Senate Rejects Transfer Of Bakassi To Cameroun

The Senate on Thursday rejected the transfer of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The Senate said the decision by Obasanjo to sign the August 14, 2006 Green Tree Agreement ceding the area to Cameroun, was unilateral and contrary to Section 12 (1) of the 1999 Constitution. But I am of the opinion that the more the oil in Nigeria the higher the suffering of her citizens, also the same rule applies in that the higher the price of oil in the international markets the greater the anguish of  her poor masses. Remember in those days when the oil boom has not reach the climax the county was a beacon of hope for nations that were gripped by wicked colonial masters, ironically Nigeria is only giant of Africa in Paper.

This is very best-decision made so far. 

What I expect now are:

1. Yaradua to annouce that he has to obey the 'law of nigeria'

2. Immediate deployment of 'Nigerian Army, Airforce, Navy' to secure the entire  Bakassi land and its people.

3. Any cameroun forces would be disarmed and new law created if they kill bakassi people; they will be brough to justice in Nigeria

4. Clear warming to France, UK, USA to steer clear of bakassi.

5. Secure all our ports, borders

effectively, we should prepare for war but made it clear, we are not after Camerounians but will protect NIGERIANS anywhere in the world.



WEST Reaction:

1. they will think of sanction but with oil at $100, this would not be in their interest.

2. they may suspend Nigeria from 'commonwealth'; we stop virgin/BA coming to Nigeria and give other friendly country their slots.


We must for once take a tough stand and show that no-country small or big mess with Nigeria and we are not bound any longer with any evil colonial law. It has no place in this age.

fully disagreed. This is among numerous blunders of OBJ.


It is time that Nigerian army/navy/airforce justifed their existence, its time to modernise.

once you are perceived as weak, you doomed:

soon it will be turn of lagos to be cede to Benin Republic, next it will be Ogun/Kwara.

weak nations have no place in the scheme of things to come.

Nigeria will blend diplomacy with tough-stance if needed. Nigeria will protect her territorial land and its people.

Correction: Nigeria is not going to war with anyone!

Nigeria is simply protecting its people + land. It is that simple.

If Nigeria cannot protect Bakassi, they you guys should wake-up one day to find Lagos is now Benin Republic and  Kwara belongs to Niger replublic.

Bakassi is not "our land".The ICJ has already given its judgment on the issue,its time we abide by the decision

This is not bidding on any country.  Let them go and ask Isrealis who have ignored such many times.

Nigerian Senate has spoken and I expect yaradua to take action, quickly and firmly!

This foolish OBJ is done so much damage to Nigeria: good riddiance to bad rubbish.

@ Mckren, please your questions are belated and of no relevance, when Nigeria agreed to compulsory jurisdiction to the ICJ. And in this particular dispute gave consentual jurisdiction to the ICJ, why didnt people raise those questions. We agreed to abide by the ruling so please those arguement can not hold.

@ babasin, the ICJ has consentual jurisdiction in this dispute, we agreed to go there and abide by the decision of the ICJ. My problem is that of contradictory stands, i read a lot of "rule of law" supporting the AGF, should that be only when its convenient and perhaps protect (sorry) allow the rich and powerful protect themselves. My friend be a man of principles. Your analogy on the west is really funny oh, Oil, Oil, drive Virgin/BA we can do that but, is it a mutually beneficial relationship or not. My friend you need to be in positions of responsibility a lot of your views might well changed. I do not envy Yar Adua at all, he has a difficult job, i hope we start making them accountable.

@ doyin, i am presuaded a bit to your approach, that really we should act like the Americans in this case. But come to think of it, do we have the clout to do that. We are a bit fragmented at the moment and such an action would be detrimental to the Nigerian nation. Truth is Bakassi is no longer part of Nigeria.

The ruling by the ICJ was painful to me, more painful was when OBJ obeyed it, like there was a choice , but my opinion is that the senate should let it be. The lesson to be learnt so that such doesnt happen again is our mumu mumu approach of signing any treaty for the sake of it.

The US are always so smart, they are not signatories to a lot of this sometimes stupid treaties, and in the ICJ for example there is no compulsory jurisdiction on them thats why they can act the way they do at times, and legally you can't hold them.

Cos you are not from Bakassi.

I feel very sad with the post here,why you ask well some people here are not meant to be called nigerians were is your patrotic spirit.
You are happy that a part of our country has be ceeded to another country you are saying it is right.
ICJ has no jusriticion in nigeria and Secondly ObJ and his cohorts should stand trial for treason and sabotage to our nation.
Like america should ceed alaska to canada very funny.
We will go to war.
War has been started by far lesser things than this.
Nigeria is waking up from his slumber we will not be taken for granted by any nation anywhere.
Those that sold our birth right will be punished plus their children children.
We have a constitution and we will stick to it.
Bakassi is still part of nigeria.

@ bombay      ,  i will not dignify your post with a response.

@ iykrion, the time for a referendum has passed.

You people that are using "agbari" to claim that Cameroun is weak should wake up and realise that in the 1980s 2 thermonuclear devices were tested by Cameroun in association with other foreign governments.

Cameroun is a mirage so I advise you people to think thrice before declaring any hostile intentions.

While the Bakassi issue was at the ICJ, France and Cameroun had prepared for war during which time Nigeria was just carrying on as usual.

Even without the ICJ ruling, I would expect Nigeria for once in the history of Africa to show some maturity in avoiding conflict.

@ Presido, what do you think Bola Ajibola and his committee abi na panel is doing.

Which govt took the decision to go to the ICJ? I can't remember i don't think it was OBJ. If OBJ erred in erred consitutionally, then OBJ should be held accountable for his actions. These are the questions we should be asking, how it was possible for OBJ to unilaterally take that decision at the time.

Why didnt the previous senate raise issues, most of the current senators are returning senators.


@ bombay,  , hear your self bring Nigeria to fight a common enemy, and you call me a Yoruba man. So all Yoruba people are always afraid and crafty. You have showed your reasoning level to the world.

If you have nothing to say like you clearly don't, then it would be wise to shut up instead of showing your ignorance on issues. ICJ didnt have jurisdiction, bla bla, bla, no sense,

My good friend you are repeating everything am say i leave my case, You have shown you are a copycat with no sense of reasoning.
Read my post then read your post do you see the similarities.
If you don't let me help you, Obj should be held accountable for this action, I see in your post the same thing i posted.
My friend do not get yourself into more trouble by contradicting yourself.
Wise up and start think out of the box.  

Now that they are united, they want to start a war.  Somebody please instigate another scandal.  Please!

Oboy did you read my question before posting a link for me, Its all about our Map, we don't have one now that Bakassi is no longer Nigeria.

Nairalanders

find out about this particular issues before you start making hearing your opinion on the matter. In any case the senate cannot take that single decision for the country.
 

[b][/b]It is illegal pure and simple