ozoigbondu:
lf an ex-millitary dictator can win a presidential election then an ex-millitant can win state house of assembly election.

na d thing were Buhari alamajiri,el rufaimajiri,n so many uncountable alamajiri dey for northern politics

Nigeria,Destination 2019 ,Very uncertain future,

Tekzyflex:
We the good people of Oil rich Rivers state are not complaining;we voted for them because we are tired of Amaechi's tyrannical qualities and his evil treatment on pensioners and civil servants. The bad part is that most of u in the west don't know Amaechi very well;that's why u adore him.

me am complaining if u r nt complaining . na so so aro mate den go day shout 4 house . na so aro jas down we go day hear.

No issue.

Hope they will deliver goodies of democracy to their people.

Afterall they claimed to be fighting for their people. Now they have the onus on them to show us that they were not just criminals.

Ok. We shall see.

Blackchampion:
2015 Political Tenure of illiterates starting from President.

Get you facts right

SLIDEwaxie:
na English dey worry you ni abi na lack of brain? Post link of his conviction na. Even when efcc probed him, what was the outcome. Tinubu na smart criminal. We dey talk of open criminal u dey talk nonsemse. Na u convinct am?

See rubbish
Exalting stupidity

Chiaka:


Were you an ex militant

Yea. I am!!!

SLIDEwaxie:
he was a rebel with a good cause. He wasn't enriching himself like Asari or others who have claimed to be fighting for the people but busy enriching themselves

Dont judge. He was head of his tribe militant group. Dey all start wit an honest reason but later go for der pocket. After all, his trusted generals den r against him now because dey say his greedy and power drunk.

Were Castro and Mao not rebel fighters? Even Washington was a gorilla fighter. Doesn't matter.

Franchise21:
Some of the dreaded Niger Delta militants, who accepted the Federal Government’s Amnesty, have been elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report.

The late President Musa Yar’Adua had in 2009 signed a Proclamation granting Amnesty to Niger Delta militants, who agreed to lay down their arms and embrace peace.

The deal offered an unconditional pardon and cash payments to fighters who surrendered their arms and assembled at screening centers located in many parts of the oil-rich region within 60 days.
It targeted up to 10,000 militants whose attacks in the six Niger Delta states cost the country a third of its oil production and revenue.

The amnesty which came to effect on Thursday, August 6, 2009, saw militant commanders, including Government Ekpemukpolo, alias Tompolo, Sogboma George, Ateke Tom, Farah Dagogo, Ebikabowei Ben, alias Boyloaf, Kile Selky Torughedie, alias the Young Shall Grow; surrendering their arms and returning to normal life outside the creeks.

But based on the result of last Saturday’s election released by the state Returning Officer, Faraday Orumwense, a professor of Material Engineering, the ex-militants are among the 25 candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, who won the poll.
The ruling All Progressives Congress was only able to win a seat in the 32-members state legislature.
Citing widespread irregularities and violence, Mr. Orumwense declared elections in six state constituencies inconclusive.

Among those who will be making laws for the oil-rich state are Farah Dagogo, an ex-general of a dreaded militant group.

Mr. Dagogo, an indigene of Tombia community was dragged into the race by the Degema Political Front, a frontline political group and he will be representing Degema State Constituency in the assembly.

Adoki Tonye Smart, who will be representing Port Harcourt 11 State Constituency in the new assembly was a former field commander and second in command to Soboma George.
Late Mr. George was a dreaded militant leader who was shot by a rival gang in the Old Port Harcourt Township, months after he accepted the government’s amnesty.

Chisom Promise Dike, who won the Oyigbo State Constituency seat in the assembly, is a strong ally of Ateke Tom, a self-styled General of the erstwhile Niger Delta Vigilante Forces.

Mr. Tom, now referred to as the godfather, has become an institution of sorts in Ijaw politics and has strong influence in Okrika land.

He even contested the PDP gubernatorial primary in the state but was trounced by Nyesom Wike.
Kelechi Nwogu, who will be returning to the assembly to represent Omuma State Constituency, is said to have strong links with some of the ex-fighters in the region.

Evans Bipi, the factional speaker of the 7th Assembly, who was chased out of the chamber while attempting to impeach Governor Rotimi Amaechi, with five other lawmakers, will be returning to the house to represent Ogu/Bolo State Constituency.

Mr. Bipi is a relation to Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, and is also said to have strong links with Mr. Tom and other militant leaders in the region.
It was the House Leader, Chidi Lloyds, who stopped Mr. Bipi and his accomplices from going ahead with the plot to illegally remove Mr. Amaechi from office.
Mr. Lloyds had used the fake mace brought in by Mr. Bipi to thoroughly beat up and chase away the anti-Amaechi lawmakers from the floor of the assembly in 2013.

Mr. Lloyds, a strong supporter and friend of the state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, did not return to the assembly.

Other PDP member in the new assembly include Marshal Stanley-Udom who will be representing Abua/Odual, Okpokiri Okpokiri, representing Ahoada West; Jack Major, representing Akuku Toru 1; Tonye Alalibo, representing Akuku Toru11; and Ikuinyi Ibani, representing Andoni.

Others are Granville Wellington from Asari-Toru 1; Enemi George from Asari-Toru 11, Abinye Pepple from Bonny; Ngbulelo Israel from Gokana; Oguguo Anslem from Ikwere; Deeyah Bariene, Khana 1; Dinebari Loolo from Khana 11 and Amaewhule Chike from Obio/Akpor 1.

Also elected on the PDP platform are Michael Chinda from Obio/Akpor 11; Christian Ahiakwo from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni 1; Uwaji Nathaniel from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni 11; Dabotorudima Adams from Okrika; Ogbonda Nwene, Port Harcourt 1; Ihunwo Nyeche, Port Harcourt 11 and Ngbar Amulele from Tai.

The only APC candidate declared winner of the assembly poll is Josiah Olu, from Eleme State Constituency.

Mr. Olu, a staunch supporter of Mr. Amaechi, will be returning to the new house with a PDP majority.
However, elections to Ahoada East 1, Ahoada East 11, Emuoha, Etche 1, Etche 11 and Opobo/Nkoro were declared inconclusive.

INEC is yet to fix dates for the conduct of fresh elections in the affected areas.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/181474-ex-militants-among-newly-elected-lawmakers-in-rivers-assembly.html

some of the stories are lies am from rivers state ask Quations befor posting.

SLIDEwaxie:
diff strokes to diff folks. In our own land, open criminals will jot be tolerated. For example: bode George.

but. you tolerate aregbe and tinubu

inviix:
I fully support, now lets see how he's deliver to his constituency; the people he claimed to be 'fighting' for when he was a militant.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Bayelsa....

what the**********

Don2cyril:
some of the stories are lies am from rivers state ask Quations befor posting.

U dont just come here n talk rubbish

An ex militant in the HOuse? N so what? Look most of them are even graduates with their B.SC n much more. They are even present it to ineac unlike so other person who was elected president with out been able to even present an SSCE certificate.

ozoigbondu:
lf an ex-millitary dictator can win a presidential election then an ex-millitant can win state house of assembly election.

Nice comment.

waliezi:
An ex militant in the HOuse? N so what? Look most of them are even graduates with their B.SC n much more. They are even present it to ineac unlike so other person who was elected president with out been able to even present an SSCE certificate.

Correct man, nothing do you.

ibietela2:


You see your life? At least she is better than your mother

my mum is reasonable than both urs n mama piss 100percent.idiotic being,later u d cry foul wen ur suffering begins.mumuated nicompu plus I don't abuse ppl unless u ve done the worst,watch how ur mouth spew trash next time.Am sureur mum taught u better

IS APC'S CHIDI LLYOD NOT A TALIBAN? THAT MAN NA CONFIRM EVIL PERSONIFIED!

It is pity for this to happened in 21st century when the world is seen Nigeria becoming democratic nation. If a man could buldozed PDP exco, PDP primary and people of Rivers state through militant nature, what do we expect in the RSHA. From May 29 Rivers State may return to era of bad governance we witness from 2002 to 2008 until Gov. Ameachi came and change it for good.
But we hope the Tribunal will do the needful to safe Rivers State from tout taking over the state and political grasschopper. May God help us.