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Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by RICHIEBOI1(m): 6:48pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
On Wednesday, African students kept their word in London, where they besieged the London School of Economics (LSE), and warned the world that former President Olusegun Obasanjo represents the ugly face of Africa and does not merit the honour of having him say anything on any subject on the continent. "He was held hostage for hours, with protesters throwing eggs and raw tomatoes at him. He could not immediately leave the venue even after the lecture," a source recounted from London. Scores of protesters were injured as they engaged the police in a bid to enter the LSE building. And Obasanjo was booed in the hall as he spoke on the unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where he mediates on behalf of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon. He delivered a lecture on 'Eastern DRC: What should the international community be doing?' alongside David Leonard and James Putzel, both experts on the Congolese crisis. The protest was at the instance of the Nigeria Liberty Forum (NLF), a coalition of Nigerians in the United Kingdom, and the Nigerian Students Union (NSU), backed by other African students. The protesters arrived the LSE with anti-Obasanjo slogans and placards accusing him of heightening the tension in Nigeria's Deep South, introducing anti-people economic reforms, haunting down political foes, corrupt deals, and wanting to manipulate the Constitution to stand for a third term. They arrived the venue early enough to deny Obasanjo entry into the lecture hall. He was later smuggled in through the Students' Union cafeteria. "The NLF considers it a public duty to stop people like Obasanjo representing Africa anywhere, because he represents the same failed face of Africa. We cannot afford different versions of Mobutu, Idi Amin, Bokassa, Conteh, Marcias Nguema, and their ilk representing us," NLF Co-ordinator, Kayode Ogundamisi, said in a statement. "Obasanjo has the traits of the worst tyrants in Africa, but he seems to have the international community under his spell. They overlook his indiscretions and scandalous crimes, and shower him with credibility when he should be cooling his heels in jail or hiding away in one remote corner of the world, far, far from decent people! "Not too curiously, the increasingly retrogressive authorities of the LSE have equally fallen under his spell. They have since revoked all accreditations given to press men for the event and have requested that the (NLF) pass whatever message it has through them to Obasanjo in an attempt to keep the public away. Well, it's not going to happen, because the world must know who Obasanjo is. "We can speak for ourselves in any public space and we can do so via a peaceful protest. Obasanjo is a monster, not a statesman, and no amount of lipstick or make-up will change him from who he is. We know him and every decent citizen of our world needs to know him for who he truly is as well. "Indeed, Obasanjo's well-known corrupt dealings are legion and it would be a bold-faced lie for those who parade him within the international community today as a worthy statesman to claim they have no idea. The series of revelations of the huge corrupt dealings that pervaded the comatose power sector throughout Obasanjo's tenure has his imprints all over them. "Today, they have inflicted him on the Congo - a man whose legacy of death, mayhem and spectacular failure has knocked Nigeria into comatose is being depended on to provide a pathway to peace in the Congo! Talk about a pie in the flaming sky!" http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/TON/Article.aspx?id=1525
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Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Jakumo(m): 7:32pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
Well it seems a good time was had by all, and Don Obasanjo was very loudly reviled for daring to rear his ugly head in London. That man's presidential career of grand larceny committed against the Nigerian treasury, which emptied it cleanly of BILLIONS in hard currency, must neither be forgiven nor forgotten, so that ONE DAY, a legal retrieval process can be aimed at the overflowing bank account of Obasanjo, his elephantine kleptomaniac daughter and numerous other squalid collaborators in crime too many to mention. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by DeReloaded: 7:33pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
Economic crunch must not be that severe in England for them to waste food like that |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Pataki: 7:38pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
Jakumo: |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by grafikdon: 7:40pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
ROTFLOL!!! |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by osisi2(f): 7:40pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
only eggs and tomatoes? I would have come with amala,akpu and soured oha soup with ogiri |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Treetop20(m): 7:41pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
post where is the photo of him actually getting pelted with eggs? i want to see it |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by osisi2(f): 7:43pm On Mar 19, 2009 |
Treetop20: I wonder? one of the protesters should have taken pictures for youtube and posterity |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by jamace(m): 7:39am On Mar 20, 2009 |
I wonder? Haba. Take it easy naa. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by shotster50(m): 7:48am On Mar 20, 2009 |
African Leaders deserve this treatment till they are willing to shape up and be accountable to their people. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by RICHIEBOI1(m): 8:27am On Mar 20, 2009 |
You should have seen OBJ on BBC's Hard talk. the anchorman Stephen Sackur blasted OBJ about corruption in naija during his tenure and guess what? OBJ flared up as usual displaying his usual ignorance and almost walking out. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Jakumo(m): 8:43am On Mar 20, 2009 |
RICHIE BOI: That greedy ass thieving mufugguh. I hope he runs into an armed robbery ambush some day when he least expects it. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by lovinboi(m): 8:52am On Mar 20, 2009 |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Nobody: 9:02am On Mar 20, 2009 |
Bunch of anofias. Ewu metete. Why cant all the idiots throwing tomatoes come back to Nigeria to fix it if they feel those doing it are not performing well. You seat ur fat butts abroad and do nothing but blabb. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by udezue(m): 9:04am On Mar 20, 2009 |
LOL He deserved it . LOL |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Kx: 9:16am On Mar 20, 2009 |
No wonder why ppl still sleep at the embassies for visa. if person wan stone person in protest na with egg and tomatoes? so naija ppl wen dey london don 4get say back home na stone and bottle dem dey use stone oleh here? egg and tomatoes |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by CrazyMan(m): 9:38am On Mar 20, 2009 |
I think that serves him right; I read it on the punch news paper on Thursday. He even deserves more than that. That man is worse than a beast and so he should be treated as such. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by RICHIEBOI1(m): 1:23pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
A-town:u blame them wen nothing dey wok for dis naija who wan stay? isnt naija a failed state? |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by MrCrackles(m): 1:28pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
Topic He deserves more rotten and degrading treatment If i was around there, i will be emptying a bucket of raw sewage over his atlas shaped big head! Bloody buffoon! |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by tpia: 1:53pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
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Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by kaygee1234: 1:58pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
tpia:No disrespec to you at all but would you respect Saddam if he were alive? I thought the whole means of demonstration was all about democracy hence people could voice our their opinions? I feel the people who protested are well justified, though not the egg throwers. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by tpia: 2:09pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
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Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Fhemmmy: 3:50pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
I wonder what OBJ could possibly teach people. I guess maybe how loot a nation, useless goat |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by naijacutee(f): 4:24pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
A-town: Why the bitterness? What sense would there be in running home to "fix" Nigeria when you have not finished your education? If they do, wouldn't you be the first one to ask of what use they'll be to Nigeria? Did you not read that the tomato-pelters were students? |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by DisGuy: 4:29pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
I'm still amazed some Nigerians are against people protesting with all the good Peter Mandelson, Tony Blair, G bush and co did, they still get heckled by flour,custard eggs what not Tpia, If you were from odi village, how exactly are you suppose to feel about people like OBJ? |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by ilaugh1: 4:33pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
Stupid people - see wetin credit crunch don cause o - dem no get work again for London, dem come turn to thugry, chei. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by asha80(m): 4:41pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
you people should learn to respect your leaders even though they're not angels, so other leaders of other countries can learn to respect you. Nonsense!!It is this kind of attitude that is making us to be where we are today.Give respect to those who respect themselves NOT because they have some bald hair. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Spoofed(m): 4:45pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
Economic crunch must not be that severe in England for them to waste food like that That's not the only thing they should have thrown at him! A shoe would have been a good idea also. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by RichyBlacK(m): 4:47pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
tpia: Thieves deserve zero respect! It is your kind that will promptly douse a young man with petrol and set him ablaze for allegedly stealing five tubers of yam, but will want us to respect kleptomaniacs who have stolen five billion dollars! 1 Like |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by Spoofed(m): 5:02pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
you people should learn to respect your leaders even though they're not angels, so other leaders of other countries can learn to respect you. This person must be on some new modern-age drugs! Obj gets zero respect from me. Till thieves similar to Obj learn to respect themselves and their nation, I will have no respect for them. |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by idupaul: 5:03pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
Atleaast we is getting somwhere , thumb ups with thel ondon protest team, we izzzz reali proud of u |
Re: Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes In London by deb(m): 5:11pm On Mar 20, 2009 |
I hope there are plans to stone Iyabo Obasanjo too because she is another product of her father And she could be worst. The earlier we started stoning her the better o. We all know how much she had stolen from the national purse through the failed power project primarily aimed at siphoning or national treasury |
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