Fhemmmy:

ouchhhh, that hurts.
Besides, any Nigeria or even non-Nigeria can talk about any state whichever way they want, as long as freedom of speech is yet to be revoked in nigeria

desthan:

Bankole, Shut your trap, Solution: Remove the damn immunity clause, period

akigbemaru:

Who owns this Niger Delta? Is it not this same Yoruba people? Let put aside the divide and conquer tactics of colonial rulers. You and I know the fact that Yoruba people inhabited the island called WESTERN REGION, and as you know two bosses cannot tug in the same boat. You could see our influence on everything in Western Region, even currently we own 82% of all the land on Western Region. Ijaws and others on western region know that they were all visitors who had adapted their selves into our cultural realm.


Then, to all the cave tribe called ibos. I don't know what is wrong with them with their obsessed kerfuffle with anything Yoruba or Oduduwa. Don't blame us, blame God who made you inferior to Yoruba tribe. We made you too! Your tribe used to be monkeys and could mumble any speech till our son "Bichop Samuel Ajayi Crowther" codified your ibo language for you. So, what do you do to show us your appreciation? The only thing you did was to eat all our MONKEYS in Idanre Hills.
Also, trying to get credit for everything Yoruba culture produced to this world, anyway they whole world cannot be fooled. Go on youtube and type igbo culture or religion, you are probably going to see like 4,000 clips; but just Yoruba culture or religion it's over 10,000,000 clips I promise you and it's guaranteed.

@ KnowAll
The above statement does it not show there is dissent in PDP,  a PDP Speaker criticising a PDP Governor, meanwhile praising an AC Governor. I thought Party Politics is about protecting each other, in other climes u will not catch Labour MPs praising Conservative or Republicans doing the same to Democrats.

All those fools in PDP should leave that fold and follow their hearts desire; I think it is not all about Party Politics anymore it is about human greed.

Statements like this even though  it is good to make those kleptomaniacs in the South-South to sit up speaks volumes, and gives us a hint that all is not well within the ranks of the PDP.

If Dimeji believes in AC why doesn't he declare it publicly rather having a swipe at one of its own.

akigbemaru:

The reason why Ajegunle is like that is because of you and your family, who will leave village on purpose with no intention to add values to the city. At the end of the day, would get stuck in Ajegunle.

Etyguy:

I strongly agree with Mr Speaker that our leaders in Niger Delta are not living up to their responsibilities, because the Nd ought to be better than it is today. but that is not to say that the Federal govt. shouldn't give them more money, but their should be a way in which the federal govt. should make the state to acount for the monies that they have collected so far as the state house of assemble has failed in that regard.

Accountabilty is the crux of the issue. With the present top down structure of the country, it is impossible hold a state govt to task whithout FG involvement. Afterall, the FG gives the money and governors should be accountable to their source of money right?

The country is set up wrong, it better suits a military dictatorship setup than a democratic one; it is a unitary system rather than a federation. We will never develop or have peace until it is corrected. Any other effort is applying bandage upon bandage.

babapupa:


But it is not impossible for MEND to dish out the same deadly justice they dish out to innocent Nigerians.

The only thing I get every time I read your posts regarding the delta always = Deltans are freeking helpless and incapable of doing anything right without the federal government's magical breath and presence. Sounds like you need the feds to tie your shoes and brush your freeking teeth too.

But one thing you don't need the federal government's help for is how to loot your people's resources, how to kidnap and kill innocent Nigerians, and how to extort money from the same federal government.

You're just like a freeking manifestion of the bad eggs holding back the good people of the delta.

agitator:

All these are propagandas which only fools will buy into.  The major problem we have in Nigeria is that majority are corrupt and corrupt minded (approximately 75%).  I am a niger delta and have been living here and is still living in the niger delta.  You cannot compare the level of corruption in the niger delta to any other place.  People being employed in more than one place while others are jobless. The same niger delta people that are making noise all over of how the other tribes have been short changing them in terms of employment, when job opportunities are available they sell to outsiders leaving their brothers (I mean same parents) jobless.  What of the employment process, by recommendation, house of assembly member knowing fully well that his relation is already employed once any new opportunity arise the same family members that are already employed their names will still be sent whereas there are more qualified jobless niger deltans who are willing to work.  These people who are recommended are not willing to work because they are recommended by one big man or the other, and so can not be sacked like that, they are only interested in the wages/salaries they will collect at the end of the month (causing us to be labelled as lazy people who don’t want to work hard [but a few who manage to break these obstacles work really hard surprising their employers]).

Talk of development, local governments no single project. Procedure every month – collect allocation – keep in fixed deposit – after three months pay workers 1month salary – remainder shared.

If I should detail everything that is happening here, it will be equivalent of the “Roots” novel in volume/size.

What of Odili, Ibori, etc do they still have immunity?

Immunity clause does not stop somebody from being prosecuted for criminal offences. the Governor of Illinois is presently facing prosecution.

All countries have immunity clause to protect the governor/president and the deputy/vice from civil suits, so that he can concentrate on his job, and not immunity from criminal cases such as embezzlement, murder, rape, etc.

Pro Anti:

This post is from an obviously disgruntled youth who could not get a job cos he isnt connected. The guy does not even believe in merit.

On the highlighted parts.
I served in Katsina State. I served in a local government secretariat and I can tell you that all the FG allocation goes into the pockets of the local government chairman and his cohorts. They dont come to work at all. You only see the workers when it is payday.
All the chairman does is build mosques and renovate structurea. What is left of the over 70million naira monthly allocation goes to ,

Beaf:

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Really rich coming from someone who actually thinks Aondoakaa is from the Niger Delta.

. . .One dey soon, unu go kill person wit unu nonesensical talk sha!

We argue blindly. We talk about places we have never seen as if we've been there. Ask some of them where Ekeremor is now, they will point at Ohio or philadelphia, or even Ikeja.

Kobojunkie:

This is a seriously irrritating way of trying to argue whateve point it is you intended to make with the above. Is there currently any millitant group out there crying on behalf of Katsina state indigenes to the federal government? No!! So why bring up the problems in that state when the focus is supposed to be on the Deltans at this time? We know all states have serious problems but guess what? The Deltans decided theirs ought to be the priority, now we are listening and instead of offering up real answers to questions on what is going on down there, we get conjecture and sidetracking arguments. Why not FOCUS on the main here which is the Niger Deltan problem. Do you think if Deltans continue to offer up strawman arguments each time a problem is picked out, we will get anywhere soon?

Pro Anti:

The point is: NO STATE IS FREE OF CORRUPTION.
Yes, the Niger Delta governors can do better but pple like Bankole should stop throwing stones. Leave the stones for the masses.
Mr Kobojunkie, WHY DO U HATE NIGER DELTANS? Are sure u r a Nigerian?

Kobojunkie:

a) CORRUPTION has been endemic in Nigerian system since the very beginning. Every child born today knows of that. It is not a Niger Deltan issue and NO ONE THINKS THAT WAY

b) People like Bankole can THROW STONES because the NIGER DELTANS have decided to MAKE their own CASE PRIORITY for a nation to deal with. You do not see Millitants armed to the teeth from states like Abia, Anambra, Katsina, Lagos, Ogun, Kano etc calling for the FEDERAL government to pay them attention or suffer the consequences, or do you? The Niger Deltan people called out for the nation to focus attention on them; in fact called for the world and we have answered now. So why are you here tellling folks they cannot speak up on the issue now??

c) How do you know I hate Niger Deltans? Do you proof of this claim, or is this a reaction to being asked questions of the situation down there and stating the FACT that the government in the Delta area needs to be more accountable and the people need to demand this from their government? Seriously, are we dealing with CHILDREN In adult bodies here or what?

Kobojunkie:

You plucked a nerve? Which are the niger delta states?

You know what? I tried and that is all I can say at this point. If this is meant as some repost, then I will ask that you ignore my comments on this issue so I can focus more on people who are honest enough about wanting to debate the issue with others from without. I have already wasted too much of my time on folks who are just here to insult others for having a view on the ND issue.