otele:

you can't fight an establishment from your laptop (kobojunkie take note)
you cant fight an establishment from outside, except by a revolution. and if that is the case, then we all need to leave our laptops, get into nigeria, arm ourselves and fight the corrupt establishment that has ruined the country(kobojunkie take note)

otele:

ortherwise, the only way to fight an establishment is from within. the enemy within is the most deadly. so get inside first, be like them, then know their weakness, and strike.

otele:

i dont want to sound like i like dora so much bc i have some strong issues with her since the 2007 elections for the role she played in that scrupulous election. but i must agree that opening up on this sick yara issue was one good thing she did which the orther 41 ministers did not do.

otele:

so if any one is to be attacked, common sense shows it should be those 41 ministers who were comfy witht he way things were. but as we can see, common sense is no longer common in nigeria.

http://www.ifeyinka.com/2010/02/dora-akunyilis-memo-to-o-federal.html

[size=13pt]The memo  presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday by Information Minister Dora Akunyili asking Yar’Adua to present a letter of vacation to the Senate as required by section 145 of Nigeria’s 1999 constitution. The full text of the memo below:
STATE OF THE NATION

1. I want to start my humble submission by stating that I am a 100 per cent loyalist of President Yar’Adua. He appointed all of us because he trusts us and wants us to help him to run government effectively and efficiently. Mr. President has given all of us seated in this chamber the opportunity to serve our nation as members of this council.

I believe that in the choice of all of us, as individuals and group, Mr. President must have considered our ability to guide him aright to serve our people better, promote and protect the constitution in line with the oath of office taken before him in this chamber by each and every one of us. President Yar’Adua is very dear to me just as he is to all of you.


2. We are all aware of what has been happening in Nigeria, especially as it concerns the issue of making the Vice President an acting President. There have been debates for and against.


3. Some have argued that there is no vacuum and that it is okay for the Vice President to function as Vice President, not as Acting President pending the return and recovery of Mr. President. For the proponents of this theory, I want to remind them that Permanent Secretaries had been waiting to be sworn in for over two months now. Consequently, many ministries are without Permanent Secretaries including my ministry.

As it is today, the Vice President cannot take any document to National Assembly. In a very desperate situation like the recent Jos crisis, the Vice President deployed troops to Plateau, but many have openly said that he does not have the right because there cannot be two Commanders-in-Chief at a time.

4. Just recently, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, has opted out of the amnesty and resumed hostility. They argued that they have been kept in limbo since the President took ill and they appeared to have been abandoned since nobody could talk to them or keep the promise made to them. Our economy is once more being threatened.


5. The past Chief Justice of the Federation swore in his successor for the first time in the history of our nation. The power vacuum at that level has also compounded our ‘poor image’ at the international level because of our failure to rise to international expectations, commitments and engagements that require the presence of our President.

Many of those opportunities have existed in the past 70 days that I do not need to recount. I do not need to repeat the uncomplimentary statements made by United States, United Kingdom and EU concerning the current state of affairs in Nigeria .


6. There has been persistent agitation by the public for members of the Federal Executive Council to do something. Nigerians expect us to rise to this challenge on behalf of our President as the leader of this administration. Some eminent citizens have spoken. They include former Heads of State and others who have served our nation in various capacities.


The Senate has also taken a position of which we are all aware. The looming crisis in the system is over boiling. Our hard earned democracy is being threatened by the day.


7. What went wrong? We love our President but we should remember that he is not infallible. Before he left Nigeria he had a moral and constitutional obligation to officially inform the Senate and hand over the mantle of leadership to the Vice President pending his return and recovery. That did not happen. Yes, the mistake has been made by our Boss and our brother.


Mr. President is ill and did not choose to be sick. But while we continue to pray for his recovery, we should try to right the wrong.


8. Some have argued that he left the country in a hurry. This argument has been punctured by the fact that he signed the Appropriation Bill for National Assembly. If he could sign the Bill, why did he not sign a letter for Vice President to act on his behalf until he is well enough?


9. We have a local proverb that says that “A goat does not get strangulated by the rope used in tying it when an adult is present.” We are all in a better position to know that the polity is overheated to a frightening level. Posterity will judge us harshly if we do not positively intervene to resolve this logjam.


10. I wish to call on the Federal Executive Council to act now in the best interest of our dear President and our dear Nation.


We also need to save ourselves from shame because our stand is becoming very embarrassing. He has been away for about 70 days now, even if he returns tomorrow, is it not better for him to rest and recover before taking over from the Vice President?


11. We need to do what is morally right and constitutional for the President to officially hand over to the Vice President to function as Acting President. If he does not, we can evoke whichever aspect of the constitution that should make the Vice President an Acting President.

On the other hand we can take advantage of the 14 days ultimatum by the court which will expire on Friday. When the President resumes duty as soon as he recovers, by the grace of God, he takes over his position.


12. I am not saying that President Yar’Adua should resign or condemn him for being sick. He did not choose to be sick. We will continue to pray for him, but all I am saying is, let us encourage him do the right thing so that our hard earned democracy will not be truncated. Anybody who feels otherwise is unfair to our President (who has been preaching the rule of law), and utterly unfair to our country.


13. The name of our President and all his achievements are being rubbished by this unfortunate debacle. The President and his family are also being put under undue pressure which will not help his recovery.

14. If we fail to act now, history will not forgive us. I rest my case.[/size]

Kobojunkie:

I have absolutely no intensions to fight the establishment as you so believe.

I believe the only fight needed in this is to fight ignorance amongst the people. Once we free ourselves from the current prevalent mindset, only then will we realize that we have been the power behind the so-called establishment. The only power these people have is the power WE give them. And not until we realize this and start changing the way we continue to bolster their works against us will we see real change.

I ask you the same question I asked everyone else who CLAIMS to know what she OPENED up on. What did Dora do? What exactly did she SAY? I read the letter she read to the nation and it is so obvious that all she is doing exactly what she did back some days before which is write that a demand be put on Yar adua to write a letter to move power to Jonathan, something that should have been demanded of him before the 14th day of his leave. NOTHING MORE!!! I read that letter over and over and wondered what in the world she REVEALED or SAID that got people all riled up.
And the more I read it, the more I realize that it is possibly the case that we are too much in need of a messiah, and spend little time investigating those that come by.

I don’t think this is an attack. I have SIMPLY reviewed her work by her OWN record. If your boss calls you in for a review, do you also consider it an attack on you by your boss? I would doubt you would. I did not make up anything about the woman, neither have I told anyone that I HATE HER or that I have a thing against her. I just want someone who claims she did well to show me, following her record, what work this was. If you want, I can repost her letter to her colleagues and yar adua for you to re-read. By my standards, she is no different from the 41 you mention, so I feel no need to attack them even as I feel no need to attack her. Only wanting to understand why we would RE-HIRE her as a Minister after her appalling record as a Minister.

otele:

the establishment will not leave without a fight. it has never happened in history.

otele:

find outpeople used to say, knowledge is power, but today we now know that applied knowledge is power. it is not enough to inform people. it will take a fight, and it will be costly, may involve blood or some other resource.

otele:

what will you contribute to this fight. RFLMAO cannot change nigeria. you need to get out of your laptop and do something. what will you do?

otele:

elections will be rigged unless someone tries to stop them, and it will be bloody. what would you do? (not RFLMAO)well, it should have been demanded by the 14th day but it wasnt. nobody did so, and the nation kept derailing and nobody had the decency to do so.

otele:

perhaps if you had left the US as a great nigerian patriot that you are, and walked boldly to the national assembly, NTA and AIT et al, perhaps it may have triggered something positive. but you didnt. and the nation kept derailing, and the 150 million cowards we had then did nothing. they waited on God for a messiah . . . and finally someone spoke up . . better late than never. since our wise patriots from america could not leave their laptops, the 150 million weak naijans had to appreciate the late ''heroine'' they saw. whay debunk their appreciation?

otele:

i didnt say you hate her, neither do i recommend her re-appointment. like i said, i have issues with the role she played in the last 3 yrs. i hate this debate bc it makes it look like i'm defending this woman.
however, can i ask you a few questions? . . . .

otele:

which of the members of the FEC including president yaradua and acting president jonathan and all the ministers past and present do you like? and why?

otele:

if you like none of them, and you feel they are running down this country, do you think you can change the country from nairaland? nairaland is a forum, people come here to exchange ideas. infact people come here to display their ideas. it is rare for anyone here to change his/her mind from a debate in the forum. what really do you recommend, for yourself, to change nigeria. in other words what would you do? dont tell me you want to educate people bc from what i see in this forum you can only express urself not influence others.

otele:

i have seen nigerians march in abuja and lagos. perhaps not good enough, but people are trying. that is the message. some peeps are doing something. wether they did it late or not is a different matter. but to sit in front of a computer and complain and grumble and abuse and roflmaoing up and down. it aint gonna do naija no good men.

Kobojunkie:

You sure about that? I think you are very wrong. Anyways, like I said earlier, I rather we focus on using Nairaland as we want. Some believe it can be an avenue with which to reach others or like mind, others feel it is just a forum and nothing more. While so many have been able to influence others just by being active on here.

I think you should instead focus on YOUR OWN change Nigeria idea and leave others to theirs. I believe I told you of my stance before now.
Like I said, I am not here to be a messiah for anyone.

Neither have I told you I am here to SAVE NIGERIA. All I am here to do is what I have done for so long, if you don’t like it, I cannot help it. I do believe that to change Nigeria, Nigerians need to have a change of mind, and I personally have no push to want to go out to change every mind out there but I do like to debate and argue on issues on here, enjoy it and see myself continuing to do that for some time to come.

otele:

when i asked which politician you like, i actually meant which ones you think are doing a good job. i guess none.

otele:

you are just comfortable sitting in front of your laptop and posting BS as it pleases you. talk talk talk, criticise, criticise and nothing more.

ursa:

Use your own words above to greater effect. Dora enjoys what she does, and she would not think as you want her to think. If you do not like what she does then please MOVE ON. Simple!!

ursa:

Can you in future avoid calling people immature if they decide not to agree with you? I prefer we stick to the conversation. !!

sjeezy8:
damn shes sooo annoying she should just be quiet and let everythin play out- its like shes desperate