Chibuzoc:


Another trash

Your so called blunders lies at the bolded

Sowore meant well but you FrLukas don't mean well for your country men cc your last statement.

I advice you to listen to the Gospel of Radio Biafra and be free with yourself

Dont mind some.fools. you guys call kanu all manners of bad names, but people like me and well meaning biafran, have all ask associates and friends to give another way in which things can work better in Nigeria. We Biafrans cant continue doing the same thing for 58 years and expect different results. Every part of the world is developing, cant you ask why no power supply, no good road, no good education system, high unemployment rate, insecurity at the highest level, headquarter of poverty in the world, lowest thinking people I have seen on earth..... when you identify ur problem, then u seek solutions. Do you think Nigeria problem is corruption? I say no to that. The foundation of Nigeria is wrong. Wrong foundation breeds corruption. Hence, we seek for Biafra.

ZombieTERROR:
Shame on all those supporting this evil administration...

Shame on those who brought this affliction and calamity on the country

Nigeria is now a joke among comity of nations

Does that not include Sowore himself and his fellow pre-2015 activists who told lies and propaganda to destroy Jonathan and PDP in favour of Buhari and APC?

YouthsPC0:

As General Mohammadu Buhari commissions the Abuja - Kaduna high speed rail project it has become imperative set the records straight not just for history and for humanity sake but most importantly to prevent the attempt by drunk and misguided paid lairs to steal from a man with vision and give the stolen property to a clueless man without direction.

Many have claimed that the Abuja -Kaduna high speed was Initially conceived by Obasanjo the claim is false .
The truth is that under Obasanjo, a consortium submitted a for a RAIL (std guage) project which included the Kaduna- Abuja rail line unfortunately despite initial high interest shown by Obasanjo, the Owu chief dumped the project in pursuit of his third term agenda which unfortunately hit the rocks thanks to Atiku ,Ken Nnamani and Ghali Umar Na'Abba.

When the same idea was submitted to Yardua/Jonathan they accepted it, Although Yardua later died Jonathan pursued it with vigor and commenced its construction and pursued it to conclusion.

Simon Kolawole former editor of Thisday and now publisher of Cable expressly confirms the fact that President Jonathan was the initiator of the project.

Source :
https://www.thecable.ng/kpmg-nigerias-high-speed-rail-world-class

Even Buhari state House website still has the records .

http://www.statehouse.gov.ng/index.php/government/78-featured/108-railway

Obasanjo had nothing to do with it!, people confuse the Abuja light rail project(intra city)whose ground breaking was performed by Obasanjo with the Abuja-Kaduna rail project .

It is imperative to note that apart of the grass clearing (tagged official ground breaking in 2007) for the intracity project Obasanjo never did anything to actualise the dream. the intracity project was originally linked to the Abuja's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014 which never happened!


See source

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja_Light_Rail




GEJ also ensured that the Abuja-Kaduna high speed rail project did not suffer like most government projects, hence when budget provisions could not meet up with counterpart funding levels SURE-P a creation of Jonathan from subsidy Savings came to the rescue

Tinubus Nation newspaper corroborates this :

http://thenationonlineng.net/sure-p-sure-of-abuja-kaduna-railway-date/


Despites starting the project from scratch ,In just 3 years(2014) Jonathan had achieved 70% completion

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312091891.html



The only project that received more attention under Jonathan apart from the Federal University/ Almajiri school project & Rice Farming was this high speed rail. project.

http://nigeriannewspapers.disnaija.com/sun/fg-commissions-n136-392b-abuja-kaduna-railway/


Unfortunately APC chieftains who are shamelessly taking selfies with the project were the ones who claimed the coaches were locomotives.


1. Amaechi Buharis Campaign Director General and current minister of transport:


Hear Amaechi in His own words:

“In fact, I think we have a problem; most people don’t believe that the railway transport is functioning in Nigeria. I didn’t even know, until I started this tour, I never knew that the railway was functioning, it was even from his (MD’s) speech that I learnt that there are some coaches or services that go to Kano or Port Harcourt or elsewhere.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/16/i-never-knew-railway-transport-still-existed-in-nigeria-amaechi/


Tolu Ogunlesi : Buharis aide on new media

Stated that the Abuja - Kaduna rail project did not exist , he even went as far as posting pictures of a open field where he claimed a taxi driver took him to to buttress his lies!
Today the young man is tweeting pictures all over the place showing Buhari commissioning a project he earlier claimed did not exist !

His handle : www.twitter.com/toluogunlesi

APC as a party claimed the transformation of the rail sector only existed in the imagination of the former president today they are taking selfies inside another mans idea

Source:

APC Campaign Faults Jonathan’s Achievement On Railway, Says ‘Transformation’ Claim Fraudulent, Product Of Over-Active Imagination

http://www.informationng.com/2015/02/apc-campaign-faults-jonathans-achievement-on-railway-says-transformation-claim-fraudulent-product-of-over-active-imagination.html

Winners:

1. Nigerians : we now have a world class rail system we can all be proud of

2. Former President Jonathan : his vision of a world class rail transport is gradually being fulfilled, and for finally giving general Buhari one thing to commission in his second year In Office

3. General Buhari : for not allowing the Demon's that made him cancel the Lagos Metro rail project in 1983 prevail this time

They said PDP destroyed Nigeria I agree with them because this rail project is part of the "destruction".


Supervising painting takes effort so if Amaechi decides to take glory for that no problems even the devil can't take that away from the Buhari administration but that was all they did supervised the paintings.
but instead of taking glory for their Sidon watch painting expedition they used the occasion to insult the Man that conceived and built the structure what a world ?

We hope that there will be something done and something to complete when. General Buhari complete his 4 year tenure as President.

May God continue to Bless Nigeria!!!!




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Nigeria Halts China Railway Firm In Its Tracks
NOV 4, 2008

China's top railway builder has encountered a glitch in a lucrative project in Nigeria, jeopardizing a large portion of the firm's future profits and prompting analysts to wonder if a closer look at the risks of its aggressive African investment strategy is in order.

The Nigerian government has temporarily suspended China Railway Construction's $8.3 billion rail project linking Nigeria's north and south. The news sent China Railway Construction shares plunging 18.5%, to 7.99 Hong Kong dollars ($1.03), in Hong Kong, the steepest drop since its initial public offering in March.

Nigeria's Transportation Ministry wants to renegotiate contract terms for the rail link, set to span 1,315 kilometers (817.1 miles) between coastal Lagos and the northern city of Kano, China Railway Construction revealed in a statement filed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange late Monday night. The government's action deals a big blow to the infrastructure firm, as the rail project represents fully 13.9% of the total value of all its contracts as of Sept. 30, according to the statement.

The Nigerian government's motives are likely both political and financial in nature, analysts say. A turnover of leaders has put major foreign contracts in the country under review and in limbo. Meanwhile, the drastic fall in oil prices has squeezed Nigeria's budget, limiting its ability to finance major infrastructure projects. The 17-month-old administration of President Umaru Yar'Adua has expressed skepticism about the terms for infrastructure and oil contracts negotiated by its predecessor and has called the 2006 contract with China Railway Construction "over inflated."

More from: https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/04/china-railway-nigeria-markets-equity-cx_twdd_1104markets03.html#31d604427f7f

Eteka1:
They didn't condemn the Saudis for killing Saudi critic Jamal Khassogi and dissolving his body in acid before pouring it down the drains in their embassy in Turkey.
They didn't condemn the witchhunt of journalist Julian Assange for exposing the evil deeds of the American military.
They didn't condemn the witch hunt of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.

zombie

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YorubaHero12:


Yes, it is a blatant miscalculation on his part coz the government will have justification for arresting him by saying he is tryna overthrow a democratically elected government after he lost in the election.

If you check the history of Nigeria, the protest that gained fame and success can originate from only two source: A non-ruling coalition ethnic group or an opposition backed protest.

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All the rats who brought this scourge upon us have turned a blind eye to this tyranny!

You all know yourselves. However I feel no pity for Sowore

He basically bullied Jonathan with the “Oga at the top” series of animations and never for once got arrested. He supported the candidacy of a tyranny and has gotten his reward. All you supporters will get yours too !!!

Next level of tyranny

God does not sleep. What u sow u reap. Pls help me thank Buhari for proving true what jonathan said while he was in power.

Jmk9292:
Two wrongs can never make a right...... Tenets of democracy cannot be jettisoned in a democratic setting....
The Buhari and APC controlled executive should obey court order...

If Sowore had carried out the revolution protest before the 2019 election, he would have had the massive support of the PDP who will try to use that as a politics to attack the FG. Since Sowore did it after the election, he lost the compassion of both friends and enemies alike. Correct nice insight

wolexy14:
oga she na back of TV u dey watch for can or BBC ni? when did they not condemn it?? una go just talk anyhow cos u think say people no get dstv for d3m house ....oshisko.......i support buhari both terms and that man now is tyrant....

For your mind Buhari just learnt tyranny this 2019 abi? That is why you are proud that you supported the idiot for his 2 terms and you're now surprised that he's himself ie an oppressor, tyrant and ignorant bastard?

I don't know who is worse really, Buhari that has never successfully hidden/denied his antecedents and true nature or you that saw his glaring wickedness and incompetence yet supported him in 2015 and 2019.

iamJ:
national security

America has ignored court orders citing national security


Guessing that is DSS argument


National security is greater than any Court order, talk to any lawyer near you

National security with boko haram, kidnapping, robbery? Think deep

The Washington Post should just go and rest.

Sowore was fooled by the Share and Likers from Nairaland into thinking he was popular. He tested his Popularity at the polls and could not win a single local government area and the figured he could sir up a revolution.

They should hold him some more, let the Washington Post come and free him. As Buhari dey give Business to China and Russia, e don dey vex dem well well.

Washington post, go and rest

Yoighaman:
People should please stop this nonsense of saying Sowore supported Buhari...and so? He did because that was the right thing to do at the time. I voted for this Buhari all the times he contested so I can be categorized with Sowore but we all make mistakes and learn from them.

This President is flaunting court orders, do you realize what that implies? The judiciary is the last hope of the common man and here is someone doing it with impunity. Imagine yourself in prison and the court grants you bail and some folk somewhere who thinks he is above the law deems it fit to overrule court orders.

The quest to ensure Sowore's release without prejudice means well for our democracy, please let us protect the only voice we have which is freedom of expression as enshrined in our constitution, freedom of expression in a peaceful protest is allowed anywhere in the world, why should Nigeria's case be different?

Please let's leave the messenger and stick with the message, you never can tell what tomorrow holds for any of us, we can find ourselves in this kind of situation and if we condone it, it just might boomerang, Sowore might not have realized this fact but we who are free should.

The right thing to do when you are convinced a leader is bad and needs to be removed is to replace him with a better person not someone far worse than the one you complained of! Whenever you see people blame you supporters of Buhari and APC, it is because of continued contrived blindness and refusal to see the truth or be honest! After spinning half truths and propaganda against Jonathan, where are y'all today?

You say protect the only voice called freedom of expression? News Flash: the beast you fanatic supporters and followers rigged into power is making sure, through his appointees and cronies in the NASS that Nigrian citizens get hanged for 'hate speech'. Even the freedom of expression is good as gone courtesy of people like you that somehow convinced yourselves that Buhari was anything good!

Eteka1:
They didn't condemn the Saudis for killing Saudi critic Jamal Khassogi and dissolving his body in acid before pouring it down the drains in their embassy in Turkey.
They didn't condemn the witchhunt of journalist Julian Assange for exposing the evil deeds of the American military.
They didn't condemn the witch hunt of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.

Says someone who has never read the Washington post.. You know, Khassogi was a columnist for the wapo, so,yeah,they definitely condemned it.

FrLukas:


Looking at Sowore's antecedents, I know Sowore means well. The points he raised for the revolution bears witness to this.

Still he made some great blunders.

1. He should not have rushed the plan of a revolution. The only planned revolution that could have changed things would be not less than a million man strong. Not some few youths easily dispersed by rubber bullets and tear gas.

2. He should not have contested for any political office. He didn't realize that you can't be a politician and also an activist trying to change the political terrain.

3. He should NEVER have met or associated with Nnamdi Kanu, the known fugitive and rabble rouser.
Those were Sowore's blunders.Also, it's difficult to fight for Nigerians. They will insult you and persecute you. They have fallen in love with their tormentors.Just leave them in peace to soak garri with their pains and suffer

pls leave them to Enjoy their "happiest people on earth" award in peace

Eteka1:
They didn't condemn the Saudis for killing Saudi critic Jamal Khassogi and dissolving his body in acid before pouring it down the drains in their embassy in Turkey.
They didn't condemn the witchhunt of journalist Julian Assange for exposing the evil deeds of the American military.
They didn't condemn the witch hunt of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.

Julian assange the rapist who is a Russian political tool! If you give him money he will dig up dirts about your opponent is that one journalist ! Edward Snowden is a betrayal and a deserter ! He is not a journalist but a CIA AGENT WHO RELEASED SENSITIVE INFOS HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH !

Yoighaman:
People should please stop this nonsense of saying Sowore supported Buhari...and so? He did because that was the right thing to do at the time. I voted for this Buhari all the times he contested so I can be categorized with Sowore but we all make mistakes and learn from them.

This President is flaunting court orders, do you realize what that implies? The judiciary is the last hope of the common man and here is someone doing it with impunity. Imagine yourself in prison and the court grants you bail and some folk somewhere who thinks he is above the law deems it fit to overrule court orders.

The quest to ensure Sowore's release without prejudice means well for our democracy, please let us protect the only voice we have which is freedom of expression as enshrined in our constitution, freedom of expression in a peaceful protest is allowed anywhere in the world, why should Nigeria's case be different?

Please let's leave the messenger and stick with the message, you never can tell what tomorrow holds for any of us, we can find ourselves in this kind of situation and if we condone it, it just might boomerang, Sowore might not have realized this fact but we who are free should.

It's too late!
Your freedom of expression will soonest be erased with the anti-social media and hate speech bill. The National assembly and the presidency are on this same page this time.

Isn't that what you guys have always wanted?

okrikaboi:

I was talking with a friend concerning matters of the state and his words hunt me till date. See the average Nigerian sees the Federal Government as a god with absolute power over the land and it's people to them Jehovah or Allah is the one sustaining them and helping them "survive" the Government. It is a shit hole mark my words if things don't work out well and become clear by 2023 a people will commit mass suicide it will be the very first in this country I am dead serious I have seen it

Not sure about the mass suicide thing, but Nigeria is headed for troubled waters. There are dark clouds forming and ominous winds are blowing across the terrain of Nigeria.

If you bring the never ending Boko Haram onslaught

Add it to the growing discontent in the land

Add those to the obvious corruption going on in among the political class

Then add that to the perceived mistreatment of the VP by some cabals, then consider the recklessness of the security apparatus from SARS to DSS and their obvious disregard for the rule of law and the continued detention of Sowore despite court rulings,

then multiply all those with the incoming law that seeks to hang social media users for perceived wrong doings, there's only one answer you'll get at the end. CHAOS/ ANARCY/ DOOM

jcross19:
you are not making sense! and you are the part of Nigeria problems.

Show me how I'm not making sense. And how I'm a part of your problems in Nigeria. I don't mind admitting I'm wrong if I am. So, show me I'm wrong.

ogbolu0147:


You said it all.. It's really difficult to fight for NIGERIANS.. They will even be the ones to throw shots at you... Sowore should have just remain silent.. Nigerians will step up if water Don pass garri....just as it was done to Jonathan. When the caos in the country is so so glaring... Nigerian will fight by themselves

EXACTLY!

KenModi:


Your last sentences caught my attention. I hope Sowore comes out from this unhurt, while finally realizing that Nigeria and Nigerians are not worth fighting for.

I hope so too.

dometome:
liar. Nnamdi Kanu has never caller for any violence. You are a fucking hypocrite

I didn't want to respond to you but I see 4 other ignorant people liked your comment.


https://dailypost.ng/2017/09/29/biafra-nnamdi-kanu-terrorist-asked-ipob-members-kill-yorubas-group/


https://newsrescue.com/arrested-for-treasonable-felony-nnamdi-kanu-solicited-ammunition-at-world-igbo-congress-video/

ovadozes:

That Sowore and his Sahara reporters as well as every other newspaper of Lagos Ibadan axis played a very significant role in the enthronement of this govt is a fact and a fact is a fact even if it starts sounding like a cliché to you, people like me will continue to sound it so that history does not repeat itself, like my people say he who fetched an ant infested firewood should not complain when the lizard visits. I don't know what other deductions you want me to make.

Show me which administration since 1999 that Sahara Reporters hasn't attxacked for misrepresenting the people?

I understand that you must put up a straw man so that you can knock it to the ground and claim victory. But Sowore is not your enemy.

The only reason you guys are so pained about the ousting of the Jonathan administration is because you were a huge beneficiary of the loot and re-loot policies of that government coupled with the fact that your people were at the highest echelons of government.

Even the I jaws have washed their hands off Jonathan who couldn't even begin the cleanup of the oil spillage in his region.

But you guys, like the proverbial fly that follows the corpse into the grave want to die there.

Sowore has always published the truth about every successive government since Obasanjo up till present.

Even in incarceration, his media still continues to fight injustice in Nigeria.

For you guys it's an attack against you when we call out corrupt politicians from your region.

You guys should try and grow up if you can. _shit aint about you. Ok? Jonathan isnt Igbo. He is Ijaw. Why do you want to kill yourself for him.

Mention one thing the Goodluck administration did for the east, apart from employing some of your sisters to join in the looting of the national treasury?

Do you think the millions of illiterate northerners who trooped out to vote for Buhari in 2015 read Sahara Reporters blog? Don't be silly my guy. Jonathan failed woefully and a change was badly needed before Jonathan sold the carcass of Nigeria to Cameroon.

Gerald454:



Dont mind some.fools. you guys call kanu all manners of bad names, but people like me and well meaning biafran, have all ask associates and friends to give another way in which things can work better in Nigeria. We Biafrans cant continue doing the same thing for 58 years and expect different results. Every part of the world is developing, cant you ask why no power supply, no good road, no good education system, high unemployment rate, insecurity at the highest level, headquarter of poverty in the world, lowest thinking people I have seen on earth..... when you identify ur problem, then u seek solutions. Do you think Nigeria problem is corruption? I say no to that. The foundation of Nigeria is wrong. Wrong foundation breeds corruption. Hence, we seek for Biafra.

The roads are good but Nigerian drivers are reckless because Nigeria is cursed.

Eteka1:
They didn't condemn the Saudis for killing Saudi critic Jamal Khassogi and dissolving his body in acid before pouring it down the drains in their embassy in Turkey.
They didn't condemn the witchhunt of journalist Julian Assange for exposing the evil deeds of the American military.
They didn't condemn the witch hunt of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.

who told you they didn't condemn it

Eteka1:
They didn't condemn the Saudis for killing Saudi critic Jamal Khassogi and dissolving his body in acid before pouring it down the drains in their embassy in Turkey.
They didn't condemn the witchhunt of journalist Julian Assange for exposing the evil deeds of the American military.
They didn't condemn the witch hunt of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/02/unanswered-questions-year-after-jamal-khashoggis-killing/%3foutputType=amp

FrLukas:


Show me how I'm not making sense. And how I'm a part of your problems in Nigeria. I don't mind admitting I'm wrong if I am. So, show me I'm wrong.

you are not Nigerian

Racoon:
Full blown tyranny in full swing.1983-85 repeating itself all over.A leopard never changes its skin.People were warned but parochial sentiments beclouded their sound sense of judgement.

he disguised as a saint so as to claim uictory in the 2015 general election

Eteka1:
They didn't condemn the Saudis for killing Saudi critic Jamal Khassogi and dissolving his body in acid before pouring it down the drains in their embassy in Turkey.
They didn't condemn the witchhunt of journalist Julian Assange for exposing the evil deeds of the American military.
They didn't condemn the witch hunt of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.

So what are you trying to insinuate, u what Buhari is doing is right so nobody should comment... with people like u I don’t see this country getting better, don’t forget Sowore was like u supporting this man... don’t worry yours or your family member someone close to u will be next.

FrLukas:


You guys are just one-track minded. Once something is planted in your minds, even if its falsehood, it can never be uprooted again. You'll just keep repeating it like a mantra, when it makes sense and when it doesn't.

Go and find out. Has there ever been any government starting from 1999 till date that Sahara Reporters has not lambasted for failing the people?

Was it Sowore that voted Buhari in in 2015?

Why do you keep repeating the same worn out story anyway?

Can't you do the deductions yourself?

Why is the court there and what did the court says... I don’t know why we can’t speak as one voice in this country, can we just keep sentiments aside and work together to make this country a better place for us, right now the court has spoken why can’t your baba obey orders... his just every citizen like me and not the owner of the country.

Yoighaman:
People should please stop this nonsense of saying Sowore supported Buhari...and so? He did because that was the right thing to do at the time. I voted for this Buhari all the times he contested so I can be categorized with Sowore but we all make mistakes and learn from them.

This President is flaunting court orders, do you realize what that implies? The judiciary is the last hope of the common man and here is someone doing it with impunity. Imagine yourself in prison and the court grants you bail and some folk somewhere who thinks he is above the law deems it fit to overrule court orders.

The quest to ensure Sowore's release without prejudice means well for our democracy, please let us protect the only voice we have which is freedom of expression as enshrined in our constitution, freedom of expression in a peaceful protest is allowed anywhere in the world, why should Nigeria's case be different?

Please let's leave the messenger and stick with the message, you never can tell what tomorrow holds for any of us, we can find ourselves in this kind of situation and if we condone it, it just might boomerang, Sowore might not have realized this fact but we who are free should.

i hope you same line of thought when mazi nnamdi kanu was denied bail or you think only igbos will suffer under buhari

Oh really? So you know more journalism than them right? Sentiments will not kill you. Nonsense

zangaozanga:
Very badly written storyline by the Washington Post