Eteka1: Stupid Senator, your Sowore is being held for treason by the Nigerian government.
Sowore was planning a revolution that he hoped will bring down the government.
It is believed that he will still try to destabilize the country if allowed on the streets going by his utterances.
The US is in no position to lecture Nigeria on how to handle people considered as threats to National security after the US shamelessly clamped down on whistle blowers that exposed their evil actions and war crimes. These people include Wiki leaks founder Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc.
I guess your memory span is as short as your IQ is low. BUHARI, Tinubu, and other APC stalwarts did worse than Sowore during Jonathan's regime and didn't face any harassment from the then government.
DaBullIT: [s]Senator can talk all she wants but she obviously can't interfere in nigeria's internal politics
and No, Trump can not do anything , he has his own battles to fight
DSS was just being excessive , just like every other armed forces in Nigeria , oh and those who believe someone was negotiating with sowore to keep him quiet , You are sitting on a long thing [/s]
I guess your memory span is as short as your IQ is low. BUHARI, Tinubu, and other APC stalwarts did worse than Sowore during Jonathan's regime and didn't face any harassment from the then government.
Omo ode
Shut up you slowpoke, they never said they want to bring down the government of Jonathan through a revolution. They only protested certain issues.
Raptureminded: US Senator, Menendez, Condemns Sowore's Rearrest, Promises High Level Intervention He said, “I am outraged by the blatant harassment of Omoyele Sowore, an activist and journalist whose only crime appears to be exercising his right to free expression.“
Senator Bob Menendez, a ranking member of the United States Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, has condemned the rearrest of rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Sowore, who was first arrested on August 3, 2019 by operatives of the Department of State Services for calling on Nigerians to take to the streets in peaceful demonstrations but only released on Thursday evening despite two court orders directing his freedom much earlier, was rearrested on Friday by the DSS.
In a statement on Friday, Menendez, who had been involved in attempts to pressure the Nigerian Government, promised US intervention in the matter over Sowore's case.
He said, “I am outraged by the blatant harassment of Omoyele Sowore, an activist and journalist whose only crime appears to be exercising his right to free expression.
“In a concerted effort to secure his release on behalf of the Sowore family living in New Jersey, my office has been working closely with the State Department as Mr Sowore’s case languished following his arbitrary arrest back in August.
“While we continue to seek immediate answers about Sowore’s treatment and conditions in jail, I will be further engaging directly with US Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, in Abuja to raise this case at the highest levels of the Nigerian Government so that the Buhari administration gets the message that we are committed to defending Sowore’s rights and securing his release.
“This blatant miscarriage of justice is symptomatic of closing political and media space in Nigeria.”
Sis Menendez In the states, If Hilary clinton had come out in 2016 after the presidential election and walked on the street of New york and declared a Revolution among others claimed that CIA,FBI would be dismantled...Will she be walking free today in USA?
caprini1: What have they done regarding the atrocities committed in Southern Cameroon? Waiting for the western world for support these days is impossible in Africa.
Not even one world power has said anything about Southern Cameroun
Sis Menendez In the states, If Hilary clinton had come out in 2016 after the presidential election and walked on the street of New york and declared a Revolution among others claimed that CIA,FBI would be dismantled...Will she be walking free today in USA?
for your mind now you don ask better question abi?
Eteka1: [s]Stupid Senator, your Sowore is being held for treason by the Nigerian government.
Sowore was planning a revolution that he hoped will bring down the government.
It is believed that he will still try to destabilize the country if allowed on the streets going by his utterances.
The US is in no position to lecture Nigeria on how to handle people considered as threats to National security after the US shamelessly clamped down on whistle blowers that exposed their evil actions and war crimes. These people include Wiki leaks founder Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning etc[/s].
purest21: Until Nigerians quit fighting back from the comfort of their homes behind keypads, the government can never be enlightened that power belongs solely to its citizens. And only then can the masses realize how much power they wield as things play out.
Now take a look at the massive protests going on in South America for over 2 months now. South Americans who happened to find themselves under the same shackles of poor leadership as Africans, but have fiercely refused and rebuked it consistently over the decades.
The recent protests started in their most developed country - Chile since October, over inequality, lack of opportunities and government's inability to distribute wealth and social services. The protest had only began for 1 week, the president already panicked, sacked his ministers, reshuffled cabinets. The citizens demanded a new constitution and his resignation. Out of fear, a committee was immediately set up and they're seriously working on the new constitution to at least get the over 1.8 million people off the streets of the capital who have caused a total city shut down for over 6 weeks. And maybe calm them enough with the new constitution that gives them equal rights to participate in the economy so they might reconsider his resignation. That's a man who's scared cos he has been brought to light on the powers the citizens possess.
Bolivians followed suite in protests just about same time. Why? Because they believed their president rigged the election to re-elect himself. (Does it occur to anyone that these are the same damn things we experience but would just murmur about them over keypads for few days and it slowly dies off) Now the Bolivian President has resigned and fled to Mexico to seek asylum, CHASED OFF BY HIS OWN CITIZENS! And now they're planning on their new election. MASSES = RESULTS
Peruvians and Ecuadorians are also at it. While Peru came out in numbers to support their President in closing down a corrupt Congress, Ecuador citizens came out in numbers to pressure their President over removal of gasoline subsidy. And as expected, they're all getting results and not backing down until all requests are fulfilled.
Moral lesson: No matter how authoritarian or totalitarian a government thinks it is, fact remains that no government on earth can cope with a total shut down with millions of citizens on the streets making serious demands in one voice.
I share your idea but it can't happen in Nigeria for many reasons; We are afraid to die but how many can they kill if we all come out in our numbers? We are in a forced unity, and hence can't unite to fight common enemy, as there will be equal or greater opposition against those fighting for perceived common enemy. Weapon of poverty also used on the masses that an offer of a plate of pottage will make them forfeit their birthright, and many more
[quote author=AmuDimkpa post=84694020]That Idi Amin Buhari still has supporters is even disturbing. How on earth can anyone support this evil government? [/uquote]
Some Nigerians will do anything for the money. Their conscience is dead
purest21: Until Nigerians quit fighting back from the comfort of their homes behind keypads, the government can never be enlightened that power belongs solely to its citizens. And only then can the masses realize how much power they wield as things play out.
Now take a look at the massive protests going on in South America for over 2 months now. South Americans who happened to find themselves under the same shackles of poor leadership as Africans, but have fiercely refused and rebuked it consistently over the decades.
The recent protests started in their most developed country - Chile since October, over inequality, lack of opportunities and government's inability to distribute wealth and social services. The protest had only began for 1 week, the president already panicked, sacked his ministers, reshuffled cabinets. The citizens demanded a new constitution and his resignation. Out of fear, a committee was immediately set up and they're seriously working on the new constitution to at least get the over 1.8 million people off the streets of the capital who have caused a total city shut down for over 6 weeks. And maybe calm them enough with the new constitution that gives them equal rights to participate in the economy so they might reconsider his resignation. That's a man who's scared cos he has been brought to light on the powers the citizens possess.
Bolivians followed suite in protests just about same time. Why? Because they believed their president rigged the election to re-elect himself. (Does it occur to anyone that these are the same damn things we experience but would just murmur about them over keypads for few days and it slowly dies off) Now the Bolivian President has resigned and fled to Mexico to seek asylum, CHASED OFF BY HIS OWN CITIZENS! And now they're planning on their new election. MASSES = RESULTS
Peruvians and Ecuadorians are also at it. While Peru came out in numbers to support their President in closing down a corrupt Congress, Ecuador citizens came out in numbers to pressure their President over removal of gasoline subsidy. And as expected, they're all getting results and not backing down until all requests are fulfilled.
Moral lesson: No matter how authoritarian or totalitarian a government thinks it is, fact remains that no government on earth can cope with a total shut down with millions of citizens on the streets making serious demands in one voice.
Never compare a countries with a single language and another with over 200 languages.
I got mute, when court jail kalu they except it, when that same court give order to allow sowore to gain his freedom they object.Nigeria is in the verage of collaps.All hail biafra, long live nnamdi kanu.
DaBullIT: Senator can talk all she wants but she obviously can't interfere in nigeria's internal politics
and No, Trump can not do anything , he has his own battles to fight
DSS was just being excessive , just like every other armed forces in Nigeria , oh and those who believe someone was negotiating with sowore to keep him quiet , You are sitting on a long thing
you obviously didn't watch the video but just made a stupid comment trying to be smart but ended up being dumb. Watch the video, OGUFE!
purest21: Until Nigerians quit fighting back from the comfort of their homes behind keypads, the government can never be enlightened that power belongs solely to its citizens. And only then can the masses realize how much power they wield as things play out.
Now take a look at the massive protests going on in South America for over 2 months now. South Americans who happened to find themselves under the same shackles of poor leadership as Africans, but have fiercely refused and rebuked it consistently over the decades.
The recent protests started in their most developed country - Chile since October, over inequality, lack of opportunities and government's inability to distribute wealth and social services. The protest had only began for 1 week, the president already panicked, sacked his ministers, reshuffled cabinets. The citizens demanded a new constitution and his resignation. Out of fear, a committee was immediately set up and they're seriously working on the new constitution to at least get the over 1.8 million people off the streets of the capital who have caused a total city shut down for over 6 weeks. And maybe calm them enough with the new constitution that gives them equal rights to participate in the economy so they might reconsider his resignation. That's a man who's scared cos he has been brought to light on the powers the citizens possess.
Bolivians followed suite in protests just about same time. Why? Because they believed their president rigged the election to re-elect himself. (Does it occur to anyone that these are the same damn things we experience but would just murmur about them over keypads for few days and it slowly dies off) Now the Bolivian President has resigned and fled to Mexico to seek asylum, CHASED OFF BY HIS OWN CITIZENS! And now they're planning on their new election. MASSES = RESULTS
Peruvians and Ecuadorians are also at it. While Peru came out in numbers to support their President in closing down a corrupt Congress, Ecuador citizens came out in numbers to pressure their President over removal of gasoline subsidy. And as expected, they're all getting results and not backing down until all requests are fulfilled.
Moral lesson: No matter how authoritarian or totalitarian a government thinks it is, fact remains that no government on earth can cope with a total shut down with millions of citizens on the streets making serious demands in one voice.
The problem is, Nigerians love their lives too much to go out to protest with no guarantee of returning home given the brazen impunity with which the security agencies would come down on them.
It is only until we realise that the life we have is no life at all, that we can make that bold step and unfortunately I don't see us getting there anytime soon.
Eteka1: Shut up you slowpoke, they never said they want to bring down the government of Jonathan through a revolution. They only protested certain issues.
You must think we are all suffering from amnesia like you and your ilk. You and the fools that liked your comment should read this article on TheCable website:
In 2011, General Buhari called for a revolution
In 2011, General Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), called for a revolution in Nigeria — albeit through the ballot.
Via a statement by Yinka Odumakin, his spokesman at the time who has now turned to one of his fiercest critics, Buhari asked Nigerians to make exceptional sacrifices to assert their collective will in the country.
“The Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners defied all odds to achieve their set goal of terminating the 30-year old grip on power by Mubarak. Their tenacity has again confirmed the truism that no force on earth can stop a people determined,” he said.
This was not the first time the president called for mass action — he did the same in 2003, after losing the presidential election to incumbent Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In June 2003, supporters of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Buhari, began a mass protest against the outcome of the April 19, 2003 presidential election in Abuja.
The protesters were reported to have massed at the Court of Appeal, venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to witness the proceeding.
They would later spill over to the streets where they chanted anti-government slogans against the Olusegun Obasanjo government.
A REPEAT IN 2011?
In the same statement calling for a revolution in 2011, Buhari commended the Egyptian military for refusing to attack “the forces of change”.
“The military in Egypt showed exemplary conduct with the way they refused to be used to attack the forces of change,” Buhari was quoted to have said.
“They showed the whole world that there is a clear difference between the state and those who temporarily occupy political offices for a fixed tenure. This is a lesson for our security agents who have been used to subvert the will of the people at elections in recent past.
“The time has come for our own security forces to demonstrate similar valour by putting national interest above that of individuals when there is a clash between the two.
“Unlike the Egyptians who went through self-denial for 18 unbroken days to achieve their aspiration for leadership change, Nigerians just have to take their voter cards, vote on each election day and ensure that their votes count and are properly counted.
“It is time to demonstrate people’s power to free our country from those who have held it hostage for the last 12 years and are threatening to keep it so for 60 years.”
BUHARI COMMENDS EGYPT’S REVOLUTIONARIES
The CPC flagbearer commended the revolutionaries in Egypt, asking Nigerians to emulate them and support themselves regardless of religious divides.
“More importantly Nigerians have to learn from the way faiths integrated to achieve national aspiration. Christians formed rings round Muslims as they observed their Jumat prayers during the demonstrations,” Buhari said.
“For us as a people, we need to also move from balance of hate to balance of faith as the Egyptians practically demonstrated on the field of battle for change.
“Rather than allow ourselves to be divided by our faiths, we must emphasise what binds us together and areas where the shoe pinches us collectively as people with common humanity. With all sense of modesty, this is part of what the Buhari-Bakare candidacy represents.” https://www.thecable.ng/flashback-in-2011-general-buhari-called-for-a-revolution
aralc: Nigeria is an evil forest. Before we will see a president that will find the egg of life go tey
Guy you just killed it.
There are lots of uneducated people in Nigeria's government but now there are lots of badly uneducated people with very black and very evil minds in Nigeria.
Sis Menendez In the states, If Hilary clinton had come out in 2016 after the presidential election and walked on the street of New york and declared a Revolution among others claimed that CIA,FBI would be dismantled...Will she be walking free today in USA?
The attack on Swore and the court yesterday was so shameful and so disgusting. Buhari's evil plan is currently being unveiled, this also proves he is not a Nigerian!
You must think we are all suffering from amnesia like you and your ilk. You and the fools that liked your comment should read this article on TheCable website:
In 2011, General Buhari called for a revolution
In 2011, General Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), called for a revolution in Nigeria — albeit through the ballot.
Via a statement by Yinka Odumakin, his spokesman at the time who has now turned to one of his fiercest critics, Buhari asked Nigerians to make exceptional sacrifices to assert their collective will in the country.
“The Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners defied all odds to achieve their set goal of terminating the 30-year old grip on power by Mubarak. Their tenacity has again confirmed the truism that no force on earth can stop a people determined,” he said.
This was not the first time the president called for mass action — he did the same in 2003, after losing the presidential election to incumbent Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In June 2003, supporters of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Buhari, began a mass protest against the outcome of the April 19, 2003 presidential election in Abuja.
The protesters were reported to have massed at the Court of Appeal, venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to witness the proceeding.
They would later spill over to the streets where they chanted anti-government slogans against the Olusegun Obasanjo government.
A REPEAT IN 2011?
In the same statement calling for a revolution in 2011, Buhari commended the Egyptian military for refusing to attack “the forces of change”.
“The military in Egypt showed exemplary conduct with the way they refused to be used to attack the forces of change,” Buhari was quoted to have said.
“They showed the whole world that there is a clear difference between the state and those who temporarily occupy political offices for a fixed tenure. This is a lesson for our security agents who have been used to subvert the will of the people at elections in recent past.
“The time has come for our own security forces to demonstrate similar valour by putting national interest above that of individuals when there is a clash between the two.
“Unlike the Egyptians who went through self-denial for 18 unbroken days to achieve their aspiration for leadership change, Nigerians just have to take their voter cards, vote on each election day and ensure that their votes count and are properly counted.
“It is time to demonstrate people’s power to free our country from those who have held it hostage for the last 12 years and are threatening to keep it so for 60 years.”
BUHARI COMMENDS EGYPT’S REVOLUTIONARIES
The CPC flagbearer commended the revolutionaries in Egypt, asking Nigerians to emulate them and support themselves regardless of religious divides.
“More importantly Nigerians have to learn from the way faiths integrated to achieve national aspiration. Christians formed rings round Muslims as they observed their Jumat prayers during the demonstrations,” Buhari said.
“For us as a people, we need to also move from balance of hate to balance of faith as the Egyptians practically demonstrated on the field of battle for change.
“Rather than allow ourselves to be divided by our faiths, we must emphasise what binds us together and areas where the shoe pinches us collectively as people with common humanity. With all sense of modesty, this is part of what the Buhari-Bakare candidacy represents.” https://www.thecable.ng/flashback-in-2011-general-buhari-called-for-a-revolution
Protest against outcome election is not the same thing as calling for a revolution and bragging on video that by the time you are done bringing down the government, DSS (which is a constituted authority) and others will cease to exist.
In commending the Egyptian military for not attacking the "revolutionaries" in Egypt, Buhari was expressing his personal opinion as a private citizen then about something happening in Egypt and so didn't commit treason against Nigeria.
Eteka1: Protest against outcome election is not the same thing as calling for a revolution and bragging on video that by the time you are done bringing down the government, DSS (which is a constituted authority) and others will cease to exist.
In commending the Egyptian military for not attacking the "revolutionaries" in Egypt, Buhari was expressing him personal opinion about something happening in Egypt and so didn't commit treason against Nigeria.
this is the problem right here, we keep fighting each other and it goes on and on every year..we don’t even know actually how many we are in this country is scary.. we need electronic voting system coming general election so that nobody will come out to be killed by this plebeians..
Sis Menendez In the states, If Hilary clinton had come out in 2016 after the presidential election and walked on the street of New york and declared a Revolution among others claimed that CIA,FBI would be dismantled...Will she be walking free today in USA?
Don't mind those hypocrites.
Ordinary car hijack, you will see their police all over the road chasing just one car with one merry driver in it. Then, when they catch him, they would slam him to the ground.
Now, imagine someone saying he is planning a revolution and then frollicking with an outlawed American secessionist. Just imagine what they will do that person when they lay their hands on him.
