Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has categorically stated that the library of former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a product of fraud, extortion and corruption.
Soyinka stated this in a press statement issued on September 11 in response to former Osun State governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola over the chairmanship and origin of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU).
Soyinka noted that he vehemently kicked against having the archives of Ulli Beier transferred to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, situated in Abeokuta, even though paid for with the funds of Osun State.
In the statement titled: ‘PRINCE OYINLOLA in The REPUBLIC of LIARS’ he said: “The conspiracy by some parties to transfer the Ulli Beier archives to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, situated in Abeokuta, even though paid for with the funds of Osun State.
He then stated why he kicked against the transfer: “The recognition of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library as an affiliate of UNESCO in any category, since that Library is a product of fraud, extortion and corrupt diversion of a nation’s resources. In this context, I collaborated with the late Gani Fawehinmi and Femi Falana.
“Action was taken in the same spirit as has continued to animate a number of Civic Organisations on the continent to prevent international image laundering by African leaders of questionable character, after losing credibility in governance.
“This has included higher institutions of learning and culture where millions were offered to endow chairs in their name,” he stated.
Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has disclosed that 30 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party were compelled to donate N10 million each to the Obasanjo Presidential Library in 2005.
The governor made the disclosure at the opening of a caucus meeting of the PDP in the South West in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Monday.
“We were compelled to make the donation as PDP governors in 2005 and now I need the return of my money with interest,” he said.
The Obasanjo presidential library was officially commissioned on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Mr. Fayose did not say who compelled the governors to make the donation.
At Monday’s meeting, the PDP caucus passed a vote of confidence on the Ahmed Makarfi leadership of the party, while branding the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the party “usurpers”.
deomelo: If you are going to dispute anything, make sure you present facts and data with proof of funding by the FGN, not some gossips, fake and fabricated irrelevant cut and paste nonsense from the internet.
You even added the Vanguard to fool people that your fake rubbish is genuine.
You people just another hate mongering, sad, bitter and pathetic souls with nothing better to do but to show the world how hopeless you are with your horrible existence.
I have reported your fake news and false info.
Put a sock in it. That personal museum was rightly condemned by many objective minds at the time it was launched.
Professor Soyinka, speaking to reporters in Ibadan after delivering a lecture to mark the 80th birthday of the first female Head of Service in Nigeria, Princess Tejumade Alakija, said the library launch contradicted President Olusegun Obasanjo's anti-corruption crusade.
He said: "There is a contradiction if you have an anti-corruption crusade... And in my view, Obasanjo is a very transparent man and he did it transparently. What happened in Abeokuta was an executive extortion and it is a contradiction to the campaign against corruption. What I like about it is that it was transparently done. It was transparent and open."
On the proposed national conference being put together by the Pro-National Conference Group (PRONACO), Prof Soyinka said the June date initially fixed for the conference was no longer feasible. Said he: "We are now looking at the possibility of hosting the conference in August because the June date is no longer feasible."
How NNPC asked banks for N20m each
Already, the private sector donation to the library preject is generating ripples in business circles. Yesterday, some shareholders, bank managers and others who spoke to Vanguard expressed anguish at the way donations were made at the venue. Some bank managing directors alleged they were compelled by an invitation letter from NNPC to make contribution to the project. Some expressed anger that a private project of the President could be turned into a near compulsion for businesses to donate shareholders' money.
According to the managing director who spoke to Vanguard, banks which had direct dealings with the NNPC were invited by the corporation to make contribution to the project. He said banks handling NNPC accounts were invited through a letter signed by the Finance Director of the corporation to donate to the project.
The bank chief, however, said that the letter did not make it mandatory for them to donate but it was easy to read the subtle threat in the letter from an organisation from where deposits are sourced and a corporation which the President has supervisory power.
It was learnt that each bank was asked to contribute N20 million. The Managing Director of Zenith Bank PLC had at the venue of the donation told the public that the donation made by the consortium of banks would not be made public before Hallmark Bank CEO announced its own donation. Sources said 76 banks made pledges which on the average amounted to N1.4 billion. Confirming the fact that banks were approached by the NNPC to make donation, managing director of a new generation banks said the letter from NNPC did not stipulate any amount to be donated but that it was a free-will thing.
See the way Nigerians are fawning over this personal project, without questioning the diversion of their commonwealth. Alas too many of my people continue to succumb to their own docility.
OBJ Library mosque fund exceeds target
By Kehinde Akinyemi, Abeokuta | Publish Date: Nov 24 2012 5:00AM
Indication that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is still very much in control of the political ladder of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), emerged in Abeokuta, yesterday, as state governors from the party’s controlled states ensured that the N350million projected fund for the building of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Mosque is exceeded.At the stone breaking event inside the complex, governors of Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Kwara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kogi, Adamawa, Zamfara, Jigawa and Ogun states donated N20million each, about 80 per cent of the total fund expected. Obasanjo in his remarks thanked the donors “for being here. What are we here for? We are here on this site, trying to put down the legacy of prosperity.”
Obasanjo, who was highly emotional in his address noted further that “if the community will be served, it must have a place of worship. “You have come here to appreciate our community. I thank you most sincerely for that. We have come here to have a place of worship for an important segment of our community and I want to particularly appreciate my Obas and governors who are here, who have responded to our invitation. Just as you have taken seriously the work of God, God will continually expand your coast,” Obasanjo said. Other donors at the well attended ceremony are Aliko Dangote N25million, Sen. Adamu Aliero N10million, former Kwara state governor, Bukola Saraki N2million , Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal N2million and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar N5million.
Monday, May 16, 2005 Donations into the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) project which was launched in Abeokuta at the weekend may have reached N6 billion. This leaves only a shortfall of about N1 billion to raise the N7 billion for the project.
Sources close to the organisers of the launching indicated that though there were reports that about N4 billion were realised at the launching, the figure excluded the $20 million (about N2 billion) donated by oil firm majors operating in the country.
The donation by the oil companies became one of the largest to the project which was patterned after the Presidential Libraries concept in the United States, which was pioneered by President Franklin Delano Roosevett.
Other big donors to the project were Dr. Mike Adenuga, chairman of Globacom Communications who donated N250 million, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president Dangote Group, N211.6 million and Mr. Femi Otedola, chairman of Zenon Oil Limited. N200 million.
The major oil companies' donation which is now the biggest to the project was however not made public.
It is believed that the presidential library project may be the first significant step of President Obasanjo's preparation for life after office in 2007.
The library complex located on the outskirts of Abeokuta, the president's town is founded on three philosophical cornerstones - leadership, transparency and agriculture.
According to the board of trustees, "these three policy trusts guided President Obasanjo throughout his years of public life and allowed him to lead, achieve and create a vivid, lasting legacy that continues to shape and influence, form and guide the times in which we live right now."
The site is divided into three major zones, the museum/library, recreation and leisure and housing/support services.
By the desigh, the museum/library will be located on the high rocky zone with 'a dignified, architectural statement from atop the high rock... and its elevated location (will) provide an isolated tranquility necessary for scholarship and museum appreciation."
The structure shall consist of a library 'an archive and museum including a policy centre (for research, seminars and workshops). While the presidential library will hold the presidential files and papers which covers all issues of public policy, the archive will act as a repository for the presidential papers and historical materials of President Obasanjo. The museum will however exhibit present significant documents, photographs, films, video tapes, sound recording and memorabilia that depict stages of the president's life, the important policy trust and decisions of his administration.
The auditorium of the proposed library is expected to take about 1,500 people. There will also be 144-research fellows/guest chalet.
The project trustees hope to fend for it through offer of services like guest houses, cyber cafe, publishing souvenir/gift shops, auditorium (seminars/workshops, exhibitions, social events), museum, amphitheatre, restaurant, pack/garden, artificial lake/ stream/waterfall, zoo and gym for recreation/keep fit centre.
The trustees include Ambassador Christopher Kolade, Nigeria's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, as chairman, Mr. Carl Masters, an American as co-chairman, Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel, Hon. Vernon Jordan, an American, Mr. Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Atlantic Airline, Dr. Onaolapo Soleye, Minister of Finance under the Buhari administration and Mr. Jim Ovia, MD/CEO Zenith International Bank.
Others include Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the president's eldest daughter and Ogun State commissioner for health and Mr. Nyaknno Osso, the president's librarian who serves as secretary.
Stop telling outright lies. That white elephant project - a personal museum no more, no less - was funded at the expense of the Nigerian taxpayer.
You must think we all have very low IQs.
Vanguard Online Gani sues Obasanjo over N7bn library fund By Eze Anaba Posted to the Web: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
ABUJA" THE controversy over the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) yesterday deepened with the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja set to rule on whether or not the President abused his office and violated the constitution in initiating the project.
The court was also challenged to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate all the contracts awarded by the Federal Government from 1999 to date "in so far as the donors of the gifts of money received at the launch of the Presidential Library at Abeokuta, Ogun State on May 14, 2005 are involved in such contracts and for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to take appropriate actions against the President and the donors."
Frontline human rights crusader and lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinm (SAN)i, who filed the writ in Abuja claimed that President Obasanjo violated section 15 (5) of the constitution which states: "The state shall abolish all corrupt practices and abuse of power." He said President Obasanjo also abused Item 1 Fifth Schedule, Part 1 of the Constitution which states that "A public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts with his duties and responsibilities."
Chief Fawehinmi alleged that the President also "flagrantly disregarded" the Code of Conduct for public officers contained in Item 6 (1) (2) of the Fifth Schedule, Part 1 of the Constitution which states in 6(1) A that: "A public officer shall not ask for or accept property or benefits of any kind for himself or any other person on account of anything done or omitted to be done by him in the discharge of his duties. (2) "For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, the receipt by a public officer of any gifts or benefits from commercial firms, business enterprises or persons who have contracts with the government shall be presumed to have been received in contravention of the said sub-paragraph unless the contrary is proved."
Government is expected to react within eight days whether as a serving President, President Obasanjo breached the constitution by receiving gifts from Federal Government contractors both local and foreign. Chief Fawehinmi also wants the court to determine whether in view of section 22 of the constitution, the mass media have a right to have access to the declaration of assets filed in the Code of Conduct Bureau by President Obasanjo.
The court will also determine whether the chairmanship of the board by Nigeria's High Commissioner in London, Dr. Christopher Kolade; the membership of a serving governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; and a serving Commissioner of Health in Ogun State, Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello; and Messrs Karl Masters Vernon Jordon (USA) and Richard Brandson (UK) being foreigners of the Board of Trustees of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at Abeokuta contravene the provisions of Sections 15(5) and 23 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria The writ wants the court to declare that the gift of money to the President at the launch by various contractors to government and other beneficiaries of government policies and programmes including Alhaji Aliko Dangote and his group of companies, Chief Mike Adenuga Jr. and his companies, oil firm majors, consortium of banks and others who are benefitting or have benefitted from policies and programmes of President Obasanjo's government contravenes Section n15 (5) of the Constitution. Other reliefs sought by Chief Fawehinmi include:
lA mandatory order directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to investigate all the contracts awarded by the Federal Government from 1999 to date in so far as the donors of the gifts of money received at the launching of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday, 14th May, 2005 are involved in such contracts and for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to take appropriate actions against the President and the donors of the said gifts of money within the provisions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act No. 1 of 2004 and the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act respectively, including forfeiture of (a) the entire project (b) Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Fund if there is contravention of any of the two Acts i.e. EFCC and ICPC, by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo.
lA mandatory order compelling the 4th Defendant, Code of Conduct Bureau to publish or allow the mass media pursuant to their duties under Section 22 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 access to the declaration of assets filed in the Code of Conduct Bureau by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo before he assumed office as President in 1999.
lA declaration that the composition of the Board of Trustees of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library being a private project of a serving President is both a violation of Sections 15(5) and 23 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 in that: (a) the Chairmanship of Dr. Christopher Kolade, a serving public officer being the Nation*s High Commissioner in Britain is incompetent to spend public time and money to serve*General Olusegun Obasanjo's private business;
(b) the membership of Otunba Gbenga Daniel, a serving public officer who is the Governor of Ogun State is incompetent to spend public time and money for President Olusegun Obasanjo private business; the membership of Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello who is a serving public officer and Commissioner for Health in Ogun State is incompetent. to spend public time and money to serve a private project of a serving President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, her father.
lThe membership of Messrs Karl Masters, Vernon Jordan (USA) and Richard Branson (UK) who are foreigners are incompetent to serve the private project of a serving President of Nigeria in that their identities are unknown to Nigerians as the national security of Nigeria can be compromised in this respect and in particular Mr. Richard Branson is a substantial shareholder of the new National Carrier, Virgin Nigeria as well as a substantial shareholder of Vmobile Telecommunications which is now Virgin Mobile.
lA declaration that the entire establishment of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library whilst President Olusegun Obasanjo is still a serving President amounts to abuse of office and is capable of engendering corrupt practices contrary to Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 which provides as follows:
A declaration that the licence which the 1st Defendant, General Olusegun Obasanjo sitting as the Chairman of the Federal Executive Council meeting in 2003 approved for himself for the establishment of the Bells University of Technology to which the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library will be affiliated is an abuse of power and is contrary to Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.
He said:lThat among the donors are many businessmen and companies that have been beneficiaries of large contracts from the Federal Government of Nigeria since General Olusegun Obasanjo came to power in 1999, notably Alhaji Aliko Dangote and his Group of Companies, Chief Mike Adenuga and his companies, oil firm majors, consortium of banks and others. lThat General Olusegun Obasanjo set up a board of trustees for the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library with the following members: Dr. Christopher Kolade as chairman who is a serving public officer (Nigeria High Commissioner in Britain) to serve in the private project of General Olusegun Obasanjo;
Otunba Gbenga Daniel as a member who is a serving public officer (Governor of Ogun State) to serve in the private project of General Olusegun Obasanjo; Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello as a member who is a serving public officer (Commissioner for Health, Ogun State) to serve in the private project of General Olusegun Obasanjo, her father; Messrs Karl Masters, Vernon Jordan (USA) and Richard Branson (UK) as members who are foreigners and whose true identities are unknown to Nigerians in view of the security implications to the nation.
lThat one of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Mr. Richard Branson (UK), recently negotiated a successful deal with the Federal Government of Nigeria after the Government of General Olusegun Obasanjo had successfully liquidated the National Carrier, Nigeria Airways whereby the Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic became the substantial shareholder of Virgin Nigeria Airline which is now the Nigeria National Carrier.
lThat in addition, Richard Branson's company, the Virgin, has just bought over Vmobile Telecommunications as a majority shareholder which has now become Virgin Mobile, a beneficiary of President Olusegun Obasanjo privatisation policies and programmes.
lThat before the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library fund was launched on Saturday, May 14, 2005 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, President Olusegun Obasanjo had done the architectural drawings of the Library project. lThat the Federal Government has initiated and implemented policies and programmes including privatisation of public enterprises which has conferred enormous financial functions on some of the donors to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Fund launched on Saturday, May 14, 2005.
The court was also tasked to declare that:
lthe Chairmanship of Dr. Christopher Kolade, a serving public officer being the nation's High Commissioner in Britain is incompetent to spend public time and money to serve General Olusegun Obasanjo's private business;
lthe membership of Otunba Gbenga Daniel, a serving public officer who is the Governor of Ogun State is incompetent to spend public time and money for President Olusegun Obasanjo's private business; lthe membership of Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello who is a serving public officer and Commissioner for Health in Ogun State is incompetent to spend public time and money to serve a private project of a serving President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, her father.
lthe membership of Messrs Karl Masters, Vernon Jordan (USA) and Richard Branson (UK) who are foreigners are incompetent to serve the private project of a serving President of Nigeria in that their identities are unknown to Nigerians as the national security of Nigeria can be compromised in this respect and in particular Mr. Richard Branson is a substantial shareholder of the new National Carrier, Virgin Nigeria, as well as a substantial shareholder of Vmobile Telecommunications which is now Virgin Mobile.
lA declaration that the entire establishment of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library whilst President Olusegun Obasanjo is still a serving President amounts to abuse of office and is capable of engendering corrupt practices contrary to Section 15(5) of asanjo sitting as the Chairman of the Federal Executive Council meeting in 2003 approved for himself for the establishment of The Bells University of Technology to which the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library will be affiliated is an abuse of power and is contrary to Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.
samebony1: The awardee is to provide full funding for the project . It is a BOT model of PPP. Read the story before you rush to comment next time[size=8pt][/size]
I don't care who is funding the white elephant project, but I am sick to my teeth of the retarrrdded lies being perpetuated ad nauseum.
@DutchBruh is absolutely correct to call out Ogbeni's malfeasance here instead of waiting for a few years to express his anger. If you disagree, check out the screenshot attached.
Come on @sambony1, tell me where in the world it is that serious people assign important projects to companies without any credible track record. Do you want me to dig up my posts on 'Omo Ipon' and the controversy which accompanied it at the time, because of the role assign to the Governor's son (Kabiru) in that project? Yes, I am referring to Kabiru - the only IT expert of repute in the whole of Osun state! What about the other business of school uniform contracts going to firms run by the Governor's wife?
It is time to don the armour of battle again. NL will feel the heat once I get into stride.
Let me quickly correct some factual inaccuracies in your post.
bilms: There was 3 regions in 1st Republic...West..East and North..........Each having minorities agitating for separate region.
West granted the minority agitating for separate region theirs (Mid-West), East didn't grant Portharcourt axis. This is what led to the first major agitation, by the Niger delta groups led by Boro if you recall. They want their own seperate region, but the east didn't grant it.
Not strictly true. The Mid West was in fact created by constitutional means in 1963, albeit backed by the political parties ruling at the centre. Now the fact that its creation drew support from some members of the ruling party in the Western region (AG) owes much to internal strife which had ensued at the time.
"...The years 1961 and 1962 moved with dizzying speed. At the Midwest regional conference of the AG, Chief Awolowo kept up his oft repeated statement that he would work for the simultaneous creation of the Midwest, COR and Middle Belt States. In the Midwest, however, his comments were regarded with skepticism, all the more so considering what was regarded as his preference for a balkanized version of the Midwest. In any case, in March 1961, the NCNC – urged by Chief Okotie-Eboh - formally opposed the exclusion of Akoko-Edo and Warri from the Midwest minority area. When Chief Awolowo was confronted with the commitment the Western regional House of Assembly had made to creation the entire Midwest back in 1955 by approving the Sowole motion, he replied that he was no longer bound by that motion because the country was under colonial rule at the time [Federal Parliamentary debates, April 4, 1961]. The comment merely served to confirm suspicions that he did not support the creation of the Midwest – under any circumstances – even though he challenged Balewa to create the Midwest before the end of May 1962."
"With unity and security on the home front, all hands were now on deck for the final push. Balewa had decided that he would not conduct the referendum until there was a formal government back in office at Ibadan. By order of the federal government, the Akintola government was reinstated on January 1st, 1963 as Premier, this time with support from a new coalition consisting of the NCNC and his new party called the United People’s Party (UPP). This action caused an additional misunderstanding within the old Action Group just as it was reeling from the report of the Coker Commission of Inquiry into management of Cocoa Marketing Board investments and newspaper coverage of the ongoing trial of Chief Awolowo and others for treasonable felony [Enahoro, Op. Cit.]. On January 21, Mr. Gabriel E. Longe, from Owan district of the Afenmai Division was appointed the Supervisor of the Midwest referendum. He had been the legal adviser to the Benin Delta Peoples Party back in the fifties. No civil servants from the Western region were to be selected (to avoid a conflict of interest or fear of victimization) and no non-Midwesterners were to be given any significant roles in the exercise. Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh was the link man to the Prime Minister to make sure there were no mistakes at federal level. A few days later on January 24th, the Midwest Planning Committee met again to get updates on developments and plan for the referendum. Two days later, on January 26th, KSY Momoh, who had taken over from Chief Anthony Enahoro as Chairman of the Midwest Regional Committee of the Action Group publicly announced that the Action group would oppose the creation of the Midwest, but, unknown to him, the horse had left the barn.On February 23rd, Midwestern dissenters from the Action group and elements of the Midwest State Movement and NCNC entered a secret pact to make sure Midwest referendum was hitch free. Faced with a choice between the party and their region, and urged on by appeals from Senator Dalton Asemota, many opted for their region. Under such pressure Action Group hardliners and anti-Midwest region politicians like KSY Momoh, C. Akere and Olatunji Oye, who were all former Ministers under Akintola before the split in the AG, decided to attend the next meeting of the Midwest Planning Committee (MPC) on March 9th. [Vickers, Op. Cit.]"
bilms: U.S for example has states with one senator. It has another state with 6 senators. Is that marginalization? No. each state or region got what is due to it based on its size. This is why 6 South South State got more federal revenue than the remaining 30 states joined together. I mean 6 states got more revenue than 30. is that marginalization? No.
Not true.
"The Constitution prescribes that the Senate be composed of two Senators from each State (therefore, the Senate currently has 100 Members) and that a Senator must be at least thirty years of age, have been a citizen of the United States for nine years, and, when elected, be a resident of the State from which he or she is chosen. A Senator's term of office is six years and approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every two years."
ogashman: so they went there to ass lick their Fulani master and also pledge full support to their everlasting slavery to the caliphate.
I pray make una next generation get sense...cos this present set has lost it
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IJOBA2: THEY ARE MUSLIMS QUOTE ME ANYWHERE . THEY SEE BUHARI AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PROPHET IN ISLAM. GOD BLESS PROPHET MOHAMMADU BUHARI S.A.W PBUH
talk2emma: Always licking the poo of there slave masters
amuwo1980: How low can these Yorubas go? is this a fringe movement ? have ethnic hatred blinded these so called superior tribe this much
nnokwa042: make dem no just dirty the street think na olosha for mushin dem dey
kinibigdeal: Sahara reporters over to you. How much were they paid each?
expensiveguyman: Some Nigerians no get shame oh!. wearing masquerade in another man's country claim culture.
Besides hw did they manage to transport those masquerade wears to US
redsun: What are they celebrating? Chronic backwardness,abi?Let them go to Nigeria and celebrate and see whether they have electricity to iron their clothes they are using to showcase.
totorimi: They never did this for OBJ who is their own but ready to lick bubu"s behind so as to scurry favor yet the VP is still sidelined in serious matters. They deleted their kakanfo just like that yet for peanuts they kept mute.
What do you call someone afraid to confront the truth. A COWARD and only a coward dies many times before his death.
They are dying in silence but they will rather do the yessir man than confront their tormentors. They are the real problem why Nigeria is like this and they know it.
You are clearly not the sharpest tools in the shed. I must have a word with your fabricator.
Hundreds celebrate African-American pride, social reform in Harlem parade
The streets of Harlem were filled with fanfare and the fluttering flags of African and Caribbean countries Sunday as hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the 48th African American Day Parade.
“It’s wonderful. I’ve been coming every year,” said Ruby Anderson, 72, of Harlem. “The drums keep me dancing. It’s lovely. I like the flags, all the colors. It’s good every year.”
“It’s good that they include everyone here. I grew up in Harlem. As the area gets more gentrified, it’s good to celebrate Harlem culture,” said Frances Scherrod, 53. “I’ve been coming for the last 15 years. I hope to continue coming here. We need to celebrate African-American culture.”
Mayor de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane McCray, the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito were among those who marched along the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. parade route.
The parade is held each year on the third Sunday in September.
Longtime Harlem resident Clementine Edgreton cheered as she saw the mayor walk past.
“Over here Bill! Get him over here!” she called out. “I love him. I love everything about him! He blew me a kiss. He shows up every year. I love that about him.”
Christine Hunter, 55, was equally excited.
“He’s a great mayor. We love him in Harlem. He’s done so much for the city,” she said. “The parade is great, too. It’s a great celebration.”
Some marchers called attention to social issues, carrying signs that read, “Stop NYCHA! Stop Pushing Out The Poor!”
“We need to tell NYCHA No! You need to call your elected official and say ‘No!’ ” a woman called out over a megaphone, referring to the New York City Housing Authority’s desire to build high-end housing on public land.
CastedDude: Earlier today, the Yoruba community in the United States - took to the streets of New York to showcase their culture along with other black communities. This is coming as President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in New York for the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.. See photos below;
Dubbed the “Largest Black Parade in America,” the 48th annual African-American Day Parade marched through Harlem on Sunday.
The parade started at West 111th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard and continued to West 136th Street. Black dignitaries and celebrities along with kings and queens of Black organizations were featured. Floats and marching bands came from 12 states.
This year’s parade honored African-American health professionals. Grand marshals included psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere, Dr. Carol Brown of Memorial Hospital, Dr. Rob Core of Kings County Hospital and Dr. Aletha Maybank of the New York City Department of Health. The day will began with the annual breakfast for the African-American Day Parade at Harlem Tavern hosted by County Leader Keith Wright.
The African-American Day Parade was founded in 1968 by two organizations, Afro-American Day and the United Federation of Black Community Organizations. The parade is held every third Sunday in September and each year is viewed by approximately 700,000 spectators.
“The African-American Day Parade was formed as a not-for-profit organization with the purpose of promoting unity, integrity and excellence amongst African-Americans,” organizers said in a statement. “It provides a platform for multisectors of the community to come together and celebrate our heritage, talents and accomplishments, while also honoring our ancestors on this special day.”
austonclint: the clash between ipobs and nigeria army is taking a new dimension as, over 4 million black poeple in london hit the street to protest the killing of ipobs in nigeria.
For want of an uncompromising ideologue and untested 'supreme' leader, the battle was lost. IPOB is now definitely being undermined and torn to shreds by its own fifth columnists.
What else could possibly inform the emboldened claim?
Malawian: Is it that Yoruba people don't know how to write to sound like Igbo? This guys are falling hands seriously.
IPOB nincompoop, Kelechi Mbiamnozie is neither an "Afonja" nor someone who pays lip service to the serious business of governance. Then again, it is pointless trying to impress a certain logic on you because even the dog on the street knows your bile-filled mind is immutable to reason.
OP-UNEDITED | The Damned Penitentiary Called “The Villa” – By Kelechi Mbiamnozie
OP UNEDITED on March 7, 2016 at 11:51 am
"...Many concerned citizens have begun to voice concern over the current state of the nation. In the words of Prof. Pat Utomi, our government is not getting it right and should change its economic plans to something better and more attainable, Japheth J Omojuwa in one of his epistles title “Before It Is Too Late for Nigeria’s ‘Change’ Team” summarized it all in a very understandable manner, and Chief Dele Momodu in “Time to re-write the APC Manifesto” gave what I will call “A Patriotic Manifesto”, to a deserving government that he loves so much. I hope the concerned are paying attention.
It brings me to where I started from, you can see what happens when good men enters “The Villa”. My question is: Is Mr. President really listening? Is the Vice President paying attention to “street realities”? Are the aides still connected to men in the Street? And what in the world is the Cabinet Members doing?
I am not insinuating that these men of “timber and caliber” are not doing anything, NEVER. I understand governance especially when the last administration almost brought the entire nation to its knees, believe me, I understand. When America suffered the worst recession since the great depression in 2008, followed by the election of President Barack Obama, we saw as he engineered an economic bailout to manufacturing corporations and small businesses because he knew those were the engine for growth and job creation. Financial sectors, manufacturing multinationals, small businesses and citizens were all bailed out. Unemployment benefit scheme was created to care for those who lost their jobs and couldn’t make ends meet. We all knew that Wall-Street recklessness caused the depression and financial collapse, but in Nigeria, our political elite club and greedy banks, contractors and fellow citizen’s collective actions culminated to a massive economic destruction in the country, such that we’ve never seen before. If not, explain to me why fmr. Army Chiefs sentenced the little guys to the war (death) front with undeserved ammunition only to loot the funds meant for weapon purchase? The rot in almost all the sectors of the economy is mind blogging. Heads of MDA’s looted the treasury as if they are not Nigerians. Nigeria was a-free-for-all-country where anybody could do virtually anything and go free. There was no government, None.
In this new APC era, it seems we are going back to the detested time that we all rejected, God forbid, I will never wish such to my government and Nigerians in particular. But it appears that those who took their sentencing as new inhabitants of “The Villa” have quickly forgotten “the street”. The country as we speak is on a standstill, nothing seems to be working. Even in the face of all these trials, Nigerians are still hopeful that one day, things will return to normalcy."
I knew it was only a matter of time before FFK's penchant for unsubstantiated but increasingly incendiary titbits was going to land him in trouble. To think his illluminati-believing and witchcraft addled mind was actually trained at Cambridge, is what I find most alarming.
I suppose his recent commentaries signals a certain degree of vacousness, paucity of thought, and everything that is wrong with Nigeria's past and current leadership. Oh redeemer, where are thou?
Doghari: Abeg 'Dr Nicky okoye' the 'sophisticated Ibo', can you tell us the name of the tribe that pronounces 'Ndigbo' as 'Indigbo' as you did?
Thank you as you remain a patriotic ' Ibo' ewedurudeen from the woods of oshogbo. Say mi hi to Aregbe's muslim beards.
Dr Nicky Okoye's polemic was of course intended for those capable of elevated reasoning and not street urchins beholden to 'tyranny of the tribe'.
When the come becomes the come, you would come to understand the generational damage shawl-wearing Kanu has inflicted on an otherwise proud and upstanding nation.
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SHTFguy: I knew fools like you wil find a way to equate this jobless Yoruba govt shill with genuine secessionist movements like IPOB.
But don't complain when bokos start bombing lagos and this omota comes out online to take credit.
Are you talking to me about the effeminate looking, shawl-wearing, council flat dweller from Peckham (SE15)? The self-styled prophet cum god of Men (goM), who has no track record of holding down viable employment at home or abroad?
You are clearly a moro1#on of the first order, if you think I recognise your retar1ded hagiography
Just like Nnamdi Kanu, here is another 'soldier of fortune' who has chosen to medicate away his personal problems - by dragging others up a creek without a paddle.
There is definitely something about the social system in the UK, which turns out-of-favour Black men into anarchists and extreme nihilists.
89, 511 civil servants in FG’s employ by Nov 2015 – DG BPSR
DECEMBER 11, 2015 4:37 PM
The Director General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Joe Abah, on Friday, disclosed that no fewer than 89, 511 civil servants are in the Federal Government’s employ, across States of the Federation.
Abah, in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle, @DrJoeAbah said that as at November 2015, States that topped the chat with most civil servants in the Federal Civil Service are Imo (5825), Kogi (5186), Ogun (4669) Delta (4419) and Akwa-Ibom (4416). In percentage, Imo State makes up ( 7 %), Kogi (6 %), Ogun (5% ), Delta (5%) and Akwa Ibom (5%).
This writer proved his dexterity by navigating what is without question, a mine field.
But I am equally surprised that kettykin, whose sympathies to the IPOB cause are well documented, will choose to give the article greater visibility here. Perhaps there is something he is not telling us.
Let me spell it out once and for all folks; while the process itself was slow and somewhat indeterminate - at least to begin with - it is becoming increasingly clear that IPOB's descent into a 'cult of personality' is assured. This is the point the author ruminated over in his article, while drawing attention to the seeming insouciance and inaction of leaders of thought in Ala Igbo and beyond.
EricIyke: “I am Nigerian because a white man created Nigeria and gave me that identity. I am black because the white man constructed black to be as different as possible from his white. But, I was Igbo/Biafran before the white man came.”
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NOW,,,,, IT’S MY TURN… LISTEN CAREFULLY. To All My Facebook Friends And My Friends Out There.. I want to make it crystal clear here, don’t come around me with your one Nigeria, I am a BIAFRAN and nothing else. Enough of this political correctness, anyone who tries to preach one Nigeria to me can kindly go to hell and never come back! I can never be proud of a country that is killing my people! www.may30.org/enough-of-this-political-correctness-i-am-a-biafran-and-nothing-else-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/
OP, you cannot build a new nation on falsehood - so stop peddling barefaced lies.
What you quoted above is an extract from 'Half of a Yellow Sun'. To be clear; the words spoken by Professor Ezeka, one of its minor characters.
“Of course we are all alike, we all have white oppression in common,” Miss Adebayo said dryly. “Pan-Africanism is simply the most sensible response.” “Of course, of course, but my point is that the only authentic identity for the African is the tribe,”Master said. “I am Nigerian because a white man created Nigeria and gave me that identity. I am black because the white man constructed black to be as different as possible from his white. But I was Igbo before the white man came.”Professor Ezeka snorted and shook his head, thin legs crossed.
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