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solomon111: This is why i laugh whenever some people hail fashola as the messiah.
The dude has proven to be a complete idiott.
The roads in the mainland of lagos is a mess, and instead of reversing the decay,he is busy fighting the poor and enriching Tinubu.
Tommorrow,ACN will start clamouring that "special status" be accorded to lagos.
Special status indeed.

By Henry Umoru
ABUJA- AHEAD the 2015 Presidential election, Northern elders and youths yesterday stormed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Abuja to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for the exalted position, just as they pleaded with him to make himself available and vie.
The elders and youths came under the aegis of three groups, Northern Elders Forum, North/South New Nigeria Forum, Fresh Air Continuity Group of North West and Northern PDP Youth.
The groups – led by a former Education Minister under the late Gen Abacha’s regime and former Presidential Aspirant of All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, Dr Dauda Birmah, on a solidarity visit to the PDP national Chairman of PDP, AlhajiBamanga Tukur – declared that the North would ever be grateful to the PDP led Government of President Jonathan for creating a conducive atmosphere that made the release of the former Chief Security Adviser to late Sani Abacha, MajorHamza Al-Mustapha possible after over 14 yearsof incarceration.
They however hailed Jonathan over the release from prison of Major Hamza al-Mustapha, just asthey promised to get most voters in the north, especially North West to support and vote for him.
Dauda Birma, said “Goodluck Jonathan’s leadership has been rated as the best administration so far. With what Jonathan has done in Maiduguri, I can affirm that the city is now safer than most parts of the country”.
According to him, Major Mustapha’s release would not have been possible by the ordinary fiat of the court if not for the underground work of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and the consent of the executive of the President Jonathan led administration, adding that the Groups decided to come out openly to appreciate the exemplary leadership qualities of the President Jonathan since assumption of office which had been unprecedented in the anal of Nigeria.
He said they were also at the PDP National Secretariat to correct insinuations that the People of the North especially the North- West Zone were against his Presidential ambition come 2015, adding that the release of Major Al-Mustapha had further fuelled the supports of the North for the re election of President Jonathan come 2015.
The leaders of the three Groups, Hajia Nana Abdulkadri, Mallam Mohammed Omeri and Ibrahim Mohammed in their remarks expressed their appreciation for the release of the former CSO and acknowledged the roles of the leadership of the Party and the President and as well dismissed the wrong notion that the North in general was against the Presidential ambition of Dr Jonathan come 2015.
Responding, Alhaji Tukur said that it was a thing of joy for him for three different Groups to come at the same time to appreciate openly the achievements of the PDP led administration of President Jonathan at this point in time when wrong impressions were being created that all was not well in the country.
According to him, “to me, this is democracy in action, people will agree with you,people will also disagree with you, we can not see things the same way at all times, when we see good things we should celebrate like these groups are doing now, celebrate good things, celebrate democracy, celebrate justice, don’t be intimidated by others, this is your country, hold it firmly”

The conversion to Islam of 25-year-oldCharity Uzoechina, daughter ofPastor Raymond Uzoechinaof Redeem Christian Church of God, Kwankwashe, Suleja, continues to generate controversy.
Her father accused the Estu Nupe Alhaji Yahaya Abubukar, of hypnotizing his daughter, who has since changed her name to A’isha, to embrace Islam. A’isha, who hails from Asaba, Delta State, came to Abuja at the age of 10 when her father relocated from Lagos. After hersecondary school education at Army Day Secondary School Asokoro, Abuja she got admission into Federal Polytechnic, Bida to read Public Administration. She, however, withdrew from the course in her first year. She embraced Islam on February 15, 2013. A’isha said since her family relocated to Suleja, Niger State, she has been in the midst of Muslims, which accorded her the opportunity to have several Muslims friends and learnt a lot about Islam. The travails of A’isha began when she ran to the Estu Nupe’s palace in Bida on March 1, this year to seek protection against any aggression she may face should her family know about her conversion to Islam. This led toa controversy that is still ongoing, with her father accusing the traditional ruler of kidnapping his daughter. Along the line, severalmeetings were organized between A’isha and her father Pastor Uzoechina and his daughter atthe instance of the Estu Nupe, who also involved some members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). But despite that, A’isha refused to follow her father, alleging that he has threatened to deal with her by taking her away to a place that she will not be able to practice her new religion. A’isha has taken the matter to a Shariah court in Bida and the court is expected to rule on August 1, 2013 whether or not the 25-year-old should be released to her parents or not. She speaks exclusively to Weekly Trust.Excerpts:

Weekly Trust: What is your name?
Aisha Uzoechina:I was formerly known as Charity Uzoechina and now A’isha Uzoechina.

Why the change of name?
I changed my name because I have accepted Islam.

What brought you to Bida?
I came to Bida in 2012 to read Public Administration at the Federal Polytechnic, Bida.
Are you still a student of Federal Polytechnic Bida?
No, I am not. I have withdrawn from the school.

Did you go back home?
No, I did not go home. At the beginning I was planning to go back home, because I wanted totell my father that I have converted to Islam. When I converted, I was afraid to tell my parents, because of the way my father would behave. I know he will not take it lightly with me. So, for that I refused to go back home.
Did anybody force or enticed you to join Islam?
I joined Islam on my own. Nobody enticed me with anything to join Islam.
What informed your decision to join Islam?
I converted to Islam because I love the character of Muslims, particularly the way they behave. You know Muslims believe in God. I have Muslim friends and I watch what they do, that enticed me to join Islam. I used to read Qur’an when I was a Christian. I always join them to read Qur’an and through that I found out that it is the same one God they worship.
How did your father come to know about your change of faith?
When I ran to the palace, I told you, it was verydifficult before I could see the Emir. When I saw him, the emir refused to accept me, because my father did not know about it. He, therefore, collected my father’s number from me and called him. The following day my father came and said he wanted to see me. When we met we talked one on one.

What did you tell him?
Well the emir told him that I have converted to Islam. When my father talked to me, he said let’s go home, but I refused. I told him that I will not change my faith, because I have already accepted Islam and this is where I wantto stay. He, therefore, threatened me so much so that I became scared of him.

What did he do to you amounting to a threat?
In the first place you know, I put on Hijab (veil),he said I should remove the Hijab. He was angry and used some harsh words on me, directing that I should remove the Hijab, but I refused. He threatened to take me to a village where nobody will set his eyes on me. So I became scared of him, therefore I refused to follow him. That is it.

Did the emir intervene?
The emir gave him one week to come back, buthe came back even before it reached one week. He said he must take me home. He will not take me to our house, but he’ll take me to somewhere that nobody will set his eyes on me. I quickly ran back to the emir and to the Shari’a Court for protection. I don’t want to go back to my father, because he is threatening me.
How did you come to know about the Shari’a Court?
I found out from people. I went to them on my own to formally lodge my complaint.

Why Shari’a Court?
They have to protect me. You know when you take a case to court over life threatening issue,the court must protect you. That is it.

Did your father come back after you refused to follow him?
He came back. He kept on coming back. The other time he even threatened to bring some people to kidnap me.

Is it true that at a time your father came with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) officials to you?

Yes.

Is it true that you also went to the Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI)?

Yes.

Why did you go to JNI?
I told you and I’ll still repeat it, though I don’t want to repeat my words again. I want them to intervene on my behalf, the threat is too much.Now I can’t go anywhere, I cannot even continue with my schooling. I cannot do anything because of the way he has been threatening me. He is still bringing people up till now to keep watch on me.

How do you know that your father has assignedpeople to keep watch on you?
There was a time that I wanted to go out, information came to me that my father was around and I had to stay back since I don’t want him to take me away. I know that if I goutanytime,I he’ll pick me up.

How did you come to know about JNI?
I have been reading about them. That is why I went to them.
How did you present your case to JNI?
I wrote to them seeking for their intervention, because I do not know how to go about convincing my father. I also learnt that the emir wanted to hand me over to my father, because the burden of my case is becoming too much for him to bear.

If your father should promise to allow you to practice your new faith, will you go with him?
I’ll not. In a family that you are the only Muslim, how can you practice in that house? You know when he (my father) came along with my mother the other time, his actions and the harsh words he used, even if I go back home, my life will not be secured in his hand. That is why I said I’ll not go.

Did you start learning anything about Islam?
Yes, I started learning how to perform ablution. I have learnt how to recite Surah Al-Fatihah, I am now in my second surah.
Do you pray five times a day?
Yes I do. I am even fasting now. I have been fasting since the beginning of the month of Ramadan.
What is your massage to people wanting to join Islam?
I have only one massage. Islam is good. Muslims are truthful, everything they say, they believe in God and they carry people along. Once a person converted to Islam, he’ll be carried along until he is strong to stand on his own.
What is your appeal to your parent?
I am appealing to my parents not to be angry with me. My conversion to Islam will not separate us. I still love them, even though I amhere. They can come and visit me and I can also visit them. They shouldn’t think my new faith will take away the love I have for them. It will not. I am very sorry.

pro01: Unproductive and parasitic Yoruba "Baba Oloja" in an Igbo-controlled market? Does it make any sense? Enterprising people are busy doing their business, and suddenly some smelly fool shows up to collect money for doing nothing. Useless things.

Sincere 9gerian: Though this thread is not about SURE-P, but for the purpose of other sensible and fair minded Nigerians, below is what the federal govt is doing with its SHARE of SURE-P funds
https://www.nairaland.com/1255508/sure-p-getting-job-done

So what is satanic Fashola doing with its own SHARE of SURE-P funds?
https://www.nairaland.com/1149064/what-lagos-doing-subsidy-removal

Meanwhile, just to clear the air on your public show of ignorance on the issue of poverty eradication and job creation. It is the RESPONSIBILITY of ALL the three tiers of govt to eradicate poverty and create jobs- the federal, state and local govt. Your attempt to exempt satanic Fashola from this responsibility shows how deceitful but clueless you are.

Satanic Fashola does not collect N40 billion monthly revenue to plant flowers and sponsor Tinubu's birthday celebrations alone. Part of the funds should also go into poverty alleviation and job creation

[b]the senate president, Senator David Mark, Thursday challenged the Subsidy Re-investment Programme (SURE-P) to produce what he described as practical evidence of the money realised from the part removal of subsidy in January 2012.

 This came as the Senate Committee on Communications yesterday accused the Nigeria Communications Communication (NCC) of poor quality service delivery by various telecoms operators in the country. Mark who made this statement Thursday while inaugurating an ad hoc committee on SURE-P in the National Assembly, said: “Anything short of that is unacceptable,” emphasising that the main reason for setting up the committee was to empower the youth in the society, provide healthcare for women and children as well as mass transit for the citizenry.

 The Senate president, who said money realised from the part removal of subsidy at both the state and federal levels ran into billions of naira, said the Senate was more concerned with the sum belonging to the federal government, saying the SURE-P committee must brief the Senate on how it spends the money from time to time with pictorial representations of its activities. [/b]

Sincere 9gerian: Though this thread is not about SURE-P, but for the purpose of other sensible and fair minded Nigerians, below is what the federal govt is doing with its SHARE of SURE-P funds
https://www.nairaland.com/1255508/sure-p-getting-job-done

So what is satanic Fashola doing with its own SHARE of SURE-P funds?
https://www.nairaland.com/1149064/what-lagos-doing-subsidy-removal

Meanwhile, just to clear the air on your public show of ignorance on the issue of poverty eradication and job creation. It is the RESPONSIBILITY of ALL the three tiers of govt to eradicate poverty and create jobs- the federal, state and local govt. Your attempt to exempt satanic Fashola from this responsibility shows how deceitful but clueless you are.

Satanic Fashola does not collect N40 billion monthly revenue to plant flowers and sponsor Tinubu's birthday celebrations alone. Part of the funds should also go into poverty alleviation and job creation

[b]the senate president, Senator David Mark, Thursday challenged the Subsidy Re-investment Programme (SURE-P) to produce what he described as practical evidence of the money realised from the part removal of subsidy in January 2012.

 This came as the Senate Committee on Communications yesterday accused the Nigeria Communications Communication (NCC) of poor quality service delivery by various telecoms operators in the country. Mark who made this statement Thursday while inaugurating an ad hoc committee on SURE-P in the National Assembly, said: “Anything short of that is unacceptable,” emphasising that the main reason for setting up the committee was to empower the youth in the society, provide healthcare for women and children as well as mass transit for the citizenry.

 The Senate president, who said money realised from the part removal of subsidy at both the state and federal levels ran into billions of naira, said the Senate was more concerned with the sum belonging to the federal government, saying the SURE-P committee must brief the Senate on how it spends the money from time to time with pictorial representations of its activities. [/b]

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Chairman PDP Governors Forum, has called on Rivers state warring factions to sheath their swords for peace to reign in the state.

He made the call at the end of the forum`s emergency meeting which ended at the early hours of Thursday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

The meeting was snubbed by half of PDP statesas it was attended by only eight governors from Akwa Ibom, Delta, Bayelsa, Benue, Kogi, Enugu, Abia, and Kastina states. Four states, Bauchi, Kwara, Plateau and Kaduna states sent their deputy governors. There are 24 states under the control of PDP in Nigeria.
Akpabio, who read a communiqué of the meeting to newsmen, said that the meeting was called to discuss the party`s forthcoming national convention and other national issues.

He described the happenings in the Rivers House of Assembly as “unfortunate’’, adding that the warring factions in the states should embrace peace in the interest of democracy and good governance.
The governors said that this was necessary to ensure the growth of democracy in the state.

“ We had deliberated lots of issues, the first being the forthcoming party special South Westzonal congresses and special national convention.

“And we felt there is need to brief PDP Governors about the just inaugurated Special South West Zonal Congresses and the Special National Convention Planning Committee and the dates fixed for the convention,’’ Akpabio said.
He pledged the forum`s support to the PDP leadership, saying that the governors would mobilise their delegates to ensure a hitch free South West zonal congresses and special national convention.

The governor said that the forum had meanwhile resolved to be rotating its monthly meetings among PDP states, while its emergence meetings would still be held in Abuja.

He said that it would ensure interaction among PDP Governors while they met with grass root people as well as visit projects carried out by PDP governors in their respective states.

“This will increase the bond among us and will lead to peer review among us and extend our love and friendship.
“The starting point will be Bayelsa. The state will be hosting the first PDP Governors Forum in September while Kastina state will host the next one in October.’’ Akpabio said.

He said that most governors, especially those from the North could not attend the meeting because they travelled for the Muslim Umral.
He commiserated with the first lady for the death of her mother, who passed on in a car accident earlier in the week.

yinkaGreen: did he just say "insha Allah" at frame 0:55?

The truth remains that you don't own Lagos. What you are doing now is COWARDLY and targeting poor and struggling Nigerians in Lagos.
If you have balls (or toto for that matter), SECEDE.
BTW those guys will be back tomorrow.

list of ASUU demand

i. Funding requirements for Revitalization of theNigerian Universities
ii. Federal Government Assistance to State Universities
iii. Establishment of NUPEMCO
iv. Progressive increase in Annual Budgetary Allocation to Education to 26% between 2009 and 2020
v. Earned Allowances
vi. Amendment of the Pension/Retirement Age of Academics on the Professorial cadre from 65to 70 years
vii. Reinstatement of prematurely dissolved Governing Councils
viii. Transfer of Federal Government Landed Property to Universities
ix. Setting up of Research Development Counciland Provision of Research Equipment to laboratories and classrooms in our universities.

Acidosis: Wow, thats a very f00lish decision

The ASUU I know will never join anyone (not even the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities) in any solidarity rubbish.

The problem with our lecturers is: They think PhD equates Large, Fat money.. Too many demands.. high expectation.

Some of these profs, earn between N700,000 - N1,000,000 basic salary monthly.
Plus sabaticals, free lecture hours (for business), other income from affiliate programs (Pre-degree, Post-Graduate, Professional degrees etc), allowances, visiting lecturers to other schools (not free), consultancy (not free), books and publications (for sale) etc..

They keep complaining about the time spent writing journals (journals meant for their OWN quick promotion, money, not STUDENTS).


Yet they keep comparing themselves with people who earn average sums working almost 20hours a day without any opportunity to do other works.

Now it would be very foolish for NLC to tell someone who earn N20K a month to sit at home in solidarity for a group of people who do not care about their existence.

list of ASUU demand.

i. Funding requirements for Revitalization of theNigerian Universities
ii. Federal Government Assistance to State Universities
iii. Establishment of NUPEMCO
iv. Progressive increase in Annual Budgetary Allocation to Education to 26% between 2009 and 2020
v. Earned Allowances
vi. Amendment of the Pension/Retirement Age of Academics on the Professorial cadre from 65to 70 years
vii. Reinstatement of prematurely dissolved Governing Councils
viii. Transfer of Federal Government Landed Property to Universities
ix. Setting up of Research Development Council and Provision of Research Equipment to laboratories and classrooms in our universities.

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in solidarity strike if the Federal Government failed to address the ASUU demands.
NLC President, Abdulwaheed Omar, made the threat at the opening ceremony of the “2013 Rain School” in Uyo.
“We call on the Federal Government to have meaningful dialogue with ASUU with a view to implementing the agreement.
“The state governments should equally obey the law and pay minimum wage to teachers and the local government workers as well as the 27.5 per cent teacher’s enhanced salaries.
“Should these strikes persist, workers of Nigeria will not hesitate to join them in solidarity,” he stressed.
Omar said the modules of the rain school were designed to train members of affiliate unions and state councils of the NLC.
“This is in order to equip them with necessary skills to empower and protect their rights at workplace.”
He said that the theme of the 2013 Rain Schoolwas imperative due to the obvious violation of workers’ rights in the workplace and in the larger society.
The Akwa Ibom Chairman of NLC, Mr Unyime Usoro, commended the leadership of the congress for keeping to its promise on making Uyo the permanent host of the school.
“On our own part, we intend to ensure that the standards set five years ago that led to the permanent hosting right is not lowered.
“It is significant to note that the government ofAkwa Ibom has graciously approved the building of the permanent block for Rain Schools here in Uyo to gather for the training needs of the union leaders across the nation,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the theme of the occasion was: “Strengthening the trade Union for Defence of Workers’ Rights.”

Sincere 9gerian: Nonsense! GEJ is the President of Nigeria today due to providence. First it was the DO-OR-DIE politics of OBJ that imposed Yar Adua and GEJ on Nigeria. Next, the death of Yar Adua meant GEJ automatically became president of Nigeria. In both situations, the Nigerian people (from north to south) had NO say.

The question now is, with GEJ as president, what manner of politics should the southeast play? Should the southeast oppose and fight GEJ like some elements from the far north are currently doing? Should the southeast use the Boko Haram method to make the country ungovernable for GEJ? Should the southeast cooperate with GEJ and at the same time attract more federal projects and appointments?

You can make your choice, but I think the best option is the politics of cooperation with GEJ. With this option, the southeast will attract more federal projects and be the front runner zone in the politics of 2019. Whether we like it or not, if GEJ wins re-election in 2015, he'll be the king maker, atleast at the primary election level, in 2019.

But personally, besides the psychology of having someone from ones tribe occupy the number one position, I'm not really keen on this tribal politics stuff. All I desire for Nigeria and for the southeast is development, development and DEVELOPMENT.

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Sincere 9gerian: 5:41am On Jul 17
Sambo must stay. He's been a very fitting deputy for GEJ. So far, Namadi Sambo has been loyal to a fault. In fact, I see Sambo possibly as the northern candidate to beat come 2019.

toskut: This guy is dumb. What has Jonathan got to do with this?

OdionOdion: MR Principle can't you see and read the inscription on Nigeria political firmament"mene ofashin".Northern PDP Governors urged you to keep on the fight against GEJ But the Western mix APC Governors advised you to go and make peace and beg GEJ for peace to reign in Rivers State.If you neglect the advice of the APC Governors perhaps their next solidarity visit might be a condolence to your widowed wife and children brought about by your Northerns collaborators,already your bossom friend Gov Feyemi is now the unofficial spokesman for GEJ in his achievements in the power sector,Amaechi try use your tongue to number your teeth. Principle my foot

that if the Dames of this world do not learn, “we must educate them.”.

truefact: meaning you know, you are benefitting from this evil marriage more than necessary...in other words, you are useless without the biafra/south south, so called resource and oil... then i affirmed you people are the problem of nigeria...

if the biafra/south south sustains this entity, it's only unfair they also call the shot and rule you asses because it's always said, who pays the piper determines the tune

truefact: actually, i dont understand why the West/North dont want break up when they so much hate the East...it's so absurd...i thought they should rather rejoice on a break up and free themselves from the agressive and progressive East/Biafra.

I think the West/North would be the worst fools on earth if they refused to break up and free themselve from their emeny in this 2nd chance because this is their last opportunity to freedom, period.