V7place: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a statement Wednesday apologizing to Afghans for fleeing Kabul on the day the Taliban entered the capital city, calling it "the most difficult decision" of his life.
Why it matters: Ghani's decision to flee Kabul and seek asylum in the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 15 precipitated the collapse of the Afghan government. cowards!!!
In a White House address the day after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, President Biden criticized Ghani and the Afghan security forces for choosing not to "fight for their country."
Ghani was also accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of public money as he fled Kabul, allegations he has vigorously denied. He said Wednesday that he and his top aides would submit to an independent investigation or audit to prove his innocence.
The big picture: Ghani's statement — his most extensive public remarks since the fall of Kabul — comes one day after the Taliban announced the formation of an acting government that features top loyalists and several internationally sanctioned terrorists.
What they're saying: "I owe the Afghan people an explanation for leaving Kabul abruptly on August 15th after Taliban unexpectedly entered the city. I left at the urging of the palace security who advised me that to remain risked setting off the same horrific street-to-street fighting the city had suffered during the Civil War of the 1990s," Ghani said.
"Leaving Kabul was the most difficult decision of my life, but I believed it was the only way to keep the guns silent and save Kabul and her 6 million citizens," he added.
"Now is not the moment for a long assessment of the events leading up to my departure — I will address them in detail in the near future. But I must now address baseless allegations that as I left Kabul I took with my millions of dollars belonging to the Afghan people. These charges are completely and categorically false."
"Corruption is a plague that has crippled our country for decades and fighting corruption has been a central focus of my efforts as president. I inherited a monster that could not easily or quickly be defeated."
The bottom line: "It is with deep and profound regret that my own chapter ended in similar tragedy to my predecessors — without ensuring stability and prosperity. I apologize to the Afghan people that I could not make it end differently," Ghani concluded. "My commitment to the Afghan people has never wavered and will guide me for the rest of my life."
SojWORLDWIDE: The Yoruba Nation agitator and activist, Sunday Igboho has sent a message home from Cotonou in Benin Republic that he is not afraid of death and the Federal Government. READ ALSO: NYSC surprises Corps Member who gave birth in Orientation Camp Igboho in a voice note available to SOJ WORLDWIDE, he didn't care if he is brought back to Nigeria, afterall, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is in Nigeria. "The worst thing, he said, is for them to kill him, that is" if God allowed it or if there is no God," he said. LISTEN TO IGBOHO VOICE NOTE>>> https://www./288546934524023/permalink/4519596781418996/
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TheGidRedpiller: YES! When i say HYPOCRISY, i mean advocating for that same thing you claim to be against! Every woman falls in this category and they are very stupid for it
They will only repel against something when it won't favour them in anyway but if she now possess that same attribute she is condemning, she will expect it to be excused! They want the best but they don't even offer the worst!
A woman will come in the open to condemn poor men saying she only roll with rich guys but when you check her through and through, you will realise she dosen't own anything in her name! She will bash fat guys and call them disgusting but when guys do the exact same thing to her for being fat, she will call it BODY SHAMING She wants a man with no kids meanwhile she is a single mother of 5 kids from 5 different men and the funny part is that she probably can't even distinguish which child is for a particular man Are you kidding Men should be wiser in approach to these biittches!
Myhusband: Police mobilize to dousing the tension but if it us southern youths, police will mobilize to arrest and even shot many on long run, compromise securities everywhere
the Hausa should give Fulani a run for their money, these bunch of nuisance Fulani aren't populated than you, they conquered you years back doesn't mean you can't checkmate their conquest
Fulani aren't enemy of non Fulani alone but enemy of humanity, such tribe need to go on extinction for peace to reign in any sensible Nation
yanabasee2: Thinking about Taliban makes me imagine 5he future of Nigeria with sane people sharing Nigeria with bandits, BokoHaram, UGM and Killer Herdsmen/Fulani...
I hope I get blessed before Nigeria is turned into what it is in Afghanistan now...
first Judas frm the eastern part of the country, to betrayed order southern governors wat a BIG shame... selling the future of the youth & the governos out My Ibo brodas over to u.
SmartPolician: The problem of IPOB is that its an organization full of ignorant people. This is no insult; it's a fact. The truth is that they don't necessarily have to threaten Joe Igbokwe. Just go ahead and w8ste him without prior notice. The man is not even useful to his family.
benjackugo: Some social media users have called out the Hisbah police for not stopping the wedding party of, Yusuf, President Buhari's son when Naira Marley's banned song, "cumming" was played at the wedding party.
I hope you know they're ravaging Enugu and Ebonyi and they're not even moving one feet to awilo loconba dance. the best ur people could declare is a two weeks fasting n prayer
MyopicMods: The seemingly unending crisis between the predominantly fishing communities of Ijaw in Edo State and Benin’s penultimate week has broken the fragile peace among the inhabitants of Ikoro, a community and the Benin of Obazuwa in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state as both parties are threatening each other war over claims to the ownership of land in the community.
The Ijaw people also known as “Ijo or “Izon” are people of the Niger Delta Delta in Nigeria inhabited regions of the states of Bayelsa, (their original Homeland), Delta, Edo, Ondo Lagos state, and River state.
Many are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far as West and lived in locations near many sea trade routes and well connected to other areas by trade as early as the 15th century.
The need for concerted efforts to end the crises can not be overemphasised as the faceoff between the Ijaws and Benin dated back to many decades has led to calls on many fora by the Ijaws and demanded that the recipe for peace and to douse the rising tension is for the creation of an autonomous local council for the Ijaw people in Edo state.
But Benin’s had challenged such demand describing the Ijaws as settlers and thereby should not take advantage of their hospitable nature by laying claims to the ownership of any portion of Benin land in Edo South senatorial districts.
Even though the relationship between the Ijaws and Benin’s can best be described as fragile, tension again risen when an umbrella body of the Ijaws, Ijaw Youth Councils (IYC) in Olodiama accused some persons of Benin extraction from Obazuwa community of destruction of their properties, intimidation, and harassment.
They noted that the recent attack by the Benin people was another attempt to display them from the Ikoro community, one of the 5 clans occupied by the Ijaws in Ovia North-East local government area of the state, adding that their people had lived in peace in the said community for many years.
Speaking on behalf of the Ijaw at Olodiama clan, Comrade Sam Ebiwana at a briefing chronicled some of the alleged acts of aggression and intimidation as followed.
Ebiwana alleged; “First, On 1st January, 2021 Obazuwa community people stopped a heavy-duty truck of a construction company handling a six kilometre Ekenwa, Obazuwa /Ikoro community by federal government assisted road project.
“Secondly, On the 31st of March, 2021, Obazuwa community people stopped 6 Ikoro youths, they were not only attacked but also framed up on trumped-up charges.
“Thirdly, on the 14th of July 2012, Obazuwa community people attacked top Engineering Company’s property in Ikoro, destroying properties worth millions of naira claiming ownership of that particular land. It is now time for concerned authorities to intervene to avoid further attacks on Ikoro people to avoid break down of law and other.
Another Ijaw leader, Godwin Ewanta, stated, “We have settled in the Ikoro community for centuries before the people came in. Why are they now calling us settlers? Not that we are weak, if we decide not to react, we just decide to stay calm because we are law-abiding citizens. So we are begging the government to look into it. Those causing the problem between two communities should invite them.
However, a Benin social-cultural group, Benin Solidarity Movement in a reaction to the recent uproar among the Ijaws and Benin’s warned that Benin will not fold its hands and allows the Ijaws to continue to lay claims to any inch of Benin land and noted that Ijaws are not the only ‘settler’ tribes in the area.
Apparently speaking for Benin’s, President of the BSM, Comrade Curtis Ugbo insisted that the Ijaws from history are tenants to the Oba of Benin Kingdom.
“Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) worldwide viewed with disdain the television broadcast of ITV news on the 21st July, 2021 by a self-acclaimed Ijaw group, IYC Chairman in the locality.
“It is an obvious fact that the Ijaws living in Iko community (which they corrupted to Ikoro), a community controlled by the Enogie of Obazuwa in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo state are lost and do not know their history.
“Let us make it very loud and clear to the settler Ijaws who vis-a-vis are customary tenants to the Oba of Benin Kingdom that there is no town or community in the Benin Kingdom called Ikoro in Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo State.
“And they should know also that they are not the only tribes that are settlers in that locality and for all we care, the IYC may be talking of a community that is situated in Bayelsa State acclaimed as a homogenous Ijaw State.
“The brains behind the pseudo IYC should be called to order immediately before they drag their kinsmen into an unwarranted circumstance, as far as the Iko Community issue is concerned.
“Ijaws should let it be known that they are settlers in the Benin Kingdom and our Great Oba of Benin Kingdom is the Overlord of all the lands in the Kingdom. And the fact that the Benin’s are accommodating should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness by these miscreants who hide under different aliases and groups to trigger crises that will end up consuming them.
“We have been stretched to the limit and it will be a matter of good judgment if they call themselves to order now before it is too late.
“They should also be informed that we are not contesting anything with them as regards their Ikoro. Our area of interest lies within our territory, Iko Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State where we have over the years accommodated them and other tribes as it is our nature to be good hosts.
The IYC should be reasonable enough now to change their steps in this macabre dance that they have inadvertently forced themselves into; for nobody has a monopoly of violence”.
In solidarity with its Ijaw brothers, an Ijaw group under the aegis of Izon-Ibe Dragnet has tackled the Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) over their comment on the Ikoro community recently alleging that there is nothing like the Ikoro Community in Edo State.
The Izon-Ibe Dragnet particularly warned the BSM not to see the peaceful disposition of the Ijaws of Edo, particularly the people of Ikoro and the entire Olodiama Kingdom as a sign of weakness, stressing that no one has the monopoly of violence.
This was contained in a rejoinder signed and issued to newsmen in Benin, the capital of Edo State by Bandua Itebete, Spokesman, Izon-Ibe Dragnet, a copy of which was sent made available to LEADERSHIP Weekend noted that Ikoro community as it were predates Obazuwa community.
“It is worthy to note that the Ijaw nation has never been conquered and hence our resolve to live in peace with our neigbours should not be seen as an act of weakness.
“However, we have keenly observed the activities of a group with the name” Benin Solidarity movement (BSM) ” and still wonder why such a group becomes the mouthpiece of the Benin speaking tribe which to us it’s not only unfortunate, it is very sardonic.
“It seems the said Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) is grossly deficient of history, if not they would have known that Ikoro Community predates Obazuwa Community and such cannot be called settlers.
“A little research on what transpired in the early ’80s between Ikoro Community and a now non -existent Ikoloke Community which shared boundary with Ikoro Community would certainly give the BSM a clearer picture of what they are about to plunge the people of Obazuwa Community into and hence get a little wisdom from it and apply brakes before it’s too late.
Efforts to get the Public Relation Officer of the Edo State Police Command SP Kontongs Bello to react on efforts to restore peace amidst the threat to peace were unsuccessful as calls placed to him were unanswered.
However, a source within the command confided to LEADERSHIP Weekend that the police authorities are monitoring the situation there and will ensure that law and order prevail in the affected communities.
[quote author=CatANDratTHEORY post=104739805]Reno Omokri, former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for visiting the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu in London.
President Buhari who embarked on a medical trip to the United Kingdom two weeks ago, visited Tinubu in London on Thursday.
The president’s media aide, Bashir Ahmad made this known via a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday night.
He wrote, “this evening in London, the United Kingdom, visited Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”.
Reacting, Reno, the socio-political activist said Buhari “is irresponsible”.
He argued that no president of any country would embark on such visit when his nation is facing several challenges.
on his verified Facebook page, Reno wrote “Is this what this agbaya should be doing? Visiting Tinubu in London when hunger is visiting Nigerians.
“When 250 children are still with bandits and kidnappers, including 89 Baptist Academy students? When resident doctored are on strike? When his party is in disarray over Buni?
“Buhari is irresponsible! I know of no other President in the world who will be busy paying social visits when his country is experiencing social unrest.
“What do we need this fellow for? Buhari is as useless to Nigeria as the p in psychology!”
Matrixlord2021: After being empowered by the British and given the Political power on a platter of Manipulation,in came the Jihadists in 2009. These first started as a struggle which eventually became political. The former president Good lick Jonathan never understood what was happening then. Until Bokoharam became a political tool in the hands of Terrorists and opposition party. Now that their helmsman is in charge of the country,they have totally bastardized and reduced the Nigerian Army to nitwits. After eliminating many patriot soldiers of other regions extraction and turning the army into a rag tag terror haven. There seems to be no more use for these terrorists again,so they have been absolved undercover into the Army. I tell you this is what is and has been happening. There is nothing like a repentant terrorist!! They can only lay down there arms on e their objectives have been achieved!!! Once their is no land to conquer again. This is why they are surrendering.
this one weak me this morning... whatever be their gave plan they shall not succeed.
Biafranboys: Kanu is a genius I give it to him and the people that he worked with to set up ESN. I know that he is not perfect and I criticize him if I need to, look for every action there is a reaction and this is the problem with the black man, they blame Nnamdi Kanu for setting up ESN to protect his people, but they forget one thing it was the marauders from the Sahel that started killing our mother's, brothers and sisters, oh you want Kanu to wait until we turn into Benue, you see them all shouting and speaking English online but can't even protect their own people
I salute the people that worked with Kanu to set up ESN, they are highly disciplined, these ones are not militants these are freedom fighters and this is a liberation movement, just look at what happened in my home state Enugu a few days ago, they killed my people and no governor is doing anything and you blame Kanu for setting ESN, chineke kpo gi oku, Ogun deal with you there, I won't be politically correct at all this is genocide and the world is doing nothing.
iwaeda: Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has lambasted critics of his principal, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who claim the President allegedly treats bandits with “softer hands” while being ruthless with separatists including Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho; as well as the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Adesina, in a piece on Friday titled, ‘See How They’re Being Sent To God To Answer For Their Crimes’, said the detractors of the current regime were only ignorant in their assertions.
The PUNCH reports that in the last few months, secessionist agitation has been loud in the Southern part of the country, championed mainly by Kanu and Igboho. The agitators cited perceived injustice in the allocation of resources and appointment into critical offices, insecurity, under-development, amongst reasons for wanting to leave the country.
Kanu, who was based in the United Kingdom, was recently hastily extradited from a foreign country. He has been detained in the custody of the Department of State Services and is facing terrorism-related charges before Justice Binta Nyako at a Federal High Court in Abuja.
On the other hand, the secret police raided Igboho’s Ibadan residence in July, killed two of his associates and arrested 12 of them. The DSS declared Igboho wanted after he narrowly escaped the raid. He was, however, intercepted at an airport in Benin Republic while he tried to catch a flight to Germany. The agitator has spent about three weeks in a Beninese custodial facility while the Nigerian Government has been pushing for his extradition.
Many Nigerians had lampooned the Buhari regime for allegedly sparing bandits and terrorists on the rampage in the northern part of the country while security forces clamp down on Igboho, Kanu and other separatists.
They had claimed separatists were peaceful people seeking exclusion from the Nigerian state because of perceived injustices but bandits and terrorists were bloodsuckers murdering innocent Nigerians, kidnapping students and raping young girls and women. The critics had claimed that the security forces should turn their heat away from separatists to bandits and terrorists that attacked Nigerian Air Force jets in Zamfara and Borno State recently.
Responding to critics of his principal in the piece, Adesina said separatists were not the only ones feeling the maddening heat of the government but bandits and terrorists were also being treated in the language they understand.
He wrote, “It amazes, even confounds, to hear some people say President Muhammadu Buhari should go after Boko Haram terrorists and bandits with the same gusto he has displayed against separatists in the country.
“Amazing and confounding because what the Buhari government does daily in the North-East, North-West, and North-Central parts of the country, where terrorists and bandits abound, is send them to God to answer for their crimes.
“President Buhari had ordered the security forces to crush all violent criminals and those sponsoring insurrection in the country, vowing that they would be treated “in the language they understand.” And it is happening without let or hindrance, without fear or favour.
“Why then do some people claim that certain troublers of the country are being treated with softer hands, than some others? This could be due to deliberate ignorance, mischief, or pure hatred. Those who keenly follow the war against insurgency and banditry in the northern part of the country, and who want to be honest, would admit that no quarter is being asked, and none is being given. Every effort is being made to extirpate the evil from our body polity.”
Adesina subsequently listed scores of military operations where hundreds of insurgents and bandits have been reportedly arrested or crushed.
“These are human beings, not banana suckers, who had sadly been misguided, mis-oriented, misdirected. Human beings, the crown of God’s creation. What else can society do, than to take them out, so that the decent majority can live in peace? Sad, very sad,” he stated.
“All over the country, terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, all types of criminals are being spoken to in the language they understand. And victory of good over evil is sure, inexorable. Yet some people say they see nothing that government is doing. Pitiable souls. Of all men most miserable.
“May God bless our troops. May He protect them, reward their labour of love. As for the cynics and septics, may God have mercy on them, open their eyes, and help them not to hate their own country any longer,” he concluded.
Survivingnaija: What does killing of defenceless farmers and non-Fulanis promote ? You should be more worried about the 10 communities being controlled by bandits in Kaduna than BBN. You should tell Buhari to ban open grazing, fight terrorism in the north first, those are more important than BBN.
bro leave the cow he thought it was a a cow affairs...mad cow everywere u go just like MTN.
Politics / Re: " I Am Sorry For Running Away" Ex Afghan President Begs His People by adeniyiemmanuel(m): 11:46pm On Sep 08, 2021 
Every woman falls in this category and they are very stupid for it 