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The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described incompetence, cluelessness and inconsistency as the hallmark of the Jonathan Administration, contrary to the futile attempt by presidential aide Doyin Okupe to pull the wool over the eyes of Nigerians through a pedestrian play on semantics.In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also slammed Okupe for seeking to blame the opposition for the failure of the Jonathan Administration to make a positive impact on the lives of Nigerians, saying the likes of Okupe, rather than the opposition, have contributed in no small measure to the Administration’s low esteem in the eyes of Nigerians.”There is no point rummaging through the dictionary to define incompetence, as Okupe has done in his rambling statement. All one needs to do to understand the meaning of incompetence is to look at the waffling Jonathan Administration.”Touting President Goodluck Jonathan’s impressive academic qualifications is also very cheap, as they have notproven to be an asset in the way and manner the President has steered the affairs of his Administration, especiallyhis articulation of his government’s policies and the projection of its ability. In any case, while a Doctorate Degreein any field is something to be celebrated, it is not a pre-requisite for being a good leader,” it said.ACN said the incompetence and cluelessness of the Jonahan Administration have resulted in the country being boggeddown by monumental corruption, unprecedented level of insecurity, policy flip-flops, absence of governance and downright lies that have estranged the citizens and erased their trust in government.”No Administration in our recent history has been more a hotbed of corruption than the Jonathan Administration, whetherit is the fuel subsidy scam or the police pension scam, just to mention two.Even when a feeble attempt is made to prosecutethose behind the scams, the majesty of the law is rubbished by incompetent prosecution that ensures that convicted personsget only a slap on the wrist. Under the Jonathan Administration, the more money you steal, the less punishment you receive!”Profligacy has also been the order of the day. If this government is not building a 2.2 billion naira banquet hall, it is spending 4 billion naira on the office building of the African First Ladies Peace Mission.The funds being wasted on thesewhite elephant projects would have been better spent on creating jobs for our youths, millions of whom are roaming thestreets daily in search of what to do to make ends meet,” the party said.On the road contracts awarded by the Jonathan Administration, it said the joke is on Okupe who, in saner climes, cannot be speaking for any government that is worth its salt.”There is nothing new about awarding contracts for road rehabilitation. What the public expect from Okupe is how many of the roads have been completed or are nearing completion. The contracts for most of the roads which Okupe listed in his statement have been awarded severally by previous PDP regimes, with nothing to show.Even Okupe has collected huge funds for road contracts that he later abandoned! How then can such contracts be celebrated, when all they do is put money in the pockets of party cronies?How can such a man like Okupe speak for any serious government, when he should have been dutifully prosecuted? Little wonderthe citizens have no trust in the Jonathan Administration?” ACN queried.The party said one area in which the Jonathan Administration’s incompetence is most glaring is the provision of security. While a security crisis of the scale perpetrated by Boko Haram may be unprecedented in our country, equally unfathomable is the government’s inability  to rise to the occasion, to such an extent that even the President admits that his administration has been infiltrated by Boko Haram members! Of course, there is also unprecedented cases of kidnapping and armed robbery, all of which have overwhelmed the clueless government.”Overall, a government that lies to its citizens by either saying it had been hailed for its anti-corruption effort by Transparency International when that is not the case, or giving an exaggerated amount of electricity that has been generated cannot get much respect from the people.A government that sends conflicting signals to foreign investors, in particular over whether or not the power contract awarded to Canadian firm Manitoba has been cancelled, cannot and should not be trusted.”The Jonathan Administration should address the issue of trust, chase away those among its officials who lack credibility because of their past deeds and begin to take governance very seriously. Then, and only then, will it not have to worry about what label an imaginary opposition is putting on the government,” ACN said.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/acn-replies-okupe-says-incompetence-is-the-hallmark-of-jonathan-administration/

The amazing thing is how our resources are been plundered without mercy. Be it in the name of the office of the first lady or Abuja heavens gate. It all scam as far as am concerned but assuming its true then it shows the highest epitome of wasteful and reckless spending by a wicked government. Nigeria remains a big joke.

Abuja’s N7.5 billion gate

 0  February 5, 2013 | 4:00 amEditorialOUR hypocritical senators showed their anger at N4 billion allocated to the construction of an office for the First Lady in the 2013 budget. We should applaud their concerns about probity. Should we?Everyone knows the First Lady�fs office is one of the illegalities of our times. Were the Federal Capital Territory officials, who wanted the expenditure unaware that budgets were allocated to bodies laws recognised? Did the Senate express any anger at the FCT officials, who made this illegal entry in its budget? Was it enough to rant about the illegality?Anyone who knows the Senate would wonder why the sudden display of efforts at saving public funds. What the Senate considered scandalous was the sum, N4 billion, not the act, the fact that some people tried to foist the illegality.It may, perhaps, not be out of place if the Senate allocates funds to the project, a personal enterprise of the President�fs wife. Since its argument was that the FCT proposal was too much, it might allocate N2 billion. It must be spelt out that the issue is the illegality of the allocation, not how much was allocated.FCT�fs infrastructure is decaying. Neighbouring villages do not have basic amenities, yet all that FCT officials are thinking about is illegal appropriation of N4 billion, more money than the Federal Government allocated to each of its brand new universities as take-off fund. A very unproductive FCT also indulges in bogus projects like a N7.5 billion city gate.The Senate saw no scandal in the proposed city gate. It expressed no anger and would have no qualms passing it. What has Abuja lost in the years that it did not have a city gate of the type it administrators now want? No senator sees the impact N7.5 billion can make on the lives of ordinary Nigerians. How would a city gate improve lives in Abuja? Who would it benefit except its contract-minded promoters? What would be the return on the investment?Why would the Senate encourage the circle of wastes written all over Abuja? It would most likely borrow the money that would be wasted on the gate. A few years hence, budgets of similar figures would be required to renovate the gate, or to construct a more befitting gate for a city decaying in a manner that was never associated with it.Suggestions that FCT�fs budget should be approved are the type of insult that makes Nigerians wonder if their legislators are in the same Nigeria, where diseases, hunger, insecurity, unemployment are ravaging the people.Abuja does not need a city gate just as people should stop scandalising the First Lady.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/abujas-n7-5-billion-gate/

April 2013 is fast approaching, wondering whether there I still hope.

This petition if true started with a few disgruntled fellows here on nairaland. I wonder what's the motive of the so called petitioners. They want to create the impression of dis containment which does not exist in the Army. Some incompetent Generals don't want to go back to their villages and look for something to do with their lives rather than conniving politicians to create false impressions to gullible Nigerians. Though this will not have any effects or whatsoever. My advice to the mischief planners is to leave our army alone, the present chief is doing a very good job. He is the best thing that happened to the army in recent times.

Joey82: I aint saying the generals will stop taking orders from the chief.
but there's a possibility the aggrieved ones grudgingly take orders.
yes there is still discipline in spite of the politics but where does it stem form; from loyalty
and u are well lying if u say tribe does not influence such politics.
if there were so much discipline as u claim y are senior officers complaining.
in a typical military setting, this is mutiny already

Even in Academy junior cadets are allowed to grumble and even soldiers grumble sometimes against officers. Grumbling so therefore is an old tradition in the Army. But when you voice out or act it then becomes an offence. So far so good no group officers or men as far as we know have voiced or acted the way this publication on nairaland is portraying. And mind you guys once you are retired you can grumble but you won't have commanding power because officers and men would cease to be under you. And like the disgruntled fellows are likely retired and discharged. Also your God sons and fathers in the Army may not necessarily be your tribesmen.

Joey82: u seem not to understand what is brewing.
that article at op was not really meant for public consumption but for the advent of info tech, it got out.
these military guys live by the gun and they need not manipulate the public to feel right,
the question we should be asking ourselves is what backing does ihejirika have in the army to contain any kind of mutiny.
the military is still over populated with northern and western elements.
its not just abt promoting undeserved officers to more senior ranks.
its abt also recruiting well enof to have the backing.
in the end loyalty is what is more important and he seem to be loosing it

I want to believe that you are not informed well enough on how the army command structure works otherwise the issue of loyality would not come up, are you saying the genarals will stop taking orders from the chief or the soldier will not take orders from his guard commander. There is still discipline in our Army irrespective of the 'military politics' for trust (something more than loyality). The chief as a leader puts his trusted collegues in sensitive positions and their tribes does not influence such positions. Some of us are privilaged to know reasons for such appointments and basically its not ethnicity.

Joey82: u guyz supporting ihejirika do not seem to understand how the military operates.
the military is not a civil ministry so quit the comparisms.
there is nothing as important to a soldier as loyalty.
when high ranking officers, generals for that matter start questioning the authenticity of a leaders action, then there is problem.
and the report imho is not biased especially giving the reasons as stated by the report.
COAS can be biased in his promotions but he's got to apply diplomacy and he should also know that it will take time for igbo officers to catch up with their northern and western counterparts since the numbers of the later is by far higher in the rankings.
i just pray mutiny isnt brewing already

If you are part of the system then you should tell me if any Chief has done better than Ihejerika in recent times. Sincerely the write up is a hoax, there is no tension to with respect to this write up. Officers may grumble due to high corruption among the politicians but not because of promotions and postings of some particular officers that deserve it, there ethnicity not withstanding.

Politicians and ethnic bigots should leave our army alone. The so called mutineering plans does not exist in the army I know. The present Chief is one blessed fellow and has continued to act so in his leadership, most officers and men can attest that the army is better in terms of welfare, professionalism and less political. The write up just shows fairness in the promotions and postings in the army presently, the former practices is what would have led to mutiny as promotions and postings were for only God sons. These days you have to work for it. Meanwhile the writer did not give details of all promotions and postings, he chose just to show the Ibo officers alone but if its in terms of numbers and juicy posting, the northerners and the westners still carry the day.

Tonionyeka: Guy please stay away from the most improved state in the country.

Sorry are you on the payroll of the state government. They have failed seriously, so hide your face in shame. A word is enough for the wise.

Akpan107: ok Sir! You actually want the war against terrorism be reserved still next time...

This cease fire apart from trying to achieve real peace will help the relevant agencies to gather intelligence and identify the real BH assuming there is a breakdown of the truce. War though is no good when there is an opportunity for peace. The US in some cases are in constant negotiation with Alqaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan to achieve their aim and strategic interest. So is the truce to the interest of Nigeria and our security forces? The answer is a big YES.

gramci: No to cease fire, they should be crushed!

There is no alternative to peace no matter how little. Peace needs a chance and as such the cease fire on the round table should be adhered to even if we can defeat boko haram. This saves time, then men and equipment. Likewise it is also good for the image and economy of our great nation.

There is no need to encourage the building of futher shopping malls/market when the bedrock of development of any society is in complete shambles. For those that are close to this governor, they need to advice him properly for his great state has no future. God to the below thread and tell if any shopping mall is needed to be built with state funds. www.nairaland.com/1173644/horrible-state-public-schools-anambra

Visionless and blind leader who has refused to invest on education and leaders of tomorrow. He deserves to be cursed.

This is actually horrible to exist in the south eastern part of nigeria. The government is a total failure. Something needs to be done and very fast. Nobody needs to come and defend the foolish man in power in that state. He is definitely not doing his job.

Its a pity what the so called Ibos are doing on this thread. They should bury their heads in shame and shut up. Is this how they plan to lead Nigeria or their biafra. Its very clear that Ibos are not one people and can never be one. We are watching closely.

Some of us that knew Daba from military school to ACA till date can attest that he was gentleman, a devouted muslim and a team leader. The Nigerian Navy, Armed forces and the nation have lost a rare gem. May the Almighty grant him eternal rest. For the family, gentlemen Officers and exboys on this forum I condole with you guys. Also remember that this is public forum, so don't come here to expose your ignorance, thats just an advice for the officers and exboys on this forum.

Misplaced priorities by a wasteful government. I believe every Nigerian deserves the blame not just our leaders. My reason is that nobody cares to ask questions. The solution to our general problems begin when we start asking questions.

For anyone to come to this forum and talk about our military, I will advice the person to first enlist into the Nigerian military. In terms of basic military training, you can only compare Nigeria with Ukraine, Pakistan and India. That I score Nigeria 90%. In terms of equipment, we are just like any third world country as we use less precise hardware but what we have is still very effective. In terms of discipline, we can be scored 90% even above the western armies. Though a far cry from what was obtainable in the earlier days of our army. The whole world is failing in terms of discipline because of 'foolish' freedom. That's why its legal for American and western forces to be allowed to have sex with animals when on foreign mission and nobody terms that indiscipline. The only bad thing killing our army is politics and politicians infiltration, even religion has not been able to divide our army like it has done to our civil society.

The Biafra war has ended long ago but the war of deceit is still on. An average igbo man believes the Biafran war was for self defence while the rest of Nigeria apart from the present south south knew it was an oil/economic war. The people of the present day south south were deceived into believing that they were been freed from domination of the Igbos. The simple truth is that the war was prosecuted out of greed to starve people of their resources and use it to develop other parts of Nigeria excluding the owners of the resources. Look at Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria today then Porthacourt or Calabar, it is evident that the deceit is still on. For the Igbos they realised very late that it was all about oil otherwise the war would have not ended the way it did.

So many mixed reports on the people of
Bakassi. Since Bakassi has been ceded to
Cameroun, why are the people there being
moved to Nigeria? Is it s crime for Efiks (or
whatever they are) to be in Nigeria and
Cameroun? There are millions of Yoruba in
Benin and Togo, who are not Nigerians, and
there are millions of Hausas in Niger, Cameroun
and Chad who are not Nigerians. There are
Kanuris in Nigeria and Chad, and there are
Fulanis all over West Africa. So, why are the
people of Bakassi being removed to Nigeria?
This is the part of the agreement that puzzles
me. I think the Bakassi deal is not "ceding" but
"gift" of land. Nigerian government is 'dashing' Cameroun land
that has oil, and the people must be removed.
To me, this is the area that needs to be
addressed. What a blow,

By FINTAN IBEGWAM
THE Federal government yesterday sealed
Nigeria’s hope of recovering the Bakassi
Peninsula, by saying that the government will
not appeal the International Court of Justice,
(ICJ) judgment of 2002 ceding the Peninsula to
Cameroon.
The Minister of Justice in a long statement
released last night said that after consultation
with experts, the government decided not to
pursue the review of the case stating that it will
be more damaging to the country diplomatically
if she failed in her quest.
Adoke’s release entitled, statement of Bakassi
stated that:
It will be recalled that on 10th October 2002, the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered
judgment in Land and Maritime Boundary
between Cameroon and Nigeria, which covers
about 2000 kilometres extending from Lake
Chad to the Sea.
It will also be recalled that before the judgment
was delivered, President Olusegun Obasanjo,
GCFR of Nigeria and President Paul Biya of the
Republic of Cameroon gave their respective
undertaking to the international community to
abide by the judgment of the Court.
The commitment and undertakings given by
both Heads of Government were confirmed by
the establishment of the Cameroon-Nigeria
Mixed Commission (CNMC) pursuant to the Joint
Communiqué adopted at a Summit Meeting on
15 November 2002 in Geneva. The CNMC is
composed of the representatives of Cameroon,
Nigeria and the United Nations and is chaired by
the Special Representative of the United Nations
Secretary General for West Africa.
The CNMC has held 29 Sessions since its
inception and has peacefully, amicably and
successfully:
(a) Brought Cameroon and Nigeria back to
negotiation table;
(b) Supervised the handing over of 33 ceded
villages to Cameroon and 1 to Nigeria in
December, 2003 and received 3 settlements and
territory in Adamawa and Borno States Sectors
from Cameroon in 2004;
(c) Initiated the Enugu-Abakiliki-Mamfe-
Mutengene Road project as part of the
confidence building measures between the two
countries;
(d) Supervised peaceful withdrawal of Civil
Administration, Military and Police Forces and
transfer of authority in the Bakassi Peninsula by
Nigeria to Cameroon in 2008 in line with the
modalities contained in the Greentree
Agreement signed by Cameroon and Nigeria in
2006 which the United Nations, Germany, USA,
France, UK and Northern Ireland witnessed; and
(e) Commenced the emplacement of boundary
beacons/pillars along the land boundary and
initiated final mapping of the whole stretch of
the boundary. It is instructive to note that about
1800 kilometres of the boundary have so far
been assessed for Pillar Emplacement leaving
only about 220 km to complete the assessment
of the entire boundary.
The Greentree Agreement was also signed by H.
E. Paul Biya, and President President Olusegun
Obasanjo GCFR, on 12 June, 2006, in Long
Island, Greentree, New York, USA; reaffirming
their willingness to peacefully implement the
judgment of the ICJ.
The Agreement contains the modalities for
withdrawal and transfer of authority in the
Bakassi Peninsula by Nigeria to Cameroon in
pursuance of the ICJ Judgment.
The Follow-Up Committee comprising
representatives of Nigeria and Cameroon was
established to monitor the implementation of
the Agreement and settle any dispute regarding
the interpretation and implementation of the
Agreement. Nigeria handed over the Bakassi
Peninsula to Cameroon in 2008.
The Statute of the International Court of Justice
provides that the Judgment of the Court is final
and without appeal. However, following the
Resolutions of both Houses of the National
Assembly calling on the Executive to take steps
to apply for a review of the judgment, His
Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
GCFR called a Stakeholders meeting comprising
the leadership of the National Assembly, the
Governors of Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States,
the Members of the National Assembly from
both States, the Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, the Honourable Attorney General
of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Director General, National Boundary
Commission to review the situation.
The Stakeholders Meeting after due deliberations
constituted a Committee comprising of the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
the Attorney General of the Federation, the
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director
General, National Boundary Commission and
Members of the National Assembly namely:
Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN, CON, Hon. Dr.
Ali Ahmed and Hon Nnena Ukaje to examine all
the issues in contention and available options for
Nigeria including, but not limited to the
application for review of the ICJ Judgment,
appropriate political and diplomatic solutions.
Although the judgment of the ICJ is final and not
subject to appeal, the ICJ Statute provides for
circumstances under which its judgment can be
reviewed. The relevant provisions are:
(a) Article 61 (1) which provides that the Court
can review its judgment upon the discovery of
some fact of such a nature as to be a decisive
factor, which fact was, when the judgment was
given, unknown to the court and also to the
party claiming revision, always provided that
such ignorance was due not to negligence;
(b) Article 61 (4) which stipulates that
application for revision must be made at least
within six months of the discovery of the new
fact, and
(c) Article 61(5), provides that no application for
revision may be made after the lapse of ten
years from the date of the judgment.
The implication of the above provisions of the
ICJ Statute is that a case for revision of the
judgment of the court can only be successful if:
(a) The application for revision is based on the
discovery of a new fact;
(b) The fact must have existed prior to the
delivery of the judgment;
(c) The newly discovered fact must be of a
decisive nature; and
(d) The party seeking revision (Nigeria) and the
Court, must not have known of the fact at the
time of the delivery of the judgment.
The Committee proceeded to examine the case
for revision against the requirements of Article
61 of the ICJ Statute and was constrained to
observe from the oral presentations made to it
by the proponents of the revision that the strict
requirements of Article 61 could not be satisfied.
This is because their presentation was unable to
show that Nigeria has discovered a decisive fact
that was unknown to her before the ICJ
judgment, which is capable of swaying the Court
to decide in its favour.
This is more so as most of the issues canvassed
in support of the case for a revision of the ICJ
judgment had been canvassed and pronounced
upon by the ICJ in its 2002 judgment.
The Federal Government also retained a firm of
international Legal Practitioners to advice on the
merits and demerits of the case for revision.
The firm after considering all the materials that
were placed at its disposal against the
requirements of Article 61 of the ICJ Statute
came to the reasoned conclusion that “an
application for a review is virtually bound to fail“
and that “a failed application will be
diplomatically damaging to Nigeria”.
In view of the foregoing, the Federal
Government is of the informed view that with
less than two days to the period when the
revision will be statute barred (9th October,
2012), it would be impossible for Nigeria to
satisfy the requirements of Articles 61(1) -(5) of
the ICJ Statute. Government has therefore
decided that it will not be in the national interest
to apply for revision of the 2002 ICJ Judgment in
respect of the Land and Maritime Boundary
between Cameroon and Nigeria.
Government is however concerned about the
plight of Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula
and the allegations of human rights abuses
being perpetrated against Nigerians in the
Peninsula and is determined to engage
Cameroon within the framework of the existing
implementation mechanisms agreed to by
Nigeria and Cameroon in order to protect the
rights and livelihoods of Nigerians living in the
Peninsula.
Nigeria will also not relent in seeking appropriate
remedies provided by international law such as
the invocation of the compulsory jurisdiction of
the ICJ; Petitioning the United Nations Human
Rights Council and good offices of the United
Nations Secretary General which has played
pivotal role in ensuring the peaceful
demarcation and delimitation of the boundary
between the two countries and other confidence
building measures and calls on the United
Nations to continue to provide assistance to the
affected populations.
Finally the Federal Government wishes to assure
all Nigerians especially the people living in the
Bakassi Peninsula of its determination to explore
all avenues necessary to protect their interests
including but not limited to negotiations aimed
at buying back the territory, if feasible, the
convening of bilateral meeting of the Heads of
State and Government to ensure protection and
development of the affected population.
In the meantime, we call on all well meaning
Nigerians in the Bakassi peninsula to be law
abiding and to allow the various initiatives being
undertaken by the Federal Government to bear
fruitful result

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZeELnOiHAw&feature=related
This is for those trying to cover up history, biafrans fought a war of self defence against a lager interest which is the British. The British had the resources of the then Biafra as their strategic interest and backed the then Nigerian government to achieve it. More small arms rounds were used in biafra war than the second world war. That explains the extent of atrocities committed against biafrans. It is left for the actors to apologize for the atrocities they committed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZeELnOiHAw&feature=related
This is just a brief story of the genocide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZeELnOiHAw&feature=related
This is the story, watch and judge by yourself for all those ranting rubbish.

[quote author=killayut][/quote]I laugh in ijaw language. Ant challenging elephant. I wonder what ijaws would do to Ndigbo when they couldn't stand the urohbos and itsekiris. Bunch of ogogoro drunkards. Infact talk is cheap.

I can see from this thread that ijaw the smallest ethnic group in the south south geopolitical zone are now claiming the fourth largest in Nigeria. Wonders shall never end. So ijaw now has more population than edo, effik, ibibio, urohbo,itsekiri,ikwere, ogoni etc. Is it because GEJ is the president ? These people should shut their small mouth because they are still minority in the south south talk less of Nigeria. Gaskiya

General Buhari, I have taken two days to read this piece of our national history. Its quite amazing the exposure and knowledge I got. please keep it up and God continue to bless you.

Desola: so what has Gulak done but to state the obvious? If the court of appeal have ruled that the said people be reinstated then not doing so would make Rochas in contempt of court and due process for his removal (if that is the punishment) should proceed. Bringing Salami into this is of bad taste. If the court of law have said that Salami should be reinstated then he should but that does not seem to be the case here.

Okoros would always try to feel funky even when they are clearly wrong. Sheesh!

The PDP is trying to destabilize the state that's what this is all about. Nothing more nothing less. Its just an issue of coming with equity with clean hands. Rochas is trying in imo state with all sincerity though far from being perfect because he is human but better than most PDP leaders. Imo people didn't make mistake electing him from what we have seen so far. Let them leave the man alone.

First of all the said election that brought the so called LGA chairmen was stopped by a court of competent jurisdiction but the then lawless pdp government ignored the court order and went ahead to do a kangaroo election appointing these set of criminals. They never won any elections in the first place because the people of imo state never voted them. PDP is just having a dose of their own pill and should please leave imo state alone. We want to take our destiny in our hands.