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mbatuku2:
It's an ACN state, I think ACN is in control. Most of the motor touts supported ACN. I might be wrong tho.

na

forget ACN, they are doing well

it is tinubu i am more concerned about and the touts he follows

in lagos the touts are less than 5 % of the population thus it means the touts do not hold any political weight

mbatuku2:
Lol @ title

i know

but who is in control in lagos is it

1.) tinubu

2.) fashola the governor

or 3.) the motor park tout
it is really confusing i mean an agegro has an hummer jeep as a car SHOCKING

was this not the same man that was in the bbc documentry ( welcome to lagos part 2) this tout has power o

N7.4b Probe: NURTW Crisis Deepens, Olohunwa Seeks Tinubu’s Assistance. PM NEWS

The crisis in the Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has worsened within the past weeks with its Chairman, Rafiu Olohunwa, now torn between resigning and resolving amicably the problems that have engulfed the union.

While the union has been polarised with the factions battling for supremacy, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is now probing the leadership over allegation of misappropriation of NURTW funds running into billions of millions of naira. Sources said the amount is up to N7.4 billion.

The embattled chairman, learnt, has met several leaders in the state including the Commissioner for the Environment, Muiz Banire, and monarchs such as Oba Akiolu, Elegushi and Oniru, to help him plead with the former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to help him save his job.

But the former governor has said he is not going back on his instruction that Olohunwa should resign as the state chairman of the union in the wake of the violent clashes between members of the union in the state.

A meeting summoned between Olohunwa and the Treasurer of the Union, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo by Banire yesterday to seek amicable resolution to the crisis ended in stalemate as members of the executive council maintained they wanted Olohunwa removed from office.

They were said to have accused Olohunwa of several allegations including that he was not an original member of the union, making it impossible for the meeting at Isaac John to hold.

Though no official of the union has been arrested over the corruption allegation, it was learnt that last week, that Olohunwa was invited by the ICPC to answer questions relating to the allegations.

Olohunwa, who was said to have returned from the ICPC office on Friday, quickly invited officials of the union in the state to an emergency meeting. However, the meeting was disrupted mid-way by another faction of the union, which Olohunwa alleged was loyal to Oluomo who is also the head of the union in Oshodi area of the state.

This resulted in a fracas between the two factions with the group loyal to the chairman allegedly threatening to attack MC Oluomo who had to call on former governor Tinubu to mediate in the crisis.

P.M.NEWS learnt that while Oluomo was with the former governor, who wanted to mediate in the crisis at the weekend, Olohunwa allegedly came to Tinubu’s Bourdillon, Ikoyi residence with his faction and attacked Oluomo.

Though no one died in the attack, several victims sustained injuries.

The incident infuriated Tinubu, who had to break a meeting he was holding with the state legislators and asked Olohunwa to resign since his actions had shown that he has not been able to manage the union effectively.

Efforts by P.M.NEWS to speak with Olohunwa and Musiliu on the issue proved abortive as both of them refused to pick our calls.

A text message sent to Musiliu to clarify issues was also rebuffed.

Though a team of the national executives arrived this morning from Abuja to probe the allegations levelled against the leadership of the union, they could not sit for fear of being attacked by a faction loyal to one of the officials.

As at the time of filing this report, there was tension at the Ojo-Oba, Abule-Egba secretariat of the union where the national executive was scheduled to meet.

—Eromosele Ebhomele & Dedeigbo Ayodeji

sources :- PM new
https://www.saharareporters.com/sites/default/files/photo_images/May/Nurtw.jpg?1304991899

[quote author=*Ileke-IdI link=topic=664124.msg8294983#msg8294983 date=1305060716]Igbo's dislike for Yoruba ppl will always be their downfall. Wharra shame 

Keep hating on Yoruba ppl, so fair it has not led you anywhere.

Just pray that the feeling does not become mutual in Lagos.[/quote]gbamm ileke idi i love ur post today

the feeling will soon become mutaul u watch

ezeuche nameske

u have started again with is ur rubbish self defenting post

lets wait till he actually betray the ndigbo well well

speaker seat is nothing wait till port harcount and river niger dream ends then that is betrayal

u igbos that voted for jonathan have seen nothing yet

RoadStar:
It is unfortunate that the governor of a state that produced Nationalists like Zik,Ekwueme and Anyaoku resorts to ethnic bigotry.
Dora has just blacklisted herself in that state.

Even if it works in other places in Nigeria, but certainly not here.

true that

Pataki:
Dora - From grace to disgrace!

Such a pathetic shame.

u can say that again

SMH see bigotry

otokx:
The man never enter e don dey talk

what about the issues he raised

no wonder she wanted to be a senetor so she can be the senate persident

SMH ego

oyb:

can u imagine

anyone who plays ethnic politics will surly lose

well that is the case of dora

this dora and her brothers in APGA are ethnic bigots

In his first post-election interview, senator-elect and former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige described the negative campaign waged against him by the trio of Gov. Peter Obi, Mrs. Dora Akunyili and APGA chairman, Mr. Victor Umeh as vicious and hypocritical. Dr. Ngige took exception at the attempt by Gov. Obi and Dora Akunyili to paint his party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as a Yoruba party.




“That was the level of pettiness the APGA people descended to,” [size=14pt]Dr. Ngige said in an exclusive interview with www.Nigerianewsday.com. “Can you imagine a former Minister for Information who claimed to have “rebranded” Nigeria as a country of “good people and great nation” engaging in tribal politics? They fanned the embers of tribal and religious politics thinking that the people would be taken in by these sentiments. APGA, which they call Igbo party, has no structure in the neighboring Enugu, Ebonyi and Abia states.”[/size]

Dr. Ngige went on to say that, “They have no single seat in the out-going Houses of Assembly in those states, but ACN, which they tag “Yoruba Party,” has members in the Houses of Assembly in Plateau, Adamawa, Edo and even Jigawa states. So how could Peter Obi and Dora Akunyili (a Minister in charge of “rebranding” Nigeria) tag ACN a “Yoruba party”? Don’t forget that the ACN that is in power in Lagos State appointed an Igbo man from Anambra State (Ben Akabueze) as its Commissioner for Economic Development.  Peter Obi, who is in the forefront of this cheap campaign, has 95% of his businesses located in Lagos and made all his money as a “Lagos-based” business tycoon. The billions of naira he claimed to have made as a businessman were substantially made in Lagos, the heartland of Yorubaland. So to answer your question, ACN is not a Yoruba party.  It is a party for “doers” and “performers.” Today, the party has secured more seats in Anambra, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Taraba, Jigawa and Cross River States in the legislative elections.”

Dr. Ngige described the senatorial contest experience as that of a lone wrester fighting three opponents at once. According to Dr. Ngige, Mrs. Akunyili was backed by Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra State and APGA Chairman Mr. Victor Umeh both of whom hailed from the same town as Mrs. Akunyili.

“The senatorial contest was like a wrestling match where one wrestler was facing a tag team of three other wrestlers,” Dr. Ngige told Nigeria Newsday. “As one of the three got tired, another was tagged to come into the ring and continue the fight, while the others rested, and it went on like that.  As the fight progressed the three were simultaneously fighting the lone opponent who stood like a rock of Gibraltar unscathed. That was the scenario in the senatorial contest. It was by the Grace of God and the wisdom of our people, that I, the lone wrestler, got the energy and strength to withstand the rampaging and vicious tag team of Peter Obi, Dora Akunyili and Victor Umeh.”

Dr. Ngige accused Gov. Peter Obi of engaging in negative campaign. He particularly frowned at Gov. Obi’s attempt to label Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, as a Yoruba party.

The sudden pumping in of money into the race by Gov. Peter Obi received the greatest condemnation of Dr. Ngige. “The amount of money the Anambra State government deployed in the Anambra central senatorial race just to humiliate me in the election was enough to settle the salary and wages of judiciary and health workers whose industrial actions had led to the closure of Anambra state courts and the state’s hospitals and maternities for more than three months.”

Dr. Ngige described his legislative interest as in the areas of “war against corruption, electoral reforms, administration of justice and job creation.” For his constituency, he hoped to ensure that long taunted federal projects like the Oji River power station, second Niger Bridge, the rehabilitation of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway amongst others, finally received the funding needed to accomplish them. He also wants to work on the creation of another state in the South-East zone to achieve equity and justice and the inclusion of Anambra State on the list of oil producing states on account of the large oil deposits in the Omambala River basin of Anambra State.

In all, Dr. Ngige gave the election an average mark. “I will rate the election as 50% successful. There is still lots of work to be done to reform the electoral process. The rigging structure of the previous regime in INEC is still in place, and as long as the undesirable elements of that regime remain in the system, the mission of the present management to enthrone free and fair election in Nigeria will remain a pipe dream.”

For the full interview, please visit: http://nigerianewsday.com/menu/columns/guest-of-the-week/169-obi-and-dora-tag-acn-qyoruba-partyq

Thursday, April 28, the Ndigbo Ethics Revival Forum (NEREF), in collaboration with the Ndigbo Lagos Organisation, played host to their countrymen at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) during the public presentation of an Audio Project on Igbo Character and Value. The ceremony was basically planned to address the moral and ethical values of Ndigbos. Probably with deliberate intention to promote culture, all the speakers that mounted the podium for the first two hours addressed the audience in almost undiluted Igbo language.
In a paper presented by Dr. Zimako O. Zimako of NEREF, he claimed that what took the Igbo to the height of its glory in every sphere of life was because the government of that period encouraged the citizens and the citizens also encouraged one another to explore, release and expand their creative energies to the limits within the labyrinth of core Igbo values. According to him, NEREF was using the forum to establish that the Igbo should henceforth focus its attention on some negative traits that cast the Igbo man in bad light. “Top on the agenda is the negative influence of money in Igbo affairs. Presently, money is elevated over and above integrity and character. This poses a serious challenge to very cherished Igbo ethics and values with the result that the action or inaction of an Igbo person is either defined or said to be dictated by monetary considerations. This certainly is not good for our collective image,” Zimako said.
NEREF also frowned at certain ethics that have made many Igbo stay away from their root. “Many wealthy and progressive Igbo feel safer outside Igbo land. It has never happened in the history of Igbo nation. This is because of the security situation in Igbo land. The traditional wedding of Igbo daughters are today held in Birnin Kebbi, Sabongeri, Ogbomosho and Akowonjo instead of holding same in Igbo land.”
He also addressed the fear of Igbo language going into extinction in another eighty years as predicted by Igbo experts if care is not taken.
Part of the agenda of NEREF, according to Zimako, is to arouse the consciousness of Igbo for the urgent need to reclaim their cherished values and redeem their image.
In his keynote address titled, Thoughts on Igbo Character and Values, Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Pastor Ben Akabueze, said the Igbo have jettisoned its core value over the years, blaming greed, opportunism, falsehood and ostentation as major antics that seem to have increasingly characterised the modern Igbo. “Materialism is cankerworm that is eating away all that is good in the Igbo value system. Traditionally, the Igbo put a premium on knowledge and competence but today the stereotypical Igbo man is a wealthy illiterate. Secondary school enrolment among [size=13pt]Igbo boys continues to fall as they drop out of school in pursuit of money[/size]. Neither the Igbo state governments nor non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Igbo land appear to be seriously advocating and/or enforcing even the mandatory basic education of nine years of schooling (covering primary and middle schools). Today, we worry about the lack of jobs for university graduates in Igbo land but I dread the day in future when there will be jobs but not enough qualified persons to take up the jobs. To some, such a day might seem distant but just ponder for a moment what could happen when Nigeria fixes its electricity power problem and it became possible to resuscitate most of the abandoned factories all over Igbo land. Imagine what could happen if we were suddenly blessed with visionary state governors all over Igbo land, who can understand that kidnapping is a scourge that needs to be vigorously confronted with their so-called ‘security votes’ rather than wait for the federal government to do so; governors who can inspire the people to channel their enormous resources and enterprise into building a virile economy in the south-east.”
The fantastic, eloquent and charismatic presentation of the commissioner, which erupted like a volcano in the scotching afternoon, made virtually all the guests, predominantly Igbo, who had been full of excitements, exchanging brilliant greetings and blowing their traditional dialects, to suddenly calm down to reason together, judging by their countenance.
Akabueze recalled that in traditional Igbo society, people’s source of wealth was questioned and those who acquired wealth by dubious means were ostracised. “But today, whenever a list of Nigerians caught in drug trafficking and ‘419’ (fraud), you can bet that Igbo young men will predominate. This is because the Igbo society no longer questions anyone’s source of wealth. Indeed, even when it is public knowledge that the wealth was dubiously acquired it no longer matters. I will not be surprised if law enforcement agencies have probably begun some kind of racial profiling of Igbo youth. Together, the Igbo nation must rise and fight this degeneracy. Some years ago, the Aka Ikenga initiated a campaign tagged ‘mma nwoke di n’ubulu ya; obughi n’akpa ya’ (a man’s goodness derives from his brain power, not the content of his pocket). Unfortunately, this laudable campaign did not gain sufficient traction,” he said.
Political organisation in traditional Igbo society, according to Akabueze, was based on communities devoid of kings or governing chiefs. He however observed that apart from towns like Onitsha, which had kings called Obis, as well as Nri and Arochukwu, which had priest-kings called Ezes, governance of Igbo villages was generally by an assembly of the common people.
“The attempt by the colonial masters to introduce traditional rulers in Igbo land was finally exacerbated in the 1970s, when the Nigerian government decreed a chieftaincy institution for every community in the country. The effect of this in Igbo land has been generally devastating. In Anambra State, for instance, I cannot think of any community that has not been at some point embroiled in conflict arising from the choice of traditional rulers. Indeed, many communities became so polarised over this mattser that the communal development effort, which characterised the post-civil-war Igbo land could to be sustained. To worsen matters, the Igbo gradually exported the alien practice of traditional rulers to places outside Igbo land with sizable Igbo residents. The result is that today we have Eze Ndigbo (Igbo kings) almost on a street-by-street basis in Lagos and other major cities in Nigeria, and even in countries like the USA. In each of these locations, the choice of these Ndi Ezes spurns endless conflicts,” said Akabueze.
He also claimed that in traditional Igbo society, there were title-holders (Ndi Ozo and Ndi Nze) who in effect enjoyed a higher social status and that their membership was highly exclusive and based on a combination of material accomplishments, gallantry, sanity and integrity. Today, according to him, only material accomplishment seems to count.
“Traditional title-holders were forbidden to lie, cheat, covet a neighbour’s property, commit any crime/abomination and were required to carry selves with dignity (including not climbing a tree). I ask you to take a look at the generality of so-called title-holders today. The Igbo nation must sanitise the subjects of traditional rulership and traditional titles in Igbo land and save itself from further ridicule and confusion. This might also require legislative action.”
In his further assessment of the tradition, Akabueze said traditional Igbo society promoted gender-stereotypes. Boys were groomed to be bold, courageous, audacious and fearless while girls were raised to be soft, subservient and gentle. However, he noticed that patriarchal society male children were considered superior to their female counter-parts.
“Ironically, however, traditional Igbo society was more gender-sensitive than the trend now. There was due cognizance of the females’ natural roles of wifehood and motherhood. Hence, the very physically tasking jobs were reserved for the males. Women were considered Oriakus (enjoyer of the husband’s wealth). It was largely system that recognised gender peculiarities, without necessarily seeking to oppress the women. It is no wonder that the Igbos did not have much difficulty in embracing girl-child education, which remains a challenge in some ethnic groups even till today. As a matter of fact, in some parts of Igbo land there are more girls in secondary school than boys. The Igbo man was groomed to accept his god-assigned responsibility to provide for his wife and children. It is not an accident that the Igbo generally has the most stable marriage among Nigeria’s ethnic groups. It is futile to seek to completely obliterate gender differentiations in the name of modernity.”
Akabueze declared that there is a need for the Igbo to embark on a journey of self-rediscovery; to return to the best of their cultural heritage, while also abandoning the undesirable elements of that heritage.
“[size=13pt]Some of the traditional religious practices make no sense, the shameful practices at the infamous ‘Okija Shrine’ being a case in point.[/size]
One of the outstanding sessions of the programme was the breaking of kolanut. This turned out to be a great feast as the royal fathers, elders and chiefs that were in attendance were thrown into performing traditional rites on the kolanut before the members of the high table and the general audience were offered pieces of kolanut before the commencement of the ceremony. Former Minister of Information, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro, supposed to chair the historical event, was absent.

http://www.independentngonline.com/DailyIndependent/Article.aspx?id=33409

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
power

do u blame them

[quote author=dem_people link=topic=663455.msg8288413#msg8288413 date=1304978298]Oga I dee o.

Yes the SE needs those points raised. The only way we could get them is through the mainstream PDP or, through a governance of true federalism otherwise, we're indeed on a wishful thinking.

The sustenance of the type of government that we have is indeed not possible over the long run. Maybe, just maybe, parties along regional lines might be a great catalyst to true federalism or leading to a new government structure which is sure to favour most of the populace.[/quote]you making a lot of sense, kudos

kasiem:
He who bit the finger that fed him will definitely die of hunger. I'm totally in support of the massive support we gave to our lost brother, atleast, that has shown that no matter the betrayals that we still habored no grudge for them. But, it'll be foolhardy of Gej to rejuvenate the old wound that's about healing due to some foolish reasons. If this act of betrayal that is afoot plays out, i would rather we spurn any political appointment that Gej shines in front of us to show that we dont live by political appointments and that'll go a long way in telling the rest of the country we can no longer be gullible to greek gifts. There so many other ways to develop our region since this gov't is being run by the capitalist policy. We can use our private resousces to develop our areas, as we have been doing, cos igbos have it as a culture for any rich man to show his blessing through the development of his community.

don't lie

that is a muslim thing not an igbo thing, what i know igbos do is go back to there villages and build there houses there if they are wealthy.

although i hear that 1 wealthy igbo built a 50km road once, don't know how true that is

Ekpoma1:
Do you know that there are places in this country that enjoy if not 24hrs at least 18hrs power supply. I still believe this era of democrazy will turn things around 4 good. GEJ is d messaih.

where is the place and don't tell me abuja

NO NO NO

infact one of the worse election ever,

obj no get shame

he should go and rest with ibb and the rest

the country has not improved since he imposed gej on us so what is all this zoning non-sense for

we need the country to improve and take power away from pdp