Those Boko fighters say they are fighting for a country governed with old sharia laws.

But no one country uses two criminal justice systems.

So the harder the Boko fighters push, they harder they push for Biafra.

Duru1:


I guess Imo State government should first build a state university at Okigwe zone before having a serious thought about siting one at Orlu zone.

Okigwe has since been a university town. Okigwe serves nearby Abia state university, Uturu; as lots and lots of the students and lecturers of ABSU live in Okigwe.

BuddahMonk:
There is nothing like pushing the issue during the election time because all Nigeria politicians are siblings of different mothers but the same father, they are baptized in a dirty water and none know no shame.

You push it during election, he will not say he will not do it, he will promise haven on earth but once they are elected they turn their backs on the masses.

I was in Onicha in 2010 when Goatluck promised the SNB and this is 2015 and nothing serious is happening there while he still move around campaigning on how he will fix the same bridge.

Forget those crooks abeg

Well, I think permanent location of IMSU in Orlu zone is better pushed for now than not; this unjust situation in Imo state: Citizens from the 12 Lgas of Imo state pay taxes, including the state's and federal allocations to build and sustain about 5 government universities and polytechnics in Imo state – all located nearest to the 9 LGAs in Owerri zone.

Students from Orlu zone have to pay rent to Owerri landlords, patronize Owerri businesses, boost Owerri's population - this in turn necessitates individuals, state and federal governments rapidly expanding development and infrastructures in Owerri zone.
Meanwhile, Orlu and other parts of Imo state remain rural 37 years since Imo state was created.

Most unjust, even cruel, to suggest that Orlu zone makes do with a possible private university built by one of its persons, while the unjust situation of having only Owerri benefiting from advantages of closeness to government tertiary institutions remains. Private university hardly makes any impact on the area located.

mormoni:
Buhari condemns this act.
No violence
Just vote for change

Buhari/Osinbajo

We can make it happen

March4Buhari.

Chicago, Oluwole and Maza Maza Certificate holders of APC, first condemn violence before you think of a foolish Nigerian majority to vote you into Aso Rock.

BuddahMonk:
IMSU have no business being Owerre while Orlu is there without anything and less activities to bolster the towns economic potentials.

I don't even know why a state like Imo the most advanced state academically is yet to have a private Univ in the state.

Even must that Imopoly Umuagwo be in Owerre for crying out loud??
One thing I discovered is that those Hoteliers and Restraunts owners there are influencing decision making in Imo State, do you know that Owerre could be as expensive as Zurich in Switzerland in the Nigeria sense of it.

Yes, it is election time; it is time to raise this issue of a govt university in Orlu again with Rochas. Let him say yes or no so that people shall know how to vote this time.

Orlu people met Rochas in Owerri shortly after he took office as governor and prayed him for a govt university.

emmysoftyou:
frm yur write up above.,it seem yu re so concerned about orlu development
and why must tertiary institution be focus as a means of development in a particular areas?

But there should be other means that can bring development to orlu town irrespective of tertiary institution?

You said owerri was developed,not because of his capital but because of the six tertiary institution located around the capital?
I guess yu wrong bro,
owerri is a capital,where all civil servant and other subgroup/branch and government jobs like fmc,frsc,hotels etc are located hence her quick development.
my dear dnt be deluded cos of the tertiary institution yu saw around the town,
owerri as a capital has both internal and external advantage or benefit which led to the speedy development in owerri.

Orlu in its nature can never reach owerri in terms of development except a new born state is created.
Orlu and awka re just like similar age until awka became a capital then her development displayed drastically.

At bolded 3..

Private institution/university do bring development my broda,go to akwa ibom,ask of heritage polytechnic,the school is located at the outskirt of eket zone,nearly inside a village,but the school is making wave and it has brought development there,i guess it depend on where the school is sited,and how many student do they have,wil determine the proximity to her quick or speedy development..

Education, mainly tertiary education, is the main catalyst to development. The more people acquire education, the more their place becomes developed.

Besides, it is most unjust to have Owerri zone alone benefit from the advantages of location of government tertiary institutions - about six of them in the state - while others watch. It's not done in any other state in Nigeria.

If present governor can't bring a government university to Orlu zone, we may have to try another person now. Past Imo governors since 1999 asserted that IMSU cannot remain in Owerri.

emmysoftyou:
Bro,the relocation of imo state university would ve been a welcome development in the state cos it wil depopulate and reduce friction encounter in the state,
ohakim instigated this ideas and refuse to execute it,
the same with rochas too..

Bro dont yu think all these politicians re benefiting more on the present site of imsu in the heart of a town than relocating it to a remote village?..
Why re they slow towards the permanent site of imo state university,why?
It s not only the hotelians re protesting against imsu permanent site,even the orji people,ugwu urrata,and especialy the orji people who re landlords and landladies re benefiting more frm imsu present site cos they rent their old houses and palaces for student to use.
May God help us

In the last 6 years or so, it's hard to see any new commercial houses in Orlu urban because such is not commercially viable.

Owerri develops and expands with speed not just because it is capital city, it is mostly because of its six tertiary institutions with large student and staff population.

Private tertiary institution hardly brings development to area located. If at the end ORO truly used trick to get private university site in his hometown, and because of competition refuses any government university in Orlu zone, public outcry against ORO may never allow ORO's private university to survive when he leaves office.

ManMountain:


Crazy Biafran monkey, you lot put Gbagbo Ebele Jonathan in this mess with your tribal politics, and you all will suffer.

See how you still de for 1960s world. You think say your small sense of divide-and-rule no go fail you now? time for that one don pass. find another trick to go and drink crude oil in SS. Abi, is crude oil not the only reason for all dis gra gra, for all these your Boko friends violence since Jonah become president? Is drive for control of crude oil not the reason una wan drive out Jonathan who has done better than OBJ and Yar Adua?Una neva begin. Diaris god ooooo!!! Lol!!!

For the Momodus and the Obasanjos: who is afraid of Buhari clan in Aso Rock?
Buhari clan sent Obasanjo to jail and was preparing to hang Obasanjo, but suddenly Abacha died. Buhari was neck-deep with Abacha administration.

Abacha-Buhari admin dealt with MKO Abiola and family; Abiola big business that was most wealthy in Nigeria then dried up - all these to enable Buhari clan to retain power in Nigeria.

Omo Ekos, do not believe the SS and Igbos are afraid of Buhari.

The tragedy of Nigeria today is that because of ethnic and religious bigotry, some people are opting to chose darkness - instead of light.

Dele Momodu Weeds.

OBJ and daughter-in-law.

These are spent forces trying to ride on the back of old Buhari to Aso Rock -

Dem no know say if ever Buhari wins, he shall never hand over to Osinbajo - Consult history.

Dele M. see below:

Iamsynord:
oh..Obasanjo has said nothing but the truth ..Jonathan is scared of his evil doings.. Even if Obasanjo himself is found to be wanting, he will be punished accordingly..That is the kind of justice and democracy we want and only APC can do that. Sai Buhari..

And when u send Jonathan to Otuoke and collect power, you shall go to Otuoke for crude oil. Lol!!!

bensonpraise:
Hmmm come 2 think of it, OBJ n GEJ who should b afraid dat buhari will send him 2 prison. I think we all know d answer so OBJ don't deceive urself ooooooooooo

Obasanjo should be more afraid, because Buhari clan is very unpredictable when it comes to holding onto political power in Nigeria.

Buhari military clan itching to hold onto power during Abacha regime was about to hang Obasanjo in jail, until luck shined on Obasanjo.

Buhari was deeply involved with Abacha regime till it lasted. Abacha created a slush fund - PTF - for Buhari to run, because Abacha was always sick.
Buhari must have given tacit approval to the decisions of Abacha regime. Obasanjo was jailed, waiting to be hanged, for plotting coup against Abacha - luck smiled upon Obasanjo as Abacha suddenly died.

Obasanjo is merely exploiting the fact that GEJ is over-democratic.

Jchi9876:


May ur life be just the way Goodluck has done to Nigeria

GEJ has run Nigeria better than most of his predecessors, and despite the war your friends declared against his administration right from Day One. But problem is that because your lot are struggling to collect Aso Rock from Jonathan, you may never see Jonathan's many good achievements for Nigeria. Just one example, fuel scarcity gone: Nigerians were spending days and nights at petrol stations for fuel before President Jonathan came. Jonathan sent fuel scarcity creators scampering from Nigeria. This is a most serious problem that nearly crippled Nigeria until Jonathan solved it.

Beginning 2003, OBJ was denied imposing another presidential candidate upon PDP for this year's presidential election. What else is left to show that Obasanjo has gone paranoid over Jonathan? Obasanjo needs to be watched closely before he commits the S-word over Jonathan.

Obasanjo solely imposed late Yar'Adua upon PDP in 2007, despite that ex-Rivers governor, Peter Odili, was already cruising to victory as PDP presidential candidate then if Obasanjo had allowed party democracy prevail. Odili waited to be compensated by Obasanjo the king-maker with VP position, but no dice, OBJ chose Goodluck Jonathan because Odili has a name that sounded Igbo.

Now OBJ is lying about everything to make Jonathan lose re-election. How many votes has OBJ? Problem is that OBJ over-rates himself. Watch him talk about attending security meetings in Munich and cruising for meetings all over the world, you get the impression that OBJ still believes he is still in office as president of Nigeria. It is believable PDP insinuation that OBJ wants to come back to power vial an Interim govt.

berem:
is there any ongoing construction of the school at Ogboko?

Yes. But the Ogboko site with too many many buildings on it are enough already to contain even a megabyte size university.

berem:
IMSU cannot be wholly relocated. I think what has been the plan during Udenwa's tenure was to move the Engineering faculty to Okigwe and Medicine and Surgery,health and sciences to Orlu. The latter is already becoming a success. Thanks to Rochas for achieving that. Next stop will be the Engineering school to be moved to Okigwe.

You don't get it. Main IMSU campus in Owerri has more than 18000 students population. IMSUTH Orlu has about 400 students. How does IMSUTH be taken as a campus, more so given that close to another 100000 students from other four tertiary institutions are all clustering in Owerri? Ideal thing is leave a few departments of IMSU in Owerri and take others to Ogboko and engineering section to Okigwe.

Who blames Odumegwu? Kano governor Kwankwaso walked into Aso Rock two years ago and told President Jonathan that Kwankwaso's north did not like Odumegwu as National Population Commission Chairman. Jonathan either sacked Odumegwu or asked Odumegwu to resign. These days, several southern Nigerians had been telling Jonathan that INEC chairman Jega is biased. But Jonathan endorses more confidence on Jega. Those who the gods want to kill, they first make mad. Jonathan seems to have given up reelection bid for Buhari.

asha80:
I will be the happiest person alive if imsu is relocated from its present..that would bring some sanity to aladinma estate...such a nuisance to that neighbourhooid

The university buildings in Ideato are mostly ready.
This is election time, this is most appropriate time for Imo people to put pressure on Rochas to relocate IMSU to the new site in Ogboko. Now, lots of state money that can be used in other development projects are used for expansion of infrastructures and refuse disposal in the state capital because of its overpopulation.

Chiwude:
Honestly, Owerri as a capital has no business hosting five major higher institutions. [b]When Rochas wanted to relocate IMSU to Orlu, Owerri people fought both tooth and nail to make sure it dosen't materializ[/b]e.

Owerri did not refuse relocation of IMSU to Ogboko.
On a large piece of land in Ogboko, ORO govt placed signboard that read: Future Site of Imo State University;

then, some landlords and hoteliers in Owerri protested against relocation of IMSU to Ogboko; but within a short time, the landlords and hoteliers gave up.
Owerri-born deputy governor of Imo state was also going around explaining reasons why IMSU had to be relocated to Ogboko. Other Owerri people also joined to explain same reasons. Everything was set for transfer of IMSU to Ogboko ---- until-----Rochas acted--- stoped it----..

Owerri can't have right to host all six tertiary institutions in Imo state. Even if Okorocha has his private university, IMSU or a govt university needs to be in Orlu zone. Okorocha needs to explain this issue before this election.

Chiwude:
Umuaka (Now Akah City) is one town Rochas does not play with. My people are so in love with Owelle and he also, has reciprocrated that same love by giving the town a city status. The new shopping complex as well as the edifice of a road is a good testament to it.

Real. Umuaka shines now with new shopping complex. I remember one day passing Umuaka and seeing huge population protesting against ORO for taking over Umuaka market, they were carrying coffin and protesting against ORO for taking over the Umuaka market.

Chiwude:
Honestly, Owerri as a capital has no business hosting five major higher institutions. When Rochas wanted to relocate IMSU to Orlu, Owerri people fought both tooth and nail to make sure it dosen't materialize.

Okorocha na Fox. He never meant to transfer IMSU to Ogboko then . Okorocha played then to get land for his private university in Ogboko.

berem:
Rochas should please ban further construction of hotels in Owerri. Its getting annoying!
I was really shocked to see young girls loitering around a bar I visited this evening looking for men for sex by standing on any attractive car they see.
Young pretty girls wasting their lives as prostitutes.
I had to guard my man jealously till we zoomed off before they snatch him away from me this night when we were about leaving the bar. Those biitches ain't smiling at all.

Some of those young girls would have been saved the ordeal of prostitution If Rochas Okorocha had actually meant to relocate IMSU to Ogboko. But Richas believed he was a smart Alec as he used his governatorial position to acquire huge land and buildings for his new IMo ,Europe universit

eye4eye:



The Nigerian Constitution is clear with no ambiguity whatsoever!

“There is a difference between a civil servant and a public servant or officer. INEC and its chairman are a creation of the constitution. Their operations and regulations are as provided under sections 156 and 160 of the constitution”.

“Which specifically says only INEC has the powers to regulate its own procedures and cannot be subject to approval or control of the president or any other authority thereby establishing its independence”.

He further explained that “furthermore terminal leave is a form of removal, however,you slice or cut it and section 157 of the constitution is very clear that the INEC chairman’s removal can only be initiated by two thirds of the senate and not by the president."

-Nigerian Constitution as Amended in the Electoral Law of 2011.


Jonathan is desperate and he won't go down without trying his luck. He did it unlawfully against Sanusi and he will surely try it again. But this time around, he will have to kill a lot of people and end up in International Court Prison in Hague.

Jonathan will make a good couple with Charles Taylor.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of CBN left, Odimegwu Festus of NPC left - both under distrust by some section of Nigerians. Jega? There can not be two presidents in a country - another Nigerian president for the Gbajabiamilas of APC - and President Jonathan

But Oga Tinubu has not been feeling too well health wise. So?

Abagworo:
IMO STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
PRESS RELEASE
Armed Soldiers numbering more than one hundred Tuesday,
February 10, 2015 stormed the Government House, Owerri and
barricaded the main entrance with armoured vehicles on the order
of the Junior Minister for Education, Prof. Viola Onwuliri. The
soldiers on arrival caused stampede at the Government House as
workers ran helter skelter for safety, but one young man was not
all that lucky and was beaten to coma.
On hearing about the soldiers’ action at the Government House,
Owerri, women and youths numbering about five thousand
stormed the Government House to confront the soldiers, but they
were prevented from doing so by Senior Government officials
around who pleaded with the youths and women not to confront
the soldiers.
As the situation was becoming choatic the Governor, Owelle
Rochas Okorocha who was returning from Abuja arrived the scene
and there was thunderous shouts of Owelle, Owelle, Owelle, by the
women and youths.
Addressing the crowd, the Governor said, “some of the PDP leaders
led by Viola ‘Otuashi’ Onwuliri, the great liar of the century were
behind all these. The woman that that claims the 305 schools
belong to Federal government and some other PDP leaders who
brought some women and some thugs who are dressed in women
clothes. I also learnt that some of these people are not women,
most of them are men who are dressed in women’s clothes to
come here and destroy the Government House”.
“Now it is obvious that what is happening in Nigeria is caused by
the PDP. And again, it is obvious that the said Viola Onwuliri
claimed that she has the support of the Presidency to organize this
crime. Now, she claims that she is going for protest and the
protest without being escorted by the Nigeria Police; but rather
she used the army. The army gathered here and beat up the
innocent children of Imo state. ”
“Imo state is peace loving people, and I want to call on Mr.
President to warn his minister and warn the leadership of PDP in
Imo state to desist from this action, before they incur the wrath of
the people. This reminds us of what happened in 2011 election
where they tried to use the army and the Police and the SSS to rig
the election. But let me tell them that they are making a big
mistake. Not in Imo State.”
“And again, thank you for protecting democracy. I didn’t know you
can come out in such number within 2 seconds to protect
democracy. I want to say that, the army has our respect and must
never be used as an instrument to disrupt democracy in Nigeria.
Now, if there is going to be a protest, police should be informed
and police ought to escort those who are protesting. So it is
obvious they came in here to set the Government House on fire.
That was the intention of this woman who said it was the
Presidency that has told her to use the army to commit this crime.
And I am so surprised that at this point, no action has been taken
neither from the police nor the army nor the SSS. Rather, they
beat up and almost killed an innocent boy.”
“ But we shall never allow evil men again to rule Imo state. My
People! My people!!”
“I want to thank you. And I am sure those women from Abia state,
I want to warn them and the Abia state government not to allow
their women again to be recruited into Imo state to cause crises
as we are going to deal with then according to law.”
“I also want to advise you that you should see these young officers
and the young corporals as innocent. Do not hold them
responsible. They only acted on the orders from above. So we
should not make them our enemies. Which means, they are our
brothers and sisters. They are only acted on instructions. But let
them also tread with caution. Because this is the last time this will
happen again in Imo state.”
“I want to ask you to remain calm and the boy who was almost
killed, this morning we shall take him to hospital and possibly fly
him abroad to make sure he is well. My people! My people!”

Viola Onwuliri was Gov. Ohakim's Deputy gov candidate in 2011 election contest against Rochas Okorocha. Ohakim drafted Onwuliri's now late husband to preside over the gubernatorial election. Jega appointed, because he did not know details.

Eagle-eyed groups for Okorocha stopped that. Onwuliri did not preside over the election. Okorocha spent four years as governor spending Imo state money on the state capital - with only a few purpose-made roads outside the state capital. Okorocha's eagle eyes this election?

http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/guest-articles/gov-ohakms-ploys-prof-jegas-betrayal.html

Abagworo:


Very ridiculous! Orlu-Owerri highway terminates at Banana junction as a "T junction" jamming Ihiala-Orlu road which cuts through Orlu to Nkwerre. All the 4 roads I marked have been dualised by Okorocha. The red one is Old Owerri road while the green is new Owerri road. The orange is Orlu-Ihiala while the blue is Orlu-Akokwa.

Go siddon,
Owerri-Orlu rd under construction stops at the Banana junction, and joins Ihioma rd to Orlu-Akokwa rd which passes beside Rochas Imo-European University, in Ogboko. It is primarily for the university. Rochas na emperor weh de fool him subjects.

Abagworo:


No way. That road leads to Akokwa from Orlu township. Orlu to Owerri is also being dualised by Okorocha and is a different road all together.

Go siddon, the road: Owerri-Orlu-Akokwa passes beside Rochas private Imo-European university in Ogboko. Road meant for that private uni.
Laugh at those who ask for government university or campus in Orlu zone. Rochas will never allow that. Competition. Rochas na king we de fool him subjects.

Ovamboland:
More reason to have state controlled police, a whole state should be able to enforce its laws. What is the point of making laws if anyone can come and flout it with impunity?

In any case i don't expect payment of tolls to be enforced on police operations and if it were so, a sane officer would have paid at that point and approach the state government that empowered the company for a special arrangement to facilitate police operations. The AIG's action displays the general lack of self-esteem bedeviling the police and a large section of society

When you ask for state police, you must also ask for fiscal federalism. You cannot go to Okrika state to get revenues to maintain state police in Jankara state.

“For now I do not have another job and will only do the right thing to protect my job. All I need is police officers to know the power they carry and utilize it properly according to the constitution.” ... Mbu


That's a fine statement. If police know their work well and do it well, there would have been no need to deploy the army to do police duties.

Well, even if the poll is conducted as earlier scheduled, who knows who shall win? Another one month shift makes little or no difference.

Abagworo:




This is Orlu-Akokwa road at Urualla in Ideato South LGA. It is a rural area touched by Okorocha admin.

This road is part of Orlu-Owerri rd rushed to connect Okorocha private European-Imo university in Ogboko. Who de fool who? Emperor who de fool him subjects.