Clerverly: The military would not have had to cope with Boko Haram on this level if the proper action had been taken at the right time. This is the biggest the problem I have with the Jonathan government."
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Maiduguri, accused Borno State Elders of playing to the gallary over the activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect insurgency in the state, describing the situation as unfortunate.
Jonathan spoke during an interactive session with Borno State stakeholders at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Government House Maiduguri, in continuation of his two- day working visit to Borno and Yobe States, the epicentres of Boko Haram.
He was responding to requests by the Elders for the Federal Government to grant amnesty to the sect members as well as withdraw the military Joint Task Force, JTF from Maiduguri and other areas in the state during the second day of his working visit to Borno State..
President Jonathan lamented that none of the elders in the state had publicly condemned the killings and bombings being carried out by the sect members and advised them to put their ‘’house in order,’’ by talking to their children who had been causing havoc in the country to drop their arms against the country.
Buhari faults crackdown on Boko Haram JUNE 3, 2013
Presidential candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 Presidential election, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has frowned on the emergency rule in parts of the North. He alleged that innocent civilians were being killed in the states.
Buhari speaking during a Liberty FM Hausa Service Programme, Guest of the Week, on Sunday in Kaduna said that Boko Haram members were being killed and their houses demolished unlike the “special treatment” given to the Niger Delta militants by the Federal Government.
jcflex: do not campaign for politicians, dnt get it twisted.
if I may ask you, where did you ready if from that the emir is supporting or campaigning for one presidential candidate, from the article here, he is only referring to the state of the nation, which clearly we all know is not new, and he is not the first person to talk about it.
If you want to play BLIND Bartemaeus, na you sabi. Me I nor go fit join you sha.
This is what Sanusi said:
“Yes, General Buhari is right on the level of corruption in the country and we need to address this sufficiently.
BabaO2: Yes, violence free election is what we need. From objective angle, PDP is violent and desperate everywhere. In Lagos we saw Pdp and OPc with guns, knives, cudgels, cutlasses and primitive amulets intimidating people openly. I have not seen a violent APC so far, only that they have been better tactically prepared for elections than Pdp. They make Pdp look stup!d and Struggling, what an irony.
The only irony here is a BLIND man claiming to see very far. Shiiiiiooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrr
Just like the Don Teflon of Thief'nuibu cabal, not so? Abi na who kill Funsho Williams?
Mogidi: APC Rep Quizzed Over Death Of Two After Campaign Rally
A member of the House of Representatives, Olusegun Williams, had been quizzed by the Ogun State Police Command over the death of two residents of Erunbe, Ago Oko, Abeokuta, who were allegedly shot by the lawmaker’s police aides during his re-election campaign rally in the state capital on Wednesday.
The two victims, Mrs Taiwo Ganiyu and one Azeez, popularly known as Butter, died from gunshots allegedly fired by the police escort of the lawmaker.
Williams,who represents Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, is seeking re-election to the House.
Our correspondent gathered that he was quizzed at the police headquarters, Eleweran, for 11 hours, having arrived at 10am and left around 9pm on Thursday.
Pressure from the relatives of the deceased was said to have necessitated the lawmaker’s invitation by the police.
Williams has, however, denied that his police escort was responsible for the shooting, alleging that the killing was the handiwork of some fifth columnists.
He said he had left the venue of the campaign before some hoodlums invaded the area, explaining that he later learnt that some people had been shot, and they later died in the hospital.
He said, “After we finished our meeting with party leaders, the very important personalities left under heavy security.
“It was later around 6.30pm that I heard that two people were shot, and that they later died. I will reiterate that my security escort was not responsible for the shooting.”
The families of the victims had however failed to accept reports that they were shot by hoodlums.
They insisted that the police should carry out an autopsy on the corpses.
State Chairman of the Committee for the Defence Human Rights, Folarin Olayinka, had indicated the interest of the group in the case.
He said, “We are waiting for the report of the autopsy. We learnt it will be out on Tuesday. We have vowed to get justice for the families of the deceased.”
I thought Awujale said royal fathers do not play politics?
He obviously forgot a man named Sanusi whose family owns substantial interests in Niger Delta oil business. I pity the usual mumus who will believe Lamido's STORY and ahrdly veiled support for his fellow fulani born-to-rule!
bigass: No wonder now i have 3 hrs daily light instead of 2 hrs. Jonathan is working
That is one hour of IMPROVEMENT that can continue getting BETTER if the work already done to get the EXTRA one hour of electricity CONTINUES, not so
PROGRESS
2 : a forward or onward movement (as to an objective or to a goal) : advance 3 : gradual betterment; especially : the progressive development of humankind
WisdomFlakes: Something ain't right about PDP's obsession with Tinubu who isn't even on the ballot.
Are you talking about the man who made this statement below
I helped make Jonathan president –Tinubu MARCH 15, 2015
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has revealed that he was instrumental to the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 general elections.
He said this yesterday during the Ndigbo APC governorship rally held at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos. His words: “In 2011, I helped Jonathan become President because he made us believe he was a breath of fresh air. I didn’t say because he was from Bayelsa that I would not help him. We voted for him because he promised to make our lives better. But now, he has failed us.”
klassd: I wonder how many people watch this games. Nigerians should encourage Nigerians....
The organisers also need to review the time the matches are played for more spectators to show up and pay money that will guarantee improvements to several aspects of the game in our country.
The prize/crown for being daft & clueless goes to the man with this dismal performance record as MAXIMUM ruler with NO legislature to negotiate with and no Boko Haram terrorists to fight against =>
MrPeterson: Excertly what baba obj was saying, gbagbo style. It will not work , there will be elections . I have never seen a president so scared of elections. The same way he made sure no primary election hold in his party.
Baba OBJ of the "Capture" mantra and "Do or Die" syndrome who appointed "civilian garisson commanders" wey una don make una APC navigator na im be una electoral role model now abi
Anyway we know that APC are master riggers from before, before, so no surprise. Just showing your true colours.
Uploaded on Oct 30, 2011 This is a mobile phone video of the announcement of PDP as winners of the Badagry Central Local Government Elections with over 7000 votes. LASIEC Chairman, Justice Adeyinka later announced a different result. The lady speaking in the video is the LASIEC Returning Officer for Badagry Central on Saturday 22nd October, 2011.
Segeggs: what goof? If not that our reasoning as nigerians has been so bastardized by our corrupt leaders that we can't see how the president's visit is connected to the robbery(not saying he perpetrated it).
Robbers of such calibre do not operate without solid information. How well do you think they can operate when they get info from the police themselves about how majority of their men will be at alert concerning the president's visit? Maybe these robbers have been studying the trend of mr president's visit and must have noticed how concentrated on him the nigeria police are whenever he visits any state, a thing they took advantage of.
It's just so sad that here in nigeria, we ignore little signs that might lead to the solving of big cases.
Illiterates everywhere.
The little sign YOU have ignored is the absence of employment for Lagosians because Thief'nuibu cabal has ruined ths state for 16 years!
- IGR has increased over 34 times from N7.2 billion in 1999 to N246 billion in 2013. - Has the number of PUBLIC schools, classrooms, teachers, administrators recruited ANNUALLY increased by 34 times - Has the number of PUBLIC clinics and general hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab. technicians, cleaners, janitors, administrators, accountants etc RECRUITED annually also increased 34 times? - Has the volume of TAP water and coverage of the entire Lagos state households and business premises with engineers, technicians, accountants, salesmen, bill collectors, monitors etc recruited ANNUALLY also increased by 34 times? - Has the number of kilometres of FEEDER roads under Lagos state and its 57 LGAs and LCDAs being repaired, maintained and expanded by a factor of 34 since 1999?
These are the questions that reasonable people will ask in order to understand why the robbery in the first place.
We say & repeat that Lagos state shall not suffer Living in Bondage, Part 5.
There must be a rescue, a redemption and a transformation of real change!!!
jojotemitopaz: ‘’Abati must be sleeping or indulging in his usual pastimes not to understand ‘route lining’ where every available policeman on duty is deployed to man routes where the President would pass through.
Who did this to fine boy Fashola?
Who took out his brain?
Whoever did should please return it to him asap.
Otherwise how can an inSANe lawyer say what he just said above? If the man wants to tell a LIE, he should at least apply some of the logic that he learnt as a law student in Uniben, haba No wonder he has descended to distributing "change" after 16 years of APC ruining Lagos state despite 34 times increase in IGR from N7.2 billion in 1999 to N246 billion in 2013!