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Politics › Re: FG Approves N165bn For Construction Of Section 5 Of East-west Road - by anonimi: 9:40am On Oct 23, 2014
otokx:
Oh yes indeed, stealing is not corruption ~ GEJ, in my travel round the world - i see futuristic looking projects achieved for a fraction of the $1 billion that has just been allocated. Is it Airports, railways or motorways? Travel out to Europe and America then you will curse Nigerian/African leaders.
And in Europe and America their citizens wait for a messianic leader to know-all & do-all huh
Or they get involved all the way, even VOLUNTEERING their money, time, talents, efforts etc to identify and sponsor good candidates to elective positions starting at the LGA and lawmaker equivalent upwards angry
Politics › Re: FG Approves N165bn For Construction Of Section 5 Of East-west Road - by anonimi: 9:37am On Oct 23, 2014
Themandator:
The depth of excavation is in most part of the road enough to take in a storey building. This is then refilled and allowed to compact.
Just visit any section like the Bayelsa end and see the scope of work
Just reviewed your very informative posts on this thread......you surely know what you are talking about.

It will be great if you could take pictures of the ongoing excavation work, preparatory to the road construction itself, to share with us on NL as a thread on its own.
That would be superb. Something to look forward to.
Cheers.
Politics › Re: FG Approves N165bn For Construction Of Section 5 Of East-west Road - by anonimi: 9:31am On Oct 23, 2014
mcdokwe:
I believe I heard the road was abandoned after the contract was awarded, I may be wrong but then you would be here to enlighten me.
This was what you wrote initially:


How many times would they approve the construction of this same road?
giving the impression that you know it has been approved many times before now.
If "you believe you heard" can you refer us to where/how you heard it huh

There is no problem with pointing out any dubious duplicity by a government. However we must do so with credible, verifiable FACTS at all times so we don't make ourselves worse than those we seek to criticise.
Cheers.
Politics › Re: FG Approves N165bn For Construction Of Section 5 Of East-west Road - by anonimi: 7:45am On Oct 23, 2014
mcdokwe:
How many times would they approve the construction of this same road? Ok, somebody tell me it is a different section of the road
Please will you be kind enough to show us when this same road was previously approved huh
Thanks in advance.
Politics › Re: Muhammadu Buhari, By Femi Aribisala by anonimi: 7:05pm On Oct 22, 2014
NgeneUkwenu:
Mumu, in banking sector, there is what they call personal loan against salary- which are given to those who maintain a steady monthly cash flows on their accounts. The category of people who fall within this group are as follows.

Civil servants
Pensioners (where Buhari falls)
Staff of blue chip companies.

The loan repayment are normally spread over 2 to 5 years depending on your loan history with the bank.

You and Femi na ode!!
You think sey na everybody be MUMU like you abi huh

Assuming for the sake of discussion that he has five years to repay the 27 million loan, which with interest will mean a total repayment of at least N30 million. That means N6 million repayment every year or N500,000 every month.

How much is the CASH pension of our incorruptible General from a government whose MINIMUM wage is N18,000 huh
Politics › Re: BUHARI's SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL , Names And States Of Origin Of Members. by anonimi:
BOAR:
Isn't it? undecided
No it isn't.
It is very relevant information about the candidate's NEPOTISM when he had plenty absolute power as a military DICTATOR.
Politics › Re: BUHARI's SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL , Names And States Of Origin Of Members. by anonimi: 4:55pm On Oct 22, 2014
berem:
You again?
Do you want to help him answer the question of why sharing information about a man seeking EMPLOYMENT from us to serve our national interests is rubbish?
Politics › Re: BUHARI's SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL , Names And States Of Origin Of Members. by anonimi: 4:50pm On Oct 22, 2014
BOAR:
Funny thing

Those that form the majority of those that will vote GMB will never even come across this rubbish. smiley
Why do you say it is rubbish huh
Politics › Re: Why Did Buhari Jail Lateef Jankande, Adekunle Ajasin And Ayo Ajewumi? by anonimi: 2:57pm On Oct 22, 2014
barcanista:
WHY FELA WAS JAILED 10YEARS
Back in 1984, when Buhari was head of state, the government decided to change the national currency. As part of the exercise, movement of money out of the country was prohibited. Fela came into the country with $5000 of his legitimate earning from Europe. A scenario we must look out here:

1- The existing law
2. The Money was legitimate.

Judge Verdict: The Judge convicted Fela for 10 Years for breaking the law, which the Buhari Government upheld.

My View: It was wrong to jail FELA as exception should have been given to Fela because he earned his money legitimately, though Buhari wanted to be seen as upholding the law no matter whose ox is gored.
You obviously do not know the bad product you have been given to market and sell to those who may be intellectually & historically poor enough to buy it.

Go and find out the 53 suitcases that came in for his Aide-de-Camp while currency exchange was goinig on then come back and tell us your inCORRUPTible General is "upholding the law no matter whose ox is gored".
Thanks.
Politics › Re: Why Did Buhari Jail Lateef Jankande, Adekunle Ajasin And Ayo Ajewumi? by anonimi: 2:54pm On Oct 22, 2014
barcanista:
How does Soyinka come into play here? Like others he is entitled to his opinion. We will only engage him if he makes an unsubstantiated claim.

Beside, you are being emotional bros grin
Meaning you cannot engage Professor Wole Soyinka's statements about Buhari's DICTATORSHIP and Human Rights abuse records since they are substantiated.
Duly noted for future reference.
Politics › Re: Original From Achives ,buhari List Of Appointees While In Government. by anonimi:
Orikinla:
Those who are judging Buhari from his military rule are just re-tarded fools.
The excesses of military dictatorship cannot happen in a democratic administration.
I wish you thoroughly engaged your brain before typing nonsense and at the same time calling others re-tarded fools.

In short you expect the democratic administration to tame the INHERENT "excesses of military dictatorship" in General Muhammadu Buhari! Why should we want to take such a RECKLESS risk with someone who obviously has not changed his DICTATORSHIP habits having jumped the APP ship to establish CPC with funding from Sani Abacha's son just so he can be sole presidential candidate huh

Perhaps you are willing to share your insight on this with others.
Politics › Re: Original From Achives ,buhari List Of Appointees While In Government. by anonimi:
berem:
the way anonimi carry Buhari matter for head eh.... Are you this sentimental?
You guys will be better off providing FACTS to counter whatever I post instead of trying any emotional e-timidation.
It did not work in the past!
It is not working in the present!!
It is not about to work in the future!!!
Politics › Re: Original From Achives ,buhari List Of Appointees While In Government. by anonimi: 12:16pm On Oct 22, 2014
Olaolufred:
Which Oputa panel? Are you a baby?
This Oputa Panel, misitah I-am-not-a-baby =>

I Won't Appear Before Oputa Panel - Buhari
12 AUGUST 2001

Former Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), declared Friday he would not appear before the Human Rights Violation Investigations Commission (HRVIC) unless the law establishing it was reviewed.

He gave the condition in an interview on the Hausa Service of Voice of America (VOA) monitored in Kaduna.

Apparently with Dr. Umaru Dikko who petitioned against him in mind, General Buhari remarked that the law establishing the commission does not give it the right to entertain petitions on incidents that took place outside Nigeria.

Dr. Dikko who was Minister of Transport in the second republic had dragged the former Nigerian leader to the Oputa Panel over the attempt to forcibly repatriate him from exile in Britain by General Buhari's junta.


He did not comment further but vowed never to work for the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo who he accused of scrapping the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) which he (Buhari) led, without any just cause.

Said he: "I will never work in a place like PTF again. What happened to PTF was wrong.

"People were not happy about it and the whole country is deprived of the services it rendered.

"I did not go there to work for myself. I worked for the whole nation.

"Why am I being accused of aligning with Abacha by some people? Did he not ask me to come and help?

"That was exactly what I did. I gave conditions and I was allowed to do my job," he stated.

General Buhari recalled that he was forced to resign his appointment as PTF chairman because of President Obasanjo's remarks during his electioneering campaign.

"He said that he would stop my work and he actually scrapped PTF without any serious reason.

"I cannot work for this government. I worked for Abacha because he was much more serious," General Buhari emphasised.

From: http://allafrica.com/stories/200108130095.html
Abacha was "much MORE serious" about stealing our money and hiding it in Switzerland perhaps following the footsteps of his smart senior in the Army who knows how to hide his stolen wealth and PRETEND he has nothing even though he has done three FAILED presidential campaigns with Supreme court challenge and expensive SAN lawyers in tow every four years since 2003 angry shocked
Politics › Re: Original From Achives ,buhari List Of Appointees While In Government. by anonimi:
LeStylo:
Justice: Christian Southerner (Civilian)
How key could the Justice ministry be to a military DICTATOR who shunned the Oputa Panel of Enquiry huh
A MAXIMUM ruler who got Fela thrown in jail because his brother, Beko criticised his government?
Politics › Re: Original From Achives ,buhari List Of Appointees While In Government. by anonimi: 11:48am On Oct 22, 2014
Is the list not the SAME as what I posted earlier on another thread? =>

anonimi:
General Muhammadu Buhari will fight against nepotism, when he is nepotism PERSONIFIED himself huh
Can the devil fight against himself?
You guys are taking your packaging of this old soldier too far methinks!

A military DICTATOR who in 1983 cancelled Jakande's Lagos metro rail construction out of petty ethnic jealousy not minding the huge breach of contract costs involved angry
Have you seen the list of members of his cabinet during his two years of MISRULE? Let me share it with you so you can figure out Alhaji Nepotism himself =>


1. Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari
2. Chief of Staff, Tunde Idiagbon
3. Defence, Domkat Bali,
4. Agriculture, Bukar Shuaib
5. Trade, Mahmud Tukur
6. Communications, A Abdullahi,
7. Education, Yarima Ibrahim
8. Finance, Onaolapo Soleye
9. Abuja, Mamman Jiya Vatsa,
10. Health, Emmanuel Nsan,
11. Internal Affairs, Mohammed Magoro
12. Foreign Affairs, Ibrahim Gambari
13. Minister of Info., Samson Omeruah
14. Transportation, Abdullahi Ibrahim
15. Energy, Tam David-West
16. Justice, Chike Ofodile
17. Works, Patrick Koshoni



That would be six only out of 17 positions, right huh
Nairaland General › Re: Photos : President Jonathan Commissions Dutse International Airport by anonimi: 11:41am On Oct 22, 2014
Obiagelli:
Your point is?
Information sharing.
QED!
Nairaland General › Re: Photos : President Jonathan Commissions Dutse International Airport by anonimi: 11:00am On Oct 22, 2014
Obiagelli:
Beautiful airport, fantastic work by sule Lamido the only pdp governor i respect for his achievements. Stealer Oduah can you see what an airport should look like?

I hope the president learnt a few things about governance before he left Jigawa.
Relevant info:

"Although the federal government cannot completely overwrite the total 15.5 billion naira committed to the Dutse international Airport project but we will try to support the expenditure robustly, more so because it was part of my campaign promise to the people that I was going to build new airports in the six geopolitical zones in the country", stressed the President.

He expressed gratitude for the development going on in the state which he said is in line with the transformation agenda of the government at the federal level and promised to continue to support the state.

“We have supported the state in the areas ecological fund, agriculture and education and I promise we ill continue to do more for the state,” promised the President.

President Jonathan said Jigawa state is the most peaceful state in Nigeria as it has less crime compared to other states especially the northern part of the nation.

"I thank the traditional intuition for their encouraging peace in jigawa because they are the closest to the people at the grassroots. They have preached peace and encouraged the people to follow the same. I also encourage youths in the state to do everything that will bring peace to the state and the nation in general."

The governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido said the airport is fully equipped with fire fighting equipments and modern tarred 3.5 kilometer runway capable of handling Boeing and jumbo aircrafts as well as air traffic control, customs and immigration facilities among others.

“In addition we have entered into a memorandum of understanding with overland air services to begin commercial flight three times in a week.”

From: http://www.voiceofnigeria.org/sports2/itemlist/date/2014/10/21
The cost is particularly relevant for comparison with similar projects in the country by the federal or state governments.
Politics › Re: The Horrendous PTF Fraud: How N25 Billion Was Stolen Under Buhari. by anonimi: 10:12am On Oct 22, 2014
GenBuhari:
All the logic I presented earlier should get you to realise that the claims of Abacha loot being recovered was a lie pure and simple. After all who labeled the money Abacha loot?
Keep trying your REFURBISHING efforts at RE-PACKAGING your Lootocrat General into a latter day saint. Some of us will be here to REFUTE such vain attempts.
Perhaps the Swiss Ambassador does not have his information details correctly, abi huh

U.S.$700 Million Abacha Loot Fully Returned - Swiss Envoy

Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Dr. Hans-Rudolf Hodel, yesterday said all the $700 million in Swiss bank accounts belonging to the late head of state General Sani Abacha have been returned to Nigeria.

Hodel said this at a news conference in Abuja. He added that Swiss and Nigerian governments have agreed to request the World Bank to participate in the review of the use of the funds on welfare projects.

"Regarding Sani Abacha, Switzerland has restituted and returned $700 million of illicit assets to Nigeria," he said.

The ambassador said in addition to the return of the funds, Switzerland also funded a project of an NGO network which monitored the use of the recovered monies in the various development projects.

On the case against the late Abacha's son Abba, Hodel said proceedings over support of a criminal organisation were still pending in Geneva.

He added: "There are special procedures to deal with foreign clients who are PEPs (politically-exposed persons). Swiss banks must put clients into different risk categories. They might decide not to start business relationship with a PEP because of the reputation risk involved. Swiss banks are obliged by law to report well-founded suspicions of criminal activity and simultaneously freeze the assets in question."

From: http://allafrica.com/stories/201311260495.html
Is General Muhammadu Buhari

- Clueless or
- Protecting his former employer at PTDF and ex-junior in the Army


when he said Abacha did not steal our money huh

Show me your friends and I will tell who you are
Politics › Re: Terrorism: FG Asks Court For Secret trial Of Ndume by anonimi: 9:45am On Oct 22, 2014
omenka:
SECRET!!!

What party is the Senator againhuh
You dey try wella.

But as most people have now realised the difference between APC and PDP is like that between six and half-a-dozen. Ndume, like most of our politicians has been shifting between ANPP (today's APC) and PDP as per his Wikipedia profile:

ANPP politician
Ndume was elected to represent Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency in April 2003 and was reelected in April 2007, on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform.[1] He was appointed Minority Leader in the House of Representatives.[2]

In an August 2010 interview, Ndume said "the PDP in the last 11 years has vandalized Nigeria; they have only introduced kidnapping, assassination, militancy, armed robbery, power degeneration and widespread religious crisis". In a September interview he praised the record of the ANPP in Borno State, building roads and hospitals. He said "The PDP government has been holding the Federal Government for 11 years now and they have done nothing, except cause chaos in Nigeria".

PDP politician
In December 2010 Ndume decamped to the PDP, citing the injustices going on in the party as his reason for leaving the ANPP. He said the people from the grassroots of Southern Borno were solidly behind him.[5] He said that he was not being given a level playing ground in the competition with other ANPP aspirants for candidature in the Senate election. Apparently he had fallen out with Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.[6] Ndume's defection to the PDP was seen as a major blow to the ANPP. He was said to have been the major financer of ANPP in the Borno-South senatorial zone, and was considered one of the most dynamic of the lawmakers from the northeast zone.[7]

Following Ndume's defection, the PDP re-opened the sale of nomination forms. Alhaji Sanda Garba, who had been the only aspirant for the South Borno Senate seat, stepped down to make way for Ndume as the PDP candidate.[7] In the election, Ndume won 146,403 votes, ahead of Dr. Asaba Vilita Bashir of the ANPP with 133,734 votes and Alhaji Unaru Ibrahim of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) with 20,414 votes.[8]

Alleged links to terrorism
Ndume was appointed to a committee established by President Goodluck Jonathan to consider opening talks with Boko Haram. He said that a military approach would not be effective due to the impossibility of identifying the target. In his view the violence would continue until the group felt they had been heard and saw that the problems of poverty and unemployment were being addressed.[9] In November 2011, Senator Ndume was reported to be linked to Boko Haram. This alleged connection to Boko Haram was made following the Nigerian State Security Service's interrogation of a suspected Boko Haram member and spokesman, Mallam Ali Konduga. On 21 November 2011 Leadership (Abuja) reported that Ndume had been arrested.

More from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Ali_Ndume
This is further testimony of the Jonathan/Sambo team's great effort at building our democratic INSTITUTIONS such as an INDEPENDENT judiciary that Ndume was arrested three years ago and is still being duly prosecuted in court.
Politics › Re: The Horrendous PTF Fraud: How N25 Billion Was Stolen Under Buhari. by anonimi:
femicyrus:
Anytime buhari is contesting to be president, everywhere is flooded with negative revelations about his past!
Is there anything wrong with presenting the FULL character of a man asking us to EMPLOY him as our president huh
Have you ever had to interview people for a position/vacancy or being interviewed yourself? Did you expect to know the candidate fully or what?

Below is from a society where many clueless Nigerians are hiding rather than understand how their society works and contribute to make ours just as well if not better angry


Ed Miliband furious over Daily Mail's claim that his father hated Britain
Labour leader accuses newspaper of lying and overstepping boundaries, but aides nervous about taking on press giant

Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, took a huge personal gamble by declaring war on probably the most influential newspaper in Britain accusing it of appalling lies by claiming his deceased father Ralph had hated Britain and purveyed a poisonous creed designed to destroy British institutions.

The furious public argument between the Labour leader and the editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, came against the backdrop of a possible government decision next week whether to reject the form of newspaper self-regulation being proposed by the industry.

The Labour leader said the newspaper had overstepped the boundaries of civilised debate by deliberately "besmirching and undermining" his father, a Marxist academic who died in 1994.

Miliband's aides insisted his fury with the Daily Mail was about his personal desire to defend his father's reputation and to try to prompt a discussion on how political debate is conducted. They insisted it had no implications for the planned all-party supported royal charter on newspaper self-regulation.

Miliband has already broken one unwritten rule of British politics by attacking Rupert Murdoch over phone hacking, so some of his aides were worried that he should not irreversibly fall out with a second powerful title – the Daily Mail.

But Miliband was furious at the allegation that his father, a Jewish refugee who saw action in the second world war, had not merely been unpatriotic, but actively hated the country.

More from: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/01/miliband-furious-daily-mail-father
Our case is what Bob Marley sang about:

In the abundance of water the FOOL is thirsty
Politics › Re: Abuja-kaduna Rail Line Will Be Completed And Handed Over In December by anonimi: 7:40am On Oct 22, 2014
abdulwastecx:
a 200km rail line finance majorly by chinese bank and constructed by chinese company is not what you can attributes to pdp
Can we attribute it to Arewa People's Congress, APC huh
Car Talk › Re: Auto Policy: Stallion Motors Unveils Made-in- Nigeria Hyundai Grand by anonimi: 1:29am On Oct 22, 2014
omenka:
Just give me my C-Kompressor, 4matic, or AMG, don't give a hoot about all these!!! grin

Mercedes all the way!! smiley
German Rocks!
Understandably you don't also give a hoot about jobs NOT being created for our youths!

You are very free to make your personal choice. However one would expect a PATRIOT to "give a hoot about" cars being made locally and the economic benefits of such developments.
Politics › Re: Making It An Offence To Insult Government Officials by anonimi: 4:26pm On Oct 21, 2014
barcanista:
Mr. Seun you are a pitiable person. I expect that you would have done some sober reflection by this time. Is it because we call Jonathan Mr. Clueless and the PDP a Killer Party that you want to Gag our views? Do not use your own hand to ruin your forum-It is just a brotherly and friendly advise.

RUBBISSSSSSHHHHHH



PS: This is in contravention to the African Charter on Human Right which deals with FREEDOM OF SPEECH and the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
And we also call Fash'OLE and Thief'nubu as well as supporter of APC party, so no gagging.
Politics › Re: Can We Continue Like This? PDP Supporters, Be Sincere! by anonimi: 4:25pm On Oct 21, 2014
brownlord:
Same Buhari refused to appear in Oputa panel to clear corruption charges simply because he don't give a damn,
Thanks for the above reminder.
I had completely forgotten about this.
Politics › Re: Making It An Offence To Insult Government Officials by anonimi: 4:22pm On Oct 21, 2014
diluminati:
You can not trample down on FREEDOM OF SPEECH! No matter What!
I quite agree with you completely.
I hope you will also agree that our INDEPENDENT courts will also have freedom of trial (devoid of technicalities delay) for any libel case for peddlers of FALSEHOODS.
Politics › Re: . by anonimi: 11:21am On Oct 21, 2014
Gbawe:
@OP

Bro, it is now universal knowledgr that SURE-P is SCAM-P in reality. This is why other world leaders resent GEJ immensely. They see a leader committing all manner of brazen scams against his own nation, and destroying rhe future of millions, simply so him and a few cronies and affiliates of government can contonue to ammass stupendous wealth at the expense of Nigeria. If it is npt fuel subsidy scam then it is the fraud called SURE-P or disgusting pension scam robbing the elderly who have paid their dues. We then move all the way to the nationally destructive 419 crony capitalism deceptively packaged as power privatisation yet only able to deliver darkness. This is merely a set of glorified fraudsters and common scammers parading as "leaders". Disgraceful.
Would you know why Fashola's LASG was fighting with what you described as a SCAM =>

Lagos, Sure-P officials in bloody clash

Officials of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit and the ‘faceless’ Sure-P Federal Task Force clashed yesterday in the former toll gate area of Lagos.
The clash led to traffic gridlock on the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as people ran for their lives.
Trouble started when the Sure-P task force allegedly attempted to stop officers of the Lagos State task force, who arrested a Space bus on a BRT lane in Ketu for contravening traffic.

The Sure-P officials allegedly beat up some members of the state task force, precipitating a clash between both outfits. Bottles, sticks and stones were freely used.
The federal task force officials allegedly injured the state task force officers during the encounter.
Following a call to the task force office, a reinforcement of armed policemen armed in several vehicles stormed the Federal Taskforce office with two Black Maria trucks.

Chairman of the Lagos Task Force, Bayo Sulaiman, said the rampaging federal officers were dispersed with tear gas, while over 200 of them were arrested and taken to the state secretariat in Black Maria trucks.
Sulaiman said: “They beat up our men and held them hostage. If we allow this to go unchecked, it will be worse next time.”
The arrested federal officials were taken to the Lagos State Police Command for interrogation.

One of them collapsed on queue and was rushed to the hospital. But the federal officials claimed that they were wrongly arrested.
One of their leaders, Aminu Kazeem, said he was inside the premises when the policemen stormed there and arrested him and his colleagues.

From: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/lagos-sure-p-officials-bloody-clash/
Another perspective of the same event:

200 arrested, as SURE-P taskforce, Lagos officials clash

Over 5,000 men and women engaged as SURE-P Federal Task Force in Lagos on Wednesday scampered for safety in an attempt to evade arrest, but about 200 of them were not so lucky.

The work of the SURE-P personnel were put in jeopardy by policemen attached to the Lagos Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit who swooped on them (SURE-P personnel) unawares.

The Sure-P taskforce officials had no inkling of what was in stock for them, when they attempted to stop officers of the Lagos State taskforce, who arrested a vehicle for allegedly contravening traffic.

The SURE-P officials, in an attempt to intervene, beat up some members of the Lagos State taskforce, a situation that triggered a clash between both outfits with bottles, sticks and stones used as weapons.

Daily Independent learnt that the confusion was triggered following the arrested by Lagos taskforce officials of a Sienna Space bus plying the BRT lane in the Ketu area of the Lagos metropolis.

The Lagos taskforce officials were ferrying the vehicle to Alausa through the Lagos-Ibadan old tollgate when the incidence occurred.

The Sienna bus driver, with a taskforce official by his side, on getting to the tollgate reoprtedly veered into the SURE-P taskforce premises by the tollgate.

In the process of trying to get the vehicle back, the federal taskforce officials mobilised and attacked the police with planks, bottles and then beat up the few officers, inflicting injuries on them.

In the midst of the fracas, a call was put through to the taskforce office and a reinforcement of armed policemen in several vehicles stormed the federal taskforce office with two Black Maria trucks.

The federal taskforce officials were said to have attacked the Lagos taskforce led by its Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, a Chief Superintendent of Police, with bottles and stones.

The Lagos taskforce officials released tear gas to disperse the rampaging federal taskforce officers, arrested over 200 of them, and took them to Alausa in the Black Maria trucks.

According to Sulaiman, the federal taskforce attacked his men with dangerous weapons, saying there was no way an illegal taskforce could take over the function of the police.

“They beat up our men and held our men hostage. We will not allow them to take over our function and we arrested close to 100 of them.

“If we allow this to go unchecked, it will be worse next time,” he said.

Sulaiman said his men were attacked with bottles, as one of them was beaten with plank, with serious injuries inflicted on his body while other officers were also wounded.

The driver of the Sienna Space bus, Timothy Uko, coming from Delta State, when interrogated, said he never knew anyone of the federal taskforce official, but that he decided to park close to their office and beg the policemen who arrested him in order not to create traffic snarl.

Uko was severely beaten up by the police for allegedly fuelling the crisis by veering into the premises of the federal taskforce.

At the taskforce office, the arrested federal taskforce officials were later loaded in Black Maria trucks and conveyed to the Lagos State Police Command for further interrogation.

One of them, while on queue, collapsed and was at the point of unconsciousness when he was rushed to the hospital by the Lagos taskforce officials.

Most of the federal taskforce officials who spoke to our correspondent claimed that they were wrongly arrested, saying they were not among those who attacked policemen.

One of the leaders of the federal taskforce, Aminu Kazeem, said he was inside the premises when policemen stormed the area and arrested him and his colleagues.

He said could not tell if some of his men attacked policemen, as he was not outside where the clash occurred.

Adeyemi Adeshina, who claimed to be the Deputy Director in the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), and working at the taskforce yard, said he was inside when the police came and arrested him.

From: http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/05/200-arrested-sure-p-taskforce-lagos-officials-clash/
Politics › Re: . by anonimi: 11:01am On Oct 21, 2014
joseph1832:
"To each his own": A phrase that has continuously caused division and hatred among Nigerians. I see where your allegiance go!.
I am talking about personal convictions there.........so please don't get it twisted.

BTW, how has such a phrase "continuously caused division and hatred among Nigerians."
Kindly educate me.
Thanks.
Politics › Re: . by anonimi: 10:47am On Oct 21, 2014
joseph1832:
You should see it fit and also refer to those who follow GEJ like "cows doing moo moo all over the place".
To each his own.
You may however have noted (or not) that quite a few of those who appreciate the more democratic, increasingly transparent federal administration of Jonathan/Sambo are focused on FACTS and rational analysis of same to arrive at meaningful conclusions useful in dissecting and dispelling the moribund LIES and PROPAGANDA of the Arewa People's Congress, APC sympathisers.
Politics › Re: Speaker Tambuwal Defects To APC by anonimi: 10:40am On Oct 21, 2014
pendy79:
Isn't it amazing that a party birthed less than.2 years ago is having so much goodwill and attracting people of timbre and calibre into its rank daily.

The sole reason I guess is the unbridled and undeniable anti-corruption stance of General Mohammadu Buhari and the political sagacity of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. When brains and brawn meets you can be sure of results and performance.

Kudos to all the eggheads and political juggernaut in this assemblage of political bulldozers in Nigeria's political space.

2015 is damn becoming closer to reality .....
Anti-corruption where Tambuwal is concerned and Tinubu as well shocked
What will we not see under this PACKAGING tsunami huh

Pius Adesanmi put it so well =>

Aiye, Vigilance, APC! Pius Adesanmi

While still not hitting the pavements of Nigeria to meet with the people and sell any kind of programme and vision, they have been busy struggling to recruit and lap up the political excreta of the PDP. shocked Sometimes they don’t even wait for the excreta to fully come out of the PDP’s anus before they put their lips to it and try to suck it out: shocked damaged and corrupt Governors and Senators ostracized by the PDP have suddenly become top recruitment priority for APC leaders, not the Nigerian people. And these are the same clowns who went to town not too long ago saying that nothing good could ever come out of the PDP. We must therefore ask them: just what is good about these characters that you are so busy recruiting instead of changing the game from the elite paradigm in order to convince Nigerians that you are indeed worthy of being that sought-after and much-desired alternative to the vermin in the PDP?

From: http://saharareporters.com/2013/11/15/aiye-vigilance-apc-pius-adesanmi

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