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I pray that the man is hale and hearty. Cancer is not a thing to be snivelled at.

This quote below is gaddem funny tho:

Aregbesola recalled that the landmark achievements of his administration in the last 10 months had become sources of envy

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[size=14pt]Aregbesola denies cancer [/size]
By Agency Reporter
Monday, 22 Aug 2011

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Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has denied being afflicted by cancer.

Aregbesola, who is currently on lesser pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, spoke through the Director, Bureau of Communications and Information, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, in an electronic mail on Sunday.

Debunking a newspaper publication (not The PUNCH), which claimed the governor was suffering from cancer, the statement said Aregbesola was hale and hearty.

The statement condemned the cancer story in its entirety even as it called on journalists to embrace fairness, truth, balance and objectivity in news reporting.

[size=14pt]Aregbesola recalled that the landmark achievements of his administration in the last 10 months had become sources of envy[/size] to the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State.

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201108223252440

[size=14pt]B’Haram: Mass deportation of illegal aliens likely[/size]
By Olusola Fabiyi
Monday, 5 Sep 2011

When the Committee on Security Challenges in the North-East submits its report this week, it may recommend the deportation of all illegal Chadians, Somalis, Sudanese and Nigeriens living in the North, findings by THE PUNCH have revealed.

A senior government official, who has seen the interim report, told our correspondent that the committee concluded that the Boko Haram menace was growing because many non-Nigerians, who spoke Hausa fluently, were swelling its rank. The committee identified these illegal aliens as being mainly from Niger, Somalia, Benin the Sudan and Chad.

The committee headed by Ambassador Usman Gaji Galtimari was empanelled by the Federal Government to probe the causes of the campaign of violence launched by the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The committee had submitted an interim report to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, on August 18, and requested for two more weeks to tidy up its work. Its request was granted. However, the extension expired last Thursday without the panel submitting its report.

The source told our correspondent that the recommendation was at the centre of a serious disagreement among the members of the committee. He also added that the disagreement was responsible for the delay in the submission of the full report.

The official, who pleaded anonymity because the full report was yet to be submitted, said some of members of the committee had cautioned that a section of the political and religious elite in the North would find the recommendation offensive.

He said, “We know that there are many of them in the northern part of the country, including Abuja, doing menial jobs like hawking water, mending shoes and riding motorcycles.

“The deportation of innocent Nigerians who might be affected if government deports these illegal aliens is the issue. This is one of the dilemmas the committee is facing. We know that there are illegal immigrants among these people (Boko Haram).”

The source said the members who didn’t want the committee to make the recommendation had said that the majority of illegal immigrants from these countries spoke Hausa like Nigerians.

Our correspondent learnt that the Federal Government might be favourably disposed to the idea of deportation.

A source in the Presidency, who confirmed the disagreement over the recommendation, said that members of the panel who favoured the recommendation had told their colleagues that the Hausa intonation of these immigrants was a bit different from that of Nigerians.

“Yes, we all agree that something has to be done to these people in order to break the connection between Boko Haram and some of their allies outside the country.

“The concern among some members of the committee is how would government crack down on them without incurring the wrath of some powerful people in the North, who will see the action as anti-north?”

The source added that the committee also found out that the militants mainly used unregistered motorcycles. Motorcycles are common means of transport in the North. The committee, the source said, found out that over 90 per cent of motorcycles used in the North were unregistered.

“In all the satellite towns in Abuja, almost all the commercial motorcycles are not registered. The few motorcycles that are registered either belong to corporate organisations or some few individuals,” he said.

The Presidency official said government would study the recommendation carefully as it required “bold implementation.”

While submitting the interim report, Galtimari had said that his committee had gone round the states affected by Boko Haram violence, held series of meetings with security agencies and gathered facts to advise the government on the way forward.

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201109052444253

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They have electricity, yet they import every last pin and manufacture nothing. Dude, thats the definition of useless; even without electricity in 9ja we still have boys and girls trying to build new things, start up businesses and create a better life. Nobody is in lock down like it was in Libya.

Jeezuzpick:
@ Gen. Buhari,

I don't quite agree with you.

Buhari was NO saint,  just a bad guy in milder times.

What was crime like back then? What were the youth like?

Were there kidnappers? Terrorosts? (Wicked Mofos) [size=14pt]Militants [/size]like Dokubo, Okah, and so on?

Check out Police/army Brutality back then, Queuing for "Essential Commodities"!!!

Demolition Exercise without resettlement,

The Guy is just as bad,  only he ruled in milder times.

Buhari was Nigeria's first ever militant. A red-eyed sharia driven mofo from the depths of hades.
Nigeria would have been much better off if he had remained cattle rearer he started life as.

Aregbesola will build the road in the "dry season." LOLZZZ!!!
That guy is one heck of a useless governor.

When will he stop disturbing Fashola's work and finally pack back home from Lagos? How can a governor rule by text message and letter from another state? Na wa!

ifenadi:
I am not his follower , just that i am perplexed that he has done better than all the leaders in the history of Nigeria.From the pre colonial era to the present day

Libya has only 6 million people, but has more oil than Nigeria. At 150 million, our population is 25 times the size of theirs, therefore, it is logical to conclude that Libya should be at least 25 times better than Nigeria, but it isn't. Just like us, they import everything and the Gaddafi clan lived in obscene opulence.
Libya should really look like Dubai, but comparatively it looks like shiit instead. its not the money alone, there were massive human rights violations going on, eg several hundred Nigerians were executed for simply being in Libya illegally, his own people too, died like flies at his hand (for example when the uprising was just rioting, Gaddafi chose to use bombs and fighter jets on civilians).

. . .Thats why Gaddafi is being chased by his own people the way they would chase a rat or a stray dog; people even shipped in from far of places in Europe to join the fray to get the mudafuka out. It shows you the strength of feeling against his regime.

[quote author=tpia@ link=topic=752039.msg9080305#msg9080305 date=1315195995]^^sometimes i wonder if you're gej himself, or patience.[/quote]Madam, wonder no more, I am your god as you will find. Now kneel down and pray!

Everybody in the World is making one mistake or the other with the rebels. They are just a chaotic bunch of Libyan citizens with weapons, so you never really know what they might do.
The right thing for responsible countries to do is try to bring the war to a quick end and the most potent way of doing that is to recognise the rebels and make Gaddafi's side see the futility in a prolonged civil war that would cost more black lives anyway. 34 countries in Africa have already done so, they can't all be wrong.

Now that the initial mistake has been made, we should expect robust action to save the lives of Nigerians and all other blacks.

Stop it if you are guilty.

@topic
How can we re-educate and reposition the masses? In a society like ours, little steps can have huge impacts on our future development, especially if the lives and health of our future leaders are preserved.

[size=14pt]33m Nigerians defecate in open places – UNICEF[/size]
On June 29, 2011 · In News , 
Note: Story contains an image some may consider offensive

Abuja – The UNICEF says an estimated 33 million Nigerians still practice open defecation in different parts of the country.

Dr Suomi Sakai, UNICEF’s Country Representative and Chief Ambassador, said this at the commemoration of the World Sanitation Day on Tuesday in Abuja.

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A man defecates in a canal at Oshodi. Photo by Akinbuli Oluwatobiloba

“The most worrisome of all the unsanitary practices is the high rate of open defecation practice in the country.

“It is estimated that about 33 million Nigerians defecate in the open, depositing about 1.7m tonnes of faeces into the environment annually,’’ she said.

Sakai said that the development had resulted in a high level of contamination of the environment in which garbage and faeces often find their way into water resources.

She stressed the need for awareness creation among the populace and the imperative of imbibing sanitary practices for improved health and socio-economic well-being of the citizenry.

The Chief Ambassador, however, commended the Federal Ministry of Environment for providing a viable platform for discussing and analysing environmental sanitation issues for sustainable development.

According to her, the occasion provides an opportunity for the review of commitment and support to improve the status of environmental sanitation in the country.

She said that the theme of the celebration which is “Cleanliness: Gateway to Healthy Living,’’ was timely and appropriate, considering the present poor environmental sanitation practices and its consequences on the life of the people.

She maintained that high morbidity and mortality rates in the country, prompted by cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid, all sanitation-related diseases, were consequences of poor sanitation and hygiene practice.

“Children under five are the most vulnerable to the effects of poor sanitation and hygiene in the country.

“ It is estimated that that nearly 200,000 children under five years die annually due to diarrhoea while respiratory infections kill another 240,000 young children every year,’’ she added.

Sakai explained that improving the disposal of human excreta and stopping open defecation could reduce illnesses by 34 per cent, stressing that when combined with hand washing, the impact could be doubled.

The Country Representative recalled that the UN General Assembly had passed a resolution urging member countries to redouble efforts to close the sanitation gap.

She said that the resolution tagged, “Sustainable Sanitation: The Five-Year-Drive to 2015’’, would focus on mobilising political will as well as financial and technical resources for achieving the MDG sanitation target.

She said the resolution had also called for an end to open defecation.

Sakai called on the Federal Government to invest in the sanitation sector to improve the economic development of the country. (NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/33m-nigerians-defecate-in-open-places-unicef/

Dis Ms. Sanders sef! Na wa for am o! Na jass she de use?
A whole general, singing like a canary! 9ja!

Atiku has been making overtures to former head-of-state Babangida, Damachi’s political boss. Atiku wants to gather anti-Obasanjo allies to form a new political alliance of political heavyweights such as himself and IBB. Of course, IBB’s strategem is not as coarse and is more Machiavellian than Atiku’s. Damachi said IBB will likely give Atiku assurances of support in hopes of enticing Atiku into battling Obasanjo.

The party that was formed?. . . ACN.

In his distress, Atiku, according to the cables, allegedly sought alliance with Babangida, who in turn was said to have promised to secretly support Atiku while at the same time allegedly hobnobbing with Obasanjo with the alleged intention of getting political mileage from the latter.

Demon.

[size=14pt]IBB’s role in Obasanjo, Atiku’s fight, by WikiLeaks[/size]
On September 5, 2011 · In News , 
BY EMMANUEL AZIKEN, Political Editor

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LAGOS—  FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), allegedly lured former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar into a political battle with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo prior to the 2007 general election, the United States diplomatic mission in Nigeria was quoted to have reported in a dispatch to the States Department.

While allegedly secretly encouraging Atiku into a political spat with Obasanjo, Babangida was also at the same time allegedly hobnobbing with Obasanjo with the hope of getting his endorsement for the 2007 presidential contest, according to the United States cable obtained by Wikileaks and downloaded to the internet.

The revelations were the outcome of interactions between US Consul-General in Nigeria at that time, Mr. Brian L. Browne and notable political stakeholders in the country in that period.

Among those in contact with the US senior diplomat was Prof. Ukandi Damachi, allegedly a close confidant of Gen. Babangida and a former staff of the University of Lagos now into private business.

Damachi was, yesterday, said to be out of the country to Geneva, Switzerland.

Associates of Babangida and Atiku preferred not to enter the fray yesterday following the new political unity that was forged between the two men ahead of the 2011 presidential election.

The cables arose from the US mission’s observations on the political future of Atiku which the US diplomat reported as dimming on the basis of his troubles with then President Obasanjo.

The leaked American cables disclosed how pro-Obasanjo elements in the administration in 2005 allegedly looked with expectation towards the investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, into the alleged relationship between Atiku and US Congressman William Jefferson with the hope that the investigations would indict Atiku.

In his distress, Atiku, according to the cables, allegedly sought alliance with Babangida, who in turn was said to have promised to secretly support Atiku while at the same time allegedly hobnobbing with Obasanjo with the alleged intention of getting political mileage from the latter.

Extracts from the leaked cables downloaded into the internet pertaining to Obasanjo, Atiku and Babangida reads thus:

Cable S E C R E T LAGOS 001425

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/07/2015

TAGS: PGOV PREL NI

SUBJECT: NIGERIAN VP’S POLITICAL FUTURE DIMS

Classified By: Consul General Brian L. Browne for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).



1. (S) Summary. A long-standing consulate contact said pro-Obasanjo hardliners in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were eagerly waiting information from the FBI they hoped would incriminate Vice-President Atiku. In his political distress, Atiku is reaching out to former head-of-state Ibrahim Babangida (IBB). The contact, who is close to Babangida, said this is the type of situation in which Babangida thrives. Babangida will secretly support Atiku while informing Obasanjo of some of what Atiku is up to —this way hoping to score points with the President. End

Summary.

2. (S) In a September 1 meeting with the Consul- General, Professor Ukandi Damachi opined the PDP appeared to be moving up its timeline from early next year to right now to dump VP Atiku. He said Obasanjo loyalists believe the FBI’s investigation of Congressman Jefferson will unearth evidence of misconduct by VP Atiku. The rumour circulating among the political elite is that the USG will come down hard on Atiku’s wife, purportedly a U.S. citizen, for tax evasion.

This should be enough to finish Atiku, Damachi smiled.

3. (S) Atiku has been making overtures to former head-of-state Babangida, Damachi’s political boss. Atiku wants to gather anti-Obasanjo allies to form a new political alliance of political heavyweights such as himself and IBB. Of course, IBB’s strategem is not as coarse and is more Machiavellian than Atiku’s. Damachi said IBB will likely give Atiku assurances of support in hopes of enticing Atiku into battling Obasanjo.

Simultaneously, IBB will also keep his lines open to Obasanjo, informing him of some of Atiku’s plans. IBB hopes to keep Obasanjo and Atiku feuding so that they enervate themselves. At the same time, IBB figures he can better position himself in Obasanjo’s future political calculations if he is seen as helping Obasanjo by feeding him information on Atiku. Damachi said IBB would begin to perfect this strategy the weekend of September 2-3 when most of the Northern elite, including Atiku, would be attending a series of weddings in Kano. IBB, Damachi said, would encourage Atiku to start his own party as a way of not allowing Obasanjo to bury him and as a way of remaining in the hunt for 2007.

Comment

4. (C) With Atiku under siege, IBB feels he has more room to manoeuver. IBB’s instincts are correct but he overestimates his ability to spin this situation to his liking. Both Atiku and Obasanjo are aware of IBB’s legerdemain and will not be taken by his expressions of support. Thus, while IBB may enjoy the gamesmanship of political intrigue, his vaunted mastery of the craft has actually restricted his ability to act effectively and will unlikely advance his position appreciably. End comment.

5. This cable has been cleared by Embassy Abuja.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/ibbs-role-in-obasanjo-atikus-fight-by-wikileaks/

Comedy.

Eko Ile:
Against my best judgement and policy, I'll quote this worthless swamp rat. OBJ sat on the money and yaradua released the money. So in your re"tarded judgment and dumb understanding of events in your own country, all that transpired within weeks?

You are better off running around posting your fake Tinubu court documents and drug dealer chants, thats what we know you for. Freaking scumbag.

You are truly a foolish and incurable liar.
Firstly, the money the FG withheld was ONLY money meant for the additional LG's that Lagos state created independently; not money for the state.

The problems between Lagos and the FG began on March 27 2004 when lagos held LG elections for the newly created LG's which the FG did not acknowledge to be legal. The FG withheld the money for these LG's, but this did not affect its usual Abuja begging money that all Nigerian states get each month. On[b] January 2005[/b] the Supreme court ruled in favour of Lagos state.

From the above, it is clear that you are just a liar, spreading bare-faced lies, rumours and market women's tales on NL.

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Dude, believe it or not; every single state in Nigeria can survive and thrive as a sovereign country without oil, gas or FG money. It only takes mental and physical application of the population as driven by its leadership.

Nigeria's current problems are primarily due to ethnic and religious bigotries, we are poor because of the almighty tug of war between those primitive forces (a battle that provides fertile ground for corruption to thrive).

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In addition, for SQL Server, use identity

velo10:
Did you say Al-Qaeda? Guy, you simply twist facts to suit your theories. Ghadaffi has co-operated well with the West with respect to thwarting illegal immigration and terrorism.

http://rt.com/news/ibyan-intelligence-cia-relations/

Who is talking about what Gaddafi did or didn't do?
Al qaeda rides on the back of anti-Western propaganda. Its simple really.

GAR3TH:
But you guys have to remember that 1/3 of nigeria's oil fields are found offshore in federal waters and about 3/4 of nigeria's Gas field are also found offshore in Federal waters. Some as far as 800 Miles of the coast.

The concept of federal waters is nonsensical in international law, it is based on a very faulty Supreme court judgement which will be overthrown easily in due time. The offshore wells legally belong to the littoral states namely Delta, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, and Rivers.

This article neatly sums up Nigeria's problems. It is extremist Islam vs the rest of us (including Muslims).

Alxmyr:
The Tambuwal dude himself knows he is a strange on the seat.
How many times have you seen him perform public function where you have top government officials?
The recent one that came to mind was the swearing in of Chief Justice last week. All government officials were present except Tambuwal.
He was not invited.

Thats one dude that knows he is standing on eggshells. There is no way the SW will remain marginalised until 2015; it is a situation that could worsen exponentially if not remedied sooner than later.

Eko Ile:
Only if your case is not basic lack of knowledge about what you are cluelessly ranting about.

1. The same corrupt and incompetent[b] people in power now starved Lagos state and lagosians of funds for 8 long years[/b] so where was he supposed to get the infrastructure  money from? Rob a bank.

2. Nearly all the things we admire today and praise out state for was set in place by Tinubu.

3. Lagos state and Tinubu did not back down and Lagos state is not in the hands of the ever incompetent PDP because Tinubu as a leader fought on behalf of his people to protect them and their way of life.

4. Amassing wealth is not a crime in Nigeria and the man is not a public official, he left office like almost a decade ago and if you have any facts to show that he stole from the people of Lagos state, let's see it or stop doing follow follow and spreading lies.

Lying is equally corrupt and evil, speak to what you know and not what you don't know.

You've only proven yourself to be the worst of liars. The FG withheld funds to Lagos for a mere 6 weeks only.
. . .But what is there to expect from a clown that battens down to defend a thief, fraudster and drug baron?

IMHO, parts of the SE has the most fertile land in the South. I'm talking from a laymans point of view based on the massive sizes of fruit in areas like Nsukka, Ogidi, Npkor etc.

I wonder why much is done toward commercial farming in the area. We could export banana's, mango's, cashew nuts etc.

The incident, according to dependable sources, has also led to the revelation of intelligence reports in possession of some foreign agencies to the Nigerian government on two meetings allegedly held offshore by some prominent opposition politicians and opinion leaders of northern extraction in the past one month.
It was gathered that one of the recent meetings was held last month in Saudi Arabia while the second took place last week in London. Both meetings allegedly centred on how to intensify activities that would sustain the tempo of insecurity with a view to weakening and preventing Jonathan from taking monumental decisions with regards to the 2015 polls.

Buhari's London and Saudi meetings with El-Rufai?

Gbawe: The point is that more money should be going to the States. [b]It does not really matter what the Governors have done or not done with previous allocation[/b]s because we are in a representative democracy not a dictatorship where the FG can act autocratically towards a State (as OBJ used to do) rather than view States as partners in development. You should not be asking the Federal Government to withold State allocation or take on the role of school teacher punishing pupil.

We see where you are coming from, bruv; and its a sad stretch of road.
You really are beginning to expose the gory details of ACN's "morality."

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Thieves.

[quote author=dell_net link=topic=749529.msg9071145#msg9071145 date=1315072369]How is this possible?[/quote]Simple, you ship in anti-American sentiment on the back of a war that was the uprising of the Libyan people themselves. Then, as soon as anti-American views have the slightest foot in the door, a barrage of propaganda follows. . . Including extremist Islam.

Libya is not our business, let the Libyan people deal with their shiit and their viper of an ex-dictator.

A copy of the petition stated in part, “The initial monthly running cost of the House in 1999 was put at N20m and later jerked up to N40m before the end of the Bola Tinubu administration. This amount the Babatunde Fashola regime also increased to N60m. The cost had, however, been moved up to N500m monthly in 2010 by the House of Assembly.

“This was passed into law and made a first line charge so that the amount can be deducted directly from the state revenue account without any recourse to the executive and has been collecting this huge sum without any corresponding impact on the lives of members or their duties.”

This is staggering corruption! Its just bloody incredible!

[size=14pt]Boko Haram: Arewa, Ijaw leaders to meet •Anger, fears of the North • Arrest anti-Jonathan Northerners —CAN • The General Gusau link [/size]
Written by Olawale Rasheed and Hassan Ibrahim
Sunday, 04 September 2011

As more facts emerge over the Boko Haram insurgence, there are moves by leaders from the Northern and Southern parts of the country to meet to resolve the political angles to the ravaging militancy.

Sunday Tribune was reliably informed that the planned meeting was designed to address the political sides of the conflicts, even as investigations have revealed the three main fears of the North over the Jonathan Presidency that may be creating safe haven for the Islamists among Northerners.

The Presidency had earlier discovered that the insurgence had a political undertone with some disaffected Arewa chieftains alleged to be behind the sect in the bid to hit back at President Goodluck Jonathan over the controversy that heralded the last presidential poll.

While there was no direct evidence of involvement of President Jonathan in the planned parley, Sunday Tribune learnt that many Niger Delta elders very close to the president are involved with the main purpose of rebuilding confidence between the president‘s home base and the core North.

A prominent elder, who was involved in the organisation of the interaction, told Sunday Tribune that “we intend to rebuild lost confidence and forge ahead for mutually beneficial future. The Ijaw and the core North are traditional allies, right from the First Republic. We intend to look at where mistakes are made and make corrections.

“We have made contact with our brothers in the North and we are getting favourable feedback. Some disaffected politicians are backing the Boko Haram. We think we can ensure reconciliation and rapprochement,” the source that is from Bayelsa State told our reporter.

Findings showed further that though, foremost Ijaw leader,  Chief Edwin Clark, is not spearheading the move, many old hands from the Niger Delta who were active players in the defunct New Nigeria Alliance (NNA) and the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) are already contacting their colleagues from Kano, Sokoto, Borno, Bauchi and other areas of the North for participation in the political reconciliation moves.

A top administration official who was asked about the reported consultation told Sunday Tribune that, “President Jonathan is the president of the whole of Nigeria and would, therefore, support any well-intentioned moves to restore peace and speed up the transformation of the country.

“Mr. President is not opposed to any genuine moves for the progress of the country. He has welcomed all citizens to contribute their quota to the resolution of the crisis. So, the political move is a welcome development,“ the official, who sought anonymity because he was not authorised to speak, said.

General Gusau‘s Involvement
Further investigations, however, revealed that contact with the former National Security Adviser, General Aliu Gusau, was real and that the involvement of the general, reputed for the depth of his intelligence politics, was part of the holistic strategy to stem the tide of the islamist insurrection.

General Gusau was said to be a favourite pick, not only because of his intelligence background, but also as a way of exploiting his no love lost relationship with some Generals who are suspected of having cold relationship with the administration.

Sunday Tribune reliably learnt that the Zamfara-born General was involved in the move to address the political side of the conflict, in addition to his expected role in tackling the security menace posed by Boko Haram.

Anger, fears of North
Meanwhile, Sunday Tribune investigations have unravelled the three main angers and fears of the core North, beyond the breach of the zoning formula of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last poll.

From Sokoto to Maiduguri, findings showed that the North is said to believe that the present administration has a succession plan that may not be in the best interest of the North, an unsubstantiated feeling that is reportedly fuelling perceived unhappiness with the Jonathan Presidency in the core North.

“When the zoning formula was breached, there was no dialogue; no negotiation with the North. The G20 which surrounded the President from the North then are not genuine leaders of the people. So, by the last election, there was no agreement with the North as to what happens in 2015,“ a prominent Northern leader recently explained.

Investigations also showed that the anger and fears of the North are three, all centering on what happens to the Presidency when it comes up for grab again in 2015.

The first fear of the North, according to Sunday Tribune findings, was the actual intention of President Jonathan as to whether he will vie for second term or not. This is in spite of the president‘s declaration that he would not seek a second term in office.

A Niger Delta politician on Friday pointedly put it this way: “The North is afraid of what Jonathan will do in 2015. They are not sure whether the man will wake up and announce his intention to run for second term to complete his transformation agenda.“

The second fear, according to findings, is whether there is truly an alleged pact between the South-East and the president, preceding the last presidential poll, which resulted in over 90 per cent vote delivered to the ruling party.

Even when administration officials denounced and denied such pact, the rumour mill in the North still believe there is an agreement for an Igbo to succeed the president come 2015.

If the administration supports the return of the Presidency to the North in 2015, there is also the fear that either Vice President Namadi Sambo or Senate President David Mark may be the favourite of the incumbent president, a possibility the core North is said to be opposed to.

The North was reported to have vowed never to allow Southerners to decide again who, from the North, would occupy the Presidency as was done in 2007 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

It would be recalled that General Obasanjo single-handedly annointed the late President Umaru Yar‘Adua in 2007.

Sunday Tribune was told that unless there is a concerted move to build confidence and allay the fear of the North, the present administration may continue to be held with suspicion by disaffected Arewa leaders.

Meanwhile, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital territory (FCT), Abuja, at the weekend, urged the Federal Government to arrest the Northern political leaders who were reported to have threatened to make Nigeria ungovernable, if President Jonathan won last April presidential election.

The Secretary General of Northern CAN, Elder Saidu Dogo, said in an interview in Kaduna that the outcome of the 2011presidential election, which happened to be at the heat of the controversy on zoning, might have instigated the current insecurity in the country.

According to him, President Jonathan should investigate those believed to have made treasonable statements before the presidential election was conducted.

[b]“The truth is this, there are insinuations before the presidential election took place and there were newspapers quoting where individuals, particularly leaders in the North made statements that if Jonathan came to power, they would make the country ungovernable for him.

“Unfortunately, such people are going freely in this country today. And, of course, they are making the whole thing (country) ungovernable for him. The threat is now being put to practice and they have not been arrested. They are roaming the streets, most of them are from the North, who threatened that if Jonathan won the election, they would make Nigeria ungovernable for him.

“Such people are supposed to be called to divest themselves from those statements. Up till now, they have not denied those statements; so, they have a case to answer. And since they have not denied making such statements in the past, they should be held culpable until otherwise, the investigation into the issue prove them innocent. Otherwise, the evidences are there,” he said.[/b]

http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/front-page-articles/4982-boko-haram-arewa-ijaw-leaders-to-meet-anger-fears-of-the-north--arrest-anti-jonathan-northerners-can--the-general-gusau-link

asha 80:
only if the funds are used well

Of course, there will be corruption. Thats Nigeria's bane, however the sums that are coming in are already absolutely staggering. Bruv, it is practically impossible not to see Delta, Bayelsa and Anambra as Nigeria's future industrial hub. Lagos too is going to get some of the gas investment, but not even nearly in the same league as the states I mentioned.

Delta is getting the first shot with 16$billion to build Africa's biggest industrial park at Koko. The money is coming from Chevron and other Western oil coys, Saudi and Indian companies; land has been marked out and inspected.
Off my head, 16$billion is about 60% of Nigeria's 2011 budget, thats massive for a single state and just for the Koko Export Free Zone (approved by the FG); in the meantime approval is still being sought for the Warri Export Free Zone. Big tingz a gwan!