₦airaland Forum

calid16:
They kill him the same way Major Kaduna killed Ahmadu, man who consider him a son and open his house to him like some fathers will not do to their children, like a dog. The same way igbo soldiers go and slaughter Akintola infront of his family. The same way they drag tafawa balewa from prime ministers house together with yoruba other executives not from east and execute them.
Incidentally Zik was abroad receiving 'medical treatment' , i don't know why he was not arrested and tried when he returned. I pity Jonathan for giving igbo man army chief. He will shoot his head in National ecumenical center one sunday because oil price reach 100 dollars , just watch and see.

Its like you really hate Igbo's (and ND peeps from your other mad thread). I find that very strange when Igbo's don't rule you, why would you hate someone who has no power over you?. . . Fear of the past? Fear of revenge for almajiri slaughters?

You need to calm down, nothing but your own shadow is chasing you.

mbulela:
He is entitled to a social life.
after all he is entitled conjugal rights in his marital life irrespective of his inept government.

This is a bit too unrefined and gutter like.

sbeezy8:
The day i will believe buhari and tinubu coalition IS THE DAY BUHARI DUMPS CPC AND JOINS ACN- which wont happen.

ACN has three states and will not merge its slf under CPC which was created less than 6 months ago.

Tinubu is smarter than that esp with him and akande along with lai stressing the need of a youthful president.

i think jonathan is going to beat ribadu no doubt but in that process PDP will lose alot of states in the north and south

The attractive thing to Tinubu will be the fact that Buhari has a political party that can win Northern sits. Ribadu has none.
Anyway, it is too late late for parties to merge (except the new legislation to potpone the elections allows it), so the article might not be 100%.

As funny as becomerich!

homerac7:
@ Beaf,

I c no wrong in anybody supporting his candidate of choice. I only c wrong in throwing good judgement out of d windows in trying to justify wrong actions at all cost.

U r wrong to maintain your posture of anything goes as long as its GEJ. He Ws definitely wrong on his utterances over d bomb blast issue and u treated everybody dt condemned his actions as enemy combatant. Would his position at dt time still hold in light of recent activities by some criminals posing as militants in ND? Dts where he failed. Today events show dt he made serious errors in his judgement of d incident. By his position he's accessible to most privileged info, bt dt didn't materialize to good judgement at d critical time for him. He becomes culpable for weakness of d inteligience apparatus. Crime is crime, irrespective of who n where it Ws commited. Foul is foul, irrespective of who is culpable.

Nobody is infallible. Rather, admitting errors appropriately is mark of strong character wc I think shld make sense to your very self and GEJ.

I only hope he doesn't come out again to absolve a favoured group prejudicially on this.

Truth should b told at all time.

I honestly can't make any sense of what you are talking about. Your post is packed with assumptions.
My position on the Abuja blasts, is very simple and will remain that; we as ordinary citizens do not possess any inside knowledge of what happened, so its a bit of a stretch pointing fingers in any direction to argue with officially released info; in fact, it is plain dishonest and dangerous. It amounts to propagandising the deaths of 16 innocent people.

EzeUche0:
You continue to sully my good name. Each time you mention my name is an insult on myself as a person and my identity. You have to make everything personal with those who do not subscribe to your narrow views. I agree with you on some issues, but you act like a spoiled brat who always have to get his way. Grow up!

Simply stated that Chima Orlu may be a fake name. This is the first time, most of us is hearing this name. And it is might funny, that it is a Igbo name. Sorry, but things do not add up.

Dude, you seem to have the attention span of a fish. Who mentioned my name on this thread? Err, it was'nt you, was it?
Anyways, your tribalistic love for Chima Orlu and the slap down that resulted, is why you took the pathetically cowardly action to drop my name here in the hope of a lynching by your fellow pathetic losers.
Yeah, only losers carry grouses from thread to thread.

Fcking cement head. Is Chima Orlu your daddy?

Abagworo:
We all need to join hands to stop all these violence going on in our country.The amnesty must not be partial.I was particularly pissed by the hosting of militants in Abuja and denial by Fg of Okah as the real MEND leader while events clearly suggested otherwise.If Tompolo is actually their leader,why not arrest him for the crimes being perpetuated by MEND.As I said selective justice will lead us nowhere.Soyinka needs to come up with the true situation before the death of Yar'Adua and why the present government stopped the negotiations.

There is no indication of who kidnapped the men yet, so lets not jump to conclusions and start proferring solutions to problems that are yet to be defined (in other words, don't spread rumours; it lowers your cred).

Abagworo:
@beaf.ezeuche is correct.Anybody that says things the way they are becomes IBB's supporter.I am still waiting for you to claim that IBB kidnapped the 5 men(joke).

Seriously Fg needs to do what the ND is calling for.True federalism and resource control,release Henry Okah unconditionally and end all these set ups.It is not a difficult task.

That is a lie! Ezeuche is a shameless tribalist who is in love with Chima Orlu.
Aside from true federalism, the rest of your post is the usual tosh and you aught to be deeply ashamed.

Ok. Assuming you aren't an IBB whatever, why the interest in my person from some of you? Am I like Jesus to you?

EzeUche0:
Beaf,

I just tell it like it is. I have no ill feelings toward you. Just simply stating your hypocrisy. You blow wherever the wind blows. You show know consistency. And you are not a principled man. First, you were a firm support of Henry Okah, but now it would seem that he has fallen out of grace with your savior, Goodluck Jonathan, you are singing another tune. It is sad to see someone who doesn't stick to principle. Where is your dignity as a man?

I know you are in love with Chima Orlu, the Abuja bomber, hence your strange predicament.

According to your theory, the allies should still be in their World War II trenches fighting Nazi Germany after their victory in 1945; or the US should still be carpet bombing Iraq.

Fools never change.

This is a good move. We need to tear up and burn down all traces of the old system and toss. With every privatisation step and every legal challenge to the status quo, we move a step closer to true federalism. Zoning has no place in a democracy.

EzeUche0:
oyb,

You are so correct. One of the main culprits is Beaf. To name a few. Sad but true.

Getting personal as usual enh?
I wonder why people like you expect that, rather than consolidating a hard won battle; we should still carry on blindly. Dude, the battle is 90% won, so why continue with the same old tactics? Not clever. How do you win a fight and carry on fighting? Thats some funny shyte from a funny mind!

Its ok to watch others gripe in jealousy though and wish things would go back to the way they were, but the country has moved on. Obviously, some of your type been left behind.

Its a new World dude, embrace it.

oyb:
beaf, the glutton for humiliation

are you saying tribune is not a reliable publication when it is not doing what you do best, blow gej's nuts

oya try this one

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/5623714-182/expensive_rubbish____.csp

So you think any sensible person will be drawn into a news paper article battle? Dude, thats amusing but, childish and wouldn't go any distance to changing opinions, rather observers will view it as a lame and folorn attempt to clutch at any straw, because they have lost the current argument about GEJ's worthy investment in the entertainment industry.

[size=14pt]780 Lawyers challenge zoning in court[/size]
Headlines Nov 8, 2010 By: Luka Binniyat

Not less than 780 lawyers have signed up  for a legal battle against the principle of zoning, says the  Peoples Zones Alliance (PZA) – the group that dragged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), 57 political parties  and others, to an Abuja High  Court over the contentious  zoning formula of Parties last June

This was contained in a  statement signed by Barrister Babatunde B. Bamigboye, counsel to PZA.

In the statement, Bamigboye, said also refuted claims that the PZA is sponsored by President Jonathan Goodluck.

“Over seven-hundred and eighty lawyers have already indicated their preparedness to fight on our side for the right to vote and be voted for in a free and fair election”, he said.

“we appeal to members of the general public to join us in our struggle against zoning policy or any other policy that turns the electorate to a mere rubber stamp in the transition process”, he added.

The lawyers are asking among others, “whether in the light of Section 12(2) of Nigerian Constitution and Article 25 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act 1990, the Nigerian State is obligated to ensure free participation in government by the people of Nigeria without permitting this freedom to be circumvented or arrogated by the policies of anyone of the 1st to the 57th Defendants as political parties in Nigeria”.

The 780 lawyers according to him, are standing by PZA in the suit ref: suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/4242010.

According the PZA  Counsel, the lawsuit will help determine once and for all the importance of Nigerian citizens in all the processes that lead to election. “We want to use the peaceful and transparent arbitration of the court of justice to restore the Nigerian electorate to the position intended by our existing laws. It is high time Nigerian people began to decide who gets what where, when and how”, he said.

On being sponsored by President Goodluck, the PZA lawyer said. “We are not coordinated or sponsored  by the Presidency and I am not a confidante of any associate of the President”, he said.
“It is the ploy by our enemies  to put sentiments into a purely legal issue”, he said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/11/780-lawyers-challenge-zoning-in-court/

oyb:
olodo

can you not read?

where is the fct ministers name in the article? 

feasibility study ode. did you not read those threads

or should i post those pics of the made in nigeria dustbins being used in vgc

pathetic hypocrite - as long as you are from my region, you can do no wrong - people like you are the reason nigeria is failing

i hope you follow saint gej's lead and blow your money on home videos rather than school books for your kids

in any event, you reasoning has repeatedly been proved to be subpar with those of our musicians, so why should i be surprised

Interesting that you think that is the only article in the World with the news. Interesting, but not surprising! There are several more detailed articles and sources of info than what you posted. It shouldn't be too difficult to seek them out.

If you wish to post VGC bins, its your call. I'm sure you wouldn't understand why it would just seem really whacky to normal people who are debating whether the entertainment industry is a worthy non-oil sector for govt to have set aside a $200million loan fund.

^
Ignorance on display in all its unpalatable ugliness.

oyb:
our dubious hypocrite, after 3 months has finally found his voice on the subject of the bins, and like his master, has promptly shot himself in the foot

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/11458-fec-approves-n927m-for-fct-waste-bins-

i wonder who presides over the fec?

and we have a dunce equating abuja which has n governor with other states?

this from someone who was always whining about how 'nd resources' are used to beautify abuja

are there no depths to hypocrisy

Just like your owner governor, Saraki goes to Abuja with his budget, so the FCT minister went with his. Is that difficult to comprehend? Mugu.
As your owner governor, Saraki does his own feasibility studies and planning, so does the FCT minister.
Just as FG approves money for your owner, so it does for the FCT minister. Thats easy enough to understand I would think.

chosen04:
. . . . . . . . . .I have jsut confirmed that the easiest way to make BEAF spew is to ''slapkick'' JEGA (NO PUN INTENDED)

No, the easiest way is for dolts like monkeyleg to keep following me around, making comments that drag the discuss below stup!dity levels. Do you see any sense in his comment? To me, it only came across as an excuse for him to mention, "Beaf."

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byrron:
i didn't want to post any comment here,i found out that a lot of commentators here are just so emotional and tends to be very subjective when they post a comment either.i honestly don't see anything wrong with those asking for the rational behind the presidents donation in what ever nomenclature,either grant or loan or whatever.my take on this issue is,if the president will buy 3presidential flight at ago without legislation/appropriation,purchase of waste bins from Uk for Abuja without legislation/appropriation,increment on the salary of the 3tiers of government without legislation/appropriation and most recent $200million for the entertainment industry without legislation/appropriation all these in record time then why cant the same measure be employed to commence the payment of the minimum wage structure which he did announced to workers on workers day 5months ago after negotiation with NLC and the organize private sector,why reneging to implement that now,he is now subjecting it to legislation and 5months was not enough for FG to send the bill to the Thieving national house. if FG  can roll out money to some states that were recently flooded with water without appropriation/legislation,y is it so difficult now for FG to mediate between ASUU at state level and the Governors for over 4months now that they have been on strike or is there a state in NIGERIA called FG states,i thought FG should be responsible for all and owe us all a duty of care irrespective of which state one is domicile. whats wrong with allocating funds for the massive construction of that death trap called BENIN-ORE RD, since funds have been appropriated for the construction of that road for over 10 yrs now,y has the contractor not been held responsible.
IMO i believe our leaders are not getting there priorities right and any attempt to defend their lapses all because of our subjective nature will continue to spell doom for us all. im not campaigning for any1 neither im i their fan,all im saying is that we should always endeavor to be rational in all we do,i guess if we should address our immediate and basic needs in this country subsequently we can now start addressing other sector.addressing our social needs now as against our basic needs as a country for me is a misnomer.
my candid opinion though. GOD BLESS NIGERIA

What a load of tosh!

Blaming GEJ for the decision by the FCT to source its bins from abroad is as ridiculous as blaming GEJ if your state governor was to do the same thing. It is not the FG's business.
How can people who are ignorant of the most basic things in Nigeria think they are fit to condemn based on their ignorance? Beats me!

Almost every single letter of what you've written is either blatantly ignorant or a plain lie. Your comments will be welcome when you have learnt the basics of Nigeria so that you aren't in confusion between FCT and FG.

I can almost die of laughter here! Some NLers actually think GEJ buys bins for the FCT! Damn!

monkeyleg:
@Beaf,

I agree with you, if only you will submit GEJ to be investigated as well and jailed when he is found to be a fraud.

Stup!d comment. Bitterness has a wretched grip on your soul.
I find it difficult to believe that a grown man like yourself cannot tackle the issue at hand without letting bile and hatred consume your arguments. We are talking about science and Emeagwali here, yet your internal sourness is leading you on a shallow tangent. I wonder when you will actually say something intelligent and worth consideration, something that isn't coloured by childish sourness.

Tackle the topic and quit "agreeing" with me. Add something of value, something that reflects your age.

I find it absolutely ridiculous that any adult would question investments in the non-oil sector. It is mind boggling! What do these folk eat?
More than anything, topics like this prove the lack of brains in some "by force" commentators.

The entertainment industry is a brilliant example of private sector success. The only way the country can develop is by nurturing and encouraging private sector efforts, but will the enemies of progress even apply their brains before talking crap as usual? Damn!
Some clowns have even opened their mouths to say that all govt needs do, is create an enabling environment. Do these folk even know the meaning of the term, "enabling environment?" Because, it will take someone who is extraordinarily shallow to conclude that making capital available for an industry to pull from for its growth is not creating an enabling environment. If that isn't, what is? I don't particularly like the word, "retarded", but its apt here.

egift:
And President's supporters on Nairaland tells us that all these bad judgment will just miraculously disappear if we just re-elect JEGA, Pathetic mode of think.

Damn! People won't leave batu for becomerich!

becomrich4:
Emeagwali's problem is that, he need money so he does speech , also for a living. And he trys to impress the people. If not, they would not call him back and he would not make money. They call it spin over here.  life may be hard for Emeagwali's than people think. television camera does not show your pocket. I dont think he should say some of the things he says. people make mistake , when they do speech and make up story.

When you look at internet content provider and software design, Philip Emeagwali  is not knew.


The internet was invented by the US Department of Defense in the year 1969 as a means of communication if it was attacked by Russia. Philip Emeagwali was born in 1954. In 1969 Philip Emeagwali was in nigeria , when the internet was invented.

Although many engineers worked in the 1950s and 1960s to create "supercomputers," the completion of the invention and design of the first supercomputer (CDC 6600 in 1964) is attributed to American electrical engineer, Seymour R. Cray.



is the satellite picture fake. No. Please contact google.

After all the sensible stuff posted for the first time in your history, you end it with google and satellite pictures?
Damn!
Dude, you don kolo bad bad!

[size=14pt]Ekwueme joins Jonathan/Sambo team[/size] .
Monday, 08 November 2010 00:00 Nigerian Compass .Share 0
•The Anyaoku connection
•Igbo in Lagos promise President millions of votes
•South-West votes certain, says Oyinlola
Emmanuel Enyinnaya Appolos & Joshua Dada, Osogbo

THE anti-Jonathan forces in the South-East have lost a big fish in the build-up to the 2011 elections.

Less than a month after he was locked out from chairing a conference of anti-Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign rally in Owerri, the Imo State capital, former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, has joined the President’s camp and has already been named as a director in the group.

The Nigerian Compass learnt that the former Secretary-General of The Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, played a crucial role in Ekwueme’s movement to the camp.

“He was convinced of the good intention, which the President has for the country and was told that if two pilots are flying a plane and one dies, the other pilot does not abandon the plane because of zoning. He will ensure that he flies the plane to a safe destination. That is exactly what Jonathan is doing and when we convinced him, the former Vice-President decided to join the Goodluck/Sambo team. He did it because he believes in one Nigeria,” said a source.

The former Vice-President played a crucial role in the Chief Simon Okeke-led South East Consultative Forum (SECF), a group seen to be against the President’s interest, before joining Jonathan’s camp.

Also, the General Assembly of Ohanaeze-Ndigbo has ratified the position of the Ambassador Raph Uwechue-led executive that Ndigbo will support Jonathan.

The ratification was done by delegates from the five South-East states, including Delta (Anioma) and Rivers State, to the Ohanaeze General Assembly held at the organisation’s headquarters in Enugu on Saturday.

A communiqué issued after the Assembly reads in part: “On the support of Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the presidential bid of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan in 2011 elections, the General Assembly of Ohanaeze Ndigbo endorsed Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s support for the presidential bid of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan in 2011 as approved by Imeobi on 30th October, 2010.”

In Lagos, the South-West campaign for the Goodluck Jonathan Presidency also received a boost as the state branch of Ndigbo, consisting of over 58 professional groups, declared their support for the project and promised to deliver millions of votes for the President.

The group, according to their co-ordinator, Chief Basil Osuokwu, said if Nigeria must move forward, then Jonathan must be elected next year “to continue the good work he is doing.”

Osuokwu, who led the leaders and the representatives of the various groups, amongst them the Igbo Town Unions, Lagos Market Associations, and other Non-governmental bodies during a visit to the South-West Coordinator of the Goodluck/Sambo Campaign Council, Governor Gbenga Daniel in Maryland, Lagos, said that “we believe strongly in your leadership qualities as the South-West Coordinator and we want you to consider our group as part of the potent force,which you can use to actualise the Goodluck/Sambo project.”

He said the group was committed to the comprehensive and beneficial articulation and promotion of strategies of the Igbo man in the larger Nigerian comity, pointing out that “with our cohesive and strong network and untainted reputation, we are ready to mobilise the entire Igbo race to the candidate who means well for the Igbo and we have no doubt that Goodluck Jonathan is the man who can move Nigeria forward.”

Osuokwu praised Daniel for his commitment to the project, noting that such tasks could only be handled by an experienced, trustworthy and dependable leader.

Responding, Daniel thanked the group for the visit and expression of support, describing the Igbo as very important in the emergence of a nation called Nigeria

He said he has had a long-lasting relationship with the people of South-East extraction, both in private business and public office, stressing that their nationalistic posture has underscored the much desired peace and unity germane to the progress of a nation

The governor described Jonathan as “a symbol of hope for a new Nigeria”, pointing out that he is a trustworthy leader who was committed to the advancement of humanity

Said Daniel: “ Hope is the ticket which Goodluck/Sambo ticket represents and no matter whom you are and where you are, you will get to the pinnacle”

In Osogbo, the Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has said that the South-West is with the Goodluck Jonathan- Namadi Sambo Presidential aspiration.

Oyinlola made the declaration yesterday while receiving the Campaign Organisation of President Goodluck Jonathan led by its Director-General, Alhaji Dalhatu Tafida, in the Government House, Osogbo.

The governor stressed that the South-West had taken a position to support the Jonathan/Sambo ticket even before the declaration by the President to seek the mandate of the people in the 2011 elections.

While admitting that he, like any other person in the party, could have personal relationship with other presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyinlola stressed that the joint decision of the zone to support Jonathan “is binding on all”.

He urged the Campaign Organisation to continue to reach out to other interest groups critical to the realisation of its objectives.

Tafida, in his speech, said the PDP should go for the Jonathan- Sambo ticket for political stability, accelerated development and the unity of the nation.

He referred to the President and his deputy as newbreed politicians who had not been tainted by the politics of the nation’s past.

Tafida commended the matured way Oyinlola had been playing his politics even as he noted the atmosphere of peace prevailing in the state.

http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69577:ekwueme-joins-jonathansambo-team&catid=43:news&Itemid=799

koruji:
@Beaf
I disagree with you completely. What crime would you charge Emeagwali with? Or are you just being sarcastic?

Before the Nigerian government even remotely concern itself with people who fought within a high standard system and got honours, they would need to commit a mass purge of the fraud called government in Nigeria. If Emeagwali committed a crime the Nigerian government would not be called upon before he gets punished for it. At least his honorary degree was deserved, what about this open fraud below - if Aunty Dora has the guts let her march to the NA tomorrow, it is not too far from where she seats.

If you look slightly deeper, you will spot what I am saying. The govt is ready to probe Emeagwali, because he's been blowing his trumpet; thats highly ironic when genuine talents have cried out for govt and been left to their own devices to rot away and suffer in frustration, at home and even worse, in foreign lands.

DapoBear:
My brother! Look at this man of impeccable wisdom! I love it. As they say, "necessity is the mother of invention!"

Still, I think it should be done over a 4 or 5 year period of time rather than immediately. Yes the spigot of free money needs to stop, but if stopped too quickly, suffering shall occur. Nevertheless, you are 100% correct.

Thanks for enlarging my small head!

I agree with you that it shouldn't be a sudden thing, in fact I think 4 to 5 years might be too short. Also, rather than continuing with the governors monthly Abuja begging bowl trips throughout the transition period, each state would be given a 1 year period to identify revenue sources, write feasibility studies and business plans to submit to the FG. The Fg will in turn broker a finance deal with oil money that has been set aside for the transition project. The FG will also negotiate soft repayment plans with the ND states, either as cash payments or shares etc.

With the above, everyone will get a fair deal and enough time and money to grow. ND states would also be repaid for financing the plan.