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1229: Anieite Okon, a senator, represents the South-South and calls for the constituents to recognise their son in the coming election.

1225: Former Ondo state governor, Olusegun Agagu, speaks on behalf of the South-West zone and the Yorubas. The format of the guest speakers is similar to the Babangida rally who also invited a speaker from each geopolitical zone. Unsurprisingly there is less emphasis on zoning today than there was on Wednesday.

Not a single almajiri in sight as witnessed in "someones declaration!"

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[size=49pt]Goodluck Nigeria![/size]
The big gun has come out, all pretenders, go and hide.

1220: Pius Anyim is next and screams himself hoarse appealing for support from the South eastern zone and Igbos in particular.

1216: Isa Mohammed the former ambassador, speaking on behalf of North West zone, delivers his plaudits but is reminded that he and future speakers should limit their speeches to two minutes. Isa Mohammed is yet another old Babangida ally having served as governor of Gongola state between 1987 and 1989.

1212: Barnabas Gemade takes the stage as light rain begins to fall

. . .Showers of blessing!

udezue:
Metalgong, let them rubbish it. The days of bending over backwards for Northerners is gone. This is how they've become too powerful because we cowardly concede whenever they shout. *hiss* I see them losing their power-grip and its a thrill to me.

Something needs to give. . . And it ain't us.

[size=14pt]Jonathan declaration: live updates[/size]
September 18, 2010 12:14PM

1200: Another PDP stalwart, Bamanga Tukur, delivers his own opening remarks; says President Jonathan has "given Nigerians hope that governance can work." Solomon Lar is also in the crowd as is Vincent Ogbulafor, the deposed PDP chairman. David Mark, current senate president and a military governor under Babangida, is here to lend support.


1151: The compere reminds the crowd that Mr. Jonathan holds a PHD and therefore has "knowledge and experience." He goes on to deliver a roll-call of all the governors in attendance. Mr. Saraki definitely not in attendance. President Jonathan really looks keen to start things proper and looks at his watch several times.


1145: Dalhatu Tafida, former Senator from kaduna, delivers the opening remarks. Lauds the President as a man of transformation and change. He says since the president came in to power he used to buy a drum of diesel each month but no longer buys up to one drum.

1142: Everyone at attention. Time for the National Anthem,

1130: The President finally gets to his seat as his entire CV is read out to the crowd. He looks eager to get things started. The jingle of the day is "We don tire for bad luck, we want Goodluck." All the PDP governors appear to be there. Still no sign of Mr. Saraki.

1128: President Jonathan begins walking towards the podium alongside his wife and the vice-president. The Kwara state governor, Bukola Saraki, appears to be conspicuously absent amongst the governors who just came in.

1125: Jonathan Zwingina leads the Islamic prayers and asks God to ensure a PDP win and also to bless Nigeria with leaders who do not steal.


1122: Opening prayers start.

1120: President Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Eagles Square in a bus with state governors.


1115: Some soundbites:

Bala Muhammed: Goodluck is a genuine inspiration to Nigerians irrespective of their bckground and we are very proud of him

Yayale Ahmed: "We thank God for everything"

Barnabas Gemade: " I'm highly delighted to see this mammoth crowd. he and Sambo are producing a good team. This will be a government of transformation."

Joseph Wayas: "What you can see in Eagle square represents what Nigerians are feeling. The candidature of Goodluck Jonathan is a popular one"

Don Etiebet: "Nigerians are ready for a new Nigeria. We have been walloing in the past and this is a new dawn. For the little period he has been here there has been a lot of transformation in power and finance."

Namadi Sambo: " We have come to make a statement to Nigerians that we have arrived. Let the opposition know today that come 2011 we will remain in Aso Rock."

Defence minister; I am happy that Nigerians have bought into the vision and I hope it gets better. Jonathan is for Transformation and stability.

Petroleum minister: I don't think Nigeria has seen this kind of crowd in a long time. I shows how much the people want him. Nigeria needs a leader that will give them their desire.

Information minister: Nigeria needs a young leader like the Obamas of this world. It will be tragic for Nigerians to allow those responsible for our past failures to come back and lead us.

Ima Niboro : The turn out is excellent: this is the man Nigeria has been waiting for and it is obviou

1105: As we wait for the President to arrive, a quick word on the traffic situation around town. In one word: gridlock. All the hotels in the city are also fully booked. There is no single room available. Yesterday evening it took about three hours just to drive in to the Transcorp Hilton hotel.

1100: The female compere appears to be reading out recharge card numbers to the crowd. Get your phones ready,

1056: The Vice-president, Namadi Sambo has arrived in a motorcade. Most of the senators and National Assembly members are also taking their seats.

1055: All of the big wigs are trying to force their way into the VIP section which is causing a lot of unsightly scenes, lots of pushing and struggling. So far the security are managing to keep it under control. Many of the affronted agbada wearing guests are having to make other seating arrangements.

1040: Ojo Madueke, former foreign minister, arrives wearing a bizarre jumps suit which really needs to be seen to be believed. He is closely followed by the wives of the PDP governors and their deputies. The First lady has also arrived and taken her seat on the podium.

1030: Remember the PDP spokesman who said that the National Executive Council are "supposed to be neutral?" Well someone must have missed the memo. All the party leaders are arriving here. Okweselize Nwodo, et al are here to show their support. Significantly, none of them attended the Babangida declaration on Wednesday.

1004: Two more interesting faces in the crowd: Jerry Gana is here lending support to the Jonathan campaign. Mr. Gana was of course appointed chairman of Mass Mobilisation for Social and Economic Recovery under the Babangida regime and was subsequently a minister. His presence here means that it is unlikely that he will be supporting his old boss.

Femi Otedola is also here making his first public appearance in two months after the attempt on his life in July. The oil magnate had been on a self-imposed exile in America since the incident.

NEXT had previously revealed that Mr. Otedola is one of the chief bank-rollers of the President Jonathan campaign.

0959: Also spotted in the crowd are Matthew Tawo Mbu (former foreign minister) Pius Anyim (former senate president), Jonathan Zwingina (former Senator from Adamawa) Ibrahim Mantu (former Deputy Senate President) and Mohammed Abba Aji.



0945: As expected, most of the members of the Federal Executive Council are already showing up and taking their seats.

0933: An interesting banner by one of the President's supporters reads: "Goodluck darling, I will never let you go until you take me to the promised land. N.B. Sorry Dame Patience for sharing him with you. Signed The Goodluckers"

0915: President Jonathan's aide-de-camp arrives ahead of him to perform security checks on the area the president will sit.

0911: All 36 states of the federation are represented by delegations dressed in traditional attire. The ceremony is already laden with colour. There are lots of paramedics on view, each wearing pink reflector jackets to ensure that all medical emergencies are attended to.

0900: the Eagle square already close to capacity two hours before President Jonathan's official declaration ceremony kicks off. Security is heavy with armed guards everywhere.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5620584-146/jonathandeclaration_live_updates.csp

slap1:
. . . .and because IBB is a criminal; no one takes a criminal serious these days -- especially a potential one-legged criminal.

Thats the real life "Long John Silver!" The one legged pirate.

shinaidowu:
Did IBB really acheived all those as listed or they are just mere propaganda?Am not. Routing for IBB but which of our Past leaders are not as corrupt,evil and wicked as IBB? The irony of the matter is are they no other political party in this country that can rally round and present a credible candidate for us to vote to avoid this PDP mayhem. IMHO if IBB eventually became PDP candidate and he won the election on a very fair turf then kapish he is the candidates that Nigerians want. For arguments sake let someone outline the acheivements of other contenders also in this race for us to compare and contrast. IBB as a military man and as a poilitician should not be the thing o. Am not supporting IBB yet o,but just saying.

No, he didn't. Gowon built most of Nigeria's current infrastructure, from roads to bridges to refineries etc etc. All others have only come in to steal money and in IBB's case, kill any man, woman or child that disagreed in the slightest way. When last have we heard of troops going into schools to shoot students? . . .It was rampant in IBB's time. The man only deserves a very slow and painful death.

Babangida is half Fulani from kano.

Their top shots have been removed from the army, so Uncle Joe, mobilise the Nigerian army. Nutin de happen!

MaziUche0:
Yet Beaf doesn't think the threat against Dokpesi is real.

Violence is a part of Nigerian politics. I remember an individual was gunned down in Umuahia a couple of years ago.

Kindly expand the logic behind your statement.

mikeansy:
Fair enough!!!

Then please do not make it your prerogative to always defend a Government on everything when you are not part of them.

Now, thats so funny my mouth hit the floor!
But I decide to defend who I wish, and there's nothing anybody can do about it.

Would you find it ridiculous and strange if I requested that you stop attacking Jonathan? Thats how ridiculous and strange your request is.

[size=14pt]Jonathan’s Coordinator In Niger Alleges Threat To Life [/size]
Written by Dipo Laleye Minna
Saturday, 18 September 2010

The Niger State coordinator of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Committee, Alhaji Aliyu Mammam, has alleged that some people were threatening his life because of his acceptance of the job.

However, the police, when contacted, said that Alhaji Mammam had not made any official report to any of the stations in the state.

Alhaji Mamman told newsmen in Minna on Friday that one “Colonel Effiom” called him with a GSM number 08035354987 warning him that he and others had been hired to kidnap and eliminate him.

“On Tuesday, at about 8.17 a.m. I received a call from one Colonel Effiom, who told me that you (Mammam) have a very big problem, call me.

“When I called him back, he introduced himself and said that they were three in number and have been trailing me for the past three days; that they wanted to kidnap and kill me.

“They told me that my destiny is in my hand and that I should decide what to do with it.”

The coordinator, who said he reported the incident to the police and the national headquarters of the Goodluck Jonathan campaign team, added that he was advised to take extra security measures to protect himself and also watch his movements.

At the national secretariat of the group on Thursday, Mammam said four other coordinators, among them those from Kano and the Federal Capital Territory, made similar complaints.

The Niger State Police Commissioner, Mr Michael Zuokumor, when contacted, said though Alhaji Mammam was in his office, “he did not make any official report about threats to his life.

“He came here with some people on a familiari-sation visit,” the police boss said, adding that, “if he was serious, he should have put the report in writing at any of our stations or in my office.”

http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/news/2097-jonathans-coordinator-in-niger-alleges-threat-to-life.html

[size=14pt]Zoning: Northern Elders Issue 2-Week Ultimatum To PDP[/size]
Written by Idowu Samuel, Abuja
Saturday, 18 September 2010

The build up to 2011 Presidential election has started brewing tension within political circles in Nigeria , as a group of northern leaders on Friday issued a two-week ultimatum to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on need to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting in the 2011 election.

[size=14pt]The northern leaders led by Mallam Adamu Ciroma had fired a memo to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which it accused of double-speak on the issue of zoning, warning that its failure to stop Jonathan from contesting the presidential election would plunge Nigeria into an unimaginable chaos.[/size]

Alhaji Ciroma, Dr Iyiorcha Ayu, Alhaji Lawal Kaita, Alhaji Bello Kirfi, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande and Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim signed the memo on behalf of northern elders.

They, however, asked the PDP to specifically issue a declaration restraining Jonathan from contesting in the 2011 presidential election, and on the other hand, declare the 2011 as the exclusive preserve of the North, in line with the existing zoning formula in operation within the party.

The elders stated strongly that Jonathan had no right to contest in the next presidential election, the position having been clearly zoned to the North by the PDP through its constitution, wondering why the party ever dared to encourage the president to take the northern slot after eight years of Obasanjo’s presidency.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/news/2095-zoning-northern-elders-issue-2-week-ultimatum-to-pdp-.html

mikeansy:
You just admitted that Nigeria's NSA is not in office to guarantee Nigeria's security but for Jonathan's political expediency and survival.

Now that must be some record.

Dude, stop playing petty games and making cheap points that are worth nothing. I am not in govt.
Abeg, up your game!

mikeansy:
National Security Adviser? office decoration?

What does that say about the seriousness of the Government we have?

The office can bear any name.
The best way to watch your enemy is to draw him close. Thats high wisdom.

^
Perhaps, Gusau is just office decoration?

[size=14pt]Beehive of activities as Jonathan declares[/size]
News Sep 17, 2010 Share | *** PDP State chapters, Stakeholders, NEC, BoT members storm Abuja
***Hotels booked, gardens flourish
By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- AS President Goodluck Jonathan formally declares for the 2011 Presidential contest on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abuja, the nation’s capital has become a beehive of activities and a tourist city of sort.

Thousands of buses have already filled the venue of the event, eagle square with party supporters brought from across the country to be part of the event, just as party officials from the National Executive Committee, NEC, National Working Committee, NWC, Zonal officers, state and local government executive of the party are not left out.

Supporters who arrived the eagle Square yesterday have already got spaces for themselves to sleep, even as hotels in Abuja have been booked. Gardens in Abuja are also having very swelled moments as well as eateries.

Security is also beefed up at the Square, with Policemen, men of the Civil Defence Corps seen at the venue of the declaration.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/beehive-of-activities-as-jonathan-declares/

[size=14pt]For Security: Police, FRSC mobilise 7000 personnel[/size]
News Sep 17, 2010

Abuja – Preparatory to President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of interest for the 2011 presidential election on Saturday, the Police said on Friday that it would deploy more than 7,000 personnel for the event.

The FCT Command of FRSC also said it would deploy 120 personnel to ensure safety on the roads before, during and after the event.

In an interview with newsmen Mr Haruna John, the FCT Commissioner of Police, said in Abuja that the step became necessary because of the anticipated crowd at the event.

According to him, apart from stationing many officers and men at the venue of the event, the police will deploy some to beef up security at various entry points to FCT.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/for-security-police-frsc-mobilise-7000-personnel/

T9ksy:
Yeah, and it was a flippin' good puff, too,
what about if GEJ decides to "step aside" (for IBB) and wait his turn, come 2015?
Just another permutation o.
Gosh, dis smoke is amazing

That smoke must be bloody good, but GEJ is going nowhere! He has demons to defeat.

The blood of dead babies, widows and the innocent is calling IBB to his doom. Calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling. . .

MShittu:
Lemme draw out whats in my mind at the moment
-Nigeria's north=Uneducated
-Fulani elites=Super-rich in the North
-Nigerian government=Corrupt, only interested in getting money
THEREFORE
The Fulani elites bribe the gov't to keep the North uneducated, so that they can mobilize Northerners to kill, using misinterpreted verses from the Qur'an, as they please.
SO
We need to get em out of the country
And I mean with, like, immediate effect

This seems pretty much 100%. But I don't think we need to actually shovel anyone out of the country, we just need to play the right sort of game and totally remove their hands from the levers of power (eg removing all service chiefs and replacing Danbazau with an Igbo man); we need to completely eject them from NNPC (Barkindo and Rilwan Lukman). . . etc etc

. . .And when they push IBB and zoning as a front, we need to defeat them at all costs. Next year will bring a new dawn, but it is a gradual process that takes courage and intelligence.

mistakay:
Its a free world so we cant stop your rantings.Not that i like ibb but he just seems like a safer bet than Jonathan.GEJ will overturn Nigeria.The average Niger Deltan thinks and prays one thing. The day Nigeria will end they get to swim with oil money. in their dreams

In the very very super unlikely event that GEJ doesn't make it, your next President will be Ribadu, cos thats where we'll be rolling.
[size=14pt]So anyhow you look at it, IBB will hit jail in 2011![/size]

IBB is most definetely gonna meet his nemesis. The blood of hundreds of innocent souls is wheeling him to certain doom.

. . .Ejigbo plane crash, Dele Giwa, June 12, MKO Abiola, vatsa (he was best man at vatsa's marriage). . . and thousands of other innocent souls.
Innocent blood is calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling. . .

Vengeance, Justice, Doom!

mistakay:
They will all fall in line one by one.The closer to the election the more Governors would fall in lne.Good Luck is no match for Ibb.

IBB is most definetely gonna meet his nemesis. The blood of hundreds of innocent souls is wheeling him to certain doom.

. . .Ejigbo plane crash, Dele Giwa, June 12, MKO Abiola, vatsa (he was best man at vatsa's marriage). . . and thousands of other innocent souls.
Innocent blood is calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, calling. . .

Vengeance, Justice, Doom!

amingafar:
no i think militancy in tghe Niger delta is caused by the Niger delta Govs.

You're funny.

FG siezes ownership of any oil bearing land, oil, any rivers connected to those lands, drills the oil, pollutes the place leading to high incidences of respiratory disease and cancers; it is the FG that sends soldiers to kill women and children; and does nothing to develop the lands it has siezed.

The Niger Delta is the most polluted wetland in the Whole World.

Core Northern feudalists have been in power for 39 of our 50 years, so the finger points very firmly to the core North; where they have since forgotten how to grow groundnuts, but have learnt to drink stolen oil.

These are the people I pity the most in such an overtly sectional meeting;

Chief Raymond Dokpesi
Mr Chris Mammah
Senator Ben Obi

I find it so funny that Nigerians make so much noise, but refuse to act when presented with a vehicle.

I've plead with a lot of folk (even on this thread) for some days now, to go register here http://afrosciencecommunity.com

So far, there are quite a few downloadable tech PDF's and we have have the following free inventions to donate to those willing to go a step further;

Yam Harvester (FREE!)
Banana and Plantain Harvester (FREE!)
Energy Forest (FREE!)
Atomic Hydrogen Power Plant (FREE!)
Solar Air Conditioning (FREE!)

Our free inventions catalogue should increase by two by midweek next week. We are not resting on our oars.

. . .So why do we beat the question so much and do little or nothing about it? Thats the question, cos there are lots of capable minds. Why are these minds left to lie fallow? The only answer to me is, there is a widespread problem of low self esteem (one of the reasons we are so overly "religious," instead of logical and methodical).

amingafar:
every region has its own ills ours is illiteracy and the niger deltas is militancy

Militancy was caused by the very same thing that caused illiteracy.
If you check, you'll find it is the very same feudal lords sipping crude from the far North that have deliberately left their own people to rot in illiteracy. They have ruled this country for 39 of our 50 years and are nothing but a curse to both Southerners and their own Northern brethren.

Taking a deeper look at the above, Nigeria's problems are the result of an uncaring core Northern elite.

9ijaMan:
I thought I was the only one he's been tailgating all around NL with uncouth and crude language. He seems to be obsessed with the use of foul language against anyone who points out deficiencies in GEJ's policies.

BTW GEJ will not declare state of emergency in either of the states (Ogun & Oyo) 'cos he needs them politically for the PDP (People Deceive People) primaries.

This is so funny! It is obvious you know me, but dude, do I even know you? I don't.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6
"GEJ gave Oyo and Ogun bad governors, yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada!"
Rubbish!

amingafar:
I have never believed in Arewa. Nigeria is my country and is for igbos yorubas niger deltans.

The problem with the core North is that their elite are a bunch of fcked up, thieving, wicked feudalists.

Dude, the only way we can be one is, if the train load of corrupt ex-generals you guys produce at an industrial rate begin to understand that oil is not a military pension. At this very moment, we are chasing the last of the fckers out of the ND anyway (ask IBB and Atiku why they are so desperate for 2011).
Two other things are, you drop that stone age sharia and send your kids to school.

If all the things above are done, you'd be shocked at how friendly everyone will get to the Northern elite. we have no problem with the average Northerner (except the fcked up almajiri's and their handlers).

[quote author=komando. link=topic=515163.msg6773058#msg6773058 date=1284752263]This amingafar is like the kind a guy whose parents have been ministers since first republic till date. You know the Yar'arduas, the Shagari's, the Ribadu's e.t.c[/quote]The dude has no clue of lifes realities thats why the arguments. I've deliberately avoided this thread, cos it makes me angry enough to wanna strangle somebody.
We all need to push for true federalism, so every region can find its real level and build from that. Niger Delta/Southern freebies have made core Northerners almost disastrously foolish. It is better for amingafar to learn to grow groundnuts, tend cows, mine gold, uranium or whatever exists in his own poart of the country; with true federalism, the only freebies his people will be getting from down South will come as loans, signed, sealed and 100% repayable.

. . .Afterall, nobody sipping ND crude from the desert is sharing in the asthma, cancers, environmental damage etc of the ND. Bloody thieves.

motiwakeup:
All these people u made mentioned of, which of them is below 45 or even 50 years of age,
When we say younger generation, we talking about those with creative ideas and still in their 20's or 30's, those that understand what an average undergraduate is going through, those that have a good understanding of the current economic reality. not those with stale knowledge.

Is this a joke?
I remember thinking I knew it all at 15. 40ish is about the proper minimum for the Presidency and thats very very young!

Gen. Buhari - 69
Gen. IBB - 69
Gen. Aliyu Gusau - 68

Gowon has said it all.

oyb:
bros is that all you have to say 

go and face the wall in shame - dubious propagandist 

What exactly where you expecting me to say? Dude, you need to grow up, just drink Panadol over what Ribadu has said and you'll be fine. I know its not easy being caught red handed peddling beer palour rumour and then blaming 234Next for your sad behaviour.

Ribadu emphatically denies ever investigating Patience Jonathan. Take Panadol.

oyb:
beaf whe you go change ya pic na?

[size=28pt]ribadu people , foolish people [/size]

I am Ribadu's fan, so?
Dude, why do you always convulce like this na? Its childish.