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gbawe: Once again, you should realise that Duke is only asking Jonathan to act within his power !!! Did Duke ask Jonathan to swear in the CJN? Did he ask our VP to sign the budget? Is he asking Jonathan to now conduct the pending swearing in of Ministry Permanent Secretaries ? Is it not inane for anyone to assume that Jonathan , as the most authoritative voice in Nigeria today , cannot even call the American President to explain our perspective?

And when he has called the US president, how will he get any plans they make into action? How would he get around Aondoakaa, Bankole and David Mark? What would be his mandate without executive power?
You need to stop blaming the wrong man. Each of us should go out there and do our bit instead of looking for sacrificial lambs.

Ujujoan:
Lol @ the 'January 2009' . . . Who knew the sanctimonous, larger-than-life, perfectionist country could make such a silly mistake!

I gues they are too busy exploiting every lil opporutnity here to play politics that they've totally forgotten the simple act of proof-reading, lol . . . Or wait, maybe our own 'THISDAY' got it wrong . . well whatever!

That error seems to point at a couple of things that no one would give as excuses in public. I believe these could be the US constraints on security;

[list]
[li]Practicality[/li]
[li]Budgetry cost[/li]
[li]Complication in meshing several databases across the World in a secure and practical way[/li]
[li]Spill over of security measures into business losses and citizen discomfort[/li]
[/list]

sjeezy8:
Obsanjo is a differnt breed and learned his lesson when they threw him in jail. After Obasanjo got out he played by the norths rules for a while but then switched around on them retired their army generals replaced them with southerners-, replaced the CBN with a southerner, Made sharia in the north when they want it for the whole country. Obasanjo did everything the North wanted him not to do by replacing top Northern officials with southerners.

I mean Obasanjo has learned alot unlike Jonothan who is still "fresh" who knows he may still be getting advise from obasanjo on how to lay low. for Now

So i dont really fault him now that i think about it.

Don't you think Jonathan is learning now? Remember the same Obj almost absconded when he had to take over after Murtala's death.
I'm very sure that if Goodluck Jonathan gets in, the likes of Aondoakaa that seems so untouchable would be decimated. Same would go for Yar Adua's kitchen cabinet, Ibori etc. No man takes this sort of mauling only to wear the toga and be "quiet".
Also, don't forget that Jonathan and Obj are allies.

Gbawe:
Maybe so , but right now , and in the absence of Yar Adua , who should be engaging Obama in dialogue as the voice of Nigeria in this extremely trying period? Why don't you call Obama since the "current battle is for everyone"? Some of what you say may be correct but you should also accept that Jonathan has left Nigeria in the lurch because of his pathetic inability to act in a way worthy of his position. Haba !!! Na yam ?

I recall sjeezy brought up MKO. Now that man had run off and wasn't even in the country, he had to be begged to return so we could fight for our rights. Even when he came back, he wasn't inspiring, rather we heard all sorts of seriously strong proverbs that elders had to interprete. . . But we fought for our rights all the same.
Lets get behind Jonathan, if he still refuses to fight then, crucify him. Right now he is like an animal caught in bright headlamps and needs his wits in a country were everybody is pointing at the next person to pick up the fight on their behalf.

sjeezy8:
Beaf you are foool, maybe he should siddon and look waiting for a military coup.  Did Abiola siddon and look or did he die in prison?
If he fears the "hawks" he should be vocal before he dies, so we can know those who are behind holding Nigeria back. He should seek advice from America or "run" there like ribadu.

That ode no get tongue he should die. spineless rat.

What makes you think Abiola died a hero? The man bleeping ran away! All the fighting was done on his behalf by student union leaders, Gani, Adams Oshiomole and so forth. We brought the country to a standstill and eventually drove IBB from power, we also fought Abacha for all we were worth.
I have been a student leader and led several demonstrations, we demonstrated for every reason because we had a stake; from local injustice to our stance on foreign issues abroad. Needless to say, we were the last responsible youth Nigeria produced; today, we are in our 30's and 40's and when we look at todays youth, there is nothing encouraging, just cowardice and cult membership.

The current battle is for everyone, not just Goodluck Jonathan. The country isn't ours on his behalf. If there is no one to support him, why commit suicide? For what? For a population that would rather pray than give a damn?

Nigeria has really changed, everyone has rolled over and died. . . People without balls.

@bk_baybe99

If you continue like this, I will soon stop calling you "mexican mafia drug pin" (even though you are ).
You are 100% correct, there are very few people who aren't cowards and who know their rights in 9ja.

Ikengawo:
bk baybee or whatever.
you're dickless.

stop claiming a country that will never except you or thinking you're a black american that looks down on you.

east new york?
mmkay buddy.

Don't make assumptions, he isn't black. But he's got naija connections.

The way Goodluck Jonathan is playing it is best. If he does it the gra gra way, how many of us will be ready to pour out on the streets in support?
I can bet you that if push comes to shove, the average Nigerian will see it as Jonathans problem; in any normal country, the people would have been on the streets weeks ago.

As a Nigerian, Goodluck Jonathan should play his cards in the right order, because he is on his own in a nation of cowards.

Whether the Mutallabs like it or not, they have become part and parcel of US politics. They should be prepared to be investigated by the press, threatened, blackmailed and be tools in all sorts of dirty tricks. Farouk the fool, didn't do anybody any favours.

FL Gators:
[color=dodgerblue]there's a girl in that video? [/color]

Eh hen! I knew something was wrong when I heard "her" voice and I started looking at her "t-shirt" to confirm. Notin!

Amaka! Welcome back, what happened to you?

No2Atheism:
- Personally . . . I am not supporting the man (Umar Farouk's Father) and am neither supporting the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on this Senate Committed issue . . . I don't know the whole truth hence it would be silly of me to start making general statements about who is guilty or who is not guilty.

- Yes i sympathise with the US in terms of the terror attacks that they are facing . . . considering that I am against any lose of life in any manner or form.

- Yet for some unknown reason, I feel very uncomfortable with the idea that a Nigerian (Umar Farouk's Father) might forced to answer to the US Senate committee. . . otherwise it makes him look like he is hiding something.

Because of the boys young age and the severity of the the crime he has committed (a one man declaration of war and mass murder attempt), it is inevitable that every US law making and law upholding insituition will want to talk to him and scrutinise his dealings in micro detail. There will be police officers, forensic experts, psychologists in the wings. . . The full gamut of expertise a country like the US can throw at an opportunity to unearth the circumstances that created a terrorist.

Its gonna be ugly for Mr Mutallab.

. . .And I thought there was gonna be WWIII here.

===Hisses, rushes out===

^
You are right. I doubt it would be anything nearing a tea party. Ashiri go open!

Ishikawa:
@Beaf
Firstly, I actually know more C# than I know Java. Secondly, what the data simply states is that there has been an increase in SALES of C#, Ruby, php etc. books. Those sales could mean several things. Ironically, Java books still top the sales. Read the comments on the page you referred to. As the page says, dynamic languages are the trend. This is a point I emphasized.

Something tells me you will seriously deslike this graph;

Source; http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=java%2Cc%23%2Cc%2B%2B&relative=1&relative=1

logica:
That was a very silly stat. I for one have only ever used ONE Java book, and that was when I started coding Java in 1998. I have always downloaded free books or read articles online since then. I expect quite a number of Java developers do the same.

I too have only ever bought a single Java book, but I have bought tonnes of C# ones. C# growth in the real World has been nothing short of phenomenal. The reason why? It just opens doors to so many delicious goodies (other offerings look plebian in comparison).

They want to find out something about how the Mutallab was raised from childhood. Something might have caught their attention, so they want to see the dad koro koro. No letters, emails or phonecalls.

[size=14pt]US Senate Invites Mutallab Senior[/size]
From Ike Abonyi in Abuja and Festus Akanbi in Lagos with agency reports, 01.10.2010

The on-going trial of Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallab, the 23-year old Nigerian accused of plotting to blow up a US airliner on Christmas day took a new twist at the weekend as the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations invited his father, 70-year-old banker, Alhaji Umar Mutallab to appear before it on January 20.

Also in the US Senate, 20 Senators who are members of the Republican Party are collecting signatures from their colleagues in support of a letter to President Barack Obama objecting to the administration’s decision to try the suspect, Abdul-Mutallab in a civilian court. The Senators want the trial transferred to a military court, a development which will elevate the offence to the status of an attempt to levy war against the United States.

The US Senate’s invitation to Alhaji Mutallab dated January 7 was signed by its Chairman, Senator John Kerry who was the Democratic Presidential candidate in the 2004 elections. The letter was addressed to Nigeria’s acting ambassador in Washington, Babagana Wakil.

The letter which requested the former Chairman of First Bank to testify before it stated that: “The United State Senate Committee on Foreign Relations would like to extend an invitation to Mr. Farouk Abdulmut-allab, former Chief Executive Officer of the First Bank of Nigeria, to testify before the Committee on the morning of January 20,2009 (wrongly dated).

“Mr. Abdulmutallab acted in a heroic fashion by informing US authorities of his concerns about his son’s whereabouts and activities and by seeking to disrupt what he believed could have been a dangerous situation. We would like to afford him the opportunity to discuss his experience with his son and to provide his recommendations on the process by which he worked with US authorities.
“I would also note that Mr. Abdulmutallab’s appearance would allow him to correct the negative press to which Nigeria has been unfairly subjected over the past two weeks.

“The Committee is happy to pay for Mr. Abdulmutallab’s travel to the United States, hotel accommodations in Washington, and return to Nigeria. A Committee staff member, Mr. John Kiriakou, can make Mr. Abdulmuta-llab’s arrangements. Mr. Kiriakou can be reached at John_Kiriakou@foreign.senate.gov. His direct phone number is 202-224-5598 and his cell phone number is 703-655-8616.
“Thank you in advance for your assistance, Mr. Amba-ssador. I look forward to seeing you and to welcoming Mr. Abdul-mutallab before the Committee.”

When THISDAY contacted Presidency about the letter, Presidential Spokesman Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi who was on official duty in Angola where he is on a mission as a member of the Presidential Committee on Super Eagles participation in 2010 World Cup confirmed that the government was aware of the invitation and the Foreign Ministry is expected to formally convey it to Alhaji Mutallab at meeting soon.

“I am aware of the efforts and sleepless nights by the Vice President on this issue, especially how he has tasked our security agencies and Chief Ojo Maduekwe and President Yar’Adua has been briefed on all these efforts”, Adeniyi said. He noted that Senator Kerry’s letter vindicates Nigeria as a nation which abhors terrorism and that Farouk’s unfortunate action cannot be used to stigmatise the entire citzenry.

However, agency reports stated that the letter prepared by the Republican Senators asking President Obama to transfer Abdulmutallab’s trial to a military court was still circulating among Senate offices for signatures as at weekend. Initial signatory included senior Republicans on the Senate Judiciary, Intelligence and Armed Services committees.

The sponsors of the letter argued that critical questions such as whether Abdul-mutallab obtained money for the operation, and if so, from whom; the identities of all the people who assisted him; and how he trained for the attempted bombing remained unanswered.

The Republicans were said to have written the letter the same day Abdulmutallab pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Detroit. A US grand jury on Wednesday indicted him on six counts in the alleged plot, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a penalty of up to life in prison, attempted murder, and wilful attempt to destroy or wreck an aircraft.
His next appearance in court was not set Friday.

Abdulmutallab allegedly attempted to detonate a bomb made from explosives PETN and TATP as Northwest Delta Airline Flight 253 was descending into Detroit en route from Amsterdam. There were 279 passengers and 11 crew members on board. The flight landed safely after passengers and crew subdued him.
Abdul Mutallab had pleaded not guilty to all six charges, including attempted murder and the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=163817

Add Governor( Or was it Government) to that list ooo!!!

ROFLMAO!!!!

Clown. There are a lot of useful suggestions here too https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-378467.32.html#msg5284704

Beaf, I have nothing in common with you. I think you are not smart.
I am smarter than you. 100 times smarter.

Only a fool like you would not want us to go with benin republic. Let me tell you this , Benin republic is of much much value than the whole of the north in market price.
The value of the north is ___. but benin republic , we would get an extra 16750 nautical miles of oil drilling space of ocean, which is the same size as the whole of the space of the east we are drilling. Ego. You can go with the north. we are going with benin republic.

we get the prime minister and a second vice president like in russia.

Yes, you and the area boys in your village. Ode! Barawo! You want to share oil that you don't even produce 0.000001% percent of. Ole!

oyb: i have read it before, peeps from that side are renowned for erm well different names

conract , celtel ,census that sort of thing

as beaf is from that side (I am assuming o) let him tell us his own - we promise not to laugh - much

Have no fear! I have several traditional names and not a single English or Arabic or Jewish crappy name is present. The same goes for my kids (even though my wife no be 9ja).
I am 100% repping pride in my roots.

oyb, tell us; is your real name, Umaru?

[quote author=becomrich; link=topic=373829.msg5281685#msg5281685 date=1263051935]Beaf (Mr greed 100% oil revenue & dont want share with North),Now did any member of your family plant oil well. Is it not a gift of God.

You are not from edo, delta and bayelsa state. You claim to be from the east.And go thru all your previous posting. How much do your people too produce. Less than 1% of nigeria oil. For someone that produce less than 1% and claim he does not want to share out of the one percentage. If the north get zero, they can also make your get back your less 1% from 3 oilwell.

Look go thru all the post on this issue. Those of us who produce oil in Nigeria are not against my plan, only you people that produce less than 1% just may be 3 oil well. Is that not funny?

Ok, you know what, why dont they give you biafra, in the 5 igbos state and you see how to live with less 1%. I think beaf you are a bosom that have no feeling for other people.

We give them the nigeria status at the united nation and share the oil revenue with them while everybody claim its taxes.[/quote]Like I said, you are either a fool or a coward. If you want to share what you don't own, that also makes you a thief. Why don't you share cocao with the North and Bleep off to Benin Republic with your village?
Edo, Bayelsa and Delta have nothing in common with you.

Maybe we should start by mentioning the bigots on NL (especially those here).

1. sjee***

otele:
which kain last name be Bush/carter/eisenhower/gladstone/disraeli/mcmillian etc

pls nigeria is a mess but dont extend the mockery to everything about it including names or food b/c these are two areas where nigeria tops the world. great names and great food

back to topic, where is umaru?

I'm sure your name is "Brigadier" (or if you are a Christian, "Zachariah" / "Zacheus". Nonesense!
We need to give our kids 100% Nigerian names and be proud and confident in our identities. Like say we get dat kain self pride and swagger, Umaru for no lost!

Ayatullah:
I am not ready to review my post. If you are uncomfortable with what I have posted be a man to say so. The silence of Nigerian Government to injustice all over the world and the way people like you think you can filter and frustrate people's post is what must have led the brave Mutallab to do what he did that people like you are now crying. Shame on you and be warned it is very very possible to knock out NAIRALAND on the net. I mean it.

Alarm bells ring!!!!

Are you daft? People like you are the reason we are on a terror watch list.
We haven't even solved a thousandth of Nigeria's injustices, but in your rabid mind, we should be solving injustices around the World.

I hope you are picked up and sent to jail before you get "brave" too.

Afam:
Enough of these "sources", "insider sources", "reliable sources" etc from the media house. This gives room for a lot of lies and conspiracy theories to be fed the unsuspecting public.

There should be a law against unverifiable statements that could trigger real chaos in the country. These media houses have made more than enough money lying and deceiving Nigerians and it is getting out of hand.

It is standard practice for the press all over the World to quote unnamed "sources" for a variety of reasons. There are a few examples in the following "reputable" news pages;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/08/mark-thompson-row-bbc-council
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8449953.stm
http://www.dailytech.com/CES+Kicks+Out+Vendors+Who+Try+to+Display+Carry+Out+Business+in+Hotel+Suites/article17354.htm

It is the reasons for keeping sources secret that might differ in very telling ways. While the likes of the BBC would mostly do it to protect the source, or rarely because the UK govt is breathing down their collars; in Nigeria, it is usually because of very real danger to lives and jobs in the news house.
The best thing to do is place news houses on a weighted integrity scale based on experience, hidden sources will never go away.

One word keeps ringing through the article, "trust". Dyed in the wool politicians do not trust Jonathan, I wonder why?

With all the intrigue flying around, Jonathans head is really on his shoulders. I am beginning to wonder if there really isn't Devine providence; here is a man who doesn't fit into Nigeria's politics, but seems to have the wisdom to see long range dirty tricks and treachery before they manisfest; more than anything, he seems destined for the presidency. I am beginning to believe that this man will bring the fundamental and beneficial changes we all crave to the country.

Date Published: 01/07/10
[size=14pt]Acting President Brouhaha: Governors reject Jonathan[/size]
…We Don’t Trust Him----Northern Governors
…He Has Not Reached Out To Us, Say South-South Governors

Sequel to calls from well meaning Nigerians that the constitution is respected and Vice President Gooduck Jonathan be sworn-in as acting President, pointblankews.com can now reveal that a formidable force within the People Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to block any move to actualize that dream. The bloc is made up of some Governors from the south-south and the northern zones, some ministers, and few members of President Yar’Adua’s kitchen cabinet.

In the last four weeks there have been calls and litigations from various groups including a group of 56 eminent Nigerians and lawyers that the Vice-President be sworn-in as acting President.

But loyalist of the ailing Nigeria President have continued to make surreptitious moves aimed at thwarting the constitutional emergence of the Vice President as acting President, claiming the President is responding to treatment at the Saudi hospital and would be returning to Nigeria soon.

Sources within the Governors forum informed Pointblanknews.com that Governors from the North do not only see the Vice-President,as someone they cannot trust, but also view him as a weak leader. As for the South-South Governors, they are angry with him for not reaching out and informing them where his interest lies, so have decided to adopt the ‘siddon look ‘ attitude.

The South-West and Sout-East Governors are said to be on the fence.

The Governors after a closed door meeting had visited Jonathan in what was described as a “solidarity meeting,” but a source at the Governors Forum meeting held under the chairmanship of Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State, hinted Pointblanknews.com that the visit was a mere “photo trick.”

The source who would not want to be named said the visit to Jonathan was “a mere photo trick because what was discussed at the Governors meeting was different from what people now know.”

According to the source, one major issue that came up at the meeting was whether to ask President Yar’Adua to formally write to the National Assembly so that Jonathan can take over as acting President but the idea was killed immediately by the Northern Governors because they claim they don’t trust Jonathan.”

“And you know because Jonathan has not reached out to the South-South Governors on his position since the issue of vacuum began, no one seem to know where his interest lies and we won’t take a position such as heavy as that and have him turn us down at the end of the day and you know this is politics, we all have interest,” the source said.

The source maintained that with the formidable force put up by the South-South Governors in preventing the Petroleum Institute from being moved from its present location in Effurun, Delta State to Kaduna, “Jonathan would have received the letter and would have started acting by now but he refused a formidable force.”

However, a very close ally of the Vice-President who would not want his name in print told Pointblanknews.com that all the game play being orchestrated by the Governors, aides of President Yar’Adua and some of his allies to paint Jonathan as disloyal, would fall flat.
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According to him, “Jonathan that I know very well would not fall for all those traps. He believes that Yar’Adua is his boss and under no circumstances would he be seen taking any action against him. He would not do it.”

The source who stated that while Jonathan cannot be reduced to a sectional leader, “there is no way he would want to have a meeting with the South-South Governors to ask for their support to become acting president or President because as far as he is concerned, his constituency is Nigeria.”

According to the source, “if you look at it very well, some Governors in the South-South like Timpre Sylva of Bayelsa State, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Liyel Imoke of Cross River State are not in good terms with Jonathan. He only has Emmanuel Uduaghan and Godswill Akpabio as friends while Adams Oshiomhole of Edo is AC, so what do you expect would come out if he ever summons such meeting?’’

The source maintained that besides the Governors who have been working to blackmail the Vice-President and make him fall into a trap, President Yar’Adua’s aides such as Tanimu Kurfi, Economic Adviser to the president, David Edevbie, Principal Secretary to the President, Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Abba Ruma who are all afraid of losing their jobs have deviced all manner of tricks to ensure the Vice-President is not empowered to act as President.

“You know all these people don’t want to lose their jobs. They have lied about everything including claiming that the President spoke with Jonathan and you know Jonathan cannot come out to say he did not, so while they keep playing the game, the Vice-President is watching and playing along with them because he remains loyal regardless,” the source said.

“If they like let them go ahead and write a letter claiming that Yar’Adua wrote it for Jonathan to take over, Jonathan would not fall for that. If they can forge the president’s signature on the Supplementary budget, what else can’t they do,"? the source asked.

http://www.pointblanknews.com/os2698.html

Date Published: 01/07/10
[size=14pt]Coup Scare: Obasanjo's men on watch list[/size]
, Former Minister confirms receiving e-mails from Military Officers
…Why El-Rufai’s shelved return

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some of his key associates have gone underground to ward off reported scrutiny by security officials which heightened penultimate week after a key opposition figure and a minister in the Obasanjo cabinet, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai announced the deferment of an earlier and well-publicised plan to return to Nigeria on December 27, 2009.

Security agents are reportedly on the trail of the former president and some of his key associates over suspicion that they may have been oiling some opposition groups to destabilize the wobbly Yar’Adua administration.

Apart from Obasanjo, other key officials in the previous administration reportedly under watch are its minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode , his colleague in the finance ministry, Mrs. Esther Nenadi Usman and a former minister of defence (Navy) Alhaji Lawal Batagarawa,. The source also confirmed that “red alert” has been placed on a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and a former presidential spokesman, Mallam Uba Sani, but could not readily confirm if former presidential aide, Dr. Andy Uba also made the watch list.

A former minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, el-Rufai has sustained a running battle with the National Assembly and several agencies of government since Yar’Adua took over in May 2007. A grating critic of the Yar’Adua administration, el-Rufai has just completed a programme in Harvard, and had late last year fussed about returning to Nigeria “to continue the pursuit of the raft of cases I have instituted in the courts against the government.

Indications to the effect played out Wednesday when Obasanjo refused to be led into commenting on Yar’Adua’s protracted absence and the recent blacklisting of Nigeria by the United States of America following the unsuccessful attempt by a Nigerian to blow up a US airliner last Christmas.

Confronted by journalists at the Murtala Mohammed International airport, Lagos, over his reaction on the two burning issues, Obasanjo who had just returned from a brief trip to some West African countries instead parried the questions with intermittent claps.

It took the death of the late maximum ruler, General Sani Abacha to save Obasanjo’s neck from the hangman’s noose, after he was convicted for what is widely believed was a phantom coup. It was Abacha’s successor, General Abdulsalami Abubakar that released Obasanjo from prison.

Security sources hinted that they were tickled by what they said was the “bravado” of certain key elements in the Obasanjo administration, particularly el-Rufai and Ribadu, “suggesting that they are relying on something, which is what we seek to uncover.”

“In sha Allah, trusting in the benevolence of Allah and the goodwill and prayers of the people of Nigeria…we shall once again overcome tyranny as we seek to entrench democracy and results-oriented governance”, el-Rufai boasted in a statement entitled “Letter to Dear Friends and Family.”

On December 22 nd, 2009, however, citing security reasons, el-Rufai announced a deferral of his planned return, reportedly throwing spanner in the works of Nigerian security agencies that Pointblanknews.com gathered, “were poised for a showdown not minding the consequences.”

According to top security sources, el-Rufai was “fortunate” to have backpedalled at the “11 th hour”, since, according to him, arrangements had been concluded to “take him in” and other “elements” believed to have strong links with Obasanjo.

One of the sources told Pointblanknews.com that decision to place key officials of the Obasanjo administration under “eagle eye watch” was arrived at following the conviction that there were “highly coordinated moves” by el-Rufai and Ribadu to incite Nigerians and the international community against the Yar’Adua administration.

The moves, the source offered, included but was not restricted to campaigns in the local and international media and other subversive activities which he refused to elaborate on.
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When contacted for comments on whether he considered his activities a threat to national security, a former minister from the North reportedly on the watch list, scoffed.

“In Yar’Adua’s Nigeria, anything is possible. An administration that deceived Nigerians with the ruse of law and broken promises of a seven-point cannot but be desperate. Yar’Adua promised promised 10,000 MW of power by December, 2009, but later scaled it down to 6000MW. Even at that, this is January 2010, and they don’t have 3000 MW. It therefore follows that it is pointless talking about the 30,000MW they promised by 2011 and 50,000MW by 2015,” said the former minister.

He disclosed that he had to close his email address following what he said we junk mails from persons posing as military officers and urging him and “the other comrades to move to save Nigeria from the hands of an inept and now terminally ill Yar’Adua.”

He said: “My brother, what you are saying may not be far from the truth. I had been wondering how Lt. Colonels, Majors and Lieutenants got my email address. When I discussed with one of my former colleagues, he confirmed getting similar emails. It was at this point it became clear that there must be a grand plot to nail some of us.”

The former minister said they couldn’t be “too careful” given what he said was the deportation of a key opposition figure in the Second Republic, Alhaji Shugaba Darman by the Shehu Shagari administration, and the phantom coup during the era of the Late General Sani Abacha.

The former minister said the botched power probe, that involving the sale of Federal Government houses, investigation into the utilization of the N19 billion aviation fund by the National Assembly were all calculated at “keeping Obasanjo and his men out of circulation for as long as possible.”

He accused a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Ambassador Baba-Gana Kingibe of masterminding the plethora of probes into the stewardship of key Obasanjo men, and the “stationing of EFCC to sensationalise the cases using sections of the Nigerian media.”

He quizzed: “If the EFCC had put in a fraction of the vigour with which they are hunting Obasanjo, Ribadu, el-Rufai, Femi (Fani-Kayode) and others into the Ibori case, they would at least been able to sustain at least one of the 150 count charges which could not stand in a kangaroo court.”

However, security sources insist that they would not relent in the pursuit of “these elements of destabilization.” One of them confirmed the Yar’Adua administration was unsettled by the string of interviews el-Rufai and Ribadu have been granting to the media, particularly the ones granted by the former to Financial Times and Thisday newspapers.

“It is clear that Yar'Adua has made a Faustian bargain - to embrace corrupt people and criminalize those that are honest. Look around and take a roll call - Umaru is more comfortable surrounded by convicted felons, career criminals, smugglers, bribe-takers and dodgy lawyers. These are notorious facts that do not need an El-Rufai to state,” the former minister said in a recent interview with Thisday newspaper.

http://www.pointblanknews.com/os2690.html

[size=14pt] Chevron Pipelines Attacked By Gunmen in Nigeria's Delta State[/size]
    2010-01-09 21:11:01     Xinhua      Web Editor: Yang Yang


The relative post-amnesty peace in southeast Nigeria's Delta State was disrupted as some youths blew up oil pipelines operated by Chevron at Otumara and Makaraba flow stations in the state, security sources told Xinhua on Saturday.

The resumed attack came on Friday in protest of the killing of three contractors at the multi-billion naira Chevron's Escravos- Gas-To-Liquid (EGTL) plant by soldiers over a minor issue.

Security sources said the angry youths visited the flow stations around 4:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) and blew them up with explosives.

The attack reportedly met with no resistance from operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF), code-named "Operation Restore Hope", stationed in the areas.

The Niger Delta is an unstable area where inter-ethnic clashes are commonplace. Access to oil revenue is the trigger for the violence. Attacks and bunkering on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta have cut Nigeria's output by around a fifth in recent years.

Over 300 foreigners have been seized in the Niger Delta since 2006. Almost all have been released unharmed after paying a ransom. The unrest in the region has forced many international firms to flee the area. The government has mobilized the Nigerian army and coast guard in an anti-banditry operation.

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/01/09/1361s541249.htm

kosovo:
Can we start creating such Developmental threads here?  Lets see how it Goes,
        When the interest level is High, the Admin would be take it up from there, 
That's the much i say currently.

Is that a rejection? You put up very high stakes with the demand for 50 topics and we passed them in less than a day, that shows our determination to get things moving.

The creation of such threads has already been tried, it just doesn't work in the politics section. Such topics obviously don't fit into the politics section where anything goes, development is a more deliberate and cerebral thing.
Nigerian politics is about talking, taking the piss and promising hot air anyway; whereas, I am sure all who have posted here would rather put things in practice and physically change lives in every Nigerian hamlet, village, town and city.

pafun:
Fool ko foofoo ni. Person like you who wake up for early morning begin curse everybody . No be mental be that ?

Why don't you just keep having foolish dreams instead of asking funny questions?