olujastro:
While I don't like to jump on threads anyhow, it's pathetic to know Vanguard chose to present half truth to uninformed Nigerians. On May 28, 2015, Festus Keyamo who was prosecuting the case on behalf of EFCC abandoned the case without giving any reasons. He only left us to guess.
Now let me analyse it based on my knowledge of the issues. Sylva fell out of favour with former president Jonathan just before the Bayelsa PDP guber primary in 2011. Gej used the PDP NWC to bar Sylva from contesting the PDP primary. Subsequently, he used EFCC to hunt him out of the state. Sylva relocated to abuja.
While I acknowledge that Sylva, as well as all past Bayelsa governors including Dickson, Jonathan and Alameiseighia are corrupt (for me, where there are no concrete developmental projects to show, corruption is definitely present), the case of Sylva was more of a GEJ personal vendetta against Sylva. So now that GEJ is out of office, the case has died!

Chief you tried but also know that Diepreye Alams too was witch-hunted by Obasanjo led FG. Gani and well meaning Nigerians were happy for Alams been jailed regardless of any excuse because indeed all the governors are/were corrupt and any one caught, the better for the system. As it stands, Sylva may be walking free inspite of the financial atrocities committed just as Amaechi may be free too. This is why I hate APC for hypocritism.

Demdem:
i have told those fools to kindly petition the security agents and start the process of prosecuting Amaechi if they are certain that Amaechi carted away govt properties. After all he no longer has Immunity. my guts tells me that anything missing in the govt house happend immediately after Amaechi left in the hands of Wikes thugs who carted them away knowing fully well that he will replace them back and blame Amaechi for it
Many of his former colleague governors have all travelled out but he hasnt. This suggest to me that he has nothing to hide.

Good talk from my old time friend. Politicians can lie. I believe Wike just made that up.

justynneke:
Ʊ r as clueless as ur president. Wia were Ʊ wen yaradua dies n jonathan had to complete his bal of 2 yrs, or wasn't he president? + his 4 yrs.
Ʊ don D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ start, bur ur family neva notice

Little kid read my post again and confirm if you are not the clueless one here. Yar Adua died May 2010 and this is 2015. Even with th acting President days added by May 2015 it will still be less than 6 years- get that in. But media in 2013 claimed that He had been President for 6 years and you are one of the kids that fell for it and never increase that number of years till date.

mrofficial:


When did Yar'adua die? Was he not an acting president before he was sworn in?

Yar Adua died about May 6th 2010 and GEJ was swon in the next day. He acted for less than five months before then- so do your maths. My worry mainly is that this claim of 6 years as President started in 2013 and does not increase and yet you will agree with me even at May 2015 it will still be less than 6 years as President.

phlemzy:
When he ought to be campaigning by telling us the achievement of his 6years & the plans he has for the next tenure if given,he keeps narrating & raising senseless criticism against his opponent. No wonder they tagged him the clueless PhD holder.

Chief this 6years claim of GEJ been in office does it not increase. Two years ago the opposition made this claim that He has been president for 6 years now January 2015 you are still claiming six years. For the records, the GEJ was sworn in May 2010 as President and if you know little mathematics it is not even 5 years as at today. I see that bad media and opposition really sold this to the hearts of Nigerians. Yesterday four of my colleagues were making 6 years claim and after I asked pertinent question they became stupid.

jmaine:
The worst Amaechi can do is continually to squander Rivera State money on Buhari campaign.

That's all cos Buhari is a decayed material that only attracts foul end points and failure stacks high in that regard.

Funny game changer. When all they need is Rivers State funds to pay their campaign bills. This is use and dump scenario playing out.

Abagworo:
Abagworo stated as far back as 2012 that there were laid down plans by FG to install George Sekibo as Rivers Governor against the long agreed Ogoni 2015 project. Wike is just acting out a script.

Chief,
Your postulation is already proving to be wrong. You have said this a million times here but the reality proves otherwise. Sekibo has shown openly that he has no govenorship ambition neither does PEJ want to force her kins man on Rivers state as you have often claimed. Wike is the major contender in PDP and unfortunately Kalabari cannot unit to provide a single candidate to match him as they have over 6 aspirants in PDP. As for APC, no doubt it's either Magnus Abe or Dakuku Peterside depending if Wike eventually gets the flag for PDP.

Mzsolex: exactly bro the man is just busy cleaning up the mess the past ones made, and still they won't give him credit 4 that!

When this project is completed they will tell you it was awarded and paid for by OBJ or Yar Adua.

Demdem:

Am not ashamed, its just that it has no bearing to issue at stake. And of cos ur kind is notorious of using that as basis of discussion. That SOKU well is at ur backyard doesn't mean u fully understand the issue at stake. U surely don't though u think u know.
My position remain that the useless king deserve not that throne, case closed.
Do u even know the full details of the judgement itself or u just decides to join the bandwagon of ignoramus shouting supreme court judgement. Nonsense.

The full details of the supreme court was posted here recently and of course I knew when this judgement was passed in 2012. I told you here on NL I am aware of the dispute since in the early 1990s. I know most of the villages mentioned in the Bayelsa response and the rivers state adjourning villages. I lost several friends including one of our pastors then. I do not want to be sentimental but politics should not come into it-that's all. I have no other concern hence my replying you. Peace my brother!

Demdem:

Shut ur trap. My position remain.
A traditional ruler that rejoices without a fight when he loses territories deserves to be de-robe. That was my argument for that day.

Bayelsa has stated their stance which automatically is FG position. Wait for Rivers position. Interesting to note though that the details of the supreme court ruling wasn't highlighted.

Always keep mute on Rivers issues. You are ashamed to mention your village and state yet you want to talk what you do not have idea. You lack identity. The same supreme court ruling you and co-travelers are blaming and making noise about. Was the judgement not clear enough for you to see what is wrong.

eluquenson: Sanusi knows GEJ can't get two third of the senate cos Hausa's are always brotherhood in nature, so he defeated GEJ on the basis required by law.
The end of an Era for SLS

While you may right, remember also SLS was the one who exposed this legislators of the expenditure/wages been excessive and they still bear that grudge, payback time.

luvinhubby: Amaechi`s lies being torn apart bit by bit.

I told one Demdem on this forum that Amaechi is only a propagandist on this Soku oil wells. The Kalabari/Nembe are Ijaws and would not want to fight on this issue anymore but Amaechi says no. I am from Rivers and really want my state to own those wells if really they belong to us but not distorting the facts. The Oil companies have contributed largely to the problems in the ND. Once an oilfield is discovered and named, irrespective of the defining boundary of the reservoir, it carries the same name all through knowing fully well it could stretch several kilometers into neighbouring communities territory and even when infill wells are drilled in these distant locations they still carry the original field name.

Sorry OP, you are guilty of whatever you intend to preach here. Look for another lamentation not this.

ilugunboy:

Am sure you didn't even read nor bothered about the story...

My friend don't quote me next time. You are very dull to think that another person did not read the story. Get a life.

Fake pictures. from previous protest by Ekiti women

smartchoice: Disagree....who refused to open the Assembly complex?
Can't Obuah's PDP criticize constructively based on the content of the budget presented?
In fact the PDP at the federal level should emulate Amaechi with the 74% capital expenditure and 26% recurrent budget!
Madam Okonjo should as a matter of urgency go to Rivers for a lesson in Public Finance!

Bros,
Constructive criticism should be the game agreed. 74/26 ratio is flawed with 20% borrowing as We were not even told the interest rate on the 100billion. It will be of public interest to know which states assets they plan to sell.

smartchoice: Disagree....who refused to open the Assembly complex?
Can't Obuah's PDP criticize constructively based on the content of the budget presented?
In fact the PDP at the federal level should emulate Amaechi with the 74% capital expenditure and 26% recurrent budget!
Madam Okonjo should as a matter of urgency go to Rivers for a lesson in Public Finance!

Bros,
Constructive criticism should be the game agreed. 74/26 ratio is flawed with 20% borrowing as We were not even told the interest rate on the 100billion. W

See analysis. SMH for SR.

Picture or video to support or it never happened.lol

InsaneTamie: After all na Bros Jona dash am AMNESTY...who else will or should he support? Obj?? I think NOT.

Little kid, Asari never partook on the amnesty of 2009. Google it....

Demdem:

where i come from is a none issue here and ur community having oil wells since the days of lord lugard is none of my business. ur effort to trivialise the issue and turn it to a tribal thing is childish and u should cover ur face in shame.

This has nothing to do with my position that the King erred no matter what. A good king doesnt rejoice when he loses territories no matter what.
Its pitiable u simply dont understand this.

Demdem,
I asked where you come from for simple reason. We do not need anymore communical war in this part of the country. I was privilege to know the details of this dispute since 1991 and enough sacrifice in terms of lost lifes have been made. The two kingdoms involved understand this but Amaechi is playing politics with people life. For your information I am from Rivers and the king you want to derobe does not rule over Soku as they have their own king who incidentally waiting for the 12th map.

hillsate: If GEJ does not call Asari Dokubo to order for this needless reply of OBJ's letter then it makes a nuisance of the reply he wrote. I don't care who is right between OBJ and GEj what bothers is why Asari is insultive to someone old enough to be his father.

But you kids on this forum insult the president per second per second and it is okay?

The police can never be trusted. They just wanted to rope Chidi Lyod into it. He never drove the car in the first place so why the arrest.

omusiliyu: I cant believe that ordinary university drop out can be vibrant like this talkless of owned private university

Yes indeed Asari was a university drop out but really sound upstair. I first met him one-on -one in 2001 and since then I know for sure He knows his onions and uncommon boldness/fearless person. Most of what He narrated here are the simple truth. Some NL claim that Yar Adua/GEJ are empowering militants via amnesty but they forgot that OBJ was the first to fly Asari and Ateke on presidential jet to Aso rock after the Sunday August 29, 2004 fierce fighting in Port Harcourt and it environs for peace meeting.

Demdem:

U all keep on talking about supreme court ruling. Do u Infact know this ruling and what it is about? Besides, issues at stake are beyond SOKU. More wells are involved now.

Crying more than the bereft. Name your community and state for us to know-sure your are from SW crying more than Rivers people. What stakes are involved. My community has oil wells since in the mid 1960s what has been the benefit to us.

Demdem:

Actually, u should shut ur trap. What useless free speech is that. A king should always be on the side of his people no matter what. When ICC and obj decided to forgo bakassi, we never heard of their leaders talking thrash like this useless king.
Part of ur resources in ur kingdom is being given to another and what we hear from their king is it was well done. Utter nonsense.
Even if it wasn't legitimately theirs, we expect the king to put up a fight. What a coward.
If a sultan can be de-robe then who is he that he can't be.
Rubbish.

Obviously you are ignorant of the facts, like you have exhibited in the past when I engage you. I stand by my post.

kel4soft:

That's a typical Amayanabo.

You can not claim to be real Ijaw and say that. I guess you are from Opobo and you have regards for HRH Dr.Dandeson Jaja. Let me let you know, while your HRH was busy trying to make peace between GEJ and Amaechi like some royal fathers have done, Hon. Dakuku organized a solidarity visit to government house in which He asserted Opobo people will stand by Amaechi no matter what. After that great speech Amaechi asked why the amayanabo did not attend and no concrete reasons was given and He insulted him before Opobo delegates.

Demdem: I think this useless king should be de-robe.
Rejoicing over the loss of resources in his domain. Surely, he has not the interest of his people but his pockets.

My friend keep mute. You talk like someone without brains. De-robe an Amayanabo for free speech made. If they de-robe Kings easily why his Amaechi still a governor for all the careless talks he makes.
Note in case you do not know. Those wells have caused the death of over a hundred people, sacking communities, etc in the 1990s yes I know for sure because I lost over eight friends then. If the case is now in court and the Supreme court ruled that Rivers case is hasty until the 12th Map is created to correct boundary issues and civilized Kalabari kingdom has in their wisdom let low, knowing fully well that Nembes and Kalabari's are one and the same Ijaws. The governor wants to instigate another communal war.

Sorry, But This APC Is Not Change! By Adekoya Boladale

Posted: Dec, 30 2013, 9:12AM





By Adekoya Boladale

A long time ago, in the days of Late Chief Solomon Lar, when the likes of Chief Alex Ekwueme and Professor Jerry Gana were still in active capacity, the streets and roads of campaign arenas dazzled with the colourful flash of red and green. The ground for political ‘toasting’ was usually covered with deafening echoes of Power! Power!! Power!!! These were the days when Nigerians took pride in beholding the roof-staff called umbrella, even though under a dysfunctional government the people celebrated our nascent democracy and civil liberty. Days when the Hausa man only knew of ‘fi di fi’ and the little boy on the street of Mokola and Ojoo in Ibadan shouts to high heaven ‘power na da, power na re’ -where is the power, this is the power.

But all these are long gone, all that is left are shattered memories of the once glorified biggest party in Africa, the symbol of the PDP has long been rechristened ‘umblerra’ while the ground breaking echoes of Power have been replaced with Change!

The All Progressive Congress (APC) claims to be the new platform for a new Nigeria; it parades itself as the safe haven against maladministration, political oppression and monumental fraud which the present government proudly wears as its badge of honour. No doubt our country, Nigeria is under attack by the demons from hell parading themselves as politicians and political office holders. Our nights and days have been taken over by kidnapping, impunity, terrorism, corruption and nepotism. The dual evil mechanism of ethnicity and divide and rule are freely devised by these fifth columnists to the unsuspecting citizens who continue to see them as patriots and leaders.

The All Progressive Congress seems at infancy the best alternative to save our country from this curse with its emergence called the ‘broom revolution’ which swept through the South Western states of Nigeria and won sympathy of some federal constituencies and senatorial districts across the country. The party poses as a divine solution to our long clamour for a political platform devoid of serial robbers and fraudsters. After 100 years of forceful amalgamation and 53years of unproductive independence, Nigeria is indeed ripe enough for change. Oh our hearts yearn for a government of the people one whose heart is made of muscles and human blood cells rather than that of hyenas and scorpions.

All seemed perfect at first, patriotic Nigerians and even members of the Fourth Estate were trooping to the newly found party. We thought we had found a saviour, we thought we had found El Dorado but alas, it is not yet Uhuru. Suddenly the deception and ruse on which the APC foundation was built upon could no longer continue to remain hidden. The true picture of what this new party represents became clearer to all and sundry. Contrary to its much publicized progressive name and the echoes of Change, the APC is a total opposite of what it claims to stand for. Events in the past few weeks has opened our eyes to the evil laced around the new PDP called APC and concretized our fear that this new angel may after all be worse than the beast we have been trying so hard to run away from.

For a party that seeks change one is taken aback with its sudden romance with the shylocks who are the architect of our social economic tribulations. It is mind boggling on what mode of change this party truly have in stock for Nigerians with the sudden labeling of Olusegun Obasanjo the widely known corruption magnate as ‘progressive baba’, what progressive mind does Obasanjo possess? The ones used in cornering public funds or the ones graciously used in allocating public corporations to family and friends or perhaps the one that was devised in the Halliburton scam and Siemens scandal. As if that is not enough, our ‘progressive party’ extended its dim-witted charade to General Ibrahim Babangida, Oh no. In what appeared as a roll call of past criminals, Atiku Abubakar was also called upon while General Abdulsalam was not left out. Obviously the status of the APC is not different from how the people put it, ‘Association of Past Criminals’.

The height of this tour was the call on Obasanjo to come take over the affairs of the party. I am sure General Buhari was not present when that statement was made or is this another ‘permanent interest against good conscience’.

I make bold to say that presently the APC has the highest number of criminals than any political platforms in Nigeria. It is now in APC that we have 'progressive' Sanni Yerima, the renowned libidinous Peadophile who takes pleasure in having sexual intercourse with children; I was just told he has divorced the 13 year old girl and set to marry another. Ibrahim Tofa is now a progressive, the man who co-planned the annulment of June 12 election. How then can APC preach change with collation of rogues and thieves, dictators and emperors, fraudsters and pretenders?

I am beginning to think there is more to the broom symbol, its interpretation is now vast and can mean unity among thieves or maybe a mechanism to sweep our public funds.

The party is worsening the situation with the unchecked graft activities in Lagos state where the state revenue service continues to operate under Alpha Beta consulting a firm owned by Tinubu, the conversion of various choice lands and properties on the Lagos Island worth over 100billion naira to personal use, allocation of public corporations to political godfathers and the unending corrupt activities been perpetrated through Hitech Construction Company owned by Tinubu is alarming.

The unending tax fraud in Ogun state under Ibikunle Amosun is also worthy of note, recently the accountant turned Governor paid 40.2% of the state generated tax to a consulting company, 40.2%? Wow! That's not all, the state continue to wallop in huge debt and financial misappropriation. One of the projects embarked upon to siphon public fund is the 295million naira air-conditioned pedestrian bridge which has continued to be under lock and key after commission, I wonder what air-conditioning has got to do with walkways. The state health and educational sectors are in comatose while a teeming number of the youths have taken to internet scam due to soaring rate of unemployment. That is not all; the scam in the purchase 14 fairly used Armoured Carriers at 165million naira per unit as against the company price of 25million naira for brand new one still remain unsolved. The Governor continues to make 'ritual' payment to godfathers with juicy contract awarded to 'their' construction firms.

The situation is not different in Oyo state under Ajumobi. The miraculous Mokola flyover constructed at a whopping cost of 3billion naira which was allegedly destroyed months after commission is quite alarming, how much did it cost to construct the London bridge?. Another sight is the Keke Napep ambulance. When real initiatives are not available, politicians choose to embark on absurdity.

Like their counterparts in PDP, the governors under the APC platform have not fared better in terms of good governance. Their mode of governance falls short of the civil expectation and international best practice.

For APC to be taken serious then this madness must stop. The impression of the party as a platform for 'come and chop' politicans must be checked. The real electorates who have been neglected must be reached out to first; the party must stop giving the impression that elections are 'arrangees', won on the tables of godfathers and political jobbers. The youths who represent over 60% of voters but have been pushed aside must be incorporated into the system. The masses are tired of another party made up of men with big bellies, twelve wives and gray hairs. Money won't solve the issue at hand but adequately convincing the citizens on the need to trust and vote for the party.

Finally the ethnic coloration should end; APC continues to parade itself as a Northern and South Western collation against other ethnic groups. If election must be won fairly it must represent the interest of every entity within the country.

Adekoya Boladale a political scientist is the Convener, Advocacy for Better Leadership

hardywaltz:
What the Judges simply said was that both parties should wait for the outcome of the NBC boundary adjustment in the 12th map.

You forgot to include Opobo/Nkoro, Bonny and Andoni coz they all now claim to be Izons. It was recently that the Kalabari's and Okirikas wholeheartedly adopted the Izon nationality, but like i said when the chips are down the Soku enclave been ceded to Bayelsa will backfire and if you know the Soku's very well you will know their thirst for violence is next to none.

Bros,
If this judgment was given in 2012, while waiting for NBC to come up with 12th Map, why is Amaechi making so much noise about it since his problem started after they grounded his plane in April? The other time He fooled the chiefs to come out on a protest in the streets of Abuja. They have since realized themselves as his sole aim was nothing but political point.

Amaechi needs to take a time out, say 5 weeks in a cool environment. He is gradually getting mad and I am curious for his BP. politics is not do or die, all the people you are quarrelling with keep silent most of the time except you.

DeCleff: This is Nigeria were anything can happen. And i want u to understand that we have a Bayelsa man as president and hope u know what that implies?

OBj invaded Benue & Bayelsa states but only Odi in Bayelsa is to be compensated. What of Benue?


We need a president thats not from Bayelsa or Rivers or even south south to detremine the truth about the matter.

Don't forget that King T. J. T Princewill who is the King of Kalabari where the oil wells are located still insisted that they own the wells

My friend if you have nothing to say just keep mute. I am from Rivers and very familiar with this two rivers and adjourning communities in dispute. Infact in 1990s their were so much fighting before they resolve to go to court. The kalabari are civilesed and also waiting for the 12th map but Amaechi decided to use it as propaganda against the president.
Op thank you. Sane mind will understand the contensions.