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I was just about to eat my food right before watching the horrible video;now I've lost my appetite and not sure when it will be regained.

Thanks @ AFAM

At the end of the day, it will be IBB.

Mark it down.

You think and make decision, you don't make a move and then think!

This presidency signifies failure and illiteracy.

According to leadership 101 class (Ldrsh101), as a leader your decision must always be final. Hence it is very important for you to profoundly think and exhaust all options before making your decision.

THE Federal Government, yesterday, reversed its sack order on Vice-president Atiku Abubakar, saying he remains the nation’s number two citizen pending the decision of the Court of Appeal on the case filed by it on the matter
The Presidency reversed the sack order, just as the inference drawn from the statement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that Atiku had been disqualified from the April presidential poll drew reaction from the vice-president who declared that only the court can stop him from vying in the election. On the Presidency’s affirmation that he remained the vice president, he said that the development was evident that government’s advisers were confused.


The government’s position was contained in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by President Olusegun Obasanjo’s spokesperson, Mrs Oluremi Oyo. Another aide, Mallam Uba Sani, had, last weekend, said the Presidency had declared the vice-president’s seat vacant based on Atiku’s defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the Action Congress, AC, which presidential ticket he picked penultimate week.


Oyo’s statement yesterday stated that Obasanjo had not authorised the statement by Uba over the vice-president’s status. The statement by the presidential spokesperson read: “In view of recent reports and comments in the media on the current status of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the present administration, the Presidency wishes to state as follows: At its last meeting in December 2006, the National Executive Committee of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to regard Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s acceptance of his nomination as presidential candidate of the Action Congress as clear evidence of his voluntary abandonment of the PDP and the joint ticket with President Olusegun Obasanjo that made him vice president.


“The PDP NEC further decided that because of his voluntary desertion of the party, Atiku Abubakar is no longer a member of the PDP. These decisions were subsequently conveyed to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in his capacity as president of Nigeria and leader of the PDP, as well as to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Assembly. Consequent upon these decisions and action, the minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation has asked the Court of Appeal for a legal interpretation of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 in this regard. The Presidency has not authorized any other comment on this matter other than the decisions and action of the PDP and the Attorney-General of the Federation.”


Atiku fights back on qualification Yesterday, the vice president dismissed the insinuation that he had been barred from contesting the April presidential election as the AC candidate on the grounds of INEC’s statement that anybody indicted by a government panel for fraud cannot vie in the forthcoming general elections.“The impression that the vice president has been banned or disqualified from contesting the presidential election is wrong. The Electoral Act is clear on how to disqualify candidates from the election,” the vice president’s spokesperson, Dr. Adeolu Akande, told Sunday Vanguard.


The spokesperson pointed out that INEC has no such role as to ban candidates from contesting election. He went on: “What the Electoral Act says is that, after INEC has published the list of candidates preparatory to the general elections as the electoral body has done, any member of the public who believes that any of the candidates does not qualify to stand election according to the 1999 Constitution and the 2006 Electoral Act will swear to affidavit in court calling attention to the grounds of petition.


“Then the candidate will have opportunity to defend himself and the court will decide. It is the court judgement that INEC will apply to disqualify the candidate. If anybody feels that Atiku cannot stand as a candidate in the forthcoming polls, such a person should follow due process.


“The interpretation that the vice president has been barred by INEC is based on the so-called indictment by President Obasanjo’s administrative panel. It is common knowledge that the EFCC and the administrative panel’s reports as well as government gazette on the indictment have been set aside by a competent court of law which the EFCC has acknowledged by appealing to the Court of Appeal.


“Unless a superior court rules otherwise, any attempt to stop the vice president from the forthcoming polls based on the indictment does not arise in law. What we are witnessing is the desperation of the opponents of the vice president who are afraid of his political profile and who are already panicking about the outcome of any election against him.


“We believe Nigeria is governed by the law and not the whims and caprices of some individuals. The position of the law is clear - there is no EFCC report, there is no administrative panel report, there is no gazette. Those who are basing their expectations that Atiku will not contest the presidential election on the EFCC report, the administrative panel report and gazette are only day-dreaming. They should simply get set to face the vice president at the polls rather than wasting their time.


“Is it not instructive that those who claim Atiku is of no political consequence have now elevated stopping him from contesting to a lifetime ambition? The choice of the next president is that of Nigerians to make and not for any individual or king. We remain committed to defending the right of the people to elect their president.”


Speaking on the Presidency’s reversal of the sack order on the vice president, the spokesperson stated: “It is evident that government’s counsellors and handlers are confused.” Adeolu continued: “They have allowed their desperation to stop Atiku from contesting the election to force them into frustration and confusion. Let us hope that this would be the last statement they would issue on the status of the VP. But we have never been in any doubt on Atiku’s status.”

I think BABA OBJ has gone too far this time around and it's time for him to retire and stop embarrassing us, Nigerians.


I'm totally sick and tired of his childish unlawful behavior.

By Tunji Thomas - 07.01.2007

The world’s most powerful nation, the United States, has intervened in the on-going war between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar, warning President Obasanjo to desist from alleged plans to arrest Abubakar when he returns to Nigeria next week.

Speculations are rife in political circles that President Obasanjo is prepared to order the arrest of his vice when he returns to Nigeria, as scheduled. Presidential spokesman, Uba Sani, had, on behalf of the presidency, declared the vice president’s seat “vacant”, subsequent upon which Abubakar wrote the heads of the National Assembly and the judiciary. Only last week, in his attempt to clarify the position of the presidency which had been described by top lawyers as “unconstitutional”, another presidential spokesman, Akin Osuntokun, had reportedly claimed during an appearance on the NTA that the presidency did not declare the VP’s office vacant, but rather that the “vacancy” was occasioned by the VP’s defection from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and his subsequent adoption as the presidential candidate of the Action Congress (AC). However, Osuntokun came out later to disclaim the statement insisting that he affirmed the VP’s office.

Sunday Tribune gat-hered from sources in Abuja and the United States that the warning was handed over to the president in “diplomatic language”. A senior official of the State Department was said to have expressed America’s displeasure with rising political tension in Nigeria, particularly in the context of the coming elections in 2007. The American official, according to our sources, told the Nigerian government that the US expects that the president will follow the due process and allow the rule of law to reign. In this context, it was “mentioned” that the US expects that since the constitutionally prescribed process of the impeachment of the vice president is yet to be followed, the US will expect that the VP will be treated “with due regard to his position and office” when he returns home.

The same sentiments were said to have been expressed by a ranking official of the United Nations to the Nigerian Mission to the UN and the presidency. However, when Sunday Tribune contacted the Public Affairs unit of the US Embassy in Lagos, the spokesperson, Mrs. Joke Omotunde, said that the Embassy has not made any statement as regards the feud between the president and his vice and does not wish to comment on the claim that Washington has expressed concern over the feud.

@ Agent0

Americans will not care about those factors you've listed come 2008. Their focus will be more on uniting the nation, bringing the troops back home, Gas/ oil price, real estate, jobs, low cost of living and so on.

@MAMAJAMA

First, I do not think the Sheraton Hotel in Nigeria is owned or operated by white man.

Second, even if the hotel is owned by white man; the cost is high because it is very risky to invest your money in a country that is unstable in every way. Someone has to pay for the risk taken by the investors operating their businesses in Nigeria, a fragile country that has a cloudy future.

Believe me, I will triple charge you if I have to risk my investment in a country where number 1 man and number 2 man are acting like a 2 year old, a country where everyone wants to run for the presidential position, a country where 80% of the governors are seeking for a suitable method to escape after their term, a country where Mr. president changes the constitution as he likes, a country where the system and culture embrace corruption.

Hence, I say "blame Atiku and OBJ"

Finally, this is one of the reasons why we should appreciate someone like[b] ADENUGA[/b], who is determined to invest heavily in Nigeria and make a dream come true for a common Nigerian.
Believe me, the more we continue to harass serious Nigerian investors, the more white man will continue to buy out Nigeria gradually.
Smart countries protect their native investors. We need to follow the same step and empower ourselves and our economy.

MAMAJAMA (ODEKU), you know you're my man, but it's time to wake up and stop blaming white man and IBB for everything.
By the way, why didn't you holla at me? Believe me, you didn't have to stay at the Sheraton hotel.

@ AFAM

You are too damn sensitive, are you a chick?
If answering your question will make you smile, I will just go ahead and do so.

My man, you keep going back, talking about the past, talking about the failed policies and talking about the failed leaders. These are not new news, we all know that everything in Nigeria signifies failure.
It's time to let go the past and let's move forward. Things are much different now, a very good percentage of the population are willing to sacrifice, they are willing to work together toward changing things for better.
It's a new day and it's time to put better strategies in place and clean things up in Nigeria.

There is no need to continue to rehash, rehashing is for the losers.

It's OK to try things that were tried before; My man, sometimes second time or second chance is the best.
Second time gives you the opportunity to realize all your mistakes, the reasons for the mistakes, solutions to all the mistakes and finally a better strategy to prevent the mistakes from occurring again; (Imagine that you are given a chance to re-take the same exam once again, how will you do, my man?) Just think about it.

We have seen a-lot, we have discovered why somethings did not work and we have also discovered a better way to correct things. It doesn't matter who comes up with the idea, it doesn't matter if the idea was implemented in the past, what matters is correcting things and improving the standard of living in our lovely country unitedly.

Dude, this is the best I can do, I hope I've answered all your questions and I hope you're smiling now.
Enjoy the weekend.

May God bless Sweet Nigeria.

Note:@ AFAM and MAMAJAMA: Till you guys come up with your own FORUM for free, you need to quit bashing the ADMIN.

@agent0

What exactly are we suppose to be looking for on this beautiful site?

Couple of words will help.

Now, it has been confirmed that a 10 year old died yesterday from mimicking Saddam Hussein execution style.

Who will you blame for this terrible tragedy?

I say United States and the media.

@ZULUNATION:

I've read you comment twice and I still can not find a tangible reason why you can't stand OBAMA. Can you stand yourself?

Well, OBAMA can still run away with a victory. It all depends on the out come of Iraq war and oil price.

Believe me, Americans are open for anything that will prevent them from not eating 4 or more meals a-day.

Well, folks, I'm sorry for the interuption; ODEKU happens to be one of my old buddies and as you can see, he will never change.

Let's get back to the topic.

I still think OLADI's idea is unique and will empower the living standard in our country.

I'm glad that you're finally waking up.

Believe me, we need IBB to come back and make things right.
He mercifully craves for successful system in Nigeria. He knows the problem and he has the power/ experience to rectify things.

MAMAJAMA, here we go again; I could just tell that you will be going back to kirikiri soon.

I see your point, but this is why Nairaland Forum is the best; nobody is perfect, even the admin is not.

The same folks (your friends) that cry everyday, leave and then come back with different ID, just like yours.

I admire Nairaland and we should all show some respect and appreciation to the admin's effort in keeping this site going.

And do not bother to waste your time and energy, there will never be any other FORUM LIKE NAIRALAND.

POSTED BY MAMAJAMA AKA ODEKU

I am not hidding ask you senseless and dictatorial admin how much IBB camp paid him to ban me? and for your ifo, there is a website in development that will compete with the nairaland, be on the look out
I was in Nigeria making sure the tootles general never come close to Aso Rock

Therefore, I'm absolutely correct as usual. This is ODEKU.

Cool. I'm happy that you're back.

It is simple, just watch your mouth and you will not be touched.

And you need to change your name from MAMAJAMA to something else, may be GULDER!
MAMAJAMA is an Old nasty porn star

People FYI: MAMAJAMA is also known as ODEKU.

ODEKU, believe me, you can't hide; I know what you smell like.

One love.

ODEKU, simmer down.

It's my reason and my side, you don't have to see it the same way as I do.

United States citizens are getting smarter, hungry, scared and desperate.

At this point in time, if your goods are perfect, they will buy it.

It's time for change.

Furthermore, brothers are very serious out there and they are starting to hold things down very tight.

No need to think negatively or disable self without a fight. It would only get better for black folks in United States. I say "OBAMA, Go get yours"

@AFAM

Trust me, I've answered all your questions.

Two or three words are just enough for a smart man to get the message.


And my man, what does money got to do with my comment?

I do not get it.

@ AFAM, @ MAMAJAMA and @ ALL:

My reason and my side

Please do not get it twisted folks, my support for IBB remains incompressible.

The man is smart, well respected by many, has incredible style, he's focused, has the capability to chain things down effectively and efficiently in Nigeria, has the stamina to put stop into corruption among all government officials and mercifully craves for a successful system in Nigeria.

Believe me, he recognizes his mistakes and he also deserves to be given a chance to redeem himself.

Believe me, currently things are very very fragile in Nigeria and if we are not careful, Nigeria will be turned into Iraq or Somali very soon; and guess who will suffer?

We must look forward to move forward; it's time to let go the past and allow the most competent and respected individual to rectify things in Nigeria.


Adenuga on the other hand is a wonderful man, a serious business man that is totally determined to develop his father's land by sharing and giving incredible opportunities to common Nigerians.

The Green Eagles of Nigeria are currently more attractive just because of this man.

Telecommunication industries continue to improve vigorously in Nigeria today because of this man.

Employment opportunities in Nigeria today have become a dream come true again because of this man.


As we all know, no one is perfect, especially operating in Nigeria, but we must be-careful, fair, bright and appreciate folks who are willing and dedicated in investing heavily in Nigeria.
By the way, Adenuga could have relocated to other attractive and more developed countries; and invest his money in more attractive/ stable economy with-out any problem. Believe me, he has several options, but he has selected to be involved in moving his country forward. Hence do not get it twisted, Adenuga doesn't need Nigeria, we need him.

You can go ahead and criticize me if you want, it is very easy for you to hide in another country and speak fire, but you do not know what I know.
These folks are nothing but major assets to our lovely country and it is time for all of us to recognize this fact and embrace it before it's too late.

Yaradua, Jonathan, Buhari, Atiku, Kalu and even OBJ are alright, but at this point in time in Nigeria they can not and will not move our country forward effectively, efficiently and unitedly.
It is very important to understand what these 3 terms (effectively, efficiently and unitedly) stand for, I use them a-lot. It takes a genius to know and understand what is needed to accomplished all 3 points.
It is clear that we need all 3 in Nigeria and believe me, most current leaders in Nigeria can not achieve all 3 points, but I can assure you that IBB will knock out all 3 within the first 8 months in power.

Regardless of who happens to be the next Nigerian president (If it's not IBB), IBB will never be touched negatively by this individual or anyone and he will be involved heavily in contributing toward making Nigeria the Giant of Africa once again.

May God bless Nigeria.

I hope the dedicated serious politicians are reading.

My man, Oladi, I can assure you that this idea will be implemented very soon.

Look guys, this topic is simple and straight forward; there is absolutely no reason to make it bigger than what it is.

I truly do not see any reason why anyone will want to object a pure bright idea like this one.

It is so sad that it feels like pulling a tooth to apply a constitution that will eventually benefit all, just because folks are purely greedy to their bones.

Greediness in Nigeria is a disease that needs a very very strong medication to cure.

@ OJE:


Posted by OJE:

@Stenach,

I agree with you. I don't know what BigB1 and Eassy are saying;

I repeat;
The beautiful write up buy most of these guys in support of Saddam does not convince me at all,

The same guy can write a very good story about Abacha and you will think He was a saint.
a writer is saying dying by hanging is most brutal than amongst injections and shooting, etc,
if he died by firing Squad (shooting) he would still have something to say about it being the worst form,  humans can be very shallow minded!!

Dude, you need to read comments and understand them before posting a reply comment. It is obvious that you do not understand any of my comments.

FYI: there is no one here supporting or condoning what the evil master, Saddam Hussein had done during his life as a dictator; hence I advise you to go back, read and understand the comments.
Believe me, it's not that difficult to do.

The brother is bright, I think he has a very good chance to be the next United States president.

Americans are scared, desperate and more educated; if Obama keeps his nose cleaned, I think these folks are ready to buy what he's selling.

Eventhough at this point in time in United States, it looks and sounds better for him to run as a VP to John Edward; but something keeps telling me that this brother is for real and can just surprise all by making it happen by himself.

Do you truly think white folks in America will allow Mr Barack Hussein Obama to become the next United States president?

Mr Barack Hussein Obama

He's a son of a white American mother and an African (Kenyan) father.
A Civil rights attorney.
A true leader.
He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 and also graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991.


Obama was the first African American president of Harvard Law review.
The man is extremely intelligent, articulate and very confortable in every environment under any circumstances.
I truly admire the man;his state of mind is magnificent, his voice is powerful, his selected words are galvanizing and his ways are stupendous.

Please, be bold and proud to give him your 101% support.

A good one by Raymond Tarek Belleh

THE HANGING OF SADDAM AND THE HYPOCRISY OF DEMOCRACY

Not long ago I wrote an article about Saddam Hussein being a scapegoat of the US and British government's double standard, in which I expressed the viewpoint that the whole Iraqi Freedom project was a flawed one because of it's deception, illegality and aggression.


 
On Saturday 30th December 2006, the world woke up to learn that Saddam had ceased to exist, after being brutally executed in the most medieval of fashions. The scapegoat had been dragged to a secret sacrifice location with a noose around its neck, then hung. Not by lethal injection, nor a firing squad but hanging. Not done in the most civil of manners but filmed and broadcast to the world in the most eerie fashion. These people could not even spare us the insanity of entering the New Year with the picture of a man dying with a rope around his neck. What bad timing! How terribly distasteful! We were only just coming to terms with two other prominent deaths, in former US President, Gerald Ford, and the marvellous and iconic James Brown.

The last notable execution by hanging was regrettably much closer to home in 1995, when the dictatorial military regime of Sanni Abacha hung the multi-talented playwright and activist Ken Saro Wiwa, for his campaign against environmental damage caused by multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta. If my memory serves me correctly, this event provoked international outrage and condemnation. As a matter of fact it led to the immediate suspension of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations, prompting even the United States and some other countries to consider imposing economic sanctions on Nigeria. Isn't it ironic then that Saddam's hanging has been administered by an Iraqi government amply backed by the same US and British governments. Worse still, is the very little condemnation that has come from them for an act they've previously described as barbaric, and unbecoming of any decent society. The disparity in the reaction to these two events is clear evidence of the hypocrisy of American and British democracy, and a perfect illustration of the double standards I was alluding to in my first article.

Again, before anyone wonders if I am taking Saddam's side, let me make my position clear - I am simply on the side of true justice, fairness and complete obeisance of international rule of law. I don't in any way disagree that Saddam should face justice for his many acts of cruelty and murder, but I am not in favour of justice being delivered by parties who themselves are equally guilty of similar atrocities. It is a well known fact that the current Iraqi government is involved in rampant torture and the use of death-squads to kill many Sunni Iraqis. If hanging Saddam was meant to effect justice, then who is to hang for the thousands that have died and continue to die as a result of this illegal invasion of Iraq. The lines of justice are clearly blurred here. You can't use injustice to serve justice. Neither can you successfully spread democracy by breaking international law, endorsing torture and approve of hanging as an acceptable form of punishment.


Big B1: it's a very long article, but very interesting; for more visit[b]:http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2007/jan/020.html[/b]

Now it has been confirmed that Saddam was tormented before he was killed. I hope this mess does not escalate to the next level.

I wonder why the Gallow (location of the execution) was full of different type of people at the time of the killing.
I do not think it was necessary to have that much people present at the building; in order to prevent any controversy, there shouldn't have been more than 12 professional officials present to witness the execution.