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I'm just glad that Ehindero(aka Police business man) is no longer here to turn this new project into a daily pepper soup.
A man that thought changing police uniform was the same as changing police image.

Leadership is not for everybody!

[b]Digiman

I disagree with you, the British Police is great.

Your casestudy for criticising the British Police is Youth Anti Social behaviour, that is not fair at all. Want to know what it means to have a police?

Think of the Murder enquiry on Alexander Litvinienko and how Polonium 210 was traced
Think of the depth of investigation on murder enquiries arround the shores of Britain
Think of the fact that a police man arrives at a scene and treats everyone in a civil and modest manner while appreciating the very essence of not provoking local people in carrying out their duties.

Those are why the British police is great.

However this topic is not about the efficiency of British Police, but on credibility of President Yaradua's move. I think the move is great and little by little we are getting there.
Nigeria recently launched Biometric passports through the Immigration service, someday we will all have National identities. Hence their is need to upgrade our police to the digital age and build a force who realise that they should by every sense of the word be "the public's best friend"[/b]

Accurate!
(Mckren must be a born again or something).


It is definitely not about British police, but about our state of mind and state of things in general.

Are we truly ready for this move? If not, we must get ourselves ready before implementing the move. And this is the only way this move will be productive or constructive in our retarded environment.

My message for Yar'Adua is: It is very difficult and almost impossible to assist or train someone how to swim without swimming pool or river. It is very important to study and follow certain steps in order for this strategy to be a successful one.

If we want this to work in Nigeria, we must setup a favourable ground for the Britain.
There is absolutely no short cuts to this success.

It doesn't matter, Yar'Adua can go ahead and invite the combination of Britain and United States all together, it will not work if certain issues are not initially and properly addressed.

It is that simple.

The problem here is that they've nullified the election of couple of governors with very little premise and evidences so far; now the question is; with all these enormous and scary evidences, is the presidential election will also be nullified?

Because democracy is also totally against selectivity.
If we crucify Peter for eating Lunch at night, then it will be absolutely right to also crucify Paul for committing the same crime.

It is the law and the right way to move forward effectively.

Shame to OBJ, INEC director and Ehindero for being the architects of this inevitable failure.
I still believe that Yar'Adua would have been elected without OBJ's uncivilized MAGO MAGO election 419.

But of course the coward did not want to take any chances, plus he wanted Yar'Adua to be obligated to him forever and ever.

I think the move is a bright strategy, but I'm not sure if it will be effective.

Why:
Infrastructure issues (poor power supply and no or inaccurate street addresses)
Corruption issues
Incompetent leaders
Defective 911 operation
Our state of mind
Lack of necessary machineries and many many more.

Don't let us deceive ourselves and open another opportunity for corruption episode; in order for this invitation to be effective and efficient, certain things or issues must be properly dealt with or addressed; or else Britain will get frustrated and leave without accomplishing anything. Which means at the end of the day money will be wasted and many will get richer from the incomplete project.

Therefore, before we start jubilating and hoping for miracle; our government must address all these minor issues and setup a friendlier or favourable ground for the Britain to be successful.

I do not mean to sound pessimistic, but something tells me that our stupid leaders will not follow these steps; it will be short cuts as usual (Mckren's style).

Is this move by Yar'Adua a good strategy or a bad one?

Britain to reorganise Nigeria police

THE Minister of Interior, General Godwin Abbe, said on Monday that the British government had promised to help reorganise the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to make it more efficient.


Briefing State House reporters after a meeting of officials of Interior Ministry with President Umaru Yar’Adua, Gen. Abbe said they were at the Presidential Villa to discuss with the president over internal security of the country.


He disclosed that a committee of senior retired police officers would be constituted to advise on how to ensure effective internal security in the country.


“We were privileged to secure this period to join Mr. President to have an overview of the general security situation in our country. Every aspect possible as far as internal security is concern was looked at and at the end of the day, we had a very useful meeting with the President.


“We have it on authority that the British government is ready to support us in reorganising the Nigerian Police Force and empowering it to be able to carry out its assigned role of ensuring law and order,” he said.


“We also have instructions to put together a high-powered a committee comprising a experienced senior Nigerians who have distinguish themselves in service of this country in the Police Force to come together to look at the past and join us to looking at the future. And this committee is also going to look at the white paper, which was approved by government and assist in the implementation of the content as quickly as possible.


“Other far reaching decisions including the issue of the misuse and abuse of the police elements, where you have a number of people not qualified to have armed security, they have guards, they have mobile policemen following them and some of them are known criminals in the society.”


On the details of the British support, he said, “it is not going to be sole administrator as it were. The IG is the most senior commander and the boss of the Police Force and there will be no change as far as that is concerned. But the issue of the reorganisation of the police force and the British involvement came up when Mr. President had a discussion with the British Prime Minister during his last visit to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), in Uganda.


“In the course of their discussion, the British Prime Minister requested Mr. President for what assistance Nigerian government will like the British government to assist and Mr. President told him that he would appreciate any support the British government can give us in the matter of improving the security services of this country.


“So against that background Mr. President is looking at the police force as the point element in the security services and that of course is giving room to this committee that is being set up to look at areas where we seriously need external help.”


http://www.ngex.com/cgi-bin/frame/frameit2.plx?link="http://www.tribune.com.ng"

I'm glad that the man did not only promise new uniform to cover up shady businesses and dirty image.

I think in a very short period, Nigerian Police dept will be polished up and everyone of us will be proud to reclaim this department.

Leadership is not just for everyone!

The promise of Okiro’s Police

The recent confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Mike Okiro as Inspector General of Police (IGP) by the National Council of State (NCS) expressly affirms the confidence the Council has in his ability to tackle the nation’s daunting security challenges.

The confirmation, which came at the first meeting of the Council under the Yar’Adua administration, places the IGP on a better pedestal to address the nation’s troubling security problems. It is effective from June 1, 2007, the date he took over from former IGP, Sunday Ehindero.

The Council meeting, which had all former heads of state, with the exception of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Yakubu Gowon, in attendance, also demonstrated concern over the problem of security in the nation with a mandate to President Yar’Adua to go back to the records of two committees which x-rayed welfare problems of the police and the equipping of the armed services, for the way forward.

We welcome the confirmation of Okiro as substantive IGP and congratulate him on the confidence reposed in him by the NCS. This confirmation is an indication of the nation’s appreciation of his efforts so far in improving the performance of the police in the enormous task of securing lives and property in the country.

Now that his appointment has been confirmed, we expect him to re-dedicate himself to dealing with the increasing security challenges in the country. The increasing wave of armed robbery and other criminal activities in the country, call for new and more effective tactics in breaking the stranglehold of the underworld on our country.

Now is the time for the IGP to expound and translate his vision for a stronger and more effective police force into reality. We expect, from him, a different and better-motivated police that will go beyond sloganeering to make a positive impact on the security situation in the country.

Although the IGP has kept the nation apprised of his efforts in bringing armed robbers to justice in recent times, there is the need for the force to also work on crime prevention. The detective mechanism of the police needs to be overhauled so that there can be a significant decrease in the number of crimes recorded.

Since the security of the citizenry is the primary reason for the existence of governments, any government that fails in this responsibility can be adjudged to have failed, abysmally. We therefore enjoin Okiro to do all that is within his power to reduce the security problem in the nation.
While we commend the Council of State for the prompt attention to the insecurity in the country at its first meeting under the present dispensation, we consider it imperative for the government to effectively equip the police with all modern gadgets necessary for policing. The force should be sufficiently armed, and supplied with vehicles and communication equipment necessary to do a good job.

The nation should not expect Okiro to perform magic with a force that is ill equipped for the task that has been placed before it. He should be empowered to re-organise the force for better performance. Officers and men of the force should be effectively motivated through higher salaries and greater attention to their welfare. They need to be trained for modern policing to enhance their performance. They also need to be taught new respect for due process and the rule of law in the spirit of the present dispensation.

As Okiro consolidates his leadership of the force as substantive IGP, we urge him to eschew the paths trodden by our recent past IGPs, whose exit from office were mired in scandals. He should seek to tread the path of honour, nobility and transparency and put the Nigeria Police on a better pedestal so that at end of the day, he will leave a legacy of good performance and be widely acknowledged as having done well in the task set before him.

Since Okiro has a track record of enviable performance, we believe that President Yar’Adua and the NCS made a good choice in him. There is promise in the air that better days are ahead with Okiro as the head of the Nigeria Police.





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Again, very accurate.

This topic is old, but I've decided to reactivate it after witnessing few Nigerian magnificent (uninspiring) hospitals and schools.

Part of the major responsibilities of a sensible government is to provide decent educational and medical system to the citizens.
I think for the past 20 years, Nigeria has completely stopped educating her children, neglecting the future and creating unnecessary obstacles.
Medical system also sucks; in fact top officials and their families have totally given up. They are no longer utilizing any of these resources for selves or love ones.
Mainwhile, ordinary Nigerians with feeble voice have no choice, but to continue to manage these defective resources; which as a result creates a drastic lifespan reduction measure and substandard educational values.

I think one of the effective and efficient strategies to improve our Med and Edu system in Nigeria is by forcing (making it a requirement) these officials and their families to also use the same system; afterall they are the decision makers or (the deciders, as President Bush says).
How can we improve our educational standard when Nigerian Minister of education's children are not even in Nigerian school system. And the health minister and many others are ready to go overseas for an ordinary hiccup.
If this stupidity continues to be encouraged or allowed, I'm 110% sure that our educational standard and medical system will stay retarded for many many years to come.

FYI: Today, India still provides part of the best accountants and IT professionals, while Cuba of all countries remains the medical heaven for many around the world.
These two countries are not better than Nigeria.

A brighter future of a nation relies on better medical and educational system.

Yes, IBB made few mistakes just like any of us; but folks, this guy is not even close to what people have made him out to be.
If you understand military protocol and leadership, then you will understand why this man has never come out to defend himself against all these artificial allegations.

Bakassi was given away by OBJ, not Nigerians.
I think OBJ made this move for political reason; ( it is never a bad idea to develop a friendly relationship with your neighbor just in case the rainy season becomes unbearable, Saddam paid heavily towards the end for not following this protocol). I will get into it later when I'm in the mood.

I support reclaiming it back!

Dude,
this topic makes absolutely no sense.

What is wrong with you?

MAMAJAMA,

You seem to be changing the music; I thought you said OBJ was not corrupt?
By the way, if OBJ is sent back to jail, what is going to happen to one of his famous door mats (Ehindero)?

One of the worst mistakes Obasanjo made, was not probing IBB

And the most despicable thing IBB has ever done was making OBJ the president of Nigeria back to back (1999-2007).

You guys continue to miss the point.
IBB has been gone for over 10 years and we still haven't gotten it right. Are we that dull or we are just simply incompetent?

EFCC can't even effectively investigate leaders that stole money just last night and you guys expect IBB to be probed successfully?
The dream must be real sweet, because it seems that too many of us have been sleeping for too long.

Wake up, guys!

some clowns say EFCC is doing nothing, do you know the time and resources it talke to unrival all this connections.

Also there are some fools that are quick to settle for absolutely nothing (an easy way of thinking).

Unraveling the connections is one thing, making something constructive of it is another thing.

Nobody is castigating EFCC, all we are asking for is for this organization to do what is right the right way.

It seems that they continue to do what is right the wrong way and this is what is killing them and why they find it very difficult to accomplish anything successfully. In fact, EFCC has only one enemy, and the name of this single enemy is EFCC.

There are 2 ways of doing things; we have the appropriate way and the inappropriate way. EFCC has selected the inappropriate way, and till they change this senseless way their effort in fighting war against corruption effectively and efficiently in Nigeria remains fruitless.

It is that simple, my brother!

BigB1, I hate to burst your bubble, but the only person IBB cares about is himself, not the people of Nigeria

Sorry brother, you did not burst any bubble here; you have the rights to absolutely express how you feel about anybody.

Please, carry on and express yourself; the land belongs to your folks.

Leadership is endurance, diligence, tactfulness, guardianship, surety, inexhaustible and deep/ broadly thinking.

Leadership is not shortcut, visionless, illusion and absolutely not emotions.

Suggesting that Ibori should not be probed because his forefathers has not been probe

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You missed it again; take your time and read my post over!

If you think Oprah's opinion is only based on 419, then I'm sorry to inform you that you absolutely don't get it (I will leave that for another topic).

Dude, I've told you many times in the past and I will tell you again:
This is not just one neighborhood we are talking about; this is a nation for God sake.
You can not allow your emotions to get the best of you (one of the reasons for Ribadu's downfall). You must adopt long term solutions.
Yes, leaders are very corrupt in Nigeria, but we must employ our common sense to find a better strategy to effectively prosecute these folks without damaging our image or future in the eyes of the foreigners.

I say give Ibori an opportunity to answer or defend himself against all these allegations in Nigeria. It doesn't make sense to tackle this man in London without charging him with anything in Nigeria.
Afterall, he was a governor in Nigeria, not in England and the money he stole also belongs to Nigeria.

FYI: The kings of corruption are still  White Americans (if you don't believe me, you need to go to Dubai, Saudi A, Kuwait and Switzerland), but you will never witness them encouraging or promoting the prosecution of any of their corrupt citizens out of United States.

Do not allow our retarded ways of thinking to crucify our future or permanently tarnish the images of great Nigerians all over the world.

Mckren,
Nothing personal; you're a smart man, but you refuse to think broadly and also allow your emotions (hatred of corruption) to take over your intelligence.
There is no one promoting corruption here, but we must embrace doing what is right the right way and reject short cut solutions you seem to love so much.

EFCC begins probe of Obasanjo


Investigation may have begun on the eight-year reign of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as news emerged on Wednesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened a file on him.
This is probably connected with the rolling allegations of personal enrichment, and gross abuse of office made against the octogenarian by critics, among them Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, and human rights lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi.


It may also be coupled with a petition written last week by the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL), a non-governmental organisation committed to the recovery of money stolen from the public purse.


CACOL Chairman, Debo Adeniran, argued in the petition that judged by his financial status before occupying Aso Rock in 1999, Obasanjo’s income as President cannot allegedly justify his investments now worth billions of Naira.


A source in the EFCC, who sought anonymity, confirmed that a "file has already been opened to accommodate petitions against Obasanjo, aside underground investigations already going on, which I cannot tell you for security reasons."


On Tuesday, the EFCC summoned Adeniran to make a ‘written statement in person’ to back the petition which contended that Obasanjo’s investments far exceed his income.


The statement Adeniran made included his own biography.


He was summoned by the Economic Governance Unit of the EFCC where a file bearing Obasanjo’s name was unveiled.


CACOL listed Obasanjo’s investments to include Bell University of Technology, Badagry, Lagos (worth N40 billion); Presidential Library, Abeokuta (N6.5 billion); shares in Transcorp (N200 million) – all acquired between 1999 and 2007 – plus the now computerised multi-billion Naira Ota Farm.


Soyinka and Fawehinmi, among others, have also denounced the library project as "executive extortion and abuse of office" which need be probed.


"We are aware that the annual salary of Nigeria’s President is not up to N38 million. But even if (Obasanjo) earned N60 million per annum for 70 years he would not have up to N5 billion. But (he) is currently worth about N70 billion by conservative estimate," Adeniran alleged in the petition.


"For eight years, while he was in power, Obasanjo sustained a devilish desire to strengthen his own hand as a chicken farmer while exploiting the power of his office to mortally destroy his competitors. He forcibly reclaimed leased farms from an Israeli company, Agrited.


"He single-handedly gave Obasanjo Farms the licence to monopolise the import of grand parent stock of chicken. He masterminded the deportation of one Roger Abdjaude, the Managing Director of Zartech, after he had denied them the right to import the special breed chicken."


CACOL demanded that the EFCC revisit the report of the probe panel, headed by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, which indicted Obasanjo of "gross financial mismanagement and corruption" in the running of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), alongside former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.


The group demanded also that the EFCC probe the several billions of Naira pumped into the power sector, which still remains a national disaster, as well as the allegation that Obasanjo overshot the budget for ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), as stated in the report on Budget Performance issued by the House of Representatives in 2005.


CACOL maintained that a probe of Obasanjo’s administration would build confidence in the anti-graft crusade now spearheaded by President Umaru Yar’Adua.

http://odili.net/news/source/2007/nov/22/702.html

I think this is another indirect method to get rid of more Palestinians; and I also wonder why United States finds it very difficult to discover why none of these folks (Middle Easterners) has love for America.

If Jerry continues to give Peter enormous resources to further oppress Paul, after sometime Paul will stop hating Peter and focus more on destroying Jerry.

This is also one of the reasons why I totally support Obama's idea to not only meet with your friends, but also meet with your enemies and find out why they've developed their unfriendly state of mind regarding United States.

Let us pray for peace to rise up all over the world.

We need to wake up and learn how to deal with our problems at home instead of indirectly labelling the entire Nigerian citizens as criminals.

We need to respect our nation by treating our citizens with complete respect under every single circumstance, especially when they are away from home. This is the only way folks like Oprah wouldn't label us as thieves and jokers

Your dirty laundry needs to stay in your bedroom, not on top of your Television in the living room!

@iykrion:

Lately, I've been paying attention to your post and I must admit that I admire your state of mind; I think I know your true identity, which is also a very good thing.
Watch out for my email.


One love!

Instead of bashing AFAM or where the story came from, why can we focus more on the content of the story and the real situation in Middle East?
This is serious and very deep, in fact Middle East crisis is already starting to effect many of us negatively (directly and indirectly).
I think we can agree and disagree, but learn at the same time if we can just be open and respect one another.

Please, leave the man alone and focus more on the subject.

What does this mean to the Middle East folks in general?

OK MAMAJAMA, you're the man of the hour; you won.
Please, let us refocus on the topic, you're starting not to making sense anymore as usual. 


It has been confirmed that Ibori has not been charged with anything in Nigeria; hence the case in London is baseless and illegal.

Here we go again with silly mistake.

My question is: How come Nigeria is the only country that craves for her citizens to be prosecuted in foreign countries?
I don't get it!
We need to wake up and learn how to deal with our problems at home instead of indirectly labelling the entire Nigerian citizens as criminals.

We need to respect our nation by treating our citizens with complete respect under every single circumstance, especially when they are away from home. This is the only way folks like Oprah wouldn't label us as thieves and jokers.

Ibori should be brought back home to answer all these allegations; the invitation of British government should depend on the out come.

How could you tackle this man in London without charging him with anything at home?   

It is stupid, senseless and unpatriotic

Just because I do not know much about this topic doesn't mean I don't know what is going on in the middle East. In fact I'm confident enough to state that the little that I know is absolutely enough to support my conclusion.

I will do more research, but at the same time I'm comfortable to state that the Palestinians have not been treated fairly, presently and also in the past.

Let us pray for peace  to rise up all over the world.

From your uncountable stories, IBB must be a very very bad man, and I wonder why the red carpet was pulled out for him just few days ago at the Aso rock.

Nevertheless, the fact remains the same, Ehindero is nothing but a common thief and I can assure you that sooner or later more of his shady businesses will be exposed; not by me, I'm sure that you know the person that will get the job done.

I will be civilized and play mature; I will not post the picture of Ehindero's house 10 years ago when he was a broke Nigerian.

My advise for you MAMAJAMA: Tell Henry to continue to print, because Ehindero's time is not too far.

I do not know too much about this topic, but from my understanding, Israel is the main issue here and the reason why United State is currently going through hell.
I also understand that Israel has been permitted or encouraged for many years to continue to brutally oppress the Palestine in every way.
This is also one of the reason why Iran refuses to cooperate with United States under every circumstance.

My question is: Why is it OK for some countries to have WMD and not OK for others?
I truly see this as selectivity justice; which in my book will be fruitless forever and ever.

It is OK for Peter to have Sex, but only OK for Paul to watch.
I know one thing for sure, I hate to be Paul.

Please, let us stick to one topic at a time and keep it simple; you pick your choice:

1. Ibori
2. IBB
3. Odogu
4. Ehindero alias "Police business man"
5. Mike

Let me know.

@iykrion what kind of crack are you smoking? did MIKE ADENUGA not run away from Nigerian when the fry pan was hot after Muhammad BABANGIDA BIGBi1s brother was invited by EFCC? why hasn't he returned to Nigeria to answer the questions EFCC has for him?

It is a total disrespect to even mention Mike Adenuga's name along side with Ehindero's; thinking about it makes me want to vomit.

The folks that count know the real story and what Mike is currently doing.
I will change the assumption from Mike ran away from Nigeria to Nigeria ran away from Mike; Yes, he loves Nigeria, but I'm not sure if the man needs Nigeria for anything.