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Written by Abdulrazaq Oyebanji Hamzat
Thursday, 05 May 2011 23:45
Nigeria needs a Nigerian National Philosophy commission(NNPC)




President Jonathan should as a matter of importance institute 'The Nigerian National Philosophy commission(NNPC), to develop a clear national ideology for the Nigerian nation, promote same beyond tribe, religion, region, ethnicity and gender, and do away with the 'Federal Character Commission'. We need to immediately start looking at Nigeria as a nation to survive. The absence of a clear feasible national philosophy for the
Nigerian nation is a costly mistake of our founding fathers that needs to be corrected. No nation can attain national development without a clear nation philosophy, ideology, upon , which its developmental strives are anchored on. We need to correct this anomaly as the modern educated Nigerian citizens. Just as a good home has a master plan so a nation needs a clear national philosophy, ideology, to survive. I will like to see this achieved in Nigeria in my life time.
We, as a matter of importance, need to correct this mistake for the sake of our children, the unity of Nigeria as a prosperous, peaceful n, ation. Humans make a peaceful prosperous nation. It is time we did get it right in Nigeria as patriotic citizens. GEJ cannot do it alone for individuals are differently endowed by God.
Nigeria needs a clear feasible national philosophy to attain national development for no nation can without it. It is not about a commission, or agency, some of our commissions and agencies are no longer relevant and need to be closed down. We need as a matter of importance the Nigerian National Philosophy Commission to correct the mistakes of the past:enshrining tribalism, regionalism and ethnicism into the fabrics of the Nigerian system. We must start looking at Nigeria as a nation to survive. You can ask a clear question for directions.You cannot feasibly fight corruption without a clear national ideology for it is this that will define the term ' corruption', the very basis for fighting it.

A national philosophy is the fundamental principle upon which the governance of a nation is based. You need to define this, introduce it to fight corrup, tion for it shall be the very basis of our national ethics, moral principle for fighting corruption. A nation that has no such moral compass cannot feasibly fight corruption. The main role of NNPC shall be to define all developmental indexes in Nigerian context, introduce them for the sake of development, and promote them.

According to Iya Umar, I think we need much more than that. what we need is for the government to make every Nigerian feel that he belongs and we are a family and inculcate a sense of Nationalism and Patriotism that will make every body work towards attaining a greater Nigeria than is greater than any individual, group or section, irrespective of where you come from. But the clearification is that, the National Philosophy of Nigeria, is that which will be the very basis for our identity, upon which our nationalism or patriotism will be defined. There is nothing like nationalism wi, thout a clear national philosophy. Remember, a national philosophy is the fundamental principle upon which the governance of a nation is based. We need to do things differently to survive in Nigeria. NCE
It is pretty difficult if not impossible to implement a national policy without a clear national philosophy, ideology, for a national philosophy is the basis for the implementation of a nation's policies.
Quoting Peter Emeka ,Which National ideology, Will it stop the issues of hate, religious bigotry and lack of trust. Will national ideology stop the continuous and unabated killing, rioting and destruction of properties that happens in the north .Will it bring , back the dead and those who will fall victims.
Remember that the masterminds of these evils are unrepentant. So what we need is a sovereign National Conference to define our existence as a Nation-State. Nigeria has never been a nation but a colonial British creation for their economic interest.
Take it or leave it: Nigeria needs a clear national philosophy to attain national development, for no nation can attain a national development without a clear national philosophy. The earlier we understand this, work for it, put it in place, promote it, our identity, the better for us. Our survival as a nation is therein.

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The Lies Behind the West's War on Libya

Africans should think about the real reasons why western countries are waging war on Libya, writes Jean-Paul Pougala, in an analysis that traces the country's role in shaping the African Union and the development of the continent.

It was Gaddafi's Libya that offered all of Africa its first revolution in modern times - connecting the entire continent by telephone, television, radio broadcasting and several other technological applications such as telemedicine and distance teaching. And thanks to the WMAX radio bridge, a low cost connection was made available across the continent, including in rural areas.

It began in 1992, when 45 African nations established RASCOM (Regional African Satellite Communication Organization) so that Africa would have its own satellite and slash communication costs in the continent. This was a time when phone calls to and from Africa were the most expensive in the world because of the annual US$500 million fee pocketed by Europe for the use of its satellites like Intelsat for phone conversations, including those within the same country.

An African satellite only cost a onetime payment of US$400 million and the continent no longer had to pay a US$500 million annual lease. Which banker wouldn't finance such a project? But the problem remained - how can slaves, seeking to free themselves from their master's exploitation ask the master's help to achieve that freedom? Not surprisingly, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the USA, Europe only made vague promises for 14 years. Gaddafi put an end to these futile pleas to the western 'benefactors' with their exorbitant interest rates. The Libyan guide put US$300 million on the table; the African Development Bank added US$50 million more and the West African Development Bank a further US$27 million - and that's how Africa got its first communications satellite on 26 December 2007.

China and Russia followed suit and shared their technology and helped launch satellites for South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Algeria and a second African satellite was launched in July 2010. The first totally indigenously built satellite and manufactured on African soil, in Algeria, is set for 2020. This satellite is aimed at competing with the best in the world, but at ten times less the cost, a real challenge.

This is how a symbolic gesture of a mere US$300 million changed the life of an entire continent. Gaddafi's Libya cost the West, not just depriving it of US$500 million per year but the billions of dollars in debt and interest that the initial loan would generate for years to come and in an exponential manner, thereby helping maintain an occult system in order to plunder the continent.

AFRICAN MONETARY FUND, AFRICAN CENTRAL BANK, AFRICAN INVESTMENT BANK

The US$30 billion frozen by Mr Obama belong to the Libyan Central Bank and had been earmarked as the Libyan contribution to three key projects which would add the finishing touches to the African federation - the African Investment Bank in Syrte, Libya, the establishment in 2011 of the African Monetary Fund to be based in Yaounde with a US$42 billion capital fund and the Abuja-based African Central Bank in Nigeria which when it starts printing African money will ring the death knell for the CFA franc through which Paris has been able to maintain its hold on some African countries for the last fifty years. It is easy to understand the French wrath against Gaddafi.

The African Monetary Fund is expected to totally supplant the African activities of the International Monetary Fund which, with only US$25 billion, was able to bring an entire continent to its knees and make it swallow questionable privatisation like forcing African countries to move from public to private monopolies. No surprise then that on 16-17December 2010, the Africans unanimously rejected attempts by Western countries to join the African Monetary Fund, saying it was open only to African nations.

It is increasingly obvious that after Libya, the western coalition will go after Algeria, because apart from its huge energy resources, the country has cash reserves of around a 150 billion. This is what lures the countries that are bombing Libya and they all have one thing in common - they are practically bankrupt. The USA alone, has a staggering debt of $US14,000 billion, France, Great Britain and Italy each have a US$2,000 billion public deficit compared to less than US$400 billion in public debt for 46 African countries combined.

Inciting spurious wars in Africa in the hope that this will revitalise their economies which are sinking ever more into the doldrums will ultimately hasten the western decline which actually began in 1884 during the notorious Berlin Conference. As the American economist Adam Smith predicted in 1865 when he publicly backed Abraham Lincoln for the abolition of slavery, 'the economy of any country which relies on the slavery of blacks is destined to descend into hell the day those countries awaken'.

REGIONAL UNITY AS AN OBSTABLE TO THE CREATION OF A UNITED STATES OF AFRICA

To destabilise and destroy the African union which was veering dangerously (for the West) towards a United States of Africa under the guiding hand of Gaddafi, the European Union first tried, unsuccessfully, to create the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM). North Africa somehow had to be cut off from the rest of Africa, using the old tired racist clichés of the 18th and 19th centuries ,which claimed that Africans of Arab origin were more evolved and civilised than the rest of the continent. This failed because Gaddafi refused to buy into it. He soon understood what game was being played when only a handful of African countries were invited to join the Mediterranean grouping without informing the African Union but inviting all 27 members of the European Union.

Without the driving force behind the African Federation, the UPM failed even before it began, still-born with Sarkozy as president and Mubarak as vice president. The French foreign minister, Alain Juppe is now attempting to re-launch the idea, banking no doubt on the fall of Gaddafi. What African leaders fail to understand is that as long as the European Union continues to finance the African Union, the status quo will remain, because no real independence. This is why the European Union has encouraged and financed regional groupings in Africa.

It is obvious that the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS), which has an embassy in Brussels and depends for the bulk of its funding on the European Union, is a vociferous opponent to the African federation. That's why Lincoln fought in the US war of secession because the moment a group of countries come together in a regional political organisation, it weakens the main group. That is what Europe wanted and the Africans have never understood the game plan, creating a plethora of regional groupings, COMESA, UDEAC, SADC, and the Great Maghreb which never saw the light of day thanks to Gaddafi who understood what was happening.

GADDAFI, THE AFRICAN WHO CLEANSED THE CONTINENT FROM THE HUMILIATION OF APARTHEID

For most Africans, Gaddafi is a generous man, a humanist, known for his unselfish support for the struggle against the racist regime in South Africa. If he had been an egotist, he wouldn't have risked the wrath of the West to help the ANC both militarily and financially in the fight against apartheid. This was why Mandela, soon after his release from 27 years in jail, decided to break the UN embargo and travel to Libya on 23 October 1997. For five long years, no plane could touch down in Libya because of the embargo. One needed to take a plane to the Tunisian city of Jerba and continue by road for five hours to reach Ben Gardane, cross the border and continue on a desert road for three hours before reaching Tripoli. The other solution was to go through Malta, and take a night ferry on ill-maintained boats to the Libyan coast. A hellish journey for a whole people, simply to punish one man.
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Mandela didn't mince his words when the former US president Bill Clinton said the visit was an 'unwelcome' one - 'No country can claim to be the policeman of the world and no state can dictate to another what it should do'. He added - 'Those that yesterday were friends of our enemies have the gall today to tell me not to visit my brother Gaddafi, they are advising us to be ungrateful and forget our friends of the past.'

Indeed, the West still considered the South African racists to be their brothers who needed to be protected. That's why the members of the ANC, including Nelson Mandela, were considered to be dangerous terrorists. It was only on 2 July 2008, that the US Congress finally voted a law to remove the name of Nelson Mandela and his ANC comrades from their black list, not because they realised how stupid that list was but because they wanted to mark Mandela's 90th birthday. If the West was truly sorry for its past support for Mandela's enemies and really sincere when they name streets and places after him, how can they continue to wage war against someone who helped Mandela and his people to be victorious, Gaddafi?

allAfrica.com: Africa: The Lies Behind the West's War on Libya (Page 1 of 3)

ARE THOSE WHO WANT TO EXPORT DEMOCRACY THEMSELVES DEMOCRATS?

And what if Gaddafi's Libya were more democratic than the USA, France, Britain and other countries waging war to export democracy to Libya? On 19 March 2003, President George Bush began bombing Iraq under the pretext of bringing democracy. On 19 March 2011, exactly eight years later to the day, it was the French president's turn to rain down bombs over Libya, once again claiming it was to bring democracy. Nobel peace prize-winner and US President Obama says unleashing cruise missiles from submarines is to oust the dictator and introduce democracy.

The question that anyone with even minimum intelligence cannot help asking is the following: Are countries like France, England, the USA, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Poland who defend their right to bomb Libya on the strength of their self proclaimed democratic status really democratic? If yes, are they more democratic than Gaddafi's Libya? The answer in fact is a resounding NO, for the plain and simple reason that democracy doesn't exist. This isn't a personal opinion, but a quote from someone whose native town Geneva, hosts the bulk of UN institutions. The quote is from Jean Jacques Rousseau, born in Geneva in 1712 and who writes in chapter four of the third book of the famous 'Social Contract' that 'there never was a true democracy and there never will be.'

Rousseau sets out the following four conditions for a country to be labelled a democracy and according to these Gaddafi's Libya is far more democratic than the USA, France and the others claiming to export democracy:

1. The State: The bigger a country, the less democratic it can be. According to Rousseau, the state has to be extremely small so that people can come together and know each other. Before asking people to vote, one must ensure that everybody knows everyone else, otherwise voting will be an act without any democratic basis, a simulacrum of democracy to elect a dictator.

The Libyan state is based on a system of tribal allegiances, which by definition group people together in small entities. The democratic spirit is much more present in a tribe, a village than in a big country, simply because people know each other, share a common life rhythm which involves a kind of self-regulation or even self-censorship in that the reactions and counter reactions of other members impacts on the group.

From this perspective, it would appear that Libya fits Rousseau's conditions better than the USA, France and Great Britain, all highly urbanised societies where most neighbours don't even say hello to each other and therefore don't know each other even if they have lived side by side for twenty years. These countries leapfrogged leaped into the next stage - 'the vote' - which has been cleverly sanctified to obfuscate the fact that voting on the future of the country is useless if the voter doesn't know the other citizens. This has been pushed to ridiculous limits with voting rights being given to people living abroad. Communicating with and amongst each other is a precondition for any democratic debate before an election.

2. Simplicity in customs and behavioural patterns are also essential if one is to avoid spending the bulk of the time debating legal and judicial procedures in order to deal with the multitude of conflicts of interest inevitable in a large and complex society. Western countries define themselves as civilised nations with a more complex social structure whereas Libya is described as a primitive country with a simple set of customs. This aspect too indicates that Libya responds better to Rousseau's democratic criteria than all those trying to give lessons in democracy. Conflicts in complex societies are most often won by those with more power, which is why the rich manage to avoid prison because they can afford to hire top lawyers and instead arrange for state repression to be directed against someone one who stole a banana in a supermarket rather than a financial criminal who ruined a bank. In the city of New York for example where 75 per cent of the population is white, 80 per cent of management posts are occupied by whites who make up only 20 per cent of incarcerated people.

3. Equality in status and wealth: A look at the Forbes 2010 list shows who the richest people in each of the countries currently bombing Libya are and the difference between them and those who earn the lowest salaries in those nations; a similar exercise on Libya will reveal that in terms of wealth distribution, Libya has much more to teach than those fighting it now, and not the contrary. So here too, using Rousseau's criteria, Libya is more democratic than the nations pompously pretending to bring democracy. In the USA, 5 per cent of the population owns 60 per cent of the national wealth, making it the most unequal and unbalanced society in the world.

4. No luxuries: according to Rousseau there can't be any luxury if there is to be democracy. Luxury, he says, makes wealth a necessity which then becomes a virtue in itself, it, and not the welfare of the people becomes the goal to be reached at all cost, 'Luxury corrupts both the rich and the poor, the one through possession and the other through envy; it makes the nation soft and prey to vanity; it distances people from the State and enslaves them, making them a slave to opinion.'

Is there more luxury in France than in Libya? The reports on employees committing suicide because of stressful working conditions even in public or semi-public companies, all in the name of maximising profit for a minority and keeping them in luxury, happen in the West, not in Libya.

The American sociologist C. Wright Mills wrote in 1956 that American democracy was a 'dictatorship of the elite'. According to Mills, the USA is not a democracy because it is money that talks during elections and not the people. The results of each election are the expression of the voice of money and not the voice of the people. After Bush senior and Bush junior, they are already talking about a younger Bush for the 2012 Republican primaries. Moreover, as Max Weber pointed out, since political power is dependent on the bureaucracy, the US has 43 million bureaucrats and military personnel who effectively rule the country but without being elected and are not accountable to the people for their actions. One person (a rich one) is elected, but the real power lies with the caste of the wealthy who then get nominated to be ambassadors, generals, etc.

How many people in these self-proclaimed democracies know that Peru's constitution prohibits an outgoing president from seeking a second consecutive mandate? How many know that in Guatemala, not only can an outgoing president not seek re-election to the same post, no one from that person's family can aspire to the top job either? Or that Rwanda is the only country in the world that has 56 per cent female parliamentarians? How many people know that in the 2007 CIA index, four of the world's best-governed countries are African? That the top prize goes to Equatorial Guinea whose public debt represents only 1.14 per cent of GDP?

Rousseau maintains that civil wars, revolts and rebellions are the ingredients of the beginning of democracy. Because democracy is not an end, but a permanent process of the reaffirmation of the natural rights of human beings which in countries all over the world (without exception) are trampled upon by a handful of men and women who have hijacked the power of the people to perpetuate their supremacy. There are here and there groups of people who have usurped the term 'democracy' - instead of it being an ideal towards which one strives it has become a label to be appropriated or a slogan which is used by people who can shout louder than others. If a country is calm, like France or the USA, that is to say without any rebellions, it only means, from Rousseau's perspective, that the dictatorial system is sufficiently repressive to pre-empt any revolt.
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It wouldn't be a bad thing if the Libyans revolted. What is bad is to affirm that people stoically accept a system that represses them all over the world without reacting. And Rousseau concludes: 'Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium - translation - If gods were people, they would govern themselves democratically. Such a perfect government is not applicable to human beings.' To claim that one is killing Libyans for their own good is a hoax.

WHAT LESSONS FOR AFRICA?

After 500 years of a profoundly unequal relationship with the West, it is clear that we don't have the same criteria of what is good and bad. We have deeply divergent interests. How can one not deplore the 'yes' votes from three sub-Saharan countries (Nigeria, South Africa and Gabon) for resolution 1973 that inaugurated the latest form of colonisation baptised 'the protection of peoples', which legitimises the racist theories that have informed Europeans since the 18th century and according to which North Africa has nothing to do with sub-Saharan Africa, that North Africa is more evolved, cultivated and civilised than the rest of Africa?

so if the quran says we can marry among them, what does that means?

and how does it differ from we marrying from them?

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rman:
All BIMS said in his post is exactly what i tried explaining to a friend of mine after the results were anounced. Kwara is in serious bondage because father has successfuly installed his son as the new godfather of kwara politics. I still can not believe people fell for the father and son fued bullshit.
The current kwara state governor is installed by Bukola , THAT IS THE SIMPLE AND ABSOLUTE TRUTH!.
Bukola is still young, so kwaran's will still have him around for a very long time. Saraki senior is actually the smartest politician in Nigeria today. Others use violence , he simply played on a whole generations intelligence and now maybe two generations. Gbemi will continue to be politically relevant, ministerial appointments etc
Has it occured to all that Gbemi came third in the election? The father knows she has no chance right from the start. She has just been used to make BUKKY the new godfather

Thanks brother.

Gbemi has nothing to loose, she may be given a ministerial appointment,ambassador or any other federal appointments.

i knew this was the game plan.

belabela:
@ Blims

You almost qualify for a prophet. Your prediction has been fulfilled until ACN wins in court. But it seems Bukola Saraki and not Olusola saraki is now now the godfather of Kwara politics. Oloye is now old and has successfully transferred power to his son .

brother, be sincere, the election was not a rigging. the highest bidder won.

ACN bought votes on that day, so is PDP, the party with the highest bid won.

no amount of court case will make ACN get the mandate.

PDp won in 15 local govt out of 16, ACN only won in Offa.

so if ACn claim there is rigging, they will only cancel the local govt and PDP will win either way.

they lead acn with over 100,000 votes.



Going to court by ACN is just to justify over 7.5billion investment by Tinubu and his stooges from ekiti,osun and others which fails. the election was free.

i have evidences of ACN buying votes in oko-erin wards, IGS, Osere Junction,Idi-opoto.

also have other from Alanamu,Agaka,Adangba,queen school,university and other places.

PDP didn't win because they rigged, but because they more than ACN.

though their was intimidation in some areas, but its normal as far as Nigeria is concern for nw.

If ACN head to court on this, i could help PDP with some Evidence.

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question and answers on how the prophet and Islam preaches to interact/relate with the Christians.

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread590258/pg1

Prophet Mohamed loved and protected christians

Google never fails to impress: Some more info i goatherd from other sites.

According to tradition, and evident from indirect information, the Fathers of the Monastery requested the protection of Mohammed himself, who saw the Christians as brothers in faith. Apparently, the request was favorably accepted and the so called ahtiname, or "immunity covenant" by Mohammed instructed his followers to protect the monks of the Sinai. Though this document has been a matter of controversy, it is doubtful that the monastery could have survived without the protection afforded by Mohammed and his successors.
(from touregypt)

http://mirnazim./2006/10/22/prophet-muhammads-letter-to-christians/

you may say this out of anger from the wrong doing of some Muslims in the north, but here is a link u may like to read

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101231120249AAGgggQ
http://darvish./2006/10/20/the-prophets-letters-to-christians/

http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/charter1.html


Additional Details
Source:
The letter is still preserved in ST. CATHERINE MONASTERY ,Egypt
The English translation from "Muslim History" by Dr. A. Zahour & Dr. Z. Haq
The content of this letter are verified by Dr. Aslam Abdullah, acting president of the Muslim Council of America.
Here is a picture of one of many letters
http://www.moheet.com/image/fileimages/2…

4 months ago
All Prophet Muhammad's correspondences were spelled out by the him and written by his companions. In this case it was Ali bin Abi-Talib.
Salam

Letter Of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Letter To The Monks Of St. Catherine Monastery


To all friend nairalanders,

here is the stands of our beloved prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) on Christians.

This is the relationship between Christian and Muslim as far as Islam is concern. The act of violence by some few people in the north is not the call of Islam, but a misguided belief.

Islam preaches peace,love and Unity.


LETTER OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) LETTER TO THE MONKS OF ST. CATHERINE MONASTERY, !
This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them. Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are the judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil, God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet.
Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.
No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them.
If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray.
Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”

Letter Of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Letter To The Monks Of St. Catherine Monastery

To all friend nairalanders,

here is the stands of our beloved prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) on Christians.

This is the relationship between Christian and Muslim as far as Islam is concern. The act of violence by some few people in the north is not the call of Islam, but a misguided belief.

Islam preaches peace,love and Unity.


LETTER OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) LETTER TO THE MONKS OF ST. CATHERINE MONASTERY, !
This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them. Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are the judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil, God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet.
Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.
No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them.
If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray.
Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”

To all friend nairalanders,

here is the stands of our beloved prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) on Christians.

This is the relationship between Christian and Muslim as far as Islam is concern. The act of violence by some few people in the north is not the call of Islam, but a misguided belief.

Islam preaches peace,love and Unity.


LETTER OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) LETTER TO THE MONKS OF ST. CATHERINE MONASTERY, !
This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them. Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are the judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil, God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet.
Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.
No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them.
If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray.
Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”

but my best track is Icon

i agree with u guys on this

Why not Ribadu - Sonala Oluhense

A FEW weeks ago, I declared my support of Muhammadu Buhari’s quest for the presidency. I have no doubt that if the interest of Nigeria is the issue, his is the best candidate, now.



In certain circles, this has raised the question of Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who is running on the ticket of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). One of those circles consists of people who knew I had set out to support Mr. Ribadu’s candidature.



For purposes of full disclosure, I did meet with Mr. Ribadu, at his request, in New York. At that time, he was yet to declare he was running for Nigeria’s top job, but he solicited my support. I was glad to offer it, not because I thought he had been without fault during his stint at the EFCC, but because I believed he would be running on an anti-corruption platform.



I imagined him leading not a party, but a movement; running not a campaign but a crusade; sparking not a fire but a blaze. I saw in him not just a presidential candidate or even a president, but the anchorman of a new epoch. That dream was possible because in institutional terms—warts and all—Ribadu had come the closest to confronting corruption in Nigeria.



I have publicly, in this column, dreamt of “A Scream In The Streets:” disaffected Nigerians seizing the nation’s cluttered highways and byways to demonstrate their disgust and their arrival at the end of their tether. In Ribadu, I imagine I saw some kind of liberator and coordinator of that potent energy.



I thought his master plan involved deploying that kind of offensive against the past and against our demons. I thought he planned his assault not on the basis of money or the guidance of sleazy moneybags, but on the crest of the yearnings of the nation’s vast disaffected, the youth, the jobless, the marginalized, the exiled, the PDP-scandalized, and the business-as-usual weary. I thought the strategy would include grassroots mobilization of frustrated students, hungry farmers and tired parents: Nigerians willing to exchange his inconsistencies as the head of the EFCC for collaboration in the gestation ward.



Did I, in that heady period, think he could win the presidency in 2011? Actually, I did not think it was about the presidency at all. That is, I did not think he could possibly lose on what was the most important: awakening political consciousness at the most fundamental levels of our society and empowering layers of political organization to identify their significance and vigour.



But then, clarity soon arrived: in the opposite direction. Perhaps more correctly, change came, as it became clear Ribadu had convinced himself he could thrive in waters owned by the very sharks.



In politics, compromise is sometimes necessary in order to ensure that the objective is not mistaken for the method. But what you compromise are strategies, not principles.



The moment Ribadu chose to set up shop with the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, we arrived at a philosophical Tinubu Square of sorts where it was difficult to reconcile mission and principle, like trying to cure prostitution by marrying a prostitute, or stepping into the lion’s den to persuade the lion to give up cannibalism.



Mr. Tinubu may not be the ugliest politician out there. Several times when he was boss of the EFCC, however, Ribadu had reason to mention Tinubu by name as being among our most corrupt. Those occasions include:



• The June 2006 Joint Task Force on fighting corruption set up by Obasanjo (comprising the EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigerian Police), which Ribadu chaired; it recommended that 15 governors, including one Goodluck Jonathan and Bola Tinubu, be arraigned before the CCB;



• His famous September 2006 meeting with the Senate in which he presented the annual report of his Commission; and,



• The list of corrupt and indicted public officials published on February 7, 2007 by his EFCC in an effort to stop them from participating in that year’s elections; Mr. Tinubu, running for the Senate, was conspicuously listed at Number 28.



There is a certain analysis in which Mr. Ribadu’s alliance with Mr. Tinubu may have been justifiable, but the new trend in Ribadu’s emerging convictions was soon highlighted by his announcement that Mrs. Patience Jonathan’s two money-laundering cases in 2006, which the EFCC under his leadership announced and pursued with remarkable energy, were non-events.



Two weeks ago, on March 24, Mrs. Jonathan took out advertorials in Nigerian newspapers in which she denounced me, threatening to sue me for referring to those cases. I encourage Mrs. Jonathan to go ahead and sue: she currently owns both the ball and the field of play. But she must bear in mind that I am not the one who announced—TWICE—that she had tried to launder vast funds through her associates.



The announcements were made by the EFCC four and a half years ago but were never retracted. Where the involvement of the courts was necessary, it was the EFCC, not Sonala Olumhense, which initiated it. I am not the one who, in August 2007 at the Federal High Court in Abuja, filed suit number FHC/ABJ/M/340/06, naming Mrs. Jonathan as an accomplice in the N104 million-money laundering case. It was the EFCC’s prosecuting counsel, Mr. Ofem Uket—not Olumhense—who said, “Mrs. Patience Jonathan, wife of the Governor of Bayelsa State, was the person who instructed one Hanner Offor to launder the said sum of N104,000,000 into the account of Nansolyvan Public Relations Limited with First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FBN), Niger House, Marina, Lagos.”



My concern is with the facts. I have no personal battle with Mrs. Jonathan, who may well be innocent, but it is extremely curious that Mr. Ribadu kept her “innocence” in the pit of his stomach for four years.



In other words, Mrs. Dame Jonathan’s advertorial ought to have been directed at the former EFCC boss and a “justice” system that would advertise allegations but not “innocence.” I do not have half a million Naira per advertorial per newspaper, but if anyone attacked my integrity with dates and figures and courts as the EFCC did Mrs. Jonathan’s in 2006 and the commission eventually cleared me, I would make sure they broadcast it worldwide: on land, sea, air and the very bowels of the Internet, and I would hold giant “yanga” parties under some pretty big umblerahs. As Oga’s wife, I would have instructed Mr. Ribadu to publish the report that cleared me—promptly, not eons later and not discreetly—and to send a copy to every critic.



The final curiousity about Mr. Ribadu concerns his solicitation of the endorsement of Ibrahim Babangida, another man Nigerians hold responsible for the nation’s problems. At the peak of his powers in 2007, Mr. Ribadu told The NEWS, in reference to IBB, “We will never allow people who have stolen to use the same stolen resources to get into power.”



Last week, in a bewildering turnaround, he went to IBB’s Hilltop Hideaway to obtain his blessing for his stab at the presidency. IBB gave it, salting away another presidency, were it to emerge, which would never embarrass him or anyone under his protection. It is to be remembered that Obasanjo never embarrassed IBB. Would Ribadu, were he to win the presidency, embarrass Obasanjo or Tinubu, for instance, or anyone under their protection?



The point is that there are many hollow gods in Nigeria that ought to be set on fire so that we can set their victims free. But one of our key problems is that there are far too many people who enjoy monumental levels of political influence at the expense of the nation’s development. History confirms that a messiah who is burdened with a porous memory, shifting definitions or conflicting agendas is not on the side of change.



Is a new Nigeria possible? Absolutely, but it cannot be negotiated with the old.

On pg 53 of "Not My Will" Obasanjo wrote of Buhari: "Muhammadu Buhari as a member of d Supreme Military Council & Head of Petroleum dept was by nature introvert. But he took any work given 2 him very seriously. If he failed at woteva he did, it wud not be because he did not put his best. He was as reliable as he was honest & hardworking." If u believe & hope 2 see a New Nigeria, pass dis on 2 evry1 on ur contact list - Odunayo Olaleye



I sincerely believe Buhari is the closest we have to clean this land of economic leeches and perpetual underdevelopment!

MOMENT OF GLORY

      Kwara State Gubernatorial candidate Hon. Gbenga Olawepo's Moment of Glory
      By Oke Epia
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      From far away Ghana, the award came for Gbenga, as he is popularly called by his close friends. And back home in Nigeria at the prestigious Nicon Hilton Hotel Abuja, came more encomiums amidst merriment as he was warmly received once more into the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party he co-founded. The celebration at Hilton was not just another opportunity to show-off because as Mr. Segun Awolowo, a presidential adviser puts it, "We have come to honour a brilliant friend. We are proud of Gbenga, He is one of the light for a new generation of leaders for Nigeria."

      It is important to note that in a clime and time where every and any opportunity is contrived and maximised to gain advantage for inordinate political purposes, awards and fellowships and sundry conferments seem to have lately been more of the prerogative of those in power or close to it. Hardly for those who either lost out ( or rigged out if you choose) or got schemed out maliciously before the contest itself. Awards may have become the latest yardstick for political relevance as a scrutiny of the string of conferment in the recent past, seem to suggest. The only exception, perhap, is for recipients who have made their mark genuinely in business, the economy and the academia and as such, become indisputably deserving of the awards.

      But for Gbenga Olawepo, what may have influenced his nomination for the Kwame Nkrumah Leadership award of the All-Africa Students Union in Accra, Ghana if anything else, is certainly not because he is currently at the vortex of political power. Nor because he instituted a $10,000 Thomas Sankara endowment for the University of Accra, because the award is, itself, from a trans-national students body. Indeed as it were, some commentators say he may not be far from the backwaters of political reckoning in the present scheme of things in the country. But that is not to say Olawepo has not made his marks in the body-politic of the country, especially in Kwara, his home state. He is one-time deputy national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His tenure in that capacity is easily remembered for the principled stand he took at a time when individual selfish interests constituted the looming albatross of the PDP. He personally fought against a ploy hatched by top national officials of the party to extend the tenure of party officers in contravention of the party's statutes. The interesting irony in his opposition to that move was that he would have been one of the beneficiaries if it had succeeded, moreso since its chief proponent was then his political godfather. The furore and dust which that incident generated can be said to have contributed to his ouster from office and the eventual travails which he suffered in PDP. Such rare triumph of personal principles over a tempting political opportunism marked him out as a politician for the future, as attested to by speakers at the Hilton dinner. As Chief Ojo Madueke, former Transport minister and now presidential adviser, puts it, "we are here to celebrate excellence. The lives of people like Gbenga should inspire us to speak well of ourselves. Gbenga is an inner driven person not afraid to stand alone, not afraid to be unpopular, not afraid to hold a view." Not done yet, he continued: "A man who is inner driven listens to the music of his own universe, listens to the applause of the spirit inside him, that have etched out a horizon, which he must conquer and moving in that direction he takes the lead and others can follow, who can see the horizon with him, of such is the stuff a history of such is the stuff of greatness and if one can move beyond the democratization of incompetence and to take this nation to the gigantic leap that it is destined for, then we must celebrate inner driven people like Gbenga Olawepo, he inspires me."

      Bur having sacrificed the party office for the sake of his personal principles, Olawepo was however determined not to let his political ambitions get stifled. It became expedient for his political survival to jump ship from the PDP to the National Democratic Party (NDP) on which platform he contested the Kwara state governorship election in the April general elections. Though withdrew from the race, to Olawepo succeeded in making the point that he was not a push over afterall, as far as Kwara politics was concerned. But as a strategist who knows where to draw the line between expediency and doggedness, he is now reconciled with the PDP and back in its fold. Being a party which he introduced to Kwara State as its convener, and which has now become the ruling party in the state, commentators are of the opinion that his return to the PDP is a right step both for his political career and the fortunes of the party especially in the state. For according to the national women leader of the party, Mrs. Josephine Anenih, at the dinner, "Gbenga is PDP, Gbenga is original PDP. He is a founding member, infact foundation of PDP. I am saying this because he has been on sabbatical, PDP has missed his contribution, I saw his contribution during the time he served on the presidential advisory committee as secretary to women and youth development. His contribution gave me courage to take up the struggle of women in the main stream of our political struggles, Gbenga is one of the new generation of people that this country needs to move the country forward, Gbenga is our promise and our hope for a new Nigeria"

      But how was Olawepo able to come this far in a field frought with landmines and dangerous intrigues, considering his young age and urbane nature?

      Born 38 years ago in Yauri in the present day Kebbi-State, Gbenga hails from Agbamu in Irepodun, Kwara State. His baptism in the waters of politics dates back to his days at the then Kwara College of Technology, Ilorin where he became involved in student unionism. From the Ilorin institution, he found his way to the University of Lagos where he graduated with a degree in Mass - Communication after having left his mark on the sands of student politicking there. Olawepo was not content with student unionism alone as he got involved in the propagation of issues that bordered on both country and international politics. He rose to become general secretary of the Youth Solidarity on Southern Africa in 1986, a platform which canvassed against the apartheid policies of that era. As for social-political activism and the fight against military dictatorship, Olawepo was very much involved. He was founding national administrative secretary and one of the founders of Committee for Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) in 1989. In that same year, he was among those who languished in detention for four months due to his uncompromising opposition to the military imposed Structural Adjustment Programme. Following the return to the days of open civilian politics, Olawepo chose not to be left out as he quickly alligned with many progressive forces to form the PDP in 1998 as he served as secretary to its national publicity committee. And when the PDP won the presidential election in 1999, Olawepo served as a member of the presidential policy advisory committee, that was set up to proffer policy direction to the in-coming Obasanjo government. His rise in the party saw him to the level of deputy national publicity secretary, from where he received amongst three others, ministerial nomination from Kwara state. He is currently a member of a political advisory committee to the President, in the office of the Political Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

      Married with four children, Olawepo is not known to be a strictly career politician like some others. Besides a strident interest in socio-economic issues of local and trans-national dimension, the one-time student activist is said to be doing pretty well in private business where his interest ranges from public communications management to Engineering solutions.

      Given these achievements, it is not strange that recognitions and honours would come the way of Olawepo. But as a prophet is not honoured in his own home, a continental students group in Accra, Ghana has decided to fill the vacuum.

      The All Africa Students Union (AASU) recently decided to honour Olawepo with the Kwame Nkrumah leadership award for the year 2003. For skeptics who might wonder over the authenticity and relevance of the awarding organization, AASU is a continental representative organisation of democratic student unions founded in 1972 with 51 member unions from francophone and Anglophones Africa. The union enjoys Consultative Status with UNESCO and is ECOSOC-accredited with UNCCD. Generally, it enjoys a cordial working relationship with the UN system. The award bestowed on Olawepo is in celebration of the legacies of the founder of modern Ghana and pan-Africanist, Late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Alongside the Kwara political top-shot, those who received the award included prominent Ghanaians like Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana; Governor Kalu Orji of Abia state; Dr Peter Odili, Governor of Rivers state; and Chief Francis Inegbeniki, chairman, Ine oil of Nigeria. The award ceremony was attended by prominent African public officials like Sierra-Leonean Minister of Education, Dr. T. Wuries and Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, ECOWAS scribe.

      Olawepo was not only conferred at the ceremony, but he also treated the important dignitaries in the audience to a taste of his consummate grasp and understanding of issues of the times. He delivered a lecture on the theme: Africa's two-fold misery: AIDS and wars. Many have said these indeed, are no mean feats for a man of his age. Professor Jerry Gana, presidential adviser and former information minister summed it up thus: "When the restoration process for democracy came in 1998/99 he was one of the young people who stood with us, so that we may allow the genuine process of democracy take place. He was one of those who came to us even when we were being harassed by the regime at that time in G34. One man who stood out any day anytime was Gbenga. I was the first secretary of PDP transforming from G34, the constitution and manifesto of the party were produced within 24hrs in my office and in Gbenga's press. He is a young man with vision and mission."

      Last line. This article was published in Thisday newspaper in2003

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Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: I do not understand ur question ,but let me asnwer the little way i understand it. Good to hear you ask this question. I am not his Campaign manager, but what i know is that, I know of his empowerment program for women, were he gave over 1000 women non interest loan for business. i know about the training workshop he organized for artisans prio to this election year.

what can u say about Dele's program prio to this election time?

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: u talked about kwara chronicle, but i talked about wikipdia encyclopedia, a reserach done by individual personality by a research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gbenga_Toyosi_Olawepo

all references inclusive

Muhammed: correct one! Now you are talking. I am beginning to say OLAWEPO is the man, already. But let's carry go

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: I really appreciate u as a person who is driven by facts. i will urge to pass this message across to friends and family to join hands in making kwara a great Place to be. One love

here is an argument between the people of kwara state about the best man for kwara.


Rowland Olonishuwa
In our search for freedom in kwara state we shld not be sway by money or the frenzy excitement that abounds in our polity. Gbenga Olawepo is a trusted and tested man, committed to moving Kwara 4ward. Let's vote 4 him.



Okeke Izuchukwu Job: This Igbomina voice i hear

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Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi: Yes, he is very much on his own on this

Okeke Izuchukwu Job: Fatai must take it, whether true or false we must not discourage Bukola from the change that has started,

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Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: Gbenga is the authentic man for freedom

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Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi: fake man, you mean to say?

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Abdulrazaq O Hamzat:: be objective, when u accuse a man of a claim, u prove it, what do u mean by fake?

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Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi: Go check his antecedents as National Deputy Secretary of PDP, then we can talk after that

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Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: i know abt this, what abt it?

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat
You may have the wrong idea about him but here is a brief of what happened as a member of PDP, At the first PDP elected convention in August 1999, the businessman cum politician, Olawepo, was elected Deputy National Publicity Secretary. As, a member of the National Executive Committee of the ruling party, he acquired the reputation of being a fearless and honest leader who spoke the truth to power. He advocated for adherence to party constitution and internal democracy in party administration, transparency and accountability in governance. In an administration that was initially distracted by executive- legislative squabbles, though he was close to the President, he publicly upbraided his dictatorial tendencies while supporting his anti-corruption crusade. He was also on top of efforts to make the leadership of the National Assembly accountable. He was committed to a set of ideals no matter whose horse was gored. ‘’His tenure in that capacity is easily remembered for the principled stand he took at a time when individual selfish interests constituted the looming albatross of the PDP. He personally fought against a ploy hatched by top national officials of the party to extend the tenure of party officers in contravention of the party statutes. The interesting irony in his position is that he would have been one of the beneficiaries had it succeeded. The furore and dust which that incident generated can be said to have contributed to his ouster from office and the eventual travails he suffered in PDP; such rare triumph of personal principle over a tempting political opportunism marked him out as a politician for the future’’.[20]

Although he was returned to his office after a protracted court battle, a long bitter struggle over constitutionalism internal democracy and due process has been ignited in the party leading to the resignation of a number of founding fathers including Olawepo from the party as it grew increasingly anti-democratic with its officials acting increasingly with impunity. The crises in the PDP, however, brought to fore the best of Olawepo, which could not be ignored by his critics. Speaking about Olawepo, the present Foreign Minister of Nigeria and former National Secretary of the PDP, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, notes, ‘’the lives of people like Olawepo should inspire us to speak well of ourselves. Gbenga is an inner driven person not afraid to stand alone, not afraid to be unpopular, not afraid to hold a view. A man who is inner driven listens to the music of his own universe, listens to the applause of the spirit inside that have etched out an horizon, which he must conquer and moving in that direction, he takes the lead and others follow who can see the horizon with him, of such is the stuff of history, of such is the stuff of greatness., Olawepo, was elected Deputy National Publicity Secretary. As, a member of the National Executive Committee of the ruling party, he acquired the reputation of being a fearless and honest leader who spoke the truth to power. He advocated for adherence to party constitution and internal democracy in party administration, transparency and accountability in governance. In an administration that was initially distracted by executive- legislative squabbles, though he was close to the President, he publicly upbraided his dictatorial tendencies while supporting his anti-corruption crusade. He was also on top of efforts to make the leadership of the National Assembly accountable. He was committed to a set of ideals no matter whose horse was gored. ‘’His tenure in that capacity is easily remembered for the principled stand he took at a time when individual selfish interests constituted the looming albatross of the PDP. He personally fought against a ploy hatched by top national officials of the party to extend the tenure of party officers in contravention of the party statutes. The interesting irony in his position is that he would have been one of the beneficiaries had it succeeded. The furore and dust which that incident generated can be said to have contributed to his ouster from office and the eventual travails he suffered in PDP; such rare triumph of personal principle over a tempting political opportunism marked him out as a politician for the future’’.lthough he was returned to his office after a protracted court battle, a long bitter struggle over constitutionalism internal democracy and due process has been ignited in the party leading to the resignation of a number of founding fathers including Olawepo from the party as it grew increasingly anti-democratic with its officials acting increasingly with impunity. The crises in the PDP, however, brought to fore the best of Olawepo, which could not be ignored by his critics. Speaking about Olawepo, the present Foreign Minister of Nigeria and former National Secretary of the PDP, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, notes, ‘’the lives of people like Olawepo should inspire us to speak well of ourselves. Gbenga is an inner driven person not afraid to stand alone, not afraid to be unpopular, not afraid to hold a view. A man who is inner driven listens to the music of his own universe, listens to the applause of the spirit inside that have etched out an horizon, which he must conquer and moving in that direction, he takes the lead and others follow who can see the horizon with him, of such is the stuff of history, of such is the stuff of greatness.

Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi :
If you know what he did during those times, like you claim, then you will probably rate him just the same as Bukola and co. And not begin to describe him as a man of integrity, an original man, and what have you. Na the same bus carry them with the sarakis of this world. There is a big question mark on Olawepo's integrity. The same way we cannot trust Bukola, no one is sure, going by what is known of this your man, that we can trust him. And again, Olawepo shoot himself in the leg by running an ethnic card. What as Igbomina got to do with whether or not I will support him. I am from emirate, if he convince me to support him, why not? A student from KWASU just told me that Belgore promised them free education or a reduction in school fees. Now, that is a very realistic campaign which can make me vote for Belgore, coupled with the history and performance of his party, especially in Lagos.But what did your Olawepo promised in his campaign? " I will create 5000 jobs within 2 years". Now, ask yourself, is that realistic? Can you create something out of nothing? Which industries is in place in Kwara that you are going to create 5000 jobs from? That is a clear dearth of original thought from your so-called original man. We would end up hearing stories from him after winning elections, and propably an appeal to youths to go work in Shonga farm. I guess that is what the promise of the 5000 jobs is all about. Isn't it?

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Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: huh, y are u diverting the question u asked, u claimed he did something as d secretary and i told u what he did, so if u no another thing, say it.

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Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi: I have read all these performance and track record gimmick on KWARA CHRONICLE. At least, I have some background in Journalism, and I know how packagin and Public Relations works. So, I describe my pay master as a "fearless man who speak truth to power". And so? Does that truly make him one?

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat: About the job, yes Belgore promised free education, But i am surprised you are yet to know that in gbenga olawepo's manifesto since 2007 till date there was always a free education in it. for primary and secondary school. and drastic reduction of the state university fee. it was his manifesto in 2007 to create a state university b4 bukola did it, but in an unreasonable way which is far from helping the people.
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Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi: I am not diverting. Youw were not telling me what he did. Rather, what you have just given to me is Olawepo's PROFILE. I have just given you an instance in his campaign that shows he is as empty as most politicians of his generation. Now, let's be frank, because this conversation is getting interesting. I have met Olawepo a couple of times, and I think he is an intelligent man. I was a student in UNILORIN when he was invited by ABSSS to deliver a paper, he was then in PDP, and I think he is quite intelligent. But intelligence is not enough. All those things I was referring to that he did while in PDP, I heard them from sources that I may not wish to quote. So, let's leave Olawepo's personality out of this and talk of issues. Now, let's assume for a moment that you are the Campaign Manager for Olawepo, please tell me four strategic issues that have dominated his campiagn prior to this election. I am listening

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Abdult But am sure u re not aware of the Debate organized by Labour in kwara state for all governorship candidate? let me tell what happened. Gbenga Olawepo read his manifesto and mentioned free education and free health care for under 18 and over 60 years old people, 400,000 jobs to be created in four years. Belgore read his manifesto as free education and all sort., so when d question came, u said free education and all, how do u intend to create free education and other free things u mentioned in ur manifesto since kwara does not have money as widely published, Dele Belgore was unable to explain, he was asked how much does kwara earn, how much will it cost to do all the free things he mentioned but all he keeps saying was that kwara has money. When Gbenga olawepo was asked, he said Kwra receives 190b in four years from fed acc, apart from excess crude, igr, and other, according to him the kwara internal generated revenue as at 2009 was 1.9b, creating free education and health will cost 34 billion, and creating 400,000 jobs in 4 years will cost 60billion in 2007 and 84b now, he gave all fact and figures on his manifesto, infact he gave all attendant a blue print of his program for everyone to see. i saw the blueprint and i confess that Gbenga is the real messiah kwara need. he said further, if the figures i gave is wrong, we have the comminioner of finance here now a contestant, he should say if i gave wrong figures.

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WHO SAID ENGLISH IS EASY?
Fill in the gap with YES or NO,
1. --- I dont have brain
2. --- I dont have sense.
3. --- I am stupid

THIS IS TH AUTHENTIC LEADER


On May 30 1989, we Nigerian University students embarked on what was called SAP riot, but it was a peaceful demonstration to liberate ourselves from perpetual economic slavery of Babangida and his colonial masters. The then Gbenga Olawepo (NANS PRO) and a student of University of Lagos, was in South Korea to represent Nigerian Students at a world conference. Babangida had sent his SSS as Nigerian students, but the then Olawepo went and presented the true situation of Nigeria at the conference. We all saluted his courage then. This was embarrassing to Babangida, who declared Olawepo wanted, at that time Gbenga Komolafe, Student Union Speaker of University of Ibadan was also wanted. Olawepo was eventually arrested when he came back to the country; Komolafe too was arrested at Dugbe in Ibadan. Both were first detained at Shangisa, but got transferred to Kirikiri when they caught their middleman who went to deliver message to Mr. Femi Falana. The SSS man was arrested and sent to another jail, we don't where and what happened to him till date. These guys were in detention for 6 months or more than that. At this time, 6 Universities were shut by Babangida for their involvement in the Anti-SAP demonstration. The Universities were not opened untill November 1989 from May 30. This actually marked the beginning of irregular academic calendar in our Universities, and it also greatly affected the exchange programme with foreign universities, many professors left our universities and things have not been the same since then

OLAWEPO IS NOT ‘WORKING’ FOR ANYBODY

The attention of Gbenga Olawepo Campaign Organisation has been drawn to a wicked lie being peddled around to the effect that our candidate, Hon. Gbenga Olawepo is ‘working for’ the candidate of a certain political party. We wish to state that there is no iota of truth in the latest round of mischief being hawked around.
For the avoidance of any doubt, we wish to state that our candidate, Hon. Gbenga Olawepo is not, and cannot work for any other candidate. Like they did in 2007, these rumours are being circulated by the losing candidates who have been intimidated by the rising popularity of our party and our candidate.
For the record, our candidate, Hon. Olawepo has been a consistent leader for change in Kwara whose history of struggle dated back to over 25 years. Under the current democratic dispensation, since 1999, Olawepo has fought consistently on the side of the people against the oppressors of the people. Whereas many of our opponents who were ‘in battle’ in 2007 had gone back to their paymaster, Olawepo remains the only candidate that did not decamp since the last election.
We urge our supporters to ignore this wicked lie and continue to support our candidate, Hon. Gbenga Olawepo.
For purpose of clarity, we wish to state that Hon. Gbenga Olawepo is not in discussion, and has no reason to ‘work for’ people who are less than him in political stature and economic standing. Our candidate is a successful businessman whose record in business and politics cannot be matched by his competitors.
Our party, the Democratic People’s Party, DPP remains the largest party with the largest structures across the State. We are confident victory and does not need to align with anybody to coast to victory.
Signed
Oluwasegun Abifarin
Director,
Media and Publicity

The darkness may have stayed for long,but the light will always take the day.

The fact about freedom is not in question, as we all know the true messiah.

late Alabi Lawal tried to rescue kwara from the clutches of slavery but his life was cut short by Allah(may his soul rest in peace).

Gbenga Olawepo under the platform of DPP a party the late Governor started took the mantle of leadership.

he struggled to free the state in the last election against the incumbent governor Bukola saraki, but his refusal to support the third term agenda of the then President Olusegun Obasanjo led to rigging his victory to second position.

This is a man whose life history is about fighting for truth and justice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gbenga_Toyosi_Olawepo

He has stepped out again this time to ensure the victory delayed will not be a victory denied for the people of kwara .

in 2003 kwarans out of ignorance and a vengeful desire told the ilorin overlord that even if he brings a goat as governor, they will vote for it. now he has brought is daughter as governor to succeed his son, but the son think he his ready to be a godfather and so brought his own candidate,is partner in crime.

kwarans are crying for respite.


If kwaran reject the man who stand for justice,truth and equity, we may never be free from this bondage.

as far as am concern, Gbenga olawepo is the man who shall by the grace of God (Insha Allah) take kwara to the promise land of freedom.

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The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN stormed Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Thursday to shore up support for Dele Belgore, its gubernatorial candidate in the April poll. Supporters of the party from the states controlled by the party, led by their governors converged on Ilorin stadium, while records of proceedings were being transmitted to audience at home via NTA Ilorin.
Leaders of the party made fiery speeches urging support for their party, while denouncing the other parties. A fuji musician was also on stage blaring music deriding the opponents.
Things were going on well till the tail end of proceedings when thugs allegedly from the PDP in a bus stormed the venue and a free for all ensued. The Musician, Wasiu Ayinde was the target of attack before his thugs from Lagos intervened and things turned bloody. Two people were feared dead while some others lost hands and limbs and were rushed to near-by hospital. Another account said trouble erupted among the multiple thugs imported from outside over the sharing of the money dropped by their benefactors.
Days after the event, residents of Ilorin are still complaining about the bloody nature of campaign being introduced into the politics of the State. Three weeks ago, thugs, allegedly sponsored by the PDP descended on campaign billboards of the opposing political parties like the DPP and ACN.