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it is easier for an elephant to pass through the eye of a needle than to find a Nigerian soldier willing to die for Nigeria.


it took the army less than 24 hours to razed dawn the entire Odi, because they are attacking innocent civilian; women and children , unarmed. Now the people are armed, the fight is fair, 3 years later, they are unable to do anything. Even their barrack had been attacked, they are running helter skelter like cowards that they are.

what sort of army sells weapon to its enemy!!!!  the Nigerian army.

There is no Nigerian soldier who is ready to die for Nigeria. The army is completely useless, indiscipline, corrupt , underfunded and inefficient. A casual visit to the barrack shows army personnel who are high on cocaine, indian hemp and other illicit drugs. They are the biggest drug abusers in Nigeria.

The conflict in Niger delta expose the weakness of the Army. They cannot fight and are scared of the militant. Many soldiers would do anything to avoid been posted to the Niger delta. The only thing the Nigerian army can do is to brutalise and kill fellow unarmed Nigerian; that was exactly what they did in ODI. Now that the militants are armed, our army are on the run. Sometime last year, the militant attacked a barrack in Port-Harcourt, all the army and their family ran away! To add insult to injury, the army is selling weapon to the militant.

This army just like the other government institution that make up this crazy and injustice country called Nigeria are doomed to collapse in the nest 50 years. Nigeria have sinned and come short of glory of God.

may God forgive us our sin

it is estimated that the oil will dry up in 43 years and there wont be any millions for anybody to steal

43 years to the end of Nigeria

o boy ! man must wak

wish both of them could come together and form a government of national unity, the people have suffered too much

The 3 major ethnic groups in Nigeria does not love each other. the Hausa and Ibo hate each other with a blind intensity, there is no love between the Yoruba and the other 2 groups either, there are only tolerating one another.

When the opportunity comes again to break up the country, it will be more successful than the last time.

The Nigerian army is probably the most useless in the continent. Even the rag tag guerrilla force are far better; at least they have something they believe in and are ready to lay dawn their live. Nigeria army does not believe in anything and is not ready to lose a finger for anybody. Their adventure in Niger delta tell the story: they cannot fight, they are scared of the militant and the worst case, they are selling arms to the militant. so, when the time comes to break up Nigeria, the military cant stop it.

the dateline is 43 years, when Nigeria oil reserve is expected to dry up. When the oil finish Nigeria would be history

What a father did to his 2-yr-old girl: ‘He whips her everyday for defecating’   
Written by Tina Akanna     
Saturday, 21 June 2008 


TWO-year-old Safiya Shuaibu narrowly escaped being beaten to death by her own father, Malam Shuaibu who flogged her each time she excretes  in front of his room. Saturday Vanguard visited the scene of the incident in Kano.
Narrating the incident to Saturday Vanguard was her grandmother who described the harrowing ordeal suffered by the two-year-old girl.



The scarred back of little SafiyaAccording to the grandmother ‘I am the grandmother of the little girl. The father divorced my daughter over a year ago and demanded that his two children be given back to him. So after weaning the girl, we had no choice than to oblige because in Islam when a  father asks for his children after a  divorce the mother cannot deny him.

About five days ago, we got information that my grand daughter was being maltreated by her father.  I became very disturbed and went to the house the next day to see the welfare of the little girl. I was shocked to see wounds all over the body of my little two-year- old grand daughter, with deep wounds on her buttocks,  a big open sore on her head. Her brother who is  four years old had wounds all over his body too, but not as bad as the little girl.

Immediately, I asked the man’s new wife who is heavily pregnant, to call her husband for me.  She said he was not around. So I told her am taking the children along. But she refused, saying her husband would be mad at her if she allowed me to take away the children.

I asked what offence  the children committed. She said her husband always beat them up with cable wire each time they excreted in the house.  She said the boy has less wound because the beating has forced him to start using toilet at times.  She said the little girl is still unwise and each time she wakes up in the morning and passes excreta in any part of the compound, her father quarrels at her and angrily beats her up with the cable wire.

So realising that leaving the children is dangerous, I rushed outside the compound and raised an alarm calling on their neighbour to come and see how my former in-law maltreats his children because my daughter was no longer in the house.

When the neighbours came, I forcefully brought out the girl from the house and the people were moved with what has become of my grandchildren. Some of them said they hear the long cries of the children everyday, but don’t know what was happening to them in the house. Since their stepmother refused to release them, some of the neighbours rushed to the nearest police station at Rijiyar Zaki and informed them of the plight of the two little children.

When the police arrived, they demanded that the children be given to me. They  instructed their stepmother to tell her husband to report at the station.  I guess he was there because I learnt he is now at the police custody, while the children are her in Murtala The Great Prophet Specialist Hospital receiving medical attention.

Confirming the story, the state spokesman of Kano Police Command, DSP Baba The Great Prophet, said the matter is still under investigation, adding that the father of the girl does not have any mental problem.
His words: “There is nothing wrong with the girl’s father. He told us that he children are messing up his compound with excreta, and that he was tired of cautioning them which was why he decided to use cane on the children.”

Reacting to the unfortunate incidence, former Kano zonal head of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP), now  executive director of  Global Improvement of Persons Initiative, Malam The Great Prophet Ali Mashi who was also at the hospital where the children are receiving treatment, called on the NAPTIP to persecute the father of the little children.
Mashi who expressed concern on the increasing rate of child abuse in Kano State, said the state government must come up with a legislation to protect the right of innocent children in the state.

According to him, if a father can beat his two year- old daughter to the point of death, a 60 year- old grandfather rapes a 10 year- old grand daughter because she asked for N20.00 naira, the situation is getting out of hand.

source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10768&Itemid=0

MEND attacks Shell's Bonga offshore platform
Written by Hector Igbikiowubo, Emma Amaize, Samuel Oyandogha & Jimitota Onoyume
Friday, 20 June 2008
*225,000 bpd crude shut in; American kidnapped, released

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday claimed responsibility for an early morning attack on the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) operated Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel leading to the shut-in of 225,000 per day crude oil output.

During the attack, a support vessel with staff on board, belonging to Tidex Nigeria was hijacked from the Bonga field where it had gone to provide services and an American, Captain Jack Stone, was abducted. He was released last night.

An eyewitness who does not want his name in print said the invaders stormed the FPSO at about 1 a.m. and after trying unsuccessfully to gain access to the platform, started shooting at those on board the vessel.

“The attack lasted from 1a.m. when they arrived till about 5 a.m. Although some people were wounded, no life was lost in the attack. We were shocked that these militants could come out this far. We hope we wouldn’t have to experience it again,” the eyewitness said.

Shell confirmed the incident in a statement, explaining that though it could account for all personnel, three people who were rough handled were being treated for light injuries.

“Production from Bonga field has stopped. We are carrying out detailed inspection of the Bonga FPSO and other key installations to ascertain what really happened. It is too early to say when production will resume. SNEPCo is doing everything possible to ensure the safety of personnel on board, and our thoughts are with staff and contractors on what must have been a traumatic experience,” Shell said.

The Bonga FPSO is located 120 nautical miles off the coastal waters of Warri, in Delta State. It is 120 minutes flight time from Lagos.

MEND claims responsibility

In an online statement, MEND said the attack on the heavily fortified facility was deliberately chosen to remove any notion that off-shore oil exploration is far from its reach, saying: “The oil companies and their collaborators do not have any place to hide in conducting their nefarious activities.

“On Thursday, June 19, 2008, at 0045 Hrs, gallant fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) overran the supposedly fortified Bonga offshore oil fields operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company.

“The main computerised control room responsible for coordinating the entire crude oil export operations from the fields was our main target. Our detonation engineers could not gain access to blow it up but decided against smoking out the occupants by burning down the facility to avoid loss of life.

“However, our next visit will be different as the facility will not be spared. We, therefore, ask all workers in the Bonga fields to evacuate for their safety as the military cannot protect them.

“In order that the Nigerian military does not pass off this humiliating breach as another ‘accident’, an American, Captain Jack Stone, from an oil services company, Tidex, has been captured.

“This man was supposed to only be released in exchange for all Niger Delta hostages being held in northern Nigeria by the Nigerian government. Because the criminals in the government and state security want to use this opportunity to make money from ransom, we have decided he will be released in the coming hours.

“The location for today’s attack was deliberately chosen to remove any notion that off-shore oil exploration is far from our reach. The oil companies and their collaborators do not have any place to hide in conducting their nefarious activities.”

JTF reacts

Commander of the Joint Task Force on the Niger Delta, Brigadier General Nanven Rimtip, confirmed the attack when contacted by Vanguard but said his men on ground were doing everything possible to normalise the situation.

But Commander Boyloaf who claimed to be the second-in-command to the detained Henry Okah told Vanguard some hours after the attack on phone that it was carried out by his group because of the refusal of the Federal Government to release Henry Okah.

He said his group did not believe in kidnaping hostages and so, the American hostage would be released free-of-charge in a few hours.

He spoke to Vanguard at about 1.20 p.m.It was gathered that there were three persons on the vessel in which the American was kidnapped, but, Boyloaf told Vanguard: “We took away an American and I have just told you that we will release him.”

He said the American was in safe condition as at the time of the interview.

Other reasons for the attack, he said, was to express the anger of the activists over the decision of the Federal Government to go ahead with Ambasssador Ibrahim Gambari as the chairman of the proposed Niger Delta summit.“Part of our grievances also is the destruction of Ijaw communities in Edo State by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta. If the JTF makes the mistake of attacking any Ijaw community again in the Niger Delta, we will burn down the whole place.

That is the truth,” he said.Boyloaf said there would be no peace in the Niger Delta if Henry Okah was not released, saying those packaging the summit should know that it would fail.

“You see, they thought that the JTF can protect the oil facilities in the Niger Delta, we went to the Bonga Field to let them know that the JTF cannot save them. They should release Henry Okah or they will not have peace— that is the truth.”

Oil prices rise

Meanwhile, oil rose, Wednesday, as a strike threat by workers of Chevron Nigeria fuelled supply concerns ahead of a meeting of top producers and consumers aimed at tackling soaring energy prices.
US crude settled $2.67 higher at $136.68 a barrel, and London Brent crude ended $2.72 higher at $136.44 a barrel.

Workers at the Nigerian unit of US energy giant Chevron were poised to go on strike after talks between their union and management failed

source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10718&Itemid=42

Militants blow up Chevron’s flow lines in Delta
By Sola Adebayo, Warri
Published: Saturday, 21 Jun 2008


The Escravos/Abiteye flow lines belonging to the American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited in Delta State were on Thursday night blown up by suspected Niger Delta militants.

Findings by Saturday Punch showed that the entire flow lines from Olero to Abiteye creeks in Warri North Local Government Area, were blown up with dynamites at 11.15pm. Consequently, the CNL management has suspended operations in its swamps locations in Delta State.

As a result of this development, all the four functioning oil production platforms in the swamps in Delta State were shut down at 11.3p.m on Thursday. Sources in CNL said the networks of pipelines were later engulfed in flames. Fire was still raging at the scenes as at press-time on Friday.

The four oil flow stations accounted for about 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The oil platforms were identified as Abiteye, Makaraba, Otunana and Olero. The incident threw the security agencies in the Niger Delta, especially the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, otherwise known as Operation Restore Hope, into confusion.

Thursday’s development occurred less than 24hours after the Bonga oil fields of Shell Petroleum Development Company located 60 nautical miles off the coast in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was attacked by the militants.

The militants also abducted three oil workers, including one American, Mr. Jack Stone, found in a Solar Tide vessel, Suffer 253 SSB. The oil workers were later freed on Thursday evening while the vessel was abandoned at Escravos, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s action in which the militants looted and carted away some oil equipment in the location.

Saturday Punch gathered that the militants who carried out Thursday’s operation at CNL’s facilities operated unchallenged for about three hours. The troops of the JTF, were nowhere to be found while the attack lasted. Saturday Punch further learnt that the militants departed the creeks at about 3pm.

Already, the management of CNL has said that it will not resume operations in the area until the perpetrators are identified and conducive atmosphere created by the governments and security agencies for unhindered exploration and exploitation of crude oil. A team made up of CNL’s officials and security agents, including the Commanding Officer, NNS Delta, Navy Captain Samson Ojediran, flew over the area in an helicopter provided by CNL at about 2.50p.m on Friday.

The Commander of JTF, Brig-Gen. Wuyep Rimtip, could not be reached for comments. The spokesman of CNL, Mr. Femi Odumabo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Friday, adding that its details were sketchy.

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source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20080621010226

Nigeria’s oil reserves to dry up in 43 years – Agip boss
By Our correspondent
Published: Saturday, 21 Jun 2008

The General Manager, Nigerian Agip Oil Exploration, Mr. Richard Ogunde, on Friday in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State said Nigeria’s oil reserve had only 43 years to dry up.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogunde made the disclosure in a lecture at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Quoting from the latest World oil data, Ogunde said Nigeria’s reserve remained 36.2 billion barrels.

He said in the lecture, titled “Petroleum Exploration, The Economy and Science Education,” that Nigeria had a yearly oil production capacity of 2.3bn barrels.

The oil expert advised government to start looking for other oil reserves. He urged the Federal Government to seek other means of sustenance after oil might have disappeared, “especially now that we have abandoned agriculture.”

The geophysicist accused successive governments of conniving with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to misdirect, mismanage and mis-apply the country’s oil revenue without commensurate infrastructure growth. He criticised the NNPC for engaging in the direct sale of petroleum products by setting up retail outlets in different parts of the country.

Ogunde, who said that Nigeria had remained “poor despite our being rich in oil dollars simply because some people are just habitual bad managers of the nation’s resources,” regretted that the country still suffered from poor energy supply after the exploration of oil for over five decades.

He said, “Unfortunately, if there is no electricity, you cannot develop infrastructure. When a nation fails to develop her infrastructure, there is no way her economy can grow.” He also described the graduates of oil-related courses from the Nigerian universities as “half-baked and unemployable.”

NAN quotes him as saying that many of the job-seeking graduates of Geology and Geophysics with high-class degrees did not even understand simple practical terms in oil exploration and processing. He said, “The situation was so bad that when I interviewed well over 200 of these so-called brilliant geologists and geophysicists, I found less than 10 of them worthy of consideration.”

Ogunde expressed regrets that his findings had also revealed that more than 99 per cent of the graduates were not ready to meet the difficult challenges existing in the oil industry, warning that “the sector does not have room for layabouts who professed to be super-graduates.”


source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200806210142062

Its useless declaration from a sick man.

Nigeria will only break up when the oil finish.

Nigeria launches $10bn oil spree



Despite its abundant oil wealth, Nigerians remain poor
The Nigerian government has decided to go on a spending spree with $10bn from its windfall from the rising oil price, despite warnings of inflation.

It will spend just over $5bn fixing the country's woeful power supply which has become the administration's priority.

The rest will be shared among the 36 state governments.

Critics say state governments are not trustworthy enough to spend the money wisely, but Nigerians also want the money spent on vital infrastructure.

It is believed the total reserve is about $18bn.

The announcement came after weeks of negotiation between the federal government and the state governors, finance ministry sources said.

There have been fierce arguments over how the money should be spent, or if it should be saved.

Economists warn that a government spending spree could stoke inflation.

The Nigerian constitution says the windfall must be shared among the state and local governments.

Non-governmental organisations have also warned of rampant corruption in state and local governments.

Accounting is not transparent, and the money risks being wasted or stolen, they say.



source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7465430.stm

lm ready to put a bet with anybody who is willing, Yaradua will survive 2008.

most of the end of the year prediction in Nigeria are junk.

the rich also cry

the rate of killings and kidnapping is alarming, the guy ha s every right to stay in Abuja.

thanks for the translation, l quite enjoy it. its a beautiful poetry from a praise singer. it shows the richness of African language and culture. Yoruba is indeed another beautiful language.

all the same, its  AMALA POLITIC.

they are wasting their time, 70% of the money will end in private pocket , as usual.

UK can keep it, even if they repatriate the fund, another person will steal it. afterall we are losing N240 million to corruption daily without breaking a sweat.

there is no denying it that the 3 major ethnic groups don't like each other. they are only tolerating each other for the sake of oil. For any crazy reason, the terrorist in the north will will slaughter fellow Nigerians for the sake of religion. of recent other ethnic groups have started retaliating.

No Ibo man can hope to be a president. there is a historical alliance between the Yoruba and the Hausa to rotate power between themself, while denying the Ibo's. The ascension of Goodluck as the vice president, confirm the historical alliance; if anything is to happen to Yaradua , Goodluck will become the president. If rotational presidency is adhered to, it will take 30 years before the Ibo's turn, if the hypocritical arrangement is kept in good faith.

the Ibo's dont want to be part of Nigeria, and they are saying it loud and clear through massob. Niger delta would like to leave, and they are destroying oil installation, to prove a point. the Yoruba care less. the middle belt don't give a damn. the Hausa are probably the only group who don't want to leave yet, because of the oil revenue they are stealing.

when the oil finished there would be a unanimous decision to dismantle this crazy union called Nigeria. Nobody would be sad to see Nigeria disintergrate.

rubbish , all is just useless numbers, without meaning.

well, l believe that is the federal government conservative estimate

more grace to their elbow, the government has no right to continuously destroying their Land while at the same time loosing N240 million to corruption everyday.

the militant has legitimate right to stop all oil prospecting operation on their Land by whatever means possible. Obasanjo can go to Ota while Yaradua should head to Katsina to prospect for oil.

We are probabbly worst than you think. Anytime you travel abroad with Nigeria passport , you are subjected to the most inhumane and degrading treatment, its the same, europe , america even african country. All around the world nigerians are view as dupe , thieve , armed robbers, 419, somebody that cannot be trusted.

if you are involved in international bussiness, the moment you mention you are a nigeria , the deal is off. majority of people duped on the net are swindle by a nigerian. if you typed the word "Nigeria" on google search, the result page will be filled with websites warning about nigeria 419. so !!!!!!!!!!!! its official Nigerians are criminal.

one third of our elected paliamentarians are 419. the remaining are criminals involve in looting the treasury. Our government does care about our image( most are criminals too), all they care about is to loot the treasury to the tune of N240 million daily.

the only way to move forward is to divide the country in peace into pieces

EIGHT DAYS AFTER: Filling Adedibu’s vacuum
Written by Ola Ajayi
Wednesday, 18 June 2008



, A short list of possible successors
TO his die-hard supporters, they did not believe that the strongman of Ibadan politics, Chief Lamidi Adedibu, could die just like that. In fact, majority of them still see the news of his death to be one of those rumours that the man had died. While he was alive, they idolised him thinking he had some political solution to offer even when death came calling.

But when they got to his residence and saw the teeming crowd wearing mournful looks, they started asking questions if indeed it was true that the big elephant had submitted to the final call.




Late Chief AdedibuSome minutes after, they realised that it was not a mere fantasy, neither was it a rumour that the ‘Alaafin Molete” had bidden farewell to his palatial modern complex as the undertakers with the inscription ‘Ultimate’ on their black jumper, brought out the remains of their adored father.

On seeing reality stare them in the face, they all chorused, “so, it is true that our papa is dead. Where else shall we go. Who else can be as generous and accommodating as this man. No one can step into his shoes. Ha! What is left for us again”.

A particular woman caught the attention of other mourners as she almost stripped herself naked crying uncontrollably. For the visitors, they might think she was one of the wives of the politician. She shunned all entreaties.

Going by the crowd at the burial, it is no gain saying that late Adedibu was a colossus in the political arena of the South West. The city of Ibadan indeed knew that somebody important had gone to the great beyond.

Though, none of the South West governors was seen, the crowd was too overwhelming for anybody to notice if they were not there except for a vigilant person.

Gaining entry into the residence of the politician became a tug of war. Even popular politicians, except those who came in company of their private guards, were shoved aside by the surging crowd.
The flyover which oversees the residence of the politician, nearby buildings and all other available rooftops and shops were filled to the brim by the admirers and those who just wanted to catch the glimpse of the activities going on on the premises.

With the political muscle he wielded during his lifetime, questions that bothered the minds of political observers in the state is what becomes of Adedibu’s dynasty?


During his lifetime, he was very careful whenever the question was put to him on who succeeds him after he might have answered the last call. In one of the interviews that Vanguard had with him, he tried as much as possible to parry the question. All he said was that there were many of his trainees that could step into his shoes. To say that someone could step into the shoes of the politician is a mirage. He had been on the political landscape since 1951. Indeed, no one can fill the vacuum that his death has created.


Before his death, many observers had been saying that his political style would die with him as the elites in the ancient city are already fed up with the political misfortune of the state. They strongly believe in the emergence of political renegade like him.


In the political history of the city, a person like the late politician had always emerged right from the time of Busari Adelakun alias “Eruobodo”. His behaviour was antithetical to political decency. Those who would appreciate him better was the former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. But as popular as he was, he was still trailing Chief Adedibu.

Adedibu the compassionate

With all the avalanche of criticisms that greeted his political style, the late politician had some enviable qualities which somehow endeared him to his admirers.


He was generous to a fault. His generosity to all and sundry increased his followership on daily basis. One needed to see how his expansive complex was always filled with thousands of people. And he would patiently attend to them all, everyone of them smiling home with some naira notes in their hands. Many of those who were weeping at his funeral were those who depended on him for their survival.


Another enviable quality of the dead politician is that he was accessible and accommodating to everybody. Though he might pretend as if he was reading the pile of newspapers before him, he was paying rapt attention to their demands and complaints.


He was also ready to help, though, he resorted into jungle justice at times to have his way. He was practical as a politician. He was not all that educated as he struggled to complete his secondary education. But surprisingly, he played politics and at times outwitted those who really had university education.


Unlike some politicians who see media men as their errand boys to be used and discarded, he gave due respect to the press despite many negative reports. He kept on saying, “my children. I know it was your bosses from Lagos that are fond of writing rubbish about me”.


Adedibu found it very easy to forgive. He seemed to believe the cliché that in politics, there is no permanent enemy and no permanent friend.


He was a very humorous and mature politician. As good as he seemed to be, he was hated by those who did not believe in his ‘win-at-all-cost’ political style. Chief Adedibu said something which did not go down well with Ibadan indigenes but which confirmed the fact that the politician was considerate of others. He said it was not fair that only Ibadan indigenes should monopolise the governorship seat of the state. He insisted that it must be evenly shared among other zones in the state.

Adedibu the mean

What most people hated in the popular politician was his uncivil approach to issues. It was said then that he forcefully acquired many properties in the city. And he used all methods known to him to attack all his perceived political rivals.


Apart from other issues, the case of the PELLY FOAM LTD in Dugbe readily comes to mind when one flashes back at some of the excesses of the politician. Though, the matter was not directly linked to him, he was seen as trying to avenge the wrong done to his loyalist even when the case was still binding.


From time immemorial, he had the magic wand with which he made sure that all his choice candidates won their elections. He was instrumental in the ascension to the throne of many governors in the state. They are Lam Adesina, Kolapo Ishola, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and many others.
Also, people were alleging that he used to harbour criminals, the allegations that could not really be substantiated.


What attracted more hatred to him was his romance with former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to primitively topple a democratically elected governor of the state then. This was against the wills of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Ibadan Elders Forum. He was seen as having connived with an outsider to impeach the governor because he did not benefit much from him.


His loyalists atimes did criminal things claiming that he sent them even when he did not know anything about the crimes they committed.


The recent problem he had was when he made sure that he imposed all his choice candidates and sent them to Senate, House of Representatives, Governorship, chairmanship and councillorship positions of the PDP. He was also accused of single-handedly appointing all the delegates from wards, local, and state levels. With all these seeming anomalies, he made sure that he achieved results whenever he was assigned by those who used him.

Who replaces him? Azeem Gbolarumi?

Gbolarumi was so close to the politician. He could be rightly called his right hand man. He was there when he needed him. To Gbolarumi, who was made to assist Alao-Akala during his 11 months as governor, he is the best person to step into papa’s shoes. But some things seem to be working against him. These things are his age, exposure, charisma, accessibility, and generosity.


Before the death of the politician, he left no one in doubt that he is the right person to take after papa. When Vanguard visited Gbolarumi’s residence at Bodija area, he built it exactly like the complex of the politician. And some of his loyalists too do go there for daily bread. But this is not all for anyone who wants to be in Adedibu’s shoes. For Gbolarumi to make it, he has to be more accommodating and develop thick skin for criticism like the late politician.


Alhaji Yekini Adeojo
He is very rich and he has large followership. But he is not as accessible and accommodating as Adedibu. If not for the distance he maintained from the politician, he could have been the choice candidate. With all these seeming hindrances, he, being one of the founding fathers of the PDP would have conveniently stepped into his shoes. He may not, however, employ the tough stance of the late politician in ensuring that his will must be imposed on others at all cost. That is, in the context of the strong-arm politics of today, unhelpful.

Kolapo Ishola

After his short tenure as the governor of the state, he completely went into oblivion. Except forf the fact that he also goes to the residence of the late politician, he is rarely seen in public places. He may not fit into the shoes of Adedibu.

Governor Alao-Akala

Like other past governors who had benefitted from Chief Adedibu, he got the support of the politician to have his way. His ascendancy to the number one seat in the state indeed proved that Adedibu was a strong politician. He whittled down all the threats from the elite and Ibadan elders and ensured that Alao-Akala won.


But, with the way the governor kept Adedibu at arm’s length after his victory clearly showed that all he wanted from him was the power. At a time, he seemed not comfortable with the highhandedness of the politician. With the authority and wealth at his disposal, he could win the sympathy of the loyalists of Adedibu, but may be difficult to sustain them. To all these, Akala’s supporters and sympathisers believe that till death, the governor remained very close to Adedibu.

Senator Teslim Folarin and Raji Rasaki

Though, they were close to Molete because they are both graduates of Molete politics, they can’t really win the popularity that Chief Adedibu enjoyed during his lifetime. Besides, their pockets may be too lean to practice the style of the dead politician.

Senator Kamardeen Adedibu

His life is totally different having spent most of his life abroad. He is usually called “Americana” in Molete. He is not close to the grassroot like his father and may not share the style of his politics.
The death of the politician, may give room for the likes of Lam Adesina, Richard Akinjide, Elder Wole Oyelese, Senator Lekan Balogun, to launch themselves into the mainstream of the politics of the state.

They consistently opposed the highhandedness of the late politician. Now that the coast is clear for them to prove their popularity, they should act quickly before another “Adedibu” emerges


source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10488&Itemid=0

interesting hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,

yaradua only went to france for medical purpose and use the opportunity of photo shoot to see the president

amala politic