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PoliticsRe: Let The Truth Be Told Before It Is Too Late - EK Clark's Letter To Obasanjo by bishopclin(op): 6:20am On Jan 07, 2014
Secondly, as a Nigerian and an Ijaw man, I am proud to belong to both entities. Unlike you Obasanjo who is a Yoruba man first before being a Nigerian, I Chief E.K. Clark am the accepted leader of the Ijaws, while unfortunately you, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, are not accepted as leader of the Yorubas despite being Head of State twice, because you lack the virtues and honour deserving of a Yoruba leader. Your devilish and inciting remarks about the Ijaws are unfounded.

My dear former President, I know my letter will not come to you as a surprise because you know I would respond in equal measure, I have written several open letters to you in the past for your mismanagement of Nigeria affairs with Atiku Abubakar between 1999-2007, when you were the President and he your Vice President. I have also criticized and commented on your incessant interference with the government of Late President, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and I have commented on your unwarranted interference with his administration because of the confusion you generate. Reproduced hereunder is your myopic, rude and irresponsible remarks about Ijaws in your desperate letter to Mr. President:

‘For you to allow yourself to be “possessed” so to say, to the exclusion of most of the rest of Nigerians as an Ijaw man’ is a mistake that should have never been allowed to happen. Yes, you have to be born in one part of Nigeria to be a Nigerian if not naturalized but the Nigerian President must be above ethnic factionalism. And those who prop you up as of, and for ‘Ijaw nation1 are not your friends genuinely, not friends of Nigeria nor friend of ‘Ijaw nation1 they tout about. To allow or tacitly encourage people of ‘Ijaw nation’ to throw insults on other Nigerians from other parts of the country and threaten fire and brimstone to protect your interest as Ijaw man is myopic and your openly quieting them is even more unfortunate. You know that I have expressed my views and feelings to you on this, issue in the past but I have come to realize that many others feel the way I have earlier expressed to you.”

I am indeed very sad and disturbed that you can make such a malicious, mischievous statement about an ethnic group which you did pejoratively knowing fully well that it has no single iota of truth nor foundation purposely to instigate and incite the rest of Nigerians against Mr. President and Ijaw come 2015.

Your statement: “For you to allow yourself to be possessed so to say, to the exclusion of most of the rest of Nigeria as an Ijaw man is a mistake that should have never been allowed to happen” One may wish to ask why you think Jonathan is being possessed by Ijaws in the Presidency? The answer is definitely no. A few following instances may suffice;

i) The NSA in-charge of security in the whole country is Fuiani from Sokoto state.
iii) The SGF is Ibo from Ebonyi State
iii) The Principal Secretary to the President is Fulani from Adamawa
iv) The Commander, Brigade of guards is from Cross River
v) The ADC to the President is from Kogi
vi) His Speech writer is from Edo State, while the Senior Special Adviser on Media is Yoruba from Ogun State
vii)Chief of Staff to the President – Edo State
viii) Principal Secretary to President is Fulani
ix} The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Custom Service is Fulani from Katsina
x) The Chief of Air Staff is an Ibo from Delta State;
xi) The Chief of Naval Staff is from Kwara
xii) The Chief of Defence Staff is from North
xiii) The Chief of Army Staff is Ibo from Abia
The Inspector-General of Police is Hausa
xiv) The Director-General of DSS is from Cross River
xv) The Director-General of Immigration Service is from Plateau State
xvi) The Director-General of NSCDC is Yoruba from Ogun
xvii) The Executive Secretary of PTDF is Yoruba from Ekiti
xviii) The Chairman of FERMA is Yoruba from Osun while the MD is Ibo from Delta
-xix) The GMD NNPC is from Kaduna State
xx) The Acting DG NTA is from Eco State
xxi) Director-General of Inland Waterways – from the North
xxii) The MD of NPA is Hausa Fulani
xxiii) The CBN Governor is Hausa/Fulani from Kano
xxiv) The FRSC Chairman is Ibo
xxv) The Director-General of NAFDAC is from Benue.

INEC Chairman is Hausa/Fulani from Kebbi

NDDC Chairman is Ibibio from Akwa Ibom State Director-General National Orientation Agency is from Nasarawa State. The Economic Adviser to the President is Ibo. The Chief of Protocol to Mr. President is a Yoruba man.

Even in the field of ambassadorial appointments, there is no Ijaw man or woman holding any senior ambassadorial appointment as underlined below:

The Ambassador of Nigeria to United States is Yoruba. The Nigerian Permanent Representative to United Nations is Ibo. The Nigerian High Commissioner to United Kingdom is Hausa/Fulani. Nigeria Ambassador to Russia Akwa Ibom. Nigeria Ambassador to China is Hausa. Nigeria Ambassador to Argentina, Benue. Nigeria Ambassador to France – Yoruba. Nigeria Ambassador to Spain – Ibo.

Out of the 64 ambassadorial posting to various Nigerian missions abroad, only three are Ijaw. No Ijaw person is Vice-Chancellor of any of the 36 Federal Universities.

The President has 18 Advisers approved by the Senate, only Mr, Oronto Douglas is Ijaw. The number of Ijaws in the Federal Civil Service under Jonathan’s Administration has not increased and the number of Permanent Secretaries is only three Ijaws out of about seventy. There are only two Ijaw Ministers out of 42. Only one Ijaw man from Rivers State owns Oil bloc even though most of the oil comes from Ijaw land. No Ijaw man is an oil marketer and no Ijaw man lifts oil. You have agreed that the amnesty programme has not been implemented properly. The second phase which is infrastructure development is yet to take place. The 45-Man Technical Committee recommendations White Paper under the Chairmanship of Comrade Ledum Mittee is yet to be released. This is one of the few areas Ijaw people could have benefited. Where are the Ijaws who have taken possession of President Jonathan?

I shall soon publish the full details of all those who held important federal positions and beneficiaries in line with ethnic quota in your government between 1999 – 2007. This will enable us determine who was possessed by his people and groups that were marginalized to show the extent President Jonathan is possessed by Ijaws. It may be necessary to state that:

1. Hausa language was the lingua franca at the Presidency while Alhaji Shehu Shagari was the President of Nigeria from 1979-1983.
2. Hausa language continued to be lingua franca in the Presidency when the military was in power between1983-1998.
3. Between 1999-2007, the Yoruba language became the lingua franca during your Presidency.
4. Between 2007-2010 the Hausa language returned to the Villa as lingua franca during late Umaru Musa Yar’dua administration and in fact, he was accused of bringing nearly all members of the State Executive to the Federal government. Is the Ijaw language the lingua franca at the Presidency now? The answer is NO.

My Dear Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, you have become an unrepentant trouble maker, as Nigeria gave you more than you truly deserve. Hence you see yourself as lord of the manor. You have without recourse in the past embarrassed all past Heads of State and Presidents in Nigeria through open letters and unsavory comments. In such letters, you have always alleged maladministration, corruption and incompetence against them.
At this juncture, I may wish to quote a piece from a concerned Nigerian, Senator Uche Chukwumereje: “He has since after his first stint in Aso Villa, consistently played the role of the Praetonia Guard pontificating to every successor and awarding marks like a headmaster to each pupil-President. Every regime from Shagari through Buhari to Babangida and Abacha, has benefited (or suffered) from the corrective tongue lashes of the guard.’’
PoliticsLet The Truth Be Told Before It Is Too Late - EK Clark's Letter To Obasanjo by bishopclin(op): 6:18am On Jan 07, 2014
Let us ponder a little and re-search our conscience. I'll appreciate if as Nigerians we'll look at the message and not the messanger. Please, read E.K. Clark’s letter to Obasanjo

My Dear Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,

LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

This indeed is a season of open letters, the session of which you heralded with a contemptuous one to His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your eldest daughter and a former Senator. Dr. lyabo Obasanjo, feeling uncomfortable with your antics quickly fired a response to your now infamous letter that has gone viral and continue to generate negative national discourse.

President Goodluck Jonathan GCFR, an amiable gentle man to whom you routed your vicious open letter would not tolerate Presidential aides writing nor commenting on your letter, and so ordered a stay of action. He in his characteristic manner of respect and decorum said he would personally reply. I am quite certain that the President did not want to join issues with a benefactor and former President. He would have wanted the charged atmosphere your open letter orchestrated to ride itself out until normalcy and calm return to the polity, as witnessed in other incitive comments by well placed Individuals in the recent past.

However, as you well intended the echoes of your vicious letter continue to reverberate negatively. The President had no option left but to reply you through the same medium of an open letter. With a deep sense of responsibility the President touched all the damaging allegations you heaped on his administration and today Nigerians are better informed.

In the light of the forgoing, it has become incumbent upon me at this point in our national life to refute some of the issues highlighted in your letter especially about the Ijaws so that Nigerians must know that you are not the saint you claim to be, but a mischief maker, an ego maniac who always wants to play to the gallery. As rightfully put by your daughter lyabo “Nigeria does not belong to Obasanjo”. In addition, I want to buttress the assertion that all Nigerians are equal no matter where they come from, that is, no one is a second class citizen of this nation. You have no right to plunge Nigerians into crisis as your past actions and recent open letter to the President connotes. The generality of Nigerians think your letter is treasonable.

Why I write

Ordinarily, I never intended to join in the affray of accusations and counter accusations between a former President and a sitting President and a daughter in between. But, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in your usual characteristic hatred and use of sarcastic remarks about Ijaw, you have again berated and insulted us the Ijaws in your letter to Mr. President. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has never for once acted nor behaved as an Ijaw man since he took office as President, and we hold no grudge against him for that.
PoliticsFRESH CRISIS: New PDP Falling Apart by bishopclin(op): 12:28pm On Sep 16, 2013
FRESH CRISIS: New PDP Falling Apart


It appears that there's crisis rocking the "New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)" as its national treasurer Alhaji Tanko Ishiaku Gwamna, yesterday announced his resignation from the National Working Committee of the parallel faction of the ruling party and pledged his loyalty to the national chairman of the party, Bamanga Tukur, saying the current impasse will augur ill for the party.
About seven out of the 22 senators have also withdrawn their membership of the group, ahead of Senates resumption of plenary today, after being on recess for seven weeks.
Two weeks ago, 22 Senators reportedly declared for the "New PDP" after seven PDP governors announced its formation but there however, appears a break in the ranks as seven (four from the North-West, two from the North-Central and one from the North-East), out of the 22 senators claimed they were not part of the "New PDP" and that their names were surreptitiously sneaked onto the list. But the seven senators did not want their names printed.
Some alleged members even claimed that though they may have sympathy for the "New PDP," they were away from the country when the names were compiled. So, they were not consulted before going public with the list.
Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), said yesterday, that the Upper Legislative Chamber will resume as scheduled tomorrow, September 17.
He dismissed reports of a division in the Senate caucus of the PDP, adding that the leadership is not jittery about any move from the "New PDP."
His words: "Senate is not jittery at all. Tell me, what is there to be jittery about? Senate is alive to its historical responsibility of stabilising the polity. Each time, there's a shake-up, it's always been the responsibility of the Senate to stabilize it. Since there's a little hiccup within the PDP, it's still the responsibility of the Senate to stabilize it. We will do just that."
Source: http://m.naij.com/news/47178.html
PoliticsRe: Andy Uba Shuns PDP Disciplinary Panel by bishopclin(m): 1:46pm On Aug 30, 2013
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PoliticsSome RIVERS IJAWS Lament About Gov Amaechi by bishopclin(op): 4:22pm On Aug 27, 2013
Fred Tammy Phillips wrote in RIVERS IJAWS:
Rivers State governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi, has come under fire for allegedly
mortgaging the future of the state. One proof of
this is Amaechi’s penchant for borrowing in direct
contradiction of his promise on assumption of
power in 2007 that he would never borrow to
develop the state. Following the recent release, by
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of the debt
status of the country’s 36states the publication
showed that Rivers is a high risk state debt-wise.
The disturbing revelation came at the time when
the state House of Assembly approved another
N120 billion loan package for the governor, thus
making Amaechi’s administration look prodigious.
While the federal government was making efforts to
disentangle it from accumulated debts which
constituted a cog in the wheel of the nation’s
economic development, Gov. Amaechi continues to
pile up debts for the state.
One cannot come to terms with Amaechi’s logic of
preferring external loans to the billions of naira
accruing to the state from the federal allocation
and internally generated revenue. Amaechi has
collected loans of well over N500 billion. “This is
tantamount to mortgaging the future of the state,”
Rivers State, according to the DMO report, is
indebted to domestic commercial banks to the
tune of N18.497 billion and another high stock of
N86.755 billion to contractors that have delivered
services and have been certified. This does not
include the fresh loan of N120 billion previously
approved by the lawmakers.
PoliticsRe: PDP Expel Members Loyal To Amaechi by bishopclin(m): 9:46pm On Aug 26, 2013
Policewoman: Na my Big Uncle be dis o! Hmmm.... na wah o!
U no even know where u dey or where u come from sef. Aleruchi Cookey-Gam na woman o o. No be man abeg! B4 u go dey claim relationship wey u no be
PoliticsIGP Orders The Redeployment Of 16 Cps To Commands And Formations by bishopclin(op): 9:12am On Aug 22, 2013
Some persons were trying to mislead some individuals in the country by saying that the Rivers State CP was redeployed. I saw this notice $ decided that people should be informed.
IGP Orders the Redeployment of 16 CPs to
Commands and Formations.

In his avowed efforts to reposition the Nigeria
Police Force for greater efficiency and better
performance in the fight against crime and
criminality, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP
MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, has ordered
the redeployment of sixteen Commissioners of
Police (CPs) to Commands and Formations.
The affected CPs have been urged to vigorously
step up the fight against all forms of criminality in
their new Commands and Formations. They are
enjoined to leverage on the cordial relationship
among sister security agencies in their respective
beats, to ensure that criminal activities are
reduced to the barest minimum. They have also
been charged to ensure that officers and men
under their supervision are mindful of the rights
of the citizenry, while cultivating the trust and
confidence of the public in the discharge of their
statutory responsibilities.
The Sixteen (16) newly redeployed CPs are:
S/No NAME OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE NEW POSTING
1 CP LAWAL TANKO, fdc CP BORNO
2 CP IBRAHIM AHMED CP ZAMFARA
3 CP HILARY OKPARA, mni CP BAYELSA
4 CP MAIGARI DIKKO, Fdc CP EBONYI
5 CP ADEBAYO AJILEYE, mni CP Inspectorate ‘E’ Dept, FHQ,
6 CP ADEOLA A. ADENIJI, mni CP BORDER PATROL
7 CP WAHEED O. SALAU CP AIRPORT
8 CP TITILAYO BUSARI Commandant, Police College,Maiduguri
9 CP HYACINTH M. DAGALA Deputy Commandant, POLAC, Kano
10 CP STEVEN AUDU CP Admin, FORCE CID ABUJA
11 CP TONYE E. EBITIBITUWA CP Admin, ‘F’ Dept FHQ
12 CP DANLADI MARKUS CP Admin, ‘E’ Dept, FHQ
13 DCP LAWAL SHEHU CP Training ‘E’ Dept FHQ
14 DCP IBRAHIM ADAMU Deputy Force Secretary
15 DCP ABDUL D. DANWAWU CP ARMAMENT
16 DCP SALISU F. ABDULLAHI CP ‘X’ SQUAD
All postings are with immediate effect.
In another development, the IGP has ordered Six
(6) Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs)
and Thirteen (13) Commissioners of Police (CPs)
from various Police Commands and Formations,
including Zonal Commands and Force
Headquarters, to proceed on a Leadership and
Strategic Management Course for senior
officers. The Course being conducted at the
Centre for Management Development, Shangisha,
Lagos, commences today, 19th August, 2013
and ends on 23rd August, 2013.
The Course is geared towards equipping the
senior officers with requisite leadership and
managerial skills necessary for driving the vision
and mission of the current Police Management in
line with ongoing reforms of the Federal
Government. Training and re-training of Officers
and men of the Nigeria Police Force is a cardinal
policy of the present Police administration.
The affected senior Officers are:
S/No NAMES OF OFFICERS
1 AIG DAVID O. OMOJALA
2 AIG CHRISTOPHER TERHEM DEGA, fwc
3 AIG TAMBARI Y. MOHAMMED, fwc
4 AIG MARK ADAMU IGAKWO, mni
5 AIG SULE MAMMAN, fwc
6 AIG ADISA BABA BOLANTA, fwc
7 CP ISAAC CHINYEREM EKE
8 CP MARCUS K. DANLADI
9 CP AHMED IBRAHIM
10 CP SALIHU GARBA
11 CP KUDU NMA
12 CP UMARU U. SHEHU
13 CP USMAN ISA BABA
14 CP SAIDU MADAWAKI
15 CP USMAN YAKUBU
16 CP ABDULMAJID ALI
17 CP ABUBAKAR ADAMU MOHAMMED
18 CP KAYODE C. ADERANTI
19 CP ABDUL SALAMI IYAJI

CSP FRANK E. MBA
DEPUTY FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFIICER,
FOR: FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
PoliticsRe: Group Kicks As Amaechi Swears In Acting CJ by bishopclin(op): 2:31pm On Aug 21, 2013
Now, who is right $ who is wrong? Gov. Amaechi claims to have done the right thing while the aforementioned group feels the governor is wrong $ exhibiting high-handedness. To back their argument, the group quoted section 271 of the Constitution of FRN, 1999(as amended) on
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE AND JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT OF A STATE.
[1] The appointment of a person to the office of Chief Judge of a State shall be made by the Governor of the State on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council subject to confirmation of the appointment by the House of Assembly of the State.
[2] The appointment of a person to the office of a Judge of a High Court of a State shall be made by the Governor of the State acting on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.
[3] A person shall not be qualified to hold office of a Judge of a High Court of a State unless he is qualified to practice as a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified for a period of not less than ten years.
[4] If the office of Chief Judge of a State is vacant or if the person holding the office is for any person unable to perform the functions of the office, then until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that office, or until the person holding the office has resumed those functions, the Governor of the State shall appoint the most senior Judge of the High Court to perform those functions.
[5] Except on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council an appointment pursuant to subsection (4) of this section shall cease to have effect after expiration of three months from the date of such appointment and the Governor shall not re-appoint a person whose appointment has lapsed.
PoliticsGroup Kicks As Amaechi Swears In Acting CJ by bishopclin(op): 1:56pm On Aug 21, 2013
Group kicks as Amaechi swears in acting CJ


THE Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday, swore in the new Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Peter Agumagu.

Justice Agumagu was sworn in after the retirement from service of the immediate past chief judge of the state, Justice Iche Ndu.

Amaechi congratulated the new acting chief judge on his appointment and urged him to discharge his responsibilities according to the law.

The governor explained that the new acting chief judge would hold the office, pending when the National Assembly would approve a candidate recommended for appointment as the state chief judge by the National Judicial Commission.

Amaechi said, "We looked at your appointment as a judge of the High Court and compared it to the rest of the judges in the state and realised that you are the most senior judge of the High Court of Rivers State. We, therefore, took that decision to proceed with the appointment. I wish to congratulate you and say to you that you have an enormous assignment in these three months.

"We are proceeding with that while waiting for the resumption of the National Assembly and hoping that if they do approve the recommendation of the NJC, we would then proceed with that and we hope that within the three months you are acting, you will discharge your responsibility effectively."

Justice Agumagu was the President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Rivers State, before his appointment as the acting chief judge of the state.

But in a reaction, a socio-political group, known as the Grassroots Development Initiative, kicked against Agumagu's appointment, describing it as a rape of the 1999 Constitution.

The GDI faulted the appointment of an acting chief judge from a Customary Court of Appeal in the state, adding that the Constitution only allows such appointment to be given to the most senior judge of the State High Court.

Source: http://mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/group-kicks-as-amaechi-swears-in-acting-cj/
PoliticsRivers Crisis: Govt Rejects Court Order On Commission Of Inquiry by bishopclin(op): 11:10pm On Aug 18, 2013
What does this portend for our judiciary?

Rivers Crisis: Govt Rejects Court Order on
Commission of Inquiry
Governor Rotimi Amaechi
Set to appeal judgement

The Rivers State government has said it would not accept the judgement of a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt which restrained the
judicial commission of inquiry into the July 9
and 10 crises that rocked the state House of
Assembly.
The High Court, presided over by Justice Iyaye
Lamikanra had last Thursday declared that the
Justice Biobele Georgewill-led commission set
up by the state government was illegal and
unconstitutional, stopped it from further
sitting and also restrained the government
from receiving or acting on any report from it.
In a statement issued yesterday by the
Commissioner for Information and
Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, the
state government said the Governor, Hon.
Chibuike Amaechi, was empowered by law to
commission an inquiry into any matter in the
state and rejected the reasoning of the court.
Semenitari said, “For the avoidance of doubt
and for purposes of clarification, the Rt. Hon.
Chibuike Amaechi, CON, as governor of Rivers
State has powers under the law to commission
an inquiry into any matter or issue, however
such matters arose as the enabling law does
not state the categories or circumstances in
which His Excellency can be prevented from
constituting, such inquiries.
“Consequently, the exercise of such power
does not make him a judge any more than the
appointment of a High Court Judge also makes
him a judge in any matter concerning him
before such judge that he appointed.”
She said since Lamikanra did not recognise the
principle, the government would appeal
against the judgement.
“To the extent that the judgement of Justice
Iyaye Lamikanra did not recognise this
principle, the Rivers State Government does
not accept it as well reasoned and shall take
steps to appeal against it,” she said.
Tags: Featured, News, Nigeria
By Ernest Chinwo
The Rivers State government has said it would
not accept the judgement of a High Court
sitting in Port Harcourt which restrained the
judicial commission of inquiry into the July 9
and 10 crises that rocked the state House of
Assembly.
The High Court, presided over by Justice Iyaye
Lamikanra had last Thursday declared that the
Justice Biobele Georgewill-led commission set
up by the state government was illegal and
unconstitutional, stopped it from further
sitting and also restrained the government
from receiving or acting on any report from it.
In a statement issued yesterday by the
Commissioner for Information and
Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, the
state government said the Governor, Hon.
Chibuike Amaechi, was empowered by law to
commission an inquiry into any matter in the
state and rejected the reasoning of the court.
Semenitari said, “For the avoidance of doubt
and for purposes of clarification, the Rt. Hon.
Chibuike Amaechi, CON, as governor of Rivers
State has powers under the law to commission
an inquiry into any matter or issue, however
such matters arose as the enabling law does
not state the categories or circumstances in
which His Excellency can be prevented from
constituting, such inquiries.
“Consequently, the exercise of such power
does not make him a judge any more than the
appointment of a High Court Judge also makes
him a judge in any matter concerning him
before such judge that he appointed.”
She said since Lamikanra did not recognise the
principle, the government would appeal
against the judgement.
“To the extent that the judgement of Justice
Iyaye Lamikanra did not recognise this
principle, the Rivers State Government does
not accept it as well reasoned and shall take
steps to appeal against it,” she said.

Source: www.thisdaylive.com/articles/rivers-crisis-govt-rejects-court-order-on-commission-of-inquiry/156581/
PoliticsRe: Amaechi Gives Terms For Quitting As Govs’ Forum Chairman by bishopclin(m): 8:21am On Aug 16, 2013
biafranqueen: the leaders are not even ashamed of themselves that no hospital is round to treat them embarassed
I tire o o. Yet you will see window dressings on TV and elsewhere, showing that there are world class hospitals in Rivers State. smh. Only people wey no dey on ground naim dey always believe anything dem see for TV dem or hear sef. Go to Rivers State and some states and you will weep for our governors who have done nothing about primary health care, which falls within their purview
PoliticsRe: Amaechi Gives Terms For Quitting As Govs’ Forum Chairman by bishopclin(m): 7:59am On Aug 16, 2013
Demdem: The truth is the house didnt just wake up and suspend because their faces are ugly. a petition was written by a citizen to the house, the house sat on it, debated, saw reasons why these culprits are culpable and came to a conclusion of suspension. Are u aware that in this same Rivers, another LG chairman was also suspended pending investigation and when found not culpable was recalled back to his seat.
Amaechi most likely is in support of the suspension but did he influence the culprits to mismanage the funds given to them in trust? That is the root cause. Those guys are thieves. The house simply went ahead to perform their constitutional duties which Amaechi himself supports. I expect agents of change to support likewise
In the 'Those guys are thieves' does the 'Those' include CRA? If your answer is 'NO' then you are not objective. Is CRA a saint? Also know that without the backing of CRA, Rivers State House of Assembly can't suspend any chairman in the state. You used 'backing' for GEJ and used 'support' for CRA. Na wa o. You just show yourself. You should also know that truth about the suspension of CRA in PDP is that the National PDP did not just wake up to suspend him, there were lots of petitions forwarded and assessments made before they came to the conclusion of his suspension. Abegi! everybody, including CRA is playing politics. Most, if not even all of the political actors are thieves. Make una allow them to fight their fight. Don't allow their propaganda affect your sense of judgement
PoliticsRe: Amaechi Gives Terms For Quitting As Govs’ Forum Chairman by bishopclin(m): 6:34am On Aug 16, 2013
Pattey: Summary; Amaechi had no right to contest an election simply because Oga Jona doesn't want him as NGF chair? Even when his colleagues; those in NGF gangangan made it clear he's their preferred leader, & no one else?

How did U manage to make sense to d ***tards that liked dat intelligent rubbish?

Leave insults or no insult issue aside abeg, let's face d election. . . Why ask him not to contest? When those in d same 'association' don't share ur president's sentiments?
Your comment just showed that you are actually a **tard & you don't reside in Rivers State. Your level of reasoning is so unimaginably low that you fail to realise that there could be sense in what that person wrote, which of course accounted for the many LIKES. Also, your naivety of issues at hand, especially in Rivers State, beclouded your senses to make you keep talking about NGF/CRA's colleagues voting for him. What the post you ill-commented on showed is simply: What is good for the geese is good for the gander or Do unto others as you would have them do unto you(Golden Rule). Let your hate of GEJ not make you childishly approach issues again, pls
PoliticsRe: Amaechi Gives Terms For Quitting As Govs’ Forum Chairman by bishopclin(m): 9:21pm On Aug 15, 2013
Demdem:
Is Amaechi the house that sanctioned them?
Mtscheeeeew! U just ask certain questions as though u don't know what's happening or abi u're not resident in Nigeria? Oya answer this question:- Is GEJ the PDP that suspended Amaechi? Mtscheeeeew.
PoliticsRe: Jang’s NGF Meets Tomorrow, Invites Amaechi,Fashola, Others by bishopclin(m): 9:53am On Aug 11, 2013
Alxmyr: Don't sweat the small stuff bro.
The meeting has its agenda spelt out if you care to read.
And on a wider implication, when decisions are taken on constitution amendment, only 23 state houses of Assembly are needed to pass any amendment by National Assembly. So whatever the Jang group decided on during their meeting will go a long way into deciding the direction of the constitution amendment. Unfortunately for Amaechi, his state Assembly decision will be taken for him by the National Assembly. So he does not have any relevance in this meeting.
If you stay with 16 greater than 19, you are living in the past, NGF has moved beyond that.
Very true! I wonder why people still continue to talk about '16 greater than 19'. They forget that politics will always remain politics. Some of the people they feel are still on the other side may have moved! Yet they keep talking about the past. Na wa o
PoliticsRe: Rivers PDP Faction Expels Amaechi by bishopclin(m): 10:48am On Jul 20, 2013
Goddex: By the way, why is the Nigerian media portraying Obuh led PDP exco as a faction? The court ruled in Obuh's favour and he was duly sworn in. PDP national, INEC and the rest recognise him as Chairman. The Ameachi's own "PDP" chairman who does he preside over? Or when was the last time he represented Rivers PDP in any meeting?
The mods have a role to play here. An issue that was ruled by a competent court of jurisdiction in our country should not be played out this way. It means that we do not value our court rulings. If mod must bring this on front page, then at the end of the topic/heading/title the author must be quoted(in this case, PM News) so that we will know that it is not Nairaland that is disregarding the Nigerian courts
PoliticsRe: ACN National Treasurer Kobani Resigns by bishopclin(m): 6:48am On Jun 28, 2013
KINGwax: Phone rings, keneth picked up: hello

Voice: dnt ask who is talkin, jes let me knw if u want this offer or not. How much is ur salary per month?

Keneth: jes 700k.

Voice: make it a million. A year is 12mills. 10yrs is 120mills. Isn't dt right?

Keneth: yes Sir.

Voice: i will pay u for 10yrs, and another 30mills as colateral compensation.

Keneth: (stammering):::what..wh..what will u av me do? I cannot kill or....(Email notification beeps)..

Voice: av u received the mail?

Keneth: it's just....

Voice: read thru, and let me knw if u can do send the exact statement to any news agency. And u knw, u av to resign. Are u...

Keneth: i got u Sir. I..em..how will i get the money because...

Voice: do we av a deal, mr secretary?

Keneth: we do. But the money is ....

Voice: relax. An alert is comi....

Keneth: i av seen it Sir!

Voice: so?

Keneth: firsu thing tomorrow Sir. I swear Sir, i av resigned and....

Dial tone.....
KINGwax, KK's father, Chief Kobani, was among the Ogoni chiefs that were killed, which led to the prosecution of Ken Saro Wiwa & ors. KK was a member of the PDP, appointed Hon. Commissioner for Finance in Rivers State by then Gov. Peter Odili, a position he held for many years. He made/stole so much money then. So, I wonder how N1million per month offer would make him resign from a party that he has seen to fail. He only left PDP for ACN when he was denied being made Secretary to Rivers State Government during the reign of Gov. Celestine Omehia. It is good when people know the profile of some persons before making comments, please.
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PoliticsAmaechi Will Not Contest 2015 Presidency by bishopclin(op): 8:17am On Jun 09, 2013
Count me out of 2015 Presidency – Amaechi

Embattled Rivers State Governor Rotimi
Amaechi has said that contrary to speculations, he has no interest in the presidency in 2015. He said that it was a plan by his detractors to paint him black before his colleagues prior to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum election that made some people print his posters and pasted them in some parts of the country. Amaechi said those behind the posters thought that his colleagues would be angry before the NGF election and think that he wanted to use the office for selfish reasons. Posters bearing the names of Amaechi and the
Governor of Jigawa State, Mr. Sule Lamido have been seen in some states, starting with Kaduna and then, in the capital, Abuja.
The posters presented the two governors as
having presidential ambitions in 2015 and that they would contest under the platform of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party.
But Amaechi, who won the controversial NGF election with 19 votes against 16 that was recorded by his opponent, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, said those responsible for the pisters would soon stop.
He said, “Those responsible for the posters are doing it out of mischief. I did not send anyone to print my posters and up till now, I don’t know who is responsible for the action. "But one thing is clear: they were done to tarnish my image before other governors. "Their intention was that because of the posters, my fellow governors would not vote for me during the NGF election, thinking that I have an ambition which I want to use the chairmanship to achieve.
“But because the governors know there is no such ambition, they did not bother as they still voted for me.”
Asked whether having such an ambition was a wrong thing, he said there was nothing wrong with it, but asked why some people spent money for what he described as “a venture meant to destroy other people.”
“But you may need to know that I don’t have
such an ambition in the first place,” he added. Meanwhile, some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have said they are waiting for money allegedly being sourced by some people to impeach the governor. The members, who spoke on condition of anonymity with reporters in Abuja on Friday, said they had heard about the plan to bribe them to impeach Amaechi.
They said the money, if brought, would be
displayed on the floor of the assembly.
“Let them bring the money. We are waiting for it. We will collect it and display it on the floor of the House,” one of them said.
2015 Presidency Amaechi Featured

Source: www.theheraldng.com/count-me-out-of-2015-presidency-amaechi/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter
PoliticsAviation Agencies Clear Air Over Detention Of Oshiomole’s Aircraft by bishopclin(op): 6:06pm On Jun 08, 2013
Aviation agencies clear air over
detention of Oshiomole’s aircraft

Ikeja – Mr Yakubu Dati, the coordinating
spokesman of aviation agencies, said on
Saturday that the agencies had utmost
respect for all governors in the country.
Dati, who is also the spokesman of FAAN,
said this at a joint news conference held
at the corporate headquarters of the
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
(NAMA) in Ikeja.
Th conference was held to further give
clarifications on the cause of the delay of
the helicopter that was supposed to fly
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State
from Benin City to Awka on Friday.
Dati urged Nigerians not to politicise the
issue, stressing that NAMA was only
performing its legitimate functions.
“We hold Gov. Oshiomhole in high esteem
and part of the Federal Ministry of
Aviation’s respect for him informed his
being made our special guest of honour
during the inauguration of the remodeled
Benin Airport terminal some weeks ago, “
Dati said.
Dati, who said all the aviation agencies
also hold all governors in high esteem,
urged pilots to always comply with
directives of the agencies.
Mr Ifeanyin Nwankwo, NAMA director of
Engineering Services, said that filing and
submission of flight plans and manifest
was a global standard practice in aviation
sector.
Nwankwo said the aim is to protect the
lives of passengers on board.
He recalled that recently, NAMA had
challenges with some pilots which were
amicably resolved.
Mr Chuks Onyegiri, General Manager, Air
Traffic Control Operations of NAMA, said
that all airlines had been informed of the
new development regarding filling of
manifest and flight plans by pilots.
“That (information) has been passed round
to them all since April and all ought to
have been complying with the directives, “
he said.





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PoliticsRe: Jonathan’s Approval Needed To Demolish Amigo Supermarket by bishopclin(m): 3:54pm On Jun 08, 2013
Gen. Orumov:
Of what use will the demolishing of the building be? And again, demolishing the building will ruin whatever evidence that may be available on the premises. It's not SSS business if any government after Jonathan reallocates the property to another party. If that happens, all SSS has to do is continued surveillance on the property and its new owners. I can't help but say that our SSS is really incompetent.
Why cast aspersions on ur security intelligence outfit? Why run them down? SSS & other security agencies have been working tirelessly 2 make sure tht we all leave in an atmosphere of peace yet people like try in futility 2 bring them down. Kudos 2 our Security Agencies! Majority of Nigerians know tht u're working. Those tht talk against our security agencies do so either because they are criminals or they applied 2 be part of them& they weren't qualified enough.
PoliticsGovernors Shun Northern States Governors’ Forum: Who Is Winning? by bishopclin(op): 7:21pm On Jun 06, 2013
Governors shun Northern Governors’

Only five of the 19 governors in the North
attended the meeting of their Forum in Kaduna
on Thursday.This is an indication that there might
be a crack in the fold of the governors after the
controversial Nigerian Governors’ Forum
election in Abuja.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/governors-shun-
norther-governors-meeting/
PoliticsRe: Is Gov. Amaechi Running From Pillar To Post? by bishopclin(op): 9:43am On Jun 05, 2013
I thought Gov. Amaechi was in total control of d state house of assembly. He shouldn't be afraid.
PoliticsIs Gov. Amaechi Running From Pillar To Post? by bishopclin(op): 7:21am On Jun 05, 2013
Amaechi sues Rivers Assembly over alleged
impeachment plan


•Insists on NGF’s chair
GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State
has asked a Port Harcourt High Court to
restrain 32 members of the State House of
Assembly from impeaching him
unconstitutionally.
Meanwhile, Governor Amaechi Tuesday vowed
that he would not step down as the elected
chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum
(NGF) just as he assured the NGF’s staff that
their jobs are secured.
Amaechi who was last week suspended by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for purported
anti-party activities, fears that there is a ploy to
use five lawmakers who are loyal to a serving
minister of Rivers State origin to impeach him.
In a suit filed at a court presided over by
Justice George Omereji, the governor who said
his tenure terminates in 2015, prayed the
court to restrain the lawmakers from using
illegal or unconstitutional method to remove
him from office.

SOURCE: ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123651:amaechi-sues-rivers-assembly-over-alleged-impeachment-plan&catid=1:national&Itemid=559
PoliticsPresident GEJ Winning D War Against Boko Haram $ Ors In A 'slow $ Steady' Manner by bishopclin(op): 8:56pm On Jun 04, 2013
This is what I call 'slow $ steady' leadership style.

Pls read:

Jonathan clamps down on
terrorist groups, proscribes Boko
Haram, Ansaru

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved
the proscription of Boko Haram and
authorized the gazetting of an order declaring
the group’s activities illegal and acts of
terrorism.
In a statement by Dr Reuben Abati, Special
Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity,
said the order which has been gazetted as
the Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription
Order) Notice 2013, was approved by
President Jonathan.
According to the statement, the order affects
both Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal
Jihad, popularly called Boko Haram and
Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan,
also referred to as Ansaru , with a 20 years
term of imprisonment prescribed for persons
who solicits or renders support for the
groups.
“The proscription order warns the general
public that any person “participating in any
form of activities involving or concerning the
collective intentions of the said groups will be
violating the provisions of the Terrorism
Prevention Act”.
” Section 5 (1) of the act prescribes a term of
imprisonment of not less than 20 years for
any person who knowingly, in any manner,
directly or indirectly, solicits or renders
support for the commission of an act of
terrorism or to a terrorist group.”.................


SOURCE:www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/jonathan-clamps-down-on-terrorist-groups-proscribes-boko-haram-ansaru/
PoliticsRe: Some Thought-provoking Issues On Gov. Rotimi Amaechi Of Rivers State by bishopclin(op): 4:22pm On Jun 02, 2013
Willy7: Where do we place this junk?beer parlour or hairdressing salon gossip?First there was d tales by moonlight about the CBN gov,now Amaechi.When did Naija newspaper start investigative journalisms of this sought?Lazy junk writters seeking for gullible minds to decieve.Wait,did i just waste some precious minutes of my time reading and commenting on this junk?Na w o,me and the op sef i dont know who come yeye pass.
Proper education & objectivity would have made u 2 read d piece very well & then make reasonable comment than go into insults. Well, I feel Amaechi is having tough times & may see more if he doesn't renege on pomposity & arrogance. d select few frm now support may abandon him when d time is ripe
PoliticsSome Thought-provoking Issues On Gov. Rotimi Amaechi Of Rivers State by bishopclin(op): 12:16pm On Jun 02, 2013
I saw this and I should share for objective
analysis:
Hope For Nigeria wrote:
**JUST IN**
Gov Amaechi Visits Omehia, Pleads, “Please
Withdraw Suit At Supreme Court.
**“I know I have offended you. I am ready to
compensate you.
**"We can work together. Please accept to
withdraw the case from the Court.
**If you fail to withdraw and I am sacked by
the
Supreme Court both of us will be the losers.
Somebody will benefit”
Faced with the political battle of his life,
embattled governor of River state, Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi has paid a surprise visit to his
cousin and former governor, Sir Celestine
Omehia in a bid to reconcile with him.
Pointblanknews.com sources hint that Amaechi
had several months ago made efforts to
reconcile with Omehia but the latter refused to
cooperate with him. He is also reported to
have
sent emissaries to plead on his behalf, all to no
avail.
The source said Amaechi finally met Omehia on
Thursday, May 23, 2013, few hours to the day
the Nigerian Governors’ Forum election took
place.
The visit which took place at Omehia’s Abuja
residence provided Amaechi the opportunity
he
had long craved for to reconcile with his
estranged cousin.
Amaechi was said to have gone on the
reconciliation visit with the suspended Leader
of
the State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Lloyd
and among other dependable allies.
Both Omehia and Amaechi had maintained
hard
stance since the former was booted out of
office
by the October 25, 2007 controversial Supreme
Court ruling in favour of the latter.
While Amaechi rejoiced and celebrated for
reclaiming his mandate, Omehia was left alone
in the cold gnashing his teeth. It was then that
it
dawned on him that the hundreds of thousands
of supporters, loyalists and admirers who
flocked
around him did so because of what they got
and
hoped to get – political fair weather friends. As
though that was not enough, the Supreme
Court
ruling clause, which stated that he (Omehia)
never existed in the eyes of the law was
interpreted by his successor and implemented
to
the last letter that he was not and should not
be
addressed as a former governor.
Sources at the Rivers state Government House
told Pointblanknews.com that Amaechi hated
his
cousin to the extent his name (Omehia’s name)
is
not on the Govt. House protocol list as a very
important personality (VIP) let alone a former
governor.
“It is like Amaechi is regretting most of his
actions against Omehia.
Recently, he has made moves to reconcile with
him, but Omehia refused until he was placated
by their some of their Ikwerre kinsmen and a
reputable cleric in the state. Omehia’s
enlargement photograph that once adorned the
executive council chambers of the Govt. House
was also removed. This is just a tip of the
iceberg
of what Celestine Omehia went and has been
going through all these years,” the source said.
No sooner had his cousin, Amaechi assumed
office as the State Chief Executive than the
state
treasury was declared emptied by his
predecessor, Omehia as well as the contracts
duly awarded and paid for while his five month
regime lasted was dubbed reckless spending of
public funds by Amaechi.
To Omehia, it was a nightmare that same
Amaechi who was instrumental to his selection
as his substitute sequel to the K-leg saga could
go
so far to unseat him and press further to
ridicule
him even in his predicament.Since then there
has never been any love lost between the two
brothers.
The enmity did not stop there, all their
supporters also partook in the fight. The
Amaechi/Omehia feud also spread to all that
related to the fighting giants.
Even the Ubima community has not been the
same ever since, with Omehia’s loyalists still
feeling aggrieved and nursing animosity against
the jubilant new dictators that see themselves
as
Amaechi’s hatchet men.
Having nowhere to appeal what he described as
gross injustice by the Supreme Court, Omehia
may have resorted to prayers, hoping God
would
provide him consolation no man, no politician
could give him.
He was later to decamp the Peoples
Democratic
Party who rather than identify with him at this
moment of need chose to follow Amaechi to
make up for its losses.
He was lucky that the All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA) was handy to accept and
compensate him with the governorship flag of
the party in 2011, four years after.
Even though Sir Celestine Omehia did not win
the election and came second, little did he
know
that the April 26, 2011 would provide him the
opportunity to express his anger and
disapproval
of what he suffered in the hands of Governor
Amaechi and the PDP.
That was when one Cyprian Chukwu went to an
Abuja High Court to secure a ruling that
Amaechi
should not stay in office a day longer than May
28,
2011 even against the INEC’s position that the
governorship election in Rivers State would be
in
October 2011, when Amaechi would have
completed his four year first term.
Amaechi was sworn into office on October 27,
2007.
Based on this contested court ruling, the INEC
went ahead to conduct elections in Rivers State
on April 26, 2011 in which Amaechi
participated
on the platform of the PDP.
To Omehia, this amounted to tenure reduction
which is as a serious offence as term
elongation.
Consequently, he (Omehia) went to court to
challenge the alleged illegality which is still in
court and seen by many as a potential threat to
Amaechi.
Despite all the delay tactics by the incumbent
administration to scuttle the effort, Omehia
has
refused to give up, hoping he will get justice
even if it means cancelling the April 26, 2011
election which both Amaechi and Omehia are
praying for in the Appeal Court.
Amaechi’s fear in this regard is understandable.
Not just losing the case to Omehia but it’s most
unlikely that he will be renominated as the PDP
candidate in view of his present travails.
His political structure in the state has been
demolished with the sacking of his hatchet
man,
Chief G. U. Ake and his lieutenants, the 27
members of the State House of Assembly that
pretend to be on his side are also suspended
from the party.
To the majority of the PDP governors across
the
country, PDP leaders and the Presidency,
Amaechi is a persona-non-grata.
The Nigerian Governors Forum is more or less
destroyed with two factions claiming victory in
the last election.
Amaechi’s supporters are mainly of the
opposition parties who do not have a say in
PDP
and therefore not in position to help him out.
To add salt to injury, the PDP National Working
Committee (NWC), Monday, May 27, 2013,
Amaechi’s birthday, wielded the big stick,
suspending him from the party for anti-party
activities.
This is the second time Amaechi is being
suspended from PDP. The first time was in
2007
and was reinstated when he became governor.
As hopeless as the situation seems, Amaechi’s
scanty supporters in the state still believe their
principal will weather through the storm
unscathed. But he who wears the shoes knows
where it pinches.
This explains why meeting and reconciling with
his hurt cousin, Omehia, even if it means
kneeling down for him is now a necessity.
Who knows what else his detractors may be
coming up with? More so, as dumping the PDP
and joining another party may not help
matters.
The new electoral laws, pointblanknews.com
learnt, does not allow that except one wishes to
forfeit his position which he (Amaechi) may not
contemplate.
Doing so may be a direct passport to the
nation’s
Siberia – the EFCC.
Though details of the reconciliation meeting
between the duo is still scanty as at press time,
it’s not likely that the reconciliation that could
not be contracted in the House of God as once
brokered by Archbishop Ignatius Kattey will
easily scale through via close doors.
Meanwhile, a powerful lawmaker (name
withheld) who was also in the delegation to see
Sir Celestine Omehia told Pointblanknews.com
that Amaechi almost knelt down in tears to beg
Omehia to forgive him.
“I know I have offended you. I am ready to
compensate you. We can work together. Please
accept to withdraw the case from the Court. If
you fail to withdraw and I am sacked by the
Supreme Court both of us will be the losers.
Somebody will benefit”, Amaechi lamented.
According to same source, Amaechi was with
Omehia on Thursday May 23, 2013 till about
2am
on Friday, May 24, 2013 and repeated same
day
at 8am.
Omehia was said to have bluntly refused to
accept the offer and plea to withdraw the case
from the Supreme Court but told Amaechi to
give him time to think about
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PoliticsRe: Gov. Suntai Of Taraba Flown To Germany by bishopclin(m): 5:56pm On Oct 27, 2012
@Toba, Yar'Adua was nt in Germany bt Saudi Arabia. Cross-check ur records, pls

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