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The former Governor of Lagos State and a chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Tinubu, has declared that he is not afraid of being arrested by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Describing the alleged plot to nab him as a “threat” by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Tinubu said that it is disheartening to know that the ruling party is making efforts to “destroy oppositions”, a development which does not promote democracy and its dividends. “Why should I be disturbed?,” he said during an interview with journalists at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, on Sunday. “I have a constitutional and fundamental right for freedom; for the pursuit of my happiness; I am not in any way frightened by the restlessness or threat in the course of my political struggle to chart a new course for the political stability of Nigeria.”

The alarm

The ACN, last Friday, through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, alleged that the Federal Government was plotting to arrest and prosecute its leader, Bola Tinubu. The party stated that it alerted the public on December 5, 2010 of the moves by the government to silence the former governor as a result of his role in the “hurricane progressive” adopted by the party in conquering most of the states in Nigeria’s South-west.

Mr Tinubu expressed dismay that Nigerians have not experienced any meaningful development for the past twelve years under the leadership of the PDP. “If we are to truly remain a united country, the politics of the last twelve years is not the politics you can describe as a patriotic zeal to rebuild the nation and put the nation first above selfish interest. In Africa, the opposition parties are a threat to be persecuted. I am not new to that; it happened to me during the Abacha regime; it happened several times.

Stop it Tinubu’

Reacting, the former governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Oni, described claims by Mr Tinubu that the PDP was planning to get him incarcerated because of his role in the installation of ACN governors in the southwest through the judiciary as an assault on the collective intellects of Nigerians.

Mr Oni said it was insulting for anyone to claim that the office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice was being put under pressure to “look for any offence, no matter how flimsy, to arrest a character like [Mr] Tinubu, who is noted for drug peddling, operation of foreign accounts while serving as governor and purchase of almost everything in Lagos with his ill-gotten wealth.” The former governor, who also alleged that he was aware of a plot by Mr Tinubu to assassinate him, said; “They held a meeting in Lagos a few days ago where it was agreed that noose should be tightened against Segun Oni for his stance on the mafia being led by Tinubu himself.” “This time around, we are no longer going to keep quiet and allow this mafia the freedom to purchase the soul of Nigeria,” he said.

While urging anti-graft agencies in the country, especially the Code of Conduct Bureau no to allow themselves be intimidated by Mr Tinubu, the former governor said that; “The whole world are watching to see how a man who only used the immunity clause to escape prosecution five years ago has not been made to face the law now that he no longer enjoys immunity.” “Therefore, whether he is leading the opposition party, which he is ostensibly funding with proceeds of corruption, Tinubu and any other person for that matter, must be treated as being above the law,” he said.

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kcjazz:
How do you effect this ban? EPL matches do not run during school hours, hence why the distraction. In the mid 90s we watched TV but we still passed and some failed. And why can't we use smart phones/video games to help make students better. We need to ask questions as a nation to make things better.

Its time for solutions, I am more interested in the 20% that passed. Is there anything we can learn from them and how they passed. We need that conversation to help solve the problem.

I wish i knew how to reduce these distractions. I was in sec school btw 91 and 96 and i can fairly remember not having this much distractions.

Another hatred filled thread  - who gives a flying ficck whether igbo , yoruba or Hausa woman . The ones that have been there what have they have achieved.  What matters is that they do good job and dont join in the brigade of looting.

It is time we ban Premier league, Smartphones and other entertainment avenues cause it is more of distraction rather than assistance. In my days In Nija in the Mid 90's students did well in respective of whether it is gce, waec, ssce or jamb.


what has happened - or it that everyone wants to become a musician.

ki ni big deal ? - abeg you people should get a life.

Gov. Theodore A. Orji beats millionaire, Chief Emenike, to grab the PDP Gov' Ticket in Umuahia

Jang secures the mandate

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jang-secures-pdp-ticket/84677/


Nigeria a country of abnormalities - In another country where sanity exists - Jang would have been impeached long time.

Nsiman = beaf

I see you could not resist urge not to fight the corner of  you boyfriend GEJ

u no even fear - u want to be eaten alive

u better not talking cause u go hear we n

ehne wetin u talk

Akhenaten:
The U.S. and the rest of the West will not allow it to happen, because GEJ is their guy. And they will not allow anything to stop his presidency from happening, because it goes against their interest.

You think  - Just like they did not allow Abacha.  

The only weapon the west can throw is isolation and nobody is ready to commit any troops to fight any African battles for your information Ghana is already backing out any plans to send troops to Ivory coast and has claimed they are ready to work with any leader from Ivory coast.  The masses will still be only ones to suffer any isolation as the military will continue to enrich themselves.

duh

bloody drunks - abeg move on quickly

This one don pass recycling business

Timpre Slyvia - na him do am - part of the intimidation don start

sochan:
@Blacksta,

Well if your theory is correct, then the country had better split, let everyone go thier way.

See the real issue, is that greed has eaten to deep that we are finding it difficult to cure ourselves

I would prefer Nigeria to remain one but a school of thought argues " it is complete insanity to expect a different result whilst performing contrary actions".  

The Referendum vote in Sudan would set precedence in Africa and will eventually spread across the region starting with the hotspots.  Ivory Coast might be Next.

If I am correct Africa remains the only continent where forced amalgamation is still practised and Maybe peace and prosperity lies in smaller units.

Akhenaten:
There is a definite need for a revolution in Nigeria. A revolution led by the people to throw off the yoke of tyranny led by the Nigerian political/military elite who continue to cheat the Nigerian people from a comfortable living. When will the Nigerian people rise up? Is Nigeria a nation of cowards? I have pondered this question for many years.

Rise up is not in the dictionary of a typical Nigerian.  Fela don talk am  - Nigerian are PHD holders in the act of suffering and smiling.  I doubt if Mr Great government would have been anyway different. Every single Nigerian is compromised.  Imagine my own mother telling me " if i ever get into government that i should make sure i chop my own share".  Nobody believes in the Nigerian project hence it is doom to fail.

Nsiman:
A daft thread! Is gej or inec the electorate? Have u confirmed your alleged rigging?

hello beaf - how far.

Whether by rigging or not Udadgan don win


Bomadi LGA just announced at 915am, Reg voters 43,752, DPP 4354, PDP 21,632, Total valid cast 26,686

no video

wey this result sef abi them dey re thumb am

how far with this result - na midnight dem wana declare am. I suspect fowl play - PDP is up to something.

which part holds the oil

whether great or udagdan -poverty stills remans

BREAKING: Jonathan's men back Ogboru


The rerun governorship election in Delta State has been generally peaceful, but the race itself is a tough call between the top two contenders, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (PDP), who is a former governor of the state, and his challenger, Chief Great Ogboru (DPP)

THISDAY reporters observed that key associates of President Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) are working for the success of Ogboru, fuelling speculations that the president's public rally for Uduaghan on Tuesday was just a facade.

Minister of the Niger Delta, Chief Godsday Orubebe, was very prominent in canvassing support for Ogboru, whose victory at the courts led to the cancellation of the 2007 election and the ordering of a rerun.

There was heavy security presence everywhere, leading to optimism that there would be no outbreak of violence.

But many would-be voters complained that their names were not in the voter register, but the general reports indicate that the process was fairly transparent and devoid of intimidation and manipulation.

Uduaghan's running mate, Professor Amos Utuama (SAN), commended the peaceful conduct of the polls after voting at 12.53 pm at Unit 4 of Jeremi Ward in Ughelli South Local Government Area

Please explain?


Cheers

Why 2018 , why not 2012
abeg wey your suitcase make i help you pack.

Please free to take as many gifts you like - ( Muritala, Port Authority, Abuja stadium, National stadium and theatre, 3rd Mainland bridge - we dash you )

One indisputable fact is that " Religion thrives very well when untold hardship exists" but the God kind of religion was designed to deliver one from the mentioned hardship but unfortunately the Nigerian brand of the Christianity religion forever keeps one in perpetual bondage.

If only Christians will spend time reading the word of God and pray for understanding you will gladly discover that what you call Christianity in Nigeria is 100,000 miles away from original intent of God.

The court ordered election re-run in Delta state has been marred with administrative lapses as materials meant for elections are arriving late to designated polling booths across the state.

So far, only in Kwale where citizen reporters affiliated to Saharareporters are monitoring the elections is accrediting of voters through a widely publicized open ballot system .

Also, election materials for Bowen and Pessu wards in Warri South have been hijacked and taken to Alders town primary school by PDP thugs and active thumb-printing of ballot papers are in progress. Party agents were beaten and the policemen on duty are helpless according to our reporters.

In Udu local area,no accreditation all over, no security to accompany ballot papers and election material despite reports of deployment of a large number of security agents across the state.

Also, in Uvwie LGA in Effurun round about, no accreditation is taking place. In Warri South Iyiara, materials have been hijacked. Warri stadium materials have also been hijacked.





Naval officers accused of turning back DPP agents heading to Ugborodo, Ogidigben, Ajidiabo, Madangho, Orere and Ijala while PDP party agents were offered military escort.


Ethiope East LGA, in Kokori and Abraka, police station junction no materials have arrived as at 11: 00 am. Voters told SaharaReporters they haven't seen any materials for 30+ polling booths in the area. INEC officials later showed up with the wrong paper work for the election. Ethiope East is Great Ogboru's local government area.

In Orogun, the hometown of Ovie Omo-Agege, a unit in Ward 2, no election materials had arrived as at 11: 25 AM.

But Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman told SaharaReporters that these are isolated incidents, he claimed "accreditation" is ongoing and that for every report of violence INEC chair, Attahiru Jega is on a hotline to the Inspector General of police.

He says, Jega is about to leave the INEC headquarters in Asaba to begin assessment of the elections.


Source - Sahara Reporters