₦airaland Forum

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]Wish there's a team with such name [/color]

dramendra: Yoruba and Benin People no go let person hear word with culture, why una no dey waka for leg? Why una dey take motor trvel? Make we see road joor.

mmmustapha: The transformation of a heir apparent (Edaiken)
to that of a king (Oba) was concretised and
solemnised. The whole city and environs in an
ecstasy, resonated with the sound of 'Oba ghato'
okpere'. The heavens, the ancestors and the gods
re-echoed with the sound of 'Ise'. A peep at the
sky exposed the sun and the moon in an eclipse
as a mark of heavenly acknowledgement, beautiful lie.

Abule oshi: i feel you bro, but make una wanyo wanyo ooh!

Abule oshi: Must you guys always fight on NL? Seun i think you and your MODS need to do 30 days fasting against the spirit of fighting on Nairaland. Haba ordinary update on Edo state LGA election na im una wan fight keeee una selfs? haaaaa!
nobody has given result for any LGA, just rent fighting and cursing. make una take am easy, cos the current ACN you guys are praising now where with lucky igbenedion in PDP for those 8 locust years-from the Current deputy governor, the ACN Leader("Pastor" ize iyamu aka Kpelebe) to the least ACN memeber, so make una calm down on the ACN vs PDP war. is not worth it, cos all this una Edo political leaders go sidon together for Benin club dey drink beer and press girls yanshhh, dem no dey fight ova this PDP vs ACN matter wen una wan kill una selfs for.

Skillbobralph: In all the LGA especially in Esan, Esan North East to be preside where I stay, electoral materials were tempered with, result sheet where removed and the ballot papers that were suppose to be sealed were tore and you expect God to tell you that Edo State Govt was responsible for all these. Uromi personally followed up with the process becos the ACN candidates were all boasting that whether we vote or not that the election results has already been computed. Uromi was under fire yesterday if not for the intervention of PDP chieftains who calmed everywhere. I would advise the EDSEIC and the State Govt to follow due process in d schedule date of the postpone election so as not to cause war in Uromi and Ekpoma becos the people here are ready for the election anytime.

Some pics of the riot in Uromi town and some youth surrounding the police station where the electoral materials were kept demanding that the materials should be returned to EDSEIC till the complete materials are brought b4 voting can take place or else the station would be burnt.

It took hours b4 the electorate officer posted to Uromi postpone the election due to pressure from the ACN led govt from above that the election must hold without complete materials.

I plead to the State Govt to allow d peoples choice in Uromi in particular and Ekpoma so that peace can reign

So I will say it is the State Govt conniving with the Electoral officers and seizing some electoral material to destabilize the people so that there candidates will win

anonimi: SO increase in school fees is not a "better reason" to oppose the comrade governor who does not value education
This is a university that was built by the UPN governor Prof. Ambrose Alli with LESS budget per capita (budget/population) who also had free education with bursary awards to tertiary education students.

The ACN crooks are simply robbing Peter (the masses) to pay Paul (themselves).

And the ethnic and religious bigot, Ayatollah Buhari locked Alli and other UPN governors in jail after his coup of Dec. 1983 while keeping his fulani brother, Shagari under house arrest.
These are the people who want to replace PDP, right


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unuane1: My frnd @ brownlord for God sake try 2 be objective when you are sayin anytin here. Haven't you be watchin news and analysis since. This election is abt credibility ok. Am frm esan land but a fan of the comorade governor for honesty n sincerity sake dis election was a haox and failure on the side of a man n governor that every one in not only Edo state but Nigeria as a whole is lookin forward to can not conduct a mere Lga election. I voted for the comarde governor in the last governorship election but what happen yesterday was a total fall out from the Governor believe and stand. To me the election should be canceal. If Jega had fail who is to be blame or whose name will be mention same applicable to the Edo state led AcN and comarde gov government so in asmuch as i will say all failure and success will always fail or goes to the number one man of the state or country.

Skillbobralph: In Esan North East where I came from. Thugs were imported to Uromi from other states to disrupt d election. But kudos to the youth who rejected d unavailability of result sheets and tempering of electoral materials and hold siege to d electoral officers who were compromise by the State Govt to manipulate d election. Non ACN aspirants was acknowledge by the people. 97% of the LGA wants PDP so I would want the State Govt to comply with d peoples demand or else there will be serious crisis from the youth. I am not a politician but to my own view let the election be transparent and d polular one gets d day to avoid destructions.

onimcee1: Akoko-Edo Ward 8,….13 Ballot boxes snatched. Justice Imoukhuede of the Edo State High Court has ordered EDSIEC to refund monies it collected from candidates as application fee.

Kamanda: Corruption Massive Under Jonathan-U.S.

The United States government on Friday indicted the President Goodluck Jonathan led Federal Government of massive and widespread corruption.

According to the United States Department of State, government officials and agencies frequently engage in corrupt practices with impunity.

This was contained in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, which was released on Friday evening.

In the report, the judiciary and security agencies, especially the police, were said be lacking in transparency.

It read in part,“The law provides criminal penalties for official corruption; however, the government did not implement the law effectively, and officials frequently engaged in corrupt practices with impunity. Massive, widespread, and pervasive corruption affected all levels of government and the security forces. The constitution provides immunity from civil and criminal prosecution for the president, vice president, governors, and deputy governors while in office.

“There was a widespread perception judges were easily bribed and litigants could not rely on the courts to render impartial judgments. Citizens encountered long delays and alleged requests from judicial officials for bribes to expedite cases or obtain favourable rulings.

“Police corruption remained rampant. Reports of checkpoint bribery and shooting incidents decreased in February after newly appointed Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar announced the closure of all police checkpoints across the country; however, illegal checkpoints remained common in some regions. Police routinely stopped drivers who did not commit traffic infractions, refusing to allow them to continue until they paid bribes,” it stated.

Highlighting events that occurred in the country in last year that portrayed lack of transparency and probity, the US government listed the escape of the suspected mastermind of the Boko Haram 2011 Christmas Day bombing from custody, noting how the police commissioner, who aided the suspect went unpunished; the conviction of former Delta State governor James Ibori in the Southwark Crown Court in London of charges of money laundering and other financial crimes totaling N12.4bn, after he was acquitted by a Nigerian court; and the N1.067trn fuel subsidy fund lost to “endemic corruption and entrenched inefficiency” as examples.

It stated that, “In July, the government released a list of those who had benefited illegally from the subsidy program, which included relatives and colleagues of key government officials. In late July, the EFCC began arraigning suspects, first with a group of 20 indictments, including six oil companies and 11 individuals. By year’s end, the EFCC initiated prosecutions of approximately 50 cases related to the subsidy scam. The majority of these cases involved companies and individuals who had fraudulently received subsidy revenue. Investigations and trials had not produced any convictions by year’s end.”

The US document also faulted the refusal of public officials to declare their assets as stipulated by law.

It stated that in June 2012, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and other groups demanded that President Jonathan should disclose his assets from 2007 to 2012 but that Jonathan refused.

The report also rated the anticorruption efforts of the Independent Corrupt Practises and other related offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as “largely ineffectual,” adding that despite ICPC’s wide mandate, it had only achieved 60 convictions since its inauguration in 2000.

It also listed a number of cases being handled by the EFCC that have remained inconclusive, including the case of alleged misappropriation of one N1bn against former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, and N40bn against his deputy Usman Nafada; and the cases against four former governors Gbenga Daniel, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and Muhammed Danjuma Goje, for allegedly misappropriating N58bn, N25bn, N18bn, and N12.8bn, respectively.

Apart from corruption, the US accused the Federal Government of numerous unlawful killings.

It decried frequent abduction of civilians and lack of press freedom, highlighting cases, where journalists were harassed and beaten up.

It also noted widespread discrimination against persons with disability.

The Presidency, however, described the report as an incorrect assessment of the situation in the country.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, warned Nigerians to be wary of such assessments which he described as “parachute researches.”

He said contrary to the picture the report painted, the present administration has remained the most transparent government since the return of democracy to Nigeria.

He said it was in the spirit of transparency that the present administration exposed the scam in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry and passed the Freedom of Information Bill.

He said, “In 2012 that the report is talking about, the EFCC alone got more than 200 convictions. This is in public domain.

“This government did an audit to eliminate waste and leakages in the system.

“On the checkpoints they talked about, it is important that they identify the difference between checkpoints and stop-and-search operation which is required especially in tackling security challenges.

“Nigerians should be wary of these external assessors that jump into conclusion. What are the parameters used in arriving at their conclusion? How scientific are the analysis?

“They assess Nigeria based on the instinct of a parachuter who jumps put of an aircraft without a fair knowledge of where he is landing.”

Source:http://www.punchng.com/news/corruption-massive-under-jonathan-us/

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daguru: wait o,i no see Tonto Dikeh name for here,OP wetin happen?

Darlene babe: wat about baby oku in london by iya purity

Adamskuty: u mean ugly essien with over grown dirty unkept bears,the same essien that claims to be 30 while his actuall age is 42 That very same essien with scatter unattractive and unkept hairs,the same essien with might big eyes like that of an owl,hehe! U must be kidding me,that essien that can't even speak correct english?? The essien nadia buari dump because he's so clueless and unattractive...puhahahaha! Yon yah missy need 2 go 4 brain transplant

CRACK DA RIBS............

iyobs7: Must everybody that talks about the abnormalities in Oshomholes administration be a PDP faithful?

why are tour minds to shallow and not open to the truth that stares directly at your white washed faces? Ha e dey pain me for una I swear

Ohibenemma: It has been a disappointing exercise. Imagine such ineptitude from a state governed by the internationally acclaimed Comrade Governor. ACN will, no doubt, have won cumulatively, but the manner of conduct by the electoral body has given room for bitterness and valid calls for cancellation of the election in most local govt areas of the state. Being a staunch critic of others, especially as shown in the last governorship election, where he only made a detour long later, Oshobaba should have ensured beyond reasonable doubt that the elections were not only free and fair, but seen to be so.
There might not have been any deliberate conspiracy as opined by the opposition, but a situation where the deputy gov's bus is being used to convey election materials, leaves much for concern. Let the govt do what is right and do so quickly, or a violent outburst might be inevitable. I don't pray for such, though, but...

Ohibenemma: It has been a disappointing exercise. Imagine such ineptitude from a state governed by the internationally acclaimed Comrade Governor. ACN will, no doubt, have won cumulatively, but the manner of conduct by the electoral body has given room for bitterness and valid calls for cancellation of the election in most local govt areas of the state. Being a staunch critic of others, especially as shown in the last governorship election, where he only made a detour long later, Oshobaba should have ensured beyond reasonable doubt that the elections were not only free and fair, but seen to be so.
There might not have been any deliberate conspiracy as opined by the opposition, but a situation where the deputy gov's bus is being used to convey election materials, leaves much for concern. Let the govt do what is right and do so quickly, or a violent outburst might be inevitable. I don't pray for such, though, but...

iyobs7: If someone you claim has not been to edo date for 5yrs can point out the ills and deficiency of a govt u pride urself of dining with, and u have no single and sensible reply to my points, then the time u were conceived wud have been better used for romance.

Keep mendling and fumbling in your ignorance and lack if wisdom and understanding to the real issues of life. Good night Nairaland

iyobs7: If both of you are really truthful and sincere abt the bob Izua park at Akpakpava, plz answer this question, why is it still under lock and key for AGES as you claimed? Oh they are in court waiting for judgements or there is no fuel, diesel or gas inside the tractor to pull down the said park that is under lock and key? If u can answer this question, then I rest my case

iyobs7: Stop being foolish son, I graduated from Uniben last year and will he heading for a second degree in Computer Science in India by June- July... and currently, I am living in kings court estate at Abuja right now.

Get a cure for your ignorance and grow up son...

Sijo01: If you had ranted like this during the 8years of lucky igbinedion n osunbor that constructed a death trap in Akpakpava and 2nd junction in the name of round-about, Edo state would have been better that it is today.

iyobs7: Hahahaha... I had to power on my PC just to reply ur post afta viewing ur reply to my post

A derailed citizen and a blind bat u are my friend... I am neither PDP nor ACN but if ur BABA
can bring free internet service to benin, I wudnt mind...

Plz first of all, what was Kabaka charged for? Plz educate me!!!

Second Point, Are you trying to tell me that Oshomhole used all the money he got
as allocation for:

1. Paying of Salaries
2. Installation of street lights
3. Dualization of roads
4. Renovation of Schools
5. Using white paints to decorate Akakpava, Sokponba and Sapele Rd

Hw many years has he stayed in power now?

All the road u mentioned were motorable before now, what he just did on most
of the roads there was call those response kini kon to come and patch thoz roads

What was wrong with Siluko Rd before he came? was there ever hold up there?
He did the road to Ogida market and from there down to Use is a NO go area
He even made the road worse compared to how it was before...

The Asoro u are talking about, was it not after the road was almost cutting into two before he intervened?

NO MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN BENIN CITY

KEEP DEFENDING A CRIMINAL YOU HEAR... HE HAS A HOUSE A ASO DRIVE IN MAITAMA,
A HOUSE AMONGST THE FELLOW THIEVES IN NIGERIA AND HE LAUGHS AT YOUR SHEER IGNORANCE,
FOOLISHNESS AND STUPIDITY FROM THERE...

I KNOW TONY KABAKA FROM MY CHILD HOOD DAYS WHEN GROWING UP AT THE BACK OF OBA MARKET
HE WAS, HE IS AND WILL EVER REMAIN A HARDENED CRIMINAL AND IT IS A DISM-BISMA FOR
A SUPPOSED AND SELF ACCLAIMED RIGHTEOUS MAN TO MINGLE WITH HIM

I MARVEL AT YOUR STUPIDITY AND YOUR LEVEL OF REASONING, SO FROM YOUR POST NOW,
IS THE MONTHLY ALLOCATION AND THE TAXES EDO STATE GOVERNMENT RECEIVES AS REVENUE
GENUIELY SPENT

OR ARE YOU A LEARNER

AND ONE MORE THING, FOR HOW LONG WILL THE PEOPLE OF USE, UWASOTA, UWELU, ASORO, EVBOTUBU
ADOLOR WAIT? PLEASE WHEN YOUR CRIMINAL BOSS DECIDES LET US KNOW

chiefkpokp: \my friend i pity ur manners, its so clear that u are one of those pdp burgers, oshiomhmole is trying his best, even if e give us high tax and eat our money, no wahala.... e better pass who non do at all, for all dis road u r talking about, did u pass tru asoro or evbotubu off recent maybe yesterday? or maybe u were and u didnt take note of those road or the construction tools or so, or u are talking of uselu, my friend, its very clear non be dis edo state u dey at all, becos u don lost...... today been the election, the person i really voted for is a pdp councilor, we are not voting parties, its who we know, and who we like, period.... am a big fan of acn, but today in ward 9, egor, we voted a pdp man, because we like him, and we pray that the election should be free and fair election so that he will win,

Mrhod: Fr isuwa ward ovia north east, election did not take place here, fr d report so far it has been a general problem. I pitty my con3, if d person we c as a massiah could b as worst as obj in election issue. 2 me i hv always known oshomole as a person who is self centered fr his day as a labour leader 2 fuel subside saga, upon al he is very confortable with dis disapointment. I can stil d last governorship election when he was blaming jaga & pdp 4 d delay. He has render 2day useless 4 d edo. May God save dis con3 fr our politician, dey are d same with different name.

me_for_you: I like the comrade goernor. Especially when he was NLC president. But sycophants should not go about insulting people that critisize his actions or policies. He also critisize other people.
I'm not just happy that a comrade should rig like a typical nigerian politician storing election materials in govt house