₦airaland Forum

SleekyP:
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to take legal action against the persons responsible for the lawless acts perpetrated by the Peoples Democratic Party in the elections of Rivers and Lagos states.

Buhari says that PDP desperately wanted to be in control of the two states and as such employed various tactics, such as inducement and violence to make sure the polls favoured them.

He made the comments in an interview with Vanguard, where he also lauded the doggedness of Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

Read below an excerpt from the interview.

“For what happened in Lagos, I think that for whatever political reason, the PDP wanted to have Lagos by all means.

I have a lot of respect for the governor of Rivers State for his courage. At a certain time, the Commissioner of Police virtually hijacked the state and the governor was virtually sentenced to the streets fighting thugs without law enforcement agents while the Constitution makes it very clear that the governor is the Chief Security Officer of the state.

So, a lot of lawless acts of the PDP are on record and we intend to make the PDP understand it and make sure that, according to the law, those who are responsible for that are taken to the court and properly charged. We are in this system because we believe in it and we want it to stabilize because it is good for our country. If Nigerians have the confidence that their votes count, then they will mind their business and I assure you that there will be more security in the country.

But when people feel that they are abandoned, then they will resist. I think that by nature, human beings are rebels especially in Nigeria. You must try and placate them, convince them and show them that their rights are respected or you will not have peace. On what we hear about the money that changed hands, it would have been impossible for APC to win anything in this country because we don’t have the treasury in our pocket. There was no amount of money that could convince Nigerians this time around.

A lot of them took the money and did exactly what their conscience wanted them to do, while some even returned the money. Somehow, Rivers and Lagos were seen as strategic to the PDP. Otherwise, how could APC have a marginal 100,000 votes over APC in Lagos which is virtually the capital of the APC in the South- West? A lot of things will come out, but we want to do it basically on facts which can be verified and quantified.”

Guy back your post with a source and I'll drop a word for Mr President elect

pacino26:
I understand your leniency and decorum in this issue. But on a very good day, what comes to mind if the location mentioned happens to be where you've a relative our friend? I don't think you'll wait for confirmation before venting your rage.

Who does your laundry?

Very well, I get your point,

My laundry, what's about that?

LexNuel:
Hehehehe u be merlin?

LexNuel:
Nairalanders...
The much anticipated change is here. What now is the way forwrd?. What are your expectations frm the new govt?.. Wat is ur definition of change?
For me I want the govt to focus on projects that will have a high positive multiplier effect on the economy. Projects like power stabililty, high unemployment reduction ,agriculture (especially small scale), etc.
This will not happn overnight but I xpect dis govt to shw us strategy in place to solve dese issues.
This is my opinion..let's hear yours

Very simple,

Stabilise world oil price

Make #1 equal to $1.

Pay 5k to every unemployed youth.

Ensure each Nigerian has a roof over his head.

Provide light for a minimum of 20hrs daily,

Then I can shout Sai!

iterator24:
that might be someone's relative please pass the message

The man in question has no identity as the report does not have his name except for just phone no.

My point is we have to be careful with the messages we broadcast else the news of a Nigerian being attacked can make our people here irrespective of tribe to revolt and start reprisal killings against South Africans here in Nigeria

iterator24:
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A chilling story from a Nigerian who lives in Centurion, South Africa about an attack on another Nigerian in Johannesburg
today. Meanwhile, how many of you have watched those horrible videos on Facebook showing the killing of African
immigrants? And they are attacking children. In one video, some children were beaten, tied up and the men poured
gasoline on their body. Can't share the videos here...go on Facebook. Can't believe this is happening in 2015.

lindaikeji..com.es/2015/04/nigerian-reportedly-attacked-in.html?m=1

A report like this needs to be confirmed before some people over start a reprisal attacks on South Africans and their interests.

Fine beautiful couple.

Congratulations

shaddi:
It was been paraded today on the streets of portharcourt .

Don't tell me Amaechi is inside

jazzydee:
LOL Amaechi is an anathema to rivers politics, any attempt to bring him back to politics in rivers will be resisted by the over one million voters that voted against him and his party.

Buh Wike can just pay him back wt Chief of staff at least

jazzydee:
After being rendered politically useless in the rivers state politics by Nyesom Wike in the just concluded presidential and guber elections in rivers state, the disgraced outgoing governor of rivers state mr Amaechi has been forced to begin packing his belongings for his upcoming journey to Abuja to join other political office seekers knocking on Buharis door for positions.

Amaechi is about to port to Abuja where he will be given lesson 101 in Abuja politics which is quite different from what he is was used to rivers state where he was lord and master.

In Abuja he will be under authority of higher boss and will fight for relevance among many contending factors and persons.

what is unclear is how a person of Amaechi's bossy and dictatorial attitude of "if not my way then the highway" will fit into Abuja political scene which has a lot to do with horse trading( give and take),teamwork and tolerance of other people opinions and differences

A person with Amaechi penchant for betrayal,grudge bearing, emotional immaturity, and inability to resolve political crisis/ difference in opinion may very likely not survive the brutal abuja political atmosphere.
But it is going to be interesting to see how the "Lion of Ubima" who has been tamed into a "house pet kitty of Ubima" by wike, will navigate the landscape of Abuja politics, what we will be watching out for will include:

1) what his 30 pieces of silver (political office) will be?
2) what he will do with those 30 peices of silver when he gets it?
3) will he accept the 30 pieces he will be handed or will he reject it and ask for more?
etc
You are free to add/speculate on what you think Amaechi's next step will be for the Amechi's watch has just began. LOL

I only wish Wike appoints him his chief of staff

Collynzo9:
I told those who were mocking him after the Presidential elections that the man did the right thing by joining the winning party in his state.
The Presidential and National assembly result in Rivers was a clear sign that PDP is the only party in the state, yet people kept mocking him. Now that the party has won the state's Gubernatorial election with a landslide, doesn't it prove that he made the right decision by leaving the sinking ship of APCat the dying minute?

Now that Amaechi's political irrelevance has been proven beyond doubt by his own people, let us see the position he can get in Abuja (if he can declare his assets)

It's only the politically short-sighted folks that laughed at him.
Today, Tere has played himself into the incoming govt and will at least hold his shoulder high with respect unlike Amaechi who is left to lobby for a chief of staff position by Wike.

Wike should just pardon Amaechi and appoint him chief of staff

barcanista:
bla bla bla...

PdP is leading with 63k votes already. The remaining areas has slightly above 100k eligible voters. There is no way turnout will be more that 60%. In such case, PDP has won irrespective of the eventual result in the rescheduled areas. Mind you it is Pdp stronghold.


Btw: you apc guys always cry "rigging" when you lose(even in Rivers). But u turn blind eye to child voters up north and rigging by apc. Hypocrisy...#Change indeed!!!!

Up Ishaku
Up taraba
Up PDP

You've time for the hypocrites.

Election is free and fair only when the result favours them.

Same way some fools reported that Dakuku is winning in Rivers state.

Noisemakers!

redcliff:
Rivers people would know the damage they did to themselves when the time comes. Wike is a devil

Don't cry more than the bereaved.

It's their choice, not yours!

lalasticlala:
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/peterside-leads-in-rivers/

Win what?, when Amaechi is already calling to congratulate Wike

janus05:
he is trying to call but he said his phone was hacked or cloned

The Amaechi dude needs to cover his face in shame!
He claims street wise but now we know beter

Meanwhile, has Amaechi called to congratulate Wike?

It's Jimi all the way!

micdennis:
TODAY’S governorship election in Rivers State
would indisputably be the most keenly contested
in the state since 1999. Though the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) cleared
candidates of 19 political parties to contest, only
three-[URL]/http://www.naijanewsupdating.com/2015/04/jonathans-wike-amaechis-dakuku-or.html?m=1[URL]

This is Wike's election to win!

Dakuku will come a distant 2nd.

emusmith:
PORT HARCOURT— GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has warned that members of his All Progressives Congress, APC,will not vote in tomorrow’s election if they do not see result sheets at polling centres.

He also said that an alleged renewed upsurge in militancy in parts of the state ahead of tomorrow’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections was as a result of the alleged quest by Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the First Lady, to control the affairs of the state and further mastermind the rigging of the elections in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The governor, yesterday in Port Harcourt, at a stakeholders meeting, said: “We will not vote if we don’t see result sheets. Ask the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials for the result sheets. If they fail to produce them, then form a human ring around the INEC officials and together with the security men escort the ad-hoc staff to the local government headquarters and lodge your complaints. But make sure nobody votes in any unit where the original result sheets are not produced. We will not accept photocopies.

“We will do what we did in our village; we call it the Obima formula. Our youths usually lock down the village. No one comes in and no one goes out. I am pleading that INEC should not endanger the lives of its staff by holding on to the original result sheets.

“Don’t allow any INEC official to leave your unit or your village if he or she fails to do the right thing. This time nobody will write fake results and go scot free. Don’t allow voting to commence until you see the result sheets. And also ensure that the results of your units are announced and pasted by the INEC officials before they leave,” he said.

The governor also said he had assurances from security agencies that adequate security arrangement had been put in place to secure lives and property during and after the elections.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/dont-vote-until-you-see-result-sheets-amaechi-tells-rivers-apc-members/

You can imagine this tout of a governor.

So what does he intend to do if the bolded happens, he'll kill them all?

Our supposed leaders should watch their utterances.

You call your people silly, all in an attempt to make your point, smhfu

Noise maker!

All I know is that Rivers ppl are waiting to humble you with a loss for ur party come 11th April.

Arrogant mofo

DeCleff:
On the deployment to Rivers state, the following Special Units deployed are: “32 Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), 4 Units of Counter terrorism Units (CTU), 4 Units of Special Protection Units (SPU) and 6 Crack Teams of Detectives from Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) and complements of Intelligence offi

How can any of them stop Amaechi from crying foul when he looses?

Built2last:
Aside the excessive audacity which breeds arrogance and pride with Igbos, This is the part i like about Igbos...Everything is business...let truth be told. Igbos are way ahead in business in Nigeria.

I entered Ladipo market one day and couldnt find one shop owned by a Yoruba man in the two hours i spent there. I think business is genetic for them. can you remember the ''my oga at the top stuff'' while some of us typed on the internet, Aba boys were thinking business. Mbaka spoke against GEJ, few days after, (Mbaka but why T. shirt was all over the market). They seem not interested in white collar jobs like every other tribe. If we have more entrepreneurs, the faster we come out of the corruption in public and civil service.

When i finished NYSC, i was retained in the bank with one Emeka boy..I remember during the interview, one of the panelists said, Emeka, you are supposed to be in Aba or Alaba, what are you doing here? the Igbo jokingly said, its capital am looking for..six years after, the Igbo boy resigned, we never knew he was combining banking with real estate business..on saturdays he was a house searching agent. he told me he sold two houses in Ikoyi and resigned...

Till i left the bank, his salary account was in millions...doing so well in business, the latest he told me last year was that, one of the panelists in that our interview is now his account officer...I just love the business part of them and maybe the way they adore their wives and children. They take family very seriously. Emeka is so wealthy and lavishes his wealth on his wife and 3 boys. Needless to say he inspired me into business and i am doing well too, but not anywhere near Emeka.

Throw them into the Lagoon and see the potentials of that water developed by them. Business is a spirit in them most of us find difficult to appreciate.

I propose a 1000/thousand likes for this post!

Making brains

Apc should just desist from posting fake results and allow INEC do their work!

soe:
ofcourse..they borrowed inec staff to assist...Google it..mumu

Your case is hopeless!

soe:
Liars..this pic is from the common entrance exam into the almajiri school in kasuchi

I hail ur lying spirit

And the lady in INEC wear is supposed to be representing WAEC abi NECO?

You guys should lie with some sense pls

gemiclem:
bros no vex OK,HW much did u buy DAT tv n HW many inches is it?

Lols, I got it free as a gift, it's 5 inches

slimbiggy:
come o! My card was recognised but attempting verification with my finger prints failed. This card reader z a hoax

Our able president has encouraged us to be patient with INEC, pls let's be patient.

olas24u:
How come the Polling booth Station ONLY started operation when the President arrived

This is a question you and I can not answer from our position presently, but we know that for whatever reason, it took the 4th card reader machine to get the president accredited in a polling booth that's supposed to be the first and foremost!

Let's be optimistic though just as the president encouraged.