Cant seem to hear that guy's voice any longer,

mama-gee:

Poster. . .

What kind of dumb thread did you create?
I think you need to know the meaning of love before you created this nonsense
Oya, Define Love.

this thread aint dumb. . .last i checked, nobody forces nobody to make a comment

Abeg leave am for us like that. Since Yaradua refused to inform NASS but instead decided to inform BBC, no problem. Due to exigencies of time vis-a-vis the situation, the NASS went to BBC website to print the information. All na the same. Remember the mountain and mohammed?

We have a new president period. duely gazetted.

Abeg leave am for us like that. Since Yaradua refused to inform NASS but instead decided to inform BBC, no problem. Due to exigencies of time vis-a-vis the situation, the NASS went to BBC website to print the information. All na the same. Remember the mountain and mohammed?

We have a new president period. duely gazetted.

calyx:

Sahara reporters can not just be trusted with news! The junkies just changed the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I beg to retract my comment!!!!!

mikeansy:


If anything and if at the end of this day it turns out that Aondoakaa has succeeded in reversing his sack it tells us that actually Goodluck is a figurehead and not the one running the country. It will now be left to us to figure out if we wish WHO ACTUALLY RUNS NIGERIA AT THE MOMENT.

So one way or the other Sahara is still reliable. If you think their modus operandi should be that of a 1940 print media. Then you have no business being online in the first place.

Since theres not been any official report, how do you suppose the first action even took place. It would be their word against the Government's.

You dont want to know how many people I have sold this dummy to. . .including my boss!

Chei!

Sahara reporters can not just be trusted with news! The junkies just changed the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of these is a confirmed report. . .

The senate said today that those are the words of the president which could be verified, printed and so is as good as the letter itself. I guess the main thing here is intent.

Law being an *ss?

wirinet:

I also disagree with you on impeachment. I for one do not dislike Yaradua, but be question goes beyond whether you like him or not, he deserved to be impeached because he had abdicated his post for over 3months without officially informing Nigerians. The position of president is not like that of a Monarch that is unquestionable or absolute. A president is an employee, with specific duties and tenure.

The excuse that he was carried out in an unconscious state is an after thought, how come we were not told that soon after he left and was told almost 3 months later. Also did you hear that from his doctors ?. If he was carried out unconscious how come he did not inform the senate after he became conscious and chose only to sign appropriation bill and grant interview to BBC.

Yaradua cannot write another letter, when he did not write any in the first place.

Its actually very complicated. Now lets assume that Yaradua was actually flown out of the country unconscious and then all the hoopla about BBC interview and signing appropriation bill + other lies/ silence are all orchestrated gimmicks by Yaraduas kitchen cabinets to keep Nigerians in the dark of the real situation and buy time, would you still think its very fair to impeach the president? assuming also that he may actually have taken the opposite course if he was in a state of consciousness.

Constitutional Implications of Yaradua's BBC Interview & Subsequent publication by Nigeria Registered Newspapers

The frenzy of the whereabouts and constitutional crisis generated by the absence of President Yar’Adua made it imperative to many to be oblivious of the fact that the President has wittingly or unwittingly activated sec. 145 by his interview with the BBC and subsequent publication by widely read newspapers in Nigeria wherein the President gave indication of his whereabouts his state of health and his resumption of his presidential duties upon his discharge by his doctors.

The declaration of the President was circulated via broadcast and publication in several electronics and prints media that include; British Broadcasting Corporation, Thisday Newspaper, Punch Newspaper, Guardian Newspaper, Nation Newspaper, Sun Newspaper, Vanguard Newspapers, 234 Next etc thus;

“At the moment I am undergoing treatment, and I’m getting better from the treatment. I hope that very soon there will be tremendous progress, which will allow me to get back home, As soon as my doctors discharge me, I will return to Nigeria to resume my duties, I wish, at this stage, to thank all Nigerians for their prayers for my good health, and for their prayers for the nation."

The President’s aforementioned declaration as broadcast and published has been presented and debated with a copy of the written publication by the distinguished and honourable members of both Chambers of the National Assembly on the 13th and 14th of January 2010 in which the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are in attendant and presided both Chambers respectively.

As a lawyer, I understood the combined effect of the pronouncement of the President, the subsequent publication of same in the local and foreign media and the consequential debate of the declaration by the Leadership of the Distinguished and Honourable members of both chambers of the National Assembly as compliance with the provisions of Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution.

I know as a fact that several authorised and far reaching decisions, directives, statements, declarations, approvals, appointments, invitations, statements as well as pronouncements of the President and/or the presidency have been made via broadcasts/publications in the electronics and prints media in Nigeria.

It is necessary to declare the above broadcast and published declaration of the President as proper activation of Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution as failure of which will negatively impact on the Plaintiff’s requests in his letter to the President as well as on the good governance, welfare of all persons in Nigeria.

I have invoke the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court via a suit between the Senate President, The Speaker and the Attorney General of Federation as Defendants and my good self as Plaintiff, presented the following questions and reliefs to a Federal High Court, Abuja to be presided over by Hon. Justice Kolawole of Court 4, , Abuja:

http://www.elombah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2749:constitutional-implications-of-yaraduas-bbc-interview-and-its-further-publication-by-nigeria-registered-newspapers&catid=64:kayode-ajulo&Itemid=86

ndu_chucks:

Acting Presidency also comes with executive powers including firing and hiring. The only issue is that the president can come back and reclaim his office. This is why I believe the senate should start an impeachment proceeding immediately. If Yar'Adua is impeached, then Jonathan will not be an acting president, but a President.

I disagree with you on impeachment. I dont think Yaradua as much as i hate him as president deserve to be impeached. It could actually be that he was carried off in an unconscious state. Do you really believe that a conscious Yaradua, with all of these issues will keep quiet?

The senate just played a smart one i think. Since you guys said that was Yaradua on BBC, then we can use that info in place of the letter. Anytime (thats if ever) he comes and is fit to resume, then he writes another letter to that effect before he can reclaim his position. I think this sufficiently takes care of the logjam. Its same thing as the president sending the letter though in this case, the NASS went to the internet to print the letter themselves!!!!!!

I will attend the 6th one by easter. Yes am male

Without any doubt, the Anambra state election wasn’t without its own drama. And considering INEC track record in organising credible elections – especially under the leadership of Prof. Maurice Iwu – anything different would probably have been seen as a “variance”. Just two days prior to Election Day, the Federal High Court in Lagos ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission lacks the

merit to conduct elections in the country. As we may know, there are only four commissioners sitting on the INEC board, instead of 13 as stipulated in the INEC Act. As a result, Justice Liman ruled that the board lacks the quorum required to conduct elections. As I write, what this ruling portends for the just concluded election is still unknown.

There were also reports of delays in the delivery of election materials across the state. It was reported that many polling stations remained closed for hours after the election was scheduled to have started because of non-availability of voting materials. Some people even reported ballot boxes stolen in some parts of the state.

Going by the scene of jubilation on the streets of Awka on Sunday, one can assume that the victory of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) gubernatorial candidate Peter Obi, is in line with desire and expectation of Anambrarians.

The jubilation on the streets of Awka is in total contrast to what we saw in Ado-Ekiti, following the re-run of Ekiti gubernatorial elections last April. The tragedy of the Ekiti elections is still very fresh in our memory. We can all remember the famous Madam Ayoka, who decided to call it quit in the mid-way into the election, and only to be threatened by her Abuja masters. The story of Ekiti election re-run cannot be complete with also mentioning the naked women protests on the streets of Ado-Ekiti.

But as residents of Anambra celebrate, the question I asked some of my friends was, did Peter Obi win the election on genuine votes? Or was he just successful in “out rigging” his opponents?

Whilst there’s been no confirmation of rigging on the part of the Peter Obi, who is also the incumbent governor, I still believe it is a reasonable question to ask, considering our clamour and agitation for genuine electoral reform.

If anything, the public reaction to the APGA victory –or perhaps, PDP loss – further underlines the growing hatred for the PDP. The hatred now seems to have hit a crescendo that most people don’t really care how PDP is removed from power or prevented from seizing office. In the desperate attempt to kick PDP out by all force, anything and everything seems acceptable.

There seems to be a general consensus that the Anambra election was not “free and fair”. In fact, Peter Obi was very vocal in condemning the way and manner INEC has organised the election. However, I found that most Nigerians were willing to accept these anomalies as “inconsequential” only because PDP lost. I then wondered what would have been the case if the election was won by PDP, what the reaction of such people would have been to the election process a whole.

In “normal” circumstances there would have been calls for the head of Prof. Iwu. But following the loss of PDP last Saturday, no one seems to be interested. Most people seem to have taken the Anambra result as a victory over PDP. So does that mean Prof. Iwu has regained public confidence?

We cannot be ignorant of the menace and decadence suffered under the 10 year rule of PDP. However, the fact remains that most of the leaders of the opposition are one time or the other members of the PDP. I don’t know of any party in Nigeria that was created based on any set of ideology or principles. These parties were borne out of self-preservation and actualisation of personal agendas.

The obnoxious belief that PDP is the biggest problem facing our democracy will create more harm than good. The problem in our electoral system is more than just PDP, AC, or ANPP. What we need is a genuine electoral reform that will guarantee free and fair election, and deter electoral malpractices. It is not rocket science to have a free and fair election. We have had it before. The annulled June 12 election is a perfect example. It is therefore nonsensical for anyone to say no election can ever be perfect. Are they saying we should accept electoral fraud as part of our democracy, just as we’ve accepted that corruption comes with leadership?

When you talk about electoral reform, some assume it’s just about lining up to vote. Voting is just one part of the electoral process. Although, we hear about allegations of fraud in western democracies, but you can be sure that if anyone is caught engaging in electoral malpractices he/she is likely to end up in prison. It is only in Nigeria where machines for printing ballot papers are found in people’s house, and it is regarded as a joke!

As 2011 draws nearer, it is important that the electorate keep their eyes wide open when electing their leaders. The last thing we want is to replace one evil with another just because it presents itself in a different colour.

We need to forestall a repeat of what happened in 1999, when crooks and criminals rode on the back of the pro-democracy group-cum-political party Alliance for Democracy (AD) into public office.

http://www.elombah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2837:anambra-state-electoral-reform-and-2011-elections&catid=67:seyi-osiyemi&Itemid=90

This is the breed of people we need in politics in this country. Another 4 years of slow growth in Anambra

A dent on a good CV. But then even an Obama lost an election too at a time. . .

Yea i think am yet to see a people this gullible. With all the insecurity, underdevelopment and other malaise rocking the state, they reelected Peter probably to show that this is an igbo party.

This is an opportunity missed. Four years,

Conflicting with other reports on this meeting!

When she took up her ministerial post and started defending corruption. Especially, when she called the extra-judicial murder of the Boko Haram financier a "Good riddance to bad rubblish"  I still cant fathom why  a govt spokes person will support extra-judicial killing even if its his/her enemy?

@ chosen

Lies!!!!!! Pls quote exactly where she said this as if you were the only person that followed the Boko Haram issue.

Pls desist from feeding people lies on this forum.

A very good initiative here. . .

I knew this Dora was really upto something! Talk about courage!

Andy Uba - Man of the people. Has invested so much in the people. Given out so many items to boost the people from the grassroots. has the sympathy of the people. has great supporters rallying behind (chris uba, etiaba, dangote, PDP, LP etc, ), Destined to be next Governor. - To build airport, dry port, improve agriculture etc.

i guess you should google andy uba and check him out on wikipedia. . .you will be sorry!

Andy Uba - Man of the people. Has invested so much in the people. Given out so many items to boost the people from the grassroots. has the sympathy of the people. has great supporters rallying behind (chris uba, etiaba, dangote, PDP, LP etc, ), Destined to be next Governor. - To build airport, dry port, improve agriculture etc.

i guess you should google andy uba on wikipedia. . .you will be sorry!

are you guys silent on this?

been searching for your point actually. . .

Soludo still the man,

hmmmm see prayer!!!!!!!

Mikel alone spent 3/4 of the time on the ball doing f.cuk all.

Why not get some life and live the poor boy alone. You have two legs!!!. . . like him

@ poster

What a lovely dream. . .am sure u'd have woken up by now & utterly disappointed. Dont worry thats how life is. Keep dreaming

@ Chinymi

Can you send me details of your business? i seem interested in it. send to calyxmezie@yahoo.com. Thanks

A good one there. . .serves as a learning point. I just hope the man and not the Navy pays