₦airaland Forum

Indeed, Another 'breath of fresh air'.

APC wants to get an UNDESERVED attention.

JECBOSS: And people who don't have voter's cards have been ranting on Nairaland. Go tell the President that the election was not credible...
An election that was declared 97% credible by almost all the accredited local and foreign observers....
Most people here only depend on social networks to run their mouths without knowing what is on ground in Anambra state.

Kudos to you. This is the most sensible comment I've read today about this election. Most people shouting here are not even from Anambra state. RESPECT!

JECBOSS: Ngige rejects results, heads to court, as Nwoye concedes defeat, thanks supporters
source: http://www.punchng.com/news/anambra-2013-2/

Thanks to Tony Nwoye for the courage to accept defeat.

TONY NWOYE: "I am thoroughly disappointed in INEC.
If I am in Obi's shoes I will probably do the same thing. I may or may not go to court but most likely I will not. I've left everything in the hands of God"

Tony Nwoye ranting on AIT claiming he was deliberately rigged out by APGA in collusion with INEC, POLICE and THE ARMY.... MTCHWWWW!!!!!!
Governor Peter Obi is now the
Commander in chief of INEC and Armed forces...?

Are you serious? Same recycled old politicians running their mouths.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’
Forum (NGF), Mr. Chibuike Amaechi,
is alleging the disappearance of $5
billion from the Excess Crude Account
and asked for explanations from
relevant government agencies.
The Rivers State governor spoke at a
retreat organised by the NGF at
Giginya Hotel, Sokoto and attended
by many governors.
Besides about 15 governors present
at the retreat, the speaker of the
House of Representatives, Aminu
Tambuwal, National Chairman of the
breakaway faction of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), aka nPDP,
Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, former
Kwara State governor, Dr Bukola
Saraki, Nobel laureate, Prof Wole
Soyinka, and former Chief Justice of
Nigeria, Mohammed Uwais, also
attended and spoke at the event
hosted by the Sokoto State governor,
Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko.
The governor asked Nigerians to rise
up and ask questions on how the
nations resources are being managed
by the NNPC and the Finance
Ministry in a bid to prevent the a
Federal Government from short
changing the other tiers of
government in revenue allocation.
Amaechi said it was shocking to
discover that the ECA, which had a
balance of $9 billion in January, had
inexplicably dwindled to $4billion
without explanation by the Federal
Government.
The NGF chairman said, “The Excess
Crude Account in January was
N9billion. That account belongs to
the federal, states and local
governments. Today it is N4billion.
We don’t know who took the
N5billion.
“Nigerians need to ask where the
money has gone and why their money
is being used as private funds.”
Amaechi chided the Finance Minister,
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for refusing
to sign a loan agreement with the
African Development Bank to free $
200 million for the provision of water
in Rivers State because of alleged
disagreement between him and the
President.
According to the governor, the ADB
and the state government had already
signed the appropriate documents for
the loan only for Okonjo-Iweala to
develop cold feet.
He said, “The ADB and Rivers
government met and negotiated and
they agreed to give us a loan of $200
million to improve water supply in the
state.
“We have all signed our own side of
the loan agreement but the Finance
Minister, who is highly recognised
globally, has refused to sign the
document to enable us to draw down
the loan to provide water for the
people of Rivers State on the
allegation that Amaechi has some
political disagreement with the
President.”
Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Tambuwal,
lamented the imbalance inherent in
the Nigerian presidential system,
which has given too much powers to
the centre at the expense of other tiers
of government and weakened
democracy and good governance.
Tambuwal said that the enormous
powers vested on the Federal
Government under the presidential
system has turned the country into a
unitary system, thereby deleting the
essence of federalism.
“Nigerian’s federalism is peculiar as
no other presidential system in the
world has practised the type that is
being run by Nigeria. It is unfortunate
that the basic tenets of federalism,
which we copied from the United
States, are not being implemented in
Nigeria.”
He said the centre should give certain
functions to the states and local
governments as is the case in the
presidential system operated by
many countries around the world.
Also speaking, Ekiti State Governor,
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said the unitary
system of government in Nigeria had
robbed Nigerians of their creativity
and innovations and called for a
change of the system so as to deepen
democracy and good governance.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of
Lagos State called for a system of
government that promotes good
governance, merit and competition
and eliminate corruption and
underdevelopment.
The host governor, Wamakko,
explained that the meeting was to
examine the myriad of challenges
facing the nation and to explore
solutions to them in the interest of the
people.
Wamakko said that it was time for
Nigerians to move above political
sentiments and face the real
challenges facing the nation.
Meanwhile, the governors demanded
an urgent end to the opaqueness in
the operations of the nation’s oil
industry to give room for more
transparency in the sector.
The demand is contained in the
communique issued by the governors
at the end of the retreat.
In the communique signed by
Amaechi, the NGF Chairman, the
governors noted with dismay the
continued conduct of the operations
of the NNPC in darkness and the loss
of huge revenue by states.
They also asked Nigerians to eschew
docility in the face of mounting
impunity and demand and better
accountability and responsibility
from their leaders.
The state CEOs reiterated their
demand for state police as
guaranteed under a federal system of
government in order to strengthen
security in the country.
Other governors present at the retreat
were those of Zamfara, Nasarawa,
Adamawa, Borno, Niger, Jigawa,
Osun, Oyo, Kano and Kwara.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/5bn-missing-excess-crude-account-amaechi/

Nasir El-Rufai Calls Peter Obi A
Clown, Says 'Jonathanians' Are
Brainless
https://www.nairaland.com/1520242/nasir-el-rufai-calls-peter-obi#19590337

Princess2be: No surprises here. Coming from this charlatan who carries a huge integrity baggage, throwing his support for a diversionary exercise, designed to conceal his gross incompetence and inadequacies.

u don finish this man.....abeg, take am easy...lol

After his arrest and subsequent
release earlier today, Nasir EL-Rufai
tweeted in frustration. See the tweets
below:

“If El-Rufai wanted to monitor
election, he should apply properly
through the Independent National
Electoral Commission and get
accredited and not putting up
reckless behaviour that bring bad
name to the country,” GOV. PETER OBI

UPDATE BY PUNCH NEWSPAPER:
The PDP and All Progressives Grand
Alliance dominate the ballot papers,
while supporters of the All
Progressives Congress are still in
shock.

UPDATE:
No election in at least three polling
centres in Ogidi – Ilo Ngwodo Ward 1,
Central School Akpakaogwe, and Eke
Ngweje Ward 1.
Prospective voters allegedly attacked
the INEC Electoral Officers for failing
to present the result sheet to them
before beginning accreditation.

akpomeme: Voting and wearing obiano's campaign outfit is a violation of electoral laws please take note.

He's having his own portrait on it. look well before talking trash!

akpomeme: Voting and wearing obiano's campaign outfit is a violation of electoral laws please take note.

He's having his own portrait on it. Look well before talking!

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER REPORTS: 5:00pm Results trickling in: Citizen
Emmanuel Mbalico reports that APGA
won in 5 wards out of 8; APC won in
2 wards and PDP won one ward at
Abagana.

Reporting live from ANSU, ULI
ULI III, UNIT 003
APGA 52
LP 23
PDP 29
APC 14

Anambra Guber:
Governor Peter Obi speaks to AIT:
'' Today in Anambra state there is a
restriction. Even I as governor am
affected. I can not leave my polling
area. So why would El Rufai come
from Abuja to Anambra State to come
and monitor elections? INEC has
already accredited enough election
observers.
He is giving Anambra a bad name
saying elections are being rigged''. He
further said if he had his way El Rufai
would be bundled out of Anambra
State as he has no business being
there.

In spite of the immunity enjoyed by
Gov. Peter Obi and his being the Chief
Security Officer of the State, he was
Saturday prevented from moving freely
around the State because of the
governorship election.
When newsmen visited the
Government Lodge, Gov. Obi was busy
treating his files. When he was asked
while he was not moving around, he
disclosed that security men asked him
not to as a result of the curfew
imposed on the State for peaceful
election.
Obi who however left the Lodge at
11:50 for accreditation at his house in
Agulu had to do so with Police
clearance. None of his security
followed him as police men on
election duty escorted him to the place
and back to the lodge.

3:30pm: Vanguard gathered that the
non-payment of allowances to ad-
hoc staff comprising of Corps
members by INEC was responsible for
the logistic crises in Idemili north and
Awka

JECBOSS: Just watched Ngige live on TVC
complaining bitterly almost to the
point of tears that the voters register
given to them by INEC was
changed due to some errors of age and
as a result they are targeted
for short-change. It is a pitiable sight
as the man is a shadow of
himself almost to the point of wailing.

TOO BAD FOR NGIGE.....

3:20pm : Chris Ngige wants INEC to
postpone exercise in Idemili North
and Awka South to Monday,
following non and late arrival of
electoral materials to the areas.

3:15pm: Tony
Nwoye, PDP governorship candidate
could not find his name on the voters
register.

JECBOSS: 3:00pm : APC candidate Dr. Chris
Ngige passes vote of no confidence
on State Resident Electoral
Commissioner, Prof Onukaogu.

Has he given up already?

JECBOSS: 3:00pm: PDP candidate, Chief Tony
Nwoye yet to be accredited as at
2.30 pm even when voting had
started in his Nsugbe ward.

It's unfortunate!

If this is true, then it's really unfortunate and regrettable.

The former Liberian President, Prof.
Amos Sawyer, will on Saturday
deliver a lecture, entitled, “The Role of
States in Deepening Democracy and
Federalism in Nigeria,” at a retreat for
Nigerian Governors.
A correspondent of the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) covering the retreat
in Sokoto, reports on Friday that, the
two-day retreat, is to further
encourage good governance and
accountability at the sub-national
level.
The occasion,slated for Nov.15 and
16, is organised by the Nigeria
Governors Forum (NGF), under the
Chairmanship of Gov. Chibuike
Amaechi of Rivers.
President Goodluck Jonathan is
expected to give an address at the
retreat, which is being hosted by the
Sokoto State Government.
Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom
and Governors of Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo,
Enugu, Lagos, Ogun, Anambra, Benue
and Bayelsa states are expected to be
part of the discussants.
NAN reports that the retreat, to be
chaired by Gov. Sule Lamido of
Jigawa, would also feature Prof. Wole
Soyinka and Bishop Mathew Kukah
as speakers.
The Central Bank Governor, Malam
Sanusi Lamido, is also expected to
speak on the economy at the event.
NAN further reports that Gov. Aliyu
Wamako will showcase the
achievements of his administration
to his colleagues and other guests at
the occasion
Earlier, Alhaji Sa’ad Isa Gada,
Secretary to Sokoto State
Government, assured that the state
was prepared to host the retreat and
to make the stay of the governors
“memorable.”
The retreat is the second the NGF
under Amaechi`s chairmanship, will
organise for state governors who
formed its membership.
The first retreat, held by the forum for
newly elected, re-elected and
returning governors in May 2011 in
Abuja, was organised to strengthen
the governorship institution and to
prepare them for better governance.
The 2011 retreat was organised in
collaboration with the U.S National
Governors Association (NGA).
http://leadership.ng/news/151113/ex-liberian-president-address-nigerian-governors-deepening-democracy

Afrocatalyst: Kick out,kick out,kick out. If we kick out,who do we kick in? Sometimes I think patience is a virtue that must be practised,nt preached,for its good fruits to be noticed. It is a verb.

You've said it all. I don tire for all these politicians and the way they run their mouths...