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[size=15pt]S’East plots to dump PDP[/size]

By Chidi Obineche

Wednesday, September 07, 2011





A group of political leaders have begun moves to convince their counterparts in the ruling Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) to dump the party ahead of its national convention in January next year.
The group, which consists mainly of young political turks across the various political parties is led by one Chief Mathew Ezema and is known as “South-East for 2015.”

Daily Sun learnt yesterday that it had opened talks with “Ndigbo Lagos,” a socio-cultural group led by Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu and affiliated to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Designed to serve as a pressure group, it sprang up from the ashes of the recent affirmation of the PDP zoning formulae which was perceived to be skewed against Ndigbo and their interests.
The highest political officeholder of Igbo extraction in the present dispensation is the deputy senate president. The group considered the situation as “unfair and wicked.”
It was particularly irked by the “overbearing influence of ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo in the affairs of the party, which it (the group) believed shut the zone out of the race for the chairmanship of the party.

At a meeting a fortnight ago, at a hotel in the Festac Area of Lagos, various speakers bemoaned the fate of Ndigbo and the machinations of the ex-president against the race, expressing fears that Ndigbo would never have a good deal in the PDP now or in the future. It sought to set up formal committees that would consult with Igbo leaders of note and institutions on the way forward.
It chose to push for a merger of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), which is popular in the zone, and controls two states and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), which is the ruling party in the South-west.
A source at the meeting said “the two parties should merge and then advance to the Middle Belt. That will provide an alternative to the PDP.”

As part of its strategic build-up, the APGA in Lagos was being persuaded to support the ACN-led government in Lagos. Formal moves to the ACN were, however, yet to be made by the group. But a leader of the ACN and one time chairman of the Lagos chapter of the PDP, Chief Olorunfemi Bashorun described the idea as a healthy development, which would forge deeper understanding and co-operation among the peoples of the South-west, South-east and North-central zones.

National Publicity Secretary of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said though he was aware of the development, he was yet to give his blessings to it because it did not have the potentials of curbing the excesses of PDP.
Okechukwu, who is now in the Genaral Muhammadu Buhari-led Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), said any political re-negotiation must be broad-based and must integrate all segments of the society and vital political structures without let. He expressed pessimism over the success of the project even as he observed that it was a step in the right direction.

Former Anambra State governor, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife said it was noble and welcome. He told Daily Sun that “though, I have not studied its full objectives and composition, it is laudable. It is an idea that should be supported. I have always believed in a two-party system. If this works, that means the nation can get a strong party that can serve as a counterpoise to the PDP. ACN cannot do it alone. It is seen as a sectional party. The same thing for APGA. The two should merge and form a formidable force that will liberate Nigerians. You know I don’t belong to any party.”
The Administrative Secretary of Ndigbo, Lagos, Kalu Onuma, when contacted said he lacked the capacity to speak on behalf of the group on such a crucial policy issue.

Calls put to Admiral Kanu’s cell phone were not picked and the call not returned.
The group is, however, making contacts in the South-east and may touch down in Abia and Imo states this weekend. About five political leaders in each state were slated for consultations. They include, Imo–Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Chief Ziggy Azike, Chief Achike Udenwa, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho(rtd), Bethel Amadi. Abia – Chief B.P. Apugo, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Uzodinma Okpara, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Chief Henry Ikoh. Anambra–Chief Dan Ulasi, Chief Arthur Nwankwo, and others.
Dr. Chudi Nwike, Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah and the Catholic Bishop of Nnewi diocese, Bishop Hilary Okeke.

Enugu-Chief Okey Ezea, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, Senator Ken Nnamani, Hon. U.S.A Igwesi, Mr. Frank Nweke jnr.Ebonyi- Dr. Sam Egwu, Ambassador Frank Ogbuewu, Chief Julius Ucha, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Senator Chris Nwankwo, and Senator Offiah Nwali.
In the calculations of the group, a formal gathering will be organized for a denunciation of the PDP. “We have to wet the ground. It would be done piece-meal through periodic press statements by individuals which will give hint of what to come. We want to talk to PDP leaders as well. That is why we penciled some of them down. If it is one sided, then we have done nothing.”

A PDP leader and National Chairmanship aspirant before it was re-zoned to the North-East, who does not want his name in print told Daily Sun that the plot would be a tall task. He, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the position of Ndigbo in the PDP, saying that he knew that the sustained strangulation would someday rebound.
“This is a pleasant surprise. Our people have been kept in the cooler for long. They have no reason to be afraid.” But the PDP has already begun moves to counter the plot.
A directive emanating from the party is seeking deep co-operation from all the registered political parties except the ACN and the CPC. No reason was given for the exemption of the two parties.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/sept/07/national-07-09-2011-006.html

The journalist managed to get his tribal affiliation, state of origin, and the year he converted to islam, but out of all that, he was unable to get the man's name,lol. Funny omo journal. . .

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They should arrest both gani adams and fasheun and put an end to these violent jobless agbero militants!

Good.

[size=15pt]59 arrested over police, OPC clash in Oyo [/size]

By Akinwale Aboluwade

Tuesday, 6 Sep 2011





There were indications on Sunday that the Oyo State Police Command had intensified efforts to arrest suspects who allegedly killed a police Corporal in Oyo town on Saturday.



Already, 59 suspects were said to have been arrested on Monday.



Ashifa Adejare, who was attached to Atiba Police Station in Oyo town, was allegedly shot dead by some hoodlums believed to be land speculators who resisted arrest over a case of assault.



The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Police Command, Mr. Femi Okanlawon, while giving an update to our correspondent on the telephone on Sunday, said 59 suspects had, so far, been arrested.



Okanlawon said a complainant, Olalekan Oketona, had reported a case of assault to the police on Friday.



The complaint alleged that he bought a piece of land from the land speculators popularly called the Abesupinle but later discovered that the same land had been sold to another person.



Okanlawon said, “Oketona, who is the complainant came to report that he was assaulted and beaten by some hoodlums in an attempt to reclaim his money from the Abesupinle, a group led by one Sanusi John. The case was reported at Atiba Police Division in Oyo.



“The complainant was asked to come back because it was already late (around 7pm on Friday). He came back to the station the next day and two policemen were released to accompany him to invite the suspects to the station.”



On the way, Okanlawon said the complainant saw two members of the group. When the police accosted them it was gathered that other members of the group attacked the police, seized their guns and shot one of them in the head.



The PPRO said, “The other police that was injured quickly ran back to the station for reinforcement. Our men were able to arrest 59 suspects following an encounter.”



In all, five dane guns, two locally made single barrel guns with two live cartridges were recovered from the scene at Sabo area of the town.



Also recovered from the group were two AK 47 rifles, reportedly snatched from the police.


http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20110906257228

Why did they have to say the man's tribe? An Igbo Boko Haram member. . . 

The article was clearly written by Lamido Sanusi

Good move. I am happy Bello is out of the GOC of the 82 division which is in the East. But I'm not getting my hopes up.GEJ is known for making sure Northerners keep top positions and replacing northern muslims with northern muslims. Bello is replaced by some from the SE/SS this would have been the best move he made in a while.

[size=15pt]Imo Bans Students From Using Handsets[/size]

Saturday, 03 September 2011 00:00 From Charles Ogugbuaja, Owerri News - National





DETERMINED to instill discipline and stem crime, the Imo State government yesterday banned the use of handsets by all primary and secondary school children in the state.

The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Adaobi Obasi disclosed this while speaking with some journalists at the state- owned Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Owerri.

“Government will ensure the enforcement of the ban to the letter,” she said, warning parents, teachers and guardians to take note of the ban.

According to her, the state government has screened 2,235 persons involved in the controversial 10,000 jobs offered by the immediate past government of Chief Ikedi Ohakim, adding that 750 have been certified to be employed soon in the education sector.

Prof. Obasi said the state government has approved the construction of classroom blocks in each of the 305 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wards spread in the 27 local councils of the state, stating that they would be completed within 18 months.

She urged parents who withdrew their children from school for lack of funds to return them to the schools as the state government has long introduced free education in public primary and secondary schools.

http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59875:-imo-bans-students-from-using-handsets-&catid=1:national&Itemid=559

The funny thing about all of this is that Asari Dokubo is Igbo himself. Here in Nigeria, we are from our father's place not mother's.

Tushed:
Please Nairalanders where is our erstwhile speaker Dimeji Bankole?. I argued with someone yesterday that he is still in EFCC's net. What is the latest on his trial? I sincerely hope I get answers here. Thank you

He was let out on bail a while ago. The question should be "where is Cecilia Ibru?"!

paraphase:
What would be your gain after the break up?

What would be our gain from staying in nigeria?

Lol, what a coincidence!

lagcity:
Uwazuruike behaving like Al Mustapha. All talk but no proof!

Read below:

Beaf:
I have evidence, let them challenge me then I will show you the evidence.

frosbel:
Arabs think nothing of blacks.

Racists , they are !!

They refer to us as 'raisin heads '

"Us"? . . .Dude, you are an anglo-saxon. Stop playing the fool. Both you people and Arabs are racists and evil!

frosbel:
Root cause of the all the Violence in Northern Nigeria is two fold :

1. Ignorance and high rates of illiteracy

2. Religious fanaticism mixed with Jihad tendencies.

I agree with the above,but I would like to also add that those hausa and fulani northerners are warrous people and it is in their genes to be barbaric as they are.

Your ( Muslims ) problem is not the West but the bloodiness of your scripture with its constant calls to fight against the infidels.

Obviously when the infidels have all been killed, you will all self-destruct with Shia wiping out Sunni and vice versa , like is happening in Iraq and Pakistan today.

Maybe then you may realise your vision for 72 raisins virgins, lol.

This whole write-up is funny,lol, First off all, shia and sunnis were never killing each other in Iraq. The highest they had was bloodless disagreement or conflict. The killing between the two started when the West came in and engineered bloody conflicts between the two like they've done in every country they invade. It's called "divide and rule".

Btwm the quran never says anything,not even once, about 72 virgins. That is the works of YOUR hadith.

You can continue trying to build your propaganda to sway people here but like i said before, i will always come back to destroy it.

Relocate to the Niger Delta? I agree. They should relocate it to either Imo or Abia.

frosbel:



As if to say the Quran is a better book than the Hadiths 


Don't even get me started, I guess you are new to Nairaland. I am an authority on ISLAM. Let's try not to derail this thread.

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Your opinion




Liar







Sure easy to read ONLY in Arabic.


Abeg tell me something else


Typical Jihadist short fuse.



My advice is that you end talk of Islam here, otherwise it might get dirty !!!!   

My advice once again stop talking about things you know nothing about and take your pink azz off of this site with ur western propaganda.

frosbel:
What do you know about Islam.

The moment you write off the hadiths , 80% of Islam becomes null and void !

Surely you are not that dumb , right !

Or are you so anti-white and therefore a racist , lol.

I am a black guy living in a white man's country , and while I agree they can be racist , i am not so blinded by hate , that I attribute all the world's ills to their cunningness.

Please, im the last person you want to discuss Islam with,white man. Islam is to be based solely off of the Quran, which muslims believe is the total word of God and need no other book for guidance. Islam is not based on the Hadith. The Hadith is ritual, culture, and traditions. In the Quarn, Allah says he has made the Quran easy read and with full detail so no other book is needed. So you know nothing about the Quran.

You're last sentence proves even more that you are not African,you white b@stard.

frosbel:
I hope you are not a closet Jihadist , since you attribute the violence of boko haram to western powers.

Surely you must have done at least some research to understand the root cause of all the violence , right ?

Root cause of all the violence? No. Why dont you enlighten me on that from beginning to end?

frosbel:
Moderator , stop removing my comments !!!!!!


I will repeat it here :

Muhammad called blacks raisin heads ! He held blacks in contempt 


Volume 1, Book 11, Number 662:Narrated Anas:The Prophet said, “Listen and obey (your chief) even if an Ethiopian whose head is like a raisin were made your chief.”

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 664:Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet said to Abu-Dhar, “Listen and obey (your chief) even if he is an Ethiopian with a head like a raisin.”

Volume 9, Book 89, Number 256:Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah’s Apostle said, “You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin.”

Besides the obvious repetitiveness of the Hadiths (where the instance is mentioned three times, like so many of the other hadiths), these passages show something into Mohammad's mindset.

Mohammad did not like black people.

The fact is Mohammad's principle of slavery was so important to him, that he made sure that a person must remain a slave, EVEN if it meant being owned by a black person. This connotes that blacks were inferior than others, and that the slave trade should be enforced, even if it meant being slave to a person most undesirable, like an Ethiopian black.

To top it off, Mohammad made sure to say that you should remain slaves to blacks whose heads looked like raisins.

The ridiculing of black people just never stopped for

This is the same nonsense you white people used against Ghaddafi, saying he hates Black people. Look at the outcome now, the rebels(Arabs) are killing Black Africans off like cancer now that Ghaddafi's gone. When he was in power, there was no talk about mass killings of Blacks in Libya. Even Ghaddafi himself is Berber, which is a Black African ethnic group that is highly mixed with arab,white(the berber's enslaved white people), etc.

And the nonsense you are quoting above are from Hadiths. Hadiths were written after Mohammed's death by various men. The Hadiths are nothing to go by for they are evil and written by tyrants. Dont come here building your terrorist propaganda here you fool.  Ever time you write nonsense you better believe i will be there to destroy it.

frosbel:
read , I say read !!!!

do a proper and unbiased research and you will quickly discover why !

Where's the solid proof?

frosbel:
keep blaming the west , very soon you will be wearing a long goatie and dressing like Arabs , lol.

I'd rather dress like an Arab then dress like a four-eyed white mormon any day. Keep spreading your falsehoods in the name of western propaganda,lol.

nnaji obed:
The Governor is working, Look around you and see changes, Just few day ago, rapid work began at the new secretariat complex site
Latest
Five contracts valued at N3.2 billion have been awarded by Abia State government for the reconstruction of three roads, construction of new workers’ secretariat in Umuahia, the state capital and the evacuation of electricity from the 132 KV substation at Ohiya in Umuahia-North Local Council to designated areas.

The new state secretariat contract was awarded to J&J Techno Nigeria Ltd at the cost of N1.08 billion. The reconstruction of the 4.7-kilometre Ohanku Road, Aba, was awarded to Coduc Nig. Ltd at the cost of N733.32 million; the 6.75-kilometre Owerre-Ezukala road will gulp N390.50 million and was awarded to Bok Company Ltd; and the 8.4-kilometre Obohia-Ugwunagbo road was awarded to Coduc Nig. Ltd at the cost of N1.72 billion.

There are many more and I understand expectations are really high but lets support and pray for him to do more. Abia doesn't owe our parents atlas.

What has the building of a secretariat complex and the awarding of contracts have to do with anything? . . .Please, if you dont know what to say just shut up.

Theis whole story is bullshit. Look at the stories they are building up just to set up AFRICOM in nigeria. Boko Haram my foot!

Some of those arrested in October 2007 were even plotting to carry out attacks in the United States and to attack American targets here, in Africa's most populous country, said the official, who claimed direct knowledge of the arrests. He spoke on condition of anonymity due to the political sensitivity of the case and because he is not authorized to discuss the matter with journalists.

Nigeria remains very sensitive to any suggestion it is a haven for terrorists, and the information released at the time of the arrests was fairly vague. It was not immediately clear if Nigeria shared information about the purported anti-U.S. plots with U.S. officials. The U.S. embassy had no immediate comment Thursday.

Some 50 al-Shabab members were arrested in Nigeria recently for plotting attacks on western targets, Benotman said, citing postings made to jihadist websites. Those arrests were not reported by Nigerian media or announced by security agencies.

Last month, the commander for [size=13pt]U.S. military operations in Africa[/size] told the AP that Boko Haram may be trying to coordinate attacks with al-Shabab and AQIM

frosbel:
^^^

Typical Jihadist and their lies

Typical western imperialist and their lies to keep the veil over the eyes of Africans.

frosbel:
Don't they know the slam-up job their pals in the OIC have been doing to make the UN their instrument of Sharia enforcement, hijacking discussions of "racism," attempting to criminalize criticism of Islam, and monopolizing the discourse in demonization of Israel at every opportunity? Well, if the Nigerian jihadists have taken to heart that "Western education is sin," who knows? Maybe they can't read the memo.

I like for you to post this "slam-up job" you are talking about, from front to end. This will give of a view of how whichever dicussions came about. Also, one thing that must be separated: Islam and Arab culture. They are two different things. Another that must be separated: The Quran and the Hadith. One is authentic and is believe to be of God and the other is a mixture of Arab culture and mans manipulation of the Quran in his favor. Of course, when others are confusing the listed above and throwing negative labeling on a particular group or religion those of that group or religion will defend their home. Now, this is not to say that these OIC people are not trying to set an indirect or forced islamic agenda on others, but there is a difference between those who "Want to make different environments islamic" and those who "Would like to one day touch the minds of those who are not muslims but and the same time allow those people the free-will to choose what it is they want".

This case shows why the usual reassurance from apologists that "just" defensive jihad is nothing to worry about is disingenuous. Defensive jihad is jihad waiting for an excuse, and the Qur'an says "persecution is worse than slaughter" (2:191), a verse to justify a raid by the Muslims during one of the "forbidden" months. Boko Haram feels persecuted. They feel oppressed by not being able to impose Sharia as they wish. Bombs away.

Whenever a people are fighting based on defense, then there is nothing wrong with that. When a cat is backed in to a corner you better believe he is going to go out like a "G", so guard your face. Now those who claim to be doing the works of islam by going on a offense and also blowing up innocent people are wrong and demons.

As for the supposed quote you took from the Quran, it does not say that. It says "oppression is worse than death". The Quran also states that " Allah loves not aggressors". Attacking police and soldiers who are oppressing you could be seen as justifiable but when the attack was on the UN, a non-governmental defense organization then thats where the ish chnage and it became clear that this is not the works of a religious group and this is a work of outside(non-african) powers. The fact that it is now reparted that the CCTV video has magically been "destroyed", doesn't help this claimed "suicide bombing"'s crediblity.

So please when you want to spread your western propaganda in a nigerian site, make sense. Also do not talk about stuff you don't know about(The Quran).

alj_harem:
they are ok, and urs

I am a Nigerian of Igbo ethnic group . that is the reality

Which Awori are you, Lagos or Ogun?

afam4eva:
PLease, if you live in Abia state or familiar with what's going on in that state, pls list some of the achievements of the present state governor. The governor can't be as bad as people make him seem. Why is it that I've not heard of one single thing that the governor has done. Even if it's a plan to do something, judt anything.

You must not have been to Abia recently. You would be so mad, disgusted, and ashamed that that place could be called Igboland. The dirtiness has even spilled outside of Aba. I'm starting to think Orji is really yoruba.

alj_harem:
i am igbo, why tell me who i am

Oh ok. Get it now. Just one of them days. How ur Awori people dey? You never told us if you are an Awori from Lagos or Ogun. Which one?

Al harem, you are yoruba and you've admitted it. why the sudden change?

These are the people that Goodluck Jonathan quickly recognized and supported opposed to the AU. Smh. Slave mentality.