₦airaland Forum

magoo10:
https://www.newsghana.com.gh/abacha-never-stole-any-money-ibb-and-buhari/

SluttanSlayer:
Election petitions are decided by the Judiciary

The CJN is who administers the oath of office to elected executives at both the gubernatorial and presidential swearing in ceremonies

INEC at both the federal and state levels must be headed by members of the judiciary who will be appointed exclusively by members of the judiciary council without inputs from the presidency.

Individuals appointed by the Judiciary council will undergo screening by the Senate.

INEC will not be responsible for voter registration and issuance of PVCs.

A national identification should be formed which will be located in every LGA who will be responsible for registering and issuance of a valid voters card . The voters register will only be in the hands of INEC.

Warship:
INEC must print new ballot papers.

Mmuoojukwu:
How can INEC postpone election when sensitive materials have been sent out to the states and other substations? The APC we know is very desperate and this is Buhari's remote control. This postponement has been pre-planned as plan B by APC if the pendulum swung against them. PDP should demand for a new ballot papers with an accurate imprinted date. This is a collusion between INEC and APC, take it or leave it. INEC cannot postpone election without the knowledge of Buhari. Nigeria must stand on free and fair election. Let the votes of Nigerians count.

Bede2u:
Pazienza

I was looking at these two maps and a thought struck me about the new biafran struggle.

I will suggest that if the biafran struggle ever gets serious, we can negotiate with gov on boundaries that work.

U see how close abia state is to the sea? Only 3 lgas in rivers state seperates abia from the deep sea.

We can negotiate with fg to gv us those 3 lgas which are Oyigbo, khana and opobo lgs. In return, we will for-go all igboland in SS. Including asaba and ph and every othet land outside se. That way, we wont be landlocked and we wont be taking strategic fg territories.

The people in those communities can be resettled like the bakassi pennisular case. Those who want to remain will be given authonomy within biafra. Recognising them as a minority group. They will have a share of sea port revenue with biafran govt.

Our oshimili and aniocha brothers in delta state can also declare that they must join us. Am sure fg and international community can and will respect that. The rest of delta igbo or rivers igboid can continue in nigeria with wat ever identity they choose.

As for oil, we can also negotiate to keep the current sharing formular for our 5 se states

SKCOgbonnia:
Peter Obi Is Perfect For Atiku, But Bad For Ndigbo And Nigeria
By SKC Ogbonnia
October 23, 2018

The excitement flowing behind the choice of Peter Obi as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential nominee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) is a teachable moment. It shows that the Nigerians still appreciate good people. Overall, Obi acquitted himself credibly enough as governor of Anambra State. At least, he is one the very few former Nigerian governors without a litany of corrupt marks.

The former Anambra governor is also humble man. A self-made multibillionaire, through dint of hard work, Obi does not flaunt affluence, as most of them do, by acquiring private jets, chieftaincy titles or fake degrees. And, in case you have never taken notice, the man has chosen to remain a Mister: Mr. Peter Obi. Simple! His selection has, therefore, proven to the political class, particularly those of the Igbo stock, that the society at large looks beyond primitive accumulation of wealth and bogus titles.

Sum it this way: Peter Obi is certainly not the best the Igbo and Nigeria can offer, but he is he is perfect for Atiku Abubakar as an individual. The reason is plain: The heaviest baggage of the former Vice President is the prevailing perception that the man is virally corrupt. Atiku, remember, is a high priest in the billionaire club of ex-civil servants, most of who met their wealth through illegitimate means. Thus, it would have been very impolitic for him to field Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the preferred VP choice of the South-East PDP leaders.

Get this clear, Ekweremadu is one of the few politicians of the Fourth Republic that has distinguished himself. He is very dynamic and could have made a better VP than Peter Obi—by far; but Nigerians are becoming wiser. Before dreaming of any future national elective office, the ebullient senator should hurry up and explain in clear terms how he amassed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to over 30 choice properties in three continents without any traceable commercial enterprise.


At this juncture, I must join to publicly rebuke the cuckoo governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his South-East PDP cohorts who, because Ekweremadu was not selected, have been peddling all the wrong reasons to deflate the choice of Peter Obi. The state of origin, for example, should not matter when choosing a presidential candidate or his running mate from Igbo land, especially where the chosen is heads and shoulders above his competitors.

But that is where any sympathy for the Obi candidacy ought to end, especially for majority of the Igbo who have been jubilating as if, somehow, they had a sudden embrace with the Messiah.

Leading the fanfare is the Ohaneze Ndigbo. But the socio-cultural group should tread very carefully. We must not appear to have forgotten so soon that the choice of an Igbo man as a vice-presidential candidate is far from historic. Actually, it was Muhammadu Buhari that led the way in the current Fourth Republic by nominating Chuba Okadigbo in 2003 and Edwin Ume-Ezuoke in 2007 while this same Atiku Abubakar fielded Ben Obi in 2007. Interestingly, however, the Ohaneze shunned those Igbo VP candidates, then in the opposition ranks, but opted for the PDP, the party then in power. This contradicting posture explains the disquieting suspicion that the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization is the political oracle of the PDP.

Nevertheless, the Ohaneze must equally come to terms with the reality that the mere presence of the Igbo in important political positions has not always translated to public good in Igboland. Let me also add that, while Peter Obi might have performed well in Anambra, quite alright, he is not the kind of leader the Igbo need at the centre.

Obi’s leadership woes are apparent. The most mind-bugling is the failure to attract any meaningful federal project to Anambra state while in office. Lest we forget, as governor, Obi was the much-beloved close ally of President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan during the recent oil boom when the Igbo dominated virtually every important portfolio in the country.

Yet, there is nothing concrete to show in South-East for such powerful positions occupied by the Igbo, particularly in Anambra, where Peter Obi held sway. For instance, the major thoroughfare in the state, the Onitsha-Enugu Highway, remained a death trap while Peter was governor. The mass deceit on the 2nd River Niger Bridge during the Obi tenure has continued to beg the attention of Guinness World Records. Needless to mention how Goodluck Jonathan connived with the governor to declare open the Orient Petroleum Refinery in 2012 when the facility was not even halfway completed. The plot was to quell tension in the country by appearing as if Jonathan had solutions in the wake of the 2012 fuel crisis.

The failure with the Orient Petroleum Refinery, a PPP project, is deserving of curious attention. When my team inquired about the refinery in 2014, the management was seeking $100 million dollars to get a portion of the $660 million facility to truly come on stream. Yet, Governor Obi had Anambra billions glued in commercial banks. A visionary leader would have committed part of the savings for the completion of the refinery which could have provided employment to youths in the region. Or, more appropriately, considering his role in the fake opening of the refinery in 2012, Obi ought to have been able to influence President Jonathan for any federal support needed to rescue the refinery.

Yes, leadership is all about influence. If Peter Obi could not influence Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, a very pliable and weak president, to attract projects to Anambra State; what are the chances then that he (Obi) can even gain the attention of a strong character like Atiku Abubakar who, as a Vice-President, was arguably more powerful and shrewd than his boss, a brutal four-star general?

The answer is this: The ideal VP of Igbo extraction is a transformational leader with the ability to maximize available resources to not only perform assigned tasks but one who can also influence others towards the attainment of greater golas. For an Atiku presidency, however, Nigeria needs a strong vice-president that can steadily motivate and influence him towards national goals and objectives. Peter Obi is none of the above.

SKC Ogbonnia, Erstwhile 2019 APC Presidential Aspirant, writes from Abuja; Email: SKCOgbonnia1@aol.com

Obi1kenobi:
What some don't understand is that IPOB/MASSOB or whoever are brands. The key members of these brands depend on maintaining a facade of authenticity if they are to remain relevant. Aligning with IPOB on any political cause is likely to fail because many figures within the ranks would see this as diluting their brand and relevance. This cooperation can only work if they have lucrative offers (like the newly minted super-wealthy former Niger Delta militants), but they have little political leverage to be worthy of such an investment.

Not to mention that IPOB have no strategic thought in their heads. Which is why despite all the grassroots support they mobilized, they are more a political nuisance than power brokers. If they had coherent strategies to advance their cause, their movement could have brought a real revolution to the SE, Ndigbo and Nigerian politics as a whole, but they were too myopic and lost in their own myth-making to think of how to harness their power. Osita Chidoka who ran a good campaign and positioned himself as a champion of IPOB got barely above 1% of over 400,000 votes in the Anambra guber elections, because the people he thought he was fighting for somehow thought it wise to try to stop people from voting.

What I still want to find out from IPOB and their sympathizers is how they intend to make their fantasies come through. Since you reject the Nigerian political process, surely they only other way to achieve your objectives is war. Yet, they also claim to be a non-violent movement. So if you eschew politics, and eschew violence, how exactly do you hope to accomplish this your referendum and your Biafran paradise that you dream of?

horsepower101:
This planned Economic campaign that we are talking of will have nothing to do with Biafra or Nigeria. It will be highly focused on sensitization of the masses of the need for Igboland development.

We Can call it " The Aku Luo Uno Media"

We can organize our yearly conferences in Nigeria, Europe, Asia and America.

We will adopt a Manifesto for Igboland development that all Igbos both educated and non educated will understand and easily adhere to.

The most important thing that we need to do First is to have our own website and Forum to develop these wonderful ideas. Nairaland is unfortunately not the place.

Igboesika:
Only God knows the kind of emotional trauma some of you guys go through after going offline and and found out that your divisive comments on nairaland are not yielding any fruit.

Your Job must be very tough. Ndo!

Igboesika:
Some Igbos are against Kanu, but you are not one of them. I don't know what you are doing on Igbo thread.

veryStupidChino:
I listened to the broadcast, and I was shaking my head in disapointment. Nothing to really look forward to in respect to our interest. He even end the speech with a threat. I wonder where he is bringing the hell to, ali'Igbo or the entire federation. Its high time Igbos take a stand on IPOB and her ideology.

ezeagu:
Well hundreds of people have died, and there's nothing to show for it after over 2 years of ranting, I don't know what is actually being done. Biafra, this new agitation, is a distraction and has been childish for a very long time now, the best thing would be to quietly move on to more sensible political strategies, like many discussed here.

pazienza:
If after all the evidence proving these people Igbophobia.
And IPOB insists on adding them to their Biafra plans, what made you think any thing you and I or anyone else say matter?
How long have we been arguing with IPOB members, that the struggle must be restricted to Igbo areas only? How long?

Hopebringer:
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Think it's free! He was silent for almost 2 years, all through the killing of his people he remained silent ! And suddenly months to the presidential election he automatically gains freedom? Appears in isreal and suddenly is calling for a boycott of the election which will surely.hurt Atiku ?

Kanu is working for buhari

vizkiz:
This coward is here again to confuse his people soon to desert them and run into hiding as usual once he pushes them off the cliff.

"Everyone appears to be courageous until bad weather arrives and then we know the true leaders" - Israelmore Ayivor

pazienza:
How much longer can we allow this madness go on?
What are we going to tell our unborn generations?

odiks:
Nnamdi Kanu is working for Buhari’s second term and the hand writing is so clear. All Aso Rock people are now suddenly supporting Biafra struggle.

https://mobile.twitter.com/adeyanjudeji/status/1054067434813054977

Funnicator:
It would be total calamity if SE don't nail the Minister for transport under Atiku government.

Chai! My heart is crying and heavy.

I hate Buhari with passsion!

IamAtikulate:
I lost a very good friend at Ariaria who was shot protesting against the illegal detention of Nnamdi Kanu.

I was at Aba when Python Dance 1 was launched and I saw how my people were intimidated by the NA.

I was at National High School, Aba when the Feb massacre occurred and I barely escaped.

I was at Osisioma at the next rally to protest against the tyranny of this government. My own IPOB family began our own rally from National High School, through PH road, we passed through Cemetary Market, then burst out at PH road again in front of CKC, we rallied from that point passed Abia Poly where other IPOB family joined us, we numbered over 10,000 beautiful souls protesting the illegal detention, those that were not in the rally were outside cheering and throwing the sacred Biafran flag while the biggest flag in the rally was in front facing the heavens as it leads the protest, we marched from Abia Poly down to the Military Barracks at Osisoma where the zoo army clear the way for us. We prayed for Nnamdi Kanu and Biafra and every Keke Napep on the road started carrying people home for free.

I fell sick because of that long trek but I was glad I am doing my part for the struggle, by the way, I lost over 19 Uncles during the Biafran war and my only war survivor Uncle is still eager to fight again even though he survived a bullet at the back.

I clearly understand the importance of boycotting the election to further the chances of Biafra but I never believed that Buhari would be contesting again because of his one term promise.

So today, boycotting the election is no longer an option, it is an indirect vote for Buhari and I WOULD NEVER do anything that would remotely benefit him.

I would never boycott the election even if Nnamdi Kanu says so.

I am not voting for Atiku, I am voting against Buhari. So I am Atikulating.

This is not just me, millions of Ndi Igbo share the same sentiment. Buhari is the common enemy and we are not voting for him.

spyder880:
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