Pesuzok:


We are really missing something. Fayose has shown states how to deal with the fulani herdmen issue, what has your governor and state assembly done about it.

What have you done about it, are not not old enough to gather support and ask your state assembly to pass a law banning open grazing

We have lilly livered Leaders in the Southern Nigeria. The Kanu of a guy with his propaganda is asking salient questions make no mistake about it. It will not be long when the awakening will take effect in a dimension the Leaders never anticipated. Inequality and injustice has never been shown to build any nation and in this case it is glaring. Going into the Afara Ibeku to kill unarmed people while the camps of armed Fulani militia is rarely considered for sack is Gross injustice.

Can the Nigeria Army comb the Eastern forests for the armed Herdsmen? Are the herdsmen immune to show of force and python dance? These are the questions that should bother any sane Southerner where herdsmen emerge from bushes to hunt villages, rape women and gracefully walks back to their stations and forest camp.
I am bothered that in the press release by the GOC he didn't mention rampaging Fulani herdsmen and the broadcast of the President they were not mentioned.

FunkyAlhaji2015:
Obiano is the candidate to beat in this election. The guy has really done well and deserves commendation

He has done well but not in all sectors. He spent most of the tenure completing uncompleted projects littered by Mr Peter Obi. He is yet to complete some of them like the Resorts, the Shopping malls at Nnewi and Awka, a number of roads awarded like the ones at Green wood are still hanging. Obiano has good fiscal policies but the hangovers from Obi are just too many. I don't understand why somebody will award hundreds of project contracts just a few months to the end of his tenure when he had 8 years to initiate and complete them.

Val Obi enyem is leading the team Obi/Obaze to the media battle against the Egbuna Amuta led Obi ano team. It has been a draw match so far.
Next round should produce a winner, I expect the smears to have few summarized points. I don't like lengthy articles like the one above.
Obiano's body language in the last 6 months does not spell any seriousness in returning for 2nd tenure. It is not clear if he wants a second term.
I don't really know that Obaze except that he worked with Obi. I like his looks and the attention he is getting.
Tony Nwoye is not new to politics, he understands how to build bridges of friendship, he knows how to stoop to conquer and in him APC has a candidate they believe will give the other contenders a run for their money.
Whether Obiano, Obaze or Nwoye takes the day, the state is on the right course. If Obiano has made up his mind on losing the election through unseriousness, he should just work to ensure the emergence of Nwoye who is humble, respectful and a listener (my personal assessment though, I have met him twice at an event). Besides, he stands a better chance with the APC machinery solidly behind him. Honestly, Nwoye is a man to beat having seen him emerge flag bearer first in PDP now in APC, overthrowing heavy weights despite his relatively young age.
I personally do not like Mr Peter Obi and by extension anybody associated with him. He was such a cunning and dishonest character, that is not to say the Obaze guy will not improve on the performances of his predecessors should he win.

Guyman02:
There is no defense except that for over 50 years, the North has gained admission into schools using lower cut off marks under the educationally disadvantaged states mantra.
Now they have decided to make it more ridiculous by making it even lower than when they started with that scheme several decades ago.

I think it is a good thing to have more Northerners educated to the University level. It is to the benefit of us all that they do, it shall immediately translate to a decline in the number of miscreants, savage herdsmen, cannibals and Islamic militias deceived by psychos like Bin Ladin. With accessible Education spread across the country, the value for human life and tolerance, and unity will not be forced or achieved by clampdown of dissenting voices, but will come through dialogue of educated minds.

When we have bigger looters baptized elder statesmen all over the country. They should start with those men while U.K. is sorting out Diezani and allies. E.F.C.C. under Buhari has not achieved anything except selective media trial of the opposition. If they are brave, I dare them to reopen Halliburton files. I don't really know who Mr Oputa is working for and the intrigues involved but I can assure myself at least, his 10 man squad of protesters aren't asking the right questions. Between 1978- 1999 amounts valued today at over $200 billion was siphoned and more are still being siphoned. The main actors are living and are among us here in Nigeria.

It turned out that the worst SSA on media to any leader so far is Mr Femi Adesina. He has never answered any question like somebody smart, he has never granted an interview session that one could give a pass mark and he wears a stern face that puts me off. So dodgy with answers to simple questions and unfriendly in his response to minor queries. To cap it all, he is always eager to talk nonsense. I mute the television anytime I see him on NTA , Channels and the rest. Good enough the remote is always sitting close to me in case of people like Mr Femi whose speech is so irritating.
Modified:
He is definitely not an interviewers delight from what I have seen him do. Right now, I can't remember if his columns on Sunnews was superb or dull. The man that worked with Former President Jonathan showed superior understanding of things and appeared to deliver better judgment of situations.

Mrs Patience Jonathan spent longer time on medical vacation for a serious illness. Germany to be precise.
I didn't hear her publish the nature of the illness and the amount spent.
That's not to say there is much substance in the President's speech. But he should be spared to learn some good lessons from this circumstance and make necessary amendments. I expect him to release the Shiite Leader and the people wrongly held while ensuring the real terrorists are curtailed. The unity of Nigeria cannot be sustained by injustice in all its shades. It is not enough to say non- negotiable in such dictatorial way.

That man is not the only person who has expressed amazements at the speed of the police statements. Are Nigerian Police so dumb?
In 2013, worshippers, more than 100 of them died in a Catholic Retreat Center at Uke Anambra State. The Police made a statement as dumb as this one and waved the matter aside. We heard stories of a woman frying akara by the roadside and an explosion from the hot oil causing the panic.
I agree there is every possibility of drug lords squaring it out but why inside the Church and who was the assassin , which categories of extremist are known to disregard supposedly holy places? Can we safely explore the options that the killers could be imported from Chad, Niger, Somalia and Sambisa forests.
Mr Ikegwuonwu should sue the hell out of those media houses, joining the police if at all they named him, in the suit.

Dragging cars keys, steering wheels, forceful entrance into someone's car, breaking vehicle windows, mad rush against on coming vehicles, causing avoidable accidents by suddenly charging onto vehicles with the patrol vehicles are not part of the FRSC mandate. So much un-professionalism among the members of that Corps and that will continue to pitch them against Citizens who are capable of helping themselves in the face of such provocations.
Impounding of offending vehicles should be done professionally for instance, take down the plate number and track the vehicle or the driver's licence to the address provided in the car registration. There are good sides to the corps, people who ordinary will not care about the condemned tyres they drive around with and the potential risk to other road users, think twice before plying some routes.

Billyonaire:
This move will make him more unpopular and hated. A worker has the right to receive the wages with work ID presentment. There is no constitutional provision supporting such decree by any governor.

Voting is a prerogative, a right but not mandatory. Ownership of Voters card is not a guarantee that the entity must vote, cos voting is an obligation not a mandate.

By the way.......

Obiano is unlucky. No form of propaganda will erode the ideology of Biafra.

Very unlucky. I was in Anambra few weeks ago. I realized that the IPOB campaigners are permeating every nook and cranny with their hate speeches and more people are adopting the group. It is understandable because of the seemingly dissatisfaction of the youth population first with the Buharism and second with the hopelessness of any better care from the Nigerian State. Without good and cutting edge negotiations, counter campaigns and offers (inducements), that election will be in the history books. In recent times we have struggled with voter apathy but this November will be the bomb and a record.

It is not compulsory to possess a voters card and there is no legal basis for withholding a civil servants or public servants monthly pay. The statement that every public servant must submit both the original and photocopy of his or her voters' card to the head of his ministry is so dumb a strategy. I think Igbo don't play good politics and should learn from the Yorubas the art of politicking.
With this move, if it is true that statement is coming from the State Executive Council, APGA has shown they don't have Political Strategists or may have lost such advisers used by Peter Obi.
As much as intimidation is an effective method of electioneering, but this one is one too many. I expect some legal battles that will further make Obiano unpopular in the coming months by the time some public servants are affected by the rascally policy. Oppositions will be so pleased to finance such legal battles.
Obiano can spare few cash and hire strategists, most especially the Yorubas or people who have worked with them to plan something more concrete. He has the financial edge and incumbency, he also has the wider representation in each town and village, he has to plan.
This intimidation is so insignificant, after all what is the fraction of the public servant to the voting population of the State. IPOB and the APC emerging Cabal led by 'Pastor' Osibanjo should be APGA's worry.
In as much as I doubt the possibility of IPOB achieving Nigeria's breakup with all its schemes not even with a referendum, I think they have all it takes to distablize things as they are currently doing. And Osibanjo will definitely align with his APC benefactors in making key decisions including grabbing more states for APC, forget his Pastor appandage. Obiano should plan and start negotiations now to ensure things work out just fine. He shouldn't be seen as 'planless somebody' with statements like this unfortunate circular.

obailala:
Oh yes I am saying Rochas has matched and even surpassed those anambra guys you yalk abouy in terms of projects... against him purely because of his affiliation with apc.

This APC guy self
I know Imo state in my finger tips, I will rather not engage you It is better Imo citizens take you on your assertions.



Rochas the Rochas.
I think the best legacy he will leave is to pay back completely the loans he took on behalf of Imo State's future. I don't know the repayment plans he has for that but Imolites should be grateful to Sanusi Lamido who promptly bared Rochas from planless and thoughtless indebtedness of Imo State. As for project, he was quite ambitious because he took more bites than he can chew. Frankly, those projects in totality are not a match to the achievements of Mr Sullivan Chime and Mr Obi/Ngige in the comparative terms.
Rochas second term projects will not also match the comparative terms of Willie Obiano and Dave Umahi. All these SE Governors I mentioned took minimal loans.

The fears and reasoning of the traders are logical but it is not correct in practice. Take for example, when big white farmers came on board, such fears were entertained by the local farmers, however, it is crystal clear that with a large market like ours and so many factors that drag market share including product bias , no company can successfully run a complete monopoly in some goods, not even in services.
There is this million dollar Shonghai farms and other large poultry farms with the Whites as principal partners, many thought their entrance into the market will stifle the subsistence farmers, but it didn't. Instead, the high yield technologies and systematic approach they came with are in the hands of the locals today, less cycle time, more turnover, disease resistant spp, improved vaccines, relatively cheaper broods, more accessible and better feeds manufactured by the bigger companies. Moreover, the meat market target of huge farms are the export and big enterprises like fastfoods and hotels, the frozen food chains which were hitherto controlled by Benin Republic. The local farmer retains his market and at a higher profit margin with the technology made available by the White farmers.
Similarly, the shoe manufacturers will learn and get technology leaks (the painstaking works of many years) for free. The raw materials like high quality leathers, soles, gums, pins, packages and 'branding' will likely be manufactured here by the Chinese who I know will not like to be wasting cash on duty for things a few line of robots and machines will produce in minutes The people that will be affected are the importers of these items .
Again the product preference, like many will not like meats believed to have gone through genetic modifications and steroid manipulations, many will have strong bias for robot made shoes as against handmade shoes.
Till they come, the fears are coming too early!

Is there anything different Ngige will do from what Obiano is doing? While it is true that Chris Ngige is performance oriented, aggressive in project execution and 'quality or none' in creed, it is yet to be known how he can nurture good relationships with indigenous investors like Obiano has done in the last 3 years. What Obiano has done in building trust can't be rivalled, most of the investors are on ground, working to meet the set date. From Real Estates, Oil and Gas, Agriculture, Commerce, to Retail Shops and many more are in various stages of negotiations with the Igwe Cyril led Investment Agency.
Ngige should please jettison the idea and remain at the Federal executive, while we use the available medium and the 'marginalization of the Igbos' to demand a better portfolio for him, where his hardwork and performance will be felt. Obiano will not turn down his good counsel if he channels it appropriately and we move forward.
Aside Ngige, no name in that APC team can secure a useful vote from Anambra people in a credible election, the man saying trial and error is ignorant.

# Igbos should come home
# Igbos come home first
# Ndi b'anyi lota dozie ulo nke anyi
The Hausa-Fulani were magnanimous this time to give a forewarning. At other times,
>they lose election they kill Igbos
>Somebody mocks Mohammed in Denmark they kill Igbos
>A Caricature of Mohammed is made by a Cartoonist in France, they look for Igbos to kill
>America goes to war in Afghanistan, Igbos must die
>Israeli Army guns down a Palestinian Muslim, Igbos must be attacked
>For any excuse, the almajiris are summoned and unleashed on the Igbos while the State Security looks the other way
>Is it now that the typical Hausa -Fulani youth on the street is hungry, angry and frustrated at the turn of events vis Buhari's inability to steer the country out of its economic woes that they will not kill
>Igbos have shown uncommon resilience and apt survival instincts in the most undesirable conditions, that in itself can ignite hatred from some quarters

Some communities chose Oil palm and Cassava processing plants. I also observed that some of the projects there should be worth or cost more than N20 million upon completion.
Good to know money was released for the projects.
That could account for the timely completion, one thing some governments are not doing right is embarking on projects they are not ready to bankroll. No matter how lofty a project is, it is a waste of resources in summary to embark on it if there hasn't been a worked out plan for its financing and timely completion.
Gov Obiano has not done badly in appreciating the time value of money. Most projects he started, he has shown willingness to complete. His little setback is that he has spent most of his first tenure completing projects started at the tail end of the previous administration rather than initiating his monster -projects, which is not bad because with that the culture of abandonment of work sites will be a thing of the past in the State.

It is in the best interest of your brother that he makes his way back to East. He may defer his admission and study officially on the grounds that he doesn't have money for the next session and has a menial job, to raise money for his final year project. 'Drop' the letter with them and head home, I believe for most schools session ends in August and September. Losing a year can't be equated with loss of life.
The same applies to other Igbo students in the core Northern States. I will not weep for any Stubborn Igbo man or woman who remained in the Core North States beyond second week of September.
# Igbos come home first
# Igbos come home first
Nobody will protect nobody, the Bokoharam they created is like a dog that does not appreciate its owners whistle. I don't think the youth whose mind is set on killing Southerners and Christians can be tamed

LordAdam16:

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I enjoyed your contributions. Why call yourself Lord16
The truth is that under the influence of Daddy G.O, Osibanjo will try his luck on getting the coveted seat of power for RCCG. I can't say for now if a propelling 'vision' of seeing a member on the throne has gone forth from the Redemption camp. The moral standing of Osibanjo, I can't tell because all manner of characters pass as Pastors in the RCCG. In short, a devil can be a pastor there provided he can learn to act like the G.O.

Another truth I know, like somebody pointed out is that the North will do anything in short, everything to prevent him from getting that position in 2019. The South-Eastern block will rather support a northern alternative to Buhari maybe Atiku, Kwankwaso, Tambuwal, just any alternative, than vote Osibanjo. I don't know the sway of the South South and even some Yoruba groups who treasure the Ogboni brotherhood, will they support a Pastor?
I believe his schemings will not work, neither will the 'visions', which vision will be more than the ones they gave Goodluck Jonathan in the run up to 2015 elections.

Which of the PDPs? Ahmed Markafi's PDP or the Judas Sheriff's PDP

It would have been the best for him had it been PDP is united. There is no sentiments anywhere, he made no promise of apga's perpetuity to Ojukwu.

Odd looking
As for pricing, I think only maybach Exelero comes close @ about £6m With about 8 units ( not so sure of the number at the moment) made on request. Like the Rolls Royce, it is a 30's classic design with modern tech modifications. The Exelero is a beauty and can seat 4 passengers unlike the ugly English coupe.

seguntijan:
There is no disputing the fact that the Southeast is the bastion of Jonathanian support and hero-worship, even more than Jonathan's own Niger Delta constituency.
Yet it remains the least beneficiary, both in terms of Jonathan lacklustre achievement and his legacy of theft and plunder.
Achievement wise, it walked away with nothing. It didn't even get the Second Niger Bridge it was promised. And the bulk of Jonathan's scarce interventions are situated in the north and southwest, Jonathan's opposition strongholds.
Not to be underrepresented once, the Southeast is also the least beneficiary of Jonathanian corruption. So far, most of the high-end beneficiaries are northerners, southwesterners and Jonathan's Niger Delta kins. The Tompolos, Akpobolemis, Badehs, Dasukis, Amosuns, Okes, et cetera.
Ensconced in the realization that the Southeast has bought his 'Azikiwe' dupe and have proved to be more Jonathanian than the Ijaws, Jonathan didn't even bother to campaign or perform there. The Jonathanian dollar largesse was taken to the palaces of Yoruba Obas and Arewa emirs alone.
The Jonathan-Southeast affair is rich in both irony and drama and I can't imagine a political relationship that is more one-sided, more unrewarding and self-annihilating.

Looks true but sorry your assertions are wrong.
South East Anambra in particular has a lot of millionaires who consolidated the status under Jonathan. From the oil sector to industries and waivers, Ministerial positions and Contracts, due Promotions, many Ibo businesses flourished under GEJ. There are others I wouldn't want to be specific about.
As for Ifite Road, Aroma - Unizik 2nd Gate, I reserve my comment. I think there are things Viviangist need to understand maka next time. Anedo don't act in certain ways.
ihe ano na ya bu agha uche, ikwesighi igosicha ka o si diri gi n'ezi maka otutu ndi mmadu na esonye nairaland including ndi choro invest na state anyi, pictures doti di ka nkea aburo ihe ha ga afuchaa gbara biawa to invest, assuming, na A-gwara ha na business ga adi mma n'ifite kedu Ihe ha ga eche banyere ebe di otua.

APC may not be talking about WIN like most of us use the word to mean that election was conducted with votes counted. But what APC want is Victory which is
akin to success achieved anyhow and in this case the methods of suppression, intimidation, harassment while security agents look the other way, result manipulation and announcement of impossible results by INEC are very much with us.
Like I said in a thread few days ago, such landslide victory is possible for the APC and to plan resistance the Obiano team must employ tact at least 6 months to the election time with monthly stakeholders review of the gains made. I thought Buhari will be interested in electoral reforms but I was wrong. The truth is that he is not in-charge except maybe Osibanjo takes a stern face as Ag President and dislodges some hard nuts (cabal), the decision of who takes over Anambra state will be done in a room over a bottle of champagne and not in pooling boots.

post=56558372:

Thanks bro, my intention was to tour Ogbaru and Obosi, I couldn't, I guess that will be next, I normally tour round the state on Sundays when every where is calm.

Keep it up

Justuceleague2:
I don't trust fine boy looking pastors
But we can pray for Buhari

Some Nigerians, Christians and Muslims have been praying for Buhari.
And you think it is about praying for Buhari.
This is what it is
If anything goes wrong the crew will come quick to say " He said it that Nigerians should pray for Buhari or better put he could have invited the Abuja Prophet to pray for him".

OrestesDante:


e no cause fight now?
The man complain of invitation to you. You just dey gif yourself unnecessary headache

The headache is all yours, when you grow up your attachment to the likes of "I predicted it" crew who prey on every situation for cheap popularity will surely not be the same.

Do you understand? Should I water it down to your level because you don't seem to understand the meaning of the first post given your challenges in comprehension.

Miracleboy2019:
Sincerely I wish they listen to his prophetic warning from day one. His prophecy about him from day one has been on point

Dead or alive President Buhari is not going to invite him to dine with him at Aso Rock. Tell the popular Abuja Prophet to quit dreaming this is not Mr Goodluck Jonathan's time when the likes of the Abuja based Prophet literary overran the Palace with predictions for desperate Politicians.
Besides, President Buhari's health condition and the travels are anticipated not predicted.

NgeneUkwenu:

I suspect, the election will be heavily monetized, and Ngige with Federal might, will hold sway in his senatorial Zone, The Ubas (if given the ticket) will divide their zone....Then Peter Obi in His own Zone...Obiano has made a lot of enemies....The election will never be an easy flight for him...
I wish him good luck! He is obedient Child....Never criticized Buhari fr one day! Like Dave Umahi, Like Obiano!

You are being diplomatic with APC's modifications to previously known rigging method which has really worked.
Aside the things you mentioned the invitation of Obiano to join APC then by Ngige and now Orji Uzor Kalu who in particular is very wise is something I can't see the intentions except they will hand him the party's ticket on a platter of gold. If it is to enter APC and start contending ,softly put contesting, for the ticket that would be disastrous, promises like 'we shall give you the ticket' may fail, a situation when Buhari fought hard to get his, Tinubu's anointed lost out in Ondo. For me if PDP were united it would have been a better option for him but neither Mr Sheriff nor Markafi is giving up the fight for the soul.

krendo:


Over 90% of Igbos supported PDP against Buhari in the presidential election and still do

Also PDP has lost the last 3 governorship elections in Anambra to APGA

Plus the electoral records and independence of INEC PDP left behind is far better than what obtains under APC INEC

It is not about gunning for PDP by Igbo's but the manner of that election.That is the worst there could be in any election manipulation, they were short of saying 100% of all registered voters came out to vote and voted.
I know OBJ did that to spite Anambrarians and installed his then loyal domestic chief

krendo:
What APC does is use guns, police and army to stop other parties while INEC collude with APC to change results
This strategy will fall flat in Anambra

PDP did the same. I laughed hard when somebody won Governorship election in Anambra in 2007 with 97% votes. Most of the votes were considered valid and over 95% of eligible voters queued up to vote. I was in school then, I remember clearly the analysis among politically conscious fellas. I am
PDP yet it is as guilty as APC in manipulating votes and intimidation of voters

nonsobaba:
FYI, the ugu export was very real and genuine. If you watched the Channels TV official promotion of his achievements so far in office, the ugu export programme was also extensively discussed and some farmers were also interviewed. Obiano would not risk putting it on a national TV if it was fake. Opposition are trying hard to distort the facts but Obiano's performance is as rock solid as ever.

Real as in $5 million.
Professional media aids should be proficient in the act of denials. They should have denied that sooner they realized it is not feasible not even in medium time frame. Ugu is not rice,what expanse of land will give export quality Ugu of that amount without Catapilars consuming as much as 50% of the yield in 2 nights.
We can lay that story to rest and move on.

Krossbow123:
APC trying to turn Nigeria into a one party state, but their plan will not succeed.

Amen
Personally I bear no grudge against APC after all they aren't doing badly in some states. But I'm particularly not happy that till this moment the farmlands of Benue, Anioma, Edo, Nssuka have not been combed for killer herdsmen, with the same zeal they used in clamping down miscreants and anarchist in other Places like South South/East.
For that APC is culpable or is aiding the unlicensed arms wielding herdsmen