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Akala should depose Alaafin?? . . for what??. . .that is a lame comment if you ask me!

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Yea it's a good one! But since the competion is being host in Africa,  i would have prefered an artiste from Africa instead of shakira. Overall i like it. It was thrilling!

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The awards is from Ogbomosho so am not surprised! . . .it is expected Lol

Wow Interesting!!!
Sorry for the country called Nigeria

Seriously am really sorry for the President. All the pains and agony he will be going through
I cant just understand why he has not resign his post . . .but oh well same na ni!

naijaking1:
Oh yes, he's recovering fast, is that why the Saudi doctors wanted to transfer him to the US, the same US we had recommended from day one.


[size=18pt]Saudi doctors shelve plan to transfer Yar’Adua to US [/size]

By Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja, Published: Saturday, 5 Dec 2009

A plan by the doctors treating President Umaru Yar‘Adua to transfer him to a hospital in the United States of America when his condition did not improve after nine days in the hospital‘s Intensive Care Unit has been shelved.

A staff of the hospital who spoke to our source, a journalist with a newspaper in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, described the condition of the President at the time as ”extremely serious.”

”He was in intensive care all day yesterday (Monday) and plans were being made to fly him to the best cardiologists in the United States.

”His condition was extremely serious yesterday. He was given several types of medication to decrease the swelling. He was not able to speak and his wife was the only one permitted to see him,” the source said.

The information, which Saturday Punch, received during the week put a lie to the claim by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aandoakaa, that they had been communicating with the President

The source said though the President‘s condition was not as critical as it was earlier, he had been transferred from the ICU to the VIP suite where his doctors were monitoring him in order to decide what to do.

”Today he is in the VIP unit of the Cardiac Care Ward in King Faisal Hospital in Jeddah. He is in the VIP suite in stable condition under heavy security,” he said.

The source, who confirmed that the President was being treated for acute pericarditis, added that securing information about the President‘s condition was difficult as the hospital authorities had removed every information on his medical history from the hospital‘s computer system.

The source was however silent on whether the President had undergone surgery or not.

Meanwhile, a pressure group in the country, The Patriots, led by Prof. Ben Nwabueze, has challenged the Northern Union led by Dr. Olusola Saraki not to sacrifice constitutionalism for political expediency on the current sickness of President Umaru Yar‘Adua.

In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Chairman of the Northern Union, Chief Patrick Adaba, the group had warned that the stability of the country depended on the rotation of the office of the president.

It added that every nation had its own peculiarities, saying, ”It should be understood by those who love this country that one of such peculiarities upon which the unity and stability of our country is hinged is power rotation between the North and the South.”

But reacting to the statement on Friday, The Patriots said that all Nigerians should give the deserved respect to the express stipulations of the 1999 Constitution on serious national questions and issues like the current illness of President Umaru Yar‘Adua and the possibility of power succession in the country.

Secretary General of the Patriots and prominent Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Ladi Williams, SAN, also said in an exclusive interview with Saturday Punch in Abuja on Friday that the issue of succession in the country must be guided by the provisions of the constitution.

He said that it would be inappropriate for anybody to tend to sacrifice the constitution in preference for ethnic considerations.

Williams, who is a son of the late legal luminary, Chief FRA Williams, challenged those calling for power rotation in the country on the basis of an unwritten agreement of the Peoples Democratic Party to strive to include the concept of power rotation in the constitution in consonance with the position of President Yar‘Adua on the Rule of Law.

Williams said it was not proper for any group, be it from the North or South, to be canvassing power rotation along ethnic lines since the constitution was clear on the issue of succession.

He said that while the Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, had joined others to pray for the President so that he could recover from the sickness to assume his responsibilities it would not encourage acts that negate the sanctity of the constitution.

He argued that the claim being made by the Northern Union and others on the issue of power rotation was unacceptable as it could not be preferred to the constitution whose position is supreme on any issue in the society.

He said, ”First of all let me say straight away that the Patriot wish Mr. President well and we wish him speedy recovery so that he can come back and continue with his mandate. However, any succession of power in this country must be guided by the provisions of the constitution.

“I would say that the major legacy that President Yar‘Adua has given this country is the strict adherence and implementation of the rule of law. Constitutionalism must not be sacrificed on the altar of ethnicity. If we want to amend the constitution to include rotation, we can do so at a later day. But at this point in time, the succession mechanism is already well-defined in the constitution.

“So there is no point whether it is northern union, southern union, eastern union, western union. Nigeria is bigger than all these groups. The constitution is supreme. We must learn to respect the provisions of our constitution.”

Williams said that Nigerians did not vote for the Northern Union but a joint presidential ticket of Yar‘Adua and Goodluck Jonathan which was offered by the ruling PDP.

“Remember, it is a joint PDP ticket. It is not a joint PDP/Northern Union ticket; the mandate we gave was for the party to govern. The Supreme Court itself has said that when we vote, we are voting for the party.

“We voted for the PDP, we did not vote for any Northern Union. And when I say we I don‘t mean I in particular, I mean Nigerians voted for the PDP, the joint ticket they presented to us is Yar‘ Adua and Jonathan,” he added

Similarly, Chief Olu Falae, a former Presidential Candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party in the 1999 election said that those clamouring for power rotation between the North and South had missed the point.

He said there was no agreement between the North and South on the issue of power rotation and political succession that was binding on the Nigerian citizenry.

The politician who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent also on Friday, said the issue of power rotation between the North and South might be an arrangement of the PDP which could not be said to be binding on Nigerians.

He warned that those clamouring for power rotation outside of the stipulations of the constitution were only committing acts inimical to the unity of the country.


http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200912054334331

GBAM!!!

follypimpi:
I see Man Utd droppin a point nxt week against Villa.

your wish dude . .ur wish!!

Imagine if Manutd had not been robbed against chelsea . . .
Drogba could only be a king against the kids like arsenal but always turn to a wrestler when he is playing against the men

Let's go the devils in the red . . .christmas here we come!!!

Kay 17:
@blackspade, fashola has done so much like repatriating beggars to kaduna, by investing in trees and flowers, also an harebrained scheme for ids for LAGOS CITIZENS, proliferate lgs, depriving people of their property and draw up a proposal to build Atlantis while transportation system has broken down, standard of public schools is declining steadily, crime rate is on the rise, his police and "para-security" are terrorising and extorting the masses and finally creating dustbin jobs. of course in a country that has hardly seen good things and does not understand the nature and process of democracy, he is working!

And you think you are being fair with this post? . . .Nigeria is in trouble and infact in much serious trouble because of people like you that doesnt see the positive side of development, other than to criticize hypocritically. But no matter how biased you are, the fact is there to see. So keep rambling!

and seriously baba you really wanted to go for that third term seriously??

Nothing dey happen i beg but the koreans with their pace??

I believe we can pull something off in that group if we are well prepared.

Fhemmmy:
That statement is good enuf for me to know the kinda man or woman that you are.
So no need arguing with u at all.

Too bad it took you that long to realize that. . . .Through their reasoning you shall know them!

Wrong thread!!
*shakes head and walk away*

mama-gee:
Poster should be banned for misinformation without bases.

Seconded! . . .i wonder when our mod will start taking up their responsibilty

pcicero:
Why are you always touchy on this Yar Adua's issue? Since the news of Yar Adua's illness broke out, you have posted hundred of comments on Nairaland. Haba!

Being touchy is not the problem, but the frequent raining of curses on other member's PARENTS. I mean i dont see anything wrong in having grudges with people but dissing and cursing their parent is too low IMO.

Ofcourse No but he needs to resign to attend to his health. That will benefit him as well as Nigeria.

bibiking1:
.,,,,,,,,And he is also my president!!! albeit soon-to-be-dead!

I hate to sound like am a fan of this guy. It just doesnt make sense to me wishing him dead because i dont see anything special coming out of it. Even the abled and agile OBJ ruled for 8yrs yet it's still what it is.

And lol @ your "soon-to-be-dead" . . .you sound like your tomorrow is assured

@poster
And what is this suppose to mean??. Just curious

calling for his resignation (as every nigerians will want) is one thing; wishing him dead and mocking him while still on sick bed is another thing!

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and if he does??

Mocking and wishing someone,  that is critically ill, dead is bad and heartless. This man is a human being like everyone of us. He might be the president but, that doesnt  make him immuned from all the pains and anguish a sick person go through.  Remember how people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. Mind you am not a fan of this man, i believe is doing himself bad by not resigning his post and take care of himself, but we shouldnt be so heartless that we will think making fun of the sick is OK. This guy is someone's dad, brother, bread winner etc . . .O ga o

OMG!!! . . .get well soon Mr. President

vigasimple:
It was onced said by one of the world rich man 'anything that is too complicated is fraud'

In my own opinion, Nigeria is a 'big fraud'. 

Our problem is not lack of ideas or knowhow, or ability to study and copy good countries but  CORRUPTION and DISHONESTY wholesome by those leading us is our major problem.

Let us simplify it and break it down, Nigeria has 6 geopolitical zone with about 144million people which is about 24million per each geo political zone.

Let every geo political zone build 2 refinieries and power station (private ownership only), and Federal govt build roads, railways, airports, sea termninals to transport goods and people, the country will grow like never been seeing before.

In Nigeria, we somehow still need a 'dictatorial democracy' with paralel result. so a govt comes into office, restict some human rights of thieves and coorupt people while at the same time set out infrastructural building pogrammes that start from month 1, so the people are able to see the dividends of democracy starting immediately like Fashola is doing in Lagos.

It is doable, whether it will be done is another matter because some people benefit from what I called 'CHAOS PLC'

Something will have to give, everyday is for the thief, one day is for the owner, NIGERIAN's day is one day away.

Nationalization is not the answer, good governance and responsible leadership is the answer. Our own government has not succeeded in anything, so govt should stay out of business, all they do is to share resources that ended up in the west.

And ontop of that wen you have a sick lieing President , the followers can only think the qualification to being President is being sick, lieing about it , and fly to foreign hospital every other months, what are you leading, your country or your health? YAR A'LIAR is very CLUELESS.

You could'nt have said it better. Anybody that has witnessed corruption at play in Nigeria will understand your point. Until CORRUPTION AND DISHONESTY as you said is reduced to minimal level (if not totally eradicated), any govt. policy towards the better Nigeria will only be a waste of time.

.  . .Series of kidnapping has been going on in the country and i dont think the NPF has came out like this to   announce the arrest of the culprits  

. . . But they were able to arrest those involved in Pa Soludo's case. . . .
 
. . . and yet those involved are being kept under the wrap for security reason . . .

. . . .so the nest thing is to keep it under the wrap towards the election jamboree so that a very stuborn opponent of PDP in Anambra that appears to be giving them problem will be framed up with the so called culprits. . .

Nigeria . . .Great Nation

Mozambique score exactly he same kenya leveled up
this is so heart breaking

Now chelsea is becoming scary
I hope we dont play them at this very time

aieromon:
Whoa.
I love karma.This red card should have come against Owen.
Liverpool,u'll surely walk alone this week


Dempsey GOALLLL

Exactly!!! The red against zengen (or what is he called) is a lil harsh though

donsteady:
i beg the girls make una tell me if i fine reach levels when i go fit attract, i dey 27yrs, you have the right to criticize, I do enjoy criticizing cos i am ever open and ready to lean more

tchewww

Not Again!!!
Sighs . . .