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I no blame Aboki because he doesn't understand the geographical expression called Nigeria skewed by the British in their favour. Just six years out of power and all these are happening. How I wish Aboki's wish is granted!

Oyibo+English +Grammar = virginLinguist

It's very clear you know why you are dodging her offer, and why she insists that you both share a room. So my dear you either quit the trip or risk loosing your job, or...

please, sauce my stew

One of the crooks that engineered the death of NITEL ... Nothing good comes out of Tinubu

I hope this will not spring up another Kaduna riots

When you are dealing with a 'sanely mad man you have to be straightforward. Charlie has always stood for truth no matter whose ox is gored.

By CHIDI NKWOPARA, OWERRI
A requiem mass organised for the late
Socrates of the Supreme Court, Justice
Chukwudifu Oputa at his country home
in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo
State was disrupted yesterday, when the
first son of the former erudite judge,
Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charley Boy
prevented Governor Rochas Okorocha
from paying tribute to his father.
Eye witnesses said that the mass which
was conducted by the Catholic Bishop
of Sokoto Diocese, Rt Rev. Matthew
Hassan Kukah at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Oguta, went on
smoothly until Okorocha was permitted
by the Bishop to pay his tribute to the
fallen judge.
However, Chief Okorocha, was stopped
midway into his speech, by Charley Boy
who was visibly infruiated with Kukah for
granting the governor the permission to
speak. He walked up angrily to the altar
and snatched the micro-phone from the
governor, to the embarrassment of all
the dignitaries present. It was a
disgrace to the governor.
Among eminent Nigerians present at the
church service included representative
of President Goodluck Jonathan, the
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim,
Governors Willie Obiano (Anambra),
Theodore Orji (Abia); the Deputy
Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha
and former governors of Anambra State,
Senator Chris Ngige and Mr Peter Obi
respectively.
Also present, were the former governor
of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim,, Senator
Uche Chukwumerije and the Minister of
Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, the state
Police Commsiioner, Almajid Ali and the
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, for Oguta,
Ikembuchukwu Abugu.
The intervention of Bishop Kukah could
not assuage Charly Boy’s anger as he
insisted that no politician would take
advantage of his father’s burial to score
“cheap political” goals. He insisted that
the Governor should not speak at the
event.
However, obviously embarrassed by
Charley Boy’s action, the Governor and
members his entourage hurriedly left the
church service mid -way, despite
entreaties from the officiating Bishop
Kuka for them to stay on.
It was gathered that Charly Boy’s action
followed a recent statement by
Government House, Owerri, to the effect
that the Oputa family was given N20
million to assist it in the burial
arrangements.
Sources told Saturday Vanguard,
however, that “the family never received
a dime from either Okorocha or the state
government, not to talk of the alleged
N20 million said to have been made
available to them,’’ as reported by a
section of the media.
Earlier in his sermon, Bishop who
lauded the virtues of Justice Oputa,
stressed that “to tolerate a son like
Charley Boy by a man of late Justice
Oputa’s reputation, is a measure of the
greatness of the man.”
He called on Nigerians to stand up in
defence of justice and equity, adding
that late Oputa had serious liking for the
concept of justice and equity during his
life time.
”Oputa before he died, was worried
about the quality of Nigerian lawyers
and judges because he believed in the
judiciary as the last hope of the nation.
Today, his legacies are beyond his
immediate family,” Bishop Kuka said
Meanwhile, the state government has
described the incident that played out at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, as
“ugly and regrettable.”
According to a statement by the Seniour
Special Assistant, SSA, Media, to
Governor Okorocha, Mr Sam
Onwuemodo, “It is highly regrettable that
the son of the late Justice, Mr Charles
Emeka Oputa, aka, Charly Boy, threw
caution to the wind and turned the
church service into a political theatre
that saw him acting or playing out the
script he drafted in Abuja with some Imo
politicians, who have remained cowed
by the overwhelming popularity of
Governor Rochas Okorocha.”
Onwuemeodo insisted that the state
government made “substantial financial
input and also organized a special day
of tributes for the late Justice Oputa at
the expense of state government with
Charly Boy also present with other
members of the family.
”We condemn that ugly incident and
also wish to advise politicians from the
state to stop heating up the polity over
power since God is the giver of power.
In 2015, God will decide who will be
governor of Imo State and when God
decides that, there is nothing anybody
can do about it.” He did not make to
reference to the N20m said to have
been given to the family.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/n20m-controversy-charly-boy-disgraces-okorocha-oputas-burial/