As long as a sensible military leader takes over, I think Nigeria needs 2 yrs of strict and honest military regime to restructure things and clean up all these blood suckers. If this doesn't happen Nigeria will be ruled by certain group, then the kids of this group, then their grand kids and friends for the next 30 yrs. Do not be a fool, I know what I'm talking about. In a nut shell,No hope for this country without a military intervention with the backing of USA. Mark it down.

Our president is now missing for over 70 days. None of the governors or other top government officials has any accurate info regarding when Yaradua will be back in the country. It is very pity and unacceptable. This is the best chance for a successful return of the military regime. Guess what? America will have no choice but to completely support the military regime. The future of Nigeria for the next 30 yrs is in the hands of the past/present politicians and their families. There is nothing better than a sensible/honest military leader to take over this country now, now. And I see it coming very soon, it is being discussed.

It was further confirmed that the key players in resolving the conflict between Fashola and Tinubu are King Akinolu of Lagos and Awujale of Ijebu land. For now AC party is completely united. Fashola has the ball, it's now all about who wants to play. Tinubu remains the God-Father of Lagos.

From what I saw today, if our election process is successfully revised, Gov Fashola will easily take over Aso Rock "Hands down"

Fashola isn't going anywhere. The man is here to stay.
This information is confirmed, I see it with my own eyes. The AC is united. At the moment right infront of my 2 eyes, Gov Fashola, Tununbu and the chairman of AC party are all together as one. Long life to Gov Fashola, Eko oni baje

Just last week I met Alams while I was in PH. I couldn't believe how much love this man was commanding from the locals. Nigerians still love this man and this is what happens when you know that your people (fools) still love You.

Fact: Fashola is now desperately seeking the help of the same people he has stepped on in the past, to fight tinunbu. It is very scary because tinunbu's boys may be able to pull it through.
Eko oni baje!

Answer to your question:
Fashola became the governor because Obanikoro was a silly man. He kept a good percentage of the money that was given to him to be used to win the election. Tinunbu on the other hand paid off the decision makers. He did everything to make Fashola the next governor of Lagos state.In short, which ever way you want to look at it, it is clear to many in Nigeria that Fashola is simply one of them.They are all connected to one another; their children are friends.

The sweet/bitter friendship between Tinunbu (a thief) and Fashola makes me want to question what exactly is behind all the noise Fashola has been making over the years. Is Fashola real or he's just another smart politician? My father's adage says "show me your friend and I'll tell you who you are".

It is obvious that Tinunbu and Fashola are currently not the best friends. I heard that Fashola may end up moving to a new party (PDP). This has not been confirmed.

This might be the end of Fashola as the governor of Lagos state. This info was released earlier today by a very reliable source.

I have posted a very similar topic in the past; again I'm stating that our president is responding very well to treament. The man is scheduled to be back in the country latest by next month. I got this info from a very very very reliable source.

vigasimple:


Even despite you being one of the paid up agent of the useless government we have, you don't even know
the difference between NEXT WEEK and NEXT MONTH

Even when we see someone that look like him, we should have a DNA to see if he belong to YAR A'FAILURES family.

LIARS will need more lies to cover their lies. PDP are capable of converting TURAI to UMORU. They have forged signature in the recent past, so tell me what they cannot do.

Mr. Professor: Please correct yourself first before attempting to correct your neighbour.
Do you know the difference between LOOK and LOOKS or BELONG and BELONGS?

And for the record, I meant to say next month, and not next week.

This is true.

santanovva:

No disrespect, I believe we ought to have gone beyond the level of reliable source! Rather, we want Who said what,to whom,where and when!

I wish him speedy(not snail's speed o) recovery though

Who? A Nigerian (a friend of the president).
What? The president is now doing much better and should be back in the country latest by next week.
To whom? To me.
Where? Lagos, Nigeria.
When? Late last night.

You do not have to believe me, but mark it down.

It has been confirmed by a very very reliable source, that Yaradua is responding extremely well to the treatment prescribed to him by his doctor; he's close to being fully recovered.
He is not dead, he is not missing and he is not in coma as being speculated; he's scheduled to be back in the country latest by next month.

Please let us start thinking before it is too late and stop allowing the behavior of our leaders to take away our sincere love for this country. The bad leaders will be gone one of these days, but Nigeria will remain forever.

IgboGirl:

Bunch of you are just whinners! All you know how to do is complain about your failed govt and the officials. What exactly have you lots done about it? Has any of you once thought about organizing a protest? Has any of you ever spoken out about this failed govt? Making noise on the internet does not count. The senates and house of reps hardly come on this thing to read what yall are blabbing about. If you hate how Nigeria is being governed then speak out! If you don't want these old illiterate baffoons to loot Nigeria money then let your voice be heard. Stop whinning in your room. You people are accusing the senates as toothless dogs well guess what? you all are too!
All Nigerians know how to do is whine and complain but they can never take the bull by the horns. You lots are the future, you are the next generation.

what will it take for Nigeria to get rid of these corrupt leaders, an intervention from outside country?

I agree

So, because we are blessed in Nigeria with foolish leaders justifies the reason we should all close our eyes and allow America to label Nigerians as terrorists?
Sometimes, I wonder how some of us think.

FYI: when you're placed on the black list by America, the negative effects are not only coming from America, but the rest of the western world. The value of our sovereignty as a nation and Nigerians is compromised all over the world.

How could this move benefit any Nigerian?
What exactly doesn't the move means to an average Nigerian and Nigeria as a nation?

Instead of us slowing down a bit to completely understand what we (citizens) are about to go through; it seems to me that many of us are simply carried away by the malicious and irresponsible behavior of our leaders.
It is important and smart for every one of us (Nigerians in Nigeria and in abroad) to deeply understand the repercussions of this move if it isn't challenged quickly.

We are not here supporting what Farouk has done, but we are here to send message to the world that Nigerians are peaceful and friendly people.

Please forget our incompetent/useless leaders and let us focus more on rebranding our image; after all, the leaders mostly travel using private jets and their families are never seen on economy side of the plane. The list is designed to make it a little more difficult for an average Joe to travel, school or do business outside Nigeria.

Please let us start thinking before it is too late and stop allowing the behavior of our leaders to take away our sincere love for this country. The bad leaders will be gone one of these days, but Nigeria will remain forever.

Ofcourse we are terrorist ;DThis will awaken every nigerian now

If you guys think this move will benefit Nigeria or Nigerians in any way, then I'm sorry to say you got another thing coming.
Again, this kind of move will negatively affect Nigerians in Nigeria and outside Nigeria both directly and indirectly. Only God knows why you guys refuse to get it.

Forget our foolish leaders or our current unstable foundation and let's look deeply into the future; this move is very necessary.
I'll love to see more pressure.
Bravo!

Nigerians are crazy, but not terrorists. Nigerians are peaceful and loving people.

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BLACKLISTING: Senate gives US 7-day ultimatum - Maduekwe meets US Envoy, says action unacceptable - Experts urge FG to seek AU, UN intervention - US must respect Nigeria - Ogwu - This is uncalled for - AC - Sever relations with US - Afe
From Taiwo Adisa, Bola Badmus, Kunle Oderemi, Adewale Ajayi, Muda Oyeniran, Ayodele Adesanmi, with Agency Reports - 06.01.2010
THE Senate, on Tuesday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the United States of America (USA), within which it should remove Nigeria from its list of countries sponsoring terrorists or risk a diplomatic row.

The President of the Senate, David Mark, who issued the one-week ultimatum said that the Senate would meet in a closed session on January 12 to deliberate further on the situation.

Mark, who spoke through the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Media, Ayogu Eze, said that it was unfair for the US to have punished Nigeria for the activities that did not originate from its territory.

Senator Eze told media men on Tuesday: “I am sure that you have been observing the trend in the media and we are referring to the issue of America listing Nigeria as one of the 14 countries to be placed under watch.

“I am speaking on behalf of the Senate and on behalf of the Senate President to state categorically that we are very unhappy about the development and when we resume, we are going to take up this matter seriously if America has not taken Nigeria off that list.

“We also want to advise America that in their own best interest, they should conduct this matter very well in a manner that will not result in diplomatic row between America and Nigeria because the American president had, himself, clearly admitted that this was a failure of the system and manpower of Americans and I don’t see where Nigeria comes in there.

“Moreover, this is just one instance of a Nigerian who, it is clearly established, has no link with any fundamentalist group or any interest group within Nigeria, not even with his parents.

“This was a boy whose disappearance was reported to security agencies, the American authorities and all the relevant authorities and the Americans did nothing and for them to turn round to punish Nigerians for the sin of an isolated case like this is completely unacceptable to the Nigerian government and to the Nigerian Senate.

“We have also watched with keen interest several other breaches that have taken place since this boy’s attempt. There was an uninvited guest who went to the White House, he and his wife were found in the White House. That was not a Nigerian. America should look inward and search their souls, there is something wrong with their system and they should not punish Nigerians who are very law-abiding and good international citizens for the failure and irresponsibilities of American operatives, Nigeria will not take that.”

The US government had, on Monday, released a list of 14 countries to be placed under close watch as states sponsoring terrorism in the wake of the Christmas Day failed bomb attempt on a Detroit, Michigan, US-bound plane by a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallab.

Senator Eze said our citizens who returned from different destinations, especially those who from America, went through hell in order to meet their kith and kin for the Christmas break and the harrowing experience had scared a lot of them who were even afraid to return and some who were even afraid to originate their trips for genuine transaction in Ame-rica, adding that this must be stopped immediately.

“It is not America alone that has citizens to whom the government is responsible, we also have citizens and we are responsible to them. We will not allow Nigerians to be molested wherever they go.

“I think this message should be put out clearly. When we resume, if the situation is still there, it is going to be one of the major issues that we are going to tackle and the Senate President has told me to state categorically that he is unhappy about this, and, being the chairman of the National Assembly, it means also on behalf of the National Assembly,” Senator Eze stated.

House of Reps
Also, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, described the US action as unwarranted and unfair.

Spokesman for the House, Honourable Eyibo Eseme, said this while reacting to US govern-ment’s action, following the arrest of Farouk Abdul-Mutallab, a Nigerian, for allegedly trying to blow a plane in the US.

The lawmaker asked the US to remove Nigeria’s name on the list, adding that “the earlier they delist Nigeria on the list or rescind from the decision to put us on the alert, the better for our diplomatic relations.”

Honourable Eyibo said the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau for Investigation (FBI) and other security agencies in the United States might be guilty of some terrorist acts, giving the circumstance of the case at hand.

According to him, “it was possible that the US security agencies listed had accomplices with those that trained Abdul-Mutallab in Yemen.

“It is possible that they have accomplices with the guys that trained the boy in Yemen.

“If not, why didn’t they condemn Yemen? Why have they spared Yemen and are now condemning Nigeria?”

Professor Joy Ogwu
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Professor Joy Ogwu, has demanded that the US government respected Nigeria's position on terrorism.

“The country cannot be adjudged a terrorist country because of the misdeed of one man, the person in question neither received his training in Nigeria, nor grew up in the country,” Ugwu told the UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria.

“Terrorism is alien to our culture and I can’t even find a word for it in my own native language,” she told NAN on Tuesday in New York.

Ogwu said the country’s media and, by extension, the government had a lot of work to do to counter the misleading negative concept about the country.

Ofonagoro, Mbu react
A former Minister of Information, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro and a one-time Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Matthew Mbu, on Tuesday, differed on the placement of Nigeria on a terror list by the US over the bothched attempt by Abdul-Mutallab to bomb an American airliner on Christmas Day.

While Mbu said the American government could not have done otherwise in view of the gravity of the matter, Ofona-goro believed the US went too far in taking the action.

Mbu said the action was justified because no responsible governmet would condone any act of terrorism.

Asked if the US should not have considered other factors before thinking of embarking on any tough measures over the foiled bombing, the elder statesman said “what has the US done? What has Nigeria done? What would you do if you were an American? Would you go to tea party with Nigeria or go to dinner after Mutallab’s explosion? Why are you asking me the obvious?

“To add more to our problems or compound the situation, what happened to AbdulMutallab is unfortunate and all Nigerians of good mind will certainly regret the unfortunate incident, because the power that be that are against Nigeria will use every excuse to punish innocent Nigerian travelling to their country.

“And my answer is that this is a warning to heartless Nigerian not to engage the country in a global warfare of hatred against their people.

However, Ofonagoro expressed total dissa-pointment with the US over the placement of Nigeria on the terror list, saying that Nigeria is a secular state.

“It is wrong for the US to have done that. Nigeria cannot be listed as a terrorist state because Nigeria is a secular state, since it does not belong to any particular religion and we are doing our very best to fight terrorism.

“I think it is completely unfair to classify Nigeria as a terrorist state. From media reports, we can see that Farouk’s father, Umaru Mutallab, went the extra mile to alert the US that his son was in bad company and this shows a good example of a responsible parent.

“How many men in America or Britain will report their own son as a potential terrorist? I think the man has done more than anybody can expect him to do to show that he is not in support of terrorism.

“What the US is saying by its pronouncement is that Nigeria has the potential for terrorism because of the Islamic fundamentalists in the country and the frequent religious riots. But I still insist that the US is being unfair to Nigeria because they cannot judge the whole country by the action of one young man.

“The implication of the US stand is that any Nigerian going to the US will first be stripped unclothed to make sure he is not having any weapon on him and they will also put Nigeria on their terrorist watch to know if the Islamic militants are now taking over the country,” he stated.

, Afe Babalola too
Eminent lawyer , Chief Afe Babalola, wants Nigeria to review its diplomatic relations with the United States.

Reacting to the listing of Nigeria on the terror list by Washington, after the arrest of Farouk Umar Mutallab for allegedly trying to bomb a plane in America, Chief Babalola described as “unjust and disturbing,” the classification of Nigeria as a country of dangerous people on account of one isolated incident.

”It is unfair and disturbing to use one single case against Nigeria. Citizens of other countries, including Americans and Britons, have been arrested for grievous offences around the world and only such individuals have been held accountable.

“One recalls the case of a British citizen executed recently in China for smuggling into that country a large consignment of cocaine. China did not blacklist Britain.

“It is more disturbing because the alleged offender has not been found guilty in the face of the law,”Chief Babalola argued.

, AC also reacts
The Action Congress (AC) has said that the US action was not necessary and what the country needed now was understanding and support from its international partners to root out religious extremists.

The party, in a statement issued in Lagos, on Tuesday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Nigerians were victims of religious extremists who had engaged in killing, despoiling and maiming of thousands of innocent people over the years.

According to the AC, “Nigerians, most of whom are law-abiding and decent citizens, are now facing a double jeopardy — first from the misguided but few religious extremists among them and now from the US and other members of the international community seemingly intent on punishing all Nigerians for the sin of a few,” it added.

The AC said the Nigerian government itself must do its bit in making the country unattractive for global terrorism sponsors who are seeking to recruit willing folks to swell their ranks.

The party said if Nigeria was emerging as a recruiting ground for terrorists, it was because over the years, the government had not taken up the gauntlet of putting an end to the incessant religious crisis perpetrated by religious bigots and extremists, starting from the Maitatsine riots in the 1980s to Boko Haram and Kala-Kato in 2009.

Other Nigerians react
Experts told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, on Tuesday, that the profiling would not enhance relations between Nigeria and the US.

They urged Nigeria to do its best to save its citizens from unpalatable treatment resulting from the alleged offence of one Nigerian.

A former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, said Nigeria should urgently seek the intervention of the UN and African Union (AU) to secure an understanding by the US that Nigerians were not terrorists.

Ashiru described the alleged attempted bombing and the listing as unfortunate, especially with Nigeria’s re-branding efforts.

“It is unfortunate that an offence of a single Nigerian would now make many responsible Nigerians to go through demeaning experiences at airports.

“The US government should be made to understand that Nigeria is not known for terrorism; the UN and AU have a great responsibility here in safeguarding Nigerians travelling to the US,’’ he said.

Dr. Jamiu Oluwatoki of the Department of History and International Studies, Lagos State University (LASU), urged the US not to be harsh to Nigeria because of Abdul-Mutallab’s alleged crime.

Oluwatoki, however, urged Nigerians travelling to the US to be more security-conscious.

The lecturer noted that the US government had, since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) in New York, been unilaterally fighting terrorism.

“With the situation on ground, Nigerians should be calm and be on the lookout, while the government evolves measures to safeguard them,” he advised.

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BLACKLISTING: Senate gives US 7-day ultimatum - Maduekwe meets US Envoy, says action unacceptable - Experts urge FG to seek AU, UN intervention - US must respect Nigeria - Ogwu - This is uncalled for - AC - Sever relations with US - Afe
From Taiwo Adisa, Bola Badmus, Kunle Oderemi, Adewale Ajayi, Muda Oyeniran, Ayodele Adesanmi, with Agency Reports - 06.01.2010
THE Senate, on Tuesday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the United States of America (USA), within which it should remove Nigeria from its list of countries sponsoring terrorists or risk a diplomatic row.

The President of the Senate, David Mark, who issued the one-week ultimatum said that the Senate would meet in a closed session on January 12 to deliberate further on the situation.

Mark, who spoke through the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Media, Ayogu Eze, said that it was unfair for the US to have punished Nigeria for the activities that did not originate from its territory.

Senator Eze told media men on Tuesday: “I am sure that you have been observing the trend in the media and we are referring to the issue of America listing Nigeria as one of the 14 countries to be placed under watch.

“I am speaking on behalf of the Senate and on behalf of the Senate President to state categorically that we are very unhappy about the development and when we resume, we are going to take up this matter seriously if America has not taken Nigeria off that list.

“We also want to advise America that in their own best interest, they should conduct this matter very well in a manner that will not result in diplomatic row between America and Nigeria because the American president had, himself, clearly admitted that this was a failure of the system and manpower of Americans and I don’t see where Nigeria comes in there.

“Moreover, this is just one instance of a Nigerian who, it is clearly established, has no link with any fundamentalist group or any interest group within Nigeria, not even with his parents.

“This was a boy whose disappearance was reported to security agencies, the American authorities and all the relevant authorities and the Americans did nothing and for them to turn round to punish Nigerians for the sin of an isolated case like this is completely unacceptable to the Nigerian government and to the Nigerian Senate.

“We have also watched with keen interest several other breaches that have taken place since this boy’s attempt. There was an uninvited guest who went to the White House, he and his wife were found in the White House. That was not a Nigerian. America should look inward and search their souls, there is something wrong with their system and they should not punish Nigerians who are very law-abiding and good international citizens for the failure and irresponsibilities of American operatives, Nigeria will not take that.”

The US government had, on Monday, released a list of 14 countries to be placed under close watch as states sponsoring terrorism in the wake of the Christmas Day failed bomb attempt on a Detroit, Michigan, US-bound plane by a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallab.

Senator Eze said our citizens who returned from different destinations, especially those who from America, went through hell in order to meet their kith and kin for the Christmas break and the harrowing experience had scared a lot of them who were even afraid to return and some who were even afraid to originate their trips for genuine transaction in Ame-rica, adding that this must be stopped immediately.

“It is not America alone that has citizens to whom the government is responsible, we also have citizens and we are responsible to them. We will not allow Nigerians to be molested wherever they go.

“I think this message should be put out clearly. When we resume, if the situation is still there, it is going to be one of the major issues that we are going to tackle and the Senate President has told me to state categorically that he is unhappy about this, and, being the chairman of the National Assembly, it means also on behalf of the National Assembly,” Senator Eze stated.

House of Reps
Also, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, described the US action as unwarranted and unfair.

Spokesman for the House, Honourable Eyibo Eseme, said this while reacting to US govern-ment’s action, following the arrest of Farouk Abdul-Mutallab, a Nigerian, for allegedly trying to blow a plane in the US.

The lawmaker asked the US to remove Nigeria’s name on the list, adding that “the earlier they delist Nigeria on the list or rescind from the decision to put us on the alert, the better for our diplomatic relations.”

Honourable Eyibo said the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau for Investigation (FBI) and other security agencies in the United States might be guilty of some terrorist acts, giving the circumstance of the case at hand.

According to him, “it was possible that the US security agencies listed had accomplices with those that trained Abdul-Mutallab in Yemen.

“It is possible that they have accomplices with the guys that trained the boy in Yemen.

“If not, why didn’t they condemn Yemen? Why have they spared Yemen and are now condemning Nigeria?”

Professor Joy Ogwu
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Professor Joy Ogwu, has demanded that the US government respected Nigeria's position on terrorism.

“The country cannot be adjudged a terrorist country because of the misdeed of one man, the person in question neither received his training in Nigeria, nor grew up in the country,” Ugwu told the UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria.

“Terrorism is alien to our culture and I can’t even find a word for it in my own native language,” she told NAN on Tuesday in New York.

Ogwu said the country’s media and, by extension, the government had a lot of work to do to counter the misleading negative concept about the country.

Ofonagoro, Mbu react
A former Minister of Information, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro and a one-time Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Matthew Mbu, on Tuesday, differed on the placement of Nigeria on a terror list by the US over the bothched attempt by Abdul-Mutallab to bomb an American airliner on Christmas Day.

While Mbu said the American government could not have done otherwise in view of the gravity of the matter, Ofona-goro believed the US went too far in taking the action.

Mbu said the action was justified because no responsible governmet would condone any act of terrorism.

Asked if the US should not have considered other factors before thinking of embarking on any tough measures over the foiled bombing, the elder statesman said “what has the US done? What has Nigeria done? What would you do if you were an American? Would you go to tea party with Nigeria or go to dinner after Mutallab’s explosion? Why are you asking me the obvious?

“To add more to our problems or compound the situation, what happened to AbdulMutallab is unfortunate and all Nigerians of good mind will certainly regret the unfortunate incident, because the power that be that are against Nigeria will use every excuse to punish innocent Nigerian travelling to their country.

“And my answer is that this is a warning to heartless Nigerian not to engage the country in a global warfare of hatred against their people.

However, Ofonagoro expressed total dissa-pointment with the US over the placement of Nigeria on the terror list, saying that Nigeria is a secular state.

“It is wrong for the US to have done that. Nigeria cannot be listed as a terrorist state because Nigeria is a secular state, since it does not belong to any particular religion and we are doing our very best to fight terrorism.

“I think it is completely unfair to classify Nigeria as a terrorist state. From media reports, we can see that Farouk’s father, Umaru Mutallab, went the extra mile to alert the US that his son was in bad company and this shows a good example of a responsible parent.

“How many men in America or Britain will report their own son as a potential terrorist? I think the man has done more than anybody can expect him to do to show that he is not in support of terrorism.

“What the US is saying by its pronouncement is that Nigeria has the potential for terrorism because of the Islamic fundamentalists in the country and the frequent religious riots. But I still insist that the US is being unfair to Nigeria because they cannot judge the whole country by the action of one young man.

“The implication of the US stand is that any Nigerian going to the US will first be stripped unclothed to make sure he is not having any weapon on him and they will also put Nigeria on their terrorist watch to know if the Islamic militants are now taking over the country,” he stated.

, Afe Babalola too
Eminent lawyer , Chief Afe Babalola, wants Nigeria to review its diplomatic relations with the United States.

Reacting to the listing of Nigeria on the terror list by Washington, after the arrest of Farouk Umar Mutallab for allegedly trying to bomb a plane in America, Chief Babalola described as “unjust and disturbing,” the classification of Nigeria as a country of dangerous people on account of one isolated incident.

”It is unfair and disturbing to use one single case against Nigeria. Citizens of other countries, including Americans and Britons, have been arrested for grievous offences around the world and only such individuals have been held accountable.

“One recalls the case of a British citizen executed recently in China for smuggling into that country a large consignment of cocaine. China did not blacklist Britain.

“It is more disturbing because the alleged offender has not been found guilty in the face of the law,”Chief Babalola argued.

, AC also reacts
The Action Congress (AC) has said that the US action was not necessary and what the country needed now was understanding and support from its international partners to root out religious extremists.

The party, in a statement issued in Lagos, on Tuesday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Nigerians were victims of religious extremists who had engaged in killing, despoiling and maiming of thousands of innocent people over the years.

According to the AC, “Nigerians, most of whom are law-abiding and decent citizens, are now facing a double jeopardy — first from the misguided but few religious extremists among them and now from the US and other members of the international community seemingly intent on punishing all Nigerians for the sin of a few,” it added.

The AC said the Nigerian government itself must do its bit in making the country unattractive for global terrorism sponsors who are seeking to recruit willing folks to swell their ranks.

The party said if Nigeria was emerging as a recruiting ground for terrorists, it was because over the years, the government had not taken up the gauntlet of putting an end to the incessant religious crisis perpetrated by religious bigots and extremists, starting from the Maitatsine riots in the 1980s to Boko Haram and Kala-Kato in 2009.

Other Nigerians react
Experts told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, on Tuesday, that the profiling would not enhance relations between Nigeria and the US.

They urged Nigeria to do its best to save its citizens from unpalatable treatment resulting from the alleged offence of one Nigerian.

A former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, said Nigeria should urgently seek the intervention of the UN and African Union (AU) to secure an understanding by the US that Nigerians were not terrorists.

Ashiru described the alleged attempted bombing and the listing as unfortunate, especially with Nigeria’s re-branding efforts.

“It is unfortunate that an offence of a single Nigerian would now make many responsible Nigerians to go through demeaning experiences at airports.

“The US government should be made to understand that Nigeria is not known for terrorism; the UN and AU have a great responsibility here in safeguarding Nigerians travelling to the US,’’ he said.

Dr. Jamiu Oluwatoki of the Department of History and International Studies, Lagos State University (LASU), urged the US not to be harsh to Nigeria because of Abdul-Mutallab’s alleged crime.

Oluwatoki, however, urged Nigerians travelling to the US to be more security-conscious.

The lecturer noted that the US government had, since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) in New York, been unilaterally fighting terrorism.

“With the situation on ground, Nigerians should be calm and be on the lookout, while the government evolves measures to safeguard them,” he advised.


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chidichris:

@depilot,
if u are in liberia as indicated on your id, it is then ok for u to speak the way u did.
i don't care where i fall in your categories of nigerians or if i fall into all but there are certain realities on ground.
when it comes to terrorism, obj has no moral standard to speak to us or on our behalf. obj was a terrorist and is still one. he killed two villages, he killed bola ige and a host of others so why do u think he is quailified to speak for us?
if someone must speak on our behalf, obj certainly is not the one.
a man who had the gut to sleep with his son's wife is not worthy to preach in a church talkless of speaking on behalf of a country.
the man he imposed on us as president has been missing for the past 40 days with nigerians having no clue on his way about, and he considers silent the best option only to speak on a case of terrorism.
what do u think americans think of obj on the issue of niger delta? what did hilary clinton tell nigeria and nigerians when she visited? who told u americans do not know the real terrorist?
obj called the father of the terrorist a good man and i bet u, no man is good to obj unless u are his type and if obj says any man is good, check him well, he is as dangerious a snake.
where is bode george? the one obj called good man?

Without any question, you have a point.
Believe me, Obasanjo is not my cup of tea, but sometimes it makes more sense not to judge the evil ones by their past. And I think this is one of those moments when you need someone (anybody) to step up and say the things we all want to say.

We can not continue to neglet the fish because of the black rat.

America has made a foolish and unnecessary move by placing Nigeria on a terror list. I hope that our apathetic leaders have the ba ll to stand strong against this absurd move.

The last time I checked, the shoe bomber was a British born terrorist
The last time I checked, the number of Muslim extremist in England out numbered the ones we have in Nigeria.
The last time I checked, America has not yet placed England on the terror list (eventhough the crimes of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and the British shoe bomber are very similar in many ways)

Here we go again with American selective ways of fighting terrorist, the method that has degraded their integrity around the world, and crumbled their mighty economy.

Placing Nigeria on the terror list is foolish, unfair, unnecessary and bias.

But what can one say, when most of our despicable leaders do not even understand what it means when a nation is placed on this list. All they care about is constant stealing.

We (future of this country) need to come together as one and let America know that we are peaceful people who do not have time to plan evil things against other countries.
I say, we should plan a peaceful protest around the world against this move; I think it's time for each and everyone of us to step up to do something positive to re-brand our image around the world. We can not continue to count on our greedy and incompetent leaders.

I'm still very disappointed in America for making this move.

Some of us are obviously frustrated and hopeless; a very very bad and deadly combo. This combination seems to place us in the darkness of no return.

Hey, Obasanjo is not my cup of tea, but I must give him this one. Yes, he has been very quiet lately, he has done all of us wrong and he's still the bully of all time, but I think he got this one right.
He came out at the right time to say the right thing.

It is sad that our stupidity as citizens has placed most of us into an absurd state of mind, to the point that basic thinking is now very challenging.
It is ok to hate the man, it is ok to criticize the man, it is even fine to stone the man, but we must not allow the past to take away from the future. Obasanjo has done the right thing. He was very prudent during this speech and I think he nailed it (for a minute I thought Babangida was the one that made the speech).

Obasanjo has my kudos for the first time for making this courageous move at this time. Let us hope that this will rub off to other old thieves in our country.

I think in particular, she was very keen on the fact that I should be very supportive of my father. That as a family, we should always be there for him and that as much as possible, we should try and remain one as a family. Those were some of the strong words she kept repeating during those last days or weeks before God took her life back - Mohammed babangida

You may not see it or understand it at this time, but this news is worse than our 419 image. If we are not careful this could directly and indirectly affect everyone of us (both in Nigeria and outside Nigeria).

This is an image we definitely do not want and we must all stand up and denounce this behaviour.
We must let the world know that Nigerians are great peaceful people, who do not believe in doing evil things to other countries.

Believe it or not, America has been nothing but an incredible country to Nigeria and Nigerians.

chidichris:

what if we call him hausa terrorist rather than nigerian terrorist?
they have been terrorists all their lives terrorising the igbos in the north nbut now, they have gone international.
i have always known it that these guys will bring shame to nigeria.
now ppl like dayokanu who are managing themselves in usa will be living in fears just for sin they know nothing about.
i can't imagine the whites calling dayokanu a mother bleeping terrorist.

Chidichris: Please go straight to hell. We do not need your antics to be displayed at this time, this is just not the place.

This issue is a Nigerian issue, our issue; we need to come together as one and fight for our image. We must not allow a single bastar d with a very low mentality to damage the image of the rest of us.

It has been confirmed that the bastar d is a son of a Nigerian banker

dayokanu:

Imagine what would be the fate of a guy who has a visa interview next week?

Exactly my point