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The United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, said yesterday that his country was not interested in influencing the outcome of Nigeria’s Presidential election scheduled for 2015.

Speaking on the Kaduna- based Liberty Radio programme’s Guest of the Week, the envoy said that the US does not have any candidate for the 2015 election, and that its only concern is a credible and transparent election better than that of 2011.

The US Ambassador was asked to react to a request by the President’s Assistant on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, that the US government is in support of the President’s re-election bid in 2015.

His words: “We don’t have a candidate for the 2015 elections except that we want credible and transparent elections and a process where all Nigerians can peacefully exercise their right to vote. We are not going to take a position on any individual candidate.

“We are going to help the Nigerian people to ensure that the elections in 2015 are better than the one in 2011. It is up to the Nigerian people to respond to Hon. Kuku’s statement. We don’t take a decision on individual political candidates.

“We believe that Nigeria has made great progress in the construction of its democratic institutions and we hope that in 2015, it is going to be peacefully contested on issues and the Nigerian people will decide on who they will vote for….”

Nigeria’s image, he stressed, could be improved if the government addressed issues of corruption and insecurity in the country.

“What Nigeria needs to do to effect a change to its brand is to attack corruption, address insecurity, ensure that there is a level playing field for all investors, and ensure that there is an end to the culture of impunity,” he said.

According to him, all those found to be corrupt or commit abuses should be tried.

He said once that is done “you are going to have more people come to Nigeria.”

The US envoy also spoke on the recent killings in Baga, Borno State. He said: “I think we don’t know all of the facts on Baga and I will certainly encourage investigation of what happened there by government and other organisations like the Red Cross so that we can be fully informed.

“But as a general principle, in looking at the insecurity in the north, we see terrible, terrible acts perpetrated by extremists who attack some government offices, attacks on individuals. We saw what happened in Kano. In January 2012 we saw what happened in Kaduna, we condemned them.

“At the same time, in looking at the reaction and response of the security forces, clearly they have a duty to provide security, to go after these people who are killing other people, at the same time they need to do so with a fashion that respects rights…..

“This is a difficult systematic war that the Nigerian military is engaging them in the north and there would be incidents where they are excessive.

“But they need to end this culture of impunity. There is need to bring to prosecution those who commit crimes. There is need to be punishment for those who are killing. Because that is a strong and powerful signal to the people of the north who are most affected by this. The security forces are there to protect themselves.”

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/news/2015-us-not-interested-in-who-rules-nigeria/

omodapson: It does.

Well, i am not aware of that, i joined the bus for the first time on friday, and there was no learners tag on it, and BTW, it is free of charge, if anyone thinks {s)he is not safe, then take the alternative, which is your own vehicle or another mode of public transport.

Oyo State is recently test running the mass transit buses to aid transportation within the state,as it is currently free of charge for commuters, it does not have a designated buses driving school yet, but will need lots of drivers, as more buses will be introduced in weeks from now, i guess they are testing would be drivers.That bus with a learners tag, i think does not have passengers.

@shine117, your analysis sucks, 70% gibberish

He is playing tennis at the squash court ?

For some regions, religion is a dominant theme in voting, infact not only religion, bt denomination.

Catholic, Anglican, methodist e.t.c SMH.

Abagworo: You are so engulfed in tribalism that you have reasoned along the same line as the propaganda machine of the PDP.The Emir of Zaria and Emir of Kano whose houses were burnt are staunch PDP supporters.This is not about tribe but about what I already know that Jonathan did not win the election.I also know that the next four years will be wasted like the last 12.Mark it anywhere and remember what I wrote today that this administration just like the last two will be marred by cycle of strikes,high diesel price,political killings,inflation,militancy,poverty and unemployment.The only positive thing is that there will be slight improvement in power but not enough for stability.

Hmmm, you saw from a sitting position,what your fellow Igbo brothers could not see from a standing position. Kudos.

https://www.nairaland.com/667588/video-pdp-underage-vote-rigging#8326938

THIS IS A LINK TO PDP UNDERAGE VOTING IN THE NORTH VIDEO OF PDP RIGGING IN THE NORTH

The question we then ask is if PDP can rig this much for GEJ in its weeakest base(northern nigeria), your guess is as good as mine as the type of rigging that went on in GEJ's home base(the south east and south south).

Voters turnout of 85% in SE / SS against 30-50% in other parts of Nigeria is questionable. The Magic numbers from those regions were FRAUD. GEJ won in the SE/SS, BUT not anywhere close to the magic numbers declared for him.

I opined that most of the underaged voters voted for PDP and Jonathan in the North.

There are video evidence of PDP solo thumb printing of ballot papers in bauchi, and some other northern states, i will strive to get it and post it here.

Esss: I actually visited Osun State during easter and I must say I was impressed. Prolly the best Yoruba state capital after Lagos.

I don't know where you visited in osun state, permit me to assume it is the state capital, osogbo.

oshogbo is ranked number 5 out of the six yoruba states. Abeokta,Akure,Ikeja and Ibadan are more developed .


Apart fashola that has spent 6 years, all the ACN sw governors have done a yeomans job in 2-2.5years they have spent, based on what they met, and what the state looks like now in terms of urban renewal.

Make i talk my own too, Talking about size, it could be length or width(diameter).

A womans vj is about 4.5inches on the avg, the g spot is some 2 inches. so all the 7 inches or more noise is mere psychology, but psychology also matters in sex.

The width(diameter), i think matters considerably than the length, a woman with a narrow opening will feel pain until the expansion happens

A wide opening will also mean the man will barely enjoy, the more reason doctors reccomend kegel exercise for ladies after vj child birth.

Sorry Op, for the diversion.

WhyMe222: Sincerely my brother. This was my foremost position but wifey said she cannot stay married to me while I bring in another woman. She even said she can't afford to share me. Ain't that laughable? She is just lucky I am the man I am. Age does really make us wiser.

This is the more reason why i see your wife as callous and so self centered, why is she giving you conditions, she ought to have stayed neutral and keep mute about that, when you suggested you want to take such a step, "she cant afford to share you" is not a statement of love, it is a self centered position from her ...... . A truly remorseful wife could make a statement such as "right now, all i care about is keeping our marriage and making it work again and regaining your trust, i know you have the final decision".

WhyMe222: Viola! Some of your analysis align with my thoughts exactly. I laugh at your regarding me as a wimp. A good man/hubby is slow to anger because most times, actions resulting from anger are usually always regretted. I am a realist by nature in view of my person and the constellations that control my being if you believe in zodiacs. I analyze issues before reaching a conclusion which usually is irreversible as I must have weighed the pros and cons. To add to that, I was trained to uphold my principles by my father which he said are the virtues of a real man. I drilled her thoroughly to understand the rational behind her action and her answers were "I sincerely can not explain what happened or how it got to this point".

Well, thank you everyone for your contributions. They are all weighty and have their strength and weaknesses. I have done several online research, read my Bible "even though I wouldn't want to make quotes", the Bible made it clear in the New Testament that the only reason a man can leave his wife is on the grounds of infidelity. There was never a clause that absorbs the action as a fallout of the man's philandering nature or inability to cater for his wife emotionally and physically. I want to state equivocally here that I never did fall short in my duties as a husband. It might not always all be rosy as it is part of the make-up of the life we live in for there to be seasons. The bible also made mention of a "virtuous woman" which I had expected her as a married woman and every other married woman to tow such path.

I did both registry and church wedding as demanded to know by some respondents.

My decision to cover her up did not stem from the fact that I am a wimp or that she is the bread winner (she is not) of our home, it is borne out of genuine love not to ridicule her and turn her a laughing stock amongst her friends, neighbors and colleagues. What do i stand to gain if I ridicule her? I don't pay evil for evil. Her parents will sure get to know because I won't want them to have the impression that I used and dumped their daughter. I have fought a good fight but it all seems I am loosing in every front. When I sit back and analyze the whole thing, I can't find any grounds to stand on to begin the healing and repair of the damage done. Maybe if it had happened once, and just maybe around this time when our girl has passed the early infant age and again protection used, it will be pardonable and most likely easier too.

I thank you all and I pray when it is eventually over, God will give me a woman who will see the good man in me and hold sacred her vow, see herself as the mother of the house, make a concerted effort to be the "virtuous woman" to me as described in the bible.

I appreciate you all.

You are evidently mature, but tread carefully, a lady's heart is deep.

Toks2008: I am sure this kid sister did not advice divorce.

You even lack maturity and decorum in the way you address issues so can't you see that you don't have what it takes to contribute in a constructive manner? No offense intended but just wondering.

You can't and will never understand marital issues until you are married. This is the truth.

You lost the tag of maturity and decorum, when you asked the condescending question "who be this?, are you married"

Action and reaction are equal but opposite

Toks2008: I am sure this kid sister did not advice divorce.

The situation is different, the bible accepts divorce in case of sexual immorality.

I recommend divorce for the OP not necessarily jst because his wife cheated on him, but the strings of circumstances surrounding the situation.

he is not happy with the wife for goodness sake,the lady also has emotional needs, they are now two strangers living together, and it wont get better if they continue to stay together. A temporary or permanent breakup is the way forward

Toks2008: I quite appreciate your contribution. Nevertheless i believe you are still in the theoretic stage, when you get to the practical session then you will be more justified to contribute.

That is the fallacy some people operate with. I have seen an unmarried kid sister save her elders sisters marriage (a long story i wont go in to). Life is not simply black and white. Always open your mind to learn.

Toks2008: Who be this? Are you married?

I am emiye and single.

Btw, who be you? i almost asked you if you are happily married.

I have made my point, i am certain the OP can not heal without separation, if at all he wants to keep his relationship

@Toks2008, i read your story, i wish you the best, your wife seems smart by separating from you for now, i will advice you cut communication with her temporarily, stop unsettling her with your calls and FB msgs, abscence makes the heart grow fonder, if she still loves you.

Ah, na serious matter be dis o.

certainly, it is really painful for you, (1) your wife cheated on u (2)your fake family friend(triple f) cheated on u.
(3) your wife was having sex with the triple f, 4 months after child birth and breadfeasting your adorable daughter. (4) your wife was/is emotionally attached with the triple f, based on the subject of the mail that exposed her (ifemi) (5)She had sex repeatedly with the man (6) you had never cheated on her (7)i sense you used to hold her in high esteem to believe she couldnt have acted as she did.

My perception of your wife, based on all you have said, which might be wrong, bt i am close to certain i am not.

(1) She is a callous woman, it is even more confirmed, when you claimed she is intelligent.

(2) The remorse is not deep seated, she only feels very sober for being caught.


My submission is for you to seek for divorce, and you mutually agree on the custody of ur daughter. If she gets desperate as regards your lack of attention (sex and the rest), she may go diabolical on you soonest, coz i am almost certain she is callous

BUT, if you dont want to tow the divorce option, then you are wasting time, trying to heal still living with her under the same roof, you have spent 8 months trying to heal, the next 12 months still living with her will not change the situation, the only way out is SEPARATION, you can start with 3 months(only known to u), send her back to her parents house, if they live around, if not get a small apartment for her to stay coz of her job.

I wish u the best.

VAQAXY: “APGA wishes to state categorically that it is not in any merger plan with any party or political association as that will negate the vision of the founding fathers.” (NAN)


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/apga-urges-gov-okorocha-to-re-think-plans-to-join-apc/

That must be shortsightedness from APGA, it is a drowning party, only a merger can save it, in anambra state 2011 senatorial elections, APGA lost all the 3 senatorial slots (2 to PDP and 1 to ACN), even in imo state, they lost 2 out of 3 senatorial slots. Okorocha won imo state for APGA, not the other way round.

The fake founding fathers (triple F) are APGA in the day and PDP in the night.

shymexx: Who made that guy a "Dr.?"

Dr. Stupid!!!

A medical doctor

I believe, this is a good move, APGA is dying in the SE stronghold, will suffer a bigger dent in 2014 in anambra state, loosing to PDP WILL be catastrophic.

The second example lies within the ranks of the clergy. The first African Anglican Bishop and the first man to translate the Holy Bible and Book of Common Prayer to any African language (outside of Ethiopia) was a Yoruba ex-slave who gave his life to Christ, won his freedom and rose up to become one of the greatest and most respected clerics and leaders that the African continent has ever known by the name of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther. Unknown to many his original name was Rev. John Raban but he changed it in his early years. Crowther got his first degree at the famous Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leonne (which at that time was part of Durham University). He was ordained as an Anglican Bishop in 1864 and in that same year he was awarded a Doctorate degree from Oxford University.

This extraordinary man who was blessed by God with an exceptionally brilliant mind was, as far as I am concerned, one of the greatest Africans that ever lived. He not only translated the Holy Bible and the Book of Common Prayer to Yoruba (an extremely difficult, complicated and painstaking venture which he began in 1843 and which he completed in 1888) but he also codified a number of other christian books and he translated them into the Igbo and Nupe languages. He was literally the pillar and foundation of the Anglican church in west Africa. Throughout his adult life he courageously stood up and fought for the rights and the dignity of the African and he, more than anyone else, was responsible for the spread, influence and power of the christian faith in Nigeria in the late 19th century. He was also the maternal grandfather of the great nationalist Herbert Macaulay who, together with Nnamdi Azikiwe, founded the political party known as the NCNC in 1944. Crowther was also the father-in-law of Rev. Thomas Babington Macauly who founded the Christian Missionary Society Grammar School (CMS Grammar School) in 1859 in what was then the Lagos Colony. CMS Grammar School was the epitome of excellence and a citadel of great learning in those days. It was also the oldest secondry school in Nigeria and the main source of African clergymen and administrators in the Lagos Colony. It is not surprising that it was the son-in-law of the great Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther that founded such a school and that it was his grandson that founded one the greatest political parties that the African continent has ever known. This is another first for the Yoruba.

Yet who are these people and where did they come from? What is their origin and what is their source of strength? What were their migratory patterns over the last 30,000 and more years and how did they end up in Ile-Ife? What is their connection to the Middle East, to the Arabs of Mecca and Medina, to the ancient Egyptians and to the Nubians of the Sudan? What makes them so special and so peculiar all at the same time? What makes their religious set-up so complicated and so profund and what allows each of the great monotheic faiths of christianity and islam together with the traditional religions to flourish and excel amongst the very same people at the same time? Why are the Yoruba so accommodating of outsiders and what is responsible for their liberal disposition when it comes to their dealings with people from other cultures, other faiths and other nationalities? Why is it that so many Yoruba families have mixed ancestral bloodlines that go back hundreds (and in some cases thousands) of years with so many different nationalities from outside Yorubaland and indeed from outside Nigeria, including the Bahians of Brazil, the Haitians and Cubans of Port Au Prince and Havana, the Creoles of Freetown (Sierra Leone , the Ga’s of Accra (Ghana), the tribes of Dahomey (Benin Republic), the Edo, the Bini, the Itsekiri and other tribes from the old Mid-Western region of southern Nigeria and the Nupe, the Hausa, the Fulani, the Shuwa Arab and the Kanuri from the north? What is the cultural and spiritual affinity of the Yoruba with the people of the old Northern region and the people of the old Mid-Western region and why are the people from those two regions and those from the South-West collectively referred to as the ”Sudanese Nigerians”? Some of these questions may never be answered but in the sequel to this essay we will attempt to at least view and analyse the Yoruba from a historical perspective and this may explain why they are what they undoubtedly are- ”primus inter pares”, the first amongst equals.

My friend and brother the respected Mr. Akin Ajose-Adeogun, who is a historian by calling and a lawyer by profession, is a man for whom I have tremendous respect. I have often described him as the ”living oracle of Nigerian history” simply because he has a photographic memory, a knack for detail, first class sources and has read more books on Nigerian history than anyone that I have ever met before in my life. Akin has an extraordinary mind, he is a living genius and I have often urged him to write a book. You can ask him anything about anyone or any event in any part of our country, since or before independence, and he will give you names, dates and the sequence of events immediately and without any recourse to notes, books or sources. After he has given you the information he will then cite his sources and tell you which books to go and read in order to confirm what he is saying. I have learnt so much from him that I must publicly acknowledge the fact that I owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. He once told me something that I found very interesting and that reflected the semi god-like status that our earliest lawyers, including some of the names that I mentioned earlier, enjoyed amongst the people. These men were not only revered but they were also admired by all, including members of the British intelligensia, legal fraternity and elites. Akin told me that many years ago in the mid-80′s Sir Adetokunboh Ademola, who himself was one of the legal greats, who was called to the English Bar in 1934, who was the third Nigerian to be appointed as a magistrate in 1938, who was the third Nigerian to be appointed as a High Court judge in 1948 and who was the first Nigerian to be appointed Chief Justice of the Federation in 1958 said the following words to him. He said, ”when you saw the way that the earliest Nigerian lawyers conducted themselves in court and argued their cases you would have been filled with pride and you would have wanted to become a lawyer yourself. Members of the public used to fill the court rooms to the brink and sometimes even the forecourts and passages just to watch these great men perform and enjoy their brilliance and oratory. They spoke the Queens english and they knew the law inside out. It is not like that today”. This is a resounding testimony from an illustrious Nigerian and it speaks eloquently about where the Yoruba, as a people, are coming from and the stock and quality of minds that they are made of.

Yet the dynamism of the Yoruba and their innovations and ”firsts” did not stop there. It went into numerous other spheres of human endeavour quite apart from the law. Permit me to cite just two examples. The first lies within the field of medicine. Dr. Nathaniel King was the first Nigerian to become a medical practitioner. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1876 and he was a Creole of Yoruba origin. Next came Dr. Oguntola Sapara who was the second Nigerian to become a medical practitioner and who graduated from Edinburgh University in 1884. He was followed by Dr. John Randle who graduated from Durham University in 1891, then Dr. Orisadipe Obasa who graduated from Edinburgh University in 1892, then Dr. Akinwande Savage who graduated from Edinburgh University in 1900, then Dr. Curtis Adeniyi-Jones who graduated from Durham University in 1901. Others like Dr. Oyejola who graduated in 1905, Dr. Kubolaje Faderin, Dr. Sesi Akapo and Dr. Magnus Macauly who all graduated in 1912, Dr. Moyses Joao Da Rocha who graduated from Edinburgh University in 1913 and many others followed after that.

The Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria are a nationality of approximately 50 million people, the vast majority of who are concentrated primarily within Nigeria, but who are also spread throughout the entire world. They constitute probably the largest percentage of Africans that live in the diaspora and they have made their own extraordinary contributions in virtually every field of human endeavour throughout the ages. Descendants of the Yoruba and indeed various ancient derivatives and forms of the Yoruba language can be found and are spoken in places like Benin Republic, Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, the United States of America and various other parts of the western world. Today first, second and even third generation Yoruba have settled down and spread all over the world and are amongst the best and most sought after lawyers, nuclear scientists, doctors, industralists, academics, writers, poets, playwrites, clerics, theologians, artists, film producers, historians and intellectuals throughout the world. Wherever they go they tend to flourish and excel.

This is nothing new and indeed has always been the case. The first Nigerian to be called to the Bar was a Yoruba man by the name of Sapara Williams who was called to the English Bar and started practising as a lawyer in 1879. Yet Sapara Williams was not a flash in the pan or a one-time wonder. Other Yoruba men followed in his footsteps in quick succession and were called to the English Bar shortly after he was. For example after him came Joseph Edgarton Shyngle who was called in 1888, then came Gabriel Hugh Savage who was called in 1891, then came Rotimi Alade who was called in 1892, then came Kitoye Ajasa (whose original name was Edmund Macauly) who was called in 1893, then came Arthur Joseph Eugene Bucknor who was called in 1894 and then came Eric Olaolu Moore who was called in 1903. Ironically Sapara Williams was not the first Nigerian lawyer though he was the first to be called to the English Bar. In those days you did not have to be called to the Bar to practice law and the first Nigerian lawyer that practised without being called to the Bar was a Yoruba man by the name of William Henry Savage. He was described as a ”self-taught and practising lawyer” and he was a registered notary public in England as far back as 1821. These were indeed the greats and every single one of them was a Yoruba man.

wesley80: I mean you have to understand you're talking about PEOPLE living in subhuman conditions because they have little or no choice.



Wrong, wrong, wrong. They contribute their quota to the State's economy through their productive activities and creating a huge market for consumer and other products. Without some of these Ghetto dwellers, Guinness, Star and others would struggle, no?



Depopulate in the MDG sense does not mean knocking down peoples houses and forcing them back to their villages like you and Fashola seem to favour. It entails giving people better alternatives in terms of outlook and living conditions, it's imperative y'all understand this.


How would you feel if I said you were thinking thru your anus? Of course I'm being metaphorical arent I?




Yeah, you saved the best worst for last didnt you? You really had to prove you're a nutter? SMH.
Yeah you're an environmentalist and I guess that explains your abysmal level of understanding of developmental issues - sorry pal. I wasnt really making reference to the "ecosystem" in an environmental sense when I mentioned it, I only tried to demonstrate the relationship in a society between the rich, middle class and the poor by likening it to the same kind of balance an ecosystem needs to thrive and flourish. The society needs a level of poverty to thrive - yeah quote me! The menial jobs and the low wages would only exist if there's a group willing to accept whatever is on offer, it's how the greatest nations on earth were built so when you speak of "depopulating" ghettos in the sense you and Fashola appear to favour, you'll be altering that naturally thriving balance the society needs to grow.

I have one statement for all the fallacy you have stated up there.

THE POOR DOES NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN SLUMS. !

ijaw citizen: Bla bla bla bla blah!

Who is asking?
Who is getting concerned over what's not their concern?

The truth is Igbos don't have the simple courage to talk to our face, they cowardly go behind the anonymity of the internet to make noise about how badly SS need SE. And by all standards, this is a new dimension of cowardice.

Asari whose mother is Igbo, said all that because of his parental connection with Igbos.

He is a non-entity in Ijawland, not to talk of the entire South-south. His person feelings for Igbos should not be confused for Niger Delta apology to Igbos who used force of arms to coerce us into Biafra, with was part of the larger problem Adaka Boro was running away from when he declare ND republic in 1966.

The truth is; It is Igbos who owe ND an apology and that is why SE must vote Jonathan in 2015, then we will consider whether to fully forgive you or not



I don't know how you imagine ND as a bunch of helpless people who can easily be conquered. Keep holding on to this stu.pid logic.

Igbos shouting "Ss need Se" must know that this is one of the clinically diagnosed symptoms of LANDLOCKOPHOBIA and to some extent inferiority complex. We Niger Deltans will just keep laughing at this funny joke of some defective brains. We won't even bother to respond to these empty threat of some landlocked landgrabbers. Pathetic!

Ahh, you are a bit wicked oooo, LANDLOCKOPHOBIA

ijaw citizen: The Igbo and Yoruba obsession on Niger Delta is really something I can't begin to describe.

We are no younger brothers to anybody, we are Niger Deltans and we are capable of governing ourselves and managing our resources should Nigeria come to an end without Yoruba & Igbo support.

We are also capable of fighting our own wars without your treacherous support. Niger Delta militancy which was executed by ONLY ONE of the ethnic groups in ND; Ijaws, should give you a clue of the strenght of the ND/SS people.

Let me make this very clear, When the time comes it won't be the current state boundaries that will determine the structure or composition of the Niger Delta, THE ETHNIC LINES IS WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE THE TRADITIONAL/ ORIGINAL NIGER DELTA. Not this current political lines (state boundaries) that constitute the SS.

When that time comes, Itsekiris may join their Yoruba and Edo relatives if they so please to form one nation with the Yorubas. Then the Igbo parts of Delta and Rivers states won't be SS anymore but SE.

By then, I'm very sure it would have dawned on the Igbos & Yorubas that we the Niger Deltans don't need any of them to survive as a country, even they try to use the forced of arms as earlier attempted by the Igbos.

Ah , good, i thought the SE people were your elder brothers ni ooo,going by the way they claim they will break out of the country and take you along in their arms . So you SS people even REJECT them ?

The Yoruba's are always ready to stand independently whenever it is expedient.

mekaboy: Well jonathan has used the SE well and we are really benefiting from the use. In terms of appointment and allocation.

Ahhhhhhh, that was the same way biblical Esau felt he was benefiting and licking his ten figers , when he was eating porridge from Jacob , you know the rest of the story

mekaboy: Yes SW is producing more oil because of their masters up north. The SE will produce for our own use and export. Why do you think the SS is calling for the SE again. They can't do without if the want to win.

How will SS want to join the SW that are slaves to the north that have been using the for years. So I will advise the SW and the masters in the North to allow us talk with the SS. As one Oyel region to another Oyel region. Lol , oyel talk to oyel. The SS has the oyel SE has oyel, technical and managerial ability.

They will SS will be better of with a region that has oyel, atleast we know that the relationship is truthful than one side having oil and the other having long throat for oil.

Btw, how old are you ? Are you a pre teen or teenager ?

wesley80: If you re-read my post I'm sure you'd finally understand I never said ghettoes were desirable but only pointed out that they are a natural consequence of skewed development and govt inattention. As for who should actually shoulder shoulder the blame, I also mentioned it was'nt entirely BRF's fault didnt I?

What do you then mean by "this line of thought about "Ghettos not supposed to exist" shocks me to the marrow"

wesley80: A growing - booming population can only be a curse if its potentials are not harnessed

How do you harness the potentials with very limited funds,if the bulk do not pay tax, they are a burden !,

wesley80: the ease with which you throw words like "depopopulate"

depopulate is simply to reduce the population of those living in the slum, the Millennium development goals has 8 goals, 21 targets nd 60 indicators. Goal 7 , target 7.10 focuses on depopulating slums.

wesley80: and your likening slum dwellers to breeding pigs leaves a lot to be desired, such uncharitable words gives you up as being crassly ignorant and unfit to discuss the issues herein

i said breed like pigs, a metaphor indicating having more children than they can cater for, a smart man can move away from a slum after a brief stay and proper planning, a slum is not where you plan to stay forever!

wesley80: . Do you realize a huge area like Ajegunle would fall into the "ghetto" class if a threshold were set? Would you recommend de-populating Ajegunle? If you say Yes then I have to ask if you understand the concept of the "Food Chain"? Those Ghetto dwellers are now a part of the Lagos ecosystem, take them out and you disturb a level of that chain that balances the Lagos ecosystem and the resulting negative domino would leave you running away from Lagos! It's one thing to sit your butt down and proffer ignorant policies, it's another thing to know what you're talking about.

Stop talking nonsensical shiit, i am an environmentalist, I am as ignorant enough to educate you. What do you understand by the ecosystem, introducing filth in to water bodies is a way to balance the ecosystem in your ignorant mind, most of the fishes and aquatic organisms in those water bodies are filled with heavy metals like lead, and not particularly okay for human consumption.

mekaboy: [s]Any small thing the SW pple will say the people of the SE are trooping to the SW, because Lagos is this and that. If north that lagos was once the capital, it won't be compared to anywhere in the east. Most Nigerians went down to the SW because it was the capital and major activities where station there.

Lagos became this developed with oil money. The SS pple where watching, they moved the Capital to Abuja and developed with will the same SS oil moneym

But the SW can't maintain the infrastructure without oil money. Oil block licenses will be withdrawn soon.

The north and their slaves in the SW have been taken the rest of Nigeria for a ride. The SS final got an opportunity to taste power, to rule Nigeria that they have been sustaining and developing with their oil money. The North have decided to make it ungovernable
, Plant bombs on the butt of their slaves in SW so they have no choice but to agree with the north.

GOD has compensated the SE with the oil and everything they need to be on their own shld Nigeria end today.

We are now ready for whatever. The power of the north which is the military has been taken away from them. Their oil blocks will soon be taken. Their own home bred soldiers Boko Haram has turned against them.

When it is all over and their region is desolate, all they have left is their slaves in the SW. That is why they have planted their suicide bomber all over lagos. As soon as they are going down, they take the SW down.

We are not calling the SS, we have our oil. Its the SS that has apologized, they have seen the truth, they know that despite the fact that we have nothing to loose or gain by who is president in Nigeria, we still voted for them.

They no that an igbo president cannot stop their amnesty program, and igbo president will make sure they get what they deserve. But what happens if the SE does not care about producing president since we have our own oil and everything we need? Will they sit and allow a northerner take back power, use the money gotten from their region to fund boko haram, end their amnesty program.

The level of cheating and deprivation given to the people of SS can't be repaired even if gej is given another 4 years. They will need atleast another for years from gej and 8 years from an igbo president to recover.

They have tested power, they know the truth. But they can't fight this battle alone. They need the SE. As for the SW just like you put metal in the mouth of the horse to control it by pulling, the north has put bombs in the SW to control them.

Our in is to dance alingo in the SE and watch. Either the SS come and beg us to help them, or sit and watch the north take power from them. And this time they won't have mercy. Once buhari takes over, he will probe jonathan and sentence him. Then the SS will attempt to protest, the north and their slaves in the SW will invade them, take their oil by force. Our own na sit down they look.

So they either come join resources with SE, if the north makes noise, we give a little token of oil to the US and other countries and they wipe them out. While they are bombing them, they will be bombing their slaves in the SW.

The northern masters have seen then ugly end, the know the SW cannot the trusted, if their region becomes totally destroyed the only place they can go is the SW. And the SW people might turn their back on them, that is why they want to use bombs to take over by force shld their region be totally destroyed.[/s]

Stop deceiving your self, the SS is currently using the Igbo people as a pawn, your are like the biblical esau that sold his birthright to Jacob for the pot of porridge .
G.Ebele Azikiwe Jona. is utilising the Igbo destiny and blessings (Aisiki yin lon lo). He is sucking it out and it will soon dry out, when the SS is through with you, they will kick you to the curbs,

Imagine if SS & SE forms a country, which region will preside ? the igbo abi? . you will be second fiddle to your SS younger brothers., What will you bring to the table ? At most 2 years, you will be seen as a liability and parasite.The SS will not stand the usual bullshit you offer.

Infact at the end of it all the SS will prefer to forge an alliance with the SW.

At the moment the current oil productivity is ranked thus: SS - SW -SE.