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We don't want Biafra again. Na by force

Senator Dapo Tejuoso described the Biafra agitation as a joke - He said Igbos continue to be represented in the National Assembly - The Senator said those agitating for Biafra have no power to make it happen Senator Dapo Tejuoso has said that the agitation for an independent Biafra state remains a joke as long as the south east region continues to be represented in the National Assembly. This Day reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator from Ogun state said the Biafra issue will only be taken serious when these representatives table this agitation at the National Assembly to demand for a new country through a democratic process.
He said: “As far as I am concerned, the South East is still represented in the senate; they have their own senators, they have their House of Representatives members, they have not come up through any of these process to say they want to form another country; those who are shouting are those outside the system. “So, for me, it is the day, senators start talking about it, that House of Representatives members start talking about it, it is then that it will make serious importance, but we are running democracy.
“The day they said people should stay at home and they too stayed at home; their House of Representatives members did not stay at home and these are the people representing them.”
https://www.naij.com/1110579-those-agitating-biafra-jokers-apc-senator.html

I pray you get there Sir

Them dey deceive this arrogant man

A mere driver and JSS drop out forming big man.
Press should stop interviewing this thief and allow him to suffer in detention. police should stop allow this press of a thing anymore because the man is receiving fresh air during this unnecessary interview.

This is the sign that igbo are becoming large in number in Ghana and will surely develop there.

If Idoko did not kill that robber with gun a lot of people would have believed Juju. The robber that killed idoko was very confident and tactical more than the late police. The robber that got killed was only confident and not tactical and They were later arrested wounded with gun shot with their so called Odeshi

The writer should stop lying, because it did not appear the police actually got any back up. He really tried but I think running out killed him. If there was back up the robber that shot him dead would not have had a clear and convenient shot.

They have not pick up Kanu for violating bail condition and you expect them to arrest this one.
Security agent is applying wisdom in dealing with the issue and that is why they can't arrest the northern youth anyhow unless they will put southerners life particularly SE in danger with its consequence.

Stop calling for arrest if you want to remain we you are and let the matter die

Emefiele CBN

RealOmoIbadan:
Oyo state has been the center of news in the last couple of weeks, mostly because of happenings in the educational sector of the state. Again, just yesterday, the state governor came under attack from the renowned legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Femi Falana, while speaking at the ceremony graduation of the 2017 Class of Philosophy, the Dominican Institute, Ibadan on Thursday, 8th June, 2017.

On the surface, going by emotions, the neutral observer may think Chief Femi Falana made many points, especially with the spate of misdirected media frenzy following the events in the Ladoka Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, which is jointly owned by the Oyo and Osun states.

But, on a much deeper inspection, you will observe that, most of the issues touched on by Mr. Falana are just unnecessary sensationalism.

In his tirade, Mr. Falana pointed at the issue of Lautech; while castigating the governor on his handling of the issue, he began with the following: “How can a governor who believes in the legacy of the late Obafemi Awolowo treat students by saying “I am a constituted authority, you have to come and beg me before I reopen the School.”

First off, in the incident involving the Governor and the students of the Lautech at the State Secretariat, Ibadan a few weeks ago, the governor never made the above statement. The Governor, through his media aides at different times, has explained what transpired at the encounter. Contrarily, while addressing the rowdy students who had come to the government house in protest, the governor was reported to have made the statement as follows: “I understand that you are aggrieved and, even then, you must be respectful to constituted authority”

How the learned SAN could misunderstand and misrepresent such a direct, point blank statement, is cause for serious concern.

Mr. Falana also mentioned the LAUTECH issue, and, while attempting to blame the governor, betrayed a serious lack of knowledge of the nuances and details of the ongoing LAUTECH situation. The governor has repeatedly state, over the last couple of months, some of the solutions they were working on for the Lautech situation.

You will agree with me, that, the Lautech situation escalated when the state revenue hit a huge brick wall, following the crash in the price of crude oil in the international market, and the onset of the recession from which Nigeria is currently trying to crawl its way out. The state government immediately sprung to action, and called for a review of the operations of the institution, to ensure that all immediate and future problems are resolved, and a workable plan is developed to ensure that it is well funded and salaries are paid, both in the short and the long term.

The state government thus constituted a visiting auditing panel, headed by another legal luminary Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), to interrogate the immediate causes of the problem, not limited to funding alone, and ensure that a plan is developed to sustain the institution. The panel, upon the fulfillment of its mandate, is to submit its findings to the leadership of the school and the state government, on the proposed funding and maintenance plan for the institution. An Education Trust Fund is also being set up, which when concluded, will ensure that Oyo state owned institutions are properly funded and run.

While also addressing the graduands, the legal luminary also mentioned that Oyo state has been terrible in WAEC performance, coming 26th in the last year rankings in terms of WAEC performance by States in Nigeria. What the learned SAN failed to mention, is that, in the last 6 years since Ajimobi became Governor, Oyo state has gradually and consistently risen, albeit slowly, in these rankings; from 35th position to 26th.

Also, as a direct result of the policy abolishing mass promotions in Oyo state, as was the case in the years before Ajimobi, this year, Oyo state rose in the rankings in the 2017 NECO exams, to an enviable 2nd position Nationwide; these would assure the unbiased reader, that the legal luminary’s statement that the State Government has had nothing to show for Education in the last 6 years is false and unfounded.

One would also expect that, as a respected member of the society, the legal luminary will understand that free education is only mandated at primary level, and, given the cost of delivering quality education at tertiary level, especially given the current economic situation, free tertiary education is yet unattainable and may take a while before it can be delivered. Also, the UN standard as mentioned by the esteemed legal luminary is not mandated, as even the proponents understand that each government has to adapt to its immediate realities in its budgetary allocations, and a 26% allocation might not be realistic for a government’s current or immediate situation.

In conclusion, while the temptation is very high for one to lap up the statements of a respected member of the society, responsibility behooves on everyone to take a step back from the issues raised, and analyze them based on their individual merits, before leaping to conclusion.

Mr. Falana goofed on this, and a man of his stature should issue a retraction, and an apology.

And this writer might be a student. Imagine you defending the government that has wrecked education with your have baked knowledge.

IPOB aka No Future Ambition (N F A)

Pauloves:
That is to say u 'll collect t fair from Sai Baba eventually u go to aso roc lol! a lot of clowns on this thread...

If your Elders could collect from your GEJ then you lack moral right to judge anybody

That's a good idea, It will cushion the effects of large numbers of local immigrants

Odeyinigbin:
C dis one ooooo Were u there? Pls mind ur utterances before dey pick u up

The will first pick u

A young was sentenced and killed for drug offence in Asia last year and he was celebrated and buried ceremoniously in the SE. No shame once you have money or mansion over there.

Nobody goes to Aso rock and come back empty handed most especially when you are invited by the president, They give transport fare in dollars like the one given by GEJ to Bakere and was rejected. So, this killer should keep shut

He dey pain this man. Let your people destroy north by obeying the quit notice

Favour155:
i could have said you're stupid, but let me swallow the word,

does kidnapping mean that ipob intention is to wicked the yorubas,

am not in support of this man being a kidnapper, infact he should be put to dead,

but at the same time, does that mean there are no kidnappers in Yoruba lands that are also tormenting other tribes,

most you display your stupidity every where you go like MTN network.

#Because you haven't seen other tribes kidnappers doesn't mean their judgement day won't come,

and people that he even kidnapped mostly are igbos (same tribe) with him so how is this against the yorubas?

Evans' younger brother go and perish with him

Ozhekome is a vibrant lawyer that devotes himself to defending a very bad corrupt government officials in order to benefit hugely from the proceed. Remember how much Fayose paid him? The judgment of corrupt Lawyers and Judges is only in heaven not in this country

sean1000x:
Otedola destroyed the career of the bright young man who was elected to the house of representative since 1999 at age 29

He destroyed himself with corruption after portrayed himself saint. In Nigeria politics, Nigerian press have painted some corrupt politician saint and have succeeded in blackmailing the better ones. Faruq was a saint in the national assembly until he got caught in the act

They asked you to leave north and you start saying if we go your region will collapse economically without telling us what will become of SE region.

These IPOB decide to fight the yoruba in this dimension. First abandoned property recorded. Shame on your tribe!

CharlotteFlair:
Better than the land that flows with blood and ritual money!! By the way who is we? Hope you don't mean your inconsequential generation?

Those you alleged to have tied you down from getting Biafra, The land that flow with fraud and drug. The almighty Afonja that cause all your political misfortune...

CharlotteFlair:
Useless Yorrobber! You not only kidnap, you kill your victims to make money ritual even after collecting ransom money. Useless zombies!

We are giving your Biafra soon, The land that flows with fraud and drug

See what Biafrans turns Yoruba land into. Den of Kidnappers! And they are here online shouting Biafra or dead

I thought this fraudulent fugitive is hiding