₦airaland Forum

OAM4J:
I just hope Jonathan and PDP will not rubbish her reputation. I respect her a lot. She is a presidential material.

Well at least we agree about that.

God bless Okorocha!

Steer clear of politics, Okorocha warns monarchs

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From VAL OKARA, Owerri
Friday, June 24, 2011

Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has charged traditional rulers in the state to steer clear of politics and warned that no monarch should belong to any political party.

Okorocha, who gave the warning yesterday in Owerri during the swearing-in of 14 newly appointed commissioners, 13 special advisers, chairman of the state Council of Traditional Rulers and his three deputies.

The newly sworn-in commissioners included the incumbent Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso who takes charge of Works Ministry, Mrs. Veronica Ijezie (Agriculture), Mrs. Anna Dozie (Women Affairs), Chief Ejike Uche (Housing & Transport), Chief Soronnadi Njoku (Athorney-General and Justice), Lady Chioma Ogoke (Commerce and Industry), Mr. John Chike Okafor (Finance) and Dr. Joe Obi-Njoku (Health), while Mr. Kenneth Emelu mans sports and youth ministry.

Others are Chief Jerry Okoli (Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs), Nze Benjamin Ogueri (Lands Survey and Urban Planning), Mr. Steve Ahaneku (Petroleum and National Resources), Mr. Nelson Ezerioha (Special Duties) and Mr. Alex Eguazu (Environment). Okorocha, during the occasion, announced three names of commissioner nominees and assigned portfolios to them subject to the confirmation of the state House of Assembly. The commissioner nominees include Chief Obinna Duruji (Information), Prof. Adaora Obasi (Education) and Dr. Ifeanyi Nwachukwu (Public Utilities and Rural Development).

The governor, therefore, charged the traditional rulers to reside in their domains and advised that a situation where a royal father could not stay in his place because of business engagements, such a traditional ruler should appoint a regent to oversee the affairs of the autonomous community.

He said, “this government will not take it kindly with any traditional ruler who plays politics with his stool. No traditional ruler should belong to any political party and when it comes to the time of election in the next four years, I want all the traditional rulers to open their doors to any governorship candidate that comes their way.”
“Every traditional ruler will return back to his village and where you are busy because of business engagements, I will advise you to appoint a regent.”

He further charge the HRH, Eze Samuel Ohiri led-state Council of Traditional Rulers to ensure that Igbo language was spoken in all the state ministries, primary and secondary schools in the state. Okorocha, who also directed the police to arrest anybody that covered his car plate number or used tinted glass and bring such car to the Government House where it would be used by government.

He announced that no trailer vehicle would be allowed to enter into Owerri, the state capital during the day, saying such vehicle should operate from 10pm and should use the bye-pass. The governor stated that his administration would have zero tolerance for corruption, saying that any of the appointees found wanting would be shown the way out.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/june/24/national-24-06-2011-016.html

enyojo:
I CAN'T BUT LIKE THIS WOMAN
I PRAY THAT BY 2015 THE LEAST SHE WILL BE IS VICE-PRESIDENT!!
Her state is so blessed with so many Eggheads.

Why wouldn't anyone not like this woman?

She could be Nigeria's Iron Lady. And she is not afraid of anyone.

Aunty Ngozi is our Ellen Johnson Sirleaf!

Eziachi:
ACN realised that you don't go to the tribunal just with your forensic evidence, even if its from FBI and expect to win just like that. You had to back it up with buying the judges. Once they realised that even if you win your case and that re-run doesn't work because rigging in the re-ran polls are even more sophisticated with police, army and INEC always eager to help the PDP rigging machine.
They have also realised that in the election proper, don't just sit down and play the the good guy with the PDP. You had to match them rigging for rigging, ballot box snatching to ballot box snatching stopping, thugs for thugs. That is what happened in Imo, Okorocha has 90% of Imo people behind him but that is not enough to dislodge Ohahim and PDP. However he is nobody's fool, a very good street wise operator. So he matched Ohakim/PDP anything they can thrown up before, during and after voting.
Unlike in Abia, the people voted massively for Ufomba/APGA and went home while PDP and INEC took over from there and did the rest, hence the worst administrator ever to rule any piece of Igboland (Orji) claimed to have gotten himself 600+ votes. Unless APGA in Abia/Ebonyi has millions to invest on the tribunal judges, they will be wasting their time for a very long time to come.

I disagree with you Elder Eziachi. Ufomba did not win Abia. The only reason why Orji won Abia state, because he was able to get his kinsmen to vote for him in Umuahia.

Aba was in disarray, because the ENTIRE Ngwa vote was divided. A divided Ngwa vote allows PDP to win time and time again. It is an age old problem for the Ngwa. They cannot speak with one voice even though they are the largest clan in Abia.

How can someone from Umuahia defeat the entire Ngwa vote?

ezeagu:
Why is this refreshing, this boring old conflict has been going on for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The United Kingdom may just end up gone if there are no more benefits for the four nations inside of it.

Most Scots cannot even speak their Gaelic language. The same goes for the Welsh. Even the Northern Irish cannot speak Irish. All speak English.

The comments are funny though. Someone mentioned that they should rebuild Hadrian's Wall.

Wrong section. Should be moved to the Culture section.

God bless this woman. This is the only good news I have heard from Jonathan in a while.

This woman should be Nigeria's president!

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Okonjo-Iweala set to be named as economic czar

By Terfa Tilley-Gyado
June 24, 2011 06:34AM

As the president puts finishing touches to his list of cabinet nominees Thursday evening, close aides say the president has decided to name Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as finance minister and economic czar.

In the position, not unlike the role she played as finance minister and chairman of the presidential economic team under Olusegun 0basanjo, Mrs Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be a kind of super-minister with wide swathes over the economy.

Talks had recently stalled after Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, currently a managing director at World Bank, demanded greater executive powers and responsibility in the new administration. In an effort to secure her services, President Jonathan has designed a new State House organogram which fulfils her requirements. Her proposed designation satisfies one of the key conditions for the World Bank managing director, who is now poised to return to her old stomping grounds in Abuja.

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala brings star power to President Jonathan’s cabinet, about the only real dramatic senior appointment he has so far proposed.

But her anticipated role is believed to be causing anxiety in circles around Mr Jonathan, a larger than life outsider who is almost certain to overwhelm many of the lesser known aides around the president.

“Many of the president’s close aides and some politicians are certainly quite worried about her,” said one source close to the president.

However, President Jonathan has ignored the last minute opposition and, barring any last minute wrangles, he is expected to submit his list of cabinet nominees to the senate this afternoon, almost four weeks after his inauguration. Although the official list has not yet been released, several individuals, including a substantial chunk of former ministers, have undergone security screening in the past few weeks ahead of potential nomination.

Old faces

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala is one of many old faces returning to the new executive lineup. Bello Haliru Mohammed, the acting chairman of the PDP, is also in line for a role in Mr Jonathan’s cabinet. Mr Mohammed was so assured of his nomination that he prepared his exit notes yesterday for handover. His replacement as PDP chair is expected to be Bamanga Tukur and an announcement could be made as early as next week.

Mr Mohammed, a former communications minister under Mr Obasanjo, was one of several high profile Nigerians that were implicated by a German court in the Siemens scandal in 2007. The court accused Mr Mohammed of accepting two instalments of €70,000 in bribes, a charge that he later denied.

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala is set to be joined by other returning ministers like: Diezani Alison-Madueke, Godsday Orubebe, Odein Ajumogobia, Bala Mohammed, Chukwemeka Wogu, Labaran Maku, Ruqqayatu Rufai and Caleb Olubolade. Yusuf Suleiman, former transport minister, is also in contention for a ministerial return.

After the president writes the Senate, it is expected that ministerial screening will move to the top of the agenda when the upper chamber resumes next week Tuesday.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5721053-146/story.csp

We need people with integrity! It is not your money so return it.

Chukwudiebere Maduabum Got Drafted From The NBA

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Chukwudiebere Maduabum, better known as Chu Chu to the few people familiar with him before Adam Silver read his name on the ESPN broadcast of the 2011 NBA Draft, was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 56th overall pick. Maduabum will be sent to the Denver Nuggets in a trade, which makes sense as general manager Masai Ujiri originally discovered him.

Maduabum, a 6-foot-9 power forward out of Nigeria, was completely off the radar before being acquired by the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League late in the season. He remained off the radar once joining the D-League, too, appearing in just three games for a total of 20 minutes after joining the team on March 19.



Maduabum scored two points on four shot attempts and blocked three shots while in the D-League. In the two plays of his archived on Synergy, I can confirm that he has a jump hook that doesn't look terrible and finished on a nice pass with a lay-up while being fouled.

That's it. That's all I know about him. That's all anybody knows about him aside from Brian Levy, Director of Player Personnel for the Jam.

Levy, a great basketball mind, went to Twitter with his thoughts on Wednesday night after I mentioned his former player.

If Biyombo is a poor man's Ibaka, is Chu a homeless man's Ibaka? This is what I think about at night.

Chu is a great kid by the way. Hard worker. Thru Jam trainer Tim Difrancesco, discovered the weight room & protein. Gonna be a specimen

A lot to be said about a kid who just now has facilities to workout and a steady diet. Plus he just turned 20 years old.

I think @ScottSchroeder would define that as at least the potential for #ridiculousupside. Thanks for sparking these last 4-5 tweets.

Maduabum is the third player drafted straight from the D-League, following in the footsteps of fellow second round picks Mike Taylor and Latavious Williams. Jamine Peterson was also eligible to be drafted this season, but he apparently impressed NBA general managers as much as he impressed your's truly.

Tonight we're all Chu Chu!

http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2011/6/24/2241064/chukwudiebere-maduabum-nba-draft-nuggets-lakers-scouting-report

Sorry we Igbos are unique. That is why we do not support the Tinubus that are within our society as leaders.

aribisala0:
lo po soda mu

nebbish!

aribisala0:
oo ni ya fun motor

Fimi sile!  

aribisala0:
all the evidence would suggest that the hausa/fulani are equally free  thinking at the very  least

Kuroni'waju mi!

I am tired of you polluting this thread.

ZnO:
APGA does not need to take over SE. We are a republican, free thinking population. not some one-track minded others with rogues as their leaders. We need both APGA and PDP.

PDP has disrespected us!

Ileke-IdI:
Be ni.

Be'ko!

Od'aro kosi la ala to da. . .

Ileke-IdI:
When a lady asks you a question, learn to answer within 20 secs.

So here goes my question: se o ni awon aworan e?



20 secs starts now.

Be'ko!

Ileke-IdI:
Se nkan ti emi so ko ye e rara ni? se iwo ni awon aworan e?

You answer my question with a question?

Kantan kantan leyi! Kilo ndamu e? S'onsiere ni?

Ileke-IdI:
I dont do villages. Sorry.

Mo ni ko fi aworan titi e si. You no habla Yoruba?

Se nko ti mo so ye e? Let me write it again. Se oni awon aworan re?

Ileke-IdI:
Nitori Olorun, dont speak Igbo to me. Se ko si?

Oluwa o! Why should I not speak Igbo to you my dear? You need to learn so I can take you to my village. Se oni awon aworan re?

Ileke-IdI:
rara, ko da. Suggbon otito ni mo so fun e.

Ma so Yoruba lo.

Ayi ga afu. . .

Ileke-IdI:
Oh dear. You just spoilt my fun

Se iyen o da?

ekt_bear:
Well done, aribisala0.

Most of these stories that certain folk from a particular zone tell, you poke into history and find out that they are lies.

Kantan kantan leyi!

In a language you should understand. . . Kuroni'waju mi!

Ileke-IdI:
Rara. Iwo ni ko koko lo.

Mo moh pe eeyan ti pataki ni mi.

Now I need to teach you Igbo.

I choro ihe a? (Do you want that?)

ekt_bear:
When did a vote for Awo become a vote for Mama Awo?

Who chose her as leader, and when?

Oto!

Respect your elders!

Ileke-IdI:
Aa si ye e.

Anyway, change you pic. O rewa gan lokunrin.

Mole fihan e. But you first.

Eeyan pataki ni e!

Ileke-IdI:
Mo moh. Nitori e ni mo fi so fun e pe ko je ki okan e ma so lo.

Ede Yoruba mi da! Ko ye mi.

Anyway. . . Change your pic. O rewa gan lobinrin.

Ileke-IdI:
Je ko ma so lo.

Mi o selere rara! Se mole ko pelu e?

Ileke-Idi. . . Okan mi nso ede ife! 

Ileke-IdI:
Ok, this is not EzeUche, somebody else is typing this 

This is me o! 

You people think I don't know languages?

Just like I shown people I speak Ibibio.