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More grease to your elbow ROSSIKE. 

Say no more! They are Chinese-made. The Nigerian military would have better chances, buying a Aba made product than the garbage produced in China.

Well. . . may the man's soul rest in peace.

No. . .

Just riots

We need tyrants such as these to cleanse the nation of the filth.

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Too be honest redsun, Nigeria needs purges. I mean there needs to be a lot of bloodshed in order to deal with the people.

We need Mao Zedong or Stalin type of purges.

The Nigerian populace are. . .

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The Japanese have a homogenous country that prides itself in their culture, their language and their history.

Of course you would not find looting in a country that prides itself on respect and national unity.

Ribadu should not be allowed near the presidency. The attack dog, belongs as head of the police.

Just join the "fun" and let the buffoons who believe their politicians will do something on their behalf.

Since Nigerians are a selfish people from the bottom all the way to the top, why give yourself heartache worrying about these sheep.

DDC machine: INEC IT officer, 4 others arrested in Ibadan in hotel room with 6 DDC machines – Jega

From FRANCIS AWOWOLE-BROWNE, Abuja

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega has confirmed that five persons, including INEC staff, have been arrested in connection with the illegal possession of three Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines in a hotel room in Ibadan, the Oyo State, and promised that they would not go scot-free.

Jega who fielded questions from members of civil society groups in Abuja, yesterday, explained that one of the suspects was a top staff of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department of the commission.

Also, the commission has scheduled a meeting with the leaders of the 63 registered political parties for today to explain the planned voting procedure for the elections and display to them the specimen ballot papers and ballot boxes.

Speaking on the Oyo DDC machine saga, the INEC chairman said the commission was committed to prosecuting the offenders. In view of this, Jega announced that the IT staff had been replaced to restore confidence in the process.

“We have sent somebody to take over ICT in Ibadan and we have certified the voter register which makes the attempted manipulation difficult,” he explained, pointing out that this was because the present commission had made it clear from the beginning that it was no longer business as usual.

Describing the development as unfortunate, Jega said the ICT personnel acted without the consent of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Ayo Adakeja as the ICT official was said to have taken permission to go out.

By this ugly incident, the INEC chairman argued that it was clear that there were still a few bad eggs within the system whose conduct was bound to smear the image of the commission.

Said he: “What has happened in Ibadan is very unfortunate. The head of the ICT Unit in Ibadan was caught in a hotel room with four other people who are not INEC officials with six DDC machines.

“Obviously, they have been arrested; investigation is going on in trying to determine whether he was acting alone or whether he had partners who are his collaborators within INEC or outside.

“So, I think as I speak with you now the picture is not complete but the good thing is that you were trying to do something wrong and you were caught.

“We are doing our best now to investigate and determine the extent to which damage has been done with our data in Ibadan. I think that is all I can say for now. But obviously, we are committed to prosecuting any person who has committed any offence.”

Meanwhile, the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that none if its members have been arrested in relation to the alleged doctoring of the voters’ register in the state.

In a statement signed by the party’s Director of Media and Strategy, Mr. Morohunkola Thomas, the party denied the reports alleging that some officials of the INEC in conjunction with some members of the PDP were caught doctoring the voters’ register in 27 out of the 33 local government areas in the state.

“And this is a very grievous offence we have taken decisions we have already sent somebody to take over as the head of ICT in Ibadan so that all these investigations can be done and the work also as we prepare for elections can continue.

“It is very unfortunate, I have said it before that there is no over emphasizing the fact that where ever you have thousands of people in an organization, there are bound to be those who are reckless, who are fraudulent and who in spite of whatever else you do they are still criminally minded and determined to perpetrate crimes.

“And the challenge for every organization is to have the capacity to apprehend such offenders in order to penalize them in accordance with the law. It’s a very unfortunate thing that has happened. What it has done is to further motivate us to further be very serious about the security and integrity of our data.”

Jega stated further that “I have started reading very uncomplimentary remarks about the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the papers. I want to say categorically, that from the information available to me as of now the officer acted without authority of the REC.

“In fact, he left people in the office who were still working over night producing the voter register to say he was going home around 8pm and left and evidently he left and went to the hotel to perpetrate whatever crime he was caught perpetrating.

“It is important that we await the outcome of investigations before casting aspersions on everybody.”

On the preparations of INEC, he disclosed that apart from the commission’s 530 Hilux Vans for the conduct of the elections, it will soon take delivery of another 100 vehicles and 60 Speed boats. Besides these, Jega noted that the Nigerian Air Force was willing to assist in the areas they can to make success of the elections.


http://odili.net/news/source/2011/mar/22/502.html

Soldiers ‘ll not be used to rig April elections – Army chief

By Tony Edike

ENUGU – CHIEF of the  Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, declared, yesterday, that Nigeria’s democracy had come to stay, saying the military was duty bound to protect and defend the country’s unity.

He also urged politicians currently jostling for positions in the April elections to bury any thought about using soldiers to rig the April general elections as that would not be possible.  He said his men would rather help the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct credible election for Nigerians.

Lt. Gen. Ihejirika, who made this known while declaring open the second Commanding Officers’ Workshop hosted by the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu , said the military remained the symbol of the nation’s unity, stating that any officer that compromised the irreducible standard would be severely dealt with.

He said: “Let me inform my officers here, at least from GOCs; if your close staff, including drivers, clerk, secretary, cook, among others, are people from the same tribe, it means you don’t represent the unity and oneness of this country; you are still drawn along tribal lines and we are not going to tolerate that.”

Speaking on the theme of the workshop, “repositioning commanding officers to meet contemporary challenges”, the COAS said this had come at the right time, stressing that he remained committed to building a strong military base for the country, in order to meet the expectations of Nigerians, government and the international community.
On the forthcoming elections, he stated that his men would not be seen at the polling booths but would provide adequate security from the outside to ward off any possible hijack of ballot boxes by hoodlums as had been the case in past elections.

He said: “I’ve already said that soldiers would not interfere with the electoral process, they will not be at the polling booths, so to conceive an idea of soldiers being involved in rigging is something I cannot just imagine.

So, to ensure good conduct of the soldiers, this workshop has been organised. This is not the only avenue for us to deliberate on what professional should be, we’ve had other”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/03/soldiers-ll-not-be-used-to-rig-april-elections-army-chief/

This is good news. Now PDP can focus on improving Port Harcourt. Lagos is no man's land for PDP.

Maybe wives of powerful men should be seen, and not heard.

fuke:
For where? This does not represent what is on the ground.

The elites whom Thisday must have interviewed do not do the voting, the poor people do.
And these are the people thronging to receive Buhari everywhere.

Buhari has no support in the SE, SS, and practically no support in SW. His core supporters are in the North. He may even lose parts of the Middle Belt. So enough with that nonsense.

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Stop your whining. I have lived in the states long enough to understand your people. I have met good AA and I have met bad AA. Just like there are good Africans, and there are bad Africans.

However, if you look at AA society today, it has fallen from its former glory. After the successes of the Civil Rights movement, the black community has become lazier. If MLK was still living, he would be ashamed at how his people have fallen.

Many of you all do not even respect yourselves. At least we Africans respect ourselves, even though our continent is going through a lot of problems.

Maybe you all should go back to your roots like many Caribbeans and Brazilians have done.

She was cute.

May her tender soul rest in peace.

Very good news!

GEJ FEVER!

Amaechi inaugurates NESREA office in Port-Harcourt

Abuja -  Gov. Rotimi  Amaechi of  Rivers  has inaugurated the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency(NESREA)  office in Port Harcourt.

The office, named “ NESREA House, ’’ was built by the Rivers Government to support the agency in ensuring environmental sustainability in the country.

A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday  by Sule Oyofo, Chief Press Secretary to NESREA, said  the building  with  32 rooms  would house the South-South Zonal Office of NESREA and the Rivers  Office of the agency.

It would also accommodate the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved reference laboratory.
Amaechi, according to the statement,  said the decision to build the structure was in line with his administration’s preparedness to ensure a healthy environment for residents of   the state.

“It is important to create standards and keep to them, we need enlightenment, standards need to be set and it is important for everybody to abide by these standards,’’ he said.

The statement also  said  the Minister of  Environment, Mr  John Odey, had earlier  described the efforts of the Rivers Government as  symbol of good environmental governance.

The minister said the project was   evidence of the good deeds of  the Rivers government and  urged  other state governments to emulate it.
The Director-General of NESREA, Dr  Ngeri Benebo,  expressed gratitude to the state government for  executing the project.

“We pledge that the building will be used to the glory of  God and  we will work with other agencies to make sure that the entire country  is  kept clean,’’ Benebo said.  (NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/03/amaechi-inaugurates-nesrea-office-in-port-harcourt/

Nigerians and their follow-follow syndrome.

That is horrible!  

To be honest, we can't have any of these wives speaking though. Seems like Nigerian politicians enjoy going to their villages to find a wife.

I heard about this before. This scientist was crazy, but he was known for making hybrids. They even found a woman who "agreed" to be inseminated with ape sperm.

Either way, if it wasn't for Stalin, Russia would not have modernized and the purges.

eku_bear:
There is not a single LG in Lagos where even 35% of the population is Igbo. I asked someone who would know this very well.

It is mostly just propaganda. Don't mind it too much.

That's a lie. A bold face lie. People must really doubt the Igbos numerical strength in places. It wont last that long though.

Louis Farrakhan is funny though. Sometimes he speaks the truth, sometimes he doesn't. My only problem with him is that I believe he played a role in killing Malcolm X.

However, on this issue, he made some valid points.

Seems like the man is listening to Ohanaeze's "suggestion" after all. Where are my Yoruba comrades?

I am getting more worried about the upcoming elections. I see dark days for Nigeria. And many of you have not realized that.