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[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=489343.msg6492148#msg6492148 date=1280691322]In his resignation letter, copied to President Goodluck Jonathan, the Chief Judge of Abia State and the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, the deputy governor said he submitted the letter to Governor Orji, asking the state government to direct the Accountant General to pay his entitlements and approved expenses of about N425,037,746.00,which he said Governor Orji used his executive powers to withhold.
[/quote]This is outrageous how much he is being paid. Even in the states politicians do not get that much money. Nigerian politicians are just thieves and nothing more. It really does make me sick. We need a revolution.

Why not revert back to regional governments?

Instead of the creation of more states, we should be consolidating our states.

Acidosis:
gawd! I wish I could give you a cyber slap to correct your insanity.
Isn't it a record if it eventually come to pass? What record have you made ever since you began the fruitless journey of your miserable life?
Nigeria is about to make a record in the world and here you are complaining about those conditions you never thought of solving. People like you will soon ask the government to brush their teeth every morning.

When are you going to get a brain. What use is this useless record when people are starving in Nigeria? In a civilized nation, they would try to take care of there most vulnerable instead of worrying about breaking useless records that will be eventually broken.

People like me left Nigeria for a better nation. A nation that take care of its people who contribute to their society and do not stiffle innovation and growth. Nigerian government does not provide anything.

This is a damn shame. I blame the police and the mothers. Why would you put your children in harm's way? And why would the men just stand around and not help their women? This is just a mess.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget. Start returning your husband's ill gotten loot and we can talk about forgiveness. However, until she shows that she is regretful and start returning the stolen funds, we cannot even talk about forgiveness.

Acidosis:
80% of the comments here are dumb & senseless.
50th anniversary deserves even more. Poor electricity but you're here surfing nairaland, no food but  you ate something this morning. Well am not surprised 'cos most Nigerians are addicted to complains, while some are allergic to celebrations.
Let someone mention 2 countries without problems, and I'll live nairaland with an immediate effect!

You are a fool. There is nothing to celebrate. Nigeria is not progressing and you want to celebrate. Only a fool would support such a senseless celebration. Nigerians have every right to complain while you want to celebrate nonsense. People like you make me really sick. You want people to be happy for misery. God I cannot understand some delusional Nigerians who celebrate dystopia.

And the only people who will be celebrating will be Nigerians living in the Diaspora since many have the good life and can afford to celebrate and Nigerians who are part of those circles that like to chop chop chop.

We are not talking about other countries, we are talking about Nigeria.

I still question the population figures in Nigeria. Onitsha an Igbo town is considered one of the world's fastest growing cities. We are not talking about only in Nigeria, not only in Africa, but the world. Who is adding to this rapid population growth of this old city? An explosion of Igbo births? People from the East are flocking to this city?

I still believe that the Hausa-Fulani are not the largest ethnic group in Nigeria. I know there are large numbers of Yorubas and Igbos and I believe both groups alone are more than the Hausa-Fulani. Igbos populations are not being counted, Yoruba populations are not being counted while Hausa populations are being inflated.

A desert population cannot hold large populations, in which the Hausa claim that their region is more populated than Southern Nigeria.

Will that be used to feed the hungry in Nigeria?

What a waste of money though. It shows that African politicians do not know what to do with money. Build some houses for the poor, feed the poor, invest in infrastructure etc. That would be a nice present for Nigeria.

Ex-militants clash in Warri

By Emma Amaize,  Dayo Johnson & Akpokona Omafuaire

WARRI—THE Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger Delta deployed soldiers with two Armoured Personnel Carriers to quell a clash in Warri between the second batch of ex-militants invited for training at Obubra, Cross River State, and the group that had not yet enrolled for the programme.
Trouble started when the ex-militants, who recently protested their exclusion from the Obubra training, both in Abuja and Warri, stormed the take-off point of the second batch of ex-militants drawn from Delta, Edo and Ondo states at the NPA waterside in Warri and took over the 12 luxurious buses meant for the journey.

When those who were legitimately invited for the training came, they found that their seats had been hijacked by other people and a confrontation ensued, leading to the damage of the windscreens of some of the buses.
Pandemonium ensued until the soldiers came to the scene to restore order. Later, the branded buses of the Post-Amnesty Committee left with the accredited ex-militants for Obubra.
The opposing group of ex-militants complained that they were left out of the programme and blamed their predicament on a popular ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo and organizers of the programme.

However, a source said the Post-Amnesty Committee was inviting the 20,192 ex-militants that accepted amnesty within the October 4, 2009 deadline of the Federal Government in batches and the case of those who submitted arms after the expiration of the deadline was still being looked into.

The source who is a top government official, said: “It is wrong for these boys to be causing problem in this way. They know they were not invited for this training, the names of those invited were published in the Vanguard Newspapers. Why are they here? It is not their turn yet. They should be patient and allow this programme to run.”

About 106 ex-militants from the riverine areas of Ondo State are participating in second batch of the post-amnesty rehabilitation and empowerment training. They are to join others from Edo and Delta for the post-amnesty rehabilitation and empowerment training. They are from the oil rich Ilaje and the riverine Ese-Odo local government areas of the state.
Speaking with newsmen in Akure, the Coordinator of the Amnesty programme, Barrister Rotimi Olamide said:  “At least 600 ex-militants in the state would benefit from the training by the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.”
Ex-militants to be posted for training this month

There were signals, weekend, that the first batch of ex-militants who had completed training in non-violence at Obubra, Cross River State, would be posted to different training centres, within and outside the country, for the second phase of their rehabilitation and integration programme, this month.
Vanguard gathered that the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of Post-Amnesty Programme, Mr. Timi Alaibe had been on the matter since the first batch of ex-militants completed training in the first week of July.

A source said: “The Post-Amnesty Committee has finalized arrangements for the posting of the ex-militants that scaled through in the first batch. But it appears the committee does not want to unfold the details until the ex-militants resume in the different training centres. Within this week or latest, next week, I am sure the ex-militants would receive their posting letters.”
He said some of the ex-militants, either in the first batch or subsequent batches would be sent to Norway to undergo Seafarer training after the rehabilitation exercise.

“They will opportunity to undergo a Seafarer training in Norway after the programe. The government is also offering them a four-year university scholarship, after which they are assured of a job, as new societal role models.”

Investigation by Vanguard showed there was calm in Obubra, yesterday, as the traditional ruler, His Royal Highness, Clement Ewona and his subjects, after the trouble-shooting mission of Chief Alaibe, about a fortnight ago, were now ready to host the ex-militants.
Unlike the first batch of 2,000 ex-militants, who had access to the community because of the porous security nature of the camp, the second batch would be restricted to the camp, which is now completely fenced, and would be placed under surveillance 24 hours by security agents.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/01/ex-militants-clash-in-warri/

Monarch leads North’s campaign against Jonathan

By Henry Umoru
ABUJA—FRESH facts emerged, yesterday, that a prominent monarch who is also a religious authority, was leading other northern leaders against the widely speculated ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2011 Presidential polls.
Vanguard gathered that the traditional ruler’s move was to convince key northerners to direct the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to upheld the issue of zoning in favour of the North.

It was learnt that the traditional ruler who was very happy with the decision of the governors who voted for zoning, in line with the wishes of the North to have the presidential slot in 2011, had begun moves to first convince other leading emirs, traditional rulers and stakeholders on the need to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from emerging as the presidential candidate of the PDP.
It would be recalled that the northern governors at the end of their meeting, last Tuesday, came up with 10 voting for zoning, seven against, while one was absent.

Vanguard learnt that the well respected traditional ruler from the North-west was convincing the people of the North with slogans like, Kasan Ku, meaning, ‘your land,’ Alladun Ku, meaning, ‘your culture’ and Adinin Ku, meaning, ‘your religion.’
What these connote is that the people of the North must protect their land, their culture and religion and that a vote for Jonathan would amount to losing all the things the North treasures.

IBB, Atiku, Ciroma, Mohammed, Lawal Kaita, Ayu, M.D Yusuf, others meet next week
As part of moves to have a soft landing for the North in the present political dispensation and have a common front to wrestle power from President Goodluck Jonathan; former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, and ex_vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have fixed a meeting of G15 for early next week.

The surprising scenario about the meeting was the realignment of forces especially between two presidential aspirants, Babangida and Atiku, to form a group called G15.

Also to attend the meeting where what they described as a ‘crucial decision’ would be taken are Aliyu Mohammed; former Inspector General, M.D Yusuf; one time Minister of Finance, Mallam Adamu Ciroma; former Minister of Police Affairs, General David Jemibewon (rtd), Alhaji Bello Kirfi; former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu; Ex_Minister of Interior, Dr. Shettima Mustafa; one time Governor of the old Kaduna State, Alhaji Lawal Kaita; former Chief of Air Staff, AVM Hamza Abdullahi(rtd); Alhaji Magaji Dambatta; and former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Patrick Adaba.
A source told Vanguard that the group which is steered by General Ibrahim Babangida and the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was expected to take “crucial decisions” on issues affecting the polity, and in particular, on the contentious issue of zoning and power rotation.
The source added that at the meeting, members of the G15 would review the decision by majority of Northern governors to support the retention of the zoning arrangement by the PDP; resolutions of each of the19 state chapters of the Northern Leaders Forum; resolution of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, on zoning and that of the Northern Union.

CDC holds convention, adopts Jonathan

Meanwhile, the Congress for Democratic Change, CDC, held its convention, weekend, and became the first political party to formally adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate.
The CDC at its national convention held at the Merit House, Abuja, ratified the decision of its National Executive Council, NEC, which had on June 28 decided on Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate for the election.
According to the party, though it was backing President Jonathan, the move did not connote that it was not fielding candidates for other elective positions in the country during the election. It, however, ruled out the possibility of the party fusing with any other party for the purpose of next year’s polls.

Answering questions from newsmen after the convention, the re_elected National Chairman of the party, Chief Edozie Madu, who noted that it became imperative for CDC to decide on Jonathan, said that President Jonathan was the messiah the country had been waiting for.
Madu who was elected unopposed to lead the party for another four years, said that the party never hid its admiration for PDP’s seven_point agenda as a platform for accelerating the economic development of the country hence its support for Jonathan.
He said: “If elected, Jonathan would be in the best position to deliver on the seven_point agenda started by his predecessor, late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Jonathan is able, he is the messiah we need in Nigeria.”

The CDC national chairman stressed that most of the groups parading themselves as political parties were not in the real sense of the word. He noted: “Most of the parties just register and go to bed. But we have continued our membership drive since we were registered in 2006. Our membership base has hit 1.2 million.”

Other officers elected at the convention which was observed and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were Garba Ibrahim Yakasai, national vice chairman, North; Darlington Okoro, national vice_chairman, South; Alhaji Jimoh Abdullahi, national secretary; Princess Adaeze Igwe, national women leader; and Zainab Bello, national organizing secretary.
The rest were Muhammed Musa Bako, national director, organization; Lateef Abdullahi, national publicity secretary; Oluwatobi Fature, treasurer; and Abubakar Lawan, auditor.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/02/monarch-leads-norths-campaign-against-jonathan/

This is some good news. I still weep for Abia State. It is horrible what my states is going through. So much potential wasted on bad leadership.

ezeagu:
Outcasts, twin killing, blaming illnesses on "Ogbanje", human sacrifice and slavery by the "gods", apart from that nothing wrong. . . . . . . .

Well that was all part of our culture at the time. Even the Judaic religions has some "barbaric" practices like stoning adulterers and cutting the limbs off of thieves.

We could have "modernized" our religion and traditional practices. The Indians did not forget their gods. Their religion just evolved. That is something I admire about the Indians. Even though they were colonized, they did not forget their old ways. Maybe that is why Africa is not progressing. We have forsaken our culture and our gods.

Frankly, I feel these foreign religions have not done Africans any good. We kill each other over religion, we do not trust anyone over religion and causes a host of other problems.

Why not follow the old ways? What was wrong with our traditional religions? Our ancestors had no problem with their religion. Africans are so quick to throw away their culture due to foreign influences, it shows an inferiority complex. My God is Chukwu!

All I can pray for though, is that these racist Americans planning on burning the Quran do not anger Muslims in Africa which would make them target innocent African Christians who had no role in this nasty affair.

We are all people of the book. Jews, Christians and Muslims follow the same God. Each religion has a common ancestor so why all this nonsense?

I think it is horrible that people have to live in squalid conditions. It just boggles the mind, how some Nigerians do not care about their fellow man. Are people that selfish, that we cannot provide housing for these people?

Nigeria is blessed with so many natural resources, but our politicians only know how to steal. How wicked can a person be?