₦airaland Forum

lonelydora:
Are we to still recognise him as speaker? Just asking. *Runs out of thread*

You want to attacked by our various e - warriors Trouble sleep you go dey wake am...na wahala you dey find oooo

Abeg na who get red oil here i wan put am for my beans wey don nearly done...abeg i dey wait ooo, help a brother oooo

Billygee2u:
only the service chiefs they grilled ,what of the Chief Judge that acquitted the Nyanya bomb blast mastermind,Ogwuche?

Those that handled ogwuche's case are very sloppy...

Well am not surprised since the same judicial system fined someone that committed pension fraud 750,000 naira...SMH

Lai Mohammed


The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the police invasion of the National Assembly last week is the equivalent of a coup and called for an independent inquiry to determine who ordered the invasion and for what purpose, with a view to preventing a recurrence and also meting out the necessary punishment to those behind it.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said using weapons to attack an arm of government and prevent it from carrying out its functions is tantamount to a coup.

”We are demanding the independent inquiry in view of the seriousness of the armed attack on the National Assembly and the danger it poses to our democracy. We are also alerting the international community to the happenings in Nigeria and urging them to show interest because of their investment in the country’s democracy,” it said.

The APC said the denial by the presidency of its involvement in the attack is not enough to stop the finger-pointing at it (presidency), especially because no one, not even the Inspector General of Police, will have the temerity to stop the nation’s number four citizen from entering the National Assembly without an express order from the President.

”This is why we have continuously held the president responsible for last week’s show of shame,” the party said, noting that the IG is just a tool in the hands of a president that has perhaps done more than any other president before him to truncate the nation’s democracy.

”We make bold to say that President Jonathan has worked assiduously to put Nigeria’s democracy in jeopardy, whether in Rivers where he backed a misguided Police Commissioner to usurp the constitutional duties of an elected Governor, or in Ekiti State where he has so far refused to condemn the so-called impeachment of the Speaker by seven PDP members in a 26-member House of Assembly.

”Also, apart from the half-hearted and belated denial, the president has not condemned the attack on the National Assembly by the police. A president that is conversant with the dictates of the constitution which he swore an oath to protect would have gone ahead to make a national broadcast to condemn the police invasion of the Assembly and even promised to get to the root of the matter. Instead, our president has maintained an undignified silence in the face of the global outcry that has greeted the orchestrated police action,” it said.

APC advised President Goodluck Jonathan to stop behaving as if he wants to be the last president of a united Nigeria and to immediately put an end to actions that are inimical to the very survival of the country’s democracy.

Meanwhile, the party has congratulated the members of the National Assembly, especially those who scaled the high gates of the National Assembly, for the sacrifices they have made to defend the nation’s democracy.

It said the lawmakers, by their action, risked their lives for the survival of Nigeria’s democracy, hence they are heroes.

”The lawmakers who united across party lines last week to restore the integrity of the House of Representatives and prevent an attempt to truncate our democracy are heroes, because if they had not done what they did, no one could have imagined the consequences of the orchestrated police action against the National Assembly.

”The Senators who stormed the House in sympathy and solidarity with their colleagues, including Senate President David Mark, should also be commended by all for resisting tyranny and for facing up to anti-democratic forces,” APC said.

Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Lagos, Nov. 25th 2014


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/171877-apc-likens-police-invasion-national-assembly-coup-demands-probe.html

The Senate on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the service chiefs for about eight hours over the insurgency situation in the north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.

Those in attendance were Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Adesola Amosu; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah; and the Director of the Department of State Service, Mr. Ekpeyong Ita.

The Senate spokesperson, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who spoke with journalists after the eight hours brainstorming session, explained that the military identified problems of troop, equipment and other auxiliary problems as their major challenges.

Abaribe said the issue of emergency rule was not discussed throughout the meeting but explained that the service chiefs noted that the extension was necessary to enable them to perfect their operations in the troubled states.

He said, “The question of the state of emergency was not what is on the table today. We are going to wait until it is brought to the floor of the Senate and we will discuss it.

“What the Senate did today was to separate the two questions (insurgency and the state of emergency).

“Of course, the military continues to insist that they need the state of emergency to be able to conduct operations in a manner that would bring it (terror war) to a quick resolution.

“When the Senate now takes the question of the state of emergency you will be there because it would be discussed in open plenary.

“We found from the briefing of the service chiefs that we have some problems which had to do with the levels of equipment and other auxiliary problems where you have to fight an asymmetrical war and not a normal conflict.

“We are very glad that the military at this moment, is gearing up itself to be able to deal with this asymmetrical conflicting in the North-East of Nigeria.

“As of today, we can assure Nigerians that the military is up to the task of dealing with this matter.”

He added that the matter of the Senate and what happened last Thursday (the National Assembly invasion by the police) would be discussed on Wednesday (today ) during open plenary.

On why the Inspector-General of Police was not in the Senate on Tuesday, Abaribe said the police officer was not part of the service chiefs.

The senator also said that he was not aware that the IGP was invited by the Senate to appear before it on Wednesday (today ).

The Senate spokesperson equally stated that he was not aware whether President Goodluck Jonathan would send another letter to the Senate on the emergency rule extension since the last one had expired last week Thursday.

The Senate President, David Mark, said the Senate discussed extensively with the service chiefs and noted the challenges and the progress made by the Armed Forces in the fight against insurgency in the North-East.

Mark, who described the meeting as a very robust discussion, added that the Senate would have discussed in plenary the incidents that happened last week Thursday, but because the senators spent the whole day on the insurgency situation.

Meanwhile, the Senate spokesperson has described the reported moves by some senators to initiate impeachment proceedings against Jonathan as a rumour which he would not make any comments upon.

Abaribe, who was reacting to a question on the update on the alleged exercise, said, “The issue to me is still a rumour and I won’t comment on rumour.”

However, a senator who craved anonymity told our correspondent that the matter would have been tabled before the Senate on Tuesday but for the long hours spent with the service chiefs.

He said, “We are still on the matter. As a matter of fact, it is a concluded plan which cannot be abandoned. We will surely move the motion on the floor.”

In the meantime, Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma – Egba, had asked the PDP senators to attend an emergency meeting in his official residence by 8.00pm on Tuesday.

Ndoma-Egba did not give details of the meeting’s agenda but sources said the issue of the planned impeachment proceedings might be discussed there.

http://www.punchng.com/news/insurgency-senators-grill-service-chiefs-for-eight-hours/

its the season of defection...Let the defection continue

Shooting at unarmed student protesting against the hike in fees, just like they did at nassarawa some months ago...

When will all this nonsense stop Our uniformed men keep disgracing nigerians since time immemorial...

What ever happened to anti riot policemen If indeed the the student were rioting

When will all the cat and dog game end Today BH seize some territories today, tomorrow army recaptures the territories again...SMH

If indeed this cloning accusation is true, then we shouldn't blame APC they are just putting their biological knowledge of genetics to use, "Genetically cloning voters card"...

sanity12:
guy face front,,,,,ain't talkin to u,if u cn't komprehend den f*ck off......

It seems you are high on cow dung...

sanity12:
awon haters ti de,,,,guy u no even verify jow true the story is before splittin jargons

Please before you quote someone or reply someone, always make sure you understand what the person is saying...

I will not want to assume you have issues with comprehension

We all know how the story will end...

Nobody will get impeached its just the initial gra gra (IGG), after they have been visited by the almighty "ghana must go bag of millions"

Yorubas don talk am finish "Alejo lowo"

Meanin: Money na visitor, if you no spend am well before your eye clear he don leave you go...

If the news is anything to go by, I wish d'banj quick debt recovery...

Maybe he forgot to read the small portion of the form, where it is written "Money used in purchasing a nomination form is non refundable"...

voltron:
Let me ask you all one thing.. is the sole responsibility of Nigeria's Future in the hands of GEJ alone.. what about Bukola Saraki, Rashid Ladoja, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gabriel Suswam, David Mark, Theodore Orji, Godswil Akpabio etc.. this nation is run by many "leaders" it takes a concerted effort of all to make it a successful 1.. but these lazy greedy bastards have drawn focus away from themselves because GEJ is as lazy and greedy and more clueless than the rest. only the masses and the working class will suffer in the end

Gbam!!!

I guess GEJ should be blamed for everything that happens in each state...

I wonder how some people conveniently forgot that 36 states is what we call nigeria not the presidential palace or abuja alone...

Nonsense...BH is killing innocent people up north, they didn't see that...Arabic inscription has been on the naira since independence no one said a thing...Hypocrites

I guess their ultimate goal is to get rid of other religion, so they can have their way...Yeye dey smell

No one should blame the old baba jare...he is simply following in the foot step of his role model Senator Yerima...

I wonder why police decided not to arrest that Yerima guy...

Fraih:
Its nothing, I've seen marriages like dat and they are firm...

But as for me, I can't try it

Why i thought you just said is nothing....

If you have headache blame jonathan...

If your wife follow another man blame jonathan...

If you lose your job blame jonathan...

If you fail in school blame jonathan...

If no chop sleep blame jonathan...

If your wife/babe no give you do blame jonathan...

If your pikin no sleep well blame jonathan...

If super eagles lose blame jonathan...

If you no go mosque/church blame jonathan...


I wonder what some nigerians won't blame jonathan for...SMH

All we see all day is politicians irrespective of their political affiliation throwing blame/s around, rather than give us tangible solutions...SMH

vivalavida:
Bath a pig,dress a pig
A pig is still a pig

Classic ...BTW bad belle no go kill you

NapoIeon:
Tambuwal should be killed asap

why wish death on someone because of politics

Come to think of it you are an unknown entity to both APC and PDP so why the HBP na

Soloter:
They were with your party, the pdp and they know very well your rigging machineries which can be used against them. that is why they are leting you know that this time around, the votes should count.

Are you kidding me So former "riggers" in PDP are now saying they want vote to count in APC...If this is the change we want then we are doomed...

Well said...Funny but true

ednut1:
nigerians smh. claim to be religious but ikuroriji ns chronic looter

Its not looting but God's blessing provided tithe is been remitted...

greatgod2012:
Honestly, i really wish Lagos state is delievered from the hand of Tinubu but i have some fears.........

I doubt if Lagosians even want that to happen, because Lagosians believe so much on APC.
I don't believe Obanikoro is even up to that task yet, because he too is kinda corrupt too.
And finally, i'm yet to see any significant difference between APC and PDP in terms of corruption.

@bolded well said...

Watch your back our e-warriors might come for you

phlemzy:
Nigerian president must have attended this meeting with the highest number of people in his convoy as usual despite the dwindling financial reserve of the country. Nigerians are really yearning for change!

He shouldn't attend the meeting Because the reserve is dwindling as you claimed I guess he should stop all official function(s) because of the dwindling reserve then...

I just wonder the kind of opposition we have in this country...SMH

Bashing, name calling

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jjlala:
Sharap dere what's dis one saying ?

To understand my post/comment, please kindly go back and read it slowly...Thanks

Both of them should be held responsible for the debacle...The fence scaling dishonourable honourable members and the police IG who was acting on order(s) from above as claimed by the opposition...

Blame it on the aide, so his aide went to press without fayose knowing...Well sunny nneji don talk am finish "blame the other man"

ifaoni:
that jonah, cant military kill the goat and take over?

Nigerian army still dey recruit, since our soldier are cowards and can't do your wish...why join the army and kill the "goat" yourself...Yeye dey smell