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Imagine ewua saying 'we that fought the war were giving code of conduct book'. Imagine! Tell it to Murtala Mohamed/Gowon and his Asaba massacre collaborators. Murderers.

possibilita: well its just a possibility that we are the only one that consumes it,but its not the garri's fault cos too many ppl consumes it but too little ppl produce it.

can it be? Unless the ppl who cultivated it last year died/quit in their numbers or the yield was extremely poor. Or again the produce was exported, else i can't understand the sharp price rise.

possibilita: wow its not a suprise anymor cos a basin of Garri in my village is #5,500 and it gets higher every 4days which is our market days.

am really concerned about this, and i wish others could air their views too. Maybe you and I are the only forumites that consume garri.

Garri undountedly is a Nigerian staple- consumed by the rich as well as the poor- but mostly by the poor, due largely to its affordability. That same affordability is now being threatened. Bros! As i dey talk to you now, a ''painter'' of garri sells for 500-550naira, as against 280-350naira which it sold at the start of this year, even with the flooding recorded a year earlier.
Question is, (for those that know the economics of garri) what is affecting the price of garri? Is it the goverment, farmers, traders or bad harvest? Do you know where it is sold cheaper? Abeg say something.

ayox2003: First off, the SoE is a welcome development. Although some people believe its long overdue but I prefer half a bread than none. Even the US didn't expect a SoE, that's why John Kerry said that the troops should be very careful with human lives...like they really care. Huh?

Second, we say our troops are fighting the dreaded Boko Harm, yet their sponsors - those Borno Senators caught red-handed - Senator Zanna and Ali are still walking free around town like a philanthropist. If the IG is soft of them probably because he's also from the north, let the President order the Head of the Military to interrogate them. I can bet that after spending just 4hours in the military custody, they'd confess and name other sponsors of the group. This orange seller might just be a channel and not a backbone sponsor. Once access to money is blocked, gross weakness would affect their logistics. But the president turned a blind eye on those senators because they were not linked to Buhari. Politics!

Third, nigerians are just too emotional about national issues. Instead of taking time to think about the presidents declaration, all we see here is "Kill them all", "those northerns should be destroyed", "they should be gunned down" and other unnecessary statements. We need to quit swimming in the pool of emotion. Let's towel-dry our instant approval and reactions, then sit on the couch of logical reasoning. When someone makes a statement about our country, either good or bad, it doesn't hurt if we take sometime to think about what's been said instead of swallowing it all up hook, line and sinker. The declaration of SoE should not be an end but a means. A means to create the platform for a sovereign national conference. While the military has risen up to save the nation by guns, the civilians (U and I) must also use dialogue as a weapon. We must also press it on GEJ that he calls for a national conference to save the nation by dialogue. Let the northern PDPs come and make their grievances known and each tribe's representative should speak the truth about the state of the nation. Possibly all those northern PDP elites who have been silent about BH would talk, forgive and re-structure their party and the zoning controversy that magnified the problem.

Fourth, those who supports PDP/GEJ should call for federalism. If truly u want crises to stop, then tell the president that he has the power to change things for good in PDP. If he could use such power to re-structure the party to his taste, biting very hard on Amaechi's butts, then such power should be channelled to add federalism into PDP's ideology. That each state be responsible for its development, revenue and security. Waiting for monthly allocation makes these governors less concerned because whether or not they perform, money comes from Abuja. Buhari's CPC stands on federalism. It would solve these problems because a Lagosian would be less concerned about what happens in Borno and the FG would not be too worried about it.

Fifth, the problem of BH was caused by failure of northern military leaders. They spent years in power, yet they didn't ensure that their folks be educated. Unemployment, poverty and illiteracy is very rife in the north. We should learn from this: ethnicity doesn't guarantee competence. Don't choose leaders because they are from ur tribe. Vote for a candidate that has a proven track record. The north is unstable today, who knows what would be of the south tomorrow if we don't have a good leader. Aap!


Frawzey

Ayox2003! Ayox! Ayox you re a wiseman. One more reason to believe.

We are finished! Just take a cue from other countries. But for the fact that we are moving - in a direction i dont know- i would have concluded Nigeria to be a failed state.

babyosisi: [size=18pt]An interview by the late Chief Enahoro in 1998 as he addressed a group of Igbos who questioned him on the war[/size]



One of the most contradictory facts to demonstrate the inaccuracy of Gowon’s assertion comes from Gowon’s own wartime Federal Information Commissioner and foremost Nigerian war propagandist during the civil war, Chief Anthony Enahoro. In the first few months of 1998, one Jumoke Ogunkeyede, head of the "United Committee to Save Nigeria" organized a kind of reconciliation meeting between Chief Anthony Enahoro and some Igbos in New Jersey, USA. In that meeting, and in answer to one of the questions posed to Chief Enahoro about his anti-Biafran role during the civil war, Chief Enahoro, who thankfully, is alive and well today, said in part:
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"Do you really know anything about what happened during that war? I was the one that stopped late Gen. Murtala Mohammed from further massacre of innocent children and mothers. At a point when Britain refused to sell further arms to Nigeria because they had ample evidence from the Red Cross of the federal forces killing innocent civilians, I confronted Gowon with the fact and that the only way I can get Britain through my contact with their High Commissioner to resume a supply of weapon to Nigeria was that Murtala had to leave that war sector. Either Murtala leaves or I will have to leave his cabinet. Gowon told me that he is willing to call a meeting and on the condition I will be the one to confront Murtala. If there was anybody that Gowon feared so much it was Murtala Mohammed. At the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, I confronted Mohammed with elaborate evidence complete with photographs. He was livid. He could not refute them so he resorted to calling me all sorts of names prompting me to observe before the council that if he was a fine officer as he claims to be, he should not be acting the way he was acting. Needless to say that I was instrumental to his withdrawal from that sector and subsequent appointment as a minister". (See "The Nigerian and Africa" magazine, March 1998, page 10)
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From this uncoerced and uninduced testimony of Chief Enahoro, who incidentally is still alive today, one can make the following observations:

That Murtala’s genocidal campaign against the Midwestern Igbos was well known and documented by the Red Cross
That the genocide imperiled Nigerian’s ability to secure arms supply from Britain.
That in attempt to maintain British arms supply to Nigeria, Chief Enahoro confronted Gowon with this reality widely documented by the Red Cross.
That Gowon was reluctant to confront Murtala with the allegation and indeed would not confront Murtala with it unless Enahoro would do it by himself, which he did, and
That it took a threat from Enahoro to Gowon "to leave his cabinet", for Gowon to eventually address the issue and remove Murtala and commander of the 2nd infantry Division.
I must say that Enahoro’s sincerity in his testimony is commendable. Enahoro admitted that his quest to stop Murtala’s murderous campaign among the Midwestern Igbos was to save the British arms supply to Nigeria and not out of sympathy or concern for the lives of those Igbos for whatever they were worth (at least not on the record). I think that Gowon should emulate this Enahoro’s sincerity and not come 34 years later to claim that he didn’t know something he abundantly knew.

God bless you. When they speak ill of gentler soul like Prof. Achebe, i wished they had a bout with this devil of a man.

Check out nah, ndi obi-akpor. Dem dey do strong tinz.

If no be say Seun warn me, i for yab you. Anyways na wash!

Is this Patience the same woman that said she died and resurected in a German hospital. Maybe she forgot to take this land with her. Next time there will be no next time, greedy people.

Bikonu, on a serious note- no jokes- i just spoke with a senior member of Chime&Chime Chambers, and he confirmed that Sullivan is alive.
Take it or leave it. Call ur contact if you have any.

You guys has successfully derailed the topic.
Cowards. It is bravery to confront your worst fears, not shying away from it.

I just explained thos post to my granny and she replied 'o! Anugo m'.
We don already resign to fate. Alas when we shall have light again and some real fresh air.

I kind of like this guy more than the other medical student who goes by the handle sincere9jirian

This is a campaign rhetoric. Oburu na-ibu nwa Enugu road, If you are 042, represent with a like.

DIYTechnologies: Everything, especially our penchant for using words doubly such - follow follow, look look, shine shine, worry worry, cheat cheat, cry cry, gbemu gbemu, waka waka, sleep sleep, fight fight, chop chop, etc.

u no add 'suck suck, phock phock,thief thief, play play'. Na play play i dey o!

This piece of news is bulls.hit. $15.75trillion! 50million naira to bribe ur way through. This piece is from a wannabe.

Call on me to sponsor ur tracts and pamphlets when u outline ur(our) goals and ideologies.

My friend if dem empty-hen bring the money, collect am but dont port!

topmostg: #SIGHS....... Am just confused right now.....

Am not confused! I hv not seen anyone post a suggestion as to how to combat these boko boys. Nobody has pointed out the fact that these same 'innocent' pple were and are still 'religiously' sympathetic to BH- afterall they re nt killing our 'own'- therefore lets hide and accommodate them. RIP to the dead. My suggestion: let the northern moslems eschew violence and report these miscreants- @least the ones they knw, and govt shld employ technology and superior intelligence.

One of our many exports- tell it to the world. Proudly Nigerian- let me see you say yeaaahhhh!

[quote author=obo_man]What are they going to use to secure our pipelines?

AK47, juju, ogogoro, sleeping on duty, Ayeta, when some countries are using cctvs, drone technology, trained armies, sensors, etc...

I don't know why our pipelines can't be fitted with sensors and gps technology so that the slightest contact on those pipes by vandals will be quickly spotted, and vandals quickly apprehended.


Pipelines and government infrastructures shouldn't be safeguarded by a militant organisation....It signifies the epitome of a failed state.


Our soldiers should be used instead.... Most of them are on huge pay while sitting in their barracks. We can get them out to look after our oil installations...[/quote][quote author=Reference]So sorry sir. Who says its about detecting pipeline vandalism. Its about containing and deterring it. Do you have the fear factor of the OPC, the awesome arsenal of weaponry the MEND posesses or the operational and tactical acumen of Boko Haram (to come after amnesty). I'm sure you don't but probably depend on our law enforcement who are neck deep in the problem. And when you pitch their qualities against thise listed for the militants above then wither??

Sorry pal this is Nigeria.
I think you made a point though. The system is fundamentally wrong.

[quote author=obo_man]What are they going to use to secure our pipelines?

AK47, juju, ogogoro, sleeping on duty, Ayeta, when some countries are using cctvs, drone technology, trained armies, sensors, etc...

I don't know why our pipelines can't be fitted with sensors and gps technology so that the slightest contact on those pipes by vandals will be quickly spotted, and vandals quickly apprehended.


Pipelines and government infrastructures shouldn't be safeguarded by a militant organisation....It signifies the epitome of a failed state.


Our soldiers should be used instead.... Most of them are on huge pay while sitting in their barracks. We can get them out to look after our oil installations...[/quote]

Reference: So sorry sir. Who says its about detecting pipeline vandalism. Its about containing and deterring it. Do you have the fear factor of the OPC, the awesome arsenal of weaponry the MEND posesses or the operational and tactical acumen of Boko Haram (to come after amnesty). I'm sure you don't but probably depend on our law enforcement who are neck deep in the problem. And when you pitch their qualities against thise listed for the militants above then wither??

Sorry pal this is Nigeria.

[quote author=obo_man]What are they going to use to secure our pipelines?

AK47, juju, ogogoro, sleeping on duty, Ayeta, when some countries are using cctvs, drone technology, trained armies, sensors, etc...

I don't know why our pipelines can't be fitted with sensors and gps technology so that the slightest contact on those pipes by vandals will be quickly spotted, and vandals quickly apprehended.


Pipelines and government infrastructures shouldn't be safeguarded by a militant organisation....It signifies the epitome of a failed state.


Our soldiers should be used instead.... Most of them are on huge pay while sitting in their barracks. We can get them out to look after our oil installations...[/quote]

Wesley Snipes yesterday landed his first movie role since eing released from prison. News filtering in from BET stated that the ex-convict will be starring in a high profile film soon to be made known. Be on the watchout if u love this guy, and give it a like to the iron man. Also comment your best Mr Snipe's movie.

Birds of a feather flock together. Even the NNPC and presidency enjoys touting- how else did they win elections? When i proposed the use of both chemicals and electric pulses to monitor and detect pipeline vandalization, it was thrown to the bin. Crude methods and mentality still runs the system.

See gossip! Did he get a free black coloured boxer gift, or a red g-ss tring gift for buying the car?

Begging to be left alone to deal with Amaechi and other perceived enemies. Abati we don hear. Tukur and Anenih next.

Pass-riding my foot! Its discrimination.

CLASSMAN: So me 2 day go home page

SEE FRONTPAGE MADNESS!

Am not being saddistic. I voted GEJ cuz he was shoeless a couple of years back. Today, he will not freely declare his assets, why? Without a bestseller written in his name; an invention to his credit; an inheritance; any known huge income stream that is not political; without all these it would seem declaring his asset will be easy, not so. Even his wife's net worth is ten times the Obama's.

[quote author=Omo_Tier1]Satellite is even going to far, just put excerpt on YouTube, Facebook and get the twitter song going, FG will realise that in this day and age, censorship is almost a waste of time![/quote]you took the word out of my mouth. Infact, i wish it is my work- censoring it has already made it a sell out. It will surely go viral- excerpt if this piece of news is fake. And mind you nairaland is not free of censorship.