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3ace: This is a good development but I hope it won't be counterproductive. I can see angry birds and fruit Ninja games on the tablet. I expected them to make the tablets strictly for studying. Most of these children are not disciplined enough to know that there's time to play and study. Before you know it, NFS,PES,FIFA e.t.c will flood the gadget alongside with some musical videos and probably porns. My boss's son was banned from using his father's laptop until he finishes secondary school when it became evident that he was using it to watch movies, play games at the expense of his studies.

You make some good points which are addressed already. The tablets will not browse the net because they are internet-disabled. Only specific educational materials and games are preloaded. The Operating system only needs to be one that prevents uploads of unauthorised material and it will be impossible for anyone to import any material not of an educational nature on to the tablet.

Anvaller: Gbaweeeeee... Can u explain to me how this will work? How do they intend to implement this? Would they distribute Ipad to every secondary school student in Oyo state? U and I know that they won't do that because they can't do it so if u think they can, tell me how. As far as I am concerned, this is just a blatant political stunt, they don't want to do fundamental things that will benefit every student, instead they want to distribute Ipad to some privileged few and make noise in the media about how they are doing wonders in Oyo.. is that not the ACN insidious gimmick? Are u seriously asking us to believe that picture in the article u posted is reality?

Ipad is not what an Oyo student need. They require much more basic study facilities than an Ipad.. The problem in Nigeria is that our politics and policies are plain stupid.. we want to leap from 0-10 without going through the steps in between. And now u drew points from how 5 years-old are proficient with the use of Ipad in the UK... Well that's a bit of manipulation of information to score point for ur argument. Yes, a 5 years old might be proficient with Ipad in the U.K but that point is pointless in this context
1) Students are not bought Ipad as study incentives by their government, it's simply gadgets bought for them by their parents and that is only those that can afford it, not all kids have Ipad even at high school levels. The core of computer literacy in the U.K is still based on PCs and laptops in study environments but here, Oyo a state with countless dilapidated inhabitable classrooms wants to start from Ipad ... this is a joke.
2) Research as shown that the use of Ipad and smartphones by high school students in Europe is a distraction away from studies as they spend every minutes possible on social media. There had been debates that schools should ban students from bringing Ipads to classrooms... but the challenge still remains the smartphones as they can not be denied the right to use phones.

From my observation, this strategy is just to embark on only cosmetic but not necessarily sustainable projects that will serve as essential element to wheel their media popularity propaganda.

Can you and others not see the obvious? Do you not understand the huge difference in per capita income to note that most parents in the UK and in developed nations can give children adequate after-school study aids?

Are we a developed nation or even near being one? If we are pragmatic, realistic and solution-driven, it will be obvious the government needs to spend even more of Nigeria's wealth on ordinary Nigerians instead of the very small percentage connected to Governance.

Let me tell you all this right now as something most Nigerians are not aware of. Nigerian Senators can get as many as three I-pads totally free of charge because of their job!!! Do they deserve it more than our children who are the future and cornerstone of any national greatness we are planning for?

In relation to that, what is the need for argument as per the notion of Nigerian children gaining an educational aid, much cheaper than an I-pad, that helps them learn optimally and introduces them to important technology that is now homogeneously important worldwide?

With our universally touted "one dollar per day" poverty, we must welcome every government effort to negate how poverty can prevent our children from being the best they can be. I really do not want to engage in a long back and forth and will simply ask you to note that I believe socio-capitalism is best for Nigeria given where we are today. My example of 5 year old using tablets in the UK is to show that we must move to counter economic advantages others have that keep their children, even in sleep mode, ahead of kids in Nigeria. You may enjoy arguing for the sake of it but, after all is said and done, we cannot escape how developed nations keep ahead of the technology/innovation pile because of the massive investment, private and public, in human development.

One can tell that a highly insecure team GEJ is extremely rattled by Ribadu's utterance. This disgraceful, over-the-top and unpresidential attack against Ribadu is just unbelievable. The word "pr0st1tute" Sad and indicative of a highly paranoid and power-obsessed Presidency that has fully gotten into the gutter.

This will always happen when people are placed far above their station. His fans may not like to hear it but GEJ does not have the decorum, class, intelligence, pragmatism or self-assuredness to be President of the biggest black Nation on earth. Sadly, this is now showing every day.

HNosegbe: What I'm not clear on is whether the teachers have been trained on the use of these tablets.

I mean, if it's a "learning tablet", someone's gotta do the teaching, right?

Tablets are one of the most intuitive things anyone can use. Give even a 3 year old child one and they will be a dab hand with it in one week. We are actually talking of secondary school children who, presumably, can read and write. This is relevant because the tablet willl feature an onboard manual and help/troubleshooting menu.

They will be up to speed with these tools in even a day or two. This is why it is essential for them to have this tablet and gain practical awareness of the UI (user interface) of this important technology as soon as possible because it is effectively now a mainstay of technology.

jejet: @Gbawe,
I believe the guy is right. The introduction of this tablet is a smart move in the Western states initiated by Ogbeni. From the political point of view, the name "Opon Imo" is a nice one that others can also use (Morever they are talking about regional integration plan) instead of naming things after their names; same non sense Oyinlola did in Osun State (inscribing Oyin on all state properties). Shoud these guys loose power, consequent government would not see reasons to scarp the development for political reasons.

He is not right and you are confusing two separate issues. If you say there is a good argument for naming this "Opon Imo" ,for uniformity, instead of "Ajumo mo" , then I agree and have already said so earlier.

Yeah, you're right. Keeping the name uniform would have been best for many reasons. Good initiative though.

It still has to be said that anyone who says Ajumo mo is named after Ajimobi is flat wrong.

speedyboi: Made by an 'asian company', when Zinox is there. Mtchw......

Sorry, but i can never be impressed with any Government ajumo whatever made by an asian firm when it can be made in Nigeria! Fullstop!

Look at issues honestly vis a vis your own entrenched attitude and perhaps patently unreasonable outlook. Oyo may have many legitimate reasons for not sourcing from Zinox same as British Schools may use Dell instead of Apricot which is British. Why then is your approval or disapproval for this initiative tied rigidly to the supplier chosen and not the idea itself and its benefit to our children?

mankand: He is 100% correct, why should he name it after himself? That is one thing that pisses me off this country. Why was he elected as a governor?

Only in Nigeria is see the elected seeing it as doing a favoir for the masses

He did not name it after himself. What is the correlation between Ajimobi and Ajumo mo? Please let us be factual and not just assassinate character emptily.

barcanista: OGA GBAWE: Good morning Sir, bros wetin? How can you say only Acn govs are performers? forget MEDIA NOISE. who among your acn performs more than AKPABIO? lets discuss Lagos, do you know how many allegation and dissatisfaction Lagosians have against ur paymaster Tinubu and his cretin BRF? is there any against Koro? hehehe. Koro term as Chairman is UNPRESIDENTED in the history of LG administration. you want FACTS? bring them on... Alausa can only accomodate Koro in 2015

My friend, if you want to keep discussions honest, then try reading and comprehending what others write so you do not offend misinterpreting what they say. Below is what I wrote reproduced.

the Party does not have a single Governor that can be described a flop as is the case for majority in the PDP?

Factually correct statement. I did not tell you the ACN govs are supermen. What I made clear and insist on is that not a single one of them can be described as a flop as is the case with many in the PDP. That is the truth you will not lie about if you are not the Party "apologist" you glibly tag others to be. With your talk of Akpabio, you are wasting your time. I praise efforts of performers like him, Chime,Mimiko, Amaechi et al even if they are not ACN politicians.

I have said it before that it is patent dishonesty and a penchant for deception that makes folks like you reel off the name of Akpabio and a few other performing PDP Governors in support of your "PDP is performing" noise when the Party has 23 Governors, many in office for 6 years now, with only around 5-8 being stand-out performers!!!! Sheer dishonesty and I must say shame on you because in sane political climes, issues will be about the majority (over 15) non-performing Governors of the PDP.

Meanwhile, who out of the six ACN governor can you point to as a flop when it is only Oshiomhole and Fashola who have held office for longer than 3 years? The sad truth everyone with even an iota of honesty in them will admit to is that majority of PDP Governors are mediocre and very poor whereas majority of ACN Governors, even if you may not be honest enough to admit so, are doing better than the PDP governors they took over from. That is the truth and not "media noise" at all.

Even Insincer9gerian has had no option but to accept openly that ACN Governors are indeed performing. Far more so than the PDP Governors they replaced. Bottom line is that the most innovative governance being seen today is coming from ACN Governors and even PDP politicians who know when to stop playing politics admit this. Good look with your Obanikoro mission but what is clear is that you are far more of an unobjective apologist than you appreciate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_state_governors_2011%E2%80%9315_term

List of Nigerian Governors by Party.

Party States
ACN (Action Congress of Nigeria) 6
ANPP (All Nigeria People's Party) 3
APGA (All Progressives Grand Alliance) 2
CPC (Congress for Progressive Change) 1
LP (Labour Party) 1
PDP (People's Democratic Party) 23

pro01: The devil is in the details, as always. The 'Nigerian Factor' would always come into play. This whole Opon Imo initiative (or by any other name) seems unsustainable, considering the unit production price, likely high rate/incidence of damage, high turnover of students, and endless room for corrupt practices at every stage of the chain (from the governor/government officials, to contractors, ministry of education oficials, all the way to teachers).

In less than two years from now, the project would prove too much of a drain on resources to survive. It's just one of those white elephant projects conceived for short-term PR purposes with little chance of long term sustainability.

I suppose you know more more than UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) and it's many technocratic experts. I would think they know a good educational aid when they see one. You guys should just learn to control the need to criticise blindly and negatively.

I can tell you that even 5 year olds use tablets, smart phones and touch screen devices in the UK with ease. They are so intuitive at it that kids as young as 3 are totally at ease in an Apple I-store. The interactivity and real benefits of these devices are amazing. Yet you people, with unobjective and personalised criticism not at all congruent with world reality and the fast pace of universal development, want the Nigerian child to continue to lag behind , in an IT age, so he/she will have the poorest skill-set that will be very hard to transfer in future. Even the sole argument of getting young Nigerians adept at using information technology, as soon as possible, is a winner on it's own and worth any initial learning circle of maintenance, restocking, upgrading issues this may present. Once an entrenched idea, then problems are overcome and this becomes the norm. Same as touch-screen technology, relatively unknown 15 years ago, is the cornerstone of everything we do today.


http://www.govtechnology.com.ng/top-story/1192/unesco-endorses-opon-imo-for-osun-state-students/

UNESCO Endorses Opon Imo for Osun State Students
Posted date: Jun 4, 2013

https://www.govtechnology.com.ng/news_caption/govTech_opon_imo2.jpg


ILESHA, OSUN: Country Director, UNESCO, Prof. Hassana Alidou has endorsed Osun State public school computer initiative popularly called Opon Imo, Tablet of Knowledge. She said the computer initiative was a unique initiative that would galvanize learning and engender development.

Alidou, who was the guest speaker on the occasion at the Opon Imo unveiling ceremony, held in the historical city of Ilesha, said Osun had inaugurated its students on the superhighway of information technology, stressing that the initiative would change the face of learning in the state and country.

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka also described the initiative as a “revolution” which will alter the face of learning in the country. Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; and a former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu also spoke at the inauguration of the initiative.

Soyinka, who spoke through a Professor of Molecular Biology, Sola Adeyeye, said all tiers of governments must provide solutions to challenges confronting the country. The Laureate recalled that the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries witnessed the blackman swimming in the backwaters of underdevelopment, adding that the blackman never fared better in the 20th Century.

He said the computer used when the United States landed the first man, Neil Armstrong, on the moon weighed three tones with five gigabytes, stressing that science and technology had evolved to produce handy mobile phones with 76 megabytes. Commending Aregbesola for initiating the use of the computer tablet, Soyinka, who said he was “filled with envy,” described the innovation as a “groundbreaker”.

Soyinka said, “It is a pioneering achievement in the area of education development. The blackman is still behind. This is the challenge every president, every governor, leaders should face. Osun is developing, something tells me.” Tambuwal described the inauguration of the initiative as “a remarkable day in the annals of Osun, in particular and Nigeria, in general”.

The Speaker commended the state government for providing the students with the device, adding that Osun had blazed the trail in education. Atiku, who explained that ICT remained a veritable tool for learning and development, stressed that the beneficiaries of the initiative pupils would be exposed to computer education. He said, “This is unique. This is innovative. This is leadership. Digital learning is the way forward for this country.”

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, said the public presentation of the computer tablets symbolised the breaking of the yoke of backwardness afflicting the Africa. He said, “He who opens a school door, closes a prison door. We won’t look back in laying a foundation for education in Osun. We are saving N50.25bn, which won’t be used to buy 17 textbooks, WAEC, JAMB textbooks and 51 audio tutorials in the next 10 years. The device, which only weighs 1.1kg, contains a virtual library, e-classroom and 17 textbooks on various subjects.”

barcanista: i know nl is a credible platform for interaction as well as information. Inasmuch as i recognise the presence and contribution of acn apologist-eg HONORABLE GBAWE... it shouldn't be a stumbling block to tell the truth about who Senator Koro really is. Lagosians at some points in time have been fed of lies and propaganda against d person of Koro. Nigerians deserve truth not falsehood.

That word is so abused around here. Nigerians sha. I don't recall reading Lib-Dem, Labour or Conservative "apologist" to describe those who support a Party and believe it best in the UK. If most nairalanders are honest, pragmatic and able to set bias aside, is it not obvious the ACN supporters is on top today by virtue of how the Party does not have a single Governor that can be described a flop as is the case for majority in the PDP?

Koro is simply a typical PDP product. I.e a delivery of compromise and never of outstanding talent and/or amongst the best available. Obanikoro is just not an effective administrator at all. If you mentioned someone genuinely talented, visionary and with a history of undoubted efficacy as a leader, then by all means I would endorse such a person becuase the best situation for Nigeria, at all levels, is for all Parties to produce very talented candidates with undoubted pedigree. This ensures, whoever wins, progress and development is seen.

[quote author=Dudu_Negro]Why do we need to call it "Ajumo Mo" in Oyo but Opon Imo in Osun?

Do the students of Oyo state not know what "Opon Imo" means? By now we are fourth generation degree families in Yorubaland......its time we apply the synergy value that works effectively in Western societies. There is no need to name Opon Imo differently in each of our governing states. If a state comes up with something ingenous we should deploy it for uniformity.

Why reinvent an effective and productive wheel?

If i may add, this introduction becomes part of the achievement in the DAWN scorecard.[/quote]Yeah, you're right. Keeping the name uniform would have been best for many reasons. Good initiative though.

Sincere 9gerian: Notwithstanding my respect for Ribadu, its FIRE-FOR-FIRE, no slacking.

Why would Ribadu describe the govt of GEJ as a "sinking ship" if not to score cheap political points? Yes, Ribadu has the right to criticise the govt but I dont think sweeping statements like "sinking ship" or "urging the Nigerian youths to rise up and take the country" can be regarded as criticisms. If anything, it is a vicious attack on the govt and Abati's response is justified.

If Ribadu thinks the reforms going on in the power sector is wrong, he can criticise it and if possible proffer alternative. Ditto for any other sector. That is criticisms.

My dear brother, are you not at all concerned that team GEJ is fighting everything and everyone? The cabals we asked GEJ to come and fight he has befriended and become chummy with while your messiah has now decided to alienate all good and well-respected Nigerians from every corner of the nation. We don't need a rocket scientist to tell us where things are heading. Increasing isolation and paranoia is one of the most definitive signs a government is on the way out.

Very sad to see how low this paranoid and vengefully petty government has sunk. Ribadu they needed to whitewash their image after the fuel subsidy riot is now a "prost1tute" because he does not praise the hideously corrupt and inept GEJ Government. Which respected Nigerian is behind this Government? Any one know a single name?

Sincere 9gerian: Gbawe is merely doing his job. However, the truth is that all govt ministries, departments and agencies are always complaining of paucity of funds. For instance, the ministry of Niger Delta says it requires about N1trillion to execute all its projects but what it has recieved in the last 3yrs is only about N200billion. The ministry of works says it requires about N500billion annually to meet its obligations of fixing all ongoing federal roads but what its gets is only about N120billion. This cuts across all the MDAs, including the EFCC.

Gbawe and his gang of propagandists and LIARS will sensationalise that of NEITI as part of their self imposed burden of pull-GEJ-down at all cost.

You are too shameless to be taken seriously. An absolute disgrace. NEITI has made it crystal-clear it regards GEJ Government as the same as others that bogged Nigerian down in non-tranpsarency and corruption. The sadness is that you guys just do not have the moral decency to know when to shut up.

awodman: Did you even bother to read through or did the SENSATIONAL headline suit your inclinations and u rushed into condemning Jonathan as usual...

What NEITI complained about is purely about the issues of budgetary provison and they are not the 1st government institution to compalin about slash in budgetary allocation...see here...

“What we have tried to identify is that between 2011 and
2013, there has been some 50 per cent reduction in our
budgetary allocation which we thought was threatening
the smooth operation of our work.

Why premium times decided to sensationalize this report is what I don't understand and interestingly they ignored this part of the report...

“Out of the 39 countries that are implementing EITI,
Nigeria’s mode of implementation has been rated the
best,” he added.

And I ask if their operations is been frustrated by GEJ as alleged by premium times then how is the above possible...

Look, you dishonest,clannish and over-emotional types are making this forum a real pain to use. Has NEITI not made it crystal clear it sees Jonathan as part of the rot? Please direct your frustration appropriately. Perhaps towards the crook you worship whose inaction and "more of the same" antics can only be interpreted in one manner alone as NEITI does below. When we discussed how GEJ was mentioned directly by NEITI as a problem of Nigeria, below, did you show face? Typical. Please spin what is writen below.


https://www.nairaland.com/1297431/jonathan-other-pdp-governments-encourage

Jonathan, other PDP governments encourage corruption in Nigeria’s oil industry- government report

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says government hardly implements its recommendations on accountability in the extractive industry.

The deliberate inactions of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and those of other Peoples Democratic Party governments since 1999 have encouraged corruption and obfuscation in the Nigerian oil industry, an agency has stated.
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, on Monday, expressed frustration in its efforts to boost the level of transparency and accountability in the oil and gas industry.

The agency blamed the federal government for Nigeria’s recent poor ranking in the global Resource Governance Index, RGI, report of the Revenue Watch Institute, RWI.
RWI, in the report, which measured the quality of the extractive industries governance in 58 resource-rich countries across the world, ranked Nigeria 40th, with a score that showed the country’s extractive industries governance as ‘very weak’.

The assessment conducted on the quality of four key governance components, namely Institutional and Legal Setting; Reporting Practices; Safeguards and Quality Controls, and Enabling Environment, showed that Nigeria fared better in institutional and legal setting, as a result of the existence of several legislation on openness and transparency, including NEITI Act, 2007 and Freedom of Information Act, while being rated poorly on the enabling environment.

Failure since 1999
Frowning at the rating, NEITI said, as an agency set up with a mandate to enthrone transparency, accountability and good governance in the country’s extractive sector, it is concerned that its efforts are not yielding desired results as a result of “the slow pace of implementation of findings and recommendations contained in series of its audit reports since 1999.”

“Although an Inter-Ministerial Task Team was set up to address the findings and recommendations of NEITI audit reports under a remediation plan developed by the team, implementation by affected government agencies have recorded little progress,” the agency lamented in a statement by its Director of Communications, Ogbonnaya Orji.

“For instance, NEITI audit reports have consistently recommended inter-agency collaboration to recover an outstanding sum of $9.6 billion from companies (indicted in the audit reports, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for refusing to pay to government various revenues). This fund was uncovered by NEITI as underpayment, under-assessment and variance in royalties, signature bonuses, levies and taxes owed to the Federation.”

According to Mr. Orji, NEITI audit reports also
highlighted the need for openness and competition in the conduct of bids round for allocation of oil blocks, review of existing contracts with companies, efficient and reliable metering regime for measurement of crude.
President Jonathan and the petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, have been accused in previous investigations by journalists including the now rested NEXT Newspapers of serial violations of Nigerian laws in the allocation of oil blocks and oil export licenses.

Other recommendations that NEITI has made but which have been ignored by the successive federal governments include automation of data gathering and records keeping process, and transparency and accountability in management of revenue flows from companies to the Federation account. Mr. Orji pointed out that Nigeria could have fared better if these identified remedial issues were promptly addressed by government.
FG must commence implementation
While welcoming global assessment like that of the RWI,
NEITI said it “strongly believes that for Nigeria to record significant improvement in such global ranking in future, there is need for prompt implementation of findings and recommendations contained in its audit reports.”

It reiterated the demand for swift passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, now before the National Assembly for approval, adding that when passed into law, the Bill would address substantial issues raised in its reports.

Jonathan exposed as "more of the same"? Surprise, surprise. As if this was not entirely predictable considering that this man was backed into Aso rock by the most corrupt Nigerians alive.

lagerwhenindoubt: So because there is a market for stolen cars, thieves should not be discouraged from stealing cars anyway, buyers should be discouraged from buying stolen cars.. hmmm..

Thank you. The upside down logic of some people

eGuerrilla: I understand the need to be circumspect in cases like this, and would therefore refrain from making further comments until we have additional information from either side.

I hear you. Yet look at the arrogance of the statement below and the indication of arbitrary backwardness it connotes? Imagine a Nigerian woman imploring the authority to deport her Kenyan husband from Nigeria?

Should she have the power to demand such? Why not simply reveal his wrongdoing to the police and let the law take its course?

Is this ungaurded statement from Akinyi, abhorrently aired publicly, not indicative of what this woman had always planned? Also, why is she confident to go beyond the purview of her power as an ordinary citizen to be demanding the deportation of anyone? Lest most do not make the connection, it means Kenyans may casually be at ease with seeing themselves as entitled to breach the fundamental human rights of 'foreigners' with ease.

Akinyi had in 2010 asked for the deportation of Chinedu on grounds that he was a danger to Kenya.

chriskwaku: There is a town by that name in Accra west.Ok i get u.

My brother, I know Gbawe town. Outskirt of Accra. Nothing to do with my user name.

eGuerrilla: Gbawe,

But is it not the case that Chinedu was simply afforded the same rights as an illegal immigrant who had been deported once before?

My brother, the whole thing is fraught with grey areas and connotations of illegality. They claim he was deported before under a different name. Now, he is deported as Anthony Chinedu. Are we to accept this stipulated link because they say so? Look at how difficult it is for Theresa May to deport Abu Qatada. She has been knocked back by British courts !!! Yet she has to continue plugging away and not attempt anything ilegal or desperate lest the Home office is up sh1t street without a paddle.

The same mindset is not what Africans operate with. Chinedu's considerable asset and status means that any treatment he is subjected to must take into consideration his extraordinary situation.

Their claim of discovering Chinedu's "illegal" status while on trial is rather convenient. We will have to wait for more information and I will follow this case. What I know is that the draconian approach of the Kenyan government is abominable and treacherous. If they wish to go down this road of changing laws overnight, allowing summary deportation, does it then not make sense that they must fast-track attendant considerations that will take care of the asset repatriation of those to be deported?

There should be a fair hearing for those to be deported especially for high networth individuals. The sad truth is that Kenya is a very corrupt country with many rapacious and amoral elements in it's elite class. The kenyans themselves know this. Once Chinedu is out of the Country, nothing stops them distributing his wealth amongst themselves. He has fought malicious attempts to deport him in the past and won. What has changed now? Why can people not put personal prejudice against Nigerians aside to note that his wife, her former MP lover and the ultra-corrupt and brazen judiciary could have orchestrated this? the guy had even generously asked for the case between him and his wife be expedited and assets shared. I Guess they want it all.

http://diasporamessenger.com/joyce-akinyis-estranged-husband-anthony-chinedu-deported/

Property

Chinedu has been embroiled in a tussle over control of property with his estranged wife Joyce Akinyi and had asked the court to wind up their business in the city and the proceeds shared between them.

The rival couple has court cases relating to their various properties and custody of their two children.

Chinedu has also in the past fought deportation charges by authorities and succeeded.

Akinyi had in 2010 asked for the deportation of Chinedu on grounds that he was a danger to Kenya.

She wrote asking that “swift action will be taken to ensure Kenyans are safe from any activities that Chinedu is alleged to have been involved in”.

There are close to seven cases between Akinyi and Chinedu pending in court.

Former Immigration minister Gideon Konchella on June 19, 2007 directed that Chinedu be deported because he “is one of several foreigners in this country involved in the commission of serious crimes involving trade in narcotics and money laundering”.

gbanikiti: A Nigerian man who is married to a Kenyan for over 18 years is now being accused of drug dealings? why didnt they find out all these years? why not prosecute him over there in Kenya? I haven't heard of someone caught with drugs and he is deported. NEVER!! The person is made to face charges and probably go to jail. Why should Chinedu's case be different?

That is all I am asking these people. 18 years in the nation, 5 kids, A Kenyan former wife and millions of Dollars in asset plus a 4-star hotel and others. Yet deportation that conveniently exposes his assets to scavenging is what he deserved?

In the UK today, you can gain accelerated citizenship (2 -3 years) instantly by bringing cash of £5 - £10 million to the Country!!! Yet they are deporting a man who has lived in Kenya for 18 years , has his business empire there and several kids who are more Kenyan than Nigerian.

By any standard, this guy should have been tried in Kenya and what happened heightens the suspicion. Do you know that after his arrest, the case was halted and he was summarily deported because they had suddenly discovered he was in the Country "illegally"? Why are the non-Nigerians , if decent folks, not asking that they should deport his asset too? Do you see this sort of shameless asset-grab happening in developed nations?

chriskwaku: The name brings memories. My sis did her service there. On the land issue believe me it could hv happened to even a native espercially if it is located in ridge.,airport or labone.

What name? With the land issue, you do not get my point. Of course I am aware the practices is common. My point is that several of his friends specifically wanted to work the angle that he has no business obliging a Nigerian. They wanted to make him feel good about cheating others via instigating xenophobia.

Kenyanstar: Most of you who doubt Kenya and east Africas beauty can check this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cxm7IWVhn0&list=PL209960290B9462B1
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KENYA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is only self-loathing of many Nigerians, because of the guilt they feel over the antics of a few, that allows you to run around idiotically pretending to be what you are not. Your country is hideously corrupt. How many Nigerians know that kenya was joint place with Nigeria (139) on the 2012 corruption perception index? This is what I hate about some Africans and this is why I speak. You have no problem coming here and pretending to be virtuous when your country is every bit as corrupt as Nigeria. Nigerians have no qualm admitting their Nation is corrupt and that we have criminal-minded folks amongst us while hypocrites like you run around making a fool of yourself with only the ignorant indulging you.

Like I said, it is the self loathing of some Nigerians that makes them blind to the fact that they should be asking questions about the antics of your corrupt judiciary. I would expect Nigerians to minimally wonder why your country simply did not conclude the prosecution of this man to establish his guilt conclusively. Given the corrupt nature of your judiciary and politicians, no better than what obtains in Nigeria, and the assertion of this man that his asset was targeted cynically, i would say the hasty deportation solidly hints that this is a cynical assset-grabbing conspiracy. If your corrupt judiciary had tried and found him guilty then we would not be having this conversation would we?

Below is the 2012 corruption perception index if anyone cares to look.

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Tony Spike: Tell me, sir, what exactly do you know about the man called Chinedu? We don't need to endlessly go back and forth on this issue. If you know the mess some of our people have caused (and are still causing) in the Eastern and Southern axes of Africa, you'll understand why some stories are quite believable. As for Chinedu's case, I personally believe his hands were not clean; that factor alone worked against his divorce and deportation issues. Although, I do agree that some of the terms of his deportation were not palatable, it is only fair to work with the info on ground. Have you read about Frank Nebolisa's case in South Africa? These guys are well-connected to their host nation's government, and I'm sure Chinedu is also. Thanks

Not much and I do not need to know much. I only insist that he has a valid case when he said others acted in ways that made it obvious they coveted his assets. There are examples to show that this has indeed been the case in the past. What we should all insist on is that he should be prosecuted and punished of any wrongdoing if others do not have anything to hide and are not cynically just using the reputation of Nigerians to achieve a scavenging agenda.

What is easier, to abet the development of Africa and our united commitment to human rights, than we all ask for allegation against Chinedu to be proven and then for him to be punished? Do we all now become human rights abusers or endorsing of such because every Nigerian is deemed a criminal by some?

Ironi: You Gbawe always like to blow issues and make it look unique. You are always here trashing other nationals in trying to make Nigeria look good.

You talk as if criminal issues don't go on in Nigeria.

The land issue you talked about is true and it did not happen just because you are a Nigerian. As I speak a land I bought for about $18000 9yrs ago has almost been stolen from me. These happens a lot in Ghana and I bet it happens a lot too in Nigeria so get off your high horses in trying to make your country look good compared to others

We all know who the real criminals are in Africa.

I think you have a problem with comprehending what others write. I am not trying to trash anyone to make Nigeria look good. Merely showing that you guys host many criminal-minded, predatory, wicked and xenophobic citizens too. I give examples (and can even give many more) to illustrate the wicked conduct of some of your people. I did that to show that you many hardworking and upright Nigerians can be victims of your crooked ways too even if you do not have the decency to admit so.

You cannot simply adjudge all Nigerians as automatically guilty criminals and then proceed to victimize them because of the actions of a few. It is then tragic when the default position is for everyone, including Nigerians, to talk as if Nigerians deserve whatever treatment is meted out to them. You should prove I try to make my country look good or simply shut up and stop your show of sentiments. My point is that it is totally wrong for some, themselves very corrupt and criminal-minded, to get away with hounding Nigerians merely because a lynch-mob mentality exist against them.

You all hollowly espouse "one love" and all such bullsh1t yet how many of you have asked on this thread, including the annoying Kenyan here, that this man be simply prosecuted and jailed if indeed a criminal? Is that not what we see in the West? Why don't you go and deal drugs in the UK and see whether they will merely deport you and take over your asset if you are arrested?

Is it right, without a conviction proving his crime, for this guy to be deported and all his assets inherited by undeserving scavengers who may have had this very scenario in mind? Does two wrongs make a right? Guy, most of you are just into a vacuous demonization of others and the blind defense of your nation and this is why it has not occurred to many of you that this Nigerian has fundamental human rights that may have been trampled on. It is very convenient for everyone to ignore that because of the witch hunt mentality against Nigerians even Nigerians themselves support. What would be easier or better than prosecuting the guy to the full extent of the law and punishing him if his guilt is established? As he, if it was the West, not fulfilled most conditions that would have conferred citizenship on an individual? When his business and legitimate endeavors paid massive taxes to Kenya, there was no complaint then. Now it all about the "criminal Nigerian" booted out with no one picking on the fact that this could indeed be a well-ochestrated conspiracy to take over his asset.

Tony Spike: There is one thing I dislike about Nigerians on this forum. We are rapidly judgmental, credulous and incredibly sentimental.

[b]I'm in my office now and I mentioned this deportation story to my Kenyan colleague. To my amazement, He mentioned Chinedu's name even before I concluded the story. He told me this guy is a popular drug baron back in Nairobi, if not the most popular Nigerian. Everybody knows what He does in Kenya and He's a friend to some powerful interests in the government. Unfortunately, it seems the recent change in government in Kenya changed all His connections at the top. There are always two sides to a story, we only heard Chinedu's side of the story and everyone on Nairaland is bashing Kenya unnecessarily. It is imperative to get the true picture of a gist before we comment. Chinedu's travail in Kenya is similar that of His brother, Frank Nebolisa in South Africa. This is what you get when you indulge in shady and illegitimate business in another man's land. Unfortunately, there are many Nigerians aspiring to be the next Chinedus already embarking on such crazy journeys to Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, India, Holland and even Kenya.[/b] Afterall, I must mek am before December...

You say Nigerians are "rapidly judgmental". Are you right when the facts are inspected dispassionately? Can you shun sentiments and look at issues as someone dedicated to the law and a respect for the fundamental human rights of others?

They say he is a drug dealer. You believe them and , naturally, your Kenyan colleague will be inclined to agree because he does not want to see let alone admit his nation has done wrong. If the man is indeed a drug dealer why not prosecute him, prove his guilt and punish him? Is that not what would happen in all developed nations of the world and is it not what we should all be asking to see to ensure Africa measures up as per the respect for the fundamental human rights of everyone

How come drugs appear or is mentioned and the next action is deportation that conveniently leaves the man's asset at the mercy of scavengers who leave their own conduct open to suspicion with their disinterest in following how the law should act? Truth is that we have a long way to go as a race and as a continent.

[quote author=Banku&Tilapia]Is ur country nigeria any better wen it cums to ethics? Loudmouth creatures u spew nonsense about other countries whiles ur hell hole nigeria is up to no good apart from housing over 100 million up and coming armed robbers .........[/quote]Underdeveloped cretin, did I tell you Nigeria is the best nation in the world? What xenophobic elements like you always boil everything down to is a crude desire to pointing fingers of blame at others and vilify them negatively, as you do precisely here, while holding you and yours as virtuous and without fault.

My point is that Nigerians are not always to blame regarding misfortunes that befalls them abroad. You guys have many wicked, corrupt, immoral and heartless citizens in your fold as well even if you want to lie you are all angels. If you don't like how I tell the truth about the lazy and predatory opportunism of some folks in your Country, when they seek to always represent Nigerians as "no good criminal elements", then kindly leave this Nigerian website in protest. No long thing.

No one is forcing you to be here. I say it as I see it. Same way I expose the negatives, regarding your Country, is how I speak of the positives too. The problem is that people like you have no capacity for facing the truth.

eGuerrilla: I could not agree more with this summation.

We are often too quick to judge ourselves by the heights we are yet to attain, rather than the depths from whence we've come, to borrow a quote from Nkrumah.

The fact that Nigerians are freer today than they ever have been, despite pressing challenges, gives testimony to the labours of our heroes past. This much would be understood if we situate the events currently playing out in an appropriate historical context. {I see GEJites salivating as a result of this admission }

No, the low-hanging fruit of sub-division and separatism, which some of us clamour for, is predicated on our base primordial instincts and largely informed by a paralysis of analysis. Even more, it portends an abnegation of responsibility by our generation, which is always quick to dredge up old cleavages and romanticise some idyllic past.

“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it" - Fanon

Brilliant !!!! Nothing more to add.

edoyad: Hopefully, we'll acquire property there in the future

It will be sound investment if you can. Definitely a continental or even world 'prestige address'.

Prof Corruption: Yeboyes,

Thank you. ( I prefer you replace Anambra and Igbo with "some Nigerians" in your comment)

I watched with utter consternation how well informed folks on this forum wrote politically correct comments without hitting the nail on the head-giving a fair description of what's bad! This is obviously a wealthy guy who could easily hire the best of lawyers to defend himself, a guy whose children are Kenya citizens yet spewing unbelievable nonsense about some schemes to take over his business-in a country he had lived for about twenty years, yet no personal friends, business associates fighting on his side! He must be the most hated person in the world.

Man mi, I cannot speak for others but there is nothing politically correct in my submissions. Take it from me that there is no expensive lawyer that can prevent injustice winning in some African Countries. Did you not read what I wrote about a Kenyan female court judge ordering the arrest and unjust imprisonment o a Briton to take over her business? You are dead wrong saying he is "spewing nonsense about some schemes to take over his business". Notice my first contribution here was to quote what is written below:

And the plan of the Kenyan elite is to take over everything. You can verify all I am telling you.

The guy is 100% correct with that assertion. I am not here to tell you Nigerians are not involved in unsavoury business but ignore the sheer wickedness and predatory immorality of other Africans at your own peril. The first land I bought in Ghana was as far back as year 2003. My wife is of Ghanaian origin but born and bred in the UK so we naturally purchased the land in her name. We had been travelling to Ghana and Nigeria together since around year 2000 visiting family. I simply analysed obvious data/information to note that the land, in an exclusive and historical part of Accra with finite availability , was good value at $6,000.000.

Within two years the land had appreciated in value considerably and the land owner, because I had done nothing on the plot, called me in the UK and told me to put up something because many of his friends were telling him to give the "Nigerian" back what "he paid" , when the land was now worth a lot more money, and sell the land to them. That was how predatorily heartless they were willing to be. He told me they bitched about how I could have such a valuable plot when I am a "foreigner" and they were more "entitled to it" - never mind they showed no foresight or proactive interest in buying the land he had previously advertised for a whole year and told all of them about !!!

The land owner told me all this because he is a former Europe-based diasporan (Belgium) who had moved back home to set up a car dealership business and we naturally had a lot in common since I used to travel to Belgium, from the UK, to buy left hand drive cars. Had he been so inclined, he could have done what they asked (since I had not fenced the plot and it was overgrown with weed at the time) and even claimed I forged the land registry documents and gotten me into serious trouble as many innocent Nigerians find themselves in !!! Nothing would have prevented me losing the plot if the land owner had being an ill-exposed and petty individual. This is only one of many personal examples. I can tell you of a Korean business man who set up a freight-forwarding business in Ghana. To 'circumvent' certain registration obstacles, he engaged a Ghanaian couple to front the business for him. The unethical duo actually schemed him out completely once the business was thriving. Today, they have run the business into the ground with incompetence.

Kenya is far worse than Ghana in my opinion. Make what you will of the guy but do not discount his talk that Kenyan elites engaged in a deliberate conspiracy to take over what he has built. He is right in that regard and they would have taken perverse pleasure in doing it too. Believe me.

obasy09: Even with decentralisation, the problem will not just disappear. Remember, during the regional govts, the regions were also manipulated. For instance, Akintola rose against Awolowo in Yorubaland (you remember the "wild wild west" or wetie), squabbles also occur in the East (collusion of south-south with Nigeria against Biafra)' I believe the North would have its own problem then too. Selflessness and sense of nationalism seem to be the best bet.

Good points. What some Nigerians don't have the patience or foresight to perceive, in their search for quick solutions, is that a sophisticated polity provides the best fail-safe for today and always against bad leadership. That is what we must seek to develop as a complete panacea to our woes.

Take a politically sophisticated individual anywhere and he will soon start lobbying and organising others to stand against poor leadership. Conversely docile and stockholm-syndrome afflicted folks remain such wherever they go.