They control your Destiny better than you do. You can't decide whether there will be election or not. Western countries will fight against any opposition to democracy
Seyilome: Who told them that there would be an election in Nigeria 2023 ?
Foolish statistics, who told you Igbos alone makes up 2 million of the registered voters. The problem with you guys is that you guys are too proud and yet suffers in pretends.
Curious345: nice. If you remember in 2014. Boko haram openly threatened to bomb Lagos . They, the boko haram, wrote letters to redeem church and they also wrote a letter to THE EXPERIENCE a CHRISTAIN programme hosted annually by pastor Adefarasin.
Every where was charged , the EXPERIENCE was cancelled and redeemed camp was militarized.
Lots of BOKO-HARAM members were arrested with bombs in Lagos and some southwestern states .some in Edo state too. Infact a house was RAZED in Edo state and the bombs found there could blow up the entire Yoruba land .
Yet again ,the number 3 man in the Boko haram was arrested in Kara market here in Lagos .
Be that as it may , that attack never happened , especially after GeJ lost the elections .. it was a northern agenda to make Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan.
Now the ipob is only labelled a terror group in Nigeria . Not in the EU or Russia or USA.
But for me ,I personally see Kanu as a con-man ,who uses terror tactics to gain fame.
But you must understand that ipob have no interest in Lagos . The only people who have Interest in Lagos are the politicians who have held the state by the jugular these 20 yrs in the person of Bola Ahmed Tinubu (peace to him).
Now, I must confess he has tried and deserves the accolades .
But the Igbo phobia we see today is somewhat premature and coming quite early.
We are used to these actions when elections draw close. In Lagos , as soon as governorship or state and federal house of assembly elections approaches, the tinubu social media trolls and their lackeys go FULL THROTTLE to castigate the Igbos and spread fear and terror amongst them .
You know why?
Lagos have 6m registered voters , out of this 6m , we have over 2m Igbos . If they are allowed to exercise there voting franchise , TINUBU DYNASTY will be dead by SUNSET.
HOW DO YOU judge a state whose voter population stands at 6m , Yet only 900,000 came out to vote for both GOVERNOR and presidential elections ?
And as you can see, the tinubu induced Igbo phobia has been bought over by the LEKKI concession company . To keep the tollgates running, they have to play the Igbo card , same way tinubu does .
I forgive your daftness , it's a general thing in Nigeria .
But I will ask you make a simple Google search on a statement from Elrufai to tinubu during their widely publicised spat some years back ....
You can ask me what he sa... I will tell you in another comment
Mumu, what do you expect him to say? Yes, I am planning to attack lagos. His plan has been busted. We are watching them closely. Shey, they have always says lagos is no man's land. We are waiting for them
Which expertiate the travel come South East. You guys have nothing to explore.
ScamHunter: No Igbo state listed. Yet those pretending to love Igbo are sayjng, "una region go become like this. Una region goes become like that..." Biafra region is still the safest in this contra poo... Abia Anambra Akwa Ibom Bayelsa Benue crossovers Delta Enugwu Ebonyi Edo Rivers Imo Kogi All the places you have Biafrans are as safe as the Bank of England.
It's a welcome development. They've constituted too much nuisance, especially those call IPOB members. They should come down home to join in liberating there brothers, rather than sending funds for self-destruction.
Then you are not worthy to be a UI student. Degrees in University of Ibadan is awarded on the basis of worthiness in character and learning. That is our motto and no thug or rif-rat can bring disrupt to the number one institution in Nigeria
heendrix: Same replica should be done in UI to..... Ui too get craze lecturer walking
shegooba34: You should ask yourself the minimum educational requirement to contest for this governorship seat.
The issue here is about forged certificates. Even though, he has authentic WAEC which is the minimum requirement to contest an election, why present a fake degree certificates?
I've told you. Forget about rhetorics. Elections is decided on the basis of National interests. Prior to this time, black communities voters were deliberately disenfranchised. The introduction of mail-in ballot was brought in to take Trump out of office. Ask yourself, why vote cast for Trump increased astronomically compare to last election. The magic of mail-in ballot plays out. Can we then all mail-in ballot was casted for Biden? How about the Dominion software? That systemically deduct and add votes? Don't get me wrong I'm not Trump fan. All am saying US election falls short of expectations.
GentleRay: Who told you elections can't be rig in the US. States rig election on behalf of their favourite candidate. State election processes are coordinated by governors who belong to one party or the other. You still believe in that myths that rigging elections in the US is impossible. I laugh! Losing candidate in the past only admit to the result for national interest, but in the case of Trump is different.
Who told you elections can't be rig in the US. States rig election on behalf of their favourite candidate. State election processes are coordinated by governors who belong to one party or the other. You still believe in that myths that rigging elections in the US is impossible. I laugh! Losing candidate in the past only admit to the result for national interest, but in the case of Trump is different.
Ladyhippolyta88: American elections are run locally with both parties and independents are involved starting from the precints to the counties.
Federal presence is not felt with the various state election boards headed by different people from different parties it is almost impossible to rig an election in America or widespread voter fraud there is no proof of that. Election experts/security experts on elections have all affirmed the elections were free and fair even the courts and mostly Trump appointed judges have all said the election was fair so why are Trumpist still crying. Biden won fair and square Trump lost.
Imagine! Then somebody somewhere thinks to restructure this country is our problem. I'm not against restructuring, but I can confidently tell you, that we are talking corruption to a different level.
These suits are in order. This is a clear case of executive overreach unless the reverse can be proven. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy with all due respect has exceeded the bounds of the powers of his office. He is acting ultra vires. He needs to be reined in.
Our courts have done this before. In 2016, the Court of Appeal in FAITH OKAFOR V LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT & ANOR [2016] LPELR-41066(CA) per Biobele Abraham Georgewill J.C.A had to answer the question of whether the directive of a State Governor which is not codified in a statute can amount to a breach of fundamental human right: That court held in part
"This is what Citizen Faith Okafor has complained about in this appeal, having herself become a victim. The Court below saw nothing and said nothing. It could neither understand nor stand or countenance the temerity of Citizen Faith Okafor in challenging, as it were, the directive of the Government of Lagos State that every person must stay at home and away from the streets of Lagos State on every last Saturday of the month save those so authorized to be on the street. Under Section 41(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), for any law or every direction by the Respondent to merit justification, the restriction must be directed at any person who has committed or is reasonably suspected to have committed a criminal offence. Anything otherwise renders such a law or directive of the Governor of Lagos State unconstitutional, unlawful and illegal and thus to restrict the movement of every person, Citizens of this great country, who has neither committed any offence nor reasonably suspected of having committed a criminal offence in the name of enforcing sanitation directives of the Governor of Lagos State without any force of law is highly reprehensible, since it is unconstitutional. It is my view, that democracy thrives more on obeying and promoting the rule of law rather than the whims and caprices of the leaders against the lead. I find the conduct of the Respondent in not only persecuting the Appellant, yes that is what in my view it amounts to when a free Citizen of this great Country such as Citizen Faith Okafor, is put through the rigours of criminal process for an offence not prescribed in any written law but merely on the directive of the Governor of the Lagos State. An action which if allowed to thrive in a democracy such as ours could confer on such office holders infinite, absolute and autocratic powers contrary to the clear provisions of the Constitution of the land, to which both the leaders and the led are subject. I refuse to allow such autocratic, absolute and infinite powers to fester upon our nascent democracy. The Respondents, therefore, lacks the power in law to direct or order not only the restriction of movement of any and every person who has not committed any offence or is not reasonably suspected of having committed any criminal offence but also their prosecution, conviction and punishment for any offence not prescribed in any written law. The Respondent thus has no such carte blank cheque to direct the restriction of movement of free and innocent citizens of this country, merely because they reside or find themselves in the centre of excellence, Lagos State, on the streets of Lagos State on the last Saturday of the each month and prosecuting and convicting such persons, like the Appellant, for any offence not prescribed by any written law as an offence in Lagos State.
Applying the law to the facts, if a Governor of a State had no right whatsoever to impose his will on a citizen unless that will was captured in legislation, then the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has no power whatsoever to place restrictions on the fundamental right to freedom of expression that did not align with constitutional provisions.
In plain English, unless it can be proven that the Honourable Minister's actions are backed by law, then this is not a case of enforcing the law, but a case of breaking law by the very arm of government tasked with ensuring that the law is enforced - that is the executive.
The fundamental right to freedom of expression and the press is enshrined in Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is not an absolute right. It has 5 limitations.
This right can be limited only by laws and not directives of the Honourable Minister that have not passed legislative scrutiny. The Honourable Minister should do the needful and align his proposals with the rule of law stand of the current administration.
In 2013, the Court of Appeal in AG & COMMISSIONER OF JUSTICE, KEBBI STATE V HRH, ALHAJI AL-MUSTAPHA JOKOLO & ORS [2013] LPELR-22349 (CA) per Joseph Tine Tur, J.C.A had reason to determine how Section 41(2)(b)(ii) 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) would apply when it said in part:
" The further intention of the Constitution is that restriction or curtailment of the rights of an individual to move freely within and outside Nigeria or reside in any part of the country should be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41 of the Constitution… No body or authority can interfere with any of the fundamental rights enshrined under Chapter IV of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, except on the condition that can be supported before a Court of justice…. The executive powers of the Governor of any State must be exercised in accordance with law else the Courts will not shy from holding as invalid any law, an executive or administrative action that is not reasonably justifiable in a democratic society, be it in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, or public health, or that it is not for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of persons in any part of the Federation. The Courts shall intervene to curtail or nullify abuse of powers and authority not supported by law. See GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE VS. OJUKWU [1989] 3 NWLR (Pt.18) 621, and OBEYA MEMORIAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL VS. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION & ORS. [1987] 3 NWLR (Pt.60) 325.
Applying the law to the proposals of the Honourable Minister, unless it can be proven that his directive issues from the law, his curtailment or attempts to curtail the fundamental right to freedom of expression are not in line with the Constitution.
Only then can his directives be supportable before a court of justice. Until then the executive powers of the Honourable Minister has been exercised in discordance with Nigeria's immutable law - the Constitution of the law which the Honourable Minister ought to uphold
There is thus every likelihood that our courts will hold his actions as invalid and not reasonable justifiable. The courts shall have no choice but to intervene, curtail and nullify the said abuse of powers and authority for lack of conformity with our laws
Stupid and foolish people everywhere. NIM registration had been on for yrs before COVID. Asking the ministry to go and get phone numbers from BVN even makes SERAP be more stupid. My BVN is confidential to me. No institutions have the right to take my information without my consent. If you have your NIN simply dial codes provided by your network provider. No kangaroos called NGO can't drag us back.
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