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,,,,,,,,,wrong religious belief, I mean.

@ Habib16,

I want to appeal to you, to please submit your head for formatting, so that Baba GOD can reload it with a secular mentality. The initial softwares, have been corrupted by wrong religious believe. You are one of those causing problem for this nation. How can you call Kwara, a Moslem state? Besides, why can't a woman be governor?.

becomricch:
you dont know what option A4 is.

Option A4 is not acceptable anywhere in the world.

I dont see Soludo winning. Soludo I do not think can win. Ngige and 2 other are better place to win.

Yes, it might not be the best or even acceptable anywhere in the world, but it gave us a good status when last we used it. That way, the likes of Andy Uba will never smell government house. Without Option A4, PDP has won already. I will advice Soludo to prepare his inaugural speech.

blacksta:
Will a Nigerian holding a U.s passport be treated in this retaliatory manner. The other question what is the number of Americans that actually travel into Nigeria i am sure the number is very insignificant

Even if their number is nothing, please scan all "scannable". Scan them both fat and thin. Please scan even the shortest and tallest!. Please just scan anything, and keep scanning!. .

otawa:
supported.

I wondered what yaradua will look like under the scanner.

And what about Iyabo Obasanjo?

That is if there will be light to power the machines, anyway.

RichyBlacK:
Machines that will breakdown after one month of use because of the uselessness of the Nigerian government. Nonsense!

If the machines does not break down, how will government officials smile to the banks!

trueword:
now some well deserved nigerian who may be coming to U.S. to improve upon him/herself will be denied of the opportunity. The U.S. needs to find a way to punish the politicians more rather than punishing the average nigerian traveler.

The masses always suffer the brunt!.

Hardtalk:
With Federal Government’s placement of order for full body scanners worth N448 million and their eventual installation at the nation’s airports, both ministers and foreigners including Americans would be subjected to full body scan in view of the recent attempt to bomb an American, airliner on December 25, 2009, by Nigerian-born Farouk Abdulmutallab.

Does full body scanning of Americans, de-list Nigeria from Terror list?

AbdulMutallab: Ministers, Foreigners to Undergo Full-body Scan
From Kingsley Nwezeh and Chinedu Eze in Abuja, 01.27.2010


With Federal Government’s placement of order for full body scanners worth N448 million and their eventual installation at the nation’s airports, both ministers and foreigners including Americans would be subjected to full body scan in view of the recent attempt to bomb an American, airliner on December 25, 2009, by Nigerian-born Farouk Abdulmutallab.

In the same vein, government has embarked on a diplomatic drive with a view to getting Nigeria off the list of nations involved in terrorist activities. In this wise, it is deploying resources to ensure that international aviation standards and best practices are maintained in a renewed bid to curb the trend.

Speaking in Abuja at a ministerial press briefing in response to a question on the privacy implications of the body scanning procedure, Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, said the procedure went beyond complaints of invasion of privacy as it was a matter of live and death.

He said in view of the scanning procedure in airports around the world both ministers and foreigners including Americans would be subjected to the same process in Nigerian airports.

“It is easy to say that it is invasion of privacy. If you were in that flight, you will know that in the space of 10 seconds, it was a matter of live and death. Everybody including ministers must be screened. If you are a minister, you will be stripped, you will remove your shoes. There is no difference between what is happening now and in the future.
“The way our people are treated in America is the same way we will treat them here. We will comply with international standards”, he said.

He said Nigeria was working conscientiously to ensure that Nigeria is delisted from terrorist categorisation by the United States. “We are working to ensure that we are removed from that list through diplomacy and maintenance of aviation standards. It is not because of one person that you punish 150 million people”, he said.

He said government had also embarked on recertification of four international airports in the country namely Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt which he said was critical as it would accelerate enhanced comformity of its airports with the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO).

On aviation insurance, he stated that as the body charged with monitoring aviation insurance and non aviation insurance policies in line with ICAO requirements and standard industry practice, $100,000 remained the minimum compensation to be paid on aircraft accident resulting in death and injury.

In view of the above, he said, Bellview Airlines had paid the mandatory $100,000 to the victims of its air crash except one or two cases of multiple claims while ADC Airline insurance has made about 85 per cent payment of undisclosed amount to victims of the ADC accident while the rest are being processed.

“However, the Sosoliso issue is still on. Disbursement of the $2.1 million paid by Sosoliso into an Escrow account for the victims is being finalised with the families”, he said.


http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=165171

Hardtalk:
THE United States may soon begin rejection of Visa applications by some categories of Nigerians.

Although a statement by the US State Department did not mention the categories that would be affected, it added that visas already issued to some people might be revoked.

The plan, according to Empowered Newswire, a US-based Nigerian news agency, follows a directive by President Barrack Obama.

The US State Department supervises American embassies worldwide.

Empowered Newswire said on Tuesday that the embassies were advised to “review visa issuance and revocation criteria and processes with special emphasis on counter terrorism’.

It is believed that this directive would be actively implemented in Nigeria and other 13 countries on the US terror watch list.

Alongside the presidential directive, a US senator is also proposing that multiple visas be eradicated for Nigerians and the other countries on the terror watch list.

Imagine all these punishment, just because of one useless Islamist!.

US to review visa policy for Nigerians, may revoke others
By Agency Reporter, Published: Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010



THE United States may soon begin rejection of Visa applications by some categories of Nigerians.

Although a statement by the US State Department did not mention the categories that would be affected, it added that visas already issued to some people might be revoked.

The plan, according to Empowered Newswire, a US-based Nigerian news agency, follows a directive by President Barrack Obama.

The US State Department supervises American embassies worldwide.

Empowered Newswire said on Tuesday that the embassies were advised to “review visa issuance and revocation criteria and processes with special emphasis on counter terrorism’.

It is believed that this directive would be actively implemented in Nigeria and other 13 countries on the US terror watch list.

Alongside the presidential directive, a US senator is also proposing that multiple visas be eradicated for Nigerians and the other countries on the terror watch list.

However, the US Embassy in Nigeria, has been absolved of any wrongdoing in the handling of the Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian that attempted to blow up a US-bound aircraft.

According to Ian Kelly, US State Department Spokesman, Embassy in Nigeria did everything they were supposed to do.”

It was gathered that Obama’s directive was addressed to several US departments and agencies with different specific instructions and policy directions.

But the State department instruction on visa is deemed one of the most crucial directives in the memo as it came first in a long line of departments and agencies.

According to the presidential memo, Obama stated that those actions including the new visa restrictions and revocation which must take place immediately ”must be taken to enhance the security of the American people.

The statement said, “The actions are necessary given inherent systemic weaknesses and human errors revealed by the review of events leading up to December 25th.

“They also are required to ensure that the standards, practices, and business processes that have been in place since the aftermath of 9/11 are appropriately robust to address the evolving terrorist threat facing our Nation in the coming years.”



http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20100127424356

It is very wrong of anybody to run Fashola down totally. He might not be the solution to Lagos, but has done well, in some areas.

~Bluetooth:
As far as i'm concerned,obj is the only cabal capable of facing the likes of babangida and other northern cabals.like a saying says,set a thief to catch a thief ,

The man is firmly in control.

Hardtalk:
He led Nigeria into shame — Bisi Akande

Akande, who is also the National chairman of the Action Congress, AC, faulted Obasanjo’s position of “trying to justify a very bad case.”
According to him, “this same Obasanjo is already regretting that he had misled Nigeria into shame. What he’s saying about Yar’Adua now is merely finding desecration to his bad character.”

It’s between OBJ and God — Ayo Adebanjo

Also, Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo noted that “if it is not an after thought, then, it is between himself and his God. Now that he swore that God should punish him for it, well, so be it. There is nothing anybody can do. All we are saying is that he (Obasanjo) knew that he (Yar’Adua) was not that healthy and he now explained that he has certificate of clearance.”

Indeed, it is now Obansanjo and GOD. For telling lies at his age.

Obasanjo, get Yar’Adua’s resignation letter, says Bafarawa
National NewsJan 23, 2010
By Dapo AKINREFON & Gbenga OKE


ANGRY reactions have trailed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s suggestion that ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua should follow the path of honour by resigning, if his health will not allow him to perform the duties of his office.

On his part, former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa said what Obasanjo ought to do was to proceed to Saudi Arabia and bring Yar’Adua’s resignation letter; while former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande accused the former president of misleading Nigerians.

On his part, Bafarawa said “What I expected from Obasanjo is not to tell Nigerians that Yar’Adua should resign, rather, he should go to Saudi Arabia and meet Yar’Adua, get his resignation letter and bring back to Nigeria because nobody knew Yar’Adua, Nobody knew whether he was well or not, it was only God who knew the reason behind Obasanjo bringing Yar’Adua. So, for him to tell Yar’Adua to resign at a media forum, it is not enough. He should go to Saudi Arabia, get the resignation and bring back to Nigeria if he won’t take his hands off.”

He led Nigeria into shame — Bisi Akande

Akande, who is also the National chairman of the Action Congress, AC, faulted Obasanjo’s position of “trying to justify a very bad case.”
According to him, “this same Obasanjo is already regretting that he had misled Nigeria into shame. What he’s saying about Yar’Adua now is merely finding desecration to his bad character.”

It’s between OBJ and God — Ayo Adebanjo

Also, Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo noted that “if it is not an after thought, then, it is between himself and his God. Now that he swore that God should punish him for it, well, so be it. There is nothing anybody can do. All we are saying is that he (Obasanjo) knew that he (Yar’Adua) was not that healthy and he now explained that he has certificate of clearance.”

Yar’Adua should be impeached — Fasheun

In his stance, founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Dr Fredrick Fasheun berated the former president for coming out late to advise his successor to relinquish power.
Fasheun, while lampooning the National Assembly for failing to rise up to the occasion, however, called on the ailing president to hand over power to the Vice-President without further delay.

He said “I think that General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd) coming out now to persuade Nigerians. I think he has a right to advise his successor. But he could have gone further to advise because his successor has violated the constitution for 60 days.”

“The National Assembly has been looking the other way round. Now, the president swore to uphold the constitution, but he’s now violating the constitution. And so, the president has violated the constitution and the thing to be done is that he should be impeached.
This is where the National Assembly is burying its head in the sand thinking that nothing is happening.
Of course, there is a lot happening in Nigeria. Nigeria has been leaderless, has been rudderless, without direction and everybody has doing what he or she likes,” he stated.

Beside, he argued that “the constitution that brings us together is being floated. What do you think will happen?
The togetherness, which is the future of our constitution is dwindling and if the National Assembly, does not take a concrete stand to correct the situation, they may be supporting the disintegration of Nigeria”.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/23/obasanjo-get-yar%E2%80%99adua%E2%80%99s-resignation-letter-says-bafarawa/

I guess I have seen this before, somerwhere . Perhaps, Nairaland.

I have been keeping quiet on several of his comments, but I am beginning to see this man as a rudderless aircraft.

9hmo:
OBJ is still the best so far whether you like it or not. Afterall no body is 100% perfect.

Were you one of his contractors?

Acrobatic politics in Nigeria!.