Angry reactions have continued to trail the sacking of15 senior academic and non-academic staff, including a professor by the authorities ofUniversity of Benin over alleged misconduct and extortion.

However, those affected are claiming that their sack was a violation of extant regulations governing the University and which run contrary to the findings and recommendations of a panel of inquiry which investigated them.

The decision of the University was contained in a memorandum dated July 15, 2013. According to the Head of Public Affairs of the University, Mr Harrison Osariemen, the action was not made by the Vice Chancellor alone, but by the Governing council which is the highest decision-making body in the institution.

However, the action is already generating tension among staff of the institution. This was just as they accuse the Vice-Chancellor Professor OsayukiOshodin of “having skewed Council’s action so as to get rid of staff opposed to his style of leadership”.

It was gathered that besides the Professor, five doctorate degree holders and nine others from various units and departments who were recently sacked by the decision of council, lost their appeals for a reversal of their fate as the Council at an emergency meeting, decided there was no new evidence to do so.

In this group are senior academic staff like Professor Anselm Igbafe, Dr Anthony Ijewere, Dr Mrs.Akortha, Dr Stephen Unyimadu, Dr Ophori, Dr Mrs. Messrs Emmanuel Okon and Y.K. Adebayo Stella Odjimogho, while the senior non-academic staff include Mrs. May Nwoye, BarristerFolarinDimowo, Mr.Kehinde Samuel and Messrs. S. Omokheyeke, Daniel Agbonze, JohnbullOsayamen, Richard Okokobioko and OsaigbovoAmaize-Amenze.

Time wasters, that's what you guys are...please, speak for yourself next time.

Nobody is blackmailing you, TA.Orji and stop deceiving yourself . You have failed the people who you forced yourself on because they never elected you in the first place. And you have earned yourself the honour of the worst governor in Nigeria....Kudos!

Good news for Our great party.

OP, endeavor to include source!

samuelkaykay: OP,may ur days be longitudinal,the poor state of that road is the reason why i refused to do my masters degree in futo.that road became bad when we were in SUG,and every effort to attract Govt attention failed just because,the big men chose Obinze area as their major road,neglecting the students who reside in Ihiagwa,Umuchima and Nekede.Asiabaka should do something about it.

This must be the Financial Secretary emeritus oF the SEEES constituency, Mr. KA** SAMUEL!

Crap. Attention seeking brats!

0monnakoda: Tinubu is still standing.He is not only standing but he kicked out all of Obasanjo's SW stooges including his daughter and Bankole out of office. Trust me Obasanjo knows how to play this brute force game much better than GEJ(even witholding allocation) but he came to realise its limits. Other Nigerians should learn from the SW and stop this desperation to join any "winning" team by any means. What is more important is what Impact is GEJ making to Nigeria. Many of the problems were around before him but they are getting worse particularly security and unemployment.I cannot see any sign that things will change if that man is in power for 100 years . He is truly CLUELESS

There is a limit to how dictatorial a civilian President can be before he gets killed particularly one who is not a soldier(he seems to like military dress ) and from an ethnic minority.He is not in a position to intimidate anyone.The Amaechi saga is disappointing and sad because from all indications Amaechi was loyal to him but not a YESSMAN like those who appointed his wife Perm Sec. That should tell all of us what GEJ's weakness is ; His wife and their collective inferiority/insecurity which Pastor Bakare talked about . What are the symptoms ? the same as we saw with OBJ; intolerance and a tendency to surround oneself with sycophants and praise singers who do not tell you the truth. Nigeria is in trouble

This comment shows somebody on this forum understands what's happening in this country and not those, typing just to occupy space.
You are spot, Omonnakoda.

She has spoken the deep revelations given her, it's left to those that have ears to hear the words and change from their evil ways rather than listening to this set of preachers, out for material gains of offerings and tithes...
Return to the Word GOD gave you from the onset, you preachers of the Gospel and stop trying to smear the image of Sister Linda. You can only deceive men but most certainly not GOD, for GOD is man...
Gracias!

Mrs. Judith; tell PEJ & her click that you are more matured than they are.

that's if they will obey it...

impressed by your continued quest for knowledge.

Nyesom Wike needs his senses examined and put in proper check. That guy isn't alright one bit. He must be very really crazy, spreading the very dirty linen of him and of his principals, G&PEJ before the international community.

chukjojo: Hmmm! National Assembly taking over which assembly, I hope is not what am thinking oh! because am sensing some sinister plot in all these fracas oh. Amaechi!, Amechi!!, Amaechi!!! how many times have i call you?
I warned you in hebrew but you would't listen. Keep taking advice from Mad Old Professor and Shakau. Ukpana Okpoko gburu bu nti chiri ya.

@chukjojo; Public forum as this has given you an opportunity to call a world-class renowned intellectual like the distinguished Prof. Wole Soyinka, a 'Mad Old Professor'. I pity you and your family because in your wildest dreams, no member of your lineage can match the intellectual prowess of this uncommon scholar.

topeorekoy:
Guess its no longer news that the two love bird have gone their separate ways. The ex-husband,Kenny Oloyede recently responded to the allegations against him by Funke Akindele:

See what he posted on his facebookpage

God makes us come in contact with some peeps in order 4 us to appreciate those in our lives that we never bothered to give attention 2.with all the mud sliding in the tabloids av decided to keep mum,which is not a sign of weakness or consent but maturity.Please note as the saying goes he who lives in glass house does not throw stones,i implore olufunke to sheath her sword and be matured about this issue coz the end of this marriage is not the end of life and she should reminisce on the love we had.ti iro balo logun odun,ojo kan ni otito ma ba.

I think we should not continue blaming Kenny Oloyede, lets hear his own side of the story.


- See more at: http://topeorekoya..com/#sthash.7JhJrCea.dpuf

Funke was only a means to an end and as a result of your commingling, her actual/true character was unvailed and only then, did you realise your failure as a husband in appreciating God for the wife you have at home that has through the years, shown you love and respect.
Truth be told; any woman who is a secondary wife to any man is only but a prostitute, irrespective of the view of your religion on this.

and so what, are there no better issues to talk about?

The former is restricted to the Medical arm of Science and the latter encompasses all the fields of Science when fully thought and practicals carried out with resources in terms of personnels available.

Anniettie ufia: Mr Ameachi ,
Or his/ my excellency ,

So you promise only to be principle on the NGF issue, but still remained adamant to your state issues,

Let's wait till Wednesday and see if the news will not change.

hey, what's scheduled to happen on wednesday?

stebell: Ways ‎​t̶̲̥̅̊​o̶̲̥̅̊​ resolve de crisis in PH city. (1). Recall de Obio/Akpor Chairman and his councillors cos some sections of de rules and order of de house of Assembly were not followed. (2). Acknowledge and recognise de PDP in de state led by Felix Obuah, cos yu too came in as Gov thro de court. Yu were not elected. τ̲̅ђe supreme court brought yu in as Gov in 2007. (3) recognise Evans Bipi as de new speaker of de house of Assembly. After doing de above, then call Pro n Anti Amaechi lawmakers and ‎​♍åƙε̲̣̣̣̥ them settle immediately. I believe wen yu do d̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇̊τ̲̣̣̥ , then de kind of peace yu hv in ÿøu̶̲̥̅̊я 1st term will be available ‎​t̶̲̥̅̊​o̶̲̥̅̊​ yu again. Long live Rivers State. Long live #Team Fresh Air#. Long live Naija.

you must be crazy to have posted this!

Wike, et al. have lost it. Those guys need their senses examined before returning to this country...

nedu2000: Really pathetic 7 yrs for a crime dat he didn't commit! now he's being pushed to actually commit crime

This guy should as a matter of fact be taken very seriously as putting him in check wouldn't be a bad idea. With his current mindset, he might venture into acts that might have him returned to the prison walls again...

Jerrygotswagg: I don't just know why I don't just like TB joshua, after watching all is clips form the 80's, my mouth is still wide open up till now ..........

You really do need help in advising yourself and begin first by asking yourself some very critical questions...

Was her PPA near Okirika? That seem to be an attribute of PEJ's people...

Speedy recovery, MyDear Winie!

Myself2:

Are you from Siberia
Dayotwatnu and co all know the wrongs of Amaechi,but will rather look the other way,since the man is anti GEJ
Well,I'll list a few of his wrongs;6
He sacked an elected LGA chairman(Okrika) for organizing a reception in hour of the first lady(Soyinka suck on it )
He also sacked the elected chairman and councilors of Obio/Akpor LGA,just to spite the woman.Demolished the homes and shops of the people on Okrika water front without providing an alternative location for them,also to spite the first lady.
He as a governor and member of FEC,approved for the establishment of the SWF,only to make a 360 volte face volte face later and started mounting undue pressure on Mr president to abandon the idea.He used the unconstitutional office and instrument of the NGF chair(when he was NGF chair before Jang succeeded him ) to fight the president and oppose every policy of the central government just so to discredit GEJ.
He teamed up with the Hausa/Fulani and embarked on a campaign of calumny against GEJ also to discredit him.He became governor on the platform of the PDP,he is still a PDP member,but always flouts the rules and decisions of the PDP and cavorts with the enemies of his party.He is despotic,tyrannical shouts at and slaps elected and appointed officials in the state,does not carry the stakeholders in his state along.It goes on and on.

To be candid, you have said NOTHING in your write up. Since, you described Jang that pulled 16votes in NGF election against Amaechi with 19votes, a winner of the NGF election. I can now see why you think the way you do like the retards: G&PEJ. Just like Prof. WS put it. "If you marry an illiterate like Patience, you are abound to make very stupid decisions like GEJ."

Why on earth will a Council Chairman spent the scarce resources of the Local Council to organise an uncalled reception for a half-educated 'mere domestic appendage' like PEJ?

Pukkah: Although these politicians have become so annoying, corrupt and petty, military rule should be ruled out of our political space.

The politicians should put their house in order and pay attention to what they were elected to do instead of this nonsense fight.

The First Lady should be politically neutral and the President should call his men to order. There can't be progress without peace. Amaechi should also embrace peace.

There are other ways for them to disagree without putting democracy at risk.

If this democracy should be truncated, everybody will suffer it. Under the military, the looting will continue with even less governance.

You failed to ask GEJ to call his half-educated wife to order.

have a practice on its fundamentals next week...

gboss4sure:

I don't think so, even okorocha himself knows that any position he contest under APC he won't get any support from south east, south easterners will never partake in anything that have to do with buhari or something the percieve as been tribalistic.

I will beg to disagree with your position. Please, learn to speak for yourself as an individual and not holding brief for the entire South Eastern region because those that understand the plaque of corruption, ineptitude and incompetence befalling this nation today, understand that General Buhari is a good sellable product we can't afford to miss come 2015, except for those folks in your click who take-in the rubbish that the government of the day is dishing to the public with regards to the unequal general...

Reuben Abati at the moment no longer see anything wrong in the impunity being perpetuated by Mr President's wife, Dame Patience, OluFamous.Com observed. But the incident that started the crisis in Rivers State which the First Lady herself talked about recently had attracted Abati's attention.

Guess what? Abati blasted Patience Jonathan for insulting Governor Amaechi. Read it below:

Democracy is readily associated with freedom: the freedom to be free in many respects and increasingly in Nigeria, many of our compatriots, particularly persons in positions of privilege and authority confuse this with the right to be disagreeable.



The sober truth is that democracy is about rights and responsibilities, a democratic dispensation therefore cannot be a licence for disagreeable conduct as a norm; just as the possession of power in any form does not guarantee the right to be reckless or to ignore the etiquette required of office holders. Anyone in the corridors of power, either by chance or right, or appointment, is expected to behave decorously.

Dame Patience Jonathan, as she is now referred to, our President’s wife, failed the test this week in Okrika, Rivers State. It is trite knowledge that there is a critical difference between Yenagoa and Abuja, and a world of difference between being the wife of a Deputy Governor/Governor/Vice president and being the wife of Nigeria’s No 1 citizen. When people suddenly find themselves in such latter position, prepared or unprepared, anywhere in the world, they are taken through a crash programme in finishing and poise and made to realize that being the wife of an important man comes with serious responsibilities lest they sabotage the same person that they should be supporting.

If Dame Patience went through such re-orientation, the course was incomplete. This week, we got a feedback drawn from her visit to Rivers state to launch her NGO – the Women for Change Initiative, when she ended up in Okrika, her home town. This homecoming became an egoistic show-off as she openly contradicted the state Governor, offering him unsolicited lessons on how to develop the Okrika water front and school system, in addition to pointed comments on the use of the English language. The Governor had reportedly insisted that his administration must demolish some houses which adjoin the schools in Okrika in order to create a proper learning environment. Dame Patience disagreed.

She then gave an unsolicited lecture on the land tenure system telling the Governor: “I want you to get me clear. I am from here. I know the problems of my people so I know what I am talking…” The Governor tried to explain his administration’s policy and the larger public interest. The Dame reportedly cut him short: “But what I am telling you is that you always say you must demolish; that word must you use is not good. It is by pleading. You appeal to the owners of the compound because they will not go into exile. Land is a serious issue.” Wao! “that word must..is not good.” We must all commit that to memory as we re-learn Practical English according to Patience Jonathan!

If it is in the place of the President’s wife to teach a state Governor how to run his state, it is definitely not in her place to veto a state policy (the reason the governor used the word “must”), not even her husband has such powers. It seemed as if Dame Patience Jonathan was determined to impress her kith and kin. She told them she had directed the governor not to demolish their houses. Then, she left straight for the airport obviously having overstayed her welcome and having behaved like a bad guest. She was scheduled to visit the prisons to grant amnesty to some inmates (is that really her duty or something that should be in her itinerary? ); she was also meant to commission some projects. The face-off between her and the governor put paid to all that.

On the eve of her arrival, a group which calls itself “the Okrika Political Stakeholders Forum” and “the people of Kirikese” had actually placed an advert in the papers welcoming “our amiable daughter and sister…to Rivers state and your home town Okrika.” They also brought up the issue of “the land reclamation and shore protection project at Oba Ama, Okrika being undertaken by the Rivers state government.” (Daily Sun, August 23, 2010, p. 2). Either on the strength of this advertorial or private consultations, Dame Patience must have felt compelled to be a partisan stakeholder and intercessor.


She needed to put Rotimi Amaechi, the state Governor in his place and that was what did. She recommended “pleading,” – that advice is actually meant for her. A state Governor is a duly elected official; and in a Federal system, he is not answerable to the President, and nowhere is the president granted the powers of a Headmaster over state governors. In Okrika, Dame Patience behaved so impatiently and spoke to Governor Amaechi as if he is on the staff of the Presidency. It may not be her fault though. Amaechi caused it all by bringing himself to such level by undertaking to debrief Dame Patience about his administration’s programmes and activities in the misguided hope of getting cheap political endorsement. He should have asked his wife to attend to her.


On the issue of land, Dame Patience should be reminded that the Land Use Act, Section 1 thereof, says the state Governor holds the land in trust for the people. Land matters in the state are beyond the ken of the wife of the President!

The wife of the President of Nigeria, or a state Governor, or a local council chairman, is not a state official. The same applies to husbands if the gender is reversed. He or she is unknown to the constitution or the governance structure. Recent history has however made it a convention to have the spouses of persons in such positions under the guise of providing support, play some ceremonial roles. This has been routinely abused. Under the Jonathan presidency, Dame Patience Jonathan even got a special allocation in the original budget for the 2010 Golden jubilee anniversary whereas she has no official, financial reporting responsibilities! The international standard is that spouses in these circumstances must not only appear but be seen to be above board like Caesar’s wife. They must not misbehave like Marie Antoinette.

When Cherie Blair, wife of former British PM, Tony Blair started buying up houses, apartments and antique furniture, the public raised questions. It didn’t matter that she was a professional in her own right, a Queen’s Counsel with a traceable source of income. There were also questions about the scope of Hillary Clinton’s influence during her husband’s Presidency: Americans wanted to be sure that it was the man they elected that was in charge, not his wife. A couple of weeks ago, the American public was up in arms against Michelle Obama and her poll rating dropped drastically after a visit to Spain where she and her daughter reportedly stayed in a $7, 000 a night hotel.

Much earlier, Nancy Reagan was also the butt of public criticism, with people asking: who is she? And this is not a female thing. In Britain, Prince Phillip, the Queen’s husband, is constantly criticized for putting his foot in his mouth. He once said for example that “British women can’t cook.” He told a visiting Nigerian President, all dressed up in babariga (name withheld): “you look like you’re ready for bed.” During a state visit to China, he told British students: “if you stay much longer, you’all be slitty-eyed.” Prince Phillip’s supporters insist that he is honest, but the majority ask: how is the Queen coping with such a man who is perpetually saying something offensive? There may be persons who defend Dame Patience’s aggressive style, but some of us ask: how is the President coping?

Since Dr Jonathan assumed office, he and his wife have been practically on the road. The Dame has travelled from one state to the other, under the auspices of the Women for Change Initiative. In every state she tells the women to vote and “make sure your vote counts if you like my husband.” Is she now a partisan politician? The Jonathans must be told that Nigeria does not have a co-Presidency. We have only one president and his name is Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. And by the way, what does Dame Patience Jonathan do for a living? She obviously does not have to deal with the challenges of rotation and zoning in her home, unlike the three wives of the Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako for whom zoning and rotation have become topical subjects or the wives of South African President Jacob Zuma – that is why she can afford to be so meddlesome!

When she misbehaves as she did in Okrika, she creates the impression that her husband is not in control of his own home. First ladies are prominent figures but their conduct is an eternal subject of public interest. In Nigeria, there was Victoria Gowon, there was also Ajoke Muhammed: dignified and restrained.


There was Maryam Babangida – she was influential but no one could accuse her of verbal recklessness; Mrs Abdusalami Abubakar was a court judge, totally self-effacing, No major social party was complete without Mrs Stella Obasanjo, yet she controlled her tongue. Mrs Turai Yar’Adua was described as the power behind the throne and she proved that during the period of her husband’s illness but she was carefully reticent. At the state level, there was Remi Tinubu in Lagos state and Onari Duke in Cross River state who have both conducted themselves responsibly in and out of office. The new First Lady likes to travel, party, and talk outside the script. People are beginning to learn to read her lips in order to understand her husband. Dame Patience must not push her Goodluck.

By Reuben Abati
This piece was written by Dr. Reuben Abati in 2010 before he got a job from President Jonathan!

Guess, he is bringing onboard more competent professionals...