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PoliticsRe: See The Truth Behind The End Sars Campaign (VIDEO) by Idonmakeam(op): 1:35pm On Dec 08, 2017
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PoliticsRe: See The Truth Behind The End Sars Campaign (VIDEO) by Idonmakeam(op): 9:45am On Dec 08, 2017
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PoliticsRe: Is Nigeria At War With Itself? Video by Idonmakeam(op): 9:45am On Dec 08, 2017
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PoliticsIs Nigeria At War With Itself? Video by Idonmakeam(op): 9:21am On Dec 08, 2017
PoliticsRe: See The Truth Behind The End Sars Campaign (VIDEO) by Idonmakeam(op): 9:16am On Dec 08, 2017
This video will make you cry
PoliticsSee The Truth Behind The End Sars Campaign (VIDEO) by Idonmakeam(op): 9:15am On Dec 08, 2017
PoliticsRe: #ENDSARS Campaign Rally To Hold On Monday Nation Wide by Idonmakeam: 9:14am On Dec 08, 2017
PoliticsRe: Gelegele-gbene And The Ijaw, Benin Crisis – Before Edo State Burns by Idonmakeam(op): 9:09am On Dec 08, 2017
TheWordist:
So na you wan burn Edo state? My friend you're a bastard and a fool. River dwelling pig..
No be op be the writer naw
PoliticsRe: Gelegele-gbene And The Ijaw, Benin Crisis – Before Edo State Burns by Idonmakeam(op): 9:37pm On Nov 28, 2017
Not by me
PoliticsRe: Gelegele-gbene And The Ijaw, Benin Crisis – Before Edo State Burns by Idonmakeam(op): 8:19pm On Nov 20, 2017
See full story at link
PoliticsGelegele-gbene And The Ijaw, Benin Crisis – Before Edo State Burns by Idonmakeam(op): 7:14am On Nov 20, 2017
Gelegele-gbene and the Ijaw, Benin Crisis – Before Edo State Burns – Ebikapade Amasuomo


The stern warning issued by the governor of Edo State to Ijaw communities in his state over their attempt to install a traditional ruler to preside over their affairs calls for serious concern. For governor Obaseki to insinuate that Edo people are merely tolerating Ijaw people is unbecoming of a state governor. It is common knowledge that apart from the Oba of Benin, there are several other traditional rulers who of course do not replace the Oba but assists in the governance of their people, therefore, one wonders why it is a taboo for the Ijaws to nominate a traditional chief to oversee their own affairs.

Personally I believe that the ethnic interwoven nature of the Niger Delta requires a concerted effort from government towards promoting peaceful cohabitation rather than fan the embers of division. The mere fact that one ethnic group have a population advantage over another does not make them owners of the land. The Bini’s have always lived peacefully side by side with their Ijaw neighbours for several decades until recently when Ijaw communities became economically important. As a government and as responsible citizens, our effort must be geared towards deemphasizing ethnicity in the interest of nationhood in order to avoid the catastrophic costs associated with intertribal crisis.

Gelegele-gbene people must be treated as equal citizens of Edo State especially because they are in their ancestral land even though they are surrounded by Benin people. We must also remember that even in Bayelsa State where Ijaws are the predominant tribe, an Urhobo village inhabited mainly by Urhobo people can still be found in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Can the Ijaws chase them out of Bayelsa State due to their small population? Obviously not.

A popular Bini folklore made it clear that, when the Bini’s first arrived in Edo State from Ile Ife, they met fisher men living in small communities scattered all over the riverine areas of Edo State. The British had referred to those fishing communities as fishing ports, these were small villages that depend on products from the sea. The Ijaws were mainly primitive people at that time living off the sea and farm products from nearby villages. They were traditional worshippers, believing in sea gods. They were not interested in mass acquisition of land, hence, they welcomed visitors/settlers with open arms provided such settlers were willing to travel far inland. Hence, when the Bini’s came to Edo State, they were welcomed by the Ijaws. A popular Bini folklore was that when the Oba and his people arrived from Ile Ife, they were ferried in canoes across the river by Ijaw fisher men living in villages around the riverine areas of the state. This is a very popular and widespread narrative which every Edo man is aware of. The Ijaws of those days were more interested in protecting their immediate settlements, hence, they made the mistake of not possessing the entire land in Edo State even though they were the aborigines. In contrast, the Bini’s from Ile Ife were more sophisticated, they were farmers with a well organized monarchy system of government in place, on arrival to Edo State, the traditional monarchy system they had brought from Ife continued, they travelled far inland away from Ijaw settlements and wasted no time in possessing the land around them (excluding Ijaw areas) for agriculture. They traded with the Ijaws and lived peacefully with their neighbours for many decades, however, this peaceful co-existence was shattered when oil exploration began in the Niger Delta, it turned out that many Ijaw settlement all over the Niger Delta became oil producing communities, the oil found in their territories made them a target of persecution by their neighbours.

The Ijaws are the sacrificial lamp of the Niger Delta, they are persecuted by their Niger Delta neighbours and the Nigerian State. They face constant harassment and bombardment by the Nigerian army and their neighbours. Many Ijaw sons and daughters have died fighting for a better Niger Delta, yet, whenever any project is to be approved in Ijaw territories, their neighbours will either lay claims to the land, oppose the projects, demand for a change of name or for a lion share even when such projects are as a result of years of struggle by the Ijaws.

Due to the constant hostility and lack of opportunities to Ijaws in Edo State, the population of Ijaws in the state have declined significantly in the last 25 years as many Ijaws have migrated to Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo and Lagos state. As it is now clear that the Ijaws will make a stand on Gelegele-gbene and the other remaining Ijaw settlements, efforts must be made to avert Edo State from becoming a war zone. Every citizen of the state should be carried along in the interest of peace and fairplay. The political exclusion of Ijaws in Edo State must be addressed so that they can also have their turn in Edo State Government House. Above all, the Bini’s must realise that it is impracticable to expect Ijaws to leave their ancestral land.
http://www.whistletimes.com/2017/11/gelegele-gbene-ijaw-benin-crisis-edo-state-burns-ebikapade-amasuomo/
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Urgently Seeking Another App, Graphics And Database Developer by Idonmakeam(op): 8:13pm On Nov 06, 2017
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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Urgently Seeking Another App, Graphics And Database Developer by Idonmakeam(op): 9:23am On Nov 03, 2017
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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Urgently Seeking Another App, Graphics And Database Developer by Idonmakeam(op): 3:16pm On Oct 31, 2017
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PoliticsRe: On Malam Garba Shehu’s Reply To Jonathan, Don’t Play Politics With Nigerians – E by Idonmakeam(op): 6:18pm On Aug 17, 2017
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PoliticsRe: On Malam Garba Shehu’s Reply To Jonathan, Don’t Play Politics With Nigerians – E by Idonmakeam(op): 6:15pm On Aug 17, 2017
agbangam:
U guys n dis proganda talk sef
So you believe Buhari is the man to take us to the promise land?
PoliticsRe: On Malam Garba Shehu’s Reply To Jonathan, Don’t Play Politics With Nigerians – E by Idonmakeam(op): 12:51am On Aug 17, 2017
True talk my brother
PoliticsOn Malam Garba Shehu’s Reply To Jonathan, Don’t Play Politics With Nigerians – E by Idonmakeam(op):
On Malam Garba Shehu’s Reply to Jonathan, Don’t Play Politics with Nigerians – Ebikapade Amasuomo


The coordinator of a community organization, Africa Future Matters, Ebikapade Amasuomo, has expressed disappointment at Malam Garba Shehu’s recent reply to former president Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the nation. Ebikapade Amasuomo stated that, it is important to set the record straight and stand on the part of truth so that history can remember us for the right reasons.

Continuing, he said, from 1999 to May, 2015 when former President Jonathan handed over power to Buhari, the PDP made several mistakes; they missed the opportunity to transform Nigeria to an economic power house and a voice to reckon with in the committee of nations. Corruption was rife and politicians were more interested in themselves, their political associates, family and friends. We have to admit that Goodluck Jonathan’s administration should have addressed some of these salient issues but for some reasons the political will was not there.

Nevertheless, the vast majority of Nigerians today were well-off under President Obasanjo, Yar’adua and Jonathan compared with the present administration. Between 1999 and 2015, Nigerians enjoyed firm leadership and less of propaganda. President Obasanjo showed firm leadership during his time in office, he transformed the agricultural sector via several innovative policies; education which had previously been battered under the military with recurrent ASUU strike was revived under Obasanjo. Obasanjo’s economic and foreign policies saved Nigeria from billions of dollars in foreign debts, of which about $18 billion was written off by the Paris Club of creditor countries. Internally, Nigeria enjoyed relative peace due to the non-tribalistic stand of Obasanjo politically; at least there was an even distribution of power between the three major tribes in terms of leadership in Senate, House of Representatives and appointments of service chiefs.

Yar’adua will always be remembered as a man who promoted peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. He was the man who created policies to ensure that Nigeria prospered economically. Sensing hostility and agitation in the Niger Delta, rather than deploy battalions of soldiers, he declared amnesty and created a Niger Delta Ministry to douse tension, something Buhari will never do for a non-Hausa-Fulani tribe. This singular gesture from Yar’adua ensured that Nigeria earned billions of dollars in oil and gas revenue.

With all his faults, one thing that we cannot take away from former president Jonathan is that he was a detribalized Nigerian who was genuinely interested in Northern Nigeria much more than the Niger Delta region where he came from. Under Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria became the largest economy in Africa. The nation was at its peak as far as manufacturing was concern with the Nigerian Navy unveiling its first locally built war ship. Aviation policies under the administration of Jonathan saw the entrance of more commercial aviation companies which allowed for open competition and a price crash for air travelers. Ordinary Nigerians could afford to travel by air from one city to another due to low fare flight tickets. Several railway projects were commissioned by the administration.

Ebikapade Amasuomo said, I don’t like talking about Jonathan’s administration so that people will not interpret my analysis as that of a tribalist who is only being sympathetic to his kinsman. Ebikapade said, I have never met Jonathan, neither did I benefit directly from his government but we must tell the truth. He said, we must not forget the National Automotive Industry Development Plan, a policy put together to discourage importation of vehicles whilst encouraging local manufacturing of automobiles. That policy resulted in redundant assembly plants being upgraded so as to kick-start local production, several new companies also arrive Nigeria to start automobile production in the country. Shortly after the policy implementation started, Nigeria began to assemble 300,000 units of vehicles per year as at 2014, some of the popular brands included, Nissan, IVM, Peugeot, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, VW, Ford, Changan, GAC. Under Jonathan, Nigerians embraced farming and government encouraged farmers with billions of Naira given out as loans, grants or fertilizers to boost food production and ensure food security. All of a sudden, every Nigerian became a fish farmer under Jonathan. In order to ensure that Nigeria compete favourably against Hollywood and Bollywood, Nigerian entertainers were encouraged with grants as is the practice all over the world, even young people were not left out as Youwin Programme encouraged development of entrepreneurship skills.

Several scholarship schemes were running simultaneously under President Jonathan. The then president inaugurated a special scholarship scheme, the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovations and Development, for first class graduates from Nigerian Universities. Jonathan had argued that 60% of university lecturers do not have PhDs, as such he flagged off the scholarship scheme to train young Nigerians and develop capacity. I stand to be corrected, most of the beneficiaries of the scheme were non Niger Deltans. Personally I met, several Yoruba and Igbo youths in Edinburgh who benefited from the benevolent of Jonathan Scholarship schemes, Yoruba, Middle Belts and Igbos excelled academically and easily meet the first class requirement of the scholarship scheme, hence, they benefitted massively. Hausa people on the other hand dominated PTDF scholarship whilst the Niger Deltans where mostly sponsored under Presidential Amnesty Scholarship.

Today, we all sit in the comfort of our homes to make huge bank transfers via mobile banking Apps and internet banking. Nigeria was seriously moving towards a cashless economy under Jonathan due to brilliant policies spearheaded by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Ebikapade Amasuomo pointed out that in a bid to reduce financial crimes; the administration implemented the BVN policy. On human right and freedom of speech, president Jonathan stands out amongst past leaders as it is on record that the man was the most insulted president ever, Jonathan was severely criticised by Nigerians as a president, yet, people were not imprisoned for their utterances or publications. DSS and EFCC were not going after critics and bloggers unlike what we have now, even Emir Sanusi can attest to this. He criticised Jonathan openly without intimidation, however, his recent attempt to do the same with president Buhari was met with stiff resistance. The emir has since learnt that this is a different era, hence, his long absence from public debates.

As it is now 18 months to the end of president Buhari’s administration with no significant achievement. Ebikapade Amasuomo said, rather than Garba Shehu spending his time replying to people’s comments, he should be bold enough to encourage president Buhari to use the remaining 18 months to better the lives of Nigerians as the fight against corruption has yielded no fruit whatsoever.

Continuing, Ebikapade said, president Buhari is my president and I wish him nothing but success, nonetheless, we must criticize and tell people where they have gone wrong so that they can make amends. The coordinator of Africa Future Matters said, since inception of the current administration, Nigerians have faced increased hardship as a result of incoherent policies. Children of the poor should not go to school abroad because there is no forex, yet, we can fund pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mecca. Farmers are dying all across the middle belt from killer herdsmen with no proper response from the president. However, when militants kidnap people in Lagos, the same president will quickly order military jet to bombard their locations and invade villages in Delta and Ondo States, causing havoc and human right abuses in the process. The current administration have succeeded in polarizing the country along ethnic lines as even the middle belt now want a nation of their own, not to mention Biafra, Oduduwa and the Niger Delta republic. The window of opportunity to address issues is still open to us all. We must collectively as a nation eschew ethnic and religious sentiment. Apart from politicians, every single Nigerian is suffering under the current administration. The economy is not working, people are hungry, salaries are not paid, companies are laying off workers, young people are unemployed and insecurity is on the increase. Those serving in the presidential team have a duty to Nigerians, they must tell their principal the real situation on ground, and they should remember that politicians around Goodluck Jonathan also refused to tell him the truth in 2015. The then president was made to believe that he was the best and most qualified Nigerian, sycophant politicians led the then president to believe that people were yearning for his return. Malam Garba Shehu and other presidential aides must be sincere in their dealings knowing fully well that history will judge them.

Ebikapade Amasuomo said, “Personally, I wish president Buhari a quick recovery and a safe trip back home to Nigeria. I hope that on his return, he will do things differently and address the broken economy to ensure a prosperous Nigeria.”

http://www.whistletimes.com/2017/08/malam-garba-shehus-reply-jonathan-dont-play-politics-nigerians-ebikapade-amasuomo/
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TravelRe: How A Ghanaian Man Was Deported From Belgium For Not Being Gay Enough by Idonmakeam(op): 6:04pm On Jul 20, 2017
chukxie:
This one weak me. "...not gay enough"! What is that?
Them wan force Africans to accept.
TravelRe: How A Ghanaian Man Was Deported From Belgium For Not Being Gay Enough by Idonmakeam(op): 7:53am On Jul 20, 2017
Khd95:
e no funny ooo,baba e weak me gaan ni

lol


the guy be like>>>>
TravelRe: How A Ghanaian Man Was Deported From Belgium For Not Being Gay Enough by Idonmakeam(op): 3:01pm On Jul 18, 2017
lool no be small
TravelRe: How A Ghanaian Man Was Deported From Belgium For Not Being Gay Enough by Idonmakeam(op): 10:18am On Jul 18, 2017
This one funny

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