₦airaland Forum

Me_Aboki: Heard the children are adopted because the sheppopotamus can't bear any.

do u kno wat it means wen u r refered to as aboki in Lagos? they just called u an irredeemable fool.
sincerely u r in no way different.
ur !diocy is highly contagious.

Tolexander: Who is his mother?

The boy's physique looks like egg roll!

If he is placed on the scale for normal pikin of his age, the indicator will refuse to go back to the starting point due to elastic limit exceeded!

See how he dey look like pikin wey wan carry hen!

ya fada.

dis na OBJ younger broda o.

kennylawal: This confirms my earlier post that ilorins are sarakis slaves.

...and dat dey will remain for a very looong time.
"emancipate urself from political slavery, non but urselves can free ur minds.
Have no fear for sarakis atomic energy, cos non of dem can stop d tym....

CyberG: What is wrong with the statement? They are asking for EQUALITY but you disagree, what do you propose instead? INEQUALITY??

EQUALITY!
Yeah, ...and sincerity.
dey are d watchwords.
dey hav never been present in our govt, hence we are where we are today.
they must therefore be entrenched d system. on dem must d new Nigeria emerge (if we ever gonna hav it).

do u totally support Chief Mbagwu's position?
let's 'hear' ur take on dis pls.

Chief Cliff Mbagwu, a
chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP),
management consultant
and chairman of Simeon
and Rose Associates, wants
Nigerians to embrace the
proposed national
conference with all their
might and shun acts that
could dismember the
country because having
lived together for 100
years, interrelated and
inter-mingled the pain of
separation would be more
severe now than that of
remaining together. Rather,
he said efforts should be
channelled on how to
make the union work in a
sustainable manner.
Excerpts:
His take on President
Goodluck Jonathan’s
turnaround on convening
of national conference
It is a good move. His
initial refusal was not well
thought out; he has done
the right thing now. In
1914, Lord Lugard
amalgamated and put
Nigerians together without
their consent.
After 100 years of
amalgamation, we have
stayed together and
interacted so much that
separation will be more
painful than staying
together. So, we have to
find out how to stay
together in an
economically sustainable
manner.
Therefore, the Senator
Femi Okurounmu advisory
committee on national
conference in doing its
work has to answer two
questions: Do we want to
live together? If yes, how?
The body language I see in
Nigerians is that we want
to live together. How can
we live together in a
peaceful and economically
sustainable manner?
To me, the current
structure is not
economically sustainable.
The cost of governance is
too high and it prevents
government from having
resources to drive
development and cater for
human welfare.
So, we have to decide on
whether or not to retain
the present structure or
revert to a six or seven
regional structure.

We have to reduce
monetisation of the
political process, which is
driving away credible
people from politics. We
have to make political
positions less attractive.
Now, government is the
largest industry offering
the highest reward, so it
attracts all manner of
people. The leadership
selection process needs to
be improved because there
are too many mediocre in
government. Most
positions appear to be
going to the highest
bidders.
We should find a way of
returning the country to
the path of merit because
our society is patronage-
driven and this is affecting
the quality of service
delivery, government and
institutions.
How he sees President
Jonathan’s declaration that
the outcome of the confab
would be sent to the
National Assembly for
consideration
I thought the decision of
the conference should
have been final; if you
begin to subject it to
National Assembly
consideration, it can lead
to politicisation of the
process. If we elect and
select people to the
conference, the outcome
should carry the weight of
law.
There are two sets of
mindsets that are
dysfunctional and not
helpful for nation-building.
One is the North sees
Nigeria as their patrimony
and have to continue to
rule or determine who will
rule. This mindset is not
compatible with nation-
building.
The other is the South sees
the North as parasitic,
does not bring anything to
the table and depends on
the South for survival. This
is also a bad mindset. I
believe that every part of
the country has resources
is contributing to nation-
building. If the oil fields are
attacked today by
foreigners, it is not only
the oil producing areas
that will defend the fields.
The sheer size of the
country and the diversity
are things that we should
hold dear. I don’t see any
part of Nigeria that will be
better off outside this
federation than inside it.
Most parts will be
ungovernable outside this
federation. It is in our
interest to ensure that
everybody is equal before
the law so that we can
build a nation out of
Nigeria.
We need to define the
issue of citizenship. Where
do we lay emphasis if we
want to build a nation? Is it
on indigeneship or
citizenship? How do you
treat an Hausa boy born in
Amausa, Owerri, who grew
up in Owerri, married in
Owerri and lived in Owerri
all his life? Can’t he contest
for the chairmanship of
Owerri? The same thing
applies to an Igbo boy
born in Abeokuta, Kano or
Maiduguri. We should be
honest about building
Nigeria. If not we should
go our separate ways but
that will be the blackest
day for the Black man.
On controversies trailing
President Jonathan’s
perceived second term
ambition
The two sets of mindsets
that are not compatible
with nation building are at
play here. How can
anybody ask the president
not to run when the
constitution allows him to
run for two terms of four
years each? If they say he
signed an agreement to do
one term, on what basis
will he reach that
agreement? Is he a second
class citizen? Elsewhere,
like the United States of
America, the Peoples
Democratic Party will not
hold presidential primaries
when a sitting president is
running but here they
don’t even want President
Jonathan to run for the
primaries. It amounts to
unmitigated arrogance for
any person or group of
persons to arrogate to
himself or themselves the
right to decide for the
president not to run.
Those asking Jonathan not
to run; will they do a single
term if they were in
power? To build a country,
all of us must agree to be
equal citizens. The nation
is not anybody’s personal
patrimony. President
Jonathan is the best
material for 2015 given his
experience and what he
has done so far.
On whether the economy is
working
This economy is not
creating jobs and economic
opportunities. Some
Nigerians are making
money because of their
connections and who they
know. In terms of
performance and
productive economic
activities, those managing
the economy will have to
work harder in terms of
erecting and enforcing
fiscal policies that will
encourage domestic
production.
This economy is too
import-dependent and
because of that a lot of
Nigerians are out of jobs. A
high percentage of the
population are not taking
active part in the economy
because they don’t have
income. We have to put
Nigerians to work through
manufacturing and
agriculture; stop
importation of things we
can produce locally even if
it amounts to short-term
hardship; make agriculture
more attractive in terms of
funding and access to land
so that we can produce
almost everything we need
domestically.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/nat-confab-disintegration-ll-painful-mbagwu/
Chief Cliff Mbagwu, a
chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP),
management consultant
and chairman of Simeon
and Rose Associates, wants
Nigerians to embrace the
proposed national
conference with all their
might and shun acts that
could dismember the
country because having
lived together for 100
years, interrelated and
inter-mingled the pain of
separation would be more
severe now than that of
remaining together. Rather,
he said efforts should be
channelled on how to
make the union work in a
sustainable manner.
Excerpts:
His take on President
Goodluck Jonathan’s
turnaround on convening
of national conference
It is a good move. His
initial refusal was not well
thought out; he has done
the right thing now. In
1914, Lord Lugard
amalgamated and put
Nigerians together without
their consent.
After 100 years of
amalgamation, we have
stayed together and
interacted so much that
separation will be more
painful than staying
together. So, we have to
find out how to stay
together in an
economically sustainable
manner.
Therefore, the Senator
Femi Okurounmu advisory
committee on national
conference in doing its
work has to answer two
questions: Do we want to
live together? If yes, how?
The body language I see in
Nigerians is that we want
to live together. How can
we live together in a
peaceful and economically
sustainable manner?
To me, the current
structure is not
economically sustainable.
The cost of governance is
too high and it prevents
government from having
resources to drive
development and cater for
human welfare.
So, we have to decide on
whether or not to retain
the present structure or
revert to a six or seven
regional structure.

We have to reduce
monetisation of the
political process, which is
driving away credible
people from politics. We
have to make political
positions less attractive.
Now, government is the
largest industry offering
the highest reward, so it
attracts all manner of
people. The leadership
selection process needs to
be improved because there
are too many mediocre in
government. Most
positions appear to be
going to the highest
bidders.
We should find a way of
returning the country to
the path of merit because
our society is patronage-
driven and this is affecting
the quality of service
delivery, government and
institutions.
How he sees President
Jonathan’s declaration that
the outcome of the confab
would be sent to the
National Assembly for
consideration
I thought the decision of
the conference should
have been final; if you
begin to subject it to
National Assembly
consideration, it can lead
to politicisation of the
process. If we elect and
select people to the
conference, the outcome
should carry the weight of
law.
There are two sets of
mindsets that are
dysfunctional and not
helpful for nation-building.
One is the North sees
Nigeria as their patrimony
and have to continue to
rule or determine who will
rule. This mindset is not
compatible with nation-
building.
The other is the South sees
the North as parasitic,
does not bring anything to
the table and depends on
the South for survival. This
is also a bad mindset. I
believe that every part of
the country has resources
is contributing to nation-
building. If the oil fields are
attacked today by
foreigners, it is not only
the oil producing areas
that will defend the fields.
The sheer size of the
country and the diversity
are things that we should
hold dear. I don’t see any
part of Nigeria that will be
better off outside this
federation than inside it.
Most parts will be
ungovernable outside this
federation. It is in our
interest to ensure that
everybody is equal before
the law so that we can
build a nation out of
Nigeria.
We need to define the
issue of citizenship. Where
do we lay emphasis if we
want to build a nation? Is it
on indigeneship or
citizenship? How do you
treat an Hausa boy born in
Amausa, Owerri, who grew
up in Owerri, married in
Owerri and lived in Owerri
all his life? Can’t he contest
for the chairmanship of
Owerri? The same thing
applies to an Igbo boy
born in Abeokuta, Kano or
Maiduguri. We should be
honest about building
Nigeria. If not we should
go our separate ways but
that will be the blackest
day for the Black man.
On controversies trailing
President Jonathan’s
perceived second term
ambition
The two sets of mindsets
that are not compatible
with nation building are at
play here. How can
anybody ask the president
not to run when the
constitution allows him to
run for two terms of four
years each? If they say he
signed an agreement to do
one term, on what basis
will he reach that
agreement? Is he a second
class citizen? Elsewhere,
like the United States of
America, the Peoples
Democratic Party will not
hold presidential primaries
when a sitting president is
running but here they
don’t even want President
Jonathan to run for the
primaries. It amounts to
unmitigated arrogance for
any person or group of
persons to arrogate to
himself or themselves the
right to decide for the
president not to run.
Those asking Jonathan not
to run; will they do a single
term if they were in
power? To build a country,
all of us must agree to be
equal citizens. The nation
is not anybody’s personal
patrimony. President
Jonathan is the best
material for 2015 given his
experience and what he
has done so far.
On whether the economy is
working
This economy is not
creating jobs and economic
opportunities. Some
Nigerians are making
money because of their
connections and who they
know. In terms of
performance and
productive economic
activities, those managing
the economy will have to
work harder in terms of
erecting and enforcing
fiscal policies that will
encourage domestic
production.
This economy is too
import-dependent and
because of that a lot of
Nigerians are out of jobs. A
high percentage of the
population are not taking
active part in the economy
because they don’t have
income. We have to put
Nigerians to work through
manufacturing and
agriculture; stop
importation of things we
can produce locally even if
it amounts to short-term
hardship; make agriculture
more attractive in terms of
funding and access to land
so that we can produce
almost everything we need
domestically.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/nat-confab-disintegration-ll-painful-mbagwu/
Chief Cliff Mbagwu, a
chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP),
management consultant
and chairman of Simeon
and Rose Associates, wants
Nigerians to embrace the
proposed national
conference with all their
might and shun acts that
could dismember the
country because having
lived together for 100
years, interrelated and
inter-mingled the pain of
separation would be more
severe now than that of
remaining together. Rather,
he said efforts should be
channelled on how to
make the union work in a
sustainable manner.
Excerpts:
His take on President
Goodluck Jonathan’s
turnaround on convening
of national conference
It is a good move. His
initial refusal was not well
thought out; he has done
the right thing now. In
1914, Lord Lugard
amalgamated and put
Nigerians together without
their consent.
After 100 years of
amalgamation, we have
stayed together and
interacted so much that
separation will be more
painful than staying
together. So, we have to
find out how to stay
together in an
economically sustainable
manner.
Therefore, the Senator
Femi Okurounmu advisory
committee on national
conference in doing its
work has to answer two
questions: Do we want to
live together? If yes, how?
The body language I see in
Nigerians is that we want
to live together. How can
we live together in a
peaceful and economically
sustainable manner?
To me, the current
structure is not
economically sustainable.
The cost of governance is
too high and it prevents
government from having
resources to drive
development and cater for
human welfare.
So, we have to decide on
whether or not to retain
the present structure or
revert to a six or seven
regional structure.

We have to reduce
monetisation of the
political process, which is
driving away credible
people from politics. We
have to make political
positions less attractive.
Now, government is the
largest industry offering
the highest reward, so it
attracts all manner of
people. The leadership
selection process needs to
be improved because there
are too many mediocre in
government. Most
positions appear to be
going to the highest
bidders.
We should find a way of
returning the country to
the path of merit because
our society is patronage-
driven and this is affecting
the quality of service
delivery, government and
institutions.
How he sees President
Jonathan’s declaration that
the outcome of the confab
would be sent to the
National Assembly for
consideration
I thought the decision of
the conference should
have been final; if you
begin to subject it to
National Assembly
consideration, it can lead
to politicisation of the
process. If we elect and
select people to the
conference, the outcome
should carry the weight of
law.
There are two sets of
mindsets that are
dysfunctional and not
helpful for nation-building.
One is the North sees
Nigeria as their patrimony
and have to continue to
rule or determine who will
rule. This mindset is not
compatible with nation-
building.
The other is the South sees
the North as parasitic,
does not bring anything to
the table and depends on
the South for survival. This
is also a bad mindset. I
believe that every part of
the country has resources
is contributing to nation-
building. If the oil fields are
attacked today by
foreigners, it is not only
the oil producing areas
that will defend the fields.
The sheer size of the
country and the diversity
are things that we should
hold dear. I don’t see any
part of Nigeria that will be
better off outside this
federation than inside it.
Most parts will be
ungovernable outside this
federation. It is in our
interest to ensure that
everybody is equal before
the law so that we can
build a nation out of
Nigeria.
We need to define the
issue of citizenship. Where
do we lay emphasis if we
want to build a nation? Is it
on indigeneship or
citizenship? How do you
treat an Hausa boy born in
Amausa, Owerri, who grew
up in Owerri, married in
Owerri and lived in Owerri
all his life? Can’t he contest
for the chairmanship of
Owerri? The same thing
applies to an Igbo boy
born in Abeokuta, Kano or
Maiduguri. We should be
honest about building
Nigeria. If not we should
go our separate ways but
that will be the blackest
day for the Black man.
On controversies trailing
President Jonathan’s
perceived second term
ambition
The two sets of mindsets
that are not compatible
with nation building are at
play here. How can
anybody ask the president
not to run when the
constitution allows him to
run for two terms of four
years each? If they say he
signed an agreement to do
one term, on what basis
will he reach that
agreement? Is he a second
class citizen? Elsewhere,
like the United States of
America, the Peoples
Democratic Party will not
hold presidential primaries
when a sitting president is
running but here they
don’t even want President
Jonathan to run for the
primaries. It amounts to
unmitigated arrogance for
any person or group of
persons to arrogate to
himself or themselves the
right to decide for the
president not to run.
Those asking Jonathan not
to run; will they do a single
term if they were in
power? To build a country,
all of us must agree to be
equal citizens. The nation
is not anybody’s personal
patrimony. President
Jonathan is the best
material for 2015 given his
experience and what he
has done so far.
On whether the economy is
working
This economy is not
creating jobs and economic
opportunities. Some
Nigerians are making
money because of their
connections and who they
know. In terms of
performance and
productive economic
activities, those managing
the economy will have to
work harder in terms of
erecting and enforcing
fiscal policies that will
encourage domestic
production.
This economy is too
import-dependent and
because of that a lot of
Nigerians are out of jobs. A
high percentage of the
population are not taking
active part in the economy
because they don’t have
income. We have to put
Nigerians to work through
manufacturing and
agriculture; stop
importation of things we
can produce locally even if
it amounts to short-term
hardship; make agriculture
more attractive in terms of
funding and access to land
so that we can produce
almost everything we need
domestically.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/nat-confab-disintegration-ll-painful-mbagwu/

Chief Cliff Mbagwu, a
chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP),
management consultant
and chairman of Simeon
and Rose Associates, wants
Nigerians to embrace the
proposed national
conference with all their
might and shun acts that
could dismember the
country because having
lived together for 100
years, interrelated and
inter-mingled the pain of
separation would be more
severe now than that of
remaining together. Rather,
he said efforts should be
channelled on how to
make the union work in a
sustainable manner.
Excerpts:
His take on President
Goodluck Jonathan’s
turnaround on convening
of national conference
It is a good move. His
initial refusal was not well
thought out; he has done
the right thing now. In
1914, Lord Lugard
amalgamated and put
Nigerians together without
their consent.
After 100 years of
amalgamation, we have
stayed together and
interacted so much that
separation will be more
painful than staying
together. So, we have to
find out how to stay
together in an
economically sustainable
manner.
Therefore, the Senator
Femi Okurounmu advisory
committee on national
conference in doing its
work has to answer two
questions: Do we want to
live together? If yes, how?
The body language I see in
Nigerians is that we want
to live together. How can
we live together in a
peaceful and economically
sustainable manner?
To me, the current
structure is not
economically sustainable.
The cost of governance is
too high and it prevents
government from having
resources to drive
development and cater for
human welfare.
So, we have to decide on
whether or not to retain
the present structure or
revert to a six or seven
regional structure.

We have to reduce
monetisation of the
political process, which is
driving away credible
people from politics. We
have to make political
positions less attractive.
Now, government is the
largest industry offering
the highest reward, so it
attracts all manner of
people. The leadership
selection process needs to
be improved because there
are too many mediocre in
government. Most
positions appear to be
going to the highest
bidders.
We should find a way of
returning the country to
the path of merit because
our society is patronage-
driven and this is affecting
the quality of service
delivery, government and
institutions.
How he sees President
Jonathan’s declaration that
the outcome of the confab
would be sent to the
National Assembly for
consideration
I thought the decision of
the conference should
have been final; if you
begin to subject it to
National Assembly
consideration, it can lead
to politicisation of the
process. If we elect and
select people to the
conference, the outcome
should carry the weight of
law.
There are two sets of
mindsets that are
dysfunctional and not
helpful for nation-building.
One is the North sees
Nigeria as their patrimony
and have to continue to
rule or determine who will
rule. This mindset is not
compatible with nation-
building.
The other is the South sees
the North as parasitic,
does not bring anything to
the table and depends on
the South for survival. This
is also a bad mindset. I
believe that every part of
the country has resources
is contributing to nation-
building. If the oil fields are
attacked today by
foreigners, it is not only
the oil producing areas
that will defend the fields.
The sheer size of the
country and the diversity
are things that we should
hold dear. I don’t see any
part of Nigeria that will be
better off outside this
federation than inside it.
Most parts will be
ungovernable outside this
federation. It is in our
interest to ensure that
everybody is equal before
the law so that we can
build a nation out of
Nigeria.
We need to define the
issue of citizenship. Where
do we lay emphasis if we
want to build a nation? Is it
on indigeneship or
citizenship? How do you
treat an Hausa boy born in
Amausa, Owerri, who grew
up in Owerri, married in
Owerri and lived in Owerri
all his life? Can’t he contest
for the chairmanship of
Owerri? The same thing
applies to an Igbo boy
born in Abeokuta, Kano or
Maiduguri. We should be
honest about building
Nigeria. If not we should
go our separate ways but
that will be the blackest
day for the Black man.
On controversies trailing
President Jonathan’s
perceived second term
ambition
The two sets of mindsets
that are not compatible
with nation building are at
play here. How can
anybody ask the president
not to run when the
constitution allows him to
run for two terms of four
years each? If they say he
signed an agreement to do
one term, on what basis
will he reach that
agreement? Is he a second
class citizen? Elsewhere,
like the United States of
America, the Peoples
Democratic Party will not
hold presidential primaries
when a sitting president is
running but here they
don’t even want President
Jonathan to run for the
primaries. It amounts to
unmitigated arrogance for
any person or group of
persons to arrogate to
himself or themselves the
right to decide for the
president not to run.
Those asking Jonathan not
to run; will they do a single
term if they were in
power? To build a country,
all of us must agree to be
equal citizens. The nation
is not anybody’s personal
patrimony. President
Jonathan is the best
material for 2015 given his
experience and what he
has done so far.
On whether the economy is
working
This economy is not
creating jobs and economic
opportunities. Some
Nigerians are making
money because of their
connections and who they
know. In terms of
performance and
productive economic
activities, those managing
the economy will have to
work harder in terms of
erecting and enforcing
fiscal policies that will
encourage domestic
production.
This economy is too
import-dependent and
because of that a lot of
Nigerians are out of jobs. A
high percentage of the
population are not taking
active part in the economy
because they don’t have
income. We have to put
Nigerians to work through
manufacturing and
agriculture; stop
importation of things we
can produce locally even if
it amounts to short-term
hardship; make agriculture
more attractive in terms of
funding and access to land
so that we can produce
almost everything we need
domestically.

xrisdon: negativity runs in your vain

he is right while u r wrong.
we must all arise and face d realities stirring us at d face.

Olaolufred: May be they are partly supporting Tinubu's stand.

who cares whose stand u call it. wat we all want is for d govt to do d right thing.

Let d progressive blows progress.

wirinet: Good suggestion in theory, but impracticable in reality when applied to the Nigerian situation. First of all, the Nigerian constiution (which is the highest law of the land) does not make provision for referendums, so unless the national assemby change the constitution to reflect the use of referendums, the whole exercise would be an exercise in frutility. Secondly even a referendum cannot help the igbos or other minorities realize their goals, a nationwide referendum would suffer the same fate as regular elections, which gives the north and the south west at an undue advantage as a result of inflated population figures and skewed political arrangements. The votes of the north and the south west is enough to defeat any referendum not in their interest. So unless we correct the huge structural imbalances in the nigerian federation and have accurate cencus figures, a referendum cannot change the status quo.

i think u hav a point here.
come to think of dis, wat if after d "dialogue", d easterners unanimously agreed to secede, wud nigeria still hav any reason to compel dem not to?
To some extent, d whole south hav some common grounds, for instance on d true federal system of govt.,
Regional autonomy/decentralisation of powers at d centre. etc.
shud d north also go against dat, do u tink d center cud still hold?
shed light into dese pls.

re@lchange:
great news.
from here we can aim for the ultimate truth.

u r damn right, bro.

Ola one: Giving Chinkos a run for their Yuan. With love from France


The world's cheapest phone goes on sale: Asda launches a £5 Alcatel mobile - and it doesn't even need a minimum credit top-up

Alcatel's 1010 phone costs just £5 from Asda on the T-Mobile network
It can make and receive calls and texts but cannot use apps
Customers do not need to top up a minimum of credit to buy the handset
It is available in black or red and is half the weight of Apple's iPhone 5S


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2488362/Worlds-cheapest-phone-goes-sale-Asda-launches-5-Alcatel-1010-mobile.html#ixzz2jvEk52nV

hope its not meant for 9ja market.
let is go back to where its coming from.

can't we replicate same tin here?
dont we already hav enof reasons to indict d indians among us?
just asking o.

this SaharaReporters sha.
small time now, una go dey study, read and post Gej mind.

i think uncle Gej shud listen to these well- meaning Nigerians and grant their request. afterall, our northern elders also want it dat way.

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA— AHEAD of the convocation of the proposed national conference by President Goodluck Jonathan, prominent leaders of the three zones in the southern part of the country under the aegis of Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly, SNPA, yesterday, said that decisions of the conference must be subjected to a national referendum, just as it gave a time frame of nine months for the conference to be concluded.

According to leaders of the assembly, delegates to the conference must not be more than 600, with each geo-political zone of the country producing 100 delegates each.

They added that representation should be on the basis of equality of the geo-political zones — North-West, North-East, North-Central, South-West, South-East and South-South.

Rising from a two-day meeting held at the Cross River Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, the leaders from South-South, South-West and South-East geo-political zones, however, warned that the outcome of decisions from the dialogue must not be subjected to a review or debate by both the National Assembly and the executive.

In a communique signed by former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, former Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, and retired Anglican Bishop of Akure Diocese, who is also the current Coordinating Chairman, SNPA, Rev. Emmanuel Bolanle Gbonigi, SNPA said: “The decisions of the conference shall be subjected to a national referendum and shall not be subjected to a review or debate by the National Assembly or any other body including the executives.

“Upon approval by the people of Nigeria, the outcome becomes the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

According to SNPA, the entire process should end June 30, 2014. It said processing and work of conference, December 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014; preparation of a draft constitution May 1 to 31, 2014; and the referendum on new constitution will be from June 1 to 30, 2014.

Roll call

South-South representatives at the meeting were Professor Oserheimen Osunbor, Senator Bassey Henshaw, Air Vice Marshal Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), Alabo Graham Douglas, Dr. Bolere-Ketebu, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, Nella Ewa and Ambassador Lawrence.

From the South-East were Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Senator Chris Ukpabio, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, Senator Sylvanus Ngele, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro, Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike, Dr. Ifedi Okewnna, and Chief Edozie Ezeugwa.

South-West was represented by Bishop Emmanuel Bolanle Gbonigi, Senator Tony Adefu-ye, Emmanuel Adelano, Chief Dipo Jimilehin, Senator Kofo Bucknor-Akerele, Professor Ope Adekunle, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi and Moshood Salvador.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/confab-outcome-must-subject-referendum-ekwueme/

The Edo State Government
has described the removal of
Col. Tony Nyiam (retd.) from
the Presidential Advisory
Committee on National
Dialogue as a welcome
development.
Special Adviser to Governor
Adams Oshiomhole on Media
and Public Affairs, Kassim
Afegbua, in a statement
issued on Wednesday,
further described the
development as good
riddance.
It however said Nyiam’s
purported letter of
resignation was full of
inconsistencies.
Nyiam had, during the
committees sitting in Benin
on Monday last week, almost
brought proceedings to a
halt as he started shouting
down the governor midway
into his presentation.
The government, in a
statement on Wednesday
said Nyiam only tendered a
letter of resignation after he
had been sacked.
The statement read in part,
“Our attention has been
drawn to the face-saving
resignation letter
hurriedly tendered by Lt.
Col. Tony Nyiam (retd.) after
his sacking as member of the
Presidential Advisory
Committee on National
Dialogue, following his
unruly outburst at the
committee’s sitting in Benin
City on Monday, October 28,
2013.
“While we welcome Nyiam’s
sacking as good riddance to
bad rubbish, we note that
his purported resignation
letter is filled with half-truths
and outright lies. We are
however not surprised by
this, as it is consistent with
his inconsistent character.
“In his confusion, Nyiam in
paragraph seven of the
resignation letter said
Governor Adams Oshiomhole
spoke for 40 minutes but he
contradicted himself in
paragraph 10, when he said
the governor spoke for an
hour. We make bold to say
that Governor Oshiomhole
spoke for less than 25
minutes during the courtesy
visit of the committee to him
in his office and he spoke for
less than seven minutes at
the sitting at Imaguero
College Hall.”

www.punchng.com/news/national-dialogue-edo-hails-nyiams-sacking/

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nagoma: the north may have more people ( in your imagination ) in the federal service but with the like of Oduahs who buys 225 million Naira cars every 3 months and Ngozi Chinyere ( formerly of immigration ) who believed she was the Comptroller General of Biafra immigration Service and would employ only biafrans in thousands , how could that be a country for all citizens?

Wat do we hav today in our FCSC? a majority of uneducated !diots who were brought in at d expence of d more qualified ones. a civil service dat makes one want to shed tears wen compared to some smaller and less relevant countries like Ghana or even Republic of Benin.

Madam Ngozi was only trying to correct d lopsidedness as created by ur pple in d north in deir quest to feed deir greed, wit d guise of federal character.
Madam Stella has not been proven guilty of dos charges like u refered to, ok?
Hav u forgotten d much celebrated fuel subsidy probe as involved ur brother, Farouk Lawal? wat abt d pension scam? ur pple are still behind it. d list is endless.
u see, in a sane country, d likes of farouk and Alhaji
Abdulrasheed Maina shud be hunged in d gallows or more leniently, made to rot in jail.

lygn19: ....I ve said it so many times that if the oil was in the north, by now Nigeria wud be history.

contrarily, maybe d south will never produce a president.
dat may be d basis of one nigeria.
Anyway, Gej shud pls ensure dat dos threats coming from some quaters are revoked before d "Dialogue" commences.

lygn19: Here is d reason...
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.
.Bauchi Will Cease to Exist as a State Without Oil-Yuguda
Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State, on Monday, said the state
internally generates only N250 million monthly.
The governor made the disclosure in Bauchi when members of
the Ningi Emirate Council, led by the Emir, Alhaji Yunusa
Danyaya, paid him sallah homage.
He stressed the need for the state to increase its revenue
generation by 95 per cent.
Yuguda said the monthly allocation to Bauchi from the
Federation Account was between N3.2 to N3.3 billion, with
workers salary alone taking more than N2billion.
“It is our desire to bring development to the door step of the
people, but we are constrained by lack of reasonable internally
generated revenue.
“As a result, we have to rely solely on the federal government
for allocation if not; we will not survive as a state.
“What we generate monthly is so little that we cannot even pay
our workers salaries not to talk of (embarking on) capital
projects.
“We must devise ways of improving the situation otherwise,
when Nigerian oil, which every state is looking up to, is
finished or its market falls, Bauchi will cease to exist as a
state’’, he said.
Yuguda blamed the state’s poor revenue generation to absence
of industries and high rate unemployment.
“How can any government generate revenue when there is
nobody to tax?
“You cannot tax people that are not working and business is
not booming in the state. No industries to tax, no worker to
tax; how can we survive?’’
Yuguda, however, said that in spite of the low revenue profile
of the state, his administration had achieved a lot in terms of
infrastructure development.
He said that positive development had been recorded in the
areas of health care delivery, education, agriculture and other
sectors of the economy.
Yuguda called on the people of the state to be law-abiding and
maintain peace so as to attract investors for business to
thrive and create employment.
Earlier, Danyaya said the visit was to pay homage to the
governor and to felicitate with him on the peaceful
celebration of Eid-El-Kabir.
He appealed to the governor to include Ningi in his urban
development plans, adding that the town had a lot to offer if
upgraded to an urban settlement.
Danyaya also appealed to the governor to complete all ongoing
projects in the emirate which included roads and rural
electrification. (NAN)
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That's y dz same set of Ediots keep saying Nigeria must remain one at all COST

dis is quite pathetic.
dont he think d solution to his problem lies within him and his pple?
y wud a govt hav more staff on its payroll dan it can actually cater for?
wat are the duties of these staff?
of wat economic or social importance are such services dey render?
little wonder y we hav more pple in d federal civil service from some quaters.
It goes to show how underious we are as a pple.
if we must truly remain together, all these parasitic attitude must stop.
each state must be able to stand on its feet.
each people must stop being spoonfed by others in d name of federal allocation. each region must begin to think of how to contribute meaningfully to d development of its region and pple.
if dis is done, i can put it to u dat Nigeria will be greater and better for it.

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We are gradually derailing dis thread.
What I tot we shud discuss is:
What moral justification does an individual or a group of pple have to "super-impose" his/her/their selfish interest on others by threatening them? is dis as a result of d passion/love dey somuch hav for d socalled oneness?

dryakson: Good day nairalanders,
I posted how 800,000 naira was deposited into my account from an unknown person last week and the advices I got from my fellow nairalanders inspired me while some is the other way round.. Who no want money, I like it too but the consequences that will follow is the Wahala.. Lol.
I went to the bank and asked for my account break down and the consumer icare lady break the account details including the last deposit of the 800,000 naira without any suspicious from her... Happy happy...
I asked her for the phone number attached to the teller that sent 800,000 naira last week and she did I thank her and went outside the banking hall.
I called the number and a female voice pops out of the speaker she asked who I was but I ignore her question and ask her if she made any deposit of money last week, but said NO.... ALERT! ALERT!....
2 minutes later she called and said her husband who is currently in USA sent money to his brother's account here in Nigeria before his journey last week and that the brother is also in USA with him according to her the brother (account owner) will be back to Nigeria in 1 week time, I also asked if she received any alert about the money with her number but she said she don't know why she stop receiving alert... ......... She was alerted too.
She asked if I was a banker but I said no, I asked her to send me her husband number but she hang the call.
5 minutes later a foreign number came in I assume it to be the depositor calling with USA number.
He asked who I was and how I got his wife phone number, I narrated how the money was sent to my account and how I got his wife's number. bla... Bla..... Bla
According to him, the teller is with him in USA, I returned to the bank and tell the lady all what had happened she was amazed at how my names as well as the account number is thesame except the difference of one number which is 7 in mine and 2 on his brothers own .
The manager arrived and ask the depositor to scan and send the copy of the teller for verification. It was concluded that the money was for him.
The manager thanks me and introduces me to the workers as well as the customers as a loyal and a good Patriotic Nigerian. According to the manager I made a good decision of reporting to the bank unlike other people who will withdraw and spent the money and later paid and charge for fraudulent.
In the other hand, the wife, her husband and the owner of the account thanks me then asked the manager to leave #20,000 while he transfer the remaining #780,000 to the other account, he promised to be calling me anytime.

What surprises me was how two guys from the banking hall curse me and my entire generation for returning a huge amount of money worth 800k. according to them, I should have withdraw the money and Run to outside country, I laughed and go my way.

I have no regrets what so ever
And if you were in my shoe, what will you do in this situation?


Let's hear your say


You can ask any question

Some years baxk (2007), I was once a "beneficiary" of a bait as dis. I recived an alert of N1.6M on my Z... bank a/c. I was so shocked cos my salary den was abt N30,000.
After much battle wit my conscience and some "advisers" who wanted me to withdraw d dough, I gave it up to d Hausa owner. she was so, so happy to get her money back. And me, I was so happy I did.
I think d world will be a better place if we all hav such minds.

is it dat any ethnicity dat choses to leave shud be viewed as "an enemy of Nigeria" and as such, be resisted?
wat do u think will be d outcome of such action?
What we shud be looking at right now, is how to appease d aggrieved parties if we truly want dem to remain. Let's face d reality on ground, pple r no longer comfortable with dis co-existence; even d power dat be is aware of it. So if we sincerely want to win dem back, it is certainly not by threats.

BAUCHI—As Nigerians
prepare the groundwork
for a National Conference,
Bauchi State governor,
Mallam Isa Yuguda,
yesterday, cautioned
against allowing those who
do not wish Nigeria well to
participate in the confab.
The governor, who spoke
exclusively to Vanguard,
warned that those who
were gearing up for
Nigeria’s disintegration and
disharmony among the
different ethnic
nationalities should not be
allowed to have their way
during the discussion.

Yuguda said that although
President Goodluck
Jonathan meant well by
convoking the dialogue,
well-meaning Nigerians
must be on the alert to
ward off tribal warlords
and ethnic jingoists, who
would want to use the
platform to campaign for
the advancement of
narrow interests at the
expense of national
integration.
The governor said: “During
the conference, anybody
who comes with any idea
or proposal that would
make it impossible for
Nigerians to live together
should be stopped by all
means.”
“Any person who comes
with any agenda to make it
difficult for us to wax
stronger as a united
country should be chased
away so that this nation
will be able to achieve the
lofty ideals of our founding
fathers as guaranteed by
the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The opportunity provided
by President Jonathan for
Nigerians to come together
and share ideas on how to
move the nation forward is
a golden one, which should
be appreciated by all
Nigerians, who believe in
the unity and greatness of
this country.
“That is why Nigerians
should be ready to chase
away anyone who wants to
use the dialogue to cause
disaffection rather than
bring about new ideas on
combating the myriads of
challenges facing the
nation.
“Let us use the opportunity
provided by the confab to
grow and mature as a
people who have no other
country than Nigeria and
be able to eradicate
corruption, criminality,
poverty and diseases and
bring in wealth for the
nation and its people.
“We should get out of our
shell and do the right thing.
I hope that the conference
will help Nigeria to
overcome its challenges
and mature into
greatness,” Yuguda said.
The governor predicted
that the current challenges
facing the nation would
soon fizzle and pleaded
with Nigerians to continue
to support President
Goodluck Jonathan to
move the nation forward.
On how his successor will
emerge, the governor
explained that the people
of the state would be
involved in the process of
choosing the right
candidate based on zoning
and the need to get the
best for the state to
continue with his
development agenda.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/confab-beware-nigerias-enemies-yuguda-warns/

mekaboy: Well its bound to happen. All this is in preparation to usher in the man of lawlessness(anti-christ). It will be the same worldwide. Eventually there will be one world currency and govt. Since ur bank details, is linked to ur finger print. You will not have access to ur funds unless u have the mark of the beast.

Its happening before our eyes.

... and who is dat person still doubting The Holy Bible as the true and genuine Mind (Word) of God?

Its quite unfortunate dat Oshiomhole is making himself a ready tool in d hand of some selfish pple in d name of political opposition.
I never knew he's more loyal to Kaduna dan his Edo pple.
Perhaps his next political ambition cud be best realised in Kaduna State cos he has just shot himself on d leg.

I dont kno y something in me keeps reminding me of these poetic verses as regards Nigeria:
"Turning and turning in
the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear
the falconer;
Things fall apart; the
centre cannot hold,
Mere anarchy is loosed
upon the world".