₦airaland Forum

And a teacher wrote that crap?

The North truly have a long way to go in order to be at par with their counterparts in the south.

The only antidote for safety is to .....
Run away from Nigerian Army's so-called free health care.

With the whole of your strength, please scram

Now we know who the true drug addicts are

I hope this man can convince our "uncle Jubril from Sudan" to travel on this path.

Kaduna – Former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, said Wednesday that the north had nothing to fear about restructuring of the country.

However, while Atiku Abubakar and Tambuwal spoke about how the present structure of the country could be tinkered with, Prof Abdullahi wanted regionalism or outright break up of the country.

The trio spoke at a two day conference on “The North and the Future of Nigerian Federation”, organized by the Arewa Research and Development Project, in collaboration with Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation; the Northern Elders Forum; Arewa Consultative Forum; Code Group; Northern Delegates Forum; Arewa Reawakening; Jamiyar Matan Arewa and Forum for Northern Youths Organisations.

While Atiku said the north was not afraid of restructuring because it stood to gain more if more power was devolved to the federating units, Governor Tambuwal, who is also the chairman of Northern Governors and Traditional Rulers Committee on Restructuring, said to show that the north had nothing to fear about restructuring, northern governors and traditional rulers forum had set up a committee to aggregate the views of the north on the issue.

Prof Ango Abdullahi on his part, said restructuring should mean a return to the regions as they existed in 1960.

He also suggested that the country should be broken up to the units that they were, prior to the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914, stressing that in as much as the region was not afraid of restructuring, it would not be blackmailed into it.

Atiku, who was represented by Dr Auwal Anwar, said his idea of restructuring was the devolution of more powers to the federating units; creation of state police and other such things.

“The north stand to gain more if there is devolution of power. There there local police, there would not have been Boko Haram for instance because they would have had the intelligence to stop them.

”The new North has nothing to fear (about restructuring) because we have the land, the people and resources. His Tory will not wait for us.

The north should direct the process and the outcome,” he said. On his part, Governor Tambuwal, who was chairman of the conference, said: “The idea that the north is against restructuring because it benefits most from the current state of things is circumscribed and patently false.

”The fact that some people continue to parrot such lies only help to give credence to the flawed argument. Let us be clear: the north wants restructuring as much as any one.”

The governor said what the north craved was a mutual agreement on the definition of restructuring, adding that any decision taken on the issue of restructuring “must be inclusive and respect procedures and processes so that the outcome is sustainable.

“In my view, if restructuring means taking stock of our arrangement to ensure that no state takes a disproportionate amount of resources, or most of the available space in the education of job sector, or subjugate the others’ culture or religion, or lords it over the other so that the number of the poor and uneducated whose future is circumscribed by their circumstance is shared proportionately, then we are in the game.”

He said what the north was asking for was a “country where there is peace and progress, where justice is guaranteed, where all lives are safe and people can pursue their legitimate livelihoods wherever they choose.

”I believe each state in this country has areas of comparative advantage and and life is a cycle so that what was once the largest revenue earner can in time become less while something else takes ascendency”. But in his remarks, former Vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi said the call for restructuring in the country indicates “the failure of the operators and not the structure.”

He said those calling for the implementation of the reports of the 2006 and 2014 conferences by Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan respectively were ill-informed because the two conferences were tailored to achieve a predetermined result by the conveners.

According to him, while the Obasanjo conference was to ensure that he got a third term, President Jonathan convened the 2014 conference to legitimize his ambition to strangulate other regions.

Abdullahi, who noted that the best option for the country was to return to 1914 or 1960, said: “Let us go our separate ways. If on the other hand we give credit to the British and our founding fathers (and they deserve credit), and we cannot contain restructuring based on what existed in 1914, we should go back to 1960 when the country operated regions.

The north is not afraid of getting our north back.” Professor Abdullahi said the call for restructuring of the country gained more currency when a northerner was in power, adding that it was a “political blackmail against northern Nigeria and we will not tolerate it anymore.”

He enjoined political leaders in the region not to “rush into committing the north to any agreement or allow anybody to stampede us into agreeing with something that will hurt the north.”

In his remarks, the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Rl Rufai, said it was the responsibility of the north to carry a ‘national plaque in the quest for restructuring” as it is the elder brother in the Nigerian federation and should handle the issue of restructuring in an amicable and harmonious manner.

Governor El Rufai, who was represented by his deputy, Bala Bantex, said the north should be concerned with addressing the dual challenge of poverty and deficiency in education in the region.

In a remark, the chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 northern states, said what ever form the restructuring of the country took, it must “respect all forms of worship. No one should be treated as inferior. We should respect our faiths” Convener of the conference, Dr Usman Bugaje, said the resurgence of the call for restructuring represented failure of leadership at all levels of government.

“The raging debate about the future of our federation is only a fraction of the problem. We must see it as the first and necessary step that will help us prepare for our future. It is therefore important that we bring a lot of objectivity and maturity.

”Mere display of emotions is not going to be useful here. We need to think through whatever proposal we make. We should realize that we can’t force any view on anybody in this day and age. We must seek to persuade and not dictate,” he said.

He noted that one of the objectives of the conference was to “bring clarity,accuracy and precision to the debate on the future of the Nigerian federation.

”This is necessary because the the moment, there is a lot of confusion about what a federation is supposed to be. People who talk about true federalism clearly need to revise their notes and realize that true federalism is not only misleading but also untenable since every federation is unique and there are no two federations that are the same.

”Similarly, the concept of of fiscal federalism has been grossly misunderstood and many are reading their parochial wishes and confusing the debate.”



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/break-nigeria-go-back-regionalism-ango-abdullahi/

oladeebo:
It is of no doubt that the leadership of Yoruba nation under Afenifere and CAN, Some political jobbers in Yoruba land were selling Yoruba nation to igbo, disregarding Yoruba interest and totally abandoned the vision of the past Yoruba nation that worked with either Hausa/fulani or igbo to defend Yoruba interest.
Afenifere had camped to the side of igbo to sabotage Yoruba national interest.
Politic had no permanent friend but interests any where in the world,
The worst part of it is these elders follow the interest of igbo while closed eyes on the violation of Yoruba interests... It's total sell out.
Lots like Odumakin, olu falae, etc were never hide their interest on pdp, and use Yoruba name to follow, follow the looted party, likewise they follow follow Nnadi kanu that never left anything Yoruba with out denigration!
it is sad.
The worst of it is that they were buying igbo region fanatic and infecting Yoruba nation with it now, where going our region tolerance?
Awo never play religion politics.
Yoruba nation didn't have eternal enemy between hausa/fulani or igbo, for Afenifere to think he will formed permanent relation with igbo or buy igbo religion vision cannot work in Yoruba nation, also they mustn't think they can lured Yoruba nation into permanent enemy of hausa/fulani it's impossible, so they must desist!
Southern Unity is scam to Yoruba nation
Religions interests protection christian/Muslim is another scam to Yoruba nation!
Am assure Ibadan summit is well sponsored by igbo... if not why it wasn't condemn ipob hate speeches against Yoruba nation?
There have never been the Unity between the Southerners before Nigeria Unity, why now?
Yoruba with out unify to Igbo can fight for their own right in Nigeria!
Enough for the sell-out.
We didn't had blood feud with hausa/fulani, and it's not Igbo that will lead us into it, God forbidden
Oladeebo on current affairs!

Who is this fool again?

Yyeske:
The US government never said anything

Yes, it means the voiceless in Nigeria are gradually been heard

Temidayo9:
Nigeria is a sovereign state. US can only advice Nigeria not command.

The same Nigeria that doesn't respect human rights of her citizens?
We shall see then.

Give me a better excuse.

I nor fit wait for this kasala at all.

Gbege, abeg scatter ground

Condemns invasion of NUJ Office in Abia State

Calls ICC to investigate military abuses By Levinus Nwabughiogu

ABUJA-A United States of America based human rights group called “Rapid Response Fact-Finding Mission (RRFFM)” has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately withdraw troops from the south-east zone of the country.

The group also told the President to consult with the various state governors in the region on the necessity or otherwise of military operations and deployment of soldiers in the area.

The United Kingdom is providing expert training to the Nigerian military in helping to develop the skills necessary to tackle the terror threat of Boko Haram in North East Nigeria. Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency began in 2009 and has killed at least 20,000 and forced more than 2.6 million from their homes. / AFP RRFFM also urged the International Criminal Court, ICC to investigate alleged cases of human rights abuses meted out to the people.

The calls followed a field investigation conducted by the group in the aftermath of the military invasion of the home of the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu Umuahia, the Abia State capital and also the deployment of soldiers to the south-east region for a military exercise code-named “Operation Python Dance 11”.

A statement signed and released by the Special Counsel Justice for Jos Project, a US/Nigeria Law Group in Washington DC seeking to end impunity in the Nigerian Genocide, Emmanuel Ogebe on Monday stated that members of the team were drawn from US and United Kingdom.

Ogebe in the statement stated that the team carried out extensive investigations into the recent crisis in the region and catergorised its recommendations as follows:

“The President of Nigeria should stand down the troops in the southeast till their mission scope is clearly defined and clarified and necessary legal benchmarks for deployment are met or better still redeploy them to northern Nigeria where on the Niger side of the border terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram killed 4 American troops last week.

“The President should consult the state governors as chief security officers of their states on the necessity or lack thereof of military deployment

“The military should apologize to and return the seized phone of a journalist “The army should desist from further acts of aggression, intimidation and rights abuses of civilians including continuing attacks on the already destroyed home of Afara Chief Kanu

“The army should identify for court martial its personnel who ransacked and man handled innocent journalists in their press center.

“The army should disclose the true casualties of its operations and provide compensation to the victims while arraigning the perpetrators

“The government of Nigeria should allow the trial of IPOB leader Kanu to continue under the established framework of the legal system instead brute military force. Failure to do so could force the further metastization into yet another insurgency which Nigeria simply cannot afford on an eastern flank

“The government should as a matter of urgency provide treatment and compensation to the victims and families in a confidential manner that does not expose them to terrorist-labeling

“The government should close the “governance gap” exemplified by infrastructure deficits at local levels that are deep drivers of discontentment and frustration in an ordinarily industrious and entrepreneurial populace.

"The international community and the Nigerian government should investigate the human rights abuses to ensure justice is done especially as the 50th memorial of the Asaba massacres is marked for which no perpetrators have been brought to book half a century after.

“The government should revisit the National Conference report that has encapsulated a lot of the institutional injustices that undermine equity and FairPlay in the Nigerian contraption

“The International Criminal Court should look into the military abuses in the southeast as part of its ongoing preliminary examination into Nigeria’s security forces.” In a similar vein, the group’s also findings implicated the Nigerian Army in the “unprovoked” attack of Journalists in Umuahia amongst others.

“In its interim report and observations, the RRFFM finds as a fact: “Personnel of the Nigerian army attacked and molested members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists during an unprovoked invasion of the journalists’ press center, destroying and confiscating journalistic equipment in September

“The Nigerian Army attacked and destroyed the home of a Chief in Amara, Umuahia who is the father of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu who lived with him also in September

“Several people were killed in Umuahia and several neighborhood homes and properties affected “Nigerian security forces engaged in reprisal attacks in Aba after IPOB members overran a military checkpoint “Several people were killed and maimed in Aba

“Suspected IPOB members stopped and searched vehicles for reprisal attacks on northerners as well as targeted house searches “Good Samaritans and the army helped hide and evacuate innocent targets including incidentally a citizen of Niger who has since fled to his own country.

“The military were not invited in by the eastern state governments and indeed the governors were already in dialogue with the separatists on their concerns “While the military presence has been scaled back from the streets and relative normalcy has been restored, the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu remains a mystery

“There appears to be a serious lack of transparency or sincerity by the army on its true mission to the southeast, casualties of its operations to the public and even to the state governments

“Suspected members of IPOB burnt a police station and attacked a mosque UPDATE “RRFFM has just received credible photos and footage of another raid on the home of Nnamdi Kanu’s family in Umuahia captured on CCTV yesterday Sunday October 8, 2017”, the statement added.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/biafra-withdraw-troops-seast-now-us-based-group-tells-buhari/

hobermener:
People have learnt to believe the exact reverse of whatever comes out of mr mohammed's 'lai'ying mouth. That being said, i fear that the reports being circulated are true.
One chance

You just said my mind.
Whatever comes out of his mouth is a lie

My good people of the Southern Nigeria, especially the Christians, please beware of any Greek gift from this present govt no matter how it is packaged or the name it is tagged. These people are out to do anything possible in order to retain the status quo.

And yet the weaklings we have as leaders in the south will be quick to defend the Fulanis for fear of God knows what.
They will also be the first to condemn Nnamdi Kanuand IPOB who is only helping to give us a voice.

And as for our so-called youths, they are more to be best referred to as educated illiterates.
Shame on us.

asuustrike2009:
Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of beer, who linger into the evening, inflamed by wine.
Instead of taking alcohol why not be filled with the holy ghost.Ephesians 5:18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit. Why wouldn't a Christian get drunk in the holy ghost instead of taking wine that might lead to drunkenness

Drinking of beer is never a sin, but getting drunk.
Would you as well say, "food for the stomach and stomach for the food. Both will perish " as said by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, means we should stop eating?

Ok

In conclusion,
Biblically speaking, Drinking of beer is never a sin. Let us not be to holy as to be editing the Holy Scriptures.

And as for those claiming that the shooting in Las Vegas was carried out by a Christian, I don't know where you got that from. There are so many people in Europe with Christian names but yet have been radicalized by the Islamic doctrines they listen to. This Vegas guy could just be one of such victims of Islamic extrem teachings.

Evablizin:


He shouted Allahu Akbar and killed two poor souls,is allah a blood sucking god?

Yes

Nigeria is dead and so must be allowed a befitting burial.

Nigeria is dead. I don't see any reason it should be denied a befitting burial.

More of that, in Jesus Christ's name, Amen.

And London used President too.
Lol.

WhiteSoup:
I does not knows why people are can't do without Igbo dishes that came from the core of the east.

You should be proud of the pant of the country you came from and your dishes that orijin from there.

Chai!

You are afraid and you know it.

13. The international community cannot remain silent and not condemn the horrendous suffering caused by what, from all indications is a state-backed programme of brutal depopulation of the Rohingya inhabited areas in Myanmar on the bases of ethnicity and religion. We fully endorse the call by the Secretary-General on the Government of Myanmar to order a halt to the ongoing ethnic cleansing and ensure the safe return of the displaced Rohingya to their homes in safety and dignity.

14. In all these crises, the primary victims are the people, the most vulnerable being women and children. That is why the theme of this session: Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet” is most apposite.


15. While the international community grapples to resolve these conflicts, we must be mindful and focus on the widening inequalities within societies, and the gap between the rich and the poor nations. These inequalities and gaps are part of the underlying root causes of competition for resources, frustration and anger leading to spiraling instability.


20. I end my remarks by reiterating Nigeria’s abiding commitment to the foundational principles and goals of the United Nations. Since our admission as a member state in 1960, we have always participated in all efforts to bring about global peace, security and development. Nigeria will continue to support the UN in all its efforts, including the attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Mr Bubu, do you understand what you just read?

This man is truly daft.

Z

boxypane:
I hope they will b better lovable with your loved ones involved.
I see nothing wrong with what they did to IPOB, that was how boko haram started.... that's if u read or understand history..

You don't see anything wrong with what they did to IPOB yet you can't stand my harmless post?

Perhaps you reason through your ass

BTW, my family can never and will never be part of you. We believe in justice, equal rights and of course, peaceful coexistence among people.

I hate gory sights, but I am loving these.
Keep it up, Boko guys.

These are lovely pictures we have here.

We need to see more of that from that region.

NB

The only things I don't like about those pictures :

1. Those guys appeared to still be alive.

2. These beneficiaries, as it were, are very few.

Boko guys, next time, ensure that you don't miss your targets. Make sure they die 'instanta'.

Also ensure you hit densely populated areas so then many people can benefit from your benevolence.

mike404:
DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO SPEAK UP WHEN THEIR BROTHER IS THE SECOND IN COMMAND

You mean the lackey? the stooge?

The "owners of Nigeria" know who is truly the second in command.

That brother of theirs is a mere commissioner, like they called him.