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 Politics › PDP Behind Governors' Forum Problem-gov Peter Obi by iwanchop(op): 1:43am On Jun 02, 2013 |
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has said the Peoples Democratic Party is behind the succession crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors' Forum. Obi, who spoke with journalists in Abuja on Friday, criticised the leadership of the party for not allowing other political parties produce the chairman of the forum. Other governors� who were present when Obi spoke at the Governor Jonah Jang's-led faction of the forum's secretariat in Abuja were Jang, Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo State) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River). He said the initial plan was to allow the vice -chairman of the forum succeed the chairman when his tenure expired. He, however, said some hawks within the leadership of the party did not allow him succeed the then chairman of the forum, Senator Bukola Saraki. He said the PDP rejected him because he belongs to All Progressive Grand Alliance and not the ruling party. Obi said, "In 2009, when there was a little problem with the leadership of NGF, a committee was set up to look into our constitution. "That was the draft constitution, which was modelled after the American Governors' Forum Constitution, which states that a chairman and a vice-chairman will emerge by consensus of all the governors, because it is a voluntary organisation. "After two years, the chairman leaves and a vice-chairman, automatically takes over, while a new vice-chairman is again chosen by consensus. Up to that 2009 May, we never had a vice-chairman, there was nothing called vice-chairman. "The debate that night was whether we would make it two years or one year, because some people thought two years was too long. That was how I emerged as vice-chairman of the NGF. "Two of us were named, but the majority of the governors said, let Peter be (the vice-chairman). "In May 2011, when it was time for me to take over, while the vice-chairman would come from the North, I came back from United Kingdom one morning and they told me that the PDP was worried that they had 26 governors and how could they allow me from one party, to be chairman? I was the only one from my party then. "What did they do? PDP called the four PDP governors from the South-East牋 and said, 'We don't want it to leave the South-East. However, it has to be a PDP governor.' "The four PDP governors then, Theodore Orji of Abia State, Martins Elechi of Ebonyi, Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Ikedi Ohakim of Imo signed this letter, [displaying the letter to journalists ] to Governor Saraki, nominating me for the position. "But again, PDP said no, that the NGF chair must remain in PDP.� Vice-President Namadi Sambo invited me and told me about the worries of the PDP. I now told him, 'Well, no problem.' "Then Saraki told me he was going to have his last meeting in Kwara and of course, we all decided to go to Kwara. When I arrived Kwara, it was Governor Imoke who called me and said, 'We have decided to deal with the issue of chairmanship and we have nominated somebody.'" Obi said the leadership of the party called the then PDP governors from the South-East and asked them to nominate another governor from the zone as Saraki's successor. He said the governors rejected the request. Obi read a letter written to Saraki by the four governors to buttress his point. The letter, dated May 19, 2005 read, "We, the governors of the South-East states of Nigeria wish to respectively nominate Mr. Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State of Nigeria as a candidate for the position of chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum. "Our action in this regard is unanimous as a zone and is borne out of our firm conviction that he will discharge the functions of this office with credibility, dedication and due diligence. "Kindly accept the assurances of our highest regards." The letter was signed by Orji, Elechi, Chime and Ikedi. Saraki however said there was no trade off, adding that the convention was that, the party with the majority governors should provide the forum's chairman. Saraki said, "At the meeting in Ilorin, when the PDP governors insisted that the office of chairman of the NGF must go to the party with the |
| Politics › PDP Behind Governors' Forum Problem by iwanchop(op): 1:24am On Jun 02, 2013 |
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has said the Peoples Democratic Party is behind the succession crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors' Forum. Obi, who spoke with journalists in Abuja on Friday, criticised the leadership of the party for not allowing other political parties produce the chairman of the forum. Other governors� who were present when Obi spoke at the Governor Jonah Jang's-led faction of the forum's secretariat in Abuja were Jang, Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo State) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River). He said the initial plan was to allow the vice -chairman of the forum succeed the chairman when his tenure expired. He, however, said some hawks within the leadership of the party did not allow him succeed the then chairman of the forum, Senator Bukola Saraki. He said the PDP rejected him because he belongs to All Progressive Grand Alliance and not the ruling party. Obi said, "In 2009, when there was a little problem with the leadership of NGF, a committee was set up to look into our constitution. "That was the draft constitution, which was modelled after the American Governors' Forum Constitution, which states that a chairman and a vice-chairman will emerge by consensus of all the governors, because it is a voluntary organisation. "After two years, the chairman leaves and a vice-chairman, automatically takes over, while a new vice-chairman is again chosen by consensus. Up to that 2009 May, we never had a vice-chairman, there was nothing called vice-chairman. "The debate that night was whether we would make it two years or one year, because some people thought two years was too long. That was how I emerged as vice-chairman of the NGF. "Two of us were named, but the majority of the governors said, let Peter be (the vice-chairman). "In May 2011, when it was time for me to take over, while the vice-chairman would come from the North, I came back from United Kingdom one morning and they told me that the PDP was worried that they had 26 governors and how could they allow me from one party, to be chairman? I was the only one from my party then. "What did they do? PDP called the four PDP governors from the South-East牋 and said, 'We don't want it to leave the South-East. However, it has to be a PDP governor.' "The four PDP governors then, Theodore Orji of Abia State, Martins Elechi of Ebonyi, Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Ikedi Ohakim of Imo signed this letter, [displaying the letter to journalists ] to Governor Saraki, nominating me for the position. "But again, PDP said no, that the NGF chair must remain in PDP.� Vice-President Namadi Sambo invited me and told me about the worries of the PDP. I now told him, 'Well, no problem.' "Then Saraki told me he was going to have his last meeting in Kwara and of course, we all decided to go to Kwara. When I arrived Kwara, it was Governor Imoke who called me and said, 'We have decided to deal with the issue of chairmanship and we have nominated somebody.'" Obi said the leadership of the party called the then PDP governors from the South-East and asked them to nominate another governor from the zone as Saraki's successor. He said the governors rejected the request. Obi read a letter written to Saraki by the four governors to buttress his point. The letter, dated May 19, 2005 read, "We, the governors of the South-East states of Nigeria wish to respectively nominate Mr. Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State of Nigeria as a candidate for the position of chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum. "Our action in this regard is unanimous as a zone and is borne out of our firm conviction that he will discharge the functions of this office with credibility, dedication and due diligence. "Kindly accept the assurances of our highest regards." The letter was signed by Orji, Elechi, Chime and Ikedi. Saraki however said there was no trade off, adding that the convention was that, the party with the majority governors should provide the forum's chairman. Saraki said, "At the meeting in Ilorin, when the PDP governors insisted that the office of chairman of the NGF must go to the party with the |
| Politics › Re: Teachers Begin Strike In 11 States by iwanchop(m): 8:00am On Jun 01, 2013 |
Even Oshiomole..hmm |
| Politics › Re: 2015: Jonathan Moves Against Obasanjo by iwanchop(m): 7:58am On Jun 01, 2013 |
Atari ajanaku... |
| Politics › Re: Presidential Mid-term Report Clashes With Fashola's Interactive Session by iwanchop(m): 3:24pm On May 29, 2013 |
Sincere 9gerian: I just discovered that Fashola fixed his media interactive session (now live on LTV) to clash with the ongoing Presidential mid-term report (now live on AIT and NTA).This guy needs urgent medical attention. Now I know Jonasiosis is a very deadly disease. |
| Politics › Re: Voting And Counting At Governors’ Forum (Video) by iwanchop(m): 7:43pm On May 28, 2013 |
thelastpope10: [size=16pt]Which one is all this lamentation na! PDP says they dont want Amaechi as the chairman. What is your own with that? Na by force?The same PDP said they didn't want Tambuwwal as speaker and when he contested what did they do to him? The same PDP said they wanted Celestine Omehia as Rivers guber candidate despite the fact that Amaechi won the primaries. The same PDP expelled Amaechi when he went to court to get back his mandate. The same PDP were the first to congratulate Amaechi when he was declared the winner of the 2007 Rivers guber elections The same PDP welcome back Amaechi into the PDP fold PDP is confused 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Voting And Counting At Governors’ Forum (Video) by iwanchop(m): 7:38pm On May 28, 2013 |
thelastpope10: [size=16pt]Which one is all this lamentation na! PDP says they dont want Amaechi as the chairman. What is your own with that? Na by force?The same PDP said they didn't want Tambuwwal as speaker and when he contested what did they do to him? The same PDP said they wanted Celestine Omehia as Rivers guber candidate despite the fact that Amaechi won the primaries. The same PDP expelled Amaechi when he went to court to get back his mandate. The same PDP were the first to congratulate Amaechi when he was declared the winner of the 2007 Rivers guber elections The same PDP welcome back Amaechi into the PDP fold PDP is confused |
| Politics › Re: Jang Opens New NGF Secretariat by iwanchop(m): 6:53pm On May 28, 2013 |
slimghost: And your point is? Its obvious you have comprehension problem. Am not disputing the validity of the election exercise, all i asked was "how did Amaechi become the NGF chairman in the first place?" but i guess you cant answer that. FYI, dude came there as a consensus candidate as no election was held (the constitution they adopted had no room for elections). But guess what, the power drunk fool rushed and amended the constitution giving room for elections and re-election without the consent of all the governors. Truth is, he came as a consensus candidate and now Jang is the NGF chairman as a consensus candidate too. Let him deal with it. One problem i have with you is that you always let your hatred for GEJ becloud your sense of reasoning.Did elections hold? Yes Did all the governors participate? Yes,except Gombe governor who was absent Were the governors forced to vote? No Did the governors vote at gunpoint? No Were all 35 governors present when the vote were counted?Yes Did any governor complain of irregularities at the venue of the elections? No Was Amaechi voted in ? Yes Did Jang win? No Was Jang declared winner? No Can mere signatures on a sheet of paper translate or be equated to elections victory? No 6 Likes |
| Education › Re: Direct Entry Candidates 2013/2014. Let Us Meet Here by iwanchop(m): 9:37am On May 28, 2013 |
When is the registration for this year DE going to close? |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Do You Benefit From Watching The Big Brother Africa Show? by iwanchop(m): 3:35pm On May 27, 2013 |
[quote author=Nuzo']I had always dismissed the BBA as a waste of time until I made out time to see BBA7 (Stargame). The show gives you the opportunity to see life from different perspectives. Different opinions, actions and reactions. I was shocked! Its just a reflection of our everyday lives. Betrayals, backbitting, lies, false accusation, pretentious lives, high temperament. BBA made me realize that people are diffent and will always understand things differently. I also got to understand that some smilly all is well people we see everyday can be very sad people when they resign to their various homes. And as for the culture thing, what exactly do they do in BBA that we Africans don't do in our various homes? Alcohol, promiscuity, sex, lies, dance etc? Honestly, I find BBA more educating than entertaining! 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: God Helped Me To Defeat Amaechi - Jang by iwanchop(m): 4:00am On May 27, 2013 |
seniormallam: How will you ask Keshi to be the referee between Nigeria Vs Kenya qualifier match, so Amaechi should have step down before the election instead of been the JEGA of the election. Let him just step down now and call for another fresh election.How will you also ask Jonathan to be the president and at the same time contest for presidency seat against Buhari? |
| Politics › Re: God Helped Me To Defeat Amaechi - Jang by iwanchop(m): 8:43pm On May 26, 2013 |
Zulele: Who are u referring "Us" to "Daddy Jang" huh? I guess u among dem calling him "baba Jang"? Please,he maybe ur daddy bt certainly not mine! Carry ur "daddy Jang" far from here.....And what is ur business with what I call him?E dey give u headache? If u no get what to contribute go and sleep now |
| Politics › Re: God Helped Me To Defeat Amaechi - Jang by iwanchop(m): 8:13pm On May 26, 2013*. Modified: 8:37pm On May 26, 2013 |
How I wish God could just slap that dirty mouth of Jang? You did the wrong thing and still went to the church to claim God did it How can a mere endorsement on a sheet of paper translate to an election result? Jang won the guber elections in 2011 with the result declared by INEC,if a Plateau indigene lay claim to the governors seat saying he has signatures of majority Plateaulites approving it,would Jang accept it? Jang,you are old enough to settle dispute btw couples,stop behaving like a kid. It's just unfortunate that Akpabio and Jonathan are pushing you around like a donkey and u are old enough to be their father 4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: God Helped Me To Defeat Amaechi - Jang by iwanchop(m): 8:02pm On May 26, 2013 |
Daddy,could you please tell us how you won? How many governors voted in the elections that brought you in? My mathematics is very poor,is 16 now greater than 19? Daddy Jang,please explain to us 8 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Amaechi’s Camp Has Video Of Fraud-free Governors’ Forum Election by iwanchop(m): 10:53pm On May 25, 2013 |
aletheia: I wonder where y'all got this notion of a "secret ballot" from. What transpired was that 17 governors met in the Rivers' State Lodge, declared that they had formed a quorum and "duly elected" Amaechi as NGF chairman. The other faction was largely absent. Whatever "victory" Amaechi has gotten is Pyrrhic and leaves the NGF divided and no longer an alternative power centre to the Presidency. This probably is the objective...Were you there?Even Akpabio and co did not deny voting in Rivers house,who are u to speak for them? Akpabio and co totally lost it,were they forced to vote?They should have walked out when Amaechi refused to stepped down.before the elections,are they kids?Because the elections did not go their way they are now crying over spilled milk. There are 2 Judases amongst Akpabio camp 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: PDP Governors Reject Amaechi's Election by iwanchop(m): 7:31am On May 25, 2013 |
figment232: b4 the election Amaechi supposed to have stepped down as the NGF chair and dissolve the excutive of NGF to pve the way for a genuine election but he refused cos he already had plans to rig the election.Let's say Amaechi was supposed to have stepped down,why didn't Akpabio and his cohorts walk out?Why did they partake in the elections ? Are they kids?You took part in an elections and later came out to cry over spilled milk..Amaechi won |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Pabod Brewery :salary Package by iwanchop(op): 5:44pm On May 23, 2013 |
Got this message today You are invited for Aptitude Test/ Interview at Pabod Breweries Limited, Plot 186/187 Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Oginigba, Port Harcourt . Anyone knows anything about their pay package especially for Packaging Team Leader. |
| Politics › Re: Speaker Of Rivers Assembly Stripped Of Security Personnel by iwanchop(m): 2:00am On May 17, 2013*. Modified: 8:04am On May 17, 2013 |
If the presidency could invest the power its using to harass Amaechi on the Boko Haram guys their insurgency would have been a thing of the past. Just look at the speed at which the presidency is handling Amaechi's issue,if they did same for Nigeria the numerous problems confronting the nation would have been solved 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Speaker Of Rivers Assembly Stripped Of Security Personnel by iwanchop(m): 1:58am On May 17, 2013 |
Akpan107: Since Ameachi has failed to protect the interest of his brother and the South, he should take what ever he sees. Anyone who is not for us must be against us. The North must stop using Ameachi to destroy the peace of the South. Goodluck till 2019.So anyone that is against Jonathan 2015 ambition must be intimidated and cajoled into supporting him? You see nothing wrong in the presidency using its power to harass Amaechi,if a police officer uses his `power' to also slap you for not giving him N20 bribe and you complain....then you are a complete f**l 20 Likes |
| Education › Re: NUC Names 41 Illegal Universities by iwanchop(m): 7:55pm On May 16, 2013 |
Jman06: Sorry but an HND is NOT and will NEVER be equal to a B.Sc,they aren't d same,B.Sc is of higher standard,that's how it is everywhere in d world.That's d bitter truth! |
| Education › Re: NUC Names 41 Illegal Universities by iwanchop(m): 7:51pm On May 16, 2013 |
Jman06: Sorry but an HND is NOT and will NEVER be equal to a B.Sc,they aren't d same,B.Sc is of higher standard,that's how it is everywhere in d world.That's d bitter truth!Could you please explain what u mean by high standard? Sir down there dey boast with ur degree when a lot of HND guys are out there doing well |
| Travel › Re: Aero Slashes Fares To N9,999k, To Run May 13th – 31st by iwanchop(m): 5:41am On May 16, 2013 |
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| Politics › Re: Lagos Rejects Hijab In Public Schools by iwanchop(m): 10:22pm On May 15, 2013 |
[quote author=Jaidey-one]Nice move!!! if hijabs would be allowed then traditionalists should also be allowed to wear their igbadi, ifunpa, onde to schools  [/quote]You are naughty |
| Phones › Re: BlackBerry To Launch BBM For Android & iOS Mobile Platforms by iwanchop(m): 5:30am On May 15, 2013 |
The free app will be available once approved for Apple's iOS 6 software released last year and devices running Android 4.0 or higher, released in late 2011. |
| Crime › Re: Bandits Kill Pregnant Woman Over Church Offering by iwanchop(m): 3:27am On May 15, 2013 |
alnaijiri: Those same robbers were most likely Christians who prayed to Jesus for success before embarking on the robbery. Muslims, on the other hand, would never dare touch money reserved for the masjid.It's a lie,some muslims steal from the mosque so do some xtians from the church.The stealing act cut across both religions.Be objective. Stealing is stealing whether you steal from the masjid/church or you steal from the coffers of the nation.Was Abacha not a Muslim?Did he not steal money meant for the whole nation. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: State Of Emergency Declared In Borno, Yobe and Adamawa by iwanchop(m): 7:44pm On May 14, 2013 |
Why declare state of emergency in Adamawa? I smell something there,the president doesn't want it to look political Borno and Yobe are controlled by opposition parties hence he was looking for a scapegoat (PDP controlled state) to partially balance it politically.He found the scapegoat in Adamawa. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: President Jonathan Addresses The Nation - 14th May 2013 by iwanchop(m): 7:28pm On May 14, 2013 |
Why declare s state of emergency in Adamawa? I smell something there,the president doesn't want it to look political Borno and Yobe are controlled by opposition parties hence he was looking for a scapegoat (PDP controlled state) to partially balance it politically.He found the scapegoat in Adamawa. 1 Like |
