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ARGUEMENTS ON NAIRALAND IS LIKE GOING TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OR PARALYMPICS GAME. WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOOSE, YOU ARE STILL  DISABLED, just have fun, nothing serious can come out of this place

http://saferafricagroup.com/2011/07/21/
boko-haram-splits-splinter-group-claims-distinct-identity-declares-ramadan-ceasefire/
On 20 July, a group identifying itself as Yusufiyya Islamic Movement (YIM) emerged from the ranks of the militant Islamist group, widely known as Boko Haram, which is currently locked in battle with Nigerian military and other security operatives in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State.

In an unsigned two-page leaflet distributed at various wards and in the Post Office area of Maiduguri, the group condemned all attacks on homes and places of worship, which it said were carried out by “people with evil motives” who had “infiltrated our genuine struggle”. It also declared a unilateral ceasefire during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which, for this year, is scheduled to start around 1 August.

In its leaflet, the group stated that: “The Yusufiyya Movement has come to mean different things to different people in the last few months. This confusion and misinterpretation have made it necessary for us to come out publicly with the clear truth with regards to our concept, struggle, aim and ultimate objective”. The statement said the clarification had also become necessary “in the light of genuine concern by individuals and groups to the mass suffering of innocent citizens caught in the crossfire between our members and the Nigerian troops”.

Providing the background to its emergence, the group said it was saddened by the July 2009 killing of its leader, Mohammed Yusuf, and the destruction and confiscation of members’ landed and moveable property in Maiduguri. It said it therefore resolved “to wage a struggle between justice and injustice, between truth and falsehood, right against wrong”.

The group said: “Ours is a clear fight for the blood of our founder, Mohammed Yusuf, and other leaders who were slain in cold blood by (former Borno State governor) Ali Modu Sheriff, the former Borno State Commissioner of Police and the late (President) Umaru Musa Yar’Adua”. It noted that “Yar’Adua has since been seized by Allah” in an answer to the sect’s prayer for divine support against his aggression.

The group further stated that in prosecuting its campaign, it had become concerned that “some people with evil motives have infiltrated our genuine struggle with a false Holy War that is outright un-Islamic”. It said it had therefore become necessary to “distance our group from all the bombings targeted at civilians and other establishments and equally condemn them and pray that Allah exposes those who perpetrated them and attributed them to us”.

The statement said the public needed to know that YIM is not an organisation of heartless terrorists, arsonists or robbers, which those other elements who had infiltrated the group with a diabolical agenda were portraying it to be.

Declaring the group’s confidence of victory in its struggle, the statement called on those it had referred to as “evil” infiltrators to desist from their indiscriminate acts of violence, “failing which we shall have no option than to expose and hunt them”.

The group finally said: “We have resolved to temporarily halt our fight against the assassination of our leaders in compliance with the prohibition of fighting in the holy month of Ramadan”.

There are no indications as to the identities of those leading this group. Boko Haram had always been a shadowy organisation and the leaflet distinguishing YIM from the wider group was not signed by anyone. However, there had been some earlier indications of cracks within the group.

Significantly, on 14 June, the Deputy Governor of the Borno State, Alhaji Zanna Mustapha, had disclosed that Boko Haram had three factions, and that one of the factions had shown willingness to commence talks. It has not been ascertained whether YIM was one of the three factions the deputy governor was referring to, or whether this is an entirely new development.

There has also been no reaction from Boko Haram’s usual spokesman, Abu Zaid.

manny4life:
LOL, this is the most funniest rant of the day that should carry high ratings, hehe


Dude, it's cool that you wash plates and dead bodies @ the morgue, ain't nothing wrong in it. Trust me I understand and won't hold it against you, because for me ain't no shame in my game. Don't play the player, hate the game brother. About your opinion of Nairaland, just like every forum, social networking site like Facebook, Twitter et al, I assume let me quote you "  plaything for idle boys folks who want to be relevant in cyberspace because they are hardly heard wherever they work", shoot, ain't that some funny s/h/i/t? Anyway, I guess that YOUR OWN OPINION, not the opinion of others and not everyone share your sentiments. Nairaland, just like every forum or social networking site, is a relevant collaborating and social media forum for Nigerians and visitors who live in Nigeria and other parts of the world.

Like i said, keep running things from WASHINGTON DC , sanusi will run things from Abuja even With 2000 similar threads on nairaland there's nothing u can do abt it

naijaking1:
Another distraction
Oh yes, we're overseas washing dishes. The same dishes Hausa/Fulanis criminals gave us no opportunity to wash in Nigeria, instead they would rather hire questionably qualified Egyptians and Pakistanis to do the same job. ------- and the CBN helps them remit these people's salaries to their home countries while crying for more foreign exchange, and more oil revenue from the south

when an opinion doesnt tally wit urs, u call it distraction. Keep analysing while sanusi is doing his job, A job that he will finish whether u like it or not, What u dont understand is that having an education is different from learning from life, The average northerner is a student of life, The average southerner keeps reading all the books and cant apply them to life. Most nairalanders will keep making noise till eternity. Those who will make significant difference in Nigeria's present n future direction will not be found on nairaland arguing rubbish in the name of intellectualism. there are simply folks who love the sound of their own voices and thoughts. Ever wonder why a Pat Utomi doesnt get votes even in places like Lagos. keeping talking and let the men that run things run things

SANUSI HAS FAILED, THE INTERNET WARRIORS HAVE WON AS ALWAYS, WHILE THEY CONTINUE ANALYSING WITH THEIR FIRST CLASS DEGREES WORKING AS SECURITY GUARDS, CALL CENTRE BOYS abroad, THE ABOKI WILL FINISH HIS FIVE YRS PROBABLY GET ANOTHER TERM AND WE SHALL ALL REFER TO THIS THREAD IN ANOTHER FIVE YRS AS A NORMAL NAIRALAND THREAD, the mere rantings of an ant-apologies Sen Chuba Okadigbo
P.S Have u ever wondered wen u look at the working environments u find urself, washing plates, dead body, call centre, sweeping streets etc u do no see aboki's, they got class. The truth most of u dont understand is that nairaland is a plaything for idle boys who want to be relevant in cyberspace because they are hardly heard wherever they work

chamber2:
I don't even know where to start.Do i start from the beginning or begin from the starting Some folks are so funny.The internet has progressed beyond the era of fun having, real solutions to most problems are found on the internet.I even wonder if people need to go to school again owing to the vast array of information available at the click of the mouse.This Sanusi supporters expect us to gather at the town square to discuss issues that bother us as a nation.A scientist who does not know the power and collaborative potentials of the internet must be living in the stone age.Did you know how modern day revolution in some islamic states started, the internet of course.On Saturday, Malaysia witnessed the highest turnout of supporters who are dissatisfied with the current leadership of the country through internet collaborations and online discussions such as NL.For your knowledge, there is a new wind of change blowing through the universe currently called Micro-macrowikkinomics using the collaborative power of the internet.So, suggesting that we gather at the town square to discuss issues of national importance is a sheer display of ignorance and mediocrity.

[s]For the records, SLS has done nothing worthy of commendation.The circumstances surrounding his appointment as the MD of first bank and subsequently the CBN governor is a clear manifestation of the decay in our merit system.I mean, how can an ordinary head of Risk Mgt in a bank progress to become the MD of the bank without any visible track record and accomplishment?I have always said that quota system, ''I know you'', mediocrity and greed is the bane of our development as a nation.A country where meritocracy is sacrificed in the alter of ethnicity should not be taken seriously in issues of development.All indices of growth and development point to the fact that SLS has failed abysmally.[/s]
This is an open discussion and the beauty lies in its degree of anonymity .So, if you feel SLS has done us great then come out clear and state your facts order than hiding under north-south divide, muslim-christian dichotomy blah blah blah.

Micro-macrowikkinomics using the collaborative power of the internet, DUDE, U R JUST SPEAKING JARGON, U SAY THAT SLS HAS FAILED WOEFULLY, I AM YET TO SEE IT, IF CECELIA IBRU RETURNED 200 BILLION NAIRA AND THE AKINGBOLA'S AND OKEY NWOSU KNOW THAT THEY ARE NEXT, IF BANK CEO'S STOP COOKING THEIR BOOKS AND HONOURING CBN GOVERNORS WITH DINNERS AS THEY DID WITH SOLUDO, IF WE HAVE ONE MORE PUBLIC PUBLIC OFFICER WHO CAN LOOK THE SENATE IN THE EYE AND TELL THEM THEIR ALLOWANCES AND SALARIES ARE KILLING NIGERIA, I AM SATISFIES, LIKE SANUSI SAID, I LOVE MY JOB BUT CBN IS NOT MY LIFE, the collaborative power of the internet in nigeria is to insult public officers and ourselves, the question we should be asking ourselves is what are we doing as nigerians besides talking on the internet, what proactive actions have we taken to help our immediate communities, Do ur job, let sanusi do his?

freepeople:
Some of you Sanusi supporters are very arrogant and prodigious braggarts, just like your master. The other guy bragged of having 1st class. Now you are bragging of being a scientist. Do we really care to know who you are? You will be ashamed of your accomplishment if we publicize ours individually. Let me tell you, we are in information age. Change is brought about by the power of information. You will be making a mistake by trying to suppress it. Don't you ever imagine that we are jobless. We are questioning the credentials and policies of your hero; and you are trying to stifle the debate or move it to another location where we will not have access to the debate.
I urge Katsumoto and other intellectuals here to please ignore these rabble-rousers and move on with the debate. You can't occupy such a sensitive post as CBN governor and expect the spotlight to be away from you.
Some of you Sanusi supporters are very arrogant and prodigious braggarts, just like your master. The other guy bragged of having 1st class. Now you are bragging of being a scientist. Do we really care to know who you are? You will be ashamed of your accomplishment if we publicize ours individually. Let me tell you, we are in information age. Change is brought about by the power of information. You will be making a mistake by trying to suppress it. Don't you ever imagine that we are jobless. We are questioning the credentials and policies of your hero; and you are trying to stifle the debate or move it to another location where we will not have access to the debate.
I urge Katsumoto and other intellectuals here to please ignore these rabble-rousers and move on with the debate. You can't occupy such a sensitive post as CBN governor and expect the spotlight to be away from you.

Maybe we should all accept Katsumoto's ''facts'', Sanusi is not that educated? He has has no requisite experience in bank management to be appointed as the CBN Governor. First bank of Nigeria were wrong to make him an an ED and later as CEO, His Job at UBA was also not deserved. He wasnt smart enough to lecture in ABU, Simply put, He is not qualified to be CBN boss, Now that we have all agreed on nairaland, what next? I do not believe in argueing to boost my ego, let the arguements be made in the right place so that the solutions can be proffered for issues raised. I am not an economist and i do not claim to disagree with katsumoto who feels that 12 yrs at mangement level in foremost banks in Nigeria FBN and UBA are not enough to man CBN as governor but would i be wrong to ask him the same questions he ask of sanusi? who are you? what is his own educational and professional experiences with which he believes 12 yrs at bank management level is not enough to be a CBN governor. WHY DOES HE FEEL THAT FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA DID MAKE A MISTAKE BY PICKING SANUSI AS ED AND LATER CEO? WHAT ARE HIS MOTIVES? WHY NOT USE PROFESSIONAL FORUMS TO RAISE your DOUBTS ABT CBN POLICY ISSUES? WHY DOES HE FEEL THE SENATE DID MAKE A MISTAKE BY CONFIRMING SLS AS CBN GOVERNOR? AGAIN, HOW DOES CONVINCING US ON NL THAT SANUSI IS NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB HELP NIGERIA. sanusi has stepped on too many toes, I AM JUST WONDERING IF HE IS NOT ONE OF SUCH PEOPLE. I still insist that havard/oxford/cambridge and other notable university scholars man economies of the US and Most of Europe, THE ECONOMIES ARE STILL IN THE WOOD, YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE DEGREES/ CERTIFICATES PLUS 50 YRS EXPERIENCE IN BANKING, IF YOU ARE DISHONEST AND LACK COURAGE IT AMOUNTS TO NOTHING, SANUSI MIGHT NOT HAVE THE ''REQUISITE EXPERIENCE'' (WHATEVER THAT MEANS), HE HAS GOT GUT AND APPEARS HONEST, IM SATISFIED WITH THAT
btw my reference to being a scientist was not bragging, infact i am just starting out my career however i have been taught to have my scientific arguements in the right forum or better still peer reviewed journals not on nairaland

I come to nairaland to have fun and read people discussing politics. I have better Things to do than hang on the internet on social networking sites posting every few second, I am a research scientist and the point i am making is If i disagree with anything in science I do not come to nairaland and open a thread that would discuss such issues. We have a monthly lab meeting where colleagues can discuss such issues. If you feel that the SLS is not qualified for his Job, Get your facts, write a petition and send it to the senate where other professionals can look at the merits of your petition and take a decision on his suitability for the job. I would have expected Bank CEO's to raise some of these points you are raising at Sanusi's Senate Confirmation. Hiding behind ur screen to push out these ''facts '' does not help your case if u want to be taken seriously and believe me If you do not have your name on your petition no one would listen to you. Like you rightly pointed out I am not a Sanusi fan neither Im I a fan of Ivy league graduates, You can reel all the statistics in the world, If the average lives of Nigeria's are not improved thsoe statistics mean nothing. The economy in The US and all over the world today is in a deep poo and we have ivy leaguers behind the wheels of these economies. Sanusi may not have all the knowledge you feel he has for his good, He comes across as honest and brave and I will certainly take that. You sound like a brilliant person and I would have love to have you discuss on an intellectual level with the utomis, aluko's etc. IMO the economy under abacha was far better than under obasanjo with the iwealas and soludo etc, why do i say that the exchange rate was stable and nigeria's had a better purchasing power.
Again, If you really expect sanusi or his assistants to defend him, you are in the wrong forum, I am a neutral guy but I hate cowards, BTW, you are a southerner tru and tru, u dont have to hide it, its obvious from ur writing

Katsumoto:
The second profile belongs to someone that has been schooled on several occasions and goes from thread to thread acting in a petulant manner. He isn't a Sanusi supporter but saw an opportunity to jump on a misguided bandwagon and took it. Only very immature and frustrated posters go from thread to thread carrying beef like 12 year old girls requesting the return of their friendship bracelet. I didn't want to make any reference to him but just wanted you to understand the history. I am remain unconcerned about what lunatics think of me. I revert back to ignore mode.

Thanks, I may just do that but that wasn't even my objective when I started the thread. The way they have attempted to characterise, one would think that I am regular thread starter on SLS or someone who comments on SLS regularly.

Katsumoto:
Where do I start?

You make a lot of ridiculous assumptions in your post. You don't know whether I am a Nigerian. You don't know what I do for a living. Do you know who I engage on a day to day basis? You don't know where I live. You don't know whether I post on NL out of boredom or to debate with like minds. You even failed to understand the motives for the thread. The problem with individuals such as yourself is that you don't understand good strategy. Do you know whether this is the first step in a campaign against SLS. If it is, would I not seek to use a forum such as NL first similar to how a company will test a new product in a small market before embarking on a huge campaign?

You embarass yourself further by not at least going through my old posts to ascertain whether a majority of my posts are on SLS. If you had done that simple search, you would have observed that I post on Nigerian History and politics, Yoruba History, Biafran History, other economic topics. My criticisms of Nigerian leaders can not even be coloured. I have posted on OBJ, Tinubu, Ojukwu, Akala, Gbenga Daniel, Murtala Mohammed, Bello, Zik, Awo, etc. Unlike you, I try to use hard facts and logic in my analyses. I don't do emotional debates.

On this thread, I have provided information on Sanusi's educational and professional background, the problems with his Banking Reform, his unnecessary promotion of islamic Banking, issues with Islamic Banking in countries where it is practised, etc. But rather than his supporters providing information and hard facts to support Sanusi, you are all resorting to unnecessary emotional blackmail and petty characterisation of other posters with positions different to yours. Why not address the issues at hand? That you are happy with mediocrity because perhaps you are mediocre as well does not mean others should be happy with mediocrity. This thread has enforced my belief that SLS is the wrong person for the job. His supporters can't point to any tangible policies. We asked for economic articles, some poster mentioned Buharism? What the hell is Buharism? Times, Financial Times, etc have all honoured SLS but its funny that all those publications did not deem it fit to throw Sanusi's name into the ring when the IMF top job was up for grabs while more grounded Bank Governors were being mentioned. Only goes to show what they think of his abilities.

The ethnic defense of SLS on this thread typifies everything that is wrong with Nigeria - nepotism and cronyism. The capable are outside Nigeria increasing the GDP of Western nations while the incompetent are heading public institutions, lining their pockets, and reducing the GDP of Nigeria. If I do not respond to any other ludicrous attempts at foolish characterisations from you or the other MEN drowning in oestrogen that are supporting you, do not assume its because you have shouted louder, its simply because I can't be bothered to fight a mad man in the mud. How will passers-by differentiate the sane man from the mad man?

Hmm, For all i care, Hiding behind a mask to ask questions is cowardice, while you want to paint a picture of someone who is detribalised and writes on all people from all  parts of nigeria it still doesnt change the perception that you  've got something to hide or you are just being a coward, the martin luther king, nelson mandela, gani fawehinmi and other freed freedom fighters were not anonymous with their criticisms. Even malam el rufai who has become very vocal today puts his name on his articles, For all i care you could be an Akingbola or an ibru who is out on a vendetta. In your own opinion you would have done better than yaradua in picking SLS, In IMO, I would say u r a bloody coward. If you really believe in what u r doing, You wont hide your identity n spew rubbish.

^^^^^^
Again The message is in the wrong place or perhaps the messenger is in the right place, conspiracy theorist

Dude, I have not been paid, Im just saying the poster is being smart by half, There are intellectual forums for such discourse, It is certainly not nairaland, facebook or other social networking sites. If you want to be taken seriously as the poster wants to be made out let him go to such forums or better still publish his research in dailies, If SLS was the poster he wont hide his identity and spin crap on people who might not have an idea of what he is saying. Serious minded folks dont do that, He wants us to believe that he has done his homework maybe he has but Nairaland is not the place to dump his crap period. If you are an activist come out openly lets know who you are, That is my point, If you do not have the courage to do that then u certainly are a coward and Nigeria doesnt need his type now. AN INTELLECTUAL WHO KNOWS HIS SALT WONT BE HAVING THIS DISCOURSE HERE, PERIOD

naijaking1:
You see people here are discussing very real points which people like you don't seem to understand. Why don't you just go to another section where you can curse and yell at each other for no reason.
If not, please state your position like others in an objective manner.

If you're paid to defend SLS, you have totally failed, because you have offered not one word of constructive arguement to support him.
Attacking Katsumoto maybe our typical way of doing things in Nigeria, but it doesn't help your client one bit.
Tell us for example if Nigerian banks, their staff, and customers are better off today than when SLS took over, that should be easier
[/[quote author=naijaking1 link=topic=710377.msg8697217#msg8697217 date=1310416648]You see people here are discussing very real points which people like you don't seem to understand. Why don't you just go to another section where you can curse and yell at each other for no reason.
If not, please state your position like others in an objective manner.

If you're paid to defend SLS, you have totally failed, because you have offered not one word of constructive arguement to support him.
Attacking Katsumoto maybe our typical way of doing things in Nigeria, but it doesn't help your client one bit.
Tell us for example if Nigerian banks, their staff, and customers are better off today than when SLS took over, that should be easier

naijaking1:
You see people here are discussing very real points which people like you don't seem to understand. Why don't you just go to another section where you can curse and yell at each other for no reason.
If not, please state your position like others in an objective manner.

If you're paid to defend SLS, you have totally failed, because you have offered not one word of constructive arguement to support him.
Attacking Katsumoto maybe our typical way of doing things in Nigeria, but it doesn't help your client one bit.
Tell us for example if Nigerian banks, their staff, and customers are better off today than when SLS took over, that should be easier

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@ poster, My problem with southerners from Nigeria is that they have no guts whatsoever. you can have all  the degrees from the ivy league universities in the world, without guts and courage IMO, It amounts to nothing in Nigeria, That is why you find the likes of aganga cower b4 the senate inspite of his so called credentials. Mr katsumoto seemed to have so studied SLS that he has become an encyclopaedia on him. He comes to nairaland where he can hide his identity and spin all the knowledge of micro/macro economics just to discredit SLS, If he disagrees with CBN policies, As an intellectual, there are academic forums where fellow professsionals can argue ur points but no he chooses nairaland so he can appear to be intelligent to people who know little or nothing about the subject and are likely to go with their emotions. We have had the likes of olu falae, kalu idika kalu and many technocrats over the yrs in Nigeria, Nothing happened with these folks, while Time people, Financial Times of london have all honored sanusi, we have a spin doctor with no identity claiming to know more than these folks. If you know ur onions as you are claiming, let us have ur own resume and your publications in International journals and then you can go to forums where fellow professionals can argue with you. The failed banks and financial institutions across europe and america were maned by ivy leaguers with resumes as long as textbooks, i would exchange all those CV's with honesty and guts in Nigeria, And by the way the united states is still in deep shit wit its economy even though they have ivy leaguers as head of their regulatory agencies, So Mr katsumoto, we know ur motives, stop stalking SLS, get a life

IMO, CBN under Adamu ciroma was better than CBN under Prof Soludo, leave all those bloody theories and lets face reality, Southern Nigerians will never accept that a northerner can do anything right. while the iweala's and soludos with their havard degrees will continue to sell us to western institutions like the IMF, those institutions can never mean well for the third world, The akingbolas et al have all the credentials yet are the biggest thieves, that is y prof charles soludo will finish his tenure and go running to be a governor, something no CBN governor has ever done, Nigeria needs people with Guts and that is what sanusi stands for

somebod

coogar:
funmi iyanda:

there you go, a random drunk american consular officer asked funmi a random question about working for cnn and some nairalanders nearly hung themselves defending funmi. . . . .nigerians are a joke, they will believe any sort of rubbish from these attention-seeking celebrities.

blink182, cuteobi, goosebaba, aloy/emeka, bluetooth, etc. . y'all are laboratory morons!

someone also told me i am to be the next didier drogba but i said no, i will rather play for lobi stars of makurdi

Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has been named as the Senate’s Majority Leader. The Cross River State born lawyer represents the Cross River Central Senatorial District and he has been in the Senate since 2003. He was the Deputy Majority Leader in the last senate.

Senator George Akume, the former Governor of Benue State has emerged as the Minority Leader. http://thestreetjournal.org/2011/06/ndoma-egba-becomes-senate-majority-leader-akume-emerges-minority-leader/

temmytanny:
I paid 500k for my akwa ibom gurl but that includes total cost of the traditional wedding

r231:
N1500 plus endless LIST

from live goat to chicken, suitcase with clothes, drinks and the list goes on

there was even a pack of cigarettes on the list for a friend of a friend that married an ibo girl, what for?

klaus3011:
next season's prediction,
1st, man -united
2nd , arsenal
3rd, manchester city
4th, liverpool/tottenham
5th, chelsea,

1st chelsea 2nd man city 3rd arsenal 4th man united 5th liverpool

These are interesting times, Abramovich is a chess player trying to play funny, First u appoint a 33 yr old who is young enuf to be fergusons grandchild, who happens to also be mourinho's protege, im just thinking what if he succeeds? wins the league and maybe the champions league at the expense of the special one, it wud certainly dymistify them and if he looses, well he is still young and has got time, surely interesting times ahead in the premier league

@ jbenue, these are pictures of past n current och' idoma, again check your history books, leave sentiments aside

@StarBoard , point out ur facts like u have without having to resort to insults, it doesnt take anything from u, nigerians n simple courtesy of civility, smh

@ jbenue, Chief Ajene Okpabi dressed as an emir, he and the current ochi idoma Ikoyi obekpa attend northern traditional rulers meeting, go read ur history books and stop showing your ignorance to the world, u can claim to b an american, it doesnt change the fact that in nigerians constitution they has never been anything likethe middlebelt,,it is north west north east and north central, dont rewrite history

Okocha was named in the 100 most influential footballer of the last century alongside pele maradona, roger mila, abedi pele, zidane  by FIFA, Kanu wasnt, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_100, Okocha singlehandedly took bolton to where it was, kanu was lucky to be in a club where the likes of thiery henry, patrick veira, dennis berkamp and others played, Kanu is not known to have significantly affected the fortunes of the club he played for, As a striker kanu has never scored in the African nations cup however okocha has score in all nations club he played except 1994. Okocha is a better player, kanu was just luck to be in clubs where he won cups, why didnt he help portsmouth and west brom? in ajax he had rickaard, kluivert, overmaars, de boer brothers, he is overated

waste of time and resources, these dudes are not interested in education, it should start with mass enlightenment first

Okonjo iweala is not the answer to Nigeria's problem, she will only come and serve her masters IMF and World bank. china, japan and the asian tigers did not grow their economies by IMF policies, she will only seek for how we can pay all our foreign debts and then we shall see growth on paper, GDP indices n rubbish statistics

@ OP, I am from Benue and a Northerner, Theres absolutely nothing like middlebelt, that is a creation of awolowo who was using J.S Tarka to try and devide the north. It is called north central and not middlebelt. The idomas have benefitted more from the north than anyone else, david mark, lawrence onoja. chris abutu are all products of IBB, The immediate past ochi idoma dressed like an emir, except U have an identity crisis, Know it that Benue is northern Nigeria thru and thru, we do not practise islam like taraba state but that doesnt make us less north, For your information You are better off in the hands of a northerner than any southerner, Look into your history and tell me what any ibo man or yoruba man has done for benue and u will realise that you are a northerner, Dont try to rewrite history cos when JS tarka realised that Awolowo was only using him to achieve his own aims, hequickly withdrew and teamed with the northerners in 1979 elections, Go read your history books, the likes of late JC Obande and ambassadow edwin Ogbu were members of the northern assembly in the 1940's n 1950's

with all the bomb blast since gej took over, he still went ahead to appoint azazi as nsa when the idiot doesnt have a clue of what is happening in nigeria, we should have left governance to those who have an idea of what it takes to govern and leave those who are fishermen and oil bunkerers to do their bussiness in the creeks, mtcheew

im sure it will be ok, since we have luck, wat else do we need, goodluck to everyone

He( CHief ernest shonekan) showed great courage at taking on the daunting task of heading the Interim National Government and even greater courage to know when to leave-Gen sani Abacha 1993
Thats the best part of the speech

ABACHA COUP SPEECH
Fellow Nigerians, sequel to the resignation of the former Head of the Interim National Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Chief Ernest Shonekan and my subsequent appointment as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, I have had extensive consultations within the armed forces hierarchy and other well meaning Nigerians in a bid to find solutions to the various political, economic and social problems which have engulfed our beloved country, and which have made life most difficult to the ordinary citizen of this nation.

[s]Chief Ernest Shonekan took over as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces at a most trying time in the history of the country. Politically, economically, and socially, there were lots of uncertainties. Things appeared bleak and the atmosphere was heavy with uncertainties. However, driven by a belief in himself, his countrymen, and love for his country, he accepted to face the challenges of our time. I will, therefore, like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to him for his selfless service to the nation. He showed great courage at taking on the daunting task of heading the Interim National Government and even greater courage to know when to leave.[/s]
Many have expressed fears about the apparent return of the military. Many have talked about the concern of the international community. However, under the present circumstances the survival of our beloved country is far above any other consideration. Nigeria is the only country we have. We must, therefore, solve our problems ourselves. We must lay a very solid foundation for the growth of democracy. We should avoid any ad hoc or temporary solutions. The problems must be addressed firmly, objectively, decisively and with all sincerity of purpose. Consequently, the following decisions come into immediate effect:

The Interim National Government is hereby dissolved.
The National and State Assemblies are also dissolved.
The State Executive Councils are dissolved. The Brigade Commanders are to take over from the Governors in their States until Administrators are appointed. Where there are no Brigade Commanders, the Commissioners of Police in the State are to take over.
All Local Governments stand dissolved. The Directors of Personnel are to take over the administration of the Local Governments until Administrators are appointed.
All former Secretaries to Federal Ministries are to hand over to their Directors-General until Ministers are appointed.
The two political parties are hereby dissolved.
All processions, political meetings and associations of any type in any part of the country are hereby banned.
Any consultative committee by whatever name called is hereby proscribed.
Decree 61 of 1993 is hereby abrogated.
A Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), is hereby established. It will comprise:

The Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the federal Republic of Nigeria as Chairman.
The Chief of General Staff as Vice-Chairman
The Honourable Minister of Defence
The Chief of Defence Staff
The Service Chiefs
The Inspector General of Police
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice
The Internal Affairs Minister
The Foreign Affairs Minister
Also, a Federal Executive Council will be put in place.

Our security system will be enhanced to ensure that lives of citizens, property of individuals are protected and preserved. Drug trafficking and other economic crimes such as 419 must be tackled and eliminated. On the current strike throughout the nation following the increase in the price of fuel, I appeal to all the trade unions to return to work immediately. We cannot afford further dislocation and destruction of our economy. On the closed media houses, government is hereby lifting the order of proscription with immediate effect. We, however, appeal to the media houses that in this spirit of national reconciliation, we should show more restraint and build a united and peaceful Nigeria.

Fellow Nigerians, the events of the past months, starting from the annulment of the June 12 presidential election, culminating in the appointment of the former Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, who unfortunately resigned yesterday, are well known to you. The economic downturn has undoubtedly been aggravated by the ongoing political crisis.

We require well thought-out and permanent solutions to these problems if we are to emerge stronger for them. Consequently, a constitutional conference with full constituent powers will be established soon to determine the future constitutional structure of Nigeria. The constitutional conference will also recommend the method of forming parties, which will lead to the ultimate recognition of political parties formed by the people. While the conference is on, the reorganisation and reform of the following major institutions will be carried out:

The Military
The Police
The Customs
The Judiciary
NITEL
NNPC
NEPA
The Banking Industry
Higher Educational Institutions
This regime will be firm, humane, and decisive. We will not condone nor tolerate any act of indiscipline. Any attempt to test our will be decisively dealt with. For the International Community, we ask that you suspend judgment while we grapple with the onerous task of nation building, reconciliation and repairs. This government is a child of necessity with a strong determination to restore peace and stability to our country and on these foundations, enthrone a lasting and true democracy. Give us the chance to solve our problems in our own ways.

Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

ABACHA WAS THE BEST, DOLLAR AT BLACK MARKET WAS 84 NAIRA 4 FIVE YRS, THE ECONOMY WAS GROWING UNDER PROFESSIONALS LIKE PROF ALUKO, VISION 2010 IS THE SAME VISION 2020 WE HEAR OF TODAY, THOSE ON THAT COMMITEE WERE SOLUDO, DONALD DUKE, KALU IDIKA KALU, HE STOLE YES SO DID EVERY RULER IN NIGERIA, THE ONLY MILITARY GUY TO WEAR DARK GOOGLES IN UNIFORM. ABACHA WAS THE BOSS,

kanu has never scored a world cup goal, he has never scored at the african nations cup, he is an underachiever as far as the national team is concerned, name emirates after him.

do not judge, if u cant handle it, u have a problem