ekt_bear: I guess it is just a fundamental difference in philosophy.

Some believe that Yorubaland cannot do anything without oil allocations. That the only hope is to align with the PDP government at the center.

I mean, I can sort of see why one would think this...though it seems pretty pessimistic tbh.

For me, I would rather try to go it alone and see what happens. The best thing we can do is to learn to live without the FG, and without oil wealth.

Hell, we aren't even in a situation where our allocations have been cut to zero.

Aregbe thumbs his nose at the FG on a weekly basis, but every month he still gets a check.

This cycle of dependency must be broken.

I believe that the Yoruba are a great people. That they can survive, prosper, and reach heights they've never reached before.

Even with zero oil money.

lagerwhenindoubt: @If the constitutional platform to include a State-Police in the Security provisions of the Constitution is still a distant mirage, why not start by establishing the beginnings of a State-run Security Agency (like Private Security firms do) with World-Class Training in Crime Detection, Forensics Analysis, Civil defense/Social interaction, Firearms, driving etc.

It can start with each LG funding a group of qualified individuals into the program and I am fairly confident that Lagos state budget can accommodate training for at least 500 individuals all-year round. during this time a strategy to lobby for its inclusion in the constitution can be worked at national levels. what better time than now when it is sticking out like a sore thumb

Gbawe:

You keep ignoring what is terribly obvious. You don't make decisions based on Police reforms according to Politics. You start, first and foremost, by looking at what is best for those who , by far, constitute the majority vis-avis the protection of lives and property !!!


The NPF is currently failing badly at protecting millions of Nigerians and it seems rather high-handed for anyone to suggest a valid reason against State police is the notion Governors may use their Police force against political opponent. This totally ignores the core brief of the duty of any Police force i.e the Protection of lives and property.

This is an insiduous problem that has gained hold in the minds of most Nigerians who are comparatively well-off or comfortable. We tend to forget that issues must remain about the millions of ordinary Nigerians and not the the small minority who form the elite and political class. This is the mentality that has given rise to 4 Police officers being deployed to gaurd one Politician or private businessman. Your argument just implies that the needs of Politicians takes precedence above those of ordinary Nigerians.

Yes Mr. Gbawe, it will be worse. Politics is local especially the SS and SW politics. I can't imagine state policing with Tinubu or Ibori or Sylva or Anenih there. It does not take an Einstein to know that such powers in the hands of certain people would mean death to opposition politics. This is a risk most Nigerians are unwilling to take. Nigerians are not yet mature to handle such.

rhymz: , if transporting materials, goods and services have not been shown to be a major problem in the state then Ekiti state government giving their very lean pocket do not have any business "converting the state to a huge construction site

ekt_bear: Kilode, if you believe that there was nothing we disagreed about, then with no offense intended, you need to reread what was written.

His perspective prior to this last post was radically different from mine. And also wrong.

PapaBrowne:

Totally agree! They would make very cool rural resorts. Can be supported with spas and wellness centers as well as some form of Agrotourism!
But would that be sufficient to provide a viable economy for the state. Not really. AgriBusiness is the way forward for a state like Ekiti.

About "just doing his job", I think it is important to inform the populace on whatever it is that's being done. Do so with every tool at your disposal including well presented pictures and videos. That way, the opposition doesn't get to define you. Fashola is doing a great job at that. So is Oshiomole.

PapaBrowne: In this digital age of high resolution cameras on every smartphone, if there are no pictures to prove it, then its a big fat lie!
I didn't read it, I wont read it and I don't expect anybody to read it as simple pictures without a single word would have made more than a thousand times more impact!!
Let the pictures roll!!

We demand d SSS to look into d recent questionable murders in our beloved Edo State.

I found out that pros-titutes in hundreds actually provide their services even in the market places in Yaba,Tinubu and other markets in Lagos. The same thing obtains in Benin Enugu , Aba and Onitsha and all these are southern women despite their much hyped education and freedom.

Zhul-fiqar:


the difference between Mut'ah or temporary marriage and prostitution can be summarized in one analogy:

thw difference between making profit out of trade and making profit out of usury.God permitted trade but prohibited usury.

if i am to expand forward,mut'ah is not used for material gain in which the woman's body is sold out.in mut'ah marriage the conditions that are present in Islamic marriage also exist.the only difference is that in mut'ah marriage,the couple accept to agree on a time frame for the marriage.those who solicit prostitutes to perform mut'ah marriage are not performing mut'ah marriage.a prostitutes looks to sleep with as many men as possible in the shortest period of time.it is like a taxi service.in mut'ah on the other hand,the woman only sleeps with one man.and after the marriage is dissolved,IDDAH or a waiting period (i think of four months) is observed by the woman before she can enter into another marriage agreement,be it temporary or permanent.during the waiting period,she must not sleep with any man,or else she is committing fornication and in an islamic state she would be punished for that.also,in mut'ah there mahr and dowry and it is a written agreement that is mutually agreed upon.

you can read more about the question of the morality on mut'uah marriage:

http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/mutah/en/chap6.php

you can also read all details about mut'ah marriage,how it is performed,why and evidence of it in the bible:

http://www.mutah.com/

Katsumoto:

The goal against Gabon was a great goal. But for me, it’s either the goal against Algeria at Surulere for the 1994 WC qualifier or the first goal against Zaire in the 94 Nations cup.

The goal against Algeria was from a tight angle, Against Zaire, Oliseh dispossessed a Zairean in the centre of the field and floated a long ball to Yekini on the edge of the 18, Yekini collected and controlled the ball with his ankle before dispatching the ball into the top right corner of the goal. Pure ecstasy

Dokubo vows to prevent rigging of Edo governorship poll

By Osagie Otabor 02/04/2012 15:43:00
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Dokubo
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Asari Dokunbo has vowed to lead his members to Edo State on July 14 to ensure that one-man-one-vote prevails during the gubernatorial election.

He said the Peoples Democratic Party must not be allowed to rig its way back to power in the state.

Alhaji Dokunbo spoke in Benin City last weekend while delivering a lecture on Governor Adams Oshiomhole re-election with the theme, “Niger Delta: Excellence in Leadership and Good Governance-the Adams Oshiomhole Example.”
His words, “Edo people should not play politics with this election. They have seen the difference between light and darkness.”

“They (PDP) are going to perfect more strategy. They have set Benin people against other tribes by bringing a Benin candidate. I want to tell you that PDP candidate is April fool. They picked him to win votes.”

“We will be present on the day of election like a tsunami. We will tell Goodluck Jonathan to remove his hands. Evil must be defeated. There must be something giving PDP courage if not let them show us what they have done somewhere,” he said.

The NDPVF leader described Oshiomhole as "the greatest thing" that happened to the people of Niger Delta.

dayokanu: Delta State.

158. Mr Timi Alaibe is a very fraudulent politician in Nigeria known for amassing
great wealth through the theft of public funds. He has been a civil servant all
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his life but is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He based his claims of
my involvement on a gut feeling and was trying to curry favour with
President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the governorship elections in the
Bayelsa State.
159. Mr Frances Osuwo (also spelled Osuvwo) through his lawyer complained
that he was forced to sign a statement prepared by Mr Raphael Damfebo
and the SSS. Mr Osuwo is completely illiterate and disputes everything
contained in the statement he signed which was later explained to him by
his lawyer.
160. Mr Francis Osuwo was denied access to a lawyer until he signed the
statement required by the Nigerian interrogators.
161. There has been reports in the Media that Mr Osuwo has since passed away
whilst in custody and I attach hereto marked Annexure "HEO 14" proof
thereof.
[b]162. In my case, the Nigerian Government attempted to obtain confessions from
one of its informants in South Africa Mr Justin Malcolm Umejesi (aka Ben
Jessy) whom they had declared wanted under the name Ben Ebere.
163. Mr Justin Malcolm Umejesi (aka Ben Jessy) is well known to the Nigerian
High Commission in Johannesburg and has survived by feeding his handler
Mr Ado at the High Commission with false information for several years.
164. The High Commission only found out during my previous bail hearing that
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Mr Justin Umejesi has had no contact with me since early 2007.
165. The Nigerian Government had intended to obtain a confession statement
from Mr Umejesi who was to have admitted to seeing me in possession of
items he now believed to be used in the of bombs.
166. The revelation at my previous bail hearing that Mr Umejesi had been
scamming the High Commission for years and the High Commission's later
discovery of a photograph that Mr Umejesi had taken with the South African
President Mr Jacob Zuma making the rounds within the Nigerian community
and have rendered Mr Umejesi useless to the Nigerian Government.[/b]
167. Contrad iction in the statements of the State's witnesses and detainees in
Nigeria comes from the Nigerian State Security Services and its ballistics
and/or explosives experts.

[b]Amongst those arrested was the Campaign manager
of General Babangida, Dr Raymond Dokpesi.
138. My refusal to cooperate in this scheme resulted in President Goodluck
Jonathan placing a call to President Jacob Zuma during the evening of 1
October 2010, requesting for President Zuma's personal assistance in
securing my arrest. My noncooperation was interpreted by President
Goodluck Jonathan as support for the Northern politicians. The South
African Government's direct interference was responsible for securing
search and arrest warrants against me.
139. Mr Jituboh's post bombing call to me was widely publicised in the Nigerian
media. If he made these call without the approval of the Nigerian President
to someone whom the Nigerian Government labels a terrorist, Mr Jituboh
would not only have lost his job but would have immediately been arrested.
140. Subsequent to Mr Jituboh's call, I ignored 4 calls from the Minister for the
Niger Delta, Mr Orubebe and 2 calls from an aide to the Minister, Mr
Abraham Gillow. I assumed they were also calling to solicit my assistance in
diverting blame for the bombings of 1 October 2010.
141. During the morning of 2 October 2010, I received two SMS'es from Mr Tony
Uranta. As earlier stated, Mr Uranata is acknowledged by Nigerians to be
responsible for "dirty tasks" President Goodluck Jonathan would not wish to
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be traced to him.
142. The SMS'es were sent from Mr Uranta's number +2348075407801.
143. The first of the two SMS'es sent by Mr Uranta at 10h23:05am stated; - "Ask
J.G to withdraw statement." (J.G being Jomo Gbomo the spokesperson for
MEND).
144. The final SMS sent at 10h28:32 am states; - "The government will blame on
Northern elements."
145. When confronted by the Nigerian media about these claims, Mr Uranta's
defence was that his phone was stolen on the day in question and the thief
must have sent me the SMS'es.[/b]

111. For instance I spoke at length with Mr Oronto Douglas on 29 and 30
September 2010.
112. Mr Douglas' telephone number during these calls was +2348055077077.
113. It has come to my knowledge that Mr Bassey Umoren and others confirmed
by the State as its witnesses have been detained for more than a year
without access to lawyers. Their freedom has been tied to them giving false
testimony against me at any cost during my trial.

56. One of its witnesses Mr Emmanuel Allison [/b]claims his two blackberry phones
to which I sent incrirninatinq SMS'es were destroyed or lost.
57. His reason for destroying the phone, being threatening text messages he
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alleges to have received from "my boys." It is absurd to destroy a cell
phone on account of harassing or threatening text massage when the sim
card can easily be replaced.

Afolabs101:

Danjuma received the oil block legally as the laws of the land as at then stated that oil blocks are to be awarded at the discretion of the Head of State. We must be fair to him, after all can you compare Danjuma to OBJ or Saraki or Diezani or ....... (fill in the blank)

alj harem: Dalover and Axrsexy and all other bigots where una dey. Abeg come back here

Rossikk: The scale of the corruption is indeed breathtaking.