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Nigerians will be rich when the Governors begin to spend 90% of the money they get in the right place. Nigeria will be mega rich if the FG does the same. So Nigerians already know the culprits of why they are poor. They can do something about it.

In Ghana there are no billionaires, not because they are poor, but because they are cautious after Rawlings blood bath, in fact there are more silent billionaires who will rather remain un-noticed than flaot their wealth to the detriment to self and family.

[size=16pt]Akpabio is an abysmal failure, i will give him 5% for his phantom fly-overs to nowhere. with the money that man collects every month, that state should be El-dorado([if there is anything like that ).

But what have you got a city and state run by those ubiquitous keke nepap. if he was providing roads for Keke Nepap does he have to build wide roads.

The man is a buffon, I thought buffonery had died out after idi-amin, I did not know there are a new generation of educated illetrates who are even worse[/size].

Stop reasoning from your anus. It is you who doesnt know what amnesty means.

Amnesty is not a one way thing. Amnesty means the boko haram militants come out from where ever they might be and surrender their weapons, agree not to be involved in militancy (killing, maiming, bombing, etc) again, sign legal bonds/documents with prescribed consequencies if the agreement is broken, government offers if agreement is not broken, etc.

But why should I be telling you this even after something similar was done for the Niger Delta militants. Can Tonpolo go out there now to attack/kidnap innocent people again after the amnesty?

But I know nobody will come out because the people behind Boko Haram especially their sponsors are from unexpected quarter.
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[size=16pt]If your uncle is in the front line as a Policeman or Soldier and he or she is killed today, I wonder whether u will be singing this Amnesty song[/size]!!

Each Senator gets a $1 million dollars a year, all benefits inclusive, paying a paltry 100,000 Naira to their party is more than welcome, it is an affordable widow's might. The party machinery should not stop there , they should be make each and every Senator or Reps men and women cough out another 10 million Naira for expenses direct to their constituencies that will be commendable.

[size=16pt]Does the President know what Amnesty means? well, it means all those bad guys in captivity people like Kabiru Sokoto and co. who bombed a church in Suleija would be given a pat in the back and sent to their various homes.

Today, mark my word, another Policeman or a Soldier would be killed somewhere in the North by 'Boko Haram' and no Northern Elder would be able to stop such a sad incidence, in fact to me the word "Amnesty" is akin to Boko Haram shooting the law enforcement officers and in return the officers given them a candy telling them that was not a bad shot. I think it is high time the President take a bow, he is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea and all rational reason has gone out of the window[/size].

it is high time Lagos - Accra are connected by a three lane expressway to one another, or a fast train connecting both cities. It would help both cities on the long-run. Just like Paris and London.

He is a clone of "okorocha" they will probably get on like fire. But wait oh, fashion faux paux which one be the "trainers" wey this man wear ontop native. I have never seen such a dis-hevelled fashion disater in my life.

In Kano State Governor Kwankwaso is d Governor. He has already done a term bw 1999 - 2003, he lost his bid for a second term in 2003. He bounced back in 2011 winning d elections. This is where it gets tricky, how many term can Kwankwoso run.

I was argueing with someone insisting that Kwankwaso will do his 2 terms, he said no, that Kwankwso can only do one term, having already done one term bw 1999 - 2003.

So ladies & gentlemen of this wise forum what is d true position in accordance to our constition. Thanks.

[size=14pt]You must give it to the Ibadan's they are the most democratic animals in Nigeria, even the illetrate "eleran" (meat seller) knows his political onions. Anytime I am around Ibadan, I see die hard illetrate PDP Stalwarts telling me that the " Governor is a one term Governor" so don't bet on it that Ajimobi is coming back. Not with the allegation his wife was caught with thousands of pounds by British Authorities for money laundering.[/size]

[size=16pt]Jonathan has renegade in his promise, Give Tinubu Ondo State and the elections in 2015 is Jonathan's. We all know that Tinubu would rather have Ondo State than control the centre. ACN deep down are not ready for the centre until 2019.

The Marraige between Buhari and Tinubu is a marraige made in hell it would never work. Even Buhari knows[/size]?

[size=18pt]when is Jonathan going to pardon Ibori[/size]

ilove nigerian politics,

which one be " there is no vacancy in Aso Rock until 2019" can u imagine Obama saying that b4 the elections late last year. So what is the point having an election in 2015?

Na wah for Naija Politics. Some States during last election went as far as saying there is no opposition in their states and there was no reason for Buhari to come and campaeign in their States. I can remember Ebonyi State Government saying that categorically.

[size=14pt]Ajomobi had better step up. Ibadan has always been anti-South-Western Party. They have always voted for the opposition in the SW since the McPherson Constitution of 1951. From the Early days of the Ibadan Peoples Party to Akintola's NNDP in the 60's to NPN in 1979. So if care is not taken, Ibadan can easily slip back to the opposition parties.

Ajimobi has to step up his game big time. Ogbomosho with her 400,000 votes should not be ignored. All it takes to win elections in Oyo State is grab Ogbomosho votes and Oke-Ogun votes and a 1/3 of Ibadan votes and you are in.
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]The Ibadan Peoples Party (IPP[/size]) was established on June 15, 1951, by a group of eminent Ibadan indigenes who opposed the politics of tribalism and personality, which held sway in the Yorùbá dominated Western Region, Nigeria in the 1950s. Its founding chairman was Chief Augustus Akinloye, and the other founders were; Chief Adegoke Adelabu, Chief Kola Balogun, Chief T.O.S Benson, Chief Adeniran Ogunsanya and Chief H.O. Davies. The other leaders of the IPP were: Chief S. A. Akinyemi, Chief S. O. Lanlehin, Chief Moyo Aboderin, Chief Samuel Lana, HRH Chief D. T. Akinbiyi, Chief S. Ajunwon, Chief S. Aderonmu, Chief R. S. Baoku, Chief Akin Allen and Chief Akinniyi Olunloyo.



When the election into the Western Region House of Assembly was completed in November 1951, the Action Group was surprised it won only 29 out of the 80 seats contested. In fact, the (AG) lost in all the constituencies in Ibadan; the capital city of the Western Region, Nigeria and likewise in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria. The AG had expected that as the “party of the Yorùbá it would sweep the elections with ease, at all levels; and in so doing, form the regional government.

However, in Ibadan, the IPP won all the six seats up for grabs while in Lagos; the NCNC won all the available five seats. The correct version of this history goes thus:To avert conflicting claims over candidates, Mr. Harold Cooper, the Government Public Relations Officer, wrote to the parties to furnish a list of the candidates contesting election on their platforms. Only the Action Group complied with this request and its list of candidates was as follows: Ijebu Remo Division – Obafemi Awolowo and M.S. Sowole; Ijebu Ode Division – S.O. Awokoya, Rev. S.A. Banjo and V.D. Phillips; Oyo Division – Chief Bode Thomas, Abiodun Akerele, A.B.P. Martins, T.A. Amao and SB Eyitayo; Osun Division – SL Akintola, JO Adigun, JO Oroge, S.I. Ogunwale, I.A. Adejare, J.A. Ogunmuyiwa and S.O. Ola; Ondo Division – P.A. Ladapo and G.A. Deko; Okitipupa Division – Dr. L.B. Lebi, CA Tewe and SO Tubo; Epe Division – SL Edu, AB Gbajumo, Obafemi Ajayi and C.A. Williams; Ikeja Division – O. Akeredolu-Ale, SO Gbadamosi and FO Okuntola; Badagry Division – Chief CD Akran, Akinyemi Amosu and Rev. GM Fisher; Egba Division – J.F. Odunjo, Alhaji A.T. Ahmed, CPA Cole, Rev S.A. Daramola, Akintoye Tejuoso, SB Sobande, IO Delano and A Adedamola.

The others were as follows: Egbado Division – J.A.O. Odebiyi, D.A. Fafunmi, Adebiyi Adejumo, A. Akin Illo and P.O. Otegbeye; Ife Division – Rev S.A. Adeyefa, D.A. Ademiluyi, J.O. Opadina, and S.O. Olagbaju; Ekiti Division – E.A. Babalola, Rev. J Ade Ajayi, S.K. Familoni, S.A. Okeya and D Atolagbe; Owo Division – Michael Adekunle Ajasin, A.O. Ogedengbe, JA Agunloye, LO Omojola and R.A. Olusa; Western Ijaw Division – Pere EH Sapre-Obi and MF Agidee; Ishan Division – Anthony Enahoro; Urhobo Division – WE Mowarin, J.B. Ohwinbiri and JD Ifode; Warri Division – Arthur Prest and O. Otere, and Kukuruku Division – D.J.I. Igenuma.

Of the names on the list, only MA Ajasin from Owo Division, which comprised Akoko then, did not run because of party solidarity and unity in Owo. He stood down for A.O. Ogedengbe and R.A. Olusa to contest two of the three seats, which they won, while D.K. Olumofin won the third for the NCNC. Three secretaries of the Action Group, who ran as independents and won were: Alhaji D.S. Adegbenro, Egba Division; J.O. Osuntokun, Ekiti Division and S.O. Hassan, Epe Division.

At the close of polls on 24 September 1951, the Action Group had won 38 of the 72 seats in contention in the Regional Assembly. There were a total of 80 seats. Lagos had five seats in the West Regional Assembly all won by the NCNC in the election of 20 November 1951, while Benin had three won by Otu Edo candidates in the election of 6 December 1951. The poll had been postponed in Lagos and Benin following security concerns. Of the 68 candidates on the list furnished by the Action Group to the Government PR Department, 38 of the elected AG members were from that list. And they were as follows: Ijebu Remo – Obafemi Awolowo and M.S. Sowole; Ijebu Ode – Rev. SA Banjo and S.O. Awokoya; Oyo – Bode Thomas, Abiodun Akerele, ABP Thomas, TA Amao and SB Eyitayo; Osun – S.L. Akintola, J.O. Adigun, JA Oroge, S.I. Ogunwale, I.A. Adejare, J.A. Ogunmuyiwa and S.O. Ola.

Other elected AG members from the list were: Egba – J.F. Odunjo, Alhaji AT Ahmed, Rev. S.A. Daramola and Prince Adedamola; Egbado (now Yewa) – J.A.O. Odebiyi, D.A. Fafunmi and A. Akin Illo; Ekiti – E.A. Babalola and Rev. J. Ade-Ajayi; Badagry – Chief CD Akran and Rev. G.M. Fisher; Ikeja – SO Gbadamosi and O Akeredolu-Ale; Ife – Rev. SA Adeyefa and SO Olagbaju; Owo – AO Ogedengbe and RA Olusa; Epe – Safi Lawal Edu; Okitipupa – C.A. Tewe; Western Ijaw – M.F. Agidee; Ishan – Anthony Enahoro, and Warri – Arthur Prest.

In addition to the Action Group and the NCNC, there were local/divisional parties such as the Ibadan People’s Party (IPP), led by Chief AMA Akinloye; Ondo Improvement League, and Otu Edo of Benin. At the end of poll, the standing of the parties was as follows: Action Group 38; NCNC/Independents 25; IPP 6 and Ondo Improvement League 2. Otu Edo candidates won the three Benin seats, namely, Chief SO Ighodaro, Chief Humphrey Omo-Osagie and Chief Chike Ekwuyasi. Chief Ighodaro opted for the AG, while the latter two went to the NCNC. And of the six IPP elected members, only Adegoke Adelabu joined the NCNC. The rest of them: AMA Akinloye, Chief DT Akinbiyi (who later became the Olubadan of Ibadan), Chief SO Lanlehin, Moyosore Aboderin and SA Akinyemi, opted for the Action Group. The NCNC National Secretary, the late Chief Kola Balogun had sent declaration forms to the IPP assemblymen asking them to declare for the NCNC but Chief Akinloye returned all the forms uncompleted.

The three AG secretaries who had run as independents – Adegbenro, Osuntokun and Hassan, five IPP members, one Etu Edo, and one Ondo Improvement League, Chief F.O. Awosika; and Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola (Independent, Ijebu Ode) had swollen the number of the AG elected members. All the transactions had taken place before the inauguration of the Regional Assembly on 7 January 1952. These were not known members of the NCNC, nor did the party publish their names on the list of its candidates. For over a half century, the NCNC is yet to provide evidence to back its claim that it had won the West Regional election in 1951.

Mr Cooper absolved his department of responsibility for the controversy generated by the NCNC after the election. At a post election news conference in Lagos he said that "Of the winning candidates, the names of 38 were on the list sent to me by the Action Group. The six successful candidates at Ibadan were all among those who had been identified to me as representing the Ibadan People’s Party.

No claim of any kind had reached us about the party affiliation of the remaining successful candidates." Why did the NCNC not send a list of its candidates for the poll to the Government PR Department before that poll? The records of the poll conducted in the West and all over Nigeria by the colonial administration are available at the National Archives and can be accessed by any honest researcher. In this matter, it is facts that speak, not what some political/ethnic partisan said or did not say, as shown below.

Faced with this set of circumstances, the Egbé Ọmọ Odùduwà lured twenty victorious candidates on the ticket of the smaller rival parties to join the Action Group; thereby tilting the balance in favor of the party, against its primary opponent; the NCNC. Some of the leaders of the small parties were offered ministerial appointments to join the AG. One of them was Chief Augustus Akinloye who was appointed the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and who reciprocated by persuading four out of his five victorious colleagues in the IPP into joining the AG. The only IPP member who refused to join the AG was Hon Chief Adegoke Adelabu, who, instead, joined the more national NCNC.

Body politic

The Ibadan electorate did not take kindly to the defection of its elected representatives on the platform of IPP to the Action Group. They used the opportunity of the 1954 federal elections and the 1956 regional elections to express their aversion of the Action Group. In the 1954 Federal elections, when both parties went head to head; the NCNC won 22 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria while the AG secured 19 seats. In Ibadan, the capital city of the Western Region, the ruling party AG secured just one out of the five federal seats up for grabs.

The loathing of the AG by the Ibadan electorate was further demonstrated in the regional elections, which was held on May 26, 1956. Despite the fact that the election was held after the AG had been in power for five years, and had implemented significant social projects, particularly in the area of education; the results for 1956 were: 48 seats won by the AG and 32 seats by the NCNC. However, a closer scrutiny of the actual votes cast revealed that, the margin of victory between the AG and the NCNC was just 39,270 votes.

The AG got 623,826 or (48.3%) of total votes, while the NCNC got 584,556 or (45.3%) of the total votes cast. The battle lines had been drawn; the ensuing mayhem and ruthless machinations that encapsulated the Ibadan political scene, degenerated and continued to spiral out of control until 1966, when the military seized control of the government, and banned all political parties in Nigeria.

[size=16pt]I HOPE other State Houses of Assemblies would borrow a cue from this impeachment and remind their various state Governor's that they are not part and parcel of the executive.

Each and everyone has a job to do.Impeachment in all its ramifications would send the right message to some garrulous and proud Governors who think blatant stealing with impunity is their God given right and know one should utter a word. [/size]

[size=16pt]The only thing SA Forces are good at are shooting defenseless Miners, they could not even hold the rag-tag rebel soldiers from CAR at bay. SA should go and learn one or two things from the Nigerian Military, holding onto your foot-hold which in most cases would be the capital of the country and then reinforcing outwards, that was what Nigerian military did both in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Of course with air support from those un-inbiqitious Alpha Jets[/size].

@op, [size=16pt]Abeg no dey abuse words like this now, which one be "massive" person go thing say na Eko Atlantic City kind of development you go see, not some drianage. Abeg next time say it the way it is " Gutters and Drainages dug up in Ogun State[/size]"

Has Boko Haram officially taken over Borno State. I will like to know, how come going to Borno State by d Presidency is seen as a bravadaccios effort rather than a routine scheduled. We saw how d french travelled from 4000 miles in Europe to mali and drove d islamist out of every conceavable town & hamlet in Mali. Today Al queda and her operatives are banished to a mountain range at d extreme NE of mali. Invarably cornered & sectioned to that hazardious terrane by Chadian Toops on d ground.

Is it not abysmal if not blatant failure if d Nigeria Govt & her military institutions cannot curtail d excess of BH within Nigeria. How is d demography of Nigeria any different from that of N.Ghana, N.Togo, N.Benin & N.Cameroon yet all these states has relative peace in their countries. Looks like there is a systematic & fundermental failure of Governance in d Nigerian space where impunity has being allowed to reign.

Is it not pertinent to Jonathan if visiting one of his own state is now remniscent to visiting a lion's den and a close shave with death, won't it be honourable to resign than been a lameduck weak president perharps maybe we should invite d Chadian forces to help us quell d exesses of BH, at least quotations coming from d state deparment of d USA insist & confirms d formidable strenght of d Chadian forces as being d best desert forces on earth, probably it is time Jonathan swallow his pride & ask our NEeastern neigbours on how to route BH from Nigeria. Njamena which is less than 200 miles to Maiduguri BH is on heard off let alone having a nested existence. I aslo think it is high time we drop that toga of Big Brother of Africa & remember that small David killed Goliath with just a caterpult.

It looks like d popular saying " Monkey dey work Baboon dey chop" has finally come home to roost, it would appear d Monkey has decidee to chop too, so invarailably nobody works & nobody chops as there will be nothing to chop.

Both Boko Haram & d JTF are soaked in blood with claims & counter claims, BH said they overan a military base in Munguno Borno State, JTF denies, water down & downplay d attack insisting only 2 soldiers died & d incursion was summarily crushed by gallant JTF operatives. BH on d other hand said they overan d base & carted away large amount of weapons that could bring down d Govt of Borno in weeks, so who is telling us d thruth & who is busy engaged in propaganda warfare.

LOOKS Like as predicted by General Buhari both d Baboon & d Monkey are both soaked in blood. The fear now & d onerous worry is it a matter of time b4 this blood bath & blood letting hits Aso Rock jump starting d predicted Revolution Pastor Bakare always talked about. Well it looks like d crystal ball of both Buhari & Bakare is a sure banker, i will like to know their spiritual seer, as whoever gave them an insight of what will happen in d future is one human being worthy to take to d Bank in exchange 4 money.

Buhari & Bakare can u please forward your soothsayer's name to my e-mail address at xxxxyyytttt@yahoo.com as i need to play d lottery on Sunday maybe by Monday i will be a millionare in pounds.

[size=16pt]THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION IN MAIDUGURI, PERIODICAL HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCH OF HOUSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND EVEN UPTOWN AREAS INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR'S QUARTERS TO ascertain who the real culprits are.

such an exercise u will be surprised will not only invoke a huge bounty harvest of arms, but will also unravel the undesirable elements in form of Boko Haramist apologist and other peripheral sympathizer who out of fear were cajoled, threatened and assuage to hide arms and other gear for the dreaded "Boko Haram".[/size]

I hope d bridge with not be too low, considering ships would be passing under enroute to d ports in idah, lokoja & Baro in Niger state & of course Onitsha port in Anambra State. Because that rendering picture looks a bit low making me suspect large ocean going ship might not be able to navigate under d bridge successfully.

[size=16pt]Where is the renderings for this bridge. How is it going to look like. Are they building a bridge without them knowing how it would look like. This news na wash, 419[/size]

[size=16pt]Do we have a deed poll in Naija, in the UK, one can change one's name from Adewole Majekodunmi to James Robert Smith by way of a deed Poll. What is Larry Koldsweat waiting for now , he does not have to be physically born again b4 he can effect the change, he can do it in this World now?

What is the position of the Nigeria law with regards to name change. I know in the UK, all u have to do is u advertise the name change in a public domain area most preferable a national newspaper.

If that law exist in Nigeria, from today henceforth I christian and give 'Mr Koldsweat' the very Yoruba sounding name of " Alao Larry Akala" and any Yoruba who want to switch tribe should do vice-versa, shekena[/size]!!!!

Autonomy of LG should be hastened this illegal pilfering of their funds by various state executive is an anomaly that should be stopped. We cannot continue to allow our Governors get away with blue murder.

Ghanian politicians are still scared to steal obsene amounts like in Nigeria. D realisation of Rawlings is d beginning of wisdom.

what madame Alakija, i thought she is richer than Oprah.

Out of those 3000 policemen, there could be a traitor amongst them " Etu Brute" and u too Brutus, says a dying and shocked MaCbeath.

Cancer no be small disease, na only baba God fit healer am. We all saw how despite Hugo Chavez's braddocio he still succummed to d disease. I don't pray for my enemey to have it let alone my friend. We wish him all d luck.

I think what d Governor meant was Lagos State's economy is growing faster than d UK and Ghana. Not that it is bigger. Can Lagos economy be even bigger than Peckham? I doubt it.

They all need to be rounded up, deported and locked up in kirikiri. Bunch of disgraceful animals.

[size=16pt]That is why the autonomy of the Local Goverment must be pushed forward and grasped, despite resistance from the Governor's. Keffi LG in Nassarawa State should be able to sink those Bore Holes let alone State Goverment and now yet another "gain" 'almighty Federal Goverment'. All I can say is, there has been a total and systematic failure of Governance in Nassarawa State, and to think this the only State of the CPC beggers belief. Buhari go and talk to your Governor Na wah oh!

El-Rufai and Ribadu go and run as a Governor first b4 thinking of d Presidency, in fact being a Governor should be part and parcel of the requiremnts for one to run for the Presidency, if we have such a criteria u will see the Governors perform better than they do at the moment.[/size]

A good sniper can take down a target from 2 miles. The President had better wear a good head gear during his visit.