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I am a supporter of GEJ  but on this tenure issue, I disagree with him, particularly when he has not fulfill any of his promises.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, held that Charles Okah, Obi Nwabueze, Edmund Ebiware and Tiemkemfa Francis Osvwo, a.k.a General Gbokos, have questions to answer over the October 1 twin bomb blasts that killed 12 persons in Abuja whilst Nigeria celebrated its 50th Independence day anniversary last year.

The trial court presided by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, maintained that the proof of evidence tendered against the accused persons by the federal government, successfully established a prima-facie case that would warrant further explanations, saying the preliminary objections that were raised against the trial by the defence counsels, grossly lacked in merit.

The accused persons who were initially arraigned before the High Court on December 7, 2010 and subsequently re-arraigned on January 12, had in their separate applications, asked the trial court to quash the entire criminal charges against them for lack of incriminating evidence linking them to the alleged crime.

Aside allegations that they committed series of kidnappings and sundry acts of terrorism within the oil reach Niger Delta region of the country, they were equally charged with treason. The charges against them attract death penalty upon conviction.

While challenging their continued detention in prison custody, the accused quartet contended that the federal government failed to either establish a convincing prima-facie nexus linking them to the October 1 bombing, even as they relied on the statutory provisions of Section 72 and 77 of the Criminal Procedure Act, CPA, to question the procedure adopted by the government in the trial.

Counsel to Okah, Mr Festus Keyamo, further relied on the decided case law of Abacha Vs State and FRN Vs Uwazurike, to argue that the inability of the prosecuting counsel, Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN, to file the mandatory proof-of-evidence alongside the substantive charges against them, contravened the procedural requirements for criminal proceedings.

But Izinyon prayed the court to dismiss their objections and assume full jurisdiction of the matter.

The government lawyer maintained that Section 77 of the CPA cited by the accused persons was subject to Section 33 of the Federal High Court Act, which he said empowered him to commence summary proceeding against them on the basis of information from preliminary investigations earlier conducted into the matter by the State Security Service, SSS.

He pleaded the court to allow the prosecution to open its case against them, insisting that so many witnesses have indicated their willingness to appear in court to testify against accused persons.

Izinyon submitted that the onus was on the trial court to look at the charges before it with a view to determining whether there is anything therein that requires explanation from the accused persons, stressing that Charles must explain his involvement in the purchase of the vehicles he said were used to perpetrate the violent bombings of October 1, as well as his connection with a welder who he said has already confessed that he was engaged by him to construct fake compartments in the said cars.

The accused persons in their arguments, also challenged the propriety of two separate criminal charges that were preferred against them in the same court, over the same facts, circumstances and proof of evidence, arguing that it was not only an abuse of judicial process, but tantamount to “double jeopardy” as envisaged by section 36(9) of the 1999 constitution.

The 4th accused person, Osvwo, a.k.a General Gbokos, specifically urged the court to declare section 33(1) of the Federal High Court Act, upon which the charge was predicated, as illegal and oppressive, a request that was refused by the trial court yesterday.

The judge in his ruling, held that “having read the proof of evidence, I am of the view that the accused persons have some explanations to make.”

On the splitting of charges, the court noted that the sanctions attached to the offences contained in the two charges are distinct upon conviction, adding that whereas the 1st charge would attract life imprisonment, the 2nd charge carries a death penalty.

Consequently, justice Kolawole dismissed all the objections and fixed October 10, 11 and 12 to commence full-blown hearing on the substantive charges against the accused quartet.

It would be recalled that government alleged that the accused persons conspired with the ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Henry Okah, and one Emmanuel Allison, to make a direct attempt at endangering the life of President Goodluck Jonathan by seeking to drive two motor vehicles wired with time-regulated explosive devices to the Eagle Square where the Independence celebration took place.

FG also alleged that the accused persons between January 2 and March 15, 2010, within Port-Harcourt Rivers State and diverse places, conspired with Henry, Chima Orlu, (at large), and persons unknown, to make a direct attempt to endanger the lives of the Governor of Delta state, Edo state and Imo state by seeking to drive two motors vehicles wired with time regulated explosive devices into government house annex, Warri, Delta State, the venue of the Vanguard Post Amnesty Dialogue, where the said governors were in attendance, in order to cause a bomb blast for the purpose of levying war against the state.

It told the court that a man lost his life as a result of that explosion.

Charles who is a younger brother to Henry, was expressly accused of engaging the services of one Bassey Umoren, a welder, and paid him N50, 000, to construct hidden compartments into four motor cars, two of which were subsequently loaded with explosive devices at Port-Harcourt by Obi Nwabueze and Chima Orlu, at large, and positioned on 1st October at 0830 hours near the venue of the anniversary for the purpose of levying war against the state.

He was also accused of sending two consignments of army camouflage torches, bullet proof vests and boots to Allison for onward transmission to one Segun Llori alias Stone face, at large, for use by terrorists recruited by Henry Okah in the creeks of the Niger Delta.

Meantime, sequel to complaints of inhumane treatment by prison officers, which was raised by the accused persons in the open court yesterday, Justice Kolawole yesterday directed the Superintendent of Prisons, to ensure that the accused were kept and treated like awaiting trial inmates, adding that they should be allowed access to medical facilities.




DANGER!

JONATHAN WILL DIVIDE NIGERIA
TENURE ELONGATION WHEN THERE IS NO JOB
NO POWER
NO PEACE
HIS ADVISERS ARE FOOLS
WRONG TIMING FOR TENURE ISSUE
HE HAD NO SANDERS AND SHOES HAS SIMPLY GONE INTO OBLIVION HE, IS NOW POWER DRUNK.

@ Ibime
Ibime yeee, tebraa? Iyonfaa? Owei tobor, Efideye, Egberiye, Egberifadeya. Ibimeyee, you are confusing Bomadi with Warri, you may be right in the past when all Ijaws in delta were claiming to be Itsekiri but you are presently very wrong to say Ijaws migrated from the present Warri kingdon to river state. In the past ,the whole of Bomadi, Burutu and Patani were under Warri province.(not warri kingdom). May be that is why your grand father told you they are from Warri. Moreover if he had told you Patani or Burutu, you may be thinking that the town is in Bayelsa state that is why he use Warri which is more popular and Itsekiri made it so. The accommodating nature of Itsekiri is what is causing all this rubbish and hence fort Ijaw fisher men will no longer be allowed into Itsekiri and Urhobo community to fish. Their settlement is very easy to construct, they don't need cement. They just peg four sticks, raft the floor with wood, get raffia palm to cover the top. they start producing minimalistic children without any form of education. The next thing you hear na my community yeee. They know you will win them in court, they don't believe in court all they use is violence. The benefit of the violence to them is already on the line of regression, because other ethnic groups are already acquiring weapons of mass destruction to curtail them effectively. 10 years ago Itsekiris produce land mines locally and use it to massacre Ijaws. The 2010 and 2011 model of the land mine is out, we are progressing, very soon we will have a mini nuclear reactor, Itsekiris are the Israelis of Niger Delta.
When the war started newly, Itsekiris were not prepared, they were just running into Itsekiri villages at will and it became a tea party for them. They use to come from the creek into Warri city to mark Itsekiri house for destruction, they will over power the army and enter warri and start misbehaving. The irony is that they don't have houses in Warri, all the beautiful houses in Warri are owned by Itsekiris and other tribes. They live in tactch house in the creek. Along the line Itsekiri develop resistance and when we started bringing our weapons they became newer and more sophisticated than their own.
The last time their warriors attempted to enter Warri, they were dessimated by our land mines and rockets. The remnant of them living in rented apartment in Warri city threatened to avenge the death of their warrors in 48 hrs, withing the 48hrs we ran into them under the rain, we chase all of them from the city of Warri, our young girls were on top of vehichcle shooting sporadically with AK47 and Bazuka. It was a war film, the sound of our guns were different from the sound of their guns, while their AK47 were sounding kaka, our Bazuka were sounding Gudum, our Ogbunigbi were sounding gbudum! Our bullets had unconventional sizes as confirmed by the army. "We have not seen this size of bulet" army spokes man. They were specially made for the Isrealis of Niger Delta, Egbesu could no longer stop our bulet and Ijaws surrenderd for peace after the battle and channelled their energy towards hostage taking and attack on oil installation which is cheaper and more economical to them. The Itsekiri war does not produce money but death.They fought with Itsekiri and they became poorer but when they attack oil companies they became richer.
GELEGELE
Has any body heard this Bini song.Gelegele nor ewanta gelenor oo ,gelegele. Ijaws came to gelegele to do trade by bata with Binis, they bring fish from Ofunama area close to an Itsekiri settlement known as Ita- Eko(Lagos Junction) in Bini river. They usually give fish to Benis in exchange for garri, plantain,stach, etc and the point of exchange are two Beni villages called Gelegele and Ekewan(Eki-owan), The road leading to the two villages is the road where the University of Benin Ekewan campus is situated. In the process of the business, they establish Ijaw quarter there, the Itsekiris bringing fishes from Ita-Eko and Oghoye also extablish Itsekiri quarters there and the both groups were under the rep of Oba of Benin called Okakuro. In less than 50 years Ijaws said they dont want to be under the Okakuro that they want to make their own Pere as ruler that Gelegele is now their property. They attack Itsekiri quarter and the Oba became angry and ordered the demolition of Ijaw quarter in Ekewan. They ran away like fugitive and later came back to plead for mercy. Under GEJ now they have started again that they want to include Gelegele in their proposed Toru Ebe state. I think Ijaws have a genetic problem.That was why when we taught of developing a locally made biological weapon to further alter their gene, we consildered so many things including their closeness to us. Very soon people will start denying their Ijawism, they are even constituting embarrazment to the president.The president got the highest resistance from his people before he became president.They never wanted him to be president, the total vote of Bayelsa state is less than the vote of delta central.
WHERE IS IAJAW HOME LAND? The language has no relationship with any other language except Calaba.Ibimeyee, I need answer to this question because a tribe must not have home land in every state, if so Nigeria will be Igbo home land.

@ chyz

I would have responded to you very well if you were an Ijaw man, you are just a neophyte on this issue. Ijaws are not arguing that they have any land in Warri City, which is Warri south, they are settlers in Warri South-west. Ogbijo in Warri South west is known as Ijaw quarter, like we have Hausa quarter too. Why are the Hausas not laying claim to Hausa quarters? They want to collect Urhobo land in Udu LG through that Ijaw quarter too, that is what is causing fight between Urhobo and Ijaw in Aladja.
In fact they have fight with Urhobos in 5 different communities and you said Urhobomena is supporting them.

You said Ijaws gave land to Itsekiri in Warri and yet Ijaws have no land in Warri main city, They have no kingdom in warri, the schools in warri teach Itsekiri language, they prefer to call their kingdom Gbaramatu kingdom, why did they not call it Warri kingdom? Because they know that if they call it Warri kingdom, they are directly calling themselves Itsekiri.
If you are familiar with warri main town, kindly point Ijaw land in Warri city to me. You said Ijaw gave warri to Itsekiri and yet Ijaws have no land in Warri main town. That is how they chase Ilaje from Opuama and tsekelewu and took over the place unto this day, they cant do that to Itsekiri. Did Tompolo not fight in Warri war in 1999, why was he not able to take Warri from Itsekiri. Check the map of delta state, you will see the map of Itsekiri nation, Ijaw nation, Ndokwa nation and the rest. 20 years ago Ijaw had no traditional ruler in that area, they were clearly under the Olu of Warri in Warri Kingdom, they used to have their representative in the Olu's palace, just the way Igbo have Eze Ndigbo in Lagos. Look at Kantu community in Warri SW, they want to take it by force but the people are resisting them even though the people of Kantu are related to Ijaw, they still went there to attack them and yet they want Kantu to recognize them as brothers.

I dey laugh oooo, Aja!, Na Ijaw man be president o, Itsekiri and Ijaw war is a very dangerous war to fight because of the tendency to quickly spread to Ondo and even Lagos. It quickly lead to instability in the Niger Delta and when there is instability, oil production will drop which will translate into poor performance on the part of GEJ + Boko Haram. I dey laugh oooooooo.
Itsekiris have what they have, there is already a balance of terror, in any warri crises the Ijaws suffer the most once warri river is blocked. They depend on Warri for food supply to the creek. Itsekiris have airport in Escravos that they can use to transport goods and people.

Did Itsekiri beg Ijaw to stop Warri crises? It was the fire for fire that stop Warri crises when it became apparent that Egbesu could no longer stop Itsekiri bullet. Itsekiris are use to dying, we are not afraid of death but for every one Itsekiri that will die in any new war, 10 Ijaws will go down. We have become more sophisticated than ever, they know our capability, even though we are not much.
Do you know that it was Ijaw and Itsekiri crises that led to militancy?, they were tired of fighting itsekiri because it is a dangerous fight, do you know who is Itsekiri in Urhobo village? can an Ijaw man be safe in my Urhobo village after killing my mothers people? It is a dangerous war for them they know it, they will rather call for settlement, it is cheaper for them.

@Jason123
I never called for Niger Delta republic, Check draft constitution for Oduduwa rep. you will see where I stated it clearly that Niger Delta rep is not possible, the Urhobos will not want to be in the same country with Ijaws. Any Ijaw in the three Warri LG who is not confortable with Oduduwa rep should relocate to Bayelsa. Ijaws are customary tenant in Warri. Warri is the same as Itsekiri, Itsekiri is Warri(Iwere) , any one who say he is from Warri is indirectly or directly saying he is Itsekiri. If an Ijaw man is allowed to set up a fishing camp anywhere, after 20 years, he will say that is his community, even though he clearly knows he is from Bayelsa.

MEND is not an Ijaw organisation even though they are more in MEND. MEND is powerful because it is a multi-ethnic organization, Yorubas and Ilajes are in MEND. MEND does not fight tribal war as the name implies. That is why they can strike from anywhere including cross river state.

The earlier they bomb Aso Rock the better for us, we want to have reason to move FCT from Abuja to Warri or Balyesa. Their inclusion of the south in their Islamic rep. shows they are demented. It is just like Hamas saying they want to take over Isreal because they are good at suicide bombing

@op
This power shift to Isoko nor go work o, , shebi you know that Isoko is an Urhobo variant like Okpe and Uwie . If Okpe and Uwie decided to separate from Urhobo for political reason the way Isoko did and demand for their own slot , what will happen? A pure Urhobo man will understand Isoko better than Okpe and Uwie, if you doubt me I will make some sentence in Okpe and Uwie for you to see the variation. For instance Isoko call food emu, pure Urhobo call food emu, while Okpe call food emarie but yet Okpe and Uwie are called Urhobo while Isoko claim to be different.
The fact is that, if it doesn't go to delta north by 2015 it will remain in Urhobo for 12years before others can get it.

@Duality
The issue of dividing Nigeria is a consensus decision among all of us. Take the election of GEJ as example, both PDP and DPP worked for GEJ but today they are back to their internal issue. Don't let that deceive you.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 21, 2011 - 13:11.

Just left the tribunal, and the Judges are not moved by yesterday's federal high court judgment delivered by that corrupt judge called Buba, so the case continues and judgment will be delivered on Monday latest by the Tribunal, justice for all Deltans, Victory for all, Great Ogboru will be in government house come Tuesday next week.

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The above is a quote from some body who just left the tribunal this evening ,so where did you get your report that the tribunal chairman dismissed the judgment. I read Tribune and The Nation today. PLS POST THE LINK

Don,t you know the meaning of disorganization? A man who is hopeful of winning a case at the tribunal, who may have appointed Efe Duku as chief of staff government house, Coach Obire as commissioner for sport, Timinimi as commissioner for environment and prepare a list of LG caretaker committee suddenly got a court judgment that he was not validly nominated and therefore not a candidate in the election. You say he is not disorganize, then what is your definition of disorganization

Lazy idiots should stop insulting the ND people, what we want to do is to kill as many of them as possible in the south, repatriate the remainder back to their country and defend our territory. If you foolish southerners here talking rubbish in the north don't want to relocate back home, they will use you for suya there by the time we start killing them. As for the war we are very confident that we will win the war any time against northerners. We have the resources to deal with them. It is lack of fund that is causing their cease fire not Ramadan, if they have respect for Alah they should not have killed Islamic clerics and burn churches. They want to use these period to source for fund but as for us, we don't look for money, it is money that look for us because the black oil is readily available to us. It just like a cult war, if your group has a war with another group, whether you are aware or not you are a target. If we start killing them here, if you don't leave their land they will kill you tool. It will not disturb us because you were giving enough time to relocate.

Boko Haram lacks money to sustain the war as sss monitor allege sponsors. Another group hijack the struggle in a bid to get amnesty from FG.

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By Emma Amaize, Austin Ogwuda & Bulou Kosin

ASABA – A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, yesterday, held that the gubernatorial candidate of the Democratic People’s Party, DPP, Chief Great Ogboru, was not validly nominated for the January 6, 2011 governorship re-run election in the state, the result of which he is currently challenging at the election tribunal also sitting in Asaba.

Trial judge, Justice I. Buba, in his judgment, held that Ogboru was not nominated by 50 registered members of his party, as provided for in the Electoral Act.

The Court of Appeal, Benin City, Edo State had in November, 2010, ordered a re-run election in the state after Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s election in the 2007 governorship election was nullified.

However, Chief Ogboru, who reacted to the judgment on phone, said he will appeal the verdict, describing it as “unfortunate and irresponsible”.

The governorship re-run tribunal was scheduled to hear the address of the respective counsel to Governor Uduaghan, Chief Ogboru and INEC today. But it was not clear, yesterday,  whether the tribunal will go on with the matter in view of the High Court judgment.

The judgment followed the suit by the chairman of the PDP in the state, Chief Peter Nwaboshi and his party, challenging the eligibility of Chief Ogboru to contest the election on grounds that he was not validly nominated for the poll by DPP.

Reacting to the judgment, Ogboru said he had  travelled a “similar road” in the past, adding that the judgment was not a “big issue” as far as he was concerned.
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@Monkylegem

the guy don disorganize Ogboru o, wetin Okada riders go do now, abi you wan lead them go protest in court

good state

the new state is bigger and more viable than Nassarawa state but i am more interested in the break up Nigeria than the state. I can only be interested in the state only in the new peoples republic of Benin.https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?action=logout;sesc=184dcb32f0b11bca95fea0a343151334

THAT IS MY MAN
I felt my spirit moving in him, he has touched on the burning issues that are hurting my body and soul that is always making me to have the tendency to kill any Hausa Fulani on sight. I look at those living in my area as living corpse. This man has given me one reason to like Igbo people for their boldnes in addressing issues without fear. In spite of the killings during the civil war, they are not afraid of war because they are very sure of their prosperity in a new country. Unlike those sycophants in government now who will be incarcerated tomorrow if Hausa take over government.
One thing is sure, if Jonathan fail to do the right thing now, he will be killed by his own people when he is out of power.
Nigeria will eventually end up in civil war if the right thing is not done. In the the course of fighting, they will shoot GEJ with annoyance for being responsible for the war for not doing the right thing.
This is a universal law: When an imbalance is created in a system that is in equilibrium(West R, Eastern R and Northern R)
there must be a continuous reaction until the balance is restored.
The Ijaws in the creek don't even see GEJ presidency as a solution to their problem, they still come all the way from Beniseide and Ogbotobo in Bayelsa state through the creek to buy pure water and petrol from Warri because there is no portable water there. A journey of 2500 T fare. Jonathan cannot solve their problem with this present structure, imagine the northerners boasting that they stop the increment of derivation from 13% to 25% because it was not in the interest of the north, is that not an insult to my grand father in the village who has over 10 oil well behind his house? Binladin was not a poor man but he fought and died for what he believed in.

THAT IS MY MAN
I felt my spirit moving in him, he has touched on the burning issues that are hurting my body and soul that is always making me to have the tendency to kill any Hausa Fulani on sight. I look at those living in my area as living corpse. This man has given me one reason to like Igbo people for their boldnes in addressing issues without fear. In spite of the killings during the civil war, they are not afraid of war because they are very sure of their prosperity in a new country. Unlike those sycophants in government now who will be incarcerated tomorrow if Hausa take over government.
One thing is sure, if Jonathan fail to do the right thing now, he will be killed by his own people when he is out of power.
Nigeria will eventually end up in civil war if the right thing is not done. In the the course of fighting, they will shoot GEJ with annoyance for being responsible for the war for not doing the right thing.
This is a universal law: When an imbalance is created in a system that is in equilibrium(West R, Eastern R and Northern R)
there must be a continuous reaction until the balance is restored.
The Ijaws in the creek don't even see GEJ presidency as a solution to their problem, they still come all the way from Beniseide and Ogbotobo in Bayelsa state through the creek to buy pure water and petrol from Warri because there is no portable water there. A journey of 2500 T fare. Jonathan cannot solve their problem with this present structure, imagine the northerners boasting that they stop the increment of derivation from 13% to 25% because it was not in the interest of the north, is that not an insult to my grand father in the village who has over 10 oil well behind his house? Binladin was not a poor man but he fought and died for what he believed in.

Uduaghan to build primary and secondary school in the Airforce base which will generate employment for teachers and the base will also generate employment for civilians.

Uduaghan to build 3000 housing unit and a mammy market for airforce at the Osubi airforce base Warri

June 24, 2010.  

PICTURE SHOWS PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (LEFT) WITH GOVERNOR UDUAGHAN ARRIVING THE DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL.

History was made in Delta state on Saturday, June 19, 2010, as the first President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ever produced from Niger Delta region and the South-South geopolitical zone of the country, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan paid a one day working visit to the state.

According to Cicero a Roman historian, lawyer, philosopher, orator and powerful writer of blessed memory who lived about 40 years before the Birth of Jesus Christ one remarked that “History is the witness of the times, the touch of truth and the life of memory.”



The purpose of the President’s visit to the Niger Delta oil rich state can not be far fetched other than to commission the multi-billion Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DSUTH) and the Navy Logistic Headquarters all in Oghara, headquarters of Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State and home town of the embattled former governor of the state, Chief James Onanefe Ibori whose administration also initiated the gigantic projects and only completed by the incumbent governor, Dr.Emmanuel Uduaghan.



Shortly after the news of the visit of the number one citizen was let out of the bag Deltans in their thousands started dusting their celebration drums and regalia in preparation to welcome one of their own occupying the exalted and highest position in the country.



Major cities including the state capital, Oghara among others were wearing new looks while roads in the state capital as well as Oghara were all shot down in honour of the visiting first President produced by Niger Delta region.



No doubt Delta state right from inception has always shoulder some of the responsibilities of the Federal government without any cause to regret.



Without mincing words, it is of the fact that the Delta State Government bankrolled the building of the Naval Logistics Command which is otherwise, a Federal Government responsibility.



Among such responsibilities the state government has also taken up is the dualisation of the 170 kilometre Asaba-Ughelli expressway as well as the building, equipping, furnishing of three Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) stations in Asaba, Warri and Amukpe-Sapele which was donated to the Federal Government.



State’s intervention in Federal Government responsibilities demonstrates that co-ordinated energies is fundamental in making the wheels of nation turn,  after all, a nation is only as strong as its component parts.



Delta state is evidently a wheel within the wheel of our nation, Nigeria . A presidential visit to the state, or even any state, is important as this will afford the number one citizen, the opportunity of further experience the people and understands their challenges of governance. It will also enable the President to know where the state stands in terms of development and encourage her to a higher development.



Despite the alleged protest threat by Oghara youths during the visit of President Jonathan to Chief Ibori home town over what he is currently going through in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the state was able to surmount the threat by making the visit a crime free one.
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Briefing the press in government house press centre, Asaba, the Chairman Planning Committee of the Presidential Visit and Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa said adequate arrangements have been made and government which was already aware of the protest rumour is on top of the situation as security forces were already placed on the alert.



Dr. Okowa stated that the hospital should have been commissioned last November by the departed President Yar'Adua, but for his health condition that took him out of the country, the programme was shelved.



The SSG said the Naval Logistics Command headquarters was built by the state government and handed over to the Federal Government in its determination to strengthen security in the Niger Delta waterways.



According to him, the visit is significant because it is the maiden working visit of Jonathan to the state and also an opportunity to demonstrate love and fraternal bond in welcoming "one of our own" in the exalted position of President.



Describing the visit of the President as a welcome development and the best thing that has ever happened to Deltans, the state Commissioner of Information, Mr. Oma Djebah stated that “The President’s visit has demonstrated and shown that all is well with the Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan’s administration.”



Commissioning the projects at Oghara, President Goodluck Jonathan who lamented that Nigerians lack the culture to maintain infrastructures however noted that Nigeria either don’t have the culture to maintain or don’t have the technical-know-how to maintain infrastructures in the country as according to him many infrastructure have decay as a result of maintenance culture. “ We can invest and spent money but to maintenance has always be a problem probably we don’t have enough manpower or we lack the culture adding that Nigeria is only interested in new procurement without budgeting for maintenance”.



The President shortly after Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan handed over to him keys of the Navy Logistic Headwaiters; he in turn handed over the keys to the Chief of Navy Staff, Vice Admiral Ishaiye Ibrahim and charged the Navy hierarchy to ensure the sustainability of the projects.



In his words “Let me now tell the Minster of Defence, Chief of Naval Staff and other senior naval officers to protect this project and make good use of it”, Jonathan added.



Dr. Jonathan while expressing his gratitude said “I am very happy that one of the main responsibilities of this Command is maintenance and I want to enjoin every department of the army force to imbibe maintenance culture. Government is thinking Nigeria military not only to assist the police in internal security because when ever I visit other countries; I observed the roles played by their military in civil operations of government. There are a lot of professionals in the army, well trained professional but their knowledge and value are limited only to the management, handling and operation of weapons but they could also help in civil operations”

@homerac7

4get about that rubbish constitution, who build navy logistic center Oghara, nor be Uduaghan. Warri -Ugheli Port Harcourt road nor be federal road, who did it from DSC RA to Ugheli? Na wetin we want the guy do. You nor dey aware say very soon we go stop to recognize the constitution?
@ Alj Harem
Some body called me Aj Harem, one called me Jason 123, now the same Aj Harem is calling me Becomerich, you people are confused.
Guy  we are planning our future, who the thing pain make he go hug transformer. We may choose to affiliate to Isreal, Nigeria is already a thing of the past. We all know that.

The governor of Delta state Dr. E.E Uduaghan has concluded all arrangement to establish airforce base at Asaba and Warri airport. All necessary facilities have been provided to ensure the take off of the base with a pledge to assist the FG with fund for acquiring war jets to ensure security for the people of delta state. This is the first time I am praising the governor since he was sworn in as a governor for his fore sight to be able to understand the drum beat of a section of this country and dance according to the tune. Security is security whether it is from external aggressors or internal aggressors like BH.

@Jaaiztech

Na Ogun go kill you for that statement, so we have become a conquered territory for Arabs in the north?
why don't you draw the map of north and south-south country. The more reason why Nigeria will not know peace. You think amnesty will solve the problem. It is easier to stop Boko Haram through force than to confront the problem that will follow the amnesty. So many groups will spring up and their target may just be senators, reps members and the bombing of government house across the country. I hope you know that the Niger Delta issue has not been addressed, the amnesty was just to get the boys out of the creek in order to address the issue which include SNC, resource control, etc. The president of Ijaw monitoring group said it yesterday that Jonathan presidency has nothing to do with the Ijaw agenda, he said if GEJ does not toll the part of Isaac Boro and Sarowiwa, he will have himself to blame, his house in the village may even be a target. If the FG gives Boko Haram amnesty, it means that the niger delta people were compensated for the violence and not the oil and they will demand compensation for the oil too through another wave of violence that GEJ himself cannot control. WHAT WILL BE THE CASE OF HENRY OKAH, CHARLES OKAH AND OTHER MEND FIGHTERS THAT ARE BEING PROSECUTED?
When the problem will start the same people will accuse GEJ of incompetence.Maiduguri war does not affect the income of the FG but the war that is coming will not only shut down oil production but it will polarize the entire nation. Only a fool will grant amnesty to Boko Haram. BABA CALL IT AMNESTY ABUSE

The sponsors of Boko Haram who use them to rig election may have promised them amnesty prior to the election. They have become desperate to force the president to grant them unconditional amnesty and negotiate with them (B(o)an(k)o Robbers) because they are running out of fund to sustain the war.
The niger delta youths who have relied on fishing before the oil exploration activities started became jobless as a result of oil production activities that polluted the water and reduce the population of fishes and they became agitated and demanded for resource control and true federalism through militant activities since all effort to dialog with the government proved abortive. The militants didn't beg for amnesty, so why this desperation for amnesty?
Is the oil exploration affecting their cattle and tomato in the north?
If the purpose of the fighting is to get amnesty, then why the attachment of Boko and Haram?
If they are envious of the niger delta militants who were given amnesty, they should remember that amed robbers will be envious of them if they are given amnesty because many armed robbers are graduates and they are watching the unfolding drama.
If FG make the mistake of given them amnesty, he should be prepared to give all armed robbers amnesty as the Boko Haram have no much difference from armed robbers without a course.
My recommendation is that FG should arrest those Borno law makers because they know the boys, they are their foot soldiers and they are already negotiating on their behalf. The ND war lasted with JTF for so many years before amnesty, why are they not willing to experience what we have been experiencing for years that has become a normal way of life in the ND.

@ LoveKing

Na your Boko Haram brothers nor get sense, what are you waiting to bomb Aso Rock? Where is IBB, ATIKU, BUHARI CIROMA? You must not be tired of this bombing because una cup don full. Every day for thief one day for the owner.
Fight go beleful una this time.

Nass Borno Caucus Wants Unconditional Presidential Amnesty For Boko Haram Sect
« on: Yesterday at 07:18:33 PM »

From the NASS, the bolded part should be seriously investigated by the FG.

http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/news/76-hot-topic/24681-nass-borno-caucus-wants-presidential-amnesty-for-boko-haram-sect

The Borno caucus in the National Assemby on Friday passed a resolution urging President Goodluck Jonathan to offer unconditional amnesty to members of the Boko Haram.

The caucus, led by Sen. Maina Lawan, told a news conference in Abuja that the resolution became necessary after a careful analysis of the security situation in Borno. Flanked by his colleagues in the Senate and members of the House of Representatives from Borno, Lawan said the amnesty would signify government genuine efforts for dialogue with members of the sect.

Lawan, who read the resolution of the caucus, urged the President to order the withdrawal of the military from Maiduguri and its environs. ``The caucus resolved to conduct an on the spot assessment to ascertain the extent of damage to lives and properties as a result of the losses.

``The Federal Government should engage the Yusufiya Group in dialogue in order to find a lasting solution to the crisis. The caucus commiserates with the victims and families of the innocent citizens who lost lives and properties in the unfortunate incident.”

Lawan expressed worry over the mass exodus of the people with its attendant effect of rendering people refugees. ``We are also worried by the closure of academic institutions, banks and other businesses as well as relevant agencies.

Asked how it would be possible for government to dialogue with faceless members of a sect, Lawan said while the caucus could not identify any members of the sect, security agencies knew who members of the Boko Haram were.


The sponsors of Boko Haram who use them to rig election may have promised them amnesty prior to the election. They have become desperate to force the president to grant them unconditional amnesty and negotiate with them (B(o)an(k)o Robbers) because they are running out of fund to sustain the war.
The niger delta youths who have relied on fishing before the oil exploration activities started became jobless as a result of oil production activities that polluted the water and reduce the population of fishes and they became agitated and demanded for resource control and true federalism through militant activities since all effort to dialog with the government proved abortive. The militants didn't beg for amnesty, so why this desperation for amnesty?
Is the oil exploration affecting their cattle and tomato in the north?
If the purpose of the fighting is to get amnesty, then why the attachment of Boko and Haram?
If they are envious of the niger delta militants who were given amnesty, they should remember that amed robbers will be envious of them if they are given amnesty because many armed robbers are graduates and they are watching the unfolding drama.
If FG make the mistage of given them amnesty, he should be prepared to give all armed robbers amnesty as the Boko Haram have no much difference from armed robbers without a course.
My recommendation is that FG should arrest those Borno law makers because they know the boys, they are their foot soldiers and they are already negotiating on their behalf. The ND war lasted with JTF for so many years before amnesty, why are they not willing to experience what we have been experiencing for years that has become a normal way of life in the ND.

@ Boyloaf

Ahumen for you, balm sea Lord there. Keep sailing and be prepared to send thse Jewish Abokis back to Alah.

@ Koruji

IS ABDUMUTALAB FATHER A POOR MAN? WHO TOLD YOU ONLY RICH PEOPLE ARE SYSTEM MEN?
Guy you are in diaspora , you dont know what is on ground. Who be sss? 1000 sss cannot cross gate 1 out of the over 20 gate that you will pass before getting to a single unit of militant camp. You think they are boys scout?
When the yawa go gas sss will abadon his gun and run to his village, army will pull their uniform and rum to their village

@ Bensonite

Do you know more about Boko Haram than the Almajiris in Maiduguri who help them to carry bombs?
You think you can know about MEND from NL.
Mention the code name of the camp, the location and at least two oil field in the area where the last massacre of military men took place before the proclamation of amnesty for militant in Warri South- West LG.

Southern muslims are advised to stay away from mosque and areas populated by Hausa Fulani people. Those who hart an hear let them hear.

My message to southerners leaving in the north: You are advised to use this period of preparations by the various militant groups to tidy up whatever you are doing in the north and proceed back to your home, it is better to die as a martyr fighting in your home than to be butchered like chicken by smelling almajiris in foreign land.   How can you just die without firing a gun shot to kill at least one of your enemy. This is real, those who hart an hear let them hear.

@ Haka nai


The only thing you can do to help your Hausa brothers is to notify them to start migrating from the Niger Delta. As for gearing up to match ND in the inevitable war, where would you get the resources to match the Niger Delta people?