₦airaland Forum

Years of neglect is what is responsible for the chaos in the Niger Delta, not Obasanjo's government. Abi, did Obasanjo kill Ken Saro-Wiwa ? Under Obasanjo, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was founded; under Obasanjo, the Niger Delta states are receiving 13% derivation. Rivers state now collects on the average $100 million monthly under Obasanjo's administration.

True talk!But is the money being spent judiciously!How come EFCC has not published names of corrupt officials of the NDDC/ State Governments/LG's that have squandered stupidly the alloted oil revenues!If this was/is a serious Government this would not happen. It's because the Presidency is corrupt as well as culpable for the neglect in the region that's why the various bureaucrats that do as they will whilst people suffer!How come Frank Nweke has said nothing concerning the damning report of the Human rights watch group on Odili's scandalous government?

The problem is, the situation in the Niger Delta is so bad that, it cannot be addressed overnight

True!But effforts can be made to readdress this asap!The region is boiling and it better be nipped right now

Zorro!I don't think you'll remember me!Actually i checked your profile and saw your e-mail and then it dawned on me that i did meet you with some guys sometime 03/04 in Bodija-joanis or so!Actually i thought it was Zorro-a friend who did go to ISI-91 SET and lives in the UK now!Anyways what's the last price for the plots and where in Bodija is the 4.5 mila plot!I wish i could remember the guys's names -i just ran into them with some chaps at Cotton's(Akere's) place some days earlier!Safe

Very soon don't worry!Hope your affairs are in order?

Hooray!Some revisionist fables have sprung up!Thank God for civilization, i wish that could be said of the prophet!

Abacha was done in with help from the "powers" that be!Then they took care of MKO and made OBJ presido!That's why Atiku ran to them to rein in their ward!When Charles Taylor got missing, they told OBJ categorically produce him or else, and before you could spell M.O.N.R.O.V.I.A. the despot was apprehended!It's shameful and otherwise silly that some people somewhere would tell us what to do-anyways when we are bereft of responsible leadership what can we expect?At least hopefully because of oil they would buffer any nonsense OBJ's stupid antics might warrant viz- a viz violence in the next pols hopefully because some people are not gonna let PDP go easily!

According to him, three Chinese companies, including the successful one, had earlier bid for the contract. He did not disclose the names of the companies.

Hmm!Why did he not disclose the name of the companies?Language problem?Did only Chinese companies bid, or was it arranged to be that way?This smells of graft!I don't believe it!

He explained that the project would be executed partly through a Chinese loan facility of more than one billion dollars and allocation of oil blocks to the Chinese government.

Again must we borrow?How much is an oil block worth?With the recent upsurge in crude oil prices we need not borrow!I am really amazed at this "arrangement".So when are we going to end up paying $1bn debt again?

He said that the study was reviewed by the Obasanjo administration to incorporate irrigation and tourism development

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE NO FOOD IN THEIR STOMACHS, NO JOBS, SECURITY OF LIVES AND PROPERTY NOT GUARANTEED,IT'S SOME DAM THAT WOULD PROMOTE TOURISM!GIMME A BREAK!

Would see how it plays out!

The polity is corrupt and moribound!Civil service derelict, educational system decrepit, health system dead, manufacturing sector non-existent!OBJ bares blame for all!The government lacks focus,vision and ideas!Why after 8 years do we have to be told that the myriad of problems can't go away overnight, but they keep getting worse. OBJ is the culprit no doubt!

Why me?Why not OBJ and his kids?Afterall he's the "fada" of "modern" Nigeria, and if there's gonna be any sacrifice, it ought to be from the top!Ain't it?Stupid leaders,helpless followers!One day for the owner of the house!

It's foreigners now-when the rogue politicians start getting killed then we shall say had we known. All of them are still paying for protection-when that runs out, i sorry o!Problem de N/D and OBJ and his Navy can't do jack!Hope it's nipped in the bud before major kasala(surutu)ie trouble bursts open!

Excluding me from your belated pontification! . 'Shorry' something must have triggered this emtional outpouring.Go fight them for Abuja now

What are his successes as regards being a D/G?The BAT regime's a failure, we all know!What's Pedro gonna do that he did not do or suggest as D/G?Everyone is out for their own self-minded reasons!He's gonna be defeated and humiliated at the polls-mark my word!Another politician, an acronym for rogue

Politics involves spin!Atiku's just playing on a not to level field!But to think of it the people of the N/D have been shortchanged by their leaders and with OBJ as regards their share of the mineral wealth, Atiku might remedy the situation they face-and before anyone swallows me, just my take

He should face the full wrath of law!Simple.Glaring thievery and corruption, no wonder he's been quite of late!

Many of these governors were not rich before they took office-middle class maybe. Anyways why argue, a lot of them have acquired assets far above their legitimate means and out of consonance with their asset declaration before assuming office.That is where the ugliness of our democracy lies-a governor was known to have said he was not a poor man before taking office and certain privileges he took upon himself to enjoy was nothing. Hmm!Anyways let the immunity clause be removed from the constitution and let's See how it goes. Almost all of 'em areall corrupt-see their states and enquire how much revenue they received from source-shameful and pathetic!Brigands and rogues all

Leave Turaki alone!OBJ has spent the past 8 years of his mis-rule disobeying court orders, fanning embers of strife in the N/D, Anambra, Plateau and Oyo States;enriching himself and employing double standards whilst dealing with foes!He cast the first stone,momentarily forgetting that he lives in a glass house and now the ricochet is killing him!EFCC is now his bulwark to deal with Atiku!He has dared EFCC to expose what they have and i'm waiting for them to expose OBJ'S source of collateral for his school. college and farms., Let EFCC probe OBJ and tell us what they have on Atiku. We all know this is a plan to stop Atiku and OBJ forgets history- Gowon, IBB,Abacha eventually paid the lifetime price of ignominy and derision for wanting to perpetuate themselves in power. OBJ perhaps should borrow a page or two from history,how is he going to be remembered when push comes to shove one day?

Amaechi has/had a Nigerian pa!Not a Nigerian!

Bros do what's right!It might be a little akward but remember the kids, love etc would come later!Forget the novels and teary-eyed films!Follow your heart!

Some guys never cease to amaze me!What's wrong in what the lady's doin'?Anyways razzness shas!Hey Reina wey you?

Nagging!NAGGING!NAGGING!Nagging!Nagging!NAGGING!Nagging!

Don't be fooled; some marriages of certain contemporaries have been hitting the rocks in naija as far back as 1999;these are people in late20's-early 30's!No be for only Yankee or Jand!Make una look ya backyard wella!

The FG has not said anything concerning the scorecard on Odili's mismanagement of resources!EFCC too!Surprising ain't it?

In as much as i welcomed the establishment of EFCC, i think they are ending up as a tool in the hands of OBJ!OBJ'S daughter, the senatorial aspirant was indicted in the All African Games racket yetwhere's her name?Her opponent in the Senatorial elections Lanre Tejuosho, non-partisan till now is on the list!Someone who never had a government job!Nuhu is messing up!Where's equity?Where's fairplay?Where's justice? I am perplexed!Seems as if we are still a long way to where we are going!

T-O-H,   my bad!Anyways i better run seems the temp here is too much!

T-O-H!The compliment i passed went unnoticed!Guess this topic na die o!