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@ doctorbabs
If I don't have the privilege to go to sch I can't contest an election again abi? Funny how some pple thinks, bankole that went to oxford what has he done?

Assuming KWAM1 has good intentions are we gonna discredit him because of his educational background? Is dat what naija need? Our speaker that went to oxford what has he done? Nigerians we have to grow up. Iam sure he is more qualified to be in d senate dan a lot of us talkin trash on NL. He is well travelled, he grew up on the streets and now he dines with d high and mighty of niger. I ll probably not vote for him nor campaign for him but Nigerians should not be sentimental in judging pple this is one of the reasons Naija is dis backward.

Where is Gani here?

Nigeria will be 50 tomorrow what will u want from the country?
As for me NEPA,NEPA,NEPA we should hv electricity. That's all I want o

Basically Nigerian politicians use situations to accommodate their ambitions, Jonathan gave a good one there in that report but I can assure u if jonathan was at d other side of d divide he ll also give a wonderful speech. To me he is not better

This will make banks and other institutions know that their customer (the nigerian citizen) is very important. This practice can not be done abroad. Even if I don't achieve justice I would have sanitised the public about the criminality of GTB

Finally I will formally write GTB next week and copy the letters to relevant authorities nd media houses just watch out! Will definitely keep u updated

@ poster
Has kwara state become Societe General Bank?

This is one of the reasons I mess.ing hate naija press it is obvious they are tilted towards the side of GEJ. I watched that interview in front of wadata plaza on channels news last nite. The press asked him that
1. His he working with other northern candidates to produce a concensus candidate from the northern region? Atiku said yes that negotiations is in top gear. The press further asked
2. His aware that the north is alreadt supporting GEJ and Atiku said he is not aware of that (I.e northern support and endorsement of GEJ). He never claimed he wasn't aware of GEJs declaration. The press shld be neutral haba. Me I really don't want GEJ in neither do I support atiku but let's be fair here haba! 

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This is one of the reasons I mess.ing hate naija press it is obvious they are tilted towards the side of GEJ. I watched that interview in front of wadata plaza on channels news last nite. The press asked him that
1. His he working with other northern candidates to produce a concensus candidate from the northern region? Atiku said yes that negotiations is in top gear. The press further asked
2. His aware that the north is alreadt supporting GEJ and Atiku said he is not aware of that (I.e northern support and endorsement of GEJ). He never claimed he wasn't aware of GEJs declaration. The press shld be neutral haba. Me I really don't want GEJ in neither do I support atiku but let's be fair here haba!

IBB,GEJ,BUHARI,RIBADU,SARAKI,ATIKU,UTOMI,OKOTIE, who else?: Interesting analysis, lol, enjoy
WHY AFRICA IS 25 YEARS BEHIND THE DEVELOPED WORLD,

AFRICAN LEADERS

Abdulai Wade 83year

Hosni Mubarak ( Egypt ) age 82
Robert Mugabe ( Zimbabwe ) age 86
Hifikepunye Pohamba ( Namibia ) age 74
Rupiah Banda ( Zambia age 73
Mwai Kibaki ( Kenya age 71
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ( Liberia ) age 75
Colonel Gaddafi (Libya age 68
Jacob Zuma (South A age 68
Bingu Wa Mtalika. age76____________
__________________
Average Age: 75.6 ~
Approximately 76 years__________________

THE FIRST WORLD
Barrack Obama (USA) age 48
David Cameron (UK) age 43
Dimitri Medvedev (Russia) age 45
Stephen Harper (Canada) age 51
Julia Gillard (Australia) age 49
Nicolas Sarkozy (France) age 55
Luis Zapatero (Spain) age 49
Jose Socrates (Portugal) age 53
Angela Merkel ( Germany ) age 56
Herman Van Rompuy ( Belgium ) age 62
____________
__________________
Average Age: 51.1 ~
Approximately 51 years
___________
__________________
DIFFERENCE: 25 years
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GUYS, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS OLD SQUAD, ?, :s X_X

We are all clamouring for GEJ and for over 6 weeks workers of federal govt research institue have been on strike too bad in this time and age

Yea AKALA said so

@ beaf
There is a popular saying that says show me your friend and I tell u who u are. That also apply in politics. @beaf we all know u are a GEJ guy so nothing u can say that will suprise us

Please who is head of house?

@bluetooth
Whatever they are all greedy aand dats my point

@ bluetooth
Bola ige died, falae started his party also abraham adesanya but all na story none of them could unite together because of their individual greed

@ bluetooth
Also segun osoba, lam Adeshina, niyi adebayo kayode fayemi, the whole political machinery in the south west all AD elected senators apart from koro house of rep members the list is endless AD was like transformed to AC but that is not my bone of contention guys (whether I am wrong or right about AD) the opposition in naija is no difference all of them are abt the same

@bluetooth
Abeg who where d pple in AD and who are the pple in AD(alliance for democracy)

AD, AC, ACN whatever they are called are all the same if dey could unanimously adopt atiku what's d difference. Tinubu till today is the no1 thief of lagos. Honestly I ll vote IBB if I hv to vote. To me I prefer him to all these hypocrites honestly

Before I forget in 2006 GEJs wife was nabbed in the UK for money laundry but was left of the hook cos obj had a deal for him (GEJ) to give up the then governor of bayelsa Alamaishegha. We don't see to remember that agai

The clamour for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan(GEJ) to run for president is crazy but my sincere question is what makes him better than our past leaders? Are people clamouring for him because IBB is running, just to stop him or is his govt just organising this support (i.e is support his artificial?). This is a govt that has spent $18billion from our foreign reserve in 8months and planning to borrow $4.6billion. I am not saying don't spend o! But money spent that does not affect the common man on the street its absolute rubbish to me. All they do in Abuja is keep on increasing political appointees allowances.
GEJ's govt can not take criticisms at all. Because a professor of Economics (soludo) said govt recent policies are bound to fail you call him names saying he was the worst CBN governor ever! Must a responsible govt attack all critics and people say he is better than IBB I wonder what GEJ would have done if he was a military president probably he would have arrested the guy.
Also because Dokpesi is supporting IBB a lot of threats over his life (though it could be false alarm) and when the guy shouted govt have not stopped calling him names and govt have not thot of it wisely to launch an investigative enquiry into his claims but a govt agency FIRS has launched an investigation into his company's tax profile. The govt has forgotten that the Yaradua/GEJ is owing the mans media outfit billions of naira for covering U17 world cup.
I just laugh at naija at times same old wines in re-branded bottles (but same label- PDP). I watched the declaration yesterday and had to switch of my generator (in order to conserve my fuel for Arsenals match later since govt has refused to provide power) when I could not contain my anger any more at the level of psychophancy displayed at the declaration.
At the end of the day I ask myself what is the difference?

2011: collect BABANGIDA's money, pally wit RIBADU, mock SARAKI, advise MOMODU then wish all of dem GOODLUCK till 2015

Told u guys that he can't back out NEVER! He was one of d chief speakers at d declaration

Even uinconfirmed report dat obj ll ditch jonathan and support ibb and even GEJ might never declare so just sit back and relax, don't joke with ibb it is someone u ll hate to love

I laugh in chineese because how did babangida aliyu get there in the 1st place if not for Ibb he can't mess ibb up o! This is not south west that u can just ditch anyone anyhow. If he supports IBB his position is still guaranteed because he is a sitting gov and pdp can not afford to loose a sitting governor they (pdp) wants to loose dat state men! He can't ditch IBB now. I know things like this men

It is a lie I sincerely doubt the story

Munya is dead

HANNIGTON and SHEILA must go back to the house

I really wished nigerians can be treated right in our own country

By Mr. Akaninyene Inyang

Dear Mr. Brunner: First of all, I want to thank Mr. Dele (Supervisor in Arik Airways New York office) who took my call on 09 August 2010 . Per our conversation, I am following up that phone call with a formal letter of complaint regarding my recent experience on Arik Airways.

I have included with this letter a copy of my ticket on your airline, flight 108 and 107, flight cancellation  notice given to passengers at Lagos International Airport.  Also included with this letter is a copy of my New York itinerary with appropriate email confirmations from orbitz and Delta Airline Ticket & Invoice. Below is a written account of my experience as explained to Mr. Dele over the phone:

   On  5th August 2010, my daughter (3 years old) and I arrived Lagos International Airport from Calabar (local airport in Nigeria) at 1730hrs to board a scheduled return International flight to JFK New York with Arik Airways (Arik Air 107). We were informed (alongside other passengers) that the flight was canceled due to aircraft technical issues. We were told to return the next day for a tentative flight that was scheduled to depart by 1800hrs. The Arik Airways Airport Manager, Ms. Adaobi Molokwu then told us that Arik Airways will not provide accommodation & feeding for passengers and will not be liable for connecting passengers who will miss their connecting flight in New York JFK due to the flight cancellation. Ms. Molokwu was extremely uncooperative in assisting passengers or addressing our concerns. The same attitude was exhibited by other Arik Airways staffs that were present. One pregnant Arik Airways staff member said “when we the passengers were tried of complaining, we will return home”.  They ignored us, while they all stared at their computer screens. They would not respond to many of our questions. This lack of concern from Arik Airways airport management and staff, angered the passengers greatly and resulted in several heated exchanges. Due to all the frustration from them ignoring us, I became vocal and demanded answers to our concerns by turning the computer monitor away from the closest Arik staff. This led to the staff  member jumping to his feet to start a fight with me and the other passengers. In the process I was shoved into a 3ft wide X 4ft long window, which broke and injured me. I was bleeding heavily from my right hand.  The commotion inside Arik Airways office alerted the Nigerian Aviation Authority, so they came to find-out what was going on. Arik Airways did not provide any medical treatment for my injuries, the Aviation Authority were the ones that called in a paramedic to clean my cuts.

            The Aviation Authority on arrival calmed  all of us down and moved all passengers including Ms. Molokwu, to their office and we commenced dialogue for the first time since the ordeal began. During the meeting, Ms. Molokwu still insisted that Arik Airways will not provide accommodation but the Aviation authority reminded Ms. Molokwu that it is the responsibility of the Airline to provide accommodation for all passengers in situations like this. Ms. Molokwu was forced to oblige and agreed to make accommodation available. However, once we were outside the Aviation authority’s office, Ms. Molokwu decided to provide accommodation to passengers that could prove that they entered Lagos airport via a transport mode that originated outside of Lagos . This decision further infuriated the passengers. After several rounds of another heated argument between passengers and Arik Airways Staffs, some of us were finally taken to a sub-standard hotel at about 2200hrs. We were reminded that our flight would depart the next day by 1800hrs tentatively.
 
The next day 06 August 2010, a bus picked over 30 of us from the hotel, and we arrived the airport at about 1500hrs. When I tendered our U.S. passport (my daughter & I) to the check-in staff, he turned it over to another man that was standing with Ms. Molokwu, who confiscated them. He walked up to me accompanied by Ms. Molokwu and introduced himself as the person in-charge of Arik Airways security. He commanded us to hand over our luggage to him and then follow him. At that point Ms. Molokwu looked at me and my daughter and said “I am going to teach you a lesson”. They took us away from other passengers to a secluded room. While there I was informed by the Arik security officer that a compliant was filed against me for damages to the company’s property. He then told me that I had to pay the equivalent of $1,200 USD (180,000 Naira, Nigerian currency) before we could fly. The Aviation authority official present reminded him that this case was settled yesterday during the meeting we had but the Arik Airways security staff insisted that Ms. Molokwu had lodged a fresh compliant.  We were detained for about 3hrs without access to food, or water. Our luggage was taken away from our sight, our passport was held as ransom for us to pay the alleged damages to Arik Airways property.
 
For fear of my 3 year old daughter becoming too traumatized from the stress we were going through, I offered to get a guarantor for them but Ms. Molokwu accused me of trying to run away by playing tricks on her, she then said she will not let us get away. The Aviation Authority personnel then pleaded with her to be merciful and understand that we are still her customers and that she was making a mountain out of a mole hill. Seeing her rigid position, I then offered to pay her with my credit card but she outwardly laughed at me and said that Arik Airways ‘does not use credit cards’. She said she will only receive cash from me. I reminded her that I used the same card to buy my ticket but she replied by saying that it was done on the internet and not in the office. I scrambled and came up with $700 USD and offered it to her but she turned around and said I was wasting her time. I looked down to my daughter and I could see the pain she was going through. She was uncomfortable throughout our stay in the hotel the previous night, she refused to eat any food offered, and now we were under detention for daring to ask for our right as air passengers.
 
Out of compassion, Mr. S.M Mamman (Aviation Authority Secretary) gave me $500 USD of his own money (as a loan) just to free us from the abuse Ms. Molokwu was meting out to us. Mr. Mamman however made Ms. Molokwu promise to put us on the flight leaving by 1800hrs for JFK as a condition for receiving the money. She agreed but after her security officer took the $1,200 USD, she then said that It was no longer possible for us to make the 1800hrs flight. I requested a receipt of payment for what she claimed I had damaged but I was told that the agent that gives out receipts was not available. She (Ms Molokwu) then said we had to stay behind and join another Arik flight on Sunday 08Aug10. I requested to be put on a Delta flight that was leaving in 4 ½ hrs but they just ignored my daughter and I. Ms. Molokwu walked away and left us behind with her security officer. I then enquired if it was okay now to release our passport to us which he did. They left us to cater for our transportation and lodging needs. Not one staff of Arik management apologized for all the trouble they put us through; rather we were treated as criminals.
 
            I then took my daughter to Delta booking office and paid $4,397.43 USD (with the same credit card Ms. Molokwu refused to take) for a one way ticket from Lagos – New Orleans . I was reliably informed by another passenger Mr. Verem Turugty who was also a witness to our ordeal at Lagos, that the Arik flight that left Lagos at 1800hrs, arrived JFK by 2330hrs on 07Aug10. Most of the passengers on that flight including him ended up sleeping at the airport due to the arrival time and the lack of out-going flight from JFK at that time. This was further compounded by the lack of Arik Airways representative at JFK to attend to passengers needs. Mr. Turugty told me that he could not find one passenger on that flight that was pleased with the treatment they received. On his part he is willing to testify to the accuracy of the account of event I have narrated.
 
            This is the first time I have flown with Arik Airways. Our departure Flight on 19Jul10 was about 2hrs late to depart JFK, which meant that, our flight was late in arriving Lagos , Nigeria . We ended up missing our local connecting flight with Aero contractor to Calabar. We were stranded in Lagos that night and had to pay $233 USD to acquire another flight the next day for Calabar. The cancellation of the return flight on 05Aug10 meant that our connecting flight from New York – New Orleans was missed, which cost us $299.80 USD to purchase. The stress and strain this ordeal has taken on my family is unimaginable; my wife was on the phone all night & day on 05Aug & 06Aug and was forced to take 2days off from work (losing over $750 USD in revenue plus cost of local/international calls), talking with different travel agents trying to arrange flights for us.  My parent’s in-laws and parents in Nigeria were very worried about our fate especially when they couldn’t reach me by phone while we were under detention. Financially we are at a loss of over $7000 USD plus the pain and suffering we have experienced. My 3 year old daughter told my wife on our return that “she does not want to visit Nigeria again”. Her statement broke my heart because she was very excited to see her grand parents before our departure. I don’t know what my wife and I will do to help her get over the psychological damage she went through, we are also at a loss reggaerding how to recover financially and emotionally from this sad event.  I will never wish this experience on my worst enemy.  

For my aforementioned troubles, I expect, at a minimum, that the Management of Arik Airways will do the right thing  by complying with Article 19 of the Montreal Convention, governing international flights and credit me back for my financial losses immediately. If this matter is handled properly, It will help start healing the wounds this ordeal has done to my family.

            I appreciate your attention in this matter.

Best Regards,

Mr. Akaninyene Inyang
email: akan4uk@yahoo.co.uk 
Robert Brunner
VP Marketing, Arik Airways U.S.
One Penn Plaza
Suite 1416
New York, NY. 10119