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2nd& 3rd 2 comment.will be back when d heat is on

Umuigbo we are a powerful force, the time has come when the world would bow to the power and talent of umuigbo, and acknowledge us our rightful position in the comity of nations.

I see a new hegemonic black nation which will be born to lead the black race to the New African Order.A nation which shall rise out of the ashes of nigeria, a nation at the east of nigerian where the biblical 3 wise men who visited Jesus came from, the land of the rising sun,the light of the black race.

That nation shall be called BIAFRA.the Clock is ticking,we are prepared and waiting for the bell to ring.

Then shall we see the birth of BIAFRA, a Child of Destiny.

Umuigbo we need a seaport,

international airports,

six lane roads,

international stadia,

technology villages,

strategic igbo think tank that will help us strategise for the future,

we need a strong pressure groups form the east to put our leaders on their knees,

we need good governance,

we need leaders who want to serve and not to be served,

we need God,

we need love and unity,

we need internationall standard universities,sec schools and pri schools,

we need to start developing modern highrise strutures,

we need second niger bridge,

we need power,

we need modern agric farm settlements with processing industries all in the east.

We need maga markets and malls

We need the dangotes and otudekos to start investing in the east to show that they are nationalist too

We need nigeria to accept umuigbo if they truly want unity

And.........numerous needs

All these onitsha is bigger than aba,owerris is finner than awka, enugu is finner than owerris will take us no where.even though we want to compare oursef,we should not be carried away and get stuck in mentality of superiority.
Pls umuigbo there are many things at stake,where is our second niger bridge jonathan promised us? Intelligence report has reported jonathan as wanting to hand over to atiku or another northerner after giving him all the support in 2011,is that how he will pay umuigbo back? what are our igbo leaders doing, where are they? Pls umu igbo let us sit down and talk, this is the time for serious talk and reflection on our stake in nigeria. When the chips are down only igbo will standup for igbo cos we are all on our own. Nigeria does not have the interest of igbos.this is the time for the youths of igbo to rise up and fight for the igbo nation. Our leaders are cowards, they have betray the igbo youths.

It is time for we the new generation of igbos to take the mantle of leadership and prove to the world once more that truly the igbo nation was truly created by God to lead africa in azikiwe's words

Umuigbo we need a seaport,

international airports,

six lane roads,

international stadia,

technology villages,

strategic igbo think tank that will help us strategise for the future,

we need a strong pressure groups form the east to put our leaders on their knees,

we need good governance,

we need leaders who want to serve and not to be served,

we need God,

we need love and unity,

we need internationall standard universities,sec schools and pri schools,

we need to start developing modern highrise strutures,

we need second niger bridge,

we need power,

we need modern agric farm settlements with processing industries all in the east.

We need maga markets and malls

We need the dangotes and otudekos to start investing in the east to show that they are nationalist too

We need nigeria to accept umuigbo if they truly want unity

And.........numerous needs

All these onitsha is bigger than aba,owerris is finner than awka, enugu is finner than owerris will take us no where.even though we want to compare oursef,we should not be carried away and get stuck in mentality of superiority.
Pls umuigbo there are many things at stake,where is our second niger bridge jonathan promised us? Intelligence report has reported jonathan as wanting to hand over to atiku or another northerner after giving him all the support in 2011,is that how he will pay umuigbo back? what are our igbo leaders doing, where are they? Pls umu igbo let us sit down and talk, this is the time for serious talk and reflection on our stake in nigeria. When the chips are down only igbo will standup for igbo cos we are all on our own. Nigeria does not have the interest of igbos.this is the time for the youths of igbo to rise up and fight for the igbo nation. Our leaders are cowards, they have betray the igbo youths.

It is time for we the new generation of igbos to take the mantle of leadership and prove to the world once more that truly the igbo nation was truly created by God to lead africa in azikiwe's words

pcmadu: OMG... Why is it that its always Anambra low-life fools that always wanna compete(enugu wa better no even d talk). Abeg wetin una get for una state? Onitcha that u ppl brag about is a mosquito infested slum. My place in Mbaise-ahiara is more develop than Akwa or Nnewi(that's why Ojukwu declared biafra there). Local village traders competing with Ndi Imo that build corporations. The way u guys are goin ebonyi would pass u guys in lever of development.

Its funny u idiots say our women r cheap, but still everybody wanna marry an Ada Imo. Ur women can't even s
tay in her husband house that why divorce rate in ur place is at an alarming rate.

Maybe God knw why we didn't achieve Biafra because u fools would have made us kill each other... Lice pronouncing murder****ers

Shut up your mouth.its a new day.let all this nonsense stop once and forall.Am from IMO and this unnecesary arguement is not needed especailly when it is been championed but some few ingorant kids who don't know what is at stake for umuigbo in nigeria.we are all brothers nevertheless.

In biafra I will advocate for the scrapping of state of origin.Am not against rivalry/competition(because it is natural,even in our homes,brother-brother,sister -sister,sister-brother competition) but it should not go to the extent of abusing eachother.

And as for some idiot non igbos on this thread. Get use to us.we igbos are independent minded people and won't hesistate to defend or voice our opinions on issues.for those who want to translate it to disunity among the igbos, I say to you I dey laugh.

Just attack an IMO person in the presence of his ANAMBRA brother and see what follows and probably know who igbos are.

To my fellow bros,pls lets drop all this arguement,it will do us no good.once I cross benin down to asaba to cross the niger bridge,the feelings I get is "am at home,safe and protected".

Whether awka, enugu,owerri, asaba,umuahia, and portharcourt I feel safe and secured.

MY brothers, nigeria is our enemey,we should be bothered about how to leave nigeria or if we decide to stay in nigeria then, we shloud be bothered about how to make nigeria benefit umuigbo and make sure nigeria at no point threathen our lives,properties and friends of umuigbo.

Nigeria is strategically using igbo brain to develop military drones and hardwear,this is what should belong to biafra.

As for chino and abagworo pls u guys should drop ur swords and let peace rain and stop attacking eachother's state cos it will draw more fighters.it is not needed.

I appreciate the fact that you guys are bold enough to challenge eachother not minding its a public forum but don't attack states, onlike people from the coward and slave linage,who in their pretence of fake unity will not even talk about themselves.

we umuigbo are not pretenders,we will talk, critise,quarell,praise and above all we still love ourselves.we don't care what the world thinks of us.that is why nairaland is littered with so many igbo thread, cos everything about igbos is fun and draws the most veiws and comments.

Haters have nothing exicting about them,they can go and died, we don't care.

Umunnemu biko ozuolenu,Ka chukwu gozie unu!!!!

babyosisi: [size=18pt]
According to the same man o
Niger state was the poorest in feb 2012 at a rate of 71.5 %,a position it shared with Sokoto
and by The end of 2012 while sokoto remained the poorest now at 81.2% ,Niger state went from the poorest to the least poor at 33.8%
Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
Come and see American wonder!!![/size]
I believe the thread should be moved to the joke section
The man is pulling out figures from his butt
The joke of the year

Mehnn!!! You killed it.

ijaw citizen: IMAGINE ALL THESE CHILDISH AND BEER PARLOUR TALKS.......SO UNINTELLECTUAL.

THIS IGBO OBSESSION ON IJAWLAND & IJAW AFFAIRS WILL KILL THEM ONE DAY. ALWAYS PROPAGATING IGBO SUPRIMACIST THEORIES HERE TO CONFUSE IGNORANT NIGERIANS.

YOU IGBOS THINK BECAUSE YOU'RE MORE THAN US IN NUMBERS, MEANS YOU'RE SUPERIOR TO US.

1. THE HAUSA/FULANI THAT ARE MORE THAN IGBOS, ARE THEY SUPERIOR TO THE IGBOS?

2. CHINA (THE MOST POPULOUS NATION IN THE WORLD), ARE THEY SUPERIOR TO THEIR JAPANESE NEIGHBOURS?

ON A VERY SERIOUS NOTE, THE CHILDISH MENTALITY OF MOST IGBO NAIRALANDERS IRRITATES ME, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THROWING UP ON SOME OF THEIR COMMENTS.

I THOUGHT THOSE SET OF BIGOTTED & UNINTELLECTUAL IGBOS ALL DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR?

Thanks for reminding us that the hausa/fulani are not superior to the Igbos but unfortunately you haven't answered the questions." Are the ijaws superior to Igbos or even the Yorubas or any ethnic group in the south of Nigeria?"

ow11: Another thread about Ijaw with a lot more Igbo bigots commenting and venting their spleen about what they don't know. The civil war loss has spoilt some people's farm land grab (Cross River) and oil block grab (RV, BY and AK) plans. I am not surprised.

Nigeria needs states based upon ethnic groups simple. If the states are not viable, they can merge with like minded ethnic groups to form a super state. Of course, the Igbos would always be avoided by all and sundry.

Lol, this dude is truly a drunken fisheman.For him the fear of the great igbos is the alpha and omega of wisdom.

Unfortunately it's not the fault of the igbos. They(igbo) were created to be your lord and to be aheaded of you in everything.

Note that there are only five ethnic groups in Nigeria, The great igbos of the east,the happy yorubas of the west,the brave hausa/fulani of the north, the hospitable efix/ibibio of the far east and finally the rest.

i think this is a good way to start.umuigbo we need to start siting our companies at home,we need to indigenize them before nigerianizing them.

Aguleri kingdom gets official drink
On January 3, 2013 · In News
11:13 pm

BY ENYIM ENYIM

BARELY four months after President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned a manufacturing outfit, Krisoral & Co ROPP plant at the Harbour Industrial Layout Ogbaru, Onitsha, a sister company, Eastern Distilleries and Food Industries Ltd has hit the market with a unique aromatic schnapps, Omega Aromatic Schnapps; a brand designed to deal with the problem of adulteration in the schnapps market.

It was like a carnival when the delegation led by the Group Managing Director of Krisoral Group of Companies, Chief Chris Oranu Chidume, and other top managers of the company stormed Aguleri for the official presentation of the product to the traditional ruler of Aguleri, HRM, Igwe Christopher Idigo (Ogalagidi Aguleri), members of his cabinet and the Aguleri kingdom.

Launching of the product
The GMD, Chief Chris Oranu Chidume, told the royal father and members of his cabinet that they were at the palace to launch the campaign of the new product before moving to other parts of the country.

He said: “We decided to come home to showcase our brand before we start going outside because charity, they say, begins at home. It would be disrespectful for the royal father to hear about the product from other parts of the country.”

Chidume who took time to explain the unique features of the brand noted that it comes in a customized ‘omega’ bottle and a measuring cup to match, stressing, however, that the most outstanding feature was the special non-return valve closure, which makes it impossible to adulterate or for anyone to introduce any other liquid into the bottle unless it was broken.

He said: “We were worried that unscrupulous people pick used bottles from refuse dumps to repackage all sorts of spirits in the name of schnapps that we find in our markets today. That is why our Research & Development department went to work and came out with this unequalled brand of schnapps”.

After having a taste of it, the monarch and his cabinet unanimously adopted Omega Aromatic Schnapps as the palace and community brand.

The Igwe Ogalagidi who commended Eastern Distilleries and Food Industries Ltd for their commitment to quality and innovation, declared that Omega Aromatic schnapps would henceforth be the schnapps brand for his palace and for all functions in the Aguleri Kingdom.

Speaking to Vanguard shortly after the occasion, the GMD expressed happiness that the drink had been endorsed by the royal father and his entire Aguleri kingdom. He said: “The main purpose of this visit is to do a presentation of Omega Aromatic Schnapps to Igwe Christopher Idigo. You all witnessed how he happily and gladly adopted Omega Aromatic Schnapps as the official brand of his palace and the kingdom. We are indeed very happy to record such break through”.

He said the company would embark on aggressive marketing of the product with a view to taking over the schnapps market in Nigeria.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/aguleri-kingdom-gets-official-drink/

Unfortunately if it were an outsider(ghananian or south african) that has insulted chinua achebe,those criticising him will be ones to first defend him.
If nairaland can list the greatest afican literary giant on its hall of shame just because he expressed his opinion about AW0's role in the nigerian civil war in his memoir, then I can as well conclude that nairaland, the yoruba race and Nigeria is doomed and their will never be unity in nigeria.
The most unfortunate part of this is the fact that most those that listed his name have not even come across the book not to even open and read it,because
I am aware that he also praised awo in some areas for his leadership qualities and also profered solution to some of our problems as nigerians.

Nairaland you can't be promoting tribalism and accuse someone of tribalism.

Of all those that have brought honour to the name of nigeria,non can be compared with chinua achebe.I have been to ten non-english speaking countries in europe if there is any great thing or person they know from nigeria,it is chinua achebe and things fall apart.

It should also be noted that some yorubas share the same views about the war as ojukwu and chinua achebe and also some yorubas stil love him,respect him and still see him as their role model despite what he has written in his memoir.hence listing him in that list thinking you are insulting him is counter productive because you only succeeded in insulting nigeria our beloved country,the integrity of those detribalised nigerians yorubas included and also the literary world.

If nairaland would list achebe who's moral intergrity is unquestionable,who is a Role model to a lot of nigerians and africans including the yorubas then, I have lost all respect for nairaland and I will like to ask nairaland what will be the case of the likes of our old and present leaders who has brought us to this state which we are after our return to democracy.yes I say so because it was hoped that with democracy nigeiria will be better.but what do we have now?
Where is the place of the atikus,the danjumas,the babangidas,the shameless opposition leaders, the bribe collectors,the gullible nigerian followers,the thiefing governors,the money laudering first ladies(both states and federal),the corrupt businessmen,the thiefing contractor,bankers,private jet pastors,top civil servants,minister,governors,military and paramilitary leader,police.

Pls nairaland are they the ones we are to honour? I think nairaland has lost its moral authourity and with this I can now finally take my bow out of nairaland as beaf did.I have been off from commenting on niaraland for over months until I saw the hall of shame post.it has confirmed that nairaland has been overtaking by childish, immatured and tribal bigots.

I don't care if you hide this comment of mine but one thing you must know is that chinua achebe has made his mark in the world and his name has been stamped with Gold.it is left now to see how nairaland will make its own mark in nigerian not to even talk of the world.
Like a poster said,the likes of linda ikeji and bella naija are winning awards for didtinguishing themselves and contributing to the goals of the nigerian project,while nairaland which I assume to be the biggest site in nigeria is still in the back waters,and led by childish and tribal mods and members.

The operators of this site need to grow up. nairaland which is surpose to take the lead in uniting nigerians, sensitizing nigerians,promoting nigeria's image and her great people and educating nigerians and the outside world about nigeria ,need to have a rethink and also review their aims and objectives for creating this great site.

Pls don't mind my writting. Am typing with my mobile phone some of my spellings maybe correct.

Speech by Chief Obafemi Awolowo made to the Western leaders of thought, in
Ibadan, 1 May 1967. (Culled from Daily Times, 2 May 1967) and quoted in
"Crisis and Conflict in Nigeria (Volume 1), January 1966-July 1971" by A.
H. M. Kirk-Greene

Awolowo Promises West will secede if the East does in a speech to western
leaders
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The aim of a leader should be the welfare of the people whom he leads. I
have used 'welfare' to denote the physical, mental and spiritual
well-being of the people. With this aim fixed unflinchingly and
unchangeably before my eyes I consider it my duty to Yoruba people in
particular and to Nigerians in general, to place four imperatives before
you this morning. Two of them are categorical and two are conditional.
Only a peaceful solution must be found to arrest the present worsening
stalemate and restore normalcy. The Eastern Region must be encouraged to
remain part of the Federation. If the Eastern Region is allowed by acts
of omission or commission to secede from or opt out of Nigeria, then the
Western Region and Lagos must also stay out of the Federation. The people
of Western Nigeria and Lagos should participate in the ad hoc committee or
any similar body only on the basis of absolute equality with the other
regions of the Federation.
[b]
I would like to comment briefly on these four imperatives. There
has, of late, been a good deal of sabre rattling in some parts of the
country. Those who advocate the use force for the settlement of our
present problems should stop a little and reflect. I can see no vital and
abiding principle involved in any war between the North and the East. If
the East attacked the North, it would be for purpose of revenge pure and
simple. Any claim to the contrary would be untenable. If it is claimed
that such a war is being waged for the purpose of recovering the real and
personal properties left behind in the North by Easterners two insuperable
points are obvious. Firstly, the personal effects left behind by
Easterners have been wholly looted or destroyed, and can no longer be
physically recovered. Secondly, since the real properties are immovable in
case of recovery of them can only be by means of forcible military
occupation of those parts of the North in which these properties are
situated. On the other hand, if the North attacked the East, it could only
be for the purpose of further strengthening and entrenching its position
of dominance in the country.

If it is claimed that an attack on the East is going to be
launched by the Federal Government and not by the North as such and that
it is designed to ensure the unity and integrity of the Federation, two
other insuperable points also become obvious. First, if a war against the
East becomes a necessity it must be agreed to unanimously by the remaining
units of the Federation. In this connection, the West, Mid- West and Lagos
have declared their implacable opposition to the use of force in solving
the present problem. In the face of such declarations by three out of
remaining four territories of Nigeria, a war against the East could only
be a war favoured by the North alone. Second, if the true purpose of such
a war is to preserve the unity and integrity of the Federation, then these
ends can be achieved by the very simple devices of implementing the
recommendation of the committee which met on August 9 1966, as reaffirmed
by a decision of the military leaders at Aburi on January 5 1967 as well
as by accepting such of the demands of the East, West, Mid-West and Lagos
as are manifestly reasonable, and essential for assuring harmonious
relationships and peaceful co-existence between them and their brothers
and sisters in the North.


Some knowledgeable persons have likened an attack on the East to
Lincoln's war against the southern states in America. Two vital factors
distinguish Lincoln's campaign from the one now being contemplated in
Nigeria. The first is that the American civil war was aimed at the
abolition of slavery - that is the liberation of millions of Negroes who
were then still being used as chattels and worse than domestic animals.
The second factor is that Lincoln and others in the northern states were
English-speaking people waging a war of good conscience and humanity
against their fellow nationals who were also English speaking. A war
against the East in which Northern soldiers are predominant, will only
unite the Easterners or the Ibos against their attackers, strengthen them
in their belief that they are not wanted by the majority of their
fellow-Nigerians, and finally push them out of the Federation.

We have been told that an act of secession on the part of the East
would be a signal, in the first instance, for the creation of the COR
state by decree, which would be backed, if need be, by the use of force.
With great respect, I have some dissenting observations to make on this
declaration. There are 11 national or linguistic groups in the COR areas
with a total population of 5.3 millions. These national groups are as
distinct from one another as the Ibos are distinct from them or from the
Yorubas or Hausas. Of the 11, the Efik/Ibibio/Annang national group are
3.2 million strong as against the Ijaws who are only about 700,000 strong.
Ostensibly, the remaining nine national group number 1.4 millions. But
when you have subtracted the Ibo inhabitants from among them, what is left
ranges from the Ngennis who number only 8,000 to the Ogonis who are
220,000 strong. A decree creating a COR state without a plebiscite to
ascertain the wishes of the peoples in the area, would only amount to
subordinating the minority national groups in the state to the dominance
of the Efik/Ibibio/Annang national group. It would be perfectly in order
to create a Calabar state or a Rivers state by decree, and without a
plebiscite. Each is a homogeneous national unit. But before you lump
distinct and diverse national units together in one state, the consent of
each of them is indispensable. Otherwise, the seed of social disquilibrium
in the new state would have been sown.

On the other hand, if the COR State is created by decree after the
Eastern Region shall have made its severance from Nigeria effective, we
should then be waging an unjust war against a foreign state. It would be
an unjust war, because the purpose of it would be to remove 10 minorities
in the East from the dominance of the Ibos only to subordinate them to the
dominance of the Efik/Ibibio/Annang national group. I think I have said
enough to demonstrate that any war against the East, or vice versa, on any
count whatsoever, would be an unholy crusade, for which it would be most
unjustifiable to shed a drop of Nigerian blood. Therefore, only a peaceful
solution must be found, and quickly too to arrest the present rapidly
deteriorating stalemate and restore normalcy.

With regard to the second categorical imperative, it is my
considered view that whilst some of the demands of the East are excessive
within the context of a Nigerian union, most of such demands are not only
wellfounded, but are designed for smooth and steady association amongst
the various national units of Nigeria.

The dependence of the Federal Government on financial
contributions from the regions? These and other such like demands I do not
support. Demands such as these, if accepted, will lead surely to the
complete disintegration of the Federation which is not in the interest of
our people. But I wholeheartedly support the following demands among
others, which we consider reasonable and most of which are already
embodied in our memoranda to the Ad Hoc Committee....

That revenue should be allocated strictly on the basis of
derivation; that is to say after the Federal Government has deducted its
own share for its own services the rest should be allocated to the regions
to which they are attributable.

That the existing public debt of the Federation should become the
responsibility of the regions on the basis of the location of the projects
in respect of each debt whether internal or external.

That each region should have and control its own
militia and police force.

That, with immediate effect, all military personnel should be
posted to their regions of origin....

If we are to live in harmony one with another as Nigerians it is
imperative that these demands and others which are not related, should be
met without further delay by those who have hitherto resisted them. To
those who may argue that the acceptance of these demands will amount to
transforming Nigeria into a federation with a weak central government, my
comment is that any link however tenuous, which keeps the East in the
Nigerian union, is better in my view than no link at all.

Before the Western delegates went to Lagos to attend the meetings
of the ad hoc committee, they were given a clear mandate that if any
region should opt out of the Federation of Nigeria, then the Federation
should be considered to be at an end, and that the Western Region and
Lagos should also opt out of it. It would then be up to Western Nigeria
and Lagos as an independent sovereign state to enter into association with
any of the Nigerian units of its own choosing, and on terms mutually
acceptable to them. I see no reason for departing from this mandate. If
any region in Nigeria considers itself strong enough to compel us to enter
into association with it on its own terms, I would only wish such a region
luck. But such luck, I must warn, will, in the long run be no better than
that which has attended the doings of all colonial powers down the ages.
This much I must say in addition, on this point. We have neither military
might nor the overwhelming advantage of numbers here in Western Nigeria
and Lagos. But we have justice of a noble and imperishable cause on our
side, namely: the right of a people to unfettered self-determination. If
this is so, then God is on our side, and if God is with us then we have
nothing whatsoever in this world to fear.

The fourth imperative, and the second conditional one has been
fully dealt with in my recent letter to the Military Governor of Western
Nigeria, Col. Robert Adebayo, and in the representation which your
deputation made last year to the head of the Federal Military Government,
Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon. As a matter of fact, as far back as November last
year a smaller meeting of leaders of thought in this Region decided that
unless certain things were done, we would no longer participate in the
meeting of the ad hoc committee. But since then, not even one of our
legitimate requests has been granted. I will, therefore, take no more of
your time in making further comments on a point with which you are well
familiar. As soon as our humble and earnest requests are met, I shall be
ready to take my place on the ad hoc committee. But certainly, not before.

In closing, I have this piece of advice to give. In order to resolve
amiably and in the best interests of all Nigerians certain attributes are
required on the part of Nigerian leaders, military as well as non-military
leaders alike, namely: vision, realism and unselfishness. But above all ,
what will keep Nigerian leaders in the North and East unwaveringly in the
path of wisdom, realism and moderation is courage and steadfastness on the
part of Yoruba people in the course of what they sincerely believe to be
right, equitable and just. In the past five years we in the West and Lagos
have shown that we possess these qualities in a large measure. If we
demonstrate them again as we did in the past, calmly and heroically, we
will save Nigeria from further bloodshed and imminent wreck and, at the
same time, preserve our freedom and self-respect into the bargain.[/b]

May God rule and guide our deliberations here, and endow all the
Nigerian leaders with the vision, realism, and unselfishness as well as
courage and steadfastness in the course of truth, which the present
circumstances demand. "

afam4eva: Just see how you're comparing non-Nigerians with Igbos.Damn.

yes he has too compare because he knows the igbo gene is not a Nigerian gene not even African in nature.it is supernatural

Special people with special gene from God that no man born of a woman can take away from them.they were created equal like others but were created with a crown of glory like in the case of the Jews the children of Abraham.

Haters can go and die.The igbos have come to stay and you can do nothing cos you called for the igbo to remain part of Nigeria. so ofenmanu, please stop complaining ok?Lagos is for all including hausa,ijaw,efik,ibibio even Somalians

This ACF people are just good at escalating tension in the country.

A friend of mine once said the splitting of Nigeria will be caused by the buffoons up north and i totally agree with him.only time will tell.

Lazy animal who only reap where they did not sow.

KANO — The National leader of Congress for Progressive Change, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Wednesday declared that he was ready to face the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the 2015 general election.

Buhari, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State. The former Head of State told his host that he was in Kano to open his party office in readiness for the battle ahead.

Speaking further on his mission to the state, Buhari said, “I am in Kano to open our party office and put an end to the intra and inter- party squabbles culminating in electoral loss that ended up in the tribunal up to the Supreme Court but I want to tell you we are already settling down to face you guys squarely, your Excellency.”
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Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and Prince Tony Momoh at African House , Government House Kano. Photo by A S Muhammad, Kano

Buhari criticized the manner at which those in position of authority violated the constitution and electoral laws in Nigeria, noting that “if there is anything that has enjoyed sanctity under PDP-led government from 1999 to date it is the Holy Book”.

The CPC National Leader argued that the constitution had been raped and sidelined in our quest to attain nationhood, stressing that “under normal circumstances we are supposed to work strictly within the provisions of the constitution, but this is Nigeria and nothing is perfect and the only thing they have not tampered with between 1999 to date in Nigeria is the Holy Quran”.

General Buhari also lamented the deteriorating security situation in the country, especially the negative impact it has had on the commerce and other socio-economic activities in the North, saying that a lot of businesses had collapsed as a result of the security challenges.

Security challenges in the North

The veteran presidential candidate appealed to Governor Kwankwaso to review the several security checkpoints within and around the city of Kano, which he said “has slowed down economic activities in the ancient city”. He described the security challenges confronting the northern state as “extremely sad “, adding that “no one has really shown passion on how to handle it until the whole thing snowballed into a big crisis”.

“Kano is a centre of commerce and industries but living on its shadow now. I could recall vividly that when I was a Governor of Bornu in the 70’s no fewer than 200 vehicles depart Kano for Maiduguri on commercial purposes but all that has disappeared and you can imagine those innocent investors that were pushed out of their legitimate businesses”, he lamented.

In his response, Governor Kwankwaso commended the CPC National leader for the visit, saying that “this kind of visit by political leaders would no doubt ginger understanding among party faithful and supporters for desired growth.”

Kwankwaso who described majority of those on the entourage of General Buhari as political soul mates having worked closely together at several political platforms since the 4th Republic to date revealed how he nearly defected from PDP as a result horse-trading and intrigues prior to 2011 election.

Kwankwaso then stressed the need for Nigeria leaders to sit down and proffer common solution to address the security challenges bedeviling the country, assuring General Buhari the readiness of the state Government to review security measures put in place on the advice of the security agents in the wake of the January 20th attack.

Reforming electricity in Nigeria
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The president’s most vaunted reform is flagging but must be revived

ALTHOUGH Nigeria has almost as many inhabitants as Brazil, it produces only 5% of the electricity. Many Nigerian leaders have tried to boost the state’s power supply, but many more have become rich by obstructing it, earning fees from private generation and stealing official funds meant for new power plants. When he was elected last year, President Goodluck Jonathan promised to make electricity reform his big thing, hoping to transform the lives of millions of Nigerians who have spent decades in the dark.

But the resignation of his power minister on August 28th over a conflict of interest has exposed the rot in a process that seemed to be running relatively smoothly. Bartholomew (“Barth”) Nnaji, a respected technocrat who had been minister of power since last year, was meant to sell six generating companies and 11 distribution companies. Months ago he declared that a firm in which he owns shares held in a trust was involved in the bidding. It is not unusual for Nigerian politicians to engage in business overseen by their office; what is unusual is for any of them to resign.

Mr. Nnaji’s supporters say that opponents of privatisation belatedly and unfairly engineered his departure. “Nnaji was the best person for the job,” says an adviser at the presidential task-force on the reform of power. “But he was getting in the way of other interests.”

The minister had certainly made enemies. He took on trade unions opposed to mass job cuts. A key aspect of privatisation is unbundling the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, a bloated and ill-managed monopoly, with thousands of “ghost” workers on the payroll. Two-fifths of the staff are apparently listed as drivers. Mr. Nnaji tried for months to negotiate redundancy terms, as otherwise serious investors are unlikely to bid. It remains to be seen whether the unions have won the battle. Privatisation may be delayed.

Mr. Nnaji also warred with the vice-president, Namadi Sambo, who owns companies with interests in the public power sector, oversees the government’s national privatisation council and heads a programme to build ten new state power stations that Mr Nnaji hoped to privatise. This may have hastened his departure.

Worrying signs have also emerged over transparency. Watchdogs were at the last minute relegated from being active participants in evaluating bids to observers, says a consultant. Their role is important because firms may win bids with lofty promises but fail to get finance or honour their contracts. This has hampered past privatisations. The current list of bidders is longer than expected and includes many local firms. Preferred bidders may be announced next month.

According to the government, the power sector needs $10 billion of investment a year for at least a decade. Mr Nnaji’s resignation is troubling investors who feel he brought expertise to a process that had previously been paralysed by corruption. Watched by foreign development agencies, eligible bidders have so far been selected in a clean and efficient manner. When a bid from Nigeria’s richest tycoon, Aliko Dangote, arrived apparently minutes late, it was rejected.

Most important for investors, a new tariff system, which will see a gradual increase in electricity prices over the next two years, came into effect in June. It is meant to ensure profitability. President Jonathan imposed the new tariffs despite worries that they would spark mass protests. In January Nigeria came to a standstill when he removed fuel subsidies. He partially reinstated them. This time, taking no chances, he agreed to new electricity subsidies for the poorest households for at least two years. But he no longer has a high-profile power minister to hide behind.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/news/60593-reforming-electricity-in-nigeria.html

Paul John: Moving closer to Oshogbo, all the way from LAG

The first and second pictures is a federal road and the main enterance to oshogbo from ibadan

the third and fourth pictures are the state secretariat

safarigirl: Later they'll say Igbos are criminals

imagine if the news was "massob leaders arrested for attempted murder" am sure this page would have gotten to page 15.it goes to show that igbos dont care about them and their affairs.nothing interesting about them.imagine how capturing the title is but, still very uninteresting.if it were an igbo case,you will start seeing them coming out of their caves to our thread to cause tribal e-war.bunch of jobless people who lack self respect.

Only igbos make Nairaland interesting.Yorubas can never survive without igbos.Seun and his coward moderators know this because only igbo topics/threads generate more internet traffic,which means more money for coward Seun,that is why igbo topics easily make the front page so they can make more money.FOOOLS