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Edmund Daukoru was made a king last year in his hometown in Bayelsa State.
Ofcourse, he can afford $2.5m, that's chicken change, for a man that collaborated
with OBJ in siphoning money meant for Nigeria into very deep private pocket.

Let me re-phrase the question? Was there ever any fire in Nigerians?
We lost the fire ever before Lady Lugard gave us the name Nigeria.
We have simply accepted our fate, become slowpoke in the vehicle called
Nigeria. We accept things as they come, cry foul from the innermost part
of our bedroom, and slip back into coma as if nothing happened.

The fire in us usually comes out fiery hot whenever it is time to unleash
mayhem on fellow country men. It is released with so much fury that
will melt the Liberia civil war into mere riot.

We have failed to take far views, so we will continue to have near troubles.

OBJ remains the leader of political theatricals. All sort of political drama can be attributed to him.
Imagine him dancing away while being asked questions by journalist.

Pounded Yam president.

What was he thinking when he was giving the admission?
I wish you guys the best of luck anyway. This is pure 419.
_{Emmm, what school is that, anyway?}

however i share the concern that the money might not be judiciously used
[quote][/quote]That is exactly the point. It can never be judiciously used. It will all end up in private pockets.

B.O.S.S.:
@ meexteriox
I added you on yahoo messenger yesterday. Are you ok for a chat later this evening so as to update you? It's regarding the Nigerian Development Movement we're trying to organise.

ok, no sweat.

This is all crap. There are better things they could channel their effort and resources to, certainly.
This figures he is quoting are highly exaggerated for dogs, when the human force are handicapped
in so many areas and operations.

earTHMama:
Is UniBen financed by Edo state or the federal government?. Are you telling me there are no schools someplace in Nigeria where an Edo person is the VC?. Edo people are known to dominate the police force. many IG's, DPO,s, police commissioners etc are from Edo state but they head the police units in states that are many kilometers from their homeland, should those communities cry foul and ask for their own indigenous cops instead of an Edo man?

I wonder ooooooooo

Are you guys surprised? Please don't be - after all, palmwine is never different from its foam.
Charity begins at home.

honeric01:
Are you guys trying to tell me that there is not one person in Edo as an indigene that can fill into that position? why would 2 igbos be interchanging a position in a state that's not Igbo? It's an insult to the Edo citizens,

Afterall Nigeria is a place where everyone protects their territory, Can this happen in the east without the Igbos crying foul?

You are obviously not making any sense with your ''protect your territory'', tribalistic tantrums.
In a federal institution like UNIBEN, what is more important in appointing an individual to a position?
Is it the capability or ethnicity that counts?

Wonders shall never end.
Dem wan chop the body?

@ alex 406
The source of your information is paramount in issues like this.
You don't just wake up and feed us with baseless infos.
Your source, plsssssssssss

Cross carpeting in Nigeria political scene is something i watch with bewilderment.
The most annoying part of it is that, this political prostitutes never deem it right
to carry their supporters along. They do it without any consideration or thought
to the followers. It's amazing, really.

What is more important in appointing a VC, is it the capability or ethnicity?
I thought UNIBEN was a federal institution?
This Edo Group should concern themselves with more biting issues in Edo state.

The greatest problem confronting Nigeria remains that of LEADERSHIP.
Our so called leaders have completely failed us in all aspect of human
development. Nigeria has been run for decades by the same cabal,
who are bent on suffocating the lives out of the poor masses.

No society can be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part
of the members are poor and miserable.

The most painful part is that the so called leaders are far flung from the reality on ground.
They have deliberately refused to acknowledge the fact that Nigeria in on the brink of sinking.

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2)pixiraver
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4)Charlesmud
5)latox
6)Naijex
7)youngies
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12)agaba123
13)innocentoh
14)sashbaby
15)B.O.S.S
16)beneli
17)ohaechesi
18)Sky Blue
19)cvibe
20)Honeric01
21)Bhola
22)Sam Milla
23)brein
24)fe32
25)HajiFaty
26)Meexteriox

I'm in wholeheartedly.

It is meant to be a blessing, after all, we are not the only country blessed with such resources.
Our leaders have simply turned it to a curse on the nation.

I'm really enjoying this.
The entertainment is beyond my expectation.
And all this for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ Lucabrasi
I guess at this point, there is really no need to continue this onslaught on personal views, on a matter
i wish to consider a black spot on Nigeria historical development.
You have your non bending stance while i have mine, we could just go on and on while IBB sits in the
comfort of his Minna Hilltop drinking the best of champagne (_{our stolen loot could buy})
laughing his head off.


It was enlightening while it lasted though. CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Lucabrasi
Are you saying some few renegades were more important than the destiny of the whole nation?
Are you saying a free and fair election was thwarted in the interest of national security?
Do you know that was the best opportunity of really enthroning democracy in Nigeria?

What national interest was he talking about, anyway. He sold us that lie to enthrone his thieving brother (Abacha) to power.
Those are vivid lies from the bottom of hell. I don't buy it one bit. For me, the voice of the people is the voice of God. Nigerians spoke
on june 12th, without molestation, without imposition, and you claim the election was thwarted because a few cursed, doomed
individuals felt it was their turn to rule? National security indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

What bloodshed was he avoiding, by the way? Martin Luther King Jr summed it up in this few words: If a man hasn't discovered something
he will die for, he isn't fit to live. IBB, isn't fit to live.

Considering running for the presidency will be a slap on us all. Please, spare me that lecture on ''RIGHT''. He has simply missed his mark here.
He should bury his head in shame.

An irony called NIGERIA.

@Lucabrasi and BIG B1
I don't understand it when you guys say, that the elections millions of Nigerian
adults voted in was thwarted because some few renegades felt Abiola could not
rule. An election that would have set a precedence for all elections in Nigeria today.
An election declared as ''free and fair'' by the ''whole world''.
Okay, your argument, Abiola was also fraudulent. What about Abacha? Was he the messiah
that did us good. You guys are simply overlooking the possessive greed expressed by this man
(IBB and his cohorts).

I'm beginning to get dizzy with disdain at your utterances. One of you even had the gut to say
IBB re contest election in the same Nigeria where he cowardly gave in to Abacha whims.
Please, give us a break, and take your useless campaign/praise singing else where.

lucabrasi:
the pertinent point he has made is that at that time,there were disgruntled fifth columnists in the army(which we now know by subsequent accounts of what transpired)who were totally opposed to abiola being the president,either due to the fact that they wanted their turn,ethnicity or the fact that abiola'a antecedents up to that point hadnt been that great.

by participants including humphrew nwosu's account,some millitary personell in the a.f.r.c incuding david mark playing a prominent role and abacha were purpoted to have swore that abiola will be a president over their dead body, meaning they were ready to go to any lenghts to make it possible,if you recall, these guys were virtually in controll of the airforce,army,navy hence the whole machinery and planning a sucessful coup was just a matter of agreement within eavch other,you honestly reckon babangida stood a chance against them?

an evidence to show you that point might actually be tenable is what happened to shonekan,was he not pressured to give up governance by abacha?
was that not essentially a palace albeit bloodless coup?
now imagine what they would have done to abiola and babangida,
also look at all the governors that came on board at the first term of obasanjo,you realise that virtually all of them were ex military men?same as senators and house of reps, you think that was a mere co-incidence?

like i said before,i totally agree that he erred in not declaring the results but these reasons he has given are very important and tenable and his actions might be the reason nigeria is at least not another rwanda by now,and i totally agree with you as well that he stole nigeria blind,just like his predecessors and people that came after him including virtually all the participants both civillian and military in the whole 1993 saga,

he is not a voice for nigeria,or mandating nigerians to do anything,the man is just stating exerps of his own accounts of what happened finally,irrespective of his moral standing,the hard cold fact is that even right now,there is still a possibility of a millitary coup as we have seen in guinea,talk less of the time the millitary were still in contorll and a "bloody civillian"as we were called then was trying to take over the juiciest pie when abacha and co has not had their turn

It would have been better for IBB to have announced the result, inaugurated Abiola's Government and scampered away.
Do you know why?
The annals of history would have been crowded with his effort at enthroning true democracy during his tenure.
He should have left the rest for history to judge. One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is better
than half a hundred half finished task. What did Abacha accomplish during his tenure?

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moment of comfort and convenience, but where he stands
at times of challenge and controversy. _{Martin Luther King Jr}
This is where IBB missed it.

Nigeria without oil, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I need some time to really figure this one out,

I think this question should be directed to the politicians.
Their response will amuse you to no end, those greedy lots.

Even as i don't see myself as an advocate of the Nigerian Police, the driver
should also be asked some questions. Is it now a crime to stop a vehicle
in Nigeria? Why is she running from a normal stop and search which occurs
at every turn of the head in Nigeria, if she is on her right?

We should not throw the baby away with the bath water, _{though most attimes, they deserve what they get,}
the woman driver, though should be questioned.

@BIG B1
Of course, he is bound to operate from the back room. Evil Genius like him
always operate from the back room, what else do you expect?
IBB, a quiet man? Well, if you had experience any kind of loss due to his
useless strategic vision, maybe you would see him in another light.

If a man like IBB is down, then he deserves to remain down, infact, beaten to pulp.
If IBB to you (his self professed praise singer), remains one of the most serious,
sincere and honest men in Nigeria today, then we are all doomed as a nation.

I don't think i would want to dignify your post with more response, until you tell me your age.
Your age will give me an insight into where you are coming from. For some of us that were
adults during his inglorious rule, we know better, not history reading, IBB speech reading dudes like you.

@BIG B1
What is this? A kind of IBB Renaissance group or what?
What is your definition of strategic vision? A useless strategy
that nearly plunged tha whole nation into a civil war?

You guys really amuse me with your utterances on NL. Please,
come up with something better. Soon your likes will recommend
the thief for presidency.

lucabrasi:
while i, like most Nigerians  have castigated ibb and co for the annulment of the election,i think he has made very good points,as coups are essentially the handy work of disgruntled military personell,if there was that much hostility and resistance to abiola being president(i guess due to his antecedents and baggage he would have carried over)then there is a good chance that the likes of david mark and co could and probably would have simply taken over through another coup

To say i'm surprised at your comment is a fatal lie.

What points has he made that is comprehensible? A group of egg heads that were fortunate to
wear a uniform provided by tax payers money now have an overriding view over millions of ''fellow''
Nigerians? What hostility is the fool talking about, that could warrant the cancellation of an election
described as ''free and fair'' by the whole world?

He stole Nigeria blind in his 8 years inglorious rule, ran the country to the ground, scampered to a
temporary safety at his blood filled villa in Minna, now he thinks, he is a voice on Nigeria affairs.

I blame the media who deem it fit to put this misfit on set, _{or did MO collect money?}
IBB, bury your head in shame, you are not worth being mentioned. You are a mistake in Nigeria political history.

Kidnapping is as a result of years of total neglect, deliberate environmental degradation,
attempt at annihilation of the Niger Delta people.
We should not deceive ourselves, the end is not near atall. It will continue as long as the
evil perpetrators (Government & oil companies) continue in their brazen efforts of snuffing
out life all in the name of Black Gold.

Hope all this grammar will not end on the table of recommendation.
Our lawmakers seems to have perfected the act of problem solving,
leaving behind the will to carry it through.