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Akala plans to dethrone Alaafin of Oyo
• Ooni, Arisekola battle to save embattled royal father

By SEYI KAYODE

THINGS have fallen apart between Oyo State Governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, Iku Baba Yeye.

National Daily sources disclosed that as a result of the intractable bickering, the Alaafin may be dethroned by the embattled governor in an action meant to stamp his authority as the one vested with overriding Administrative authority in the state.

Informed sources revealed that in preparation to implement his intention to de-stool the pre-eminent first class traditional ruler, Alao Akala has allegedly ordered the compilation of what he termed as Oba Adeyemi's misconducts.

The constitution empowers the government to remove any erring traditional ruler from the throne based on clearly established misconduct. Alao Akala's alleged plan to unseat Oba Adeyemi was said to have been motivated by his desperation to secure a second term in office against strong opposition mounted by the Alaafin who sources said preferred one of the governor's rival.

Sources disclosed that Governor Alao Akala initially wanted to remove the Alaafin as the permanent Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Traditional Rulers, but discarded the idea because he thought such a decision will not clinically resolve the Alaafin problem, he is however, convinced that his purpose will be achieved if he dethrones Oba Adeyemi as the Alaafin of Oyo Kingdom.

“The governor's intention is to remove Alaafin from position of influence before he can do irreparable damage to his second term ambition,” an informed source said.

Governor Akala has been having a running battle with some influential politicians and leaders of thought in the State as a result of perceived abhorable style of Administration and his obsession with tenure extension.
“He wants to retain his office at all cost in 2011that is why he is behaving like a bulldozer, determined to crush every obstacle on his way even those who mean well for him.” One of our sources said.

National Daily sources disclosed that in Oyo State today, the fear of Alao Akala is the beginning of wisdom as he has allegedly cowed most of his critics including erstwhile Action Congress, AC, governorship candidate in the State, Professor Taoheed Ladoja who currently serves as a commissioner in his cabinet.
Sources further revealed that as a self-preservation tactics, more citizens of Oyo State a lining up behind the governor whose capacity for vengeance is said to be legendary.

“Alao Akala's ultimate ambition is to succeed the late Lamidi Adedibu as the new strongman of Ibadan politics. You know, he was an erudite student of Adedibu's school of politics. He learnt all the tricks of the game: how to court the naïve masses, with cash and other material things. His famous master also taught him fearsome act of intimidation and violence” our source said.

Among those who have allegedly succumbed to the carrot and stick method of the Oyo State helmsman is Kolapo Ishola, his predecessor in office who openly endorsed his ambition for a second term in office.
The swash-buckling governor is said to be miffed that the Alaafin refused to endorse his ambition despite being retained as the permanent chairman of the Oyo State Council of Traditional Rulers.

Sources said Akala was desperate to secure the Alaafin's endorsement of his re-election bid.
Sources said at first he courted him by seeking his opinion on government policies and actions before they are announced publicly or implemented.

“Alaafin was a regular visitor to the government house at Agodi and always invited as a special guest during state function. The governor on the other hand made courtesy visits to the Alaafin's palace in Oyo.” A knowledgeable source said adding:

“What Alao Akala failed to know is that Oba Adeyemi is very intelligent and independent minded. He has the capacity to match the governor in the art of political intrigues.”

Sources disclosed that when the governor finally mustered the courage to discuss his ambition with the Oyo State pre-eminent monarch he was shocked to his marrows that his Royal majesty asked for time to think about his request for his blessing.

Governor Akala sources said, intensified pressure to break Alaafin's vacillating predisposition but he allegedly remained recalcitrant. This infuriated the governor who then decided to deal with him.
National Daily learned that the Akala and Alaafin feud is rooted in the monarch's displeasure over the governor's earlier attempt to remove him as the permanent chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas.

The Alaafin according to sources perceived this as evidence that the governor does not respect his revered institution and therefore wanted to humiliate him, by making the headship of the Oba council rotational.
Oba Adeyemi was also angered by the governor's decision to pitch tent with some traditional rulers in the State who were fond of challenging his supremacy.

“Some Obas in Oyo State are vehemently opposed to the appointment of Alaafin as the permanent chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council. They want the office to be made rotational to curtail the Alaafin's excessive powers.” Our source said.

Informed sources disclosed that Alao Akala's plan to dethrone Oba Lamidi Adeyemi suffered a serious setback when some Oyo town indigenes working at a strategic government office revealed the plan to the Alaafin after one of them allegedly stumbled on a document on Oba Adeyemi's alleged misconduct and recommendation for disciplinary procedures.

“The Oyo town indigenes were shocked when they saw the document. They secretly made a photocopy and took it to the Oba.” Our source said.

Governor Akala was disenchanted when he learned that the document on Alaafin's alleged misconduct has been leaked to the monarch. In a swift reaction he ordered the dismissal of about thirty-six Oyo town indigenes employed in the State security and printing company.

National Daily sources disclosed that soon as he received the expository vital document, Alaafin summoned an emergency meeting of Oyo High Chiefs where the matter was thoroughly deliberated upon. The Alaafin was mandated to reach out to other influential and friendly Obas in Yorubaland, religious leaders and contacts in the presidency.

Sources said that Ooni of Ife Oba Okuade Sijuade and the Aare Musulumi of Yoruba land, Alhaji Azeez Arisekola were among those visited by Oba Lamidi Adeyemi's emissaries.

Another group of emissaries was said to have succeeded in debriefing a top rank federal government official who promised to set up a meeting between the Alaafin and President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. It could not be confirmed at press time if the meeting has been held.

However, sources revealed that the Ooni and Arisekola Alao waded into the dispute immediately they were informed in order to nip it in the bud.

“I am aware that the governor is now under severe pressure not to carry out his plan. Ooni and Arisekola are worried about the development, both of them are working hard to resolve the matter and reconcile the governor and Alaafin” an informed source said.

But some sources close to the Oyo State governor are still beating the drums of war. They swore that it is not yet Uhuru for Alaafin whom they accuse of arrogance and disrespect to higher authority.
“The governor is just bidding his time before he makes his final move. Oba Adeyemi must go unless he retraces his step and openly give his support to the higher authority” one of the inside sources said.

Alaafin stirred controversy recently with the installation of Chief Afe Babalola as Bamofin of Yoruba land and Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson as Iyalode of Yorubaland. Many queried why Alaafin would unilaterally confer such sweeping titles on anybody. The Iyalode case was seen as a crude assault on the Alake who had sacked Lawson as the Iyalode of Egbaland. Alaafin used to command authority over the entire Yoruba land and even beyond but he is now restricted to Oyo State, and increasingly to Oyo town, and probably a section of the town. How did this come to be?

Is it the culture or history for the Alaafin to ride in siren blaring state of the art cars, where are the horses and the slaves or abobakus (those who must die with the king); will Oba Adeyemi be on the throne today if the tradition of compelling the Aremos (the king's first son) to die with their fathers had not been abolished?, why did we end the evil of slave trade or the killing of twins; where is it in our cherished custom or history for the Alaafin to run to the law courts for cover, where he will also pay homage to the judge as my lord, what about his own court where he sits as the supreme judge? The modern court can even order an oba to abdicate the throne without the opening or closing of any calabash.

Indeed the mediatory and advisory roles of traditional rulers have come in handy in certain crucial situations. However, is it still kabiyesi (that the king's acts are unquestionable) as usual? Today, how many people will simply keep quiet if an oba should gb'ese le (take over) their belongings? The traditional rulers were holding sway when the white men came to this plan as missionaries, traders (especially slave traders), and finally as our colonial rulers. The coming of the white man via the sea and to some extent, the advent of the Arabs via the north, was the beginning of the end for most of our customs and our traditional institutions. When they left the scene at independence, sovereign power did not return to traditional rulers as we had already imbibed their own system of governance. No one is blaming our pre-Nigeria traditional rulers for allowing the white man to take over; they were ill prepared and equipped for it.

This trend of royal rumblings is also on course in the Gateway state but with the intervention of Governor Gbenga Daniel, it appears that a Daniel has come to judgment. In the Sunday Tribune of 28 May 2000, the royal trio of Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso (Osile Oke Ona Egba, formerly Oloko of Oko [Abeokuta]), Late Oba Olawale Adisa Odeleye (Olowu of Owu Abeokuta), and Oba Alidu Laloko Sobekun (Agura of Gbagura, formerly the Alagura of Agura) signed an advertorial where they ran a detailed analysis to counter the claims of Oba Sikiru Adetona (Awujale of Ijebuland) which was published in the Punch of 04 April 2000. The protests and arguments of the trio were also not unconnected with the Egba crisis of who is the paramount or supreme oba in Egbaland between them and the Alake of Egbaland.

The Awujale was quoted to have declared that he was superior to the Osile, Agura, and Olowu. They found Awujale's statement contradictory to his earlier stance in the Guardian of 25 March 2000, where the Awujale had said among other things, "Any attempt to create a traditional rulers forum at the national level would end in chaos. It is not possible for say, an Emir from the north to be head over Awujale and vice versa. For me, I will not take that from anybody." Awujale said further that he preferred a situation where everybody would reign in his domain.
The royal trio also stated that there are four sectional obas in Egbaland - origun merin l'egba ni. They explained further that due to inter tribal wars between 1830 and 1834, they came together as four sovereign individual crowns from Oduduwa to form Abeokuta. They then jointly secured and run the territory of Egbaland as a federation in a cooperative way. They also averred that the Alake clandestinely and perfidiously schemed himself to be imposed by the colonial administration as the head of Egbaland in 1938. Alake later manipulated and monopolized the government of Egbaland for himself alone. They stated that their predecessors and ancestors had always fought against the imposition, sometimes paying with their lives. This is what their Oke Ogun counterparts have failed to do. Oba Tejuoso confirmed this when he was promoted last year as a first class oba that he has achieved what his predecessors had been clamouring for over 100 years.

The trio cited the Colony of Lagos Gazette of 24 February 1903 to puncture Awujale's claim of superiority. In the said Gazette, the Ooni of Ife, Olubuse I gave evidence of the distribution of the 21 beaded crowns that were given by the house of Oduduwa. The list included Osile, Agura, Olowu, Alake, and Awujale, with this they declared Awujale's alleged superiority over them as only existing in his imagination. The trio also observed that the Awujale settled in Ijebu division while Akarigbo settled in Remo division, but none settled in Egbado division. Yet government promoted the Olu of Ilaro, who was not on the 1903 Gazette list, from Egbado division as a 1st class oba and co-chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas alongside Alake, Awujale, and Akarigbo. They wondered why Awujale didn't protest against the elevation of the Olu of Ilaro to his equal in the council. They reminded Awujale that he and the Akarigbo of Remoland were not paramount rulers until the Ijebu and Remo divisions were carved out of Abeokuta province. The three royal comrades have however been promoted to the status of a first class oba on 19 August 2004 alongside 18 others.

In the old Oyo state, while Ooni was the Chairman of the Council of Obas, Alaafin was only struggling for the chairmanship by the sidelines. Now that Ooni's suzerainty has been limited to Osun State, he cannot extend it to Oyo State. Why then should Alaafin extend his own suzerainty to Oke Ogun? It is arguable that Ooni cannot due to state differences, then, Alaafin too cannot due to local government differences. Alaafin has just three local governments to contend with in Oyo town, how do we expect Olubadan with 11, Ogbomosho with four and Oke Ogun with 10 local governments to be subjected to Alaafin? Even in Osun State, it is not a bed of roses for Ooni. At the height of the impasse between him and the Owa Obokun, the latter wrote a letter to Ooni wherein he stated that "Perhaps, you need to appreciate the fact that I, as the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, can never be a satellite to the Ooni of Ile-Ife."

Saved by menstruation!
Woman survives five days in ritualists’ den
From Moshood Adebayo, Abeokuta
Sunday, November 01, 2009


Mrs Adeniji
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It was narrow escape for a mother of three in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital after spending five days in kidnappers den in the ancient town.
Mrs Tope Adeniji, who miraculously escaped from the ritualists’ hideout, said for the first time in her life, she saw fresh skull and lifeless bodies with their heads severed from the rest of their bodies.

Adeniji, a staff of the Ogun State Magistrate Court, Isabo, Abeokuta, was returning home penultimate Tuesday when she ran into the get-rich-quick men of the underworld through a taxicab she boarded.

Road to kidnappers den
I was returning home after work at Isabo to the Aregbe area of the state. I met three other persons who pretended to be passengers in the taxi. By the time we got to Asero, I noticed that the two ‘passengers’ beside me had dozed off. There was another one in front, beside the driver.
I still did not suspect any foul play until we got to an area called CAMP, where I requested that I should be allowed to disembark since I have reached my destination. Rather than allow me get out, one man who sat in front of the cab pulled out a gun. He ordered me to lie face down, which I obeyed immediately. Thereafter, I knew nothing again until we got to an unknown place where several others, more than 100 that had been kidnapped, were waiting for the hangman.

When we got there, I switched my telephone to discreet (vibration) and inserted it almost inside my private part. I was taken to a place where a man that appears to be their leader stays. Before his arrival, I managed to send text messages to people, particularly members of my church that I had been kidnapped.
I noticed that a net that I believe had been charmed was usually put on their prey, who within few minutes would die. But when a similar thing was placed on me, nothing happened to me. So their leader instructed that I should be taken away very fast.

Thereafter, I was taken to a room within their enclave for some minutes. About thirty minutes after, their leader requested for me and he asked those who kidnapped me where they got me.
They stripped me naked and noticed that I was menstruating. This infuriated them and their leader ordered that I should be taken away from his sight. They obeyed immediately and I was taken to a room where I was left alone for hours.

When I got to the room, I resumed sending text messages to people until they came in with a plate of food, which I rejected. Afterwards, they asked me my name and I gave them a fictitious name. I passed the night alone in the room.
The following morning, their leader came to tell me that I was stubborn. I pleaded with them that I should be spared. He later directed that his boys should rub a substance on my face. When I did not react as they had expected, he again instructed that I should be returned to the room from where I was brought.
On the third day, those boys that were guarding attempted to rape me and while struggling with them, blood came out from my private part and they all shouted that I was not clean.

So I was left alone. I later sent a message to my pastor requesting that I should be given the name of an angel, which I repeated several times.
One thing that I noticed that while I was calling the holy name, my guards started fighting themselves and they left me alone.
The following day, they forcibly cut my fingers and toenails before I was taken to a dungeon where another spiritual net was used to cover me. Thereafter, they returned me to the room again with guards. All this while I was praying, reciting the names of angels sent to me by my pastors and others.

On the fourth day, one of the guards offered to assist me, but he did not give details of how he would do it. That very day too, I was taken to another man that seemed like their overall boss. When I got there, he asked me whether I am a Sango worshipper and I said no. He told me that what he was seeing on me suggested that I was an adherent of Sango.

I did not know what transpired between them as I kept pleading that I should be allowed to go. The man that promised to assist me then told me that about 2am he would assist me. Thinking that they would harm me at about the time, I attempted to run into safety but I did not succeed because the fence of the yard was higher than the usual.

As he promised, about that time, he opened the gate of the building where I had been incarcerated and threw my bag they collected from me the day I got there. After trekking some minutes from the kidnappers den, I got to a thick bush. I continued trekking until I got to a cassava farm near the mechanic village along the Abeokuta-Lagos road. There I sent a text message to my people who came to pick me. I was later taken to my church where more prayers were offered for me. I thank God that I am alive to tell this story.

How prayers saved me
I survived their onslaught through the grace of God and prayers by members of my church at the Christ Anointed and Miracle Church Cherubim and Seraphim Church, (CAMCA). But for God, I would have been killed like several others that met their untimely death.
Before, I used to think that kidnapping in our town is not real. But with my experience, I now know better than before. I know on daily basis somebody somewhere is being used for money ritual. I thank God for saving my life. He is the one that rescued me from the hands of the ritualists. I will continue to serve Him for the rest of my life.

Gbenga Daniel, a gov was feed ritualistically by the ex president. They are the modern day cannibals.

Is Elumelu Igbo? May be, may be not

Is Ugbane Igbo? No
On that list you lifted and many others, please go back and check how many Yoruba are there. Do not bring only 2 names to make a point.
Always 5 Yoruba, 1 Igbo, 3 others.

Better a trader than a tout which all of them Yoruba are.

^^^^^
Ugbane is from Kogi State. When did Kogi become Igbo?
Elumelu is Delta

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Typical us Yoruba. We commit crimes and too afraid to face the consequence. Reminds me of Diya and Adisa who planned a coup but could not take the heat. We are cowards

Thank you for saying the truth

Monkey OPC

Elumelu is Delta
Ugbane is Kogi
You have just confirmed again that Yorubas are ignorant and only know next to nothing.

Monkey-faced Bode George. Yoruba folks are so ugly. From Awo to Obj to all of them

Just finished talking with some Yoruba intelligentsia and was RELIABLY informed by them that at least 70% of the Yoruba population support Bode George. This is record-breaking indeed.

Typical Yoruba. They commit crimes and too afraid to face the consequence. Reminds one of Diya and Adisa who planned a coup but could not take the heat. Cowards

Ekiti land of fake professors and igbo smokers

Lol Yoruba is finished. Their names are in all records world over for various crimes. I think they need to be genetically engineered as suggested by Willy Willy.

Senior advocates fight in Ekiti

The Nation: Thursday, October 29, 2009

By Odunayo Ogunmola

The counsel to Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni Mr. Adebayo Adenipekun (SAN) and that of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Chief Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) disagreed in the court yesterday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

The altercation erupted when Akintola was cross-examining a witness and Adenipekun interrupted by raising an objection to Akintola’s style.

It drew the ire of the petitioners’ counsel.

The two Ibadan, Oyo State-based members of the Inner Bar, squared up, addressing the court.

None of them was ready to sit down and allow the other to make his point before the judges.

Akintola had argued that there was nothing untoward in a particular question he asked a witness.

He said he was angered by Adenipekun’s request to sit down, saying the request was against the etiquette of the bar.

Adenipekun, who had always arbitrated between contending lawyers, asked Akintola the year he acquired his first degree in the five-minute-long encounter.

Akintola said: "You are asking me to sit down for you, don’t you have etiquette?"

Adenipekun replied: "When did you have your first degree?"

Apparently angered by the remark, Akintola fired back: "You have a miserable degree in Education, while I read Political Science."

Unable to stomach the dress-down, Adenipekun described his colleague as a "garrulous man", after which counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Nathaniel Oke (SAN), urged the judges to intervene.

Source: http://www.ekiti.com/ekitinews/defau, ews_Code=Ekiti

Yorubaman in America = OPC MAN =Delusional Yoruba owambe

Eko ti baje! Hahahahah!

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu going on strong at 76

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, businessman, politician, historian and former army officer was born on November 4, 1933 at Zungeru in Niger State to multimillionaire businessman, Sir Louis Philippe Odumegwu Ojukwu. He would be clocking 76 on Wednesday.

His primary education was at a private Catholic school in Lagos, St. Patrick’s School, Idumagbo. He was briefly at CMS Grammar School, Lagos before he was enrolled at King’s College as the youngest pupil in the institution’s history at the age of 10. Two years later, Ojukwu’s father transferred him to Epson College, Surrey, England to finish his secondary education. In 1952, Odumegwu Ojukwu was admitted to Oxford University. He majored in history, graduating in 1955 with honors. He later earned a Masters degree in history at Lincoln College, Oxford University. During the period, he served as a leader in the Oxford branch of the West African Students Union.


Rather than rely on his multimillionaire father after graduation, Ojukwu started life by choosing to enter the workforce. He was hired by the Nigerian Civil Service and became the assistant district officer in the town of Udi, overseeing community development in rural areas. He later served in the same position in the towns of Aba and Umuahia in present day Abia State from1956 to 1957. As a community development leader, he gained a reputation for his quick understanding of complex issues and was respected for his fair recommendations.


In 1957, again in an attempt to distance himself from his privileged upbringing, he joined the Army. His father was so against this decision that he did not speak to his son for two and a half years.


Meanwhile, Ojukwu had completed the officer training in England at the Officer Cadet School, Eaton Hall and was commissioned a second lieutenant. After attending the Infantry School in Warminster, England, the Small Arms School in Hythe, England, and the Royal West African Frontier Force Training School in Teshie, Ghana, he returned to Nigeria in 1958 and was assigned to the Fifth Battalion in Kaduna.


Once Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, Ojukwu was quickly promoted. He held the rank of major by 1961. As one of his assignments, he served with the Nigerian First Brigade in the Congo as part of a United Nations peacekeeping program. He later attended the Joint Services Staff College in the United Kingdom as the first Nigerian officer ever to do so. In 1963, Ojukwu, as a lieutenant colonel, became the first Nigerian quartermaster-general in the Nigerian Army. His first independent command came in 1965; he was assigned as commanding officer to the Fifth Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Kano.


During the 1966 political upheavals in the then northern Nigeria, Ojukwu was a lone voice in keeping Nigeria one, a situation critics concluded was because most of his inheritance from his father was in Lagos, hence his personal stake at keeping Nigeria one. As a result of the mounting secessionist pressure he later took sides with the separatists, which led to his being dismissed from the Nigerian Army on July 1, 1967 after which he became a general in the Biafran Army.


He led the Biafran Army in a 30-month civil war which ended in January 1970. Ojukwu went on exile after his troop fell to the federal might.


The former warlord was granted a presidential pardon in 1982 by the then President Shehu Shagari, on his return from Cote D’Ivoire where he took political asylum at the collapse of Biafra.


He joined the ruling National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and was elected national vice chairman in 1982. In the 1983 elections, he contested the Onitsha senatorial seat but lost out in controversial circumstances. Following the coup later that year he was detained until October 1984. On his release he became a private businessman.


He was a member of the All People’s Party (APP) in 1998 and presidential candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2003 polls.


From his numerous experiences he authored the several publications like: Biafra: Selected Speeches, (1969); Biafra: Random Thoughts, (1969) and Because I Am Involved, (1989). He also holds several traditional titles, such as: Ikemba of Nnewi, Dike di Ora Nma Ndi Igbo, Ochi Obi of Onicha-Ugbo and Ugo Chinyere Ndi Igbo.


His hobbies are sports, music, arts, poetry, literature and writing.

blacksta:
Ijawman = mekuashhole

u no get shame

Due to their inherent ignorance, I know that your people are not able to differentiate between an Ijaw, an Igbo, a Calabar or an Ogoni; hence everybody across the Niger are Omo Ibo. But this is the 21st century and you of all people should know better.

sjeezy8:
why isnt igbo on the map?

Because the map exists only in the figment of the imagination of an Yoruba slowpoke

Aren't the people contemplating this idea clowns?

Niger Delta: Senate rejects Nobel prize for Yar’Adua
By Emmanuel Aziken & Inalegwu Shaibu
Friday, October 30, 2009
Abuja—The Senate yesterday praised President Umaru Yar’Adua for his peace initiatives in the Niger Delta region but rejected attempts to nominate him for a Nobel Peace prize for the effort.

The Senate’s resolution followed a motion moved by 56 senators who commended the President’s initiatives in restoring peace to the hitherto restive Niger Delta region.


A prayer to recommend him for the Nobel Peace prize was, however, rejected on the argument that it was an international award.


Moving the motion yesterday, Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange (PDP, Bayelsa East), noted that the region was for nine years under the siege of militant groups fighting for a share of its oil wealth.


He said the armed struggle was because of the neglect of the region which has suffered great environmental degradation as a result of oil exploration.


He noted that Yar’Adua was able to quell the agitations and disarm the militants without blood as against armed confrontations by previous governments.


The motion was supported by the senators.


Among them were Grace Bent (PDP, Adamawa South), Victor Ndoma-Egba (PDP, Cross River Central), Nkechi Nwaogu (PDP, Abia Central), Joseph Akargerger (PDP, Benue), Uche Chukwumerije (PPA, Abia North), Tanko Ayuba (PDP, Kebbi), Nicholas Ugbane (PDP, Kogi East)and Eme Ufot-Ekaette (PDP, Akwa Ibom South).


Supporting the motion, Chukwumerije said: “When you thank a person for a good job, he would do more. Yar’Adua’s regime has restored peace in the Niger Delta region. For the peace to be lasting, two steps must be taken including aggressive approach to development of the area.


Ekaette, who commended the President’s peace initiatives, however, expressed concern that the arms submitted by the converted militants was only a fraction of arms in the region.


Senator Ndoma-Egba called for urgent steps to develop the region, noting that the agitation was provoked by ill-feelings arising from perceptions that Abuja was developed at the expense of the oil-bearing region.


He called for a cocktail of goodwill, good fate and political will to sustain the peace in the region.


Ayuba said: “For nine years, the Niger Delta region has been a cause of concern to this country. There is no doubt that the main wealth of this country lies in the region. It is not only in the Niger Delta that we have proliferation of arms. This feat should be extended to other parts of the country where we have proliferation of arms


“I want the government to embark on massive housing programmes in the area which should be completed within nine months.


The prayer to nominate Yar’Adua for the Nobel Peace prize was amended to remove the nomination for a Nobel on the fact that the prize was an international award.

fakers of everything. Paper tigers.

Rogues

citizenY:
Soon we will inform the US and UK authorities that Nigeria is divided according to tribes

@Mekuslogan

Please pass the diplomatic note through the Biafran Ambassador/High Commissioner.

Na person wey no identify with naija wan be ambassador? Are you sure that you have grey matter

in your coconut. I think you are going mushy up there

Kai, such a twisted mind

You do not need to be an ambassador to do shit. The FBI and Met pol will be ready to get info from any reliable source on how to nail those thieving Yoruba oduduwa rogues.

Comment on the map

Your stupid fore fathers fought wars among themselves, maimed and killed themselves which resulted to grotesque the tribal marks you guys have all over the face (for identification), but could not penetrate Igbo territory. So you are not about penetrating Igbo territory with your map Yoruba stops at Ore and any attempt to design a fake map will be resisted by both the ND and the Igbo. So take your map and jump into shit-filled Ogunpa River

Kanto,

Yoruba are a bunch of jackasses who want to eat their cake and have it. American and UK prisons are getting filled up with them. Soon we will inform the US and UK authorities that Nigeria is divided according to tribes so they should watch out for people of the different tribes and their activities. One Nigeria my anus.

^^^^^

You have similar opinion as me and yet you posted that giberish up there. What an urchinic knave you are