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[img][/img]The strike embarked upon by the Edo State council of
the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union
Congress (TUC) went violent yesterday as the state
Chairman of the NLC, Mr. Emmanuel Ademokun, was
beaten to stupor by thugs allegedly sponsored the state
government.

The state chapter of NLC and TUC on Monday
embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid allowances
by the state government.
It was gathered that worker who were trying to enforce
the strike at the Palm House Secretariat Complex
located along Sapele Road, Benin City were ambushed
by thugs and beaten up.

Following the attack, some of the victims including
Ademokun sustained head injuries inflicted on them by
the thugs.

Speaking on the incident, Ademokun, who expressed
surprise over the actions of the thugs whom he said
got orders to attack them from a top government
official, told journalists that the use of thugs by
government or its agents will not deter labour from
fighting for what belongs to them.

"We were out this morning after holding meeting with
our workers on the progress we have made so far on
the issue of Salary Relativity and we went to Palm
House to monitor compliance when Oloye's boy's
swam on us like bees, beating my members, shooting
sporadically into the air even as some persons in police
uniforms shot tear gas at us.

"As I speak with you, some of my members who were
seriously injured were taking treatment at some major
pharmaceuticals, you can see my swollen head. We
watched helplessly as Loye (PS, Ministry of
Environment and Public Utilities) gave directives to the
boys to continue to disrupt us even when I told them
that we came for peace and not to fight," he said.

Reacting to the NLC chairman’s allegation, Permanent
Secretary State Ministry, Major Lawrence Loye (rtd),
who said he holding a meeting with some government
officials at the time the labour leaders arrived,
explained that the they (labour leaders) were throwing
stones on offices at the complex in a bid to force
workers, an action he said was against labour law.

He said following their violent approach, members of
the State Task Force on Environment who were at the
scene intervened to make peace, but the labour leaders
attacked them, forcing the task force members to
retaliate.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nlc-tuc-strike-in-edo-goes-violent-as-thugs-attack-labour-leaders/166013/

PARIS – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said
Sunday that nearly 400 people were killed in the last
three days in violence in the Central African Republic
capital Bangui, but that calm had returned.

“We have counted 394 dead in the last three days. Calm
has returned to Bangui even if there are still some
abuses here and there,” Fabius told France 3 television.

French troops poured into the impoverished landlocked
country on Saturday after President Francois Hollande
announced he was boosting a UN-mandated French
force to 1,600 soldiers.

“There are a certain number of operations under way
throughout the country, and operations to disarm Seleka
will begin,” Fabius said, referring to the mostly Muslim
rebel fighters who were behind a coup in March.

“Our role is loud and clear, and it is first of all a security
role. The order has been given to disarm and confine to
quarters, we are doing this with the Africans” from the
2,500-strong MISCA force, Fabius said.


“The problem is that some (Seleka fighters) are
abandoning their fatigues to dress as civilians, making it
difficult.”(AFP)


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/nearly-400-killed-last-three-days-car-france/

PARIS – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said
Sunday that nearly 400 people were killed in the last
three days in violence in the Central African Republic
capital Bangui, but that calm had returned.

“We have counted 394 dead in the last three days. Calm
has returned to Bangui even if there are still some
abuses here and there,” Fabius told France 3 television.

French troops poured into the impoverished landlocked
country on Saturday after President Francois Hollande
announced he was boosting a UN-mandated French
force to 1,600 soldiers.

“There are a certain number of operations under way
throughout the country, and operations to disarm Seleka
will begin,” Fabius said, referring to the mostly Muslim
rebel fighters who were behind a coup in March.

“Our role is loud and clear, and it is first of all a security
role. The order has been given to disarm and confine to
quarters, we are doing this with the Africans” from the
2,500-strong MISCA force, Fabius said.


“The problem is that some (Seleka fighters) are
abandoning their fatigues to dress as civilians, making it
difficult.”(AFP)


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/nearly-400-killed-last-three-days-car-france/

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has emerged
the winner of the Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies’
Best Goveror Award for 2013.

The award for transformational leadership was
bestowed on Imoke for facilitating rapid infrastructural
and human development in Cross River State.

At the 4th Annual CEOs Dinner/Awards Nite, held at the
Golden Gate Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos, President of AES,
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, said Imoke emerged winner after a
verification exercise involving visitation to the 36 states
to assess developmental strides of the governors.

The governor, who delivered a lecture on the theme:
“Peace as a Panacea for national development”, thanked
the organizers for the award.
He said he was particularly surprised to have been
singled out for the recognition.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/imoke-wins-best-governor-award/

obayaya: Op, for starters, your write up is poorly constructed and can't possibly convince anybody..

to the topic,

Ngige's handlers messed up big time during his campaign and the run up to the elections. but party affiliation is not the major reason why Ngige lost the elections..

let's be honest, Ngige did all he did as governor because of the pressure the fall out with the Uba Family heaped on him.. All he did was to gain legitimacy and support of the masses.

people don't actually Buy into what you do and how you do it.. they Buy into why you do things you do?

Now the question is why is Ngige in politics? why did he become governor in 2003? why did he enter into that unholy Marriage with the ubas? be honest With. yourself while answering this questions you'll discover that the only feasible answer is greed and personal gain..

He proved that again at the Senate by just sitting there doing nothing.. why did he go to the Senate? not because of the masses.. but because he wants to remain politically relevant so as to relaunch a bid to occupy zik house.

if anambra gubernatorial elections calendar wasn't different from senatorial, will Ngige be at the Senate?

And for you to say Obi didn't do anything in anambra is a display of your poor analytical skills. Is there any completed government project in that your village? if yes, was it there before Obi came onboard?

I've always supported Obi since he won his mandate from the court because his actions has always showed a clear why? why he wants to govern anambra.. and his how is impressive-- ANIDS and what he's doing is evident.

I wish I can talk about okorocha but I don't have much details to make an informed comment on him.. but going by what I'm hearing.. he it doesn't sound good

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oluwashaddow: I guess dats what u are made time believe and knw what u know for urself

chino11: I think you will start off with yourself because the said 450 million was traced to your offshore account..

Goddex: Some people will take acid because of this picture.

mobuch: What is berem
Is dat a name for a human being?
Name sounds like d name of one village in Libya.

Phoenix619: Biko I'm not malc619. I don't even know who the dude is

Whoever came up with the idea of making this confused woman a moderator.

Smh

Controversy: Give BEREM mod and i quit nairaland

gratieao: We Igbo don't want APC mod!!!

Demdem:
Because he delve in an area he is not knowledgeable in.
He knows govt can't be trusted and yet still asked ASUU to go back without calling or telling govt to be responsive for once in his speech.
In our private lives, its that the way we trust well known insincere persons?
This strike by ASUU though very painful is highly justified. Until they are convinced that Jonathan indeed meant well, I expect strike to continue.

Garri the 1st: The Priest deserved to be booed for the senseless comment above..

Demdem: Because they don't ever want to go on strike again. This is the final battle.
Highly justified.

femoint007: ...u're a liar,why are u uploading old video here,wel,am nt a fans of fayemi bt if i see d truth i wl speak out,despite d small allocation Gov fayemi has perform beyond expectation in ekiti state,weather u like it or not,he wil be re-elected next year....@Op,pls dnt mislead or spread ur propaganda to nairalander.....am from Mob town(iyin ekiti),let me just tel u d fact,MOB is going nowhere#fact....

He was the one chairing a group of about 183 that
was
supposedly registered in Lagos with guns and fake
ballot papers (for the Anambra election). This is a
disgrace to our state and its time we condemn it.
Aregbesola is a danger to democracy

Comrade Bankole Afilaka, the chairman, of the caretaker
committee of Labour Party in Osun State spoke on the
pace and pattern of politics in Osun State. Excerpts

What are the plans of the Labour Party for the 2014
Governorship election in Osun State?
I think at this point, the Labour Party is working
assiduously towards getting the best candidate. We
have had some people coming to us and expressing
their interest and some have not come to us but have
expressed their interests on the newspapers.

For us, our assignment is on behalf of the Osun people
to get the best candidate that would be the actual
alternative and real change in Osun. Change in Osun is
in many dimensions, we want unencumbered leadership,
and we want the kind of leadership where the people
can relate directly, we want the kind of leadership that
would be honest in delivery of public policy. We
condemn out rightly the idea in which government of the
day use to oil propaganda machinery.For instance, if you go around, you look at the entire
state and it’s almost branded with Aregbesola’s face,
we are still surprised that the INEC have not called him
to order and we have written another petition and we
are hoping that INEC will look into it as a matter of
urgency. We want the best candidate for Labour party
on behalf of the people that will deliver the dividends of
democracy to the masses of Osun state, not somebody
that will mortgage the state and mortgage it for the
generation to come and then use some kind project to
daze us through a propaganda-drive that is
unprecedented in the history of politics in Nigeria. For
us in Labour party, what we want to do in 2014 is to
unseat Aregbesola and I can tell you as a matter of fact,
Aregbesola is gone already; it is just a matter of time.

Does your party have what it takes to dislodge him?
I can tell you as a matter of fact that Labour party is
the only party that is going to remove Aregbesola and
he (Aregbesola) knows this.
Aregbesola thinks he is giving us development but what
he has given us is something to help push his own
image. As you can see, his face is everywhere and I
would not be too surprised if the face is found in your
bedroom because that is what he is all about but we
want government not propaganda, I think this is a
fundamental difference between our party.

To what extent have you been able to resolve the
internal crisis that rocked your party?
That has been put to bed. The reality of the matter is
that the court struck out the Aregbesola instigated court
case.

We are receiving a large influx of people across the
state but more importantly, we believe strongly that the
government of Osun State is a danger to democracy.
Why do we say that? He is beginning to give the state a
bad name by exporting large elements of our state to go
and cause electoral anarchy during Anambra
gubernatorial election. We warned of this during Ondo
state election that he was sending thugs to Ondo state.
Now he has been caught in the act; we know that those
boys were working for a known Aregbesola’s apologist
in Osun State.

He was the one chairing a group of about 183 that was
supposedly registered in Lagos with guns and fake
ballot papers (for the Anambra election). This is a
disgrace to our state and its time we condemn it.
Aregbesola is a danger to democracy; the government
needs to put him on security watch with immediate
effect. Somebody that is exporting thugs elsewhere to
go and fight an election that doesn’t concern him, what
do you think is going to do when Osun comes to 2014?


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/yes-aregbesola-danger-democracy/