₦airaland Forum

Orikinla:
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I concur with Simon Kolawole.
His Media Advisers are not helping matters too.
This is the unprofessional text message, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu sent me last week when I frankly said that any incompetent media adviser should be replaced.

His public relations will depreciate, because both Mr. Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity and Mallam Garba Shehu cannot do PR. PMB needs PR experts.[/size]

Hmmm........so you're seeing what I am saw too,apologies Zebrudaya.
Careful on here tho,before the children here will tag you wailer

gists:
Yes exactly what I have suspected. You are not as well informed as you sound. So you mean Lagos, the heart of APC with Tinubu as political leader shut down the yoruba call for regional autonomy because according to you "for fear of APC dominance and seeking special status". How ironic can that be when it is the same Lagos under Tinubu that has been championing case for regional autonomy and state police since the OBJ administration. Shove your lie into your anus as it is dead on arrival.

On your economic point: What does Ondo even contribute sef? I will not debate with you because you are one of the deluded ones who think of SW as parasites. But I will point you to this article:



I can see three south western state on that list of top 7 states with highest IGRs. And Ondo state is not even on the list. The ranking as far as I am concerned is not even fair to Enugu, Ogun and Oyo. Because Rivers and Delta can easily tax the oil companies and call it IGR. This is still oil revenues as far as I am concerned. But lets leave the ranking the way it is.

So tell me out of top 7 SW alone has 3 states and none of those is oil bearing. Are you still asking dumb question of what the economy of SW will be without Lagos and Ondo?

Se o r'aiye e lode wayi,I asked you what the rump of SW "region" would have been without Lagos and Ondo and you are citing stat including and heavily tilted to Lagos.See why I said you're to retarded to be having this argument?.
Your Tinubu APC was totally against the conference,didn't send any delegates and just last week dumped its report in the garbage bin.A report which,tho imperfect,is still better than what we currently have.So,what the hell are you yapping about?.

omenka:
Oponu, I think you need to prick your brain with that pin and generate a little spark of intelligence to help you know the difference between the bolded in your post and "some big industries like" as I stated.

Some of you guys are just dull beyond belief.

Dejo,I know the difference alright.
It said a lot that your examples of big industries are Coca-Cola/NBL.Pray,what are those other "heavy" industries that abound elsewhere but not the East?.While you're at it,kindly tell us the petrochemicals in Middlebelt you supposedly come from or the Southwest you champion.
Dende

omenka:
True. There are countless number of cottage industries in the SE and some big industries like Coca Cola and NBL. I believe what the writer was referring to is what exists there in comparism to the industries that exist elsewhere (petrochemicals and other heavy industries).

Coca-Cola and NBL only heavy industries in the East?.You really should keep quiet when it comes to Eastern affairs,what you know can fit on the head of a pin and still have space left.

gists:
Olodo let me educate you. Your beloved brethren asked for an extra state in the SE. It was SW that you now hate for not supporting your fo0lish war mongering Biafra agenda that was resolute in asking for regional autonomy. It was SS that asked for the closest to what SW asked. SS asked for resource control and devolution of power.

Read and learn baby wailing wailer




source http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/top-stories/17872-delegates-who-shook-the-national-conference

Akanda eda,comprehension really is your problem.SW came with,but who's delegates sabotaged it in committee,for fear of APC dominance and seeking special status,if not Ondo and Lagos?.Tell me what would have been the fate of your "region" without Lagos,economic powerhouse and Ondo,your only oil-producing state?.The whole pre-conference mouthing fell like a pack of cards after those two made their positions known.
Yes,SE asked for equality of states across zones,but more importantly,they came with a position paper on restructuring,same as they submitted to the NASS constitutional review committee.Apart from enu ofo,which one did SW come with,pray tell?

Otive Igbuzor is from Delta state,but I'm not sure he's Igbo.I think Urhobo or Isoko.Delta guys on this thread should please confirm

asha80:
I doubt that guy has been back in igboland in a long long time with that no industry line..if he said inadequate to cater the millions then I agree but saying no industries shows ignorance at its peak

God bless you.
That's why I said he doesn't know jack what he talked about.He's even equating Igboland to just Southeastern states

Flyoruboy1:
You are living in your fantasy world. My other handle was banned by the spam bot hence the late reply. You said, "Given Nigeria's global market share of 5% and total net worth of finished cocoa products at $200bn, Afesina stated that Nigeria accounted for $10bn of this total finished cocoa products." How is that any different from what I have said? How did I distort the article? $10billion is $10billion. You are the one trying to play word games and trying hard, though unsuccessfully so far, to discredit the contribution of the region. What exactly is your point? ? Which state do you come from? How much does your state contribute to the non-oil economy please? Oil is becoming less and less dependable. What does your state currently contribute to the Nigerian commonwealth besides oil? Since we have already established what the SW does contribute. Am waiting.

Nigeria doesn't export finished cocoa products,but raw ones.So,that's 5% of $10b not $200b.
Even that,we didn't attain

Pardon me for seeming obtuse,but how did GLOBAL value of exported raw cocoa become the value of Nigeria's own export?.Does the word global now have another meaning I'm yet to be aware of?.Cos old-school meaning of the world global to me still means the whole world

shachris:
Nigeria would work if we Nigerians want it to. Angels would not come from above to make Nigeria work. Op stated the obvious. The Igbo Nation is landlocked.

Please,don't quote me again or reply to any of my commentary.I'll rather deal with folks who have their heads screwed on straight,even if we disagree,not characters with mush for brain

gists:
Execllent points in the article.
But the problem is most guys shouting Biafra today are just hyocrites wailing babies who suddenly realise "their was country" called Biafra when GEJ lost the elections. They didn't know they had to call for Biafra during the National Conference when they asked for additional state in Nigeria.
Funny enough, SW asked for regional autonomy which would have boosted the opportunity to get Biafra had the Igbos asked for that reform too.

Now GEJ lost out and Kanu suddenly recieves his Biafra calling while chilling in the UK where he travelled to with his Nigerian passport.

!diot,that lie had been put to a rest since.It was the SE calling and working for a restructuring,with only Ebonyi pulling out while the SW scuttled it from the get-go with Lagos and Ondo vehemently against regionalism.Come up with another lie,pls

Soon as I saw no industries,landlocked,surrounded by Nigeria,I just tuned out.Author doesn't know jack what he's talking about.
Give me compelling reasons why you think that Nigeria will work or is starting to work and not just these platitudes that we've had over and over and still find ourselves stuck in same position.
Over the years,despite changes in administration,it's still same structure,same policies,same everything designed to keep the people,especially those from a particular region,down.Start giving verifiable indications of a change of all these,for the better,or Biafra will always be an option.

soe:
a wish?

for crying out loud ..how do u call that a wish...

the guy said..

EXPECT your plane to be BOMBED on your way BACK.

the key word is "EXPECT"

do you need help with interpretation?

Put the full quote here and let's all read it together in context,see if it's not mere childish wish.Liar
Oh,that stupid posing/threatening with SSS?.Typical of a cowardly windbag.
Also,go get the definition of what treason is.
All that's by the way,main issue here now is you deserve to be banned from nairaland till kingdom come.That egregious breach of so many house rules is not something to be tolerated

soe:
The Information I posted are all available on NL ...The people involved personally displayed their info on NL. They have several monickers...i implore you to simply do your findings....it is only an offence to disclose discreet info...but in a case where the person has already divulged such info, it becomes public...

calling on the mods to ban SOE is atrocious...

For your info, my post was only for information and as a warning to others because by the time those people are handled by the DSS, trust me, it won't be up for public discuss..

Treason anywhere in the world is serious business, and security agencies do not joke with it.

I hope you know that it is normal for SAs to screen all internet communication....abusing the president is allowed...very okay..threatening the president....still fairly okay...

But vowing to bring down the presidential plane, on a certain date at a certain time and attempting to affect the security arrangment of the C-in-C is a matter of National Security you won't wish to find yourself..trust me,...don't play into murky waters.

Now you're a liar on top of everything?.They expressed a wish the presidential plane is bombed,very condemnable,but in no way a direct threat to bomb it.
You deserve a lifetime ban for that stupid thread.

olapluto:
Many NLanders will be picked up before this year runs out. There is room for intellectual bickering, but what is wrong is wrong. I already contacted DSS on some people here as well. They foolishly think they cannot be traced, when their cyber footprint is all over the place.

Indeed,you have contacted DSS.Remember this thread of yours:https://www.nairaland.com/2419442/dss-dmi-dia-all-useless
Typical loudmouth

bamidele029:
Those are direct threats to the President's life and can be taken as an act of treason

Threat to life of anybody,President or commoner,while condemnable,is not treason.Treason is deliberate acts inimical to the security and wellbeing of the state,betrayal of one's own country or an attempt to overthrow its rightful government.

imhotep:
Is she from Daura?

Was she appointed by the Daura Emirate?

We pray he gets better

By Ugoji Egbujo
Igbos will tell you that the taste of the coming
faeces can be known from the flavor of the
heralding fart.
Fodder for the naysayers. The camp of the
opposition is buzzing with derision and
mockery. And if your sympathy lies with the
president you will not fail to be irritated by
the tactlessness that has become rampant in
his corner . But it is perhaps more unbearably
annoying for his fans because it’s all largely
gratuitous , largely recklessly self inflicted. A
certain awkwardness now dogs just about
everything. The bulk of the president’s
admirers have not lost their confidence,
though worry is gradually seeping to the
surface.
On the major issues, particularly terror and
anti corruption wars, he is believed to be
laying solid foundations. But how long will
public confidence endure the distractions and
lapses? A sobriquet has attached. Not “Action
man” , which would have been my prediction
in April , but “Baba go slow” . That may even
be mild, other traducers want something more
cruel.
The opposition has to be strong, virile and
vocal. Political vigilantism cannot be
performed halfheartedly. Committed irreverent
fanatics must people the opposition . Whatever
energizes them is good for our democracy.
Many who were happy to see the APC emerge ,
do not want a one party state. They want a
combative and competitive PDP. The
president’s fans should take the goofs and
taunts in good faith and hope they don’t mean
much more. Presumably the presidential gaffes
have served our democracy well. They have
unwittingly helped rejuvenate and galvanize a
beleaguered and disintegrating opposition by
giving them hope.
The president accepts he has been slow but
assures he has been deliberately cautious. I
believe him but for some others that is cheap
sophistry , futile attempt to mask his ill
preparedness. PDP says he has been clumsy.
Asiwaju says it’s still honeymoon, the
opposition counters that a nation in dire straits
has no such luxury. Let’s forget the Saraki and
Dogara matter. No cabinet in two months? Not
heartwarming but understandable. No
economic adviser for so long with the
economy going through such precarious
turbulence? Strange. And if the president has
run for president 4 times then it is not out of
place to wonder who had been advising him on
the economy.
It’s easy to muddle up names – West Germany
and Michelle . And that is why world leaders go
through some briefings before major meetings.
The president should know that his
performances at these meetings affect the
morale of ordinary Nigerians . Let’s accept
these slips are fairly commonplace , Obama
referred to Nigeria as an East Africa African
country. But Obama won’t mix up his party’s
name. And the Chibok girls weren’t abducted
from hotels. One slip too many ? He will get
better.
The probes are coming and a deluge of filth is
expected. We are told Jonathan is itching to
speak, some say he has been clandestinely
rallying peacemakers , urging them not to
forget. At some point something will have to
give. The president, reputed for taciturnity, has
been made garrulous by the sheer weight of
the revelations. When a frog runs in the
afternoon, they say, it is either after
something or something is after it. Barking is
good, biting is better. Ministers sold a million
barrels of crude daily ? And funneled monies
into private accounts? Crude vessels were
diverted, accounts switched , billions
siphoned? The president has dabbled into
the “18” as they say, he must go for broke
or lose the public. Some advise that the
president should allow the criminal justice
process to run its course quietly
.Sensationalism before conclusion of
investigations puts the cart before the horse
and impacts negatively on the process. A
process whose legitimacy partly depends on
the perception of fairness.
In politics , tact may mean that forthrightness
should be bridled, curtailed. It’s sometimes
politically indecent to parade the truth
unclothed, naked. Joe Biden is loved but when
Joe Biden speaks from the heart his fans are
filled with trepidation. Not because he may
forget the name of his party or that he may
refer to Russia as USSR, no. But because he
may voice publicly those things politicians do
but will never openly speak about. President
Buhari may not have Biden’s legendary
flippancy but he is so inflexible and so
forthright that political tact does not come
naturally to him. And when he speaks now, I
fret.
The president was at the US institute for peace.
He was asked a question that was centered on
Niger Delta militants , illegal oil bunkering and
inclusive governance. He had need for the
moderator to clarify something about
‘inclusiveness’. I would like to believe he didn’t
hear the question well. But let me accept the
position of many opposition activists that he
didn’t understand the word ‘inclusiveness’. He
sought the help of the moderator and many
insist that is unforgivable. They say he is
obsolete. They wont give him any benefit of
the doubt, they, whose delusion that he has no
certificate has remained insoluble. And
someone, a political pharisee, bemoaned her
fate of being a Nigerian saddled with the
misfortune of a president who knows not the
meaning of ‘inclusiveness’ and who had not the
shame to hide such an inadequacy on a world
stage. Bigotry, truly has many outlets.
Many other politicians of guile would have just
rambled on. Propelled by self deceit or pride
or foolery or a combination of those . They
would have ignored any words they didn’t
understand and proceeded perhaps with the
confidence of a con artist. But what would an
honest man intent on giving truthful answers
to questions do if asked a question that left
him with the need of clarification of a word?
The opposition can rightfully mock him but his
supporters and others should see virtue in his
disposition. But it didn’t end there.
In the attempt to deal with that question on
inclusiveness the president , honest to a fault,
dabbled into what many politicians would
never say. Political correctness is socially
acceptable pretense and perversely it has
become a virtue. Politicians favour their
supporters and favour communities who give
them good votes. Campaigns are often
bargains. Vote me and I will provide you with
XYZ. In the face of scarce resources any
elected official may do a bit more for
individuals and communities that contributed
more to his victory. Obama is now a salesman
for gay rights groups.
The president talked about 97% and 5 %. And
since 97% sounds like the core north, some
have concluded that he is an unrepentant
sectionalist. It doesn’t matter that the speech
,taken as a whole, cannot support that
conclusion. He had stated that everyone and
every community will get their dues and that
the constitution he has sworn to uphold
precludes him from discriminating against
anyone. And I understand that to mean that
only with respect to ‘extras’ will the 97% group
may get a bit more. But 97% does not
necessarily translate to northern Nigeria.
Perhaps if the federal government decides to
establish 6 federal libraries or zoos across the
country , one in every region, then Imo may
get that of the southeast. Even though all the
other southeastern states may be potentially
good sites. And Kano may be similarly
rewarded in the northwest. Every party , every
politician , will do same but none will voice it
and that is why many of his supporters see this
show of forthrightness as a blunder. Candour
was flaunted but many saw vindictiveness and
divisiveness. The PDP and the opposition insist
it was a portentous and dangerous statement.
They claim the truth has emerged, pretentions
have fallen off and that the president truly
belongs to some group after all. If it was a slip
, they insist it was a Freudian slip. That which
was buried in the heart, the mouth has let out.
Do politicians in reality favour certain
constituencies ? Do votes affect distribution of
resources? Should votes matter in the
distribution of resources? Can the president
truly be father of all while remembering things
like 5%? The moral ideal is equal treatment for
all but that is not the practice. But shouldn’t
presidential speeches espouse moral ideals ?
Is the president forthright, poorly tuned or
patently vindictive? Some will say a glance at
the appointments made so far will help. I don’t
subscribe to this view. Major appointments are
yet to be made but the president went to the
US with 33 men and not a single woman . That
is simply sacrilegious. Mama Peace once
claimed a president Buhari would send women
back to the kitchen! Fight for gender equality
is as important as the war against terror.
And only a man from the south east made that
trip? Naivety , poor judgment, in the season of
Nnamdi Kanu . And his Radio Biafra. Biafra is
about freedom fighting but Nnamdi Kanu is a
rabble rouser and his radio Biafra project , in
my estimation, is a scheme for private
aggrandizement . Rabble rousers should not be
aided by avoidable indiscretions that estrange
hearts and minds. Why hand them easy
converts? Igbos complain of marginalization,
5% talk doesn’t help such a perception and
tongues have been wagging. Why then the
unhelpful hair splitting at NIMASA, why
couldn’t the man who had resumed as acting
head just remained? Isn’t anyone getting fed
up with reversals.
The president must become sensitive to little
things . He must not fritter away goodwill
needlessly. INEC is a sensitive organization.
And in the aftermath of a general election it is
particularly sensitive. Jega’s departure was
planned so a handover to an acting head
should have been mere routine. Avoidable
tardiness and confusion at INEC invariably
invite suspicions . The legitimacy of an umpire
,in part, rests on her acceptance by major
stakeholders. How was even this, this handover
bungled and made controversial?
Passion untempered can be counterproductive.
Buhari understands the Leahy law. The law
makes moral sense. Why give sophisticated
weapons to butchers? Buhari, in opposition,
vociferously condemned alleged human rights
abuses by some of our military units. Buhari,
the president , has promised to investigate
these abuses. But strangely , before he has
even commenced proper investigations and
prosecutions, he wants the law disabled. He
pointedly holds the application of the law
partly responsible for the failure of our
military to contain the insurgency. He
employed the words “aided and abetted”. He
read from a prepared speech. That was a
major inexcusable blunder. The use of
‘unwittingly’ and ‘unintentionally’ cannot
mitigate the damage. Cosmetic. It doesn’t
relieve the law of undeserved blame wrongly
ascribed to its application. Buhari is passionate
but diplomatic language should be well
nuanced. Who wrote that speech?
It is true and good that the president is being
held to higher standards, even by his critics,
than his predecessors? And his every word and
step are being scrupulously scrutinized?
That is change in the right direction.
The President will get better.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/buharis-teething-problems-gaffes-upon-gaffes-blunders-unlimited/

EdCure:
These over-northernized appointments are becoming very worrisome.

Na now day break for your eyes.
Good morning

bolaino:
I am not a Closet homosexual, and I know very much about these Studies, as I have read them in depth even before you came across them, I believe, my problem with Homosexuality is that I see it becoming a trend in Nigeria, and it would be a very Dangerous Trend.

It is not becoming any trend,dangerous or otherwise,it has always been there.Even before colonialism,it was with us and our fathers didn't cry alarm nor pay it any heed as you guys are foolishly doing.Don't tell me you haven't heard of the Yan Daudu/Dan Daudu up north and other examples spread across various Nigerian cultures.They were tolerated even then cos they were and will always remain a minority that poses no harm to the larger society.
The current wave of homophobia is actually a vestige of colonialism,a feature of Victorian England.

bolaino:
You Have just confirmed something for me today, That of a Truth, there are agents of America in the guise of Trolls, who are going about trying to push naïve Nigerians into acts of gayism, but God will shame all of you.

Agent of America,you that unserious?.Those studies were carried out by different British universities,and you're yet to disprove nor counter their assertion.
Why are you carrying this gay thing on your head?.What people do in the privacy of their bedrooms,so far as it doesn't affect anyone else,does not concern me and it shouldn't bother you,except you are a closet case.

Paentera:
Joe Biden never contested against Obama. John Kerry & Hillary Clinton did. At least get your facts right.

John Kerry never contested against Obama,Joe Biden did.You get your facts right or best of all,keep quiet.

EVarn:
You dont even have a genuine reason for hating homosexuals; you just hate them because it is a 'fashionable' thing to do,or perhaps,because you have been led by the nose{like many other africans} to believe the half-baked propaganda being churned out by homophobic tyrants in the society.
Of course,you may cite religious grounds for your homophobic malady; but did christ give christians a mandate to persecute people who hold a different view of life?,the doctrines of christ were founded on love,forgiveness,unity and repentance.Not persecution!
When practiced,homophobia is an act of terrorism: and terrorists have no place in the society.

Or he may be a closet homosexual himself,as studies have shown closeted gays are the most homophobic.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120406234458.htm
ate :
Summary
Science News
from research organizations
Is some homophobia self-phobia?
April 6, 2012
University of Rochester
Homophobia is more
pronounced in
individuals with an unacknowledged
attraction to the same sex and who grew up
with authoritarian parents who forbade such
desires, a series of psychology studies
demonstrates. The study is the first to
document the role that both parenting and
sexual orientation play in the formation of
intense fear of homosexuals.

Game over for Tinubu's camp,I should think.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a
prayer by five senators opposed to the
emergence of Bukola Saraki as the Senate
President to stop the upper legislative chamber
from constituting it’s standing and ad hoc
committees.
The five plaintiffs in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/
CS/651/2015 – Senators Abu Ibrahim, Kabir
Marafa, Ajayi Boroffice, Olugbenga Ashafa and
Suleiman Hunkuni – made the request in an ex
parte application which was moved by their
lawyer, Mamman Osuman (SAN), on Tuesday.
They had anchored their ex parte application
on the use of alleged illegitimate Senate
Standing Orders 2015 to conduct the election
of the current leadership of the Senate on June
9.
In their ex parte application, supported by an
affidavit of urgency, the plaintiffs had urged
the court to stop the constitution of the
Senate committees pending the hearing and
determination of their separate application for
interim injunction.
But Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in his ruling,
dismissed the ex parte application, holding that
the urgency attached to it was self-induced.
This, the judge held, was because the plaintiffs
had been aware of the alleged use of the
illegitimate standing orders since June 8 or 9,
2015, but only chose to file the ex parte
application on July 27, which was barely 24
hours to resumption of the Senate from its
about one month recess.
The judge also held that the court would hardly
intervene in a matter of application of the
internal rules of the Senate or the legislature
when such action did not amount to
“substantial infraction” of the provisions of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The senators are seeking, among other prayers,
the declaration of the Senate Standing Orders
2015 as null and void for being a product of
an alleged illegitimate amendment of the 2011
version standing orders.
They also want the court to nullify the
amended order as well as the election of Saraki
as the Senate President and that of Ike
Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate
President, for being products of the alleged
illegal orders.
Joined as six defendants to the suit are Saraki,
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; the
Clerks of the National Assembly, the Senate
and the National Assembly.
The five plaintiffs are members of the the pro-
Ahmed Lawan group in the Senate who are
backed by the All Progressives Congress-backed
Unity Forum that supported Lawan for the
position of the Senate President but lost to
Saraki on June 9, 2015 during the first session
of the 8th Senate.
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Five members of the the pro-Ahmed Lawan
group in the Senate have asked a Federal High
Court in Abuja to stop any move to constitute
any standing or ad hoc committees of the
Senate on the strength of the allegedly forged
rules of the upper legislative chamber.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole has reserved ruling on
the ex parte application till 2pm today
(Tuesday).
The plaintiffs in the suit, FHC/ABJ/
CS/651/2015, are Senators Abu Ibrahim, Kabir
Marafa, Ajayi Boroffice, Olugbenga Ashafa and
Suleiman Hunkuni.
They are all members of the All Progressives
Congress-backed Unity Forum which supported
Lawan for the position of the Senate President
but lost to Bukola Saraki on June 9, 2015
during the first session of the 8th Senate.
Joined as six defendants to the suit are Saraki,
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; the
Clerks of the National Assembly, Senate and
the National Assembly.
The five senators, through their ex parte
application moved by their lead counsel, Chief
Mamman (SAN), on Tuesday urged Justice
Kolawole to restrain the defendants in the suit
from constituting the various committees
pending the hearing and determination of a
separate motion on notice for an interim
injunction.
The singular prayer in the ex parte application
reads, “An interim order of injunction
restraining the 1st, 2nd and 5th defendants/
respondents (Saraki, Ekweremadu and the
Senate) from constituting the Chairman and
Deputy Chairmen of committees, or sub-
committee whether Standing and ad hoc
committees on the basis of the provisions of
the Senate Standing Orders 2015 (as amended)
or any other order and any other set of rules
pending the hearing and determination of the
motion on notice.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/marafa-ashafa-seek-to-stop-constitution-of-senate-committees/

pazienza:
Please Post a link to that supreme court judgement on Jajas here.

I'll look for it,was widely reported.Not sure what purpose it'll serve posting it here,King Dandeson Jaja can choose to be whoever he wants himself,his family and his estate to be.What is no longer in doubt is that he can't be dictated to by any local group,as pertain Opobo native affairs

peleson:
Opobo is Ijaw. Igani people! Not Igbo. They traded in Igbo language in the hinterland because the were able to read n write! Only Jaja was ibo! It was the ijaw Ibani war canoe house of bonny that brought and absorb jaja! The war canoe house that absorb Jaja made him an Ijaw man! The lineage of king David son of Jeese was not jewish! Rehaab was absorb by the Jews! Jesus's davidic parentage was asborb and that made Him jewish and that was what happened in the kingdom.they understand the dynamics of the time long before the USA did, they had a somewhat democratic process entangled with dynasty and the ruling war canoe houses! They were liberal,accommodating, prosperous,they created an environment where anybody can achieve his God given potential regardless, in as much as institutional processes were obeyed and followed!

According to the last Supreme Court judgement,the whole of Opobo is the personal estate of Jaja and his descendants.So,if you agree Jaja was Igbo,it stands to reason his estate is Igbo too.
However,we'll leave that decision to Dandeson Jaja to make,and thus far,he has continually identified with his Amaigbo ancestry while not taking anything away from his Ibani heritage.

chukwudi44:
Shameless journalism by the PUNCH newspapers!!! The police have even denied the report. Tinubu and his SW media are becoming too desperate

Even their story from yesterday,the Police spokesperson clearly stated that they're still investigating,yet PUNCH and Nation published that nonsense citing unnamed presidency source as their authority.The FPRO has come out again to deny such report exist.
Yellow journalism at it worst,or should I say brown-envelope journalism.

superstar1:
The federation units are the states and not the zones. The zonal delineation is just a mere geopolitical nomenclature. Read the recommendations all over again.

Really!!!!! I do not have to drag the issue of conceptualisation with you, I can assure you we can NEVER agree on that. I am more inclined towards preferring of workable solutions on this thread than banters.

The truth is there should be a melting pot for the noise making, conceptualisation, building alliances with other key regions and the bringing to fruition of such governance system that will unlock the full potential of this country.

Again,you're wrong.Geopolitical delineation wasn't meant for mere "nomenclature",as you quaintly put.There was a reason for its birth/coinage.Do go read up on the 1995 Constitutional Conference Report and Draft Constitution.
And again,you're falling into that Afenifere mode of being full of sound and fury,yet signifying nothing.It is already agreed that restructuring/regionalism is the way forward,the question is what sort of restructuring and then how to.Ohaneze Ndigbo has answered their side of what type,what is Afenifere's and other regional bloc's own articulated positions?.That first,before we start talking of how to synchronize various positions and then move to implementation