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komando.:
@ na-so

The Saraki's are not Yoruba,but Fulani. They are Yoruba Fulani, the same way you have Hausa Fulani. Even the Emir of Illorin has a Yoruba name 'Kolapo', but he is Fulani.

Ibime:
I believe Saraki has good record with electricity in Kwara.

Let Kwara indigenes tell us more on what he has to offer.

mbulela:
dude, you are getting carried away with this your Jonathan sycophancy.
try and take it easy.
Everybody that dislikes Jonathan is not an IBB lover.
i dislike IBB more than Jonathan but that does not change the fact that this country can do way better than GEJ.
dude is a mediocre and an opportunist.
This is a critical juncture in the life of this country and we need capable hands not a man that has no track record and no discernible ideology.
some of us just have a disdain for mediocrity and crass opportunism.we are no fans of IBB or even Atiku.
Pls take it easy.

Ibime:
Am laughing at those thinking IBB will voluntarily step down in 2015 for anyone to step in. They must not know the man called IBB. By 2015 some corrupt Igbo pressure group would start claiming that IBB has done more for Ndigbo than any Igbo man could do, hence IBB should continue in office. Hehehehehehe

Like Caretaker said, Zoning was designed to fail. PDP has long promised 2015 to South-South, now we are hearing that it is Igbo turn in 2015. Does anyone actually have the list of zones and which zone goes after which? Shebi the likes of Achike Udenwa picked up Presidential form in 2007? I thought 2007 was NW turn? The truth is that zoning never existed, Hausa just insist on power. Some are even claiming thay NW should continue from 2015-2019 because YarAduas rule was truncated.

Nothing will please me more than IBB winning power, refusing to hand over in 2015, precipitating second civil war. Anything that quickens the process of disintegration is fine by me.

Ndigbo leadership is hurt after the civil war causing them to make some frazzled decisions such as supporting Abacha after June 12, now insisting on zoning for the promise of a cake in 2015. . . A cake which will never materialise.

Dokpesi Has No Hostage Value, Says JRC

The circumstances surrounding the purported allegation of kidnap of the Director-General of General Ibrahim Babangida’s presidential campaign,
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, took another dimension yesterday with the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) saying the IBB's campaign head had no hostage value, and that his assertion that the group planned to kidnap him was baseless.

[size=15pt]The JRC also said that the persona non grata imposed on Dokpesi was warning to Chief Edwin Clark who the group said was being used as a foot soldier of putting the Niger Delta backward.[/size]

In a press statement circulated online which LEADERSHIP gleaned, JRC's spokesperson Cynthia Whyte, said, "We wish to condemn, in all entirety, the false alarm spewed by Raymond Dokpesi concerning threats to kidnap his son. For the benefit of all doubts, we wish to categorically declare that the Dokpesis has little or no hostage value, more especially, it would be entirely worthless for anyone to abduct a child or children with questionable paternity, vain pedigree and dumb ancestry.

“Dokpesi’s ranting represents the cry of a drowning man struggling for some breath of fresh air in murky waters.

“Let us remind all men of goodwill that Raymond Dokpesi's association with the South South People's Assembly in 2007 during the run-off of the 2007 Presidential ambition of Sir Peter Odili was driven by the heavy cash gifts that Dr Peter Odili made to Raymond Dokpesi and his DAAR Communications group to enable them set up shop in Port Harcourt and stay afloat.”

JRC further stated, “Dokpesi has never been involved in the agitation for a Niger Delta and has lived a life of subservience to corrupt Northern oligarchies.
http://www.leadershipeditors.com/ns/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15800:dokpesi-has-no-hostage-value-says-jrc&catid=51:cover-stories&Itemid=101

confetti:
Haha! petty trading for $300,000 abi $30,000? What sort of petty trading is to be registered with more than 45Million Naira?

Boy! Any one that has that kind of Money should come to Niger for biz. There are plenty opportunities here.

Gbawe:
My brother, trading blocs exist to harmonise trading ethos so member States gain trade advantages otherwise not available to non-members. ECOWAS has criticised Ghana's moves because it contravenes the principles guiding the set-up of ECOWAS. I will agree that there are 'grey' areas and this is what Ghana is taking advantage of.

Nonetheless you are correct in stating that[b] Ghanaians have a peculiar problem of overrating their potential. It is that "overrating" that got them to where they are today[/b]. Ghanaians are busy bragging over the net of their "economic success" while economic success , at national level, should mean good FDI (foreign direct investment) matched by strong local participation and market presence that assures the employment of indigenes. Instead FDI came and Ghanaians , as per their unmotivated nature, failed to even secure their own local participation and presence  to boost the employment of Ghanaians !!! The Government ,a tad late, has now woken up to its folly. It is now doing things it should not do to, and that is unlikely to be effective, to 'stem the tide'.

Gbawe:
That is not the point . ECOWAS law, as long as Ghana remains a member, outlaw this arbitrary and protectionist "law" from Ghana that directly contravenes the provisions of ECOWAS that member States must abide by. No less than the Ghanaian secretary general of ECOWAS has chided Ghana for this action. Nigerians, and Togolese folks should not be put in the same catergory as Britons and lebanese in so far as Ghana remains a member of ECOWAS . In my mind Ghana is just acting desperately out of fear of dominaton and this is why they have damned the consequence in taunting a weak trade bloc . No Nation will do this within the EU without first having to withdraw it membership . Serious sanction or ejection would be the consequence if you attempt this in a well-regulated trade bloc.

Kashif:
The radio just announced that the presidency has ordered the immediate closure of the office of Ogun state governor.

Events unfolding.

seanet02:
why do you hate GOODLUCK SO MUCH BROTHER? THIS IS HATRED WITHOUT FAIRNESS AND REASONING

Ibime:
Whether MACE or Puff Daddy, this action is illegal. Where is OBJ? Where are the Ogun people to protest the hijacking of their will? Where is the military?

Its time for return to military rule.

Gbawe:
I still think Ribadu , with the right VP candidate, stands a good chance. Nonetheless this thread is about Buhari . He has my vote also if Ribadu will not run.

It is unlikely Fashola will run as VP candidate to anyone . He has stated repeatedly that he want to finish his work in Lagos State. Very few Governors , except those who are outgoing, will accept to be VP [size=15pt]unless victory is assured[/size]. For reasons I will not belabour , I don't think , for Buhari, a Yoruba VP is strategically clever.

A Buhari/Ken Nnamani ticket would be very strong IMO.

barnabasj:
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5615650-146/ogun_state_speaker_impeached__.csp


The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Tunji Egbetokun, has reportedly been impeached.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a source in the House said that Mr Egbetokun was removed, and Yemi Coker (Odeda Constituency) was appointed as the new speaker. The impeachment was reportedly carried out by a group of nine members of the House sympathetic to the state government. The lawmakers allegedly arrived at the Assembly Complex as early as 7am, and went into the chambers where they conducted proceedings [size=20pt]with a mace said to have been obtained from the Abeokuta North Local Government Area[/size]. The Ogun State House of Assembly is composed of 26 lawmakers, two of whom are currently on suspension.

According to the source, Mr Coker, in his inaugural speech, said the action had become necessary because of the gross misconduct of the impeached speaker. He said the action was taken to save the government from being crippled by Mr Egbetokun and his team. Musa Daura, the state's Commissioner of Police, who visited the Assembly complex around 9.30am with a team of police officers, declined to comment on the development. Journalists and staff of the Assembly were barred from the complex.

Mr Egbetokun, in a telephone conversation with NAN, described the incident as a joke. "They are just nine, even if they were 11; they could not even have removed the speaker," he said. "They are acting for some people and we are watching and we are also on top of the situation. The regime of President Goodluck Jonathan will not condone such illegality.

We will watch for the next 24 hours and we will fight back." He alleged that the action was taken to scuttle the debate on the controversial N100 billion bond scheduled for Wednesday. Mr Egbetokun became the Speaker in May 2008 following the impeachment of former Speaker, Titi Oseni.

seanet03:
if i can not remember the actual number, then is your reply a vindication of the notorious behaviours of OBJ IN REMOVING the fact is the same thing happened in the removal of LADOJA, it is all illegality upon illegality, stop shifting the goal post

Gbawe:
I am beginning to tire of you . When will you start dealing with th issues raised? Even if it is obvious I do not support Jonathan why do you not argue against relevant points I raise? OGD's plan is fairly obvious . Who is powerful enought to checkmate him if not Jonathan? Why is Jonathan then ignoring Ogn State to focus EFCC attention on States with Governors not backing Mr.President's ambition?

The Yoruba PDPGovernors are some of the worst leaders in Nigeria. Jonathan giving them carte blanche to do as they please, just because they support his ambition, is highly dangerous thing for the inhabitants of the State they govern. Still , that is "par for the course" as far as many Jonathan fans are concerned. Not so ?

seanet03:
how did 6 members IMPEACHED LADOJA during OBJS regime, my friend that is THE FEDERAL RECKLESSNESS OF NIGERIA

LADOJA REINSTATED IN OYO STATE-PM NEWS, Lagos

-by Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan, Ayo Lawal, Tokunbo Olajide, Alawode Adebobola, Tunji Adewunmi

Supporters of the impeached Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, broke into wild jubilation this morning, as the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan declared the impeachment process as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.

Reinstating the governor, the presiding Judge J.O. Ogebe ruled that if the incumbent administration led by Christopher Alao-Akala goes to Supreme Court, it would not win stressing that the process of the impeachment of Governor Ladoja was absolutely faulty.

Among the eight faulty processes were: the sitting of the legislators in an hotel rather than the State House of Assembly to deliberate on the impeachment; sending the notice of impeachment through the newspapers; [size=15pt]impeachment carried out by 18 rather than 22 legislators;[/size] unavailability of affidavit of suspension; the time-frame of the process; and the declaration of lack of jurisdiction by the High Court, thereby declaring the process null and void.
Many lawyers hailed the ruling as a victory for democracy and a lesson to Nigerians in general.



http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/breaking-news-appeal-court-overturn-ladojas-impeachment-oyo-state