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Aloy.Emeka:
You will be very instrumental in BecomeRich's plan to do the first coup in Africa using satellite technology.

lol. Nanotech has nothing to do with satellite maps. It is simply any technology at very very very small (nano) scale with materials (biological, chemical etc) that are less than 100 nanometers in size.

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Thanks. I am less than a year in the field of nanotechnology (had been working on developing biochelators for metal pollution bioremediation in soil using bacteria and plants and their secondary metabolites) and I already have an industrial award for the best research presentation in nanotechnology in the state of Utah, USA

Good to see a fellow Nigerian working in a related field as mine. I am involved in the environmental aspects of nanotechnology, specifically on their toxicology and cellular functional alterations in bacteria and plants. Thus the biosensor development of Prof Adeloju brings his work in perspective with mine (bio).

However, although the details of the specific biosensor that the Prof developed is not clear from the sketchy post here,  I would add that nanocomposite biosensors have been developed and applied several years back. His will however be novel depending on the composites involved.

ndu_chucks:
2015

Fashola - President
Soludo - VP

under the umbrella of a mega party.

The reverse is clearly the case.

Vamoose if you are not interested. Don't eat your own vomit, bloody jackass.

The poster is an incompetent nincompoop. I do not have anything else to add except to let guys know that this is his first post in politics. He has always been a comedian and sex talk show host at the joke section (I checked him out). Unfortunately, his first attempt to get serious has just backfired

Not interested and you are hovering around the thread like a vulture? Why not vamoose then? You irrational defender of evil

BP.

No one is blaiming Awo for being a tribalist. Igbos instead blame their leaders for not being tribalists. That is what we want to change: Igbos must play tribalism in politics. Live with it or die.

Things fall Apart takes centre stage in Anambra's political fray
By Anote Ajeluorou

As the campaigns leading up to the Anambra 2010 governorship elections heightens, a work of Literature has received special attention, thus becoming the first of such to be made a campaign issue. The governorship candidate of African Democratic Party (ADC), Chief ralphs Okey Nwosu has promised to build the Things fall Apart Museum in the state, specifically in Ogidi, the home town of the legendary author Prof. Chinua Achebe.


Nwosu made the campaign pledge two days ago at the end of year dinner party of Aka Ikenga, an Igbo socio-cultural group held in Ikoyi, Lagos. As a member of the group, he was given audience to intimate his fellow Anambrarians his political ambition and the plans he has for them when elected governor.

The choice of Things Fall Apart Museum, he said, was to develop tourism in the state among the numerous programmes he intends to execute to transform the state to one of development. Nwosu stated that as the first book of literary significance to have come out of the state, it was about time its varied potentials were explored to the full benefits of Anambra people and to further locate it as a historical monument for the entire world to see although he did not mention the format the museum will take.

Stating that he represented the revolting Nigerian people who are hungry for a comprehensive change in how they are governed, Nwosu said, "2010 will be a special year. I will make Anambra State the epicentre for tourism, commerce, and entertainment. Before long trains will run in Anambra because transportation is an important area to face".

Other areas the former APGA now ADC candidate will give priority include security and job creation and the rapid transformation of the state. It is in the area of job creation that the Things fall Apart Museum will take centre stage in the politician's reckoning. Nwosu said he would target 100,000 jobs in his first year in office as a means of eradicating poverty and enhancing the quality of life for the people. He decried the high influx of graduates in the state and other parts of Nigeria to Abuja and Lagos, when similar opportunities could be created in the various states of the federation if purposeful leadership were to be put in place.

"Leadership," he posited, "should point the people to the direction leaders want the people to go. Our priority is to employ graduates. Isn't it possible to create jobs for our own people? I will build the Things fall Apart Museum to attract tourism in Anambra State."

It is the first time a work of art will receive attention as a political campaign tool and away from the usual disdain artists and their works get from politicians. Only last month, the classic novel got an enlarged and colourful version Things Fall Apart Illustrated published by Bookcraft. Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka presented the book to the public. With him were the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, who chaired the event in Lagos and Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi, who reviewed it.

That ceremony was among several others held since last year to mark 50 years of the publication of the seminal work that heralded strongly the presence of African fiction on the world stage. If Chief Nwosu wins with his ADC party, Things Fall Apart will receive a further boost as perhaps the first novel to be so honoured as a development initiative by any known Nigerian state. It would mean Chief Nwosu would have utilised politics to create a marriage between commerce and art for the benefit of the people.

yarodin:
Bros you might be right, but am talking about the old money (late 70's early 80's), I believe around the time of the oil boom.

Definitely. But you should look to the future and, at worst, the present, than looking back to the past. The Igbo and Delta peoples have bridged the gap of financial control of banks by Yoruba.

Sorry Debosky,
I edited my last two posts with some more points. Perhaps you could read them again and update your responses. Thanks.

I am saying building a factory so that crafstmen can make guns formally. Do you see them as criminals just by merely being gun-makers and assuming you are unable to prove that a specific gun maker sold his products to criminals?

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So why did we condone militancy by granting them amnesty- just an aside. And why are they still making guns if it is illegal to make guns (not talking about selling same to criminals)?

Do you believe that 1000 factory-made guns will undergo a far more efficient regulation (by appropriate authorities) - and therefore, less harmful- than 10 privately made and sold guns (infact, no regulation at all in this case)?

debosky:
1. I am not sure

2. So what? Why can't the skill be used for something else - who says guns are lacking in Nigeria

3. If so, why do we need even MORE guns??

If there are problems with one facility, why create one where criminality is already established? Are guns the problem facing the police in the South East or poverty, lack of intelligence and other issues?

You still do not get it. Gun-making is on now in Abala, even as we speak. So whether the feds step in or not makes no diff. What then can be done in such a scenario? Kill off the crafstmen so that gun-making dies a natural death? The police have been arresting them and releasing them because, I think, gun-making is not unconstitutional. I doubt that they catch them pants down selling the guns to criminals, although that is obviously the case. Like I said, retraining them is no guarantee that they will give up their culture (gun-making) that easily.

yarodin:
Nna you have said it all, our leaders should start focusing on South East issues first. Yes, Awo dealt with the Igbos but because of what he did, I believe the Yorubas are controlling the financial sector. I wish Okpara had swapped places with Zik then maybe things would have been different.

Yoruba controlling the financial sector in today's Nigeria? Not quite sure about that. How many banks do we have? Who are their CEOs and major shareholders? Things have changed but even if they (Yoruba controlling as you said) do, the gap which existed before has been bridged considerably since consolidation. Soludo sort of played the tribalism game, which is good for Ndigbo.

debosky:
And what is the crime rate around the DICON? Is smack in the middle of a kidnapping zone? Besides, who says DICON doesn't make enough guns as it is?

What crime are you talking about? Be specific, as many people just presume that crime rate is higher in the S than N (where DICON is located). That perception might be due to lack of reporting in the N, and not the reality on the ground or due to looking at specific crimes. Needs to take it in its totality.

1. Are you really sure that DICON is making guns at the moment?

2. Gun making in Abala has been on since ages b4 kidnapping became an issue.

3. The guns from DICON (if 1 above is correct) are they part of the ones stolen by military officers and sold to criminals and militants?

~Bluetooth:
You are now talking like a true nigerian.It's high time we started saying the truth even if it did concerns our folks.Gun-running is a crime and will always be a crime.The govt can only discourage these guys by providing an alternative jobs for them,

Is there any part of the constitution that says making guns is illegal? If such a case gets to the supreme court do you know how it might play out? Note the difference btw constitution and police regulation. Is manufacturing guns part of gun running? If so why is the FGN trying to engage in gun running? Don't know just asking. Thanks.

~Bluetooth:
@nchara
i didnt say craftmanship was illegal.Have you ever seen a carpenter or mechanic being arrested for practising that kind of trade.Illegality shouldn't be associated with skills or poverty!

It is deeper than you think. They can claim to be making hunting guns while secretly making AK47s . The FGN knows better. FYI, the deputy gov of Abia state is from that generally area (not Abala village specifically) and he know what is on the ground.

I am sorry, but most Igbos are bunkums who think Nigeria when it comes to politics. Given their penchant to be tribalistic, the Hausa and Yoruba will continue to beat us hands-down politically. Wake up Umuigbo and play the game of the Yoruba and alakuba people.

Debosky?

Are guns not already being made in Nigeria at the DICON? Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.

~Bluetooth:
Which part of our constitution recognizes gun-running.A Criminal is a criminal.Those manufacturing arms in Abala are not talented but criminals so they should be brought to book.

Which part of the consitution does not recognize craftsmanship? Shame to you that the FGN thought it wiser to regulate them than arresting them, releasing them and they continuing their trade.

debosky:
So instead of teaching them to make other things with their skills such as industrial machines or farming implements the solution is to put them together in a factory and start making more guns - what an intelligent solution.

A gun factory is a BAD idea - we have poor control of the guns in the country, with military personnel even selling guns to the militants in the ND, how much worse will it get when there's an actual factory making the weapons close by?

How many graduates (Ph.D, MSc, BSc and Diplomas) are actually employed? How many have been retrained (for e.g., a graduate of political science being retrained to something more useful, e.g., info tech), talk less of already highly-skilled craftsmen who just needs some regulation to the use of their skills? Moreover, what makes anyone think that engaging them in some other occupation will stop them from making guns in the sideline, considering that old habits die hard and gun-making is actually lucrative?

Perhaps you know about the Afghan situation where the govt tried to dissuade farmers from growing opium. The govt gave them incentives to grow wheat and other crops. Nevertheless, some of the Afghans plant wheat and the other approved crops but still intercrop those with opium. I have seen this on CNN. This means that old habits really die hard, especially if they are lucrative habits. In the same light, if the Abala guys are retrained, they may still be making guns in the sideline. This being the case, why not then harness the existing skill and put it to official use especially as we (naija) can make money from it instead of importing guns as we currently do, while the criminals buy locally?

Talk, talk, talk by NL forumites but no action (alternative suggestions). Are you guys deaf that the guns are already being made (since adam) and even if the feds do not step in (to regulate) the guns will continue to be made illegally and supplied to robbers and militants who are ever ready to be highest bidders? Do you think these highly skilled crafstmen (essentially blacksmiths) will let their culture (of gun making) die just like that? What part of the statement is not clear?

yarodin:
We Igbos can blame Awo and call him names, but he was investing his time and energy fighting for his people and the same goes for the Northern Leaders. If Zik was smart he should have read the writing on the wall and done the same thing. I mean look how we all at this present age are fighting among ourselves, and we expect Zik to win the Western Region in the 60's? With all what Fashola is doing in Lagos, I know if he runs for the Governorship in Abia against Kalu he will lose hands down.

You can't be more correct; however the Yoruba should shut up and own up when they are accussed as the progenitors of tribalism in Nigeria. It worked and still works for them (election 2003 being another e.g.) so no point in their continued denial (see as the Yoruba interviewer also wants to deny ). Their continued denial helps stoke the newfound awareness by others (e.g. Igbos) on the need to play the game too.

The truth is being revealed in addition to the revelation of Adelabu himself (which I have read also). Note that Mbu is from Cross River State and therefore fairly neutral.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/12/the-north-built-on-mistakes-of-the-south-%e2%80%94-mbu/

Q: You talk about these our fathers, leaders of Nigeria at independence and some insist that they created the foundations for the type of country that we have today – tribalism, for example and the events in the Western House of Assembly. Some say Azikiwe was merely outplayed, politically and others say….?

A: No! You are not really…Permit me to interrupt you; you were not there. Zik won all, the majority, in the Western region. It was when he went to the East, that this notorious question, this notorious carpet-crossing, for the first time in our history was enacted on the floor of the Western House of Assembly. Before then, we never knew about carpet-crossing. Those who won on the platform of the NCNC were suddenly bought over by the Action Group.

Q: But in an earlier interview with Pa Ayo Adebanjo, I was told that it was at the point when they said members of the different parties should move and sit separately, that it became obvious that AG members were more?[/b]

A: He would say so. What do you expect from him, he’s AG; he’s partisan. AG top notch!

Q:It would be difficult for people not to say you are also being partisan, being of the NCNC?
The AG introduced, for the first time in our history, carpet crossing; I didn’t know about it. I wish the late Adelabu (PENKELEMSS) were alive. The leader of our movement in Ibadan, I wish he was alive, he would have told you what happened; he would have told you the drama that happened on the floor of the Western House of Assembly; the debacle, as he put it, the debacle of western election, so don’t tell me anything that I don’t know.

A:I know you know that’s why I’m asking you. For Nigerians who do not have a recollection of the events of that era and who talk about tribalism, they would want the records set straight. Some even say had Zik stayed back, may be he would have fought it? And some even say that from that moment onwards, Nigeria lost it?

Yes, we lost it from that moment onwards. That was crude tribalism on display. That’s all. What else could it be that somebody of Eastern origin should come and control a region that belongs to the westerners? That was a clear display of tribalism, crude and that was when Nigeria lost it, the true sense of nationalism. Yes! AG, NCNC, that I belonged to, were at opposing ends on true nationalism and nothing else. NCNC till tomorrow remains a nationalist party, one Nigeria, one people, one destiny. AG believed in one Yoruba, one nation, one Oduduwa.

Q: When you look at the way some people accuse the North of holding unto power without wanting to let go, and the philosophy of Awolowo that before you can claim to be a Nigerian, you would have to first be either an Igbo, a Yoruba or Hausa?

A: Chief Awolowo never pretended and I have a lot of respect for him. He never for once pretended that he was a true nationalist. He was a true Yoruba leader – simplicita. And he never in any way felt ashamed about it. Yoruba for Yoruba, Hausa for Hausa and Igbo for Igbo – that was the way he felt and he never flinched.

The North learned a lot from the mistakes of the South and the way the tribal politics was being played, the North elevated it to another level. They reasoned that if tribalism was to become the name of the game, then they were ready to move it to the next level – the North for the North. The Sardauna would always say, ‘we of the North’, and he never pretended. His great grand father, Uthman Dan Fodio, was a conqueror of a greater community and why should he go for anything less. He, therefore, settled for a bigger North.

Q: Could you please give examples of what the North learned from the South?
The North went and excelled in everything we did. We introduced thuggery, Michael Okpara called them party stalwarts in East, but they were thugs. Then the North recreated it, took it to another level: Why did we bring in the native police? They were uncompromising in the North.

A: There in the North, if you were not of the Northern Peoples Congress, NPC, they would tell you, don’t cross, if you did they would kill you – and they meant it. Their own thuggery was worse and they took it to a level that was something else. So the only way to curb the excesses of the native police was to integrate them into the Nigeria Police Force, to train them, to shed them of the crude and excessive extra-legal powers. Not only that, you went to the native courts as a southerner, the Alkali courts.

A case was on, the judge was chewing his gworo and he slept off while the case was on, then he woke up and asked, ‘yes, what do you have to say; nothing. Okay go to jail for six months’. Meanwhile he had been sleeping all along-o. If you tried to argue you’re in trouble. ‘If you said anything there I’ll give you another six months; okay another six months, go’. Very crude! The North moved from one extremity to the other extremity and that’s where we are.

Q: Back to NCNC, Zik and the East: What was done to NCNC and Zik in the West, Zik was not magnanimous too, when he went back to the East?

A: I do not think that you were born to understand the politics of those days.

Q:We read?

A: It depends on what you have been reading and by whom? Look, the East was so democratic to a point where when the Onitsha issue came up, although a lot of it engendered by the opposition, led by the late chief justice of the East, Sir Louis Mbanefo, Onitsha market issue, there was a demonstration by the Onitsha people against the premiership of Zik, an Onitsha man, and I saw the father and I asked him: ‘Papa, you joined the delegation, too, to denounce the premier’? You know what he said to me in response? He said: ‘He’s not one of us, being an Onitsha man, he should not oppose us’. That was the extent to which the people in the East understood democratic principles.

Q: But an Efik was not allowed to lead in the East?

A: What was the problem of the Efik? They split. You were not born yet; you needed to be around with us then to understand what happened. UNIP was a splinter of the NCNC and they were to topple the leadership of the NCNC. UNIP was within the NCNC, led by, more or less, English trained graduates, leadership.

They were looking up on themselves as better educated than American trained graduates, led by Zik, Orizu, Mbadiwe and co – that is the truth. And who were the other groups? Graduates, Nwapa, Cambridge, make no mistake about it; Njoku, Manchester, London educated; my country man, Okoi Arikpo, London educated – London School of Economics; Ozoma; even Ita himself, having gotten his MA from Columbia University in the United States of America, came back and repeated the London MA so he used to be referred to as Prof. Eyo Ita, MA Columbia, MA London. They felt they were more educated and, therefore, a better bred to lead the new dispensation in the East; not this ill-bred American educated fellows from schools they did not recognize.

A: But Eyo Ita?

A: My friend, he was opposition, when you split against the leadership, then you are already taking up arms against the party. Must there be two premiers? It was Zik, in fact, who named him Prof. Don’t tell me what you did not witness.

strangleyo:
people being in factories is good, they work etc.

Making weapons is key. Importing weapons is bad.

But making them should be the job of private companies.

The makers are already private people, but it is rather unregulated and a reason the govt should step in.

brooklyn99

You american wannabe should be cleaning ma shoes. Your poor language skills and apparent pigsty demeanour gives you away as a first rate village urchin. Now go suck some oranges at Ile Ife.

Thanks Paddy Lo, for the wonderful photos.

I have always known that Abia is badly misrepresented, with people only showing the bad sides. I always believe that both sides of anything should be shown so that a complete picture is given. We have seen all the bad sides now is time for the good sides of Aba/Abia.