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Mr Agaba, over 80% of these oil spills you talk about in the ND were caused by indigenous sabotage. Also, over 50% of the total spills in over 40 years occurred in the last few years that the militants unleashed a carnage on oil pipelines and flow stations their own farmlands.

chiozor:
Lord Abba Father put more confusion on them that suffers us.Amen

[size=16pt]AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=431450.msg5926679#msg5926679 date=1271808662][color=deeppink]It's just a movie, It's not like she would be a bad mother-in-law in real life. . [/color] . [/quote]Believe me, in most home videos, certain actors (Osuofia, patience, mr ibu etc) dont follow the script. They act out what they truly are and they are appreciated for that

The worst president that ever ruled Nigeria.
Except for the amnesty program he just initiated, he couldn't do a single thing cos he kept planning for 3 years until the cold hands of pericaditis came and shoved him aside.

Since I saw this piece on Sahara, I've been searching for another source and its now clear to me that It's ONLY Saharareporters that carries this BREAKING NEWS.

What on earth is really wrong with these saharareporters? Things like this make them lose their credibility.

Just heard in the news that "a Car smashed into an Arik aeroplane at Calabar airport just before takeoff. Officials say that all 95 passengers are safe"

Just wondering what was wrong with the driver.

Just heard in the news that "a Car smashed into an Arik aeroplane at Calabar airport just before takeoff. Officials say that all 95 passengers are safe"

Just wondering what was wrong with the driver.

Oh yes, we thank God for this development; though I find it difficult to understand why every single nominee was confirmed so easily. . . even those that couldn't answer a single question correctly were confirmed. Nigeria na wa!!

From most of the replies so far, it's clear that this man is hated but the most important thing is that he has just spoken the truth about Nigeria. Why should people neglect the point he is making and attack his reputation? If i remember right, my philosophy lecturer back in school called this argumentum ad-hominem. This is one of our major problems in Nigeria that sets us back.

aisha2:
drinkinking tea, Sources say he is strolling in his garden. Enough already

I bet u, if u read those paper reports again, u will discover that they were just quoting one yaradua loyalist or relative. We know that we are fed with lies and half truths by these reporters but it very easy to predict which info is true and which is not. We know what is obtainable from our politicians

These links also carry the same gist
http://www.pointblanknews.com/os3099.html
http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/front-page-news/3197-screening-senate-may-drop-akunyili-kayode-3-others-how-jonathan-shocked-gov-ex-govs-over-nominations.html

aisha2:
The writers of daily trust are really losing thier sanity. All their storeis now have no quotable sources, its even worse than a soft sell, "They said" who said? Is that not the first rule of journalism?

How many national dailies publish stories with quotable sources? As far a I'm concerned, no act is too stupi.d for those buffoons in the senate. They are very predictable.

Within hours after the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division threw Mrs. Joy Emodi out of the Senate, several senators commenced a campaign for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to nominate her as a minister to replace the controversial former Minister of Information and Communication Prof. Dora Akunyili, who is one of the nine former ministers already nominated for reappointment. Emodi, like Akunyili, is from Anambra State.

The Court of Appeal had ruled yesterday that Mrs. Joy Emodi, who is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, was not the Senator duly-elected to represent Anambra North senatorial district. The Court, led by Justice Ola Kayode Ariwola, unanimously ruled that Mr. Alphonsus Uba Igbeke of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) was the authentic winner of the seat in the April 28, 2007 election.

A reliable source at the Senate told Daily Trust that many senators are determined that Mrs. Akunyili will not return to the Federal Executive Council. They said the Acting President should either drop her nomination or they will ensure that she fails at the Senate screening. As soon as Emodi lost her Senate seat yesterday, they cashed in on it and proposed her as a replacement.

http://www.news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16307:emodi-may-replace-akunyili-as-appeal-court-sacks-senator&catid=46:lead-stories&Itemid=140

God help us!!

I strongly support Jonathan running for the presidency in 2011. My reason is simply because it would help facilitate the collapse of PDP in Nigeria.

If Jonathan declares for 2011, PDP would be soooo divided that it would self destruct.

@jessefly
I totally agree with u. Instead of Nigerians to perfect the art of making simple action films, they are jumping into producing their own avatar.

Oh my God!!!!!. . .I think this is gonna be really interesting. . .the second trailer is far more convincing. . ._{i withdraw my earlier comment}

This isn't the first Nigerian made cartoon but it's still a good development

PurestBoy:
How I wish Obasanjo was the one lost in d forest with apes but neva found.

Off course if it were Oby, the hunter would have probably shot him thinking he was an ape 

sjeezy8:
@Do they think Nigeria is a small country that they can walk away from?

what there needs to be is southern unity of somesort(ss+se+sw). But I mean they should call out their own southsouth people within the cabal and all the senators/govs in the southsouth that voted against Jonathan being acting president.

its easy to say yea "we the southsouth want to leave" without mentioning the antijonathan south south people like Ibori, Sylva+ others who collaborating and within the cabal.

this guy just spoke my mind


40 yrs ago, the igbos were united but they couldnt break away (obviously cos they couldnt get any support from their neigbours)

Now the south-south has woken up and wants to break away even at a time when there isn't a single iota of unity. Imagine a situation where almost all the south south 'sitting' leaders (uduaghan, sylva, ibori and the legislators etc) are against their own Jonathan in this whole crisis. The SW can never trust the SE, the SE can never trust the SW (not after what happened 40yrs ago), the SS would rather trust the northerners than trust the SW or SE, the igbo man cannot trust his fellow igbo man etc. 

As long as we southerners cannot be United, secession is IMPOSSIBLE and we will continue to be ruled, insulted and intimidated by those we call "Melu"
Who is really the melu?

marvix:
Do u really think Yaradua has been looting this country? This is actually d prob here in dis country once a man has been elected or selected 4 an office automatically he bcoms a thief who can't help himself from stealin frm d treasury, we bring our leaders to our levels, don't 4get he declared his assets publicly so wen he leaves pls reporters can go ahead to truly investigate his estate nd see d diff, at leastd diff btw UMYA nd OBJ wld den b obvious
It is only normal to want to remain relevant wen u leave power dat is y pple mentor their successors so there is nothin wrong in d family tryin to position another member but the onus lies on those who are also interested in d office to lobby 4 d office nd if a woman beats them in replacin d VP slot then can I cry more than them d bereaved?

It seems u've not been following the trend since yaradua's regime. 'Even if' yaradua isn't a thief, what can u say about his witch wife and all his close allies? they 've all been taking advantage of his sickness to milk this nation dry. Infact, Turai is working extra hard to match up with the likes of abacha, Obj etc

Mr Nwachukwu/techboy or whatever he calls himself is just one greedy overambitious b.astard looking forward to get some coins tossed at him. He should go tell his stupi.d story to the marines cos everyone knows the truth.

It is actually the hungry entities like these that destroy our country but we always end up blaming obj.

For all those that hate Nuhu: WHAT EVIL HAS MR RIBADU REALLY DONE TO DESERVE ALL THESE HATE AND SCORN FROM NIGERIANS?

This is a question I ask all the time and except for a few people that gave me a few other flimsy reasons, every other person argued that,"HE WAS SIMPLY USED BY OBJ TO FIGHT POLITICAL ENEMIES."

I totally agree with this argument but the question I ask is, "Are these 'so called' enemies of Obj not corrupt? where they not all thieves" If there's nothing else he did, at least he arrested some thieves in Nigeria and Farida has arrested absolutely no one in her two years as against the everyday arrests by Ribadu.

kay9:
You are missing the point. The issue is not about those he prosecuted; it is about those he didn't! Why wasn't the Transcorp saga properly investigated? Where did the funding for Oando Nigeria come from? What happened to Nigeria's excess crude account? (at least i remember i started hearing stories about that money while he was still around). What about the crooks that won the $857 million Power contract under OBJ. It's "swept-under-the-carpet" issues like this that we talking about.

In a game of Chess, it is impossible to capture the opponents King FIRST without capturing the pawns and other officials. We want change in Nigeria and we want it fast but may I remind u that this change cannot happen in a day.

Corruption is like a mighty army that has held Nigeria captive for some time now. To fight this formidable force, there is NO WAY u can start by killing its generals first. That would be impossible. Any attempt at this in the early stage of the battle would only be suicidal. For those that wanted Ribadu to start his fight by arresting the FRIENDS of Obj or Obj himself, I am sorry to say this but he (ribadu) was smarter than that. He knew it was impossible. In the military, an attempt of that nature would be termed, "FOOLISH GALLANTRY."

I believe Mr Nuhu knew the kind of enemies he was faced with so he employed the best tactics of sweeping away the easy targets first. Nigerians were just being too impatient.

I just heard that Michael "I don kia," the Nigerian attorney general and minister of Injustice has been sacked. I pray this it true cos it will be a sign of good things to come.

Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, Nigeria’s Attorney General and minister of Justice became this afternoon the first casualty of the power change in Aso Rock as he was unceremoniously sacked by the new helmsman, Ag. President Goodluck Jonathan this afternoon…

Michael Kaase Aondoakaa was born June 12, 1962 in Benue. He attended the University of Maiduguri, where he studied law. He became a senior partner of a law firm for 18 years. He was appointed Minister of Justice on 26 July 2007. He was a member of a sub-committee to review the report of Justice Mohammed Uwais committee on electoral reform. The sub-committee assisted in producing a controversial white paper which muzzled the reforms and blunted the edge of the Uwais Report. A hachet man that does all the dirty job of the Yar’Adua’s shadowy kitchen cabinet.

Aondoakaa last battle was against Professor Dora Akunyili, the minister for Information. He lampooned Akunyili for having the gut to write a memo quetioning the integrity of the cabinet for keeping mum over Yar’Adua’s sickness.

As culled from Osun Defender
At:http://www.osundefender.org/?p=7763

http://www.saharareporters.com/real-news/sr-headlines/5119-aondoakaa-removed.html

All these arguments about the stopping of all oil production as being the best solution for the ND region makes me laugh. These are just the sounds of frustration, the sounds of defeat and the sounds of hopelessness. Why cant the ND people look on the bright side? Who says full resource control cannot be achieved?

Meldrick:
True Talk.
In fact the lands and rivers in the Niger Delta have been grealtly polluted as a result of this same oil buisness and this has greatly affected farming and fishing in the ND. The people of the Niger Delta would have done better in these areas if there was no oil.

The ND region no doubt, was better off b4 the oil wealth but I doubt if the region can return to its past glory if the oil production stops today; Not with all the already polluted lands and waters. The damage has already been done. I wonder why some people have failed to see the writings on the wall.

I know a good number of ordinary NDeltans that have lost their livelihoods due to the production shut-ins recorded in the last two years. Making these people and many more go hungry cannot be the best solution to this crisis. Rather, a more productive approach by the militants should be the channeling of their forces towards achieving full control of their resources and empowering more people instead of destroying these God given resources.

Beaf:
We would be better off without the oil companies and so would Nigeria. As Edoyad said earlier, we would suddenly realise that we have human and physical resources.
99% of the corruption we have in that country is due to easy oil money and the manner in which it is obtained. Money from expoitation breeds corruption, simple as.
If the oil companies were to leave, it would also immediately dawn on Nigerians that our federal structure is wrong. Our present arrangement was created for two purposes, the siphoning of from the ND into Hausa/Fulani cabal pockets and the directing of Hausa / Fulani commanded troops to enforce expoitation. Every state and revenue source has been subjugated to our parasitic architecture; your governor must go to Abuja to beg for money while Abuja manages everything for him (even the creation of LG's in your state).

I totally agree with u that our federal structure is wrong and that 1% of the population enjoys 99% of the nations wealth. I also agree with u that 99% of the corruption we have today in Nigeria is due to the easy oil money but where I disagree is in your assumption that with the disappearance of oil money, our nation would be a better place.
Those parasites u talk about would be more desperate and as long as they (parasites) remain on top, I fear that the status quo will still remain. I do not agree with ur ideology that the ND should totally forfeit the oil wealth and remain poor.
With proper strategies, the percentage of the people enjoying the oil wealth could be increased.

Beaf:
I have another simple question for you. At the time the militants drastically reduced Nigeria's oil output, did your life change? No, it didn't.

Oh off course, it did affect me and a lot of people around me.
This ur statement further proves my earlier assumption that u do not stay or work in the ND. A chain reaction of the reduced production affected most small mushroom companies as their contracts where terminated. Average oil company staff, contractors, subcontractors, co-sub contractors (who are mainly ND indegenes) etc were the major victims of terminated jobs, downsizing, contract suspensions etc

All I am saying is that it wouldnt make any sense to take away the meal tickets of the few innocent NDeltans that are surviving on the "crumbs" simply because u want to deprive the North from stealing the wealth. Rather, more pragmatic steps should be taken to ensure that the wealth gets to the rightful owners.

[quote author=Wily+Wily link=topic=394355.msg5479506#msg5479506 date=1265716937]We are tired living on Crumbs , blowing of oil installation and killing of Dirty Stinking Nigeria Soldiers will continue until our people  feed no more on Crumbs. The main Hurricane is on the way.[/quote]If u are truly tired of feeding on crumbs, why cant u strive to get ur rightful position on the dining table?

why cant u use all those sophisticated weapons to blow up the people that have deprived u of ur rightful share?

Since u no longer want crumbs, I guess getting nothing at all would be better. May I remind u that the thieves that have deprived u all these years have stashed enough to last them plenty lifetimes. If u continue in ur misplaced aggression, u will end up impoverishing a large majority of ur compatriots who feed from these companies.

If u are confused on where to direct ur Hurricane, I suggest u direct it to the BAD Leaders we have in Nigeria.

Meldrick:
By the time all the pipelines in Nigeria are blown up, all these grammer on Niaraland will stop then you petroleum engineer and that fellow eating from oil that calls his father a terrorist collaborator will go back to the farm and happily, the other sectors will be harnessed. At least we were doing well without before the discovery of oil in Nigeria.

No doubt, the ND was better off before the Oil boom but with so much oil comes so much money and with so much money, comes so much greed and with so much greed comes so much corruption. This is the Nigerian story. One thing we have to have in mind is the fact that the corruption is already a part of us.

Even if we abandon Oil and go back to produce palm kernel, palm oil, fishing etc as it was before, as long as we do not fight the corrupt leaders that have been siphoning the regions wealth, the status quo will remain and it will even be worse for the ND people because the "crumbs" they get will be smaller.

The region produces billions of dollars, the govt takes it all and tosses a few coins to the people, What do u think will happen when the region starts producing a few thousands? Lets not be myopic about this issue

Beaf:
Do you realise the losses at Odi alone are estimated at 2500 dead? Did you shameless hypocrites come out on the streets to demonstrate?

As much as I sympathize with the people of Odi, but did the Odi massacre have anything to do with any oil company?

Beaf:
Some of you are thinking about their jobs, well underage children, their mothers and sisters are despoiled daily and their men murdered in the creeks to provide you that "job". You are too empty and soulless to realise that, you don't care for us and we surely aren't fighting for you; we need to free ourselves first. Fight for yourselves, or don't you people have balls that minority groups should be the ones to wake up and do your fighting?

Mr Beaf, this is exactly what I'm trying to say, these atrocities u highlighted are carried out by agents of the Govt. including the murder of Saro Wiwa and Co. No doubt, the bone of contention was the full control of the resources of the region but in my own opinion, the real enemy is the central govt. and the hurricane should be directed properly. If these companies leave today, then the region would have completely lost in all its battles and sacrifices through the decades.

Beaf:
In your little story, you referred to those who support the militancy as "FOOL's". Practically a 100% of ND people support the militancy. If you claim to know Saro Wiwa's story and the fact that there is no negotiation with ND people, rather all oil bearing land is simply siezed by the FG, then rather than spout more rubbish, a more descent and balanced person would have offered an apology.
Instead you render more lies about 90% of jobs in Warri and PH depending on the very oil companies we want to leave. You don't know what you are talking about, yet you want to continue talking stup!dly.

I did not refer to all who supported militants rather, i referred to those who support the militants "BLINDLY." Personally, I support the militants in their Violent struggle cos i know that the typical Nigerian listens only to the language of force but my problem with them lies in the strategy they have deployed. They are misdirecting their aggression and causing more harm.

As for my earlier statement with regards to 90% citizens of Warri, PH and other ND cities living off the oil companies, I still stand my ground. The Oil companies are responsible for the economies of these cities. I doubt if u reside in the ND else u wouldn't argue with me on this one.

Meldrick:
VICTORIA ACERTA
YES O!!!!

aluta continua, victoria acerta! . . oh yes! victory is certain but what is ur definition of this victory? is it a ND where the people will fully control their resources and live comfortably or is it a ND where there will no longer be any resources and people will live in abject poverty despite tolerating years of living in oppression ?

Meldrick:
Be careful you idiot. I wish I met you face to face, you could have had a heavy beating as a result of the anger I feel.
You condemn the blowing of oil pipe-lines beacuse you are a benificiary. I await the period when all oil pipelines in Nigeria are blown up and all other accesses to the oil are blocked so that Nigerians can start thinking away from oil.
[b]How can a man be complaining of soap in his eyes when he is standing in the river? [/b]It is better we have no supply of oil than for a few to be leaving in affluence from the money from the oil.

Continue boys!!!!!!!

Oh, you want t beat someone up. . huh? na me put the soap for your eye?. . . Na me be the Hausa cabal wey swear say Goodluck can never be presido? abi na Shell and their pipelines na im dey prevent South-South from being presido? if u can answer these questions, then u would know why I asked u to use ur brain.

Beaf:
^
You are so funny. Like I indirectly asked someone earlier; do you think you are smarter than Wole Soyinka? You certainly aren't, but you must think he is a "FOOL" for being on MEND's Aaron team.

For your information, Soyinka was on the side of sensible reasoning, that was why he decided to join the Aaron team. He did not join because he supported the blowing up of flow stations and pipelines which would further pollute the already polluted land and impoverish the people. Rather, he was sympathetic to the plights of the people and he decided to infuse intellectualism (which was obviously lacking) into the struggle.

Beaf:
^
All you have done in display a deep ignorance of Nigeria by imagining that some "shrew neighbour" had some negotiation with the ND about drilling oil. My friend, all ND land that has oil is simply siezed by the federal government, end of matter. If ND people complain, they send in soldiers; has the protest always been violent? No, go and educate yourself about Ken Saro Wiwa and the 8 others executed with him.

if you refer to my little story, i referred to the FG as "Landlords" and i also highlighted the molestation of the ND people with soldiers whenever they tried to complain peacefully. I also know the story of Saro Wiwa very very well.

asunaobi:
Transformation my friend starts from the top! The wickedness and dumbness of our leaders are very hurting to all Nigerians. It will be better if crude is not pumped out of the ground in the first place than for it to be pumped out and the money from it ends up in private accounts.

How can this be a solution?

Are you aware that over 90% of the citizens of Warri, PH and other ND cities feed directly or indirectly from the crumbs that fall from the tables of these oil companies?

Do you know how many N Deltans that have lost their jobs as a direct consequence of these militant attacks and production shut-ins? _{I live and work in Warri, so i can attest to this}

Are you aware that our BAD leaders, both within and outside the ND already have more than enough to feed their extended families for many generations?

If these oil companies close shop today, the direct victims will be the ND people and the region would be worse than Haiti. A more pragmatic solution should be the engagement of the real enemies (FG state govts and other bad leaders within and outside the region).

If we have good leaders, the ND would get what it rightly deserves and everyone would be happy. But if we chase away the companies, both the govt and the people will suffer. Even if the companies go and the region starts producing palm oil, with these same bad leaders up there, the region would still not get a dime.

Meldrick:
Be careful you idiot. I wish I met you face to face, you could have had a heavy beating as a result of the anger I feel.
You condemn the blowing of oil pipe-lines beacuse you are a benificiary. I await the period when all oil pipelines in Nigeria are blown up and all other accesses to the oil are blocked so that Nigerians can start thinking away from oil.
How can a man be complaining of soap in his eyes when he is standing in the river? It is better we have no supply of oil than for a few to be leaving in affluence from the money from the oil.

Continue boys!!!!!!!

USE YOUR GOD GIVEN BRAINS!

[b]Until these militants learn to use their brains to think, they and all those that support their actions blindly (including those here on NL) will remain FOOLS.


Is it the defenseless pipelines they keep blowing up that are responsible for the problems of the Niger-Delta?
or
Is it the corrupt Nigerian Govt (which includes the Niger-Delta leaders)?


Isn't it high time these militants and 'so called' freedom fighters face the REAL ENEMY?


The Oil companies tap the wealth of the region (which the Nigerian state cannot tap) and the corrupt Nigerian Govt  which is controlled by a Northern cabal) takes the proceeds and shares it amongst its officials. Next thing we hear is "Our gallant Fighters/Warlords have carried out a strategic attack on an oil pipeline belonging to Shell," how dumb? What is strategic about the strike?


With the recent political brouhaha caused by Yaradua's absence, the North has made a clear unequivocal statement that the "south south is only good at producing Oil and should not think of smelling the presidency (even when constitutionally, the south south should be president)." What is the reaction of the Militants/Nigerdelta saviors/freedom fighters to this insult? they go and blow up shell pipeline.

Isn't it high it high time they wake up from their slumber?


I liken the Niger Delta case to the case of a farmer who has yams in his barn but is incapable of cooking them. A shrewd neighbour comes and offers to cook the yams on the condition that he gets some and an agreement is reached on how the cooked yams are to be shared. A major point in the agreement is that the Landlord of the Farmer would also receive a share JUST because he is the Landlord.

When the yams get ready, the Landlord greedily collects his share and the share of the farmer and feasts on them with his friends in the full glare of the farmer while the farmer goes hungry. Whenever the farmer tries to complain, he is being molested and asked to shut-up for being too greedy. This arrangement has continued for years but now the farmer has decided to fight back. He acquires sophisticated arms and begins to fight the neighbour who cooks the yams. In the process, he destroys most of the yams and also, hurts the neighbour. The rationale behind his strategy is that  "IF THE NEIGHBOUR DOESN'T COOK THE YAMS, THE LANDLORD WOULDN'T HAVE ANY TO STEAL."[/b]

People keep crucifying shell and the other foreign oil companies for their heartless environmental crimes and they want these foreigners to be replaced by indigenous companies. . .I just Laugh!

I just laugh at the people that think local companies would be any better in terms of environmental pollution.

If shell has an oil spill, the news is heard allover the world and even in their 'so called' callousness, the global hype forces them to clean up fast.

Has any one ever heard of a single oil spill from NPDC?. .is it that NPDC is so careful or is it that their story is never heard? even when the story is heard, it takes donkey years b4 there's a clean-up and the communities are hardly ever compensated. The community behind the refinery in warri has been in ruins for as long as i can remember and i've never heard of it in the news.

People complain that shell & co connives with FG and cheats the communities and these same people believe that replacing shell with Nigerians and Nigerian govt will bring better bargains for the communities. . .I laugh again!



My simple conclusion is that "IF these foreign companies leave, Niger-Delta should be prepared for the WORST holocaust in its environment; and to talk of hunger, there would be serious Wahala cos over 80% of the residents of the niger-delta feed directly or indirectly from the crumbs that drop from these companies.

Finally, I laugh at those people that still believe in this project called NIgeria

mekusxxx:
About time. This and the pulling out of others, will help us to redefine and rediscover ourselves.

ladej:
venezuela moved from 80% foreign run refineries 20% local, to 90% local, 10% foreign in 10 years. this same period fuel was not increased in the country. this may be the kick up the backside we need to manage our God given resources. it may be good for us i say

Sometimes i wonder why we are always quick to forget the kind of people that make up Nigeria. Today most Nigerians are crying foul that we received independence prematurely from the British, now we are about to encourage the same dumb move in the oil industry. I hope we really know where we are heading to.

Anyone that says Benin-Ore road is the WORST in Nigeria definitely has not traveled. The REAL problem with this road is the frequent and annoying TRAFFIC JAMS which is caused by the massive traffic that goes through the road each day.

As for Abuja - Lokoja road, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the road. The problem rather lies with the attitude of drivers that ply the route. If only those Govt convoy drivers, trailer drivers and tired drivers coming from the far south can watch their speed, the Lokoja-Abuja route should be one of the best in Nigeria