OREMUSSANCTUS:
Handiwork of d devil(apc)

Beremx:
you TANoids take Buhari's humility and simplicity for foolishness. I don't know what's wrong with you people.

GMB will be your president for 4years. Deal with it!!

DickDastardly:
Tinubu's Stooge?

lwise:


He was in the UK not US,he is avoiding US like plague.

akwabassey:
tinubu is a wanted man just like kashamu

samilaki:
59(APC)-35(Sarki)= 24. 46(PDP) 24(Akume)= 70...... Datz 2 say PDP get ope o! Am enjoyin d drama nw! APC in a shoki mood.

olahero:
I have the video with me, or you can also find it on his fb page.

theV0ice:
They've endorsed, does it mean they're bound to vote for him? Is that not the same way GEJ was being endorsed left right and centre before GMB beat him? Is that not the same way Atiku was also being endorsed everywhere before GMB got party ticket?

I like the demeanor of GMB to the whole thing: he couldn't careless who wins eventually.

after they're done with their politics, may the best candidate win

nonaira:


See them. Jealousy!!

Continue drinking your hatorade. It's expected.

WombRaiders:
Sanusi did so much damage as CBN governor.

This useless goat used public funds to sponsor Boko Haram, the APC and constituted himself as an executive donating hundreds of billions to the north towards securing his much wanted emirship.

But by far the worst he did was to invest huge chunk of our money in a crude medieval banking system.

Fools will never know the truth if it smacked them right in their fore-heads

Whynotthetruth:
NOI isn't perfect but exhibited some great ingenuity while working with some treacherous beings like SLS; whose term as CBN governor would go down in history as the most rancorous worldwide... I am yet to see another CBN governor worldwide in the news always like him both for economic and none economic reasons...

Our IPPIS and some other initiatives are to her credit...After her term comes other opportunities for her...For I am sure, she would continue being an international player while her detractors who are mainly local champions continue with throwing muds locally...

vision2022:

Why is federal govt. is punishing Nigerians with fuel scarcity
coupled with lack of public power supply @ this eleventh hour of
this current administration?, the suffering of poor masses in this
country is getting out hand. There is Godooooooo!

chuna1985:


Oo aggressive stup.id individual, Niger delta was part of Biafra war.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
He is d reason u alive today
He's a hero
He's d Abraham of dis "country"
I don't like "change"
NB: "change" not change

raumdeuter:
Well said Ateke

I think Buhari should even give him a contract to help catch anyone who goes to the creek and do the needful

SkyBlue1:
I thought everybody in the region was supposed to be thretening hell fire and threatening to make the Buhari government ungovernable. Day by day that narrative of anarchy seems to be unravelling as a figment of the imagination of some tribal bigots. Let it be known, nobody is untouchable. If any of these militants are arrested for breaking the law nothing will happen, the region will not go up in flames. People refuse to learn, there was a time when Turai and Aoondoaka or whatever he's called were seen as gods, where are they today?

People want good governance, period!

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME

Ateke Tom was a general in the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND. In this interview, the soft spoken ex militant General bares his mind on his expectations from the incoming All Progressive congress, APC led government at the centre. He dismisses fears that hostilities may resume in the region when President Goodluck Jonathan finally bows out of office on May 29. He fielded questions on why he rears lions in his Okrika residence.

Excerpts:

What are your expectations from the President Elect, General Muhamadu Buhari

I expect him to lead the country on the right path, provide quality leadership. And I am sure the President Elect will make positive impact.
I am sure he knows what to do, he knows what the country expect from him. He should give all Nigerians opportunity to contribute meaningfully to his government.

Let me just add that the Niger Delta still needs serious attention. He should develop the region. Later, we will tell him some of the things we expect him to give special attention to.

There are fears that some boys in the Niger Delta may resume hostilities, militancy at the end of President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure

No! No! I don’t see militancy coming back again in the region. Niger Delta will be very peaceful than what it was under President Jonathan.
Well I want to say that nobody will go back to the creeks. Anybody who does that has no reason for that and should be treated as a common criminal. We don’t have any reason to resume militancy in the region. So there will be peace.

Speculations are high that the President-elect will cancel the pipeline surveillance contracts awarded to individuals and groups recently. You have something to say on this ?

We got the pipeline security job for our area. And we are doing the job very well.

My advice to the President elect, General Buhari is that he should not cancel it when he formerly assumes office. Those who got the job are taking care of the pipelines and are doing the job commendably. If he cancels it I don’t see who else can do it better. We hail from these places where the pipelines run through and so are very familiar with the terrain. He should allow us continue to render this service to the country.
You are a leader of so many youths in this region. Any advice to Buhari on now to tackle challenges facing youths?
My message is simple. He should create jobs for people. This will reduce crime. Job will keep them busy. When the youths are engaged their minds are busy. When they are idle they think of bad things sometimes. So jobs will help.

What kind of Rivers state do you see under the incoming government of Barr Nyesom Wike?
First, there will be jubilation all over the state when the Governor elect, Barr Wike assumes office as governor of the state. You know Rivers people have been clamoring for change. We need change and we want it dearly in our state. We saw how President Goodluck Jonathan is cooperating with those who say they want change at the top. But here in Rivers state they are doing as if they don’t want to vacate the seat for the man who won the election. We want the change in the state so they should cooperate.
Rivers people will come out to dance that May 29 , to celebrate the change in baton.

I see a new Rivers state where everybody will be happy. You know we have been in hell in the last eight years. Judiciary shut down, House of Assembly not functioning. A lot of police cells over stretched because no court to try cases. We have been in hell since. So I see a new Rivers state where everybody will be happy.

There have been cases of violence all over. What are you expecting ?
I see a state that will be very peaceful. People will not believe the story of peace that will be coming out of the state. Though they recorded minor violence in some parts of the state during the last election but you know the violence was below the expectations of many outside the state. People had thought that the state will burn so they were surprised that we recorded peaceful elections in most parts of the state.
In Okrika nobody threw a stone during the elections. We had very peaceful elections here in Okrika. Remember many people had listed it as a likely flash point during the elections. But finally no violence was recorded.

The thing is that some people in power fail to recognize that some persons can contribute positively to their government. They ignore these persons. This is why you see some things I call, nonsense in some areas. Engage the right people, everybody has a role to play to build a healthy state and nation.

As one of those in the Wike government I will make sure the youths see the beauty of peace. If you fail to embrace peace we will see that you are handed over to government for necessary action. Because we cannot compromise the peace of our dear state.

Is there anything the outgoing government did that you will advise the incoming one to avoid in the state?

The outgoing government was unfair in several ways to the people. People were bundled into jails, dumped in Police cells. I am sure the incoming government will not do all these. It will be a friendly government.

You command a very large follower-ship of youths. A large number of them are always around you. The old also identify with you in your community. How are you able to sustain the loyalty of this army of youths?

Leadership is ordained by God almighty. And when he makes you a leader he gives you wisdom to lead the people. In Okrika I take care of most people in this community. Parents come to me for assistance to pay school fees for their children, hospital bills. The list is endless. I am often there for people when they come to me for assistance. This is why when you come to my house you see crowd of people waiting to see me. It is the same thing when I am in Lagos. I don’t mind your tribe when I render assistance.

My loyalists are increasing everyday from all parts of the country. In Lagos, my house is like a big church. You see people coming and going because of the milk of human kindness in me.

What advice do you have for the rich

I know there are those who are richer than me. I advise them to be there for the poor. There are so many challenges of poverty in our country so they should be there for them. I also had rough period while growing up so I know what it means to be poor. That is why I always assist needy ones who come around me.

I pay fees , I run a scholarship scheme for many indigent students. I fund wedding ceremonies for many. I assist many to complete their buildings. So many things I can’t recall.

I see animals of all kinds, including lions in your compound. Tell us a little about your love for animals. Particularly why you keep lions . Meanwhile, accept my condolence over the death of one of the lions today.

He laughs. This lion story is good. I like animals. If you walk round my compound you see several animals except snake because I fear snake a lot. I was in Dubai for a wedding there I saw a man playing with a lion and I told myself I will keep some in my compound. I finally got two from South Africa. I built a special place for them in my compound. One just died today.

Does your wife go close to them

General laughter. Even me, I don’t go close to them. We have a way we feed them.

In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, the South-East spokesman for the All Progressives Congress, Osita Okechukwu, speaks about the scramble for appointments in the incoming administration, among sundry issues

Why did you say Ndigbo under the aegis of the Nsukka General Assembly have no right to dictate to Buhari?

Outside the abysmal failure of the Nsukka General Assembly to back the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and the failure of the Ndigbo in general to support him, the analysis dished out in their letter is decorated in false hopes.

What do you mean by false hopes?

Without being immodest, the two scenarios are wide apart. What we witnessed was simply a Peoples Democratic Party arrangement. If we of the APC talk of change, do you think we are joking?

What has change got to do with ministerial appointment?

In 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015, the good people of Enugu State gave over 90 per cent of their votes to the PDP, both at the presidential and governorship elections successively. In 2015, despite our warnings, they did not vote for the president-elect, but they voted for the governor-elect. Can we reward less than three per cent votes?

What, in your view, is the way out?

One has the confidence that the leadership of our great party will urgently address the matter, especially now that there is a shift in emphasis because the scenario has changed. Kindly do not compare apples with oranges.

Today, as I said before, the incoming Governor of Enugu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is of the PDP while the incoming president is of the All Progressives Congress. This is the major difference between the two scenarios. Make no mistake about it because one cannot imagine the governor-elect, who is from another political party, asking with seriousness the President-elect to choose his nominee.

It is very rare and can only be done under a coalition which in this circumstance does not exist.

Why were you not at the meeting where the issue of the nomination for important offices like the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, ministerial posts and other offices believed to have been zoned to the South-East was being decided?

I was not invited to the meeting and I think that it would be indecent for a person of my age to bump into the Imo State Lodge at Abuja, uninvited.

Why were you not invited?

The only guess is that one has not been in the best books of our zonal coordinator, His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. It seems there is no love lost between both of us.

Why did you say so?

Actually, one thought we had mended fences. It was only when I asked Emma Eneukwu who incidentally is the secretary of the South-East caucus that he told me I was not on the list posted at the gate. He, however, said I could come and I told him that it would be a grave mistake if I go in uninvited and I am handled roughly.

What was the matter between you and your zonal leader because there was a time you told him to apologise to the Ndigbo?

One is always reluctant to repeat the story of how, sometime last year, in our caucus meeting I advised that His Excellency should not run for the presidential ticket of our party. I proposed during the meeting that Okorocha as the leader, who is well known in the North, should head a delegation to the North. I felt that instead of bidding, we should negotiate for the chairmanship or the vice-presidential slot.

Why chairmanship or vice-presidency?

My proposal was anchored on the prevailing zoning convention which favours the North. I made it clear that Okorocha is eminently qualified to run but that the conflict in the PDP stems from the zoning convention, which the North felt shortchanged about. It’s my view that the zoning convention, though not written in the constitution of our party, has its moral weight and should be observed.

Is the zoning convention not undemocratic?

In democratic practice or real politics, there is the law and the convention. The law is paramount but that does not diminish the moral weight of the convention. I told him to take us to the North, negotiate for the chairmanship or vice-presidential slot and a commitment that when the presidential slot comes to the South, we should have the choice of first refusal because our brothers in the South-West has ruled for eight years and the South-South has ruled for five years since the advent of the 4th Republic. That was my sin.

What then happened?

He nominated party officials, excluded some of us and went ahead to contest and the rest, they say, is history.


http://www.punchng.com/politics/igbo-politicians-cant-dictate-to-buhari-okechukwu/

adeitoro:
Well, Igbos made known their stance before the election.

Average Igboman wants Jonathan to be re-elected but because of GEJ share neglect on federal infrastructure in the East made most of them no to exercise their franchise.

Reason being that instead of voting Buhari whom they reasoned will have absolute nothing to do for the Igbos or Jonathan who has failed them in his first tenure, so they decided to stay ahome on that day.

Super1Star:
An eye opener to delusional people.

Utchgirl:


Tribalism is nt allowed in dis thread.

mcquin:


In my spare time, I'll try to upload photos of my maternal grandpa's burial- Obong Joseph Ekanem. And our names on his diary to the great grand children. Maybe then they'll understand that not all SS, accept their idea. Not even the "Delta Igbos"

chiefinalowo:
ibos are trying to force South South into an illegal marriage in order to rape them.
I am happy the South-southerners are speaking against ibos force marriage now.

mcquin:
When I tell them this, and I move on to say i'm an Efik, from Ikot-Ansa, Calabar. And you can locate my father's house at Joseph Ukpang street, they caall me a Yoruba like say who no agree with Igbo na yoruba.

My brother Se songo!

shachris03:
we have a seaport already in onitsha. Buhari should dreg that river and expand the port.

udo diri gi