₦airaland Forum

I believe afenifere has died a very long time ago,wat we have now is a group if people who are not relevant in d politics of d southwest n are just trying to seek relevance, were dey not d ones dat sold out d southwest to pdp after bola ige died.D recent election in ondo is a very good example,as good elders of d southwest, were dey not suppose to be d one to bring mimiko n tinubu together to settle dere differences but no dey took side n supported one group n dey claim to be representing d good will of the people of d southwest, pls let all dis people just keep quiet and let us decide those we want to lead us n stop instigating hatred

take dat: What is the brouhaha all about? If APC does not want to be part of a dialogue, those interested should go ahead with it. If those who elected APC as their representative are uncomfortable with APC's stand, they can vote them out in the next elections. It became politically expedient for members of the PDP who are staunch antagonists of a National Conference to make a sudden volte-face, if members of APC who have long clamored for a conference do not really trust the motive of 'Sudden Converts and Born Again', the David Mark and co, why should it generate so much negative publicity, and moreover, it is not a conference for political parties? Members of APC and the PDP including the President are self-serving, and they would not do anything that conflict with their interests, and their interest differ from ours. Odumakin himself is a politician.


Many Yorubas would have expected to hear someone like Mr. Odumakin who claim to be the spokesperson of a Pan Yoruba Group to speak out against the campaign of calumny and denigration of his people by Mr. Eze and PDP in extension, who said Awolowo and his people murdered Igbos. Why the conspiracy of silence from our so-called Afenifere? Or his Odumakin now a member of PDP? Silence means acceptance or guilt!!!

it shall be well with u,where was he wen d southwest was been mismanaged by obasanjo's boys,hw many times did dey stand up against akala in Ibadan or against tyrant oyinlola in osun,or were dey blind wen obasanjo ruled n no meaningful impact in d southwest. l beg make dem just shut up

should apga wins, it is probably going to be a continuation of obi's reign or let me say third term n anambra will have to be at d footstep of pdp n I can bet it wit u dat dere is not going to be any meaningful development, cause dere will b too much godfatherism, ask kwara people n we no want make anybody cum nairaland cum open thread of underdevelopment for anambra later oooooooooo

“The
picture in my mind is for them to get
prepared to take over government so
that they will stop swimming in the lake
when there is a sea to swim”.

so southwest is a sea,hmmmmmmmm oga ooooo“The
picture in my mind is for them to get
prepared to take over government so
that they will stop swimming in the lake
when there is a sea to swim”.

so southwest is a sea,hmmmmmmmm oga ooooo“The
picture in my mind is for them to get
prepared to take over government so
that they will stop swimming in the lake
when there is a sea to swim”.

so southwest is a sea,hmmmmmmmm oga ooooo

National chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur has said that the party is gearing
up to retake Lagos state, and reclaim the
south west region of the country from
the All Progressive Congress (APC).
He also stated that the PDP and President
Goodluck Jonathan will give their
support for the upcoming PDP zonal
congresses in the region to prepare them
ahead of coming elections, especially the
governorship election for Ekiti and Osun
states next year.
Tukur spoke in Lagos at a reception
dinner organized for him by the
Foundation for World Peace (FWP) and
the South West PDP to celebrate the
recent award conferred on him by the
Congressional Black Caucus of the United
States as ‘African Man of the Year 2013’.
The PDP helmsman while calling on PDP
members to get prepared to take over
Lagos state and the south west, said, “The
picture in my mind is for them to get
prepared to take over government so
that they will stop swimming in the lake
when there is a sea to swim”.
He also said, “Our party is united in the
south west. I am particularly interested
in the affairs of Lagos”.
According to him, the party will continue
to put people from the south west region
of the country in positions of power to
reflect their contributions to the party
and the country. On the crisis bedeviling
the party, Alhaji Tukur stated that it is a
blessing in disguise, adding, that it will
soon be a thing of the past, and that it
has been blown out of proportion by the
media. “PDP is the most populous party
that believes in dialogue.
We dialogue and discuss, and in the
process there can be misunderstanding,
but they have always been resolved
amicably”, he said. While inviting
aggrieved members of the party who had
left to return, Tukur said that the “PDP is
a big umbrella that can accommodate
everybody”.
He however noted that is a party that
believed in discipline, fairness, justice
and equity, even as he stated that
“almost all our members who left the
party usually come back because it is the
only party this popular that believes in
dialogue”.
According to him, PDP is the only party
that offers freedom of information, and
believes in election, rather than
selection, adding, “our job in PDP is
peace and security, reconciliation
without confrontation, reformation
without revenge, and rebuilding our
party based on equity and justice.
While speaking on the recent judgment
of the Court of Appeal that set aside the
decision of a Federal High Court that
removed Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as
the national chairman of the party,
Tukur stated that he was yet to be served
with the ruling.
According to him, the romance of some
PDP governors with the opposition party
is not an issue to the PDP, and described
the leaders of the party as leaders not
only in the country, but also in the West
African region and continent “If we
have a strong platform and a strong
institution of political party, we would
be able to give the leadership, not only
in Nigeria, not only in West Africa, but
in the whole continent because with that
strong institution, we shall be able to
have stability, peace, security and
therefore have development and
prosperity”, he said.
Also speaking at the event, Mr. Deli
Doherty, PDP chairman, southwest stated
that the award conferred on Tukur was
in recognition of his performance as an
outstanding African. He also stated that
he welcomed the collaboration of the
party with the FWP to take back Lagos
state in the next election, adding that the
collaboration is to be crystallized in the
south west region

is it reconstruction dey need or dualisation,I think d road is due for dualisation n not a shaby reconstruction just like it is been done on ilesa -osogbo road which is still ongoing for almost four years now

Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, the chairman of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in the
University of Ibadan, has confirmed that stories
which made the rounds on Saturday, that the
National Executive Council, NEC, would hold an
emergency meeting in Kano, were false.
Ajiboye was speaking in an interview on Diamond
FM, University of Ibadan and stated that no
meeting was scheduled for today, as they were
still in the middle of a seven-day morning, which
was declared in honour of the late Professor
Festus Iyayi, a former national chairman of the
Union.
It would be recalled that Iyayi lost his life in a
fatal crash, on his way to Bayero University,
Kano, where members of ASUU were to meet and
reach a final decision, on whether to continue
with the strike or accept the federal government’s
offer.

dailypost.com.ng/2013/11/16/ASUU-strike-union-confirms-nec-meeting-did-not-hold-today/

owolabifunke14: Cultism in secondary school,the boys are doomed for life

abiamo o kin se epe oooo

all I can say is hmmmmmmmmmm

james_ibor: Election observers with ballot boxes and voters cards?

Issokay!

if u look at d pictures very well,dos card look more like an I.d card and not a voters card n if u look closely at d pictures,u won't see any kind of ammunition with dis people,am nt defending dem ooo,am just stating d obvious n I pray dey apprehend any body dat wants to disrupt d election

I think the truth as just find it's way out,judging from d pictures displayed earlier,I noticed dos cards were more like an I.d card and not a voters card n I guess d guys holding d rifles were d hotel security,judging by d uniform n moreso dey wouldn't av lodge in an hotel if dey were meant to rig election,dey would av gone straight to d government house since okorocha is incharge of d anambra election for apc

America only has a permanent interest and no permanent friend,dey are already preparing for d breakup of Nigeria,n dey knw d niger delta has wat it needs

Former President of the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof.
Festus Iyayi, died a sad man over the
way the Goodluck Jonathan
administration is treating the education
sector.
Iyayi, 66, who died Tuesday in a road
accident on his way to Kano for the now-
postponed National Executive Council
meeting of ASUU, was so embittered that
he described the administration as one
that is “shameless and has no honour”
during his last public outing as an
activist.
Characteristic of him, Iyayi was in the
forefront during a protest staged in
Benin by the University of Benin
(UNIBEN) chapter of ASUU on October 24
to sensitise the public on why the union
has remained on strike since July 1 over
government’s failure to honour the 2009
agreement signed with ASUU.
Reporting on that protest, the Lagos-
based PM NEWS said the award-winning
novelist took a swipe at the chairman of
the federal government negotiating team
and Governor of Benue State, Mr.
Gabriel Suswan whom he claimed has
turned himself into contractor, saying,
“Even Suswan had said he would
personally build and supervise the
hostels at an outrageous rate from the
proceeds of the proposed N100 billion.”
Iyayi, according to the paper, wondered
why President Jonathan would chair the
commissioning and fund raising for a
private tertiary institution when public
universities have been on strike for four
months, saying: “This government is
shameless and has no honour.”
Iyayi’s death in an accident involving
the convoy of Governor Idris Wada of
Kogi State, has forced the indefinite
postponement of the ASUU NEC Meeting
to deliberate on President Jonathan’s
fresh offer to end the five-month strike.

NEWS EXPRESS

u see y one Nigeria is not working and is not going to work except dis elite change their ways and allow love and peace,dey are d ones dat always ignite d fire

EXCERPTED FROM VANGUARD NIGERIA
The campaign for continuity on which
Willie Obiano is hinging his campaign is
one built on false assumptions, Dr. Chris
Ngige, the APC candidate said yesterday.
Ngige in a statement yesterday said
another term in office by APGA would
mean subjecting the people of Anambra
State to another four years of “the locust
characterised by socio-economic
retrogression, insecurity and
degradation of infrastructure.”
Ngige in the statement issued on his
behalf by Mr. Tony Icheku, of the Media
and Publicity Committee of the campaign
urged the electorate to reject Obiano
upon what he claimed as the economic
failures of Mr. Peter Obi, the incumbent
governor who is in the frontline of the
Obiano campaign.
“Fiscal rascality, and ineptness defines
Mr. Peter Obi’s eight years in office.
Besides flouting constitutional
provisions, he failed to excel in any
single department of governance,” Ngige
deposed.
“Despite a huge monthly budget of over
N500 million as security vote, Mr. Obi
had been unable to secure the lives and
property of Anambra people, he
probably does not know that the 1999
Constitution, section 2.14, describes
security of lives and property as the
cardinal and fundamental objective of
government.
One therefore is at loss how Mr. Obi
expends N500 million monthly and yet
Anambra is not garrisoned against
kidnappers and armed robbers. Our
former thriving commercial cities of
Onitsha and Nnewi are now ghost towns
because of insecurity, as both indigenes
and investors alike had been scared
away by kidnappers.”
“For eight years, Mr. Obi refused to
conduct elections to the Local
Government Areas, LGAs and cornered
the allocations due to the 21 LGAs.
Anambra people demand explanations
how their money was spent as there is
nothing on ground to show any
investment in socio-economic
infrastructure.”

que sera sera,it is engige,it is definitely him n if na obaino,den there is nothing stopping it.........no matter d wat people say,wat will be will surely b

The 2013 Good Governance Award has
been held in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial
nerve, with Governors Theodore Orji,
Liyel Imoke and Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola
winning two awards each.
The award held on Wednesday,
organised by the Business Day
newspaper, is in acknowledgement of
the governors’ efforts in delivering the
dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
Awards were given to governors in
various areas as it relates to their
commitment to sustaining economic
development in the nation.
According to the organisers, data for the
final awards were collected via the
internet and other reliable means.
The event had in attendance government
officials and civil society groups
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers
State won the Best Governor in
Education Development award while
Governors Peter Obi of Anambra State
and Theodore Orji of Abia State won the
Best Governor on Health Care.
The Best Governor in Agriculture
Development award was won by
Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State And
Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto while the
award For Excellence in Governance was
won by the Lagos State Governor,
Babatunde Fashola.
The Cross River State Governor, Liyel
Imoke, won the Best Governor in
Tourism Development award.
Osun State Governor, Rauf Adesoji
Aregbesola, won the Best Governor in
Urban and Rural Infrastructural
Development award.
The Governor of Abia State, Theodore
Orji won the award on the State With the
Most Improved Security.
The Edo State Governor, Adams
Oshiomhole, won the Transparency in
Governance Award
Receiving the award on behalf of the Edo
State governor, the state’s Chief of Staff,
Patrick Obahiagbon, said that the award
would spur the governor to continue to
unleash the ‘Tsunami of
developmentalism’ in the state.
Other awards won were Best State in ICT
award which was won by the Cross River
State Governor, Liyel imoke and award
on the Fastest Growing State Economy,
won by the Ogun State Governor,
Senator Ibikunle Amosun.
Governors Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
of Kano State and Sullivan Chime of
Enugu State won the Best Governors in
Housing Development award.
The award on Youth and Sport
development was won by Delta State
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and
Governor Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola of
Osun State.

Olly barbie219: N women arnt?...see his mouth!

ehn nao,no b se we dey cheat una ooo,it's just like dat

Fadelex: ignorance is worse than cancer.... aregbesola didn't spend 8billion on procurement of opon imon...he spent slightly above 200million to save 8billion that woulda been used to procure textbooks. I don't know how some people sleep at night with d type of lies they tell here

leave dem to there lies,afterall it won't affect dem in anyway,so let dem say......eni ti o ni iru eni ko le mo iyi eni

pls did anybody see d video where t.b Joshua said it is the will of God dat our schools be re-opened,but warned dat anybody dat wants to go against d will of God will..........................................................

anambrians should choose what is best for them,afterall it is dem dat will benefit most if dey choose a good leader,and anybody wey no vote no suppose complain ooooooooooo,don't just make noise on nairaland,go cast ur vote n let ur vote count

gleaf: [b][/b]
If you are truly following events in Anambra you would have known that this is the second phase of this project, Yes its an election period and definitely he will use it to campaign cos APGA is working in Anambra !! unlike some touts that is using VIP toilets to campaign.

bro make I give a clue: if u want to criticize engige,u should do dat constructively e.g as a legislator,ask about d no of bills he sponsored 2.d no of motion he moved 3.d no of motion he seconded 4.his contribution to d commuter he is a member of.. and as an executive I.e,when he was a governor......ask him about what he did on 1.infrastructure 2.basic health care 3.education 4.agriculture 5.poverty alleviation e.t.c....pls stop dwelling on public toilet,cos as a legislator,dat is just and addendum to his responsibility......pls take note

francondu: Taaaa mechie onu. Nwokem a bukwanu akpa amu o. Aregbesola erigo unu mugu

oga write with d language I understand,I beg.

tomakint: No one is asking you for a homily, all what she raised is the disparity between the monetary figures of N2.65 billion to over N8 billion to acquire the said laptops and opon imo respectively, and it seems you are 'missing' this point

read dis through;
With the Opon Imo (Tablet of Knowledge)
initiative to be distributed to students preparing
for internal and external examinations, the Osun
State Government is saving N8.2 billion that
could have been spent on purchase of books on
an annual basis.
The government said with 56 textbooks on 17
subjects, which have been converted into the soft
copies in the Opon Imo device, students have the
added advantage of carrying a single digital
device that makes learning easier.
Apparently referring to a publication in which the
state government was criticised for paying N200
million for the conversion of textbooks into the
Opon Imo device, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, while
speaking at a programme for the distribution of
some educational materials worth N30 million on
Wednesday, said his administration deserved
commendations from all for the idea of Opon Imo
in which about 150,000 digital devices are to be
distributed to students across the state.
Aregbesola said the huge funds, which his
administration continuously commits to the
education sector, is designed to instill in every
public school pupil a minimum level of value.
Aregbesola said: “Were we to purchase 56
textbooks for 17 subjects being offered at SSCE
for 150,000 students, over N8.4 billion will be
spent annually as against N200 million expended
on Opon Imo for the conversion of books.”
The governor said instead of being commended
for God’s endowed ingenuity and wisdom, which
gave birth to the Opon Imo initiative, some
people prefer demonstrating their ignorance by
grandstanding and claiming what they are not.
He described the score card of the last
administration in the education sector even after
90 months in office as a far cry from his
administration’s achievements in only 27 months.
Aregbesola then cautioned teachers against
sharp practices in the distribution and utilisation
of instructional materials and appealed to parents
and guardians to assist the government in
ensuring prudent usage of government funds paid
to schools.
The governor had called some students present
at the event who confirmed that the average cost
of a textbook for SSSE students is between
N1,000 and N1,500.
With this, the governor said: “We have been able,
through the support of the citizens of Osun, to
develop an innovative device, and we put in that
Opon Imo 56 text books for 17 subjects being
taught here.
“That was what we purchased for N200 million.
“Aregbesola and his team of endowed people
have saved Osun people N8.2 billionn with the
introduction of Opon Imo alone.
“Must I be commended or condemned?”

Controversy: One of the reason i love Peter Obi. More action less noise
Compare 22,500 laptops plus 1400 printer with Osun state 3600 Opom Imo fraud
•22,500 laptops plus 1400 printer = 2.65billion
•3,600 Opom Imo ipad = 8.6billion
Aregbesola is a fraudster but his gullible supporters will never admit it

my dear d greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance,it is d illusion of knowledge,please b4 u compare things try to be informed about it,opon imo is probably d greatest learning device innovation to have come out of Africa n some other parts of the world

Saraben: y do all dis celebrity think having children out of wedlock is wat is trending? we all love to have children but not outside wedlock.

u probably won't understand dat until u become a celebrity urself,don't judge dem

senora: oh pls!! Am straighter than u
If that is correct

and who say u no fit dey do d two

sometimes I wish I was born a gal

so una think se na only polio carry dis man cum naija,wat if he is also on a mission to sign an m.o.u wit d Lagos government,am sure he wouldn't have risked his life just to show support for polio eradication despite all d warning abt our security challenges

FreeGlobe: Fashola always star struck in the prsense of white people. Big disgrace to blacks worldwide. Meanwhile, mimiko is the new leader of south west!

for ur dream,u think familiarizing with d president can portray him as d leader of d south-west?...... dats a big lie,we knw does who are ours just like u knw does who are urs,abeg make everybody no dey put mouth for odas mata too much

Just see d decorum