₦airaland Forum

rotbog:
Well, I think the point is this: Whateva U com out of school with, endeavor to make a first class in life.

I don't know what Elumelu, Fahwenhimi etc graduated with. The so called 3rd Class stories are all products of rumors.

But at least they all havent made a 3rd class in Life, and thats what matters most. The certificates are all means to an end.

That expected end is success in life.

This is what I'll call ''robust thinking''. Great thoughts.

Sijien:
ono, we can't fashion a common front when our people r willing to accept greedy leaders who don't have our interests at heart. it is not possible. our peopel don't go to school again. they r interested in deve and other shotcuts to gettng rich & it doesnt work that way. how do u expect us to stand when our so called leaders will prefer to build high fences and send their children abroad. which delta leader has done any serious investment in delta?
owo i wont even argue with u about were i come from. it is peeps like u that said chxta is not ibo because he said the truth about igbo people. you're very stupid. i live and work in d place i was born and i have said that before. who funded d niger delta crisis? hausa? yoruba? igbo? abi we ourselves. d guns that were used in the warri wahala was imported by warri people not any other person. am not going to waste time on you. yeye.

So, what you're saying in effect is that we should go to our past and present leaders home (in the Niger Delta only - as they are the sole conspirators against our progress), detain them, arrest them (probably kill them) and then chart a new course to progress. Right? We should hold our leaders accountable. Well, as for me, I will not take that route.

In as much as our leaders are guilty as charged, I still believe that the root of corruption started with the exploitation of cride oil resources in the Delta.

I read an article recently where the whole operations of oil production activities, history, agreements and all were laid bare. My brother, if you read through, you'll agree with me that the Land Use Act, Natural Resources decress and other decrees instituted by the powers that be, just few years after the discovery of crude oil in the Delta were made without the knowledge of these leaders of ours that you're blaming. Go ad read all the laws that vested the authority to build operate, exploit all natural resources on the FG and come back to tell me if it's fair on our people.

I really don't have much time, but I'll advise you to read and understand the big issue rather than wasting time on deve palava and school runs.

Sijien,
I was in Warri too during the crises period, my brother. I'm sorry about your dad's house. But we have to let go of past misdeeds for us to move ahead - if we want to move ahead.

At this point in time in the history of Warri, all the ethnic nationalities (the aborigines - Ijaw Itsekiri and Urhobo) should be more concerned about coming together and forging a common front at confronting the larger problems that stare us all in the face - problems whose masterminds are the past and present central government (FG) of this failed state called Nigeria.

It's no longer news that the current federal arrangement is fashioned out in such a way that the minorities in the Niger Delta are perpetually kept in the dark about the schemes and plans of the majority ethnic groupings. Are you not surprised that 50 years after oil exploitation started in this in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta cannot boast of any standard city - similar and comparable to Abuja. Abuja was built with oil money from the Delta. And within a spate of some 15 years, it has grown to the level that it's probably the fastest growing city in the world! Wake up man!

Now, this LNG was to be cited in Escravos, to provide job opportunity for the restive youths in the region and calm frayed nerves. Yet, the powers that be would not allow this to happen. They gave all sorts of excuse and thrash to move it to Olokola -  an enclave between Ondo and Ogun States. They say that is their way of jumpstarting their economy. Now is that right? Is it right for one to use the resources of a people angling and crying for development to develop an hitherto unknown enclave?


Is it not a slap on our face that we should shut up and let other trample on our fundamental rights? Is it right for the FG to give out our lands in the Bakassi Peninsular to another country under the guise of making peace, and at thesame time militarising our land and killing the people? Just think about these weighty issues and put aside the thoughts of your fathers house that was burnt during the Ijaw-Itsekiri war. God will put you in a position to build a bigger house for your father and family. Let go of revenge and bitterness towards your brother and move on. The Ijaws are your brothers. So also are the other ethnic groups that cris-cross the Delta. We are all brothers in thesame struggle.

GNature:
@Big B1

I understand your concern regarding Duke, but remember, Shagari never had any experience
(not even as a governor) and ruled the country for 4 years.

Personally, I think he has what it takes to be president. If Shagari, a former school teacher can
do it, why not Duke ?

Good one Gnature. Solid point.

I know Duke will make the Niger Delta people proud. For now, I believe he's our trump card. Our Ace.

OK. So what do we rely on for our source of information?

Don't tell me to go and see IBB and ask him myself, cos I can't!

DRANOEL:
i love nigeria the way it is,cause i can get to steal govt funds too

Interesting.

Well, Big B I tell you if IBB were into something good, or did something good throughout his eight years of military misrule, the Nigerian newspapers will still want to profit by telling false?? stories about his developmental feat! - or don't you think so?!

Familiy Affair:
A euphemism for internal party squabbles or in-fighting that might result in deaths, chaos and dire consequences. See also, PDP

Spicy,
Welcome to Nairaland.

Odeku, you just don't get it do you. I don't give a hoot whether it's root cause, leaves cause, branches cause ,woteva!

Only God will judge the evil ones who delight in the anguish of other people.

Aside from the $8.9million for the wife (Chief Mrs Mariam Babangida- nee[b] Okogwu[/b]) of the military ruler's foreign trips, a lot of money also exchanged hands with his inlaws in Asaba - specifically Cheif Sonny Okogwu (propounder of the North-South Oil Drift hypothesis), money also exchanged hands in facilitating the movt. of Delta State capital to Asaba.

Eternal punishments, anguish, terror and grief awaits all the looters of the Niger Delta resources and their co-conspirators in this world and in the world to come.

You both seem lost in a world of your own. Happy sailing!

Sijien:
u know? i work with shell in warri and i can tell u that these crooks in d delta are only interested in money. they are not after the betterment of their people.

I have said it time and again that all of the activities of militants in the delta area are just a foretaste of the troubles that looms large ahead of us. Myopic views like yours fails to recognise the larger Nigerian problems of ethnic bigotry, institutionalised corruption, jealousy and hatred for Minority ethnic groups in the Niger Delta.

This one is from ThisDay newspapers, today. It seems the coast will be clear for the Diploma folks soon.



Senate Considers Bill on Degree, HND Harmonisation

From Sufuyan Ojeifo in Abuja, 09.01.2006


The Senate has received a Bill for an Act to prevent discrimination against graduates and staff members of polytechnics and similar institutions in Nigeria in the areas of employment, promotion and career prospect.

The Bill, which was sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Senator Joy Emordi and passed through first reading yesterday, has prescribed a five-year jail term for any person and/or corporate body who contravenes the provisions contained therein. Cited as “A Bill for Act to Provide for the Prevention of Discrimination against Graduates and Staff of Polytechnics and Similar Institutions in Nigeria and for other Matters Connected Therewith”, the sponsor said that when passed, it may be cited as “Polytechnic (prevention of Discrimination) Act, 2006. ''

The provisions of the bill, which is awaiting second reading in the Senate, under standards say:

“As from the commencement of this Act and subject to the provisions of the (National Minimum Standards and Establishment of Institutions) Act, 1985, which provides responsibility for the establishment of standards in Polytechnics shall remain, vested in the Ministry of Education after consultation with the National Board for Technical Education”

On salaries, allowances, promotion of polytechnic graduates harmonisation, the Bill states, “Entry points of salary, allowance, promotion and career prospect of graduates and staff of polytechnics and similar institutions shall be harmonised with other graduates in all public, private and civil service”.

It furthers states that, “Subject to the provision of this Act, any government agency or private sector that discriminates against graduates and staff of polytechnics and similar institutions in terms of employment, promotion and career prospect, any person, corporate body who contravenes the provision of this Act shall be guilty of an offence punishable on conviction to a term of not less than five years or a fine of not less than N500,000 for individual firm and N1,000,000 for public organization and or both”.

seriki,
Now you're singing a new song.

It's a crazy world we're in. A very rowdy crazy world. Who will restore order, sanity and the much needed peace? Who??

But, why would the FG want to go ahead with this plan, knowing that it will eventually go up in flames? I mean, why waste time and energy on something like this, when we all know it's just not right? Smacks of sheer wickedness at it's peak.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo was the First Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria. He was from Ijebu-Remo in Ogun State. Yet he stayed at Ibadan to sit at the helm of affairs in the Western Region and there was no trouble. He achieved so much for the Yorubas that they have taken Awo as a demigod. But that does not automatically qualify Remo as a state capital. Spare me all those crap about Dennis Osadebe and Lander brothers.

Chief Philip Asiodu is the one who told the military government in the 70s that the Niger Delta people are just a bunch of feeble freedom fighters. He said if they make too much noise, the FG should use it's military might to quell any uprising from them. Go read the history of that evil man and know what stuff he's made of.

You talk of ethnicity as if it's not here to stay with us. Where I work, the so many Yoruba and Igbos loves communicating in their language whenever they've got something that they know might benefit everybody. But they love communicating such to their tribal groups first. They even prefer employing their ethnic groups to any other group.

If you're not satisfied with Ibori's performance in Igbo speaking part of Delta, please join your brothers in Anambra. Or carry your complaints to Abuja and seek help. And when you get there, tell them to give you your own state - Anioma, so that you can get your own part of the national cake from the Niger Delta. Your people got what they want by stirring the horners nests. So, let the bees sting them.

And whether it's Okogwu on Odogwu, I do not give a hoot. They're thesame bunch of North-South oil drift amateur scientists. Thanks for the correction anyway. Please tell your sister (Mariam IBB) to advice IBB to drop that Presidential ambition of his, because even if his inlaws in Asaba vote for him, that will not be enough to take him to Aso rock come May 29, 2007. Tell her this time around, no amount of maradoneering will take IBB to Aso Rock again!

That the capital of a state like Delta is sited in another state by the evil genius IBB, in consultation with his wife and inlaw - Chief Sonny Odogwu - the propounder of the North-South Oil drift, is terrible enough for the real indigenes of Delta State. We thought that we were going to get a state of our own, but alas! the evil genius has his own Maradonaic agenda.

That Asaba, before now, was a village by the Niger River cannot be disputed. It got shot to limelight when it was made capital of Delta State. Well, it seems they (the natives) are not satisfied with their current status. It's time they get their own state - Anioma. I understand they've been angling for it. Methink they'll get it pretty soon. Then we can say good riddance to bad rubbish.

I have been LMAO!!

http://www.strategiy.com/oilenergynew.asp?id=20060726104631
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/southwest/sw125072006.html


The Olokola LNG project is one that has drawn interests within and outside the country. At completion, it's expected to be the biggest LNG plant in Africa. I read in the dailies that the plan is to pipe gas from some Niger Delta oil/gas fields to feed this plant which will be sited in a boundary town between Ogun and Ondo States - Olokola.

The other day, I read on the Guardian that Chevron has built an Oil School in Otta Ogun State Ogun State to cater for the people who will be working at the Olokola LNG site. So what's my beef with all these you'll ask?

1. Well, my people, I just want to ask (if you're familiar with the Nigerian Map) if it's economically justifiable to construct pipelines some hundreds of kilometres long across land and sea, to gather gas and feed a gigantic plant located somewhere outside the place where the raw materials for the plant is.

2. The location of this plant generated so much heat between Delta and Ondo states throughout last year. Delta claims the plant was originally meant to be sited in Escravos, Delta state, but was moved at the last minute by OBJ and his fellow Ogun and Ondo brothers to Olokola. Is this fair to the Niger Delta people? Is this how they plan to pacify the anger, frustration and the feelings of rape and neglect on the part of the Niger Delta people?

Ogun and Ondo states government states that getting the plant on their land is their own way of jumpstarting their economy.  I believe they can jumpstart their economy by promoting and investing in what's in abundance in their states (Cocoa, Kolanuts, Tarsands etc etc) rather than chanelling the resources of other states to their domain. This smacks of injustice at it's peak and I can only hope and pray that the project will not see the light of the day.

Yeah, Otokx, it sure is.

History has it that Asaba was founded by Bini and Igbo peeps. Methink it should be a part of present day Edo or Anambra State.

david,
Nna, how bodi? You don start again! Make I add one join:

Treasonable Felony: A term recently ascribed to militant youths who dare challenge the status quo in the land, by democratic tribunals. See MASSOB and MEND, also see Asari Dokubo.