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Hi Nferyn!
Nice to have you here. I guess you're from Belgium, rite? Thanks for the clarification. But reading between the lines of your entry, I noticed we're practically saying thesame thing.

Botton line is that until such a time that Nigeria set forth to practice true federalism, peace and unity will continue to elude us.

Now, what is the major obstacle to the practice of true federalism in Nigeria?: The presence of oil in the Niger Delta. Will the oil ever dry up in the Delta so that Nigerians can start thinking of true federalism again?: Unfortunately, research has shown that the oil will not dry up - going by the present geological processes going on in the place.

You're too fast. Next time wait for my message to simmer down before ''quoting'.

Anyway, the present arrangement in Delta is not a favourable one. There's suspicion everywhere. True, there's some strenght in diversity, but when the chips are down, the Aniomas will align with their kiths and kins across the Niger. They're already doing that as we speak.

@Almond,
Are you trying to tell me that we don't have women pounding Akpu at Ogwashi-Ukwu, Asaba, Ukwani as we speak or what? Without them, some of us won't last you know. All those blue-mouth, yellow foot, avian flu infested chickens and beef from those yankee and other places sure can't keep you up for a long while.

Me, I'm eternally grateful for all those women who are hairdressers, fufu and akpu pounders spread across this country in general and Delta State in particular. I think Mrs Iweala can ''go on soun'' with her laude.

almondjoy:
I am one BTW, as you can already figure out--a SUMMNA CUM!!!l! I did not have to go searching WIKI-doodle to help me out. It means your faculty of study recognizes you with "great honors."

Really? Well, we're even then. A First Class product here. So, what else is new?

It's called ''shakara'' in here. Nigerian assessors can as well come up with a ''Ogbologbo'' as ''our own'' version of ''AB Cum Laude'' and attach it to our degrees . . . rite? It will only make people wonder, that's all. Just the way the Germans have their own version.

For an avid admirer of Nigeria and her unity, I'm amazed at how you so much get thrilled at stuff from other places. You should be thinking of a Nigerian equivalent. Well, it's typical of peeps who read stuff like Economics and the likes. Engineers are the smartest set of people you can relate with in the world.

True, MIT is one of the best schools in the world. So, if they devise a way of ranking their students' performance for separating the sheep from goats, why should I give a 'f' for that matter?

almondjoy:
There is nothing special about the words Magna Cum Laude right? Okay. I guess it it was given in Nigeria with all the fake degrees there and education by pamphlets you will think it special enough kwo?

Did you read up that wiki link at all? Read it again.

There's no point ''scaring'' ignorant people with latin words.

@Almond,
I'm not in the mood to start another ethnocentric argument with you. Almost all professionals are unique in their own field. Today, Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah, an Ijaw, is renowned worldwide as an industry leader in Petroleum and Gas Engineering, and currently is the Honorary Special Adviser on Energy and Strategic matters to the President. Read up a bit on him in this link: http://www.geanco.org/default.asp?show=egbogah

Read up on the latin honors for Mrs Iweala and get to understand that there's really nothing special in that word A.B cum laude http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_honors.What's all these hype about her class of degree?
I sure acknowledge her achievements in the area of economics and leadership and I respect her for that, but for you to now latch on to that and to imply there's no one like her, then you sure are deceiving yourself.

Well, idiots ruling Nigeria? fine. Ibori a thief? well, OK. People come people go. Life goes on. They all know where they are. And I'm not ready to lose sleep over nothing.

Hmn. . . . Impressive. Challenging!

The Belgians sure are discussing about splitting up, because matters of governance in the country have gotten to a head. And they're genuinely discussing a way forward for governing the different ethnic groups that make up Belgium. Each ethnic group wants to protect their interests in a united or divided Belgium.

Herein lies the difference between Nigeria and Belgium. While the Belgians are doing this for the very first time, I believe, and will most likely implement the decisions of the participants of that discussion, Nigerians have held several political conferences in the past, written myriads of reports on the recommendations of participants of these conference but have never implemented any of the recommendations.

So, while Belgians are discussing a way forward for their country, and the ethnic groups making up the country are wont to progress with what they have, here in Nigeria as soon as the matter of oil comes up at any conference, Jihadists and pretenders rally round their people to pour cold water on any recommendation. Oil is a no-go area for discussion. The Niger Delta people can rotten where ever they are. No one (Jihadists and pretenders alike) will part with that oil in that place. They must realise the full benefit of oil being located in a united Nigeria. Until then, Nigeria must remain as one.

Brings us back to David's entry. It's oil that's keeping us together.

I think almondjoy might be chxta or any other guy banned by Seun, in disguise. Has anyone noticed how he carries himself around here? Like he's been here all along?

Conscience signed off from NL way back. He was banned several times by the obantalarpipi himself, and so decided to quit the forum.

David has given the obvious truth of the matter. Na oil dey keep us together. As soon as the oil dries up, we can then think of splitting up.

But, I just finished attending one course like that in PE. There, it was made explicitly clear that oil generation in most parts of the Niger Delta is an ongoing process. The oil cannot dry up just like that. So, when are we going to split up as a nation?

chidichris:
shawn,
calling me names is simple but reffering to the part of the country u reffered is the most dumb thing u ve done in your whole life.
the yorubas in the past eight years can be summarized in the following headings;
OBJ: the president who lost in his own tribe because the yorubas never saw him as theirs hence the wanted olu falae.
he had wasted bola ige who was a stumbling block for his express movements in his ambition to overtake the yorubas interests. he was a convict made president. he never get nigerians' mandate in both tenures. obj have been named in most confirmed criminal cases in nigeria like atiku's pdtf scam and andy uba's money laundary in the usa via the presidential jet of which part of the funds were used to buy farm equipments for utah farm. how many politcal killings were recorded in the yoruba states within the past eight years. what was the matter in oyo that it is better than any state in the eastern part? the clear hands of obj was seen in the anambra mayhem especially when chris uba was promoted to be a memeber board of trustee pdp after confessing to elections rigging before the utah monkey.
Borrishade: he is of course the worst minister we saw in the eight years of utah rule. he started his destruction work from the education sector and graduated to the aviation section where he recorded the highest number of air misharp which was not satisfactory in his destruction job hence the utah monkey drafted him to the culture and youth department. what a shame for a minister and his brother.?
Bode george: he is the big name and the untouchable in the nigerian ports authority(npa) your ribadu was able to find out a record fraud of 81 billion naire but the utah bull asked him to go back and do his home work very well so the news was killed.
Adenuga: he is the best business man of the year in africa but was hunted by mistake by ribadu untill information reveal that a touch on him will implicate the utah bull hence he became a free man and come back from his ghana exile.
Adedibu: he is simply a beast. your obj confirmed to nigerian that the big foll is too old to be reformed and asked helpless oyo people to manage and tolerate him which they did and are still doing bcs of lack of choice. no wonder the idiot could keep inec machines in his house and still be a free man.
total corruption ranking: any ranking of corrupt officials in nigeria within the past eight years that place alams and kalu among the first ten must be by a member of utah zoo. if we want to be honest here, there federal thieves operating directly from aso rock headed by obj. in fact, if states are the problem, we should find out what happened in lagos funds, rivers funds and that of delta before talking about abia.
what of the foolish speaker who is renovating her house with 628 million, is she corrupt or reightious like others.
tell me among the victims of efcc who is a strong pdp member? or are u telling nigerians that pdp is a party for the innocent ones?
if in the next ten years history will be fair, ribadu will be made a criminal and it is only then that we will begin to observe the damage which the man has done to the nation in his one sided justice.
what did efcc do to fani kayode when he was involved in a scam while serving the utah bull?
calling alams names means feeding from your anus. tell me among the ex-govs who did not go abroad to keep money or who did not operate a bank account. if for real alams was the problem, what did goodluck do as a gov in his state that earned him the position of a vp? was yar adua outstanding as a gov in kastina?
obj failed to mandate Ugwu on the people of imo state and later made him a current minister in this regime so he is the most fit for the post especially after failing in the gubernitorials.
to crown it all, adedibu and obj are war criminals and shld be charged for homicide.

But. . . . chidichris, But,  . . you too much

Utah bull?. . . .Utah Monkey?. . . . . . .Utah Zoo?. . . . . Unbelieveable. LMFAO!

I've come to the conclusion that religious issues will forever be with us. We can discuss them for as long as we want. They will always be here with us. Much as we cry, lash out, correct and accuse extremists of all the religious atrocities in the world and stuff like that, I have observed that all these had minimal or no impact on the way these people think and behave. So, why waste precious time on them in the first place?

If there's anything you can do to avoid these group of people, or if there's a way to prevent them from causing any harm to you where ever you are, then follow that path and live.

I have since ''retired'' from using abusive words on people and their ethnic affiliations. I don't think I'm ready to engage someone else at this time on tribal matters. Like I said, we have enough problems on our hands in Delta State than to start looking at the whole country.

So, since you so much desire to solve all our problems in Nigeria (by using abusive words on the people of the country, and by saying our (your) launguage (s), I think, will be ''taken off the surface of the earth'', then go ahead and solve our problems. . . . .

O! mighty but confused saviour of United Nigeria!

No more replies to your entries. Can't continue wasting precious time on a babbler.

It's the oil in the Delta that's keeping us together. Much as almond tried to evade this glaring fact, this singular truth stares everyone in the face.

Some ethnic groups have already said they'll start a jihad should the FG cede the control of the oil resources in the Delta to the Niger Delta people. Others are just waiting patiently for their turn to cut from the national cake. The entire layout is a gamut, litany of woes, chop and quench, tribalism, favouritism, the more you look the less you see, corruption etc etc.

My people, me I'm tired of talking about the monster called Nigeria. At 47 years we're more confused about this country than ever before. I just want to talk about Delta state in particular and Niger Delta for now. Lets leave Nigeria out of it - until such a time that the oil dries up, I guess.

Big B1:
If our goal is moving forward, then we have to be honest.

Looking at this picture, I see:
1. A very deadly environment
2. Uncivilized or unmannered group of people
3. Disconsolateness in action

And I'm very sorry, I refuse to castigate Police Dept for taking this appropriate action to control the situation; infact, I'm very proud of them this time.

Instead, I blame the leaders who have completely capitalized on stealing and permanently incapacitating the future of our nation; If it was up to me, anyone guilty of corruption will be publicly executed in his or her home town (I still strongly believe that this is the only solution to corruption in Nigeria).

I blame the Intercontinental Bank for not following a conventional steps or standard to conduct an adequate job interview process; I wouldn't be surprised if this was intentionally done to promote the image of the institution, by unnecessarily creating a scene for public attention.
If It was up to me, the bank will be severely penalized and I will make sure that the entire HR team is immediately replaced.

Finally, I blame the graduate students for not properly comporting themselves. As educated citizens of Nigeria, you must purely understand the importance of comporting yourself with respect under any circumstances. We must exhibit a positive image of great citizens of Nigeria and never never allow desperation to turn us into an uncaged animal. If it was up to me, none of these folks will be employed.

Regardless of the current economic or unemployment status, my people could have handled this dreadful situation much more better than what is on this disgraceful Pic.

There is absolutely no excuse!

Hmn. . . . . Nice one up there Big b1. Thought provoking.

almondjoy:
ha! ha! ha!  You are really childish!  Like Nigeria is a compartmentalized entity?  You go to your corner and I go to my corner.  Hogwash!  People like you are why Nigeria will never progress.  What are your own solutions to Ibori and his loot?  Meanwhile--Orji Kalu, Dariye and others are being hounded by some kangaroo court of an EFCC.  What are you saying here?  

That Ibori should not face the same music his counterparts are dancing to?  You are truly a Nigerian.  Selective justice I see.  Well done I say, well done!  May areaness continue to be your portion just the way you propose for others.  Nigeria is no one's territory.  It belongs to all Nigerians let me tell you.  The fact that you have oil that you cannot refine does not make you special! The only thing you got going for you is "bunkering" priviledges. Nothing to write home about!

I have tried taking that route of looking at Nigeria holistically. I backed off in the end. It was too much for me to handle. In the end, I decided it's better to start from the roots and chase it all the way up, if I can. If you've read some of my entries in the past, you'd know that I'm a staunch supporter of a divided Nigeria. This country needs be carved into manageable pieces for us to realise our potential.

That said, I put it back to you that you face up to the problems in your area first before looking at other places, or the whole country for that matter. You'll live long by doing so. You will not have plenty of heart attacks or sleepless nights.

Even in maths, you solve problems from the simplest to the most difficult. Don't bite more than you can chew at onece. You'll get choked up. Seems you're the child in here not me.

almondjoy:
I am not from Delta state --- It does not really make a difference anyway. The good news is that with all the stolen wealth in Delta state all the people of warri can boast of is armed robbery and toutism.  Educational achievement is at an all time low in the warri area.  You think God is asleep.  Nothing to show for it.  As the youths take to the favorite past time of ravaging and looting the environment.  The area headquarters of Nigeria.  Nothing good comes out of there so why should I be bothered?  

Let us not forget the work ethics.  Area fathers provide for their young ones there and so no need to procure any gainful employment.  So the money stolen by Ibori and co will keep being wasted for salvaging the lives of touts that will never see any future besides stealing and looting.  No need to wait for God's punishment.  They are receiving it here on earth for being the chosen ones of "areaness" in Nigeria!!!

As for the residents of Anioma and Asaba or whatever they call themselves--they are also getting their just rewards.  It is tha Nigerian symdrome of complete social  and moral decadence in the stinking poitics of Nigeria.  I am only a devils advocate and do not really care what happens to Nigerians who cannot take control of their furture. let them all burn.

Then I suggest you stick your nose where you deem fit and stay clear of other peoples business. Why make the problems in Delta state your own? I think you should have enough to grapple with where ever you come from. Take some time out, think about the problems of your state and come and discuss it with us here. You never know, we can help suggest some useful solutions to your state's problems. Your state sure have some problems to tackle, right?

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almondjoy:
Yes!  To Ibori, everything ends in Warri to the detriment of other areas in delta state.

Warri is at the heart of Delta State. That place deserves all the attention it can get. You sound like someone from the northern part of Delta. Well, as far as I am concerned, the Anioma area of Delta state is a separate state of it's own. I'll say it's a part of Anambra State. The people over there had better ask for their own state - another Edo state? from the FG. I say this not because I have anything against the Aniomas; but because of what I've read about the utterances of the leaders of that area in the past. And that's an entirely different subject of discussion.

2.0

almondjoy:
Please all these so-called projects mentioned by Ono are ghost projects.

Well, let them be ghost project. I was at Bomadi a couple of years back. And I saw that Bomadi bridge commissioned by OBJ and reputed to be one of the biggest project ever embarked upon by any state government. It might be a ghost project to you; but I know the Ijaws called Ibori their Deputy Governor General of Ijawland for that feat.

If Asaba and environs did not benefit from the present arrangement, you'd better search inward and know where your people have gone astray.

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almondjoy:
Some are still waiting for evidence of his guilt or innocence,  Where in the world did he amass wealth coming to 35 million pounds?  Has anyone seen his estates in London?   Someone of abject obscurity 8 years ago.  A cab driver in London and a bouncer at a night club?  His political birth is worrrisome--from a legacy of obscurity.  A former-Abacha boy!

You seem to know so much about Ibori's pasts. Those ones you've dug out are stale. Bring up something pretty fresh.

Na wa o! When he should be comparing Nigeria to Malaysia, he's looking at Congo to compare Nigeria with. Surely, old age has caused some set back in his thinking faculty.

Several weeks ago, fearing that the EFCC was about to arrest him, Ibori slipped out of Nigeria and headed first for South Africa and then to the US. He has since being living in Miami, Florida. Last week, he sneaked into New York where he met with Yar'adua to discuss his return to Nigeria. A source at that secret meetings said Yar'adua had assured Ibori that if he can clear "the London mess,"

This Saharareporters people. Me, I fear them sha. And I don't think I'll advice anyone to just ''believe'' their story just like that.

Iyke-D,
I like the way you have expressed your thoughts up there compared to the others. So, I will reply your entry. Beside, I don't have much time to waste on posts that do not carry any weight these days.


So you see, untill such a time that Ibori is convicted of any crime, by any court for that matter, the man remains a free man. Maybe I kind of  ''over-generalised'' his ''innocence'' of all the charges proffered against him, and maybe the Urhobos do not llike him that much or at all, what is clear to all is that he did so much for Delta while he was governor. I'm not a mouthpiece for the man and I don't even know him from Adams, but I have gone round Delta State to see things for myself. It's only a shortsighted person who would think that being a governor of a rich state would amount to ''feeding'' everybody in the state fat!

The projects on ground in Delta are reputed to be of high standard compared to those of any other state in the country. From Bomadi Bridge linking the Ijaw waterside to other parts of the state, Omadino bridge, renovated and dualised Airport road, the new Warri City stadium, the now motorable Warri-Benin dual carriage way, the drainage systems in most parts of Warri, the high standard of Secondary education in Delta - thanks to the efforts of the immediate past Commissioner of Education - Mrs Veronica Ogbuagwu, facilities at the State University and almost all the secondary schools in the state to a host of others not mentioned here. The efforts of Ibori at restoring the lost glory of Warri in particular and Delta State in general is one that will stand the test of time.

I think Ibori strategy is the ''chop-I-chop'' type. Much as it cannot be ruled out that he pilfered from the state treasury, it cannot be disputed that he made a huge impact on the lives of many in Delta State.  Get my point now?

bolorunfem:
Na wa o, heeeeeeeeeeeeehe(in Yoruba), wish kind of tred is this for God sake? a-aa? Wear is di persin that posted di tred, she have gone, gone gone she, gonen't? Brought him hear for me let him come and eat cane. True true, I doesnt like people that spoils Englis, Englis is fine langwage now, sebi u know. Ok, efribodi, enter your shoe and follow me to di moks (mosque).

LOLOL!!

Truth be told, Ibori did extremely well in Delta, while he was governor of that state. Just go to the major towns and villages in Delta to see things for yourself.

I have been in Portharcourt for more than a year now, and have gone round the town a bit. There's practically nothing to write home about in this place. Ordinary Yenagoa of yestreday can now boast of steady power supply, good roads etc etc. . . . things work in Yenagoa.

All those dragging Ibori to court . . . . and I mean any court for that matter. . . . . are wasting their precious time and energy. The man is loved by his people at home and in the diaspora. So, why waste precious resources on nothing useful?

I'm not a computer guru like many in here, and I believe we have a lot of capable hands who can help out with computer problems.

So, what's my problem?

Well, I just noticed one vertical line running across my 17'' HP Pavillion DV9420US laptop and I'm wondering if I did anything wrong in the first place to cause that. Can any of the gurus around here tell me how to get rid of this line?

So far, the laptop has served me very well. With some 240GB space and 2GB RAM, I run everything I want on the machine without hassle.

adesanni:
Am one of those that believe that the majority of the problems in nigeria is caused by the nigerian media. I can't imagine how the media men would rally around somebody like Adedibu to seek his opinion on public issues. Going to somebody like that makes them think they are important in the country. I surprised when a welcome party was organised for Alamasihier in his state,what the hell was nigeria press doing there.they are just making these thieves important. Let us render these rogue useless and irrelevant in the society and see how it would solve some of our problems. Seeking opinion and recommendations from them makes them feel the are important. Obj was trapped in traffic in lagos the other time,and it was made a headline the next day. The nigerian press should have a rethink about what the talk about,there are many important and urgent issues that need to be discussed but the choose to ignore them

Alamasihier. . . . . .

Hmn. . . .You have done great disservice to the name of the former governor-general of the Ijaw people.

The Egbesu Spirit will not forgive you for this. LOLOL

Yanga Rat:
As them don catch this bastard popotamus yansh woman say na Ogbologbo thief, them suppose to carry am throway for prison 1-2, now-now, and them suppose to put am for general cell together with the other army robber and rapist dey so that them go fit give am proper welcome wey e be say them go beat am to death and bury am for inside prison yard, or cut the woman meat pieces take am do suya.

If na true talk say this thief-woman dey for that position because Obasanjo dey Bleep am, that one show say Obasanjo self fit Bleep dead-body when don dey draw like okra, because person when get taste for woman nogo fit touch this kind UGLY ELEPHANT-YANSH POPOTAMUS WOMAN when no even fit speak common primary 2 English, wey him face dey ugly reach to make man pikin fear like bad deam, wey all him body swell up like dead-body when spend a month dey rotten for inside river.

If them no gree send am go jail, make them carry am go Lagos hand over for area boys and tell them say na this kind pen-robber na him no let them see work and chop-money. Them nogo waste time to tear the popotamus yansh woman pieces and throway wettin remain for inside gutter.

LOLOLOLLL. . . . Rat, you too much o o o o!!!

Folem's view is very much valid and I'll go with him.

Paper qualification and the number of certificates you have does not in any way indicate or guarantee your level of intelligence. This has been proven time and again all over the world.

I suggest we stop chasing shadows and face the substance of this Ettehgate saga; like Folem rightly said.

Denex,
Maybe, just maybe.

It was during OBJ's tenure that the Amala Politician and God father of Ibadan Politics caused no small uproar at Ibadan. Everything practically grounded to a halt. Anambra state went to God with full speed, when they knew the war against their state was beyond the ordinary. Godfathers were virtually on the prowl making life difficult for the ordinary man on the street. They were like demi gods.

EFCC was used as a ''tool'' to hound every perceived and real ''anti-third termer'' to the dust. Never in the history of this country did any ruler engaged his vice in a show of shame, so bizzare, it made the rounds even in beer parlours and Igbo joints!

Power generation was at it's lowest ebb. We were importing fuel like crazy. OBJ delighted in implementing harsh, economic policies, which ordinarily we know should be implemented in phases. He was ''cruel'' with his good intentions.

The rich kept on making more money and the poor, getting poorer. It was during OBJ's tenure that the Apo legislative quarters, the refineries in Portharcourt and Kaduna, the National stadium in Lagos, the IGP quarters in Abuja, NITEL, Nicon Hilton hotel, NICON insurance, 1004 Estate and other FG buildings in Lagos were sold to cronies of the ruling PDP. His privatisation programme was fraught with irregularities and favouritism.

Andy UBA stole with impunity. OBJ single handedly put his children in strategic positions to milk the country dry. He bought a mansion for his son in New York. His was an era of ''loyalty without thinking twice''.

Nigeria never had it so bad. We all heaved a sigh of relief when he was pulled out of Aso villa, which reliable info claimed he wanted for himself.

Interesting.