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ABEOKUTA—The Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigerian, Mosimi, Ogun
State has said that it would be too difficult
for the President-elect, Gen. Muhamadu
Buhari to reduce the petroleum pump price to N40
per litre.

The association said the situation in the industry
could not allow such reversion, saying, it could
however, be reversed to N87 per litre if the
Federal Government builds refineries in some
parts of the country.

The Chairman of IPMAN, in the state, Adeleke
Bada stated this shortly after the assiciation’s
Annual General Meeting held in Abeokuta.

Bada, who was flanked by other members of the
executive of the assiciation, reacted to the
advice given by former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Tam David West to the President-elect
to reduce the pump price to N40, said the price is
not realistic.

He said “that is not possible, if you look at the
nature of the market, that isn’t realistic. Do we
have the refineries?

“The only reason that can be possible is when we
have our own refineries and we do not export our
crude oil for processing. If the processing is done
in Nigeria, then it can be sold at the rate of N40
but not until all the refineries are fixed,” he
queried.

He however, blamed the non-compliance of sale of
Premium Motor Spirit at the N87 stipulated price
on the expenses incurred by the marketers while
trying to get the fuel available for the use of the
masses.

He said that the levies being paid by the
marketers to various regulatory associations
andunions have made the marketers to inflate the
prices of fuel to their desired amount.

He said “that is why they do not want to leave
IPMAN alone. The government has not increased
the price of fuel, it is still N87 per litre.

“But by the time you get to the depot, after
paying around N2.6m for your ticket, a lot of
levies are to be paid, levies from PTD, IPMAN and
all others, adding them all together with the cost
of transporting your trucks to the station, no one
is ready to run at a loss.

“I even give them (marketers) kudos for selling
the fuel because they do not want the masses to
suffer despite all these anomalies. That is why if
you can afford to buy it at the prices they sell,
then go on because we make use of it everyday.”

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ABUJA—Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, and Senator-elect for the Ogun East
Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has
accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of
instigating foreign security agencies to
apprehend him in Nigeria and extradite him to the
United States of America, USA, to answer to
drug-related charges.

Consequently, he has sent a Save-My-Soul, SMS,
letter to the National Human Rights Commission,
NHRC, insisting that the subterranean plot to
‘capture’ him has thickened.

Kashamu begged the Commission not to stand by
and watch his fundamental human rights trampled
upon at the behest of former President Obasanjo.
It will be recalled that it was Kashamu that p
ersuaded Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal
Capital Territory High Court sitting at Apo to
order security agencies in Nigeria to confiscate
Obasanjo’s autobiography entitled “My Watch”.
It took the former President to get the high court
to vacate that confiscation order which had even
prohibited both Vendors and Libraries in the
country from as much as touching the
autobiography.

Kashamu had insisted that portions of the book
dwelt on his alleged involvement in drug pushing
and an allegation that he is a wanted fugitive in
America, a subject matter he said had already
been surrendered to a competent court of
jurisdiction.

Meantime, in his petition to the NHRC, Kashamu
urged the commission to investigate the alleged
move to abduct him and forcibly take him to the US
to answer to charges bothering on drug related
offences.

The petition, dated April 15th, 2015 was written
on his behalf by his lawyer, Mr Ajibode Oluyede
and entitled: “Prince Buruji Kashamu: Abduction
Plans By United States of America Agents in
Collaboration with Law Enforcement Agencies in
Nigeria.”

The lawyer in the petition which was addressed
to the Executive Secretary of the NHRC,
Professor Bem Angwe, stated: “Kashamu has
instructed that we bring certain important facts
and records to your attention with regard to the
illegality of this plan and the malicious and
unpatriotic motives of those behind it and seek
your urgent intervention in accordance with the
jurisdiction expressly given to your commission by
the National Human Rights Act 1995 as amended
to carry out and inquiry into the matter in order
to establish the culpability and compromise of
certain institution in this despicable plan and to
protect our client’s fundamental human right to
liberty, life and dignity of the person.”

Kashamu told the Commission that regardless of
several decisions both in Nigeria and the United
Kingdom which exonerated him from the alleged
offences, desperate politicians had been putting
pressure on the Attorney General of the
Federation to resuscitate the US indictment
against him in Nigeria and to instigate an
extradition process against him on the
accusations.

He maintained that the current plan to abduct him
was an admission by the US authorities that there
is no case against him. He insisted that it is
Obasanjo that is spreading a new witch-hunt net
over him as a form of revenge against him for the
comprehensive political defeat he (Obasanjo)
suffered because of Kashamu in the PDP.

Kashamu told the commission that the pressure
on the AGF failed, a situation he said was owing
to the absence of any document showing that he
was indicted in the US, nor any evidence that he
was ever declared wanted both any authority in
the US as required by the Extradition treaty in
the US and the Nigerian Extradition law.
He said that several people close to the AGF had
warned him to watch his back because there were
moves to have him extradited to the US.

According to his lawyer, “Kashamu’s enquiry
revealed that indeed there had been moves by US
officials within the region to secure the
assistance of the head of the INTERPOL division in
Nigeria, Mr Solomon Arase, a Deputy Inspector
General, for the arrest and delivery to the US
officials of Kashamu for transportation to the US
without following the due process required by the
Nigeria Extradition Act.

Enforcement at the American Embassy route Des
Almedies BP 49 Dakar Senegal and requested that
INTERPOL Nigeria assist in the abduction of
Kashamu for the purpose of his forcible
transportation to the US to face trial before
Judge Norgel”, he added.

It will equally be recalled that Fashamu’s suit
before the FCT High court had culminated into a
war-of-words between him and Obasanjo, with
the plaintiff alleging before the court that the
erstwhile President is a school drop out.Irked by
the fact that Obasanjo had in his statement of
defence to the suit described him as “a drug
pusher with neither local or international
reputation”, Kashamu, fired back, calling the ex-
president “a social misfit”.

“The plaintiff acknowledges that the defendant
(Obasanjo),was a poverty-stricken dropout from
school and otherwise a social misfit who
eventually found fame and fortune by joining the
Armed Forces of Nigeria and benefitting
disproportionately from opportunism of military
adventure into governance in Nigeria”, Kashamu
averred before the court.

He told the court that “Obasanjo’s vaunted
international acclaim was tested in 2008 when the
former President contested for the position of
the Secretary-General of the United Nation with
a barely known diplomat from Egypt.

“The defendant (Obasanjo) was put in his place as
he failed to fly the flag of the nation successfully
and lost the contest disgracefully.”

Kashamu further insisted that Obasanjo’s claims
in his statement of defence constituted “an
aggravation of the libel charge before the court”.
He said Obasanjo’s use of his “touted national
and international acclaim to malign more
productive members of the society is uncalled for
and could be symptomatic of megalomania.”

On the other hand, the former President who had
earlier resolved not to personally testify in the
matter, in his statement of defence, described
Kashamu as a notorious debtor and a man lacking
in local and international reputation.

He urged the court to dismiss the suit for being
“frivolous, speculative and gold digging”, adding
that no reasonable cause of action was
established against him.

Obasanjo in his statement of defence to the
N20billion libel suit against him, stood his ground,
saying he has no reason to retract the words in
the said letter as requested by Kashamu.

“The statement/words are correct, true and
justified”, he maintained, adding, “The plaintiff
has no iota of good reputation locally and
internationally.

“Aside the plaintiff’s illicit drug business for
which he was indicted and wanted in America, the
plaintiff has penchant for taking loans from
unsuspecting banks/financial institutions with
intention to permanently elude/avoid repayment
or liquidation of such loans.

“Further to that, the plaintiff has been judicially
adjudged/confirmed a debtor by a competent court
of law Cotonou, Republic of Benin. And the
plaintiff presently occupies a choice position on
the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria’s
list of notorious bad debtors.

“The plaintiff is a person, who with his true
name/identity supplied, will not be grante d visa
by the German government or any country of the
world having good relationship with the United
States of America”, Obasanjo added.




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ONDO state government weekend says it suspects
ethanol poisoning as responsible for the death of
over 20 persons in Irele area of the state last
week.

It dismissed insinuation that the alleged strange
disease was contagious and put death tool at 18.
Conflicting reports emanated from the remote
community last week over the outbreak of strange
disease.

While the natives people in the community alleged
that the death was caused by some unknown
persons who committed sacrilege by breaking into
the Malokun Shrine and stoling sacred objects,
government insist such is unknown to science.
The Health Commissioner Dr Dayo Adeyanju,
speaking in Akure said ”findings from post-
mortem carried out on the victims and other
laboratory tests revealed that the disease was
neither epidemic nor contagious.

According to him” preliminary report shows that
ethanol poison was found in the systems of all the
victims.

“Our investigations have also revealed that the
victims, who, interestingly, were all Okada riders,
gathered at some local joints to consume alcoholic
substance mixed with roots and some other local
herbs on the eve of the outbreak of the disease.

“I can assure you that the disease is in no way
contagious. The fact that none of the caregivers
has contracted the disease has greatly
underscored this point.
More detail soon

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South Africa on Sunday vowed to hunt down those
behind a wave of Xenophobic attacks, saying 307
people had been arrested over violence that has
left at least seven people dead.

The government stepped up its response to unrest
in Johannesburg and the eastern coastal city of
Durban, with Home Minister Malusi Gigaba
resolving to end “all acts that seek to plunge our
country into anarchy”.

Rioting and looting over the last two weeks have
exposed tensions between South Africans and
immigrants from across the continent, including
Zimbabwe, Somalia, Ethiopia and Malawi.

President Jacob Zuma on Saturday cancelled a
state visit to Indonesia to deal with surge in
violence, and pleaded with foreigners to stay in
South Africa.

Heightening public concern over the attacks, the
Sunday Times published front-page pictures of a
Mozambican man being stabbed to death in broad
daylight in the Johannesburg township of
Alexandra.

The photographs showed Emmanuel Sithole being
attacked early Saturday by a man in jeans
wielding a knife.
Sithole was taken to hospital but died of his
wounds, the paper reported.

“Perpetrators are being arrested, charged and
prosecuted,” Gigaba told a press conference in
Pretoria.

“So far 307 suspects have been arrested in
connection with attacks on foreign nationals and
public violence.

“We want to issue a stern warning to those who
lend themselves to acts of public violence. We will
find you — and you will be dealt with to the full
might of the law.”

Sporadic violence erupted again overnight in
Johannesburg and Durban, where an AFP
photographer said that one Zimbabwean’s house
had been petrol-bombed and his two cars torched.
The spate of attacks has revived memories of
xenophobic bloodshed in 2008, when 62 people
were killed in Johannesburg’s townships, shaking
South Africa’s post-apartheid image as a
“rainbow nation” of different ethnic groups.

– Repatriation plans –

Immigrants are often the focus for anger among
South Africans hit by a chronic job shortage and
the limited progress made by many poor blacks
since white-minority rule ended in 1994.

Regional relations have been strained by the
unrest, with Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique
organising for some worried citizens to return
home.

Buses to Malawi were due to leave on Sunday, and
Zimbabwe said about 700 citizens were expected
to be ferried out by bus within days.

Zimbabwe has about one million mostly-illegal
immigrants in South Africa, many of them working
in the service sector, on construction sites and as
casual labour.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said most
victims of the xenophobic attacks were refugees
forced to leave their own countries due to war and
persecution.

It said 5,000 migrants had sought refuge in
makeshift camps, but local authorities said the
figure was lower.

Zuma on Saturday travelled to Durban to visit one
camp, where he faced a hostile reception from the
crowd, which yelled “go home, go home” and “too
late, too late”.

He vowed to end the unrest and sought to assure
the crowd there was a place for foreigners in
South Africa.

“Even those who want to go home, they must
know that when we have stopped the violence
they are welcome to come back,” Zuma said.
The violence has been largely blamed on a speech
last month by King Goodwill Zwelithini, traditional
leader of the Zulus, in which he blamed foreigners
for South Africa’s high crime rate and said they
must “take their bags and go”.

He has since said his words were misinterpreted.
South Africa’s economy grew by just 1.5 percent
last year and unemployment is at around 25
percent — soaring to over 50 percent among
young people.

Gigaba stressed that foreign companies were still
welcome to invest in South Africa.

“Everything is being done to restore peace and
order,” he said.



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Nigerians who waited for the much celebrated
signing of contract between the Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) and Coach Stephen Keshi
scheduled to take place Friday had their hopes
dashed as the evnt did not hold afterall.

The general secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed
Sanusi had last week said that the two bodies
would sign the contract by Friday.

But checks by Sports Vanguard in Abuja revealed
that the contract signing did not hold because of a
number of factors, including the absence of the
president of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick who was said
to be out of the country.

Also it was gathered that another issue that may
have delayed the contract is the fact that the
parent body, the National Sports Commission
(NSC) is still studying the document to ascertain
whether it is in line with the thinking of the
federal government.

Meanwhile, the vice president of the NFF was
apparently not anywhere near Abuja despite the
fact that his boss, Pinnick was out of the country.
“I’m in Lagos and the president is not in the
country,” Akinwumi con-firmed, Friday, adding,
“when we are unveiling
we will let you know.”

Even though Keshi was said to be holed up in a
hotel close to the Wuse Zone 7 office of the
federation waiting to be summoned over, it
seemed that the NFF had no plans for him.
Some quarters are already spreading rumours that
the NFF is stalling until the change of government
to yank the contract offered to Keshi while they
hire new person for the national team job. But,
time may not be on their side as the 2013 AFCON
champions will start their their qualification
campaign for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in
June against Chad in Abuja.

The issue of renewing the contract of Coach Keshi
has been a controversial one

since the end of the 2014 World Cup. Soon after
the Super Eagles started showing signs that they
may not qualify for the last African Cup of
Nations (AFCON), and the federation sacked Keshi
but was forced to rescind due to alleged directive
by the presidency.
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/why-keshis-contract-signing-failed/

President-elect, Major General Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd), has said he is in full support of the
steps taken by the Jonathan government to
protect Nigerians from the wave of xenophobic
attacks in South Africa.

In a statement released in Abuja, yesterday,
Buhari commended Nigeria’s Head of Mission in
Pretoria for the steps he took, advising the
Nigerian business community in South Africa to
close shop, stay indoors and keep out of trouble.
He also asked them to obey the laws of their host
country.

“We equally understand that the South African
government is making efforts to bring an end to
this unfortunate situation,” the president-elect
said. “In the meantime, Nigerians in South Africa
should abide by the words of caution extended
them by their government representative in
Pretoria”. Buhari commended the government for
its decision to evacuate Nigerians at any sign of
escalation.

“I am happy to see that the Nigerian government
is very well aware of its responsibilities to its
citizens in South Africa,” he said.

He, however, expressed sadness over the
unfortunate development that has affected
Nigerians even as he recalled Nigeria and South
Africa’s friendly relations since the end of
apartheid.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
has condemned the xenophobic attacks on
Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South
Africa, describing the action as provocative and
completely unacceptable.

In a statement, yesterday, by the PDP National
Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party
urged the Federal Government to take immediate
action to ensure the safety of lives and property
of Nigerians in South Africa.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/madness-in-safrica-we-stand-with-jonathan-government-on-safety-of-nigerians-buhari/

Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group
have killed at least 10 civilians in a cross-border
raid on a village in northern Cameroon, security
sources told AFP on Friday.

“Boko Haram attacked the village of Bia
overnight” Thursday to Friday, one source said,
on condition of anonymity. “The toll is 10 civilians
killed and a large number of livestock stolen.”
A source within the administration said there had
been “a dozen deaths” in the raid.
Bia, in the Far North region, which borders Lake
Chad, has been identified previously by security
forces as a recruiting ground for Boko Haram
militants.

The Nigerian-based Islamists also attacked a
Cameroon army position in Amchide, on the border
with Nigeria. “They burned houses in Amchide,
but without losses on our side. The attack was
repulsed. We don’t know yet about casualties on
the enemy side,” the security source said.
Cameroon is taking part in a four-country
offensive against Boko Haram, together with
Chad, Niger and Nigeria.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/boko-haram-kills-10-civilians-in-cameroon-village/

Televangelist and cleric of the Synagogue Church
of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Joshua,
has claimed that he predicted the ongoing
xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
There have been repeated attacks on foreign
nationals and the looting of their shops in South
Africa, while the Nigeria government has
threaten to frustrate the interest of South
Africa in Nigeria.
His ministry, T. B. Joshua Ministry posted a video
on its Facebook page, where he claimed the
prophet predicted the attacks in a message on
Sunday 28th July, 2013.
“On Sunday 28th July, 2013, Prophet T.B. Joshua
gave a prophetic warning to the nation of South
Africa concerning a serious revolt led by youth
which would cost lives.

These were his words: “In the nation, South
Africa, we should help them in prayer because I
am seeing youth revolt. It will be very serious. A
situation where youth will come out and begin—
You learn that there is a protest here. Some
people were killed – certain people. Revolt in
South Africa”
He also posted a message of prayer for the
country.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO SOUTH AFRICA FROM TB
JOSHUA:
“If we fail to see that there are powers that
cause people to be bowed down in bondage, we are
going to fight the wrong battle.
“I pray for my nation, South Africa. As Jesus
stood in the boat and commanded the storms to be
calm, I stand in the midst of the storm in my
nation, South Africa, and I command the storm,
wind and waves to be calm, in the name of Jesus!
I speak calmness to my nation, South Africa, in
the name of Jesus!” – TB Joshua Ministries
#NoToXenophobia
#AfricaUnite
#WeAreOne
#LetLoveLead

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A re-elected member of the Lagos State House of
Assembly, Mr Bisi Yussuf, on Wednesday urged the
in-coming administration at the federal level to
create a ministry for Lagos affairs. Addressing
scores of supporters at his constituency office in
Ipaja-Ayobo Local Council Development Area, the
legislator said that it would facilitate rapid
upgrading of infrastructural facilities in the
nation’s commercial capital.

Yussuf (Alimosho I), of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), said that Lagos should be
accorded the rightful federal revenue allocation
befitting its status as the nation’s commercial
capital.
“There is nowhere in the world that a national
commercial capital suffers the type of neglect
which Lagos has experienced in the hands of the
federal government since it moved the national
capital to Abuja in 1992,” Yusuf said.
He noted that seaport operations and massive
haulage business put a lot of pressure on Lagos
roads, and a dedicated Ministry for Lagos Affairs
would help arrest the decay of its social
infrastructure. Yusuf said such ministry would
also help Lagos to meet its rail and road network
requirements as one of the world’s most densely
populated cities.
“A city of more than 20 million people cannot be
adequately serviced by state government finance
alone,’’ he said, adding that the state’s revenue
contributions to the federal coffers needed
adequate reciprocation. The APC won the 2015
general elections at the presidential level and
also that of governorship in Lagos State, which
will see the party controlling both levels from May
29.

Yussuf commended his constituents for their
support, which he said, guaranteed his re-
election, promising to improve on his legislative
responsibilities. He said that the voting strength
of Alimosho remained the bastion of APC support
base in Lagos and stressed the need for greater
cohesion among the party members and
supporters.

The legislator also acknowledged the political
leadership of APC National Leader, Sen. Bola
Tinubu, whom he described as “a veritable study
in political strategies and national alignment”. He
assured the supporters that the state’s
governor-elect, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, would
improve on the performance of out-going Gov.
Babatunde Fashola who built on the foundation
built by Tinubu.

Yusuf, in an interview with newsmen, said that
the next Assembly would build on the
achievements of the present one to boost
development in the state. “The 8th assembly will
embark on more qualitative legislation which will
foster more development to various communities
within the state in terms of job creation and
human development,’’ he said.

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Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has
criticised Nigerian and world leaders for failing
to help free 219 schoolgirls kidnapped a year
ago by Boko Haram fighters.
Yousafzai, who rose to international fame after
being shot by the Taliban for campaigning for
girls' rights to education, made the comments
on the eve of the first anniversary of the
schoolgirls' abduction.
"In my opinion, Nigerian leaders and the
international community have not done enough
to help you," she said in a letter to the
teenagers.
"They must do much more to help secure your
release. I am among many people pressuring
them to make sure you are freed," she added,
calling the girls - kidnapped on April 14 last
year in the northeastern town of Chibok - "my
brave sisters".
Malala's letter, which she said was "a message
of solidarity love and hope", comes as events,
including marches, prayers and vigils, were
being held to mark the girls' 12 months in
captivity.
Schools destroyed
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on
Monday said that 800,000 of the 1.5 million
people displaced by Boko Haram violence were
children.
More than 300 schools have been severely
damaged or destroyed between January 2012
and December last year, with at least 196
teachers and 314 schoolchildren killed in that
period, it added.
"Children have become deliberate targets,
often subject to extreme violence - from sexual
abuse and forced marriage to kidnappings and
brutal killings," it said in a report, "Missing
Childhoods".
Children had also become weapons of war, being
forced to fight alongside the fighters and also
used as human bombs, it added.
Boko Haram - which launched a rebellion in 2009
- kidnapped 276 girls from their school in
Chibok, in Borno state.
Fifty-seven managed to escape soon
afterwards but the remainder have not been
seen since an appearance in a Boko Haram video
in May last year.
Abubakar Shekau, the group's leader, has
claimed they have all converted to Islam and
been "married off".
Boko Haram opposes Western education and has
sought to impose Islamic law in all 36 states of
Nigeria, which is roughly equally divided
between a predominantly Muslim north and a
mainly Christian south.
The group operates mainly in the northeastern
Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe,
where the government has declared a state of
emergency since May 2013.
'Reasons for hope'
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and his
government were heavily criticised for their
response to the kidnapping but Malala said
there were now "reasons for hope and
optimism".
"Nigerian forces are re-gaining territory and
protecting more schools," she wrote.
"Nigeria's newly elected president, Muhammadu
Buhari, has vowed to make securing your
freedom a top priority and promised his
government will not tolerate violence against
women and girls."
Malala, 17, also wrote of her own experiences
at the hands of Taliban in her native Pakistan.
She was shot and nearly killed by the armed
group in October 2012 for insisting that girls
had a right to an education.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/malala-slams-world-leaders-chibok-schoolgirls-150413184624188.html

“Omo Ibo go….go home. Omo…. Ibo go home. If
you go home garri go cheap for lagos”.
The pogrom was on in the north and Igbos were
being hounded and slaughtered indiscriminately .
Many of the Yoruba elite read opportunity into
the disturbances.. And Lagos, home to many
Igbos, convulsed with hatred for the Igbo.
Prominent Lagos Igbos went into hiding and
pondered their fate. Hunted like rabbits by death
squads , they soon relinquished the idea of
waiting out the storm in their holes and had to
sneak out of Lagos in darkness. Ordinary Igbos ,
free to flee, had thronged the motor parks and
taken the boos and jeers in their hurried steps.
Those who booed and jeered included not only
excited and ignorant motor park touts but also
shrewd covetous and perhaps envious civil
servants and lecturers who had eyes on positions
occupied by fleeing Igbos . A cocktail of sadism,
opportunism and delirium.
The Igbos in Lagos and Yourba land were perhaps
fortunate . The north , seized by their own sense
of vengeance, was a literal killing field. Let’s
leave the details to belong to our history.
Igbos may have fled Lagos in 1966-67 but their
participation in Lagos politics had effectively
ended in 1951. Nnamdi Azikiwe, otherwise a
Lagosian, prevented by corrupted ethnic passions
from becoming premier of the west , left for the
east . And the implications and ramifications of
that dislocation have impaired socio political
cohesion in Nigeria till today.
So when Igbos fled home in 1966 any doubts about
an ordinary law abiding Igbo Lagos resident
having same political rights and status as the
‘indigene’ were settled. For Igbos then , Lagos
was not , after all, home. You can live in Lagos but
do not forget that you belong somewhere else and
it wouldn’t matter if you have lived in Lagos or
port Harcourt all your life. Once law and order
break down, ‘settlers’ fret.
The civil war ended , Igbos with their 20 pounds,
poured out of the villages and many returned to
Lagos. And Lagos welcomed them. And before long
, Igbos , by sheer industry, came to dominate
street commerce in ‘Lagos and as their businesses
flourished, their numbers grew. The Igbos’
preferred trade apprenticeship system meant
that as Igbo entrepreneurs grew they brought in
family and friends from the east as apprentices.
And apprentices imbued with the “young shall
grow” mentality soon became business owners and
brought in more apprentices. So unsurprisingly
Igbos would dominate whole trade lines likes the
motor spare parts and electronics business and all
dealings in imported goods. Naturally , they would
dominate market complexes like ‘Alaba’, and
‘Aspamda’ and ‘Trade fair’ and ‘Balogun’. And
that meant that they would dominate areas like
Ajeromi Ifelodun, and Amuwo odofin and Oshodi
isolo and Ojo , residential areas around major
markets.
Preoccupied with commerce, wary of politics,
mindful of the war and their residency status,
Igbos helped build and develop Lagos but played
only at the fringes politically. The ambitious
trader aspired to be the president of the market
union or the Eze ndi Igbo Lagos for vain glory but
could not wrap his mind around being a member of
the house of assembly and didn’t want to take
political risks. Igbo professionals didn’t get
involved either
And despite the pervasive high level of political
consciousness of Lagos and despite the intensity
of media coverage of Lagos and despite the claim
to progressivism by the dominant party of Lagos ,
Igbos who constitute a significant ethnic minority
were kept out of elective positions.
There is something glaringly anomalous about a
system in which citizens can live all their lives in a
city , raise children , pay taxes , have
constitutionally protected rights to vote and be
voted for but are somehow not expected to occupy
elective positions. For indigenes, politically
ambitious “settlers” are ungrateful usurpers .
And this is a national malaise .
Prevalent high degree of urban migration means
that many have no other home towns besides
where they reside. And how are they supposed to
lead fulfilling lives if they can’t seek elective
offices?
Some are residents/ settlers and some are
indigenes. Yet all are citizens. And minorities
everywhere have been similarly afflicted whether
it be Muslims in Birmingham or Latinos in Florida
or Igbos in Sabon Gari kano or the Arewa in Hausa
quarters in Aba.
Lagos has remained the most cosmopolitan city in
Nigeria and the Yorubas have remained one of the
most sophisticated and accommodating groups in
Nigeria. And nothing in this article discredits the
Yorubas particularly. The culture of exclusivity in
Lagos politics existed in spite of the fact that
Lagos is the most accommodating of all cites in
Nigeria to non indigenes. But since Lagos is the
leading light in commerce , politics and tolerance,
any attempt to cure this national affliction must
start from Lagos. Besides morality, the stake of
non indigenes in the state is proportionately too
high to countenance their exclusion from
effective representation in the governance of
the state.
The AC/APC in a rather tokenistic appreciation of
the electoral weight of the Igbos appointed an
Igbo technocrat , to the Lagos cabinet . And such
tokens must be appreciated. However any
thoughts that that gesture by Tinubu 10 years
ago would lead to greater inclusiveness of the
minorities in Lagos affairs has been conclusively
disconfirmed by the failure of Lagos APC to allow
Igbos represent communities where Igbos
predominate. It’s even more absurd because we
know that the APC has a way of drawing up lists of
candidates.
The APC was rejected by Igbos in the last polls for
less than objective reasons. That reflexive
rejection borne of bigotry may have, however ,
yielded unintended positive collateral effects in
Lagos. The electoral prowess of the Igbos in Lagos
has been confirmed beyond refutation. The APC
lost comprehensively in Igbo dominated areas .
Hitherto , many treated claims of Igbos’ electoral
importance in Lagos as exaggerated . It is
otherwise perhaps inexplicable that the politically
astute Lagos AC/APC, that has a reputation for
foresightedness and inclusiveness, perennially
failed to attach adequate importance to the
touted numerical strength and wealth of the
Igbos and allocated no tickets to Igbos in Lagos.
How did they cede this glory to the PDP?
While Azikiwe’s ambition to lead the Western
region may be seen as grotesque in today’s
Nigeria because he , an Igbo, sought to lead the
Yoruba nation. Any ambition by a qualified Igbo
woman to pick up APC ticket and represent Amuwo
Odofin cannot be an outsized ambition because
she seeks to represent a political space in which
she is by no means an interloping minority. The
idea that those who are in majority in the state
or who are indigenes must decide for inhabitants
who would rule over every street and ward is not
only undemocratic but immoral. Let’s face it , you
can’t sell Amuwo Odofin to Igbos, collect billions
for those rural lands, have marsh lands
transformed to magnificent estates and yet seek
to preclude them from representing Amuwo Odofin
in the local and federal assemblies.
The sentiment that settlers should not dominate
indigenes may not be totally irrational. From
Florida to Birmingham , from Paris to Jos north,
settlers /indigenes dichotomy has led to social
unrest. It is however more plausible to
countenance the partial cultural exclusion of
minority populations than to condone an attempt
to preclude a population from freely choosing
their representatives especially if that means
settlers taking up elective positions in small
localities where they constitute a relative
majority. It should be a democratic given.
There is therefore no feasible democratic
argument to explain a Lagos house of assembly
without Igbos or minorities. While one may
sympathize with the Yorubas when , with perhaps
innocently felt moral indignation , they ask ,
rhetorically , if a Yoruba can be a member of Abia
house of assembly? Abia state has not even cared
to have an Imo commissioner.
The present governor , T . A Orji sacked civil
servants of Imo state origin when he assumed
office. Internecine squabbles in the east have
meant that Igbos cannot have successful
government careers in states other than their
home states. Let’s not even discuss Rivers state.
Lagos has an Igbo commissioner but Rivers cannot
even contemplate that despite the population of
Igbos in Port Harcourt. The civil war left many
ugly legacies. But since Gov Amaechi has publicly ,
during the campaigns, claimed he is Igbo, we hope
that some pre civil war brotherliness would one
day return. South East Igbos are by no means any
less guilty.
It is sad that Igbos fighting for political Justice
in Lagos haven’t established such standards of
justice in the east amongst themselves. The
general political environment in the east and
everywhere else in Nigeria is hostile to political
representation by non indigenes. And I must
concede that Lagos and the political tendency that
constitutes the south west APC is being held to
higher moral standards. Lagos sets the pace, if
Lagos initiates the practice it would have a great
national normative force. The reality many argue
is that Nigeria isn’t sufficiently politically mature
and sophisticated to tolerate such representation
by non indigenes as the polity is rife with inter
ethnic and regional rivalry . And that our sense of
nationhood is subservient to ethnic allegiance and
other parochial identities. Others condemn
emphasis on ethnic politics. When freedom and
sufficient cohesion are achieved ethnic cleavages
will disappear. Ohaneze and Arewa forum and
Afenifere if conscientiously run will benefit the
nation building.
An inescapable reality is that when a minority
group legally settles in a locality and achieves
significant numbers they cannot be ignored and
must be allowed full political participation in the
overall interest of the society. This is the right
moral and democratic position. Whether it is in
Jos north or Sabon Gari Kano, every human being
must be treated with equal moral concern and
should be accorded human dignity. The irreducible
minimum is to allow full active political
participation. It’s all the more imperative now ,
in this age, when many no longer have “ancestral
homes” and belong wherever they legally reside.
This piece had been written before the sickening
pronouncements made by the Oba of Lagos went
public. He exuded scorn, contempt and hate. Igbos
should forgive the Oba or ignore him. But he
should not be spared collective opprobrium and
sanctions so that others similarly afflicted are
deterred. Igbos do not owe their continued stay in
Lagos to anyone’s magnanimity.
Igbos like other groups, must with clear headed ,
reflective sobriety, pragmatically organize
themselves politically to make their numbers and
wealth and versatility count, protect their
interests, promote local and national unity , and
help enthrone good governance and excellence in
Lagos. And every where else. All who are
possessed by bigotry and conceit will in time come
to reason. Igbos have been back to Lagos politics
but they announced their return on March 28. For
many Igbos now, Lagos must be home.

Eko o ni baje o!

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/lagos-politics-the-return-of-the-igbo/

Boss13:
Oh on a serious note, he can. Have you been to his palace? It is guarded by ignorant OPC members and some policemen. Have you ever encountered an OPC member before?

thugs are thugs even though you they are given weapons…… have you met MASSOB or BAKASSI guys

I'm not even sure if this oba of a guy knows where the lagoon is or what it is

I can't believe you people for once believed that this powerless, unrecognized and arrogant oba akiolu could throw someone, even a rat into a lagoon,,,

The Department of State Services has said that
it is taking appropriate action over the alleged
threat of Ndigbo in Lagos by Oba of Lagos, Rilwan
Akiolu.
Answering questions at the National Information
Centre in Abuja on Wednesday, spokesperson for
the secret service, Marylyn Ogar, said the
service was handling the matter though she
refused to give the details of the action being
taken.
Ogar said, “We are taking appropriate action.
Yesterday, the service had once again warned all
Nigerians not to stoke the embers of discord
within the country.
“If the presidential election had come and gone
successfully, we wouldn’t want people to begin to
whip up sentiments unnecessarily. So we are
handling it.”
Meanwhile, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo
State has directed a committee comprising
notable traditional rulers in the state to meet
with Oba Akiolu over the monarch’s recent death
threat to Ndigbo resident in Lagos State.
Following widespread reactions to the monarch’s
warning to Ndigbo in Lagos to either vote the
APC governorship candidate in the state,
Akinwunmi Ambode, or risk imminent death in the
lagoon, Okorocha charged the committee, which
will be led by the chairman of the Imo State
Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Samuel Ohiri,
with the task of resolving the matter
immediately.
The committee is expected to have a one-on-one
discussion with Akiolu over the threat and to
extract a commitment from him.
The governor, who is also the chairman of the
APC Governors’ Forum, noted that it was not
enough to accept Akiolu’s denial of threatening
Ndigbo without traditional rulers from the
South-East meeting with him to discuss the
controversy and the way forward in the long
existing relationship between the Igbo in Lagos
and their host community.
Also, the Imo State Peoples Democratic Party
officially reacted to Akiolu’s utterance on
Wednesday.
The party described the monarch’s threat to
Ndigbo as an empty, malicious and unwarranted
threat.
In a statement released by the party, a copy of
which was made available to one of our
correspondents, the Imo PDP condemned the
death threat, saying it was unacceptable.
The party wondered why a monarch would be
speaking for a political party.
It urged Ndigbo resident in Lagos and other parts
of the country to come out en masse and vote
according to their conscience on Saturday.

http://www.punchng.com/news/we-are-taking-appropriate-action-on-akiolu-dss/

ABUJA—–SENATE President, David Mark,
yesterday ruled out the possibility of him
defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC,
which will have the majority members in the 8th
senate, saying that he had no reason to jump
ship.
There have been speculations that the Senate
President and his Deputy, Senator Ike
Ekweremadu, were contemplating dumping the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC, so as
to remain relevant in the leadership of the
National Assembly.
About 24 hours after the Deputy Senate
President, Ike Ekweremadu had vowed to remain
with the PDP despite the fact it will be in the
minority in the 8th senate to commence June this
year, Senator Mark said even if every other
person would leave the PDP, he would still be the
last person to do that.
Speaking at the Church Service to Mark his 67th
birthday at St. Mulumba’s Catholic Church, Apo,
in Abuja, Senator said, “I have no reason to jump
ship. I will not leave the PDP. I will be the last
man standing for the PDP. The party gave me the
platform to be where I am today.
“I will stay in the PDP to contribute my quota to
the rebuilding and restructuring of the party.
This is democracy. Winners emerge and the losers
goes back to the drawing board and rejuvenate.”
He further “The outcome of the presidential
election in favour of APC is the will of God and
majority of NIGERIANS. We, in the PDP have
accepted the result in good faith.
“Those drifting to the APC now are fair weather
friends of the PDP. They are seeking new green
areas. When the PDP bounces back, they will seek
another return to the PDP.
“I believe in PDP manifestos . I will work hard to
bring the party back on track. What is important
is that we have established democracy in
Nigeria.”
Speaking at the occasion, the Senate Leader,
Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, eulogised the Senate
President for the wisdom he had used to pilot the
affairs of the National Assembly adding that his
(Mark) continued contributions to socio- economic
and political development of the country cannot be
undermined .
Also speaking, Senator TUnde Ogbeha prayed God
to grant the Senate President good health, long
life and courage in the years ahead.
Clerk to the National Assembly, ALhaji Salisu
Maikasuwa commended the Senate president for
his resourceful leadership and harmonious working
relationship between the management and the
political leadership.
In his homily, the Parish Priest of St. Mulumba
Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev. Fr. Innocent Jooji said
only God determines the destiny of all human and
that “whatever the future holds for each and
everyone of us is determined by God, we should
continue to have faith in God.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/ive-no-reason-to-defect-to-apc-mark/

nzeobi:
You are just a rable rouser

please you have problems with your public conduct….. sleep boy

nzeobi:
Stop taking panadol for people s headache

stop being orubebestic

In this piece, OLALEKAN ADETAYO and eniola
akinkuotu write on the influential personalities
that will be largely affected by President
Goodluck Jonathan’s exit

That President Goodluck Jonathan lost the March
28 presidential election is no longer news.
Although he has been in the saddle for about six
years, he has not been leading the country alone.
By virtue of being very close to the President,
there are men and women who have been wielding
huge influence on his Presidency.

It is therefore no gainsaying that Jonathan did
not lose this election alone. These people calling
the shots from their various comfort zones are
also losers in their own right. Who are these
President’s men and women?

Mrs. Patience Jonathan
Mrs. Patience Jonathan is the wife of the
President. Like wives of Presidents before her,
she runs the Office of the First Lady with glamour
despite the fact that the office is not recognised
in the nation’s constitution. So powerful is the
woman who prefers to be called Mama Peace that
she was also elected the President of the African
First Ladies Mission, a body of wives of Presidents
across the continent. She also founded a non-
governmental organisation, Women for Change,
which has the mandate of empowering women
nationwide.

The influence she wields cannot be measured. Her
hands seem to be on everything. She is believed
to be the unseen hand behind the travail of a
former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva,
which denied him a second term ticket. The former
governor was made uncomfortable in the Peoples
Democratic Party until he left to join the All
Progressives congress.
They replaced Sylva with Governor Seriake
Dickson. The current governor tried hard to
please the President’s wife to the extent that
she was made a Permanent Secretary in the
state. The honeymoon, however, did not last.
Dickson also ran into troubled water with the
woman who is said to have pencilled down the
Special Assistant to the President on Domestic
Matters, Dr. Wariponmowei Dudafa, as the next
governor. She has since resigned her appointment
from the state job.
It is also a known fact the problem between the
President and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers
State which forced the governor out of the PDP
started with a disagreement he had with Mrs.
Jonathan over the demolition of some houses in
Okrika, the ancestral home of the President’s
wife.
To get something in this government, you must be
in the good books of Mrs. Jonathan. That is why
government officials and their spouses bow and
tremble before her.

Senator Pius Anyim
Okonjo-Iweala, Anyim
Anyim is the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation. By virtue of his position, he is a big
man (not about his stature) in the cabinet. He
coordinates the activities of ministers.
Because of his closeness to the President, the
former President of the Senate wields huge
influence. He was accused of providing cover for
the former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella
Oduah, when she was facing fire over the two
bulletproof BMW cars bought for her. To avoid
journalists, Oduah was on many occasions driven
out of the Presidential Villa after weekly Federal
Executive Council meetings in Anyim’s official
car.
He is also alleged to have a hand in the crisis
rocking the state chapter of the PDP in his home
state, Ebonyi. The state governor, Martin Elechi,
had claimed that Anyim was the brain behind the
impeachment process initiated against him by
some members of the state House of Assembly.
His camp was accused of foisting the state Deputy
Governor, Dave Umahi, on the people as the PDP
governorship candidate in the April 11
governorship election at a time when Elechi was
rooting for a former Minister of Health, Prof.
Onyebuchi Chukwu. The situation has forced many
PDP stakeholders in the state to be working for
the Labour Party.

Diezani Alison-Madueke
Alison-Madueke is the Minister of Petroleum
Resources. To say that she is one of the most
influential ministers in Jonathan’s cabinet is an
understatement. She is very powerful. She is one
of the few ministers who are driven straight into
the forecourt of the President’s office through
the Service Chiefs’ Gate. Others always walk a
distance of about 300metres from where their
official cars are parked to the President’s office.
The minister was recently elected the first
female President of the Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries. Three weeks
after, she was also appointed the first female
President of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.
So powerful is she that she dragged the House of
Representatives to court to stop the House from
probing her for allegedly spending N10bn on the
charter and maintenance of a jet for unofficial
purposes. The Presidency remained quiet over the
issue.
Alison-Madueke is no doubt a super minister in
Jonathan’s cabinet.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Okonjo-Iweala is the Minister of Finance.
Jonathan elevated her slightly below the Vice-
President when he named her the Coordinating
Minister for the Economy.
During a typical FEC meeting, ministers mill
around the woman because of the kind of
influence she wields in the cabinet. They consult
her before presenting any memo to the council
since they would need money to finance them.
Many Nigerians call Okonjo-Iweala the nation’s
de facto Prime Minister.

Governor Godswill Akpabio
Akpabio is the Akwa Ibom State Governor. He is
also the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
Without any fear of contradiction, he can be said
to be the closest governor to the President.
The governor supports Jonathan to a fault. The
PDP Governors’ Forum that he chairs was formed
to solely drum support for Jonathan in the face of
continued friction between the Presidency and
the Rotimi Amaechi-led Nigeria Governors’
Forum.
He is also one of the governors who formed the
parallel NGF being led by Governor Jonah Jang of
Plateau State. In supporting Jonathan
vehemently, however, Akpabio had unknowingly
been enlisting more enemies for the President.
Chief Edwin Clark
Clark is not a government official but he wields
the influence that is more than what a
government official can do. He sees and carries
himself like the President’s father.
The residence of the First Republic Minister of
Information is like Mecca. Those in search of
government jobs or contracts visit him regularly
while government officials who want to remain in
the President’s good book also lay siege to Clark’s
house.
He is one of those who held the belief that
Jonathan must be re-elected or we should all
forget about what is called Nigeria.
Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu
Mu’azu is the National Chairman of the PDP.
Popularly called “the game changer,” Muazu took
over the office when the PDP governors moved
against the then chairman, Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur.
By virtue of that position, the former governor of
Bauchi State is very influential in and outside the
government. He has inputs in many of
government’s decisions.
With his party losing control of the Federal
Government as well as its waning popularity in
Bauchi, Mu’azu may be idle politically for the next
four years.
Tompolo
For former Niger Delta militant, Government
Ekpemupolo, otherwise known as Tompolo, power
will not remain the same after May 29 when
Buhari takes over government.
In 2009, he was declared the most wanted man in
Nigeria by the Joint Task Force for allegedly
killing 11 soldiers but his story has since changed
following the amnesty he received from President
Umaru Yar’Adua and his closeness to Jonathan.
So powerful is the ex-militant that not only did
he ensure that his younger brother was made a
local government chairman in Delta State, he
reportedly nominated the current Director-
General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration
and Safety Agency, Ziadeke Akpobolokemi.
NIMASA awarded a N15bn contract to Global West
Vessel Specialist Limited, a firm widely believed to
be owned by Tompolo, to supply 20 vessels for the
use of the nation’s military authorities to secure
the waterways.
So powerful he is that he even stopped the
President from going to Delta State to inaugurate
the Export Processing Zone following a
misunderstanding with Itsekiri leaders. He
reportedly influenced Jonathan to sack a Minister
of Transport, Yusuf Suleiman, following a
disagreement.
With Jonathan’s imminent exit from Aso Rock,
Tompolo’s influence will definitely decline.
Senator David Mark
Although he has made history by becoming the
first senator to win a fifth term, Mark’s
influence will wane in the 8th National Assembly.
Mark, who is also the nation’s longest serving
Senate president, cannot retain his seat since
the All Progressives Congress now controls the
Upper Chamber of the National Assembly. At best,
Mark can be made the minority leader.
Mark made life easy for Jonathan throughout the
President’s tenure and defended the President
even to a fault. He came under fire recently when
he reportedly manipulated the screening process
that ensured Senator Musiliu Obanikoro − who was
accused of rigging the Ekiti State governorship
election − was confirmed a minister.
Besides getting Obanikoro confirmed, Mark has
never blocked any of Jonathan’s ministerial
nominations.
Last year, he convinced his colleagues not to pass
a vote of no confidence in Jonathan over the
President’s failure to curb insecurity. In
November last year, he foiled a move by some
senators to impeach Jonathan.
In return, Jonathan gave him several benefits
including the nomination of some ministers in his
cabinet.
Jonathan’s defeat and the waning power of the
PDP in the senate has certainly relegated Mark to
the background.
Chief Tony Anenih
Anenih is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the PDP. He took over from former President
Olusegun Obasanjo who resigned from office
because of some anomalies he noticed in the
running of the party.
The former Minister of Works who hails from the
South-South, the same geopolitical zone with the
President, has never hidden his support for
Jonathan.
Long ago, it was Anenih who first said it publicly
that the President should be given an offer of
first refusal as far as the party’s presidential
candidacy is concerned.
He wields no small influence in the Presidency.

http://www.punchng.com/news/power-brokers-wholl-lose-influence-after-may-29/

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustafa have been
held since March 24
Both have been denied contact with the
outside world
The pair were covering military operations
against Boko Haram
Network hopes legal action will secure their
release
Court action has been taken to declare the
Nigerian military’s detention of two Al Jazeera
journalists as “illegal and unconstitutional”.
A statement released by the network on
Thursday said the legal procedures taken on
behalf of Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustafa were
aimed at securing their’ “fundamental rights to
personal liberty and human dignity” under the
Nigerian constitution.
The Doha-based network called for an
immediate end to their detention, which began
on March 24 in Maiduguri while the pair were
covering the Nigerian military's operations
against Boko Haram.
The journalists have had their phones
confiscated by authorities and have not been
allowed to contact the outside world.
Al Jazeera said Idris and Mustafa were being
held for "no apparent reason".
Salah Negm, director of news for Al Jazeera
English, said he hoped the legal move will speed
up their release.
"We want the military to bring this situation to
a close, and call on all parties involved in this
capture of our journalists to end this now," he
said.
"Nobody appears to be taking responsibility for
this grave action, and we hope this legal action
will help to cut through the haze," Negm added.
The detention has been condemned by the
Committee to Protect Journalists, the National
Press Club, and the Nigeria Civil Society
Situation Room, a coalition of organisations
working in support of credible and transparent
elections.
Idris, who has more than 30 years of
broadcasting experience, joined Al Jazeera in
2010.
Mustafa has been a cameraman with Al Jazeera
since 2011.

Source: www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/al-jazeera-staff-nigeria-150402194145896.html

THE Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, has declared the Presidential Candidate of
the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major-
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) as the winner
of the 2015 presidential election.
There is no doubt that the outcome of the polls
has thrown up winners and losers.

Nigerians
The first winners of the elections are Nigerians,
who despite all odds were determined to ensure
that their votes counted. In previous elections,
the will of the people had been undermined by
politicians but they were unperturbed in ensuring
they throw up their leaders through the ballot box
on March 28.
With the malfunctioning of the Smart Card
Readers and late arrival of election materials for
the March 28 presidential and parliamentary polls,
Nigerians patiently waited to cast their votes.
Kudos must be given to Nigerians for their
doggedness and peaceful conduct during the polls.

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
The former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu is another winner in the elections. His
consistency and support for the Buhari candidacy
proved fruitful. He was able to spread his political
tentacles and influence to project Buhari before
Nigerians and this culminated to victory at the
polls.

APC governors
Governors of the APC duly contributed to Buhari’s
victory at the polls. This is because they mobilised
support for Buhari in their respective states
which resulted to the emergence of the APC
presidential candidate as president-elect.

Kayode Fayemi
Former governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi
was consistent portraying the Buhari candidacy
before the international community. Fayemi was
able to use his international connection to sell the
Buhari project before Nigerians in the diaspora.
Though he lost out during the June 21,
governorship elections, Fayemi was drafted into
the Buhari Campaign Organisation

Amaechi
Governor Amaechi was in the forefront of the
Project Buhari.
Amaechi, had before now been in the eye of the
storm especially from the outgoing First Lady,
Dame Patience Jonathan in Rivers state. He also
contended with the PDP force led by Nyesom Wike.
The continued face-off between him and
President Goodluck Jonathan left him with no
other option than to seek solace in the APC. With
Buhari’s emergence, Amaechi will not be left out
in the scheme of things especially being the
Director General of Muhammadu Buhari Campaign
Organisation.

Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is another
victor in the election. He was an influential
personality to Buhari’s ascendancy to Aso Rock
considering the cold war that existed between
him and Jonathan.
This climaxed with the latter publicly shredding
his PDP card and his eventual exit from the party.
It is considered that Obasanjo’s exit from the
party sent a strong signal to Nigerians that
Jonathan was on his own.

Kwankwaso
Governor Rabiu Kwakwano of Kano State was the
runner-up in the APC presidential primary and his
image which looms large in Kano State contributed
to Buhari’s success at the polls. Kwakwanso was
able to mobilise not only Kano State, which has
one of the highest voting population in the
country. He won his Senatorial seat.

Aregbesola
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the governor of Osun
State, has a perceived deep hatred for the PDP.
In the 2011 presidential elections, Aregbesola
refused to toe the path of others, who allowed
the PDP a free hand in the state. For a state that
receives one of the lowest amount as federal
allocation, the coast is clear for a Federal
government assistance.

Okorocha
Owelle Rochas Okorocha is the governor of Imo
State and the only APC governor in the South
East. Okorocha workde hard convincing his Igbo
folks to support the Buhari presidency. Okorocha’s
support for Buhari would lead to a dawn of new
things for both APC supporters and South
easterners.

Atiku
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar is another northern figure who ensured
the Buhari victory came into reality. Atiku was
one of the party bigwigs who supported Buhari
with financial assistance. He was actively working
behind the scene.

John Oyegun
Chief John Odigie Oyegun, a former governor of
Edo State is the national chairman of the APC.
Interestingly, Oyegun’s era as the APC chairman
led to the end of the PDP’s 16 year rule.
Perhaps, it would be apt to state that his tenure
as chairman would usher in the birth of a new era
for the party and Nigerians.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/buhari-the-winners-are/

The National Association of Nigeria
Prostitutes, NANP, has
congratulated the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
on his victory in the just concluded
presidential election.
The group while describing
Buhari’s emergence as the
president-elect as victory for all
Nigerians, equally saluted the
outgoing leader, President
Goodluck Jonathan for accepting
defeat without pushing further.
Restating its earlier promise, the
group said it is declaring three days
of free sex nationwide to celebrate
Buhari’s victory.
The group had in a statement
issued in January promised declare
a-three day free sex across the
country if president Jonathan
eventually loses the seat to Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari of APC.
NANP in a text message forwarded
to DAILY POST Wednesday
morning urged its members
nationwide to comply with the
directive.
The terse statement sent by its
National Secretary, Jessica Elvis
called on Buhari to legalise
commercial sex work as well as
improve their welfare.
“Hi Ameh, please kindly extend
NANP’s felicitation to Gen. Buhari
for winning the presidential
election.
On behalf of every member of
NANP, we heartily congratulate the
People’s General for winning the
poll. As part of our earlier promise,
we will be declaring a three-day
free sex nationwide.
We want all our members to
honour this directive. We want to
use this privilege to beg the
President-elect to look into the
welfare of this association.
We believe his victory will surely
better this harmless struggle,” the
SMS read.

GLOBAL leaders and organisations have
congratulated Nigerians, especially the
President-elect, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), President Goodluck Jonathan and the
Chairman, Independent National Electoral
Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, for
the successful conduct of Saturday’s presidential
and National Assembly polls.
They said in separate statements on Wednesday
that the orderly conduct of Nigerians during the
elections and the acceptance of defeat by
Jonathan were remarkable.
The leaders and organisations are the United
States President Barack Obama; the United
Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron; French
President, Francois Hollande; South African
President Jacob Zuma; United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the European
Union, the ECOWAS Election Observation
Mission, the African Union and the
Commonwealth.
Obama, in a statement by the White House, said
that INEC and Jega deserved a special
recognition, both nationally and internationally.
Commending Jonathan for conceding defeat and
Buhari for emerging victorious, he urged them to
ensure a peaceful transition.
Obama said, “The last few days have shown the
world the strength of Nigeria’s commitment to
democratic principles. By turning out in large
numbers and sometimes waiting all day to cast
their votes, Nigerians came together to decide
the future of their country peacefully.
“I commend President Jonathan and the
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, for their
public commitments to non-violence throughout
the campaign.”
Obama noted that Jonathan placed Nigeria’s
interests first by conceding the election and
congratulating the President-elect on his
victory.
He added, “I urge President-elect Buhari and
President Jonathan to repeat their calls to their
supporters to continue to respect the election
outcomes, focus on unifying the country, and
together lead Nigeria through a peaceful
transition.”
Concerning the efforts of Jega in keeping the
poll free, fair and credible, Obama said,
“Nigeria’s INEC and its Chairman, Attahiru
Jega, deserve special recognition for what
independent international observers have
deemed a largely peaceful and orderly vote.
“I commend INEC for its extensive efforts to
increase the credibility and transparency of the
electoral process.”
However, the US president urged Jega and INEC
to improve its performance ahead of April 11
elections.
Obama said, “Looking ahead to the governorship
elections on April 11, it is imperative that
national attention turn to ensuring isolated
logistical challenges are overcome and peace is
protected, even in the most hotly contested
races.
“On behalf of the American people, I extend
congratulations to the people of Nigeria and to
President-elect Buhari and look forward to
continuing to work with the newly-elected
government on our many shared priorities.”
Also, Cameron in a statement on www.gov.uk
said, ‘‘I send my warmest congratulations to
General Buhari on being elected as Nigeria’s
next President.
“This election has been a credit to the Nigerian
people and a truly historic moment for Nigerian
democracy.
“The UK remains a steadfast partner for Nigeria
as it realises its potential as Africa’s economic
powerhouse and works to tackle terrorism in the
region.”
President Hollande on his part welcomed the
commitment of Nigerians and the quality of work
of INEC towards the success of the polls.
A statement from the French Embassy in Abuja
on Wednesday, said that Hollande would speak
with Buhari on Thursday(today), adding that he
intended to establish with Buhari the trustful
relations France had with Jonathan.
The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma,
congratulated Buhari on his emergence as the
President-elect and Jonathan for his leadership
and commitment to “consolidating democracy,
peace and stability in Nigeria.”
To Zuma, Jonathan’s action was indicative of his
readiness and commitment to ensuring a smooth
transfer of power with a view to ensuring that
Nigeria did not experience violence.
The UN Secretary-General, Ki-moon,
congratulated Buhari and called on all
Nigerians to accept the outcome of the elections.
A statement by the UN said, “The Secretary-
General talked to President Jonathan and Maj.
Gen. Buhari.
“He congratulated President-elect Buhari and
commended President Jonathan for his leadership
throughout the electoral process and his
statesmanship in upholding the democratic
process.
“The Secretary-General believes the successful
conduct of these polls is a testament to the
maturity of Nigeria’s democracy.”
Ban hoped that the same democratic spirit will
prevail in the conduct of the governorship and
state Houses of Assembly elections on April 11.
Also, the Head of ECOWAS Election Observation
Mission, former Ghanaian President John Kuffuor
, and the African Union and the Commonwealth
congratulated Nigeria’s National Peace
Committee for its work.
They called on Nigerians to carry through the
entire electoral process the maturity and
discipline displayed during the presidential and
National Assembly elections.
At a meeting in Abuja, Kuffuor and the AU
Observer Mission Chief, former Liberian leader,
Prof. Amos Sawyer, and head of the
Commonwealth poll observers, Bakili Muluzi,
advised the Abdulsalami Abubakar-led committee
to continue to build trust and confidence for
peaceful coexistence during the post-election
period.
They said, “Elections are about governance and
our prayer is that Nigerian political parties,
their candidates and teeming supporters will
accept the results of the elections, with the
winner showing magnanimity and the runner-up
showing cooperation.”
The EU High Representative and Vice-President,
Federica Mogherini, in a statement thanked
Jonathan for his contribution to consolidating
Nigeria’s democracy over the past five years.

http://www.punchng.com/news/obama-cameron-others-praise-buhari-jonathan-jega/

Daura and Otuoke couldn’t have been more
different on Wednesday. In the former, there
were celebrations for their most famous son,
Muhammadu Buhari; in the latter, disappointment
for theirs.
In Buhari’s home town in northern Katsina state,
motorbike riders and car drivers pulled stunts,
sending plumes of dust into the air, enveloping
the local ruler’s palace overlooking the square.
Veiled women ululated, young men and old cheered
in approval, drums were sounded and brooms —
Buhari’s party symbol — dangled from strings
tied to poles and spigots of cement-plastered mud
homes.
“Our joy is indescribable as a result of this
historic victory of Muhammadu Buhari, which is
why we are on the streets for the second day of
celebration,” said Lawan Shuaibu, a 29-year-old
bus driver.
The mood in beaten candidate Goodluck
Jonathan’s hometown of Otuoke in the oil-rich
south was more sombre. People were pensive as
they reflected on his defeat.
Businesses reported sluggish trade as groups of
people in twos or threes discussed the gripping
election, which Buhari won by 2.75 million votes,
in the first opposition win in Nigeria’s history.
The waiting room at the palace of the local king
— normally a hubbub of gossip and activity — was
hushed and the monarch was not in town.
A photo of Jonathan and his Vice-President
Namadi Sambo seeking votes for the just-
concluded polls hung forlornly outside.
“It was painful that our brother and son,
President Jonathan, lost the election in spite of
his good performance in office,” said Ibatu
Whoknows, a 44-year-old civil engineer.
“He is our illustrious son in whom we are well
pleased.”
– Shifting sentiment –
In both places, talk was about what, if anything,
people stood to gain from the change in president,
reflecting a patronage system that is still
widespread in Africa’s most populous nation.
But there were clear signs in the two places of
the contrasting styles of the two men in the
contest.
Jonathan’s win in 2011 was considered a boon for
the Ijaw people of Bayelsa state, leading to local
development projects and even a new university in
tiny Otuoke.
People in Daura had no such expectations, with
Buhari having pledged to treat all Nigerians
equally, eschewing favouritism for fair dealing,
regardless of tribe, religion or ethnicity.
“Buhari is the son of Daura but we don’t deceive
ourselves because Daura is his hometown that he
will treat us differently,” said resident Ahmad
Tijjani.
“Buhari never gave Daura any preferential
treatment when he was head of state or when he
was chairman of the PTF (Petroleum Trust Fund)
and I’m sure he will not do it now.”
The only project instigated by the former military
ruler was a 130-kilometre (81-mile) road to Kano,
designed to boost trade with the commercial hub
and neighbouring Niger to the north, Mali and
Libya.
In Otuoke, some vowed to fight more battles for
Jonathan, lamenting that he would not be able to
finish his “transformation” agenda started four
years ago into a second term.
But there was grudging admiration for his
magnanimous concession, congratulating Buhari
even before the final results were in, and signs of
a shift away from old rivalries of religion and
ethnicity.
“By accepting the outcome of the election, we
have shown to the world that we are truly the
‘Giant of Africa’,” said civil servant Eni Green,
41.
“Jonathan has displayed good sportsmanship by
conceding defeat. We have to accept the situation
and team up with the president-elect to move
Nigeria forward.”
“He has told us that we should not fight over the
result,” added Whoknows.
“The Niger delta people will work with Buhari for
the development of Nigeria. Buhari should carry
everybody along.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/daura-celebrates-otuoke-commiserates-after-election/

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive
Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari is
leading in the election results of the first five
local government areas released by INEC on
Sunday.
Announcing the results, the Returning Officer for
the presidential election in Kaduna State,
Professor Ja’afaru Kaura gave the names of the
local government area as Soba with APC recording
61656 votes, PDP 1998 votes, Kaura APC 7101,
PDP 27502 votes, Sabon Garin APC 71022 votes,
PDP 10845 votes, Jaba APC 5342 votes. PDP
18314 votes, and Sanga APC 12817 votes, PDP
22858 votes.
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/buhari-leads-in-5-lga-released-results-in-kaduna/

ABUJA: The Prime Minister David Cameron has
written to President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure
that Nigerian elections go ahead this weekend,
warning that failure to do so ‘would risk national
security and stability, and adversely affect
Nigeria’s international reputation’.
In a letter to President Jonathan, the Prime
Minister underlines the importance of the
elections for the African continent and points out
the pivotal role for the President.
In a statement made available to Vanguard
saying, “As Africa’s biggest democracy,
successful elections in Nigeria are important not
only for Nigeria’s future, but as a signal to the
rest of Africa. Delivering a credible process will
be a lasting credit to you as President and to
Nigeria as a nation.
The Prime Minister emphasises the vital role of
the Independent National Electoral Commission
and its head Professor Jega, writing:
“I am encouraged by INEC’s advances in recent
weeks. The collection of over 80 per cent of
Permanent Voter Cards and the broadly successful
field tests of the card readers have improved
their technical preparation for the election. Your
support for Professor Jega’s continuing tenure
and guidance of the process remains an important
part of delivering successful elections.”
He also calls for a transparent process without
violence, saying ‘With hundreds of lives lost after
the last election, the eyes of the international
community will be focused on Nigeria.’
The Prime Minister also said he was encouraged
that Nigeria, alongside its neighbours, was
tackling threat posed by Boko Haram –
congratulating President Jonathan on the recent
advances made by Nigerian troops. And he
confirmed the UK’s commitment to support Nigeria
in this effort with £5 million of UK support to the
Multinational Joint Task Force to tackle Boko
Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin area.
The UK is also working towards the swift adoption
of a Security Council resolution in New York to
welcome the force and send an important message
of international political support for the force.
Minister for Africa condemns latest Boko Haram
abductions
Meanwhile Africa Minister James Duddridge has
condemned the abhorrent abduction of women and
children in northern Nigeria
Following reports of the further abductions from
Damasak, Northern Nigeria, the Minister for
Africa, James Duddridge MP said, “I am appalled
at reports that up to 500 young women and
children have been abducted from the town of
Damask in northern Nigeria. I condemn Boko
Haram’s abhorrent practice of abduction in the
strongest terms and call for all those taken to be
released immediately.
The UK stands with Nigeria and its people at this
difficult time, and will continue to support the
region in countering the threat posed by Boko
Haram.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/elections-prime-minister-david-cameron-writes-president-goodluck-jonathan/

On March 28, about 70 million Nigerians are
expected to troop out to exercise their franchise
as the next president of the nation is expected to
be elected on that day. Out of all the presidential
candidates, Incumbent President Goodluck
Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) appeared to be the top
contestants and that is why this write-up focused
on them.
President Goodluck Jonathan, a former lecturer in
the University of Portharcourt was once a Deputy
Governor of Bayelsa State. Luck later catch up
with him after the impeachment of then Bayelsa
State Governor Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
which led to his swearing in as the state
governor. Throughout his regime as governor,
Jonathan was unpopular until former President
Olusegun Obasanjo spearheaded the event that
led to his nomination as a running mate of Late
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua in the 2007
Presidential election which they later won under
the platform of the PDP. Shortly after the
inauguration of Yaradua-Jonathan presidency,
Yaradua became critically ill and at that period,
many speculations started surfacing about his
capacity to continue running the office of the
president. It went to an extent that at a time, it
was speculated that then Vice President Jonathan
was deliberately denied access to his boss
Yaradua. The tension was high and Nigerians
began raising concerns over the events within the
Aso Rock Villa. Constitutional crises emerged due
to confusion on who was really in charge of the
nation’s seat of power. The Save Nigeria Group
(SNG) started protests that catalyzed the
adoption of a doctrine of necessity by the
National Assembly. The doctrine of necessity
empowered then Vice President Goodluck
Jonathan to assume office as the acting president
of the country. However, the then ill president
Yaradua later died on 5th May 2010 and barely
twelve hours after his death, was Goodluck
Jonathan sworn in to complete the remaining part
of Yaradua’s tenure that ended on the 29th Day
of May 2011.
Before his election in 2011, Goodluck Jonathan
enjoyed massive support from Nigerians especially
due to the speculated negligence that he suffered
from the ‘Cabals’ during the later days of
Yaradua’s tenure. Jonathan also campaigned
efficiently then through which he made various
promises to Nigerians and Nigerians gave him
their trust which metamorphosed into his election
in 2011. Some of the promises of Jonathan include
fixing the power sector before the end of 2012,
fighting corruption efficiently, construction of
second Niger Bridge, Rehabilitation of Nkalagu
Cement factory, Ensuring security of lives and
properties, rehabilitation of many kilometers of
roads, revitalization of the education sector,
construction of Onitsha inland water ways,
generating employment opportunities and
reducing poverty. President Goodluck Jonathan
further told Nigerians that if he failed to achieve
those things in four years, there is no need for
him to contest again. He further maintained that
he needed just one tenure though he recently
denied promising such.
However, it is very sad that in 2015, the
president has failed to live up to expectations.
Though his current administration executed some
policies like the establishment of nine new
universities in order to ensure that each state
has a federal university, allowed freedom of
speech to a higher extent and revitalized rice
production, he still failed to utilize those ideas,
policies and visions properly. It is improper for a
president to establish new universities while the
existing ones are either neglected by government
or in ebola conditions. If those funds channeled to
those new institutions as takeoff grants and
allocations were channeled to the upgrading of
existing ones, better news will be assured.
Also, though the current administration under
President Jonathan allowed the freedom of
speech and opinions to prevail to a larger extent,
the in ability of him and his media aids to properly
utilize criticisms of his government makes
mockery of the freedom of speech and opinion. His
aids instead of addressing issues raised by critics
usually resort to verbal attacks and this caused
the president’s image and goodwill a lot of
damage. Moreover, freedom of speech and opinion
is a fundamental right of every citizen in any
democratic setting and it’s tolerance by
government cannot be taken as an achievement.
Furthermore, though his government tried in
encouraging rice production, the government’s
inability to promote the production of other
agricultural commodities is a great setback to the
revitalization of the agricultural sector because
Nigerians can’t depend on only rice every day.
Total revitalization of the Agric sector would have
been better.
Also, the failure of his government to generate
employments led to increase in poverty rate.
It is important to note that the security of lives
and properties is the prime function of every
government and any government that failed to
achieve that is simply a failed government. Many
Nigerians died due to the attack of the north-
east region by the boko haram sect. Also, many
properties were destroyed by the activities of the
insurgents, and many territories within the north
eastern part of the country were captured by the
insurgents though the security agencies with the
help of some neighboring forces have secured back
those territories. Though his administration later
embarked on a massive fight against the
terrorists after the postponement of the 2015
elections from February 14 to March 28, the
inability of his government to curb the menace
over the years led to loss of many lives and
properties and the victims of boko haram attacks
might be tempted to believe that the awakening
of the security agencies to wipe off the
terrorists on election period may be campaign
tricks.
Aside his failure to secure lives and properties
over the years, the current administration of
president Jonathan also failed to fulfill his 2011
election promises like rehabilitations of many
kilometers of roads, construction of second Niger
bridge, fixing the power sector, construction of
Onitsha inland water ways, revitalization of the
Nkalagu cement factory, as well as revitalization
of the education sector are no where closer to
fulfillment despite his humble background and
trusts Nigerians had on him in 2011 when they
elected him. Also his current administration is
widely seen by both Nigerians and international
community as highly corrupt especially after his
government fired the former governor of
Nigeria’s central bank Sanusi Lamido Sanusi after
he raised alarm about missing $20 billion. Many
Nigerians and the international community
expected his government to launch sincere and
immediate investigation of the claims of Mr Sanusi
instead of engineering his sack. The sack of
former CBN boss forced many especially the
international community to believe that his
government does not have the will to fight
corruption which is widely seen as a major setback
to the country’s development. Also, the decision
of his government to grant presidential pardon to
a convicted criminal Depriye Alamieyeseigha casts
more doubts on the sincerity of his government to
curb corruption. His frequent statements on live
national television that stealing is not corruption
fuelled more fears that his administration is
never willing to fight corruption.
These failures of Goodluck Jonathan’s
administration forced many to call for change.
The political party that has been championing the
change principle is the opposition All Progressives
Congress (APC) that was a product of a merger
between the defunct Action Congress (AC),
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All
Nigerian Peoples party (ANPP) and a faction of
the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The
major aim of the merger that gave birth to APC is
to form a strong opposition that will wrestle power
from the ruling PDP. Many has predicted that the
APC will be a past tense during it’s presidential
primaries over predicted confusion that will befall
the party while electing the bearer of it’s
presidential flag. The party however surprised
many by not only peacefully conducting it’s
presidential primaries but by the transparent way
in which the primary was conducted. After the
APC‘s primary, a former dictator Muhammadu
Buhari that was widely seen as a violator of
human rights and corruption fighter emerged the
party’s presidential flag bearer.
Buhari emerged as a military head of state after
the December 31, 1983 military coup. His regime
was widely believed to be too disciplined and rigid.
His introduction of War against indiscipline gave
birth to the adaptation to queues by Nigerians,
monthly sanitation among others. His government
had a strong stand against corruption which led to
the jailing of various top ranking politicians who
were believed to have indulged in corrupt
practices. His administration was however,
criticized for it’s disrespect for human rights and
press freedom. The enactment of decree no 4 that
prohibited free press was heavily condemned. His
military regime though short, made a great stand
against corruption and indiscipline. He was
overthrown through another military coup on
August 27 1985.
After his office as a military head of state, the
General was appointed to head the Petroleum
Trust Fund (PTF) by the Abacha’s military regime.
One significant thing about the offices headed by
Buhari is that they are widely believed to possess
high level of discipline though he appeared to be
too rigid then. Many have been arguing that the
former dictator owe Nigerians apology over the
high handedness possessed by his military
government while many also argued that the
General does not owe anyone any apology since his
actions took place under the eye of Military
regime that is widely known for such. Buhari
however, recently said that his actions were
based on the principles of Military administration
that were guided by decrees and since we are now
in a democracy, he will be guided by the
constitution. He further said that he cannot
change the past but can change the present and
the future.
On March 28 2015, Nigerians will decide on
whether to choose a failed president or a former
dictator that is widely believed to possess the
urge and will to sincerely fight corruption which if
achieved, will go a long way in promoting
Nigeria’s democracy.
The choice is yours! Secure Your PVC! Vote Wisely!

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APC = Accepting Past Criminals.
PDP = People Deceiving People.
IMO = I Must Obey.
IBADAN = Ibo Boys Are
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ABA = Agege Boys Association.
LAGOS = Love All Girls On
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ABACHA = After Babangida
Another Criminal Has Arrived.
GULDER = Girls Under Languor
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FANTA = Foolish Ashawo Never
Takes Advice.
WEEK = Women Education Ends in
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NIGERIA = Never Investigate
Great Executive Robbers In
Authority.
NEPA =Never Expect Power
Always.
KOBO = Kill Obasanjo Before
Others.
AIDS = America Invention for
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PHCN = Please Hold Candle Nearer.
OYO = On Your Own.
NYSC = Now Your Struggle
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GLO = Get Lover Online.
MTN =Maintain Total Nonsense.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC)
presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,
on Monday said he would ensure that the Naira
was equal to the dollar in value, if voted into
office.
Buhari stated this during the South-East
presidential rally of the party at Dan Anyima
Stadium, Owerri.
“It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped
to more than N230 to one dollar; this does not
speak well for the nation’s economy,’’ he said.
He urged the people to vote for APC, noting that
he would ensure that corruption was tackled
headlong if elected.
Earlier, Gov Rochas Okorocha had urged APC
supporters to vote for the party’s candidates at
all levels, noting that a vote for Buhari without
support to others at the state would amount to
nothing.
Okorocha said Buhari would address the problem of
electricity, bring back the kidnapped Chibok girls
and promote industrial growth.
He said that Buhari was loved by the people in the
region and urged them to elect him and other APC
candidates during the March 28 and April 11
general elections.
Former governor of Anambra, Mr Chinwoke
Mbadinuju and former Minister of Education,
Chinwe Obaji, were formally welcomed to the APC
at the rally.
The rally was attended by APC supporters from
Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu and Imo. (NAN)
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/ill-make-naira-equal-in-value-to-dollar-says-buhari/

1. You can only vote at the polling unit where you
registered.
2. Accreditation begins at 8 am and ends by 1 pm.
3. voting commences at 1:30 pm or whenever the
accreditation process ends.
4. The Presiding Officer will explain voting
procedures to you, if you are registered and
accredited.
5. You will receive voting materials which
includes; a stamped, signed and dated ballot
paper.
6. When casting your vote, place your thumb-
prints in only one box, that is the box of his or her
chosen party.
7. It is highly important that you fold your ballot
paper vertically inward and place it in the ballot
box.
8. Do not to write anything or make any other
mark on the ballot except for your thumb-print as
anything to the contrary will invalidate the vote.
9. Priority will be given to physically challenged
persons, nursing mothers and the elderly who
cannot stay long on the queue.
10. Presiding officers will check the cuticle of
your appropriate finger/thumb-nail to confirm
that you are accredited and issue you a number
tag for easy location of your voter’s name on the
Register.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/10-steps-on-how-to-vote/