₦airaland Forum

Ogbonaikenna: OAM4J the tribalist, just because 21 yorubas where among those caught you moved the thread to violent and crime section. If it were to be Igbos the thread will remain in the politics section. Guy, you Bleep up die

dayokanu: LOL.

Remember the famous quote " Good morning Saro wiwa" in the hot afternoon he was to be hanged and who made the comment

take dat: Bro, it is a criminal offence to publish fake government document. Creating a liberal democratic atmosphere does not mean flagrant abuse of press freedom should be overlooked. Apart from taking bold action against the management of Leadership to serve as deterrent to others, it is also a must that government be seen as an enforcer of the law cos' forgery/libel is a criminal act except government itself is complicit!

Evestar200: SS,shldnt partner with any region cuz d SS region is full of minor tribes,,which will make dem 2 suffer if they shld try to partner with any region

iichidodo: THE SW ARE ALWAYS SCARED OF THE SE, NOW IMAGINE THE RUGGEDITY OF THE S.S COMBINED WITH THE INDUSTRY OF SE. THE YERIBA PIGS MUST BE SH*TIN THEIR PANTS JUST IMAGINING IT.

Idokojimmy: This goes to reveal the desperation of the opposition elements to assume power. Forging presideential document just to hoodwink people into believing that they are witch hunted.they must not be trusted. They are thieves. Bakare said it 2weeks ago, and they've proven him right

MissRaissa: Greetings all,

I am new to Nairaland, I just joined today. I've noticed that many Nigerians have very few good things to say about President Jonathan. I understand he has his faults and all, but he's a better leader than most African leaders.

I just don't understand why you HATE him so much. Please help me understand.

Eko Ile: And this is enough reason for SS to follow you like mumu enter another foolish war? Na by force?

kettykin: Niger Deltans IJAWS are involved because it is their man GEJ that is in power and that he put an igbo to man the Army and Navy was not just for formality

malc619: My brother... I tire for this people ooo!!

Did MASSOB consult the Ijaws, Itsekiris, Urhobos, Binis, Isokos, Ibibios etc before threatening to go to war?? NO..

Yet their sympathisers want all SS people to join them... What for??

Greed for OIL is‎​ the behind their new-found love for others.

Anyone who joins the IBO in an ill-fated war will forever regret such a decision.

We all know how they see other Non-Ibos. They have no iota of regard for other tribes. They even look down on members of their tribes from some places. Bunch of supremacists and egomaniacs!!!

Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomole

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole (born 4 April 1953) is a former labor leader, turned politician who recently won a landslide victory for a second term as the Governor of Edo State in Nigeria on the platform of the Action Congress . His first term was won following his court appeal to the results of a massively rigged April 2007 election in which the candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party Oserheimen Osunbor had initially been declared the winner. He assumed office on 12 November 2008 after winning the appeal.

Oshiomhole was formerly president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and was prominent as the leader of a campaign of industrial action against high oil prices in Nigeria.

Background

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole was born on 4 April 1953 at Iyanmoh, near Auchi in Edo State. He was born Muslim but was led to Christianity by his late wife Clara. He is Catholic and his Christian name is Eric. After his secondary education, he obtained a job with the Arewa Textiles Company, where he was elected union secretary. He became a full-time trade union organizer in 1975. He then studied at Ruskin College, Oxford in the United Kingdom where he majored in economics and industrial relations. He also attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

Labour leader

In 1982, Adams Oshiomhole was appointed General Secretary of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, a union with over 75,000 workers. After democracy was restored in 1999, he became president of the Nigerian Labour Congress. Early in the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo he negotiated a 25% wage increase for public sector workers. In return he publicly supported Obasanjo and endorsed his candidacy when he was re-elected in 2003. The Textile union elected Oshiomhole for a second term as General Secretary, while he continued as president of the NLC.

The relationship with Obasanjo turned sour as neglect of local oil refineries led to reliance on imported gasoline, followed by rises in the price of fuel. Oshiomhole led strikes and demonstrations against the increases. He faced arrests, tear gas and temporary blockades of union offices, and Obasanjo introduced legislation to make it more difficult for the NLC to strike. The NLC alleges that on 9 October 2004 Oshiomhole was abducted by State Security Services during a protest, but the Nigerian government say he submitted to voluntary custody.

Oshiomhole represented African Workers for two terms on the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), serving on the committee on Freedom of Association. He was also a member of the Executive Board of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

Edo State Governor

In April 2007, Adams Oshiomhole ran for Governor of Edo State under the Action Congress Party, with which his Labour Party had entered a strategic alliance. Oserheimen Osunbor of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner. However, the AC contested the election on the basis of various irregularities. On 20 March 2008, an Edo State election tribunal nullified the election of Oserheimen Osunbor and declared Oshiomhole the winner. On 11 November 2008, a federal Appeal Court sitting in Benin City upheld the ruling of the state's elections petitions tribunal, declaring Oshiomole to be the Governor of Edo State. The decision was based on several voting irregularities.

In 2012, he was elected to a second term, winning the elections in a massive landslide.

berem: I need one badly! All those yeye men who mistakenly touch my bobbie in a public bus and okada men who intentionally hold their brakes to feel the touch of my bobbie on their backs go hear am!

EKONGKING: It is sad story that even after 40 years of civil war .Igbos dont know who to trust
they ready to die for jonathan saying slogans like president goodluck ebele azikiwe jonathan.
But in reality none of the S.S state people would like to join your battle against north. Its has already proven in this thread.

vanstanzy: For those of u who will dispute this fact, it is the undiluted truth. The Igbo man has got to be given a chance to rule this country she shed her blood to get independence for.

berem: Now answer my question, do you think an Igbo man will ever become a president from PDP? How possible do you think it's going to be and even if it's gonna happen, how long is it gonna take?

ayswags: And how are u that he is going to hand over to the igbos when his tenure is over
and why do u people attach urself to anybody in power all the time with the biliv that"he is going to hand over to us when he is going

u people are seriously on along thingggggggggggg