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This is a Press Statement by Professor Wole Soyinka on the issues between himself, Patience Jonathan and other matters

In Public Interest, in order to eliminate all further distraction and enable the nation to concentrate on issues that affect the democratic pursuit, it is necessary to make the following information available:

Before the press conference held by Femi Falana and myself – that is, even before the Rivers Assembly fracas – I had been canvassed by opposing sides of the face-off, both via telephone and physically. One such visit, perhaps the most significant, was made by a Special Adviser in the presidency who outlined what can be regarded as the official rationale for the Governors’ Forum election debacle. In the process of this exchange, he did make certain complaints against Governor Rotimi Amaechi, including charges of a conflict of interests over certain resources. This was implied as the root of division between the Governors’ Forum and the Presidency.

I wrote down the details, informed the emissary that I would pass on these accusations to Governor Amaechi – which I did. That Amaechi hotly denied them and offered contradicting facts, which he urged me to verify, remained, and remains utterly irrelevant to the democratic core of the conflict – and this has been made clear to all interventionists: Keyed into this core are:

(i) the arithmetics of democracy involved in figures 16 and 19 at the time, and now, with increased confidence in impunity, the figures 27 and 5.

(ii) whether or not it is democratic , even cultured proceeding that a state governor is barred from public access anywhere within his own zone of constitutional authority, with the massive security apparatus of the centre, on behalf of an unelected individual.

Even after the Rivers crisis has been resolved, this notorious proceeding will not be permitted to fester unchallenged.

For the rest, since beneath the surface of most Nigerian conflicts will be found inordinate greed for public resources, it is perhaps pertinent to remind ourselves that Oil is not the only marvel to emerge from the Delta swamps. There are also exotic creatures – mermaids, manatees, even mammy watas and hippopotami. However, unlike crude oil, which can be refined, you can extract a hippopotamus from the swamps, but you cannot take the swamp out of the hippopotamus.

http://omojuwa.com/2013/07/did-professor-wole-soyinka-just-call-dame-patience-jonathan-a-hippopotamus/

Sincere 9gerian: This is not a matter for conscienceless and SENSELESS people.

I'm not surprised that you want people like me to go so you can have a field day in your campaign of LIES and HATE. I would have been surprised if you wrote otherwise.

On the contrary, I want people like you to stay and remain PUNCHING BAGS. If you go away, who will receive the DEADLY PUNCHES I unleash on this forum?

But get this FACT straight, no matter the number of undeserved penalties the moderators manufacture for Tinubu's camp, you guys cannot and can NEVER score GOAL. In fact, the more undeserved penalties the shameless moderators award to Tinubu's dogs, the more OWN-GOALS they score.

What is this one saying now? Who informed you that I give a hoot about Tinubu? Or you just run with every mannerless and idle thought that flies into your brain?

You are nothing but a mendacious oaf who is paid to defend GEJ online. Unfortunately for you, sincere Nigerians have seen GEJ for the utter deception that he is.

I know for your plight, 'man must chop' (afterall you are reputed to be a failed medical doctor) has made you throw away your conscience such that nothing GEJ ever does is wrong to you. But for you to harangue Seun and his MODs about how to run this forum is hypocritical foolishness emanating from you.

You have no moral right or compass to tell the mods which thread is fit for this section. Get out of here if you are feeling frustrated with how GEJ is being disgraced with the disgrace he is heaping on Nigeria.

^^Grow up will you?

If this forum and how it is being run, does not suit you - self-service off!

Posting and demanding in caps lock will not help your cause here.

You harangue the mods for corruption, while the most vile and corrupt being in person of the President is an angel to you.

If this forum does not suit you, get out of here and go create your GEJ arse-licking forum.

Just look at the fugly hippopo thing. Who would claim a crass dunce like you as a mother?

A mere domestic appendage to power.

Only in Nigeria would this madness prevail. You have no constituted authority, yet you ride on tax payers money to constitute yourself as a public nuisance to the office of the presidency and to good meaning Nigerians in general.

babyosisi: Ha!

The Ozodimgba 1 of nairaland gburugburu has appeared

I dey salute o

You really don't wanna go that route with me.

Have you considered how your idiotic autotune now sounds these days? Anything just to denigrate Yoruba or SW is sweet malady to your soul. You lose every shred of intelligence once your tribal ibo nuisance mode is turned on.

You are the same dunderhead who goes about attacking Wole Soyinka all across this forum. An idle old woman who wants people to give her a breathing space for airing her opinion and yet maligns Wole Soyinka at the split second a thread with his name springs up here - for giving an elderly advice to the likes of hippopo Dame Goodluck.

For how much did you sell your soul against the truth? Esau was bad, Abati was worse, but a one time salvation nairaland preacher is the worst.

https://www.nairaland.com/1363333/soyinka-attacks-yerima-facebook

Moderators, this thread above is wrong and deceitful. Could you kindly throw it into your bin?

oyb: Sadly, Like all the team gaj acolytes, you are an ignoramus or pretending to bé one. I am suprised you didn't google or search for malabu oil on nl. Another international disgrace for the husband of the hippo. World class oil scam abetted by your hero. Of course since he is 'from the east' that doesn't matter. Gone are the days when osisi used to weep for nigeria.

Now she dances at the airport when pej comes to town.hippo at the top says jump and osisis says how high your excellency ?

If Abati can sell his conscience for a piece of land in Abuja, do not be surprised at how far the devil can push an idle old woman in the States to become dogmatic to the whims and caprices of hippopo Dame Jonathan.

Damaged dolts who failed to use the 'activate thinking' part of their brain.

1. Did Turai idiotically jump off the plane to start shaking the hands of guests?

2. Did Mrs. Obama equally get ahead of her husband while he is alighting from the plane and start greeting the guests?

3. Is it not clear that the Obamas were not even officially dressed as at when alighting from their aircraft, and possibly they were in the States as well?

The point is this,hippopo Patience is the worst first lady to have ever been seen on the Nigerian platform. She is an intellectual disgrace, a scapegrace, mannerless, crass illiterate and a total misfit who is merely a domestic appendage to the Presidency.

Foolish Patience. She is indeed the worst first lady so far in the history of this nation.

Jonathan.....mumu for leadership quality, mumu in presidential protocol, mumu in setting her wife straight.

Awon adoju ti eni radarada people.

Well done Gov. Fashola.

While you are busy commissioning projects, our President is busy looking for CNN adverts to advertize the money he borrowed from China.

Keep up the good works Gov. Fashola. Sincere Nigerians are truly in love with your heart for a change in this country.

Sincere 9gerian: Less than 150 views so far after this thread has been on the board for over 24hrs. I wonder how many days or weeks the idiotic author WASTED in writting the poo. Even threads created on the spur of the moment attract more viewership. Smh!

You really should not be here to spew this baloney. Considering the numerous poo, your clueless Otueke president is shyting around shamelessly; you would be better off busy packing his poo and more embarrassingly, that of his hippopo wife.

Cheers with your poo business.

Ikenna351: You guys really need to take it easy with Sexkillz. If you dont want his wahala, then abide by the rules. Even if you think he didnt do something right, tone down while laying your complian. You dont insult, mock or call him derogatory names and expect him to reason with you. But its very simply, if you dont want his wahala, then keep the rules.

I was at General section yesterday. Lo & behold! There were topics on Sexkillz everywhere. Lol! It was the reason why i decided to visit Politics section today after a long while i left you guys. Make your case politely if you think you didnt deserve what he has done to your username. But from what i have seen, he is not doing badly.

While i was here as a co-mod, Ngwakwe is one of the active members that dont use derogatory or insulting on members or make tribalistic statements to infuriate other tribes, no matter how he was been provocated. He may have disagreed with my method back then, but he never gave me a reason tail him around. Lol! If you are not a trouble maker, then you wouldnt have gotten my ban back then, and i believe Ngwakwe didnt, unless his profile proved otherwise. I dont know about now anyway.

@ Sexkillz,

I was discussing with an active member of Politics section i met when i was here, the other day, off forum. He said and i quote " By the way, Sexkillz is doing a very good job in Politics section. He is really trying". Its tells a lot about what you have been doing so far. Dont be discouraged by the bashings you are getting from some members in Politics section. Not all members visit complaint thread. Meaning some members who dont visit this thread appreciate the effort you are putting to keep sanity here. If i could here such compliment about you offline, then it says a lot about you and your work.

Yes, you are bound to make mistakes, as a human. Pick up, move on and remain focus. Some will be looking out for your mistakes to paint you black, dont let that get to you.


Well, to everyone, i have decided to be visiting here once in a while to see how its going.

I wont close without saying hi to my pals back then: Dayokanu, Demdem, Texas.Cowgirl, Eko ile, Dede 1, Tolexander, Desola, etc. How una dey! You guys gave me headache back then o! Lol! Missed you guys. Hey! You all can always visit Car Talk section.

Ikenna.

My friend, close the door commot. Yeye things dey smell. Shiorrrrrrr!

So everyone already knows for his several online monickers. Omo jati jati.

ilugunboy: Real Gbagaun!!! .....I guess such English is popular in Okirika

Aromate! Aromate!! Aromate!!!

Why must you CAME here and supervise our Okirika yinglish? I cannot take that!

So President Clueless Retardeen wants to advertize his stewpeedity on CNN?

What a foolish foolish man! This man is an utter disgrace.

ballabriggs: EVANS Is that you?

Naaaah it cannot be. When did you CAME to nairaland to come and supervise the beating up PEJ?

OVOKO! OVOKO!! OVOKO!!!

Why must you also CAME here and supervise the words of Bipi?! I cannot take that!!!

Front page things:

https://www.nairaland.com/1360860/nigerian-jet-malawian-president#16831878

Thanks in advance.

So the first lady ordered one of the ten presidential jets to pick up the President of Malawi, to and fro?

Who is really the President of this country? Jonathan or hippopo Dame?

adino: you generation of hypocrites,criminals and parasites. Go and sell the rubbish in your cursed community to take care of your people, you are all permanent beggers feeding fat from stolen goods.
[b]FYI without the oil which is not yours, you lots will die of pernury, starvation, frustration and illiteracy. [/b]Idiotts

You know aside from your despicable Otueke English writing, there is a thread here on NL that clearly depicts how your region looked like before the oil boom, and what penury, starvation, frustration, corruption and illiteracy has now done to your region.


Now take a good look at the pictures attached below, and tell me how the oil discovered in your region has improved your family life? Who is dying from penury, frustration, starvation and illiteracy?

https://www.nairaland.com/1358032/niger-delta-village-1960s-before-oil

OVOKO! OVOKO!! OVOKO!!! (Apologies to ballabriggs).

Since when did a hippopo dame Goodluck develop a voice, not to even talk of a reasoning functional brain?!

Can the moderators be kind enough to delete this crap written by the nuisance 1025?

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[img]http://postimg.org/image/qtsrhd443/[/img]

We have the likes of Mrs. Obama, Ellen Degeneres, Oprah Winfrey, etc erudite, well spoken and elegant women in the world for Nigerian ladies to aspire and be better than.

This nauseating OP now mentions hippopo Dame Goodluck as a role model? In what terms please? Poise, education, sound and intellectual reasoning, generosity, kindness, transparency, accountability? What has she excelled at in this life to deem her as a role model?

You must be drunk on Otueke ogogoro to have brought this ediotic topic to existence.

I am surprised none of the GEJ desperados are here to shout Buhari as usual.

PDP - a party of rogues and bomb activist.