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Eh, has finally collected his certificate from Cambridge? I believe that and his health problems are what kept him this long in the UK!

I think these are very valid questions, which I believe need answers.

PDP/GEJ over to you!

Whether N29 Billion or N40 Billion, the more pressing question, beyond the planting and watering of flowers, what else is the evidence of judicious use of the money?>

Does Lagos state look like a state benefiting from such income? Where is our money jagagban and fashole?

Ishilove:
PointB, I will be very vexed with you if you don't extend some of this creativity to the folks at the Literature section

lol,

It takes a while to come up with these write-ups, it's not something I can replicate on day-by-day basis. Perhaps one day, when I call time on politics section, I shall come over to literature to learn and hone my skill.

Thanks.

Ishilove:
In other words you're from Nnewi?

In other words, I am an Igbo man.

Nice work Op,

Well done!

An0nimus:
I can only imagine a church sermon off Chapter 1 vs 15

Then This!
2. Thereupon King Jonah the Able, son of Locki entreated his allies in the West saying, “Harken good people of the West, E-cow and his band of brigands seek to bring ruins to my kingdom, do send me your best chariots, swords, cross bows, shields in exchange for gold and silver coins.”

Pray, do share your insight with us.

MzJackBaueress:
yes I enjoyed that of Ike son of nna.
Thumbs up to you sir,you are a good writer.

Thanks.

isalegan2:
That annoys the heck outta me! ngwakwe really surprised me. i had the idea he was someone wt integrity and unshake-able values.

i'm not on much at all but saw a few weeks ago how a couple of posters were been so vulgar with u and d worst part was some of it was taking place in a thread this arrogant mod started, talking about the need for civil discourse! yet he does nothing while some predators are verbally sexually assaulting another poster. a popular and active poster at that. would he have acted different if it was a poster with whom he frequently agreed politically?

and people wonder many smart and engaging politics section posters walk away.

i'm not talking about myself. lol. i just didnt have d time. but there have been times when i was quite active when i would be disgusted enough to want an alternative to nl where i could take all my pals and the awesome nlers who kept it jumping.

lookit! where is dede? onlytruth? katsumoto? and lots more.

anyway, i'm not complaining. those times are gone. and i dont really contribute enough to complain anyway. its probably just as fun to those new nairalanders who are discovering it now just like i did 3. . . 4 years ago.


hey pointb. who's eze ndigbo 2015?! lol. that was fun. d first thread in 2011. i was there all along. i bet u didnt even expect it to take off like a rocket like it did. lol.

too much reminiscing. lol.

apologies 4 textspeak and other errors. i'm limited on phone.

Yea, I truly didn't expect the kind of reception it got, it was humbling. But while it lasted it was fun, engaging, and truly educating. I learnt alot from the exercise and people I was involved with.

Onlytruth was legendary in wisdom, Ngwakwe calm, cool and collected, Odumchi, 9ja_I_hail, face, and several of them I can't mention. They are all great people and I enjoyed every bit of my engagement with them.

Alas all good things do come to an end and we couldn't continue the legacy as other engagements occupied the council members . Hopefully one day, we could recreate it, and continue to use it as rallying point for Ndi Igbo and her friends in cyber and beyond.

MzJackBaueress:
Who is mumu son of hari?

Nice work anyway. Still loving "the chronicles of Ike son of nna.

Lol,

It was a choice between Mumu son of Madu and Mumu son of Hari, I choose the former. Either, no escaping the Mumu.

You read Chronicles of Ike son of Nna ? That's nice. Hope you enjoyed it!

Okoro2015:
PointB nwannem. Ederede gi nke a atoo m rikpoo. Biko, i nwere ike inyetu m ikikere ikopiri ederede a, wusa ya na mpaghara ngiga uwa di iche iche, ebe m nwere ndi n'esom?

Nwannem, nsewu a diri. kopiri ya otu obula ichoro.

Daalu.

kay1one2:
[size=14pt]Loved it again!!![/size] Read Chronicles this morning personally and it fit perfectly well! Especially "the other acts of so so king how he defeated so and so and built so and so and tore down so and so "!

That is the plan!

freeanijor:
Boss I go dash you my cousin sister, she fine wella I beg manage am because you too much. ( Point the son first son of B from the tribe of ....)

You for sharply attach pix. I hardly reject gifts.
(Point, son of B, from the land of wise men from East below the lower River Ja! )

Ishilove:
ROTFL!!

Very creative. We need you in the literature section

Verily I say unto you, when Jonah the Able, son of Locki shall be rewarded by the people, Point the son of B, shall sojourn in the temple of the learned!

stevecantrell:
No, I don't like this story, there was no mention of Jonah son of Locki's favourite drink.
Nectar of Ogo from Goro tree.

lol,

and his favorite dance?

Reddit:
Menh both! I couldn't just get enough of them.

You nailed it.

Cool, thanks again. It's hard to squeeze many details in those verses.

Reddit:
Woooow! Respect!!

Creativity and ingenuity. Welldone lad

Lol, thankx

Which chapter do you adjudge better?

The Tribulation of Jonah Chapter Two verse 1-20

1. And there arose another terror leader from the ashes of Konduga, E-Cow he is called (for the terror leaders are name after cows). And thus did E-cow, address King Jonah the Able, son of Locki! “I am alive, I am SheCow, the one who was, the one who shall come! I shall annihilate you, your country and your people.”

2. Thereupon King Jonah the Able, son of Locki entreated his allies in the West saying, “Harken good people of the West, E-cow and his band of brigands seek to bring ruins to my kingdom, do send me your best chariots, swords, cross bows, shields in exchange for gold and silver coins.”

3. Thus did they answer, “We would not trade our chariots and shields in exchange for your gold, least you continue to harm women and children with them.”

4. And they would not hearken to his supplications even as E-cow continue to torment the people, but would rather threaten any and all who sought to help saying, "Don’t offer weapon to King Jonah the Able, son of Locki, least he destroys his country and people with them.”

5. And they received King Jonah the Able, son of Locki gold and silver coins, but will offer no weapons or shield in exchange.

6. Whereupon E-cow the bandit did continue to lay waste to the country side, burning, looting, killing and taking as slaves men, women and children.

7. And e-cow erected tents, and above them hang his banners bearing the name of his god and message of death.

8. And the zealot, Mumu the son of Hari, frail by age, and wrinkled by pain and anger, thus address the people, “Lo, King Jonah the Able, son of Locki is weak and wretched, he cannot defend you against E-cow and his bandits, O good people hearken. Make me King over you instead of Jonah, and I shall defeat E-cow!"

9. And these were the men who stood by him, when he thus address the people, Atif son of Tifku, Tifni son Nubu, Sara son or Raki, Ob son Jeh (these men wined and dined with Jonah the Able son of Locki, and several kings before him).

10. The others were Ameh the Swift, Son of Echi (for he’s swift in running errands), and Roch the Sly, son of Cha.

11. But the people spoke against him saying “Are you not the zealot king who put our fathers in dungeons, beat our children with horse-whips, enslaved our young men in fear and worry, and destroyed our windmills. Surely, you would do worse if given another chance!”

12. Another arose saying, “Is this not our ancient king, Mumu the son of Hari the cattle herder, wherefore did he learn the modern art of statesmanship? Show therefore thy seal of knowledge, that we may know that thou art indeed learned, diligent and able to lead us”

13. Whereupon, Mumu the son of Hari, frail by age, and wrinkled by pain and anger did address the people saying, “Verily, I swear by our laws, my seal of knowledge rests in the chamber of stronghold in the custody of their high scribe! Now let us hasten to make me king that I may defeat e-cow!”

14. But the people continue to murmur saying “He spoke untrue words; he possesses no seal of knowledge. Show us thy seal of knowledge!”

15. Unbeknownst to the people, King Jonah the Able, son of Locki had sent emissaries to allies in the east saying, “Hearken good people of the East, E-cow and his band of brigands seek to bring ruins to my kingdom, do hasten and send me your best chariots, swords, crossbows, shields in exchange for gold and silver coins.” " And the people from the East sent large numbers of chariots, swords, crossbows, shield and other weapons of warfare in exchange for gold and silver coins.

16. And Mini the Son of Mah addressed the people saying ”We cannot elect a king now as e-cow threaten us, pray therefore that before the onset of the second month, we and our allies shall crush e-cow and his gangs.”

17. And Mini son of Mah took the weapons and gave them to thousand men. And Mini son of Mah set the men against the tents of E-cow and his bands of brigands, and routed them. E-cow fled to his fortress in the wilderness of Sambisa. But Mini the son of Mah and his men would not relent; they pursued them and many of them were felled by the swords, and many were captured.

18. And King Jonah the Able, son of Locki addressed Mini the son Mah and his men saying, “Never again will E-cow threaten us!” And the men responded chanting, “Never Again! Never Again!!” [/i]

19. And there was great rejoicing among the people of the land and they also chant, “Never Again! Never Again!!”

20. These are the tribulation of King Jonah the Able, son of Locki. The other deeds of King Jonah the Able, son of Locki are written in the Chronicles of Jonah. How he defeated the Tura cabal, outfoxed the old generals, caged ex-king Ob son of Jeh, rebuilt rails and road, reform power, fought corruption with modern tools and all, and are they not written in the Chronicles of Jonah?

DaBullIT:
OOOOooooshe , Straight to GMB's Facebook wall

Then wait for part two. It's ready and loading...

DaBullIT:
Permission to copy and share with the world .. assuming you didn't thief it too

Lol, it's original work. You wont find it anywhere else.

Permission granted!

Part two coming...



here:
http://www.hotchapters.com

https://www.nairaland.com/2174898/tribulation-jonah-chapter-one-verses#31228334

The Tribulation of Jonah, Chapter One Verse 1 - 24

1. In the fourth year of the reign of Jonah the Able, Son of Locki, prosperity was upon the land, and there was grains and tubers in abundance.

2. Thereupon, King Jonah spoke to the people saying ''Lo, I have rebuilt the rails and the road, and given you abundant bread.

3. In my reign you have not queued endlessly for oil. I have reformed power and made our nation prosperous.

4. Reward me, O great people. Let me lead you to further greatness!''

5. In those days, there arose from far North a barbarian horde which lay waste to the country side, burning, looting, killing and taking as slaves men, women and children.

6. They were led by brutish commanders named after cows.

7. The people cried out and say, "O King, may you live long and defeat all your enemies. Alas, She-cow and his bands of terrorists do make life difficult for us. They burn our houses, loot our barns, kill our men, take as slaves men, women and children, and they take our lands.

8. O good King, put to the sword this terror leader and his hordes.”

9. Wherefore Jonah the Able, Son of Locki dispatched his trusted commander, Ihe the son of Rika.

10. Ihe the Son of Rika took thousand men and fell upon Shecow and his band of terrorists in the battle of Baga.

11. Shecow fled with his men to the wilderness of Sambisa. But Ihe the Son of Rika pursued them deep into the deadly forest (for he had swore to crush them), and he put to the sword several of them, including Shecow who died of his wound.

12. Thereupon, Ihe the son of Rika retired, and returned to his home.

13. And there arose a certain zealot, Mumu the son of Hari, frail by age, and wrinkled by pain and anger. Thus did he address Jonah the Able, Son of Locki, “You are killing my people for a cause started by your people.

14. “O, wicked King, you rode your people in the best chariot, gave them gold , land and plough when they arose against the nation, but you put arrows and spears into mine for same deed.”

15. “Most assuredly I say to you, I shall take your crown and right all the wrongs you have done.”

16. And these were the men who stood by him, when he thus address the king, Atif son of Tifku, Tifni son of Nubu, Sara son of Raki, Ob son of Jeh (many of these men wined and dined with Jonah the Able son of Locki, and several kings before him).

17. The others were Ameh the Swift, Son of Echi (for he’s swift in running errands), and Roch the Sly, son of Cha.

18. Thereafter, arose another terror leader, He-Cow (for the terror leaders are named after cows).

19. He butchered male children as they learn in peace, and the female he took in their number as slaves and wives.

20. And thus did he taunt King Jonah the Able, Son of Locki, ''I have taken your daughters. I shall sell them as slaves, and marry them off to my warriors. Repent and follow my god and my way, or I shall destroy you and those who follow you!''

21. But King Jonah the Able, Son of Locki would not budge. He dispatched Mini the son of Mah, another trusted general.

22. Mini the son of Mah descended upon He-Cow in the battle of Kondunga, slaying him and those who follow him.

23. And Mini the son of Mah addressed the people saying, “Behold He-cow lifeless body as it lay dead among his terror band. Verily, verily, I say to you, same fate shall be meted to any and all who go by the name of cow, and ply terror as trade!''

24. And there was great rejoicing among the people, for they saw the body of He-cow, who tormented them, among the dead!
(Chapter Two coming)

Nice one Rochas!

Keep it up!



GEJ till 2019!

Rich4god:
Never again will an old man rule us...

Never again!!

kingthreat:
Only an Igbo man will write this. They feel they're getting back to the Northerners for the Biafran war by tacking Buhari. Nonesense. Let the whole East vote for GEJ. They are not the only people in Nigeria joor

Bigot on the loose!

No man can produce what he doesn't have.

Buhari cannot show certificate, he doesn't have any!

Looks like an invitation to demolish buildings and plant flowers; Op be careful what you wish for!

ayindejimmy:
I'm glad you're getting soludo's msg. I'm not an economist but I think as a former Governor of CBN, Soludo is a competent source.
What the government ought to do is ask him to explain in broader terms the realities of his assertions instead of simply brushing it aside as been frivolous.
Just like your analogy.. . If the former manager of your hotel comes forward with such accusations against the new manager. Will you all to wave it aside or invite him to give you a break down analyses of the reality of his allegations?
It may surprise you to know Nigeria is wealthier than our leaders are making out to us. Some Monies are prevented from entering the Federal account and even some that are accounted for are misappropriated, mismanaged or embezzled.
Soludo has not said he can't proof it... Why is the government not even willing to beam their searchlight on it... Is it not worth illuminating?
Moreover, soludo's figure was an estimation. It may be more, it may be less. The cogent point is monies in trillions are claimed to be unaccounted for... What do we do?

http://leadership.ng/news/409541/insist-n30trn-mismanaged-okonjoiweala-soludo

The problem with Soludo's message is the motivation. By saying that the money is either 'stolen, unaccounted for, or mismanaged', Soludo gives himself away as someone who is unsure and casting nets into the sea in frantic acts of desperation.

Let's break it down into simpler units:

- Stolen
If N30 trillion is stolen, it simple means that the money made it's way into the system, accounted for, and then stolen by someone or group

- Unaccounted for
This simply implies that the money was not received as income, and subsequently no trace of it

- Mismanaged
This implies that the money was accounted for, not stolen, but was used in unprofitable venture.

If Soludo was indeed trying to help and has indeed done his homework, he would have been more specific on what happened to the money. His use of 'or' is indicative of uncertainty.


Back to our Hotel analogy, as a former manager, Soludo should have shown more competence by telling us exactly what he knew happened to the money, rather than making sweeping allegation with unverified humongous figures.

And Solodu needs no special invite, he knows exactly how to reach the government or the people of Nigeria with facts if he has any; conjectures such as the one he's peddling and the timing speaks volume of political undertone. He's far from being an honest broker!

Having said that, government in the past have also admitted to several loopholes in the system; they should work harder at plugging as many as are identified.

I am convinced Buhari does have not the requested certificate!

ayindejimmy:
You people still don't get this Soludo dude.
Lemme make it simple... Your income is money you earn. What about those you could have earned but was not allowed to or not aware of?
More example. Assuming you have a hotel. You rent it from Monday to Sunday. Eventually, he have to sleep or go out some time. Then your workers rent rooms out in your absence and they didn't record the money.
That unrecorded money ought to be part of your income. But because you're ignorant of it... You don't know your income is more than what is on record.
Get it?

There is no doubt that your workers will try to play foul of the rule. The question is how did you determine that the sum total lost to this foul play (in those few days/instance) is far in excess of your normal income. Put in simpler language, you are the Manager of a hotel. Past records indicate that the hotel business makes an average income of N1000 a month, even with leakages. Now someone comes to you and tell you cannot account for N3000 monthly income that ought to have been remitted to your income account!

Shouldn't you be asking how the analysis and figures were arrived, especially if the intent was to impugn on your integrity and competence?

But neither the World Bank nor CNN conducts comprehensive independent surveys on the economy--- they comment based on the data they are given--- and their subjective “opinions” cannot substitute for hard facts. The World Bank is not a statistical agency.

So if the world bank with their extensive reach and resources cannot conduct comprehensive survey I should trust that Soludo could? Na wa oo.

Personally I have problem with some of these figures bandied around. How did Soludo arrive at 30 trillion estimate for the various 'leakages' he 'believes' exist. Or does he think he can just identify a leakage and promptly assign a figure to it and then run to the press with it? This kind of shooting from the hip is symptomatic of intellectual laziness.

If Soludo knows for fact that N30 trillion is missing from the economy, he should show it with empirical evidence, not by his 'believe' system. Solodu's pedestrian approach is similar to Sanusi $50 billion dollar allegation which continued to shrink each time it's put to test.

What is wrong with Soludo? Is this how to look for that next political appointment?