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ROSSIKE: What caused his death? Shocking news.

(Reuters) - Ghana's President John Atta Mills has died, according to a statement sent by the president's office to Reuters on Tuesday.

"It is with a heavy heart...that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the Republic of Ghana," the statement said.

It said the president, 68, died a few hours after being taken ill but no further details were given.

shymmex: Even if he's allowed to seek re-election in the Nigerian constitution - do you think he deserves it?

Captainajama: I have been watching this your thread,the political critics will not rush this one because it does not have GEJ in it....anyway,state creation is a necessity,not by over blowing the whole thing,but by restoring parity and equality where it is supposed to be. The Igbo's need an additional state to balance with other regions....most people may not understand why it is very necessary, I will give you some reasons.
1. Development: when other regions are getting allocations and developing their regions from our joint resources,the south eastern region lags
2. Appointments: the current trend is for every state to have representation at the federal level,and with 5 states instead of 6 like other regions,we the Igbo's are been marginalised.
3. Political positions: the south east presents fewer house members(senators and rep members) than other regions and that weakens our hands in political manoeuvres.
4. Positions and employment: quota system has become the other of the day,and in essence,we are been cheated when it comes to positions and employment. Gradually,our region produces the least number of people each time recruitments and positions are advertised,and that does not bode well for us.
5. Promotions.: those in the civil service can tell you how that goes. For instance,if there are 40 vacant positions at the management level,it gets shared according to geo political regions,now imagine wha spbecomes of the south east.

I am not raying to take the tribal line,I am simply asking for the fairness to be implemented because the op asked what is fair and it still surprises me that when the issue of state creation Mae up,all the other regions still came up asking for this state and that state. Anyway,let us keep watching our brothers from these other regions to see how fair he can be.

rhymz: It appears all the claims of Yoruba people being politically savvy is afterall a myth, giving the comments here, it does not take a super brain to decipher that some Yoruba people just like to argue out of context.
The man made a polittical declaration as an Igbo leader in Lagos, instead of you lot to debate issues based the political context in which such statement was made, you all are busy talking about Yorubas being accomadating and all that crap. That they are accommodating is for their own good as well, in case una no know. And you lot like it or not, Igbos in Lagos have a nunber that can not be ignored by any serious Political party that aims to win, ACN inclusive. They may not be 40% of Lagos population but they constitute a number bloc that can actually take votes away from any party if they so want. So all that threat of Yorubas being accomoding and nice will not suffice when push turns to shove. If ACN is so sure of the fact that Igbos can't do anything then let them ignore them and see how other parties especially the PDP will take advantage of such a careless political blunder.
And for a fact, ACN has not done much to help Igbos in Lagos, instead more Igbos have been pushed by Tinubu controlled Fashola government to the point where markets that have Igbos doing business have been targeted for outright closure for flimsy reasons that defiles common sense, Tejuosho market is a typical example. To the point they threatened to provide them with buses back to their villages if they can't stand the highhandedness of the ACN government.
Fashola is trying no doubt but he has not done any favour for the Igbos in the context of their bloc vote to him, that is a fact. Instead, many of them have lost more businesses and sent packing due to their obnoxious tax regimes and forceful evictions from their business places without any serious alternatives. Abi na only when elections come na in them dey remember Igbo votes ni? Whatever achievements Igbos have made in Lagos should not be attributed to any Yoruba's accommodating whatever, no be only Lagos get Igbo people in Large quantity, Kano, Kaduna and even Sokoto has large Igbo communities and they as well yse their numbers there too to campaign and negotiate with the governments of these places. Make una no dey reason like say una dey do anyone any favourm it us getting annoying.

amosy007: go and talk abt tolerance in places like kano and maidiguri.. Ask them to form igbo community and wants political appointment there.. Bros wake up! Nigeria is to divided to be called a country. D earlier u understand dat the better 4 u to knw ur position.. BTW talking of intollerance, aint orji kalu d one that sacked all non indegene working in abia *JUST SAYING*

Demdem: My friend shut up. Is that a threat on PointB or what? By the way he supports the retardeen. He is just dissapointed in him of recent especially as regards his promises to igbo nation.

dedeike: You don't have sympathy for them but the law does. I have taken serious note of your ID and I await patiently the day you will come to criticise GEJ or any member of my party for breaching the laws of the land.

Okija_juju: Dont twist my words around!!

I was diicking about on the thread where I insinuated that.. However, regardless of my bais towards Rochas, can you tell me what he has doe to deserve being made President above other proven governors like the Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Enugu and Anambra guys?!

Nwokem, stop selling us hypes, we want to see physocal eveidence.. The days of free things politic has passed.. We want to see roads with drainages and not 100 Naira salary for children...

Speak if you have points to make in support of Rochas..

Insha allah, we shall continue with teh election reforms and with each passing year come closer to a a free a d fairer election.. ROCHAS will be lucky to see the Aso Rock gate let alone become President.. Even some highly regarded Ndi Igbos on Nairaland have started to see the light that Okija Juju had seen a long time ago about Rochas..

Okija_juju: The rest of the Igbo Nations outside of Imo State know he is a fraud!!

We are not decieved by his shinanigans..

Let anyone who dares, mention what he has done for Imo State in the last 1 year and 4 months in terms of Sustainable Development apart from Free this, Free that so we all can see and judge...

The man is a joker... Dont judge by what some puppies on Nairaland that are not even old enough to vote on Big Brother are saying!! The man has done nothing for Imo State..

T9ksy: I sure would love to see how the igbos are going to "mobilise" the northerners to vote for an igbo man

or the yorubas (their wrogly-perceived nemesis), to vote for them.

The most okorocha will be is, President of the republic of Biafra.

Or inconsequential VP of Nigeria