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Even Democrats Tired of Obama Blaming Congress

by Stephan Tawney on September 8, 2011

I touched on this in my last post:

   The speech also blames Congress in general for inaction, which means he’s trying to offload blame that should be assigned to him to not only Republicans but his fellow Democrats, too. He’ll throw anyone and everyone under the bus to deflect blame from himself.

And now de facto DNC newsletter Politico reports that Democrats are indeed tired of Obama blaming Congress:

   President Barack Obama spent much of the past month beating up on one of the country’s least popular institutions: the United States Congress.

   This isn’t going over well with Democrats, who still run the Senate side of the Capitol and are tired of getting picked on by a president from their own party.

In fact, Democrats are even willing to go on record:

   “It’s a point of great contention with the Democrats in Congress that feel like we’re doing an awful lot to support his agenda,” Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) told POLITICO on Wednesday. “And it’s very discouraging, disheartening and it’s really not fair. He may just want to keep that up, but it doesn’t help his relations with the Democratic members of Congress at all.”

Senator, we’ve been over this before. Barack Obama is a Chicago politician. Raised in the Chicago political machine. He will do and say anything and everything to save his own political hide. And that includes throwing you under the bus. If it helps his poll numbers, he’ll do it.

Obama has never been principled. Remember how he was going to close Gitmo within the first year? That was a monstrosity that had to go. Until poll numbers revealed it to be a losing issue. Then it could stay. He was all about being “green”, too. Then poll numbers turned and he withdrew some environmental regulations.

This is the same Barack Obama you elected. You’re just realizing it now because it’s time to throw you under the bus, whereas before he was just tossing taxpayers and Republicans. He hasn’t changed. You’re just starting to see him for the guy he really is. Your fault. You made your bed, it’s time to sleep in it.


http://amerpundit.com/2011/09/08/even-democrats-tired-of-obama-blaming-congress/

The Black Caucus is Tired of Obama

Posted 17/08/2011 by sfcmac in Leftist moonbats, Politics. 1 Comment

During a sometimes-raucous session of what’s being called the “For the People” Jobs Initiative tour, a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus told an audience in Detroit Tuesday that the CBC doesn’t put pressure on President Obama because he is loved by black voters. But at the same time, Rep. Maxine Waters said, members of the CBC are becoming increasingly tired and frustrated by Obama’s performance on the issue of jobs. Even as she expressed support for the president, Waters virtually invited the crowd to “unleash us” to pressure Obama for action.

……We don’t know what the strategy is. We don’t know why on this trip that he’s in the United States now, he’s not in any black community.

…, As she discussed her dilemma — frustrated with the president but hesitant to criticize him lest black supporters turn on her — Waters asked the crowd for its permission to have a “conversation” with the president. “When you tell us it’s alright and you unleash us and you tell us you’re ready for us to have this conversation, we’re ready to have the conversation,” she said. Some members of the crowd immediately voiced their approval.

“All I’m saying to you is, we’re politicians,” Waters continued. “We’re elected officials. We are trying to do the right thing and the best thing. When you let us know it is time to let go, we’ll let go.”

“Let go!” some in the audience yelled.
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/black-caucus-tired-making-excuses-obama

Drudge published a publicity picture from Obama’s Magical Misery Tour that seems to back up Waters’ complaint:


http://sfcmac./2011/08/17/the-black-caucus-is-tired-of-obama/

Continue to wallow in hate and bigotry.

Democracy is rule of majority. And Nairaland is not majority!

Carry go GEJ, we love you!


WE THAT VOTED YOU IN ARE SOLIDLY BEHIND YOU.

CONTINUE YOUR CALM APPROACH, NO SHAKING!

Boko Haram relocates HQ from Borno to Yobe


Written by Fidelis Soriwei and Eniola Akinkuotu, with agency report


The radical Islamic sect behind the bombings and gun attacks in the North, Boko Haram, has relocated its operational headquarters from Maiduguri, Borno State to Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State.



A reliable source in the security establishment, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed this to one of our correspondents on Tuesday. He said government had received intelligence that showed that the Islamic sect had shifted base to Yobe.

Although the source did not adduce any reason for the relocation, our correspondents report that it might be connected to the house-to-house arms search launched by the Joint Task Force in Maiduguri recently. Maiduguri is the operational base of the sect and the place where most of its attacks have taken place.

The Joint Task Force spokesman, Lt Col. Hassan Mohammed, had told journalists last week that about 5000 assorted arms and ammunition were recovered during the search. Some of the areas where the arms, especially AK47 rifles, were recovered included Baga Road, Abaganaram Housing Estate and Jajeri ward.

The source who spoke to THE PUNCH on Tuesday said the authorities had deployed troops in Damaturu to check the group. The troops were deployed shortly after the Friday explosions in the city.

The source added that three companies of troops were deployed from military units under the Division1, Kaduna.

The source said, "More troops are being sent to Yobe specifically because Boko Haram has relocated their headquarters to Damaturu. The situation there, especially since the attacks on Friday, has created so much tension in Damaturu and the neighbouring villages. That is why the JTF is sending more troops to Yobe to strengthen the military presence there."

Meanwhile, the United States of America on Tuesday insisted that the bomb alert it issued on Sunday was credible even though it did not share the information on which it was based with the Federal Government.

The US Embassy had issued a warning to Americans in Nigeria that three top hotels in the Federal Capital Territory might be bombed by the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The three hotels are mainly used by the country’s business and political elite and foreigners.

The alert was based on "specific and credible information," a diplomat in the United States Embassy told the Agence France-Presse.

The unnamed diplomat was quoted by AFP as saying, "We certainly took it very seriously. Given the specificity and the credibility of the threat, we really felt we had no choice but to give our best counsel to Americans."

He said the embassy did not consult with the Federal Government before issuing the statemen. The diplomat, however, did not explain why the intelligence was not shared with the Federal Government.

The warning was issued in the wake of last Friday’s bombings in Damaturu, Yobe State, and Maiduguri, Borno State, by members of the violent Islamic sect. In an unprecedented orgy of violence, the sect members attacked police stations, churches and mosques, killing about 150 people.

It read, ""Following the recent Boko Haram, aka Nigerian Taliban, attacks in Borno and Yobe states, the US embassy has received information that Boko Haram may plan to attack several locations and hotels in Abuja, Nigeria, during the Sallah holiday. Potential targets may include the Nicon Luxury, the Sheraton Hotel, and the Transcorp Hilton Hotel."　

Apparently angered by the US warning, the Federal Government on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction with the warning which it described as "non-news."

"The current threat of attack on the three hotels in Abuja is not news, and for over three months the security services have taken pro-active measures to protect the designated critical facilities and others," National security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi, said in a statement.

The US diplomat also told the AFP that Boko Haram had become "increasingly sophisticated and increasingly lethal."

He said, "There’s no indication that Boko Haram has linked up operationally with any other extremists beyond Nigeria’s borders. The evolution of the group unquestionably though has made it clear that we need to step up our security procedures."

Contacted by THE PUNCH, the US Embassy said, "We have a warning on our website and that is what still subsists. We stand by that."

Boko Haram, said to have been founded in Maiduguri, Borno State, in 2002, is against Western education, and wants the Islamic legal code, Sharia, to be adopted in the country.

To achieve its objectives, the sect is currently engaged in a campaign of bombings against the Federal Government. It has attacked military barracks, police facilities in the North and the Federal Capital Territory, and drinking joints.


http://www.punchontheweb.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=4024:boko-haram-relocates-hq-from-borno-to-yobe&Itemid=542

Joey82:
The middle belt is a combination of somany countries/ethnics, even in one state u hardly find tribes with similar cultures. And since most of the tribes (if not all) are minorities, every tribe tend to pull the strings towards his/her particular country therefore no tribe is fronting a common middle belt course.

Geo-politically, the middle belt is supposed to be what we call the north central but states like kwara tend to have closer affinity with the south west. Kaduna south for example claim to be middle belters while geopolitically they're zoned to the north west. States like Niger have closer ties with the core north even though they are carved geopolitically into the middle belt, even the fct is in the middlebelt.

Opinions are so variant and divergent that the middlebelt itself appear to be more immaginary than real. Apart from Benue and Kogi states and probably some part of plateau that look so comfortable to identify with the middle belt, i think other states in the sone just see themselves as children of circumstance. Plus there is ohaneze indigbo in the east ooduwa congress in the west, arewa consultative forum in the north, an emerging south south alliance, there's hardly any formidable organisation to front for the middle belt.

In my opinion, if any problem arises, the middle belt will be the bride all zones will scramble to win to its side as was the case of the Nigerian civil war.

Interesting.

Is there any possibility that the various minority interests can be represented by the Middle Belt Forum, and with Plateau, Benue, and Southern Kaduna giving them the muscle to form a strong bond and ultimately a nation?

Bliss4Lyfe:
The Middle-Belt can form own country after the relevant parts join South/South and South/East. Simple

Thank you my sister, and off course the South West.

I am really curious though as to these 'relevant parts.' SS/SE is easier to manage is a case of split. They have been there before, ironing out few notty issue will not be a big deal.

But in the middle belt, the situation will be different, and this region hold the ace, as par how far the Sharia North will maneuver.
For instance, what will be the reaction of the Plateau/Jos Berom? Would they march South ward to war with the Hausa Fulani?

Will the Tiv and Idoma see it as an opportunity to completely cut ties with the North, and perhaps  forge alliance and a country comprising Berom, Igala, Nupe, Southern Kaduna, and other ethnic groupings within the belt willing to form alliance. Or will the various tribes in the belt cheery pick which region/people to go with?

It is almost certain that the Yorubas in Kogi and Kwara will go with the SW. The question is will the hausa/fulani in the those places resist the move? And will SW flex their muscle or wag their tongue to ascertain their sovereignty over their kith and kin.

Knowing the dynamics of what will happen and what could happen will help everyone prepare for it. This is what the thread is about - an impending/inevitable split!





Further Background:

On 9 August 2001 a delegation from the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), which represents the North, visited Jos, Plateau State, in the heart of the middle belt. Major General Abdullahi Shelleng invited his audience to join the ACF. However, in response governor Joshua Dariye made it clear that he was not interested in being marginalized and would prefer to remain a "middle-belter". In an interview, retired Air Commodore David Jang put the position simply: "Middle Belters are Middle Belters, and we will remain Middle Belters".[3]

In September 2001 retired Air Commodore Dan Suleiman, former governor of Plateau State and chairman of the forum, said the middle belters are grossly marginalised and have become an endangered species on the brink of extinction and cultural annihilation. He was supported by retired General Zamani Lekwot, a former military governor of Rivers State, who attributed the failure to create a Middle Belt region in 1963 to politicians perceiving the Middle Belt as a threat.[4]

- Wikipeadia

BootyOnMe:
No offence.
Take a hint.
This question has been asked a billion times on NL and all over the world.
The reason no one can add or subtract from it.
My opinions on this middle-belt issue has resonated all over NL for eons.
No need to repeat them.
Not that bored.

Besides, you are NOT new to NL. . . just saying.
Some things/TOPICS get old.
Google NL and see for yourself.

Sounds better.
But in view of currently realities on ground. A fresh perspective is not out of place.
That said, your candour is very much appreciated.

jamace:
Do you mean Nigeria should be re-designed?

It's already happened. Starting with Obj demystification of the 'North', and the ascendency of an Ijaw man. Suddenly, everything is possible, including possible overhaul. Status quo has changed!

BootyOnMe:
Well, you have been ignored enough.
Lemme help ya out,
Mu he he he he he he

What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
You might have as well given your honest and frank opinion.

Thither, Whither Middle Belt?



Nigeria is a fluid situation at the moment.

There are reactants, catalysts, and of course the neutral substances. Forces are being realigned, old foes are smarting, bonds are being forged, old ones are being renewed, and some are being reviewed with skepticism and distrust!

So I asked in similar manner, who are the Middle Belt?

Is Middle Belt real or imaginary? Is it a creation of the South, or borne out of genuine frustration with the 'North' by their old friends?
What are the political, ethnic, religious, cultural, social, and of course political dynamics of the people we called the Middle Belt?

If it exist, is the Middle Belt awakening, or slumbering? What is their relationship with 'Core' or 'Sharia North'?
Where will they pander if/and when the curtain fall? On their own? To the North, to the West, to the East?

Answers please. Original middle belters, lets hear from you.

Sentiments are appreciated, insults and bigotry will be ignored to the maximum extent possible!

BootyOnMe:
Serves them right!
I pray that continues till all those nosey, 'ashawo, pastor-phocking' Christians leave the North with their tatafoism!
You are not wanted there. . . get the heck out!

They'll stay and fight for their rights in One Nigeria. Or they'll leave for the place in many Nigeria.
We need to be sure which one we want!

omonaija51:
what is it with Nigerians and their fixation with the south east. Any discussion will lead to the south east. if we hate them so much lets allow them leave. just saying. by the way this is the only Nigerian site that is filled morons who only argue emotionally without making sense.

Back to the topic, every region in Nigeria can stand on their own if they have visionary leaders that will lead unselfishly. the north can invest heavily on agriculture and can stand on their own very well. they can invest in education and change the way the average man on the street thinks. i served in maiduguri and i remember how we used to go from house to house begging parents to send their kids to school even providing school materials and bags for them and yet they refused.

If they are able to keep Islamist extremist at bay and the current northern elite are wiped out, the north ca be a shining example of self sustainability.

and for all my south western brothers that keep yapping their mouth on this site, you are not better than anyone. everybody is in the ethnic group is in the same boat until they prove otherwise.

I still believe Nigeria as a Nation will Triumph. God bless Nigeria

Mark those two clowns who attacked you unnecessarily, but dont pay undue attention to them. They are cyber bullies, and paid thugs.
Welcome to Nairaland!

alj_harem:
Who is this mo.ron, ?

Maybe you need to start reading the post from the beginning to understand what u posted was utter trash.

Maybe you need to ask yourself what is SE fixation on the North and the west

yesterday 2 thread created by the same SEerner was asking

how prepared is is the south west

can the north stand alone

who cares, I no go lie, you are right we have alot of mo.rons on this site, with you included

BTW omo idile wo lo ti wa ? or u are just another SEerner that loves su.cking the Yoruba co.ck

1 Post registered last month. Hmmm

You are not yoruba

Sharrap there you mor.on. Why are you hounding the guy. For allah sake, the guy/gal just made his first post and you are hounding him. Is that how you you sharia north guys welcome people to Nairaland? For crying out loud, allow the guy to exercise his freedom of speech. Why do you lots try to intimidate new and fresh voice simply because you don't agree with him.

This behaviour is nihilistic and has no place in a free world.

Grow some brain cell you nitwit!

Pifa:
Those who think the plastic bottles present a fire hazard obviously are unfamiliar with polymer science. Not all plastics are flammable. Polycarbonate, for example, has a very high fire-suppression rating and exceptional self-extinguishing properties. In fact, polycarbonate is a common material used in aircraft windows where its impact resistance, heat resistance, high tensile strength and light weight make it ideal for such application. The next time you board an aircraft, take a note of the abundance of plastic materials used in the interior space. Commercial Aircraft design is one area where the ability to contain fire plays a major role in material selection and plastics are a staple in the cabin area or anywhere passengers venture. Similar reasoning goes for automobile interiors.

Plastics will melt or deform permanently, though, if the thermal load exceed certain limits.

One of the most common plastics used in bottling beverages is PETE (polyethylene terephalate to techies among you). PETE (or PET), too, does not burn very well, but it is not as fire suppressant as polycarbonate.

Try this experiment at home, if you can: Take a PETE plastic bottle outside and expose it to flame. How well does it burn? If it is a thin-wall PET commonly used in bottled water, it will warp quickly but won’t burn very well.

I dont think an Aboki will do all those experiment before using a 'plastic' bottle or any bottle for that matter before using them for his bottle toy house. I don't even know (nor care to know) what a PETE bottle is, let alone my very 'advantaged' friends up North.

This bottle house idea is a recipe for disaster, it is better used as elitist or decorative theme, and never as serious residential apartment.

alj_harem:
LOL deny it all you like, I do not know you in person but I KNOW YOUR CHARACTER and how you think.

You are a born tribalist no doubt about that. I mentioned other tribalist because it is not that they are tribalist but they react to what is written about there people in here which I fall victim for as well. Unlike you ezeuche, I can see right through you

You do not hate any group not even the hausa or the yorubas but u are an Igbo supremacist

Clap for yourself, and have this for your effort. You truly know me.

https://www.clker.com/cliparts/A/i/o/n/o/7/gold-medal-md.png

Happy now?

So can you get out of my face? Know me indeed!!

alj_harem:
[s]PointB aka Ezeuche , you are quite a character. I must say I admire some of your post and It remains me of Someone important in alaigbo
with that said, when I said correct something; I did not mean you would be fair per say

correct something = Making Nigeria under Igbo supremacist rule

that was why I added the quotation mark

Not that it is bad persay but the problem is after some years, people would start complaining and moreover, those people you put in those position would be /might be as corrupt as HELL !!! but you don't care, so long as they are Igbos, you would be alright with that.

for example, you mentioned David Mark

Everyone knows David Mark is one of the most corrupt person in the country, In fact he is on the same league as OBJ and co but still you prefer David Mark because he is a Christian.

No one is trying to frustrate GEJ, GEJ is trying to frustrate US. If you are in Nigeria you would understand my point.

Not that he is that bad but So far the worst of all the president we have had in 12 years of democracy .[/s]

Everything you wrote here is either a lie or rubbish.
It merits zilch response. I don't patronise fools!

OmoLisabi:
the dey i catch you for downing street, i swear na your eyes i go pluck off

Sharrap there!

You think say Downing street, dey under olumo cave?

alj_harem:
Buhari would not do that, another attempt to make Buhari look bad but did not work

I see you as an Igbo supremacist and even though you might want to be fair and etc, you would want to "in your terms correct some things" which might break Nigeria up

Lol, you don't need an a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction to 'correct some things' in Nigeria as you put it. You need a fair president who will listen to every one. So far GEJ is doing that pretty well. Change has come!

And that is why many of you scheming lots are trying to frustrate him.

We might as well go for Mark, David Mark, if power should go back to the 'North.'

Ovularia:
We The silly Southerners By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Posted: November 9, 2011 - 12:52

Columnist: Correct Me If I Am Right By Rudolf Okonkwo
If you are a Southerner reading this, I want you to know that you’re silly.

If you are a Northern Muslim reading this, I want you to stop. Now!

I want you to stop because I am not feeling that brotherly love now. I will say some things you may not like. And I don’t give a hoot how they will make you feel. I am as mad as hell. I’ve had it up to my neck.


Nigeria is on a slow motion suicide mission. Sometimes it is horrifying. At other times, it is amusing.

This is not one of those amusing times.

In our eyes, the knife goes round the neck, maneuvers its way until it slices off an ear. At other times, it misses the wrist and slices off a finger. In one motion it goes for the testicles but ends up slicing off a chunk of the anus.

Nobody will admit it. But the wait is on for when Boko Haram will strike Lagos. Southerners who want to stay alive have left Maiduguri and many parts of the North. They have abandoned their sources of livelihood. They have also abandoned their homes. As the fear spreads, the number of internally displaced people increases. But who is counting? When Boko Haram finally strikes Lagos, the bottom will fall off.

It could be tomorrow. It could be the day after tomorrow. But it is coming. When it comes, there won’t be room for any more denials.

Nigerians are good at denying the reality in their face- even after it had slapped them. You hear it when Nigerians discuss the Nigeria-Biafra civil war.

Contrary to what revisionist historians are now claiming, the pogrom of 1966 was neither an isolated incident nor was it just a reaction to the coup of January1966. It was rather an escalation of what had been a continuous and systematic dislike, discrimination and massacre of the Eastern Nigerian people in Northern Nigeria. It happened in Jos in 1945. It happened in Kano in 1953.

In a report put together by a British Administrative officer after the 1953 massacre in Kano, the officer warned, “No amount of provocation, short-term or long-term, can in any way justify their behavior…the seeds of the trouble which broke out in Kano on May 16 (1953) have their counterparts still in the ground. It could happen again, and only a realization and acceptance of the underlying causes can remove the danger of recurrence.”

Of course, there was no realization by the Nigerian government. There was neither a search nor an acceptance of the underlying causes. Thirteen years after, when it reoccurred, it took the lives of millions.

Going through the history of Northern massacres of Southerners, the Maiduguri area had been one of the major centers of these atrocities. They only stepped it up when these seasoned killers transformed themselves into Boko Haram.

The Boko Haram killings have been going on for a while. No amount of provocation can justify the mayhem that has been happening. The underlying causes have been there for a long time. And these causes are very simple- from the very beginning, some people in Northern Nigeria have brandished a different agenda and they have gotten away, over the years, with using violence to exert their will on the rest of the country.

That is what it is all about. Because they have gotten away with it, they have continued to ratchet it up.




So if tomorrow, Boko Haram hits Aso Rock, nobody should pretend that it is a surprise. If they use shoulder-to-surface missiles (many of which are known to have been smuggled into Nigeria) to shoot down a plane, nobody should wonder how. If they hit Lagos and the resulting crisis gets out of control, nobody should forget when it really started or say that what might follow is avoidable. Those interested in avoiding the coming doom, should stop the provocateurs. Now.

There comes a point when the usual plea, “We’re all Nigerians. We have to find the solution together” makes no sense. If you line up the bodies of Southerners who have died in Northern Nigeria since 1945, they will go from Sokoto to Port Harcourt and then up to Maiduguri. The rate the killings have been going in the last ten years, the dead bodies will soon complete the triangle by going from Maiduguri to Sokoto. These Nigerians died for no other reason than their innocent belief that as Nigerians the territory called Nigeria belonged to us all.

Of course, it doesn’t. Because if it does, people in those lands where the blood of Southerners have been wasted for the past 70 years should be the ones providing human shield against elements in their midst who want to use violence to prove that some parts of Nigeria do not belong to us all.

I don’t know where you come from. But where I come from, every family has lost someone in the North. To them, the North is a graveyard of many of their children. To the victims, it is not comforting to say that these disgruntled elements in the North are beginning to kill Northerners too. One too many Southerners have died. And many more are still dying.

It is reprehensive that the citizens of Northern Nigeria have never staged a protest against the killings of Southerners in the North. Not in Jos in 1945. Not in Kano in 1953. Not in Kano in 1980. Not in Maiduguri in 1982. Not in Jimeta in 1984. Not in Gombe in 1985. Not in Kaduna & Kafanchan in 1991. Not in Bauchi, Kastina, & Kano in 1991. Not in Zango-Kataf in 1992. Not in Funtua in 1993. Not in Kano in 1994. Since 1999, no year passes without killings somewhere in Northern Nigeria. Even the January 10, 2001 riot in Maiduguri, which was inspired by Luna eclipse, did not necessitate a protest against such lunacy. But when America bombed Afghanistan on October 15, 2001, the North gathered enough crowds in Kano to protest, carrying the picture of Osama bin Laden. They also used that opportunity to kill more Southerners. That protest did not show how appalled they were of the annual killings.

I know the matter is more complicated than this. I know there are Christians in the North. I know it is not absolutely a matter of North and South. I know it has been said that there is a silent majority in the North that is welcoming and willing to live in peace with others.

But please spare me. Spare me of these excuses. Spare me of these alibis. They mean nothing to Gideon Akaluka killed in December of 1994. They mean nothing to the truck driver, Saint Moritz killed on December 12, 2001. They mean nothing to thousands of dead men who were burnt to death in their houses. They do nothing for the dead women who were hacked to death on the street. The dead children will not come back to life because there are some good people in the North silently observing the killings of their fellow human beings.

If the North wants a Mohammedan world where they will stone women to death for adultery, let them have it. If they want a world where thieves have their hands cut off, let us indulge them. If they want a world where women will not show their bodies in public, let it be for them. If they want a world where there will be no churches, for Christ sake, let’s give it to them. If the North wants a world where the Imam is the head of government, lets help them have it. If they want a world where the Koran is the constitution, by all means, let them own it. If the North wants a world where there are no Christians, let the Christians give way. If they want a world where there is no freedom of thought or freedom of expression, let them enjoy it.

Let us not continue to be silly, let the North have their world.

The South must stop this ritual of getting angry the first two weeks after every mayhem and start doing something about this madness. There are basically only two choices left for the South - to excise itself from Nigeria or to exert itself in Nigeria.

Until Southerners firmly state that they cannot allow these killings to continue, the North will do nothing to stop it. Until Southerners make it clear that they are out of Nigeria, the so-called silent majority in the North will continue to maintain their observer status while abominations are committed by their brothers.

The Southern intifada must begin now.

One more strike, the wrist of the nation called Nigeria may burst open. One more hit, the neck may fly off its shoulders. One more mayhem, the testicles may fall on the floor.

When that happens, don’t be surprised.

silly people!

http://saharareporters.com/column/we-silly-southerners-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo

It's just a matter of time. Layer by layer, they shroud will be peeled off completely; and the gloves removed.
Then things will fall apart, and centre will not hold;
Mere anarchy will be loose upon the North!

alj_harem:
abeg comot for here

if the same is done the other way around, u would start screaming like a puppy

Aboki, it looks like I am your worst nightmare; your nemesis!

But please face the topic, not me! I am just a poster, olodo!

publisher:
[size=15pt]You know,if Buhari was a member of the PDP,then this US group's analysis would have made more sense. They can then argue that the zoning isssue affected Buhari directly,thus his supporters (Boko haram) went haywire making Nigeria ungovernable.

PDP initiated the zoning formular,same PDP jettisoned the zoning formular and opted for GEJ. GEJ won in south-south,south East,south west and the bulk of the middle belt. That's already 70% of Nigeria. If the remaining aggrieved 30% have opted for Boko haram solution,lets see how they'll smell the presidency in 2015. The old hausa ruling cabal just need to come to terms with the fact that Nigeria's power structure has been diluted amongst all its ethnic groups,no ethnic group has monopoly over power or violence(thanks to Obj). And the sad fact is that 70% of BH's victims till date have been muslim northerners.

The middle belt has totally divorced itself from the Hausa/Fulani cabal and Jos is paying the price for it. However,if they've not conquered Plateau state by now,certainly they can never conquer the rest of Nigeria.

As it were,i doubt if any Hausa man will ever win any free and fair election in Nigeria,without some major compromises.

For someone as favoured as GEJ ,dont be surprised if all this Boko Haram crisis ends up favouring GEJ on the long run. Dont ask me how [/size]

Those who have ears, let them hear!

Reggie2:
You are dead wrong. Our democracy is build on a supposedly Nigerian constitution and of course, the people's mandate through ballot boxes. If anyone argues that the last elections were rigged, then the fellow must also convince us that previous ones were not. These fake agitators on Niaraland have not told us which other political party will replace pdp or are they saying that pdp will only be accepted if a northern candidate ascends to power?  They are full of contradictions and give others a glimpse of their fake love for one Nigeria.
It is in the headlines now that over a hundred Nigerians have been murdered in the north. How can someone who sucked from his/her mother's bosoms say that Jonathan is responsible because he stole the people's mandate through the ballot.
When a war breaks out tomorrow, the likes of alj_harem will write a best seller on A STOLEN NORTHERN MANDATE. Please direct your anger to northern leaders who have impoverished the people by not sending them to School. The irony of the whole situation is that they have made them to believe that going to School is EVIL. The last time I checked, they were receiving educationally backward allowance and no one bombed anyone. Oil money go kill ndi ara!

Very well said. I wonder why people will blame GEJ for the Boko Haram problem when they very well know that the systematic denial of quality education to their people by the Northern elites indirectly responsible. What were they thinking? They these army of loafers will not turn around around and become a torn in their flesh?

At any rate, it has become a national problem which we will strive to solve, but when blames are to be shared the index finger should be direct higher and northward!


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425 killed in 2011 by Boko Haram – HRW Featured
Written by Ade Adesomoju


Bombed Abuja UN building Bombed Abuja UN building File


No fewer than 425 persons, including policemen and soldiers, have been killed this year by the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.



An international rights group, Human Rights Watch, which gave the figure added that Boko Haram killed 800 people in 2009.

It put the number of policemen that lost their lives to the activities of the sect this year at 70 as against 30 in 2009.

The casualty figures were contained in a statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday by the HRW.

According to the statement by the group’s Senior West Africa Researcher, Corinne Dufka, last Saturday’s attacks by the sect in Yobe and Borno states were "indefensible."

Dufka said, "Boko Haram has once again demonstrated its utter disregard for human life. The authorities should act swiftly to bring to justice those responsible for these terrible crimes and for earlier attacks that left hundreds dead."

HRW stated that the latest attacks, "including an apparent suicide car bombing" in Damaturu, Potiskum and Maiduguri on November 4 alone, "resulted in the highest death toll in a single day since Boko Haram began its campaign of violence in Nigeria in July 2009."

According to Dufka, those killed this year included soldiers, community leaders, politicians, Islamic clerics, pastors and church members.

The HRW, which stated that it had documented "serious abuses, including extrajudicial executions, by the Nigerian Police and military in response to the Boko Haram violence," urged the Federal Government to ensure that security agencies complied with international human rights standard in their operations.

It said, "The Nigerian authorities need to ensure that all law enforcement operations in response to Boko Haram are conducted in full accordance with international human rights standards.

"The most effective way to counter the abhorrent tactics employed by groups like Boko Haram is to scrupulously adhere to respect for human rights and the rule of law."

Twenty-four persons were killed and more than 100 others injured in a suicide car bomb attack, which the group claimed responsibility for at the United Nations, Abuja, on August 26.

Dufka also recalled that more than 800 people, including 30 police officers, died in July 2009 in a five-day clash between Boko Haram, and members of the security forces in Borno, Yobe, Bauchi and Kano states.

The HRW therefore urged the Federal Government to act speedily to bring those behind the attacks in the country to book.

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Ndigbo tasks Fashola on ethnic harmony
Written by  Simon Utebor


Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State, Dr. Christian Nwachukwu, has asked Governor Babatunde Fashola to create the office of Special Adviser on Ethnic Relations to enhance ethnic peace and harmony.


He said the call was necessary to ensure that the Igbo and all non-indigenes resident in Lagos had a sense of belonging.

A statement on Monday quoted Nwachukwu as making the call during the 2011 New Yam festival in Lagos.

He said as the leader of the Igbo community, he would continue to ensure that cordial relationship existed between the Igbo and the people of Lagos State.

He said the Igbo are peace-loving people who are desirous of contributing to the socio-economic development of the state through commerce.

Nwachukwu commended the government on roads construction. He however noted that the heavy rainfall being experienced in the state had eroded some of the roads.

"We urge the government to ensure that the roads are urgently rehabilitated to maintain the good image of Lagos State Government," he stated.

He added, "We also want to commend Fashola on the re-appointment of our illustrious son, Mr Ben Akabueze, as the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget."


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nku5:
@ aze - those three ppl you mentioned are very very very far from the calibre of ndi igbo that should be considered for the presidency. The first two are out of it, as for chris uba I wouldn't want him to be president of my vigilante union.

lol, I am with you. Best foot forward, pronto!

wellheads:
@ Point B & Marvix;
GEJ is supposed to be the masses' president. So, if the masses mark him down, then he is truly a failure. Simple arithmetic of democracy says: MAJORITY carries the day!

@Marvix;
I believe it is not too late to vote GEJ for 2nd term since you strongly believe in him . Just make sure you don't say it in public except you are in SS or some parts of SE, otherwise what you will experience may not be pleasant.

Exactly, the majority.
The last time I checked he won in a landslide, even when the majority in Nairaland gave him no chance.

by 2015, we will take stock and see how far we have gone in his presidency. Anything other than that is premature.

DONkollione:
igbo pple should stop dreaming about dis presidency of a tin, it wil only take tym for dat mentality of negativity towards an igbo man to fade away, if by 2015 an igbo man bcoms presido hmm d north will explode n i tink will lead to crisis which may divide dis our beloved country, check out GEJ's case,though he is not an igbo man but we all saw wat happend.bcus of d northerners blv dat nigeria belongs to dem they put up a fyt wen its not their person, sha only time can tell. as for those sayn they should point out one igbo man worthy i fink am up to d task *hehehehe* , proudly igbo .1luv is d msg

So because of fear of division, Nigerians of Igbo extraction should not aspire to lead their country to greater height? What kind of thinking is this?

Can you point five men who are worthy of leading this country come 2015?

Desola:
You know it when they are getting hot under the collar because they suddenly lose all the words in the dictionary and start throwing all obscenities everywhere.

Why start a fight you can't win? Scratch that! They are ibos, they start wars they can never win.

Alas!

Igbos fight wars and lose? What do your folks (Yoruba) do? Cower in cowardice, and back stab like a canary!

Gbawe:
See how you expose your 'madman of the village' behaviour to the forum? Did I respond to what you wrote or is it the other way round? Who is personally challenging fellow Nairalanders to "remove" GEJ when normal folks can understand that GEJ's position will , without doubt and as should be the case, become untenable very soon with the way things are going? You have lost the plot dude . I suggest you leave Nairaland and get out for some fresh air and interaction with real people. The only person "wrapping" this thread around others is you. Unfortunately, you are not balanced enough to realise that.

Oga, you are still running around in circle. When exactly are you going to get back to the point where you remove GEJ?
(I hope this is short enough for your comprehension.)

Ola one:
Okay. . . sorry 'bout that.

But, let that Blissgirl be, too.

Okay. But, let it go now.

She's moved on, abeg

Let's hope so.

alj_harem:
Why are you ashamed ? Who started the thread ? Who are those wiping up sentiment against the North ?

So if there should be any shame at all, it should be directed to YOU for not talking some sense to you Point B and Beaf for called the north parasites, leeches, rats etc

This is the shameful act.

You call it your beloved baifra, ani't you meant to be ashamed of yourself ? even after saying Nigeria would not be one.

The only hater here is Point B and Beaf, others stated facts and had a good discussion

Bliss4lfy was simply emotional which I CLEARLY Understand.

You are a lying tongue; a devil incarnate!
Show me where I ever used the words highlighted in this thread or in any other thread in reference to any tribe. Show me, you shameless,  lying, hateful, bigotic son of bit.ch! Show me!