₦airaland Forum

Chiaka:
For those affected the Confab is a way to balance an imbalance system! surprising question is 'why is it only the north that's condemning the confab??!

Because the status quo favors the north.

echelons:
Credit should also go to Peter Obi for handing over the state in strong financial status to Willie.
He left about 75B in cash and investment, this is even after the retinue of achievements he recorded as governor.
That is what you get when you have ppl who understand what is needed to be done than ppl who play to the gallery.
I wonder how Anambra would have faired if Ngige had succeeded in clinching to the stolen mandate of Peter. (God forbid ).
Willie should continue the good works. The ground has been watered for him.
Anambra Adigo mma, nye aka ka o diwanye mma.
APGA - Onye ahana nwanne ya.

On point. Peter Obi laid a good foundation and picked an able and responsible man to succeed him.

Keep up the good work you are doing, able governor. I was in Onitsha recently and was impressed by the facelift. Onitsha has become a much cleaner and more orderly town. The rural areas are not neglected. Anambra State has been lucky to have Peter Obi and then Obiano as governors.

Well, people get the leadership they deserve. The people had the opportunity to make a change in leadership of Imo state.

BabaO2:
It cant be effective if extended beyond Jonathan's administration.

how so? They should go after any corruption case for which there is evidence, whether it happened during Jonathan's administration or Obasanjo's or IBB's. As the activist lawyer, Femi Falana said, there is no statute of limitation here.
By the way, if it is limited to Jonathan's administration, it would rightly be seen as political vendetta. I would see it as that because I know that almost all the past regimes were very corrupt. There should be no selective prosecution. You lose credibility when you start being selective.

babyfaceafrica:
Dongara is greedy..he can't et his cake and have it!!

How is he greedy? Is it by making sure that principal offices are equitably distributed among the geographical zones? Or by protecting the independence of the national assembly from the party and executive? Dogara's loyalty is first to the nation before party and that is how it should be.

talktimi:
Boko haram is having a field day up north bombing choice targets at will, Fulani herdsmen are having fun in the middle belt decimating choice villages and conducting a systematic genocide with no iota of resistance from the govt but rather when some Ijaw men called for a meeting, some bigot fools here are chanting"target practice".

Really, there was a nation. If at this stage of our existence for almost 101 years we still don't know where the shoe pinches us or what is important to us on a scale of preference as Nigerians. As I said a while ago, I'm taking a back sit on certain issues till the appropriate time. Una good morning.

Don't mind the fools. Talk is cheap. All they have done is call for a meeting and some are getting worked up. Is it illegal for Tompolo to meet with his comrades?

CR77:
Those greedy ministers were the real enemies of Nigeria


Diezani in trouble

She is really in trouble. I guess she is the one alleged to be selling crude daily. Only a minister of petroleum will have the access to be selling crude. I hope my favorite minister Okonjo-Iweala is not involved, because I will really be disappointed.

Taylor86:
Arrangee EFCC

u think we dnt know it's a fake arranged EFCC

buhari if u want nigerians to know ur truely fighting corruption

arrest them, not questioning

Amechi's wife bought Dakuku's hotel worth billions

Amaechi, Atiku, Tinubu and Obasanjo are they now saints and vindicated in ur corruption screening?

I thought they should investigate first before they decide whether to arrest or not?

bushdoc9919:
Well....I am not really sad.

The GEJ National conference, like all the others before it, was not properly organised. First, there was the issues around delegate selection, then there were the no-go areas (which killed the spirit of the conference for many), then some people were not there who should have been there.

In my honest opinion, let's forget about conferences. Nigerians love to talk. Let's focus on good governance.

And you think good governance is possible with the present centralized structure right?
Like who were supposed to be there that were not there?

mightyokwy:
I pray this shld be one of the false news that is been spread around by our blogers bcs I dn't think any man on his right thinking would just wake up and decide to dump the confab report. Imagine the weste.

You better believe it. So you expected an ethnocentric Buhari to implement a report that would restructure Nigeria? Most northern elites I argued with before the election were against restructuring.

Curvinus:
The dullard and their slaves would rather prefer the status quo where a country is happy to legislate against basic human instincts of its citizens rather than allowing each region to develope at their own pace.

Its like when you put crabs in bucket. They won't stay in and they won't move out because as soon as one tries to move on, the others will pull him back in.

Nigeria is not and will never work the way it is presently structured. Just wait till Iran's oil hit the market and watch the poo go splat.

Self denial is not the name of a river in Africa. Let us discuss this after four years.

100% agree with you.

Without Buhari saying so, one should know that he would not implement that report. The northern elite generally, for reasons best known to them have not been enthusiastic about restructuring the country. They believe the present structure favors them I guess.
However, anybody that wishes this country well should support restructuring. Without restructuring, it would just be a matter of time before this country disintegrates.
Government here is too centralized for any progress to be made.

jayfolarin:
I am not sure if I will ever understand the line of thought of most of d commenters on this thread. I don't care what or who the lady is, be ready to face serious problems with me if you aren't comfortable with my siblings or parents around you. Girlfriend o, fiancee o, wife oo, you can't tolerate my family, we can't be smooth.

This (my parents and siblings) were d ones that were always there when d hustle was still on and strong, I became who I am on d back of their unflinching support and prayers and you come around to start forming boss while they came to spend some time in my house?? Impossible!

I won't even have u disrespect or act untowardly to my friends, needless say my family. Sorry, but that's just me.

Are you married?

fulanimafia:
I don't trust the source.

Regardless I hope this is not true, he was said to be hypertensive and he embarked on a hunger strike at the same time.

https://www.thecable.ng/sss-detains-jonathans-ex-cso

Mr fulanimafia, which hunger strike are you talking about? Did you not read the S.O.S from his lawyer stating that Mr. Obua is being denied food, water, his medications, access to his lawyer and family.
If the man is dead, this would be a case of murder against the acting DG of SSS and Mr. Buhari.
They have absolutely no right to detain any Nigerian for more than 24 hours without charging them to court.
Buhari will end up tearing this country apart. You can fight corruption without trampling on people's rights.

skyfullofstars:
Well, that's true, but it's society fault. Women are taught to do that since they are little girls...! If you wanna change the situation, then men should empower Nigerian women, let them be independent, and don't confide them in the space of the kitchen. The matter is much more deeper than what you mention.

Doesn't this system of sugar daddies teach girls that all they have to give is sex, and that as long as they do it they will receive money?

Also, I'm tired of reading in this forum how the wives should be submissive to the husbands. If that's what you want, you know which result you will get...

You make a lot of sense here. The complaints from Nigerian guys are valid. But its society's fault as you said. It's actually cultural I think. Our Nigerian cultures rigidly place man as the sole breadwinner and overlord in a relationship. In spite of modernity, we have carried on with this mindset. So from childhood, the average Nigerian girl is thought to be totally dependent on a guy. They carry this mindset into adulthood. So, even if she is earning a decent income, most of them still believe that their man should be solely responsible for their upkeep. This mindset makes them to always think of material things first in a relationship, and it shows. It's really a put off for me.
Nigerian guys are also partly to blame. In Nigeria, most men use money as bait to get women, to gain advantage over other men. They will readily dish out cash to a girl they just met, without the girl asking for it. It's really a cash-and-carry culture we have in Nigeria. It's nauseating.

R.I.P. Rita Awele. May God console your family.
And I pray for the quick recovery of her injured friend.
It's unfortunate that the Nigerian soldiers that hit them did not stop. I hope they can be tracked down and prosecuted. We have one of the most unprofessional and undisciplined militaries.

Flets:
The account numbers are there, you can go verify yourself. You don't have to wait for EFCC

That's right. This would be a straight forward case to investigate.

Picomon:
Lol I'm not saying Amaechi is not corrupt. But this Nigeriantimes, BreakingTimes belongs to PDP, Mr Ayedee, MrFixNigeria n co.

PDP thugs. Lol.

How about if the allegation is true?

Beremx:
why hasn't she been charged to court if the allegations are true?

I smell propaganda!

Well, it depends on when the petition was received by EFCC. This is Nigeria though; since their party APC is in power and Amaechi played a key role in electing Buhari, I doubt very much if the EFCC will do anything about it. Right now, the target of EFCC (and SSS) will be the opposition PDP.

Ofunaofu:
No matter how you see this, the truth is she wasn't professional as a DSS spokeswoman

And the acting DG Daura is being professional right?

sameer1212:
Eyyah! But she was partisan during the last administration So I don't pity her.

So is this acting DG Daura not partisan?

Chubhie:
She should have resigned after doing dirty jobs for GEJ. there's no way this new government will look favourable towards her.

She miscalculated and is getting served. If care is not taken she may get pushed to her death. She wasn't professional with the way she handled proceedings.

I personally will resign based on principle before it gets to this disgracing level. I feel for her and pray PMB tampers justice with mercy considering she's a woman.

What dirty job did she do? She is just being persecuted. Buhari and Daura are being petty and their behaviour is beginning to look like abuse of power.

bushdoc9919:
Roof has been charged....he already made his appearance in court to have the charges read against him.

What happens next year is the formal trial....where evidence will be presented to a judge and jury....and where the prosecution and defence will argue their cases.

I don't know about the law in Nigeria....but the laws in US and UK usually allow you to be held without charge after a set period of time...not longer than 48 hours. If you are not formally charged....you may be set free.

Same thing in Nigeria. Our law demands that a suspect must be charged to court within 24 hours, maximum 48 hours.
The problem here is that most times the law enforcement usually don't have any evidence to charge someone to court with. So they start playing games, hiding you from your lawyer and family.

EPOMA:
[b]Please keep him there, that guy was bad bad bad as in baddest. They stole more than 234 Million USD of a colleague from Denmark who came to Nigeria to buy Crude. This people brought them into the Villa and made them to make payment of the shipment only to be told that it will not happen again. Guess what? They did not refund the money.

When they tried to see Jonathan, this same aides refused their request to see the President. It tell a lot.

The next person in this whole deal was a man called John Kennedy Opara, they went to his office at the Christian Pilgrim Commission where the payment was made, up till today, the Kennedy is still in denial that he never knew who those guys are, that they just came to his office to have the meeting.

Now, they went to law enforcement and wrote to EFCC, up till today, nothing. No reply and no follow up. These guys are crooks and robbers. Arrest John Kennedy Opara too, he is also guilty as charged.
The report categorically stated he is held in relation to oil bunkering activities
There you have it.. There was no way 400,00bpd of crude could be stolen from our Bayelsa Loading Terminal without Govt. officials knowing and conniving in the heist. Exactly on Feb.12, 2014... Dr. NOI testified at the NASS that 300,000bpd were being stolen, that brought us closer to Emir Sanusi's $20bn missing funds. So, this is the real reason the ex-militants got the pipeline protection jobs, to protect their son's adviser in oil bunkering while milking Nigerians on their fake mega contract deals... some even buying warships and missiles for the NN. Na wahooo! No wonder Dumbo rush come back from him vacation to appeal to the Abuja Peace Committee to ask President Buhari to halt his probe of the immediate past PDP-led government. Dr. NOI in Dec. again "upwardly adjusted" the stolen barrels per day to 400,000 at the yeye investment forum hosted by a Lady in the UK yet, nothing was done by the so-called oversight committees at the obese NASS. When even the CSO to Dumbo was bunkering oil and definitely involved in the oil swap deals... it is no rocket science to know he was working for Oga@theTop. So, the man must be detained for thorough investigation via interrogation... Maybe, Oshiomonkey will begin to "adjust downwards" his expectation which his permutations based at Nigeria's OPEC-allocated 2.1mn bpd. Simply put, the money went missing "at source" therefore, we must get to that source... and the CSO is a major catch! Hahahaha chei o. I dey gulp odeku !!
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I am all for fighting corruption. But we should not violate people's rights in doing so. They should allow him access to his lawyer, family and medications. And they should charge him to court.

Bjergtrolde:
I bet you cannot read.
The lawyers is complaining that he has not had access to his medication. Lock him up by all means, the courts will settle te matter of if he is guilty or not but do not kill him by denying him his medications

They don't even have the right to lock him beyond 24 hours without charging him to court.

Bluetooth2:
Everyone complained about Jonathan for the high level of corruption during his tenure. Unfortunately, the same people are complaining when Buhari decides to bring those corrupt guys to justice.

What exactly do Nigerians want ?

Nigerians want due process; like charging people to court within 24 hours after arrest. And that means they have to carry out their investigation and have their evidence before arresting someone.

bettercreature:
I dont know what is really wrong with Nigerians,so are they saying its a crime to jail someone who has connection with oil bunkering?

What proof does SSS have? Are they the court? Those of you supporting violation of people's rights are yet to experience same. There is a reason we have the courts. No body should be detained for more than 24 hours without being charged to court.

midolian:
"Sofily sofily catchee monkey" but...

By the time they begin to call names, some annoying folks will call it witch hunting. Some will write senseless articles, some will jst rant because they are in the opposition, the group of "our brothers"/"our pipu"/"awa oyel" will still say their own, the paid protesters will say/do what they are paid for and etc.

Fvck Democracy! It was never designed for Nigeria. Its seriously slowing down our progress. Many are hiding under the shade of democracy to perpetrate their evil deeds.

If not for a blessing as Baba Daura sef, only God knows what Nigeria will be reduced to in the nearest future.

Easy to say "fvck democracy" until you become directly affected by impunity, then you start singing a different tune. You don't have to violate people's rights in order to fight corruption.
By the way I hope you are not presently residing in a democratic country like US or Europe.

Rilwayne001:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2253966_dashsense_jpeg81abf3acb54aa60dd6e866dd892c1fce

What is he doing with all these expensive cars? [img]http://3.bp..com/-oOOxSmH2_fo/VatgLVdGkNI/AAAAAAAAA5A/sIK3n1shI9M/s320/car.jpg[/img]

Well, a lot of Nigerians own more cars than him. How come SSS have not raided their homes? This is obviously political witch-hunt. Nigerians need to speak up. We want to move forward in democracy, not retrogress back to dictatorship.
If they have case against any Nigerian, they should head to the court. We don't want foolish drama. Our rights must be respected.

podosci:
A fight he cannot win? Billions of dollars was misappropriated by Dasuki as NSA head, let us even forget the money meant for fighting terrorist that was embezzled, remember when the NSA used the private jet of pastor to launder millions of Naira to South Africa?
Buhari did not become a Major General in the once Feared and respected Nigerian Army by posting nuisance on Nairaland. He didnt become President by tweeting on twitter..Our President GCFR Federal Republic of Nigeria has 170million Nigerians behind him and there is no fight he can't win

Have they told you why they invaded his house? Is SSS an ant corruption agency?

StOla:
Are you saying if Buhari's government grows the nerve that other regimes have failed to do, and arrests IBB, you will condemn such patriotic act?

You are no hero, you are an enemy of the state.

What we want is for due process to be followed. Government should not lay siege on anybody and should first approach court with their evidence to get a warrant. And nobody should be detained beyond 24 hours without being charged to court. Very simple procedure if they know what they are doing.
They should stop playing to the gallery.