₦airaland Forum

Riodiao:
SOMEBODY WEY GET ONLY FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WIN GOVERNORSHIP FOR KATSINA. WHY MILITANT WEY GET SSCE NO GO BECOME HSA MEMBER

Johnpaul88:
I'm sure Rivers will pay a heavy price for allowing thugs and militants to worm their hideous ways into their government house, in their bid to spite the APC and Amaechi.

Onye kpara nku ahuhu siri ngwere biara ya oriri!! They have decided to sow the wind, I'm certain they would reap a whirlwind.

ozoigbondu:
lf an ex-millitary dictator can win a presidential election then an ex-millitant can win state house of assembly election.

Franchise21:
Some of the dreaded Niger Delta militants, who accepted the Federal Government’s Amnesty, have been elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report.

The late President Musa Yar’Adua had in 2009 signed a Proclamation granting Amnesty to Niger Delta militants, who agreed to lay down their arms and embrace peace.

The deal offered an unconditional pardon and cash payments to fighters who surrendered their arms and assembled at screening centers located in many parts of the oil-rich region within 60 days.
It targeted up to 10,000 militants whose attacks in the six Niger Delta states cost the country a third of its oil production and revenue.

The amnesty which came to effect on Thursday, August 6, 2009, saw militant commanders, including Government Ekpemukpolo, alias Tompolo, Sogboma George, Ateke Tom, Farah Dagogo, Ebikabowei Ben, alias Boyloaf, Kile Selky Torughedie, alias the Young Shall Grow; surrendering their arms and returning to normal life outside the creeks.

But based on the result of last Saturday’s election released by the state Returning Officer, Faraday Orumwense, a professor of Material Engineering, the ex-militants are among the 25 candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, who won the poll.
The ruling All Progressives Congress was only able to win a seat in the 32-members state legislature.
Citing widespread irregularities and violence, Mr. Orumwense declared elections in six state constituencies inconclusive.

Among those who will be making laws for the oil-rich state are Farah Dagogo, an ex-general of a dreaded militant group.

Mr. Dagogo, an indigene of Tombia community was dragged into the race by the Degema Political Front, a frontline political group and he will be representing Degema State Constituency in the assembly.

Adoki Tonye Smart, who will be representing Port Harcourt 11 State Constituency in the new assembly was a former field commander and second in command to Soboma George.
Late Mr. George was a dreaded militant leader who was shot by a rival gang in the Old Port Harcourt Township, months after he accepted the government’s amnesty.

Chisom Promise Dike, who won the Oyigbo State Constituency seat in the assembly, is a strong ally of Ateke Tom, a self-styled General of the erstwhile Niger Delta Vigilante Forces.

Mr. Tom, now referred to as the godfather, has become an institution of sorts in Ijaw politics and has strong influence in Okrika land.

He even contested the PDP gubernatorial primary in the state but was trounced by Nyesom Wike.
Kelechi Nwogu, who will be returning to the assembly to represent Omuma State Constituency, is said to have strong links with some of the ex-fighters in the region.

Evans Bipi, the factional speaker of the 7th Assembly, who was chased out of the chamber while attempting to impeach Governor Rotimi Amaechi, with five other lawmakers, will be returning to the house to represent Ogu/Bolo State Constituency.

Mr. Bipi is a relation to Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, and is also said to have strong links with Mr. Tom and other militant leaders in the region.
It was the House Leader, Chidi Lloyds, who stopped Mr. Bipi and his accomplices from going ahead with the plot to illegally remove Mr. Amaechi from office.
Mr. Lloyds had used the fake mace brought in by Mr. Bipi to thoroughly beat up and chase away the anti-Amaechi lawmakers from the floor of the assembly in 2013.

Mr. Lloyds, a strong supporter and friend of the state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, did not return to the assembly.

Other PDP member in the new assembly include Marshal Stanley-Udom who will be representing Abua/Odual, Okpokiri Okpokiri, representing Ahoada West; Jack Major, representing Akuku Toru 1; Tonye Alalibo, representing Akuku Toru11; and Ikuinyi Ibani, representing Andoni.

Others are Granville Wellington from Asari-Toru 1; Enemi George from Asari-Toru 11, Abinye Pepple from Bonny; Ngbulelo Israel from Gokana; Oguguo Anslem from Ikwere; Deeyah Bariene, Khana 1; Dinebari Loolo from Khana 11 and Amaewhule Chike from Obio/Akpor 1.

Also elected on the PDP platform are Michael Chinda from Obio/Akpor 11; Christian Ahiakwo from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni 1; Uwaji Nathaniel from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni 11; Dabotorudima Adams from Okrika; Ogbonda Nwene, Port Harcourt 1; Ihunwo Nyeche, Port Harcourt 11 and Ngbar Amulele from Tai.

The only APC candidate declared winner of the assembly poll is Josiah Olu, from Eleme State Constituency.

Mr. Olu, a staunch supporter of Mr. Amaechi, will be returning to the new house with a PDP majority.
However, elections to Ahoada East 1, Ahoada East 11, Emuoha, Etche 1, Etche 11 and Opobo/Nkoro were declared inconclusive.

INEC is yet to fix dates for the conduct of fresh elections in the affected areas.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/181474-ex-militants-among-newly-elected-lawmakers-in-rivers-assembly.html

Riodiao:
SOMEBODY WEY GET ONLY FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WIN GOVERNORSHIP FOR KATSINA. WHY MILITANT WEY GET SSCE NO GO BECOME HSA MEMBER

ab4real15:
u are a big fool.

ozoigbondu:
lf an ex-millitary dictator can win a presidential election then an ex-millitant can win state house of assembly election.

M4gunners:
No you are not sure. It pays better for our own brothers or sisters whom you called Thugs to be in the goverment and use the money anyhow, than for our own Brother (Amaechi ) to use our own money sponsor someone and drove our own Son (Jonathan) out from Office.

stanley10122:
I weep for Rivers State. PEJ and that "Tout" they made governor, together with these lot will take them back another decade if care is not taken

Thuggery and violence is going to be the order of the day

ozoigbondu:
Ex-millitary dictator-turncated a democracy yet benefited from what he spat on
Ex-millitants-fought on behalf of the people and elected by the people

redcliff:
So many dumbness on this thread. Are you more intelligent than the people that wrote the constitution that specified educational requirement for public office holders? If ssce is the minimum requirement, then they are eligible. However you should know that going to scul and being educated are two different things.

basilo101:
And sombody is still expecting el dorado frm buhari? Boko haram are miscreants hiding in sambisa forest, millitants are governors and HOA members living in govt properties.

Demdem:
Rivers state seems to have gone to the dogs

Johnpaul88:
I'm sure Rivers will pay a heavy price for allowing thugs and militants to worm their hideous ways into their government house, in their bid to spite the APC and Amaechi.

Onye kpara nku ahuhu siri ngwere biara ya oriri!! They have decided to sow the wind, I'm certain they would reap a whirlwind.

Demdem:
Rivers state seems to have gone to the dogs

HzRF:
Really
Tinubu is what ?

Moheat:
Some of those ex-Militants are even more educated, intelligent and more articulate than your president who is parading WASSCE.

shizzleStar:
my hero, my life has been with pigs, am ain't any better. Rescue me

Moheat:
It simply means the amnesty worked, The ex-militants have been rehabilitated to become better citizens who wants to give something back to their communities and societies

Ahmeduana:
WHILE NIGERIA HAS GONE TO THE BABOONS!

Demdem:
Nigeria is currently in the hand of a fool but a focus man will be taking over soon.

Demdem:
Yessss! i am eternally doom

stanley10122:
I weep for Rivers State. PEJ and that "Tout" they made governor, together with these lot will take them back another decade if care is not taken

Thuggery and violence is going to be the order of the day

stanley10122:
I weep for Rivers State. PEJ and that "Tout" they made governor, together with these lot will take them back another decade if care is not taken

Thuggery and violence is going to be the order of the day

oneeast:
Premium Times and Sahara Reporters are the media arms of APC just like the Boko Haram organization is equally their terror arm..

Now they have used their terror arm to seize power by making GEJ's administration look bad. Now they have succeeded we no longer hear of bomb blast. They have rolled out their media arm to attack those states where their terror group cannot reach, so that they can work on the people's psyche by portraying those states won by PDP as a sham election, which deserves to be cancelled.

Nigeria is headed for something worse if this in-coming terror veiled administration is not checked and nipped in the bud.

kheart:
There is no much of a difference between BH/ terrorist and Militants.

Some gullibles minds ll still compare a military leader to a terrorist/militants. Smh

shizzleStar:
my papa and mama, my life also entirely doomed, after being cursed.

we are hopeless

Kpele