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ommo:
You smell, look and sound like a SINKING man. A sinking man grabs unto anything he sees. So MYOPIC!!!!!! I PITY YOU and your LIKES

Only a weakling resorts to insult when responding to a debate. You should provide a counterattack with evidence

adisasegun:
Ode, you are mad, do you think it's only Niger delta that has oil? If you are still a kid, go and ask your papa if we have oil in Ondo and Ogun states or not

Please can you provide details of their production capacities and names of companies that are currently extracting oil from those areas you mentioned? I know illaje has some and produces at a lower capacity. I need informed information so that I can retract my statement?

Amaechi Becareful. When the chips are down these guys will abandon you. If they could abandon Abiola after receiving free oil bloc from Abacha why wouldn't they do same to you? FFK is now GEJ media mouthpiece, who knew the tides will change? Be wise my brother

South west has their own agenda, they have sacrificed a whole lot on Buhari in order to secure oil blocs awarded to them by previous administration. I know for sure, Niger Delta Militants are paying attention to all these and they are fully prepared to serve. I hope CIA was wrong

This was how they promised Ken Saro-wiwa when he choose to be the mouth piece for anti rising sun and they later abandoned him. They did same thing to Ribadu during the last election and no doubt they will do the same to Amaechi when the chips are down. Amaechi needs to be careful because these guys don't have permanent friends but interest.

Plagiarism at its best if the OP claims to be the originator of this article and please quote your source next time. I saw it few days ago online.

Southern Kaduna is about to explode again. Indigene are complaining of Fulani dominance, and some gullible southerners feels northern Nigeria is united and then jumped on an alliance bandwagon to save their oil bloc. The next civil war will be fought in many front and it will be devastating due to awareness and sudden wealth from oil. Who knew Ghadafi will be ousted after oppressing his country for years? The Brits wouldn't want to back their puppet this time around for fear of blackmail from social media. 1966 we had no means of telling the rest of the world what was going on in Nigeria, these days communication has made things done faster. It is very easy to garner support.

LBT: Asari is an artist in a circus where he think he can out perform clowns that own the circus; he would have made sense if he had left certain issue like other ethnic groups out but he went on to make more enemies, he spoke about spiritual encounters that make me laugh a little, he claim to be a muslim & he is still wearing amulets and using charms! The way things are going may make jonathan the last Ijaw man that will ever rule Nigeria; don't miss cute me because the entity called Nigeria will continue for decades if not century to come, the worst is that we get to fight another civil war which will be more devastating that the earlier one fought between 1966 - 1970 not 1967 - 1970 that people are made to believe. Though am neither a supporter of Obasanjo nor that of Asari but asari should know that if it comes to full blown civil war, his side would lose heavily because other tribes outside the former biafran enclaves are sick and tired of the ijaw arrogance & their thought that they can fight and win a full blown civil war; Asari should know that its the same biafran state that fought the first civil war that is going to fight another one God forbid; but if I happens they are going to lose seriously in numbers and land mass which may make so many people refugees within and out side their ancestral homes; another civil war in Nigeria will never be like war ever seen in africa,middle east or even asia; I believe in one Nigeria because I have eat and dined with people of different ethic groups in Nigeria and have good friends amongst them, so I don't won't another civil way in Nigeria because most that start it will not see the end. Nigeria of today have different ethnic groups in Nigeria getting seriously trained & heavily armed and I put it to Asari that many ethnic groups are better armed than his as well as his supporters; he keep bragging about having military training outside Nigeria while some have better military trainings outside Nigeria but don't brag or make noise about it. May God Almighty help the innocent that ain't the one beating drums of war.

Some one in Northern Sudan made such statement 5 years ago. I have wine and continue to dine with non Nigerians, what is your point? Look deep into Jos crisis and come back to tell us why two ethnic groups in Nigeria are killing themselves? Nigeria has been a fraud and the west is willing to go with the highest bidder. Don't underestimate the power of petrol dollars. China man will supply nuclear weapon in exchange for cheap oil supply.

Nigeria is due for true federalism or better still separation. Resources control is the only way out.

20 million people in Lagos is a fallacy. Nigeria that can not conduct census is releasing a population data
Does naija government have a data base of her citizen born from 1990 to date? Those ethnic champions asking people to leave Lagos, are you willing to advocate for a sovereign national conference? If a certain region decides to opt out of naija how are we sure you won't vindicate them again? Sovereign National Conference will expedite your wishes for a decongest Lagos. I will start taking you lot serious when you start clamoring for resources control but for now your rant is irrelevant

bloggernaija: Low cost housing for whom ?
The last thing Lagos needs right now is to implement any policy that will lead to an increase in the number of unskilled labour moving in.
Lagos does not need at least 50% of her current population .
Back in the days,most people in Lagos had proper jobs. Apart from market women with stall ,every other person had a social useful job .

That was when Lagos used to be the capital of Nigeria. Abuja has similar trait now.

I just read an Inspiring article by Jide Olowookere titled, "Nigeria is not on the Map" . I think sane bloggers on NL should read it and also those impoverished kids that always use this phrase "go back to your village".
We may mock each other online but that does not mean that we can't pop bottles and eat together in real life.

qhiwegh: Igboland (including Onitsha, Enugu) for Igbos.
Hausaland (including Kano) for Hausas.
Bornu State for Kanuris.
Edo State for Binis.
Bayelsa (and its oil) for Ijaws.

BUT WHY IS YORUBALAND (INCLUDING LAGOS, THE CAPITAL CITY OF YORUBALAND) FOR EVERYBODY?

If Lagos only needed to take care of its Yoruba indigenes, it would be able to become a world-class city within one term of governorship. When all the people from Nigeria and even foreigners like Chadians and Nigeriens flood into our once beautiful city without any regard for its laws or order or sanitation, there's nothing a government of human beings could do to make the place liveable.

I'm not trying to hate, but simply telling it like it is. Develop your own cities. I couldn't be happier if the South East could boast a city that rivals Lagos in economic prowess.

If a right wing, white supremacist says every African including those that are British born leave their country and go and develop the dark continent called africa, you will be the first to cry foul. Remove federal infrastructure, multinational companies, commercial traders from Lagos, a piece of land in Lekki will worth 100k naira. From your myopic thinking, people like Adenuga and Honeywell boss that owns oil bloc in Niger delta should come back to lagos to start marking their motor park territory? Only an ignorant person will assume every yoruba man lives in Lagos. Visit Abuja, port Harcourt, Kano before speaking like an infant

Nigeria is not the problem but Nigerians. North, East, west and south, same ol same ol. Invite the likes of Bankole that obtain his education from a top tier universities to a public office, give him the lock to the cookie jar and then watch from a distance. Naijas can't obey traffic light sign yet they blame their government for incompetence. You think your state governors are corrupt? Visit a federal ministry, investigate a mere civil servant account and then you will know that corruption and greed is here to stay. I know a civil servant in Abuja that owns a house that is worth 2million dollars. No mortgage, cash payment.

Please don't base your assumption from watching TV, visit lagos, interact with the people and find out for yourself. Television supplemented education made ignorant Americans think Africans are still living in tree houses. I like Fashola vision and that is why I would prefer some one like him to be president of naija, provided he keeps Tinubu in arm length.

I think Kano state governor is doing better than most state governors . Anyone from that state or have visited that state should educate us.

shymexx: Darn!!

The real Lagosians, the indigenous people are angry!! You overpopulated their city, yet you still throwing stones at them.

Anyway, as the son of the soil, and after seeing things for myself, I endorse their message!

Nah bruv , I am currently visiting Naija for the xmas and I can tell you that finding a real Lagosian is like finding diamond in the dirt. If people from Oyo, Osun, Kwara, ,Delta, Kano, Anambra and Imo decides to leave Lagos that state will be bankrupt. Demographic and diversity matters a whole lot and thats why United states is still the prefered destination for every immigrant.

Uyi Iredia: I agree. But I recall TELL reporting how it was all whitewashing. Especially towards the end of military rule.



I quite agree.




Okay

Governors, presidents get exposed after their tenure. Who knew what Turai Yar adua and her kinsmen were doing when her husband was in Saudi Arabia? Nigerian politicians are only after their interest and that of their cronies.

When Col Marwa was the military administrator of Lagos state, Lagosians said he was the best thing that happened to that state. Jakande was the only governor of Lagos state that developed Lagos to a naija standard if we choose to leave federal infrastructure from this. If Uduagan becomes the governor of Lagos state, he will also be given the best performing governor award. When I fly into Nigeria, I use the federal airport and when I clear my cars I use the federal warf. Most of my clients are not from the former federal capital, same goes to millions of other naijas that does biz in Nigeria.

azjaponnaisnoir: I advise use to better stay in Uk; their also as tolerant as USA 4 me; USA too tolerant but the crime rate and the fear really scares me; I live in auckland; i remenber when i went to america on holidays January 2013 i was supposed to stay for 2 weeks; just behind my appartement; there were gang shootin' (new york) damn i left after 1 week i was so scared lol;neer heard gun shootin' in my life that was the first time lmao; i prefer UK just for that

Your grammar and lack of correct spelling exposed your location in Oshodi. How did you manage to secure visa? It is oakland and not Auckland. ....

When are we gonna start seeing threads that speaks against intra-colonial rules in Nigeria, Emir of Illorin to be precise? Or is it an offence to liberate or speak against our Fulani masters? I would rather see an exposed and educated SW muslim rule Nigeria rather than an uneducated islamic fanatic from NE with no global appeal. Why are my southern brothers afraid of the old northern block? Only an ignoramus that have not been or lived in the north will assume there is unity up north.

I would love to see a Fashola as a president of Nigeria someday, I am not against a diatribe yoruba man ruling Nigeria. I just hate the self righteous hypocrisy that comes out of yoruba e-warrior's mouth on NL. They tend to act as if Nigeria became corrupt as soon as GEJ became the president but will shield Tinubu when noble men like Gani calls him out for the fraud he is. SW stop supporting Buhari out of low self esteem, promote a viable candidate that shares a progressive dream like Fashola, and I will paint my face green and white.

Annulment was payment for Abiola’s evil deeds – Sen Owie

on June 12, 2013 / in Politics, Top Stories 12:18 am / Comments

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor

Former member of the House of Representatives, former Senate Chief Whip and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rowland Stephen Owie says the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election was a divine recompense for Abiola’s alleged past political misdeeds.

What is your perspective on the June 12, 1993 election?
When people talk about June 12, June 12; June 12 has no meaning. June 12 is the repayment of evil for MKO Abiola. Whatever you sow, you reap. I said about four years ago that if Abiola had been president he would have been dead.

You think so?
Yes, let me tell you. Before anyone can say that the annulment was evil they should answer four questions. Number one, who was that politician that brought what was called the Maroko land deal to limelight? Who was that politician who used the Maroko land deal as an albatross on the neck of Chief Obafemi Awolowo? Who is that Nigerian or group of Nigerians who went to Obasanjo and connived with him and removed the Electoral College act from the decree of 1978?

Who is that politician or group of politicians that aided the military to take over the government of President Shehu Shagari in 1983 after the NPN convention? Who is that politician? Who is that politician that aided the military in disqualifying all the major candidates of SDP and NRC?

I say if they can answer it and the answer is negative for MKO Abiola, then the annulment of June 12 is evil. But if the answer is yes and it’s MKO Abiola, the annulment of June 12 was the best thing that happened because you can’t plant mango and reap yam.

In 1979 I was in the UPN as a member of the House of Representatives and there was a provision in the transition decree of 1978/79 which made provision for Electoral College if the presidential election became inconclusive, and it really was inconclusive, because Shagari did not get two-third of the 19 states. So, we were preparing for Electoral College. NPP, GNPP, PRP and UPN we had majority in the National Assembly which constituted the Electoral College.

The late Mallam Aminu Kano of PRP, Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim of GNPP, Nnamdi Azikiwe of NPP and Awolowo of UPN had met and we had all met. But three days to the Electoral College Obasanjo removed the clause on Electoral College; he removed the goal post within the run of play.
Sen. Owie

Sen. Owie

The Electoral College was removed after the election when we were getting ready for it and that was why Awolowo had no other option and he had to go to court and the judgment gave rise to the issue of 12 2/3! A human being cannot be half, he is either full or… and that is why Justice Sowemimo said that that judgment cannot be quoted in future.

Abiola and Obasanjo were involved as Egbas to remove that clause. Concord brought the headline “Maroko land: Awolowo where is your sincerity”. We were in Minna when it was published. Look it deflated the old man, it scattered him, in fact, he was no longer himself and he started battling how to explain.

Now NPN went for their national convention in Kano and Umaru Dikko, he is alive, he said the presidential candidate of the NPN is not for sale. MKO Abiola wanted the presidential ticket he didn’t get it and he then came and aligned with the military people who now came in.

And IBB came and set up two political parties, Shehu Yar‘adua, Adamu Ciroma and other major contenders in SDP and NRC, overnight the military disqualified all of them, aided and abetted by MKO Abiola. Because if Yar‘adua were (involved) there was no way MKO would have won. He was not even in contention until the disqualification of these major contenders. That is why I said that June 12 was a repayment for evil that was done against other people.

But how do you see the June 12 election in terms of electoral conduct and fairness?

The June 12 election because it was an open ballot and had only two parties which cut across tribal lines was one of the fairest elections ever held in this country. June 12 showed what a good government can do in an election. If IBB and Aikhomu wanted to tamper with the election, they could have tampered with the election, but they didn’t. It was a free and fair election but what I am telling you is that the annulment that came later was the hand of Esau and the voice of Jacob.

What do you mean?
What happened was a repayment for evil.

But was that justified on the nation?
Yes! What I am saying is that it was God’s own work, it was God’s own work.

For Abiola’s alleged sin of…
All the sins!

But did that justify the derailment of the collective hope of Nigerians?
What is the collective hope of Nigerians?

Democracy
Was the Buhari coup against Shagari justified? Was that the collective will of Nigerians?

That is debatable because many Nigerians welcomed the coup just as majority of Nigerians were against the annulment of June 12.

It is because you are a pressman. Do you know how many people in my village that were not interested and were happy with the annulment, even though some of us were not happy.

You, were you happy with the annulment?
The annulment served Abiola right, quote me! You cannot be destroying other people and expect to have victory. There is a parable that all those who destroy other people will end up having destruction at the hour of their victory. MKO should not have expected anything less. Tell me, was it justified for Shehu Musa Yar‘adua and Falae in the SDP to be disqualified? What did they do? Was it justified for Adamu Ciroma and co in the NRC to be disqualified? What did they do? They were all disqualified in both parties so that MKO Abiola who was a friend of the military could emerge as the strongest candidate.

It was no secret that he paraded himself as a friend of the military. That man could not have expected to become president of Nigeria when he had ruined many people. The truth is that God does not come down to do some of these things Himself. He uses human beings as instruments and that is why when a man is looking for elective or appointive position, maybe as LGA chairman, governor, minister or president, he is looking for an aspect of the divinity of God. It is out of that divinity that the man in charge of affairs takes, compassion, service to the people, ability to manage everybody, forgiveness.

Unfortunately, the moment you get that position and you do not utilise it, not generally, just some part of it…if you watch when Christ cured the ten lepers only one came back to say thank you, but he said where are the other nine? And if you read Hipppolytus he said that as soon as Christ asked where are the nine that the leprosy returned to the nine and they died of leprosy.
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Orlando Owoh: Are these not the same Ibo people that were happy that if a coup d'état took place their man, Ihejirika would be the Head of State? Why are they now afraid?

Is Afenifere an igbo cultural organization? Your leaders are chief instigators of military coup. Moshood Abiola was a known sponsor of coup.

South West e-warrior should stop talking about coup. The last one they plotted against Abacha was like a comedy. They were too scared to complete what they started. They are instigating a coup with their propaganda machine(newspaper) because the Oil bloc in the Niger Delta they got for free from Northerners will expire soon. Why are you guys afraid of national conference, if you are that sophisticated as claimed in the front page of Punch and Osun defender why not advocating for SNC?

payless: OMG! Boko Haram and their followers shall know no peace in their lives. Amen.

Their followers share similar ideology as 80 percent APC Muslim members.

Please stop defending naija and lets be honest with ourselves. If the likes of Ibori and Odili can use public fund to buy estates in south africa and build world class hospital out there why won't they disrespect Nigerians? Truth is, naijas are not likable abroad. Here in states its same hatred cos of our desperation for wealth.

Niggaz flocking all over a NL imposter. FFK came from a dysfunctional home and I am not surprised Yoruba crumb catchers are leaking his nyanch. Instead of you all to position your region ahead of 2015, you choose to be hausa fulan slave. Learn from june 12 nd stop with yhe sycophancy.

Fani Kayode is constantly fighting with girls. He maybe Homosexual cos they are the ones that are always involved in girls fight. Odua nation should send this dude to rehab, he is tarnishing their image.