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Dis man de hospital for obodo oyibo de dream Nigeria! Hmmm!
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Piqued by the state of the nation, the national leader
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, called for immediate action in order
to to rescue the country from total collapse. In an
interview he granted during his condolence visit to
the widow of the late Vice Chairman of The Sun
Publishing Ltd, Pastor Dimgba Igwe, Obioma, the
former Lagos State governor spoke briefly on the
problems confronting the nation and his rumoured
sickness recently.
Excerpts:

1)With the death of Dimgba Igwe, what have you to
say on the state of the nation with the myriad of
problems confronting her?

At a period when oil revenue has remained stable for
the last number of years at $100 per barrel, if the
quality of life of our people is still as this, it is
unfortunate. Poverty, insecurity, unemployment! In
fact, if the per capita income of an individual, I mean
the purchasing power of an individual is improved
upon, you will be better off. That is the truth. And if
the gap between the poor and the rich is widening
and some few, very tiny people are moving towards
the ceilings while some people remain on the floor,
permanently on the floor, crawling, and wallowing in
poverty.We have to think about the type of society we
want to build.
Here is a man’s house; simple. When you hear the
name of Dimgba outside there, you will think he is
wealthy. You will think he is living in affluence. On his
part, you will see sign of someone still struggling
economically in this environment. Is that the type of
Nigeria we will continue to build with sentiments,
emotions and wrong assumptions? All we have to do
is to rescue our nation and build ourselves in a way
that will bring happiness and prosperity to our
people. That is what we should think about now.

2)People are worried about your health, what is the
state of your health?

My appearance puts an end to that rumour. Wait a
minute. I have not taken a rest since 1994 after MKO
Abiola’s election. In the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
, days when we were in trenches, it was either you
were in exile or somewhere else. It was a day-in-day-
out working machine type of life. It is either one
person was facing this direction or the other man
facing the other direction. When the late Chief
Anthony Enahoro came back, may his soul rest in
peace, he came back with a walking stick. You know it
was a gruesome period that nobody could sleep and
take an adequate rest.
Then came 1999; and ever since then, we have been
on a political horse race, barefooted, fighting a war
while some people are on the horse. The body must
rest. A whole lot of you might not know. Sometimes I
don’t go to bed until 4.30 in the morning and by 8:00
am I am already up answering questions and
planning elections.

3)What then happened?

I have promised myself and my family that, one day I
will escape, go to rest and nobody would be able to
reach me. And that was what I did. I didn’t do
anything rather than general medical check up in
April. Okay? It was not even up to a time to check. I
went to my doctor friend to say do I have to, or do
you have to examine me again with all these rumours
going on? And he said forget it. Now, tomorrow, if
you like I would bring my exercise bike out and I will
ride for you. E-e-eh…There is nothing (wrong with
me). That is the truth. I didn’t even have a need for a
Panadol or Paracetamol since I have been away. That
is the gospel truth.
And if you go to Lagos State Ministry of Health, some
people are insinuating that Lagos State is paying his
medical bills. That he has been there. You go to the
ministry and find out.

4)What then is your advice to journalists on this

type of rumour?
I think as a member and leader in this profession-
Journalism, I will say you must be challenged to
question some of these hearsays from those who will
just go to Isi Ewu centers and cook stories because it
tells on your profession, integrity and honesty. Again,
if you try to cry wolf, wolf, wolf when there is none,
the day wolf comes, nobody will be there to rescue
you. Then, intellectually we have seen that in the area
of politics, this is political genocide as far as I am
concerned. Is there anybody there who had planted
poison in my body, expecting it to incubate and
germinate and kill me by now? Or hospitalize me by
now? That is making my family members worried.


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=83034

stebell: jus like yu said the thread itself is poo. Amaechi as a person is poo.

lolz, so my action gov is now a poo?
Take time ooooooo

Why una de avoid Amaechi's thread like poo?

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi has ex­
pressed the need for government to improve on
funding of the education sector to achieve greater
productivity and raise an educated and enlightened
citizenry.
Amaechi stated this at the 18th – 20th convocation
ceremony of the Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori at the
weekend.
He said: “Our country, Nigeria must have the capacity
to create the human capital needed for economic
development. There are serious concerns that our
higher institutions of learning at all levels are
producing graduates not fit for purpose. In other
words, our children are leaving school without the
knowledge to sustain them or contribute to the
development of the national economy.”
Amaechi described education as a focal point of
development, saying his administration had made
huge investments in the sector since 2007 because of
its importance.
“Early in the life of this administration, we declared a
state of emergency in the education sector to make
Rivers State the hub of education, not only in Nigeria,
but also in sub-Sahara Africa. Our commitment is to
improve services and the quality of education and
make it more relevant to productive activities, includ­
ing value re-orientation, employment and wealth
creation. We shall continue to pursue that dream
vigorously and also confront the challenges be­
devilling the education sector. Even as we strive to
revitalise the sector, I am delighted to say that our
efforts are bearing fruitful results. The naming of
Port Harcourt as the World Book Capital 2014 earlier
in the year and other achievements gave eloquent
testimony of the recognition. It is an unprecedented
achievement as we put Rivers State and Nigeria in the
global map,” he said.
The governor expressed commitment to continue
funding education in the state to prevent the youths
from resorting to crime and other social vices.
“We have made tremendous efforts to replace the
guns that were in the hands of our misguided and
uninformed youths, thus providing them with
windows of opportunities and endless possibilities,”
he said.
Meanwhile, Amaechi has warned against indiscipline
among lecturers, other staff and students. He also
warned against criminal activities, cultism and
examination malpractices, mandating the Rector of
the polytechnic, Sir Obianko Nwolu-Elechi, to dismiss
and expel erring lecturers and students from the
institution to serve as a deterrent to others.
His words: “Government will not condone indiscipline
and criminal activities among staff and students. I
will ensure that the full weight of the law is brought
to bear on such cases, particularly cultism and
examination malpractices.”
He told the rector: “Discipline the lecturers and the
rest will stop. If you dismiss the lecturers and expel
the students, others will learn. The rector should not
tell me another day that he is overwhelmed. There is
no special lecturer or friend of the governor.”


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=82841

•Number of aspirants increase as Buhari, Atiku,
Okorocha, Kwankwaso, Saraki battle for slot
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State is
warming up to join the 2015 presidential race.
He is expected to slug it out with former Vice-
President Atiku Abubakar, Senator Bukola Saraki,
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), and Governor
Rochas Okorocha (Imo) as well as former military
Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari for the
ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Gen. Buhari and Senator Bukola Saraki, are yet to
officially declare their interest in the contest.
More members of the party may show interest in due
course, according to party sources.
Governor Oshiomhole, it was gathered, has already
completed consultations at home and abroad on his
aspiration.
He was in the United Kingdom and the United States
of America (USA) recently as part of the
consultations.
He is said to have received encouragement to join
the race from friends, including foreigners who have
followed his switch from labour to politics and
governance.
His backers are convinced that Oshiomhole stands a
good chance of making it to Aso Rock Villa since the
PDP has conceded its own ticket slot to President
Goodluck Jonathan from the Southsouth.
They are of the view that the choice of Oshiomhole
might serve as a counter-balancing force to Jonathan
in the zone should the APC concede the slot to the
Southsouth.
But there is a snag: the recent election of Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun from the same zone as the party’s
National Chairman.
A source familiar with the development said
Oshiomhole has been “looking at the larger picture
and not geopolitical calculation.”
“The comrade governor, is considering the need for a
leader to salvage the nation rather than any other
calculation,” the source said.
“This is why he has been meeting with leaders at
home and abroad on his aspiration and how to
rescue the nation. He has concluded consultations
and he is of the strong opinion that he should vie for
the office.
“The governor is interested in the presidential race.
He will make his intention known soon. As a former
labour leader, he believes he has a bigger
constituency to lead the APC to victory in 2015 if he
gets the ticket.
“The governor will make a declaration as soon as the
APC releases the guidelines in line with INEC’s
timetable.”
The governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Prince
Kassim Afegbua, confirmed the interest of his boss in
the Presidency.
He said: “This has always been our interest because
some of us would not want the Comrade Governor to
squander his enormous political capital across the
country without giving a shot at the highest office in
the land. He has tremendous courage, brilliance and
capacity to contend with developmental issues in the
country; ingredients that are presently needed to
provide problem-solving leadership at the center.
“Give it to this great former Labour leader that he is
one Nigerian who believes so much in the unity of
the country and is ready to go to any length to
preserve that unity.
“Nigerians need a leader like Comrade Oshiomhole
at this time to galvanize all the centrifugal and
centripetal forces into a national aspiration to lift the
country from its present prostrate state to some kind
of Olympian height in a clear headed attempt to earn
our cherished position amongst nations of the
world.”
He added, “He will wait for the party to blow the
whistle but he will test his presidential participation
through the primaries. It will be our hope that the
members of the APC consider him worthy of this
noble cause in the build-up to the 2015 elections. To
answer your question, yes, he will contest.”






http://thenationonlineng.net/new/2015-oshiomhole-to-vie-for-apc-presidential-ticket/

They did not only colonized us, but taught us how to rig election

Officials at the referendum count in Glasgow
have said they are investigating 10 cases of
suspected electoral fraud at polling stations.
It is thought to be related to possible cases of
personation, where people pretend to be someone
else and cast a vote, then the real person turns up.
The 10 suspect votes were cast at a variety of
different polling stations across the city.
Glasgow City Council said police had been called
earlier on Thursday.
Each ballot paper has an individual number attached
to it, so officials will now have to sort through the
ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers.
They will then be removed, and kept separately from
the more than 486,000 ballot papers being counted in
Glasgow.
Colin Edgar, head of communication at Glasgow City
Council, said the search for the ten ballot papers "will
not delay the count".
Police Scotland said any crime committed would be
appropriately investigated.
A spokesman added: "Police Scotland takes the safety
and security of the independence referendum
extremely seriously and is working with partner
agencies including local authorities to ensure the
integrity of the ballot."


http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29264151

chinasaekperem1: I asked a question that deserves an answer, don't insult me.

if u read de thread very well, u will knw ur question is irrelevant

chinasaekperem1: Which one is yoruba and igbo youths again?

ode

asadike: sweetie,why d face?

need ur take on dis, not just ok

asadike: ok

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Leading Yoruba and Igbo youth organisations rose
from their meeting in Enugu on Wednesday night
with a resolution to form an alliance, geared towards
combating the Boko Haram insurgency, ravaging the
country.
They also asked the Chairman of Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor
Atahiru Jega to reverse the recent creation of 30,000
polling units in the country, which from all intents
and purposes, favoured the North against the South,
or he should resign.
The ethnic youth organisations also threw their
weight behind the Chairman of South-East Governors
Forum, Theodore Orji and observed with dismay the
current attempt by his predecessor in office as
Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu to assault
his person.
Addressing a joint press conference after the five-
hour meeting, the Leader of Yoruba Youth Council
Worldwide, Comrade Eric Oluwole and National
President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing,
Okechukwu Isiguzoro, frowned at the growing spate
of insecurity in the country, especially in the North-
East region.
Oluwole explained that they formed an alliance to
decide how they could move this country forward,
stressing that they can no longer fold their hands and
allow this country to be destroyed by evil persons
under the guise of Boko Haram or terrorism.
The Yoruba youth leader said they resolved to reach
out to youth of other ethnic nationalities with the
expectation that they would join them in this alliance
to rescue Nigeria.
“Part of what we discussed today is security. Even
today, we heard that happened in Kano College,
where the College was destroyed by Boko Haram and
many students killed. This is a threat to Nigeria. This
is a threat to the President.
“It looks as if they don’t want him to be the leader of
this country. We, the youth, believe in his
transformation agenda. The main point of our
meeting today is to come together and think of how
we can deliver this country from every evil because
the power of this country lies on us as youth who are
the leaders of tomorrow”, Oluwole stated.
On his part, Isiguzoro said they discussed the 2015
general elections, and observed that Professor Jega
was trying to play some pranks with the electorate.
The Igbo youth leader noted that creation of 22,000
polling units in the crisis ridden North and only 8000
in the entire South, clearly shows that Jega was no
longer credible to conduct the general elections in
2015.
“For him to have created over 22,000 polling units in
the North that is riddled with crisis, especially North
East shows his bias. We feel that it is a fraud on the
electorate and we are calling on him either to reverse
that decision or take the path of honour and resign
because he is no longer credible to conduct the
election of 2015”, Isiguzoro said.
Isiguzoro said Igbo youths have set up a mechanism
against anybody who pillories against any Igbo leader
and would not hesitate to sanction the former Abia
Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, if the need arises.
He reminded Kalu that there is a medium to reach
out to the governor if he has any grouse, although
they know that the governor has done well more than
him when he was in office as Governor.
“We want him (kalu) to stop all these attacks for the
interest of Igbo nation”, Isiguzoro said.
Send your press release/articles to: newsdesk@



http://dailypost.ng/2014/09/18/yoruba-igbo-youths-tackle-jega-new-polling-units/

Hmmmmm!
This thread smell like poo
*****am out*****

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https://www.nairaland.com/donmix

NgeneUkwenu: You mean all the foolish Igbos on Nairaland?

Because We have about 15 Reasonable Igbos on Politics Section!

stop being paranoid.... U are one of de useless igbo we have on dis forum! Dat's if u are even igbo

Hmmm!

IGBOSON1: Orji builds the most cheap looking and ugliest roads ever!

u don't need to tell us,
We already knw
U have been noticed

donmix: Abagworo u have done well, I didn't open this thread to praise orji..... We all know how bad aba is rite now, am only trying show some nairalanders that they are still good places in abia state! Meanwhile come 2015, there will be a tremendous change... As my fellow abains have waken up

I don't tink so.... de are always repulsive @ de mention of apc!
Is only Apc can liberate abians

revenge001: Op u have done well!!
But dis ur pix na old ones + u need a change of car v boot 190 no de reign again

wetin concern u wit his choice of car?