₦airaland Forum

Pls tell them, let them know that ALL IS VANITY!

— 27 September 2013
Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill is a member of the PDP and a key player
in the politics of Rivers State. After a long period of silence, the
young man who quite easily has one of the most respected voices in not
only Rivers state but the Niger Delta Spoke on his relationship with
president Jonathan and Amaechi, his view on the battle between them,
the 2015 governorship race and a plethora of other issues that affect
our region. Excerpts

You’ve been silent for a while. Why?

Sometimes in life we need to listen more than we talk. As you rightly
observed, I have been doing a lot more listening lately. My political
career is just beginning and so I have a lot to learn. I have seen a
lot of mistakes that I Tonye Princewill cannot afford to make. And it
is only by watching the people dancing in the town square that I have
been able to see their backs. I have resisted the temptation to join
them because neither side are short of sycophants. There are no
vacancies in that department. And since I am not a sycophant, I want
to continue look either of them in the eye and tell them the truth.
And what is this truth? None of them are saints. All of us are
sinners. So we all need peace. I am an advocate for peace, but in the
meantime I am taking a lesson in how not to play politics.

What is your position on the Amaechi /Jonathan saga? Whose side are you on?

I am not taking sides. If all of us take sides, who will work for
peace? There is still plenty of time to make peace between now and
2015 so allow me to preach my peace and avoid trying to make me a
warrior. When the time to fight comes, if it does, we will see who the
true warriors are. 2007 is still fresh in our memories. I laugh at
those people who are looking for Amaechi or Mr President to make them
Governor or Minister or LGA chairmen and whatever. Their hope is that
their side will win and that since in PDP politics it is the winner
who takes all, they will decide who gets what, where and when. This
time they will be in for a big shock. Neither of them alone will
produce the next Governor. God will do that and he will use people who
do not have big names, so blind loyalty which hides the truth is a
recipe for disaster. Count me out of that. They must work together.

They have both made mistakes and are still making them. My
responsibility as a son of the soil is to tell them the truth and find
a way out of the mess. Since I am fortunate enough to have their ear,
I tell them what they don’t want to hear. I blame my friend and
brother Amaechi for this mess but where Amaechi erred, the President
should have called him aside and told him so and as an older brother
he should have forgiven him. Do you know what Amaechi has done for
this President when nobody gave him any notice? And on the other side,
do we know what Wike has done for this Governor? They have all at one
time or the other conspired against me and many others. Now they want
me to fight their war? I won’t. They should go and settle or else, God
will settle them.

In 2008, Amaechi and Wike conspired against me for the Local
government elections, the LGA structure we see today was “engineered”
into place by these same people fighting each other today. In 2011,
Amaechi refused to work with Atiku but went to work for Goodluck
against my friendly advice. When he won and Jonathan won, did they
look in my direction? Please let me have peace. Amaechi won the
Governor’s forum election, intimidating him is unnecessary and counter
productive even if he is not totally innocent. The sacking of the Obio
Akpor council was wrong as was the refusal to recognise the Felix
Obuah led PDP in the state. What goes around comes around. I have told
Amaechi this. What happened when a parallel PDP was formed in Rivers
state?

To be fair, both Amaechi and Atiku have listened to me when I have
given advice. They were both ready to work with Jonathan even when it
appeared that he was not willing to work with them. At first when I
sat with the President, he acknowledged the need to build bridges with
them. I can only think that there are people around him who saw advice
like mine through a jaundiced lense and proceeded to act counter to
it. Go to the streets of Port Harcourt and ask people. They will say
Amaechi and Tonye are twins. How? Why? Go today and ask people they
will say Atiku is my father. I will follow him to the grave. How? Why?
My loyalty is to the people. The poorer they are, the more loyal I am.
What will benefit them is what I will advocate for.

In 2011, I advocated Atiku. For now, we watch but I refuse to fight
Jonathan so Sule Lamido can be my President. Is Lamido a better option
for my people? Currently peace between these children of God (Amaechi
and Mr President) is what will benefit my people. I will work for
peace. Not take sides and call one side a saint and the other side a
sinner. People don’t like to look well before they talk. I do. Man no
be God is what I will say. 2015 is not by power, it is by faith. The
child that does not want his mother to sleep will not sleep either. We
abused Obasanjo, God gave us Yaradua, we cried and lamented, he died
on us and along came Jonathan. Some of us including those who voted
for him only two years ago are abusing him too. Ask yourselves, who
next? Sule Lamido? No way.

Our leaders should quickly move away from the current politics towards
the politics of persuasion before they make enemies out of potential
friends. Re 2015, Amaechi is not Mr President’s problem or vice versa.
Fighting each other will not work. Nobody should underestimate
anybody. Even Atiku. If you can’t even attempt to win my vote by
simple persuasion, how can you lead me?

Are you going to run in 2015?

Yes. It appears I will. Things have to be done right but it appears
that all I need, to do what has to be done, is either in place or will
be. Initially I was concerned about the moral and financial support
but that is no longer a concern for me. The next step is to consult
more widely, identify real leaders old and new and engage our youth
even more. Unless they are central to what I am doing, I will not
succeed. People who know me know that I have a passion for youths and
women, especially rural women. Orphans and disabled people will also
enjoy my government too but my focus will be JOBS, JOBS, JOBS. That
affects every household.

If Ikwerre and Ogonis have the population, how will you win?

That is the same question my Governor asked me on January 6th, 2012.
“By the hand of God” is my answer. It will take a miracle for me to
win and that is why I have to contest. Rivers state needs a miracle. I
expect Ogonis and Ikwerres will not look at me just as a Kalabari man
but more as a people’s man just the same way I look at all of us as
Rivers people. We need people who can bring us together not pull us
apart. Just the other day, I heard someone say that I will make
history as the first Kalabari Governor. I said to the person while
that may be true, I prefer to make history because of where I will
take Rivers state and not because of where I come from within it.

To win we must reach out to all, majorities and minorities. In the end
we must bring out our best. Many people will agree that they have had
sons and daughters representing them before now and yet crises and
poverty have not gone away, it has even increased. So Rivers people
know who cares about them even when there is no election and who opens
their door when there is nothing to gain. They will not forget. They
know who has the ideas and who represents change you can trust because
they know the Prince will and that the Prince means well. I don’t have
the political baggage of the others, I have no cult affiliations and
have never had I have done all I have done from my own pocket without
even a political office. They know what I will do if I do attain more.

My message to my Kalabari brothers and sisters is that they should
talk to their neighbours and make them see what they see. Politics
should be about persuasion not power. Numbers are irrelevant in the
eyes of God, otherwise Odili would never have been Governor. Our
upland brothers know fairness when they see it but if you try to
dictate fairness its name changes to intimidation and nobody will be
intimidated in 2015. The state belongs to all of us.

You have been outside PH quite a lot, is that how you will rule Rivers state?

No. Like I said it is deliberate. Since you have asked so bluntly let
me open up to you. 95% of my income does not come from Rivers state.
Amaechi my friend knows that I do not disturb him for money and that I
go about my business irrespective of what is going on. Schools and
hospitals were given to political friends and enemies to execute all
over the state, he didn’t  give me any, refused to give my political
allies and in the end all I had to boast of was the single contract I
did in 2007 finished in 2008 and didn’t get paid for till 2011. This
contract was given to all governorship candidates in 2007 that decided
to work with Amaechi at the time even though I probably spent more on
the 2007 election than all of them put together. I am a net looser so
far in this government and I doubt anyone in my position has brought
more into this state and taken less out. That comes with its
consequences. But I am not bitter. My time will come. To keep afloat I
have to keep my businesses afloat and since many of them are outside
the state, I have to be outside the state.

Also and more importantly, I wanted to improve my relationship with
God and so I took time out to fellowship with him and get to know him
one on one. This has involved a rigorous fasting and prayer routine
which sometimes made me think I was going to die but now I am stronger
than I have ever been and physically much more fit. So my reason for
my absence is not as a habit but for a purpose. It has also shown me
who can survive without me and yet still stay focused. So all in all
it has been a revelation.

What of the political structure needed to win elections?

Only a greedy man wants to rely on himself alone for victory maybe
because he wants to chop alone. I cannot do this alone. Government is
big. I can only occupy one position so we need a team. My job is to
find that team. The structure that will win the election will respect
local interests, community interests and state dynamics. Let us not
sit down in one place and write a new story for each community where
one already exists.  My job is not to build a structure from scratch
but to bring together other structures into one big one. Political
structures, religious bodies, youth groups, women groups, the
disabled, market women, unemployed graduates, community organisations,
etc. I will lead but I cannot do it alone. A leader needs generals and
that is what I am busy looking for now. Politics is too important to
be left to politicians alone. Our structure will make politicians of
non politicians. It is never too late to learn something new. I
entered politics in 2006 and ran for Governor in 2007. What structure
did I use to defeat Sgt Awuse and shake PDP? What structure did
Fashola use to win Lagos and what structure did Goodluck Jonathan use
to win the Presidency? God gives structures.

Has Jonathan done well?

Yes. In certain areas he has, but in certain areas he needs a lot more
work. I think as far as recent Presidents go, he is better than both
Yar Adua and Obasanjo and IBB and Abacha but for this time, this is
not good enough. He can do better. Especially in the politics. Where
we are today could have been avoided. I wouldn’t want to say more than
that for now. The President knows my views on this. Judgement will
come at the end of the tenure so he still has his destiny in his
hands.

Has Amaechi done well?

Same difference. He is the best since Diete Spiff without a doubt in
my mind but he has not done well in some areas. Especially in the
politics. Before the political space became heated I felt he was
drifting a little but now it is clear to me that governance has been
sacrificed at the altar of politics. This is typical politics and so I
predicted it. It could have been avoided but the Governor was the
Chairman of the forum and that tied his hands. If he hadn’t been,
maybe we wouldn’t be here today. But he is so here we are. Let us see
what happens before full time. This is only the beginning of the
second half and just like the President, Amaechi is a child of God so
anything can happen.

What do you think of Wike?

I think he is the best politician amongst them. He is less interested
in what you think about him and more interested in getting results. He
is an asset to any team and right now the President is using it to his
advantage just as Amaechi has used it to his benefit in the past. He
has served others in the past and may harbour ambitions for others to
serve him in the future. You can’t deny him that. My job is to make
sure that when the dust settles, we are not fighting each other. Wike
is somebody I will not fight unless I have to. I begged the Governor
to settle with him when this first started but I do not believe that
he exhausted the options for peace. Maybe he felt that there was no
point. I disagree.

Tell us about PDM

PDM is the mother of PDP and to cut a long story short because I know
where you are going, it decided recently at a meeting of its national
executive management committee to move away from remaining a movement
to becoming a party. For two main reasons. 1. PDP was drifting and
needed to be reminded that people had options and 2. We heard that
some unscrupulous elements were planning to do likewise and register
the party so we the custodians decided to beat them to it.

Even though we have given PDM life, some of us have remained inside
the PDP because becoming a political party in Nigeria is not going to
be business as usual just because you have a certificate. it needs to
have a clearly defined position on major issues, tell Nigerians how it
will be different and show the youths how much better it is than PDP
or APC. Also I believe that it should concentrate on grassroots
politics for now and remove its eyes from a Presidential election till
2019. It can fight for elections at state and local levels but support
any of the other two at Presidential level if they set a people’s
agenda PDM can subscribe to. These are the tasks and considerations
before the new leadership of the PDM.

We await their final position but I remain inclined to a PDM/PDP
alliance than a PDM/APC one. But you never know. Registration has
commenced online at www.pdm.ng . The first political party in Nigeria
to do so exactly one month after INEC registered it. Amazing. Manual
registration commences shortly. No more hoarding of party cards as is
currently the case. PDP and others need to take note.

If you become Governor, what will you do different?

I will never underestimate anybody, I will find peace wherever it
hides for the sake of my people’s development and I will learn from
others who came before me. Odili, Omehia and Amaechi have a lot to
teach me about what not to do and I will be willing to learn a lot from
their examples

No Sir, he later mentioned Access to finance, infrastructure&corruptn. I dnt as w believe he performed too well but we shldnt be mischevious in quoting him here.

bappahman: Presidential Media Chat
GEJ: When we were in US. Okonjo Iwela told me about a WHO report. The report asked people what their greatest challenges in doing business in Nigeria were? Corruption wasn't even number 1 on the list, it was number 3
Reporter: What was number 1 & 2 Mr.
President?
GEJ: I don't know. When we leave here we will have to ask the Coordinating Minister about that.
And he ends the chat thus..
Reporter: Thanks for having us

Bros, which one is under construction, rumuagholu, rumunduru, oroigwe, rumuosunwon-eneka, woji, trans amadi? Maybe u need to take a stroll down there to get the fact right.
These roads have been in terrible states for long&no single constructn there Mr Man. Infact you cannot connect Eneka from Rumunduru, u cannot connect tank from rumuewhara anymore because the road has cut off&our Dear Gov has failed to listen to the communities or come to their aids saying they didn't vote for him.

Akainzo: How should the road be while they are under construction, as beautiful as the completed Abuja roads abi?

Mr Man, try pass through Wimpey, Rumuagholu, Rumunduru, Oroigwe,Eneka rd, Elelenwon, Woji, Trans Amadi rd just to mention very few and see urself. With the resources allocated to Rivers&tax being generated from companies in Trans Amadi, is that how that road should be? Have you been to Business District Areas in Lag or Abj before?. Pls wake up man.

Tapiya: Taaa see yourself which roads are in a sorry state ? guy go and follow your dumbo chop money okay ? this present NANS president is a big joke a tool in the hands of Jonathan.

It's obvious, Nigeria is a mistake. There's so much hatred between tribes, especially between Yorubas& Igbos. If NL represent the educated populace, then, there is no future in Nigeria project.It's time we divide&go our seperate ways.Tu fi akwa

Not sure they will since it's as a result of crisis in the party, well not sure as I said, hope someone can clarify that. I want to believe that these guys ultimate plan even from the onset is to join APC, but want to join in a grand style so they can negotiate for recognition and some juicy positions

chukwudi44: If they decamp they will loose their seats.

Amaechi is just busy wasting rivers state money anyhow. The roads in ph are in sorry states, we pay heavy tax everymonth&he's busy dashing out what is meant to provide amenities to tax payers to some useless miscreants called NANS Leaders, former Speakers of House of Assemblie&others. God dey o!

http://thecitizenng.com/governance/2015-new-pdp-apc-in-secret-agreement/#.UkfOL-JxCK0.facebook

The Group of Seven Governors who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party to form a splinter group called New PDP has reached a secret agreement with the opposition All Progressives Congress on the 2015 election.
Though the seven governors had been talking with the APC leaders for sometime, they, however, finally decided to enter into an agreement with the leaders of the opposition coalition after their last reconciliatory meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan.
The governors are Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Babangida Aliyu of Niger, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto, Sule Lamido of Jigawa and Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara.
it was learnt that after their last meeting with the President, the dissenting governors came to the conclusion that the President was not serious about peace in PDP.
Two reasons informed this conclusion, according to sources close to the governors.
One, after the meeting, President Jonathan carried out a cabinet reshuffle and removed nine ministers, mostly those nominated by the dissenting governors and President Olusegun Obasanjo, who is also perceived to have fallen out with the President.
Among the ministers axed were Prof. Ruqqayatu Rufa’i (Education) who was nominated by Lamido, Olugbenga Ashiru (Foreign Affairs) and Mrs. Olusola Obada (Defence), both of whom were nominated by Obasanjo, and Ms. Amal Pepple (Land and Urban Development) who was said to have pleaded with Jonathan to mend fences with Amaechi.
The other reason, according to sources, is that a day after the Sunday, September 15 meeting where it was resolved that both parties should give peace a chance and continue reconciliatory meeting on October 7, the Kano PDP executive committee was dissolved without consulting Kwankwaso.
A new executive council was constituted with Kwankwaso’s opponents and some of the people he had defeated, including son of late General Sani Abacha, Muhammed Abacha, given a pride of place.
“It became clear to Kwankwaso and the other governors that the President was not ready for peace,” one of the sources added.
Besides all that, however, it was further learnt that the governors were also moved to take their decision because they decided against going back to PDP and facing President Jonathan, knowing full well he would move ruthlessly against them the way he had checkmated former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva.
“So they resolved that there is no turning back. They resolved to eat the humble pie and work with APC,” another source said.
Following their discussion with the opposition party, the seven governors will join the APC jointly at a strategic time and integrate their structures with those of APC.
At the time of the primaries, it was learnt that based on their discussions with APC, the New PDP governors would choose one of them to contest for APC’s presidential ticket along with other candidates from APC.
“If a candidate from the New PDP, ostensibly from the North, wins, he will pick a running mate from the APC fold in the South-east. And if an APC candidate, ostensibly from the North, wins, the New PDP will provide a running mate from the South-east,” another source from the New PDP explained.
The two sides, APC and New PDP, are said to have, however, agreed that former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Tinubu, could run for the Senate and vie for the position of Senate President from the stable.
How Minister of Sports Abdullahi Was Saved
The Minister of Sports Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was retained because the day the cabinent reshuffle was effected was the same day Blessing Okagbare who won silver medal in 200 metres final at the 2013 World Athletics Championship in Moscow was honoured at the Presidential Villa.
Okagbare received a cash gift of N3m from President Goodluck Jonathan and the Sports Minister was generally praised on that occasion for the revolution he has brought to bear on sports.
The Sports Minister is a nominee of former Kwara State governor, Senator Bukola Saraki, who is in the splinter group New PDP and perceived to be opposed to Jonathan’s 2015 ambition.
Abdullahi’s name was said to be on the list of ministers to be removed on the day Okagbare was celebrated.
But President Jonathan, it was learnt, had a change of mind because he felt it would be incongruous for the minister to be removed while being praised for good performance.

If my road is like Rumuagholu rd I won't be complaining o, you need to see Eliowhani, Oroigwe Rumunduru, Rumuewara, Eneka axis, you'll really pity us. I laugh in Ijaw way when someone said Amaechi is refined. The refined man abandoned that axis because he claimed he believed the ppl in dat community didn't vote for him, what a refined man!

CastleandGreen: Bros u don go Rumuagholu road? U go ask wada dis na garden city way u dey hear for television & radio!

Misplaced priority. Not a single comment from this NANS guy on ASUU strike.Only concerned that someone else has cornered Amaechi&got free millions from Rivers money. God helps Naija.

[quote author=Izon-tubo]stubborness,pride,insurbodinancy,lack of humility aren't good qualities of a leader....

Hmmmm!, I thnk you're making sense here.

Nice one. I saw something similar around Ifo years back. We really need more of this.

Not funny!

chaircover: Even if the baby was born in the UK, there is no guarantee that the baby will be a British citizen, unless the parents are British Citizens themselves.

It will be interesting to see how far gone the pregnant woman was, when she boarded that plane.

It is also surprising for waters to break, go into labour and deliver all within 4 or 5 hours. . . . .How many hours flight is Spain from Nigeria?

She most probably felt that she was going into labour or something is not quite right with her, but she still took the risk to travel anyway. She is lucky that they weren't flying over the sahara desert.

chaircover: Even if the baby was born in the UK, there is no guarantee that the baby will be a British citizen, unless the parents are British Citizens themselves.

It will be interesting to see how far gone the pregnant woman was, when she boarded that plane.

It is also surprising for waters to break, go into labour and deliver all within 4 or 5 hours. . . . .How many hours flight is Spain from Nigeria?

She most probably felt that she was going into labour or something is not quite right with her, but she still took the risk to travel anyway. She is lucky that they weren't flying over the sahara desert.

chaircover: Even if the baby was born in the UK, there is no guarantee that the baby will be a British citizen, unless the parents are British Citizens themselves.

It will be interesting to see how far gone the pregnant woman was, when she boarded that plane.

It is also surprising for waters to break, go into labour and deliver all within 4 or 5 hours. . . . .How many hours flight is Spain from Nigeria?

She most probably felt that she was going into labour or something is not quite right with her, but she still took the risk to travel anyway. She is lucky that they weren't flying over the sahara desert.

It really amazingly disturbing how every discussion on nairaland turns to tribal issues/war. I really don't understand the motives behind this, it really confirm that Nigeria is a mistake, we're indeed not meant to be together. Someone came up with his own views of emerging booming towns&the initial real concern is his basis until it suddenly changed into a tribal issue just because someone out of ignorant, is using unconfirmed (because it debunked by someone who visited the store recently) story of low Shoprite patronage in Ibadan to conclude on the develop status of the City compared to Enugu, Uyo, Aba etc. The fact is all these cities are far from being called developed in the real sense, and that we are fighting ourselves defending development that exist only in our imagination instead of holding our politicians wasting our resources responsible and accountable.How many times have you read such degrading arguement in international sites. I think we need to change our orientation and go after value adding courses instead of the usual degrading and humiliating underage inter-tribal riivalry I see here everyday.
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I do not know your definition of development or the indices you're using, but I can tell you that none of these towns can be compared to Ibadan.If the Shoprite patronage is what you're using then you got it quite wrong, as I said earlier, Ibadan people are conservatives&cannot just change their ways of life because of Shoprite. I live at Ph &have been to most of these places you mentioned, only PH is more developed&that's because of oil activities. Pls take a trip down to see Ibadan so you can have a first hand information instead of this hearsay.

tonychristopher: THANKS FOR PUTTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT.... THE MAN WAS SO ANNOYED THAT IBADAN WITH ALL THESE YEARS AS ONE OF THE OLDEST CITY IS STILL RUSTY ALLOWING NW TOWNS TO OVERTAKE THEM ECONOMICALLY ..... HE EVEN SAID THAT THE SHOPRITE IS CLOSING DOWN AND WHAT PEOPLE GO THERE TO DO IS JUST SNAP PICTURE. HE TRIED COMPARING THE SHOPRITE THAT IS IN IBADAN WITH THE NUGU OWN. HE FELT SOBAD THAT NEW TOWNS LIKE OWERRI,ASABA UYO THAT WAS MADE CAPITAL AFTER TH WAR HAS OVRTAKEN THE OLD IBADAN.

YOU DO NOT NEED ANYBODY TO DEVLOP OR INDUSTRILIZE THOSE OSHOGBO,IBADAN ROUTE, I THINK YOU SHOULD UNDERSTUDY NNEWI,ONITSHA AND ABA, THEN LOOK AT CALABAR,PH AND UYO

IT THEN MEANS THAT WHEN THE IBADAN GUYS DOES THIS, GOOD BUSINESS CAN BE ATTRACTED BUT FOR NOW..... IBADAN SEEMS NOT TO BE INVESTMNT HEAVEN OR HAVEN.... WHAT IS YOUR TAKE

@tonychristopher, Ibadan is one of the cheapest place to live in Nigeria. Foodstuff and other things are so cheap and they are used to it moreover, they are conservative in nature, simple, not pretentious or showy and that is the reason. I am from Ibadan and I predicted it too and I am not surprised. Opening a Shoprite is not a developmental move and I dont see any big deal there. People want productive things not a thing that will drain their purse especially when there is even no big deal in what they sell or the prices.

tonychristopher: yesterday a Yoruba man was disappointed when he learnt that the shoprite that was located in Ibadan was about to be shot down because of low patronage due to low income,poverty and conservative mentality of that rusty old city. It was touted and joked that the Ibadan man can't comprehend why he should buy a price tag commodity while the shoprite that is located in Enugu there has been plans for expansion of the project. As an enlightened mind… what does this tell you. [/b]

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Okija juju: [b]- So, its alright for us to leave Rivers State with two warring security Chiefs. Mba nu!!

The Nigerian Police is not the Army. I don’t think so anyways. I believe that the Army|Navy|Airforce are all answerable to only the President (The Chief of Armed Forces). But the Police on the other hand operates differently. Though they are a federal entity, I think their chain of command operates differently. Again, I'm not 100% certain. But I know I have seen the Army refer to the Police as 'Bloody Civilians' before.

Also, it would be wrong to say that the problem between the CP and the Governor stems from control. Let’s just use the ordinary instance of the assembly fight, did the CP act professionally?! Has he queried the officers that were at the gate of the assembly complex? what about the slow response time of his men?! How professionally did he handle that matter? Or should we speak of how he locked down Rivers State for 11 days just for the First Ladies visit? Where he dedicated over 300 Policemen to her alone? How the Governor was more or less trapped in the government house for 11 days? Or how the security men attached to the governor were withdrawn leaving the gov. exposed? Mba Nu!

Professional conduct?! Lol! If it were solely based on Professional conduct, Mbu should be facing an orderly room trial as we speak. He showed an utter lack of professionalism especially with the handling of the Rivers State house of assembly brawl.

_{P.S: I know its called the Bible..} [/b]

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Okija juju: [b]- So, its alright for us to leave Rivers State with two warring security Chiefs. Mba nu!!

The Nigerian Police is not the Army. I don’t think so anyways. I believe that the Army|Navy|Airforce are all answerable to only the President (The Chief of Armed Forces). But the Police on the other hand operates differently. Though they are a federal entity, I think their chain of command operates differently. Again, I'm not 100% certain. But I know I have seen the Army refer to the Police as 'Bloody Civilians' before.

Also, it would be wrong to say that the problem between the CP and the Governor stems from control. Let’s just use the ordinary instance of the assembly fight, did the CP act professionally?! Has he queried the officers that were at the gate of the assembly complex? what about the slow response time of his men?! How professionally did he handle that matter? Or should we speak of how he locked down Rivers State for 11 days just for the First Ladies visit? Where he dedicated over 300 Policemen to her alone? How the Governor was more or less trapped in the government house for 11 days? Or how the security men attached to the governor were withdrawn leaving the gov. exposed? Mba Nu!

Professional conduct?! Lol! If it were solely based on Professional conduct, Mbu should be facing an orderly room trial as we speak. He showed an utter lack of professionalism especially with the handling of the Rivers State house of assembly brawl.

_{P.S: I know its called the Bible..} [/b]

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Okija juju: [b]- So, its alright for us to leave Rivers State with two warring security Chiefs. Mba nu!!

The Nigerian Police is not the Army. I don’t think so anyways. I believe that the Army|Navy|Airforce are all answerable to only the President (The Chief of Armed Forces). But the Police on the other hand operates differently. Though they are a federal entity, I think their chain of command operates differently. Again, I'm not 100% certain. But I know I have seen the Army refer to the Police as 'Bloody Civilians' before.

Also, it would be wrong to say that the problem between the CP and the Governor stems from control. Let’s just use the ordinary instance of the assembly fight, did the CP act professionally?! Has he queried the officers that were at the gate of the assembly complex? what about the slow response time of his men?! How professionally did he handle that matter? Or should we speak of how he locked down Rivers State for 11 days just for the First Ladies visit? Where he dedicated over 300 Policemen to her alone? How the Governor was more or less trapped in the government house for 11 days? Or how the security men attached to the governor were withdrawn leaving the gov. exposed? Mba Nu!

Professional conduct?! Lol! If it were solely based on Professional conduct, Mbu should be facing an orderly room trial as we speak. He showed an utter lack of professionalism especially with the handling of the Rivers State house of assembly brawl.

_{P.S: I know its called the Bible..} [/b]

Really? I'm just wondering where I and my family were during this 11 days that we do not know about. Sometimes some I wonder the distance between Ph, Lagos and even Okija, that makes the Lagos ppl get to know what we don't know in ph. I never know of that and I have been living, socialisin/rocking, partying/gallivanting in ph even till late nite sometimes without any security issues.

Didun didun lona re, ona re, didun ni, didun didun lona re ona alafia.Ona re lodara julo,didun didun lone re ona alafia.A wonderful man of God. He lived a good life of faith. Sun re o Baba!

All of you worshipping Amaechi, calling him a super star, can you now see that there is no befitting hospital in Rivers state. Even the roads are unpassable and noting seems to be working courtesy the NGF or is it Mbu this time around? Aregbesola is doing wonders including other AC Govs and they are distracting Amaechi putting Rivers indigenes at disadvantage yet some retards are excited about that and instead of calling Amaechi to face the work he was voted for they are shouting Jona. Anyway, let them continue to encourage him soon, when time comes, his case will be OYO.

size38: Which his people? Which revenge? He is representing my constituency in Obio/Akpor LGA. Is that why we voted for him?. He is a very stupid man. He got what he deserved. We didn't send him there to support illegality.

You must be a retard, so oppossing illegal removal of Obio/Akpor LG Chairman is illegality. I really dont know how people like you think. You fail to look at the root cause of the problem, you're just blabbing. Do you even know this guys? Have you ever engage him before on this case? This guy unlike Bipi does not have any special relationship with Jona or Madam, he is one of the guys that feel due process should be the guiding priniciple of the house especially in the issue of Obio/Akpor. He is saying, investigate the Chairman first so we can can clearly establish a case against him before taking any action, but Amaechi see such as confrontation and questioning his authority.

u no go rest

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Please, can anyone educate me on what it take in terms of capital, proces and what is needed to get distributorship on NB plc products.

This information is urgently needed.

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Brash!:
he made an unforgivable mistake judging by the fact that he preaches everyday from his pulpit to a massive congregation not to curse!

_{he should be ex-communicated!} Nah but seriously,itz out of order but then me i no get beef, who are we not to forgive and forget?!

Watch your tongue bro.You have no right to judge antman,leave it for God to judge.
The man in question is a man of God take it or leave it.

In life you cannot win all the time.You win some and loose some. If I'm in his shoes, I will resign and look for appointment outside Nigeria.He is well trained and an asset anyday anytime.

IncaGold:
I don't know how far back the PSC went in reviewing promotion cases. I suggest they look into all cases as far back as 20years. Meanwhile, is their decision binding? Can Ribadu appeal? or Can Yar'dua overrule it? Someone should please say something.

Ribadu cannot win even if he appealled simply because due process was not followed by Obj when he gave him double promotion.
This is similar to many contracts awards, land allocation and oil block allocations during his 8 year regime, they can all be revoked if confirmed that due process was not followed.

The young man is just unfortunate, he was used to achieve Obj's selfish aims and now he's suffering alone while the 'big farmer' is enjoying life in his hilltop mansion.

Na so life be sa.

na wa o

The few people that I met that have received mails from Shell got regrets (were not successful), but there's still a need to confirm that those are the only people that have been contacted.

So if there's anybody that have been contacted and invited for the oral interview, kindly indicate, that will make us conclude if there is hope.

What is your own resul, regret or invitation for oral interview?

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Hope this is not another 419?

I beg you need to convince people before they can part with their 5k, moreover, you can send the stuff and deduct the $40 from their first month income, that shoul be enough security.

Life don spoil finally.