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Kanti Bello = Scanty Brain.

So, poster, what is the connection between this report and ur stupid headline?

These newspaper boys and their headlines sef, I would have loved to see Tinubu's plea in quote.

bashdecash:
bros, i have the belief that no place on earth is safe, all we need is the protection of the Almighty God. Is natural for non-indigenes to be jittery in a strange environment. it happens anywhere in the world.

North is cool as u know it.

It appears u are just out of ur siesta. Wash ur face with cold water, then come post again.

bashdecash:
bros, i have the belief that no place on earth is safe, all we need is the protection of the Almighty God. Is natural for non-indigenes to be jittery in a strange environment. it happens anywhere in the world.

North is cool as u know it.

It appears u are just out of ur siesta. Wash ur face with cold water, then come post again.

Loot, looter, lootest. Hehe, and I'm an English student.

agbaske5:
Hey guys, i need your assistance,how do i go about bin a politician, i need inspiration.thank u 4 your inspiration.,u can buzz me on agbaske5@yahoo.com

RIP, gone too soon.

^^^ U mean ME? Or HIM?

The Kosovo and Seun family have also been in the news recently. . . so also have our mad brethren, Becomricch.

marvix:
I wish her and d family the best in their endeavours, but I mis Yaradua, a man who stood for peace and unity of this country a man who believes in this country and is very convinced that "Nigeria can not afford to fail now".

Touching. . .

noise! noise!! noise!!!

but we all know the north is yet to have eight years and we will want it to go back to the North.

I always hide my head in shame each time I come across words like this.

Momodu should shut his mouth. Did he place the curse or is he the curse? He writes to bore.

The Wind Chaser and Other Stories.

RichyBlacK:
You heard? Where is your source? At least the OP posted a link.

Rotflmao

What is a confused man like this still doing as a senator in this country?

edoyad:
Diaby's dribbling just needs the final touch for him to become megastar material. I hope he can reach that level this season staring with B'ham.

'Are u see what I saw?'

^^^ Easy bro. . .

@Beaf. Noted. @Marvix. The bolded makes no sense. Why would someone pay a SUPRIZE VISIT to the PRESIDENT? the reporter's backside needs a cane.

Godalone:
Atiku mis-calculated by moving to AC,it is better for him to go back to PDP. I do not see anything bad by visiting Uncle Joe and planning to return to his former party.

It shud actually be d other way round, Sir! What the guy needs is a shot at the presidency, a chance which I think will come fruition in AC than PDP where the opposition is stiff and where the zonning arrangement will see him warming the bench for over a decade.

monkeyleg:
@Slap1, what is wrong with the line of reasoning? Nigerians arent any wiser of the presidents state, this leave room for all sorts of speculation. It is so disgraceful that Nigeria is the only country in the world that it's citizens can be held hostage for so long, and nothing is done about it. You even have intelligent people that are even prepared to lie blatantly about the blindingly obvious.

We should wake up as a nation.

I think those are the real culprits that have questions to answer.

newmaster:
Why I stopped visiting Obasanjo in Aso Villa – Soyinka
By Ihuoma Chiedozie, Published: Saturday, 27 Mar 2010



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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka


Nobel laureate and social activist, Prof. Wole Soyinka, paid[b] a surprise visit to the Acting President,[/b] Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday at the Presidential Villa.



After the closed-door meeting with the Acting President, Soyinka told newsmen that he was at the Aso Rock for the ”unfinished business of the ill-executed amnesty programme,” as well as the reform of the country‘s electoral system.



He said, ”As you can imagine, what was uppermost on my mind was what was happening in the oil producing region. The issue of the amnesty, the unfinished business and ill-executed amnesty programme which is a brilliant idea, but as I said to his predecessor, the person he is acting for, Yar‘Adua, I hope he will remember I did have a meeting with him, where we had a one-on-one, in addition with meeting him with the rest of the team.



”So it is a continuation of my dialogue with the presidency over the Niger Delta region. So those are the overriding things (discussed).”



Soyinka, a supporter of the Save Nigeria Group, which is still protesting the unconstitutional issues surrounding President Umaru Yar‘Adua‘s ill-health, expressed confidence in Jonathan‘s commitment to the success of the amnesty programme.



On the electoral reform, he said, ”We also discussed electoral reforms, which he (Jonathan) is a very clear supporter; he is very keen a believer in it. I got very good vibrations from him.



”Unfortunately, one cannot transmit the same vibrations from the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, many of whose members are unelected anyway, and would like to leave things as they are because they hope to benefit from this illegitimacy and the whole corruption of the electoral system.”



Journalists observed that it was unusual for Soyinka to visit a sitting President in Aso Rock.



In response, the Nobel Laureate disclosed that he used to visit former President, Olusegun Obasanjo in the Presidential Villa until he became disappointed in the retired General.



”Well, you know, people tend to forget that presidents are human beings, first of all, and they have relationships. I used to visit Obasanjo, at least when I thought there was something in him to benefit the nation. When I found there is nothing, I stopped. So it is not unusual for me to visit presidents,” he said.



Pressed to give further insights into their discussion, Soyinka said, ”I don‘t think one should ever talk of conclusions, you just exchange ideas, and that is exactly what we did.



”He told me of the motions that he has been making to revitalise the (amnesty) programme. I don‘t even like to use the word amnesty programme, I never liked it, really.”



Soyinka went ahead to recommend a recipe for the success of the amnesty programme. ”Let me begin by saying that it (amnesty programme) was a marvellous initiative; it was a great initiative on the part of Yar‘Adua, no doubt about that, but it was ill-organised, ill-thought out.”



Soyinka said his role as a member of the SNG did not feature in his discussions with Jonathan. He said, ”In fact we never mentioned Save Nigeria Group, we didn‘t. You see, we like to compartmentalise things as much as possible; he (Jonathan) has his presidential responsibilities, I have my responsibilities to the civil society, of which Save Nigeria Group happens to be one, and the Citizens Forum, which I am the head, is also another.”



Asked to comment on the ministerial list sent to the Senate, Soyinka admitted that he congratulated Jonathan for dissolving the cabinet, but added that he could not comment on the nominees because he was not familiar with most of them.



After addressing journalists, Soyinka met briefly with his daughter, Mrs. Moremi Soyinka-Onijala, a Senior Special Assistant in the State House, before departing the Presidential Villa. Soyinka-Onijala was appointed by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.



http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20100327923250

Does this make sense?

Beaf:
[size=14pt]Yar’Adua is either dead or in bad shape - Medical expert[/size]
By DURO ADESEKO
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Dr. Segun Ogundimu, a renowned physician was Commissioner for Health under the Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola Administration in Lagos State.

In this interview with Saturday Sun, he argued that there is an urgent need for the National Assembly to impeach Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. In his view, it has become expedient for acting president Goodluck Jonathan to succeed in his current assignment.

He also spokes on the National Advisory Committee put together by Acting President Jonathan.

There were calls for the National Assembly to impeach president Yar’Adua, what is your position?
My position is the position of the constitution. Anybody can fall ill. That is why the constitutional provision is there. In case of medical treatment, it is for the president to write to the National Assembly, so that the vice president can take over. That was not done. The National Assembly ought to have cautioned the president.
Thy even summoned the SGF who said one character called Aji was to have delivered the letter. These are just stories. We are all Nigerians. The constitution is there to guide all of us. But they allowed the system to become heated up, up to the point that they do something politically expedient by bringing Jonathan in as acting president.

I feel so embarrassed now that we are still discussing whether or not to impeach Yar’Adua. The Muslims would say Ina Wahi Rajiuna. It means from him we come and to him we shall return. If this man has died, why cannot tell us the truth? What we are even hearing now is that there was nothing in the ambulance that was said to have brought Yar’Adua into the country. Even summoning soldiers to guard the airport without informing Jonathan is a slap on the face of all Nigerians and there is only one person behind all these, Turai, the wife of the president. This woman today is holding all strata of Nigerians to ransom and they are still acting the script.

Are you saying the swearing-in of an acting president has not doused the tension in the country?
They know what they are doing by using the word ‘acting president’ and we Nigerians know that we all own this entity called Nigeria. They keep playing pranks that the man is coming today, is coming tomorrow. We even sent an official delegation from Nigeria to thank the Saudi monarch over Yar’Adua. They did not allow them to see Yar’Adua and it points to one thing: either the man is so incapacitated due to Chaux Strauss Syndrome in which case, he will be an ugly sight to see. The alternative is that the man is dead and buried in Saudi Arabia They should by now know that if their intention is to corner the sixteen oil blocs allocated to the Chinese, the plan has failed. The game is up. Nobody can sign the papers for those Chinese except Jonathan.

There is the opinion that the National Assembly ought to have insisted on knowing true state of Yar’Adua’s health?
From the razzmatazz they are doing, it is either Yar’Adua cannot be seen or dead. In whatever state he is, he is still my president and I want to see him. I am a consultant physician, and I have seen cases worse than Yar’Adua. Look at the case of the Prime Minister of Israel, he has been in coma in the last three years. It is not a secret. Even the president of Egypt recently went for a surgery. So, Nigeria’s case is very irritating.

What lessons for Nigeria in your own opinion?
The lesson particularly for our lawmakers is to ensure that they look at the constitution all over again because we know that the constitution is far from perfect. We must therefore take the constitution reform very seriously. This idea of north/south dichotomy should be yanked off because if it is still there, it will continue to hinder development. Secondly, this issue of First Lady should be looked at. Look at how it has turned our body polity upside down. Look at how the current First Lady has been behaving. It is most unfortunate.

Given the current scenario, how far do you think Jonathan can go?
There is no hiding the fact that Yar’Adua committed an impeachable offence for staying outside Nigeria unofficially for about 100 days. One of the closest persons to the president, Governor Bukola Saraki, was in Saudi Arabia. They did not allow him to see the man. I am therefore of the opinion that Jonathan should be made full president to enable him perform well.

What do you think of the governors’ forum, which is backing Yar’Adua as president?
My position is that they are talking from both sides of the mouth; they are not sincere with themselves. They should be aware that it is either the man is dead or in a very precarious situation. They are just using some delay tactics to hold the country to ransom and it is not fair. Posterity will not forgive them. I challenge them to bring Yar’Adua out. Let Turai produce him within 48 hours. Personally speaking, I believe that man is dead. That’s my opinion.

What is your take on the Advisory Council set up by the acting president?
You know Nigerians will always express their opinion. To me, it is a step in the right direction. Remember, these are people that are upright. Theophilus Danjuma and Fola Adeola will give him good advice. It’s a step in the right direction.

I dislike this line of reasoning, honestly.

becomrich3:
what is wrng with you ikeyman

Shut up!

becomrich3:
what is wrng with you ikeyman

Shut up!

Wat an awful way to die.

Brilliant Jonathan! And I was thinking u were a political Olodo! Bring in the political prostitute and dwindle the opposition's power gradually b4 2011.

Abia State University, Uturu has released the final admissions list today. I could help u check ur name. Call or text ur details to: 07061659342 or simply post ur name and Dept. here. Goodluck!

edoyad:
Arsenal defence nor dey inspire confidence at all.

Gives me high blood pressure!

ibabalol:
@Naijacann, with all these qualifications, why would you
want to go naija for youth service

Ask the Bingo.

Wrong thread!

Otobroto:
I knew you will comment on it.

Hhmmm. . .That means u also have a degree in witchcraft?