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duality: They are just putting it diplomatically. I believe they mean; Go and meet the president, Beg him and settle with him. remind him of the security challenges and torment you are facing. But that is what we have been telling him. hope he listens this time.

Goddex: Bunch of jobless losers.
They made it a surprised visit else. .I trust Rivers state youths.

Sincere 9gerian: What was the police supposed to do? Kill all the protesters? Didn't people protest against removal of fuel subsidy for several days? This is democracy. Both the pro- and anti-Amaechi groups have the right to protest and even throw stones. The much the police can do is restrain the protesters to certain areas, which they did in this instance because the four governors and Amaechi moved to and fro the govt house. The police cannot stop people
maximum security was once a victi
m of stthrowing protesters.

olawalemanog: You are a pathological liar; Rivers ppl are very happy with Amaechi, it only the uninforme, the uneducated, militants and touts that do not like him bc Rivers state is developing faster than their dull heads can neither imagine nor comprehend.

OdionOdion: Story story story.Gov Amaechi start respecting GEJ or go down FAST

eddiebruk: You don't fight withW an ACTIVE PRESIDENT even if he appears to be the most laziest government official, This is exactly what took Ibori to where he is...Amaechi should as well be careful.

NaijaFlow: Do you live here in Rivers Stste to say this? go and say it in the street of rivers state and see if you wont get hot slap.

NO LONG TIN: Rubbish!!! So its GEJ's fault that River's people decide to protest against Ameachi, but when pro-Ameachi supporters protest (even without the 'Police permission' as required by law) - its the people of Rivers talking. SMH

I think the opposition party are just trying to distract/confuse Nigerians on the issue, i keep saying i don't know of anyone that lives in Rivers that supports Ameachi (they all say he dug his own grave), So when they protest "peacefully" they were sent by GEJ

We shouldn't follow the band-wagon of ACN/APC and blame GEJ for everything that happens even in our states, ACN blames GEJ for NGF crises, BOkoHaram, Bamidele's decision to run for gorvernor, APC unable to register their party, Tinubu's daughters position as Iya-Oloja etc, why can't we put the blame on the people involved and not blame it on GEJ or the 'Will of God'.

The one way dey pain me pass na Tinubu/ACN, if someone in Lagos ACN decide to run for the governorship election in 2015 against Tinubu's (dictatorial) plan/wish he would blame it on PDP

berem: Very interesting! I doubt if Yerima would defect to PDP, he is a staunch member of ANPP. In politics anything is possible anyway. Watching with keen interest!

pro01: Doesn't sound like a good idea. Yerima's temperament and Sharia heritage would prove a distraction to Jonathan's government. Besides, Sambo has been an ideal, loyal, unobstrusive deputy so far. . .although I admit he brings little political capital to the ticket. Then again, this is just an unfounded rumour

Tolexander: If this is done and GEJ wins the election. Which of the Senator Sani Yerima's wives becomes the 2nd lady of the federation?

The 13year-Egyptian girl he married in 2010?

Tolexander: If this is done and GEJ wins the election. Which of the Senator Sani Yerima's wives becomes the 2nd lady of the federation?

The 13year-Egyptian girl he married in 2010?

2015: Jonathan seals deal with Muslim leaders




*President may dump Sambo for Yerima

By Jide Ajani

President Goodluck Jonathan may dump Vice President Namadi Sambo for the former Zamfara State governor, Senator Sani Ahmed Yerima, as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election, it was learnt at the weekend.

The President, who met with some Muslim scholars and leaders on his anticipated second term bid, was said to have been impressed by the senator’s role in facilitating the meeting between him and the Muslim leaders, who promised to mobilise support for him.

Interestingly, this is coming at a time when the Professor Ango Abdulahi’s Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has made it known that the North would not support President Jonathan’s second term bid.

Sources said that Yerima, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, directed his associate and deputy governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakala, who served under him as the Commissioner for Religious Affairs for eight years, to mobilise Muslim scholars to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for the meeting.

Jonathan

Although the scholars were earlier scheduled to hold another meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, for the purpose of forging unity among Muslim leaders, they abandon the Ibadan parley for the Aso Rock meeting, where the President solicited their support for his political aspiration.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saa’d Abubakar, it was learnt, was not aware of the Abuja meeting.

Vice President Sambo and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), were said not to be part of the meeting.

A source very close to the meeting revealed that “in 2011, the President received bloc support of Christians because they were organised. He is trying to see how he can get the same support from Muslims in 2015. This is where Alhaji Sani Yerima came in.

“He convinced the President about his popularity among Muslim leaders throughout Nigeria.

“The former governor directed Wakala to act as the link between the Muslim scholars and the President, and to mobilise them to the meeting in Aso Rock where the President, Yerima, the Chief of Staff and Protocol Officer were present.

“There, Jonathan sought for their cooperation, which they promised to give”.

The source disclosed that, at the meeting, Jonathan promised to address the grievances of Muslims before the 2015 general election which includes appointing a Muslim minister from the South into the Federal Executive Council.

The source added. “The former governor also used the meeting to strike a deal with the President. Now, the President, apart from promising to make Yerima the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the next cabinet reshuffle, is considering making him his running mate in 2015, owing to his perceived influence among Nigerian Muslims. The President believes that he will be a better choice in this circumstance.

“In fact, at the end of the day, logistics support was reportedly provided for the leaders for taking time out to meet with Mr. President.

“Yerima”, Sunday Vanguard learnt, “then threw in another request, advising the President to sponsor them for the Umurah, the lesser hajj, so that they can pray for the actualisation of his ambition in the holy land”.

This request may not be strange as the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been known to extend such favours to ‘Men of God’”

atlwireles: You want a CP that will shoot people at the orders of amaechi. Just like they behaved during Odili's time The Hausa/Yoruba politicians finally got what they wanted, their Boko haram in the southsouth. Tambuwal is now the speaker of River's state house of assembly. How silly are you? Why have they not taken over other state houses. You see why Amaechi will never be seen as anything but loser in the southsouth

wirinet: You need to look at the script closer, Jonathan's fate is tied to amaechi. If it ends bad for amaechi, it will also end bad for Jonathan. Using Federal might unjustly against a governor will further alieniate the president from more pdp governors ( a lot of them will not come out openly now) and also alienate the president from the public - especially other regions outside the southwest and south south.


Gej and his acolytes cannot do anything to Amaechi unless he is impeached or killed, and impeachment is out of the question now. They have played their card and failed, it will be impossible for the 5 to impeach the speaker and Amaechi now.


GEJ is so predictable that you do not neef TB Joshua to predict what will happen next. The next move would be to expel the 27 lawmakers and amaechi and then declare their seats vacant claiming that they have lost their seats as a result of amendment of the 1999 constitution. And then immiediately arrest them and lock them up with the feeling that the case would drag on at the courts. But the suspension is still in court so Jonathan would have problems expelling and arresting amaechi.

I know things would get ugly as militants would be deployed by both sides.

Billionaires: That is what happens when a Governor can not manage his own state, he stubbornly disobeyed the PDP leadership in his state and was suspended alongside some state house of assembly members. So, apparently, PDP can not help him with this. He can no longer manage his own state but he is thinking about managing Abuja. This is just a prove that pride goes before a fall. I can assure you, that since PDP suspended the other members, those 5 can legitimately impeach the government, cos I am very sure that the impeachment must have been communicated to the State chapter of PDP before it was authorized and the court will always respect the decision of the PDP State Chapter. Ama
echi needs to kneel down and beg, cos h

e made so many strategic enemies, from his own cousin he uprooted to his former allies.

Pride goes, fall comes! Hahahahahahaha

Abagworo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONJ8dbuzGnk

atlwireles: Where are thugs invading the assembly in your clip

Prof Corruption: This is the most comprehensive account I have read:
Yes, I just wanted to post this now before you did.



http://saharareporters.com/news-page/fracas-rivers-house-blow-blow-account-pm-news-lagos

atlwireles: Then you don't understand what is happening in rivers state.

slimghost: before nko?. But why involve Jonathan?