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Adding to that, if we chose to invade Sudan, we would actually receive plenty of support from America, Israel, Britain, etc. We could even write off the whole conflict with western rolled money. An African coalition alliance could easily put up to 2 million African troops in Sudan, equipped with western (and far more advanced) weaponry. The westerners would like to see nothing more than another barbaric despotic backwards arab state toppled.

We could reap the benefits of a sense of "being black African", while at the same time reaping the benefits of a Sudan we can open for business.

I actually beleive the NIgerian government is truly missing out. This is a great time for a resurgance of African, especially black African nationalism.


A way one can unite a nation is to rally them around a cause. The Bolsheviks in 1915 used the oligarchs as the scapegoats, the British used the French, the Germans used the Jews, America used the Mexicans (when Calif, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico were annexed) and Manifest Destiny, and now our dumb, hapless, pathetic, brainwashed meaningless rat governments are missing out an opportunity of a life time.

Let me elaborate.

We have an oil rich nation, Sudan, with a government of of Arab Muslim radicals who are systematically exterminating blacks!!!

This is a rallying cause for black Africa not seen since the 60s. Yet our slowpoke leaders are sleeping on this amazing opportunity for us to consolidate power on the continent.

Forget condeming Sudan, that's equivalent to shaking your finger at them. African democracies should invade Sudan and topple the government of Sudan, no one will say a thing but the Arabs. America, Russia, China, the EU will all turn a blind eye if we set a grand African coalition army to invade and remove the Sudanese government. Perhaps even expelling individuals or splitting sudan and making it's oil wealth available to our allies and partners.

We can finally deal with our own muslim radical problem in the north by crushing it once and for all, by imposing our strict fist of secularism where it should have been imposed 10 years ago.

We are truly missing out, I beleive that the invasion of Sudan by a coalition of sub-saharan governments will be the rallying call that black africa has needed since the end of colonialism.

There's enough naija in UK to make a small european country


Like Estonia or Latvia.

3 million naija in the UK?



Hoooooooooooooooooooolyy shit!

I am to assume that half of nairaland is from the UK then?

Oil workers under the aegis of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) yesterday gave the Federal Govern-ment a 21-day notice to reverse its decision on deregulation and the planned privatisation of refineries or face industrial action.
The threat of strike by oil workers came just as indications emerged that the meeting between government and labour leaders was postponed to make way for a more inclusive dialogue to be coordinated by the Presidential Steering Com-mittee on Global Economic Crisis.
But the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has faulted the full deregulation of the downstream sector by the Federal Government, saying the removal of the subsidy, which is a component of the policy, should have been gradual rather than abrupt.
PENGASSAN and NUPENG, in a joint National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja yesterday, also condemned the incessant cases of kidnapping of its members in the Niger Delta.
A communiqué jointly signed by Babatunde Ogun and Bayo Olowoshile of PENGASSAN, and Peter Akpatason and Elijah Okougbo of NUPENG, said: “The joint NEC in session unequivocally condemned and rejected the recent government hasty pronouncement on the total deregulation and planned privatization of the nation refineries, NGC and PPMC’s through unilateral and executive fiat.
“The joint NEC in session agreed that the Federal Government be put on notice that at the end of 21-day ultimatum beginning from Tuesday 3rd March 2009, all oil and gas workers are to commence a three-day comprehensive and symbolic warning strike action.”
The NEC also demanded the urgent passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law, and asked government to implement the approved Oil and Gas Implementation Committee (OGIC) report by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The workers called for adequate security in the Niger Delta, through aerial surveillance proactive measure to stem the tide of violence in the region.
The scheduled meeting between labour leaders and officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources could not come up yesterday because of government’s decision to convene a more inclusive stakeholders parley which will be held under the auspices of the Presidential Steering Committee on the Global Economic Crisis.
Indications to this effect emerged when the meeting was suddenly called-off shortly after the leadership of the various unions, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the two sister oil sector unions, NUPENG and PENGASSAN arrived the NNPC Towers venue of the meeting.
THISDAY also gathered that the postponement of the talks may also be to enable government make more consultations among the stakeholders and to allow the burning anger of labour movements to simmer down before bringing the matter for discussion.
NLC, however, met and scheduled a meeting of its expanded National Executive Council (NEC) to hold Wednesday next week to deliberate on the new policy action of the Federal Government with respect to the full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector.
Following the sudden postponement of the talks, NLC went in for a closed-door discussion with the leadership of the TUC at the Labour House.
In a three-paragraph statement signed by the General Secretary of NLC, Mr. John Odah, it said the Congress had decided to fix a meeting of its NEC, involving all its branches in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to articulate a comprehensive response to the government position.
“The agenda at the meeting will be the State of the Nation with focus on the proposed deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry and sale of refineries, among other national issues,” it said.
Also yesterday, the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) canvassed that the privatisation of the nation's refineries, which another component of the policy, should be done through open, competitive and transparent process.
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, said at a press conference in Abuja, that the issue should have been handled with caution since it affects a sensitive aspect of the people’s lives.
According to Paulker, “The central responsibility of any government is to improve the welfare of the citizen. Therefore any policy on regulation or deregulation should be carefully crafted and targeted at fulfilling this responsibility.
“Our opinion is that we have to go with the global tradition and best practices in the sourcing, distribution and sale of petroleum products by allowing market forces to prevail in a well-supervised and legally enriched operational environment.
“It is therefore imperative that any policy of the government affecting this sensitive aspect of our lives should be handled with caution.”
Paulker stated that it was apparent that the deregulation policy was based on the recommendation of the Presidential Steering Committee on the Global Financial Crisis.
He said: “The government has explained that the policy is geared toward improving efficiency in the refining, sourcing and distribution of petroleum products.
“Already, another committee has been set up by the Federal Government to draw up a programme for the implementation of the policy.”
On the removal of subsidy, he said the Committee believed that the government would have been compelled by the unsustainable fiscal burden involved in subsidising petroleum products to the tune of N640 billion in a single year.
“It was obvious that the government could not bear that burden endlessly. We have always believed that subsidy should be removed, although not in the abrupt way in which it has been done but through a gradual phasing-out process.
“The preference for this gradual process is based on the fact that there are elements different from the price of crude in the international market that add to the overall cost of petroleum products. These elements include:  freight charges, port charges, cost of insurance, cost of bridging,” he stated.
He added, “If these cost elements are eliminated or reduced, there will be a reduction in the amount required for subsidy, if there would still be need for subsidy at all.
“We are therefore calling on the government to implement a phased deregulation exercise. And while that exercise is in progress, the government should adopt intermediate measures to tackle those foregoing elements that add to cost.
“For example, if the refineries are all functioning optimally, freight charges and port charges would be eliminated. Also, if we fix the pipelines that make up our distribution network and build new ones, the enormous cost incurred through haulage by trucks would fall, thereby contributing to reduction in the pump price of petroleum products.
“All this will simply result in a less prohibitive and more affordable pump price when the phased deregulation exercise is concluded.
“However, our concern with the approach of the government to the matter is that proper consultation was not done.
“If government had done adequate and proper consultation among stakeholders, the policy direction could have been better appreciated, the merits and demerits of the deregulation having been exhaustively discussed in a free atmosphere.
“There has been belated effort at consultation, but even this could be hampered by statements emanating from the government indicating that its position is non-negotiable. There is need for caution and consistency in order not to send wrong signals to the public.
“We therefore call on all stakeholders to thread with caution and avoid taking rigid positions in this obviously sensitive matter, as dialogue remains the only option for arriving at a resolution.
“It is pertinent to say that, at this moment when the Petroleum Industry Bill is before the National Assembly, certain actions on the part of government relating to the petroleum industry are capable of causing a mix-up in the appreciation of the direction the government is taking. Some government measures would seem to be pre-empting the Bill, and that should be avoided.”
On the privatisation component of the policy, Paulker explained that the intention of the government to privatise the refineries did not come as a surprise to the Committee.
He explained further, “These refineries are national assets that have high capacity to address our need for refined petroleum products, but they hardly produce anything in spite of huge government investment.”
“Instead of contributing to the growth of the economy, they have become a setback. If we have to take advantage of their capacity, a new management system has to be adopted.   
“And this could mean divesting the government of its ownership and allowing competent private organisations to take over. So we are not against the privatisation of the refineries. What we need is that those refineries should start producing at optimal level.   
“However, government should avoid any action that would amount to a repeat of the mistake of the last administration, which caused this administration to reverse the previous privatisation. The privatisation should be done through an open, competitive and transparent process. 
“Government should also create an environment that is more conducive and more attractive for the establishment of private refineries, so we can increase our refining capacity and rely less on importation.”


Source: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=137111















^^ Parasitical creatures. Vermin!!! Fire them all.

The least they could do is beat him up behind bars. The least.

ACF warns Yar'Adua on economy, Says recession can bring down FG

Written by Emeka Mamah

Sunday, 01 March 2009



THE Arewa Consultative Forum [ACF] warned on Friday that the impact of the current global economic recession on Nigeria was capable of causing the collapse of the Federal Government and asked President Umaru Yar’Adua to initiate proactive measures to arrest the problem.
Rising from a meeting in Kaduna the ACF National Executive Council said such a development would be worse for Nigeria because of the nation’s over-reliance on revenue from crude oil, and expressed regret that successive governments had neglected other sources of revenue for the country.

In a communique signed by ACF National Publicity Secretary, Mr Anthony Sani, the group said: “the National Executive Council regretted that the current economic and financial crises have sharply exposed the real dangers of our over-reliance on oil revenues.

“It was the view of the meeting that the looming financial crisis may be of similar or greater dimension to that of 1982/1983 when several states lost the capacity to pay even salaries of their workers.

“That problem spiraled into serious economic and political unrest culminating in the collapse of the Second Republic. That is why the meeting stressed the urgent need for Nigerian leaders to be guided by the painful lessons of our recent history, pains inflicted largely by our over dependence on oil revenues”.

“The current crisis is one too many. The ACF therefore urges our leaders to seize the opportunity of this crisis to undertake a comprehensive and thorough over-haul of government activities, especially the system of revenue generation and its application.

“It is no longer possible or desirable for governments to plan their activities on the assumption that oil revenues would always be available to finance them.

“Governments at all levels must therefore not delay the introduction of taxes and other internally generated revenues to pay for their recurrent expenditures.


“They should apply oil revenues, if any and whatever the size, purely as an intervention fund, that is for financing capital and other special projects.

“In addition to helping to reduce our dependence on oil revenues, good and responsible taxation system would produce the added benefit of compelling our citizens to demand for accountability from their elected officials.

“Farmers should be provided in good time with adequate fertilizer as well as other inputs that will allow them plant and harvest crops in conditions of less severe weather stress.

“We should continue to pray for the best and we should also prepare for the worst.

We must also redouble our efforts at the development of dams and other water conservation facilities across the northern states.”


Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/29888/42/




^^Hm, military back in power? That would be disaster. The same assholes who beat up women in traffic jams calling the shots (again), this time it will be armed insurrection by the people.

Gun ownership would be the best thing that happen to Nigeria.

Having a few guns stashed in the closet at night will ward off those window climbing imbeciles.

If these fools cannot follow religion and behave, perhaps its time to ban public religious gatherings.

Nigerians won't vote for a woman. Nigerians select a woman. We are FAAAAAAR to backwards to even think of a woman commanding our military. Hahaha.

Abuja — Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday disclosed that it was considering sending a bill that would allow every adult to carry arms as a way of checking unwarranted attacks to the National Assembly.

The body also took a swipe at what it called the non-challant attitude of President Umaru Musa Yar Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to the violent crisis in some parts of the North, asking them to resign if they cannot proffer solutions to the problem.

Reviewing the religious crisis in Bauchi and the attendant death toll, CAN Secretary General, Samuel S. Salifu , said at a news conference that it was passing a vote of no confidence on Yar'Adua and Jonathan for their alleged inability to proffer solutions to the crisis.

CAN said it received the news of the killings in Bauchi over the weekend with deep pain and sorrow, adding that it was considering sending a bill to the National Assembly on gun ownership in the country.

"We met this morning and we are considering sending a bill to the National Assembly to facilitate adults who are twenty one years and above to make it legal to own arms and weapons.

"Everybody should buy his own gun, Right now, as we are talking, they are still killing people in Bauchi. Where are the security people?" he said.

CAN said reports from Bauchi State showed that about 11 Nigerians were burnt to death out of which six were christians while three were burnt beyond recognition. It said 12 churches and a mosque were burnt and several houses destroyed over the weekend in the mayhem.

According to the CAN scribe, "over the weekend and even today (yesterday), we got the reports on the killings and we tried to reach on phone one of the Special Advisers to the Governor by name Adamu, who assured us that the situation was under control but thereafter I asked him to call me back but he didn't up till now. We also tried to reach the Vice President on the situation but could not.

" What bothers us most is that the president and vice president of this country have the responsibility of providing security for the citizens, The perception there fore to CAN is that the President and the Vice are very weak in tackling the situation".

Because if these things happens in other parts of the world, in whatever form, you find the president coming out to address the country.


"This is not the first time we have been having this in this country. We had it during Shagari time, he was a muslim too, but he talked on it, so we don't know why our present president is dumb and is saying nothing. As Christians with options , we are expecting the president to come out and condemn this act as soon as possible. Life is sacred and it must be respected. If he finds it very difficult, himself and his vice and they are not intending to take responsibility, then they should resign."



SOURCE: http://allafrica.com/stories/200902240149.html



^^ I agree, Nigerians should have the right to carry arms. With all these gangs running amok with illegal arms, nothing better than having your own legal one just in case.

Legalize and control it.

Not to be outdone.

In Nigeria you do not need to turn into a goat to steal anything, just ask Obasanjo.

toneyb:
Why are nigerians fighting over imaginary gods?

Because most Nigerians are illiterate, unemployed or underemployed, and are generally frustrated with the way things are going.

This is also African tradition, Tribal Warfare. Until we start throwing instigators or these riots in prison for treason as they should be, Nigerians will riot. Perhaps we may want to deal with the underlying causes of the country's problems.

Yar Adua doesn't know what the hell is going on.

He is lost. He just wants to die a peaceful death curled up in some corner in some mansion somewhere away from the limelight.

Pity he owes too many godfathers too many debts to afford the luxury of a peaceful death.

Yar'Adua 2011,

Not all leaders are thieves. Most are, but not all.

It is usually the honest ones that end up getting killed. It's the honest ones that need the most protection.

And we blame our leaders? Who should we really blame here?

Canada has running water, 24 hr electricity, plenty of food, excellent world class health care, and ample job opportunities.


What's the excuse this time?

Western Style democracy is just fine. Our traditional systems failed us. Problem is, we cling to them because we fear the unknown. To us, true style democracy is scary. We cling to tribalist instincts, outdated traditions and rituals, and when some of us point these out, we get labeled traitors, western stooges, colonized minds, the list is endless. There is no end to traditional African ignorance. It's this ignorance that has resulted in stillborn nations.

Our traditional chiefs failed us, our tribal leaders failed us, our national founding fathers failed us, our first round of leaders failed us, our current leaders fail us, does the future hold continual failure? Democracy isn't the problem here,


I wouldn't be quick to call for divine intervention to salvage our land, but a leader who has the balls to stand up to something far closer to us, African tradition.

[quote author=**osisi link=topic=237711.msg3498614#msg3498614 date=1235259734]why is this mohadana aka pilas aka okoroamadi aka *comfort obsessed with crime news in the SE and SW.
what type of hemaphrodite is this?[/quote]What a stupid comment.

A government official is assassinated, after someone posts a story, this is what you have to say about OP?

Need more prisons.

Need MANY more prisons.

Nigeria's corruption problems?

EFCC should be given the power to immediately impeach.

Stealing public funds = treason charge = death. End of story.

USAfrica of course.

Here. As a USAfrican citizen I would be able to do business, invest, and have fun in cities such as Nairobi, Cairo, Johannesberg, Accra, Gabarone, Abuja without visa and red tape. Need I say more?

I dunnoooo,


The South is pretty bleeped up too. I wasn't impressed to my trip in Ibadan. Dirty Dirty Dirty. Poor people, and robberies in abundance.

One must carry a visible weapon to not get harassed.

Nice. This is Nigeria 101.

Until Corruption = Treason sentence w death penalty or imprisonment (forget impeachment, throw the fuckers in jail), this will happen.

Best News of the day.

Please, we don't want them back. Just throw them in the ocean, because we will.

If we get another rigged elections perhaps it's time to start funding domestic terrorist groups. But knowing Nigerians they will just run rampant though. Violence against our leaders is not such a bad idea at this point. Get them a little more worried at the shit they've created.

I'm still totally puzzled at MEND, and why the continue to kidnap hapless oil workers.


Wouldn't it make more sense to kidnap a governor, or his daughter, it will make them think deeply about the situation in the country.

Or those pesky godfathers, a few of their heads being found the morning won't do too much harm. Perhaps even a few PDP party members going missing?

Question: Why are we killing each other when we could be killing them?

Having a Union won't be a bad idea. But we will need micro management where individual states are well represented in a continental congress. Strict Secularism is a must. If Gaddafi can throw those in it will be a start.

If Gaddafi can convince more than 66% of nations or African population to agree to a continental congress the others will have no choice but to follow.

If he can convince the juggernauts (Nigeria, SA, Rwanda, Angola, Egypt, Tunisia) to accept a continental congress, we'll be on our way.

What democracy?

Sitting around waiting for god to solve your problems?

God only respects those with money and large armies. Just ask Mugabe, Obj, IBB, or any other African despot.


Don't wait for god to deliver justice.