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REVOLUTNIS: Ogoni Declares "Self-Government"
Posted: August 3, 2012 - 02:02
Ogoni Flag
By Dr. Goodluck Diigbo/Tambari Deekor



“We are acting with legitimacy to reclaim all of our rights, without exception,” says Goodluck Diigbo


To the Ogoniland people,are we to say congratulations to them.

But on a serious note Nigerians,aren't everyone under severe injustice be liberated like same Nigeria got liberated under the colonial rule.


I think there's something big really wrong with this present country Nigeria and no one seems to care.

If Russia,USSR,China,Sudan and other several new nations could disintegrate for political indifferences and peace to reign,what manner of forbearance and pains should we be holding on to in what name,God,Jesus or Mohammad.

North are ready but not direct,same with the south. can't they just all settle amicable like Koreans and Russia did before it goes into very bad and irreparable proportions.




Jubilations are continuing throughout Ogoniland after the Ogoni people in southern Nigeria, today, Thursday, 2nd of August declared political autonomy.



In a live broadcast on a newly established radio station: Voice of Ogoni, MOSOP President/Spokesman, Dr. Goodluck Diigbo vowed that:“By this declaration of political autonomy, we, the Ogoni people are determined to enforce the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, without fear or retreat,” Diigbo said.



Diigbo affirmed that self-government within Nigeria will secure for the Ogoni people, their indigenous rights, enable them to meet their needs and interests and finally end internal colonialism.



Diigbo said self-government became urgent recognizing the need to arrive at a consensus to collectively review the disputed UNEP Ogoniland Oil Assessment report, because any dialogue must be with the genuinely elected representatives of the people expected to enforce indigenous rights without dictation.



In the broadcast, Diigbo further underscored the reason for the urgency of self-government for Ogoni: “Concerned that in the absence of a responsive government that the indigenous people of Ogoni will continue to suffer from historic injustices.”



Diigbo stated: “In order to make indigenous rights practicable in Ogoni, we have through a very transparent electoral college process, beginning with community by community elections, set up 272 village councils, while the village councils in turn elected representatives for 33 district councils and the district representatives went on to elect representatives to serve at the center as custodians of customs and traditions, otherwise called lawmakers.”



“The law makers in turn elected the executive arm of the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA) with checks and balances inbuilt to ensure corruption-free, effective, efficient and answerable system of grassroots self-government instead of the old, corrupt and mismanaged local government system endured by the Ogoni for decades,” Diigbo explained.



“In taking these measures, we are quite aware of the discomfort to about 56 local politicians that control local government politics in Ogoni, however, we care more about the 1.2 million people that have for too long been excluded,” he stated.



He announced that a Transitional Committee was already set up to facilitate dialogue to ensure peaceful transition, within 30 days, while consultation with the national government and international community begins without delay.



Diigbo emphasized the need for Ogonis to remain law-abiding and act nonviolently; saying “we are acting with legitimacy to reclaim all of our rights, without exception, and for the sake of peace and security; let no one test the collective will of the Ogoni people, because we will not surrender our indigenous rights anymore.”



Excerpts:



In 1990, we the people of Ogoni presented the Ogoni Bill of Rights to the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in which the Ogoni nonviolently demanded among other indigenous rights:



· Political autonomy to participate in the affairs of the Republic as a distinct and separate indigenous unit (by whatever name called), provided that this autonomy guarantees political control of Ogoni affairs by Ogoni people; The right to control and use a fair proportion of Ogoni economic resources for Ogoni development; adequate representations, as of right, in all Nigerian national institutions, and the right to protect the Ogoni environment and ecology from further degradation as recognized under international law to which Nigeria is obligated.



Nigeria, a multi-ethnic nation state, a legacy of the British colonial administration, granted political independence October 1, 1960, after the British violated Ogoni independence in 1901, did not respond to the Ogoni, inhabiting their ancestral land in southern Nigeria.



When in the struggle for indigenous political autonomy; especially, in matters concerning confiscation of sacred ancestral lands for oil production without prior informed consent, there comes a moment to assert powers derived from the consent of the people and Nature’s blessings in order to protect, preserve and pass on inherited sacred ancestral heritage to succeeding indigenous generations. On behalf of the entire Ogoni people, I am highly honored to present these issues surrounding the proposed Ogoni Declaration of Political Autonomy.



Part of Full Text



30. That despite the fact that the “Nigerian Constitution” and other laws and policies provide for a local government system, in reality, the local government constitutional provisions meant to extend the principle of Federalism to its logical conclusion, by bringing the government to the grassroots level, do not apply in Ogoniland as a result of corruption and public deception by local and state political actors and the lack of enforcement of the shaky “Nigerian constitution” by the federal government;



31. That, this is because quite often local governments are frequently dissolved in Ogoniland without any explanation rendered to the Ogoni people;



32. That, essential appointments into local government service are often suspended for several years without information to the Ogoni people about the reason for such suspension, when the local authorities still operate budgetary provisions for needed manpower;



33. That the elected representatives who have supported this proposed declaration of political autonomy for the Ogoni people as they have bitterly complained that the present system of local government in Nigeria does not allow them the freedom to govern according to the wishes of the people;



34. That individual local government chairman has to remit monthly allowances in substantial amounts to those politicians at the state and national levels that put them into office;



35. That since local government operators are often imposed on the people, they, the local operators are required to compensate for the way they are often put into office through massive and violent rigging of elections;



36. That in the circumstance, the local operators, expected to respond to yearnings of their grassroots constituencies have become perpetually vulnerable to threats of illegal removal from office without reference to the electorate;



37. That, we the Ogoni people take very serious, the complaint by the Ogoni local officials that have confessed that they still hold office because they are able to settle their political godfathers, meaning political stalwarts that planted them as conduit pipe for siphoning funds meant to help in the development of Ogoni villages and wellbeing of Ogonis;



38. That the application indigenous rights will end this manner of abuse of power and mismanagement of public resources as the representatives of the people have been duly elected by the people in Ogoni, and controlled by the people and to end the system whereby politicians handpicked by political operators at the national and state levels, remain in office without accountability to the people as long as they satisfy those who put them into office.



39. That the local government employees, some in service for over 30 years cannot even afford a good meal with their families, but have seen politicians that come into the local councils buying houses in Port Harcourt and Abuja, even in overseas countries within six months in office.



40. That we believe that the Ogoni people are equal to all other Nigerians that now lord it over the Ogoni by means of indirect internal colonial rule through the corrupt local government system, which violates indigenous rights of the Ogoni people.



Concluding Declaration:



“Now, therefore, acting on the General Assembly mandate on the questions relating to the Political Autonomy of Ogoni in southern Nigeria, and in the spirit of the General Assembly motion DPA/001/2012, and its resolutions DPA/002/2012 and DPA/003/2012 adopted and approved on July 31, 2012; in accordance with the wishes of the Ogoni people contained in the Ogoni Bill of Rights of 26 August, 1990 as revised on the 26th of August 1991; expressing the collective will of the good people of Ogoni in the referendum of 2010 and the second referendum of 2011, obeying the command by the Ogoni people and their elected representatives from 33 district councils, comprising over 272 village councils, living in the six kingdoms of Ogoni, namely: Babbe, Eleme, Gokana, Kenkhana, Nyokhana and Tai and two administrative units: Ban Goi and the Bori National Territory; conducting this solemn affair in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 13, 2007, guided by the purposes and principles of international law in accordance with the United Nations Charter, I, Dr. Goodluck Diigbo, hereby make this historic statement, to announce the proclamation of this General Assembly Declaration of Political Autonomy for the Self-determination or Self-government of the Ogoni people within Nigeria, today, the 2nd Day of August, 2012. So declared, and so be it; for the advancement of liberty in freedom and the preservation of the ancestral heritage of the Ogoni people.”



Thank you.



Signed by:

Dr. Goodluck Diigbo

MOSOP President/Spokesman



Contact:

Tambari Deekor

Associate Editor, MOSOP Media

tdeekor88@gmail.com

aba.opmgr:
Fashola is Joking, NURTW is Vexing, Tinubu is planning, lagosians are watching... Eko o ni baje o

Sun of god: Goodluck's looking a bit stiff?

He needs to let his hair down and enjoy this his trip - before he returns to the hell hole called Naija with all its 'wahala'.


https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120804/business/images/GoodluckC20120803NG.jpg


Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, rock to the reggae beat yesterday after a joint press conference at Jamaica House. - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer

chucky234: This story was published by the almighty Punch that's to say davido did beat up the poor driver,that spoilt kid is freaking annoying.

Armenia: Wat do u expect?he is just 19 ,

Babasessy: http://www.punchng.com/feature/crime-digest/davido-fights-with-taxi-driver-over-girlfriend/

Sisi_Kill: Are you one of the graduates who failed Acidtalk's primary school test because I have no clue what the hell you are on about?



The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”



@ Stupor
Can't you just see the Priest say. . ."Abeg, Abeg me I don't have time for this, I have important business to take care of."

Cant't you just see the Levite saying "Well I am not the only one helping. At least me I didn't laugh at him like the priest that just walked by.

How encouraging will the story had been if you the point of your thread (since you felt a need to open) was about how you saw your fellow brother passed out from being drunk and sensing the grave danger he might be you helped him out? Think about it!!

You didn't even try to wake him. . .splash water on his face, slap him upside the head, anything even though you knew why he was there in the first place. . .to take the all important test you were also taking. Wait, could it be that you happy that there is one less person to compete with? After all by your own admission he was very intelligent and he spoke well. Hmmmm.

The reason I brought the Bible into this is because if I remember correctly you were the one of the people listing the churches that can lead someone to hell fire. How about Behaviors that do the same? You wanna tackle that one?

hardeyincah: do u know dat the poster can spend the rest of his life in Jail for dis?

oluemmakay: You must be a professional herbalist. How many years of experience do u ve? U may get a client here

Sisi_Kill: God Bless you!! I don't know who died and made him public police.

Do you know what you can't put your finger on? His COLD-HEARTEDNESS. You see. . . a normal person, who sees another helplessly sprawled out like that (especially someone he claimed he chatted with and was "endeared to" ), would seek help for him first but not this one. . .nope, the first that came to mind was taking a picture and posting it on Nairaland yet he expects us to believe he did it as a form public service. How about a service to your fellow human being?

I yell ya, sometimes some people need not look too far to know the reason they are in their present situation.

Hypocrite.

onatisi: i wil like to ask the op that when they finished the test ws he still there or he had left

ferhyntorlah: Wow! That is all I can say. I'm sure you've never heard of Cook Island, Christmas Island, Easter Island, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru, Vanuatu, Fiji, Mongolia, Maldives and the list goes on.

Muma Bee: PLs Poster did they rewrite the NIMASA TEST, the one I know of is 23 of JUNE @ Law School

texazzpete: How is a drunk fellow - who isn't violent - a 'nuisance to the public'?

Stay there and be judging the fellow...your lousy attitude to others is probably why you're still job hunting. Now that you've achieved your aim, got your post on the front page and basked in your 15 mins of fame, kindly STFU and move on. There's just something nasty about you...I can't put my finger on it but you're definitely not kosher.

PS: You may think using fancy words make you look smart but your grammatical errors easily shows you up. Why don't you stick to simple English words that won't trip you up?

berem: Mr poster u sure say no be u be dat! With dat ur name...."Stupor" I smell a dead insect!hmmmmm!

DICKtator: You, A whole "stupor" rejected drinks. You can't even live up to your name!!