₦airaland Forum

Maxymilliano: A conjectural laced article devoid of objectivity from The Nation Newspaper is no more a surprise to any discerning readers. Since it became clear that second term ambition is gettign brighter by the day, this rogue media house, owned by a rogue has been at the forefront of reeling out conjectures and speculation all in a bid to discredit the president.

In February 2010, hell was let loose at the hallowed chambers of the Edo State House of Assembly where members in the House, threw caution to the winds in a free for all fight in a bid to oust the then speaker, Zakawanu Garuba, a PDP member. His crime was that he was becoming a clog in the smooth relationship between Governor Oshiomole and the legislatures.

In March 2013, The House of Assembly in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun was thrown into pandemonium, as 4 ACN members attempted an impeachment proceeding against the speaker, Suraju Adekumbi, also from same ACN for corruption and high handedness. The proceeding degenerated into a free for all with weapons of all sort used freely. The symbol of authority of the house, the mace, was broken.

https://cdn.pmnewsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/broken-mace-in-Ogun-state.jpg

In the camp of the ACN, it was seeing as the norm as the legislatures were freely exercising the legislative right to dissent and none of the Governors of the affected States was mentioned as the likely culprit. Now, River State is having her won share of legislative right to dissent, and some rogue opposition is trying hard to paint a story that only exist in the imagination if the writer. Only f00ls take you guys serious this days.

jmaine: If fair and square . . .Nothing go happen . . .

jmaine: You folks are too funny . .Upper cut on Jona indeed . .

austinkenneth: This is an opportunity for Jonathan to nail the opposition. He missed it.

I'm sure the opposition cannot believe what they are getting by Jonathan's lack lustre political savvy

Symphony007: go and reserch. I direct you to the u,n or bill and melina gates foundation. Nigeria,pakistan and afganistan are the only countries still revaged by polio. Even if other countries experience it, it has been reduced to it's bearest minimum.

take dat: Who cares what an hardly literate, grossly insensitive and a corrupt beyond belief woman, whom I am sure is unable to grasp the consequences of her meddling has to say. Like the Prof said, be a lady before being a first lady.

Clannish sycophants, hired hands and trash talking tools have invaded this thread trying to whitewash the image of our hippo first lady.

Symphony007: my dear. In the WORLD. More than china,india,bangladesh,pakistan, mongolia,nepal...mention them. Shame on nigeria. Education...for crying out loud. The most basic of basics, let's not talk about polio. Nigeria is the only country on the african continent still fighting polio. According to the u.n and the bill and melina gates foundation. Nigeria,pakistan and afganistan are the only country globally still struggling to fight polio.

Symphony007: my dear. In the WORLD. More than china,india,bangladesh,pakistan, mongolia,nepal...mention them. Shame on nigeria. Education...for crying out loud. The most basic of basics, let's not talk about polio. Nigeria is the only country on the african continent still fighting polio. According to the u.n and the bill and melina gates foundation. Nigeria,pakistan and afganistan are the only country globally still struggling to fight polio.

Garri the 1st: Why are the mumus borrowing money to remodel already remodeled airports??

Ole buruku of a president...

Alxmyr: This Amaechi guy is really a joke.
He wrote a letter to Mr. President who obviously is not in Nigeria at the moment.
But before the President can read it, he had already sent it to the press so that he can come back to castigate the President for not taking action promptly.

I took time to read through some of his argument, I could not find where Rivers CP erred.
Is he insinuating that the CP should not obey court judgement?
Why will a governor who is serious be bothered about 500 jobless people coming to pay him courtesy call and solidarity visit?
I strongly believe that the problem of Amaechi with the CP is simply that the CP refused to use the police to hunt his political enemy just as his friend in Nasarawa used the police and sent those men to early grave.
Amaechi should learn how to fight his political battle as a man and not whine like baby to get sympathy from people.

jmaine: For the sake of peace , the CP should be transferred . . .

bloggernaija: Since the EFFC reports directly to the president, it is his duty to ensure these cases are prosecuted to their logical conclusion .
the keyword there is "LOGICAL" because this case, as with the mustapha ruling and the pension thief ruling lacks logic.
Wherever there seems to be a conflict of interest or where the judiciary looks as if it is compromised(THERE ARE FEW GOOD MEN STANDING IN THE NIGERIAN COURT) , the president ought to use his position to flag it out and use his powers to ensure that the courts are reconstituted.

By the way, what do you expect when the highest court in the land has the person of the wife of the absolutely corrupt ex-governor of rivers state in it.MARY ODILI.

Gbawe: Whatever was gained by the trip has probably been neutralised by the huge expense of taking ten football teams to go and beg for what is effectively 'chicken change'.

The sort of amount that brave and fiscally disciplined leadership, predicated on fearless cost-cutting, could release in a month to Nigeria without GEJ having to set foot outside Aso Rock let alone go all the way to China.

Calamama: Corruption getting worse, says poll

Top countries:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23231318

1. Sierra Leone 84%
2. Liberia 75%
3. Yemen 74%
4. Kenya 70%
6 Mozambique 62
6. Cameroon 62%
6. Zimbabwe 62%
7.Uganda 61%
8.Senegal 57 %
9.Tanzania %56
10. Ghana 54 %
11. South Africa 47%

12.Nigeria 44%

The Arbiter: A final closure to the contentious issue of protocol which started on this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/1353918/gej-received-china-chinese-asst

and culminated in this current thread. The Communist Party of China's reception protocols are outlined below:

Simplified welcoming protocol was observed when Chinese President Hu Jintao's plane landed at the Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C. on Monday.

It is quite noticeable and unusual not to see passionate crowds waving welcoming banners when the president's plane landed at 11:00 local time (1600 GMT) on Monday.

Coming out of the cabin at 11:03 local time (1603 GMT), it took the president only five minutes to finish hand-shakes with American officials, Chinese ambassador to the United States and other welcoming guests and leave the base.

Explaining to Xinhua reporters on the simplified protocol, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said: "With the consent of the central government, welcoming and seeing-off ceremonies organized by Chinese embassies and consulates for Chinese leaders' overseas visits will be simplified."

According to the new protocol, which was first applied to Hu's visit, overseas Chinese would not be organized to welcome or see off visiting Chinese leaders, demonstrating a people-oriented and pragmatic working style, said Cui.

In fact, such decision is another forward step to simplify China's diplomatic protocol since the reform and opening-up policy was adopted in late 1970s.

Since 1978, the site for welcoming foreign dignitaries has been moved from the airport to the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and no more welcoming crowds were organized.

Since the 1980s, no more reciprocal banquets were held during Chinese leaders' overseas visits.

Since 1991, seeing-off and welcoming-back ceremonies for Chinese leaders' foreign visits have been moved from the airport to the Great Hall of the People. And in 2003, both ceremonies were abolished.

Huang Keqiang, chairman of Lin Zexu Foundation in the United States, said: "The simplification of the ceremonies, instructed by President Hu, is so considerate that it makes all of us feel warm."

Zhu Lichuang, president of the New York Chinese Associations Alliance, said overseas Chinese could express patriotism through a variety of ways, and they were encouraged by each step of progress of China.

Wang Jun, head of the U.S.-based China Tomorrow Education Foundation, also hailed the simplification of ceremonial procedures of the Chinese president's visit.

"It demonstrates China's mentality of keeping pace with the times and being pragmatic and open. I am proud of it," Wang said.

Simplified protocol was also seen when Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, arrived the same day in Germany's Dresden to start his six-nation tour.

Sources:
http://english.cpc.people.com.cn/66102/6948229.html
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-04/13/nw.D110000renmrb_20100413_3-01.htm

dayokanu: Tinubu has not forced anyone to join his party, Anyone not satisfied with him and his practice is free to join other parties or platforms. Fight no dey

When Mimiko wasnt satisfied with PDP he went to Labour Party.

ACN already made clear their parties method of not conducting primaries. Anyone who doesn't like it can report them to INEC or move to a party that practices what he likes.

sarutobie: Haven't you shamed yourself and your paymasters enough already??..

thelastPope: Isnt it an irony here that the same people claiming GEJ is too extravagant and that Cameron of Britain enters public transport are the same people saying GEJ should have been received at the airport by the Chinese president?

Very confused bunch!

This is Obama being welcomed by the minister for internal affairs in South Africa

thelastPope: Posting with extra large fonts will never make your post more intelligent or more authentic! Ask Demdem!

Obama was recieved in South Africa by the minister of Internal affairs and didnt inspect a guard of honour at the airport. Reeducate yourself bro and stop being partisan!

taharqa2: @MODS shldn't this be on d FP by now for God's sake?

Clerverly: APC/AMECHI 1 PDP/GEJ 0

Pataki: So in your view, President Obama went to South Africa to be begging for their money? GEJ was received by an assistant to the Foreign Affairs Minister. That is like a governor sending one of his commissioners to receive the president and the commissioner sending his personal assistant.

naptu2: Babangida staged welcoming ceremonies at State House Marina (the dignitary would be received at the airport by the foreign minister or the Chief of General Staff).

The Queen often holds welcoming ceremonies at Victoria Station or Buckingham Palace.

naptu2: It happens all the time. Not all welcoming ceremonies are held at the airport. Obama's welcoming ceremony in China was not held at the airport.

I think in China it's usually held at the Great Hall of The People (or something like that).