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There is no election in Edo state. The whole thing was a hoax. I am a fan of Oshiomole but he has just disappointed big time. What a shame!

ckkris: He is talking a lot of sense. You better learn from HISTORY, or you make the same presumptions of 'ONE NAJERIA', that very brilliant people made in 1960s, and the whole thing landed in the hands Buhari, Babangida, and Abacha. Long live ONE NAJERIA.

Can you show me anywhere I preached One Nigeria? Did I tell you I believe in one Nigeria? What I am simply saying is talk is cheap. Ranting from morning till sunset on a faceless forum will achieve nothing. I respect what people like Uwazurike are doing on the ground and I will support them anyday. But in the mean time, we still have to be able to wake up in the morning and sleep at night. If I see an opportunity to end this union right now, I will take it without even thinking twice. But one thing is certain, you are not going to get a separation after a tea party or breakfast meeting. The factors on the ground will not support that. Except, like I said before, the north suddenly discoveres oil, then they will go by themselves. The only other option is outright chaos and war! That is the reality!

Tinubu’s Massive Looting Of Lagos Uncovered…The Chagoury, Remi Tinubu Connection

The massive looting of Lagos state by the Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reached monumental proportion. Tinubu whose companies recently conered a multi billion road construction job in Ogun State, has in his pocket all the juicy contract in all the Action Congress’ states.
In retrospect, it might be difficult to come to terms with the fact that an individual could hold the entire south west to ransom. There is no doubt that Tinubu has succeeded in buying the Lagos State government, and he has done this using government funds.
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Whenever someone in Lagos begins to wonder where their 4th mainland bridge went, or what was the fate of the pipe-borne water project, or even where the schools and hospitals had vanished to, there is a silence that contains it all. The largest landlord in Lagos has done as he has pleased, and the rest of the state just has to deal with it. For instance: Number 4, Oyinkan Abayomi (formerly Queens) Drive, Ikoyi: A 5-bedroom detached house on one acre of land which was originally the Lagos State Governor’s guest house since 1979, but which now belongs to Tinubu. The certificate of occupancy of the property valued at N450 million was signed and released to him by Fashola in 2007 shortly after he assumed office.
Tinubu’s residence at 26 Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi was initially falsely presented as Oando Plc Guest House. Later, he purportedly bought it from Oando, and used public funds to rebuild and renovate it. The Lagos State Government bought the property and paid an undisclosed sum to him and thereafter gave the property back to him under the bogus Pension Bill he signed to law shortly before he left office in 2007. The property is worth over N600 million.
The annex of the Lagos State Guest House in Asokoro, Abuja was bought by the State Government in 2006 for N450 million, purportedly to protect the main house from security breach. Shortly after Tinubu left office, the property was transferred to him under the pension plan he signed into law before leaving office.
The 250-hectare land valued at about N35billion and strategically located at the Ajah junction on Lekki Road was initially meant for a General Hospital for the people of Eti-Osa Local Government but was stolen by Tinubu and handed over to Trojan Estate Ltd – a company owned by Deji and Wale Tinubu – to develop as Royal Garden Housing Estate at the expense of the taxpayers of Lagos.
The 1,000 hectares of land valued at about N75billion located at Lakowe near Abijo at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and given to Lekki Concession Company (LCC) which is partly- owned by Tinubu and Fashola and being developed as golf course and housing estate by Assets and Resource Management Ltd (ARM) as ADIVA project.
The prime land of 157 hectares with 2.5km of Atlantic beachfront valued at about N10billion and stolen by Tinubu from the communities of Siriwon, Igbekodo, Apakin, etc in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and given to Ibukun Fakeye – his crony to build a golf course and luxury villa with little or no compensation to the villagers. In addition, Tinubu paid $20million (N3billion) out of public treasury to Ibukun Fakeye to commence the project in late 2006. Fashola has since released additional funding for this project, which is not owned by the state government.
The 14-hectare Parkview Ikoyi Estate foreshore land reclaimed by Lagos State Government is now owned by Bola Tinubu.
While in office, he allocated to himself the former Strabag yard beside the Lagos State Secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja. The property is now being developed into a shopping mall as big as the Palms in Lekki. This is public property brazenly stolen and now owned by Tinubu, aided by Fashola.
The choice property at Lekki-Epe road on which he built and owns the multi-billion Naira Oriental Hotel and the extension of multi-storey car park beside it. Also, the multi-level recreation centre by Mobil in Oniru Estate on Lekki-Epe road jointly owned with ARM and Tunji Olowolafe. All these assets valued at over N25billion were obtained without paying a kobo to the Lagos State Government.
Tinubu and Fashola sold the following prime Lagos properties to their personal friend and front – Prince Dipo Eludoyin at very ridiculous prices:
• The 3.8-hectare of land of Lagos State Fisheries office in VI (beside the Institute of Oceanography) valued at N3billion.
• The fishery landing jetty at Badore (where the Ilubirin fishermen were to be relocated) valued at N500million
• The entire Ogudu foreshore scheme initially earmarked for a low-cost housing scheme valued at N5billion
• The Ilubinrin housing estate (which used to house Lagos state civil servants and judges up till 2007) valued at N2.5billion.
• The former Julius Berger yard at Oko Orisan, Epe valued at N450million.
Tinubu raised a loan of N4.7billion on Eko Akete project for which nothing was achieved before he turned around to sell the property to his Chagouri friends of Chagouri & Chagouri and Hitech Construction Ltd at a ridiculously low price at the expense of the taxpayers of Lagos.
Tinubu applied to personally purchase the Federal Secretariat building while in office. When he couldn’t get to buy it, he directed Fashola to stop the eventual owner of the complex to develop it. The complex is presently wasting away courtesy of the Lagos State Government.
It took several months of horse trading and underhand payments before Fashola could allow the new owners of 1004 flats to redevelop the complex. Several other buyers of Federal Government properties and developers of properties in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Government Reservation Area Ikeja were forced to succumb to the outrageous demands of Tinubu, Fashola, Commissioner Abosede and other officials of the Lagos State Physical Planning Ministry and were made to pay ridiculous amounts to private accounts before their redevelopments were approved. Those who refused or were unable to pay could not develop their properties. This is a major economic strangulation of property developers and has contributed largely to the skyrocketing rent in Ikoyi, VI and Lekki axis.
Tinubu converted all the plots of land where Lagos Polytechnic was located at Ikosi near the old toll gate. He chased away the Polytechnic in 2006 and went ahead to locate the choice plots to himself, his cronies and political associates. The headquarters of Television Continental (TVC), which is owned by him, is located there. He deprived the youths of Lagos of decent education because of his greed.
Tinubu solely sold the prime land on Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island which was recovered from some allotees, to UACN Properties Plc. The amount of proceeds was shrouded in secrecy.
Eludoyin, fronting for Tinubu, built the estate directly opposite Goshen Beach Estate in Lekki area.
Tinubu’s wife, Remi Tinubu, built the massive New Era Foundation youth camp at the junction of Eleko, off the Lekki-Epe express road, with Lagos State funds and has now converted it to personal use.
Tinubu owns the Fara Park Estate and the Beach Wood Estate both in Lekki.
The Critical Care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, built and equipped with state funds, is now owned personally by Tinubu. He has put one Dr. Sikiru Tinubu, (a supposed cousin of his) to run the outfit. It is run as a private unit and the proceeds are pocketed by the duo. The unit charges its users exorbitantly and most Lagosians can hardly afford to pay its high charges. Much of the revenue is derived from fees paid by the State Government for patients referred there by its General Hospitals.
Several prominent Nigerians in the judiciary, police, INEC, and other sensitive agencies have obtained prime land from former Governor Tinubu and incumbent Governor Fashola over the years without paying a kobo. Many of them had turned around to sell the land to third parties at substantial profit. Many top officials in the police, INEC and the judiciary who participated in the 2003 and 2007 elections and tribunals in states where Tinubu has interest were compromised with parcels of free prime Lagos land and cash. If the Lagos State Land’s Bureau could publish the names and identities of beneficiaries of land allotees from 2000 to date, the scandal that will result is better imagined. Gbenga Ashafa, now a Senator, and Mrs. Awofisayo were the conduits through which these acts were being perpetrated. Both were also personally involved in various dubious land transactions on their own.
Prime land and properties have been used to pay off public officials who are personally close to Tinubu and Fashola for “jobs well done” or for being privy to sensitive information, notably:
(a) Dele Alake, former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was sold a whole house on Alexander Road, Ikoyi where he lived as official quarters at a give-away price.
(b) Rauf Aregbesola, Osun State Governor, who was a former Commissioner in Lagos as well as Muiz Banire, also a former commissioner, got detached houses at Ladoke Akintola Street, GRA Ikeja for their “good job” while serving under Tinubu.
(c) Yemi Cardoso and Wale Edun, both former commissioners, were sold houses on Iru Close, and another location in old Ikoyi at give-away prices by Tinubu.


http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/tinubus-massive-looting-of-lagos-uncovered/

justsayemma: Sincere 9gerian and co,wil open a thread,and start commentin,tryin 2 fool themselves and others who can't think 4 themselves. He has commited all this and yet he has not bin indicted,una mumu knw no bound.if Buhari wasn't contestin,you won't come up wit all dis.Buhari might not be the best to rule us,bt in terms of fightin corruption,whch is our greatest problem,he is far better than GEJ and his iliterate wife.

I will educate you a little. Corruption is not and has never been our greatest problem. Our greatest problem is tribalism and disunity. Corruption thrives because of tribalism and disunity and Buhari epitomises that tribal divide. He is the real poster child of division and segregation. If you know anything about Nigeria, then you should know that.

Tribalism gave rise to militancy, BH. Tribalism made them to underdevelop the Niger delta. Tribalism caused the civil war. Tribalism caused coup after coup. The 1991 coup guys cut off 5 states from Nigeria. Tribalism caused the movement of Nigeria headquarters from Lagos to Abuja in a hurry and that caused us terrible economic costs. Tribalism made a region to demand the presidency and promised and delivered hell when they didn't get it. Tribalism is the biggest problem on NL today, not corruption.

Tribalism is our biggest problem, not corruption.

Walexz02: Bro I hope you will be able to defend what you are saying before your God. Remember, we aren't staying here(in this world) for ever and you will meet your Lord sooner or later and you will account for that which you used to do to people and say about them. CIAO!

You are a yeye person! Is the article not the truth? Did you not follow the link. Stop talking nonsense! You are supporting a criminal who encourages the killing of Christians and islamic jihad! You need your head examined!

maasoap: It's good to know that people with skeletons in their cupboards are afraid of the old man. You can still take the next flight out the country before it'll be too late for you. Nemesis will soon catch up with looters of our resources. Why should anybody be frightened because of somebody has unparalleled reputation for fighting corruption and indiscipline?

Park one side joor! A crook who cannot account for over 200 billion fighting corruption my foot! Hilarious! Because he dresses like a gateman automatically makes him incorruptible abi? lol

Eziachi: So what have you done than to beat drum for Jonathan and his inept govt? As a 17 year old, I joined and fought for Biafra freedom along with my 3 brothers, father and 3 uncles. My two brothers and one uncle didn't return home and you're busy sitting in front of your computer talking about joining hands. You think I am just a critic or I am lazy?
Ojukwu acted because people like me gave him our practical support, not sitting by the computer singing praise of rogues called politicians. What exactly do you know about real life?

You are talking nonsense! Anybody can just come to a faceless forum and post nonsense and that is exactly what you are doing right now. You speak like there is a vacuum in life. You know absolutely jack about social systems. Go and read a good history book about the kingdoms of the world and the methamorphsis of societies.

Not every one will fall for this your cheap post. I have told you already, if you believe a war will solve it, start one, instead of whinning like a lady on a faceless forum and claiming you fought by the side of aldof hitler or napolean bonapat!

We are here to debate about Nigeria and collectively proffer solutions to either move it forward or bring it to a close. Not beat out lean cyber chest hanging on an anonymous moniker. You need some more social education. You sound bitter and petty! Shift go one side joor!

Dede1: Tribalism!!!! I do not think you are that dumb not to comprehend. Unless you have decided to be deceitful like most Nigerians, you should know the answer to your question. Nigeria shall never become developed country as long as all the ethnic nationalities are housed under the same entity as configured today.

I completely agree and that is the point of this thread. I was thinking, like many ignorant people on this forum, you will say corruption. I have always argued that corruption itself is a result, not the root cause. A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. There will always be corruption as long as there is disunity and division

Dede1: Pope

Of course, the geographical expression called Nigeria is classified as “developing country”. How long shall it remain developing? It was not long ago that few patriotic Nigerians tried to stage fearless actions and their actions were quickly painted as ethnic agenda. Today, the same thing is happening again.

It is easy to write about the symptoms but root causes. The combinations of laziness and selfishness as you have alluded in your post have a root cause.

And what in your opinion is the root cause if I may ask?

Dede1: Pope

Are you insinuating that the goofy One-Nigeria is all about crude oil? I can safely conclude from your post there is no humomanistic measure or cultural tie among the inhabitants of Nigeria that could foster the kind patriotism experienced in USA. If you comprehend the realities of Nigeria, one wonders why you have tempted to juxtapose the jungle called Nigeria with a nation such as USA when talking of lessons about nationhood.

The last time I checked, Nigeria was categorized under underdeveloped countries. USA was once worse than Nigeria you know. It is a process. The problem is many of you are not willing to participate in the process. You are demainding for the end result whilst shying away from the process. Who is going to deliver that end result to you? Some of you exhibit a combination of laziness and selfishness; no insult intended. No one denies the problems of Nigeria. What we ask is for solutions and action from every Nigerian. Not this sectional and partisan bickering.

Eziachi: What is your definition of doing something? Is it just starting a war and war against who?

In life, you have to keep moving. You cant just stand on the sidelines and claim your job is to critic. That is lame and lazy. Talk is cheap. That is my take

No matter how some people criticize Ojukwu, I will always appalud him as someone who acted. We can argue all day if he was right or wrong, but a man who acted is far better than one who does nothing. I will continue to respect militants and other groups whether they succeed or not. The problem with BH is that they really have no genuine or reasonable cause and they attack innocents which makes no sense.

For me, considering the present state of Nigeria, doing something is joining hands together to make things better for ourselves. I have my own political inclinations, but I will support anything that will make life better for all of us, not try to pull the country down just because I want my personal agenda to fly.

Dede1: I do not believe in the school of thought which states disintegration could only be achieved through war. Countries such as USSR and Czechoslovakia did not engage in a war before breaking up. I have been in a war already during an attempt to disintegrate Nigeria. As it stands now, I am doing my best to keep the desire to disintegrate Nigeria alertly alive among my people.

Was it not my negative contribution get you twisted a little while ago?

You have to be realistic sometimes and I seriously think you aint realistic right now. There is no way Nigeria will disintegrate after a breakfast meeting or tea party. The only way Nigeria will disintegrate after a dialogue us if something happens out of the blues that will change the present equation of the country. For example, if oil is discovered in the North or something of that nature happens. It will never happen the way you are dreaming it would. I am simply being realistic. If I can, i might start a war, just to disintegrate Nigeria, but I am not in that position to do that now. Maybe the militants will do that someday, but for now, we have to live with the reality on the ground

Mr McJay: Thelastpope, Sincere-Nigerian and Dirifred, I have just one reply for u guys.
May God fight my enemies and that of my progeny the way Buhari fought corruption, and may God fight for you, your children and unborn generations the way GEJ is fighting corruption.

BuhariFashola 2015

You mean how he locked up Ekwueme in kirikiri and put Shagari under house arrest? So Ekweme was corrupt? You mean how he hounded Tai Solarin and the media? Was Solarin corrupt? You mean how he fought corruption by squadering over 200 billion naira in the nineties? What an anti corruption crusader he is. Oloshi!

Dede1: My grandpa said that anybody who does not remember where the rain started beating him\her shall never know where the rain stopped. People such as you who seemed apathetic to historic facts tend to commit the same blunders over and over again.

If you are such a patriotic Nigeria, one wonders what is still holding back from setting up examples.

I am setting examples, for sure. And I will continue to contribute my quota until we either get it right or disintegrate. Interestingly, I am all for disintegration, but I will not sit back and do nothing but just talk.

Dede1: I do not know how long you have being on this forum. However if you have navigated this site for more than one month, you should not have raised a poser about my solution. My solution to the cesspit called Nigeria is disintegration. There are no bases for any sort of repair because the country called Nigeria is an accident of British imperial suzerainty.

If that is your solution, why not start a war. My position is you should do something, even if it is termed negative. You should act. Not just talk. Thats my take

Afam4eva: I agree with you but Nigeria is not like the US. In Nigeria, you could get arrested for saving a dying accident victim. You could get killed by reporting a criminal to the authorities. It's even the police that with rat out out. Our system is dysfunctional and the best we can do is to protest and hope that the government will do the right thing. That's if we're not shot at. We all agree that the ordinary Nigerian has a role to play.

Afam, you are only strenghtening my point with these excuses. It is nothing but an escapist rhetoric. No policeman will shoot you because you are saving a life. There might be isolated incidences of police mishaps but we all go to the police station every now and then and these things dont happen like that. We are all just looking for reasons not to act. It is an inherent laziness and weakness. It is the real problem of Nigeria.

[quote author=Texas.Cowgirl]Are you for real? lol[/quote]Am I for real? ...

Please run along if you have nothing to say

Prof Corruption: Who would be appointed to a sensitive security committee in the US without his/her consent? Whether you folks accept it or not, this administration is clueless. It's an insult to just appoint without consultation. How are you even sure they are not preoccupied with other stuffs to start with? And when sensible folks rejected such a silly appointment, the blame was passed on not to government?

The example you provided is a disgrace to comparison. Romney was asked if he would welcome such an assignment, he was clearly not told (ordered) to be in such hypothetical committee. Jonathan administration continues to shoot itself in the leg with avoidable mistakes here and there. What I expected his administration to have done is simple: address a press conference that the President had talked to Buhari, Datti Ahmed on several occasions asking for their support to quench the insurgency but have all flatly refused to lend support. Let him put the blame on them, let him put sway the public opinion against them but not clearly acting foolish and then expect Nigerians to say eeyah, can't Datti Ahmed figure out he should have jumped at that opportunity?

You have typed absolute nonsense as expected. You cheaply gave yourself away at the bolded. First the man was actually preoccupied with bashing GEJ and calling for amnesty for the last several months. That was his preoccupation and song. Secondly, how can anyone in Niegria say he is preoccupied if called to serve in the most important task at hand right now. Apart from maybe medical reason, how can any one and a northern leader at that say he is preoccupied with other things when asked to help find a solution to BH. You are too slow, honestly

Afam4eva: I think the term "country" is used more than "nation" because not every country is a nation. Nigeria is definitely not one. There are nations in Nigeria and nations inside nations in Nigeria but Nigeria has not gotten it's act together to be called a nation. That Nationalistic feeling is not just there yet. We're just a country barely existing.

Look Afam, I understand you perfectly. But we can sit here all day and debate the grammar or get off our azz and go do something about it. One thing I have come to see about Nigerians is that we are very cowardly and lazy and will rather engage in the blame game than act to solve our problems. That is the whole point of this thread. What do we as individuals contribute to the process. I laugh with the way we talk about government in Nigeria. Obama said clearly yesterday that the most important factor to solving the the case was the peoples input and called on everyone to participate. Here, we just say it is government responsibility as if government is aso rock. I have been to several countries and I cantell you that it is only in Nigeria and a very few other nations people talk like that

[quote author=Texas.Cowgirl]Dman

+100[/quote]What has that got to do with you serving your country? are you serving your country because of what GEJ does or say? It shows you are just not intelligent and have only proving the topic right. So you will join to save lives only if GEJ does things perfectly? Just hear yourself. You just confirmed the topic that these people are playing politics with peoples lives

Dede1: Please, do not get twisted out of human on a simple academic exercise. It is funny you have already exhibiting ignorant and offensive demeanor peculiar to Nigerians. Academically, there is a difference between a country and nation. Believe me, I would not want have you as compatriot.

Dud, get the gist. You cannot just go on and on trying to spread negativity. You must also be seen to proffer solutions. Great men are not men who point out the problems but those who creat and implement solutions, sometimes, to their own undoing. Some of you just specialized in throwing tantrums online as if it solves anything. It solves absolutely nothing. It is just what it is. Rants! Leave out the rethoric and put forward solutions so we can go from point a to point b. If it is war you believe will solve it, then by all means start one. At least do something instead of just ranting!

Dede1: Good you realized Nigeria is inhabited by people who have no business staying under one roof. Nigeria is a dysfunctional entity and should not be mentioned in a sentence with USA.

Nigeria is a nation recognized by the United nations. It can and will always be mentioned in the same sentence with the USA. Leave out the rhetoric and discuss reality. I certainly dont wanna be in the same country with you, but the reality is that I am stuck with you. So I must make the best of this forced marriage.

Eziachi: You surely then must be mistaking me for someone else.
Its an insult on my person to be associated in any possible way to any damned Nigerian rogue politician, let alone thanking him for a job he is well paid and well rewarded to do.
My opinion is based on myself as person, not because I followed like a zombie any of the PLC political parties like you. Because with your attitude, even if a goat stand today to run for an office, you will vote for him as long as he is representing one of your tormentors called parties.
Fashola/Rochas my as*. They should come and support me.

fa fa fa! fowl! You are only a pretender! That group of folks that try to be more catholic than the pope. You are suffering from an identity crisis!...

[quote author=slim fit ]This road would not last 2 years watch out. I can see poor structural design I think it was rushed no quarter to channel water off the road.[/quote]Maybe you are part of the witches and wizards that have been disturbing that road for years. Una don finally fail...lol

There is a drainage on the middle of the road at several sections. In fact, it the drainage at the Ugbowo end that delayed the work. They just got to main gate now, Oshobaba has stopped his own work on the added service lanes maybe because of funds. I think he should liase with FG to complete it. It is a good idea he started there but he has made too much politics of it and now that part is stalled.

taharqa: Again SHUT IT, OKPEEe... The only thing Oshiomohle is doing in d Ugbowo-Urubi Stretch is d expansn of Service Lanes and drainages on both sides of d road- and it is ONLY for d very short Urubi-Ugbowo Stretch of d road (ie he is not touching anytin from Ugbowo To Lagos)- the main road itself from Lagos tru Ugbowo to Urubi, is bn done entirely by d FG.. Oshiomohle himself hv clarified dis, and d Signpost by both d FG and d State Govt clearly stating what they are doing are sitd truout d Ugbowo-Urubi Stretch. I Am there now, and am reading it with my very eyes. So QUIT d LIES from yr supposd London base, you SHAMELESS thing. It is so old

The guy is an idioot who claims he lives in pechkam but uses google to talk about Nigeria. Everyone in Edo state knows where is federal and where is state. NL rats like him wont change that...

Eziachi: You don't have to thank him for delivering very little or half baked with your own money. That is his job he is well paid to do and not a charity.
When you go to a restaurant to eat, you don't pay and then thank the proprietor for serving your food not only cold but late with an unwashed plate.

But you are busy thanking Fashola and Rochas and it is a sin to thank GEJ. I already told you before, you are making a fool of yourself...

chucky234: I drove through Ore-Benin road two weeks ago on my way to Delta state and I must say work done so far is not up to 30%,though these pics did justice to the road in question,the road is too tight for a major highway in 2013 and I was expecting the contractors to seize the opportunity to expand the road to appreciable widths.
We always settle for less in this country that's why the FG cannot construct single standard road in 2013,even smaller roads in Cotonou are far better than what they are constructing on that major highway that links the entire federation.
The amount awarded for that contract is more than enough to constructs a standard six lanes highway but because they know quite well that Nigerians especially Nlanders will always celebrate mediocrity decided to patch the road with asphalt as usual.

That you even gave 30% is commendable. I was expecting you to say far worse. You no dey always disappoint...

Afam4eva: That's America for you. A country where all the political parties and interest groups even though they may have different ideologies but these ideologies are geared towards a common goal which is to make America better. Had it been in NIgeria that a president made a speech or pronouncement, the opposition will rush to condemn it whether they support what he's saying on not. It seems the only way for people to know an opposition party in Nigeria is only when they oppose everything that's said by the party in power no matter how laudable it is. If PDP says they're giving free education to Nigerian youths, ACN will see free education is not the best but instead it should be paid Qulaitative education even though a lot of people in that party benefitted from the free educational policies of Awolowo. All of a suddent, thye same free education will become the worse thing after satan...If ACN governments are embarking on regional integration, PDP will say they're causing division in the country despite the fact that the same America is divided into regions that may not be constitutionally explicit but the states in the regions work together to achieve a common goal. we have to learn to put our countries interest first before any premordial, sectional or party sentiments.

+100

Dede1: @OP

Wow!! In your wildest imagination, you deduced Nigeria is a nation. Nigeria is a country not a nation and it is attempt in awful futility to have Nigeria and USA in this same discussion where issues of unity and patriotism are at stake.

Well, as much as I understand what you are trying to say, the reality right now is that we are stuck with each other. Until something finally separates us, we might as well pretend we are a nation

Eziachi: Don't worry your brain, I will keep saying it the way it is, if that is called making a fool of oneself in your village, then so be it. I rather honestly make a fool of myself than being a windpipe lackey of your tormentors.

And who are these your tormentors sef? Abeg check your village well oh. Or are you the only WAEC holder in your village. Please they should stop tormenting you oh. It is not fair...

And please, the way it is is what you see in the picture. Ask the guy who promised you 8 lane class A1 road to come back and fulfill his promise. The guy there now says he will rehabilitate the road and after that they will reconstruct it. He has already fulfilled stage 1. We will now move on to stage 2. Keep blabbing there!

Eziachi: Is this the eight ( lane modern motorway they promised since 1999?

Keep it coming. Keep making a fool of yourself.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney praised President Barack Obama's remarks on Thursday at an interfaith service remembering victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Asked if he would consider working on a security commission to study the terror attack and design steps to avert future attacks, Romney said he wouldn't turn away from a call to prevent violence.

He also referenced his time serving on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, a panel comprised of a range of leaders from both the private and public sector who advise the secretary of homeland security, under the George W. Bush administration.

"In my heart of hearts, what I understand is, it is intelligence work. And by intelligence, it's not just meaning the CIA and the FBI and wire taps. It is also people who are watching what's going on, reporting what's going on, combing that information such that we can prevent the worse things that are occurring," he said. ....


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/18/romney-obama-gave-a-superb-speech/


Meanwhile, back home in Nigeria, some have refused to participate because the president did not come to their house to beg them. These are the same people that have been shouting amnesty. SMH!