₦airaland Forum

CharlesPhc: The Notice of Resignation from the Deputy Governor can be addressed to the Governor where there is no impeachment proceeding against the Governor. As in the case of Adamawa, an impeachment proceedings has been ignited against the duo. The process of impeachment against a governor is such that automatically makes the office of the governor in a supposed 'state of coma'. Until that process is aborted or concluded, the House takes charge.

Further enlighten us please by quoting relevant sections of the constitution to back up these your suppositions .

Sincere9gerian: Have you ever heard that 5 state governors decamped from the ruling party to the opposition party in any sane democracy in any part of the world?

GEJ is only using the constitution to deal with the insanity of the opposition elements. When we restore sanity, then we can talk about the future

Don't even go comparing our democracy with any in the world. singling out the actions of few governors in comparison to what a sane democracy is double standard. Is this the first time politicians port in this country? You did not compare that to sane democracy when they cross over to the ruling party. The case is in court why subvert separations of powers ... no matter how u dress lawlessness it is lawlessness.
Bribing lawmakers, misusing state apparatus, witch hunting opposition is constitutional to you this man abi? Wow, you can find solace knowing that Hitler, Abacha and Saddam has praise singers too - you are not the first person defending a despot
Sanity will restore when GEJ think beyond just himself but the rest of us in his equation for better life.

APC will not be our concern when all these is over - our concern then will be Nigeria, Democracy and the future. Keep applauding rubbish when the time comes we will know who will have the last laugh not even Abacha knows or believe how soon a future could be. It might seem so far but its not when we gather the remains of the lawlessness, disunity and frustrating ineptitude of this era.
One day all these antecedents will come to hurt the very F.ools celebrating this as a sign of courage and revenge.
This is not about APC or PDP this is about democracy of the people not of a man desperation for another term.
keep celebrating your folly we will have the last laugh....ask abacha what that means in reality

Nothing can stop him except for his excess cluelessness and ineptitude.
And Mr Fayose don't push you luck too far you are voted in as a governor stop doing Olisa Metuh's job. Noise making is not why you were militarised into the state house.

Where is the Ibaka Seaport Akpabio promised Akwa Ibom people that is what the op is asking don't sidetrack the issue with unnecessary grammar lessons and ball passing.
is the seaport ready? if no when will it be ready. If yes - where is it located and when was it commissioned. Simple

Wike has a golden opportunity to at least do something he can be remember for but the dullard did nothing. He was offered a chance to get smthing worth campaigning with if he is ever going to contest dude did nothing thinking doing the bid of the abuja warlord will bequest him the seat.
He is not smart enough to know that nobody trust a man who bite the finger that fed him. The rest rest with history and his conscience if he has one.

VICTORCIZA: cowards are predictable! when they want to run away from argument they do so cowardly

I will rather be a coward than waste my precious time arguing with a fool. I don't expect anything reasonable from this debate so don't blame me if I allow u revel in self folly.
Your coward is out! peace

VICTORCIZA: really
promises of better future he can't provide with his 4 years
who are you trying to impress

Dont you think its illogical arguing with you - I already know what you are. You are too predictable sef

When his mates are busy campaigning with promises of a better future Omisore who this OP wish for his state is busy snapping photo with corn. When Aregbe is moving from one village to the other campaigning Omisore is on a corn eating spree. If you like write rubbish from now till eternity its coming from a paid brain. You people are not paid to reason anyways

You Know you are never going to get any apology because if anyone deserves an apology its the people of Osun state.

Now let me help you deliberate ignorance and mischief.
1. The biography of Aregbe is on the fp clearly stating all you need to know about his educational qualifications. You deliberately decide to lie and disparage him and you say u deserve an apology.
2. The school that collapsed is one in many that is still majestically housing students in the state. Was the one in Ejigbo deliberately built with sub standard materials or why is it collapsing when an election beckons?
3. The governor like every of his kind all over the world can't complete all their projects. I don't know how that is now a problem. That shows the governor is performing all I care

And none of you commenting could read through the picture to see that the deal is between the PR coy and one Delano.

Dude you need a new life this one is bought and paid for already. Its amazing to know you spew rubbish for a living. You must be a genius.

Sincere 9gerian: That Monorail to nowhere is a white elephant project. Amaechi should have learnt from Lagos and Abuja who are building a light rail. In sane societies, Amaechi should have been forced to resign on account of that very wasteful mis-adventure. Tens of billions of naira, gone down the drain just like that

coming from someone whose principal is rehabilitating archaic transport system and celebrating same as achievement. What can one say about the billions GEJ your paymaster spend on those snails called train in this technological age. Am sure he should also resign - arrested and jailed

everyday a new Igbo group wakes up with the dawn spewing nothing but gibberish.

Another joke from a moribund and subdued agency. What have you done with all the case files on ur rotten table. You are waiting for a man u could not convict till help came from foreign hands. What happen to the Fayose case (dude is a governor now) or that of the wild mouth Fani Kayode or the Stella oduah or Diezani?
Every body acting like Nigeria is Nollywood - acting.

Can't you all see that we are failing for thr miserable stratagems? This is a calculated ploy to cover up the issue at hand. These tribal bashing prevalent in this forum is a scheme by paid hacks of the government and politicians. It is used to ensconce the vivid figures and fact - deposing critical thinking with intense tribal emotions. These merchants of discord everyday come online spreading effortful hatred - using ethnicity and religion. We fall for their sordid antics everyday because they believe they know our weakness. They exploit our love for our people and our beliefs to shroud the excessive pillage of our collective wealth. They are not igbos,hausas or yorubas but bunch of paid fools with the sole aim of diverting our attention from burning issues. We are a tribe - a tribe I will want to call "the masses"; a tribe with a long history of been cheated, a tribe closely woven by the desire for change, a tribe whose language is hope, a tribe that exist far before nigeria. What bind us together is poverty, misrule and hope. Let's stop these workers of doom from slicing through us - let's forget we are igbos,yoruba,ijaws or hausa because in the true sense of it we are the masses.

Stella did not act in her capacity as an igbo when she bought the car or approved it - its just an isolated act by an individual. All these igbo this, igbo that or opposition this, yoruba that is mere diversionary. Did she seek the consent of igbos before she signed the cars? Will the cars benefit other igbos? Its obvious this is a woman's cross - stella oduah and not the crucifixion of a race. Corruption is not a tribe it is a crime.

Sometimes I wonder if peepz on this forum are just duplicates of an absurd individual. It saddens my heart that we have been reduced to chauvinists defending corruption with an excessive loyalty. Is this what we call a country? Because a woman doing her job upgraded an airport to international status she became an instant hero - what a petty and frivolous way to "herodom". She mis-managed the collective wealth of the nation not that of south east but that of us all and you still have the gut to openly come here to support her...what a shame you all are. You are a disgrace to the same igbos you think you are defending. You a complete dishonor to the great sons and daughters of igbo. You all are nothing but monikers not characters, you are all forged identities, replica of nothingness, you are just agent of discord, instrument of disunity. A thief is a thief be it yoruba, hausa or igbo.
We were all united against farouk everyone condemned it and the case is in court - why is it problem when it comes to stella?
And to that paid witless individual trying to disparage the success of yoruba women - did you know anyone called mrs alakija? Google will be of help.
A thief is a thief and as it is now stella oduah is a thief not igbos.

Indeed there was a country...

To @afam4eva you goofed by calling sen okurunmu an I.diot because you as a mod should at least set sterling examples. You are at liberty to express ur view but a little restrain on your choice of words is paramount.
NC if not "sovereign" will only pass as a dialogue and another opportunity to display collective folly. We must learn from history, we shldnt just gather to talk, submit logs of paper, argue - we know the problem of this country is nigeria itself. A country that exist only because we want to sound patriotic while we act and exhibited bigotry.
Nigeria is the problem nothing else if a minister of aviation wasted public funds which includes that of her kinsmen - only for her people to be defending her cos she is igbo shows we dnt care abt the country called nigeria we care abt our tribe. There is no nigeria in our heart it only exist on the map.
If we have a truthful and sincere conference d dissolution of this present nigeria will top the list. The nigeria as we have it pays only the looting elites and politician.

By Punch Newspaper's Editorial Board
Beyond the howls of outrage at the illegal purchase (with public funds) of bulletproof cars for Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, Nigerians need to come to terms with the reality that the government has lost the war on corruption. The scandal partly explains why our airspace is dangerous; why billions of naira poured into the sector have not revived the industry and why officials charged with managing air transport are obsessed with their own comfort. Indeed, Oduahgate, if not properly handled, will have shattering implications for the Jonathan government.
While calls for the sacking of the manifestly incompetent minister have rightly gathered momentum, the Nigerian government must resolve to cleanse the aviation sector, initiate widespread reforms and flush out the obsequious and irredeemably corrupt bureaucrats that have held it hostage. Most importantly, we have to deal with the twin evils of pervasive corruption and the monumental waste represented by a bloated and over-pampered public service.
The task is daunting. President Goodluck Jonathan has, in three years in office, failed to demonstrate purposeful leadership and only pays lip service to fighting corruption and prudent financial management. It is dismaying enough that Oduah apparently sees nothing inappropriate in her actions and public anger over the $1.6 million (about N250 million) purchase, but it is even more troubling that the President has not deemed it fit to fire her. The National Assembly that should protect the public interest and exercise oversight on the executive is equally greedy and uncaring. A passive electorate and weak civil institutions have also fostered a culture of impunity and lack of accountability in those occupying public office.
The frightening case illustrates just how. According to news reports, the minister requested that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority purchase bulletproof cars for her. The officials obliged, spending $1.6 million of the agency’s funds to buy two BMW SUVs to massage Oduah’s vanity. Here is an organisation that complains of underfunding and lacks many of the essential up-to-date equipment that is standard everywhere else. This is shocking, but unsurprising. It is not yet known just how many similar expenses have been borne by other agencies being supervised by the Aviation Ministry. But it is known that the parastatals were asked, on “instructions from above,” to raise money for unexplained “activities” relating to the opening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, in August, for which the cash-strapped Nigerian College of Aviation Technology alone raised N5.03 million.
In justifying the purchase, Oduah, through her aide, said she requested the cars due to “threats to her life.” That is troubling enough. This is certainly in line with her disdain for the public. Responding to criticism over the crash of an Associated Airlines plane that killed 14 persons recently, she had bizarrely attributed it to “an act of God,” and, to rub it in, added that plane crashes are “inevitable.” Even the most fair-minded person must be baffled and shocked by these actions and statements.
Since the minister and legislators are routinely maintained in circumstances described by a former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, as “obscene luxury,” it is not surprising that bureaucrats not only routinely fail to discharge their duties, but also luxuriate at public expense. It has since emerged that the NCAA has purchased 34 new cars (13 Toyota Prado SUVs and 21 Corolla saloons) for its top managers despite a subsisting policy on monetisation of fringe benefits. The Director-General of the NCAA, Fola Akinkuotu, and the entire management and board should be immediately investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and prosecuted and sacked if they are found to have broken the law. We sorely need upright, courageous officials that can say, “No,” to the unlawful demands of politicians in temporary tenancy of public office.
The probe should extend to all agencies supervised by the ministry whose shortcomings are all too obvious to the public. The Dana Airline crash of last year that claimed 151 lives and this month’s crash exposed how corruption, incompetence and blatant compromising of regulations and standards have made air travel a risky venture in Nigeria. The industry needs a massive shake-up to enable it to recover, just as it has rebounded in most other parts of the world after the slump that followed the September 2001 terror attacks on the United States.
Mind-boggling cases like this are bound to catch the attention of those who have been dehumanised and debased by an insensitive government. At an exchange rate of N155 to $1, Oduah’s vanity would establish eight cottage clinics of N30 million each, or fund the sinking of 50 boreholes in a country where only 17 per cent of its 160 million people have access to pipe-borne water, according to a UNDP report. Most ministers also enjoy the extra-budgetary perks Oduah got. The steep damage of this era to public finance will not be wiped out so easily.
The Jonathan government’s chronic lack of transparency makes the odious cars purchase possible.  In a decent world, Oduah would not be defending the scurrilous affair but answering questions from anti-fraud agencies. The President should fire this minister immediately. Failing to do so suggests a lack of modicum of integrity in government. The President should search for an honest, passionate professional that understands aviation to succeed Oduah, the latest in a long line of ministers who lack knowledge of the industry.
Jonathan should take the war against corruption more seriously, while the National Assembly should adopt a more vigorous and effective stance on its oversight responsibility. Nigerians should not be complacent but continue to demand accountability from public officials.

The communique at the end of the meeting show the worth of the meeting is flimsy, trivia and microscopic. How then will you expect hardworking governors to be a party to a nonsensical gathering of underperforming governors. This meeting is not in the interest of the people that voted in the governors it is just an avenue to collate sympathy for GEJ's ambition.
The marriage between SE and SS is just on paper and in the myopic and selfish minds of the individual governors. Truth be told Niger Delta as a nation has come to stay - All these romance is plainly a bait from the ND to get Igbos support for thr son - GEJ.

Apart from going to visit governor Chime at the hospital what has this fellowship of governor achieved as a unit?

I don't knw what ur intent is but going by some of your post as it relates to this shameful and insensitive car purchase by the minister its obvious you are supporting the minister's act. Well its not wrong to support someone or something as long as one is not doing it as a job but because of self-conviction and belief. Its not wrong to buy bulletproof vehicles and nothing in the constitution is against it but the law frowns at stupidious waste of public fund in a country where what ply the airspace are molue aircraft - a country that boast of an upsurge in air mishaps due to negligence and corruption. Before you introduce the tribal pill - stella is not the only igbo person in the cabinet why is everyone calling for her probe or sack? Its because of her corruption and glaring incompetence. when the whole country was calling for the head of farouk after the subsidy scam how many hausas defended him openly? Is it not a shame that you people are happy associating with a woman cos of an international airport that benefits not just igbos but the rest of the world? How many igbos died in all these ill fated air accidents? How many more of enugu airports will 225million produce? What is d direct benefit of all these e-igbos defending this shameful minister? What is the direct benefits of igbos as a nation? If this woman is removed am sure she will be replaced by another igbo while fuss over rubbish? Using the dora and soludo arithmetic will it be right if I say igbos don't appreciate their best but rather celebrate incompetence like stella oduah and the rest of them.

Is this how all igbos think or the ones on this forum are just plainly paid individuals who hide under anonymity to disgrace Igbos? I can't fathom how in this century with the hardship we collectively face as a nation some individuals with certain tribal affinity will be defending what is a transparent sin against us all. If the minister transform Enugu airport to an international airport that doesn't mean immediately after that she will remain flawless and perfect - she is only doing her job. I converse with my "real" igbo friends and non of them share dis bigoted and myopic stance that is viral on this forum. All these e-igbos are just but fake, paid individuals whose job is to cause diversion using ethnicity and religion while their paid masters loot the nation dry. Corruption is corruption is not a tribe, what is bad is bad nothing tribal. I miss the former power minister and am yoruba.

Nothing amazes me in this country any longer.

Reading comments on this forum sometimes makes me wonder if some pple's brain is on holiday. A boy hid in an airplane unnoticed by airport security - a security breach and u all taking with a pinch of salt because the boy is small. Aside the much publicised wanting to travel abroad can't u all take time to ask what if there is any other motive? If that boy can breach airport security don't u think BH will flawlessly do? Juvenile or not security operatives still nid to find out if thr re accomplice and if such pple pose an easy walkway for terrorist. And to some of u questioning the gov for awarding the boy a boarding school scholarship - the reason given by the gov is true. If its in a more organised country that woman will forfeit custody of that boy...don't just comment cos u can type, do it cos u have a brain

now its time to use religion as a tool for settling scores...kwara state governor got the first bite. Ask this CAN chairman - who is a christian? Does any of these robbers called leaders think of christ or christianity before the steal our commonwealth dry? Is christianity not christ like anymore? Abeg oga CAN christianity or is lam is not a religion to naija politicians its a tool

fruitful indeed...the sack of ministers nominated by the aggrieved governors of the new PDP is a clear fruit of progress. This is another in the series of jokes from this govt - or Mr Abati is this not funny?

GEJ was joking when he said he will go for only one term abi?...the question I want to ask is if in that meeting we have ali baba, julius agwu and basketmouth thr? Well since the president was joking then we can now see how funny his losing will be - at least we are all joking.

another threat, another threat, stay like that - another threat...

Loooooolz

Free and fair election being flaunted as an achievement of GEJ is nothing but a shadow in the dark. Common 36 Governors vote was rigged in favour of the lesser so a councillor election will be an easy ride...whateva happens to jona's goodwill is uncasing the true nature of him

For ur mind these are predictions abi? These are just wishful tots achieved.

i wont subscribe the notion that people hated igbos and so will not be allow to lord over nigeria. The problem is that igbos seem not really interested in being president - all they prefer and wish for is mayhem that will consume the peace and entity called nigeria. Biafra is all they care for they are only there to spoil the soup they are not interested in nigeria that is why they will always promote anything that can bring chaos to nigeria. Its so unfortunate but to igbos the war is not over yet...