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Congratulation to an achiever

Congratulation to an achiever

Its a pity that innocent corp members paid the ultimate price of Nigerian unity with their blood. May their soul rest in peace

Enough is enough. I dream of a Nigerian that is devoid of incessant crisis in the north. I know this dream will come to pass in this administration.

I think i agree with you Atk1nson, politics is number one

I think i agree with you Atk1nson, politics is number one

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I think i agree with you Atk1nson, politics is number one

Concern Mounts over Governorship Polls
By Imam Imam
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/concern-mounts-over-governorship-polls/89964/

The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) has said the gubernatorial and state Assembly elections scheduled for next Tuesday will go ahead all over the country despite the post-election violence and security concerns in some parts of the North.

This is coming on the heels of a warning by election observers of high tension in some states of the federation which needs to be addressed by security agencies before the polls can go ahead as planned.

Also, killings continued in different states Tuesday as protests over last Saturday’s presidential elections persisted.

Of the states in the North where violence erupted following the declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan as the winner of last weekend's presidential poll, only Sokoto and Adamawa are exempted from the gubernatorial poll due to a court verdict which held that the tenure of the incumbent governors will end next year.

Speaking to THISDAY Tuesday, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, said all necessary arrangements for the elections were going on in states where such polls are due.

He said despite the curfew in some states like Kaduna, Kano and Plateau, the expectation of the commission is that normalcy would be restored in the affected areas for the polls to go ahead.

Idowu, however, said the commission was studying the situation closely and would act if the situation warrants.

A team of observers, who monitored the conduct of security officials during last Saturday’s presidential election, has warned that there will be tension on April 26 when the governorship and state Assembly elections will be conducted in states.

Addressing journalists in Abuja Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Cleen Foundation said INEC as well as security agents must be fully prepared for the governorship election because “tensions are very high in the states on the outcome of the elections of April 16th”.

The Project Coordinator of the NHRC/United Nations Development Programme Election Security Project, Mr. Tony Ojukwu, who presented a preliminary report on the conduct of security agents during the presidential election, said extra security arrangements should be made for the conduct of the governorship and state Assembly elections.

He said: “Since observers have been warned generally on the tension in the various states on the April 26 governorship/Houses of Assembly elections, there is need for security agencies involved in managing security deployments during the April 26 elections to make extra security arrangements.”

Although the team admitted that the conduct of the presidential election was generally free and fair, it stated that there were breaches in security in North-central and South-south.

It pointed out that there was no provision of security at some collation centres in the two zones mentioned above.

“Security of election materials and personnel at collation centres remained the weakest link during the presidential election as in the National Assembly elections,” he added.

The groups also stated that the security agents did not act fast enough to forestall post-election violence which took place in some states in the North and resulted in loss of lives and properties.

They noted that the rapid spread of the violent protests suggested that the early warning system for post-election conflict was ineffective.

They also said that new security threats were identified in the presidential election. They are kidnap and arrest of election observers by security agents and political thugs as well as the kidnap of a female voter in Enugu State, they added.

They also noted that security agents were partisan in some states and advised that they should be redeployed in certain states.

The groups called for a comprehensive review of the performance of security agents in the following states: Benue, Plateau, Kebbi, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Imo, Cross River, Ogun, Delta and Rivers.


[b]In the meantime, the violence in Kaduna has spilled over to other parts of the state claiming many lives with property worth millions of naira said to have been destroyed.

There were reports of serious skirmishes in Zaria, Ikara, Kafanchan and Zangon Kataf and other places where several people were said to have been killed while places of worship were set ablaze. 

This is in spite of the 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government.

It was gathered that in Zaria and Ikara, the hoodlums, armed with sticks, machetes, guns, knives, bows and arrow go from house to house and unleashed terror on the people.

Areas worst affected, according to sources, included the Poly Quarters, Samaru and Congo campus of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.

Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop David Bakare, told THISDAY in a telephone interview that about 10 churches in Zaria had been burnt while several people were killed.

Bakare said the most challenging time was during the nights when the attackers regroup and unleash terror by which time the security agents found it difficult to trail them.

“When the police chased them, they will later regroup. The security people have done well, but it appears they have not been given decisive instructions to deal with them.

“The boys were engaging the police; their time for attack is in the night between 11:00pm and 2:00 am. They will be chanting Sai Buhari. Because of the curfew our people find it difficult to run to safe zones. The curfew is already taking its toll on the people as they have no food or water and they cannot go out to get these basic needs.

“Why is the church being asked to pay for this matter which is a political issue?  Why are Christians being killed because of an issue which is purely political? Why are Christians being made a scapegoat over a political matter? Right now, we are under siege and our churches are being burnt and our people are being killed. We called on government to as a matter of urgency take adequate steps to halt this massacre of Christians,” Bakare said.

In Kafanchan, reports said heavy fighting started by 8pm on Monday and lasted till yesterday afternoon. However armed riot policemen have been deployed to the area.

Sources said some groups alleged to be CPC supporters in the town had gone around shooting PDP supporters and non-Muslims and setting their homes and churches ablaze.

Mosques and churches were said to have been burnt with several people said to have lost their lives.

“I saw the body of a man beheaded after he was killed by these men. They are using explosives and guns. The police in Kafanchan were said to have been overwhelmed with the situation, after youths from surrounding villages teamed up and entered Kafanchan to challenge the group suspected to be CPC members,” a source said.

Meanwhile, the 24-hour curfew is beginning to take its toll on families and businesses as many people are said to be running out of food and other basic necessities.

In Gombe, it has now been confirmed that 17 people lost their lives during the pro-Buhari violence which lasted for three days.

Also, 100 suspects have been arrested and are currently in police custody awaiting questioning.[/b]

While speaking to newsmen in Gombe Tuesday after an on-the-spot assessment tour of the affected areas, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations at the Force Headquarters who was in the North-east zone for the general election, Audu Abubakar, declared that 100 suspects had so far been arrested.

If Nigeria splits, each zone would still rely on each other to survive.

Its purely a religious ^ ethnic violence, they felt that the Christians should not be in power. Why should we still continue this uncivilized game, Southerns in the north being killed and the retaliatory killings of the Northerners that resides in the south. All this should pls stop!

Abacha n Mariam went into
Aso Rock.Only Mariam came
out,Obasanjo went in with
Stella,only Obasanjo came
out.Yaradua went wit
Turai,only Turai came out,so
Jonathan!Jonathan!Jonathan!!!
Hmmmmm.I wish u Goodluck
ooooooooo!

An interesting analysis. Lol

Security of life and property is very important to nation building, if he feels that the recent breach in security was as a result of the lapses in the ministry, then so be it. Infact, it is a good step in the right direction

They are so convinced that some software had been installed on Inec's system. Probably the software was installed to generate votes for cpc and then it failed, so they assumed that pdp installed, probably a stronger software. Software or no software, the election results was collated from each state, i wonder the magical role of a rigging software in this issue. We have not even started digital voting and we get this kind of complaints, can u imagine what we will hear when we fully go digital

I hope its over indeed. We cant afford to experience another lease of terror over there.

Even though d alliance had work, the combined votes of cpc and acn cant get up to those of pdp. So why crying over spoilt milk?

Even though d alliance had work, the combined votes of cpc and acn cant get up to those of pdp. So why crying over spoilt milk?

This is our president talking!

I dont expect him to accept the results in a good faith, not without a fight. But i cant imagine him thinking he would win d election, that's really ridiculous!

Though accepting defeat is not easy, if only Buhari could accept defeat, and once again emotionally appeal to his supporters (the way he did when he presented his last manifesto), i believe they would be moved to be more civilized, and halt all d uprising.

Thank God, the result has been declared. Goodluck to Nigeria

Why is this happening now! Why cant losers accept their fates in good faith. GOD please dont let this degenerate into another civil unrest.

Thank goodness, jonathan is leading. I cant wait to hear the final declaration.

Pls keep the information flowing. I am particulary interested in d northern results

Am just glad that so far, there is no verified claim of rigging. I just dont know why anticipated losers cant accept their fate in good faith. There is no point getting emotional about this issue, why tarnish the image and future of our country wit anticipated bad news, especially unverified claims of rigging. Lets join hands and pray for a successful election and transistion of government!

If you are reporting rigging, try and include a video clip. That could help substantiate your stories.

Lets waits, watch and see the outcome!

I dey feel this poster. Its the wish of many Well meaning Nigerians that he wins.

Even over desperate is an understatement. We are yet to see all the strategies CDC has in Place. ist is the alliance, second the TEARS, Who knows whats next

Does he think Nigerians would be emotionally moved by his tears to get our vote.That Strategy is not going to work for me.