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Politics › Re: Heavy Protest In Malaga Spain For The Release Of Nnamdi Kanu-pics by ukomko: 9:37am On Aug 14, 2016

Good display of color flag

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Politics › Re: We Are Heading To ECOWAS Court On 6th October To Get Justice For Nnamdi Kanu by ukomko(op): 11:14pm On Aug 13, 2016

Politics › We Are Heading To ECOWAS Court On 6th October To Get Justice For Nnamdi Kanu by ukomko(op): 11:13pm On Aug 13, 2016

After the press conference conducted by Nnamdi Kanu’s defence team, at Heratland Hotels, Central Area, Abuja, to erase all forms of misconceptions regarding court proceedings, Nigeria continual disregard to court orders and issues around the Movement of the Emancipation of Niger Delta [MEND] and their recent romance with the federal government of Nigeria to hinder the restoration of Biafra; Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor granted Biafra Writers an interview session. Below are his responses to our questions:

Question: What is the essence of this press conference held today by your team>

Answer: We discovered that there are misconceptions in charges laid against our client. Several times, the press has referred to our client to have been charged of treasonable felony. When you look at the charges laid against them, you will understand that my client[Nnamdi Kanu] has been charged with 3 count charge, the second defendant is facing 2 count charge while the third defendant is facing one count charge.

Now, the other two defendants are not charged with the offense of treasonable felony and the law is very clear under section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Act, a single individual cannot effectively be charged with the offense of treasonable felony; because in that context, there must be people that will plan it with him, at least they must have arrested like ten different persons.

In the first place, the proof of the evidence attached to the charge provided has not in any way disclosed any substance, such that can indict our client or has any link or resemblance capable of establishing the offense of treasonable felony. That is why we classify whatever our client is passing through as political trial; and which by virtue of the present development in the country, Nnamdi Kanu is being detained.

QUESTION: Considering the release of the IPOB detainees at Abia and Enugu States, could it be seen as a sign that Nnamdi Kanu will soon be released>

Answer: We have no doubt whatsoever, because we are firmly convinced that Nnamdi Kanu committed no offense against Nigeria. You can understand and see when I was addressing the press that I count this as a delay tactics to keep Nnamdi Kanu detained; principally masterminded by the accuser which shows you that they are not ready to proceed with trials.

If they have anything against him, they would have long proceeded with trials –by now, we would have gone a long way. But they have nothing against him, that’s why they’ve been applying one technique or the other to delay his trial and ensure his continued detention.

But the law is clear and I can understand that the illegal and unjust detention of Nnamdi Kanu has attracted criticisms from the entire globe. The international communities along with other human right bodies have condemned it in strong terms demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

Now let me refer you to the order given on the 17th of December, 2015, by Hon. Justice A.F.A. Ademola. That order is very explicit. Justice Ademola after listening to the DSS, after looking at what they have before them, directed them to release Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally.

He [Hon. Justice Ademola] was aware they are planning to file a fresh charge against him; he did not say they release him pending when you file a new charge. He said ‘’release him unconditionally.’’ That order is yet to be obeyed; they still continued to disobey that competent court.

Recall also that Nnamdi Kanu was also granted bail before 17th of December, yet they did not release him. What they did was to rush to federal high court to file an application and obtain an order to detain him for another 90 days which was later sorted out by the federal high court when facts were presented to the honourable judge.

We operate a constitutional democracy. The judge has given orders of Nnamdi Kanu’s release and law must be obeyed.We must respect laws and orders.

Look at what happened few days ago, when an order was made by Hon. Justice Dimgba of the federal high court, directing the DSS to transfer a particular detainee to the prison custody. They refused to obey the order. Rather, they came back to apply that the court should grant them another extension to further extend the time at which they can detain the accused.

The court said no, go back and purge yourself of the context. I cannot grant any application you are requesting from me because you are in context of my court order. Until when there is an affidavit satisfying me that you have obeyed former orders of this court, that is when I will look at your application.

Question: MEND just got themselves involved in a dialogue with the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu under some conditions – what do you have to say to that regards?

Answer: We have already trashed that out during the press conference. Our client Nnamdi Kanu has no relationship, no connection whatsoever with MEND. Besides, MEND does not have Nnamdi Kanu’s authority: implied, direct or express, to represent him in any negotiation in that regards.

If they want to negotiate with Nnamdi Kanu, they know where they kept him. Nnamdi Kanu has people to negotiate for him based on the demands he has insisted on.

Question: We are also aware that IPOB’s case is still at the supreme court. Can you give us an update on that?

Answer: Yeah, we have appealed at the court of appeal… and you know that court is still on break. Once court resumes, we will get a date for the hearing.

Question: What about IPOB’s case too at the ECOWAS court?

Answer: Ecowas court hearing is coming up on the 6th of October, and there we hope to get justice for Nnamdi Kanu.

Biafra Writers: Thank you for your time Barrister.

Barr. Ejiofor: You are welcome.

http://biafrasay.com/p/322445/we-are-heading-to-ecowas-court-on-6th-october-to-get-justice

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Politics › Re: Some Of The Prophetic Words Of Nnamdi Kanu: Can You Remember Them? by ukomko(op): 8:11pm On Aug 12, 2016

I can remember hearing these wordings
He is qualify to start a church

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Politics › Some Of The Prophetic Words Of Nnamdi Kanu: Can You Remember Them? by ukomko(op): 8:10pm On Aug 12, 2016

Some of the Prophetic words of Nnamdi Kanu: Can you remember them, are they manifesting or not?
Criteria to prove the true prophet is if the prophecy comes to pass. If a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD but the thing does not take place or prove true, it is a word that the LORD has not spoken. That shows the Prophet was egotistical and not from the LORD.
During the presidential election campaign for the office of Nigerian President 2015, many Nigerian religious leaders like Rev Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Ministry Enugu prophesied that Buhari is the messiah who will bring change and turn around the suffering and foster unity but to our bewilderment, the events happening now is proof they are all false prophets.
Let me put this false prophet in contrast with the prophetic warning of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the leader of Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB from 2014 up to the build up of the presidential election in 2015. Evidently, most of his pronouncements have been fulfilled while Buhari still keeps him illegally in detention because of these truthful messages.
These are some of his ominous words on Radio Biafra broadcast

On 6th Feb.2014:
“As they campaign vigorously for elections, you would think, they are coming to grow the economy, enthrone justice, breed unity and tolerance, love for one another. No, they are coming to elevate Hausa-Fulani supremacy, to reposition the security agencies by sacking all competent hands and replace them with their kinsmen to drive their ethnic domination of the Biafrans, the Fulani herdsmen will be armed and encouraged to slaughter us with impunity, and their masters will protect them. They are coming to ensure that my people are enslaved forever. Those who do not, believe me, will soon see it happen before their eyes.”

ON 12 Oct 2014:
The Fulani will take over the entire South as a continuation of their age old agenda to Islamize Eastern Nigeria. They will brazenly seize our land in a pretence of creating grazing fields for the Fulani. Then the conquest will be complete; we will become their slaves forever.”

On 6th Nov 2014:
Between Jonathan and Buhari, none is good for us. Freedom remains our only option; Jonathan is weak and confused, Buhari is a bloodthirsty tyrant, who will destroy the land with his sectional views. His kinsmen will take over the military and the security architecture of the land. Christians and Easterners will become endangered species; He will use the security apparatus to advance the agenda of his ethnic group. My people will suffer.”

On 2nd Dec. 2014:
Then a group deadlier than Boko Haram will emerge, they will seize our farmland, rape our women, kill our people and their master will protect, defend and even arm them because their sole agenda is to enslave us forever. Those who cannot see it now will soon see it. The hatred in their souls for my people is legendary. They do not see us as humans. They kill, slaughter, burn and destroy. Mindless bloodletting is in their DNA. My people are in trouble.”

On 16th Jan 2015:
Unity flows with love and mutual respect. This artificial unity with people who see you as an infidel and unbeliever is fake and dangerous. We are better off on our own. They kill with impunity, yet they say we must stay together. They have only one agenda, to chase away Jonathan and enslave us forever. They are coming with vengeance, anger and revenge for the years they stayed out of power. They plan to intimidate, silence and oppress us. Their world view is so strange and different from ours; we are in big trouble.”

On 15th March 2015:
All we ever wanted is freedom to realise our full potentials in the space of land God Almighty placed us on this planet, but there are persons whose agenda is to intimidate and dominate others. They hate freedom, justice and fair play. They enslaved Northerners for centuries; they want to extend and replicate this dominating culture down South.
They use terror as a weapon of intimidation, they have no regard for non-Muslims, they hate us with passion, yet they won’t let my people go. Their only desire is to dominate and oppress others, once they are out of power; they immediately resort to either Pogroms (1966) Sharia law introduction (2000/2001) and Boko Haram (2011). They are enemies of peaceful co-existence. We want freedom; we respect justice and equity, and above all, we comply with the sanctity of human life. These people do not; they use terror to intimidate and subdue to rule over everybody else.”
Therefore no matter how hard Buhari and his lobbyist try to silence the messenger, they cannot kill the message or would outcome halt. Chiukwu Okike Abiahma who sent his messenger Nnamdi Kanu is mighty in battle. Biafra restoration is something no one can stop.
The world is only waiting for that great miracle!

http://biafrasay.com/p/322418/some-of-the-prophetic-words-of-nnamdi-kanu-can-you-remember

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Family › Re: My Yoruba Husband’s Family Won’t Stop Complaining That Am An Igbo Woman by ukomko(op): 7:50pm On Aug 12, 2016

DoTheNeedful:
The url says a lot about the story. While I dont have evidence to say the story is not true,that particular site has a political agenda but i will advise that it should stay out of love.
People get divorce everyday regardless of their tribe. Most divorce cases are even with people of the same tribe. The case of people having issues with their in-laws is not new too. It happens with people of the same tribe.
A Yoruba/Edo/Egbira marrying an Igbo man/woman has little to do with Biafra agitation;after all we see cases Nigerians marrying Ghanaians/Togolese/Tunisians and so on. Just let people be and let love be.
The rate of at which inter-tribal marriages is happening these days are overwhelming and some few people still living in the past are not comfortable with it.

Stop insinuating what you don't know. Follow
http://biafrasay.com/p/322416/my-yoruba-husband-s-family-won-t-stop-complaining-that-am-an

You will the origin of the story.
Any story you see on http://biafrasay.com has a backing link.
If the backing link is questionable, then biafrasay forum team has no apologies

Family › Re: My Yoruba Husband’s Family Won’t Stop Complaining That Am An Igbo Woman by ukomko(op): 6:40pm On Aug 12, 2016

Family › My Yoruba Husband’s Family Won’t Stop Complaining That Am An Igbo Woman by ukomko(op): 6:39pm On Aug 12, 2016

A 38-year-old husband, Akinlabi Adeniyi, on Friday urged an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve his 12-year-old marriage to his wife, Blessing, for alleged desertion and lack of care for the children. However, Blessing too accused her husband and his family members of disproving of their union as they won’t stop complaining that she is an Igbo woman.

Adeniyi, a resident of No. 8E, Orere Owu, Ado-Ekiti, said his wife had packed out of their home, saying she was tired of the marriage. The father of four, told the court that when Blessing got pregnant, his mother-in-law was against the union, because he was a Yoruba man. “When she delivered her baby, her mother came to burn the baby’s material which resulted into a fight between my mother-in-law and I.

“All the same, after the delivery of the third baby, I went to her village with my family to pay her dowry. “I, however, noticed that after the delivery of the last baby, her behaviour changed; she no longer stay in the house, but preferred her parents house,” he said.

He further claimed that his family went to plead with her parent to appeal to their daughter to come back home, but they told them Blessing had the final say. “The children are now living with their mother in her new husband’s house, but I want my children back because I am not happy with their welfare,” he said.

He, therefore, prayed the court to award him the custody of the children, Sefunmi, 13; Ayomide, 11; Oyindamola, eight; and Sunday, six. Blessing, 34, a resident of No. 5, Ajowa Str., Ado-Ekiti, did not deny that she had remarried. She told the court that when the pregnancy of their first child was two months, Adeniyi travelled and did not return until six months after.

“All through his journey, he did not bother to ask after my welfare, knowing my condition. “It was my mother who took care of me and settled my medical bills when he claimed he had no money. “After three weeks of giving birth, he stole my money and he ended up beating me when I challenged him.

“When my mother came to warn him, he held her clothe and broke her teeth; calling her a witch and being responsible for his inability to progress, in spite of the fact that he had not paid my dowry,” she said. Blessing also accused Adeniyi’s family of meddling into their affairs, saying they did not allow her to enjoy her marriage.

“They won’t stop complaining that I am an Igbo woman,” she said. She said she got to know through her children when they went for holiday with him that he had remarried. “Before, I remarried, I have been responsible for the feeding, welfare and education of the children.

She, therefore, prayed the court to award the custody of the children to her because her new husband had accepted them as his own children. On hearing both sides, the President of the court, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, adjourned the case till Sept. 7 for further hearing.

http://biafrasay.com/p/322416/my-yoruba-husband-s-family-won-t-stop-complaining-that-am-an

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Politics › Re: Single Individual Cannot Be Charged With Treasonable Felony- Says Nnamdi Kanu by ukomko(op): 6:30pm On Aug 12, 2016

Politics › Single Individual Cannot Be Charged With Treasonable Felony- Says Nnamdi Kanu by ukomko(op): 6:29pm On Aug 12, 2016

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has said that a single individual cannot alone execute offence treasonable, considering the ingredients involved in the crime as enumerated in the Nigeria’s criminal code act.

Kanu made this known through his lawyers, led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor and the Amoebi Nzelu, where he, Ejiofor, maintained that his client no longer had confidence in the court where the case against him is currently being heard.

Recall that Mr. Kanu and two others, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, who have been in detention since October, 2015, are facing trial for alleged treason.

“The six count charges proffered against our clients show in summary that our client (Namdi Kanu) is facing three charges; treasonable felony, managing unlawful society and concealing goods in a container holding goods of different description,” Mr. Ejiofor said.

He added that, “the second defendant Mr. Benjamin Madubugwu is facing two count charges (that is counts 4 and 5) of assisting the management of unlawful society and unlawful possession of firearms, while the third defendant is facing only one count charge of assisting the management of unlawful society.

“The question now arises as to whether a single individual can be charged solely with the offence of treasonable felony, considering the ingredients of the offence of treason as enumerated under section 41 of the Criminal Code Act cap C38 laws of the federation of Nigeria.”

Mr. Ejiofor said the court, presided by Justice John Tsoho, had denied his client bail, despite an earlier decision of the same court under Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who granted bail to the first defendant in the matter.

He claimed that the decision of Mr. Tsoho to vary an earlier ruling of his (Tsoho) by yielding to the request of the prosecution for the protection of witnesses in the ongoing trial of Mr. Kanu was further confirmation that the court under his (Tsoho) leadership would not grant justice to his client.

“In the face of this anomaly, it became apparent that our client, Nnamdi Kanu, cannot get a fair trial in this very court. These among other sundry reasons necessitated the other actions we adopted to demand that the honourable court disqualifies itself from further proceeding with the hearing of the case,” he said.

Advising the media, Mr. Ejiofor said they should ensure a correct interpretation of the charges against their clients, saying Mr. Kanu is the only person directly accused of treasonable felony.

http://biafrasay.com/p/322417/single-individual-cannot-be-charged-with-treasonable-felony

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Sports › Re: Nigerian U-23 Team Threaten Boycott Olympic Matches Over Unpaid Allowances by ukomko(op): 11:11pm On Aug 11, 2016

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Sports › Nigerian U-23 Team Threaten Boycott Olympic Matches Over Unpaid Allowances by ukomko(op): 11:10pm On Aug 11, 2016

The end seems near for Nigeria’s quest for the Rio Olympic Games gold as the Samson Siasia-tutored U-23 Olympic Eagles have reportedly shunned training and threatened to boycott tomorrow’s quarter-final match against Denmark unless they are paid the balance of their allowances in Brazil.

The team who topped Group B despite going down 2-0 to Colombia Wednesday are following in the steps of the senior national team, the Super Eagles who also protested in Brazil before their second round match against France at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Eagles lost 2-0 and crashed out.

It would be recalled also that a similar protest by the U-20 team, the Flying Eagles cost them a match against Sudan who beat them 4-3 in Lagos after a 1-2 home loss in Omdurman.

According to sources from the team’s camp the players the protest is also tied to the unpaid five month salaries and allowances of the coaches which the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick has directed the secretariat to settle with the $60,000 grant received from CAF recently.

Africanfootball.com also quoted a source close to the team as saying that “The players said that their level of patriotism has already dwindled because of the way they have been treated by the government officials prior to the Olympic Games.

“As we speak now, the only money that the players have received was the $150 dollars per day for 11 days, while there are more than that 11 days still to be paid and no extra money was received for the matches played so far”, the source also disclosed.

The coach Samson Siasia-led team have already been overtaken by drama and controversies in the last few weeks, from the players stopping their coach from quitting his post to the team being stranded for several days at their training base in Atlanta, Georgia.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/nigerian-u-23-team-threaten-boycott-unpaid-allowances/

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Politics › Re: See What Obasanjo Said In 2013 That Shows Jonathan Is Sponsoring Avengers(pic by ukomko: 10:30pm On Aug 11, 2016

LAGOS-IBADAN Brown envelop gutter newspaper, The nation

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Politics › Re: Check pictures of soldiers that were killed ruthlessly (graphic pictures) by ukomko: 10:17pm On Aug 11, 2016

Kill them all
Killing unarmed is their duty

Politics › Re: Buhari’s Bodyguards Weep & Protest Over "Hijacking Of The President By Cabals" by ukomko: 10:12pm On Aug 11, 2016

Used an dumped

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Politics › Re: Five Reasons Buhari Is Failing - By Malcolm Fabiyi by ukomko: 3:58pm On Aug 11, 2016

God please break this country.
Imaging this regime during ebola period.
God dismember this country

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Politics › I Will Be Holding A Press Conference Next Week-Wole Soyinka Avoids Journalists by ukomko(op): 3:53pm On Aug 11, 2016

For the first known time since his assumption of office on May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Soyinka is not known to be a regular visitor to the Presidential Villa but known for his hard stand on especially national issues.

Recall he was the first to call for national economic summit in the present regime.

Little wonder his coming to the Villa was a surprise to Reporters.

Meanwhile, there was no official reason as to his “August” visit to the Villa that lasted at about an hour.

But speaking to the State House Correspondents after the meeting, Soyinka who was astonished to see a battery of reporters waiting for him for comments on the outcome of the meeting said:

“Wait, wait, wait, I didn’t come here to see you people. I came to discuss one or two things.

When persuaded to speak, he said: ” I came to talk about a few things, national and international matters, general matters. That’s all.

I will be holding a press conference in about a week. You can ask me any question you like there. For now, I would just like to get away.

http://biafrasay.com/p/322399/i-will-be-holding-a-press-conference-next-week-wole-soyinka

Politics › Re: Does The Broom Waving Demons Get Anything To Say On This? by ukomko: 3:29pm On Aug 11, 2016

mrmetoo1:
Look at this lazy thinking. How can all that happen in one year and all of a sudden we ignore 16 years prior to that, I'm sorry how does this make any sense?? What happened to all the money made during the oil boom?? Where's the corresponding infrastructure if the argument is it was spent? Where's the result of diversification that should be helping us during this period of crashed oil prices? Then you guys keep comparing official rate to a very volatile black market rate. Then about corruption, are we just kidding here?? Then when you say you don't care about others assumptions/opinions, you can't be stating fact because fact should stand up to anyone's assumption/opinion.

This kind of Op's thinking is what will never make PDP win again. If your idea of campaigning for PDP is trying to make us believe we had 16 good years of PDP is a huge error. Almost like PDP Lagos trying to convince us Fayose is a better governor than Ambode... error!!!! Look with this thinking, PDP will not win in 2019 no matter how bad Buhari messes up. The only chance PDP has is presenting something totally different from their 16 years and also a huge improvement from the present government.

You met my landlord, and told my landloard that you will make my room better if he allows you take over my room.
My landlords chased me away and took you in.
After a year, instead of making things better, it becomes worst and worst.
How can you even approach the landlord with your excuses blaming the person that has left a year ago on the worst condition of a house you promised to make better?

Shameless,Senseless bigotry zombies everywhere

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Politics › Re: Does The Broom Waving Demons Get Anything To Say On This? by ukomko: 3:11pm On Aug 11, 2016

It took GEJ 5years to become clueless but it took PMB a year to become dull@rdinho in chief

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Politics › Re: IPOB Raise High 'biafran Flag' In Brazil Rio 2016 Olympics (VIDEO) by ukomko: 3:03pm On Aug 11, 2016

Be consistent, don't give up.
They will open their twitter and see you.
They will surf facebook, and can't avoid you.
They will close their eyez and dream of you.
You will soon become unavoidable.
In the next world cup, the flag will be there

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Politics › Re: Nnamdi Kanu’s Unenviable Dilemma by ukomko: 5:56am On Aug 11, 2016

kossyablaze:
With this ur link.... Fp go far

Is frontpage the heaven of all pages?

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Politics › Re: I Am A Militant – Oshiomhole Declares by ukomko(op): 5:48am On Aug 11, 2016*

Yea he is a militant right from NLC era
For more hookup on
http://biafrasay.com/p/322388/i-am-a-militant-oshiomhole-declares

Politics › I Am A Militant – Oshiomhole Declares by ukomko(op): 5:48am On Aug 11, 2016

Abuja – Gov. Adams Oshiomhole says for any government to make progress, it must maintain a national minimum wage.

Oshiomhole said this in Abuja on Wednesday during a forum tagged ‘The Podium’, organised by The Kukah Centre in collaboration with the Ford Foundation.

The programme, which seeks an interface between the electorate and policy makers, had the theme: “From Activism to Political Power: The Challenges of Democratic Governance in Nigeria”.

According to Oshiomhole, a labourer is worthy of his wages, meaning if an employer is owing, he is breaching a contract.

“’This is where I’m different. I still insist any government who wants to be taken seriously must have a national minimum wage.

“We must maintain a national minimum wage, look for ways to increase it; that is what I still advocate for.”

Giving an informal account of his stewardship and why he carried out most of his actions, the governor said he stayed true to his activism years by not owing salaries.

He explained that as a former factory worker himself, he understood the importance of wages and that was why he increased workers salaries in Edo by 38 per cent.

“Activism is not synonymous with being progressive. I believe we should all be idealistic and not dismiss the possibility of an ideal society.

“One man’s idealism is another man’s reality. Wages paid to people is not burden.

“In Edo we increased it to 38 per cent and I’m proud to still pay before the last day of every month.”
He explained that complaints about salaries from the state were mostly about the 18 months pension arrears he inherited and the inability of local governments to pay their staff.

“We respect the autonomy of the Local Government but we insisted that if they cannot do environmental sanitation, waste management, grading rural roads, cleaning up the market at least you must pay the teachers’ salaries.

“So I am not responsible for non-payment at that level. Non-payment of wages is a criminal breach in the law of contract.

“You can pay daily, weekly, monthly but not in excess of 30 days, you are breaching the agreement.”

Oshiomhole said as an activist he was in governance to know the ropes, know how to help people and counter concepts like god-fatherism in politics.

“I have been militant, will remain a militant and retire a militant not with guns. I don’t burst pipelines but we must react to sayings like the ‘if you can’t beat them join them’.”

The Chairman of the occasion, former Gov. Donald Duke of Rivers, said he advocates improvement in society.

“Sadly politicians in our society are merely jobbers and budget padders. We advocate improvement and not change.

“We had a violent change in 1966, so change is not necessarily the way to go. Improvements however makes things happen, develops societies and affects the people positively.”
Bishop Mathew Kukah, the Convener of the event, said the essence of the forum was to design programmes that encourage debate and free exchange of ideas.

“To serve as a mediating platform between the government, citizens and communities.
“Also, to enhance the quality of leadership training at all levels both in the public and non-governmental sectors.”

Activists from all sectors and relevant stakeholders attended the event.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/oshiomhole-says-progressive-govts-must-maintain-national-minimum-wage/

Politics › Re: New Militant Group Emerges,Vow To Blow Up Warri,Ph Refineries,Utorogun Gas Plant by ukomko(op): 8:38pm On Aug 09, 2016

Politics › New Militant Group Emerges,Vow To Blow Up Warri,Ph Refineries,Utorogun Gas Plant by ukomko(op): 8:36pm On Aug 09, 2016

ANOTHER militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, has emerged with a threat to bring down the Refinery in Eleme, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Warri Refinery and the Utorogun gas plant in Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State in few days should the federal government fail to listen to them.

Issuing 48 hours to oil multinationals still in the upland of the region, especially in the Ogba/Egi axis of Rivers state, Urhobo/Isoko/Ndokwa axis of Delta state and other upland oil producing areas to evacuate their personnel, they decried that all the people of the upland Niger Delta, under whose watch the largest and most critical oil assets are located, have been ignored over the years as government and the oil companies pander to every whim and cough of those who have violently engaged the state.

The group in a statement by its Spokesman, self-styled Gen. Aldo Agbalaja said: “We have keenly watched developments in the country in recent times, developments that are most depressing, very much depicting the marginalization and subjugation of the hapless people of our region.

“We have thought very deeply about the ongoing shenanigan and play-acting going on between the federal government and some self-styled ‘Niger Delta agitators’ and thought if we fail to make our own statement now, then there will be no future for the larger Niger Delta region”.

Continuing in the statement, he said; “for the avoidance of doubts, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate is not in the mold of the various criminal gangs that have so far paraded themselves as fighting for the interest of the people of the Niger Delta, but who indeed have been engaged in fight for personal enrichment.

“We are not one of them. We are out to tell the world that there is a Niger Delta that is made up of many tribes and tongues, the people of whom have so far suffered both local and national oppression.

“We have come at this point to ensure that our oppressors, being the federal government, the state governments in the six core Niger Delta states who have received billions of dollars over the past years but have brought little or no development to the region and the so-called super-ethnic nations, who have yielded to greed and wickedness and have exposed the rest of us in the oil-rich, but deeply impoverished region, to crippling squalor”.

Explaining that the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate is a coalition of forces across the Niger Delta region, fighting for the interest of the region, Agbalaja said, “Federal government and the oil multinational companies have been making a very grave mistake by equating the interest of the Ijaw people as that of all the tribes of the region. Indeed, this is a mistake that is about to take a more devastating toll than has ever been seen or experienced in the history of Nigeria.

“Any moment from now, we shall be making a loud statement which we believe should be loud enough for all to see and take seriously and then afterwards state our demands.

“We have considered this ‘coming statement’ reluctantly inevitable because of the recalcitrance of federal authorities, as well as oil giants; they both have decided to ignore calls to reason and have made violence the only option.

“Just as in the 2009 experience, the federal government and oil companies have started yet another round of negotiation with the Ijaw front, in the name of all the people of the Niger Delta. This will not work. Since they do not regard the assets in our areas important enough to be protected, we shall root them all out of the length of the Niger Delta. We don’t want to make this mistake any longer, violence pays as it has become the only voice that government gives hearkens to.

“Finally, we are asking all the oil multinationals still in the upland of our region; AGIP, TOTAL, SHELL, MOBIL, SHORELINES, NECONDE, E.D WESTERN, SEPLAT and others to commence the evacuation of their personnel from the region, especially in the Ogba/Egi axis of Rivers state, Urhobo/Isoko/Ndokwa axis of Delta state and other upland oil producing areas, within the next 48 hours.

“We also want to bring it to the attention of the federal government and the NNPC that the refineries in Warri (Urhobo land) and Port Harcourt (Eleme) and the gas plant in Otorogun will all come down in few days from now.

“We just hope that the Nigerian government will continue ignoring us so that we can perfect what those in the riverine area started”.

http://biafrasay.com/p/322375/new-militant-group-emerges-vow-to-blow-up-warri-ph-refinerie

Politics › Re: Get Ready For Another Increase In Fuel Pump Price – Marketers by ukomko(op): 5:34pm On Aug 09, 2016

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Politics › Re: Get Ready For Another Increase In Fuel Pump Price – Marketers by ukomko(op): 5:33pm On Aug 09, 2016

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Politics › Get Ready For Another Increase In Fuel Pump Price – Marketers by ukomko(op): 5:06pm On Aug 09, 2016

Nigerians have been asked to brace up for another hike in pump prices of petrol, due to the lingering scarcity of foreign exchange to finance the importation of the product.

According to the oil marketers, the United States dollar hit an all-time high last week, as it exchanged for N400 at the parallel market.

Punch quoted oil marketers as saying that despite the competition in the business, they were battling hard to retain the price of the Premium Motor Spirit within the approved N133.28 per litre range.

He added, “We are all aware that the price of crude has been falling in the international market and it is the dollar the government gets from crude sale that it uses to solve forex problems. So, there’s no fast rule or solution to it than for all of us, both users and marketers, to just prepare for a price hike.

“For marketers, they should know that the days of higher profits are gone. Before now, if you want to import petrol, you’ll have to wait for months and possibly bribe some people to get an import licence. But those days are gone; nowadays, every interested dealer can get the licence and this has created room for competition, which is why you still get the product at around N140 to N145 per litre. We only hope that this will continue as the dollar availability improves.”

Another member of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria was quoted as saying that the ex-depot price of the PMS had remained at N133.28 per litre because the marketers were doing their best to manage the situation.

“However, most depots are still managing the situation and are selling at the recommended price of N133.28 per litre to filling stations. It is when it goes above this price that you will notice the eventual increase in the pump prices of the PMS. So, if the trend of forex unavailability continues, then the situation may go out of the control of the marketers.”

http://biafrasay.com/p/322373/get-ready-for-another-increase-in-fuel-pump-price-marketers

Politics › Re: Ekiti PDP Raises Questions Over Aisha Buhari’s US Trip, Slams APC by ukomko(op): 4:53pm On Aug 08, 2016*

Politics › Ekiti PDP Raises Questions Over Aisha Buhari’s US Trip, Slams APC by ukomko(op): 4:50pm On Aug 08, 2016*

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described the comments by the State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on the visit of the Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari to the United States of America (USA), as a function of total ignorance and mischief, saying, “Even the Presidency has not told anyone that wife of the President travelled to the USA and in official communications, only ignorant and mischief makers in the APC will belief that a trip to the USA will be made by Mrs Buhari and Nigerians will only get to know about it through online media.”

The PDP, which said it would have ignored the APC and allowed those in the party to continue to wallop in their self-deceit, added that “it is only in the world of the APC that wife of the President of Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world would travel to the USA, ostensibly to debunk her involvement in a major scam and no television station will report her departure and arrival. The question is, did she travel to USA or Qatar?”

In a statement issued on Monday by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Jackson Adebayo, the party said, “If the Presidency has not been bold enough to tell Nigerians that Mrs Aisha Buhari travelled to the USA on official visit, only a party of scammers like the APC will go on the rooftops to celebrate photoshoped pictures as evidence of visit to USA.”

The party said “it is strange that wife of the President of Nigeria could travel to the USA and purportedly attended events there without international television stations like CNN, Al jazeera, BBC, Sky News etc and local stations like Channels TV, NTA, AIT and others reporting it. Or are they still ‘editing’ the video clips?”

While casting doubt at the purported trip, the PDP said: “Even if Mrs Aisha Buhari actually travelled to the USA, does that erase the fact that in the judgment delivered by the United State District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, USA, in criminal No1: 07CR209, that indicted the USA Congressman, Williams Jefferson, it was mentioned that $170,000 was transferred from account in Nigeria in the name of Aisha Buhari to an account in the name of The ANJ Group, LLC, identifying William Jefferson as beneficiary?”

The statement read further; “As a party of responsible and discerning minds, the PDP in Ekiti State would have elected to ignore the APC and allow the party the freedom to advertise it idiocy. This is more so that the matter is now a subject of litigation and the no one has denied the existence of the judgment that indicted Williams Jefferson and featured conspicuously at page 22, the name of Aisha Buhari as having transferred $170,000 from account in Nigeria to William Jefferson.

“Most importantly, Nigerians have witnessed more heinous forgeries from the APC, one of them being pictorial claim that President Buhari (as APC presidential candidate then) had an interview with Kemi Fadojutimi on ‘All Eyes on Africa’ TV show in London, whereas the interview was held in Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

“However, it is important to point out that from all evidences, the pictures circulated as arrival of President Buhari’s wife at Dulles International Airport, Washington DC could have been taken at the Doha International Airport, Qatar. Even on the official website of George Mason University and US Institute of Peace, USA where the president’s was said to have attended events, there is nothing to show that she attended any event in the two institutions.

“We have seen pictures of Wife of the Senate President, Toyin Saraki with President Barrack Obama’s wife, Michelle. We also saw pictures of Mrs Patience Jonathan with Michelle Obama when she visited the USA.

“Where are Aisha Buhari’s pictures with the First Lady of USA and major government officials from the country? Or could she have arrived and departed from the USA like a spirit?

“It is even more important that nothing official has been said about the purported trip. Not from the President’s spokespersons,” argued the Ekiti PDP.

http://biafrasay.com/p/322347/ekiti-pdp-raises-questions-over-aisha-buhari-s-us-trip-slams

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