*Presidential Election: Rigging Claims Don’t Add up*

A member of the British House of Lords, when told that money is difficult to come by these days, said he is nearly 90 years old but cannot remember any time in the past when money was easy to get. I have been watching Nigerian elections since 1979 and I cannot remember a time when those who lost the election did not allege rigging and intimidation. For a time, there was hope that President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 concession phone call could become the norm in Nigeria. It now looks like it was a one-off event. Instead, it was Godsday Orubebe’s 2015 attempt to storm INEC’s National Collation Centre that has endured, with Dino Melaye attempting a poor carbon copy in 2023.

The young men and women who are saying on social media that the 2023 election was full of rigging and intimidation, have no personal knowledge of the golden age of rigging and intimidation in Nigerian elections. In this election I saw no reports in the media of thugs snatching ballot boxes and stuffing them. I saw no reports of security agents cordoning off whole polling stations while ballot boxes were being stuffed. There was no story of soldiers scattering voters in any place. Where is the mother of all rigging, when Supreme Court ruled in 1983 that UPN’s Bisi Onabanjo got 1.2million votes, NPN’s Akin Omoboriowo got 500,000 votes but the returning officer added 1 behind the figure and it became N1.5million?

This year, the President did not declare the election a do or die. I saw no story of armed hooded security agents descending on a state, as in Ekiti in 2014. There was no story of an opposition governor’s plane denied landing rights at any airport. In 2023, we didn’t have a Police Commissioner Mbu denying an opposition party governor entry into his own Government House. Pray, where in Nigeria in 2023 did we have Police Commissioner Tahir Jidda denying Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe entry into Maiduguri and firing tear gas at Zik, even though Borno State Governor Muhammadu Goni stood beside him? Even the party primaries of last year lacked drama, because we saw nothing like the Babalawo who tried to enter the UPN state congress in Ibadan in 1983 with a live tortoise strapped to his waist. Another youngster wrote on social media that “this generation of Nigerian politicians do not know how to concede, unlike the older generation.” Sorry sir, they actually copied it from the older generation. In 1979, as soon as election results started trickling in, we saw GNPP leader Waziri Ibrahim dashing around to see UPN leader Chief Awolowo and NPP leader Dr. Azikiwe. The three of them, minus PRP leader Aminu Kano who refused to join, appeared together before pressmen, rejected the election results and alleged rigging, even though it was an election conducted by a military government, not like now when APC controls the Federal Government [at least, it used to]. The scene was re-enacted last week when PDP and LP running mates held a joint press conference and tried to present a common front, a case of locking the stables after the horses have bolted.

Anyone who trusts such emergency political alliances has another thing coming. In 1979 the opposition parties presented us with a common front up until the Supreme Court upheld the election result. To our utmost surprise, just before Inauguration on October 1, 1979, NPN and NPP announced an accord where they shared legislative and executive posts between them. NPP got Deputy Senate President, House Speaker and several Cabinet posts, including Zik’s running mate Prof Ishaya Audu who became Foreign Minister, Mrs. Janet Akinrinade of Oyo and Paul Unongo of Benue. Who knows now if someone is negotiating under the table?Our local and social media activists who are trying very hard to impress foreign election observers and the Western press by citing scattered incidents of election day problems knowing that White people are sticklers for procedure. They insist on correct procedure even if it produces an undesirable outcome. We Africans, who are wiser, usually walk back from the answer to the question. Our politicians’ measure of the credibility of an election is if they win, not whether or not the procedure was followed. If they don’t win, then the election is not credible.

The general African attitude to elections is that the outcome justifies the process. The credible outcome, in African eyes, is usually when the incumbent ruler or party is defeated. Hence, to most Africans, the best elections ever held in Africa were when Morgan Tsvangirai’s party defeated Robert Mugabe’s; when Adama Barrow defeated Yahaya Jammeh in Gambia; when Mohammed Morsi triumphed in Egypt against Hosni Mubarak’s premier; when Jerry Rawlings’ party was defeated in Ghana; when Macky Sall defeated Abdoulaye Wade in Senegal; when Wade himself earlier defeated Abdou Diouf; when Alassane Ouattara defeated Laurent Gbagbo in Ivory Coast; and more recently, when William Ruto triumphed in Kenya despite outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s support for Raila Odinga. African style, let us walk backwards from the result to the credibility question. First, the voter turnout. There were 87 million voters with PVCs in 2023 election but only 24 million voted, or 27%. Now, the starting point of rigging elections is to take advantage of the number of registered voters.

Why leave 63 million blank names on the register if you really desire to rig up results? There is no doubt that the technological innovations adopted over the years greatly helped to clean up our elections. Up until 2007, those absent voters will simply have their votes cast for them by a coalition of party agents, election officials and security officers.The winner of this election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, got only 37% of the vote, down from the 56% that Buhari got in 2019. Now, while 2019 was a two-horse race between the APC and PDP candidates, 2023 was at least a four-horse race between APC, PDP, LP and NNPP candidates. It was the first time since 2007 that we had more than two major candidates in a presidential election and the first time since 1983 that we had up to four major candidates in such a race.The top four candidates in this election got 37%, 29%, 25% and 6% respectively. This compares closely with 1979 when Shagari got 34%, Awo got 29%, Zik got 16%, Aminu Kano got 10.28 and Waziri Ibrahim got 10%. The top three runners up in this race got a combined 60% of the vote. That is impressive, but then, they only have themselves to blame that they did not present a united front before the election. They only tried to present a united front to contest the results. It is a case of locking the stables after the horses have bolted. Would they have made 60% of the vote if they had united behind a single candidate? Nobody will ever know the answer for certain.

Tinubu’s party went into this election controlling the Federal and 21 state governments. In the event, he won only 12 states outright. PDP’s Atiku Abubakar also won 12 states, LP’s Peter Obi won 12 states outright [FCT included] while NNPP’s Kwankwaso won outright in one state. So how did Tinubu win the race? Simple. The number of states that a candidate wins outright is important. Equally important is the number of states in which he came second. Also very important is, if he came second with only a narrow margin in most of them.

Tinubu won 12 states outright [Zamfara, Jigawa, Borno, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Benue, Ekiti, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Rivers]. He came second in 19 states [Kebbi, Sokoto, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Osun, Lagos, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Imo and Ebonyi]. In many cases the margins of loss were very small, only 3,000 votes in Sokoto, 12,000 in Katsina and equally narrow margins in Osun and Lagos. Very important, Tinubu came second to Kwankwaso in Kano, second to Atiku in most of the states the latter won and second to Obi in Lagos, Ebonyi, Imo and Edo.This was exactly how Alhaji Shehu Shagari won the presidency in 1979. He won outright in nine states out of 19 [Sokoto, Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Gongola, Benue, Kwara, Rivers and Cross River.] He won in Kaduna and Gongola even though his party lost the governorship elections there two weeks earlier, what in those days was called “the bandwagon effect.” Of the remaining ten states in Nigeria at the time, Shagari came second in 9 [Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Bendel, Anambra, Imo, Borno, Plateau and Kano]. Shagari came third only in Lagos, after Awo and Zik. Like Shagari, like Tinubu; you are victorious if your party is either first or second in almost every state.

Allegations that APC rigged the election also falls flat because it lost the biggest states, namely Lagos, Kaduna, Kano and Katsina, even though all of them have APC state governors, all of whom are staunchly loyal to Tinubu. In terms of vote banks, what is Imo, Edo or Adamawa to these states? Why should anyone go rigging elections in some small states when he could rig up figures in the biggest ones and win by a large margin? If they could help it, why should ten APC governors, APC National Chairman and Director General of the APC campaign suffer the embarrassment of failing to deliver their states? Why should Tinubu himself suffer the embarrassment of failing to win outright in Lagos, long alleged to be his political fiefdom?Allegations that APC rigged these polls do not hold the water of logic. But those making them still have the chance to prove them at the election tribunals. Onabanjo managed to prove rigging even in the olden days of analogue collation. It is easier to do so in this age of electronic collation, if indeed rigging took place.

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TODAY, 28th SEPTEMBER 2022 CAMPAIGN BEGINS I have a product that I being selling since 2017. Because of the Yorubaness in me, I formed Oduduwa Assembly and 2004 before I went to the Obasanjo assembled Constitution Conference Review Committee "Confab" in Abuja in 2005 when I was nominated by His Excellency, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the Executive Governor of Osun State at the material time. The Oduduwa Assembly TOAS asked me to draft a YORUBA AGENDA for members of Oduduwa homosapiens stock in the Confab will I did and copies printed into small pocket-size booklets and distributed to the members. Immediately after the Confab, I formed the YORUBA PATRIOTS MOVEMENT (YPM) in order to spread the Yorubaness Indoctrination to all Yorubas not only in Nigeria but also those living in the Diaspora. I took charge as the National Coordinator with the former Military Administrator of Lagos State as the General Raji Rasaki as the Chairman. In 2017 we held a Colloquial at the Jogor Center opposite the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke Ado, Ibadan with over 2500 Yoruba Patriots in attendance. Chief Bisi Akande Pioneer National Chairman APC and former Executive Governor of Osun State presided over the said Colloquim and appointed the National Patron. YPM visited virtually all the first class Obas in South West and all the Governors of Oyo, Osun Ogun, Lagos, Ondo and Ekiti, before being led by His Excellency, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, the late Executive Governor of Oyo State to have a Conference with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and invited Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Olusegun Osoba and many eminent Yoruba sons and daughters to the meeting. We solved there and then that it must be the turn of Yoruba to be President Federal Republic of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR's term has expired. Rationally, the Constitutional History of Nigeria, without being timid , it is Yoruba's turn. The 1950 MacPherson Constitution provides for Three Regions, namely; the Northern Region, The Eastern Region and the Western Region. Notwithstanding various states later created out of each of these three Region, the still remains that Yar'Adua was from the North. Goodluck Jonathan is from the Eastern Region , they both took over from Obasanjo from the Western Region and Buhari from the Northern Region took over Johnathan from the defunct Eastern Region Since 2017 I have been camphioning the YPM which I combine with the National Coordinator Next-level Consolidation Forum support for the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TINUBU for President of Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023 the following undisputable facts
IN ISSUE
One. TINUBU was first to start "Economic Summit" to proffer solutions for economic prosperity.

Two,TINUBU was first to start "Treasury Single Account (TSA)" in Lagos State to promote good governance, transparency and accountability.

Three, useTINUBU was first to start "Independent Power Project" (Eron) to boost Power Supply, industrialisation and Employment Opportunities.

Four, TINUBU was first to promote "Digital Economy" by the digitalisation of Lagos Tax Administration to improve revenue collections for developments.
Five,TINUBU was first Governor to "Create 37 Local Govt. Council Development Areas (LCDAs)" to bring governance and development closer to the grassroots.
Six,TINUBU was first to offer Free Education and to appoint Pupils who Excelled Academically as acting Governor of Lagos State to encourage youth productivity in Education.

Seven,TINUBU was first Detribalized Executive to engage Nigerians from other states to work (shop) with Lagos state government to promote unity.

Right, TINUBU was first to go every length, legally possible to reclaim SouthWest states (and beyond) Governorship election stolen mandates as attested to by VP Osinbajo.

Nine, TINUBU was first Governor who governed his state for years without federal allocation (FAAC) as OBJ government wickedly withheld Lagos state N4.8 billion allocations.

Ten, TINUBU was first to bring Telecommunications (Econet) to Nigeria for easy communication and business.
Eleven, TINUBU fought for Enthronement of Democratic order in Nigeria and associated benefits of democracy we enjoys today.

Twelve, TINUBU is full of Vision, great Ideas, Policies, Strategies, Plans and unusual Wisdom.
Thirteen, TINUBU is that Detribalized Nigerian who on different occasions supported these Fulani men : ATIKU, RIBADU and BUHARI...all for the Presidency.

Fourteen, TINUBU is a Religion Tolerant Leader, a devoted Muslim husband of a devoted Christian wife.

Fifteen,TINUBU carved out a Blueprint for Lagos State and brought the Lagos State from the most dirty and unstructured state to a "MegaCity, Smart City and now GREATER Lagos"; the most institutionalized State in West Africa.

Sixteen, byTINUBU started the Governor's Forum with the first two meetings held in Lagos.
Seventeen TINUBU is the only candidate with Propounded Ideologies including "Counter-cyclical Fiscal Policy" & "Democratic Arithmetic" etc.

Lastly,
Eighteen TINUBU was the first/only political leader that has ever remembered the wife of Late Brigadier General Adekunle Fajuyi.
He came from Lagos to Ado-Ekiti in the year 2004/2005 and built a two wings duplex for the poor widow of Late Adekunle Fajuyi who has been living in the family house (old semi- dilapidated upstairs) since the death of her husband in 70s.
Accidentally, I was at Ado-Ekiti on that day and I saw the woman with tears of joy rolling down her face thanking and praying for TINUBU being the first person to do such a tangible assistance to her and her family.

May Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TINUBU Succeed.

Let Baba Afenifere or any anti-Tinubu or anti-Yoruba LOKAN come out with facts and figures show us either Peter Obi or Atiku Abubakar their mentor's or candidate's achievements for comparison for Nigerians to know and decide rationally. Presidential Campaign begins . As the National Coordinator Next-level Consolidation Forum/Yoruba Patriots Movement (YPM) am available,let us discuss issues not abusive provocative language.

It was the king himself that install the thug - Àṣírí Ẹni as His own Gbobaniyi of Osogbo Land despite protests from the towns eminent personalities.

People told him he is encouraging thuggery but he went ahead and installed him.
Let him enjoy what he makes. It is karma and payback time.

He shouldn't complain.

Fira09:
Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, on Tuesday placed a curse on those orchestrating attacks on people hiding behind politics in the town.



https://punchng.com/thugs-attack-pdp-members-in-osun-monarch-fumes/

teewety:
The one and only question is that is it only in Muslim-Muslim ticket that competency and capability can be realized?
If the answer is NO, Northern Governors should stop advocating for a Muslim-Muslim ticket. It is unfair to other faiths.

TINUBU should be advised not to fall into this pit.

Religion in Nigeria (est. 2018)[1]

Muslim (53.5%)
Christian (45.9%)
Other (0.6%)
If TINUBU choose a Muslim as running mate then either Atiku or Peter Obi will be our next president. Don't take other faiths for granted.

My one Kobo advise.

NIGERIANS AND RELIGION!

When you hear MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKET noise from some of Nigerians, you would think those people are religious in the real sense of it. But, it is just a distracting factor put before us not to be able to develop as a country!

I have lived successfully in the two commercial hubs of two different CONTINENTS (Asia and Europe) since I left Nigeria few years ago.

1. When I was living in UAE, Dubai to be precise, I met many Nigerians who are many christians and few Muslims. Infact, over 75% of Nigerian christians living in UAE are from South-East and Southwest and they DON'T have opportunity to go to church on Sundays because that day is the first day of the week according to UAE system until little changes recently.

2. Here in the UK, it is just 1% of over 150,000 Nigerian christians who fled Nigeria in search of better life that are going to church ONE Sunday in a MONTH because employers pay between £15 to £22 per hour on Sundays to encourage people to work and many citizens themselves don't believe in wasting hours in church but rather pray on their BEDS in the morning.

3. Each time Saudi government comes to recruit medical practitioners from Nigeria, CHRISTIANS usually dominate the list of successful employees and they know that there is no church to be attending there on Sundays!

If I may ask, are those christians willingly relocating to those countries because they have MUSLIM - CHRISTIAN leaders?

Obviously No, they are going there because those countries provide better living condition and economic prosperity!!

Until we know what we want and stop embracing the PROBLEM thrown at us by the ENEMIES of progress, we have nowhere to go!!

Adebayo shereefdeen Kunle (11th June, 2022)

MALIGNANTGuest:

I can't see u haven't suffered enough!
U may be comfortable.
In as much as you are, what about your neighbor?
Most Household/Residential Robberies are initiated by persons within neighborhoods..

U may be earning millions, driving classy cars in Nigeria but someone who does menial jobs in Switzerland is sure of the best quality of life which you will never get until they fixed that country.
Can u ply Benin-Lagos highway?
Can u ply kaduna-kano?

Haven't u wondered why Buhari jets out every minute to see his Doctors?
U are not bothered that Tinubu just got back from same place & will definitely go back...

SOAP still dey your EYES....

*LET TINUBU BE… By Prof. Michael Ogueke*

I don’t know why those from South-east and South-south where Tinubu did not rule as governor are those that abuse Tinubu most whenever his name is been mentioned. Some of them couldn’t even remember their governors between 1999-2007 again but Tinubu’s name always ring bell in their ears.

Tinubu’s immunity expired in 2007 and PDP left govt in 2015. Tinubu was without immunity for good 8 years under PDP, yet, Obasanjo,Yardua and Jonathan had nothing to rope him in as a criminal. Even Nuhu Ribadu did not probe him under Obasanjo. Three (3) EFCC chairmen (Ribadu, Farida Waziri and Lamorde) couldn’t trace anything incriminating against Tinubu between 2007 — 2015 but you want him probed now. Has he taken any contract from state or federal govt that he has not executed? Has anybody reported him for financial crime? You always refer to Tinubu’s companies as if he had no means of livelihood before becoming governor.

Tinubu was an Executive Director/board member of Mobil Oil Producing before he joined politics. Obasanjo and Atiku established private universities as sitting President and Vice President. Obasanjo established Presidential Library as a sitting President. Atiku sold shares of companies to himself as VP and Chairman of Privatisation Council. Peter Obi took state money to support family business as Governor of Anambra. Yet, these people are your heroes. When other former governors were busy shipping their states resources abroad & developing foreign economies, Tinubu was busy establishing his businesses in Nigeria. Those companies are employing several hundreds of bread winners in Nigeria.

He met Lagos IGR at about N600m per month and he left it at N12 – 14bn per month. When Obasanjo seized Lagos allocations despite Supreme Court judgement against Obasanjo, Tinubu was paying salaries and pensions regularly for three and half years that it lasted. It was Yardua that paid the allocation to Fasola’s govt. Tinubu used his initiative to create LASTMA and Obasanjo in his copy cat attitude moved ahead to create FERMA.

Those of you that always criticise Tinubu because of envious hate, when will you start criticising Ikpeazu who has not been paying salaries and pensions Abia with no single project to show in Abia. Why did you not say Tinubu was corrupt in 2011 when he supported Goodluck Jonathan? Did He not win Jonathan govt at code of conduct tribunal when he was charged? Tinubu this and Tinubu that as if he is your Governor or President. If you are abusing Tinubu because he is sponsoring APC, Is Atiku not using money to sponsor PDP and his Presidential project? Where is he also getting the money from? Where did he get all the dollars he spent during APC Presidential primary in 2014 and PDP presidential primary of 2018?

Tinubu is no longer a Governor and neither is he the President but he is your problem. When Tinubu was busy building his political structures since 2003 after PDP rigging in south-west, Where were you? When he gave Atiku his party to use for his Presidential project in 2006/2007, where were you? When he was busy building bridges across 6 geo political zones, where were you? In 2015, you all mocked when Ahmed Lawan and Gbajabiamila lost out the leadership of national assembly to Saraki and Dogara. He was not disturbed. He moved on till he was successful in 2019.

When he was bringing up Babachir Lawal and Boss Mustapha (former and current SGF) in ACN, where were you? When he was doing these, Bode George was calling him a local champion but now the local champion in his tenacity has built a national ruling party, you are envious. Tell us your governor that performed better than Tinubu. Your Peter Obi couldn’t build APGA in South-east. Instead, he defected to PDP to kill APGA.

Let Tinubu Be! He is not your problem!! Your past & present governors are your problem!!!

shuttox:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/atiku-releases-economic-agenda-vows-to-break-govt-monopoly/%3famp

Is it the way it was done 8n Dubai where he always stayed for 3 quarters of the year.
The ones he sold as VP to private investors, how many of them are working now.
They sack the staff and collapse those companies.

ivolt:
What else does he have to offer?

Add dance booze to his offering to Osun

Tinubu has no enemy. That's the truth. What he has are folks who are envious of him.

When he helps people to the top, they hail him. They call him Jagaban of Africa. But when it's his turn to move up too, they get angry, then run to the public to tell us he's greedy. Greed kee you dia. Greedy, yet since 2007 he's been out of public or party office. Meanwhile, you have moved from one position to the other, you no de tire?

When their hypocrisy stands like mirror before them, you hear them say: is he God? Na only him?

But these lots are simply envious. They can't believe a man like Tinubu exits. He's not in power but more powerful than their lords and personal saviours.

These people who say Tinubu is not God, themselves have made men god. We see them everyday elevate their aspirant to divinity. That's their problem. We all can't be hypocrites...

Tinubu is a man. A solid man. An example of the man that other men want to be like. That's why they are jealous of him.

I challenge them again: list men who have raised other men and women like him. Tell us the man that has raised people higher than himself in Nigerian politics. Okay, list other men who have raised a third of the men Tinubu has raised. If we see truth let's accept it, we no go die.

A true leader must show those he has sharpened. Those he has moved from zero to hero. Look no further, that's Tinubu's second nature.

One more thing, Tinubu is like water. E no get enemy. From it comes life, feeds people and quench thirst. This is what the man is known for. Giving lives meaning. That's why he has an array of people he has pushed to the top.

Let him push all of us abeg. We too deserve the top. 2023 no go pass us by. Better to push everyone of us up so Nigeria go better. No more pushing of a few. Na better Nigeria we de look forward to like this, and na Jagaban go do am with ease...after hard work.

A friend like Jagaban, true father of all.

#BAT2023 #Tinubu2023

My brother are you also romantic enough.
Some of us are not romantic. We feel the urge we want her to just open leg and do the do.

She be woman now.

Romance her, touch her in sensitive places while cooking or doing house chores, accompany her. Stimulate her, I promise you. If you do that for 2 days on the 3rd day, you will have access like you own Access Bank.
Some of us threat our wonderful and beautiful women like thrash.

This works against their psychic except those on drugs who want us to threat them like thrash too.

Gaggii:
I must confess, the only challenge in my marriage is sex, I was not a masturbator as a bachelor because I have girls around me, if one no come another go show, but as a married man have turned a chronic masturbator because my wife is always complaining that she is tired.

I would gotten a side chick, but I had a second thought because the consequence will affect my home financially.

Am just so fed up.

If you are married and in same shoe, how have you being coping

Why una dey complain?

Sit at home dey
Truck load of anything cow is an abomination
Herdsmen are prohibited
It is better if you request for chicken

Scarcity of things makes them expensive

DamnnNiggarr:
Picture they say saves a thousand words!

Today, after our postgraduate lectures in UNIZIK, I and my friend decided to trek from the institution's school of post graduate studies to Bakasi square for a lunch, on getting there, we ordered what to be served to us and to my greatest surprise, the man brought the food with no meat, I called his attention but he insisted that there's meat in the food. So this made me to look closely and I observed a tiny meat in the food I was shocked and short of words at the same time.

Now, this gave rise to several questions running through my mind, is this how bad the country has become?

Something urgent needs to be done before things get out of hand completely.

All Praise be to God
We are not full and not very hungry
We sleep and wake up today - Praise God
Still alive and living
Can still walk around in peace, no war! No fear!
Doomsayers have been silenced
I don't have anywhere I can run to, no visa or international passport
Still going to work and return home peacefully
Things might be hard but we still survive
Tomorrow will be better as we have hope to keep us alive day in day out
January to November - Praise be to God

GenesisForum:


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/10/24/snubbed-by-tinubu-in-london-osinbajo-ready-for-presidential-fight-of-his-life/

Why do people try and divide a house that is indivisible?
Why do people like to support any crazy theory about Tinubu and his cohorts?

They can't be divided, they are one and always one.
It is "one for all and all for one"
This amebo was aimed at polarising the people supporting them.
Thisday and its sponsors knew what they were doing
APC Governors are hatching theirs
Religious bigots are also in tow
Only God knows who will be there in 2023
It only amused me, we should use the zeal we use in supporting fabricated lies in thinking through the lies, this will help us and help our children
Thank you.

mbahdi:
Please doctors in the house what do we call this?

My friend couldn't contain his joy,I can remember the night he broke the news to me,he was so excited, he took me to a joint where we opened alot of bottles in celebration of him meeting his wife a virgin, despite he was a bad guy.

The problem now is that each time the wife is pregnant she will have miscarriage, this has happened about two times cant endure it anylonger he took the wife for a test,and it was discovered that the wife have an infection which has been in her body for a long time.

Please how possible can someone you meet a virgin have infection. although before the guy married her she lives in face me I slap you apartment with the parents, it was out of the joy the guy have marrying her a virgin that he rented a 3bed room apartment for the parents. Please what could be the cause of the infection?

They should do a medical test. It might relate to your blood group and rhesus factor.

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO ASKED FOR SECESSION CLAUSE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUTION, THE NORTH SUPPORTED THE MOTION, BUT I IGNORANTLY OPPOSED AND THE BRITISH (HYPOCRITICALLY) SUPPORTED MY ARGUMENT

An Interview granted by Nnamdi Azkiwe in 1975.

Read and learn..

"Nnamdi Azikiwe stated that... When the 1954 constitution conference started, my good friend, Chief Obafemi Awolowo tabled a motion to the effect that in the new constitution, provision should be made that any state which feels like seceding should do so. I was opposed to it and said ‘no’ and said that once we have a federation, we are indivisible and perpetual.

That was when we began to use that expression – ‘The Indivisibility and perpetuity of the federation’ – and that to secede would amount to treason. And so, a debate ensued.

The Secretary of State then was Oliver Littleton, later Lord Chandos and he was very much interested and that was his first time in saying that the people of African descent were people actually debating at a high level.

So a full day was given to Chief Awolowo to make his points. He spoke brilliantly as a lawyer. He made his points why secession should be incorporated in the constitution. He cited the case of the Soviet Union which is a federation, and that secession is written there so that any state in the Soviet Union can secede at will. He also cited the case of Western Australia and eventually he finished his case and was applauded.

Lord Chandos said that on the face of the arguments before him it would be suicidal to incorporate secession in our constitution and that is why we have section 86 in our constitution that if any region or state should secede, then it will be an act of treason

We adjourned. The next day, I had to reply. I availed myself of the opportunity to, well, demolish the arguments of my friend and I cited the case of United States which based its constitution on that of the Swiss Confederation. That is Switzerland. I pointed out a case, I think, that of Texas versus White, where Mr. Salmon Chase, the Chief Justice laid down the principle – he was really an arbiter – that the union was intended to be perpetual and indivisible and that any attempt to divide the union by secession was treasonable.

Also read Why Awolowo did not make West secede

The North (NPC) supported Action Group. The question was then: Should we have secession? "The Colonial Office came to our rescue. YOU KNOW THE USUAL PRINCIPLE OF BRITAIN – ‘ *DIVIDED AND RULE' (laughs) but this time, it was in our favour. So, the colonial office backed us."

Lord Chandos said that on the face of the arguments before him it would be suicidal to incorporate secession in our constitution and that is why we have section 86.... ."

— Excerpt: Nnamdi Azikiwe’s interview with New Nigeria in 1975.

Now I guess you know where the problem comes from! Copied!

Let us differenciate #Militia and #EndSars & #EndSwat protesters.
Shoplifter, Car highjacker rapist has taken over the protest.
Osogbo is under #siege.
7pm Protest is a scam.

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What was done yesterday in Osogbo was the protesters own version of SARS behavior

Making people suffer unnecessarily. People were blocked from entering Osogbo.
Drivers and passengers were blocked for several hours.
Is the protests to increase people's suffering or to alleviate it.
Transporters knew how much they lost yesterday.
Young kids and children were left to trek kilometers to their destination after school because they couldn't be taken home

Let's make #endsars a peaceful protest not to stop people that were just relieved from Covid19 palaver to earn food and money to take care of themselves and family.

They' have turned #endsars into oppression and intimidation. This is not a strike but a protest

Just privatize Nigeria from FG, States and Local Govt.
It doesn't happen in developed economies.
We only have bad managers as leaders and greedy followers many of whom, if given a little power would be worse than most of the leaders

Remove item 3 and things will be great

Without privatizing public agencies, with good managers like those in 60's and 70's, Nigeria's economy can be turned around for the best

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Again, From all of us @[/b],

[b]How to pay minimum wage comfortably,

1. Abolish SECURITY VOTE in NIGERIA. Nigeria will pay N45,000 minimum wage comfortably.

2. a) Abolish CONSTITUENCY PROJECT FUNDS
b) Reduce number of ADVISERS to SENATE PRES(2), HOUSE SPEAKER(2), GOVs(4), PRESIDENT(5), VP(2)
c) Reduce current ALL Political Office Holders PAY CHEQUES by 51.5%, without exception
d) Do away with special remuneration to POLITICAL ADVISERS & PUBLIC SERVANTS e.g; Purchase of Private Vehicles, Houses, granting Govt paid Vacations, paying for 1st & Business Class Transportations, etc, etc...
e) Abolish payment of OVERSEAS MEDICAL BILLS for Political Office Holders.
f) Eliminate PRIVATE PRACTICE in public workforce
g) Eliminate participation of Public Workforce in Partisan Politics.
h) Institute EMPLOYMENT BY MERIT, and eliminate UNDEREMPLOYMENT.
i) Review and eliminate allocation of Govt paid POLITICAL AIDES & SUPPORT STAFF to Political Office Holders.

With (1) + (2) Nigeria would pay a minimum wage of N65,000 comfortably

3. Move Nigeria MORE to Private Sector Driven Economy
a) Privatise ALL MOST of Federal Govt PARASTATALS & reduce Federal Direct Funded AGENCIES to 68% of the present.
b) Privatise ALL of STATE Govt PARASTATALS & reduce State Direct Funded AGENCIES to 19% of the present.
c) Reduce current DIRECT LABOUR JOB participation by 49%
d) Encourage more Working Hours until Nigeria economic stabilizes
e) Discourage UNIONISM in Public Workforce

With (1) + (2) + (3), Nigeria would pay a minimum wage of N101,500 comfortably.


4) Institute DEATH PENALTY to proven THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS no matter how little, and LIFE Jail Sentences for COLLABORATORS.

With (1) + (2) + (3) & (4), Nigeria would pay a minimum wage of N203,500 comfortably.

A better Nigeria is all we want.
God bless Nigeria.

Dennis Nwanokwia

Still on Imo.

And taking the focus away from Rev. Fr. Mbaka, let's talk a little technically on the legal issues in this case.

There were initially three matters before the Supreme Court against Ihedioha and the PDP.

These were their scores:

PDP: Ihedioha Emeka 273,404

AA: Uche Nwosu 190,364

APGA: Ifeanyi Ararume 114,676

APC: Hope Uzodinma 96,458

YPP: Ikedi Ohakim 527

Uche Nwosu was earlier disqualified as the candidate of the AA by the Supreme Court for not having been validly nominated. He did not effectively resign from the APC where he also purchased nomination forms and participated in the gubernatorial primaries.

He lost the locus standi to maintain further action challenging the election of Ihedioha and the PDP by reason of his disqualification.

That leaves us with two pending matters.

Ararume's contention was that Ihedioha did not score the Constitutional spread of votes across the LGAs of the State, hence he asked for a rerun.

Ararume's contention is hinged on Section 179 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

The section provides thus:

(2) A candidate for an election to the office of Governor of a State shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being two or more candidates -

(a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of all the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds of all the local government areas in the State.

It was clear from the onset that Ihedioha and the PDP fell short of this requirement. INEC however proceeded to declare Ihedioha winner on the strength of the total votes scored. This is clearly within INEC's powers whether rightly or wrongly. From that point on, its hands off for INEC as the judiciary reviews to uphold or nullify INEC's decisions.

On the other hand, Hope Uzodinma's contention was that his lawful votes scored in 388 polling units were excluded in the final computation of results by INEC. The total number of the suppressed votes was above 200,000 or something in that neighbourhood (the actual figures will be available soon). He prayed to be declared winner. The result sheets for the 388 polling units were tendered at the tribunal but were not recognised and upheld. The Court of Appeal did not equally uphold them.

Now at the Supreme Court, the competing actions were considered holistically. If Ararume's contention was upheld, it would have meant a rerun which would have been appropriate if Uzodinma's votes were not admitted.

However, the Supreme Court did not see any reason why valid votes scored by a candidate were excluded from the final computation of results. In the view of the apex court, the votes were unlawfully suppressed. The votes were thus added. The resultant effect was that Uzondinma's initial 96, 458 votes now toppled Ihedioha's 273, 404.

The Supreme Court noted that with the result from the 388 polling units, the APC governorship candidate polled the majority of the lawful votes and ought to have been declared winner of the election by INEC. It therefore proceeded to declare him winner and ordered his immediate swearing in as governor thus bringing to an end all that pertains to the gubernatorial elections in Imo State.

It will be recalled that this same Supreme Court invalidated all the votes polled by the APC in Zamfara. The APC had won all the elective offices, State Assembly, National Assembly and gubernatorial positions in the State but were made to vacate these positions to the PDP they had earlier decimated at the polls.

The decisions of Courts are not usually sentimental. The Imo case is not different. After all, of the three senators representing Imo State at the National Assembly seats, two are APC.

Let's hear your well informed views on this.
#SWA

My own is that we should boycott anything from them that's the only way to get their attention. We are the largest market in Africa.
Let's use it to our advantage

Let's face it.

The elections are days away. The supreme court will be crucial. The supreme court panel to be constituted to hear the presidential election petition can decide the election regardless of what the electorate does at the polls

That panel is scheduled to be constituted today.

The CJN was to constitute the panel. The CJN evidently is a shady character. We have now heard that the supreme court is generally filthy. So the character of that panel can be determined by who constitutes it.

Suspicions seize nervous politicians.

Now follow me.

There is a massive gang up against Buhari. The champions of this gang want him out at all costs. They are not ready to allow the Nigerian electorate decide. The ruling party feels the slippery CJN is part of this gang.

So the government decides to go against the CJN to stop a fait accompli at the supreme court. Every shady character will have many long skeletons buried in their ward robe. So they govt excavates the ward robe of the CJN. It doesnt have to dig. It has always known what and where they were buried.

The government has to hurry. Time is against it. It believes that with what it has exhumed the CJN will resign in shame. But not this CJN.

The CJN stares at the govt defiantly

The government has to hurry. The NJC is the proper route. But the NJC is in the hands of the CJN and can not be trusted entirely.

So the government choses the CCT through the CCB. That is a route whose gears it can pull. The CCB is jerked into gear 5.

The CJN egged on by politicians from the opposition and the self acclaimed save Nigeria gang digs in. And starts conjuring and fetching all shades of black market judicial orders to truncate the process at the CCT. The courts all act with suspicious haste and leaves no one in doubt that either the CJN is pulling hard at the strings or judicial solidarity has taken over impartiality

Then the Obasanjo letter.

Time is against the govt. It asks the CJN pointedly to resign. The CJN ignores the advice.

The CJN cancels a scheduled NJC meeting . He wants to quickly constitute the presidential election panel before meeting the NJC. The govt fears for the worst and takes off its gloves.

The court of appeal has stalled the CCT. Everybody is frantic. So the coast is clear for the CJN and the gang to constitute the panel.

The public watches, bemused.

The opposition celebrates the manoeuvres by the disgraced CJN.

The president is in jeopardy. He makes his move.

He suspends the CJN. An order to suspend the CJN is brandished. It is from the CCT . The president is happy to obey that questionable order. The CJN is stopped close to the finishing line.

The Opposition and the gang go berserk. The NBA swears it will shut the courts. The NBA president is being tried for corruption. He lacks moral authority.

An acting CJN is sworn in. The president's language 1984ish. He leaves no one in doubt that subsequently it will be bare knuckles. He is totally politically awake now.

The drama becomes feverish.

Cries are heard. Meetings are summoned.

The opposition suspends its presidential campaigns.

It's high stakes politics .

But it looks like something is about to give. And the country may just find its dance rhythm.

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Which space?

Some people salary have been paid there and they couldn't withdraw till now.

It's unfair and we all encourage them, for any maintenance attempt, the clients are supposed to know through sms or mail.

Those that have urgent issues can address them and sort themselves out instead of being stranded.

mrvitalis:
Is that Bad? The truth is unless we fully deregulate this sector there is not going to be any ending to fuel scarcity

They may be delaying it waiting for dangote to finish his refinary so the effect won't be much

Infect we need to tax petrol users 50 naira extra for road maintenance

See this country won't develop until we tax Nigerians enough to make them demand accountability

That's over 450bn per year... That can take care of a good portion of our roads

While somebody, somewhere will be waiting to chop the increments and we start the cycle again

*HOW ATIKU MADE NIGERIA THE POVERTY CAPITAL OF* *THE WORLD:*

A. NigerDock is the largest ship fabrication yard in West Africa sub region. When it was sold, its Ex-MD Engr. Nkpubre Okon, openly stated how "Mr Job Creator" ignored the Transport Ministry then to Open bid for NigerDock.

The VP's camp preferred bidder, 'Global Energy' that agreed to increase NigerDock's workforce from 4,800 to 6,000 as part of privatization agreement dismissed 2,200 immediately it took ownership. Jagal Group that took over after Global Energy lost out on power play also sacked 1,400.

B. Nigeria Port Authority reform was purely contrived to grab landed properties. 10,000 workers were sacked & 133 bids opened for NPA properties consisting of 68 properties in Apapa, 28 houses in Ikoyi. The highest reserves bid was for a property in Ikoyi fixed at N390.4 Million.

C. NIGERIA RAILWAY
Did @atiku forget how 7000 railway workers were sacked in 2005 without compensation to reduce its workforce to 6,300? Another 1,260 were fired in 2006. When ATIKU and his Headmaster were leaving in 2007, they left ~N5 Billion in unpaid Railway pension arrears.

D. FEDERAL SECRETARIAT IKOYI
In 2006, Babalakin's Resort Ltd acquired this 15 storeys prime asset overgrown with weeds from @atiku and OBJ through a Development Lease Agreement (DLA) for N7.2Billion. A Court has asked Buhari to pay N54 Billion to Babalakin for their blunder. https:///cD7bTBBD6f.

The DLA, dated October 10, 2006, granted Resort Ltd a 99-years lease to redevelop the Federal Secretariat complex, that OBJ & ATIKU had abandoned for 7 years into 480 luxury apartments. This was at the eve of their departure from government. The transaction was one for the road.

The DLA hit the rocks when Lagos State Govt in the interest of the public indicated willingness in acquiring the Federal Secretariat complex. LASG insisted it should be accorded right of first refusal since LASG is the Issuing Authority of the C of O, coupled with other reasons.

Finally, lets compare OBJ & @atiku's first 3yrs in power to the first 3yrs of PMB that hasn't retrenched one civil servant, but has bailed out states on salaries. Lets not forget Atiku was in charge of the economy and OBJ gave him free hand until Galaxy Backbone scandal happened.

In 2002, first 3yrs of the ENDORSEE and the ENDORSER, manufacturing accounts for 6% of GDP. Nigeria's GDP fell by half for d first time in 20yrs. This was d year all textile factories in Nigeria closed down and unemployment was 28% within d formal sector alone; I repeat, alone!!

In 2002, UN estimated that 70% of Nigerians live below poverty line compared to 48.5% in 1998 under a military rule. Life expectancy fell from 54yrs to 51yrs. Two-fifth of every child below age 5 were malnourished and only 50% of d 128Million Nigerians have access to clean water.

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FACTUAL REPORT ON HOW ATIKU SUPERVISED THE SALES OF OVER 145 FG INVESTMENTS AS A VICE PRESIDENT !!!

Please I do not have any partisan political agenda, rather factual report on ATIKU as a Presidential aspirant in Nigeria.

Please any or all ATIKU supporters or his campaign structure are free to deny these submission with facts not sentiments.

“As Head of National Council on Privatization (NCP), from 1999, @atiku dug Nigeria's economic grave for today's extreme poverty and unemployment.

There were over 600 federal assets when @atiku's NCP started selling.

Atiku should tell us who bought what and what was left for the country when he left power.

Nafcon
Eleme Petrochemical
Daily Times
Ughelli Power
Egbin Power
NICON Insurance
ALSCON
Transcorp Hilton Hotel
NICON Luxury Hotel
Sunti Sugar Ltd
NetCom House
Bacita Sugar Ltd
MM2

In 2007, Onigbolo Cement operating at 500,000 tonnes per annum was sold to Dangote at N1.7Bn �

To those selling Atiku, let me remind you of @NGRSenate public hearing of August, 2011 which succinctly captures how @atiku through retinue of cohorts, fronts, shell companies, ring fenced over 70% of FG's assets through a brazen daylight robbery privatization that he supervised.

This is nothing sensational. Its real life facts and all the Senators are alive today.

The 2011 privatization Senate committee was made up of Senator Ahmed Lawan – Chairman, Senators Babafemi Ojudu, Philip Aduda, Mohammed Ndume, Ifeanyi Okowa, Hope Uzodinma and Mohammadu Magoro.

Lets look at Aluminium Smelting Company, ALSCON, that Atiku privatized.

ALSCON which Nigeria built with $3.2 billion, was sold to a Russian firm, Russal, for $130million. As of the time of sale, ALSCON had received $120million for the dredging of Imo River, but was never done.

When the Senate Seating of August, 2011 asked the Russian company the whereabouts of the $120million dredging money, the company's Deputy Managing Director, Vitaly Kuzrestov, said that the money has been used for Environment Impact Assessment." EIA kii you there. �

FG's Five percent share in Eleme Petrochemical worth USD27 million was never presented to at the National Council on Privatization before t'was sold to Indorama.

Indorama recovered this amount selling Polyethylene and Urea to the entire west Africa sub-region in just 14 months.

The Atikulate Business Theory: Sell to yourself Government assets that leaves millions in penury, to set up personal businesses that provides for a few. @Atiku didn't employ the few hundreds he employed because he likes them, he needs them to work to preserve what he took from Government.

Fam, the business acumen of Atiku you are bandying about is smelly.

A man who supervised sales of over 145 federal investments as a vice president, without a thought for today wants to be president.

He didnt revitalize them.

He didnt resuscitate them.

He sold them to whomever.

May Nigeria �� succeed”

People are just selfish, the way they want. They want everyone to believe their lies when it is not favoring them.
Nigeria is in this mess because of some people selfish ambitions. Their leaders are also too selfish.
Read the excerpt below to refresh your understanding of my views.

[21/10 8:45 pm] Anascopeterson: WHAT BIAFRANS WILL NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE REAL CAUSE OF THEIR WOES IN NIGERIA TODAY:

The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausafulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their third class citizen status of Nigeria. In their perpetual attempts to a play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria.
The story told in the post above is one of such selective and distorted accounts of history which the average Igbo man is fond of.
However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning from even before 1914. I will therefore proceed to furnish this house with the complete story for all to read and be endowed with enough facts so as to judge from an informed position.

Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done by colonial fiat without the consent of the different tribes which were over 300. This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended.
To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as "The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country".
Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be a called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any other tribe.

But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, termed them ethnic champions, accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and declared that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable.

After moving motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constipation of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future. According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance. But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria. At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, buy Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constipation. While Azikiwe did all this, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe

Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in. But Azikiwe kicked demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned.

For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution.


https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/06/my-opposition-to-secession-zik/

It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him.

Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis).
As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes:
"From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945).

"It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949)
[21/10 8:46 pm] Anascopeterson: As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate. Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria.
With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain.
But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region. But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region. While they did that, the Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass.
[21/10 8:48 pm] Anascopeterson: While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land.
[21/10 9:02 pm] Anascopeterson: When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts. Here is how:
In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address.
But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard.
Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government. However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony.
Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exhuberance.
On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot.
Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint".
After laughing the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group.
[22/10 6:22 am] Anascopeterson: The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority Igbo army officers. That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years.
Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day. In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region.
In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria. Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heros. This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region.
But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court. His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal.

Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed. Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank.
Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro's, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers.
Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier.
Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igbo land to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra.
But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty? Be the judge.
Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows:
After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging. Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi.
[21/10 11:23 pm] Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos.
First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle. Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit. In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijacked the process. Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military. Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand.
Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference. Those representatives all resolved and agreed on federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it.
In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected respresentatives.
That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians.
On the day of his inauguration as the Army GoC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise. But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinic power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amnend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft. That was the height of irresponsibly and dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement we ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements. So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement.
[22/10 6:26 am] Anascopeterson: Obasanjo removed history from d school curriculum hence d reason why many of wat we know of d eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives

It might be long but educative

*Exclusive*

_" For the progressive to be in power they need the support and collaborations of some conservative. After attaining power the conservative would, on their own, walk away. The progressive would now build a great party that would move the nation forward.."_


*Pa Obafemi Awolowo*

The people's republic(1968).

*Exclusive*

_" For the progressive to be in power they need the support and collaborations of some conservative. After attaining power the conservative would, on their own, walk away. The progressive would now build a great party that would move the nation forward.."_


*Pa Obafemi Awolowo*

The people's republic(1968).

*Re: Defection from APC to PDP and others – Another apt reaction from Barrister Raji Stephen T. Adekunle*

Obj once said of FFK that if you give him food, he would sing for you. Someone just reminded us that Jonathan had predicted in 2015 that all the PDP decampees who joined Buhari's APC would soon be driven back to PDP by hunger. These are people who control more than 50% of the nations income in the form of bogus salaries and allowances, constituency projects, budget padding etc. Yet Jonathan predicted that they would be driven back to PDP by hunger. In a single day, over 60 legislators confirmed the prophecy of Jonathan. Obviously, Jonathan knew what kept them in his party, "yams". It's like these people are not even afraid to let us know that the reason they are running helter skelter is not for the good of Nigeria or anyone but their daily bread. Curiously, you are still celebrating them. Who did this to us for Christ's sake? I was once disturbed by some policies of this government and was almost regretting voting them into power until I began to see Jonathan running from pillar to post. He rushed to IBB in Minna to hold nocturnal meetings. I saw OBJ running all over the country to hold meetings and mend fences with old sworn enemies, from Afenifere to Otuoke, from Damkwambo to Bode George. He even recapitulated to rejoin the PDP whose membership card he openly tore and swore never to participate in politics. He initially told Nigerians that he was leading a 3rd force that would not be political, but was quick to transform same to ADC. He was recruiting members all over the country with an unbelievable desperation. I quickly borrowed myself some senses. I began to wonder whether these people are subjecting themselves to all these discomforts because of the love for the nation, the masses or their selfish interests. Anyone who chooses to be fooled by these people should have himself and his creator to blame for his foolishness.
I think the revolution we all have been clamouring for has finally come and thank God we have an honest man at the forefront, Nigeria must be liberated.

#copied#

I am so Happy About the defection of snitches to PDP

Congratulations to APC as PDP moles masquerading as APC clearly define themselves by defecting to PDP. It is been hell having PDP elements as snitches in APC. Gradually the house is sanitized. rAPC has acted enemies within APC for too long, nature have naturally sorted them out. In their criminality they acted same while in PDP and formed nPDP, today the APC is whom they are betraying. With those characters I can confidently say that leopards never changes its spots. The days of tears for PDP is very near thank God they have left APC.

Because they lost presidential elections, they moved to the next available space that corruption thrives, ie the legislature. With huge allocations to the National Assembly PDP created a conduit pipe to fund corruption and anti Buhari campaign. While Buhari blocked all loopholes for corruption and starved those around him, the huge budget of the National Assembly was made available for enemies of Nigeria in the National Assembly to service corruption and/or pay religious leaders and media men to frustrate the Buhari's Government

Tips for those rejoicing with the cabal of corrupt persons;

1. Buhari was announced to have died and today, Buhari is stronger, so don't rejoice over Saraki's manipulation because the integrity of Buhari will surely place him were he belongs

2. There was a campaign that Buhari is an Islamic bigots; CAN and Nigerian media was used as instrument of campaign against Buhari. Today their voices are getting fainter and conscientious Nigerians are knowing their antics, once again they have failed

3. They began that Buhari is responsible for the killings in Nigeria but investigation is increasingly revealing that politicians are responsible for the killing of their own people as a smear campaign tool against Buhari. Arrest reveals that it was locals not Fulani's that were killings their own brothers

4. Today a suspected sponsor of robbery and a Senate President was invited by the police on clear allegations and evidence before the police. He was just to report to the police to answer questions bothering on allegations before the police. In sane climes, a Senate President constantly smeared with crimes ought to have been immediately impeach; but in a country where corruption is prized, lazy Nigerian Youths have politicised the invitation of a suspected criminal to political witch haunt.

Today the same lazy Nigerian youths want Buhari to do magic yet they can't join hands to fight corruption and free Nigeria from hawks. In their gullibility and sycophancy they are found supporting those eating the opportunities to build roads, give them employment, improve education, fight corruption, improve standard of living etc.

Let Nigerians continue supporting corruption. I am for Buhari and gradually we shall get there

Joseph Odok
#buharistsHangOut

SBG04:

You have no idea what you're talking about. You're behaving like an illiterate. PMS price rose because we stopped paying money to Jonathan's PDP people as subsidy. Now the NNPC is the sole importer of petrol and no money is disappearing anywhere as subsidy.
The price of rice and other esse rivals rose post 2015 because we didn't have any dollars left after the price of oil tanked! Jonathan fritted everything away on Dasuki, Diezani, Mama peace and traditional rulers. He used our foreign reserves to contest an election he lost! The rest of the dollars he stored in an apartment in Lekki. That s why the price of commodities rose post 2015. There was scarcity of foreign exchange to import anything. But thanks to sound economic management our reserves have risen by more than 60% from 2015 to 2018. Inflation has been trending downwards for close to 10 consecutive months now! You won't know all these because you're an illiterate that uses the price of garri to judge economic policy. Ode!!!

I pray that God bless you abundantly, you're one of the country's rare gem who really understand things and very intelligent. Unlike the majority mumu that MMM stole their pocket dry because of lack of common sense.

They believe Buhari is the cause of all these economy bruhaha, because that's what they planted in their memory. They believe money should flow like river and jobless youths should be the beneficiary. When Buhari called us lazy youths, they were shouting up and down. Are we not lazy? Simple analysis or reasoning why things are like these is beyond them.

It is not a surprise, most of them were sponsored to "Abule" to write WAEC. Graduated without job but driving cars around earning pocket money instead of looking for job. They can't even started a job of #50K to gain experience all they ever want is to be like Davido, Whizkid and Olamide.

May God help us if as youths we can't reason and differentiate our left from right. Know the truth and it shall set you free.

Buhari is not an angel and nor his party but he had started the journey to another level for this country only if we have the will power to pursue and continue it, instead of going back to the murky water of I don't care politics. Youths are out there campaigning for Presidency - this is the right move in the right direction. We need to sanitize our polity.

If what happens in Ekiti last week happens 4 years ago, that's the end and someone with the mightiest brute force will emerge and that'll be the end of the story. Who were they using? We - youths. You saw him with charms, he had bargained his future for hundreds or thousands of naira - those are the lazy youths.

alexialin:
If u are ready for marriage ? And ready to scoop the bills surrounding wedding ceremonies and all, although her parents too will also assist likewise yours ?
Then go ahead and marry her

Its better to court for a short period of time and get married , than court for so many years and stil expect her to be the same .. Kolewerk like that.

At that age ? If she truly loves u? She will abide to everything u say
And if u marry her ? U can groom her to yur taste with care ,love and attention.

When I was 20years ? I wanted to get married and I was almost done from Uni. I had this impression of bn full housewife
Lol
But as destiny would have its upper hand . I got mixed up with a guy ,whose parents felt I was a gold digger , the guy sef no help matter . and he was like 34 then, and I was 21. Mehn those people frustrate my life sha!

I had to call it quits by running before two months to wedding day.

U can me everytime am a gold digger and u still bent on marrying me. Won't u call the guy a sadist? So i had to free myself and run away. Then focus squarely on making it .! So u can see the difference .

So op be kind ,protect her and love her sincerely , then marry her on time .
She will always be that ideal homely wife

Best of luck !

Very true, I have a friend who married a girl just out of Secondary school then, we make jest of him and his wife that very soon he will get tired but for the past 10 years now they are perfect lovebirds.
Our own wives are our mates with no respect for us but his own was very respectful and sincere. Infact we always envy him. They are like friends or brother sister sort of married life. Her understanding surpasses our wayward ones, who always are worldly wise.
While our own are very jealous and nagging. She never exhibit any and seem matured than our wives which are older and sophisticated. I told my friend one day that he is the luckiest among us and he said we have different choices - that no woman can control him and rather he would like to be in control else there will ruckus in the family.

Please, OP let her trust you and love you and I promise you will have the best life partner you can ever have.

Our great grandfathers marry younger girls, as wife and they are dutiful, honest and trustworthy. They serve their family diligently.

Not all commentary is valid, the verse is very clear enough and you should be able to understand it without commentary. Some use their personal desire to interpret the Holy Qur'an