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You PDP people have seen the hand-writing on the wall, now you are desperately seeking every possible way to stop the elections from holding. Jonathan why? ?

Those Obas are not stu.pid naw. They just wanted to "chop and clean" mouth. We all know the source of the money being shared to pay these hefty bribes -- stolen money from corrupt practices. But thank God the PDP's days are numbered.

It's GAME-OVER GEJ. Bribery and Corruption can only take a man so far.

size40:
_To me, no need for GEJ to negotiate with the Ndigbo because GEJ is their brother from another mother and that is why he has "Ebele and Azikiwe " in his name. lol.......

Oh, I see. So in effect you're saying the Igbo support for GEJ is based purely on sentiment?

If that is the case then why pretend otherwise? Like claiming that he should be returned based on performance for example? Why the deception? SMH.

The man is right though. While Jonathan has been visiting the SW almost daily making promises, even if fake, and negotiation for their support based on terms and conditions, it's like he's taken the SE for granted. The SE are not even negotiating their endorsement of his candidacy, I mean the terms and what not. Ndigbo, shine your eyes o. GEJ is taking you guys for a ride.

It is only since after the civil war that sycophants emerged in Igbo circle, Food is Ready politicians, this will stop, for patronage encourages corruption, indolence and brigandage.
Jonathan is serious negotiating with the west, begging them and they are giving him conditions; they are negotiating; Is he doing that with Ndigbo? Why are we cheap? Why is Ohaneze cheap?
The recent endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised dust from stakeholders in the south-east geopolitical zone. In this interview, the All Progressives Congress,APC,Spokesperson in the zone and a Chieftain of Ohanaeze, Mr. Osita Okechukwu faulted the position of Ohanaeze leadership insisting that Jonathan has done nothing for Ndigbo to warrant such endorsement.
What is your position about zoning baring in mind that it is only the south-south and south-east geopolitical zones are the two, that had not ruled the country before Jonathan’s administration?

I read your interview with Chief Joe Nworgu, whose tenure as Secretary General is stewed in controversy and before the court of law. My understanding of his interview is that the two reasons he gave are spurious.
One is that south-south should complete eight years, after which they hand over to the south-east. Second is that Jonathan, having convoked the Confab, is conscience bound to implement the report. My take is that the zoning convention is premised on broad North/South divide and not the six geopolitical zones of south-south, south-east, south-west, north-central, north -east and north-west.
That’s why I said that their reasons for the endorsement of Jonathan are warped, ineffectual and only meant to enrich the actors not the people. Secondly, one has severally warned Ndigbo and indeed Nigerians to beware of ethnic and religious merchants whose only agenda is to expand the fault lines which divide the country, instead of building bridges to unite the country. Otherwise how on earth can Ndigbo get an additional state under this democracy and under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic without negotiations with the Hausas and Yorubas?
Or how come that our dear president has not implemented the items recommended by the Confab which are basically policy matters? Or has Mr. President submitted an Executive Bill to the National Assembly arising from issues in the report he is in agreement with? Has he set up a lobby team to negotiate the issues on the table? We know when an issue is placed on the front burner by Mr. President.
What’s your take on the crisis in Ohaneze leadership ?
It is very unfortunate and diminishes the relevance of Ndigbo in the national political landscape. The old proverb has it that a house divided among itself is bound to fail. A cursory look on Igbo trajectory in the past 16 years of our return to democracy shows that we are lagging behind our competitors the Huasas and Yorubas. We need to re-strategize in order to gain respect and recognition.
On the tenure issue one can say that there was no amendment going by the Communique of the General Assembly of Ohaneze of August 2010. The communique only elongated the tenure of late Ralph Uwechie and not the present leadership. I was at the 3rd January meeting where they showed a Nollywood kind of projector film, without reading from any minute book nor any public publication notifying Ndigbo of the amendment. Since the matter is in court one should avoid contempt of the court, and as Thomas Paine said,whatever reason cannot fix, time will fix it.
You said Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, was foisted on Ndigbo in a less transparent bidding process, can you expatiate ?
In summary, a company had to bid for Abuja and Enugu Electricity Distribution Companies and got a negative response in what they classified as Negative Present Value during the National Council on Privatisation Technical Committee evaluation. This means that the company failed consistency test and was to be disqualified. Rather than disqualify that company, it was allocated Enugu Electricity Distribution Company instead of another company that was the Preferred Bidder. My take is, if President Jonathan so loved the Igbo why did he bend the rules? Why didn’t he give Abuja to the company that failed? The outcome of this non transparent transaction is that the south-east has the highest tariff with very low power supply.
It means that factories will close and some will move out of our region, hence undermining the enterprise and hard working Ndigbo. The question is on which plank was the endorsement anchored? Is it on fulfilled promises or generally good governance ? Mr President failed in all parameters, crashing the Naira, condoning of monumental corruption, allocating the ownership of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to a non performing company through a non transparent bidding process.
Today, the south-east has the highest electricity tariff in the country – 94%, is that how a good brother treats his brothers? The Enugu-Onitsha road and Enugu Porthacourt road remain the worse major roads in the country. All the federal roads in the south east do not indicate the man has any interest in the area.
President Jonathan’ s score card of failure is endless for one has not even mentioned the promises he made before the 2011 presidential election to revamp Enugu Coal, which he apparently forgot or the 2nd Niger Bridge which he forgot to include in the federal budget like the Loko-Owete bridge.
In all our efforts to vote continuously for the PDP since 1999 what’s the pay back to Igbo people? President Jonathan’s reward for the Igbo support is not commensurate to our sacrifice and so on what basis, if not personal aggrandizement, was his endorsement by Ohaneze anchored?
You mentioned items which do not need amendment of the constitution to implement, can you name such items?
They are too numerous. All that is required is a president that has the political will, the discipline and the suavity to negate the tendencies and interests in our political horizon. Without being immodest, Mr President lacks the political will to fix hard choices, which include issues like Revenue Allocation to all the tiers of government. Most people agree that the revenue allocation formular today is warped and unduly conferred unearned power to center.
There is the issue of the Mineral Resources management which does not require constitutional amendment to be pushed through. A lot of people do not remember that after the 1996 Constitutional Conference, General Sanni Abacha of blessed memory unequivocally stated in black and white that derivation will be not less than 13%. Those who demonized the North forget that the 13% derivation inserted in the constitution is traceable to a northern president. May one ask, what prevented President Jonathan to work towards increasing the percentage?
Do you think Buhari will implement the Confab report or create additional state in the south-east?
That’s a nice question. I have been with General Muhammadu Buhari, whom we fondly call GMB since 2002. It was late Rt.Hon. Chuba Okadigbo that led our foray into the GMB camp. Immediately after his impeachment, he called about twenty of us to his house and announced that he was leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and we cajoled him of sour grape, prodding whether it was because he was impeached that he was jumping ship.
Okadigbo said no, that we must move because the then President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was constructing a one party state, that in GMB he found a man who possessed the political will to traverse the marathon race of constructing a political party that would challenge the one party state Obasanjo was constructing. The rest, they say, is history.
You have not answered my question?
Hold on, I am coming. In his manifesto in 2003, 2007, 2011 and currently GMB subscribes to the idea that we must restructure to true federalism. And luckily today we are in camp with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and co who are protagonists of true federalism, state police and the fine ingredients enumerated by the Confab. So who is fooling who?And most importantly GMB is one of the few Northerners who have the loyalty of the north.
They believe in him and he believes in them and also share common affinity with the masses of the country. He stands tall to assist Ndigbo in getting the necessary cooperation to address injustices meted out to our people. Jonathan does not posses this unique panache with other Nigerians because he disappointed many constituencies. GMB is of the candid opinion that we do not need a federal government that drills borehole, he prefers a federal system where the center concentrates in defense, foreign affairs and policy matters on other issues.
Definitely, he will present a bill to the National Assembly which will address the issue of state creation, the principle of derivation and bridging of all the fault lines contained in the Confab report more than Jonathan.
What other things should make Ndigbo vote for GMB?
We are hard working, innovative and entrepreneurial people. This is why I said that those who endorsed Jonathan are deceitful and did not honestly chart or draw any check list in their bargain either in 2011 or 2015. This is my worry, how some individual mortgage the fate and destiny of people with levity. GMB mentioned in the letter he wrote to Ohaneze the imperative of check-list. I delivered the letter and GMB said, lets discuss so as to acquaint me with core interest of Ndigbo. The meeting did not hold because of time factor. Jonathan is serious negotiating with the west, begging them and they are giving him conditions; they are negotiating; Is he doing that with Ndigbo?
Why are we cheap? Why is Ohaneze cheap?
Briefly, one can say that GMB regime will profit the Igbos more than Jonathan regime, because all the hard working Nigerians will benefit immensely from his regime.
GMB will run a transparent government that will favour the hard working, innovative and entrepreneurial citizens more than patronage system.
It is only since after the civil war that sycophants emerged in Igbo circle, Food is Ready politicians, this will stop, for patronage encourages corruption, indolence and brigandage.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/ohanaeze-endorsement-of-jonathana-gross-deceit-to-ndigbo-okechukwu/#sthash.bJNK5F6T.dpuf

dein77:
Change before its too late!

Wow! Praise the Lord! Dein77 too don join the Change movement.

GMB's victory is inevitable.

GEJ has already lost the elections coz he simply lacks the requisite numbers, as long as PVCs will be allowed in the conduct of this elections.

That's a no-brainer.

When you are in a position of authority and and you misappropriated/embezzled money, you have stolen and by virtue of your position you are also corrupt as a result of that act of stealing while occupying that office.


See, it wasn't that difficult to explain now was it?

If only GEJ had kept it that simple he probably won't be in this mess today.

If you are a PDP supporter, I want to assure you that you have nothing to fear about Buhari, that is if you have not stolen govt money and are not corrupt.

Buhari will not jail Jonathan, no, he will only recover all the money he stole, but failure to return the stolen billions may force Buhari's gov't to prosecute GEJ.

But same can't be said for Deziani coz that broad is going to jail. She's just too corrupt.

ricsman:
oh my friend u didn't complete it. madness is if u see cluelessness n glue to it.
madness is when u refuse to peruse on rumour dat may have a atom of truth because u are clueless
madness is when u collect 5000 naira as ur share of d national cake and allow d politician to steal 5billion dollars as their own share.

for ur info. there is a cabal dat is holding ds country down for yes. PDP lead leadership can't dismantled them hence we need a change of party leadership. Buhari is d man so far that can dismantle that power dat b.

Thanks for edumacating them. The fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom for the PDP.

Kasala don burst o. Serious Gobe. Those boys don hear say GEJ don award new contract to Tompolo and Fasheun dem, and say dem wan sideline dem. Jonathan with his double-dealing ways ...Diaris God o.

Friday, March 13, 2015 1 Latest News in Nigeria
The Mbiama /Yenagoa road by Tombia junction in Bayelsa state was blocked by Hundreds of ex-militants as they staged a violent protest.

The ex-militants were protesting against the Bayelsa state government for allegedly hijacking a pipeline surveillance contract awarded to them by the Federal government.

The protest paralyzed social and economic activities in the area of the state. Shop owners hastily closed as the angry militants engaged the officers and men from the Bayelsa state Police Command who came to disperse them in violent confrontation.

A police Van was destroyed by the ex-militants when police tried to disperse them with teargas to allow for free flow of traffic on the major access road to the Yenagoa, the state capital.

There was an earlier rumour that one of the ex-militants was shot dead for leading the riotous gang that destroyed the police truck.

However, the Bayelsa state Police command, Public relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, in a telephone interview confirmed the violent protest but said that situation had been brought under control, noting that, one of it’s trucks was destroyed by ex-militants.

Butswat denied that the police shot and killed any ex-militant before normalcy was returned.

It would be recalled that the federal government last week awarded Pipelines Surveillance Contract to very vocal ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta worth millions of dollars.

The federal government under it’d amnesty programme has been giving out contracts for the surveillance of the network of petroleum products that criss-cross the landscape of the Niger Delta.

The Nation Newspaper reported that Government Tompolo; Mujaheedin Asari-Dokubo and Chief Bipobiri Ajube (aka Gen. Shoot-At-Sight) are some of the ex-militants to get surveillance contracts.

Others are the founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) Dr. Frederick Fasehun and OPC National co-ordinator, Otunba Gani Adams.




http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/03/ex-militants-stage-protest-over-fg.html

The GMB one looks fantastic!

It's DOA, baby -- Dead On Arrival. We have Decided.

Akshow:
ole gbe ole gba

Yes o!

DeCritique:
Hehehe... Woman power!!

Or you meant to say Bottom Power?

They ain't seen nothing yet. Na God dey deal PDP heavy blows. No be Jonathan say "stealing is not corruption"?

LagosBoi2:
Any group gathered against GMB will not stand

Classic.

Why couldn't he just sit next to her and communicate himself? Why have to kneel? See as Akpabio don turn Akwa Ibomites to him wife worshippers. Chai!

JOnathan, you won don finish. Begin pen your handover note coz you're going downnnnnnnnnnnn.

new2020:
Excellent. Tell that to ignorant yoruba boy who has not traveled out of SW. He doesn't know that Igbos make up 10% of Kano, 15% of Niger, 15% Kaduna, 15% of Nasarawa...Maku is not an I$diot to run on APGA, 10% Borno, 10% Plateau, 35% Lagos, e.t.c.

GEJ must not agree with you, he's the one you should be convincing with your bogun stats. If what you are saying were actually so, he won't be DESPERATELY running round SW bribing and begging for votes. He's FINITO.

dklex:
They will never do that, is too expensive.

LOL. They are just noise-makers. Most of them won't even come out to vote. Too bad they are too few to save Jonathan, else he wouldn't be running from pillar-to-post in the South West to bribe and beg for votes.

Jonathan!!! Tie ti bae!
It's game-over, baby!

Anyone that denies GEJ's desperation is being dishonest to his own conscience. The guy is terrified of losing at the polls. But bribery and intimidation will not translate to votes coz SWesterners cannot be bullied to submission. Igbos maybe, but not Yorubas.

eluquenson:
That means PDP really believe in Tinubu

They don't just 'believe' in Tinubu, but his name, influence, and person terrifies the hell out of the PDP. Why else would they be trying so hard to destroy the man? He gave birth to this formidable opposition that is giving PDP unprecedented headache.

Take note GEJ: The world is watching you. Your words of reassurance are at best suspect, but we are watching. This elections must hold, and with card readers.

A mild tussle ensued on Wednesday at a special briefing in Washington DC when members of an American pre-election mission disputed claims by two Nigerian security chiefs that their delegation endorsed postponement of the elections.

Giving updates on preparations for the re-scheduled elections, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, and Rear-Admiral Gabriel E. Okoi, Director of Defence Intelligence, said the Nigerian government has overcome most of the security and logistic problems that led to the postponement of the election.

Mr. Oke said the election delay was occasioned by incidences of criminal violence, widespread tension and Boko Haram insurgency, which were occurring in tandem with considerable shortfall in the electoral calendar.

“INEC was having challenges with regards to the distribution of permanent voter cards (PVCs)”, he said, “while another important tool, the card reader machine were not fully yet tested and deployed” across the country.

Speaking on the insurgency, Mr. Okoi confirmed that Boko Haram effectively controlled 14 local government areas in the run-up to February 14, the day elections were scheduled to commence.

The terrorists’ threat virtually preempted any form of electoral activity in the occupied areas, the intelligence chiefs said.
“Consequently INEC, after robust consultation with key stakeholders, deferred the elections by six weeks in accordance with constitutional provisions”

Re-emphasizing the gravity of the conditions that led to the decision to postpone the elections, Mr. Oke said that “that when the election was postponed, the NDI and IRI who are both on the ground issued a joint statement which corroborated and gave fuller explanation as to the reason why INEC took the decision it took,” adding that the statement is on their website.

But speaking after the security chiefs’ presentations, representatives of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), who were present at the event, took an exception to Nigerian officials’ representation of their statement.
Former US assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, Ambassador George Moose, said “nothing in the statement justified postponement”.
Mr. Moose led the eight-person joint pre-election assessment mission that visited Nigeria January 15-20, this year.

He said while the delegation’s statement recounted the prevailing conditions of the electoral process and specific challenges to the polls, it did not recommend any change to the electoral calendar.

On the contrary, the delegation expressed “concern that postponement would increase post-election risks”. Other members of the NDI, IRI delegation spoke in the same vein.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/178455-american-delegates-nigerian-intelligence-chiefs-clash-in-washington-over-election-shift.html

The PDP is already conceding defeat o . They are already addressing the General from an opposition party standpoint. About time they saw the hand-writing on the wall.

The APC Presidential Campaign Organization says that the PDP Federal Government is working extra hours to raise malicious charges against the leaders and suspected financiers of the opposition All Progressives Congress using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to force Muhammadu Buhari to “try his own men” in a test of his bid to fight corruption without fear or favour.

A statement signed by the APCPCO Media Director, Garba Shehu, alerted that the federal government is planning to take advantage of a vow by Mr. Buhari that if elected, he will not investigate the past, but that all on-going cases, as he said will be allowed to run through the courts without any hindrance.

In what is clearly a mischievous attempt to railroad the Presidential Candidate of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari, to subject his own supporters to trial and conviction, the Federal Government, in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Brig. Gen. Jones Arogbota (rtd) sent a list of some of the most senior APC leaders, businessmen and company CEOs with a view to the immediate commencement of investigation and trial against them.

The list as circulated on the web included former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Gov. Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Adams Oshiomhole, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and Gov. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State.

Others are Senator Danjuma Goje, Senator Bukola Saraki, Faruk Ahmed, Executive Director PPPRA; Sulaiman Barau, a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank; the MD of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Habib Abdullahi and the DG of the NCAA, Captain Mukhtar Usman.

The rest are the MD of NDIC, Umaru Ibrahim; Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed; the Group Executive Director of the NNPC, Aisha Abdulraham; the Governorship candidate of the APC in Taraba State, Senator Aisha Alhassan; the PDM candidate for Adamawa Governorship election, who was formerly the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Ahmed Modibbo, as well as the former Minister of Education, Professor Ruqqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i.

The letter-forwarding the list to the EFCC quoted the Chief of Staff as saying that he had been “directed by the C-in-C (President) to instruct your Agency to clandestinely investigate the personal and official finances” of the listed individuals.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/178460-pdp-wants-buhari-to-prosecute-his-party-men-apc.html

Jonathan!!! See your life? Your desperation is so glaring. How low can you go to hang on to power? Aso Rock no be your papa house o.

It's about time they did. Fasehun is a hypocrite. Perhaps he wasn't sharing all that endorsement Egunje he's been getting from Jonathan the cheerful giver.