Nigeria For Sale!?…A Revolution Trumpet – By ‏ Rev. Iyiet Edidiong Umoh

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Justice Abdul Kafarati

It is a most pathetic story that Nigeria had been hospitalized for
some decades and some years now, with hisses of snakes being fine
faced in speeches and on prints and paraded as hope for the wailing
masses.
Some years ago, a Nigerian Artiste, Idris Abdukareem sang a
song that Nigeria has scattered; the then President Olusegun Obsanjo
in his reaction to a television interview about this song, said that
Nigeria has not yet scattered. It should be noted that he did not say
that Nigeria will never scatter but that Nigeria has not yet
scattered. Little did we know that both Idris Abdulkareem and Former
President Aremu Matthew Olusegun Obasanjo was referring to this
present administration where even the Judiciary has turn to
Boko­-Haram terrorist annex, partnering with Judges who are even
sitting against the law, which they are suppose to interpret well; but
rather, Judges sit to insult the ethos of democracy, fundamental human
rights, merit, and the principles of natural justice, equity and
fairplay. These, they have done by taking side with boko haram
against education and the enlightened masses.

The case between FRANK OKON and Governor Akpabio of AKWA IBOM STATE
in NIGERIA, which Justice Abdul Kafarati ruled on Friday, 14th of
September, 2012, has clearly shown that Nigeria is on auction to be
sold out to interested buyers. Justice Kafarati polluted, and it was
counted as judgment. Such excremental judgment, loaded with odour
amounts to air pollution; and where there is no law, anarchy,
bombings, kidnappings and all kinds of vices will result . The so call
judgment never commented on the forgery which with inferential
evidences, was proven that Governor Akpabio had commited; so far,
Governor Akpabio’s defence column is very blank on such a terrible
crime which if not reverse immediately, can legalise forgery in
NIGERIA; thereby, de-authenticating any document in Nigeria including
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of NIGERIA. Which implies the
total collapse of law and order, which by all ramification can make
Nigeria a mere history of the past, as a COUNTRY that once existed and
is no more. Justice Kafarati was talking like a mad man who lacks
courtesy to good conscience and even himself. If a Federal high court
lacks adjudication on a capital offence like forgery proven case, is
it the State high Court and Magistrict Court that should adjudicate on
such an openly committed crime in Nigeria? What a shame! The latest
global example of simile is … “As corrupt and evil as the Nigerian
judiciary.”

It is every sad that Nigeria is at the verge of being sold not even as
a living entity but as a corpse.
It is seemingly clear that Nigeria is in the mutuary. President
Johnathan should please let us know her burial date at once. Permit me
to invent the phrase “POLITICAL MEDICAL ANALYST…, so that I can carry
out a post-mortem on the corpse of NIGERIA, before the lying in
State.
Should that judgment not be reversed, then Boko-Haram is very correct
that education is not needed and should be extinct. Such a judgment
agrees with the ideology of the BOKO-HARAM terrorism. If the judgment
of Kafarati is not reversed, jungle justice will result.
The symbol of justice, everywhere in the world is a Woman whose eyes
are covered, holding a sword and a scale With Her hands.

Her eyes are covered so as to avoid selective justice, by not dancing
to the tones of sentiment or consideration of any form; but in
Nigeria, the veil or covering on the eyes of this woman is
ideologically removed. And the symbolic meaning of this, has infected
the system with informality and total collapse of the law. If such a
crime was committed by an ordinary person, jail term would result. In
Nigeria, crimes are committed by the rich while the poor are going to
jail.

Governor Akpabio whose defence column is blank and he cannot by any
means emerge the victor before the law.
I could recall that after the demise of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua,
certain people were busy stiffing the chance of President Jonathan
from emerging. Schemes were devised so as to de-authentic the
constitution and due process for His Excellency Goodluck Johnathan not
to emerge into that helm of glory, but at last he scaled through! Why
then should his government become a dancing stage for demons like
Governor Akpabio? …Who on Earth would believe that forgery which does
not only invalidates any Government but the entire Country’s identity
before the whole world, be allowed?

Sincerity is associated with idiosyncrasies of the pro-fascist wing,
who are busy weaving the Country into a fatal malaise with their ill
financial blusterings that is subvertious, infectious, flapdoodling
and hellish in discommoding of the masses with their fiendish and
crummy declivity.
Governor Akpabio’s claims as the best Governor in Nigeria is a
disgrace to Nigeria, whereas they are some sound Northern, Southern,
Eastern and Governors from the West who are doing so well with the
little allocation which they are receiving. I don’t know what people
mean by good performance; Is good performance not even in the ability
to use the little that a Governor is receiving from National Coffers
to achieve what the eyes can see? Is it not about a government that is
pro-creative and active with the little that they have? It was His
Excellency Bill Clinton who happen to have been a onetime remarkable
President of America that said that it is the problems of the masses
that should be passed as bills in the parliament; and one could agree
with the fact that such bills were not only passed but duly
implemented, else the purpose of the Legislative arm of the law would
have been insulted, abused and defecated upon by the judiciary as
Justice Kafarati has just done.

Has the Judiciary cum President Jonathan’s administration suddenly
turn into grave and coffin where the Constitution and it’s laws are
simply declared ultra vires?

By the body language of Justice Kafarati on the case between Frank
Okon and Governor Akpabio, Nigerians have no rights again if at all
there is any Constitution again in existence as the citizenry have
been made to become aliens in their country.

It is an issue of National and International concern because as it is,
we can’t boast of the Judiciary for now until that judgment is
reversed by the Appeal Court, Etc.

Such a case which bothers on a heinous capital offence and crime,
attracts the Interest of the World Court, the United Nation General
Assembly and Parliament so as to know whether Justice Kafarati
himself should be free from jail or not; thereby exposing more on the
possibilities of Nigeria to loose her identity; Nigeria is still
battling to redeem her name from what ABDUL MUTTALLAB did some years
ago, which neccessited her being listed amongst the Terrorist nations
of the World…, is the legalization of forgery not marking the end?

What is happening here in this case implicates the citizenry and
unleashes a brutal Mayhem on the seemingly corpse of Nigeria. Even if
Nigeria is to be buried and sold with her grave, let it be with her
complete body parts.

When a pregnancy is above nine months, a compulsory medical operation
will be recommended by the Doctor.

The C.I.A’s prediction about Nigeria’s break up from 2015 is sniffing;
the C.I.A said that it is from 2015 and not 2012;
the likes of Justice Kafarati and Governor Akpabio should be told that
while everybody are being cautious of the prediction, the Laws of the
land must be held high and supreme.

Justice Kafarati has released the surgical blade of operation on the
womb of Nigeria which may result in the birth of many children from
Nigeria if the ill-fated judgment that can destroy Nigeria is not
urgently reversed. Can our President boast of this kind to judgment
before the world? What a disgrace to our dear sovereign Republic. What
a mess to our National Colours, what a dent on our National Flag. What
a bedeviling of our supreme Constitution and acclaimed judicial
integrity? What face has our President before the World, when our
integrity is bleeding with old and present sores!
Snakes are symbolically extolled to display illegality and inflict
mass mayhem with no retreat on the already wounded populace. Where
then is the Nigeria of our dream, when THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT AND
PERHAPS SUBSEQUENT COURTS WILL BE CONFIRMED AS SNAKE HIGH COURTS.
I will not be surprise if God’s wrath will start visiting big thieves
with hot shots that is triggered off from the Bazooka and pistols of
God’s warring angels, after which the nuzzles of the gun will be
inserted into their anus and shot the second time; because God cannot
be a liar! Such a judgment is an arrogated deceit which was not even
possible during the past military regimes in Nigeria.

In the brutal days of Apartheid policy which is similar to the
selective justice and collapse of the law in Nigeria. It was Mrs.
Besie Head (A South African Linguist and Poet) that said … “Please
address or call me a woman; I am a woman, and not a man; it is the
situation that I see that makes me to look like a man.”

We are very peaceful and law abiding. And this should not be mistaken
for stupidity. If Justice Kafarati and Governor Akpabio’s connivance
to legalize forgery is not reversed, the boys must return to the
creeks for self realization and economic revival, action and more. The
government should not bother to know what this means BECAUSE
LEGALIZATION OF FORGERY WILL MEAN THE ABSENCE OF ANY GOVERNMENT…?
Because our survival is God’s concern.

Farewell to law and order, farewell to peace, farewell to unity, if
such judgment is upheld. The citizenry can no more be deceived.

Bye bye Nigeria

Rev. IYIET EDIDIONG UMOH
WARLORD & THE LORD’S DONKEY
smilingking­_v12@yahoo.com

 

House of Rep. to Pass Resolution for sack of CBN Governor, Lamido Sanusi

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Embattled CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Information available to 247ureports.com through a source close to the activity within the top officers of the House of Representatives indicate the tension between the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the members of the House of Representatives may have reached breaking point.

It is gathered the lower chamber of the national assembly [NASS] may have begun private discussions on passing a resolution for the removal of the CBN Governor. This is according to a principal officer within the House of Representatives.

A leader of the lower chamber of the NASS who spoke to our correspondent under the condition of anonymity disclosed that the legislators were “very happy” with the antics of the CBN Governor. “He has continually embarrassed the government of Nigeria”, said the legislator who added that a compilation of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s breaches against the tenets of his office has begun. “The grounds of removal are many, he committed too many blunders”.

The latest exchange between the CBN governor and the legislators over the introduction of N5,000 notes may have aggravated the already tense relationship between the two.

Details remain sketchy.

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Iran deploys submarine in Persian Gulf

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari speaks ahead of US-led naval manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf. Photograph: Stringer/EPA

Launch of Russian Kilo-class submarine seen as response to US-led naval manoeuvres

Tehran has deployed one of its Russian-made submarines in the Persian Gulf, days after the US and more than two dozen allies began naval exercises nearby, Iranian state television reported on Tuesday.

The Taregh-1 joined the Iranian fleet in the southern port of Bandar Abbas after it was overhauled earlier this year, according to the TV report. It is one of three Russian Kilo-class submarines that Iran obtained in the early 1990s.

In May Iran redeployed another Russian-made submarine after repairs.

The report also showed the launch of what was said to be the partially completed hull of a destroyer, the Sahand, which the TV said is expected to be ready in the near future.

Both launches came under the command of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters. He said Iran has no intention of invading other countries.

“The armed forces should be upgraded in a way that no one will be able to violate the reinforced fortress of Iran,” Khamenei said during a visit to a naval base in the northern port of Noshahr.

Tehran has tried to build a self-sufficient military programme since 1992 and has several smaller Iranian-built submarines.

The announcement came two days after US-led naval exercises started in the Gulf. They are the largest such manoeuvres aimed at countering sea mines ever to take place in the region.

American officials insist the exercises, which include a symposium followed by at-sea manoeuvres launching later this week, are defensive in nature and not directed at any particular country.

The US-led drills are seen as a response to Iranian warnings earlier this year it could close the strategic oil route in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for stricter western sanctions. Tehran has since stepped back from such threats.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, reacted to the manoeuvres by denouncing the presence of foreign powers in the region.

“The root of insecurity in the region is the military presence of western and foreign powers which easily trample the interests of countries of the region to secure their own interests and provoke instability and insecurity,” he said.

The US and its allies suspect Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon, a charge Iran denies. Iran says its nuclear activities are aimed at peaceful purposes such as power generation and cancer treatment.

“Igbo will not Support Jonathan for 2015” – Orji Uzor Kalu

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The symptoms of a pending presidential tussle appear on the horizon for the players within the various regions of the federal republic of Nigeria. This is as credible information coming out of the presidency indicates the President of Nigeria; Dr. Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan may be prepping to join the presidential race again in 2015.

The former two-time governor of Abia State and prominent voice in today’s Igbo contemporary project, Orji Uzor Kalu, in light of the new developments in Nigeria, has expressed his concerns towards a disunited Igbo tribe.

In a brief chat with 247ureports.com, the former governor and one-time presidential candidate expressed deep disappointment with the Jonathan administration. He said that the Jonathan administration lied to Ndigbo over his plans for 2015 presidency. According to Orji Uzor Kalu, “Jonathan promised Ndigbo the 2015 presidency” but he has gone back on his promise – and he is now preparing for 2015 elections.

“Ndigbo will not support Jonathan” said the former governor who also revealed that he is presently engaged in uniting the various factions within the Igbo political sphere. He pointed to the political quandary within the All Progressive Grand Alliance [APGA] as unnecessary. “I want to bring together our Igbo leaders, Senator Annie Okonkwo, Gov Rochas Okorocha, Victor Umeh, Chekwas Okorie and other Igbo sons, so we can produce an Igbo president”, said Orji Uzor Kalu while assuring that he will do whatever is required for Ndigbo to produce the next president of Nigeria come 2015. “I am not doing politics now. I am not a member of any party. I am doing Ndigbo now”.

Independent inquiry conducted by 247ureports.com reveals that the former governor may be engaged in a quiet and/or veiled talk with the leaders of APGA, the leaders of Peoples Progressive Party [PPA], the leaders of the new United Peoples Party [UPP] and other Igbo based political unions. Available information indicates that the former governor has proposed unifying all Igbo political body under one political banner.

Meanwhile, Orji Uzor Kalu will be the guest speaker at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on September 20 at the 6th Emeritus Professor D.A. Ijalaye and Equity Chambers 25th anniversary scheduled start time is at 11am at the Ogunbanjo Hall. Kalu will be speaking on the topic: Leadership: A key factor to a better Nigeria.

Kalu had been a member of the House of Representatives, Board Member of First Bank, former Chairman of Imo State Marketing Board, former Chairman of Borno Water Board, former Chairman of Cooperative and Commerce Bank, former Council Member of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi and Publisher of the Sun Newspapers.

Trouble in Kano Government House: Kwankwaso, Cabinet Members in Shouting Match

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Amidst the unfolding security challenges in the northern state of Nigeria, Kano State, the governing body appears unraveling from a peculiar challenge staged within the Kano state government house. Information available to 247ureports.com through a source close to the government house in Kano indicates that the cabinet members of the governor of Kano State might be flirting with the notion of a mass exodus from the government.

Presently, the Kano State Governor and his cabinet members are seated behind a closed door meeting over a threat by the Secretary to the State Government [SSG] of resigning today following a shouting match between him and the governor.

The governor, as was gathered, in what appeared a ‘substance’ induced rage had walked into the office of the SSG unleashing tantrums at the SSG – raining abuses and threats of physically manhandling him.

In response, the SSG privately told the governor that he has had enough – that he is resigning – and would expose all the dirty secrets of the Kwankwaso administration.

The Cause: The governor was said to have been angered by a letter of query written to the Emir of Kano. The letter was dispatched by the SSG to the Emirate Council requesting from it a breakdown of the monies paid to it for a period covering eight years [8years] and a breakdown of how it was spent. The letter was dispatched under the instruction from the governor. And as the Emirate Council got the letter, they telephoned the governor to acknowledge and thank him for the query letter.

Our source indicated that the governor was not comfortable receiving the telephone call from the Emirate Council. He quickly denied knowledge of the query letter. And in a heated rage, the governor matched towards the SSG’s office and a tongue lashing ensued. It quickly dwindled to a shouting match with other cabinet level members chiming into the matter.

With the shouting match, the SSG was quoted to have bluntly told the governor that he was resigning effective immediately. Within minutes of the SSG’s resignation threat, the governor called an emergency meeting. The meeting, according to our source, was to dampen the anger of the SSG and to avert the embarrassment of another high profile resignation from his cabinet.

Already, the chief security adviser to the governor, a retired security agent by the name, Yankassai, became one of the recent cabinet level members to bite the dust – as he submitted his abrupt resignation [during the Holy Pilgrimage period]. His resignation came as a result of his protest to the governor of the excess and questionable deductions from monies allocated for use in the security upkeep of the State. According to the former aide, the governor and some of his family associates had engaged in actions bordering on subverting the security of innocent citizens and indigenes of Kano State.

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Romney scorns Obama backers in leaked video

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LOS ANGELES:  Mitt Romney has a new distraction to deal with after  a video  surfaced that shows him dismissing supporters of the President, Barack Obama, as  people who take no responsibility for their livelihoods and who think they are  entitled to government handouts.

In the video, published by Mother Jones magazine, the Republican  presidential nominee tells a private audience of campaign donors  the backers  will vote for Mr Obama ”no matter what” and that he does not ”worry about  those people”.

”There are 47 per cent who are with him, who are dependent upon government,  who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a  responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to  healthcare, to food, to housing, to you name it,” he said. ”These are people  who pay no income tax.”

He added that his job ”is not to worry about those people. I’ll never  convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their  lives.”

The Mother Jones article said the fund-raiser took place on May 17, in  Boca Raton, Florida, at the home of a private equity manager, Marc Leder. In the  video, Mr  Romney uses language that is far more blunt than it is in his public  appearances. His remarks could undermine recent attempts by his campaign to  present him as a caring and charitable leader in his church and community.

Speaking to reporters on Monday night in Costa Mesa, California, where he was  attending a fund-raiser, Mr Romney stood by his comments, saying he was talking  about campaign strategy, not his vision for the country.

”It’s not elegantly stated …  I’m speaking off the cuff in response to a  question. We have a very different approach, the President and I, between a  government-dominated society and a society driven by free people pursuing their  dreams.”

Asked what he meant by  ”victims” and ”personal responsibility”, Mr  Romney said  he was ”talking about the political process of drawing people into  my own campaign”.

”Of course individuals are going to take responsibility for their lives. My  campaign is about helping people take more responsibility and becoming employed  again, particularly those who don’t have work. This whole campaign is based on  getting people jobs again, putting people back to work.

”This is ultimately a question about direction for the country. Do you  believe in a government-centred society that provides more and more benefits or  do you believe instead in a free-enterprise society where people are able to  pursue their dreams?”

The Obama campaign quickly seized on the video.

”It’s shocking that a candidate for president of the United States would go  behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the  American people view themselves as ‘victims’, entitled to handouts, and are  unwilling to take ‘personal responsibility’ for their lives. It’s hard to serve  as president for all Americans when you’ve disdainfully written off half the  nation,” Mr Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messina, said in a statement.

An Obama campaign official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said  later  it is possible  excerpts from the video will show up in a forthcoming  campaign ad.

In the video, Mr Romney said  he does not vilify the President because   discussions with focus groups of independent voters who supported Mr Obama in  2008 suggest  tough talk does not work.

Candidates tend to talk more freely at closed-door fund-raisers than   publicly, and when  remarks leak, they can create controversy. In 2008, Mr Obama  told supporters at a San Francisco fund-raiser  small-town Pennsylvania voters  ”get bitter, they cling to guns or religion” – a quote  used against him on  Monday by Mr Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, campaigning  in Des Moines.

The Washington Post

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/romney-scorns-obama-backers-in-leaked-video-20120918-264rf.html#ixzz26qcvZQfp

“Sack Arunma Oteh” NASS to Jonathan

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The House of Representatives seating today in Abuja revisited the prone of the Security and Exchange Commission [SEC]. Through the House of Representative delibration, the chairman of the committee in charge of the probe restated the legislators stand on the sacking of Arunma Oteh at the SEC Director General.

The members of the lower chamber of the National Assembly urged President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the Director General of SEC, Arunma Oteh.

Arunma Oteh had been asked to resign from her position as Director General of the SEC citing insistencies unconvered by the House of representative committee. The SEC Board sent Ms Oteh on compulsory leave in order to enable external auditors examine the records of the commission’s transactions covering project 50 which she supervised.

But the President’s actions days after her recommended sack, returned Arunma Oteh forcefully to the seat of Director General – amidst protests by workers at the SEC. Briefing State House correspondents on Ms Oteh recall the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati said that the Federal government have studied the report by the auditors and noted that Ms Oteh was not indicted for fraud nor criminal breach in any form. Mr Abati said that the government however cautioned Ms Oteh to henceforth endeavour to diligently observe all extant rules and administrative procedures in the conduct of all official transactions.

It remains unsure whether the President will heed the legislators’ advise. But a source close to the activities at the NASS revealed that the members of NASS intends on blackmailing the president into dumping Oteh

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Bayelsa Guber Tribunal: Supreme Court Bailiff Serves Gov. Dickson & others

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*** As Dr. Imoro Kubor vows Divine Justice

*** PDP Panic

 

The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja  in a Suit No. SC/369/2012 has served Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Independent National Electoral Commission, Monday 16th September, 2012 and will commence hearing of Change Advocacy Party (CAP) over the verdict of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Appeal, holden at Port Harcourt Division: Coram Honourable Justices M.L. Tsamiya, P.A. Galinje, J.I. Okoro, M.A. Danjuma and T.O. Awotoye JJCA which was delivered on the 31st day of August, 2012 in Appeal No.CA/PH/EPT/10/2012.

The Change Advocacy Party (CAP) and its governorship candidate, Dr. Imoro Kubor, had filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court, Port Harcourt in Rivers State.

The five Justices of the appeal court in their considered opinion dismissed the appeal against The Change Advocacy Party (CAP) and its governorship candidate, Dr. Imoro Kubor on the ground that ‘Exhibit “N” was resolved at the lower tribunal against Dr. Imoro Kubor and the ground of appeal upon which it is formulated is hereby dismissed.’

Lawyer to Dr. Kubor and change Advocacy party (CAP), a celebrated lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) A.J. Owonikoko said the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal misconstrued the complaint of Dr. Imoro Kubor and Change Advocacy party and erred in law because Exhibit “N” an ex-parte order issued in admittedly discontinued Suit

NO. FHC/ABJ/CS/3/2012 on the non-qualification on Hon. Henry Dickson to contest the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Election held on 11th February, 2012 was not taking into consideration before its ruling, stressing that it is a miscarriage of justice.

He further averred that the argument of Dr. kubor against Exhibit “N” is that being ex-parte interim orders it is a decision but it is not a final judgment because it does not determine the right in litigation on which a party can rely in a subsequent suit to establish its right to a relief or defense.

A.J. Owonikoko, SAN also said the reasoning of the appeal court prevented the five Justices from properly appraising the arguments of Dr. Imoro Kubor and Change Advocacy Party (CAP) that the ex-parte order was proof that prior to commencement of the suit in which it was made, adding that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had not validly nominated Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson for the election as required by the 1999 constitution and the relevant mandatory provisions of the Electoral Act.

On Exhibits “D” and “L” the Appeal Court held that, “about the frequency of the use of the computer as well as ascertainment of the authenticity of the information contained in the documents. A party who seeks of tender computer generated evidence needs to do more than mere tendering the documents from the bar without more,”

But A.J. Owonikoko, SAN disproved the five Justices that section 84 provides for two alternatives for proving authenticity of electronically generated evidence so as to render it admissible in the sense that these Exhibits were tendered from the bar at the lower election petition tribunal. And that an internet printout from INEC website in litigation which is not disputed by INEC as authentic is admissible in evidence against Hon. Henry Dickson and the Peoples Democratic Party.

A.J. Owonikoko, SAN further argued that whether invalidly sponsored candidate by a political party can rise on his stage of nomination?

That Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson was not nominated by the party. That the right of a party to nominate is separate from the duty of the party to validly sponsor a candidate. As par the close of nomination, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson was not a candidate with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no candidate.

That Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson then filed an action in Abuja, less than twenty three (23) days to the election and base on that action, Hon. Dickson was entitled to contest because Hon. Dickson was a disqualified candidate, why? His name must be emerged and must be recognize by INEC not less than thirty (30) days to the date of the election. His nomination must be valid in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act (as amended 2010), that Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson was not qualified to be elected into office of Governor of Bayelsa State as required by law.

Our reliable source said a Supreme Court Justice from the Niger Delta Region who was recently retired from service was the eye of the Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who has been alleged of doing some shady deals for the immediate past governor of the state without success.

PDP source who pleaded not to be on print, told www.247ureports.com that it is surprising that Dr. Imoro Kubor and Change Advocacy Party (CAP) will go beyond Appeal Court. We thought that will be his limit, but now it is a serious matter because of that lady at the Supreme Court.

It could be recalled that, there was a wild spread allegation of money exchanged hands on the Appeal Court Justices on the eve of Judgment. They seated two hours behind delivering Judgment, in their opening remark, “sorry we were putting things in order, please don’t be offended.”

Social critics asked the rationale behind this pleading, when enough time was giving to prepared their Judgment and was at that critical period when everybody had seated before telling court that they were putting things in order which were not disclosed. This is suspicious and a doctored Judgment, a constitutional lawyer queried.

Our source closed to Supreme Court said that the present Chief Justice of the Federation is a non sense Justice that the right thing must be done in every matter before her. The source said she has set up a secret task force to monitor and checkmate the Justices in the Supreme Court of any fraudulent practice that may endanger her reputation before leaving office by 2014.

Anambra Oil: Kogi Presents Case to Arewa Consultative forum

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OIL DEPOSIT IN KOGI STATE

 

 

 

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BEING A PRESENTATION TO AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM AT THE AREWA HOUSE, KADUNA ON TUESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2012

 

The Chairman Arewa Consultative forum Arewa House, Kaduna

 

PREAMBLE

The resent event in Kogi State concerning the prospecting of oil in that State is not clear to many who are not familiar with the impending events in our state.

 

Most of you are aware of the proclamation of Anambra State on the 30th August, 2012 as an oil producing state. What many people are not aware of is that the, oil which actually led to the proclamation of Anambra State as an oil producing state is actually from Kogi land, specifically Ibaji local government area of tile state.

 

As concerned Indigenes of Kogi State and as a responsible association, we deem it necessary and expedient to intimate you with some salient facts regarding the oil deposit in Kogi State.

 

OIL LOCATION AND PROSPECTING.

Orient Petroleum Resources Plc was granted oil prospecting license OPL 915 and 916 by the Federal Government of Nigeria. By our understanding, the licenses granted Orient Petroleum Resources Plc actually covers part of Anambra, Enugu, Kogi, Edo and Delta State. However to the best of our knowledge the activity of’ the oil company is concentrated in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.

 

It is also on record that the said exploration activities leading to the successful access to the crude oil now were carried out within the following communities in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. These communities are: Odeke, Ihile, and Echeno, Anocha, Omabo, Uchuehu, and other communities in the Local Government Area.

 

 

As a matter of fact, Orient Petroleum Resources Plc and its workers will attest to the fact they actually rented and stayed in houses within the above communities, and also drilled borehole which services their water needs. These boreholes are still there for all to see.

 

It is also on record that there are four oil-wells in this location. As we are talking now location one of this oil wells tagged Anambra, River-well 1 is the one where the Orient Petroleum Resources currently lifts crude oil for its refinery at Sugbe near Onitsha in Anambra State. For the avoidance of doubt we wish to state that the location 1 which is being refer to as Anambra River well 1 which Anarnbra State is claiming falls entirely in Odeke land in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.

 

Our respected Elders, we wish to emphasize that at this point- location 1, Kogi State does not share boundary with Anambra State, instead at a distance with Enugu State. For this reason there is no way Anambra State can jump over Enugu State to own location 1 of the oil well in Kogi State.

May we also informed this respectable forum of the fact that they have being actual attempts by the people of Anambra State backed up by their government to encroaching into this part of K6gi land for some times now. This infraction let to the intervention of the national boundary commission which set up the joint field term for Anambra and Kogi interstate boundary.

 

It is worthy of note that the Joint Field Team produced a provisional report on the Field Tracing and Demarcation of Anambra – Kogi inter State boundary in 2008, the report is the public domain.

 

Apart from the above report on the Field Tracing and Demarcation, there exists a communique signed by the three respected Royal Father representing the three states namely; Kogi, Enugu and Anambra as at 13th April 1994 which clearly indicated that the area where the oil-wells are located belongs to Kogi State. The three traditional institutions still exists.

 

Our respected leaders the essence of this presentation is to acquaint you with the salient facts pertaining the oil deposit in Kogi State which is currently being misrepresented by the unfolding events some weeks ago.

 

As a responsible citizen of our beloved country, we do not believe that violence is the only means of resolving disputes: Accordingly

  1. We urge you to carefully examine these issues and prevail on Federal Government to declare Kogi State as an oil producing state.
  2. We appeal to you to kindly use your wisdom and fatherly deposition when it come to national issues of this nature to reach out all well meaning Nigerians and “most importantly our dear President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR to right this wrong which is a product of well calculated deception that is being perpetuated against Kogi State to create unnecessary tension at this time Of our national life.

 

In addition to the above, we wish to draw your attention to the following projects which we have observed in the recent past to have been deliberately abandoned, but which holds a very strategic key toward addressing the living condition of Nigerians.

 

These projects includes but not limited to:

1          The complete overhaul and or the resuscitation of the ailing textile industries.

2          Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, the three seaport located at Baro, in Niger State and in Idah and Lokoja in Kogi State respectively.

3          Bagana Bridge which when completed will reduce the travel time between the North and southern part of the country, linking Kogi, Nasarawa State and FCT Abuja amongst others.

 

We also wish to add that immediate completion of Abuja- Okene road which is a gate-way between the northern and southern part of Nigeria but which had suffered repetitive award of contract should constitute some of the issues that will engage your attention at this forum as you have always being doing.

Thank you for giving us this unique audience to make our point and ventilate on some national issues.

 

Yours in the service of the Nation,

 

Chief (Dr) Umar Aku Goodman FCE                                     Mohammed Nda Abdullahi

Coordinator                                                                           secretary

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Oshiomhole flags off 2012 immunization in Edo

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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State immuinises a child against poliomyelitis during the flag-off of the 2012 Local Immunisation Days at Evbonogbon, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state

 

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has flagged off the2012 Local Immunization Days in the state, urging the people to take advantage of the free immunization exercise to ensure the good health of the children.

Speaking at the flag off held at Evbonogbon, Ovia South West Local Government Area, Oshiomhole said, “I am happy to see the number of women in a typical rural community that have turned out. It shows that the message is going far and wide and others realize that their children must have this vaccine.”

The governor said every child must be immunized, adding that this is something that is totally free.

He urged mothers to take the exercise seriously, noting that, “make sure that the way we beautifully name our children should also be the way that we vaccinate them against polio.”

According to the governor, “this is something that we want to sustain and take to every village. Those of you who are here should tell those at home that the children must have this vaccine.

“There are no side effects; there is no danger for the child. It is a win, win situation. It is good for the child, good for the family and good for the society,” he said.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cordelia Aiwize appealed to parents to willingly present their children aged from zero to fifty-nine months for vaccination, adding that the eight childhood killer diseases are preventable through immunization.

According to her, “the three rounds of LIDS are borne out of the fact that Edo State that has been polio free since 2009 recently had a case of an ambiguous vaccine derived from polio virus. This suggests that there are cases of missed and unimmunized children in the state.”

She assured parents that the vaccines are safe and not harmful; stressing that repeated dose of the vaccine will boost the immunity of the children.

The highlight of the flag off was the administering of the vaccine on children by Comrade Oshiomhole.

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