So little idea in so much time.

So little idea in so much time.

Jonathan blundered by conceding to Legislature the outcome of the yet-to-be national conference. It seems this president has exhausted his little idea on how to move Nigeria forward. If the outcome of the national conference requires the approval of the national assemble why waste money and time for national conference since the National assembles by themselves are national conference. Some of the problem with Nigeria can be found in the National assemble itself. Among these are the expensive bicameral legislature Nigeria is operating; the ridiculous but outlandish jumbo pay members of these bodies arrogate to themselves; the Hausa/Fulani overwhelming dominance in the National assemble orchestrated by Hausa/ Fulani military lead juntas, etc.

How could the National Assemble implement the recommendations of the National conference if the conference recommends, unicameral legislature, cut on national assemble pays? How could national assemble with overwhelming Hausa/Fulani dominance accept a pure secular state devoid of sharia, , rotational presidency, fiscal federalism, and regionalism and parliamentary systems if the conference recommends them.

I kind have supported Jonathan's Presidency because I had and still want to accord him benefit of doubt. If Jonathan truly believes that the recommendation of the conference will be subject to yeah and nay of the national assemble I suggest he call off the conference because the exercise will be act in futility.

I tend not to agree with Tinubu but it seems he was absolutely correct when described the President’s conference as a Greek Gift, a Trojan horse from the president to Nigerians.
Mr. President quit pontificating on sovereign conference, and take back your Trojan horse and shove it.

People and sovereignty 1: Educating Noon on People's sovereign on sun forum 2

Folk sovereignty never leaves the people; it is ever resident with the people. Sovereignty comes with tremendous authority but it is not the same thing as authority. Authority is an aspect of the manifestation of sovereignty, the superior overlord. Sovereignty is never delegated. In fact in a republic, the primary difference between sovereignty and authority is that one can be delegated while the other is absolute.
I make this distinction because incompetent Shitnator Abiriba claims that people delegated sovereignty to the Legislature. Abriba either do not understand sovereignty or he is a dictator. How could people part with the sovereignty if they still have the power to sack any government any time any day. Sovereignty is like a crown, kings do not give up their crowns to their proxies, rather they impact them with authority. It is common sense, if the King gives his crown to one proxy how could he delegate the next proxy? As you know, the King can delegate and impact authority to as much proxies as he needs. The King is able to delegate and impact authorities to many of his subject because the crown is still with him. Once the crown leaves him the power to delegate or impact authority would be lost. Likewise sovereignty never leaves the people. Mr Abiriba do your home work or take your incompetence and go back to your village.

Noon, below are excerpts, nonetheless your complete post dissected into the questions you posed and remarks you made. Where your questions and remarks made sense I did my best to respond.

q;“So how can a teenager below the age of 18yrs exercise His or Her soveriegnty in this case as you said a citizen can not loose its soveriegnty?”
a;Sovereignty is not an individual thing. It is the collective supremacy of the people over the government. Your questions suggest that you neither understand sovereignty nor know your citizenship rights.

q;“Teacher, How can a citizen exersice His or Her democratic soveriegnty?”
a;What do you mean by ‘citizen exercise democratic sovereignty??’ not sure I understand your question. However, democracy; government of the people by the people: Sovereignty is not something that a citizen exercises but rather it is the intrinsically supremacy of the citizenry over the government. The people with their sovereign power decide what form of government they want; may decide to terminate one form of government for another. I am not your teacher; remember you were the first to criticize my post. All I did was to respond to your criticism that made little to no sense. You’re so obstinate and perhaps ignorant that you want to know by pretending like you know.
q;“Can a citizen abused soveriegnty?”
a;Again, this question not only suggests that you know not sovereignty but that you also do not even know how to ask an intelligent question. But, if I may try, citizenry could not abuse sovereignty because it is citizenry’s absolute power over the government. It is citizenry’s power to dissolve, sack the government, (the legislature, Judiciary, the executive) any time any day with or without reason.
q;“Or is your acclaimed soveriegnty of people prevailed over rules of law or it is unlimited power that is not questionable?”
a;Yes, the rule of law is nothing to supremacy of the people in a republic. The citizenry decides how, where, when the rule of law applies because remember the people have the power to abolish the government, the law and set up new ones whenever they so chooses. Sovereignty is absolute.
q;“Teacher, this controvercial issue of SOVERIEGNTY confirmed that upon our so called education we are not civilised, every National issue resulted to controversy clearly this type of kindergaten controversy was not a characteristic of a civilised society and above all we are not learning from other country to be able to correct ourselves.”
a;You did not make sense here and you seem to pull things from all over, incoherent and completely out of point. I have suggestion, if you do not know how to be bold and humbly enough to ask, then remember pride comes before fall. Do not engage in topics you do not know because it only lowers your personality and character. Do not think because you’re hiding behind the computer screen that the public do not know and see you. No, we know and see you through the things you post here. Yes, because a person is about 98% of what he thinks and says. I do not need to know your name to know you. You can know person without knowing his or her name. So I know you and you need knowledge and humility.
q;“Americans demonstrated their democratic soveriegnty by using their vote wisely in home and diaspora as practical way of exercise democratic soveriegnty while here in Nigeria political noise-making, controversy and promoting talkactive society is where soveriegnty lies even if Nigerians in diaspora could not able to exercise their democratic soveriegnty by vote.”
a;Rambling and out of point.

Et tu, Brute Knowledge! U be the Judge Congressional Humongous Pay

Et tu, Brute Knowledge!

Folk it is no longer secret how much members of the House receive as salary under the Tambuwal’s speakership; N9M or $57,000 per month, or $684000 per year ;  Under Bankole speakership, the 6th congress, they received N15M or $97,000 per month or $1164000 per year. Immediately below is what Nigeria Congressman receives as salary in a year. And following it is what a U S Congressman makes per year.
“The anti-Tambuwal lawmakers in the House are reported to have asked Tambuwal to allow for an independent auditing of the amount of money so far released to him since he took over as Speaker in 2011. The pro-Jonathan group also asked Tambuwal to steer clear of the Rivers State House of Assembly crisis and allow the police to re-open the state legislature for business. The group also demanded that Tambuwal should explain why members of the 7th Assembly were being paid a paltry N27 million per quarter as against the N45 million that their 6th Assembly counterparts were getting under the Dimeji Bankole leadership. They argued that they have been cheated by the leadership which reduced their pay when the Federal Government had not reduced the statutory N150 billion being paid to the National Assembly yearly.” (vanguard Newspaper 10/21/13)
 “As of 2010, the annual salary for representatives, [US Congressman] is $174,000 per year  regardless of the size of the state from which the representative is elected.
In 2010, President Obama froze the salaries at $174,000, making it the third year the representatives did not receive the annual raise.” (Source; ehow.com)
Folk, six hundred eighty four thousand dollars ($684,000) annual salary under Tambuwal and one million one hundred and sixty four thousand dollars ($1,164,000) annual salary under Bankole are the salaries of a Nigerian Congressman in 6th and 7th congress. And a Nigerian Senator takes home about one million four hundred thousand dollar ($1,400,000) in annual salary while And $174,000 is the annual salary of U S Congressman?  You be the judge.
True, the U.S congressman may have staff paid by the U S treasury while Nigeria Congressman pays his or her staff from the $684,000 or $1,164, 000 annual salary. But folk here is why this congressional salary is sinful, fraudulent, criminal, immoral and callous to those Nigerian Children who have no roof over their heads; walk street on barefoot and on rags; can’t afford three meals a day, forced out of the school into child labor just for survival. Here is why this congressional salary is sinful, fraudulent, criminal, immoral and callous to the so many Nigerian graduates, mothers, fathers, young and old roaming the street searching for means of survival in the moment of time.  Here is why this congressional salary is sinful, fraudulent, criminal, immoral and callous to the spirits of the still born and to the spirits of the maternally dead because of the absence and or inadequate medical facilities and services.  Here is why this congressional salary is sinful, fraudulent, immoral and callous to so many Nigerians, young and old, the victims of road accidents due to the death trap nature of the poor, under-constructed, substandard gullied Nigeria roads. Here is why this congressional salary is sinful, fraudulent, immoral and callous to the Nigeria Police Force and to the National Security agencies’ personnel who are poorly trained, poorly equipped and poorly paid who put their lives on the line for the congress that can never justify the evilly humongous pay in a country where more that 70% of the citizenry live on average of $2 a day and unemployed. Would any sane person say that the Nigeria congress is more resourceful and more productive than the Police and Military departments?   The list of the sinfulness, fraudulent, immorality and callousness of the over a million dollars per annual pay to Nigeria congressman can go on endlessly.
 I agree, there must be accountability and financial oversight in all agencies and departments of the government. And I agree Ms. Oduah should be investigated and prosecuted if found wanting in this financial sacrilege. Ms Odua should have known better. She should have known that safety in a society does not come by self isolation; neither inside bullet proof vehicle, nor inside double 20 feet walled house. Ms Oduah should have known that safety is only assured in a society, where economic, social, political justice and equity, equal treatment of all citizens under the law are the rules. She should have known that security and safety is neither an exclusive reserve for the privileged minority nor a reserve for the rich, nor privilege  for the well connected, nor an exclusive right for the ministers and elected officials. However we must not allow Oduah's unconscionable spending indiscretion distract us from the abominable congressional pay.
Yes, the U S Congressman takes $174, 000 annually for his or her service to the country and has trillions of dollars in returns to the country to show for it. He returns, the best infrastructure, the best medical facilities and services, the best police and military departments, the best security; returns superpower and superior military power the world has ever known, returns the best and safest air transport system, the lowest maternal and infant mortality rate, the best education, the best and largest employment opportunities for its citizens and the world citizens at large; the US Congressman returns the most satisfied citizenry. The list goes on for what the U S congressman returns to the country for his or her meager salary compared to Nigerian Congressman who returns nothing for one million one hundred sixty four thousand dollars in annual pay.
 The difference between what Nigerian Congressman received in salary $1,164,000 per year under Bankole and what the U S congressman receives in salary $174,000 per year is $990, 000; almost a million dollars in difference for the Nigeria Legislator. That is, if Nigeria decides today to pays it Congressional-Neanderthals $174,000 per year, the same $174,000 per year U S congressman receives, Nigeria will save nine hundred and ninety thousand dollars ($990,000) which is the excess money it pays its congress-caveman relative to U S Congressman. Agreed, the U S congressman has staff, office space and official travels which the U S treasury pays for; but the question is, do the Nigeria Congressman have paid-staff, travel and office space expenses for which he or she pays and spends the close to a million dollars in excess salary he or she receives compare to the U S counterpart? The answer is no and this is why Nigeria have plentiful of unemployed youth and graduates.
The excess money ($1M, per Congressman times 360 members =$360M=N5.74B just for the house only) in congressional pay can employ many unemployed Nigerians. If you factor in Senate's excess pay you did be looking at close to $500M or N7.9B in congressional excess pay per annual. While the Nigerian Congressman still takes home $174,000 per years; same salary the U S congressman takes home in a year. But why should a Nigerian Congressman even receives $174,000 per years salary in a country where 70% of the populace live below $2 a day; a country among the 50 worst countries in the world in all development index?  When a U. S congressman receives $174,000 salary per year in a country that is the best country in the world in all development index. If U S congressman receives $174,000 per year in salary  shouldn’t its  Nigerian congressional Neanderthal counterpart be paid only, ten pound meat of goat intestine, 5 haystack of grass, 5 tubers of cocoyam and yams, one palm and one banana trees, one bow and five arrows and one stone spear? In all seriousness annual congressional pay in Nigeria should never be more than N1.8M or $12000 if 70% of the citizenry lives under $2 pay. Why should congressional positions be source of riches, wealth in Nigeria? The national conference should never quibble with unicameral legislature.
Folk is unquestionable that politic of bitterness, of hate and anger, of do or die, of assassination, would be elimination if elected politicians are paid minimum wage. Is unquestionable that if the elected public officials are paid minimum wage, every one of them would truly serve and not savagery the country; Is unquestionable that if elected public officials are paid minimum wage,  there will be opportunity, space for all Nigerians, every citizen who wants to serve to serve because the elective office would have been made financially unattractive.
With this excess $1m per Congressman per year or $500M per congressional per year, Nigeria Government can employ congressional paid-staffs and pay the travel cost of the Congress thereby creating jobs for the unemployed. It is no secret that these Nigerian Neanderthals called Congressmen employs few or no staff and when they employ, they employ family members, relatives, sex and bedmates, concubines and do not spend a million dollars on staff, travels and accommodation. The only travel these heartless men-like creatures make is vacationing to the already made countries with their $1m dollars in excess pay. Nigeria government should provide basic office spaces for these Congressional Neanderthals who actually suppose to live in caves, and revoke their $1M in excess pay. Over a long run the government would save money since successive congressional members would use the same office spaces. If reason is the guide of politicians in African and in Nigeria in particular no public official should receive more than 4 fold the national minimum wage in the country. But Reason whence have you gone, why have thee forsaken our people? And Et tu Brute, Knowledge.

Atiku, Congressman Jerfesson connection downloaded

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:00 PM, elex benson wrote:

1. @ Boney London below is the Atiku bribery saga as reported by the Associated Press

   “Nigerian Leader Sought Money, Stake in Deal From Rep. Jefferson

   Published June 06, 2006
   Associated Press

   GREENBELT, Md. – Nigeria’s vice president sought up to $500,000 and a stake in a technology venture in his country, according to statements Rep. William Jefferson made to an FBI informant that were detailed in court documents filed in a bribery probe of the congressman.

   Jefferson allegedly told the FBI informant that he had delivered “African art,” which authorities believe was code for cash, to the Potomac, Md., home of the wife of Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar at midnight last July 31.

   Details of the alleged deal were included in an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court to secure a warrant to search Abubakar’s house in Potomac. The affidavit was unsealed Monday by the federal court in Greenbelt.

   The affidavit says delivery of the money came shortly after Jefferson allegedly received $100,000 in cash from the FBI informant that was supposed to help smooth the way for a Kentucky telecommunications company, iGate Inc., to conduct business in Nigeria.

   It is unclear if any of that money was delivered to the vice president’s home, and his possible role is described only by Jefferson in wiretaps the FBI made.

   According to another search warrant affidavit for Jefferson’s congressional office, filed last month, $90,000 in cash was found in a freezer at Jefferson’s Washington home. A briefcase similar to the one Jefferson used to carry the money was found in a later search of his New Orleans home, according to federal court documents filed there.

   The 39-page affidavit released Monday in Maryland, some sections of which remain sealed, does not mention Abubakar by name. But it does identify the Potomac home as the residence of Jennifer Douglas, Abubakar’s wife. It also refers to “the Vice President of Nigeria” when detailing the alleged scheme. Although the search of the Potomac residence was mentioned in documents previously released by the courts, names and titles were redacted to keep them secret.

   Jefferson has denied wrongdoing in the probe.

   An attorney for Abubakar did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In Nigeria, where Abubakar last week kicked off his campaign for president, his spokesman Mohammed Yakubu said they have yet to see details of the allegations. “We don’t have anything to say until we have seen these reports or allegations,” he said by telephone from Abuja.

   The informant was a northern Virginia businesswoman identified by law enforcement officials as Lori Mody. She went to the FBI when she believed Jefferson and others were defrauding her on the business deal. Jefferson discussed with her the “payment of bribes to high-ranking foreign government officials,” including Abubakar, according to the affidavit.

   Jefferson wrote a letter dated June 21, 2005 to Abubakar at the Nigerian embassy in Washington, alerting him to “a U.S. Company” that wanted to invest $50 million to provide high speed Internet access in Nigeria using Nigerian telecom company Nitel’s lines.

   The congressman then met with Abubakar on July 18 in Potomac and the vice president “agreed to help secure the necessary approvals” for iGate to begin work in Nigeria. In return, Abubakar wanted at least 50 percent of the profits from another Nigerian company working on the deal and a payment of up to $500,000 before the deal was completed.

   Jefferson allegedly described the payment as the “front end” and the profit-sharing deal as the “back end.”

   On Aug. 1, the night after he allegedly delivered cash to the vice president’s home, the FBI recorded a conversation between Mody and Jefferson on whether the deal was completed. Jefferson allegedly said: “I gave him the African art that you gave me and he was very pleased.”

   Jefferson allegedly told Mody earlier that he was arranging the deal to benefit his five daughters. The affidavit states he demanded that one daughter, lawyer Jamila Jefferson, be retained to help set up the Nigerian venture.

   Jefferson, who represents most of New Orleans, has served in Congress since 1990. The raid on his Capitol Hill office sparked outrage from congressional leaders who claimed the Bush administration was violating the separation of powers doctrine. President Bush later sealed FBI files on the raid for 45 days.

   Former Jefferson aide Brett Pfeffer has pleaded guilty and was given an eight-year term for his role in the bribery scandal. He is cooperating with authorities. Vernon Jackson, chief executive of iGate, also pleaded guilty to paying more than $400,000 in bribes to Jefferson.

Atiku indictment downloaded

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:58 PM, elex benson wrote:

1. borne September 12, 2013 at 7:17 pm - Reply

   @Boney London for your consumption; collaborate the report below with Alex Summer’s and draw a reasonable conclusion,

   US Senate Accuses Atiku & wife over fresh $40m illegal transfer
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   'In what could be described as another high profile shame on Nigeria after the Mutallab’s saga, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar was again presented to the United State’s Senate on Wednesday over illegal transfer of $40Million. Huhuonline.com gathered that the US Senate report which showed how funds were transferred on behalf of the former number two citizen showed that: ‘From 2000 to 2008, Jennifer Douglas, a U.S. citizen and the fourth wife of Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and former candidate for President of Nigeria, helped her husband bring over $40 million in suspect funds into the United States, through wire transfers sent by offshore corporations to U.S. bank accounts.’

   The report said: ‘In a 2008 civil complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Ms. Douglas received over $2 million in bribe payments in 2001 and 2002, from Siemens AG, a major German corporation.

   ‘While Ms. Douglas denies wrongdoing, Siemens has already pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges and settled civil charges related to bribery and told the Subcommittee that it sent the payments to one of her U.S. accounts.In 2007, Atiku Abubakar was the subject of corruption allegations in Nigeria related to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund.

   ‘Of the $40 million in suspect funds, $25 million was wire transferred by offshore corporations into more than 30 U.S. bank accounts opened by Ms. Douglas, primarily by Guernsey Trust Company Nigeria Ltd., LetsGo Ltd. Inc., and Sima Holding Ltd.

   ‘The U.S. banks maintaining those accounts were, at times, unaware of her PEP status, and they allowed multiple, large offshore wire transfers into her accounts. As each bank began to question the offshore wire transfers, Ms. Douglas indicated that all of the funds came from her husband and professed little familiarity with the offshore corporations actually sending her money. When one bank closed her account due to the offshore wire transfers, her lawyer helped convince other banks to provide a new account.

   ‘In addition, two of the offshore corporations wire transferred about $14 million over five years to American University in Washington, D.C., to pay for consulting services related to the development of a Nigerian university founded by Abubakar.’American University accepted the wire transfers without asking about the identity of the offshore corporations or the source of their funds, because under current law, the University had no legal obligation to inquire.’

   It would be recalled that Former congressman William Jefferson has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for corruption that involved US companies and Nigerian officials. The ruling in 2009, by Federal Judge TS Ellis III of the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, followed Jefferson’s conviction for collecting bribes on behalf of Nigerian officials, specifically, former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku. However, the FBI found $90,000 cash, which Jefferson said was meant for Atiku, hidden in a freezer. But Atiku and his wife, Jennifer Douglas, did not accept summons and subpoenas to appear before the US court. Instead, they moved their family out to Dubai, and put their Potomac mansion up for sale.

   US Justice Department officials however revealed that arrest warrants have been issued against Atiku and his runaway wife, Jamila Jennifer Douglas-Atiku and that the duo would be promptly arrested if they step on US soil. Sources also said Atiku and his business partner in crime, Otunba Fasawe, did not return the sum of $21 million taken from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) to the Nigerian coffers.

   EFCC’s 21-paragraph counter-affidavit filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja on PTDF Scam

   That the plaintiff diverted funds meant for PTDF operations to finance NDTV.

   That even though the projects for which funds were required in the PTDF were not approved until 2006, the plaintiff had ordered that the money be withdrawn from treasury since 2003.

   That on 18/10/03, the plaintiff directed the Accountant-General of the Federation to release USD$20 million to PTDF without the approval of the Executive Council to enable the PTDF carry out some projects but the money was placed on term deposit in TIB.

   That the placement of the money in TIB was done to promote the business of NDTV, the plaintiff’s other interests and that of some of his friends and associates.

   That as soon as the placement was made, NDTV was granted a loan of N400 million on 20/10/03 and N420 million on 22/10/03 by T.I.B.

   That Otunba Fasawe remitted the sum of N400 million to the plaintiff’s Personal Assistant, Alhaji Umaru Pariya, on 4/10/2003 which sum Otunba Fasawe recovered through a loan of N420 million received from TIB on 22/10/03 after the PTDF’s funds placement.

   That the plaintiff paid from his Marine Float Account in Bank PHB the sum of N30 million for the purchase of the property at No. 555 Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Wuse II.

   That the plaintiff’s property at No. 555, Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Wuse II, is used as the headquarters of NDTV.

   That the balance of the purchase money for the property referred to above was paid after the plaintiff ordered a placement of USD$10 million in TIB and a loan of N400 million was granted by TIB to NDTV.

   That several other people were paid various sums of money deposited in TIB pursuant to directive by the plaintiff. Evidence of the beneficiaries and the amount will be given at the trial.

   That from a total sum of $30 million placed by PTDF in TIB, only the sum of $6.25 million has been repaid, leaving an outstanding balance of $23.75 million to date.

   That the plaintiff also ordered placement of $50 million in ETB.

   That the plaintiff further directed that the sum of $52.9 million and $62.1 million be placed in ETB from the account of PTDF.

   That the plaintiff stood as surety for Otunba Fasawe when NTDV applied for Value Added Network Service from Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC).

   That all these facts stated in paragraph 13 supra were never disclosed by the plaintiff in his response.

   That the plaintiff attached Exhibits 5A and 5B to give the impression that the money invested was with the consent of the President (See Paragraph (XV) of the affidavit in support of originating Summons.

   That however, the President never approved the release of the funds for the purpose of placing it in any bank.

   That on the contrary, the money was approved for the purpose of implementing projects relating to the programme of PTDF.

   That Exhibit 5A attached to plaintiff’s affidavit shows that on 29th April 2003, the plaintiff approved the placement of a total sum of $125 million in two banks (ETB and TIB).

   That on 14th October, 2003, the plaintiff directed the release of an additional sum of $20 million from the treasury.

   That Exhibits 5B mentioned that the $20 million was to be used to carry out some projects according to the letter seeking approval by the PTDF.

   That, however, rather than use the $20 million to carry out any project, the funds were placed with TIB and used for NDTV where the plaintiff had substantial interest.

   That contrary to paragraphs 18(xii) and (xiii) of the affidavit in support of the Originating Summons, the 7th Defendant in its report indicted the Plaintiff at Pages 32-33 as follows:

   That the placement of the PTDF’s fund was not done arbitrarily but deliberately designed to promote some business ventures in which the plaintiff and some of his friends has interest.

   That the placement in TIB, for instance, was designed to promote Netlink Digital Televant (NDTV), a satellite television project and Mofas Shipping Company where the Chairman of both companies is Otunba Fasawe, a long standing friend of the plaintiff.

   It has also been revealed that Otunba Fasawe remitted the sum of N400 million to the plaintiff’s Personal Assistant, Alhaji Umaru Pariya, on the 4/10/03 which he conveniently recovered through a loan of N420 million he received from TIB on the 22/10/03 after the PTDF’s funds placement.’

   That a clear demonstration of the plaintiff’s business interest in NDTV is the fact that on 07/10/03 the plaintiff paid the initial sum of N30 million deposit from his Marine Float Account in the Bank PHB for the purchase of the property situated at No. 555 Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Wuse II, Abuja and used as its headquarters.’

   That to further buttress the long standing business relationship between the plaintiff and Otunba Fasawe, the latter paid the plaintiff the sum of N61 million on 29/01/01 from his Mofas account with TIB.

   That a further sum of N25 million from Mofas Shipping Company’s account of Otunba Fasawe in TIB was transferred to plaintiff’s Marine Float Account in Bank PHB on 18/02/03.

   That acting on the facts stated above the plaintiff was indicted by the 7th defendant for embezzlement and fraud.'

Kwasoko not persuadable

On Monday, September 9, 2013 5:39 AM, elex benson wrote:

We won’t leave PDP for Tukur –Lamido (sun newspaper 9/9/13)

Kwasoko not persuadable

I think Lamido is a decent man and a typical good politician. Unlike Rabid Kwasoko Lamido neither plays the game of politics with bitterness nor sees it as the means to an end. Given reason and assurance by the presidency Lamido can be persuaded to support Jonathan come 2015. And if he changes his heart and allow Jonathan for 2015 I would spend my time and resources to elect him in2019

The un-persuadable Kwasoko with hegemonic tendency is the person the presidency must be cautious of. Rabi'u Kwankwaso is the force behind the rebellious 5 and he cares less if PDP disintegrate and lose the 2015 general election. Kwasoko is not enthusiastically interested in the presidential office because he knows being a bigot he could not win a national election. But he mortally believes in Hausa/Fulani hegemony, the born to rule mentality. So he would see that PDP fields a northerner come 2015 otherwise he would work to see that PDP disintegrate, paving the way for a northern APC presidential candidate for a smooth run for the presidency. Kwasoko is neither party nor Nigeria loyal. His loyalty is first to Islam, and 2nd to North. Kwankwaso’s primary goal and belief is for a northern president regardless of the party. So for Kwasoko, peace within PDP with Jonathan as it presidential candidate is neither feasible nor achievable.

Tukur Victim of Proxy war on the presidency.

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:00 AM, elex benson wrote:

Corruption: Stop taunting me, Atiku tells Obasanjo sun newspaper 9/12/13

Tukur Victim of Proxy war on the presidency.

Mr. President, do not be deceived by songs of praise from your detractors, the 5 governors and their nPDP apologists. It is neither surprising nor accidental that the 5 governors and Atiku blaming Tukur for the crisis in PDP also fervently oppose your 2015 presidential candidacy; why because they want to be president.

Knowing that it will be political mistake to directly attack the presidency these political enemies are attacking and trying to weaken your political allies while praising you only in the open. As you well it’s in the open that the aim of these detractors is to derail your 2015 candidacy and their method is first to create division, and mistrust between you and your strong allies on whom the prospect of your nomination depends on. Once they succeed in weakening and creating division and mistrust between you and your men and women on whom your 2015 candidacy hedges they would have then succeeded in rubbing your 2015 ambition. You should know that the war on Tukur by the same group that mortally oppose your 2015 candidacy is war by proxy against your 2015 ambition.

Therefore it would be a mistake and naivety to believe that these 5 presidential wannabes would relent in their crisis making when you sack Tukur and his NWC. If these 5 and their cohorts say that Tukur is the reason they are splitting PDP then ask for agreement from they that if Tukur goes that they would support your First of Refusal for the 2015 primary. I guarantee they would not assent to such agreement.

Mr. President, do not scarify Tukur’s loyalty and unalloyed support for your 2015 candidacy for a wishful peace with them that rabidly want your post for their selfish ends. Remember, Tukur wants not your post and therefore only fights for you but these 5 want your post desperately and therefore would logical fight you and not tukur for the post, because that which they want you and not Tukur has it.

They want his head for the truth he spoke

On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 5:31 AM, elex benson wrote:

They want his head for the truth he spoke.

 

These 5 EFCC scared Governors are flexing muscles and paddling influence because regardless of the absurdity, illegality and criminality of their demands from the presidency they feel they have enough Northern Legislators to torpedo the National Assemble, the presidency and any national policy or agency they dislike.
This undue and lopsided influence by this 5 president wannabes is due to unmerited, unsubstantiated, indefensible and exaggerated number of federal legislative seats manipulatively awarded to the Hausa/Fulani bases on faulty census or census lack therefore; at the expense of the other ethnic nationalities.

This Hausa/Fulani undue numerical advantage in local council, state allocations and legislative seats allocation are the reason they, the far north have consistently fought against credible headcount in Nigeria. These are the reasons and force behind Rabid Kwasoko call for the head of Odimegwe, the head of National Census Commission when he Odimegwu rightly criticized the past ridiculous headcounts and assured accurate census base on Biometrics.

Since credible government policies are based on accurate population count and demographics the National Assembly and the Presidency must as duty and responsibility to Nigerians assure and conduct credible head count of Nigerians.

Mr. nPDP Chairman speaks and exposes ignorance

On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 1:01 AM, elex benson wrote:

Don’t contest in 2015, Baraje tells Jonathan Sun Newspaper 9/24/13

Mr. nPDP Chairman speaks and exposes ignorance

The revered wise and all-knowing chairman of nPDP has spoken and thank God he did because we’re now proven right that it was not Bamanga Tukur but rather Jonathan's 2015 reelection against Hausa/Fulani hegemonic mindset and interest is the force behind the rebellious 5. But mostly interestingly is that by his statement Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has shown that he not only lack the political sagacity and logical prowess to lead a big Party like PDP but that he is a dullard and No-Nigerian, to threaten disintegration just because an eligible politician renegades in a prior promise to not contest for political position.

Mr. Baraje you're neither a politician nor a Nigerian if this is the reason you're threatening the disintegration of Country you call home. One could not help to wonder how you become the chairman of PDP in the past. Well, this is Nigeria the land of mediocrity of quota. The only reason Baraje could have been PDP party chairman in the past was through the use quota system otherwise called federal character. But here we are and watch as Baraje rabidly oppose Jonathan who not only is taking advantage of his own quota like Baraje did but was actually positioned to receive his own quota through the act of God.

If a military dictator IBB would abrogate the constitution for 9 good years and took Nigeria through 9 years of one man rule or dictatorship and Nigerians see fit to remain Nigerians then it is alter ignorance, stupidity, empty ego, arrogance and childishness to make empty threats against any leader elected by popular vote. Mr. Baraje, if 2015 presidency is your god given right then you must trust your god and be not afraid and then come 2015, stand for election under any party.

“God has been merciful to you, Mr. President, lifting you from being a university teacher to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in so short a time is something you should be grateful and be contented with.” So Mr. Baraje, why not wait for the same God to dethrone him. And which ought to be easier, from military service to presidency like IBB, Abacha, etc, or from civil service to presidency? Last time I checked must American presidents were all civilians. Obama was a law professor, a legislator and then the president, in very short time period. And what does this argument or line thought of yours actually mean, Mr. nPDP Chairman?

Case for Sovereign National conference 10/2/13 -1

Case for Sovereign National conference


Per the 1999 legal illegality SNC an imperative For relevancy and for many other reasons, the presidential committee on national conference must recommend a Sovereign National Conference so as to give such conference the force of the law. The reason past national conferences failed was because they were merely conferences for national debate that were not backed by the force of the law. This conference too will definitely fail if it is not sovereign. ‘The committee for sovereign national conference should comprise of representative of elder statesmen or leaders of thought from every ethnicity in Nigeria. The Hausa/Fulani, Ibo, and Yoruba ethnic groups would each have representatives in SNC of number of delegates equal to the sum of the representatives from the all other ethnic groups combined.’ For any meaningful progressive change, Nigeria needs a new beginning, a new rule of engagement, a new constitution.

The current Nigeria constitution is satirically analogous to the fate of a man who is heading to the God’s paradise but took a ride in the devil’s space craft. Now, by hitchhiking with the devil this man has not committed any sin. But for his heavenly arrival he must get off the devil’s vehicle. However, he cannot because there are no more vehicles heading his heavenly direction. Yet, if he continues with the devil’s ride he will not get to his destination because deviled craft would never go near the God’s domain. Neither the Legislature nor the Judiciary nor the Executive have the power to abrogate the military’s 1999 constitutional degree; because the current constitution, like the devil’s space craft, is from where these three arms of the government derive their power, authority and legitimacy. Without the current military constitution these arms of government are in themselves inexistent and cannot function. These arms of the government cannot even correct, rectify, the 1999 constitution (the 1999 military decree) because in a republic they lack the power or people’s mandate to affect such constitutional changes except the people ratify such change. In a republic, the three arms of the government also cannot individually or collectively make a new constitution because they are but servants of the People, the Master. Servants do not make rules, laws for or over the Master.

Amendment to the current 1999 constitution with or without the presidential assent is an ultra varies; an act in futility. So long as the 1999 constitution is in itself a military construct, an amendment to it or a new constitution draft like onto it, not ratified by the people are but aberrations. In fact a presidential assent to any amendment to the 1999 constitution (or the 1999 military decree) or a new constitution draft not subject to the people’s ratification constitutes double illegalities, which does not equal legality. Any court decision for or against the amendment to the 1999 military decree is a triple illegality which again do not equal legality, because the 1999 military decree is not a people’s constitution but the act of the military dictatorship. If military regimes are aberrations so are the laws, constitutions, decrees put in place by these regimes. Under a truly democratic rule, leaders of these juntas should be put to trial for treason. The 1999 Nigeria constitution is but the fruit of poisonous tree. It is impossible for evil to beget good. So if military dictatorship is an evilly, politically poisonous tree, how can this evil beget good; the good of moral, ethical constitutional order? Military dictatorships in Nigeria were aberration, so are their decrees, edicts, promulgations, laws and constitutions regardless how these were constituted. The 1999 constitution is akin to a moral text authored by a criminal and a morally bankrupt person or persons. Of the three arms of the government the judiciary, the Supreme Court in particular must support a sovereign national conference. That is, if the Judiciary understands that it currently operates on a phantom constitutional nebula represented by the 1999 military decree. This is tricky but it is the way out from the military decree that Nigeria is currently operating on. To escape the current constitutional quagmire, elders, clergies, leaders of the people, citizens from across the nation must convene a constitutional conference while the nation still rides on the current devils craft which is the 1999 military decree. The Nigeria’s sovereignty and unitary would not be subject to negotiations in any constitutional conference. In a republic, sovereignty resides with people. And since a constitution or an amendment to it must be ratified by the 3/4 or 2/3 or the whole of the people, as the case may be, and by their delegated representatives, presidential assent is not required for such constitutional draft or amendment. The president is a servant to the people, the Master, and receives his/her mandate from the people, the Master. It therefore would be illogical that the Master’s rules or decision to draft a people’s constitution would be subservient (subject) to the servant or to his/her signatory or approval. Presidential assent to legitimate people's constitution is inconsequential and therefore not necessary. In a republic, a constitution is the law of the land by the act of the people to whom sovereignty resides with; while a statute is the law of the land by the deliberative act of the subservient delegated legislature whose authority comes from the people. Statutes are repeal-able, voidable, nullify-able, suspend-able, postpone-able, by the legislature itself or by the courts, but constitutions are not, accept the Master, the people so chooses; or a dictatorship forcefully suspends the constitution, a treasonable offense. So the legislature has no power to amend or draft a new constitution except such amendment or draft is ordained by the people and subject to ratification by the people. Constitutional amendment is not an exclusive function for the legislature and must receive explicit assent of the people. Any constitution not expressly authorized and or ratified by the people is illegal, unconstitutional and an aberration, with or without presidential assent. The 1999 military act or decree is not in itself a republican constitution and can best be called legal illegality or constitutional aberration. To avoid a constitutional crisis that is inevitable with the military’s 1999 constitutional aberration, a sovereign national conference becomes imperative.

sovereignty is none transferable

sovereignty is none transferable

Folk sovereignty never leaves the people; it is ever resident with the people. Sovereignty comes with tremendous authority but it is not the same thing as authority. Authority is an aspect of the manifestation of sovereignty, the superior overlord. Sovereignty is never delegated. In fact in a republic, the primary difference between sovereignty and authority is that one can be delegated while the other is absolute. I make this distinction because one incompetent Shitnator,  Abiriba claims that the people surrenders their sovereign power to the Legislature. How could he say that people transferred  the sovereignty to the Legislature? How could this be if the people still have the power to sack the Legislature, the government any time any day? Can one lose something and still have it? Abriba either do not understand sovereignty or he is a dictator. How could people part ways with their sovereignty if they still and always have the power to sack any government any time any day?

Sovereignty is like a crown, kings do not give up their crowns to their proxies, rather they impact them with authority. It is common sense, if the King gives his crown to one proxy how could he delegate the next proxy? As you know, the King can delegate and impact authority to as much proxies as he needs. The King is able to delegate and impact authorities to many of his subject because the crown is still with him. Once the crown leaves him the power to delegate or impact authority would be lost. Likewise sovereignty never leaves the people. Mr Abiriba should do his home work or take his incompetence and go back to his village.

So little idea in so much time.

So little idea in so much time. Jonathan blunders; it seems this president has exhausted his little idea on how to move Nigeria forward. If the outcome of the national conference requires the approval of the national assemble why waste money and time for national conference since the National assembles by themselves are national conferences. Some of the problem with Nigeria can be found in the National assemble itself. Among these are the expensive bicameral legislature Nigeria is operating; the ridiculous but outlandish jumbo pay members of these bodies arrogate to themselves; the Hausa/Fulani overwhelming dominance in the National assemble orchestrated by Hausa/ Fulani military lead juntas, etc. Besides like every Nigerian the legislators have both personal and their collective group interest in this conference so why allow them special privilege at the expense of other Nigerians. How could the National Assemble implement the recommendations of the National conference if the conference recommends, unicameral legislature, cut on national assemble pays? How could national assemble with overwhelming Hausa/Fulani dominance accept a pure secular state devoid of sharia, , rotational presidency, fiscal federalism, and regionalism and parliamentary systems if the conference recommends these. Not in my character to meddle with mediocrity but I kind have supported Jonathan's Presidency because I had and still want to accord him benefit of doubt. If Jonathan believes that the recommendation of the conference will be subject to yeah and nay of the national assemble I suggest he call off the conference because the exercise will be act in futility. I tend not to agree with Tinubu but it seems he was absolutely correct when described the President’s conference as a Greek Gift, a Trojan horse from the president to Nigerians. Mr. President quit pontificating on sovereign conference, and take back your Trojan horse and shove it.

1999 constitution, a devil’s craft -2

1999 constitution, a devil’s craft. For any meaningful progressive change, Nigeria needs a new beginning, a new rule of engagement, a new constitution? Nigeria with its current constitution is like a man hitchhiking to paradise in a devil’s space craft. The current Nigeria constitution matter is satirically analogous to the fate of a man who is heading to the God’s paradise but took a ride in the devil’s space craft. Now, by hitchhiking with the devil this man has not committed any sin. But for his heavenly arrival he must get off the devil’s vehicle. However, this rider cannot abandon the devilish craft because there are no more vehicles heading his heavenly direction. Yet, if he continues with the devil’s ride he will not get to his destination because deviled craft would never go near the God’s domain. Like the man hitchhiking with the devil, neither the Legislature, the Judiciary, nor the Executive can abandon or abrogate the current Nigeria constitution (or veritably, the current legal illegality), because the current constitution, like the devil’s space craft, is from where these three arms of the government derive their power, authority and legitimacy. Without the current military constitution these arms of government are by themselves illegitimate and cannot function. These arms of the government cannot even correct, rectify, the 1999 constitution (the 1999 military decree) because in a republic they lack the power or people’s mandate to affect such constitutional changes except first, people accepts this military constitution and then ratify such change. In a republic, these three arms of the government also cannot individually or collectively make a new constitution because they are but servants of the People, the Master. Servants do not make rules, laws for or over the Master. Constitutional amendment to the current 1999 military constitution, with or without the presidential assent is an ultra varies; an act in futility. So long as the current constitution is in itself a military construct, an amendment to it or a new constitution draft like onto it; but not by the people is but an aberration. In fact a presidential assent to any amendment to the 1999 constitution (or the 1999 military decree) or a new constitution draft not subject to the people’s ratification constitutes double illegalities, which does not equal legality. Any court decision for or against the amendment to the 1999 military decree is a triple illegality which again do not equal legality, because again, the 1999 military decree is not a people’s constitution but the act of the military dictatorship. If military regimes are aberrations so are the laws and constitutional decrees put in place by these regimes. The 1999 Nigeria constitution is but the fruit of poisonous tree. It is impossible for evil to beget good. If military dictatorship is an evilly, politically poisonous tree, how can this evil beget the good, the good of moral, ethical constitutional order? Military dictatorships in Nigeria were aberration, so were their decrees, edicts, promulgations, laws and constitutions regardless how these were constituted. The 1999 constitution is akin to a moral text authored by a criminal or by a morally bankrupt person or persons. Under a truly democratic rule, leaders of these juntas should be put to trial for treason. For Nigeria to emerge from its current constitutional mambo jumbo and save its reputation, the judiciary, the Supreme Court in particular must order a sovereign national conference. That is, if the Judiciary understands that it currently operates on a phantom constitutional nebula that the 1999 military decree represents. This is tricky but it is only way out from the post-military decree that Nigeria is current operating on. To escape the current constitutional quagmire, elders, clergies, leaders of the people, citizens from across the nation must convene a constitutional conference while the nation still rides on the current devils craft which is the 1999 military decree. The Nigeria’s unity should not be subjected to negotiations in any constitutional conference.

In a republic, sovereignty resides with people. And since a constitution or an amendment to it must be ratified by the 3/4 or 2/3 or the whole of the people, as the case may be, and or rarely by their delegated representatives, presidential and or legislative assents are not required for such people’s constitutional charter. The President, the legislators, the members of the judiciary, are but servants of the people, the Master, and receive their mandate from the people, the Master. It therefore would be illogical that the Master’s rules or decision, in this case the people's constitutional desire or charter would be subservient (subject) to the servants or to their signatories or approvals. Presidential and legislative assents to legitimate people’s constitutional charter are inconsequential and therefore not needed. The past, present and future confusion about constitutional matters, is that the corrupt neither know nor appreciate the difference between a constitution and a legislative statute. In a republic a constitution is the law of the land by the act of the people to whom sovereignty resides with; while statute is the law of the land by the deliberative act of the subservient delegated legislature whose authority comes from the people. Statutes are repeal-able, voidable, nullify-able, suspend-able, postpone-able, by the legislature itself or by the courts, but constitutions are not, accept the Master, the people so chooses; or a dictatorship forcefully suspends the constitution, a treasonable offense. The Legislature’s power to make, amend the constitution, a statute is very inferior to the people’s power to sack in entirety the legislative body itself, repeal, abolish, void legislative statute. Any constitutional charter, amendment, draft not expressly authorized and or ratified by the people is illegal, unconstitutional and an aberration, with or without presidential assent. Besides, the 1999 military act or decree is not in itself a republican, a people’s constitution and can best be called legal illegality or constitutional aberration. To avoid a constitutional crisis that is inevitable with the military’s 1999 constitutional aberration, a sovereign national conference becomes imperative.

Sanusi, Father Christmax that steals from the deprived for the depraved

Sanusi insists on naira for dollar transfers …says he won’t re-visit N 5000 note

Vannguard newspaper, October 13, 2013

Sanusi, Father Christmax that steals from the deprived for the depraved  

 Malam sinisu or whatever u're called, where in the world do public officials steal the country to death? Where in the world do the governor, chairman, president, or minister of a nation's central bank become a philanthropist and dole out public money to tribe, region, state, organizations, schools of his own ethnicity. Not in the UK you cited. The reason u're embarking in this tribalistic dollar policy is because the foreign currency that comes into the country do not come by the way of your Huasa/Fulani. Your Huasa/Fulan military and political elites has ran Nigeria down, to ruins, squandered huge oil wealth and now u want money the Nigerians on economic exile earned through hard work, and tribulations in the foriegn lands. You want to exchange huasa/fulani's unsteady naira whose value drops every nano of a second for hard earned foriegn currency. Your people squadered huge oil wealth, now u want the money Nigerians exiled abroad earned through hard work. You policy will negatively and severely affect Ng

 Mallam, how could u execute this dollar policy without being idiotic since Nigerians and foreigners alike who carry their hard earned foreign currency in their persons into the country will exchange at time, place and rate of their choosing while those that used money transfer service will be forced to exchange at your lower rate. Take it or leave this myopic and tribally informed dollar policy of yours will severely hunt, haut, harm u're already dead economy that is on foreign currency life support of over $20B remitted annualy into your conutry; your country that's dead from the starvation of sensible economic policy and quality leadership.

What sanusi is deviously trying to do is to force Nigerians of southern extration that remit 95% of the foreign currency, to sell their hard dollars to the banks for Pennies. while his Huasa/Fulani and corrupt public official that buy these foreign currencies profit from the hardwork of these Nigerians who through economic exile in foreign land earned the currencies. How many Hausa/Fulanis are in economic exile in foreign lands remitting hard earned foreign currencies into the country?

Mr. nPDP Chairman speaks and exposes ignorance

Don’t seek re-election G7 Govs, Baraje tell GEJ


Mr. nPDP Chairman speaks and exposes ignorance
Woman! what is the problem, why are you threatening to destroy this big city; a concerned citizen asked a woman in her late 40s raising  hell while threatening to destroyed a great beautiful city, yonder. And in so much rage and gasping for air the woman said this city must be destroyed unless he marries me as he promised. Hearing the flimsy reason a great city would be destroyed and the good citizen rightly believing that this woman is either insane or evil or both reports the threat against the city to the city guardians. Being  a great city the city guardians were versed in the laws of the land so they organized and quickly apprehended the woman before she could destroy the great city.         
The revered, wise and all-knowing chairman of nPDP has spoken and thank God he did because we’re now proven right that it is not Bamanga Tukur's leadership but rather Jonathan’s 2015 reelection against Hausa/Fulani hegemonic mindset and interest that is the force behind the rebellious 5 president wannabe Governors. But mostly interestingly is that by his statement  Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje  has shown that he not only lack the political sagacity and logical prowess to lead a big Party like PDP but that he is a dullard and a No-Nigerian, by threatening disintegration just because an eligible politician renegades in a prior promise to not contest for political position. How could Baraje and co- travelers today argue on mere promise if they claim as they have told Nigerians many times in the past that Jonathan had an agreement with the North to serve only one term? If this claim is true why would they argue on mere promise today? So today, with Baraje's promise argument Nigerians must take one truth home and that is there was no one term agreement between Jonathan and any political interest group. What they called promised today is what they called agreement yesterday. Besides, if Jonathan's 2nd term ambition is unconstitutional as Baraje and co say why would they enter into agreement to stop Jonathan's 2nd ambition if the ambition is already unconstitutional?   
Mr. Baraje you’re neither a politician, smart nor a Nigerian if the reason you’re threatening the disintegration of Country you call home is for political promised not kept. One could not help to wonder how you become the chairman of PDP in the past. Well, this is Nigeria the land of mediocrity of quota.  The only reason Baraje could have been PDP party chairman in the past was through the use quota system otherwise called federal character. But here we are and watch as Baraje rabidly oppose Jonathan who not only is taking advantage of his own quota like Baraje did but was actually positioned to receive his own quota through the act of God. 
If a military dictator IBB would abrogate the constitution for 9 good years and took Nigeria through 9 years of one man rule or dictatorship and Nigerians see fit to remain Nigerians then it is alter ignorance, stupidity, empty ego, arrogance and childishness to make empty threats against any leader elected by popular vote in 2015. Mr. Baraje, if 2015 presidency is your god given right then you must trust and believe your god and therefore not afraid and then come 2015, stand for election under any party.
 You said “God has been merciful to you, Mr. President, lifting you from being a university teacher to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in so short a time is something you should be grateful and be contented with.” So Mr. Baraje, why not wait for the same God to dethrone him. Or do you not believe that the same God that lifted him will in due time lower him? why do you now want to do God's work? Do not believe that God is capable to lower Jonathan when God chooses? If you truly believe that God lifted him has God sought for your help to lower him?  
And which ought to be easier, from military service to presidency like IBB, Abacha, etc, or from civil service to presidency? Last time I checked must American presidents were all civilians. Obama was a law professor, a legislator and then the president, in very short time period. And what does this argument or line thought of yours actually mean, Mr. nPDP Chairman? Are you suggesting that a collage professor  would ordinarily be unfit for presidential post?

 

 

Atiku, David Mark, Orji Kalu, Daily Times’ men of honor.

 

David Mark, Atiku, Orji Kalu are Daily Times’ news makers and men of honor. They say, tell me the company you keep I will tell you the kind of person you are. Now, the Daily Times news maker are the trio of Atiku, David Mark and Orji Kalu. Now, let us see whom these Daily Times' men of honor are truly are. Let us see the men Daily Times glorifies in its daily news.

Atiku;

 

His American partner in crime Congressman Jefferson is still serving his long prison term in America prison for receiving $100,000 bribe from American oil firm that he arranged to bribe Atiku with $3M for oil deal in Nigeria. One of the Atiku's concubines then living in U.S. and connected to this crime of bribery abandoned her U.S money- laundry -mansion when FBI closed on her. Today this woman is still a fugitive in U.S. Atiku himself a prime suspect have a case to answer in U.S but in Nigeria today his is a king maker.  Only in Nigeria do crooks and criminals roam the street freely and making kings. Since Nigeria journalist are either unprofessional or cowards here some of the questions they ought to have asked Atiku;

 

Mr. Vice President, do you know one Mr. Jefferson? How and when did you meet Mr. Jefferson for the 1st time? Was Mr. Jefferson a friend of yours and or a business acquaintance? Is Mr. Jefferson still you friend? When was the last time you spoke to him? Do you know that his is serving a prison term? Since he was or is your friend have you spoken to Jefferson while in prison? Do know why he went to prison? Are you aware that his sentencing has something to do you, something involving you Mr. Vice president? Since Jefferson went to prison have you visited U.S.? Why have you not? Is a female friend of yours or wife or concubine that once lived in U.S a fugitive in U.S. today? Why is she a fugitive?

 

Those are few of the million questions responsible press ought to ask a once Vice President of a country wanted for a crime in a foreign land. By not asking the right questions Nigeria press is not only failing in its responsibility but grossly disappointing Nigerians on whose investigative journalism, the citizenry should depend on for accountability, check and balances in the society. 

 

David Mark: Mark Bloody University?

 

Only in Nigeria do murderers lead a premier law making body. Mr. Mark advocates harsher punishment for vandals but Daily Times failed to ask him the punishment for the looting of public coffer; the punishment for official corruption, impunity and abuse of power, authority, office, position; the punishment for the killing of villagers asking for compensations from Mark for his usurpation of the farm land for his ego driven University; their little pieces of land from which they sustain their mere existence. Mr. Mark how and where did you get money for a 4sq mile university campus, the Mark Bloody University? Everyone give applause for Mark. I say shame on you oga Mark. Only in Nigeria do mass murderers lead a premier law making body. No wonder you're above the law. From now this Mark University will be called Mark Bloody University.

 

Orji Kalu; Robin Hood in reverse

 

Con Kalu, a Robin Hood in reverse that robs for his own pocket and acts as if the internal deportation of the poor is worse than stealing from them. In as much as I condemn in the strongest terms Fashola's internal deportation of Nigerians, I support his sealing of the Lagos house purportedly owned by Con Orji Uzo Kalu. The Lagos state Government and Abia state government should seize the house pending the outcome of investigation on when this house was built, on how Con Kalu got the fund he used to build this house. In as much as I applaud Con Kalu for defending  human, constitutional and universal rights of Nigerians, Indi-Igbo against Lagos State Government’s subversive act that is capable of causing national disintegration I still completely distaste Con Kalu for looting Abia state to the verge of death. Had Con Kalu overcame  his greedy, primitive self-centeredness  not for 8 years appropriated Abia’s wealth to himself, had he instead of looting Abia wealth used those public wealth for infrastructure and industrial development of Abia State,  he would have saved some of these Igbo deportees the shame or indignity  of being deported even in their own country.

 

As Governor of Abia State Con Kalu should have led by example and should now show Abia people and Nigerians the houses he built in the cities in Abia State prior and after being the governor of Abia State if he built this much house  in Lagos State. He would do himself a great favor if he would explain when and how he got the money he used to build these houses including the ones In U.S. Con Kalu should know that his baloney cook and bullshit oil and fish business narrative is not selling given the multi- billion Naira asset, business, and investment he controls around the world and particularly in Africa. The reason Con Kalu invested heavily in other Africa countries and not in the West, his Abia loot, the loot responsible; for high infant mortality, high children illiteracy, high maternal deaths, high unemployment, dead infrastructure and all manner of abjectness in Abia state and by extension in Igbo land was to avert the rigorous campaign against money laundry in the West.   

 

Now the mouth piece of shit for the Ndi-Igbo, Kalu, claims that he was rich before he hacked his way to the governorship. He claimed he made his wealth by taking palm oil to north and fish from north to the south. The question then becomes, how many trailer loads or what quantity of fish and oil was this crook transporting that enabled him own an airline business and multi billion naira business and assets across Africa and in the US?  How long did he do this fishy oily business? What was or is his fish and oil business transport system called?  People that made this level of fortune from buying and selling always accomplish such feat by using fleets of personalized goods transport systems. Where were Orji Uzor Kalu’s fish and oil transports limited? He couldn’t have raised billions of naira from fish and oil sales using public, or rented or pay per use transport system.

 

I wish I am wrong to say that this Con Kalu’s epiphany to speak and defend ind-Igbo and the poor is but another attempt to game Igbos for support for his presidential ambition now that he has more than enough stolen Igbo money to buy Igbos for his ego and greed driven presidential ambition.  

Obasanjo knew that this man was a crook but he could not prosecute him effectively because he himself Obasanjo was compromised, a crook in his own ranks And because of political correctness and his dislike of the Igbos, Obasanjo took Con Ka aru's criminality as Igbo problem.

 

Folk, behold the grievance against PDP by the 5 renegade crooks led by Rabid Kwasoka as reported by Tribune. 9/3/13

I said it Gernor Rabid Kwasoko is a green snake in a green grass.

 The Meeting, please read, pay attention to the  bold, underlined and italised

"Stalemate as PDP govs disagree at parleyThere was a sharp division among governors of PDP at the peace meeting called by President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday night.

The meeting, which lasted till early hours of Monday, however, resolved to continue today.

A source, however, said much of the submissions by the G7 governors bothered on flimsy excuses, adding that if the president should follow that path, he would have nothing to show Nigerians in 2015.

“It appears the aggrieved governors want the president to fail, so they can easily take his job in 2015,” a source said.

Sources close to the meeting, however, told the Nigerian Tribune that a sharp division ensued among governors at the meeting, following the declaration by the Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso, who spoke on behalf of the G7 governors that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had become a thorn in the flesh of state governors, calling on the president to order the commission to stop probing of governors.

Besides Kwakwanso, Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, also asked the president to put a stop to activities of the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Kwakwanso, the first to speak among the aggrieved governors who, on Saturday, teamed up with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to form the New PDP, said they were angry over four issues.

He said they were being stalked by the EFCC, while the commission was also harassing the son of the governor of Jigawa State, also one of the G7 governors.

He said as PDP governors, they should be protected from EFCC harassment, adding that members of the ruling party should not be so exposed to EFCC probe.

Kwara State governor also told the meeting that he had been facing EFCC probe since he served in the cabinet of Senator Bukola Saraki, adding that there was an atmosphere of fear in the state over activities of the anti-graft agency.

He said as a PDP governor, the government should not only protect him, but also protect his predecessor, who was being investigated by the EFCC.

The claims by the two governors, however, elicited reactions from Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Gabriel Suswam of Benue.

The trio opposed the request that President Jonathan should put a stop to EFCC activities.

Jang was said to have insisted that EFCC should continue with its job, adding that he was also a victim of the probe by the commission for the first three years of his first term.

He said the fact that the commission was a federal agency did not mean the president should take control of its activities.

Suswam also told the meeting that his government had been severally investigated and that he never attributed the situation to the president.

Akpabio, according to a source, said that the governors should strive to keep clean books, since nobody would be in office for life.

Sources said Kwakwanso, who presented a four-point grouse, also mentioned the issue of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) election, the Adamawa PDP crisis and the Rivers situation as some of the grouse of the aggrieved governors.

He was also quoted as saying that the president should find solution to the crisis rocking Adamawa PDP, as delegates loyal to the governor were stopped from attending the mini convention on Saturday.

Kwankwaso also stressed the need for PDP to discuss party structures, with the president ensuring inclusive government.

According to him, the list of those who were appointed into positions and boards of parastatal agencies in his state, for example, did not emanate from him, adding that those people had been giving him a lot of problems.

“We don’t want to leave PDP, but we want to ensure the right things are done. We need a united NGF and we want the president to intervene and help sort out the crisis,” he was quoted to have said.

The governors, however, insisted that besides the listed grievances, they did not intend to leave the party, adding that their action on Saturday [8/31/13] was aimed at driving home their grievances.

A governor at the meeting further confirmed that Jang was angry at the mention of the NGF crisis and that when he was given the floor, he accused his colleague governors of playing a deceitful game.

He told the president that he was drafted into the NGF election by his colleagues who adopted him as a consensus candidate, adding that he was shocked to discover that the same people who drafted him later said they were deceiving him.

He also said the action of the breakaway governors on Saturday was premeditated, adding that they had planned to hold a parallel convention long ago.

According to him, the governors could not just wake up and get the venue decorated within few minutes of their leaving Eagle Square.

He insisted that political leaders must do away with politics of deceit if the PDP must get to the roots of the problem.

A source said President Jonathan, who rounded off the discussions, said the problems enumerated were all human problems, promising that all of the issues would be resolved.

According to a reliable source, the president declared that those within his powers would be resolved by him, while he would readily refer issues of the party to the party leadership for appropriate action."

Mark Bloody University, Only in Nigeria do murderers lead a premier law making body.

"Mark Advocates Stiff Punishment for Vandals" Daily Time, 9/3/13

Mark Bloody University, Only in Nigeria do murderers lead a premier law making body.And Mr. Mark what is the punishment for the looting of public coffer. What is the punishment for official corruption, impunity and abuse of power, authority, office, position? What is the punishment for the killing of villagers asking for compensations before you usurp for your ego driven University, their little pieces of land from which they sustain their mere existence. Mr. Mark how and where did you get money for a 4sq mile university campus, the Mark Bloody University? Everyone give applause for Mark. I say shame on you oga Mark. Only in Nigeria do mass murderers lead a premier law making body. No wonder you're above the law.

Atiku; only in Nigeria

Atiku; only in Nigeria

Only in Nigeria would a crook like Atiku be walking freely in the street. His American partner in crime Congressman Jefferson is still serving his long prison term in America prison for receiving $100,000 bribe from American oil firm that he arranged to bribe Atiku with $3M for oil deal in Nigeria. One of the Atiku's concubines then living in U.S. and connected to this crime of bribery abandoned her U.S money- laundry -mansion when FBI closed on her. Today this woman is still a fugitive in U.S. Atiku himself a prime suspect have a case to answer in U.S but in Nigeria today his is a king maker.  Only Nigeria do crooks and criminals roam the street freely and making kings. Since Nigeria journalist are either unprofessional or cowards here some of the questions they ought to have asked Atiku;

Mr. Vice President, do you know one Mr. Jefferson? How and when did you meet Mr. Jefferson for the 1^st time? Was Mr. Jefferson a friend of yours and or a business acquaintance? Is Mr. Jefferson still you friend? When was the last time you spoke to him? Do you know that his is serving a prison term? Since he was or is your friend have you spoken to Jefferson while in prison? Do know why he went to prison? Are you aware that his sentencing has something to do you, something involving you Mr. Vice president? Since Jefferson went to prison have you visited U.S.? Why have you not? Is a female friend of yours or wife or concubine that once lived in U.S a fugitive in U.S. today? Why is she a fugitive?

Those are few of the million questions responsible press ought to ask a once Vice President of a country wanted for a crime in a foreign land. By not asking the right questions Nigeria press is not only failing in its responsibility but grossly disappointing Nigerians on whose investigative journalism, the citizenry should depend on for accountability, check and balances in the society.         

 

Boko Haram is but Institutional Failures exemplified by Rabi'u Kwankwaso 2 .

Boko Haram is but Institutional Failures exemplified by Rabi'u Kwankwaso 2 .

In honesty, the threat of BOko Haram to Nigerian is greater than that posed either by Al-Qaeda or by any other terrorist organizations to any other Nation. And this threat to Nigeria is neither because of the sophistication of this terror group nor because of their uncanny abilities to cause mayhem and or destructions. These ragtag terrorist primitive bastards are successful in their scourge because of institutional failures, corruption, mediocrity and gross incompetence in the Nigerian society exemplified by Rabi'u Kwankwaso .

For example, how can a nation fight terrorism or terrorist when it does not have even an inaccurate head counter and identities of its citizenry. In Nigeria there is neither birth, death, national, local registry of the citizenry. The result of this one out of many institutional failures is that anybody is and is not Nigerian depending on the immediate circumstances and desires of the individual.

Just by mere common sense, it is impossible to stop Boko Haram if its members like many Nigerians can assume any identity at any time and place of their choosing. Boko Haram will grow and increase in straight and assume any name and coloration as long as Nigeria remains one of the few countries in the world that cannot identify its own citizens.

A terrorist who appears Middle Eastern laden with explosives and AK 47s can walk freely across the porous Nigerian borders and within the Nigerian states parading self as citizen. And I ask, can we found somebody we know not of his or her existence, identity, name, height, complexion, familial? The answers is no; but when we do, it is by sheer luck and the security of a nation and of a people cannot be entrusted to luck and randomness. So credible head count back with biometrics is an Imperative and Odimegwu should have been encouraged and supported and Kwankwaso and his likes can go to hell.

The ongoning National Conference must recommend National Identity Card sheme backed with biometrics and an 8 to 10 year period national head count. 

Presidency, call Kwankwaso to Order or to a Conference

The entire crisis in PDP was manufactured and given breath of life by the five governors among them are those that believe that certain section of the country was born to rule.  The most dangerous but evilly quite among these five governors is Kwankwaso. This man is a tribal xenophobe in the ranks of Ahmadu Bello. Kwankwaso dislike southerners, Christians especially Igbos in the manner and level Sardauna did. Kwankwaso was the reason the national assembly jettisoned new state creation especially in the South East when he cried wolf, accused, and charged Iheodioha and Ekweremadu of leading Igbo conspiracy for more Igbo states, a similar conspiracy charge of Igbos penchant for domination that preceded the 1966 Igbo massacre or pogrom in the North and South West.  Kwankwaso government few months ago accused the Minister of Aviation Ms Oduah of abandoning Aminu Kano International Kano for the new commissioned  Akanu Ibiam International airport in Enugu even  as evidence showed the Ministry had invested more and commissioned  more renovation work at Kano airport than in any other airport in Nigeria. The Governor even shamelessly accused the Minster as being responsible for the very low patronage of the Kano Airport even when he knows that bombing and terrorism are the reason businesses and travelers are avoiding his death trap state. 
Just last week this tribal ignoramus religious zealot called for the sack of Odimegwu, an Igbo, and the chairman of National Population Commission.  He called Odimegwu a drunkard and unfit to lead NPC. Thank God Kwankwaso did not say that Odimegwu is an Islamic fundamentalist blood sucking vampire like himself.  He called for Odimegwu’s sack just because Odimegwe rightly berated the highly manipulated 2006 census and promised credible head count backed with biometric. Sources had it that Kwankwaso demanded the sack of Odimegwe as condition to reconcile and back Jonathan for 2015. And Jonathan by sending query to Odimegwu is succumbing to Kwankwaso’s mischief, antics, evil mechanization and political manipulation at his own political peril.  Jonathan should be reminded that even before Odimegwu made the statement in which he rightly criticized the past censuses, Rabi’u Kwankwaso had already mortally opposed his Presidency and 2015 ambition. He was already going all over Nigeria campaigning against Jonathan’s 2015 ambition and romancing the president’s perceived political enemies. It is on record that the Muslim North have consistently opposed credible head count in Nigeria  because the status quo benefits them. The attacked Odimewgwu today is only but a smoke screen to mask North's long opposition to accurate head count and attempt to kill Odimegwu's lofty goal of credible head count backed with Biometrics.   

Jonathan must not be naïve and must learn from recent history when during the civil war north incited the south eastern minorities against the Igbo.  To cause disaffection and disunity in the south east during the civil war north evilly manipulated the south east minorities, indoctrinating them that they would be better off in Nigeria than in Biafra. They told them falsely that the Niger Delta oil wealth would be best protected for the Niger Deltans in Nigeria than in Biafra. Lacking simple knowledge of arithmetic the South East minorities bought the North’s poisonous pill,  rebelled and abandoned their natural and cultural brothers, the Igbos. What followed immediately after the civil war was the absolute takeover of the Niger Delta oil wealth by the North; the construction of South South-Kaduna oil pipe line, (the first of its kind even in moderate economic powers of the world); the north’s complete ownerships of Niger Delta oil rings, the Yoruba complete control and administration of the production of Niger Delta oil. Not until recently, what did the Niger Delta get from the civil war deal against Igbos, environmental damage and degradation and meager 5% of oil derivative.

I am not a champion of Biafra State but knowledge of simple arithmetic and not rocket science would have been enough to intimate South East minorities that, one divided by many is far less than one divided by few; that is, Niger Delta oil wealth shared by the old south easterners Igbo included would have given more dividend per capita  than as it is being shared by the whole Nigeria today. In fact if Niger delta oil wealth was shared only among Biafrans, the dividend would have satisfied everyone’s greed no matter the degree of greed of the people.  Not only did Niger Delta Mortgaged its oil wealth to the North it also since the civil war pitched its political tent with the north and have supported the north politically.  Since that civil war anti-Igbo deal, it has been politically a one way street from the South South to northern leadership of the country. But for providence, a Niger Deltan, by God’s will was positioned to occupy the high office in the land for the first time and perhaps the only time and may be the only time in the foreseeable future  it would ever again happen. Now for their long support of Northern hegemony, for mortgaging their oil wealth to the north, for selling their brothers and next door neighbor to a faraway friend one would be compelled to ask, what has Niger Delta gotten in return from the north since 2011, when out of providence (and not out of North’s reciprocity) a Niger Deltan was position to occupy the exalted office of the presidency.  Since 2011 to present the strongest and even deadly opposition to Niger Deltan, Goddluck Jonathan’s presidency is from the north, the same North that promised the Niger Deltans comfort and equality in a united Nigeria. The North has threatened to make the country ungovernable for Jonathan and lo and behold they delivered on the threat. They threatened to make his second term ambition a pipe dream and they are currently delivering on this by splitting and weakening the PDP platform upon which Jonathan would contest for his second term.  The biggest irony yet is that Jonathan since 2011 to present enjoys his biggest unalloyed support from the Igbos, the same people his fathers and people were told to be afraid of, to not trust. The same Igbo brothers Niger Delta abandoned in time of great need, the same Igbo it conspired against with a distance northern fair weather friend are the ones hedging Jonathan’s North’s abandonment.  Yet Igbos being people with bad fate in Nigeria but love by their creator would still be despised by their Niger Delta brothers tomorrow because hate is irrational. Yet, I would still ask Igbos to continue to show leadership, maturity, big brotherliness and one Nigerianess because to err is human, to forgive is divine. Because hate only destroys the hater while the hated innocence goes home hearty and unscathed  

Among the 5 governor rampaging against Jonathan’s presidency and 2015 ambition, Kwankwaso though less boisterous, not laud like the other four is the tribal northern hegemonic brain behind the rebellious 5, he is not persuadable. Lamido is only being a politician with presidential ambition and north hegemonic, given a good deal his is persuadable.  Nyako with rebellious nature wants a northern presidency not necessarily for himself or for hegemonic control but as the North’s turn to produce the president, difficult but his is persuadable to support Jonathan, he need an assurance. Alieu Babagida have presidential ambition that is fueled by his age and his belief that the north must produce the presidency in 2015, not for hegemonic control but as north’s turn to produced the president. If not for his age he could be persuadable. He believes that 2015 is his last chance to aboard in Aso Rock. Like Kwankwaso Wamako has no strong presidential ambition. He strongly believes that it is north’s turn to produce the president.  It is difficult to read if he nurses northern hegemonic feelings like kwankwaso hence it is not yet known if he is persuadable. For a 2nd term Jonathan must find a way around these 5 Governors. He may have to cut a deal with them. Or he must have to find a way around them and then divide, conquer and reduce their influence in their states.  As for Atiku, only in Nigeria would a crook like him be walking freely on the street. His American partner in crime Congressman Jefferson is still serving his long prison term in America prison for receiving   $100,000 bribe from American oil firm that he arranged to bribed Atiku  with $3M for oil deal in Nigeria.    
              
Any decent Nigerian Knows why Kwankwaso and Islamic far North is against and will fight to finish against credible head count in Nigeria. The past manipulated censuses gave the semi-arid desert Islamic far north underserved manipulated overstated population demographic that gave them 13 states and over blown local government councils. It’s only in Nigeria that desert means tropics, where deserters are more populous than Riverain and tropical dwellers.  The past censuses under represented the Northern minority and  Christians as the past military juntas led by the far Muslim north instead of carving out minority and Christian dominant states,  shredded the northern minorities and Christians into dominant Muslim states thereby reducing  northern minority,  politically relevancy and influence. The most credible yet not so accurate census of 1959 put Hausa/Fulani, (North West and North East), Igbo, Yoruba, Northern Minority and Southern Minority at same population demographic tally. Yet Hausa/Fulani occupies the 13 states of NW and NE with ruminants scattered in the 5 other north central states. I am not a proponent of more states but for fairness since the national cake is shared on state bases and Hausa/Fulani have 13 states, Igbo, Yoruba, Northern and Southern Minorities ought to have received 13 states, each.           

In the last months this Kwankwaso used the Kano police establishment to constantly harass the Kano Igbo leader in the state just because this Igbo leader gave accurate number of victims of the last Islamic terrorist bomb attack in Kano. The Igbo leader’s figure was in variance to the reduce number of the victims reported by the Kano state government.  It have long been reported that kwankwaso has throughout his leadership of Kano embarked in anti-Igbo policies and harassment.  I think it is time that Oha-na- Eze and the presidency call this xenophobe, Kwankwaso to order to desist from harassing or targeting any Nigeria living in Kano.