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Nigerians in Diaspora Oppose Use of Card Readers-By Paul Obi in Abuja

 INEC 

Nigerians in the Diaspora yesterday kick against the use of the electronic Card Readers,  arguing that  it is capable of disenfranchising millions of Nigerians.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja, the Global Chairman of All Nigerian Nationals in the Diaspora, Dr. Peter Mozie, said the insistence by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega shows that they were “unmindful of disenfranchising Nigerians in the forthcoming general election.”

Mozie explained that “the card readers are not in compliance with our grassroots people, they are not educated. The use of card readers has to be postponed to next elections,” he maintained.

The group which is also spearheading the re-election of President Jonathan, observed that “not only would a vote for Jonathan continue to foster the unity of Nigeria, but also kick against the incompetence of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a man that increased the emigration in his illegal coup of 1983, a man that did nothing for the power, rail, road and housing sectors, as well as the economy.

“His ignoble attempt to smuggle back Umaru Dikko in 1984 from the UK shows he has no regard for the rule of law nor human rights. Today, President Jonathan is being judged by what Buhari failed to do during his tenure.  President Jonathan has corrected most of the wrongs Buhari could not correct.  APC is audacious enough to say they have the solution to a new Nigeria.”

They also called on “well-meaning Nigerians that registered to vote to go out and pick their permanent voters’ cards (PVCs) and cast their votes for President  Jonathan/Namadi Sambo  come March 28, 2015.

“We appeal to all Nigerians to shun violence in any disguise. The unity of Nigeria is more supreme than our personal interests or that of any of the contestant.”

They opined that their resolve to support President Jonathan stemmed from the need to do a fair assessment and reportage of a government that has so far achieved what was tagged “un-achievable” by previous administrations.  Secondly, to put before the Nigerian electorates, the records of the Jonathan/Sambo administration, which should serve as a basis for getting another mandate come March 28, 2015.”

According to the group the policies put in place by the administration for the progress of all sectors has led to economic growth, stressing that “the international community believes and INVESTS in the Nigerian market, and the nation is moving forward.”

They stated that the “report of the national conference,  when implemented, will further cement our nation building. The president has assured that the report will be implemented.

“We in the Diaspora endorse the implementation of this report because it will extend the expiry period of the national passport from five years to 10 years. The extension of the passports will save Nigerians in the Diaspora millions of dollars of passport fees and that money can be reinvested in their family.

“Give Nigerians in Diaspora the right to vote.  This will ensure that no Nigerian, both home and abroad is left behind in the electoral process. Diasporas must have a say in our governance.”

“Set up the Diaspora commission. This commission, when set up, will be the one point stop for all Nigerians abroad in our national development.

“We, in the Diaspora appeal to fellow Nigerians to re-elect the Jonathan/Sambo administration, so as to further implement and solidify these projects.

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Corrupt Leaders Will Flee Nigeria If Buhari Wins – Okorocha



Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, says corrupt leaders will immediately run away from Nigeria the moment the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is announced winner of the 28 March presidential election.

He also wooed the Igbo in Lagos to vote massively for the APC Governorship candidate in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode.

Speaking at the APC Rally in Amuwo Odofin, Okorocha said: “General Muhammadu Buhari’s (GMB) victory has been sealed and delivered. Today (Monday) about seven governors who are not in APC are coming to hold a meeting with us privately.

“There is fear in the country. And the fear is that they know that GMB is a good man and he will win. And they know that once INEC announces GMB as the winner of the presidential election, all the bad people who are embezzling the country’s fund will leave the country at night.

“The fear of Buhari is the beginning of stoppage of corruption. Do you know that before in this country, Nigerians urinated on the road? But when Buhari assumed power in 1983, it all stopped. And he also stopped corruption,” he stated.

that the party died immediately APC was formed.

“We scheduled the burial of the party for February 14th but they postponed the burial to March 28. We are waiting patiently to bury the party forever. But let me tell you that you can change the date of burial but you cannot change the burial. It must take place. May the soul of PDP rest in peace,” he said.

“The worst thing that can happen to any nation is to have a bad government. And the worst thing that can happen to any family is to have a bad father. Today, it is obvious that PDP is a bad government. And we thank God that we came together to change the bad government. And the change we came together for has started.”

Okorocha wooed the Igbo community to vote massively for the candidacy of Ambode as he is the chosen one.

“I am in Lagos for one man, and that is for Ambode. He is a good man. And he will not deceive you. He has a caring heart. He loves everyone. All tribes in Lagos will be safe in his hands. And this is one man that can start and continue what Fashola started.

“Lagos today has improved and he is handing over the mantle of leadership to a man that will continue the geometric progression that has been witnessed in Lagos,” he said.

The Governor stated that Lagos remained a blessing to the Igbo nation and that the APC remains the only party of choice for all residents of the state that will ensure that all tribes are safe.

Governor Babatunde Fashola while addressing the rally, called on all residents of Lagos to reject the PDP at the polls by ensuring that they vote massively for all APC candidates on March 28 and on April 11.

He added that in the last few weeks, some political office holders had been carrying dollars around to induce people to vote for them, noting that the questions they should ask them was where they were in the last four years.

“Who built this Maternal and Child Centre MCC for you? Who is constructing this road for you? Who built the rail at Mile 2? In the last few weeks, some people are carrying dollars around, ask when they come did you see them in the last four years. We can also keep the money a few weeks to elections, come to you and say, take the money instead of the infrastructure we have provided for you.

“Projects like the MCC Festac Road, Ago Palace Way, Festac Link Road, Durbar Road, Imore Road, Tedi Link Bridge and similar projects are what we are doing with your money”, he added.

“When General Buhari was the Head of State in Nigeria, we were exporting petrol, after he left we are importing and even kerosene is a family business today. They bring it in and subsidise it but do you get it at subsidy price? No way. That is what they said but somebody is peacefully collecting the money while you are paying fully the money for kerosene.”

The APC gubernatorial candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode assured that his administration would complete the expansion of the Lagos- Badagry Express Road from Orile to Badagry and also ensure that it completes work on the light rail from Okokomaiko to CMS.

The National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was also present at the rally, urged all residents of Lagos and Nigerians not to be deceived again by the antics of President Goodluck Jonathan who painted the pitiable picture of a candidate from a modest background to deceive Nigerians during his first term in office.

He said Nigerians are tired of lack of stable electricity supply and do not want that to continue just as the present Federal Government has not been able to pay the insurance premium of the military and the police despite the dangers they are exposed to.

Tinubu urged all Nigerians to vote massively on March 28 to elect General Muhammadu Buhari and all National Assembly candidates of the APC whilst also doing the same on April 11 for Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos and all State House of Assembly and governorship candidates of the APC nationwide.

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Inside Abia: Nigeria’s dirtiest state -BY HENRY UMAHI

■ Epidemic looms, residents lament

On Wednesday penultimate week, Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State, witnessed its first rain in 2015. Although the rain was not heavy, it left a heavy burden on the residents, as the en­tire city was flooded.
The situation was such that moving from one part of the city to another was a diffi­cult task. People were compelled to remove their shoes and fold their trousers to wade through the flood even as vehicles were trapped in the craters dotting the roads. Many of the residential buildings and busi­ness premises were not spared as the flood ravaged personal effects and commercial goods. In some cases, people fell into gut­ters and sustained injuries. Those who were coming into the town that day had a hectic time as Osisioma area and parts of Aba – Owerri road were flooded, particularly the Abia Poly gate and St Paul’s junction. This resulted in a traffic snarl that forced people to trek long distances. In fact, Aba was liter­ally floating that day.
A resident, Mrs Agnes Ajumbe, told our correspondent that her daughter broke her leg when she fell into a submerged gully on Jubilee road while returning from her business place that day. Her words: “When my daughter was returning after the rain on Wednesday (last week), she removed her shoes as everywhere was flooded. Unfor­tunately, she fell into a big hole on Jubilee road because it was covered with flood wa­ter and she didn’t know that the hole was there. As she fell, her handbag containing recharge cards and a sack containing bot­tles of groundnuts that we sell fell into the flood. Everything was damaged. The bottles of groundnuts broke and she broke her left leg. I am a widow and our source of liveli­hood is gone. I don’t even have money to give her proper treatment, so I took her to a native bonesetter. The affected leg is swol­len and the pain is unbearable for her. She is always crying, particularly in the night. I am confused.”
Another resident, Mr Simeon Ofoma told our correspondent that his Carmry car broke down inside a gully on Eziukwu road. “I didn’t know that the hole on the road was so big because the entire place was flood­ed. The bottom plate and exhaust pipe were affected. I bought the car in November last year and I spent a huge amount to fix it. We are really suffering in this state. When I was travelling to my home town, Arochuk­wu, last year for the Christmas festivities, the car also broke down because of the bad roads. Living in Abia is like living in hell,” he lamented.
Investigations revealed that in the last couple of years, Aba, the economic livewire of Abia State has deteriorated in every ma­terial particular. If nothing is done and fast too, Aba residents will experience more hardship this rainy season.
Most of the roads are in a deplorable state and impassable when it rains even slightly. If you go to a place like Obohia, for in­stance, your heart will melt at the level of decay and suffering residents of the area are going through. Ama Mmong, a densely populated suburb, is a patch of hell. Going there could be likened to a journey to Gol­gotha. It is a difficult task accessing there from any point. To go there, you must arm yourself with sachets of water with which to wash your legs because you will get to por­tions where vehicles cannot navigate and you will be compelled to wade through dirty smelly water. Residents disclosed that the ugly state of the road had made commercial bus drivers to increase the fare. Milverton Avenue, which is the loading bay of luxury bus operators, has broken into two. Driving through that axis is a risk many motorists are not willing to take because any vehicle that goes through it will hardly be the same again. Umu Ule road, Port Harcourt road, MCC roads, Port Harcourt road, Hospital road and Umuocham road are some of the major arteries where commuters gnash their teeth in agony.
Interestingly, you can hardly find the cam­paign posters of the ruling party in Obohia. This is because residents of the area do not want to hear anything about the ruling par­ty there. “We don’t want to see any of their nonsense posters here. In fact, they cannot come to campaign here because we are not happy with them and the youths of the area may give more than they bargained for,” Innocent, a tricycle rider, told the reporter.
Apart from the broken roads, the gut­ters are filled with dirt. It is the same sto­ry in virtually every part of the town. Also, mountains of refuse dot the town. One of the new ‘mountains’ is on Ochefu Street by Market road. Getting there, you are left wondering how human beings live in such environment right in the city centre. And the garbage bins, where they exist, spill on the road before being evacuated. The result is a stinking city.
Dirt is not peculiar to Aba. Going to Umuahia, the state capital, you easily notice why Abia could be regarded as the dirtiest state in the country. At Umuikaa junction, along the Aba – Enugu expressway, dirt is strewn all over the place. A massive refuse dump site emitting acrid odour and billow­ing smoke welcome you to the capital city. The ‘perfume’ stings in the nose. And in the middle of the expressway, shortly after Abia Tower in Umuahia, are unsightly heaps of garbage. And if you are going to Akwa Ibom from Abia, nobody will tell you the boundary of the two states because immedi­ately you cross into Akwa Ibom everything changes for the better. And if you are go­ing to Imo State, the environment becomes cleaner when you cross the border town of Owerrinta.
Indeed, epidemic looms in Abia because the residents have been exposed to dirt and offensive odour for years. The gutters have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and rodents. Interestingly, the residents and business owners are compelled to pay sanitation levies yet dirt and rotten wastes litter everywhere. Worse still, the people have been conquered. Hence, many see no evil and speak no evil. It was learnt that fol­lowing a report on the decrepit state of Aba markets not long ago, some of their leaders were arrested and detained on the suspicion that they gave information to the reporter.

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Igbos Extract Commitment from Agbaje-Sunday Okobiâ

Mr Jimi Agbaje

Dissatisfied with what they described as their unfair lot in the hands of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government in Lagos State, the Igbos under the aegis of Aka Ikenga, the umbrella group of Igbos in Lagos, sunday extracted commitment of a fair bargain from the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr Jimi Agbaje.

The meeting, which took place last night in the Victoria Island home of Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe, extracted the commitment of better treatment of Igbos in Lagos, from Agbaje.

In an opening remark, the president of the Aka Ikenga, Mr Goddy Uwazurike, had said the forth coming election will be a contest in which the Igbos will have to battle for freedom from certain individuals who have so-to-say, annexed the state.

Agbaje, who spoke for about 20 minutes, ran through the prisms of his campaign programme and promised fair and equal treatment to Igbos, in terms of appointment, employment and business.

He particularly promised that he will attend to all the needs of traders at the Ladipo Market where he will build a pedestrian bridge across the Oshodi-
Apapa expressway to “save our people who are daily dying on that road”.
He also said he will build car parks and toilets to make business transactions in the market to be better, so the traders be better contributors to the growth and development of the state.

He emphasised that the talk about the fight for freedom is not only by non-indigenes, but also by indigenes, “because we have a situation in Lagos where there is so much vested interest where one or two people have had to hold all of us in bondage. And we have to fight to be liberated from it”.

He condemned the practice of government appointing “Babaloja” (market leader) from outside, stressing that “in all these things we are in the struggle together”

Earlier, Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Co-ordinator in the entire southern states, Mr Peter Obi had told the gathering that Jonathan is their best bet given that Buhari has no economic blue print and has become old and ineffective, stressing that the issue of corruption was not peculiar with the Jonathan administration, pointing out that it is a society’s problem as people are too keen on celebrating  suddenly rich people without bothering to check what they do.

Obi noted that Jonathan’s tackling of the historical fraud in the distribution of fertilizer as well as refurbishment of railway lines are some indications of his performance capacity, declaring that “I believe he will favour our people.”

The group however expressed disappointment at the unfulfilled promises of the Jonathan administration noting that Jonathan administration’s failure to build or maintain roads in the South-east axis of the country was a great disservice to the people of the region.

“We feel very disappointed that more than four years after, we cannot drive from Enugu to Port Harcourt, or from Onitsha to Enugu”, one or the members complained.

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Buhari in Sokoto, Pays Homage to Shagari-By Mohammed Aminu in Sokoto

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) yesterday  visited Sokoto State to felicitate with the Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu  Shagari, who clocked 90 on  February 25.
Buhari, led the military coup that toppled the government of Shagari  and put the former president under house arrest for several months.
Buhari was accompanied to the Sama Road residence by Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, and other chieftains of the APC  in the state.

Felicitating with the former president, the retired General  described him as a great nationalist.
The presidential candidate told the former president that he would have loved to come along with his other colleagues as planned but for his official trip to the United Kingdom.
He said Shagari remained committed to the peace, unity and progress of this country, praying  God to continue to grant Shagari good heath, guidance and more fruitful years ahead.

"Your Excellency, my coming today is to felicitate with you over your 90th birthday anniversary. I have personally sent a letter to you informing you that I was in London and hope the letter was delivered to you.
"I would had loved to come with some of our colleagues who were here earlier but for my trip to London where I went to have some rest after campaigning in all the 36 states of the federation in addition to several townhall meetings. I pray Allah to grant you good health and more fruitful years ahead," Buhari said.

In his remarks, Wamakko described the Second Republic president as a symbol of humility, nationalism, discipline and transparency, adding that he had remained the father to all Nigerians.
Responding, Shagari thanked the APC presidential candidate and wished him success in his endeavour.
He also called on Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, progress and stability in the country.

President Goodluck Jonathan who led four former heads of state on a felicitation visit to Shagari on February 25, had tendered apology on behalf of Buhari.

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