Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may not be welcome at next month’s meeting of world leaders under the aegis of the Group of Eight most industrialised nations – G8 for short.

News Express can report that at a meeting this morning at the Abuja residence of United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence P. McCulley, the cream of Nigeria’s human rights community made a case for President Jonathan to be prevented from attending the G8 Leaders’ Summit taking place June 17-18 in Lough Erne Summit at which the UK assumes the one-year Presidency of the G8.

“Civil society leaders who attended the meeting asked the G8 through the US to deny President Jonathan invitation to the meeting,” an impeccable source told News Express.

The source said that Ambassador McCulley promised to convey the message to relevant officials back home. The Barack Obama administration is angry with Jonathan’s and, as exclusively reported this morning by News Express, has decided to stop military aide to Africa’s most populous country over alleged corruption and human rights abuses.

The meeting, which held behind closed doors in the Nigerian capital, was at the instance of the ambassador. It discussed "issues of extra-legal killings by security agents and state of of
insecurity in the country” as well as “the unprecedented corruption in Nigerian government circles,”according to one source.

Representatives of about 10 prominent human rights group attended the breakfast meeting include Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim of Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD); Kole Shettima of MacArthur Foundation; Emmanuel Onwubiko of Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA); and Clement Nwankwo of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC).

Culled from News Express
www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=1624

The clueless one is gradually turning us to a pariah nation state on the world stage. Well, 2015 is around the corner

I am sure ahmadinejad and the korean puff puff boy will not be invited.
Its time to find our allies

they must be joking, so what?

No problem.
Before, wetin he dey do there? No be to siddon look? And watch the other talk?
At least dt allocation go go into buyin iron shoes!

blueheart: The clueless one is gradually turning us to a pariah nation state on the world stage. Well, 2015 is around the corner

Before now, Nigeria has decayed into a pariah state.
We have been ostracized since. Just like an old poor woman,
Nigeria is no longer attracting any admirers nor suitors.
The Boko Haram menace, the kidnapping cases etc are not helping issue.
It is left on the Gov't to arise and salvage our nation from these menaces.

That's better na! Saves us the embarrassment.

Hate it wen he goes stand next to those other leaders and he looks like a boy boy beside them.

Is good so that GEJ can stay at home and attend to matters of national importance. G8 dey dash GARRI to Nigerians

It is a blessing in disguise if he is denied anyway!

His attendance at the meeting is just as useful as useless cos he has nothing to say but only talk to the empty seats!

Music to my ears
Dancing gangnam style as I read this
That would save us some precious dollars spent on useless trips where he says nothing but him and his entourage lodge the best hotels available

Abeg make the G8 go siddon jor, shey dem fit threaten Isreal? Does Isreal not launch crazy attacks at Gaza?

If no be our leaders dey F.up, would any of us wish to travel to dem gaddamn country.

...like seriously, what military aid is U.S sending to Nigeria?
Sidelining him among the invitee does not pull a hair 4rm we Nigerians, but to say they did so because of cluelessness and incapacity is a big blow to Nigeria.
Taaaaa! GEJ has rubbíshed Nigeria

But Nigeria isn't among the G8, anyway finally the world begins to see Jonathan for what he really is - A lame duck

Few more years of this militant's rule and Nigeria would be un-salvageable. I think i may have to head to Washington to scout for support of the US government to stage a coup against militant Jonathan and his cronies.

Hmmmmmmm OK.

Fake news.we can see the western world are doing all we can to encourage civil war and break Nigeria up which is their trade Mark in many cities facing civil unrest.

Who cares?
Have they helped us in anyway?
Mscheww.

they cant try that

Why all these lies? Is Nigeria a member of G8? What bullcrap!! Apart from the 5 other states that UK and France have been pushing for their inclusion and have often been invited as 'guests' in previous meetings, no other country outside G8+5 is being invited to their 2013 summit. Is Nigeria a member of the O5? Well, the Outreach 5 members are Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, so Nigeria's name is not even there. There is even not clear indication yet that any of the O5 guests are going to Lough Erne this year.

UK is presently the host country and their diplomatic focus on middle east is forcing them to push for the invitation of any of the key players- Israel and/or Turkey. How does Nigeria come into the picture? And for the clowns that claim to have held a meeting with Terrence of US, they should be discussing with UK who sets the agenda as the 2013 host country.

For the records, that you don't like GEJ should not not make one stupiid. Some people are even already celebrating. That some graduates cannot even google the membership and configuration of G8 is pathetic.

Nigeria is doing excellently well in the diplomatic circles. Have held her own and have done her things.

Finally, from what i know, the US foreign assistance strategy to Nigeria is "investing in people" and all forms of military assistance is in training and support, not the type heavy financial aid you have between US and Isreal or US and Egypt.

baynix: Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may not be welcome at next month’s meeting of world leaders under the aegis of the Group of Eight most industrialised nations – G8 for short.

News Express can report that at a meeting this morning at the Abuja residence of United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence P. McCulley, the cream of Nigeria’s human rights community made a case for President Jonathan to be prevented from attending the G8 Leaders’ Summit taking place June 17-18 in Lough Erne Summit at which the UK assumes the one-year Presidency of the G8.

“Civil society leaders who attended the meeting asked the G8 through the US to deny President Jonathan invitation to the meeting,” an impeccable source told News Express.

The source said that Ambassador McCulley promised to convey the message to relevant officials back home. The Barack Obama administration is angry with Jonathan’s and, as exclusively reported this morning by News Express, has decided to stop military aide to Africa’s most populous country over alleged corruption and human rights abuses.

The meeting, which held behind closed doors in the Nigerian capital, was at the instance of the ambassador. It discussed "issues of extra-legal killings by security agents and state of of
insecurity in the country” as well as “the unprecedented corruption in Nigerian government circles,”according to one source.

Representatives of about 10 prominent human rights group attended the breakfast meeting include Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim of Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD); Kole Shettima of MacArthur Foundation; Emmanuel Onwubiko of Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA); and Clement Nwankwo of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC).

Culled from News Express
www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=1624

Blame it on Tinubu, Fashola and Aregbesola.

Very clueless man.

f***uck the g8 whatever

Don't you feel ashamed when you say 'Africa’s most populous country' it's embarrassing please stop stop stop using those words in your reports again.

solomon111: Who cares?
Have they helped us in anyway?
Mscheww.

Typical nigerian.. No help una self they wait make person com do am.

GEJ against the US . . .?
I pity Oga Jona.

Simple! GEJ shd just set up a committee to look into the issue.

So how does the banning affect us?

blueheart: The clueless one is gradually turning us to a pariah nation state on the world stage. Well, 2015 is around the corner

I dont really like the way GEJ is always traveling... I dont want to hear that something happened to him oo. Is going there wont even change anything.
@ Blueheart, dont worry yourself about 2015. 2015 will take care of itself. I just pray GEJ would hand-over to a South-easterner in 2019

so? wotz the big deal...who r world leaders? rubbish... r they not only thinking of themselves and countries and what they stand to benefit from other alleged smaller countries...the should park well jooorrrrrr..
Is Nigeria the only country with insecurity probs, it is a global thing, and to an extent it has been reduced to a large extent if we r going to be truthful to ourselves..haba this whateva world leaders should allow us enjoy ,.our country, who knows if the dnt hav a hand in all this dat is happening

chiover: Ikenna MOD why u hid my post?? U dey find my trouble o. Agam apirishi gi with aka o. Kpachara anya gi n'ebe m'no! . Is good for GEJ to stay at home and attend to matters of national importance. G8 go dash Nigerians GARRY Cahill for drinking? Ikenna MOD iwu akpamu

WHO IS THIS Buahahahahahaahhaa.

If johnathan had stopped seun from banning the G4 crews on nairaland, this wouldn't have happened.... Bbpreye, it's ur time to rejoice...

It's funny some people had already believed this propaganda from the camp of the 'unguided oppositions' already!