omonnakoda: Always a shame when people in leadership and sensitive positions talk recklessly.
Many of us in the South remain suspicious of the census figures but there is a sensible way and a foolish way to do thins.Odimegi has chosen the foolish way

Its even a bigger shame, infact, it is a CALAMITY when people in sensitive and leadership positions CANT speak the TRUTH!

Read what the man has said, as quoted above and tell me if HE IS LYING!

If he is not lying then, l must ask you to DEFINE WHAT RECKLESS TALK is?

So, SPEAK TRUTH => Reckless Talk = Sack!
LYING/DECEIT => Careful Talk = Promotion!!

No wonder Nigeria is a Joke!

Our matter is beyond weeping, we should all just laugh and be happy!

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ckkris:
That FALSE POPULATION was used to create Local Government Areas, at the average of 300,000 per LGA.

Ok I agree with your figure.. Then kano was under counted in the census cos we have 44 local governments...mean the 300000 * 44 =13200000 people instead NPC gave us less than 10mil, too bad...
Kano/ North is not a desert as u keep calling it...northerners are many in truth due to polygamy...islam permits marriage of up to 4 wives....if each wife gives birth to 2(wich is very small)...... An average hausa man has more than 8 children... For example Abacha had 10, Ado bayero (emir of kano) has 72 children, Aminu Dantata has 17, ...Pls if u hav frnds and associates of northern origin nd of ur economic class ask them how many brothers and sisters do they have and how many children do they have...Southerners should please try and consider polygamy when looking at the census figures

bappahman:


...islam permits marriage of up to 4 wives...

No religion creates more women than 50% of the population. Please remember the numerous Hausa men that can find wife.
Many Nairalanders can write the Hausa language. Things like population are measurable, and predictable. In 1970s, after a very dubious Census, Chief Awolowo observed that women in the South of Nigeria have higher fecundity than women in Northern Nigeria. That fact hasn't changed.

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Its even a bigger shame, infact, it is a CALAMITY when people in sensitive and leadership positions CANT speak the TRUTH!

Read what the man has said, as quoted above and tell me if HE IS LYING!

If he is not lying then, l must ask you to DEFINE WHAT RECKLESS TALK is?

So, SPEAK TRUTH => Reckless Talk = Sack!
LYING/DECEIT => Careful Talk = Promotion!!

No wonder Nigeria is a Joke!

Our matter is beyond weeping, we should all just laugh and be happy!

Lastpage!

There is a time to be emotional and a time for rationality.
I have no idea whether or not he is lying because he did not share any evidence with me.Maybe you know something the rest of us do not. Many of us in the south do not believe that there are more people in the North and so any census that does not match that will be "Bogus". The fact is odewigi was at the top of the organization and if he spotted fraud NO ONE was in a better position to do something about it.That something in my opinion,should not be making noise in the market. There is a Census law and other mechanism which he could use.As it is he has only scored an own goal and made the job harder for any correction if indeed there was fraud.

[quote
author=donguutti]I guess some of us(we igbos) should learn to keep
quiet and get the job done.This loudmouth has just ruined our chances of
correcting the mistake of the british.A few minutes of noise have
ruined what would have benefited our grandchildren.

Even the niger delta boiz have stopped ranting and are now stockpiling
"incase of incasity".even sanusi lamido has kept quiet and continued his
good work of screwing us.You dont threaten someone's lifeblood and
expect to go free.As gentle as a dove and as wise as a serpent.

Please do remember to bring back some crates of gulder on ur way back
from Abuja.[/quote]biafra use ur brain more dan ur mouth.

ckkris:

1. Women are 50% of every population.
2. 50% of the women are always less than child bearing age.
3. Now remove the women above 45 years.
4. Aboki, please work out the remaining details, or, you're not supposed to be Nairaland, but in cattleland.

Where do you get 1 and 2 from?? Evidence please


Nigeria has nore males than females

FreeGlobe:
my sis, GEJ is an embarrassment, while he is pummeling Amaechi in Rivers, he is appeasing a clueless governor just to get him on board for 2015. What an embarrassment. GEJ may not get 2015 afterall. If he loses igbo support he has lost everything

u called kwankwaso a clueless govnor? madam, tell me one governor from ur egion that has done better than kwankwaso. una never get govnor like d guy?

Why are people blaming Festus odimegwu, why is kano state governor uneasy while other governors like fashola, Amaechi Rochas not caring about the allegations of the NPC chairman. The NPC chairman sneezes and out of 36 state governors only 1 governor caught cold. This means there is something the governor is hiding that majority of people including Jonathan does not know. And until nigerians stand up and make sure the right thing is done the 2016 census will be a waste of money and time. What stopped Jonathan insisting that this census must not be rigged at any cost since arigged census only favor thieves

kettykin: Why are people blaming Festus odimegwu, why is kano state governor uneasy while other governors like fashola, Amaechi Rochas not caring about the allegations of the NPC chairman. The NPC chairman sneezes and out of 36 state governors only 1 governor caught cold. This means there is something the governor is hiding that majority of people including Jonathan does not know. And until nigerians stand up and make sure the right thing is done the 2016 census will be a waste of money and time. What stopped Jonathan insisting that this census must not be rigged at any cost since arigged census only favor thieves

Is being truthfully out-spoken an intolerable, bitter thing in Nigeria?

Read what Tonnie Iredia, former Director General of NTA, wrote about Nigeria's census, population figures and Festus Odumegwu about a year ago:

"At independence in 1960, we had 35million people. The 2006 census took the figure to 140 million - an incredible increase of over 100 million in less than 50 years.

Now that the indomitable Eze, Festus Odimegwu, a diligent manager of business is in charge of the subject, things may change."

Methinks, a public officer berating past anomalies and promising to remedy them did not commit a sin - unless in Nigeria.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/08/which-nigerian-figure-is-reliable/#sthash.202WOhDj.dpuf

omonnakoda:

Where do you get 1 and 2 from?? Evidence please


Nigeria has nore males than females

1. I sympathise with you, & won't get angry.
2. Google is your friend. Search population distributions of any country. Its the same everywhere .
3. Its because of 1 & 2 that no population can grow more than 3% a year, even if some people marry many wives. The number of women in any population is not as limitless as oppressors of women think.

To the average m.a.d Nigerian.
Speaking the truth = reckless talk. Why are you people allergic to truth?

ckkris:

1. I sympathise with you, & won't get angry.
2. Google is your friend. Search population distributions of any country. Its the same everywhere .
3. Its because of 1 & 2 that no population can grow more than 3% a year, even if some people marry many wives. The number of women in any population is not as limitless as oppressors of women think.

If you get angry that is your family problem
But there are more men in Nigeria than women

Dibiachukwu: To the average m.a.d Nigerian.
Speaking the truth = reckless talk. Why are you people allergic to truth?

Gentle man get it right festus get it wrong in the first place,

Why would mohammed Inuwa say some frivolous allegation and festus odimagwu will believe him(mohammed) to the extend he wish to kiss mohammed.
Is he a gay or his drunk for him to react on hearsay like that.

ckkris:

No religion creates more women than 50% of the population. Please remember the numerous Hausa men that can find wife.
Many Nairalanders can write the Hausa language. Things like population are measurable, and predictable. In 1970s, after a very dubious Census, Chief Awolowo observed that women in the South of Nigeria have higher fecundity than women in Northern Nigeria. That fact hasn't changed.

Pls ur women not exceeding 50% rule is false nd unscientific...please look at census figures of near by niger republic..

ckkris:

1. I sympathise with you, & won't get angry.
2. Google is your friend. Search population distributions of any country. Its the same everywhere .
3. Its because of 1 & 2 that no population can grow more than 3% a year, even if some people marry many wives. The number of women in any population is not as limitless as oppressors of women think.

3 and 2 are wrong....population distribution and growth depends on somany factors and is not the same everywhre...physical and social factors affect population growth...Provide source for ur 50% rule please

@IGBOS This should be a lesson to us. Next time we should just keep quiet and hit hard without looking back since the Nigerian state hates truth. This same open truth put the Igbo woman heading the immigration service into trouble......FACT

[quote author=Sincere 9gerian]Nonsense! The President of Nigeria is the president of every part of Nigeria, including the north and Kano State.

When a critical stake holder such as the governor of Kano State, or any other governor raises concerns about the attitude of federal official, it is the responsibility of the president of Nigeria and the boss of the appointee to listen and ascertain the veracity of such claim. It is not out of place for the president to be embarrassed by reckless comments of a federal official.

The NPC is a sensitive organisation just like INEC and its leadership should atleast put up a front of fairness and be careful with words. It is based on the figures generated by the NPC that very sensitive issue such as national revenue is disbursed.

I'm sure if the INEC chairman makes some reckless comments today, comments that seems to suggest bias against APC, you'll be the first to call for his head.

The NPC chairman failed to rise up to very sensitive position he was occupying. Even as bad as Iwu INEC was, the Prof then always try to say the right things.

We all know the previous census figures were fraudulent but the new Chief of NPC was not appointed to lament or blast previous administrations. He was appointed to do a credible census.

Anyway, I hope he'll later be recalled. Suspension means there's still chance he maybe recalled. It is different from a sack. The only minister that was suspended sometime ago by GEJ was later recalled. But I hope many can learn from his experience[/quote. Am somtimes tired to comment on jaundised write ups such as yours! Amaechi t'he governor of Rivers state has been shouting himself hoars for t'he commisioner of police MBU to be redeployed but it fell on deaf ears of mr jona! The national assembly made a similar recommendation but t'he president would not listen! I simply wonder at t'he veracity of your claims! Jonathan is confused and blinded by his quest to CAPTURE power by all means in 2015 thats all!

EasternLeopard: @IGBOS This should be a lesson to us. Next time we should just keep quiet and hit hard without looking back since the Nigerian state hates truth. This same open truth put the Igbo woman heading the immigration service into trouble......FACT

What truth?

The IBO truth?

Too much gragra is the problem methinks. Learn how to operate in an adult world

IGBO-SON:


^^^Thank you bros! Even though i believe he should have held his cards to his chest and not gone about talking of his intentions to conduct a credible census and correct past mistakes (as well as adding ethnicity and religion on the form).....his intuition should have told him that the core northern elite wouldn't be comfortable with his mission and he should have stayed below the radar until the census is completed.

I firmly believe that we in the south (and maybe middle-belt as well) cannot progress at the pace we want to for so long as we're shackled to the core northern Fulani! They seem to be allergic to change and dismantling all the lies and deceit that had characterised governance in this country that has given them an unmerited advantage since the British falsified the first census in their favour! And i can't say i blame them asuch; who wants to be kicked off the gravy train when that's all you have going for you?

How can we move forward when shackled to 10 million out-of-school kids and an elite that wants to capture and retain power at the centre like their life depends on it? And when they feel that they're getting the same cards that they've dealt the south east for more than 3 decades, they throw their toys out the pram in a hissy-fit and commence with the onerous and satanic task of bombing and shooting us all back to the stone ages!

Until we in the south grow a pair and say enough is enough, and insist on the convocation of a sovereign national conference, this nonsense will continue; with the rest of us pandering to their every whim and caprice!

bros what you need to say boldly is that we ndigbo must drop jonathan now before it is too late.
that man is becoming too desperate and is throwing our people under the bus left right and center
the way he is going, watch out ndigbo will be the greatest losers of his next term in office

lets drop this jonathan now before he sells us to the highest bidders in nigeria
never knew that speaking the truth is a crime now in nigeria. smh!

EasternLeopard: @IGBOS This should be a lesson to us. Next time we should just keep quiet and hit hard without looking back since the Nigerian state hates truth. This same open truth put the Igbo woman heading the immigration service into trouble......FACT

but for how long should we be living under lies
the igbo man hates lies with a passion
let's drop jona now before it is too late
a governor in kano sneezed and jona threw the truth along with our brother under the bus
what will this man do to us after he wins in 2015?
lets put on our thinking caps brothers!

Dibiachukwu: To the average m.a.d Nigerian.
Speaking the truth = reckless talk. Why are you people allergic to truth?

they want the lies to continue
they will still wake up to wonder why nigeria is stuck in prehistoric development
how can a country develop without credible statistics devoid of politics?
lets keep lying to ourselves

donguutti: I guess some of us(we igbos) should learn to keep quiet and get the job done.This loudmouth has just ruined our chances of correcting the mistake of the british.A few minutes of noise have ruined what would have benefited our grandchildren.

Even the niger delta boiz have stopped ranting and are now stockpiling "incase of incasity".even sanusi lamido has kept quiet and continued his good work of screwing us.You dont threaten someone's lifeblood and expect to go free.As gentle as a dove and as wise as a serpent.

Please do remember to bring back some crates of gulder on ur way back from Abuja.

Just shut up,IGBOs like You are always criticizing your fellow IGBOs.who told you he was Suspended.You should learn to find out the authenticity of any news before you open your big mouth to criticize.

collynzo2: The truth is indeed bitter. Why has Mbu not been sacked? Is the Commissioner of police not a sensible position? What about Nyesom Wike who is supposed to be looking for a lasting solution to ASUU strike? He's busy making hate speeches allover Rivers state. Festus said the truth and he was sacked for it.
As for Kano state governor, I wonder how working in the brewing industry automatically makes one an alcoholic.

That Rabiu guy is a big phool . Nig. breweries is a multibillion dollar organization. And being the MD/CEO was no small feat.

Adm. Yamamoto:
LWKMD! This is another reason why you have to pity ibos for the type of people they are! Odumegwi given a major responsibility saw it as another chance for empty boasting and chest-beating, being very disrespectful of all the citizens of the country whose resources pay him to be in that position! Azikiwe in the same manner ruined NCNC's only chance to ever win in the Western Region in those days by propagandizing a lie after taking downing a couple of bottles of big stout on how the ibos are the special jews of the world and would win in the West! Sad but they just never learn. It is funny when ibos abuse Yorubas and Hausas, both who outnumber them by population, by centuries of war and military conquests, forming empires and kingdoms, and doing it again and again until the Yorubas for example, realized after maybe 1000 years of war and killings, it was not worth it. These days, you can maybe shoot someone at a distance and never get close and dig in, back then they actually saw the eyes and heads of their enemies come off and soaked in their bloods! Oh, imagine the horror - war is not good! These attitudes and measured response to provocation have been passed down to the Yorubas, but the ibos think that is cowardice when funnily they lost their only war barely 40 years ago to armies mostly commanded by Yoruba Generals, with top strategists thousands of KMs away from the field of battle. I hope Odumegi leanrs his lessons!

Another drunk idiat

ckkris:

1. Women are 50% of every population.
2. 50% of the women are always less than child bearing age.
3. Now remove the women above 45 years.
4. Aboki, please work out the remaining details, or, you're not supposed to be Nairaland, but in cattleland.

and what is the source of your stat? Polygamous honmes are larger than monogamous homes, fact!

Where western life is more prevalent (southern Nigeria), people have fewer problems with contraceptives, fact!

Where ones purchasing power is not considered when deciding to have a child, population is likely to grow, fact!

re@lchange:


bros what you need to say boldly is that we ndigbo must drop jonathan now before it is too late.
that man is becoming too desperate and is throwing our people under the bus left right and center
the way he is going, watch out ndigbo will be the greatest losers of his next term in office

lets drop this jonathan now before he sells us to the highest bidders in nigeria
never knew that speaking the truth is a crime now in nigeria. smh!

As unpalatable and truthful as your comments are, l fail to understand how in one voice, you say Jonathan represents the "South" and you will support his second term by all means, irrespective of performance...... and then you say "let us jettison him before he sells us for a basket of fura-de-nunun!

NdigboS have to take a stance and STAND BY IT!

Can they? will they?

...and that last part of your statement may appear prophetic but l dare say it is a recurring decimal in all previou election.

Hmmm....


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souldust:

Polygamous honmes are larger than monogamous homes, fact!

Population growth is not LIMITLESS. Population cannot grow more than the number, and health of women available. And 51 or even 52% of women in a population doesn't translate into one man two wives.

There is no parameter to support population growth in Northern Nigeria that even matches the South, not to talk of being higher.

Adm. Yamamoto:
LWKMD! This is another reason why you have to pity ibos for the type of people they are! Odumegwi given a major responsibility saw it as another chance for empty boasting and chest-beating, being very disrespectful of all the citizens of the country whose resources pay him to be in that position! Azikiwe in the same manner ruined NCNC's only chance to ever win in the Western Region in those days by propagandizing a lie after taking downing a couple of bottles of big stout on how the ibos are the special jews of the world and would win in the West! Sad but they just never learn. It is funny when ibos abuse Yorubas and Hausas, both who outnumber them by population, by centuries of war and military conquests, forming empires and kingdoms, and doing it again and again until the Yorubas for example, realized after maybe 1000 years of war and killings, it was not worth it. These days, you can maybe shoot someone at a distance and never get close and dig in, back then they actually saw the eyes and heads of their enemies come off and soaked in their bloods! Oh, imagine the horror - war is not good! These attitudes and measured response to provocation have been passed down to the Yorubas, but the ibos think that is cowardice when funnily they lost their only war barely 40 years ago to armies mostly commanded by Yoruba Generals, with top strategists thousands of KMs away from the field of battle. I hope Odumegi leanrs his lessons!

What movie was this and in which theatre was it played? I wish Yorubas used this tales by moonlight strategy to conquer Abacha when he sent their generals and political leaders to prison.

I think we need to go for somebody that may not be known but with proven skills on results delivery, man management, poise and comportment. The guy in NIMC - Onyeama is an Ibo guy, who came from Zenith Bank, working pretty well and covertly achieving lots of things. We'll wake up one day and see that NIMC has credible data on national identity.....

Some people have proven they can walk/work the talk, talkless and achieve results. We must not be stereotypic and stick to some political calculations. We must put people that can manage the terrain.......

With due respect, Odimegwu keeps messing up big time. He does some irrational things and makes you wonder if he's normal. In his days in NBL, he ultimately got fired/retired, much more influenced by the Dutch larger stake investors who were irked that Odimegwu took NBL to the gutters, fraternizing with OBJ to the extent of being a face and mouth in the OBJs third-term Agenda. Another embarrasing incident was during one Musical contest show organized and sponsored by NBL, there were 3 finalists.....and before the judges could compile their results, Odimegwu grabbed the mic, went on stage to announce his own result, giving the first prize to a group the judges adjudged third place....it was so embarrasing that the media had their fill on him the next day.....he practically gave himself away as a tribalist too......

I watched Odimegwu's interview on NTA. I was brash, uncouth, too direct and lacking in wisdom. Odimegwu's answers to virtually all question were self-serving. Judging by the way he was talking, you can't blame kwankwaso for accusing him of being under influence of alcohol. Odimegwu reported that those against him in NPC are involved in a 400m fraud and he'll pursue it to the end. He told Cyril Stobber that if he doesn't mind he can mentioned the name of the culprit. Cyril had to remind him that he can't do that as the case is still under investigation and it might have legal implications.

I think this is a case of someone rising to the pinacle, yet has little or no leadership quality.......

omonnakoda:
Fani and Akunyuli? Nooo.

Prof Akin Mabogunje.........is he not the chairman of Unity bank......well he may form a good blend of the Academic-Corporate world....

berem: Do you mean Akin Mabogunje? If it is him, to God be the Glory! That's my professor!! He is a professor of Population Geography and he fits in the position of NPC chairman .He was appointed during Obasanjo's tenure to head a very sensitive position. can't remember the name. He's from Ondo State too.

Long Overdue!!

ckkris:

Census 2006 declares that Kano has higher population than Lagos. Lagos protested, and Festus confirmed that available records show that the Lagos protest has verifiable merits.
Now THE YORUBAS are roasting Mr Odimegwu for publicly admitting these facts.

1000000 likes
Yoruba ppl, insatiable.SMH

Odimegwu foolishly played into his hands for starters

plendil: Doesn't anyone find it rather odd that it had to be the Kano State governor, incidentally the state alleged to have inflated past census figures, that felt most uncomfortable about the utterances of Odimegwu?

Also interesting that no one is doubting his competence to conduct a proper representative census for the country; all we hear are cheap, puerile ad-hominem attacks on his person.