By Emma Amaize
WARRI Study Group, WSG, an influential Itsekiri group in Delta State, yesterday, insisted that President Goodluck Jonathan’s surprise visit to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II, on Friday, would not stop Itsekiri and other ethnic nationalities in the Niger-Delta from voting against him if he did not perform the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Export Processing Zone, EPZ, Ogidigben, before next month’s presidential election.
Chairman of WSG, Mr. Edward Ekpoko, told Sunday Vanguard, “We are amazed that he told the Olu that he would perform the groundbreaking ceremony before the end of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration. What has the tenure of Uduaghan’s administration got to do with the EPZ groundbreaking, he should not tie it to Uduaghan administration, which is clearly misleading?”
“Our position is that he should do the groundbreaking before the February 14 presidential elections, otherwise, he will lose not just Itsekiri votes, but the votes of other ethnic nationalities in the region, which are angry with his style of doing things.”
He reiterated that that the EPZ project would create thousands of jobs for unwaged Niger-Deltans and Nigerians, and wondered why a president, who claimed he was concerned about the unemployment problem in the country, would delay the groundbreaking of such a job-spinning project because his Ijaw kinsmen at Gbaramatu kingdom kicked against it.
Ekpoko, who lamented that the groundbreaking had suffered three postponements allegedly in pursuit of “unstainable Ijaw objections/agenda,” said the president has inexplicably ignored the benefits of the projects to other Nigerians.
His words, “The project will be of immense benefits to thousands of youths from Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Ibo, Isoko and indeed, other Nigerians facing severe employment and Jonathan should not tie it to his election on February 14.”

When did pdp turn to inec to speak on wether Buhari is qualified or not to vie for the post of presidency..The body incharge of saying whether a candidate is qualified or not as said that he is qualified.
Also,for previous elections,this was not an issue because PDP was sure they would win,but now,the game as changed,Nigerians are wiser.And PDP is afraid,scared..
Also it is a shame that of all the happenings in the country,this certificate ish is making front page of newspapers,when there are other things to be looked at,such as the oil price,subsidy theft,importation of ammunitions by individual for reasons known to God,terrorism and how the goverment wants to tackle or what the goverment is doing to tackle it.probably it is when shekau drops another bomb,that nigerians the president will stop this politiking and face his duty of protecting lives and property.
As for fayose,he did not spend almost 20 million to console those who lost their lives to the boko haram saga in the north,or to the parents of the chibok girls,rather he spent millions to secure a front page insult on dead respected leaders of the northerners.the peoples democratic party dissociated themselves from the insult and death threat churned out by their brother..President jonathan went to kastina after fayose,a PDPian insulted Umar Musa Yaradua,a prominent leader among the people of katsins and expected that he woukd not be stoned forgetting that the hausas so much respect their leaders..Now APC as condenmed this act,and the PDP says its the APC's fault.Is it the APC's fault that one of you insulted their leaders and they retaliated..Orisirisi

No doubt that you are right about what you wrote,but if millions of people doubt the people from PDP,its not because they were paid to do so,its not because they have a personal vendetta against PDP,afterall they gave PDP 4 years of linning up at polling centres to vote them into power.Its because the PDP has disappointed..Human beings by default have preference for new things,people are trying to see what APC has to offer..even though some are of the opinion that Apc is pdp but recycled.I don't know if you'll agree with me,but the APC candidates do a good job,and also some of the PDP governors.Don't blame People if they don't see anything good with what pdp does..They've been given 16 years...and now we're kinda at the same spot...

Like the yorubas will say,o ti fo won lenu.

What more can you expect from a man who beat up a judge amidst all other things.Olohun gbo,I am not surprised...

kendrick9:
let me guess..
U used the capital I instead of i.

he used where instead of which..

Enyinweofia:
I have been seeing #iHaveDecided everywhere. On posters, T-Shirts, Facebook, Twitter, Traffic, etc. Please does anyone know what it's about?

this guys are in my school.they are all from jonathans place...they have decided to vote for change.

#IHAVEDECIDED to vote Buhari/Osinbajo.

Buhari and Osibanjo know what they are doing...

Jonathan!!!ki lo ma n se e na?

Oga ooo

Oga ooo.nawa ooo.

hyfr:
OBASANJO is one politician with a working thinking faculty but that's gonna fail him this time around cos Gej has gotten wiser

GEJ gotten wiser.Does wise now mean to be stupid,gullible.the same GEJ is begging Obj to come back to PDP.To nigerians ,obasanjo might not be relevant again.Buh to some politians he his.Obj na Irumole.

berryBee:
To all APC supporters that are saying that Buhari is the change we need, what did he do when he was there 22yrs ago..he was busy jailing people( Dr Ekueme, fela and his brother, Jim nwobodo Ojukwu etc) and killing people( Emmanuel ogodegbe and his friends) for crimes that did not deserve capital sentence. And to u all saying he can stop BH, are u all indirectly saying that he is their leader, and so when he enters he wll tell them to cease fire. Its time we all go back and read our history notes well and get ourselves more informed

have you heard of maitastine,have you?I guess you are the one that needs to read your history notes..Maitastine had the tendency yo be worse than Bh,they used peoples blood to write.who was the one that put an end to them?BUHARI.who was the one that prevented the naira from devaluing with his smart ideas and tactics?BUHARI...make we open eyes this guy can do something about this thing...and he ruled for just 20 months.

Op,why now?why.
What about kano central mosque,even though don't know the population of muslims/christians in all those places.But a so called Islamic terrorist group would never attack muslims..
Nigerians need to understand that Bokoharam is trying to divide us all,everyone pointing accusing fingers at each other..
Every president is responsible for the lives of his people,that is part of his job,if he's not doing it well,then its his fault.
Jonathan lovers don't like to blame him for the bad,but any good development,you sing is praises..
Nigeria is our country and we won't allow any stupid terrorist group to seperate Us
We gave Jonathan six years,I loved the president.let's give some1 else a chance..Buhari fought maitastine during his time,let's see what he has for us before this BH guys get to ss,sw,se.Abeg..

I'm very sure Jonathan does not know this.That is what we are dealing with...

Nigerians shaa,is obasanjo ur president,anytime it is raised that obasanjo is querying jonathan,you guys face obasanjo as if he's the president.Jonathan was not expecting the office of the president to be a cake walk,was he?I don't think so.A leader should expect criticisms at every point.
The same Jonathan asking questions is looking for a way to get Obasanjo's support.This is politics and some people can't be overlooked,at one point in time u'll need them.That is the like of obasanjo...

Hehe.The drama in Nigerian politics is soo interesting.If it was a movie,na to take Oscar...

DickDastardly:
Buhari has been going all over Alaigbo without hitch albeit the hate we have for APC.
But Jonathans buses are being attacked by buhari brothers up north.
Jonathan, pls the election is already being rigged by APC! Make sure you WIN by any means possible. We must teach them rigging.

Lalasticlala this is worthy of front page. Good morning

Yoiu have forgotten that without the support of tsome of this "Buhari's" brothers,Jonathan wouldn't have as much votes as he had.
All I can see,is a writer who prefers PDP to APC because how can he refer to the bombing of the APC office as if it were just a bombing.Also,did he selectively forget that JIMI AGBAJE threatened the whole nigerians....saying what will happen if we don't vote goodluck Jonathan...This writer tried to not be bias,but he didn't try enough...Don't blame this people for being hostile towards Goodluck Jonathan,they are the ones being bombed everyday,he hasn't gone to visit them,he held a campaign on the same day 2000 people were roasted..!but when his sister died he canceled the campain for that day....who are they deceiving...and we have forgotten the 9.3 million arms deal...that was carried out illegally.nigerians forget easily..If buhari is not attacked when he comes to the ss,sw,se..its because they've got nothing on him...Nothing....

resident Jonathan and Gov Babatubde Fashola of Lagos
According to him, “He is in his 50s, I am also in my 50s, and we appear to be, because I don’t even want to join that generation because my own generation has not failed, I have done well on my job and I am proud to say so. If he has failed, let him account for himself, he should not join us”.

Fashola described the present administration as “A failed government that has lost total focus. Seven years ago, they started with Vision 2020 but later they said that they are transforming. And all these have yielded no result. And that was why they have stopped working.

On Boko Haram
He lamented that the situation in the North-East region of the country was pathetic because citizens have become refugees in their father land due to the inability of the present administration to tame the Boko Haram insurgency.

“And rather than the President using the recent campaign in Lagos to gain the support of the citizens the president was busy telling you they tried to kill him four years ago and we did not know. That is a serious national security issue because nobody wants our Commander in Chief dead. If anybody tries to kill him, we should have known. And if I was Commander in Chief, and the person who tries to kill me is in a South African jail, I will ask that he should be repatriated to Nigeria to come and face punishment.

“He (Jonathan) also claimed that General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) didn’t buy arms in 1985. And after Buhari left office, the Nigeria army got recognition for their role in protecting West Africa and was the guns bought 30 years ago be effective to fight today’s insurgency.”

Fashola added that President Jonathan made the statements to gain the sympathy of the electorate and woo them ahead of the presidential election.

He said: “In 2011, it was no shoes, now he is saying they tried to kill him, it won’t work this time. This time it is the job record, the promise that you must look at”.

obibankz:
I put the blame on APC for their failure in providing adequate Fire service Operation, come 29th may Jim is taking over from over hyped Fashola , Tinubu and co will be brought to book for looting Lagos economy for 16years, any way Gej till Failbuhari stabilize the world oil prices as he promise us in his manifesto, I sympathize with the victims of the market fire

u are definitely a PDP....because I am a lagosian, I live at okeaarin,not far from balogun market.The fire started at around 3 a.m,we called the Lagos state fire service,because that's the only functioning fire service,the federal one seems to be nonexistent....they came as soon as possible to put out the fire..
The reason why the fire was hard to put out is because of the location of the plaza,to get to the location,you have to demolish the shops along the path,for those who have been to balogun,u'll realise that the shops are close,a "keke napep" will have to squeeze through....lagos state goverment has been very proficient .the question to ask is how come the shop owners in balogun get careless,this is not the first plaza that will be razed,(the other ones didn't butn so much because of the quick intervention of the lagos state government.fashola is a good governor,no matter how much you try to stain him,he has performed better than the president of this country..I know u'll attack me,but don't worry,I totally understand,opening a closed eyes with a blade hurts,but if you want to see again you have to endure...

Ogesydney:
I said it.. my attention was drawn to this video. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo may not really be the Saint he wants us to believe he is. I will leave it at that and allow you form your own opinion after watching this clip.

Running time: 19mins.* This shouldn't put you off; feel free to skip through.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm8VqjRheLU

no one is saying obasanjo is a saint...but when he was in power were we broke...all this things that characterise the jonathan administration,were they present....even if obasanjo keeps mute,we nigerias can see,we have ears,and we can read.we know that 2-1 is equal to 1.....
Obasanjo is talking now,u are accusing him,saying he's not a saint but u did not say he said wrong....

coolhamid:
Though we would all agree that Jonathan has failed us but obasanjo imposed him on us .He has no right to blame Jonathan .

as in?I don't get,u mean obasanjo took your voters card from you? Or what...nigerians vote for who they want.our youths are being paid handsomely for their vote.and its still going to happen....we need to prove to the peoples democratic party,that we the youth of nigerians can other parties into.16 years in power and we are back to the beginning.Broke,corrupt,insecured....kini gbogbo rubbish yii.the cohorts of the president say he is working but we can't see yet...I laugh..If the woman in the market,the child in school,the civil servant.and all other nigerians say that they cannot see what he has done for 6 years..are they selectively blind....they do not know jonathan from Adam,so its not like they have beef with him.what they know is that more than half of the promises he made,he has not fulfilled..,this is the biggest political mistake we made...voting jonathan..but there is a reason for everything...

ofala:
Just one question: did Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka lie when he said Nigeria is being misruled at the moment?

God bless you,even if Fr Mbaka decides to keep mute,A day old child knows that Nigeria has gotten worse under GEJ's administration..
Even though je supported GEJ at first,and changed his mind.He is human.more than 50% of those who supported Jonathan last term have withdrawn their votes....this Man is just being criticised for speaking the mind of most nigerians...its a pity..

eemalex:
Am not a supporter of politics be it APC or PDP. But am suspicious about this Buhari of a man attaching himself to the Christians taking pictures with them all around, what point is he trying to prove. That he has converted to Christianity or he just needs their support just for now.
Meanwhile I haven't seen any FP pics of Buhari with some Muslims clerics and co..
Anyway None of My Business Tho

Buhari has always been tolerant of christians,didn't you hear that he recommended Dora Akunyili,may her soul rest in perfect peace...,and many more christians who worked with him...A leader must not be one sided,he is going to be leading non muslims and muslims alike.if he doesnt go,you will complain.Now he is with them you ae complainig.In Ebenezar Obey's voice. *Ko sogbon te le da,ko si iwa ti ele wu,ko sona tele mo,tele fi te aye lorun ooo*Meaning-there is no wisdom you can appl,no character you can show,no way to please the world.So I'm not surprised.

emmalexabl:
I have always suspected...



Suspision now cnfirmed..



SLS is a paedophile !

I laugh in swahili,Nigerians and the double standard.In Nigeria at the moment,16 year olds now have children ooo.this one no be say them say,this one na wetin I see.....Don't be surprisedwhen your 15 year old sister shows up pregnant.At least this one will not give birth to a bastard and there'll be a man to take responsibility.All over Nigeria,15 year olds. Are getting pregnant and u're here shouting underage.Taa!...Nigeria would soon realise that Underage is no longer seventeen.I know u'll insult me.Please diappoint me.

LAX89:


PDP has zero to learn from apc. Tinubu, the founding member of apc was a drug dealer in Chicago, he had to enter into a $400k + forfeiture agreement with FBI to prevent him going to jail in US http://www.pointblanknews.com/os1147.html , and he stole everything thing he could as Lagos state governor. Saraki and his family are the biggest thieving basztards Nigeria has ever produced. Most of the rest of apc stalwarts are from PDP. Get your head out of your azs!

http://www.pointblanknews.com/os1147.html

http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/jonathan-tinubu-2011-deal-exposed-sahara-reporters.104004/

WoW!I think I would love to take the drug Tinubu took,so that I can be a political mathematician like he is.PDP has been ruling for 16 yeras yet they do not even know how to control internal issues.erin pa mi.

lacreamieboie:
DEAREST NIGERIANS,
Let me not talk about the PDP's, butTHESE ARE
THE APC GUBERNATORIAL FLAG - BEARERS:
(1) SOKOTO - Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal (former PDP)
(2) KEBBI - Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
(former PDP)
(3) KATSINA - Aminu Bello Masari
(former PDP)
(4) KANO - Umar Abdullahi Ganduje (former PDP)
(5) KADUNA - Malam Nasir El-rufa'i
(former PDP)
(6) JIGAWA - Alh. Abubakar Badaru
(former PDP)
(7) BAUCHI - Barr. Muhammad
Abubakar (former PDP)
( GOMBE - Alh. Inuwa Yahya
(former PDP)
(9) NIGER - Abubakar Bello Sani
(former PDP)
(10) ADAMAWA - Umar Jibrilla
Bindow (former PDP)
(11) PLATEAU - Mr Simon Lalong
(former PDP)
(12) BENUE - Dr Samuel Ortom
(former PDP)
(13) TARABA - Aisha Jummai
Alhassan (former PDP)
(14) RIVERS - Dakuku Perterside
(former PDP)
(15) IMO - Rochas Okorocha (former PDP)
(16) ENUGU - Okey Ezea (former PDP)
(17) ABIA - Dr Nyerere Anyim (former PDP)
(18) EBONYI - Dr Steve Egbo (former PDP)
NOTE ALSO THAT more than 60% of the State &
National Assembly Candidates are also all former
PDP members!
Let me not also forget to state that AUDU OGBE,
APC's chieftain was a former Chairman of PDP
(2001-2005).
Do I also need to mention Atiku Abubakar?
Or Rotimi Ameachi who was a PDP Speaker of
Rivers state Assembly for 8 Years then Governor
for 7 years?
The list goes on and on.
If PDP wasted and stole our time and resources
for the past 16 years, my dearest citizens, the
names listed above and many more are part of
these bunch of criminals who stole and wasted
these our resources. They were and are part of
the people who lied and lie to us.
My people, YES! We want change, but if I am a
thief in Agbada, would wearing a Nnyika make me
not to be a thief? Would I stop being a thief
because I changed gang?
Some of us will always argue that the states
controlled by these thieves are better than the
others, but let me ask: Did Ameachi do all he did
for Rivers in the past 1 year that he became a
memebr of the APC? Was it last year that APC
was formed that the transformations in KANO
took place or began? Was it APC's Government
that did the stuffs in IMO?
Dearest Citizens, for 16 years we have been
under the PDP's Umbrella. Yes, but which person
in this APC has not been in the corridor or close
to the coridor of power in these past 16 years?
Not only am I so disapointed in us as citizens, I
am ashamed to be a part of this generation. We
revolved & continue to revolve aroung the same
group of people since Independence yet we seem
to be comfortable with it.
If they're saints as they claim, we wouldnt be
where we are today.
Do I need to start mentioning their names and
potfolios?
If I cant mention all, at least I know for a fact that
as far back as 1982, Audu Ogbe was not only a
speaker of his state assembly, he also was a
Minister in Nigeria. Infact, he held two ministerial
positions.
I also know without doubt that Gen Buhari apart
from being a PTF Chairman, rose to become the
President of Nigeria as far as 1983.
Very resently, Atiku Abubakar was an 8 years
Vice President.
I cant believe that at 72 some one who was
President at 41 wants to be president again.
I cant also come to term with my self when ever I
read that Gen Yakubu Gowan was about 23 years
old when he became Nigerias President. Well, I
am above 23 now and I cant even feed myself.
My dearest citizens of the Republic, do we
continue rotating our leaders and expect to move
forward? Do we expect to be in 2015 and have
some one who ruled us decades ago rule us?
As a child, I heard of Shehu Musa Yar'dua. As a
teenager, I had Umaru Musa Yar'dua rule me as
president. When do I see Taofeek Olanipekun be
my president? When do I see a 31 year old Daniel
Jaja, Yaqoob Akaaba, James Edafe, Mutiat Oyali
e.t.c be governors or senator or even ministers?
Dearests, Gen Martin Luther Agwai, the former
Chief of Army Staff is now the Chairman of SURE-
P.
David Mark, former governor of 2 different states
is today our Senate President. Tomorow, if PDP
no longer favours him, he will join forces with APC
or which ever party there is.
We are where we are today because our fathers
failed in their reponsibilities to plan for us. Are we
going to let our children suffer what we suffer by
allowing these people rotate offices among
themselves?
Whether we like it or not, Buhari as a former
president recieves a Pension of 22.7 million.
Whether you like it or not, when Jonathan
completes his tenure, he will also recieve his
millions as pension and the cycle will continue.
One thing is sure, if Jonathan retains his
presidency next year, he will not employ me in
his government. One thing is also sure, if Buhari
wins, he will not employ you in his government.
Who will they then employ? Ofcourse, they will
employ the same old crooks to help them out.
This is not Change, APC is not change. When we
see change, we go know!
God Bless Your Hearts!

EJO E TI PO JU!....

Billyonaire:
The Car nearly swallow the midget. Osinbajo is the horse of the Northerners, cos they placed a horse whip on his shoulder. Meanwhile, how can a Proff pair up with someone without O'Level certificate. No doubts, I am disappointed that the SW always play second fiddle to the Gambaris no matter how educated they are. I do not know why ?

So,former president Olusegun Obasanjo played second fiddle.chai....

kendrick9:
all i said is he should move out from his comfort zone.. if him and his running mate are serious about ruling nigeria then he shouldn't be just confined to the southwest. afterall majority of yorubas are in support of him. so he should start campaigning in the east,south and north.

But he can't split himself in two now,abi bawo.When you solve exam questions,the wise ones start from the simple question to solve.the man is a yoruba man,he started from yoruba land.Now he has the support,and motivation to move on.

Juliaann:
Only a blind man or mad man will join APC

so you would rather be part of a party that has ruled for 16 years yet,cannot provide constant electricity,cannot provide basic social amenities...and cannot provide even you a psychiatric home that will cure you of this disease without charging you of an amount that you can't afford.16 years in power and no show of experience.In their case experience as become the worst not the best teacher.
Doing the same thing and expecting to see change is INSANITY-Albert Einstein
Voting the same party and expecting to see change is INSANITY-Olaweey
I think I made a right diagnosis....

All of you saying Buhari is the sponsor of bokoharam have just succeeded in advertising the incompetence of Jonathan.If you say that a presidential aspirant is the BH sponsor,and he has not been approached by the police or whoever,then there is more reason to vote Jonah out..even though Buhari is not the sponsor...
Also,some months ago,your presido shot himself in the leg when he said that the sponsors of BH are in his adminisTration but he doesn't want to approach them...meaning that He is scared
The greatest supporters of Buhari are the northerners,yet you think that he is sponsoring some terrorist to kill them so that his supporters can reduce.
Also there was an attempt to kill Buhari,buh you jonathanians said that he planned the attack on himself.
CHAI!..Nigerians.No wonder the FG has taken you for granted.stealing right under your nose.."Yet he,jonathan says stealing is not corruption"....anu yin lo n se mi.
After all said,if you still don't see that this administration has put nigeria under fire..then I leave you to God.