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Former Special Adviser to erstwhile Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, Chief Richard Kpodo, has accused his former principal of sponsoring the stoning of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in 2011.

Youths had hauled stones at Buhari at the Amarata field in Yenagoa, the state capital, when he (Buhari) came for the 2011 presidential campaign on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change.

Kpodo, who was in charge of security under Sylva, alleged on Monday that the former governor hired the thugs that pelted Buhari with stones.

He claimed he could not stop Sylva from carrying out his plan because he only got to know about the stoning after the incident.

He said shortly after the incident, Sylva accused Buhari of entering the state without observing protocols, stressing that the ex-governor claimed that Buhari failed to inform him of his visit.

Kpodo said his grouse with Sylva was that he betrayed him despite supporting him against a sitting President (Goodluck Jonathan).

Accusing Sylva of double-facedness, Kpodo said the former governor lacked the moral rights to accuse Jonathan of betraying him since he (Sylva) was “a serial betrayer” of his supporters.

He said Sylva inherited an empty treasury from Jonathan but failed to disclose it to members of the public because he was playing “a good boy to the President”.

He said there was no reason for Sylva to be complaining when he failed to do the right thing at the right time.

Kpodo said, “Sylva said he is close to Buhari. Which Buhari is he close to; the one he sent people to stone in 2011? If he had died,would Sylva had said he is close to Buhari?

“Sylva masterminded the plan of stoning Buhari. I can mention names. Why we did not say anything then was because we took oath of office. Sylva has resorted to betray people like us who stood by him when he was fighting the President.

“We were the people who made publications against Mr. President. We came out again to fight for the new PDP. We were fighting the PDP and they declared us wanted. They wanted to assassinate us.

“They even went to my village to arrest my family, that I am trying to incite people against the government; a lot of criminal claims against me. Where was Sylva in all of these? When we succeeded and joined APC, he brought his stooges to destroy the party; he betrayed us.”

He alleged Sylva did not campaign for Buhari and the APC in the state, adding that the lack of visibility of the party in the state led to Buhari’s defeat in Bayelsa in the last general elections.

Efforts to get Sylva to react to the allegations by Kpodo were unsuccessful.

Calls to his mobile phone indicated that it was switched off while a text message to his mobile phone was not responded to as of press time.

The Deputy President of the Comrade Joe Ajaero-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Issa Aremu, that should the scarcity of fuel linger more than it is, labour would mobilise workers nationwide for an indefinite strike.

He described the nationwide fuel scarcity presently being experienced across the country as war against the citizens and a deliberate attempt to subject 170 million Nigerians to economic suicide.

According to Comrade Aremu, “Nigeria is the only country on earth which unacceptably and criminally denies its citizens basic sources of energy; fuel and electricity. He said it was time all Nigerians stop agonizing and rise in unison against this capitalistic tendencies of few people.

“After several weeks of deliberate deprivation of petroleum products by both the government and marketers alike with all the associated hardships, it is time all Nigerians stop agonizing and rise in unison against this (Nigeria’s) agony.

“With petroleum products’ prices as high as N350 per litre, (far above N87 per litre!) claims and counter-claims between Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and marketers over so-called N159bn subsidy payments and all state actors looking indifferent, Nigeria is the only country on earth which unacceptably and criminally denies its citizens basic sources of energy, fuel and electricity,” he said.

Aremu lamented that, “what is happening in Nigeria amounts to ‘economicide’ which is a conscious subjugation of 170 million people to economic suicide and economic ruination through unsustainable petroleum import-based racket that denies petroleum products needed for mass movement of goods and services, enriches few cabal, puts pressures on foreign exchange, fuels products hoarding and promotes sheer price robbery of the already impoverished citizens.

“This is an unofficial declaration of war against the citizens by combined forces of irresponsible ruling elite and business crooks. Economicide just like Genocide is a deliberate and indiscriminate policy against a group of people with the intent to destroy the entire group physically and economically,” he said.

In a statement titled; “Time To Rise Up Against On-going Agony Capitalism And Economicide”, he threatened that if the current scarcity and price robbery of Nigerians continue, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has no choice but to compel workers to stay at home, saying that workers will certainly not fuel themselves to work with their blood.

He said that there is a limit to slavery and state/marketers’ extortions.

“With an outgoing President and expected incoming President, five past Heads of State alive, 36 states Governors, and hundreds of Legislators and scores of Ministers, no country on earth parades the highest number of state actors. We also have high-sounding agencies such as NNPC, PPPRA among others. And yet there is no governance with respect to basic distribution of basic products like petroleum and kerosene. This agony of capitalism must be mass resisted by all Nigerians,” the union insisted.

Meanwhile, as fuel scarcity continues to bite harder, many black market operators have resorted to selling adulterated fuels to desperate buyers.

Despite that many of the operators are selling a litre between N200 to N400 per litre.

The menace of adulterated petrol products flooding the market, especially during the period of scarcity has lingered for several years now without any concrete solutions in sight. This adulterated fuel usually causes explosion that result in social and economic catastrophe.

Some residents who spoke to Daily Independent admitted that they know the danger inherent in patronising the black market operators but added that they have no choice.


According to Muyiwa Adesoye, a commercial motorcyclist, who said he bought five litres of fuel for N2,000 at Mushin area on Sunday: “I believe the fuel may be adulterated. Some of these guys mix it with water or kerosene. But I have no option than to buy since I have to work.”

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It's crazy mehn, thanks to Jonathan, twas a good thing we voted him out.

As Nigeria continue to speak up on their expectations of the incoming administration to be headed by President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, a prominent clergy in the South-south region, Bishop Emma Isong, says he pities most of the sycophants in APC because they have no idea who Buhari is.

Bishop Isong who is the General Overseer of the Christian Central Chapel International with headquarters in Calabar, Cross River State, expressed confidence in the track record and electoral promises of Buhari to tackle corruption and get Nigeria back on track.

His words, “I think Nigerians should now sit up in the days of Buhari and get ready to queue up on line and get ready to declare their asset and also get ready to go to work on time; they should get ready to speak the truth and drop sentiment and the people I am pitting most are the sycophants of the APC because they have no idea who this Buhari is, they just wanted to win election. It is now after APC victory, they are going to discover who Buhari is.”

He said most APC leaders would be in for a shocker with President Buhari. “APC chieftains need to know that Buhari is an exceptional person. I am not saying that an angel has come but a very different politician. Don’t forget that Buhari is not a politician, I see him as a reformist; that broom logo of APC fits him, he is a sweeper and all those who are carrying that broom should also get ready because Buhari when sweeping would not want to check whose documents are on the floor; so people that carry broom should be ready for the broom now because the broom may even sweep their owners.

Those are the people I pity. I do not pity anybody than those that are thinking and assuming that Buhari has come and their story may soon change because I see a man who said and I quote him “I am not coming to just rule Nigeria but I want to come and change and fight corruption”

The Bishop whose several prophesies have often come to passed gave another saying “there is going to be a panic, first month from May 29 to June 29; there is going to be that panic I will even advise those who are rushing to go and get appointment from Buhari’s government to wait a little bit and let the yam get cold so that they can eat well because very likely those that rush for the next appointment may soon be committing political suicide. The first thief to go is the one police will catch”

As far back as pre-2011 election, Bishop Isong had prophesied that Goodluck in the name of President Jonathan will carry him throw in 2011 polls and what will remain after the Goodluck will be Jonathan and if you read the story of Jonathan in the Bible you will know what will happen in subsequent (2015) elections. Explaining further, recently, he said Jonathan in the Bible does not rule. In the Bible Jonathan always handover; he always concede power, he always congratulate David. Jonathan is the man that went to David and said, it is my right to be King of Isreal but my father also have me in mind but I have handed over to you because I have sense that God want to use you to do something.

Adding, “I don’t know if you can agree with me that I have made that statement some time ago when I said that the name Goodluck has finished and that Jonathan is the remaining name and that may not see him through in 2015 elections.

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Compose your question well, where are you now, university? course? level? and where do you wish to be, university? course? level?

You can buy transfer form to any of those in the university.

Kaduna State Governor-elect, Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai has urged Nigerians to stop congratulating him and General Muhammadu Buhari but rather pray for them to succeed with the bankrupt economy they are inheriting.


El-Rufai said the President-elect and himself are inheriting governments that are in bad situation, adding that, it has become so bad ‎that the President Goodluck Jonathan led government had to obtain loan to pay salaries.

He spoke at two functions held at Arewa House in Kaduna Sunday. The events were: special reception for elected officials by Kaduna Peoples’ Association (KAPA) and Special prayer for them by APC Yoruba Political Forum.

El-Rufai told KAPA that, Kaduna State has incurred debt to the tune of over N90billion, an amount which he said may increase to N100billion before the May 29 handing over ceremony.

He therefore assured that his government will not share the public fund to any persons or group, no matter how highly placed they are.

Similarly at the Yoruba Political‎ Forum’s event, the Governor-elect who was showered with prayers for the success of his administration said the incoming government needed nothing better than prayers.
According to him, “when people call me to congratulate me or come to congratulate me and General Buhari, I always tell them, thank you, but what we need is your sympathy and prayers. This is because, myself and Generl Buhari are taking over bankrupt governments; it is so bad that, the Jonathan administration is finding it difficult to pay salaries, in fact, they had to obtain loan to pay salaries.

“In the case of Kaduna State, ‎the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s government has incurred debt to the tune of over N90 billion, and this may get to N100 billion before May 29. Therefore, what you have done is exactly what we need to succeed”, El-Rufai said.

He however charged other elected officials to be ready to work for the people who elected them and remove greed and selfishness in the discharge of their duties, adding that, if they fail to work for the people, they will chase them out the way they did to the PDP.

While assuring that his government will not segregate and discriminate among indegenes and settlers, El-Rufai noted that the Yoruba community has lived peacefully in Kaduna for over a century.
‎He said himself and General Buhari will forever remain grateful to the Yoruba community for the overwhelming support given to them during their elections, adding that, Yoruba people have become very powerful anchor of national unity.

In his remarks, the Convener of the Special Prayer, Comrade Abdulhakeem Adegoke Alawuje said the prayer was informed by the high expectations of Nigerians on General Buhari and El-Rufai.

” People must respectively and collectively pray for the incoming administration for the overall interest of Nigerians, ” Alawuje said.