Jolar101:

Oh you really want to propagandizing me and you don't want to believe in my own side of views?

Where are your videos of IPOB using the said objects on your armed military that went to massacred unarmed agitators asking for referendum in south east?

Please can you backup your accusations against IPOB stoning at Buhari's military action against unarmed civilians and agitators in south east with the exact spots IPOB were throwing these said objects?

Was the palace they bombed blocking them too?

Videos?? Despite newspaper reports?? And eye witness accounts?

DanseMacabre:

I've been blocked for well over two years now, and now the mental stress is just too much. I'm not sure you'd understand though...

Try cool soothing music. It is a great way to get rid of stress. Writers block is real. I pray you get through it.

EruditorII:

LOL. It has not been. NNPCs submission did not even address anything. It was laughable. They have been cornered.

Really? Go and read it again. Also read Osinbajo's reply that he approved NNPC'S contracts while he was acting President. Then tell me what you think.

Kachikwu's mismanagement of this entire incident may end up costing him dearly.

giftq:

Stop supporting a mor0nic army

Stop quoting me please.

freeze001:

Why would the army even vaccinate little children particularly without the notice and consent of their parents/guardians? In all your growing years in Nigeria, has the army ever vaccinated children? Is that a usual part of their medical outreaches? Why were parents not notified? DO they have the history of the children for possible allergies/reactions to the content of said vaccines? Why now and why the East despite glaring humanitarian crises in the war-torn, disease-ridden North?

Go back and read the story again. The Army had not started the vaccinations. They were actually seeking consent from the schools and parents, by notifying them of the vaccination programme in order to get their support. Instead of providing consent sought by the Army, the parents took their children and fled. Please provide any info from any parent who said his children were vaccinated without his consent!

The Army has participated in vaccination programmes in IDP camps and a few areas in the North, in the past. They conduct medical outreaches regularly in various parts of the country. Till today, the Army hospital in various communities remains the only source of medical care in many places. I have received good quality treatment at subsidised rates at an Army hospital before.

EruditorII:
cc Vivere.

Falana's take

Falana submission does not hold water. It has been refuted by NNPC's 2nd submission today.

manuelzz:

OK. So can you please now tell us the name of the vaccine and what it prevents?

Ask your people. They are the ones raising objections to the vaccine.

Kazim88:

Even if WHO scientist provide you with all the scientific evidence... What will you and your likes do??

With all the live evidence of army killing unarmed civilians what have you do...

You are still looking for evidence...

With all the evidence of Asaba Massacre what did you do with it..

Nigeria as country and their Army are demonic... they have the demonic heart to kill another million of children tru bio weapon.

Then people like you would still find a way to blame Kanu or Kaduna Nzogwu

You went to school. You know that accusations such as the one made against the Army needs to be backed by proof, before it can make sense to observers. Why would the army want to inject little kids with something toxic, under the guise of administering a vaccine? It doesn't make sense. Where is the proof,?

Mcowubaba:
I will try and be brief as possible, |I just want to bring to the knowledge of my fellow Nigerians, about this recent issue about Children running away from the Military, though I am an Igbo man, but I will try to be unbiased as possible.

I am writing this based on my personal experience and academic background in Health and Medical practice, now the issue of Immunization/Vaccination is a very serious issue, a great deal of training and knowledge is required to administer a Vaccine to a patient or to even design the program.
I have been involved directly with WHO,FHI 360, Ministry of Health both Federal, State and Primary health centers {this is not bragging, I am just saying this, so you guys will know I am talking based on strong Empirical knowledge}

In Nigeria, to the best of my knowledge, Immunization Programs is 'mostly' coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health, NOT any Medical council or group of Doctors, you will be shocked to know that Doctors don't really have much to do with immunization on a normal day (but here in Nigeria, our dear Doctors don't stay on their lane, the want to be involved in everything that has to do with health the will soon start doing X-rays I no talk oo), a medical Doctor is trained to CURE, TREAT/MANAGE Illness and sickness, while Vaccination/immunization is a branch of medicine which focuses on PREVENTING/PREVENTION of diseases.

Curing and Preventing disease are two different things, The field of medicine that has to do with Preventing disease (Vaccination), intervention are Public Health, Epidemiology, medical laboratory scientist, Microbiologist, Biochemistry, parasitology,etc.
Though Medical doctors are also slightly involved, because in the field of Medicine, everybody is involved

I just said, I should give a brief background about people responsible for vaccination so you people can have a better view about this. Now before you start vaccination, there must be mass media awareness detailing your program, target population and the benefits of your program/expected results.

A lot of advocacy visits has to be done with Community leaders, Religious leaders, Parents, Teachers (depending on your target population),
Even after this, you MUST seek consent of the Parents /guardian, before administering any drug, vaccine to a child below 18 years, unless in EMERGENCY situations, now the Operation Python dance II was more or less a Violent exercise, it did not go as planned (though we never knew the army's original plan ), but let us assume the never intended to go into any altercations with the Indigenous People of Biafra, it still started off in chaos, which overshadowed the goodwill of the program, I am not here to apportion blames on either the Military or IPOB, let's leave that aside.

Now the perception an average South East resident has of the Operation Python dance by the Nigerian Military, is that the are/were fighting IPOB members. Not that the are doing medical exercise
Remember it was this exercise that made the Federal Government label IPOB as a terrorist group like ISIS ..

So, you cannot finish all this and start coming to primary schools without parents consent or media awareness, to start administering Vaccines Come on naaa , in a tensed up region

This is not about Brain washing or Gullibility, let me tell you my personal experience, many years ago, I supervised a Team of health workers who were administering OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine), the had issues with non-compliance, even after all the Mass media awareness/campaigns and advocacy visits we did, during the program, when the health workers went to seek the parent's consent, some bluntly refused, we had to employ the use of incentives, even at that, few Parents still refused, THIS was in the SOUTHERN part of Nigeria NOT the northern part, it was tensed up, it was done by bloody civilians like me , I cannot give more details due to confidentiality and ethical consideration.

In immunization programs there are key indicators which are used to monitor the overall effectiveness of the program, the are
R-Re-visit
RX-non-compliance
N- Non eligible
then good symbol, which denotes there was total compliance
there are other indicators, but let me leave it at this..

I believe Nigerian Military made a great mistake in going to schools or anywhere in the South East to start any vaccination or medical program without serious media awareness, advocacy visit.

lalasticlala

Thank you! This is the most sensible post I have read on this topic for a long time. Too much hysteria and propaganda has littered the social media space, concerning this issue.

WetinConsignMe:

Who ever said.Ojukwu signed Awo's release papers. Ironsi's SMC ordered Awo's release. The vote was almost unanimous (Katsina voted no). Ojukwu allowed it to be effected, which he didnt have to.
Semantics. You know exactly what "forced out" meant in this instace.

The Igbo were NOT forced out. So kindly stop the semantics. You know very well that pressure was put on Ojukwu to drop his secessionist plans. If they wanted to force the Igbo out, Ojukwu would have been allowed to go away without any form of hindrance. And yes, Gowon still released Awolowo. Evidence abounds to that effect, unless you can post a screenshot or relevant documents showing minutes of the meeting that Ironsi had with the SMC where the decision to release Awo was made. Hearsay doesn't work anymore. Sorry.

T9ksy:

Oga historian, please can you point to the place where awo pointedly promised Ojukwu that if igbos were forced out bla bla bla.................and who were the witnesses?

The Igbo were never even forced out. They were forced inwards - forced to remain within Nigeria, so even if Awo made that promise, it was rendered invalid by the subsequent events that unfolded. That is the truth they do not want to hear.

T9ksy:

And which "Yoruba" were ready to support Ojukwu' liberation force? Was that before or after Ojukwu's biafran babes had dropped bombs in lagos killing the same "yaribas" in yaba and apapa area? Initially (August 9th 1967), Biafran plane dropped "warning bombs"-leaflets in ikeja and palmgrove areas “calling on the people to overthrow Gowon’s government and the Hausa imperialists.” However the following week,seeing that the people failed to his bait, Ojukwu dropped real bombs killing innocent "Yoruba" residents in yaba and its environs.

As for the agbekoya uprisings- that had nothing whatsoever to do with Ojukwu's BLF. Among other issues they rebelled against, the high fixed tax rate of $8 in western region of nigeria was their main grouse with officials of that region in particular and nothing to do with the federal govt of gowon (hence the slogan "oke mefa laosan-We are only paying 30 shillings!" and which Awo was able to quell with some negotiation. Your usual obfuscation tactic, am afraid will not work here, oga dede.

The bottom line is that Ojukwu sent Banjo (as a Trojan horse) on a "mission impossible" to wrought havoc on his ancestral land which Banjo must have taken cognizance of, hence his attempt to seek safe passage through yorubaland which necessitate the delay. Ojukwu simply had the man killed 'cause his gamble failed and he needed a fall guy for his gross military incompetence. There was no way Ojukwu ill-equipped rag-tag liberation front could have taken lagos and hang on to it when even his rear axis -the mid-west region was still been harangued by ogbemudia's resistance force.

In fact, the whole excursion was a futile attempt by ojukwu and a sheer waste of vital human resources.

Thank you!! Please join me for drinks, next time you are in my city. You deserve a great reward for speaking the truth, in such a clear and analytical manner. May you live long.

GeeString:

What doctors oga?

When did illiterate soldiers become qualified to administer vaccines?

So if i show up at your doorstep right now and demand to vaccinate your kids wearing army uniform, you will allow me abi?

Tell yourself the truth na bros even if you want to lie to others...

The Army has fully qualified doctors among its medical corps.

Dillusionist:

the same children your awolowo starved to death?? the same children that must study to get a pass Mark of 138 while their northern counterpart needs just 2??the same children that will still grow to jobless youth because they are from the east??...we don't belong to this ZOO kingdom,,and may I remind you that you can't lift a fly

The same children your Ojukwu allowed to die, by refusing to allow food get to them, through a land corridor. Ojukwu sent his own kids abroad to enjoy a life of safety and security, but failed to allow the food needed by the local children in his region, to reach them. May the souls of those children continue to find peace in the bosom of the Lord.

ChimaAgbalajob:
I am still wondering why the army will be administering vaccines to children in a region where there is no mass outbreak of communicable diseases.

The most ridiculous part is that even UNICEF data shows Southeast is a region leading the north in immunization coverage ! Doesn't common sense dictate that you go to areas where there is poor immunization coverage for such exercises ? Why go to an area with almost 100% immunization coverage?

View this whole sordid activity against the backdrop of the hate speeches made by this administration against the Igbos as recently as October 1st this year. Not to mention the removal of the region from any infrastructural development agenda of the Buhari regime and purging of the military of Igbo officers and men. Let us even forget about the extra judicial executions, sudden disappearances of people kidnapped at night by military since their python dance II started.

This all reveals the sinister intentions behind the evil plot to suddenly "vaccinate" children against some monkey pox or some farse. They are out to cleanse their hated "enemies" using chemicals and viruses instead of bullets. Of course, starting with the little children who cannot resist.

I can only imagine their next move now that this plot has been exposed.

Do you have proof that the vaccines being offered are lethal? Be truthful for once. Such spurious allegations such as yours' need to be proven. What lab verified that those vaccines were toxic? Several professors, chemical scientists and lab technologists exist in the South east that can easily verify this. And none of them has conducted any research to show that the vaccines are polluted, toxic or lethal to the human body.

DanseMacabre:
Female artists are damn sexy. Wish I could find one to get hitched to.

Men, in this times $625k is a damn lot of money o. I might need to go back to my creative calling.

So now what is Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, an IPOB yoot(ess) or an American

She is a gifted, talented, young full - blooded Nigerian artiste. Her husband is the American.

WetinConsignMe:

You don't need google for something black and white like this.
Why can't people ever THINK for themselves. Any paper can be manufactured by anybody. Use your God-given COMMON SENSE! Awo wrote Ironsi a long letter asking for.his release. These things take time. The SMC finally authorised his release just before Ironsi was killed. By the time Gowon came in his release was akready a fait accompli but couldn't have happened without Ojukwu's acquiescence.

THINK! How can you have a coup on July 29 and, amidst the evolving coup , by Aug 2nd have completed all the meetings and legwork needed to release a major someone imprisoned in the only part of the country where the coup did not.succeed?! THINK!


READ AGAIN:
Awolowo's letter is rather self-explanatory. Emissaries sent to him to Calabar arrived Calabar with a plane on July 27, 1966. The SMC wanted him in Lagos on July 29. In the early mornings of July 29, Ironsi and Fajuyi were murdered in Ibadan by a coup in which Gowon was very active. On the day that Ironsi was supposed to make the announcement publicly in the gala planned for his final day in Ibadan as a gesture of goodwill to the West, he was killed. The crucial point to note here from Awo's diary is that

(a) his release was already final. A plane had been sent to him to leave Calabar to Lagos. He did not leave because it was a one-engine plane and he just did not like the idea of traveling in that plane.

(b) Having been released, a second declaration of release was no longer necessary by Gowon because the papers releasing him had been signed and sealed and effected. The only person who could stop further action on that release document in the circumstance was the Eastern Regional governor (OJUKWU) whose authority was required to effect the wishes of the Federal government.
It is as simple as that. If Gowon issued an order in that regard, Emeka Ojukwu would have very clearly and deliberately ignored it to fully press the point that he was under no obligation to heed Gowon's authority and Chief Awolowo would not have been released. He would most likely have ended up in the East, like Banjo and co during the war all of whom were released by Ojukwu's orders.

... As at August 3 1966, with a coup in evolution which had not succeeded in the East, the laws of the federation ceased to exist in the East. The only laws that existed in areas under Ojukwu's command were the emergency laws that he assumed. No tributes, declarations or orders by any other authority outside of the East under any guise of law could be enforced in the East. Basically, Nigeria temporarily ceased to exist.

No need for long story. The facts are in public domain. No matter how much you try to peddle false info. Oga, the paper of release was signed by Gowon. Why do you like repeating and rehashing propaganda so much?

EruditorII:
cc Vivere

Just seeing this. Will get back to you later, after going through the main article.

Goodharoun:
Dr. Maikanti Kachalla Baru GMD, NNPC Maikanti Kachalla Baru is an indigene of Bauchi State. He obtained his West African School Certificate in 1978 from the Federal Government College Jos and later bagged a First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from AhmaduBello University, Zaria in 1982. He also attended the University of Sussex, United Kingdom where he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering in 1987. Between 1988-1991, he held various positions at the Jos Steel Rolling Company
Ltd. including Head Corporate Planning and Electrical Department while also serving in several committees in the company.He was the Manager National Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NETCO) from May to November 1991. He became the Manager, Opera
tions of Procurement Management Services (PROMAS) from 1991-1993 where he saved the Corporation over $70 million in six months of operation.Thereafter, he served in NAPIMS as the Manager Gas Department for four years and in 1997, he was appointed General Manager, Gas Development Division and during his stewardship of the Joint Venture Gas Projects, they were able to save over $575 million. In July 1999, he was appointed as the Executive Director, Operations of the Nigerian Gas Company, Warri where he was
responsible for the smooth operation of all the facilities in the Nigerian Gas Company ensuring uninterrupted gas supply to customers such as NEPA. He left this position in 2004 and was appointed as the Managing
Director Hyson (Nigeria) Ltd and under his stewardship; Hyson was introduced into the domestic LPG business and grew rapidly raking in N24m in 2004, N164m in 2005 and N400m in 2006. From 2006 to 2007, Dr. M.K Baru was the Group General Manager, Greenfield Refinery Projects Division where he was tasked with ensuring the smooth execution of the feasibility study, design, construction and operation of new refineries in Nigeria.Following his good work there, he was appointed in 2007, as the Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) where he was responsible for ensuring the effective supervision of the nation’s investment in
the upstream of the Nigeria’s oil industry. This covered the six joint ventures, sixty-two production-sharing contracts and other ad-hoc assignments.Till his appointment as the Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production, Dr. Baru was the Group General Manager LNG Division. In his capacity, he handled the commercial and administrative aspects of the LNG Investment Businesses. He was also the NNPC’s Chief Technical Negotiator on the West African Gas Pipeline project and chaired the NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee.
In March 2016, he was appointed Technical Adviser (Gas Matters)to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and on July 4th
2016, President Muhammad Buhari appointed him as the 17th Group Managing Director of the NNPC. Dr. Baru has shown academic excellence over the years winning various prizes such as the Shell BP Petroleum Prize for the Best Final Year Mechanical Engineering Student and the Lever Brothers Prize for the Best Final Year Mechanical Engineering Investigation Project at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.He has also attended prestigious institutions such as the Harvard Business School, College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Oxford, Columbia University Business School, New York and the Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business among others.
Oga me, just like Kachiku, Baru's Profile is also loaded.

Thank you! People have assumed that Baru is a dullard, or he only got his appointment based on nepotism, simply because he comes from a section of the country where education is not given the priority it deserves.

tiwiex:

$25b is not missing. Contracts were awarded was that amount. Some are commercial contracts to lift crude. For instance, lift crude worth $3b and pay me 10 percent commission. Meanwhile, u can resell at $5b.indirectly, Nigeria will lose billions in revenue with this arrangement in the long run. In other words, we indirectly paid billions to contractors who were no competitive.

Not true. You cannot buy or resell oil at the international market at any arbitrary price you want. Oil prices are based on Platt. It is an international pricing platform that is updated daily. So you cannot fix any price for oil based on your own whims.

LoRdCaT:
You are a bastard! incorrigible fool! Sex starved idiot. why don't you just go under her and lick her dry vagina you dumb asslicker.. Now show me exactly how decent you are. Go on dog, lick!

Hello mods - Rocktation, farano, r231, Freiburger - This is a breach of Rule 2: Bullying, insulting & provoking a Nairalander. Please kindly sanction the poster. Thank you.

lovelygurl:
Am I the only one finding this guy funny? Whenever I read your comment, I imagine a mad man shouting on top of his voice, stamping on his feet (in a skimpy/ torn brown dress ..don't ask me why) we all know he's a nobody and well mad loooooool. I can't be the only one laughing!

Please ignore him. You are too decent to stoop to his level.

I knew Kachikwu’s claims couldn’t be true, says David-West | Posted By: Bisi Oladele | October 11, 2017

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof. Tam David-West, has described the response of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to Minister of State (Petroleum), Ibe Kachikwu’s allegation as a relief, saying it confirmed his thinking that the allegations could not have been true.

David-West, who spoke with our reporter in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital yesterday, said he had refrained from commenting on NNPC for many years, until he read the corporation’s response to the minister’s allegations.

According to him, Kachikwu’s claims on $25 billion contracts could not have been true, given the strict rules guiding such at the NNPC.

He said: “On reading Kachikwu’s letter, I was flabbergasted that something like that could ever happen. If it is the NNPC that I know, I can’t believe that all those things could have happened. The rules of lifting oil are so strict that when I read his letter, I could not believe my eyes.

“To lift oil within Nigeria, you must be a corporate organisation or a country. If it is a corporate organisation, you must have a minimum of 20 staff and have a refinery. If it is a country, it must also have a refinery. The organisation must also submit audited financial report of three consecutive years and deposit a non-refundable fund of $1.5 million. This sum was originally levied in Naira but we changed it in 1984 when exchange rate was $1.5 to N1. But now, it has been reduced and this has brought more organisations into the business. In fact, about 40 organisations now lift Nigerian oil as if they are buying palm oil.

“With those strict conditions, it baffled me to read what Kachikwu wrote.

“Again, oil contracts are not discussed at either NNPC board meetings or Federal Executive Council meetings to avoid slowing down decision-making process. The corporation has its own tenders board though the basic rules have been updated over time. I was surprised that Kachikwu’s letter was also leaked to the press because it was an embarrassment to the President. Definitely, something fundamental is wrong somewhere. The letter could not have been leaked by the Presidency, because it was an embarrassment to the President. It could also not have been leaked by Maikanti Baru, because it would have been an indictment on him.

“So, I was relieved on reading NNPC’s response. It confirmed that things have not gone so bad as Kachikwu portrayed it in his letter. As a matter of fact, if the content of the letter were true, it would scare players in the oil industry away from Nigeria.

“Some people also said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would have prevented that kind of situation if it had been passed. That is not correct. The PIB is not the solution to the problem in the Nigerian oil industry. In fact, if passed the way it is, it can destroy the industry. I have read it. It is not a serious bill. It has only 40 words. If they don’t look at it carefully before passing it, it can destroy the industry.”

http://thenationonlineng.net/knew-kachikwus-claims-couldnt-true-says-david-west/

cc: EruditorII, here is another viewpoint from a different newspaper.

Nowenuse:
Stop saying rubbish. The colonialists were different from the missionaries, even though they were of same race. Don't forget that these missionaries also gave us schools, hospitals e t c which we and our illiterate fathers benefitted from. If not for them, we would have still been killing twins by now
Can you justify these inhumane practices?

Twins were never killed in Yoruba land. They were deified and honoured as mini-gods, and purveyor of blessings. Go figure.

shukuokukobambi:
Abeg they should settle for the sake of the oil industry

na photo-shop be dis otherwise known as 'eye-service' for the cameras!

omenka:
All these don't mean nothing to me. They are just for the purposes of optics.

As long as the underlying issues behind that letter remain unresolved, it would only be a matter of time before shiit blows in their faces yet again.

Very correct. Your head dey there...! Na real optical illusion, dis picture be!

9japrof:
Hahahahaha and you are really keeping your mouth shut by blabbing on a public forum

Fake niggas every where, remember you said you met this girl on nairaland. So there is a higher percentage she sees that cos she's here on NL

If she sees it, good for her!! She will get to know the kind of disloyal untrustworthy girl-friend she has, and the kind of honourable boyfriend, she's got.

Adaumunocha:
Reason why I hide my man from friends... Bîtches b wanting what u getting. Hate that ur backstabbing friend pls. hope u gave her a resounding slap?

She should slap her friend? The guy, nko? She should kiss him?

lovelygurl:
Awww

Don't take it for granted. You only live once . We all do

Thank you!

lovelygurl:
Hey, your username means "living" in Latin... loool. Just came to my mind after seeing it

Was is intentional or based on other reasons?

Intentional. I thank God for every day I am alive.

Rokia2:
he's not a saint at all but the lady have to power to make it happen or not.

When it comes to sex you know women hold the card. Women decides most time.

Even if he ask, that doesn't mean that you should give you pretty thing to every joe that ask.

You obviously don't know what you are saying....! Women hold the cards, indeed! Stop deceiving yourself, pls.

Explorers:
Those days of letter writing, sending the younger brothers to deliver the letters.

The box full of love letters underneath your bed is now the texts you will never delete, even when your storage gets crazy full.

Sneaking around the girl’s house with your best baggy jean and over size tshirt, roaming the street, hoping she will come out to grind pepper or buy maggi.
Lalasticlal'a, Mynd'44

Ewelewe.... I remember this one, o! As young as I was then, (about 7 or 8 years old) I acted as messenger of love for my aunties and uncles. They would write letters, spray it with perfume and give it to me to go and deliver to their crush, in those days. I was to give it directly to the person and nobody else. One day, I made the mistake of dropping the letter at the door of the girl my uncle was seeing, when I went to their house. I was eager to rush back home and watch my cartoons. Unfortunately, that letter was picked up by her father. When the man stormed our house the following day, ehn....no be small thing, o! Anyway, the long & short of it was that I was so badly dealt with, that I couldn't sit down for 2 days!