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The Odum of Ala Igbo
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Aint a Naija boy ... this nation fascinates me
Might slide through Abuja and smash some bakata
Cool. Nigeria should be the Black superpower but its current leadership have no strategic vision nor desire to create a rich and powerful state.
The Odum of Ala Igbo
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The Buhari Gov't is both Evil and Clueless
Why Buhari is silent on Southern Kaduna killings - Spokesperson - Premium Times Nigeria
Why Buhari is silent on Southern Kaduna killings - Spokesperson - Premium Times Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari is silent on the ongoing violence in southern part of Kaduna State because the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is handling it, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has said.
Mr. Adesina stated this Monday morning on Channels Television during its Sunrise Daily programme.
At least six persons were killed in Goska village, Jema’a local Government Area in the early hours of Christmas.
The victims included a teenage secondary school student, Gimbia Morik, daughter of a former council chairman in Jema’a.
The killings, by suspected herdsmen, occurred despite Jema’a and two other local governments – Kaura and Zango Kataf – being under a 24-hour curfew.
The state government after a meeting of heads of various security agencies in the state, had on December 21 imposed the 24-hour curfew to prevent violence during the festive season.
Scores of people have been killed in ethno-religious violence in Southern Kaduna in 2016.
As the killings continue, Mr. Buhari had come under criticism from Nigerians for his silence.
Citing Nigeria’s federal structure, Mr. Adesina said there was no need for Mr. Buhari to speak since Mr. El-Rufai is “on top of the matter.”
The presidential aide said as the chief security officer of his state, it rests on Mr. El-Rufai, who has pledged to bring perpetrators to book, to deal with the matter.
T'challa
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I wish Coli brehs will discuss the unbearable level of hardship in that country more. Low key ethnic cleansing is taking place and no one not is talking about it. Syria, Yemen, but we ain't mentioned.
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Are you from Nigeria? What state do you hail from?
So just by glancing it appears Buhari sucks, so what is next?
T'challa
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Yes, from Anambra precisely.
The Odum of Ala Igbo
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The Gambia: Buhari, other West African leaders in closed door meeting
The Gambia: Buhari, other West African leaders in closed door meeting - Premium Times Nigeria
The Gambia: Buhari, other West African leaders in closed door meeting - Premium Times Nigeria
Some West African leaders including President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met behind closed door to discuss the political impasse in The Gambia.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Presidents of Liberia and Senegal, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Macky Sall as well as ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama are attending the meeting.
The representative of the United Nations to West Africa and The Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas is also attending the meeting while the Vice –President of Sierra Leone was still being awaited as of the time of filing this report.
The meeting, which is being held at the new Presidential Banquet, Aso Villa, followed the one in Accra on the sidelines of the inauguration of President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Saturday.
The meeting of the West African leaders is aimed at avoiding violence and preserving democracy in The Gambia.
Nigerian Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the Abuja talks would discuss further steps to be taken.
“There are some disturbing information the (Nigerian) president (Muhammadu Buhari) is hearing which he needs to verify and the Abuja meeting will take a final decision,” he said, without elaborating.
The West African leaders at the Accra meeting expressed the readiness of the region to continue the pursuit of dialogue with the leaders of The Gambia.
At the last ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, President Buhari and the former President of Ghana, John Mahama, were appointed as Mediator and Co-Mediator to resolve the political impasse.
They have also been mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure the safety of the President-elect, Adama Barrow and ensure a peaceful handover of power on January 19.
After the meeting in Accra, Liberia’s President Ellen Sirleaf said the regional bloc had no intention to deploy its standby military force in Gambia
“We are committed to a peaceful mediation and a peaceful transfer of power in the Gambia … we will continue to pursue that for now,” Ms. Sirleaf, who chairs the 15-member body, said.
Asked if the regional group would deploy a standby force soon, she said “no”, adding that ECOWAS was closely monitoring proceedings in Gambia’s Supreme Court where President Yahya Jammeh is challenging the poll result.
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the top U.N. official in West Africa, also attended the closed-door meeting, which was the first official engagement by Ghana’s new President Nana Akufo-Addo, who was sworn in on Saturday.
Diplomats are concerned about the impasse over the poll.
The United States warned its citizens on Saturday against visiting Gambia, whose white beaches are a draw for tourists.
“The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to The Gambia because of the potential for civil unrest and violence in the near future,” the statement said.
Mr. Jammeh, a former coup leader, who has ruled Gambia for 22 years, initially accepted his defeat by opposition figure Adama Barrow in the December 1 election.
But a week later, he reversed his position, vowing to hang on to power despite a wave of regional and international condemnation.
(NAN)
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Who knows what's next. This year is the last year for Buhari to improve his standing before the campaigning for the 2019 elections begins next year. If he doesn't, it may bring a lot of political turmoil to Nigeria.
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
'Vacation'. He's travelling for a medical check-up. Ban foreign toothpicks and rice but refuse to use doctors from the country you're president of, brehs.
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
How Buhari ordered two truckloads of DSS to arrest Apostle Johnson Suleiman, church reacts
How Buhari ordered the arrest of Apostle Johnson Suleiman - church reacts
How Buhari ordered the arrest of Apostle Johnson Suleiman - church reacts
- Omega Fire Ministries has reacted to the botched arrest of its General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleiman in Ekiti on Wednesday, January 25 morning
- The church said Buhari ordered a truckload of DSS operatives to arrest Suleiman who went to Ekiti for a crusade
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- The church faulted the action of the President Buhari, saying he has not arrested his kinsmen that are killing Nigerians in Southern Kaduna but attempt arresting an harmless man of God
The Omega Fire Ministries has responded to the attempted arrest of the church’s General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleiman in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, on Wednesday morning, January 25, 2017.
The church’s media director, Dr. Sule Emmanuel and the coordinator of the church’s legal team, Samuel Amune, in a jointly signed statement, said Apostle Suleiman is safe and the attempted arrest that was ordered from Abuja was unsuccessful.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The duo, who described President Muhammadu’s government as tyrannical, said Buhari ordered two truckloads of fully armed DSS officials to forcefully arrest a man of God, but the people and government of Ekiti state overwhelmingly resisted the arrest of Suleiman.
The statement read in part: “Let it be on record that this assault occurred around 1am in the morning of Wednesday. Apostle Johnson Suleman is not facing any corruption charge neither is there any petition against him. The attempted arrest being masterminded by the presidency against him is unconstitutional, morally wrong and procedurally defective.
READ ALSO: Opinion: “Apostle” Johnson Suleiman: Please leave my God out of your “killing business”
“This country was founded on the principles of equality before the law and justice. There should be strict adherence to the spirit and letters of our constitution and nobody should be treated as a common criminal. As the country belongs to every one of us irrespective of religion and social status.
“By the way, the man of God in his prophecies for the year 2017 which he issued before the end of 2016 had already informed the public how God showed him that in 2017 the government of President Buhari will come after him because of his stand against the policies and actions of the government. But God is ever faithful to protect his anointed from the oppressors.”
The statement said no responsible government in the world ever makes religious leaders their object of attack, noting that rather than attack them, they rally round them to see how to forestall crisis and foster unity.
Apostle Johnson Suleiman
The church, which faulted the silence of the presidency over the killings across the nation with specific reference to the killings in Southern Kaduna, wondered why anyone has not arrested the perpetrators of these crimes, even as it blamed the senseless killings on Buhari’s kinsmen.
The church said the outspokenness of Suleiman was due to his love for Nigeria, maintaining that he cannot be quiet in the face of the immoral happenings in the nation.
READ ALSO: Fayose stops DSS from arresting Apostle Johnson Suleman in Ekiti (photo, video)
The statement added: “Only recently, God’s servant, Apostle Johnson Suleman, was forced to call on Christians all over Nigeria to defend themselves against these killers since the spate of killings has been on the rise.
“Interestingly, the call by the man of God for the Christians to take caution and defend themselves where necessary has become the core focus of the Nigerian government, despite the fact that it has evidently failed to protect her people. It is now determined to exploit the instruments of the state to go after the man of God.”
The church called on the Nigerian government to put a stop to the senseless attacks on Christian leaders, saying: “These are leaders and beacons of hope whose integrity and teachings have kept this country in unity and consistently given hope to millions of Nigerians faced with hunger, neglect, abuse and ill-treatment from the government they optimistically voted into power.”
DSS operatives
It added that the church has branches in over 51 countries in the world and that the churches in the nations have been directed to send the protest letter to the Nigerian embassies in those countries, enumerating the inhuman treatment and the harassment of Nigerian church leaders by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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“We like to unequivocally state that Apostle Johnson Suleman believes in the progress and unity of Nigeria, and this will remain the core of all his messages. However, no intimidation from the government will stop him from speaking the truth to the government, and standing in defense of the defenseless.
“We believe that the greater and brighter days of this country are very close-by, and God in His judgment will surely displace the enemies of his people, regardless of how highly placed they are.
“Apostle Johnson Suleman will continue praying for the good of Nigeria, and for the Almighty God to guide her leaders’ right,” the statement noted.
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