Last time it was a $38Billion stadium at Abuja, now BiafraNigeria wants her own NASA to be headed by Baba Iyabo! Read the news for yourself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top Science and Health News
Developing Nigeria Embarks on Space Program Reuters Jul 4 2001 2:55PM
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria, one of the world's poorest countries, is to launch its own space program in the form of an agency that will develop rocket and satellite technology, Transport Minister Ojo Madueke announced on Wednesday. He said the government had allocated $2.7 million for the program and that the agency will receive $2.2 million annually in the next three years with the aim of becoming self-financing.
Although Nigeria is the world's sixth largest oil exporter, it has an external debt of $28.5 billion, according to government figures, and is struggling to provide its citizens with roads, education and basic health services.
With a per capita annual income of $300, it is one of the world's 20 poorest countries, according to World Bank figures.
President Olusegun Obasanjo will head the National Council on Space Science Technology, which will oversee the program, and Vice President Atiku Abubakar will be deputy chairman.
___________________ Awo's political idea was based on the assumption that any town beyond Owo was Igbo or Hausa. Awo was not socialised; he was not a good mixer because he did not have the opportunity, which the secondary school offered. ~TOS Benson, Baba Oba of Lagos
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Where are the scientists ? Nigerians that are capable of handling such projects are in the West. One is actually a neighbor and friend here in the US. Anyhow what a foolish idea coming from a completely failed nation, priorities are usually wrongly set.
___________________ Chukwu gozie Nd'Igbo nile. Posts: 124 | From: USA | Registered: Apr 2001
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THis is a total deception from the Federal Govt. of Nigeria.
The government that cannot be able to provide basic amenities.
They are trying to make names for themselves, by saying that they started so and so project. It is a normal Nigeria deceptive talk.
Where are the scientist? Most of us are self-employed here without having anything to do with the government. Any so long as there is tribalism it will never work.
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Ohafia, Have you conspired with baba Iyabo to crack my delicate ribs this early morning?
Obasanjo the stone age moron, and Atiku the backward neanderthal are embarking their Nigeria on a space program, ha! Who are the scientists? Bature and Bamidele? Hahaha! These crude jockers are always fishing for attention.
I wonder how they plan to get to this "space" of theirs...thru donkey rides and a stash of Burkinabe beans/donkey meat? They are spaced out, alright.
Como estas? Mi esto bien. I only pasted the Reuter report verbatim. Me no add, me no take. My oyibo colleague(a space enthusiast) is wondering aloud why they can't start with something small like regular power supply and national airline.
It has been suggested that Aremu and his entire cabinet should be propelled to the space with the rocket directed towards the sun. Sounds good to me. Aremu is an IDIOT!
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___________________ Awo's political idea was based on the assumption that any town beyond Owo was Igbo or Hausa. Awo was not socialised; he was not a good mixer because he did not have the opportunity, which the secondary school offered. ~TOS Benson, Baba Oba of Lagos
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Don't forget Ojo "the bicycle riding idiot" Maduekwe. Yeah biggie belle is headed to space on Sani's donkey and errand boy Ojo rides behind in his newly acquired white horse, of course carrying oga's suitcase along with him.
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Nice one, Chiboy, nice one. From the look of things it seems OJO is seriously trying to add the Information Ministry to his portfolio.
___________________ Awo's political idea was based on the assumption that any town beyond Owo was Igbo or Hausa. Awo was not socialised; he was not a good mixer because he did not have the opportunity, which the secondary school offered. ~TOS Benson, Baba Oba of Lagos Posts: 2644 | From: United Kingdom | Registered: Apr 2001
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Guys, I think we should all contribute money and a recommendation letter to the Russian space agency to give baba Iyabo, Ojo Maduekwe, Anyim, Udenwa, Mbadinuju, Ige, Abubakar, Arewa thieves, and the whole lot of maggot-infested corrupt hoodlums in govt, a one-way spacey ride to the sun.
The Russian space agency has become a "pay and ride" money making transport technology. The Virgin Atlantic airlines owner (Richard B) recently paid a million dollar or so, to the Russian space agency for a ride to space. It could be the dream ride baba Iyabo had that triggered his space technology halucination.
This could surely be the ultimate ride for the corrupt and evil lot.
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This space misadventure and galactic delusions have finally brought us to the distilled essence of the Ota farmer – that he is a moron of inter-galactic proportions; and here we thought we were just dealing with an earthly imbecile.
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Sister Amanda I will agree with you on the ride for those buffons you mentioned. Only if it is one way ticket to the space and make sure that they don't have acess to return ticket on Russian Mir. While we at it while not let the Russians dump them on Mars. Didn't hear that Mars can be habited. Why not let that be Nigeria contribution to science. I will donate for their ticket, Although I don't if Papa Iyabo and nutty Professor fat boy Anyim can lose enough weight in time to make the trip. May be we should also hire Jenny craig to help them lose some of those pounds they racked up.
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Of course it will have to be a one way ticket. I never even thought about their weight problem. Thanks for bringing that up: you're thinking ahead. But why hire Jenny Craig when keep fit enthusiast, Mr 'Idiotic' Maduekwe himself will be aboard!
___________________ Awo's political idea was based on the assumption that any town beyond Owo was Igbo or Hausa. Awo was not socialised; he was not a good mixer because he did not have the opportunity, which the secondary school offered. ~TOS Benson, Baba Oba of Lagos
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I wonder how these fools like Maduekwe, Atiku, Obasanjo the Kampe man will do this wonderful thing. These people are so backward. I feel so ashamed everytime I go to the Airport with that green passport that represents a nation inhabited by all these donces.
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This is nothing but a day dream. Someone should tell oo and his do nothing cabinet to fix Nigeria roads, revamp universities, and other schools, give nigerians steady electricity, good drinking water and good health care delivery system. The rest is another ploy to siphon the people's money out of the country.
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Umunna, If Aremu of a man has seen jail, what remain for him is the space. US satilite is always at the top of the Aso Rock. I can see it through the hotel window.
He thought with 'gmg' bag he can get there. Anyway, they are the world biggest jokers.
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Damned if you do and damned if you don't! What has Mr. President's physical or intellectual state has to do with the development of Nigeria's Space Program?
So seems to be the ethno-opposition vigilante party that sees nothing proactive in ANYTHING the President or Nigeria does.
Folks, there is nothing wrong in having a Space/Satelite Agency. What you guys would be justified in asking for are the details of the Government policy that establishes such an agency. Then you can critizes or recommend or approve for your nation's sake.
It is nothing so much of rocket-science for Nigeria to develop and launch own satelite. We are overdue for that "normal" technological development. I'd rather the Federal commit to a promise that within a decade, we will at least have own satelites looking down from the heavens.
Nigeria has enough human capital capable of developing a very competitive Space program. Some of you can even help (if not for your dead Republic dreams). We need a formidable Space Program that can further the minds of erstwhile "ogbunigwe" gun-powder merchants.
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Wow freaks and Geecks are coming out to defended their uncles boss. Go tell that to man who is having hard time feeding his family or to a young college graduate roam the street of Lagos that you are embarking on a space program. Oh I forget you used to call yourself giant of Africa. when your stomach was empty.
___________________ Biafra: save my bullets when I die, Oh Biafra, Allelua if I surrender and that will be forever. Posts: 272 | From: Birmingham AL | Registered: Mar 2001
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Ikpatt, Nigeria nor bigi belle will have no such space/satelite programs. It's a country that encourages and rewards mediocrity in place of meritocracy.
I wonder who's gonna engineer and launch this "sand castle" satelite dream of yours...baba Iyabo's scientists (Bamidele, Aluko, Folanke, etc) or the almajiri shariarist scientist? (Bature, Adamu, Zaiyol Karl, etc). Ikpatt, you better snap out of this daydream of yours. With the nightmare staring at you, do you still pretend its fun?
For something scientific, adviser Ikpatt, why don't you advise Aremu to start with simple road constructions, adequate portable drinking water, steady supply of energy to its citizens. Since these simple three are mountainuously taxing, embarking on space/satelite technology is an elusive dream.
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"I'd rather the Federal commit to a promise that within a decade, we will at least have own satelites looking down from the heavens." --- Ikpatt
That is the 'stupidest' statement I have read lately. Is that the only reason you want a satelite - so that you can "look down from the heavens?" How dumb! When you have your "own salelites looking down from the heavens" what makes you think that you have any say in what part of heaven you will be looking from or what part of earth you will be allowed to see? Your country is ruled by blind people and all the known intellectual power for satelite technology is in Biafra. If your mentor Obasanjo will not allow the best scientists to work at NEPA because they are Igbo, what makes you think he will have the sense to employ them for his future dinosaur in space? This project is doomed to failure.
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Amanda; Space/Satelite Program invariably helps in development of several other technologies. I understand the real need for ground infrastructural developments. There are no economic, social or political laws that emphasize one over the other. All can simultaneously be developed as they mutually benefit each other and as would for all Nigerians.
Amanda, I have met with some of the Nigerians listed in posts above and, trust me, some of them are VERY capable of steering a sound Space policy for Nigeria. Let no one underestimate our potentials. Isn't it strange that we are the meanest against ourselves? And technological advancement or capital development is not exculsive to any ethnic group or one vanquished republic. I have met with Nigerians from all ethnic and social backgrounds who are BEST and world class in chosen technological fields, including Dr. Aluko, a couple others with high level NASA experience and even one who worked tirelessly for scuttled Nigeria Space project at one of Nigeria's universities.
This attitude of planned antagonism against anything goverment and intellectual Nigeria is so unexpected of youth looked upon for Nigeria's future. I must say that this Board has founded for itself a posterboy image of old Nigeria, saturated with vitriols against self, some Nigerians and the future. It is disgusting!
Others; That there is a Space Program does not mean we must put a Nigerian (I wonder from which ethnic group the first may be without drawn blood) in Jupiter to brag about our technological prowess when "Nne Ngbeke" or "Mama Igbo" goes to market on a dirt road. Educate yourselves!
In this IT age, do not display ignorance in public domain by mistaking Satelite technology as a super tech feat reserved for the first world. You rely on that technology daily - even as you are writting on this board.
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WOW What do we owe for this sudden appearances of our good friend Ikpatt to BiafraNigeria message board. Is brother Ikpatt bored with egbeomooduduwa.com that he have decided to come join us. Or Is Brother Ikpatt a spy coming to inflitrate our good board. Oya me lenu o as the yorubas always say.
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As usual, Ikpatt has displayed his abject lack of coherence. It is clear that this boy understands nothing about satelite technology, yet he is volunteering his uneducated self as spokesman for this junk project. One thing anyone with even a lay understanding of the field will know is that the technology requires a fair amount of post deployment maintenance. This is why it is foolish for a country like Nigeria that lacks an organized maintenance mechanism to embark on this project at this time. Ikpatt attempts to hide his abject ignorance by diverting attention to his infantile and usual anti-Biafra vitriol.
Most nation's that embark on expensive space programs make a point of articulating and justifying the project to the people. It does not trouble Mr. sycophant, Ikpatt, that none of that has been done by the tribalists that misrule BiafraNigeria. The so-called satelite project is nothing but a scheme to despoil BiafraNigeria.
Spare your breaths on the merits or otherwise of a space program. Obasanjo has no plans of launching Naija into space. This is some avenue to loot the treasury, period. Reincarnation of the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill etc. He adds insult to injury by making himself the chief executive and Atiku Abubakar the 2i/c. Between these 2 morons, can they at the pain of death resolve the simplest form of a simultaneous equation? These are jokers.
Space agency without electricity and telecommunication? No research Institute in Nigeria has that as its mandate (Research Institutes and Parastatals). In spite of their bogus functions, it’s obvious that a majority of these so-called Institutes are actually non-existent. Take a look at the programs. For example, NACGRAB that is supposed to be leading the way in genetic engineering is actually providing office furniture. Na wa for Aremu. To booth, no Nigerian University has a space program related curriculum.
Nwa nmong Ikpatt is spewing forth his usual diatribe against Biafrans instead taking an objective view of this charade. Short man Ikpatt, where is the critical mass of personnel for this program? Obasanjo and Atiku, both with suspect School Certs? People who work in NASA virtually live there, moron. How does that life style or lack of same fit in with a President’s supposed heavy schedules? Give me a break. Even you should know better. Tell Obasanjo to stop flaring natural gas in your father’s backyard but rather bottle it and sell to Nigerians to use in cooking food. When he is able to do that, tackle the problem of electricity, water supply, good roads, health care (starting from malaria, forget HIV for now), educational system, affordable gari, security of life and property, trial of Babangida and co, telecommunication, etc., then he could turn his malaria induced dream to space. In most likelihood, he listened to some DJ at RAYPOWER or MINAJ talk about space jam and that gave him some inspiration for this presidential 419.
This would be some comic relief but for the fact that they are actually going to form some committee and use that as a conduit to siphon Nigeria’s resources. And didn’t I hear that the budget had already gone bust?
Where is the legislature to rein in this maniac, please?
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Ikpatt, After reading the entries by Anu Nti and Eby, I realized that they have said all that I could have said to you. That not withstanding, Nigeria and its govt have to implement all the needs they cited, before it can even dream of the space technology. Infact, if Nigeria implements three quarters of these recommendations, it would have landed itself to the level of most developed countries. So let Aremu be taken to task on those first, for those problems are the reasons Nigeria is stagnant and retrogressive.
Ikpatt, you and I know that the ghost of Biafra has been hunting Nigeria since that unjust war. As such, Nigeria took a downward spiral that is drowning it in the murky waters of corruption, violence and retrogression. We know that none of Nigeria's self appointed/selected rulers had/have the vision, the wisdom, the expertise of how to move Nigeria forward. For Nigeria to progress, it must revisit justice, fairness, equity and meritocracy to the Biafrans. With this implementation, the best brains will come forward, assume the mantle of leadership and turn Nigeria around.
However, this is an elusive dream as there was never a one united Nigeria, and will be none. Hypothetically speaking, even if the southern part of Nigeria decide to bury the hatchet to reform Nigeria, can the same be done by the sharia jihardists? Reforming Nigeria means applying, justice, equity and fairness in all aspect of the managing/governing of the people. Do you not see the impossible feat this presents as far as the north and west are concerned? This exercise will weed out ninety eight percent of these people in public/govt offices. You think these half educated, one track-minded sharia jihardists will be sanguine with it...after multiple decades of mediocracy? How about the 419 certificate forgers of the Yoruba stock? I don't think you're being realistic. There's a whole lot I could say, but time and space do not permit me.
Case in point is the resource control agitation by the eastern region of Biafra of present memory. The Yoruba governors refused to offer their solidarity support, and the northern groups refused to support it, too. This would have been the stepping stone toward reforming the Nigerian govt and curbing of the looting of Biafra states resources by the fake federal govt of Awusa/Fulani/Yoruba conspiracy govt.
The bottom line is that there's nothing "federal" about the Nigerian govt's system of governance. It's a lootocracy govt chaired by the Awusa/Fulani/Yoruba thiefs, aided and abated by the outcasted Biafran errand boys. They arrogate their brazen loot of our resources unto themselves and have systematically suppressed and stunted the growth and progress of the Biafra region. Biafrans are endangered species. For their survival and prosperity, they must have a Biafra Republic…away from Nigeria. So, even if Nigeria starts practicing "true federalism" or "confederacy", Biafra republic will still emerge from it. Therefore, if you think Nigeria is salvageable, and if it has citizens with capable expertise on how to turn Nigeria into a viable nation, it should go ahead and employ them. Biafrans, on the other hand, simply want out of Nigeria, to be able to steer the oars of their very own destiny. We are confident of our prosperity outside of Nigeria. Biafra's exit should not be a deterrent to Nigeria's utilization of millions of its remaining citizens who (like you said) could move Nigeria forward.
Infact, if Nigeria's rulers and their advisers are pragmatists with vision, they should be at the negotiating table with Biafra right now, negotiating with compromises, a peaceful and amicable statehood for Biafra and the duration of the sharing of the oil resources. Since they are not, this call into dubious question, the so-called progress-mindedness of the current and future Nigeria's rulers. So at the end of the day, this dreamy embarkation of the elusive space program is a front to an embezzlement scheme for Aremu and his cohorts in readiness for 2003. It’s a shame that the ignorant Nigerian masses has to be raped, beaten down, and raked over the coals again, by their recycled lootocrats. I see them dancing in circles where circles never end. Tis this kind of hopeless desolation that we're taking the Biafrans from.
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Ikpatt: I hope you get it. Like my sister Amanda said, I have not much to say but for you to read Anu Nti's piece carefully and well. That way, you will be surely lettered.
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My friends, You don't need to say much but learn from what I posted. Between a National Space Program and Dredging the Niger, which is overall of more benefit to Nigerians?
Again, which of the two is more of a White Elephant than the other?
See, when the Feds are proposing a gargantuan project to dredge a drying riverbed that is doomed to fail and eclipse an indigenous population, you selectively ignore the potential waste and possibility of neglect from a bad maintenance culture. In that case, corrupt civil servants will not steal government funds, alright? Afterall, containers can float to Umu....
But when same Feds are planning a Satelite program that can only benefit Nigeria and Nigerians, funding becomes an issue and instantly money is about stolen. Suddenly, a catalog of unsecured priority White Elephants and Government boo-boo projects is filed for the world to see.
Anu Nti - at least you have a weird sense of humor. I am above 5feet 6inches - the average height of an Ette man. Indeed, a giant according to your stereotype.
But I always commend my dear sister inlaw who never was in her penmanship. Who said she cannot be a speech writer for Ralph Uwazurike?
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