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Alex Ekwueme, Nigeria's former V-P under the inept Shagari administration is still sulking on account of his political gang-rape at the hands of Obasanjo and his friends last year. This is happening even as Ekwueme's home state of Anambra is on fire. But the erstwhile vice-president may not be the only culprit in this waiting game by Nigeria's army of colourful politicians and their allies even as Baba and his henchmen continue to inflict hardship and mayhem on the average Nigerian. Where are the self-proclaimed democrats in the likes of Anyaoku, Abubakar Rimi, Unongo, Jakande, Ojukwu, Balarabe Musa, Yusuf (of the Halliburton infamy), etc? Where are our human rights gurus in the likes of Falana, Ransome-Kuti...? And the so-called "newbreed politicians"?Who will stand up for Nigeria at this critical hour? Please read on at the following link: web pageEkwueme
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Welcome to BNW MrOneNaija. As we often say, fasten your seat belt as the ride can sometimes be bumpy.
You wrote,
quote:Where are the self-proclaimed democrats in the likes of Anyaoku, Abubakar Rimi, Unongo, Jakande, Ojukwu, Balarabe Musa, Yusuf (of the Halliburton infamy), etc?
Please remove Dim Ojukwu from that list. You have in the past been guilty of demonising him in the past when his utterances differ from your belief. He often cannot state his views without being accused of trying to resurrect Biafra. How many people sided with him when he exposed the clearly unconstitutional action of the present regime at harrassing him via the SSS?. Leave the man jo! He has done his bit.
On Ekwueme and Anyaoku, the overwhelming view of Nd'Igbo is that these gentlemen are very selfish individuals and only look after themselves. Why should the selfish Ekwueme and Anyaoku speak out against this regime when they enjoy a lot of patronage from the present regime? Nd'Igbo hace seen through these individuals long ago but to you I would simply say Good Morning!
I cannot make any comments about the other people you mentioned but I have to say it is very evident that to some BiafraNigerians A Human rights abuse is a Human rights Abuse only if it committed by non Yoruba's.Posts: 585 | From: London. | Registered: Mar 2001
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quote: Please remove Dim Ojukwu from that list...wacko
mr1naija, don't mind wacko-jacko. As in all religious cults and sects, the very moment you attack the cult leader, the cult members begin to cry foul. Please continue expressing your opinion and let noone dictate to you what you should believe and what not.
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Thanks for your comments. Ojukwu has a cult following in certain quarters and sometimes it gets to a point where the man is simply perceived by his fanatical followers as a demi-god, that is if not as God! Yet, for those of us who believe in always viewing reality from a rational perspective, the ex-Biafran rebel leader is as human as anybody else, with all the frailties that nature has bequeathed on us. Ojukwu must be subjected to the same standards we have come to expect from other politicians.
Wacko,
I appreciate your kind words. You wrote, inter alia:
quote:Please remove Dim Ojukwu from that list. You have in the past been guilty of demonising him in the past when his utterances differ from your belief. He often cannot state his views without being accused of trying to resurrect Biafra. How many people sided with him when he exposed the clearly unconstitutional action of the present regime at harrassing him via the SSS?. Leave the man jo! He has done his bit.
I am puzzled by your statement in the above quote. In the first place, why should Ojukwu be excluded from the list of politicians who stand guilty of having so far adopted what may be regarded as a type of defeatist aloofness concerning the mayhem in Anambra in particular? If Ojukwu and his sectarian outfit called APGA are fantasizing and waiting to pick up the pieces after the deadly gangster war of attrition between the PDP thugs called Uba and Ngige, I'm afraid, they will wait forever - in vain. The Mafia lords of the PDP in Anambra and their Aso Rock sponsors will not willingly relinquish their criminal hold on Anambra and Nigeria in general. That is why there must be a determined effort by true democrats to dislodge the impostors. Ojukwu and co. cannot continue to play hide-and-seek and expect that the anarchy in their backyard will go away any time soon.
Secondly, it is hard to fathom what Ojukwu hoped to gain from the grandstanding we were treated to a few weeks ago. Did any rational person expect that Ojukwu's antics regarding the SSS summons would not be subjected to critical assessment and declared both unnecessary and superfluous? Ojukwu and other national political figures of his calibre should realize that much is expected of them by way of democratic struggle and service and as such any questionable actions on their part should rightly be seen as constituting an unwarranted distraction.
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"Knight", frankly your post deserves the ignore button but I would oblige you this time in revealing the inconsistencies in you post.
You wrote
quote: Please continue expressing your opinion and let noone dictate to you what you should believe and what not.
So it is good for MrOneNaija to express his opinions but not for me or millions of Biafrans from expressing our opinions? You have the makings of a dictator and thank God that you have not the chance of being in the position of power. You are like your kinsman the warlord Obasanjo. You both share the belief that individuals are free to express there opinions provided those opinions support your warped thinking.
MrOneNaija, you had at one time written; [QUOTE] The Anambra quagmire may be considered as being primarily a constitutional problem, but its resolution will require political will on the part of Obasanjo.
How things change! First it is a constitutional problem, but now it is Ojukwu's problem. In one instance you accuse Ojukwu of grand standing and in another you accuse him of being silent?
Should I dig into the archives to pull out what you had written concerning the protests in the East about the conducts of the last (s)elections ? Heck! We cant just win! Admit it you have something against Nd'Igbo. Posts: 585 | From: London. | Registered: Mar 2001
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It appears when you feel gamji or some obscure website like the one Bolaji Aluko has been advertising here is not giving you the type of publicity you desire on the www, you come and open a thread on BNW with an appropriate link to your garbage. Are we now to take it that these fellows have realized that it takes Biafran exposure to be newsworthy ? Whatever happened to egbeomo, the village square and all the other palmy joints know for such worthless discussions?
We must not suffer fools lightly, this current attempt at cheap publicity on BNW by charlatans will receive the type of response it deserves. The home truth will be shoved down their throats at every opportunity regardless of how many worthless articles or websites they advertise here.
Here you have a man who cannot articulate a view on what future he wants for his children writing worthless articles on what Ojukwu should do or not do. Whatever happened to his brother Gowon, the semi illiterate who helped plunge BiafraNigeria into irreversible misery ? Are we to believe that Aluko who previously left us with threats of calling the FBI has grown into a full fledged man who wouldn't throw tantrums when confronted with facts over the treachery of his hero Awo. I guess we all just need to sit back and watch were all this leads to.
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It would be nice to have the relevant references (as well as the context) when you provide what you say is a quote from a contributor's writings. At any rate, I don't see the contradiction between, on the one hand, saying that the Anambra "quagmire" is "primarily" a constitutional problem and, on the other, expecting that those whose business it is to fight for the aspirations of their constituents, that is the politicians, will do their part especially when the government is not performing its job of upholding the Constitution. Obasanjo and the clique around him have formed a habit of disregarding the nation's laws with impunity. I hope you are not suggesting that Nigerians should sit back and do nothing in the forlorn hope that one day Baba would , for instance, make a U-turn and start respecting the laws regarding budgets.
Concerning Ojukwu and any other pol for that matter, the assumption here is that we are politically savvy enough to be able to distinguish between self-absorbed skulduggery and honest people-based political action. Clearly, Ojukwu's shenanigans in the SSS summons affair did fall in the category of orchestrated political tricks by a "man of the people".
These people that you now call democrats were the same ones that many Internt crackpots lampooned duering the NADECO years. Nigerians cannot have it both ways. You either want people to fight for democratic ideals or don't. What was your stance during the democratic resistance to Abacha?
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quote:quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I had a feeling that Knight would return.~~~addy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
addy,
What are you trying to say? Do explain?
...NwaBiafra
I hope i am not getting behind myself here, i just read someone that sounded so much like the Knight himself. I have no right to conclude based on NO evidence at all, but c'mon you got another think coming if you think a mutation will not occur soon(if not already) and i personally will welcome it. Now that i have answered your poser, can you be gracious enough to tell us all what you know about Knight's sudden disappearance?. Thanks.
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Nothing at all. How should I know? I'm not a member of the BNW management team therefore not privileged to such information.
Even Aluko your brothet knows that. He was here in his first coming and I was not. He said so in one of the threads. Check my registration date you will find that I joined BNW Oct. 2002.
I beg make you know give me such power o. Look my armpit no hair dey am o.
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Don't you dare quote me, nwoke'm! All that "registration date" business is balderdash: my own registration date too says "December 2004"
Oya, any comments?
So, I really don't know whether you were here in 2001 or not. Your HANDLE name was not here quite alright, but who knows whether the "nwoke" behind the handle was here or not?
Left to me, about three-quarters of the people on BNW are the same person anyway - the insults, rudeness, vileness are the same anyway, so wetin different between NwaBiafra, Biafra, MeBiafran, YouBiafran, GirlBiafran - or chibomboy anyway? They could all be "Wacko" for all I know.
Azigba !
Bolaji Aluko
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It seems like some people can not get this place out of their systems, including mmua. So Dr Aluko came back after many years of absence. na wa oh this place has become a monster O. Reliable source from Biafranigeria informed me that Obasanjo visits this place. What is this world coming down to, so Obasanjo can now read? na wa o.
___________________ 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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TI o ba je oro ti o dara lo ko si mi, ki Olorun bukun fun e. Sugbon sa o, ti ba je oro buruku ni, aje la je ori re - afi ti o ba mu oro buruku na pada !
Emi ni tie ni tooto:
Bolaji Aluko
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Odika Azi agbala gi agba, ibu okucha na nighi afu nkwu chara ya na isi, ona afu nke chara onye ozo.
Bolaji
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Bolaji, I merely note that you have copied and pasted the same message in two threads already. Do you really have to do that?
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quote: Bolaji, I merely note that you have copied and pasted the same message in two threads already. Do you really have to do that?~~~CSE
CSE,
This forum is litered with Bolaji Aluko coping the same statement from one thread to another, that I have come to the conclusion that it is a calculated effort on his part to achieve the Senior Advocate title, which he did in record time 5 days.
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These people that you now call democrats were the same ones that many Internt crackpots lampooned duering the NADECO years. Nigerians cannot have it both ways. You either want people to fight for democratic ideals or don't. What was your stance during the democratic resistance to Abacha?"
I'm at a loss as to the import of your question. I denounced at every turn Abacha's dictatorship. Bust what has Abacha got to do with the imperative to confront the current tyrant of Aso Rock, Baba? I hear that there are gathering clouds of resistance even within the PDP against this leviathan of Nigeria's decadent politics. The PDP chairman, Audu Ogbeh may be the principal source of inspiration for the long overdue opposition to the crooked ways of the corrupt Obasanjo regime. Ogbeh has written a powerful indictment of Obasanjo in yesterday's Punch. Please see my next post under this thread.
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In one of the most blistering attacks yet against President Obasanjo's corrupt misrule, the chairman of Obasanjo's own party, the PDP, Chief Audu Ogbeh is warning Baba Iyabo of the possible consequences of his scandalous conduct in Anambra and elsewhere in the country. Audu Ogbeh's letter is a must-read. Is this the catalyst the likes of Ekwueme have been waiting for to organize nation-wide opposition against the tyrant of Aso Rock?
Audu Ogbeh's letter:
December 6, 2004
His Excellency,
The President, Commander-In-Chief,
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja
RE: ANAMBRA AND RELATED MATTERS
About a month ago, the nation woke up to the shocking news of a devastating attack on Anambra State resulting in the burning down of radio and television stations, hotels, vehicles, assembly quarters, the residence of the state Chief Judge and finally, Government House, Awka. Dynamite was even applied in the exercise and all or nearly most of these in the full glare of our own police force as shown on NTA for the world to see. The operation lasted three days.
That week, in all churches and mosques, we, our party, and you as Head of Government and Leader of this Nation came under the most scathing and blithering attacks. We were singly and severally accused of connivance in action and so forth. Public anger reached its peak.
Recommendation
You set up a reconciliation committee headed by Ebonyi State Governor, Dr. Sam Egwu, and we all thought this would help calm nerves and perhaps bring about some respite. But quite clearly things are nowhere near getting better.
While the reconciliation team attempted to inspect damaged sites in Anambra, they were scared away by gun fire, further heightening public anger and disdain for us.
Bomb explosion in government house, awka
On Tuesday, the 30th day of November, 2004, another shocking development – a reported bomb explosion in Government House Awka. Since then, the media, public discourse within and even outside of our borders, have been dominated by the most heinous and hateful of expletives against our party and your person and government. It would appear that the perpetrators of these acts are determined to stop at nothing since there has not been any visible sign of reproach from law enforcement agencies. I am now convinced that the rumours and speculations making the rounds that they are determined to kill Dr. Chris Ngige may not be unfounded.
The question now is, what would be the consequences of such a development? How do we exonerate ourselves from culpability, and worse still, how do we even hope to survive it? Mr. President, I was part of the second republic and we fell. Memories of that fall are a miserable litany of woes we suffered, escaping death only by God’s supreme mercy. Then we were suspected to have stolen all of Nigeria’s wealth. After several months in prison, some of us were freed to come back to life penniless and wretched. Many have gone to their early graves un-mourned because the public saw us all as renegades.
I am afraid we are drifting in the same direction again. In life, perception is reality and today, we are perceived in the worst light by an angry, scornful Nigerian Public for reasons which are absolutely unnecessary.
Mr. President, if I write in this vein, it is because I am deeply troubled and I can tell you that an overwhelming percentage of our party members feel the same way though many may never be able to say this to you for a variety of reasons.
But the back stops at your table and in my position, not only as Chairman but also as an old friend and loyal defender of your development programmes which I have never stopped defending, I dare to think that we can, either by omission or commission allow ourselves to crash and bring to early grief, this beautiful edifice called democracy.
On behalf of the peoples Democratic Party, I call on you to act now and bring any, and all criminal, even treasonable, activity to a halt. You and you alone, have the means. Do not hesitate. We do not have too much time to waste.
A.I. Ogbeh, OFR
National Chairman
cc: Vice President
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Speaker, House of Representatives
SATURDAY PUNCH,December 11, 2004
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The reason I am concerned about your anti-Obasanjo tirade is that I know you were one of Obasanjo's staunchest supporters, indeed a supporter of his election, and you supported Obasanjo in 2000 at Nigerianworld, until the Dangote/Nigercem event. Might you not be just another tribal and ethnic cheerleader and demagogue? Although I don't know precisely which tribe you come from, your sectional political orientation suggests that you may be Tiv, Jukun, or another Middle-belt tribesman.
It is important for your readers to know that your rhetoric would be the same if you were t=not from the Middle-Belt. But, that could be asking too much. After all, all politics is local.
I don't think you answered my question about your attitude toward NADECO.
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IT is curious, the way you're trying to put a sectional tag on my coherent denunciation of the Obasanjo regime. Reading you, one is reminded of the knee-jerk reactions one has come to expect from President Obasanjo's rabid henchman called Fani-Kayode each time the regime has come under the critical gaze of a prominent voice. Remember Col. (Rtd.) Umar and Chinua Achebe? And what about Soyinka? Kayode's interjections have consistently betrayed considerations of primal or dubious loyalties.
Whether or not I have in the past been a supporter of the presidential ambitions of Obasanjo is immaterial as far as my current assessment of the man's regime is concerned. My past support for Obasanjo will detract from my indictment of the latter's rotten regime only if that indictment were to be judged as inaccurate. As a nationalist and democrat, I began distancing myself from Obasanjo long before the Dangote-BCC affair. The dictatorial and sectarian tendencies of President Obasanjo began manifesting themselves shortly after May 1999. Since then, it has been a litany of disasters and scandals...Nowadays, many of Obasanjo's closest allies like the chairman of his party, Audu Ogbeh, are starting to voice out the very concerns some of us have consistently articulated in the last five-odd years.
NADECO. Are you sure you really want my candid opinion of this outfit? Have you asked yourself why despite its posturing, NADECO was seen as being essentially a vehicle for tribal jingoists and their provincialist fantasies? Those who had naively subscribed to the pro-democracy/pro-human rights rhetoric by the NADECO people have since cured themselves of their illusions. I suggest you read my article at the link I provided above. It is the commentary entitled "Ekwueme: The Abdication of Nigeria's Democrats", by Aonduna Tondu. In it, I caution the reader against the type of sectarian advocacy which was practised, for instance, by the NADECO gang. This nugget from my piece:
quote: Significantly therefore, it would be wrong to view what is happening in Ngige’s troubled state as a strictly PDP affair. Any blight on fellow Nigerians irrespective of where the occurrence is located must be seen as a national matter. This means that any viable solution should necessarily avoid the kind of myopic sectarianism one hears about in certain quarters. Section or tribe-based clusters of resistance to what is a national tragedy is not what Nigerians expect. One of the reasons why tyrannical and undemocratic regimes have survived for so long in Nigeria has to do with the fact that successive dictators have effectively dealt with ghettos of opposition and resistance which have tended to espouse primal and parochial allegiances. In order to break the hegemonism of the undemocratic order in place in our country , we must individually and collectively strive to rid ourselves of the type of modes of behaviour one finds in our society nowadays that are indicative of a regimented mindset.
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