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Friday 30 January 2015

President Jonathan will be embarrassed and disgraced in the elections- Celestial Church Leader !

Buhari Will Die In Office – Celestial Church Leader

by Toyin Akingbade

The year 2015 has been compounded with lots of predictions and revelations from various men of God.

Some of these revelations and predictions are shockingly unbelievable while some of them are targeted at the forthcoming elections. In a new interview with Encomium weekly, the spiritual leader of the Celestial Church of Christ, Elisha Parish, Marcus Korede Tibetan has given made known his own predictions about what is to be expected during and after the coming elections.

The prophet who is popular for some of his controversial statements, made it known that just as
President Jonathan will be embarrassed and disgraced in the elections. He also said if Buhari assumes the presidential position by May, the life of the APC presidential candidate might be cut short. Expressing that Buhari might not finish his tenure which is four years, he made it known that the All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, only wants to be President as a concerned Nigerian. Read the excitingly-revealing excerpts from the interview below: excerpts from the interview below:

Sir, there is so much anxiety in the political landscape and 2015 is already pregnant with fears, as a seer and an anointed prophet of God, what should we expect in 2015?

God said in the book of Genesis Chapter 1, ‘Let there be light and there was light’. It is the people’s voice that will prevail. God does have any special thing for 2015 but the more I stop telling you lies, that is when we will know peace in our house. The country has no middle class and only low class, the levelers and the people up there who have the long spoons. When they stop digging their long spoons into the federal purse, then we can have a peaceful 2015. But if this fraud is not stopped, the people will be in danger.

They are going to devalue the naira three times before March and this is an agreement between an insiders in Nigeria and some foreign economic hawks. I am talking of Okonjo Iweala, she knows about it. She is looking for ways to run away.

APC, the major opposition party in Nigeria has fielded General Buhari as its flag-bearer in the February 2015 presidential election the party’s presidential flag for 2015 while the PDP adopted Mr. Goodluck Jonathan as their sole candidate? Who do you see winning between Jonathan and Buhari?

Politics started in the Bible. In Genesis 25 from verse 22, the woman said ‘If this is how pregnancy normally disturbs people, I think after this, I don’t think I am going to have a baby again’ and the Holy Spirit ministered to Rebecca, He said, Rebecca, why don’t you give peace a chance? Two nations are in your womb but the young one will be champion. The first one will be a workaholic. He may not make his way from the beginning but later he will be recognized.

And when they came, it was Jacob and Esau the first twins in history and when their mother was trying to play the trick, that was the beginning of politics. People say ‘politics, politics, politics, do you know the beginning of politics? Rebecca said, now that your father is planning to die and bless Esau the first son of the house, you know I have a message from the Holy Spirit and now I want to actualize it. Go and get one of the choice kids of the goat flock and I will make savory food with them for your father, such as he loves and I will put the skin of the choice goat on your hand so that when your father touches you he will take you for Esau.

But the father said ‘This is the voice of Jacob but the hand of Esau’. They are going to rig the elections; there is no good election coming in 2015. Goodluck has already failed, he knows but his word will hunt him. He said he will never go more than once so, why is he reneging? We saw that in him the very first day they opened Aso-Rock and he saw what they used to decorate Aso Rock, he pulled his hat and screamed. He has already disappointed and derailed us; we could have even told him we don’t need him again.

Buhari is not coming to look for the house he wants to live in, Buhari is only coming back as a concerned Nigerian. He will win the election; he may not even finish his term. He may die….he is going to die in between. That is what the Lord has revealed but it is good for a fighter to show his skill. Buhari has never changed his colour, there is no amount of frustration you give Buhari that will change him.

What about Goodluck Jonathan?

If our politicians had done well, we won’t have bothered, if they had given us steady power supply to set up our small scale businesses we wont bother about Abuja, we won’t bother about Goodluck Jonathan because he is Goodluck to his father and not Goodluck to me which I told you three years ago.

His father gave him the name, we were not there and never knew the circumstances that warranted that name given to him. This man (Jonathan) told us in his campaign that he never wore shoes, he never wore pant, he used cassava leaves to make the first pant. We should have known where we were headed. But it is quite unfortunate now Buhari will take us back to primary one.

How do you mean, sir?

Buhari is a not an academic. We knew him because he was a soldier. What was his qualification? We are going back to the time of trade by batter.

Is there going to be a divergence of opinion between Christians and Muslims in 2015?

Christians are tired already. Nothing will happen that way. No Christian in this country again, they have driven everybody away from the north.

So, for 2015, to answer your question directly, there will be elections but the disgrace of Goodluck is going to be massive; they are going to disgrace him everywhere.

Are we going to see more brutality from the insurgents, are they likely to strike in a place like Lagos come 2015?

They cannot strike in Western Nigeria. We should give kudos to Tinubu, if there is anyway Tinubu had offended us we should forgive him. He is a father and he has fought for Edo, Delta, Benin, Yoruba and even people from the east. We should give kudos to him. Had it been he had followed Obasanjo blindly we could have been in trouble for now. We could have been in a very big trouble because our straw would have been removed from the bottle and nothing for us to sip the drink any longer. We would have starved to death.

They ought to have bombed us but they gave us the grace because of the political merger. Had it been that Tinubu did not stand his ground, the South West would have been in the same dirty pit that all Nigerians found themselves today called PDP. It was the baby of Atiku Abubakar. Atiku formed PDP. He is the owner of the party, he can take them to court and that is the last thing he is going to do.

It would be recalled that just recently, The General Overseer of the Messenger of God Assembly, Adavi, Kogi State, Apostle Moses Abdullahi says God has a purpose for Nigeria in view of the forthcoming general election. He further said president Jonathan is part of God’s plan for Nigeria
 

Buhari Will Die In Office – Celestial Church Leader


Buhari Will Die In Office – Celestial Church Leader

by Toyin Akingbade

The year 2015 has been compounded with lots of predictions and revelations from various men of God.

Some of these revelations and predictions are shockingly unbelievable while some of them are targeted at the forthcoming elections. In a new interview with Encomium weekly, the spiritual leader of the Celestial Church of Christ, Elisha Parish, Marcus Korede Tibetan has given made known his own predictions about what is to be expected during and after the coming elections.

The prophet who is popular for some of his controversial statements, made it known that just as President Jonathan will be embarrassed and disgraced in the elections. He also said if Buhari assumes the presidential position by May, the life of the APC presidential candidate might be cut short. Expressing that Buhari might not finish his tenure which is four years, he made it known that the All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, only wants to be President as a concerned Nigerian. Read the excitingly-revealing excerpts from the interview below: excerpts from the interview below:

Sir, there is so much anxiety in the political landscape and 2015 is already pregnant with fears, as a seer and an anointed prophet of God, what should we expect in 2015?

God said in the book of Genesis Chapter 1, ‘Let there be light and there was light’. It is the people’s voice that will prevail. God does have any special thing for 2015 but the more I stop telling you lies, that is when we will know peace in our house. The country has no middle class and only low class, the levelers and the people up there who have the long spoons. When they stop digging their long spoons into the federal purse, then we can have a peaceful 2015. But if this fraud is not stopped, the people will be in danger.

They are going to devalue the naira three times before March and this is an agreement between an insiders in Nigeria and some foreign economic hawks. I am talking of Okonjo Iweala, she knows about it. She is looking for ways to run away.

APC, the major opposition party in Nigeria has fielded General Buhari as its flag-bearer in the February 2015 presidential election the party’s presidential flag for 2015 while the PDP adopted Mr. Goodluck Jonathan as their sole candidate? Who do you see winning between Jonathan and Buhari?

Politics started in the Bible. In Genesis 25 from verse 22, the woman said ‘If this is how pregnancy normally disturbs people, I think after this, I don’t think I am going to have a baby again’ and the Holy Spirit ministered to Rebecca, He said, Rebecca, why don’t you give peace a chance? Two nations are in your womb but the young one will be champion. The first one will be a workaholic. He may not make his way from the beginning but later he will be recognized.

And when they came, it was Jacob and Esau the first twins in history and when their mother was trying to play the trick, that was the beginning of politics. People say ‘politics, politics, politics, do you know the beginning of politics? Rebecca said, now that your father is planning to die and bless Esau the first son of the house, you know I have a message from the Holy Spirit and now I want to actualize it. Go and get one of the choice kids of the goat flock and I will make savory food with them for your father, such as he loves and I will put the skin of the choice goat on your hand so that when your father touches you he will take you for Esau.

But the father said ‘This is the voice of Jacob but the hand of Esau’. They are going to rig the elections; there is no good election coming in 2015. Goodluck has already failed, he knows but his word will hunt him. He said he will never go more than once so, why is he reneging? We saw that in him the very first day they opened Aso-Rock and he saw what they used to decorate Aso Rock, he pulled his hat and screamed. He has already disappointed and derailed us; we could have even told him we don’t need him again.

Buhari is not coming to look for the house he wants to live in, Buhari is only coming back as a concerned Nigerian. He will win the election; he may not even finish his term. He may die….he is going to die in between. That is what the Lord has revealed but it is good for a fighter to show his skill. Buhari has never changed his colour, there is no amount of frustration you give Buhari that will change him.

What about Goodluck Jonathan?

If our politicians had done well, we won’t have bothered, if they had given us steady power supply to set up our small scale businesses we wont bother about Abuja, we won’t bother about Goodluck Jonathan because he is Goodluck to his father and not Goodluck to me which I told you three years ago.

His father gave him the name, we were not there and never knew the circumstances that warranted that name given to him. This man (Jonathan) told us in his campaign that he never wore shoes, he never wore pant, he used cassava leaves to make the first pant. We should have known where we were headed. But it is quite unfortunate now Buhari will take us back to primary one.

How do you mean, sir?

Buhari is a not an academic. We knew him because he was a soldier. What was his qualification? We are going back to the time of trade by batter.

Is there going to be a divergence of opinion between Christians and Muslims in 2015?

Christians are tired already. Nothing will happen that way. No Christian in this country again, they have driven everybody away from the north.

So, for 2015, to answer your question directly, there will be elections but the disgrace of Goodluck is going to be massive; they are going to disgrace him everywhere.

Are we going to see more brutality from the insurgents, are they likely to strike in a place like Lagos come 2015?

They cannot strike in Western Nigeria. We should give kudos to Tinubu, if there is anyway Tinubu had offended us we should forgive him. He is a father and he has fought for Edo, Delta, Benin, Yoruba and even people from the east. We should give kudos to him. Had it been he had followed Obasanjo blindly we could have been in trouble for now. We could have been in a very big trouble because our straw would have been removed from the bottle and nothing for us to sip the drink any longer. We would have starved to death.

They ought to have bombed us but they gave us the grace because of the political merger. Had it been that Tinubu did not stand his ground, the South West would have been in the same dirty pit that all Nigerians found themselves today called PDP. It was the baby of Atiku Abubakar. Atiku formed PDP. He is the owner of the party, he can take them to court and that is the last thing he is going to do.

It would be recalled that just recently, The General Overseer of the Messenger of God Assembly, Adavi, Kogi State, Apostle Moses Abdullahi says God has a purpose for Nigeria in view of the forthcoming general election. He further said president Jonathan is part of God’s plan for Nigeria

Thursday 29 January 2015

PDP steals N100 from every litre of kerosene – Oshiomhole

PDP steals N100 from every litre of kerosene – Oshiomhole




Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole
The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government of duping Nigerians by selling kerosene N150 per litre instead of N50.
Oshiomhole, who said this while receiving defectors from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital, also said that Nigerians had been suffering since the PDP assumed power 16 years ago.
This, he said, was because of the PDP’s dedication “to preserve the privileges of the few.”
Oshiomhole said the Federal Government had been doing this by not allowing the masses to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources bestowed on the country by God through shady subsidy deals on petroleum products.
The governor said, “The man who has a shop must close by 6 pm. If he operates beyond 6pm, he must put on a generator, and buy petrol or diesel. For 16 years, the PDP can’t give us light. But if they leave us in peace even in the dark, it will be bad enough but for them, that is not bad enough.”
“From Otuoke to Benin City, to Lagos, to Ekpoma, to Iyahmo, to Sokoto, kerosene is now between N150 and N160 per litre. For every N150 you spend in buying a litre of kerosene, the PDP steals N100 because in the books of the NNPC, they have it on records that kerosene is N50 per litre.”
Oshiomhole also commended the quality of the defectors, who he described as knowledgeable.
He said, “Today is not just the fact of the huge number in this hall but it is also about the quality of the brains that have now join us; and in a world that is knowledge-driven, it is only the party that can parade the best brains that can drive the sustainable change that Nigeria is currently battling with in order to bail our country from its present political quagmire.”
The governor also likened the ruling party to “an impotent man.”

Who disgraced Gov Ajimobi at Buhari's Ibadan Presidential campaign rally ? by Wale ojo lanre

Who disgraced Ajimobi at Buhari's  Ibadan Presidential  rally ?
Honestly speaking , the Ibadan APC Presidential Rally was successful , colorful and royally
I watched it live as it was being streamed into the space  albeit poorly by the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State , BCOS ,  which must be battling with old and obsolete equipment  just to do honour to the visiting General of the masses .
Apart from the multitude of crowd which some people remarked  as the largest ever since the campaign period ,  Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola ,  the Governor of the state of Osun injected vibrancy into the the event and brought back the memory of how campaigns were conducted and  held in those days of UPN , NPN , NPP and GNPP  .
He stoked and ignited the atmosphere  with his songs , theatrics and dance which  spread sparks and zealousness in the  crowd
Things seemed to be well with the campaign until when the Governor of Oyo , Senator Abiola  Ajimobi   was called upon to speak .
Governor Ajimobi who has been displaying some " swaga"  and side shows whenever the musician sang his praise or  being referred to by a speaker got the microphone , flashed his white set of teeth blessed with an enticing gap and tried to move the crowd with his speech  in his own style .
Some few minutes into his speech , the mood of his wife who has been so enthusiastic and even publicly dashed the Governor a beautiful kiss  on the podium changed   as her facial expression turned sour!
And lo and behold  ! the microphone was switched off the hand of  Governor  Ajimobi and the crowd was prevented from listening to the sweet stories  from the Governor of the people
To many , this was not only a disgrace but an insult on the integrity of the   Governor who did everything  humanly possible to ensure the  success of the day .
The fact is that majority of the people came to listen to the sweet voice of Governor Ajimobi and cheer him up but somehow Governor Ajimobi's speech was aborted and he was never allowed to speak to the people again !
And  there was no apology , there has been none but our Governor was disgraced just like that at a ceremony he organised and largely financed with our state fund !


Angry youths pelt Jonathan’s convoy with stones in Taraba

Angry youths pelt Jonathan’s convoy with stones in Taraba

 Punch

 

President Goodluck Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy was again stoned on Thursday by some aggrieved youths in Jalingo, Taraba State.
Jonathan was in the city in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential rally.
His convoy had before Thursday been stoned in Katsina and Bauchi states when he went to seek the votes for his re-election bid.
It was gathered that the windscreens and windows of some of the vehicles on the convoy were destroyed before security operatives   used tear gas and   horsewhips to disperse the youths.
Those who witnessed the Thursday incident but pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH that the incident occurred when the President’s convoy was going to the palace of the Emir of Muri,   Abass Tafida, from the airport.
One of them said, “Security agents ensured that people were moved very far from the main but at a point, the convoy got to a particular village where the youths became restive.
“Before we knew what was happening, they started stoning the convoy.”
It however could not be determined as of press time if anyone in the convoy was hurt or any arrests made.
One of our correspondents learnt that Jonathan, who was unruffled by the incident, used the opportunity of his visit to the state to meet with   ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai.
Suntai has been unable to return to work since he was involved in a plane crash in October 2012.
The PUNCH learnt that Jonathan met with Suntai inside the Government House, Jalingo.
But while Jonathan was busy campaigning, another set of angry youths descended on the state PDP secretariat in Jalingo.
It took the intervention of security agents to save the edifice from being reduced to rubble by the angry youths who vandalised 12 vehicles on the premises.
The spokesman for the PDP in the state, Napoleon Adamu,who lamented the incident, said the youths were protesting their non-inclusion in the preparation for Jonathan’s visit.
He expressed anger that despite the Abuja accord signed by all the presidential   candidates , some elements could still go as far as attacking members of the party.
He said, “We are happy that no life was lost and we want to appeal to our teeming youths to eschew violence and not to take the law into their own hands.
“Even before the date the President’s campaign was fixed, the youths had   been complaining that they were not carried along by the committees constituted for the visit.”
At the state stadium campaign ground, Jonathan   said he would ensure the completion of both the Kashimbila Dam and the Mambilla Hydro Power projects in the state if re-elected.
He added that plans were on to establish a presidential resort at Mambilla to attract top government functionaries and business moguls to the state.
Jonathan later moved to   Yola, Adamawa State, where he again assured the people   that Michika and Madagali Local government Areas   would be recaptured by the military from Boko Haram.
Jonathan told the crowd   that his administration would provide funds to enable those affected by insurgency to rebuild their houses and live a meaningful life.
Making inferences about insinuations in certain quarters that he was going about seeking re-election when Boko Haram was intensifying its attacks on parts of the North-East, the President urged the people to disregard such.
“No human being with his right senses, except a mad man, will encourage the insurgents to attack and kill people for political purposes while he is going about looking for votes,” Jonathan said at the Mahmud Ribadu Square venue of the rally.
“No political leader will compromise his stance and connive with terrorists under whatever circumstances to declare war on his country,” he added.
Calling on the electorate to have confidence in the leadership of the PDP for accelerated development, Jonathan warned Nigerians against playing politics with insecurity.
He said that his administration was “disturbed by the insurgents’ activities” and added that it was mad   for   political opponents to claim that he was not doing much to end the insurgency which, according to him, is a global phenomenon.
“This type of allegation from politicians who campaign to garner votes from the electorate amounts to madness.   People   should   disregard such insinuations because they are aimed at   derailing our   democracy,” Jonathan added.
He advised the people to also vote for the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Nuhu Ribadu, whom, he said, would   use his position to fight Boko Haram.
A PDP topshot and a former Petroleum Minister, Prof. Jibril Aminu; former acting Governor Umaru Fintiri;   and the Senate President, David Mark, jointly called on the electorate to vote for Jonathan.
They said the best legacy the President and the government of PDP could leave behind was a good educational standard for the people.
The National Chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu, after thanking the people,     presented the PDP flag to Ribadu.
He   also lifted the suspension of   a former National Chairman of the party, Bamanga Tukur, and the state executive   of the PDP .
A little drama however happened when   overzealous security agents on horseback   thrashed some of the party supporters. This made some of the party loyalists to react back by hauling chairs at the security operatives.

Jonathan admits failure in Rivers –APC

Jonathan admits failure in Rivers –APC

 

President Goodluck Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to the challenge of failing Rivers State is both an admission of failure and a sign of what he would do if given another four years.
The APC campaign said this in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday.
The statement read, “It is bewildering that President Jonathan could tender such a pedestrian excuse for not developing Rivers State because he doesn’t want to be seen as a sectional leader.
“If we must report the President by his own words, he said he didn’t develop Rivers State because he wanted to avoid being accused of developing only his area of the Niger Delta.
“Of course, we know that is a not the truth. The President’s statement is false and totally insulting to the intelligence of Nigerians.”
It further noted that Jonathan’s excuse was an acknowledgement of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s consistent position that the President brought no development to Rivers State.
The APC presidential campaign threw a challenge at   Jonathan to produce concrete evidence of other states that he had developed since he became president in 2010.
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the APC, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has expressed confidence that Nigeria will move forward again.
Buhari said this in another statement by Shehu on Thursday.
According to him, the huge reception his campaign trains have received in all the states visited so far indicates how desperately Nigerians are yearning for change.
The statement read in part, “I appreciate the trust and confidence in me. Our country shall move forward again. The country is tired of trial and error leadership that is imbued with absolute corruption.
“Let your vote count because it is the only instrument we have to fight for the change we so earnestly desire.
“This is to appreciate the people of this great country for the wide acceptance to vote for change in the coming election.
“The issues of corruption, insecurity, lies and weak economy among several atrocities and damage that have been done to the country are enough reasons for change.”

Don't use our father's arrest as campaign to smear Buhari - Ajasin family warns PDP

We’ve forgiven Buhari, says Ajasin family








Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)
FAMILY of the late Chief Adekunle Ajasin,a former leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, said they have forgiven Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for the detention of their father in 1984 under Buhari’s military administration.
The family cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party against using their late father’s arrest as a campaign to smear Buhari.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Chief Tokunbo Ajasin, said in Akure on Thursday that his late father, who was Ondo State governor from 1979 to the sacking of the second republic on December 31, 1983, forgave Buhari before his death.
He said, “It will be totally wrong for anybody to say that General Buhari jailed my father. No, that is not correct. It was true that my father was detained under Buhari’s military regime along with other former governors in Nigeria and two panels of enquiry were consequently set-up to look into the allegations against my father and others, but the panels found my father innocent and exonerated him as well.
“What Buhari did then was part of military policies and tradition. Though many Nigerians were not happy with that but my father had since forgiven Buhari before his demise.
“Let me also tell you that as far as the issue is concerned, the family of Ajasin had forgiven Buhari as well because as Christians we should learn and exhibit the spirit of forgiveness always. The Bible says father forgive us as we forgive those who offend us.”
Tokunbo said he met Buhari at a function sometime ago and that they happily embraced each other, indicating that all was well.
He said himself and his sister, Mrs. Jumoke Anifowose, were part of the crowd that received Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the Akure airport during his presidential campaign rally in Ondo State.
Also, the Ondo State Coordinator of Buhari/Osinbajo presidential campaign, Mr. Ife Oyedele, accused the PDP of unduly capitalising on the Buhari/Ajasin saga to score cheap political points.
He said the APC as a progressive party should be more concerned about the welfare of Ajasin’s family than the PDP that was antagonistic of the interest of the Yoruba race.
“You cannot cry more than the bereaved. We are happy that the Ajasin family has come to clear the air on this issue,” Oyedele said.

PDP lifts suspension on Tukur

PDP lifts suspension on Tukur
 30.Jan.2015  DISQUS_COMMENTS  Nigerian Tribune
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THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, lifted the suspension on the former chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
National chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, announced the lifting of the suspension at the presidential rally of the party in Yola, Adamawa State.
Tukur was suspended for filing a lawsuit against the party, in a bid to return as the chairman, saying he was forced to resign from the post in January 2013.

APC is inciting violence —PDP

APC is inciting violence —PDP
 30.Jan.2015Nigerian Tribune  Jacob Segun Olatunji and Leon Usigbe - Abuja
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THE Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), on Thursday, slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for whipping up sentiments and inciting violence ahead of the scheduled February 14 and 28 elections.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, the Organisation declared that the APC’s penchant for propaganda and threat of violence was mind-boggling.
According to Chief Fani-Kayode, “we are not, at all, surprised about the false alarm raised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the PDP-controlled Federal Government is planning to declare a six-month state of emergency across the land, it is characteristic of the opposition to make spurious allegations in the build-up to the scheduled February general election.”
The statement reads “The APC’s penchant for propaganda and threat of violence is mind-boggling. The narrative weaved together by the opposition party is disingenuous and it shows how desperate it has become in its impossible bid to dislodge the PDP-controlled Federal Government.
“It is clear that the APC now knows full well that a crushing defeat awaits it at the February 14 presidential election; otherwise why would it embark on this flight of illusion about a purported plot by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to precipitate violence prelude to the declaration of a state of emergency?
“We state categorically that the PDP is ready for the February 14 presidential election and all subsequent elections; and is therefore not party to any imagined ploy to postpone or cancel the election.
“At no time has the PDP ever had the power to postpone or cancel elections. Moreover, the PDP has been consistent in stating its readiness for the forthcoming elections.
“We urge our numerous supporters and indeed all Nigerians to discountenance the panic-driven shenanigans of the APC.
“The inalienable right of every eligible Nigerian to participate in the political process of our great country is guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution as amended and the relevant Electoral Laws.
“The PDP has neither the right nor inclination to dictate to anyone, including members of the opposition party, how he or she participates in the electoral process.
“If the APC is afraid that its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, has fallen foul of the laws of the land, instead of crying wolf, he should submit himself to the nearest police for interrogation and prosecution.
“We call on all Nigerians to be vigilant, because by its issuing this outlandish statement, the APC has unwittingly exposed its plot to whip up sentiments and incite the people to violence.
“The forthcoming elections are not and should not be a do-or-die affair. We must state clearly that we are not impressed or in the least bit intimidated by their constant, boastful and empty threats. All the promises of violence in the world will not stop us from shaming them on February 14.
“The PDP is battle-ready and we are confident of victory in a free, fair and credible election on February 14 and 28.”
Also, the PDP has said that the APC is not prepared for the coming general election hence its “fixation on its unfounded claims of plots to scuttle the 2015 general election as a clear confirmation that the opposition party is not ready for the polls.”
According to a statement issued by the national publicity secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja, on Thursday, the APC and its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, “are now frustrated that they could not present an alternative to the PDP and President Goodluck Jonathan and as such have resorted to fabrication of baseless stories in an attempt to heat-up the polity and divert attention from their failure.”
The statement added that having ran a superior campaign with its record of achievements and roadmap for a more prosperous Nigeria, the PDP was ready for the elections and urged Nigerians to turn out en masse and vote for it come February 14, 2015.”
The PDP advised the APC to concede defeat, noting that its campaigns had already exposed its emptiness and lack of integrity to Nigerians.

PDP commends members for peaceful conduct in Ibadan

PDP commends members for peaceful conduct in Ibadan
 30.Jan.2015  DISQUS_COMMENTS  
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MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have been commended for the peaceful way and high level of tolerance exhibited on Thursday, in spite of provocation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential train, which was in Ibadan for the campaign of General Muhammadu Buhari.
A statement issued by the director, media and publicity, Oyo State PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan, alleged that instead of facing the campaign for which they came to the city, the APC members moved round the town, destroying billboards, posters and any PDP property in sight.
Olaosebikan also lamented that the party, instead of facing issues, concentrated on the denigration of the personality of President Goodluck Jonathan and cursing leaders of the PDP in the crudest approach.
He said it was sad that the APC deprived market women and traders in Oja’ba and Oritamerin axis from selling their wares, as a result of the campaign.
The Goodluck Campaign Organisation, therefore, advised the APC leadership to respect the peace accord signed recently by all the parties in the interest of the masses.

PDP’s 16-year reign, a nasty experience —Buhari

PDP’s 16-year reign, a nasty experience —Buhari
 30.Jan.2015  Nigerian Tribune  
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, has described the 16 years rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in Nigeria as a nasty experience.
Buhari made the description at the presidential campaign rally held at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday.
He noted that the PDP government, since inception in 1999, had failed the people of Nigeria.
“The PDP government in the last 16 years has brought to this country insecurity, destruction of infrastructure, unemployment and high level of corruption,” he said.
The presidential candidate, while addressing the crowd that came to receive him, advised them to get their permanent voter cards, as “it remains the only weapon they can use to effect the change the nation needed at this point in time.
“I want to urge you to get your PVCs and come out on the day of election to send PDP away. You must also ensure that your votes count by making sure you stay at the polling booth and watch how the votes are being processed. So, the ball is in your court.”
He, however, assured that if voted in as president, his government would improve on the security of lives and properties in the north-eastern part of the country, which has remained a major challenge facing the country in the past few years and also create employment for the larger percentage of umployed Nigerians.
Buhari commended the people of the state for turning out in their large numbers to welcome him, saying “I will never forget the rousing welcome I received from you right from the airport to this place. I really appreciate you all.”
At the rally were Buhari’s running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu; national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun; Governor Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Governor Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Governor Adams Oshiomole (Edo), among other party stalwarts.
Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, as well as his deputy, Chief Moses Adeyemo, were the host at the event.
Earlier, at the rally in Benin City, Edo State, Buhari had promised to tackle insecurity, corruption and unemployment.
He also used the occasion to assure Nigerians that the problem of erosion, notably in parts of Edo State and in the South-East would be given needed attention, so as to prevent loss of land, properties and lives.
Buhari, who arrived at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, venue of the campaign rally at about 12 noon, after paying a courtesy visit on the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, was accompanied by leaders of the party.
He noted that the quickest way to end unemployment in the country was through farming, by supporting farmers and giving out loans to traders and manufacturers, so that they could fortify their businesses and employ more people to produce goods and services.
“APC government, by the will of God and Nigerians, from May 30, will make sure we remove insecurity from North-East to Badagry, from Sokoto to Cross River and from Daura to Port-Harcourt.
“About jobs, the quickest way we can give jobs, whether there is education or not, is to make sure we empower farmers by giving input and get the financial houses to give soft loans to traders and small manufacturers, so that they can fortify their businesses and employ more people to produce goods and services.
“Lastly, we we will try and solve the problems that are disturbing you, especially erosion. The amount of resource required to control erosion in Edo State alone is enormous, not to talk of the south-eastern states. The APC government will do that,” he said.

Wednesday 28 January 2015

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OMAR BANGURA from Sierra Leone has this to tell Nigerians;"I don't think you guys know what you are playing with. You can call each other names and laugh about it now but when you end up inciting hate here as I read through your posts here and a real civil war start in your country you will regret what you are doing now. Your religious and political leaders are trying to divide you between religious lines and you are helping them do that rather than standing up and say we are all nigerians never mind our tribe, region or religion. That's the only stand that will save your blessed nation. The foreign powers pushing the government to take certain decisions will abandon you when you start killing each other and reject you from running to their countries so be careful. Our 11 years war in Sierra Leone was not even based on religious or tribal difference and see what we did to our country. The worst conflicts are those based on tribal and religious differences. See Central Africa, Bosnia. My heart bleeds when I read what you guys are saying bcos I know what this will lead to. You will be the losers all of you whether Christian, Muslim, ibo, yoruba or hausa. Stand as one and save your nation together bcos you have only one Nigeria that has the potential to lead Africa."PLEASE HELP SAVE NIGERIA AND SHARE THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE......


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      If there is war in Nigeria, the army generals, politicians/Lawmakers, the rich people,Imams, Pastors and so-called Seers will all run away to foreign countries. Only the poor masses will remain and slug it out. Women and children suffer more during the war. When the poor masses eye clears and everyone is fed-up about the war and killings, those same generals, Politicians and rich runaway people will come back for re-construction. Yeye de smell.