Thursday, March 5, 2015
Travelogue: A View From Outside Nigeria By Jimoh Hamzat
My voyage and decision to take an international tour of more than 5 European countries connecting through the much talked about United Arab Emirate was borne out of my decision to have a first hand description and on-ground feel after years of theoretical state comparison, as well as determine the indices and causes of brain drain in Nigeria. Because I still don't understand why people leave their father land to no man's lands.
The effort, despite self sponsored through my meagre savings and almost a life time "osusu" was not appreciated at the Embassy, there was an unfriendly stress on my willingness to return within the period of my visa like I was some nobody who just wants an opportunity to run out of his dear country.
The quiz at the Embassy is an indication that my brothers' and sisters' abroad are yet to earn trust from the Europeans as I kept being asked that I convince them that I won't exceed my period of stay. You dear not ask me to say I should have said I work and school in Nigeria as I was quick to be reminded that graduates who have come to the embassies with their first class certificates and their intention to just earn further degrees abroad and return home have sometimes abandoned their original intention and join in the struggle for survival, making them illegal immigrants at the end of their study visa.
I was almost going to give up on my defence, when my visa was stamped valid - Chenghen! Passport to 26 European countries with no barrier. My joy knew no bound, but I kept that joy, in the euphoria of the moment, I thought of Africa Union with its 54 countries minus Morocco and how difficult it is to cross from one to the other. Even our regional Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) isn't so free though we purportedly use same passport!
I snapped out of my thought when someone behind me threw herself to the floor and began to weep for being declined a visa. My effort to console her, earned me a scornful look that made me abandon my pacifist duty. Hence, I began the sojourn.
My experience at the MMIA almost caused my anxiety to become a mirage as the hostility and disorderliness of the Immigration officials who seem to ask for one hundred documents at the same time, if you don't have the only "currencic" document they require of you handy. This to me signalled a system that has lost focus and divided against itself.
Before your are even left off the hook, some health officials are almost waiting for you to finish with immigration check and rush to their desk for your Ebola check and where you do not have any Nigeria's (de)valued note to exchange, the frustration you will receive will almost want you to beg someone behind you for a Nigeria currency to give to them, privy of the fact that you will almost miss your flight.
Think that is the end? You are not free dear, as the next set of immigration officers are waiting to scan you for anything, like you were not screened at the Embassy before being granted a visa. While the foreign passengers watch with utmost disgust, you will watch in utter most dismay, the officials scurrying to assist the white guys to your disadvantage because foreign currency may be exchanged for this unenviable attitude of the Nigeria officials. These scenes only prepares you for the mother of man's inhumanity to man. The humiliation you're subjected to at the body screening point is not worthy of writing, as you are almost stripped naked to ensure you are not a hard drug carrier.
At the entrance into the aircraft, things are better, as the airline operators are on the look out to ensure their customers/passengers are not maltreated, for fear of loosing their customers. Surprised what Nigerians do to their own.
I won't give you the details of the ambiance at the Nigeria MMIA, perhaps we were allowed to feel the heat, so that it will make up for the cold awaiting us abroad.
The situation in UAE is distinctively opposite of what my country men melted us. Here, everything is coordinated and cordial, with respective and responsive airport officials on arrival. The security check is almost automatic that I didn't know I was being checked. The ambiance of Dubai airport is too comforting to be referred to as nice.
Little wonder why there is high level of brain drain in Nigeria. We may be losing the writer to the brain drain challenge if care is not taken. Though, I opt to join the struggle for emancipation of change in Nigeria, than migrate to a developed economy, where I am only needed to sustain their development or be used as an implement for the political economy of the developed world.
It's amazing what the Nigeria leaders go abroad to do, only to return to Nigeria and not put in some of these development tendencies abundantly available in making Nigeria a better country.
My brief cursory look of streets around me in Frankfort is not intimidating to the gigantic skyscrapers we have in Nigeria, but alas! I'm yet to hear any sound of a generating set here in Germany. Do we prefer to build structures in Nigeria, than to build infrastructures? Can we ask our minister of power to take a clue from these countries I have visited?
My hotel in Frankfurt has no iota sign of a generating set, so it means no one is preparing for the eventuality of power failure, perhaps it's a once in a blue moon occurrence.
How did Nigeria get so bad you may want to ask? My answers may be inferred from a quick look at the situation in Instanbul in the next 8 hours. If it's the same with Nigeria, then we can ask for "the same of the same" but if it differs, then we MUST seek an intervention CHANGE.
Hamzat Jimoh wrote on his way from Frankfurt, Germany to Instanbul, Turkey via @jimoh_hamzat
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LASU MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENTS ELECT NEW LEADERS
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Adeyemi Moses
Mass Communication students of Lagos State University have elected new leaders to represent them for the 2014-2015 session.
Elected as President of the Communication Student Association is Elemoro Noheem Ademola who contested unopposed.
The 2014-2015 newly elected COSA EXCOS also include Vice President-Olaitan Opeyemi, Treasurer-Rabiu Idris Olamide , General Secretary-Sekoni Babatunde, Public Relations Officer-Ofondu Sarah and Welfare Director-Liadi Ibitoke. These candidates weere involved in elections and declared winners yesterday 4th of March,2015.
The election of the mass communication student took place at the Ojuelegba and Ojo campuses of the institution.
The newly elected executives are expected to be sworn in next week.
Elected as President of the Communication Student Association is Elemoro Noheem Ademola who contested unopposed.
The 2014-2015 newly elected COSA EXCOS also include Vice President-Olaitan Opeyemi, Treasurer-Rabiu Idris Olamide , General Secretary-Sekoni Babatunde, Public Relations Officer-Ofondu Sarah and Welfare Director-Liadi Ibitoke. These candidates weere involved in elections and declared winners yesterday 4th of March,2015.
The election of the mass communication student took place at the Ojuelegba and Ojo campuses of the institution.
The newly elected executives are expected to be sworn in next week.
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APC Has A Deal With Jega To Manipulate Elections
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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday engaged in a war of words over the fate of Prof. Attahiru Jega as the chairman of the the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Fayose began the verbal onslaught when he described the claim by the APC of a plot by the Presidency to fire Jega, as a "mere comedy."
The governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, advised the opposition party to stop acting as if Nigeria belonged to it.
"President Goodluck Jonathan can sack Jega if he wishes and if he does, heavens will not fall," Fayose boasted, alleging that the APC had, by its actions, shown that it had a pact with the INEC chairman.
"By turning themselves to advocates and defenders of the INEC chairman, the APC and its agents have shown that they have a deal with Jega to manipulate the elections," he added.
The governor however said "that the deal will be frustrated if he (Jega) is asked to leave office."
Fayose, according to the statement reminded the APC that the removal of any appointee of the Federal Government was a prerogative of the President, "which no one can question, provided the laid down rules are followed."
The governor described Jega as partisan, saying, "By his actions and utterances, Jega had already demonstrated his support of the APC.''
He said, "For instance, how can Jega explain the 80 per cent distribution of Permanent Voter Cards in Boko Haram-ravaged Borno and Yobe states while less than 40 per cent was distributed in Lagos as of February 7 that the election was postponed?
"It is on record that Prof. Maurice Iwu was asked to proceed on terminal leave two months to the end of his tenure? Is Jega not a beneficiary of Iwu's removal?
"So, if Iwu was asked to go on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure for Jega to assume office, what difference does it make if Jega too is asked to proceed on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure?
"It is the President that can determine whether or not Jega will go on the mandatory three months' terminal leave which should commence on March 8, and if the President decides that the INEC chairman should go on terminal leave, what can the APC loudmouths do?
"They boasted before the postponement of the elections that they would go on street protests, but did they do anything? They made noise when Justice Isa Ayo Salami was removed from office as President of the Court of Appeal, what did their noise amount to?
"Therefore, let me say it categorically that the noise being made by the APC and their agents will amount to nothing because if the President removes Jega today, heavens will not fall."
He also claimed that the warning by the House of Representatives on Tuesday that removing Jega could lead to violence was that of the APC lawmakers.
The governor therefore called on "the APC lawmakers to rather pay attention to the ill-health of their party's presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), whose whereabouts is now a mystery."
But the APC National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, berated the governor, saying his views were inconsequential since he was not the appointer of Jega.
Mohammed, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, on Wednesday, asked, "Is Fayose the appointer of Jega? What is his (Fayose's) business there?
"We know why Fayose is so vociferous; it is because he attained the Office of the Governor through army rigging.
"Fayose knows he can't win any free and fair election. This is why he's crying more than the bereaved. He's afraid that the truth has come out. No matter how long it takes, the truth will prevail."
Jonathan had during an interview with Aljazeera, on Monday night, insisted that he had no plan to remove Jega.
Fayose began the verbal onslaught when he described the claim by the APC of a plot by the Presidency to fire Jega, as a "mere comedy."
The governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, advised the opposition party to stop acting as if Nigeria belonged to it.
"President Goodluck Jonathan can sack Jega if he wishes and if he does, heavens will not fall," Fayose boasted, alleging that the APC had, by its actions, shown that it had a pact with the INEC chairman.
"By turning themselves to advocates and defenders of the INEC chairman, the APC and its agents have shown that they have a deal with Jega to manipulate the elections," he added.
The governor however said "that the deal will be frustrated if he (Jega) is asked to leave office."
Fayose, according to the statement reminded the APC that the removal of any appointee of the Federal Government was a prerogative of the President, "which no one can question, provided the laid down rules are followed."
The governor described Jega as partisan, saying, "By his actions and utterances, Jega had already demonstrated his support of the APC.''
He said, "For instance, how can Jega explain the 80 per cent distribution of Permanent Voter Cards in Boko Haram-ravaged Borno and Yobe states while less than 40 per cent was distributed in Lagos as of February 7 that the election was postponed?
"It is on record that Prof. Maurice Iwu was asked to proceed on terminal leave two months to the end of his tenure? Is Jega not a beneficiary of Iwu's removal?
"So, if Iwu was asked to go on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure for Jega to assume office, what difference does it make if Jega too is asked to proceed on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure?
"It is the President that can determine whether or not Jega will go on the mandatory three months' terminal leave which should commence on March 8, and if the President decides that the INEC chairman should go on terminal leave, what can the APC loudmouths do?
"They boasted before the postponement of the elections that they would go on street protests, but did they do anything? They made noise when Justice Isa Ayo Salami was removed from office as President of the Court of Appeal, what did their noise amount to?
"Therefore, let me say it categorically that the noise being made by the APC and their agents will amount to nothing because if the President removes Jega today, heavens will not fall."
He also claimed that the warning by the House of Representatives on Tuesday that removing Jega could lead to violence was that of the APC lawmakers.
The governor therefore called on "the APC lawmakers to rather pay attention to the ill-health of their party's presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), whose whereabouts is now a mystery."
But the APC National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, berated the governor, saying his views were inconsequential since he was not the appointer of Jega.
Mohammed, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, on Wednesday, asked, "Is Fayose the appointer of Jega? What is his (Fayose's) business there?
"We know why Fayose is so vociferous; it is because he attained the Office of the Governor through army rigging.
"Fayose knows he can't win any free and fair election. This is why he's crying more than the bereaved. He's afraid that the truth has come out. No matter how long it takes, the truth will prevail."
Jonathan had during an interview with Aljazeera, on Monday night, insisted that he had no plan to remove Jega.
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Tinubu's N20b Demand! AIT Reacts, Demands N100b, Apology In National Media
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Daar Communications Plc has rejected in their entirety the demands of Tunji Abayomi and co on behalf of Bola Tinubu over a documentary titled "Unmasking The Real Tinubu" transmitted on African Independent Television, AIT, according to a publication on its website.
The demands, which Mike Ozekhome's chambers describe as laughable, include the stoppage of further transmission of the alleged defamatory documentary, failure which daar communications will be made to pay twenty billion Naira representing damages.
In its reaction, Mike Ozekhome's chambers on behalf on behalf of DAAR communications declares that AIT, in transmitting the documentary was only carrying out its constitutional responsibility to uphold the fundamental objectives of the constitution.
It states further that the documentary merely stated that Bola Tinubu generally breached various portions of the Nigerian constitution.
DAAR communications plc is therefore demanding a complete withdrawal of the letter under reference, which must be given wide publicity as that accorded the letter from the chambers of Tunji Abayomi.
The media company demands an apology to be published in at least four leading national newspapers and four television stations, which must include NTA, Channels and AIT.
The sum of one hundred billion Naira representing aggravated, punitive and exemplary damages for the irreparable injury inflicted on AIT is also being demanded.
The demands, which Mike Ozekhome's chambers describe as laughable, include the stoppage of further transmission of the alleged defamatory documentary, failure which daar communications will be made to pay twenty billion Naira representing damages.
In its reaction, Mike Ozekhome's chambers on behalf on behalf of DAAR communications declares that AIT, in transmitting the documentary was only carrying out its constitutional responsibility to uphold the fundamental objectives of the constitution.
It states further that the documentary merely stated that Bola Tinubu generally breached various portions of the Nigerian constitution.
DAAR communications plc is therefore demanding a complete withdrawal of the letter under reference, which must be given wide publicity as that accorded the letter from the chambers of Tunji Abayomi.
The media company demands an apology to be published in at least four leading national newspapers and four television stations, which must include NTA, Channels and AIT.
The sum of one hundred billion Naira representing aggravated, punitive and exemplary damages for the irreparable injury inflicted on AIT is also being demanded.
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Obanikoro Ministerial Screening Causes Rowdy Session In Senate, Lagos Man Remain Uncleared
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The Senate had a rowdy executive session for about two hours on Wednesday as a result of attempt by Senate President, David Mark, to convince his colleagues to give Musiliu Obanikoro an easy passage, in accordance to the tradition of the upper chamber in the screening of former senators nominated for appointment as ministers.
The Senate had over the years adopted the "take a bow" treatment for nominee ex-senators. Obanikoro was a member of the upper federal legislative chamber between 2003 and 2007 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy. His name is among the eight new ministerial nominees before the Senate for consideration.
Members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in the Senate had, last week, vowed to oppose the confirmation of Obanikoro.
Our correspondent learnt that Mark, shortly before plenary and in a bid to ensure that the tradition of the Senate was not broken, immediately ordered a closed-door executive session to iron out the differences between Obanikoro and the opposition senators before the ministerial screening.
One of the senators from the South-West geo – political zone, who preferred anonymity, told our correspondent that the executive session was rowdy while it lasted.
He said, "The Senate President pleaded with us to respect the tradition of the senate by allowing Obanikoro and two other former senators, who would be appearing before us for screening to just take a bow and leave.
"We told him such gesture would not be extended to Obanikoro because of the two petitions against him that were forwarded to the Senate leadership, which he must address in a question-and-answer session.
"The insistence of the senate president that he would not preside over a chamber where the tradition that predated him would be destroyed led to a rowdy session which lasted for over one-and-a-half hour."
The senator explained that it took the intervention of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, to resolve the issue.
According to him, Ekweremadu suggested that the screening and confirmation of Obanikoro should be postponed till a further date pending when the opposition would have a change of mind.
Another senator, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from the North-Central, who also spoke anonymously, confirmed to our correspondent that the screening of Obanikoro had been postponed till next week due to the issues raised against him.
He said, "The opposition senators stuck to their guns that the nominee must address the allegations levelled against him but the Senate President insisted that he would never allow such things to happen.
"We however resolved to suspend the screening of Obanikoro and three others till next week Tuesday, if the opposition senators would not insist that he must be asked some questions. "
The senator further explained that the leadership of the red chamber resolved to take the former Minister of State alongside three others next week.
However, when the Senate resumed plenary, the senate president did not explain the reason for the closed-door session.
"The senate at the executive session discussed issues of national importance," he said.
Meanwhile, four nominees- Messrs Patricia Akwashiki (Nasarawa State); Nicholas Ada (Benue State); Augustine Akobundu (Abia State); and Fidelis Nwankwo (Ebonyi State), answered questions from the senators except Akwashiki, who was a senator.
Ada, a professor of education, while responding to questions, said that lack of qualified teachers was responsible for the production of ill-equipped graduates.
He noted that students from "miracle centres" and those who cheat in examinations, and get higher grades usually constitute a great menace to the society as they would do everything to manipulate the system upon graduation.
He said, "So, what we simply do is to try as much as possible that the teachers training programme for the school system is strengthened because what the teacher fails to do, is an irreparable loss and what he does well gives credence to the entire process.
"I would suggest that we go back to the basics. In the time past, we had Grade Two Teachers Training programme; teachers were trained in specific areas. The totality of the teachers was well groomed and he came out as a very refined person."
On his part, Akobundu, a retired colonel in the army, said the best way to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency was the introduction of the multi-nations military taskforce, made up of soldiers from Benin Republic, Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Nigeria.
"The solution is making sure that we maintain the coalition with our coalition partners to make sure that we rid our nation and their own countries the menace of Boko Haram.
"At the same time, we talk about fighting terrorism through carrot-and-stick. What is going on is the stick. And concurrently, I believe that the Federal Government through the statutory agencies are doing everything to make sure that these Nigerians who have been displaces are given sense of belonging."
The screening of Obanikoro (Lagos); Hauwa Lawan (Jigawa); Kenneth Kobani (Rivers) and Joel Ikenya (Taraba) has been shifted to Tuesday next week.
The Senate had over the years adopted the "take a bow" treatment for nominee ex-senators. Obanikoro was a member of the upper federal legislative chamber between 2003 and 2007 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy. His name is among the eight new ministerial nominees before the Senate for consideration.
Members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in the Senate had, last week, vowed to oppose the confirmation of Obanikoro.
Our correspondent learnt that Mark, shortly before plenary and in a bid to ensure that the tradition of the Senate was not broken, immediately ordered a closed-door executive session to iron out the differences between Obanikoro and the opposition senators before the ministerial screening.
One of the senators from the South-West geo – political zone, who preferred anonymity, told our correspondent that the executive session was rowdy while it lasted.
He said, "The Senate President pleaded with us to respect the tradition of the senate by allowing Obanikoro and two other former senators, who would be appearing before us for screening to just take a bow and leave.
"We told him such gesture would not be extended to Obanikoro because of the two petitions against him that were forwarded to the Senate leadership, which he must address in a question-and-answer session.
"The insistence of the senate president that he would not preside over a chamber where the tradition that predated him would be destroyed led to a rowdy session which lasted for over one-and-a-half hour."
The senator explained that it took the intervention of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, to resolve the issue.
According to him, Ekweremadu suggested that the screening and confirmation of Obanikoro should be postponed till a further date pending when the opposition would have a change of mind.
Another senator, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from the North-Central, who also spoke anonymously, confirmed to our correspondent that the screening of Obanikoro had been postponed till next week due to the issues raised against him.
He said, "The opposition senators stuck to their guns that the nominee must address the allegations levelled against him but the Senate President insisted that he would never allow such things to happen.
"We however resolved to suspend the screening of Obanikoro and three others till next week Tuesday, if the opposition senators would not insist that he must be asked some questions. "
The senator further explained that the leadership of the red chamber resolved to take the former Minister of State alongside three others next week.
However, when the Senate resumed plenary, the senate president did not explain the reason for the closed-door session.
"The senate at the executive session discussed issues of national importance," he said.
Meanwhile, four nominees- Messrs Patricia Akwashiki (Nasarawa State); Nicholas Ada (Benue State); Augustine Akobundu (Abia State); and Fidelis Nwankwo (Ebonyi State), answered questions from the senators except Akwashiki, who was a senator.
Ada, a professor of education, while responding to questions, said that lack of qualified teachers was responsible for the production of ill-equipped graduates.
He noted that students from "miracle centres" and those who cheat in examinations, and get higher grades usually constitute a great menace to the society as they would do everything to manipulate the system upon graduation.
He said, "So, what we simply do is to try as much as possible that the teachers training programme for the school system is strengthened because what the teacher fails to do, is an irreparable loss and what he does well gives credence to the entire process.
"I would suggest that we go back to the basics. In the time past, we had Grade Two Teachers Training programme; teachers were trained in specific areas. The totality of the teachers was well groomed and he came out as a very refined person."
On his part, Akobundu, a retired colonel in the army, said the best way to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency was the introduction of the multi-nations military taskforce, made up of soldiers from Benin Republic, Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Nigeria.
"The solution is making sure that we maintain the coalition with our coalition partners to make sure that we rid our nation and their own countries the menace of Boko Haram.
"At the same time, we talk about fighting terrorism through carrot-and-stick. What is going on is the stick. And concurrently, I believe that the Federal Government through the statutory agencies are doing everything to make sure that these Nigerians who have been displaces are given sense of belonging."
The screening of Obanikoro (Lagos); Hauwa Lawan (Jigawa); Kenneth Kobani (Rivers) and Joel Ikenya (Taraba) has been shifted to Tuesday next week.
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Former President Obasanjo Predicts Buhari Would Win Presidential Polls
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Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has predicted that Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari will be elected on 28 March as Nigeria's new president, to succeed incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan.
At the same time, he dismissed fears of any election annulment as it happened in 1993, under the Babangida administration, when the election of Moshood Kashimawo Abiola was annulled by the military junta.
Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, when he met a group that calls itself, Concerned Citizens of Nigeria.
According to the former Nigerian leader, there will never be a repeat of what happened in the country in 1993 after the Presidential election.
Obasanjo declared that he has confidence in the All Progressives Congress,APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammed Buhari because he was a trained military officer.
The group called on the former President to intervene in the country's looming political crisis before matters degenerate.
"We have come to express our deep concern over series of dangerous political miscalculation currently going on under Jonathan administration.
"We are afraid that crisis is seriously looming and it is like another June 12 crisis is on the way and it may be very tragic for the country. We want you to as a matter of urgency intervene into the matter before it is too late sir," the group opined.
In his response,the former President allayed their anxieties, saying that the 2015 election will never be like the June 1993 election.
"You need not to worry about anything. There can never be any June 12 annulment again. Buhari is not Abiola, he is a trained and highly intelligent soldier.
"Oyegun is not Anenih, Osinbajo is not Kingibe. Jega is not Nwosu, Jonathan is not IBB and this time around, Obasanjo will not support any interim government.
"Obasanjo will rather support a free, fair and credible election."
Dehinbo Odunayo Francis
At the same time, he dismissed fears of any election annulment as it happened in 1993, under the Babangida administration, when the election of Moshood Kashimawo Abiola was annulled by the military junta.
Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, when he met a group that calls itself, Concerned Citizens of Nigeria.
According to the former Nigerian leader, there will never be a repeat of what happened in the country in 1993 after the Presidential election.
Obasanjo declared that he has confidence in the All Progressives Congress,APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammed Buhari because he was a trained military officer.
The group called on the former President to intervene in the country's looming political crisis before matters degenerate.
"We have come to express our deep concern over series of dangerous political miscalculation currently going on under Jonathan administration.
"We are afraid that crisis is seriously looming and it is like another June 12 crisis is on the way and it may be very tragic for the country. We want you to as a matter of urgency intervene into the matter before it is too late sir," the group opined.
In his response,the former President allayed their anxieties, saying that the 2015 election will never be like the June 1993 election.
"You need not to worry about anything. There can never be any June 12 annulment again. Buhari is not Abiola, he is a trained and highly intelligent soldier.
"Oyegun is not Anenih, Osinbajo is not Kingibe. Jega is not Nwosu, Jonathan is not IBB and this time around, Obasanjo will not support any interim government.
"Obasanjo will rather support a free, fair and credible election."
Dehinbo Odunayo Francis
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MAN CITY BEAT STRUGGLING LEICESTER CITY
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Manchester City made hard work on bottom of-the table Leicester City to keep up pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea on Wednesday night.
David Silva gave the champions the lead on the stroke of half-time after Aleksandar Kolarov's cross evaded Wilfried Bony and fell kindly for the Spaniard, who finished at the second attempt.
James Milner finally but the Foxes to bed in the final minute of normal time, latching on to Jesus Navas's cross from out wide to finish first time.
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Manchester City made hard work on bottom of-the table Leicester City to keep up pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea on Wednesday night.
David Silva gave the champions the lead on the stroke of half-time after Aleksandar Kolarov's cross evaded Wilfried Bony and fell kindly for the Spaniard, who finished at the second attempt.
James Milner finally but the Foxes to bed in the final minute of normal time, latching on to Jesus Navas's cross from out wide to finish first time.
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Chelsea,Arsenal Record Victory In A Night Of Breathtaking London Derbies...+other results
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League leaders Chelsea Fc travelled to neighboring Upton Park to further strengthen their grip on the English Premier League title against East London side West Ham United. Pundits had predicted a slip up for Jose Mourinho's men considering the fact that previous winners of the capital one trophy do have a history of struggling for the reminder of the season due to the celebration hangover.
However, it was not to be has Belgian winger Eden Hazard met Ramirez inch-perfect cross with a superb header to hand the blues a first half lead, it is also noteworthy Westham united out all firing in the second half, forcing Belgian shot stopper Thiabut Courtois to making some high profile saves to secure all three points for Chelsea.
Elsewhere in West London, Queens park rangers hosted back to form Arsenal Fc at Loftus park with high ambitions to escape Relegation under new manager Chris Ramsey. The hoops held their ground in the first to secure a stalemate in the first half but the Gunners came out firing in the second half has Striker Oliver Giroud and Alexis Sanchez hit two goals pass experienced Goalkeeper Robert Green.
However, in-form striker Charlie Austin scored his 15th goal of the season to keep the pressure on Arsenal till the last minute to end the game two goals to one.
Week 28(Day 2) results
- Manchester City 2 - 0 Leicester City
- Newcastle United 0 - 1 Manchester United
- Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Arsenal
- Stoke City 2 - 0 Everton
- Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2 Swansea City
- West Ham United 0 - 1 Chelsea
- Liverpool 2 - 0 Burnley
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BARCA WIN IN GRAND STYLE , AS THEY SECURE FINAL SPOT
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Barcelona eased into the Copa del Rey final as an underwhelming showing was enough to beat 10-man Villarreal 3-1 on Wednesday and ensure progression 6-2 on aggregate.
While the hosts had the better of the play following Neymar's opener, Tomas Pina's dismissal for a dismal second half challenge on the Brazilian ended slim hopes of Villarreal
progression.
Neymar's clever lob, following a delightful Lionel Messi pass, quickly cancelled out Villarreal's away goal from the first leg, although
Jonathan Dos Santos' 39th minute strike against his former club ensured the sides went in at the break level on the night.
Pina who had earlier ended Sergio Busquets' outing with a studs up challenge was at it again shortly after the interval as he threw himself into a dangerous challenge with Neymar to rightly earn his marching orders.
Second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Neymar added gloss to the result, as the Catalan giants qualified for a second successive Copa final.
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Barcelona eased into the Copa del Rey final as an underwhelming showing was enough to beat 10-man Villarreal 3-1 on Wednesday and ensure progression 6-2 on aggregate.
While the hosts had the better of the play following Neymar's opener, Tomas Pina's dismissal for a dismal second half challenge on the Brazilian ended slim hopes of Villarreal
progression.
Neymar's clever lob, following a delightful Lionel Messi pass, quickly cancelled out Villarreal's away goal from the first leg, although
Jonathan Dos Santos' 39th minute strike against his former club ensured the sides went in at the break level on the night.
Pina who had earlier ended Sergio Busquets' outing with a studs up challenge was at it again shortly after the interval as he threw himself into a dangerous challenge with Neymar to rightly earn his marching orders.
Second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Neymar added gloss to the result, as the Catalan giants qualified for a second successive Copa final.
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STOKE CITY WIN'S AS VICTOR MOSES' HEADER SINKS FUMBLING EVERTON
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Everton 's poor league form continued as Stoke City ran out comfortable winners at the Britannia Stadium.
After a quiet start to proceedings, Victor Moses broke the deadlock with a bullet header as he got on the end of Phil Bardsley's cross.
Everton threw on Arouna Kone in a bid to find an equaliser, but the former Wigan striker was denied by Asmir Begovic midway through
the second half.
But the Potters sealed the points late on as Mame Biram Diouf tapped in after Marko Arnautovic hit the post.
Stoke were without midfielder Stephen Ireland, who suffered a gashed calf in the 1-0 win over Hull City on Saturday, while Peter Crouch's
reward for coming off the bench to score the only goal in that game was a starting berth.
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Everton 's poor league form continued as Stoke City ran out comfortable winners at the Britannia Stadium.
After a quiet start to proceedings, Victor Moses broke the deadlock with a bullet header as he got on the end of Phil Bardsley's cross.
Everton threw on Arouna Kone in a bid to find an equaliser, but the former Wigan striker was denied by Asmir Begovic midway through
the second half.
But the Potters sealed the points late on as Mame Biram Diouf tapped in after Marko Arnautovic hit the post.
Stoke were without midfielder Stephen Ireland, who suffered a gashed calf in the 1-0 win over Hull City on Saturday, while Peter Crouch's
reward for coming off the bench to score the only goal in that game was a starting berth.
Yhemmy_blaq
@blackboxupdate
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