An an interview with Kadaria Ahmed, who anchors Channels Television’s The Core, Nnamdi Kanu said two curious things. He said he was for confederation and he no longer wants to fight with arms. First, is he serious? This man peddled incendiary rhetoric asking for guns. Is he not a coward? Confederation means the Southeast is still part of Nigeria. Maybe he has recanted or he does not know political science 101. Kanu showed himself an ethnic entrepreneur, rallying gullible kinsmen to stock his Biafra purse with hard-earned money. He also boasted that he could win a referendum in Rivers State because he rallied a big crowd in Port Harcourt. He should not mistake the Igbos in PH with Ikwerres, Ogonis, Ijaws, Andonis, etc in Rivers. He could rally a big crowd in Ladipo in Lagos as well. This is one delusional conman.
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Oyo APC to PDP: you are coward
THE All Progressive Congress (APC) in Oyo State has expressed optimism that the party will win the Edo State poll. It called on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stop making inciting utterances against the APC.
The PDP had accused the ruling party of mounting pressure on the police and DSS to postpone the election by orchestrating insecurity to ring the election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Yakubu, made it clear that the Commission was ready for the poll, stating that the commission would meet with security agents on the alleged threat to security.
The INEC boss, re-affirming the commission’s readiness for the election, reiterated that nothing can make the commission to compromise its independence. But the poll was eventually postponed for two weeks.
Speaking on the alleged inciting utterances by the PDP, the Oyo State APC Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, described the allegation as baseless. He said, the APC government has nothing to do with police and DSS report.
He described the PDP as a coward, wondering why the (PDP) accused the APC of sponsoring the security report, when in reality the PDP leaders are masters of election manipulation. Oke advised the PDP to face the election and stop raising baseless allegation out of fear of losing the poll.
He added: “How can the APC be behind the security report, are they saying we are in charge of the security. When they were in government is that what they were doing? Which means that’s exactly what they were doing , we are not doing that.
“What has security report got to do with APC. To the best of my knowledge it got nothing to do with us.
“They think the APC will be coward like the PDP were when Jonathan had to postpone election. No, we are not cowards. We are always ready to go to war.”
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Alamieyeseigha is a coward, says Amaechi
•’He said Jonathan should rein in his wife’
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has described former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as a coward.
Amaechi was reacting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain’s advice that he should “retrace his steps, beg President Goodluck Jonathan and return to PDP”.
The former governor, who was convicted of money laundering and corruption but was pardoned by Jonathan, gave the advice in an interview with New Telegraph at the weekend.
Among other things, Alamieyeseigha said: “I think there is no problem between Amaechi and Jonathan. I think Amaechi should be humble enough to go to the President and say ‘I am sorry’, because he has no place to go. A child that is not respectful will also not deserve respect from anyone. I have spoken to both of them. Jonathan has no issues. The President of Nigeria is very powerful. I even told Amaechi that the first entity you cannot fight is Almighty God and the second entity is the government (President Jonathan). No matter how you interpret it, nobody can fight the government (Jonathan) successfully… Rivers State will never be surrendered to the All Progressives Congress (APC).”
In a statement, Amaechi’s Chief Press Secretary, David Iyofor, said it was sad that the former governor was not bold enough to tell the world what he told him (Amaechi) in private.
Iyofor said: “It is true that Amaechi does not have any personal issue with the President. And yes, when Alamieyeseigha came to the governor to discuss this issue, he said there was not much problem between the president and the governor, but he was not bold enough to say in that interview what he told the governor the problem was. He told Amaechi that he cannot understand why Mr. President cannot rein in, control or manage his wife. For him to go to the press to say something else is, indeed, most cowardly and timid.
“How does one comprehend Alamieyeseigha’s logic or reasons for saying Amaechi should go and beg President Jonathan and retrace his steps? Please, to where should the governor retrace his steps to? Back to the PDP? The same PDP that Amaechi led Rivers people to support and give Mr. President over two million votes at the 2011 elections with nothing to show for it after almost four years! Instead, territories and oil wells belonging to the state are being given to other states.
“Is he saying the governor cannot hold a contrary view from Mr. President on issues based on principles and the interest of Rivers State, because Mr. President is all powerful?
“Alamieyeseigha’s understanding of respect, disrespect and desecration of the Office of the President is warped and, indeed, befuddling. For Alamieyeseigha, what amounts to disrespect and desecration of the Office of the President is Amaechi’s decision to stay with his people, fight for what is theirs and his dogged stubbornness and refusal to cede any part of Rivers State, including its oil wells, to Mr. President’s home state of Bayelsa! For him, the governor’s fight for the interest of Rivers State and its people is tantamount to disrespecting and desecrating the Office of the President. How preposterous!
“Alamieyeseigha says APC will never take Rivers State! We feel pity for him. It is apparent that he lives in the past and has blindly refused to face reality. APC has since taken over Rivers State. APC is in control in Rivers State and Rivers people are fully with their governor in APC. If deluding himself to think otherwise would make Alamieyeseigha sleep well at night, then he can continue to live in dreamland.
“While we do not begrudge Alamieyeseigha’s political affiliation or his decision to truckle, grovel and genuflect before whoever he so pleases, we demand that he respects Amaechi’s right to choose his political party and associates, and to disagree with anyone on principles and issues that are not in the interest of Rivers State and Rivers people.
“Finally, we state categorically that Alamieyeseigha’s comment against Amaechi in that interview with New Telegraph on Saturday is an undisguised and disgraceful sycophantic voyage that a man of his standing should never have ventured into.”
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Chibok protesters to Shekau: you’re a coward
•’They can’t malign my character’
Protesters of the BringBackOurGirls Movement have accused Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau of cowardice.
The group said he is not preaching Islam but wickedness and cowardice. The protesters spoke yesterday during their 82nd day sitout in Abuja.
A leader of the movement, Aisha Yusufu, said she would not wait until her daughter is abducted before she does something about insurgency.
Mrs. Yusufu said: “I say to Shekau, you are not human; you are a coward. This is not Islam; Islam is a religion of peace and not of wickedness and cowardice.
“I don’t have to wait until my daughter is kidnapped to do something, most of us might think that we are protected and anointed and cannot be touched.
“ But we do not realise that Boko Haram is a problem for all Nigerians and not of a people or religion, it will get to a point that there will be nothing left for us to live for.”
Former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili said the detractors trying to malign her character did not give her a character so they cannot malign it.
Ezekwesili said the Chibok girls trusted the society but instead were inflicted with an injury.
“They did not give me my character and so they cannot malign it. I will continue to stand with the Chibok girls, no matter what they do
“These girls trusted the society but instead they were inflicted with a wound, seeing the wound, we have refused to walk away.
“This is not a time to move on, we cannot move on with a pain that is so deep. We use the Chibok girls to say, never again will we move on when our people are in pains.
“If I want to be a politician, I can but I came here because of the wound and will not move on until there is a closure for the Chibok girls and their families.”
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‘Christians that avoid politics are cowards’
The Senior Pastor of Great Commission Bible Church, New Oko Oba, Lagos, Rev. Olu Johnson, spoke with Sunday Oguntola on Christian participation in politics and sundry issues. Excerpts:
Starting this church from the scratch, were you ever aware it could come this far?
Well, we knew God was taking us somewhere. We knew God would make this work great but we did not have all the full information on what we are seeing now. When God calls, He does not show one everything on the way. He expects stepping out in faith before blessing the work. So, we stepped out in faith and knew God will take us far. But how far we would go was never totally known to us. If we knew everything from the beginning, we wouldn’t have needed God again.
Is that to say the journey was fraught with difficulties?
Sure, because anything worthy will be fought by the enemies. We have never had a smooth sail but God has been faithful to us. We had ups and downs. You know, I used to be an accountant in a multi-national firm with massive interests. I was at the peak of my career when He called me. He told me to preach on the streets after resigning. I started with crusades and outreaches in remote areas before God asked me to have a church base. The church started with no chairs or anything. But God has bought us this far. 15 years down the line, we can only say thank God.
Why did it take the church as much as 15 years to get a befitting auditorium?
As I explained, it is an evangelical church, so we concentrated more on outreaches and winning souls in remote areas. Whatever resources we got were channelled to rural evangelism. We were so engrossed with it that we did not even realise we had no befitting auditorium, as you call it. We were busy conducting crusades within and outside the country. But now we realise we need to build a church tower while He has promised to build us a city.
Is this to say that the church will now take precedence over evangelical outreaches?
I can assure we don’t move without divine direction. We cannot hide away from our identity and inclination towards evangelism. We remain an evangelical church, no matter where we are. So, we can’t change now. We shall continue to save souls and build the church as the Lord helps us. I believe this structure will even encourage us to do more on the fields and expand our horizon.
The church will complement the evangelical outreaches and vice versa. The church stands on its own while the ministry is now independent. I have published books I have not been able to market. So, the church can function whether I am around or not. We have leaders who can see to the needs of the church.
Building a structure of this magnitude certainly comes with different challenges. Can you recall some of them?
You see, when God gave us the instruction to build this tower, we had nothing in the bank. But we had faith. When God gives an assignment, the devil will fight. But if you focus on the problems, moving forward becomes impossible. When I looked at the purse of the church, I ran off to the UK to do ministry. But God came back again and I returned to commence a 101-day fast and prayer. God said that it is His project and never mine. There was no strategy but only faith. As we started with what we had, God started supplying until it got to this point.
What do you have to say on the proposed national conference?
Well, it is a long-awaited exercise. This is what we should have done long ago. The amalgamation of Nigeria was done by force, without dialogue, consultation or consent. It is good that we are coming to talk 100 years after. I believe we can address injustices, marginalisation and inequalities. I believe the country is at a standstill and we need to discuss on how we want to move forward.
You are passionate about Christian participation in politics. But do you think Christians are prepared and trained to survive the murky waters of politics in Nigeria?
When we say our mandate is to dominate and occupy till Christ comes. To have dominion, we need a domain. We have the responsibility to show the Kingdom of God on earth through governance. So, I am sure we need to get involved regardless of the fear that we would be polluted. But if we are not there, they will bastardise the place worse than it is right now.
On whether they are prepared, I believe it is an ongoing process. Already, the awareness is there. What we need is to start getting involved and learning through the process. Yes, we need training but we cannot wait till eternity to get started. We cannot continue to cry wolf when we are not involved. If politics is dirty, then who will clean it up? Do you clean it up by staying away? In fact, I believe the dirtiness there is an opportunity for Christians to show the difference. Christians who run away from politics are cowards.
Do you believe that Nigeria is under a curse like most people say?
I don’t think so. The problem is we have seen so much in other places that we want them here immediately. You see we should learn to move at our own pace. There is no point in trying to be like others. Take the cashless policy, for instance, it is a good innovation but it is obvious we are not ready for it. We only want to do it because that is what others are doing. We should be forward-looking while we enjoy where we are. America is over 300 years while Nigeria is just 53 as an independent nation. So, we should not overstretch ourselves running after them.
So, there is no curse anywhere. We are only experiencing teething problems with nation-building that others have gone through. We have eroded our rich cultures in the process. Family values are being destroyed and damaged. Wives are leaving their husbands at the slightest opportunity. We import everything. Everything is now cheap but inferior. Our government should stop some of the bilateral agreements with these nations that import inferior products.
Can you talk briefly about the convention?
It’s our 15th annual convention and God is helping us to mark it with the dedication of our auditorium. The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, will be here to minister with other notable men of God. We believe it will be a platform for God to bless and take us to the next level.