The Commissioner for Information and Communications Strategy in Anambra State, Ogbuefi Tony Nnachetta, has debunked media reports that Governor Willie Obiano has dissolved his cabinet, sacked his commissioners, aides and other political appointees.
He noted that the false report emanated from a section of the media’s “misinterpretation of the contents of a leaked internal memo originating from the office of the Secretary to the State Government directing all political appointees to prepare and submit their handover notes and accounts of stewardship on or before Friday, 16th of March, 2018.”
Nnachetta further stated that, “the tenure of all appointees including the Governor ends on Friday, March 16th. The Governor will be sworn in for a second term on Saturday, March 17th. His Excellency may then chose to appoint or re-appoint whom he pleases. That is proper governance.”
A porn star sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday to declare a “hush agreement” over their alleged affair invalid because he never signed it, documents say.
Los Angeles lawyer Michael Avenatti posted on his Twitter account a copy of what appears to be the suit filed on behalf of the porn star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels. Her real name is Stephanie Clifford.
The hush agreement does “not exist, because, among other things, Mr Trump never signed” the document with a Superior Court of California stamp, the suit says.
It alleges she had an intimate relationship with Trump from 2006 to 2007, which she sought to reveal after Trump won the Republican Party nomination for president and other women claimed to have had sexual encounters with him.
With help from his lawyer Michael Cohen, Trump then sought to “aggressively… silence Ms Clifford as part of an effort to avoid her telling the truth, thus helping to ensure he won the presidential election,” the document says.
Cohen prepared a non-disclosure agreement, a copy of which is attached to the lawsuit and which required a $130,000 payment to be wired from a company known as Essential Consultants LLC to Clifford in return for her silence, according to the documents.
Using the pseudonyms Peggy Peterson and David Dennison, Clifford and Trump were to sign the agreement, along with Essential Consultants.
Days before the November 2016 presidential election which Trump won, Clifford put her name to the document, as did Cohen for Essential Consultants, it says.
“Mr. Trump, however, did not sign the agreement, thus rendering it legally null and void and of no consequence,” the document adds.
Cohen told US media last month that he paid Clifford $130,000, prompting her manager to suggest a non-disclosure agreement had been broken.
Cohen declined to give details such as why he made the payment, or if Trump was aware of it at the time.
“Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms Clifford, and neither reimbursed me for the payment, either directly or indirectly,” Cohen said, according to the New York Times.
Trump declined to comment on the issue. The White House has dodged questions about whether allegations of an affair are true, claiming the matter was dealt with during the campaign.
Cohen’s comments came after the watchdog group Common Cause filed a federal complaint in January arguing that the payout may have violated campaign finance rules.
Barely four days after some youths attacked Catholic bishop of Owerri Diocese, Archbishop Obinna, for criticising the Imo State government during a funeral service, more prominent sons of the state have joined their voices in condemning the incident.
At a requiem mass in honour of the mother of the Pro-chancellor of Imo State University, Mr. Alex Mbata, at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church, Ngwoma-Obube in the Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, some irate youth, angry that Archbishop Obinna condemned attempt to impose a governor on Imo State, hurled insults at him, snatching the microphone.
In his reaction, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume condemned, in strong terms, the incident, describing it as sacrilegious. He called on the relevant authorities to ensure that the perpetrators of the ‘heinous’ crime were brought to book.
In a statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of Senator Araraume Destiny Organisation, Chief Kingsley Ufere, Araraume said:
“We like to state unequivocally that this act is totally unacceptable, condemnable and reprehensible. The perpetrators of this heinous offence should be brought to answer to the law. Our politicians should realise a place of worship and sanctuary of God is a revered place and not a place for gangsterism, political rascality and cult activities.
“The person of Archbishop Obinna is a highly respected man of God and a senior citizen of our state. He should be treated with all measures of respect and dignity that he and his office deserve.”
Araraume, who is a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), disassociated the ruling party from the ugly incident.
“The leadership of the party at the state and national levels condemns this act in its entirety. Once more, we call on well meaning members of the public, especially our youths to shun all acts of violence and should not allow themselves to be used as thugs to carry out anti-social vices,” he said.
Also, a governorship aspirant under the banner of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Okey Ezeh, has condemned the attack on Bishop Obinna. He said the incident was not only an affront to Christians everywhere, but also a complete desecration of an institution of God.
In a statement in Owerri, the management consultant and devout Catholic bemoaned the erosion of moral and religious values in the state and regretted that “those in high places in the state have rather chosen to aid and abet this anomie instead of address it.”
Ezeh said: “The archbishop, as a man chosen by God to herd his flock, has it both as a responsibility and an obligation to speak the truth to power when the people are oppressed, and must never be persecuted for doing so.”
He added that the suffering wrought on the people by the Okorocha administration has become unprecedented. He alleged that Imo State has been so poorly managed and plunged into debt crisis and unemployment dung pit by this administration, cautioning:“The way out is neither by hushing and harassing the messenger of God nor intimidating critics, but, by the failed administration quickly preparing their handover note.”
Ezeh called on the people of Imo to put their trust in God and realise that the signs of an end to their plight are now clearer, while enjoining the Church in the state to keep praying for the archbishop, who he described as, one of the biggest blessings of God to His people in the state.
The Imo State government has said Archbishop Obinna was not manhandled, while condemning attempt to link Okorocha’s son-in-law with it.
“The Archbishop personally told The Guardian Newspaper of Monday March 5, 2018, that he was “Neither beaten nor manhandled by any person.” And we have, therefore, no other option than to leave the matter at that point. Since the archbishop is at the centre of the whole drama, his account should be the most authentic. And we take it up from there.”
The state government alleged attempt to blackmail Uche Nwosu, asking:Why is Uche Nwosu the hottest political figure in the state today? Why do they not talk about the possible candidates of other political parties. Why has Nwosu become hot cake everyone wants to buy? That is where the pendulum or compass is pointing at. And Imo people have bought into the whole thing. That is why it has become an issue even at the pulpit.”
It is another season of wailing and weeping in Benue, Plateau and Borno states as three separate attacks by suspected herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents sent at least 30 persons to their untimely grave.
Worse hit is Benue where 24 people including children, women and the aged were killed in Omusu-Edumoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area.
The incident came barely a month after the remains of 73 persons killed in a midnight bloody attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Guma and Logo local government areas were given mass burial on a site at the Industrial Layout along Naka Road in the state capital.
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to visit Benue any moment, in continuation of his tour of security-challenged states, to condole with the government and people over recent attacks.
Those killed in the latest mayhem included Eric Attah and his wife, a septuagenarian, Pa Innocent Itodo, an 11-year old schoolgirl and another 60-year-old woman, Mrs. Catherine Abah among others. Godwin Igoche was also said to have lost his wife and two children while another lost his two wives.
The injured are at the St. Mary’s Hospital, Ugwu-Okpoga while the bodies of the 24 victims would be buried on Friday.
Daily Sun gathered that the herdsmen who came in through the Ado Local Government axis invaded the village at about 3pm on Monday. Some of the locals said as soon as they stormed the village, they started shooting indiscriminately and killing people.
Council Chairman of Okpokwu, Olofu Ogwuche said immediately he received a report from the police that some herdsmen lodged a complaint that some people had rustled their cattle in Omusu village, he swung into action and called all the parties together for an amicable resolution of the matter.
Ogwuche said while the meeting was ongoing, he got another report that the herdsmen were already attacking the village. He hadto rush there with security operatives.
“On getting to the village, we were able to recover 17 corpses on Monday evening. This morning, we recovered six other corpses and just while we are here, a corpse of a seven-year-old girl was just recovered while some persons are still missing.”
Governor Samuel Ortom who visited the village for an on-the-spot assessment described the killing as unacceptable.
“We related very well until these killer herdsmen came to invade and kill our people. We will no longer fold our hands and watch. Twenty people killed in one day? This is not right, this is not acceptable. All we seek is justice and justice must be given to our people. Anything outside that is unacceptable
“I am happy the security agencies have gotten some of their (invaders) equipment that can be used to track them. We cannot surrender our state to criminals. We must all rise up and stop this evil that is posing a grave danger to all of us.
“The best they (herdsmen) could have done was to report to security agencies, which they did. What is the basis for attacking innocent people after reporting the matter? Those who rustle cattle are Fulani men and not farmers. How do you come and terrorise innocent people who knew nothing about the matter? We shall do the needful and ensure those who perpetrated the criminal acts are sanctioned according to the law.”
The governor noted that the state’s anti-open grazing law did not discriminate against anyone. He said the law was enacted to protect both the farmers and the herders stressing that anyone who wanted to stay in the state must learn to obey the law.
Ortom reasoned that there was no need to keep the corpses for too long said the local government would be assisted to quickly make arrangement for their burial as soon as possible.
Ortom also urged the youths of the village to team up with security agencies to police the area so that those who had deserted the village could be encouraged to return home soon.
A member of the community, Isaac Ojobo whose elder brother was also killed in the mayhem disclosed that the village had been deserted following the attack.
The Benue State Police Command in a statement signed by ASP Moses Yamu confirmed 16 people killed in the attack.
In another development, two persons were reportedly killed yesterday night in separate attacks by suspected gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Daily Sun gathered that one of the deceased was a Fulani cattle rearer who was killed at about 5:30pm. In apparent reprissal, Fulani herdsmen attacked two miners in Gyero village, Jos South Local Government Area, leaving one dead.
Daily Sun gathered that the attacks, which took place at an interval of 30 minutes, threw the entire communities into confusion.
It was gathered that the deceased person died at Eons Hospital, Miango, while the survivor who sustained gun shots and machete injuries is currently in coma at the same hospital.
Police Public Relation Officer of the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Tyopev Marthias Terna confirmed the incident.
“There was a culpable homicide and that cause grievous hurt and mischief by killing animals on 5 March, 2018 at about 5:30pm. Information received was that one Fulani cattle rearer whose name and address is not yet known was killed by unknown persons suspected to be Irigwe people. About 15 cows were also killed at Rafin-Bauna Area.
“On the other hand, information received also reveals that at about 6pm, of the same day, two Irigwe youths while returning from mining were attacked by Fulani herdsmen. As a result, they sustained various degree of injuries and were rushed to Enos Hospital, Miango, Bassa Local Government Area for treatment.”
Terna said investigation was ongoing to ascertain and assess the incident while intensive patrol of the general area is being sustained by security agencies to avert further killings.
The incessant attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen have been flayed by Nigerians who are demanding that the president arrest and prosecute the herdsmen involved as well as pronounce herdsmen as a terrorist group.
Also, the Police yesterday confirmed the death of three Civilian Joint Task Force members after a suicide bomber with explosive devices strapped around his body on Monday night detonated himself at a crowded Muna-Datti area of Maiduguri, Borno State.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Joseph Kwaji, in a statement said 17 people were also injured in the attack.
“On Monday, March 3 at about 2030hrs, a male suicide bomber riding on a bicycle detonated IED strapped to his body at Muna Datti area, killing himself and Three Civilian JTF members while 17 people were injured,” Kwaji said.
He added that the Explosive Ordinance Device and patrol teams have visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.
The victims of the attack, he said have been evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
The police also gave the assurance that normalcy had already been restored in the area.
Muna Datti is one of the communities in Maiduguri that has been plagued by series of suicide bombing by Boko Haram insurgents.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated the sum of $10 million to Nigeria to aid the fight against the insurgency.
According to the team leader from Saudi Arabia, the donation is part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Programme.
The team leader, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Defence Ministry, Nasir Mutbak, on Monday, told journalists that the donation is expected to aid the provision of food and other basic amenities in IDP camps in the Boko Haram ravaged North-East.
“We are here to implement King Salman issued to help our brothers in IDPs and refugees in North-East, we are here to reach out, and provide assistance for our brothers in that region. And of course, the donation will be $10 million.
Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan (retd) who received the team from Saudi Arabia said the fund would go a long way in helping to fight terrorism in the country.(the sun)
If you are wondering why the 2018 budget has not been passed, here are 10 reasons to guide you.The blame game between the Executive and the Legislature over the non-passage of the appropriation bill otherwise called the 2018 budget, has commenced.It is March already and Nigeria is not running on the 2018 budget just yet. So, why is there a delay?
Here is a beginners guide to why we still don’t have the 2018 budget to work with….
1. On November 7, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari laid the 2018 budget proposals before the National Assembly (NASS).
2. It is democratic practice for the Executive to table budget proposals before the Legislature for consideration because the Legislature is constitutionally empowered to appropriate monies to wherever.
3. The 2018 budget was submitted late last year because the Buhari administration wanted to avoid a scenario where we start implementing the annual budget mid-year.
4. According to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, “If you recall when I was Acting President, I signed the 2017 budget and, at that time, I made the announcement with the full consensus of the National Assembly that, from 2018, we are going to have a budget that is going to apply in January and end in December the normal financial year.
“We agreed that we will submit our proposal in good time, and we did that first week of November. The president did so. We fulfilled that part of the agreement”.
5. However, the lawmakers are now blaming the Executive for the non-passage of the 2018 budget.
According to the lawmakers, Buhari’s ministers who were invited to come defend their budgets, didn’t honour those invitations. Instead, most of them have been travelling the world, lawmakers say.
6. This is how Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen Sonny Ogbuoji, explained the delay with the 2018 budget:
7. “Since January, the Appropriations Committee’s doors have been opened to receiving reports from the sub-committees but most of the sub-committees have a huge challenge with the MDAs (Ministries, Department, Agencies) because majority of the MDAs are not coming forward to interface with them.
President Muhammadu Buhari hosts Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo among others to a private dinner on Thursday, October 26, 2017.play
One of those times when a meal was supposed to fix the relationship between Executive and Legislature (Presidency)
“Some of the ministers will tell you that they are going outside the country and because of that the MDAs are not fully ready. So, we don’t have the reports yet.
“We believe that it is when the MDAs come forward that our colleagues will be able to finish with their work. Some of the committees are unable to do their work. When they (committees) screen what they (MDAs’) have brought, they will ask them to go back and work on the budgets and come back.
But they don’t come back, and that is delaying the work on majority of the MDAs. That is why up till today, we don’t have completed report. We believe that it is when the MDAs come forward that our colleagues will be able to finish with their work.
“Some of the committees are unable to do their work. When they (committees) screen what they (MDAs’) have brought, they will ask them to go back and work on the budgets and come back. But they don’t come back, and that is delaying the work on majority of the MDAs. That is why up till today, we don’t have completed report”.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, VP Yemi Osinbajo, President Muhammadu Buhari and APC membersplay
APC big boys during a meeting (Channels TV)
8. However, the Executive is refusing to take the blame for the non-passage of the 2018 budget.
Akabueze
Osinbajo says: “The budget is with the National Assembly. There is very little we can do to control that. That’s the system that we have. We ensured that we released our budget on time. I want to believe that the Executive has done its part and we wait on the National Assembly”.
9. Ben Akabueze, who is the Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation says it isn’t true that MDAs are delaying passage of the 2018 budget.
Ben Akabueze who works in the budget office says presidency is blameless here (Guardian)
10. “Given the seriousness the presidency attaches to getting the 2018 budget passed so it could earnestly focus on achieving the goals set out in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-20 (ERGP), it had directed heads of ministries and extra-ministerial agencies to attend to any requests for meetings/information by the National Assembly (NASS) with dispatch,”Akabueze says.
“To the best of our knowledge, this directive has been complied with”, Akabueze added.
So, at this point, do you understand why the 2018 budget hasn’t been passed?
Remember to live before you leave. Don’t spend your entire life making a living and forget to live.
There are only two ways to live, you’re either living or just existing. A balanced life is the best life.
Whoever says you’re irreplaceable is lying to you.
Life is like exam questions. If you are having a problem understanding one question move to the next. Don’t get stuck in one chapter of your book of life.
Winners don’t quit but they surely take breaks. Don’t spend your entire life opening one door. If it refused to open forever means maybe it’s not your door. The fact that a certain aspect of your life is not working as planned doesn’t mean your whole life has to be on hold. Your time here is limited, spend it wisely. A wise hunter with just one bullet doesn’t shoot anyhow.
If you can change it, change it. If you can’t change it, stop worrying and complaining about it. Never give the management of your life to those who cannot manage their own life properly. To be spiritually fooled is to be spiritually foolish. Be careful when someone who cannot hear his own voice tells you he’s hearing from GOD.
Happiness is a choice, not destiny. Happiness is not a destination, you must travel with it. A situation and a problem are two different things don’t mix both.
Happiness is a present tense, not a future tense. You can delay your gratification but your happiness should never be postponed.
Always do your best but never ever forget to take a rest. Whoever refused to rest will eventually be laid to rest and people will tell him/her to REST IN PEACE.
The Police IG, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, has ordered that the vigilante groups set up by governors as a response to the ethnic cleansing the Fulani terrorist herdsmen have been visiting on the non-Caliphate rest of Nigerians be immediately disarmed. In a statement the Niger state-born Cop released through Force spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, all State Police commissioners have been ordered to arrest and prosecute those who refused to turn in their arms within 21 days.
Now here is the criminal double standard in this:
The Police IG DID NOT order that the AK-47 wielding Fulani Terrorist Herdsmen be disarmed. The same fulani terrorist herdsmen this police IG has continued to serve as their spokesman by ordering governors to suspend their anti-open Grazing laws and provide ranches for the private business of this internationally recognized 4th deadliest terrorist group.
The Police IG DID NOT order that the Hisbah police set up by the Sharia-practising northern governors be disarmed.
It is the vigilante which is the only thing stopping these modernity-loathing Barbarians from wiping us off the earth surface that this police IG want disarmed.
For what?
To make it easier for this govt-enabled terror group to kill us without encountering resistance.
And this atrocious order is coming at the same time they are releasing thousands of hardened Boko Haram terrorists from prison and paying them millions and billions in cash and reportedly enrolling them into the Nigerian army.
To stop you from even crying when they kill and maim you, they have used one of their senators to introduce an iniquitious bill in the Senate which will give them the legal backing to hide under “Hate Speech” to hang anyone who criticizes them for their murderous way.
Fulani herdsmen who demonstrate raw Hate by killing and maiming thousands and displacing millions are going about holding press conferences and being defended, funded and protected by the President and his security Chiefs who are all Fulanis but non-fulani peoples of Nigeria who cry out against this unholy matrimony between their govt and fulani terrorists can now be HANGED by this same terrorist-friendly govt.
How tragically ironic!
The brazenness with which these Barbarians are advancing their demonic ethno-religious supremacist agenda is peculiarly peculiar. This is a case of, “We own you. Even your life is ours to give or to take”
Shame on all Southern Senators who are too dumb to see that hate killing currently being perpetrated by the Fulani terrorist herdsmen with govt-sponsored impunity should be of more concerned than citizens expressing frustration at the roguery of their rogue govt.
The real tragedy is,
The victims and casualties of this open war yet go about their business without even realizing they are at war and currently being killed and maimed and few steps away from being completely conquered, owned and enslaved by men whose world views and value system are deeply rooted in feudalism.
And the horde of deplorables masquerading as the Leadership Collective from the affected region are busy talking 2019 election.
Shame, isn’t it?
The obnoxious directive by this obnoxious police IG is one directive every human person has both moral, legal and natural duty to DISOBEY. This atrocious directive must be resisted by all the state governors concerned as well as everybody affected by this Fulani Genocide .
IF THE POLICE HAD LIVED UP TO ITS CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY OF PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY OF ALL NIGERIANS FROM THE TERRORIST HERDSMEN, WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN NEED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGILANTE GROUPS????
Right to life is not just the most important of all rights, it is also a FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT. Meaning, it is our entitlement as humans. It is not the govt’s to give or take.
A Police IG who has repeatedly proven he is on the side of the terrorist herdsmen by REFUSING to protect unarmed law abiding citizens from their attack has absolutely no right whatsoever to stop the citizens from protecting themselves.
The first and most important duty of the govt is the protection of lives and property of the people. A govt that fails in this all important duty is no govt at all. A police force that is incapable of protecting tax-paying citizens is worse than a terrorist group.
Section 33 of the 1999 constitution clearly recognizes Self Defense as a fundamental human right. I am submitting that all victims of the well organized ethnic cleansing being perpetrated by the fulani terrorist herdsmen must activate self defense. This barbaric directive by the police IG is a further testament to the fact that the Nigerian police under him CANNOT be trusted to protect any non-fulani person from the Fulani bloodletting.
Our choices are exceedingly limited:
Obey the Police IG by disarming your Vigilante and sit in your home waiting for the terrorists to come dismember you and your family
OR,
Resist this inhuman order by protecting your life and that of your family BY ALL MEANS necessary.
Our life was not given to us by Ibrahim Idris. Since he has proven unwilling to protect us, he has no right anywhere, both in the laws of God and that of man, to stop us from protecting ourselves!
This murderous govt has made injustice a law, we must now make resistance a duty.
Umunze community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State has denied allegations levelled against it by the police over the death of an unidentified policeman in a fracas between the police and youths of the community.
Youths of the community had last weekend been involved in a violent clash with policemen, said to have been despatched from Zone 9, Umuahia.
A press release signed by the state commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, said that one out of three policemen who were on duty in the community were attacked by the youths, while one of them died.
Umar said, “The Suspects have been arrested and would be charged to Court to face the Law so as to serve as a deterrence to others.”
But the traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Promise Eze during a visit to his palace told DAILY POST that the allegation of killing of a policeman by youths of his community was a lie.
The monarch called for protection from Anambra State Government, saying that his subjects have all fled into hiding, following massive arrest, theft and destruction of property by men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) over the death of their colleague in the community.
He narrated that, “The policeman who died was not killed by youths of this community. Let me tell you how it happened. The three policemen had come from Umuahia, after someone lodged a complaint to them about the beating of his child by a neighbour, but the policemen came and arrested youths of the community.
“So, they came back the next day to arrest more youths, but the youths resisted, insisting that they cannot be arresting people over a small matter, but the policemen insisted and started shooting, four of the youths were affected in the shooting, until they ran of bullets and the youths started beating them.
“My President General was alerted, and he rushed to the scene and intervened. He ordered the policemen to be taken to hospital, but while they were being taken there, one of the policemen jumped out of the vehicle and died. So he was not even killed by the youths.”
The monarch lamented that since after the incident, policemen from SARS have been terrorising the community, arresting everyone in sight, destroying property and stealing some of them.
“So far, police has arrested 42 persons, burnt down one hotel, while another was vandalised and looted. Cars were also destroyed too by the policemen.
“We are calling on the Federal Government to look into the activities of SARS because what they did in this community is terrible. My people have all fled this community for fear of arrest, and we are calling for a full investigation into the matter, as the police is presently portraying us as a hostile community, which is not true.
“We have been living safely with police in this community, until some policemen started terrorising this community, extorting money from the people.”
Igbo Patriots, a group of non political and non religious Igbo progressives both at home and in Diaspora with commitment to the promotion of the welfare, well being and progressive development of our people through good governance anchored on transparency, probity, accountability and social welfare on Tuesday,March 6,2018 stormed Anambra State House Of Assembly Complex,Awka to demand for immediate enactment of anti-grazing bill that would stop further clashes between herdsmen and Host Communities in the State.
In a signed letter submitted to the Office of the Speaker-Hon Rita Maduagwu,Anambra State House of Assembly today titled ”Fervent Request to Enact Anti-Grazing and Anti -Cattle Colony in Anambra State” which was made available to BVI Channel 1 Online stated that the request was for the collective interest of Ndigbo.
The details of the letter read: We are equally concerned about the recent statement of the IG of Nigerian Police, cautioning states not to pass the anti-grazing laws without first establishing grazing areas. This statement is not only irresponsible of the IGP, but also shows that he is ignorant of the place and role of the Police in a democratic society.
The Igbo Patriots considers the quest for grazing and cattle colony bills as a threat to peace and security of the Igbo nation; a covert plot by the Fulani Community with tactical support of Federal Government to promote and advance the Islamisation of the Igbo nation.
In the light of the danger to our future wellbeing, peace, progress and way of life, we wish to humbly and respectfully request the following from the Honourable Members of this distinguished House as the true representatives of the people of Anambra State:
1. Expeditiously act in the interest of the people of Anambra State by enacting the anti-open grazing bill.
2. Enact a bill that will prohibit under and circumstance whatsoever the ceding of any portion of land in Anambra State as Cattle Colony.
3. Empower the governor as the Chief Security Officer of the state; with a law establishing vigilante groups to enable him enforce such law and to protect the life and properties of the people of Anambra State.
May we respectfully remind you that it is your responsibility as the legislative arm of the state government to take all measures possible within the law to protect the people of the state against any measures that will threaten peace, security and way of life of the citizens of the state.
Igbo Patriots will partner with all stakeholders to ensure the promotion of good governance, peace and security in Anambra State in particular and South East geo political zone in general.
Accept the assurances of our esteemed regards!’ The Letter Concluded.
The Letter was signed by the Convener – Obumneke Okafor and other Leaders of the Organisation.
citizens, the price good men and women pay for not being in politics, is to be governed by those they are better than.
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, take no part in political life.
He does not seem to know that the cost of living, the price of beans, of flour, of house rent, of medicine all depend on political decisions.
He even prides himself on his politicalignorance, sticks out his chest and says he hates politics. He does not know, the imbecile, that from his political non-participation comes the prostitute, and the abandoned child, the robber and worst of all, corrupt officials, the lackeys of exploitative multinational corporations.
By- Bertolt Brecht
Go get your permanent voters card(PVC) now! that’s your only power to vote out bad governance, cause whether you are interested or not you will either suffer the consequence of your ignorance or the decision of others. Make your choice today!
