Ohanaeze Ndigbo demands probe of Kanu’s disappearance

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November 4, 2017

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has charged the Federal government to investigate the sudden disappearance of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu.

The organization said the Federal Government must be ready to produce Kanu as he suddenly disappeared from his residence after the military staged the operation python dance in his compound at Afaraukwu in Abia State.

Addressing a press conference in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the Secretary of the organization in the state, Prince Erondu Uche also urged Nigerians who know the whereabouts of Kanu to assist the government in finding him. He said “although the Ohanaeze Ndigbo does not support Kanu’s agitation, the fact remains that he is an Igbo man, and as Igbo apex socio-cultural organization, we hold it a duty to know his whereabouts, hence the call on the Federal Government to produce him.”

Uche who said that the current challenges facing Nigeria which includes insecurity, agitations, corruption, poverty and marginalization call for urgent attention by the Federal Government, also stressed the need for patriotism among all Nigerians.

He stressed that the country can only move forward if all Nigerians unite and work together for the progress of the country. Also, he stressed the need for those in government to be transparent and dedicated in order to earn the trust of the governed.

“There should be no ‘sacred cows’ in the fight against corruption; there should be respect for the rule of law by all. Henceforth, the violation of our people’s human right under any guise should stop immediately,” he stressed.

He added that “the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari should ensure that only the services of competent people are employed without nepotism.” Also, he advised the Presidency to take the clamour for restructuring more serious, noting that the issue is being handled with levity.

While making case for the restructuring of the country, Uche said the call for restructuring should be exclusively championed by President Muhammadu Buhari in the overall interest of all Nigerians, adding that “the first restructuring we need is restructuring of our minds.”

He hinted that the organization has produced an album which was dedicated for the country in order to promote the unity of the nation.

source: saturday sun

ECOWAS COURT AND THE FG SO CALLED N88BILLION COMPENSATION; THE REAL STORY.

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November 4, 2017

By Charles Ogbu.

For days now, the media has been agog with the report that the Nigerian govt has agreed to pay 88billion naira as compensation to Biafra war victims.

This information is not only false, it is actually a deliberate attempt to create a very misleading impression that the Nigerian state is one with a conscience that is alive and well enough to admit the excesses of her savagery against the people of the old Eastern region during the tragedy that was the Biafran war.

The real story is this:

Sometime in 2012, some people had dragged the Nigerian state to the ECOWAS court praying the court to order the govt to pay them 100billion naira as compensation for injuries they sustained from landmines, bombs and other lethal weapons left behind by the Nigerian govt after the Biafran war. According to the plaintiffs, these post-war ordinances have also deprived them of the use of their farmlands, schools and churches so they prayed the court to also order the govt to clear all post-Biafran war lethal weapons abandoned in their communities.

Note:the communities in question are located in 11 States of SOUTHEAST, SOUTH-SOUTH and NORTH-CENTRAL region.

The Nigerian govt opted for an out-of-court settlement.

In the terms of this out-of-court settlement which was adopted by Justice Friday Chijioke Nwoke of the ECOWAS court on Monday, 30th of Oct, 2017, the FG is expected to pay the plaintiffs 50billion naira in compensation.

Now, here is the thing, a govt medical team under the supervision of the Defence Ministry had already screened and identified ONLY 685 persons as survivors and another 493 others including the plaintiffs as victims of either landmines or other dangerous weapons.

The afor-numbered people are the only ones the FG had certified entitled to the 50billion naira compensation.

In addition, the FG will pay the sum of 38Billion into the UBA account of a military firm known as Deminars Concepts Nig. Ltd to clear unexploded mines, bombs and other lethal weapon from the 11 states of SouthEast, SouthSouth and North-Central states captured in the agreement. The military firm is also expected to build schools, churches and Mosques in the affected states.

This Military firm -Deminars Concepts Nigeria Limited -is owned by one Bala Yakubu, a retired military officer who served directly under Buhari when they rocked horns with Chadian rebels some 3 decades ago

The two key points I want us to note here are:

No1, There is no 88BILLION for Biafra war victims.

There is only 50billion for only 1,178 persons including the plaintiffs already screened by the govt and considered entitled to compensation.

No2, this whole thing is pure business for Yakubu Bala’s Deminar Concept. And this suit was actually engineered by this firm.

This is not a compensation for Biafran war victims. If it was, almost every family in the old Eastern region and certainly every family in Ala-Igbo would be a beneficiary and no right thinking person will entertain the thought of 50,88 or even 100billion as the cost.

source : whattsapp

Biafra: UN can’t tell Igbo what we want– Ikedife

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November 4, 2017

President of South East Elders Forum, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, has said that the United Nations can’t tell the Igbo what they want. The former Ohanaeze boss was reacting to a statement credited to the UN team that visited President General, Chief Nnia Nwodo and other Igbo leaders at Enugu on Thursday.

The UN delegation led by the Special Representative of the Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahara, Ambassador Mohammed Ibn Chambers, insisted that Nigeria would remain one and indivisible nation.

Speaking , Dr. Ikedife, who said he was not aware of the meeting, queried why the UN should be the one to tell the Igbo what is good for them.

According to him, “they shouldn’t be the one to tell us what we want, it is the person that wears the shoes that knows where it pinches him, so the UN shouldn’t be the one to say that Nigeria must remain one. What they ought to say was that they don’t support or they support, but not to insist that Nigeria remains one. That is their opinion”

On why IPOB was ignored and not brought on the table in such a meeting, the Igbo leader said, he didn’t know about the visit, and may not be able to say much, stressing that it was the UN that should know those they felt like discussing with.

He said: “IPOB is not the only Igbo group that is talking about the same thing, self determination. For example, South East Elders Forum has written a petition to the United Nations and to American Congress; Alaigbo Development Foundation, also wrote a petition to the United Nations and to American Congress”.

Ohanaeze, he said was not speaking for Biafra, and not for self-determination. On how the visit of the UN team will assuage the feelings of the Igbo, the former Ohanaeze president said many Igbo don’t feel very uncomfortable with the situation in Nigeria, adding that part of the Igbo problem is that sometimes their leaders don’t represent them well.

“If we have the right representation, they will represent us well, but many a times we are unfortunate that those who say they are representing us don’t represent us well. If the Federal Government wants to discuss, it does so with Ohanaeze and the governors who are more concerned with winning elections, and they don’t represent the real core interest of Ndigbo. It is all part of our problems being represented by the wrong people with different agenda”.

SOURCE :SATURDAY SUN

NIGER DELTA AVENGER’S CEASE FIRE ON OPERATION RED ECONOMY IS OFFICIALLY OVER.

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November 3, 2017

The High Command of the Niger Delta Avengers wishes to bring to the notice of the International Community and the general public that there is no such militant group with the nomenclature, “Reformed Niger Delta Avengers”; it is not operated by any of our operatives but a money making tool in the hands of certain disgruntled Niger Deltan political jobbers in connivance with top government functionaries of the Buhari led Nigerian Government.

The Intelligence Unit of the NDA has gathered from our sources in the Nigerian Government that the operatives of the said Reformed Niger Delta Avengers are some fraudsters from the Niger Delta region working with government functionaries like the office of the Director General of DSS, office of National Security Adviser and office of the Minister of Transport. The chain of Niger Delta fraudsters is which been led by one Richard Akinaka, Myke Loyibo and Famous Daunumugha and a host of others; has vowed to stop at nothing until they help the Nigerian Government to jeopardize the sincere efforts of the Niger Delta People at Economic, Social and Political freedom.

To the elders of the Niger Delta, PANDEF, we warned you against the antics of the Nigerian Government yet you requested a chance to broker a new vision for our people; we told you and the rest of the world that the Nigerian Government is only interested in our oil wells and not our well being yet you told us the signs are different this time around.

Instead of allowing us to continue our quest to bring the Nigerian economy to our targeted zero daily production, which recorded huge success; you threatened us with Tompolo to stop the struggle; out of respect for elders and not to the threat of Tompolo we adhered the call and halted our strike actions hoping you (PANDEF) would keep your own side of the bargain.

The question to Tompolo and the PANDEF is to tell us what progress they achieved since we heeded your retrogressive call, to whose benefit is the move by Tompolo and the Niger Delta elders to impede a mission sanctioned by our ancestors and the Almighty?

Tompolo, we want you to know that we never started this struggled with the intent of living forever but with our lives already offered for a sacrifice for a better Niger Delta. We invite you to come after us with your total force as we are no longer ready to heed uninspiring advise from you or anyone else in the Niger Delta Region.

We have since lost faith in you (Tompolo) and PANDEF and have vowed never to heed any such retrogressive call or advise from you in the future; the recent disruption of the PANDEF 4th National Assembly by the Nigerian Government is the final evidence we needed to conclude that the Federal Government of Nigeria reserves not even a iota of respect for you (Tompolo) and the Niger Delta Elders as the position of the Nigerian Government is made emphatically known to the Niger Delta People that it’s ONLY interest remains the flow of oil from our region to the Central Bank of Nigeria. We want to make it known to the PANDEF and the Nigeria government that our call for halt on “Operation Red Economy” is officially over.

Some of us can still remember those good old days in camp 5 when you (Tompolo) were the general of Generals, you told us (the young combatants) then, that “we are the future of the total emancipation of the Niger Delta, that we should also know we are not fighting for ourselves rather we are fighting for the next generation”. Sometimes we wonder where that charismatic General of Generals, has gone to. We bet, only you can answer dat question. We still believe in you but we are sorry, like you said 10yrs ago “we are the future of the total emancipation of our people”; and we have since chosen this path and never back out until the total emancipation of our people is achieved.

We have just concluded head count of our operatives across the Country; we are pleased to announce that all our operatives are intact and focused; ready to implement instructions from the High Command of the NDA in the going few days.

To the Nigerian Government, we are aware of Egina FPSO built in South Korea by Samsung to be operated by Total Nigeria is one of the biggest FPSO built in South Korea has started it’s voyage to the oil fields of the Niger Delta to further exploit us while our concerns are left unattended. We are presently tracking and monitoring it’s movement; and God willing it shall not operate successfully in amidst the return of the fury of the Niger Delta Avengers.

Message to the Oil Companies; Our next line of operation will not be like the 2016 campaign which we operated successfully without any casualties; this outing will be brutish, brutal and bloody, as we are shall crush everything we meet on our path to completely put off the fires that burn to flair gas in our communities and cut every pipe that moves crude away from our region. We can assure you that every oil installation in our region will feel warmth of the wrath of the Niger Delta Avengers.

To you the operators of the social media Avengers (RNDA), be reminded that the Niger Delta Avengers are not the same as the toothless and cowardly MEND; we are men of our words and may it resonance in thy ears and deep down your bowels and that of your partner’s in government whose interest is the suffering of the people of the Niger Delta that we (The Niger Delta Avengers) are back and will not spare anything or anyone on our path to actualize a united and free Niger Delta.

According to John F Kennedy; Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Maj. Gen Murdoch Agbinibo.

Spokesman

source:wwwnigerdeltaavengers.org

Breaking: Avengers return, renounce PANDEF, Tompolo, RNDA

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November 3, 2017

“This outing will be brutish, brutal and bloody” Gen Agbinibo

THE militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which, last year, aborted attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region to enable the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, dialogue with the Federal Government, suspended its ceasefire today.

The group in a statement by the spokesman, self-styled “General” Mudoch Agbinibo, renounced PANDEF, led by former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA. It said in a statement, “The Niger Delta Avengers are back and will not spare anything or anyone on our path to actualize a united and free Niger Delta.” “Our next line of operation will not be like the 2016 campaign, which we operated successfully without any casualties.

This outing will be brutish, brutal and bloody, as we shall crush everything we meet on our path to completely put off the fires that burn to flair gas in our communities and cut every pipe that moves crude away from our region. “We can assure you that every oil installation in our region will feel warmth of the wrath of the Niger Delta Avengers,” it said. Details later

SOURCE: VANGUARD

The Adminstrator -CG-IPOB advises Biafrans on Anambra election

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November 3, 2017

In a telephone conversation with BVI Channel 1 Reporter,The Administrator of the Customary Government of Indigenous People of Biafra restated his earlier position that Biafrans should be familiar with gimmicks that characterized the international politics.According to Aniebue ‘International politics has been hijacked by few powerful nations who now decide who get what,to who and when. While the Europeans and the West keep on developing their technology and administration, with which they conquered Africa, Africans were busy fighting themselves and destroying their traditional governance structure.

The worse Africans did to themselves is to insist that European delineated boundaries in Africa must remain as the Europeans left it. So let us understand that fighting them will not be to our advantage. Exposing British Conspiracy against us now is not going to help our course! Diplomacy is the target and key to our promise land’ The Administrator concluded.

Celestine reporting for BVI Channel 1

OBIANO IS A CHILD OF CIRCUMSTANCE-Commander Onwuegbuna

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November 3, 2017

Anambra Gubernatorial Election is less than three weeks from today.All the leading Gubernatorial Aspirants are all in high spirits ,campaigning vigorously with total conviction that the pendulum would surely swung their ways.BVI reporters went to town to gauge the people permutations.

According to Major Gen Onwuegbuna(Rtd),a Biafran war Veteran,Obiano might have performed below expectation ,however,his saviour remains his Party platform -APGA.Commander Onwuegbuna told BVI Channel 1 Reporter that APGA remains the only credible political platform through which our people could negotiate with the rest of Nigeria ,however,the party still needs internal re-alignment to accommodate the Biafran Ideology.Onwuegbuna concluded by saying that Obiano will surely win again because of APGA platform which our people hold dear to heart.

Chidimma reporting for BVI Channel 1

Anambra election: APGA chairman, Oye predicts Obiano’s victory

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November 3, 2017

The national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Oye has said that Governor Willie Obiano will be reelected with over 85percent of the total votes cast in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

Oye, who spoke to our Reporter in his Amawbia country home, near Awka, boasted that APGA was sure of victory in the election as it was the only dominant party in the state.

The national chairman said every available indices point to a favourable election for the APGA, and it is not in doubt that it would win the election.

He said, “This election has been challenging and rewarding on for us in APGA. In all the places our campaign train has visited, you need to see the joy on the faces of the people.

“The APGA government in Anambra has delivered on its promises, and the message of hope is everywhere and the people are happy. We have visited 12 local governments so far since after the flag off of our campaign, and in all these places, we have registered huge turn out.”

He added that APGA was not afraid of any political party in the state, nor do they pose any challenge to the reelection of the governor on November 18.

“APC that you are talking about cannot get up to 10 percent of the total votes cast in this election and I am ready to bet on that. Our people cannot vote them because APGA remains the only thing Igbos can boost of politically.

“You can see how people have been decamping from their parties to APGA. Does that not tell you something? Ben Nwankwo, a member of the federal House Of Representatives recently declared for our party with numerous supporters.

“People are still talking with us to join the party and that is because they have read the political atmosphere and already know where the pendulum will swing, and once Governor Obiano wins the election, you will see a grand swell of activities, but we will keep all that in wraps.”

Speaking on the allegation that APGA has a hand in the crisis rocking the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Oye said his party has not contained activities in its party, let along meddling in those of others.

“We are not instigating the crisis in PDP, people have only seen the truth and they are acting on it. That is why you see their members trooping into our party, just like the lawmaker, Ben Nwankwo. I can tell you we are winning the election.”

Australia awards 20 Nigerians scholarships

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November 3, 2017

Twenty successful applicants from Nigeria have received scholarships in diverse fields within the agriculture, extractives, and public policy sectors as part of professionals selected and awarded from 15 African countries to study at Masters Level in Australia.

The successful Awardees will be mobilizing to undertake their studies at various Australian universities from January 2018.

A statement by the Public Affairs Officer of the High Commission of Australia in Abuja, Hope Ayabina announced this Thursday.

The Australian government recognizes that education has a central role in development. Through the creation of a skilled workforce and influencing individual behaviors, values and attitudes, higher education contributes to the formulation of highly educated individuals who are socially engaged and can develop their countries.

The Australia Awards Scholarships offer an effective and efficient model supporting a range of strategic foreign policy, economic diplomacy and development objectives across priority sectors. The scholarships form an integral part of Australia’s development program and help to build critical skills and knowledge. In preparation for the Awardees living and studying in Australia, the government will host a two-day workshop and a reception for the scholarship recipients in Nigeria. Awardees will also discuss the development projects that they hope to implement once they return home.

The Australian High Commissioner, Mr. Paul Lehmann, will address recipients at a reception at the High Commissioners’ Residence.

Staff from the Australian High Commission in Abuja and government officials from Nigeria will be in attendance. The participation of Nigerian officials reflects the valuable bilateral partnership at national government level.

“The award recipients demonstrate the leadership potential necessary to advance development in Africa. Through the Australia Awards, they will have access to world-class training and support that enables them to contribute to sustainable development in their workplaces and communities. We are delighted to nurture and facilitate the Awardees’ talent and expertise through our program, so that they can make an important contribution to their countries’ inclusive growth and development, in the future,” says His Excellency Paul Lehmann.

Women and persons with disability are strongly encouraged to apply for the Australia Awards. Mechanisms are in place to support the participation of applicants and Awardees requiring assistance. The latest application round for Australia Awards Scholarships and Short Courses is currently open until 15 December 2017 and 15 January 2018, respectively. Information on Australia Awards – Africa is available

SOURCE :DAILY SUN

Buhari approves committee on minimum wage review

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November 3, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the membership of the proposed National Minimum Wage Committee which will be inaugurated any moment from now.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the disclosure after visiting the president in the State House, where he briefed him happenings in his ministry.

Nigige who recalled Buhari administration’s promise to address minimum wage issue while in office, said the date for the inauguration of the committee would be determined as soon as members of the organised labour return from the meeting of the Labour Governing Board in Geneva, Switzerland.

“When we came to power in 2015, there was a minimum wage, and by May 2016, we now had a deregulation in the petroleum industry and prices of petroleum products went up and we started discussions with the organised Labour.

“One of the agreements was that the issue would be addressed. The old law expired last year August and we are now in the process of empaneling a new national minimum wage committee.

“I have cleared the appointments with the president today and as soon as the Labour people come back from the Labour Governing Board meeting in Geneva, we will take a consensus date with the governors because it is a tripartite committee involving federal and states, the private sector – National Employment Consultative Agency (NECA), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). These are the arms that will be involved. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), their affiliates have done their nominations. What we are now trying to finetune is the date for inauguration,” he said.

Ngige who said discussion with the affected parties would decide whether the N56,000 minimum wage being demanded by the workers is achievable, said various jobs had been created by the agricultural policy of this government, stating that between five to seven million jobs have so far be created.

He said, “This is the first major opportunity we had to brief Mr. President especially as we had a harvest of strikes in September. So, we had to look at where we are and also look at where we are in terms of job creation, Labour administration and the issue of national minimum wage, which Labour has been asking the government to set in motion the process.

“We promised jobs but what has happened is that people tried to quantify jobs in terms of white collar jobs for graduates from universities, polytechnic but they don’t want to look at the blue collar jobs. Agriculture and agric chains alone have created more than 5-7 Million jobs. Talk in terms of rice. From rice tilling, harvesting, sending to the paddies, mills, and even where people are making the jut bags, transportations, people are getting jobs. So, that value chain alone from agric is enormous.

“Take the N-power, we have created millions of jobs from here. Skill acquisition from the NDE and other agencies of government, jobs are being created. We give them tools as plumbers, electricians ,cosmetologists, shoe makers, tilers and several other areas. We have created several jobs.”

SOURCE : DAILY SUN

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