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Being philosophical as well as pragmatic, you no doubt know that life presents us ...Read the full article.

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The Archbishop has woken from his slumber!

Finally he realises that you cannot "move on" without retracing your steps to the beginning. For this I must give the One kudos. Big hands.

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In my considered opinion, the elections are likely to be cancelled by the Court of Appeal or ultimately by the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the following reasons:

The opposition is not seeking for a declaration that any party won elections, but that the elections be voided for inaccuracies, irregularities, outright rigging on a massive scale and ballot box jacking by hoodlums all across Nigeria.
Section 145 (1) provides that: An election may be questioned on any of the following grounds, that is to say…b) That the election was invalid by reason of corrupt practices or non-compliance with the provisions of this Act.
You admitted that the elections were deeply flawed, so did all the electorate, neutral local and international observers. It follows that there is a consensus regarding the elections. We need new elections with a new umpire.

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This is where it must start for national renewal to commence and the building blocks for democratic governance to be firmly rooted.

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Minimal Role for PDP

Nigerians may not have all voted for the President, but Nigerians all regard him as the person who is currently President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Before now, there have been many other past presidents/Heads of State. They all play minimal roles in governance as ex-leaders. Our constitution recognizes the Council of State and their advisory capacity. Nigerians currently resent OBJ’s muscling to remain active and relevant to this present government. He had his turn; he must be nudged gently to really retire, yelled at to back off; failing which, he ought to be checked or embarrassed to hold him in his place. He remains of the past. Before Obasanjo, were Abdulsalami, Shonekan, Babangida, Buhari, Shagari and Gowon, all living ex-heads of state. They are not meddlesome, they are not in contention for power. There is no reason why Obasanjo should be hanging around the corridors of power, regardless of whether or not he is the 'Father of Modern Nigeria', whatever that means.

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Well well well. I think it was too good to be true. The Archbishop has lapsed into delirium again. You should know that no one nudges the beast of Otta without being devoured alive. No, no nudging ole boy. Just grab the bugger and toss in the slammer! Shikena.

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What to Do

We hope the President has not missed the nuanced language of discerning Nigerians as well as the diplomatic community in aid of the Nigerian people regarding the poorly conducted elections. While Nigerians determine the political affairs of Nigeria, all had hoped to see a new engagement of the President with a brand new lease of life, not a continuation of OBJ’s efforts, however brilliant with crudities and all. We note that the current President, like OBJ before him, may be beholden to those who installed him, so we hereby suggest bold solutions following:

The President take up policies that would endear him to the people of Nigeria, give them a reprieve from high petroleum prices;
Pay some local contractors;
Pay all the teachers and pensioners their outstanding salaries;
Fund from the Federation account or even the foreign reserves, the immediate emergent repair of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and Lagos-Benin-Asaba Road.

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Good Idea! Who are the "we"?

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After starting on these ventures, liaise with the National House of Assembly, in consultation with the President’s lawyers and the lawyers of the opposition, to enter into an amicable out of court settlement of the Election petitions to cancel the elections and dissolve the INEC Board and recommend those with prima-facie offenses to be tried as provided by the Electoral Act 2006.

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Delirium again Archbishop!! David Mark and Hajia Ette take their orders (and it is carelessly whispered that the beautician gets the odd shining) from Otta and of course as Chair of the PDP legislative programme committee, the congo shiner rules the waves. Forget about negotiations. Allow the courts to decide and work on the basis that there will be fresh elections soon and build a bridge with the Nigerian people. 90% of the NASS are of no electoral consequence in a free and fair election. All of them have spent all their money on the last rigging and have nothing to fight another election with. Therefore, they will fight tooth and nail to avoid another election. What he must do is to direct INEC to co-operate fully with the tribunals. He should allow himself to be served with court notices instead of ducking and diving and avoiding service. It discredits and demeans him.

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Consequence

The consequence would be that this current President would show that he is more interested in fixing Nigeria than hanging unto power. The President would be stealing the thunder of the opposition as well as neutralizing his meddlesome ‘godfather’. He would no doubt have national and International support, and would genuinely be embarking on the reforms of government so strongly touted but so feebly implemented by his predecessor. Once this is done and the institutions of the Rule of Law protected, International investors would be hustling in competition with one another since they already are aware of the potentials of Nigeria, the Giant of Africa. On any ballot, on a personal basis, if the President undertakes the above, he will win, Nigeria will win and a future for us all will be guaranteed. On the other hand, if the status quo is maintained, persons resent the influence of OBJ enough to throw a spanner in the works of every good strategy of this government regardless of the personal merit of Umaru Yar ‘Adua.

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Good conclusion except the solution to the Bandit of Otta problem lacks rigorous thought. It won't fly as constituted. Just take him out of circulation say back to Yola until after the elections.

Refreshing treatise from the normally erudite Archbishop lawyer who let his disdain for the orphan boy from Jada get the better of his faculties. Welcome back to earth from Mars ole boy. You done well. You are forgiven! Msu Kpishi.

Aluta!

Gwobezentashi

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=gwobezentashi;188837>The Archbishop has woken from his slumber!

Finally he realises that you cannot "move on" without retracing your steps to the beginning. For this I must give the One kudos. Big hands.

Gwobezentashi

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Gwobe,
Trust me, when I wrote Moving Quickly On I had this propossal as a follow-up. The story of the bull(y) in a china-shop is a matter of delicate handling. Contriving katakata was also in the books, so we needed a semblance of normalcy and an effective pulling -out before we show the cards.

Progress is incremental when you deal with a savvy fox who has the states's purse and security apparati...

For now, Hankali da mutumci...slowly slowly...
Abegi:rolleyes::rolleyes:

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The Return Of The Godfather

Editorial


Last week former President, Olusegun Obasanjo demonsrated that he is going to call the shots in his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even after quitting power, when he dramatically upturned the endorsement of Chief Tony Anenih as chairman of the party's Board of Trustees (BOT). He gathered a handful of his acolytes in the party to carry out what has been described in some quarters as a coup. Obasanjo did not only remove Anenih, he assumed the position of the chairman of the board of trustees. He was able to carry out the coup because of a self-serving clause in the party's constitution which says only a living former president could be the chairman of the party's board of trustees. Since Anenih is not a former president, what business had he in occupying that seat?

Article 14, Section 15 of the PDP Constitution which gives Obasanjo such enormous powers that he could even dictate to President Yar'Adua, states that the party's board chaired by the former president "shall ensure highest standards of morality in all the activities of the party, by acting as its conscience with power to call to order any officer of the party whose conduct falls below the norms." Sub-Section VI of this portion of the constitution also stipulates that the board "shall mediate in dispute between the executive and legislative arms of government."

Perhaps it was foolhardy for Anenih and other party big wigs to have overlooked that clause when they gathered last week in Abuja to renew Anenih's mandate as chairman of BOT. But Obasanjo, who is seeking to be very relevant and wield enormous influence in the Yar'Adua administration, would have none of that as he cut short his vacation in Jamaica and returned home to abort the decision of the party's NEC to return Anenih as BOT chairman.

Obasanjo's action is designed in such a manner that he would have an overbearing influence in the running of the affairs of PDP, which by implication positions him as the de facto president of the country since PDP is the ruling party.

He influenced the amendment of the party's constitution last year during its national convention in such way that he would not only be appointed the chairman of the party's board of trustees but also to wield more powers in the party than the party's national chairman. The amendments in the party's constitution were carefully carried out in such a manner that Obasanjo would remain the overlord of the party and even dictate to the president of the country and state governors who are members of the party.

The unfolding scenario had been carefully choreographed in place of the much sought-after third term which eluded the former president who was so obsessed with retaining power by all costs that he deployed all the arsenal in his armoury to actualise that inordinate, undemocratic ambition. But for the media and opposition that rose against him, he would have succeeded.

Obasanjo has lived up to the well known predilection of politicians who see power as an aphrodisiac they cannot do without even after relinquishing it. Many would ask what he really wants again after ruling Nigeria for eight years during which he fed his compatriots with bitter pills which they are still finding difficult to swallow. This, however, is a difficult poser, moreso, as "politics throws up all sorts of questions about competing needs and interests, about motives and results, even about the sanity of its practitioners."
http://www.thenewsng.com/modules/zmagazine/article.php?articleid=17102

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Infact, lock up the bugger and throw away the key!

Aluta!

Gwobezentashi