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President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House

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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 24, 2006

President to Welcome Nigerian President to the White House

President Bush will welcome President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the White House on March 29, 2006.

Nigeria is a strategic partner of the United States in Africa and the visit provides an opportunity for the President to thank President Obasanjo for his leadership as Chairman of the African Union in the deployment of African troops in response to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

The two leaders also will discuss a broad range of regional and international issues including continuing cooperation in the areas of Darfur, regional security, energy security, fighting corruption, strengthening democratic institutions, and the need to bring Charles Taylor to justice.

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posted on 03-25-2006, 09:37:06 AM
Omoba
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Whoever posted this forgot to mention the main issue on the agenda. Lobbying Bush to support his third term agenda!

It will be really interesting to see how he hope to sway the US to endorse his life presidency ambition.

posted on 03-25-2006, 10:49:13 AM
DeepThought
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It would have been good if only this president and others in positions of power in Abuja could get a taste of what many of their fellow Nigerians have to go through when travelling overseas.

I believe a good old fashioned gloveless strip searching of the hole at his posterior would do wonders for his thinking process.

Unfortunately, since he appears to rely on a private jet, while others have to make do with either no national airline or a corruptly run one, he will not be able to experience, first hand the reported shabby treatments and flitting on foreign airlines others have to endure. That makes it possible for him and others in similar postions to continue to be oblivious to the plight of the ordinary Nigerian.

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It will be really interesting to see how he hopes to sway the US to endorse his life presidency ambition.


Extremely easy. By simply doing exactly what all past Nigerian leaders save for M.M did. Self abegnating pandering to all the whims of the West. A few:
-Giving up Charles Taylor
-Absolute concessions to the Oil companies in the Delta,
- Military "cooperation" in the gulf of guinea, e.t.c.

posted on 03-25-2006, 10:55:06 AM
Big-k
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
To all our DC area residents:

I can design anti-3rd term placards to specification at low prices.

posted on 03-25-2006, 11:27:19 AM
I Love Nigeria
President Obasanjo Meets US President Bush: Over Regional Security Issues
President Obasanjo Meets US President Bush: Over Regional Security Issues

By Paul I. Adujie

Lawcareer@msn.com

New York, United States

Man to man, eyeball to eyeball must be the dominating ambience of President Obasanjo's meeting with President Bush as they meet in a matter of days.

President Obasanjo must politely inform his host, and insist that Nigeria's internal affairs remain just that, internal. As a spate of recent news reports suggest unsavory developments and attempts, including active preparations by the US government to send troops to Nigeria, particularly, our Niger Delta Region. Methinks there are no circumstances under which American military incursion or intervention in Nigeria will be acceptable or even tolerable.

President Obasanjo must convey an unmistakably clear message to his American host, that Nigeria remains open to a great partnership that benefits both sides.

And that such great partnership must rest on the foundations of mutual trust, admiration and above all, respect.

Nigeria must therefore inform our American partners that managing the current hostage-kidnapping crises, must remain essentially, in the hands of Nigerian citizens. Nigerian private citizens with access or clout with the militants; and Nigerian public officials should conduct the "negotiations".

Usurpation of the powers and prestige of the Nigerian people and government by the US or UK must not be allowed. Nigeria's Chief Edwin Clark is right in stating his condemnations of non-Nigerians who were attempting direct negotiations with MEND and or, other militants in Nigeria's Niger Delta hostage crises.

Chief Clark rightly said the following: Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, carpeted the British and American governments for negotiating directly the release of the three foreign oil workers— two Americans and one Briton— kidnapped and held hostage by militants in the Niger Delta for the past 34 days with a group of Ijaw youths.

Chief Clark who spoke to Vanguard at his Warri residence said it was "undiplomatic and offensive" for the British and American governments to enter such talks with youths when the elders and leaders of Ijaw nation had met and made some pronouncements on the matter regarding the release.

He said he was particularly disappointed that the British High Commissioner to Nigeria , Mr. Richard Gozney, who visited him at his Kiagbodo country home when he arrived Nigeria would involve himself in such a mission that tended to undermine the sovereignty of Nigeria.

His words: "I understand the position of the United States and Britain but honestly I do not think it is in the place of US and UK to directly intervene when the Federal Government is there to discuss the release of the hostages with any group in the country.

"Nigeria is not America or Britain. It is a foreign country and whatever negotiations to be done should be done by the Federal Government through the state government and the leaders of the area." http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/cover/march06/24032006/f424032006.html

It must be clear to everyone, that neither the UK nor the US would have it any other way, if the tables were turned. The UK or the US will not allow Nigeria to negotiate with hostage takers on UK or US soil

Additionally, there have been repeated news reports with suggestions that the US is at the verge of stationing it armed forces and troops on the Gulf of Guinea to protect American "interests" in the regions, American "interests" also known as oil!

President Obasanjo must remind the Americans that Nigeria, nay Africa will not accept a new colonial usurpation of our continent. And that, even without atomic or nuclear armaments, Nigeria, Africa and our friends outside of Africa will resist re-colonization of our continent.

It must be made clear to the White House that Nigeria remain interested in genuine partnership between our nations of equals. We will remain engaged and focused on the advantages of our partnership with its mutual benefits and understanding, including respect for our respective sovereignties.

We must oppose any attempt by anyone to re-colonize our country and our continent under any pretext, camouflage or façade.

President Obasanjo must make it clear to his friend at the White House, the need for America to cease and desist from making calculated and manipulative incendiary remarks about Nigeria's political structures. Our American friends must be advised to resist their urge to rely on rumors emanating from beer parlors and pepper-soup joints in Nigeria. America must instead trust her Ambassador in Nigeria.
America therefore must instead, return to appropriate use of proper diplomatic and government to government channels in her dealings with Nigeria . There are of course other legitimate routes, such as business to business and between multilateral organizations etc where American and Nigerian mutual concerns can be addressed.

President Obasanjo must register his angst with President Bush in connection with the current White House penchant to make public statements and sundry pronouncements that seem always to undermine the people and government of Nigeria. Such attitudes or practices by America are not reminiscent of great friendships.

President Obasanjo must remind his American counterpart that Nigeria value American friendship and partnership and that it is nigh for reciprocity.

posted on 03-25-2006, 12:21:03 PM
A.Y.Ajia
Operation swing into action!
Villagers, remember when I said talk alone is cheap if it is not backed by action. check article on the home page, "When talk alone is cheap". "This is operation swing into action"

I won't be able to make it to DC on wednesday but I am calling my congress man, my senator, the hon.Evan Bayh and the white house, in my own small way, I will make Obasanjo's visit very unpleasant for him. I want you guys to do the same. If you are in the states, canada or even in Europe, call and email the white house. Its not like despotic Obasanjo regime, they will answer your call and give it some attention. As a matter of fact, I am writing some New York and DC area dailies.

This is what we should be doing, expose them for what they are, undemocratic, corrupt and brutal dictators.

Villagers, we have opined enough, this is our moment in history, lets seize it.

May God continue to bless the people of Nigeria.

posted on 03-25-2006, 12:30:44 PM
Naija for life
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
A meeting of presidents of two countries as different as night is from day. Interesting.

posted on 03-25-2006, 14:41:44 PM
Adijat
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You guys in DC, hope you'll do something with this?

We are waiting for him in London!!! Let him come and hear what Nigerians in London think of his third third agenda and governance, we are already aware of his itinerary and we'll block him at every turn!! ka Chineke me ezeoku!

posted on 03-25-2006, 14:47:52 PM
NoMoreLies
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
Here is the current list of nations with travel warning from US State Department:
QUOTE:

Côte d'Ivoire 03/03/2006
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 02/27/2006
Nigeria 02/17/2006
Algeria 02/15/2006
Sudan 02/06/2006
Pakistan 01/27/2006
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 01/20/2006
Colombia 01/18/2006
Afghanistan 01/09/2006
Kenya 12/30/2005
Iran 12/29/2005
Iraq 12/29/2005
Saudi Arabia 12/23/2005
Nepal 12/15/2005
Haiti 11/22/2005
Indonesia 11/18/2005
Zimbabwe 11/14/2005
Lebanon 11/07/2005
Liberia 11/04/2005
Yemen 10/28/2005
Burundi 10/19/2005
Bosnia-Herzegovina 08/01/2005
Somalia 07/21/2005
Uzbekistan 07/01/2005
Central African Republic 04/19/2005
Philippines 03/23/2005

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html


Here is travel warning concerning Nigeria from US State Department
QUOTE:

This information is current as of today, Sat Mar 25 12:28:01 2006.
NIGERIA
February 17, 2006
This Travel Warning is being re-issued to note the deteriorating security situation in the Niger Delta region. It supersedes the Travel Warning for Nigeria issued January 20, 2006.
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Nigeria. The lack of law and order in Nigeria poses considerable risks to travelers. Violent crime committed by ordinary criminals, as well as by persons in police and military uniforms, can occur throughout the country.
The security situation in the Delta region has deteriorated significantly. Travel to the region remains very dangerous and should be avoided. On January 11, 2006, one American and three other expatriates aboard an oilfield service vessel were kidnapped off the coast of Bayelsa State. Over the last several months, the region has been subjected to a series of attacks on oil company facilities that may be coordinated and have resulted in the death of over twenty security personnel. A militant group claiming responsibility for the recent kidnapping has made public threats against oil company employees and their families, demanding they leave the region.
In recent months, Lagos and Abuja have also witnessed spikes in crime. Some expatriates have been robbed in the outlying Lagos suburb of Lekki, and in Abuja, the Maitama area has seen a series of home invasions. In a working class section of mainland Lagos, an October 2005 clash between police and residents left several dead. Even Victoria and Ikoyi Islands, which are generally safer than other parts of Lagos, have experienced attempted bank robberies, and have seen an increase in smash-and-grab car robberies, including some involving expatriates.
Religious tension between some Muslim and Christian communities results in occasional acts of isolated communal violence that could erupt quickly and without warning. The states of Kano and Kaduna are particularly volatile. Rival ethnic groups have clashed violently in the Niger Delta region around Warri city and in Southeast Plateau State. Senior al-Qaida leadership has expressed interest publicly in overthrowing the government of Nigeria. Links also were uncovered connecting Nigerians to al-Qaida in 2004.
Road travel is dangerous. Robberies by armed gangs have been reported on rural roads and within major cities. Travelers should avoid driving at night. Because of poor vehicle maintenance and driving conditions, public transportation throughout Nigeria can be dangerous and should be avoided. Taxis pose risks because of the possibility of fraudulent or criminal operators, old and unsafe vehicles, and poorly maintained roads. Road travel in Lagos is banned between 7:00 and 10:00 AM on the last Saturday of every month for municipal road cleanup; police vigilantly enforce the ban.
Most Nigerian airlines have aging fleets, and maintenance and operational procedures may be inadequate to ensure passenger safety. Domestic passenger airliner crashes in October and December 2005 resulted in numerous deaths. Because international flights tend to meet higher safety standards than domestic Nigerian flights, travelers should attempt to get direct international flights to/from their Nigerian destination, rather than transiting another Nigerian city such as Lagos. For domestic travel between Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, the U.S. Government encourages its employees to use Virgin Nigeria Airlines or Aero Contractors.
Some Nigeria-based criminals conduct advance fee fraud and other scams that target foreigners worldwide. These fraudulent activities pose great risk of financial loss. Recipients traveling to Nigeria to pursue such fraudulent offers have been subject to physical harm, and local police authorities are often unwilling to help in such cases. No one should provide personal financial or account information to unknown parties. Under no circumstances should U.S. citizens travel to Nigeria without a valid visa -- an invitation to enter Nigeria without a visa is normally indicative of illegal activity. Furthermore, the ability of U.S. Embassy officers to extricate U.S. citizens from unlawful business deals and their consequences is limited. Persons contemplating business deals in Nigeria are strongly urged to check with the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of State before providing any information or making any financial commitments. See the Department of State's publications “Tips For Business Travelers To Nigeria” at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_2113.html, and “Nigerian Advanced Fee Fraud” at http://www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/naffpub.pdf.
Americans who travel to Nigeria despite this Travel Warning should obtain the latest health information before departing the U.S. The websites of the U.S. Center for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov and the World Health Organization at http://www.who.int have up-to-date information on outbreaks of contagious and tropical diseases. Americans considering travel to Nigeria should also read the Department's Fact Sheet on Avian Influenza at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/health/health_1181.html and consult with their personal physicians concerning avian influenza.
U.S. citizens who travel to or reside in Nigeria are strongly advised to register through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. Periodically, travel by U.S. mission personnel is restricted based on changing security conditions, often due to crime, general strikes, or student/political demonstrations or disturbances. U.S. citizens should contact the U.S. Embassy in Abuja or the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos for up-to-date information on any restrictions. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria can be contacted by phone at [234](9) 461-4000. American citizens may contact the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos at 011 [234](1) 261-1215 during business hours. For after-hours emergencies call [234] (1) 261-1414, 261-0195, 261-0078, 261-0139, or 261-6477. You may also visit the embassy's website at http://nigeria.usembassy.gov.
U.S. citizens should also consult the Department of State's most recent Consular Information Sheet for Nigeria, the Department's brochure, Tips for Business Travelers to Nigeria, and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, which are located on the Department's Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov. Up-to-date information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_928.html


The nonsense from Paul Adujie has NOTHING to do with Nigeria or with the people of Nigeria. Instead, it is all about the overloaded ego of one man.

Nigerians have no roads, no schools, no safety, no laws, NOTHING from this man.
The Adujie's man is yet to obey the laws of Nigeria. His man is above the laws of Nigeria, while Bush tries hard, or at least must be forced, to obey the laws of USA.

The Messiah of Aso Rock is the ONLY law in Nigeria; he controls the judicial, the legislative, and the executive branches of government in Nigeria. Therefore, USA and the President of USA must respect the wishes of the King of Nigeria or else the world will end today for millions of Americans.

It is interesting to study the list of nations with warning:
I do not see Ghana, Cameroon or UAE on the list.
Pakistan, Iraq, and Iran are there.
If Mr. Adujie would go to other publications of US government, such as CIA World Factbook, from 1998 to the present time, may be he will begin to understand how his King has COMPLETELY rubbished Nigeria.

posted on 03-25-2006, 14:50:23 PM
N.A.R.
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
Omoba,
You may have missed the fact that this is an official press release from the White Press Department.

posted on 03-25-2006, 14:55:52 PM
Ade
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
Nigeria is blessed with generations of leaders who do not see themselves as equals to leaders from the West. One way or the other, these so called leaders belong to the old generation, direct and indirect offspring of colonialism. That is why it is so easy for them to give away the riches of their people for peanuts in the name of "a good deal" with former slave-masters and colonialist. They would say, they have no choice or it is the right choice. But, how hard have they tried to put themselves in a position that would permit them with varied choices.

On this front, however, the future may be different because there is a new generation of youths who have really seen this world the way it should be seen. But it is equally amazing that these new generation of youths watch helplessly as their future is continously toyed with.

Nigeria is a nation of amazingly hopelessly hopeful people. As one white lecturer said, this race is indeed a unfortunate lots. But in my own word, this is not by design but by choice. Nature has created and empowered every being to fend for itself to the best of its ability.

As the youths of Nigeria seek the "easy way" out elsewhere to afford themselves the (dis)illusion of the materialistic West, courageous youths in other places are standing up to tyranny in all its forms.

For you to find the right balance in the midst of the insanity in the homeland and the disillusion in a supposedly sane abode, so that you would have a choice to play a role in saving the generation yet to come, I recommend a line from Zik's odyssey (I actually stumbled on it on this website, and I realize it is relevant in the face of the realities facing the Nigerian youths).



"Since attaining manhood, I have had to fend for myself in a world where idealism and materialism are usually opposed to each other. In the course of life's odyssey, I have been convinced that I must be idealistic to justify my existence as a human being; but I must also be materialistic to adapt myself to the concatenations of a materialistc world. To steer between these two, it became necessary for me to be eclectic and pragmatic; to draw the best from each philosophy and make it work to my advantage in the light of reason and experience."

-Nnamdi Azikwe, In "My Odyssey"


Finally, don't live to be a number. Be a human. Strive for your well-being without lossing your being.

posted on 03-25-2006, 15:12:58 PM
Nosa
Here We Go Again!
It's quite a shame that responses to articles or newstories on this web site are so quite predictable. Now, Obasanjo is on a State visit to the U.S and already some guys have become very sad and have proceeded into a period of mourning---all because our president will be a visitor in the White House!

Like a friend once stated, the United States does not need the State Dept for travel advises to Americans. All they need is simply to refer their nationals to pay regular visit to some Nigerian-oriented web sites.

God, what's the problem with these guys? One really has the impression that it's not Obasanjo, the president but Obasanjo, the man that many of these guys nurse nasty, bell-aching hatred for. Haba!!

Whereas, the most annoying thing here is that all these haters have their different personal, ethnic and sentimental reasons or agenda----none of them, unfortunately, is in the national interest.

Well, here is a word of advise (free of charge) to all those who hate Obasanjo's person and---tell the truth---his ethnic origin: You can knock your head on the nearest wall in your house or at your place of work or whereever. You can even go jump into the nearest river or sea. That man is serious when he said he "dey kampe!"

I used to hate the man too....well....professionally (what's my own for politics?). That was until, I realized that there was no point in giving one self unnecessary ulcer or high blood pressure over a man who appears to be a man of interesting (or funny) DESTINY.

The Yoruba say, "you cannot hate a head and angrilly place a cap on a navel." and they also say "you may be so angry as to knock your head on the ground, baba will always be baba."

A word is enough for the wise!

posted on 03-25-2006, 15:54:06 PM
Firsty
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The being of a thing is defined by the essence of the thing.
A monkey is exists as a monkey because of the essence of monkey. A nation IS a nation because of the essential ideals of the nation. USA exists today as it is because her essence as a nation is based on laws. Therefore, being like this or being like that presupposes some core essence; take away the essence, the being means nothing.

Nigeria today is quickly loosing her core essence because of the presence of some known parasites. Our motherland will continue to decay so long as the parasites continue to eat deep into the essence of our nation. Therefore, to accurately talk about the being/existence of Nigeria, you must first deal with the essential causes of the entrenched decay.

posted on 03-25-2006, 18:12:54 PM
MrOneNaija
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
Naija for life said:
"A slave is favored with an audience with his master. How touching."

RIGHT ON TARGET!!!

The slave will be so happy to have audience with his master!!! But he still remains a slave. His master is also a slave.

So, where the blind leads the blind, what do you expect?

posted on 03-26-2006, 06:46:44 AM
Odinaka
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Concerning contacting the white house or telling the world who Obj really is, can Ajia or someone else give us a number or email to use.
At least people can protest in the US or any where in the west without being tear-gassed or even gunned down, as is the case in OBj's enclave.

posted on 03-26-2006, 11:40:41 AM
Tochukwu
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
People, for a clear understanding of Nigeria's situation and the fruit of Obasanjo's image laundering, do take look at the scathing New York Times' editorial of Sunday, 26 March titled "In Nigeria, Things Fall Apart". The link is http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/opinion/26sun2.html.

posted on 03-26-2006, 11:46:56 AM
N.A.R.
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Odinaka,
Just to let you know in case you are not aware, you can get arrested for protesting in DC if you do not follow proper procedures, and if I am not mistaken, it could be a serious crime in some cases.

posted on 03-26-2006, 13:46:28 PM
InDiaspora
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@ Odinaka/Villagers,

Here's the link for The White House contact details http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

I plan to call tomorrow to register my displeasure. Pls those who have experience with this kind of stuff can advise on how to present our problem when we call. Maybe Ajia can help.

posted on 03-26-2006, 14:02:07 PM
Gwobezentashi
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In Nigeria, things fall apart
The New York Times
SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2006

When President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria visits Washington this week, he will probably be lauded for his crucial role as a regional African leader. During his seven years in power, Obasanjo helped end Liberia's civil war and refused to accept a coup in Togo. He was instrumental in making sure that the African Union did not destroy its international credibility by installing Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al- Bashir, as its head despite the continuing carnage in Darfur. President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, the continent's other big player, could learn a lot from Obasanjo about how to use his country's economic and military strength to promote peace and stability around the region.

Unfortunately, while Obasanjo deserves credit for good deeds outside of Nigeria, his own country is deteriorating fast and he is partly to blame. For one thing, by trying to change Nigeria's constitution to allow himself to run for a third four-year term as president, Obasanjo is further enflaming political tensions among Nigeria's polarized ethnic groups, particularly the Muslims in the north and Christians in the south. Nigeria lost more than 100 people in tit-for-tat sectarian rioting over Danish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. In the north, Muslims attacked and killed Christians. In the south, Christian mobs wielding machetes and knives set upon their Muslim neighbors in retaliation. And in the Niger River delta, militants seeking more local control over oil money have attacked pipelines and even captured oil workers.

Fueling some of this is the perception, right or wrong, that Obasanjo's much vaunted anti-corruption campaign concentrates only on critics of his government. Certainly, bad things continue to happen to foes of the Obasanjo government. Three months ago, the wife of a prominent northern politician was found stabbed to death in her home. Nothing was taken from the house, leading many to conclude that her killing was a warning to her husband, Abubakar Rimi, a crucial member of a coalition of powerful northerners opposed to any extension of Obasanjo's rule. And last week, police arrested Rimi and other opposition leaders for trying to hold a peaceful rally.

The last thing Africa needs is its most populous country - Nigeria has from 120 million to 150 million people - in a civil war. An out-of- control Nigeria would undermine its already fragile neighbors, like Liberia, Togo, Ivory Coast and the Congo.

In his two terms, Obasanjo has helped bring stability to a volatile region. But two terms is enough, and it is incumbent on President George W. Bush to tell Obasanjo that changing his country's constitution so that he can remain in office is foolhardy. Another four years is not worth a Nigerian civil war.

posted on 03-26-2006, 21:26:35 PM
Spinoza
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A Letter to the White House



Dear Mr. President:

Pick your word to describe the actions of Obasanjo since 1999. Call the man a totalitarian, an autocrat, a despot, an oligarch, or an aristocrat. Each term fits the man and his actions because all the decisions made in Nigeria from 1999 to the present day are made directly by him alone or indirectly by his appointed friends. He decides what is good for the majority of the people in Nigeria, and the effects of his decisions are documented in your World Factbook from 2000 to 2005.

Obasanjo's decisions are arbitrary and absolute, and compliance is mandatory under compulsion or intimidation. The masses in Nigeria do not participate in making decisions that affect their lives because Obasanjo believes that he knows what is good for everybody or that God administers directly to him about what is good for the rest of us. Once his arbitrary decisions are made, every citizen in Nigeria is forced to comply. Noncompliance means death or prison term or public humiliation.

Election process under Obasanjo has been nothing but a big joke. His own friends in the Senate, the House, and the Governorship have publicly admitted that they rigged elections in the past. All of them are still illegally occupying public offices in Nigeria without any punishment because they are protected by Obasanjo. So long as a criminal maintains a good relationship with Obasanjo and votes and acts at the whims of Obasanjo, the criminal is free to continue to benefit from his crimes. Irregularities and frauds in the next elections in Nigeria will be worse than the previous elections because the conditions for frauds have been carefully established by General Obasanjo and his thugs.

Because participation by the citizens has been effectively destroyed by Obasanjo, the outcomes of the next elections are now fixed and predetermined. Every Nigerian who made public pronouncements about his intention to run for the next presidential race has been arrested and his bank accounts frozen or he is now effectively silenced through threats of illegal investigations. Also, every viable political figure who disagreed with the third-term ambition of Obasanjo is now running for his life or has been arrested or murdered. If there is nobody to declare an intention to run for the presidency, how then can the voting process represent the will of the majority in Nigeria? If Obasanjo's plan is to destroy all credible opponents and if the rights to participate in the decision-making process have been destroyed by the actions of Obasanjo, how then can any rational person call Nigeria a democratic nation? Therefore, to support Obasanjo's illegal and autocratic scheme for a third term is to buy into his anti-democratic mindset. This would amount to helping a thug in his quest to destroy the will of the majority of Nigerians.

Freedom of association or freedom of speech means nothing to Obasanjo. Freedom of speech involves the right to criticize bad decisions by the government. Michael Moore would have been dead by now if he was a Nigerian living in Nigeria. Freedom of association involves the right to participate in political gatherings and protests without being intimidated or murdered by the government. Cindy Sheean would have been dead and gone if she was protesting against Obasanjo in Nigeria.

Freedom of speech and freedom of association are fundamental rights of every citizen in a democratic government. Obasanjo is either too old to comprehend this fact because he does not respect these freedoms. In fact, whenever Nigerians protest his inaction or action, Obasanjo would respond by making more decisions that are intolerable, vile, disgusting, and barbaric to the individuality of the majority of Nigerians. Therefore, to support Obasanjo and his illegal third-term ambition is to deride the importance of these freedoms; it would amount to giving the tyrant the free ride to continue to dehumanize the masses in Nigeria.

Democracy means the rule of law and implies equality before the laws of the land. Democracy only works when all individuals and all groups, whether the family members or the friends of the president, respect and obey the decisions of the established courts of law. Democracy can never work if every member of the Nigeria society selectively and arbitrarily chooses which laws or decisions of the courts to obey. Also, democracy can never work if every person or group of persons exclusively retains the right to impose their will on the due process of the courts. This is exactly the case with Obasanjo and his friends; the man has consistently refused to respect the authority of the courts of laws in Nigeria; and his friends follow closely in his footsteps; they beat up law enforcement officers who are carrying out orders from the courts of law. Therefore, to support Obasanjo is to support a lawless man and his lawless friends who see themselves as above the laws of Nigeria.

The government of the United States works for the common interests of all citizens in economic matters. Hence, the need for such administrative agencies as FCC, EPA, EEOC, FTC, FDA, ICC, OSHA, etc, etc. The works of these agencies directly or indirectly affect the economic wellbeing of all the members of the American society. The contrary is the case in Nigeria under Obasanjo's administration. All the administrative agencies in Nigeria are created by him to service the common interests of his friends and donors and their associated families. All the goals and decisions made by such agencies in Nigeria are made, perpetuated, and changed in autocratic and illegal ways to hurt the interests of the majority of Nigerians. Today, after Obasanjo's 7 years in office, 60% of Nigerians live below the poverty line, an increase of more than 30% from 1999 figures (Refer to the CIA World Factbooks of 2000 and 2005).

All my claims against Obasanjo are documented and verifiable. Consult an independent agency either in Nigeria or in the United States to check the validity of my claims. The man has no iota of democratic blood in his veins. To support him now for another 4 years in office is to support his continued autocratic mindset.

Further, the interests of the government of the United States in Nigeria will be protected under another administration headed by another Nigerian. There are millions of Nigerians who are capable of running the nation. But to support Obasanjo's illegal third-term schemes will certainly harm the interests of America because Nigeria will certainly implode in another civil war; many Nigerians may be forced to take up arms in terrorist activities in many adjoining African nations.

Sincerely,

SC Spinoza

posted on 03-26-2006, 23:17:57 PM
Abraxas
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
Hi, folks!

For a start, let us just sit back, watch, and see how the usual gang of dedicated Aso Rock arsehole-lickers' association in cyberspace (i.e. Mr. Paul Adujie [alias Mr. I Love Nigeria], Mr. Taslim Anibaba, et al) will infest the flow of our discussion with all manner of obnoxious drivel in the next couple of replies to this article, ranging from the sublime, via the irrational, to the ridiculous, all in the silly hope of swaying Nigerians to endorse the inane self-perpetuation delusions of their very beloved economic reforms sweetheart, and anti-corruption superhero, His Imperial Majesty, Chief (General) Aremu Olusegun Mathew Okiliolakan Obasanjo, as the one and only boy-boy-in-charge of the Nigerian sector of the Gulf of Guinea, for, and on behalf of the “good people of the United States of America, under the indefatigable command, and able leadership of the champion of democracy, Man of the Year Award Winner World wide, and Commander-in-Chief of the War Against (Global) Terrorism, His Excellency, Chief (Dr.) George W. Bush (The Balogun of Washington DC, and ex-Golden Governor of Texas)".

The Niger Delta is watching. Nigeria is watching. The World is watching.

We are watching.

Don Juan Carlos Abraxas (III)

posted on 03-27-2006, 03:30:18 AM
A.Y.Ajia
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
Villagers,

Here are the numbers to call;

White House: 202 456 1111
202 456 1414

Fax: 202 456 2461

Email; comments@whitehouse.gov

State department,

202 647 4000
202 647 6575

or 1 800 877 8339

And for those who need a little tip on how to go about this;

When you call, ask for the press secretary Scott Mclelan, his assistant may likely get the phone, speak clearly and introduce yourself, state that you are registering your displeasure to the fact that the leader of the free world (the Americans like to hear this) will be seen to be hobnobbing with a dictator like Obasanjo. Ask him to pass the message on to the President, because he wont be able to spare you a lot of time, keep it pithy.

posted on 03-28-2006, 01:14:26 AM
A.Y.Ajia
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
I have sent my comment to the white house and I have made my call, have you?

posted on 03-28-2006, 04:58:43 AM
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Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
No I have not and I don't plan to. I think Obasanjo is doing a good job with what he has. I am also sure he has no plans for a third term. He has said that to all who cared to listen. He is also not willing to hand over to the usual suspects who will come into power and undo all his good work hence his continuous silence.

Obasanjo will leave come May 2007 and you will all have to eat humble pie when he does. My advice to you all, start making up your excuses now. Don't leave it to then, so that no one steals your thunder. A good one is “George Bush told him in no uncertain terms not to try it (you heard this one from your uncle's friends who is a close confidant of an assistant to the under Secretary of State who was present at the white house meeting)”. As we all know in Nigeria, conspiracy theories are as many as there are Nigerians - uncountable.

posted on 03-28-2006, 05:10:24 AM
Gwobezentashi
Re: .President Bush to Welcome OBJ to the White House
QUOTE:
I think Obasanjo is doing a good job with what he has. I am also sure he has no plans for a third term.

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Welcome back from Planet Mars and pigs might fly!!

Meanwhile we hear Taylor has vamoosed!!


Aluta!

Gwobezentashi
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