THREE DEAD AS BIAFRA BATTLES NIGERIA ACROSS THE NIGER

RALPH UWAZURUIKE, LEADER OF MASSOB.

Three "Biafrans" have been killed in the latest bloody clashes between the revolutionary separatist activists and the security forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The casualties were reported in Aba and Onitsha.

The political situation in the South East of Nigeria needs to be addressed by the United Nations and the G-8, because the on-going separatist protests by the members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB), demanding for the release their leader Chief Ralph Uwazuruike have distrupted business activities as markets, shops, offices and banks have been shut since yesterday. And three protesters have been killed and several others have been wounded in the violent disturbances in Aba and Onitsha just across the Niger Bridge.

The UN is always slow to react to such emergencies until the situation becomes worse and then the UN will be running helter-skelter in panic to stop the anarchy and chaos.

We don't have to wait for another civil war to break out in Nigeria before we know that there is a state of emergency in the southern states of Nigeria from the critical situation over the "Wanted" Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, governor of Bayelsa state to the unresolved crisis in Anambra State and the mayhem over Biafra.

The foreign news agencies have been circulating the reports since Nigerian Times published the first information yesterday.

BIAFRA DARES NIGERIA!

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB)has ordered all traders and workers in South Eastern Nigeria to close their shops and offices today. The MASSOB has declared today "NO WORK DAY IN BIAFRA".

The news got to me yesterday and I have tried to confirm it from their web site, but there is nothing on such a directive. No Press Release. The news reached Bonny Island by word of mouth from Port Harcourt in Rivers State and the people in Port Harcourt informed me that only the native Ibo speaking states will likely comply with the directive of MASSOB.

I have had on line discussions with some leading members of MASSOB and I told them that they are not well organised and having radio station, web sites and other forms of mass media does not mean they are well organised. Because, emotional ratiocination will not be enough to address the goals and objectives of their mission. The majority of Ibos would rather be Nigerians than be Biafrans.
Even, most of the Ibos supporting Biafra cannot do without their Nigerian passport.

The best way to demonstrate their faith in Biafra is to withdraw their Nigerian citizenship and return their Nigerian passports to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

You cannot claim Biafra while carrying a Nigerian ID or Passport as all the so called "Biafrans" are currently doing.

MASSOB should stop kicking against their balls.

The problem with Nigeria is not tribalism, but kleptocracy.
Let us join hands to destroy kleptocracy and Nigeria will be the pride of all Nigerians and other Africans.

One God and One Nation Nigeria under the sun.

That romantic Biafran flag belongs to the Nigerian Civil War museum.

The PDP of Nigeria Fools The CNN

DSP ALAMIEYESEIGHA:The Scarlet Pimpernel Governor of the Year.

Party expels Nigeria bail-jump governor

Friday, December 2, 2005 Posted: 1431 GMT (2231 HKT)

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The ruling party has expelled a Nigeria state governor who was charged in Britain with money laundering.

President Olusegun Obasanjo's People's Democratic Party said in a statement that Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha's actions are "an assault on the integrity" of the party.

Alamieyeseigha was arrested while on a visit to Britain and charged there on September 15 with laundering £1.8 million ($3.2 million) of stolen Nigerian government funds

From the above CNN news report, apparently, the People's Democratic Party(PDP)of Nigeria has fooled the almighty CNN.

The CNN should not be deceived by the on-going political drama over the ordeals of Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, the Governor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria. Because, the so called ruling party of Nigeria, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) is a party of crooks and rogues in power who rigged the elections since 1999 to date to rule the ignorant and gullible Nigerian electorate. And even the President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a bona fide beneficiary of the criminal activities of the PDP.

The PDP is not a democratic party, but a kleptocratic ruling class of notorious oligarchs holding the rest of Nigerians hostage and we have to expel these evil politicians, otherwise Nigeria will continue to rot.

The PDP has abused democracy and contravened the Rule of Law in Nigeria.

The PDP is already developing strategies for rigging the next elections in Nigeria in order to prolong the tyranny of their kleptocracy in Nigeria.

The CNN should be told the plain truth that the so called ruling party, People's Democratic Party (PDP)has no integrity and it is a rogue party that has perpetrated criminal atrocities since 1999 to date.

The PDP rigged elections to come to power in Nigeria and the scandalous crimes of the Nigerian politicians in the PDP such as the wanted governors Dariye and Alamieyeseigha are the true criminal characteristics of the PDP in Nigeria.

The sooner we expel the PDP the better.

The PDP has abused democracy and contravened the Rule of Law In Nigeria. And if you want the facts, the CNN should go and interview Chief Gani Fawehinmi, the respected human rights lawyer and activist in Nigeria.

Dr. Peter Odili and Baba Iyabo

The melodramatic ordeals of Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the "wanted" governor of Bayelsa state of Nigeria will not end with his prosecution in Nigeria and the UK. Because, he is not the only corrupt public official in Nigeria. And we don't have to wait until the Metropolitan Police nabs anyone of them for money laundering before we start screaming all over the place.

Recently as I was on the Nigeria LNG Jetty shuttle bus the news was on the local radio that Dr.Peter Odili donated N100 Million to the Stella Maris Catholic Church University Fund and all the other occupants laughed out aloud. That he was squandering the revenue allocation of Rivers State meant for the development of the host communities of the multinational oil companies.

The Diepreye Alamieyeseigha scandal has diverted the attention of the media from the scandal of the private jet acquired by Dr.Peter Odili that a news reporter wrote about and was arrested and detained.

President Olusegun Obasanjo alias "Baba Iyabo" has not sent his Bobbies of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)to interrogate Dr. Peter Odili.

I am sharing the opinions of the critics that Baba Iyabo is only witch-hunting his political rivals.

Mr Obasanjo set up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to fight fraud in a country ranked as one of the most corruption in the world.

But his critics say the anti-corruption drive is bring used to eliminate political rivals.

Mr Alamieyeseigha is seen as being close to Vice-President Atiku Abubakar - who is vying with Mr Obasanjo for control of the ruling People's Democratic Party.

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Yakubu Gowon:The Best Head of State Nigeria Has Ever Had

Gen (Dr.) Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military Head of State for nine years, from 29 July 1966 to 29 July 1975, was born on 19 October 1934 in Pankshin, Plateau state. He was educated at St. Bartholomew School, Wusasa, Zaria from 1939 to 1949; Government College, Zaria (1950-53). He received his military training at Officer Cadet Training School, Teshie Ghana (1954); Eaton Hall, Chester, England (1955); Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, (1955-56); Young Officers’ College, Hythe Warminster (1957;, Staff College, Camberley, England (1962); Joint Services College, Latimer, England, (1965).

Dr. Yakubu Gowon is the best head of state Nigeria has ever had since Independence to date. He was only 32 when he took over the reins of power at the most critical period of our history when Nigeria was in crisis and the civil of 1967 -70 wrecked the political and economic stability of Nigeria. But, Yakubu Gowon still succeeded in leading Nigeria with the most brilliant Nigerian personalities of the period such as the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and others.

I believe that Dr. Yakubu Gowon can still lead Nigeria if given the choice to serve our nation again. Even at such a time as this.

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