See Tuface And Annie's Second Honeymoon Picture

Music sensation Tuface Idibia moments ago shared the photo above on twitter with the caption “me and mine” – aww~! The married couple are presently on vacation in South Africa.
Tuface calls their vavcation their “2nd honeymoon”. In response to 2face Idibia’s “me and mine” caption, Annie also tweeted”"Mine and I…Muaaaaaaaaaah baby..

The Secret Behind Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon's Grammar

Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon (a.k.a) Bombastic, the Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has given the reason why he speaks in big big grammar as his devotion to reading dictionary every day.  in an interview with Punch Newspaper Reporter, he talks about his controversial way of speaking and why he chooses to speak that way among many other things.

See an extract from the interview below:

 What is your educational background?

I am by the grace of the celestial choir, a legal practitioner, a public administrator, an international historian and a diplomat. I earned a degree in Law and was called to the Nigerian Bar as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria about 25 years ago and I do also have a double-barreled Master’s degree in Public Administration and in International History and Diplomacy.

 Why do you always speak ‘big grammar’?

I am not really consensus ad idem with those who opine that my idiolect is advertently obfuscative. No no no, it’s just that I am in my elements when the colloquy has to do with the pax nigeriana of our dreams and one necessarily needs to fulminate against the alcibiadian modus vivendi of our prebendal political class.

 How do you talk to your wife, children and even your friends?

I relate with my family and friends very warmly and in an atmosphere of camaraderie, stripped of my confutational habiliment and gladiatorial homilies. I am a very peaceful, calm, level-headed and celestially attuned soul personality.

Is this the way you proposed to your wife, speaking high tech grammar?

Of course, the business of the day when I interfaced with my wife on matters of the heart had to be in plain Caeser’s language and you can decipher why that had to be so. The matter in view did not permit itself of sphinxian conundrum. It’s a long time ago, so I can’t remember the exact words I used. We had a relationship for ten years before we got married. We’re looking at close to 20 years ago.

How does your family understand your English?

My family and friends understand me perfectly just the same way you understand me now though, I must admit that it depends on the issues on the piazza.

 Is this the way you were speaking in your school days?

 I’m sure if you confer with my school mates they will tell you that I no longer speak what those who just know me now call “grammar.” I could speak for about twenty minutes when I was in the university and you won’t understand one word of what I said. I must say I have deteriorated in my grammatical construct.

 How did you start speaking in this manner?

It all happened when my father brought me a teaser which stated that good orators had ruled the world and you must have to be a feisty orator if you must rule the world. As an impressionable young man, I alacritously threw myself into the whirligig of improving my usage of words by amassing new words on a daily basis.

 How many dictionaries do you read a day and how often do you read dictionaries?

I have read and still do read a vaudeville of dictionaries from Websters to Funk and Wagnalls, from Cambridge to Oxford dictionaries, from Black’s Law Dictionary to Encarta and from Encyclopedia Britannica to Foreignisms, etcetera. I developed my corpus of vocabulary by reading omnivorously. I have also spent nothing less than an hour daily on my dictionary for over twenty years. So, whereas the dictionary for most people is a mere occasional reference point, it is for, me a vade-mecum. It may also interest you to know that there is much to learn from our daily newspapers.

  

Guys, Here Are Five Habbits To Meeting The Girl Of Your Dream

Guys to meet the woman of your dream,  these are ways to conduct yourself so that you’ll be more open to meeting people  — specifically, women — and will then potentially have the chance for those relationships to become something more

1. Plan your weekend social activities mid-week

Regardless of whatever proactive habits you have, meeting people requires you to get out into the world once in a while. When you do, It’s better to be out with friends than out by yourself. That said, it sometimes takes real effort to get a routine-bound group of friends to do anything different or to get a lazy group of friends to do anything at all. Get people involved early in the week instead of waiting until the last minute

2. Introduce yourself

Figuring out the right time to introduce yourself depends on the situation. Ideally, you should be responding to some kind of acknowledgment from the woman (typically eye contact), and you probably shouldn’t walk up and interrupt her when she’s in the middle of something. But when you do, the important thing is to strike a balance between confidence and relaxation — smiling, self-assured but not pushy. If this part is hard for you, well, that’s why it’s a habit you should start working on. It gets easier with practice

3. Groom

Part of the motivation for this list is that meeting women can and does happen just about anywhere. You never know where and when you’re going to run into someone absolutely stunning, but you’d better believe it’ll happen on the one morning you skip your shower and stagger to work looking like a grungy failure. Taking care of your appearance shouldn’t be something you only bother with when you’re going out; it should be an indispensable part of your routine

4. Offer help and be courteous

We are not trying to suggest that holding the door for someone with an armload of groceries or giving up your seat on the bus to an old lady is a way to meet women, and besides, it hopefully doesn’t take the lure of s*x to convince you to be a gentleman. But keep in mind that not doing those things is a pretty good way to look like an a*s. And if it does take the thought of social repercussions to convince you to act like a decent guy, then consider that a beautiful woman could be watching every time you don’t tip a waitress or cut off a driver

5. Never hesitate

The rest of this list is pretty useless if you’re afraid to seize the opportunities you’re presented with. When you’ve got the chance to get to know someone — or if you’ve already gotten to know her, and you want the relationship to develop into something more — you can’t  expect her to do the hard part for you. Confidence is like any other personality trait; you can improve it by working at it, and if you don’t, you’re not just going to spontaneously grow some confidence someday. Take initiative, and don’t waste the opportunities you get.


Source:Informationng

Undergraduate Commits Suicide Over Inability To have Sex With His Girlfriend

A Delta State University undergraduate, 32 year old Emeke (surname withheld) has reportedly committed suicide in Igbiegwa Quarters, Ute-Erumu, Ika North East local government Area, Delta State over inactive manhood.

Report has it that the late Emeke, jumped into a well in his family compound, after several attempts to make love to his girlfriend hit the rocks as his manhood keeps failing him.

The late Emeka had visited several churches, where he was asked to embark on 31 days fasting and prayers to restore his manhood, but all to no avail. His girl had severally complained about his inability to make love, but he had promised to make it up to her. In an attempt to try out the outcome of the fast, they checked into a guest house at nightfall on Monday, but his manhood disappointed him again.

A member of the family who gave his name as Emilia said on that fateful Monday, after the incident at the guest house, Emekus, as he’s fondly called sold his clothes and shoes after which he left a suicide note on his bed.

Emilia described the circumstances surrounding the act as rather mysterious. The deceased was said to have been buried after his family paid the fine fixed by elders of the community, who described Emeke’s action as an abomination.

Africa's Finest: Channel O Africa Music Video Awards 2013 Nominees List Released

The nominations for the 10th annual Channel O Africa Music Awards were announced Tuesday, revealing an open field in the race to claim Africa’s most prestigious music awards.

Nominees in the 14 categories included multiple double nods for over 10 artistes, from East, West and Southern African, reflecting the outpouring of world-class music videos on the continent over the past year. Nigerian artistes received 20 nominations across the relevant categories including four of the six nominations in the Most Gifted African West Video category and another four in the coveted Most Gifted Video of the Year category.

The full list is given below:

MOST GIFTED DUO/GROUP FEATURING VIDEO TEAR GAS – Wake Up XTATIC/AKA & PRIDDY UGLY -Hit Em Up MI CASA – Can’t Get Enough EME – Baddest Boy NAETO C FT D’BANJ – Tony Montana (Bad Pass) Remix

MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO MONEOA – Is’bhanxa LOLA RAE – Watch My Ting Go KHAYA MTHETHWA – Move VICTORIA KIMANI – Mtoto BURNA BOY – Tonight

MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO ZONKE – Feelings LIZHA JAMES FT ANSELMO RALPH – Vais Rochar STL – Stella Stella Stella TIWA SAVAGE ft DON JAZZY – Without My Heart TOYA DELAZY – Heart

MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO DONALD – Over The Moon Zeus FT AKA & TUMI – #DatsWasup WIZKID – Azonto AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone IYANYA – Flavour

MOST GIFTED RAGGA/DANCEHALL VIDEO BUFFALO SOULJAH – Basawine KAAKIE – Too Much JESSE JAGZ – Murder Dem P-UNIT FT COLLO – You Guy (Dat Dendai) RADIO AND WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go

MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO AKA – Jealousy JAYSO & SARKODIE – Pizza & Burger REASON – Do It Like I Can IFANI FT BLAKSUGA – Chocolate Vanilla EL/M.aNIFEST – Hallelujah

MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO BANKY W – Yes/No ANSELMO RALPH – Curticao DANNY K – Brown Eyes CHASE – Lonely VICTORIA KIMANI/M.I – Oya

MOST GIFED AFRO POP VIDEO THE SOIL FT ZAKWE – Linkomo SAUTI SOL – Money Lover 2FACE IDIBIA – Ihe Ne Me THE MUFFINZ – Umsebenzi Wendoda DAVIDO – Gobe

MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO KCEE – Limpopo MAFIKIZOLO – Khona FUSE ODG FT WYCLEF JEAN – Antenna (Remix) DJ MALVADO FT PETTY – Jamaica DJ GANYANI FT FB – Xigubu

MOST GIFTED KWAITO VIDEO L’VOVO DERRANGO FT PROFESSOR – Palesa PROFESSOR FT OSIKIDO & CHARACTER – Finger Prints EES – Woza December KABELO – Impilo DJ TIRA FT BIG NUZ & JOOCY – Summer Time

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (WEST) VIDEO D’PRINCE – Goody Bag ICE PRINCE – Aboki R2BEES – Life (WALAAHI) DBLACK FT JOEY – Vera CHIDINMA FT ILLBLISS & SUSPECT – Emi Ni Ballar P-SQUARE – Alingo

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (EAST) VIDEO AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone P-UNIT FT COLLO: You Guy (Dat Dendai) RADIO & WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go SAUTI SOL – Money Lover NAVIO – Kata

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (SOUTH) VIDEO DAMA DO BLING – My Eish OSKIDO – Tsa Mandebele BLACK COFFEE FT ZAKES – Take it All Off PAUL G FT FABULOUS – Get Control DJ DIMPLEZ ft L-TIDO & ANATii – We Ain’t Leaving KHULI CHANA – Hazzadazmove

How to Become an Overnight Billionaire in Nigeria, By Femi Aribisala

If you want to get rich quick, here is the Nigerian blueprint. But please, don’t tell anyone I “wiki-leaked” this highly-classified national secret to you.

1. Rob a bank

This strategy has gone through some transition. Bank-robbers used to be men of the underworld who held banks hostage at gunpoint and then made off with the cash. However, it was soon recognised that this approach has distinct disadvantages.
You might get arrested and jailed. Even worse, you might get shot. It also became apparent that banks carry limited amounts of cash. Therefore, a successful bank robbery of this violent kind might only land you perhaps 50 million naira tops, which is not even enough to buy or build a house in Banana Island.

There is a better way to rob a bank with far limited risk. Simply establish a bank. When you establish a bank, you can rob the bank every day without a gun. When people deposit money in your bank, they don’t know that they are handing over their life-savings to a thief. You then rob the bank you establish in a number of imaginative ways. For example, you can lend money to your bank and then charge it a very high interest-rate. Better still, you can borrow billions from your bank and simply forget to pay it back. Or, you can use the money deposited in your bank to buy houses and then rent them out as branches to your bank at exorbitant prices.
 This approach is guaranteed to make you a few billion naira until the EFCC policemen come calling. When they do, you can quickly fall sick, spend a few months in Deluxe Hospital Hotel and then relocate to your village to enjoy your wealth, never to be heard of again.

2. Join the PDP

This one is a sure banker. As a member of the greatest party in the history of Africa, you will be given a credit-card to spend Nigeria’s oil wealth. If you are not getting enough attention in the party, make a lot of noise. Abuse Tinubu on the pages of the newspapers and call Buhari an idiot. Insist that Goodluck Jonathan should not only run for re-election unopposed in 2015, there should be a constitutional amendment to make him a life-president. This is a tell-tale sign that you are hungry; and the powers-that-be will soon invite you to “come and chop.”
As a distinguished member of this great party, the opportunities open for you to set yourself up for life are considerable. For example, you can start collecting billions for petroleum subsidy and simply not import any petrol whatsoever. You can get the government to change all car license-plates nationwide; and then become the sole supplier of the new license-plates. You can ask the president to make you the sole importer and distributor of diesel for the entire country. Of course, this might also entail that you become the chairman of his re-election campaign, to which you duly make a handsome contribution.

Alternatively, you can ask to be chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority. Nobody will bat an eyelid when, within a matter of months, you have a fleet of cars, have two or three houses in Asokoro, and own four hotels in Dubai. You may even kick out your wife and marry a fourteen-year-old “Suzie” befitting your new status. You have arrived as one of Nigeria’s celebrated rich men. But keep your eyes on the ball. Don’t get distracted or carried away. The enemies of Mr. President must always remain your enemies.

3. Start a mega-church

This one is pure genius. Peradventure you lose your job or fall on hard times. Don’t go into depression. Just start a church. Make it a purpose-built church. Think of something that men need. Tell them you have the anointing to provide it. Tell them whoever wants to be a billionaire should come to your church. Start a few of your messages with “Thus says the Lord.” Then teach your congregation the everlasting principles of sowing and reaping.
Make sure they understand that if they really want God to bless them financially, they first have to give you as much money as possible. Create a special prayer group for millionaires and billionaires. That way, if they get any new government contract they will attribute it to the efficacy of your prayers and credit something big into your bank account. Tell everybody to give you their “first-fruits.” That is a code word for their entire January salaries.

Then come up with imaginative offerings to collect, such as “prophet’s offering,” (you, of course, being the prophet); “Father, Son and Holy Ghost offerings;” “Jesus will do it offering.” Very soon, you will be flying your own private jet to preach your gospel in Ilesha; you will be wearing white Armani suits and jerry-curling your hair; you will be collecting gate-fees for new years’ eve services; billionaire thieves and robbers will be queuing up to see your private-secretary on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway; and you will be inviting Bill Clinton to open your multi-billion naira Tower of Babylon in Osapa-London. In short, you will be living large. For good measure, you will also be slapping demons out of poor bewitched damsels with impunity.

4. Become a mule

There is high demand for this job. There are many politicians and men of timber and caliber looking for mules; men who can keep stolen money for them, or smuggle it to safe havens abroad. This is a highly lucrative job because for every ten billion naira you smuggle, you can pocket one billion. Don’t get greedy and come to the conclusion that you can make off with the entire loot. That is a sure way to have assassins on your tail.
Before they kill you, they will first break your legs. If you are caught while smuggling money abroad, you can easily escape and come back home dressed as a woman. Then you can get a national merit award. If you are a mule for a president or a governor, you are set up for life. You will get 24 hours military protection so that no petty thief can come near you. You will get to travel all over the world. You will get free medical check-ups, so that you don’t just fall down one day and die. That would be disastrous, especially if your sponsor does not know exactly where you kept his loot, or if he does not have the password to the secret account you opened for it in the Bahamas in the name of Ali Baba. 

I remember the story of a former Nigerian Head of State who allegedly kept a billion dollars with a mule. Then the mule had a stroke. Every effort was made to get him to say just a few words, namely the number of the account where the loot was stashed; but to no avail. After a few months, the man died. This “national” calamity has prompted the review of the conditions of service of mules. There are now two new, strictly prohibited, clauses. Mules must not have strokes, and under no circumstances should a mule presume to die. If he does, his generations yet unborn will suffer for it.

 (P.S./N.B. If you have perfected other Nigerian approaches to quick wealth than these, don’t hesitate to let me know. I promise to keep the matter strictly confidential.)

culled from:PremiumTimes

Blind Man Sues Blind Man For Snatching Wife

A 26 year old blind man, Shaibu Ibrahim, dragged Shehu Sarki, another blind man to a Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Mararaba, Nasarawa State.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ibrahim accused Sarki, 32, his friend and the chairman of the blind peoples' association of the area of allegedly enticing his wife, Lami Ibrahim, 23.

Hear him "Sometime in June, our chairman, Sarki, helped me to get a woman, Lami, for marriage.  "After our marriage in July, Sarki later enticed my wife and took her away from my house.  "I later discovered that my wife is staying in one of his rooms and he has been sleeping with her."

The offence was said to have contravened Section 389 of the Penal Code, and if convicted, the accused could spend two years in prison.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.  The presiding judge, Mr Albert Maga, granted the accused person bail in the sum of N20, 000 and a surety in like sum. He adjourned the case till September 9 for hearing.

Sikiratu Sindodo Weds Femi Adebayo; Can This Be True? (See Photo)

Latest couple in town? Nope! The dou of Tayo Odueke (Sindodo) and Femi Adebayo are not getting married, it is at a location of  a new movie production. But this two will make a great couple, what do you think?

New PDP: Oyinlola On His Own - Osun PDP

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has pledged its loyalty to President Goodluck Jonathan and the faction of the party led by Alhaji
Bamangar Tukur.

In a veiled attempt to distance itself from the stance of the former National Secretary of the party, Olagunsoye Oyinlola's open alignment with the Atiku Abubakar's faction of the party last Saturday, the State Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Gani Olaoluwa, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday, said the state chapter of the party took the position to support Jonathan and Tukur-led faction after a meeting of the PDP leaders in Osun State, held in Abuja.

According to Olaoluwa, the stakeholders' meeting of the Osun PDP had in attendance a member of the Board of Trustees of the party, Alhaji Shuaibu Oyedokun; Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada; Dr. Olu Alabi; Jide Adeniji, Senator Iyiola Omisore; Chief Abiola Ogundokun; and Chief Francis Fadahunsi, among others.

The PDP chairman said the party in the state remained formidable and would not support fractionalisation. It also urged any member that had any issue with the party to follow the path of dialogue, rather than being confrontation.

The statement read in part, "Osun state chapter of the PDP has dissociated itself from the group that broke out of the PDP, while passing a vote of confidence on the leadership of the party at the national level."



Culled From: Punch

Don Jazzy Richer Than Dbanj: See The Top 10 Richest Artists In Africa List

On sunday, August 31st, Channel O and Forbes Africa presented the top 10 most bankable/richest artistes in Africa.

In getting who will be in the top 10 factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, Sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presense, Influence and somany other factors. The list shows the African artistes making the most money in Africa

1. AKON – CEO of Konvict Music, opened doors with other African artiste

2. DON JAZZY – Producer. CEO Mavin Records, Influential producer, MTN, Samsung and Loyal Milk endorsement. D’Banj, Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay Z on production credit

3. P SQUARE – Music Duo. Featured on Forbes Africa twice, sold out concert, presidential guest in at least 5 African countries

4. D’BANJ – Music Artiste. International music brand, GO D Music deal, Sony Entertainment deal

5. WIZKID – Music Artiste. EME artiste, Starboy CEO, affiliation with Disturbing London, several international collaboration, highest paid Pepsi ambassador in Africa, ambassador of MTN

6. 2FACE IDIBIA – Music Artiste. 10 million disc and at least 7 million digital sale, multiple ambassador, one campaign… associated with Guinness, Haven Homes, Airtel Worldwide and philanthropist – 2face foundation

7. ANSELMO RALPH – Music Artiste Samsung and Coca Cola ambassador, Angola prince, Perfume line, clothing label, multi million dollar tour bus, Sony artiste

8. SARKODIE – Rapper. Presidential youth ambassador Ghana, Sark clothing, Samsung ambassador, fan milk Ghana

9. ICE PRINCE – Music Artiste. Six million downloads, 2 studio owner, one foundation member, Plug N Play ambassador, Zamani foundation

10. BANKY W – Music Artiste. Co owner EME, Samsung Ambassador, Philanthropist, multiple award winner

A Nigerian (Abdulraheem Kamaldeen) Arrested With Huge Haul of Cocaine In India (Photo)

A Nigerian has been nabbed with huge haul of cocaine worth Rs. 2 crore in New Delhi. Crime branch arrested him and recovered huge quantity (190 GMs) of fine quality cocaine.

Abdulraheem

The approximate cost of the contraband is estimated to be Rs.2 crore in the International market. This is one of the biggest catches of cocaine in Delhi in recent times. Nigerian National namely Abdul Raheem Kamalideen Kehine is presently residing in Hari Nagar.

According to Ravindra Yadav, Addl. Commissioner of Police a secret input was received in the Narcotics Cell of Crime Branch that the Nigerian National namely Abdul Raheem Kamalideen Kehine, is indulging in the sale and supply of huge quantity of cocaine and he would be coming in front of ITBP School, Sector 16 B, Dwarka, New Delhi to deliver a consignment of cocaine to his contact. According to police sources, immediately, a team led by Inspr Vivek Pathak and comprising and a trap was laid around ITBP School, Sector 16 B, Dwarka, New Delhi and one person later identified as Abdul Raheem Kamalideen Kehinde s/o Shri Abdul Raheem r/o 26, Ojota Street, Lagos Nigeria, presently residing at Hari Nagar near Dwarka Metro Station, Delhi was apprehended at the instance of the informer.

During his personal search, 190 grams of fine quality cocaine was found in his possession. During sustained interrogation, Abdul Raheem Kamalideen Kehinde disclosed that he came to India for the first time on 09.05.2010, on a Business Visa to start garment business. He was earlier arrested vide case FIR No.165/10 u/s 419/420/468/471/34 IPC PS Vasant Kunj (North) New Delhi. He got bail in that case in April, 2011 and his passport was deposited in the concerned court.

Soon after coming out on bail, he met one Kahyodey, a fellow Nigerian in INA Market and both of them started indulging in drug trafficking. Kamalideen used to get commission on every delivery.


Source:Newstrack India

World Tallest Man Meets World Shortest Man (See Photos)

A look back at when 27 year old Sultan Kosen 8ft 1inch (246.5 cm) worlds tallest man met  21 year old He PingPing 2ft 5.37inch (74.61 cm) world shortest.

Bale Signs For Madrid, Becomes World Most Expensive Player (See Wage Breakdown)

Gareth Bale has signed for Real Madrid form TotenhamFC. He becomes the most expensive player in the world with his £85 million six year deal to the spanish giants. He will be unvailed on Monday.

Bellow is the player's wage breakdown at Madrid
Yearly: £15,600,000
Monthly: £1,200,000
Weekly: £300,000
Daily: £42,857
Hourly: £2,040
Minute: £34"

The Real Reasons Why We Broke Away - New PDP

The festering crisis in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday reached the boiling point as former vice president Atiku Abubakar, seven governors and delegates from their respective states staged a walkout from the venue of the special convention.

They converged immediately at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre and announced the birth of a new PDP with former national secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, Dr Sam Sam Jaja and Olagunsoye Oyinlola as national chairman, deputy national chairman and national secretary respectively.

The seven governors are Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Babangida Muazu Aliyu (Niger), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers). Apart from the deputy governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, all the deputies of the six other states were at the Yar’Adua Centre where the birth of the parallel PDP was announced.

Curiously, former president Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida were absent at the convention. Speaking on the birth of the new PDP, Baraje chided the presidency for encouraging its national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur to perpetrate arbitrariness in the ruling party, saying the formation of the new platform became imperative as all complaints were unheeded.

“We address you today (yesterday) as leaders of PDP, who are worried by the increasing repression, restriction of freedom of association, arbitrary suspension of members and other such violations of democratic principles by a faction of our party led by Alhaji Tukur. “While we have done everything humanly possible to bring to the attention of critical stakeholders within the party the dangers inherent in the course being charted by that leadership, it has become very clear that the desperate permutations towards 2015 general elections have blinded certain people from the consequences of their actions. “Not only has the constitution of the party been serially destroyed by Alhaji Tukur and his fellow travellers, all the organs of the party have been rendered virtually ineffectual by a few people who act as though above the law.

Unfortunately, it is obvious that they get encouragement from the presidency whose old calculations are geared towards shutting out any real or imagined opposition ahead of the party’s presidential primaries for the 2015 elections. “As leaders of our great party, we consider it a sacred responsibility to save the PDP from the antics of a few desperadoes who have no democratic temperament and are therefore bent on hijacking the party for selfish ends. While the list of their violations of the tenets of our great party is long, we will highlight just a few:

*The National Executive Committee of the PDP at its belated meeting June 20, 2013 approved July 20, 2013 for the conduct of a special national convention. However, that date was changed to August 31 without reverting to NEC (the only authority vested with such powers) by a few people, apparently acting on the authority of the presidency.

*Notwithstanding the fact that INEC had noted that the PDP congresses in nine states were not properly conducted, the illegal delegates from such states are being paraded at the so-called convention being held today in a cynical attempt to circumvent the law and further bring the name of the party to disrepute.

*In gross violation of the PDP constitution which stipulates that the NEC meeting must hold at least once in a quarter, Alhaji Tukur and a few people have been running the party like a personal fiefdom without recourse to that important decision-making organ of the party.

*The NEC of the party accepted the resignation of the former members of the NWC whose offices were affected by INEC observations based principally on the agreement that the affected officers would be returned to their respective offices at the convention. However, against the decision of the NEC and in a not-so-clever bid to exclude some perceived opponents of the few powerful members who are trying to hijack the party, these positions have been made open to some Yes-men within the party.

*Notwithstanding INEC insistence that Senator Any Uba is the duly elected candidate of the party in Anambra State and against the background that he is so recognized by majority of our party members, the Bamanga Tukur-led executives announced the purported suspension of Senator Uba and some other members close to him in defiance of subsisting court orders.

*Despite that the PDP constitution is very clear that the state chapter of the party cannot discipline a national officer, the deputy national chairman, Mr. Sam Jaja, has reportedly been dismissed by some renegades who have hijacked the Rivers State chapter of our party with the connivance of the Bamanga Tukur leadership.

*The persistent change in the list of the party’s delegates in many states as part of a deliberate attempt to rig the party’s nomination of candidates, especially at the presidential and gubernatorial levels, with a view to foisting on the PDP some unpopular candidates who are bound to lose at the polls.

*The suspension without due process of the governors of Rivers and Sokoto states. Even when the illegal senior on Sokoto State Governor has been lifted, the Rivers Governor remains purportedly suspended for no just cause.

*The illegal dissolution of the Adamawa State chapter of the party is a clear abuse of power by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur thus causing confusion in his home state. Given the foregoing, it is very clear that the Tukur leadership cannot guarantee for our millions of party members democracy anchored on free choice and the rule of law. We have therefore taken it upon ourselves to rescue the party from their dictatorial leadership.



Culled from: Leadership