Monday, April 30, 2018
KOGI RECALL, A SOCIAL REJECT
Recall of Kogi West Senatorial District: I Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti, affirm that the information on verification of signatures to the petition for the recall of Senator Dino David Melaye of Kogi West Senatorial District has taken place on this day, 28th day of April 2018, and that the verified signatures is 5.34 percent of the total number of registered voters in the constituency and has therefore not satisfied a requirement of the law for a referendum.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
OBI laments
Church killing: Obi consoles Bishops, Ortom and others
• Condemns bombing of Nwodo's house
The former Governor of Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi has consoled the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria; the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom and the entire people of the State as well the families of the priests and other faithfuls killed in the attack in the Church.
He also regretted that the dust raised by the Church killing was yet to die down when the ugly news of the bombing of Chief Nnia Nwodo's house was broken. Obi consoled Nwodo for the misfortune, which he described as the "The misfortune of the country."
The former Governor lamented that the spate of killing and bombing were classical case of the desecration of the human life and very bad narrative about Nigeria. "I was attending an international event in London when a highly-placed British official that was at a conference with me showed me the news as published on social media. Though I felt humiliated being shown such news by a non-Nigerian, nonetheless, I Immediately called home and confirmed it. The Briton, even though he was most courteous, told me the impression such killings have on international community. He said that nobody would like to invest in a country with such proclivity for taking of lives without compunction", Obi said.
condemning the killing, which he observed appeared to be going out of control, he called on the Government to act quickly and seriously to stop it, which he noted would be scary to even local investors and injurious to Nigerian's economy." Besides," Obi said, "It negates the fundamental freedom of worship, association and movement and questions our unity as a country."
To those Nigerians promoting the culture of death and divisiveness, Obi, while encouraging Nigerians to be vigilant, called on them to have a rethink asking rhetorically: "if we destroy our country, are we going to move over to Niger Republic?"
• Condemns bombing of Nwodo's house
The former Governor of Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi has consoled the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria; the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom and the entire people of the State as well the families of the priests and other faithfuls killed in the attack in the Church.
He also regretted that the dust raised by the Church killing was yet to die down when the ugly news of the bombing of Chief Nnia Nwodo's house was broken. Obi consoled Nwodo for the misfortune, which he described as the "The misfortune of the country."
The former Governor lamented that the spate of killing and bombing were classical case of the desecration of the human life and very bad narrative about Nigeria. "I was attending an international event in London when a highly-placed British official that was at a conference with me showed me the news as published on social media. Though I felt humiliated being shown such news by a non-Nigerian, nonetheless, I Immediately called home and confirmed it. The Briton, even though he was most courteous, told me the impression such killings have on international community. He said that nobody would like to invest in a country with such proclivity for taking of lives without compunction", Obi said.
condemning the killing, which he observed appeared to be going out of control, he called on the Government to act quickly and seriously to stop it, which he noted would be scary to even local investors and injurious to Nigerian's economy." Besides," Obi said, "It negates the fundamental freedom of worship, association and movement and questions our unity as a country."
To those Nigerians promoting the culture of death and divisiveness, Obi, while encouraging Nigerians to be vigilant, called on them to have a rethink asking rhetorically: "if we destroy our country, are we going to move over to Niger Republic?"
The Church, the abomination and Grace
Mazi Odera POg and Churches on Sunday 29/04/18
"Catholic Churches are sinners they won't make heaven... No it's Anglicans who are acute sinners after all Catholic was the first church on earth ".
That was the raging arguments all over Nigerians denominational soil, this two Churches hates one another with unargued passion more than how Muslim hates them.
I am sure they have different Jesus and different God they worship.
Also they will go to different heaven because I am sure they will fight to finish if after this life they all meet together in Heaven, where another round of indoctrination will start over Mary, Christ and God and division with great crack will ensure.
Those Caucasian that brought us Christianity in exchange of how our forebears commune with same God ,one from England and another from Rome, all with different agenda but with one thing in common, to put us in great religious bondage and that they succeeded in doing, because as we speak the religious divide is stronger that even the OSU CASTE SYSTEM.
In some Areas ,both don't even stay together in a meeting without fighting to finish about leadership, not about who is better leader but which church presents the leader even if the leader is a Daft , the most annoying part is that this religious absurdity are been perpetuated only in Nigeria.
In South East, A Catholic Girl is forbidden to found Love in ANGLICAN Man even if that is a perfect match, the preachers always find a way to make sure they don't agree together.
If you see any association that works well, wait until they start discussing CATHOLIC and ANGLICAN and all Hell will let loose and I ask, Onye melu anyi ifea?
Let me leave the two Churches that were made for ROMANS and ENGLISH people of ENGLAND but found addicted and drunk converts in black world and Nigeria in particular, and discuss PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES,this group claims they saw God one on one, eat with Christ on same table and Angel wash their Cars , but when you get close to them and see how they live covetous ,sin padded life, you will discover that Satan is amateur to compare with this people.
They can't even allow members of same church on whose back they rode to life of Multi Millionaire to attend the school build with same church fund,they will make the school fees to be higher that what the parents earn in 10 years and yet on Sunday they still the shame to preach about God that is compassionate where as they are showing cruelty.
No poor member of the congregation will have the privilege of discussing with the pastors, especially if the Pastor has amass great wealth that comes from the brows of the peasants that worship with him.
They have build a great divide, so much that they have ARMED SOLDIERS many of them MUSILIM, POLICE also of same faith to Guide them from members who will like to approach them,,,,,, just one day the same people they hired to guide them will use them as shooting range and Christians will start another round of wailing but I will simply smile and move on because it means good riddance to bad rubbish.
In fact if your Pastor stop having ANGELS as guard and start using Armed Security , just know that God has left him And Satan has taking control.. But moving on..
Yet, we all worship same God or claim we are running heavenly race, but in reality we run Congregational race and money in the Bank race.
None of them are interested in your spiritual life, what they care more about is the size of your offering and Tithe..
No matter how bad your life is, as long as you bring good Money into the coffers of the church which is exclusive property of the Pastor and his family, your sins was part of the ones paid for at Calvary but if you are poor, then God have mercy on your soul if you expect the Pastor to lay his Rich hand on your poor head, he will think that you will transfer poverty to him.
None of the leaders of any church will open his church and allow another Pastor to feel free and attend, the only time they invite others is when they want to raise funds which is weekly or monthly and that will be on agbata Ekeee level, but I digress....
All this Slaughtering of people, I mean Christians , how many of this Men of God have deemed it fit to visit the place in solidarity or strategize with one another on how to do what the Angels did in heaven?
Come with me, hold my Bible, yes you on white Cassock hold my hand, walk gently as we move into the heart of our gospel.
Mathew 11 Vs 12 said and I quote "From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force."
This seems to analyze more of what happened when Satan wants to introduce HERDSMEN in Heaven, when they wanted to push everything to aggressive submission like they are doing today in Nigeria, where Herdsmen will go into a place of Worship and slaughter every living thing and move on to another for part 2 of same killing.
When Satan tried , and was having Fun in Heaven probably with MEAT CLEAVER, that was when Arch Angels knew that to have peace you have to bring a vicious solution, peace achieved on bended knees only last a night fall , but one gained by showing that TWO CAN DANCE, that one comes with respect and understanding which breathes Fear.
Angels did not wait for God to step into the fray and seized powers of Satan and his angels ,they decided that enough is enough, so they did what they have to do and kick the ASS of Satan and his acolytes , chase them down to England and America and regain peace in Heaven.
You can see how they are ruining sorry ruling those places and you wonder what's the sins they said SODDOM and Gomorrah committed that those two places has not done a thousand times, but moving on..
When Jesus came to earth, Roman's know for sure that his Disciples are not bunch of cowards that prance around targeting Tithes and offering, asking the congregation for Financial contribution while they refer the Poor Members to God, which means they don't even have confidence on God to provide for them the Leaders?
Now we talk about Jesus and his disciples, the Roman's know for sure that everyone of his Disciple has what it takes to balance a fight and argument that was why they shop and got Judas to do the betrayal kiss... When they laid hand on Christ, I did not hear that Peter went to borrow Knife or start praying for safety of Christ, he simply drew his DAGA and when Ears started flying off the head of Soldiers, i am sure that Roman soldiers withdrew until Christ started patching up the ears.
If Christians and the leaders will start acting like those who understood that even in Heaven, they bring in Taekwondo if there is need to bring peace.
Humanly you can't have absolute peace without War or rugged fight ..
If today's Christians will learn to protect self just like Peter did, you will see that even that Soldier who lost an Ear will not be party to such raid next time and moreso when people knew that there is repercussions to every act, they think twice about getting involve, but if you become a Fowl Which serves as good sacrificial offering or Soup Pot enhancer ,then be rest assured that nobody will one day stand to stop Fowl as piece of ordained sacrifice, but i assure you that the day a Fowl will measure the eyes of a Native Doctor and peck it out, all Native Doctors will advise patrons to stop bringing to them such wild sacrifice.
Today is another Sunday, they will preach one minute of Bible and teach you why you must sow and sow but wait for reward in Heaven...
No Pastor will preach about the Comatosic position of the Nation,, non will look deep and point to the good and tested men who has shown great leadership in IGBOLAND and tell the members to pray for that kind of people to emerge as Leaders.
Non of the preachers will tell members that it is a must that you as a Christian must have your PVC as weapon or ROD in your hand to cross the Red Sea,.
If you ask me, I will demand for the Christians of the old and not this brand new preachers including that of Orthodox churches .
It's time to read LUKE 22 Vs 36 "He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one."
Mazi Odera POg Heading to Morning service with Ekpere na Abu to sing and dance Egwu ndi Youth Fellowship that makes me to feel high.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Taking back our Television morality
Bringing back sanity in our TV by POg
When Nigerian youths finish suffering from the arthritis of worshipping BIG BROTHER NAIJA, a soft PORN where one is expected to florick with opposite Sex and indulge in absolute laziness, then get rewarded with 43 Million Naira, that and only then shall I Mazi Odera POg will ask them to look inward and see that we have NOLLYWOOD creamier, the cynosure of all Nation but lacking the free Coverage of South African PORN STATION.
if any TV station has morality even the smallest one, they should have taking over this Hunt for Face of NOLLYWOOD.
If sponsors think about future for our youths, they should sponsor this program..
Well the Dawn is here and the stage is set for us to bring back sanity into our Views and Television, now is the time for you to get involved and select..
WHO SHOULD BE THE FACE OF NOLLYWOOD?
THE TIME IS NOW, THE ACT IS NOW AND YOU ARE EMPOWERED to join the trend..
When Nigerian youths finish suffering from the arthritis of worshipping BIG BROTHER NAIJA, a soft PORN where one is expected to florick with opposite Sex and indulge in absolute laziness, then get rewarded with 43 Million Naira, that and only then shall I Mazi Odera POg will ask them to look inward and see that we have NOLLYWOOD creamier, the cynosure of all Nation but lacking the free Coverage of South African PORN STATION.
if any TV station has morality even the smallest one, they should have taking over this Hunt for Face of NOLLYWOOD.
If sponsors think about future for our youths, they should sponsor this program..
Well the Dawn is here and the stage is set for us to bring back sanity into our Views and Television, now is the time for you to get involved and select..
WHO SHOULD BE THE FACE OF NOLLYWOOD?
THE TIME IS NOW, THE ACT IS NOW AND YOU ARE EMPOWERED to join the trend..
The gods versus the Death
Discussing Burial rites with the gods by Mazi Odera POg 26/04/18
It's matter of choice thundered EPETIKE the benovelent god from Umunnachi ,he was tensed and also charged ,the sweat coming out from his Albino body is salty and smells like expired egg.
Then UGO EBENAJA the god in charge of Dioka in Umudioka, thundered "this is why I don't attend meeting, everytime all this toy gods will be making noise ka Mkpi agbabero amu (uncircumcised Goat) ".
All this while I was busy watching WWE on my Tablet ,too busy to get involved in the altercation of the gods, after all our own problems in human world are more and greater, if they have our type of Leaders, they won't be fighting on trivial issues, but I was jerked back to reality and involvement when I saw the gods trying to use EKPENTA, UKWALA NTA,IBI,OTOLO,AJU,ALA ADIGHI NMA (Leprosy,Whooping cough, Elephantiasis of the scotrum, Stooling, Staggering and Calamity) to settle dispute, as they brought them all out ready to throw them around as Javelin or weapons of War, I knew that all the things will settle on physical and we will be at the receiving end, so I brought out my OJADIKE and chanted "obu mu ka ina abalu mba, obu mu ka ina efe aka na isi, agam emegi ula aga na anya, me gi ezi na adi nma na aka, agam ezi gi nke mjiri bulu dike "
That was what brought total order and silence of the gods, then I stood up with ANUNUEBE on my left hand and OFO NA OGU on my right, and I warned them with a silent but measured voice "if any of you cross me, I will send the god to the pillars of Hell and allow him to be chained to the bossom of that man who caused Kwashiokor (Satan refused to have him in Hell fire ,so they created another Hell for him which is thousand times worse than the place Satan lives).
Now OCHUDO the god from Idemmili South spoke to me "Pen of the gods, can you mediate on this issue, which is. ..we the gods think that burial on Earth, especially in Alaigbo is now a ceremony and we demand for extra appeasement the same way they appease the church, the Kinsmen meeting, Village meeting and Town meetings, we want some of the settlement or we take it by force ".
That was when I turned round to face EGBE BELU and I speak to the audience,,, I know that you all know that Dibia choba igbu Nwoke akaya di ocha, osi ya nye ya Ikpu (When Native Doctor wants to kill a man that is innocent, he will demand his Vagina as payment).
I told them that I have heard them but since fa chelu eche welu juam, agam eche eche welu zaghachi fa (They thought about it well enough before they pose the question, that they should give me time to think over it and respond).
When I left the meeting, I know that what we face now is not just the APC LEADERSHIP DISASTER, that we are about to meet a quandary "ira mbejiaku na Ikwu Udo ).
Now I come to us with such a great burden in my heart, maka tabugbo, if we want to stop a fleeting disaster that may do us untold and unheard off harm.
Now I ask us, why do we all behave like ceremonial Daft when it comes to mourning and internment of our lost ones?
Our parents will be living with abject and alarming poverty, we abandoned them in that old age, scorpion filled house in the village, the don't get to ride in air-conditioned car, the highest money you have given to both parents in one swoop is not more than twenty thousand naira.
When they are sick and needed medical attention, you refer them to herbal doctors and local medication , but if our own children ,wife or self is sick we advance to Hospital and get looked over by a qualified Doctor.
Hunger Will be wiring our parents and we will be too busy to notice, the last Bag of Rice you bought for them was because you traveled with your family and the left over is what you gave them.
Some don't even give them monthly stipend that will take care of those who took care of you as a child, youth and half adult .
When they are so sick, your character will be "mmadu enyekwonam nsogbu, after all they have lived their live, if they die, I will bury them ",truth to your wish, they will die a broken, poor and abandoned parents, then as OSEKA (Prodigal Child), you will pick the corpse, shove same in some Fridge like ICE fish then start building or renovating the house they died inside, which means they are not worthy to live in a clean or new house.
Then the OSEKA children who abandoned the parents while alive will start preparation for a Befitting Burial, the same people they did not offer a befitting life.
The parents who never tasted clean house or New house, who they never carried in Air-conditioned Car to avoid messing it up for them, the same parents they never give a BUNDLE OF 500 NAIRA NOTE talkless of 1,000 NAIRA NOTE and they will ask Ogini ka oji ego eme? .
Look at Thunder that will fire you as it is doing Press up at Owerri....
What is your business what they will do with the money?
Do they worry what you did with the money they gave you as a teen, Youth and while growing? Moving on and thinking...
Then the burial will become a competition of who spend highest, you start with making Sizes of TV commercials, Radio Jingles, then ASO EBI of many colors both for those who never met the dead person, both those who will ask the road to the burial will wear ASO EBI as what kwanu ?
Akwa UJU is strictly for the immediate family of the bereaved but now we have turned it to merchandise.
Then we have Canopies for class of invitees,,,,the money we waste for 2 days burial will pay school fees for 500 poor but brilliant children, and we boast later that we gave them a beffiting burial, but ask me what I think about it and I will tell you Rie Nshi Aboki, what you did was showing how mean and crude you are. If your parents did not enjoy your money, if you did not mark their birthday or do something that they will celebrate while alive, then when they die, just turn the money into Charitable deed, use it to set up a foundation in remembrance or pay school fees for the less privileged and they will be thankful that the late PA or MA brought them open doors.
We now make APAMS and other undertakers to use our death parents to learn how to throw Javelin, we allow those who never met them alive to carry them and throw them around, dance in celebration and also the corpse will be driven in Executive Car, such my old Man will call Itube nsi ugo (putting a crown on a pile of shit ).
People, the gods are angry, soon they will start the same madness the church is practicing when a member dies, instead to weep and help the family to bid the member farewell, the leaders will now brought out the FILE of Devil and kponye afia Na isi the children, they will ask you for clearance that will take half of the burial budget.. It makes me to wonder, did Christ ask us for clearance before he paid our price?
What then is the difference between ndi ama ALA and they Church?
If the Church will keep malice at death, tell me what difference they made in all the preachings ?
Is the church not suppose to contribute toward the burial of a member to show the person love and bid same farewell?
What benefit will a member get as a church member?
Your wedding they will scrape your head with fines and demands, then you will be paying tithes and offerings until death and even at that they will demand CLEARANCE from the Children, if you ask me, if the church can't bury the member just get any of this Brand new pastors of PAINT COSTING sorry Pentecostal and allow them bury the death and change your allegiance or membership or just pay them as PAY AS YOU BURY, then know that the church is just another KALO KALO.
We should stop this attitude of burial, let's show some respect to the death and let's bury with reservation.
Some sold things to bury the death and live after in abject poverty.
Sure when one dies they expect you to give a beffiting burial, but if those expecting such will not help financially, then cut your Coat according to your cloth and not size.
Having said the above, I am off but on as I move down to Nke Chioma to preach to her and play for her as well.
Mazi Odera POg is high spirit after taking a hot tea..
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
The Paradox of Investing in Nigeria
Peter Obi
http://thenationonlineng.net/the-paradox-of-investing-in-nigeria/
The present reality - encapsulated in the dynamics of the world economy -- has made the imperative of investing in Nigeria more acute, anecdotal and seemingly tragic. As a principal participant, my extensive observations reveals that no genuine investor has had memorable tales about Nigeria at the point they were harassed by suffocating procedures, though the returns are often commensurate to the effort. For our collective sakes, we must deliberately render our environment investors-friendly – a hallmark of productive-based economies.
The Nigeria Diaspora have been seeking ways to invest meaningfully in the country, but express conflicting concerns exists: would they invest in a country where they are ostensibly unappreciated or pursue a bleak alternative in a country, which forms part of the African mosaic recently categorized by Donald Trump with a very colourful expletive?
On the Paradox of Diaspora Investment in our country; first, Nigeria Diaspora remittances, estimated at about US$23 billion annually, are second only to oil as our source of national revenue. Most of these remittances are informal and uncategorized. Yet, we cannot discount their value-added to nation-building if properly leveraged; what with our huge demographic & consumer market!
Nigeria is sometimes seen as conflict-prone. To any investor, "the first weakness or challenge that Nigeria confronts him with is a stability deficit reflected in the militant insurgencies, kidnapping, and periodic eruptions of violence in various parts of the country - all which pose a threat to political stability". The reality is that very few investors have lost their investment in Nigeria, through egregious policies or unprofitability occasioned by the harsh operating environment.
The fear of red tape and unbending bureaucracy tends to keep investors at bay, even as policy vacillations and whimsical ad-hoc import prohibitions can wreak havoc on well-laid plans. As Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala admitted, "ad-hoc import prohibitions and waivers illustrate the damage vested interests can do to the overall economy".Nevertheless, as a business man, I know that every investment involves a modicum of risk; and it cannot be any different in Nigeria. Diaspora investing will have some risks.
As Nigeria seeks to look beyond oil and its expansive value-chain, there are other sectors of the economy that are robust and making progress. These include Entertainment, notably Nollywood & music; and fashion. Hotels/restaurants and hospitality are expanding, but need added impetus for a holistic development of tourism. Of course, there are areas where there exist and will always be cross-cutting niche sectors where government, consortia and individuals can partner, under Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). These include: independent power generation and alternative energy, light rail & other mass transit systems, information technology, healthcare, and food production & preservation technology. Above all, infrastructure remains critical.
Nigeria has a 7-million housing deficit against a burgeoning population; the aviation sector is not doing very well; our GSM telephony system is operational & vibrant, but we are totally bereft of a land-line system; and the waste management system is a crying shame. These are huge sectors waiting to be tapped.
Why is Diaspora investment critical despite prevailing challenges and concerns? We must appreciate the cliché: "There's no free lunch". As attractive as seems to seek Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) over Diaspora investment, there are pitfalls. As we are told, "Aid has failed broadly, and evidence of its failure abounds" and "Based on false comprehension of globalization, we criss-cross the globe canvassing for foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and foreign technical assistance not minding that foreign capital is neither given as a favour nor charity".
After ranking consistently among the top-three destinations for FDIs between 2004 and 2014, when "yield-hungry investors targeted the oil, gas, real estate, communications and consumers sectors of Africa's largest economy," capital in-flow into Nigeria has been dwindling. The phenomenon, which represents a unique investment opportunity for Diaspora investing, is not peculiar to Nigeria. Whereas Nigeria's FDIs fell by 34%, those for South Africa fell by 69%; Australia 44% and Canada 17% during the corresponding period.
Fear, especially of taking business risks, can kill ideas, inspirations and accomplishments. The world is facing halting economic instability, and social & political challenges. Though every nation has its peculiarities, problems beget initiatives. Innovative strategies, pursued keenly, soon enough become the norm and profit-makers in other nations; while boosting the economy in the originating nation. As new opportunities are researched, identified and assessed, diverse entrepreneurships become vital tools to implement innovated strategies. The role of entrepreneurs is to put heads together and boost economic activities by taking risks.
Besides the business climate, there are other critical factors any investor would consider to determine an enabling environment. These include: power supply, road infrastructure, and availability of water, land, raw materials, labour, market & security; the latter of which includes security of lives, investment & property. The ability to overcome these challenges goes a long way to attracting and keeping investors. Some States, beyond offering deals in form of tax relief and related concessions, also invest in equity as a show of good faith.
Though out of government for over four years, I have been analyzing public policies and governance methods that work and those that do not add value. If Anambra State where I served for eight years is a worthy case study, I should dwell on it briefly.
One of the five South-Eastern States in Nigeria, Anambra is characterized by its industrious and entrepreneurial people. As Governor, the first challenge was to bring some sanity into the dysfunctional political institutions in the State and link them to global realities. To create focus and measurable bench-marks, we adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which we integrated into our home-grown Anambra State Integrated Development Strategy (ANIDS) -- the basic philosophy being "No Community Is Left Behind". ANIDS enabled the State Government to plan carefully, budget properly, implement the plan and encourage participation and feed-back from the communities and other stakeholders where various projects were being executed. The Strategy also facilitated seamless inter-facing with our Development Partners, and foreign & domestic investors.
With ANIDS, planning, budgeting and request for investment became needs-based and demand-driven. We undertook poverty mapping for a Poverty Profile of the State, which made our budgets results-based and investment-oriented. We amplified subsistent agriculture with investments in mechanization; and created a network of access roads to the farming communities, which enabled local farmers to evacuate their products and boost their incomes.
Even as capital-intensive investments are desirable for wealth creation and employment generation, we also supported our small & middle enterprises (SMEs) and provided counterpart-funding of some foreign investments. We applied accountability, transparency and a very heavy dose of frugality in managing the State resources and investors’ interests.
We built strong institutions, managed & monitored projects efficiently, tackled infrastructure, enhanced security, minimized instability, provided skilled labour, developed & expanded domestic markets, and patronized our investors. Among others, we ensured that vehicles for our security teams, secondary schools, MDAs and traditional rulers were procured from Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Nnewi.SABMiller Brewery in Onitsha, from South Africa, had an envisaged turn-around time of seven years, but got there in three years, due to our large market.
Nigerian States are competing to attract investors; many of them with designated areas, including industrial and business parks for investors who require land. Some operate one-stop-shops for processing investors' requirements; and Americanand European type shopping malls are springing up without displacing the open markets. What is essential is to match the needs of the respective States with what the investors offer.
The potentials of Diaspora investment is Nigeria are boundless. There are challenges, but this is the best time to make that foray before the competition gets stiff. China is fully on board in Africa. As Diaspora investors, you know the language, culture and terrain.
Bring home the investments; Nigeria needs them.
Excerpts from a Presentation by Mr. Peter Obi at the Inaugural Conference of Nigeria-America Business Forum (NABF) on "Investing in Nigeria from the Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities" at The Westshore Grand, Tampa, Florida
Peter Obi
http://thenationonlineng.net/the-paradox-of-investing-in-nigeria/
The present reality - encapsulated in the dynamics of the world economy -- has made the imperative of investing in Nigeria more acute, anecdotal and seemingly tragic. As a principal participant, my extensive observations reveals that no genuine investor has had memorable tales about Nigeria at the point they were harassed by suffocating procedures, though the returns are often commensurate to the effort. For our collective sakes, we must deliberately render our environment investors-friendly – a hallmark of productive-based economies.
The Nigeria Diaspora have been seeking ways to invest meaningfully in the country, but express conflicting concerns exists: would they invest in a country where they are ostensibly unappreciated or pursue a bleak alternative in a country, which forms part of the African mosaic recently categorized by Donald Trump with a very colourful expletive?
On the Paradox of Diaspora Investment in our country; first, Nigeria Diaspora remittances, estimated at about US$23 billion annually, are second only to oil as our source of national revenue. Most of these remittances are informal and uncategorized. Yet, we cannot discount their value-added to nation-building if properly leveraged; what with our huge demographic & consumer market!
Nigeria is sometimes seen as conflict-prone. To any investor, "the first weakness or challenge that Nigeria confronts him with is a stability deficit reflected in the militant insurgencies, kidnapping, and periodic eruptions of violence in various parts of the country - all which pose a threat to political stability". The reality is that very few investors have lost their investment in Nigeria, through egregious policies or unprofitability occasioned by the harsh operating environment.
The fear of red tape and unbending bureaucracy tends to keep investors at bay, even as policy vacillations and whimsical ad-hoc import prohibitions can wreak havoc on well-laid plans. As Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala admitted, "ad-hoc import prohibitions and waivers illustrate the damage vested interests can do to the overall economy".Nevertheless, as a business man, I know that every investment involves a modicum of risk; and it cannot be any different in Nigeria. Diaspora investing will have some risks.
As Nigeria seeks to look beyond oil and its expansive value-chain, there are other sectors of the economy that are robust and making progress. These include Entertainment, notably Nollywood & music; and fashion. Hotels/restaurants and hospitality are expanding, but need added impetus for a holistic development of tourism. Of course, there are areas where there exist and will always be cross-cutting niche sectors where government, consortia and individuals can partner, under Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). These include: independent power generation and alternative energy, light rail & other mass transit systems, information technology, healthcare, and food production & preservation technology. Above all, infrastructure remains critical.
Nigeria has a 7-million housing deficit against a burgeoning population; the aviation sector is not doing very well; our GSM telephony system is operational & vibrant, but we are totally bereft of a land-line system; and the waste management system is a crying shame. These are huge sectors waiting to be tapped.
Why is Diaspora investment critical despite prevailing challenges and concerns? We must appreciate the cliché: "There's no free lunch". As attractive as seems to seek Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) over Diaspora investment, there are pitfalls. As we are told, "Aid has failed broadly, and evidence of its failure abounds" and "Based on false comprehension of globalization, we criss-cross the globe canvassing for foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and foreign technical assistance not minding that foreign capital is neither given as a favour nor charity".
After ranking consistently among the top-three destinations for FDIs between 2004 and 2014, when "yield-hungry investors targeted the oil, gas, real estate, communications and consumers sectors of Africa's largest economy," capital in-flow into Nigeria has been dwindling. The phenomenon, which represents a unique investment opportunity for Diaspora investing, is not peculiar to Nigeria. Whereas Nigeria's FDIs fell by 34%, those for South Africa fell by 69%; Australia 44% and Canada 17% during the corresponding period.
Fear, especially of taking business risks, can kill ideas, inspirations and accomplishments. The world is facing halting economic instability, and social & political challenges. Though every nation has its peculiarities, problems beget initiatives. Innovative strategies, pursued keenly, soon enough become the norm and profit-makers in other nations; while boosting the economy in the originating nation. As new opportunities are researched, identified and assessed, diverse entrepreneurships become vital tools to implement innovated strategies. The role of entrepreneurs is to put heads together and boost economic activities by taking risks.
Besides the business climate, there are other critical factors any investor would consider to determine an enabling environment. These include: power supply, road infrastructure, and availability of water, land, raw materials, labour, market & security; the latter of which includes security of lives, investment & property. The ability to overcome these challenges goes a long way to attracting and keeping investors. Some States, beyond offering deals in form of tax relief and related concessions, also invest in equity as a show of good faith.
Though out of government for over four years, I have been analyzing public policies and governance methods that work and those that do not add value. If Anambra State where I served for eight years is a worthy case study, I should dwell on it briefly.
One of the five South-Eastern States in Nigeria, Anambra is characterized by its industrious and entrepreneurial people. As Governor, the first challenge was to bring some sanity into the dysfunctional political institutions in the State and link them to global realities. To create focus and measurable bench-marks, we adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which we integrated into our home-grown Anambra State Integrated Development Strategy (ANIDS) -- the basic philosophy being "No Community Is Left Behind". ANIDS enabled the State Government to plan carefully, budget properly, implement the plan and encourage participation and feed-back from the communities and other stakeholders where various projects were being executed. The Strategy also facilitated seamless inter-facing with our Development Partners, and foreign & domestic investors.
With ANIDS, planning, budgeting and request for investment became needs-based and demand-driven. We undertook poverty mapping for a Poverty Profile of the State, which made our budgets results-based and investment-oriented. We amplified subsistent agriculture with investments in mechanization; and created a network of access roads to the farming communities, which enabled local farmers to evacuate their products and boost their incomes.
Even as capital-intensive investments are desirable for wealth creation and employment generation, we also supported our small & middle enterprises (SMEs) and provided counterpart-funding of some foreign investments. We applied accountability, transparency and a very heavy dose of frugality in managing the State resources and investors’ interests.
We built strong institutions, managed & monitored projects efficiently, tackled infrastructure, enhanced security, minimized instability, provided skilled labour, developed & expanded domestic markets, and patronized our investors. Among others, we ensured that vehicles for our security teams, secondary schools, MDAs and traditional rulers were procured from Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Nnewi.SABMiller Brewery in Onitsha, from South Africa, had an envisaged turn-around time of seven years, but got there in three years, due to our large market.
Nigerian States are competing to attract investors; many of them with designated areas, including industrial and business parks for investors who require land. Some operate one-stop-shops for processing investors' requirements; and Americanand European type shopping malls are springing up without displacing the open markets. What is essential is to match the needs of the respective States with what the investors offer.
The potentials of Diaspora investment is Nigeria are boundless. There are challenges, but this is the best time to make that foray before the competition gets stiff. China is fully on board in Africa. As Diaspora investors, you know the language, culture and terrain.
Bring home the investments; Nigeria needs them.
Excerpts from a Presentation by Mr. Peter Obi at the Inaugural Conference of Nigeria-America Business Forum (NABF) on "Investing in Nigeria from the Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities" at The Westshore Grand, Tampa, Florida
To Senator Abaribe
Dear Senator Abaribe, hear me by Mazi Odera POg 19/04/18
Senator Abaribe, I come to you with Understanding and as one Ezigbo Onye IGBO to another, I know you may feel abandoned by other spectators sorry I mean other SINATORS of South East, but I can assure you that it wasn't the case.
Just have it in mind that we the right thinking IGBO Men are standing solidly behind you like Rock of Gibraltar.
Those colleague of yours are not there with same mission, some went there to escape a certian life style, some are silent achievers who I can testify on what they have done silently to promote, project and enhance development in Alaigbo, but others are just after the Jumbo and Juicy Senatorial package which is somehow repulsive.
I have followed your stance and arguments in the Senate and it reminds me of One Woman that was conspiratorially removed just to make seat available for a Judas JONA whose mission is to cause pains and multiple affliction in the Red Chambers.
I know you are very aware that NDIGBO never respect or support anybody who works for IGBO interest, come with me for a walk in the Bush path, so I can point to you the houses of Dike NDIGBO which we abandoned just because we developed puff puff instead of Balls under our NADIKE OGBOGU .
Did you see that Onuiyi residence
? That was the house of Nnamdi Azikiwe the first President of Nigeria,he tried to make the Nation one and a thriving one but he was buried under political rubbles, but then his troubles were mainly the plot of Awolowo but how many IGBO politicians stood by him?
Well since he passed on, have you heard any of his son progressively mentioned or mentored?
Even the One Nigeria he died for , refused to honour him, not to talk about his house they are building ONE YEAR one Bag of Cement, but all the IGBO Governors, Senators, House of Representatives and Billionaires never saw it as eye Sore or see the dignity of completing the house which will send a message to the Central that WE HAVE BEEN EATING BEFORE THE DINNER .
see that Town, that is where General Aguiyi Ironsi hail from, do not ask me about his house because he was busy pandering and pacifying the Northerners even when at the risk of many IGBO Soldiers life who told him that isi ya GA Ada na aka ndi Ugwu, he simply welu fa nye na aka ndi iro, so out of his own Nzuzu he remains missing but General Danjuma can shade more light about his current position if his Multi Billion Oil success will allow him to comment.
Come did you see that isolated house standing at UKPABI JUNCTION? forget it, that house is a house of Sabotuer ,they call him "Onye Ube ruelu, oracha ".
That House standing a bit better than beautiful at the Corner, it was formerly a Shanty while he was alive, is the house of Late General chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Ikemba NDIGBO, ofu Onye ana asi UNU ABIANA ?
Otu Onye ndi muo na atu egwu, ndi mmadu na agba Nkiri.
Oji ula welu Dozie Nti Umaru during constitutional conference ,where Umaru called him a Rebel and he responded with a Rebellious SLAP.
The man whose Fame made OTA APE to hate NDIGBO the more to the extent that he even send him one way Plane Ticket but thank God for BIAFRAN Foundation Washington DC then, who rose and made the right calls and connections, the Enugwu tarmac where filled with Okada and the Hunters became the hunted.
But do you know that our Politicians did not respect him alive?
He won SENATORIAL RACE against Onwudiwe clean, clear and square but the fear of IGBO politicians over his fame and how he will dwarf them all was greater than the fears of the North who trembled that he may become Senate president within 6 months, so they openly gave Onwudiwe of NPP his winning.
While he was alive only one IGBO SOLID SON pays him respect, I mean in political position, he accepts him as a father, treat him as a Father and manage him as great IGBUDU and in return he ordained him and I quote "HE IS MY LAST WISH " ,well the Last Wish als
Senator Abaribe, I come to you with Understanding and as one Ezigbo Onye IGBO to another, I know you may feel abandoned by other spectators sorry I mean other SINATORS of South East, but I can assure you that it wasn't the case.
Just have it in mind that we the right thinking IGBO Men are standing solidly behind you like Rock of Gibraltar.
Those colleague of yours are not there with same mission, some went there to escape a certian life style, some are silent achievers who I can testify on what they have done silently to promote, project and enhance development in Alaigbo, but others are just after the Jumbo and Juicy Senatorial package which is somehow repulsive.
I have followed your stance and arguments in the Senate and it reminds me of One Woman that was conspiratorially removed just to make seat available for a Judas JONA whose mission is to cause pains and multiple affliction in the Red Chambers.
I know you are very aware that NDIGBO never respect or support anybody who works for IGBO interest, come with me for a walk in the Bush path, so I can point to you the houses of Dike NDIGBO which we abandoned just because we developed puff puff instead of Balls under our NADIKE OGBOGU .
Did you see that Onuiyi residence
? That was the house of Nnamdi Azikiwe the first President of Nigeria,he tried to make the Nation one and a thriving one but he was buried under political rubbles, but then his troubles were mainly the plot of Awolowo but how many IGBO politicians stood by him?
Well since he passed on, have you heard any of his son progressively mentioned or mentored?
Even the One Nigeria he died for , refused to honour him, not to talk about his house they are building ONE YEAR one Bag of Cement, but all the IGBO Governors, Senators, House of Representatives and Billionaires never saw it as eye Sore or see the dignity of completing the house which will send a message to the Central that WE HAVE BEEN EATING BEFORE THE DINNER .
see that Town, that is where General Aguiyi Ironsi hail from, do not ask me about his house because he was busy pandering and pacifying the Northerners even when at the risk of many IGBO Soldiers life who told him that isi ya GA Ada na aka ndi Ugwu, he simply welu fa nye na aka ndi iro, so out of his own Nzuzu he remains missing but General Danjuma can shade more light about his current position if his Multi Billion Oil success will allow him to comment.
Come did you see that isolated house standing at UKPABI JUNCTION? forget it, that house is a house of Sabotuer ,they call him "Onye Ube ruelu, oracha ".
That House standing a bit better than beautiful at the Corner, it was formerly a Shanty while he was alive, is the house of Late General chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Ikemba NDIGBO, ofu Onye ana asi UNU ABIANA ?
Otu Onye ndi muo na atu egwu, ndi mmadu na agba Nkiri.
Oji ula welu Dozie Nti Umaru during constitutional conference ,where Umaru called him a Rebel and he responded with a Rebellious SLAP.
The man whose Fame made OTA APE to hate NDIGBO the more to the extent that he even send him one way Plane Ticket but thank God for BIAFRAN Foundation Washington DC then, who rose and made the right calls and connections, the Enugwu tarmac where filled with Okada and the Hunters became the hunted.
But do you know that our Politicians did not respect him alive?
He won SENATORIAL RACE against Onwudiwe clean, clear and square but the fear of IGBO politicians over his fame and how he will dwarf them all was greater than the fears of the North who trembled that he may become Senate president within 6 months, so they openly gave Onwudiwe of NPP his winning.
While he was alive only one IGBO SOLID SON pays him respect, I mean in political position, he accepts him as a father, treat him as a Father and manage him as great IGBUDU and in return he ordained him and I quote "HE IS MY LAST WISH " ,well the Last Wish als
Nigerian Youths
Who says that Nigerians youths are not Crazy? By Mazi Odera POg 20/4/18
Good day, good thing it's Sunday, so we have every reason to be grateful that all the Oringo agbalu during the week, went straight to Church Rio mgbaghalu and with hope we are redeemed.
But as it is Sunday, and by self ordination, I take over the Pulpit to break my sermon as aki oyibo Nsugbe because we are stiff naked people.
Our President announced that our Youths are Lazy in LONDON and the Youths were angry, they did not consider a certain fact, that for MONTHS this same Britain (Home of affliction and poisonous messages) held our President incommunicado, they held our Presidential Jet to ransom and nobody knew what they did or plant in our President.
As we speak they did not tell us how much they took from us as treatment to our President, as if they will shroud their own Prime Minister health and cost of cure that same way, which means different treatment to different folks.
If you calculate, you will deduct that it's only in Britain that he talks first and we cry later, such as advertising that WE ALL ARE CRIMINALS, about the OZAR ROOM and many more, it simply must have something to do with what they treated him with during the incarceration or say medical imprisonment.
But that is not what the gods are worried about, they are worried about our youths who plans a Living around playing NAIJA BET, even after they played MMM, CYCLER, and many designed PAM 3 from 4 , which in our days, it is called playing Pool.
This days instead for youths to look at the Genesis of the National economic problems and plot on how to solve it, they all took a short cut.
They are playing BABA IJEBU with the aim of winning 12 Million Naira with 100 Naira and every weekend ,the result will be nearly.... We failed to see that our problem is selling our Senses and our Votes to this polithiefians and they waste so much money buying our votes that when eventually they won, they will swear with UDENE MUO to recoup their investments and make Maximum profit at our expense.
The Presidency is a great mistake no doubt , but how about the Local Government, House of Assembly, house of Representatives, Senators, Governors?
Which of them fares better?
We observed that many will enter the Government with absolute nothing as self worth but within 3 months they have owned over 4 Exortic Cars, 6 Houses and all we can do is to sing praise them to high heaven.
The North even have more liver than the South because you can see them chasing some of the Roguish politicians with sticks and oral missles ,that is enough to let the looters know na agwo no na akirika (There is a snake in the rafter) so nobody will sleep with such knowledge.
But down South, they can kill a man who stole one Tuber of Yam because of Hunger, kill somebody who stole Mobile phone or any of this petty theft but will give protection to the leaders who can't show you what they have done throughout the first tenure.
They will have the boldness to come, look us on the face, share some Bag of LIES sorry Rice to us then ask us to Vote for them again that they will move mountains and the irony is that the Youths will be at the forefront of crusading for them.
Same way you see IGBO Youths telling you why we must vote another Awusa person that the person is better than the incumbent Awusa, just ask the person what makes this one different and you will hear that he once waved at Onye IGBO, that he has passed through Alaiagbo or that he has IGBO Girl friend, then you look at the IGBO youth with serious concern and tries to make them understand that the only Difference between a COBRA and RATTLESNAKE is the name only, because both of them has Venom and they strike you with precision but another difference is that one kills faster but death is what both of them carries and the mission is killing you, the South nay South East youth will see you as enemy of his Nothern agenda progress, but I digress.
Ask a Sout
Good day, good thing it's Sunday, so we have every reason to be grateful that all the Oringo agbalu during the week, went straight to Church Rio mgbaghalu and with hope we are redeemed.
But as it is Sunday, and by self ordination, I take over the Pulpit to break my sermon as aki oyibo Nsugbe because we are stiff naked people.
Our President announced that our Youths are Lazy in LONDON and the Youths were angry, they did not consider a certain fact, that for MONTHS this same Britain (Home of affliction and poisonous messages) held our President incommunicado, they held our Presidential Jet to ransom and nobody knew what they did or plant in our President.
As we speak they did not tell us how much they took from us as treatment to our President, as if they will shroud their own Prime Minister health and cost of cure that same way, which means different treatment to different folks.
If you calculate, you will deduct that it's only in Britain that he talks first and we cry later, such as advertising that WE ALL ARE CRIMINALS, about the OZAR ROOM and many more, it simply must have something to do with what they treated him with during the incarceration or say medical imprisonment.
But that is not what the gods are worried about, they are worried about our youths who plans a Living around playing NAIJA BET, even after they played MMM, CYCLER, and many designed PAM 3 from 4 , which in our days, it is called playing Pool.
This days instead for youths to look at the Genesis of the National economic problems and plot on how to solve it, they all took a short cut.
They are playing BABA IJEBU with the aim of winning 12 Million Naira with 100 Naira and every weekend ,the result will be nearly.... We failed to see that our problem is selling our Senses and our Votes to this polithiefians and they waste so much money buying our votes that when eventually they won, they will swear with UDENE MUO to recoup their investments and make Maximum profit at our expense.
The Presidency is a great mistake no doubt , but how about the Local Government, House of Assembly, house of Representatives, Senators, Governors?
Which of them fares better?
We observed that many will enter the Government with absolute nothing as self worth but within 3 months they have owned over 4 Exortic Cars, 6 Houses and all we can do is to sing praise them to high heaven.
The North even have more liver than the South because you can see them chasing some of the Roguish politicians with sticks and oral missles ,that is enough to let the looters know na agwo no na akirika (There is a snake in the rafter) so nobody will sleep with such knowledge.
But down South, they can kill a man who stole one Tuber of Yam because of Hunger, kill somebody who stole Mobile phone or any of this petty theft but will give protection to the leaders who can't show you what they have done throughout the first tenure.
They will have the boldness to come, look us on the face, share some Bag of LIES sorry Rice to us then ask us to Vote for them again that they will move mountains and the irony is that the Youths will be at the forefront of crusading for them.
Same way you see IGBO Youths telling you why we must vote another Awusa person that the person is better than the incumbent Awusa, just ask the person what makes this one different and you will hear that he once waved at Onye IGBO, that he has passed through Alaiagbo or that he has IGBO Girl friend, then you look at the IGBO youth with serious concern and tries to make them understand that the only Difference between a COBRA and RATTLESNAKE is the name only, because both of them has Venom and they strike you with precision but another difference is that one kills faster but death is what both of them carries and the mission is killing you, the South nay South East youth will see you as enemy of his Nothern agenda progress, but I digress.
Ask a Sout
Changing the National Change, my angle
2019 Election, if you ask me by Mazi Odera POg 25/04/18
Sure, we want another election to change the present APC Government, we want it badly the same way THEY want to change Goodluck with so much angst and animosity, to the extent that the elites boasted that even NEPA BILL will replace Certificate and common sense.
Well GEJ who we call coward saw the hand writing on his shoulder , observe the extreme and aggressive betrayal from his own kitchen cabinet, he told himself the gospel truth ,same thing Ogini the rat said to his children "oka nma ochi ichi uzo ya na Dimta siri gba oso, Kama ichi ozu ya na ite ofe "(It's better that people laugh at the escape route she took while running away from the Hunter, than to laugh at her meat resting in the Soup Pot of an Old Woman ).
Jonathan hung the price of Dollar at 120 and we cried "CRUCIFY HIM",he gave us Fuel at 78 ,we demand his prick in exchange, he sold bag of Rice at 7,000 and we shouted.. Give us his head.
He gave us Security and we demand for the head of his wife,,,,,
Since we got what we ask for and it turns out that we got the worst kind of deal, not that we do not have better alternative to GEJ but because we based our presumption and assumptions on centrifugal issues , including his religious belief , which had nothing to do with his Governance, Ethnic and Tribal location which also doesn't provide the energy to judge performance, but since we think that he is Minority enough and also having been backed by the most hated people in Nigeria (NDIGBO) his neck were declared good enough to receive the attention of Meat Cleaver.
At the inception of this Government, they made it clear that we are 5% ,while the BENUE, South West are considered articulate part of the Loved 97% ,as we have known ,after all we made our sitting position close enough to Furnace, so Harmmattan doesn't scare us.
We made peace with our haters and take our beating as penance for being Republicans.
Well, we have a Son who as we speak cannot be accounted for called Nnamdi the son of Kanu ,he was shouting and pontificating... He was right but his head grows bigger and he added insulting IGBO elders to the catalog of his insult, then the grown up stayed greater distance from him and they send crocodile to dance on our soil, they came and played all sought of music even in our own houses just to draw us out, so that Crocodiles will have a feast, then we did what I love most, we stayed away from the treacherous route that led to Owerri Nchi, until the predators left with just a minor carnage, but moving on..
Now we are speaking again about another change, without asking what can we change the change with?
Some have already provided the answer, let's change that COBRA with a Rattle Snake and I wonder, what is the difference between A TAXI and a Cab?
You want to change a man for giving us bad government and his brothers giving us death at every turn, then the best we can do is to replace him with another of his brother?
No wonder they all agreed that we have LAZY SENSES AND DULL BRIAN.
That you change the plate number of your 911 TIPPER will not make it Faster or better, if you want a faster or better Vehicle that doesn't spew smoke, change and buy a MACK TRUCK but in Nigeria, we all love to reason with our anus.
Nke na emem anyammiri is when our people says , after another 4 Years it shall be our Turn... Did we suck the breast of pig?
After 4 years what they need to do is to migrate to another party and the party will promise that they will hand over to IGBO after 8 years and on and on, the worst is that even if they bring out SUYA Seller under that party, they will all vote for him and also our neighbors from across will join them because the fear of IGBO dominance is great on their mind.
They refused to see that NDIGBO can never give you death, they can't harm you what we bring is development, we can turn your dessert to ELDORADO, we buy and not beg to be given your own swamps and we build it a Mega city.
We don't come living in your shanties, we come to make life enjoyable because we will set up SUPER STORES, EATERY bring Life that worths living and make everybody to enjoy the money.
The lands which left at your care worth nothing will worth Hundreds of Million when NDIGBO come calling. If they ever leave that part and migrate, the prices of everything will crash beyond Zero, it means na anyi na eme NWANYI oje ije Di, me NWANYI ona be di (We provide marriage for ladies and also provide Divorce)
The house you rent 2K and collecting of rent becomes problems, but with us around we appreciate effort for we will pay 10K and 5 years in advance and you will enjoy while living but I digress...
What NIGERIA needs today is to look closely for a LEADER that has what it takes to bring us out from the political abyss we have been wallowing inn since 1970, we want somebody who can pull us out from that dungeon and offer us a new lease of life.
That person must have shown from previous dealings a certified pedigree! We don't need to experiment again on "He will do better" ,if we want to play POLITICAL NAIJA BET, it won't be now that our economy is haggard and at the Point of going insolvent.
A dying Child cannot live another year if the parents did not care enough to take the Baby to a Pediatrician who has the requisite knowledge to deal with the case.
Nigeria is in Comma, what we need is somebody who has record of reviving a Comatosic economy.
We hand the person our dilapidated economy and expect a turn around, we should stop waiting for God to come down, he can only send a Leader with sense..
Mazi Odera POg heading to BENUE to meet PA Paul Unongo and ask him what he think about the ongoing in his state as he seemed to have loved it when they kill us in the East with ferociousness that is savage is nature , later will be going to Abakpa Nike for Ugba and fried Fish with Ngwo that stayed over night.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Ugheli Danda and Politics
Political imacha Udara by Mazi Odera POg 24/04/18
"POg did you see that useless man that called self my Husband, he has started misbehaving and I will teach him great lesson, after all this years I suffered with him, now that he has gotten money he has started coming back late and misbehaving like idiot, I know he has started pursuing women , just warn him that it won't happen or I will make life HELL for him, just warn him "..
That was Ulunma yelling and pontificating before the POg ,no courtesy, nothing just unprotected umbrage.
Then and only then, did I drop the Political poster of Introduction of Owelle MBASO "APGA UK" who said he wants to Run for the House and I was studying the picture and looking into the soul to see if he deserve attention , because I discovered that Umuazi Nile achulu na the former over packed, over pampered SA to Gov OBIANO, those people that added no value to anything or position, those boys that does only one thing for the Government which is giving her a bad name, since they were dissolved sorry I rather said shoved back to reality, many declared to run for one electoral position as if na mmadu anorozi na ulo fa welu puta (as if nobody was at home before the jump out).
They should know ,Onye azaro beya, adiro aza ama!!, Some of them think that because they served as SA without defined Portfolio that the Government will sponsor them into any Political Position , which they are not entirely wrong but they should have looked at the CURRENT CHECK POINT the Governor build as buffer, that would've told them that it's better to start selling Sugar Cane than trying to pander to the Governor with the Tales by moonlight.
When I saw that he made Primus Odili the Chief of Staff, I simply smiled and announced that akara Agbasa go , then when he gave UZU the Deputy COS I was like what?
When I know that ogbanje ga agba was when he also retained UZU as Chief Protocol Officer, that Dude forgot his laugh in the village, and when you meet him with your stories of Mbe ejebe, he will be looking at the time, in his mind he will be calculating how long it will take you to finish to enable him decide how subtle he will be na IPIAWA gi azu.
So the Governor bringing this Young Men who are also mean to surround self should tell any right thinking person that ifea apugo na egwuregwu, so if you think that jumping into Political race hoping for easy fall and riding on the back of the Government , then I will happily announce to you that you need to learn how to use utali to invade Central Bank because that will be easier than going through this Young men that has taking over sensitive positions around the Governor.
Also do not be deceived by that smiling Chief Press Secretary James Eze, he can smile but what he will do is in his mind and just be rest assured that if you are banking on him as well to give you a pass or support, just know that the last time he bought COKE for anybody was in 2013 and that was in error..
What I am saying is for the numerous former SA who will be banking on this people for elective positions, will waste the little savings they got which won't even take them up to Primaries before they will start borrowing money to eat, they should know that uzo adiro that side.
So the best Bet is for them to calculate, if you don't have 10million Naira that can be wasted as a sign of Political baptism, then kindly save your money for you will waste all your savings and you won't even get to the position where your name will be discussed for inclusion into the Primaries and emesia ibido lamentations .....
Did you also observed the look of NMESIA UNU IFE on the face of Victor Oye ?
Before OBATA OSU was stylishly shoved into the Senate where he choose to sleep throughout sessions, he was the Agada gbachiri Uzo of APGA and he swept the Party Chairman into irrelevance, but once he was relocated to his sleeping quarters, the Party Chairman came back to life.
When I know that Victor Oye has learn Politics the hard way and also know how to play it was, when all those who jumped into APGA with assurance from OBATA OSU for automatic ticket and state sponsorship went to the Governor after swear inn to remind him about uka akpalu akpa, na eji isi ekwe ya (A pretty agreed notion, can be rectified with a Nodding of the head).
The Governor stylishly pushed them to the Party Chairman and the Party Chairman boldly without carrying water in his mouth explained to them that if they had any agreement, that he Mr Victor Oye wasn't part of it and advised them to go and meet those who made the agreement with them, that as for him the party is now on a new Dawn and shall be transparent in her dealings.. If you notice.. So many BANNERS disappeared, so many noises about Political manifestation stopped, now there is great trepidation around political sphere in APGA and Anambra state, but coming back from my digression,,,,,,
As I dropped the Flier of Owelle Mbaso which i consider worth a look into ,naturally I don't even waste time checking out some Posters because I know that it doesn't worth the ink that was wasted printing it.
As I put it down, I turned to Ulunma and ask her, Nne can you tell me what and what you have done to that "Your Useless Husband "all those years you have lived with him that brought him this wealth?
She kept quiet, then her vibrating voice came down a notch and she whispered, I stayed with him and gave him support.
I asked her, during those trying period of his, have you ever ask him to stop bothering to carry your burdens, taking care of your own families or you have been the one carrying the family expenses?
She lost her voice, I ask her, kindly tell me what you did to him that entitled you to the belief of being part of his wealth and success ?.
Then, I ask her, what made you think that he is Chasing ladies?
She said, he was seen in Hotel?
Then I ask her, does anybody who goes into Hotel , went there to sleep with a woman? Are you talking from experience or from what?
Lady, hear me, most money making business are discussed in the dawn of the day and either in Beer parlour or Hotel, because when a man is relaxed with a Cold Bottle he will be less cautious and he will Loose that great guard and caution he have while in office, also many things that led to money can only be discussed in more friendly environment, you can only get such environment in Social places especially Joint.
If you meet a Man in his place of business, his senses and sight are clocking like that of PETER OBI who will detail all expenses like teachers of the old, but meet that same man in a joint, what he refused to discuss in office or shop can be freely discussed and agreed after the second bottle .
More so, your duty as a wife is to pray for your husband, if you think he is cheating on you, just talk to God because if you think it's best to make issue out of it, he may decide to marry more wives and I wonder what you will call that one ,because it's no longer cheating but Sharing, the worst you can do is to move back home to your parents house and face the humiliation and mockery from sniveling neighbors, friends and siblings.
By the way, have you heard the wife of Dangote, Ibru, Otedola, GLO and other Rich men complain that the Husband is cheating on them? ..i won't elaborate more on this..
What I am saying is, woman out of all those women out there he choose you to be the wife, do not push him to reverse his choice and it will be late when it crosses his mind.
If you felt bad take it up with God, if you bring your wisdom to tackle it, you may end up struggling with "I am the first wife, he married me before you, so you must respect me ".
Lady, I know you hate to hear this but I am not trying to make you like me, I am trying to plant sense into your head.
This is Africa, where we flog our children, use back hand on a woman who forgot her manners, then marry more than 20 Wives and not even your Pastor will advised you against it, he can only appeal.
In Europe they have different culture, women has the advantage and that's why you can't see a marriage that last a life time, every marriage is either divorced or potential divorce case.
Their Children are bunch of Ikwurigbas that abandoned parents in old people's home, but back here, we grow old in our houses and with our Children carrying the burden.
Ulunma,i think I have said enough, so kindly go back home and be a good wife, do not mind all this Facebook girls and ladies, they will understand it better when they live unmarried until 50 years that way they will understand the pains of being asked,,,,HOW IS YOUR HUSBAND AND CHILDREN? and she won't even know how to react and at old age the brothers will be arguing on whose land she will be buried.
Mazi Odera POg about to enjoy his morning Tea, just a little yellow label (from Jamaican forest), one teaspoon of grounded Utaba, fried Chicken Feet dipped in onion water, Puff Puff with Moi Moi cooked inside Empty Tin Milk, then a little Agidi jellof.
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Oracle rises
Stop Dancing, Obi begs Nigerians
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has called Nigerians, especially those in authority to stop behaving like Emperor Nero, whom he said history told us was fiddling while Rome was burning. Obi spoke yesterday at the centenary celebration of Christ the King Parish Aba and the 57th annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Umuahia.
Explaining, Obi said that as Nigeria was today, the debt of 70 billion Dollars had been accumulated after 10 years the debt of Nigeria was totally written off. He also said that Nigeria had 10 million out of school children, thus breeding future disillusioned citizens that would become militants, kidnappers or members of Boko Haram in future. Obi also said that while things were becoming increasingly difficult in the country, that those in authority, totally alienated from the people keep doubling the cost of governance rather than reducing it. Obi who also advised the Church to stop honouring those that manifestly contributed to the problems in the country, submitted that a country bedeviled by such hiccups should be at work on how to repair the damage rather than be dancing.
Obi who spoke amidst applause, advised Ministers of God to call those in authority doing badly and correct them after which, failing to heed the advise, they should admonish them from the pulpit. He said all hands must be in deck in the business of retrieving the country from those that have hijacked it.
In his speech, the Methodist Archbishop of Umuahia, His Grace, Dr. Raphael Opoko, who said he was instrumental to how Obi re-built Onitsha when he was there as Bishop, said that Nigerians need a crop of leaders like Obi to carry out reconstructive surgery on the country and make her healthy again.
Caption for the pic
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi (left) with the Methodist Archbishop of Umuahia, His Grace, Dr. Raphael Opoko (right) at the 57th annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Umuahia, yesterday.
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has called Nigerians, especially those in authority to stop behaving like Emperor Nero, whom he said history told us was fiddling while Rome was burning. Obi spoke yesterday at the centenary celebration of Christ the King Parish Aba and the 57th annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Umuahia.
Explaining, Obi said that as Nigeria was today, the debt of 70 billion Dollars had been accumulated after 10 years the debt of Nigeria was totally written off. He also said that Nigeria had 10 million out of school children, thus breeding future disillusioned citizens that would become militants, kidnappers or members of Boko Haram in future. Obi also said that while things were becoming increasingly difficult in the country, that those in authority, totally alienated from the people keep doubling the cost of governance rather than reducing it. Obi who also advised the Church to stop honouring those that manifestly contributed to the problems in the country, submitted that a country bedeviled by such hiccups should be at work on how to repair the damage rather than be dancing.
Obi who spoke amidst applause, advised Ministers of God to call those in authority doing badly and correct them after which, failing to heed the advise, they should admonish them from the pulpit. He said all hands must be in deck in the business of retrieving the country from those that have hijacked it.
In his speech, the Methodist Archbishop of Umuahia, His Grace, Dr. Raphael Opoko, who said he was instrumental to how Obi re-built Onitsha when he was there as Bishop, said that Nigerians need a crop of leaders like Obi to carry out reconstructive surgery on the country and make her healthy again.
Caption for the pic
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi (left) with the Methodist Archbishop of Umuahia, His Grace, Dr. Raphael Opoko (right) at the 57th annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Umuahia, yesterday.
Sunday Medicinal from POg
Who says that Nigerians youths are not Crazy? By Mazi Odera POg 20/4/18
Good day, good thing it's Sunday, so we have every reason to be grateful that all the Oringo agbalu during the week, went straight to Church Rio mgbaghalu and with hope we are redeemed.
But as it is Sunday, and by self ordination, I take over the Pulpit to break my sermon as aki oyibo Nsugbe because we are stiff naked people.
Our President announced that our Youths are Lazy in LONDON and the Youths were angry, they did not consider a certain fact, that for MONTHS this same Britain (Home of affliction and poisonous messages) held our President incommunicado, they held our Presidential Jet to ransom and nobody knew what they did or plant in our President.
As we speak they did not tell us how much they took from us as treatment to our President, as if they will shroud their own Prime Minister health and cost of cure that same way, which means different treatment to different folks.
If you calculate, you will deduct that it's only in Britain that he talks first and we cry later, such as advertising that WE ALL ARE CRIMINALS, about the OZAR ROOM and many more, it simply must have something to do with what they treated him with during the incarceration or say medical imprisonment.
But that is not what the gods are worried about, they are worried about our youths who plans a Living around playing NAIJA BET, even after they played MMM, CYCLER, and many designed PAM 3 from 4 , which in our days, it is called playing Pool.
This days instead for youths to look at the Genesis of the National economic problems and plot on how to solve it, they all took a short cut.
They are playing BABA IJEBU with the aim of winning 12 Million Naira with 100 Naira and every weekend ,the result will be nearly.... We failed to see that our problem is selling our Senses and our Votes to this polithiefians and they waste so much money buying our votes that when eventually they won, they will swear with UDENE MUO to recoup their investments and make Maximum profit at our expense.
The Presidency is a great mistake no doubt , but how about the Local Government, House of Assembly, house of Representatives, Senators, Governors?
Which of them fares better?
We observed that many will enter the Government with absolute nothing as self worth but within 3 months they have owned over 4 Exortic Cars, 6 Houses and all we can do is to sing praise them to high heaven.
The North even have more liver than the South because you can see them chasing some of the Roguish politicians with sticks and oral missles ,that is enough to let the looters know na agwo no na akirika (There is a snake in the rafter) so nobody will sleep with such knowledge.
But down South, they can kill a man who stole one Tuber of Yam because of Hunger, kill somebody who stole Mobile phone or any of this petty theft but will give protection to the leaders who can't show you what they have done throughout the first tenure.
They will have the boldness to come, look us on the face, share some Bag of LIES sorry Rice to us then ask us to Vote for them again that they will move mountains and the irony is that the Youths will be at the forefront of crusading for them.
Same way you see IGBO Youths telling you why we must vote another Awusa person that the person is better than the incumbent Awusa, just ask the person what makes this one different and you will hear that he once waved at Onye IGBO, that he has passed through Alaiagbo or that he has IGBO Girl friend, then you look at the IGBO youth with serious concern and tries to make them understand that the only Difference between a COBRA and RATTLESNAKE is the name only, because both of them has Venom and they strike you with precision but another difference is that one kills faster but death is what both of them carries and the mission is killing you, the South nay South East youth will see you as enemy of his Nothern agenda progress, but I digress.
Ask a South east youth who is representing in them in any capacity politically, they will ask you "Wetin Concern me with the Rogues? " ,to them it's not their business , but they forgot it,s thier lives that are been used to play PING PONG.
what the youths, when I say Youths, I mean those from 25-56 which is classified as Youths in Nigerian concept , the youths can reel off head all the PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS since the birth of that our President Son ,who love to Ride expensive Bike and have expensive fall and expensive treatment abroad.
The Youths are not given to demand for better life, instead they turned into playing make believe BET NAIJA and all other sought of bet, but I can tell you that nobody who plays such amount to anything in life, there is no life in it, who only feed from hand to mouth .
Show me who has won Bet NAIJA and still eat after 3 years.
They emass Grand wealth which they did not even reinvested within to create employment for the graduates and ungraduated populace, instead they went abroad buying houses they don't need because the house will be too expensive to rent out and also they don't have the freedom to migrate or reside in all the places they bought houses, they just bought them because they have excess loot that must Be buried deep in foreign soil, then the one that can't be used to buy stupidity overseas they bury in sewage here, you begin to ask if they suck the breast of pig.
Can't they see that if they had used the money to set up factory, set up business that will employ youths or adults that their prayers will become protection.
The houses and wealth dumped overseas will only create an atmosphere of unassured future because your children will be actively stupid and become a bore and fund wasting ,because they have a glaring option which provides, THE FATHER HAS DUMPED ENOUGH WEALTH for 3 Generations, so why should one bother to work to earn wages whereas the wages has been stacked! But they forgot that without working for your living that your future is best described as NWA OSEAKA.
I do not know which one makes me more angry with our youths, they have turned everything to KALO KALO, originally when one wants to marry, especially wedding he set up committee of friends that will help only to Mount Canopies, Hire Chairs and run around.. But today Boys raise Committee of friends that will raise the money they will use to pay Dowry ,Do traditional wedding and White wedding.
They now have one for Child dedication, very soon we will have committee of friends to IMPREGNANT our wives.
So everything today is Magic ,illusion, miracle, but all is Mirage.
As we speak many youths do not have PVC even though it cost nothing and it is a weapon that one can flaunt before any politician as a weapon of leverage, but they are more comfortable flaunting BBN and all other nmegheri that is reigning today.
Let me forget this gospel and move out to Igbariam for free lunch, do not ask where the actual location or with who for I do not wish to discuss Lazy afternoon.
Mazi Odera POg moving with his brand new KEKE with Tarpaulin cover and AIRFANDITION blowing cool and Hot breeze.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Reaching out to Senator Abaribe
Dear Senator Abaribe, hear me by Mazi Odera POg 19/04/18
Senator Abaribe, I come to you with Understanding and as one Ezigbo Onye IGBO to another, I know you may feel abandoned by other spectators sorry I mean other SINATORS of South East, but I can assure you that it wasn't the case.
Just have it in mind that we the right thinking IGBO Men are standing solidly behind you like Rock of Gibraltar.
Those colleague of yours are not there with same mission, some went there to escape a certian life style, some are silent achievers who I can testify on what they have done silently to promote, project and enhance development in Alaigbo, but others are just after the Jumbo and Juicy Senatorial package which is somehow repulsive.
I have followed your stance and arguments in the Senate and it reminds me of One Woman that was conspiratorially removed just to make seat available for a Judas JONA whose mission is to cause pains and multiple affliction in the Red Chambers.
I know you are very aware that NDIGBO never respect or support anybody who works for IGBO interest, come with me for a walk in the Bush path, so I can point to you the houses of Dike NDIGBO which we abandoned just because we developed puff puff instead of Balls under our NADIKE OGBOGU .
Did you see that Onuiyi residence
? That was the house of Nnamdi Azikiwe the first President of Nigeria,he tried to make the Nation one and a thriving one but he was buried under political rubbles, but then his troubles were mainly the plot of Awolowo but how many IGBO politicians stood by him?
Well since he passed on, have you heard any of his son progressively mentioned or mentored?
Even the One Nigeria he died for , refused to honour him, not to talk about his house they are building ONE YEAR one Bag of Cement, but all the IGBO Governors, Senators, House of Representatives and Billionaires never saw it as eye Sore or see the dignity of completing the house which will send a message to the Central that WE HAVE BEEN EATING BEFORE THE DINNER .
see that Town, that is where General Aguiyi Ironsi hail from, do not ask me about his house because he was busy pandering and pacifying the Northerners even when at the risk of many IGBO Soldiers life who told him that isi ya GA Ada na aka ndi Ugwu, he simply welu fa nye na aka ndi iro, so out of his own Nzuzu he remains missing but General Danjuma can shade more light about his current position if his Multi Billion Oil success will allow him to comment.
Come did you see that isolated house standing at UKPABI JUNCTION? forget it, that house is a house of Sabotuer ,they call him "Onye Ube ruelu, oracha ".
That House standing a bit better than beautiful at the Corner, it was formerly a Shanty while he was alive, is the house of Late General chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Ikemba NDIGBO, ofu Onye ana asi UNU ABIANA ?
Otu Onye ndi muo na atu egwu, ndi mmadu na agba Nkiri.
Oji ula welu Dozie Nti Umaru during constitutional conference ,where Umaru called him a Rebel and he responded with a Rebellious SLAP.
The man whose Fame made OTA APE to hate NDIGBO the more to the extent that he even send him one way Plane Ticket but thank God for BIAFRAN Foundation Washington DC then, who rose and made the right calls and connections, the Enugwu tarmac where filled with Okada and the Hunters became the hunted.
But do you know that our Politicians did not respect him alive?
He won SENATORIAL RACE against Onwudiwe clean, clear and square but the fear of IGBO politicians over his fame and how he will dwarf them all was greater than the fears of the North who trembled that he may become Senate president within 6 months, so they openly gave Onwudiwe of NPP his winning.
While he was alive only one IGBO SOLID SON pays him respect, I mean in political position, he accepts him as a father, treat him as a Father and manage him as great IGBUDU and in return he ordained him and I quote "HE IS MY LAST WISH " ,well the Last Wish also gave him the highest possible Burial in annals of Africa, a burial that no other General will get, but no IGBO Politician wants to respect him or the family, though thanks to the same man "MY LAST WISH" who made sure that the wife were exalted as Ambassador, which after that every other thing became political ladder to politician, but I digress.
How about the Crying Governor from OBOWU? Sam Mbakwe...
even though many the man di Ugly to a fault but he made IMO STATE what it is today, sorry what it was before Governor AKPUOLA GI took over and turn the place to meeting Umunna.
Nke na ewem Ezigbo iwe bu the Youths of the state, instead of picketing the STATUE GOVERNOR they were busy watching and voting on the National endorsed PORNOGRAPHIC PROGRAM called BBN.
i know you are busy, so let me make this short by ending it here, but not before I mention MY LAST WISH.
He came into Governance and meet Tufiakwa setting, surrounded by pack of political wolves, a state that was named and known as THE HOME FOR ALL CRIMINALS.
Then the fate and politics of the state was given to an Urchin who decides who goes and who stays, we were in a state of desperatation .
That was what made MY LAST WISH to even come out in the first place, and when he came out, he came out with a Ballistic prose "ARE WE CURSED OR WE ARE THE CAUSE ?".
The question was intense, packed and menacing, well he won the race but the powers that raveged the state, the powers that held us in bondage decided that he is so independent and Rich to take over because he will change the lopsided settings and thereby liberate the state from shackles of charlatans .
That was when we misunderstood his lady like voice as sign of weakness but 3 years along the line, he spring political surprise and he got his winning back, not only did he liberated us from the fetters of evil Bondage, he set us a banquet in the presence of our enemies and we became LIGHT OF THE NATION .
He dragged us out from Educational disadvantage position and place us at number one and we became The state to BEAT.
He cleared our accumulative state debt, and left behind Mountain of Cash, best Road network, best Health centers, best secured state driven by Local Vigilante and we'll equipped MILITARY and Police.
After all he did, the thank you he got from the state bu IPIAWA YA AZU, but because he was schooled by the General he accepted his fate,moved on and as we speak he is Jobless as in no active office but he is a POLITICAL EVANGELIST evangelising both in Churches, Schools, Halls, Home and Abroad and there is one amusing part to his good deed in Government..
Many states and even his state are scared to invite him to occasions because once he came into any occasion, all PROTOCOLS , stereo typed for Protocols will break and the frenzy adoration from people who tasted his days will make every other thing look petit.
Having said that above, I just want to encourage you to focus, continue your good work and never mind about the forsaken of your colleagues.
Myself, Mazi Odera POg who put his life, freedom on the line just protecting and projecting good cause and good governance, I have not received thank you talkless of very much and I continued..
This is Mazi Odera with appointment as THE PEN OF THE gods moving from Umunze to to enjoy good scene and also buy recharge card from Chidinma iyorom Nju
Senator Abaribe, I come to you with Understanding and as one Ezigbo Onye IGBO to another, I know you may feel abandoned by other spectators sorry I mean other SINATORS of South East, but I can assure you that it wasn't the case.
Just have it in mind that we the right thinking IGBO Men are standing solidly behind you like Rock of Gibraltar.
Those colleague of yours are not there with same mission, some went there to escape a certian life style, some are silent achievers who I can testify on what they have done silently to promote, project and enhance development in Alaigbo, but others are just after the Jumbo and Juicy Senatorial package which is somehow repulsive.
I have followed your stance and arguments in the Senate and it reminds me of One Woman that was conspiratorially removed just to make seat available for a Judas JONA whose mission is to cause pains and multiple affliction in the Red Chambers.
I know you are very aware that NDIGBO never respect or support anybody who works for IGBO interest, come with me for a walk in the Bush path, so I can point to you the houses of Dike NDIGBO which we abandoned just because we developed puff puff instead of Balls under our NADIKE OGBOGU .
Did you see that Onuiyi residence
? That was the house of Nnamdi Azikiwe the first President of Nigeria,he tried to make the Nation one and a thriving one but he was buried under political rubbles, but then his troubles were mainly the plot of Awolowo but how many IGBO politicians stood by him?
Well since he passed on, have you heard any of his son progressively mentioned or mentored?
Even the One Nigeria he died for , refused to honour him, not to talk about his house they are building ONE YEAR one Bag of Cement, but all the IGBO Governors, Senators, House of Representatives and Billionaires never saw it as eye Sore or see the dignity of completing the house which will send a message to the Central that WE HAVE BEEN EATING BEFORE THE DINNER .
see that Town, that is where General Aguiyi Ironsi hail from, do not ask me about his house because he was busy pandering and pacifying the Northerners even when at the risk of many IGBO Soldiers life who told him that isi ya GA Ada na aka ndi Ugwu, he simply welu fa nye na aka ndi iro, so out of his own Nzuzu he remains missing but General Danjuma can shade more light about his current position if his Multi Billion Oil success will allow him to comment.
Come did you see that isolated house standing at UKPABI JUNCTION? forget it, that house is a house of Sabotuer ,they call him "Onye Ube ruelu, oracha ".
That House standing a bit better than beautiful at the Corner, it was formerly a Shanty while he was alive, is the house of Late General chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Ikemba NDIGBO, ofu Onye ana asi UNU ABIANA ?
Otu Onye ndi muo na atu egwu, ndi mmadu na agba Nkiri.
Oji ula welu Dozie Nti Umaru during constitutional conference ,where Umaru called him a Rebel and he responded with a Rebellious SLAP.
The man whose Fame made OTA APE to hate NDIGBO the more to the extent that he even send him one way Plane Ticket but thank God for BIAFRAN Foundation Washington DC then, who rose and made the right calls and connections, the Enugwu tarmac where filled with Okada and the Hunters became the hunted.
But do you know that our Politicians did not respect him alive?
He won SENATORIAL RACE against Onwudiwe clean, clear and square but the fear of IGBO politicians over his fame and how he will dwarf them all was greater than the fears of the North who trembled that he may become Senate president within 6 months, so they openly gave Onwudiwe of NPP his winning.
While he was alive only one IGBO SOLID SON pays him respect, I mean in political position, he accepts him as a father, treat him as a Father and manage him as great IGBUDU and in return he ordained him and I quote "HE IS MY LAST WISH " ,well the Last Wish also gave him the highest possible Burial in annals of Africa, a burial that no other General will get, but no IGBO Politician wants to respect him or the family, though thanks to the same man "MY LAST WISH" who made sure that the wife were exalted as Ambassador, which after that every other thing became political ladder to politician, but I digress.
How about the Crying Governor from OBOWU? Sam Mbakwe...
even though many the man di Ugly to a fault but he made IMO STATE what it is today, sorry what it was before Governor AKPUOLA GI took over and turn the place to meeting Umunna.
Nke na ewem Ezigbo iwe bu the Youths of the state, instead of picketing the STATUE GOVERNOR they were busy watching and voting on the National endorsed PORNOGRAPHIC PROGRAM called BBN.
i know you are busy, so let me make this short by ending it here, but not before I mention MY LAST WISH.
He came into Governance and meet Tufiakwa setting, surrounded by pack of political wolves, a state that was named and known as THE HOME FOR ALL CRIMINALS.
Then the fate and politics of the state was given to an Urchin who decides who goes and who stays, we were in a state of desperatation .
That was what made MY LAST WISH to even come out in the first place, and when he came out, he came out with a Ballistic prose "ARE WE CURSED OR WE ARE THE CAUSE ?".
The question was intense, packed and menacing, well he won the race but the powers that raveged the state, the powers that held us in bondage decided that he is so independent and Rich to take over because he will change the lopsided settings and thereby liberate the state from shackles of charlatans .
That was when we misunderstood his lady like voice as sign of weakness but 3 years along the line, he spring political surprise and he got his winning back, not only did he liberated us from the fetters of evil Bondage, he set us a banquet in the presence of our enemies and we became LIGHT OF THE NATION .
He dragged us out from Educational disadvantage position and place us at number one and we became The state to BEAT.
He cleared our accumulative state debt, and left behind Mountain of Cash, best Road network, best Health centers, best secured state driven by Local Vigilante and we'll equipped MILITARY and Police.
After all he did, the thank you he got from the state bu IPIAWA YA AZU, but because he was schooled by the General he accepted his fate,moved on and as we speak he is Jobless as in no active office but he is a POLITICAL EVANGELIST evangelising both in Churches, Schools, Halls, Home and Abroad and there is one amusing part to his good deed in Government..
Many states and even his state are scared to invite him to occasions because once he came into any occasion, all PROTOCOLS , stereo typed for Protocols will break and the frenzy adoration from people who tasted his days will make every other thing look petit.
Having said that above, I just want to encourage you to focus, continue your good work and never mind about the forsaken of your colleagues.
Myself, Mazi Odera POg who put his life, freedom on the line just protecting and projecting good cause and good governance, I have not received thank you talkless of very much and I continued..
This is Mazi Odera with appointment as THE PEN OF THE gods moving from Umunze to to enjoy good scene and also buy recharge card from Chidinma iyorom Nju
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