What Will a Restructured Nigeria Look Like?

The most important task before us right now is envisaging what a restructured Nigeria would look like. We have agreed that Nigeria needs restructuring based on the principles of federalism. The next big question should be; what should a restructured Nigeria look like? This is what I have set out to answer in this lecture.

How should responsibilities be shared between the federal and state governments in a restructured Nigeria? We believe it will be inappropriate for us as a Movement to impose regions or even states on the people of Nigeria. This is why we believe the people (ethnic nationalities) themselves must be given the opportunity to decide whether they want regions or states as the federating units. Whatever the case may be, these twenty rules must be followed.To answer these questions, we have drawn up twenty rules that should guide us in our debate. Find below the twenty rules that we consider as fundamental to a two-tier system of federal structure and which we think is best suitable for a country like Nigeria.

Nigeria at 55: President Buhari’s speech (FULL SPEECH)

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI'S 55th YEAR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION BROADCAST ON THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER,2015

"October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood and to greatness.

“No temporary problems or passing challenges should stop us from honouring this day. Let us remind ourselves of the gifts God has given us. Our Creator has bequeathed to us Numbers – Nigeria is the ninth most populated country on the planet. We have in addition arable land; water; forests; oil and gas; coastline; and solid minerals.

PRAYER FOR NIGERIAN 2015 MARCH 28 ELECTION by MAZI ODERA

Dear Father in Heaven ,the God that was not made nor created ,you are the I am THAT was and is .
This Morning I bring NIGERIAN NATIONAL election to you ,as you know ,many of us reason like idiots by choice ,some prefer to work and walk in darkness but after some days they will start calling your name as if you did not give us the chance to choose between good and evil.
I start with Presidential candidates ,even though we have more than 6 contestants ,but only 2 are contesting .

Father ,one candidate promised us before that BLOOD will flow ,that BABOONS and Monkeys will soak in blood if he did not win on his 3rd quest for same position ,remember that he hated such position to be decided through ballot instead of BARREL of GUN, the hatred was so brazen that he single handedly truncated a democratic government . Yes before I forget ,not only did he truncate the democracy he set a standard that baffled even himself ,,MAY the life of those that knew all this evil deeds and still crave for his return henceforth be like his deed as above -AMEN

[1] He will check your religion ,if you are not in same religion with him ,you must go to PRISON and the least term is 130 years ,but if you are of same faith with him ,then you get TO LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH POMP AND PAGENTARY .,,,,
MAY the life of those that knew all this evil deeds and still crave for his return henceforth be like his deed as above -AMEN

[2] He swear that corruption must be eradicated ,but as we look to see how it will happen ,he stated by –SENDING out his soldier to go to any warehouse that does not belong to his religious sect ,if they check out your business name and it has anything to do with OKEKE or OKAFOR or sound IGBOISH ,they will stop ,use hammer and break the keys ,then proceed to sale everything in that warehouse at prices they deem fit.They did not visit any WAREHOUSE called DANTATA which is larger and stockier than all the targeted warehouses ,then he auction the goods without considering the cost incurred by the importer ,he did not subsidize the price nor help them in anyway to bring down the cost ,but he used the powers of the Gun and render many families useless and koboless just because they are not worshipping same GOD with him……
MAY the life of those that knew all this evil deeds and still crave for his return henceforth be like his deed as above –AMEN

[3]He changed our currency and promulgated a decree that provides that every item that comes into the nation must be screened 100% not exemption ,but Dear God ,when his partner and friend ,the EMIR OF GWADU came in with 53 SUITCASES ,he made sure that it must enter the nation un-opened ,which made the AA OF CUSTOMS then ,ALHAJI ABUBAKAR to resign from Customs because 53 suitcases of DRUGS cannot be allowed through his nose without settlement .
MAY the life of those that knew all this evil deeds and still crave for his return henceforth be like his deed as above -AMEN

[4] Father ,I wish to remind you that this same man that prance about and using voodoo to brain wash even the erect was same person that started this corruption in Nigeria ,let me remind myself that it was in 1977 as PETROLEUM SECTRETARY UNDER GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBSANAJO that he stole our 2.8 BILLION NAIRA ,which is about 3 BILLION DOLLARS then and bank same in MIDLAND BANK LONDON ,and when Shagari wanted to probe that money ,he was removed with the barrel of the GUN and the treacherous man took over and run the nation in 2 segments –MUSLIMS were his favorites and CHRISTIAN became his WHORE .
MAY the life of those that knew all this evil deeds and still crave for his return henceforth be like his deed as above -AMEN

[5]The last time he asked for our mandate ,which the nation said HELL NO ,he activated a sect that spill blood without remorse ,even though he swore that he can never contest election again ,but now he is out again showing that he has no moral or that his words can never be taking serious ,now he promised again that BABOONS and MONKEYS blood will flow ,but Dear God ,I pray that anybody that wants blood for this election will have that of his family or his family will use his blood to pay the price for such pronouncement .The nation has paid enough price and beside this men never allowed their own children near any polling booth but they want us to fight for them ,only for them to continue with the oligarchy and lock out the voting masses …..
MAY the life of those that knew all this evil deeds and still crave for his return henceforth be like his deed as above -AMEN

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CANDIDATE –

Dear God ,this man came in and meet a nation that is in LIMBO ,a decayed society gripped with acute corruption ,a nation that was fashioned to be governed by a group of BORN TO RULE MENTALITY .Then he came and started by re-builiding our decadence ,now we have a workable agriculture ,a moving Train ,a steady supply of PMS /PETROL and no longer sleeping at filling stations just to get enough fuel to power your car.Salaries are paid by swift transfer ,just get close to your phone and you will receive alert .
Today even oppositions can win any election even when the Power in central has what it takes to do it OBJ STYLE ,yet they prefer to make every vote count.
Daddy ,I am surprise that this days people insult the President and call him names and he will do nothing about it ? against what we all know about this nation that when you say anything against the President ,they will snuff life out of you for good.
Dear Father ,I pray that all the reformations as carried on by the incumbent shall be my portion ,also portion of those that believe in greater and more peaceful Nigeria .We shall gain a better and peaceful state and those that wanted CHANGE shall gain a BOMB FILLED CHANGE which they preach.

We the people who love good things shall continue to use better life ,while those that swore with religious material that blood must be spilled and also they made sure that they carried out the mission,those that seconded them shall use their own blood to replace the innocent targets ,they shall enjoy ANALOG and antiquated life style ,A DRACONIAN life style and hypocritical poise as paraded by their principal .

I remembered some shouted change in LAGOS ,a man that was sacked by GOV FASHOLA just under 3 months for been the most corrupt person in that government ,he was returned now as the GOVERNOR wanna be ? even though while he served Fashola he was a DIE HARD MUSLIM but see how they changed his name now ,they removed the ALHAJI in his name and simply call him AMBODE that way they will pull wools over our eyes and confuse us to believe that he is a Christian..that is the kind of Change they plotted.
This same Change said they borrowed money to buy Form for GRAND DAD that hated democracy ,but they did not tell us how they intend to pay back the loan ,we all know that the Form was bought at 27 million ,which he said he borrowed ,but few weeks after the wife of same man that borrowed 27 million donated 135million to ADAMAWA and the question is WHO IS FOOLING WHO ?
The man said he is not sick but meanwhile we know that the plans and plot of his manipulator is to use him and gain entrance into our Federal coffer,then as he plotted on making the OSUNBANJO to resign after election and make the MANIPULATOR VICE president ,thereby making way for him to ascend the throne if the President dies of ill health or he may help the President to get that wish faster .

Father I pray that anybody that plans to shed another blood just to help his carrier especially in this election ,kindly do us a great favor and let that person not live up to that election ,yes ,only you can snuff the life out of any of them without apologies.
Any person that thinks killing innocent people will gain him such cause ,may his family all pay the price in his very presence .
Father this election will be more peaceful than every election ever held in NIGERIA and you shall enthrone HE that you know will salvage this nation from the diabolical plot of the west ,especially when they plotted on making us having MEN WED MEN AND WOMEN ON WOMEN but to us it is great abomination.

Before I share the grace ,I wish to complain that WESTERN NATION did not like PREZ GOODLUCK just because he said no to SAME SEX MARRIAGE ,Father the west like LESBIANISM AND HOMOSEXUALISM and we don,t ,can they just respect our choice same way we respect their own choice ?

They want us to accept that our children will tell us FUCK YOU and we smile like them and say thank you ,but because we prefer to use KOBOKO and flog some sense into any child that tries that in our soil ,they call it child abuse ,but the same sect of western bullies will conspire and invade IRAQ ,LIBYA and kill them in great numbers and makes no apology for the aborrminable killing just because they wanted complete control over oil. We understand that they predicted that NIGERIA must end in 2015 and they are supporting a MOST VIOLENT MAN that will help and enthrone anarchy ,but hence JONATHAN refused to allow the blood letting to start and thereby make them fulfill their prediction ,they are now running from pillar to post .

Father in heaven ,we pray as your power pass their own power show them why you are GOD and they are just a dog ,they cannot foist evil on us just because they crave to control our land and our oil. They plotted the fall of OIL and they crashed many currencies and yet that is not enough for them ,what again do they want from us ?

Daddy ,I pray that you bully the bullies and I pray that our ELECTION shall be most FREE AND FAIR and not even mosquito shall be killed in cause of that election and may greater shame be unto those that wish us blood spilling in JESUS NAME I PRAY ..

Your Son on mission –MAZI ODERA

Maiduguri death toll hits 90, Military arrests Boko Haram explosions ‘mastermind’, 30 others

No fewer than 90 – up from 35 reported yesterday – people died at the weekend in Boko Haram attacks in the city. Security agents are holding an elderly man who was found last night allegedly with eight guns hidden in his pick up van in Maiduguri, the troubled Borno State capital. The identity of the suspect was not immediately known.

Rescuers are still searching for more bodies under the rubble at the scene of explosions. The suspect was arrested at the military check point on Lagos Road by soldiers who used anti-weapons scanners to detect the arms.

Youth volunteers, popularly known as Civilian JTF, were combing the scene of the blasts. They were seen on major roads, such as Lagos, Customs, Damboa, Kashim Ibrahim, Bank Road, Post Office, GRA and Polo Extension – all in the Maiduguri metropolis – searching vehicles to fish out suspected insurgents who are believed to have infiltrated the town.

Eye witnesses said the arrests caused pandemonium as people rushed towards University Road, thinking another bomb had exploded.

Mr Innocent Andrew, who is the chairman of the Association of Nurses and Midwives at the University of Maiduguri, said the hospital was besieged by many residents searching for their loved ones among the dead or injured.

The death toll in weekend’s twin explosions in Maiduguri, has increased to 51.

A Red Cross official said 51 bodies had been recovered there and many more victims of the Boko Haram attack were believed buried in the rubble.

Fifty bodies were retrieved, said Hassan Ali, leader of an anti-terror vigilante group.

It also emerged that while the car bomb was going off in the state capital, insurgents were on the offensive in Mainok, a village 60 kilometres away. They killed no fewer than 39 people.

Dozens of attackers dressed in military uniforms fired rocket propelled grenades and Kalashnikovs as people prepared for prayers.

Resident Yahaya Umar said yesterday: “They came in around 7pm and opened fire indiscriminately with RPGs, explosives and AK-47 rifles.

“They killed 39 people who were buried this morning and destroyed the whole town.”

Another resident, Abdullahi Gana, gave a similar account of the incident.

“We were just lamenting the twin blasts in Maiduguri … when the Boko Haram gunmen arrived and started firing volleys of RPGs and guns,” he said

Corroborating the account, taxi driver Mansu Buba said he returned to Mainok village yesterday to find victims being buried. Mainok has been attacked many times in the past year.

A State Security Service agent said no huts were left standing. All the thatched-roof huts were gone, he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak to reporters.

Additional information yesterday on the Maiduguri blast indicated that some buildings collapsed. Others were set aflame with smoke billowing for hours. A resident who worked at the scene through the night but insisted on anonymity, said the victims include children dancing at a wedding celebration and people watching a soccer match at an outdoor cinema. The Associated Press (AP) reported.

The first blast came from a pickup truck carrying firewood and did not cause many casualties, said Ali. Most of those killed had run to the scene to help when a second explosion blasted from a passenger car, he said.

Survivors said they captured a man who jumped out of the car, grabbed a tricycle taxi and tried to make off. He was badly beaten and taken to nearby Umaru Shehu General Hospital, where a security guard said all the wounded brought in had died. Most survivors insisted on anonymity for fear of reprisals.

Some bodies were blown apart, said market trader Mallam Sumaila. An AP reporter saw a body burnt beyond recognition at a hospital where wailing families were collecting bodies for immediate burial in the Muslim tradition.

The attackers chose a densely populated area with narrow alleyways that maximized the blasts and a Saturday night when the market was open late.

It was not known how many wounded are being treated in three hospitals in the city.

More than 300 people were killed in extremist attacks last month in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, among them pupils of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi.

Outnumbered soldiers are accused of abandoning checkpoints and leaving civilians at the mercy of extremists in two attacks last week that killed about 100 people, including one on a high school.

Maiduguri has suffered only two attacks in the past six months: a January 14 bomb that killed about 40 people and a bold assault December 5 on the Air Force base and an army barracks on the outskirts in which all five aircraft on the runway were destroyed.

There are fears that the Boko Haram conflicts could spread. Boko Haram militants already operate in Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic and lately there have been reports the extremists are threatening to get involved in Central African Republic, where French and African troops are trying to end fighting between Muslim and Christian militias.

Nigeria2015 elections: Police ‘mopping up’ arms

The force has suspended the issuance of licence for private arms.

(NAN) - The Nigeria Police said they have started mopping up arms ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country.

Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday.

He added that the police had placed surveillance on public armouries across the country and the nation’s borders in order to checkmate illegal possession of arms.

He said that many black spots were also being raided across the nation.

“One major factor behind thuggery is the proliferation of illegal arms. As a result of this, we have been mopping up arms across the country,” Mr. Mba said.

He disclosed that many illegal arms had been discovered in Lagos State.

“Police in other states are doing same. We are mounting surveillance on public armouries to check proliferation of light arms in wrong hands.

“The Marine police are checking our waters, particularly in Niger Delta. We are checking local arms production,” he said.

Mr. Mba said the police had also discovered some factories in Edo, Anambra and other places. Those arms and factories were destroyed, he said.

The police spokesman said that arrangement was on to recover all illegal arms in the country for destruction.

He said the police were collaborating with the military, Department of State Service, Civil Defence Corps, Immigration, Customs and private security organisations to achieve set goals.

“As we speak, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has placed embargo on issuance of licence to individuals for arms. This is just one way to check arms in the country,’’ he said.

Mr. Mba said the IGP had reduced the use of police escort by politicians and some private persons nationwide.

He said that surveillance had also been placed on politicians and private persons, with a view to checking anyone using police officers without permit.

“We should however note that some people are to be protected by the police because of their position in Nigeria. Even in developed world, the state provides special security for some people’’, he said. (NAN)