Walkout on President Jonathan, a coup - Tukur

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, says that last August’s walk-out on President Goodluck Jonathan by dissenting party members during the controversial convention of the party amounted to a coup d’etat.
Tukur made the remark in a response to the assertion of the Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, that Mr. Tukur is a ‘virus’ that must be removed from the party.
A statement signed by Lamido’s Media Adviser, Prince Oliver Okpala, however said that Tukur agreed to being a virus, but described him as a “positive virus” in the party.
"Tukur agreed with Governor Sule Lamido that he is a virus in the party but a necessary virus for the entrenchment of democratic culture, discipline and good governance in the party and the country.
"He hoped that Governor Sule Lamido will soon catch this necessary virus for the good of the PDP and the country."
The National Chairman remarked that the virus that Lamido identified is a necessary virus in any democratic political structure for sustenance and continuity of the country’s nascent democratic dispensation.
He said if the virus had spread enough the likes of Governor Lamido would not have walked out on the President of the country and other party chieftains during the party’s last convention.
The actions of the governors, he said, amounted to a political coup and secession which should be condemned by every right thinking Nigerian as an insult on the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Source: Sahara reporters

Super Eagles defeat Ethiopia 2-0 to become first African country to qualify for Brazil 2014

Victor Moses and Victor Nsofor scored from set-pieces, as Nigeria confirmed their spot in next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
The Super Eagles came into the game, with a healthy 2-1 advantage over the Ethiopiansand started brightly, with Emmanuel Emenike testing the goalkeeper and Brown Ideye failing to score from pointblank range.
However, in the 20th minute, the referee adjudged that a Walya Antelope defender had handled the ball inside the area and pointed to the spot. Moses, who is on loan at Liverpool, stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way, deflating the East Africans’ hope  of an unlikely comeback.

The hosts seem to relax, after extending their advantage and failed to convert some of the good chances they had, until Nsofor was summoned from the bench. With his very first kick, he curled a majestic free-kick into the top corner, to seal Nigeria’s place at Brazil 2014.
It will be the West African country’s fifth World Cup in the last six editions – they lost out to Angola in 2006.

Anambra GuberPoll: PDP candidate could not cast his vote

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Comrade Tony Nwoye could not cast his vote in the election.
Nwoye could not find his name in the voters’ register in his Abitor square, Nsugbe ward 1 polling unit.
He had first arrived the square for accreditation when he met other voters who were complaining of their names not being in the register.

Though he was assured that the matter will be resolved, Tony was still unable to vote when he returned at the polling unit.
A disappointed Tony told journalists that he was not happy that on the same polling unit he voted in previous election, he could no longer vote.
He said that himself, his father and uncle could not vote because their names were not on the register.
A community leader, Mr Ugwu Okaa said that INEC had shown incompetence on its part that it could not conduct election in one state.

Ngige claims disenfranchisement of voters in his strongholds

Anambra State gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chris Ngige has claimed that there was a disenfranchisement of voters in areas where his supporters are concentrated.
Ngige said, “From reports reaching us, there is a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise voters in Idemili North, Idemili South, Awka South, portions of Dunukofia, all aimed at my voting strength centres.
“Idemili North a lone has 180,000 registered voters. In the last Senatorial election, it was a place that I scored the highest number of votes, more than any other Senatorial candidate
“Idemili South is also my home base. Part of Aniocha, like Ichida, Adazi-Enu – they have been voting for me. And in all these places, there’s shortage of electoral materials.”
Ngige has said that it was a calculated attempt to deny him much needed votes.

Source: the Herald

Two shot over ballot box snatching

Two people have reportedly been shot in Amaenyi, Awka South Local Government Area while allegedly attempting to snatch ballot boxes.
Details on the shooting is still sketchy

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Fashola greeted with Protest

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola was greeted with series of embarrassing songs as he arrived home of late political activist, Baba Omojola after the his body arrived home for his lying-in-state at his family's residence in Surulre, Lagos State.
The governor arrived with his convoy unable to go into the premises due to presence of a van that contained speakers blaring comradely songs for the activists at the venue.
The van was used to obstruct movement of vehicles into the residence. Upon his arrival however, aides of the governor who wanted to take their convoy in ordered that the van be removed for the governor, but the activists insisted the governor must alight from own his car and walk into the premises like others did. One activist, Debo Adeniran, who coordinated the van said with sarcarsm, that the governor could call his LASTMA officials to tow the van out of the way.
Upon realizing the seriousness of the activists, Mr. Fashola stepped down from his car and walked into the premises.
But as Mr. Fashola inched towards the house, more activists who had learned of his arrival took the microphone to sing anti-oppressor government song. Some lines in their songs tagged the governor "Ole-ole", translating to the calling the governor a  thief.
The activists also substituted imperative words into their chorus, asking Mr. Fashola to leave the event to avoid his further embarrassment.
It was not known whether the governor had intention to stay long enough to address participants, but he left soon as the chants by activists gained more tempo.
Asked why Mr. Fashola had to be rejected at the event, the activists told Saharareporters that the governor was only a hypocrite pretending to be familiar with the late Baba Omojola.
A comrade said: "You won't believe they (government) don't allow Baba into their office whenever he was there on pressing public issues that affect the masse. But now that Baba is dead, Fashola is now here to show fake familiarity"
Another activist said it was now common for politicians to take advantage of the death of Comrades to woo families and relations of the bereaved.
"They did same when Gani Fawehinmi died. They hated him when he was alive because he spoke bitter truth to them and also challenged them to court especially on fake Toronto certificate of Tinubu, but after his death, they began pretending they were best of friends with him and began creating park and programs to deceive the public", a civil society leader who was present during the incidence said.
"That has become their forte. They suppress voices of the masses but whenever a strong activist whose voice gave them nightmare dies, they rejoice by sponsoring his funeral", he added.
The Lagos State Government tarred the Chief Onitana Street where Baba Omojola lived as part of gestures for his funeral. During a brief chat with SaharaTV crew recently, son of Baba Omojola, Akinola Omojola commented that it takes a prominent person to die for Government to repair a road in Nigeria.
It would be recalled that Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa was also booed recently as he strayed into the night of tributes and socials in memory of Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi.
"They are all hypocrites and we will continue to embarrass them if they won't stop insulting us to our face by pretending they were friends with our gone heroes", a protester said.

Source: Sahara reporters

Anambra Guber Poll - Counting ongoing

Counting is ongoing in most of the polling booths and from our correspondent’s observation, the Peoples Democratic Party is leading.
The PDP and All Progressives Grand Alliance dominate the ballot papers, while supporters of the All Progressives Congress are still in shock.