
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
NIGERIAN NATIONAL LEGISLATURE, THE NUMERO-UNO QUESTION?

Monday, November 23, 2009
LORD LUGARD'S 'THE DUAL MANDATE', AN OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT?

Sunday, November 22, 2009
SANI ABACHA, THE ROGUE MIDGET OF KANO STATE AND A SON NAMED ABBA!

Icheoku have always suspected that behind those dark sun-shades eye-goggles, which later became his trade-mark, lies a pair of weasel-eyes of a criminal military dictator, who found a lucrative hobby, looting Nigeria until a well orchestrated death caught up with him. Thanks to his nemesis in the form of two Indian escorts, who seduced their way into his love-nest; a hideout inside Aso Rock unbeknownst to his wife, the Lebanese born Maryam Abacha, matriarch of the Chagori construction family who bore him nine children. The two Delilahs offered him their luscious bodies, but first a dose of poisoned Viagra pills? Their lecherous rendezvous was interrupted midway with a gasping for air, fainting Sani Abacha; who, before the summoned Aso Rock medics could arrive, had gone into irreversible cardiac arrest and the rest is now history.


Thursday, November 19, 2009
ERIC HOLDER, FACES DOWN THOSE DAMN 9/11 TERRORISTS!



Wednesday, November 18, 2009
OBAMA BOWS, ENOUGH OF THE CONDESCENSION!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
NIGERIA 2011 ELECTION, IF ONLY PDP IS SMART ENOUGH?
Now that Mr. Fix-it has fixed it, both at the PDP and the High Court, and Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo is the official PDP gubernatorial candidate for Anambra State, Icheoku says, may all Anambra PDP members now kow-tow and work for their candidate's success at the February 2010 polls. It is better to be counted in now than to wait on the sidelines or outside disgruntled, since the same forces that imposed him on the state will surely see him sworn in as the next governor of Anambra State? Joining team-Soludo now is the only thing that makes sense under the circumstance; as any other thing is tantamount to becoming part of the losing side in the PDP or at worst, the PDP losing Anambra State to the opposition, which is highly improbable judging from what is being mustered to see Soludo through? As for us at Icheoku.com, whatever beef we had with the manner Soludo was foisted on the party in Anambra state is now rested, as we cannot continue to be seen as more catholic than the Pope or appear to cry more than the bereaved. The issue was PDP's and they have settled it their usual PDP fashion, case closed. Therefore Icheoku, on behalf of our staff and contributors, cease this opportunity to wish Professor Chukwuma Soludo well and a good outing come February 2010. Now we pivot to the intended discussion piece, - what PDP must and ought to do to maintain peace in Nigeria 2011 elections? If what went down in Anambra State this period is any indication of what awaits Nigeria in 2011, then there is trouble in the land; and Nigerians must run to the hills for their safety. Imagine 48 candidates picking up 5.25 million naira non refundable nomination forms for just one governorship nomination slot; which was followed by the sudden springing and imposition of one of them as the candidate on the rest of the other candidates, without due consultations or any convincing primaries? But that is the way of Nigerian politics where the cabals always have their way, irrespective of whether anyone likes it or not; otherwise who nominated President Umaru Yar'Adua or voted for him for the presidency yet he been in Aso Rock since May 2007?
But back to Anambra State, where one of the disenfranchised governorship candidates took the matter to the court in his futile attempt to stop Professor Soludo governorship crown? But unbeknownst to him, the Nigerian cabal have already signed-off on Soludo's candidacy and that is all that mattered; as their long arms have also since reached the courts and the rest is now history. The court dismissed the suit challenging Soludo's emergence as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, alleluia! The court not only dismissed the said suit, but went further and vacated its earlier order of October 23, 2009 in which it had restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing Soludo as the Anambra State PDP governorship candidate. In his ruling, Justice Danlami Senchi said, the Abuja High court lacked jurisdiction over an Anambra State matter? Icheoku says, really and when did this honorable justice realise that? Once again, a proven testimony that what Anenih wants, Anenih gets; himself being one of the men of power in Nigeria whose reaches are beyond every imagination? He had previously promised the outcome of Andy Ubah at the court of appeals and it came to pass. Any Nigerian politician who pitches battle or choses to ignore this Edo State Anenih now turned Anambra State Anene because of Soludo, does so at his own peril. But it is not yet Uhuru in Anambra State or Nigeria or even for the PDP as we shall see if the much touted and hyped 'Soludo Solutions' will work miracle in Anambra State, post February 2010? Icheoku says, if the PDP is smart they will win or rather hijack the upcoming 2011 elections in Nigeria convincingly and without unduely raising much eyebrows or unreasonably heightening tensions in Nigeria. What the PDP needs to do is to pretend to be fair in the states they take during the election; while respecting the right and pride of some of the doyens of the opposition' political parties and in their respective home states? The PDP must allow these opposition chiefftains to at least win a consolatory, complimentary state they can still proudly call their turfs. But the problem with Nigeria, greed might once again provide the proverbial banana peel, which might spell doom for Nigerian democracy? The problem in Nigerian politics as witnessed in 1983 NPN days, was the penchant by the ruling political party to try to suffocate the little opposition parties and usurp all elected offices in the land, without letting the opposition win any consolatory prize whatsoever. That was what suffered NPN greatly and which ultimately ended democracy in the second republic? The then NPN wanted it all in September 1983, when they "won" Nnamdi Azikwe home state of Anambra beyond every polls or imaginations; Obafemi Awolowo Oyo State and attempted same in Ondo State before Omoboriowo was chased out in a people's revolt that saw so many maimed and killed; PRP's Kano home state and somewhat in Kaduna? What happened thereafter is now mere historical facts as the opposition ganged up with their ear-shattering complaints which Buhari' and his gang of military marauders cashed in on and overthrew the Shagari government. Now, any analytical observer of the political development in Nigeria so far under the ruling PDP, will agree with Icheoku that the present PDP is headed in the same direction as did NPN in 1983; and as they dry their gun-powder towards achieving their puerile 60 years-in-power political game-plan, what faith awaits the opposition? Are they going to swallow them or kill them all off? A political party with some good brains running things therein, would have deliberately conceded some states to the oppositions especially where vociferous ones exist; and queitly take others and still remain atop and in power? For example, in the South East, they can take three out of the five Igbo states; - leaving Anambra State for Ojukwu and Abia State for Orji Uzor-Kalu? In the South South, they can take it all i they so desires since there is no credible vocie of opposition therein? In the South West they can leave Lagos State for Bolaji Tinubu and take the rest? In North East, they could concede Adamawa State to Atiku's political bloc and appropriate the rest for themselves; and same goes for the North West except for Daura which they can leave for Buhari; they can usurp the entire North central for all anybody cares? In this way the PDP can still be in power and in control of 26 out of 36 states; and enjoying a spread that is truly reflective of all the geographical demarcations in Nigeria; and appearing truly reflective of the entire Nigeria making it a truly national political party. Unfortunately, this is not the case as the PDP is headed on the same road trabelled by the 1983 NPN, - a wrong road to perdition; and we pray that they realise their foolish enterprise early enough before they lose it all. Icheoku says, a vaunted 60 years uninterrupted hold unto power can only be realised in a peaceful political environment where the people feel that their voices are heard and respected. Icheoku says, the choice is the PDP's to make; but it sure seem that Nigerians will not let them get away unscathed the next time around there is another wholesale hijack of elections in Nigeria, especially come 2011? The PDP should also realise that there is no way in hell everybody in Nigeria will belong to the same political party; and therefore must allow opposition to thrive. Nigeria is afterall an amalgamation of different peoples of different nations with different backgrounds, thought and aspirations; therefore it is pendatic to expect all of them to melt into one political party with one ideology and philosophy.
Such thought is not only very stupid but the trappings of an unthinking mind; it is simply utopia! Therefore Icheoku calls on the PDP to let Nigerians disagree to agree, in a peaceful political atmosphere where there are more political parties serving as outlets, than just one; and where the PDP becomes mindful of her other competitions reflective of other political parties which by necessary implication will serve as a boost for democracy. It is all about choices and the PDP must not stifle this God's given right and which democracy protects. Icheoku says, this is the panacea which a smart PDP should endeavor to nurture in Nigeria and dispense same in 2011; in order for it to survive! Anything short of a peaceful and respectable accommodation of the opposition and in a meaningful way, will spell doom for the young fledgling democracy that is Nigeria, come 2011. No rational person or body or political party would want such a scenario? So be very mindful of the consequences of your actions and utterances, PDP!


Monday, November 16, 2009
NASIR EL RUFAI ADMITS, "YES, I WAS OBASANJO'S 'YES MAN!'

According to Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, "It was Obasanjo who single-handedly selected Umaru and presented him to us as his choice-candidate to succeed him. Nobody dare say anything against Umaru because you could be seen to be having an antagonistic interest, which was why we all kept quiet and said, 'Yes sir,' we will support him." Icheoku says, it is always a thing of joy and a source of comic relief for Nigerians, whenever their former men of power bemoans their lose in the power struggle that is Nigerian politics and comes out pontificating on their holiness in the whole sordid affair of power struggle? The former lord of the manor in Nigeria, a minister of the Federal Capital Territory and member of former President Olusegun Obasanjo's kitchen cabinet, the 'almighty' El-Rufai, now left out in the cold, is crying out loud, complaining to anyone that would listen how bad things have suddenly become in Nigeria? But what he is not telling those his listeners is the contribution he made to bring about the bad situation. Icheoku asks, how could any of these guys been rendering good professional service to a government, when they lacked the back-bone and strong moral conviction to objectively advise their boss in the best way out of a given situation? Why serve when you cannot serve conscientiously and objectively?
Some of these former officials were the reason why the government they served did not survive or perform well, because they will not honestly and objectively profer advise but will always do it under color of political survival and not what is in the best interest of the country? These past leaders including Olusegun Obasanjo and the present Umaru Yar'Adua may have faired as bad because of the Nasir el-Rufai types, sycophants who surround them and who ususally do not give them the best advise possible? They only tell them what they wants to hear and that is it; irrespective of the wisdom of such counsel. Imagine, Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo desires to hire Umaru Yar'Adua as Nigeria's president and all these guys could do and did was just salute and bow out? A unison chorused, master is always right? Why were they hired in the first place if all they do or did was just chorus the president's desires without analysing or discussing its broad ramnifications? Was their job description not to critically analyse any given situation and hand in their best assessment of it as to the way forward; and strongly recommend options for the president? So, Icheoku asks Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, why didn't he and his fellow inner circle of Olusegun Obasanjo's government critically analyse the choice of Umaru Yar'Adua, forensically checking his suitability, ability, eligibility and qualification to be Nigeria's president? But he did not do what was expected of his office as a close adviser to the then president, only to now, join other leeches on power to pile up on Olusegun Obasanjo for being that arrogant despotic leader, whose wish must always be obeyed and without any question? Really? Icheoku asks, but was Nasir el-Rufai a zombie operating in a zombie-land Nigeria under a zombies' company comfortable man, President Olusegun Obasanjo?
Now everyone is blaming only Olusegun Obasanjo for the ineptitude of the sickly Umaru Yar'Adua while many of his advisers who alongside midwived Umaru Yar'Adua's presidency like Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is under the radar, staying blameless for the apology that is President Umaru Yar'Adua? Icheoku asks, could it be possible that when Olusegun Obasanjo nominated Umaru Yar'Adua as his preferred choice for the presidency of Nigeria that he was just looking up to his kitchen-cabinet to hold-out and give him a reason to ground such a nomination; and hoping honestly that one would be given him to enable him thrown aside the candidacy of Yar'Adua? Is it a plausible argument to make that this people, the Nasir el-Rufais of Nigeria, failed Obasanjo and by implication the Nigerian public for not candidly advising Obasanjo on the lack of merits of sickly Umaru Yar'Adua's candidacy? Is it possible that Olusegun Obasanjo is not solely responsible for the quagmire of President Umaru Yar'Adua's government that Nigeria is left to deal with now? It is Icheoku's position that Mallam El-Rufai is partly to blame for the nightmare Nigerians are being forced to live through since May 2007 with the unfortunate ridicule that is Umaru Yar'Adua's presidency?
Peradventure if Mallam El-Rufai had been candid with Olusegun Obasanjo and advised him honestly, maybe a different can-do man or woman would have been Nigeria's president and not the Mr Slow-man who spends most valuable time, battling a debilitating illness instead of governing. So what we are saying is that Nigerians should blame Nasir el-Rufai for some of the failures of Obasanjo's government, particularly the 'appointment' of Umaru Yar'Adua as president of Nigeria. President Umaru Yar'Adua was courtesy of the lack of advise from Obasanjo's supposed kitchen cabinet, which includes Mallam El-Rufai who failed and/or refused to give Obasanjo their honest take concerning his decision to impose Umaru Yar'Adua on Nigeria? Imagine Mr. El-Rufai now criticising President Umaru Yar’adua's government as a sleeping government; a government his silent sycophancy helped put in place? He is now blaming Olusegun Obsanjo for chosing Yar’adua to succeed him, when he could have but failed or refused to advise against it; or even resigned his appointment in protest if he felt so strongly against it? But instead, he chose to tag along just to get along; and his present warped logic is that "there was no how any of them could have opposed the choice of Yar’adua as president because nobody wanted to be seen to be opposing the president?" This guy is indeed a laughable specie of human evolution; so what if the president wanted to mortgage the entire Nigeria to say, Cameroon; Icheoku asks, would he have acquiesced just because 'no one want to be seen to oppose the president?' What is your value or worth then, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai?
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is the stuff majority of Nigerian officials are made of and this is the single most agonising reason why Nigeria leaderships always fail to deliver. They lack competent advisers who would manage their objectives very well, honestly advising the president even at the pain of either being fired or forced to resign their office? Such people are the political jobbers "YES MEN" and are always recycled through various governments, so much so that one begins to wonder why the former government failed; and whether the new government wants to also fail since they also have the same faces on board? Mallam Gerry Gana is one example of a Nigerian that served over four governments and yet they all failed; with him being absolved? Icheoku asks, does it make any sense?
Mallam El-Rufai gave his ten-cents opinion in a recent Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) interview, wherein he also indicated that he will be returning to Nigeria at the end of this year but before Christmas, to in his own words, continue to carry on the fight from inside the belly of the beast, that is Nigeria. Icheoku only wishes to remind this now crusading former minister that his then served government of Olusegun Obasanjo killed Attorney General Bola Ige and nothing happened as a consequence thereof? So what is the guarantee that if he suddenly disappears upon his return to Nigeria that the heavens will cave in? A word is enough for this 'repentant' mallam, there is no bravery in the grave; and only a fool goes to court of reasoning with obtrusive and obstinate touts who parade themselves as leaders of Nigeria and expect a decent discuss. As he knows, those Nigeria leaders so called are not rational and will get him as soon as his feet touches Nigerian soil. This stage has now been set with the court ruling that he, Nasir el-Rufai has a case to answer! So upon his return, he will be arrested, no, abducted, tried or extra-judiciary killed and nothing will come out of it as he already knows, himeslf having been part of the problem of Nigeria; a member of government of power. Icheoku advises Nasir el-Rufai to please wait a little longer to return to Nigeria, if he must; as the authorities there cannot wait to lay their hands on you and make a mince-meat example of you, after the recent embarrassing cat and mouse game which they lost to Nuhu Ribadu; during his condolence visit to the Gani Fawehinmi's family. The Nigerian security organisations are still smarting at the ridicule that was made of them by Nuhu Ribadu's breach of their porous security blanket and cannot wait for an opportunity to redeem their besmirched ego. Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, please do not be the sacrificial offal as you will surely pay for Nuhu Ribadu's insult should you venture into Nigeria under the present inclement political climate. Icheoku says, we do not think that the former minister is so naive to commit suicide by his visit and is rather being just vociferous because he lost out in the power struggle in Nigeria? Otherwise what spectacular thing did his Olusegun Obasanjo government do for Nigerians that they could be remembered for? The answer is nothing, nada, zilch! So, mallam please stay under the radar and stay out of Nigeria in order not to become a statistics among the many whose death has met an unyielding brickwall in their investigation. Ask yourself, is it worth it? Until we see him return to Nigeria to face his hound dogs, Icheoku says, Mallam EL-Rufai is just running-off his mouth and in any other event, we cannot wait to report his arrest, torture and possible murder once he steps his aboki-feet back in Nigeria. So, good-luck mallam!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
THE SIMMERING ISLAMIC THREAT, CONFRONT IT NOW AMERICA!
Not too long ago in Nigeria they swore to dip their Koran into the Atlantic ocean and till today, that effort is still full steam! Simply stated, they plan to overrun the entire country from their base in the Sahara desert northern Nigeria to the South and into the Niger Delta's Atlantic ocean? This was one of the underlying reasons why the Nigeria-Biafra war was fought from 1967 through 1970?
Today, Africa has virtually fallen under their crusading jackboots, thanks mainly to the intrusive support of Riyadh in form of money and aids? Same goes with parts of Asia and Europe with some of the biggest Mosques in the world now bestriding Europe like a colossus? With majority of Africa, some parts of Asia and Europe now completely Islamized, their focus has shifted to the United States of America, which is their covet prize. But is the United States fully aware of this Islamic agenda forcefully being propagated across the land like a tornado; and through the proxy of some fanatically crazed-out Muslims like the murderer of Fort Hood, Major Nidal Malik Hasan? Icheoku says we do not think that America gets the danger we are all in; and that someday we might wake up a little too late only to regret our persisting pacifist attitude towards these preachers of hate and a religion which seems to support violence or appear indifferent to it? It is our conclusion and firm belief that Islam is on a mission here to conquer America and not just to thrive side by side with other religions as envisaged under the First Amendment!


The surprising thing is that the western world is rather pretending that it is no big deal and/or that these Muslims do not constitute any imminent danger? But how does one explain a PhD holder in Psychology and an army major, opening fire on unarmed American soldiers in their homeland base at Fort Hood Texas, killing thirteen in the process? The necessary concomitant question therefrom is that if an educated Muslim could be that wickedly explosive, then how about the Muslim Joe Blow, the man on the street Muslim with little or no capacity for reasoning? If a well educated man could literally desire to be martyred to be with his proverbial fifty virgins; imagine then the speed to cause violence of an illiterate zealot?
The gist of the matter is that there is a rife competition between both religions; and just as communism yielded way for capitalism during the cold war; one of these religion must conclusively make way for the other; in order for there to be any lasting peace on earth. It is either one of them physically destroy the other through the instrumentality of their government and armed forces or better still through a superior logical evangelisation. But would the Muslims allow christian missionaries in their neck of the wood without saying, they are being unmindful of their religious sensibilities? Anyone in doubt about the boding war of superiority between these faiths should acquaint himself with history or better still, ask yourself about childhood rivalry and how such is usually resolved? One must give way to make a way, period!

The Islamic governments in Riyadh, Tehran, Cairo, Damascus, Tripoli and Jakarta cannot be completely absolved from the insanity going on in the Muslim world? Who sponsored 9/11; London bombing; Madrid train bombing etc? Who supplied the logistics and the several hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars in cost and expenses for the execution of all these terrorists acts? Like the West's CIA, MI5 etc, the Islamic world with a fused government and religion, have similar agencies which propagate their Islamic ideological agenda in the same token? But because they are no march for a direct confrontation, with the west's deathly military might, they decided to go rogue and surreptitiously, through the agencies of surrogates, in the form of Islamic religious fanatics, decide to fight a hit and run slow proxy war against the west. It is against this background that Icheoku welcomes the recent move against Alavi Foundation by the United States authorities seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in their 'so called foundation's assets? It is our primary position that Alavi Foundation is a front for Islamic propagation in the west particularly the United States of America; and may as well also be sponsoring terrorist acts? But should America be forced to ask the question, how does China contain their own Islamic dissidents? Just kill them off! It is probably about time a line is drawn on the sand where these militant religion must not cross at the pain of a vicious counter-offensive. How far are we going to take it, with our backs on the wall, before we can return their 'favor' in their own coins? Enough!



Friday, November 13, 2009
IBRAHIM BADAMOSI BABANGIDA'S WIFE, CRITICALLY ILL?
Reports reaching Icheoku.com has it that the wife of former Nigerian military dictator, the notorious self-acclaimed evil-genius, the Maradoner, the toothy so called Prince of Minna, the man who through parcel bomb killed Dele Giwa, the man who murdered democracy in Nigeria by annulling the freest and fairest election ever held in Nigeria, although his Option A4 was a model; Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida's wife Maryam, is deathly sick! Maryam Ndidiamaka Babangida is dying of ovarian cancer! Maryam Ndidiamaka Babangida from Asaba, Delta State, eloped with the then army Lieutenant during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war and later became Nigeria's First Lady when her husband hijacked Nigerian government through a coup de tat. She was also accredited with empowering the formerly redundant office of the First Lady and established the Better Life for Rural Women programme. Together with her husband they looted Nigeria so much that even a $12 billion dollars Gulf war oil windfall was allegedly cornered by them for their private beneficial use? According to reports, the family owns properties in Monaco France and several other countries of he world as well as a private jet? But like all mortals, they forgot that there are certain things money cannot buy or bribe, including the cancer currently draining the life out of this once affable and elegant ebony-black lady. Maryam is laying on a hospital 'death' bed at Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, United States of America and now beseeching God to trade all that they stole from Nigeria and give her back her health in return? But regrettably cancer has no price tag and Icheoku can only wish her the courage to fight till the end. Unconfirmed reports has it that her husband, IBB, who is a pariah in the United States of America has been granted a compassionate visa to travel to United States to be by Maryam's bedside as the countdown of her final days on earth runs? Her ovarian cancer appears to have metastasized and all hope are fast dwindling that she might not make it through the end of this year, if not this November? Icheoku wishes Maryam Babangida, God's forgiveness of sin and may her condition be a teachable moment for all those African despots, especially those Nigerians tyrants who have no fear of God in their despotism, that there are things money cannot buy. All the world need is love and if you love your country, you cannot steal so much from it as to make the rest of the masses hopelessly needy and in dire want?
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