President Goodluck Jonathan has sounded a note of warning to those making inciting statements, challenging Nigeria’s sovereignty as a nation and warned his government would no longer “take that kind of rubbish lightly.” [More, ] The president, who was speaking at the decoration ceremony of some newly promoted Nigerian Navy and Air Force Admirals and Air Vice Marshals yesterday in Abuja, said those who made such incendiary utterances were always the first to take their families abroad to stay until other people’s children and families suffered and died as a result of their mischief.
He was apparently reacting to perceived inciting statements by former president Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) and former vice president and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku had, while speaking at the National Stakeholders Conference organised by the Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) in Abuja, on Wednesday, warned the Federal Government on the likelihood of violence in next year’s election, saying, “those who make peaceful change impossible, make violent change inevitable.”
President Jonathan warned: “We will no longer allow that kind of culture. I will not allow anybody to take the country for a ride. And sometimes, I frown at some people making statements, especially those of us who are politicians making statements, challenging the sovereignty of this nation.
“Nigerian Government will no longer take that kind of rubbish lightly. Because when we have crisis, we lose army officers, police officers and some of us who are the cause of the trouble are the people flying to the United States to go and stay until other peoples’ children will die, other people’s wives will suffer then they come back to be our leaders. We will no longer allow that kind of culture. I will not allow anybody to take the country for a ride.” .. President Jonathan, while decrying inciting utterances by some politicians in recent times, said Nigeria was bigger than any individual. He called on those guilty of such inciting statements to focus on how to move the country forward and not toe the path of destruction. The president commended the role played by the Nigerian military to keep the nation one, saying but for the role played by the Nigerian Armed Forces in international peace support operations all over the world, Nigeria would not have been recognised as the giant of Africa.
He said the country, more than ever before, was ready to take her rightful place in the African sub-region, adding that the whole world was looking up to Nigeria to settle the political situation in Cote d’ Ivoire. “We have to thank the military for keeping the country together. You have shown leadership in the whole of Africa.
As for what is happening in Cote d’ Ivoire everyday, presidents all over the world are calling on me because they feel it is only Nigeria that can solve the problem of that country. That tells you how others rate Nigeria and we have no reason to derail. “I have to commend the military for doing that. We have that standing role in the society because of the role the military is playing.”
The president, who personally decorated the first female rear admiral in the Nigerian Navy with her new rank, said his administration was conferring with the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces to commence the admission of women into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to be trained as regular combatant officers.
Posted: at 17-12-2010 05:05 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
MissyBarbie at 20-12-2010 03:14 PM (14 years ago) (f)
No one, i mean no one is getting rid of Our President...Its only God that can remove him from that post and he's the only one that can stop him from becoming the next President....He's born to rule
Posted: at 20-12-2010 03:14 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
No one, i mean no one is getting rid of Our President...Its only God that can remove him from that post and he's the only one that can stop him from becoming the next President....He's born to rule
He is like a snake. He can never make a burrow/hole for himself but just entered into the burrow/hole made by other rodents. Get me right girl. He became governor of Bayelsa state when his governor was removed. It was not him who initiated and won the fight. He became president after the demise of Late Yar'adua. He did not fight to become president himslef he just got things hands down, just like that. This time, the story is different, he started the fight and we all see that he is not an expert in handling the weapon (s) of the fight. He is going down (INSHA ALLAH).
IN ZAKA FADI, FADI GASKIYA, KOMAI TA JA MA A YI MAKA
Posted: at 20-12-2010 04:29 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
he is already down , he will not win in a free and fair local govt election talk less of the presidental , since is an experts in over throw, let him be deputy to another sick presidental aspirant so that he can ride on his back once more , but testing his own popularity , he has failed already as he never put any feet in is right place yet
Posted: at 20-12-2010 05:17 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
No one, i mean no one is getting rid of Our President...Its only God that can remove him from that post and he's the only one that can stop him from becoming the next President....He's born to rule
no one is getting rid of him really , he will get rid of himself eventually ,what next if he stand and lose ? they never born that well who will make him stay a day longer than the speculated time he supose to spend , and that is sure ,we are no more in the regime of old soldier never die , he behave well, he might be escorted home with honours , otherwise he will ride back to his village on a presidental donkey
Posted: at 20-12-2010 05:24 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
True Ajanni, if free and fair election is to be hold, GOODLUCK JONATHAN COULD NEVER BE A FUTURE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT. He did not have the popularity and name he deserve to be the president of Nigeria. He is overthorwing expert. Now, let's run.
IN ZAKA FADI, FADI GASKIYA, KOMAI TA JA MA A YI MAKA
Posted: at 21-12-2010 11:32 AM (14 years ago) | Hero
No one, i mean no one is getting rid of Our President...Its only God that can remove him from that post and he's the only one that can stop him from becoming the next President....He's born to rule
no one is getting rid of him really , he will get rid of himself eventually ,what next if he stand and lose ? they never born that well who will make him stay a day longer than the speculated time he supose to spend , and that is sure ,we are no more in the regime of old soldier never die ,if he behave well, he might be escorted home with honours , otherwise he will ride back to his village on a presidental donkey
Posted: at 21-12-2010 09:14 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
if its the shouting and noise making that is needed to win the in ngeria,i have no doubt GOODLOCK JONATHAN will wins the presidental race so conveniently , but the issue at stake now is not that of noise making nor shouting , but that of uymost common sense , since we all have that believe that pen is mightier and heavier than a sword , we cannot all sleep and placeses our heads in the same direction, keep on shouting till the comming of jesus so , we are winning the election in the first round as easy as saying A B C , GOD WILLING
Posted: at 21-12-2010 09:32 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
if its the shouting and noise making that is needed to win the in ngeria,i have no doubt GOODLOCK JONATHAN will wins the presidental race so conveniently , but the issue at stake now is not that of noise making nor shouting , but that of uymost common sense , since we all have that believe that pen is mightier and heavier than a sword , we cannot all sleep and placeses our heads in the same direction, keep on shouting till the comming of jesus so , we are winning the election in the first round as easy as saying A B C , GOD WILLING
Posted: at 21-12-2010 09:33 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
IBB "S DAYS ARE GONE, ATIKU FAILED AN WLL ALWYZ FAIL, IBB MIGHT HVE D WEAPONS BUT GEJ HZ D BRAIN. IF WE ARE ONE NATION THERE SHLD ALWYZ B TOLERANCE AN ROTATION IN LEADERSHIP, IF ONE LOSES AN ELECTION LET HIM REST OR SUPPORT D WINNER. THAN ALL DIS VIOLENT SPONSORING. BY D WAY TINGS ARE GOING AN ABOKI WLL NVA RULE DIS COUNTRY AGAIN. SINCE THEY TINK IS THEIR RIGHT.
Posted: at 9-02-2012 04:31 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
rayOFsunshine at 9-02-2012 04:44 PM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: cadanre on 20-12-2010 04:29 PM
He is like a snake. He can never make a burrow/hole for himself but just entered into the burrow/hole made by other rodents. Get me right girl. He became governor of Bayelsa state when his governor was removed. It was not him who initiated and won the fight. He became president after the demise of Late Yar'adua. He did not fight to become president himslef he just got things hands down, just like that. This time, the story is different, he started the fight and we all see that he is not an expert in handling the weapon (s) of the fight. He is going down (INSHA ALLAH).
AND HE DIDNT GO DOWN LIKE SOME PEOPLE WANTED AND BECOS OF THAT THEY TOOK TO BOMBING EVERYWHERE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LEMME LAUGH OH JARE :'( :'(
Posted: at 9-02-2012 04:44 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
........yu already no that 
...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
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