Comments on: Dokubo drags Yar’Adua to court over amnesty

By: michael chuks

michael chuks — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:23:40 +0000

Asari Dokubo is a spent force as far as the Niger-Delta is concerned. However, nobody should prevent him from seeking redress in the court of law if he feels his fundamental human right has been trampled upon.
Meanwhile, MEND, please allow Hurricane Moses to fight for us the oppressed Nigerians. Unlike the biblical Moses, this Hurricane Moses would take us to the promised land where every region can grow according to its human and material resources. Period.

By: ib

ib — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:09:42 +0000

Mr ZED2A u most not address Asari like that u think he is a militant? like those criminals you support who call themself freedom fighter, freedom fighters for who me or you. i think you are one of them or you benefit from their activity becos they say no smoke without fire

By: Zed2A

Zed2A — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:19:45 +0000

Asari, go and settle with Mend as Nigerian court has nothing to offer you.

TO MEND:
Nigeria is still lifting about 4litres bpd and you must not allow these last drops to tarnish your enviable height.

It is your land and you know where the 4 litres are right now, so, shake off the edges once and for all even if you will have to mobilize from all formations.

Some of these profanities as being expressed here only go to show an uttermost extremity which are further evidence that you cant stop a child from crying mostly when well beaten.

I know it is suggestive of the growling of the habitual blog animals. As usual, disregard them and simply make your mission total.

If my memory and archive wouldnt fail me, you promised the oppressed people from the Niger Deltaland, Igboland and other Nigerians that oil and gas will be brought to zero if true federalism is not addressed in Nigeria. I hope this position still stands.

At the back of your mind must be the commencement of phase2 immediately production is brought to zero hopefully in few hours.

There are no two ways about it, we will rather die than accepting the slave tag. You are victors and your dictations shall be food in the mouth of the thievery Nigerian estate.

God has finally led us into his promised “land”.

By: Ossa Earliece

Ossa Earliece — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:08:55 +0000

Asari is a hoodlum as well as Okah. Inspite of this they have rights. No one can deny them these rights. What is the implication of the amnesty? Does it in anyway translate to development of the Niger Delta? who will be the true recipients of the N50b amnesty budget. does it also address the plight of the victims of the millitants? These need to cleared. Asari is right to seek clarification.
If you ask me, honest and deliberate approach to the development of the area will on its own, place these millitants on the block. Instead of amnesty, the federal government should put development on ground that would take care of millitancy.

By: tk

tk — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:21:54 +0000

maybe amnesty will bring peace to the niger delta and pave the way for development in the region too and i think dokubo does not want that, he only cares about the crude he is siphoning due to the chaos experienced in the niger delta pls give peace a chance dokubo its other militants that are dead because of all these not you and i dont think any of your closest relative
long live niger delta
long live nigeria

By: Austin Chuks

Austin Chuks — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:58:21 +0000

Dokubo, like any other Nigerian, has right to seek clarification/validation or otherwise. He is free to seek certain legal redress when and where necessary; he has indicated why he is challenging the so-called amnesty. So, let the court decide.

Rapunu Dokubo Asari aka…

By: princewill

princewill — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:27:28 +0000

The Federal Govt should for God’s sake address this situation the right way in order to get a lasting solution to it. Amnesty may not be enough

By: Paul O

Paul O — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:16:29 +0000

Haba Docu. The point has been made. Whatever is the merit or the demerit of your case (agitation), Let the sleeping dog lie. What we need now is peace more than anything else especially in this end time runs.

By: yunusa

yunusa — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:55:33 +0000

God bless Asari, God bless Nigeria

By: Prince

Prince — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:48:48 +0000

I absolutely agree with that and most importantly agree that Dokubo, as every Nigerian, has the right to the Courts. I can not (nor do I) question his moral standing, that is up to his peers and the ND peeps whom he claims to represent.

The fact is we want peace and good governance but not at any price! I am equally of the view that we need to be prepared for war if we want peace. On the other hand, front page new grabbing with sensational utterances goes no good for those willing to attain peace and good governance.

On the amnesty, he has the right to decline to accept as well as the state has the right to withdraw, the question though is what does this amnesty mean to the objectives of the ND peep?

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:48:21 +0000

The struggle must continue .He that wears the shoes knows where it hurt’s .These Jihadist has to be stop what is one Nigeria ?is’t only when it favours the Hausa/Fulanis? They should go to hell.
Has Yar Adua not proven enough of Fulani arrogance in matters concerning the Nigeria project once more by his nothernization of every important cabinet post?
And by demonizing every good project Obasanjo ever carried out despite the shot comings .Kwara state has proven that Obasanjo meant well for Nigeria more than any president of Nigeria ever in history when they obtain a permision from the federal Govt to compleet their power project which the Obasanjo copleeted to it’s 90%.
Are Nigerian not aware that the north is mad about OBJ because they said he did not do enough for their interest in Bureau de change and in agriculture etc.These power hungry Hausa/Fulani’s are only self centered they dont care about any other person except themselves and their dirty emir’s.They love their Sudanese ,Senegalese,Malian’s Niger republic , even Lebanese and Arab better brothers than other fellow Nigerians.These are fact if they were the ones that has these natural resouces would they be Nigerians today? the answer is NO.They will rather share with Muslim brothers from other countries than the christian North.
Let’s stop deceiving ourselves we can never be one with these people as far killing in the name of Alah is what they believe.The only condition for staying together is the practice of true Federalism nothing less .Let them use the Oil revenue to exploit their so called new souce of petrol discovery in the north and leave us alone .to hell with yar adua and his jihadist we know his game we will make them pay one day.

JAY .
Amsterdam

By: Daniel Gashua

Daniel Gashua — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:59:29 +0000

Haba Asari, accept this anmesty lets have peace dont confused yourself.

Gashua
Nyala – Sudan

By: dinero

dinero — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:51:08 +0000

A court of law is a place that interprets the constitutional provisions of a state.Let him go and seek interpretation, whether the Govt is right or wrong which, he is constitutionally empowered to do but all thesame the Niger Crisis can never be resolved by just Amnesty. the remote causes should be explored and a lasting solution found. No doubt, there area lot of selfish beneficiaries from a violent status quo but should Govt not prevent crisis before time…why should any responsible Govt not act before crisis go hay-wire, the answer is simple….Govt enjoy crisis because they want the status quo to remain. the one that guaranty their ‘electing’ themselves like what hapened in Ekiti state; one that gives them impunity to do their ‘evil’ wishes and many more……..we have not heard the last from this Niger Delta issue.

By: Patrick Agbobu

Patrick Agbobu — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:27:25 +0000

So what? Henry is a comon criminal, he is not a freedom fighter. He is a thug, a kidnapper, an oil bunkerer and agent to the corrupt and indicted governors and persons. This so called amnesty of a thing a just unnuccesary diversion and a boloney. The real issue has to be addressed and has not been addressed. It is empirical and as stated by, John Wilkes over 350 years ago and I quote ‘Injustice is a wrong and a wrong must be righted’ and if one human being or a group human beings, through injustice and abuse of naked power, tries to tyrannise it over another or a group of people, it is a power usurped for The Almighty God and resistance is a prime duty. These statements are true then and they are very true now. What is happening in the Niger Delta is criminal and dishonest and ALL Presidents military or civilians, ALL Governors Military or civilian, with the exception of Diete Spiffe and most so called leaders of the Niger Delta are parties to this crime and dishonesty. Abuja was developed in a jiffy, with the money made from the crude oil of the Niger Delta. Why can’t The Niger Delta be developed in a jiffy, with the money made from the cude oil of the Niger Delta. It is matthematical aziom, QED, QEF, a political reality, makes ecconomic sense, it is religiously Godly, it is fair, just and equitable that if The Niger Delta is massively ecconomically developed, the people of the Niger Delta are massively ecconomically empowered with the provision of well paid jobs to the able bodied youths, youth restiveness and mayhem will be reduced by 98%. The Federal Government has 55 billion dollars in their external reserve, The federal government has, a lot of billions of dollars stached away in their crude oil accounts in secert bank accounts. They should use this money to massively develope the Niger Delta immediately. The state governments should also be involved in these martial plan, to massively develope the Niger Delta. All the ex governors who were, almost impecunious before the were selected as governors, now have billions of dollars in foriegn accounts, which they looted, got from ransome money and made through illegal oil bunkerring and stealing with their collaborators, should be made or asked to bring back this money to help in the developement of the Niger Delta. The federal Government know where all these monies are hidden abroad. If they say they do not know, then we know those that can help them locate this stolen money. After the moneis have been returned, then the government can talk of amnesty. The truth is that at the end of the day these corrupt ex governors will loss all the money, just think of the Shar of Iran, Marcos of the Philiphines, the Zars of Russia, Mobutu, Hailselesi, the Italian and American mafia, just to mention a few, they all lost their money they kept in foriegn and secret accounts. Mr. President what is good for Abuja is equally good for the Niger Delta. You should listen very well to Amnesty International and their report on Niger Delta. You shouls stop masking the problem by talking of Amnesty to criminals, by extension the corrupt and indicted ex governors from the Niger Delta. These are the people who claimed and you have not denied it up till now, that they bank roled your election and that, they will bank role your reelection of 2011. You can grant amnesty to as many Henrys, Iboris, Odillis, Sekibos, etc and their friends and collaborators, if you do not address the underlining problems in the Niger Delta, all your so called amnesty will come to nothing ZERO and will only be seen as a political shenanigan. You have been pushed into a very tight conner by the AGF to talk of Amnesty, that will only benefit his friends and backers, the corrupt and indicted ex governors, their collaborators and the criminals. I gathered that the list recovered, in camp 5 by the security people, contain their names. Is this the reason why you are reluctant to publish the lists? Any leader who plays hide and seek and who it not up front with the truth and who is ecconomical with the actualite in the Niger Delta will never see peace.MR PRESIDENT POSITIVE AND MASSIVE DEVELOPE MENT OF THE NIGER DELTA AND POSSITIVE AND MASSIVE ECCONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NIGER DELTA IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.

By: Dan-Asabe Nyatse

Dan-Asabe Nyatse — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:41:27 +0000

Asari has a right to accept or not to accept the amnesty offered him by govt. Sometimes in USA, the then US president Jackson offered a convicted & condemned criminal a state pardon and the convict rejected the offer & the court said he has the right to accept it or not. So Asari should GO & seek the legal angle on it. But meanwhile, let those who are willing to accept this amnesty genuinely be allowed to do so. Asari should not force them to back down. It is their right if they chose to do so.

By: James Osato

James Osato — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:26:38 +0000

We all know, in Nigeria most of us are after what we can get out of the confusion and failed leadership, all the contention and chaos that is our daily living. When you hear some people chastasing Dokubo and ND freedom fighters it is because they are feeling the pinch of the crippling oil production. I know one who leases barges. He has flown out of the country and I hear he laments daily calling the ND boys criminals. Na them gan be the real criminals.

By: James Osato

James Osato — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:17:47 +0000

Professor Bolaji Akinyemi once said..” In Nigeria, we are always looking for esoteric solutions for very simple problems” Asari has a legal point though, but if it is true he has abandoned his boys and gone to hub nub with the looters of Abuja, thats immoral, but he does have a point. Everyone is presumed innocent until proved guilty. MEND should step it up.

By: Goke

Goke — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:13:20 +0000

stop useless comments you people. allow people who knows the meaning of amnesty to comment not just dictionary meaning.

Asari has the right to challenge anything that does not go down well with him in a court of LAW.

Thanks

By: james okani

james okani — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:52:01 +0000

Asari is a trouble shooter indeed. He is daring the FG by the suite, the countrys` peace is been threatened. Do watch your step lest you drive yourself to grave.

By: vincent osamchuks

vincent osamchuks — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:50:46 +0000

Asari,please go and manege your selfish life ,for you to live in Abuja show us that you are doing all those things just 4 yourself.even if there is federalism you people will still use it for your self ..Dokubo you are just like one of them using your brothers and sisters live to make money l am very sorry. but you are not alone Ibori Odili Clarce even Jonathan Goodluck. when will NIGERDELTA will have our own Mandela who will fight without looking for his pocket l was living in port harcourt when you came out but now all the boys that fight that fight with you they are still walking about doing nothing but you take all the money and be living BIG if you need more money go and look for job (please post this VANGARD)