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... of gruesome violence in Nigeria. Then the president's spokesman reportedly added: "There are different types of adversaries. This one is anonymous, faceless and ghost-like. Government cannot discuss with ghosts." It was – for reasons one will get to in a moment – a startling, curious and disturbing phrase from the president's ...
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... focus on the duties, rights, share power, exclusive powers, current powers, responsibilities, corresponding obligations, both on the parts of the citizens and our governments at all levels. Nigerians must also begin to understand the importance of volunteer efforts, such volunteer efforts are frequently necessary as additional or even independent component of ...
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... , 2012 Nigeria is becoming a den of news. The Abia State Government-led by Governor Theodore Orji is one of the most hit states in recent times. His government is a beehive of off-beam news and he does not stomach criticism or make use of observers' critiques. But Abia people can endure his foot soldiers' ...
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... State have no tables and chairs is not an eye-opener. For it is not a sudden problem begging resolution. In fact, it ought to dock the State government on a charge of inhumane treatment of children, at the minimum; and unmitigated negligence for which there is little defence. Is this a government that has ...
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... nascent democracy, I suppose we should expect some kind of experimentation for a while until we finally get it right; however, unfortunately, since this form of governance has a very important impact on the lives of 140 million people, there really is no room for mistakes. Actually, since we got our independence from ...
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... the most part, considered illegitimate by the majority of Nigerians. His won't be the first to be so considered, though: political illegitimacy is something most African governments suffer from as they have generally come to power by way of coups or coercion, self-imposition, electoral malpractices, or a combination of these and other means ...
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... "Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji Lambasts Ex-Gov, Orji Kalu". Lambast Kalu for What! If at all that Dr. Kalu said that "top government officials in Abia have been placed on a 'curse' by members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB", he ...
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... Besides it has not been truly civilian in the true sense of it. 8 years out of the last 10 years (Obasanjo's administration) was a quasi military government because Obasanjo ruled Nigeria like a military head of state. The true civilian rule started since Yar'Adua took over as the president of Nigeria. Whatever positive changes ...
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... the governor has 'restored the dignity' of the Abia person, but one cannot nominate a place where the 'dignity' is restored. This is evident that the government is using propaganda as its vital tool for governance, forgetting that no government has ever survived on propaganda. The Orji-led government of Abia State is living on ...
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... Summit on Sustainable Development in August 2002, in Johannesburg. It first started as an initiative (The Global Initiative on Natural Gas Flaring Reduction) introduced by the government of Norway and the World Bank Group to investigate and find out the reason why huge volumes of Natural Gas were being flared and vented globally. The World ...
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