This is the most unptriotic allegation conceivable in a country in search of effective route to democracy . To make such hurrendous allegtion is to shut off any attempt to scrutinize political aspirants before they become another burden in our effort to scutinize citizens aspiring to be our future leaders and Presidential aspirants . Do not stand for election if you know u're too stupid to be a clean aspirant . Running for leadership is a time for scrutiny , learn from the U.S. elections in a presidential and House elections !

What is wrong going after those who have looted and robbed the nation out of entire recourse to give butter and bread to citizens over the years ? Only a big fool will think that Mr Jonathan can get national approval without listening to the voice and cry of citizens to go after those who made it a pokicy to robb this country beyond reason , and still live and enjoy the freedom reserved for clean and honest citizens .

It seem that the so called Northern leaders have come once again with that lame excuse that have kept us in the dark for the last fifity years and made us a laughing stock among developing nations . This is the grand mother of all roots of corruption in NIgeria . It allows the culture of massive corruption to nest and remain institutionalized .

We can not afford to have a lame duck president who's incapable to break the root of corruption and to let same culprits become another President for more years. The World community will not forgive us , neither will our future generations.It is time for leaders in the North to come together with the rest of the country to dismantle this National evil and set us ready to compete in developement of NIgeria with other Nations. Reports from U.N and other global agencies told us the agony of our youths is a ticking bomb . They did not have to tell us that because we Know it .

What the country need now is not looters and dirty corrupt leaders , we need leaders with two hands to rescue our nation from collapse . This nation is blessed with wealth and enough to make citizens happy and give our youths appropriate tools to navigate their world with pride and hard work . This election will be worthless if after it , we still have leaders consisting of looters and corrupt men and women.

Everything must be done to ensure we will never be innundated with the calibar of leadership currently installed by defaurt in the nation . Northern so called leaders can do all they want to keep us in the dark ages , this time it will be No and No. These guya are acting like spoilt children !

I have pondered over this article and came up with mixed feelings. I do hope that ideological and political dissent would not pave the way for "witch hunt". I can understand the EFCC going after thieves and looters who have brazenly emptied our coffers, but to use ones preference for zoning and/or, a lack thereof as a reason to get those with divergent opinions to "tow the line" would be a mistake if this is the ulterior motive for President Goodluck Jonathan. In a democracy, any attempt to repress or suppress dissent always produces a feeling of high-handedness in the general population. We want a democratic leader who is tolerant of people with divergent views. Democracy is not a monolithic exercise. It allows its participants the ability to be disagreeable and yet civil. I do personally hope that the witch hunt perpetrated against the Northern Governors are not politically driven; for if this were the case, the mere perception of it could drive a deep wedge in the country. The EFCC should therefore, be able to seperate politically driven sentiments for consensus from those who have looter the coffers of their constituencies. Examples should be made of those who have abused the public's trust. But inasmuch as I personally still believe that the concept of zoning was an idea hatched by the PDP, and has nothing whatsoever to do with the Nigerian Constitution, Jonathan must therefore, seek to thread lightly on this issue without appearing to use dissent as a vendetta to settle scores.

As for the First Lady shouting down at the Rivers State Governor, I find this to be very amusing. The description of this scene does not fit the decorum of what a First Lady should be doing. The First Lady must endeavour not to appear to be partisan in any situation that involves matters within our judicial system. To create a bias in the minds of the judiciary on matters before them could automatically lead to a mistrial on any decision that judges may proffer on matters before them, thus leading to appeals in the Federal Courts. If Governor Amaechi is acting within the confines of the law, the First Lady has no business in expressing publicly her sentiments over local issues, no matter how closely related these issues may affect her. If she had any qualms regarding the court's decisions affecting her local Okrika settlers/squatters in the outskirts of Port Harcourt, there are proper ways of addressing such issues without making a public spectacle of herself before the media.

There are studies which have concluded that these outskirts have become a haven for criminal elements. I do believe the President who firstly is a Rivers State citizen before Bayelsa was carved out of the Rivers State, should be more concerned about the upsurge of criminal elements in Port Harcourt. After all, over 60% of Bayelsans still live, work and reside in Port Harcourt. A continued surge in crime would have an effect on property values, job creation abilities by companies wanting to settle in the Garden City, and finally the way of life throughout Rivers State. In fact, Port Harcourt would not be immune to this crime wave. It would affect the suburbia as well, especially since many residents often choose to go to their respective villages during the weekend. Therefore, removing these enclaves that have contributed immensely to the crime wave in Port Harcourt should be something the First Lady should applaud rather than openly choose to chastize the Governor for his efforts to declog our beach-fronts and river-fronts of these squatters who use the flowing and ebbing waters as defecation facilities. Is it any wonder why we have high incidents of typhoid fevers in the Rivers State especially because so much untreated sewage are dumped into our rivers? Worst still, we tend to consume fishes coming from these waters while both the Federal and State Governments are ill-equiped to fund research facilities for the study of parasites in our environment, and especially in our food chains. I am personally not a fan of Governor Amaechi because as an Ikwerre indigene, he has missed so many good opportunities to make himself relevant. He is always looking outside of the Rivers State for solutions pertaining to the Rivers State. He is the only Governor I can recall, who has taken great pride in employing non-Rivers indigenes to strategic positions that should be held by Rivers citizens. It is like the US President employing an illegal Mexican immigrant to solve the border problems facing Mexico and the United States. While not condoning the actions of the First Lady for the lack of decorum in her public display of anger towards the Governor, I do strongly hope that the First Lady's actions would not impact on the cases pending before the judiciary on the issues for which she expressed her disgust.

Finally, the Governor should attempt to portray himself as a Statesman. Showing up at every event for a photo-up may not be such a good idea. He should attempt to be more relevant and make himself useful to the State. Politiking can be a costly endeavour especially when one has difficulty carving out a relevant ideology that could define his tenure as a governor. You cannot be oscillating back and forth in tandem with changing political landscape. You would be judged better if you are principled than if you respond superficially to issues just for the interest of being seen and noticed, rather than being equated with someone that has substance and depth in understanding the issues of history pertaining to his people. It is time to grow up Governor Amaechi.

The headline of this article is both raw and disgusting viewed against the facts on the ground. But then, what do you expect from "Daily Trust", the Jihadist mouth piece.

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