Nigeria’s Latest and Current Articles & News from Sahara Reporters (April 2011 Diet)

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                 By Daniel Fayemi/http://www.nigeriapoliticsonline.com            Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari today said that the time has come for Nigerians to stand up and support his bid to uproot the ruling Peoples Democratic Party which he described as a ‘republic of thieves’ from power.

Source: Buhari Weeps! Says He Is Not In Presidential Race To Protect Any Race Or Group-NPOnline

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   By Philips Akpoviri           Yet again, the much-hyped, much anticipated merger talks between the nation’s two leading political parties – the South West dominated Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] and the Northerly efficacious Congress for Progressive Change [CPC] has broken down – this time only three days prior to the presidential polls.

Source: ...Now Will Goodluck Jonathan (Not) Win? - By Philips Akpoviri

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   By Olanrewaju Ajiboye           In less than 48 hours, citizens will have the golden opportunity to save Nigeria for Nigerians if they truly liberate their minds from all forms of primordial sentiments.

Source: 2011 Presidential Election: The Golden Opportunity As Against The Golden Opportunism Of Last October 1st

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                 By SaharaReporters, New York           With some 72 hours to Saturday's crucial presidential elections in Nigeria, presidential Goodluck Jonathan is deploying state resources far and wide in an unprecedented effort to buy every inch of support.  A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) official told SaharaReporters today that in the extraordinary spending spree, the Goodluck Jonathan team had mopped up some N107 billion in funds from the Nigerian economy.

Source: Must-win Election: Jonathan Spends N107 Billion In Two days, Meets Jega In Private

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Ribadu:

 

We attempted to come up with a strong opposition to PDP. On the part of my party, we make every necessary sacrifice including, of course, an offer of stepping down of our presidential candidate in consideration of this. Because we saw that Nigerians wanted it and we also believe that it is the right thing to do - for all opposition to come together. The other party did not fulfill its own part. And it was not as big a sacrifice as our own. Sadly they did not just meet up with what we agreed. We are the senior partner in this alliance attempt...but we still consider it necessary and we did everything including offer of sacrifice of allowing the candidate of the opposition CPC to lead and we will get the Vice President eventually. They agreed and then they turned it down again. Sadly that is the fundamental problem that really led to the collapse of the last attempt.

Source: What Led To The Collapse Of Alliance Talks Between ACN And CPC-Ribadu /Buhari

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   By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu & Udo Jude Ilo           Attahiru Jega, the widely admired Chairperson of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has repeatedly promised that the Commission under his leadership would not endorse false election returns. Professor Jega’s INEC has both the responsibility and powers to take action to correct the tallying anomalies that could derail this promise and return on-going elections in the country to a familiar path of infamy. In doing so, it must act firm, fast and determined.

Source: Nigeria's Electoral Commission Must Act Swiftly To Eliminate Falsified Results

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   By John Ona           As I meandered through the headlines early this morning as has been my daily routine for  sometime now, my attention was drawn to events at Buhari’s last campaign rally at the Abuja international conference centre as reported by several dailies.

Source: Do Nigerians Deserve The Leaders They Get By John Ona

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   By Justin Okadigbo            Most Nigerians have been wondering what could make a retired army general cry a few days before the nation's presidential elections. The answers are not far-fetched. A cursory review of the past and present records on Nigeria's current leadership will definitely break the lacrimal glands of any sincere Nigerian.

Source: Why Buhari Cried

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   By Bassey Nyoho, Esq           General Muhammadu Buhari was not alone when he was suddenly overcome by emotion in his final official speech going into the Presidential election on Saturday, April 16th 2011, in what he has authoritatively described as his last outing in the Presidential contest in this country. A good number of members of that unique audience and many more of those who watched via television were overcome with sudden and overwhelming emotion over the fate of this country and perhaps the approaching eclipse of the last of the face of public honesty and probity in the affairs of Nigeria.

Source: When Generals Weep

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   By  Adepoju Paul Olusegun           I’m not a huge fan of African folktales, but I love the smart conniving tricky tortoise more than any other character of our various tales by the moonlight especially in the popular story of the Tortoise and the Magic Drum. When the generous king gave his magical drum to sneaky tortoise, he decided not to reveal the secret of the drum's "juju," (magic), and tortoise's greed became his undoing.  Although this story was gotten from Elphinstone Dayrell's Folktales from Southern Nigeria a book that was published in 1910, greed has gone beyond southern Nigeria’s tortoises; it has eaten deep into the deep cores of Nigeria’s moral values, leadership and social polities.

Source: Congratulations To Jonathan/Shame On ACN Et Al