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November, 2006
NigerianNews Letter to the Editor

November 24, 2006

Dear Sir,

A POLICEMAN PLUCK AN EYE OF A MAN AT ITIRE/IJESHA, SURULERE, LAGOS.

The incessant abuse of authority by some of our Policemen is becoming more worrisome. On Thursday  the 16th day of November at Adedeji bus stop, Itire/Ijesha, Surulere at around 4:40pm, a Policeman was ensued in an argument with a road user which eventually lead to the damage of the eye of the driver of the car. Eye witness account had it that the said Policeman damage the driver’s eye with the driver’s car wiper and took refuge at Itire Police station. I however use this medium to call on the Lagos state Police Command to investigate this matter and take appropriate actions.

Thanks,
OLUWAFEMI AND KOLA,
COURT OF APPEAL,
LAGOS

November 13, 2006

Dear Sir,
 

BENIN-LAGOS EXPRESSWAY

 

The deplorable situation of our highways is a matter of concern; talking precisely about Benin-Lagos expressway one will be compelled to think that the federal govt of Nigeria love to see its citizen suffer, I asked myself if any top placed citizen in corridor of power has passed through this road lately, or any of the four affected state governors (Lagos,Ondo,Ogun and Edo) has paid a visit or got a report about this road in order to be able to escalated or find a solution in a way. I had a bitter experience losing two tyres and almost ending up stranded on this road, mine is just one of the many sad stories on this road.

 

   I have been hearing information of people having to pass the night on this road, or having to waste precious man-hours passing this road, but I got my own dose of the hardship last week passing through the road. Verbal or written expressions cannot be used to express this; it is better imagined than felt. The last time, my wife told me she spent nine hours traveling from Lagos to Benin which ordinarily is supposed to be a three and a half to four hours journey on a good day, you can imagine sitting in a stuffy and dusty vehicle that long. You can also imagine the risk involved leaving Lagos in the afternoon and getting to Benin in the night in the hands of robbers. You can also imagine the daily accidents and the number of lives lost daily on this road. Accident scenes and fallen vehicles littered the whole places like a tourist scene.

 

  However, attention must be drawn to the fact that this is the only road linking the Lagos (west) to the to the east, therefore a lot of commercial activities happen on or through the road, what bad taste would be left in the mouth of people who transport goods across these regions wasting time or loosing their goods to this road. I suggest some drastic measure has to be taken now. Moreso, now that rain is almost ending; this road is long overdue for rehabilitation or reconstruction as the case may be.

 

 

Yours,

Ogungbamigbe Ambrose,

08022224803

Benin-City

November 10, 2006

Dear Editor,

BEWARE OF SATAN'S AGENT CALLED IBB!

 I wish to commend the powerful and excellent roles of Newspaper in the affair of the Nation expecially in the politic. Sir, I wish to sing it loudly to Nigerians through your media's window that if there is only one man to avoid in this nation is no other person than so called "EVIL GENIUS" IBB in quote.

 Dear Nigerians, forget not all the past evil deeds of IBB and he should not be allowed to bring more on us. One thing remain is "A bad tree" can never produce good fruit I mean IBB is bad from foundation and cannot build a good fountain. I do not need to beging counting on his ugly deeds as they are numerous and known to all Nigerians.

 In conclusion, let us not be allowed to be mortgaged by little change of money he has prepared to dashed out, let's ignore him and his corrupt money that generation yet unborn will not curse us.

 Thanks,
 Joseph Oluwole.
 Port-Harcourt

Dear Editor,

University pension and the Nigerian factor

After the painful verification process for pensiners in April 2006 during which several frail pensioners died, the Federal government announced that it has provided funds to pay the arrears of pensions. Last month, some of the pensioners at the University of Ibadan received their payment but most of the other payments have not been made. It is said that the hold up is in the bank that has received billions of naira but has so far failed to pay the pensioners.

Speculation is rife. Some assume that the Nigerian factor is operating; that the bank is holding on to the vast sums and trading with it rather than give it to the starving pendioners. Another suggestion is that in the typical Nigerian way, individual pensioners may need to offer gratification to officials -- up to one third of the amount has been suggested -- before receiving their pension arrears.

Stranger things have occurred in this country. The rot is wide, deep and high!

John Paroda

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"Dear Nigerians, forget not all the past evil deeds of IBB and he should not be allowed to bring more on us. One thing remain is "A bad tree" can never produce good fruit I mean IBB is bad from foundation and cannot build a good fountain." - Joseph Oluwole.