Safety from the Cruel 1999 Constitution is the NINAS Propositions

By Ndidi Uwechue

18 March 2023

Where did government get its powers to kill peaceful End SARS protesters, and non-violent Shi’ite protesters? From the 1999 Constitution.

Where does INEC get its courage to rig elections? From the 1999 Constitution.

Where do politicians and officials get their right to loot public funds in peace and without consequences? From the 1999 Constitution.

Where does government get its powers to seize natural resources belonging to indigenous Ethnic Nations? From the 1999 Constitution.

Where does government get its powers to prevent development, to withhold welfare, to deny basic amenities and infrastructure eg electricity for Nigerians? From the 1999 Constitution.

Where does government get its powers to deny security to citizens and prevent them from arming themselves against armed and dangerous Fulani militia disguised as herdsmen, and their Islamic terrorist associates? From the 1999 Constitution.

We could go on and on listing all the miseries, massacres and existential dangers, and all that has gone wrong in Nigeria in the past 24 years that flow from the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, a known Forgery foisted upon Nigerians, but space does not allow. Nigeria’s notorious corruption levels, state sponsored violence against its people, and always defying development had been either a mystery or wrongly said to be due to “bad leadership” until NINAS (Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination) showed the connection between the 1999 Constitution and Ahmadu Bello’s Declaration of 1960, a sadistic and supremacist Agenda (aka Fulanization):

“The new nation called Nigeria should be an Estate of our great grandfather Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We use the minorities in the North as willing tools and the South as a conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us and never allow them to have control over their future” – Ahmadu Bello’s Declaration

Given what he said, and what Nigerians have been, and still are experiencing, without doubt, it is this Ahmadu Bello’s Declaration brought on by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution that is playing out, causing so much miseries and the insecurity of killings going on especially in the Middle Belt for Fulani land grabbing, and Buhari a Fulani has been accused by local as well as international observers of being complicit with this unstopped genocidal violence, that is also spreading to the South.

Right now Nigerians, but young people especially, are disappointed and distressed that although they were urged to get their voter’s cards and to vote, elections have been massively and openly rigged, and have also been marred by violence. It is the 1999 Constitution that allows and empowers INEC to carry out the anarchy of rigging, and of selecting their choice as winner of elections. Nigerians have seen that their vote does NOT count, it is their ACT OF GOING TO VOTE that counts, to create the false impression that “elections” took place. It is the central control of all elections (state, local government area and wards) by INEC that ensures that no matter what Nigerians want, they will not get it because INEC will decide the outcomes. INEC (plus all the supporting services for elections) is itself controlled by the Fulani-dominated government of Buhari, empowered by the 1999 Constitution. The same is true for elections tribunals.

Nigerians are in a situation where as long as the 1999 Constitution is in operation, not only will there not be any change that favours them since the goal of that 1999 Forgery is to bring about Fulanization, but as that Document is already in use to dispossess them of their natural resources, it would also dispossess them of their ancestral lands.

There is a non-violent way to get out of this dangerous predicament. There are two roads: One road is paved by the illegitimate 1999 Constitution and its provisions empower Fulanization to bring about Ahmadu Bello’s Declaration that Nigeria will be turned into the “estate” of the immigrant settler Fulani.

The other road is paved by the NINAS Propositions based on United Nations instruments (eg UNDRIP) and International Law instruments. Since the 1999 Constitution is a fraud, a forgery, it has been Repudiated and a Constitutional Force Majeure declared (on 16 December 2020). That means that on this road, the 1999 Constitution is DEAD, so the provisions of that Forgery have no authority and thus no power on this road. There is no anarchy here (anarchy, fraud and treachery belong to the other road) because UN and International Law instruments are applied. On this road, the illicit government of Nigeria has NO AUTHORITY to harass or harm Nigerians who want change, want safety from being killed by Fulani invaders and Islamic terrorists, want democracy, and want to do the right thing the right way.

In conclusion, staying on the 1999 Constitution road means agreeing to be in a Union of disaster and death, being the road that turns Nigeria into the “estate” of Fulani. Those on it are authors of their own destruction since they consent to going to elections where their votes will not count because the sole purpose of the elections journey is 29 May swearing in ceremony when the life of the 1999 Constitution is renewed by taking the Oath of Office.

On the other hand, being on the NINAS Propositions road of Sovereignty and inalienable human right of Self-Determination means a non-violent ORDERLY PROCESS of being organized, guided by UN instruments and International Law to Renegotiate the failed Union according to what “we the peoples” want, determined by Referendums by indigenous Ethnic Nations, and other democratic and globally accepted processes. 

Ndidi Uwechue is a British citizen with Igbo heritage from the Lower Niger Bloc. She is a retired Metropolitan (London) Police Officer, she is a signatory to the Constitutional Force Majeure, and she writes from Abuja.

INEC Awards processing of election materials to APC’s Aisha Binani’s printing press – Defend action

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has defended the choice of Binani Printing Press Limited, purportedly owned by Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Adamawa State, to print sensitive election materials.

The commission stated Tuesday that Binani Printing Press Ltd was one of the security printing businesses that sought to print security papers for the commission. The commission noted that all of its procurement activities go through transparent competitive bidding.

She is stated to be the owner of Binani Printing Press Ltd in the report.

In a statement released by the commission yesterday in Abuja and signed by the national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education Committee, Festus Okoye, it was stated that the commission uses open competitive bidding for all of its procurements and that one of the security printing firms that applied to print security documents for the commission was Binani Printing Press Limited.

Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, is a senator from Nigeria serving as the All Progressives Congress’s (9th Assembly) representative for the Adamawa Central senatorial district.

Okoye stated that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) was satisfied that the company is a qualified printer with the necessary technical ability, security consciousness, and skill in printing security papers after reviewing the company’s facilities and performing due diligence there.

He clarified, however, that Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed was not mentioned as one of Binani Printing Press Limited’s directors.

In order to support Nigerian printers and boost the country’s economy, the commission chose to print all the security documents for the 2023 General Election there, he stated.

The Nasarawa Government denies Communiqué on Restructuring of Mada Chiefdom, conversion to Emirates

A statement on the establishment and upgrading of chiefdoms that went viral on social media has been repudiated by the government of Nasarawa State.

According to the aforementioned communication, Barr Muhammad Ubandoma Aliyi, the Secretary to the Government, was the source of the memo regarding the establishment of new chiefdoms.

According to the aforementioned “communique,” which was ostensibly addressed to the commissioner for local government, community development, and chieftaincy affairs, Governor Abdullahi Sule reportedly gave his approval for the establishment, reclassification, and renaming of a number of specific Mada Chiefdoms.

The aforementioned “communique” specifically mentioned the establishment and naming of the Mada Chiefdom in the Kokona local government area, with the Sarkin Tatara as the paramount ruler’s title, as well as the promotion of the Sarkin Akwanga to the position of Emir of Akwanga, who, in accordance with the aforementioned letter, will reside in the completed Chun Mada palace in Akwanga.

However, the purported communique that surfaced two days before the governorship and house of assembly elections was a forged document created in an organized attempt to cause unrest and to mislead the electorates in the state, according to the state government through Abdulkareem Ibn Bala, permanent secretary, political affairs on behalf of the SSG.

He pleaded with the residents of the state, in particular those in the impacted area, to reject the aforementioned communiqué.

For the avoidance of doubt, the aforementioned “communique” that is making the rounds on social media does not come from the Nasarawa State Office of the Secretary. Given that the claimed “communique” surfaced just two days before the Governorship and House of Assembly elections, it is clear that the document was faked in an intentional attempt to sow discontent and mislead the electorate.

“To clear the air, it should be noted that even the most discerning person can see that the ‘communique’ was poorly written and exhibits egregious unprofessionalism, especially given that it was purported to be from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of Nasarawa State, which is renowned for its high level of professionalism.

It should be made very obvious that the government of Nasarawa State never considered establishing, improving, or even renaming the chiefdoms named in the fictitious paper.

He advised the good people of Nasarawa State, especially those named in the bogus communique, to ignore the letter and its contents.

Aduda seeks judicial review, alleging the FCT senatorial election to be inconclusive

Just three weeks after the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senatorial District’s 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections, which resulted in Ireti Kingibe being elected as the district’s senator-elect, Kingibe’s closest rival, incumbent Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda, has vowed to challenge the results of the election at the Election Petitions Tribunal.

This comes at the back of the fact that the result of the FCT senatorial election was announced while collations at the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) were still pending, as well as with complete disregard to results cancelled in other polling units across the 62 wards of the six Area Councils, Senator Aduda, who is the Minority Leader of the 9th Senate, said to journalists at the National Assembly Complex on Thursday.

“The election, as guided by the extant laws used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is supposed to have been declared inconclusive.

“Pointedly in substantial numbers of the polling units, there were over-voting which led to cancellation of results that supposed to have been revisited by INEC through rescheduled election but from nowhere, we heard that results were declared.

“We are going to challenge it,” Aduda said.

Senator Aduda commented on his capacity and service delivery to FCT residents over the years as a lawmaker. “Within my 12 years in the Senate and eight years in the House of Representatives, a lot of development-driven projects have been facilitated by me across the 62 Wards and six Area Councils, many of which are still ongoing,” he said.

“If the winner of the election had the potential, Google would have shown her what I had done, so I think she is the one who lacks it.

You’ll be able to see that I brought a protest to this location. I had to discuss the redesign of the Naira and other measures pertaining to vital national concerns on the Senate floor.

“We have roads worth over N1 billion we are building in Kubwa, another worth over N1 billion in Nyanya, and we have the ones we are doing in Bwari. If I don’t have the capacity and can’t represent the people, I don’t think I can bring those projects to the various communities or Area Councils,” he said. I’m not referring to Gwagwalada, Kwali, or Kuje; all I’m referring to is this area’s metropolitan core and its surroundings.

“Apart from the very significant Laws I sponsored and the National Assembly like the Federal College of Education Zuba bill that has been there for over 17 years without graduation until we passed that Bill.”

He continued by saying that he implemented infrastructure in a number of areas, including the provision of classrooms, Primary Healthcare Centers, portable water, rural electrification, the construction of roads throughout the Area Councils in the FCT, Small & Medium Scale Empowerment Programs, and the provision of student bursaries to more than 3,000 beneficiaries drawn from the sixty-62 electoral wards of the six Area Councils.

JUST IN: 10 Killed, Scores Wounded In Fresh Southern Kaduna Attack

No fewer than 10 people have been confirmed dead in yet another new attack in the Langson community of Kaduna State’s Zango Kataf local government area, with scores of others suffering injuries of different severity.

The attack transpired despite the 24-hour curfew that was in place after last week’s attack and retaliation that left 17 people dead. It is believed to have taken place on Tuesday night up to the early hours of Wednesday morning in the impacted community.

The Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA) leadership, who acknowledged the most recent incident, has voted against the security personnel stationed in the region to safeguard people and property.

“Security officers posted to this Southern Kaduna are no longer guarding us,” claimed Mr. Sam Achie, the national president of the ACDA, “since this massacres have persisted for long and continued unabatedly and yet the government remains mum about it.”

Achie noted that it was troubling and cause for concern that the Kaduna State administration had remained silent about the area’s ongoing attacks when he visited the location of the attack.

He therefore asked the government to back up its words with deeds by apprehending the attackers because, in his opinion, the government knew who they were and where they resided.

The MOPOL detachment in the Langson community was however praised by the ACDA National President, who also urged the populace to continue to be vigilant in order to defend their homes and communities from oppressors who are determined to seize their ancestral lands and prevent other killings.

He revealed that several of the local hospitals were providing medical care to those hurt in the attack.

Mr. Francis Sani, the chairman of the Zango Kataf local government, who also verified the attack, called on the State government to send more security personnel to the LGA in order to stop the frequent attacks on innocent people and their property.

Around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the attackers broke into the neighborhood and began shooting sporadically, killing some civilians and injured others before being driven back by the MOPOL.

As at the time this story was filed, Lt. Col. I.S. Takwa, the spokesperson for Operations Safe Haven, could not be reached for comment.

Crisis in Nasarawa Labour Party after party collapses structure for PDP Candidate Ombugadu – new faction emerges, tries to back APC

In past weeks, the Nasarawa State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Joseph Ewuga, recently stepped down from the race to support his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, David Emmanuel Ombugadu.

Middle Belt Times gathered that Ewuga decided to step down in the interest of the growth of the state and the ‘popularity, general acceptance and track record of Ombugadu’.

However addressing journalists yesterday in Lafia, Rev. Angba Solomon Kuje, the LP’s candidate for the House of Representatives for Akwanga/Nasarawa Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency in the just concluded National Assembly election, said the the party favoured Governor Sule instead and was quoted as saying the decision of the party to support Governor Sule was arrived at after a series of meetings and consultations.

He said the move by Mr. Ewuga to align with the PDP’s governorship candidate, was a personal one and not a collective party decision.

According to him, the party learnt about Ewuga’s move through the media.

He pointed out that party members had carefully evaluated each candidate from all political parties in the state based on their merits, strengths, and weaknesses with a view to backing only one of them to victory in the conviction that the task of running the state extends far beyond a single person, ethnicity, or religion.

He added that members considered a candidate’s aptitude, capacity, character, experience, temperament, and managerial exposure while deciding which candidate to support.

The ability to maintain the diverse ethnic groups in the state together as one giant family, regardless of religion or cultural background, was crucially examined.

According to him, after careful deliberation, the Labour Party had reached the unassailable conclusion that Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, the incumbent Governor and member of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), stands taller, bigger, better, and stronger and as such deserves its support in the gubernatorial elections on Saturday.

This is how we feel. This is where we all agree. Come Saturday, this is the way to go,” he stated.

PDP G-5 Govs Not Supporting Tinubu – Jang

Sen. Jonah Jang, a former governor of Plateau State and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that the G5 PDP governors and their allies, including himself, do not endorse Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for president of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Jang continued by saying that Governor Simon Lalong, the director general of Tinubu’s campaign, was daydreaming when he claimed that the G-5 supported Tinubu.

According to a statement made in Jos by Jang’s media advisor Clinton Garuba, they have made it clear time and time again that they do not personally disagree with the PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar, but rather with the procedure that produced him and the structural imbalance that resulted.

The G-5, also known as the integrity group, disagreed with the PDP and withdrew support for its presidential candidate’s campaign, but this in no way implies that they are backing the APC’s presidential nominee, according to him.

“The attention of former Governor of Plateau State Senator Jonah David Jang has just been drawn to recent comments attributed to the Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon Simon Lalong at the flag-off of the APC campaign rally, held at Wase that the G5 PDP governors are supporting the APC presidential candidate.

“Only Lalong and his fellow dreamers think so and will stop at nothing to mislead the public in order to get favorable feedback for a bad product they so desperately want to sell.”

The comments, which aimed to criticize and paint the former governor of the state in a negative light as well as win favor with his chosen candidate and the APC, are described in the statement as nothing more than the final gasps of a dying horse.

Garuba noted that typically they would have dismissed the vituperations as the tantrums of a deeply dissatisfied individual who has assumed a difficult task of marketing a substandard product all in the quest to be relevant.

The former governor further said that his successor failed miserably in all areas, including basic infrastructure, healthcare, tourism, and education. He claimed that throughout his whole tenure as governor, the man did nothing to promote the welfare and wellbeing of his people.

Southern Kaduna People in Diaspora Condemn Zangon Kataf Killings, Accuses State Govt of Insensitivity

Southern Kaduna people living in diaspora under the auspices of Southern kaduna people in diaspora (SOKAPDA) Europe have condemned in strong terms the recent terrorists attacks on communities in southern Kaduna. The group said the attacks are unacceptable, saying that the Kaduna state government is insensitive to the plight of the victims.

The group in a statement signed by its President, Mr Casimir Biriyok states that attacks which took place in Ungwan Wakili and neighboring communities in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna state on Saturday night shows that the state and federal government have not done anything to forestall attacks in the area.

Recall that some communities in Ungwan Wakili and environs were attacked by terrorists suspected to be Fulani militias on Saturday March 11th, 2023 leaving no fewer than 17 people killed.

The statement reads in parts!

“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Southern Kaduna people in diaspora (SOKAPDA) Europe, condemn the recent killings last Saturday, 11th March, 2023 that resulted in the loss of 17 lives and injuries to innocent citizens in Ungwan Wakili and other villages in Zangon Kataf Local Government of Kaduna State.
This is barely 3 months after the mass murder of 38 harmless villagers in Malagum, Kamuru–Ikulu and Abun (Broni Prono) in the same Southern Kaduna on or about 18th December, 2022.
SOKAPDA Europe, finds it difficult to comprehend how human lives seem to have little or no value in Nigeria in general, and Kaduna state in particular. We condemn this wanton killing in its entirety.
These attacks are happening in the middle of elections; given this scenario, one can only assume that this is calculated to destabilise Southern Kaduna during this election period.
There seems to be no empathy from the political leadership of the State, for we have not heard of any statement made by either the state or most of the political actors, by either visiting or indicating support through press releases or otherwise, the curfew notwithstanding.

A couple of days ago, in Lagos, a train accident killed 6 people and this attracted sympathy and the attention of the whole state. Flags were flown half mast and the governor was all over the place. However, 17 people were killed in Kaduna State and as at the time of writing, we have not heard from the state not to talk of a visit by the state leadership. Most of the political parties have shown little support to either the victims or issue a simple statement of condemnation of the killings.

It is essential to hold those who have sworn to protect us to do the needful for we in diaspora are frustrated that in the 21st century, technology like phone tracking, geo orbits satellite, drones and old-fashion spying, etc., have not been fully utilized.
We have been told time and time without number that the best is being done. Those at the receiving end seem not to see all these efforts, for the killings seem to be going on unabated for years.
It is also on record that nobody as far as we know, has taken any responsibility for possible negligence or dereliction of duty or responsibilities, and resigns to demonstrate they hold human lives sacred.
The peaceful Kaduna State that we once knew is no more and we sincerely hope that somewhere within the political class, someone will take security of lives seriously for it is absolutely too tragic that our state has become a killing field.

SOKAPDA will like to take this opportunity to express our sympathy to the families of the souls that were lost during the killings. May their souls rest in peace.

Our hearts remain with all the families that they left behind. It is the only Almighty God that can console them in these challenging periods. Similarly, we sympathise with every individual who has in one way or other been affected negatively by these random killings that seem to have no end in sight. We take exception to others who are keeping quiet in the middle of all these killings. One day some will be called to answer either here or beyond.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke.

Jang: Elections a referendum on the APC in Plateau State

Governor Simon Lalong’s poor showing in the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections, according to former governor of Plateau State Senator Jonah Jang, simply gave the populace the chance to cast a referendum on the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Jang responded to a remark attributed to the state’s information and communication commissioner, where Mangjang was accused of “trying to cover up the poor performance which has led to election loss through such comments.

Senator Jang said in a statement released in Jos by his media consultant, Clinton Odafe Garuba, that the commissioner must recognize that, in contrast to his colleagues, he had etched his name in gold in the hearts of Plateau people and that any attempt by Manjang to disparage a man who has distinguished himself in all of his endeavors would be fruitless.

Jang also stressed that his party’s fear of impending defeat has caused them to latch on to anything at the moment for some face-saving opportunity.

Garuba, the media consultant to Governor Jang advised Mangjang thereafter to express his gratitude to Jang for giving him the chance to succeed in his endeavors before eventually pointing him in the right direction. If he still harbors resentment toward Jang for removing him from his administration, he should take solace in the knowledge that he now lives in a place where mediocrity is seen as a sign of advancement.

He also advised Mangjang to pray to one day emulate previous governor Jang who was contested and won elections and whom the present administration cannot point to achievements which amount to a quarter of those of Governor Jang.

He finally advised him to desist from attempts to gain cheap popularity through shots at Jang

Taraba APC in fresh crisis – suspends gov candidate days to election

With the suspension of the APC’s candidate for governor, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, due to suspected anti-party conduct approximately a week before the election, the problem in the Taraba State chapter has gotten worse.

As a result, the party warned Bwacha that he would “face severe repercussions” if he didn’t “stop the related illegal activities (campaign) and come before the fact-finding committee on March 13, 2023 to answer the allegations filed against him in a petition.”

Yet when asked for comment on the situation, Bwacha responded, “False news. The signatories are not APC ward representatives. Please confirm with the party once more. It was created by primaries losers who were desperate.

The Middle Belt Times on Sunday was able to receive the letter that contained his suspension, which was dated March 8 and signed by all of the APC’s Mararaba, Donga Local Government ward executives.

The choice was made shortly after a contentious ruling by the Federal High Court ordering the independent National Electoral Commission to recognize Bwacha as the APC’s candidate for governor of Taraba State.