Friday, February 12, 2016

Beyoncé: The Newest Angry Black Woman!

"Best revenge is your paper" 
Beyoncé what have you done? You seem to have ruffled a few white feathers in 'Formation', so much so, that they want to boycott yo Bootilicious booty, whatever that means. Maybe they didn’t know you were black?

Now I need to say like most people who have spoken up about this, I am not a Beyoncé fan. I do listen to her music but it doesn’t move me any other way than physically. I’ll sing along, when I am feeling like going “to the left to the left”, with “all my single ladies” who are “Flawless”.

The Flawless Shorts - Beyonce
What sparks some interest for me looking at her career, is her progression over the years into a moderate liberal feminist. Now this is questionable considering her style choices are clearly inspired by the 'Male Gaze'. However, people seem to listen because of the package the message is delivered in.

This overt sexuality may be the only thing truly holding her back from being the force that she can be. We're still stuck on her booty even though she seems to have grown mentally, but how would we tell? This is only the second time she’s addressed world issues in her music, the first being Flawless that brought pertinent feminist issues to the mainstream media through Chimamanda’s prose.


February 2016 she drops Formation as song that provokes a number of issues African Americans deal with socially. References from the chorus tell us that she likes afros and Negro noses just the way they are. She embodies Southern American Negro culture in dress, and the visuals display these too.
We see a New Orleans cop car submerged in water. A little Negro boy dancing in front of a line of policemen who then raise their hands in surrender/praise of the boy’s skills. I am sure you’ve seen the video, so you know…

The video is powerful display of the current African American experience. A voice at the beginning of the track questions, “What happened after New Orleans”? What happened to America if Formation is what it has become? Has the value of the Negro life diminished rapidly since Katrina? Based on the media reports we see, it seems so. Innocent Negores getting killed just for no reason. It's got us here in Africa thinking I am better off home. There is no milk and honey for a Negro in America, only premature death. 

The following day she performs the song at the Super Bowl. A major sporting event on the American calendar. She does this with a gang of 'nappy headed hoes' for dancers looking like Black Panthers. This is clearly too much black for America. Threatening.
"OK ladies now lets get in formation..."

"OK ladies now lets get information..."

Beyoncé, you’re the honey-kissed, blonde weaved version of the American dream, and how dare you betray her trust. I guess lady liberty also forgot you were black since you transformed your looks to become more appealing and easy on the eye, attaining attributes that have built your success in the mainstream media.

Now I must say the messages Bey appears to convey are contradictory when she is scantily clad and commanding us to “bow down bitches” and “get in formation’, ‘get information”. Bey, it’s difficult for us to trust you when your presence in the blonde and the questionable skin tone is the reason why those cameras that love you render us women as 'docile bodies'. In particular, the black women whose existence head to toe is inadequate. This paradox is perplexing but has a clear answer Bey is just making music that she feels, whatever package she presents it in is her choice, so swallow it. Hair is an accessory just like lipstick. The weave does not diminish the message.

#naturalhair #afros #weaves #slayladies

Now that she’s flipped the script a bit and hit us with a track about Negro empowerment, but it seems Caucasian people don’t like this. What's causing the insecurity? A look at some of these irrational reactions really have you wondering.

The song didn't call anyone out besides the Police force. Or did I miss something? Is the #BlackLivesMatter movement a problem?
Even in the distant shores of Africa I see complaints. This song is primarily about B, her heritage and how she feels about it and her view of life in America and how she #Slays it and will continue to, calling you to join her in #Slaying your own life. Even as a Negro in America despite everything going on.

Are black people not allowed to have a moment? Are we not allowed to talk about how mad we are about our people being killed for nothing? If Formation is a problem it means #blacklivesreallydontmatter. What is so threatening about black people being #woke. Why don’t white people want to hear truth? Do they fear retaliation? Why people getting so hot and bothered by a black woman speaking a truth? Maybe they really didn’t know she was black?!

Beautiful Braids

Yes I said it...

Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Ebola conspiraTEA

The recent outbreak of the Ebola virus has brought about numerous sagacious tweets and memes in the T'world with musician Chris Brown giving us his dose of his thoughts on the virus with this heroic Tweet, "I don't know ... but I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control. S**t is getting crazy bruh." Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/14/chris-brown-ebola-tweet-backlash-population-control/#ixzz3GKS43mhz

Here's my dose on Conspiracy Theory Tea. Now it's accuracy and credibility is highly questionable as it originated from my favourite urban news site Mediatakeout. As the article requests here is my re-post because the rant raises some interesting points that need to be explored about the continual Neo-Colonial rape of Africa. 

"Other than the original facebook post, this web site is the first one to carry this and it needs to be spread, the future may be riding on this one, ARCHIVE, POST POST AND RE-POST!
Nana Kwame wrote:
People in the Western World need to know what’s happening here in West Africa. THEY ARE LYING!!! “Ebola” as a virus does NOT Exist and is NOT “Spread”. The Red Cross has brought a disease to 4 specific countries for 4 specific reasons and it is only contracted by those who receive treatments and injections from the Red Cross. That is why Liberians and Nigerians have begun kicking the Red Cross out of their countries and reporting in the news the truth. Now bear with me:
REASONS:
Most people jump to “depopulation” which is no doubt always on the mind of the West when it comes to Africa. But I assure you Africa can NEVER be depopulated by killing 160 people a day when thousands are born per day. So the real reasons are much more tangible.
Reason 1: This vaccine implemented sickness being “called” Ebola was introduced into West Africa for the end goal of getting troops on the ground in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. If you remember America was just trying to get into Nigeria for “Boko Haram” #BULLSHIT but that fell apart when Nigerians started telling the truth. There ARE NO GIRLS MISSING. Global support fell through the floor, and a new reason was needed to get troops into Nigeria and steal the new oil reserves they have discovered.
Reason 2: Sierra Leone is the World’s Largest Supplier of Diamonds. For the past 4 months they have been on strike, refusing to provide diamonds due to horrible working conditions and slave pay. The West will not pay a fair wage for the resources because the idea is to keep these people surviving on rice bags and foreign aid so that they remain a source of cheap slave labor forever. A reason was also needed to get troops on the ground in Sierra Leone to force an end to the diamond miners strikes. This is not the first time this has been done. When miners refuse to work troops are sent in and even if they have to kill and replace them all, the only desire is to get diamonds back flowing out of the country.
Of course to launch multiple campaigns to invade these countries separately would be way too fishy. But something like “Ebola” allows access to an entire area simultaneously…
Reason 3: In addition to stealing Nigerian oil, and forcing Sierra Leone back to mining, troops have also been sent in to FORCE vaccinations (Deadly “Ebola” Poison) onto those Africans who are not foolish enough to take them willingly.
3000 troops are being sent in to make sure that this “poison” continues to spread, because again it is only spread through vaccination. As more and more news articles are released as they have been in Liberia, informing the populous of the US lies and manipulation, more and more Africans are refusing to visit the Red Cross. Troops will force these vaccinations upon the people to ensure the visible appearance of an Ebola pandemic. In addition to this they will protect the Red Cross from the Liberians and Nigerians who have been rightfully ejecting them from their countries.
Reason 4: Last but not least, the APPEARANCE of this Ebola “pandemic” (should Americans not catch on) will be used to scare the countless millions into taking an “Ebola vaccine” which in reality is the pandemic. Already they have started with stories of how it has been brought to the U.S. and has appeared in Dallas, how white doctors were cured but black infected are not being allowed to be treated, etc.
ALL that will do is make blacks STRIVE to get the vaccine, because it appears that the “cure” is being held back from blacks. They will run out in droves to get it and then there will be serious problems. With all we have seen revealed about vaccines this year you would think we learned our lesson. All I can do is hope so, Because they rely on our ignorance to complete their agendas.
Ask yourself: If Ebola really was spread from person to person, instead of controlled spread through vaccination – then WHY would the CDC and the US Government continue to allow flights in and out of these countries with absolutely no regulation, Or At All? We have got to start thinking and sharing information globally because they do not give the true perspective of the people who live here in West Africa. They are lying for their own benefit and there aren’t enough voices out there with a platform to help share our reality. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, paralyzed and disabled by these and other “new” vaccines all over the world and we are finally becoming aware of it. Now what will we do with all this information?"mediatakeout.com
And the conspiracy theories continue to go viral...Twitter Gems ibtimes.co.uk

 
Yes I said it...

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Green Trippin': Sustainable Supply Chains

Sustainable Development in the Supply Chain Industry
The Gordon Institute of Business Science held a conference on Sustainable Supply Chain with Economic Value. Sponsored by the Transnet Programme in Sustainable Development; industry heads in supply chain and academia were invited to attend and address the fundamentals, purpose and functionality of sustainable development in supply chain.

Sustainable development is the principle for global development in economic, social and environmental sectors; meeting the socio-economic needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It emphasises the use of natural resources for development without compromising the environment and the earth’s ecological system.

The key purpose of the conference was to address the matter of sustainable development in the supply chain industry. Delegates were taken through the theories of sustainable development and challenged within their organisations to report on and consider the further application of this newly developing theory.

Sustainable development may be regarded by some as a “green” conservationist movement pushed forward by tree-huggers. In essence this may be correct but it should rather be seen as a move by those who are aware of their moral and social responsibility to ensure that industry does not ultimately deplete all the earth’s natural resources, leaving nothing for future generations to live on, develop and enjoy.
Sustainable development holds within it three critical elements in the global development of sustainability; these are the social, environmental and economic impacts of industrialisation.
It challenges industries to map out initiatives and processes that do not harmfully impact these elements.
Socially, the vision for sustainable development is one that does not seek economic growth at the detriment of the world’s most valuable resource; its people. The global challenge is to ensure that all people have access to the world’s resources and developmental systems to better their social position. Poverty eradication is of the upmost importance in the move for sustainability.

Economically the system strives to help and ensure industries continue to grow and develop, without massive and harmful environmental impact and minus the total depletion of natural resources. It seeks to raise awareness that there is not an unlimited pool of resources; over consumption will result in complete exhaustion, resulting in the uncertainty of what future generation will have to develop their world.

Environmentally the goal is to reverse and avert all harmful impacts to the environment that global industrialisation has had to date. To allow for all stakeholders in global development to take responsibility for the future development of the world; while maintaining and preserving its natural resources for future generations.

The process and impact of sustainability does not seek to eliminate global development of industries, but rather to further raise awareness and bring about change in industrial methods that can; and have previously brought about damage to the earth and its inhabitants.

The case for supply chain sustainability was set by Gordon Institute of Business Science Lecturer, Lew Roberts. He set the view of sustainability as a philosophy of designing objects with regard to the environment to eliminate negative effects.
Within the supply chain the key move is to eliminate the carbon footprint set by the transportation industry. As industries grow, so does this footprint; his proposition on this is introduce hybrid power vehicles in the transportation industry, reduce costs of logistics by eliminating waste and becoming more economical by seeking and advancing the development of alternate energies. He cited an example of such efforts by shoe manufacturer Timberland that exports up to 25 million shoes globally; they initiated a redesign of their shoe boxes which reduced the use of more environmentally conscious materials resulting in a 15% reduction in manufacturing costs; amounting to a huge saving and reduced environmental impact. Global courier DHL's promotes the use of route optimisation that reduces in mileage and fuel consumption.

Sustainable design as a reaction to a global crisis and fundamentally seeks to raise knowledge and awareness on the issue of the worlds depleting resources, challenging its people to strive towards conserving these resources and deterring industrialisation and consumerism at all costs as it inevitably benefits none. As an isolated degrading ecological system would inevitably have an impact on all inhabitants of the earth.

Keynote Address on Global Organisational Efforts in Sustainability
Keynote speakers attended to address their organisational implementation of sustainable development principles. These delegates included; Ravi Pillay the Corporate Affairs Director of Nestle South Africa, Cobus Rossouw the Chief Integration Officer of Imperial Logistics, Gary Joseph the Chief Executive Officer of South African Supplier Diversity Council, Boudewijn Goossens the Executive Director of Fairtrade Label in South Africa and Phillip Griffith the Supply Chain Leader of General Electric Africa.

Ravi Pillay of Nestle shared how the organisation has grass-root operations that address social and environmental factors in sustainable development. Nestle has operated in South Africa for ninety-six years with over 4000 employees; worldwide the organisation has over 330 000 employees and 443 factories in over 81 countries.
In South Africa factories are located in small towns to be closer to raw material thus reducing on the environmental drawbacks of logistics.
They implement a business process that creates a shared value with all business partners in sustainability to protect the future through compliance of regulations that implement and practice these principles. Their three focus areas in sustainability are in the areas of nutrition, water and rural development.
Efforts in developing sustainability through their supply chain include; the assistance of local farmers with agricultural services that develop environmentally sustainable farms, establishment and implementation of strategies in pricing and logistics, cocoa farming that reduces the water absorption of the plant through GMO technology. Other local efforts are shown with their move of headquarters from an older building in Randburg to a new greener one in Bryanston which saw electricity consumption reduce by 50% in kilowatt usage.

Cobus Rossouw of Imperial Logistics addressed the company's direct role in sustainability in supply chain which they tackle through working with suppliers in transport optimisation. This is done by reducing the number of vehicles on the road and increasing mileage of each active vehicle. Their challenge is that they own only half of their vehicle fleet and thus seek to engage business partners in their efforts in sustainability.

Gary Joseph's position challenged the socio-economic aspect in the complexity of supply chain. His address raised the issues of marginalisation in the supply chain industry which inhibits newcomers to the industry. He challenged industry leaders to help sustain local markets by eliminating social challenges through integration and incorporation, and the building of new Black Economic Empowerment business partners.

Boudewijn Goossens spoke of how the Fairtrade label has been operating globally in sustainability since 1988 grossing over U$5 billion in retail sales. Their key products are coffee, cotton, cacao, tea, bananas and sugar. In South Africa Fairtrade has been in operation since 2010, partnering with companies such as; Distell, Woolworths, Cadbury and Puma.
With over fifty wine grape farmers they have a vital role in the improvement of the lives of small-trade farmers. Fairtrade has a global leading sustainable development initiative operating through product certification that enforces socio-economic and environmental standards. This is maintained through audits of business partners processes.
The social impact provides good working and living conditions, environmental management, workers rights respected through a life development premium in which suppliers give back to the working community a sum of money averaging R100 000 per farm; often used for community development programmes such as improved housing and education.
Their direct engagement with businesses is by trader certification; retailers offer and promote their products, manufactures procure Fairtrade ingredients, farmers and cooperatives supply certified products.

Phillip Griffith Supply Chain Leader of General Electric Africa addressed his organisations efforts in Sustainable development in Supply Chain. General Electric has over 300 000 employees around the world, in 2012 they grossed revenues of over U$160 billion worldwide, of which more than half was profited from outside of the United States. The company is currently seeking Sub-Saharan growth. Its challenges are in manufacturing energy efficient automotives, jet engines and turbines and compliance of sustainable development initiatives with business partners.
Their initiatives are enforced through political pressure; lobbying by GE Pack to advocate legislation that pushes for total industry sustainability. The challenge according to Griffith is, “you can't force legislation”. Through their processes they call for all business partners to engage in environmentally sustainable processes as they “require all businesses to strive to meet global standards”. Not all business and industry partners score well in having business practices that enforce sustainability; GE does not disassociate with them but rather actively engages in improving their processes and position thus raising their overall score on sustainability.

Vulnerabilities and Prospects of Sustainability
The challenges of Sustainable development in South Africa are multi-faceted. These include; a lack of overall knowledge and understanding of what sustainable development is and strives for and corruption within the supply chain industry.

Adam Raman a senior lecturer at Kingston University in the United Kingdom regards the issues with sustainable development as; a problem with the adoption of theoretical perspectives, a disconnected network in the supply chain, and the fact that there are few success stories to show its benefits. He regards the reasons for this as theories on sustainability being too static, not dynamic, having closed methodologies and relative stakeholders knowledge of theory being limited.

What he advises it that stakeholders should implement a service dominant logic – regard everything as service including goods, to alter their myopic view of sustainability being limited to manufacturing processes.
His challenge for this is to advocate a new global theoretical perspective: proposing a new definition and understanding of sustainability being issues relating to extreme social, economic and environmental change and sustainable development as the actions undertaken responding to these issues.

Pressure advocating for change would emanate from one’s own actions and feelings in moral perspectives; this would drive a change in consumer related behaviour, thus changing supplier behaviours in the manufacturing process of goods. The view that all actors are stakeholders, including the supplier and consumer.
He proposes a “Corporate Social Responsibility” model that holds ethics as potential leading to change, sustainability the issue and corporate social responsibility as actions undertaken to initiate progress. He asserts that sustainability is important for an organisations image and overall market capitalisation.
To address issues there needs to be a re-education of consumers and a change of habits.
Business to business, there needs to be a development of new products and processes lowering environment impact.
Supply chain networks need to be broken to establish new sustainability ties; organisations are to no longer be treated as single entities but as collective interacting network that can affect global change.

With the issue of corruption, Imperial Logistics tackles these challenges by allowing relative stakeholders to be informed of alternate methods of trade that are sustainable and by effective internal audits to deter any corruption.
Nestle South Africa has a rigorous supplier code of conduct that upholds transparency is all steps of trade.
Gary Joseph of the South African Supplier Diversity Council advises organisations not to overlook minor irregularities in internal audits and promotes a change of attitude within the methods that business is conducted.
Fairtrade bases its business model on trust; thus it holds strict audits to ensure transparency. This is “key for Fairtrade otherwise we can’t exist” says Goossens, the Executive Director.

Failures of sustainability according to Raman further include a lack of network connection; stakeholders and sole interests being the bottom line. “Diffusion and adoption inertia due to imbalance between destruction of strong ties in established networks and creation of weak ties as well as strong ties in new ones.”

Deterrents of sustainable development that were highlighted are consumerism; living in a societies that drive consumerism; resulting in industries being driven by purchasing power. Consumers wanting bargains at all costs drives demand for more goods this lowers labourer and farm worker wages. Consumers are advised to take more responsibility of their actions within these processes.
Within organisations, the short-lived tenures of CEO's pushes each to view only short term financial goals thus not placing an importance on sustainability of organisational actions and processes.
Prospects are now seen as the increased spread of the knowledge of the theory, global initiatives by stakeholders in development such as donor agencies imposing sustainability regulations and the change in social habits.

Boudewijn Goossens of Fairtrade regards “consumer driven change most important. Change in South Africa is slow; slowly but surely people are waking up and wanting sustainably developed products”.
The biggest drivers of sustainability are morally conscious consumers, according to Ravi Pillay of Nestle.
For supply chain stakeholders and clients, change is driven by people within organisations.
Phillip Griffith of General Electric which has made major moves and strives for sustainability believes it should be incorporated in marketing more and that “good entrepreneurs listen”, thus an all round initiative for sustainability is possible and inevitable in the event that the desire and move for change is properly vocalised.

Sustainable Development and Supply Chain in a Changing World
Abrie de Swardt of Abrie de Swardt and Associates, a logistics and supply chain management thought leader, is an advocate of “Green Logistics” which seeks to highlight an imbalance between supply and demand for sustainability. He regards sustainability as an act that broadens the concept of performance. Eliminating previous notions that focused solely on the economical but now incorporating social and environmental aspects equally and holistically, as they are interdependent.

His initiative emphasises the move forward as one in which industry heads and individuals are socially and morally conscious of the worlds dwindling resources and environmental condition. These moves can have a positive economic impact and have been seen in the creation of new fields and environmentally friendly industrial initiatives.
Such can be seen in the development of alternate energy sources; the spread of solar power technologies, bio fuels and wind turbine development.
In South Africa this view can be pushed in the supply chain industry through logistics; as 13% of total carbon emissions arise from the transportation industry. Collectively, he views that all logistical stakeholders should work on understanding and acknowledging their role in sustainability, route optimisation, social responsibility and unity in action. Sustainability should be a lifestyle not a competitive advantage.

Christine Mondor, a lecturer from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States spoke of sustainability in supply chain design. She highlighted that value and sustainability can be found in unexpected places.
Architecture as an agent in the supply chain industry also plays a valuable role in the promotion of sustainability.
The David L Lawrence Convention Centre in Pittsburgh was the focal point of her presentation. Built in 2004 at a cost of US$375 million, it receives five-hundred thousand annual visitors and was designed with a “Green” sustainable concept.

The building is regarded as an important benchmark for sustainability in construction. In comparison to its competitors has set a new standard for sustainability, encouraging “greening” operations in development thus promoting the transference of sustainability. This transference moves from the guest to supplier in supply chain.
Its key sustainable features include natural ventilation, daylighting and 40% less steel used in construction. Natural ventilation has saved energy to power fifty-one Pittsburgh homes annually.
Water efficiency minimises demand, matches water to usage and treats black water on site.
The indoor environment maximises satisfaction of users with the design holding a biophilic advantage; holding within it harmonious river views, maintaining natural warm and outdoor air. Daylighting; which saves significant energy is also used in the design that boasts large windows allowing the natural flow of light.

Conventions are a billion dollar industry: with that there is a push to reduce overall consumption in the building, reuse and recycle, as the convention industry produces massive waste streams.
It receives 25% of its revenue from “Green Seeking” events that have so far equalled to revenue of over U$144 million.
Mondor highlights that there is a gap between sustainable building design and construction and the convention centre stands as a benchmark for sustainability and profitability.

Closer to home greening construction moves can be seen in developments such as The Pick and Pay Falls Roodepoort store, a R160 million development. The flagship store, set on 10,000 square metres in Little Falls Johannesburg is an innovative Green concept store by Atterbury Properties and Pick and Pay.
The store was constructed in 2012 and brought with it a pioneering sustainable development node. It makes use of daylight harvesting, allowing for maximum use of natural light in the building design. Rainwater harvesting, grey water use and water-wise planting, featured along with environmentally friendly, energy efficient lighting and LED lighting in the car park.

Global initiatives, moves and actions such as these depict shifts in the thoughts and structures of development striving for sustainability.
What sustainable development requires of us is to see the world as an interconnected system that cannot function if all components are not fully active as decisions made now will effect generations to come.


Yes I said it...

Watch Out Now

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Ok so after Henry Okah was found guilty by South Gauteng court of terrorism charges related to bombings in Nigeria, in January 2013. The boys from the delta, MEND allegedly sent out this statement which was later refuted by another MEND/MEND??
Instructing folks to ignore the initial email threat as follows:
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) wishes to advise Nigerians and the media to disregard the pathetic attempt at propaganda by a so-called Comrade Azizi and his statements, which are not authentic statements emanating from MEND. As claimed by this Comrade Azizi, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) would like to clarify the following:
Mr Henry Okah is NOT and has never been viewed as the leader or founder of MEND; but rather known as a sympathiser and supporter of our cause. Our fighters are freedom fighters who are fighting for justice, emancipation of the Niger Delta and control of our God-given resources – and not assassins as stated by this so-called Comrade Azizi. Our struggle is NOT and has never been about the disintegration of Nigeria or a North and South fight as stated by this so-called Comrade Azizi.
With regard to the trial, judgment and sentencing of Henry Okah and other Niger Delta indigenes, we will issue a full formal statement in due course stating our views and plans for the future. The Movemenent for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) would once again strongly urge Nigerians and the media to disregard any statement from this person.”
Now the first statement released post the conviction of Okah was read as follows:


“MEND/QTD/82MP/2013
23rd JANUARY 2013
Ref: CONVICTION OF OUR LEADER AND FOUNDER MR. HENRY OKAH.
We witnessed ourselves firsthand the conviction of our dear leader yesterday the 21st of January 2013 by the South African Supreme Court on all the 13th count charges which as we all know has to do with ASO ROCK politic on a man simply because he refused to be bought over.
Before yesterday’s ruling, we had high regards for the South African judiciary but not now as we were wrong on our previous assessment nevertheless, people pays for mistakes committed by others so we the High Command of MEND have an advice for the South African people, which is TELL YOUR GOVERNMENT through your judiciary stay away with events that happened in Nigeria or else some South Africans will pay dearly for it.

To the Nigerian military (The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta) don’t bother for now placing officers on alert, we will not bomb nor kill anybody for the time being, as we had communicated months back, we no long require IED or car bombs as we’ve gone pass that stage. Nigerians as a whole will feel our presence when we finally decide to carry out our targets which will not be restricted to the Niger Delta Region alone.

We so much understand the job load of an image maker but I most point our here clearly that the JTF’s spokesman, Lt.-Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu will have much jobs to do in the region anytime soon for thinking we rely on the OLD COMMANDERS that sold out to take up arms on behalf of our leader, just don’t underrate our capabilities which will take the Nigerian Military another 10 years to catch.

We are not on the same program with regional agitators in the north or elsewhere, we will not hide our faces, soon and very soon, Nigerians will get to see the structures (Diaspora and Home) as well as our new states, regional commanders and new National Leader, arresting and killing Henry Okah will change nothing.

To the Nigerian Government, you have seen NOTHING, the disintegration of Nigeria will start through us and by us, we are well equipped for this task. We have details of all the family members of the Government (1999-2013) and our Diaspora Command will take care of that aspect, we will get to them, we will skin them and post their remains to your door steps as compensation to the Ode people, except our resources are handed over to us without conditions.

All Federal, States and Local Government officials under the pay roll of the Government ( ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Director Generals, Directors etc ) should stay away from the Niger Delta, if found anywhere in the South South region, they will have themselves to blame and that is if they live to tell the tales.

The Minister of the Niger Delta Ministry Mr. Orubebe Peter Godsday is hereby banished from Delta State and the region at large pending when he returns the money he stole which was meant for the Niger Delta Development Councils and also while with:

(a) Burutu Local Government Council, Delta State (1991-1993),
(b) As second Member: Primary Education Board, Asaba, Delta State 2000-2003.
(c) As the Special Adviser to James Ibori former Delta State Governor on Urban/Regional Planning between January 2004 and November 2005.

This whole money belongs to the Niger Delta people and most be return or he should be ready to face the consequences along with your nuclear and immediate family members.

To our Natural Resources, there will soon be a massive earthquake that will be trigged by our nuclear war head, this earthquake will destroy the entire oil wells, oil pipelines especially to Kaduna refinery, oil installations, oil rigs and what have you, when it happens, which we know will be very soon, the Government and those owners of these oil wells and installation will know it’s a different ball game.

All oil companies, (foreign or local) should start parking up from the region as this might be the last warning, we really will not want civilians to be caught in between so please take this warning seriously.

To our old breed Commanders, you can talk as much as you want just because you were bought over for a token but we wonder why the fight against your masters, the hurricane is almost there and it will sweep everything left.

And finally to the South Africa Companies: we made some promises before and now we are repeating same, LEAVE NIGERIA totally, there will be massive and aggressive campaign on all companies owned, operated and affiliated to the South African Citizens or their Government both in Nigeria, Western and Southern Africa respectively.

OUR CAMPAIGN START AFTER HENRY OKAH’S APPEAL.
WE WILL MAKE A POINT!!!!
SIGNED:
COMRADE AZIZI
23rd January 2013"

Now this letter from the “Movemenent” was very dramatic and had some people shaken up. The question is though, how seriously should you take threats that have grammatical errors that make you chuckle?! Yes, spellcheck sometimes morphs into its own language mid checks, but who's sending this stuff? The Six Million Dollar Man in prison? Are they that impossible to find? Or is nobody really looking...
There will be a massive earthquake “trigged” by nuclear warheads. Trigged: a verb from the adjective trig, means to make neat and tidy in appearance.
So this, "massive earthquake that will be trigged by our nuclear war head",will be very neat and tidy. Very good, very green. A malapropism or genuine threat? These boys could really be out to clean up the Delta...with a mass explosive spring clean that will be felt worldwide; followed by a yard sale of some fine crude...
 
And for my dear South Africans in Naija, since it is your courts that started this saga; “start parking up”. They “dont want you to get caught in between so please take this warning seriously”. “Parking up” is kinda a tricky instruction to give but whatever you decide to do, however you decide to interpret it; make sure its trigged. There is a new breed of OCD militants out there armed with hand sanitisers and wet wipes.

MEND are a militant group that operate in the Niger Delta with the purpose of highlighting and addressing social and economic injustice that the oil industry has caused in the region. Established in the early 2000's; they have allegedly used means such as attacks on oil installations, the kidnap of foreign oil workers and terror attacks against the Nigerian government. The Niger Delta is a region that has an estimated population of 31 million people who live on less than $1 a day. The region is devastated by pollution from oil spills and pipeline fires that result from siphoning; this has all but destroyed the ecological system. But nobody cares about all this; we just like the drama...



Yes I said it...

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Badluck Jonathan.

It appears that Henry Okah was the source of the code after all as he was found guilty of all charges related to Nigeria's 2010 Independence day bombings, in a Johannesburg court. He awaits his sentencing and is making attempts at mitigation, the matter due to conclude on 4th March 2013 shall certainly be one to watch. During the course of his incarceration and trial Okah made some major claims and allegations against President Jonathan. He revealed his close government ties and the role he played in influencing President Jonathan in the appointment of Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. He shockingly alleged the independence day bombings were orchestrated by Jonathan to implicate northern politicians in his pursuit to seek an unconstitutional second term; sound conspiracy theory...

Jonathan has managed to keep this one in the closet, for now. Owing to his "Goodluck", but that can really hold him for so long. With scathing issues such as gross mismanagement and Boko Haram having killed thousands in terror attacks across the country; his term has brought no fortune for the country.
His inability and apparent disinterest in silencing the terror group may lean favourably towards the theory that his goal is to totally discredit all northern elements by labelling them as agents that deplore peace. Alleged Boko Haram sponsors are publicly known and members who are convicted of attacks have in some instances been released from prisons and given lenient sentences. For a group that has to date murdered approximately 2900 civilians? That is strange.

For Okah that meant; No bail. Go to jail. Move directly to jail. Do not talk to the media and do not your governments secrets. Yet? We hope not; this saga is as dramatic as the Stefano DeMira , John Black beef...How will the phoenix rise from the furnaces of Masion Blache/Aso Rock when his wings have been clipped?
With his conviction only time will tell what Okah's next move will be. The sentence imposed on him may determine the outcome of how far he is willing to put the Jonathan regime on blast!
Rightfully so; still can't get over that hat.




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Green Development?





Following its predecessor ten years earlier, the Earth Summit 2002 informally nicknamed Rio+10 held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Was tasked with the goal of initiating international partnership initiatives meant to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development known as Rio +20 took place in June 2012; in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
The conference was a congregation of world leaders from the private and governmental sector as well as other individual groups.
The aim of the conference was to address global sustainable development; the eradication of poverty and climate issues. The focus of the conference was based on the themes of; achieving sustainable development by building a green economy, including support for developing countries aiding them to secure green paths for development; and providing the institutional framework and coordination for sustainable development.
The purpose of the conference was to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development and assess the progress to date. Addressing new emerging challenges and the implementation of previous outcomes from previous summits on sustainable development.
Under the leadership of Mr. Sha Zukang the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, who heads the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences. 

Priority areas highlighted at the conference were creation of decent jobs, energy, promotion of sustainable cities, food security and sustainable agriculture, water, oceans and disaster readiness.
Sustainable development is a principle for global development in economic, social and environmental sectors. It meets the socio-economic needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

The goal of Rio+20 was to secure positive political commitments made at past Earth Summits and set forth a global environmental agenda for the next twenty years. This is to be done by assessing progress towards the goals set forth and addressing new and critical global issues. 

The UN wanted a "green economy road-map" to be endorsed at Rio+20 with environmental goals, targets and deadlines. Developing countries preferred establishing new sustainable development goals to protect the environment better, guarantee food, alleviate poverty and provide power to the poor. 

The meeting was marred with protest as all international gatherings addressing global issues are known for. Numerous NGO's and individuals and groups marched and protested highlighting social and environmental exploitation by governments and industries globally.

Like the protesters, one can question what how the benefit of the “green road-map” and agenda for the creation of sustainable development will trickle down and aid the common man on the street who has basic issues of food security. The agenda took on new issues but still debated previous ones set forth in the Millennium Development Programme. Ten years later, if these issues are still being debated, one can question if the Rio +20 was just another “green” themed party.
 
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Friday, February 11, 2011

The Games People Play

For someone who seems to be in a lot of trouble you sure smile a lot…
Nigerian terror accused Henry Okah was arrested at his Johannesburg home on 2 October 2010 and was charged with, “engaging in terrorist activity and delivering or detonating explosive.” Detonating explosive devise all the way from Johannesburg wonder what the code for that is +#39#*666BOOM?
Somebody should share this information with Al-Qaeda; it will spare them a lot...

The bombing took place at Nigeria’s fifty-year independence celebrations in Abuja and sadly killed twelve.
The attacks were claimed by a group called MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, citing the purpose of highlighting the inequalities and exploitation of oil production in the Delta. Hmmm?
Makes me think of the Looney Tunes, “Good Idea, Bad Idea…”
If MEND certainly is responsible their next album won’t be going platinum.

Okah has been labelled the leader of MEND, which he denies. His bail application went on record for being the longest bail application in the history of South Africa. Bail was denied, appealed and denied, even with the states failure to produce concrete evidence linking him to the crime.
As if the South African judicial system is not overloaded with child rape and murder cases that happen within its borders…
Seems South Africa has been purged of its “Afro phobia”; coined by our very own police minister Comrade Mthetwa; because we seem to care some much about peace and stability in 9ja, even after the number 419…
Have South Africa and Nigeria have just partnered in an elaborate political tango? According to Okah, yes. He alleges his arrest is a result of his failure to cooperate with his president Mr. Goodluck, in asking the alleged MEND bombers to withdraw their claim over the attack with the purpose of implicating political opposition in the run up to presidential elections in April 2012. Maybe he told Jonathan to take of that silly hat…I don’t know…Perhaps his insistent innocence is the reason why he is appears to be a little chilled all the time. 


Whatever the truth is and the outcome of this case, the alleged MEND leader is left powerless beyond his Delta Creeks and entangled in a judicial system that only serves the comrades in black, green and yellow...




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