Saharareporters Show of Shame:The undoctored full video clip
Statement Issued by Committee of Nigerians for Constructive Engagement, USA
Date: Friday, Jan 20, 2012
Statement Issued by Committee of Nigerians for Constructive Engagement, USA
Date: Friday, Jan 20, 2012
To whom it may concern
We are a group of Nigerian professionals in the USA that came together for the purpose of harnessing our talents and matching them with developmental opportunities in Nigeria.
We are a group of Nigerian professionals in the USA that came together for the purpose of harnessing our talents and matching them with developmental opportunities in Nigeria.
We
believe that the best way to move Nigeria forward is through
constructive engagement. It was for this purpose that we participated in
the recent town hall meeting in New York City, with the Minister of
State 1 for Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Prof. Mrs Viola Onwuliri and
Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe.
As
you may have read, the online publisher of saharareporters, Mr Sowore
Omoleye and a couple of his friends came to the meeting and executed a
predetermined plan to deny all in attendance opportunity to add our
voices to recent burning poilcy debates about Nigeria, particularly the
subsidy removal and insecurity issues.
Diaspora
Nigerians have for long been demanding closer participation in policy
matters affecting all of us only to appear, by the disrespectful act of
Mr Omoyele and Sahareporters, to shun or slap down an opportunity to
engage. We are heartened that their attempt to shut the meeting down
failed, thanks to the NYPD who intervened and removed them from the
room.
After
careful deliberation our group resolved to issue this statement
condemning what we consider a reprehensible show of shame by
Saharareporters and hereby disassociate ourselves from it.
We further disassociate ourselves and totally condemn the maliciously doctored video clip below posted on sahareporters website, supposedly of the meeting, showing the minister and her team seated during the national anthem, thus appearing unpatriotic.
We further disassociate ourselves and totally condemn the maliciously doctored video clip below posted on sahareporters website, supposedly of the meeting, showing the minister and her team seated during the national anthem, thus appearing unpatriotic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXye_BxN98&feature=player_embedded#!
However, the undoctored full video clip below clearly shows otherwise-the minister and her team standing during the national anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfw_jA2_ZQ
However, the undoctored full video clip below clearly shows otherwise-the minister and her team standing during the national anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfw_jA2_ZQ
This
is fraud not characteristic of Nigerians in the Diaspora. Fighting
corruption with fraud doesn’t make sense. As professionals we believe in
the superiority of our skills and intellect to accomplish our goal of
moving Nigeria forward.
Although
we are yet to finalize our position on the issues discussed at the
meeting, we wish to commend the Minister and her team for exhibiting
utmost maturity and calm in the face of provocation, as well as their
patience in exhaustively addressing all questions posed by the audience.
We also want to appeal to Prof. (Mrs) Viola Onwuliri and President
Jonathan not to relent in their commendable effort of engaging Diaspora
Nigerians.
While
Sowore and Saharareporters are free to express themselves any way they
deem fit, so do we. We believe in constructive engagement, and will
continue to aggressively advocate that approach.
Signed on behalf of Committee of Nigerians for Constructive Engagement
Juliana Ibe, MD
Kathleen Edet, MD
Bola Adeoye, MD
Collins Udoka, PhD
Tudun Bokwa, PhD
Segun Abe, PhD
Dorcas Spencer
Ikere Enyioha, JD
Baba Sheni, PhD
Nina Uwaifo, MD
Princess Uwaifo, PhD
Dasilva Benson
John Nweke
Bright Ochulor, PharmD
Eta Ita, JD
Phillip Zubem
Ijeoma Ezigwe, Ed.D
Fraincis Muonaka, PharmD
Taiwo Smith, MD
Marachi Kanayo, PhD
Larry Onyechi, PhD
Ude Udechukwu
Contact: Prof. Chamberlain Nwalu
nijaconusa@gmail.com
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayJuliana Ibe, MD
Kathleen Edet, MD
Bola Adeoye, MD
Collins Udoka, PhD
Tudun Bokwa, PhD
Segun Abe, PhD
Dorcas Spencer
Ikere Enyioha, JD
Baba Sheni, PhD
Nina Uwaifo, MD
Princess Uwaifo, PhD
Dasilva Benson
John Nweke
Bright Ochulor, PharmD
Eta Ita, JD
Phillip Zubem
Ijeoma Ezigwe, Ed.D
Fraincis Muonaka, PharmD
Taiwo Smith, MD
Marachi Kanayo, PhD
Larry Onyechi, PhD
Ude Udechukwu
Contact: Prof. Chamberlain Nwalu
nijaconusa@gmail.com
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Whatever you guys call yourselves....you are just pathetic. You mean with all the meele going on, none of your cameras captured it? I'd rather watch sahara reporters version of events than yours.....shiorrrr.
ReplyDeleteThe video you put up as the true version of events is an INSULT.
ReplyDeleteMD's and PhD's of corruptions .... You mean you are going to keep your staff or can your boss keep you for 2 hours before a meeting ... Let be real men
ReplyDeleteYour own video is the fake one. You deliberately refused the video the main event which was the fracas that happened when members of occupy Nigeria came in to make announcement. Shame on you. Though am not a supporter of Sahara reporters though. I go with their video this time.
ReplyDeleteI wonder who these shameful people are who call themselves Nigerians, awon omo ale wo l'eleyi gan sef?
ReplyDeleteYou come up criticising a video with an audio you call a video? Because as far as I'm concerned what you have posted here is an audio of the real event.
You dodge the fact that the Minister came late, yet you live in a country where things are done properly, unfortunately the excellent part of the culture there makes no sense to you.
You all have no pride and your self esteem is deficient if you can say that Jonathan and Onwuliri should continue what they're doing in Nigeria.
Why not return home and let's face it together instead of hiding in another man's country running away from the one that's yours.
Come back here and then after a month let's hear what you have to say.
If you cannot make sense, the most sensible thing to do is keep quiet.
aanuOBADINA...
ReplyDeletei bother not watch "your video". Just one question? Were you all there when the Nigerian National Anthem was recited, did you observe that your silly idiots (leaders) did not stand up while the anthem was going on. olosi
Your video is an insult to Nigerians, you guys are worse than the Govt. Sahara remains right in the video and as well as their opinions. You guys take us as fools if not you cannot show us this stupid video and still MDs behind your names, lucky you guys are not here i would have beaten the day light out of you guys.
ReplyDeleteDon't associate yourselves with Sahara, you guys are not worth the association, go to hell.
ReplyDeleteJuliana Ibe, MD
ReplyDeleteKathleen Edet, MD
Bola Adeoye, MD
Collins Udoka, PhD
Tudun Bokwa, PhD
Segun Abe, PhD
Dorcas Spencer
Ikere Enyioha, JD
Baba Sheni, PhD
Nina Uwaifo, MD
Princess Uwaifo, PhD
Dasilva Benson
John Nweke
Bright Ochulor, PharmD
Eta Ita, JD
Phillip Zubem
Ijeoma Ezigwe, Ed.D
Fraincis Muonaka, PharmD
Taiwo Smith, MD
Marachi Kanayo, PhD
Larry Onyechi, PhD
Ude Udechukwu
Contact: Prof. Chamberlain Nwalu
All the list of people here please don't ever come back to this country and don't talk on behalf of Nigerians again else...
Juliana Ibe, MD
ReplyDeleteKathleen Edet, MD
Bola Adeoye, MD
Collins Udoka, PhD
Tudun Bokwa, PhD
Segun Abe, PhD
Dorcas Spencer
Ikere Enyioha, JD
Baba Sheni, PhD
Nina Uwaifo, MD
Princess Uwaifo, PhD
Dasilva Benson
John Nweke
Bright Ochulor, PharmD
Eta Ita, JD
Phillip Zubem
Ijeoma Ezigwe, Ed.D
Fraincis Muonaka, PharmD
Taiwo Smith, MD
Marachi Kanayo, PhD
Larry Onyechi, PhD
Ude Udechukwu
Contact: Prof. Chamberlain Nwalu
If you find your name listed above please tell us refrain from passing jocular comments on burning national issues in the name of constructive dialogue. It would be dangerous to stoop so low as to reduce germane constitutional issues bordering on the survival of our nation to a mere charade fuelled by pecuniary inducement and grandiose delusions.
I am sure that as professionals in the diaspora many of you would not dare come back home to look for work as you would probably search for work till the end of the next decade as the economy of our beloved country has shrunk considerably yet our confused and misguided government executives go about squandering our hard earned Naira on their never ending wish list that does us no good.
Its the 21st century, somebody needs to tell Madam minister that she could have had that meeting using SKYPE, that she did not have to fly all the way to Europe and America just to go and rehash the same set of lies that we did not buy here in Nigeria, after all it is Nigerians that live or are present in Nigeria that buy fuel in Nigeria!!
In conclusion brothers and sisters in the diaspora please remember that we live here and we are the only ones who know where the shoe hurts, if you would not help build our nation just stay out of the fray and enjoy whatever benefits your new homes confer on you.
Iranseoluwa Ofenigbala
Free Citizen
God bless Nigeria
How stupid do you think we are? Come Naija come show this ya yeye audio make i show you the reason why Warri no dey carry last.
ReplyDeleteI am in Diaspora and i completely agree with you that those so called Mds and Phds should stay away from the fray.They are all Pschophants and parasites who is impressed with their stupid Mds and Phds and of what good has it be to Nigeria they are all looking for indivdual benefits from allthese visiting thiefing politicians warming thier way up for poltical opportunity may one day they can return and join in the looting examples abound already :Bankole and co.
ReplyDeletewe know already in Nigeria Phds and Mds dont exempt them from corruption
Let them keep on trying but they are not decieving anyone.
This clip is truly the real show of shame. Rather than film people talking and showing action they focused on showing people that are standing doing nothing just to cover up. (Literary meaning-Action is taking place in Ikorodu and they are showing Mile 2)
ReplyDeleteThis people should know that God will judge them and their generation. They are part of the people spoiling our country. I will appreciate if Sahara reporters can place this clip besides theirs so that Nigeria will know who to stone.
Shame on you and your sponsor. The fictitious and faceless people with MD,JD and PHD you guys paraded can not move us. You and them are destined for destruction.
how could u guys do dis to urselves? av dey bought u too? we citizens do av a choice of praying continually.......shaking head...
ReplyDeleteWho ever does good deserve double honour not for the good his has done but for bad is has left undone.thumb-up for Mr Sowore Omoleye and co for their courage and determination to put thing right in-spite all the odds.and for the people that chosed other path,prosperity will judge them and their family.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing is that the so called minister and co refused to stand for the national anthem! Can you beat that ? Who are they not to have stood for the national anthem ! S Omoleye God bless you and co.
ReplyDelete