34 years ago The Robert Nesta Marley(Bob Marley) died

My Random Thoughts : 34 years ago The Robert Nesta Marley(Bob Marley) died. This reggae legend and philosopher inspired many across the globe by his thoughts through the music he shared! I fondly remember " man to man is so unjust you don't know who to trust... some will eat and drink with you then behind they try to eliminate you...,""... until the philosophy which rate one race inferior... is totally destroyed...", etc etc.Some of my fb friends and many others have asked why I have become silent for sometime now? guys I have been totally shattered by what happened in my ancient town Gembu,Mambilla Plateau where APC thugs burnt down my kid brother's house.Barr G.T Kataps. Not only that. They also torched the houses of The Rt Hon Abel P Diah and Amb Emmanuel Njiwah plus the retaliation that followed. I know some will get offended by what I'm gonna say but honestly no sane society will condone this brazen and wanton destruction and just keep silent. I'm so so ashamed of our security forces especially the conducts of the DPO and his men plus including the Army units stationed in town who stood by and watched while this burning, looting etc took place without doing ANYTHING! Even our Royal Father His Majesty Dr Shehu Audu Baju went out twice to talk to these youths but they gave him a deaf ear! Well I have read all sorts of comments on fb and elsewhere about what happened. On behalf of The Kataps family I wish to thank His Majesty Dr Shehu Audu Baju for his efforts and visit to the family house not only to sympathise but console our dad over these sad event. I also wish to thank those who sent in words or by personal visits to either the family house or to some of us. As a family we demand thus;1. The arrest and prosecution of the sponsors of this destructions cos we know them all. 2. The arrest and prosecution of all those who took part in the burning and looting we know them all. 3. The dismissal of The DPO and his collabirators.4. The arrest and court-marshalling of the Army Unit commander and soldiers who were at the scene. These acts must not go unpunished. For those who looted this is the time to come forth with the looted property and confess. As The NJEL BO BANG and the descendant of The Great TOHKIMCHIM of Bang the attendant consequences that will follow you and your generation can better be imagined! Above all God Almighty is watching!

Football Palaver

Football Palaver : Apologies guys especially Chelsea fans for being absent for long. I have explained elsewhere the reasons. How can Chelsea the English PL Champs be on any front page and yours sincerely be absent? @Isma'il I know bros you tagged me twice or so but honestly I didn't know what to say then. So where are the FA,Referees Council? How about big mouths dem? The Blues just too much for wuna abi? Yes we parked the bus. Why shouldn't we? When almost everything was done to stop us? Congratulations to JM and the team for a job Weldone and a wonderful season! Like Isma'il said there are just two clubs in the World; Chelsea and others! On the flip side I'm not excited about the reappointment of Keshi as the Super Eagles Coach. The guy has got nothing new to offer! In other sports I don't know how scores or points are awarded in boxing but I think my inlaw Manny Pacquiao won on the night with Mayweather.He was the most exciting on the night. Cheers folks it's good to be back! Life must go on!

I wish to congratulate Mr President-Elect

My Random Thoughts : I wish to congratulate Mr President-Elect Gen Muhammadu Buhari. On his victory at the polls. A big congratulations to President Goodluck Jonathan on conceding defeat! This is victory for democracy and the people of Nigeria. In the cause of celebrating this victory let's not forget we need peace in our country. Let's be magnanimous in defeat as well as victory! Gracias Nigerians!

2015 General Elections! GEJ and GMB signed yet another peace accord

My Random Thoughts : Hi folks it's here isn't it? I mean the much awaited 2015 General Elections! GEJ and GMB signed yet another peace accord yesterday isn't it? I don't think the problem is with these two woooo! It's to those of us followers! In the last one or two years I have watched,read and followed some of your comments and wondered if we truly love Nigeria. I have in my little way monitored election in other countries but ours seem different! Well the hate language some of us have used is unacceptable. Nigeria is the only country me J J i get woooo. As we go to the polls tomorrow kindly vote peacefully, shun any form of violence and exhibit high sense of patriotism! Gracias!

Football Palaver CHELSEA's NIGHT

Football Palaver : Well The Blues the night is here in UCL against PSG! Wishing JM and the team the best of luck. Also asking for fair play and fair officiating by The Referee and the numerous assistants UEFA introduced recently cos most times those ones standing behind the goalposts seem to be doing absolutely nothing!

Unscrupulous elements to deforest on the Mambilla Platea

In recent times Govt agents connived with some unscrupulous elements to deforest the once Beautiful Govt Reserved Forests on The Mambilla Plateau. The exercise was carried out in such a reckless and ferocious manner without minding the consequences of the quantum of damages done to the environment. Today apart from the Eucalyptus farms owned by individuals, that of Govt has become a shadow of it former self. What a pity! Now the little one that adorned The Govt Lodge within Gembu Metropolis is being hewed with such a recklessness one wonders if there is any Govt organ to check n stop all these nonsense? That's not just my concern. What about the dirtiness,filts we have created for the town? Its a big shame us as a people to have abandon the multi-million naira Gembu New Market to lay in waste only for us to go for the open,conjested,narrow one near Pege? Or more still to have the Old Motorpark junction so so conjested with big lorries offloading goods there instead of the new Motorpark? Worst still the Catholic Church junction has turned into a Motorpark? Even more pathetic is the obstruction of the new tarred road with goods and wares thereby posing grave dangers to those plying that road. Why can't the LGC direct those doing their personal constructions along that highway remove and decongest the roads? Now the Big One;where is the Gembu Master plan? I can see Gembu developing and expanding both east and westward so what happens now that no one is paying any attention to the provision of schools,clinics or recreation centres? I'm deeply embarrassed that a big town such as ours no portable drinking water for the teeming populace? Electricity? Proper drainage systems? The reckless way and manner refuse is dumped without any plans whatsoever to remove such? Haba

As civil servants

MY RANDOM THOUGHTS: we toil day and night so as to contribute our quota to National Development. In other words without civil servants no meaningful development shall take place. It is in the light of this that majority of the categories of civil servants retire by a continuous 35 years(for my category as a teacher)or at the attainment of 60 years.In our country and my state Taraba it is expected that having put these many years in the service of our dear state and country retirement should expectedly be a period of enjoying life after but greatly alarming is the total negligence of this categories of our senior citizens! Many have died without enjoying a single kobo! THE CASE IN TARABA STATE IS TERRIBLE!What is happening in Taraba State? Some STATE GOVT RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS have gone for several years without getting their benefits paid. THAT OF RETIRED LOCAL GOVT STAFF? They are worst off with some retiring since 2013 without having their names even on the monthly pension! ANY surprise therefore in seeing these categories of our citizens dying penury,poverty and disease? I write this appealing to The AG GOVERNOR OF TARABA STATE,ALH ABUBAKAR SANI DANLADI to please pay. The Labour Movement in the state had gone deaf and dumb. So your EXCELLENCY KINDLY RESCUE!

Football Palaver :

Football Palaver : Congratulations to The Gunners for gunning down The Red Devils of Manchester! Ordinarilly I would have kept mute but for Gee Tee Kataps, Charles and Tim Juyoh who all would have accuse me of not showing any form of sportsmanship despite the fact that Chelsea were knocked out of the FA Cup earlier by Watford! And on the other hand an unrepentant Man U fan Hamza Abubakar will obviously feel I was getting my pound of flesh over Man Utd's elimination at OT by Arsenal! I told a few friends that by selling off Welbeck to Arsenal Man Utd were gonna regret one day and that one day came tonight with that brilliant 2nd goal he scored. Well it isn't uhuru yet cos the semi-final draws was done immediately and Arsenal will meet the winner between Watford /Reading.

We all want a peaceful 2015 Elections.

My Random Thoughts : we all want a peaceful 2015 Elections. Every candidate and each political party must and should be given level playing ground. However I'm disturbed by some unfolding events in my locality Gembu within the last 72 hrs. The PDP in Taraba State planned it's flag- off of the Governorship Campaign for this day so why have the APC come out to post and paste posters as if it were its own flag-off? More worrisome is the fact that they(APC)sponsored supporters also came out shouting and holding posters of APC Candidates? This is inviting trouble. So what happens when APC Candidates too hit town and PDP supporters too do same? I think political parties should and must warn their supporters from doing this. My advice let's allow all political parties chances to tell us what they intend doing for us instead of this uncalled for display s that can easily breach the Peace we enjoy in our land. There is certainly nothing gainful in this acts rather than planting the negatives. All youths must know one thing. Politicians will use and dump you for sure but when there is break down of law and order each time it's the future of the youths that's I'd being delayed and destroyed. We don't have any land to claim elsewhere other than this one. So a stitch in time as they say? To those sponsoring these youths to provoke anger and cause mayhem and destruction I pray gainfully employ such or provide them with means of livelihoods instead of this vices! Cos when rain falls it certainly doesn't fall on one man's roof!

MY RANDOM THOUGHTS on Nigeria's brand of politics

My Random Thoughts : For how long will this go on? Nigeria's brand of politics is the most expensive in the World! Someone should say I'm wrong abeg! Almost everyone is involved one way or another. Before one becomes or get elected you go through hell and back expenses wise so any surprise why politicians loot? Nawa woooo I thought politics is about development? How wrong I have been. It's mind boggling this huge money spent as vehicles of ensuring elected or reelected? All the ward heads,community heads,family heads etc now expects huge amount to be dropped before they in turn instructs or directs those under their influences to vote is so dangerous for our democracy. People don't care nor give a damn to what credentials you parade but much money you have to give? In a poor state such as Taraba how and when do we catch up with others in terms of development when an armed robber can get elected simply because we are poor? This must stop. It can't go on like this. No way this whole thing about our democracy needs rebranding. With our low level development and high rate of illiteracy The Presidential System of governance won't survive. Even if crude oil prices were $200 per barrel!