China unveiled a
sophisticated new stealth fighter jet at an air
show on Tuesday, a show of muscle during a
visit by U.S. President Barack Obama for an Asia-
Pacific summit.
China hopes the much-anticipated J-31 stealth
aircraft, developed by the Aviation Industry Corp
of China (Avic), the country's top aircraft maker,
will compete with U.S.-made hardware in export
markets.
The twin-engine fighter jet was unveiled at the
China International Aviation and Aerospace
Exhibition in the southern city of Zhuhai
This is a part some people will not like to hear, but we will say it here for historical purposes. When the great Biafran leader, Col. Dim Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu was granted a state pardon by President Shehu Shagari in 1982, the Ikemba soon contested for Senate under the then National Party of Nigeria (NPN), but did his people vote for him? Lest we also forget, he contested for the presidency, how many votes did he got even in Anambra? Let us bring in Chief Alex Ekweme. We recall, despite being founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),he contested for the party nomination for president in 2002. We all remember how the South-East governors then did all they could to outdo themselves to be seen to be more loyal to President Olusegun Obasanjo than even his own ministers. There was nothing wrong in all these for these people as long as it all guarantees fat bank accounts and unmerited rewards. No one talks about Biafra when contract figures are inflated; Biafra makes no sense ...
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