Eko Ile: see as the useless abati man open up another line of attack against his master...,lmao

Johndoe100:

How long has it been since you and your people started walking upright?

Starlett: By Paul Adepoju
It was with a rare blend of shock and utmost surprise that I read Dr. Reuben Abati's write-up on a Sunday morning, right in the presence of the Lord where nothing is hidden before the Most High. As expected, the veteran journalist dwelt more on portraying the president as a leader who has the interest of the nation at heart.

He also fired word missiles at the self-appointed social media activists thus: "we have a lot of unintelligent people repeating silly clichés and too many intelligent persons wasting their talents lending relevance to thoughtless conclusions."

I agree with Dr. Abati on the contamination of public commentary, I however disagree with his assertion that lots of the commentators are unintelligent while the intelligent ones are wasting their talents, since he belonged to the same demography before pledging his allegiance to the presidency.

Obviously, he knows more about what a larger percentage of Nigerians don't know about the man - Goodluck Jonathan, a man he also criticised from a distance prior to his appointment as the president's media henchman. So it's not unexpected for him to publicly clamour for fairer consideration of the president who could go down in history as having the lowest approval rating.

Having a closer relationship with people in government is something that has proven severally to be counter-productive for the machinery of governance because it clouds one's objective assessment of the situation at hand.

On the notion that the president has good intentions for Nigeria, Dr. Abati and everyone at the presidency should know that Nigerians do not doubt that. As a matter of fact, all past presidents had (and still have) good intentions for our nation. The bone of contention however is not unrelated to the inability of the president to bring his brilliant intentions hanging somewhere in the skies to reality.

Despite national and international outcries that characterised the military junta, former heads of government such as Generals Sanni Abachi and Gbadamosi Babangida took the oath because they all had good intentions for the nation.

Extending this beyond the scope of government, one could unequivocally say that even the Nigerian contingent to the 2012 London Olympics had good intentions; they wanted to make the nation proud but their good intentions were inconsequential. Same could be said of the president.

As the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces whose primary role is to ensure the safety of Nigerians, the spate of suicide bombings, ethno-religious crisis, extra-judicial killings and several others could make Nigerians doubt the intention of the president. In other words, Nigerians aren't doubting GEJ's intentions, they just aren't sure he can handle the challenges of his office effectively since thousands of homes daily mourn the demise of their loved ones as a result of circumstances that past presidents would have controlled effectively without bloodshed.

On alcoholism in Aso Rock, Dr. Abati ought to know that Nigerian constitution is silent about drinking alcoholic beverages at the presidential villa hence it's left to the occupant, current occupant, to decide whether he will perform better under the mild or strong influence of emu oguro (fresh palm wine) or ordinary Zobo drink. All Nigerians care for is a vibrant president who is tackling all their problems.

One of the major reasons why the presidency is being tongue- and word-lashed extensively are his visits to countries where the governments are doing well; his inability or reluctance to introduce such reformations to better the lots of Nigerians whose taxes, sweats and shares of the nation's oil wealth are fuelling the presidential jets.

As a veteran journalist who has written copiously on politics and government, Dr. Abati can't expect the president to enjoy the support of all Nigerians; neither will they cheer him on since this isn't a kindergarten class!

I guess they need to be reminded that Nigeria is the world's largest black nation and the president is responsible for the fate of over 150 million people belonging to more than 300 ethnic groups; people who are vast and diverse as shown in recent world studies that described them as the happiest, the most spiritually faithful, most unfaithful, and most sexually active - yes we are.

So, instead of attempting to force the love of Goodluck Jonathan down the sore throats of Nigerians, Dr. Abati could do Nigerians, especially the loyal readers of his Friday and Sunday tirades on the pages of Guardian newspapers, much good by using his closeness to the president to give him a frank assessment of what Nigerians really want.

Despite the fact that the president feels he's being unfairly crucified by the media and activists who are always asking him to resign, he should know that Nigerians aren't asking him to bring the moon to bar beach, or the sun to the oil creeks; they only want security and the basic things of life in addition of signs that show that the president truly care about the plight of Nigerians by keeping to his promise.

Dr. Abati's carefully written and scrutinized piece left out the various tell tale signs that made many Nigerians lose hope on the president's ability to restore fading hope.

A BBM broadcast is currently circulating; it is laced with the president's various promises while campaigning across the nation. So far, none of them has been satisfactorily fulfilled.

He also reneged on a number of promises including his pledge during the fuel subsidy uproar to reduce his foreign trips and entourage.

However, like some fellow Nigerians, I'm having second thoughts about the man Goodluck Jonathan. Obviously, lots of things are wrong with his administration but he's making some risky bold steps which if successful could change the public perspective about him from a weakling to an intelligent president. PHCN is one of such.

So, instead of wasting public resources in recruiting media experts to "rebrand" and make the presidency "look good" to Nigerians, the president and his numerous committees need to work harder, sacrifice more, travel less and tackle more problems that will make life easier and safer for Nigerians.

Unlike Reuben Abati, Nigerians don't see the president every day, but they see his handiworks in the high pump price of fuel and the incessant bomb blasts up north. According to them, the president they know isn't working hard enough.
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http://saharareporters.com/article/president-nigerians-know-paul-adepoju

Eko Ile:

I don't mind answering your r.e.tarded question, but first tell me what its got to the with the topic. du.mb I,diot.

Johndoe100:

With the topic? Not much. Just being kind to the local wildlife.

Biggyd2: Thank you! I like this bit:

On the notion that the president has good intentions for Nigeria, Dr. Abati and everyone at the presidency should know that Nigerians do not doubt that. As a matter of fact, all past presidents had (and still have) good intentions for our nation. The bone of contention however is not unrelated to the inability of the president to bring his brilliant intentions hanging somewhere in the skies to reality.


Why this government believes that people criticize them just because they enjoy doing so beats me. I hope Ruby will show his employer this article tonight, when the both of them enjoy their fish pepper soup and cassava bread dinner. Shebi he "goes everywhere with the president".

dedeike: The topic is a hybrid of half truths, objective criticisms and innuendos.
I appreciate the Op's assertion that Reuben Abati has been confronted with the reality of governance. If he were on the other side of the divide, he would have been the most vocal critic of this administration. I also appreciate his admission of the progress in PHCN. But that is where my admiration of the OP stops.

I take strong exception to the prediction that GEJ will go down in history as the lowest in approval rating. Please speak for yourself. Many Nigerians undertstand and still love GEJ.
They hail Jonathan for the significant improvement in power supply nationwide and support him to sustain it.
Of course, it will be sustained when the ongoing privatisation finally berths.

The PIB is going to be another milestone of this govt in the energy sector. By the time the provision regarding the involvement of host communities in operations of the oil companies is enforced, it will be praise galore in the Niger Delta. When NNPC is unbundled, PEF dissolved, and the downstream fully deregulated, it will be a new dawn that wil herald new refineries, gas plants, employment opportunities and a fall in pump price.

It is the biggest lie of the millennium that GEJ travels abroad and fails to translate that experience into better governance for tax payers. All his trips have yielded real dividends.
Today, we have SIEMENS, GENERAL ELECTRIC. Brasilian Electric giants-ELECTROBUS all coming to invest in our power sector.
VULCAN ENERGY has also come in to execute a PPP for building of 6 new refineries.

Starlett: By Paul Adepoju
A BBM broadcast is currently circulating; it is laced with the president's various promises while campaigning across the nation. So far, none of them has been satisfactorily fulfilled.

http://saharareporters.com/article/president-nigerians-know-paul-adepoju

dedeike: The topic is a hybrid of half truths, objective criticisms and innuendos.
I appreciate the Op's assertion that Reuben Abati has been confronted with the reality of governance. If he were on the other side of the divide, he would have been the most vocal critic of this administration. I also appreciate his admission of the progress in PHCN. But that is where my admiration of the OP stops.

I take strong exception to the prediction that GEJ will go down in history as the lowest in approval rating. Please speak for yourself. Many Nigerians undertstand and still love GEJ.
They hail Jonathan for the significant improvement in power supply nationwide and support him to sustain it.
Of course, it will be sustained when the ongoing privatisation finally berths.

The PIB is going to be another milestone of this govt in the energy sector. By the time the provision regarding the involvement of host communities in operations of the oil companies is enforced, it will be praise galore in the Niger Delta. When NNPC is unbundled, PEF dissolved, and the downstream fully deregulated, it will be a new dawn that wil herald new refineries, gas plants, employment opportunities and a fall in pump price.

It is the biggest lie of the millennium that GEJ travels abroad and fails to translate that experience into better governance for tax payers. All his trips have yielded real dividends.
Today, we have SIEMENS, GENERAL ELECTRIC. Brasilian Electric giants-ELECTROBUS all coming to invest in our power sector.
VULCAN ENERGY has also come in to execute a PPP for building of 6 new refineries.

PROUD-IGBO:


^^^I hope you know there's a difference between constructive criticism and getting personal using filthy gutter language and making fun of the Presidents wife and where he comes from (à la 'fisherman')?

Biggyd2:

See...I have even heard that the President spends billions on feeding. Well, I have enjoyed the privilege of eating at the President’s table. What does he eat? Fish pepper soup. Cassava Bread. Slices of yam. Rice. Boiled plantain. Fruits and vegetables. He fasts when he chooses, and fasts all month during Ramadan and Lent. And because he takes his exercises and keep fit regime seriously, he eats very little. Okay, he drinks coffee. And yet there are people out there who keep claiming that there is a feast in the Villa every day. They say at every meal, the table is decorated with roasted turkey, and every delicacy under the sun. Lies. Lies. This President is not a glutton. We have a disciplined, hardworking President who enjoys his privacy, and the company of intelligent people.

For the full thread see: https://www.nairaland.com/1029269/reuben-abati-jonathan-dont-know

And you can send your transferred aggression to Aso-Rock and Ruben Abati, the author of that article. Have a nice day.

Skii:

it is the inflated cost of eating all those things