TroGunn: Key questions will always follow him:

Is a 70-73yr old President really the best Nigeria can do, when there are younger people like Fashola (if he can be redeemed from clutches of Tinubu)?

TroGunn: Key questions will always follow him:

Can people forgive and forget his actions (or lack of ) after his last loss leading to the deaths of Corp members, just because he was bent on winning?
Will he or anyone from the core North win when the region is generally seen as supporting BH as a means of gaining back power?
Is a 70-73yr old President really the best Nigeria can do, when there are younger people like Fashola (if he can be redeemed from clutches of Tinubu)?
Has he really articulated how he intends to fight corruption under a democracy- it's different from ruling by decrees?
What's his economic ideas- more privatized or more govt controlled- we need more privatized?

Mavrick2012: Lets assume buhari is as clean as a saint(in terms of curuptm):he stil nid ppl who wil man d various ministries,where wil he fetch dem 4m?d moon?no.stil witin dis corupt system?i dnt buy d idea dat buhari can islamize dis contraptn(though he may atempt/try).i agree dat d cause of our chalanges is leadership bt d solutn can hardly emanate 4m a singl individual because d system is absolutly curupt(i mean coruptn has eaten dip in2 evry sector of our natn)even obama,clinton,mandela,jesus,muhamed,budda (name dem)al put 2geda canot solv our problem wit d standin structure.wat we nid is to restructure d system such dat evry state,region or zone wil b self reliant instead of dependin on oil money.by dis,d far north wil dust their farmland,d middle-belt wil go bak to their rich solid mineral deposits n farmland,d east wil look in d directn of palm,west wil recomence cocoa productn.al these wil tend to triga d economy to trow up jobs theirby reducin joblesnes, lazines,vagabonds,poverty,terorist,coruptn etc.did i hear sombody say "we stil need a good leader to actualize al dis"? By d time d man in sokoto knows dat no more oil money he wil definatly THINK by lookin witin.dem no dey tel blind man say rain dey fall.

Mavrick2012: Lets assume buhari is as clean as a saint(in terms of curuptm):he stil nid ppl who wil man d various ministries,where wil he fetch dem 4m?d moon?no.stil witin dis corupt system?i dnt buy d idea dat buhari can islamize dis contraptn(though he may atempt/try).i agree dat d cause of our chalanges is leadership bt d solutn can hardly emanate 4m a singl individual because d system is absolutly curupt(i mean coruptn has eaten dip in2 evry sector of our natn)even obama,clinton,mandela,jesus,muhamed,budda (name dem)al put 2geda canot solv our problem wit d standin structure.wat we nid is to restructure d system such dat evry state,region or zone wil b self reliant instead of dependin on oil money.by dis,d far north wil dust their farmland,d middle-belt wil go bak to their rich solid mineral deposits n farmland,d east wil look in d directn of palm,west wil recomence cocoa productn.al these wil tend to triga d economy to trow up jobs theirby reducin joblesnes, lazines,vagabonds,poverty,terorist,coruptn etc.did i hear sombody say "we stil need a good leader to actualize al dis"? By d time d man in sokoto knows dat no more oil money he wil definatly THINK by lookin witin.dem no dey tel blind man say rain dey fall.

courage89: 1. War Against Indiscipline (Clean Nigeria)

2. Reduced inflation from ~20% to ~4%

3. Reduced corruption

4. Facilitated the building of refineries
which of the refineries did he facilitate? No sentiment attached, jst been objective here.
5. Reduced wasteful spending

DaLover:

There was a national jubilation when Buhari was over thrown..check that

Mavrick2012: Lets assume buhari is as clean as a saint(in terms of curuptm):he stil nid ppl who wil man d various ministries,where wil he fetch dem 4m?d moon?no.stil witin dis corupt system?i dnt buy d idea dat buhari can islamize dis contraptn(though he may atempt/try).i agree dat d cause of our chalanges is leadership bt d solutn can hardly emanate 4m a singl individual because d system is absolutly curupt(i mean coruptn has eaten dip in2 evry sector of our natn)even obama,clinton,mandela,jesus,muhamed,budda (name dem)al put 2geda canot solv our problem wit d standin structure.wat we nid is to restructure d system such dat evry state,region or zone wil b self reliant instead of dependin on oil money.by dis,d far north wil dust their farmland,d middle-belt wil go bak to their rich solid mineral deposits n farmland,d east wil look in d directn of palm,west wil recomence cocoa productn.al these wil tend to triga d economy to trow up jobs theirby reducin joblesnes, lazines,vagabonds,poverty,terorist,coruptn etc.did i hear sombody say "we stil need a good leader to actualize al dis"? By d time d man in sokoto knows dat no more oil money he wil definatly THINK by lookin witin.dem no dey tel blind man say rain dey fall.

0lumide:


Buhari will be more government owned shares (90%) in core sectors privatization is looting a sin in a democracy because it concentrates resources in the hands of a few. Until our Economy is fully mature, we are not ready for privatization just yet.

0lumide:

There will be national jubilation when IBB the man who overthrew Buhari is shot. You see how illogical your point is?


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DaLover: Bihari is now a reference point for Islamist in this country, they look to him as a source of inspiration, he may not actively encourage them but imagine the belief and renewed vigor the Islamist would get if Buhari becomes president.

Secondly, lets ask ourselves how Buhari has run his party? How well and efficiently has he run a democratic institution? How well has he built a consensus amongst its leaders? Has he been able to build a party that attracts Nigerians with sterling leadership qualities, how have the CPc controlled lgas and states fared? Have they started casting wealth? Or still depending like leaches on Niger delta ol money?

Please I don't want to talk further cos I am getting really pissed

0lumide:

We need to get corruption out the way for anything you listed to be possible. Our first step towards a better Nigeria is elimination of corruption 100%. Any president will fail in this current construct of our national leadership.

Who do we know that can fight corruption? Buhari! Let's get rid of corruption first then we can talk of someone who will have ideologies on reviving our economy or we can both in an administration. Buhari can fight corruption as president ensuring everything is in line while a his vice can be responsible for our economic policies.

If we don't get corruption out the way, our economy ain't going no where.

DaLover:

I don't believe what my eyes are seeing here, so because you don't want resources to be concentrated in he hands of a few, we get the federal government to run everything, you really need Buhari as your president, when will nigeria ever be ready for full blown privatization? What do you mean by core sectors? So people in lagos and SW will be free to exploit their arable land and other resources while the oil in he nigerdelta will be classified as core so the Buhari and his mongrels will continue what they have been doing since 1966?

0lumide:

I don't think votes of people like you matters for him to win or not

Same Buhari that rejected and denounced Boko Haram openly? Atiku said they will make the country ungovernable and he is in the party of the present president yet it is not Jonathan sponsoring Boko Haram? You don't matter. I won't like to debate you either.

0lumide:

If any administration in ready to fight corruption I think you can tell it's easy. Look how Alams went to jail when Obasanjo wanted to start his charade called EFCC? Tho OBJ true intention was witch hunt, he needed a propaganda to do that and Alams fit the profile well!

So, are you saying it's not easy to fight corruption in a democracy? Then since corruption is our problem, we should return to military. I have never been a supporter of democracy any ways (A debate for another day, I don't support dictatorship either).

Buhari will be more government owned shares (90%) in core sectors privatization is looting a sin in a democracy because it concentrates resources in the hands of a few. Until our Economy is fully mature, we are not ready for privatization just yet.

DaLover:

Our first step is to get ride of the system that encourages corruption and laziness, stop sharing money to states and lgas, states must work hard to be productive and generate revenue, no food for lazy man, federal government must be funded by all the states.
Allow private business concerns to run all your business and majority of your infrastructure while government concentrat on regulation and policy making.. This will reduce corruption

TroGunn:

Corruption is not fought in democracy by decrees. And the FG control only 53-57% of the funds, the rest are controlled by States and LGs. FG corruption is the one everyone focusses on, but almost same level of corruption is hapening at the State level and the President has no power there. What is needed is really a big change in law enforcement processes and prosecution. A lot involves police reform and clean up of the judiciary. Without major changes, nothing much will be achieved.

Alams wasn't touched until he left govt. Same thing happended to Ibori - who was cornered and ran out of Nigeria to escape arrest.

Military rule is a step back, unless they promise a referendum on major issues.

Buhari needs to say exactly how he plans to tackle issues ( police reforms, federalism, corruption) not just making vague statements "i'll fight corruption" or just criticizing the incumbent - vagueness lost Romney the US election.

Unless and until power and oil sectors are privatized, even a clean by next govt doesn't guarantee it won't be messed up again. Govt need to focus on oversight not management. GEJ is spot on in privatizing power and oil sector- we need to free up the economy of the shackles keeping it down.

anulaxad: the best presidency era nigeria had was yakubu gowon but the man is not a show off most of you are forgetting what he has done yakubu gowon was the reason people came to seek the Nigerian dream which is lost now this is the man who brought economic and infrastructure boom remember the infamous 1970's boom its because his underrated if you was alive when his was in power you will know what i'm talking about. Buhari ruled similar like sani abacha but was not corrupt nothing else to it he was brutal and did not focus on developing the country. i don't mind if nigeria is corrupt but if they focus on dealing with the human rights structure of the country infrastructure and fast development then i will not have a problem. example: Venezuela, Columbia,mexico and even Myanmar, thank you.

anyway i would not mind buhari ruling nigeria becuase if he tries sh it it will be easy to attack him and damage him becuase of his old age thinking