When Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared on mass and social media that he will be contesting the 2011 presidential election, millions of Nigerians went amok with rancous applause because they believed that the very change they've been clamouring for has at long last arrived!.

Taking a cursory look at his performance since he took over the reins of power, one may come to terms with the nortion that the country has been plagued with all manner of degradation known to man.

Recently the respected global audit financial advisory firm KPMG rated Nigeria as the most fraudulent country in Africa. The firm also said that Nigeria’s fraud profile has been compounded by fraud and corruption in the oil sector, with “bribes in the private and public sector, misappropriation, and contract inflation” as common forms of fraud.

Also the Economic Intelligence Unit EIC declared that Nigeria is the worst country for anyone to be born in in 2013, Nigeria ranked 80 among the 80 countries accessed.

In October 2012, the African Insurance Organisation ranked Nigeria as the “Kidnap-for-Ransom Capital of the World,” accounting for 25 per cent of global kidnappings.

In June 2012, the Global Peace Index ranked Nigeria as the sixth most dangerous African country to live in.

Among these occurrences, is the most prevalent, Boko Haram which has unleashed all manner of terror on Nigerians, one might notice that despite GEJ assertions that they (Federal Government) are winning the war on terror, when he declared some days ago that Nigeria was safe, there has been all manner of sporadic bombings in the country.

A man who goes out to say all is well when things are falling apart around him can be said to be oblivious and ignorant of the plight and sufferings of people he swore to protect and serve, ergo should one say he is a success or fit to be a leader?!.

its no news

yea yea.. fresh air is stale.. as typical Nigerians we breath it everyday and fart as necessary. OBJ, GEJ, Yar-Adua. it is all the same story

lagerwhenindoubt: yea yea.. fresh air is stale.. as typical Nigerians we breath it everyday and fart as necessary. OBJ, GEJ, Yar-Adua. it is all the same story

Indeed. This is all PDP can ever provide at Presidential level i.e someone to protect the entrenched interest of a few detrimental to what is best for the majority.

@op,

When you fight 'power', power fights back.

Gradually, Nigerians are been exposed to some of the ills of the country, craftily hide from her by several sinister cabal lurking around in the corridors of power. Operations clean Nigeria has started will all these exposure. I trust that the GEJ cabinet have enough fire-power and will-power to clean the system. More revelations, of the endemic corrupt system operated in the past in the dark will certainly be brought to light and dealt with.

Even though i dont intend to hold forth for GEJ in this Forum however i urge forumites to be realistic and objective in their assesment for posterity sake.
is it really Goodluck Jonathan that has failed or the Nigerian Nation that has failed, the problems of insecurity , corruption , nepotism , mismanagement preceeded GEJ and eventhough when most Northeners were in power we had nothing like the armed insurrection going on presently , then we had Religous riots when it was free for all Almajiri to attack igbos , During the Hypocitical reign of OBJ rather than fight the Insurectionist he cowardly declared that sharia declaration was political and would fizzle out with time , meanwhile igbo christians were being slaughtered in the northern states of Kaduna and Kano until the Aba /Onitsha boys rose to the Occasion.

IF GJ is a failure then no need experiment with new leaders who will only come and embezzle either Nigeria imports the like og Jerry Rawlings from Ghana to come and salvage Nigeria or Nigeria Distingerates because from Tinubu to his house boy Fashola , to Buhari the Baboon none of these people have anything new to offer nigeria

PointB: @op,

When you fight 'power', power fights back.

Gradually, Nigerians are been exposed to some of the ills of the country, craftily hide from her by several sinister cabal lurking around in the corridors of power. Operations clean Nigeria has started will all these exposure. I trust that the GEJ cabinet have enough fire-power and will-power to clean the system. More revelations, of the endemic corrupt system operated in the past in the dark will certainly be brought to light and dealt with.

Quoted - It is expected that when you fight power, it fights back Nov 19 2012 Sowore (Sahara Reporters)

I won't begin to outline the list of members of the Federal Executive Council. but every-time they meet they are doing hi-5s and smiling as if the country is still afloat and nothing bad is happening. is this the Cabinet you are talking about have any FEC deliberation been made public so we can tell what exactly is happening rather than throwing assumptions and conspiracies?

@Op..,your analysis is one sided. You looked at the 'bad side' of Nigeria based on analysis from foreign organisations. We know some of those analysis are not right while some of them are due to built up decay over the years. Lets even assume that some of your analysis are correct, we should place it side by side with the 'good news' contained in the FACTS AND FIGURES which shows some progress in the past 2 to 3yrs:
* Reduction of Budget deficit from 3.35% of GDP in 2010 to 2.96% in 2011 to 2.85% in 2012 to projected 2.17% in 2013(next year).
* Reduction of domestic borrowing from N1.1 trillion in 2010 to N852 billion in 2011 to N744 billion in 2012 budget and projected N727 billion in 2013(next year).
* Provision of 'Sink-in Fund' of about N25billion yearly from next budget year to service domestic debt in order to try to retire it over time.
* Reduction of Overhead votes from N526billion in 2010 to N266billion in 2012 to projected N230billion in 2013(next year).
* Reduction of Recurrent Component of the budget from 77.43% in 2010 to 74.43% in 2011 to 71.47% in 2012 to around 68.7% in 2013(next year).

* Growth of the Foreign Reserves from about $32Billion early tis year to more than 2 year ig of almost $46billion this month. Also important is the settig up of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF).
* The Stabilization of the Baking sectors which has gone to profitability again, and the recovery of the Stock Exchage whose Capitalization has increased by about 34% this year alone.
* Appreciation of the Naira this year above 3% (as at October, the best performing in Africa), and of course better Foreign inflows including this$8.9billion FDI
* increase in excess crude account to $9billion.
If you tell only the 'bad side', it is called MISCHIEF. But if you tell the bad and good, your commentary will be called dispassionate analysis

lagerwhenindoubt:


Quoted - It is expected that when you fight power, it fights back Nov 19 2012 Sowore (Sahara Reporters)

I won't begin to outline the list of members of the Federal Executive Council. but every-time they meet they are doing hi-5s and smiling as if the country is still afloat and nothing bad is happening. is this the Cabinet you are talking about have any FEC deliberation been made public so we can tell what exactly is happening rather than throwing assumptions and conspiracies?

Why don't you start by giving us a list of country whose FEC cabinet have gloomy faced people, and then continue by posting minutes of such country FEC meeting.

Jonathan is indeed a big FAILURE

Oya, let's do copy and paste!



A List Of President Jonathan's Good Achievements

List by: Henry Omoregie



President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been recording unique achievements.

1. President Goodluck Jonathan became the first Nigerian President to be WARNED PUBLICLY not to contest for elections on account of ethno-regional selfish interest, AND PROMISED MAYHEM and GRIDLOCK if he does.

2. First President to experience over 50 UNWARRANTED, UNPRECEDENTED BOMBINGS of CHURCHES, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, DRINKING PARLOURS, MATCH VIEWING CENTERS in less than 365 days after his swearing-in.

3. First President/Head of State from the ENTIRE SOUTHERN NIGERIA, who is neither a NORTHERNER nor an EX-MILITARY man

4. First SOCIAL MEDIA ERA President/ Head of State

5. First President/ Head of State to experience the malicious death of INNOCENT, HARMLESS, UNARMED Youth Corpers serving their fatherland.

6. First President/ Head of State to evacuate Nigerians from trouble spots overseas by airlifting thousands of stranded citizens back home.

7. First President/ Head of State under whose tenure, MULTI PARTY DEMOCRACY blossomed most: 6 different political parties have governors in Nigeria: LP, ACN, PDP, APGA, ANPP, CPC (Please note: all court orders overturned in favour of opposition parties were all obeyed: Osun, Ekiti, etc)

8. First President/ Head of State to sign into law the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

9. First President/ Head of State to EFFECTIVELY outlaw toll-collecting illegal police checkpoints in Nigeria

10. First President/ Head of State to introduce a national tax policy to create a self-sufficient economy that could bring development to the people.

11. First president to pay attention to our International and local Airports - Kano airport upgraded after 57 years, other airports upgrades in progress.

12. Kaduna Refinery rehabilitated after 15 years

13. The first President to summon the courage to unbundle Electricity distribution after 52 years, power supply more than doubled after almost 100 years after amalgamation (met power supply at about 2,200 mw, now 4,237 mw) States Begin Electricity Distribution

14. First President to address the bad state of the Benin-Ore road which was rehabilitated after 20 years.

15. First president to rejuvenate our comatose Railways back to life after 20 years of lull in the sector, Colonial laws under review, States and Private investors welcome in the railways sector.

16. First to introduce 35% female appointments in government positions.

17. First in decades to reduce salaries of public servants and examine the proliferation of different salary structures in the public service in the federation

18. First to deliver on Nine New Varsities, to accommodate, the growing number of admission candidates/population

19. First to promise Almajiri school, promise kept

20. First to follow due process/rule of law in government conduct

21. First president to be thought of, by the average Nigerian, as his/her COUNCILLOR, LGA CHAIRMAN, ASSEMBLYMAN, GOVERNOR, REP OR SENATOR and CHIEF JUSTICE in one fell swoop, not minding the fact that everyone has his/her job cut out in a democracy as this is not a MILITARY DICTATORSHIP- that the buck does not stop at his desk in matters involving states, LGAs and the Judiciary or Legislature; that their jobs are complementary and they are allocated funds every month from FAAC, not to 'chop', but to work!

22.PIB

23.FIGHTING FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS

24.PROSECUTION OF FUEL SUBSIDY THIEVES

25.FIGHT AGAINST BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

26.FIRST FEMALE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA

27.SUSTENANCE OF AMNESTY PROGRAMME

28.PERMANENTLY FLOW OF PETROLUEM PRODUCTS EVER IN NIGERIA

29.INCREASE OF OUR DAILY OIL PRODUCTION OUTPUT TO THE HIGEST EVER

30.PROMISE TO REVIEW IMMUNITY LAWS

31.ENTRY OF IMPORTED GOODS INTO NIGERIA IN 48 HOURS

SO MANY GREAT AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT STRIDES ACHIEVED ON A DAILY BASIS

PointB:


Why don't you start by giving us a list of country whose FEC cabinet have gloomy faced people, and then continue by posting minutes of such country FEC meeting.

As usual, never an answer but a twist in the question. FEC do not need to tell us their minutes, We just need to know which projects, which economic risks, which achievements and FYI. the USA does it, the UK does it, most EURO countries do it. It is called public information, .. be it Health, Education, Minority initiatives, TAX etc. everyone must know..

and as usual you fail (deliberately) with your summary post above. it is easily debunked because we (fortunately) have history to reference. how fares the fight (bit.ch slapping) against corruption

lagerwhenindoubt:

As usual, never an answer but a twist in the question. FEC do not need to tell us their minutes, We just need to know which projects, which economic risks, which achievements and FYI. the USA does it, the UK does it, most EURO countries do it. It is called public information, .. be it Health, Education, Minority initiatives, TAX etc. everyone must know..

and as usual you fail (deliberately) with your summary post above. it is easily debunked because we (fortunately) have history to reference. how fares the fight (bit.ch slapping) against corruption

You need someone to spoon-feed again after all I have done about?

You lots claimed the guy is not working, I rolled out a list, and you are still asking for what exactly? Guy, google your friend.

@sincere 9gerian how have all what you mentioned improve the living condition of the masses? Petrol is still scarce, no light, bad roads everywhere, no jobs for the youth, decay in every facet of government, corruption on the increase and people dying everywhere. All you mentioned are just rhetorics, nothing more, nothing less.

joseph1832: @sincere 9gerian how have all what you mentioned improve the living condition of the masses? Petrol is still scarce, no light, bad roads everywhere, no jobs for the youth, decay in every facet of government, corruption on the increase and people dying everywhere. All you mentioned are just rhetorics, nothing more, nothing less.

We need more voices to remind the Federal Government and its largely corrupt leadership, that a time is coming when the water go pass garri. it will come like the flood of Genesis and they will neither hear it or see it coming. they will feel it over-run them.. giving out N1 and collecting N1 million

joseph1832: @sincere 9gerian how have all what you mentioned improve the living condition of the masses? Petrol is still scarce, no light, bad roads everywhere, no jobs for the youth, decay in every facet of government, corruption on the increase and people dying everywhere. All you mentioned are just rhetorics, nothing more, nothing less.

My friend, in terms of power, speak for yourself. I stay in Enugu and I have at least 20hrs of power daily(note this is DRY SEASON). Power supply in my area is far better now compared with same period last year. I'm aware some areas still have issues due to transmission and transformers problems. But your comment will make more sense if you speak yourself and tell us your area. Mind you the power reforms has gone far but its yet to be completed. Perhaps when its completed, every other area will enjoy the improved power supply

@sincere 9gerian so power is the only thing you can mention? I stay in Lagos and we still share light! 12 hours on and 12 hours off mind you PHCN still take the light when we are on.

People like you just want to project their frustrations on others. You are pathetic. If you feel that the light situation in your area is that bad, why not just switch off the PHCN connection? Use generators 24/7. Idiot.

joseph1832: @sincere 9gerian so power is the only thing you can mention? I stay in Lagos and we still share light! 12 hours on and 12 hours off mind you PHCN still take the light when we are on.

Johndoe people like you are lobotomize purus idiotas! Your type are nothing more than masa damnatas who go about social media spreading their ignorance! The generator you are talking about can you use it 24/7! Or will you even see fuel to buy! I posted this write up to get meaningful contributions not your stupid opinion. Imagine the level of stupidity you just dsplayedby posting your narrow minded comment! If the light situation is bad is should switch off and use generator? Instead of looking for solutions... Asswipe!