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Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by ypzilanti: 9:23am On Feb 07, 2013
Journalists of the stature of Amanpour and Fareed Zakaria have seen nations like UAE, Singapore and China develop at rapid rates from 3rd world to 1st world within 20 years. You cannot impress them with snail pace improvements. That is the fact. GEJ can boast of being better than OBJ or IBB...Local champions who are fighting over who scored 35th or 34th in class. Whether GEJ likes it or not, on the global stage he is being compared with the Mandelas, Mahatir Mohammeds, and the Lula da Silvas. When you look at it from that perspective, you will understand the dismissive attitude he got from Amanpour.

The only way the president can shut his critics up is by performing (beyond expectation) on the job. A good example is Stephen Keshi. He was maligned and written off, but now everyone is singing his praises and dissecting his style of leadership as if they were not the same people that wrote him off before.

The world is a global village now. Journalists have information at their finger tips. Amanpour's research team would have given her information about GEJ before the interview. Guess what? What she will know about Nigeria will be from what is on our headline news everyday: Kidnapping, Terrorism, Corruption, Bad infrastructure. What she will know about GEJ will be from the headlines too: Non asset declaration, allocation of billions for travels and feeding, appointment of wife as permanent secretary, allegations of incompetence.

It's not too late for the president to turn the tide and get some good press for a change. Just like Keshi, he needs to find fresh blood to inject into the team. He needs to drop some underachievers from his team, too. He needs to let his performance be so huge that it will silence or drown out critics. Finally, he needs to work on his public speaking skills: hire a professional, and read books too. The ability of a leader to articulate his position properly and intelligently cannot be overestimated. Do you see how Keshi handles the international press? Confidence and articulation are valuable tools of leadership.

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Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by DuduNegro: 12:30pm On Feb 07, 2013
I agree with what you say and is very insightful. The human space, the distance travelled and the time it took have all shrunk. We are in each other's face now and with that comes certain minimums. Before anything else, as humans, our discriminatory sense is still very acute. We assess, prejudge, analyze and label one another in fundamental terms.

In addition to a misfitting gait and carriage, the president has a drab wardrobe. His clothings are expensive but their aesthetic effect is blunt.

First, obtain pictures of the president online and look and compare his apperances in different Nigerian traditional attires and select his best top three. You will discover that his trademark Ijaw attire is not in top three. The wide brim hat kills his image. He is dark skinned, the rim of the hat throw shadows that block lighting. Anyone who loves photography will tell you that in still pictures, and video as well, light is your friend. The dark colored material of his long robe does not bring out a contrast either.....therefore giving him a sallow, sunken spirit. It is bad! They need to help his colors and lighting.....they need someone like me to change his public image and warm people to him.

Look at the following pictures....they are self evident.

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Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by DuduNegro: 12:51pm On Feb 07, 2013
The president should wear clothings in rich texture, warm colors, soft to the eyes, alluring and appealing to the senses, his clothings and appearamce should speak for him when he enters a gathering. Guests should not be asking "which one is the president?"........his appearance and presence should overwhelm, with a magnetic charm.

Go and look at all past presidents of Nigeria, Gej is the worst dressed. Look at Baba Iyabo for God's sake. Go look at Shagari pictures. Go back even to moderate times and see how Zik dressed in the 60s. The military guys were not without either......Murtala even had a swagger with his ceremonial tobacco pipe.

Gej need to bring it! They need to get him some damask, guinea, lace and so on. Take that hat and dash to tompolo.....get Gej some "swaggered" African hats. Then put him back on tv with Amanpour and let's see if she doesn't start to adress him as "Your Excellency"

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Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by Gbawe: 12:57pm On Feb 07, 2013
ypzilanti: Journalists of the stature of Amanpour and Fareed Zakaria have seen nations like UAE, Singapore and China develop at rapid rates from 3rd world to 1st world within 20 years. You cannot impress them with snail pace improvements. That is the fact. GEJ can boast of being better than OBJ or IBB...Local champions who are fighting over who scored 35th or 34th in class. Whether GEJ likes it or not, on the global stage he is being compared with the Mandelas, Mahatir Mohammeds, and the Lula da Silvas. When you look at it from that perspective, you will understand the dismissive attitude he got from Amanpour.

The only way the president can shut his critics up is by performing (beyond expectation) on the job. A good example is Stephen Keshi. He was maligned and written off, but now everyone is singing his praises and dissecting his style of leadership as if they were not the same people that wrote him off before.

The world is a global village now. Journalists have information at their finger tips. Amanpour's research team would have given her information about GEJ before the interview. Guess what? What she will know about Nigeria will be from what is on our headline news everyday: Kidnapping, Terrorism, Corruption, Bad infrastructure. What she will know about GEJ will be from the headlines too: Non asset declaration, allocation of billions for travels and feeding, appointment of wife as permanent secretary, allegations of incompetence.

It's not too late for the president to turn the tide and get some good press for a change. Just like Keshi, he needs to find fresh blood to inject into the team. He needs to drop some underachievers from his team, too. He needs to let his performance be so huge that it will silence or drown out critics. Finally, he needs to work on his public speaking skills: hire a professional, and read books too. The ability of a leader to articulate his position properly and intelligently cannot be overestimated. Do you see how Keshi handles the international press? Confidence and articulation are valuable tools of leadership.

Very intelligent write-up. Try telling that to the uncouth, bigoted little children on this forum and the NFA (no future ambition) sycophants who praise numbing mediocrity. Amanpour and others, including some of us here, who are used to a culture of direct and commensurate effort overcoming specifically identified problems will never be impressed with GEJ.

For example, the entire world has stated that Nigeria has no chance of developing while over 70% of our budgeted annual spending is devoted to recurrent expenditure. This is unacceptable given that very rich and stable nations have recurrent expenditure in single digits. What has "Mr.Transformation" done in regards to this problem? Nada. Such befuddling inaction indicates to the Amanpours of the world that GEJ is just another gradualist waste of space only in office to linger aimlessly and still leave the same set of serious problems for a future successor. In fact, GEJ has even actually increased waste, bloated governance and profligacy. Indeed we all remember how GEJ immediately conceded defeat over this problem, fundamental to Nigeria's development, by announcing, after being sworn in, that "leaner Government not possible".

That capitulation was the end of that whereas Amanpour would have expected a real leader to embrace an approach of reform, altering the status quo drastically for the better, as seen from the likes of former President Lula of Brazil. How can Amanpour ever respect GEJ when she has met many, many brave leaders who tackle serious problems head on? I can give several example of how GEJ avoids delivering the most important solutions that can truly transform Nigeria with pyramidal efficacy. Seeing a leader unwilling to confront the biggest monsters while he faffs about with microscopic ants is the main reason Amanpour and many successful/exposed people can never respect GEJ. Only mindless sycophants will praise someone any intelligent person can see is a disgrace to what leadership should be.

look at the petroleum sector. Is it not a pivotal sector? Perhaps even the most important? What has GEJ done that is transformational here? If anything, GEJ's style has been typified by inactions that glaringly enable the rot to continue. Ribadu identified Nigeria as the only major exporter of crude to sell its endowment through traders. Very obviously, this is done to abet corruption, theft and lack of transparency massively enriching a few at the expense of a Nation. GEJ has the total discretion, with a simple directive, to stop this odious practice today and save Nigeria further losses. Yet he does nothing and pretends he never even received the suggestion. Pray tell how Amanpour, used to leaders who act to do the right thing for their Nation, can respect GEJ after noting all this.

At least we know Amanpour is not Yoruba or Hausa for anyone to begin accusing her of ethnic hatred of GEJ. Some will never understand that it is not about praising a mediocre President for garbage achievements because even the most despotic leaders can be praised for doing one thing or another. For the likes of Amanpour, it is about leaders tackling the same deeply fundamental set of problems that has bedeviled Nations, for generations, and will continue to prevent genuine progress until tackled. Amanpour sees the likes of Lula doing this. Even in Africa, good examples exist with Botswana, Ghana et al. Why is Kuffour of Ghana feted throughout the World today if not for how his sincere approach to fundamental problems has now made him a father of modern Ghana? So why will Amanpour or any exposed/ambitious or talented achiever/solutions provider respect GEJ?

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Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by 1025: 1:38pm On Feb 07, 2013
somebody must advise this man to remove the luggage on his head and get fresh air if he wants to rule nigeria well.
Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by GARRIx7(m): 1:45pm On Feb 07, 2013
1025: somebody must advise this man to remove the luggage on his head and get fresh air if he wants to rule nigeria well.

Do you mean his head LACKS fresh air??

cheesy
Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by Nobody: 4:24pm On Feb 07, 2013
He should reduce the quantity of blood in his alcohol stream.

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Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by Nobody: 6:36pm On Feb 07, 2013
Kamanda: He should reduce the quantity of blood in his alcohol stream.

You mean alcohol in his bloodstream?
Re: Why Amanpour Is Not Impressed With GEJ by Nobody: 9:06pm On Feb 07, 2013
HNosegbe:

You mean alcohol in his bloodstream?

His own don pass guage.

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