gentleoyink:

My guy, it goes beyond trying to make the north feel important. What Boy Jona is telling them is that they can develop, be rich and add to the country's wealth by making use of the resources the have with them which for worth more than the oil in the south. So they should stop fighting to take over the Fed Govt in order to control oil money Na me I see am o.

nerodenero: To say Mr. President value education this much and allowed ASUU go on strike for 6 months is appalling.

Akda009: Mr president thinking is 2 shallow.... He beliv dat he can toast pple 4rm d North. Bliv me north is a no go area 4 u in 2015.....

Fadelex: all na scam... no politics of "I was once shoeless" this time around.... Mr. President, create jobs for d youths and fight corruption to d ground then you'll have my vote... but I doubt you have d courage to fight corruption. ibori will soon be transferred to Nigeria and in due time he will get presidential pardon which will enable him to contest for senate in 2015..

ihimami:

Are you guys already in a different country other than Nigeria? Take it easy guys and wait till the country disintegrate before you claims your coastlines. ok?

ralpheously: my guy let me ask u,abacha,babangida,yam adua senior and junior nd all d nrthern leadders of yesta years,wre dey not awereof d countries situation nd wat it nids dey shld be farmers or choldren of farmers so wat did dey do i2 improve farming I dcounrtry? Instead they busy ownin oil wells in d south,ewell dey av had enof tym don cum 4 me 2 own d1 dat was owned by dantata nd I will kip it 4 my generations bcus its ma ryt not a northerner,hw dantata tak get oil well 4 south wen he is from north she shld go nd farm nd leave our oil 4 us dat is wat gej is sayn 2 him nd dem indirectly.

Nonybb: The core reasons they are fighting Jonathan are (1) He is NOT a muslim. (2) He is from the Minority. (3) They are rapidly loosing out on National Cake. (4) They Strongly believe they are Born-to-Rule. (5) They felt Betrayed by the PDP agreement to return Power to the core north (remember the christian northerners do not matter here, just them). (6) They have islamic Agenda (7) They convincingly believe that they are the majority and can decide the fate of all. ( The Northern Oligarchy are rapidly pushed out of the Oil Wealth controled by there cabals. Investigation shows that 83% of Oil well belongs to Politicians of Northern extract. (9) They control a huge stake on federal Appointment, as much as in a percentage of 70 and this percentage are fast dwindling. (10) Islamist bitterly detest Kaffirs or infidel to rule them

ndu_chucks: I'm sorry to say that this statement, credited to the President, is another admission of gross incompetence, failed policies by his administration, and outright cluelessness.

A competent government with well thought-out plans would have voted $1billion for the development of the solid minerals in the North back in 2012. As the President admited, these resources are in abundance in that region.

Guess what GEJ's government did in 2012 - it voted $1b for inland exploration for oil in the country’s inland basins particularly the Chad Basin. To date, a drop of oil is yet to be discovered in the area, while most of the $1billion has disappeared into thin air. Here's a link to the announcement of this waste expenditure.

The President's speech writers are incompetent clowns and GEJ himself continues to prove that he has no idea what his ministers are really doing on his behalf.

IGBO-SON:


^^^My take has always been that if Nigeria were to disintegrate tomorrow; or if we begin the practice of a confederal system of gov't, with the whole north (east, west and middle-belt) as one unit........if any of the aforementioned scenarios were to occur, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Northern Nigeria would emerge as the richest region in the country! What needs to happen is for them to have the same level of interest in western education like the south has (and even better), with free/compulsory education for ALL children; they need 100% absence of the bloodthirsty bokites and religious fundamentalism so tourism can thrive (tourism could easily be their highest earner); they need to focus on industrial scale agriculture, with value added agricultural produce and massive storage facilities; they need to exploit their numerous mineral resources......with indigenous companies so the money remains in the region; and they need to ensure that Christians and Moslems in the north have an equal (50-50) stake in governance of the region, with no religion taking precedence over the other!

If this happens exactly as i said, the rest of us can only look on with envy!

zicoraads: Almost all the ladies will be staring at this topic now with no input on it whatsoever...start one on s.ex and they'll be over it in minutes. Bloke heads!

muktarl: i think my people in the north will vote GEJ. he has done so much for us from alumanjiri school to ecological funds. two of my cousins benefited from the alumanjiri school too.

brotesquex:
I strongly support your points but i disagree with the one that states He is not a Muslim

Nonybb: The core reasons they are fighting Jonathan are (1) He is NOT a muslim. (2) He is from the Minority. (3) They are rapidly loosing out on National Cake. (4) They Strongly believe they are Born-to-Rule. (5) They felt Betrayed by the PDP agreement to return Power to the core north (remember the christian northerners do not matter here, just them). (6) They have islamic Agenda (7) They convincingly believe that they are the majority and can decide the fate of all. ( The Northern Oligarchy are rapidly pushed out of the Oil Wealth controled by there cabals. Investigation shows that 83% of Oil well belongs to Politicians of Northern extract. (9) They control a huge stake on federal Appointment, as much as in a percentage of 70 and this percentage are fast dwindling. (10) Islamist bitterly detest Kaffirs or infidel to rule them

IGBO-SON:


^^^My take has always been that if Nigeria were to disintegrate tomorrow; or if we begin the practice of a confederal system of gov't, with the whole north (east, west and middle-belt) as one unit........if any of the aforementioned scenarios were to occur, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Northern Nigeria would emerge as the richest region in the country! What needs to happen is for them to have the same level of interest in western education like the south has (and even better), with free/compulsory education for ALL children; they need 100% absence of the bloodthirsty bokites and religious fundamentalism so tourism can thrive (tourism could easily be their highest earner); they need to focus on industrial scale agriculture, with value added agricultural produce and massive storage facilities; they need to exploit their numerous mineral resources......with indigenous companies so the money remains in the region; and they need to ensure that Christians and Moslems in the north have an equal (50-50) stake in governance of the region, with no religion taking precedence over the other!

If this happens exactly as i said, the rest of us can only look on with envy!

rati ken: If only Buhari, IBB, OBJ, Abacha acted halfway along this line of thought, Nigeria would have been competing with the likes of Malaysia and Singapore.

May God continue to direct GEJ. This man means well and its obvious.

kel4soft:

If your people from the North will vote for GEJ base on his strides in your region. That is something to start mobilising your people for now. To be fair, your people has been transform under his administration than any other President in Nigeria history

ndu_chucks: I'm sorry to say that this statement, credited to the President, is another admission of gross incompetence, failed policies by his administration, and outright cluelessness.

A competent government with well thought-out plans would have voted $1billion for the development of the solid minerals in the North back in 2012. As the President admited, these resources are in abundance in that region.

Guess what GEJ's government did in 2012 - it voted $1b for inland exploration for oil in the country’s inland basins particularly the Chad Basin. To date, a drop of oil is yet to be discovered in the area, while most of the $1billion has disappeared into thin air. Here's a link to the announcement of this waste expenditure.

The President's speech writers are incompetent clowns and GEJ himself continues to prove that he has no idea what his ministers are really doing on his behalf.

ndu_chucks:

No one really has a problem with resource control. Most people, including me, supports 100% resource control of inland resources. Most also agree that offshore resources which are located outside the boundaries of any state are jointly owned and their benefits must be equitably distributed. A very fair concept.

Neatboy: You are too critical and bitter. You must have been raised by a single parent who also must have filled up your mind and head with hate for anybody that is not you. It also makes you never to see anything good about anybody. If you were an old woman na your own witch go be the 'baddest'.

Neatboy: /quote] You are too critical and bitter. You must have been raised by a single parent who also must have filled up your mind and head with hate for anybody that is not you. It also makes you never to see anything good about anybody. If you were an old woman na your own witch go be the 'baddest'.

It's called Kneegar attitude.

kel4soft: The President is spot on, but saying Niger Delta land is only on oil. I don't completely agree there. I believe Ogoni, Ndokwas, Ikas and even Ikwerres have massive land for agricultural purposes.

The rest, he is spot on.

chucky234: Thank you jare.... Ndokwas especially Ndokwa West and Ukwuani LGAs have vast uncultivated land.
There are also more solid mineral deposits in ND region than in the north , lets see what GEJ is pursuing with his new found love for the north.

Chimex388: Why are dey busy clamouring for revenue from Niger Delta?
Dats not true.. They're full of desert.. Which is still encroachin dier terrain
GEJ is understandably playin politics to win dier heart