titoetal:
I agree with Baba; that is his message. However, the messenger, I can't say of.

jcflex:



My broda, are you a new born baby in this country, or you are just been deport back to the country, you and I knows that government hardly run a business successfully, so why are you now surprise that 0804 no more exist, not 0804 alone, where is nigeria airway and a whole lot of government company like that. the truth is the advance country we want to be like, their government dont run all this things, for example British Airway that will all know as UK national carrier is run by a private company, but regulated by the government, same with Lufthansa, Air france.

let me digress a bit. as at now, this is exactly what we are facing with our oil sector, NNPC monopoly. it can still be name NNPC, but not run by FG. china largest oil exploration and production company is CNPC, (just like our NNPC) is run by private body, and as well they even operate outside the shore of china, they are present in africal, last yr i think they apply for license in our country as well, to start exploiting our crude just like shell, chevron and the like, Even BP, British petroleum operate outside the shore of UK.

But because of corruption, it hard for our government to stop running NNPC. and one basic reason why the likes of shell, Total, Mobil etc refuse to build a refinery in this country,


It quite hard for government to run a business.

jcflex:


my bro da, not that m support this man, cus he have good eight yr to himself to turn around this country, but he did not, but in term of employment, he tried, look at the telecom industry, that is the only area i can say the old man live a lasting foot print, from Top manpower, to middle level, even to the illiterate,thousands if nt millions are feeding there family thru that industry alone,.
Bro! Am in support of ur motion. Obj has revolutionized the telecom industry in every positive way. I no he is no saint but take a look @ all he has sacrificed for nigeria. *from been locked in prison to almost been sentenced to death by abacha. Obj is now am old man. He can see from sitting what most can't see standing. We all have the right to 2nd chance with the exception of jonathan. What will make obj talk in public means it has gotten to a bad level. I know for sure that what obj said is true. Baba has so many connection in and out of the system. I see people abusing their grandfather(obj). Its not fair to take the pain jona has inflicted on nigeria out on Obj.

if each successive FG can face one sector and revolutionize it, in no time we will get to the promise land.

pro01:


What did OBJ do in the telecoms industry? Are you saying that even if Baba Suwe or Mr. Ibu had been the President of Nigeria between 1999 and 2007, we would not have liberalised the telecoms industry within that period? Are you aware that even Abacha had awarded GSM licences in early 1998? Which African country did not have GSM by 2007?

Only nitwits would count telecoms - GSM - among OBJ's achievements in office. What happened to the state-owned NITEL under his watch? Make una no make person vex abeg. Euthanasia should be administered to the old bloody fool. His nuisance value increases daily.

abagnalie:
He had the opportunity to put things right but he did not do it.why is he complaining.

enkay4love:
The most annoying aspect is the consistent & sit-tight spirit most of them have attached to the legislative seat,where they don't even want to give younger aspirants a chance to equally exercise their mandate.Most of them have been legislators since 1999.Wondering if d seat has become a permanent one.

spenpe:
make I buy land for here

donroxy:
You see one of the backward peep I'm talking about .... How did/do you read or find the alphanumerics on your keyboard !

You mean you could not see problems highlighted by Obasanjo in the Op and possibly deduced the solutions .... :

1. Youth empowerment

2. Stop bribing legislatures

3. Legislatures should stand to their integrity

4. A nation whose guard is corrupt is doomed

5. We should all learn lesson from arab spring

etc ....

If u failed to read all this in the Op and deduce more solutions from the problem Obj envisaged ..... Then , you don't deserve to even belong to social forum !!

UnknownT:
So how come the man u are praising for 'revolutionizing' the telecom industry did a shoddy deal in the privatization of Nitel and Mtel? I still repeat that telecom would have still come under any 'democratic' government. ECONET saw that the time was right to come to the country and they applied and were given license to operate. Any govt can give license to any private telecom to operate

personal59:
Abeg this is a critical issue nd all the point laid down need urgent solution followed by actions I just wish what prof wole soyinka said abt d youth is not right but nw it seems to b right cos we are blindfolded with religion and tribe abi na ethnic pls let us all think outside the box the past is gone we only have the present nd the future.

Do we now conclude that because the first born is a failure all other siblings must also be a failure abi what cos o don't see the indictment of OBJ wen we should all look at the point we re here attacking him are we all saying there is no more corruption in the land pls where is ICPC and EFCC today
NAFDAC nko where are they now they are all gone all we hear of TAN abeg let's reason well

jcflex:




My broda, no point in argument,
any gov can issue license, good and fine by me, what about the enabling environment to allow them operate, i dont think you are verse with this country,
If i may ask, do you know how many company have been given license to build and operate refinery in this country of our, since 1999. obj tenure involve as well

again do you know how many company as well have been given license to build, generate, distribute and transmits power in this country of our, since 1999. obj tenure involve as well.

think deeply, any democratic gov can issue license as you said, i agree, but what about the enabling environment for them to operate

have you see any new refinery since 1999, any new power station since 1999. am not talking of geregu that was repainted and commision. very laughable
this is our country, we all know how things work, don't let us be sentimental

xpac01:

As in, am just getting confused at how hypoCRITICAL this politicians could be. Imagine the same man who was flinging bags of N25mill into the car trunks of the house members, threatening those who dare to rejects the corrupt offer to support his 3rd term for national looting and acting with blindness to peoples suffering, suddenly becomin a loud angel. Or may be the theological school has brought to the fore all his corrupt practices. Chaii.

viczing:

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/171918-obasanjo-rubbishes-national-assembly-says-assembly-thieves-looters.html

UnknownT:
I am not holding brief for any government past or present but OBJ wants to come to equity with dirty hands. You made mentioned of enabling environment, why didnt the enabling environment work for Nitel and Mtel? The other ones are owned by private business men who wouldn't want to play with their investments, the reason they made sure everything worked out for them

jcflex:



i think in my previous post, i said it hard for gov to run a profitable business, this is very simply and straight forward, corruption play a big role in this aspect.

those gov issue license to in the oil and gas industry and power sector, are they not private investor as well, then why didnt they go ahead and start operation after the issuance of license to them. or you want to tell me, that they get the license on a platter of gold.

viczing:

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/171918-obasanjo-rubbishes-national-assembly-says-assembly-thieves-looters.html

UnknownT:
The privatization under him was never pure

ifaoni:
War is brewing

jcflex:



Lolz,

is it now that, it is pure.

they are all bird of same feather.

But i think Obj is biting his finger now, regretting what he should have done when in power, but did not do, that why he is speaking up.

just my thot oooooooooooooo.

demmy555:
OBJ is saying reality,many of us don't know what is happening up there but OBJ is part of them,meanwhile I read some comments,people are OBJ is corrupt,is not corrupt ,if could remember OBJ tenure, he dealt wt so many corrupt leaders that time,I pity Nigeria youth,ObJ is fight our course and yet you are insulting him,though many of you are boys(under 18yrs) when he d president.wake up and think.