From Mr. Etcetera...
I think I am the most criticised President in the whole world, but I want to tell this audience that before I leave, I will be the most praised President,” said President Goodluck Jonathan at the opening of the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Hey guys, I guess you know that pointing fingers is not my style, hahaha, just as I know that it will be difficult to find a single Nigerian who hasn’t pointed fingers at President Goodluck Jonathan since he became President. But really, can so many fingers be pointed at a single individual all at the same time? Some people have gone to the extent of saying that since Jonathan took office, everything has gone to hell in a handbasket. Others have held him responsible for everything that has gone wrong in the country, from the tear in their pants to the economy. Trust me: Nigerians are beginning to agree that when it comes to assigning blame, look to Jonathan first. There are some hardliners who don’t care if Jonathan wasn’t President during the civil war. He must have been thinking about it, and that’s good enough reason for them. They even say that if he hadn’t been sticking his nose into government, the civil war wouldn’t have happened. Funny, Nigerians have found the perfect target for dealing with their bad days. Late to work? Blame Jonathan! Did the soup in the fridge melt when you weren’t looking? It’s Goodluck Jonathan. Can’t find your smelling socks? Jonathan! Your baby pees on the chair, again? Jonathan. The possibilities are endless! Hey, are we not just being unfair to Goodluck Jonathan? We blame him for all and everything. Even for things that are not his fault. Let me ask you something sir or madam, if Jonathan is to blame for everything wrong in Nigeria today, what becomes of the previous presidents under whose regimes most of these problems started?

On Tuesday evening on my way back from NTA, I stopped at the Bar Beach to buy suya. I was a little bit early because I met the aboki lighting his charcoal. As I waited, I saw two weird looking rastas looking like archangels Michael and Gabriel in their white Cele garments walk down to just about five yards from the water, raised their holy robes in unison like atilogwu dancers trying to master a new dance routine and bent down and began to defecate. Couples of minutes later, I heard them walking back complaining of how dirty and smelly the beach had become from what it used to be. As they passed by me, the taller one said “omo naija, presido no dey try at all. See as this place don yamayama finish, dem no dey see as those oyinbo beach be for inside film wey we dey watch?” At that point, I couldn’t hold back my anger. I just had to say something: “Shebi na una just shit finish for that place so? And una get mouth dey blame the president. Una see him shit for there?”

We are having a distant relationship with the truth in this country. We have developed that rare ability to be hypocritical and not so much as give a damn whether we are equally guilty of the things we are blaming on others. In truth, Goodluck Jonathan should roll up his sleeves, spit on his palms and get to work on a lot of things. We keep saying that corruption escalated under his regime but why do we keep failing to associate it with the fact that these corrupt individuals are Nigerians? I listened to some custom officers saying that If it wasn’t for Goodluck Jonathan’s backward policies, everything at the Nigerian borders would be perfect. Yes, let us keep dumping everything on Goodluck Jonathan. Even our own responsibilities as citizens. He’s the reason our custom and police officers are more interested in collecting bribes than fighting crime and checking for contraband goods coming into the country. It is also Jonathan’s fault that the security operatives at the Lagos airport have all turned beggars. Should the president also take the rap for the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria not being able to see that the nation is littered with fake products? Maybe Goodluck Jonathan should be with him daily and point him towards fake products and manufacturers. The fight to save this country does not begin or stop at Janathan’s table. It must be an all Nigerian battle. Let the pastors stop praying for corrupt politicians and tell them to their faces to stop stealing public funds. If all drivers have their complete vehicle papers and obey traffic laws, there will be no need to give out money to the police and we will be on our way to a better society.

Ask yourself where your governor got the billions he spends on frivolities? People in the rural areas of Akwa Ibom state are living in thatched houses and we are building another stadium? Have you tried asking what the Abia State Government did with the state’s allocation for eight years? Do you think President Jonathan will be allowed a minute of sleep if he failed to remit monies due to the states? So why then do we pour all the blames on him? Your governor owns empty estates in Dubai and factories in South Africa when people of their states are homeless and jobless, is that Jonathan’s fault too? Where did we get the preposterous notion that President Jonathan took office and people started having trouble finding jobs? Did we have a zero unemployment rate in the country before President Jonathan? Millions of Nigerians are working their asses out and dying as contract staffs and casual workers, where is the NLC? Is it not aware of the appalling working conditions Nigerian workers are subjected to by multinationals? Of course, it is all Jonathan’s fault. Last time I checked, Jonathan was a president or a magician. Should he be doing the job of the NLC too, supervising every sector of the country at the same time? Let us be truthful to ourselves, since when have we had good roads in this country? Were there roads in the country that Jonathan destroyed? Have we had electricity in the country before President Jonathan? We say Boko Haram started as a result of poverty and lack of education in the North, were there schools in the North that Jonathan destroyed? Trust me, the architects of Boko Haram know what they’re talking about when they say it is all Jonathan’s fault.

For everyone out there, below are a list of things Goodluck Jonathan is yet to be blamed for, so go ahead and make your pick and let the blame game continue: Cancer, AIDS, racism, air pollution, sin, child porn, human meat at Jankara market, home video, obesity, Drake sleeping with everyone’s chic, Kim Kardashian’s nude picture, tribalism and every other kind of ism, Arsenal’s trophyless seasons, Facebook, Twitter and Wizkid’s last album.

Ohhooooo!!!! But he has been blamed for introducing tribalism and religion into Nigerian politics.

He has been accused of all corrupt practices even when a DG of NYSC used 800million dollars to build a website.
While all he had done was sign the FOI bill that give people the freedom to expose these misdealing.

Yet we clamor for he who gaged the press no matter whether they are telling the truth and went on to prosecute those who dared him.

I am really sorry for GEJ

Word

l feel sorry for ur father

manot:
l feel sorry for ur father

did you read what the op posted at all

Their governors are sleeping on #50million beds but they accuse GEJ of corruption.

I beg 2 disagree with u @O.P...before Jonathan became the president of this nation,we are a bad country,buh wen he took over as president,we proceed from bad 2 worse.

Sayin he's d most critisized president, he said d truth, but saying b4 im go commot he will b d most praised president, that's a lie, simply because jonathan is goin.
#jonathanmustgo

2undexy:
I beg 2 disagree with u @O.P...before Jonathan became the president of this nation,we are a bad country,buh wen he took over as president,we proceed from bad 2 worse.

Sayin he's d most critisized president, he said d truth, but saying b4 im go commot he will b d most praised president, that's a lie, simply because jonathan is goin.
#jonathanmustgo

pls name the areas were we became worst under him

Etcetra, the Failed Nigerian wannabe rockstar looking for relevance.

2undexy:
I beg 2 disagree with u @O.P...before Jonathan became the president of this nation,we are a bad country,buh wen he took over as president,we proceed from bad 2 worse.

Sayin he's d most critisized president, he said d truth, but saying b4 im go commot he will b d most praised president, that's a lie, simply because jonathan is goin.
#jonathanmustgo

jona-must-go into the belly of the fish, buhari must come out of the belly of the fish. #VOTEOUTJONATHAN2015

Algebra12:
Ohhooooo!!!! But he has been blamed for introducing tribalism and religion into Nigerian politics.

He has been accused of all corrupt practices even when a DG of NYSC used 800million dollars to build a website.
While all he had done was sign the FOI bill that give people the freedom to expose these misdealing.

Yet we clamor for he who gaged the press no matter whether they are telling the truth and went on to prosecute those who dared him.

I am really sorry for GEJ

u have said it all, case closed, Next

If gej cant stand the heat, he shld get d fvck out. Who cares...
He promised to make things change for the better when he came in and, the reverse is the case here. He couldn't keep his promises(thou we know he's not a man of his words) and, u expect us not to blame him for our 'woes'?
A leader is the one who make everything under him work(every govt institutions) and work under everything(condition:insurgency, militancy, war, crisis), he takes responsibility and does not blame others for his failure or give excuses.
NB: gej and his cohorts blame apc for his failure.

aguiyi:


pls name the areas were we became worst under him

every area nd evry sector

@Post,

Quite disappointing that Etcetera will posit this below grade article and disseminate same to the public.

What does Etcetera understand as the roles, responsibilities and functions of a President? Why does the President have near absolute authority in the appointment of heads of government parastatals, Ministries, Departments and Agencies? Why is the President given so much comfort with a huge retinue of aides and paraphernalia of office if he cannot guarantee performance across MDAs?

The failure of all systems and sub-units in the present day Nigeria is as a result of GEJ's attitude and complacency. He has shown to all and sundry that he has no intent to punish public officials. The EFCC has become moribund. How do you expect any public official to put in best efforts when he or she is certain there will be no consequence for bad behavior?

EFCC, NAFDAC and SON were all active during Obj's days because the President at the time supported the course and objectives they were set up for. Everyone felt the impact of the change in the way things were done. The world all over commended Nigeria.

What is the root of the carnage being experienced across the North? Could it not be partly attributed to the inglorious constitution of the PDP which rotated the Presidency between the North and the South? Who has carried out a deep root cause analysis of the daily killings of our innocent co-citizens in the North? Should our soldiers and gallant officers continue to die with poor warfare equipment because they joined the military? Who is studying the underlying reason for the mutiny by soldiers experienced at different times of the year? When will sponsors of this wicked groups be brought to book? How many more will die? Are we going to keep seeing GEJ's supporters continue with their name calling of the opposition when every time a bomb goes off with no reaction or efforts to fish out the doers?

Why do the President's media aides and apologists promote ethno religious sentiments? Who do they promote blackmail by digging up any information all in a bid to discredit an opponent instead of spending time to articulate and sensitive the populace on the achievements of their paymaster since the mantle of leadership was entrusted in his hands?

Why is there an insignificant or negligible presence of the FG in a notable State like Lagos? What strategic support is the Presidency giving to key economically viable States (Lagos, Rivers, Anambra, Kano, Delta etc) beyond the monthly allocations? The few basic supports in some of the States controlled by PDP are damn too basic for any productive outcome.

Why are ministerial appointments now compensations for PDP losers? How many Ministers are onboard on merit? The recent request and receipt of huge donations to support the President's reelection bid through individuals and entities who do not qualify to give such gifts to public officials shows how morally lacking this government is.

Is the overhauling of old railway tracks adequate to address the militating traffic situation infra and inter a States? How much has been spent by this administration since inception? Are the achievements commensurate with the amount spent? Are these projects suitable enough to applaud the President as a great performer? - Rehabilitating Ore road, establishing new federal universities (albeit below par), poorly renovating airports at huge costs, supposed revamping of railway system with no measurable impact, giving fertilizers with nominal output contribution to GDP, concession of Second Niger Bridge to be tolled when the FG can afford the expense...

The list is endless. No one is blaming Jonathan for the failure of yesteryears. It is apologists like you that try to twist the concerns of the people. Our worry is that his administration has further plunged this nation into serious mishaps and ruins. To be a President requires more.

dupsil:
From Mr. Etcetera...
I think I am the most criticised President in the whole world, but I want to tell this audience that before I leave, I will be the most praised President,” said President Goodluck Jonathan at the opening of the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Hey guys, I guess you know that pointing fingers is not my style, hahaha, just as I know that it will be difficult to find a single Nigerian who hasn’t pointed fingers at President Goodluck Jonathan since he became President. But really, can so many fingers be pointed at a single individual all at the same time? Some people have gone to the extent of saying that since Jonathan took office, everything has gone to hell in a handbasket. Others have held him responsible for everything that has gone wrong in the country, from the tear in their pants to the economy. Trust me: Nigerians are beginning to agree that when it comes to assigning blame, look to Jonathan first. There are some hardliners who don’t care if Jonathan wasn’t President during the civil war. He must have been thinking about it, and that’s good enough reason for them. They even say that if he hadn’t been sticking his nose into government, the civil war wouldn’t have happened. Funny, Nigerians have found the perfect target for dealing with their bad days. Late to work? Blame Jonathan! Did the soup in the fridge melt when you weren’t looking? It’s Goodluck Jonathan. Can’t find your smelling socks? Jonathan! Your baby pees on the chair, again? Jonathan. The possibilities are endless! Hey, are we not just being unfair to Goodluck Jonathan? We blame him for all and everything. Even for things that are not his fault. Let me ask you something sir or madam, if Jonathan is to blame for everything wrong in Nigeria today, what becomes of the previous presidents under whose regimes most of these problems started?

On Tuesday evening on my way back from NTA, I stopped at the Bar Beach to buy suya. I was a little bit early because I met the aboki lighting his charcoal. As I waited, I saw two weird looking rastas looking like archangels Michael and Gabriel in their white Cele garments walk down to just about five yards from the water, raised their holy robes in unison like atilogwu dancers trying to master a new dance routine and bent down and began to defecate. Couples of minutes later, I heard them walking back complaining of how dirty and smelly the beach had become from what it used to be. As they passed by me, the taller one said “omo naija, presido no dey try at all. See as this place don yamayama finish, dem no dey see as those oyinbo beach be for inside film wey we dey watch?” At that point, I couldn’t hold back my anger. I just had to say something: “Shebi na una just shit finish for that place so? And una get mouth dey blame the president. Una see him shit for there?”

We are having a distant relationship with the truth in this country. We have developed that rare ability to be hypocritical and not so much as give a damn whether we are equally guilty of the things we are blaming on others. In truth, Goodluck Jonathan should roll up his sleeves, spit on his palms and get to work on a lot of things. We keep saying that corruption escalated under his regime but why do we keep failing to associate it with the fact that these corrupt individuals are Nigerians? I listened to some custom officers saying that If it wasn’t for Goodluck Jonathan’s backward policies, everything at the Nigerian borders would be perfect. Yes, let us keep dumping everything on Goodluck Jonathan. Even our own responsibilities as citizens. He’s the reason our custom and police officers are more interested in collecting bribes than fighting crime and checking for contraband goods coming into the country. It is also Jonathan’s fault that the security operatives at the Lagos airport have all turned beggars. Should the president also take the rap for the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria not being able to see that the nation is littered with fake products? Maybe Goodluck Jonathan should be with him daily and point him towards fake products and manufacturers. The fight to save this country does not begin or stop at Janathan’s table. It must be an all Nigerian battle. Let the pastors stop praying for corrupt politicians and tell them to their faces to stop stealing public funds. If all drivers have their complete vehicle papers and obey traffic laws, there will be no need to give out money to the police and we will be on our way to a better society.

Ask yourself where your governor got the billions he spends on frivolities? People in the rural areas of Akwa Ibom state are living in thatched houses and we are building another stadium? Have you tried asking what the Abia State Government did with the state’s allocation for eight years? Do you think President Jonathan will be allowed a minute of sleep if he failed to remit monies due to the states? So why then do we pour all the blames on him? Your governor owns empty estates in Dubai and factories in South Africa when people of their states are homeless and jobless, is that Jonathan’s fault too? Where did we get the preposterous notion that President Jonathan took office and people started having trouble finding jobs? Did we have a zero unemployment rate in the country before President Jonathan? Millions of Nigerians are working their asses out and dying as contract staffs and casual workers, where is the NLC? Is it not aware of the appalling working conditions Nigerian workers are subjected to by multinationals? Of course, it is all Jonathan’s fault. Last time I checked, Jonathan was a president or a magician. Should he be doing the job of the NLC too, supervising every sector of the country at the same time? Let us be truthful to ourselves, since when have we had good roads in this country? Were there roads in the country that Jonathan destroyed? Have we had electricity in the country before President Jonathan? We say Boko Haram started as a result of poverty and lack of education in the North, were there schools in the North that Jonathan destroyed? Trust me, the architects of Boko Haram know what they’re talking about when they say it is all Jonathan’s fault.

For everyone out there, below are a list of things Goodluck Jonathan is yet to be blamed for, so go ahead and make your pick and let the blame game continue: Cancer, AIDS, racism, air pollution, sin, child porn, human meat at Jankara market, home video, obesity, Drake sleeping with everyone’s chic, Kim Kardashian’s nude picture, tribalism and every other kind of ism, Arsenal’s trophyless seasons, Facebook, Twitter and Wizkid’s last album.

are u. a unilorite??

2undexy:


every area nd evry sector

That isn't an answer.

Hmm, honestly this is touching, one thing in life is ppl play d blame game so much, but never blame themselves or beg to b pardoned for their own mistakes, johnathan's gist is a story for another day.
I just feel sorry for him.
N there is something like karma, n I say, any power or personality in this country that has destroyed this country in one way or d other just to discredit his regime, may they evil they plan never depart from his or her generation,
The wrath of God shall depend on him n his household.
Anybody who fueled Boko haram just to destabilise this country, n make it ungovernable, may d God of Elijah, God if Abraham, God of isaac, God of Jacob, God of Israel, the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, The Holy ghost fire, and d anger of God descend on all of them. May d blood of the innocent killed continue to cry in their lives, n their generation, they shall know no peace, n shall die disgracefully, n anybody who is an agent of darkness supporting boko in one way or d other, may u b blind n die a disgraceful death, ur corpse shall b scattered for d birds to eat, u shall Al rot in he'll.
May God bring n end to boko..
Amen,
I seal this with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Amen.

Ok Mr Etcetera now i get it,
you were one of those 25 bloggers that met oga Jonah at the Lagos hotel,
i hope say u neva flex 200k were im give u finish oh?

Sometimes i feel hopeless for this country

I don't feel sorry for the man.. Presidency is not a game of pity, you either man up and call the shuts or get kicked out. He has performed poorly as a president.. I will not vote for him! Simple!

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ellechrystal:
Hmm, honestly this is touching, one thing in life is ppl play d blame game so much, but never blame themselves or beg to b pardoned for their own mistakes, johnathan's gist is a story for another day.
I just feel sorry for him.
N there is something like karma, n I say, any power or personality in this country that has destroyed this country in one way or d other just to discredit his regime, may they evil they plan never depart from his or her generation,
The wrath of God shall depend on him n his household.
Anybody who fueled Boko haram just to destabilise this country, n make it ungovernable, may d God of Elijah, God if Abraham, God of isaac, God of Jacob, God of Israel, the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, The Holy ghost fire, and d anger of God descend on all of them. May d blood of the innocent killed continue to cry in their lives, n their generation, they shall know no peace, n shall die disgracefully, n anybody who is an agent of darkness supporting boko in one way or d other, may u b blind n die a disgraceful death, ur corpse shall b scattered for d birds to eat, u shall Al rot in he'll.
May God bring n end to boko..
Amen,
I seal this with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Amen.

For all the soldiers who lost their lives due to lack of weapons oh Lord,
For all the people who died on federal roads through motor accident
For all the applicants who died at the immigration recruitment exercise
For all those families who got killed by bokoharam,
may u judge the man who had the power to prevent some of this things from happening
Amen

hungryboy:
For all the soldiers who lost their lives due to lack of weapons oh Lord,
For all the people who died on federal roads through motor accident
For all the applicants who died at the immigration recruitment exercise
For all those families who got killed by bokoharam,
may u judge the man who had the power to prevent some of this things from happening
Amen

May God judge those who fueled d killing of all those u mentioned, Judge those who refused to sell us weapons. Judge all those who played politics with it all over Nigeria. Judge d soldiers who were working for boko, judge all those who made things hard in defeating boko...
AMEN!!!

Mogidi:
Their governors are sleeping on #50million beds but they accuse GEJ of corruption.

Today Fayose is sleeping on the same N50million Bed and all he can dream is the next obituary to publish on Newspaper.

ellechrystal:

May God judge those who fueled d killing of all those u mentioned, Judge those who refused to sell us weapons. Judge all those who played politics with it all over Nigeria. Judge d soldiers who were working for boko, judge all those who made things hard in defeating boko...
AMEN!!!

And what of those soldiers who were on our side?,
The were peoples' children, dads, uncles, brothers and breadwinners,
due to one man's ineptitude,
many children will be out of school,
many women are now widows
many families can no lønger pay their bills cos the breadwinner is no more,
put yourself in their shoes for once,
After thousands have lost their lives and limbs, four weeks to election, we now have money to buy weapons and reclaim territories, and join alliances with other countries so that we can defeat bokoharam

hungryboy:
And what of those soldiers who were on our side?,
The were peoples' children, dads, uncles, brothers and breadwinners,
due to one man's ineptitude,
many children will be out of school,
many women are now widows
many families can no lønger pay their bills cos the breadwinner is no more,
put yourself in their shoes for once,
After thousands have lost their lives and limbs, four weeks to election, we now have money to buy weapons and reclaim territories, and join alliances with other countries so that we can defeat bokoharam

Please what r u saying,put myself in Wat shoes? Like I didnt,or u r waiting for me to say God will judge Johnathan?? Is that Wat u r waiting for?
Look, boko haram is a politicised sect, n has too many sponsors, they never thought I will blow up like this,
N I say all those who started it may God Judge n kill them... all the deaths r traced to those who fueled d sect, n started it.
N all those who encouraged it in one way or d other.
If Johnathan did, then he will b judged, every body involved in one way or d other must b judged.

ellechrystal:

Please what r u saying,put myself in Wat shoes? Like I didnt,or u r waiting for me to say God will judge Johnathan?? Is that Wat u r waiting for?
Look, boko haram is a politicised sect, n has too many sponsors, they never thought I will blow up like this,
N I say all those who started it may God Judge n kill them... all the deaths r traced to those who fueled d sect, n started it.
N all those who encouraged it in one way or d other.
If Johnathan did, then he will b judged, every body involved in one way or d other must b judged.

nkana usio uyo aba oh, yak nke diya

hungryboy:
nkana usio uyo aba oh, yak nke diya

Iyo oooo mbok ku daya , di da tang iko boko haram
.

ellechrystal:

Iyo oooo mbok ku daya , di da tang iko boko haram
.

mme tang ankak

hungryboy:
mme tang ankak

Ka iso tang.. etuk ido odo..
Tang utang wak etuk inua..kpuk ntuk ubok