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| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by trotsky2: 6:53am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit:shut up, you fee dee fee w.h.o.r.e! Ze office of 1st lady is unconstitutional, non-existent and represents a huge drain on our nation's resources. This ugly old faka witch should prepare to vacate the villa come May. You and your fellow 'teets' can join her in otueke if you like 5 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by clemhova: 6:55am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit: FYI: Buhari was the first president to appiont female into office. ( Remember he discovered and nominated Dora of blessed memory) Source: Watch "Keeping It Real With Adeola: Episode 142 @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuORqAQ4j_o 2 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by IbokUtoroh(m): 6:59am On Dec 27, 2014 |
teemanbastos: which milk? breast milk or cowbell? 2 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by IbokUtoroh(m): 7:01am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Yomieluv: bros every women are power drunk, unless na gay woman u marry. |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by donmalcolm21(m): 7:02am On Dec 27, 2014 |
When GMB made that comment peopple applauded him for it but they didn't see through his male chavunism which his religeon impacted into him. 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by dudu12: 7:04am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Berryjack: One word, mumu 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by mu2sa2: 7:07am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Buhari says the "office of the first lady" is unconstitutional and so he won't allow it. As president, his wife will of course be the first lady, but shall not operate the so-called office of the first lady, which pej and her errand-boy husband are using to siphon away billions. 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by latfun22(m): 7:09am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit:you and humour are distant apart  2 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by ethylene: 7:15am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit:So.....what about his cows?  1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by legendsilver(m): 7:15am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Sai Buari |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by mrputtine: 7:16am On Dec 27, 2014 |
The northern elite started it. The office of the first lady was nt common untill the north came in ;Dto power. So no body should cry or insult anybody. If it gets to my turn, office of the First Son and daughter go dey |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Demdem(m): 7:16am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Obinoscopy: Million dollar question to ask Shepopotamus. Even if u are a working class lady, the Kitchen remain sacrosanct. 2 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by LadyH(f): 7:17am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Innodon:lol. thats right. |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Nobody: 7:25am On Dec 27, 2014 |
teemanbastos: Under what political permutation and calculation are u making dis statement  or u just talk cos u want to be noticed. GEJ is returning to aso rock next year whether u like it or not.1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by ogunniyi2: 7:26am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit:Enemies of progress!booth licker!sycophant. 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Bruteforce101: 7:27am On Dec 27, 2014 |
[s] anonimi:[/s] Rubbish. Oga Carpenter, Go patch your brain, its leaking. 3 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Riclord001(m): 7:28am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Ebubeslym:the 'durability' of evil doesn't justify it... u sound like, people have been stealing since time immemorial... so, stealing is not a crime... wel, i wont blame u. afterall, ur president said that stealing is not corruption... like leaders like followers... God help mankind. 2 Likes |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Nobody: 7:32am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Deleting the office of the First Lady means Buhari is forgoing that second income stream that would have gone to his household. The peoples General is very serious about salvaging Nigeria for the 2nd time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtF3fCpw97Y&list=PLRzmuN0KKXK9WjHW14Wmbe6K7F7pL7Y4V [size=18pt]Buharinomics - General Buhari’s economic program marshaled out to salvage the nation in 1984 [/size] http://www.elombah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5720:is-general-buhari-the-problem-with-nigeria&catid=36:pointblank&Itemid=83 Buharinomics was General Buhari’s economic program marshaled out to salvage the nation in 1984. He summarized the objective of his economic policy (as articulated in the 1984 budget) as follows: "To arrest the decline in the economy, to put the economy on a proper course of recovery and solvency, and to chart a future course for economic stability and prosperity" (West Africa, May 14, 1984). He had previously done similarly, in March while receiving the visiting Sudanese President, Gaafar Nimeiri. Upon his inquiring of what the new military government had in mind for the nation it then ruled, Buhari said to him: "The priority [of his administration] is for economic recovery, providing employment opportunities, improving people's living conditions, consolidating internal security and ensuring foreign respect" (Africa Now, March 1984). In a nutshell, Buharinomics set out to arrest the decline in the economy and refocus it towards recovery. Buharinomics was to wean the nation off consumerism and profligacy, while channeling it towards frugality and productivity. To accomplish this, the government was to cut down on its expenditure, engage in more efficient restricting and controlling of foreign exchange outflow, undertake the revival of the country's productive capacity (concentration was on agriculture), and broaden government's revenue base. www.nairaland.com/attachments/635156_Buhari_jpgd50be5e2308ebe86c9271391021b0a5f The first test of Buharinomics was implemented to revive the comatose banking industry and arrest local currency hoarding. In April 1984, the government ordered a change in the color of the Naira. This action was dubbed the “real coup” by unscrupulous business men and politicians who had almost eliminated the need for commercial banking in Nigeria by keeping their moneys under their mattresses or by trafficking them into neighboring West African countries. This currency change, which forced all holders of the Naira notes into exchanging them for the new naira notes at commercial banks, infused billions that had remained unaccounted for into the banking industry and eliminated counterfeited currencies, which had inflicted inflationary and other nefarious effects on the economy. This measure had an immediate revitalizing effect in the banking industry and was an unqualified success. Banks that were close to collapsing became vibrant again, to the extent that some of them began to hire hitherto unemployed Nigerians. www.nairaland.com/attachments/635893_Gen__Buhari_jpg3932850d15a62856c902dd8cc516cff9 To cut down on government expenses, the federal work force was cut by 30% and imports for 1984 pegged at 4 billion pounds (mostly on basic foodstuffs, spare parts, and raw materials for local industries), against 14 billion pounds spent in 1983. To ensure that Nigeria remained respectable on the international business world, Buhari committed to honoring Nigeria’s debt payment schedule irrespective of the limited earning potential of Nigeria. In August 1984, Buhari was on one of his meet-the-people nationwide tours, which he began as soon as the administration got on its feet. Everywhere he went, the people embraced him, coming out en mass and ushering him tumultuous cheers and unreserved applause. In one of his speeches to the people (this one in Owerri), he reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to honoring its debts, the dire economic situation notwithstanding. "The task of this administration is how to persuade Nigerians to understand that for a number of years to come, we would be paying debts, the roads may be long and thorny but we believe that on our shoulders lies the responsibility to save our fatherland from devastation that has resulted from mismanagement" (Newswatch, February 18, 1985). [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/635886_Gen__Buhari_-_Armed_Forces_Day_jpgae96a40b5e2050b6d582cd44f4943800[/img] Buhari could not have been any more correct in his statement above. Assuming Nigeria took no further loans, its breakdown of loan repayments was as follows: 3.9 billion naira ($4.4 billion) in 1985, 3.7 billion naira ($4.19 billion) in 1986, 2.8 billion naira ($3.2 billion) in 1987, until a decrease to 703 million in 1991 (Concord Weekly, May 6, 1985). Nigeria’s precarious financial situation made it impossible for it to finance capital projects and meet up its balance of payment obligations. With oil export pegged at 1.3 million barrels per day by OPEC, borrowing from external sources became necessary. To this effect, Nigeria proposed borrowing 1.795m naira to finance its capital project from the IMF. The patriotism with which General Buhari handled Nigeria’s dealings with the IMF was the highlight and beauty of Buharinomics. [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/635887_General_Muhammadu-Buhari-1984_jpg807fb78f1366f42744d90196f32d264e[/img] In order to qualify for the loan, IMF gave Nigeria certain conditions which must be met. In 1984 when the naira exchanged for $1.34, the IMF demanded a minimum of 60% devaluation of it. Buhari refused, agreeing only to a "crawling peg"—a mechanism whereby government would realign the currency gradually, forestalling or minimizing economic and social dislocations because of such drastic devaluation of its currency. In addition to the devaluation of the naira, IMF demanded that government took other drastic actions: (a) The government must remove its subsidy on petroleum. (b) It must curtail its expenditure. (c) Government must rationalize its tariff structures. (d) It must put a freeze on its wages. (e) It must put a total end of non-statutory transfers to State governments, (f) Government must at least institute a 30% raise on interest rates—government resisted this because the decline in its revenue earnings and its debt obligations made it almost impossible to raise interest rates without triggering inflation (West Africa, May 14, 1984). www.nairaland.com/attachments/908607_Gen_Buhari_jpg680f0e3cee55a5a2432551406739fb8e The Nigerian government and veteran economists in Nigeria (like Aluko, Onosade, Okigbo, etc) could not make sense of being asked to devalue its currency when Nigeria’s imports were in dollar and its export (fixed quantity of oil) was also in dollar. The implication of devaluation was that Nigeria would pay more to import lesser quantity of goods than it did prior to any devaluation. It would also export the same amount of oil it exported before any devaluation and derive lesser revenue than it received before any devaluation The impacts of it debt payment would have harsher effect on the citizenry if the naira was devalued. This did not make any economic sense to Buhari; it struck him as an insult on the intelligence of the African. Finance Minister Onaolapo Soleye and Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji who led the Nigerian delegation to the last negotiation in Washington were chewed out by US Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volcker, for presenting the Nigerian governments rejection of most of these recommendations. For rejecting the IMF conditions and the loan, the Buhari administration got into the black book of Washington. Already, it had earned the dislike of 10 Downing Street for cutting down Nigeria’s imports from the UK by about 350%. In any case, without the IMF loan, government was still in a bind as to how to finance capital projects and pay for imports, especially spare parts for local industries, food items, etc. At this juncture, the genius and resourcefulness of Buharinomics illuminated to the delight of the African. www.nairaland.com/attachments/686219_buhari_parade_jpgcf420c430ac5cdb9a5c0fadf1e0fb509 First, the administration sent Oil Minister Tam David West to OPEC to seek a raise in the quantity of oil that Nigeria could export. If OPEC agreed, Nigeria would expect to generate extra revenue in the long run from any increase of its oil quota and this would assist tremendously in augmenting the shortfall in the nation’s purse. Professor West came back empty handed—the US and Britain had put pressure on their puppets in OPEC (like Saudi Arabia) to refuse Nigeria’s request. www.nairaland.com/attachments/710787_buhari_pic_gif0b92a71a0ffa3f1da9713778c0f7a2f0 To counter OPEC’s bluff, the Buhari administration entered into a $2 billion barter trade agreement with four countries. Nigeria daily bartered 200,000 barrels of oil as follows: (a) completely knocked down parts for automobiles from Brazil. (b) Construction equipment from Italy (c) Engineering equipment from France, and (d) Capital goods from Austria. This barter trade took care of the administration’s need to have borrowed money but it intensified the ill will the US and Britain had for Nigeria. By bartering this oil, Nigeria was: (a) solving those needs which the proposed IMF loan was geared toward. Doing so without borrowing or feeling the pains of spending the meager amount generated from its OPEC approved 1.3 billion a day oil export is the stuff an economic wizard is made of. (b) Britain had been cut off as Nigeria’s major supplier of the goods which the countries in the barter agreement sent to Nigeria. (c) The US usurious money lenders were denied the chance to suck Nigeria dry through the IMF loan. (d) American and British oil companies were irate that the oil being bartered would flood the oil market, cutting in on their profits. (e) The oil being bartered was oil that used to be illegally bunkered before Buhari put illegal oil bunkering artist out of business. For once, an African country had put positive economic mechanism in place to salvage its ailing economy without swallowing IMF’s poison pills. www.nairaland.com/attachments/726098_Buhari_jpgd50be5e2308ebe86c9271391021b0a5f As far as America and Britain were concerned, there was a price to be paid by this Buhari, who thought he was smart enough not to accept subservience to their authority. To begin with, a London newspaper (The Financial Times) published Nigeria’s barter trade agreement with Brazil (which, in truth, was done in secrecy because Buhari treated some aspects of his economic policy as State secret). The British thought it was going to incite OPEC against Nigeria since OPEC as a body did not support oil bartering. Oil Minister Tam David West, in a press conference, said, “If a nation believes it is part of its strategy for national survival to do this [barter trade], why not?” To assure OPEC that Nigeria was not indulging in barter trade in order to pull out of OPEC, he added ”Our strategy is to stay in OPEC and make its presence felt, and work together on programs that will be for the economic interest of all” (Concord Weekly, May 6, 1985). There is more to this barter trade than time will permit one to detail in this piece. For now, it is worth noting that it was the major reason for which Britain and America wanted the Buhari administration overthrown. www.nairaland.com/attachments/754009_Gen__Buhari_jpg3932850d15a62856c902dd8cc516cff9 The counter trade showcased Buhari as a visionary. He made America and Britain feel silly and they swore to get him out of office. When Babangida took over, on his maiden speech to the nation he promised to revisit the counter trade agreements. Within two weeks in office, September 17, 1985, he setup a panel to review it and recommend to his administration how to revive the economy without the use of counter trade. Babangida rolled back counter trade at the behest of his imperialist masters and at the detriment of the Nigerian nation and people. [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/754008_Gen__Buhari_-_Armed_Forces_Day_jpgae96a40b5e2050b6d582cd44f4943800[/img] By the time the Buhari administration was overthrown in August of 1985, Buharinomics was beginning to yield dividends. For example, the inflationary rate had fallen from 23.2% in 1983 to 5.5% in 1985. Nigeria did not regret rejecting the IMF loan because it was meeting its obligation of prompt debt payment and the bartered goods were, to some extent, holding up within the austerity measure which had been in place since the Shagari days. Food was becoming reasonably available for two reasons: (a) The emphasis paid to agriculture had resulted in abundant food harvests, especially yam tubers. (b) The border closure made it impossible for unscrupulous business men to continue smuggling food items into neighboring countries where they sold for twice their value in Nigeria. Had Buharinomics continued for at least five years, Nigeria would have joined the Asian tigers in economic growth and self reliance. We know that to be true because Babangida came into office and did everything the IMF asked and the Nigerian economy took a dive into the gutter and has not recovered yet. [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/754010_General_Muhammadu-Buhari-1984_jpg807fb78f1366f42744d90196f32d264e[/img] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuCdOkf4NxQ&list=PLRzmuN0KKXK9WjHW14Wmbe6K7F7pL7Y4V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HQQaZtBT0 4 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Limibanti(m): 7:35am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Berryjack:The only word I can use to describe this kind of person is "mumu". Shallow thinking nigerian 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by olympus121: 7:38am On Dec 27, 2014 |
teemanbastos: She won't go back home, we all know tha incumbents leaders always continue whether dey did well in their previous regimes or not. I for one, wud want Buhari there but he just has to wait till 2019 den join PDP. He might hav dt chance den but certainly not in 2015. |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Acidosis(m): 7:39am On Dec 27, 2014 |
So many f00ls on Nairaland. So many f00ls here have first lady's offices all over their respective states including Lagos state and other APC states; but the f00ls have really gone insane; hence the probability that the brains of these numerous f00ls will capture such illegalities as purpoted by the King of Boko Haram and terrorism is ZERO. Buhari will only wipe out the office of Iyarinya in his wierdest imagination. My pity only goes to the masters of cowardice and slaves. I'm really ashamed by identifying with these sets of cowards. Thank God I'm from the middle belt. |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Nobody: 7:41am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit:. For where, patience is just digracin dis country..its sad and pathetic havin a patience as d first lady thou 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Elsquidme(m): 7:41am On Dec 27, 2014 |
I hate the way dafts express their greviance in a manner that if they are on that seat, they will perform best while they are they actual people that will fail Nigeria woofly. Talking as if they are perfect even insulting others that voice theirs in opposition to their ideas. When will u people have constructive positive criticism than engaging in negetive criticism and insult? Respect urself and respect others. Those who live by the tongue will die by the tongue. |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by sammyj: 7:42am On Dec 27, 2014 |
I fully Support you on this, the first lady's is illegal chop chop office created to steal to enrich one of the most corrupt president and his household that said stealing is not corruption indeed!!! egift: 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by Acidosis(m): 7:45am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Only useless kitchen Inyanriyans who have no future will vote for Bubari. No sensible working class and classy lady will vote for this egocentric psycho-maniac terrorist. 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by ItsMeAboki(m): 7:48am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Soon this national embarrassment will find her level 2 Likes
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| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by anigbajumo(m): 7:49am On Dec 27, 2014 |
tit:he dnt even need ur vote to win.....#clueless person 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by shawnfamous(m): 7:56am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Raiders:hmm wen did you became! Wa se re |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by expert1000: 7:57am On Dec 27, 2014 |
teemanbastos:I pity ur sorry ass com 2015,Boko Haram APC can neva rule nigeria wit dia lies and propaganda 1 Like |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by size38: 8:03am On Dec 27, 2014 |
The behavior, character and attitude of that illiterate woman called patience jonathan is the main reason why most nigerians have come to dislike that office of the first lady which is in d first place an illegal office. So why is she crying? Of what benefit is that office? That's an office used in siphoning our scarce resources in d presidency. So am in support of Buhari 1million times on this one. Let's stop wasting our money and reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria. |
| Re: Patience Jonathan Technically Tackles Buhari's 'no First Lady' Policy by mcquin(m): 8:08am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Berryjack: Seriously what concerns your post and the OP's? Tackle the issue before us and stop trolling. Hausa or Igbos rulership has nothing to do with PEJ's unclouth tongue |
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