arresa:




The stolen billions including the still missing $10 billion can do a lot. Stopping looting and stealing alone frees up funds and trimming the over bloated government and sometimes triple duplicated worthless agencies and parastatals frees up many more billions too.

We have more than enough money to manage ourselves with, we look poor today only because of corruption, looting and stealing.

relchange:


How do you achieve this when a section of Nigeria in the north (about 40% of the population of Nigeria) hate education with a passion and consistently score low on even the simplest national entrance exams?
How can you educate someone when they don't want to be educated, and even take up arms to double emphasize it?

The most important point raised by Soludo is that Nigeria needs fiscal federalism or nothing will ever work even if the best leader emerges.
There are those who just don't want to do what is necessary to contribute to real national economic development; those who believe that government is an industry by which they must feed or take up arms.

These APC people have not even told us their stance on oil derivation and fiscal federalism.

This response to Soludo is another proof that APC is either naturally dishonest or they are the most clueless bunch to ever emerge in the Nigerian political landscape.

Meanwhile GEJ all the way!

Cuche:


More like issue based reply unlike replies from FFK and others. Nigerians still await PDP defense
Unfortunately, the anchor head for the rope of APC in the person of Gen Mohammed Buhari will not rule Nigeria again his past morally disqualifies him. Besides, he is yet to convince Nigerians that this, his inciting statements since 2007 and the born to rule mentality has nothing to do with the increased activities of terrorists who had sworn to make the country ungovernable for GEJ

angelsing:
Please stick to the topic and leave this defamation of character...Do u know the people u select to work with u determines if u will succeed or not...Funny enough u never said same thing when Sambo was talking about Osinbajo and church...Pls no need to indulge us in ur merry go round argument..Vote GEJ abeg and stop spreading propaganda

ichidodo:
Ok let us assume Soludo was correct and there was apparent rot in the system...Nigerians do you think it is in the place of one who has never taken it upon himself to improve his intellectual and administrative capacity in a democratic setting to correct this anomally? Or are we going to hand the keys of the vehicle Nigeria to a blind driver in a fare of the one-eyed off a cliff simply because of change? We aren't saying GEJ is best because obviously there are better options in the APC....but the question is why Buhari?? especially now it has been revealed he neither cares about Nigerians or Nigeria but his ethnic and religious group?.Are we lookin at a grandiose conspiracy to focus power in microscopic cabal at the expense of gullible and naive Nigerians chanting sai buhari ?

PUSH1:
I am a very sttupid human being.

Degis:


You have just confirmed my fears about you. Don't worry when you are more matured you will be handle the truth without cussing your Elders

Collynzo419:
A very comprehensive, targeted and instructive response.

Unlike the diatribe by FFK yesterday, the APC has addressed Professor Soludo's points concisely, outlining the policy direction the party intends to take after General Buhari gets to power in May.

Anyone that loves this country cannot vote for GEJ.

We await Febuhari

rusher14:
How can you possibly hate these guys?

For sure the business of governance is not easy and accepting the reality of it is the first step to proper management.

Not empty promises, rhetorics and chest-beating.

Change is upon us but by no means would it be over-night. It requires the direction of the leadership and the dedication of all.

If our parties could shun all the negative brickbats and slandering perhaps we might just find common ground and solutions.

More of this from all parties.

More!!

omenka:
I Love this party APC. Juxtapose this with what FFK said regarding the article and it becomes clearer the reason behind the massive support the party has been enjoying amongst Nigerians from all walks of life!

May God continue to increase the wisdom of the leaders of APC and give them the grace to continually nourish the Nigerian politicosphere with the much needed ingredients to bring forth the Change we all long after!!

Long Live Nigeria.
Long Live APC.
Long Live GMB.
Long Live PYO.

Obiagelli:
Fantastic response, i like the fact that they accepted criticism, this will only make them work harder.

God bless Nigeria

God bless the APC

God bless soludo (still have issues with him though)

Ishilove, Obinoscopy, Mukina2,

Bawss1:


This is the gross generalisation I think that APC suffers from. While one is not trying to underplay the harmful effects of corruption we also have to ask ourselves whether nations like Spain and Greece are in difficult economic straits because of looting and stealing? Are there no corrupt people in the US or UK?

Sound economic policies is the way to growth.

angelsing:
To add to it, they will stop the billions of naira worth of contract giving to Tompolo and his steward and allow our Navy do their Job...Another money freed to be used to fund the economy

manny4life:


Isn't it amazing how you saw my error but failed to see he took the first shot when he said I am either clueless or being mischievous... That was my response to the clueless statement he made. I WILL NOT engage anyone who throws jabs at me including sarcastic and rude comments. I have self worth and I refuse to be insulted.

Degis:



Why do I think APC is employing paid per post juveniles, who are certificate deficient like their principal, Buhari. Your lack of comprehension has deprived you the ability to read that this missive was written by Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Harrisonn:
GEJ TILL 2019

manny4life:


In the country where I reside, they don't give unemployed graduates a "stipend". This is an example; among other issues raised, I'd like for APC to address this. Like Soludo asked, when there is no new money, how will they manage this? Will the govt borrow to achieve this aim?

thaoriginator:
Yes.. I figure. Thnx. Very intelligent piece of reply

Alphaoscar:

http://blogs.premiumtimesng.com/?p=166647

Harrisonn:
GEJ TILL 2019

Harrisonn:
GEJ TILL 2019

dondo83:



Pdp should ask fayose to reply soludo..I bet he will go like this,
Our government believes in stomach infrastructure and if voted in we shall give all our youths 500per day, and feed the elders looool

joseph1013: 8:10pm On Jan 27
Two parties get a scathing and critical article.

One responds through FFK with " Mr. Soludo is confused and conflicted. He seems to have lost touch with reality and this is what often happens when you spend too much time with the Buharists."

The other through Dr. Fayemi responds with "We commend Professor Chukwuma Soludo’s for his insightful and incisive article. We agree with Professor Soludo that if the political parties, including ours, must justify the overwhelming enthusiasm of Nigerians about the 2015 elections we must remain focused on the issues that matter most to them, which is the progress of our country and the well being of our people."

One chooses to attack the messenger, the other addresses the message.

Any surprise why some of us chose the side of the divide we are.

I'm proud!

arresa:



I qualified your response based on the fact that you asked already answered questions which means you either didn't read the write up or you were just acting clueless.

You I know you very well, I know how you reason and debate, you don't think beyond your narrow and unintelligent track of thought.

I also know how you throw tantrums, spew petty and childish excuses while you run away when cornered.

You should be very glad I didn't call you manny4clown like I used to..

In response to the question of where the money will come from, I heard one of the politicians say that the problem of Nigeria was not money but the management of resources. This is half-truth. The problem is both. No matter how efficient a father (with a monthly salary of N50,000) is at managing the family resources, I cannot see how he could deliver on a promise to buy a brand new Peugeot 406 for each of his three children in a year. Even with all the loopholes and waste closed, with increased efficiency per dollar spent, there is still a binding budget constraint. To deliver an efficient national transport infrastructure alone will still cost tens of billions of dollars per annum even by corruption-free, cost-effective means. Did I hear that APC promises a welfare system that will pay between N5,000 and N10,000 per month to the poorest 25 million Nigerians? Just this programme alone will cost between N1.5 and N3 trillion per annum. Add to this the cost of free primary education plus free meal (to be funded by the federal budget or would it force non-APC state governments to implement the same?), plus some millions of public housing, etc.

[size=16pt]The APC manifesto contains some good principles and wish-lists, but as a blue print for Nigeria’s security and prosperity, it is largely hollow. The numbers do not add up. Thus, his first job is to present a credible development agenda to Nigerians.[/size]

thaoriginator:
Men I love Lai Mohammed, a very intelligent man hated by PDP haters. God bless APC.. Just in case this thread hits...(You know where) I'm hereby the first to comment (no offense to space bookers)

arresa:



Corruption, looting and stealing in Nigeria is gross generalization?

The fact that $10 billion was stolen and many more billions unaccounted for is gross generalization?

I don't even feel like going down the line with your history of corruption, looting and stealing..

In one breath you are saying corruption is gross generalization while in another breath saying you are not underplaying it? Are you in control of your brains and senses because you are not making any sense...?

You sound like your stealing is not corruption president.

The countries you mentioned have corrupt people, but the difference is in the same countries, corrupt people go to jail, there's accountability, people get fired and sent to jail.

A governor in the US was sent to jail for 2 years just a few months ago for $200, 000 corruption charge. When was the last time any governor or public official spent time in jail in your country? Even the one we saw on tape collecting bribe did not lose his job and didn't spend 1 second in jail. The only governor that spent time in jail was your president's godfather and your corrupt president who refused to declare his own assets pardoned his god father.. Well, stealing is not corruption of course..

ichidodo:
You've been going round barking at pro- PDP comments like an attack dog..why don't you just halla your customary 'sai Buhari' and let us be?! this isnt 1983 you know.