baybeeboi:
clearly this man is still in the 1980s.
See what's in his old brain.
After suckin cow brèast and high from it all he does is spill shît
Btw.......is Buhari a public officer?
GEJ joorr.....till.............

APContherun:

The pig of a dictator doesn't know that press freedom is an essential element of democracy. It's very necessary for the sustenance of democracy. Aside competing strong political parties, periodic else took and independent judiciary it's propably the most essential. A strong and unhindered press keeps the govt on its toes and ensures it's doesn't descend into dictatorship.

Buhari needs to know that democracy has survived in the US, UK, France, Germany etc not just because old generals were called out to save the country in times of trouble but because the press was allowed and encouraged to flourish.

DevilishKiller:


Titi can we marry

Obinoscopy:
I sincerely hope freedom of the press and the social media will not be removed if Buhari wins.

ausdy:

Don't worry my friend. We re real people who visits nairaland either to read news or to post/contribute to important issues. So... relax those paid to give 744likes for any pro APC tread/post re on their way.
We love GEJ and we don't make noise about it. So... just wait for your likes. Thanx.

baybeeboi:
clearly this man is still in the 1980s.
See what's in his old brain.
After suckin cow brèast and high from it all he does is spill shît
Btw.......is Buhari a public officer?
GEJ joorr.....till.............

barcanista:
I don't know why people are misrepresenting and twisting the words of Gen Muhammadu Buhari. As a citizen I am 100% in support of Press freedom, so is the General. However, freedom of the Press shouldn't be absolute otherwise they will be used to cause anarchy. If the press have anything against any public officer and they are really sure about it, they should publish it and allow for Government prosecution. They have to be sure and not gossip or be used to persecute officers on the pages of newspapers. However, false reportage using "our source" that will neither give a lead nor help a cause, and also fabricating news and ascribing to public officers should not only be discouraged but should be criminalised. The Whistle Blower act should be passed/strenghtened to protect those with valuable information. The Press needs to carry their jobs with ethics and checks like other professions. All arms of government have forms of checks and balance. We need to protect government officers too from false and malicious embarrassment.

Amya:



*blushing* Thanks a lot for this lovely compliment.

Amya:



*blushing* Thanks a lot for this lovely compliment.

Daddi:
some ladies are quite intelligient. Then others have what I call off and on intelligient, so when I talk about them, I dont generalize.

tivta:
. What do you the do when majority of the women you meet are just fashion freaks,materialistic and can't even talk about simple politics without being biased? Trust me bro,if you meet such women constantly you will unknowingly start to generalize, that's why am amazed by the woman's post, she is the only woman on nairaland with such vast knowledge of law.

Daddi:
I got your point but I've met lot of intelligient ones aswell.
@your signature, nigeria's problem is TRIBALISM.
Let me give you an instance.
1. In religion, even if the whole of nigeria converts to islam or vice versa we would still have problems. E.g the northerners say southern muslims are not real muslims and they discriminate them.
2. Corruption which stems from greed can be tackled if not for the divide of tribalism. E.g hausa 'll say their son is not corrupt even when its glaring while igbo 'll say the same as well as yoruba. Then yoruba can falsely accuse hausa or igbo to pull them down and vice versa. So all in all the root's TRIBALISM.
Decentralize the power at the centre and let each tribe have autonomy then watch as peace and development spread, 'coz nothing to tussle for again. Sorry for the long epistle.

barcanista:
I don't know why people are misrepresenting and twisting the words of Gen Muhammadu Buhari. As a citizen I am 100% in support of Press freedom, so is the General. However, freedom of the Press shouldn't be absolute otherwise they will be used to cause anarchy. If the press have anything against any public officer and they are really sure about it, they should publish it and allow for Government prosecution. They have to be sure and not gossip or be used to persecute officers on the pages of newspapers. However, false reportage using "our source" that will neither give a lead nor help a cause, and also fabricating news and ascribing to public officers should not only be discouraged but should be criminalised. The Whistle Blower act should be passed/strenghtened to protect those with valuable information. The Press needs to carry their jobs with ethics and checks like other professions. All arms of government have forms of checks and balance. We need to protect government officers too from false and malicious embarrassment.

Obinoscopy:
I sincerely hope freedom of the press and the social media will not be removed if Buhari wins.

tivta:
. I agree with you about decentralized government, as for tribalism let's also look at the british for example, they have a unified religion with little or no problem (except for some other religions) where as Afghanistan has one religion as well but its also divided into normal and extreme. The same applies to saudi arabia but that country enjoys relative peace. Either way we look at it religion also plays a vital role. I doubt if any senator will approve decentralization cause it will reduce their income and then the northerners will claim marginalization due to poor farming conditions. Remember what happened during the civil war? The igbos knew nigeria has a nation won't progress with the issues I listed in my signature, yet the international community won't allow it because of oil (yet they allowed sudan ) its clear this country can't survive with such issues on ground. There is strength in diversification.

Daddi:
it still bores down to tribalism. What I doubt if it can be healed. Dont use britain to compare us, their level of intellectual development, understanding and tolerance is way higher than ours. For instance the s/west have almost 50/50 muslim/Christian yet they're in peace, reason they're same tribe. I re-instate even if the whole nigeria converts to islam as long as the tribe divide and the current understanding/tolerance level is there'll still be problems. So religion is a secondary problem

tivta:
. Every one has his own opinion.

dabossman:


I'm always surprised when I hear young, educated Nigerians who have lived under a democratic setting for the last 16 years suggesting that one man can suddenly come and unilaterally begin to bark out decrees simply because he was once a military officer, dictator or whatever it is that Buhari was. I mean come on, are we even democratic in our own thinking? Even Obasanjo like you pointed out was brought down to size when he first came in democratically in 1999. When Baba thought he could still control everybody like he did his regiment, did the like of Okadigbo not bring him down to size. After a number of impeachment moves where instigated against him, did OBJ not calm down and understand that democracy is different from military rule?

So, Buhari will just come and ban the press and shut down social media? In a democratic dispensation? And all of us, including the Senate, National House of Reps and State Assemblies will just say yes sir. Could OBJ even control AD governors like Tinubu during his time? Abeg, stop making Buhari sound like he is one superhuman being that will just wield a wand over our heads.

Obinoscopy:
I sincerely hope freedom of the press and the social media will not be removed if Buhari wins.

I don't know why people are misrepresenting and twisting the words of Gen Muhammadu Buhari. As a citizen I am 100% in support of Press freedom, so is the General. However, freedom of the Press shouldn't be absolute otherwise they will be used to cause anarchy. If the press have anything against any public officer and they are really sure about it, they should publish it and allow for Government prosecution. They have to be sure and not gossip or be used to persecute officers on the pages of newspapers. However, false reportage using "our source" that will neither give a lead nor help a cause, and also fabricating news and ascribing to public officers should not only be discouraged but should be criminalised. The Whistle Blower act should be passed/strenghtened to protect those with valuable information. The Press needs to carry their jobs with ethics and checks like other professions. All arms of government have forms of checks and balance. We need to protect government officers too from false and malicious embarrassment.