Tranquill:


She is not overrated. Charles Soludo is not her match except in crookedness and deception. She could stay in her fathers house and earn a PhD the same quality as Soludo because her father Prof. Okonjo taught Soludo in UNN up to PhD level. It was this her father that introduced Soludo to her before she lobbied Obasanjo to bring him into his government. Soludo thinks of nobody or anything but Soludo. Full of himself and an ingrate. For him, anything that he could not take credit for, must not succeed. Read carefully what he wrote here and you'll see that the more you look the less you see. He is no match to NOI intellectually and in character. The same way he was fighting and trying to run down his sister inlaw Dora Akunyili until she died.

If you want to know more about Soludo go read El Ruffai's book 'the accidental poblic servant' as well as ask people that have worked closely with him. Forget all the lies and gabbage of getting jobs here and there. He is an intelligent crook.

A classical case of "argumentum ad hominem" fallacy that is typical among nairalanders. Spare us the balderdash and counter the hard facts elucidated by the Prof. We don't need history about whose father or ancestor taught him in school. Just counter the facts in a logical civilized manner. Take cues from the Prof. Thank u.

ChokolateBoss:


A classical case of "argumentum ad hominem" fallacy that is typical among nairalanders. Spare us the balderdash and counter the hard facts elucidated by the Prof. We don't need history about whose father or ancestor taught him in school. Just counter the facts in a logical civilized manner. Take cues from the Prof. Thank u.

If you actually read the post I commented on, you will understand why I mentioned her father teaching Soludo.

Tranquill:


If you actually read the post I commented on, you will understand why I mentioned her father teaching Soludo.

Dodging the argument. Yes I actually read d post. The father-teacher reference is just one of ur ad hominem attacks. That being said, can u counter any of d facts/figures elucidated by d Prof?

In all my days on nairaland, I've never seen a politics thread that has this number of sane, intelligent, highly rational commenters (but 2 or 3 e-diots still crept in sha)
This is so different from the bigoted jingoistic vituperations I'm accustomed to reading on NL. As I was scrolling down, I was like "chooooi! Is this nairaland?"
I guess d brilliance n transparency of d write-up did well to attract d brilliant minds. The most any bigot can do is engaged in sophistry or ad hominem attacks.
But Prof Soludo u brought ballistic missiles to a knife fight o .......overkill

Our leaders can give d devil a run for his money. Imagine dat PWC allegedly submitted d report of d audit to GEJ today. today of all days, a day afta prof soludo carpeted d govt and asked for same report. Who do this people think dat dey are deceiving?
In local parlance we say: witch cry for midnite, pikin die for morning, who no knw say na d witch kill d pikin?
My onli joy is dat soludo/NOI face-off is a classical case of d king's goat eating d yam of d king. If it was a yoruba or an hausa dt wrote d piece, d perfect excuse wuld have bn dat its a tribal/ethnic sentiment.

I had mental orgasms reading this piece!

This should be on the frontpage already.

Now I have love for Economic

NOI is a fiscal policy adviser while Soludo is both fiscal and monetary policy adviser and expert. In most developed climes, likes of Soludo are revered; and sway market trends when they make public statements.
NOI has never chaired Open Market Operation meetings. She's never set any interbank rate, mortgage rate, LIBOR rate, interest rate. Soludo, BSc thru PhD, focused most of his works and researches on Naija economy. He's well versed in these areas!

I have a soft spot for NOI, but I think she got careless with the 'oil-theft' kite that really couldn't fly.

I wouldn't say Soludo's rejoinder is not thorough, but some of his comments were quite unnecessary.

Perhaps, if madam had been less personal with her rebuttal, Soludo would have been more civil.

Volksfuhrer:
I have a soft spot for NOI, but I think she got careless with the 'oil-theft' kite that really couldn't fly.

I wouldn't say Soludo's rejoinder is not thorough, but some of his comments were quite unnecessary.

Perhaps, if madam had been less personal with her rebuttal, Soludo would have been more civil.

On retrsospect, even to readers, it is an overkill. One can almost feel his vain attempts to bridle the currents of his fury.
What's done is done.

Chai! Chai! Chai!
What I've learnt so far is never to challenge my superior that knows better than me in the field. This type of punch is the type power mike used to finish his opponents back in the days.
But Prof. please remember that she is still a woman. This type of counterinsurgency tactics can make a mother commit suicide.

ChokolateBoss:


A classical case of "argumentum ad hominem" fallacy that is typical among nairalanders. Spare us the balderdash and counter the hard facts elucidated by the Prof. We don't need history about whose father or ancestor taught him in school. Just counter the facts in a logical civilized manner. Take cues from the Prof. Thank u.

After reading your reply, my lost hope on this country was revived. its obvious that his comment lacked the benefit of an intellect and you gave him the perfect reply. God bless you!

Abbott:
This should be on the frontpage already.

Nah, it will attract 'flies'...

ChokolateBoss:


Dodging the argument. Yes I actually read d post. The father-teacher reference is just one of ur ad hominem attacks. That being said, can u counter any of d facts/figures elucidated by d Prof?

" I insist that over N30 trillion has either been
stolen or unaccounted for, or grossly mismanaged over
the last few years" Soludo.


If Soludo is basing his argument on facts as you claim, why can't he be more specific as to what happened to the money? You think the Nigerian economy will not collapse with this amount of money stolen in the last four years? Unless it includes the money stolen under Obasanjo and Yar'ardua's government of which he was part of but it still doesn't make sense if he can not be more specific.