DollyParton1:

He made his first major political mistake when he shunned Obj. That was the beginning of his end.

Thank God for the North. If not for them, dude might have won, with the kind of voting pattern in the southwest coupled with the south-south and south-east voting almost totally for him.
Damn the Almajiris saved us.


My cousin just told me your Ijebu people voted mainly for GEJ because he promised them a state of their own- Ijebu state.

cramjones:
Goodluck Jonathan has earned the dubious distinction of being the first president in Nigerian history to lose an election. In many ways, Jonathan was the architect of his own downfall. He made critical mistakes that turned the public and allies against him, and led them to gravitate towards the opposition. Here’s where it all went wrong:

1. Don’t cross the boss

When Nigeria emerged from 15 years of military rule in 1999, Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic party (PDP) was formed by wealthy retired generals to inherit power from the military. One of the godfathers was General Olusegun Obasanjo, who has governed Nigeria twice (between 1976-1979 and 1999-2007). Jonathan made the mistake of alienating Obasanjo; leading the general to write a public 18-page letter containing lacerating criticism of the president in December 2013. A party member likened Obasanjo’s hectoring of Jonathan to a father’s disappointment with his son.

Getting on the wrong side of Obasanjo is the political equivalent of crossing a mafia don
Rather than make peace with the 77-year-old, Jonathan’s office retaliated.

Getting on the wrong side of Obasanjo is the political equivalent of crossing a mafia don. You will pay. Obasanjo’s attacks on Jonathan intensified. In February, an irate Obasanjo quit the PDP and dramatically ripped up his party membership card on television.

Jonathan was naïve to think he could remain president without the support of PDP godfathers like Obasanjo. Although Nigeria is no longer under military rule, many retired millionaire generals call the shots from behind the scenes.

2. Playing fair
Previous Nigerian presidents were too cynical to expose themselves to the unpredictable risk of a fair election. The election victories of PDP presidents during the past 16 years have been partially “assisted” by electoral malpractice. That changed when Jonathan nominated Professor Attahiru Jega as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) in 2010. Jega vowed to reform Nigeria’s electoral process to ensure free and fair elections.

The former university lecturer exuded calm authority and integrity. He has painstakingly prepared for the task over the past four years by studying the rigging methods used in previous elections, implementing an elaborate system of voter registration, training thousands of electoral staff, and introducing biometric readers to identify voters by reading their thumbprint.

Jonathan created the environment for the emergence of these changes and gave Jega the freedom and authority to conduct reforms that led to a credible election. But by giving Jega a free hand to play fair, he allowed Jega to craft the weapons that were used to oust him from power.

3. Boko Haram and the Chibok kidnaps

Jonathan’s relations with party members at times resembled a football coach antagonising his star players
When Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in northern Nigeria, Jonathan failed to realise how much this would capture the public’s attention, both locally and internationally. His failure to speak about the kidnap for several weeks made him appear uncaring. These shortcomings were exacerbated by the behaviour of his wife, Patience, when she met the mothers of the kidnapped girls. Her ostentatious display and over-the-top emotions were mercilessly parodied.

Jonathan’s perceived casual indifference to the suffering of his people was compounded when he was photographed celebrating his niece’s lavish wedding just a few days after Boko Haram had killed 2,000 people in the town of Baga.

4. Bad management

Jonathan’s relations with party members at times resembled a football coach antagonising his star players into leaving for rival teams. His tendency to fall out with colleagues simultaneously weakened his party and strengthened the opposition. He quarrelled with one after another; leading several of them to leave the party in frustration and join the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The alliance between these and the opposition shoved Jonathan out of power.

5. Corruption and cronyism
Nigerians refer to their country’s resources as the “national cake” which must be shared by its citizens. There was a perception that Jonathan gave slices of the cake largely to members of his own community. Many powerful members of his government were from Jonathan’s region in the deep south of the country. Even Jonathan’s wife was appointed as a senior civil servant in his home state of Bayelsa.

There was a perception that Jonathan gave slices of the cake largely to members of his own community
Under Jonathan’s presidency many militant leaders from the oil producing Niger Delta area in the south have become very rich from government patronage and contracts. Some of them have been awarded security contracts to guard the oil installations they once protested against and attacked.

Jonathan has also pardoned a former ally accused of fraud and money laundering, increasing the cloud of suspicion hanging over his government.

These events caused deep resentment in other parts of Nigeria and created the impression that Jonathan ran a government that benefits those from his part of the country, the south, but not many others.

Jonathan even managed to get into a public feud with the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the respected Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. In February 2014 Sanusi alleged that $20bn of Nigerian oil revenue was unaccounted for. Rather than investigating the claims Jonathan fired Sanusi for his impertinence at publicly hinting of government fraud.

Buhari’s victory is historic and unprecedented. However Jonathan was responsible almost as much as Buhari was.

Redoil:
All thanks to gej the hero of our time who in all honesty and humilty chose not to rig the election as it was been done by OBJ and tinubu so that nigeria will not divide. Yet the gworo chewing master and their perpetual slaves still voted him out. Cramjones ur gurlfriend berem has deactivated her account what about you old troll

Redoil:
All thanks to gej the hero of our time who in all honesty and humilty chose not to rig the election as it was been done by OBJ and tinubu so that nigeria will not divide. Yet the gworo chewing master and their perpetual slaves still voted him out. Cramjones ur gurlfriend berem has deactivated her account what about you old troll

InvertedHammer:

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What GEJ did was in his best interest. If he fights the election, he may lose it all including his life. People are angry. The Northerners have been looking for excuses to strike and such would have been a convenient excuse.

With a video evidence of Patience inciting violence against agents of change, Gbagbo's treatment would not have been far fetched.

The worst fight is fighting against everyone. Just about anyone that matters locally and internationally were against GEJ especially on the issue of Chibok girls. He would have stood no chance. His advisers did a good job this time. No more committees on committees ad infinitum.

Good riddance to rubbish. Being a good man does not equate to being a good leader.This is politics. There are no permanent friends but permanent interests. If GEJ wants to appear friendly without the permanent interests of Nigerians, then he is a very bad leader. Q.E.D.

Leadership is not a morality or friendship contest.
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Redoil:
All thanks to gej the hero of our time who in all honesty and humilty chose not to rig the election as it was been done by OBJ and tinubu so that nigeria will not divide. Yet the gworo chewing master and their perpetual slaves still voted him out. Cramjones ur gurlfriend berem has deactivated her account what about you old troll

SirShymexx:


Vito Corleone isn't the only kingmaker and power-broker but he's still cunning enough to at least help him placate some dons in the North.

Lol. These Ogun Ijebus/Remos are paigons (apart from Ijebu Ode). So they actually believed that spineless weasel whose only expertise is looting would give them a state, no? How economically viable would that state even be without Lagos Ijebu?

In as much as I won't mind an Ijebu state, that is like the old Ijebu Kingdom - but I don't see them re-uniting Lagos Ijebu and Ogun Ijebu cos that is like taking away almost 30% of Lagos' coastline and a lot of economic power in the state.

Anyway, it is Nigeria where fvckers just split folks into parts like the never studied geography. Nothing is geographically right in that country looool.

Redoil:
All thanks to gej the hero of our time who in all honesty and humilty chose not to rig the election as it was been done by OBJ and tinubu so that nigeria will not divide. Yet the gworo chewing master and their perpetual slaves still voted him out. Cramjones ur gurlfriend berem has deactivated her account what about you old troll

dharamanil:



Bro it seems you r unemployed cos if u are, you wouldn't ask the effect of his tenure... Last four years I had no job, but withing his tenure, I have been able to pay my way through the university.... Except u got fired in your place of work during his time u anit got no word

DollyParton1:

Exactly my point, Obj can cunningly swing things around for him. Plus I don't think things would have gotten this bad for GEJ if he hadn't kicked Obj to the curb.

Errrm Lagos-Ijebu is out of the equation. Ogun-Ijebu is what is left for the Ijebus. But they have been clamouring for their own state for over 20years now. Since the days of Abacha or who ever created additional 6 states to the already existing 30states.

Your people are not concerned about the economic viability. It seems they just want to stand on their own without having to answer to a capital city located in the Egba kingdom.

PastorOla1:
IF YOU GO INTO POLITICS YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED. THE FIRST POINT IS THE MAIN REASON.

GboyegaD:


You're trying too hard to be sarcastic Oga. Even in the advanced economies, unemployment rate is never zero. Let them resume then you can stay grading them against your rubrics.

igbsam:
His Wife should be included

SirShymexx:


Lol. I doubt Vito Corleone would have done much, to be honest. The best he would have done was cut a deal with the North cos those folks are hungry for power to return to them - especially with new deals for naija's sweet crude oil approaching from 2016. A lot is a stake lol.

Erm, why are we out of the equation? Nigerian conspiracy to keep Ijebus down, no? They threw us under the weak Aworis in Lagos, and those ones just run their mouths despite lack of any achievements whatsoever as the political overlords - then threw the Ogun ones under the Egbas as political overlords lol. Shyte it is no fair. But life isn't fair, anyway.

They need to sit their ar.ses down and share that state. Ijebu state by Ogun Ijebus isn't economically viable. What do they have there apart from Ogun waterside? Some guy posted pictures of Ijebu Ode in the culture section a few months ago - and that place can't be a state capital based on how it is without economic viability - unless they want another Ekiti. If they can't join the two Ijebus together - no need for a next state.

Anyway, those who created the states, geopolitical zones, and the current system of government in naija have to be the dumbest folks ever. So dumb that despite the fact that everyone knows that the reason Africa is underdeveloped is primarily cos of the colonial artificial borders - these dumb fvckers further entrenched that shiit by creating artificial regional/state borders to further complicate things. Yet they want the country to be great- hysterical.

Nigeria isn't an intellectual property.

DollyParton1:


Lol... the mistake of amalgamation and border creation started with Lord Lugard and Flora Shaw. The mistake of putting about three countries together.
No matter how they divide that country, the numerous diversities and their associated shīť would always rear its ugly head.
The current division is majorly based on areas with perceived common factors.

No one is trying to keep your beloved Ijebu down. I meant Lagos-Ijebu is out of it for Ijebu Kingdom. I don't think they would wanna leave lag.

Their agitation for their own state stemed from when the capital city was given to Abeokuta instead of Ijebu as proposed when Ogun state was created. But that doesn't mean Ijebu is under Abeokuta. It just means the seat of power of the state is located in Abeokuta.

ignis:
I think in summary, GEJ is a good man surrounded with wicked and clueless advisers. GEJ really meant good for Nigeria, but the problem is his cabinets and his wife. They are always taking advantage of GEJ's calm nature

InvertedHammer:

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You are funny!

So all that matters is YOU?

I have no job? Ever-considered being a comedian?

Lol
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SirShymexx:


The colonial masters did their part but Nigerians further destroyed the country by themselves. The structure and system of government the Brits left behind weren't even that bad geographically compared to what the obtuse mofos turned it into. From unitary system, to coordinates/compass that doesn't exist in geography, to idi.otic states that are like things someone drunk to stupor created lol. So terrible that they created a South-South region loool.

If you can get things as simple as those ones correctly, how would even be able to build a country?

Ogun Ijebus/Remos need a "ho sit down" treatment. If you can't get the part of Ijebu kingdom of yore where the wealth came, you might as well stay where you are and try ya best possible to build a great state with the Egbas/Egbados. They just want a mess with the biggest owanbe parties ever loool.

I just hope ya batty isn't as geographically/structurally deformed as naij is loool.

From unitary system, to coordinates/compass that doesn't exist in geography, to idi.otic states that are like things someone drunk to stupor created lol.

DollyParton1:

Hehehehehehhe now that got me ROTFL. I don't think its that bad though. Looks like they just had to group
the various parts with common interest or factors together. Geography was the last thing on the mind of whoever created those states. I think politics and presence and types of resources was the major influence.

I think they will get their Ijebu state in the long run. It might have to take a long while, except if no government is gonna create any additional state which I doubt.
Egba is different from Egbado, though they are in the same state, they're two different kingdom.

Now we are talking about my badonkadonk? She said to tell you she is fine, and that you should mind your business.

GboyegaD:
I think 2, 3, 4, and 5 nailed it. Crossing the boss in my opinion shouldn't be seen as a reason why he lost the election.

ignis:
I think in summary, GEJ is a good man surrounded with wicked and clueless advisers. GEJ really meant good for Nigeria, but the problem is his cabinets and his wife. They are always taking advantage of GEJ's calm nature

omenka:
Jonathan lost because he failed in all regards. And then instead of accepting failure in some instances and pledging to ensure he works things out in a better fashion, he always rather shift blames or outrightly ignore his failures. Or worse of all, send those headless sycophants he unwittingly surrounded himself with to insult the living daylights out of anyone who dared to criticise him or point out those failures.

He was at odds with the Nigerian people and the elite who put him there. No leader survives such odds.