Pidgin2:


If actual votes counted not doctored one by your northern brother Jega, GEJ would have won.

The greatest mistake GEJ made was not going to court to contest that election.

obailala:
I've never really denied my disappointment in the current govt (even though I just dont like talking about it). I however still harbour a greater resentment for the last guys cos they had all that was needed but just chose to bungle it all up, sharing private jets like toys to the detriment of real development. I feel really irked whenever I see people painting them saints and if you notice, most of my NL political comments are in response to such 'gej is a saint' comment.

ISpiksDaTroof:


The biggest mistake GEJ made was not giving the go ahead to his henchmen like Tompolo and the one thats pretending to be dead (Alameseigha) to go ahead and cause havoc so we could've swooped in, snatched him up, and dragged his a** off to Fort Bragg before transferring him to the Hague to sit with Milosevic, Charles Taylor and Laurent Gbagbo in a cool, warm, cozy 4ft by 6ft cell.

tuniski:

What happened to Beating recession and preventing it from happening. Our recession is caused by Buhari. Let APC replace him and watch the economy bounce back to life. Recession is a contraction in economic activities over a six months. This contraction is caused by combination of factors that snowballed into lack of confidence in an economy by the levers of economic might! Everything buhari kills confidence.

OBJ inherited an economy in the worst form of shock. Moreso, buhari/apc knew all the things they are screaming are wrong today to be wrong, they amplified them during campaign then got elected to better them.

Suddenly they are in power and became powerless to solve a single problem. If fall in oil price and or corruption is/are responsible for our recession, then we should have been in recession since 1960 till date!

The PDP govt did a lot of projects and particularly GEJ did as attested to by Rotimi Amaechi and the rest of them ministers.

ochejoseph:
PRESIDENT BUHARI Vs GOODLUCK JONATHAN's MID TERM ASSESSMENT
SCORES & CRITERIA


On the 30th of May 2013 on the challenge of then President Goodluck Jonathan' I presented a score card of where In my opinion I felt the then President had done well and the places he failed, four years on I am again presented with an opportunity to x ray a different administration this time the All progressive Congress whose stalwarts have challenged citizens to stone them if their mid-term score falls below par.

Just like I did with President Jonathan I will also score President Buhari based on critical benchmarks, but this time there will be a comparison between the two, here are the scores and why

Aviation 65%
Although the local airlines are almost in coma due to spare parts and forex scarcity, with a host of international airlines including Delta Airlines leaving the country due to medieval policies, the Buhari performed fairly well in the Aviation sector. The score of 65% was reached as a result of the following

1. Speed of upgrade of Kaduna Airport and repair of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport Abuja and the professional manner in which passengers were handled and moved in- between cities.

2. Relative safety record in the sector and progress on rehabilitation especially the Abuja new terminal.

However, job losses, airlines folding ups, and the completion of the Daura helipad being the only other major project completed gave the president the 65% score

PMB 55%. GEJ 95%

Reason for GEJ's 95%
Rehabilitation and modernization of terminals ,New international and cargo Airports, improved services ,waivers, etc

Rail Transport 39%

Here the President should have done better because he could have built on the success of the previous administration, the president fared well with the painting and commissioning of the Abuja - Kaduna Speed rail constructed by President Jonathan.
Apart from this the administration has struggled to find finance to fund its proposed coastal rail projects while the rehabilitated rail infrastructure inherited from the Jonathan Administration seems to be decaying under Buhari. Work has however progressed on the Abuja light rail project being constructed by the Chinese.

PMB 39%. GEJ 80%


GEJ rating was due to
(Rehabilitation of rail lines, resumption of the Lagos - Kano service after 15 years , new air conditioned coaches and improved services at upgraded of stations, Kaduna -Abuja speed rail , Abuja light rail etc )

Water Transport 75%

Buhari did better than Jonathan here because some of the projects executed under GEJ especially the dredging are being redone and marine transport seem not to have improved despite the huge investment by Pres Yaradua. By expectation ships should have been moving cargo from Onitsha to Lokoja- Niger s[b][/b]tate but as at today the channels are still blocked.

The recent acquisitions of Ships and improvement in port operations by the NPA ensured PMB got better scores than GEJ here


PMB 75 %. GEJ 65%


Roads 25%

Here is one area that the current administration is doing terribly, most reads that were previously motorable have simply crumbled under this administration, road maintenance seem to have gone into oblivion.
With the exception of the Lagos - Ibadan expressway that was also under construction by GEJ our roads are in a complete sham , traveling with personal vehicles have become more expensive not because of fuel but largely due to what bad roads inflicts on vehicles.
The only "good" side to this problem is that spare parts dealers and mechanics are smiling.



PMB 25%. GEJ 65%

GEJ score was due to:
Improved road network, less potholes on highways, SURE P intervention on East West Road , Benin -Ore , Kano- Maiduguri, Abuja- Lokoja, Loko- oweto Etc ,)

Agriculture 25%

When a country has an Agriculture minister that is aspiring to import grass from Brazil to feed cows when there is no food for humans in the land what you get is hunger and starvation .

Rice became untouchable to, many families in Nigeria because we banned the product when our local production could barely meet 25% of our total demand a fatal error!!!!!

Another major issue in the agricultural sector under Buhari was the blind eye he turned to the activities of his fellow Fulani herders who invade farms eat up crops and harvest and in most instances kill the farmers.Benue the food basket of the nation was the worst hit.

Dr Akinkumi Adeshina pioneerd the rice revolution under GEJ, fertilizer -wallet, cocoa production and Hyde's and skin export Buhari should have built on that, but it never happened!


PMB 25% GEJ. 80 %


Power 35%.
As Governor of Lagos, Fashola had thundered that providing power supply was not rocket science today it seems PMBs minister of power is providing more darkness than Nigerians can endure.
Under PMB the electricity bills were tripled yet Nigerians continue to pay for darkness despite the promise by the APC to provide 20,000 megawatts of electricity.

PMB 35.% GEJ. 39%

Reason for GEJ's 39
(Although good progress was made in the privatisation of GENCOS and DISCOS, low harvest of generated power, persistent outages ,load shedding, failure to meet prepaid meter targets, outrageous bills, nonchalant attitude of PHCN to customer needs , un maintained and overloaded transformers, continued to plague Nigerians)

Security 55%.
Overall PMB feared better that GEJ here , the Sunday - Sunday bombing of churches under GEJ seem to have been disappeared under Buhari, many of the chibok girls are back although many still believed it was stage managed , suicide bombings seem to have been confined to Borno axis.
PMB would have scored much higher here but for the following reasons

1. Escalation of Kidnapping for Ransome and rise in robbery across Nigeria.

2. Terror being unleashed on citizens by Fulani herdsmen

PMB 55 % GEJ 50%



Foreign Investment 29%
Despite spending a chunk of the foreign reserve on foreign travels PMB score card on foreign investment is abysmal , to complicate matters Nigeria was not only displaced as the top destination for FDI in Africa it is no longer on the list of nations.
The nation recorded its lowest ever qrt inflow of 501.83 USD Million under PMB.

https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/foreign-direct-investment


A Forex regime that allows you to bring in money but bar you from taking your profit was the medieval policy that drove investor's from Nigeria.

The good news is that investors are gradually returning due to new policy changes effected

PMB 29% GEJ 80%

Ports operations 50 %
But for the executive orders issued last week nothing has changed at our port, the roads leading to the major ports had even deteriorated, the good news here is that corruption among customs officials has reduced, and transparency has been improved upon but ethnicity and religion seem to be the new yardsticks these days.

PMB 50%. GEJ% 50%

Healthcare 32%
Under PMB rats killed many Nigerian's. Many Lassa fever deaths could have been avoided if the right things were done on time like we did in the Ebola crisis. Meningitis that was contained for years became an unsurmountable hill for PMBs team, the quality of care Government hospitals is a story for another day.
Perhaps these conditions necessitated the policy Summersault that resulted in PMB seeking foreign treatment for his ear infection & his latter medical challenges.


PMB 32% GEJ 75%

GEJ score was due to ( less labour acrimony in the sector, improved service delivery especially in Maternal and Child Health , COMESS ,CONTIS, approval and payment ,strengthening of NHIS among others )

Labour 21%
2 years in office, 2 years promotion areas , including unpaid salaries across the country. Pensioner entitlements continued to be delayed among many other labour issues that stems mainly from nepotism in employment.

The government promised 3 million jobs annually but lost more than 4.5 million jobs in a single year.

http://pulse.ng/local/buhari-4-58-million-nigerians-have-lost-their-jobs-under-president-nbs-id5440745.html


Nothing explains this score better than the actions of the workers themselves who booed , pelted and walked out on the labour minister, Governors and other APC leaders at this year’s workers day ..

PMB. 21%. GEJ 75%

GEJ score was due to (improved minimum wage workers& NYSC, pensions payments, centralised payroll systems among others)

Petroleum sector 40%
This score is as a result if the huge scarcity of petroleum products witnessed in the first of the two years of Buhari presidency despite the increase in pump price our refineries are still in coma and product importation still remain high.

The promise of 40 per liter during the campaign and the fake mathematical equation used to derive same by Tam David west has simply vanished leaving Nigerians with huge transport fares, a hole in the pocket due to power generator fuel consumption and bitter taste of change in the mouth.
Despite the Niger Delta sabotage Buhari has done fairly well to make products available and exploration in the chad & Benue basins have continued.

Buhari 40% GEJ 60%

GEJ score was due to (increasing the refining capacity to 10.2 million litres daily, stability in petrol price and supply,cleansing of the subsidy scheme and increased private sector investment participation)

Economic growth and stability 10%

The moment PMB segregated Nigerians into 5% and 95 % national stability was put on the line, and everyone knows that national stability and economic growth are conjoined twins.
The nation is currently in its worst recession with negative GDP growth, the naira is competing with Zimbabwean dollar for relevance, while factories continue to fold up due to lack of forex to buy spares and raw material.
Buhari met the naira 197 to the dollar his policies ensured that the naira was the world’s worst performing currency by 2017.
The inability of the president to see himself as the father of all increased instability and dampened growth, the complete lack of wisdom in the blind implementation of the TSA was the final nail in the coffin of the economy.


PMB 10%. GEJ 70%

GEJ s score was due to ( The growth in the economy placing Nigeria as one of the fastest growing Economy in the world with Over $50 billion in External reserves ,(Real) strong bank courtesy of CBN reforms)

Corruption 60%

The score would have been much higher due to the whistle blower successes and high profile arrests and trials but for the following
1. Turning a blind eye to corrupt APC stalwarts
2. Constituting himself into accuser, judge and "God"
3. Disobedience and complete disregard for the judiciary and court orders


This three and many more has enmeshed Buharis corruption crusade into the mud and transformed it into a drive to eliminate competition, this was not helped by the actions of Babachir the grass cutter and his above the law chief of staff.

PMB 60% GEJ 49%



Education 15%
The illegal dissolution of The governing council of universities and the replacement of performing vice chancellors and competent workers with lackeys and relatives has characterized education in the last two years.

The dip in the efficiency of JAMB, the cancellation of presidential scholarships as well as the plight of many Nigerian's on nationally funded scholarship including the closures of higher institutions already set up by GEJ did not help Buhari cause here.

PMB 45%. GEJ 80%


GEJ s score was due to (The establishment of Federal universities in all states without one , the introduction of the Almajiri school system, the almost seamless flow and stability in universities ,Graduate and PG scholarship
Schemes, unity schools rehabilitation among others )

Press Freedom 4%
I won't be explaining this !!!!!!! The title speaks for itself, not just PMB, a huge slice of the APC including their leaders are allergic to criticism!

Ask Abati !!


PMB 4%. GEJ 95%




Electoral reforms 3%

Elections and INEC under PMB is similar to Iwu's INEC or iwururu as I call him under OBJ, inconclusiveness and mandate robbery under police and army supervision has become the norm.
Edo is case study!

PMB 3%. GEJ 91%

International Relations. 70%
Although most of his trips outside Nigeria has not yielded dividend, Buhari score card on international relations is excellent, his action at ensuring a peaceful transition in the Gambia is commendable, however, his refusal to obey the ECOWAS court is threatening to rubbish this.

PMB 70% GEJ 70%

Final Note.
It is difficult for some many to see things beyond Religion, politics and ethnicity, but it is instructive to note that if Nigeria gets better today we will all be beneficiaries, if things also become worse we will all feel the bite because we all go to thesame market , and the traders will treat us the sameway whether we are partyless , APGA, PDP ,APC, or even KOWA that's why we must at all times tell our leaders the truth and help them take decisions that will help Nigeria achieve true greatness.

Overall the Buhari administration has recorded some highs but with many lows especially in critical sectors. nevertheless for the country to achieve any meaningful development we must rise above sectarian divisions, promote objectivity and patriotism and in the end Nigeria will be a better place for us and our children .

Finally I wish President Buhari a quick recovery and safe return home.


God bless Nigeria & Happy Democracy Day 2017



"The tenure of human positions, no matter how highly exalted will eventually come to an end. Only Gods tenure is eternal" Oche Otorkpa

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7569670




Oche Joseph O.

obaoyedotun:
Get your facts right in the last 8years oil never sold above $60/barrel you need education in your life

ochejoseph:


Madam

when we talk objectively there is no need for insults if truly you mean well for Nigeria

the reason why the crude price excuse will not fly is simple

1.Jonathan had a crude oil price of 110 but he had to contend with a huge subsidy regime which the APC stopped him from removing
2. Now Buhari has no high crude prices but he does not have the huge burden of subsidy which is now been paid by ordinary Nigerians.


A sound economic policy does not need crude oil to work it’s neither a machine no an equipment it’s an idea or innovation on paper

Treating each segment of the country fairly does not need oil prices

Putting the right people in the right places even though they don’t come from your village does not need crude oil prices
most of the places he had low score did not require high oil prices but simple common sense

obiageIi:

Are you talking about palm oil?

obailala:
Between 3Q 2014 (when oil prices began to drop) and 2Q 2015, why did Nigeria's GDP growth rate suddenly nosedive from over 6% to 2.3% just before PDP bailed out?... Meanwhile we still had the world class economic management team, the PhD flaunting genius president, oil prices still above $60 and oil production still over 2.2mil bbls. With all of the above, the economy still slowed rapidly from over 6% growth rate to 2.3% within months, but you expected the 'dullardino' old man to perform some kind of miracle to prevent the already nosediving figure from dropping below the zero line even when oil prices dipped further to $28 and production fell to less than half?

You may choose to place the entire blame of Nigeria's bleeped up economy on the current 2 year old administration, that's your cup of tea. But no matter how much you choose to stick with your political explanation, it doesn't change simple economic facts which reveal the pathetic parasitic dependence of Nigeria's overall economy on the forex coming from oil sales. You may choose to claim buhari is the one who destroyed all Nigeria's refineries ensuring Nigerians imported next to 100% of its energy; you may also choose to believe buhari is the reason Nigeria's economy isn't diversified, thereby exposing it to major shocks from oil. After all, Buhari campaigned to change things, so he should be able to perform a miracle which his predecessor couldnt perform even with the world class economic team and the resources.

Meanwhile if you couldn't comprehend the little analogy I gave regarding 'economic shock', then you are free to keep 'ignorantly' comparing the sudden income slump of 2015/2016 to the economy OBJ inherited in 1999.

seunmsg:



Yeah, the economy was so good that we had to be borrowing money to pay Federal civil servant in the last months of his presidency.

obaoyedotun:
You need to stop waiting for nairaland news and read wider

ochejoseph:
PRESIDENT BUHARI Vs GOODLUCK JONATHAN's MID TERM ASSESSMENT
SCORES & CRITERIA


On the 30th of May 2013 on the challenge of then President Goodluck Jonathan' I presented a score card of where In my opinion I felt the then President had done well and the places he failed, four years on I am again presented with an opportunity to x ray a different administration this time the All progressive Congress whose stalwarts have challenged citizens to stone them if their mid-term score falls below par.

Just like I did with President Jonathan I will also score President Buhari based on critical benchmarks, but this time there will be a comparison between the two, here are the scores and why

Aviation 65%
Although the local airlines are almost in coma due to spare parts and forex scarcity, with a host of international airlines including Delta Airlines leaving the country due to medieval policies, the Buhari performed fairly well in the Aviation sector. The score of 65% was reached as a result of the following

1. Speed of upgrade of Kaduna Airport and repair of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport Abuja and the professional manner in which passengers were handled and moved in- between cities.

2. Relative safety record in the sector and progress on rehabilitation especially the Abuja new terminal.

However, job losses, airlines folding ups, and the completion of the Daura helipad being the only other major project completed gave the president the 65% score

PMB 55%. GEJ 95%

Reason for GEJ's 95%
Rehabilitation and modernization of terminals ,New international and cargo Airports, improved services ,waivers, etc

Rail Transport 39%

Here the President should have done better because he could have built on the success of the previous administration, the president fared well with the painting and commissioning of the Abuja - Kaduna Speed rail constructed by President Jonathan.
Apart from this the administration has struggled to find finance to fund its proposed coastal rail projects while the rehabilitated rail infrastructure inherited from the Jonathan Administration seems to be decaying under Buhari. Work has however progressed on the Abuja light rail project being constructed by the Chinese.

PMB 39%. GEJ 80%


GEJ rating was due to
(Rehabilitation of rail lines, resumption of the Lagos - Kano service after 15 years , new air conditioned coaches and improved services at upgraded of stations, Kaduna -Abuja speed rail , Abuja light rail etc )

Water Transport 75%

Buhari did better than Jonathan here because some of the projects executed under GEJ especially the dredging are being redone and marine transport seem not to have improved despite the huge investment by Pres Yaradua. By expectation ships should have been moving cargo from Onitsha to Lokoja- Niger s[b][/b]tate but as at today the channels are still blocked.

The recent acquisitions of Ships and improvement in port operations by the NPA ensured PMB got better scores than GEJ here


PMB 75 %. GEJ 65%


Roads 25%

Here is one area that the current administration is doing terribly, most reads that were previously motorable have simply crumbled under this administration, road maintenance seem to have gone into oblivion.
With the exception of the Lagos - Ibadan expressway that was also under construction by GEJ our roads are in a complete sham , traveling with personal vehicles have become more expensive not because of fuel but largely due to what bad roads inflicts on vehicles.
The only "good" side to this problem is that spare parts dealers and mechanics are smiling.



PMB 25%. GEJ 65%

GEJ score was due to:
Improved road network, less potholes on highways, SURE P intervention on East West Road , Benin -Ore , Kano- Maiduguri, Abuja- Lokoja, Loko- oweto Etc ,)

Agriculture 25%

When a country has an Agriculture minister that is aspiring to import grass from Brazil to feed cows when there is no food for humans in the land what you get is hunger and starvation .

Rice became untouchable to, many families in Nigeria because we banned the product when our local production could barely meet 25% of our total demand a fatal error!!!!!

Another major issue in the agricultural sector under Buhari was the blind eye he turned to the activities of his fellow Fulani herders who invade farms eat up crops and harvest and in most instances kill the farmers.Benue the food basket of the nation was the worst hit.

Dr Akinkumi Adeshina pioneerd the rice revolution under GEJ, fertilizer -wallet, cocoa production and Hyde's and skin export Buhari should have built on that, but it never happened!


PMB 25% GEJ. 80 %


Power 35%.
As Governor of Lagos, Fashola had thundered that providing power supply was not rocket science today it seems PMBs minister of power is providing more darkness than Nigerians can endure.
Under PMB the electricity bills were tripled yet Nigerians continue to pay for darkness despite the promise by the APC to provide 20,000 megawatts of electricity.

PMB 35.% GEJ. 39%

Reason for GEJ's 39
(Although good progress was made in the privatisation of GENCOS and DISCOS, low harvest of generated power, persistent outages ,load shedding, failure to meet prepaid meter targets, outrageous bills, nonchalant attitude of PHCN to customer needs , un maintained and overloaded transformers, continued to plague Nigerians)

Security 55%.
Overall PMB feared better that GEJ here , the Sunday - Sunday bombing of churches under GEJ seem to have been disappeared under Buhari, many of the chibok girls are back although many still believed it was stage managed , suicide bombings seem to have been confined to Borno axis.
PMB would have scored much higher here but for the following reasons

1. Escalation of Kidnapping for Ransome and rise in robbery across Nigeria.

2. Terror being unleashed on citizens by Fulani herdsmen

PMB 55 % GEJ 50%



Foreign Investment 29%
Despite spending a chunk of the foreign reserve on foreign travels PMB score card on foreign investment is abysmal , to complicate matters Nigeria was not only displaced as the top destination for FDI in Africa it is no longer on the list of nations.
The nation recorded its lowest ever qrt inflow of 501.83 USD Million under PMB.

https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/foreign-direct-investment


A Forex regime that allows you to bring in money but bar you from taking your profit was the medieval policy that drove investor's from Nigeria.

The good news is that investors are gradually returning due to new policy changes effected

PMB 29% GEJ 80%

Ports operations 50 %
But for the executive orders issued last week nothing has changed at our port, the roads leading to the major ports had even deteriorated, the good news here is that corruption among customs officials has reduced, and transparency has been improved upon but ethnicity and religion seem to be the new yardsticks these days.

PMB 50%. GEJ% 50%

Healthcare 32%
Under PMB rats killed many Nigerian's. Many Lassa fever deaths could have been avoided if the right things were done on time like we did in the Ebola crisis. Meningitis that was contained for years became an unsurmountable hill for PMBs team, the quality of care Government hospitals is a story for another day.
Perhaps these conditions necessitated the policy Summersault that resulted in PMB seeking foreign treatment for his ear infection & his latter medical challenges.


PMB 32% GEJ 75%

GEJ score was due to ( less labour acrimony in the sector, improved service delivery especially in Maternal and Child Health , COMESS ,CONTIS, approval and payment ,strengthening of NHIS among others )

Labour 21%
2 years in office, 2 years promotion areas , including unpaid salaries across the country. Pensioner entitlements continued to be delayed among many other labour issues that stems mainly from nepotism in employment.

The government promised 3 million jobs annually but lost more than 4.5 million jobs in a single year.

http://pulse.ng/local/buhari-4-58-million-nigerians-have-lost-their-jobs-under-president-nbs-id5440745.html


Nothing explains this score better than the actions of the workers themselves who booed , pelted and walked out on the labour minister, Governors and other APC leaders at this year’s workers day ..

PMB. 21%. GEJ 75%

GEJ score was due to (improved minimum wage workers& NYSC, pensions payments, centralised payroll systems among others)

Petroleum sector 40%
This score is as a result if the huge scarcity of petroleum products witnessed in the first of the two years of Buhari presidency despite the increase in pump price our refineries are still in coma and product importation still remain high.

The promise of 40 per liter during the campaign and the fake mathematical equation used to derive same by Tam David west has simply vanished leaving Nigerians with huge transport fares, a hole in the pocket due to power generator fuel consumption and bitter taste of change in the mouth.
Despite the Niger Delta sabotage Buhari has done fairly well to make products available and exploration in the chad & Benue basins have continued.

Buhari 40% GEJ 60%

GEJ score was due to (increasing the refining capacity to 10.2 million litres daily, stability in petrol price and supply,cleansing of the subsidy scheme and increased private sector investment participation)

Economic growth and stability 10%

The moment PMB segregated Nigerians into 5% and 95 % national stability was put on the line, and everyone knows that national stability and economic growth are conjoined twins.
The nation is currently in its worst recession with negative GDP growth, the naira is competing with Zimbabwean dollar for relevance, while factories continue to fold up due to lack of forex to buy spares and raw material.
Buhari met the naira 197 to the dollar his policies ensured that the naira was the world’s worst performing currency by 2017.
The inability of the president to see himself as the father of all increased instability and dampened growth, the complete lack of wisdom in the blind implementation of the TSA was the final nail in the coffin of the economy.


PMB 10%. GEJ 70%

GEJ s score was due to ( The growth in the economy placing Nigeria as one of the fastest growing Economy in the world with Over $50 billion in External reserves ,(Real) strong bank courtesy of CBN reforms)

Corruption 60%

The score would have been much higher due to the whistle blower successes and high profile arrests and trials but for the following
1. Turning a blind eye to corrupt APC stalwarts
2. Constituting himself into accuser, judge and "God"
3. Disobedience and complete disregard for the judiciary and court orders


This three and many more has enmeshed Buharis corruption crusade into the mud and transformed it into a drive to eliminate competition, this was not helped by the actions of Babachir the grass cutter and his above the law chief of staff.

PMB 60% GEJ 49%



Education 15%
The illegal dissolution of The governing council of universities and the replacement of performing vice chancellors and competent workers with lackeys and relatives has characterized education in the last two years.

The dip in the efficiency of JAMB, the cancellation of presidential scholarships as well as the plight of many Nigerian's on nationally funded scholarship including the closures of higher institutions already set up by GEJ did not help Buhari cause here.

PMB 45%. GEJ 80%


GEJ s score was due to (The establishment of Federal universities in all states without one , the introduction of the Almajiri school system, the almost seamless flow and stability in universities ,Graduate and PG scholarship
Schemes, unity schools rehabilitation among others )

Press Freedom 4%
I won't be explaining this !!!!!!! The title speaks for itself, not just PMB, a huge slice of the APC including their leaders are allergic to criticism!

Ask Abati !!


PMB 4%. GEJ 95%




Electoral reforms 3%

Elections and INEC under PMB is similar to Iwu's INEC or iwururu as I call him under OBJ, inconclusiveness and mandate robbery under police and army supervision has become the norm.
Edo is case study!

PMB 3%. GEJ 91%

International Relations. 70%
Although most of his trips outside Nigeria has not yielded dividend, Buhari score card on international relations is excellent, his action at ensuring a peaceful transition in the Gambia is commendable, however, his refusal to obey the ECOWAS court is threatening to rubbish this.

PMB 70% GEJ 70%

Final Note.
It is difficult for some many to see things beyond Religion, politics and ethnicity, but it is instructive to note that if Nigeria gets better today we will all be beneficiaries, if things also become worse we will all feel the bite because we all go to thesame market , and the traders will treat us the sameway whether we are partyless , APGA, PDP ,APC, or even KOWA that's why we must at all times tell our leaders the truth and help them take decisions that will help Nigeria achieve true greatness.

Overall the Buhari administration has recorded some highs but with many lows especially in critical sectors. nevertheless for the country to achieve any meaningful development we must rise above sectarian divisions, promote objectivity and patriotism and in the end Nigeria will be a better place for us and our children .

Finally I wish President Buhari a quick recovery and safe return home.


God bless Nigeria & Happy Democracy Day 2017



"The tenure of human positions, no matter how highly exalted will eventually come to an end. Only Gods tenure is eternal" Oche Otorkpa

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7569670
oga I salute your salute for trash..on corruption for still score the last government high when the then president told the world the stealing is not corruption when stealing was free for all




Oche Joseph O.

ISpiksDaTroof:
Of course your standard of living will lower under this administration because the previous administration stole every penny that could've acted as a buffer against the inevitable recession you just got out of. How hard is that for you guys to understand?

tuniski:

All these are just long epistle. It is lazy brain to tie everything earning,growth and our national prosperity to oil. In fact it is annoying!
For a fact, nigeria Economy has been most diversified since 1999 till date than any other period in our nation's history. So Kini big deal with buhari/apc mouthing diversification while in actual sense stifling it! What they should be talking is industrialization but,as usual they go the lazy brain way aka diversification.
Oil price fluctuation is never a shock, it is always a risk! To use the term shock for it actually connotes a people/govt that are ill/un prepared for eventualities.

Bottomline, an ERPG or what is that yeye economic rebirth 'blueprint' of this govt sef that till foreseeable future, anchors Economic recovery still on oil price. Clowns in govt.

By the way, a crossover drop in GDP btw 2014/2015 was largely due to political climate of the time. We won't have entered recession had smart brains took over or same govt continue. Rather we had an autopilot economy for almost a year of buhari's admin while he viciously demarketed nigeria as the chief destroyer!
South Africa was projected to enter recession but beats it cos of smart brains! Having signals of recession is enuff for Sound leadership to avert it.

obaoyedotun:
So to you this looks like a rebuilding process and so nothing good came out of the GEJ tenure that is why your PMB has to destroy the country this much to rebuild it shey, bro leave your comfort zone and move around the country and see how far I travel a lot and I see things I don't wait to read news from nairaland or the pages of newspaper that's y I can't be deceived about Nigeria

ganie:

I wian remain impoverished till the end of my generation since my entire generation is cursed with political slavery for life

howfarwhatagwan:


You are entitled to your opinion just as I am to mine but my point was and remains If GEJ's tenure had made the acclaimed successes rated by the person who started this post it will be clearly evident. GeJ's government failed woefully on corruption, security and agriculture and these are the areas this government has made significant progress. They got a long way to go on economic issues undoubtedly but then again if you recall our economic weos are as a result of 6 years of wastage in a time of plenty. I think these are simple issues that any objective person will not have a problem understanding. Like I said you are entitled to your opinion. As much as the government has a long way to go I will not shy away from the truth that GEJ was a very poor leader he lacked the skill simple and short just as you and I lack certain skills.

ISpiksDaTroof:


The biggest mistake GEJ made was not giving the go ahead to his henchmen like Tompolo and the one thats pretending to be dead (Alameseigha) to go ahead and cause havoc so we could've swooped in, snatched him up, and dragged his a** off to Fort Bragg before transferring him to the Hague to sit with Milosevic, Charles Taylor and Laurent Gbagbo in a cool, warm, cozy 4ft by 6ft cell.

obaoyedotun:
Brother if you say agriculture when the clueless GEJ was there farmers don't queue for fertilizer they deliver it to their farms direct the get necessary insecticides as at when needed his agriculture minister then was named the best minister 2x that's y buhari retained him instead put him somewhere else check prices of food now and then I guess you have your answer already

BRIGHTRIVERS:
Aisha Bihari: Humor-0%

Patience Jonathan: Humor- 85%

Op u cannot neglect their wives,you sure know the popular success saying.

howfarwhatagwan:


You are entitled to your opinion just as I am to mine but my point was and remains If GEJ's tenure had made the acclaimed successes rated by the person who started this post it will be clearly evident. GeJ's government failed woefully on corruption, security and agriculture and these are the areas this government has made significant progress. They got a long way to go on economic issues undoubtedly but then again if you recall our economic weos are as a result of 6 years of wastage in a time of plenty. I think these are simple issues that any objective person will not have a problem understanding. Like I said you are entitled to your opinion. As much as the government has a long way to go I will not shy away from the truth that GEJ was a very poor leader he lacked the skill simple and short just as you and I lack certain skills.

blacknp:
Beauty Aisha Buhari 95%,Patience Goodluck -11%

seunmsg:
Jonathan was really a high performer. He achieved so much mid way into his tenure that Nigerians had to massively vote him out 2 years later due to his wonderful performance. OP, well-done Sir.

BRIGHTRIVERS:
LoL Oga how does beauty improve your economy? read the post and quote me again if you have a reasonable thing to say.

blacknp:
How does Been a clown and embarrassment to the Niger Delta like mama P that can't speak good grammar improve the economy? And Rivers State always they score high for common entrance,Buka owner abi na mama put that became 2nd lady.

BRIGHTRIVERS:
You sure dont know the power of humor in Nigeria boy. I warned you only to mention me if you've got any reasonable thing to assert,didnt I? now take care.

ochejoseph:
PRESIDENT BUHARI Vs GOODLUCK JONATHAN's MID TERM ASSESSMENT
SCORES & CRITERIA


On the 30th of May 2013 on the challenge of then President Goodluck Jonathan' I presented a score card of where In my opinion I felt the then President had done well and the places he failed, four years on I am again presented with an opportunity to x ray a different administration this time the All progressive Congress whose stalwarts have challenged citizens to stone them if their mid-term score falls below par.

Just like I did with President Jonathan I will also score President Buhari based on critical benchmarks, but this time there will be a comparison between the two, here are the scores and why

Aviation 65%
Although the local airlines are almost in coma due to spare parts and forex scarcity, with a host of international airlines including Delta Airlines leaving the country due to medieval policies, the Buhari performed fairly well in the Aviation sector. The score of 65% was reached as a result of the following

1. Speed of upgrade of Kaduna Airport and repair of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport Abuja and the professional manner in which passengers were handled and moved in- between cities.

2. Relative safety record in the sector and progress on rehabilitation especially the Abuja new terminal.

However, job losses, airlines folding ups, and the completion of the Daura helipad being the only other major project completed gave the president the 65% score

PMB 55%. GEJ 95%

Reason for GEJ's 95%
Rehabilitation and modernization of terminals ,New international and cargo Airports, improved services ,waivers, etc

Rail Transport 39%

Here the President should have done better because he could have built on the success of the previous administration, the president fared well with the painting and commissioning of the Abuja - Kaduna Speed rail constructed by President Jonathan.
Apart from this the administration has struggled to find finance to fund its proposed coastal rail projects while the rehabilitated rail infrastructure inherited from the Jonathan Administration seems to be decaying under Buhari. Work has however progressed on the Abuja light rail project being constructed by the Chinese.

PMB 39%. GEJ 80%


GEJ rating was due to
(Rehabilitation of rail lines, resumption of the Lagos - Kano service after 15 years , new air conditioned coaches and improved services at upgraded of stations, Kaduna -Abuja speed rail , Abuja light rail etc )

Water Transport 75%

Buhari did better than Jonathan here because some of the projects executed under GEJ especially the dredging are being redone and marine transport seem not to have improved despite the huge investment by Pres Yaradua. By expectation ships should have been moving cargo from Onitsha to Lokoja- Niger s[b][/b]tate but as at today the channels are still blocked.

The recent acquisitions of Ships and improvement in port operations by the NPA ensured PMB got better scores than GEJ here


PMB 75 %. GEJ 65%


Roads 25%

Here is one area that the current administration is doing terribly, most reads that were previously motorable have simply crumbled under this administration, road maintenance seem to have gone into oblivion.
With the exception of the Lagos - Ibadan expressway that was also under construction by GEJ our roads are in a complete sham , traveling with personal vehicles have become more expensive not because of fuel but largely due to what bad roads inflicts on vehicles.
The only "good" side to this problem is that spare parts dealers and mechanics are smiling.



PMB 25%. GEJ 65%

GEJ score was due to:
Improved road network, less potholes on highways, SURE P intervention on East West Road , Benin -Ore , Kano- Maiduguri, Abuja- Lokoja, Loko- oweto Etc ,)

Agriculture 25%

When a country has an Agriculture minister that is aspiring to import grass from Brazil to feed cows when there is no food for humans in the land what you get is hunger and starvation .

Rice became untouchable to, many families in Nigeria because we banned the product when our local production could barely meet 25% of our total demand a fatal error!!!!!

Another major issue in the agricultural sector under Buhari was the blind eye he turned to the activities of his fellow Fulani herders who invade farms eat up crops and harvest and in most instances kill the farmers.Benue the food basket of the nation was the worst hit.

Dr Akinkumi Adeshina pioneerd the rice revolution under GEJ, fertilizer -wallet, cocoa production and Hyde's and skin export Buhari should have built on that, but it never happened!


PMB 25% GEJ. 80 %


Power 35%.
As Governor of Lagos, Fashola had thundered that providing power supply was not rocket science today it seems PMBs minister of power is providing more darkness than Nigerians can endure.
Under PMB the electricity bills were tripled yet Nigerians continue to pay for darkness despite the promise by the APC to provide 20,000 megawatts of electricity.

PMB 35.% GEJ. 39%

Reason for GEJ's 39
(Although good progress was made in the privatisation of GENCOS and DISCOS, low harvest of generated power, persistent outages ,load shedding, failure to meet prepaid meter targets, outrageous bills, nonchalant attitude of PHCN to customer needs , un maintained and overloaded transformers, continued to plague Nigerians)

Security 55%.
Overall PMB feared better that GEJ here , the Sunday - Sunday bombing of churches under GEJ seem to have been disappeared under Buhari, many of the chibok girls are back although many still believed it was stage managed , suicide bombings seem to have been confined to Borno axis.
PMB would have scored much higher here but for the following reasons

1. Escalation of Kidnapping for Ransome and rise in robbery across Nigeria.

2. Terror being unleashed on citizens by Fulani herdsmen

PMB 55 % GEJ 50%



Foreign Investment 29%
Despite spending a chunk of the foreign reserve on foreign travels PMB score card on foreign investment is abysmal , to complicate matters Nigeria was not only displaced as the top destination for FDI in Africa it is no longer on the list of nations.
The nation recorded its lowest ever qrt inflow of 501.83 USD Million under PMB.

https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/foreign-direct-investment


A Forex regime that allows you to bring in money but bar you from taking your profit was the medieval policy that drove investor's from Nigeria.

The good news is that investors are gradually returning due to new policy changes effected

PMB 29% GEJ 80%

Ports operations 50 %
But for the executive orders issued last week nothing has changed at our port, the roads leading to the major ports had even deteriorated, the good news here is that corruption among customs officials has reduced, and transparency has been improved upon but ethnicity and religion seem to be the new yardsticks these days.

PMB 50%. GEJ% 50%

Healthcare 32%
Under PMB rats killed many Nigerian's. Many Lassa fever deaths could have been avoided if the right things were done on time like we did in the Ebola crisis. Meningitis that was contained for years became an unsurmountable hill for PMBs team, the quality of care Government hospitals is a story for another day.
Perhaps these conditions necessitated the policy Summersault that resulted in PMB seeking foreign treatment for his ear infection & his latter medical challenges.


PMB 32% GEJ 75%

GEJ score was due to ( less labour acrimony in the sector, improved service delivery especially in Maternal and Child Health , COMESS ,CONTIS, approval and payment ,strengthening of NHIS among others )

Labour 21%
2 years in office, 2 years promotion areas , including unpaid salaries across the country. Pensioner entitlements continued to be delayed among many other labour issues that stems mainly from nepotism in employment.

The government promised 3 million jobs annually but lost more than 4.5 million jobs in a single year.

http://pulse.ng/local/buhari-4-58-million-nigerians-have-lost-their-jobs-under-president-nbs-id5440745.html


Nothing explains this score better than the actions of the workers themselves who booed , pelted and walked out on the labour minister, Governors and other APC leaders at this year’s workers day ..

PMB. 21%. GEJ 75%

GEJ score was due to (improved minimum wage workers& NYSC, pensions payments, centralised payroll systems among others)

Petroleum sector 40%
This score is as a result if the huge scarcity of petroleum products witnessed in the first of the two years of Buhari presidency despite the increase in pump price our refineries are still in coma and product importation still remain high.

The promise of 40 per liter during the campaign and the fake mathematical equation used to derive same by Tam David west has simply vanished leaving Nigerians with huge transport fares, a hole in the pocket due to power generator fuel consumption and bitter taste of change in the mouth.
Despite the Niger Delta sabotage Buhari has done fairly well to make products available and exploration in the chad & Benue basins have continued.

Buhari 40% GEJ 60%

GEJ score was due to (increasing the refining capacity to 10.2 million litres daily, stability in petrol price and supply,cleansing of the subsidy scheme and increased private sector investment participation)

Economic growth and stability 10%

The moment PMB segregated Nigerians into 5% and 95 % national stability was put on the line, and everyone knows that national stability and economic growth are conjoined twins.
The nation is currently in its worst recession with negative GDP growth, the naira is competing with Zimbabwean dollar for relevance, while factories continue to fold up due to lack of forex to buy spares and raw material.
Buhari met the naira 197 to the dollar his policies ensured that the naira was the world’s worst performing currency by 2017.
The inability of the president to see himself as the father of all increased instability and dampened growth, the complete lack of wisdom in the blind implementation of the TSA was the final nail in the coffin of the economy.


PMB 10%. GEJ 70%

GEJ s score was due to ( The growth in the economy placing Nigeria as one of the fastest growing Economy in the world with Over $50 billion in External reserves ,(Real) strong bank courtesy of CBN reforms)

Corruption 60%

The score would have been much higher due to the whistle blower successes and high profile arrests and trials but for the following
1. Turning a blind eye to corrupt APC stalwarts
2. Constituting himself into accuser, judge and "God"
3. Disobedience and complete disregard for the judiciary and court orders


This three and many more has enmeshed Buharis corruption crusade into the mud and transformed it into a drive to eliminate competition, this was not helped by the actions of Babachir the grass cutter and his above the law chief of staff.

PMB 60% GEJ 49%



Education 15%
The illegal dissolution of The governing council of universities and the replacement of performing vice chancellors and competent workers with lackeys and relatives has characterized education in the last two years.

The dip in the efficiency of JAMB, the cancellation of presidential scholarships as well as the plight of many Nigerian's on nationally funded scholarship including the closures of higher institutions already set up by GEJ did not help Buhari cause here.

PMB 45%. GEJ 80%


GEJ s score was due to (The establishment of Federal universities in all states without one , the introduction of the Almajiri school system, the almost seamless flow and stability in universities ,Graduate and PG scholarship
Schemes, unity schools rehabilitation among others )

Press Freedom 4%
I won't be explaining this !!!!!!! The title speaks for itself, not just PMB, a huge slice of the APC including their leaders are allergic to criticism!

Ask Abati !!


PMB 4%. GEJ 95%




Electoral reforms 3%

Elections and INEC under PMB is similar to Iwu's INEC or iwururu as I call him under OBJ, inconclusiveness and mandate robbery under police and army supervision has become the norm.
Edo is case study!

PMB 3%. GEJ 91%

International Relations. 70%
Although most of his trips outside Nigeria has not yielded dividend, Buhari score card on international relations is excellent, his action at ensuring a peaceful transition in the Gambia is commendable, however, his refusal to obey the ECOWAS court is threatening to rubbish this.

PMB 70% GEJ 70%

Final Note.
It is difficult for some many to see things beyond Religion, politics and ethnicity, but it is instructive to note that if Nigeria gets better today we will all be beneficiaries, if things also become worse we will all feel the bite because we all go to thesame market , and the traders will treat us the sameway whether we are partyless , APGA, PDP ,APC, or even KOWA that's why we must at all times tell our leaders the truth and help them take decisions that will help Nigeria achieve true greatness.

Overall the Buhari administration has recorded some highs but with many lows especially in critical sectors. nevertheless for the country to achieve any meaningful development we must rise above sectarian divisions, promote objectivity and patriotism and in the end Nigeria will be a better place for us and our children .

Finally I wish President Buhari a quick recovery and safe return home.


God bless Nigeria & Happy Democracy Day 2017



"The tenure of human positions, no matter how highly exalted will eventually come to an end. Only Gods tenure is eternal" Oche Otorkpa

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7569670




Oche Joseph O.

obiageIi:



Oil price

Buhari - $50/barel


Jonathan - $110/barel