Last week, the Senate dissolved its Communications Committee. This followed revelations that the Committee chairman Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, had forged the signatures of committee members and security report used to clear the new candidate for EVC of NCC, Eugene Juwah. Curiously the candidate was still cleared despite the forgery! Those who hurriedly cleared Eugene Juwah to become EVC knew that he was one of those who took MTS Wireless to the mortuary; a record they don’t want interrogated! In truth, NCC is a house of absurdities! [size=14pt]ONLY IBO people have EVER been chief executives of NCC since inception in 1992: Ogbonnaya Iromantu, Emmanuel Nnnana, Mrs. Tina Nwachukwu, Ernest Ndukwe and now Juwah! The dirty manoeuvrings which led to Eugene Juwah’s emergence[/size] reached the highest levels of the presidency. One of the reasons for the desperacy is the 2011 elections. NCC is expected to funnel funds into the PDP’s campaign and Jonathan’s; it is therefore important to ensure that the “proper” candidate heads NCC. There is also the “small matter” of [size=14pt]keeping NCC under control of the “anointed” ethnic group[/size]. That was why Bashir Gwandu was not given a look-in despite his eminent qualification for the job: [size=14pt]he is not from the “owner ethnic group” of the NCC![/size]

kcjazz:

I quite agree with some of his assertions, what really has Jonathan achieved as a governor or vp? I was beginning to give him a chance but the presidential jet issue clearly shows he is one of the boys. Problem is who is better? IBB is a no go, by the way his YouTube video is a joke lol. My anger is with the opposition, they are so useless.

kola_yusuf:

Personally, I don't give a hoot about IBB, but Nigerians need to put Jonathan under the microscope. Forget all the words that are dripping from his Facebook Page. By deed and action (not words), can someone please tell me what we can say this man stands for? Personally I am a loss to say. The giddy euphoria surrounding his emergence has beclouded the objectivity of too many people. How he rates as the best man for the job (is anyone even asking this question) going by his antecedents and his actions beats me.

Never mind Daily Trust Is'haq Kawu has raised an important question. Besides inquiring into the ideology of GEJ is not tantamount to saying IBB should be president.

[size=14pt]What does he stand for? Is he the best man for the job?[/size]

Beaf:

you agree with some of what a very frankly racist article has said?
Like what? It will be interesting to know.

The presidential jets were in the budget. So lets stop this holy pretence. If you don't like Jonathan for any reason (including tribalism), its a free World, nobody biting anyone. . . But when you come out in public, be sure you are talking sense, not glib recitals of the same old hateful Daily Trust style rubbish.

kola_yusuf:


Jonathan has no record on which to lean in his desire to become our president in 2011. [b]His entire public service record reveals an incurable mediocrity:[/b] a nondescript deputy director at NDDC; a cowardly deputy governor in Bayelsa; a governor whose wife ended up stealing millions of dollars (according to Nuhu Ribadu’s EFCC); a scheming vice president and now a divisive and below-average president! Any student of Political Science 101 should conveniently predict that no candidate can go to the electorate with a record like Jonathan’s. That is why there are reports of secret meetings being held with foreign election bodies as part of a multi-track agenda. Nigeria is in a flux, almost like we were in 1998, and is therefore available for the taking by the most audacious political forces. Unfortunately, the opposition is incompetent and pathologically unable to rise to the heights of power. The danger we face as a country is that a clueless Jonathan Goodluck might then, by stealth, inherit power. It will be unending nightmare for the Nigeria people: 8 years of kleptocracy under Obasanjo; three years of sleepwalking under Yar’adua and years of driving in reverse gear, drunk and clueless, under Jonathan Goodluck. Nigeria’s fate is sealed!

kcjazz:

I quite agree with some of his assertions, what really has Jonathan achieved as a governor or vp? I was beginning to give him a chance but the[b] presidential jet issue [/b] clearly shows he is one of the boys. Problem is who is better? IBB is a no go, by the way his YouTube video is a joke lol. My anger is with the opposition, they are so useless.

Beaf:

you agree with some of what a very frankly racist article has said?
Like what? It will be interesting to know.

The presidential jets were in the budget. So lets stop this holy pretence. If you don't like Jonathan for any reason (including tribalism), its a free World, nobody biting anyone. . . But when you come out in public, be sure you are talking sense, not glib recitals of the same old hateful Daily Trust style rubbish.

[size=33pt]What does IBB stand for?[/size]

@labiyemmy:


What has the Presidential Jet issue made him? A wasteful spender or a thief or what? Come on, lets reason objectively.
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Yes a wasteful spender? The jet is an unnecessary luxury. Is that going to improve our foreign relations? Yes we have had terrible leaders in the past, so if he is different he should change that trend. Heck even the UK and USA are closing schools for lack of funds. It's no joke that the NNPC is not in good times

chidichris:

jonathan's personality and his readiness to move nigeria forward was shown in the last week's election in imo state.
in that election, 27 local govts participated and 300 words were also involved. the result of that election showed 27/27 and 300/300. what a wonderful way to introduce a one party system of govt?
to me, jonathan is and represents 3rd term agenda and is working to extend obj's grip on the leadership of nigeria.
unfortunately, i am from the eastern part of nigeria and i must say this. NIGERIA WAS EVEN BETTER UNDER THE SO-CALLED NORTHERNERS.
since 1999, [b]all the eastern states have been going backward because the interest has been to be in pdp [/b]and remain loyal to the FG while the masses can go to hell.
the only eastern former gov that face charges was orji uzor kalu because he was not loyal to obj but now that he is in pdp and loyal to them, i know he will nolonger be a criminal.
what we have in jonathan is just an invisible hands of obj making sure the objectives of third term agenda is fulfilled to the last letter.

@labiyemmy:

Some people talk as if this man killed Yar Adua so he can become President?

But the point is, who cares if you dont like Jonathan? or if you like him? You have the right not to like him just as others have the right to like and want him to continue- but dont force your ugly opinions about him on us all.

onye_ngbu:

Your fixation to unnecessary issues makes you sound like a fool most times. From Mikel Obi's finances in sports section to linking Obj's with anything [b]anyone [/b]does wrong.

Please learn how to know what the issue is and stick to it. Leave Obj out of your imaginations. The man is no saint but im sure he doesnt give a sh1t about your rantings.

And for that statement about eastern states going backward, I can only say it is yet one of your outrageous claims on nairaland.

Grow up please.

monkeyleg:

@beaf,

Listen, some of GJ gaffes go beyond mistake. How can you justify 74BN for voters registeration, 12BN for Independence day celebration, $150m for presidential jets, abi Jonathan is the only guy in town that does not understand there is serious global economic crisis, more importantly Nigerians are hungry.

And if I am being honest GJ hasnt got a clue, and all these name dropping doesnt mean a thing, these same guys came to see Obj while he was in office, did he not loot the treasury dry? Sentiment and emotions apart, GJ hasnt got what it takes to move Nigeria in the right direction. does not mean he cannot be the president of Nigeria, anyone can, after all we have a lot of agbero's and area boys in the senate and house of reps

Ileke-IdI:

A lil offtopic;

I've noticed that a lot of Nigerians seems to confuse "Lead" with "Rule". Why do Nigerians want a president that would rule [i.e possess all authority over a group of people]?  Goes to show that Nigeria is far from being a democratic country. Yes, "Rule" has to do with Government, Diplomacy and politics, but its often associated with exercising control and dominion without populous opinion. "Populous" opinion, which is what a democratic governance is based upon; WE THE PEOPLE.

When I think of a ruler, I think of a king. When I think of a Leader, I think a president, a courageous one who will guide a country to success.

Ok, back to the topic

@labiyemmy:

Some people talk as if this man killed Yar Adua so he can become President?

But the point is, who cares if you dont like Jonathan? or if you like him? You have the right not to like him just as others have the right to like and want him to continue- but dont force your ugly opinions about him on us all.

Comparing a man who has only spent 100 days in office as a President with others who spent 8 years and more is nothing but prejudice against him and his person.

wise son:

What troubles me about Jonathan is very subtle and fundamental, blink and you might miss it. It is not so much what he has done, as what he has not done. Has he ever come out to state his stance on corruption? Has he ever come out to say that we can trust him never to be involved in any corrupt practice? Has he ever come out to say that he will defend the interests of the ordinary Nigerian against entrenched interests and self-seeking groups and individuals? Has he ever come out to say that he will always stay on the side of truth and justice no matter the cost?

What I am getting at is that almost no one knows what he believes in, what his moral principles are, how deep they run, the things that he will do and will not do. Nigerians are totally clueless about his values, his ideology. Many of us harbor the fear that the failure to circumscribe his moral boundary may suggest that he has none or it is very poorly defined.

When a man does not come out to declare his principles and moral boundaries clearly, he does not give you a yardstick for judging his actions, and evaluating his past. [size=14pt]In short many of us are clueless[/size] about what he stands for.

How can I evaluate the actions of a man who has refused to give me a basis of doing so. We totally have no idea what he may do or may not do. Let us know his minimum standard of acceptable conduct as a politician, so that we can hold him up to it.