HNosegbe: I would really like to meet someone who studied under him, or whose project he supervised.

ronkebp:
I do not blame the Prof. the president has ridiculed himself and brought himself low to that level. A public primary school student knows what Nigeria needs and how to go about acheiving it. A well-read, grown ars/e man does not have an idea of how to rule and he is still sitting comfortably in "ASO-ROCK".

Does he care? after all, his family members are not the target of boko-haram...he is flying in and out without problems, changing hats every now and then, i supported him from the beginning, thinking that he will come around...the way i see it now, it is all total failure...

Just because he knows the 'abc's" of politicts does not qualify him to be a 'Ruler or a leader ".

sleek29: All you GEJ apologetics have nothing to say, his responses were totally un-intelligent. Period, imagine him telling us he couldn't visit a state because the airport was bad and that giving out free seeds could be called a revolution. We keep letting the world know how daft this country is, revolutionising railway by paying chinese with chinese engineers and equipment and we call that revolution!

GEJ is not fit for the office. QED

PhysicsQED: Kobo, you are incorrigible and I wonder why I even bother with you sometimes.

GEJ was against revealing his asset declaration (declaring publicly) in 2007, but went ahead with it because Yar'Adua, his boss, wanted that.

GEJ is against revealing his asset declaration now. The constitution does not require public declarations of one's assets.

The Freedom of Information Act would be useful in forcing the CCB to reveal information on GEJ's assets except that:

"Specifically, Section 153 of the Constitution establishes a Code of Conduct Bureau to ensure, among other things, that all public officers, as defined in Part II of the Fifth Schedule, declare their assets on assuming office and immediately their terms of office expire. Paragraph Three of Part 1 (A) of the Third Schedule, empowers the Bureau to receive declarations made by all public officers, examine same and keep them in custody. Paragraph 3(C) says the Bureau shall have the power to "retain custody of such declarations and make them available for inspection by any citizen of Nigeria on such terms and conditions as the National Assembly may prescribe."

The Constitution trumps the Freedom of Information Act so the CCB people are correct on blaming any withholding of information on the National Assembly's failure to describe under what particular terms and conditions the CCB may release Jonathan's information.

If making it mandatory that asset declarations to the Code of Conduct Bureau are revealed to the public is a good way to fight corruption - it might have some impact - then every government official at every single level of government should make them public. I don't understand why people assume that the president of the country is the only potential thief.

You don't have any point here. You should be asking why the Constitution was written in a way that the National Assembly has to dictate how and under what conditions declarations of assets may be released for inspection by citizens instead of going on about imaginary constitutional violations.

You're just too lazy to dig up information for yourself, like that professor. This is my last response to you on this thread.

Fhemmmy:

Common now . . I am sure if he was asked what he thinks about the policy of Obama, [b]he would say something as well. - would he call him a joke. lunatic and suggest that Americans should get rid of him outside of elections....that is my issue with what he said. Even with Bush making gaffs almost every week and leading USA into a war based on untruths.....Ayittey would not say what he did about your president. That is FACT.

Now you dont think the man is being embarrassed to be from same continent as GEJ. - is he the only African with education? [b]- as far as I am concerned he showed himself to be uncouth, in a bid to insult GEJ[/b]
You dont think it is insulting to have a president talk the way ours do?
You dont think as a continent, more is expected of a nation like Nigeria and when they have failed, people with brain will stand up and say the right thing?
The man has said what is right and yes, i wish Nigeria would listen and do the right thing . . . All these people ruling at present are of no good to us . . .[/b]

all4naija: You think Buhari would have done better?! Please, stop all...

londoner:

As if how our president speaks has actually given us any gains in the past......lol

It is obvious that GEJ is not a public speaker, what they need to do is get someone to train him on the art of giving and interview or a public address. Other presidents/prime ministers engage the services of individuals who are trained in public speaking/image.

Kobojunkie:

a) In not a Single place have I mentioned FOI in my chat with you.

b) If you at least bothered much to read what you posted, you would have seen Paragraph 3(C) says the Bureau shall have the power to "[size=15pt] retain custody of such declarations and make them available for inspection by any citizen of Nigeria [/size]on such terms and conditions as the National Assembly may prescribe."

Notice the LOGICAL AND used there . . . not OR

Eziachi:
There were 11 candidates on the ballot paper for you to choose from, it wasn't a two man race. Tribalism has destroyed some of you.

Fhemmmy:

GEJ's problem isnot about public speaking . . it is more of lack of vision.
Also, if he would have called Obama lunatic and all that, people have said that many times, and yet they are alive, it is what freedom of speech is all about . . .
The man is not the only educated man, but he is one with guts . . . Remember Tunde bakare called him a fool?

londoner:

As if how our president speaks has actually given us any gains in the past......lol

It is obvious that GEJ is not a public speaker, what they need to do is get someone to train him on the art of giving an interview or a public address. Other presidents/prime ministers engage the services of individuals who are trained in public speaking/image.

londoner: Actually, if you have a look at his plans for agriculture (some of what FG is putting in place) railways etc you would know he is terrible at explaining what his administration is actually doing.

With the railways etc........Ayittey unjustly went on about how many Nigerians are employed etc......the man obviously has not taken the time to look at the sites/work in progress available on the net. The pics I have seen clearly show a Nigerian workforce and not just Chinese. By the way, the same Chinese that the Ghanaian government have a contract with to build their railways...lol

chucky234: You are brainwashed or high on some nacotic,what benefit will cotton seeds bring to those farmers and how did it translate to agricultural revolution. Does one need to be a Pol scientist to know that this country is not working,the man you said he is waste in Ghana has live in the US for the past 25yrs and known globally for campaign against corruption in Africa.
You talk about the railway,where are the railways GEJ constructed because the ones under construction in Lagos are being finance by the world bank.
Go check your head before coming here to blabbs.

Zutchy: What else did you want him to do for you,give notes or no maybe next time he will make use of power point on an enlarged screen and then do a presentation for you,maybe then you will understand.

all4naija: Those were the two front runners up! Why do you want to hide the truth. It is like the GOP primary where we know Mit Romney and Rit Santorum were two different candidates at the GOP poll. We know the truth yet settle for the opposite obvious.

ronkebp:

He is not intelligent!, his response in every aspect has flaws. One can never compare him with Obama, he is not in the same boat as the latter, they are parallel lines.

londoner: Actually, if you have a look at his plans for agriculture (some of what FG is putting in place) railways etc you would know he is terrible at explaining what his administration is actually doing.

With the railways etc........Ayittey unjustly went on about how many Nigerians are employed etc......the man obviously has not taken the time to look at the sites/work in progress available on the net. The pics I have seen clearly show a Nigerian workforce and not just Chinese. By the way, the same Chinese that the Ghanaian government have a contract with to build their railways...lol

Fhemmmy:

I do agree with you in all areas . . . And i think that is the reason why i support what the man said, to get rid of what is not working

Beaf: I've known Dr Ayittey for a long time and the man is both an id!ot and a loud mouth. He is one of those self-hating Africans that argues stup!dly, hates black people and idolises whites.

He is much like NL's "junkie."

Eziachi:
You really knew this man? I bet you do!!
I bet you knew planet mars more than you have ever hears the guy's name. If his opinion was of the opposite, your opinion about him am sure won't be the same too.
You would probably be calling him the true son of African that deserved a nobel price for loving Jonathan. I think you knew yourself less than you knew this guy. And that is the truth.

Beaf:

You are too old to talk stup!dly, sir.
Respect yourself. Thank you.

Beaf: I've known Dr Ayittey for a long time and the man is both an id!ot and a loud mouth. He is one of those self-hating Africans that argues stup!dly, hates black people and idolises whites.

He is much like NL's "junkie."

Spirit of Okija:

If you say he isnt working, I wonder how come its now easier for you to import cars into Nigeria now than it was a few years back.. Atleast that affects you directly.

Fhemmmy:


Ha hahaha . . .
1. Years before him, i was clearing rides cheaper than i am doing now.
2. I have no problem transfering my money back and forth, now it is wahala.

So there is nothing that GEJ has done to help at all . . . Nada

Beaf:

The bolded is GEJ's only fault as a leader.

Nigerians have a penchant for shouting and acting foolish. I say this without apology as a Nigerian myself, because I really wonder at people who are in a competition to shoot down the first President of the country to have the populace in mind. The rate at which we are going, we are headed for war of a severity that will make boko haram pale into insignificance.

Lets be honest, this Ayittey nonsense is a simple reflection of the ugly politics in Nigeria; in more normal countries, the people would have unified to fight the foreigner, instead like dullards, some see his words as political weaponry they can freely use. I can foresee a situation in which the core-North and SW alienate themselves to an extent that the division becomes real and face potential heavy defeat on the warfront. There is no need for this bitter politics, we are entering fearful times.

londoner:

As if how our president speaks has actually given us any gains in the past......lol

It is obvious that GEJ is not a public speaker, what they need to do is get someone to train him on the art of giving an interview or a public address. Other presidents/prime ministers engage the services of individuals who are trained in public speaking/image.