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nkechy
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hey,if ellen Sirleaf Johnson of liberia can succeed then Ngozi Okonjo Iweala can,I believe so much in dedicated women lets give her a chance if she comes out i hope she'll even want to.  |
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pixiraver (m)
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I just posted something similar on www.nigeriancircle.com , i think we need Okonjo iweala as our next president,we know wnat people wey go dey give person letter bomb and person wey go privatise the whole Nigeria come chop the money,we need someone who is articulate,intelligent and possess leadership qualities,and that is Ngozi okonjo iweala.I just pray she contests and we go see transformation for Nigeria |
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sergio (m)
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@ Kellybaba
Are you in any way campaigning for Mr Duke on nl?, if u didn't know, know it now, nl is not a campaigning site, we are just assuming that if Dr Iweala were to come out for presidency, would anyone vote for her?. take note
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GL (f)
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why Ngozi, what is she doing that is so special
we should try and see past their political magic, all those debt relief u are all talking about is not as they are sayin it. wait make baba comot 4 sit den we go know d truth.
una go talk say i talk am
probably because Nigerians tend to distrust the govt. in power, we have this mentality that anyone around the govt. (particularly the Federal Government, or our state govt.) is bad. We ignore any positive things they do and dismiss them all as bad. Part of the problem of this country is the negativity of Nigerians. Rather than appreciate any positive action by the govt., we look for some other negative thing. It's almost like we're trying to ensure the country doesn't rise up again. Not that I'm always pro-govt., but I believe we'll be harming ourselves if we ignore the positive changes in the country and keep holding on to the negative aspects. This debt-relief (whether it was for OBJ's political uses or not) is a great and positive change. We are going to save NGN 100 billion that would have been used to service the debt this year alone! For that alone, the minister of finance deserves some credit. Even if you say they are going to misappropriate the funds, we have the facilities with which to probe and prosecute them when they leave office. She got the award of the finance minister of the year, i think many foreigners are seeing what Nigerians aren't seeing, or rather have decided not to see. |
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gidig (m)
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I don't think that with kinds of changes that are taking place now, that someone of her stature will be stopped from getting there.She has paid her dues but according to report this morning on This day newspaper,the presidency may be going to the South south and the two people being considered are Victor Odili and Donald Duke.
In my last post, I wrote about the vidictiveness of Baba Iyabo.The core north that opposed his thrid term essentially will lose out and to silence them, it will be one of those dark horses that Nigerians know have done very well that will be favourable to the Media.I may be wrong but I think it is not impossible.Odili is onlt the initail consideration.The candiday may swing any way.REmemeber that until Ken Nnamani showed courage,this government had no back up plan.No candidate was in line.
And Mrs Okonjo Iweala will be a candidate or she will play a role in choosing who should go from the economic team.That foreign reserve by the way will be an issue in deciding the next president.It will knock most of the front runners now out and the media may back the choice of someone close to the economic team.Someone whose performnace was not the result of his political ability but performance.
Most of them in PDP leadership know that it is over and we hope that like Samson, Onasanjo will help pull the house down on every one of them who thought they can hold this country to ransome.
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GL (f)
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i think Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala is from Delta state - Ibo though.
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Ojukwu_rsg (m)
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Hello guys,
Ngozi, Okonjo Iweale will make a very good administrator while Dora Akunyili will make a good leader. Atiku and co are just bunches of "those same" politician. I think Nigeria need a leader; a feminine leader with a magic wand.
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Mariory (m)
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Hello guys,
Ngozi, Okonjo Iweale will make a very good administrator while Dora Akunyili will make a good leader. Atiku and co are just bunches of "those same" politician. I think Nigeria need a leader; a feminine leader with a magic wand.
The president doesn't have to be female. That should not be a prerequisite for being president. There is no gaurantee that a female president will not be equally corrupt. After all, most of our most corrupt leaders have/had wives. |
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Nia
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I agree that we shouldn't pick someone "because they're a woman". People are human and anyone is capable of corruption. However, I believe Okonjo-Iweala is still a very good candidate for the job. I don't know if this has been posted before, but she was on NPR talking about the explosion in Lagos. Here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5415239 |
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Ojukwu_rsg (m)
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Am not hooting for female president per se. However am saying it about time Nigeria tried a female president. The men we had so far have failed us woefully. What with their latest sit-tight tendencies? There is nothing wrong in asking for women especially now that we have amply qualified and experienced ones, who knows their onus.
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DaHitler (m)
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Female President? With the sexist filth that are in the Army? You guys are just begging for a coup. She would be out of power within days of taking office.  |
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Ojukwu_rsg (m)
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Female President? With the sexist filth that are in the Army? You guys are just begging for a coup. She would be out of power within days of taking office. Yea, just like Ellen Sirleaf Johnson (female President too) is out of power in volatile war scarred Liberia?  |
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Mariory (m)
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Am not hooting for female president per se. However am saying it about time Nigeria tried a female president. The men we had so far have failed us woefully. What with their latest sit-tight tendencies? There is nothing wrong in asking for women especially now that we have amply qualified and experienced ones, who knows their onus.
I disagree. The idea that a woman will do a better job there is an urban myth. Whoever goes in there should go in because that person is the best candidate for the job. Just as there have been clueless ruthless male leaders, there have also been clueless ruthless female leaders throughout world history. It's just that males have mostly been the ones in power. This is nothing against women. I love women.  I just feel we should quit voting for people because they stir popular setiments or on a "trial" and "error" basis. They should be voted for on their ability to perform male or female. |
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Ojukwu_rsg (m)
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Whoever goes in there should go in because that person is the best candidate for the job. Just as there have been clueless ruthless male leaders, there have also been clueless ruthless female leaders throughout world history. It's just that males have mostly been the ones in power. This is nothing against women. I love women. I just feel we should quit voting for people because they stir popular setiments or on a "trial" and "error" basis. They should be voted for on their ability to perform male or female. I agree with you fully Mariory It should not be a matter of premordial sentiment. However, it is my oppinion that as it stands now those that have "the ability to perform" (and have demonstrated that ability) happened to be women (in their great number). Dora, Ngozi, and host of others. My argument is, if these women are doing very well, why not give them the chance instead of embarking on a wild goose chase. |
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DaHitler (m)
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Ojukwu_rsg, I hope you are not comparing a small country like Liberia to Nigeria. Nigeria has over 12 times the population of Liberia and it is a lot more ethnically diverse. Like I said earlier, elect a woman at this time, and the filth in the Military would be there to seize power within days.
*Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected President
*1 min later* Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been deposed in a coup
*[Insert poorly educated Military man]: My fellow patriots . . . . .
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Ojukwu_rsg (m)
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Sir, Afeni I agree with you that Nigeria is a much more complicated country than Liberia, thats why dictators (millitary and civilian) find it difficult to govern us. Nigeria need someone who'll listen. Women are better listeners than men. They have proved also to be better adminsitrators/leaders. Sir Afeni, I appreciate your concern about women being easily diposed by coup. However remember Ironsi, Murtala, Buhari. This were soldiers (general) if am correct. IBB was just fortunate to escape by the skin of his teeth. Run through history sir, give me example of women president who have been deposed by millitary coup. Let be cautious, but lets not be paranoid. The gloom you predict for female president is one am not very keen to subscribe to. What can happen to woman has happened to men; men with power and authority. I remain: if we think she is good and she wants a chance lets give her. On a parting note, I think I can rule the country. Why don't we give me a chance?  |
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bagoma (f)
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@ gidig, i find your comments here quite interesting and i tend to flow along this line of reasoning as well. I don't think that with kinds of changes that are taking place now, that someone of her stature will be stopped from getting there.She has paid her dues but according to report this morning on This day newspaper,the presidency may be going to the South south and the two people being considered are Victor Odili and Donald Duke.
In my last post, I wrote about the vidictiveness of Baba Iyabo.The core north that opposed his thrid term essentially will lose out and to silence them, it will be one of those dark horses that Nigerians know have done very well that will be favourable to the Media.I may be wrong but I think it is not impossible.Odili is onlt the initail consideration.The candiday may swing any way.REmemeber that until Ken Nnamani showed courage,this government had no back up plan.No candidate was in line.
And Mrs Okonjo Iweala will be a candidate or she will play a role in choosing who should go from the economic team.That foreign reserve by the way will be an issue in deciding the next president.It will knock most of the front runners now out and the media may back the choice of someone close to the economic team.Someone whose performnace was not the result of his political ability but performance.
Most of them in PDP leadership know that it is over and we hope that like Samson, Obasanjo will help pull the house down on every one of them who thought they can hold this country to ransome.
however, i am not clear on how you think the foreign reserve will be issue in deciding the next president. what exactly do u mean? the words highlighted in bold above in your quote is one of my ernest prayers for this country. |
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Seun (m)
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As Nigerians prepare for the 2007 general elections to elect a successor to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has advised them to demand and vote for a leader who will continue and build on the foundation of reforms laid by the current administration.
The entrenchment of reforms, according to her, will go a long way in creating macro-economic stability and all the other indices of development for the country.
Okonjo-Iweala in her contribution at a Panel Discussion at the THISDAY Town Hall Meeting Tuesday night inside the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel said, such a leader should not just be brave and courageous enough to do the right thing but should also be transparent in words and deeds.http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=50041
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otolorin (m)
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lailai,
on her own she can't come in
xcept she has d backin of obj, and/or pdp
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kellorah (f)
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she shdnt even bother. as much as we may want her, guys'll never vote esp; them sexist ones.
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oshkosh (m)
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She has done a lot more, and has the capacity to do much more, than the dunces in the likes of Atiku and his co-travellers. Like someone earlier commented on this thread, I do hope OBJ, vindictive or not, bring the roof down on the entire band of thiefs and political journeymen,
Howeve, I don't think male dominated and chauvinistic powers that be in the land will support a female candidate, especially given her relative political inexperience.
But I do hope she remains in public life. She's a real asset to our nation.
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otolorin (m)
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But I do hope she remains in public life. She's a real asset to our nation.
on the contrary - she just called it QUIT |
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Seun (m)
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I think she has announced her presidential ambition with style: "“Your Excellency, I have delivered on your targets and benchmarks and I believe it is time for me to look after my family whilst at the same time contributing to Nigeria in another fashion." http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=54887What is this "other fashion" by which she intends to contribute to Nigeria? Presidency is all I can think off! |
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otokx (m)
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she can't play our politics.
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Mariory (m)
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I think this thread was one of the reasons she resigned. |
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Emax (m)
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I will vote for her if she comes out in 2007.
I believe she will put this country back on track.
Who ever imagine that she will do so well.
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otolorin (m)
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I think this thread was one of the reasons she resigned. i'm laffin my head out!!! |
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