Mandelaguy:
bros, you must be a comedian. So in your mind, you expect Maku to be wearing the same pair of shirts he wore in 1986 before you affirm him a comrade. Are you for real? Or you are just joking?

please tell me it's a joke

Mandelaguy:

Jobless mugu. Go to school and learn about portfolios of Ministers. What is the job of an information minister other than spreading information about the activities of government?

The primary duty of an information minister is to bridge the communication gap between the people and government. A good minister of information will have to evolve policies and programmes that will be suited for this purpose.
A minister of Information is not to create jobs as you have misled some of your ignoramuses to think on this thread. A minister of information is to propagate information through viable and verifiable means.

The National Good governance tour is surely a legitimate means for this end. The tour was budgeted for in 2012 budget and approved by both Houses of the National Assembly.
Go and meet your legislator to tutor you on why he or she passed the budget for the tour. He will talk sense into your dull wet brains.

In addition, the tour was approved by the Governors forum to run through thier respective states. It has both the backing of all governors as the tour will get to all states including Lagos.
Rather than make noise on Nairaland about what you don't know, I suggest you tell your paymasters to get ready to showcase what they have done.
The era of cheap talk is over. Maku is coming to expose all incompetent governors and paymasters. F.ool!

oyb: Wtf?


Our army of gej muppets suddenly resurrected?

Is it appraisal time for maku?

Or is this a last desperate bid for xmas rice?

sessydoo: Rubbish PR, so how does this put food on the table of a common Man? or how has it reduced corruption in the land? He is also part of the thiefing cabal.....the same Maku, during his days as Union Activist in the University was vehemently against the removal of fuel subsidy, its quite surprising that today this man is now championing removal of subsidy. Any1 dat is honourable, will not serve in GEJ govt.....govt of corruption

Maduale:

The bolded caught my attention. He deserves commendation for pushing through that bill. I remember the politics that has delayed the formulation and passage of that bill for years.
Severally it was thrown out of the National Assembly and the media was agog with condemnations over the insincerity of government to pass the bill.
It was believed that the bill will usher in accountability and openness in the running of government. This is so because everybody can easily demand to have any information he deems fit about any ministry or department of govt.
I remember that the yaradua administration came under heavy criticsm for playing politics with the freedom of information bill. They were accused of dreading the bill while they moved very fast to accelerate the passage of official secrets Act. The official secrets Act was the direct opposite of FOI. It seeks to hide the very information which the FOI intends to expose.

If Maku came in and the FOI was passed, it's not mere coincidence. It could have been a product of courage and political will to let the FOI see the light of day. I salute him for that

ANALIST: Let's face the issue at hand " the best info minister or not". I humbly, think that most of all the commentators on this issue are correct. But how correct are they? This i must analyse in the next few minutes.

Every ministry has a mandate as has been submitted by all and sundry, to the president and in turn the president owe all to us whom he derives his legitimacy from.

Then we ask " what is the mandate of info minister under Maku, or any other that has held this tripartite position. I call it tripatite because the minister defends the government, himself and reorientate the citizenry on some misconceived issues or policies of government which might not go down well with everybody.


I must say that no one can be a perfect minister of information to everyone considering the fact that Everybody do not possess the equality of knowledge, wisdom and understanding to be qualified as a judge in the panel of panelist to adjudge who is the perfect info minister.

Then we ask again, what do the protagonists of Maku have in their credit and the antagonists equally argue against ?

Well Dearest, I think in my most submissive opinion that all the issues can be couched on this: IF YOU ARE HUMAN RIGHT ACTIVIST WHAT WILL YOU DO TO POLICY THAT IS CONTRARY TO THE PEOPLE? IF YOU ARE AN INFO MINISTER WHAT WILL YOU DO? IF YOU ARE A SOCIAL COMMENTATOR WHAT WILL YOU DO?

IF we can sincerely and umbiasely, answer all the question the consensus wiould not be far from blackmailing the minister, telling him where he is not doing much, rejecting the temptation of seeking relevance through social media and finalling thinking before lipping; for it is cowardice to lip before one thinks.

Demdem: I still remember vividly the lies peddled by this useless man during the subsidy debacle early this year. Going from one tv station to the other, talking rubbish. Yet some fools still regard him in high regards. Who does that except his fellow cohorts.

Mandelaguy:
Old resident fool. What lies did he peddle? You saw a minister that was trying very hard to save you from ignorance and you call that lies?
Maku was telling you the obvious truth which posterity will vindicate him in due course.
It takes a paid opposition boot licker like you not to notice that the removal of subsidy is long overdue in order for our Petroluem sector to move forward.

I know that you are a dullard so no amount of education on the benefits of deregulation of downstream sector which subsidy removal seeks to herald will convince you. So I will allow you to wallow in the bliss of your ignorance. Perhaps, one day you will grow up to know the truth.ODE!

Guk:

Thanks for your opinion.Thumbs up.

My own submission is that the guy is full of "Spin" making things appear to be what they are not. I wonder if these people have a consciense when they come out every wednesday after FEC meeting and you have to report on what you know is farce!! Difficult job but he seems to be enjoying the fact that he is getting away with fooling nigerians.

I can never forget the FEC meeting of January 4th when the nation was in arms over fuel subsidy removal, this guy was peddling false hood with a straight face. When it came to the turn of Minister Aganga to announce that the Fed govt had buses available and they wld be distributed within 10 days, he was so uncomfortable saying so because he knew he was lying!!

Demdem:

Fool, I can see u now have a mental problem. Wasn't it maku and his gangs that kept us informing us about some powerful cabals who seems to be in charge of the industry?
Hasn't recent events revealed to us that the so called cabals and friends and associates of this govt that includes the labour minister who also follows waku wherever he goes?
Dumb, I ain't against removal of subsidy. I am sure u got that idea from ur cursed imagination.

ballabriggs:

I see you understand what is going on. Already Jona knows Maku is the most fraudulent minister in his cabinet as reported in some newspapers. Hence there is an attempt to launder his image.

But I say bye bye Labaran Maku, Rest In Peace, you are on your way out. With my petition and those pending on the desk of Mr President already, this crook called Maku is on his way out, there is no remedy.

JONA FIRE MAKU NOW!!!

Mandelaguy:

It's funny how you unintelligently shoot yourself in the foot with your unguarded utterances. Hear him: "hasn't recent events revealed to us that the so called cabals and friends and associates ...bla bla"

The recent events you allude to truly confirms Maku's earlier assertions, so what makes him a liar?
Maku told you in January that there exist a powerful cabal. In June, the identity of the cabal was unveiled. So how does that Make Maku a liar? Do you talk with your senses at all? Or have they gone on vacation to Jamaica in search of Indian hemp?

Secondly, you said" recent events" in a failed bid to cover up the efforts of Jonathan in probing and prosecuting the untouchable cabal who have held Nigeria's Petroluem industry prostrate since independence.
You are such a sore looser and you lack the balls to acknowledge the courageous and bold steps of this administration in exposing the oil cabal.

Demdem:

[b]Foool, i can now see that u are so shameless and deceitful like ur master maku. he told us about the all powerful cabal that are gradually killing us. he painted a picture of a set of untouchable. he said these ones dont have the interest of the general populace at heart bla bla bla.
Little did we know that as he as saying this, one of these untouchables was right beside him. Does that show sincerity in ur dumb state?
Govt told us CABALS are killing us and yet same cabals like both the aviation and labour ministers sit to discuss how to defeat them? does this sound sane to u at all?
Its obvious to the sane that the govt as never sincere. this surely will be difficult for u to decode because u are simply not sane.

Again fool, have u ever wondered why the retardeen had to wait till after the subsidy protest, NASS probe before constituting his own probe? one would have expected that that ought to be the first step even before subsidy removal so that the govt could get the real picture of what is going on within the industry but alas it wasnt done. The retardeen waited till all hell broke loose and even with that the person mandated to bring out a white paper on some of these issue is a cabal member (labour minister). doesnt that suggest to u that the retardeen is running mad and yet u come here telling me that bold steps are being carried out.
Once again, i re-affirm that u are a foool.[/b]


I THINK THIS TO BE A FORUM OF AND FOR POLITICALLY ENLIGHTENED AND NOT POLITICAL BACK-BITERS..

IN EVERY FAMILY OF THE SAME DAD AND MUM THERE ARE THE PRODIGALS-WHO WILL NOT LIVE UP TO THEIR EXPECTATION. DOES THIS MEAN THE ENTIRE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT RESPONSILBLE? I ONCE AGAIN IN THE INNERMOST OF THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND EQUITY DISAGREE WITH @DEMDEM AND SAY NAY/NO TO THIS AND THEIR ALLLEGATION WHICH HAS SHOWN THEIR BIASENESS ON THIS ISSUE.

IF WE ARE TO FOLLOW THEIR OPINION AND PITCH OUR TENTS WITH THEM, THEN IT WILL MEANS WE ALL WILL BE CONSUMED IN THE OCEAN OF THEIR "CONDEM ALL". I NO THEIR ANGER AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MEAN TO USE FORCE TO ASSERT AND CONVINCE THEIR LISTENERS WHICH IS NEVER THE RULE OF ARGUMENT.

TO SAY THE LIST, THEY MUST HAVE TO STATE THEIR CASE FOR AND AGAINST; IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PRESS AND PERSUADE THEIR AUDIENCE WITH COGENT AND VERIFIABLE FACTS TO MOVE THEM TO THEIR PROVINE THROUGH DEDUCTIONS FROM THEIR FACTS. THIS, I MUST SAY IS LACKING, NEEDED AND HAS NEVER BEEN SUPLLIED BY THEM.ALL I HAVE SEEN SO FAR IS UNVERIFIABLE COMPARISON AND " NAMING A DOG TO NAIL HIM" ARGUMENT WHICH IS OLD-FASHIONED.

@MANDELLAQUY, TO ME IS MORE CIVILISED, COGENT AND DEDUSIBLE IN SHOWING AND COMMENTING ON THIS ISSUE OF MAKU's QUALITY AS INFO MINISTER AND HAS STOOD AS AN ENLIGHTENED AND UMBIASED UMPIRE; NOT TO DEFEND BUT STATING THE OBVIOUS.

MY SUBMISSION TO ALL OF THIS IS THAT, NO MINISTER IS ALL THE MINISTERS AND ALL THE MINISTERS CAN NOT BE A MINISTER.

WE MUST NOT ALSO FORGET THAT IN A PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT ALL THE MINISTERS ARE COLLECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE TO THE PRESIDENT WHO CUTS THE SHORT AND MUST WORK TOGETHER TO ACTUALISE THE AGENDA OF SUCH ADMINISTRATION.

THEREFORE, THE ALLEGATION OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE LABOUR MINISTER IN THE SUBSIDY SCAM VISA-VIS HIS WORKING WITH MAKU AND CHAIRING THE WHITER PAPER COMMITTEE HAS NO BEARING WHATSOEVER WITH THE ISSUE AT HAND. BECAUSE IT WASN'T MAKU THAT APPOINTED HIM NOR CAN MAKU MAKE DECISION UNILATERALLY FOR THE PRESIDENT AS AN INFORMATION MINISTER.

WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT APPOINTTEES, THEIR RESPONSILITIES AND LIMITATIONS BEFORE REACHING HASTY CONCLUSIONS AS SEEN IN @DEMDEM.

TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, WOGU HAS BEEN CLEARED AS NOT BEING AMONG THE DIRECTORS Of PINACCLE AND UNTILL PROVEN OTHERWISE CANNOT BE SEEN IN THE EYE OF EVERY RIGHT THINKING NIGERIAN AS A CABAL THAT COULD HAVE FOILED THE PROSECUTION OR OTHERWISE OF SUBSIDY CABALS.

Let's reason like educated commentators not as market or chuwa-chuwa men or women who fights to get what he/ she thins is theirs.

Mandelaguy:

It is always in the nature of these retarded paid clowns on Nairaland to develop an escape strategy to hard facts that they can't disprove.
Tell me. What on earth has people's profile and registration dates got to do with the topic at hand?
Interestingly too, none of the dates and profiles tallied so I don't even understand the message he was trying to pass through.
I thought that the exit of Kobojunkie on Nairaland marked the end to all these childish acts but I have been proved wrong.
There are still resident mugu's around who can't sustain a healthy debate on the merit of the issues. Pathetic!

BTT: I want to thank Seun Osewa for one thing on a day like this- for putting in every mamber's profile info, the day the member joined Nairaland.

Has anyone taken note that (almost) ALL these Maku bootlickers joined Nairaland this year (2012). In fact, some joined same day and most, same week. Pls see for yourselves!

Like someone's quote says, "Karma is unisex".
Bandits and Beggars! Nobody will join issues with you: Your children's curses await you at your graves. Wait! Judgment day is a day off hence.

BTT: I want to thank Seun Osewa for one thing on a day like this- for putting in every mamber's profile info, the day the member joined Nairaland.

Has anyone taken note that (almost) ALL these Maku bootlickers joined Nairaland this year (2012). In fact, some joined same day and most, same week. Pls see for yourselves!

Like someone's quote says, "Karma is unisex".
Bandits and Beggars! Nobody will join issues with you: Your children's curses await you at your graves. Wait! Judgment day is a day off hence.

Demdem:

[b]Foool, i can now see that u are so shameless and deceitful like ur master maku. he told us about the all powerful cabal that are gradually killing us. he painted a picture of a set of untouchable. he said these ones dont have the interest of the general populace at heart bla bla bla.
Little did we know that as he as saying this, one of these untouchables was right beside him. Does that show sincerity in ur dumb state?
Govt told us CABALS are killing us and yet same cabals like both the aviation and labour ministers sit to discuss how to defeat them? does this sound sane to u at all?
Its obvious to the sane that the govt as never sincere. this surely will be difficult for u to decode because u are simply not sane.

Again fool, have u ever wondered why the retardeen had to wait till after the subsidy protest, NASS probe before constituting his own probe? one would have expected that that ought to be the first step even before subsidy removal so that the govt could get the real picture of what is going on within the industry but alas it wasnt done. The retardeen waited till all hell broke loose and even with that the person mandated to bring out a white paper on some of these issue is a cabal member (labour minister). doesnt that suggest to u that the retardeen is running mad and yet u come here telling me that bold steps are being carried out.
Once again, i re-affirm that u are a foool.[/b]

Puntae: It is now obvious that we ve totally lost touch of morality and constructive criticism, we now choose to employ the principles of subtle insult and loquacious criticism thereby murdering the essence of debating an issue. I wonder what message we seek to pass to the people on the podium of battering one another just to clarify issues. Are we now holier than the characters we criticise or praise?

On both ends, picking out a few constructive submissions; you have made vital submissions and indeed deliberated on relevant issues. Whether Maku is or is not the best Information Minister, is inconsequential, what is relevant indeed is the fact which defines his been 'best' or not.

Truth be told and lets a spade be a spade and without prejudice, drawing from the pleatorial of the uncompromising effort of theHon. Minister, he deserves a credit. His unrelenting attitude towards change is indeed remarkable. Many, but to speak on one, the Good Governance Tour which presently still drives.