As president, If GEJ does..... (1) Re-open all large scale cases of Fraud and at least, have their names read out in a Press Confrence for all to view, collect some of the money and they are removed from positions they occupy. (2) Slash the number of Government appointments, trim down the size of his cabinet. (3) "Reduce" all salaries and perks of being in Government. (4) Reduce fuel prices for starters even if its to 75N. (5) And let us see visible effort on electricity. ........If he can achieve all this, I'm sure the Whole Country will "sit-up".

REHOZIBAH:

It shall b well wt u! Wateva dat 'lastpope' said is laden wt high level of idiocy

Dey r always quick to play up d ethnic card in d face of unimpeachable evidence as to d fact dat whoeva dey av chosen 2 follow willy-nilly 2d grave even if he is a crass failure

D same yorubas all of dem r having HBP over voted 4dis same simpleton massively

Even Obasanjo ddnt av it dis easy in d South-West yet we wer stil his greatest critics

All dis 'na my brother' kind of politics is debasing

'Evribodi' voted 4 GEJ n av d right to take him 2 task as regards his stewardship

D problem oda tribes av wt d yorubas is dat we don't fraternise wt mediocrity even if d pipo involved is our kith n kin but 4dem dey prefer to turn d blind eye to glaring case of cluelessness n rudderless leadership our otuoke president is dishing out

Thank you !! Have we lied against GEJ because we are Yoruba or is the undeniable truth that he is one of the most insensitively profligate President the world knows today? Why is international criticism growing against him if not that even non-Nigerians are finding his callous profligacy utterly distasteful and disgusting ?

Was David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, speaking as a Yoruba man when he asked GEJ to account for the billions that has accrued to Nigeria under his leadership when there is nothing visible to show how this vast amount has been dissipated? They will say we talk because we are Yoruba but can these ugly, repellent and disgusting tribalists counter the many precise chronicling of the profligacy and excess of GEJ that is at odd with his role as President of one of the poorest nations in the world?

The likes of that Lostpope character should be bounced out of here if most Nairalanders are committed to fighting prejudiced and bigoted posters. We are talking of leaders failing to lead by example and the n1ncompoop is talking of Yoruba people hating GEJ. What a backward clown.

http://www.punchng.com/editorial/n2-2bn-banquet-hall-enough-is-enough/

Jonathan Spendthrift: Enough is enough

DECEMBER 3, 2012 BY PUNCH EDITORIAL BOARD


NOTHING typifies the frivolous, insensitive and completely inept leadership troubling Nigeria currently than the recent approval of a N2.2bn banquet hall for Aso Villa by the Federal Executive Council. Coming at a time when the country is buffeted by serious security and other challenges, it demonstrates that this government is not a thinking one. Just one of the dozens of eye-opening government expenses, President Goodluck Jonathan is proposing to build a party hall in the palatial Aso Villa while millions of Nigerians are hungry and jobless. Like the fifth Roman Emperor, Nero, Jonathan is fiddling around while the nation is burning. This disgustingly lavish lifestyle must be curbed.

The justification is as galling as the project. The FEC hinged its decision to award this contract mainly on its belief that smaller countries have better banquet halls near their seats of power. The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Bala Muhammed, who briefed the press on the issue, added that the existing hall was inconveniencing and that the proposed 150-seater hall would have such facilities as “security, hall conveniences, technical room and press briefing room that are more and more enhanced so that national broadcast can be done from there.” This has taken profligacy in public expenditure to absurd lengths.

Jonathan probably expects Nigerians to give him and the other FEC members a standing ovation for initiating the project. But he is greatly mistaken. This is as reckless as it is feckless. With all its wealth, the United Kingdom houses its Prime Minister modestly at 10 Downing Street. Its State Dining Room accommodates just up to 65 guests and is also used to host the PM’s monthly press conference.

[b]Other reasonable leaders, including the Presidents of Malawi and Uruguay, have demonstrated good leadership values by their modest lifestyles. As soon as she came to power earlier this year, Malawian President, Joyce Banda, decided to sell off the country’s only Presidential aircraft and a fleet of 60 Mercedes Limousines. She prefers to use private airlines. Banda’s predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, had defended the purchase of the jet as a “must” for a national leader in 2009. The same woman recently announced a 30 per cent cut in her salary. This means that Mrs. Banda’s salary will drop from the reported £37,000 a year to £26,000.

On his part, the Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, not only drives a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle, but also stays at his wife’s farmhouse. Besides, he donates 90 per cent of his monthly salary to charity. “I’m called the poorest president”, he had said, “but I don’t feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more…This is a matter of freedom. If you don’t have many possessions then you don’t need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself.”

Also, the King and Prime Minister of Norway reportedly fly commercial airlines. The interesting thing about Norway is that it produces almost the same amount of oil as Nigeria. But while it has successfully navigated through resource curse to be among the richest countries in the world, Nigeria, in spite of its abundant natural resources, is among the poorest. Norway’s success is not by magic but by prudent management of its resources.[/b]

Jonathan government has continuously demonstrated that the interest of the larger Nigerian citizens is not its priority and that profligacy is its cardinal principle. There are many depressing examples.

In the 2011 budget, N18bn went for the maintenance of presidential planes, which could provide decent accommodation for 18 million people going by the UN-Habitat estimates. In the 2012 budget, it set aside N1.9bn for the purchase of an additional aircraft for the already bloated Presidential fleet and N1.5bn for guest houses for some senior lawmakers. This is happening in a country where a prized possession for many is a generating set.


Nigeria is buckling under the weight of Jonathan’s propensity for the absurd. Allegations are flying everywhere about the monumental level of government ineptitude in responding to insecurity. Almost on a daily basis, bandits and Boko Haram terrorists are killing scores of innocent Nigerians. A recent report by the British-based Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Nigeria as the worst place for a baby to be born in 2013. Nigeria is 80th out of the 80 countries surveyed. Infant and maternal mortality in the country is among the highest in the world. Life expectancy for a child born in Nigeria is 51.9 years whereas, for a small country like Gabon, it is 62.7 years; Mauritius is 73.4 years; and Libya, 74 years.

The 2011 Human Development Index report by the United Nations’ Development Programme placed Nigeria 156th out of 187 countries surveyed. UNDP says, [b]for almost a decade now, Nigeria has been recording consistently high economic growth rate that has not produced commensurate employment opportunities and reduction in poverty among its citizens. Poverty is endemic in the country as over 70 per cent of the citizens live from hand to mouth. An estimated 11 million Nigerian children of school age are out of school. Out of this number, about 7.5 million are girls.

With a GDP Per Capita of $2,500, malnutrition wracks 46 per cent of the population, unemployment rate was 23.9 per cent in 2011 and youth unemployment rate was as high as 46.5 per cent in the same year. It is insulting that the President is creating an atmosphere of wealth and luxury for himself. In the 2012 Mo Ibrahim Index for African Governance, Nigeria was ranked 43 out of 52 countries assessed. The country’s overall score of 42.0 did not even match up to the West African average score of 51.9. Smaller countries just emerging from the ravages of war, such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Angola, are relatively better in development indices.[/b] Poor infrastructure and harsh economic environment have led to the shutdown of many companies. Some of these companies have relocated to these same smaller countries, leading to massive loss of jobs in Nigeria. This is a grim reminder of North Korea whose leader lives in opulence while the entire populace live in abject poverty.

Regrettably, the Jonathan administration is no longer evincing any hope. The cavalier attitude of the National Assembly is also regrettable. In the life of this administration, corruption has assumed a monstrous status. According to SUNDAY PUNCH investigation, over N5tn in government funds has been stolen through fraud, embezzlement and theft since President Jonathan assumed office on May 6, 2010. Sadly, as The Economist puts it, “Many Africans are ambivalent about their leaders’ extravagance; disgust at profligacy mingles with pride at the display.”

The Jonathan government has demonstrated complete lack of judgement in initiating this project. The citizens, through civil society groups, should rise up to salvage what is remaining of this country. Nigerians should wake up and demand modesty from their rulers. Leadership is about self sacrifice, assertiveness, service, prudent management and the ability to think and galvanise the populace towards achieving the vision of the leader for the common good of all.

Jonathan should curb this regal lifestyle and lavish spending of public money. He should step aside if he cannot do this.

Look at the Kettle calling the Pot Black.

ba7man: I don't support the idea of people choosing to have low moral standards but they're simply reflecting their leaders. An organization takes the characteristics of its leader. When you have clowns ruling the country, the citizens are bound to to act a fhool too. Anointing flows from the leader to the people, not the other way around.

Not every Organization takes the characteristics of its leaders,only in an autocracy does that maxim prevails.In democracy reverse is the case.Many years of military regime has brought us were we are.

Forgot to mention corruption

Gbawe:

Shame the world is not full of petty and hateful elements like you unable to separate a man's artistic brilliance, that brought joy to many worldwide and that all right-thinking Nigerians should be proud of , with his private life.

Hate Fela all you want, and it is obvious why since you are a creature of sheer hatred, yet be aware no Nigerian artist has a very successful broadway play in their honour. You will always be a pathetic and hate-destroyed nuisance yet Fela will be remembered fondly as the brilliant, inspired, influential Nigerian king of Afrobeats.

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Point of correction, mister. I do not hate FELA and I don't even care about him or his followers. I'm too busy to patronise such a man.

Listen Mr, your own hatred towards Mr President would only make you look retarde. d. What exactly is wrong with his statements??

Why are y'all acting like a dunce!

Some of you passed through a very bad training... hence the reason for the too many negative talks about a sensible speech delivered by Mr President in absentia...

What do you dunce expect from him on such occasion organised by a social/religious group?

Do you expect him to start talking about the road that lead to your village in the presence of the body of CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria)?

Is it not true that the average youth of today has no morals?

Is it not true that MOG now turn the teachings up-side and down?

Is it not true that y'all now smoke indian hemp and follow politicians as thug reps?

Is it not true that you find it hard to comprehend a speech that has to do with social-religious aspect of life and not a tribal or political aspect?

Is it not true that something is wrong with you?

ba7man: As president, If GEJ does..... (1) Re-open all large scale cases of Fraud and at least, have their names read out in a Press Confrence for all to view, collect some of the money and they are removed from positions they occupy. (2) Slash the number of Government appointments, trim down the size of his cabinet. (3) "Reduce" all salaries and perks of being in Government. (4) Reduce fuel prices for starters even if its to 75N. (5) And let us see visible effort on electricity. ........If he can achieve all this, I'm sure the Whole Country will "sit-up".

Stop dreaming mister...

Why not tell your governor to start the Press conference..?

How about the corrupt men in your local government?

What happens to the thieves in your office?

What stops you from sending them to EFCC?

Henceforth and for evermore President GEJ shall be known as "Mr Bean"!

Or if you prefer: "Baba Suwe".

Acidosis:

Point of correction, mister. I do not hate FELA and I don't even care about him or his followers. I'm too busy to patronise such a man.
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Shut up you disgusting tw1t !!! "Patronise Such a man"? What manner of man do you want to proclaim Fela to be if not that hateful creatures like you only know how to talk negatively about others? Do you have anyone in your entire lineage who has defended ordinary Nigerians as bravely and as innovatively as Fela has done or are you just a hateful reprobate indoctrinated never to see good in others let alone acknowledge such?

How are you different to the racist who calls Bob Marley a "worthless reefer head" simply because his innate prejudice against all black folks means he can never acknowledge the special talent that made Marley an outstanding gift to music and humanity?

Write 50 lines if you want but no one will be fooled enough to not understand the ugly hatred behind your needlessly ungracious,petty and malicious attack against a Musical icon who, like or hate him, was a universally acclaimed talent, a pioneer and a source of immense pride for Nigeria. Useless creature of hate.

Gbawe:

Shut up you disgusting tw1t !!! "Patronise Such a man"? What manner of man do you want to proclaim Fela to be if not that hateful creatures like you only know how to talk negatively about others? Do you have anyone in your entire lineage who has defended ordinary Nigerians as bravely and as innovatively as Fela has done or are you just a hateful reprobate indoctrinated never to see good in others let alone acknowledge it?

How are you different to the racist who calls Bob Marley a "worthless reefer head" simply because his innate prejudice against all black folks means he can never acknowledge the special talent that made Marley an outstanding gift to music and humanity?

Write 50 lines if you want but no one will be fooled enough to not understand the ugly hatred behind your needlessly ungracious,petty and malicious attack against a Musical icon who, like or hate him, was a universally acclaimed talent, a pioneer and a source of immense pride for Nigeria. Useless creature of hate.

LOL! Do you want to kill yourself for FELA?

You're funny! Rather than shouting around the street like your mentor-FELA. Why not go into politics and let us see the change you want to see...

Why didn't your mentor contest for Presidency in his time? Why didn't he join the army may be he'll one day become the General of the armed forces??

LOL! I guess he was busy drinking and sleeping with harlots..

Do you really think your noise here will change anything?

...and why would you leave the basics of this discussion for a man who can no longer help you even if you need him?

What exactly is wrong with the speech from Mr President.

Tell me one negative thing about his speech and I will show the whole world the kind of home training you received.

Why are people taking this statement personal and malicious? Everything he said are pinching but TRUE..tell me which is not true only that he's is not an exemption. ..

Otherwise of cause he's damn correct

hollandis: May God punish this bastard and the land minister that represented him

may God punish ur father, u bitch!

[size=15pt]Is he lying?[/size]

Honestly, all the vituperations for what the president said is unnecessary. The value system is Nigeria is at its nadir.
I believe the invidious remarks is because it was Jonathan that said this, probably if a tithe-loving Pastor or a terrrorism inciting imam, the reactions would be different.
Anyways, the message is clear and simple and on point.

JamesDoe: The correct answer to GEJ in this instance is:

"YOUR FADA!!!"

9jarians kwenu!

Too harsh bro.

GEJ..........What consine you about moral value, abeg sarap mr minister..

What moral values can we learn frm these set of currupt leaders we have in this country.

Is this guy for real?He has the audacity to preach morality and blame the youths even when fathers like him are rogues.

Although,he is a small rogue when compared to rogues like tinubu,obj,atiku,ibb and co,but he is a rogue making out for the lost time that the cake has been in the hands of strangers.

Just one word 4 u mr pressy









OLOSHI!!!
Go and learn politics and leadership, then come back in 2050

A PResident of a Democratic NAtion must be secular and not talk religious thingz!

Acidosis:


LOL! Do you want to kill yourself for FELA?

You're funny! Rather than shouting around the street like your mentor-FELA. Why not go into politics and let us see the change you want to see...

Why didn't your mentor contest for Presidency in his time? Why didn't he join the army may be he'll one day become the General of the armed forces??

LOL! I guess he was busy drinking and sleeping with harlots..

Do you really think your noise here will change anything?

...and why would you leave the basics of this discussion for a man who can no longer help you even if you need him?

What exactly is wrong with the speech from Mr President.

Tell me one negative thing about his speech and I will show the whole world the kind of home training you received.

why people are annoyed about GEJ's speech is jst because of Hypocrisy..........

What is so difficult for these Nigerian rogues masquerading as leaders to understand? Leaders drive change, take ultimate responsibility for change, set the tone for change at the top and then cascade and embed the behaviour down. With the criminal pardon of Alams, what core values does this drunken sailor fisherman expect citizens to have.

When citizens see leaders, they should see vision, they should see change. Unfortunately when Nigerians see their leaders, they see rogues, they see criminals and cannot be expected to act differently.

Who benefited from zoning but denied its existence? Who promised one term but claims otherwise? Who proposed 6year single term and is dying to kill it? GEJ is a fraudster, he lacks every moral and intellectual integrity. He should be very far from the committee of selfless and worthy men.

Acidosis:

Point of correction, mister. I do not hate FELA and I don't even care about him or his followers. I'm too busy to patronise such a man.

Listen Mr, your own hatred towards Mr President would only make you look retarde. d. What exactly is wrong with his statements??

Why are y'all acting like a dunce!

Some of you passed through a very bad training... hence the reason for the too many negative talks about a sensible speech delivered by Mr President in absentia...

What do you dunce expect from him on such occasion organised by a social/religious group?

Do you expect him to start talking about the road that lead to your village in the presence of the body of CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria)?

Is it not true that the average youth of today has no morals?

Is it not true that MOG now turn the teachings up-side and down?

Is it not true that y'all now smoke indian hemp and follow politicians as thug reps?

Is it not true that you find it hard to comprehend a speech that has to do with social-religious aspect of life and not a tribal or political aspect?

Is it not true that something is wrong with you?

Is obvious u have lost all sense of morality to have stood so low to insult d collective interest of d youth. Have ever bother to ask why many Nigerians over night resorted in name calling? Greed n corruption wit little or noting 2 show 4 it inspite of wat we generate. I don't support calling d president names but d onion is on him to practice wat he preaches. Ur likes never see any wrong wit d suffering because probably u don't stay here nd u don't give a damn. Agree, he made good remarks, but he knows wat to do and yet, wen d likes of Gbawe tries 2 point out d ills of d govt, ppl like resorted 2 derogatory remarks. The president was voted 4 across d country wit d hope tat d change we all have been waiting 4 has come, instead wat do we get, unfilled promises. Nobody in his rightful mind will just hate d President witout any cause, remember Nigerians love good tins, and d can tell if a siting President has perform or not. I will advice u 2 approach every issue wit an open mind rather than from a tribal point of view. Btw, i used to appreciate ur post, but ur comments today made u lost my respect.

Nigerians are people sitting on gun powders. Including our youths. I can imagine the level of grammars exploded in these thread, I am amazed. Yet unemployment grow like the iroko tree. while don't we harness all of these our grammar into something meaningful. All these our good and big grammar we are wasting here on nairaland. why don't we use it in the government and i bet you our country will be a better nation. Enough of these grammar and at the end Nothing and I SAY "NOTHING" will be showed for it.
Anyway Nigerians are doing bera in Education.

@GEJ's Speech
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Acidosis:

Stop dreaming mister...

Why not tell your governor to start the Press conference..?

How about the corrupt men in your local government?

What happens to the thieves in your office?

What stops you from sending them to EFCC?

As President, he's in a better position to effect wide-spread change. "The leader inspires change in the people...The people shouldn't inspire change in the leader"...Is he a baby? "To whom much is given, much is expected". Don't you understand the implications of being a leader?? Why are you leading people if you can't effect change in their lives then?? You should be removed if you can't.

I listed a couple of actions above that if GEJ can sucessfully effect some of them, it will send a far stronger message to the populace......Than Fashola arresting a millitary official for driving in the BRT lane....or prosecuting a local Govt Chairman. GEJ might even be hailed Nigeria's best president. Nigerians are very easy to please...#FACT#. What's the point of me reporting a fraudster in my office to EFCC when the President is busy rewarding far bigger fraudsters

The word "I don't give a damn" to 160 million people is the highest lost of moral value I ever seen in my life, not to talk of lying for MEND about October 1, 2011 bombing or building church on his behalf as a bribe by an Italian contractor (just to mention a few). Good radiance to bad rubbish.

[quote
author=maasoap] If what you typed here is very true, then it would be
very unjust on your part not to have asked yourself a simple question on
why is this so. Was it not the same Yorubas that massively voted for
him in 2011?[/quote] 80% of yorubas did not vote in 2011 cos there was no yoruba candidate. if u swear dat you voted, then am sorry for the outcome

[quote
author=ba7man]As President, he's in a better position to effect
wide-spread change. "The leader inspires change in the people...The
people shouldn't inspire change in the leader"...Is he a baby? "To whom
much is given, much is expected". Don't you understand the implications
of being a leader?? Why are you leading people if you can't effect
change in their lives then?? You should be removed if you can't.[/quote] GEJ has effected positive change in my life and that of my family. He gave me work at NLRC and after so many yrs of embargo in costoms, gave my cousin work there, gave my brother job at NSCDC. My wife got N5m from youwin and now her biz is growing from strength to strength. i can stroll into a gas station and buy gas anytime and anyway. If u easily appreciate him and stop the hate, some if not all these good things will touch ur live. Don't c d reason for all these hate cos he has performed better than those b4 him.

ballabriggs: What is so difficult for these Nigerian rogues masquerading as leaders to understand? Leaders drive change, take ultimate responsibility for change, set the tone for change at the top and then cascade and embed the behaviour down. With the criminal pardon of Alams, what core values does this drunken sailor fisherman expect citizens to have.

When citizens see leaders, they should see vision, they should see change. Unfortunately when Nigerians see their leaders, they see rogues, they see criminals and cannot be expected to act differently.

It is called leading by example. Nigerian leaders, right from the number 1 citizen, have no interest in doing this. Next minute, they are busy hypocritically lecturing the populace about a breakdown in societal values when it is impossible to separate their actions/inactions from the state of affairs on the ground.

There are literally millions of research literature where development analyst establish a direct correlation between poverty/corruption and crime/societal dysfunction. It is just that our President is a highly corrupt and dishonest man who is not humbled to moderate his talk by the reality of how his own actions/inactions contribute to the adverse social development he complains about.

To be honest, I don't think Jonathan is especially bright or well-read. The best he should do is loot all he can while he is in a position we know he cannot sniff in nations where merit is king. What I would expect him to be bright enough to discern is the obvious hypocrisy of his kind complaining about a breakdown in laudable societal value when, even personally, his own actions/inactions directly and incontrovertibly contribute to this.

When, as one example, he pardoned a man guilty of the pervasive corruption destroying Nigeria, thus damaging the psyche of young people who will be left confused over the obvious message from Mr.President that crime is no 'biggie' in our nation, why is he now publicly fooling himself with this display of crass hypocrisy?

http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/ayobami.htm

Corruption Eradication in Nigeria: An Appraisal

Oyinola Oluwagmamiga Ayobami


Introduction

Some of the things that cause poverty in Nigeria are the Nigerian ruling and business elite. The ruling elite lack the kind of philosophical and ideological vision and orientation that is committed to developing "a dream society." They have no dream beyond the satisfaction of desires. This paper examines the nature of corruption in Nigeria.


Effect of Corruption on Nation-Building

Many have noted the effects of corruption on nation-building. Development scholars observe this effect. Corruption has an adverse effect on social and economic development and also in building a nation.