My Guy, you cannot be a civil servant and " openly" publish and write ariticles against your ministers,yet still based on unfounded hearsays. Yashua has enjoyed the best of the Nigerian Government. From his appointments into the civil service to scholarships and courses overseas. We were looking toward to him being a perment secretary someday. He messed up big time.Those of us that have been part of him over the years in Information, Finance Nema etc are highly dissapointed he got involved in all this nonsense. He must have been misadvised

My Guy, you cannot be a civil servant and " openly" publish and write ariticles against your ministers,yet still based on unfounded hearsays. Yashua has enjoyed the best of the Nigerian Government. From his appointments into the civil service to scholarships and courses overseas. We were looking toward to him being a perment secretary someday. He messed up big time.Those of us that have been part of him over the years in Information, Finance Nema etc are highly dissapointed he got involved in all this nonsense. He must have probably been misadvised.

crowaddy: RoyPCain: @Okija juju;
My Guy, you cannot be a civil servant and " openly" publish and write ariticles against your ministers,yet still based on unfounded hearsays. Yashua has enjoyed the best of the Nigerian Government. From his appointments into the civil service to scholarships and courses overseas. We were looking toward to him being a perment secretary someday. He messed up big time.Those of us that have been part of him over the years in Information, Finance Nema etc are highly dissapointed he got involved in all this nonsense. He must have probably been misadvised.

the rule that governs business of the nation is not the same as that of the 'business world'. so, yes you can work for the same government and criticize it. its is patriotic and gutsy to do so instead of being a lackey and kisser of the shoes of your superior. congressman Paul Ryan of the US is an example who had and still openly criticizing the US governance and it is such a value of allowing such act that differentiates real strength from suds on the surface of the ocean. moral conscience should guide those in corridor of power. self correcting can come from those who are your subordinates and openly criticizing you.

the entity called nigeria is greater than the office of the president and the office of the minister of finance is less than that of the president. when you do horrible work, people need to remind you. if she had made excellent appointment, the critic might not have been openly vocal. her excellence is below par, as i see it. there are many igbo women i know that will utilize the office to greater progress of the nation, quicker and much much transparent just for the love of the nation.

her world influence, she has not tapped into it, making such influence worthless or she called and they ignore her which will be how much they value her.

look, i love nigeria over and above any nigerian and unemployed graduate association is at least a testament of her bad judgment, even even if you ignore that she cant take criticism

[b]Well said..

However!! Paul Ryan is a bad example.. Paul Ryan is a congressman not an employee of the Obama Administration. Its like this; Imagine the U.S defence secretary in Bushes administration speaking against President Bushes decision to go to war in Iraq!! Mba nu! You dont work against your Boss..

Do you think that if Obama could sack all these Republicans that are organizing this "shut down" he wouldnt have done so?!

And to me, the principle of business applies even in government. If the Government is not performing as you would like, please resign in opposition and go take sides with the opposition or better yet, go solo and shout your grieviances from the mountain top.. But to stay inside that same government and cause dissention and problems with unconfirmed talks.. Thats unacceptable. When he published that paper, was he expecting to be promoted or hailed?! Like seriously?!

So what do they expect us to do with this news?! Protest for Jonathan to bring back a cog into his wheel?!

Do you realize that his accusation of tribalism in employment against the Minister is a Federal offence for which she can be jailed?! You think say na small thing ehn do?!

Now he has been sacked, he can no provie evidence to support his claim because the onus of proof is now on him.


Okonjo is a dissapointment to you!! Thats absolutely fine by me.. However, your feelings are not a standard for everyone. many Nigerians would also disagree with you and provide supporting proof. Thats just how it is in government. You will never find a government without opposition and support. E.G Assad of Syria.. Some are fighting to keep him, others are fighting to oust him..


He was rightfully sacked in my opinion and should be thankful that Okonjo isnt bringing charges of Slander, defamation & Libel against him..[/b]

abujalapdog: You have “Freedom of Speech” but Freedom
AFTER speech - that I cannot guarantee”..-Idi Amin.

I don laff my belly tear oooo. This is classic. @abuja God bless you for making my day.w

RoyPCain: @Okija juju;


the rule that governs business of the nation is not the same as that of the 'business world'. so, yes you can work for the same government and criticize it. its is patriotic and gutsy to do so instead of being a lackey and kisser of the shoes of your superior. congressman Paul Ryan of the US is an example who had and still openly criticizing the US governance and it is such a value of allowing such act that differentiates real strength from suds on the surface of the ocean. moral conscience should guide those in corridor of power. self correcting can come from those who are your subordinates and openly criticizing you.

the entity called nigeria is greater than the office of the president and the office of the minister of finance is less than that of the president. when you do horrible work, people need to remind you. if she had made excellent appointment, the critic might not have been openly vocal. her excellence is below par, as i see it. there are many igbo women i know that will utilize the office to greater progress of the nation, quicker and much much transparent just for the love of the nation.

her world influence, she has not tapped into it, making such influence worthless or she called and they ignore her which will be how much they value her.

look, i love nigeria over and above any nigerian and unemployed graduate association is at least a testament of her bad judgment, even even if you ignore that she cant take criticism.

Ryan Paul is a republican, he's an opposition and has all d right to criticize d govt. no comparison

naijaking1: He has no business being anybody's PRO. He can now go work fulltime for Boko Haram

I don't understand this. Why are you this m0r0nic?!
You're Igbo, you'd feel VERY aggrieved if someone said something really odious about your tribe. Why would you make the imbecilic insinuation that all Northerners = Boko haram sympathizers?

You and all 13 misguided people (so far) who 'liked' your post are really silly.

[quote author=dridowu]Where is freedom of speech ?
It travelled, it will b back in 2015.

gleaf: Its wrong for a civil servant to publicly accuse, abuse or counter the same govt. He/she is serving. He might be right but the condition or environment does not condone such effrontery, not even in Western world.

Not entirely correct!

His primary allegiance is to the federal Republic of Nigeria as a country and not a particular administration or Minister/appointed government official. I am amused that you make reference to western countries because unlike Nigeria, they have independent bodies that critically evaluate government decisions and actions- none of these exist in Nigeria.

Additionally, the civil service in most Western nations have internal mechanisms that allow workers to make recommendations and critique decisions and actions of both their superiors and subordinates without the fear of being summarily or constructively dismissed.

Madam Iweala is employed by the World Bank and as such should know and appreciate the importance of separating politics from professional duties.

However, the fact that this fellow decided to take his alleged grievance to a media outlet makes his position as Chief Information Officer untenable but an outright dismissal was unnecessary; considering it was Madam Iweala who reported and asked for him to be disciplined- Surely such requests would not have been entertained in the World Bank but I guess you act like a Roman when in Rome.

dridowu: Where is freedom of speech ?

It's the ethics of civil service. You shouldn't criticize the gov'nt that you are part of

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[color=#006600][/color]I believed very strongly in freedom of speech, but freedom after speech could be suicide .

Anyhow but it is better to say your mind than to die be a paupa. Okonjo is a public servant & if anyone complain about her conduct what she surpose do is to clear the air not to cruxify anyone. Nigerians with wrong mindset.

GeneralShepherd:

Oga remove the cloak of tribal sentiments!!!

Watch this girl as she criticises her boss,but I want you to take special note of how she ends the criticism...

I QUIT simple...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_tdY0V4Zo&gl=US&hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&guid=

Remove the cloak of tribal sentiment? That's ironic giving the accusation labelled against okonjo.

Italiano1:


Not entirely correct!

His primary allegiance is to the federal Republic of Nigeria as a country and not a particular administration or Minister/appointed government official. I am amused that you make reference to western countries because unlike Nigeria, they have independent bodies that critically evaluate government decisions and actions- none of these exist in Nigeria.

Additionally, the civil service in most Western nations have internal mechanisms that allow workers to make recommendations and critique decisions and actions of both their superiors and subordinates without the fear of being summarily or constructively dismissed.

Madam Iweala is employed by the World Bank and as such should know and appreciate the importance of separating politics from professional duties.

However, the fact that this fellow decided to take his alleged grievance to a media outlet makes his position as Chief Information Officer untenable but an outright dismissal was unnecessary; considering it was Madam Iweala who reported and asked for him to be disciplined- Surely such requests would not have been entertained in the World Bank but I guess you act like a Roman when in Rome.

Outright dismissal is just apt. You need to take a look at the civil service rules to get a clearer picture. The minister's person is immaterial but the office has been undermined from the INSIDE with a false story

Segadem:
You 've spoken well,but why some Nairalanders will call for the heads of Okupe and Abati while they are discharging their duties?

The post above is utmost nonsense and rubbish. Has criticism become a punishable offence in this land. What kind of education were u given in school? Don't condone injustice to lend credence to ur shallow mind. The sack is wrong. Absolutely wrong.

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Italiano1:


Not entirely correct!

His primary allegiance is to the federal Republic of Nigeria as a country and not a particular administration or Minister/appointed government official. I am amused that you make reference to western countries because unlike Nigeria, they have independent bodies that critically evaluate government decisions and actions- none of these exist in Nigeria.

Additionally, the civil service in most Western nations have internal mechanisms that allow workers to make recommendations and critique decisions and actions of both their superiors and subordinates without the fear of being summarily or constructively dismissed.
Like you said,western countries has independent bodies that takes care of such issues, but week have Icpc and federal character commission,did he report to them before going public which would have even saved him from bn sacked. I personally believe the man has an ulterior motive for boldly going public or just bn overzealous

Madam Iweala is employed by the World Bank and as such should know and appreciate the importance of separating politics from professional duties.

However, the fact that this fellow decided to take his alleged grievance to a media outlet makes his position as Chief Information Officer untenable but an outright dismissal was unnecessary; considering it was Madam Iweala who reported and asked for him to be disciplined- Surely such requests would not have been entertained in the World Bank but I guess you act like a Roman when in Rome.

[b][/b]

Italiano1:


Not entirely correct!

His primary allegiance is to the federal Republic of Nigeria as a country and not a particular administration or Minister/appointed government official. I am amused that you make reference to western countries because unlike Nigeria, they have independent bodies that critically evaluate government decisions and actions- none of these exist in Nigeria.

Additionally, the civil service in most Western nations have internal mechanisms that allow workers to make recommendations and critique decisions and actions of both their superiors and subordinates without the fear of being summarily or constructively dismissed.
Like you said,western countries has independent bodies that takes care of such issues, but week have Icpc and federal character commission,did he report to them before going public which would have even saved him from bn sacked. I personally believe the man has an ulterior motive for boldly going public or just bn overzealous

Madam Iweala is employed by the World Bank and as such should know and appreciate the importance of separating politics from professional duties.

However, the fact that this fellow decided to take his alleged grievance to a media outlet makes his position as Chief Information Officer untenable but an outright dismissal was unnecessary; considering it was Madam Iweala who reported and asked for him to be disciplined- Surely such requests would not have been entertained in the World Bank but I guess you act like a Roman when in Rome.

[b][/b]

Italiano1:


Not entirely correct!

His primary allegiance is to the federal Republic of Nigeria as a country and not a particular administration or Minister/appointed government official. I am amused that you make reference to western countries because unlike Nigeria, they have independent bodies that critically evaluate government decisions and actions- none of these exist in Nigeria.

Additionally, the civil service in most Western nations have internal mechanisms that allow workers to make recommendations and critique decisions and actions of both their superiors and subordinates without the fear of being summarily or constructively dismissed.
Like you said,western countries has independent bodies that takes care of such issues, but week have Icpc and federal character commission,did he report to them before going public which would have even saved him from bn sacked. I personally believe the man has an ulterior motive for boldly going public or just bn overzealous

Madam Iweala is employed by the World Bank and as such should know and appreciate the importance of separating politics from professional duties.

However, the fact that this fellow decided to take his alleged grievance to a media outlet makes his position as Chief Information Officer untenable but an outright dismissal was unnecessary; considering it was Madam Iweala who reported and asked for him to be disciplined- Surely such requests would not have been entertained in the World Bank but I guess you act like a Roman when in Rome.

[b][/b]

Italiano1:


Not entirely correct!

His primary allegiance is to the federal Republic of Nigeria as a country and not a particular administration or Minister/appointed government official. I am amused that you make reference to western countries because unlike Nigeria, they have independent bodies that critically evaluate government decisions and actions- none of these exist in Nigeria.

Additionally, the civil service in most Western nations have internal mechanisms that allow workers to make recommendations and critique decisions and actions of both their superiors and subordinates without the fear of being summarily or constructively dismissed.

Like you said,western countries has independent bodies that takes care of such issues, but week have Icpc and federal character commission,did he report to them before going public which would have even saved him from bn sacked. I personally believe the man has an ulterior motive for boldly going public or just bn overzealous

Madam Iweala is employed by the World Bank and as such should know and appreciate the importance of separating politics from professional duties.

However, the fact that this fellow decided to take his alleged grievance to a media outlet makes his position as Chief Information Officer untenable but an outright dismissal was unnecessary; considering it was Madam Iweala who reported and asked for him to be disciplined- Surely such requests would not have been entertained in the World Bank but I guess you act like a Roman when in Rome.