Pataki: This doofus of a president tried the same thing in Edo and he was bitterly disgraced there.

Your days are numbered President Retardeen!

Come Saturday, we the true Igbos shall be suya-ing and eating nwkobi stew as we celebrate team APC in Anambra government house.

Pk001: What is FEC meeting? Is he not the president?
He can call for a FEC meeting today if he wishes.

FEC meeting can be held even 3 times in a week.

Please stop this rubbish jounalism.

AjaraEwuro: the regulars are appearing. Seems their blood pressure boils at the mention of GEJ. LOL. But alas, they can only rant online.

Pukkah:

Be bold. Debate the issues. Quit insults.

State the reasons why you think the President's presence at the PDP Campaigns in Onitsha is more beneficial to the country that his presence at FEC meeting or CHOGM. I might not know. Explain to me. For now, you've not said anything other than insults.

I know you will defeat me when it comes to insults. But let's debate this and keep it clean.

AjaraEwuro:

Where is the insult?

Pukkah:

How is this rubbish journalism?

The FEC meeting did not hold because the President went to Anambra to campaign for the PDP candidate. Because of the same reason, he also shunned the Commonwealth meeting. In fact, he cancelled his trip to CHOGM to attend the rally. Does this make sense?

Is the President's presence for a party campaign more important than at the previously scheduled FEC meeting where important decisions concerning all Nigerians are usually made? Were there no urgent national issues to be discussed or decisions to be taken? Although there's no law that says the FEC must hold every Wednesday but we are talking about seriousness here.

With the level of underdevelopment in Nigeria, and the fact that all the country's peers have left her behind, shouldn't the President's sleeves be rolled up permanently as he goes full throttle to battle developmental issues? Given the state of the country, is there really any time to waste? If the President must be in Onitsha to campaign, must it be at the expense of the FEC meeting? Must he be in Onitsha on that day?

Vice President Sambo was in Anambra less than a week earlier. He led about 60 people to campaign for the PDP candidate. Then 5 days later, our President shunned an important meeting (except you're saying it's not important) and cancelled a CHOGM trip to be in Onitsha for campaigns. It would have been a different thing if he was in Anambra for developmental efforts. Is Nigeria a serious country at all?

The President could create time and attention for campaigns but he's not been able to create attention for corruption, oil theft, restructure of the federation, etc. So what happens after the campaigns, even if the candidate wins? How many of such governors has the President been able to influence to deliver sound governance? Or what's the essence of this whole charade?

You stated that the FEC meeting can hold at any time the President so wishes. But does that show good planning and order? Do you know how the meetings are run and organized? Does being the President mean that he should not be organized and should be taking knee jerk decisions? By the way, how many times has the FEC meeting held 3 times a week - in order to underscore urgency?


On another note, is it even fair on the other candidates in the Anambra election to have the President and his Vice leave or postpone state work and spend taxpayers' money to be present at the campaign of one of them? Are campaign expenses, direct and indirect, supposed to be incurred by the state?

I put it to you that the costs of the presence of the President at the campaign was borne by the Nigerian state. Is this fair? Don't tell me that this is how it has always been done because it does not make it right. Change must also start at some point.

I think a sitting President, regardless of his party, should be refrained from being physically present at party campaigns. A President is on the bill of all Nigerians/politicians and should not be seen to be given undue advantage to any party. Moreso, the President should also sit down and work. Nigeria, at this its low development stage, cannot afford a President that goes to state campaigns to utter shameful inanities like the number of Anambra indigenes that own private jets.

AjaraEwuro:

Where is the insult? I only made a comment in a country where there is free speech just like you made yours.

AjaraEwuro: the regulars are appearing. Seems their blood pressure boils at the mention of GEJ. LOL. But alas, they can only rant online.

Orlando Owoh:
I remember vividly in 2011 on that same campaign ground in Onitsha during the presidential election campaign which coincidentally held on a Wednesday, Goodluck Jonathan said the Vice President could not attend the campaign because he was heading the FEC meeting in Abuja. He specifically said the business of government, because of its importance, must not be put on hold because of campaign.

theshadyexpress:
shutdown!

taharqa: Abeg, SHUT ya mouth joor. STOP Ranting..... Cos a FEC meeting was called-off for just a week, it means Nigeria is in trouble, right? A meeting that can be called, like that poster said, at d discretion of d President ANY TIME he sees fit..... By d way, all these time those so-called G7 Governors and their APC counterpacts hv been gadaviting around d country, 'consulting' with every tom, dick and hilary just so that one of may become President, you guys were hailing them as 'defenders of democracy'; just for only one FEC meeting that has been Postponed by GEJ, una no want let us hear word again because na GEJ..#BladdiHYPOCRITES

taharqa: Una dey mind d HYPOCRITES... #BunchashamelessNoisemakers

Pukkah:

Be bold. Be urbane. Debate the issues. Quit insults.

State the reasons why you think the President's presence at the PDP Campaigns in Onitsha is more beneficial to the country that his presence at FEC meeting or CHOGM. I might not know. Explain to me. For now, you've not said anything other than insults.

I know you will defeat me when it comes to insults. But let's debate this and keep it clean.

AjaraEwuro:

Where is the insult? I only made a comment in a country where there is free speech just like you made yours.

taharqa: My frnd, weekly FEC meetings are not compulsory. It was not stated in the Constitution that FEC must meet every week. That is completely within d discretion of d sitting President to so do. In fact, there was even a time FEC meetings were held fortnightly (ie every 2 weeks), b4 it was made weekly. Plus, a President can call for a FEC meeting ANYTIME he sees fit; like this very President did about 3months ago when he called for another FEC meeting on a Thursday afta d usual Wednesday's meeting held d previous day, in order to discuss d Mid-term Budget Strategy Paper...... The Vice President is currently in Sri Lanka, rep Nigeria at d CHOGM meeting there. That's what Vice Presidents do: deputise for their Principals when he/she is not 'able' to personally perform a function...... Now, STOP d Unnecessary NOISE makin. And, go take a late morning Nap or something if you do not know what to do with ya time

Orlando Owoh:
I remember vividly in 2011 on that same campaign ground in Onitsha during the presidential election campaign which coincidentally held on a Wednesday, Goodluck Jonathan said the Vice President could not attend the campaign because he was heading the FEC meeting in Abuja. He specifically said the business of government, because of its importance, must not be put on hold because of campaign.

Orlando Owoh:
You made no point.

Orlando Owoh:
I remember vividly in 2011 on that same campaign ground in Onitsha during the presidential election campaign which coincidentally held on a Wednesday, Goodluck Jonathan said the Vice President could not attend the campaign because he was heading the FEC meeting in Abuja. He specifically said the business of government, because of its importance, must not be put on hold because of campaign.

Pukkah:

Looks like you've chickened out.

What value did your 'free speech' add to the debate?

By the way, free speech does not give you the right to disparage others.

AjaraEwuro:

No - I didnt chicken out, I just dont have time to foam in the mouth for no reason. Hope this is not an insult.

taharqa: You go fear na.....@Pataki, don suddenly become Igbo cos of Anambra election .... Kai! APC and NOISEMAKING

Orlando Owoh: How can a President that set up a committee for the proposed national conference be in a garthering where hate remarks on a particular ethnic group is being made?

hercules07: @Pukkah

Just take it easy, worst case scenario, GEJ will leave Aso Rock by 2019, definitely power is going back to the North, let us record the utterances of his supporters, when someone else gets there and do the same, we shall wait for them to criticise, then, we shall bring out their records. The president cancelled FEC meetings, cancelled an international engagement and sat at a rally where hatred and ethnic bigotry was being heaped on a region, the SW is listening and watching, the statement of Eze and Akpabio will come back to haunt GEJ in 2015.