Even after experiencing first of its kind miracle of parting jordan river,the children of Isreal at a point in time wished and preferred going back to the bondage of the task masters in Egypt.

"A man who left the road and chooses to wander in the jungle,certainly is responding to a call from the land of the evil spirit.


Nature itself is not in support of reversal of the hands of the clock. Yesterday is gone forever and will never be seen again.

These are are words of wisdom that will guide your choice in 2015 GOD"
- Copied from Facebook

This is the first in the series of comparisons between Goodluck Jonathan's performance in the office with that of Mohammadu Buhari. They have both served this country and have given us ample evidences to judge them with. We will compare them on policies, infrastructure, economy, security, power, education, etc. The comparison will have to be in terms of what was on ground before them and what could be obtained after their tenures.

Prompted by the discussion on Nigeria rail system, compared with other countries, I wish to start from that sector of our economy. Remember that we are here to compare GEJ with GMB, on what they met on ground and how they left them.

This is a clear description of what Jonathan met on ground,

"A torrid depiction ofthe ignominy, debauchery and sheer debasement that Nigerians are forced to endure as a result of their being afflicted with the disease of poor leadership. It is a sad and upsetting scenario.

Successive governments have attempted to correct the anomaly and curse of the railway system; from the Shehu Shagari government of 1979-1983, with billions of naira committed to revamping the moribund – I prefer fully dead- Nigerian Railway Corporation. These billions have literally vanished as there are no visible improvements. Yet, those who handled these billions roam our streets while we are left to hang from behemoths of tangled scrap metal. Newspaper reports indicate that the Abacha led government signed a 528 million dollar contract with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to rehabilitate Nigeria’s entire 3,500km rail network, supply 620 locomotives and rolling stocks and provide technical training for the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) staff. The contractors abandoned the project after two years.

In 2006, after receiving a 2.5 billion dollar loan – expected to be used on Nigeria’s railway project – from the Chinese government, then-president Olusegun Obasanjo called back CCECCC and awarded them an 8.3 billion dollar five year contract to reconstruct the Lagos-Kano railway. The end result was a squabble between the Nigerian government and the Chinese contractors which led to both parties parting ways-the contract was abandoned, but not without the Chinese leaving with the
initial deposit of almost 1.6 billion dollars. The contractors abandoned the project after two years.

In 2009, the Senate Committee on Transportation submitted a report on a probe of the government’s spending on land transport between 1999 and 2007, indicting some prominent Nigerians in the process. The report, however, never saw the light of day because of vague
legislative wrangling.

It is a sad thing, really, to hear of happenings like these while the industry witnesses further rot and decay. Something must be done. I fear for the worst, what with innocent people riding in rail propelled coffins. The people responsible for this must be brought to book. They must pay for this assault on Nigerians. They must atone for stealing our money and forcing us to ride like compressed fish in sardine tins.

A true investigative panel must be set up to investigate the corruption that has hounded the railway system, and honest, effective and transparent efforts must be made to transform the system. Obsolete equipment, which in this case means just about everything-trains, rails, ineffective and unscrupulous staff- should be discarded. Pre-historic trains should not be given to Nigerians; this is the era of light rail transportation. I pray all these happen soon, because the Nigerian Railway system is a disaster that is on the cusp of happening."
http://ynaija.com/your-turn-a-ride-on-a-nigerian-train/

and

KPMG's verdict of what Jonathan is left with in 2014

"Nigeria’s high speed rail project initiated by President Goodluck Jonathan has been rated among the global top 100 world-class infrastructure projects by KPMG. The rail will connect Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Warri, Bauchi, Abuja, and Port Harcourt and will cost the country $13 billion, much of which will be financed with a loan from the Export Import Bank of China. The China Railway Construction Corporation has secured the contract to build the 3,218-kilometre network, which will be digitally operated using fibre-optic cables, radio communication and wireless services. The project is designed to cover 54 stations and will take 25 years to build. In the report, The Infrastructure 100: World Markets Report, the KPMG panel of judges said the project “will remove heavy freight from Nigeria’s stressed roads, could save the country millions on road maintenance”. Other African projects on the list are: Khi Solar One (South Africa), Square Kilometer Array (South Africa), PRASA Rolling Stock (South Africa), Kudu Gas Field and CCGT Project (Namibia),Trans-Saharan Natural Gas Project (Nigeria to Algeria), Mombasa-Kigali Railway (Rwanda), KivuWatt (Rwanda), Jinja Bridge (Uganda), and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Terminal (Kenya). In its note, KPMG said the report highlights key trends driving infrastructure investment around the world. A global panel of industry experts identifies 100 of the world’s most innovative, impactful infrastructure projects showing how governments are coming together with the private sector to overcome funding constraints to finance and build projects that can improve quality of life – both solving immediate needs and planning for future societal demands. The report looks at infrastructure based on the dynamics of four key markets: Mature International Markets (like Canada, Australia, and UK), Economic Powerhouses (including the US and BRIC countries), Smaller Established Markets (like Chile, Sweden, New Zealand, Korea and South Africa), and Emerging Markets (including a number of economies in Africa)."

Read more at: http://www.thecable.ng/kpmg-nigerias-high-speed-rail-world-class | TheCable

More pictures of what Jonathan is left with in 2014

GEJ is left with this in 2014. Make sure you know what he met on ground.

This is the conclusion of the need for an efficient railway system in Lagos state, before Jakande decided to take the bull by the horn,

"This paper has examined the user’s opinion on the
factors influencing the quality of rail service passengers
operation in metropolitan Lagos. It also evaluates the
relationships that subsist between the variables of the
factors influencing the quality of rail passengers’ services.
The paper concludes that, most of the passengers make
higher trips per week and are likely to depend more on
train than other modes. Only a minority (18.1%) of the
train patrons in Lagos metropolis observed the nature of
the arrival time as good. The study also confirmed that
80% of the train patrons in Lagos metropolis observed
the smoothness of train ride as ineffective and
inadequate. The study also implies that, majority of the
respondents (81%) rated the cleanliness of the coaches
as poor and inadequate."
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1381831637_AGUNLOYE%20and%20ODUWAYE.pdf


And Buhari cut short the reign of Jakande through a military coup, and below is the verdict,


"Buhari, Others Destroyed Nigeria 30 Years Ago, God Won't Allow Them This Time—Adeyeye

By Prince Dayo Adeyeye Movement
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Afenifere Chieftain and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State has urged Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) and support the President Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP Federal Government, saying; "Nigerians should be reminded that it was General Mohammed Buhari and his military junta that truncated democracy in Nigeria and disrupted the country's development 30 years ago."


Adeyeye, who said Nigeria, especially democratic governance would have developed beyond how it is now if Buhari had not toppled the Alhaji Shehu Shagari-led government, declared that; "God won't allow these retrogressive elements in the APC to destroy Nigeria the way they did on December 31, 1983."

He said; "it is on record that the Alhaji Shehu Shagari's government started the Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill and was almost completing it before Buhari led others to overthrow the government. The dream of Ajaokuta was killed by that military coup led by Buhari, and all efforts to revive it by the Jonathan-led government have been impeded by unresolved court actions.

"In Lagos State, the Alhaji Lateef Jakande's government had commenced the Metroline Transportation System, but what did the Buhari-led military government do? It truncated the project and went on to pay $78 million compensation to the contractor at the expense of Lagos tax payers.

"Before the 1983 military coup, the Jakande's Lagos State Government only needed the Federal Government to guarantee a N100 million loan and the Shagari-led government was ready to do it, but Buhari, in his shallow mindedness cancelled the laudable project and paid $78 million compensation to the contractor.

"If Jakande was going to give Lagosians Metro Line in 1983, and he (Jakande) could build Lagos State Secretariat; Alausa, build several low cost houses, constructed several roads, including the Lekki-Epe expresway, established Lagos State University, Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos State Television, built the permanent site of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, among several other landmark achievements, shouldn't we begin to ask ourselves what would have happened to Lagos State in terms of development if Jakande had ruled the State for eight years?

"Now we have a Dr Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government that has demonstrated strong commitment to the return of the country lost glories, these same elements, who put us where we are today are telling us that because President Jonathan is from a minority Ijaw tribe, he must not be allowed to have a second term that is allowed by the Constitution if he desires.

"I have looked at their arguments and I can say it pointedly that their main reason for opposing President Jonathan is not lack of developmental strides, but because a minority Ijaw man, from whose land the crude oil that sustains Nigeria as a nation comes from, does not have the rights to rule the country.

"For this selfish reason, Buhari is now comfortable in the company of someone like Baba Bisi Akande that he (Buhari) jailed in 1984 for corruption, and I ask; in the eyes of Buhari, is Baba Akande no longer corrupt?

"It has therefore become necessary for Nigerians to be mindful of these elements in the APC, bearing in mind that it was exactly 30 years ago that their northern leader, Buhari destroyed democratic governance in Nigeria and truncated the developments that were going on then. We must not allow them to draw us back now for their own selfish gains, and I am sure God won't let them.""
http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/133076/1/buhari-others-destroyed-nigeria-30-years-ago-god-w.html

Bring it on.

It's fact that GEJ did more than GMB!!! No need to even compare..GMB did nafin

Ok, where are the pix

First two years of GEJ = Nothing
first one And half year of GMB = something

Op! Make I give you benefit of doubt say U still dey try upload the pix, I dey come check in 15mins, before I prophesy into your life.

Joblessness is a word for you OP. GEJ spent 6years and Buhari spent less than 2years. COMPARE! Did you ask yourself the kind of Government Shagari left behind. Guy dig well you still won't find anything

HonourablePomk:
Joblessness is a word for you OP. GEJ spent 6years and Buhari spent less than 2years. COMPARE! Did you ask yourself the kind of Government Shagari left behind. Guy dig well you still won't find anything

There is always a reason for failure. To imagine that you used the same two years to judge and conclude that Buhari is the messiah we need. Hypocrisy?

LRNZH:


Thank you my brother.

You can never compare the mess Shagari created until Buhari took over to the relatively great economy that OBJ and Yar'adua left for GEJ to come and claim.
By that standard alone GMB > GEJ.

So, OBJ and Yar'adua left a functioning rail system that GEJ has claimed and is enjoying. Na wa oh! Your conscience is gone. Walahi!!!

mcino:

There is always a reason for failure. To imagine that you used the same two years to judge and conclude that Buhari is the messiah we need. Hypocrisy?

Do you really know what development and transformation simply means? Google Buhari achievements and failures then COMPARE! Your children will never be happy with you if you vote GEJ as i'm typing this no power supply here i'm using generator and dollar is almost #200 and our Chibok girls are in captivity

mcino:

So, OBJ and Yar'adua left a functioning rail system that GEJ has claimed and is enjoying. Na wa oh! Your conscience is gone. Walahi!!!

Just STFUP The Railway system is Refurbished are you blind soo this is the only Achievements you can point out for 6good years?

HonourablePomk:


Just STFUP The Railway system is Refurbished are you blind soo this is the only Achievements you can point out for 6good years?

Leave him to wallow in Mediocrity

HonourablePomk:


Just STFUP The Railway system is Refurbished are you blind soo this is the only Achievements you can point out for 6good years?

Refurbished Locos after 6 years and the whole rail project is not even at 50% completion yet.

Watch how this rail project will die after 2015 elections.
Okonjo-Iweala will come and explain how low oil prices are making them shelve projects because they can't keep borrowing from the Chinese.

LRNZH:


Refurbished Locos after 6 years and the whole rail project is not even at 50% completion yet.

Watch how this rail project will die after 2015 elections.
Okonjo-Iweala will come and explain how low oil prices are making them shelve projects because they can't keep borrowing form the Chinese.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA We can't wait for the National Broadcast lol. Not even a completed project for good 6years

mcino:

So, OBJ and Yar'adua left a functioning rail system that GEJ has claimed and is enjoying. Na wa oh! Your conscience is gone. Walahi!!!

You don't want to get into this argument.

How much did OBJ and Yar'adua respectively leave in both the Excess Crude Account and in Foreign Reserves? How much are there under GEJ?

Oil production was highest under Yar'adua and dropped under GEJ due to bunkering by His brothers in NIMASA

Power generation is getting worse and tariffs are increasing.

Partial subsidy removal but not a single working refinery to show for it even after GEJ promised this in January 2012.

Economy no be only train o.

You are an illiterate and deserve no more response. Next time, go through the post you are commenting on.

HonourablePomk:


Just STFUP The Railway system is Refurbished are you blind soo this is the only Achievements you can point out for 6good years?

mcino:
You are an illiterate and deserve no more response. Next time, go through the post you are commenting on.

Are you tired that you can no more defend your principal Bring it on we will discuss it. I'm an illiterate Was it because i didn't subscribed to your view lol. It pains alot brother. YOU ARE AS CLUELESS AS YOUR PRESIDENT

I found out that none of you read through the post you comment on. If you did, you wouldn't scream all these. Railway system is part of the economy anyway, but we are comparing GEJ and GMB, on their input in railway system, as they assumed office. Stay on topic

LRNZH:


You don't want to get into this argument.

Hiw much did OBJ and Yar'adua respectively leave in both the Excess Crude Account and in Foreign Reserves?

Oil production was highest under Yar'adua and dropped under GEJ due to bunkering by His brothers in NIMASA

Power generation is getting worse and tariff are increasing.

Partial subsidy removal but not a single working refinery to show for it even after GEJ promised this in January 2012.

Economy no be only train o.

mcino:
I found out that none of you read through the post you comment on. If you did, you wouldn't scream all these. Railway system is part of the economy anyway, but we are comparing GEJ and GMB, on their input in railway system, as they assumed office. Stay on topic

You're the one missing the point.

We stated that GEJ inherited a very functional economy versus Buhari who took over an economy in shambles from Shagari.

But your were countering us hence were proving to you that GEJ has performed worse than he inherited.
We're on topic, just replying your post.

You can't just use an incomplete railway project to judge 6 years of an administration.

Chanchit:
Op! Make I give you benefit of doubt say U still dey try upload the pix, I dey come check in 15mins, before I prophesy into your life.

Picture of Buhari commissioning a project as Head of state in 1984

BossAyuk:

Leave him to wallow in Mediocrity

What is mediocrity? We are comparing the performances of GEJ and GMB as per railway system. Bring on GMB's input in railway system, let us compare. Mediocrity is supporting a man that has no achievement in his two years of autocratic rule, but boasts of how to change the oil price in international market in his first one year in office.

LRNZH:


You're the one missing the point.

We stated that GEJ inherited a very functional economy versus Buhari who took over an economy in shambles from Shagari.

But your were countering us hence were proving to you that GEJ has performed worse than he inherited.
We're on topic, just replying your post.

You can't just use an incomplete railway project to judge 6 years of an administration.

We are comparing achievements bro, and I stated from the onset that we will compare all their achievements, sector by sector. I went ahead to state the sectors, but you screamed that "Economy no be only train o", hence my conclusion that you did not read through the post. The railway system is incomplete, but was started. Which one did Buhari start? Bring it, let us compare, else, package his achievements in other sectors of the economy and wait till we get there. Forget the blanket declarations on how Buhari revamped the economy. We need practical proofs and that is what we have started.

mcino:

What is mediocrity? We are comparing the performances of GEJ and GMB as per railway system. Bring on GMB's input in railway system, let us compare. Mediocrity is supporting a man that has no achievement in his two years of autocratic rule, but boasts of how to change the oil price in international market in his first one year in office.

Please go and argue somewhere else..maybe with a kid.
1) Did GMB spend Six Years in power? Isn't it a very serious bias comparing GMBs achievements when he spent just 2 years while GEJ has been here a whooping 6 years and the only thing you now show us are trains?

2) Was the Technology Advancement present in Buharis regime same with what we're experiencing now in GEJs regime??

I don't like all these type of arguments.

BossAyuk:

Please go and argue somewhere else..maybe with a kid.
1) Did GMB spend Six Years in power? Isn't it a very serious bias comparing GMBs achievements when he spent just 2 years while GEJ has been here a whooping 6 years and the only thing you now show us are trains?

2) Was the Technology Advancement present in Buharis regime same with what we're experiencing now in GEJs regime??

I don't like all these type of arguments.

Don't worry, we are taking it sector by sector. When we come to roads, manufacturing, agriculture, etc you will tell us what Buhari did. If you can use two years to judge him as the best that can get Nigeria out of the woods, you can as well use the two years to acknowledge his failures. Just use the same measure, whether positive or negative. That is all I ask

BossAyuk:

Please go and argue somewhere else..maybe with a kid.
1) Did GMB spend Six Years in power? Isn't it a very serious bias comparing GMBs achievements when he spent just 2 years while GEJ has been here a whooping 6 years and the only thing you now show us are trains?

2) Was the Technology Advancement present in Buharis regime same with what we're experiencing now in GEJs regime??

I don't like all these type of arguments.

I am starting to doubt the value of this thread sef.

When Buhari was in power (1983-1985). Railway was not the pressing issue at all. Trains were running very well. Railways died under IBB due to his cronies road transporters (long story for another thread).
Buhari had no incentive to spend on railways.

The issue then were hyper inflation, too much money in circulation, indiscipline and corruption, Maitatsine to name a few.

He solved all these in two years.

GEJ has had 6 years but couldn't tackle the big problems of Insecurity, Power Generation, Refineries and Corruption. GEJ doesn't know his country's priorities.


You're now disturbing us with incomplete railways.

See why I think this thread is almost useless?

They faced different types of challenges.
I you want to compare GEJ and GMB... Check their performance against the top 3- 5 priorities of their times, the time they had as leaders and the result they achieved in that time frame.

GEJ will fail this comparison woefully. I bet you.

Sunnybobo3:


Picture of Buhari commissioning a project as Head of state in 1984

I dey cook better jollof rice and chicken for the thunder weh go fire you and the op, cos e must not miss target.

mcino:

Don't worry, we are taking it sector by sector. When we come to roads, manufacturing, agriculture, etc you will tell us what Buhari did. If you can use two years to judge him as the best that can get Nigeria out of the woods, you can as well use the two years to acknowledge his failures. Just use the same measure, whether positive or negative. That is all I ask

Okay...then we'll make the table level...we'll use GEJs first 2 Years in power as a measure of his performance. That'll be 2010 (Acting President) to 2012.