Matthewbriggs:
@ posters I am currently in the office at the moment would responds to issues you are raising in regards to my post... once I am on break. Do bear with me for the delay in responding.

Moreover keep you comments coming.

thank you ...

kaboninc:


For God's sake, GEJ never said he's not punishing them. But because of the rots even in the prosecution processes, more attention is given in preventing future occurrence so as to deter others from committing same crime.

Good a thing you mentioned Lawan. Lawan is still at the preliminary stages of his prosecution. Do you think such a guy won't fight to the last just to clear his name knowing fully well that he indeed committed a crime?

Is it GEJ's fault that the matter is still ongoing? Even our prisons are packed with awaiting trials. Is it GEJ's fault? Some ministry staff can just kill your case by hiding or stealing or burning your file. But with strengthen processes and institutions, not every kind of person can handle such files.

Matthewbriggs:


I have been very busy ... Just closed from work.

GEJ is a very marketable product the challenge GEJ is facing is that he has a very weak propaganda team who is just waking up from a long slumber.

If GEJ loses the election. It would not be because he did not perform well. It would be because those in charge of selling his image to Nigerians did a poor job.

ASL33:
The problem with we Africans is that we want quick fix which doesn't last. Jim Nwaobdo and others was jailed for more that 2000 years in jail. Today Jim and his cohorts that are still alive are the ones running riots in their various states. If after 32 yrs of Buhari fighting corruption and we still have corrupt people around it only means that he did not succeed. If he did not succed then he will not succed now that he senses are no longer together due to old age.

Curlieweed:
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Shallow comeback mixed with incoherent gibberish. You posted the article to make us believe that the said crimes happened under GEJ. Do you have any evidence that nothing was done about the issues uncovered by the audit?

ITbomb:
Your answers are bolden.

RedArrow:
Buhari till GEJ admits that STEALING IS CORRUPTION



You talked about two main strategies of fighting corruption, Prevention and Prosecution. What's wrong in applying both simultaneously?



Have you won me over

Matthewbriggs:


Detecting in the first place makes it easier for you to prosecute and take appropriate action. You cant prosecute what you can't see.

The 60,000 ghost workers are a good case study. If GEJ was heavily on prosecution like Buhari. Our prisons would have 60,000 more people added in one swoop. These people are someones father

stanech:
the APC chairman was asked how they will fight corruption and he mentioned FOI bill and I was wandering how many APC states has domesticated the bill yet?

seriously the holier than thou attitude of APC is killing me. this same APC overwhelmingly voted against local government autonomy and rejected it in their various states .

let's not forget about judicial autonomy that the APC states are against p.s the FG (Jonathan) has signed the bill into law

okotv:
the second paragraph, a link please

stanech:


I am in Edo state and I can tell you that Edo state APC legislators where the first to throw the local govt autonomy law through the window

mrmetoo1:
TRUE STORY: I know a girl that worked in one of these big banks that stole about N200m. She got fired but right now she's free living it up, no jail time. Do you think others are going to see that and say, I'm not going to steal? What will be going through their head is let me steal enough and go chill somewhere. The main reason I think that girl walked is because she had something on her superiors or maybe the top guys thought it might have put in the bank in a bad light.

The reason I feel GEJ can't really fight corruption is because he too is highly corrupt so he'll rather let people go than stand a risk at anyone exposing him.

Do you know how many times he said if you threaten period with jail time, they'll fight yesterday. Why does he keep saying that? Buhari has only said he'll jail the corrupt, why does GEJ feel the need to address that?

dolphinheart:
Most of the bad things I stopped doing while growing up was because of the punishment I received once I commited any wrongdoing. If you steal meat, u get trashed to the extent that you'll hate the local butcher for selling meat to your mum. But if they just keep hiding the meat, I device new ways to steal.

In the case of Curruption in government, u cannot hide the meat cus u direct ur children(government officials) to take from the pot(national purse) in other to perform certain duties . So instead of hiding the pot, make sure u remove the teeth of the first child that steals, I can bet u his siblings will think thrice before thinking about stealing meat.

ayindejimmy:

You kept saying this and that happened under Gej. Please, be informed.. what we are changing is the party... Pdp. Y[b]ou forget so easily this's 16 years of pdp government. [/b] As apc been given any chance at the Federal level? What makes you think they can't exceed this tiny achievement of pdp in the last 16 years.
It's very imperative we exhibit our power to change political parties that do not perform... That will be a warning alert to keep all politicians on their toes.
And one more thing... Plzzzzz. Gej ain't doing anything about fighting corruption. The figures we hear missing these days are too astronomical to the common man's eardrum

Matthewbriggs:


Most of the bad things I did not do while growing up was because my parent created an environment that made it hard for me to do them without been caught.

Removing the teeth of corrupt people which Buhari did … did nothing to stop corruption it had and ephimeral and short lived effect. Those people he removed their teeth. have growing back the teeth and continued stealing. You need to hide the meat and remove their teeth that is all my post have been saying.

Matthewbriggs:


TRUE story I know a man who was once a former vice president of Nigeria who used his office to enrich himself to stupor, he stole billions of dollars this same man is currently one of those sponsoring Buhari's re-election bid.

That alone makes me think buhari can't fight corruption. To fight corruption he would have to start with his friends

eleven:
At OP, you are very correct. The major challenge Jonathan had was effective communication of his strategies to the public.

One reason why some Nigerians are not happy with him. I keep telling people he is the best president we have as at today, he has achieved more than his predecessors within a short time in spite of the security challenges.

Opposition parties don't really have anything to offer at Federal level, they are only riding on the back of his ineffective communication to deceive the masses. So far they almost succeeded to some extend in turning the people against a good man with their more efficient communication skills and the help of our very lazy & sensational media, luckily for him the tides are slowly changing. People are beginning to think, compare and ask questions across different social media platforms.

For some people working/worked in corporate environments, they now understand that the man is running this country the way a good company should be run. Build systems, review, correct & simplify processes and procedures using IT. Just like in safety and health, fighting corruption effectively is same strategy "Prevention is always better than cure"

Another challenge are his media handlers, if he wins, would seriously advise him to change the whole team, they contributed to the challenges he is currently facing. They do not communicate his visions properly to the masses instead they allowed themselves to be dragged down to the opposition's turf.

Jonathan as a gentleman should have no business with a man like Doyin Okupe, he needs more level headed media assistants that can effectively communicate his visions without insults/twit fights, professional assistants that understands the importance of presidential image management.

The awareness of his good works needs to be communicated more, unfortunately a 35mins opportunity to improve this awareness was abused by his minister of state for works on Channels TV some hours ago. The man was busy discussing/abusing Buhari instead of using that opportunity to let the world know what this good president has done and is doing. At times I think these guys are deliberately sabotaging Jonathan's efforts. Wasted hands.

But still President Jonathan will triumph again by HIS grace. Amen.

RoddyMan:
@ Matthewbrigss: 1st -Naming and Shaming corrupt politicians and civil servants is a big tool for deterrence. If you do not send people to Jail and embarass them publicly (I personally would have preferred execution), they would only be encouraged to get more sophisticated and find other loop holes to take advantage of. Making it more difficult to embezzle is a grossly inadequate strategy.

2nd - His body language, such as granting pardon to people like Alamaisegha means he is not really sincere about fighting corruption. http://www.channelstv.com/2013/04/09/us-describes-alams-pardon-as-set-back-to-fight-against-corruption/

3rd - You mentioned 427cases by the EFCC, I would be interested to know how many of these cases relate to cases of civil servants/ politicians as against private cases like 'Yahoo boys/419' or fraud cases in private companies. I'm very sure that more than 80% will relate to the latter group.

4th - Why has he been unable to strengthen the Judiciary to enable them close cases of fraud against public officials? I believe he lacks the will power/guts to fight the corrupt members of his party/cabinet that helped him get into his current position. If his current wealth/position is as a result of the support of a corrupt environment, how can he fight it?

emiye:


You have not listed PDP states that have domesticate FOI act, i am sure Ekiti state led the way. BTW, a court injunction of recent stated that states do not need to domesticate for them to be under the influence of the act.

If you support candidates and not party, you will not be canvassing for a man who is weak.
1. 400,000 barrels of oil stolen daily, 2. increased petrol price from 65-97naira in a period of oil boom over 100usd/barrel. 3. power supply has not seen any worthwhile improvement 5 years down the line, it is still the same 4,000mw i have been hearing since the Obj regime 4. trillions used in paying fraudulent kerosene subsidy annually, that same amount can build four (4.) or more large scale refineries and there would be change. 5 Excess crude oil account wiped out 6. Several local govts taken over by BH, and BH obviously is enlarging its coast, over 2,000 killed in Baga days ago, yet the man does not appear bothered. 7. Failed to diversify the economy after 5 years, but simply lip service, 70% of the budget still on recurrent expenditure in a developing country that needs lots of physical infrastructures . 8. No concrete plan for grand scale unemployment that is a ticking time bomb, but minimalist approach like "youwin".

holatin:
re you talking about the foi bill
you said something here
Irrespective of his shortcomings I make bold to say that GEJ is one president that has Silently done quite a lot in the fight against corruption compared to other administration. I say this for the following reasons. dats d reason I post GEJ and wife corruption deed.

until you answer those as my response to the above excerpt, I may nt give you what you need

mrmetoo1:

My guy please stop this!! The person the father gave access is stealing the meat. The fact is meat is being stolen kitchen closed or not. Meat is being stolen, the soup is being licked on top.
Get back to us when the meat is no longer being stolen. Then only a highly irresponsible father will know that his sin is a thief but instead of disciplining him, locks the door. If that boy can't steal from you, he's steal elsewhere

obi4eze:
Mr Matthew
How does the depletion of our excess crude savings without accountability equate to fighting corruption?
Can Dr Jonathan tell us what happened to all the loans he collected from China and US to fight terrorism and develop infrastructure?
Can he explain what actually happened to the funds gotten from SURE-P?
Or can someone tell me why a certain convicted thief in the person of DSP Alamieseigha was pardoned by Dr Jonathan?
Accountability and Integrity are very important in the fight against corruption and it is more than obvious that he does not have these qualities.
The fact is that we need CHANGE! And Jonathan has proved that he cannot give it to us. His transformation agenda is just a corruption agenda.
My brother join the CHANGE train. Don't be left behind.

akinsadeez:
The OP has tried to paint GEJ as fighting corruption more than any other president. However some examples puts paid to these lies.

1) Why did Jonathan grant a presidential pardon to Dipriye Alamieyeseigha, his erstwhile boss and notoriously corrupt boss despite the public outcry from majority of Nigerians and the United States where Alams remains a wanted felon. If you remember, alamieyesigha was being tried on charges of money laundering of one million dollars in the US when he escaped to Nigeria dressed as a woman. Till today he remains wanted in the US. Yet Jonathan, a man who is being portrayed as an anti corruption czar gladly gave him a presidential pardon opening the way for him to contest for political posts again. A convict who sucked his people dry while in power and Jonathan has cleared the way for him to come back into power. Won't he steal again?

2) Why is that Gej continues to hobnob with Buruji Kashamu, another person who is clearly wanted in the US. Ever since GEJ has come to power Kashamu has been given accelerated promotion and prominence in the southwest. Is this also another method of fighting corruption?

3) How come Gej said ordinary stealing is different from corruption, something he has not been able to sufficiently explain till today. Will a president who is fighting corruption tell you that stealing is not corruption?

4) EFF has tried 427 cases but how many did they successfully get a conviction. Erastus Akingbola's case, El rufai's case, Dimeji bankole's case, among others were all thrown out. Intact some of them ended in no case submission which is like the lowest of lows in criminal prosecution. What is the essence of trying 427 cases if you won't win any?

Zellie:
Adopting a pragmatic approach to fight Corruption (like what GEJ is doing) is the only solution, not jailing people for 200 years.


Following

eleven:
At OP, you are very correct. The major challenge Jonathan had was effective communication of his strategies to the public.

One reason why some Nigerians are not happy with him. I keep telling people he is the best president we have as at today, he has achieved more than his predecessors within a short time in spite of the security challenges.

Opposition parties don't really have anything to offer at Federal level, they are only riding on the back of his ineffective communication to deceive the masses. So far they almost succeeded to some extend in turning the people against a good man with their more efficient communication skills and the help of our very lazy & sensational media, luckily for him the tides are slowly changing. People are beginning to think, compare and ask questions across different social media platforms.

For some people working/worked in corporate environments, they now understand that the man is running this country the way a good company should be run. Build systems, review, correct & simplify processes and procedures using IT. Just like in safety and health, fighting corruption effectively is same strategy "Prevention is always better than cure"

Another challenge are his media handlers, if he wins, would seriously advise him to change the whole team, they contributed to the challenges he is currently facing. They do not communicate his visions properly to the masses instead they allowed themselves to be dragged down to the opposition's turf.

Jonathan as a gentleman should have no business with a man like Doyin Okupe, he needs more level headed media assistants that can effectively communicate his visions without insults/twit fights, professional assistants that understands the importance of presidential image management.

The awareness of his good works needs to be communicated more, unfortunately a 35mins opportunity to improve this awareness was abused by his minister of state for works on Channels TV some hours ago. The man was busy discussing/abusing Buhari instead of using that opportunity to let the world know what this good president has done and is doing. At times I think these guys are deliberately sabotaging Jonathan's efforts. Wasted hands.

But still President Jonathan will triumph again by HIS grace. Amen.

Matthewbriggs:


I gave you my response and asked you a question and you refuse to answer my question. It is evident you have no answer.
Unlike you I accept the fact that GEJ is a work in progress. I do not see GEJ the way you see your Buhari and APC as gods who can do no wrong.
To the extent they would be milking you dry under your nose and you would still be shouting SAi Buhari.

holatin:
for every question, there is an answer, you wrote something and I asked how Jonathan fought his wife many cases of money laundering, you dissuade it, and I said if you don't tell me how he fought those cases, I won't give you answers to what you need.

don't forget DAT proverb
charity begins ...............
his wife has already become a thief since ..........