people have been saying this but i think i'm begining to believe it, to believe it.Goodluck appears to be a coward or how else do we explain his inability to hold FEC meeting today?

i second that, can they try this with Atiku, by now he is already president. You cant be yes sir all the time at least he should have known how to play his card well all this while. The person you cant impeach when he is not around can you do it while he is here. But let us still wait and see what will happen

True. For 2 weeks the weakling failed to stamp his authority as Acting President and C-in-C. What was wrong in simply holding a FEC meeting. I am sure he was not even told that Yar Adua was on his way to Nigeria last night. He must be panicking now.

guys make una kool down , what authority are we talking about? This is scheming at the national level. Before you stamp any kind of authority you have to properly assess the forces behind you. Jonathan is in one difficult situation where the north is solidly against him. Even the powers that be in his region (south south) are not really in support of him. The support he seems to have now is the media and faceless people on forums like this who in the comfort of anonymity talk tough.

Well I think the game might just be up for both Jonathan and Yaradua.

Holding Political appointment should not be a do or die affair. As far as am concerned, he has been a good and loyal faithful dep President, It is just sad that a bunch of greedy people want to hold on to power more than necessary. The office of the presidency is more important than the person occupying it, just like Ms Rice stated it. We just be watchful and prayerful for this nation.

i dont agree with your thought. in my opinion, i believe his action saved us from further embarrasement because yaradua folks had already detailed a soldier to man d seat in case of eventuality. if there had been an roughlying there might accidental discharge and we all know d result

All of us Nigerians are cowards not jst him.
I cant imagin a half dead man holding 150million under this kind of fear.
God forbid!!!

Leave goodluck alone and ask yourself if you are a coward or not in relation to this ugly situation.

Those calling Jonathan a coward don't understand,

princekevo:

All of us Nigerians are cowards not jst him.
I cant imagin a half dead man holding 150million under this kind of fear.
God forbid!!!

minus me please!!!

I think y'all are wrongfully crucifying the dude.
You will all do same, if you were in his shoes.

Jonathan is a brain man and not a coward. We are all cowards to have being held hostage for all dis while even when we know d truth, yet we still kept quiet. Dnt blame jonathan rather blame ursf for failing to do ur part. We all have parts to play to end dis power tussle and hijack by some pro yaradua cabals but we have all left it undone due to i dönt care attitude and cowardise.

^^ Say that again. . . . .Jonathan has nothing to lose, we are the one being held hostage.
Jonathan has not lost sleep.
He has light 24 by 7
Access to good money and all that he needs.
So i agree with you

woye77:

people have been saying this but i think i'm begining to believe it, to believe it.Goodluck appears to be a coward or how else do we explain his inability to hold FEC meeting today?

All this misdirected anger. Government is made up of the executive, lagislature and judiciary. Nigerians be proactive for once for crying out loud. Nothing is stopping the house of assembly and senate from impeaching Yar Adua and correcting all the nonsense.

http://www.nassnig.org/senate/members.php - for senators

http://www.nassnig.org/house/members.php - for house of rep members

Links for house or rep members and senators that contains contact numbers and emails. Contact your reps and senators and ask them why they have not proceeded with impeachment proceedings and how long we will carry on like this.

~Bluetooth:

minus me please!!!

Dont tell me you cant do it alone, coz we have seen people who single-handedly changing the destiny of their country whereby non has emerged yet from Nigeria since all these saga no one is an exception.

The way I see it. Good Luck is a wise person, I like his line of thinking. UMYA doesn't want to be seen in a weard shape, I wouldn't have like it myself in his place. After undergoing a measure operation like that, he most have lost a lot of weight. He needs to regain his weight. Just give Mr. President few weeks.

I f Jonathan is a coward, what do you call our NASS members?

The issue of Jonathan being a coward does not arise. Blame your constitution.
First Yar'adua has to write the senate that he is not fit before Jo can be made acting president. Yar has not done that, it is not even mandatory for him to do it.
Secondly, the FEC has to declare Yar unfit, if Yar did not write, The FEC has not done that. dont forget you need 2/3 majority in the FEC to declare Yar unfit.now yar has loyalists in the FEC, it may not be easy to get 2/3 majority at the FEC.
third, in the case the above did not happen, senate may proceed on impeachment process. again you need 2/3 majority to do this.

In effect, Jo is NOT acting president going by constitution, its just a political arrangement to fill a vacuum. so anytime yar shows up. Jo automatically is a VP.

It is the constitutional problem. That is why senate has just amended the part of transfer of power to vice at the federal and state levels.

Going by this, it is wrong to call jonathan a coward.

Akanbi_edu:

The issue of Jonathan being a coward does not arise. Blame your constitution.
First Yar'adua has to write the senate that he is not fit before Jo can be made acting president. Yar has not done that, it is not even mandatory for him to do it.
Secondly, the FEC has to declare Yar unfit, if Yar did not write, The FEC has not done that. dont forget you need 2/3 majority in the FEC to declare Yar unfit.now yar has loyalists in the FEC, it may not be easy to get 2/3 majority at the FEC.
third, in the case the above did not happen, senate may proceed on impeachment process. again you need 2/3 majority to do this.

In effect, Jo is NOT acting president going by constitution, its just a political arrangement to fill a vacuum. so anytime yar shows up. Jo automatically is a VP.

It is the constitutional problem. That is why senate has just amended the part of transfer of power to vice at the federal and state levels.

Going by this, it is wrong to call jonathan a coward.

the same constitution that empowers Turai, right?

I quite agree. He's just been fortunate so far. He lacks the ability to lead in whatever capacity

Goodluck is Mutallab, a liverless mugu, how can he say he is to get a briefing from the wife of the president, since when did the first become a member of cabinent the presidential aides should be briefing goodluck annd not the other way round. I am begining to fear we are cursed with visionless, spineless, missionless and stupid leaders from the house of misrepresentatives to rogue senators, from idiot governors to thieving councillors. what a waste of resources material and human on a place called Nigeria.

[quote from the guardian newspaper of 25/02/2010]
If members of the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) had taken a vote last Wednesday, February 17, 2010, they would have successfully invoked Section 144 of the Constitution and declared President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua incapacitated going by the mood of the ministers at the Council Chambers. Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Madu-ekwe had in a surprise move called for a revisit of the controversial memo by Information and Communications Minister Dora Akunyili.

In that memo, Akunyili had tried to prick the conscience of the EXCOF members, who had earlier said Yar’Adua was fit to continue to rule in spite of his health problems, for them to have a rethink on the matter and do what to her was the right thing. The meeting became rancorous with Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Adamu Aliero shouting down his colleagues.

In the end, the ministers agreed to set up a six-man delegation to Saudi Arabia not only to ascertain the health status of the President but also to thank Saudi Arabian King for his hospitality towards the Nigerian President. But, according to sources at the meeting, truth is the idea of sending a six-man cabinet delegation to Saudi was just to give the pro-Yar’Adua camp a soft landing of sort because if the ministers had gone for the kill, they would have taken Yar’Adua out because the pro-Jonathan ministers had suddenly taken the upper hand.

“They were certainly in the majority and they were rooting for Yar’Adua to be declared incapacitated but Acting President Goodluck Jonathan then did not allow a vote to be taken,” said a source at the meeting.




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@ woye77

, u r correct the i, d, i, o, t is a COWARD

mbulela:

the same constitution that empowers Turai, right?

People should stop blaming this woman. She is doing the right thing.

all of us writing these nonsense here in NL can all agree and match to the street and press these hooligans to do the right thing.

Imeobong:
if the ministers had gone for the kill, they would have taken Yar’Adua out because the pro-Jonathan ministers had suddenly taken the upper hand.

“They were certainly in the majority and they were rooting for Yar’Adua to be declared incapacitated but Acting President Goodluck Jonathan then did not allow a vote to be taken,” said a source at the meeting.

Political Hesitancy, weakness and indecisiveness , demonstrated by the bolded part above, has been the hallmark of Jonathan's political career !!! Why does it appear as if , politically,  no one respects Jonathan ? Why is it that Yar Adua's kitchen cabinet , to include his wife who has zero official power, have shown a brazen lack of fear in how they continue to plot against Jonathan ? I think it is because Jonathan , through his dour and unimpressive political career , reeks of the type of boy-boy fear  that encourages disrespect , open rebellion and coup plotting.

There is nothing legal in illegality; the way and manner JONATHAN was installed "acting" president left a sour taste. Even worse his actions after wards. When he should have been firing on all cylinders he went to sleep after filling up his gas tank. Is an "acting president" the commander - in - chief of the armed forces?

Jonathan is the biggest coward in history .I have said it many times that nigerian leaders are cowards.Let Jonathan be taking instructions from Turai ,that is what he wanted ,a yes man for life.Spineless idiots.

globalaid (m)

I think u are right there.

Real MUMU. He shud ve changed d COAS & dissolved d FEC. D person who controls d military is d C-in-C, but it seems he's in control of d Army.

i concur, he has acted with discretion but also in a manner that leaves a lot to be desired. yaradua's plane and the airport where cordoned off by the military and yet uncle jonathan had no clue as to what was going on so i pray thee, who is in control of our military?