As much as like like most of the personalities appointed by Jonathan into his advisory committee, i believe whole idea is stupid and a political mistake. Most of the members are of little political value, and wield no real power in the Nigerian power equation. I do not even know if its legal, given that most of their terms of reference is already in the purview of the FEC. So we will have two parallel organization running the government policies. Is this new committee going to use the civil service to implement policies? Will the policies come that to the FEC meetings to seek approvals? Are the members of the committee going to be paid? are they required to go to the National assembly to seek budgetary approvals? there are so many unanswered questions.

Jonathan is showing that he is a political neophyte in the power game. He should have gone to seek advice form his Godfather OBJ or IBB on how to play the power chess game or read the books, The prince and 48 laws of power. OBJ used 4 years to consolidate his hold on power using Machiavelli's principles .

You need to control certain positions before you can hold power.

You need to control the party, by making sure you control the executive positions or have the executive officers by your side. OBJ changed the PDP chairman until he had his boy there in the person of Ahmadu Alli.

You need to control the governors, because the governors control the party machinery at the state level. Also the governors control the members of the National assembly. So one you have the governors, you will have no problems from the National assembly. OBJ used Ribadu to ensure the loyalty of the governors. OBJ used one governor from each zone as sample to show the fate of a disloyal president.

You also need to control the leadership of the house, preferably the senate as these are very powerful positions. OBJ at one time was changing the senate president every year or so.

Then of course, there is the Nigeria Military. You need to have control of the command structure of the Military, especially the Army.

Jonathan has none of these, that is why he is a lame duck, waiting to be plucked anytime the Yaradua group pleases.

u don yan ur mind now.we don hear

I think wirinet has a point but I think we should give him the option to prove or hang himself.