Gekko:

Minister of Tourism - YES

President of Nigeria - Ill hold out for something better.

mikeansy:

E.g.

Gekko:

Just don't think he has the political muscle to lift a country like Nigeria. And to be realistic, since there is no formidable voice of opposition to PDP in the country our prospects are limited to a northerner.
So i am praying for a miracle at this point.

mikeansy:

I think you are talking about your prospects

it will be nice to name those your prospects?

mikeansy:

I think you are talking about your prospects

it will be nice to name those your prospects?

Fhemmmy:

Give us enuf reasons why we should vote for him

Gekko:

Just don't think he has the political muscle to lift a country like Nigeria.  And to be realistic, since there is no formidable voice of opposition to PDP in the country our prospects are limited to a northerner.
So i am praying for a miracle at this point.

KunleOshob:

His achievements in Cross rivers state speaks volumes of him, the man is a reall visionary and he has the passion and the desire to see Nigeria become a great country.

Nobody thought Obama had the political muscle or clout to win the U.S presidential election yet he won in a land slide manner. The truth is that Donald has what it takes that apart i beleive the PDP is going to be heavily fractured towards 2011 elections with no strong man to rally the party round like in the OBJ days and the acting president being undermined by party Governors. This unconstituitional power rotation clause in the PDP would be their greatest undoing, i forsee Jonathan organizing a free and fair election next year now that he has been check mated. It would be very difficult for the PDP to win in a free and fair election next year especially if quality candidates like Donald Duke are fielded.

Gekko:

there are no worthy prospects that inspires
Ill line up for a Abubakar Umar/Fashola combo if its possible

Gekko:

Ill line up for a Abubakar Umar/Fashola combo if its possible

Fashola - Sure!

Abubakar Umar has earned his stripes as a critic, which is a far cry from being a successful administrator. What has he run, apart from his mouth?

mikeansy:

Do you honestly believe that Abubakar Umar will make a better leader than Donald Duke or Fashola?

Gekko:


Governing a state is a world of difference than leading a nation like Nigeria. I believe we still need a strong hand paired with a young vibrant leader like a fashola or duke to forge ahead. I am not convinced fash or duke is prepared for Aso rock, perhaps im wrong.

canuck:

The challenges of Cross Rivers are feather-weight compared to Nigeria's - Can Duke do better than past leaders? May be. He is a smooth guy though. I like him.

mikeansy:

Dangiwa Umar is no leader, he is a social critic.

What we need is a decisive leader, Donald Duke is a very decisive leader. All you need to run a country is a good head on your shoulder and a large heart. This has been lacking. The greatest Militaries in the world have had lawyers run them, we must not always resort to soldiers to run Nigeria.

We simply need smart guys ready to be decisive. Dangiwa Umar does not fall in this category.

Beaf:

Can someone sell Donald Duke to me? I am not conversant with Cross River state; I haven't been fed any convincing info, yet I keep hearing the name Donald Duke.
Please sell Donald Duketo me. What are his strengths and where has he used them? What was Cross River like before he came on the scene? Are there clear examples of his vision (societal, technological, educational etc) with provable implementation?

Sky Blue:

Basic research is not hard . From what I know, Cross Rivers was getting one of the lowest ammounts of allocation from oil derivation, yet Calabar is probably the cleanest city in Nigeria. Good roads, investment in tourism as a means of increasing IGR. The TINAPA project was quite ambitious and the first phase was delivered, but the retail section of it was hit by the foot dragging of the federal government even after the president declared his "support" for it. Traders for months (maybe even more than a year) that had paid the rent, could not sell anything because of customs (it was meant to be a free trade zone but the federal government had not yet drafted up the papers or something along those lines). So people could only go there to look which was bad for business and retail. I think you hear Donald Duke a lot because he was probably the only governor in the last administration that took on any mega project of that scale (kind of what Fashola seems to be doing right now). Visit the Tinapa site and do basic research.

Beaf:

Yes, I know about Tinapa, but its shortcomings are as sweeping as the vision that created it. Tinapa cannot provide the sort of anwers I am after (though it satisfies me that he is intelligent and forward looking), neither can basic research (I'll do that anyway ). The sort of stuff I need are things that he has done to better the lot of the common man, what his personality is like, his outlook on life etc.

Beaf:

Yes, I know about Tinapa, but its shortcomings are as sweeping as the vision that created it. Tinapa cannot provide the sort of anwers I am after (though it satisfies me that he is intelligent and forward looking), neither can basic research (I'll do that anyway ). The sort of stuff I need are things that he has done to better the lot of the common man, what his personality is like, his outlook on life etc.

Gekko:

hes a party animal fo sure, i heard his yearly carnival is to place to be.

Sky Blue:

His yearly carnivals brought in people from all parts of the country, its called tourism and it brought in money to the state. You also have obudu ranch and the longest cable car ride in africa leading up to it.