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| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by forkadict(m): 11:13am On May 24, 2011 |
@ Geniro. First, baba e ati iya e, wherever they are, awon ni oloshi. Second, I feel you signed up on NL to pick fights with people and thereby ignorantly display your foolishness for the whole world to see. Or how do you explain after only 20 posts, you insult someone whose post wasn't even directed to you in the first instance? But guess what maggot, i havent got time for your pettiness and bellicosity. I am a busy dude. Get that straight you beach! Third, going by the disgusting content of your post, I conclude you were born and bred in the gutter in one of the numerus slums in naija. Your faulty upbringing explains your ill manners but i kinda understand. Fourth, I leave you with a piece of advice.Do the whole world a favor and go drink a gallon of Hydrochloric acid. NOBODY will miss you. Trust me on that. Not even your family members. Cockroach! |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by naso2(m): 12:27pm On May 24, 2011 |
yeye sahara reporters yeye thread yeye posters. Not even the explanation of the SGF can help them see properly. so so complain. i hope say una get work sha? |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 1:41pm On May 24, 2011 |
babasoty: What about a simple "get on with it" like the British? Why do we need to copy the US, whose inauguration ceremonies are built on TRADITIONS out there that are not ours? Why do we need to spend a Billion on this? |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Seun(m): 1:43pm On May 24, 2011 |
Kobojunkie:Exactly. Why do we need to copy rich countries? We should be frugal so we can catch up. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by agabaI23(m): 1:52pm On May 24, 2011 |
Kobojunkie:Makes sense, however we pretend to copy their presidential system, so we copy everything. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 1:56pm On May 24, 2011 |
agabaI23: Oh Please . . . there are so many democracies out there you can compare what we have implemented so far to but the US democracy is DEFINITELY not what we have a copy of anymore. We have modified it to the point that we cannot call it a copy of US democracy anymore. Even the simplest of laws and rights that applies here does not seem to matter in Nigeria( not even sure we have em anymore). So, I do not see such restrictions as the one you claim. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by agabaI23(m): 2:10pm On May 24, 2011 |
Kobojunkie:That is the reason why I said, 'we pretend' or you probably did not see that. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 2:17pm On May 24, 2011 |
OK . . . . what I am saying is we stop deluding ourselves/stop pretending and stop spending blaming it all on democracy. Even this Naira 1 billion charade is not democracy's fault. Our politicians are spendthrifts and that is the problem. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Nobody: 3:06pm On May 24, 2011 |
What about a simple "get on with it" like the British? Why do we need to copy the US, whose inauguration ceremonies are built on TRADITIONS out there that are not ours? Why do we need to spend a Billion on this? hmmm---and a simple get on with it like the British *which you just added* won't be copying right------funny. you talk about tradition, okay please tell me which democratic handover in Nigeria hasn't been done in like manner as this one.--- babe this is our tradition. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 3:12pm On May 24, 2011 |
babasoty: You mean the "get on with it" now belongs to the British? hhm . . . . How many democractic handover's have you had so far that has NOT BEEN to copy the american model? |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Nobody: 3:19pm On May 24, 2011 |
Its okay folks, stop stabbing yourselves over this matter. Its N850 million, not N5 billion. https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-674599.0.html |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by 702: 3:22pm On May 24, 2011 |
sighs ok |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by virtual78: 3:23pm On May 24, 2011 |
Just read it on Punch Online, 1billion? What exactly are we celebrating? The same administration handing over to itself? why not make it low-key in respect to those that lost their lives during the election? Why don't we use this opportunity to tell the world that we are different, compensate the corpers family even more,what about the other victims? are they Sudanese? Do they not deserve some compensation too, although no amount of compensation can replace a life, what leaves a bad taste in the mouth , is the sheer waste of money, why 40 presidents? Fresh AIR? more like NORMAL AIR, nothing changes peeps, get used to it |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 3:28pm On May 24, 2011 |
virtual78: Good idea too! |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Johndoe100(m): 3:28pm On May 24, 2011 |
virtual78: Because this is a HISTORIC event. This is the [b]FIRST [/b]administration headed by someone from the south south. We are celebrating the further entrenchment of our democracy, the beginning of the next phase of our democracy. Anyone who is opposed to this is just an unreasonable hater and is best ignored. I am personally surprised that the celebrations are so low key. I thought it would be bigger and include events in the south south., but GEJ is a low key person. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 3:33pm On May 24, 2011 |
The Administration closing on May 29th, headed by the same south south someone, was a sham? ROFLMAO!!! |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Johndoe100(m): 3:38pm On May 24, 2011 |
Kobojunkie: No and I am sure you know that GEJ was completing the term he was elected to with Musa Yar'dua. This is OUR MANDATE!!!!!! |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Nobody: 3:45pm On May 24, 2011 |
You mean the "get on with it" now belongs to the British? ohhh lest i forget---- when the queen was handing over to our leaders in 1960 and it was still done in this same manner---- we were still copying the Americans right, This is our style, our way, our own democratic tradition since we started practising it |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by virtual78: 3:45pm On May 24, 2011 |
Because this is a HISTORIC event. This is the FIRST administration headed by someone from the south south. We are celebrating the further entrenchment of our democracy, the beginning of the next phase of our democracy. Historic Events: OBJ handing Over to Shagari (over to Fela) Abdulsalam Handing Over to OBJ (of which na scope) GEJ handing over to GEJ  wetin historic for that oneI think you are right here too , the beginning of the next phase of |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 3:50pm On May 24, 2011 |
Johndoe100: No, I do not know. That is not what the constitution has it as. Yar adua lost the term and so Goodluck Jonathan got it. There is NO SUCH THING as completing the term of a governor -- once you are in, you are in and you go on until the cycle is up. Please read your constitution to understand that this is not about people owning terms and what nots. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Kobojunkie: 3:51pm On May 24, 2011 |
babasoty: What the heck?? ROFLMAO!!! . . .   |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Bawss1(m): 3:55pm On May 24, 2011 |
virtual78: See analysis. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by virtual78: 3:59pm On May 24, 2011 |
No, I do not know. That is not what the constitution has it as. Yar adua lost the term and so Goodluck Jonathan got it. There is NO SUCH THING as completing the term of a governor -- once you are in, you are in and you go on until the cycle is up. Please read your constitution to understand that this is not about people owning terms and what nots. GBAM,  |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Nobody: 4:10pm On May 24, 2011 |
What the heck?? ROFLMAO!!! . . . |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by sweet9ja: 5:43pm On May 24, 2011 |
@DivideUs, I don't trust politicians but, I also don't believe every garbage that I read, especially when it's from SR. Sahara Reporters is a junk news outlet and should be seen as such. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by MeGaStReEt: 10:33pm On May 24, 2011 |
Quote from: Donlittle on Today at 01:15:01 AM guy i swear your a bastarrd, big one, u dey craze, we should not complain? Wetin dey worry this Donlittle? you smoke dry shitt Na your fada, moda, your brothers and sisters, all your fada girlfriends and your mother boyfriends be BASTARDDDD. you kiss crace? na me you wan dey follow nack teeth, infact your full life! e-diot |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Demdem(m): 8:30am On May 25, 2011 |
SR Speaks: We Challenge The Jonathan Government To Tell Us: "What Is The Full Cost Of Jonathan’s Presidential Inauguration?" On May 22, we published a report that the federal government was set to squander an incredible N5 billion (about $32 million) on next Sunday’s inauguration of Mr. Goodluck Jonathan as president. Our story was penned in the best interests of Nigeria. As evidence of this commitment, we are taking issue with yesterday’s announcement, by Mr. Yayale Ahmed, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) who also chairs the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC), that the event will consume N1 billion. Now, N1billion is no small change. N1 billion, properly and responsibly deployed, can change the fortunes of several communities and institutions in Nigeria. There is tremendous constructive power, therefore, in N1 billion. If that were all that the government budgeted for the inauguration, it should raise concerns. An inauguration, in the end, is neither the government nor governance: it is an oath-taking ceremony in which photos are taken and speeches may be made. It is a dignified ceremony, but does not have to be an obscenely expensive one. But information available to SaharaReporters reveals that the federal government will spend about N5 billion on what is essentially a few minutes of formality. The SGF told the press: "N830 million is the cost of the 2011 presidential inauguration ceremonies. The initial budget was N1.3 billion and was later reduced to N830 million. However, it may reach N1 billion at the end of the day and I will want you, as journalists, to follow it up for proper auditing and accountability." SaharaReporters, which was not invited to yesterday’s event, is not that presumptuous to believe that yesterday’s press briefing was in response to its original story. But we do know that the federal government is not in the habit of briefing the press about events of this nature especially when it had previously used the Nigerian Tribune to reveal that it had planned to spend N500 million on the event a week before. Perhaps, then, a new day of accountability has dawned. If that is the case, we suggest that in order to demonstrate its commitment to full disclosure, the government publish the full budget for the inauguration. In our original story, we wrote as follows: “Presidency sources told SaharaReporters that apart from the series of committees set up by the Office of the SGF, the president's office and that of the First Lady also have their different budgetary expenses for the event.” The SGF did not contradict this. In the interest of Nigeria, we urge him to disclose the budgets for those “offices,” along with that of the PIC. In our view, Nigerians deserve to know what is being spent on security, such as the brand new bullet proof vehicles being bought for heads of state and governments and other dignitaries who are invited to the event. The SGF said about 40 heads of state were invited, and it is correct to assume that preparations have been made for all of them even though they may not all attend. We believe that Nigerians deserve to know the cost of new bomb-detection equipment, as well as the expenditure on the Israeli and American security experts and their crew that are being flown in. Mr. Yayale told the press yesterday that the ministerial sub-committees set up for the inauguration include venues; utilities and souvenirs; football match; musical/cultural festival and fireworks; security; publicity; presidential speeches; swearing-in; accommodation; protocol and airport reception; and finance. Still left out are the exorbitant expenditures for a flower-filled church service whose bill to the taxpayer will approach a hefty N63 million. How much more will go for the Islamic prayer service planned for Friday? The SGF must disclose that amount as well. The SGF also confirmed, as we indicated in our original story, that the inauguration will last one week, and include a presidential special session with the youth in Lagos; dinner for Corporate Nigeria, also in Lagos; an exhibition and unveiling of the President's portrait at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre; and the First Lady's banquet for women. With due respect, we object strongly to this approach. An inauguration is simply an induction into office, the formal transfer of power to an individual; it need not be a costly long-running festival nor a series of open-ended events organized into convoluted books and chapters. This is particularly important in an administration which ought to be conscious of the need to demonstrate credibility, accountability and THRIFT from the first moment. We do not see a portrait, for instance - more appropriate to royalty - has become a critical inauguration item. In fact the First Lady’s planned lavish banquet sets a worrying tone. The President, once empowered, ought to be stepping into the challenge of his job, not stepping out for photo ops in his party attire. Finally, we wish to remind the Jonathan administration that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not recognize an office of the First Lady. A “First Lady” is not elected because her husband has been elected. The “First Lady” is simply a social and unofficial title which needs no budget, no structures, no duties, and no pay. http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/sr-speaks-we-challenge-jonathan-government-tell-us-what-full-cost-jonathan%E2%80%99s-presidential- Yayale, up to u, |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Johndoe100(m): 8:41am On May 25, 2011 |
virtual78: Well we are from the SS, for us it's historic. If you don't like it go hug a transformer. @demdem You are just confused, we are celebrating, if you and sahara reporters like cry rivers of tears, we will celebrate before we get down to business. BAD BELLE - NA WE WIN NA WE WIN O !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Johndoe100(m): 8:45am On May 25, 2011 |
Kobojunkie: More bad belle - GEJ is not a governor so he completed the term of Yar'adua. It does not matter what you think We are happy, go hide under your bed while we celebrate, hug a transformer whatever , just let us celebrate in peace. We will get back to you lot after the hangover clears. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by Demdem(m): 8:50am On May 25, 2011 |
Johndoe100: You are most likely a spendtrift in your real life no doubt. No one is asking you not to celebrate but at what cost, we are only asking your man to be truthfull and accountable, This he hasn't. Is that too much to ask ? |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by geniuscity: 2:30pm On May 25, 2011 |
Why are so many people on nairaland so shallow-minded? Complains everywhere to any government-spending related posts and threads. Invitations have been sent to 40 head of states of 40 different countries. How much do you think will go into security? Millions. We remember what happened the last time on independence day? Somebody suggested here that government should be using such money to bulid low-cost homes free for people. Is this country "freetown" Even the best economies in the world does not build free homes for its citizens. We should support this government to provide the necessary basic amenities and development desperately needed in this country and not complain about the money to be spent on Inauguration. Go and google how much Obama spent on his inauguration, his visit to India and other government engagements. |
| Re: Jonathan's Inauguration To Gulp N5 Billion, Church Service N63 Million by queensmith: 5:36pm On May 25, 2011 |
Some people think they know everything, do you guys know how much income is generated from those events?? How much tourism ,tv rights, international recognition ,the likes?? How much is the Nigerian government going to MAKE off this nuiscance of a party? You think they spent millions on the prince's wedding for nothing?? Can you imagine the influx of tourists, commercial activities and television rights for it?? Dont be ignorant ,let me tell you the biggest difference between us, the british and american governments KNOW what they are doing, the Nigerians obviously don't! Kmt |
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