ekt_bear:

OBJ was not perfect (far from it), but was not a failure.

alj harem:

really, then abacha too was not a failure as well.

because abacha made life more comfortable for Nigerians than OBJ

also shagari

ekt_bear:

This is not true. And you know it. The lot of your typical Nigerian was far better in 2007 than it was in 1998. Granted, not clear how much credit OBJ should get for it.

ekt_bear:

This is not true. And you know it. The lot of your typical Nigerian was far better in 2007 than it was in 1998. Granted, not clear how much credit OBJ should get for it.

ekt_bear:

The greatest improvement in the life of your typical Nigerian occurred during OBJ's 8 years. Could and should he have done more? Yes. Did he fail on some major issues? Yes.

Nevertheless, he is the best president Nigeria has had so far. And in my opinion, not a failure.

ekt_bear:

I wonder what Nigeria would look like today if Abacha had survived, and been ruling until 2007.

All I can do is shudder. How many lives would have been destroyed and ruined? How much potential would have gone unrealized?

Smh

Let us never compare OBJ to Abacha again, even jokingly. It isn't funny.

dayokanu:

Have you told us how Buhari and Yar Adua failed?

Francis-1:

Buhari had two years or more to establish democracy, he failed
Yaradua promised electoral reforms, he failed to do that
His wife and supporters even failed to allow the constitution take its course by denying GEJ the position for a long time, playing politics with his health. Did he ask them to let the law take its course? No. There was no single economic development during Yaradua's time.

I can go on for both men.

shadrach77:

murtala mohammed was the best

alj harem:

1998 was not abacha

I am refering to 1996-7 during the peak of his power. Fuel prices were 11-20 naira a liter

a loaf of bread was 20 -30 naira and made living very afforable.

abacha was a very detribalised Nigerian, and mixed his government up

the issue yorubas and Abacha had was because of MKO, thus it was just a natural process not to like him.

Whereas IBB did not like abacha because abacha was no longer under him, thus he killed him.

ekt_bear:

The greatest improvement in the life of your typical Nigerian occurred during OBJ's 8 years. Could and should he have done more? Yes. Did he fail on some major issues? Yes.

Nevertheless, he is the best president Nigeria has had so far. And in my opinion, not a failure.

blacksta:

It is not the leaders that failed , it is Nigerians on a whole. . Poster Stop dreaming

Skii:

I agree with you. They say that if the head is rotten, then the rest of the body is return.
From one rotten head rottening the body in one dispensation, we have all become rotten, to another even more rotten dispensation

denitro:

Are you serious or just joking with your statement?
Really! Really! Really!

OBJ's tenure
POWER - Failure - F9
ROADS/INFRASTRUCTURE - Failure - F9
CORRUPTION - Failure - F9
SECURITY - Failure - F9
STANDARD OF LIVING - Failure - F9
ELECTION RIGGING - Success - A1