What do you think this president is doing wrong OR what should he have done that he didn't do

are you contend with his regime

So far, so good!

I feel that the new president is wishy washy when it comes to the former governors being indicted. An all honesty, it's really hard to say what his deal is. I feel that he does point out good emphasis, but I'm just a little skeptical about the ways he reacts to the corruption crises that Nigeria is facing right now when it comes to prosecuting former governors of dipping their hands in their states' coffers. I know they paved his way for presidency, and maybe that's why he feels that he shouldn't be too harsh, but President Yar. is here to serve the citizens of Nigeria, so he should not deviate from those tasks that needs to be performed. It's very imperative that he puts aside his old comrads of corruption and focus on the people of Nigeria.

yaradua is spineless: he is on stolen mandate. He himself agreed.

and courts have further shown us by removing fake governors right and left,

the honourable thing is call for fresh election, which must be free and fair.

he has refused to sack Iwu, the unrepentant Inec chief, He's a disaster

He needs to be more vocal.

hasn't seem to have come across to the nigerian populace as the talking type nor the walking type,

touche:

He needs to be more vocal.

i agree

ojimbo IV:

hasn't seem to have come across to the nigerian populace as the talking type nor the walking type,

lol

I think he's got the ideas, implementing them the right way, will do, nigeria

yar'asleep, when he wakes up, we'll criticise him

folahann:

I think he's got the ideas, implementing them the right way, will do, nigeria

If he has got any ideas at all he doesnt seem to be interested in telling us.

, nor implementing them. So far, he has been in office 5 months and the world is still waiting. On the BBC today, it was all same old story, no change, no new moves forward seen in Nigeria so far. I mean it is one thing to have ideas all stored up in your head and that is all fine and good but usually you get scored well when you actually implement those ideas so we have something more tangible to score you on. Somebody needs to tell him to wake up already!!

babasin:

yaradua is spineless: he is on stolen mandate. He himself agreed.

and courts have further shown us by removing fake governors right and left,

the honourable thing is call for fresh election, which must be free and fair.

Don`t you think there is a relationship b/w him and these court decisions you mentioned ? Those court decisions used to mean nothing in Nigeria when the criminal that handed over to him was there. Granted his is a stolen mandate, but that shouldn`t stop us from acknowledging it whenever he does the right thing. As far as I`m concerned, complying with court decisions is one of the fundamental pre-requisites of true democracy.It shows the judiciary is independent, which means that the rule of law can be protected

Still looking for a reason to take him seriously

Says one thing and systemically does the exact opposite. Nobody knows what he stands for

if he doesn't know what to do, let him take his salary and go after his term, let him not loot or make the nation worse, let him leave the judiciary and legislature to sort themselves(which he is doing) someday, we'll have a leader who knows what to do

if he cant move us forward, at least let him not move us backwards

toshmann:

if he doesn't know what to do, let him take his salary and go after his term, let him not loot or make the nation worse, let him leave the judiciary and legislature to sort themselves(which he is doing) someday, we'll have a leader who knows what to do

if he can't move us forward, at least let him not move us backwards

I concur

@toshmann lol.

@Teriba i think the credit of what is happen in the judiciary should be given to the Justice Alpha Belgore.

@Mckren i agree with u.

I believe by now President Umaru Musa Yar'aduwa should understand having a good intention and a sincere heart is not enough to rule a very complex and diverse country like Nigeria. Not to mention ruin country like Nigeria. He should be in country of the affairs. He cant just sit wait and speculation are going on that people like OBJ are controlling the country. This speculation will tell of his acceptance. He should ACT or leave if he cant do it.

Please can someone tell him to stop sleeping on duty.

the whole country is going to the pits during his slumber.

As soon as he made the ambassadorial appointments i knew Yar Adua was taking Nigeria no where.

It cant get much worse than imagining Ahmadu Ali as an envoy.

You guys are missing an important point here. The one that started promisingly in 1999 later became a monumental failure! People like Babangida and Obasanjo knew Nigeria inside out long b/4 they became whatever they called themselves, but here is a man that knows very little about Nigeria who was giving this job b/c Obasanjo saw him as a safe hand that would continue to shield him from standing trial for all the crimes he committed while in office. It`s going to take some time b/4 he can start to deliver

@deen:

You are funny! Justice Belgore didn`t join the judiciary yesterday; where was he when Nigeria was burning ? All the people giving these judgements used to catch cold whenever dictators sneezed in the past. If all past Presidents had respected the judiciary the way the current President has, we wouldn`t be where we are today. I think we should be patient with him!

Teriba:

You guys are missing an important point here. The one that started promisingly in 1999 later became a monumental failure! People like Babangida and Obasanjo knew Nigeria inside out long b/4 they became whatever they called themselves, but here is a man that knows very little about Nigeria who was giving this job b/c Obasanjo saw him as a safe hand that would continue to shield him from standing trial for all the crimes he committed while in office. It`s going to take some time b/4 he can start to deliver

You have acknowledged two important points that should make every Nigerian squirm with discomfort.
1. Yar Adua knows LITTLE about Nigeria. Then WHY ONE EARTH is he president? Out of 140m Nigerians is there no one that knows the country better? Why do we consistently put into office people with NO experience of what they are supposed to do? Is the office of president a place to do on-the-job training?

2. The fact that we are comfortable enough to realise that Yar Adua was selected by OBJ should be enough to make a mockery of the charade we call (s)elections.

The point is not "if he was selected or elected". What matters is what he's doing but don't you think he should be given some time.

folahann:

The point is not "if he was selected or elected". What matters is what he's doing but don't you think he should be given some time.

Very serious countries consider the point of election or selection much more paramount than whether he is doing what he shld be doing or not. If Nigerians had free reign to elect their own officials, clueless treasury looters and inept individuals like Yar Adua would never become president in a million yrs.

How long should we give him? As much time as he runs us completely into the ground? Zimbabweans have given Mugabe just enough time to turn it into a banana republic, yes let us give Yar Asleep more time to ruin us. But for oil we would have been no better than Zimbabwe at this rate.

Already judging a man that is only 5 months in government - something is fundamentally wrong with Nigerians.

the same lousy questions and the same lousy contributions - I pray one of you becomes the PResident one day - but with these comments - I doubt if you can rule your homes succesfully.

well let's see

N-joy:

Already judging a man that is only 5 months in government - something is fundamentally wrong with Nigerians.

the same lousy questions and the same lousy contributions - I pray one of you becomes the PResident one day - but with these comments - I doubt if you can rule your homes succesfully.

Nobody is judging here, these are just opinions from people on what they think of the 5 months gorvenment. After all we are praticing Democracy

davidylan:

You have acknowledged two important points that should make every Nigerian squirm with discomfort.
1. Yar Adua knows LITTLE about Nigeria. Then WHY ONE EARTH is he president? Out of 140m Nigerians is there no one that knows the country better? Why do we consistently put into office people with NO experience of what they are supposed to do? Is the office of president a place to do on-the-job training?

2. The fact that we are comfortable enough to realise that Yar Adua was selected by OBJ should be enough to make a mockery of the charade we call (s)elections.

Absolutely, those are two important anormalies that should worry us all. But, my brother, this president was a good Governor in his state b/4 contesting that presidential elections. In other words, we can`t be too sure that a free and fair election would not have catapaulted him to Aso Rock. His main sin in the eyes of Nigerians seem to be his association with Obasanjo. I`ve always made it clear that Buhari is my favourite in Nigeria, but I would rather have this Yar Adua than legendary criminals like Babangida or Obasanjo

his_grace:

Read the comments very well, then u will know people are judging him already.

What do you think about the government yourself

his_grace:

Black people indeed are genetically engineered to be less intelligent.

You are very right. Black people indeed are the only ones who are clueless enough to assume that when you query your "elected" officials you are "judging" them. Black Africa is the only continent where we forever make excuses for the ineptitude of our government officials (the latest one being . . . he is only 5 months on the job), black people are the only people i know who elect officials who have no specific goals for office besides the cliched "we will continue with nebulous reforms".

Black people are indeed engineered to be genetically stupid.

folahann:

Nobody is judging here, these are just opinions from people on what they think of the 5 months gorvenment. After all we are praticing Democracy

You dont need to bother responding to certain "contributions". You shld know by now that not all of us are comfortable with opposing oppinions.

Teriba:

Absolutely, those are two important anormalies that should worry us all. But, my brother, this president was a good Governor in his state b/4 contesting that presidential elections. In other words, we can`t be too sure that a free and fair election would not have catapaulted him to Aso Rock. His main sin in the eyes of Nigerians seem to be his association with Obasanjo. I`ve always made it clear that Buhari is my favourite in Nigeria, but I would rather have this Yar Adua than legendary criminals like Babangida or Obasanjo

He was a "good" governor based on what? What really are the yardstick with which we measure "good governance" in Nigeria? That he didnt loot the treasury blind? Why then did he take the first emergency flight to Germany if he had put in adequate health facilities in Katsina despite having 8 yrs to do so?

Until we start asking critical questions, until we put our so-called political office holders under the lens of public scrutiny we will continue to be the laughing stock of the rest of the world.
Do we even have any benchmarks for evaluating the Yar Asleep administration? All we here of is reforms.

First and foremost, The judiciary was freed by OBJ. He didn't try to stiffle them like all the people before him.

He may not obey some of the decision or on time but he allow them to rule even when it is against him. Rememebr all those proceddings by ATIKU etc.

Also OBJ should be given credit for 'selecting' YAR ADUA because he is by far the better of all the other candidates including Bhuari, Atiku and all the Governors. He is a safe pair of hands in most peoples opinion and less corrupt. So OBJ definitely have good intentuions for Nigerians, even if you think he is trying to cover his back. He could have as well 'select' either IBORI or ODILLI  and still cover his back.

Whether or not he prosecute OBJ, IBB etc is another matter for reasons that may only be well know to him.

The other problem is that it is the PDP that put Yar Adua in office and I am afraid  he is unlikely to prosecute all the Governors that ' gave way' for him. IBORI , ODILLI etc

I for one don't think that Yar ADua has the 'toughness' required to govern Nigerians.

However, if he is able to appoint people who can do that for him because of his health and the type of person he is (his personality and demeanour) and just apply intellectual approach to the challenges then he stand a chance.

But seeing from his appointments and pronoucements so far I think he is many miles away from making any serious impact. (Maybe he needed OBJ- as if you will remember OBJ single handely campaign for him on campaign rounds and 'annointing him' among his fellow governors)

I hope he can sleep one night and God to visit him and explain how to run the country properly.

As far as I am concern, it is all soundbite- where is the War (state of emergency) on Energy/Power and all the other 7 progamm agenda.

I will pray for new things and beginings because it appears that it is just business as usual. Remember OBJ promised Electricity in 1999 and 8 years later, it  even got worse. NIGERIANS WE NEED SERIOUSE PRAYERS FOR GOD TO TAKE CONTROL AND BY HIS SPECIAL GRACE HE WILL TAKE CONTROL OF MINDS OF OUR LEADERS TO START TO RUN THE COUNTRY PROPERLY.

[s]Hisses at absolute and laughable gibberishes.[/s]

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