₦airaland Forum

Nigeria is 56 years old today. Consequently it is time to speak some home-truths and look at where we are in the scheme of things. It is time to consider how well our government has fared since coming to power and to compare their record of service to previous governments that were in the saddle before them. Sadly the score sheet does not look too good. The rigging of elections, the persecution of opposition figures, the demonisation of dissenters, the destruction of the economy, the pauperisation of our people, the introduction of famine, the humiliation of Nigerians coupled with violence, impunity, aggression, intolerance and tyranny: that is all President Muhammadu Buhari and his government have served our people since he was sworn in on May 29th 2015. The last one year and four months have been the worst since independence in terms of the violation of human rights, civil liberties and court orders by our government. We have witnessed unprecedented mass murder, butchery, carnage and barbarity by well-armed and highly favored Fulani herdsmen and ethnic militias coupled with genocide and unprecedented extra-judicial killings by our military personnel and state security forces. We have witnessed the resurrection of Abubakar Shekau and the mutation of Boko Haram into two powerful new factions. We have seen them re-take towns and communities that they lost years ago and hoist their dirty black flag in parts of the north-east. Our government have given up on the Chibok girls and we witnessed the humiliation, insults and physical harassment by security forces that those who have fought for their return in the BBOG group have been subjected to in the last few months. We have have seen the rapid depreciation of the naira, the total decimation of our industrial, agricultural and manufacturing sector and the destruction and decay of virtually all our roads, airports, power generating facilities and infra-structures. Our government has squandered our foreign reserves. Driven away local and foreign investment. Caused the dollar to fly away. Created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the markets. Forced people to spend their life savings and capital just to survive. Reduced many Nigerians to eating just one meal a day. Caused many to withdraw their children from school simply because they cannot afford to pay fees. And they have driven many to depression, suicide and despair. Unemployment is at a record high. The banks and indeed the entire financial sector is dying because there is no liquidity. The naira is approaching 500 naira to one US dollar which represents an over 100 per cent depreciation in the space of one year. We are in the middle of the worst economic recession that we have suffered in our 56 years of exsitence as an independent nation-state. Thousands are being laid off on a daily basis. Graduate and non-graduate unemployment is at a record high. Food prices, the price of transport and the price of fuel, diesal and kerosene have shot up. Finally we have witnesed the total and complete dashing of the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the Nigerian people. Our government is corrupt, weak, paranoid, incompetent, cowardly, fearful of criticism, terrified of a strong opposition, unable to cope with dissent, insensitive, delusional, wicked, sociopathic and psycopathic. Worse still they have attracted the opprobium, contempt, derision and scorn of the entire international community and the derision of major corporate investors and multi- national corporations. The only thing that they are good at doing is blaming President Jonathan and indeed all past PDP Presidents and governments, including President Obasanjo, for their failures and inability to perform. They are also pretty good at conducting media trials and witchunts and indulging in Soviet-style propaganda and the demonisation of their perceived enemies. Yet most frightening of all is the fact that our President is out of touch with reality. He does not appear to be living in the 21st century. His solutions and remedies to the complex economic problems of a modern-nation state in 2016 are the same ones that he proffered and which failed him woefully when he was military Head of State between 1983 and 1985. We really appear to be going down the drain under his leadership. I pray that God intervenes soon and does something extraordinary because this accursed government simply has to go. They have divided us along religious and ethnic lines more than any government in our entire history. They have come to spread poverty and distribute shame. They have sought to islamise our country, demean our faith, disgrace the Church and undermine our Christian leaders and clerics. They have destabilised our nation and undermined our unity to such an extent that the majority of our people secretly despise and covertly pray against the continuation of a united Nigeria. READ:- Femi Fani Kayode vs Islamic Terrorists: Spot The Difference - Janet Ekong Writes They have brought us to our very knees, turned us into a nation of beggars and paupers and reduced us to cowardly and timid slaves. They seek to break us, cause us to crawl, crush our spirits, torment our souls and compel us to accept a North Korean-style system of government with its cultic worship of a maximum ruler who sees himself as a demi-god and deity that must be obeyed and worshipped by all. Such is Mr. Presidents desire and craving for worship and such has the spirit if narcissus seized and possessed him that he even had a man arrested, detained and prosecuted for daring to name his dog after him. Yet thankfully they will fail in their quest because the Living God, from whom nothing is hidden, will not allow them to succeed. They will fail because ultimately good will always prevail over evil. They will fail because no matter what they do they cannot separate us from the love of the Lord. They will fail because the God that we serve is mighty and He is faithful to His own. Permit me to digress. I have been reliably informed that my life and liberty has become a major source of irritation and anger for the maximum ruler. I have been told that he hates me so much that he has issued orders that his gestapo should come for me again and this time around to torture me or even poison me whilst I am in their custody. Yet I count it all as joy. I laugh them all to scorn. If only they knew the God that I serve. If only they could comprehend the nature of He who sent me and who works through me. If only they knew the source of their numerous problems and why they are going through all that they are going through. If only they knew why they are groping in hopelessness, dancing with failure and hobbling in the dark. If only they knew that you cannot fight against the Holy Spirit or battle against the Lord. If only they knew the power of God and the efficacy and power of the scripture that says “touch not my annointed and do my prophets no harm”. As long as they seek to do nothing but pursue, demean, misrepresent, destroy and kill the defenceless and innocent who have done no wrong, the Angel of the Lord will continue to pursue them along a dark and slippery path. He will frustrate all their efforts, plagues shall torment them, failure shall trail them and peace shall continue to elude them. For the record the bottom line is as follows: yours truly would rather die than be silenced or be compelled to bow down and worship Baal and his accursed disciples. As long as there is breath in me, no matter what, I will exercise my God-given right of expression and I will fight and oppose the evil soul that presides over the affairs of our nation because he has brought nothing but suffering, hardship, pain, shame and tears to our people and to our land. He is the proverbial “darkness that seeks the darkness”. Yet, in the end, his own darkness will overwhelm him and the light and power of the Living God will bring him down to his knees and remove him from his exalted and dizzy heights. And if I should fall before that time, posterity will be kind to me and men will know that there once lived a man who spoke the bitter truth about the powers that once were and who saw tomorrow. Yet the beast remains as relentless as ever because, like satan, his time is short. Worse still he has turned on his own. It is no longer Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, his loyalists and leading members of the PDP that are being targeted anymore. Now the erstwhile allies and friends of Baal’s tiny cabal within the ruling party itself have also been listed for “special attention” and the torments of the evil eye in the next few months and years even if they don’t know it yet. Such is the nature and way of Baal. He simply does not know when to stop. Like Pharaoh his heart has been hardened unto destruction so that, at the end of the day, when nemesis catches up with him, the name of the Lord will be glorified. Like Nebuchadnezzar, he will be brought to his knees and he will crawl like a grass-eating beast in the forest until his eyes are opened and he acknowledges the majesty and awesome power of the Lord God of Hosts and the Ancient of Days. Happy independence day.

The Niger Delta will never be a conquered region.

Oil companies should evaluate the Niger Delta, when the owners of the resources are really ready for oil business, they shall be invited again.

Total resources control is the only guarantee for total peace in the Niger Delta, anything else is a waste of time.

tuale4u:
Buhari is on point.

I actually i find it unrealistic when people say the govt should stop blaming the past.
We are suffering today, because the past never prepared for the future (today).

And also we are very unrealistic in our expectation that things can turn around suddenly.
it will takes us about ten years to diversify the economy. Diversification is not a switch you can just turn on or off.
it is a long painful process. We must understand this and work towards it.

All we talk about is dollar vs naira rate because we are still focussing on consuming imported tins.

We must look inward in our consumption pattern.

Blaming the past for the current economy woes does not in any way affect the performance of the govt. They can blame past govt while they work. it does not slow down progress in anyway. Actually it helps progress because it makes it easier for Nigerians to persevere and work hard for a better future.

Who do you blame for economy recession of 1983-1984?
Pray to have another IBB to do the needful.

MDsambo:
Nice one

Some people will not like this

Is not a big deal. somebody once called him "a mere commissioner". if he's now called from Abuja to commission a class room, somehow, the person who called him a mere commissioner wasn't completely wrong.

Bolustic:
If restructuring takes place alongside endemic corruption, would life not be worse off than the status quo. Even the monies our governors, particularly those of ND got in the past 16 years have not amounted to any meaningful development.

Can't yet understand why a state like Bayelsa is owing backlogs of salaries despite the huge revenues it earns.

Restructuring without a thorough fight against corruption isnt going to work.

Full resource control is what we need in Niger Delta, whatever way our region and leaders uses the resources should be left to we Niger Deltan and strangers and outsiders should not interfere in our case.

TPAND:
Jibrin thinks we public are fools and we don't know he doesn't have any credibility. Why is it until he was sacked he started ranting.

Jibrin if you like expose Buhari join, we don't care

The problem of Nigeria today is APC.

Rett0:
Leave ND oil N face Mining.
Let ND enjoy their oil, let other regions enjoy their minerals.
In Australia, Perth is not doing so much now because of fall in oil price but Australia is still blooming because of Mining and other economic activities.

Canada is not crashing because of Alberta.

We can't continue like this.
PMB N oil are like....
Until Nigeria is restructured,
I rest my case.

I said it earlier on my previous post, that When the Niger Delta are ready for business, we shall invite the world.
It's no longer business as asual in the Niger Delta.

Hmmm... We are talking about taking back our crude oil, Kachukwu is still making oil deals.

He should be talking about granut oil deal and leave crude oil alone.

When the Niger Delta are really ready for oil business, the world will know, but for now, we are not.

Royal155:
Baba Buhari, this boys are making your government ungovernable oo! Is it not a sign that your leadership is not wanted in this zoo? Well done boys

Just like during GEJ when somebody said He will make is government ungovernable.

Edo election: PDP leads APC with 369 votes to 1 vote at 26 Ward 5 in Orhionmwon LGAOdigie-Oyegun lost his unit by 69 votes to the 78 votes polled by the PDP.Read more at:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/edo-election-ize-iyamu-obaseki-neck-neck-race/

Destined2win:
After I year, the truth is just surfacing. What about the other missing soldiers?

Pls, re-read carefully, you will see where the second post said he has been missing since " August 24 - 2016. is contradictory.

APC is a useless political party.

itswell1:
Anenih, Igbinedion lost as well so whats the big deal.
Muazu, bode george of Pdp in the last presido elections lost at thier polling booth so its not a new thing.
We don see am before.
Up APC

APC is dead in South South.

Jokerman:
God please grant me a visa to live this country...

A country of frauds....

"leave"

Hmmmm... Is there APC in Akwa Ibom?

Kingsley1000:
what apc done in edo is indelible in minds of people...vote wisely!

The only thing that can save APC in Edo is when they rigg the election.

Young03:
they assembled it not that the manufactured it


na them manufacture the engine?

Most car companies do not manufactured engine... but they built the car and now buys engine from any company they like.

there is a car called Vibe Pontiac;
the company only built the car, but buys engine from Toyota.
it uses Corrola S engine.

The ex militants bus was completely built by them, save the engine and some electrical parts of the bus.

Freedom2016:
I can't wait to use this this port. Igbos will channel all their shipments via this port. The 900 billion naira Lagos gets will now go to our brothers in Akwa Ibom. To God be the Glory. I hope that Buhari and yorubba will not frustrate this project.

Thank you, United We Stand!

davtosh:
A tribe in this country lack manners. The fact that you don't like someone's policies and beliefs do not give you the right to curse or abuse him especially when they are old enough to be your father or mother. They claim to be Christians but the Fear of God is no where to be found in their lives. When I read their comments on NL I feel sorry for their lives. May God bless Nigeria and her well wishers. Amen

The South South and South East are just giving Buhari the kind of "love" some part of North gave Jonathan.

50/50

JAHseal:
U 're d most irresponsible being dat has ever graced d face of dis earth ! What PMB said, na lie? #dusthead!

For God sake! Buhari is the president of this country and the commander in chief.
The Army, Air force, Dss, Police SSS are all under him.
if he can't arrest the militants or its sponsors, he should remain silent or resign from office.
Buhari's cries is a clear sign of incompetency and his cluelessness on governance.

MrTruth4real:
Gej actually said that

Buhari callingBoko Haram“our brothers”, just insensitive ...19 Jun 2015 ... Many Nigerian have raised concerns over President Muhammadu Buhari's Ramadan message, where ...www.post-nigeria.com/buhari-calling...

MrTruth4real:
Gej actually said that

Ramadan:Buhariappeals tomisguided brothersto drop arms ...18 Jun 2015 ... Ramadan:Buhariappeals tomisguided brothersto drop arms, embrace peace ... permanent end the menace of theBoko Haramin the Lake Chad.... I no understand ooooourpresidio.www.vanguardngr.com >H

MrTruth4real:
Gej actually said that

Many Nigerian have raised concerns over President Muhammadu Buhari’s Ramadan message, where he referred to the Boko Haram militants as “brothers.”During his message, he appealed to the perpetrators of violence and destruction in the name of Islam all over the world, todesist from tarnishing the name of the religion.“As we make collective efforts to bring to a permanent end the menace of the Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin countries, let me use this auspicious occasion to appeal to our misguided brothers to drop their arms,embrace peace and seek a better understanding of Islam during this Holy period and beyond,” he said.

ijebuloaded:
And Some idiot will be abusing PMB....





What Will You Do To Save Nigeria If You Are Elected As President Tomorrow?

https://www.nairaland.com/3366855/what-save-nigeria-elected-president

An Attack on boko haram is an attack against the North - Gen Buhari.

Boko haram are our misguided brothers - The no nonesense General.

Again, Nigeria still depend on South to survive.
please, we should now export granut oil, make South rest small.

Adams Oshiomhole is planning to give us all N5000 onthe election day.Ensure you;1) Receive the money with a smile cos it belongs to you.2) Count it to be sure that the APC agent isn't cheatingyou,your 5K must be complete.3)Join the queue for your accreditation and voting.4) After accreditation,collect your ballot paper.5) Go into your secret corner,Take your eyes down towards the bottom of the ballot paper,Look for the PDP logo(umbrella) and thumb print by the umbrella.6) Fold it vertically and slip it into the ballot box with a smile.7) After voting,buy ice cream and gala and stand closeto the Polling unit. wait till the votes are counted in the presence of everybody and record your results.9) Post it on your Facebook page and on Edo political forum.10) Follow the results to the LGA collation centre buy another gala and coke.11)Wait with them and follow them wherever they are going afterwards till the final results are announced and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is declared winner of the Election.*Accreditation and voting will run simultaneously from8am.

goldedprince:
Yes i am. Its annoying to see jobless youths from the east and south south coming online to rant in a stupid and annoying way. South south youths are lazy and always look for people to blame for their backwardness. From your name i can tell u are either calabar or aks. You guys are lazy. I bet u are above 25 and still in ur moms house

Am from Akwa Ibom State and my people are not as lazy as exaggerated.
The igbos are more industrious and economically viable and developed than us... but to God be the glory, our ppl are now toeing the line of the Igbos... today, our ppl are really waking up and they're doing well. i have lived a very good part of my life with the igbos and i have learned alot from them.
I got my first 1m naira in life through and igbo man and the same to my younger brother. not because they just called us and hand over the money to us, not at all. they simply put us through and today we are fine.

I'm above 25 and i must tell you that one Nigeria has actually not been working.

Regional system of government or a divided Nigeria will help us developed more faster.

lordthunderbolt:
you are liar!
today is akwa ibom state birthday
stop your lies
we are never I repeat NEVER of biafra

we are NIGER DELTANS
AND SHALL REMAIN SO
STOP YOUR LIES EVERYONE HERE IS CELEBRATING AKWA IBOM STATE BIRTHDAY
STOP THIS LIES

You are a little bit ignorant...
what makes Akwa Ibom a Niger Delta state and stopped Abia or Imo from being a Niger Deltan state? where or which geopolitical zone do you even think is Niger Delta?
The SS and SE are one, and so shall it remain.
Akwa Ibom will always remain sympathetic and a strong supporter of Biafra.

goldedprince:
This is total stupidity. Go to nigeria and demand release. Bunch of retrded imbeciles

You sounds very pained!! if i were you, i stop taking Panadol for another mans headache.