₦airaland Forum

AfricanGod2:
there is actually: visit this thread https://www.nairaland.com/2263635/south-east-south-west-south-south-lead-attainment

nagoma:
What we need is an honest and displined selfless leader like Buhari. Let Jonathan, Aneni, Bode George, Stella Odua , Alameghsia and Desiani all join APC - Positive change will still come. We have ejected the clueless leader.

lpsoep:
Obasanjo cannot be killed

nagoma:
Corrupt payments inherited from PDP 16 years misrule will change soon. We are in a democracy so there is a process involved - assuming that you have some education.

nagoma:
And

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tawa89:
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regrets that he did not become the president at a younger age as there is a limit to what he can do at the age of 72.

He made the assertion on Monday while addressing members of the Nigerian community in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he also vowed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will "kill" corruption in the country.

The president, who recalled his times as state governor, petroleum minister and military head of state, also explained that he repeatedly contested the presidency because of his belief in the practicability of conducting free and fair election in the country.

He expressed confidence in the unity of the country, saying that even though there are some 'crazy' people who talk about the disintegration of the country, the country will never break up.

Buhari stated: "How I wish I became Head of State when I was a governor, just a few years as a young man. Now at 72, there is a limit to what I can do.

"But what brought me there I think mainly is because I love this country. I was in the war front for 30 months during the civil war. I lost a lot of loyal people to me, I lost relatives. A lot of Nigerians did too.

"We lost about two million Nigerians just to keep Nigeria one. So, nobody should come now and tell us rubbish. We are going to remain one country. God has given us another opportunity to reorganise this country. Those who work hard, the society will pay them back."

He said he had been told that there were 83 Nigerians in South African jails, disclosing that he would discuss the matter with President Jacob Zuma during his planned visit to Nigeria in the near future.

Buhari also revealed that he would inquire from the South African president about the whereabouts of the $9.7 million the Goodluck Jonathan's administration had transferred to South Africa for the botched arms purchase.

The president added: "I refused to speak from this draft speech because I wanted to speak to you from the bottom of my heart. Please, keep Nigeria's pride close to your heart, make sure you behave yourselves. If you find yourselves here, obey their laws. Where you don't obey their laws, you will have to bear the consequences.

"I'm told they are 83 Nigerians in prison, I don't know what they have done but I spoke to the President of South Africa this afternoon. He wants to come to Nigeria. There are issues he knows to talk about, I will certainly talk to him.

"I hope our ambassador will send a comprehensive report about the court cases, about those who lost properties during the disturbances and at that time, I will attempt to ask him about our $9.7 million which was not correctly transferred."



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http://tribuneonlineng.com/content/theres-limit-what-i-can-do-72-buhari

PassingShot:
Does Buhari have the power to stop any money provided for in 2015 budget that was already passed by the last assembly?

He doesn't have that constitutional power, boy.

Please seek knowledge and education of how things work?

PassingShot:
I still have to blame GEJ and his last administration for this particular nonsense we have at our hand.

The 2015 budget was prepared and passed during a time of crisis already in Nigeria. It was a time when many states and even the FG was already finding it very difficult to meet their financial commitments. As such, common economic sense should have prevailed by reducing all recurrent expenses as much as possible (at least by 40%).

What we got instead was to reduce capital expenditure further so that it became about 10% of our national budget while "nothing" happened to the recurrent expenses! To GEJ and his cohorts, they didn't care as far as they got bank alert for fat cash credit in their account. Such is the economic wizardry of NOI and GEJ that we couldn't even increase our savings in the four years that crude sold for above $100 per barrel on the average.

But as they say, "GEJ is a good man BUT a very bad administrator". Thankfully, change is here.

geesampower:
Not yet but I will be traveling to china this year to partner with a chinese company on manufacturing. I already have innovative solar pump designs I designed myself. Will keep you posted
Thank you

Bishop4bella:
The question is, can the US allow their citizen to be extradite by Nigeria?

Sentiment apart.

geesampower:
Military might is very critical to human freedom. Imagine if our fore-fathers had a superior military might, would able bodied black men's dignity be this trampled?
Hope we don't pay dearly for our technological backwardness in future again.
If we must get it right we most first get leadership with vision.
China Used to be threatened by the Mongolians, but today mongolia is one of the most underdeveloped countries while China is one of the most Advanced in the world. Why? Leadership.

Until we get leaders who have sense of pride for their people and not crawl to other countries with cap in hands for everything we are going no where.
China's revolution started with Mou restoring the pride of his people and true industrial independence.
People say to solve corruption it must start with everybody. This is a lie our leadership sold to us in diverting responsibility from themselves and we bought it. Leadership sets the direction for the people.

Affordable Solar Power Here

richgang:
Media, Blogs, forums are bias, see as them put Osun state for head when there are other states owning 11 months, they don't say anything, ... God is watching

adeekiti:
What is happening in ogun state , a lot about security issues need to be tackled in ogun, wrecked pple trying to make money by all means in ogun and even if they have the money at all , it won't show in their life

naija2dabone:
1. THE PORT HARCOURT AND KADUNA REFINERIES: The contracts for the reactivation of these refineries were awarded and effectively funded by the Jonathan administration and in a matter of weeks, the Port Harcourt refinery will resume production. The Buhari government did not contribute a dime to this.

2. THE DEFEAT OF BOKO HARAM: It will amount to a dismal disappointment on the part of the Buhari government if by the end of this year, the Boko Haram insurgents have not been fully eliminated. This is because Goodluck Jonathan has done almost all the jobs that needed to be done in the fight against that terror group. We must not forget that Jonathan’s government sacked these terrorists from territories bigger than the entire Belgium, which they occupied and also led a massive onslaught against them in Sambisa Forest. Jonathan oversaw the killing of the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau and in the latest video released by that group, the seemingly invincible Shekau was nowhere to be found.

3. IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY: The Jonathan administration laid down a solid foundation for the effective take-off of stable power supply in the country. Jonathan ensured that the seemingly impossible privatization of power distribution was achieved and raised our electricity generating capacity to about 6000 Megawatts and laid down infrastructures that will ensure the raise to about 40,000 in the next two years. Therefore, Buhari should be called to question if he fails to follow up Jonathan’s achievements in the power sector.

4. REFORMS IN THE PETROLEUM SECTOR: The Jonathan administration is most responsible for the massive turnaround experienced in the petroleum sector. Many of the reforms pursued by the Jonathan administration threatened the criminal interests of some of Nigeria’s biggest political heavyweights, hence, their desperation to throw him out of power. Jonathan’s ‘defeat’ in the 2015 elections would not have been possible, if he had looked the other way, as these criminals continued to have their way in destroying our petroleum sector. The absence of any vote for subsidy in the 2015 budget is one of the best legacies, Jonathan left for the country. If Buhari follows this up, then, we should be in for good tidings in that sector before the next three years.

5. DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY: The Jonathan administration has done very well in diversifying the Nigerian economy, pulling us out from an oil dependent economy to an economy that can be sustained through agro products, mining of other mineral resources resident in the country and also non-tangible resources like the creative industry and sports, where Jonathan called attention to and which ensured that Nigeria took its rightful place as Africa’s biggest economy.

6. THE EDUCATION SECTOR: The government of Goodluck Jonathan holds the record as the administration that gave the highest percentage of its budgetary allocations to the education sector, he raised the standard of education in the country, raised the salaries of teachers and tertiary education workers. Jonathan also ensured that the ETF, TETFUND and other educational funds worked optimally, which saw to the massive construction and rehabilitation of many infrastructures across our campuses.

7. CREDIBILITY OF OUR ELECTIONS: The Jonathan administration is duly credited with conducting the best and most credible elections in the history of Nigeria. The 2011 elections received due encomiums from various election observer groups and agencies, and the 2015 election while fraught with mind boggling irregularities was also commended by observers as one of the best elections to be conducted in Nigeria. Jonathan succeeded in improving our electoral processes, because he refused to interfere in the workings of the electoral commission. Buhari is a direct beneficiary of this great reform.

8.IMPROVED SECURITY: Already the gains made by the Jonathan administration in the area of security of lives and assets are being eroded as criminals are beginning to resurface where they fretted to appear during Jonathan’s reign. We must not forget that Jonathan met a Southeast deserted by its biggest men because of the fear of kidnappers, but in less than two years of his administration, the kidnappers were sent packing from all parts of the Southeast. Jonathan also met a restive Niger Delta, but he was able to calm the region by continuing with the implementation of the Amnesty program designed by his predecessor, and also coming all out against other militants who refused to surrender. We cannot forget in a jiffy, the troubles of John Togo and his recalcitrant criminals who terrorized the oil region till Jonathan cut them to size. Also, the splinter Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), led by Henry Okah were effectively cut to size. Buhari inherited a relatively peaceful and well secured country, and he would be failing Nigerians, if he allows the country to relapse into insecurity.

9.CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS: The Jonathan administration scored good points in reforming our civil service and making it more productive. He blocked lots of avenues through which public funds were being frittered away. One of such is the introduction of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), which has drastically reduced incidents of corruption in the civil service by more than fifty percent.

10. SPORTS DEVELOPMENT: You may recall that our sports sector started witnessing great fortunes after the retreat for the sports sector convened at the instance of former President Jonathan, and this ensured the great successes we recorded in the sports sector during Jonathan’s reign. Our sportsmen were adequately motivated by the government and top of the class sports administrators were appointed into the right positions, while government kept regular tabs on our sports development to see where and how best they can help. Today, the only thing President Buhari really needs to do is to just relax, grease the machinery Jonathan had put in place and Nigerians will be in for celebrations as laurels will continue flowing in from our sportsmen and women.

chamboy:
This Excessive Wastage has been There Since, PDP led Government started It. We should b Happy we get to know this things now.. Don't come and blame a New Government of Three weeks... Let's find A way of Stopping it like Barcanista said

raayah:
It is what it is.

I don't understand why the federal government will contract out "pipeline protection" to mere rascals on the street. We need people who are accountable to protect our natural resources , not some group that specializes in Juju.

Truckpusher:
You're right even as we continuously live in self denial .