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But the clearing of street/road side bush by LGA people has NOT changed going by his picture

Stegomiah:
And what exactly should they be celebrating Mr. President?

They should be celebrating that APC won by rigging Katsina and kano with 1.3 million and 1.9 million for Buhari respectively, for example!

BlackGirlsCode:
Make dem try am.

They did the same during OBJ and Yardua's administration. How has that worked for them?.

Did you hear about amnesty for them from Yar'Adua same thing Buhari was asking for Boko Haram terrorists

damcqute:
Obasanjo was 10x better in every way. While OBJ built up Nigeria's Foregin reserves and helped erase our debts, GEJ did the opposite. He surrounded himself with wolves, thats what killed him. He may be a good man, but not good enough to lead!

OBJ built up Nigeria reserves but NEGLECTED our roads, railways, electricity projects, education etc while he was STEALING like crazy! Elections were also NOT free & fair under OBJ with many political assassinations.

Only a stewpid father keeps money in the bank savings instead of feeding & educating his children properly!

Jonathan is an angel compared to the demon of OBJ!

...F A C T.. C H E C K ...

'Obasanjo and Atiku in 8 years built one UNIVERSITY each for themselves....Bells and ABTI.
They built NONE for Nigerians.

Jonathan and Sambo in 4 years built 14 (FOURTEEN) new universities for all Nigerians.
NONE for themselves.

NOTE: OBJ and ATIKU are now consultants/sponsors/piloters/members of APC....
They too are seeking CHANGE!!!

I choose TRANSFORMATION than this their CHANGE.
What about you


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MarvellousGod:
Jonathan isn't really so strong for Nigerian politics, he was only being pushed... He should go and have a good rest now devoid of thoughts of boko haram et al... He's too gentle for Nigerian katakata...
And yeah, Jonathan is a true Democrat...


We owe Buhari our support and prayers now

We owe Buhari nothing but continuous SCRUTINY all the way starting from archiving his campaign promises and checking delivery.

That is how our democracy will grow not everyone shouting I dey loyal and not having a strong opposition.

PassingShot:
I do not support all the instances you referred to. They are all bad and must be condemned and we must not use any bad case to justify another one.

Life is not about absolute things but rather about comparatives, relatives......how much progress or regress we have made from any particular point.

For me, Jonathan made a lot of progress on the key issues of governance. History will remember him for that as facts are sacred.

Source please.

Thanks.

omenka:
I have a bit of a problem with you referring to that as a "distortion".

It is all good though. Now the general has his work cut out for him. We hope he hits the ground running soon after being sworn in.

How you holding up bro?

You guys make me laugh with your taunting questions. I am doing very well. My concern is for good governance of my country, state and LGA for which I believe Jonathan distinguished himself at the federal level compared to those before him including Buhari as well as the 36 state governors.

I hope Buhari will be a PLEASANT surprise!

I hope!!!

PassingShot:
I concur but his other "sins" on Governors forum where 16 was greater than 19, and Ekiti HOA where 7 is greater than 19 do not make it worthy of note.

Again I believe in those instances he allowed the primary, local interests prevail rather than intervene. He is not part of the NGF nor of Ekiti HoA.

Moreover, OBJ did much worse and would have done worse. Was there NGF under OBJ? How many state governors were impeached by almost empty HoAs?

Did Amaech like the other 35 state governors not cotrol their LGAs 101% although their own allocation is also from Abuja?

We should learn to put things in perspective and comparative proper context of our democratic experience since 1999.

omenka:
Did it really help in terms of votes from the region?? I don't think so. What I think is that they stand as counterweight for the Asaris and Tompolos that might wanna wreak havoc in the region after the election.

Not votes IN the region, that was a done deal for Jonathan.

The distortion reinforced the UNNECESSARY noise from the militants that alienated voters OUTSIDE the region as it was amplified by Buhari supporters. I made a similar comment here about the needless statement FROM FFK about Buhari jailing Igbos.

In any election you do NOTalienate any group even as you try to address the yearnings of each & every group. That is why typical Republican or Democrat presidential nominees move more to the centre after their primaries!

PassingShot:
Tinubu has cemented hi position as a kingmaker in Nigerian politics.

I have to acknowledge him even though I detest him as he means absolutely NO good for the easily excited populace.

Rawani:
Well said. I think another big winner is the Nigerian electorate. The new consciousness and widespread orientation of the true power of a protected ballot that has infused the populace will serve to keep politicians on their toes. The criticality of a robust and truly independent electoral body has also been highlighted, therefore the appointment of its Chairman as well as its funding will no longer be handled with levity.

This is also where Jonathan is a big winner- minimal interference in the electoral process in the past five years.

How many of us recall that Buhari asked for Jega's sack in 2013? If Jonathan is a scheming, brutish tout like the letter-writing Agbaya of Owu Jega would have long gone.

Tinubu almost single handedly won this for Buhari since his recruitment.

Judelord57:
GEJ was a good President but those sycophant sorounding him cost him his job.if I were GEJ I will give buhari list of those that he should send to jail.

Are you a primitive primate still or an evolved, civilised homo sapien

Has anyone bothered to compare 1999 & 2007 PDP performance in the south west to this 2015 results?

What do you find to justify scam or not?

omenka:
I'm afraid you are mistaken. MEND has always been pro-Buhari.

Just one of the many DISTORTIONS that carried the elections for Buhari.

jamael:
In my own Opinion, PDP lost because of the following;
1. Splitting of the party. The aggrieved governors pulled more than 2 million votes for APC. Their grievances should have been settled earlier as even Tukur's state was won by APC.
2. Use of power instead of Brain. Their campaign strategy was more of money and less of sense. Money is good but there are certain things it don't buy. Arthur Eze will attest to this fact.
3. Losing the social media. The vast majority of the teeming population in Nigeria make use of the media. The election was over ever since words like 'clueless' and "daft" were used to describe Jonathan.
4. Playing the opposition instead of making APC work at any pace they (PDP) set, APC became the pace setter for the ruling party.

Jonathan is a gentle man that was ruling a not so gentle country.

Very valid points.

Overall I feel in some ways we Nigerians lost more than Jonathan did as a person. I hope I am proved wrong as the next four years roll by.

Seun:
- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.

2013 is not 'the last 6 weeks' by any calendar.

2013 was when Borno elders asked Jonathan to withdraw our soldiers fighting Boko Haram and he said on condition they stop the insurgents immediately. It was during his visit to Borno. APC responded that he 'talked down' on the people rather than gently seek their support.

Three months later in same 2013, Buhari ACCUSED our soldiers of killing the terrorists and burning their houses instead of granting them amnesty. He has never withdrawn the accusation.

Those are FACTS that we have allowed ourselves to forget thanks to the sleek APC propaganda machine and the ineffective PDP communication.

The same distortion applies to corruption.

I hope for the best in my country despite knowing the BASIS for Buhari's electoral success is deeply flawed.

Sign agreement on no more killings, I will withdraw JTF, Jonathan to Borno elders
March 09, 2013




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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Maiduguri, accused Borno State Elders of playing to the gallary over the activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect insurgency in the state, describing the situation as unfortunate.

Jonathan spoke during an interactive session with Borno State stakeholders at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Government House Maiduguri, in continuation of his two- day working visit to Borno and Yobe States, the epicentres of Boko Haram.

He was responding to requests by the Elders for the Federal Government to grant amnesty to the sect members as well as withdraw the military Joint Task Force, JTF from Maiduguri and other areas in the state during the second day of his working visit to Borno State..

President Jonathan lamented that none of the elders in the state had publicly condemned the killings and bombings being carried out by the sect members and advised them to put their ‘’house in order,’’ by talking to their children who had been causing havoc in the country to drop their arms against the country.

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Buhari faults crackdown on Boko Haram
JUNE 3, 2013

Presidential candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 Presidential election, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has frowned on the emergency rule in parts of the North. He alleged that innocent civilians were being killed in the states.

Buhari speaking during a Liberty FM Hausa Service Programme, Guest of the Week, on Sunday in Kaduna said that Boko Haram members were being killed and their houses demolished unlike the “special treatment” given to the Niger Delta militants by the Federal Government.

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The way OBJ fought corruption?

ozo13:
It was a long journey. Have Neva participated like ds in an election. Even went as far as going to a campaign rally for the general in metropolitan centre in Ilorin ,kwara state .d very day I learnt GMB ain't collecting all his monthly allowance as a former head of state, my lo e for him grew stronger.

You heard, did you VERIFY or think about the validity/reasonableness of such story




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coogar:
why not?
this election wasn't only free & fair because nigerians became honest all of a sudden. it was free & fair because it's becoming increasingly difficult to rig elections.

social media, mobile phones, modern technology, etc have now caught up with election rigging in nigeria. this is just the beginning. in 4 years time, it would even be more difficult then to rig elections.

How many of the social media images etc did you get of rigging in the north, abi there na super clean elections with 1.4 million in Katsina to Buhari

Stewpidity on display by the Go & die FAKE comrade!

jingh:
as usual, you will deviate from topic just to hide your silliness.

take an handkerchief, and dab your tear

When you dey tell me make I send you CV sake of sey you want find me work, you nor bin deviate from topic abi

Carry stewpidity plus hypocrisy for head like signboard dey think sey you smart

jingh:
Breaking news

anonimi when are you coming back to Lagos, your job as PDP rumour monger and propaganda seller has expired.

pls send your CV to CHANGE@YAHOODOTCOM

Didn't you get the memo- I dey for queue to collect my N5,000 monthly dash wey Buhari promise 25 million Nigerians. Smart people don't work when someone can dash them money like area boys and almajiris.

Logician:
I have learnt so many personal lessons from this presidential elections.

Care to share?

Gbawe:
GMB and Osinbajo will show they have far more intellectual depth and goodness of heart than GEJ and Sambo. They will work to make all corners of Nigeria great and not neglect/marginalise anyone. GMB and Osinbajo are not vindictive and petty. They are real leaders who know what leadership is about.

The records we have show Jonathan is the one who did all that unlike Buhari in his two years of military rule.
He has a fresh opportunity to correct the lopsidedness now and we shall be watching!

As he made a difference in governance of Rivers state, not so

What is the 5 of children OUT of school in Rivers after eight years of Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and one of the biggest budgets in the country?

egift:
We are all one now. After the rain comes Shine. Sai Buhari all the way!

Congrats to Buhari for winning.

However we cannot be one as there needs to be a vibrant opposition and civil society group to keep ALL politicians on their toes.

Anything short of that is a recipe for disaster as is the case in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe! There should be no sleeping on duty or falling while walking!





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bolliejay:
Congratulations to all Nigerians, we all made it happen. Our votes and voices counted. The Change we desired is finally here. Victoria Ascerta

There is NO finally in any change, particularly not this one.
Change is a CONTINUOUS process hence the whites constantly re-invent themselves as individuals, as a group and as a society to remain AHEAD of us mentally LAZY black people.

It is ETERNAL VIGILANCE to ensure the gains of our democracy in the last five years under Jonathan are nor eroded by the "I am loyal" crew.

pretydiva:
All hail d president

and Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for being a fine gentleman and exemplary African democrat to the core.

Can anyone imagine former Baba Iyabo in similar situation

Bluetooth2:
They will all decamp to Apc when Buhari wins.

Is this how to grow our democracy and make our politicians accountable to us

If they do it this way in the UK, USA etc will our people be running to the place?

When shall we stop behaving like un-evolved monkeys still swinging from trees

suwailad:
ta! you go soon humble! you will rio ya (suffer) if you dont loyal

is this a sign of the progressive change, EVERYONE must be loyal otherwise na suffer

Interesting! I sure sey the one chance go soon reach your side after e don deal with people wey "nor dey loyal now".

BTW, na how many people wey bin dey loyal to Ogbeni Ojuyobo im don deal with finally?

Una eye go soon clear like Aare Afonja im eye bin clear for Ilorin

Enjoy!!!