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ilugunboy:
Anon....don't look for an excuse to derail. Focus on the subject matter.

Where did you pick derail from
I am only expressing my take on his take. Shikena!!!

ilugunboy:
Please take this your impolite and rude manners out of this thread....

OAM4J ..... please remove this guy's comment before he infect this thread.

Is there no better solution such as changing what you consider offensive to another word. NL changes brea'st to bosom so that should not be too difficult for the smart chaps here.

Perhaps it is simply a reflection of your preference- ANY excuse is good enough to shut off dissenting voices. No wonder you whole heartedly support the military DICTATOR who jailed journalists as he pleased

naijababe:
Lol...........and when Buhari leaves or dies in office?

abi oh.....if he dies in office then he will carry the office with him to his grave gabadaya

The kind of weird logic that some people put up ehn, chai

I guess internet warriors must earn their wages and deliver on their mandate to confuse the minds of their fellow citizens

OAM4J:
I have met many brilliant 1st class materials who cannot brilliantly express themselves in English but very good at what they do.

Understandably you would not apply the same logic when it comes to Jonathan, or would you

Arch1:
Anonimi is here with his sensless rants. The thread is about Buhari, Fashola and Oby Ezekwesili being the OP's prefered presidential candidates as against the mediocre Jonathan. Leave Tinubu out of your madness

Are you talking about an affliction that you have and is shared with members of your family

naijababe:
Buhari was asked to articulate his proposal in dealing with some of the issues you mentioned above, it seemed as if he didn't envisage those questions never mind have answers to them. GEJ is a disaster no doubt but I don't think Buhari will do any better. For those that believe strongly in his ability to deal with corruption, he has to deal with the NA and unfortunately for him, he no longer has a khaki and koboko to hand o.

We are caught between a rock and a hard place if GMB and GEJ are our only options

GEJ is a disaster only to the extent that he is not a good orator. That much I can readily admit.
As far as performance is concerned he is better than all previous presidents in our recent history and the state governors of the so-called opposition trying to replace him at the centre.

His SYSTEMATIC approach rather than Ad-Hoc, media-friendly-but-yielding-little-results attack on corruption has yielded greater results in the federal administration's delivery of infrastructure that were hitherto budgeted for annually but never done.

Moreover our legislators are constitutionally empowered to investigate and impeach the president, state governor and (I believe) even the LGA chairman just as the US Congress impeached Bill Clinton. For those who may not be aware, our 1999 constitution is almost a carbon copy of the American constitution. Below is an excerpt on Clinton's impeachment by the US House of Representatives =>

Independent counsel investigation

The charges arose from an investigation by Independent Counsel Ken Starr. Originally dealing with the failed land deal years earlier known as Whitewater, Starr, with the approval of United States Attorney General Janet Reno, conducted a wide ranging investigation of alleged abuses including the firing of White House travel agents, the alleged misuse of FBI files, and Bill Clinton's conduct during the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former Arkansas government employee, Paula Jones. In the course of the investigation, Linda Tripp provided Starr with taped phone conversations in which Monica Lewinsky, a former White House Intern, discussed having MouthAction with Clinton. At the deposition, the judge rejected the plaintiff's lawyer's definition of the term "sexual relations" that Clinton claims to have construed to mean only vaginal intercourse. Judge Wright then told the attorney's they could be as explicit as necessary in asking their questions. They chose to ask only if he had sex with Monica Lewinsky, thus making his testimony that he had not done so honest.

A much-quoted statement from Clinton's grand jury testimony showed him questioning the precise use of the word "is." Contending that his statement that "there's nothing going on between us" had been truthful because he had no ongoing relationship with Lewinsky at the time he was questioned, Clinton said, "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the—if he—if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not—that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement". Starr obtained further evidence of inappropriate behavior by seizing the computer hard drive and email records of Monica Lewinsky. Based on his conflicting testimony, Starr concluded that Clinton had committed perjury. Starr submitted his findings to Congress in a lengthy document (the so-called Starr Report), and simultaneously posted the report on the internet, replete with lurid descriptions of encounters between Clinton and Lewinsky. Starr was criticized by Democrats for spending $70 million on an investigation that substantiated only perjury and obstruction of justice. Critics of Starr also contend that his investigation was highly politicized because it regularly leaked tidbits of information to the press, in violation of legal ethics, and because his report included lengthy descriptions which were humiliating yet irrelevant to the legal case.

More from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton

More importantly our democratic space has grown significantly under his leadership with greater INDEPENDENCE of the other arms (legislative & judiciary) of the federal government as well as the other tiers (states & LGA).

The big question we should ask ourselves as citizens of this potentially great country is how have we used the expanding democratic space to make our elected public servants more responsive to our legitimate needs.

Nobleval:
you forgot that his administration has been made ungovernable by Buhari's hench men.

Anyone who is wondering why the usual Thief'nubu clan men are falling over each other to PACKAGE General Muhammadu Buhari need to recall his recruitment from his sick bed in London:




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Published on Sep 27, 2013
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, including Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, visited former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu in the United Kingdom, where he is recuperating after a knee surgery.

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Just as it was in 2011 when the JagaBandit sold out RibaduN after collecting his personal stomach infrastructure and promptly delivered south west + Edo votes to Jonathan.
Hopefully the JagaBandit will live long enough to deliver yet again and enjoy whatever amount he has received from the inCORRUPTible former military DICTATOR.

millionaireman:
You will never see any good in politicians. The amendments are in order.

I would rather say that MANY of the amendments are in order.

olapluto:
1. That person only looks like TBJ, he is not TBJ. Why tell lies to boost a man's profile?
2. It is dumb to carry such if options are available (someone mentioned wheel barrow). Is injuring the spine a sign of humility or stupidity?

Since you gave only two options, I will choose STUPIDITY.
Otherwise I would have added a more appropriate third option - CLUELESSNESS.

RICHIEBOI1:
SEE Prophet T.B. Joshua Carrying Three Bags Of Rice On His Head (pic)

Wow! this man of God is truly an embodiment of humility.

The better humility would have been to follow laid down building construction & town planning laws instead of playing TIN god.

Would you know who will carry bags of rice for those families who lost people because of TB Joshua's GREEDY neglect of OUR laws resulting in the death of so many innocent souls

CityNG:
This is not a 1957 Mercedes at all OP.

This is a 1961 through 1968 W110. It's a classic for sure but a rather mundane one in the scope of classic Mercedes. It could have been assembled in Australia, Venezuela or Germany.

This particular one shows very well, glistening chrome and perfect glass though I would love to see the dash and under the hood.

I just purchased a 1963 version in diesel that I will be converting to gasoline. My first Heckflosse and I am excited to get going once it's delivered.

Some comments hinted at speed. You don't buy classic cars for speed. You buy them because you appreciate the workmanship of days gone by when artisans assembled cars by hand and cars weren't copies made by robots. When artisans would sing each car they assembled and where if you are a lucky restorer you will find little notes hidden inside the cars by the artisans.

You buy classic cars because they are far more classier than anything you can buy today. Even the best marques of the day, Rolls Royce and Bentley still cling to designing their cars to somewhat look like the older ones.

My personal favorite of the Heckflosse models are the wagons even though they loose the fins when they do the conversion.

Great post.
Hope you are still working on the Ibadan classic car show. That would be superb when (not if) it finally happens

rattlesnake:
thank u for telling me Ur surname.....u sold out a good man because of rice

I thought Fayemi also distributed rice or did he not

PStacks:
Form is Temporal
Class is permanent...


you can pay for school but you can never buy Class.

Thanks..... I remember an advertisement for a Bang & Olufsen system way back in the 80s........it said "First Class is not just a Plane ticket".

We black people need to get the basics right first so we (as a COLLECTIVE) can have class rather than being treated as the SCUMS of the earth by others.

Such an apparently nice car in a poor surrounding that reeks of squalor
I guess it simply reflects how we Nigerians and blacks generally are- forget the basics just shine with some yoyo stuff and you are hip!
No wonder others suspect that we are the missing link in darwin's theory

Obiagelli:
I wouldn't know.

I guess your specific ignorance is understandable even though at variance with your earlier excited response to the initial post that led us on this sinner trail:

Obiagelli:
When sinners repent do they go to hell? I'll really like to know.

Obiagelli:
Thats between the sinner and whoever he sinned against.

And who do you think the "born-to-gain" PDP-converted-to-APC politicians have sinned against?

Obiagelli:
When sinners repent do they go to hell? I'll really like to know.

How can a sinner repent without apology and RESTITUTION? I'll really like to know.

backtosender:
so we are going to get 7 states

Where did you get the seven states from
Did you note that there will now be a referendum BEFORE any new state is created?

The lawmakers also backed the adoption of referendum for state creation.

focus7:
70% self serving legislation and too much power going to house of assembly.

Kindly explain what you mean by the highlighted vis-a-vis the power to the state houses of assembly under the 1999 constitution (as amended till date).
Thanks.

greaterlove:
I agree with you, 71 recommendations was made and what most people are fixative on is the life pension for house leaders.
I am not really a fan of state creation but the autonomy for local government gives me so much joy.
Let those who think the national conference was a waste bring out the amemdments reached by the conference and lets compare it with this.

Thanks a million......may there be more Nigerians like you to create the necessary CRITICAL MASS for moving our country forward permanently.

GlorifiedTunde:
All that National Conference is just a waste of time and money?

I wish we Nigerians can do something to put these thieves in their place.

The excerpts of the National conference is where to begin any amendments from. Ish!

Quite the contrary!
The National Conference organised by Jonathan is what has given impetus and pressure to this reaction from our otherwise lazy & loafing legislooters.

ITbomb:
Have you even read the amendments yet? Useless comment

I concur.....very useless comment indeed.
Someone who has no clue about what is going on, opens his/her mouth (or rather strikes his keyboard) to actually confirm that s/he is clueless

soldierdollar:
The report will be forwarded to the 36 state Houses of Assembly for their concurrence.
The 71 amendments approved by the lower house border on legislative immunity, local government autonomy, state creation, indigeneship and citizenship.
Some others are independent candidacy in elections, budgetary process, life pension for National Assembly heads and role for traditional rulers.
An alteration of Section 7 among others, stops revenue allocation from the Federation Account to local governments that are not democratically elected.
They also approved the dissolution of local government administrations at the expiration of four years commencing from the date the members of councils were sworn in.
While altering Section 59, the lawmakers also voted to bypass the president if he failed to sign a bill presented to him within 30 days.
“Within seven days, the President of the Senate shall convene a joint sitting of the National Assembly to reconsider the bill.
“And if passed by two-thirds majority of members of both Houses at such joint sitting, the Bill shall become law and the assent of the President shall not be required,” the conference report reads.
In other constitution amendments, house members also approved independent candidacy in elections in Nigeria.

Finally our loafing legislooters get busy!
Quite a few amendments to further strenghten and deepen our democratic culture and develop our INSTITUTIONS.

Africa does not need great men, it needs great INSTITUTIONS - Barrack Hussein Obama, POTUS

nikaShow:
@ OP ,
You've obviously never been to Obafemi Awolowo University



That is if you are rating the universities by only buildings...

Thank you o jare.
Sometimes one really wonders about our people oh.
Rather than talk about

* life-changing scientific discoveries,
** society-defining theories,
*** destiny-changing SCHOLARSHIPS,

someone is here showing pictures of buildings that have no specific architectural reference that relates with its HOST environment

MidaxPhoenix:
Instead of hobnobbing with the high and mighty, he has cast his lot with the ordinary man most of who follow him out of hope and belief in his values.
People who know him have said of him... "All I need from Buhari is his word, I can take it to the bank".

Quite understandable- his contract from all the juicy positions he held surely spins a lot of money into bank accounts that have been used to finance his three FAILED attempts to return as our civilian president with expensive Supreme court cases handled by SANs each time

For how much longer shall we allow ourselves to be taken for FOOLS by these looters who masquerade as leaders

The same group hailing General Muhammadu Buhari's political campaign rally were the ones criticising Jonathan's PDP consultation rallies.

Arewa People's Congress, APC and HYPOCRISY are simply one & the same.

DickTator1:
Everyone got paid at eagle square, if you didn't collect your share then you're maga.

Abi oh, make dem dey there dey fool those who are clueless enough to believe their cock & bull stories.

Ibnsultan:
General Pype now singing for General Buhari #GMB2015"

I hear sey these musicians also na for free dem come sing for our inCORRUPTible former military DICTATOR, nor be so

MUMUs in the house raise up your hands



https://pakideology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hands-raised.jpg

kachic2:
Our pple perish for lack of knowledge,someone who did nit do well in his youthful age, at dis old age he wil he perform.na dis old age him wan learn left hand.

Why you dey worry now?
The man is "born-again" by the APC internet warriors and their paymasters who are masters of packaging to confuse the minds of their clueless fellow citizens

luvinhubby:
He who lives in a glass does not throw stones.
Oby Ezekwesili's tenure as education minister was a gross failure. Trying to sell govt. unity schools to individuals would have made them elitist.

That is the thing with our public officers offenders. It is when they leave office that they start playing "saints" and trying to con their fellow citizens criticising what they did WORSE while in government without first making RESTITUTION/ apology

Hell-Rufai is just another example in this catehory.

orobs93:
True talk
But the environment can be a major factor.
The environment can change a whole lot of things.

You may choose to be who you are as

i) a result of your environment/background
or
ii) IN SPITE of your environment/background.

TYC - Take Your Choice

sholatech:
Watched it on TV and now getting worried about utterances from oby against her former friends and colleagues. 'Shame on you Serah' is highly uncalled for. Same way she goes on Twitter nowadays castigating Ngozi.

Of course, Sarah Ochekpe was heading a NGO when Oby was Minister for Education. And also handled UBE for a state. Oby good at criticism, but never wants you to criticize where she ever erred.

Protest on your course Oby. But you allowing personal sentiments come in a lot with unrestrained emotions. Yesterday was about Chibok girls, and not about Nigerian education system in totality in comparism with your own tenure. The chibok girl would definitely not know what to say on this other than what you told her

Signs of frustration at being JOBLESS and not having access to our free funds, perhaps is the cause of the negative hyper-emotional display.

While the FRAUDSTERS in the Arewa People's Congress, APC are promising road map to a mirage for their clueless followers, the well thought out industrial policies of the Jonathan/Sambo team is yielding job opportunities with local companies that are steadily increasing their production as importation is being reduced =>

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https://www.nairaland.com/1949324/nigerian-breweries-graduate-trainee-recruitment

https://www.nairaland.com/1365170/guinness-nigeria-plc-graduate-sales

https://www.nairaland.com/1327689/2013-chevron-nigeria-graduate-trainee

https://www.nairaland.com/1911463/jobs-experienced-nigerians

https://www.nairaland.com/1859417/diamond-bank-2014-recruitment

https://www.nairaland.com/1572864/sss-cadet-course-28-2014

https://www.nairaland.com/1790584/shortlisted-candidates-nigerian-army-2014

https://www.nairaland.com/1398541/federal-civil-service-commission-fcsc

https://www.nairaland.com/1875632/follow-trend-portharcourt-jobs#25862238

https://www.nairaland.com/1313943/access-bank-starts-recruitment-graduate

https://www.nairaland.com/1947828/heritage-bank-cv-submission-october