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barcanista: rightly put....George will choke Jimi in pdp

Do you think that is not PREVENTABLE

Is it that WE are so IMPOTENT as a people
And na ONLY mouth we get like person wey sabi chop akara (bean cakes)

double post.

PenSniper: "US'' are now between the devil ( Jimi Agbaje (so to say) and the deep blue sea (APC). I, as a component of the "US", am not a politician nor a card-carrying member of any party but vote based on the prevailing circumstances.I wish that all the vestiges of ACN/APC be completely removed from the entire South West. They represent everything bad in the books.

Wishing is GOOD and very easy - maybe too easy even!
Simply having your voters card and showing/queueing up and actually voting is BETTER!!

Joining either of the two MAIN parties or working towards making another(new) party strong enough to displace these two (APC & PDP), which as you rightly said CURRENTLY "represent everything bad in the books", IMHO is the BEST option!!!

What do you think

nagoma: Why are you so obstinate? A good government will prosecute and convict criminals from anywhere including parliament.

Do you Know how many serving British MPs go to jail ? You have no government my friend.

Since you have not answered my question, I will ask you again:

Is the legislature NOT part of government

PenSniper: My bro, i've never been a fan of PDP but to me, anything is better than APC. Besides, with due respect to your religious sensibilities, the general notion then was that nothing good could ever come out of Nazarete, but behold, it produced the Redeemer. Again, dont you think that using Labour or Accord will be playing into the hands of APC by stretching the votes against them instead of channeling it in one direction ? Jimi Agbaje is a genuine progressive and democrat. Sometimes you have to stoop to conquer.

There is NO such thing/person as a "GENUINE progressive and democrat" anymore in the lould of Awo and his UPN governors plus other followers of their four cardinal programmes focused on uplifting the masses in a SUSTAINABLE manner rather than steal our money as is the current practice.

Gbenga Daniel had similar credentials in 2003 but AD would not give him a ticket in favour of Osoba whom Ogun state people wanted out for his crass corruption and clueless administration. Quite a few Ogun elites/intellectuals actually raised funds for Daniel to add to his war chest in winning Osoba. Let us not forget that AD was not under Thief'nubu's one man show control then.
While Daniel did well in his first term like Fashola his second term was a disaster just like Fashola's.

This is largely due to the absence of OUR constant & continuous VIGILANCE through well established and strong INSTITUTIONS such as the legislature & LGAs having significant number of opposition parties at the STATE level who can keep the party/person in power on his/her toes for the people's ultimate benefit.

Over to US!

barcanista: the PDP brand in Lagos has a very battered image. That's the point!

I fully understand that and it is not only in Lagos but the whole south west as the ACN/APC well-oiled PROPAGANDA machine has been very effective in painting PDP as the devil itself.
However OUR people are not so stupid as we, the intellectual/elite, like to think.

Did they not vote Koro's son in Thief'nubu Ikoyi/Obalende LGA
Was PDP not victorious in Badagry LGA before LASIEC announced another result
In the same Lagos oh

Did PDP with Fayose not win in Ekiti?
Does Omisore, despite his tainted reputation, not stand a good chance of winning in Osun state?

APC is not that invincible after all.

barcanista: jimi is not someone George can control. He will most likely lose out in the primaries. Most of Jimi's supporters are the intellectuals and sadly majority of them does not have a say in party politics.
When Jimi flew the DPA's flag in 2007, it was the intellectuals that rooted for him to come 3rd in that election behind brf and koro of AC and pdp respectively

That shows you the intellectuals can make an impact.
Imagine what that impact would be IF they mobilise more of their likes to join PDP and even APC.
Don't you think the space for thugs & touts will shrink significantly

The problem is the intellectuals feel too big & comfy instead of reaching out EARLY from before now. to mobilise people especially youths in the universities, polytechnics etc to also reach out to their folks like in network marketing.
It is not impossible to attain BUT he must take care of his personal security FIRST to avoid Funsho Williams mishap because the current occupants of Alausa House won't give up easily as they have too much dirt to cover

NewNigeriaMind: Well said.... I like Agbaje and he is someone in the class of Fashola.

But the question is will the pdp let him flourish. The fact that he is sound and smart makes him unfit for pdp. he has a better chance in LP.

In fact I know quite a number of people who will fund his campaign if he decides to ran...

Don't you think the way out is to encourage more smart people to join PDP Lagos from now and POPULATE the party so the touts gradually become the minority

BTW. Labour Party (like Accord Party) is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for those who have personal clout and their own network but have no space in the TWO MAIN parties (for now) i.e. PDP and APC.
There is name recognition also in politics as there is in marketing/sales.

matify: Corporate bodies into sports sponsorship are only doing it to get TAX reprieve from the government and not because they so much as love the sports. That's the big secret behind GLO's alliance with the supporter's club and sponsorship of our premier league.

Tell me which business man will want to commit millions of his profit into supporting a venture that will not in the long run be to his advantage?

And if FIFA wants to continue proving stubborn the government can remove the tax relief for companies who donate/sponsor NFF activities. FIFA won't be able to call that interference.
How can the NFF receive APPEARANCE fee from the same FIFA and refuse to give players for which the INDEPENDENT courts and law enforcement agents are working on yet Sepp Blatter and his corrupt cronies want to sanction our government

One good fallout of all this IF our government maintains its stance is that the football business can go significantly private as (I believe) is the case with the [b]English Premier League & Football Association, which has helped them develop astronomically with substantial economic gains for the British/English economy.

Time to BOOST our own football economy o jare!

amnestylaw1: See as these pictures dey make Islam hungry person.

OYO that is to say you are On Your own

MissMeiya: What a coincidence that we're hearing this now, right before an election. I'm sure there are no ulterior motives behind this.

Is seven months "right before an election"

NgeneUkwenu: JONATHAN'S IMPUNITY ENDANGERING NIGERIA!

Remember Every Dog Has Its Day

Obviously some people assume that the Adamawa legislators and the people whom they REPRESENT are all dunces and mofos who can be easily teleguided by Jonathan who is supposed to be "clueless".

Another case of Confusion Break Bone (CBB) headache!

For those who may be suffering from memory loss:

Jonathan not involved in plot to impeach me –Nyako
JULY 4, 2014

Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has absolved President Goodluck Jonathan of involvement in the plans by the State House of Assembly to impeach him and his deputy.
The governor said this in Yola on Friday amid speculation that the Presidency has been backing the state lawmakers to remove Nyako, a former Chief of Navy Staff, who became the state governor in 2007.

From: http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan...each-me-nyako/

And then there was this just last week:

Impeachment: Jonathan should not help Nyako – Ex-FRSC boss, Hannaniya
July 12, 2014

A former Corps Marshall of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), General Anthony Hannaniya (retd), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan not to intervene in the ongoing impeachment process against Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako.

Hannaniya who spoke with Saturday Sun, wondered how Nyako who accused Jonathan of sponsoring terrorism in the North East, would now turn to the president for assistance.

The embattled governor, despite accusing the president of carrying out genocide in an open letter he wrote to his colleagues in April, did not rule out the possiblity of seeking President Jonathan’s assistance.

More from: http://dailypost.ng/2014/07/12/impea...oss-hannaniya/

Xfactoria: Unconfirmed report reaching me says Jimi Agbaje has declared for PDP and would be contesting the lagos gubernatorial election on its platform.

This should make all APC goons shit in their pants because the guy presents a very good alternative to those tired of Tinubu.

He had better make very tight personal security arrangements from now on so what happened to Funsho Williams does not happen to him.

alabiyemmy: Blame Jonathan for Every of your misfortune.

I wonder oh.
Obviously some people assume that the Adamawa legislators and the people whom they REPRESENT are all dunces and mofos who can be easily teleguided by Jonathan who is supposed to be "clueless".

Another case of Confusion Break Bone (CBB) headache!

idumuose: But Nyako himself said that Jonathan is not behind the plans to impeach him.

Thank you for spelling it out to those who would want us to forget!

Sagamite: Well said.

Off the top of my head, I will suspect the primary aims of this agricultural policy would be:

- Increasing agriculture's contribution to the GDP
- Diversifying the Economy
- Improving food security and self-reliance
- Increasing food export
- Supporting and modernising the farming sector
- Reducing local food cost by increasing supply

This announcement should be judged on how it contributes to these.

Finally I find something to fully agree with you on.
Praise be to Jah/Olorun/Allah/Orisa/Whoever

DoctorMcgruff: the poor man on the steet will understand the grammar when prices for garri drop because it will be made locally and not imported.....next

The price of garri MAY not drop immediately as previously UNSATISFIED demand and NEW uses for cassava gets fulfilled through greater production of the staple.
The BETTER IMMEDIATE measurement of the veracity of this statement is the IMPROVED income of farmers and agricultural/agro-allied investors/business people.

princechrming: And in other news our presidency spends N1 billion on food, however been purportedly lowered to N494 million.

And you think the presidency food bill is just for the First family only, right

What % of YOUR state and LGA budgets do you think is devoted to the governor's and LGA chairman's food/entertainment
When you have that info come back here let's have a serious discussion, maybe even on a separate thread so as not to derail this one on a beautiful realisation of the Jonathan/Sambo administration that the Operation Feed the Nation (OFN) Agbaya of Owu could not achieve in eight WASTED years.

MadCow1: And Jonathan is eating 1 billion Naira worth of the food every year and we all are eating the remaining 1 billion.

I thought the drop is expressed in $.
Are you confused and wish to spread your confusion to others

nagoma: The last time I checked a government worth it's salt is responsible for checking crimes in any part of the land.

And the legislature is not PART of this government you refer to

chidyhels: The word prayer as used here is not what you understood it to be. We all volunteer in churches so I don't think that counts as experience here. As for the rest you called, getting your vounteer request read will require knowing one or two persons that will help you pass the bottle necks, if not, your application will end up with the receptionist.

If you JUST volunter in church/mosque/shrine and YOU think it doesn't count then it won't count.
However if you volunteer in your church/mosque/shrine MEANINGFULLY and made a SIGNIFICANT impact that you can DEMONSTRATE then it will count as YOU have made it count.
I hope I made myself clear.

BTW, since when did ALL church goers volunteer in the place

MarvellousGod: I'm not saying volunteer work isn't good, only trying to say not everyone has that luxury...ofcourse volunteer work is good[b] if you have a good organisation willing to take you[/b], someone to house you(not everyone lives in the city, some may have to migrate), then give you some cash for transport..Your friend had all these settled, so your example doesn't relate to what I said.

Btw, did your friend get that offer without anyone's influence?

I just noticed your handle/moniker- MarvellousGod- hence it is safe to assume that you are a strong member of some religious outfit, which could be a church, mosque or shrine.
Don't you think the religious outfit is "a good organisation"

PROCTOR: Nice move hoping something gud come out of this.bt seriously where are the soldiers sent by the USA to find the missing girls

They are right behind you doing Close Protection aka bodyguard work for you
Na where/how you wan take see them

MarvellousGod: While in school? Really? What kind of jobs are at students' disposal if not typing and the likes...again, working while schooling may deter your chances of making a good result and it's gonna be a huge disadvantage as most jobs require a 2-1 and above....Don't mention holiday period to me because you can't tell a company you want to be with them for just a month or thereabout.

So?? Doing a volunteer work in school doesn't counter any of the points I made above as she would still be transporting and doing all of the above hence needs a sponsor....


Volunteer works are more tenable in developed countries or maybe for someone that has Oga at the top here...

It seems you misssed this earlier post from someone else here so I will re-post for your reading pleasure and learning exposure:

Bubewilson: You are totaly right. While i was waiting 4 nysc, i applied for jobs and stated the various positions i held in student organisations as my work experience and it did add balance to my cv as my interviewees where pleased to know that.

The chorus on this old song from Rod Stewart includes the line:

Some guys do nothing but complain


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Keep complaining while those who understand that luck = preparation + opportunity keep breaking down barriers.
You are On Your Own (OYO)

Oxone: Well if people can stay a full year job hunting, i don't see anything wrong with keeping busy while doing that. I'd rather you find a volunteer job around you while job hunting that sit at home waiting for that dream job cos 6 months down the line, you'll have had 6 months experience and an advantage over your peers and those who are already in the job market.

I personally know someone who volunteered (Infact begged) to work for free in a big IT Firm.During that time, he was going for test and interviews while giving everything he had to the job. He resumed and closed with them and even worked overtime as well all on no pay. He became very proficient and the company started relying on him more and more. 6 months down the line, he was offered a job with a salary of 250k/month.

His mates were stuck at home with no job, no experience ofcourse complains about the job market.

Meanwhile someone wants us to "just pray someone refers" us to the organisation.
I doubt that if the guy was referred after SIMPLY praying he would also need to beg, abi ke

chidyhels: Even the ones that says no experience, will ask you to prove with adequate examples. Just pray someone refers you to the organisation if not no volunteer opportunity for you.

I trust my prayer warrior folks
Indeed "just pray" and God will send someone right away to even take you in her hands to the organisation where you will volunteer.
Obviously in YOUR world ALL the people who have volunteered for church/mosque/shrine programmes, school activities, NGO events, companies and organisations had "someone refer" them to the place

SMH!

MarvellousGod: You really expect someone to work for two years without pay? How's he going to take care of himself? his family? his transportation? House rent ? Etc Smh...

Volunteer work is good but doesn't really go down well with no sponsor

What stops her from volunteering while in school, at church/mosque/shrine
Why should she have a family fresh from school without a job

Aggrippa: all of you are missing the point... how will the scarcity of jobs be addressed? I know everybody likes competition. there are only a hand full of jobs/positions out there.

It will be addressed when we take MORE interest in how we are governed, particularly at the state and LGA levels focusing our attention not on the physical infrastructures- roads, bridges, monuments etc- being built but rather on schools & health facilities being available with PROFESSIONALLY qualified teachers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians etc rather than youth CORPERS being recycled every year to do these jobs

Can you imagine how many people will be employed for maintenance of facilities/infrastructures, for example, simply clearing roads, gutters, bushes etc with supervisors, managers and directors for those activities at each LGA level for the roads under the responsibility of the LGAs and same arrangement for those under the responsibility of states and FG

The cleaner environment will in turn encourage more investments and productivity by the private sector entrepreneurs.

Now we know those who are MAINLY responsible for large scale unemployment in our country.

brainzdh: Visit this site:

http://volunteerinnigeria./

Thanks for the link to your site.
Given that most of us - employers and POTENTIAL interns/employees - are not used to this volunteering thing in our country, it may be useful to PROPOSE and OFFER to work for the company/organisation for free with agreed time frame and specific things to be done/achieved.
That is called creativity and over time we will get used to it and break the barrier of inexperience.

django1: In any of the reports you say you have shared which one indicted anyone remotely related to the opposition, yet the accusations keep flying around. Its disgraceful if the authority in power will be engaging in rumour mongering at a time like this. If you are so sure of these people culpability, take up this challenge and bring them to book, but no you are waiting for them to institute what you ought to have done. Shame on all of you.

I do not recall "the authority in power will be engaging in rumour mongering" accusing "anyone remotely related to the opposition" on BH.
If you do please share.
Thanks.

JimloveTM: 2. Consider Volunteer Jobs: Once you have identified a sector that you may like to work in, you may consider taking up a volunteer job at a smaller or average firm in that sector immediately you graduate from school. Don't worry about the pay here. Your aim should be to build your job experience and your social profile. By the time you have gone to the youth service program (NYSC) and back, you should have gotten nothing less than a 2 year experience.

3. Don't forget prior experience: Now when applying for jobs seeking 3 years experience or more, do not forget to add prior experiences no matter how small they may have been. You were in the team that organized a mega program while in school, add it, you have worked in a restaurant to support your education, add it, you were in a position of leadership in a campus or student group in school, add it up. They will form more than a 3 years experience.

Source: http://www.thinkysolutions.com/2014/07/how-to-build-3-years-job-experience-in.html

Many thanks for the PRACTICAL tips especially 2 & 3.
Many of us need to adopt these and get our acts together.

decode55: am I the only one that finds the title of this thread very funny?

I won't say funny.......I would rather say ATTRACTIVE in a COMPELLING way, which is not a bad thing. Or is it

Krucifax: The issue of work experience is present in every country in the world. However there is a way round this. [size=14pt]As a fresh graduate seeking work you can offer to do unpaid internships with a company no matter how big or small. Also remember on the C.V having 6 months experience at a company does not mean you had to be there Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Your internship could be for a day or two in a week and it may be for half of the the day.You will then tailor your c.v to suit. [/size]

It's understandable that companies don't want novices as this slows down productivity and can be expensive if they decide to offer training. These are costs many businesses are not willing to incur. However a smart person who understands this can work it to their advantage.

When I graduated with my law degree here in London years ago I was feeling impressed with myself but by the time I had spent months getting rejected for everything from middle ranking to office administrator roles, I realised I had to go back to the drawing board as far as experience was concerned. And to God be the glory I am where I am today because of it. Good luck to you all.

Thanks also for narrating your story and hopefully we will learn that it is not how you BEGIN but KEEPING your focus on where you are going.

Bubewilson: You are totaly right. While i was waiting 4 nysc, i applied for jobs and stated the various positions i held in student organisations as my work experience and it did add balance to my cv as my interviewees where pleased to know that.

You are an EXCEPTIONAL Nigerian.
I hope more of our laid back youth will be inspired by your story.
Cheers.