Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave, never will I forsake you".

This is the promise that should guide your life anywhere you live. I have lived in Nigeria and now living in UK. I worked in 2 commercial banks in Nigeria (top rated banks)and my last role was as a credit risk analyst. By the grace of God, I work as an analyst (SAS risk Analytics) in UK and all i had was a 2.2 B.tech honours in Mechanical Engineering from a state University in naija. I faced initial struggle in UK of lack of UK work experience and it took me 5months of staying at home, study - articles, careers mentoring, Risk Analytics journal, interviewing and above all praying and travails before I got my current job. Many thanks to my wife who encourages me to stay through with my believe and desire and did not for one day do any strange job in UK but supported the family with her account assistant job while on post study visa.

I entered UK as Tier 1 general migrant and currently there are many SAS contract roles offering btw 500-600pounds per day but enjoying the stability of my work and want a minimum of 3 yrs experience as SAS analyst added to my 6 yrs banking experience in naija as I am just like 20months in UK. I have loads of naija project manager and auditors getting btw 500-1000pound per day as project/risk managers, business analyst etc and if you know what you are doing with a solid accountants(tax consultants), you will probably take home 80% of that money (i.e 20% tax) without breaking any law.

I have shared this personal experience to let you know that God can bless anywhere. Our blessing is not a factor of whether I am in Nigeria or living in UK. There is a key that unlock doors everywhere. I personally dont like defeatist mentality of going back home. There are loads of Asians doing well (SME businesses) in UK with bank funding as low as 6%.

Do i love to come back home? Absolutely I will one day not decided yet (MANY FACTORS INVOLVED) but not with defeatist mindset that i can only do well in naija. I have seen evidence of God's grace in my life that I can do well anywhere in the world. many people clamouring to go back to naija re doing so cos of lawless practices that allows you to profit largely from the system while contributing little to the system.

Above all,

Hebrews 13:5


Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave, never will I forsake you"

agabaI23:

^^ you should be fighting for the reduction of NASS bloated salary package not this one which is important

One thing will lead to another. This is the way it starts. There is nothing important here dont be deceived. Excess crude oil money was wasted and nothing happened. Those guys are just looking for more money to finance their reckless spending.

Even the like of Fashola constructing 50km road with N50billion cannot deceive me on this. Their days are numbered, Barawo

For those supporting removal of subsidy theory in whatsoever dimension, you seems to be delusional and falling for this craps economic theory. The fundamentals of UK and US politics are different to what is obatainable here.

Govt officials have refused to address expense cost. Does it not border you that our law makers are the highest paid anywhere in the world? We say reduce your cost. In Europe, leaders in Greece, and other nations were forced out of office for reasons beyond their control but they have to take responsibilities. Bankole bought official residence and later rent it out to the current speaker. David Cameron's salary is less than 150k pounds per annum and yet they have reduced that again. In America, though hard, Obama is pushing a policy that the rich must bear the larger consequence of the recession because the poor hardly contribute to the recession. In UK , if you are self employed and your income is less than around 7500 pounds per annum, you are exempted from Tax and NI contributions. If you are in full time employment and collect more than 35,000 pounds, you pay 30% tax rate, more than 40k you pay around 40% and if you earn more than 50K thereabout or higher, you pay 50% . Next David Cameron is being pressurised into looking into bonuses and allowances of Bankers (city traders) with the aim of cutting it down.

But in Nigeria, the rich are getting richer while the poor are being asked to sacrifice. Can we ask for the tax returns of our laws makers and senators and other govt officials? What are they contributing? Please, we are not all dullards and stop telling us that UK and America runs on Capitalism theory. No govt allows 100% market forces to determine price. If you allow that, your people will be impoverished. Govt is first for the welfare of the people not the ruling cabals. Madam Ngozi should come out and say how much she take home as minister in Nigeria and as World Bank Staff. Let Olusegun Aganga tell us what he collected as an investment banker in UK and how much of his efforts went into tax and NI contributions in UK, and then tell us the same figure he is doing now as a minister in Naija.

If govt is looking for more money, tax Dangote corporations heavily, Tax Otedola, Oando, MTN, GLO, Shell, Chevron, Total, all our senators and all govt officials. Tax Bank MDs and Workers, IT staff, heavily like they do in UK and America. Our 150million Population is an asset, if they cannot pay Fed Govt heavy tax, then leave Nigeria and move elsewhere they know where they can make crazy margins that turn them to one of the richest in the world in a community where average citizen lives on less than $2 per day. I am not talking about corporate social responsibilities ooo. Heavy tax regime like Cameron and Obama is doing to the rich in the nations. And for Nollywood stars, investigate their income and tax them like Hollywood stars . Then the masses will gladly sacrifice, Let Ngozi go back to world bank. On this issue, she has failed and is either she is deliberately dishonest or not as brilliant as we thought. Ingenuity is quite different from going to good schools and good grades. It is about solving problems. So for those supporting their theories, stop being delusional. LOOK AMONG THE NATIONS,



Leave the poor masses alone for now, It is a Lazy leader who begs the masses to sacrifice while 'Corporate Area boys' hijack your economy and improverish your people. GEJ wake up. Stop being a lazy president that people call you. Cameron is slugging it out with Bank Executives in London and they are still talking, Obama despite seeking a fresh term has pushed serious economic reforms in the health sector which will in turn affect the profit margin of the elite, Fight those ones. Leave the poor masses alone,

Kobojunkie:

@Ayubam, like I said, you will definitely have many on here who will urge you on and make you feel you are making sense in your retorts, which even you are willing to concede is not connected in anyway to what was asked.

But not everyone who logs on here is gullible that you would expect us all to swallow any disconnected reasoning to offer as response to a question even you, from all indications, have little understanding of.

What more can I say, I am not interested in winning arguments. Since you have not seen from previous posts that Fashola is not only tackling only one problem as claimed by you, I will leave you in your world to know what you know how to do best. I billion naira emergency fund and dat is a great sum to you right? So cos of this flood they have not been tackling it.

Obama has indeed solved all the American problems indeed. When u guys are through with self deceit, you will wake up to reality. I need no lectures about US politics. I have decided to take you as objective as possible and show u direction of what credible opposition should be. I know your type. Criticize anything but no clue on how to run an efficient system.

America my foot. With myriads of problems facing them and u come out here to boast they have tackled all at the same time, right? That was y i suggested that you should grow up and contribute effectively to US so that when we see ur skills, we will come and recruit you like Ngozi etc? For now, you ve got no clue in Nation Building? Words like yours really dont move a nation forward.

MURMURING IS THE LANGUAGE OF SLAVES AND THAT IS WHAT YOU AND MOST NIGERIANS ARE DOING AND THAT IS WHAT I INTEND YOU TO SEE BUT YOU FAIL TO REASON.

Kobojunkie:

So asking you to help me find the connection between the questions I asked, and the note you wrote, is WRONG? Of course I will not touch the gobble-de-gook you typed up there simply because IT HAS NO CONNECTION TO WHAT WAS ASKED . . . get it. . . This is why I keep saying English Comprehension needs to be taught seriously in classes. Anyone who can read, and comprehend ENGLISH will clearly note that I asked you what exactly that note of yours has to do with answering the QUESTIONS asked. It is really that simple. I mean the questions were direct and on point . . .  how you still could not answer them  directly but found a way to ramble around them, beats me.

I mean you do not go to an exam hall and when asked of how you got to school that morning, will answer by telling a story of how the dog in your yard pees all over your backyard, expecting that to be the correct answer to the question asked, do you?

Here again is the question asked . . .

. . .  . then KoboJunkie asked

Take time to READ and PROCESS what was asked, before you rush off posting another long note that has no bearing on what was even asked. . . . OK? Just because you have a low-thinker hail your writing DOES NOT MEAN you did it right . . . NO!!! Please RE-READ and ANSWER the actual question asked. Thank you!!!


Imagine this  . . . . I ask of to lo n tala, this one offers me ta la n tolo and things he should be rewarded for it. ROFL 

Keep asking questions but ask reasonable ones. Drainage is not the only problem facing Lagos and while doing that, other problems need attention as well. Resources are always limited and will always be. So given 4 years with limited resources and myriads of problem facing lagos, you may not achieve 100% result.

Critics are sand paper. They rub on you, polish you and make you finer. But the sand paper, destroyed and thrown in the dustbin.

Kobojunkie:

^^^ what has anything you have said to do with addressing the questions asked by me?  Those are direct/straight forward questions there.

Laughs. In your usual characteristics way, when u are confronted with facts, you shy away from swallowing your usual pride. Intelligent people like you should know the questions asked by you have been answered already, but if you cannot figure it out, Lagos has changed and Fashola cannot solve all of Lagos issues at once. It is called priority. Challenge the Lagos Budget and criticized areas money have been voted into that are misplaced priorities. Those are valid arguments not arguments that govt must do this, do dat, do do do, like a pepper seller who does not know a govt cannot solve all of a city problem suddenly. Lagos structure was not destroy in one day so it wont be built in one day.

Kobojunkie:

You mean 4 years is still Overnight by your standards?? A total of 12 years claimed to have gone to rigorous planning and implementation is still to be considered not enough time to have achieved measurable improvement, even in this, by your standard?  

Based on your above quotes, How was Lagos 12 years ago? I want you to picture the following areas, Bar Beach, CMS, Outer Marina, Oshodi, Ojota, Mile 2 and many others. How were they those areas 12 years ago? Can measure developmental projects in those areas? How was the state of security in Lagos 12 years ago? Many bankers dread getting transfer out of Lagos now because the rate of robbery has so much increased in other parts of the country unlike Lagos where rate of bank robbery has considerably reduced.

What about revenue generation formula? What efforts did past govts put in place to look internally to increase the IGR of the state rather than waiting for Fed allocation months in months out. How was Lasuth, General Hospital Gbagada, Ikeja parks 12 years ago?  Are they the same like 12 yrs ago? What about employment generation? Thousands have been recruited as staff in BRT, LASTMA, and several other agencies that came to being due to critical analysis of the state and ingenuity in finding solutions to MYRIADS of problems facing Lagos despite an abnormal revenue allocation sharing formula from several Tax income, custom duties that Lagos contributes to Federal purse.

So, do you reckon the ruling have not done anything in the past 12 years or you reckon that 12 years are more than enough to solve ALL OF LAGOS PROBLEMS SO THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE ATLANTA IMMEDIATELY?

When people want to be in opposition, there should be intelligent criticism and not just rambles of an average citizens. When people that should know behave like ordinary citizens, then we are far from coming out of the woods.

Critics, FOI Bill is now passed. Fashola openly challenged all that there is a website where the cost of all contracts can be verified. I have not seen any intelligent reasoning to press further if such exist. Lagos State Budget had never been scrutinized on NL to see loopholes the way El-Rufai just did for the Fed Budget. At 27, Pat Utomi was a SA to a president. At 27, Bola Ige was national secretary of Action Group and when I read there roles as opposition, they dont race useless arguments about how all of Nigeria Problems would have been solved in few years. They go into the Nitty Gritty of the matter.

They touched governance structure, Budget, Revenue Allocation, Fiscal Policy etc. Nigerian youths should wake up and be serious and those who are away who are not really concerned should just do keep quite and contribute to their envt, after all, a Nigerian is now an MP in London and Obama is also a president. Contibute to your envt and when we recognise your work, we will come and recruit you for your expertise. Until then, you are not really getting it.

No doubt you know Nigeria has big problem (like everyone knows) but you really do not know how to come out of it. I have taken time to explain this cos you have appearance of national developmental intelligence but you deny the power thereof.

http://www.lrawebstore.com/messages/its_time_to_speak.html


This is d message. That was just a bad reporting if u care to listen

Nija4Life:

You forgot to also mention the access to up-to-date books, literature and journals to facilitate research. What is the quality of the teaching staff? How are they recruited and is there an inspection regime in place to adequately monitor the quality of teaching and learning? How many scholars or academics have been cited in journals and academic publications? What is the quality of students recruited? How are these students recruited?

No Nigerian University or indeed an African University is in the top 500 in the world (http://www.arwu.org/ARWU2010.jsp) ~ as much as we understandably want to big up our own the truth is that our universities are not yet ready to compete in global academic excellence due to lack of investment and corruption in the university system. You cannot also discuss university education in isolation because they get their students from secondary schools and like we all know the standards of secondary education in Nigeria leaves a lot to be desired. The quality of the students a university gets goes some way to define a university and that definition isn’t a very good one in some cases.

http://hilonah-educationthatworksfornigeria..com

Thanks for the further comments. I think we all must rise and educate ourselves on the need to understand first what is wrong and how to move forward. Nigeria education system is really in shambles. Please note, I am not saying Nigerian students are not intelligent or better still if given the right opportunities, will not compete favourably with others in the world but the truth is that, in Nigerian University System, less emphasis is on learning. In fact for sciences and Engineering I know of, our curriculum are outdated and highly irrelevant in market place.

Majorities of our engineering graduates (1st class, 2.1 and 2.2 or whatever) are best reduce to doing technicians works in the industries. I worked in a breweries in Nigeria for 3months as a trainee engineer after my Undergraduates and with what I saw compare to what I know an Engineering graduate should do, it did not take me time to dump that work for banking without any higher pay. ( I have no course to lie). I just rediscovered mysef that I cannot complained all through work like I did in school and had to make a choice right on.

May I say some were so lucky who joined some multinational like P&G, Nigerian Breweeries, Guiness, NNPC, Shell and the like but I know what work experience our friends are doing in TEXAS after a 2nd degree in the USA as a researcher and designer and not machine users or repairers like the case of many engineering graduates in Nigeria with exceptions of few guys.

Most computer science students on our campuses still study cobols, Pascals, Fortran, Basic with few intro of new skills while they spent their time after school to learn Java, VB.net, C#, SQL. I remember I did a course in SQL in school which I scored B without access to any SQL server envt to write a simple code. All we did was to cram the codes, study AOC and pass and the first class among us who were not that lucky stayed back in school as Graduate assistant teaching other students in the same manner. It took drive to send some of them packing as they discovered they are really laid back with what is happening in the world.

Let us declare state of emergency in this sector and look for urgent solution. 1st Class students from MIT, Havard, Georgia Tech, Cal Tech, Oxford, Insead and other big schools are captains in industries in their research departments to introduce new policies to transform businesses across diverse coys, much cannot be said of ours. Many are out there locked up in banks and communications coys, oil coys just collecting fat salary without any significant impact on the society.

DO I HATE FIRST CLASS, CHECK MY PREVIOUS POST TO JUDGE BUT THE SYSTEM PRODUCING US IS STILL QUESTIONABLE.

pereze:

DORA----1st Class( UNN)
SOLUDO---1st Class (UNN)

Thank you my guy. I do not know. Comparing those guys with one another, who is a failure?

Was Gani a failure? What of Wole Soyinka, or Chinua Achebe? What about Pat Utomi?

Fola Adeola (HND), Bill Gate (drop out), El Rufai (first Class) etc . Something make them outstanding which is not only the grade.

First Class is good and all should strive towards it but do not define a man by that only. My message

This is the summary of the whole matter:

To succeed in Life, You need a first class brain given by God only not necessarily a first class grade. After all not everyone would be first class in a set but all have potential to succeed.

Anyone can continue to argue with the above but you cannot prove that wrong.

First Class grade is a show of deligence, hardwork, resilence, consistency intelligence etc but does not necessary make you outstanding in market place.

I regret not having it, I love people who made it, respect them but do not feel inferior before them cos I know what I carry and where it matters, some who made it have asked why you should have made it but i simply replied maybe so that people like you will know there is more to success than the grade.

Let everyone strive for excellence but the worst thing for a student is to be rejected by his father on this premise, the question should have been what next after your dismal performance? Maybe the father even made the guy do a wrong course ooo who knows? My son must be a doctor or lawyer or engineer where the guy could have been outstanding as a Physicist.

ferdiii:

There're good universities in Nigeria, name one. How can you get good things from Universities when O'level results are mostly fake? They are fished out at US Embassy.People can't show little things on how they got their As and Bs.

My guy, the question is to name a good university in naija and tell us the criteria for such grading as good. As per SSCE results, it was not so before now until very late in the Nineties and the 2000 upwards and they are not the ones to fix university system. Many still go through the university predegree programme yet the predegree did not detect the error. What do u make of that?

nat138:

Please can you and many others on this topic stop this unfounded generalization 'in Nigerian Universities'. How many Nigerian Universities have you attended and please bear in mind that there are over 100 of them, so if you have not attended at least 60 of these universities, you can not just carry on generalising as if you are the Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Commission. What happens in school A is completely different from what happens in school B.

In my academic pursuit, I was privileged to attend 2 Universities in Nigeria, and both of them operate as differently as day and night. So please and please can you people get your facts right before you come here and vomit unfounded generalizations. And please mind you there are still good universities in Nigeria, and I am not talking of the private ones. There are still very good government owned universities in Nigeria.

Cheers

Nat138, I agree with the above that people should not hastily generalize but can I ask you to name those good govt universities in naija and ur measure of how good they are?

Is it Staff/student ratio, quality of research, curriculum review to suit mkt place or what? Please I am interested cos many of us really do not know what is wrong with Nigeria Educational System and I say that with all humility.


I can talk about sciences and engrg cos that was what I ready in naija. EG mention any naija university (govt) owned that has reviewed the Engrg Dept curriculum in the last ten years to suit mkt place. Mention the courses abolished as now irrelevant and new courses introduced. Is it not in Naija that pride in a school where the HOD will be happy that 70% of his class had less than C in a course and we all agree that the standard of the school is high when in the real educational sense, it shows failure of learning?

I am waiting please,

Just to add to various comments here, the fundamental fault of the Father is to treat the boy with disdain for failing to come out with a 2.2. Much is not said here about the help the father gave to the boy while in school. Many Fathers have failed in this regard exchanging the whole responsibility of fathering to paying school fees, looking for money et al. I must quickly add for the egocentric ones here that the 1st class students also faced the same troubles yet they came out with good results but how well has that good results have translated to knowledge in the society.

I relate my personal example. I was a promising student from primary through secondary education. I represented my LGA in JETS competition and Gifted and Talented students to the final stage at Primary six and missed out narrowly from going to Suleja Academy. I proceeded to GCI in Ibadan and moved to Wesley College of Science with great zeal and commitment. At first seating (BY THE GRACE OF GOD), I had 7distinctions in all my sciences and 2 credits in English and Further Mathematics. That to me was disappointing cos I was gunning for all As.

The first blow was my UME result which I did in SS2 and scored 204 and wanted Medicine? The cut-off that year was 253 and the list of those above 253 mark who chose Medicine were just 45 but UI admitted over 400 students that year including anyone above 200 but couldnt get in. I transfered to do Chemistry and all politics still did not get in. My parent had to rush to LAUTECH, y cos they wanted me in school that year. I was not informed and no counseling at all and got admission into LAUTECH changed to Mechanical Engrg and all I did throughout LAUTECH was fighting the fact that I was in LAUTECH and no serious plan to leave. I did not find engrg difficult but I lost interest totally with the style of teaching, manner of assessment, classroom envt, and so many psychological issues, but was I the only one that feel that way? NO. I eventually came out with a 2.2 and was pained but left it at that.

At labour mkt, it was hell. Everyone who I knew naturally assume I came out with a 2.1 @ least. Every place I am submitting, age was on my side cos I completed NYSC at 23 but 2.2 was the cross. I applied for several schorlarship after an outstanding GRE score and got partial schorlarship at 2 schools in USA but could still not fund the rest. Got Admission in 2 universities in UK and no money. THAT WAS WHEN I REALLY BLAMED MYSELF THAT NIGERIA DEMANDS  UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM AND JUST ADJUST. Instead of complaining about learning method while in LAUTECH, I should have cram like every other student and get the good result and display intelligence later in life.

At last, I joined a top rated Bank in Nigeria, after success in that bank and promotion within 2 yrs, moved to another major bank and within 1.5years in the bank got promoted and left for UK as an highly skilled immigrant. Within 5months in UK, I joined one of the big banks as a Risk Analyst (specializing in Credit Risk Modelling-retail banking/mkt risk dept).  I DID NOT HAVE A MSC (YET) OR ANY OTHER QUALIFICATIONS ANYWHERE OTHER THAN MY B.TECH 2.2 IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

I have worked with the 1st class, 2.1 and 2.2 and I have attended lectures delivered by 3rd class  products and in no circumstance did I ever look down on myself cos I have been disappointed by all of those classes put together and some ALL STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN AS MANY CANNOT PASS A COMPETENCY BASED INTERVIEW IN UK AND MY FRIENDS IN USA HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.

Today, I mentor graduates from all classes of grades and I have put my failure to come out with a good grade behind me as I am on my way to be an FRM qualified person. I love First Class Products but prefer the ones from the west where I am very sure learning took place  and ABOVE ALL FOR FIRST CLASS PRODUCTS FROM NAIJA, I RESPECT YOUR DILIGENCE, COMMITMENT, ZEAL AND ACHIEVEMENTS BUT IT DOES NOT END THERE. THE REAL WORLD WILL PROOF THE BRAIN.

Check out of the following?

Gani Fawehinmi-------------- 3rd Class

Wole Soyinka,     3rd class

Olubi Johnson--------------    1st class

David Oyedepo                     HND class unknown

Pat Utomi,    I dont know his class

Okojonwela ,        1st class i think

Soludo,                 Class Unkown

Dora ,         Class Unknown

Dele Oladeji -----                 1st class (1991 2nd best Maths student in AFrica from Abadina college) Now a director in coca cola USA

Chinua Achebe-------           failed medicine 2ce and sent packing from medical school

and look for more list. Something more than class of grade distinguished them.

Jonathan-pose-

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan almost ruined his inauguration day address by speaking too much at the May 26 pre-inauguration lecture on the theme: “A Transformational Agenda for Accelerated National Development.” The elections are over, on inauguration day, the President assumes office, a new administration begins and the entire country naturally looks forward to a new beginning. On inauguration day, the people hang on to every word that the President utters, they pay attention to every sentence, they watch out for those quotable quotes that will give clear indications of the direction of the new government. That is how it is done in the United States whose democracy and traditions we are copying and where inaugural speeches are made by elected Presidents on the January 20 after the election. The beauty of inauguration lies in its symbolism and grandeur. Americans use it to show case their nation, to celebrate their best traditions; a poem is read, a song is rendered, two years later, the world still remembers Obama’s inauguration, not for its grandeur, but its sheer historicity.

Jonathan’s inauguration should be a grand, historic occasion, and if properly organized, a vehicle for sending clear messages about today’s emergent reality which is this: that every Nigerian, regardless of ethnic extraction, or circumstances of birth, can occupy the highest office in the land. I do not want to imagine what President Jonathan intends to say to the world today, but hopefully he will avoid those platitudes about six, eight, nine, ten-point agenda, and promises about fixing this, fixing that, creating jobs, and also steer clear of familiar Presidential clichés about hope, vision, transformation and renewal, but whatever he wants to say, he already took the thunder out of his inaugural speech. He faces the risk of saying something less important than the gaffe he made three days to his inauguration. He was not the guest speaker at the pre-inauguration lecture: that task was assigned to Professor Ladipo Adamolekun, but Jonathan ended up upstaging the lecturer. He uttered quotable statements that can be legitimately read as intimations of what is to come. He simply put himself on the spot. He should have kept quiet. Saving the right word for the appropriate moment is one of the major responsibilities of leadership.

Responding to the presentation by Professor Adamolekun (he didn’t have to), the President reportedly declared that four years is too short for a President or a Governor to embark on any meaningful programme because it takes about a year or two before the administration settles down even with the right set of Ministers or Commissioners. Then, if the latter turn out “not to be good”, after one year or two, the President or Governor is compelled to reshuffle his cabinet and by the time the new cabinet settles down, it is time for another election, and everyone is busy trying to win an election. This may be a forthright critique of the Nigerian governance process, but what does President Jonathan intend to do about it? By not offering a clear-cut option, he sounded as if he was merely giving excuses. This is certainly not the kind of thing to be said by a President from whom everyone expects so much.

One well-stated piece of advice by Nigerians since the Presidential polls, is that Dr Jonathan as President must run the business of governance in an unusual manner, dismantle the status quo, and bring fresh energy and initiative to the office, if possible act like a revolutionary militant in search of a new order. When he says four years are not enough to do anything, he gives the impression that he does not really appreciate the people’s deep yearning for change, or that he has not been listening to them. We all know it takes a while for the wrong kind of Ministers and Commissioners to settle down, and that such persons can waste everyone’s time, but those are not the kind of Ministers Nigerians want. Nigerians want President Jonathan to choose his cabinet wisely. He must avoid failed politicians who lost elections and are looking for another job in government by any means, PDP chieftains who expect to be rewarded for their contributions in their states, and definitely not the wives, sons and daughters of self-appointed Godfathers and political entrepreneurs.

Nigerians don’t want Ministers who will take two years to settle down. They don’t want the Federal Cabinet to be turned into a classroom where Ministers have to spend a whole year learning what a policy means, while they collect fat allowances and do nothing. The President didn’t hit the right notes at all. That speech was a cop-out. It is not even what he said. The timing is wrong. The only thing he may have done is to reassure members of his present Cabinet that many of them can keep their jobs (those who have performed up to about 60%), because it is not good to change Ministers too often. The logic here is arguable. How would the President determine those Ministers who have scored up to 60%. Whoever he now retains in his cabinet will be subjected to close scrutiny and the public may have a thousand reasons why they think a particular Minister should not have been retained, and why the assigned 60% is suspect.

If that speech was written for President Jonathan, the speech writer should be suspended, and never allowed to write a Presidential speech again. He says four years is not enough to make a difference, because the government needs to settle down and stabilize. That certainly cannot apply to him. He cannot ask for the luxury of settling down after spending four years in office as Vice President, Acting President, with the last one year as President. Nigerians don’t want him to settle down; they want results. That is why they voted for him. If the President had wanted to correct the impression that he will be a single term President, still, May 26, three days to the commencement of his tenure as President was not the right moment to fly such a kite.

Already, Nigerians are twittering, blogging and texting that Jonathan committed a Freudian slip, and that he plans to encourage an amendment of the Constitution to accommodate an extension of the tenure of Presidents and Governors. If he wants to so amend the Constitution, the same Constitution that he will swear today to uphold and defend, then he should not have been heard attacking that constitution three days to the event. “It is a constitutional problem”, the President stated. The problem may be worth debating of course, and it may well be a good idea to ensure that Presidents and Governors spend only one term in office: five years or six at most. I believe that this may even help solve the problem of cut-throat competition for Presidential and gubernatorial offices, and cure the mischief of Governors and Presidents spending their second terms in office doing practically nothing. But even if the Constitution were to be amended along these lines, it cannot take retroactive effect, otherwise President Jonathan would be accused of subversion and he would have damaged the historic opportunities of his government.

It is not true that four years “is too short” for a President or a Governor to make a difference. The President didn’t get it, and it is important that he does. The period appears too short because many of our elected Governors and Presidents (well, we have had only a few) begin to think of what to do, only when they get to office. They have no blueprint, no clear understanding of what is required, they do not even listen to the people well enough, and the parties that brought them to power have no manifesto, no plan of action, no defined contract with the Nigerian people. Given such background, the complexity of bureaucracy and the enormity of official powers could prove so intimidating that the typical overnight man of power could find himself or herself completely ill-prepared for high office. But this is what we want changed. In states where the Governors are prepared, we have seen so much done in four years.

Gbenga Daniel, Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Emmanuel Uduaghan, Bukola Saraki, Mohammed Goje, Adamu Aliero, Godwin Akpabio serving and former Governors, all cannot complain that four years is “too short” because in their first four years, they made great impressions, and strides. It is in fact when Governors stay too long in office that they begin to fail. Promises that a Governor or President needs a second or third term to make an impact have not been borne out by our experience. President Barack Obama definitely would not say that “four years is too short.” In less than four years, his administration has shown such purposefulness that comes from the will to lead. Obasanjo as President did a lot more in his first term of four years whereas his second term was taken up by his “bolekaja” fight with Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the selfish politics of tenure extension. General Murtala Muhammed spent 200 days in office as Nigerian Head of State and yet he made a lot of difference. Libya’s Gaddafi has been in power for 41 years and he says the period is “too short.” Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, 31 years in power, also insists that this is “too short.”

What Nigerians want from President Jonathan is purposeful leadership. Today, he takes two oaths: the oath of allegiance (very succinct) and the oath of office President (rather prolix, it should be revised); as stated in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution which grants him a four-year tenure. Now that he says “four years is too short”, we expect that he will avoid all the shortcomings that makes that possible, and he knows what to do: “hit the ground running”. Any sign of tardiness on the part of his administration can be rightly interpreted as an attempt to justify an extension of his tenure. In reality, he has obvious advantages: his is a Jonathan to Jonathan transition, and for that reason, the people expect some quick wins in less than the next 100 days. There must be low hanging fruits that President Jonathan can pluck and bring quickly to the market place. He doesn’t need four years to deliver on his promises in the power sector. He doesn’t need four years to ensure that Federal roads are fixed. It shouldn’t take four years to rebuild Nigerian schools or to get drugs into the hospitals, or four years to repair the Lagos-Benin Expressway and other roads. It will be strange to spend four years amending the Nigerian Constitution to produce a people’s Constitution that reflects their aspirations within the Nigerian Federation. Do we need up to four years to re-organise the sports sector, and get the Eagles and the Falcons, and the athletics teams to start winning again? No…

The truth is: we stand, all of us, at the threshold of history. Today, the torch of our land has been handed over to Dr. Jonathan; he must use that torch to light the flame that will show us the path to the future. And he must lead that march to the future, and not waver, and not be afraid of his own destiny nor of men, nor his own shadows. If he dithers, he would have ruined the opportunity that this moment presents. The Almighty God has been kind to us. He has given us a land that is large and rich in resources. He has given us the strength to remain together in spite of the anguish in our land and the pain of bloody rivalries. He has brought us to yet another turning point in our history, and given us another opportunity to begin again. We must stand together as a people to heal the open wounds in our hearts, and resolve to build a better country for ourselves and our children, and their children too. Let President Jonathan mount the dais today and proclaim to the hearing of all: “I am ready!”. If he is and we see that he is, we should stand by him.

Author of this article: REUBEN ABATI

http://ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49540:abati-the-speech-jonathan-shouldnt-have-made&catid=38:columnists&Itemid=615

It is unfortunate how educated people on this platform rants and expect govt to do everything for them without taking responsibility on their part. My concern is let the law be signed to law then if u are a tenant and a crazy demand is made on you, then enforce it by going to court. So many educated illiterates are in Nigeria though they think they know but their action depict them as someone who has not gone to school. Some pay money to landlord and fraudulent agents without evidence, packed into a house without appropriate contract, make business decisions like they are people without sense. Their excuse is competition and out of their own frustration, blame govt. What else can govt do better than passing such laws as this.

I recount my experience. I entered into a 2 year contract with Diya Fatimilehin for a 3brm flat for 2 years at 350k per annum. I paid a total of 875k for the 2 years as a new tenant for 2 years (10% legal, 10% agreement and 5% caution). The building is a new 4 flats (3 bedroom each). 6months to the end of the two years, Diya Fatimilehin wrote through their legal dept that the Landlord has increased the price to 600k per annum per flats. To my utmost disappointment, 2 of my co-tenants (a manager in UAC and an HR executive in African Petroleum who are older Mid forties) are running here and there and proposing to beg the Agent to a salary of 450k per annum. It took mysef and the another tenant (a lady banker) to insist that will not happen.

Without the help of a lawyer, a single carefully worded correspondence to their legal team insisting that we will not pay any increment ( and stated our reasons) was followed by an appeal to pay 450k house rent which we rejected in our response to them. We offer that we were ready to go to court and sort it out. The Marketing team came to our house and we sat down on negotiation table and after much considerations shifted ground to 370k per annum for peace to reign which was locked up in an agreement in principle that subsequent increase will be discussed as should be the practise in property market business. The so called HR executive and UAC manager were following us and the duo had more than 7 years experience compare to mysef and the other lady who are just 3rd level officer in a commercial bank. I am excited and if this law is passed into law, God knows I will pay 6months rent and no more.

My advice, Nigerians, apply your brain. Dont allow anyone to treat you with disdain. Show that you have gone to school and insist on fighting a little bit. Lawless country is because we have bunch of lawless followers who will do nothing to change the status quo.

Kudos to Lagos House of Assembly. Fashola please sign this to law.

@ Poster, your premise for seeking a loan is totally wrong and this is one of the major challenge money lender face in decision making for uninformed customers. First in credit principles and management, collateral should not be the reason for a loan. Your ability to repay a loan (Capacity) are good indicators to suggest that the loan will not go bad. With your approach, a good credit analyst will naturally flag your account as a bad one with based on this premise.

I know quite a number of guys that have successfully gotten loan from banks without the usual form of collateral but specialized arrangement when the analyst has been able to convince the approving authority of the credit worthiness of the counterparty.

@ Poster, you still have better work to do. How much capital are u willing to commit to a new business that you want the bank to take risk on? Your survey paper is a worthless document and do not say any serious thing about your commitment. Even with a c of o, a good analyst should not doll out money because the cost of realisation of security at times outweighs the profit. That explains the reason GTB was said to have turn down a proposal with a seemingly good security.

My advise, source your money elsewhere and not the bank if u insist on doing the business? As your business grows better, you can then approach the bank for expansion ,

Ensuring good and accountable governance demands an empowered watch-dog.The Freedom of Information Bill is to be legal instrument constitutionally empowering every citizen, institution, organisation or group to demand and ensure transparency in the manner they are governed.Every season of government has treated this document with ignominy for obvious reasons. Former President Obasanjo can testify to this. Abandoning the document gave room to looting, reckless and unauthorised spending, grandiose white-elephant contracts and all sorts of profligacy. Simply, our Vaults were emptied at will, unchallenged.

Same gladiators are affronting us daily with our common patrimony, reduced us to life of misery, brazenly harass our existence and afflict our psyche daily, in full understanding that masses are disenfranchised from avenues of calling them to account.Where is Freedom of Information Bill (FOI). It must not die.
Any Government, system or institutions that lays claim to good governance and true nationalism should be proud to throw its doors open for everyone to assess their stewardship. The legal work will empower us to ask our Officers questions on the current jamboree called election.

Again the Bill is before our current President to sign into law. No assent is given yet. Somebody is buying time so that it can die a technical death, by May 29th, as in previous dispensation.

Can our President please sign the FOI Bill now? It should not be left to die a second time.

Can we all place this call on Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

Let’s cry out, get to all patriotic people who can make this dream come true.

Our nation shall indeed flourish again. The nation of our dream. You will all see it in our life time.

Where is FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL? Time is running out.

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Like any other person, I will sympathize with "them", when they have a "misfortune", be it Goodluck GEJ or Pastor Bakare.
On that note, l thank God no life was lost in the blaze.

I will not make pronouncement on what l dont have facts about but l would rather ASK QUESTIONS and wait for the ANSWERS.

1.) Who is a POLITICIAN? S-I-M-P-L-E-S, as we say: Someone who stands for and vies for an ELECTIVE OFFICE, by putting his or her name on the Ballot. Politicians are not appointed, they are voted for! They are not civil servants also.
Please note: Politician derives from the word "POLITICS". So, a Politician practices politics, as a Profession.


Now, ASK yourself: Did Jesus ever stand-up for elective office? Was his name EVER on the Ballot box?
Did prophet Jeremiah, despite his involvement in "Preaching the good news" to errant rulers EVER stand-up and put his name on a ballot box, and seek VOTES? NO!. Did he rule over some people, with their consent? NO!
SHOW ME ONE PERSON WHO EVER WAS GOD'S messenger, who was a Politician, IN THE VERY SENSE OF THAT DEFINITION.

This is where the confusion and arguments stems from!

Apostle Paul was a LAWYER, by Profession before he became a christian. HE was like the DPP, prosecuting on behalf of government but HE WAS NOT A POLITICIAN. He never put his name up on a ballot box, hoping to be voted-in for a POST.
Please take special attention of the words : POLITICS, VOTE, BALLOT BOX, ELECTION AND POLITICIAN, as they relate to one another

Like someone pointed out, Jesus could have "contested" against Julius Caesar or Pontius Pillate, he could have become a Politician (He urged us to pay tax as a responsible citizen though) but he declined that offer by saying he does not seek to rule over the current system of government and people.

Now, is it a crime for Christians to be involved in Politics (Just because Jesus never did)? I dont have a definite answer to that, yet. Not everything that is "undesirable" is a crime, though.

Now: *
Did Pastor Bakare "utter those words" credited to him? (Go to Polling station with Kerosine, an inflammable liquid used for fire, and Matches)? You be the judge.
*Did Pastor Bakare utter the Phrase "Wild, Wild North" (in reference to the Wild-Wild West Politics of the 60's when a lot of carnage was done in Western Nigeria through burning, also called "Wet-it era", as in "wet the house with petrol and burn it"? You be the Judge
*Does such utterances serve as incitement to "violent -prone", Northern Almajeris? You be the judge!
*Does he, as a well respected Pastor of the children of Christ, Have to say such things (if he said them)? You be the Judge!
*Did Pastor Bakare tell us , a few weeks back, that God told him that "That long one" (referring to Gen Buhari), and some others have no business with the future of this country? You be the judge.
*Do you think God lies or his words can be swallowed and reversed? You be the judge
*Now, coming out as the running-mate of the same person he has "prophesied against", is a somersault by WHOM? God or Pastor Bakare? You be the judge

I can go on and on but let us reflect on these few questions.

Having said that, NO CHRISTIAN MUST REJOICE OVER THE CALAMITY OF OTHERS! I did not say so, The Bible said so.
I know emotions are still running very high over what happened in Kaduna and some Northern parts of the country;
I know a lot of families are still grieving their loss and may never recover til they die, l pray God will have mercy and show them favor as from now on. He will recompense them as he has done to Job, after he lost everything.
Let us remain sober, at all times, please.

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In response to one of your question, please show us once during Caesars time when election took place and ballot boxes, voting etc were the method in selecting leaders. We will need you to clarify this to answer ur questions accurately. Thanks.

@ All

Here what the word of God says: Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him 1 JOHN 3:15


Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer , - That is, he has the spirit of a murderer; he has that which, if it were acted out, would lead him to commit murder, as it did Cain. The private malice, the secret grudge, the envy which is cherished in the heart, is murderous in its tendency, and were it not for the outward restraints of human laws, and the dread of punishment, it would often lead to the act of murder. The apostle does not say that he who hates his brother, though he does not in fact commit murder, is guilty to the same degree as if he had actually done it; but he evidently means to say that the spirit which would lead to murder is there, and that God will hold him responsible for it. Nothing is missing but the removal of outward restraints to lead to the commission of the open deed, and God judges people as he sees them to be "in their hearts." What a fearful declaration, then, is this! How many real murderers there are on the earth besides those who are detected and punished, and besides those open violators of the laws of God and man who go at large! And who is them that should not feel humbled and penitent in view of his own heart, and grateful for that sovereign mercy which has restrained him from open acts of guilt - for who is there who has not at some period of his life, and perhaps often, indulged in feelings of hatred, and envy, and malice toward others, which, if acted out, would have led to the commission of the awful crime of taking human life? Any man may well shudder at the remembrance of the secret sins of his own heart, and at the thought of what he would have been but for the restraining grace of God. And how wonderful is that grace which, in the case of the true Christian, not only restrains and checks, but which effectually subdues all these feelings, and implants in their place the principles of love!

sbeezy8:

^^ dubai ke?

I think we are on the same page. PDP are not interested in true Federalism. That is why they are deceiving people with National Party syndrome. Until PDP is scattered and their ideology destroyed, Nigerians cannot move forward.

sbeezy8:

who is being left behind? LEAVING SW OUT OF MAINSTREAM POLITICS IS THE VERRRY BEST THING FOR SW.

afterall what alliance or relation still waxed strong between the north and east or north and South south without any SW person mediating it?

the cards all fall into place sooner or later history repeats itself time and time again.

Just look at your region and see how the North and PDP has turned it to Dubai in the last 12 years. The facts are there for all to see. If some people are working out plans to save the nation from our common enemy with positive ideology and you think they are loosers, time will tell. Just see all the roads in your so called south or south south. See the guys controlling your oil- they are all Ramaniya, Dangote, Imad, etc hausas click in PDP. You can choose to break the old order and pally with progressive hausa minds or stay in your whatever PDP mentality. Time will tell. The same PDP that considered your GEJ not fit to rule after Yaradua's demise. Trust me, you guys will come back regretting.

emeka_gh:

A vote for GEJ is a vote for GEJ. If PDP cannot convince GEJ do rig the the election or at least rig in Obasanjo Bello, or Bankole, the it means the evil men in PDP like Obj cannot have their way any longer. And they cannot even get ministerial appointment since PDP is not in absolute majority in the National Assembly.

This election is about good individuals, and that is why PDP still managed to win. If PDP presents a good candidate, Nigerians will vote for him.her as they have done. GEJ has delivered on one of the most important area for the Nigerian masses. He has shown us that incumbency power or not, our vote counts, and are counted. This is clearly a break from the past. Nigerians will not listen to scare mongering or ant-GEJ forces who keep saying negative trash about GEJ - a man that has kept his words.

What exactly is the opposition offering us, other than probes, and probe, and more probes?

- How are they going to pursue this probe thing? Who and who will they probe and how?

- What is the time frame for the probe? 1 year, 2, 3 or 4?

- Do they have a road map for fight against corruption?

- What happens to Nigeria economy during these period of endless probes?

- How long shall we wait for electric power while the probe lasts?

- Will they stick to the reform programs of the Yar' Adua/GEJ administration if they win?

- Do the oppositions have any blueprint for greater Nigeria?

Is there anyone who can answer these question for the BB or Ribadu team?

If you had taken time out to read the respective manifestos of the two parties, you would have seen answers to your questions but you guys are typical African who are too lazy to read and get informed. BTW, how has PDP answered all these questions in the past 12 yrs. I hate doing this but I think but i think the SW guys should concentrate on evolving a good democratic process and develop their regions may be that will force some guys to wake up and see they are being left behind in the scheme of things.

GEJ is Good GEj is that, what did he do for the Bayelsans when he was Gov? Nigerians deserve the kind of leaders they get. Now I know Nigeria is a joke in the comity of nations.

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[b]Guys be wise. Nigerians have really lost the value of self worth. People left their houses early in the morning, stayed on the qeue for hours, got accredited, voted, waited for the vote to be counted and announced, resisted attempt by some elements to manipulate the results, took pure water, foods, paracetamol etc along to polling booth yet you are ascribing the success of that to your president. I CAN SEE THAT MANY NIGERIANS HAVE LIVED UNDER OPPRESSION TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAVE LOST THEIR BRAINS AND VALUE OF SELF WORTH.

A vote for GEJ is a vote for Bankole, Iyabo Obasanjo and many more you voted out last Saturday to become your Ministers, Ambassadors, and by extension the member of the presidential economic team and the same looting will continue. We should never make that mistake. When you want to destroy the enemy, destroy him totally to the truth. Can GEJ take decision independently of OBJ, Anenih and co if returned to power.

Be WISE GUYS AND KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH.

THE POWER TRULY BELONG TO PEOPLE AND IF YOU FAIL TO SEE THAT, YOU WILL HANDOVER THAT POWER WILLINGLY TO THE OPPRESSOR AGAIN IN THE NAME OF A GOOD MAN.


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As if Nigerians did not do all of the above in 1999,2003, 2007 elections? So how come it changed in 2011?

@ ADCONLINE, I have no word for you. I understand that people who have lived under pressure too long hardly think they can achieve anything in life again. GEJ is ur hero, that is why Nigerians might remain the way it is forever for crude minds like you.

Kobojunkie:

please do not thinkthat again oooo!@!!!

I Can assure you 99% that a vote for GEJ is a vote to compensate those guys. Never make that mistake, when you are dealing with the enemy, destroy them utterly because the one you leave in power today will block you on your way to your destiny tomorrow.

Besides, how much of GEJ personal fund has gone into his campaign? This game is brotherhood. There are laws you dont break there.

If you had taken a stand against the current president and now change your mind because election is free and fair and consider that as achievement for GEJ, then u have insulted the the intelligence of many Nigerians who weathered the storms to see to it that their vote counted, you have done disservice to the Late NYSC corp members who were massacred a day to election in their service to their fatherland and yet no one has been arrested in connection to the crime.

You are free to support anyone be it, GEJ, RIBADU, Buhari or whatever but to LINK LAST WEEK ELECTION FAIRNESS TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GEJ IS TO SHOW A GREAT DEPRAVITY IN THE MINDS OF OUR PEOPLE AND A SIGNAL THAT OPPRESSION IS YET TO DISAPPEAR IN OUR LAND.

[b]POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE. THE EARLIER WE SEE THAT THE BETTER[

Guys be wise. Nigerians have really lost the value of self worth. People left their houses early in the morning, stayed on the qeue for hours, got accredited, voted, waited for the vote to be counted and announced, resisted attempt by some elements to manipulate the results, took pure water, foods, paracetamol etc along to polling booth yet you are ascribing the success of that to your president. I CAN SEE THAT MANY NIGERIANS HAVE LIVED UNDER OPPRESSION TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAVE LOST THEIR BRAINS AND VALUE OF SELF WORTH.

A vote for GEJ is a vote for Bankole, Iyabo Obasanjo and many more you voted out last Saturday to become your Ministers, Ambassadors, and by extension the member of the presidential economic team and the same looting will continue. We should never make that mistake. When you want to destroy the enemy, destroy him totally to the truth. Can GEJ take decision independently of OBJ, Anenih and co if returned to power.

Be WISE GUYS AND KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH.

THE POWER TRULY BELONG TO PEOPLE AND IF YOU FAIL TO SEE THAT, YOU WILL HANDOVER THAT POWER WILLINGLY TO THE OPPRESSOR AGAIN IN THE NAME OF A GOOD MAN.

juman:

Asiwaju Tinubu of our time.

Leader of all leaders.

The lion in the forest.

Baba of all Babas.

I salute you Sir.

I am sure you will regret this statement soon when the evil of these people are exposed. Leader of all leaders my foot.

Jakumo:

Thank you for your response, Ayuba.    My opinion regarding whether or not the blame for politically motivated killings that may take place in Ibadan, Port Harcourt or Nnewi should be assigned to Buhari is far LESS important than the statement issued by Buhari himself, which EXPLICITLY called for politically motivated murder throughout Nigeria.

By OPENLY AND PUBLICLY endorsing mob murder anywhere in Nigeria, The Baboon-Dawa of Kutuwenji Village, Ayatollah Buhari Bin-Laden, has wilfully recorded his own name into the roster of "usual suspects" who COULD  be successfully prosecuted in the court of law, on account of the implied liability that results from publicly issued, self-incriminating statements supporting public disorder and extra-judicial killings.

So did Buhari say people should kill election riggers or " Vote and Defend your votes". Is it the call to vote that is call to killing or the call to defend vote. I just dont get. Please in simple terminology. No plenty grammar. I heard buhari on that rally. I did not read sentimental news report.

He said " Make sure you vote and Defend your vote" I am waiting please.

9ijaMan:

Do not bother yourself with Jakumo. The guy is a confused lowlife.

My guy I just feel we should be asking these guys intelligent questions that will reveal their true self to them. Many of them are victims of manipulation by the corrupt but they themselves are not aware. They though they are fighting a good course. No one in his real sense will throw his brain away and not use it to make simple deductions and see clearly when politics is being played in the land.

LIKE I SAID EARLIER, FOR GOD'S SAKE, LET US USE OUR BRAINS. NIGERIAN ARE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE. ASK FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KILLING OF INNOCENT LIVES RATHER THAN GEJ USING FULL WEIGHT OF PRESIDENCY TO FIGHT VANDALIZATION OF CAMPAIGN OFFICE WHEN HIS SUPPORTERS HAVE NOT ONLY VANDALIZED BUT KILLED AND MAIMED INNOCENT LIVES ACROSS THE NATION AS SEE IN IBADAN AT LEAST.

Jakumo:

Ayuba you are absolutely right that former Labor Union Leader and current state governor Oshiomole was as wrong as Ayatollah Buhari to incite murder, regardless of the context.   From a purely legal standpoint, both men are just one killing away from criminal prosecution, simply based on their documented public pronouncements inciting violence.

Regarding whether indirect culpability could be assigned to either Oshiomole or Ayatollah Buhari, over politically motivated killings in any given part of Nigeria, it is safe to assume that the common citizen ( Buhari ) is way more likely to run afoul of the law than would be the sitting governor, Oshiomole, who, by the way should have known better than to ignore the advice of his attorneys on the subject of reckless bravado.

@ jAKUMO, You have still not answered who was responsible for all the violence going on in ibadan, attack on ibikunle Amosun and several other violence in ogun, imo state and co. Was that caused by Buhari as well?

Jakumo:

Having already incited his rent-a-mob "followers" to murder opposition contestants "suspected" of election malpractice, Ayatollah Buhari is currently frittering away the last of the 2.8 billion dollar fortune that he looted from state treasuries during his reign of military terror during Nigeria's dark 1980s, on yet another FAILED presidential toilet run, of course to be followed by another FAILED lawsuit seeking to overturn the will of the Nigerian people NEVER to be ruled by such an evil sadist again.

Predictably, the Seriki Baboon-dawa of Kutuwenji Village, Ayatollah Mumu Buhari, FAILED to understand that verbal or written incitement to murder bears grave legal penalties analogous to those of capital murder itself, meaning that Buhari's documented PUBLIC endorsement of mob homicide CAN AND WILL be used by prosecutors in the court of law, should losses of life or property damage indeed occur during clashes involving the mob of starving barefoot fanboys who fight over loose change thrown about at the venues of his rabble-rousing tours.

In other words there are SOLID legal antecedents upon whose invocation the Nigerian government can rely, if and when the time comes to make perennial mayhem instigator Buhari-Bin-Laden an unwilling guest of the state behind bars somewhere the sun never shines.  All who revile tyrants and revere freedom will certainly rejoice to see the Ayatollah Buhari go up the river to the Big House Cellblock, and many more no doubt pray that Taliban Sharia demon pushes his cursed luck and try some violent chit at any time during his latest FAILED gesture of piteous arrogance.

Can u also explain to us if Buhari was the one behind the Killings in Ibadan, the attack of Ibikunle Amosun, the abuja serial bombings etc? It is time in this nation to be objective once and stop whimping religious sentiments against a man who has done nothing wrong. Oshiomole openly threatened to kill election riggers and ur SSS have not dim it fit to arrest him. PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE, NIGERIANS ARE KNOWN TO BE INTELLIGENT. LET US NOT BE USED AS PAWNS BY THIS GREEDY LEADERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR CORRUPT MEANS AGAIN. ASK REASONABLE QUESTIONS.