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omenka:
Good morning.

Ordinarily, joining issues with doomsday prophets is what I hardly do but on this particular occasion, I am compelled to write this in order to set the records straight.

There's certainly no doubt a lot of young lads with impressionable minds roam this site daily to keep abreast with the latest goings-on in our society. These guys have minds like a fresh canvas upon which an image or a painting should be made, most of which are indelible. When you try to erase the painting when the paint sets on the canvas, you wind up destroying the canvas itself- you destroy the mind.

On the flip side we also have genuinely ignorant adults who swallow whatever is served them hook line and sinker, most of them too lazy to go a bit further to verify information they are being fed with. They take the lies they read here, propagate them among their peers and younger folks who look up to them in the main street, and in the end, lies become staple to the general public.

This piece, belated as it may, is meant to be an eye opener to those who care to keep an open mind to divergent opinions as they relate to government and governance in this country.


1. Anti Corruption.

Regarding this, the Op made reference to Timipre Silva's and Murtala Nyako's cases, and said: "Buhari is yet to make any high profile arrest or prosecution since coming into power". He claimed both have been cleared. Haha. How bigger can a lie get?? Nowhere has Murtala been given a clean bill of health, but he lumped it up with Timipre's case in order to deceive gullible readers as to the "similarities" in both cases. Even the link he provided didn't say Nyako has been cleared.

Further, what kind of corruption case can be dispensed of in 12 days!!?? The op wants the president to make "high profile arrests and prosecution in 12 days. Are we in a military regime?? Isn't this totally laughable??

In which court can such be achieved?? What good is there making an arrest and charging one to court when you don't have your facts and evidence to build a water tight case and get a conviction?? Does the op have any idea the investigations going on underground (I'm not saying there are, but chances are there could be) which could possibly result in an indictment??

Now, here are the things I think the op deliberately ignored:

(a) Former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff has submitted himself to the authorities for onward processing.

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/184335-ex-borno-governor-modu-sheriff-hands-himself-in-to-efcc.html.

(b) Some officials of the immediate ps government have started returning stolen monies .

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/184721-jonathans-men-returning-stolen-money-el-rufai.html

(c) Oil Traders, NNPC Officials Interrogated,
Watch-listed in Major Investigation.

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/oil-traders-nnpc-officials-interrogated-watch-listed-in-major-investigation/211388/

(d) EFCC arraigns CBN officials, others for N8bn currency scam.

www.punchng.com/news/efcc-arraigns-cbn-officials-others-for-n8bn-currency-scam/

(e) Buhari Reopens $182m Halliburton
Bribery Case, 3 Ex-Presidents May be Jailed.

m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/181746/1/nigeria-buhari-reopens-182m-halliburton-bribery-ca.html

(f) Buhar's Anti-corruption War Takes Off.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/buharis-anti-corruption-war-takes-off/

(g) 14 Foreigners Arrested For Oil Bunkering.

http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/06/10/14-
foreigners-3-vessels-charged-with-bunkering/

(h) Former police IG Mike Okiro in Court over Embezzlement.

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/184566-ex-police-ig-okiro-denies-stealing-n275m-says-own-aide-set-him-up.html

From the foregoing, there's no gainsaying the side to which this government is tilting in terms of sanitising and purging the system of corruption in whichever forms they may exist.

I challenge anyone to show me what the immediate past administration did in this regard within 12days!


2. Transparency.

From anti corruption, the op went on to touch on transparency, pointing to the president's "non declaration of assets publicly".

Here's what people tend not to understand about assets declaration.

First of all, Assets declaration on assumption of office is totally useless with non-disclosure upon exit from office. The purpose of declaring your assets on assuming office is for the authorities, and indeed the public, to know how much you are worth before being handed a position. After leaving the position, you are meant to declare your assets again. This is meant to reveal, as the case my be, how much you acquired over the period covered from your initial declaration. If what you declare is way and above what is deemed "acquireable" under the circumstance, then a case could be established against you for illegal acquisition of wealth. That is, you must have corruptly enriched yourself.

Now, when you declare your assets by filling the form from CCB, a time frame is given within which investigations are carried out by the body to determine the veracity or otherwise of the claims made therein. Most politicians declare their assets in liu of what is to be acquired. They might say they own "XYZ" estate in Banana Island with the hope that they could steal enough money to build same in due time. Eventually, when they happen to declare their assets when leaving office, the content of the form would appear the same as that which they submitted on assumption of office, giving the wrong impression that they've stolen NOTHING!

Therefore, it is very important that verification is being carried out on declared assets and liabilities so as to avoid the scenario described above. When this is done and the assets are not declared publicly or access is being denied the public by CCB perusal of the forms , then we can say the president has gone back on his promise. At this point, it is simply premature criticising them on transparency based on assets declaration.

3. Security.

On Security, the poster talked about non rescue of the Chibok Girls and the spike in Boko Haram activities.

Frankly, this is totally nonsensical, and made me laugh. I really don't know how to go about shedding light on this one but the poster was just being cheeky.

In the inaugural address by the President, he made particular reference to the Chibok girls. He stated that they've not been forgotten and everything within the powers of the government would be done to ensure the girls re rescued and re-united with their parents. The op expects them to be rescued in 12 days!! Wow. Even the Israeli Commandos would find this very laughable. I don't even have to mention the attitude of the immediate past government towards this issue, especially in it's initial stages- two weeks we heard it took the ex-president to come to believe the incident actually happened.

In addition, we've seen the president embark on painstaking trips, rallying our neighbours to form a common alliance to fight this monster head on. He's held bilateral and trilateral talks with some heads of states, brainstorming on how best to approach the knotty issue.

Countries have made commitments on assistance in this regard ( www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/g7-france-canada-germany-back-buhari-on-fight-against-boko-haram/) and hopefully, before long, we'd start seeing concrete outcome of all these

Since the op stated the number of deaths recorded so far (don't know where he got that figure from since he provided no links), here's a time-line of the terrorists related incidents since they barged their way into our consciousness.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Boko_Haram_insurgency

It is simply too early in the day to start condemning Mr President in this regard- come on guys!

4. Economy.

Here, reference was made by the op to the sale of PMS above the official price of N87.

To me, this is another feeble attempt at casting this government in bad light. There is no doubt the situation that obtains today represents a huge departure from what it was three weeks ago when the country was virtually brought down to her knees with an acute scarcity of PMS, and where available, sold for no less than N250 per litre- N400 in some cases I read! Not only was there scarcity and a price hike, electricity was totally nonexistent- the country was, simply put, on life support!

Now the situation has eased up. Even though we are not where we desire to be, there's been a remarkable improvement. No??

5. Governance.

In this regard, the op points to the non-appointment of heads of agencies and parastatals as a mark of failure- very very ignorant I must say. This issue has been thrashed time again but the PDP supporters keep harping on it. I just don't understand why.

Now, check this out. We know what a heterogeneous country Nigeria is with its many ethnic groups and power blocks. We know that a delicate balance must be maintained in the appointment of heads of government bodies so avoid a nasty situation where power appears concentrated in a particular region. Given what has played out in the National Assembly, shouldn't Nigerians be happy these appointments were not made earlier?? Had the appointments been made in such a manner the principals of the National Assembly come from the same regions, states, or ethnic groups as the appointees, who would have been the ones crying of marginalisation??- Nigerians- I hear someone say.

So, the president in his wisdom, refrained from making any official pronouncements of who is to oversee what, and I think that is commendable. Now that the NASS has been inaugurated, the picture appears clearer and such decisions can be taken in a more accommodating fashion.

Lastly, just so you know, "GOVERNANCE" is a sum total of the outcome of all the indices stated above and not just some appointments here and there

I challenge anyone to tell us what Jonathan, or any other president for that matter, achieved in their first 12 Days in office.

Thank you all.

Long Live Nigeria.

Long Live President Mohamadu Buhari.


Cc: Obiagelli, Demdem, Beremx, Midolian, Pendy69, Jarlons, Mynd44, Caseless, Gbawe, Egift, Donphilopus, Aresa, NgeneUkwenu et al.

oh Omenka baby!!!

omenka:
You welcome. I'm in the mood to break balls today.

n I have sledgehammers for you to smash d balls. eg PMB's relocating d Defence HQ to Bornu, police dey fear to collect N20 now, meeting world powers against BH etc

change yr pswd

David mark never win any election before but ds time around, change has come.

May God continue to bless T.B Joshua. Emmanuel!

ibietela2:
Hahahahaha APC navigator was a tyrant? Using Federal mights? I thought you guys said he was the best before bread and honey

even Saul d persecutor later changed to Paul. Obj isn't d first d 1st to change for good. look at d substance, time n national dev ,n stop being petty!

if na lie, e no go b.....a for you, say amen.

Alphaoscar:
Only if he can empower his supporters in the party by giving them tactical supporters to do so.



Buhari that I am looking at will not like to dabble too much in those dirty things like Obj.



I am surprised that some neophytes are asking how Atiku influenced the Saraki's show when he is actually the G5 governors de-facto leader in APC and most of them were on hand to support Saraki on Tuesday.

Atiku is the only frontline APC leader that Saraki visited openly before and immediately after his adoption as the SP.

What about the gap toothed monster in Minna? we are going to tell PMB some home truths n force him to take certain steps to protect this mandates whether he likes it or not. we go shock una!

JackBaueress1:
still waiting..



Atiku showing his true colours. Time shall tell

n now Jack, u should understand why Jagaban wants a senate president that can work with the president. the bitter truth is Buhari is a leader but not a good politician n that is where he needs to watch it!

NgeneUkwenu:
The same thing you people said, when he Brought in Osinbajo!

The same thing you said when he nominated his wife!

The same thing you people when Ambode came!

Between, I thought you people claimed the election was rigged? What has changed?

Tinubu is just too much. worst things have PDP n saTanoids written about him but Tinubu most often win them. Time will tell.

shininglite:
APC would have failed woefully if they used him as d VP because tinubu is corruption personified.... nd yes he is greedy, why would a man want to control almost all key positions in Nigeria? vice president, senate president,HOR speakership, minister of petroleum, minister of Justice,the list is endless,

south west APC jst have 4 states,compare to the north that has 16plus....now tell me who is been greedy?

You lied. Tinubu would have cleared Edo,on do, ekiti, Oyo,osun, Ogun n Lagos. for real.

dayo23:
I quite agree with your Number 1 opinion, but 2,3, and 4 I totally disagree, even talking about immunity but what happen last tenure of GEJ? Since Tinubu was his major opposition why couldn't he simply probe him? Beside all those allegation you raise against him are baseless because you have no proof no evidence!
You talked about his wife and son appointment, weren't they qualified for the job or not?are you telling me his family member has no right to contest for political post? Pls grow up man

I disagreed with his first point as regards bringing Atiku for opportunistic purpose. don't forget that before then, at d peak of Obj's lawlessness n abuse n persecution of Atiku for 4 years , Tinubu staked everything n stood by Atiku against his ' brother' OBJ's powerfully intimidating federal might. Then all these cowards n saTanoids were with obj but Jagaban stood for what was noble n dared the tyrant. I would stake my all for Tinubu any day cos Time, the greatest revealer of truth, most often vindicates Tinubu!

Wildrage:
Stop this beatification of a common criminal, a former drug lord, a money launderer , a political profiteer, a rent seeking godfather. You make it look like he is divinely entitled to some of these political positions, as if he gave up his birthright for public good, nothing could be further from the truth. He knows his limitations and that's why he's made western Nigeria his catchment area for looting and exploitation. Now let's examine some of his great sacrifices you are trumpeting here

1) in 2007 ACN was a regional party , bringing Atiku on board as the presidential flagbearer was an opportunistic decision taken with a view to exploiting Atiku ephemeral popularity as the man that truncated OBJ's third term agenda

2) In 2011, he killed 2 birds with one stone, gave Ribadu (the man with the details of his shady deals) the presidential ticket of ACN and treacherously went behind to negotiate a deal with the PDP to deliver the west , perhaps to secure an immunity from prosecution for the mindless looting of Lagos treasury

3) His ambition to secure a vice presidential slot in 2015 was truncated by Atiku, Tinubu, Kwankwaso ,Saraki and Amaechi who staunchly opposed his ambition. Osibanjo became his proxy when it became obvious to him that he was fighting a losing battle

4) only a greedy man would make sure he is succeeded in office by his cousin, imposed his wife as a senator, his daughter as iyaloja, his son-in-law as house of assembly member, another son-in-law as honourable member of fed house of rep.

Bros please just mention 1 ,just 1, looting of public fund done by Tinubu. if you can't please keep quiet forever!

vhickky:
is there any simple principle of Yours you can post here, that is not a secret,one that can be practicalized and the result gotten ?

Has he answered you? if not then u can do something very simple : For a particular desire ,positive please, promise to share part of it with someone or persons when your prayer is answered or request granted by God. spend 5 to 10 mins daily for abt 3 days maintaining a time routine to arrange your tots n acknowledge nature n God for His blessings. n DT since u are part of a grand plan of nature, you wants shall be granted to help in your evolution n promise to put back into this nature's bank of blessing in form of gifts, helping d sick ,volunteer to teach a neighbors kid whose parent can't afford d pay, etc n after your request, say ' May the Will of God be done' n forget about everything trusting God while you do yr best to be fair in your dealings everyday.

rahazaqa:
May God bless u.

n u too,Amen .

rahazaqa:
fake source..,,,pls dont move this to fp, this is just a fabricated story by TANOIDS.

Worse stories have been fabricated about Tinubu by PDP saTanoids but Tinubu most often wins. Time is Tinubu's best friend and I know he wants the best for this country. His faith n love for this nation know no limit, hence he has our unflinching loyalty. How wld PMB pass far reaching policies n reforms if a gang of rogues preside over d senate like Dafid Marc n co tactically destroyed GEJ's government? President Obama had the same"I'm for everybody n nobody's" mentality n unrepentant hawks of republicans made it hot for Obama ,n most of his bills went through hell before they were passed n it nearly costed him his 2nd term. Time will tell.

Rubyrose:
mine is 17th may

I like your NL signature.

RevDesmondJuju:
Normally, where a clear majority exists, the majority party produces the leadership of the house.

If all APC members where present in the house, Lawan and Saraki would have both stood up to contest just as what transpired in the House of Reps.

You can bet at this very point David Mark would have stood up to contest as well.

This will lead to APC votes being split between Saraki and Lawan with David Mark carting off all PDP votes and emerging a clear winner.

So all you janjawiid tadpoles crying for Tinubu should at least appreciate Sariki's effort at securing the President of the Senate for your party or else PDP mathematics where the minority is always greater than the majority would have played out again.

I am forced to agree bros. truest talk. but

doctokwus:
I have not seen such amount of stupidity by a former governor and 2 time senator all in his desperate bid to be the Senate president. He not only disrespected everybody but has now overseen an absurd situation where a minority party member became leader of the majority!
Yet Saraki thinks he can sleep easy.I laff.
Shey he wants to play d game, he would soon play the one that would rope himself in.

u understand politics very well. doff my hat for yr. we shall see.

MalcoImX:
Saraki is too ambitious. And I bet such person cannot have a smooth ride.

There are going to be a lot of sacrifices, literately and philosophically! something must give way .

JackBaueress1:

Abeg lemme stick to my TV and hear the latest news on this matter.
Nairaland cannot be trusted.

Jack, I need update pls!

importexport:
With not wet.... Thank me later......

oh teacher! it should be 'with' not 'wet'. I'm more disappointed bro that a typo error is all u could refer to n not d substance of d discuss, n u are even wrong in your correcting me. Anyhow ,how market? God go make you sell ,amen.

importexport:
With not wet.... Thank me later......

it was typo error from my android facility. thanks, but I'm more disappointed that that was d only response u cld give.

importexport:
Until we do away with this cursed oil, we can Neva move forward.... Oga Tinubu, I believe you were high on horse sh.it when u yarn does words....Nigeria should find alternative to this cursed oil... Industrialization and agriculture is the way forward...




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n bros wet all your education u believe Tinubu would utter such trash? I'm disappointed.

KashyBaby:
I dnt think so they r broke...they juz only show tat they r juz like us...

tat's right. n moreover, they now spend such energies for charity .

MzJackBaueress:
TANoids can lie eh...

barcanonsense don lock d topic on Nightingale because d liar is afraid of being exposed!

peppyluv02:
Indeed,politics is a dirty game. Full of blackmails and deceit. Threatening to tarnish ones image if they don't agree with your ideologies. Are we running a one party system in this country. Don't people have their right of voting anymore?
Old men and women who are supposed to build this country are destroying it to the extent of recruiting youths online. Turning them to political thugs! Shame! People running from one party to another all because of what they will get and not in the interest of the nation and poor masses who have no one to speak for them.And if one decides to switch sides,who are you threaten him or her?
Now I believe there are powerful cabals on nairaland.
You all will reap what you sow. You will regret this.
Shame on you all both the APC and PDP.
God will judge all of you.

peppy Lov , take time to study barcanista n his modes of operation n you then understand why we can't believe this guy. he just lies for a living. I'm willing to educate you if u are ready.

Beremx:
That BBM chat doesn't prove anything. The Nightengale contact can be Mogidi or Firefire. If you,Mogidi and Firefire can open a fake Aisha Buhari profile,then you guys are evil and can do anything to tarnish the image of the NL progressives.

Imagine the protection seeker saying he didn't know how the contact got his pin. Who's deceiving who?

Hahahahahahaha!!

abeg ask am again who is fooling who? I owe u kiss on d leg Jack!

PassingShot:
What can you say about the attached conversation between you and another Nairalander here; where you confessed to have been offered a position of Special Assistant to a minister by PDP?

And it was after that offer that you switched to PDP in anticipation of a PDP win which NEVER happened. That disappointment and failure is what gave birth to your campaign of calumny and hatred! So, shove your pathetic life in your anus.

Look boy, it's your life and you're free to live it as you desire BUT don't come here with a posture of a patriotic citizen. For all I care (and many more), you're a typical Nigerian politician who stands for NOTHING and will fall for ANYTHING.

d guy is shameless n unrepentant. of course it is his Right to belong to any party but he should weep when we remind him of his vomits which he tries to sell as cake n honey to us. We shall alwayz to be ready for this pseudo analyst!

Strongbest:
A very warm evening to everyone. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone that got my ebook this week.

Seriously, it feels good to know that someone appreciates and believes in what you do. Especially, in the area of trust. It has really got me up and doing.

In all, I still will like us to know that it's not just all about the ebooks. Of courss, I feel happy when ever I receive that alert but what about you? Are you really making the best out of the ebooks? That's where the point lies.
Please, don't just keep them, make use of them. You have my mentorship once you have my ebooks, take advantage of that and get the best out of them.

As for the bloggers and information sellers taking undue advantage of our ebooks hmmmmm, there's God o!

Much love from Strongbest .



Thanks.

True talk, boss.

MzJackBaueress:
Nice one!

All useless contracts awarded during Jonathan's administration should be cancelled.

No time!

All!