₦airaland Forum

Fhemmmy:
I am sure if Fela was still alive, he would have made another song . . . Animal in suits wanna rule us . . . .

You are right. We really miss the straight talking social crusaders of old like Fela. He would have told Buhari where to stick his arse.

Na be outside- Buhari dey
Na craze man be dat
Animal in craze-man skin-i
Na craze world be dat

. . .

I never hear dat before- oh
Make Government talk, ee-oh
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
Which kind talk be dat- oh?
Craze talk be dat ee-oh
Na animal talk be dat – oh
Na animal talk be dat – oh

[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem
[Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh
[Chorus] Animals in human skin
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh
[Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u

-Fela Anikulapo Kuti

When the Buhari military headquarters that some governors of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) led by Papa Awolowo in the second republic had confessed to obtaining kickbacks while in government, Papa Awolowo in a press conference, refuted the claim and told the world the truth about the distortion of Buhari and his men inside Dodan Barracks. The result of Papa’s press conference was a dispersal of detained politicians to remote areas of the country and a total cancellation of visits by relations of these detained politicians for the duration of the regime. Gen. Buhari impounded the official passport of Papa Awolowo and denied the old man visits to his doctors at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA for the years he ruled Nigeria. Papa Awolowo’s passport was only returned to him with courtesies by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida after the coup of 1985 that had ousted Buhari from power. Babangida had sent Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau to return Papa’s passport with apologies from the Nigerian Armed Forces

Pretty wicked, frightening and disrepectful stuff.

https://exmaysglobalmagazine.com/Home_files/Tai%20cover.jpg

Another tireless social crusader of the time, Tai Solarin (RIP) was jailed by Buhari for simply asking when there would be an elected government. Despite the fact that it was well known that Tai Solarin suffered serious asthma, Buhari refused to allow him drugs, hoping he would die. Nigerians of all hues amnd complexions begged and looked on in horror, but Buhari wasn't moved. Somehow, God smiled on the man from Ikenne and he lived through the ordeal.

Another political chieftain of the time Ebenezer Babtope was jailed for no reason as usual. While in detention without charge, his father died; despite the loud volume of remonstrations to his person, Buhari refused to allow the innocent Babatope to attend the burial of his father (even under armed gurad).

Beast of No Nation, is an apt description.

appletango:
@ beaf

I'm anti OBJ. It's as simple as that. And with GEJ as "President" OBJ will still be pulling the strings. Heck, it's that obvious that if you go to Aso Rock today it'll be Baba greeting you on the front door steps while your guy "rests" upstairs.

For all of ills of the northern military boys' it is a FACT that OBJ presided over the most corrupt administration in this country's history. Due to the price of oil alone the amount of money stolen by this fourth republic puts these northern dictators to shame. And as everyone with half a brain knows, GEJ is and OBJ puppet. Your man was specially handpicked by OBJ to become Governor of Bayelsa after the convenient dismissal of Alms and on becoming Governor he was one of the biggest supporters of OBJs third term project - contributing billions in the process - AND in case you didn't know, OBJs kids were frequent visitors to Bayelsa state house where they were always well "received".

Your guy is just a puppet on a string. And I won't vote for a puppet, especially one that's being pulled around by that clown from Ota.

We've heard this lame excuse a thousand times, it was the anthem of the Atiku camp.
Sensible folk would wonder how come Obj had so much trouble in his home state, Ogun. How a lowly governor in Gbenga Daniels was able to rock his boat so crazily.

Abeg, adress the topic and leave diversions.

Syenite:
Looks like they are a bunch of secondary school students. Look at that one saying 'you are not a parastatal, FG workers are not parastatal'.I think he just picked-up this story from one of the dailies and pasted it without comprehending it and the implications.

Don't worry Beaf and Sky-Blue, when you attain a certain level of education you will understand this topic better ok?

Was it "education" that made you claim to be a parastatal? If thats what you call "education," then I want none of it.

[quote author=head_to_to link=topic=636718.msg8032779#msg8032779 date=1301673509]A year - not enough. Given the time, GEJ will come out smoking, and touch every sector of Nigeria hitherto untouched- positively I mean. This is why you should vote him in and not Bu bu ha ha ri ri.[/quote]Fact!

[size=33pt]Fresh Air 2011![/size]

Eko Ile:
Like I said, I addressed you against my best judgment. Sometimes it's like you people are elementary school kids.

Get you some civic education.

We have very sadly been the reciepients of your "best judgement." Dude, I'll choose something from a horse or he-goat over it anyday.

Eko Ile:
Against my best judgment, I'll attend to your typical GEJ and his clueless dumbness.

Who do you think the parastatals belongs to? GEJ, the parastatals, the federal government or Nigerians?

Who do you think is funding the parastatals? GEJ, the parastatals, the federal government or Nigerians?

Who do you think GEJ is representing and he spewed that rubbish on whose behalf? GEJ, the parastatals, the federal government or Nigerians?


Sounds like you skipped your civic education class.

Again, GEJ and his supporters are known to be very slow, incompetent and unintelligent.

Sorry, but you have no judgement. Don't abuse the word, you couldn't even comprehend a simple enough topic, before zooming off into your dungheap of ignorance. The tosh you posted above has NOTHING to do with the topic, but simply highlights the comprehension problem I pointed out.

GEJ has ordered the FG to buy made in Nigeria cars. What does that have to do with who owns the parastatals?
God  Please save your children from this onslaught of dimness, . . .one guy already called himself a parastatal, now this?!

Here's the crap you posted earlier again. What does it have to do with the topic? Its comprehension issues reemphasised.

Instead of typing this pointless rubbish, shouldn't you be educating us about what they've (GEJ/PDP) done  to make this silly and misguided policy a positive and beneficial reality for the local auto makers and Nigerians in general?

Where are the incentives?

Any government loans to build plants?

Where are the engine making factories and metal forging plants?

Is there any auto manufacturing blue print or policy in any government office, talk less deliberations?

And most importantly? What locally made cars and local auto dealerships selling locally made cars are out there for Nigerians to patronize?

The same incompetent and confused clown talking about patronizing locally made products just opened our doors and ports to junk products from all over the world?

It's really ok for all you GEJ supporters to swallow the silliest crap flowing out of GEJ's ever running mouth, but don't expect the rest of Nigeria to partake in your ignorant and foolish half baked and re'tarded ideas.

I guess it's true that just like GEJ, his followers are slow, mentally incompetent and unintelligent.

Syenite:
OMG! I don't understant some people here. What makes up the Parastatals? Is it the office blocks, tables and chairs or what. What or who will patronise or use these cars.Is it not human beings? Haba! So considering safety of life is not out of place here. You really need to understand things ok?

Dumb.

I have never ever heard anything so daft.
[size=21pt]Dude, YOU ARE NOT A PARASTATAL.
FG staff are not parastatals! Jesus! [/size]

Where una go school?

The order is a very good move from GEJ, we need such to create cashflow and confidence in our local industries. Without doubt, our local car manufacturers would have danced for joy at the news.

I don't see what the point of most of the anti-GEJ arguments here are about. We just have people coming in with all sorts of shocking beer palour stuff like,

"since they are made in Nigeria, they are inferior"
"Nigerians shouldn't be in auto manufacturing, we dont have the talent"
"We should stick to things like bronze casting and carpentary, and leave car making to Toyota, Japan and America"
"I am a parastatal, because I work for govt and I don't want a Nigerian car"
"I'm sure GEJ owns Innoson"
"PAN belongs to GEJ"

. . .In one word, pathetic; in another, daft. Even kids reason better.

Eko Ile:
Instead of typing this pointless rubbish, shouldn't you be educating us about what they've (GEJ/PDP) done  to make this silly and misguided policy a positive and beneficial reality for the local auto makers and Nigerians in general?

Where are the incentives?

Any government loans to build plants?

Where are the engine making factories and metal forging plants?

Is there any auto manufacturing blue print or policy in any government office, talk less deliberations?

And most importantly? What locally made cars and local auto dealerships selling locally made cars are out there for Nigerians to patronize?

The same incompetent and confused clown talking about patronizing locally made products just opened our doors and ports to junk products from all over the world?

It's really ok for all you GEJ supporters to swallow the silliest crap flowing out of GEJ's ever running mouth, but don't expect the rest of Nigeria to partake in your ignorant and foolish half baked and re'tarded ideas.

I guess it's true that just like GEJ, his followers are slow, mentally incompetent and unintelligent.

I've boded two blocks. The first one is easily taken care of by reciting the title of the thread very slowly to you (so that you don't get confused); "Jonathan Orders FG Parastatals To Patronise Nigerian Made Vehicles."
Does it say "for Nigerians to patroni[b]z[/b]e patroni[b]s[/b]e?" Maybe in your books, your hunter neighbour is part of the FG?
The rest of your post is what secondary school students call ITK or yarning OP.

As for the second bolded, your stark failure at the simplest comprehension has taken care of that. Its a case of looking in the mirror and seeing you, not someone else.

Syenite: @Sky-blue what do you understand by parastatal?Do u understand English at all?

Do u think it is the buildings and offices or desks that make the parastatals.Is it not the people that work in govt establishments that this order is refering to?For your info I am a public office holder and that order affects me directly so be more reasonable before making comments.

Damn!

Just when you think all of the World ignorance has been expended on the thread, out pops an individual who thinks he is a parastatal!
When is the next govt purge?

@na_so

Bros, you for lef matter!
The very same thought has crossed my mind, but I no wan post am before okubras begin wear coat! LOL!

GEJ needs to sort the Imams, there is just one more Friday to go. Tell dem say CPC logo na umblerra and pen na for America and zionists!

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=636255.msg8031537#msg8031537 date=1301662274]If the ACN absorbs the CPC, somehow this means Tinubu sold out the SW?

Aight, if you say so.[/quote]Don't you find that statement laughable? Can ACN absorb IBB and Atiku? Commonsense says those men will be the ones doing the absorbing, they will completely take over any party they get involved with. PDP has only been able to neuter them, cos its the ruling party.

IBB, Atiku and the cabal will simply move into ACN through CPC, jail Tinubu (or make him do the walkies on past crimes) and completely capture the whole party. Thats the sellout and the sucker punch thats coming. IBB has now endorsed Ribadu, watch out for part 2.

Lagos (or any place in the South for that matter) is not important to Buhari. He only really campaigns in the North, maybe he wants to become "the emir of Nigeria."

[size=14pt]Two bombs found at Nigerian opposition rally: campaign[/size]
(AFP) – 14 hours ago

KANO, Nigeria — Two bombs were discovered and defused on Thursday at a rally attended by thousands in support of the main challenger in Nigeria's upcoming presidential election, his campaign said.

Supporters of ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari attending a rally in his home state of Katsina spotted two laptop bags abandoned in different spots, said Buhari spokesman Yinka Odumakin.

Police were notified and the bags were found to contain remote-controlled bombs, he said. Buhari had not yet arrived at the rally when the bombs were discovered.

"A police bomb squad was brought in and they succeeded in defusing the two bombs," Odumakin said. "We don't know who is behind it."

Witnesses at the rally gave similar accounts by phone.

The rally went ahead without any incident, Odumakin said, adding that no one was arrested. Police in Katsina were not available for comment.

Nigeria has seen several bomb attacks in recent months. Legislative polls are set for Saturday, while the presidential vote is April 9 and state governorship ballots will be held April 16.

Buhari is seen as the main challenger to President Goodluck Jonathan

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQRZfKTEXF_MU49VRaAlz35DECxg?docId=CNG.583ef7d6a1392216410f7979124fc957.b41

Perhaps, the cabal is willing to take more desperate measures?
If you ride the tail of the tiger, you usually end up in the belly of the beast. The cabal is no mans friend.

appletango:
These dodgy vultures are keeping you up again, aren't they? Poor you, you can't sleep at night can you? All these games and intrigues and second guessing and misdirection! And it would all be so much fun to watch if it wasn't for the fact that you've invested so much blood and sweat and tears into this exercise of yours. I mean think about how much of your life you've lost on here. All these months. All these posts. And for what? To be foxed at the last by games played in the dead of night; by the real masters of the cloak and dagger. Ah beafy, I can see all these smoke and mirrors have got you so worked up that you've got these confused thoughts motoring around inside your head, and now you don't even know your left from your right!! Which way is up beaf, and which way is down?!!
My advice to you is simple: don't let things you have absolutely no control over get you depressed. Because all you can do is wait and watch with wonder as this beautiful game unfolds before your very own eyes.

P.s. Paranoia's a bitc.h

LOL! Dude, how is life in CPC after life with Atiku? Please tell us how come (and why) you are now a CPC fan after supporting atiku like your life was gonna end.

fstranger3:
Where you find Beaf, Oyb is sure to show


Great!

You got jokes!
You think oyb can abuse Seun? I'm waiting to see that.

Seun: Continuity, human rights, and privatization.  That's GEJ.  That doesn't mean I'll vote for PDP at state level.

Ni to ri Olorun!
Welcome to the right side of the fence, bruv.
I hereby forgive Mukina and Aisha all the evil they have done against me! lol

--Makes several gifts of Fresh Air 2011 bottles to Seun--

Don't be deceived by high level political shenanigans and dribbling moves in the presidential race (such as Babangida's very curious endorsement of Ribadu).
ACN and the SW that are about to be sucker punched. I'll explain.

There have always been only two forces in Nigerian politics since the Yar Adua saga; those against zoning and those for zoning; both these power blocks originated from the PDP. All other parties have largely become puns and bit players (knowingly or otherwise).

The principal actors on the pro-zoning side are Atiku and IBB. Their strengths? Atiku controls Ciroma's NPLF, IBB controls ACF and the Northern Stakeholders.
While other less visible pro-zoning PDP members and ALL members of the cabal (Turai, Ruma, Aliero etc etc) have decamped from PDP to CPC, the likes of Atiku and IBB have stayed behind, ostensibly to have an ear to the ground. However, both mens supporters and machinery has since moved into CPC.
The groundswell for CPC has little to do with Buhari, whose party has been stealthily hijacked by the Yar Adua cabal. It has become the devils party.

In my reading, the next piece of the jigsaw is to rid CPC off Buhari and his rigid style; in his place, the morally flexible ex-EFCC boss would do just fine (not that Buhari is a saint, its just that Ribadu is proving to be much farther away from sainthood). To that end, the Northern consensus candidate nonsense has been reborn, but this time, as an anti-PDP animal. Its the classic wolf in sheeps clothing.
After this weekends election, we will see strengthened calls for the consensus candidate. In the fast paced realignments, it would also become plain to the discerning, that Tinubu has sold the SW to the devil. I am 70% sure that the move that started with Babangida's dinner and ringing endorsement of Ribadu, will end with the sidelining of Buhari and mass movement of CPC machinery to ACN. That, people, is the real sucker punch; being sold to MKO's killers for a nickle and a dime.

-Beaf

koruji:
@Beaf
Great campaign note! Now move along. Let those who are actually interested in the choices before us comment

OK. I believe GEJ is likely to do a better job than Buhari, but Ribadu would outperform both of them. The reason is simple. The presidency is never in the domain of one man, but a group of people. President GEJ is in the middle of a lot of bad (bad for Nigeria that is) folks aka PDP. Buhari's real records are nothing to write home about either, and his government is likely to be captured by the Abacha group. Your attempt to separate President GEJ from PDP is unrealistic. There is no such thing - he is PDP and PDP is him.

APGA in the SE is about to act in Part II of the OBJ sucker punch of AD in the SW in 2003 .

Oga mi, don't be deceived by high level political shenanigans and dribbling moves. Your analysis is couldn't be further from the truth, but that is the aim of the players. As for the bolded, its actually ACN and the SW that are about to be sucker punched. I'll explain.

What do you make of Babangida's very curious endorsement of Ribadu? More on that in a mo!
There have always been only two forces in Nigerian politics since the Yar Adua saga; those against zoning and those for zoning; both these power blocks originated from the PDP. All other parties have largely become puns and bit players (knowingly or otherwise).

The principal actors on the pro-zoning side are Atiku and IBB. Their strengths? Atiku controls Ciroma's NPLF, IBB controls ACF and the Northern Stakeholders.
While other less visible pro-zoning PDP members and ALL members of the cabal (Turai, Ruma, Aliero etc etc) have decamped from PDP to CPC, the likes of Atiku and IBB have stayed behind, ostensibly to have an ear to the ground. However, both mens supporters and machinery has since moved into CPC.
The groundswell for CPC has little to do with Buhari whose party has been stealthily hijacked. It has become the devils party, the cabals new home.

In my reading, the next piece of the jigsaw is to rid CPC off Buhari and his rigid style. To that end, the Northern consensus candidate nonsense has been reborn, but this time, as an anti-PDP animal. After this weekends election, we will see strengthened calls for the consensus candidate. In the faced paced realignments, it would also become plain to the discerning, that Tinubu has sold the SW to the devil. I am 70% sure that the move that started with Babangida's dinner and ringing endorsement of Ribadu, will end with the sidelining of Buhari and mass movement of its machinery to ACN. That, my brother, is the real sucker punch; being sold to MKO's killers for a nickle and a dime.

. . .I should really start a topic with this!

appletango:
Ah, if the acting chairman of the PDP says so then it MUST be true. LOL!!!!

However I think about 5O odd million Nigerians might disagree with him.

But seriously beaf, what happens when you lose this little battle? Are you going to kill yourself? If you do can you video tape it?

Dude, you will weep again, as you did after Atiku.
But, I'll be pop pop pop'n sontin come the 11th!

[size=14pt]PDP says no run-off in presidential poll[/size]
By Festus Owete
April 1, 2011 03:18AM

The acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Haliru Mohammed, yesterday dismissed claims that there will be run-off after the April 9 presidential election, saying President Goodluck Jonathan, the candidate of the party, will have a landslide victory.

Mr Muhammed, in a meeting with journalists in Abuja, said none of the other presidential candidates has the political stature and spread to win the election.

He stated that having gone round the country to campaign, the PDP will secure majority of the votes that will be cast by Nigerians.

"We have gone round this country. We have campaigned. We have interacted with people and from all indications, our candidate is very well accepted by majority of Nigerians," he said.

"Therefore, there is no doubt in my mind that President Jonathan will win with plurality of votes; that is the majority of votes cast will be for PDP. And then he will get the required 25 per cent in two-third of the states and FCT.

[size=14pt]Downplaying the chances of other candidates, especially Muhammdu Buhari, Ibrahim Shekarau and Nuhu Ribadu, the PDP leader said most of them are non-starters in the race.[/size]

"The three opposition candidates are struggling to go round the zones; we have gone to all the zones; we have candidates for all the elective offices; they don't have the spread but what they have is propaganda to create doubts," he said.

"The PDP is fully prepared and is convinced from antecedents from 1999 that PDP is the only party that is accepted by Nigerians from the North to the South. The only little victory the opposition has won, was through the courts but if the people reject you and you go to court, what type of victory is that?"

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/Politics/5686756-146/story.csp

[size=14pt]Buhari and the mirage of anti-corruption [/size]
Written by Ebenezer Adeniji Friday, 01 April 2011

Statesmanship is defined by an impartial concern for the public good. It also has a lot to do with the content of such a leader’s personal values. Globally, religious zealotry and ethnic jingoism clearly do not fit well as edifying values. This is why some watchers find Nigeria, and the Nigerian political space, somewhat strange. The value system of some of our national figures could be so overly diseased, and parochial; and rather than odium, it earns them praise and worship. For all that the late General Sani Abacha was and represented, it was bizarre that a section of this country lionised him. The production and selling of Abacha’s images in this part of the country is still strangely a brisk business, leaving one to conclude very strongly that, indeed, the major divide in this country is not situated in geography, but in thinking processes and value systems.

The issue here is General Muhammadu Buhari, who has been angling to rule Nigeria in the past eight years. Buhari has been riding on the wings of just one point - purity from official corruption. Buhari has misled the man in the street, to believe that a clean slate on corruption is just all it takes to be a competent leader and a man of ideas.

Without undermining the critical place of integrity in governance, Buhari’s score-card as military Head of State, between 1983 and 1985, firmly leaves one with no doubt that personal integrity, and competence, can be as far apart as the North and South poles. Buhari, as Head of State, amply showed that an indolent office secretary, who can be trusted with everything in the office, including office pins, has no more value than the efficient one with itchy fingers. PresidentJonathan has been around, only for nine months. Buhari ruled this country for close to two years. It will profit the system, if Nigerians, and the voters, should challenge Buhari on his achievements in government as Head of State.

It is on record that from 1979 to 1999, no single investment was made in the power sector. This period included Buhari’s time in office. What steps did Buhari take on the country’s social and physical infrastructure? Buhari talks about the Midas touch, he will bring to bear on governance from May 29, yet does not feel any moral pinch, for his tactical side-stepping of his 1983 to 1985 score-card on campaign grounds.

In productive climes, Buhari would never wish to breathe a word on the political scene, but this is Nigeria, a country of anything goes. Buhari’s relevance in today’s political equation rests squarely with Islamic activism. Buhari was the mastermind and cheer-leader of the blood-stained Sharia law campaign in the Northern region. It was murderous campaign, given the massive destruction of the lives and properties of southerners in the North in the wake of Sharia implementation in the states of the region. In the lead-up to the 2003 general election, in which he contested for the presidency, Buhari sent out a call that Muslims in the country should be guided by religion in their voting pattern. As the dangerous religious campaigns against President Jonathan flourished in mosques in the North, in radio stations in the region and by text messages, Nigerians, including Sule Lamido, governor of Jigawa State, a neighbouring state to Buhari’s Katsina, traced the ill-wind to Buhari.

For Buhari’s supporters, it is just enough that Buhari is not corrupt, and more compelling to those of them that support him among the northern Muslim population is that he is a northerner, a champion of Islam, who wants to take power back from a southerner, and an “infidel” Christain. These ethnic and religious contents are entirely the drivers of every single support Buhari gets in the North. But for the larger health and well-being of all Nigerians, these must be seen and treated as the active ingredients of religious radicalism, terrorism and national security risk.

Even in his campaigns in the North, Buhari’s attitude and style have been ominous. His northern political rallies come across more as religious revivals than political campaigns. Aware that he is a symbol of Islamic activism among his people, Buhari addresses his northern supporters, only in Hausa language, and would often not even bother to address the developmental challenges of the people. Buhari can do these among the northern youth population that converge for his rallies and get away because, he well understands that their presence was entirely motivated by religion, Islamic struggle and not governance issues.

If religiousness is all it takes to drive a country on the path of productiveness, development and service delivery, then let the supporter of APC take over in Darfur, Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and Al Shabab in Somalia. Let Sharia take over in all Muslim countries, and Canon Law in those of the Christains. May Al Queada over take us all! But competence is the issue, and Buhari failed woefully, pathetically on this score between 1983 and 1985.

Buhari despises the elite of his people, remaining ominously aloof, rigid and forebodingly one track-minded. These are all red flags! Nigerians should be circumspect. This man may not be corrupt, but there are certain alarms about him. Buhari clearly transmits red signals in the polity. It is clear that apart from the states of the North-West and North-East, his Congress for Political Change (CPC) would hardly earn 25 per cent of the total number of votes cast in the remaining states of the federation.

By implication, two zones just cannot earn Buhari the presidency he is looking for, no matter their voting strength. As a fledging one-man party, his CPC also lacks a strong national presence, organisational and structural framework needed for strong political in-roads in all the states for a victory in a presidential election. It is also evident that the Buhari’s personality and character profile are assets to him only among the Hausa-Fulani of the North-West and partly North-East, and strictly for the Muslim population of the two zones, but a heavy personal baggage on him in the entire South, and the Christain-dominated North-Central, with a low population of the Hausa-Fulani stock. These scenarios promise yet another presidential election rout for Buhari. The huge worry is whether his CPC supporters, whom he has weaned on violence and religious bigotry, would allow peace reign after Buhari had gone down on April 9.

Nigerians have been fed excessively with the issue of Buhari as lily-white to the extent that many now throw up. But I wish I were a presidential candidate. With all these debates, I would have given anything to have a one-on-one with Buhari. I would have loved to tell him to his face that the Lateef Jakande’s $60 million metro rail project for Lagos, which he cancelled immediately after he over-threw the Second Republic, has now accumulated a debt profile of over $3 billion for Lagos State, making the state the most indebted state to Paris Club in the federation. I would remind Buhari that Gbolahan Mudashiru, his Military Administrator for Lagos State, alerted him on the clause in the contract agreement that would yoke the state to this debt, if the contract was cancelled unilaterally, and that he replied Mudashiru, that he didn’t care a damn.

Though the fund for the execution of that project which would have given the people of Lagos an intra-city light train transport system would not have come from Buhari’s Supreme Military Council, General Buhari, as Military Head of State, cancelled this wonderful project of the state government, with ethnicity on his mind.

Buhari’s action of jailing Dr Alex Ekwueme, then Nigeria’s vice president, from Anambra, and keeping President Shehu Shagari, from Sokoto State in a house arrest in Ikoyi was also ethnically fired. So also was the shorter end of the stick he handed the South, as chair of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), in the execution of projects.


Dr Adeniji is a UK-based
chartered accountant


http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/politics/19803-buhari-and-the-mirage-of-anti-corruption

[size=14pt]Presidential race: Ribadu better than Buhari—-Adamu Song[/size]
From Kenny Ashaka, Jos
Friday, April 01, 2011

Former national leader of the Alliance for Democracy, (AD), Alhaji Adamu Usman Song, has declared that Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is better than General Muhammadu Buhari. Ribadu is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate. Buhari is his counterpart in the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

He submitted that the North was incapable of stopping President Goodluck Jonathan even if the ANPP presidential candidate, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Ribadu stepped down for Buhari.

Song told Daily Sun, “Looking at the northern candidates in the presidential race today, I believe Ribadu is better than Buhari any day, anywhere because whatever sentiments the North is expressing, Ribadu is in that class. Ribadu represents a generational change. As a young man, he has all it takes because he has never been there. But Buhari was there before. We saw how Buhari prevented people from doing their basic responsibilities.” Excerpts:

North cannot stop Jonathan
Lawal Kaita is only expressing his right of expression about the North which he is entitled to. But definitely, Kaita cannot speak for the whole North. He may speak for himself and, may be, his household. How can the North stop Jonathan from winning the presidential election? The North cannot stop him from winning. How are they going to do that? It is unfortunate that Kaita believes everyone in the North thinks the same way he does.

There are people in the North who can look at Kaita in the eyes and do the right thing.
In any case, which North is Kaita talking about? Is it the North that defeated one of their own, the so-called Northern Political Leaders’ Forum (NPLF) candidate ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the PDP presidential primary? Why can’t these people learn lessons? You fielded a candidate at a mere shadow election and lost. Is it now that all northerners in the party are supporting their candidate that they would win? Did they see the result of the primary election from the North at all?

The statement quoting him (Kaita) as having said that they are going into the election with everybody drawing his sword and that only God knows how many people will die is very worrisome. You can see how our elders do not think about peace, their children and grandchildren but themselves. After them, they do not care whether the world would continue or not.

Ribadu, better than Buhari
If Buhari is destined to win the forthcoming presidential election, he doesn’t need anybody to step down for him to do so. Did Alhaji Shehu Shagari win the 1979 election by somebody in another party stepping down for him?
If it is Buhari that Nigerians want, they will vote him. Whether anybody steps down for Buhari or not, if he is not destined to win the election he will not win. Looking at the northern candidates in the presidential race today, I believe Ribadu is better than Buhari any day, anywhere because whatever sentiments the North is expressing, Ribadu is in that class. Ribadu represents a generational change as a young man. He has all it takes because he has never been there.

But Buhari was there before. We saw how Buhari prevented people from doing their basic responsibilities.
Having said all these, I believe that for the sake of the unity of this country we pride as our own, Jonathan should be given the opportunity. We should stop these sentiments about where somebody comes from at elections. That will no longer work in this country. People should stop being old fashioned because ultimately what Nigerians want is a performing President anºšd not a President pushed there on sectional or tribal sentiments. God bless Nigeria.

CPC ran the worst campaign
The campaign teams of the five prominent candidates that have not much problems are those of the PDP and of course that of the ANPP. The presidential candidate of the CPC is the worst of them all because wherever he goes, he spreads problems and brings chaos. For the candidate of the ACN, he lacks proper organization. So, basically, our problem is with the candidates from these two parties. The PDP has fared well apart from the Port Harcourt problem; otherwise all the other places they have gone to for their campaigns have been incident free.

Most of the political problems and bombings we are having are associated with the two political parties especially the CPC. It is not the responsibility of INEC to examine the conduct of the supporters of any candidate or political party. That is the responsibility of the various parties. Handlers of these two parties should begin to educate their supporters on the need to shun violence because the experience of Nigerians during the campaigns has shown that the tendency for violence is more on the side of these two parties and I believe they know it.

Many governors, legislators will go
I believe in the ability of Prof. Attahiru Jega. But with the way things are going and the recent discovery of the Police about some people operating within the INEC to do and undo some candidates, I believe that before the elections, those areas would be smoothened. From my reckoning and with a man like Jega, coupled with what they have put on ground, certainly some governors will not come back. The non-performing governors should move their luggage out of their government houses now, because the era of not allowing votes to count is over.

There is nothing they can do. I also foresee a combination of members of the prominent parties in our legislative arm of government. I believe that would be good for Nigeria because the legislature will then be a true reflection of the wishes of the people. That would be democracy in the true sense of the word. I strongly believe that a lot of the governors and legislators would kiss the ground

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/apr/01/national-01-04-2011-008.htm

Isnt it funny how Idiagbons picture is much bigger than Buhari's in the article picture?
Its an apt illustration of how Buhari was just floating in ineptitude, simply happy for the pecks of head of state, while his deputy was his boss.

I enjoyed the article indeed. Jonathan is one man that has impacted my outlook on life with his calmness, wisdom and tact. The days of the Yar Adua saga saw me watching in awe at just how powerful and effective these simple tools could be against raging wolves and demons in human skins.

GEJ has a lot to offer Nigeria; he is the right tonic to reclaim the Nigerian psyche from years of abuse by military jackboots.

Go GEJ!

Na be outside- [size=14pt]Buhari [/size] dey
Na craze man be dat
Animal in craze-man skin-i
Na craze world be dat
Na be outside- Idia-gbon dey
Na craze man be dat- oh
Animal in craze-man skin-i
Na craze world be dat
Na be outside- dem find me guilty
Na be outside- dem jail me five years
I no do nothing
Na be outside-dem judge dey beg ee-o
Na craze world be dat, Na craze world be dat
Na be outside- dem kill dem students
Soweto, Zaria, and Ife
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Na craze world be dat,
Na be outside- all dis dey happen

. . .

Make you hear this one
War against indiscipline, ee-oh

Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk ee-oh
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

I never hear dat before- oh
Make Government talk, ee-oh
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

Fela Anikulakpo (Buhari's victim)

https://www.thetalkingdrum.com/fela1.jpg

The man was commenting on the politics and horrors of the days. His words are raw and real; they paint the bestial nature of Buhari's tyrannical regime in stark colours.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhA2pxthkI[/flash]

Ah - Let’s get now into another, underground spiritual game
Just go to help me the answer, go to say, "Aiya-kata"- Oh ya

O’feshe-Lu
[Chorus] Aiya kata
O’feshe- g’Ba

O’feshe-Woh
[Chorus] Aiya kata
O’feshe-Weng
Aiya kata
Aiya Koto
Aiya Kiti
Aiya Kutu

O’feshe-Lu
[Chorus] Aiya kata
O’feshe- g’Ba

Oh,

Basket mouth wan start to leak again, oh-
[Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh
Abi you don forget I say I sing, ee-oh
[Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh
Oh, I sing, I say, I go my mouth like basket, ee-oh, Malan Bia-gbe-re

Basket mouth wan start to leak again, oh-
[Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh

Fela, wetin you go sing about?
[Chorus] Dem go worry me…

Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry, worry, worry
[Chorus] Dem go worry me
Dey wan to make us sing about prison
Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry all over da town
Dey wan to know about prison life
Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry all over da town

Fela, wetin you go sing about?
[Chorus] Dem go worry me
Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry, worry, worry

The time weh I dey, for prison, I call am “inside world”
The time weh I dey outside prison, I call am “outside world”
Na craze world, na be outside world

[Chorus] Craze world
Na be outside- da police-i dey
Na be outside- da soldier dey
Na be outside- da court dem dey
Na be outside- da magistrate dey
Na be outside- da judge dem dey
Na craze world be dat
[size=14pt]Na be outside- Buhari dey
Na craze man be dat
Animal in craze-man skin-i
Na craze world be dat
Na be outside- Idia-gbon dey
Na craze man be dat- oh
Animal in craze-man skin-i
Na craze world be dat
Na be outside- dem find me guilty
Na be outside- dem jail me five years
I no do nothing
Na be outside-dem judge dey beg ee-o
Na craze world be dat, Na craze world be dat
Na be outside- dem kill dem students
Soweto, Zaria, and Ife
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Na craze world be dat,
Na be outside- all dis dey happen[/size]
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh
Na craze world be dat, ee-oh…,

[size=14pt]Make you hear this one
War against indiscipline, ee-oh

Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk ee-oh
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

I never hear dat before- oh
Make Government talk, ee-oh
“My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”

Na Nigerian government, ee-oh
Dem dey talk be dat
Which kind talk be dat- oh?
Craze talk be dat ee-oh
Na animal talk be dat – oh
Na animal talk be dat – oh

[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem
[Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh
[Chorus] Animals in human skin
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh
[Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u[/size]

These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem
Dem-o hold meeting everywhere, dem reach America

Dem call the place, the “United Nations”
Hear-oh another animal talk
Wetin united inside “United Nations”?
Who & who unite, for “United Nations”?
No be there Thatcher & Argentina dey
No be there Reagan & Libya dey
Is-i-rael versus Lebanon
Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i
East West Block versus West Block East
No be there dem dey oh- United Nations
Dis “united” United Nations
One veto vote is equal to 92 […or more, or more]
What kind sense be dat, na animal sense

[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem
[Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh
[Chorus] Animals in human skin
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh
[Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u

[size=14pt]Dem go hold meeting, oh, Dem go start yab human beings
Animal talk don start again
Dash dem, human rights

Dem go hold meeting, oh, Dem go start yab human beings
Animal talk don start again
Dash dem human rights

How animal go know-say dem no born me as slave?
How animal go know say slave trade don pass?
And, dey wan dash us human rights
Animal must talk to human beings
Give dem human rights

I beg-I, oh, make you hear me well-u well
I beg-I, oh, make you hear me very well

Human rights na my property
So therefore, you can’t dash me my property
Human rights na my property
Dey wan dash us human rights

Some people say, “Why I dey talk like dis,
No be talk like dis, dem take to carry me go prision ee-oh”
No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk, ee-oh

Him say, “this uprising will bring out the beast in us”
[Chorus] this uprising will bring out the beast in us[/size]

Eh Ji Keke- my argument

Botha na friend to Thatcher & Reagan
Botha na friend to some other leaders too
And together dem wan dash us human rights
Animals wan dash us human rights
Animal can’t dash me human rights
Animal can’t dash us human rights

[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem
[Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh
[Chorus] Animals in human skin
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh
[Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada
[Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u

Beasts of no nation- Egbe Ke Gbe na bad society

[CHORUS] Beasts of no nation, egbe ke gbe
[CHORUS] Beasts of no nation, oturu gbe ke

Easy… easy