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Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, the current National Security Adviser is on the list!

These are indictments, but the brand new Attorney General (Adoke) has already promised that nobody would be too big to be brought to book over the Harliburton scandal.
We shall see.

mobuch:
I dont see how reasonable minds should compare Bankole's performance with Jonathan's,
For God's sake, Bankole is only a speaker, he is neither a minister nor a governor, so I believe Jonathan affects our lives directly much more than Bankole.

Frankly speaking, I have nothing against Jonathan, though I have my reservations about him, being the fact that he is still part of the gang of crooks holding Nigeria to ransome.

But we should all agree to the fact that his speech presentation needs to be polished in order to make him presentable outside Nigeria, It is for his own good and not for my own good.

So you aren't even Nigerian or what?
And we all thought you were arguing for the benefit of the country!

Go Uncle Joe! Nutin do yu!

mbulela:
Beaf,
before you run go dey drink shekpe in celebration.
a few facts need to be stated;
say we dey impressed no be say the guy don do well, it is just that th threshold had been set so low due to his predecessors and his own past.
So low that it only needed little intelligence to scale the heights.
He has exceeded expectations but whether he has what it takes, time will tell.
If anyone was asked to name a leader or the country in these times, i doubt Jonathan will feature in a top 10 list but we have to make do with the hand nature and fate has dealt us.
Apart slowpoke sounding and moronic looking YarAdua, we have vad presidents who in the midst of their greed, selfishness and lack of a heart for the people have spoken the right words but when it comes to walking the talk, puff puff turns to buns.

Yes we pray that Jonathan continues to deliver, because he is indeed doing so already. The cabal is all but gone, after holding Nigeria by the jugular since after the civil war. There is already a massive change in electricity supply (again, the vulture cabal is gone); these days, you can put a coke in the fridge and actually expect it to chill. Fuel queues are gone. MEND is quiet.
All the above have been done in the assured, but absolute silence that is Uncle Joe's hallmark. There is much more to come from this dude; we can now set our minds to developing in the North, South, East and West.

Nigerians will sing Halleluya!

krendo:
Beaf

IBB you call a demon in some of your posts also have a tribe.

I don't think the Nupe people are happy when you criticise him, just like you are not happy that your fellow Igbo man or Ijaw man or Niger-Delta or whatever you call yourself these days; is being criticised.

Jonathan is now the President, at some point he will be blamed for all of Nigeria's problems, so get used to it.

Lame.

[size=14pt]Yeah, IBB is a demon[/size]. Is that a lie?
Whats with bringing Nupe into it? You are now reaching for straws, eh?

krendo:
So asking someone to speak in a language he may be more familiar with is an attack on the speakers of that language?

Its easy to be two-faced. I'm sure you were one of those who screamed loudest when Yar'Adua gave BBC Hausa his first interview (in Hausa) after vanishing from the job of President.
Jonathan represents [size=14pt]all[/size] of Nigeria, whether Yoruba, Ibibio, Igbo or Nupe; therefore referring to Ijaw is rightly seen as a backhand insult on all Ijaw people. Simple as.

krendo:
Its called democracy

You have no right to censore or modify my views on issues.

Let their be an end to this useless glossy honeymoon based on nothing. It is time to start asking serious questions of the new President.

Not every American like Obama, why can't I air my views on Jonathan?

It is called democracy.

It is funny that you feel you can make a sideways poke at Ijaw people and think thats democracy. Strange.

krendo:
He should have spoken in Ijaw or Pidgin and then gone with an interpreter to translate to english.

elelem:
And come to think that this was a man busy amputating people's limb in the name of religon

That is what backward thinking people do. How can any sane person practise something as primitive as sharia in these modern times? It is a dead giveaway for a primitive mindset, the type that see's no crime in "marriage" to a child.

Ahmed Sani is a primitive paedophile who should be serving several life terms in jail.

The man is a ra'pist.

krendo:
Say what you like but no executive member of Government chooses to criticise a fellow executive member of Government in a Foreign land.

This is a big mistake and clear lack of experience on the part of the Acting President. It is a gaffe.

Give up. You really aren't making sense.

cap28:
goodluck jonathan -nothing but a US pawn - he has no real power or authority just does as he's told like a good old house boy, amanpour knows it thats why she was asking him whether he'd done what his masters had instructed him to do and sack Iwu like a good little boy, but of course Jonathan had to act as if he actually makes his own decisions, the truth is he doesnt, the US got rid of Yaradua in order to make way for Jonathan a more pliable puppet, his visit to the US was to formalise everything that was agreed, this is why Jonathan is showing zero interest in the whereabouts of Yaradua, folks tighten your seat belts and get ready for a steep drop in whats left of your standard of living, nigeria is now officially a US colony - if you dont know what that means ask the Haitians - they say the average nigerian lives on less than $2 a day, who says nigerians dont know how to take their punishment with a cheerful smile, the most docile and passive set of individuals ever to walk the face of this planet.

I like your style sha. . . Just make everybody America's puppet, it makes life so simple.

@Krendo
Were you hired by dark forces? It is really hard to understand why almost every single one of your posts is anti-Jonathan and a quite a couple are tribalistic against the Ijaw.

30 posts on NL. . . All rubbish.

krendo:
He should have spoken in Ijaw or Pidgin and then gone with an interpreter to translate to english.

Stop sounding like something someone kicked into the trash can. Your criticism's all over NL are full of bile and the green monster's bite.
It seems you only registered on NL with one mission in mind, I have never seen you post anything that is not a criticism of Jonathan in all your 30 posts.
Learn to be constructive.

mobuch:
everyone does not have to speak like an american to have a good accent, but the more educated you are, the more important it becomes for you to relegate your  faulty accent to the background

Strangely, your own spoken English is quite poor. How do you grade the title of this article; its almost Pigdin English.
In the above quote, you start a sentence with a small letter, you write American with a small letter and you end your sentence with a word, instead of a fullstop. Who are you to critisise, whereas the rest of the population understands what Jonathan communicates?

The sooner you close your gob, the sooner you will start making sense. Nigerians are not interested in any bullsh!t "good accent", most don't care if our president speaks a foreign language better than a foreigner. We a want delivery of change, period!

morpheus24:
Its obvious you can't see that England(BBC) has a bias when it comes to South Africa reporting via their issues with Zimbabwe and what " some people" view as the free press is simply a propaganda machine.

PS before you start to fume at the mouth and ask for evidence I dare you to pull up one BBC story of any balanced reporting(if not all negative) about SA. When you are finished then compare with other news sites such as CNN, NBC, Al jazeera and so on. let me know if you need any help,

These points are worth stressing over and over again. In fact, the BBC gripe with SA is so deep that at one time, they actually published the apartheid flag on their African news homepage. I am certain I couldn't have been the only one that complained officially (twice), but they weren't in the least bothered and left the offensive flag right there for two weeks. There is no other international news agency that would behave in such a primitive way.

mobuch:
my brother,
Obj makes  grammatical errors but he flows with the occasion, and his errors are excusable because of his  level of education,
yara adua has thick northern accents, but u and i know that northern accent is better than Southern Accent.


Man, Goodluck is  PHd holder, there are mistakes he should not make with his level of education and exposure.

Now your inferiority complex shines like the sun.

mobuch:
We should all know that  a good leader builds up his charisma by being able to speak good english.

when you speak attractively well, people easily get carried along and would be prepared to follow you all the way.

Damn!
Charlie, we aren't English!
In any event, how do you know Jonathan doesn't speak perfect Ijaw or Igbo and maybe Yoruba?

mobuch:
@ osama

i do not have time to banter words with you okay.

he made very important points in the interview, but his performance was seriously marred by his thick Ijaw accent and grammatical errors

What a joker.

Hmmmm! Doesn't Obj have an accent and make grammatical errors? Wasn't Yar'Adua possessed of the thickest accent and the poorest grammer, all delivererd in the dullest manner?

Why do we always ask the wrong questions?

The only questions we should be asking are;
1. Can he understand the average Nigerian?
2. Can he deliver on his promises to the average Nigerian?

I wonder which past Nigerian leader had great diction or didn't make errors. Rubbish.

rebranded:
@ Fhemmy

I remember you saying you will vote for IBB instead of GJ, I agree everyone has their vote and opinion, but it bothers me that if you are in for a better Nigeria you would go for IBB??

Very true.
Quite a few people don't know how evil IBB is. There is no way we can compare Jonathan and IBB, its like oil and water.
. . .Did I hear that IBB lives in a 50 room mansion? What does a normal human need 50 rooms for?

mikeansy:
Beaf is the safari suit being worn by Singh any cultural attire in India? Please tell me which

He used to wear his cultural attire but he also seem to be mordenising and improvising

It looks like a Safari suit but it isn't. Its called a Nehru jacket, here's a wikipedia except;

The Nehru jacket is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a mandarin collar, and modeled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani, an apparel worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. However, unlike the achkan, which falls somewhere below the knees of the wearer, the Nehru jacket is not only shorter, but also, in all respects other than the collar, resembles the suit jacket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehru_Jacket

We too, can clean up the lines of our traditional attire as I mentioned above and have befitting power dresses that have no foreign roots.

Singhs gear above is not much different from Uncle Joe's. Perhaps those who are arguing against his attire would be happy if it was given an inner lining, making it look cleaner lined and project power.
Thats something for our fashion designers to learn.

Traditional attire hasn't stopped India from developing or being respected.

Another dangerous IBB fad, but this one too will pass by. [size=14pt]IBB is a demon[/size].

bibiking1:
This dude has changed medication!

. . .To otapiapia!

It isn't Seun, its something more fundamental. The Nigerian political field has radically changed universes, from feudal to progressive.

The high political tensions that were tearing the country asunder have greatly receded; at last, there seems to be the promise of good governance; also, the crisis in the ND seems to have finally atracted high quality attention and MEND is quiet.
With the change in leadership to the SS, away from the usual big three tug of war; the usual feudal forces that caused Igbo / Yoruba (or ND / Hausa - Fulani) frictions have largely been put aside; everyone can now be represented and included.

Hopefully, this the beginning of a progressive and rapidly developing Nigeria. Its no time to be aggressive and confrontational. . . To attain what?

This is a good development for over stressed Lagos traffic, but I think an even more important route is Antony/ Ojuelegba to Marina. I don't understand the Okokomaiko route (except it was done with Seme / Alaba traders in mind).

Bera stick with Uncle Joe. The man behaves like a wise and fatherly uncle.

Jonathan is a smart guy, he is just being his own man.
The angle he is putting forward is that he'll do what he wants, regardless of what the US demands. He has been very diplomatic and firm about it; I can bet you that in the end Iwu and anything remotely smelling of Iwu will be uprooted from INEC.

mbulela:
wey Beaf?
This Jonathan your brother seems more intelligent than i first believed o!!
Anyway these are earlier days.
I wish him the best.

I deh here o! Catching fish for my side.

I told you guys that down that area, quiet but incisive folk like Uncle Joe are very common (not the best example, but you might also remember the shy, unassuming, but deafeningly deadly Tompolo).
I believe he will deliver, we can only pray for the best.

[size=14pt]Nwude: US lawyer writes Jonathan, faults attacks on Ribadu[/size]
By Tony Amokeodo, Published: Wednesday, 14 Apr 2010

An American lawyer, Mr. William Richey, has faulted the recent attacks on former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the disposal of forfeited assets of some convicts, including Emmanuel Nwude.

In a letter addressed to Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, Richey stated that he led the investigation and prosecution of the worldwide recovery effort that flowed from the 419 theft of $242m by some Nigerians from Branco Noroeste of Brazil.

He added that the criticism of Ribadu, his former Director of Operations, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde and their officials were without merit.

The American lawyer also sent a copy of the letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN).

A copy of the letter was made available to our correspondent in Lagos on Tuesday.

Richey said, “The criticisms are being levied by the very criminals who were successfully prosecuted and who in the end admitted their guilt in the open court. The confessed lead fraudster agreed to repay $120m as part of his guilty plea.”

He added that it was regrettable that the fraudster was seeking to delay the ultimate forfeiture to the victims of stolen proceeds through the abuse of the appellate process of Nigerian courts.

He further decried the attention given to the fraudster by the current leadership of the EFCC.

On Ribadu and Lamorde’s integrity, Richey informed Jonathan, “The only reason we were willing to bring the 419 theft case for resolution in Nigeria, where it belonged, was because of the good standing and reputation for honesty and integrity of the EFCC and Ribadu with international law enforcement. The convictions and guilty pleas and the recovery of much of the stolen money were a direct result of the hard work, competence and integrity of the EFCC.

“Ribadu and Lamorde are national treasures of Nigeria. They bring honour to the country and are regarded with warmth, admiration and respect by legitimate law enforcement agencies in the US and around the world.”

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201004144181367

US-NIGERIA:
[size=14pt]Acting President Gets Attention[/size]
Jim Lobe*

WASHINGTON, Apr 13 (IPS) - Among the almost four dozen heads of state who have gathered here for this week's Nuclear Security Summit, Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, has been receiving a disproportionate share of high-level attention.

With a one-on-one with President Barack Obama Sunday and a Monday morning standing-room-only conference at the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Jonathan, who took over from long-ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua in February and has less than a year to serve out his term, is nonetheless considered a key figure by Washington's influentials.

As Africa's most populous nation, West Africa's biggest economy by far, and the fifth most-important supplier of foreign oil consumed in the United States, Nigeria's stability has long been considered a priority by U.S. policy-makers.

In Jonathan, they see an opportunity not only to reverse the dangerous sense of drift that resulted from Yar'Adua's nearly three-month absence from the country for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, but also to advance long-stalled reforms on a variety of fronts.

Those include setting the stage for credible elections currently scheduled for January, waging a more aggressive campaign against the pervasive corruption that has long afflicted Nigeria, laying the foundation for reforms in the country's ailing power sector, and, perhaps most urgently, shoring up an eight-month ceasefire with militants in part by jump-starting economic development in the oil-rich but poverty-stricken Niger Delta.

Both in his meeting with Obama, which he described as "warm and friendly", and at his CFR presentation, the fedora-hatted Jonathan said he did not see his job as simply that of a caretaker until the January elections.

Indeed, his decision last month to replace Yar'Adua's cabinet with his own appointees was widely viewed by Nigeria specialists here as both surprisingly bold and potentially very promising in terms of pursuing a reform agenda. The decision was also popular; his approval ratings shot up to some 80 percent, according to public-opinion polls.

", (W)e are committed to ensuring that the remaining period of the administration is not a transitional period but one which we hope will one day be viewed as a watershed, a transformational time in our young democracy," he told the audience of several hundred at the Council.

"For now, our domestic focus must be on electoral reform, delivering peace dividends to the Niger Delta and the rest of the country, and standing strong on our resolve against corruption," he said.

Jonathan's visit, his first trip outside Nigeria since becoming acting president, came just days after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who visited Nigeria last August, and Foreign Secretary Yayale Ahmed inaugurated a U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission, a forum designed to "strengthen and deepen the partnership" between the two nations.

The commission is to focus on four "key areas," Clinton said at the signing Apr. 6: good governance and transparency; regional cooperation and development, notably in the Niger Delta; promoting reform and investment in the energy sector in ways that could help the poorest sectors in the population; and food security and agricultural development.

Of the four, good governance, particularly in ensuring the integrity of next year's elections, and consolidating the fragile ceasefire in the Niger Delta will be "first out of the box", according to David Goldwyn, coordinator for international energy affairs at the State Department.

Washington has publicly urged Jonathan not reappoint the current head of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Maurice Iwu, when his term ends in June.

Although Jonathan noted in his remarks to the Council that the perception that the Commission as presently constituted cannot conduct clean elections was "more psychological than real", he added that "before the 2011 elections, there will be a lot of changes in INEC (and) not just the chairman".

U.S. officials, including Goldwyn, have been particularly concerned about the situation in the Niger Delta, the source of Nigeria's oil for the more than half a century. The petroleum pumped from the Delta currently constitutes as much as 40 percent of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) and about 75 percent of the government's income.

The endemic poverty and corruption of the region, whose physical environment has also been devastated by oil leaks and gas flaring, have created widespread discontent among the minority groups who live there.

That discontent, which is compounded by the lack of jobs or economic opportunity in the region, has spurred sometimes violent protests that in recent years have taken the form of attacks - mostly by militants associated with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) - on pipelines and other oil facilities, as well as the abduction of employees of foreign oil companies, such as Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, and Total, that have long been active there.

An early ceasefire agreement worked out in 2005 between the government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and MEND broke down after just over a year. The result has been reductions in oil production - and the loss of billions of dollars in lost revenue to the government, as well as growing concern in Washington, which is highly dependent on foreign oil imports - in each of the years that followed.

Last year, Yar'Adua proposed a programme for militants that would offer them three-staged amnesty that included promises of cash, training and eventually jobs for militants who turned in their arms.

While the programme got off to a strong start in October, it bogged down after the president left for Saudi Arabia. By February, MEND announced it was ending the ceasefire and last month MEND claimed responsibility for two bombings in Warri.

Still, most analysts believe the amnesty remains salvageable, but that the government has to act quickly to get it back on track.

"Re-integration needs to be expedited," Dimieari Von Kemedi, a key official in Bayelsa State who has worked on conflict mediation in the Delta since 1997, said Tuesday at a presentation at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) here. He added that the next 18 months - longer than Jonathan will remain in office - will be critical in determining the amnesty's success or failure.

Jonathan, who grew up in the Delta and is a member of the same Ijaw ethnic group that dominates MEND, has endorsed the programme and stressed that follow-through by his government is a top priority.

"We have restructured the (programme's) management," he said Monday, "and we're trying to start, training (former militants) this month."

But, he added, "it takes a lot of time to train them, even for them to be in position to make a living,  So it's not something you can say you can even complete in a four-year administration. But I can assure you that we've set up a solid base, and I have a clear focus on the programme, with timelines, (so) you'll see that we are progressing."

http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=51028

[size=21pt]Ride on Uncle Joe! Nutin do yu![/size]

@PapaBrowne
We are on the case for launch, Friday. Thanks so much.

@evil666
Calm down bro.

I will add these;
16. Us To Assist Nigeria On Nuclear Power

17. An ill-fit in the technology Market section (brilliant topic, not one reply )
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-123697.0.html

18. Another ill-fit in the technology section (brilliant topic, not one reply )
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-253832.0.html

19. And another ill-fit in the technology Market section (brilliant topic, not one reply )
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-423426.0.html

20. Lost in the business section
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-23468.0.html

@debosky
You will note from the above that development topics tend to get ignored when posted outside the politics section. The reason is simple; those who are interested in Nigeria's development are (9 out of 10) the same crowd that frequent the politics section. There are many more similar topics littering NL, unanswered and unharnessed.