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LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves rose by 3.8 percent to $34.55 billion by April 8, compared to $33.22 billion at the end of last month, the central bank said on Tuesday.

The reserves in sub-Saharan Africa's second biggest economy remain significantly lower then a year ago. They stood at $40.83 billion by April 8, 2010.

Strong demand for hard currency at its bi-weekly forex auctions has forced the central bank to increase dollar supply and draw on its reserves to defend the local naira currency.

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@ OP, do u note the bolded above? If thats not "depleted", I dont know what other word in the English Language will emphasize it to u.

Oh, how my heart bleeds for Nigerians. . . . . .

KnowAll:
This is sarcastic-ism at best, where are you people's sense of humour.

Maybe we'd laugh if u said "SARCASM" instead of "SARCASTICISM" . . . . .

emmadeiza:
All of u canvassing for Buhari are doing that ignorantly, I'm sure! Buhari stands 4 what an average Housa/Fulani believes: they are born to rule. If u watched Aljazeela 2day,around 4:20pm, u will agree wit m. Buhari is a northern candidate. I know u will say "Bakare"; but tell me what u think Bakare knows about politics. I believe in change but not a change that I will later regret. I BELIEVE IN JONATHAN, even though I dislike PDP. God bless Nigeria.

"AljazeeLa", eh? U support GEJ but not PDP?! lol

Sad, how my heart bleeds for you Nigerians!

Watch video in link below as Ukrainian President steals a pen on camera.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110412/ts_yblog_thelookout/is-the-president-of-the-czech-republic-a-pen-stealer


Tue Apr 12, 12:23 pm ET
Is the president of the Czech Republic a pen stealer?
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As just about anyone who's ever worked in an office can attest, one of life's most festering annoyances are people who don't return pens that they borrow. Now it appears as though Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus may be one of those people, and the citizens of the nation he rules over are none too pleased about it.

You see, Klaus, whose most notable prior controversy was probably his flat rejection of climate change science—a position that he even  appeared on Glenn Beck's show to tour—was caught on video coyly pocketing a ceremonial pen during a recent visit to Chile. What's more, the brazen stylus heist took place in full view of the media during a ceremony to announce a trade agreement. The video shows Klaus clearly admiring the pen, then slowly moving it into one of his jacket pockets as Chilean President Sebastian Pinera speaks to the assembled members of the media.

Now, Reuters is reporting that some Czech citizens are accusing Klaus of being a kleptomaniac. But the president's staffers claim that he had every right to take the pen—and that he was, in fact, acting entirely in line with established Czech state protocols. "We at the Prague Castle always give such a pen to delegations, along with a notepad," presidential spokesman Radim Ochvat told the news agency.

You can watch video of the incident, complete with graphics and a humorous soundtrack, below:



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Please sign in to rate this comment down. 1 users disliked this commentkokw 1 hour ago Report Abuse It's no funny that he took the pen, but rather how he took it, I was about to dispose of this article as silly, until I saw the video, it's hilarious the way he takes the pen, it's probally why it made it newsworthy.

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Please sign in to rate this comment down. 0 users disliked this commentJennifer 18 minutes ago Report Abuse I wish they'd steal more pens instead of everything elseReply.16 users liked this comment
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Please sign in to rate this comment down. 5 users disliked this commentMandy 1 hour ago Report Abuse The guy is a president. Think anybody expects him to give a pen back that he was using during some kind of international function? They dont give a @#$% if a president keeps one of their pens.Replies (3) .15 users liked this comment
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Please sign in to rate this comment down. 2 users disliked this commentCarol S 37 minutes ago Report Abuse What's funny about it is that he was sneaky and he had a guilty look on his face as he was pocketing the pen. If he would have just taken the pen with the case and and put it into his jacket bosom pocket, where one normally keeps a pen, nobody would have thought twice about it because, really, it's just a pen for crying out loud.Reply.1 users liked this comment
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Stogwu123:
source please!

Sorry I didnt put the source. But, Im pretty sure if you took the time to stop being lazy and check Africa.net u'll see the article there. . . .

"Source Please" , like this is the first time he has heard this story!

Beaf:
If GEJ is perceived to be schemed out through ethnic bigotry, real enmities will result and the SS will pull out. No two ways.
It it will be an election of the oppressed vs the oppressors, with the SE and all minorities across the country on one side. Victory will be sweeter.

Shut the fuxck up and stop chatting shyyit! You aint pulling outta nowhere! The West aint gonna let it happen, the rest of Nigeria wont support you, the Ibos cant wait to retaliate for yalls betrayal during the Civil War, and even the so-called Militants would probably Kidnap GEJ on behalf of The Federal Government if the price is right!

You think anyone gives a Rat's aszz about your cowboy-hat wearing fisherman, YOU GOTTA BE CRAZY!!!! All his Godfathers'-----from Obj to Gen.IBB-- dont give a funck about Mr.Umbullerra: he's replaceable! All they give a fxcuk about is what they can get from him. Once he becomes irrelevant, niggas is either fleeing the country or they negotiating, cutting deals, snitching on each other or squealing about past crimes to the new govt.

If this is true, I'll advice you to flee for the nearest border---you got one day left before all the borders are closed for Saturday's elections. Dont forget to kiss your loved ones good bye. . . . . . . . .

Has anyone noticed how incoherent and asinine Beaf has been sounding on this post? If this is true I wait to see his Obituary in tomorrow's daily (except he goes to commit suicide in a creek deep inside the Niger-Delta). . . . .

I so wish this is true so I can view the reaction of this horribly evil creature (willing to sell the future of generations for crumbs) called Beaf!

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Patience Not Prudence
By Majek Adega, Sahara 10/2/10
Feb 11, 2010 - 1:27:44 PM

Immediately after assuming office as the acting president yesterday, Goodluck Jonathan made a national broadcast to the nation. He promised many things, one of which is the prosecution of the war on corruption with renewed vigour. The relevant portion of his broadcast is reproduced below for the benefit of those who did not listen to his speech: “One of the cardinal commitments of this administration is our commitment to Good Governance, Accountability and Transparency. We shall continue to pursue these policy objectives with all the seriousness they deserve. In particular, the war against corruption will be prosecuted more robustly. We will therefore strengthen the capacity of the anti-corruption agencies and give them a free hand to prosecute the anti corruption war.” The question facing the acting president now is whether he can fight a more robust war against corruption when the money-laundering case against his wife, Patience Jonathan, has been in the cooler since he was sworn in as vice president in May 2007. How the acting president handles the issue of his wife’s charges will be an indication of where he is going to take us as a nation. I do not care how the matter is resolved, but a resolution is necessary if the acting president does not want to be held hostage over the matter and if he wants Nigerians to take him seriously. Nigerians want to know what happened to the matter. She was charged with money-laundering offences, the matter is before the courts, we are not aware of a dismissal (aka James Ibori style), where then is the matter? The more robust war against corruption the acting president has promised must include openness. After all, the stolen money belongs to Nigerians and they have a right to know what is being done to the accused looters. The acting president cannot promise a renewed fight against corruption while he is literally sleeping with one. It is in his best interest and that if the nation to have this matter dealt with expeditiously. Â

The original article dealing with the then charges facing the then vice-president’s wife is reproduced below for ease.


EFCC v. PATIENCE JONATHAN (vice president’s Wife): Farida Waziri & EFCC please provide an update

In August 206, the EFCC seized the sum of N104 million from one Mrs. Nancy Ebere Nwosu, an associate of Patience Jonathan. On August 22, 2006, Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, gave EFCC the legal backing to retain the N104 million seized from an associate of Patience Goodluck, the wife of then governor of Bayelsa state, Goodluck Jonathan, who is now the vice president of Nigeria.

The order was to stay in place “pending the conclusion of the investigation of the activities of the said persons in connection with their involvement in the acts of money laundering and other economic and financial crimes related offences.” The EFCC’s position was that Patience Jonathan stole the money from the public coffers of Bayelsa and was trying to launder it through her friend, Mrs. Nancy Ebere Nwosu.

Like a crack addict willing to do anything for a high, Patience Jonathan was not going to give up her addiction to treasury looting simply because Nuhu Ribadu’s EFCC was on her trail. Determined to prove that only mere mortals shivered at the sight of EFCC, she continued with her looting of Bayelsa’s treasury with the full cooperation and assistance of her husband, Goodluck Jonathan, who was the then governor of Bayelsa state. The duo was so successful that on September 11, 2006, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) again seized another $13.5 million dollars (US) from Mrs. Patience Jonathan. Criminal charges were brought against her and Nigerians were awaiting her prosecutionto the full extent of the law. Shortly thereafter and in the face of these serious allegations, the insensitive Olusegun Obasanjo and his PDP that had become a den of thieves, nominated Goodluck Jonathan to be the running mate of Yar'Adua.

Fast forward to post 2007 elections. Goodluck Jonathan is now the vice president of Nigeria, Farida Waziri the head of EFCC and whenever president Yar Adua manages to wake up from his near-permanent slumber he rants about his “zero tolerance” for corruption, despite having an indicted man as his personal secretary and dinning and whining with James Ibori. Farida Waziri would want anyone listening to believe that the presidency does not interfere with EFCC’s decision making process and Yar Adua proclaimed this much immediately after the conviction of Bode George. Â

After trying to deceive the public by blaming the judiciary alone for the near snail speed prosecution of public officials facing corruption charges and then advocating for psychiatric assessment for public officials who dared to steal more money than she realized from defending criminals and scheming a percentage off the money she is recovering for the banks. Farida Waziri is in the news again. This time around, she is advocating for the death penalty for treasury looters. It will be easier to understand Farida’s cries if she had prosecuted and jailed the corrupt public officials under existing laws and was now seeking the death penalty to discourage reoccurrence. But we all know this is not the case.

Notwithstanding the hypocrisy involved in Farida’s “notice-me” advocacies, I am in complete agreement with her that public officials found guilty of corruption should be tied to the stake and publicly executed. My only concern is she is aware of the fact that she would be among the first to be tied to the stake and executed under the full glare of Nigerians should corruption be made a capital offence? Sorry for the diversion and back to the issue of patience Jonathan.

The case against patience Jonathan has gone cold since Jonathan Goodluck became the vice president of Nigeria. The case has gone cold despite relentless denials of political interference by the EFCC and the presidency, although the president has publicly acknowledged directing investigations into certain allegations when such suits his political purpose. It has gone cold despite Yar Adua’s broken-record equivalent repetitiveness of zero tolerance for corruption, a repetitiveness that leaves Nigerians with two options: the president is either “419”ing Nigerians with his proclamations or lacking the intellectual capacity to comprehend what constitutes corruption.

In the past, Farida Waziri has been quick to blame Sahara Reporters and its ardent followers for drowning out her so called anti-corruption message, despite her trepidations and failure to grant a single no holds barred interview to members of the “non-friendly” press since assuming office. This is her chance. Nigerians want to know what happened to the case of EFCC vs. Patience Jonathan. You can lie to a blind person that there is no oil in the food but you cannot lie that there is no salt.

Â

[quote author=X-factoria link=topic=176871.msg8108944#msg8108944 date=1302606147]Dapo, kudos to you for even attempting to give audience to people here on NL. Olumide Osoba didn't even do what you did and he won in Ogun State. I wonder why that proud and irresponsible boy has not been a subject here. Dapo, you are about the only former governor's son dead or alive that will make himself available for public scrutiny like you have done here.[/quote]Olumide Osoba won?! ROFLMAO! That fuxcking weirdo! Nigeria you guys are sick for real. This dude visits when he's in NY and if u've ever been around him you'll know how fuxcking creepy Olumide is! Geez!

Roflmao! These Ibos are a confused bunch. In due time, u'll realize how insignificant you are in the scheme of things. Then again, maybe not, cus u guys just never seem to "get it"!

Didnt Ojukwu say yall should rally around Gen.IBB not too long ago?

noblezone:
Using the gun giving to him  . . . . . to truncate our democracy and trample upon the laws of our land qualified him for some long tern jail.

And it qualifies you to be committed to an Asylum if you think that crap of corrupt bandits in your 2nd Republic were practicing anything close to a democracy.

By the way how old were u back then?

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=644772.msg8110786#msg8110786 date=1302619554]His name confirms that he must have ibo lineage . [/quote]ROFLMAO!!!

Ummmm, GEJ, WHAT SAYS YOU?

omanzo02:
A female friend of mine who is an EU representative for the election is in Nigeria at the moment, her job is to samples electorate choices ( in rural and urban communities) for statistical comparison when result are eventually released. She called to fluff and tell me how she is enjoying the warm weather, the people and their rich culture, visiting places etc, when  I asked what we should be expecting, she remained professional/ethical, but in her answered she said " Its obvious more people love the sitting president" and u all knows what that means. I think the Buharist need a refined strategy if they want to do well in this election.

Your story sounded fake as hell, hence my decision to check your Previous Posts to see where ur support lay. . . . .

You didnt disappoint!

For once Beaf is "Right". . . .

Same polls also show that if GEJ should lose Nigerian Presidential Elections, and overwhelming 98% of The U.S population say they would like to have him as their President instead of Barack Obama. Most of the people polled cited admiration for Dame Patience Jonathan and the way she pronounced "Unbullerra" as their reason for wanting them as leaders of the free world~!

Pataki:
In my opinion, I think it was right of him to avoid that burial at that point in time.

What I however disapprove of, was him lying to Nigerians that he spoke with Yar'Adua whereas he did not at any occasion when that man was on his sick bed.

Oh, snap, I forgot to add the point that as the professional liar that he his, instead of telling Nigerians the truth, this man lied that he played basketball and squash with Pres.Yar'Adua----even tho the President was in a coma!

aisha2:
I dont think this is fair, I think at the time of the burial he was being sworn in and was fully represented at the Burial. That being said, we should not forget what he went through in the hands of the cabal and those around yarAdua, his presence could have brought an uprising at the Burial. I do not know why he stayed away but considering the circumstances then it was a wise thing to do

I actually think "it is fair" to look at things from different angles.

Before, I felt bad for GEJ even tho I'd never heard of him and I got into all kinds of fights in forums on his behalf. . . . but now thinking about it, he clearly had a plan all along and was just waiting patiently to execute it. He didnt care enough to pay his last respects to a man whom he served under!

I'm pretty sure the populace has forgotten incidents like this. Little issues like this should have informed us on how evil this guy really is. Even at the point of threats of death: YOU STILL HONOR YOUR FRIEND ON HIS LAST JOURNEY FROM EARTH!!! Two things come to mind : (1) GEJ never viewed Pres. Yar'Adua as his friend (and, going by his recent actions, was probably wishing he died sooner so he could become President); (2): GEJ is deceitful and owes noone any loyalty----even if that person is his Commander In Chief!

When Pres.Yar'Adua's wife had GEJ doing her laundry and blood-stained underwear, we call came to GEJ's defense. The moment he became President, his real character came to fore. First he paid homage to the North, then he went to war with the North. When he needed support he remembered he was part of the Ijaw Nation and quickly absolved MEND of bombings which they claimed responsibility for.

Then he played the Ibos by suddenly "remembering" he was Ibo----Azikiwe Ebele became his new name. He promised Ibos the Presidency in 2015, smiled and left Ibo leaders salivating. . . .

Then he went back up-North to seek the support of the Hausa-Fulani, reminded them he was part of the North (Probably promised to become Muslim and take a few 13year old brides from Egypt as wives also--- we all know how desperate he is), that he had a Northern V.P--- then he promised them the Presidency in 2015. THE SAME PRESIDENCY OF 2015 THAT HE PROMISED THE IBOS 3 DAYS PRIOR!!! Then he smiled and left some of the Northerners salivating. Unlike their Eastern Bros. the Northerners seem to know a dummy when theyre being sold one.

The he moved West, and, upset that he couldnt penetrate their intelligent and educated minds with his illiterate and unbulleraa-like ideas, proceed to insult the Yorubas as a bunch of rascals! Glad to see he nailed his own coffin.

I have read extensively about Nigeria and I can tell you: THIS IS THE WORST ADMINISTRATION IN HER HISTORY.

1. Reports of Hunger across the land are rife----- EVEN THOUGH SENATORS UNDER PRES.JONATHAN EARN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY 3 MONTHS!!!

2. GEJ'S MONTHLY BUDGET FOR FOOD IS OVER $20,000----- THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN MANAGES TO SURVIVE ON $60 a month ($2/day).

3. Under GEJ, bombings, which were unheard of in Nigeria, have become as common as getting in a fist fight. Clearly, in a bid to malign his opponents, AND ELICIT SYMPATHY FROM THE POPULACE, GEJ introduce bombings into Nigeria's Politics. Remember he blamed Gen.IBB as the mastermind of the Oct.1st Bombing-----TWO WEEKS LATER HE WAS IN FRONT OF CAMERAS EXTOLLING THE EVIL GENERAL AS "A GREAT MAN WHO IS LIKE A FATHER TO ME". . . . the height of desperation.

4. Under GEJ, Nigeria's treasury has been depleted to fund a Presidential bid based of greed.


I could go on for days. This man's sins are many and unforgivable and I still cant understand how anyone, in good conscience, could actually fight to put this pretentious monster at the helm of affairs that controls their destiny!!!!

^^^I went in on him a few months back and got banned for asking a simple question: Why dont you ensure that your govt allows the children of Nigeria enjoy  1/100 of the luxury your children, and the children of your cronies, are presently enjoying?

Jonathan Shuns Yar'Adua's Burial


Tony Ailemen, Muyideen Salawu and Mohammed Kabir 7 May 2010

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Abuja/Katsina — Thousands of mourners gathered in Katsina, Kastina State yesterday for the burial of former President Umaru Yar'Adua, who died late on Wednesday at the age of 58, after a protracted illness.



But among the crowd of sympathizers who thronged the Katsina Township stadium, venue of the funeral, President Goodluck Jonathan who took oath of office earlier in the day was missing. Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr. Dimejio Bankole, led the Federal Government's delegation to the burial, which had in attendance, former Heads of State like Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida.

No official reason was given for his absence. But a Presidency source who would not want to be quoted told Daily Champion that there was nothing special in the President's absence, since it was entirely an Islamic affair.

He said: "Yes, President Jonathan did not attend the burial but there is nothing to that. Remember this is purely an Islamic affair. He would visit the family soon."

However, Daily Champion gathered that Jonathan stayed away from the funeral after security reports warned him on the danger of attending.

At the funeral, crowds of men dressed in multi-coloured traditional robes flocked to the stadium in Yar'Adua's arid hometown near the border with Niger.

Thousands more sat quietly under the shade of trees outside the venue under the watch of armed police and soldiers. Businesses and shops were shuttered and side roads were clogged with bumper-to-bumper traffic.


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President Goodluck Jonathan, led by Chief Justice Katsina Alu, takes the oath of office.
Mourners packed the runway of the city's airport and watched the arrival of a plane carrying Yar'Adua's body from the capital Abuja, while crowds lined the streets for a glimpse of the motorcade.

The body of the late President was conveyed to Katsina International Airport in an airforce military plane in black colour and escorted to the state by top military officers.

The prayer for the late President was led by Sheikh Liman Abba along with top government officials from various states in the federation.

The body was received by the state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Shema the chief mourner of the occasion and the two prominent traditional rulers in the state, the Emir of Katsina Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman and Emir of Daura Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar.

The body was later conveyed to the family house on Nagogo road where necessary Islamic rites were performed before it was taken to the Katsina Tonwsip stadium where necessary prayers were offered.



Wife of the late President, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua was brought by an airforce jet together with his family members and immediately left in a motorcade to the family house on Nagogo road.

The Katsina Airport was full to the brim as important personalities including governors and ministers waited for hours before the body of the late President came into the airport by 2.30pm.

Meanwhile, Jonathan yesterday took oath of office as President and Commander in-Chief of Armed Forces, with a promise to ensure that votes count in 2011 general election.

In his first broadcast to the nation after taking the oath of office, President Jonathan reiterated his commitment to leaving a democratic legacy that Nigerians will be proud of.

"As I had stated time and again, we must enshrine the best standards in our democratic practice. One of the true tests would be to ensure that all votes count and are counted in the upcoming general elections."

The ceremony was witnessed by the chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.



Others include state governors including Otunba Gbenga Daniel of Ogun, Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Theodore Orji of Imo, Alao Akala of Oyo, and Gabriel Suswam of Benue. Also present were members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), service chiefs and other top government functionaries and politicians.

The President also promised a total commitment to good governance, electoral reform and an intensified fight against corruption which would be pursued with greater vigour.

"Similarly the effort at ensuring the sustenance of peace and development in the Niger Delta as well as the security of life and property around the entire country would be of top most priority in the remaining period of this administration."

At a brief ceremony after the oath of office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Katsina Alu at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, President Jonathan praised late President Umaru Yar'Adua, describing him as "a man of great personal integrity, deep devotion to God and outstanding humility.



He said Late President Yar'Adua displayed an uncommon commitment to the peace, progress and unity of our country adding that his exit "has therefore created a huge vacuum in his personal contributions to the political growth and development of our nation. I have lost not just a boss but a good friend and brother."

He expressed his condolences to Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua, the children and the extended family, just as he noted that he was assuming office as President under "sad and unusual circumstances." He said it was a major burden on him but hastened to add that the citizens must remain steadfast and committed to the values and aspirations of the nation.

"In this regard our total commitment to good governance, electoral reform and the fight against corruption would be pursued with greater vigour. As I had stated time and again, we must enshrine the best standards in our democratic practice. One of the true tests would be to ensure that all votes count and are counted in the upcoming General Elections.

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"Similarly the effort at ensuring the sustenance of peace and development in the Niger Delta as well as the security of life and property around the entire country would be of top most priority in the remaining period of this administration," he assured. Before the depature of the body of Yar'Adua to Katsina, Chief Imam of Abuja Central Mosque, Ustaz Mus Mohammed was called upon to offer special prayers for the late President.

Daily Champion observed that Yar'Adua's family began to move out of the Aso Rock as, as early as 2 a.m yesterday.

At a brief ceremony at the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, the body of late President Yar'Adua was received by the service chiefs.

Top government officials including state governors who also accompanied the body of the late President to Katsina witnessed the airport ceremony which was brief but impressive before the body was finally flown to Katsina for burial.

The body was draped with green-white-green Nigerian flag and put into C130 Aircraftwith Registration Number NAF 913, just as the ceremonial 21 gun salute was observed before the take off of the aircraft.


http://allafrica.com/stories/201005070012.html

Poor Beaf, even when he pretentiously tries to sound diplomatic, he still ends up sounding like the uncouth, loud, aggressive, deceitful and evil purveyor of untruths that he really is. . . .

How does GEJ's as*s taste?

yoni1977:
Quote from: Beaf on April 05, 2011, 08:16 PM
Is he sophisticated enough to operate skillfully in both social and international circles?

Since OBJ can cope, i think Gen. Mohammodu Buhari can do better

Crap!!!

If GEJ can smell that seat, I think Gen.Buhari needs to have it glued to his butt!

Shameless, illiterate, GEJ!

gernded:
Him picking Tunde Bakary is just a waste of time.

he thought he will buy Christian mind and to also change his religious intolerance but far from that.


and Tunde Bakary was a born Islam so is simple as muslim muslim ticket no way.

So what if he WAS born a Muslim, What IS he[b] NOW[/b]?


Even the Present Pope was a Youth Fighter for Adolf Hitler. He was a Nazi, and yet today he leads Billions of Christian Faithfuls and is probably the most influential and most powerful man on the Planet today!


Even Jesus wasnt born a Christian, you do know that, right?


Now tell me what is wrong with Gen.Buhari's running mate formerly being Muslim!

^^^Bro, u startin to sound like a stalker! If ure this controlling when she aint even gave u her number, whats gonna happen when u start going steady?!

cold:
I can understand everyone's frustration.It is really exasperating leaving your home early in the morning,in some cases travelling long distances to cast your vote only to be told that the election has been cancelled after what seemed like eternity.But i'd rather the elections were cancelled than insisting on proceeding with a flawed process that would end up with a massively rigged election we would not agree with.
All we're clamouring for is for Jega to give us a credible,free & fair elections.Anything short of this is totally unacceptable & will be vehemently rejected,period.

Youd think voting would just be as easy as going to the subway and taking a train to your destination or getting on a bus and riding on smooth roads, vote and head back home. But, I heard that on a TYPICAL day, the complaining voter probably woke up hungry (he had nothing to eat the night before and he has no money), had no money for toothpaste (so he didnt brush before he left home), didnt take a shower because he had no soap---- and quite frankly because the Government hasnt thought to provide all her citizens with a basic amenity as simple as water---- walked the 12 miles to the polling station cus, again, he has no money for transportation and even if he did---- the Govt, hasnt thought it necessary to provide him and over 90 percent of Nigerians with effective transportation. God helps him if he runs into a gang of Cops, a bribe will be demanded. If he runs into thugs he'll be robbed of the little he has left. If he's kidnapped, well, he's good as dead cus even if is ransom was $3 he'll never be able to pay it.

If he "zones-out" and, while day-dreaming, mistakenly bumps into a Soldier he's told to "roll" in mud, like a pig---cus, honestly, thats how the GEJ led Govt. sees him! He walks to the polling station, dirty, dusty, depressed and farmished. . . . he just stares into the distance.

He's hungry but he's thankful that he didnt visit that rally where Dame Umbullerra Jonathan was giving out gigantic bags of rice (Obviously, your entitlement as a citizen of Nigeria in exchange for 4years in power----- and Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in the Private Accounts of GEJ and his cronies! Hey, who needs to provide his constituents with jobs that can help them live well, EVERYDAY, for 4years when we can easily give them a bag of rice ONE DAY, EVERY FOUR YEARS?!?). . . . . . .

Anyways, he's happy he didnt go to the rally because his neighbor, Emeka, lost his wife at the Patience Jonathan "Rice-Distribution" rally----even though he (Emeka) somehow managed to get two bags of this wonderful rice. Pictures of Emeka wailing while sitting on one of the bags of rice, next to his wife's corpse (and the other bag of rice) has circulated the internet; he couldnt even risk leaving the bags rice to go seek help to see if she had even the minutest of pulses. Poor guy, probably figured "Why lose my wife and food all in one day". . . . . .

He gets to the polling station, weary and gaunt and after waiting for hours he's approached by a man who gives him the equivalent of  $6 in exchange that he votes so that President Jonathan can continue to spend $20,000+ on food EVERYDAY for himself, Dame Umbullera, and their two daughters. He takes the $6 but he knows who he's voting for, and he'd be damned if his reward from the government for being a Nigerian Citizen will be only $6 in 48 months!

He waits a few more hours and is told,along with others, that Election Materials still aint arrived from Japan so he has to return on Monday. He cannot believe his ears! He remembers the trouble he took to come over to the polling center, and the one he'll face on his impending journey back home and he just cant believe his luck. He cant believe the fact that he'll walk twelve miles back home, hungry, dirty and still hopeless in a land full of plenty,but, hey at least he made $6 for just standing in line. . . . . .

AND SOME FO*OLS STILL WANNA VOTE GEJ!

Ok, if the good Prof. said "Do not vote PDP", I do not see that as an endorsement of CPC. . . SO WHY ARE THE GEJ SUPPORTERS SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS OVA CPC?!

" I believe by now PDP helmsmen should be considering taking on second careers. May i be so bold as to suggest stage acting, fantasy playwriting/scriptwriting, occasions and event management, party and event security (bouncers) amongst other wonderful professions that they seem to always get right. The problem is for them to come out on top even in this field, outclassing our friends and collegues already there, may require some form of rigging, manipulation and truth bending and mending, "----- Kola Osafehinti (on FaceBook)

"I know in my heart that at 12am midnight on the eve of Buhari's swearing in as President & Commander in chief, all corrupt politicians and thier cohorts will relocate from this country. Change! is really coming at last" .----- Emeka Tarmaya Ogbu (on FaceBook)

Grown fond of him, eh?

Eziachi:
My brother/friend, If I can tell you how really worried I am for the Igbo nation now you cannot believe it. This year/election alone whatever remain of Ndigbo in their so called Nigeria has been decimated.
First they pushed off ogbulafor for trying to say the truth and overnight they hanged a corrupt charges over his head and he went silent. In comes Okwy nwodo, willing and able to dance to their tune with the first music of zoning is dead and the rest is now history.
When they got their wish, Nwodo misunderstood his important when he tried to instill real democratic process against the mighty governors and he was immediately told that he was no longer needed. The governors made Jonathan and Jonathan promised them automatic ticket or the chance to choose their successors, so who is Nwodo and Jonathaan immediatly sacrificed him.
And Nwodo was handed out the most disgraceful treatment ever to be metted out to any NIGERIAN politiician since Shugaba.

So in just one stroke NDIGBO practically killed zoning, so a northerner get nwodo's position. Why not? after all zoning is dead and they will even get the biggest shock after the election because after all zoning is dead.

But don't get me wrong, I am not an advocate of zoning as a means of finding good leaders but this is NIGERIA, to survive you have to know how and when to play the game to survive. Now as we speak, Ndigbo is dead in PDP and what did the oppostion from Igbo land did courtesy of APGA? We don't have a presidential candidate- Jonathan is now one of us and he is our inlaw, he will get our 100% vote and Oheneze seconded with amen because as they madly believed GEJ will handover to them in 2015 and then went up north promising CIROMA and others, that by 2015, the presidency is there own for take.
whether this last gimmick by APGA/OHANEZE has the  final blessing of Our IKEMBA, no one can tell as PETER OBI is now more PDP than Jonathan himself, how quickly people forget.  So Ndigbo has succeeded in putting all their eggs in one basket and their is no backup left.
Compared that scenario to the Yoruba's. Love them or hate them they understood the politics of crooked Nigeria. If Buhari is to win, hurray! they are number two without asking.  If Jonathan winS, Obasanjo is still in charge.  No matter what happened in this election, both Buhari/Jonathan has vow not to be involved in 2015 and if their words is to be kept, the YORUBA has a standby and untainted gold bar like candidate positioned for 2015 in Fashola.

If this election is to end up in a run-off, ACN populated by the Yorubas will be the bride and meanwhile there is every chance that they will recover everything they lost in 2003 in Yorubaland because JONATHAN dare ot rig there as he is desperate to get their vote to upset Buhari, so any rigging like that of 2003 is a dooms day for him, so he was willing to sacrifice the likes of Gbenga Daniel.

Look at even our backyard in Akwa Ibom, ACN is well positioned today to snatch it away from Akpabio/PDP and only few months ago, there is no such thing as ACN over there. What stopped APGA harvesting what ACN is now reaping in Akwa Ibom? Bad politics and bad leadership. What stopped Peter Obi becoming a Tinubu in Igboland when our icon is ready to do anything for him? Lack of foresightedness.

So after this election, whatever remained of Nigeria, Ndigbo may find themselves where they were in 1970 despite what my generation has suffered and endured for this generation and if Ojukwu finally is to die? Its not even worth thinking about.

The bolded would have been a good time to throw some jabs at you, BUT, the more I read what u've been writing these past two months, the more I'm starting to understand where you've been coming from all along!

Wow, Eziachi hit me in the head with three classics in the same day!

ibkn:
Please tell me which forum or medium you used in listening to Buhari this convincingly? They don't allow his face/Voice on NTA and FRCN even when he paid for it, so it can't be that.
Is it NN24? cos for a whole week you and others were telling us that only ghosts watched a station like NN24 just to justify GEJ running away from a debate he agreed and signed to participate.
If everybody takes corruption as you seem to claim Buhari does, then Nigeria can completely transform in an instance.
If he lives everything and concentrate on corruption an kill it other problems will disappear.
CORRUPTION MEANS
- No Electricity
-No Road or substandard roads
- No lawless police
- dirty streets
- Roads without sewage
- capital flight
- No or little healthcare system
-unprofessional military
Where do I stop?

Eziachi:
No my brother you are not stating the fact, you are just trying to justify the dummy my IGBO nation has recently been sold by the same people keeping us down for ages just to make one of them (Jonathan) remain as president.
My brother I have known you on this forum for a very long time now and had always admired your wisdom and contributions to many debates, that is why I am totally pissed off when Igbos like you fall for this wicked dummy being sold our people to make Ijaw man a president.
I am neither a supporter of any of the candidateS or one NIGERIA but I am old enough to know when our people is being taken for a ride by owners of Nigeria. Those that fail to learn from the past will always repeat their failures of the past and I will hate to tell you and my IGBO people in few months time that I told you so.

I repeat it again! I am not against the candidacy of Jonathan but what I hated was the slimy way he tried to use the Igbo nation on the way to his Jericho.  If the shoe was to be on the other leg, what will be the scenario today with Jonathan and his IJAW  people?

And in order to achieve that APGA stupidly decided to follow AD's mistake of 2003, only that they are lucky, other elections come first before Jonathan's. And I hated the cheap propaganda being sold now that some how Igbos hates Buhari, that they will give 100% support to Jonathan, a figure IJAW can't even give to him  themselves. Igbos are 70% all over north and other nonesensical things being said now to get Igbo vote and plant more Igbo hate along the way.

As always, Igbos will become the victim of all this going on today because most of our people decide not to learn from our pst and when the time comes, Jonathan will be nowhere to be seen.
Azikiwe, Ebele will quickly disappear from his name just as it come in the first place.