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Not his fault. The spoils of public office induces a nasty spread of amnesia. It can't be helped. Abati's case comes to mind....

#Buharihasfailed

Neither... both are clueless

No difference. I think they've both been plagued by the demons of Aso Rock. They have to lie with equal measure to protect the govt. they are serving. No choice they gat....

KOO making a bit of sense on this one....

The way Bayo put the piece up, one would think he was heaping praises on this useless administration.....

deji68:
Sarrki didnt read this i bet....

Buhari is a failure. As for that Fashole guy, he's simply over rated. Nigeria ain't Lagos where he succeeded with 38mw plant and we no fit hear word again.

Lawyer wey dey think say him na engineer, wetin he be? Na suegbe

You are not alone. I supported this idiotic morons right from scratch but to say he's a big disappointment and embarrassment is the New Years understatement. Hopeless lot!

yemmit90:
Yeah, i got your point now, you are right. Recession has make me to hate anything about this government.

I reckon you dont agree with the heading, thats exactly what the last paragraph is talking about. The article is a caustic sarcastic piece and the last paragraph gives it clarity....read it again to understand my point

yemmit90:
Nothing special about the said paragraph sir, he single handedly put us in this mess by his inconsistent policies and utterances.

Lmao . Did you read the message at all? No you didn't, i kno its a lot but try and read, the last paragraph to be precise.....

eph12:
Some people are just wicked

My Person Of The Year By Bayo Oluwasanmi

The year 2016 is the year of the unexpected, the year when the expected might have been the most unexpected thing of all as Nigeria continues to oscillates precariously between bad and worst governance. It's an expression of a failed government that remains dominant in our political experiment. It's also a reflection of the manufactured maladies that Nigerian rulers are known for.

It's been a year that proved anything – and nothing – Nigeria belongs to all and belongs to none – but belongs to some. The slogan “smiling and suffering” coined by the multitude of poor and forgotten Nigerians, assumes a bitter and biting meaning resulting from life of hopelessness and helplessness, of poverty and pauperism, of barbarism and cruelty, and of hate and hunt.
It is amazing how the brain capacity of Nigerians is able to withstand the extent of sorrow and suffering that cripple their lives to a screeching halt. Nigerians have all lost sense of meaning, sense of living, self-realization, and sense of purpose. Even the Pentecostal faithfuls of brand names such as the Redeemed sect, the Winners Chapel breed, the Mountain of Fire fire eaters, and other disciples of other generic denominations felt they've been left out by God. It's that bad!
In Nigeria, you're not sheltered from the brutal man made disasters and elemental forces. They all come for you. We're no more a nation that roots for men and women whose morals, integrity, probity, excellence and achievement are not up for sale or for debate. Men and women whose dedication, fortitude, broke leadership handicaps, leveled false gods, and showed us what greatness, sacrifice, and leadership means and look like.

A Person of the Year is the person that had the greatest impact on Nigeria and on the lives of Nigerians this year for good or ill. Choosing the Person of the Year will always be controversial. A week or so ago, I called for nominations on the social media, Facebook to be specific. I wanted to feel the pulse of Nigerians who they believe merits the award. I wanted to know if I'm on the save wave length with my fellow Nigerians. Well, the verdict is in and my choice was overwhelmingly confirmed by the choice of majority of respondents.

Certainly, there are individuals we could blame for the many painful and disturbing things that happened to Nigeria and our people in 2016. The poor only got poorer. The legislators go home every month with more money in form of salaries, allowances, and looting than they would ever need. The infrastructures forever remain decrepit and dangerous. The army of the unemployed swells, bursting in the seams. The healthcare system long consigned into the intensive care unit has been certified dead.

Freedom of movement of persons, goods, and services continue to be hazardous, risky, and restricted. Thanks to bad roads, kidnappers, abductors, and armed robbers. The political climate remains porous and poisonous. Justice is delayed, denied, expensive, corrupted, compromised, inaccessible, and out of reach of the poor. Our retirees and other senior citizens are still being treated as inmates from a leper colony. Our youths are left behind, excluded, forgotten, marginalized, and stuck in a bleak and hopeless future. Corruption has not only fought back. Corruption is now in control and in charge of it's own investigation, prosecution, and trial.
We've been told not to expect regular and uninterrupted electricity for the next five years. At last, electricity has now been moved to the obituary column with other basic amenities of daily living. Some of the utterances, behaviors, and opulent display of our stolen wealth by our legislators and governors make you weep for the future of our nation and humanity. Sure, it will be a mistake to romanticize all these any more than is strictly necessary.

The year 2016 provides a marvelous case study of leadership amidst difficult situation. It is the year that the leadership failed to cast or catch any vision for leadership. In 2016, Nigeria needs a leader with patience and perceptivity to look into any troubled situation, discern the problem, and then do whatever it takes to remedy the situation. In 2016, in order for us to grow, develop, and be a prosperous and healthy nation, Nigeria needs a troubleshooter not problem manufacturer. Nigeria needs a leader that recognizes suffering and opposition come with the territory. A leader that will hold up and not fold up. A leader who will face and work through trials and difficulties. A leader who knows what kind of “workout” he needs to turn Nigeria around. And trials and the seemingly insurmountable problems facing Nigeria may well be part of the “workout.” We need a leader with connected brains.

Visions make leaders passionate, thorns keeps them authentic. What's the vision? What's the passion? And where is the thorn? The year calls for a leader who will not administer justice selectively. A leader who will not protect his own by all means necessary. A leader who sees a dramatic contrast between the vessel and the contents – whether the container exists for the sake of the treasure. A leader that would bear the weight of over size expectations of Nigerians in solving our ancient problems. A leader that will wage the war on corruption swiftly that will yield results with casualties permanently locked up in federal penitentiary in Kuje or Kirikiri. A leader that will demonstrate the ability and foresight to move this reluctant nation forward. The list fills pages.
For squandered opportunity by the leadership to rewrite history of Nigeria and make lasting revolutionary changes, failure to restructure Nigeria and make it a true federalism, missed opportunity to jumpstart the economy, failure to reform the judiciary and the criminal justice system, missed chance to slash bogus salaries and allowances and criminal perks of the legislators, failure to reform education, agriculture, health, power, aviation, and failure to revive the dead industrial sector, and scrap the ragtag NPF and replace it with state and local government police. So many failures. I can go on and on, and on.

For the leadership not been able to see far into the future, let alone embrace the prophecy of clear vision, lack of survival skills and inadequate preparation for the journey ahead, for too slow, too aloof, too detached, too distant, too unresponsive to complaints, concerns, and expectations of our people. For failure to break the jinx of collection of bandits that had ruled Nigeria since independence, failure to break the protocol and erect a sharp departure to the past and reject business as usual as the standard of governance. For successfully submerged Nigeria and Nigerians into a distressed and disturbed nation under the direction of a confused, clueless, constrained and castrated leadership and much more, President Muhammadu Buhari is my Person of the Year.


http://saharareporters.com/2016/12/27/my-person-year-bayo-oluwasanmi

Good talk. Im so done with voting any born to rule ever again. Those twaddlers up there are dumb.

ojun50:
My own be say no hausa man go rule dis country again till tins better.

You dey mind those kids? Let them continue to wallow in their ignorance, or safe to say self-denial?

Greatzeus:
Is it that hard to believe evil forces exist in this world. What amazes me most is how a person will be born in Nigeria, grow up in Nigeria,and say he doesn't believe in diabolical powers or unseen forces? With all these experiences we witness daily?
Well everyman to his believe.
A guy asked " what if you died and realized there is no God? I said " what if you died and realized there is ?

An international orator on Islam and comparative religion, Dr Zakir Naik, on Christmas Day warned Muslims against sending wishes to Christians as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
The Islamic scholar categorically stated that it was a sin for Muslim folks to wish Christians ‘Merry Christmas.’

On his Twitter handle @DrZakirNaikFC, he wrote: “Wishing Merry Christmas to Christians is worse evil, worse than fornication or murder.

“Please avoid it my dear Muslims. It’s a big sin. Retweet and spread the message.

“I hope no Muslim wishes or updates any status on Christmas because celebrating Christmas is against Islam, against Allah, against Prophet Mohammed [saw] so be aware of that very big sin.”

*These islamists sef*.....smh!

An international orator on Islam and comparative religion, Dr Zakir Naik, on Christmas Day warned Muslims against sending wishes to Christians as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

The Islamic scholar categorically stated that it was a sin for Muslim folks to wish Christians ‘Merry Christmas.’

On his Twitter handle @DrZakirNaikFC, he wrote: “Wishing Merry Christmas to Christians is worse evil, worse than fornication or murder.
“Please avoid it my dear Muslims. It’s a big sin. Retweet and spread the message.

“I hope no Muslim wishes or updates any status on Christmas because celebrating Christmas is against Islam, against Allah, against Prophet Mohammed [saw] so be aware of that very big sin.”

*These islamists sef*.....smh!

I can bet the dude is not "white". Somewhat funny and embarrassing how Nigerians refer to Latino, Asian or even Arab looking peeps as white.... smh

Of course he's black and using same event to tell himself some hard home truths as well as his colored brethren. Now there's nothing wrong with that. In other words, its called looking at yourself in the mirror.

jidowu84:
But the pig talking is having black hair on his big headed head. Isn't he a black man tooo?
Lol@Not jerry huh
This man is mading o, seriously!

There's legislation against it in Lagos if you reside in lag. Search for LASEPA's numbers or social media handles and report. They seal up these places periodically....

Lawyer wey dey do like engineer na suegbe eh, na suegbe o.....

1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment

2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals

3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation

4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing

5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Minister of Interior

6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Minister of Women Affairs

7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Minister of Science and Technology

8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Minister of Finance

9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) Minister of Justice & Attorney-General

10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State, Aviation

11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) Minister of Communication

12. Suleiman Adamu – (Jigawa) Minister of Water Resources

13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister for Youth and Sports

14. Ibe Kachikwu – (Delta) Minister of State, Petroleum

15. Osagie Ehanire – (Edo) Minister of State, Health

16. Audu Ogbeh – (Benue) Minister of Agriculture

17. Udo Udo Udoma – (Akwa Ibom) Minister of Budget & National Planning

18. Lai Mohammed – (Kwara) Minister of Information

19. Amina Mohammed – (Gombe) Minister of Environment

20. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – (Nasarawa) Minister of State, Environment

21. Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim- (Yobe) Minister of State, Foreign Affairs

22. Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Minister of State, Niger Delta

23. Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo) Minister of State, Education

24. Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu) Minister of Foreign Affairs

25. Dan Ali (Zamfara) Minister of Defence

26. Barr James Ocholi (Kogi) Minister of State, Labour & Employment

27. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) Minister of State Budget and National Planning

28. Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Minister of Trade, Investment & Industry

29. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) Minister of Federal Capital Territory

30. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Bornu) Minister of State, Power

31. Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) Minister of State, Trade & Investment

32. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa) Minister of State, Agriculture

33. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) Minister of Education

34. Isaac Adewole (Osun) Minister of Health

35. Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger) Minister of State, Solid Minerals

36. Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River) Minister of Niger Delta

This thread title, should ring a bell, innit? Fela aptly captured the entire woes of this contraption in every imaginable way with his releases. This phrase gives another comic but viable vent to evaluate those bumblers manning the various ministries as they pile on woes upon woes on the citizenry. Only hope is they don't kill us all with their rankling ineptitude and caustic inertia. I personally have a beef with the lawyer wey think say him be engineer. The thing pass am no be small, walahi....

Which ones can we refer as this and that. Enter and join us sing Suegbe and Kpako....as we present the list....

See big time mumus. Who your power supply don epp?

Jonathan o, Buhari o, Obasanjo o, Atiku o, Tinubu o, multiple thunder strikes fire all of una. Mtchewwwww.

Dead as usual. Useless country, "uselesser" rulers, "uselessest" followers....

The black man seems to be naturally wired to only consume and not productive, or how else do we explain the gluttony of the crass political class and their unbridled brigandage and primitive acquisition of wealth?

olaric:
Loads of malls everywhere. The ratio of malls to industries so low.

Spot on! The man has been a major disappointment and embarrassment. I'll quote Omoyele Sowore, "....at the inauguration of the present administration, it suddenly dawned on me that this incoming APC govt. was not prepared for governance"....

doctokwus:
I think PMB having on his own incompetence lost d valuable momentum he had initially,has crossed the rubicon;i.e,nothing he does anylonger wud impress anyone.
Any action of his now wud be reactionary,rather than any well thought out plan or move to advance the course of Nigeria and its suffering citizenry.

Came across this piece and i sincerely think its a good candidate for the viral cause, at least should mean something to the few discerning minds. There's just a legion of too many ignoramuses and fools out there that needs to receive bountiful sense, but they'd still prefer to stick with the obnoxious status quo based on the cursed ancient currency of hate, ethnicity, religion and irrationality. Youths need to wake up.....



Dear Nigerian Youths,

Irrespective of your ethnicity, whether from the South East, South South, North East, North Central, North West, or South West, irrespective of whether you are a Muslim, Christian, or Traditional Worshipper. Irrespective of whether you are a Graduate, Semi illiterate or total illiterate. Whether you are Rich or Poor, Young or Old, Able bodied or disabled, Guy or Lady, you all need to do yourself, children and unborn lineage a big favour. You need to unite come 2019 and chase all these greedy men and women out of the political sphere. Whether they are APC, PDP, AD, UNDP, LP or any party they call themselves.
These people unite in emptying the National Treasure but turn you all against each other. Ask yourselves the following:

1) If truly Muslims and Christians are enemies like they make you believe, How come Igbinedion has given out two of his daughters to Muslim men? How come Atiku married 2 Christian women and his children doing same. How come Babangida married a Christian woman?

2) How come their children are never in the country during elections or at least help their parents to snatch one ballot box or the other?

3) How come none of them ever pass policies that benefits the common man?

Nigerian youths you all need to wake up.

-ANONYMOUS

Na seriox crase dey worry dem....

Ammy, alibaba is simply dissing your/ our corrupt politician thieves, not the girls.....

ammyluv2002:
He's not making any sense!



Protesting for peanuts? Smh

Don't mind all those small minds. Too many kids on Nairaland. That's pure sarcasm up there, wonder why anyone would think otherwise...
Na wa o

Sammypope4all:
I wonder the kinda school the posters above learnt from, alibaba is just being sarcastic for "words" sake. Read to understand not to criticize....
MMM, see wetin u cus