₦airaland Forum

Timbuktou:
Buhari has four years to prove that he deserves another four years. It's that simple. I'd probably be saying Sai Whoever if he performs below expectation by 2019.

I'm a little unsure about how Buhari will conduct his government, but I'm optimistic it would be better than Jonathan's. I'm confident of his adherence to sound moral principles.

When is Buhari sending OBJ and Tinubu to prison.?


Can Buhari do what Rawlings of Ghana did.?

youngalex:
The politics of under-performance has started,these were the exact words of Gen.Buhari,Nigerians are very much ready to throw him out and bring the desired change if he fails to make us proud in 4 years,The "CHANGE" that brought him in will throw him out.

You guys will regret voting grandpa

Sai Baba

Idrismusty97:
Nice...Go to the creeks, be well prepared, make sure you don't have any excuses. We shall use you all for Target practice! Buhari is not a fisherman, we are ready for you rats!

I hope you lead the army from the front


Please get a good mat for your burial.

When is Buhari probing OBJ

Timbuktou:
My fellow brothers from across the Niger, it would seem that majority of you and yours are extremely bitter over what you perceive as "marginalisation in the voting process", at this, I am bewildered.

There have been all sorts of accusations and insults fired at the South-West and general North accusing them of tribalism and it all sounds funny to me. You guys accusing other regions of tribalism have, in fact, been shown to be tribalistic yourselves, otherwise why did Jonathan sweep polls held in SS/SE? Even in a place like Nasarawa, Buhari lost! In the north?! What's up with the hypocrisy? Do you people think other regions exist to fulfil your dreams and pander to your whims?

It is telling that Jonathan's 5/6years in office wasn't enough to speak for him and ensure his continuity. Instead the Presidential Campaign was more focused on certificates and scathing personal attacks, sponsoring shows all over the place. It is telling. I doubt someone like Akpabio or Fashola would have any problems from the populace to return for a 3rd term were it allowed by law, this on account of the glaring results they have been able to achieve.

Nigerians were not tribalistic when we spoke up against Turai's duplicity and forced jonathan into accepting the Presidency. All of a sudden, we're labelled tribalist when we lose confidence in an incompetent goon. Your brother Jona is even on record as saying that you guys are his backbone. I guess Buhari's crutches proved more effective than Jona's spine in the grand scheme of things. What a shame.

Personally, I never liked Jonathan, that dislike graduated to disdain during Fuel Subsidy saga in 2012, and while I voted for GMB in 2011, the scale began to fall off the eyes of millions of Nigerians day after day of incompetent, clueless leadership. Apparently, Goodluck's luck favoured him alone and they were done with him and ready to spew him out at the slightest opportunity. Which, of course, they have done.

So, gentlemen from the east, and SS, relax and take stock of the past four years of Nigeria's politics and critically analyse your role within this time. How much did your moves help or kill Jonathan's tenure? Can you antagonise others and expect them to help you willingly in your time of need? I don't think so. But instead of you guys to come begging for that help in humility, you arrogantly demand it. Oh, the conceit, the gall, the entitlement. And now that your candidate has lost you throw tantrums like 2 year olds denied ice cream. Do you think the yorubas or hausas would spew this tosh you're saying if GMB had lost?

There's more to be said, but I should end this here, now. Nobody owes you anything. You of all people should know that. You fight for what you want and if you lose, you re-strategise and come back at it till you get. Quit biitching about the place. It is unbecoming of a self-acclaimed tribe of warriors and brave men.

I hope you will still shout Sai Baba if Buhari performs below expectations.


When is Buhari going to probe Tinubu and Obasanjo

akanbiaa:
I really need to ask these question
1. Will they continue looking for ways to damage Buhari
2. Will they think of Nigeria first and behave maturely
3. Will they look for more worthwhile job to do than false propaganda
4. Will they be True Nigerians from now on and not regional Nigerians
5. Will they accept Buhari wholeheartedly and change a new leaf and cooperate with progressives to develop Nigeria(of course they can give positive criticism if any found)

I strongly believe that Buhari most likely will not achieve the desired result

He will build elephant projects but fail to tackle critical things like


True federalism

Decentralization of Nigeria

chamboy:
Waoh Firefire SeverusSnape kudos to u guys joo. Where is barcanista, tit, truckpusher, blacktechnology, chukwudi44

I am around

Job took lots of my time.

Rotimi47:
please join Asari with all those who reason like you so that a second civil war that you & all that claim you can carry the fight starts! God forbid as I have lots of friend being Igbo friends than Hausa but if you start a war, I will gladly join the Nigerian military to fight you; please note that we know you don't like us & your hatred for us had made us to dislike you too. You ain't capable of surviving another war so wise up by putting off that mentality & work with other tribes so that we can all enjoy Nigeria. Whoever thought a black person can become United States President, better let go of the past & move on as you might get more than you ever bargain for.

Grow up little boy

Though I believe A sari should wait for the right moment to strike which is not now, I will advice you to shut up your mouth if you seek the existence of one Nigeria

Any civil war will lead to certain break up of Nigeria.

abduljabbar4:
Don't forget that your son organized the group to reduce our voting strength unknown to him that he was doing nonsense. Wait after 2 months you will know what we are capable of. We will kill what your son raised and use their weapons against you. Don't pray to go war with Nigeria mate. You won't see me on this thread again because I don't want to get banned. I advise you think again. You are the ones that will suffer.

Almajiri talking

UnFortunately for you, Buhari knows his limit.

Uricas:
lol and you think Buhari will not have 25% of the total vote in Plateau?

Time will tell

Uricas:
see the maths and thank me later
19 states in the north +6 states from the south west= 25 states whereas the people's general needs just 24 states.

Funny you

You forgot that some Northern States are pro GEJ eg Plateau

SmartAlex:
Am not surprised APC is winning their home match.
Come to SS and SE[pdp's home] and u confirm that buhari has no ground atall compare to what Jonathan has in the SW

Gbam

That is what APC members don't know


GEJ has gotten a reasonable number in the SW


Can Buhari get such % in GEJ stronghold

emmatok:
If Buhari wins in 25 states, that's more than 25%

Funny you


List the States.

BobUg28:
From analysis so far, I can confirm the states are as follows:

1. Lagos
2. Osun
3. Oyo
4. Ogun
5. Kwara
6. Kano
7. Zamfara
8. Gombe
9. Borno
10. Katsina
11. Niger
12. Taraba
13. Gombe
14. Sokoto
15. Jigawa
16. Kaduna
17. Plateau
18. Bauchi
19. Yobe
20. Adamawa
21. FCT (3 out of 4 council released, 2 more awaited)

At least 24states with 25%

Take away Plateau Taraba and Adamawa


The result will end up favouring GEJ based on technicality

vision2050:
you write this in most thread. The words are cliche .
Population of voters in North West+ South West + North Central is far superior than your so call South South.

25% in at least 24states


That Buhari can't get

lalasticlala:
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/03/29/buhari-clears-oyo-wins-in-19-lgs/

Islie:
Oyo, Osun and Ogun promised to vote in our multitudes for GMB....... This we delivered without no violence and intimidation
We don't act like those in SS that kills their fellows just because of elections
Its only the tout in Ekiti that broke that code and decide to kill.
We respect human sanctity and promote fairness

prof1990:
I have said it...who ever wins the southwest wins
these elections...yoruba people won't sale their
future for a bag of rice....by the time the results
are officially announced by inec all you pdp e-
warriors will join Gej in packing
Change has come. Our PVCs are talking

Khaytunechi:
PDD cvnts be like>> ''c'mon bruh we're still winning this shii.. all we need is 25% down there''..
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Well then cvnts,, a massive win for GMB in the North + victory (no matter how close it is) in the southwest definitely propels GMB far above GEJ.. suck it up deuces!

BobUg28:
From analysis so far, I can confirm the states are as follows:
1. Lagos
2. Osun
3. Oyo
4. Ogun
5. Kwara
6. Kano
7. Zamfara
8. Gombe
9. Borno
10. Katsina
11. Niger
12. Taraba
13. Gombe
14. Sokoto
15. Jigawa
16. Kaduna
17. Plateau
18. Bauchi
19. Yobe
20. Adamawa
21. FCT (3 out of 4 council released, 2 more awaited)

From this result , GEJ got 34% while GMB got 66%

GEJ has gotten the required 25% in an APC stronghold

The question for you is

Can buhari get 25% in GEJ stronghold.?

Williamso:
The hate you harbour in your heart is strong enough to nuke this country. Goddamn. But if PDP floored the result, everybody will suddenly be "better people". Get a non-bigoted life bro.

Close your mouth

He spoke wisely

dan55:
wake up bro. Get used to the name buhari; his your next president.

I pity you

You don't know politicians

What Op said is likely true

ilugunboy:
Almost 95% of voters in my ward got their fingers perfectly read by the card reader....
I think the idea of manual verification is to avoid a situation whereby eligible voters wll be disenfranchised.
The card reader has come to stay and the use can only get better....that is the way advanced societies conduct their electoral process...

okestev:
...while waisting your time on copy and paste campaign... Its already late, People's General already leading with wide margin.. Sorry!

Yawns

Jonathan has won already.

Abagworo:
It is neither AOC nor PDP. Biafranists are behind it as they declared no election in Igboland.

This one is drunk

Many are mad few are roaming naked

Kingspin:
Since some people educated and non refused to adopt the report of the national confab and have gone ahead to reject every effort for us to talk nationally. As it stand now no alternative to bring one nigeria is on the table and so anything we see in the election take it by faith. We will continue from where we stop Nigerians to continue desiring a change Nigeria in our hearts and not in work. Remember this country has a history and that history must be corrected before peace and development comes. Nigerians, behold the society we created. Changing Nigeria is not gona come by magic. No talk no moving forward.

God bless you

Since some people have rejected a peace restructuring of Nigeria, they should not weep if things remain the way it is.

NDPVF:
I av' been made to belief lies decades ago about Nigeria,but this Gej's reelection bide has opened my eyes.
Kwankwaso do shout "federal character" & "quota system" when it favours him and his people,as well as resorting to "merit" when it serves his/their good,but is quick to dispel same when it favours others.
For all i know,"quota system & federal character" means equity.And equity isn't meant for North alone.
As for merit; merit isn't only about population and landmass,its about viability.whats the rationale behind creation of states like Osun,Kebbi,ekiti,etc,while they are all crying for oil money?.
How come we av' 31LGAs in my state,and Kano has 44?.whats Kano bringing to the table to be shared?.

That's why I see pro-APC members as people who don't know history

barcanista:
Valid points? They(Kwankwaso and likes) have been at the forefront of federal character and "quota system". When it comes to sharing of appointments, positions, admission into Federal Schools, NDA, Police Academy etc they talk of "equal" representation irrespective of merit. But now that it has to do with State creation he(Kwankwaso) comes up with same "merit" that they never believed in just because it favors them. If we are to go by the usual "equality" for all, then the SE deserve an additional state. If we should go by merit, then those merit should be used in EVERYTHING and Federal Character or "quota system" expunged from our books. You can't resort to shifting goal post because it favors you.

You deserve a kiss from a virgin

SergeAlain:
Have thoroughly read and digested the accounts of this soldier. I have never been in the army and so my comments cannot be out of experience. However, i have followed military history and technology for over 20 years and so i have a number of opinions based on what i have seen/read from other military campaigns etc.

In general let me start by saying that the Nigerian Army has not been professionally run since the days of IBB when it became a legitimate govt tactic to under equip and under train the military for fear of coups. Gen Ihejirika admitted when he took over that there had been no training exercises for years before he came in, troops were forbidden to even warm the tanks and fighting vehicles lest it became an excuse for mobilising for a coup. thus many of those equipment were patently serviceable by the time the BH insurgency escalated late 2013. Bearing that in mind the soldier in question had not been involved in real military maneuvers since he returned from Sierra Leone.

1. It is obvious that the soldiers were already scared once they heard they were going to the North East (in the training camp), and so they were actually already defeated. All that was needed was for BH to show up and they were ready to run. Hence the insistence on Aircraft, helicopters and tanks to do the main fighting so that they would be left with only mopping up. Mean while the Boko haram you are fighting is armed mainly with what you guys throw away/abandon as you are fleeing.

2. He made mention of the enemy using anti aircraft guns against men. For the un initiated this is true. BH uses high calibre guns from 12.7mm to 23mm mounted on trucks against the Nigerian Army, and the effect is deadly. However, we have now gotten to where the Soldiers are so scared that the mere sound of those guns appears to make them flee. What then would the Army do if it was involved in a conventional war (the soldier mentioned conventional war as if he were wishing for it Lolz) where the other army is well armed like yourself. E.g. If we actually got into a war with Chad or cameroun, these same soldiers would face sustained pounding by artillery (105mm to 155mm) and motars (81mm to 120mm) sometimes for days before you see the enemy infantry. Whereas Boko haram's anti aircraft guns have a range of 1.5 to 2km, some of the conventional artillery have ranges of over 15km. In fact what would the Army do if they were bombed by chad's Mig 29 fighter jets? In summary, if you cant cope with insurgents, dont even talk of conventional war, you would be a non starter.

3. He talked about adversity on the war front. I will respond with two stories-
a. During the Falklands war in 1982, the British army attacked the islands to recover them from Argentina (you can google it if you are interested). The plan was for soldiers to be airlifted from one battle to another by helicopters. Most of the choppers were based on a container ship called HMS Atlantic conveyor. Unfortunately fairly early in the war, Argentine aircraft attacked and sunk the ship with all the helicopters on board. As a result the British Royal Marines and Parachute regiments had to walk over 80miles from the landing point at Port San Carlos to the main Argentine strong hold in the capital Port Stanley. They achieved this carrying over 120 pounds of equipment each! In sometimes freezing climatic conditions and while enduring stiff rear guard actions from Argentine commandos. They still did their job. They did not use this as an excuse to run away.

b. The Biafrans faced continuously superior odds sometimes with no food for days, but they stood and fought for 30 months before surrendering. The soldier talks about receiving N1,000 per day vs N5,000 per day. Is this why he ran away? by the way where was he spending this money in a war zone? The issue bils down to resolve, and sadly it speaks about how seriously we take our Country to start with.


4. He mentioned being issued 3 magazines (i guess of at least 20-30 bullets each). The adequacy of this is relative. In the British Army a combat load of about 6-7 magazines were customary. However, it would be nice to check how many bullets the Boko Haram fighters carry each, and you might be surprised. As an example we may revisit the case of the Biafran Army. Those brave boys were sometimes sent into battle with as few as 10 bullets each. However, their saving grace was that they mostly carried Mauser and Le Enfield bolt action rifles (what you might call 'cock and shoot') this tends to make the soldier try to make every round count unlike when you have an auto rifle. The other matter is of course the range of your weapon--- In the North East engagement ranges of over 500m are normal, whereas the Nigerian Army standard issue weapon the AK 47 is only accurate to about 250m (this is no short range, bear in mind that at 200m a man is about the height of a small pencil and very few soldiers can shoot accurately at that range irrespective of the weapon they are carrying). Thus the bottom line is fire discipline. Hold your fire until the enemy closes to within your accurate shooting range e.g. 150m and then give them hell!!! To achieve this you need disciplined soldiers, who are accustomed to being shot at. Disciplined soldiers who before hand have dug real deep dug outs with proper sandbagged positions, so that once your head is down, you are safe even from shelling by 155mm artillery (except of course there was a direct hit). Just consider, a force of 300 soldiers each with 30 bullets. If they achieve even a 20% hit ratio, each man would hit 6 enemy. I.e. Boko Haram would have taken 1,800 casualties. This is a bit theoretical, but you can see that 3(90 bullets) magazines (per man)well utilized would have stopped the BH in their tracks.

In summary, the work of a Soldier is not easy and it is clear many people in the Army today dont know what they are there for. When you live in free accommodation, enjoy free transport (as staff), free clothing for 5 days of the week, and draw a salary. You should DO your job when the time comes. Complain about the N4,000 short fall after you have won, and see if Nigerians will not fight for you to get your money.

Men are defined not by how they respond when times are easy, but how they react to adversity!!

IT IS INSTRUCTIVE THAT NOT ALL THE SOLDIERS IN QUESTION CHOSE TO RUN AWAY! Some who suffered the same issues as him are still diligently doing their job and are involved today in the crushing of this same Boko haram whom this soldier is making to appear invincible and immortal!!!

I rest my case sirs!

Perfect

God bless you

To add to your points

Man know Man has killed the military

That's why we must eliminate the part of the recruitment process that seeks the signature of a serving military officer, senator, LGA chairman etc

Let the person bring a letter of origin with other credentials

barcanista:
Lemme call my fellow "Tanoids" Tomakint, Firefire Anonimi Trukpusher Mogidi

Hmmmm

Still watching if you are pulling our legs

EdCure:
Desist from spamming my mentions with nothing other than inane babbles & childish rants.

Cocoa farmer to be quickly buy your seedlings before it runs out of stock

Jonathan might be the last president of united Nigeria


Please go buy your farm tools, cocoa and groundnut seedlings

Baawaa:
Jonathan,you proponed your day of your shame to another day!
No Retreat,No Surrender!
Jonathan must go!

EdCure:
What happened to Mussolini will befall him if he fails to respect democratic principles.

jorlons:
Well I want to bliv GEJ won't go to that length so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt to be a responsible democrat.
He should realize he cannot fight the whole country. We don't want a leader who reigns, we want one who rules. Unfortunately GEJ is just a puppet in the hands of those behind the scene evil rulers of our dear Country.
And for those pushing him into these acts, they should realize we as humans cannot predict the end of a matter from the beginning only God can.
I hope they're very well prepared for a backfire.
Godbless the federal republic of Nigeria
Godbless GMB/PYO
#Ihavedecided

Mutuwa:
Guy..before the PDP campaign donkeys came to kd,a close childhood pal who happens to be a security agent had told me of a tip they got that weapons wer concealed at some building at Zaira.Now that know the facts have leaked,them won use idea n media retell the story again.

Which party hid the guy.? PDP or APC

Thank God

But

The government should never continue with the useless practice of defending naira with our foreign reserve at all cost.

Government should use some part of the foreign reserve to

1) diversify the economy

2) eliminate our import economy

3) increase our export economy



The budget should be pegged at $40 and the extra used to achieve the lists above and enlarge our foreign reserve.


Naira should be left at N200 to $1 so as to make imported products very expensive in order to discourage importation , encourage local production and increase exportation.

Why can't this amala Tinubu post a pic or video of the soldiers


APC = illiterates

asha80:
lol @economic illiterate.

Even Barcanista rejected the prof's senseless policy


We want jobs

Pls

Encourage industrialisation