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Recently, I was chatting with a very close friend who is serving in the APC government. The chat was flowing well until I asked if the continuous fall of the Naira against the $ and barring people from accessing their funds were part of government economic revival strategy. The moment I dropped that chat, he read it but stopped chatti

Recently, I was chatting with a very close friend who is serving in the APC government. The chat was flowing well until I asked if the continuous fall of the Naira against the $ and barring people from accessing their funds were part of government economic revival strategy. The moment I dropped that chat, he read it but stopped chatti

Fidel Albert is a lawyer who has handled a lot of court cases for apc, and he wrote this:

I am APC through and through. At least as
of today. I detest the PDP and what they
stood for the past 16 years. I cannot
touch the PDP with a ten meter pole. But
i would be mad to imagine that the APC is
that Bethsaida Pool, or even the River of
Jordan, that enjoys the fellowship of
angels who trouble its waters, and
instantly heals every soul that is diseased,
once they are immersed as members. I
have no such delusion. Nor do i imagine
every member of PDP to have been evil.
Some people did excellently either as PDP
members or as serving in the successive
PDP governments. On the other hand,
there are questions regarding the
integrity of several APC chieftains that
have not been properly answered till this
very day. But because we imagine the
APC to be the River of Jordan, and this
people are the gatekeepers, we conclude
therefore that their leprous souls have
been healed. But i have no such
delusions.


The other day, I thought myself good-
natured to wish Goodluck Jonathan a
happy birthday on facebook. I did this
because despite being his opponent
politically, and actively campaigning
against him, i recognized that he did this
country a great service by conceding
defeat at the polls, deflating the palpable
tension and deflecting what was an
imminent crisis. I thought he deserved
my gratitude for being so graceful and
elegant in defeat. My friends thought i
had betrayed the APC by felicitating with
the man on his birthday. Only that! Such
hypocrites.
Where was i again when Fayemi lost to
Fayose in 2014 and called to congratulate
Fayose. The entire APC hierarchy went
mad! How could he dare? How can he
concede defeat? What impudence! APC
never conceded defeat in that election.
As a matter of fact, APC challenged that
election right up to the Supreme Court,
and lost all the way. But guess what?
Fayemi, the candidate, was not joined as
a party to the petition. He was left out of
the fray. So, for those who said conceding
defeat was a common place gesture and
should not be commended, do not forget
APC's reaction in 2014, in the Ekiti
election. Do not also forget that this
country was boiling in 2015, and boiling
hot, and GEJ's action alone was, in my
view, responsible for diffusing that
tension. Can we forget so easily how
crowded MM International Airport was,
with people scratching and clawing to get
out before the polls? So many people
relocated from Nigeria. I even recall a
friend of mine, whose child was born in
the US, receive a call from the American
embassy that they wanted their Citizen,
his child, out of Nigeria before the
elections. Who can deny the prevailing
sentiments of that period?


It would seem the politics of Nigeria is
"either or." So i can't be caught talking to
a PDP member if i am in APC and vice
versa. Or no matter what, I must
demonise everything PDP and eulogise
everything APC. I cannot do that. Where
GEJ did well, I'll give him credit. Where
Buhari fails, I'll be the first to criticize
him. Maybe i'm not Nigerian.
I do not imagine Buhari to be God. At
least he is not my GOD. He is not above
reproach. He is not beyond criticism. In
any event, I am naturally iconoclastic. My
congenital tendency is to dare, where
others fret. So you can understand when i
say that I see nothing divine in him,
except that providence made him
President, against all odds. And it was for
a reason. So when all economic indices
are low, and I, as an ordinary man, feel
the suffocating squeeze on a daily basis,
and people who should be concerned are
rather aimlessly defending, or inventing
subterfuges, on a daily basis, because
BUHARI is president, then i feel
extremely sorry. I am an APC man
through and through, but i wont be caught
dead on that bandwagon.


There is no substitute for self-examinatio
n for the APC. PDP died the day it lost its
conscience and could no longer take an
objective view of its policies and actions.
If we must survive as a party, we must be
able to listen, listen hard and respond to
criticism. The criticism must not always
be constructive, but our response must
be. We must always take the moral high
road and be blameless. And the one way
of ensuring that APC dies very soon, is to
set up and worship a mere mortal as god,
before whom we must all fall in obeisance
and ask no questions. Once we've been
able to set up a cult personality in Buhari
and momentarily convulse in blind rage
anytime he is criticized, then we are ready
to die, as PDP died. So, when the Army
kills and maims, at the slightest
provocation and you say Buhari is right, a
piece in us dies. When a Court grants bail
and someone uses executive fiat to
unconstitutionally detain suspects in
custody, and you say Buhari is right,
another piece dies. When socialist policies
are introduced into a free market
economy with the immediate effect that i
can no longer pay for goods abroad, or
access my hard-earned cash abroad, or
even freely trade internationally and you
say Buhari is right, yet another piece dies.
We will continue to die, i assure you, in
installments, piece after piece, as we
insist on living in self-denial, till it
becomes difficult to know the exact place,
time and occasion we indeed died.


Recently, I had the ultimate
embarrassment in Dubai Mall where i
went shopping. I had parked several
items to the counter and confidently
whipped out my card to make payment.
When the figures were punched in, alas
my card was blocked. A message came on
the POS machine "do not honor purchases
on this card." And the Arabs looked at me
funny. What? For what offence? I have
never served in Government or stolen
Government funds. But my president cast
his anti-corruption net too wide and now
has a quarry of both fishermen and fishes
in his net. Let the fishermen go, and let
the fishes fry. The law, as implemented,
must be able to distinguish both. Or not?
Let me say that given the short duration
of his government, Buhari has done
extremely well in some areas. And I
commend him for this. Electricity is near
constant now. This is phenomenal. And I
don't share the sentiments of the
deluded GEJites, who would be quick to
say GEJ put together the structure.
Buhari has fixed, or shall i say is fixing,
power. That is a good thing. The PDP
government could not achieve this in 16
years. The war on corruption is also
splendid. My only misgiving is that it
seems a bit one-sided. Only prominent
PDP members. There has to be one
person in APC, defunct ACN, ANPP or any
other party who held power in any state
in Nigeria between 1999 and 2015 who
was corrupt. Who stole government
funds. And i don't mean Saraki. None?
That would be an absolute miracle. But
let's keep looking, so that we do not
entirely discredit the motive of the anti-
graft campaign as being a witch-hunt
exercise. Let's keep looking at and into
the APC, we might just find one person
and show a good example of our internal
self-cleansing policy.


The most critical thing now, requiring
urgent attention, is the economy. The
economy has to be fixed. I recognise that
we met it in shambles. Everything PDP
touched turned to dust, no doubt. PDP
was Midas bewitched. But we cannot
spend the next four years crying about
how bad we met the economy. We knew
how bad it was before we aspired to fix
it. It was the punchline of our campaign
promises. We've won the elections now.
It's time to get to work. We must open
up the economy instead of closing it. Lure
back the investors, as they make painful
detours to Ghana and Cameroun. Keep
the cash flowing in the system. Give
attention to education. It's a tough job,
mind. But there just has to be a better
way to do this than the socialist ideology
that seems to be unfolding.


There we are! I have had my say. Let the
heavens fall.
Still loyal to the APC.

I went to phcn office this morning to recharge my prepared meter. On recharging the card, i noticed the amount per unit has been increased yet the sum did not just explain the less number of units given. I asked the offficial to reconcile the account and he told me part of the money went for fix charge.
Why has phcn not complied with fg directive?
was it just a trick to increase electricity tarrif?
We are in for a long thing!

muri4mig:
Knowing the difference between tiers and arms of government does not translate into good governance. If he know good governance and cannot differentiate between tiers and arms of government, my brother, Nigerians will be fine. Let the waillers continue.

Really!! Well the challenge is that money allocated for local govt might just be channeled to the judiciary! u see why u are so bright?

folksync:
I wouldn't make this mistake in my dream but that doesn't mean some people can't. Even very educated ones.

FINAL NOTE: This thread is mischievous. The OP was not out to correct or give Mr. President the benefit of the doubt that it could have been a slip of tongue. This amounts to a personal attack and a desperate one too. This thread is not worth anything. It is as useless to the economy as Olamide -Don't Jazzy feud is.

u are right bro. i was of the opinion that buhari was a science student, he never studied govt. and so should be excused.

ehissi:
Apart from clueless and senile, what other words can be used to describe this phenomenon!!??

senescent, doddering, incompetent .. .

Simplymeah:
leave wit it man,@ least 4 d next 4 years

Ok my "change" agent, do we really have a choice? It's a plague we have to "enjoy" for 4 years .

ehissi:
Arms of Government:- Executive, Legislature, Judiciary

Tiers of Government:- Federal, State, Local!!

This president is not too bright; but that doesn't make him less powerful! Infact, it makes him potentially dangerous cause power could easily be misused/abuse in error!!

Respect.

aziddam1001:
He probably thought arms of government. Nobody is above making mistakes. And since arms and tiers are both 3, that would even make it more confusing for the old man

Yea! The same "thought" that made him thank president michel of western germany, fail to give the correct meaning of inec etc. Pls u guys should be proud and stop trying to explain to the world.

Okaka27:
go n die

stale! pls be more creative!

sule17:
Can ur father be president?

Yes!! president of west germany!!! Sule the almajiri.

DaBullIT:
Wailer alert

yea agent of "change". keep enjoying the "change" from aisha and lie muhd. U deserve ur money bro.
I also expect the other agent to like ur post.

Tiers of government and arms of government are taught in secondary school. Every secondary school kid knows that the judiciary is not a tier of government. But Buhari had the mind to go live on national TV and tell us that the judiciary is a tier of government. What further evidence do we need to know that this man did not attend secondary school as he falsely claimed on oath? TEACHER DON'T TEACH US NONSENSE

Dr. Ben Carson (Retired world renowned neurosurgeon, and Republican Presidential Aspirant) wrote this beautiful piece. Read and be blessed. Sometimes you are unsatisfied with your life, while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life. A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of flying. But, a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home. That's life!! Enjoy yours. If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets. But only poor kids do that. If power ensures security, then officials should walk unguarded. But those who live simply, sleep soundly. If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships, then celebrities should have the best marriages. But those who live simply, walk humbly and love genuinely! All good will come back to you!!! Man asks, “Where was God when Myles Munroe, wife and his associates were killed in a crash? He answers, "The same place I sat when John the Baptist my servant was beheaded. When Stephen my servant was stoned to death. When Paul my servant was murdered in Rome. The same place I sat when my only Son was brutally crucified, wounded, bruised and killed. I have not moved from my position." I am the same. It is not the means of exit from earth that matters but the destination. Live simply. It's all about God!!

After Our bloggers met with lie muhammed and aisha buhari, the tempo of promoting lies escalated.
They infiltrate fora in large numbers, propagate false info and get plenty likes and comments to support their claims; thus, giving the impression that their claim is real/popular.
There are places in ph. and akwa ibom that had 23-24hrs light for years now, but did that translate to improved electricity nationwide?

Mynd44:
State house allocations includes but is not limited to the running of the house including the security, painting, works and lowering anf all other running of the entire house. It is also out of this that hosting evebts is coming out of .

Why am I even responding to this if the OP can call the report of a 1.7 billion in food which emanated from Trent as "reliable sources"

Do me a favor
Gerrarahia.

As for the breakdown, wait until each minister come to defend his/her allocation and you get to hear what goes where. Stop putting the cart before the horse.

Whats with Nigerians sef?

Did u just know this?
Hypocrisy is when you say that # 1b is
too high for feeding in Aso Rock under
Jonathan, but #1.7b is not high for
feeding in Aso Rock under Buhari.
And to think that this is coming from a
man who keeps telling to us that he
wants to reduce the cost of government.
Shame.

abduljabbar4:
Fool, as it is right now some "literate" soldiers are serving 10 years imprisonment for running away from Boko haram due to "lack of weapons" when they were using the same AK47 Boko haram is using while the civilian JTF is using sticks, knives, cutlasses and wands to fight the terrorists without any fear. Why didnt the "literate soldiers" discover the bombs yesterday and allowed the illiterates to find it?

You claim that Buhari is an illiterate but so far he has been doing far better than ur stpeed, useless and senseless otuuoke drunkard PHD holder

U don't just make statement that can't be verified. Care to post a link that shows the NA is dominated by the south?

stifej:
I bet no Northerner benefitted from the Niger Delta amnesty program. Hundreds of ND youths are in foreign countries on FG sponsorship. That's their reward for militancy. These gallant men on the other hand put their lives on the line. Making sacrifice for others. The South-South has been rewarded for their militancy. Maybe if there were vigilante group helping the military to fight against Militancy in the SS. They too would have probably been extended the same gesture by the military.

u have 80% of the oil wells, take a greater % of federal allocation and still want to share in the amnesty programme? smh!

Duru1:
The same corruptible endeavor of 1961/62 engineered by Tafawa Balewa that saw the unqualified recruits such as Muhammadu Buhari and bunch of coup precipitators into Nigerian army as officers is about to happen all over again. What happens to the quota system that has become the hallmark of northern Nigeria’s deceitful machination? What number of northern vigilante absolved into the armed forces should be liberally applied to other parts of the country? In fact, I do not blame the northerners but most southerners who are inherently idiotic.

So on point!!!

abduljabbar4:
The military already is dominated by southerners and the civilian JTF members are not going to be recruited for no reason. Just yesterday they detected 5 bombs that could have killed or injured at least 3000 people

Are u related to lie muhammed?

romme2u:
this ur oversabi will lead u astray. incomplete information and poor analytical skill can only make u pompous, it does not mean u know what(and are sure) u are doing.

no wonder the guy no gree join issue with u. i can't enlighten u because u have decided to see a hill instead of a mountain.

Exactly my take on the guy. I wanted to engage him but a quick run through his previous post showed the guy is clever by half, twisting facts to suit his fancy.
I didn't need to waste my time with him, but thank God the internet is there for people who truly wish to have an objective view about the issue to peruse.

Marotzke:
if their mission is to destroy israel, give me one example of a sunni terrorist group clashing with israeli security forces. Or any known attack by sunnis inside israel or on israeli interests.

All the terror groups fighting against the existence of isreal are made of sunni muslems. It doesn't mean the shiite want isreal either, just that their approach is different.

dvee2:
They are so peaceful that GEJ regime killed three of Alzazzaky children

Have u ever wondered why 90% of islamic terror group are of sunni extract?
Boko haram which is rated top of world terror group, are they sunni or shiite?
Can u point to violent incidences caused by the shiite sect since it existence in nigeria?
I put it to u that u hate the shiite because one supposed village dr. told u they are jews - which is false; and they are the minority - which is true.

parisbookaddict:
The demolitions are bad. This is persecution of people.
By don't be under any illusions that shites are peaceloving.

They are as crazy as the sunnis. Iran is shite and they are known to be aggressive. They actually believe that Israel must be destroyed for their final imam to come and end the world and muslims will take over. They are all birds of a feather.

El rufia is sunni and SunniS believe shites are practicing a corrupt version of Islam. This army incident was a good excuse to destroy the corruption in the land.

from available records, 90% of islamic terror groups are sunni muslems. Their mission to destroy Isreal is one, but the sect is more accomodating.

Simply because they are shiite muslem and not sunni.
It is on record the shiite sect are the most peace loving muslems in the world, but just because one sick doctor wrote buhari a letter, errornously alleging the shiite of jewish origin; that suffice the persecution by govt run by sunni muslems in nigeria. It is a pity!!

wristbangle:
When GEJ had it on the platter of gold(110 dollars per barrel), the clueless one allow his spirited corrupt people around to squander our resources, wealth, etc anyhow.

I am not fully in support of this administration but so far they have not spend anyhow just like PDP era.

I'm sure when u are refering to pdp, u don't think it should include the current members of apc. I can safely conclude that if dasuki were to join apc now, u will not consider him as one of the bad guys that squandered naija. I hail una!!!

KINGOFJAPAN:
It's a super story.. OP is knuckle head

Says a sunni muslem! Allah akbar akuya!

icebergtoby:
Pls can u tell Nigerian abt d danger and fraud in the budget. Pls explain

Ok. if u claimed u have no money and u want to make a budget, should your budget be higher than when u had money?
Also it is clear that that more than 2trillion is going to be borrowed to fund welfare in the budget, how sensible is that? Do u borrow to eat?

simpleseyi:
Your family is doomed. Nigerian shall be great again.

U are already doomed! Can't u see frustration from ur response?
Don't worry buhari is borrowing 2trillion + so that 5k can come to ur family. Eyah just be patient.

Jokay07:
see me see wahala oo, did I mention Gej? See Guilty conscience.

I can see u are having fun, kudos.

Jokay07:
what could be more dangerous than mismanaging a whole $2.1 billion meant to purchase arms but was shared from head to toe.

If i can remember, the topic is about buhari's budget; u will do well to make your point on the issues of this budget.
I understand ur urge to blame gej is gratifying but how can we make progress?