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He has planted flowers all over Lagos and still hasn't improved the health conditions of the people. I guess people have to smell the flowers to breathe in fresh air, pullution is still a nuisance.

Overall I'll rate him 2/10 because he's not tackling the basics. He just wants big projects so he'll get a big applause; not good enough.

MrCrackles:
Oh dear!!!

Why e no go for the entire duration of his tenure, afterall, it doesnt look like we have a president!

Your username speaks volumes because you actually speak the truth and at the same time manage to crack us up.

This thread is like flogging a dead horse. A state that cannot even provide the basic amenities wants to start from the top, yeah yeah.

[quote author=must_a_far link=topic=219988.msg3350645#msg3350645 date=1232133578]i guess the joke is on u then. cos i was only joking myself. [/quote]lol, you cannot hustle the hustler.

cre8tivity:
cool down, that was a joke. i just wanted to ensure that you're reading my post. now, it is confirmed and i'm very happy about. no need to get hot, it was only a joke, i usually don't disrespect people.
i think boss got the joke.

Oh yeah I did, I should have told must_a_far that that's the way you are normally with your wry sarcasm; suits you though as you're one of the young high flyers of Nigeria (to my knowledge).

But could you please dispel my thought that you're not in America andactually in Nigeria because you surely cannot remain that positive if you still live in Nigeria.

cibilola:
don't be to naive to think that Obasanjo personally dragged Yaradua to the presidential sit

some silly majority of Nigerians disappointed themselves by voting, and ofcourse there are 'long legs', bribery etc,

You think we're wrong by assuming that Obj personally dragged Yaradue into the prsidential sit? Who else is to be blamed then if not OBJ? I thought he "handpicked" him according to majority of Nigerians and also majority of news reporters are uttering the same word.

Oh well, about your second line, I don't think the voting counted in 2007 so I'll ask you my dear to disregard the [b]s[/b]election and have it on your mind that the seat was readily made for Baba Go-Slow.

mikeansy:
Folks, does anyone believe a lady will have that as their signature?

That signature does not make me think she's a man but rather that she resides in America. Onthe flip side of the coin, I think she's the best citizen Nigeria can ever offer (in terms of patriotism and seeing positives and being blind to the negatives).

[quote author=must_a_far link=topic=219988.msg3350432#msg3350432 date=1232129177]una dey waste valuable energy o. serious valuable energy. KOBO and BOSS na una i dey talk to o.[/quote]We thought we should make this lady aware of the dangers of unjustly playing with an army of termites, I think I'll follow your advice,

cre8tivity:
i do not see any big deal. being healthy is priceless, if the man needs medical assistance, let him go get it. i don't even care if it takes 8 months. you need a good health to be able to function well. with all the unclosed deals/rubbish the previous administration left behind, i still feel that yaradua is doing ok. things are starting to change for better, our constitution is now being embraced more than before, we are now seeing many new development all over the country and investors are now returning back to invest their money. it is a matter of time, nigeria will be back on the map like those old beautiful days.
again, if the man needs medical trip, let it be. afterall he's still the president of this country. please, do not let us make big deal out of this new development.

cre--8--ti--vi--ty

How dare anyone criticise you? Wow, You really must be living in a different Nigeria from what people talk about or even from what we see on TV - eh? You still managed to get water out of the desert!!!

Nice one but I hope you know that you've just created an open wound for yourself by this bold statement and I hope it'll heal before people start pouring salt on it.

There's presently war in Afghanistan and even, Nigeria is worse than Afghanistan when it comes to kidnapping people.

Would things ever get better?

multebrain:
B.O.S.S PLS I WANT YOU TO TELL THEM MORE ABOUT OBJ I THINK YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN HOW THEY DO lol YOU KNOW WHAT IS NOT GOOD TO BE UGLY UGLY PEOPLE DO BAD THING BECOUSE THEY ALWAYS ANGRE DONT BLAME OBJ BLAME HIS MOTHER THAT ACCEPT TO MARRY HIS FATHER WHICH HE RESENBLE UGLY THING IN OTTA

hahaha, don't worry, just leave them fighting a dumb course. How on earth would someone say Obj was a good man? For God's sake, it's his fault that we have Yar' Adua and still, Obj has shown no remorse over this.

multebrain:
president yara dua or what is your name you have to be ashame of yourself by going to all the country of the world for medical i dont know what you use your brain to think you cannot build a very good hospital and eqqup it with you run arround for treatment how many times have you heard the president of bretain or oany other country travelling for medical in germany or elsewhere you cannot build a good hospital in nigeria but you can approve the sum of 4.2 billion naira for food in aso rock i dont know what you peopel are thinking may be i should plead to german president with come and bild hospital in nigeria NIGERIA in germany pls help me do this so that our president willnot be running arround OGA PRESIDENT pls build a good hospital in nogeria dont spoil nigeria image you must be ashame OBASANJO boy lol lol all of them no dey regret there action lol lol biuld for yourself i dont say you should build for nigeria i know u people dont think of nigeria but yourself and your family lol lol
ohh OGA PRESIDO

Represinting the Nigerians wey no fit use internet.

[quote author=must_a_far link=topic=219898.msg3349431#msg3349431 date=1232115421]i want one of those. collectors item.[/quote]

I just wish the oppressed could be free but how? Life's a b*tch, f*ck this world.

We love power even more than ourselves. Yar 'Adua would rather die on the throne. King Yar 'Adua.


***Naija back on autopilot***

cibilola:
rightfully said! are some of us so quick to forget the state the country was in under the reign of Abacha?

surely Obasanjo was not worse than Abacha, or was he?

Collectively, I cannot find a difference. One of them is thirsty for blood and money while the other is thirsty for blood and money apparently one was just greedier than the other.

Oh, plus, while one looted the money all for himself , the other looted the money for himself and his clans.

Either way, during both regimes, Nigeria beared the loss whichever way you look at it.

mikeansy:
I bet this poster does not know the meaning of the word worst

if u ask him to state one leader that was better than OBJ he will struggle.

Is he the best though? OBJ?

cibilola:
GUYS!!!

Obasanjo was not a fantastic president, (true) but don't let his physical ugliness and fiscal policies over-shadow the other things that he achieved for us, (i am not going to be popular for saying these)

I doubt people take that into consideration when dissing him. People are talking strictly about his policies and nothing else.

cibilola:
Obasanjo literally cleared the debt he owed to the West making Nigeria the first African country that have cleared the money they owe the Western world. ($32 billion in total)

That's laughable. What's his role as a president if he cannot predise over these issues? By the way, he paid $32 Billion debt and then pocketted half that amount, food for thought?

cibilola:
I believe it is also under Obasanjo's rule that mobile telecommunication was made easier. As simple as it may sound mobile phones have made communication easier in Nigeria since NITEL decided that they were a total f*ck up.

You should know Nigeria would forever be in the dark age if we cannot allow mobile phone telecommunication at this day and age, think about it, I've been using mobile phone in the UK since 1999, so for Obj introducing that 10-11 years after is in fact not impressive, and mind you, sooner or later, it'll have been there. In fact, I'm disappointed that it took almost a decade for mobile phone technology to be available in my country after all these first world countries in fact, some other developping countries still got the device circulated before Nigeria.

cibilola:
Tourism also boomed under his reign. For the first tim Oyinbo's decided that they could visit Nigeria without always poke-nosing into our oil,

And also, Nigeria climbed up the ladder and now we're 6th in the league of kidnapping nations. Oyibos are also very iffy when it comes to the issue of travelling to Nigeria, NICE!!!

cvibe:
His words: “This used to happen in movies,
Seems Like the Lagos State Governor has been developing Lagos with movie scripts but not whats happening in the developed world.

Did he really say this?

What an honor indeed? Nigeria is now ranked as the sixth (6) kidnapping country of the world!

A sixth country where people are practically stolen from the streets and disappeared only to re-surface after a ransom is paid with the option to be forever gone with the wind! And who still wants to take a chance at being held for ransom and sometimes killed for failure to deliver the king's ransom? The tourist? The investor? The expatriate? The educator? The Foundations staffer? This blogger? You? Me? The list of people staying off is growing and who suffers most but the economy of Nigeria, which is bleeding off all these potential additional tourism revenue due to instability occasioned by fear of kidnappers and other sundry anarchists parading in the country.

Icheoku had written similarly on the kidnapping menace in Enugu State, urging a precise determinate action against such terrorists(kidnap and death of a high chief ); and will like to urge the Federal government of Nigeria to make the crime of kidnapping a death-penalty offence. Kidnapping or fear of it paints Nigeria in a very bad light and sabotages its economy which would otherwise benefit from extra foreign exchange receipts from visitors, tourists and investors wishing to come to Nigeria. With the price of oil, the main stay of Nigeria's economy, tanking, the government need to start taking in revenue from other sources including tourism and the kidnappers should not be allowed to stand in the way. No price is too much to pay to put a stop to this nightmare and Icheoku pledges to support whatever action aimed at stamping out this scourge. The government of Nigeria should therefore treat these miscreants as economic saboteurs and mete a dissuading justice to them accordingly. On the hierarchy of crimes, Icheoku says that kidnapping should rank amongst treason as it attacks the very essence of Nigeria sustenance and by extension, its existence!

Now ranked among such countries like Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechyna, Philippines, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico, Nigeria really need to press the accelerator to zoom out of this crowd fast. All the negative raps already heaped on Nigeria appear to be bad enough, but add kidnapping to it and Nigeria becomes a completely no-go area. Admitted that criminals masking as "businessmen" will always brave any condition whatsoever to see if they can ink one contract or catch a deal anywhere, even in Hell, but the real issue should be the standing of Nigeria in the eyes of the world, especially the tourists. Being tagged a kidnapping mecca of the world is a toga the Nigerian Foreign and Internal Affairs ministries should devote a greater percentage of their resources both in manpower, propaganda and money to wage a ruthless campaign against. They need to cleanse this insignia from Nigeria as the damage is unquantifiable both in revenue and reputation. Whatever it takes, let it be done including breaking some hands and legs if need be. Reputation is priceless and any nation without one is doomed!

Now take a little peek on how these top ten kidnapping-countries are viewed in the eyes of the world, in descending order:-

10. Haiti - It remains an unsafe place to visit, even considering the presence of the UN stabilization force. Kidnappers and street gangs are thriving in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The targets include rich Haitians, diplomats, aid workers and, of course, foreign tourists.

9. Iraq – It doesn't come as a surprise, considering the widespread civil violence, that Iraq isn't one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Violence and kidnappings occur on a regular basis and are mainly aimed at foreigners. Once the home to the most ancient civilizations, Iraq is now a place where several distinct forces are competing for control.

8. Afghanistan – Afghanistan has been experiencing a lot of turmoil in the wars that have been raging on for over 25 years. Presently, several areas of the country remain unsafe for travelers, Attacks targeting foreigners are ever frequent, especially suicide bombings concentrated around foreign embassies. Visitors are recommended to avoid gatherings, avoid travelling alone or at night. Afghanistan presently has one of the most volatile situations.

7. Chechnya – Ever since the Russian empire collapsed in 1991, southern Russian has been marked by the conflict between the Chechen separatists and the Russian forces, thus reducing almost most of the province to sad ruins of a long war. Rich in petro-chemicals, natural gas and oil, the country’s economy and infrastructure have been experiencing a serious crash, due to the on-going conflicts. Tourists are not safe in the country.

6. Nigeria – Africa’s most populous nation has a fascinating mixture of over 200 ethnic groups that, coupled with an unstable economy, often leads to a volatile situation. According to news reports, over 200 foreign oil workers have been kidnapped in the Niger Delta, most situations being resolved with a ransom. It is not a paradise for tourists as they are easy targets of kidnappers.

5. Philippines – The archipelago consisting of 7,107 islands is a fascinating, laid back natural paradise, with friendly, engaging people. But there’s a reason we included Philippines among the countries where tourists are most likely to get kidnapped. North Cotabato, Mindanao, Zamboanga peninsula, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and the Sulu archipelago are just a few areas that a traveller should necessarily avoid. Apart from the usual robberies and kidnappings, foreigners also risk having a drug put in their drink that knocks one out immediately. Tourists are then either robbed, raped or have their kidneys taken. 10 hours are needed to wake up from the drug and another three days to remember what happened.

4.Venezuela – With some of the most spectacular landscapes and the longest waterfall in the world, Venezuela truly is a sight not to be missed, if you’re willing to leave aside street crime, kidnappings or political turmoil. If not, know that street crime is present on a daily basis throughout the country. Tourists in Venezuela are the easiest target for pickpockets; so try to look like anything but a tourist. Don’t wear jewelry, watches, avoid unfolding maps, taking pictures and stay away from poor areas.

3. Colombia – National parks, high mountains, cruise boats or soaring skyscrapers are just a few of the numerous attractions Colombia has to offer. Even though it might sound like an untroubled paradise, Colombia has its fair share of drug dealers, robberies and kidnappings. Even though safety has improved in recent years, Colombia still suffers from high kidnapping and homicide rates in urban areas. The extra violence is provoked by the guerrillas which operate mainly in rural areas – tourists are warned to be avoid the border areas with Ecuador and Venezuela.

2. Brazil – The largest country in South America, teeming with beaches and untamed forests, Brazil is one of the most vibrant and colorful places on the continent. As with the other countries on the list, the downside is the street crime present in big cities, where attacks against tourists have become frequent. Apart from the usual kidnappings, there are also a high number of muggings; so simply leave your valuables at the hotel and take with you only a small amount of money. To top it all off, Brazil experienced an increase in the number of yellow fever and dengue fever cases, so be sure to have your shots before entering the country.

1. Mexico – Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. You’ll come across plenty of corruption and the usual street crime that comes with every big city. Kidnapping for ransom is fairly common, especially in border cities such as Tijuana, Nogales or Juarez. As with other cities on the list, try not to look like a tourist, avoid flashing shiny, expensive objects and you should be fine.

Icheoku says, President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria should call his security council's meeting immediately to harsh out a permanent fix to this creeping ugly trend of kidnapping which is enveloping Nigeria. It does not bode Nigeria any good and if left unchecked will metastasize into another cancer in the body-fabric of the country. It should therefore be stopped forthwith and decisively. Any action or measure taken by the government to root it out will be a welcome development with Nigerians and the international community. Enough of these negative marks on Nigeria's image by a few miscreants; who are cashing in on the present spineless administration to cause more terror and apprehension amongst Nigerians and her visitors. Opportunity calls for Umaru Yar'Adua to rise and shine, and re-establish himself as an authentic Nigerian leader, if only he can muster the will and determination to be a little tough on crimes including kidnapping. Now is the time to seriously mean it and do it, (the fight against crimes) Mr. President!

Source : http://meniru..com/2008/12/nigeria-bags-honor-6th-kidnapping.html

Zimbabwe rolls out Z$100tr note 

A 50bn Zimbabwean dollar note was issued on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe is introducing a Z$100 trillion note, currently worth about US$30 (£20), state media reports.

Other notes in trillion-dollar denominations of 10, 20 and 50 are also being released to help Zimbabweans cope with hyperinflation.

However, the dollarisation of the economy means that few products are available in the local currency.

On Thursday, the opposition leader said he was still committed to power-sharing intended to rescue the failing economy.

Since September, when the deal was signed, talks have stalled over who should control key ministries.

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he was due to hold talks with President Robert Mugabe "within this coming week" to try to resolve the political crisis.


The latest annual figure for inflation, estimated in July last year, was 231m% - the world's highest.

"In a move meant to ensure that the public has access to their money from banks, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced a new family of banknotes which will gradually come into circulation, starting with the Z$10 trillion," Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper quotes a bank statement as saying.

But previous issues of new banknotes - and the dropping of several zeros from the currency - have done little to help Zimbabweans cope with inflation.

On Tuesday, a 50bn Zimbabwean dollar note was issued, less than a month after a Z$500m bill was released.

Correspondents say prices can double every day, and food and fuel - for those without US dollars - are in short supply.

Last month, the daily bank cash withdrawal limit - which at one stage was only enough for several loaves of bread - was abandoned.

However, most banks do not have enough cash to meet demand.

Some shops are licensed to sells goods in foreign currency but everyone from vegetable sellers to mobile phone service providers peg their prices to the US dollar.

Most groceries are brought in by Zimbabweans from neighbouring South Africa, Botswana or Zambia, further driving up prices.

There is more than 80% unemployment in the country and those with jobs find their salary is worthless unless they are paid in foreign currency.

Tears

Mr Tsvangirai is expected to return to Zimbabwe on Saturday after two months abroad.

At a press conference in Johannesburg, Mr Tsvangirai again appealed for prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, who appeared in court on Thursday, and other such detainees, to be released.


Robert Mugabe has resisted growing calls for his resignation

"Those abducted and illegally detained must be released unconditionally if this agreement is to be consummated," Reuters news agency quotes Mr Tsvangirai as saying.

Ms Mukoko - director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project - denies charges of organising military training to topple President Mugabe.

She broke down in tears in court as she spoke about her ordeal when she was abducted from her home by armed security agents at the beginning of December.

She described how she was beaten on her feet during questioning.

"The experience was frightening. I would not wish it upon anyone," she said.

Under September's power-sharing agreement, Mr Tsvangirai is to become prime minister while Mr Mugabe remains as president.

But the deal faltered after the MDC accused Zanu-PF of keeping the most powerful ministries - including the one that controls the police - to itself.

As the political wrangling continued, Zimbabwe has been hit by a cholera epidemic that has claimed more than 2,000 lives, made worse by the collapse of the water, health and sanitation systems.

Mr Tsvangirai, and Western nations, accuse Mr Mugabe of not being sincere about power-sharing.

Mr Mugabe insists he welcomes the power-sharing deal, and has resisted growing international pressure to resign.


Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7832601.stm

ojimbo IV:
will someone be held accountable for this 'corrupt act' is the million dollar question.

This is the first time I'll see a million dollar go to waste because nobody would be held responsible hence the million dollar question would go unclaimed.

olanajim:
@poster,
I disagree with your analogy. It is driven by sentiment.

So far, as bad as obj was, I am yet to see or hear any president that have achieved what he did. Maybe it will happen in future. Let us learn to seperate human character from their achievement if it is possible.

Alright then, Mr, could you please answer my question as regards to the best thing that ever happened to Nigeria's political history?

Ben20001:
This man is a hero

Crude Oil:
This man is too ugly.

Chrisbenogor:
I wonder why threads like this never make it to the front page but tom cruise in nollywood does, this is a serious issue posed by this embittered man who from the look of things owes Nigeria nothing.
The replies just show once again the large amount of immature people on nairaland, but again are they not "nigerians".

RichyBlack, Seun, are you reading?

I guess it's also imbibed in our mentality. Like the Yorubas say, "me ni Olorun wi" - God says we should have many!!!
Oh and in the Churches, the Bible says, we should be fruitful and multiply, It'll be very very hard to educate Nigerians about population growth, I concur, best of luck in getting Nigeria to admit reality!!!

tharma:
Nigerians are hypocrites. Nobody cares that a conductor was killed. Months I remember the ppl of Nairaland and Nigerians users in Facebook were busy shouting for Justice for one lady, perharps may be cos ha papa is a rich a man. But now a bus conductor is shot dead nobody even want to talk about.

To create a just society, struggle for justice must be for all.

What we have in Nigeria is selective justice for selecitve struggle for justice.

Well, the lady you mentioned got an attention in facebook and the conductor is getting his right here on Nairaland. Could you read the post above and see how people are cursing the police? How dare you say that? How about the ones present there at the scene of the shooting? Did you read the article that the police officers ran off?
Oh well, I guess you just jumped to conclusion. Trigger happy. You're just as good as the Nigerian Police; shoot first, ask questions last.

Adetola:
In America or England, where they have cctvs all over the place? Are people not also hungry in these parts of the world, despite their very sophisticated economies?

People are not hungry. People just want more, in terms of finer things but people definitely can feed themselves (well majority of the population) unlike Nigeria where poverty should have been a thing of the past. Nigeria and poverty shouldn't be in the same sentence considering how much wealth we generate and embezzle daily.

Adetola:
What you guys are forgetting is that there are ministries and government agencies that handle stuff like that. Their respective allocations can definitely not be transferred to poverty alleviation programs? The ministry for environment for example, i guess is for making the environment better and not economic policies or programs. Flowering the state is definitely one of the ways of carrying out their specialized duty.

In that case, they should utilise the funds properly and train these police officers, make the job more attractive, educate them, improve their life style and even get them used to thinking before acting ,support them and let them get rid of that nasty attitude of "shoot first, ask questions last".

KarmaMod:
why?

Infringement of my personal privacy!!!

Sky Blue:
Though the onus falls on the states to fix their roads, your anger should perhaps be directed to the federal government which is in charge of roads between states, etc, hence the use of the term federal roads. Those are the roads whereby most of these accidents occur, case in point is the deservedly infamous lagos-benin highway (and we haven't even started talking security). A budget was passed last year, right? The budget had in it money allocated to infrastructure - roads, right? What was it used for?

Boils down to corruption again. Why are our leaders not accountable. Why's a Nigerian life soooo cheap? Regardless of Federal or State road, why can't we hold these lot responsible? Imagine the article said that the cases of death increased by over 110%, that's more than double for God sake.

How fair is that?

Kobojunkie:
"there has been increasing trends in the case fatality rates, injury and the rates per 100,000 population. There have also been easing trends in the severity of the accidents." From 1974-1983, "the number of accidents increased by 10.4%, injured cases increased by 43%, cases of deaths increased by 110.6%, total casualties increased by 57.1% and human population increased by 27.2%," Ezenwa noted.

This is horrendous, What's this? Is Nigeria the capital of Hell? Is CCTV what we need? Is satellite what we need?

This is not rocket science. Fix the damn roads,

Jesus f***ing Christ, I'm losing it!!!!