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Politics › Re: Iyiola Omisore's Campaign Banners For Governor, Osun State (Photos) by budaatum: 9:08pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mouthgag:
All useless thieves


What is this old fool looking for again?
He has not finished the Gbongan-Osogbo Road which he started. Maybe he is coming back to complete it.

Abi O-useless don do am?
Politics › Re: Iyiola Omisore's Campaign Banners For Governor, Osun State (Photos) by budaatum: 9:05pm On Aug 13, 2018
amaniro:
Both oyetola, omisore, ademola I have not seen anyone best for osun state.
See trouble o. I am Sai Buhari but I can't support anything to do with that O-useless Aregbe in my state. And when I think of this Omisore, my belle de jus hurt. Who person go vote now?

Help me, people! cry
Politics › Re: 9 Kinds Of People Supporting Buhari's 2nd Term-Saharareporters by budaatum: 8:57pm On Aug 13, 2018
Call me watefa u want
Labe me howefa u like
We all know dats wat losers do!

Wetha na only me de vote o
We shall see when Sai Bu 9ja 2019!
Christianity Etc › Re: Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo Asks Students To Sow N500,000 As Seed (Video) by budaatum: 8:27pm On Aug 13, 2018
hopefulLandlord:
Dalaman, is it your money? I was there at the service. I sowed my school fees combined with my life savings. Now I'm reaping the benefits as my parents disowned me, I'm homeless and penniless. Glory be to the Jewish god and this pastor he sent to ruin my life
Don't mind Dalaman! He did not sow, now he's not reaping and he's happy!

If you too had sown, Dalaman, would you not be reaping what hopefulLandlord is reaping?
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 8:21pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
Hahahaha hahahaha. You want to talk law but defamation is a civil tort not a crime so the issue of guilt does not arise.
If the case is dismissed, Soyinka need not sue Obasanjo again. His lawyer will only just that the matter be dismissed with cost (money to be paid by Obasanjo if he looses).
I am not a lawyer, so my choice of words might not be technical, even though some has rubbed off from dad who was.

We were discussing the "truth" of the assertions, and uncontested does not mean they are true. Soyinka wins in tort court if Obasanjo does not contest. But Obasanjo is still not deemed to have committed the crimes asserted against him in the eyes of the law. And the law does not, as far as I know sit on the pages of a newspaper. Obasanjo has to drag this case to tort court for the first instance to apply. And EFCC or the Attorney General has to drag him to Criminal court for the second. Though, I am wondering if Soyinka has any basis to instigate proceedings. I hope he does, and should.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 8:07pm On Aug 13, 2018
Jman06:
Yeah ! I love Freemasonry because it preaches brotherhood beyond borders. As a matter of fact, more Nigerian men from all regions need to be schooled in freemasonry for that would help facilitate our quest for unity in diversity.
After all, one's neighbour could be from a different race or religion, but Christ said "love them" regardless.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 8:05pm On Aug 13, 2018
lawjjj:
of course Christ is the only way, but what do you think that means? it simply acting like Christ, I always tell Christians that it is your thoughts translated into actions (philipian 4:cool that is salvation not your religious ceremonies or reverence to any deity(john 4:22-23)
Thank you.

Nor simply believing, as quite a few seem to think.

One can love ones God and ones neighbour in one's thought, but if one's actions belie those thoughts, Christ is missing in that person.
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 8:01pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
So if Obasanjo sues Soyinka, Soyinka's statement in that newspaper (which is an assertion) will be reduced into a pleading. If Obasanjo does not counter them, they will be deemed admitted.
I agree. And the case for defamation is thrown out, and Soyinka can further sue for legal expenses incurred.

However, "it is not that simple" (sorry). Obasanjo's non-counter does not imply guilt. He can't be considered to have been found to be guilty (or to have pleaded guilty) before the law of any crime asserted by Soyinka on the above basis. A criminal court would not say the previous uncontested case implies guilt.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Does "Works" Work Without Prayers, But Prayers Dont Work Without "Works"? by budaatum: 6:56pm On Aug 13, 2018
P.s. I might have gone off topic some but.......
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Does "Works" Work Without Prayers, But Prayers Dont Work Without "Works"? by budaatum: 6:54pm On Aug 13, 2018
asuustrike2009:
Hard work pays but should be backed up with prayers. That you are succeeding because you don't believe in prayers doesn't mean it is hard work all the time. That atheist success in what they do doesn't mean Christians can't. As a Christian, you a shinning light. You have oil that attracts Satan to your domain hence it is advisable to pray. Unlike those who don't believe in God, you are special being . Lucifer doesn't have time for unbelievers since they are his captive.
What is wrong with you Christians? Why can't you just say that God never said he will help those who do no work and that those who think God will do all the work for them are in error and need educating, so help them God please? Are there not numerous chapters and verses you can quote to prove this point and in effect that op is strawmanning you? Is "Love you neighbour" "do no work and sit down and pray till Kingdom comes"?

A Christian, or anyone, who does no work is an unshinning deadbeat dwelling in darkness they themself's have created! They are lamps with no electric, and like maggi that has lost it's magginess, if they ever had any that is, and despite all their "Lord! Lords!" they will gnash on their teeth till they chew on their gums!
Christianity Etc › Re: Should Christians Support The Nation Of Israel? by budaatum:
So, if they steal the land and houses of Palestinians, drive them into a ghetto, make them landlocked and blow them up for throwing stones at them, we should continue to support Israel because they provided you with a book that has written in it that "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God" ?

Now I know where the motive for "belief" comes from. It's so some may refuse to use the head and brain the Lord their Gods gave some.

I'm so grateful people did not think this way when blacks in South Africa were under Apartheid, or when the entire Africa was enslaved I just wish people would consider what would have happened to their so much loved Jews if people hadn't risen up to protect them when they were the persecuted. I'm sure we'd be finding chapter and verse in the same book to justify wiping them off the face of the earth. The whole of Deuteronomy 28 would probably do.

"The LORD shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you will go out one way against them, but you will flee seven ways before them, and you will be an example of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth. "Your carcasses will be food to all birds of the sky and to the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

Lord please, come soon and give my people sense!
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 5:46pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
Go and ask any lawyer whether the bolded is true or not. That's all I can say. It is an established principle of law that an unchallenged and uncontroverted assertion is deemed admitted. Go ask any lawyer.
Unchallenged and uncontroverted assertions in a newspapers, Mujtahida? Isn't that the equivalent of me calling someone a thief in the market and our jungle justice of tyre and petrol?

Below is an example of what is true. It is much more than assertions in a paper! If this does not get before a judge, no subsequent judge on earth would accept Soyinka's current assertions as evidence of validity! This is what happened in the case below!

In M/V GONGOLA HOPE V. SMURFIT CASES LTD. (2007) 15 NWLR 189
ORALL FWLR (PT. 388) 1005 AT 1026, PARAS. C - H Per Ogbuagu, JSC reiterated thus:
''Where the evidence of a plaintiff is unchallenged and uncontroverted and particularly where the opposite party had the opportunity to do so, it is always open to the trial court seized of the matter to accept and act on such unchallenged and uncontroverted evidence before it. In such circumstances, the evidence before the court obviously goes one way with no other set of facts or evidence weighing against it. In other words, there is nothing in such a situation to put on the other side of the proverbial or imaginary scale of balance as against the evidence given by the plaintiff. The onus of proof is naturally discharged on a minimal of proof. In the instant case, the defendants led no evidence in support of their case, the Court of Appeal therefore rightly determined the matter based on evidence led by the plaintiffs.
SEE NWABUOKU V. OTTIH (1961) 1 NMLR 487; BALOGUN V. U.B.A. LTD. (1992) 6 NWLR (PT. 347) 336, (1992) 7 SCNJ 61; ODUNSI V.
BANGBALA (1995) 1 NWLR (PT. 374) 641, (1995) 1 SCNJ 275''
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 5:11pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
An unchallenged assertion in law is deemed as an admission.
That is simply untrue. And no, atheism gives me no special qualification. I mention it to let you know how I consider evidence. But back on topic.

Anyone can assert anything they want and as much as they want but that does not make it true. Nor does an assertion become true because one does not challenge it! You could tell a lie, for instance, and I might refuse to respond to it, but that does not make your lies the truth

Obasanjo may sue Soyinka for libel, and I truly wish he would, though I'm not holding my breathe. It is indeed a dare, and if he sued, a can of worms would open up and we'd know the truth instead of being left to believe whatever we wished to. And if Obasanjo gave oil wells to people for whatever reason than is justifiable, we'd at least all know for certain that Obasanjo is a crook, and we'll get them back. But if I were Soyinka, and had proof that he did as he claims, you wouldn't be reading this in a paper. I would consider it my duty to drag Obasanjo to court myself and take back our goddamn oil well from the thieving lying bastard! It would show others they wouldn't get away with doing the same thing.

I'll wait and see who blinks on this.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 4:24pm On Aug 13, 2018
Glycolysis:
And lastly, it's may not be making sense to you,& I still wonder why you engage in argument of such....
Sometimes,I don't argue with you & some others ,because at the end of the day, we end up just arguing at best .Draining energies & speaking & speaking.
For now,I don't have the Holy Spirit in me to bring conviction to anyone,why expending my energy huh... Seriously, it don't worth for me.
Don't you bother wondering why I engage in such discussions. But if you care to, it's because quite a lot of people seem to have been misled as you are and it negatively affects everyone. One just need see the hellish nation we have created through our ill-considered beliefs.

Just know that even though the response is to yours, ones words are like seeds. If they are good, they will fall on willing hearts and grow and produce fruit abundantly. And if they are no good, they will wither and die. Those who do the will of the Lord are forever strengthened and shall never tire.
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 4:13pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
Did you not read this portion in the article in your link
“If I denounce you (Obasanjo) as a degenerate in need of help, remember that I do not require fiction. Verifiable truth is solemnly at my disposal.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/obasanjo-awarded-oil-blocks-for-sex-wole-soyinka/

The bolded is a assertion by Wole Soyinka. The burden now shifts to Obasanjo to dispute it. If he keeps mum, he'd be seen to have conceded to the assertion. And in other climes even here in Nigeria Wole Soyinka cannot be used for libel if like he says his assertion is based on verifiable truth at his disposal. He'd simply plead justification and that is sufficient defence to dismiss any action brought under the tort of defamation against him.
So the burden is on Obasanjo. That's how it works in law.
That is not how it works in the climes I live in. If you make defamatory accusations against me. I may drag you to court where you'd be require to provide evidence for your allegations, or recant and pay me damages. The only "justification that is valid is evidence in support of your claims, and not, you "think I did" or " probably did" what you alledge! But even if I don't drag you to court, it doesn't mean what you say is in any way true. And anyone who thinks it is on that basis is, well, not an evidence requiring atheist like I am, I guess.

In Nigeria, considering the ineptitude if our legal system, one can easily see why most would not bother suing. It is a reform that nation needs.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 3:51pm On Aug 13, 2018
The question Jesus was answering was very clear. "What must I do to inherit eternal life?” So I don't know what I don't understand about it! Is there any more "salvation" than eternal life, Glycolysis?

I know what the problem is here. You can't accept that an atheist could possibly enter 'God's Kingdom'. And you assume knowledge you clearly don't have, despite thinking you do. So you think writing epistles would help you prove your point, when in fact your words just show how little you actually know and understand. Or is it not the truth that if buda said she was a Christian you would easily agree with what she says?

If you but thought of it, did Jesus not actually come to open the door for you Gentiles to receive "salvation" and enter the "Holy Tabernacle"? Or are you not aware that according to the Israelites, you were not going to heaven unless you were one of them before Jesus came to show you the way, and so you don't get confused, even wrote it in blood? Yet, here we are committing the same error he taught against over and over again, while claiming we have "experience of sanctification & Holy spirit baptism", "sincerity of heart & wiliness" (sic), and buda is an atheist who is going to hell!

Please continue believing the Jesus the Way is what you believe it is. There is however a teaching against assumptions. It goes something like "thank you lord that I am not like that buda over there". It ends with a clear warning "Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Amen.

Do note that my questions here are all rhetorical. You need not tell me the answers to any of them. So don't break your decision to ignore buda and "not even respond to her mentions" , please.

Glycolysis:
Then you don't know what we were arguing about...
In the parable you talked about,it was only summarized as thus ;
Anybody can be saved ... I guess you understand what save means in the Bible....
Anybody can experience God's salvation,Sanctification & Holy spirit baptism...not if you believe IN God only,but if you believe God..& God sees the sincerity of your heart & wiliness.

Now,coming to the DEEDs of the Samaritan, the priest passed by,the levite passed by & the Samaritan helped the victim ;
Can good deeds save ones soul from the destruction to come ?.....like in the case of the Samaritan, can his good deeds save his soul from condemnation to come ?

You don't believe you need to be saved,so,I don't think you're going to get my question...


Now,the parable of the Samaritan has two messages it wants to pass ;

1- Anybody can be saved by God ,irrespective of their origin..

2- Does you good deeds grants you salvation & other works of God's grace ?

Because going by john 3:16-21,you may get my question better...

Now again, on the I Corinthians 13 he quoted ,Paul wrote that letter to the Corinthians church when they were arguing about which gift they possess is greater ?
Paul was trying to tell them that all the spiritual gift you have receive from God is the same....but you lack one thing ;
Expression of God's love,agape love,among yourselves ..
Because you have had an experience with God don't mean you should not show God's love among yourself...
Did you noticed how he emphasised " I " in his letter to the Corinth ?

He was saved,he had an experience of sanctification & Holy spirit baptism,but with all these,and you don't reflect God's love among yourselves & others,you're nothing .

He was NOT saying that good deeds & just expressing humanly love among yourselves will grant you the work of salvation & sanctification !

IF YOU ARE SAVED ALREADY, AND YOU DONT EXPRESS AGAPE LOVE,GOD'S TRUE LOVE IN YOU,THEN YOU ARE NOTHING !
HUMAN NEEDS TO FEEL GOD'S LOVE FOR HUMANITY THOUGH YOU,NOT JUST THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS !
I guess you know the fruits of the Holy spirit ?.. Love is there too.
So,you need to express God's undying love for humanity instead of arguing which spiritual gift from God to you,AFTER you have being saved,is greater...

That's the summary of 1 Corinthians 13.....Paul's letter to the Corinth.

That guy was trying to assume it means love & brotherhood gets you saved !

That's gospel of perdition...nowhere in the Bible that it's recorded that good deeds & mere human love grants you salvation ,sanctification & holyghost baptism...


But it's your deeds & God's love,& other fruits of the Holyspirit, that people & humanity can see as a SUBSTANTIAL evidence of Gods work of salvation & sanctification in your life....


Hence,I asked him the question ;
Those tolerance,brotherhood & human love gets one saved ,sanctified & pure in God's sight ?...

And he said yes,& behold the Bible verse he quoted,he did not get the message & why Paul wrote the message to the Corinthian church...

Go read john 3:3....
You are not saved,in the Biblical context,by your good deeds to human but by God's salvation & mercy which is obtained through Jesus Christ...

I will not go to heaven because I was good to people...rather,I ( anybody else),will receive a place in eternity because they believed God ( note; not because they believed IN God ) & had a PERSONAL EXPERIENCE of the work of personal salvation, sanctification & God's true nature in them...


Should I tell you what I got to understand ?

ONLY FEW PEOPLE WILL MAKE HEAVEN !

EVEN MANY PEOPLE THAT JUST BELIEVED IN GOD,WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE WORK OF SALVATION,SANCTIFICATION,HOLY GHOST BAPTISM & CONITUE IN IT WILL NOT MAKE GOD OWN HOUSE...
EVEN MANY PEOPLE THAT CLAIMS TO BE CHRISTIAN WILL NOT MAKE HEAVEN !
MANY !!

ONLY FEW HAVE HAD THESE EXPERIENCE & CONTINUED IN IT...
EVEN MANY MEN OF GOD,THE OVERSEERS SELF,ARE GOING TO MISS HEAVEN !!
MANY OF THEM !
GOD ,FROM MY UNDERSTANDING,IS NO RESPECTER OF MAN....

YOU GET MY DRIFT NOW ?.... you see why I feared earlier on that you may not understand the point of the arguments....

It's about ;
Does good deeds save,sanctifies & make one experience the Holy ghost baptism ?

It's not about ;
Who can be saved from the wrath to come...

And the answer ? Anybody can be saved ....if only they believe God & is still experiencing the power of salvation ,sanctification & HolyGhost baptism when rapture occurs....
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 3:13pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida, I just got this sent to me.

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, calling former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a degenerate, liar, predator and sadist, has challenged him to swear whether he never awarded oil blocks in return for sexual gratification while he presided over the affairs of Nigeria.
Obasanjo awarded oil blocks for sex, says Wole Soyinka


In "other climes" , would Soyinka (a man I highly respect though I'm now reconsidering), not be dragged to court for defamation of Obasanjo's character (for whom I have no regard whatsoever), and fined heavily if he can't prove what he's claimed is true? But in the upside down Nigeria climes, see how he can make any unproven accusations he wants and ask the person he accused to come and prove him wrong!

I'd bet, sometime down the line, someone would drag this up and tell me to see how corrupt Obasanjo was and expect me to accept it because "respected Soyinka" said it!
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 2:47pm On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
Let me for the sake of argument concede that Buhari has more integrity than others but I'd like you to know that that integrity has not spilled over into how he governs.
No, you must not concede for the sake of argument! You are doing me no favour in letting me continue to deceive myself, if that is what I'm doing. And consider too those who might just take my word for it, and whom I might be leading astray! You must check, and confirm please, for my perception might be wrong.

However, and for the sake of making a point. Atiku, for instance, and in my opinion, has no integrity whatsoever. Would our nation not be worse if he was President? Is a head with a bit of integrity not much better that one with none?
Politics › Re: Trader Moni: Two Million Nigerians To Get Collateral Free Loans In Buhari's Govt by budaatum: 2:25pm On Aug 13, 2018
harmbhrosz:
you now see how stupidd you are right? Pure water selling is what you could attribute the loan too, that is what the government wants it citizens to become and you're so happy to masturbate over it. #Shame!

why can't the government come-in in assisting him with the bus so he can employ someone for the keke while he drives his government loan acquired bus and in no time he'll add another bus to his fleet, hope you see you are as visionless as your leaders who knows nothing about growth

Why should men as old as your father be encouraged to start hawking pure water, is that the government that want the best for it people?
You must think government is mumu! Why should anybody be trusted with plenty if they have not proven themselves worthy with small?

First, show that you will not squander small, then plenty will be given unto thee!
Politics › Re: Trader Moni: Two Million Nigerians To Get Collateral Free Loans In Buhari's Govt by budaatum: 2:21pm On Aug 13, 2018
Butterflyle0:
Why are you all just so blind to what is found in the OP?

The 10k is a repayable loan in 6 months after which they would be eligible for a 50k loan
Read the OP again and this time, slowly.
It don't matter how slowly they read, you should know by now that people don't often see what is there, but make up things in their heads and call it "reality". It's why someone I've read of took mud, spat on it and rubbed it in their eye! When the mud itch their eye will they not rub it clean so they will see?

Give some of them 100k and they wouldn't pay back one kobo, so see Government wisely testing them with 10k in an attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff. Those who do good will be blessed even more, and those who don't do good will have all they have taken from them and they will be thrown into the blazing furnace of poverty where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 1:54pm On Aug 13, 2018
Glycolysis:
Talk about Pharisees & Sadducees in the council...Good deeds - others( which I listed above).. & Jesus condemned them by admonishing His true followers that except your righteousness shall EXCEED that of the Pharisee ,you shall not see His kingdom..
And I don't recall any good deeds of the Pharisees and Saddicees, except for a tiny few. I do recall Jesus calling them hypocrites and vipers, and accusing them of giving stones instead of bread and following the "letter of the law" , and not it's "spirit".

Anyone not aware of these distinctions might want to consider that they themselves might be following the path they laid out too, and not the narrow path of salvation!
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 1:22pm On Aug 13, 2018
Glycolysis:
You again ? cheesy...
What do you understand about the parable of the Samaritan ?...
A lot, actually. And yes, me again! The Samaritan was considered the least likely to be accepted by God, which is why Jesus specifically chose a Samaritan to put his point across. If he was telling that parable to Christians today, he probable would have chosen a Muslim or an atheist, or anyone else some think would never find favour in God's eye. The Priest after all, loved his God, as did the Levite, while the Samaritan worshipped an idol!

And what question was he illustrating again?

“Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

You might also want to read the response to David's question:

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 12:43pm On Aug 13, 2018
Glycolysis:
Anly lastly, I have seen atheist show love ,brotherhood, tolerance & all the attributes of good human relationship.....does it mean they are saved from the judgement to come as stated in the Bible because of such attributes ?....

I will appreciate your response ,sir.
The [url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A25-37&version=NIV]Parable of the Good Samaritan[/url] answers your question.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Freemasonry Is Better Than Any Religion by budaatum: 12:41pm On Aug 13, 2018
lawjjj:
big YES I Wonder how Christians read the bible and miss the message of love, at least the new testament, let me give you one reference because they are too many. 1 Chr 13. this is why I don't go to churches because all I hear is offering, tithes...
Make that YES a bit bigger please, so people might get it. I think you meant 1 Corinthians 13 In fact, go as far as considering that "Jesus Christ" is a spiritual way of saying, 'Love'.
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 12:19pm On Aug 13, 2018
Yes, my perception. And I was this very morning explaining to ma that it is an error commonly made for one to claim that how one sees things is how things actually are. We argued this over in the religious section where some people claim their perception is reality. Unfortunately, it's an error very common in us humans, and I am especially guilty as charged. I may be ignorant for instance, or biased, or blind! I sure am smart enough to select and present only information that supports my position. But you'd find I don't bother much. People are way too smart to be fooled by my selectivity! And I'll look foolish when I get busted.

Ignorance, in my opinion, is what makes corruption possible, for example. People are corrupt because they think its the only way to achieve their goals. The solution is to teach them the proper way to achieve goals. But then they have to not be ignorant in choosing goals so they have to be taught that too, and probably first. And when we're talking about the millions or so Nigerians, we're talking a whole heaps load of educating, which would take a generation or two. But I bet you have something else in mind regarding the causes of corruption. Nepotism, did you call it? You have a different perception on it, perhaps. And perceivably more valid than mine maybe. But there you go, different perceptions. We all have one.

In case it's not perceived by you, "my brother" is part of who we are, rather unfortunately. When I get into some office, everyone in the Orolu Kingdom would come begging for a job, and I will employ some of them, including my uncle's uneducated son who would not be satisfied if I make him my driver instead of 'Special Adviser for Transport, with a business card and all! And if I tell him his driving license is fake (it actually is!), I should expect to be attending the next Orolu Kingdom family meeting where the item on the agenda would be my failure to be nepotic. And ignorant people would inform me that I should promptly mend my ways or be labelled a bastard!

We will someday engineer that nonsense out of our dna, but the truth is, we haven't even begun yet. And accusing Buhari of it is denying everyone else who is equally culpable.

One correction. Not "Mr Integrity". But "Mr Much More Integrity Than Most Others".

Mujtahida:
Your opinion that he is better is based on perception rather than reality. I also do not have an unrealistic vision regarding our society. Personally I consider 'fighting corruption' a waste of time and resources. Not because I approve of corruption but because I feel that the purported fight tackles the symptoms and not the disease. One cannot successfully fight corruption until one has addressed the conditions that make corruption possible.

I indicated to you yesterday that nepotism is the other side of the coin of corruption. Once you run a government of my brother, by my brother and for my brother you inevitably provide the psychological conditions for sleaze to thrive. That's one reason why I say Buhari's anti corruption campaign is cheap bluster, a mere Opera show.
Pray tell me what Mr integrity has done to Babachir of the famed grass cutter contract? The hypocrisy is galling.
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 11:19am On Aug 13, 2018
zicoraads:
I was discussing with my elder sister yesterday and she told me she has set out a plan to re-locate to Canada next year. In all honesty, I'm starting to give it serious thoughts all of a sudden. This country has self-destructed.

But I also don't think a boycott of the elections will solve anything. Before you entered Uniabuja, there was a time we protested and marched for things that mattered.

I remember when we almost destroyed that lecturers building that is relocated when you enter from behind female hostel into the school. That was over an injustice that was meted out to a student. I broke a leg in that one. I rremember when we marched with the NLC to NTA and the National Assembly.

This country's youth can protest and thereafter, put forward those whom they trust and who are filled with the zeal to lead and tired of the rot. Imagine electing almost all those who occupy all major political offices across the entire country. Imagine those people being very active members of the revolution. Imagine the changes that will be brought to bear.

But will it ever happen?! We both know it won't.
The youth can democratically protest. You just ain't hungry enough yet, and the older people are washing your brains.

Educate yourselves. Chose some younger people. Campaign to have them elected. Emancipate yourselves!
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum:
Mujtahida:
In other climes do you know that just the scent of corruption is sufficient to make the official resign?
I am disappointed that Kemi's nysc is not at least being investigated. My opinion, expressed on here somewhere, is that if she did fake it, then she might be faking other things, like cheques to steal our money, and for that reason, should be investigated, and if found in the wrong, prosecuted, and if found guilty, made to pay the fine. In "other climes" , she would have resigned already.

Whenever I'm in Nigeria, however, I am constantly informed that I can't be local government chairman, not that I intend to, mind. They tell me that when Kabiyesi tells me to bring the allocation, "let us share it" , or when the governor demands 90% be returned to the party, you will be talking oyinbo, say "that's not how it's done in other climes!"

"Buda! This is not 'other climes'! Dis na Naija!" They inform me.

As much as I wish we were better, we are not living by the rules of other climes! You will forgive me when I say I don't have idealic expectations where Nigeria is concerned! Nor do I expect perfection from Buhari. But he is better, in my opinion, than the alternatives.
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 12:20am On Aug 13, 2018
Mujtahida:
Read https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amplite/adeosun-s-nysc-certificate-is-as-fake-as-buhari-s-integrity-260912.html.
I read this. It's not journalism by the way. Just someone's view of things. Your link doesn't work by the way. But that's besides the point.
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amplite/adeosun-s-nysc-certificate-is-as-fake-as-buhari-s-integrity-260912.html

Please know something about me. I am an atheist, the sort who doesn't tend to believe. By that, I mean I need evidence. And what you've presented above does not cut it for me.

The following is from an interview of Buhari 6 years ago. You remember a missing 2.8b naira, Fela sang about?

How did that issue come about? What happened and how did you feel during that period?

No, no. Shagari did the only honourable thing. He ordered a judicial enquiry and put a serving Justice of the Supreme Court, the late Justice Irikefe, to carry out investigation. And their terms of reference were put there. They said anybody who had an idea of missing N2.8billion, let him come and tell Justice Irikefe. Nobody had any evidence. It was just rubbish. Well, later, Tai Solarin and Professor Awojobi were confronted and Fela, the late Fela, to go and prove their case. They had no evidence, most of them took the newspaper cuttings of their allegations to the tribunal.

As evidence?

As their evidence…Cuttings of newspapers publications where they said N2.8billion was missing. That was their evidence. That was what they took to the Irikefe panel.

And Fela sang about it! Fela was your friend.

He couldn’t have been, because of what Obasanjo regime did to him. Because we were part of Obasanjo regime.

Source
Newspaper cuttings is not evidence, and that's what you presented above. At least by quality!
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 11:27pm On Aug 12, 2018
Mujtahida:
You are to be pitied.
Don't waste your energy pitying me. There's people out there much more deserving of it than me.
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum:
Mujtahida:
The bolded speaks of your telling ignorance. Yes you are very ignorant. Anybody who believes that Buhari is fighting corruption is either a fool or just plain ignorant. Sorry I respect you and I know you are no fool but I just have to use this harsh words cos you are clearly ignorant. Pray tell me what is corruption? Stealing of money abi? Okay what of nepotism? Is that not the twin brother of money - stealing corruption? When it has been said on good authority that there's a cabal in Buhari's government what do you think is being hinted at?

Go and tell Babachir, Maina, Buratai, those who seat on the board of government agencies, those in EFCC who know whatsup that this government is fighting corruption and they will laugh you to scorn. Read https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amplite/adeosun-s-nysc-certificate-is-as-fake-as-buhari-s-integrity-260912.html.

Let me tell you how Buhari is fighting corruption. There's a house on the street with a door facing the street. This house is notorious for being the den of thieves and knaves who carry on all kinds of corrupt practices tgere. The thing about the house is that most people believe that the door facing the street is the only door not knowing that there's another door behind.
Now there's a huge clamor on the street for this characters to be banished from the house but nobody has the balls to even go close to the house. One man however says he can do the job. This man is given the mandate to do the job. He comes and drives out all the thieves through the front door facing the street or at least with so much noise he makes, seems to be doing so. People go to town hailing him as a champion of anti corruption, they write songs and sing his praises to the high heavens. However what most of the people do not know is that he's let in his own friends, members of his circle through the back door and the sleaze goes on same as before. That is buhari's fight against corruption. It's the sleekiest scam currently being perpetuated on Nigerians.

Did you read what Makarfi said about this government's corruption being more than that of PDP's sixteen year spoilage. Exaggerated yes but the fact is that this government is corrupt. Yes PDP was and is still a corrupt political party but give APC 16 years and it would take the gold medal in corrupt practices. This government is corrupt. I know this cos my work gets me dealing with government officials and the EFCC on a regular basis. So when I see guys here yapping about anti corruption, I just laugh. Una no sabi wetin dey happen.
I am from Osun State. Aregbesola is APC. My opinion is that he is the most corrupt governor my state has ever had so I'm praying daily that he does not win! Though, I'm glad he wouldn't be running again, and is going for something in Alimosho. But that's my local government in Lagos! And Alimosho's population is even bigger than Osun State. And remember I said he's APC. God please let him O-lose! The man is O-useless!

Nigeria is not run by one person. If Buhari was the dictator he was when he was the head of state, these looters would be serving 200 year prison sentences! But na democrazy we dey now. He can't just be throwing people in jail without due process, to my utter chagrin, and as much as I prefer democracy!

Democracy is small small. Anyone who knows how money was missing under Jonathan knows it's not missing like that now. Or have you read of similar excesses like we experienced then? Just go on the street and see how people who have no jobs are crying of hunger! Were these jobless people not shouting "rankadede" for their food and eating under Jonathan? Should they be eating if they are not doing anything? Abi "rankadede" na job? Is their starving not evidence that there can't possibly be as much theft as there used to be?

Nigeria is like a huge ocean going tanker. If you want to turn it round, you'd travel far to slow down before you begin to turn, and even for turning you'd travel miles! Anyone who thinks Buhari is their saviour must starve! He is not going to fix everything, but under him I don't see Nigeria getting as bad as it was getting before he got there. And that pleases me. He is not perfect, but I've seen worse. And I know which thief I prefer. After all if I were to chose between two thieves entering my house, barring other options, I'd go for the one who steals the least!

Please, don't worry about insulting me. There's a lot at stake here and passions must run high so hit me hard please. If you don't it's because you don't care, and I hope you do! I swear, if I find I am as ignorant as you claim, one day my eyes will open and I will come to let you know you told me so.
Politics › Re: Breaking News! PMB / OSINBAJO Releases Another Package For Nigerians. by budaatum: 10:53pm On Aug 12, 2018
Yes, it is advanced "two onions and a loaf of bread" that is intended to buy the votes of the masses. It's what Nigerians understand, and I'm glad Buhari has stooped so low to pander to their ignorance. I would be very annoyed if he wasn't doing absolutely everything possible to ensure he wins this election.

I'm drawing a line and saying it now so everyone knows I have. If PMB loses this coming election and anyone says pdp rigged it that person is a fool! If PMB rigs election I hope the courts decide against him and kick him out!
Politics › Re: Kwankwaso Gets The Sai Baba Treatment For The 3rd Time. Video by budaatum: 10:42pm On Aug 12, 2018
Butterflyle0:
Incidentally I am still very much in the religion section even though I know you wish I wasn't due to the way I tormented most of you there. grin

However, I have a country to save now and a president to deliver come 2019 so suffice to say that i set my priorities and dove right in.

You can slither off now and take your slimy wake with you.
Can't stand you in the religious section! Here though? You're on the right side (and I'm not claiming you were on the wrong side there, just that we don't see the same way there!)

But if one sits over there arguing whether there's a God or not when there's work to be done here, God gan must vex that one refuses to do God's work over here, atheist or not!

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