₦airaland Forum

dimexy247:
I like Osinbajo and hate that I like him but he’s in a wrong party.

Don't fall for their tactics. they are using him to get the votes of gullible Christians. Like you said, he is in the wrong party; wait, have you seen or heard where he is condemning the bad things his party and the government he serves as vice president? No, rather he keeps defending and lying about everything even when they are obvious.

Don't deceive yourself, he is comfortable in Apc if not he would have resigned long ago. No one is forcing him to stay. Does his Bible not contain the part which says evil company corrupts good manner?

yemaldo:
Una neva see anything, only kwara people can tell u about the real Saraki, what u r seeing now is small compared to whats coming

Tell me, what is it that Saraki has done that is as bad as what Buhari has done to the country within the space of three years?

RealLordZeus:
Our constitution is one of the germane factors that has brought us so low... I wonder what will happen if saraki decided not to reconvene till next year..

Why do you think Saraki will chose not to reconvene till next year. This is not politics, this is how it is done. You should blame Apc and Pdp for pushing their primaries to early October when they know the senators who are part of those seeking reelection have to resume 25th September.

adem30:
I said keep quite and stop embarasing your family publicly

You obviously talk like a zombie. I doubt if you even know what embarrassment is.

TheKabal:
APC - Rivers State, 2 senators and house of reps
Edo State, 1 Gov, senators and house of reps, Chairman APC
Delta State, 1 Senator
Akwa Ibom, 1 Senator

South South states include , Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, CrossRivers, Delta and Bayelsa only.

Why argue when you can't comprehend? Am not talking about voting for other Apc aspirants from this region but Buhari in Particular. Apc will win other elective posts but certainly not Buhari.

maestroferddi:
Buhari is an unrepentant divisive leader.

He has been trying to make inroads into the South South as a kind of counterweight against the South East whom he sees as his arch enemies.

The Onnoghen saga really exposed him. He was willing to trade off token positions to people from Cross River. But when it came to all-important and very sensitive position of CJN, his nepotistic nature came to the fore.

He fought the ratification heatedly and only backed down when bodies the NBA stood their grounds.

Buhari has tried his best. He should leave the stage for a more capable hand.

That's it. I know the South south and east won't fall for him. Am just waiting for the time when Tinubu will cry to us after the northern elements that sidelined him for the past three years rise against his presidential ambition come 2023, especially El Rufai.

maestroferddi:
I think you are mixing it up.

The President has the prerogative to retire senior officers if he does not want to appoint supposed officers to take up a position.

We have seen it play out. Lt Gen Kenneth Minimah was appointed Chief of Army Staff even when he was not the highest ranking army officer. He was promoted to get ahead of his peers by virtue of his new office. Some of his equals were retired to avoid procedural clashes.

So the president can influence the choice of the service chiefs. He might be able to do that elsewhere like we saw in the saga concerning Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of the Federation.

Buhari tried in vain to sideline Onnoghen's choice in favour of a northerner but the laws prescribing the appointment of the CJN brought his effort to futility so that at the end he had to eat the humble pie by ratifying the emergence.

At least you are different from the rest, who are trying to make the whole thing looks like Buhari did something great.

Yes the President can retire some civil servants and some public servants at will without 2/3 majority of Senate approval. Which he did for most of the permanent sec when he came on board.

Am just trying to say the President ran out of options here or maybe scared of the reactions that would have followed.

senatordave1:
They were 3 permanent secretaries that were higher in seniority to oyo ita.the chief of naval staff is not necessarily the most senior.its just like the police ig who was a commissioner before his appointment.the auditor general was the most junior among those shortlisted for the interview.only the cjn appointmen was based on seniority

Stop saying what you can't defend. The inspector general of police was a commissioner before he was appointed? You obviously don't know what you are saying.

what a shame.

docadams:
You don't have a full grasp of the civil service and the executive function of the President. Whether in acting or full capacity, it is the President that appoints

Stop speaking English and say the truth. The president has done nothing good by having those people occupy those positions. It is pure coincidence that they are from Niger delta region and not North.

The president can not appoint a junior staff over the senior that is why those people are there. Do you think the president is not a man that is not a bigot that he will order around?

lock up.

adem30:
Simply putting chief if naval staff shows your ignorance

Problem with people like you is that you argue about things you know nothing about.

"The Chief of Naval Staff is the highest ranking
military officer of the Nigerian Navy . [1] The position is often occupied by the most senior
commissioned officer appointed by the
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria .The Chief of Naval Staff reports to the
Chief of Defence Staff , who also reports to the
Defence Minister ." This is from Wikipedia


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Staff_(Nigeria)

docadams:
... My friend the President must appoint whether due or not. He can decide not to appoint he/she who is due.

If he doesn't appoint them... Do you know what will happen? These people will have to function in acting capacity, meaning they are still in control. It is something beyond the president. He didn't do them any good. They've worked their way to where they are today.

Butterflyle0:
Forgive me, I am madly in support of President Muhammedu Buhari second term bid because am a Cross Riverian.

In 1999 we gave PDP 100 percent votes and lost Bakassi to Cameroon.

In 2007, We gave PDP 100 percent votes and lost 76 oil wells to our neighbouring state, Akwa Ibom.

In 2011 we gave PDP 100 percent votes and lost the bid to reclaim Bakassi.

That's in 16 years, we benefit the minister of environment( less than three years) Justice (less than a year, I stand to be corrected) power( less than a year) Culture(less than a year).

But in 2014, we denied APC, stadium, Cultural center for campaign, and a head teacher of primary school gave them their small open, watering field, In 2015 we gave APC 0.55 percent votes and benefited this much:

1. A Minister of Niger Delta.
2. Chairman of NDDC.
3.Special Adviser on Prosecution
4. Head of service to the federation.
5. Chief Justice of the federation
6. Auditor general of Nigeria.
7. Chief of Naval Staff
8. Chairman Lottery Commission
9. Over 20 chairmen and members of federal Universities and polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria.
10. Our only federal road that was a Death trap rehabilitated.
11. Our state headquarters linked in the recent map of rail way.
12. Thousands of our unemployed sons daughters benefiting from Npower program and our primary school pupils who can't afford Snacks to school are now been fed daily etc.

The God that I worship and posterity won't forgive me if I don't reciprocate this kind gesture.
Thanks so much.

- Fred Asuquo

Mynd44 these are facts

My dear, you lack exposure with the way things are done in Nigeria. These positions you made mention of are based on seniority and not chosen by the president.


Head of service to the federation.
Chief Justice of the federation
Auditor general of Nigeria.
Chief of Naval Staff

These people climbed through the rank up to where they are today. If it were to be Jonathan or Atiku, these people would have still occupy these positions.

For minister of Niger delta, it is required that a state must have a federal minister even if the president got no vote from that state. Buhari did no good nor anything special.