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The election is where the people decide if the incumbents term in office is 'commendable' or not? The election is where people decide if they want to replace their leaders or not. Why is Jonathan wriggling out of facing the people's judgement, if he feels like you, that his performance has been 'commendable'? Simple question.

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Dcaliphate:
i actually liked the way GEJ questioned her source of info. Americans are not gods, they make mistakes too and errors.

Abeg e, the same Jonathan that said in his media chat
Corruption:
The word corruption is now being overused. There is difference between corruption and common stealing. If anybody steals $20bn today, America will know and tell you where the money is, because $20bn is a lot of money. More than 70 % of the cases called corruption are stealing which can be easily investigated.
Even your president ascribes superior knowledge to them and you are here contradicting him?

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No complimentary N5k recharge card? Mtcheeeeeew

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The man wanted cash, not bags of rice. Did they use Jonathan 'technology' to catch him? It is only common stealing, not corruption, let him beg and all will be well. Smdh

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We will compare his interview with Amanpours Jonathan interview. Buhari always comes across as more confident, more presidential, and more straightforward than the incumbent-outgoing president. The difference is clear.

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On point. This is what I have been arguing for years, no state can legally declare itself to have a religion! This rot started under Obasanjo - pdp, and instead of Obasanjo challenging Zamfara state in the supreme Court, he let it slide. How will that deter the boko haram idiots who dream of their perverse Islamic caliphate even as they slaughter every Muslim who disagrees with them?
Buhari speaks with a simple clarity about the salient issues, and shows yet again, what a credible candidate he is. Well said our General.

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A political hack using Soyinkas name to get some attention for his junk! Oh well...

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Ikengawo:
she needs to shut up.
I'm tired of these 'nigerian intellectuals' that can't say anything thought provoking. Just splattering english anywhere anyhow. What did she say that someone who only visits the Romance section of Nairaland doesn't know?

Who is she explaining that Anambrans don't trust Buhari too? Africa is full of 'intellectuals' that dedicate their lives explaining us to Oyibo, meanwhile contributing nothing to the entity they wish to explain.

I can assure you that Chimamanda has been one of the few bright spots in Nigeria's intellectual circles. Then again how would you know if seldom look at things without a jaundiced perspective.

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Faibuhari:
When a lot of Saboteurs are in the NA, a cusory look at the infantry unit of NA will tell you that the Hausa Fulani and Kanuris make up 80% of the force

When the government was using the army to rig in Ekiti and attempt rigging in Osun, were you worried about what tribes are in the army?

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aguiyi:
pikin when never go farm been think say them dey pluck yam ,wait make e set first we go know who dey run and who dey tear race.

after all the america wonder when US and their western friends make for media, how far.

how many peace keeping have your soldiers gone for.

how many tribes are in your country and which of them has the majority in the army.
what is the tribe of your president and that of the majority in the army.

our problem is not lack of equipment like we were made to believe(shekau have debunked that claim and APC have since then stop shouting that the army is under equipped)

Nigerian Army remains the strongest in Africa and that will be seen very soon when the coming shake up is effected.

we have a tribal problem coupled with religious intolerance . that's why some run so that others can be killed its all aimed at making 1 man incompetent.

Correction.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigeria-has-fifth-strongest-army-in-africa/193335/

Nigeria Has Fifth Strongest Army in Africa

06 Nov 2014

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The Global Fire Power ranking (GFP) measures countries’ military strength and gives a power index number in order to compare them to other countries. Below are the countries with the most powerful militaries in Africa.

1. Egypt
Egyptian military is the strongest among other countries in Africa due to the sheer size of its armed forces. Egyptian soldiers are well equipped and well trained, but are inferior to Israeli soldiers in terms of weaponry and training. More than 1.5 million individuals reach the army age every year. It has more than 800 military aircraft and 200 helicopters.

2. Algeria
Algerian military is made up of a modern army, navy and air force. Frontline personnel number more than 120,000 active personnel, which is well equipped and it has nearly 2,000 armoured fighting vehicles at its disposal. Algeria also has the added benefit of its own oil reserves, allowing it to use its own fuel to power tanks, aircraft carriers, naval vessels, and more. Algeria continues to be among the African countries with the best military power.

3. Ethiopia
Ethiopia has the third strongest military on the African continent as a result of both their large population and their long independence from colonisation. As a landlocked country, it has focused its resources on building its army and air force to an impressive degree. With a population of 38 million people, 24 million of the citizens are considered to be fit for active service. Ethiopia reportedly had around 182,500 personnel in their ground forces and a further 3,000 air force personnel.

4. South Africa
The country has got what it takes to be among the top countries in Africa, strong enough to be recognised. South Africa uses its very advanced army for pacification and international cooperation. Its aircraft and naval vessels are especially well equipped with the latest technology, and though the country has less than 88,000 active front-line personnel and 17,000 active reserve personnel, it has the capabilities and manpower for much more.

5. Nigeria
Nigeria has the second largest army by number of troops on the continent, but due to political instability and lack of equipment, it has been ranked just the fifth strongest country in Africa. The country has more than 1,400 armoured vehicles, 360 tanks, and 6,000 logistical vehicles at its disposal, as well as nearly 300 aircraft and 25 high-powered naval vessels. The army has been criticised for their heavy-handed manner in dealing with civilians during anti-Boko Haram operations in the North-east. The previous year, Nigeria occupied the 4th place.

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Pangea:
See as he dey pain okupe!

Una still dey cry with all these endorsement una don get?

Walahi!
Ojukokoro no good o!

Afenifere endorse una
Ohaneze endorse una
Market women endorse una
Okada riders endorse una
Pastor Adeboye endorse una
Babangida endorse una
Because Baba Iyabo no endorse una now,
You dey quote scriptures!
Must everybody endorse una?

Let your good work endorse you
And stop running after people for endorsement , ok?

Correction. Babangida endorsed Buhari, Abdulsalami endorsed change.

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KOBOJO:
Oba of bini i know but who is this mofo seeking for attention ??

If you understand Bini tradition, the Oba will never comment in this manner, but his Chiefs can and will express the opinion of the palace. #thickasabrick

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Any confirmation yet? Still waiting, lol.

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uupgrade:
if to say nobi foreign country u go study who for know you? Are u the only proffesor alive? This old man na buhari age mate so am not suprised u r a disgrace to nigeria have u ever heard Shakespear interacting with politics? Go get a life U d loose respect for my face

You are the buffoon who obviously does not understand Shakespeare. Which ones have you read, let's start from there? I'm sure you think he won the Nobel prize for writing fairy tales, abi super story.

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emmysoftyou:
that man looks like someone they point a gun at.
He looks so scare and panic..
he should be an hausa man cos fulani dont get panic like that,
i knew he s going to resigned after four years long a enuf to make pvc available to nigerian citizens,
yu failed,given us excuse to postpone d feb 14 election 4 security reasons,
abeg go north go do rearing of cows..
yu ve long overdue..jega

Engligbo news! Translation available offline.

Cheap marketing trick. Abeg go and pay for proper adverts on this site jo.

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Faraidi:
then you are lost

With Jonathan in charge, we all are!

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temitemi1:
Another big fat lie coming from apc bulletin ... GEJ till 2019!!!

Na wa o. Orji Kalu newspaper don turn into APC bulletin! Wonders.

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Faraidi:
change can be from good to bad.Buhari is not the Saviour

I have a saviour in Jesus. What I need is a competent president in office.

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Tonylyte:
In every rumour they is truth. Dont worry, the truth will be out in the early hours of today. I will quote u after then.

I'll be waiting.

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Faraidi:
wheather he resign or not he has already gone.

True. At this hour, he has gone home to sleep.

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Tonylyte:
Were u not programmed like a robot to scream change and dis-believe anything that doesnt favour you? Even if i punched your face u wount believe it.

Quote one reputable source for the information. Just one. Spreading rumors is different from reporting news.

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Ikengawo:
looooooooooooolllll Let these vandals continue to make noise. This is how 'boko haram' bombed the pro pdp newspapers last time.
https://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2015/01/600x449xB7APB_6CcAAySLq-001.jpg.pagespeed.ic.dreQ9Wb7y-.jpg
let them prove their monopoly on violence

Please name the 'pro-pdp' newspapers.

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DickDastardly:
Dem for kuku write the tori for pidgin

You too... Lol

That so-called 'editor' needs to be shot! Haba.

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Faraidi:
Information reaching me now from the Abuja is that the independent National electorial commission chairman has resigned.Can anyone confirm it? Although,it appear to be true.

LIES!

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barcanista:
which Court did he refuse to appear? Biafranqueen Court?

Lol...

UrennaNkoli:
Jonathan is on his own o. No one wants him. PDP is finished. We'll send y'all to where you belong.

Hopefully the pdp is not finished, but they need to get that jackass out, and then rebuild the party. I'm sure many of them know he is not their best talent at all. We need multi-party democracy not this pdp hegemony that has drained Nigeria of cash and pride. I am certain that the minister for education, Shekarau, has twice the brains of the president and there are others. There should be a healthy opposition to spur on the incoming APC government.

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barcanista:
Are we in a democratic society?

Now I'm ready to accuse same uniformed personnel of being responsible for the destruction of APC posters and billboards on bourdillon and in the neighbourhood, while those of the schools one remain. Jonathan will still fail.

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agabaI23:
Yea Shagari had issues, but Buhari worsened it with his fire brigade approach.
The refineries has been operating below capacity since God knows when, if not, Buhari would not have sent crudes out for refining. What did he do to turn the refineries around?

He spent 20 months in office which is longer than 4 years of civilian democracy and he did nothing rather he chose to send crude abroad.
Literally, that period is equivalent to the time since 2102 after the subsidy protest. You are accusing Jona of not doing anything since then, Buhari had the same opportunity and did nothing.

I went further to tell you what stalled the TAM. And you are telling me what two minsiters said.

If two ministers in the same government have conflicting projections on such an important issue, it is no wonder Soludo and his former colleagues are now at daggers drawn. How does the investor reconcile the mutually exclusive projections? Your supposition carries much less weight because you are not in charge of any government department as far as I know.
A month in government is the same for everyone depending on their respective talents (or lack thereof). In twenty months Buhari lit a fire that still resounds thirty years on. In all his years in government, from Bayelsa to Aso rock, there is little that can be identified with Jonathan. That's unless you want to claim our rocketing foreign debts (so soon after Obasanjo’s historic debt deal), his anti-corruption strategy is all paper and posturing, electricity still poor (both generation and distribution) and gas supply still disrupted largely by his own people, now we can hardly go three hours without some discussion of tribe or religion usually in a negative way, an insurgency that has lasted the whole term of his Aso rock occupancy, kidnapping now a southern sport...
Buhari (the alleged islamist and sharia proponent) worked with the Israeli secret service to attempt the kidnapping of Dikko, a Shagari era moneybag who was hiding in London. You can imagine the impact that had on the psyche of political bandits. I thoroughly applauded that action. Law and order and public courtesy (some people might say 'good manners' but this is Nigeria) were the order of the day because you did not know who might be watching. In prior/subsequent capacities as Petroleum minister or head of the PTF or gov North East, he has ensured security, decimated Maitatsine and humbled Chad (now we pay Chad to fight bh for us).
Do you really imagine what Jonathan will be remembered for, if anything at all? Why do so many feel like the nation is adrift, heading in the wrong direction, illegality has no consequences... These are thing the government is communicating to the populace by its actions and words (stealing is not corruption, nwobodo, Oduah, alams pardon, pension fund scam resulting in fines (but if it was an 'ordinary' Nigerian he would have gotten 150yrs with hard labour), we see the fuel subsidy investigation sidelined by people the president is pictured publicly with (otedola a pdp funder bribing lawal, a pdp rep)... People can feel and see the inequities that Jonathan with all his tales of a poor childhood, should have radically attacked. But no, he has become one of the elite now and forgotten those dreary days when he might have dreamed of a better Nigeria for the common man.
As Mbaka has said, I want the president that will preserve my nation, be firm but fair and uphold law and order. I want the president I can trust, one who doesn't call ex-convicts his permanent boss, one who does not manipulate religious or ethnic sentiment for personal gain, one who will give the younger ones something to believe in, and hope for. Jonathan is not that man. Buhari is our choice, and his day has come.

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Rexyl:
see your response, so to you fair play is irrelevant. Why are you wasting your time shouting CHANGE if justice and equity are not meant for all.

Don't get it twisted. The point is simple, and you even acknowledge it even as you call it 'fair play'. Our faith does not call for pilgrimage. Whatever Nigeria does thereafter does not make it a christian act or duty. Instead of insisting that government hands off such enterprises, you see the possibility of 'getting you own share'. That is the tragedy of Nigeria. The momentum is always in the wrong direction. People always looking for their share in preference to doing what is sensible and proper.

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https://www.nairaland.com/2140303/combat-ready-soldiers-mass-asiwaju

How strange... Apparently Tinubu lives on bourdillon Road, not Queens drive! Go figure

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