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Chai...The 'parallel government' man



Life!

On the 16th of April 2011, there l stood at the
receiving end of the treacherous blaze of the Lagos
mid-day sunshine. As l looked on in clear contempt
for the literally unending snaky line of people on
the queue opposite me; enduring the endless jibes
thrown at those of us on the other queue, a
number of things piqued my mind. My contempt
was hinged on one fundamental issue: here we
were as a nation, with a chance to for once make a
detour from the perilous path we had trod since
the new democratic dispensation, and we were on
the verge of throwing it all away.
We had a choice to make between Goodluck
Jonathan of the PDP and General Muhammadu
Buhari who was the standard bearer of the CPC.
The battle cry then was ‘’l am voting for Goodluck
and not PDP’’. The General had a few days earlier
shed tears on national TV and that for me was as
bad as it could get. It was a testament to how badly
he wanted to right the wrongs that had brought a
once great nation to its knees. As l cast my vote for
the General, and left the polling booth, l knew it
was a tall order expecting the General to win, but l
was satisfied that even as a Rivers man from the
same South-South geopolitical zone as his
opponent, l had voted with my conscience. That
alone was good enough for me.
Four years on, we are yet again faced with a similar
scenario; with a choice to decide who would lead
our great nation for another four years and
ironically the gladiators are the same. However,
this time, General Buhari as against running on the
platform of the CPC is the flag bearer of the APC; a
coalition of opposition parties who have made the
occupation of Aso Rock their primary objective. To
achieve this purpose, they are leveraging on the
mantra of ‘’CHANGE’’ as their value proposition. A
cardinal linchpin of this mantra is the fight against
corruption; yes, that hydra headed monster that
has eaten so deep into every facet of our national
lives. And who is best suited to be the fulcrum of
this proposition than General Buhari, the one man
who is touted to be the embodiment of honesty,
integrity and incorruptibility.
To be certain, these were the very same virtues on
which my voting for Buhari in 2011 was premised.
However, like they say, a day in politics is a long
time. If we are to do an extrapolation based on this
wise saying, you can imagine what four years
translates to. Well, the materialization of that can
clearly be seen in the calibre of characters the
General has surrounded himself with in the APC.
Amongst these are two of the most corrupt
individuals to have ever trodden the Nigerian
political landscape. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
needs no introduction in contemporary Nigeria.
Like a colossus, he has bestrodden this landscape
for as long as our memories can take us. Actively
participating in the opposition NADECO during the
despotic terror reign of Sani Abacha, he became
governor of Lagos State during the fourth republic.
As compensation for his activism, Tinubu helped
himself in no small measure to the Lagos State
treasury, a skill he still exhibits masterfully by
proxy, under the Fashola administration.
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on the other hand has
earned his corruption stripes. If corruption were
an army, he would easily be a five star General. As
speaker of the Rivers State House Assembly, he
was the quintessential rubber stamp that sealed
the financial debauchery and recklessness that was
the hallmark of Dr. Peter Odili’s eight year reign. If
there was any doubt about the ridiculous levels of
looting perpetuated by the Odili government, the
interminable injunction against his being
investigated by the EFCC, granted by an Abuja High
Court, tells the whole story. As Governor, Amaechi
has simply exploited all the ‘’lootocracy’’ skills he
acquired under the tutelage of his principal.
Between them, these two men; Tinubu and
Amaechi, are the biggest financiers of the Buhari
candidacy.
The question any discerning mind should then ask
is, what really is this ‘’change’’ that continues to be
mouthed all about? If Buhari is the epitome of all
that is incorruptible, how come he is comfortable
in the gathering of people who personify
corruption in its rawest form? The unambiguous
answer lies in the words of the great philosopher
who once said ‘’show me your friends and l would
tell you who you are’’. This characteristic blowing
hot and cold is only a manifestation of the political
ambivalence of the General towards an issue that
we are made to believe he stands against. It
therefore seems that while this legend of
incorruptibility around Buhari has taken on a
mythical dimension, when critically analysed based
on current evidence; it is just an escapist sophistry
leveraged on by his supporters to cover their
ideological emptiness.
In the final analysis, it is simply the height of
hypocrisy for anyone to say Buhari and the APC
represent any semblance of the kind of change
Nigerians deserve. I need to be schooled on how
Buhari is expected to fight corruption when the
very people who are financing him are an
embodiment of the very thing. It is becoming
clearer that the change mantra is only about the
interests of certain individuals as against the
generality of Nigerians. Certainly, this variant of
change is a Greek gift nicely wrapped in a box of
hypocrisy; one that is tempting enough to force a
change in the hands that hold the knife slicing off
the Nigerian national cake. However, it is one gift
that ought to repulse every right thinking Nigerian.
As William Hazlitt once surmised, hypocrisy is the
only vice that cannot be forgiven. If corruption is
defined as a failure of systems, l completely
consent that it is a national malaise and its
resolution is non-negotiable. However, what l
oppose is change for the sake of it ; in this case
swapping one corrupt administration with another,
without a deliberate attempt to address the
fundamental issues that would make a definite
difference.
If this is the kind of change we clamour for and
deserve, I’d leave us to our consciences.
Let that be the judge.
Read more: www.theheraldng.com/voting-
buhari-represent-change/

Don't know him sha...

May his soul RIP

bluehorizo:
Do you even have a voter's card?

LOOL...I'll work as an Inec Adhoc staff

I hope u know what that means. #GejTill2019

"He's been tipped"
That means they haven't even selected him...Chai!!
Amaechi!!! What have u done to your political career...all because of greed u betrayed your brother...see where u ended up!




Oya form parallel government make we see

GboyegaD:
I thought he debunked the debt story. What do wet believe now?

we don't know what to believe again

Let's wait for 2015

GMB just dug a grave for his presidential plans
Who is Osinbanjo?
Oshiomole would have been the ideal choice.


A perennial loser + a mere rookie = Failure

Can't wait for feb 14th....Game On



















GEJ all the way!!!!!

Apparently, it seems the Award Winning Pop-star will
be starting the new year on a rough note as he will
reportedly appear in court on January 25, 2015.
A court order has already been signed by a Lagos
State Chief Judge which will be placed on the walls of
Dbanj’s Lekki home. The pop star is being dragged to
court over alleged debt.
According to reports which are unclear, The pop star
is in a debt mess with Henry Ojogho, Vice-Chairman
of Broron Group who allegedly loaned Dbanj the
sum of N60m in which he is yet to pay back, neither
has he made any attempt to pay back despite signing
an understatement.
Dbanj is currently in Nigeria after a 3 month stay in
the U.S and he’s yet to make any comment on this issue.

Source: www.yabaleftonline.com/2014/12/dbanj-reportedly-appear-court-jan-2015-unpaid-debt/

dharay99:
Defend d fake arss player na.

Everybody knows about his injury records...he got injured in the UCL final vs Madrid..

Btwn he's a very hardworking player...laziness isn't even in his dictionary

dharay99:
Naa, d lazy dude culdnt even last for 20mins

lol..Costa lazy?
U funny die

dharay99:
Nd where was ds coaster biscuit player of urs when dey were destroyed in d champions league final...

He got injured na

Seems u didn't even watch the UCL final

Ochillary:
mumu

what's the meaning of this na?

Be like craze dey worry u...Otee!

dharay99:
Wait, dat one Na player...who is he.? #lemme check chelsheat's squad list weda he is der.

Yeah, he's the same man that destroyed real madrid and won the spanish league! How about that?

pabloaimar:
PSG vs Chelsea, to me is the match of the round of 16, PSG has a solid squad likewise Chelsea's but the addition of David luiz might give them the edge, Cesc, Matic & Oscar area fantastic but with midfield like Matuidi, Veratti & thiago motta, the midfield will be bloody, it will be a tight call.

U are forgetting one important player



























DIEGO 'Guvnor' COSTA...The Assassin!!!

We go thrash PSG...

I for prefer Juventus sha...

RIp

Surulere!

From bricklayer to Headies winner! Oluwa Noni...

Nigeria’s high speed rail project initiated
by President Goodluck Jonathan has been
rated among the global top 100 world-
class infrastructure projects by KPMG.
The rail will connect Lagos, Kano, Kaduna,
Warri, Bauchi, Abuja, and Port Harcourt and
will cost the country $13 billion, much of
which will be financed with a loan from the
Export Import Bank of China.
The China Railway Construction Corporation
has secured the contract to build the 3,218-
kilometre network, which will be digitally
operated using fibre-optic cables, radio
communication and wireless services.
The project is designed to cover 54
stations and will take 25 years to build.
In the report, The Infrastructure 100: World
Markets Report, the KPMG panel of judges
said the project “will remove heavy freight
from Nigeria’s stressed roads, could save the
country millions on road maintenance”.
Other African projects on the list are: Khi
Solar One (South Africa), Square Kilometer
Array (South Africa), PRASA Rolling Stock
(South Africa), Kudu Gas Field and CCGT
Project (Namibia),Trans-Saharan Natural Gas
Project (Nigeria to Algeria), Mombasa-Kigali
Railway (Rwanda), KivuWatt (Rwanda), Jinja
Bridge (Uganda), and Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport Terminal (Kenya).
In its note, KPMG said the report highlights
key trends driving infrastructure investment
around the world.
A global panel of industry experts identifies
100 of the world’s most innovative, impactful
infrastructure projects showing how
governments are coming together with the
private sector to overcome funding
constraints to finance and build projects that
can improve quality of life – both solving
immediate needs and planning for future
societal demands.
The report looks at infrastructure based on
the dynamics of four key markets: Mature
International Markets (like Canada, Australia,
and UK), Economic Powerhouses (including
the US and BRIC countries), Smaller
Established Markets (like Chile, Sweden, New
Zealand, Korea and South Africa), and
Emerging Markets (including a number of
economies in Africa).

Source: www.thecable.ng/kpmg-nigerias-high-speed-rail-world-class

What a rubbish statement...smh for okupe



Anyways































GEJ till Buhari shouts Hosanna in the highest!!!!

"We will resort to civil disobedience, and form a parallel government...If we lose the election." - Amaechi


Interesting!

How Phyno didn't win the album of the year is beyond me...N.G.N.G was definitely the dopest album this year #HandsDown

Anyways Kudos to Badoo...Can't wait for the collabo album with Phyno #Twokings

If na secret meeting...why dem carry camera man na?
SMH!

PHYNO is the man of the year!

Ghostlady:
yeah that's y I never liked him...ever since Goodluck entered he had being boasting and saying thrash...I wonder what ll happen if he doesn't enter next year

Nothing much sha...Highest some court appeals and a couple of riots in the north...he can't force himself to the Aso rock.

Amaechi his likely running mate said "We will resort to civil disobedience, and we will form a parallel government if we loose the election"

Ghostlady:
very sad dear....I just hope the best person that truly love this country succeeds

If GMB really care about the country...As a Northern elderstateman, why isn't he doing anything to curtail the Boko haram issue
Instead he's busy boasting that Boko haram would be a thing of the past if he becomes the president...that's selfishness to the core!

missberrypop5:
How are we sure that he's the person behinde "the boys"? What if we are wrong after all.

Why did they pick him as their No 1 Mediator?

missberrypop5:
There's just 2 question to ask. If Buhari is elected the president, will the killing stop?
How sure are we that he'll be better than our present President?
I'm tired of reading "he said. He said, he said"
i no deh there when he talk am.
Politics sha.

I expect him to tell his boys to stop 'if he wins'

Someone that once said "i will make the nation ungovernable if I lose the election" ...
Well he has finally succeeded in doing that.

No matter how problematic a blackberry phone (GEJ) is, it is 10,000 times better than Nokia 3310




GEJ Till 2019!!!

A former minister of Aviation, Femi-Fani Kayode has described the emergence of Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd.) as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as laughable.

FFK, as he’s famously known, in a Facebook post shortly after Buhari was declared winner of the APC primaries, openly kicked against the election of the former warlord, who he said, did not want the progress of the nation, Nigeria.

His message reads thus: “Major General Mohammadu Buhari has emerged as the APC flagbearer and President Goodluck Jonathan has emerged for the PDP. Now the battle for the soul and future of our nation begins. The forces of light shall surely prevail over the forces of darkness and God’s counsel alone shall stand over Nigeria. I stand with Jonathan. Let’s get it on.


”Jihadi groups killed more than 5,000 people last month, with Iraq topping the league table of deaths, followed by Nigeria, Afghanistan and Syria.

“In 664 incidents recorded in November by the BBC World Service and researched jointly with King’s College London, the overall death toll was 5,042, or an average of 168 deaths per day and nearly twice the number of people who were killed in the 11 September 2001 attacks on America.


“After Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Syria, Yemen was fifth in the deadly league table, tying with Somalia, with 37 incidents each”- DORO ADEBENTLEY 11 December, Facebook.

“All these and some people still say they want Buhari as President? A man who said, only last year, that ”an attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the north”? A man who said, in 2001, that he wants to ”spread sharia throughout the federation”? A man who said, in 2001, that Muslims should only vote for Muslims”? A man who said, in 2001, that ”why should Christians be concerned when Muslims cut off their limbs under sharia”? A man who said, in 2001, that ”after all the limbs that are being cut off are Muslim ones and not Christians, so why should the Christians bother about it”?

“This is the man that some Nigerians are clamouring for to be their President? May God open their eyes and protect them from themselves. May He grant them wisdom and discernment”.
Source: http://dailypost.ng/2014/12/12/stand-jonathan-buhari-can-never-rule-nigeria-fani-kayode/

"I spent all my fruitful years boxing; I never looked at girls.". If I hear...


Anyways the government should try and come to his aid...he's living in abject poverty

Nigeria is a unique place in the World by all
standards. It is a place where anything is
possible. It is a place so naturally endowed with
abundant natural and human resources that we
have practically all ‘brands’ of human beings;
some exemplary in conduct, while some are
only masters in pointing accusing fingers but
quite hypocritical in real life. While it is normal
to have these classifications in a normal
habitation, what is, however, worrisome is that
we presently have a situation where an
individual who had eight years to lead by
example and failed woefully, is now working
tirelessly to unsettle his Successors who are
working hard to fix the mess he created. What
an irony!
In 1999
after nearly
two
decades of
military
rule,
Nigeria
was
ushered
into the
fourth
attempt at
democratic
rule. The
beneficiary of this new dispensation was
Olusegun Obasanjo. Many People heaved a sigh
of relief that the ex-General, who had just come
out of Prison, was going to replicate Mandela in
Nigeria. Most people thought because he had
undergone the Prison experience just like
Mandela, he would lead like a statesman devoid
of bitterness, pettiness and rancor. How wrong
we were! Instead of replicating Mandela, he
rather attempted unsuccessfully to replicate
Mugabe. He had the opportunity to be like
Mandela but blew it on the altar of hypocrisy.
It is against this background that I find his
vituperations quite disturbing. How can one be
preaching a gospel he never practised when he
had the opportunity? What good governance
did he practice while in office? What are his
legacies? Hypocrisy simply means preaching
what you don’t or never practiced. Mr.
Obasanjo should examine his face in the mirror
before he points his fingers at others.
It is indisputable that Nigeria is passing through
a difficult and challenging time. It is a well
known fact that we are undergoing series of
security challenges. It therefore demands that
Leaders be statesmanlike in comments and
actions. The current ranting of OBJ totally falls
below the standard expected of a former
President. His motives are quite questionable.
Could it be the usual cry of a godfather who has
been dumped by his anointed Son? Could it be
patriotism? This is most unlikely!
In one of his usual ranting, he even accused the
entire National Assembly of being corrupt.
Although it is true that corruption is endemic in
our Society, it does not, however, justify
labeling the entire institution of Parliament as
corrupt. During his time everyone witnessed his
type of ‘transparency.’ Everyone saw the
desperate attempt made to remove Hon Ghali
Umar Na’Abba from his position. It was, indeed,
a national embarrassment when members of
the Federal House of Representatives displayed
the lorry load of money offered them to
impeach the then Speaker Na’Abba. So did he
just realize today that the National Assembly
was corrupt? Did he not contribute to the
problem in the National Assembly today? He
actually planted the seed of this problem when
he in 1999, prevented the popular candidate
Okadigbo from emerging as the Leader of the
National Assembly, and installed Enwerem as
the Senate President. That was the root of the
crisis in the National Assembly which set the
tone for future executive interferences. He had
the worst relationship with the Legislature in
our history, and had a cat and mouse
relationship with his Vice President. He is
certainly not a democrat and, therefore, has no
moral compass to navigate in the territory of
transparency. The fact he continues to pour his
venomous ranting unchallenged is attributable
to the fact we have a President who is the very
opposite of him, especially in terms of
tolerance and liberality. Baba Iyabo would
definitely not tolerate such ranting from a
former head of state had he been the President.
He should thank his stars that President
Jonathan is generally calm and liberal, and not
a vindictive person like him.
If the truth must be told, suffice it to say that
the foundation of over 90% of the present mess
we have was rooted in the Obasanjo
administration. Let us examine just a few of
them just for illustrations.
The issue of sharia and the security challenges
it created. Obasanjo never addressed this
volatile issue for fear of being labeled a bigot.
He conveniently ignored the threats and openly
boasted everywhere that Sharia would die a
natural death. His approach was too
lackadaisical for a President. Today he is still
alive to see the consequences of his negligence
of duty.
Secondly his ill fated attempt to perpetuate
himself in power which is commonly known as
the third term gambit. This inordinate ambition
to remain in power beyond the Constitutionally
enshrined 8 years led to a desperate attempt to
amend the Constitution and compromise our
democratic institutions. It was alleged that
billions of tax payers’ money was wasted in this
abortive attempt. Although he has always
denied this, his daughter Iyabo has however
corroborated this well known fact that indeed
he harbored this illicit ambition to do a
‘MUGABE’ and desperately attempted but failed
to actualize this.
The
greatest
injustice
Mr.
Obasanjo
did to
Nigeria
was the
alleged
imposition
of a sick
Yar’Adua
on Nigeria.
Having
failed to actualise his 3rd term gambit, Yar’Adua
was the last joker he played. Although he
denied ever knowing that Yar’Adua was
terminally sick, many analysts continue to
allege that he indeed knew of Yar’Adua health
problems and merely tried to use him to
achieve the third term through the back door.
His daughter Iyabo has also buttressed the
story that he indeed knew about the health
conditions of Yar’Adua. The demise of Yar’Adua
generated so much tension and led to a chain
of reactions which are not yet resolved till date.
What about his crude approach to Law
enforcement? Can anyone forget how he
ordered the military action in ODI which led to
the massacre of an entire town? What about
Zaki Biam? The list is endless.
Under his regime, politically motivated
assassinations were the order of the day. Till
today nobody knows who killed Bola Ige, who
killed Marshall Harry, who killed Dikibo,
Okadigbo and so forth. I still remember the
case of Anambra State in 2004 where a sitting
governor was abducted by touts loyal to him
allegedly with his connivance.
I don’t want the reader to be bored regarding
elections held under his watch. The fact that he
described an election as a do or die affair sums
it up. Political opponents had no space to
operate. Elections held under his supervision
could shame a banana republic.
What is the point being made? The message I
am sending across is that Nigeria has many
problems which most of them were inherited
from Obasanjo’s administration. The least he
can do is to support and send his views across
to the current President. All this ranting only
exposes his hypocrisy. He had the opportunity
to fix Nigeria for over eleven years. Did he build
roads and bridges that have been closed by
Jonathan? How can one be shamelessly
preaching a gospel that is strange to him? Can
someone tell baba Iyabo he has no moral
justification to question this administration. If
he had followed the example of Mandela
Nigeria would have been different. He
contributed greatly to the present mess. Each
time he throws a dart at the present
administration, I always expect him to make a
comparative analysis but he doesn’t. I would
love him to highlight his achievements for the
eight years he was in charge. Leaders who
accomplished while in office won’t need to be
shouting for relevance when they leave office.
Their records of achievements and
accomplishments would always speak for them.
But when there are no achievements to
celebrate, it would be better to maintain a
dignified silence.
The recent autobiography he launched even
without exercising patience to thrash out all
legal impediments, in my opinion is the final
self inflicted nail on his already battered
reputation. The claims are simply idiotic. He
sought to make a hero out of himself and tried
to discredit others. The most laughable claim is
the suggestion that the Presidency influenced
his daughter Iyabo to write the open letter
against him last December. If, indeed, the
Presidency could influence his biological
daughter, a former senator for that matter, to
write against him, then it means that he has
failed as a man. Iyabo going by her antecedents
is a fully grown lady who speaks her mind
without minding whose ox is gored. Charity
begins at home. If a man cannot practise
integrity in his own household, he has no basis
to preach same to others. He is simply a family
certified hypocrite. I do hope he doesn’t push
Iyabo to publish the second volume of the open
letter. Baba Iyabo should bury his head in
shame. He needs to practise integrity before he
can preach it. This book has finally exposed the
scale of hypocrisy in OBJ. Nigerians can read
between the lines and see the mischief that
underpins his story. The timing is also
questionable. One doesn’t have to be a genius
so see that the publication of this book is linked
to his latest role of a Navigator for the 2015
Elections.
In the Yoruba pre-colonial political system,
when a king is presented with an empty
calabash by the senior chiefs, the King would be
left with two options, either to commit suicide
or go away on exile. I have read the open letter
Iyabo wrote to her Dad Mr. Obasanjo a couple
of times. That letter amounts to an open
presentation of calabash by Iyabo to her dad.
As a Christian I won’t advise Mr. Obasanjo to
commit suicide. I would rather advise Mr.
Obasanjo to either go on a dignified ‘exile’ of
silence or assume his recent job of a navigator
officially. That way each time he speaks it would
be clear and evident to all that he is doing so as
the navigator, not as a statesman.
God bless Nigeria….
Source: www.opinions.ng/my-watch-what-does-baba-iyabo-want/