Chimok: But the biggest blame goes to Jonathan who failed to Tate off from where his predecessors stopped. Obasanjo didn't do much but there are few things u would credit him for.
The best president Nigeria would have enjoyed was Yar adua. In the little time he spent in office, there were positive movement to a better Nigeria. Then Jonathan messed any gain PDP have made up.
Then this APC government. We all know how things are right now - inflation has become the biggest problem Nigerians are facing since the present government came into existence and people are already hopelessly and helplessly used to the trend.
Atiku is now jostling to wrestle power from Buhari. The question is, how reliable and determined is Atiku to change the statuesquo.
I myself would want to give Atiku chance to be tested but my fear is, would Nigeria experience positive movement or be taking further back to hopelessness
Just say you have confident of rigging this election, do not forget all Nigerians are ATIKULAETD this is not 2015.
nimisola: President Muhammadu Buhari has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council to work hard as he is sure of victory in the February poll.
He made this call on Thursday at the inaugural meeting of the campaign council in Abuja.
Buhari, who gave an opening remark before the meeting went behind closed doors, charged members of the council to ensure victory for the party.
“I would like to appeal to you to dedicate and commit yourself once again to the task at hand. There is no doubt that victory is with us: it is ours, but that shouldn’t mean we should rest even for a moment,” he said.
“Even though we are confident of winning, I urge you to work as hard as you can so that we can maximize the scale and extent of our victory.
“I urge you to rise to the challenge of the great expectations this party and Nigerians have for you – and the confidence that I personally have in the ability of all of you to deliver.
“Needless to add, your selection was not easy, because in forming this council, the party settled only for the best. You are the cream of the party and I assure you that with the unity of purpose and effective harmony and communication, there is no political opponent you cannot overcome.”
Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the party, said the APC governors who did not make the programme were busy campaigning in their various states.
“Because they are governors, they are governing their states. Don’t forget that elections are not defined in Abuja, it will take place in the 36 states and I’m sure there are APC members who are campaigning for the House of Assembly, various federal house and senate constituencies, governorship constituencies,” he said.
“So it will not be helpful to bring them to Abuja. Here it is about policies, it will consummated and translated to practice across the 36 states, 774 local governments and ward.”
He added that the key issue was to go through the programme of activities, calendar of campaigns, various interests group within the country, the business community, the youths, women, people with disabilities and various special interests groups.
He also said things have changed in the past three and half years as compared to the 16 year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the president will have to visit each of the 36 states with this message.
You just wasted your time in typing this are you the only person in Adamawa State ? and what makes you fees that with out your vote he will lose with or with out you ATIKU will win bad belle.
EazyMoh: How do you intend to divide the core north votes with associations like these? Don't you know the more you try to market a candidate via religious/ethnic colorations the more you allianate the support from other divides? Especially in a divided country as Nigeria. Anyway you are just wasting your time, Atiku will not win even Adamawa.
Nasarawa state is expecting the Presidential candidate of PDP ATIKU, today, #LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain
BeautifulMind2: The @OfficialPDPNig Presidential Campaign Rally holds today in Lafia, Nasarawa State at Lafia Square. We invite all our leaders, members and teeming supporters to participate enmass.
Niger has ATIKULAETD they are all casting there vote for ATIKU
ochejoseph: See How. Niger Market traders reacted when Atiku visited yesterday.
Traders at the Engr Abdulkadir Kure Market in Minna, Niger state could not hold back their excitement yesterday at the sight of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku, whose entrance into the market elicited spontaneous jubilation and celebration, was in Minna in continuation of his Nationwide campaign activities .
The candidate however, took a humanitarian detour to the market to sympathise with the marketers over the market fire incident that resulted in the loss of millions of naira.
Among those who accompanied him to the market were Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki , former Governor of the state who built the market during his tenure, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, The Director of Finance of the Campaign who also doubles and the PDP National financial secretary, Rt Hon Abdullahi Hussaini Mai Basira, and the state Gubernatorial candidate for the PDP, Alhaji Umar Nasko amongst many others.
That is to tell you Buhari is not in any way frighting corruption, once you are in APC case close.
litdutchboy: Buhari should keep deceiving his zombies with his fake corruption war and those benefiting from APC misrule.
Akpabio was recently appointed as one of the coordinators of Buhari re-election campaign in the South, despite an ongoing EFCC investigation of looting N108 billlion naira($700 million dollars)
Newznow: The @OfficialPDPNig Presidential Campaign Rally is holding today at the Minna Polo Field, Minna, Niger State. We invite all our members and teeming supporters to participate enmass. #NorthCentralForAtiku Come, Watch video
edunwablog: With less than 40 days to Nigeria’s presidential election, a report has predicted a very close or inconclusive poll. The 28-page report titled: “Top Risks 2019,” by the Eurasia Group, was obtained by THISDAY yesterday.
The New York-based organisation pointed out that the country faces its most fiercely contested election since the transition to democracy in 1999. It described the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari as an elderly, infirm leader, “who lacks the energy, creativity, or political savvy to move the needle on Nigeria’s most intractable problems.”
It explained, “Buhari is the frontrunner. A second term for him would mean the country at best muddles through the next four years, with little progress on critical policy priorities like tax reform or a restructuring of the energy sector.”
Furthermore, the advisory firm said of the political risk of reelecting the president, “Buhari would be a lame duck from day one, with powerbrokers in his own party quickly shifting their focus to the next electoral cycle in 2023.
“And if Buhari’s health problems continue or worsen, the situation will get worse. The president’s continual medical leaves abroad impaired governance in his first term. “A repetition would again remove him from decision-making and the public eye for months at a time, leaving investors to wonder who is calling the shots and whether they’re qualified for the job.”
Continuing, the group in the report, held the view that a Buhari re-election also carries “tail risks,” stating that a politically weak president, for health or other reasons, would open the “floodgates for political infighting, increasing the chances that his ruling All Progressives Congress implodes.”
According to it, “That would turn a policy slowdown into paralysis. The risk of attacks on oil infrastructure would also rise, because the absence of strong leadership in Abuja would make it harder to negotiate with the Niger Delta’s various militant groups.”
In their assessment of Buhari’s closest rival, who is the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, they stated that a win for Atiku, would create a brief, superficial boost to the country’s image—largely “because of his better health and keener intellect.”
However, it held the view that “Atiku Abubakar would avoid the difficult and politically unpopular tasks necessary for reform.” It stated, “But it would also pose the risk of a return to an even more rent-seeking governing style. “Atiku’s policy priorities are unclear and untested: He had previously promised to deregulate the oil and gas sector but recently pledged to reduce gasoline prices by 50 per cent from already below-market levels.
“That would swell subsidy costs and endanger long-term debt sustainability. He’s also unlikely to champion a tax reform that’s critical to Nigeria’s fiscal sustainability. “Atiku would face significant infighting within his People’s Democratic Party as well, as leaders try to hold him to his promise to serve only one term (a pledge he’s likely to retract).”
Furthermore, the report added, “There’s a dangerous wildcard outcome. The election will be close, and a challenged or inconclusive result is possible. “That, in turn, could trigger a political crisis in which neither candidate has a legitimate claim to power. If the vote is close enough to trigger a run-off, Nigeria’s constitution requires the second round of voting to occur within seven days of the first, a tough timeline to meet given the complexity of organising national elections in the country. “This could be a recipe for severe uncertainty in Africa’s most important market.”
Some other economies and areas which the report also focused on included the US-China trade war, European populism, Mexico, Ukraine, and Brexit. For the United States, it anticipated a chaotic year for US domestic politics. According to the Eurasia Group, while the odds of Donald Trump being impeached and removed from office remains low, political volatility would be exceptionally high in the country.
According to the report, with a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, the president faces adversarial congressional oversight for the first time. It stated that Democrats would use their control of House committees and subpoena power to force the release of Trump’s tax returns, investigate his financial dealings and those of his family.
When Buhari came to power he has no vision for this Nation that is while Nigerians are in this kind of bad shape today No vote west again, ATIKU 2019
TheAnakin: National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar does not deserve another shot at power because he blew his opportunity during his eight years reign under former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Tinubu said rather than use the opportunity of being in control of the Obasanjo government’s privatisation programme to shine, Atiku allowed himself to be blinded by greed, leading to the squandering of billions of dollars pumped into the power sector.
Tinubu said beyond the sheer ambition of being in power, Atiku had no vision for Nigeria and should therefore be rejected by Nigerians in the February 16 presidential poll.
He described the election as a contest between two opposing visions – “one seeking to better the lot of generality of Nigerians and one which has no regard for the public but seeks to return the country to the days of official malpractices and corruption.”
These were contained in Tinubu’s acceptance speech, following his appointment on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari to spearhead the APC presidential campaign.
He described his appointment by Buhari as a great honour, pledging that he and other members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, including the council’s Director General, Rotimi Amaechi, would not let the President down, as doing so would amount to letting the nation down.
Drawing a contrast between Buhari and Atiku, Tinubu said, “The character of the two candidates cannot be more distinct. President Buhari is a straight and honest man. Leave a naira on the table with Buhari in the room, you will find the naira on the table when you return.
“When Buhari says ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ you know where he stands; he means what he says; no more, no less.
“With Atiku, things are more nuanced. When Atiku speaks, he may mean ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ ‘maybe,’ ‘I don’t know,’ ‘come back tomorrow,’ ‘all of the above,’ or ‘none of the above.’
“His compass has four needles pointing in different directions at the same time. He knows of no direction to take. President Buhari’s word is his bond. When Atiku speaks, it is to give you the slip.
“We cannot afford a President whose ways and mind is a maze of contradicting urges and colliding desires. This shows he has no vision for the nation and no guiding principles except the naked pursuit of power for the naked use of that power.
“Atiku had his chance to shine as VP when he controlled the privatisation programme of the Obasanjo government. He abused this assignment. He helped squander billions of dollars on power generation that did nothing but extended our national darkness.
“That government had so much money at its disposal and that is exactly what it did. It disposed of the money yet failed to treat the poor or build for the future. Atiku laid waste to the national treasury for eight long years. That is enough for one lifetime. We should not reward him by giving him another eight years because the more he feeds, the stronger his hunger grows.
“His is a thirst that can’t be quenched and a hand that cannot be restrained from taking whatever is on the table. As the PDP candidate, he is now the leader of a avaricious horde that seeks to reattach its mandible once again to the public wealth and forever lay siege to our nation’s future. Nigerians would do well not to pay them any attention.”
Tinubu said this was why the APC Presidential Campaign Council would work diligently to ensure that Buhari was re-elected to forestall the chances of Atiku returning to power
SO what role Buhari play in helping Nigerians out?
dalongjnr: The fall of the wicked,PDP. All the problems of this country was created by their 16years of misrule but turned around to blamed Buhari. mumu, PDP.
Kogi people are not left out PDP is live in Lokoja
Newznow: PDP: We invite our Governors, all PDP Candidates in the North Central Zone, @nassnigeria members and other leaders of our great Party to the PDP Presidential Kogi Rally, holding today at Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, Kogi State. Time: 12:00Pm
Officialpdpnig: Aisha was never banned from entering USA stop your lies.
Atiku daughter fixed her wedding for USA where she resides and Atiku insisted that the venue be moved to Dubai so he could attend and that was what the daughter was forced to do.
Let all vote for Atiku come 20019 , Buhari is something i can not even wish someone i dont like, is a very bad experience and worse thing that had happen to Nigerians .
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the leaked tapes quoting the Minister of Transport and DG of the Muhammadu Buhari 2019 Presidential Campaign, Rotimi Amaechi as insulting President Buhari.
PoliticsNGR earlier reported on Sunday that the two controversial audio tapes released by Reno Omokri, quoted Amaechi as criticising the President. Amaechi reportedly said;
This country can never change, I swear. The only way this country can change is if everybody is killed. This country is going nowhere, I swear.
“Even if you divide the country into 10, it will still not change. I’m not joking o. When Magnus (Abe) was my SSG, I told him that this country is hopeless and helpless.
“He said ‘Oga, stop it now. Coming from a governor, don’t be saying that. But two months in Abuja, Magnus said this country is hopeless and helpless. I said ‘why?’ He said, you are right, the only thing they do in Abuja is share money, they don’t work.”
The second tape said, “The president does not listen to anybody. He doesn’t care. You can write what you want to write. The president doesn’t care. Does he read? He will read, he will laugh. He will say ‘come, come and see, they are abusing me here’.
“In fact, there was one case of somebody in Onitsha, a trader in Onitsha who couldn’t sell his goats during Sallah. And I was with Oga on the plane and the man was busy abusing Buhari. He said, ‘Amaechi, come, what is my business with Onitsha goat seller?’”
In a statement on twitter on Sunday evening, Atiku wrote;
"To that Onitsha goat seller who could not sell his goods due to the prevailing bad economy, I say to you that I care. You and all Nigerians are my business. You are my priority. Join me and #LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain and I assure you that next Sallah will be better."
Even if the full recording come out you will still talk another thing, go Atikulated 2019 is simple .
obailala: Lol... new one to keep Nigerians busy throughout next week.
Obviously Buhari doesnt listen to anyone besides his inner cabal controlling him. But then again, why exactly was the recording cut short by Reno?.... Why cant the full recording be released to expose the full message?
Is 4 - 4 nothing more he should forget about 2019 general election
CilicMarin: President while acknowledging cheers from the APC caucus members of the National Assembly during the 2019 Budget Presentation, displayed a 4 +4 Sign with his fingers to indicate he has 4 more to deliver the promise he made to Nigerians...
Meanwhile, can you see the look on the faces of Saraki and Dogara at his back
Am very sure he did not borrow the money from you its should be your own headache You will be disappointed 2019
Imortal001: Mark my word today 21st of december 2018.. ATIKU IS WASTING HIS TIME AND MONEY. a sane man or woman will never vote atiku. the dude gat bad CV mehn..
Is Buhari bad Governance he wasted good four years for nothing , Is not only companies that closed people life did remain the same since Buhari came to power .
Monimatic: Commerce Association says that more than half of the surviving firms are “ailing”.
At least 800 companies closed shop in Nigeria between 2009 and 2011, due to the harsh operating business environment, the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce has said.
The companies that have survived are also having serious challenges as more than half of them have been classified as “ailing.’’
This was disclosed by the President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Herbert Ajayi, on Tuesday, in Asaba, in a paper he presented at a zonal workshop on economic diversification organised by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC.
Mr. Ajay said the current situation of the “surviving” industries poses a great threat to the survival of the manufacturing industry. He added that capacity utilisation in industries hovers around 30 per cent and 45 per cent on the average, with 100 per cent overhead costs.
He blamed the continued decline in the manufacturing sectors on “political and economic factors’’, citing poor infrastructure and epileptic power supply as key impediments to the industry.
“The manufacturing industry as a whole operates on more than 70 per cent of energy it generates, using generators; and operating these generators greatly increases the cost of manufacturing goods,’’ he said.
The industrialist gave other reasons for the woes in the sector as incessant increase in the price of petroleum products used by industries, multiple taxation, unabated smuggling and inadequate access to finance, both local and abroad.
He said widespread insecurity and the inability of government agencies in the ports to meet their 24-hour target, for cargo clearance, have contributed to the dwindling fortunes in the manufacturing sector.
Government efforts inadequate
The NACCIMA president, whose speech was delivered by the Vice President of the association, Mary Iyasere, described current government policies to revive the manufacturing industry as inadequate.
“For instance, in May 2010, the government announced a 1.3 billion-dollar fund to help banks extend credit to the manufacturing sector following the decline in available finance after the global economic crisis had set in.
“Notwithstanding this positive development arising from the reform process, the Nigerian economy, especially the manufacturing sector is still confronted by serious challenges, structural imbalance and lack of diversification,” he said.
“The current government policies targeted at the real sector (manufacturing) are also inadequate and preventing the manufacturing industry from flourishing,” he added.
The way forward
On the way forward, Mr. Ajayi stressed the need for the organised private sector to support the government’s efforts to revitalise the sector through the much-canvassed public private partnership.
He also called for more transparency in the ongoing government-led privatisation exercise of public enterprises.
Quoting statistics from the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Ajayi said between 1999 and 2011, a total of 121 firms were privatised or commercialised, with about N250 billion realised from their sale.
“It was also reported that 81 of the privatised firms were operating at about 66 per cent and 41 at 34 per cent performance level,” he added.
The NACCIMA president, however, observed that the figures are in stark contrast to the position of the Senate ad-hoc Committee on Privatisation, which posited that 80 per cent of the firms are not performing.
In addition, he said Nigeria can borrow from the lessons of the economic policies of the “Asian Tigers” — Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan — to boost the manufacturing sector.
He, however, warned that Nigeria must exercise “caution” in trying to imitate the Asian policies. He explained that government needs to consider the peculiarities of the nation’s economy and marry it with those of Asia in areas “where policies are applicable rather than wholesale adoption”.
“This is because the casualty between growth and industrialisation could prove to be a costly mistake as seen in other countries, in pushing for rapid industrialisation,’’ Mr. Ajayi stated.
That will be when he is ruling Daura State not Nigeria
Mysteryque: President Muhammadu Buhari, has vowed to make the country’s aviation industry a pride in Africa.
He said the federal government owed Chinese government $69.3million counterpart fund for the construction of four airports under the project.
The four airports are Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kano.
The President, at the commissioning of the new terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, in Abuja, said his target was to make Nigerian Aviation industry a pride in the continent.
He said, “I wish to assure you therefore, that Government remains committed to developing Nigeria into Regional air transportation hub and thereby assuming its leadership in the aviation sub sector in Africa.”
“This Administration recognises aviation as a catalyst for economic growth and as such will continue to encourage and support the actualization of projects that will place Nigerian Airports amongst the best in the world.”
With the commissioning of the new Terminal, Buhari said that the country was moving towards achieving and meeting global aviation standards in facilitation, passenger processing and service delivery in tandem with international best practices.
“It gives me great pleasure to be here for the formal commissioning of the new Terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This event represents yet another significant milestone for International air travellers in and out of the Federal Capital Territory, he stated, he said.”
He recalled that the Minister of State for Aviation, Sirika had given him his words to have the new terminal commissioned before the end of December 2018 which he has fulfilled.
“You will recall that on the 25th October, 2018, I commissioned Port Harcourt International Airport Terminal. During the event, the Honourable Minister of State (Aviation) stated that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Terminal, Abuja would be completed and ready for commissioning before the end of the year. Today, that promise has been kept. I wish to commend the Honourable Minister and his team for a job well done.”
“This event today, reflects Government’s deliberate policy to sustain the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure. We are gradually closing the infrastructural deficit bedevilling our country.”
“Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Terminal is the first airport terminal to be connected to rail transport system in the Country and indeed in the region. This has provided passengers and other airport users with a choice in the mode of transport to and from the city centre. I recall taking a ride from the City Metro station to the Airport on the day the rail line was commissioned.”
He thanked the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, the Chines government, China and the China Exim Bank and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, their financial support and the various roles they played leading to the successful completion of the project.
Hadi Sirika on his part, pleaded with Mr. President to intervene in the outstanding payment of the counterpart fund of $69.3m out of the $100m Nigeria was to pay for the project
According to him, “We are committed to rounding up the project soon, the contractor has gone ahead to implement it as approved, but recently slowed down the pace of work due to non-payment of $69.3m counterpart funding by government. May I respectfully at this point, request Mr President’s kind intervention in this regard, please.”
He explained,” This is the second in the series of Airport terminals to be commissioned from the projects funded by the China-Exim bank loan of $500m with a counterpart funding of $100m from the debt management office.”
The Minister further stated, ” From political and economic perspectives, this airport is very strategic to Nigeria not only because it is the gateway to the nations capital but also because it the second busiest airport in the country and the fastest growing in passenger traffic in West and Central Africa, with an average growth rate of 8%, where the world average growth is 5.8%.”
On the number of passengers that patronized the airport, he stated,” The Airport processed 5,709,012 passengers in 2017. This volume equals to about 13 times the total number of passengers recorded by Ghana as a country.”
“The terminal building has annual passenger capacity of 15m covering a space of approximately 56,000m2. It also has the following facilities as well as capabilities; 72 check-in counters: 5 baggage collection carousels: 28 immigration desks at arrival and 16 at departure: 8 security screening points and 8 passenger boarding bridges ”
Others benefits of the terminal, he added, has a walkway to link the FCT metro rail: additional apron for remote parking of aircraft and a linkway to domestic wing and many other facilities that are properly designed and laid out in accordance with modern requirements for airport operations.
Sirika further thanked Mr President for approving the second phase of the project.
“Mr President will recall FEC approval of the second tranche for the funding of the phase two of this project in the sum of $461,795,551.02.”
He continued, “The phase takes into cognisance, additional facilities that will enhance airport efficiency. These includes but not limited to construction of additional apron: Multi-level car park: Fire station: Additional boarding bridges: Connection between the old and the new terminals, Facility and boarding bridge to accommodate Airbus A380, and the phase two also includes completion of Kano and Lagos terminals.”
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