₦airaland Forum

atlwireles:
Police did their job yesterday, based on information available to them. If you think the police crossed any line, you are free to seek justice in court.

Curlieweed:
The soldiers yab. Abeg!
What do they think their guns are for? they should have shot the useless asewo janjawid.

GeneralBK:
Yes tambuwal should be dead.

Next time dont joke or play with c in c

A7:
This is the work of northern oligarchy who wants to frustrate and disgrace Jonathan.

waternogetemeny:
Wat a drug addict... So boko haram cannot lie, it is our President and Chad President that lie?


Dis is why the world is saying APC is behind Chibok and Boko Haram, to score cheap political point.



Shame on APC

chinasaekperem9:
Omojuwa is crazy.when will yorubas learn how to respect their elders? In a sane country, no one in his right senses will say such again his / her president. Keep on with the good works GEJ.their silly propaganda can't stop you.

tit:
No, APC is not incharge of the armed forces. Thanks Allah.
But I am begining to suspect they are in charge of boko haram.
Whenever boko haram fools strike,
you guys jump out all too excited.

Franzeez:
@ op, u and ur father can go and die! GEJ till 2019

msmon:
Chuks Okocha in Abuja

The presidency has described the national leader of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola
Tinubu, and others as anarchists for calling on
President Goodluck Jonathan to resign for his
administration’s inability to contain the activities of
the Boko Haram.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said the suggestion by Tinubu that Jonathan should resign had again shown beyond doubt that the former Lagos State governor and his colleagues in the opposition were a bunch of political anarchists and charlatans blinded by an unbridled appetite for power.

The presidential aide said the assertion by Tinubu at a political rally in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday that “in civilised” societies, the president should have resigned was unfounded and lacking in historical precedence.

According to him, “We challenge him to tell Nigerians which part of his ‘civilised’ world has there been a call on a president to resign during an ongoing war.
“When terrorists attacked the United States of
America in September, 2001, leaders of the
Democratic Party did not demand a resignation of
President George Bush rather they rose in defence of the American nation to support the various measures taken by the president to defeat the al Qaeda terrorists.
“It is perhaps necessary to remind the APC leader
that it was leading members of his party who
vehemently opposed and openly criticised the
proscription of the Boko Haram sect by the federal
government in 2013 with some of them even going
as far as describing it as a move against the North
while others tried to incite the civil society to
condemn this anti-terrorists Act.”

Okupe therefore said it was unfortunate that the APC, in its desperation for power and eagerness to make selfish political gains from insecurity, has shown a total lack of the spirit of nationalism and
statesmanship in its public comments on the
challenges of insurgency in the North-east.
He said: “It is particularly sad that leaders of the APC would mount every available podium to pour
invectives on the president and ridicule members of
the armed forces of Nigeria who are in the battlefield of the war against terror in the North-east of this country.

“Telling the president to resign because of an
ongoing insurgency is the height of insensitive,
indecorous and bad politics which ought to be
roundly condemned by every patriotic Nigerian.
“We wish to remind the likes of Tinubu that by the
provisions of the Nigerian constitution, the only
recognised means of changing a government is
through the electoral process which comes every four years.
“If the APC leader has a problem about the chances
of his political party winning an election, as he
obviously does, he should not resort to brigandage,
rather we will advise that they go back to the
drawing board to rewrite their lack-luster, ill-defined
and uninspiring manifestoes and see if they can sell
it to the Nigeria public side by side with the well-
articulated, dutifully executed and widely acclaimed
transformation agenda of President Jonathan.”



www.thisdaylive.com/articles/presidency-tinubu-others-are-anarchists/193417/

explorer250:
Jonathan this,jonathan that. WHAT IS IT THAT JONATHAN HAS ACTUALLY DONE WRONG? Why are we nigerians filled with much hate for our dear president? Jonathan is the best president so far since the independence of Nigeria. Among all the heads of states and presidents that ruled nigeria so far, who among them can compete against jonathan in times infrastructure,power,food security,transparency,good governance and all other sectors of the economy?. Do we know that Nigeria cleared its debt from the world bank during jonathan administration?, do we know that power is more steady in Nigeria during his administration?, do we know that the price of petroleum products was most stable in jonathans administration compared to the previous one?, do we know that nigeria became the largest economy in africa during jonathans administration?, do we know that we recorded so many victories in our sports uner Gej administration?. The things mr president has done for this country is unspeakable. If we say that jonathan is corrupt, then he would be a saint with respect to previous administrations. During obj administration there was a hike in the prices of petroleum products, the economy was in shambles, the naira kept loosing its value etc. But despite these facts no one opposed or lambasted him as many is doing to Gej. Simply because he was kept there by the north. Nigeria was in total darkness and debts during previous administrations but there was an improvement during Gej regime. Are we going to talk of federal roads that was built during Gejs administration? Do we know that our airports was raised to world standard during Gej regime? For those who has been to our airports will bear me witness. The question i am still asking is "what on earth has jonathan done wrong on this country?". Lets move to the political arena. Corruption is at every nook and crany of the country, agreed. But to say that PDP is corrupt and that APC is not or less is a hypocritical statement because not less than 50% of APC members are from PDP. I am not here to render any political support to any party but i must say the truth that the north and the APC is playing politics of bitterness. I woke up one morning only to hear from my television that jonathan just commissioned a 100bn project at the insurgence ravished north east. I was very amazed and suprised. Jonathan has done a lot for the north in terms of federal projects. I can not arguably say that over 70 to 80% of the federal project commissioned by the president is at the north. Jonathan is working, only at the north, i have not felt the impact of federal projects here in the east. The only thing i know that jonathan has done for the east is the making of enugu airport an international one, the so called(which am not sure) second Niger bridge and the appointment of some igbos as key ministers which the general populace of igbos is not benefiting from. The only good thing we igbos has benefitted from jonathan since his ascention to the throne of presidency is that our goods are no longer seized by yorubas at the lagos wolf, under the disguise of contra-ban goods which are later found at the market but this time in the hands of yorubas traders who bought the "expensive igbo goods" at give away price from their fellow yoruba high ranking custom officials. Apart from these, there is no meaningful thing igbos has benefited from Gej administration. But at the side of the north countless roads, dams, irrigation projects, airports, school, infrastructures etc has been built for them by Gej. Not Everybody at otuoke and the entire ss,se and sw has gone to school but gej took the pains to educate the illiterate almajiris, provide fertilisers,improved seeds and farm machines to them for their agricultural devpt. Yet the north has still vowed never to see him at 2015. Am not suprised since they said that they are born to rule. Igbos are people that do not depend on governnent yet the are among the few most succesful ethnic group in Nigeria likewise the west. I think that the north should focus more on the development of their people educationally. Encourage hardwork among their people and not to play the politics of bitterness, vowing to hold power at the detriment of other at all cost. If any region should oppose the re-election of jonathan i think the south west is justified to do so. Because despite their support for him, he has not lived up to expectations to them. I blame Gej for wasting his 6yrs trying to please the north at the detriment of sw,se and ss. Under normal circumstances the whole south shouldnt vote Gej it should be the north that should do everything possible to vote him considering the various things he has done for them. But yet the have accused him of a lot of things he is innocent of. I will describe the action of northern politicians opposing Gej as "INGRATES". Do we know that if you tell those accusing Gej to say what he has done wrong, none of them can present something tangible?. Please, have we ever heared that Gej has illegally looted of any money from the nations coffers? But it is on record that Buhari was not probed for the missing oil $2.8bn when he was the minister of petroleum. So what happend to that money?. Or have we forgotten about his religious and tribal speech? To the supporters of buhari, if you say that you want to vote Gej out based on corruption or on the basis of being tribal or religious then you are a hypocrite, this is because Gej is a saint if the sins of buhari are counted, Pls anybody can quote me wrong on this. I am not to be anti buhari but i want we nigerians to be honest on our resons of voting. If we say that Gej is corrupt then please feel free to present your evidence. I think that the problem with we nigerians is that we have been blinded by tribal and religious sentiments. I think that the only sin jonathan has committed is that he is not a northerner! This write up is written to address people who are opposing the good regime of Gej. So i want people who think that Gej should be voted out to present their tangible reasons or propose a better candidate and why the candidate is better. So present your cases especially the aggrieved northerners lets debate on it! FOR NIGERIANS AND IGNORANT NAIRALANDERS MUST BE TOLD THE TRUTH!

cyberguy72:
@OP u re a big liar.The court only granted an injunction stopping PDP lawmakers from reconvening the houe from recess.No mention of Tambuwal remaining speaker.

Haykay80:
INTRODUCTION:
Before you can understand this article, you must first read what President Jonathan said on July 5th, 2010, about the author (Toyin Dawodu, a Nigerian in diaspora, having left the shores of Nigeria after 25 years) who was one of Jonathan’s Fans on Facebook. The enthusiasm has waned and reality of failure and disappointment has set in for many Nigerians abroad and at home, who trusted in GEJ.

Goodluck Jonathan on Facebook (5 July 2010)

“Again I spent time reading your comments and yesterday a youth named Toyin Dawodu indicated that he had an idea for a project that could deliver 4,000 MWs of electricity. I believe in the creativity and the spirit of innovation resident in our youth and I want to give Toyin Dawodu a chance to be heard. Toyin, someone from my office will make contact with you regarding your idea. I know I can not attend to every comment or suggestion due to time constraints, but please do know that I read them and they influence my actions. GEJ”

Yes, someone from the Presidency went to the USA to meet Toyin Dawodu over his ideas, but the President failed to implement the idea because he was unable to confront the power mafia even up till date, it is still a story of epileptic electricity. Let us listen to what Toyin Dawodu has to say about our President, four years later:

Since assuming his post as president in 2010, what impression has Goodluck Jonathan made on you? I would say he seized his opportunity to rule, had his chance, and blew it. In four years, he has never been able to push his way past being ineffective, so he’s out. I hope Nigerians are smart enough to show him the door out of Aso Rock.

Americans have a saying: “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.”

That saying is absolutely true. Research teams at both Harvard University and MIT confirm humans automatically make snap judgments about others within three seconds of meeting them. We judge not only their level of danger and friendliness, we also try to determine their level of education, affluence, influence and value to us as connections – all in 2.8 seconds. These conclusions that we reach in under three seconds serve as the foundation on which we base our opinions of others. These are first impressions and try as you will, it’s hard to get someone to change his mind about a first impression.

So then, I will ask you this: Since assuming his post as president in 2010, what impression has Goodluck Jonathan made on you? I would say he seized his opportunity to rule, had his chance, and blew it. In four years, he has never been able to push his way past being ineffective, so he’s out. I hope Nigerians are smart enough to show him the door out of Aso Rock. And even if PDP were to nominate him, Nigerians should wholeheartedly reject Jonathan’s candidacy for one simple reason: He can’t do the job.

Now, before any of you Jonathan supporters and political handlers out there get bent out of shape and start attacking me, let me make it clear that I am not anti-Jonathan. Neither am I a supporter of the opposing party. I am a registered Nigerian voter who is concerned about the fate of Nigeria, its status as a nation and its future as a viable, economically strong country.

I believe in Nigerians. I believe in the power one Nigerian has to change our country for the better. I gladly support several candidates who I know have plans to run for different offices in 2015. One will run as PDP and another may run as APC. I support these candidates because I know first-hand of their character and I’m hoping each of them will be able to maintain their character and integrity throughout their terms in office. I have yet to make a decision on a presidential candidate. But after four years of Jonathan’s administration, one thing is very clear to me: Jonathan is not the leader Nigerian needs. I fear four more years of his presidency will delay progress another four years or more and we can’t afford to delay our own progress any longer.

Believe it or not, Jonathan never set out to become Nigeria’s Head of State. He didn’t have a plan in place for the country. He made us no promises! It’s a wonder Nigerians elected him to office. If you remember, he posted a quote on Facebook when he ran for office in 2010 that read: “I do not want to win your affections by giving you promises of things I would do in the future which others before me have given and which have largely been unfulfilled.” The sentiment is romantic, but it says nothing.

Nothing of his desire to strengthen the economy

Nothing of his strategy for finally powering Nigeria so that every business and household has working electricity.

Nothing of his plan to subdue and blot out rebel forces and make punishments for anti-Nigeria terrorism swift and severe.

Since we elected to the nation’s highest office a man without a plan, Nigerians should not be surprised that power generation has now dropped from 5,000 megawatts in 2010 to 2,500 megawatts today. These are figures told to the media by Jonathan’s very own Minister of Power, Professor Nebo. But, I’m sure Nigerians can bear witness to this fact without having to read it in the newspapers. Of course, the Honorable Minister is quick to give the usual excuses, “Sabotage, vandalism, lack of gas,” but I think we’ve had enough excuses.

We are not naïve enough to continue to accept vandalism as a legitimate reason for not being able to power Nigerian homes and businesses. So, no, Mr. President, we do not want four more years of your excuses and fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants presidency.

We may like Jonathan as a public figure or a celebrity personality. Who doesn’t like Jonathan? But the question we need to ask ourselves is: Did Jonathan deliver? A better question is, can he ever deliver? If the answer is “No,” we need to send him back to his village for permanent retirement.

Jonathan’s so-called Road Map to Power Nigeria failed miserably, denying Nigerians a fundamental convenience of civilized life – uninterrupted electricity. I had the opportunity to sit down with Professor Nnaji, Jonathan’s former Chairman of this “road map” in September 2010. The President himself urged me to meet with the professor. Jonathan was quite excited about the plan I developed to build 4,000 megawatts of distributed power in Nigeria, but my plan could not come to fruition because the Chairman and I did not see eye to eye on Nigeria’s power plan.

I reviewed the Chairman’s power plan, but there was one important flaw – it wouldn’t deliver electricity to Nigerians for a decade or more. I didn’t have to convince the Chairman of the flaw in his plan. He already knew, but insisted his mandate did not allow him to tweak the road map and focus on what is feasible and achievable. So now, it’s four years later and we have access to half as much power as we did when Jonathan took office.

I will admit that I had high hopes for the President. He was a fresh face and he seemed like a good man. Fueled by my meeting with his handlers and Jonathan’s vague statements before he took office, I did my best to warn Nigerians about the trouble ahead, to no avail. I don’t doubt that Jonathan is a good man. He’s just not a good president.

Well, friends, another election is upon us. If we are not careful, we will forget the failures of the past four years and mortgage the futures of our children by electing a winning smile and great personality to an office that requires a grueling work ethic and smart strategies. What will the next four years hold for us if Jonathan is reelected? I don’t know. As long as Jonathan is in office, Nigeria will remain in darkness. If we are smart, we will reject Jonathan this time around and find a candidate who is equipped to strengthen Nigeria.

What will your decision be?

mikeansy:
It is part of the remit of the police to enforce the law as-is!

The constitution is clear that you loose your membership of the house as soon as you change parties and Tambuwal himself confirmed he has moved from PDP to APC.

If APC are a responsible party they will do more to advise Tambuwal to do the responsible and honourable thing and resign!

APC is not ready for Government. A party with a penchant for twisting the rules and looking for loopholes in the constitution can not be trusted with power!

CrinkumCrankum:
They did not interpret the law, they Just ENFORCE it which is their primary duty...you are a LEANER....Politics is not for babies

karlmax2:
the house of rep members that defected from pdp to apc has a case in court and tambuwal is not part of that case they claim pdp has crises during the npdp period if u can remember once the court grants judgement in favour of pdp inec would declare their sit vacant .pdp as at today does not have division. So if u listen to why tambuwal defected is not in the constitution tambuwal has just lost his sit i expect inec to declare it vacant in days to come .tambuwal can take his case to court conny man die conny man burie am

chukwudi44:
The Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, hinged the withdrawal of Tambuwal’s security aides on Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

Statement reads, “In view of the recent defection by the Right Hon. Aminu Waziri Tanbuwal, CFR, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the People Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress and having regard to the clear provision of section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the Nigeria Police Force, has redeployed its personnel attached to his office.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/tambuwals-security-details-withdrawn/

(The reason is because) Aminu Tambuwal is no longer the speaker of the federal house of reps as per section 68 of the 1999 constitution. All hail the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria. Anyone dissatisfied with this can go to court. Congratulations to Emeka Ihedioha, the new speaker of the house of reps

IfyAwazie:
Why wasting money, time and energy contesting for primary u know u will not win. Just for formality.

chrisviral:
And how exactly are they like Jezebel? Similarities will do...
The problem with Nigeria is that we think the problem Of Nigeria is our Leaders, No, they. Real problem with Nigeria and is Nigerians, all of us collectively.

Elijah Confronted, Nice, its a good thing you know it's not Elijah Sat at his house and condemned, rather He confronted, how many Nigerians are willing to confront, None, because All of Us are guilty of our own very sins, who dares talk?

My points remains let he who is without sin be the first to cast a stone, Elijah was, so he casted, apparently there no such peeps in Nigeria, atleast not the ones in power...
So instead of spewing nothing useful on NL, GET ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY FOR YOUR LEADERS.