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@ marvix

How now?

As you can see GEJ is[b] NOT [/b] the man!!!!

This is March 2011 and we are no nearer to the elusive 6,000 MW. GEJ is fully in charge so what's his excuse this time??

Even the 4,000 MW which the presidient referred to on his FB page does not tally with the statement made by Aganga in the presence of Barth Nnaji (Special Adviser to the President on power) a few days later in Abuja.

@ Godslover

Did anyone take up your £1k wager offer. You be smart man, that is the wisest investment you could ever make.

@ Nicklee

GEJ can't claim that he was a spare tyre VP. Yar'adua gave GEJ a very important and pivotal assignment as Yar'adua's VP.

GEJ was the head of the special committee on Power. In effect, GEJ was supposed to oversee the NIPP projects and ensure they become operational. I remember reading a news report in early 2008 when GEJ toured one of the IPP (Independent Power Projects) and declared that nothing could hinder Nigeria from achieving 6,000 MW by December 2009.

ik uche scores his second goal. 4-0!!!!!

Uche don score goal number 3!!!!!

@ all you can watch it here and the picture quality is decent:


http://suncastv.co.uk

In my humble opinion, Jonathan will win the election free and fair or crooked.

The implication is "business as usual".

Mark my words, Jonathan is Not the man!!!!!!!

The baby-faced assassin!!!!!!!

@ OP,

I have never believed in Jonathan and find it baffling that so many peeps really think GEJ can take Nigeria forward.


Mark my words, if he wins the election (which is most likely); less than 2 years into his tenure, it will become Crystal clear that Jonathan is NOT the man.

Abeg Landers, help me out here!

Is it just me or am i right to think that the ammendment of the Electoral Act can only be done after being debated and passed in the National Assembly??

@ OP

Source, please.

I've said it before and will say it again: GEJ is NOT the man!!!!!!

I read somewhere that the ECA which had $20bn in its coffers when Jonathan took over is now down to a measly $3m.

@ All,

I'm interested in buying some of these bonds but don't know how to go about it.

@ Tippy Top,

I believe Jakande's govt (79-83) had identified sources of funding for the project and had mapped out the route of the metroline. They were working on the blueprint for land acquisition and compensation as it would affect thousands of properties etc.

While this was going on Buhari toppled the Shagari govt and the metroline project was consigned to the dustbin.

Unfortunately, GEJ will win and we will have to endure at least 4 years of clueless leadership.

@ Oludyke,

I share your sentiments and feel your pain.

GEJ IS NOT THE MAN!!!!!!!!

The saddest thing in my opinion is that he is likely to win the general (s)election and it will be business as usaul for the next 4 years.

@ egift,

I don't have a GEJ feeding bottle; I don't even like the guy although I think he will win the elections proper with or without the PDP.

GEJ can only support the existing governors, he can't stop anyone from contesting for the post of Governor at the party primaries. For your info, there are several contenders who have paid millions of naira for their forms to contest for governor. They have invested in structures and have started campaigning. How is GEJ going to stop them?

@ Titos,

You are right.

All GEJ is saying is that he will support the Governors for re-election. They will still have to go the primaries to slug it out with their opponents.

The ANPP have modified their constitution to allow anybody from anywhere to join tham and participate in their primaries for elective office in 2011. In a nutshell, they will wellcome a Goodluck Jonathan or Atiku Abubakar to try their luck at their primaries and if successful run for the presidency on their platform.

I think that after the PDP primaries the loser and his supporters will decamp and try their luck elsewhere.  

Jonathan’s North-West campaign headquarters shut down
By Chesa Chesa, Abuja and Hamidu Sabo, Katsina



Factional crisis seems to be threatening the support base of President Goodluck Jonathan in the North as his campaign headquarters for North-West zone in Katsina State has been shut down.

This is the fallout of a face-off between Jonathan/Sambo Support Group and Jonathan-Re-build Nigeria Initiative. The two groups have been engaged in a series of arguments for sometimes.

Due to the ugly development, the multi-million naira headquarters of Jonathan-Re-build Nigeria Initiative on IBB Way, Katsina has been shut.

Meanwhile, Jonathan on Friday cautioned the press to stop attributing to him uncomplimentary comments from his aides, other government officials and his presidential campaign directors concerning other presidential aspirants and perceived political opponents.

Jonathan, who insisted that he was a firm believer in issues-based campaign for the 2011 presidential election, said he however find it objectionable when the media erroneously accredits to him hurtful and virulent comments against other aspirants made by government officials without his authorisation.

He also advised all groups, government officials and individuals purporting to speak for him to be guided by principles of decorum, propriety and fairness.

His Katsina campaign office, which was made available by Secretary of the Petroleum Trust Development Funds (PTDF), Engineer Mutaka Rabe Darma, was shut down for allegedly demanding the dissolution of the leadership of Jonathan/Sambo Support Group in the zone, which has the backing of Ambassador Dalhatu Tafida.

Tafida is the Director-General of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation.

The complex rented and equipped by Darma with over 30 different offices was ready for Jonathan’s campaign but the Tafida-backed campaign group, using its upper hand in Jonathan campaign matters, shut down the complex during its visit to Katsina recently.

The incident has worsened the situation and is drawing bad blood among loyalists of the two groups.

The woman leader in charge of the North-West and Coordinator of the complex, Hajiya Binta Kuraye, decried the situation even as she disclosed that over

N45 Million Naira was spent putting the place together, stressing that no such office existed anywhere across the country for the Jonathan/ Sambo campaign.

She also accused members of the Tafida group of not working wholeheartedly for Jonathan/Sambo, but rather for themselves.

“You see this office is one of the best in the country, even the President commended the initiative, but simply because they don’t like Jonathan wholeheartedly that group sabotaged the office,” she said.

Kuraye also blamed Katsina Governor, Ibarhim Shehu Shema, and some elders in the state for sabotaging the effort of Darma.

She explained that Darma, as one of the President’s aides, is doing a lot towards the success of the Jonathan/Sambo ticket in the next general elections.

Presently, she said the PTDF scribe has spent over N100million to ensure that Jonathan is acceptable to the people, adding that he is doing the same in Abuja and other Northern parts of the country.

“Despite the importance of the office, the Katsina State government has refused to support it or contribute a single kobo for Jonathan to succeed but causing confusion in the movement” she lamented.

When contacted, the State Coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo Support Group, Garba Garus, refused to comment on the issue.

And from Aso Rock on Friday came a statement that the President’s only recognised official spokesman is Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ima Niboro.

The statement reads: “The Office of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has noted with concern the continued attribution to the President by the media of statements neither made nor authorised by him.

“President Jonathan finds this practice very objectionable, especially as some of the statements so wrongly attributed to him are totally at variance with his views and beliefs on the conduct of political competition.

“The President is a firm believer in issues-based politics and totally dissociates himself and his office from some of the rather objectionable, hurtful, spiteful and divisive statements against other candidates which have been erroneously attributed to him recently.

“He therefore requests the media to call a halt to this practice immediately and only attribute to him henceforth statements made directly by him or his official spokesperson – his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Mr. Ima Niboro.

“Statements emanating from other government officials or staff of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation should be clearly attributed to those individuals and not President Jonathan, and responsibility for such statements must be borne personally by those who issue them”.
http://www.independentngonline.com/DailyIndependent/Article.aspx?id=24488

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/breaking-news-aregbesola-declared-governor-osun-state

Aregbesola declared governor!!!!!

@ 9ijaMan

I think Jonathan will win the elections with or without the PDP. I think a lot of Nigerians really believe in him (I personally don't know what they see in the guy and consider Jonathan and Atiku to be the worst of the bunch). We must also consider the North vs South sentiments which will attract many southern votes for GEJ against the Northern votes that will be split b/w 2-3 candidates, namely; Atiku, Buhari and Ribadu.

If my analysis above is correct, and the elections are free and fair (which i doubt) Jonathan has a good chance of winning it all at the general polls. If the elections are rigged, then the results are likely to be compromised in favour of the incumbent , Jonathan. (As an aside, I think I read somewhere that in the history of elections in Africa there has only been one instance of an incumbent losing a selection, oops, my bad, I meant election. D ).

Of course, if I had a magic wand I'd love a see a free and fair election. I'd love to see a bold person with unquestionable integrity and vision become our president. All the arguments about North, South, generational change, gender, blah, blah, blah are really immaterial. The only question that really matters is: Can the person get the job done? Can the person fight corruption squarely without fear of favour, revamp/diversify the economy, fix our ageless electricity problem, repair and maintain our (death trap) roads, create jobs and reawaken the manufacturing sector?

@ babsmii
@ sundayogor

Mark my words, if Jonathan loses the PDP primaries he will decamp to another party and contest on the platform of that party.

Here is the rub:

If Atiku wins the PDP primaries, Goodluck Jonathan and his supporters will decamp to another party and run for the presidency on that platform. GEJ will release a statement like “in accordance with the wishes of millions of Nigerians who have pleaded with me to serve in this office, I have decided to contest the presidency on the platform of XYZ party”.

If Jonathan wins the PDP primaries, Atiku and his crew will move to another party and contest on that platform citing reasons such as “Jonathan is a beneficiary of zoning and shouldn’t have contested in the first place”.

At the end of the day, I think Jonathan will win the general elections proper because the north will have at least 2 candidates, namely, Buhari and Atiku and maybe 3 candidates if Ribadu can secure the ticket of his party. This will split the northern votes. To date, an incumbent has never lost an election (or as some critics would say “a rigging contest”) in the history of Nigeria, so this is also in Jonathan’s favour. I also think that Jonathan will capture most of the votes in the south due to the sentiments of many southerners who see this election as North vs South tussle.

Here is the rub:

If Atiku wins the PDP primaries, Goodluck Jonathan and his supporters will decamp to another party and run for the presidency on that platform. GEJ will release a statement like “in accordance with the wishes of millions of Nigerians who have pleaded with me to serve in this office, I have decided to contest the presidency on the platform of XYZ party”.

If Jonathan wins the PDP primaries, Atiku and his crew will move to another party and contest on that platform citing reasons such as “Jonathan is a beneficiary of zoning and shouldn’t have contested in the first place”.

At the end of the day, I think Jonathan will win the general elections proper because the north will have at least 2 candidates, namely, Buhari and Atiku and maybe 3 candidates if Ribadu can secure the ticket of his party. This will split the northern votes. To date, an incumbent has never lost an election (or as some critics would say “a rigging contest”) in the history of Nigeria, so this is also in Jonathan’s favour. I also think that Jonathan will capture most of the votes in the south due to the sentiments of many southerners who see this election as North vs South tussle.

Mckren, where have you been? Its been quite an age since the last time you posted a comment. Anyways, welcome back.

@ Akosbaba,

The case you refer to where MTN records confirmed phone calls made to an Election tribunal judge was in Osun state and not Ekiti. (The lawyer for the PDP Osun State governor-Oyinlola was making calls to the judge that would preside in the election petition of the AC candidate Rauf Aregbesola).

@mobo444,

I beg to disagree with your post, if she was given the sperm of a white man, then surely, the baby should be born with mixed-race features and not Caucasian.

If it were a mix-up, then there should be a white mother who ended up with a black baby from the same hospital.

If that happened the white mother would surely have raised an alarm by now. Since that didn't happen (according to the newspaper report) we can cross off that possibility from our list.

Jehovah God, there is none like you!!!!!

Thank you Jesus for spilling your blood for ME

@bk/babe90,

Although he may not have publicly denounced the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa, I would be surprised if Ojukwu supported it and besides he wasn't part of the government at the time.