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Buhari lost an election and promised to make GEJ's regime a nightmare.Thereafter, terrorism assumed the most worrisom dimension ever known in the history of this country.

As GEJ rallied his troops to confront the monster that Boko Haram was becoming, Buhari again shewed up himself to be clog in the wheel and when his entire weight behind Boko Haram and said were fighting the interest of the North. All of these were done to discredit GEJ.

But GEJ, ever so magnanimous and quintessential in public service, is intensifying the war against terrorism to give the incoming "Ayatolla" a smooth sail in Aso Rock.


Yet again, it is obvious to the whole world that that Nigeria is at war and rather than make morale boosting statements that will show our gallant soldiers that their efforts are being appreciated, all I hear "Baba Aladin" saying is how he'll probe the defence budget as if he were a court of law.


I'm not convinced that this is a good way to run even a connershop let alone a Federal republic as complex as Nigeria.


So, while Buhari is busy probing the finances of an army that was deliberately weakened by successive regimes for fear of coup de tat, he should also endeavour to probe what the Imams and Sheiks are preaching to these boko boys that have been intoxicating and turning them to lecherous and murderous vampires.

Lastly, I must give kudos to GEJ and the Nigerian military for the gallantry they have displayed in the face of adversities and sthe acrifices they have made so that the common man may live in peace.

d61073:
Has anyone ever heard that muslim imams or
muslim groups have gathered to burn the bible or
hindu religious books?
No.

But we have heard the opposite.
Have you ever heard muslims drawing evil horrible
cartoons of buddhist buddha or hindu shiva or sikh
guru nanak?

No.
But you do hear the opposite.
Fact. Muslims faith has more tolerance and respect
then all others put together.

In certain parts of Europe denying the holocaust is
a CRIMINAL OFFENCE yet drawing evil cartoons and
making a mockery of the prophets (as) of Allah
Is freedom of speech.
Think.

We are totally AGAINST freedom to offend and
totally for freedom of speech.

If any student draws a horrible cartoon of their
school head or any employee draws a nasty cartoon
mocking their employer we know they won't be
honoured with gifts.

The fact is that there are many who HATE the
growth of islam and they hate the fact that WHY A
MAN that lived over 1400 years ago has even today
over a billion followers who have so much love and
respect for their leader and master. (Saws).

The tv media giants are once again busy fooling
viewers and instead should be talking about
curbing very very offensive religious material.

Has anyone ever heard of Christians opening fire on innocent students in their dormitory in the dead of the night?

Has anyone ever heard of Christians slaughtering parents before their children and chanting the name of a supposed deity?

Has anyone ever heard of Christians beheading men and serially asaulting women with such diabolical gusto just because they share a different faith?

Ever heard of Christians bombing fellow human beings in markets, mosques, churches, motor parks and even schools in the name of religion?

Ever heard of Christians taking up arms against others and trying to violently destroy the norm in the name of religion?

Is this what tolerance and respect means to you?

I can't think of many places you can go dressed up this way but if you're cool with it, why not. have fun.

I understand all of these to mean advice but folks like Agbakogba need to realise that the act of governance is a continuous process and not all of a country's problems could be solved at the first time of asking.

This is the very same reason a lot of people never really appreciated President Goodluck Jonathan because they believed he had an answer to all of Nigeria's myraids of problems..

Buhari as a departure from this trend, needs articulate all of the things that for now are absolutely essential for the continued peaceful existence of this political system, then lay a good foundation for it's takeoff and let whoever that succeeds him continue from where he stops.

But the way he is doing it now like coming out with patronising statements that he'll stabilize oil price, end corruption, pay unemployed graduates and provide free meal to school kids without first carrying out a feasibility study, will only result in another four years of wild goose chase.

Obasanjo tried to adopt a bullish approach to solving Nigeria's power problems, for instance, but ended up spending trillions on that sector without returns. In the end, Nigeria's money that could have been put to good use were washed down the drain while the problems remained.

GEJ, as a pace setter in that sector, has laid a solid foundation for private participation and Buhari can further this endeavour by removing all encumberances and obstructiaons that may be strewn on its path to ensure that only fit and proper persons are allowed a stake in that sector

But if he thinks he can go about governance like a bull in Chinese shop, he just might end up spending the next four years trying to clip the wings of both his real and imaginary foes while Nigerians continue to bear the brunt.

http://
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/
its-crazy-to-spend-8bn-on-
fuel-importation-ben-bruce/

For those of you cretins and keyboard warriors who are saying Bruce didn't advise GEJ during his tenure as President, please read this article and learn why its important to crosscheck facts before speaking.

Sconty09:
In as much i like your support for Bruce comments, i take exceptions on the new found advisers. They re complaining about the economic reality and the need to tight our belts, i don't have any objection to that but they re in this country (Ben) when Jonathan was wasting Nigeria resources meant for common man, I have never seen or read Ben bruce come hard on Jonathan for buying more Jets and high level of corruption in his administration, working and hoping for Jonathan to be re elected until he was rejected at the poll. Would Ben Bruce say the same thing if Jonathan was re elected? NO, it will be business as usual.

The problem with some of you Nigerians is you don't bother to crosscheck facts before opening your mouth. Even here on nairaland, there is an article where Bruce chastised the GEJ govt for spending $8 billion on fuel imports.

yibobasher2:
Can you please engage in an intellectual discourse with me? I promise not to indulge in profanity or use vulgar language.
Where do you wanna start from pre-colonial history, present local politics or world politics? Choose one and see who's gonna be a laughing stock at the end of the day

If you have so much knowlege about local and world politics, why don't you try using it to enhance this website and by extension, the cause of humanity, rather than continually displaying your archetypal hatred for anything Igbo, not minding that your insulting the sensibilities several individuals in here.

yibobasher2:
Yeasterners have hate in their hearts . They hope for failure of Nigeria, and never wish anyone from other tribes well. Even the south south people that lost the presidential seat don't wish this man bad as much as these people from east of Niger. Ralph Uwazurike should come and take his people and go form their biafra biko because you can't be a citizen of a country, make money from such country and be wishing the country downfall.

Why do you keep embarrassing yourself and other decent posters from the southwest region with your senseless bigotry?

The more you go on with these brainless rants, the more you make a laughing stock of your people who by now I guess must be concerned about shear your s.tudipidity

Baba, fair words butter no parsnips.
We will judge you after four years.

Baba trepidation. Was the price of oil not down while you were campaigning and promising to stabilize world oil price?

This one never even enter and he's already shaking like a fish outside of water.

Don't worry Baba. Not all Nigerians are that thick and we know you can only do your bit.

taharqa:
IGNORANCE

At least the guy youre calling ignorant tried his best to state a position which he beleives to be true. Its either you provide a superior information - that's assuming you have any - or you go back to the rules page of nairaland and by extension, to the classroom.

So TUC and NLC are happy to see Nigeria spending over N200 billion on fuel subsidy alone which goes into the pockets of a select few, while just about N700 billion is set aside for capital projects for the entire country?

Can these folks really beat their chests in all honesty and say they are fighting for the Nigerian people?

I'm not sure why these so called saviour of the people have decided to adopt this anti people posture. Yet I don't think I any bunch of doughnut eaters to tell me fuel subsidy is no longer sustainable in this day and time

May I ask what criteria Nigeria used in allocating oil blocs to the likes of Shell, Chevron, Texaco and Exon Mobil? Aren't these folks supposed to drill and refine to meet local demands or do they just extract crude oil and export abroad when its obvious we have needs for it here in this country?

I've heard arguments that refining abroad or within the country are more or less the same as whoever that is refining would still get paid. I doubt this is actually the case t because why would a a profit driven company want to transport crude oil all the way and back again bearing in mind the huge cost of transportation?

Again, if refinning crude oil is that profitable, why aren't our local businesses queueing up to outdo the other to build refineries and circumvent the needless wastages on transportation? Surely, something is not right somewhere or we are not being told the whole truth.

Aba really needs serious clean up. The roads also should be properly reconstructed with drainage channels so they don't go bad overnght as is always the case.

I know Omuma road, for instance, has been reconstructed time and time again yet it keeps going bad due to poor drainage and other factors.

Nice to see the Governor elect has taken up the gauntlet and is prepared to do the needful. Abia needs to get it right this time.

Having just recently unbundled the power sector by opening it up to foreign direct investment, with the recent privatisation of NEPA/PHCN, I'm at a loss as to why the government would still need to invest heavily in power?


I say this because Ebonyi State for instance, as beneficiary of this unbundling, is partnering BET, a power company to generate some 4000 megawatts through a PPP arrangement with the State government providing only abount 20 percent of the counterpart funding.

Other States need to think outside of the box as well to see how they can have similar arrangements with government creatingg a level playing field and making minimal financial input.


Rushing to sell "our oil" (note our oil in quote)l, a resource "we" could fall back on in the event of an unforeseen contingency might not actually be the best idea.

By the time you sell and share the proceed to State Governors as required by law, there's no guarantee this fund will be judiciously expended on capital projects as some states like Osun and Benue might use it to clear the backlog of salary arrears.

Yet, this move might lead to a revamping of the non-oil sector assumming it is possible to do so within a short time frame.


It's a choice between continuing to develop at snail pace or seeking accelerated development through foreign investments and this'll mean relinquishing some of our hold in the oil sector in exchange for quick cash. Could be the much talked about catalyst for a drastic paradigm shift in Nigeria's fiscal policy.

PunkyOh:
More idiotic than you fools? I don't think so. There's no patch, drip or pill for your own kind of stupidity.

Making intelligent commentary obviously isn't the strong point of an animal in a slave infested dungeon.

Thats why you creeps are continuously excited by the drumbeats of a xenophobic scoundrel you call your King.


Rather than coming here where obviously nobody wants to read you tripe, I suggest you stick to xenophobia you crazy south African pigs? Phaack off.

Buhari needs to come out clear and tell Nigerians that the bogus promises APC made in the heat of the moment are unrealistic so that we can start shopping for a capable hand who won't speak from both sides of the mouth.


I read the APC manifesto where they promised so many things, chief of which is 10,000 megawatts of electricity, devolution of power and creation of employment.


The constitution can be amended or an act of law anacted to accomodate whatever policies and programmes of his government as the case may be.


Anything short of that to me is outright ineptitude and must be visited with as much scorn as it deserves.

If you think say na only you de razzle that Abuja girlfriend, na him be say your mumu don get patent number.

In fact most of them de share their pomo without delay and they go still wan de form legit.
If I hear.

ireneony:
fuuuk you!
why do you keep on following me then

before i open my eyes unfollow me this minute

or do you think am here to impress anyone.

zookeeper!

See as this one de convulse like say na ant de bite am. Persin de correct you and want to yank off your wig. Abeg easy o.

Keeph za pire burning.

Actually when the pressure by the foremost nationalist movements gained momentum, Lugard wanted to split the country so that only the North would be called Nigeria while the south go their separate ways. But Nigerians insisted they wanted to remain together as one country. The Fulani man had mixed up with the Igbo and Yoruba and they liked each other. Obviously, it must have been the quest for independence more than anything else that made them adopt that stance.

But unknown to them, the Brits wanted to rule Nigeria for more than 400 years as they did in India. This was why Lugard brought on Sir Arthur Richardson in 1946 to come and deal with the nationalists the way he did in Haiti and this led to the introduction of regionalism in our constitution to weaken the cohession. It was this constitution that gave birth to the eastern, western and northern regions.


So, Nigerians too have a hand in this marriage of inconvenience that has continued to hold back the entire geographi entity because event as regionalism had the capacity to lead to self determination, Aguiyi Ironsi destroyed it through a military coup and set in motion the unitary government we are operating today.

By training, Ironsi knew only loyalty to the central authority which is the British government. Likewise, he wanted Nigeria to remain under a central authority as opposed to having separate regions.

Gregor Fucka...

Feels much better when you eat whole food as against processed foods.

I expect him to pass. But I know he will fail.

I rep ofemmanuu, Ero meji, ogufe and amala.

Necessity as they say is the mother of all inventions and oyel for now, helps to meet some of our basic needs.

But it is my humble postulation therefore that a time shall come when the gifts that keeps giving shall seize, the wells would run dry and no amount of wailing or rending of garment shall change that. Then and only then will the people of Naija come off their high horses, take off their shiny pieces of silver and return to the farmland.

Quod scripsi scripsi.