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Our leaders are pushing themselves into a corner. Do you know that if some Nigerian leaders are killed people will rejoice? That is a horrible position to be in as a leader. Our leaders need to get their act together.

I was about to post this story. This really breaks my heart.

@violent

I am going to steal your quote:

"a country that cannot provide for and protect her poor majority, will one day be unable to protect her rich minority"

These people have debased this man's dignity.

Okoro2015:
The only coup that will be accepted by vast majority of Nigerians is a successful version of Nzeogwu coup. Most of our leaders need to see God ASAP.

Hahahahahahaha a clean sweep.  Boko Haram could help the coup plotters by attacking the National Assembly or Apo Quarters. Nigerians should never forget that Somalia was not built in a day.

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[quote author=haka_nai link=topic=783918.msg9367132#msg9367132 date=1318951282]@danjohn
That is a good analysis.I like the way you brought it down and showed every sense in managing the political players in every nation.GEj has supports and loyalist who try to divert attention from his woes by libel and sounding as victims.Considering GEJ is suppose to be the most powerfull man in nigeria and a leader of vast supporters yet he fails to see his relevance and what God has put on his laps.GEJ simply needs to get up and embrace the challenges and deal with resistance to his government with strategy.His foot must be on ground and he decisive.Nigerians and the world is your sphere and you must leave up to it.You are the authority where ever Nigeria is mentioned.Not the way GEJ always seem so being haunted.Connect,learn and be smart.No single being has existed without an enemy or resistance but you must find a way to defeat such or atleast put them within your control.[/quote]Thanks. You are very correct.

"My guy, stop wasting your time with Beaf. He will simply take your politeness for weakness as was displayed above after his response to your second post. If your nature does not predispose you to dealing with animals like Beaf, leave him to his Nairaland 'ogas' like myself. I slap him around daily for his sycophantic drivel and uncouth mouth to the extent it has now become an enjoyable habit. The teachers pet and crybaby even runs to the mods regularly to complain. sadly for him, they hate him far more than me so no joy for him. Discuss with sensible and civilised folks and ignore sycophantic and thuggish reprobates."

Gbawe, thank you very much. Demdem seems to know how to call him out very well. I just try to disagree without being disagreeable. Nonetheless, I understand that sometimes the gloves need to be taken off.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=783918.msg9361880#msg9361880 date=1318891476]Excellent analysis, danjohn.[/quote]Thanks!!!

Beaf:
^
You didn't make any sense with your first response and the long prose above just makes you seem confused, because you have admited to being biased; not that it is a surprise, its the new fad and the new "cool."
Enjoy yourself, bruv.

I was trying to sound nuanced and I was trying to present my argument in a way that will make you to see that I am not overly callous about your sentiments.  I was also trying use a hyperbole to make you to see that I understand that sometimes you may view attacks on President Jonathan as being unfair.   Nonetheless, I am a critic of the President because his performance has not won me over.  My expectations are not even too high.  If in 2014 I see that all our interstate highways have been given a face lift; if Nigerians can boast of 18hrs of electricity every day in 2014; if insecurity and terrorism are abated; and if some genuine high profile EFCC arrests are made, I will stop being a critic of the President.   If the President goes above and beyond what I mentioned above I will strongly consider becoming a supporter.  I cannot be on the President's bandwagon because he is from the SS.  Neither can I be on his bandwagon because his name is Goodluck.  He has to prove himself.  He has to make us know that "Khaki no be leather".  Take care my brother.

Beaf:
This doesn't make sense. Nigeria is currently a phucked up jungle because our politics is a place for murder and lying, a place without morals, yet here you are telling the first person to introduce some semblance of civilisation to exit the place for the usual animals.
Of course, I expect you to also be at the front of the train hypocritically calling for changes; thats the "Nigerian" way.

Beaf that is not what I am saying.  I am saying that the President needs to take on the fight like a man.  Politics is a tough sport.  Politicians do not make new friends; hence they have to stick closely to their old ones.  Sambo is not the President's friend neither is Okonjo Iweala.  They are allies.  Allies are not selflessly loyal because they also have their own agenda.  The President needs to use his political skills to make the people around him to see how accomplishing the President's agenda will help them achieve their long term political goals.  Politics is a dirty sport with lots of back stabbing and lots of "what's in it for me".  Yes I know that the term "what's in it for me" in 9ja usually means bribe.  In this case that is not what I am referring to.  Even some of the most progressive politicians will ask what's in it for me in terms of: "how does this boost my name recognition?", "how does it provide me access to some key power brokers?", "will my geo-political region approve of this?", "will I get credit for this? or will the President take all the credit?",  "will I get a photo op with the President" etc. 

Sambo knows that the chances of the Presidency being zoned to the North are very high and he is trying to play his cards.  The other ministers want to be more relevant.  They feel like Okonjo Iweala has been made Prime Minister.  In addition, her being a high profile figure sucked all the air out of the room.  Many Ministers do not feel like they got a boost from their appointments.  Most of them have yet to get an increase in name recognition.  I know that all this sounds petty but that is how politicians think my brother.

Yes I have become a big critic of the President almost to the point where if the President said "the sky is blue", I will look for a way to say his comment is false.  However, this article has a whining tone.  It almost sounds like it was planted by the President's allies to make people to know what the President is up against.  However, what I read here is simply political hardball (9ja style). 

For one second let me take off my critic hat and be a pragmatist.  Although the President promised sweeping change, he still has to deal with the rough terrain of 9ja politics which his lack of experience did not prepare him for.  As a result of this, he had to bring in people like Anenih who know the terrain to teach him how things get done.  Although Anenih is a master strategist, there is a strong perception around that he is a very corrupt man.  This puts the President in a difficult situation.  If he does not have people like Anenih showing him how stuff gets done, he will have a hard time.  However, having Anenih around makes it hard to prosecute other corrupt officials in the country. 

The President campaigned as a reformer.  Hence he should have expected this.  Change is not going to come easy.  The status quo is going to fight back with everything its got.  It is the President's job to sharpen his political skills and fight back.  A President with weak political skills can become irrelevant.  My unsolicited advice to the President is to always make sure that he has a carrot he can point to.  Yes the problem of insecurity will take a long time to resolve but he needs to find something that can neutralize his declining public support.  E.g. he needs to make the repair of all the federal interstate highways a top priority.  That is something that people can see.  That is something that his allies and supporters can use as a counter punch when critics like me want to criticize the President for saying "the sky is blue". 

The President said in the campaign that he wants to strengthen our political institutions.  However, to do so he needs political capital.  He needs to make sure that he has developments that people can see whilst he engages in the necessary political battles to save our country.  In addition, he needs to pick his battles carefully.

In conclusion, my previous comment was a knee jerk reaction to the article's whiny tone.  All I am saying is that the President needs to man up and fight for our country.

Nigerian politics is not for the faint hearted. If the President can not stand the heat, he should get out of the kitchen.

I am happy the administration has found a way to hide her. She was an embarrassment to her husband and to the country.

Demdem knows how to debate Beaf.

completely incompetent

GEJ Staffer

Demdem:
see me see trouble oooo.

The same way The Retardeen was man enough to wrestle from his Father the Bomber's embrace (IBB). what about from Anenih and OBJ's embrace? etc. the latter recently wrote him some instructions that was leaked to the press remember. The Retardeen obviously has more baggage than Fashola yet he became president
Your logic is faulty. say another abegiiii

Beaf, Demdem made a reasonable argument here. Why didn't you respond to him?

Orikinla:
Let us be honest to God.
I have been following the progress of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, PhD, since he was deputy and later governor of Bayelsa state, Vice President and now President of Nigeria and using their progress reports to assess them, I can say that Mr. Fahola will make a better President of Nigeria than Mr. Jonathan.

Presently, Lagos is the largest state in Nigeria in population and Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has been able to address most of the challenges of governance in education, security, health, social welfare, transportation, etc. But President Goodluck Jonathan seems confused.

duh!!!!

Propaganda & Hype

I am not a fan on GEJ. Nonetheless, I must admit that he looks sharp in this picture.

I remember as a kid I used to see family planning ads on TV but they disappeared.

mbatuku1:
Awo contested close to 3 elections, and he lost woefully.

He was the Buhari of then. Unusable item that kept going into the recycle bin

Nigeria is a very complex country and it is easier for a candidate with no record and no strong antecedents to win.  As long as you have the support of the rich power brokers you will win.  When you are a blank slate you have better control of your narrative.  When people do not have a prior strong opinion of you, it is easier to make them form their opinion of you based on what your campaign tells them.  It is easier to make a good first impression than it is to change an established negative opinion.  In a way people with Presidential ambitions may need to lay low and stay out of the spot light but keep themselves connected to the power brokers so that when there is an opening their names will land on the shortlist.

What folks need to understand about Nigeria is that well funded non-controversial blank slate politicians are usually very strong Presidential candidates.  Shagari was a blank slate who was in a party that had most of the powerful money bags in it.  Hence, they had enough money to sell a compelling narrative.  Since people did not know him before, they bought the narrative they were sold without questioning it.  Yaradua was also a blank slate with a well funded campaign. Goodluck Jonathan was also a blank slate with a well funded campaign.

When a politician has been around for a long time they end up having some baggage.  They have moments when they made the wrong decision or a misstatement or a comment taken out of context that robs people off the wrong way.  For some reason, our best leaders have one form of baggage or the Other.  Awolowo's baggage was his misstatements and his role in the civil war.

For example, although I think that Sanusi is a great guy.  A well funded campaign for Sambo will defeat Sanusi in a presidential election.  That is Nigeria.  Islamic banking will be used to make Southerners and Middle-Belters scared of Sanusi.  Sanusi and Sambo will split the North and Sambo will have landslide victories in the SW, NC, SS, and SE and carry the day.

The establishment loves blank slates.  With a non-controversial blank slate you can use strong public relations to shape people's opinion of him or her.

Seun:
It's better to live and be a part of Nigeria's prosperity.  Death is always a tragedy.  Wisdom is profitable.

Seun the last time I checked most Nigerians were living in poverty and misery.

Folks should leave Igbos alone. There are negative stereotypes that precede every tribe in Nigeria and Igbos are no exception. Nonetheless, what I admire most about Igbos is their entrepreneurial spirit. They have a strong survival instinct and they know how to make something out of nothing. Sometimes I think it is in their blood. They never cease to amaze me. I have run into a gazillion Igbo people who left school before SS3 but were able to achieve financial success. I also like the fact that they try to lift up their siblings and their cousins through apprenticeships that usually lead to their family members becoming business owners as well.

Full name and phone number in a public forum  You want people to disclose their full name and phone number and state that they are interested in committing treason Even if I was interested in what you want to do, I will not follow you.  A true leader needs to value the life of all the people following him or her.  Even if I am ready to die for my country, I do not want to die in vain.  I do not want to be arrested for making the silly mistake of disclosing my name and phone number on public forum and stating that I want to commit treason.  Real revolutionaries like Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela will never do what you just did.  What am I saying sef, even MEND will never do what you just did.  You are not serious and you want nairalanders to get arrested.

News like this leaves me speechless.

1luvkipsus:
I don't understand,

Please check the spelling. This poster's ID is "Beaf!" and not "Beaf".

PROJECT,

Thank you for standing up for us.  I was a bit troubled not to see any rebuttal even from a nairaland heavyweight like Beaf. imensah59, I consider your comment uncalled for and very uncivil.  Ghana, like Nigeria, is a poor developing country.  Hence, I think that it is very immature for you to go on an "i better pass my neighbor" rant.

Nonetheless, if you want to be told why Ghana still has a long way to go, here you go:

1. "A report by the World Bank called "Quiet Corruption" has revealed that 95 per cent of resources allocated to the health sector in Ghana was diverted into the pockets of individuals.  Ghana is second to Chad in terms of the most corrupt when it comes to managing resources in the health sector in Africa,"

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=220815

2.  "Judicial Corruption in Ghana Not a Perception. It’s Real!"
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=218885

3.  "It is alarming and inconcievable to conjure the number of human capital that Ghana is loses due to fatal traffick accidents. From Januray to August 2011, 1,431 people have died as a result of road accidents. This is an increase from 1,181 deaths registered for the same period in 2010. This is phenomenally painful and shocking."

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=219554

4.  "Ghana still has a weak economy"

http://www.modernghana.com/news/36569/1/ghana-still-has-a-weak-economy.html

5. "Ghana: Why More Than 50 Percent of Children Are Failing Their BECE"

http://allafrica.com/stories/201110101293.html

I am not posting this to tell you why Nigeria is better than Ghana.  I am posting this to let you know that both countries have serious problems that need to be addressed.  Coming here to do your "I better pass my neighbor" rant is very silly.  If at all Ghana is now more developed than Nigeria, is that something to be proud of?  Shouldn't you be aiming higher?  Countries in Southeast Asia like Japan and South Korea were not striving to be the best countries in Asia.  They were striving to be the best in the world.  Their ability to shoot for the stars made them to at least get to the sky.  Ghana should try and do the same.

Johndoe100:
That is the real reason he should never have been voted for. How can any sane person vote for a party that is based on one person? Leaders have died in office in Nigeria, what would have happened if we elected bin laden and he died in office?
Anyway it was our turn, after all these years of stealing our oil, you want to stop us from being president? Please make we hear word. It was never on. My only regret is that GEJ is too non partisan, I would have preferred a president who was more committed to the Niger Delta struggle like Alams or Ibori. Yes I know they stole, but they really had the Niger Delta struggle as an article of faith.

Just on a final note all the jingles etc, who were they aimed at? It was the disconnect between you guys and the rest of us which was so obvious to us that used to baffle me.

Thoughts like the one you just espoused are the reason why Nigeria is the way it is.  I am from the Niger Delta; I love the Niger Delta; and I want the Niger Delta to succeed.  However, I could not in good conscience support a candidate without a track record of achievement simply because he is from the Niger Delta.  That is silly. 

You are equating one man with a whole group of people.  Goodluck Jonathan is a Niger Deltan but he is just one man.  I am from the Niger Delta and I do not feel like Goodluck Jonathan's 16 months in office has made my life or the life of my family better.  In a weird way Obasanjo, a Yoruba man, has made my life better than Goodluck.  At least he gave us GSM . 

Buhari on the other hand, built two refineries as minister of petroleum, launch the most genuine and fierce fight against corruption in Nigeria's history as President, and built more infrastructure through PTF in four years than PDP has built in twelve.  His track record of disciple, integrity, and competence is unmatched in Nigerian politics.  GEJ has none of that.  His record of accomplishment in Bayelsa as a deputy governor and governor is non-existent; he was an irrelevant spare tire Vice President; and as president he has allowed corruption and insecurity to go unchecked.  That is a terrible record and as a person from the Niger Delta I am ashamed that Nigerians may think that this is the best we have to offer.

Your comment is ignorant and very unfortunate.  I hope you are enjoying the fresh fart you voted for.

@ Jarus:
I applaud you for your effort.  Young people need to be more active in politics.  We need to take initiative.  Yes Nigeria is a very patriarch society and yes some ignorant people will say "how old are you?".  Nonetheless we need to be active.  It breaks my heart when I hear Nigerians say I am voting for candidate X because he is going to win.  At the same time, I think the opposition needs to be more creative.  If they continue to run conventional campaigns they will continue to lose.  They need to run an out of the box campaign.  Many young people have ideas but keep their ideas to themselves or stick to discussing them on nairaland.  We need to get more involved within the process.  What is the use of having good ideas if you cannot channel them to where they can be impactful.  We have to step up our game.

@ talknafree:
Every passing day makes me more convinced that I was on the right side of history.  SAI Buhari!!!!

eko o ni baje!!!!!!!!!!!

djustice:
When he's paying the likes of you, Eko-Ile (iragbiji-ile), seanet02 and others here on nairaland to sing his praises, you would say that, wouldn't you?

The man has made a point. Respond to that. N2.5 billion for a 115m off-ramp computes at N25 billion per kilometre ($83 million per kilometre) or N22 million per metre. GRAND THEFT, LARCENY, RABID CORRUPTION AND violation are afoot, have been since 1999, and it's getting worse, covered by a thin veneer of co-ordinated and carefully orchestrated media hype.

Fashola is one of the most corrupt Nigerians alive. He's right up there with his gang leader, "Bola Ahmed Tinubu" and James Ibori. He's stolen or permitted to be stolen, far more than ANY other public official in the history of Nigeria. You will find out how bad it is when he leaves office. Mark my words.

Lucky Igbinedion nko. I am yet to meet anyone from Edo state who has anything good to say about Lucky. Nobody, not one person. At least for Fashola, many people love him and believe that he is performing better than his peers, but for Lucky it was the opposite. Before you diss Fashola and say that he is the worst, always remember Lucky.