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No two ways about it - she must lead a certain kind of wanton lifestyle to bag this. Bad luck cannot strike that plentifully and that repeatedly on one spot without control and direction leading it there. It is just statistically improbable.

diamond68:
come on bro what has MKO ever done for anybody apart for himself ? Nothing , meanwhile obafemi awolowo university built by awolowo has been attended by millions of people and has produced many great men and women . OAU

Please stop comparing gold to bronze. Awo is the gold in case you are confused lol

The bold just shows you know nothing about MKO, the most generous man who ever lived.
OAU is not the only University, and others have also established universities.

The truth is that AWO was a regional and not national champion. This is why unlike MKO he could not win elections outside the south west. He is also despised in the South East for very good reasons because he was a war criminal, given that he broke the Geneva Convention by deploying starvation as a weapon of war.

Max24:
All that is written above are all bladerdash ! The writer is either a political jobberman or ignorant. First the fact that Babangida failed while implementing those policies does not invalidate the economic policies or make Tinubu approach an automatic failure. He conveniently gave us examples of places or times when it failed without telling us if places and times where it succeeded. Removal of subsidy and devaluation of a countries currency are not new approaches to management of economies. Big countries have used it successfully and prospered. Did China not use same strategies and succeed and now competing with America and others. Didn't China devalue it's currency at some point and time and hugely benefited from it. The truth is that whatever policy you implement depends on the knowledge of the implementer and how it's done not on the policy and I have no doubt that Tinubu knows what he is doing. Yes, temporary hardships even in Malaysia he cited it was never smooth ride, so please stop brainwashing us. He is a fake prophet preaching heaven without dieing, which is impossible..
Atikus project #2027 commissioned envelope writers !

China never implemented these ridiculous policies, please stop lying. These [policies have never succeeded in a single country in the world.

diamond68:
oh I am not in any way negating his achievements but they were all personal endeavors and not statesman-esque. The man was driven by his own personal ambitions and quest for power. I seriously don’t think he had any great plans for Nigeria. He just wanted power. What’s the next step up after you have conquered wealth ? Try to conquer power. But nevertheless a very great man in his own rights

Sometimes in our very flawed nature we are still led to do great deeds and for a great purpose. MKO remains the sacrificial bull whose blood made this democracy possible. The injustice done to him was so great that for the first time there was a consensus that the Yoruba must be compensated and that was how we had two Yoruba candidates and that was how Obasanjo was chosen. So Obasanjo would not even have arisen as a civilian president but for MKO.

As for Awo, he was never able to win a national election in Nigeria so please.

MKO remains a giant and I repeat: his blood watered this democracy. He was the sacrificial bull that was slaughtered for this country. So let no one put him down merely because he was ambitious. The truth is that when push came to shove he could have elected to run away with his life and wealth intact and he did not. That was beyond ambition. That was conviction.

All said and done, I still elect FELA as the greatest due to his activism as a rebel, his music, his inspirational capacity, his honesty, his originality. He remains for me one of the greatest human beings ever. Soyinka would have come really close but he has tainted himself in his old age by appearing to cuddle corruption in the person of the lowest and filthiest person on the list - Bola Tinubu.

diamond68:
MKO is more like personal accomplishments BUT he definitely belongs on the list but at the bottom

MKO's blood was shed for this democracy.
Say what you like about his personal life, but at the end of the day, he was the sacrifice that was paid in blood for this democracy.

atobs4real:
don't believe all this people because refinery, ajaokuta steel and others have refused to function despite heavy spending

Nothing can function in corrupt Nigeria.

200 years to go before things get better. Minimum.

Melagros:
COMRADES, Nigerian legislators won't be happy with this fact from Peter Obi

I don't know why despite the public outcry and condemnations about this fat salary, the legislators remain unremorsful

Because we have not attacked the assembly and burnt it down and attacked their houses and burnt them down.

That's probably what they will listen to.

Unfortunately we are too civilized for that.

diamond68:
Or add any names I am missing
1- obasanjo
2-Awolowo
3- Fela
4- Tinubu
5- Ajayi crowther
6-Wole Soyinka
7- lateef Jakande

Where is MKO Abiola on this list?
Gani Fawehinmi?
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti?

My personal pick is Fela.

PaNnamdi:
Tinubu handling of insecurity with kid gloves and using lives of security agencies as chess pieces without tackling the root of banditry in Nigeria is simply likened to a man that's trying to appease a lion who is ready to devour him at any opportunity.

Creating agro rangers is nothing but rubbish.if Fulani bandits can raze down communities,farmlands burn down army bases in hotbed states like benue adamawa and borno is it a poorly kitted agro ranger with a rusty ak47 and 1 magazine that will stop these violent jihadists disguising as bandits and protect farmland and communities from them?

Don't be deceived by jargon terms,the socalled bandits are Boko Haram members.i have been opportuned to speak to surviours of attacks from the battle ground states and also security personnel from those areas too,these bandits are equipped with machine guns,dynamites rocket launchers and almost unlimited ammo when they are on evil mission no Hilux of mopol or nscdc can withstand such an onslaught except for the army which happened to be poorly equipped.a soldier one personally told me how they ran into ambush of bandits in adamawa and how bandits were firing RPG 7 at them,that's is not a child play.

Tinubu had refused to take the bull by the horns and clamp down hardly on the sponsors of Boko Haram now disguising as bandits due to political reasons,and this very tactic he is employing would lead to his downfall no matter the amount of politics he is playing.

When his deputy is a Grand Patron of Boko Haram, what do you expect.

BreconHills:
Britain is a monarchy not a Republic and therefore it's HoS is the King or Queen. They travel on a dedicated military jet - the Airbus Voyager ( see below). The plane is called the King or Queens Flight. Only junior ministers and cabinet ministers travel on commercial. And even in such cases if there are security or logistic concerns they travel on dedicated jets. ( also see below )

Benin Republic operates two Presidential Jets. Is Benin
a larger economy than Nigeria?

There are many points you can use to diss your country ( if you are so minded) - this is not one of them.

Your own snapshot shows that that dedicated plane only came on board 8 years ago. 2016. After much debate for decades. For such a wealthly first world country.

Whereas supposedly broke Nigeria, with the highest number of poor people in the world - has a fleet of ten presidential jets.

aikyg:
Sad! Imagine if this man had spent the last six months pushing bills and policies that would ensure that legislators do not earn higher than university lecturers and local government chairmen do not earn higher than secondary school principals. He would have boldly written his name in the heart of every single Nigerian. I hope the other legislators can reflect and start working tirelessly to end the income inequality between the Nigerian workers and Nigerian political office holders.

Never. Never ever ever. They will eternally work for their pockets alone.

Rossikk:
This country will shake the world.

In fact we're already shaking the world.

But more to come.

See how Dangote Refinery is making the whole world tremble, especially Europe.

What will they say when we now complete our 35 billion dollar gas pipeline that is heading straight to Europe as we speak?

That will end Russia's status as the monopoly supplier to Europe, and triple our annual income.

We better go and start adding nuclear capability to our military.

Because I don't think Putin is finding all these moves by Nigeria funny at all.

If we know we can be serious let's be serious. This country has no business not being in the top 15 economies of the world.

theophorus:
To those Hatred filled rumor spreaders who refuse to use their intellect, I hope this helps.

Even when this reporter chose to include PBAT name, you can still learn sense.

What is your point, Mr. Defender? That the president is a man of integrity who shuns corruption right?

Kukutenla:
I jus hope Nigeria will be smart enough to do a thorough security check on that plane for bugs cause you can't ever underestimate the Chinese

+ The French.

The truth is that given our reliance on foreign expertise in all things technical. We are perenially at the mercy of foreign intelligence services many of whom can take out our president in a flash if they so desire.

PS: Pls edit out "Accursed be that plane." That was impulsive, and I have removed it in my original post.

Damn. He's made the important calls.

Damn. Damn. Damn.

Damn. He's made the important calls.

Accursed be that plane.

casualobserver:
Yeah endeavor to use your brains like me and don’t behave like a poorly educated Nairalander simply because you are on Nairaland. Good day!

I will try my best sir.
Thank you sir.

What a piss poor pitiful joke of a teenager.

casualobserver:
Tip: before you comment on something outside of your area of competence…do some quick research……google is free!! You’ll be amazed how much embarrassment you save yourself and how much you learn.

Thank you again sir. I will do well to avoid embarrasing myself in future sir. I appreciate your guidance and knowledge. I didnt know of google before. I will endeavor to start using it.

I appreciate your noble excellence, high enlightenment, superb education, wisdom and maturity.

Have a blessed day sir.

casualobserver:
Then stop mentioning me unless you have something smart to say. If you wanted to inform him, you had the links already.

I don hia. Good afternoon oh.
Weh done.

casualobserver:
So you call another ignoramus to defend you….safety in numbers. That you are ignorant does not mean there aren’t other ignorant people.

It’s all over the news. The paramount aviation blog in Nigeria confirmed it a month ago.

Citing another ignoramus is not excuse for ignorance.

I really wonder how old you are. You are far too jumpy. I wasnt citing him to defend anything. I accept I missed the news. I wanted you to inform him with all your links and what not.

You better calm down. If you are still in your twenties you have far more energy than some of us, okay?

SmartyPants:
Sowore previously claimed it had been done already before it came to the public attention. Looks like he was right. A shame if true.

Thats the way the FG rolls!

Sacrifices indeed!

casualobserver:
There you go. Ignoramus. That why you saw the pictures as you said but didn’t understand what you were seeing.

5N-… is the official registration prefix of Nigeria

Presidential jets are 5N-FG- (FGA-FGZ)

Such great pride that sarcasm misses you and you go ahead to tell me what 5N means.

L

ike I said I condemned the purchase at the time because

1) it’s bad optics
2) they claim a 15 yr old plane is not airworthy then they go and purchase a 10yr old plane.

Good. On point.

SmartyPants:
I have seen that claim being widely circulated but I don't think any serious person should take rely on what is currently being circulated.

For one, 90% of reports I have seen are relying on the original report by the Premium Times which itself is scanty as to details. When exactly was this jet supposedly acquired? They should be able to tell us that much.

That a purchase has been in the offing is beyond cavil. That it has been done is what I am learning. I didnt even know it had been done. One teenager has been offering me insults for not knowing.

My issue is why the FG would proceed with such given the situation in the country and all its cries for sacrifice.

SmartyPants:
I have seen that claim being widely circulated but I don't think any serious person should take rely on what is currently being circulated.

For one, 90% of reports I have seen are relying on the original report by the Premium Times which itself is scanty as to details. When exactly was this jet supposedly acquired? They should be able to tell us that much.

Ah well.

Casualobserver - please come and assist here since I am ignorant, daft and obviously behind the news.

casualobserver:
https://www.nairaland.com/8155047/tinubu-finally-gets-over-n150billion#130975982

That you didn’t know is down to your ignorance. Like I said see date on thread….July 15. Jet purchased and registered with 5N registration number…..assuming you even know what 5N is 🙄

Look, perhaps you spend your life on the internet. I dont.

Of course I dont know what 5N is.

Thank you.

Any more insults to offer?

casualobserver:
https://www.nairaland.com/8155047/tinubu-finally-gets-over-n150billion#130975982

Note the date on the thread 👆🏿. Where were you for over a month?

Missed it.

casualobserver:
Like I said you are daft. It’s been all over the internet and media space that the presidential jet had been purchased including pictures of the jet and the registration number of the jet. This is not news. It is only news to the ignorant.

What I saw was that it was being purchased, not that it had been concluded. And yes I saw pictures as well - none of that suggested it was concluded. At all events, even if it was, then I missed it, I have other things in my life, and thank you if that makes me daft.

For the record I am not and was in support of the purchase of the jet and if I dig up my post history I said so several times.

Good to hear: this is all I need to know. Thanks.

SmartyPants:
Can I see a source for that?

Maybe later, but try and follow the story, Two were Jets we have sold and one was a jet we just bought - for $100 million - in spite of public outcry against the purchase.

casualobserver:
You do not know because you are ignorant and busy watching Big brother. It is not news, there was even a thread about it on Nairaland weeks ago.

I am not interested in your insults and presumptions. I am very well aware of the matter of the presidential jet and even where it started from. I am talking about actually proceeding to close the deal in spite of the many objections. And in that regard you cannot speak of "weeks ago" given that it is obviously still in the process of being finalized.

Look, I am tired of children and presumptions on Nairaland. If you want to have a serious discussion the question should be why did the FG proceed with that purchase and is it justified in the face of our current economic realities, protests and all, and given all the talk about sacrifices.

Thats serious talk.

I have never watched big brother.

Ikumapkayi:
Are you normal. What is wrong with you. You are rejoicing over a matter which affects your country. I would have cursed you that you will never hold a leadership role in this country but chose to hold back because you don't know what you are doing. You need help. Seek one.

casualobserver:
What kind of Nigerians are you that you rejoice at any negativity about your country?

Seriously you guys need some soul searching.

I personally rejoice because without this kasala bursting, we would not know that in spite of the all the outcry the FG proceeded to purchase a fresh Jet for $100 million.

SmartyPants:
Your level of comprehension is shocking. Where did you see that these are new jets??

One of them is a new purchase.

san4P:
Therefore I advise Nigerians to stand together against this legal oppression... Let's stand with Nigeria... Let's stand with Ogun state...

Nigerians should rather stand together against the purchase of a $100 million jet.