₦airaland Forum

I cant believe that "my" president is lying. O ga gan oooo

where is ileke-idi. she ought to be here by now.

reini:
it's just really annoying sometimes when i see people rush on facebook or nairaland to condemn politicians in power without really giving any constructive criticism, as if it's a competition to see which poster can give the "wittiest abuse" or "yab" , If you're not in support of a one tenure system, then simply say why and give your reasons. When u start getting personal, its as if you don't have anything else to say,

Personally, I think the one tenure approach has some positives:

1) It'll give politicians in power more of an incentive to leave a legacy, in that they know when they're done, they're done
2)Frequent elections have a higher social cost on society, activities come to a standstill, etc.
3)Inumbents tend to focus more on canvassing for support for the next four years rather than fosusing on serving

The downside is that politicians know they have lesser time to loot our treasury so they will want to act (steal) quickly, (the upside to this is that because they have lesser time, no time to really plan the looting strategy,

On balance I think the positives outweigh the negatives, if you disagree please say why and lets have a decent debate about it

honestly u are just spilling dust. this thread is now on its 6th page i guess. so you are telling me that you haven't seen any reasonable thing peeps have written on why this bill should be killed on arrival. Most GEJ apologists are simply unrepentant no doubt.

i honestly feel Rochas has lost it again. even if they will go to generate their pay (i aren't convinced about that though), what about their allowances, stipends, juices that comes with the various offices etc which in most cases are far above the monthly pay for all political appointees? who will be responsible for that? their official cars, residences, operating offices etc at whose expense will that be. i feel this guy is simply taking us for a fool.
its more honourable for him to come out clean and declare that he has simply created jobs for the boys and girls who actively were instrumental in his election victory. honestly, i can live with that.

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Toks2008:
I wonder how Nigerians can allow sentiments and bias overcloud their sense of judgement.

As for me, nothing can be better than this bill if passed into law and i don't have the time to elucidiate on various reasons but i strongly believe it is a right step in the right direction.

One more bill they need to pass is removal of immunity for serving Presidents, Governors,

Dont you think it would have been wiser if the bolded was done first before anything at all?

MShittu:
Nigerians voted for this man in what was the 'freest and fairest' election in Nigeria since its return to democratic rule. Isn't this what we wanted?

Please dont be deceived. It was a fraud

OdeChukwu, make the offices unattractive by influencing the RMAFC (or whatever they call those in charge of fixing political jobbers salary) to reduce drastically the wages, stipends, privileges and allowances of would-be recipient of these offices and you will see if there will still be heat within the polity during elections. decent and responsible people that has stuffs in the brain unlike yours with the interest of the people at heart will definitely emerge

Straight 6-yrs also has its pitfalls. a dictatorial leader can spring up and terrorise the nation for that 6yrs knowing fully well that he/she has nothing at stake.

Retardeen, cant you just use your brain for once You have a doctorate degree for crying out loud. Damn it.

Honestly, i see nothing wrong with this initiative of the state govt. The truth is govt intervention cant simply be over emphasized. Its really capital intensive & risky in nigeria going into farming despite past govt intervention which has discouraged quite a lot of people to delve into it. I'v carefully read the opinions of those against it on this tread i simply don't think it holds any weight at all.

The day this chap appointed the Chief Comedian of the state was the day he lost my respect. I'm not convince he has the full interest of his peeps at heart.

Eko Ile:
You are right about that.


He actually built 15 water works.

And to the ignorant folks crying about roads, show me one bad road in Lagos and I'll show you 2 new roads for every bad one you have to cry about. Please try me.

i love this challenge. Let the battle begins

Two4Two:
Hello Fellow Nairlanders,
I might be wrong but i stand to be corrected, what exactly is Fashola doing in Lagos that makes him thick.? If you consider how much Lagos earns in terms of internally generated revenue and equate it to what is on ground, you will agree with me that he is actually doing nothing.
By the way i want us to know that it is his constitutional duty to provide good governace, infrastucture etc. So we should not sing his praises to high heaven as if he is doing us a big favour. afterall i pay my tax.

I want your input.

God bless you

Honestly, if ones considers how much Ameachi collects in all monthly here in Rivers and weighs it with what is on ground presently you will know that Fashola is indeed performing.

Eko Ile:
Y'all can start from here.



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Long overdue. I thought you wont show up.
Fashola in my view has tried so far especially in his first tenure. Lets see how this tenure will go.

teeo:
We should not throw insults but our concern should be on were the proceeds from the sale would go to. The minster of finance should go into talks with the us government so that this funds are returned to the treasury of delta state.

actually, its bayelsa state. However, im still not comfortable with that. It will somehow land in the hands of GEJ's Godsfather afterall. Enuf corrruption going on presentlyin bayelsa. The money should simply remain in US for now abegii.

Actually, i think he is failing.

lincoln123:
Can anyone tell me what GEJ is doing so far so good, Economy, power, Security?

Nothing. he is just looking.

eeyah sori oooo
can u imagine, they were received and screened at the cargo terminal.
They don become cargo.
na wa oooo

Fair enough. i have no issues with it for now.

You core tribalists on nairaland will simply not stop.
When will you all shealth your swords? who go surrender first?
na wa ooooo

Sun of god:
He should travel to the southeast to meet with the likes of Obi, Ngige or even this Rochas dude to get advse on how to put an end to godfatherism.

Your sugesting his 'puppet master' (Tinubu) is hindering him?

Well officially 'Fashola' is in charge of Lagos.

Ngige is presently not a governor. You mean the same Rochas that just appointed numerous political assistants among which we have the Chief Comedian of the state.
Anyway, i dont think Tinubu is in anyway impeding the progress Fashola is making in Lag sha.

i doubt if he will achieve this with his numerous senior special assistants, special assistants etc.
by the way what do you need this one for:

32) Uche Ogbuagu - Chief Comedian of the state

Chief comedian of the state, haha.
Okorocha nawa for u oooo

Five pages for just a simple question HABA !!!!

ANS:

Odechukwu = Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR).

N36000 for less than an hour flight. This is ridiculous.

Muza:
I strongly disagree with u,he will not have any problem sailing it through,it will be a cake walk.
besides he is very popular,
he was massively 'voted' by Nigerians from all parts of the country in a 'free-nd-fair' election,
he promised to pay minimum wage this month and also increased the alawee of corp members,
hes adding 12 more ministries so as to create 'employment' for d elites,
and many more too numerous and ridiculous to mention

so the ppl dat will complain are the ppl dat ddnt vote for him,and from the election results we've seen that those ppl are very few,
so ride on GEJ.
Nigerians brace urselves.

I dont think MumuGej will find it that easy. It will involve constitutional changes that all the state houses of Assembly have to append to.

Actually, considering the various security lapses all over the country, i think they can do it if they are really interested and do it successfully and natin go sele. When MEND bomb lasgidi the other day, wetin hapin? Abegii, Fashola should be at alert oooooo

bilms:
BEHOLD ACTION AND LEADERSHIP!
Imo state Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha disguised as an accident victim with bandages all over him and goes to Federal Medical Center, Owerri. The nurses in their usual lackadaisical and inhumane attitude coupled with delayed for hours before they finally came for him, un-bandaged him and discovered he is the Governor. See Mass Query / Slashing of salaries, worse for the absentees. Leadership is not the grandstanding of excellence; the hallmark of effective. Leadership is Service Delivery, active engagement, root and branch transformation. Our Leaders can only fix our Nation's Problems only when they try to experience the pains of their people. More of this Please from Rochas.

This ur story get K-Leg ooo.
How can a governor query or even slash salaries of workers of a federal Institution. I dont think he has such powers

Nigerians, behold our TECHNOCRATS as promised by GEJ


S/N/ NAME/ PORTFOLIO/ STATE/ ZONE
1.Barrister Emeka Wogu- Honourable Minister for Labour, Abia- SE
2. Hajia Zainab Maina- Honourable Minister for Women Affairs, Adamawa-NE
3. Prof. Ita Okon Bassey Ewa- Honourable Minister for Science and Technology, Akwa-Ibom
4. Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi- Honourable Minister for Aviation, Anambra-SE
5. Senator Bala Mohammed- Honourable Minister for Federal Capital Territory, Bauchi- NE
6. Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke- Honourable Minister for Petroleum, Bayelsa- SS
7. Comrade Abba Moro- Honourable Minister for Interior, Benue- NC
8. Hajia Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi- Honourable Minister for State for Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs,Niger-NC
9. Alhaji Bukar Tijani- Honourable Minister of State for Agric and Natural Resources, Borno- NE
10. Elder Godsday Orubebe- Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Delta-SS
11.Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu- Honourable Minister for Health, Ebonyi-SE
12. Arc. Mike Onolememen- Honourable Minister for Works, Edo- SS
13. Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade (rtd)- Honourable Minister for Police Affairs, Ekiti-SW
14. Professor Bart Nnaji- Honourable Minister for Power, Enugu- SE
15. Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman- Honourable Minister for Sports, Sokoto- NW
16. Prof. (Mrs) Viola Onwuliri- Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Imo- SE
17. Prof (Mrs) Ruqayyatu Rufai- Honourable Minister for Education, Jigawa-NW
18. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman- Honourable Minister for National Planning, Kano-NW
19. Arc. Mohammed Musa Sada- Honourable Minister for Mines and Steel Development, Katsina-NW
20. Dr. Bello H. Mohammed- Honourable of Minister for Defence, Kebbi-NW
21. Mohammed B. Adoke, SAN- Honourable Attorney Gen. of the Federation/Honourable Minister of Justice, Kogi-NC
22. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi- Honourable Minister for Youth Development, Kwara-NC
23. Mr. Olusegun O. Aganga- Honourable of Minister for Trade and Investment, Lagos-SW
24. Mr. Labaran Maku Honourable Minister for Information and Communications, Nasarawa,-NC
25. Dr. Samuel Ioraer Ortom-Honourable Minister of State, Trade and Investment, Benue-NC
26. Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru-Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ogun-SW
27. Erelu Olusola Obada -Honorable Minister of State, Defence, Osun-SW
28. Mrs. Olajumoke Akinjide Honourable Minister of State for FCT, Oyo-SW
29. Senator Idris A.Umar Honourable Minister for Transport , Gombe-NE
30. Dr. Yerima Lawal Ngama Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Yobe-NE
31. Amb. Bashir Yugudu -Honourable Minister of State, Works, Zamfara: NW

First, i'm a xtian.

Secondly, the use of Google by the OP would have changed his mindset. Lets put blame where it suppose to be.
GEJ is clueless about what to do. The guy is simply failing. Why is that so difficult for us all to grasp.

Thirdly, the sultan hasnt been quiet.



Boko Haram devilish, says Sultan-led Islamic Council

KADUNA — The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has praised the security agencies for crushing what it described as “a devilish group called Boko Haram’’(an Islamic sect which believes that Western education is sin) saying that Moslems in the country should dissociate them-selves from the criminal activities of the group.

The JNI is led by the Sultan of Sokoto and President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubarkar.

In a statement signed by Alhaji Abubarkar in Kaduna, yesterday, the JNI stated, “it is with deep feeling of sadness that we once again address the unfortunate events occasioned by the criminal activities of a devilish group called Boko Haram in mostly North-East cities of our country.

“For five days, members of this motley outfit had constituted themselves into terror group, unleashing mayhem on all agents of constituted authority and other innocent people.”

‘We firmly and categorically dissociate Islam and Muslims from this group and denounce its criminal onslaught on the security agencies; on Muslims and indeed on any other Nigerian. Islam cannot advocate intolerance and violence and will never condone the activities of any group which promote murder and arson.

‘We also take exception to the misguided philosophy of the Boko Haram group which have a primeval abhorrence for all aspect of education and is bent on evolving a society based on ignorance and terror.

‘ Islam is a religion based on knowledge and the Muslim ummah is necessarily a knowledge-based society. Islamic civilization had historically been at the forefront of knowledge including science and technology.

‘The current technological progress in the global arena could not have been possible without the pivotal and historical role played by Muslims in the process.

‘ The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, the Muslim Ummah and indeed Muslims all over the world reject the retrogressive, mischievous and misguided philosophy of the Boko Haram group and call upon Muslims to regard the cultivation of knowledge as a noble strategic undertaking essential for evolving a dynamic Muslim Ummah and a virile nation.

‘As a result of the activities of the Boko Haram, innocent lives were lost and property destroyed. We offer our condolence to all those who lost their relatives and friends in the mayhem and pray to Allah to grant them mercy and forgiveness.

‘We also commiserate with those who lost property and the means of their livelihood and pray to Allah to compensate them accordingly.

‘We commend government and security agencies for promptly containing the situation and wish to call upon all Muslims to give complete support to them in their investigation so that they can get to the root of the causes of the ugly outbreak of violence in the North east region and the alleged extra-judicial killing of the leaders of the group.

‘ We would also want to assure our friends, especially those outside Nigeria that his unfortunate incident is an aberration which is only aimed at tarnishing the image of Islam. The Muslim leadership in Nigeria and indeed the entire nation is fully committed and determined to fight and with Allah’s help, defeat this devilish agenda.

‘In addition to the planned meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) Fatwa Committee, a high powered meeting of all JNI stakeholders will soon be convened to examine additional short and long term strategies in dealing with this situation and others like it and to advice government appropriately.

‘Once again, we wish to reaffirm that the JNI, together with all Muslims remain focused and the task of building a peaceful, progressive and tolerant Nigeria and call upon each and every Nigerian to join us in this noble endevour. May Allah continue to bless Nigeria and Nigerians’

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/boko-haram-devilish-says-sultan-led-islamic-council/

Blame Boko Haram killings on politicians – Sultan

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, has declared that politicians have failed the people of Nigeria just as he maintained that politicians sometimes create crises and give them religious colouration.
The Sultan also said the issue of Islamic fundamentalism and the crises in the country associated with it can be traced to the activities of politicians who arm and give the youths money to create crises.
Abubakar, however, noted that the fundamentalists are in the minority.
He spoke yesterday on a Cable News Network, CNN, programme African Voices. Islamic fundamentalism has, of late, been a sore point in the polity with the Boko Haram sect, opposed to western education, unleashing terror in some parts of the North, particularly in Borno and Bauchi states.
• Scores of lives have been lost to the group’s activities including high profile politicians and law enforcement agents. Only last week, a cleric who was gunned down in Maiduguri, Borno State, capital, became the latest victim of Boko Haram.
• Speaking on the fundamentalists, the Sultan said:
”Every where you have bad eggs who do not agree with what you are doing but they are always in the minority; so you don’t have much problem but the majority are the ones that matter. The majority are the ones who really matter and we are the majority”.
Responding to a question on the role of politicians and the failure to engage constructive development of the nation, he said: ”If you say politicians have failed them, then you are quite right ”The politicians are the ones who even arm these people. ” They give them money. ” They arm them. ”But like I’ve said, they are in the minority.” The majority of us are peace loving and we are out for a peace-loving Nigeria”.
Asked if traditional rulers have also failed the young men who are involved in Islamic fundamentalism, the Sultan gave an emphatic “NO” response.
The Sultan re-affirmed that the traditional institution has not failed the people.
On the issue of religious crisis, he admitted thus: ”There could be a few cases of religious crises in some places but most of the crises we have in this country (that some people link to religion) are not religious. They are politically motivated and given the colouration of religion”.
Abubakar said he was “very concerned about recent developments whereby politicians use people to create crises and then try to link it with religion. I am very concerned about that.
Even when the president called us to have a talk with us, I brought it up that politicians should have
issue-related campaigns and not about personalities or ethnicity and I have always made it clear that no Christian politician can win an (presidential) election with purely Christian votes and no Muslim politician can win with purely Muslim votes. Nigeria’s population is divided between both religions.
”I cannot force you to accept my religion, the Almighty said so in the Quoran. You go your way I go my way and these two ways lead to the Almighty. It is for the Almighty to determine which of these two ways is better to get through to Him and that is not for you and I; so there should be no problem of converting people by force. We preach peace always”.

http://www.thenigeriandaily.com/2011/06/12/blame-boko-haram-killings-on-politicians-%E2%80%93-sultan/

i said this in another thread and i will repeat it.
Ameachi did a lot during his first tenure and he really deserves the mandate given to him by the people to continue however he seems to be sleeping presently. Not much seems to be going on depite the huge resources available. he simply needs to double his efforts now no doubt.

otokx:
There is a conspiracy somewhere to portray GEJ as weak; some elements in the north have never liked the idea of a southerner as being in charge.

Another GEJ Cock sucker. As if OBJ that Governed this nation didnt come from the south.

^^ ok, lets see how it goes. so far he is failing.