₦airaland Forum

rondo235:
it is effrontery to call d president mad...in america,u wud disqualified..simple

myhoodlink:
These were the words of President GEJ which many have misrepresented


Asked about his 'Stealing is not corruption' comment, president Jonathan said he never said stealing is not corruption -
"The word corruption we have abused it and it's not making so much sense. I did not say stealing is not corruption. I made that statement in reference to ex-CJN, Justice Musdapher. A thief should be called a thief. Ole should be called ole! If you say somebody is corrupt people don't know what you mean". He added "A thief is a thief. Don't use the word corruption to cover stealing. Call the person a thief"

Hatred is worse than any sin one can think of. Some hate the President just because of what others have said about him. God knows the hearts of all humans.

God bless President Goodluck Jonathan

Plus10:
it is obvious that osibanjo didn't watch the media chat or propabaly commenting out of mere hatred for the president.Mind you this what the president was trying to clarify when he said most Nigerians are missed informed about his government because of the way most politicians and media houses go about twisting statements that would suit the their interest.

maestroferddi:
Is Prof Osinbajo slow in simple comprehension or what?

Jonathan was explicit in explaining himself.

He stated that he had a parley with a former CJN on the incidence of corruption/crime.

He posited that Justice Mustapha disclosed that over 70% of the cases under the judge's purview were actually outright theft being branded as corruption. He was making a case that what people normally give the appellation of corruption are nothing short of thievery.

Instead of branding a public official guilty of misappropriation as corrupt, he was suggesting that a more apt or grievous term should be applied. Let the guilty official be addressed as the thief that s/he is so as to serve as a deterrent to others.

So what is difficult for this APC man to understand?

lordmayor2013:
Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, tonight hosted his eight presidential media chat since May 2011. The challenges confronting Nigeria – insecurity, the economy, corruption, dearth of infrastructure – were largely discussed. Here's all he said.

On postponed elections:
The president sought the understanding of the international community over the postponed elections. He said the kind of scenarios where elections are postponed for the sake of perpetuating power is not the case in Nigeria.

Boko Haram:[\b]
The president was asked why he thinks the war against Boko Haram can be won in six weeks even though the war had raged for six years. The president said he has just acquired new weapons, and gotten support of neigbhouring countries to fight Boko Haram. He mentioned that Chad waited for African Union approval, which they recently got too.

He also mentioned that the issue of security is beyond Boko Haram. The president said it runs into dangerous signals of youth restiveness. In the next
four weeks Nigerians will see the difference in the security intervention in the North, he said.


[b]The president is asked where he bought arms for the coming onslaught on Boko Haram.
He said they managed to get from other sources other than America.

Do you have confidence in Jega to conduct the 2015 elections?
The president said he wished Jega was seated by his side to answer the question.
I wish Jega were here, I could have asked him to answer whether I have confidence in him Yes those who called for his sack may be close to me, but they
express their own opinion. More than 80 per cent of those who sponsor messages on our behalf we don't even know them. People use the reschedule of election to misinform Nigerians.
I have never thought about removing INEC Chairman, though I have the constitutional power to do so.''
GEJ blamed his supporters for rumours about Jega's resignation. "I have not told anybody that I will remove Jega," he said. He explained that if there are obvious reasons to remove Jega, he would rely
on "constitutional" provisions that gives him powers to sack whoever he appoints.

Attacks:
''The level of misinformation, especially from young people is high. Attempting to attack the president is treasonable offence.The president is protected by soldiers, not just the police. People get
carried away and make some provocative
statements.
Those who pelted my convoy during my campaigns in the Northern part of the country were ignorant. If INEC conducts the election poorly, it will be on my head."
Hate speeches and political violence by both opposition and ruling party members.
The president explained that "some people" get carried away by the political play and exude these violence. He blamed aides and associates of key political actors for the hate speeches and political
violence. He did not categorically condemn the hate speeches or war threats or politically-motivated violence.
"We will make sure things are done so that nobody goes to war," the president said when he pressed for categorical stance on the war threats by ex- militants should he lose the elections. He argues
journalists have responsibility to ensure the unity of the country.

On why he frequents churches for campaign but never visited mosques:
GEJ responded by saying he does not receive invitations from Muslims like from the churches.
If election would hold should the military fails to eliminate Boko Haram in six weeks:
The presidents said the new dates are sacrosanct and a new president would be sworn in by May 29.
He argued that the goal is not to totally eliminate Boko Haram but to make adequate security arrangement for the election.

Missing Chibok girls:
Questioning moves to the issue of the president's perceived weak support especially as it relates to the missing Chibok girls. "Just give us some times," he said, responding to questions seeking the state of the girls at the moment. The president is optimistic the girls would be rescued with the new military collaboration with neighbouring countries. "I believe the story would be different in a few weeks," the president said. "We would recover them alive."
I believe the story of Chibok Girls will get better in the next few weeks, but don't quote me. We are working with our neighbours, we will Comb the
whole of that place Partying after abduction? It's unfortunate that people play politics with the issue of Chibok girls. It's not like that elsewhere. In other
countries, political boundaries collapse in the face of terror attacks, not so in Nigeria.
With regards to his weakened political base, the president said "in politics, there are only permanent interests."

The president is asked to clarify his previous comments that "stealing is not corruption":
He said he made that statement quoting the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dahiru Mustafa, who explained to him that his analysis of corruption cases in Nigeria showed that most of such cases
were theft. He argued that referring to stealing as corruption minimizes the crime. "Ole (thief in Yoruba) should be called Ole and given that treatment," the president said.
"Let us communicate properly. The word corruption, we have abused it."
"It is not actually my quotation. I quoted the former Chief Justice," as he continues to defend his previous comments on corruption and stealing.
We have convicted more corrupt people than ever. It is just that Nigerians are confused on what the difference is between stealing and corruption.
The state of the N1 billion security loan and funds confiscated in South Africa.
He said the government have not started disbursing the N1 billion loan. With regards to the .3 million arms money seized in South Africa, he said the money does not belong to Nigeria, technically. He
added that the matter was in court.

The president is asked if he would hand over if he loses the next election.
"If the elections are conducted and I lose, of course, another president would be sworn in," the president said. He argued that Nigeria is more important than any individual.

The president is asked what he will do differently if he wins.
He said most of the problem he had in the past is related to perception and not concrete. He did not really say what he would do differently.

The president is asked to comment on his opponent for the 2015 general election, Buhari.
The president responded it was an unfair question.
He however mentioned that he has received more criticism that Muhammadu Buhari on social media.

The president is asked if he has confidence in INEC as presidently constituted.
He answered saying he appointed everyone at the management level of INEC.


Closing Remarks:

In his closing remarks, president Jonathan assured Nigerians that elections would be conducted and a new president sworn in on May 29. He argued that it is better for INEC to conduct an election everyone
would be happy with.

Chat ended 20:19, 11th February, 2015.

autotrader014:
Dont underestimate the power of an incumbent President.. He who pays the Piper dictates the pace..

kodded:
Soon some paid mofos will say pdp plan with ait to brodcast the news

ola6:
No, I am not Bola Ahmed Tinubu!

masterpower:
THE NORTHERNERS ARE INVITING THE DISINTEGRATION OF NIGERIA FASTER THAT I EXPECT.

ola6:
Oh really?! What did your Tinubu do to Gani Fawehinmi when the latter sued him? Did Tinubu's thugs not harass Gani physically? Who killed Funsho Williams?

Abegi, soldiers break the drug baroon's legs. Cripple the slowpoke!!!

ola6:
This is why I hate APC. They are very violent. They want to use intimidation to rise to power. We Nigerians say NO!!!

todayboy:
Its either photoshop or its been paid for by tinubu

mjames:
Tecno L6 has 4500mAh for N23k. Great experience that is what am using

masterpower:
JEGA HAS COMPROMISED AND MUST BE REMOVED.

omanzo02:
There u go again, so u shouted during sanusi......there are clauses too that empowers the president to remove whomever that contravenes the constitution.

dguyindcorner:
GEJ

"how much did [] stole?" ?

"I will create more unemployment"

"stealing is not corruption"

These are errors unforgivable

GEJ is a dictator and so retrogressive.

Nigerians we are going back not backward.

let's go back to a much more valued naira
let's go back to a less corrupt nation
let's go back to being a giant of Africa
Let's once again make Nigeria great!!!

Vote out Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his evil party.

ozoigbondu:
He fine pass you

Bridgetown:
Slow and positive transformation is far better then negative change. Independent Nigeria Electoral Commission, All People's party.
Full meaning of INEC and APC his own party he doesn't know, yet he wants to rule a country of 160million. This is the result when you gain admission with fake result and To Whom It May Concern letter. SHAME!!!!!!!

GEJ

"how much did [] stole?" ?

"I will create more unemployment"

"stealing is not corruption"

These are errors unforgivable

Stop bamboozling us here, GEJ is a dictator and so retrogressive.

Nigerians we are going back not backward.

let's go back to a much more valued naira
let's go back to a less corrupt nation
let's go back to being a giant of Africa
Let's once again make Nigeria great!!!

Vote out Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and hia evil party.

ozoigbondu:
This is the most senseless thread i have come across in this forum


OP for ur information GEJ till 2019
Commence operation#matchonbuhari

So vote this handsome hardworking humble gentleman

Segunod:
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, says it is impossible to provide constant, uninterrupted electricity to everyone in Nigeria in the near future.
Speaking with newsmen in London over the weekend, the minister said: “Nobody in the world can provide 24/7 electricity everywhere in Nigeria”, adding that 160,000
megawatts would be needed to do that. The current
capacity is 4,500 megawatts.
“The cost of providing electricity per megawatt on average is $2billion. To get to where South Africa is, you will need about $3.2trillion (about N672trillion). Where will you find that kind of money?” he asked.
In addition to the huge amount of money involved, Prof.
Nebo said power projects also take time to come to fruition, stressing that it takes between four and six years to deliver the power projects.
“You don’t buy these things off the shelves. It takes time to design, study, procure, manufacture, install and
commission”, he said, but explained that the government had done so much on generation capacity, transmission and distribution infrastructure, which are key necessities in power supply.
He said 20,000 megawatts was needed to ensure constant power supply to major cities in the country that have been connected to the national grid, but said it would require a lot of resources and time to achieve the feat.
The minister further said the current facilities and
infrastructure on the ground had the capacity to provide
more than 5,000 megawatts in the country, but lamented that some saboteurs were bent on ensuring that the target is not achieved by vandalising gas pipelines on a regular basis.
He emphasised that the demand for electricity in Nigeria is so huge that “no matter what you do, once electricity gets to a place, people acquire more facilities, buy refrigerators and air-conditioners, and before you know it, what you think is enough for everyone has to be shared by so many people”.
He also said solar power could go a long way in solving
Nigeria’s power problems, especially in the rural areas,
disclosing that three communities, including Durumi in the
suburbs of Abuja, have enjoyed 13 months of uninterrupted
electricity since the start of the pilot scheme in December
2013.

myhoodlink:
Nigeria is a unique country. Most southerners may only make noise on the media but may not give their lives for it especially the politicians and their children living overseas. We want peace. There is no alternative to peace.

God bless President GEJ. Politics should not be a do or die game. That we don't support one candidate should not make us enemy.