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FreeGlobe: ^
Can't you reason, Peter Obi brought the zoning mantra because he wanted to foist his stooge after calculating he's from the area and went on to promote the zoning mantra like a state policy. Nobody cared about zoning in Anambra before now. APGA never zoned before now. why can't you understand this simple scenario.

FreeGlobe: ^
your comment is the one that lacked objectivity, you are not from Anambra, we don't do zoning in Anambra, every true Anambra person will identify with the article. it is not for people like you stuck in the stone age with primitive thinking to advice us.

umar745: yes it would have, he would still be a thief but he would have been a thief giving back to his society. The drivers, the cleaners, the security guards would have been from the region. Infact that you'll ask if it'll make any difference if it was cited in Rivers state makes me doubt your ... My girlfriend says I'm the gift that keeps on giving. But I digress.

dady12: if asari claim he is in a strugle to liberate niger delta region ,why did he not establish one in the region? they are all fighting for their private pocket and always cry out if their pocket is running dry,in fact,where did he have money for that white elephant project?he should arrested and tried by any competent court to prove his source of wealth than he calling on the arrest of innocent nigerians

ayodeji752: Asari Dokubo dropped out of unical and rivers state university. A dropped out is now establishing a university. These guys are rendering university degree useless

dady12: if asari claim he is in a strugle to liberate niger delta region ,why did he not establish one in the region? they are all fighting for their private pocket and always cry out if their pocket is running dry,in fact,where did he have money for that white elephant project?he should arrested and tried by any competent court to prove his source of wealth than he calling on the arrest of innocent nigerians

bloggernaija: Mr man,read that post properly .
Less than 12 months was enough for them to loot the equivalent of more than 25 geregus.
He started with the advantages of OBJ's ending
He started with a bank balance with significant reserves.
He drained the excess crude account with nothing to show for it.
Massive foreign exchange reserve.
A declining recurrent to capital ratio.
With all this advantages and bearing in mind how the excess crude account was depleted from $22 billion to almost 0 ,fuel subsidy fraud etc,
The nation should be talking about 20000MW today.
Like I said earlier ,I dare him to build only 5 geregus right now without borrowing .just like obj.continue living in darkness
I'm out.

Geregu-II
Location: Kogi
Operator: Niger Delta Power Holding Co Ltd
Configuration: 3 X 145 MW SGT5-2000E gas turbines
Operation: 2012-2013
Fuel: natural gas
T/G supplier: Siemens
EPC: Siemens, STEAG
Quick facts: In Sep 2010, Siemens won a turnkey contract worth €230mn to build Geregu-II. The plant was turned over in Jun 2013 to schedule.

bloggernaija: YOU CAN TELL THAT TO THE 160 MILLION MUMU
Who are you deceiving ?Obj initiated and fully paid for geregu,omotosho and 4 other power stations.
Construction of the civil engineering part was already complete before GEJ even smelt ado rock.the mechanical engr aspect which is the turbines had to be machined to specification and was ready before yar adua went comatose
Jonathan as usual is reaping where he did not sow.
This government,for those who offer criticism on issues is a calamity.
That is why he keeps borrowing for the most mundane of things.
Else
Let him initiate and pay for 5 power plants right now .

STOP PRESS

OBASANJO ACTUALLY COMPLETED THIS POWER PLANT .
UNCLE CLUELESS JOE IS ONLY DOING THE USUAL PAINTING AND GRASS CUTTING PROPAGANDA
PROOF
http://worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=page&id=1102&pgcat=news&start=2329

Siemens Energy said it has received an order from Niger Delta Power Holding Company for construction of the Geregu II gas turbine power plant in Ajaokuta, about 200 kilometer south of Abuja. The order volume is approximately E230 million (about N43.24 billion).

The gas-fired power plant is scheduled to start commercial operation in late 2012.
Geregu II is a follow-up project to the Geregu I power plant, which Siemens built back in 2006. The company will supply three SGT5-2000E gas turbines, the electrical equipment and an SPPA-T3000 instrumentation and control system for the 434MW plant, which it will build as a turnkey project, the company said.
Michael Suess, CEO of the fossil power generation division of Siemens Energy, said: "After construction of the Afam and Geregu I power plants the order for Geregu II marks a further milestone for Siemens in Nigeria and in Africa. With the latest project the number of Siemens heavy-duty gas turbines in Nigeria will increase to eight."
The Geregu power plant, established under the National Independent Power Project, was among the plants inaugurated by former President Obasanjo shortly before he handed over power in 2007.Nigerian Geregu Gas Turbine Power Plant 1, the first brand new power plant funded and commissioned by his Obasanjo administration was built at a cost of euro 195m ($256 million ), it has the capacity to generate 414 megawatts of electric power.

Abok1:
As the president, there are tactical statements that makes more sense than rushing to make comments like our dear president has been doing. Firstly, I'll instruct the security chiefs not to make unconfirmed assumptions like proclaiming Shekau dead without visual evidence.

considering how forceful nigerians demands are for information regarding the operations of JTF the security chiefs may be compelled to give information. I don't need to tell you but I believe you know the JTF spokesman had to plead with journalist to be circumspect with information immediately the state of emergency was declared. At the same time they have to show nigerian that they are working and successful too. and they did that within available evidences. Besides, you should know that it took almost a month between of the time shekau was shot to the time the statement of his death was released. I don't need to explain the reasons to you. ( they simply wanted to be very sure and also to get evidence. but from their judgement he was shot and could not have survived) but Nigerians need to know.

How much does a drone cost? with 5 million USD you will get a predator drone, i can not begin to expantiate on the effeciency of this piece of invetion, a single Predator drone would conveniently carry out intelligence and reconnaissance-gathering, for up to 14 hours. We need to invest on the intelligence department in this country. We only make purchases when its inevitable that we need them , in most cases we panic-buy; Our fleet of modern fighter jet 12 in number was purchased by OBJ, out of which 3 have been reported crashing at one time or the other, what happens to the option of continuity? why cant we consistently invest in our defense department.

Can you kindly explain how a drone would have prevented the two Yobe student killings. I'd like to know. and please be very sure of your facts.

Another thing is the issue of the PR guys being used by the president, they are simply pathetic. Constantly making wrong utterances as they have successfully done a shoddy job at protecting our nelipot president, that they are best described as unprofessional, based on their maledicent pronunciations. It is quite Jumentous that the office of the president can not afford to employ the right set of PR guys apart from a failed politician and a journalist. What does a journalist know about PR? (no offense intended) The only thing they are good at is writing rejoinders and articles, no wonder they sound inaniloquent when making statements because they are simply incapable. They are not to be blamed, because a man cannot function beyond his level of exposure, hence their constantly gambrinous misdemeanor which betrays the level of sophistication required of the post which they occupy.

If you are honest with yourself, you'll know that Nigeria has not faced this kind of hostile environment since the inception of this country. Looking at it both politically or security-wise.I see it as cultural shock. we have never had a vocal opposition party like we have now and our security forces have never been this stretched. you should know this.

Abok1:
Why does the president make utterances that are unbecoming to his office as the GCFR of Nigeria?

This comment shows ineptitude on his part and its mind boggling that the president makes prosaic comments that it seems like he is constantly being quoted out of context. This is the kind of statement you hear in a beer parlor or among the market women. A whole President who has under his command the whole machinery of the Nigerian Security forces, showing signs of weakness and not only that, acting helpless and displaying cluelessness as he has just performed and act of skoptsy with this statement

taharqa: Even in respects to Total Install Capacity, 6000MW by 1990 is still impossible.... Egbin is 1320MW (and I doubt it was even fully functional at this time); Kainji, Shiroro and Jebba are together not up to 2000MW. These were d major Power plants at that time, so where did he get his 6000MWs from??

The Chairman, Electric Power Foundation, Mr. Otis Anyaeji, speaking, recalled that the total installed capacity in 1972 was 523.6 megawatts. By 1990, this had increased to 6,000MW.