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Children Story! OP I remain unconvinced.

Buhari is not a perfect man but much better than the whole of current presidential aspirants regardless of parties.

BrosPeter:
The impact is monumental, the reckless killings, the jailing of over 500 people haba the man is a totalitarian. Nigeria does not need a totalitarian ruler, as a nation Nigeria is too complex for buhari. Fashola should have been fielded by APC if they want to remove PDP. This is my own assumption.

Good assumption if I may say, and facing the sad reality, Fashola will not be fielded as it stands today otherwise we wont be here wasting so much time. So among the 'evils' which is of them is of lesser evil considering current Nigeria situation? Yes he was harsh previously during his military era but one question - was it for his own selfish gain or a case of over zeal to clean up Nigeria?

hisblud:
i tot and hoped so and at a point wanted him but when i considered how he stated if 2015 is like 2011, baboon and dog will soak in blood even though international observers have declared it free and fairest election in nigeria and how he sees boko haram been killed, yet he claimed that its his people killed. So much for a "national leader"!

Like I said, I also detested him previously but honestly I could see in him someone who is consistent and determined to rescue Nigeria as a parting gift. When you do a relative comparison with other contenders from other parties, you'll realise that this man is quite different. I am not saying he's perfect in all things but one thing am sure he will deal with, is institutional corruption. If corruption is not taking out, there is no way we can move on.

1shortblackboy:
so did Nigeria move any forward due to Buhari's time in power

Gen Buhari only spent 8 months as Head of State and up till now the impacts he made in such a short time is monumental and hard to be matched by his successors. If that government had lasted a bit, they would have laid such an enduring foundation for Nigeria to build on. They were really out to cleanse the system.

hisblud:
On competence, I will say cast it for fashola

Yes, Fashola is competent and I think he would prefer Buhari than the rest (Atiku, Kwakwanso, etc).

1shortblackboy:
just one question my friend. why these same old men again. why

My friend, last time (in 2011) I voted based on sentiment (youthfulness being one of the criteria) but alas the so called youth(s) in power did not and have not proved my voting decision right except for Fashola in Lagos.

This time around I have not considered age a criteria for choosing my leader but competence!

I suspect this was written some years ago. I used to detest him in the past too. Agreed, Buhari made some big mistakes in the past. If you ask me, it's kind of youthful exuberance being a military head of state at about age of 41, or may be he was blinded by such a zeal to clean things up.

Being older now and perhaps wiser now, I wont expect him to repeat the same mistakes and of course Nigeria is no longer under military government. Perhaps he can clear the air and assauge some frayed nerves. But looking backwards he is fairly consistent in 'discipline & leadership' at least considering the current Nigeria situation he's capable of pulling Nigeria back from the brinks of collapse from institutionalised corruption.

Asoozy:
Hausa has to be the sexiest Naija language/dialect/accent.

Ibo is the absolute worst! So frigging aggressive!

So do you think in your erroneous mind. Every language is unique and should be respected, pronto!

The write-up is not convincing enough not to...

N2.5B is a lot of money and how come there is no money to pay teachers?

Peter Obi disappointed me. He had been weathering the pressures from PDP to leave APGA for many years. Alas he now left when APGA needed him most. Nevertheless, that's his choice and decision. Let's see how time and events will process his decision.

My choice of candidate is not based on age, eloquence, tribe or religion but on competence, discipline and track record.
Honestly, GMB is not far from meeting these qualities and non of the present aspirants in any of the political parties is near at all.

if you believe this, you'll believe anything!

Nice one from Mr Mark Zuckerberg.

Those days of black & white TV in a case...

Angels and Demons

Guy be a man! There are many people out there that you are better than and they've not lost hope.
Don't be a coward and loss hope about life. Don't give up brother! I repeat don't give up!
Your breakthrough is just right there at the corner and you didn't know.

Dapo777:
Is it possible dat all the descendants would be obedient boys and girls?

Honestly I don't know but the key problem would be...whether Satan will intrude or not.
Because the primary source of disobedience is Satan and not the created beings.

Dapo777: Are you sure u read the OP? My point is that If assuming Adam and Eve obeyed throughout their lives in the garden, a day would come some curious descendants of Adam would want to taste from the mysterious tree that their forefathers avoided,So What's now the point of having the tree there? Since there is every chance that one day any of Adam's descendants would be curious and eat the fruit.

I am sure I read the OP. It's an imaginative thinking that the OP is projecting and it's difficult to concretise or compare b/c we don't know how human beings would have behaved if Satan did not rebel, and Adam & Eve did not eat the forbidden fruit and realise that they are naked.
Simply I don't know the chances of Adam's descendant eating the forbidden fruits if there Dad & Mum did not.

There is always a first time in everything. The 2014 list is far better than the previous one. Of course there are some people in that list that doesn't deserve the award. But it's inspiring to see a taxi driver, cook, traffic warden, etc bag a national honor in this kind of country!

Well, when simple instruction is not adhered to, it often lead to disaster.
God lost nothing per se but Adam (and rest of mankind) simply lost dominion of the earth.
It was a palace coup and Satan has taken dominion and since then has been the ruler of this present world.
John 14:30 'I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me'.
Jesus Christ came and laid the foundation to salvation and restoration of the kingdom but only to those who believes His gospel 'which is yet another simple instruction' like the one OP mentioned in Genesis.
Jesus will come again for the harvest and final restoration of kingdom after the present ruler is dethroned and taken off the scene by Christ.
John 12:31 'Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out'[b][/b]
Does it make sense to you now?

Interesting...

Let's judge by their legacies and what people say about them.
Let's not really worry about the past b/c it's gone forever but let's learn from the past to shape the future.
If both of them were tribalist as accused are there not other positive attributes we can pick from them and build upon?

Lesson - with sincere heart and concerted effort a nation will always succeed no matter the challenge.
Let's do same in 2015.

What's all these nonsense now...the doctor/nurse playing wolf in sheep's clothing.

Hmn... I think this time around, Buhari needs better packaging and good sales team to win the heart of Nigerians.
To me he's a good candidate but had been badly packaged and sold to Nigerians thrice and he lost those three times.
He should avoid or visibly distance himself from religious or ethnic related politics and show a little bit of flexibility to help him succeed.
And when he's finally in ASO rock he could then begin to punish those Nigerian looters not sparing even his political friends.

Lovely pix. Zlatan - the goal magician!

Very nice. Jonathan has enjoyed few remarkable success recently (BH & EBOLA & this National award) but equally worrying is his inability to raise a finger on corruption up till now.

Going to university doesn't guarantee success.

Success = Preparation + Opportunity (and/or) Favor

Chuba Okadigbo is the best so far, followed by Anyim Pius Anyim and Ken Nnamani.
Nwabara was simply a disgrace though he helped kill/finish-off OBJ 3rd term when the opportunity called.
David Mark - is simply toothless and a lackey to the executive.