Omexonomy: [s]APC a pack of crumbling houses built on a mountain of saw dust and now they are blaming the opposition. Tell ur APC governos to stop sponsoring BH and satisfy the people though not through media hype and propaganda[/s].

ceo4eva: [s]We have noted with much surprise and regret, the statement issued by General Muhammadu Buhari today in which he made some wild and totally unsustainable allegations against President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

Although he tries very hard to deny it in the statement titled “Pull Nigeria Back From the Brink”, there can be no doubt that General Buhari has sadly moved away from the patriotic and statesmanlike position he recently adopted on national security, which President Jonathan publicly commended, and has now reverted to unbridled political partisanship.
There can be no other explanation or justification for the completely unwarranted and very uncharitable assault on the conduct and integrity of President Jonathan which the statement he issued today represents.

General Buhari’s main grouse which clearly motivated his ill-considered statement appears to be what he called “the gale of impeachments or the utilisation of desperate tactics to suffocate the opposition and turn Nigeria into a one-party state”.It is most unfortunate that instead of working to put their house in order and resolve the leadership crises and internal contradictions that have plunged their party into a downward spiral, General Buhari and his opposition allies have resorted to blaming a blameless President for their woes.

The processes for impeaching an elected Governor are clearly stipulated in the National Constitution which Nigeria has operated since 1999. The President of Nigeria is not assigned any role in that process and President Jonathan has certainly not played any role in the recent impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa or in the impeachment drama currently being played out in Nasarawa State. For the record, President remains fully committed to upholding the letters, principles and spirit of the Nigerian Constitution as he has sworn, and defending the rule of law and integrity of the democratic process with all his might.

General Buhari talks about anarchy. He needs to be reminded that President Jonathan from his humble beginnings as a Deputy Governor in Bayelsa state to date, has never in his acts, or utterances, recommended or promoted violence as a tool of political negotiation.

Contrary to whatever General Buhari and his new friends may imagine, President Jonathan fully respects the rights, powers, authority and independence of elected representatives of the people, including the members of the state assemblies who have concluded or initiated impeachment proceedings against their state governors on grounds which they consider justifiable. The constitution does not give the President any power to intervene in such proceedings and President Jonathan has never arrogated such powers to himself or sought to exert any nefarious and unconstitutional influence on state assemblies in Adamawa, Nasarawa or anywhere else in other to secure undue political advantage for his party as General Buhari unjustifiably alleges.

President Jonathan remains true to his declaration that no political ambition of his is worth the life of a single Nigerian. The President has definitely not declared war on his own country or deployed federal institutions in the service of partisan interests as General Buhari falsely claims. Neither has he been using the common wealth to subvert the system and punish the opposition, as the former Head of State inexcusably asserts.
Also, President Jonathan has never at any time ordered that any Nigerian should be kidnapped or that anyone should be crated and forcefully transported in violation of decent norms of governance.

We therefore urge General Buhari to tarry a while, ponder over his own antecedents and do a reality check as to whether he has the moral right to be so carelessly sanctimonious. It may well be time to pull the brakes, as General Buhari says in his statement, but it is he and others who have resorted to idle scapegoating and blaming President Jonathan for their self-inflected political troubles who need to stop their inexcusable partisanship and show greater regard for the truth, democracy, constitutionalism, the rule of law, peace, security and the well-being of the nation.

Reuben Abati - Special Adviser to the President

http://reubenabati.com.ng/DON-acirc-T-BLAME-ME-FOR-YOUR-PARTY-acirc-S.html#sthash.i27hdhfe.gbpl[/s]

justwise:

AND Europe, if the devices are not charged. Say it as its

kkkp: wen are u going to b tired? Everytin buhari/tinubu/fashola/apc

Ikengawo: condemning the building of schools? Would you happen to feel that western education is ...sinful?



Our opposition has to improve for democracy to matter again. Everyone is doing their part except the opposition which can criticize and examine intelligently.

What does ASUP's strike have to do with Jonathan? are 1/10th of the Polytechnics in this country government own...and among the government owned ones how many are federal? Please, improve your self and this things that come out of your mouth. If my girlfriend goes on strike now you'll be posting about Jonathan on my behalf.

jerseyboy:
Tinubu is finished. If you people doubt it let his wife run for reelection to the senate and watch the humiliation she and the thief will suffer.

elipheleh: mumu, we the south south, south east are already for jonathan. As for the south west watch and see. the north should go and die

jerseyboy: Very weak response to an article that might have nailed the coffin on Tinubu.

gratiaeo: GEJ is as corrupt as other Nigerian politicians. Unless we change this system of government we are currently practicing we will remain like this.

customized13: exactly, they make it sound as if he's a sole terroriser in nigeria. His level of corruption is a miniature to compare with the level of that of some politicians out there.

anonimi:

I believe the bold red is what we need more at this time to encourage more understanding how we are & why we are how we are.
From there, naturally a critical mass for change will unfold and progress will continue hopefully at an accelerated pace.

Idrismusty97: I remembered governor fasholar once made a statement that "if a bomb goes off in Lagos he will expose all the sponsors of bokoharams". Is that why he is covering an obvious bomb blast?

How Far?:
What do you expect from PDP?

[s]They will end up intruducing sharia in all states.

Rumour has it zhould they win they would text it first with Lagos state. Being a multi tribal place if it works in Lagos then it would be rolled out around August 2016 says a leaked document.

Guess what, i'd rather die than live under sharia. Alh Buhari and Alh Tinubu can stick their sharia up their az.z[/s].

Kponkwem:



[s]Is a betrayal of petty and biased lenses. To say that PDP- an idea conceived by Dr Alex Ekwueme-led G-34, which was hijacked and bastardised by a vendetta-chasing, freed prisoner Obasanjo was founded by yoruba and hausa is, in the least, disengenious.

Its now revised that the Yoruba that were actively involved in anti-state activities over Abiola's mandate with NADECO, OPC and AD fully in the opposition, which caused the round and totally rejection of Obj in the 1999 election, are today founders of PDP- in the gospel according to sloan.

So Igbo cannot run a party? When Ogbulafor pointed out the zoning principle to Nigerians in the Igbo principle of justice- you watched him removed and mocked him since he is Igbo ditto Nwodo, now you turn back to whine that Igbo are voting for sentiments after they pitched their tent in PDP- and for strategic reasons retaining APGA. And which of the party's was run successfully by Tinubu except grabbing power via the law court using taxes from oil Coys headquartered in Lagos, instead of the ND where the operations, to settle?

You forget that the Igbo is just too big for a single Yoruba to coarse into any unprofitable alliance- to be enslaved. Please bury your sentiments and let the SE and SS to remain in PDP until their son completes his term(s)- after all the ethnic bandwagon card has always been played by Yoruba and Hausa in the name of 'political sophistication' while Igbo are mocked when different individuals express the right to aspire to an office- not anymore .

We know that before long Afenifere will call the bluff of Tinubu and settle for a decentralised Nigeria supporting GEJ to see off his term in a weak centre. Before then Tinubu will run to GEJ for an understanding to retain his five states-Ondo is LP/PDP- and allow the people make their choice in the presidential election. I can assure it won't be to a gambari- certainly not now even though some wants to serve on![/s]