₦airaland Forum

The Nigerian Navy recently acquired a newly built
warship (NNS Centinary). Photo shows First Lady
Dame Patience Jonathan (middle) with Senior
Chinese & Nigerian officials during the delivery
ceremony of the warship at the Wuchang Ship
Building Yard in China.

President Jonathan today Tuesday Dec. 9th called
on politicians to shun “ceaseless quarreling” and
engage in robust political debates that would
strengthen the country’s democracy.
Jonathan made the call at the public presentation
and official launch of the Kukah Centre, founded by
prominent cleric and Catholic Bishop of Sokoto
Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah.
Among other aims, the centre was established to
strengthen national debate, improve governance
and encourage Nigerians to take an active role in
the country’s leadership.
Jonathan said that the nation’s democracy should
be deepened by robust debates, stimulation of
innovative ideas and healthy engagements by all
actors.
“I call on everyone, the political class, our
citizens and more importantly, the academic
community to rise up to these challenges posed
by this initiative (centre).
“I think we are over defining our democracy
today by quarreling as if democracy is about
competitors quarreling just like motor park
workers,” he said.
The president urged politicians to use the 2015
elections to renew their commitment to the
country’s unity. He said:
“As elections draw close, I call on all politicians
to see this as another opportunity for us to
renew our commitment to deepen our
democracy and strengthen our bond of unity.
“Democracy is not about political parties and
politicians alone, it is not just about winning or
losing elections; it is about freedom, about
development and above all a forward march of
our civilisation and encouragement of creativity.
“It is in this regard that we must seek to identify
and support the growth of structures and
institutions that will help strengthen our
democracy to meet our aspirations as a
people.”
Jonathan noted that policy research institutes like
the Kukah Centre had been pivotal to the social
economic transformation of leading countries of
the world.
According to him, such centres have served as the
laboratories of the development, inter-relation and
the refinement of key government policies.
He likened the Kukah Center to the Brooklyn
Institute in America, which pioneered fact-based
studies of government policies, using science as a
key to analysis.
The president then challenged Nigerian politicians
to draw inspiration from it.
"I’m personally convinced that the centre could
not have finer mentor than the revered
gentleman of long patriotic standing, Bishop
Matthew Hassan Kukah,” he added.
The centre also aims at promoting conversations
among Nigeria’s faith communities, as well as
between leaders in faith and public policy.
Source: NAN

Deputy speaker of the house of representatives
hon Emeka Ihedioha emerges as winner

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hmohammed:
Just listen to urself. Buhari is killing his fellow Muslims so as to make the country ungovernable. This is the height of stupidity from some nairalanders. Chai Nigeria needs to invest more on education so dat at least we will not have such daft nairalanders in our midst.

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honprof1:
second to the last line of ur writeup shows u don't know what u r talking about !from all indication , u r condeming Buari and at d same time u have just vindicate him .

lol..

some pipo are so dumb

barcanista:
Chelsea is DEAD!

you wish

Hamazz1:
what is ds 1 sayin is GMB d C.IN.C has he not condemed their activities those who follow him r d ones continously killed by ds bomb blasts if by any chance nigerians r to go on permutation accusing fingers wil b pointing at d pdp n gej nt apc n buhari because GMB wil nt mess his voter strong hold n disenfranchise millions of his followers at d expense of his chance of gaining dt whc he has been seekin 4yrs jst to discredit GEJ..or do u need a soothsayer to tell u dt Borno Yobe Adamawa n Kano r apc strng holds.any way frm ur name ur a BIAFRAN nt a nigerian so stp meddling in our affairs..

ethnicity has clouded ur sense of reasoning

firstolalekan:
LOSERS AND THIRD CLASS GRADUATES BE LIKE,

Your clueless ness is so epic...

222
ist class ?

chisos!!!

that school must really be one of the best.....


modified******
bt
i bet you some persons amongst these ist class graduates cant write their names well.

holatin:
this will end soon immediately we kick Dr ebele Jonathan out. and the general take over
vote for change nt tribe or clan.

how will it end plsssss

barcanista:
The developmental stride of Kwankwaso in Kano State is unmatchable in this democratic dispensation. He arguably knows that the most important part of governance is continuity. That said, I hope Kano State support whoever will continue with the giant stride and policies of Dr. Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Sai Kwankwaso
Sai APC
Dakuku For Rivers Governor 2015
Buhari For President 2015

UNMATCHABLE INDEED..
What exactly did he do to reduce the rate of illitracy in kano state

Whizzdom:
Just admit you didn't knw how to pronounce wot i wrote

Illiteracy is always a problem in Nigeria ...

Go for adult education

keep wallowing in abject ignorance

get well soon pele

we the THE SPACE BOOKERS ASSOCIATION OF NAIRALAND

Wish you more yrs ahead

Whizzdom:
You are suffering frm phenegonoriologic tneasmeridia

and you think u made sense?

why not allow the people to choose their next governor.....


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modified*****
must we have grandfathers as leaders?

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Nairaland

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Nigeria economy

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englishmart:
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ibdeals1:
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SPACE BOOKERS ASSOCIATION OF NAIRALAND