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Plz how much does gasoline cost in Ghana.

We earn so much yet execute so little. BTW, In comparing us to Ghana, pls can someone tell us how much gasoline costs in Ghana?

He is in Aso Rock.

Quite frankly, I prefer him to Buhari and I have some faith in his abilities. I love the way he cleaned up Abuja when he was FCT minister. Such BALLS OF STEEL are needed in today's Nigeria bearing in mind applicable human rights (That's where Buhari failed woefully).

I'm still learning more about his "negatives". Time will tell.

Plans, plans, plans! Yes they are good but I will only rejoice when I start hearing execution, delivery, commissioning!

We need to change this man's name to "General Loser".

@Koruji, you took your own bullet! You are obviously from the SW and would see OPC in a different light from others. That should explain Beaf's argument that MEND is also not a terrorist group.

True. I hope our leaders learn that.

@Ekt, the Chinese are peculiar because, unlike the Europeans, they will not hesitate to plunder you to the maximum if you are ignorant about your rights. And yes, a Nigerian may do worse!

In addition, you can only get good value from the Chinese (and indeed any body) when you work under strict terms with proper regulations. By now Nigeria should have learnt her lesson from the oil industry.

An infinitesimally peek of what the Chinese will do to you when you hand over your economy or infrastructure to them. They will plunder you and kill you in the process!

@Koruji, I agree with your argument here. The ND militants crossed the line when they started attacking people rather than pipelines (towards the latter part of the struggle). It may have been as a result of their frustration but it was wrong all the same.

On your earlier point, our government is known to be more reactive than proactive. I will even prefer to say we are not even as "reactive" as we should be! We adopt a "corrective" approach to everything. Not only do we wait till the problem is fully mature, we take steps only after the damage has been completely done. Sometimes, we even take the wrong medicine for the illness. It tells us that if Cameroon or Benin Republic decides to invade us tomorrow, they would have succeeded in wiping out a whole town before we start fighting back. Our security agencies and indeed the entire government lack insight and foresight. They do not know the meaning of "simulation" or "creating scenarios". Something the Americans are masters at.

Lots of good promises and plans but not much achievements. In general, I believe a good foundation has been laid and I expect to see a solid superstructure taking off from here. Until these promises and plans turn out to become tangible achievements, I am not about to rejoice or sing any praises. My assessment of this govt at the end of 4 years, will be 80% based on the performance in the power sector. The rest na jara.

These recent "wikileaks" cables have not told us anything new as yet.

OP, u are right but GEJ truly needs to win some of these critics to his side by doing more. (I said some because no matter what he does, he will never win the die hard boko haramists to his side). He has great plans and great passion. It's time for great action. I think that is what most people have against him. Let's all support him and offer CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms and not needless insults.

He is a dead foolish boy with a dead stupid belief and a dead rotten backside.

There can be no unified revolutionary movement in Nigeria against corrupt politicians and an insensitive government. The best we can have is a tribal/ religious war. I do not think the day will ever come where Northerners, Easterners, Westerners and S.Southerners will ever come together and fight for the same cause. They will instead fight themselves. In other words, we will never have an "Egypt" but we can have a "Sudan".

U 4got to add Execute them!

Well done Chime.

The foolish slowpoke wanted to bring sorrow to the poor lady's life. Maggot!

If and when Nigeria finally gets its act right, Lagos will benefit a lot.

I can understand that Lagos is actually moving faster than the rest of Nigeria. In fact, "Nigeria" is holding Lagos back! But when things finally take shape, it will be a different story altogether. I however understand your grievance with the Nation Nigeria. Seriously, I feel you.

That's a valid point. In all, Lagos is better off as part of Nigeria (Black Africa's largest market) or at least, with the other SW states.

@ekt, that's the point. The FG will suddenly declare that all goods be imported through Port Harcourt or wherever. It will also mean that ALL the companies that are interested in doing any business in Nigeria will have to relocate to "Nigeria". There are several more implications but the bottomline is Lagos will be 90% dependent on Nigeria and Nigeria can as well do without Lagos!

See what joblessness can cause?

Lagos will not do well as a stand-alone country. Lagos is what it is today because of the oil and its strategic position relative to the rest of Nigeria. The moment you take Lagos away, a new commercial hub will be developed for the rest of the country. If Lagos decides to leave, Nigeria will decide to withdraw all its assets and dealings. You know what that means. It will only make sense for a geopolitical region to pull out. Eg the entire SW or SE states etc.

I wish we could be that mature.

I want names, arrests, trials and executions. This is not the time for speeches.

Even if some people's houses are on fire and you tell them, they will still prefer to remain inside the fire.

Every sensible organization should start thinking of heading south.

Just a way of telling GEJ to start preparing for a split. They are actually saying that GEJ should send down resources to build a capital for Niger Delta Republic!

This one is not just lack of education. Abdulmutallab the hermit did something similar with all his "education". Education can not cure this fundamentalist madness.

I keep wondering how we ended up with fools like Abdulmutallab and similar suicide nutcases in the same country. This is not just about poverty or corruption. It is far beyond that. What amazes me the most is that certain elements in the extreme north seem to be in support of it. They are either defending these actions or are simply complacent. Why don't we simply negotiate a simple split once and for all?