₦airaland Forum

playmode:
LOL,beaf i have told you to go and see a shrink before to help you with your split personality disorder.You keep changing your handle like a monkey in heat.You keep on attacking kobojunkie ,she is not on your level mister.The success she has attained in her professional life  is something you may never achieve because you do not have the kind of moral discipline she has.Besides she is one of the most respected women on this forum so buzz off and go and kiss GEJ's butt.  

He dey pepper you say una no get bullet train for your country    No be my fault now.shebi u say GEJ na your papa,go ask am why him party give una locomotive train.

Yes Nigeria is bad and Jonathan is making it even worse with his circus antics.Even babangida would not have debated with himself because he has a brain to at least dribble Nigerians.Your Jonathan is nothing more than a glorified fisherman scamming Nigerians with his so called "humble attitude" facade.

Nigeria has a lot of world records ,here they are:

It is the first nation in the world to have a Police strike

It is the first nation in the world to have a dead president in charge.

It is the nation in the world to have an incumbent president debate with himself during elections period.


Do you not see that you and your boss are a joke,i watched the reality show yesterday with my friends 3 south Africans and 1 Ghanaian.They giggled throughout the whole show.They thought this was the best Nigerian comedy ever.The have even nicknamed Nigeria ; comedy central! When they left my house yesterday,one of the South Africans even asked when the next episode of the "Nigerian south park " will be taking place so he can invite more guests and pay for beers.Can you imagine how i felt when my country is being made fun of in my presence thanks to MR d.um.bluck Jonathan? I guess not because guys like you do not have any self esteem or dignity,as long as GEJ keeps paying your salary you do not care what happens to the 100 million Nigerians living below the poverty line.

Do you not care what the outside world thinks of this country.I thought we were supposed to present an image of a corruption free country.T[b]he fact that GEJ debated with himself just shows that Nigeria is the most corrupt and morally rotten country in the world.The whole world laughed at Nigeria yesterday,ask any independent news network to do a survey in the USA ,UK, SA ,e.t.c about what non Nigerians thought of the debate.You will see that Jonathan is not respected anywhere in the world.[/b]He is simply known as the love-vendor president.And you come here making all these noise.You should bury your head in shame become your incumbent is not capable.He was not tested at all,he did not go face to face with any of his opponents;instead he created his own artificial luck to soothe himself.I will floor him in a debate and so will my educated Zimbabwean housemade because she is even more articulate than him.

GEJ is a disgrace and so is the office of the federal republic of Nigeria,maybe we should just split and you can let drunk GEJ rule over niger delta republic while we vote for the likes of sound minded rascal fashola to rule over odua republic.We are tired of the circus called PDP and we will end it in 2011.

KDULAR:
It is absolutely undeserving and unpatriotic for any Nigerian or NLder to refer to anyone that doesn't support any of his prefered candidate as  unpatriotic and haters of Nigeria. Of what difference are we if we use such Heavy words on people with different preference.  Does such remarks makes us any different from that weapon wielding and intolerant thug on the outside. i still say nigeria is still [b]doomed [/b]because most of us Does Not understand what democracy and freedom of expression and fundamental human right is . These only exists in our books laptops and i our heads and not in pur hearts.

Ibime:
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Even if we accept that Ribadu et al had no reason to boycott the debate, I think any sane mind should ask the question:

(1.) Knowing that Ribadu et al wouldnt attend the debate, why didn't BON move one of the other candidates to today?


Answer: Because it was never a debate, it was simply a coronation of GEJ.

From this, we deduce that Ribadu et al were completely justified in boycotting this charade. QED.

They even brought live band to the studio to play for him, and started with the moderator telling us that this debate is "leadership in action"  


Please save stories for the children.

ndu1988:
Debate does not make a scrap of difference becos GEJ has publicly demonstrated his ability & capability despite the enormous problems ravaging dis country he will surely deliver good tidings to nigeria

Eko Ile:
I know you're deliberately dodging my questions because besides carrying GEJ's foul water bottle, you can not tell us anything about GEJ in terms of capabilities and achievements, you are yet to state any reason/s why we should vote for GEJ and his corrupt and inept party.


Quit running your mouth about the other candidates if you can not state in terms of achievements and competencies any thing concrete about GEJ and his party.

He's been a public servant for a while so there's got to be one or two accomplishments to sell to the Nigerians and so far, all we have is large scale incompetency, massive looting and corruption. List just 1 or 2 and if not, just shut your mouth, we are not zombies.

Shame on you for even asking us to consider these crooked, mean spirited, unpatriotic and crooked people for another 4 years of pain, suffering and agony. Shame on you for real.

dejumotalks:
, @emeka-gh, I believe the question asked is EXPLICIT enuf.
can u please answer and stop beating around the bush, Articulate his acheivements!!!

If you fail to see how much GEJ has done in the short time period he assume substantive power, even to the point of giving you hope of free and fair election, then you are playing the ignorance card (that is popular among the anti-GEJ goons). Nigeria has moved forward since he assumed leadership, take it or leave it. It changes nothing.

Hodaya:
It takes the present railway system 9hrs to move lagos to Ibadan, do you call that progress.
The crisis in jos is getting worse & MEND has become more powerful while Boko haram is on the rise.
About him rebuilding Nigeria from inside, i guess the $50,000 bribe to the Save Nigeria Group proves that.
Well Lagos is on a quick fix and i'll do all i can to achieve that at the Federal level which coincidentally has more resources to get things done faster.

Your support for GEJ is based on either ethnicity, lack of proper reasoning or you benefit from our sufferings.  Believe it or not, PDP is a party whose member put personal interest ahead of the masses.

efisher:
@ emeka, you made some very strong points there. I support Ribadu but am not happy his VP candidate didn't show up for the debate. I thought they will tow the more honorable path by putting aside their pride for the good of the process. At the end of the day, PDP gained free publicity and their plans will be all people can remember.

MAYOWAAK:
Building airports in all the states of the federation and establishing more universities?

asamuel:
@Chei.  Buhari already all the North, we only need a little from South and East. Joe and other candidates can divide the rest votes. Do you see where the ball is going?

egift:
Permit me to edit your post a little

TOP 10 REASONS YOU SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR JONATHAN GOODLUCK.
Clueless Leadership - The main misfortune of the Jonathan presidency is the lack of drive that has characterized it from its inception. Jonathan found greatness trust on him and has no idea of what to do with it. The reason we cry out against poor leadership in Nigeria is because Nigeria offers the greatest opportunity for any sound leader to prove himself. Jonathan's leadership is clueless in regards to tackling the myriads of problems bedeviling Nigeria and if offered the next 50 years to rule he would do nothing.


Buhari, does not have an idea what Nigeria problems are let alone solving them. His pledge to improve the capacity of power generation of the country, can only materialize if he pumps more money into them. Nigerians are tired of spending money on power stations. Goodluck Jonathan road map is the answer to our power problem. Best development so far. It is the peak of ignorance to deem him clueless. The tag clueless best fit the expired Buhari. And his fanatical stooge.



Nigerians Seeking Something New - If the truth be told this country has been ruled by the same set of people and their initiates, and Nigerians are seeking for something new. Those who are opting for the Jonathan ticket are people who are hardly thinking the man through. Many of his adherents some weeks ago have switched camp to Buhari as they are gradually realizing he has got nothing to offer them in the new republic.

True, we are tired of ex-millitaries and their baggage of bitterness. We seek something new, and quite fresh, like fresh air. Not old wine in new skin. Not expired old men (that even the Arabs are rejecting in their numbers). Not vindictive politicians nor fanatics and ex-dictator. Nigeria yearn for the quiet, hard-working, unassuming leadership of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.


End to the PDP misrule - PDP has ruled this nation for the past 12 years with nothing to show for it. Analyst say that the revenue we have earned from oil in this past 12 years surpass all we ever earned since the nation was birth in 1914! PDP and their cohorts have fed themselves fat on this nations' resources and the cry in most places now is "anything but this politically demonized people or people destroying people sect"!
End to Waste - The Jonathan presidency is touted as the largest ever in the world (or at least in our nation's history). The man in want of what to use money for created a special assistant to the Diaspora! Foreign reserve is depleted and the naira is being threatened with devaluing, the man has opened the nation to becoming a dumping site for tokunbo cars and cloths. The national assembly is passing bills daily increasing their remuneration under his nose and his doing nothing,etc.

The problem is not the PDP, the problem was caused by the out-of-prison ex-military dictator - Obasanjo. We are tired of these ex-military presidents. We want true civilian rule, by proper civilian. No to General Buhari. Give me Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

End to sycophancy - I wonder if Jonathan was to come on his own merit without the absurd incumbency factor, if he would we even win his home state, talk less of Nigeria. Everyone is singing Jonathan for his stomach sake and for those who do it on the internet, it is because they are not thinking!

You have to wonder because you are not sure what you are seeing. But last time I checked, GEJ outmaneuvered IBB, and Gusau, and roundly defeated Atiku in a transparent poll. How did Buhari emerge candidate for this election? Who did he contest with in the primaries? When you attempt to distort facts and point finger, you shoot your self in the leg.

Defeat, shame, and agony await Buhari and his team of evil collaborators of dictatorship at the poll. Empty barrels can make all the noise. GEJ will answer them at the freest poll ever conducted. Can I hear someone shout Amen!


Opportunity for a Sovereign National Conference - President Good luck Jonathan has never for once mentioned the issue or the possibility of an SNC. If a referendum is to be held in Nigeria I bet a large percentage would opt for a split (even if not a major percentage). There are many people groups who feel cheated in this country and who need to voice their opinion in an SNC. The present constitution is said to be made by the military and an SNC can help map out another. Also the Niger Deltans need to tell us what they want so this incessant militancy in that part can stop. And so on.

Opportunity to squander tax payer money on another round of talks? Are you naive? Which President will allow this country to split in his watch? I laugh in Chinese.  We are happy in the ONE NIGERIA project. Your fathers fought for it, now we are content with. Do you want echo of Biafra, Odua, Arewa? My friend united we stand. GEJ is the only one who can guarantee ONE NIGERIA not the sectional leader - Buhari, and his uncouth fanatical stooge!

Good Riddance to this "Dame" Thing - One of the greatest irritants and misfortune to the GEJ government is the re-enactment of the office of a first lady. A ROGUE OFFICE THAT IS NOT EVER NAMED IN OUR CONSTITUTION. Worst still, unlike the mesmerizing Maryam Babangida, this one is an embarrassment to Nigerians everywhere she speaks. Can this nation endure the existence of another DAME in the corridors of power. Lest we forget, the corruption charges hung on her at the inception of her husband's tenure has not been proven wrong but only swept under by our Farida's toothless EFCC. What also is this parallel campaign this woman is carrying out with state money for her husband.


I dont give a hoot about this Dame thing. He married her for love, for better for worse. He wont leave his wife because of politics. Corruption charges? Even Ribadu denies such exist. Look for something tangible to talk about; your fixation on another man's wife is unnatural. Beside Patience is not the contesting for president, nor for first lady for that matter.

Cheating the Incumbency Factor: Jonathan would have gone into Nigeria's history book as one who organized free and fair elections, and did not take advantage of the power of incumbency if he had not chosen to run for office. We would have sought for him in some years to come to come and rule. Instead he chose the path of ignominy. The power of incumbency will fail this time around.

Leave so that Atiku will have a field day? Leave so that Buhari and his gang will pull us back to dark age? You are certainly not seeing the big picture. His leaving would have enthroned zoning. Today we would have been talking about presidential contest between IBB/Atiku and Tinubu? Goodluck is the saviour of Nigeria. Alas, some of us have very short memory; that is why is 'alleluia today, crucify him tomorrow'.  We should be grateful to him for hanging in there, and exposing the cabal (of course with the help of Akunyili). And we should  to reward him at the poll.

Nigeria needs more than Goodluck! - Nigeria needs good governance; we need insightful, visionary and purposeful leadership; we need a leader with drive, who can think for himself and not one who has won over his supporter with a cloak of false humility. We need more than goodluck; we need good governance.

Certainly we need more than Goodluck. Goodluck will not change his name because of politics. His achievement in life is not totally associated with his name. If it is so be it. The Goodluck I see, is a hardworking Nigerian, whose crimes are that unlike those before him, he actually listens; he build consensus, is meticulous, and not a former dictator.

The end of OBJ Influence - Jonathan should not be voted for so we may rid ourselves from this evil from Owu. OBJ has a certain aura of evil around and until God's judgment falls on him, Nigerian would help themselves by ridding themselves of him when they do not vote Jonathan because he just a pun in the hands of the Abeokuta old warlord: that unrepentant apostle of Do or Die Politics.

Obj influence is highly overrated. That evil man from owu, has little influence beyond his Ota farm. What influence was he able to exert over Yar Adu whom he hand-picked and campaigned for? Let alone Goodluck who as people say is destined. Whatever influence he seems to have is only necessary for campaign purpose. Goodluck will surely cut him loose after the election! We both agree Obj is evil, perhaps a necessary evil at this juncture. His sins will haunt him for aye nevertheless.

Goodluck will win this election, and he will rebuild Nigeria. Let us vote wisely, and vote for Goodluck, the man with the road map, and master plans.

stormm:
@ Emeka,

Politics should not thrive on sentiments but factual projections. We are all aware of the shortcomings of our political leadrship, particularly the Pdp, which is described as not a political party but a collection of interests out to loot the treasury. Are you saying Jonathan is not part of these ravenous lot?

How far will luck take Nigeria without a clear cut road-map on overcoming the numerous developmental challenges(actually deficiencies) facing the country.

Let's also try an hypothetical case here: If Nigeria were to be experience a quake of the magnitude of Japan with an attendant tsunami, don't you think the current leadership will only come up with a 'fast and pray' admonition? I don't want to assume that JEJ is clueless, but his propositions on solving Nigeria's problems does not evoke much confidence .

honeric01:
Why then did they accept to be part of the debate in the 1st place?

Why then did they even shift the date to suit themselves, but ended up not showing up?

stormm:
For Beaf, EzeUche & Emeka,

Will you pls throw more light on why you think GEJ and PDP are the best for the country now and in the next four years or am I missing something? I live in Nigeria and honestly much as I appreciate robust, varied and stimulating political discussions, I am YET to see any on Nairaland in regards to the merits of a Jonathan presidency or the PDP as a party.

gernded:
Hello Chief Emeka you are one of the sensible man in the forum.

Ndewoooooooooooooooo

Jimmy Boy:
Can we sheath our swords pleaaaaase!

JaaizTech:
Definitely, this has nothing to do with GEJ's last one year of Governance. If He deserves any praise, it should be for not stopping the project or for not using the whole money for the Project for campaign. Anyways I heard Yar'adua had already released the major sum of money for the Project before his demise, perhaps that is why GEJ couldn't divert the money for campaign (@ about 400,000 naira per jingle; it would take Jonathan a very little time to exhaust the money).

ekt_bear:
No, this is false. The government mandates (through MYTO) that electricity is sold for $0.04 per kWH in Nigeria. It costs roughly $0.10 per kWh to generate the electricity from natural gas.

As a result, there is no interest in supplying natural gas beyond what the federal government subsidies (I cannot remember off the top of my head exactly how much subsidized NG the FG supplies.)

So supply is still an issue, until the government lets the price of electricity charged to the end consumer float (more) naturally.