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If Goodluck Jonathan loses in February, he is most likely going to handover to his persistent opponent and erstwhile military ruler, General Muhammad Buhari.

Now, the pertinent question is – Nigerians hated Obasanjo, hated Yaradua, hated Goodluck.
Will Nigerians be satisfied with the leadership of Buhari after three to four years?

How will Buhari govern this country and be at peace with all tribes and groups?
At peace with the six geo-political zones, at peace with the labour and professional unions, at peace with the private sector, at peace with his fellow politicians, at peace with the media. . .
Is that possible?
My Crystal ball tells me a big NO.

Goodluck Jonathan: Goodluck Jonathan came in to power luckily and with the support of many Nigerians (especially southerners) due to the belief then that he was being schemed out of power by powerful northern elements. He contested the next general election and almost won with a landslide victory against his key opponent. His government started on a high, given that most Nigerians had positive expectations for his government due to his humble and educational background.

The Boko Haram insurgency raged on and insecurity prevailed in the Northern part of the country. The inability of the president to successfully find a solution to the insecurity problems bedevilling the north and the fact that he increased the pump price of petrol, caused him to lose some of the goodwill he once had with the people. Cases of corruption began to trickle in, coupled with the reckless utterances the president and his wife were making during interviews with the media.

Nigerians began to feel he was incompetent, naïve and soft to handle the extremely difficult job of a Nigerian president. He was also accused of not being able to fulfil the various promises he made whilst campaigning in 2011.

It has been four years on, Nigerians are weeks away from electing their next president. Goodluck Jonathan, the once loved president, is the incumbent. He has lost the goodwill he enjoyed in 2011 and faces a daunting task before as he seeks re-election.
Nigerians are dissatisfied with his governments administration and they’re calling for his removal.

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua: When Umaru became president, many Nigerians (especially southerners) were ambivalent about his administration initially, they weren’t hoping he’ll be a good president or not, they were just happy Obasanjo had left.

One year later, complaints about Yaradua’s government started to troop in. Nigerians started calling him Baba Go Slow, meaning his government is too slow to effect any meaningful and progressive change that will positively impact on the lives of Nigerians.

They didn’t see anything meaningful his government has done over his period of stay. They also accused him of being ethnocentric as he gave the most relevant positions in his government to northerners. Southerners began to feel threatened and disgruntled. Two years on, Nigerians were totally dissatisfied with his government and they wished he’d just leave.

Umaru took ill and was absentia for months while his allies(called the cabal) tried to cover-up and deceive the Nigerian public over the true state of his health. Nigerians were fed up with the lies and protested heavily which prompted the National Assembly to install his deputy Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan as president.

I believe it was Obasanjo who once said that even if Jesus (Christ) was the president of Nigeria, we would still complain and have bad things to say about him.

This has been evident since the British government granted us independence in 1960. Ensuing and successive governments have always been believed to have performed below the expectations of the people. The past two civilian administrations we’ve had were lampooned and rejected by Nigerians for their poor performances and the hardship they inflicted on the masses.

Olusegun Obasanjo: When Abacha died in 1998, there was jubilation all over the country (mostly the south), Obasanjo took over as a civilian president from the military to the delight of many Nigerians. Nigerians had highly positive expectations from President Obasanjo but all of a sudden, things began to look gloomy. The complaints started –

Nigerians started complaining of how high-handed his administration was (Zaki biam and Odi massacres); His harsh economic policies and the harsh state of the economy, fuel price increases, inflation, high exchange rates etc; The political upheavals and assassinations- (Ige, Marshal Harry et al); The corruption scandals; (Halliburton, ID Card fraud, His library donations, Sale of national enterprises to his allies and friends etc ); Failed elections and wanton impeachment of governors without recourse to the rule of law; Frequent strikes from Labour unions; Third term brouhaha and his last increase of petrol pump price days before he left office.

At some point during his administration, Nigerians began to compare his administration with that of Abacha and many said they preferred Abacha’s government. Obasanjo, left in 2007 on a low – Like Abacha, everybody was happy that he was leaving for good and many hoped he’ll be probed and sent to prison. He left office and handed over Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

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Rityben:
guy u r beautiful

Thank you plenty

Livingwalker:
see intimidation... chai.....y na

Lol. I'll take that as a compliment.

OMG. Thats the church were my parents got married and also were I was baptised. Memories!!

Congratulations to Diezani for achieving this feat. But honestly, I consider the position to be irrelevant especially to the country

Says the man who sleeps with his daughter inlaw

There are some misconceptions on this thread.
1. There's nothing wrong with having a high IGR as long as there is a high level of economic and commercial activity in the area.
2. The high IGR Lagos boasts of shouldn't be a big deal given the numerous strategic national infrastructure and businesses situated in the state.

The praise being showered on Fashola for the high IGR is unnecessary given that he has not achieved substantially given the huge resouces at his disposal. That Lagos is a strategic state in NigeriA is not Fashola's making.

Is state creation an achievement or a problem?

Everybody hates OBJ

Well written piece. Buhari's antecedents and plans have being laid out for the world to see. The predictions given by the writer are highly possible, especially on the spate of violence that will ensue if Buhari wins or fails. Buhari should do the honorable thing and back out of the elections.


Buhari's Botnet of supporters will not acknowledge this...

Kwankwanso is the governor of a state where less than 30 percent of its students are bound to pass Senior WAEC every year. He however spends billions in building schools in Niger republic when his northern region is being ravaged by extreme poverty and insecurity caused by years of miseducation and neglect. Such a leader has no shame

Its equally embarrassing that he's insulting a president who's expending scarce national resources to build schools and universities for the northern region, something no other administration has done.

Any northerner trying to vie for the presidency in 2015 should bury their heads in shame.

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Why are you complaining? If you hate him and his wealth and you believe he's stealing from the commonwealth, there are various measures you can take to show your anger and hatred towards him than coming to internet to show pictures of his property.

Obasanjo was the most hated politician in Nigeria during his administration. Unlike GEJ who has so many supporters especially in the south, Obasanjo was hated by practically all manner of Nigerians regardless of tribe and religion. Obasanjo's civilian government was so despotic that nigerians were saying they preferred Abacha's government to his government.

For the same Obasanjo to open his mouth and criticise another human being regardless of the person's position is highly hypocritical.

[quote author=Speakdatruth post=27943968][/quote]Great stuff buddy. . . The sky is the limit
We're getting there

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Idowuogbo:
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Nice propaganda.

Gowon destroyed Nigeria. He doesn't deserve an iota of commendation from a sane Nigerian.

Amaechi needs a special room in a psych ward.

Nigerian politics = Big Scam…

My boss falls in the 2nd category. I hate people like that

amiskurie:
Mercy!

O! I see

Aanu? What is aanu?

justhelp:
yes there are many thing you dont know, and it will remain so, but there is only one way for you to know, just wait till SW start producing oil, am sure you will run back to the past and present leaders of SS and part of SE, you will ask them what they have been doing with oil money and allocation given to some of the state, soon you will notice the different.

I wish I could understand what you're saying.