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God have mercy!
Pls stop wishing Buhari, Rochas and Elrufai on Nigeria. It will be a living hell. They are the lowest of the low

ednut1:
u didnt die since 2015 . u wont die before 2023. He must finish d tenure o. Thereafter okoroawusa go rule for 8 years. Then el rufia go do 8 years den senator yayi go do 8 years too. I go dey canny or aussie dey sip tea

Minister of communications - Adebayo Shittu
Minister of Petroleum - Muhammadu Buhari

Only the living can discuss foreign reserves.
Nigerians are being killed like flies on a daily basis.
The primary purpose of governance is security of lives and property. Even though security issues abound before Buhari came to power. They have worsened in the middle belt. The whole place is now a human abbatoir. This government is a failure

Creating threads like this will only do more damage to your principal.
If Buhari wants to advice Nigerian youths, he should communicate when in Nigeria.
How many presidential media chats have held since he assumed power? But the moment he travels abroad he starts de-marketing the country.

Osibanjo that your line no longer strikes a cord. You are now a broken record
You say there is no longer corruption in your government that has Abba Kyari, Abubakar Malami, NHIS DG etc. This is a joke meant to usher in the weekend

You have mentioned the key issues. These handout manifesto will not do

obyback:
Who else is tired of I will build this, I will build that. I expect to see investment in human resources, lower interest rate, chop down the exclusive list, PIB and so on

I don't consider Trump and Sowore comparable.
Trump ran a business empire before presidency. At least it gave people a chance to have a fair view of his leadership qualities and personality. Also during the campaigns he was brutally down to earth and controversial. His supporters and foe alike knew what was coming. Which Nigerian aspirant will ever do that? They will only recite what we want to hear.

yemaldo:
Trump is new to politics and he's doing fine

Ok. Can he give us a nitty gritty of the blue print and time line for implementing each promise?
Most of the big time projects ongoing today are PPP funded or loans. Those trillions we talk about in the annual budget include debt servicing

emperormossad:
My sister, don't you think it's sometimes necessary to think outside the box? I mean think about it a little. Do you think these things are not possible? Considering what we are and have?
Or is this a matter of 'job experience' because os last time I checked, some set of people have been around the corridors of power for the last half century, if not more.
I'm not going out on a limb for him oo, just saying don't just discard like it's a waste, just ponder over it a bit.
See the big picture

Becoming president of Nigeria is no joke. I prefer to see his track record in governance on a lower scale before assessing his capabilities. Anyone can draft a lofty manifesto.

Now I know this Sowore is another Buhari in the making. Do you know we need multi billion dollar investments to generate power deficit of 15,000 MW? All the banks in Nigeria put together cannot finance these for us? What are your medium and long term plans to meet this goal?

Nothing about the concurrent and exclusive legislative list? How will you lobby the national assembly and other stakeholders to amend it? We must start restructuring by taking baby steps

What will you do about access to consumer credit? Our total consumer credit is an abysmally low % of GDP. These are part of ways to rejuvenate the economy
What about human capital development?

Op and the people who reason like him need to be careful. We have seen such display of arrogance with Pdp previously boasting to rule for 60 years. Buhari has a cult following in the North but no human is invincible. The political journey from now to 2019 is still far.
24 hours is a long time in politics

Buhari is a weak leader. His disciples learn by trying to decode his "body language"

gbenson:
GOOD LEADERS ARE GOOD COMMUNICATORS
An important trait of the best leaders is the ability to speak effectively and persuasively.
A leader needs to be able to clearly communicate his vision to his team and tell them the strategy needed achieve the goal.
It will be very difficult for a leader with poor communication skills to get good results.

Simply put, a leader who is unable to communicate his message effectively to his team, can never be a good leader.

Mr President can you please organize a media chat in Nigeria and hear from the #LazyNigerianYouths.

Your comment made me read some write ups on the US senate.
So many legal experts and public affairs analyst commenting on Omo-agege claim it is not legislative best practice to suspend a lawmaker any where in the world. However the US constitution allows the senate to even expel an erring senator based on its rule of proceedings .
The Nigerian constitution is silent on that but there should be some form of discipline in the senate.

NairaMaster1:
Everybody know your party is behind it.

Sentiment made you forgot that it's an independent arm of government.

That there must be discipline in the house as demanded by the senate standing order.

Google how many senators were suspended in the USA and how they did it.

We must look beyond the senators who are mostly your party members. It shows how irresponsible are APC leaders.

I base my assertion on certain points:
(1) If you study the 54 page US prosecutors report you would see the links to money laundering, bribery etc
(2) the case from the US angle makes more sense. EFCC is a joke
(3) James Ibori's case was squashed in Nigerian courts up to the level of the appeal court. However when the UK police was done with diligent investigation and arraigned him in court on 14 count charge, He pleaded guilty to 10 counts. Subsequently Ibori, his counsel and mistress were all convicted.
The UK has seized Diezani's passport since 2015. They are are still investigating. If (or when) they decide to arraign her in court, it will be with iron cast evidence. These clumsy runs by EFCC under Magu will lead us nowhere

freeze001:
You sit at home and declare that it is clear? How so? Exactly what facts and evidence are u privy to that are not before the court? Sometimes we should be circumspect in making certain assertions.

desmond2pk:
"Dizieni and associates" is a political term use by buhari administration to involve dizieni into what is not connected to him.
There is nothing like that. It's either you charge Mr briggs for his stealing or whatever crime he committed.
Efcc has no case against dizieni.
No money has been fund in any bank that belongs to dizieni. No house house been traced to her directly. What do you mean by associates?

Your assertions may be correct but there are links established even by US prosecutors.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/236970-u-s-prosecutors-expose-how-alison-madueke-omokore-aluko-blew-billions-on-lavish-lifestyle.html

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/alleged-corruption-im-ready-go-jail-diezani/
The phone conversation in the vanguard link is from US prosecutors so there is some lead

My concern is the theatrics in the whole anti corruption war. EFCC is just taking us for a ride
If this woman and associates will ever be nailed, it will not be in Nigeria. Ibori's case comes to mind

They are associates. You need to research the case from the beginning. It is clear Diezani and associates have stolen from Nigeria but EFCC is bungling the case or something does not add up

tuniski:
Where is diezani in this whole drama?

Is the EFCC solely relying on witnesses to nail the alleged looters?
Has the EFCC done due diligence to obtain incontrovertible evidence, papers and proofs?
How did the EFCC arrive at the $1.6 bn figure? Is it on mere hearsay from the witnesses?
Mr Magu it is time to prove all the media allegations in court!
This administration may end without substantiating any of the humongous looting figures they have frightened us with!

When will EFCC successfully prosecute and obtain convictions on these grave corruption cases?
The Diezani loot is one of the most celebrated by EFCC. A whooping $1.6 billion
No one should blame the judiciary here, it is clear EFCC is the one bungling the case.
Maybe we should begin to ask questions about the media frenzy and propaganda

Justice Dimgba also said that he would not be averse to granting an application asking the court to close the prosecution’s case.

"I would have closed the case of the prosecution, but I will grant the prosecution one more indulgence,” he said.

He adjourned the matter until April 26 and 27 for the prosecution to call its witnesses.

Mr Jide Omokore is being prosecuted alongside Victor Briggs, former Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Abiye Membere, former Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production of NNPC.

Also standing trial with Omokore is David Mbanefo, former Manager, Planning and Commercial of NNPC, on a nine-count amended charge of criminal diversion of about $1.6 billion alleged to be proceeds of petroleum products belonging to the federal government.

Other defendants in the suit are two corporate entities, Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Limited, allegedly owned by Omokore.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, threatened to close the suit on alleged fraud of $1.6 billion instituted by the federal government against Jide Omokore and five others.

Mr Omokore is an ally of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke.

When the matter was called, the Prosecuting Counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe told the court that the lead Counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, (SAN), had requested the court to stand down the matter.

Mr Atolagbe told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba that Mr Jacobs had informed him on Wednesday night that he could not get the prosecution witnesses who were billed for cross examination.

He further said that Mr Jacobs had told him that the witnesses, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting agency, were writing examination.

Mr Omokore’s counsel, R. Lawal, SAN, confirmed that Jacobs had called him on the issue but decried the attitude of the EFCC since the trial commenced, describing it as unfortunate.

“Most of the adjournments granted by this court since this trial started, are at the instance of the prosecution; in fact, none of the defence lawyers has asked for an adjournment.”

He said that he contemplated asking the court to close the prosecution’s case but rather asked the court to order that the adjournment would be the last at the instance of the prosecution.

Counsel to the other defendants all aligned themselves with Lawal’s submission.

For more see: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/265604-court-threatens-to-close-1-6-billion-fraud-case-against-omokore-others.html

No one can explain this obvious gaffe by president Buhari. If he wants to advice nigerian youths, he should communicate when in Nigeria.
How many presidential media chats have held since he assumed power? But the moment he travels abroad he starts de-marketing the country.
He is out of tune with the suffering masses

Even if you create a thousand monikers, you can't explain this obvious gaffe by president Buhari. If he wants to advice nigerian youths, he should communicate when in Nigeria.
How many presidential media chats have held since he assumed power? But the moment he travels abroad he starts de-marketing the country

This picture brought tears to my eyes. The hardship in this country is out of this world

ahaika23:
Even a cripple toils to make ends meet, yet Buhari calls him Lazy Beggar

Your argument is too shallow to dignify with a debate.
You are quoting already established companies in Nigeria as evidence of contemporary foreign direct investment? Some of this firms have been in business in Nigeria before you were born.

mikolo80:
mtn
dstv
shoprite
dangote
shell
mobil
chevron
schlumberger
guinness
nestle
cadbury
lever brothers
pz
pampers
they are traders abi
not investors
see examples of mental laziness on display
yet you wonder why the president is telling a hard truth

You can't explain this obvious gaffe by president Buhari. If he wants to advice nigerian youths, he should communicate when in Nigeria.
How many presidential media chats have held since he assumed power? But the moment he travels abroad he starts de-marketing the country.
He is out of tune with the suffering masses.

Buhari was addressing a global audience

SternProphet:
SIP is nothing?.Anchor Borrowers is nothing?. N-Power is nothing?. Paying salary arrears for state Govts is nothing?. Ordinary CBN has three types of entrepreneurship schemes running for youths .
I said it before, Atiku is going tell you that youths are hard working and they will get things for free. Please vote for him. Buhari was addressing himself to Northern youths but 50% of southern youths are the same. I have some in my house

For every lazy youth you meet in Nigeria, there are thousands out there working really hard to make a living. Some of the manual jobs people do for a living in Nigeria are inhuman, grueling and very strenuous.
If your president wants to advice the youth he should learn to communicate with the masses here in Nigeria. How many presidential media chats have held since he assumed office? He would not talk while at home but the moment he flies abroad he starts de-marketing the country.

koolguy88:
Honestly speaking, an average Nigerian youth is unproductive. Most of them are not well educated but wants free money and all the basic needs of life.

NIGERIAN YOUTHS, it's time you wake up from your slumber.
Be innovative.

I don talk my own finish.

make una come carry me.

mtcheeeeeeeeew

Honestly I am fuming.
Is this a leader? Is this the personality millions of Nigerian youths idolize? Something is fundamentally wrong with die hard followers of Buhari. This is a case for academic research

Firstly, I have also collaborated on projects with foreigners who have declared that relating with some of us has changed their mentality about Nigerians for the better.
Secondly, it is self-deceit to think some previous Buhari die-hards have not seen the light. We encounter them everyday. Time will tell
Lastly, this sort of comments by the president portray him as archaic and arrogant. He simply has no charisma or emotional intelligence. No one commits this sort of blunder in modern day leadership.

rusher14:
The international community do not wait for response from a president to reach a conclusion on a nation.

I work with many foreigners and I often get the young "Nigerian Prince who sent an email to them" joke every now and then.
I don't think Buhari sent them that memo.

Most of you crying today had no intention of voting him so why the crocodile tears?

You don't like him. Fine.

Your choice. Your life.

How can the president of a country in the 21st century make such a statement before a global audience? What sort of leadership is this? Who will invest in Nigeria after listening to such a speech? I am sorry your hero doesn't inspire hope.

rusher14:
Some of us know you simply choose to be mischievious.

Did he say ALL youth of Nigeria are lazy?

Besides semantics, I put it to you, the Nigerian youth do not display enough creativity.

How much research, patents, world class artistic work would you find in our institutions?
Let me guess..that's government's fault.

Ok let's go to the number of our young people who have access to the internet. How many are involved in programming, animation, international research syndicates?

Let me guess...that's the government's fault.

Here on Nairaland, start a topic with a misleading headline and wait to find how many would spot the disconnect between the headline and the body of the message.

Let me guess... it's the government's fault.

The youth of Nigeria are lacking in creativity and please don't give me Nollywood and Afro music. It can take only a few entrants.

We need people who want to create and constantly think of solutions.

We need people who channel their energy positively and not in cult activities, Yahoo or drug use.

Talking about drugs, this poor nation is experiencing a new wave of drug abuse...tramadol, codeine, skunk etc.
That's what the nation is about.

Many Nigerians are of the misconception that the country is rich but the reality is that we aren't.

Yes we have the potential to be wealthy, but we are a poor nation in every way, shape or form.

It is your choice to accept the criticism.

You can go renegade and discount it.
It is your life, your future. Play it as you wish.

I am yet to fathom the reason why any sane Nigerian youth believes in the Buhari ideology. This man has no charisma or emotional intelligence. How can the president of a country go abroad to de-market its youth like this? Every opportunity the president has to speak abroad should be used to sell Nigeria to the outside world. How can Buhari (and APC) keep labeling all Nigerians as looters/incompetent/fraudsters and expect foreign direct investment? Who will invest in Nigeria after listening to such a speech?
I can never believe in the Buhari ideology. It is too archaic,mundane and retrogressive. More difficult to understand are his die hard followers

If the first instance by Osinbanjo was a mistake, why did Buhari nominate the same alleged thief to a different post last week? or do the people around the president and vp already decode the moral corruption body language?

ashjay001:
Yep! As if they searched n vetted those names, themselves!


I cant blame u sha. When they insist on surrounding themselves with pple of questionable character.

I am yet to fathom the reason why any sane Nigerian youth believes in the Buhari ideology. This man has no charisma or emotional intelligence. How can the president of a country go abroad to de-market its youth like this? Every opportunity the president has to speak abroad should be used to sell Nigeria to the outside world. How can Buhari (and APC) keep labeling all Nigerians as looters/incompetent/fraudsters and expect foreign direct investment? Who will invest in Nigeria after listening to such a speech?
I can never believe in the Buhari ideology. It is too archaic,mundane and retrogressive. More difficult to understand are his die hard followers.