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I am not surprised at your comments. The Buhari ideology is basically deception. Unfortunately you cannot twist this. The alleged thief was nominated by Buhari last week as a national population commissioner.
Lastly, bringing former president Jonathan into every issue doesn't sell any more.

Printerscanner:
VP Osinbajo nominated someone into ICPC board, the people complained that the nominee is a criminal. The government then drags the criminal nominee to the court. In the previous administration, If Goatluck Jonathan nominates someone for a position and the people complain that the nominee is a criminal, Goatluck will promote the criminal to higher position. You wailers can go and die.

You are living in fools' paradise

dexterinc2003:
Most of the comments above were made by Trolls pretending that they voted Buhari in.

But the truth is that the actual people that voted Buhari in will never say 'I want to correct my mistake'

Because to them, half of Buhari is better that 1,000 Jonathans.

So quote this comment. As at now. Buhari still has a 90 percent chance of winning in 2019.

I can never understand this Buhari ideology. More difficult to understand are its followers

Hmmm..... Buhari and Osibanjo are clowns! Osibanjo nominates him to ICPC board then back tracks due to public outcry of corruption allegations. Subsequently Buhari appoints the same alleged thief to National population commission. These are the President "integrity" and vice president "godly"?
Buhari and Osibanjo are deceptive, fraudulent and morally corrupt

President Buhari has no charisma or emotional intelligence. How can a president go abroad to declare its youths are lazy and want everything for free? How do you attract foreign direct investments with such comments? He never inspires hope when speaking about Nigeria before foreigners.
I can never believe in this Buhari ideology

I don't support this madness by Omo-agege. We should be about institutions not individuals

They do not have answers to your questions Falana. They have failed
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The statement is contradictory. In one instance he said 95% of the rail project completed, in another sentence 65% of one segment completed. This statement is not factual

There is no political ideology in Nigeria. Stop deceiving yourself. Politicians cross carpet at will. There are credible and irresponsible individuals on both sides of the divide. Moreover, over 50% of the present Apc were once in Pdp.

Newpride:
APC may not be good but PDP is not an option.

Even Mimiko who was one of the flag bearers and ring leaders in PDP is decamping to LP.

Does partisan politics rob you of rational thinking? Just last week a created a thread on corruption in Buhari's government. Did you check history of my postings? I am a Pdp sympathiser with no apologies!

NairaMaster1:
Thank you.

Don't forget she's an APC member: Lying DNA

This is mind boggling. This government is a fraud!

IamaNigerianGuy:
"On good authority" simply means he is sure of his facts. It may be from a whistle blower afraid for his safety.
Now can we go to the substance of the matter which is misappropriation of $500 million by Bubu's boys

I do not take everything from APC very serious. They are expert propagandists but we cannot continue like this. The senator should not throw figures around without concrete evidence

fallout87:
Did you also question when APC were making up amounts GEJ stole?

Nigeria is courting trouble again. We are radicalizing this shia sect gradually.
We are already struggling with Boko Haram and killer herdsmen. We now want to add more. Nigeria will not survive it if this guys turn militant!
We better nip it in the bud before it swallows us.
As for Lai mohammed, his name says it all. His excuses are so stupid

I am not a fan of Lalong/APC. I will be very glad to see him defeated but I am trying to be realistic. With what I see on ground, the opposition is not yet serious

2T215:
Jos people know what they are looking out for. They might prefer an Ex-general who would be able to deal with the menace of Libyan-Fulani Herdsmen than have a young man with little or no idea of safety and security of the state being their governor. I wont be surprised seeing another retired general contesting in Benue. Aren't we at war?

How can senator Anyanwu make such allegations without concrete evidence? That amount is not a joke. What does he mean by "on good authority"?
I am getting tired of Nigeria

This is a joke. Pdp seems comatose on the plateau. I foresee Lalong and APC coasting to victory with a landslide

In this instance I wouldn't blame the judiciary yet. This issues were raised by the already defunct arms probe panel but to the best of my knowledge, EFCC has not arraigned some of these alleged looters (including Secondus) before the courts. They are prosecuting them in the media. This whole thing is becoming a circus show

Yusman316:
The problem is the Nigerian judicial system is whack. So as strong as a case may look it can get thrown out or delayed for years. Another tactics is the use of technicalities to stall cases. And if efcc don't report all thses things, they will be accused of not being open or transparent

These media publications by EFCC are making the anti-corruption war look like mere theatrics. With all the evidence (vouchers, details of transfer etc) why not drag these supposed looters to court, make a good case and secure convictions? This whole thing is becoming too dramatic

Why are people here crying more than the bereaved? It seems the oba/emir has the support of his people

This is a thought provoking write up.

Tracypacy:
This is a time in Nigeria when people who earn 600k in this country are so eager to migrate. It's really hard to be hopeful. Every random professional now on their way to Canada and then US is organizing free tuition up to Ph.D level for our University first class students. Our young doctors are flying out in numbers and even the ones in medical schools are being locked out because of N100k.

I once held the theory that if you earn 250k, you don't need abroad. Just save for summer vacation. But I have seen prospects for the banking industry, abandon everything to go to US. I am alarmed. Come & see the calibre of Nigerians arriving here. I can even understand folks moving to Toronto or Vancouver small sef. But someone making more than 500k/month in Lagos/Abuja will move to Saskatoon or some no-name village in d Canadian prairies! Saskatoon is roughly like Omu Aran in Kwara-State, Nigeria!


Last year, I tried to discourage someone whose monthly salary was dangerously close to N1 million from moving. When he made his case, I kukuma encouraged & helped him move. A few months after he arrived here, his entire section of the company was laid off - just like that! Whenever I contemplate moving back home, my family & village people will say: "ha, the enemies have finally had us where they want us! Imagine Prof saying he is coming back to Nigeria!" Then everybody will run to Pastors to counter the efforts of the enemy over me. Those whose parents have sponsored abroad for studies and not been encouraged to come back home and use their skills here. We may be in the process of losing a whole generation of Nigeria’s Best and brightest.


I encourage emigration. For their children's sake. Until we/our govt are ready to address basics like Public School Education Reforms. People can buy generators/provide their own boreholes/Security/Build their roads...but Education? How many can afford overpriced Private-schools. The real danger now is that a whole generation of skilled workers are leaving and govt is not reforming Education to fill the gaps...so double jeopardy. Why each region must prioritize Education/Human Capital Development

One cannot learn to be left handed in old age. Buhari can never change his nepotistic nature.

I will never believe in a leader that can owe salaries for 8 months. I pity Ekiti civil servants

Hmmm...has pastor Bakare become a wailer?

Nigerians never learn from experience. We are not asking questions? The only thing I know of Sowore is Sahara reporters. Becoming president of a country such as Nigeria is serious business.
What is his track record in leadership and management?
Experience in governance?
Achievements in corporate world or career?
Last time I raised this issue here, someone said Obama and Macron started young but I replied with proof that Obama and Macron had experience in governance for 10 and 5 years respectively before becoming presidents.
Nigeria is in need of youthful and cutting edge leadership but we need to seriously scrutinise the credentials of all aspirants.

I am getting worried about the intellectual health of Nigerians. Tribalism has eaten so deep people no longer have common sense. Every important issue is now x-rayed under the prism of tribe/ethnicity. We are in trouble

triblehaul1:
What other company has displayed such efficiency at managing a tolled road in Nigeria ? I am yet to see any other. This is exactly what the problem is with you Igbos if you are not the one doing it is sentiment but if you are it is on merit.

May your tribe be able to put their brain to work n to the morons that will tell me not to generalize we all know all of una folo sleep, face one side.

Firstly, I am not igbo. What LCC is doing in Lagos is not toll, it is impoverishing Nigerians. A toll should be a token for road maintenance not a conduit for enriching "governor emeritus". The amount charged as toll by LCC/Asiwaju is criminal!

triblehaul1:
What other company has displayed such efficiency at managing a tolled road in Nigeria ? I am yet to see any other. This is exactly what the problem is with you Igbos if you are not the one doing it is sentiment but if you are it is on merit.

May your tribe be able to put their brain to work n to the morons that will tell me not to generalize we all know all of una folo sleep, face one side.

No please. Lagos Ibadan expressway is a national property. Don't bring that wicked elitist toll scheme from Lagos. It is too important to entrust to the Asiwaju company.

I am beginning to think state police will be a bad idea for Nigeria. Our political environment is not mature for such with people like Elrufai in power

Your statements are incorrect. Obama served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 until 2004. He was also
was the junior United States Senator for Illinois from 2005 to 2008. He didn't just become president out of the blues. He had a track record in governance for over 10 years.

Macron was appointed Deputy Secretary General in François Hollande's first government in May 2012. Later, he was appointed Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in 2014 under the Second Valls government, where he pushed through business-friendly reforms. He had experience in governance for 5 years.

We need to examine, ask questions and investigate any prospective presidential candidate. Nigeria is in a mess we need cutting edge leadership!

trillville:
How much experience did Obama have before becoming the president of the US? Just 2 years in the Senate.

How much experience did Macron have before becoming the president of France. Just 2 years in the Senate.

About Gowon in Nigeria? Absolutely non.

Joseph in the Bible? He wasn't even Egyptian yet he became governor of the whole Egypt at 32.

Sowore has been fighting for social justice in Nigeria for over 10 years. Even more importantly his focus is on improving the welfare of the common man. His paper Sahara reporters broke ground in Nigeria and forced government officials to be more accountable.

All our past government officials have experience in stealing. That is the one thing you learn in government. We don't need a thief to rule us again. We should not have to manage our president. Together we can fight a good fight to vote in a candidate that has actually made an impact on lives in Nigeria and seems genuine to do more.

You can also support candidates like Tope Fasau and Fela Durotoye. My belief is that they would somehow join forces before all is said and done.

This Omoyele guy, what is his track record? experience in governance? achievements in management or business?
You think being president of a country is a joke? He should start from the lower cadres of elective positions to gain experience.

trillville:
Which old cargo has policies other than high oil prices to make this nation work? Do you have any idea what it takes to make Nigeria work? You should go through my past comments to see possible ways to make Nigeria work and tell me which PDP elite will be willing to implement anything that would actually better the state of this nation.

If you actually want this nation to progress, you should be supporting Tope Fasau or Omoyele Sowore. These two have their minds set in the right direction. They may not have a perfect blue print (who does?), but they understand the problem.

That budget is unrealistic. How will the "super highway" suddenly engender development? Is it an ATM?

No wonder they are rated worst police force in the world