sarrki:


Didn't expect less

I want you to come up with a road map on how things can get better

I mean a thread

Not just condemning all actions of pmb administration

The Road map on how things can get better is simply for him to deliver what he promised during campaign, shikena.

GeneralOjukwu:


Go and READ my initial post SLOWLY. Or give it to someone else to read for you.

I responded to Mazi's comment saying UNICEF & WHO should stop giving anti-malaria, TB, HIV & vaccines.

Let me bolden this for you.

You bolden your whole text so no point saying you've boldened it for me.

I can't waste my time reading any initial post. Sorry.

The bottom line is that aid money should be stopped. Eod.

lexy2014:
2 add 2 it, d hypocrisy and lies of buhari and his crew makes u want 2 puke.d man said we should patronise made in Nigeria goods so as 2 save forex and develop d economy yet he is now a permanent resident in d UK. that is what u call "change begins with me". buhari lacks d minutest iota of leadership. d likes if Mandela and Castro didn't need 2 travel outside their shores 4 medical attention. Buhari budgeted more than 3billion to aso rock clinic, yet he spends billions more on medical trips abroad. what a leader

Thank you, exactly. The wasted money is one thing, the hypocrisy of the action is also there as well.
"Made in Nigeria and Change begins with me" double standards.
A leader that can't lead by example, is that a leader?!

GeneralOjukwu:


I agree with the second sentence....if you read my posts, you would get that.

Private jets are for the ultra rich. But where would you park the private jet, ma? Your garage? Who will attend to you at such places?

If you send someone to the mall, will you detoxify the person when he returns to deliver the goods?

Read up more on infectious diseases and disease transmission & control. THANKS

But you are contradicting yourself, if aid money seldom benefits those who need it, then how can stopping it lead to an epidemic?

Your following points can only be valid if the reality is "aid money has played a key role in stopping the spread of infectious diseases".

sarrki:


Ephi not personal go to kebbi ,nassarawa and taraba go and see guys with 50 hectares and above waiting for harvest

A hectare of rice will give you 50bags minimum

Maximum if properly treated will give within 7 to 12 tonnes

We have different tribes here doing wella

Good governance is not about a single sector but majority sectors flourishing, - education, health, power, security, and all the others.

And no criminal charges? Smh.

We have lost all sense of our rights in this country. That N3 million will be gone in less than how many years meanwhile the guy likely can not walk or work again.

GeneralOjukwu:


Infectious diseases of high virulence can strike at any time. Even the rich go to airports, don't they?

The rich don't have to go to airports, they simply would make use of their private jets.

Majority of aid money goes into private pockets and benefit very few of the actual people who need it.

sarrki:


Ephi Mi

I will invite you to my bumper harvest

You will now see why the defense

Pmb have done wonderfully well on agriculture

So basically defending for your own personal benefits. You are being selfish sarrki, but you call it patriotism

It is not sufficient to give a passmark when less than 10% of the citizens are benefiting from governance. That is not how efficient societies (one of which Buhari has run to) operate. Pause for a minute and remember the large majority suffering from this man's poor policies and governance.

sarrki:


Simple as ABC

Its constitutional

Also protocol

Your defence is nauseating.

Constitutional to waste N80 million on parking fees? This jazz doing you is a very strong thing.

Buhari had wasted so much of Nigeria's money on himself yet this man has no added value to the country. People are not benefiting from his governance with the economy in a state of coma, why on earth should he be allowed to waste thousands of £££ on medical bills, flights and now parking fees?

Some people are sick I'm really sorry to say.

These were the same people bringing up lists of presidents who were ill while in power, now it is justifying the N80 million spent on parking fees in a country where majority are living below poverty line. Why are we so evil in this country and perpetually defending evil

You guys never find good standards to measure up to. Never.

Every life has value, as no one can create one.

Alhaji Adamu must not go scot free. Justice must be done.

GeneralOjukwu:


I badly want to agree with you but, this is my area of expertise. Believe me, without these funding streams, we would ALL suffer.

Some parents who would say they can't "afford" vaccines would send their kids to the same schools and markets as yours.....

Africa would be self-dependent one day....might just not be for the next century.

If it is truly your area of expertise, you would know stopping funding can NOT affect ALL.

Thank God for her. Glad she's home and safe.

IamaNigerianGuy:
Someone should please explain to me the reason for this anger emanating the North ?

Did Southerners force Buhari on the North ?
Is anybody responsible for Buharis sickness ?
Are Southerners responsible for northern poverty ?
Did any Southerner cause boko haram ?
Did GEJ commit any crime or break any extant Nigerian laws by contesting election in 2011 or 2015 ?
Are the Igbos (or any other tribe for that matter) not free to express their dissatisfaction with the present political structure and seek its repair and improvement ?
Is it a crime to sit peacefully at home and indicate support for a cause of ones choosing as the Igbos did recently ?

Why the anger, vituperation, bad blood ? What is the reason for their anger ?

I am equally waiting for the answers to those questions.

Buhari-induced hunger in recent times has probably reset their brains.

Timbuktuo:


Sometimes, I look at happenings in this country and feel deflated. I've stopped heaping all the blame on our leaders and have told myself the truth that the leaders cone from the stock of society.

We curse the police everyday on this forum and in the physical world but, which are those that go to apply for police work? Mostly people who have given up on life, people who feel they have nowhere else to go. I remember my mom pleading with me not to join the NPF, and I wanted to do so to make a difference. For where?

The maxim, "evil thrives when good people do nothing", is continually manifested in our daily life in this country. The so-called "good people" have left politics for unscrupulous ones, and we have the temerity room hope God does something for us. No. He won't. He already gave us whatever abilities we possess to steer our situation towards whatever direction we think is best.

I'll leave you with a quote by Plato, "those who think of themselves too highly join politics will be punished by being led by those who have no conscience".

Words on marble.

Excellent. Very good. We need more of this.

Financial assistance that will be wasted on presidential jet parking fees.

Senseless response.

Their m-orons will soon be here to defend it.
Majority of Nigerians live below the poverty line and yet N80m equivalent is being wasted on parking fees.

Omoluabi16:
lobatan

Haha! Na you begin soup matter now

sarrki:


My support for buhari is non negotiable

Its burn out of personal conviction

I will stand side by side with him to the end

Personal conviction, not facts or reality.

You are entitled to it though. Fair point.

sarrki:


Baba is not the issue

We have social problem and attitude in Nigeria

Until we correct it

Nothing will change

Then we don't need a president then? Is that what you are saying?

paBuhari:
Unfortunately our wailers form has finished. The machine has broken down due to excessive demand

Please oh, help me reserve just one copy purely for sarrki One day one day sarrki will create this kind of thread. Amen!

sarrki:


Ow you dey ?

I'm good. Friday is almost here

So what do you think about these high prices? Baba is enjoying in London and people are suffering in naija, it's not fair oooo!

sarrki:


My dear


No dey open our house matter for public nah

Aunty Kate has forgotten we are in Buhari era

Sarrki where are you?! Don't come and drop N50 today o, as you can see the current price list. I guess we should blame Jonathan, right?!

Timbuktuo:


My sister, we cannot siddon look o. As we dey look, these guys are scheming how to corner more of our commonwealth to themselves. Negligence in all spheres of our life is leading to avoidable deaths.

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We need to speak where and when we can and act where possible.

but what can we do?! Actually, you've addressed that with your last line.

When I see the number of people that needlessly die on the roads, in the hospitals, just because of negligence as you rightly pointed out, it makes me wonder about the future of this country.

abdulwastecx:


I just hate this slave mentality of most of us, Nigeria was never better under the British. At independence in 1960, how many megawatts of electricity was been generated for a population of over 55m? how many motorable road do we have? how many universities do we have? what was Nigeria per capital income in 1960? At independent Nigerians inherit a deeply divided nation built on divide and rule system with no strong institutions.

Maybe you should start by comparing standard of living then and now, that should answer all your questions.

Harsh but that's the truth.

Timbuktuo:


Have you forgotten how the 2012 protest ended? With NLC betraying the struggle? Remeber how NLC leadership were cursed back then? Yet it was the same NLC that attempted to lead another struggle, which Nigerians felt was just another avenue for them to enrich themselves. Who trusts them? How many protests did Oshiomole lead against Obasanjo, about three or four with massive compliance, because Oshiomole was trusted. The current leadership have no credibility. Obasanjo na from SS/SE?

I agree with the creativity part, and perhaps you're right after all with the drying up part. Nigeria, right now, is too parochial.

Yeah, you're absolutely right.

For now, it's siddon look to see the direction we take.

wristbangle:


Before oil discovery, Nigeria was among top 10 strongest economies in the world. You can Google it for strongest economies in the world at early 70's.

The bolded contribute majorly to our problem. I agree with you on this.

About the age stuff, Yes it is through but even if we elect someone of 50years with same mind set, he will do the same.

All I want irrespective of where he hails from, should carry every region along in its strategic plans to move the nation forward.

The frustration and anger in the land is terrible

I fear to say that Nigeria was much better under the British. The useless military leaders we've had since then have only taken the country backwards.

Age does matter, because there is a peak and a person who has passed that peak has nothing to offer. Technology is the way to go and an 80-year old person cannot process that.

@bolded
The day we get that right, is the beginning of greater things for Nigeria. Unfortunately, that is not the case right now.

Timbuktuo:


It is not the resource that needs to dry up, it is the mindset of the average Nigerian that needs to change.

These clueless leaders remain there because the populace have been divided and cannot form a strong union to oust incompetence. Imagine cries of "he's our brother when Jonathan was under fire for increasing fuel price in 2012". There were protest all over the country except the SE/SS because he's their brother. Yet, those who were atvtge forefront of installing him in 2010 were from the SW.

When the south of Nigeria can put up a united front and actively support technocrats like Pat Utomi this country will move forward.

Look at Ekiti, Fayose was sharing bread and garri and he got the governor's office. Does it sound like the people of Ekiti are interested in policy? All over the country, the story is the same.

The political class can misappropriate funds with impunity because the people have left substance and are pursuing shadows.

But the same people did not protest when petrol and diesel went up in the last 2 years.

That aside, the resources need to dry up so people can face a harsh stark reality that would reset their thinking. That will start from the top. When the country has no free resource pouring money into the coffers, no one will need to tell them before they start applying creativity to generate income.

wristbangle:


God bless you sweet. With the technological advancement in the world currently, one would be elated to see even water as source of fuel been used by some machinery. Oil is becoming obsolete and if you click on www.oilprice.com website, you will know any country still having hope that oil will climax just like 5years ago when it peaked at $140 per barrel is on a destructive mode.

We have everything it takes for survival, satisfaction and boom with all sort of natural resources from agricultural arm to solid mineral arms yet our eyes is majorly on oil oil.

Even the oil sef, look at oil producing states performing terribly to pay staff, construct infrastructures, etc.

Make the thing dry up abeg! Where are the days of groundnut pyramid, cocoa production, leather production, oil palm, cotton, rubber (michellin, dunelop), etc.

Resources is not Nigeria's problem. It is the people, the systems and the leadership. Even with the cotton, oil palm, and rubber - if the underlying issues are not addressed, we will still be back to point zero.

Unfortunately, I don't think Nigeria will be catching up on the technological advancements anytime soon. Not when we are still electing an almost 80-year old man to lead the country.

Kathmandu:
You should put Osibanjo there and not buhari

Exactly.

Buhari is of no consequence right now. President who has disappeared for over 1 month.

DPsalmist2:

Brilliant post. There is a reason why we are still a 3rd world country. We have 3rd world leaders. Apple is even richer than 45 out of 50 states in US.

3rd world leaders still living in the pre-historic age.

By the time you elect an almost 80-year old man, how on earth will Nigeria be technologically advanced or competitive on a global scale?