₦airaland Forum

Firgemachar:
That's why we Yorubas are okay with PMB being president AWOL while Osinbajo acts all the way since it's the 'turn' of the north.

See how you silently side stepped the question

You obviously voted for PMB and yet thoroughly flayed him just minutes ago. There is nothing wrong with standing by your decision. Let people know where you stand regardless of the consequences.

As for the North, karma keeps dealing with them. Despite the power they've had over the decades, they still have the least development.

Firgemachar:
Who is the 'north' to accuse Osinbajo of not being sincere

Who made 'north' the alpha and omega of Nigeria's politics

PMB's gross ineptitude and nepotism has led us to where we are today. PMB just wasnt prepared to be president. He refused to set out at the inception of his administration at least for the first 6 months, snail speed would have been better. All those times, the nation was on auto pilot.

Osinbajo is only active when he his acting president.He is sidelined by the cabal whenever PMB is in charge.

New times are here, my sister.

But I bet you voted for PMB! Lol.

Jokes apart, people had really high expectations for PMB and he's just blown them out of the window. The North at the same time doesn't want to relinquish power meanwhile they consistently fail to use the power for any good (of their region or the wider country).

We are at a crossroad right now and only time will tell what direction things will take.

The cause of the rowdiness was the rejection of a bill seeking to establish a South - East Development Commission
The bill failed at the session , which was presided over by the Speaker, Mr . Yakubu Dogara, after it had been debated.
A similar bill to establish the North- East Development Commission had since been passed by the National Assembly, awaiting the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Hopefully everyone can see what is happening here.

Why will a different standard be applied to similar bills?

If this bill is rejected, then the North-East one must be recalled and rejected as well. Meanwhile on top of all the North-East Devp bills and commissions, development is still retrogressing in the North, what is wrong with these people?

DropShot:
It doesn't surprise me when a Liepod throws in a random lie from the sky. It's Liepods way of life.

Meanwhile if someone calls you names, you will be quick to call the mods. Smh. Not a surprise, I don't expect much from you in any case.

Firgemachar:
You can see GEJ's ardent, diehard supporters still reeling in pains from GEJ's 2011 loss and Yorubas' lead role in his ouster leading them to gobble whatever propaganda their 'abokki' masters dish out to them hook, line and sinker.

By God's grace, God will use Osinbajo, either in substantive or acting capacity as president, to restore the nation.

Diehard supporters reeling in pains? Everyone (regardless of where they sit on the divide) is facing this change. When rice is double the price? Inflation is 17%? Forex still out of control? Nigerians are definitely reeling in pain right now due to lack of sound economic policies. The standard of living has worsened whether you accept it or not.

It shouldn't be too hard to face the topic which in this case is the North accusing Osinbajo of not being sincere. 2015 is over, move on.

In his reaction, however, Mohammed said, “My answer is very simple. Mr President is our father, he is the leader of the nation and I think he deserves the best in terms of medical treatment.”

What a useless disgraceful answer.

So the poor Nigerians on the street deserve what? The worst? The hospitals and medical centres that kill them like chickens because of lack of good facilities and drugs?

jtjohn:
power is nothing if your people cannot get quality
education
the power is nothing, if your people keep dying of disease
and starvation
the power is nothing if your people have no peace (no peace)
the power is nothing if your people cannot live in unity
see why you keep on deceiving the people my brother my
sister
see why you make all these people to fight one another oh no
only God can judge you now, x5.

2baba had said it all........

Word.

Firgemachar:
As far as Osinbajo can successfully hold sway in acting capacity whenever PMB is away and take those actions and make those appointments that are currently giving you second class citizens headache from time to time, we Yorubas are cool with it.
In fact, we Yorubas will gladly back PMB in any condition whatsoever for a 2nd term so far a Yoruba will be his running mate.

Yoruba is not Igbo or Ijaw!
Osinbajo is far smarter, more intelligent and more charismatic than GEJ.

Hhahahahahaha

Where exactly does GEJ come into the picture here? Sigh.
That era is over, can we please focus on the present and the current (woeful) situation of this country and the way out? Nigerians are suffering like never before and no one wants to take ownership.

It's 2 good years already damn!

LordAdam16:
You see that's the issue really, placing unreasonable expectations on people with questionable antecedences without adequate appraisal.

And then what is absolutely shameful is when some section of the population eventually prefer to turn a blind eye and make a hypocritical stand when same people are called out because of party or ethnic affiliation.

Osinbajo is corrupt to the teeth. He served under the utterly corrupt Tinubu administration and was the guy who defended the government against all litigation. Yet the Yorubas and many Nigerians would prefer to say he isn't corrupt because they've villified other people on same corruption and don't want to appear hypocritical when it is too blatant to be hidden.

I mean what's wrong as a country to accept that we can't have incorruptible people in a corrupt system and place reasonable, realistic expectations? And then place everyone on a fair pedestal and criticize objectively on a case-by-case basis without personal interests that override national interests.

I could keep ranting, but I'll rather stop here...

-Lord

Thanks for sharing this. Very enlightening.

FriendNG:
You're capital wrong. Buhari will not say anything on Sunusi probe. He will even balance as He enjoyed the probe.

Same Buhari who was closely aligned with Abba Kyari and even wrote a memo to the Senate to defend him?
Same Buhari who took no action on the CBN recruitment?
And so many other cases.

Buhari is corrupt to the teeth and bones, people have now seen through his facade. It was before people saw him as an anti-corruption czar, he has shown over and over again that he is no different.

FriendNG, you know the only reason you defend Buhari is because you are of the same ethnicity and values (I say values because I watched how you continually hammered on Sanusi constantly opening threads simply because he spoke out against the Northern establishment). I wish you would be more objective as I think that would have presented a very interesting perspective.

LordAdam16:
Note your own statement in bold.

Part of one's leadership credential is the public perception. Till this day, a considerable percentage of the population still believe Buhari is not corrupt despite the overwhelming evidence.

Yet Osinbajo was willing to forego that blatant fact, for what exactly?

We can only speculate on the benefit. But it's not the first time Osinbajo is willing to put his neck out for Sanusi. Under GEJ when Sanusi was been fiddled for tinges of corruption, it was Osinbajo that represented him in court. So, it didn't start today, the precedence is there.

After all, Sanusi is only vocal when Buhari is around.

-Lord

Hmm. Didn't know that. Quite interesting. I will be watching closely to see how things turn out. Would be quite a shame though if he doesn't live up to expectations.

[quote author=Ekakamba post=57104866][/quote]Bros, what is this one you are doing?

LordAdam16:
Depends on what parts you are referring to.

Of course Osinbajo would be better in economy. Really, he doesn't have to do much, the economy can run itself.

But in everything else, he'll be worse than Buhari.

Buhari was increasing our reserves steadily over 4 months by as much as $4.9b. Osinbajo started the intervention in February that has cost Nigeria north of $5b. I'm not going to say it was completely unnecessary. But after the first $2b was spent to push the rate below N400, every extra dollar has been a reckless spend. Buhari kept things steady and managed to increase the reserves while still maintaining relevant intervention.

The midget, just burned through 500m of reserves like it was chump change and over $1b of revenue. And for what? 15 naira difference. In February, that same amount shaved over 50 naira and oil price was around $55 pd. Now, prices are around $50 and we're spending scarce dollars to get a fraction of the effect. For heaven's sake, the value in the investor's window is higher than black market rate, and bank cards are actually higher than black market rate. It's no more about convergence, it's plain old political window dressing.

And he knows he'll get away with it, because when awful things happen, it's Buhari's fault. When nice things happen, it's Osinbajo's brilliance. He's been given a blank check like Buhari was given in 2015, and we have a long history of what leaders do with blank checks in Nigeria, Osinbajo would be is no different.

And lets just move from economy for a tad bit. Would Buhari really pressure the Kano state government to stop the Sanusi probe? Even if he were to do so, would he do it directly or via a proxy. I mean this is the corrupt Buhari who keeps 500m-bribed Kyari as his henchman. Yet Osinbajo actually and stupidly did it, something we both know the failure Buhari wouldn't do. And he gets a free pass, because we are all too comfortable to find a new messiah who like the last one is another demon.

-Lord

Hmm. I don't know the technicalities of the reserves and the implication of those actions, so won't comment much on that aspect.

For the Sanusi probe, I think Buhari would do far worse but just not openly. I'm still not convinced Osibanjo played an active role in getting the probe stopped. To what benefit exactly? What would he gain by doing so?

LordAdam16:
The point is that they are all birds of a feather.

The whitewashing of Osinbajo by the media is nauseating. That midget is worse than Buhari.

He is fiscally inept, financially reckless, morally bankrupt, unabatedly corrupt, and he would spit on Tinubu's face the first chance he gets because Presidents don't have god fathers.

I see through all his charade as some miracle worker or better alternative to Buhari. He is worse.

Just look at the list of appointments, 9 out of 10 to the SW. The same mofo couldn't put together a fiscal plan in 18 months as leader of the economic team. Then he pressured the Kano state government to drop the corruption probe against Sanusi. The same midget has spent $1.2b in the last two weeks and facilitated depletion of the reserves by $500m, all for a 15 naira appreciation that may likely be lost in days, in the face of dropping crude oil prices.

Farouk is reiterating facts I've always championed, that Osinbajo is not the savior he is proclaimed to be by the Yoruba media. The way these people play politics is irritating.

-Lord

I was actually going to disagree with you until I read the highlighted, now it's got me thinking...

But still, I don't think anyone can be worse than Buhari tbh.

[quote author=TheLogicalMind post=57103819][/quote]Hyping him in what way? You obviously didn't read the comment well.

Doing eye service at this age. Very unfortunate.

As for Buhari, Nigerians do not give a hoot.

LexngtonSteele:
The mum was VERY stupid to have let the Medical Board handle it while withdrawing the police case.

If it was done to my child, no amount of begging will make me not let you rot in jail.

After jail, i would still wait outside to ruin your life

You know the Nigerian culture, I'm sure they must have begged her and appealed to emotions. Plus I think the girl is from an influential family. It's a good thing it's all out now otherwise I have no doubt she would have continued to afflict harmless children.

Jaqenhghar:
Dont mind the fool. As a diplomat they get to live in posh houses and live good.

Plus for the expatriates among them, even their children's school fees are all fully paid. Plus generous allowances an average Nigerian won't smell in a lifetime. Although I wouldn't call him a fool, he's just expressing his own opinion.

Litmus:
What do you mean?

Are you genuinely asking that question or you're being sarcastic?

Litmus:
I need no white man's validation to know that Nigeria is a fabulous country.

You need no man's validation - white, red or green. Deal with your reality.

FriendNG:
Power belongs to the region with food and security (Army) and not the chestbeaters.

So you want to derail this wonderful thread? You've not seen similar farming projects shared by Nairalanders from other parts of the country? Kontinu.

Wow. Well done OP!

KemjikaEme:
There is nothing great about Nigeria!
A social contract made of non homogenous people which has since divided along tribal and religious lines.
The white man's word is not Yes and Amen!
Nigerians have the right to define our destiny and coexistence and wouldn't depend on the thoughts of imperialists.
We have the final say as regards the issues concerning this contraption,the white man can't validate who we are and how we should view ourselves.
Only a fooolish Black man will uphold the impression of a white diplomat.

Exactly. Well said.

delivryboy:
My British friend visited Nigeria for the first time this January and he said "the greatest hidden secret in Africa is Nigeria" because Nigeria seems sooooooo bad from the outside, no thanks to those who hate everything they themselves have contributed in destroying. [b]I also noticed the only topic a Nigerian wants to discuss with a foreigner are the perceived failures of Nigeria [/b]and I have seen where foreigners have had to describe a worse situation in their own countries. Washing your dirty linens outside should not be a form of entertainment.

That's not completely true. On the contrary, most Nigerians try to represent the country in a positive light when outside. And the most questions most people get from non-Nigerians are about Chibok and Boko haram.

Nigeria's reputation is far from positive, don't let's try and deceive ourselves. The truth is quite a bitter pill to swallow unfortunately.

coolcatty:
Funny man.


Nice points.....but a typical Nigerian woman will abuse these privileges.....cook for her once and she takes it as your duty and will even brazenly ask you why you didn't cook for the kids.

Marriage that works is defined as a union of a non-chalant man and a woman...key word here is non-chalant cos if a man complains of the rubbish that he needs to put up in his home all the time....wahala go dey...a real man totally ignores.

Beht, are they not his kids?

9jakohai:
We have no choice...


Should have removed fuel subsidy in 2012....but no, cheap fuel price was better than sensible economic decisions.



Thing is....so long as we keep on importing fuel to meet our needs....expect price increases.

And so long as oil stays at $50 ......that means no cash for subsidies....expect price increases.

We need more refineries....and better public transport.

Still on the blame game and "should haves"? Don't worry, after the 2 remaining years let's see who or what will be blamed then.

By the way, has the supposed subsidy not been removed by this confused government? Is petrol not almost double already?

An elite of northern extraction, Dr. Ismaila Farouk has exposed Acting President Yemi Osinbajo as a nepotistic, greedy and unreliable person who is only scheming his way into power come 2019.

If he is using all these words to describe Osibanjo, what should we then use to describe Buhari?!

Selfish mofos all over the place. If the tables were reversed, these nonsense people won't open their mouths.

kolafolabi:
The hardship is too much o Lord.

To pay salary - Na wahala
To sign budget - Na problem
To build refineries - Na story
To fix road - Na trouble
To increase Electricity Mega Watts - Tomorrow no dey end

Which kind country be this God? We need your divine intervention

It's a sad case.

It's not like Nigerians were enjoying before, but these past 2 years have been significantly worse.