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Beefing too much.

^^^^^ this kind fair uuuh

You should go to Calabar, Pleatue and Taraba, men you will heat word and you tongue will tie.

Our oga patapata himself behaves like a clueless leader.

Even today, we can't recognized our selves due to all this cluelessnes that has befallen our nation. Honestly I can't afford any more years of this disaster.

ishiamu:
And if the president swores in an Inec commissioner and who he's not won the election.....you work for your paymaster not for those that don't pay you...

Gej till buhari shows his certificate joor

Point of correction, they re supposed to work for Nigeria not the presidents.

So you too you know why Jonathan swears in new INEC commissioners?
This rigging will not be small oooo. I know that God will be Above them.

Even during military regime, government agencies the not this partisan, it is a shame the security agencies that suppose to keep us protected is the one government is using to harm us, intimidate us, and destroy the Nations democracy. Before it was police now it is DSS what will it be next?
Jonathan and his cohorts should remember that nothing last forever even if he wins, his 4 years will still be over.

harizy:
It wud be impossible for dem to filter out 100% of all the scammers but a great percentage should be droppd

The problem is our security agencies don't do their job otherwise they wouldn't be so bold to post and include their phone number. Even one called himself custom officer and even have the gut to invite me to meet infront of custom haedoffice in wise zone 3. I was suprised he was not afraid I might set him up and arrest him.

This PDP and lie are born together, my problem is that all government agencies just follow PDP as if PDP is Nigeria.

It is normal to fight in the legislative house provided it is to the benefit the public.

But we need leaders who can give all Nigerians sense of belonging, we don't want the tribalist and religion sentiment leaders who move from one church to another forgetting the Nigeria is a secular state.

Their silence under the guise of been neutral has been the reason why Nigeria has been this backward, even in the Bible men of God warned leaders when ever they re going astray. So I expected all men of God to say the truth not biase.

politricks:
Most people now giving the president the 'ebola' treatment.

Even those that were there were just there in body not on spirit.

PDP always try to deceive people but we will allow them to do that.

Father Mbaka was right after all.

We all know that.

We re waiting for that.

Truly this man must be clueless, after 6years and massive defeat on his way? Nawah ooooooh.

OK, it is God that is campaigning for him and it's people's prayer that will be answered in 2015.

I used to say that it's only
(1) A blind man
(2) A SSycophant
(3) An illiterates
(4) A Seriously Corrupt individual and lovers of corruption
(5) A Sick fellow who does not know what is happening around him
Will be the ones that will want the status quo.

It has finish just like Jesus said @ the end of his mission.

Who ever believed they can gather such crowd, I'm still perplex by that, common Amechi is the next political strategist in Nigeria.

Don't forget ohaneze is still contemplating on their own position.

Ooohhh! clear eyes, read again, clear throat

Woooow! Amechi tried too. I never believed APC could gather so many crowd like that in Rivers and akwa ibom, if it was a ruling party I would have believed they were paid.anyway hope to see such turn out during election.

Something must really be happening, every body is just fighting him except the sycophants.

Let us wait and see what Akwa ibom holds for him.

Mod sorry for posting this in politics section, I really don't know the best place to post this. Kindly move it to where you think it should be best placed.

2014 was, indeed, a symbolic year in our nation’s history! It is the year Nigeria marked her 100 years of nationhood; from 1914 when Sir Frederick Lord Lugard amalgamated the Northern and Southern Protectorates into one geographical entity with visible contour lines and elaborate landmarks on the global map till date. The country is still struggling with identity challenge, many rivers have passed under the bridge. Hence, 2014 makes it 100 years of an improbable journey that began in 1914.

Similarly, 2014 will go down in history as the year Nigeria toppled South Africa to become the largest economy on the continent with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $510 billion. It will be recalled that since 1990 when the nation rebased her GDP, it was last year, after about 24 years of ranking Nigeria as the second largest economy in Africa, that the new GDP calculations included sectors and sub-sectors like Entertainment, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Publishing and other services.

It is also the year the proscribed Islamic sect, Boko Haram added a new dimension to its extant campaign of terror against the Federal Government of Nigeria. We are all familiar with one of the unforgettable tragic incidents that struck the conscience of humanity in April. It is the sorrowful story of over 200 promising schoolgirls in Chibok who went in pursuit of their dreams for better lives in a boarding school, but only ended up in the dungeon of life they had never imagined for themselves.

This is one incident with many scars on the conscience of anyone involved. It is also one of the constant reminders that we live in a dangerous world! The shambolic act is, however, one of the horrible stories humanity must get when human wrongs are turned to human laws as against the unchangeable laws of nature which govern creation.

2014 is also the year the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) now has the number 4 citizen in Nigeria’s order of protocols. It is also the year the opposition APC proved critics wrong by conducting successful convention which made Chief John Oyegun as its National Chairman. The party also conducted successful presidential primary which still keeps it focused and on track. On the other hand, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) added a novel idea to our political development by giving the right of first refusal to President Goodluck Jonathan; a practice only found in advanced democracies like the United States.

The party also held a successful convention which saw the ratification of the sole candidacy of the President as well as its game changing National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, who succeeded the former National Chairman, Dr. Bamaga Tukur, who resigned from office in the month of January. Unlike before, 2014 presented Nigerians with two major presidential candidates that no one can confidently predict who will emerge victorious until after February 14. But, there is a universal principle of extra miles which anyone that wants to win must adopt. Like we know, a principle is a universal law with a predicted outcome, but whereby the result goes the other way, it means the unmovable mover of events and maker of history in the affairs of mortals wants it that way.

2014 is also the year Nigeria had severe diplomatic relationships with one of its democratic allies, the United States of America. This culminated in the cancellation of military training on counter-terrorism the US army gives to the country’s army. The year also saw the refusal of the United States to sell military hardware to Nigeria.
2014 also brought Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) into Nigeria. It was a Liberian, late Mr. Patrick Sawyer, that brought the deadly disease to the country. Subsequently, the virus spread in Lagos, and from Lagos to Rivers State. EVD brought change of lifestyles in the country. Apart from its adverse effect on the local economy, some persons stopped the eating of bush meat, handshake, while a ban on public gathering was imposed across the country. The religious organisations which gather for crusades were not left out. The Catholic Church in Nigeria was forced by circumstances to alter its tradition of shaking hands while mass is in progress.

As expected of any novel disease, Nigerians first reacted to Ebola in traditional ways. We can remember the use of salt and hot water for bathing and drinking. Some Nigerians even died out of panic because of the belief that Ebola had no cure.

While ZMAPP was prescribed for its treatment, a Nigerian was said to have introduced Nano Silver, but only God knows what our health workers used for the treatment of the virus. Be that as it may be, commendation must go to the Federal Government, the Lagos and Rivers State Governments as well as our gallant health workers who were fearless in fighting off Ebola from our shores. Our vibrant and ever dependable media must not be left out because of the role it played while Ebola lasted in the country. But then, the ultimate heroes and heroines are those health workers who died of Ebola in the cause of discharging their duties.

Furthermore, 2014 cannot go without the mention of its negative effects on our economy, even though it is the year Nigeria emerged as the largest economy in Africa!

We can remember the Naira devaluation occasioned by scarcity of the United States Dollar. The plunging price of oil at the International Energy Market also affected our economy, especially the budgetary benchmark which plummeted from $78 per barrel through $73 per barrel and lastly to the $65 per barrel, as at the time of writing this article.

The exploration of Shale Oil in the United States and the decision by the global oil cartel, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) not to cut oil supply also made matters worse. In the future, I will analyze the effects of oil glut on the economies of oil producing countries of the world, especially in Russia where its national currency, the Rubble is not finding it easy and in Venezuela where the economy contracted by 2.3 percent in the third quarter of the year and a hyper inflation of 63.6 percent, the highest in the world as well as which country President Nicholas Maduro of Venezuelan said was the main target of the glut.

Nonetheless, there are many woes and successes which either negatively or positively shaped the country in 2014, but, which chronicling them may be debilitating. Hence, barring any unforeseen circumstances which may affect the country, I must say that February 14 and May 29 are going to be two major dates in 2015 that will determine whatever direction Nigeria will take. Until then, may I humbly say Happy New Year to all Nigerians.

•Uhara writes from Abuja.

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