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[quote author=eku_bear link=topic=625435.msg7929167#msg7929167 date=1300345786]OK, let's say that Tinubu is stealing N2 billion from Lagos State every month. What than of the PDP, who used James Ibori and Delta State as a slush fund? Ibori who is sitting in Dubai right now with $3 billion in his account? If he has $3 billion in his account, he probably stole twice that much. What of Alams and the billions he stole? Absolute hypocrisy. Fstranger, let the PDP take the log out of its own eye before it tries to remove the speck from Tinubu's.[/quote]Why are you so obsessed with the PDP? This thread has little to do with PDP, this is the CPC Vs. ACN thread. Now, to prove your point, compare and contrast the integrity of the CPC people with that of the ACN. |
blacksta:DOnt you ever say that again. Never in your life. MIT VS YabaTech Economics Vs Accounting World bank Vs. GTB Interacts with Paul wolfowitz vs. interacts with no name Lets call a spade a spade, Iweala is miles ahead of Fola. Simple. |
[quote author=eku_bear link=topic=625435.msg7929128#msg7929128 date=1300345318]For many Nigerians, if you don't slit your throat, gouge your eye, sell your firstborn child like everyone else is doing, you are unpatriotic. Abeg, if you want the ACNs help to accomplish something you cannot do yourself, then let's negotiate a deal. Nothing is free in this world. If you want me to help you, then you have to help me too. Equal exchange. No discounts.[/quote]By running on the ticket alone, he was, in a way, albeit single-handedly, transforming the party from a hitherto regional one to a national party. Believe it or not, Buhari is bigger than Tinubu and the whole of ACN combined. Buhari has a reputation Tinubu cannot touch in this life and in the here-after. |
Eko Ile:And if I may ask, who are Tinubu's people DOnt tell me he is looking out for the same people he is stealing from? the 2 billion naira ABC collects every month, how does that fulfill the principle of quid pro quo. Lets call a spade a spade, a criminal is a criminal. Tinubu is nothing but a common criminal. I just hope he is locked up for good! |
On this one, I do agree with Bakare The reason GEJ is going to win the election is looking to be due to Tinubu's foolhardiness. Simple! |
Beaf:He was mentioned 13 times in the article. Obviously, the most important personality in any sovereign country is the President. The fact that GEJ's name was omitted is an indication that he was more of a figure head than anything else. Unlike Diya under Abcha, Ekwueme, Atiku and other VPs, his role in the administration was a redundant, silly, non-influential one. |
chuks01:Did you read the article at all? It is unfortunate the the president's ADC was more important in the grand scheme of things than the VP, even Dimeji Bankole's name was mentioned, I am beginning to think that GEJ is an ediot both in person and in spirit. |
Blazay:Blazay is something else. Jarus dont you have a response to this? |
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5683783-146/story.csp Although he was the nation’s number two citizen at the time, the United States did not consider Goodluck Jonathan worthy of inclusion in a list of our country’s most influential personalities of the period. On October 24, 2008, former US ambassador Robin Sanders sent a cable to her principals in Washington detailing “a list of Nigerian leaders who would play a major role in keeping Nigeria either on track, off track, or trying to put it back on track”. Justifying the rationale for drawing up the list, Ms. Sanders said, “Understanding who matters, not what matters, is often half the battle in Nigeria.” Arguing that Nigeria lost its way as soon as Umaru Yar’Adua, now deceased, took over as president, Ms. Sanders said her list contained administration officials, businesspersons and other individuals “who wield tremendous influence and can shape the outcome of whatever current crisis is threatening to unsettle the country”. But conspicuously missing on the list — which had Turai, the late president’s wife, members of Mr. Yar’Adua inner circle, some governors, legislators, businesspersons, regional leaders and traditional rulers — was our country’s vice president at the time. It is curious that he was omitted from the list despite being a person of tremendous influence in the Niger Delta region and presiding over the amnesty programme (which tried to get the Niger Delta insurgency to abandon militancy). He also performed his very important constitutional role of overseeing the National Economic Council at the time. The exclusive list In seven categories, the Americans named their top five most influential people constituting of governors, businessmen, military, traditional leaders, and politicians who would determine Nigeria’s future. Number one on the list was Turai Yar‘Adua, the president‘s wife, who was described as “having a vicious personality; causes great fear among ministers”. It was revealed that ‘Mrs. President’, as she was known, begged her husband “to stay the course as president” when two weeks earlier he had wanted to step aside.” US officials had contempt for Michael Aondoakaa, Nigeria‘s attorney general at the time, who was tagged “not to be trusted” despite being in Mr. Yar’Adua’s inner circle. The minister was compared to Darth Vader, a character synonymous with evil in the Star Wars movies. He was condemned for his interference in the prosecution of disgraced ex-Delta State governor, James Ibori, and his cronies; and his role in the removal of Nuhu Ribadu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Also mentioned as part of President Yar’Adua’s inner circle were wealthy businessman, Dahiru Mangal, said to have close links to fundamentalists in the north; Taminu Yakubu, the president‘s chief economic advisor, believed to be involved in unlawful enrichment schemes; and Yayale Ahmed, present secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and a former classmate of President Yar’Adua’s. The only time the US ambassador mentioned Mr. Jonathan was while making reference to Edwin Clark, a former commissioner of information with seeming influence over Niger Delta militants, and access to the former VP. While Mr. Jonathan was ignored, House of Representatives’ member, Farouk Lawan, was recognised for “spearheading the removal of corrupt Speaker of the House Patricia Etteh”; while Ledum Mittee, leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) was also acknowledged for his efforts in the Niger Delta, ironically the region Mr. Jonathan comes from, and where he had served as deputy and later governor of Bayelsa State. A cocky senate president Under a special category, the Senate President, David Mark, holder of the nation’s number three position, was portrayed as “cocky and brash”. A former military general described as a “Babangida boy”, Mr. Mark was regarded as an opportunist who would capitalise on a Supreme Court annulment of President Yar’Adua’s 2007 election to head the country. According to the US cable, Mr. Mark, a supporter of President Obasanjo’s third term bid, had reportedly spent millions of dollars to keep his Senate seat. There were reports, the cable said, that Chief Justice Kutigi was looking into allegations that Mr. Mark bribed judges in order to ensure that he won his appeal against an Electoral Tribunal ruling (the Tribunal largely ruled against Mark). The governors’ caucus Five northern governors were singled out for wielding “tremendous influence”. The Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekerau, under the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) was described as a “disappointment as he has done little for his state”. It was however remarked that he “helped stop PDP from stealing state elections in 2003 and 2007”. American concerns also dwelt on a key advisor to Mr. Yar’Adua, the Kwara State governor, Bukola Saraki, and his family, who the US say was “involved in some questionably illicit deals”. The Saraki family was also accused of choosing current EFCC chairperson, Farida Waziri, in order to avoid prosecution. Five southern governors also made the list. The US official noted that Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State under the Action Congress party (AC) “leads the most populous state in the country (despite what the 2006 census claimed)”. In the Niger-Delta, Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State was quoted as telling the American ambassador he received $700 million in oil revenue yearly, while his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, received $1 billion yearly in oil receipts. Both governors were said to be supporters of the military’s Joint Task Force against militants in the Niger Delta. Godfathers, traditional leaders and elders Past heads of state and presidents were listed as political godfathers. Ibrahim Babangida was defined as “always a factor in Nigeria‘s politics”; Yakubu Gowon and Shehu Shagari were said to “both command respect from the street and elite”; while Muhammadu Buhari was described as having “showed principled positions on anti-corruption and electoral issues” in the 2007 elections. It was different for former military ruler and president, Olusegun Obasanjo, whose political influence was described as waning while being termed as “exceptionally wealthy”. Also in the exclusive list were traditional rulers, notably the Ooni of Ife, the Obi of Onitsha, the Emir of Kano, the Lamido of Adamawa, the Emir of Zazzau, and the Emir of Katsina, who the cable said helped in the past to broker elite compromises. Business friends US diplomats constantly looked for who had the ears of the “elite” in government. They, in turn, wormed their way up to those personalities. In the cable, Ms. Sanders said she knew well and had access to Aliko Dangote, “a major PDP financier”; and Jim Ovia of Zenith Bank, “with whom the Mission enjoyed a favourable relationship on a number of public diplomacy and AID projects.” Also on the US list were Femi Otedola of Zenon Oil and Ndi-Okereke Onyiuke, then director-general of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), both close associates to former president Olusegun Obasanjo. Ms. Onyiuke’s relationship with stockbrokers was termed “questionable” for reportedly manipulating shares in favour of her friends. The Ibru family, running strings of companies, including Oceanic Bank and the Guardian Newspaper, were also identified as personalities the US government should watch. Peter Esele, the Trade Union Congress leader, and Olisa Agbakoba, the former Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) president, were mentioned along with Dimeji Bankole, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Nigeria’s number four man, as being part of the younger generation of influential Nigerians. Also of concern to Ms. Sanders was President Yar’Adua’s aide de camp (ADC), Mustapha Onoyiveta, whom she concluded, “we believe he is not to be trusted”. The American ambassador said Mr. Onoyiveta, an army colonel, and primarily responsible for Mr. Yar’Adua’s personal security, was to be watched “closely”. “We also have heard (including from Governor Saraki) that he is not loyal to Yar’Adua,” the ambassador said. “We believe he is a wild card, being the man standing behind Yar’Adua, primarily responsible for his personal security |
^^^^ So Blazay is a she? What a coward! |
Inked, the love of my life, is here! Thank God I have you in my life. ![]() Everyone, please thank Inked for me. Isnt she gorgeous? |
^^^ Why are you behaving like someone with 6 fingers? abi you get six fingers ni? ![]() |
really? Wanna do it on YIM? Please, I really want to know i will pay you whatever, I swar! ![]() |
Going to bed, got work tomorrow morning. Bye ms. Yam,potato scatter scatter ![]() Bye Pweety4me my love Bye everybody Lets meet here again tomorrow, same time, same website. Sweet dreams! |
190:Are you Ogugu'a friend on facebook? |
I prefer to spend money on tested and trusted goods, not new untested ones. |
[quote author=Shy-One link=topic=624633.msg7928102#msg7928102 date=1300325318]youtube has this on it? ooooo great!!!! i didn't know that there is a food section on NL - I really love that soooo much - that section but I am a visual learner - it is soo important to see someone doing it - it is difficult for me reading - especially that I don't know what these ingredients look like - what is an egusi? I don't even understand the word itself - what does it stand for? is it a vegetable? or is it a title for the dish itself that describes combined ingredients? many of the spices - I have never heard of them at all - there isn't a nigerian store for me to walk into and talk to a clerk and get them to help me - even if i print out the recipe - i am at such a loss - i just don't know chicago - has many stores - ethnic based - i sent an email to a department at Notre Dame University and am waiting on a reply - to contact a student Nigerian that can help me before I go to Lagos - that I can pay to let me cook with them in their kitchen so i can surprise him i want to print the recipes off NL and take them with me and try the different dishes[/quote]What if it is me they sent to you? My mind is pure, but it seems you have a dirty mind or you 've done things in the past that are abominable To each his own. My service is still there for you if and surely when you have a change of heart. And I am close-by. |
naijaking1:That is exactly why I think he should rule again and that is the reason I am voting for me, now bite me! |
desholah:Absolutely or you prolly did money charm. Either way, you are a bad person. Pls, dont reply this post and dont you ever talk to me on NL again ok. I have my name and reputation to protect. One day is for the owner! |
[quote author=Shy-One link=topic=624633.msg7928060#msg7928060 date=1300324701]Are you Yoruba? You cook Nigerian foods? I am a very fast learner - I am not a slow learner[/quote]What do you think? I'd kill myself and then go to heaven an attempt to kill God if I was Ibo or anything else for that matter. Thank God, I am Yoruba ![]() Now we can hangout shey? ![]() |
Only yahoo people spend like that. And we all know why? I have never seen a naija man spending in such flagrant manner! |
So who from NL wrote that article We Lagosians know ourselves, Let no one tell us who we are Eko o ni baje ooooo |
[quote author=Tayo-D link=topic=623771.msg7928020#msg7928020 date=1300324182]I don't derive entertainment value from tribalism, nepotism or racism.[/quote]WTF? |
[quote author=Shy-One link=topic=624633.msg7927998#msg7927998 date=1300323781]Actually - I think I believe you - he sent me tribal clothing - it was beautiful - tribal clothing - gorgeous - from Lagos, he sent to me across the ocean - I had never seen anything like it before - dresses with matching headwear and jewelry and clothes for my family as well I am going out of my way to learn dishes but don't know any Nigerians in this area yet - I want to surprise him and learn some dishes before I come to Lagos but have found it difficult to trust anyone enough to meet them in this area. He just wants me to wait until i come to Lagos and he and his family will help me. I don't want to spend us in the poor house - because I can do that - TRUST ME - my spending daily can be enormous - it is important for both of us that he definitely monitor the account(s) - he isn't stingy with me at all - I just need to make sure I have a small amount of daily money - and I will be content.[/quote]I can teach you. The problem is that I detest a slow learner! ![]() |
[quote author=Tayo-D link=topic=623771.msg7927958#msg7927958 date=1300322934]@fstranger3, You lost me totally with that emboldened part.[/quote]Rossike, Blazay, Ileke-Idi, Ramon2, Dayokanu, Tpiah, Kilode?, ALj Harem, Seun, Jarus, OAM4J, Henry101, Chic2pimp,Eku_Bear, Becomrichn, SEFAGO, Sagamite, Mamagee, Jason12345, PhysicsMHD, and the rest of my crew understand! ![]() PS: You just stay back and enjoy the show that is about to unfold It promises to be entertaining. |
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, so they could be in favorable positions to victimize other forumites unjustly who did not want to join the 'ashewo-in-high-places of a clique'! 
With all those donations upon donations going on all year round there, to get boyfriends and girlfriends/spouses or pay for cyber prosti-tutes offline via the h-internet. Some alatas/mgbekes over there have made it a competition of 'who chop pass'!With no husbands/wives or children at home. There is even a group for 'old' ashewo singles, widows and divorcees called "Oya Babes"! 
