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Politics › Re: SGF: How Fashola Was Schemed Out by Gbawe: 7:59am On Aug 29, 2015

eaz:
Junk journalism at its best! Vanguard newspapers is this theory the best you can come up with?
For those that don't know Ade Ipaye has been with PST osinbajo since inauguration. How can that be the reason for sidelining Mr Fashola?
Some newspaper houses are the media equivalent of terrorists.

Indeed. they will write anything, whether sensible or not, to sell papers. Shameful.They will soon create a story about why Fashola 'lost out' in the race for the position of Nigerian ambassador to Sao Tome !!!

Politics › Re: SGF: How Fashola Was Schemed Out by Gbawe: 7:56am On Aug 29, 2015

Phinity318:
PDP may end up spending their looted funds on news paper propaganda.... Instead of asking for good governance, criticizing policies and all element of national development. No dy r interested in how political post r shared. Dy v also forgotten so soon that it is no longer business as usual.

Precisely. Like someone else commented earlier, PDP will likely be replaced by the Kowa party as the main opposition to APC because it is entirely an unserious party given to frivolities and mischief. I don't know how it makes sense that Fashola would want the SGF job or that Buhari would waste Fashola's skills deploying him as SGF. We have very critical sectors that can make or break Nigeria. Only a handful of leaders can turn these sectors around. Any disciplined administrator can be SGF. Only few leaders, for example, can deliver constant and adequate electricity for Nigeria within the eight years maximum Buhari can be President. Fashola is and was always heading towards leading a critical sector. No propaganda can stop that happening.

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Politics › Re: SGF: How Fashola Was Schemed Out by Gbawe: 7:47am On Aug 29, 2015

Fashola was never considered for the post of SGF regardless of what this propaganda piece claims. The man is one of the finest and most innovative administrative technocrats in Nigeria. Buhari believes this also fervently and people should not doubt that Mr.President is a very passionate fan of Fashola. Why would he then deploy Fashola as SGF when other very important sectors like power and works/infrastructure, critical to the success of the buhari government, still need leadership?

The power sector, effectively the backbone of most socio-economic activities in a nation, has been comatose in Nigeria for the past 40-50 years. How many of the Fashola-type administrators is available to Buhari for Mr.President to then 'waste' the former Lagos Governor in effectively a pen pusher job when sectors like power need the sort of high level technocratic brilliance and dedication to delivering results that Fashola and only a few others possess?

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Politics › Re: Edited by Gbawe: 1:30pm On Aug 27, 2015

Nuzo1:
I came across a thread by Gbawe on the need for all Nigerians to support Buhari's presidency. https://www.nairaland.com/2551838/buhari-best-president-nigeria-post

The first thing that came to my mind was that Gbawe's account must have been hacked. No, not because of the message but cos of the tone. I was shocked because this guy has never been known to debate any opposing view with the slightest form of civility. If he doesnt insult your intelligence, he will have no option than to insult your entire ethnic group.

Well, this new Gbawe is a welcomed development. His message is aptly put and well received. I commend this noble act.

My guy thanks for the nice words but the part in bold is simply not true. I don't insult anyone's ethnic group but I defend my ethnic group strongly here against slurs and insults. Nonetheless I concede the general insults flying about got a bit crazy. I am not interested in that anymore. New time, new misssion now.I commend you for this thread and your patriotic words. Nigeria is broken. Really broken. Yet I have no doubt she can be fixed if Nigerians pull in the same direction. In Buhari we have someone who will put the interest of Nigeria first and not that of any cabal or interest group. That quality alone is solid gold because we have not had a President like that since 1999. Yar Adua was the closest in terms of innate pro-people disposition yet even he capitulated to cabals to the detriment of Nigeria.

Of course Buhari will make mistakes, and we will have to speak up against those mistakes when they happen, but I am certain these mistakes will be made in the course of him trying to do his best for Nigerians and not because he is putting AGIPs and interest groups first as OBJ, Yar Adua and GEJ all did. As a pertinent example, the power privatisation excercise failed because GEJ was not pro-people enough or resistive enough of personal greed to shun conceding power asset to 'awon boyz'. I know a lot of politicians and I can personally tell you they all made a killing with the power privatisation initiative. The Senate members involved in heading the process sold their conscience and responsibility to then accept literally millions of dollars to concede these power asset into rich yet unworthy and unmeritorious hands. Those are the things killing Nigeria and holding us back. I can say confidently that we Will not see this under Buhari. This is why it is imperative Nigerians support Buhari. He will step on big toes trying to do the right things for us and we must show these enemies of progress and AGIPs that we are solidly behind reform and a new path forward. No more business as ususal and no more 80-20 ratio. I.e AGIPs, politicians and cronies of government taking 80% of the income of Nigeria and leaving 20% 'crumbs' for 170 million people.

The Country is in a man-made economic downturn but I think Nigerians should still be excited and be assured better times lay ahead. I personally think Nigeria will change immensely even within the next year. I am looking forward to getting involved personally and being part of this. To me, the emergence of Buhari is the bloodless equivalent of what Jerry Rawlings of Ghana achieved when he cleared a lot of destructive element to lead to the success Ghana subsequently went on to achieve even as the current President is effing up badly and is almost 100% likely to be voted out in January. Thanks for speaking up for what is right and God bless you and every other patriotic Nigerian who prioritize the progress of our Nation above everything else.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 7:16am On Aug 26, 2015

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/change-agenda-we-are-building-a-new-nigeria-says-buhari/

Change Agenda: We are building a new Nigeria says Buhari

on August 25, 2015 / in News 5:09 pm / Comments

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is building a new Nigeria and that the effort requires the support and participation of its citizens both at home and abroad.

The President said this on Tuesday at the Diaspora Day 2015 celebration with the theme “Diaspora and Nigeria Change Agenda“, held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Buhari, who was represented by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), said that Nigerians in the Diaspora had a lot of contributions to make in rebuilding the country.

“Permit me to take this opportunity to interrogate the place and role of Nigerians abroad in the Change Agenda of the Buhari administration.

“This is because we have embarked on the building of a bold new Nigeria and we need all hands on deck.

“The time has come for talents from home and abroad to mix it up in patriotic zeal to fashion the Nigeria of our dreams.

“First let me quickly lay out our medium to long term strategy as a government.

“It is namely to build an economy led by a strong and responsible private sector.“

Buhari said that government would intervene by providing physical and economic infrastructure as well as social policies that would provide opportunities and succour for the 110 million extremely poor Nigerians.

He said that the administration was aiming to consistently generate 5,000 MW of power daily by early 2016.

According to him, this is a modest target from what is already available.

He said efforts were being intensified to complete a variety of outstanding power-related projects to remove existing pitfalls and lay the foundation for the generation of 10,000MW and 15,000MW in the short and long terms.

Buhari said that government was pursuing a long overdue reform in the hydrocarbon industry and was reorganising the NNPC and holding the officials accountable for past revenue losses.

He said government would improve the capacity of the country’s oil refineries to reduce the over 37 per cent of foreign exchange applied to the importation of refined petroleum products.

The President said that in a bid to ensure self-sustenance, government was making concerted efforts to boost the production of rice, wheat, and cotton.

According to him, the production of the rice, wheat, and cotton will help reduce the foreign exchange requirement for the importation of the same items as rice importation alone gulps about $4 billion annually.

He added that seven rice-producing states were working in concert with the Federal Government to map out the pathway to self-sustenance in rice production within 30 months.

Buhari said that the agricultural and agro-allied value chain remained a priority of government in job creation plans as it would support local agriculture.

He said that plans were on to create a friendly and efficient environment for investments by removing bureaucracies and red tapes in approval processes adding that the incentive regime in the country would also be reviewed.

He said government intended to return all garment and textile factories to full production within the shortest time possible.

The President said that to address youth unemployment government would invest in infrastructure, technology, agriculture and mining while the one-meal-a-day programme for primary schools would also create many jobs and business opportunities.

He said government would implement social intervention schemes to make no fewer than 110 million extremely poor Nigerians to participate in the new Nigeria.

He said that the experience and exposure of Nigerians abroad would be tapped to build a thriving economy as obtained in other nations, adding that India, Japan, China and Korea attained global status following the contributions of their nationals abroad.

“Besides, the financial remittances from Nigerians abroad have well reached an estimate of over $20 billion in 2014.

“With the potential of such huge populations abroad and attendant financial muscle, no government can actually totally ignore such persons,“ he said

He added that the place to start was to develop a reliable data of Nigerian citizens abroad using the Embassies and missions.

The President said that if signed into law, the proposed Diaspora Commission would open a new vista for engaging Nigerians abroad and allowing their expertise to permeate the entire country.

He said that government was aware of the importance of the voting rights of Nigerians broad, noting that Nigeria would consider absentee voting in the future.

He, however, said that legislation, funding, and confidence in the electoral system were required to make it work.

According to him, the last general elections have instilled confidence in the electoral process.

“Our electoral process is evolving and as greater confidence is built in the institutions and processes associated with it we may then create voting opportunities for our citizens abroad in the not too distant future,“ he added.

He affirmed that government would ensure that the rights of Nigerian citizens abroad were protected while urging them to be good ambassadors of the country.

Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:52am On Aug 26, 2015

philips70:
The long term advantage of ensuring due process and trying to troubleshoot and put things in right perspective cannot be overestimated. Sometimes, in trying to fix a badly damaged machine you need to dismantle even areas that appear fixed to do a thorough job. He has his reputation at stake if he's acting spontaneously without direction. One thing that's for sure is the culture of impunity, waste, profligacy et al that brought us here is gradually giving way for orderliness. Politicians are beginning to see there's repercussions for certain actions they used to carry out without recourse for law and order.

Well-said and 100% correct.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:52am On Aug 26, 2015

Sincere9gerian:
Stories that touch the heart. Nonsense!

This is recruitment that would have been done long time before the elections but for the unfortunate tragedy. It was now later repeated by a high powered presidential team but the new govt is cancelling it simply because it was done close to the election or Buhari's relatives were not included. You guys should fear God

This govt only agenda seems to be undoing what it's predecessor did and that will be it's only achievement at the end of 4 years. However, Buhari should understand that he too will have a successor and his successor may also choose to undo all he is currently doing.

If all the Nigerian govts do is look back, I wonder when we'll have time to look forward.

Anyway, some of those affected also voted for change so they should enjoy their change

My good friend Mr.Sincere9gerian. Long time . How far? I see you want to start doing to Buhari what some of us did to GEJ. You are wasting your time because GEJ was a very, very corrupt and very poor leader, with zero political will , who did the opposite of what would improve Nigeria almost always and in almost every sector. Jonathan was easy to criticise factually the whole 5 years he was President because he gave those of us who did not believe in him 'ammunition' daily till even his last month in power. You are GEJ's number one 'Abobaku' but your revenge mission against Buhari, motivated by the ousting of your ultra-corrupt and highly incompetent messiah, will amount to an exercise in futility.

Buhari is very different to GEJ. He has no interest in material wealth and will be a good leader in my opinion who will lead bravely for Nigeria. To that end, I am afraid to tell you that you are wasting your own time. You can have your fun at this 'taking stock' phase but I predict you will 'ko igba wole' (take your stock away when no one is buying from you) when this government begins implementation phase. Either that or you will be one of the few rabid voice speaking against a Government reforming Nigeria holistically to universal acclaim and as should have been done ages ago.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:25am On Aug 26, 2015

ISpiksDaTroof:
I wouldn't be so optimistic. I wish your country well and I know Buhari has the interest of Nigeria at heart, but Jonathan's Govt did almost irreparable damage to the economy,and considering the fact that the global economy is gradually heading for a meltdown I don't see how poorly ran 3rd world countries like Nigeria will succeed in ensuring their nations escape the impending doom.

There is reason for optimism because Nigeria has never operated anywhere near optimal level since the PDP took over in 1999. It is not possible to compare well-developed economies with that of Nigeria which can best be described as rudimentary meaning that even small changes, delivered by unshakeable political will, can have positive seismic socio-economic effects.

For example, The UK and the USA have well-developed SME sectors (small to medium enterprise) yet Nigeria can be said to be in the dark ages as far SME is concerned. No doubt Buhari has to put in a very hard shift but I personally know the African business terrain enough to understand that political will can make big difference. you have to remember that the 'peculiarity' of the Nigerian economy means it is not as vulnerable to economic downturns as nations like the UK and the USA are. We saw this during the period of the credit crunch. The Nigerian economy dances to a different tune to that of the developed world and is mainly vulnerable to oil price fluctuation - something I expect Buhari to tackle with a serious effort to diversify our economy away from total reliance on oil. With Buhari's approach and mentality, we are effectively starting from scratch from the bottom upwards. This is a very good thing Nigerians should support.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:09am On Aug 26, 2015*

2sex:
To be Candid, I support Buhari but I am not a blind supporter, neither am I sentimental.

In area of corruption, I would say he is "trying" but in area of appointment, Buhari hasn't portrayed his administration as one for NIGERIA but the NORTH.

Secondly, lots of people in their THOUSANDS have lost their jobs...

Just this month, the recent NIS intakes have been asked to go home-- another over 1000--among which some had left their former place of employment.

How do you explain this?

Obviously it is going to get worse before it gets better because of how Ali Baba(GEJ) and his forty thieves (Allison-Madueke et al) destroyed Nigeria and plunged us into a man-made economic downturn. The SME (small to medium enterprise) is the lifeblood of some of the biggest economies in the world employing the most people in those nations. PDP for the past 16 years did absolutely nothing to support the growth and development of the SMEs despite being told repeatedly to do this urgently by economic analysts home and abroad. I cannot see Buhari, a very sincere person, not doing far, far better than the PDP in this regard.

That and other factors are the reason I say I am sure more jobs will become available in future. A government cannot create jobs out of thin air - especially in an economic downturn which Nigeria is in even as no one wishes to announce this publicly. You have to create an environment capable of supporting job creation. You must remember that Jonathan squandered billions of dollars, when oil sold at over $100.00 per barrel, to now leave Nigeria in a terrible 'bufferless' position when it looks like oil will hover around $50.00 for the foreseeable future. The Jonathan Government was even borrowing to pay salaries. A new Government can therefore not come in, under those conditions, to be creating new jobs. This is simply not economically and logically feasible. Buhari has to halt our drift in the wrong directions and things will start to happen.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/182543-nigerian-govt-borrowing-billions-to-pay-salaries-okonjo-iweala.html

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 12:07am On Aug 26, 2015

Ilekeh:
I don't need a thread to tell me that solidifying my trust in Buhari is a brilliant move.

As a diasporan, he has made me trust in Nigeria again.

Baba go slow, please continue. It's better to strategize than to use gragra to enter a battlefield (Nigeria). Ask Ojukwu where gragra led him.

I love that man die.

Hateful propaganda from the SE (mainly the SE) is just a bump on the road.

May my brothers and sisters from the east continue to troop to Aso Rock like slaves paying their master homage.

Same here and this is why I speak. Within 2 years, I predict Nigerians in the diaspora will be relocating to Nigeria in large numbers to take advantage of a more organised and productive environment.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 12:00am On Aug 26, 2015

Standing5:
The man is trying not to play into d hands of the corrupt 99 percentile. If he should appoint political jobbers or weak-willed technocrats then his govt is going to suffer heavy stagnation in delivering.

Precisely. Nigerians who genuinely love their nation should back him to take time to get it right.

Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 6:07pm On Aug 25, 2015

fulanimafia:
Unfortunately the No. (2) which would have been the virile and objective opposition that this administration needs, are almost completely absent as you can tell from the responses to your OP.

Indeed. For example, some lady is busy mentioning the moot point of '100 day' as motivation for this thread. Will an election be conducted 100 days after a President is voted in? What is then the point of 'campaigning' for Buhari when such is entirely unneeded and unnecessary. As you surmised not many critics of Buhari are in the second category. Buhari is the real thing and things will start 'shaking' soon. Nigerians will need to support him so they can benefit from the tough actions the government will take on their behalf.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:57pm On Aug 25, 2015

MizMyColi:
imo,
This thread's unnecessary and lacks depth.

I'm earnestly not surprised it's coming a few days to the 100th day mark.
What a good time to resurrect.

I wonder what got Femi Falana talking in the manner which he did on TV, about Buhari's vs GEJ's anti-corruption strategies, but if the things he said are anything to go by (which I believe are), then it suffices that PMB has done "nothing"...
"Nothing" because when one considers the tempo and good will with which they rode into power, based on campaign promises and the mantra on everyone's lips, one'd expect to see trail blazing achievements or a positive tangible marker in that direction.

You only create threads like this when the protagonist has done something different, something totally alien to the norm, one that shows that real change has occurred, not some speculative, body language-esque, "I will" brand of change.

You have a style of saying the same thing repeatedly and tediously. I don't care about 100 days or even a thousand days. FFK is a charlatan I don't ever pay attention to. You or anyone else cannot remove Buhari because of the perception of of lack of performance over a time period. especially one as ridiculous as 100 days and considering the damage GEJ did.

Like I said before, think what you want. This thread is for (1) those who voted for Buhari and are waiting to see the progress they voted for and (2) those who did not vote for Buhari but want the best for Nigeria. Things will get 'interesting' soon as Buhari makes some moves to direct Nigeria on the right path. he will need the support and assistance of Nigerians who love Nigerian unconditionally.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:47pm On Aug 25, 2015

fulanimafia:
Gbawe welcome back.

Once one understands the true motive behind the 'opposition' presented by PMB's detractors, it then becomes easier to understand why they are unable to see what other Nigerians home and abroad that have a renewed hope in this country, see in this new administration.

Theirs is a meningital confusion that arises from a mix of fear of PMB's likely success which will further illuminate their error in supporting one of the most corrupt and incompetent adminstrations this country has seen; frustration triggered by the assurance that GEJ would be found guilty of monumental corruption which would further destroy his 'legacy' and reputation; the humiliation of PDP's defeat which has reduced it to a broke regional party; and a blend of ethno-religious bias comprised of a cerebral hatred for the so called "born to rule" that they believe PMB represents and the reduced relevance of the SE which has lost out of the political equation as a result of the block vote it gave the past President.

Very few of these elements oppose PMB because they truly believe he will not deliver Nigeria.

An instance of the meningital confusion I hitherto mentioned, can be seen with the "opposition's" stupefaction regarding the ongoing probes. In one breath it is dismissed as propaganda and a veil for non-performance, while in the next breath (as soon as it commences) it is called a witch-hunt and an effort which distracts good governance. The inability of these elements to see the link between probes and good governance underlines the intellectual weakness which is empirically linked to being consumed with deep-seated hatred.

The ones that truly love Nigeria will eventually join PMB in his quest to deliver this nation, but do not expect those that those under the yoke of ethno-religious bias and the ones that have decided to be Goodluck's Abokaku to see the light we are rallying them towards. Regardless, let us never be weakened in our resolve for a reformed Nigeria, our day has come.

Goodluck's Abobaku. grin

very witty and apt. No doubt majority of the Buhari critics on NL are GEJ's abobaku still reeling from the shock of the defeat of their demi-god who, in reality, was a shamelessly corrupt and inept administrator abhorred universally. This thread is not for those sort. It is for (1) those who voted for Buhari and are waiting to see the progress they voted for and (2) those who did not vote for Buhari but want the best for Nigeria.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:36pm On Aug 25, 2015

MrDenygerian:
Good day Gbawe. I'm really glad to hear from you. Be sure that those of us who have supported Buhari for years will be patient. He has a four year mandate and there will be no rush. This country needs a serious upheaval. We will be patient.

Buhari will deliver. The point is that Nigeria has been destroyed beyond what anyone can imagine. God forbid, but it is like having a child with a cough only to discover it is cancer which is much worse. Naturally the effort to threat the cancer will now be more considerable, more long term, more challenging and more measured than treating sore throat. Jonathan and his associates systematically looted Nigeria's to an extent never seen before. They did this when oil sold for $100.00 per barrel and more. Buhari is dealing with a situation where oil is less than $50.00 per barrel and all coffers of the nation has been drained with institutional decay at its worst. Of course Buhari has to be very careful, measured and pragmatic. Overall, I can confidently say Nigerians, even those who voted for GEJ, will be praising him soon and thanking God that Buhari won.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:25pm On Aug 25, 2015

Chubhie:
You've never been passionate about the nation. Your allegiance lies and ends with APC. Accept this and don't insult sensibilities.

You are never a patriot. Every attempt to smuggle yourself through as one would be resisted and exposed. It is never my business what you do for a living but don't insult our sensibilities while you are at it.

buddy, stop taking yourself so seriously. Grow up and leave out the personality-centred approach you think you must deploy on NL. Face the topic. If you come here daily with the intention of "resisting" and "exposing" others then how useful does that make you on a political blog where folks should really discuss ideas and not other posters? If you wish to be a perpetual critic of Buhari then dispassionately show what he is doing wrong in a factual and mature manner. You will be taken seriously with that approach.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 5:08pm On Aug 25, 2015

Chubhie:
Like you ran away after the elections to enjoy a deserved propagandic spoils of war? I acknowledge your second coming as a result of MAYDAY MAYDAY PANTS ON FIRE dispatch you got to help distract US and give US false hope while your principal battles with indecision according to you cos he's afraid to make mistakes? This is too cheap!

This your second coming like the proverbial thief in the night won't fly like before. We are wiser now and can't afford to waste four years of indecision. I'm more on the side of PMB than you will ever be.

Yeah, I got tonnes of money for my "propaganda" duty on NL. Seriously, some of you need to grow up. If people are passionate about their nation they speak up passionately for what they believe will make her better. It has nothing to do with what they stand to gain financially. Abeg believe what you want. That is your own wahala.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 4:53pm On Aug 25, 2015

MizMyColi:
Oh well...

All I see here is a diasporan Buharist who's doing what he can to cushion the effect of lambasting, pummeling and sheer disappointment which Buhari's followers would receive come August 29, 2015...when the supposed honeymoon would have expired.

This motive behind this thread's a known symptom of acudenariasis - An unfavorable condition of living in acute denial.

See what you want to see. That is your right. When Nigeria begins to get considerably better, this will be to your benefit as well even if you feel duty-bound, for one reason or the other, to malign the current government rather than support it..

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 4:20pm On Aug 25, 2015*

Chubhie:
joseph gobbels AKA Gbawe is here to force feed you with long episodic propaganda.

You are an unapologetic and entirely unobjective supporter of GEJ so I don't expect you to say different. Wait till public revelations that shows how Ali Baba (GEJ) and his forty thieves (Allison-Madueke et al) destroyed Nigeria with monumental looting to then understand why Buhari is moving "slowly" and purposefully. Hardcore Jonathanians like you will run away. I assure you that. You will then return, if you have some decency left in you, to praise the effort of Buhari to right the cumulative wrongs of the PDP since 1999.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 4:00pm On Aug 25, 2015

Adekamkpe23:
Give me reasons why Buhari would be the best, it is this continued propaganda that I hate.

Buhari's strongest quality, even as he is not a messiah as some think, is that he will always act in the best interest of ordinary Nigerians and will not be swayed by monetary gains or any interest in self-aggrandizement. That is what has destroyed all our past Presidents. At some level, they probably wanted to impact positively on the lives of the people . Yet when the 'we can make you rich' lobby groups came calling they folded and embraced the business-as-usual corruption and insider dealing killing Nigeria. Buhari won't do that and that is one main reason Nigerians should be very optimistic even if some see him as slow.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 3:53pm On Aug 25, 2015

SeverusSnape:
Hmmmm... You're making a whole lot of sense. I'm even speechless now.

But this propagandas got to stop. Elections are over, Now is time for governance.

I can understand your cynicism but I personally never engage in propaganda deliberately. I believe Buhari will deliver. He is not like our previous Presidents who placed the people last and generally embraced the ethos of feathering their own nest and that of their friends, associates and cronies. Of the three past Presidents we have had before Buhari, Yar Adua was the most caring and pro-people. He was distracted by poor health and lacked the will of Buhari to confront and repair the institutional decay and lootocratic practices that has totally ruined Nigeria today. Let us wait and see. I think you will be behind Buhari within a year from today.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 3:45pm On Aug 25, 2015

azimibraun:
Am a fan of the President and i wish him well... But am not down for all these sycophancy joor!!! It does not meet my defination of support for the president. Let the Legendary reformed democrat do his thing in his own pace and wisdom.

What sycophancy? Is it too much to ask you to support a president who, without dispute, has the quality , absent in all before him, to make Nigeria better? The purpose of this thread is to make Nigerians who still believe in Nigeria to reflect on what can be achieved if we all support the current regime and play our individual part to help it succeed. That is not too much to ask for in my opinion considering that Jonathan who ruined Nigeria, and was on course to destroying the Country totally, still got considerable support in the March election. What part are you playing to make your nation better?

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 3:34pm On Aug 25, 2015

SeverusSnape:
Sir, so far, Buhari have not lived up to expectations. Till now (almost a hundred days), The man has not declared his assets, The guy is reneging in almost all his promises.

You're not in this country, so you don't know what's going on. The APC thugs are still waiting for their 5,000 stipend.

**sigh**

I'm not used to typing long stuffs like you. But seriously, Buhari is losing it.

I am in Nigeria regularly and my parents and extended family live there. I am always adequately briefed about the situation in Nigeria. it can even be argued that Buhari and many of our leaders are more isolated from the people than diasporans because of the extremely elitist and unapproachable 'high tower' Nigeria leaders occupy.

Arguably, a disaporan could know more about Nigeria than leaders who never experience poor power supply, insecurity, illness (since they can travels to expensive clinics abroad) and general poverty/deprivation. They live among these ills yet are almost totally insulated from it than the diasporan who sends money home for the generator, school fees, medical bills et al. I know the privileged children of many Nigerian leaders who come to the UK to 'shop'. The way they spend show they certainly don't know what is "going on" in Nigeria as diasporan Nigerians do who send money the other way while our elites come to spend it abroad insensitively in copious amounts. The bottom line is that you should try and get behind the President rather than think you must commit to fighting him for one reason or the other. If you truly believe it is about Nigeria then you will get my point.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 3:16pm On Aug 25, 2015

PROVACATEUR:
we are in Nigeria and we can tell you that things have not be rosy here.

This is a failed 100 days

The reason is that Buhari is very scared of failing Nigerians and he is doing everything to make sure mistakes are avoided which rendered the past three regimes (OBJ, Yar Adua and Jonathan) inneffective overall and unable to address Nigeria's major problems such as poor power supply, poverty, unemployment, insecurity, weak and corrupt institutions, abysmal healthcare et al. I don't expect you to believe me but I can tell you that Buhari is shunning 'awon boyz' and their interest and focusing on what will transform our nation. That is a very, very good thing for Nigeria.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 3:07pm On Aug 25, 2015

adamshuaib:
Still observing. We need jobs

Job creation will be highest under Buhari. I am sure of this and will constantly study the statistics and report such impartially here. The fact is that job creation is inextricably linked to creating an environment where competition, transparency and best industry practices thrive. I think Buhari will deliver this better than any president we have had since 1999.

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Politics › Re: Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 3:00pm On Aug 25, 2015

SeverusSnape:
Hehehehehehehehehehe

If you love your nation then you will admit it is all about the progress of Nigeria. to that end I urge you to keep criticising the Buhari government but, crucially, get behind it if they deliver change and progress others have been unable to deliver since 1999. Simple as that. It is juvenile to fight and argue always because we assume enmity is permanent. Don't continue to hate Buhari because you have committed your mentality to never seeing good in his efforts. Look at the big picture. What if Nigeria can get close to the Nation you want it to be under this current government?

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Politics › Buhari Will Be The Best President Nigeria Has Had Post 1999. by Gbawe(op): 2:54pm On Aug 25, 2015*

I will stake my name and reputation on my assertion that Buhari, by far, will be the best President Nigeria has had since our current elective democracy began in 1999. I have stated it many times that the President to deliver Nigeria would be an ascetic, principled, immaterialistic and very strong-willed individual who genuinely loves all Nigerians and is ready to give his all to them.

All Nigerians should patriotically get behind Buhari because you have never had a President who care for you and is ready to do his best to make sure you have better lives more than this man. Already, the quality of his decision-making, appointments, boldness and strategizing is obvious. Even hardcore Jonathanians, Tandroids and unrepentant Buhari haters will be behind the man in a years time.

To Diasporan Nigerians.

One of my associates was Sunny Ofili who is now deceased.

http://www.theneighbourhoodonline.com/news/othernews/3074-ofili%E2%80%99s-death-%E2%80%98very-painful%E2%80%99-delta-state-govt.html

I mention him because he was an intelligent and patriotic individual who was always insisting I come home to to do my bit in making Nigeria better. I never took him seriously because of the character of the Presidents we have had since 1999. I.e OBJ, Yar Adua and Jonathan. I will certainly get involved now under Buhari and I urge all other Nigerians in the diaspora, with unique ideas and something to contribute, to consider taking a leap of faith. I won't ask you to leave your diasporan base but I want you to take a greater interest in the administration of Nigeria. I say this because most of my friends in the UK are completely apathetic about Nigeria and cynically disinterested in the prospect of a great Nigeria because "we have heard it all before". All diasporan Nigerians need to do is commit to observing how Buhari is leading Nigeria. If you then see revolutionary decisions and changes Nigeria has never witnessed before then consider going home to contribute your expertise and skills which will help build a Nigeria our children will be proud of.

To all Nigerians.
I think it can be said that "enough is enough" in the case of Nigeria. "Prehistoric" does not even properly quantify the conditions Nigerians live under. We will begin witnessing real change shortly. I urge all Nigerians who want our nation to be great to put sentiments aside. Embrace patriotism and optimism because real and quantifiable progress is here. It is the kind every Nigerians will see and feel. In the end my message is that we should give Buhari a chance and give him our support. I am fairly sure he will not let Nigerians down.

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Politics › Re: The Shame of a nation. Nigeria's Petroleum Minister Allison-Madueke !!! by Gbawe(op): 10:34pm On Aug 23, 2015

Allison-Madueke is now a disgraced Nigerian as some of us predicted would be the case in the end. Of what good is material wealth when you destroy many, many other human beings acquiring such wealth? You steal enough to ensure you and your entire extended family can fly by private jet yet the trade-off of your callous thievery is that other Nigerians are deprived of the functional joy of even owning a bicycle. If a thesis has to be written about the wickedness of man towards his fellow man then Nigeria would be the perfect nation to supply research and human material.

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Politics › Re: Revealed: Diezani Sat On $14bn Oil Deal With India-Daily Trust by Gbawe: 1:06pm On Aug 23, 2015

nateevs:
You are regurgitating the same crap. Sorry, are Nigerians the only humans in Sales and Marketing?
"Crude Oil goes beyond buying and selling" but has this "art" only been discovered in Nigeria?
So "high level politics" seems absent in all other countries that sell Crude Oil.

I am not in Sales and Marketing but I have common sense. So I didn't miss the part where the Commissioner states that Nigeria is the ONLY country in the world where this fraudulent methods apply. I also took some time to reflect back on Gbawe's link showing how Ribadu had identified this problem and advised solutions.

So I ask you again. How does it obtain in other countries? And what exactly are you defending?

bruv long time. it is always easy for honest and upright people to see and admit the truth. Dishonest and prejudiced folks will attempt to hide behind all manners of pseudo-intellectual pontifications and half-truths in an attempt to deceive others. What on earth has the Indian commissioner revealed that Ribadu had not extensively spoken against and recommended solutions for? Some people take the defence of their ethnic/religious affiliates too far and even beyond the limits of decency and common sense. What has the Indian commissioner said that is different to what Ribadu insisted Nigeria should do away with, as part of the recommendations of his Petroleum task force work, below only for GEJ to bin the report? Shebi we no sabi book but I think it is clear that some folks are just shamelessly dishonest and are only capable of making themselves look clueless with their 'dodgy' defence of what should not be defended.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ribadu-report-uncovers-sleaze-in-oil-and-gas-sector/128633/

Ribadu Report Uncovers Sleaze in Oil and Gas Sector

25 Oct 2012

The report also revealed that Nigeria was the only nation to sell all its crude through international oil traders rather than directly to refineries, adding that such trades were often opaque.

It said some international oil traders who were not “on the approved master list of customers” had been sold crude oil “without a formal contract” so little could be obtained about the details of these deals, which can be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Politics › Re: Revealed: Diezani Sat On $14bn Oil Deal With India-Daily Trust by Gbawe: 12:51pm On Aug 23, 2015*

For the pedantic and revisionist posters trying to divert focus from the real issue, by attacking the Indian commissioner, tell us the difference between what the Indian high commissioner says below and what Ribadu passed on to GEJ as official recommendations when he submitted his petroleum task force report. The bottom line, and one of the major problem, is the deliberate use of traders when Nigeria should be paid directly as is the case for every single major supplier of crude in the world.

Indian high commissioner;

Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust on Saturday at the weekend, the High Commissioner stated that Nigeria is the only country who uses intermediaries in its oil deals with India, saying, “From other countries, when we buy oil, whatever we want to pay, we pay to the Ministry of Finance of that country. In Nigeria, we pay to intermediaries. We would like to be dealing directly with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Ribadu:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-nigeria-oil-idUSBRE89N0VV20121024

Business News | Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:35am EDT
Exclusive: Nigeria loses billions in cut price oil deals - report
ABUJA | BY JOE BROCK

REUTERS/AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE
Nigeria lost out on tens of billions of dollars in oil and gas revenues over the last decade from cut price deals struck between multinational oil companies and government officials, a confidential report seen by Reuters says.

A team headed by the former head of the anti-corruption agency Nuhu Ribadu produced the 146-page study on an oil ministry request. It covers the year 2002 to the present.

Nigeria is Africa's largest crude oil exporter, shipping more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd), and is also home to the world's ninth biggest gas reserves and one of its largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals.

The report provides new details on Nigeria's long history of corruption in the oil sector, which has enriched its elite and provided the oil majors with hefty profits while two thirds of people live in poverty.

Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke told Reuters on Tuesday she had received the report last month but that it was a draft and the government was still supposed to give input. The one seen by Reuters was labeled "Final Report."

The report concluded that oil majors Shell, Total and Eni made bumper profits from cut-price gas, while Nigerian oil ministers handed out licenses at their own discretion. This, while not illegal, did not follow best practice of using open bids. Hundreds of millions of dollars in signature bonuses on those deals were also missing, it said.

"We have not seen this report and are, therefore, unable to comment on the content, but we will study it if and when it is published," a Shell spokesman said.

The report alleges international oil traders sometimes buy crude without any formal contracts, and the state oil firm had short-changed the Nigerian treasury billions over the last 10 years by selling crude oil and gas to itself below market rates.

There was no suggestion that the oil majors or traders had done anything illegal, but the report highlighted a lack of transparency in their dealings in a nation rife with graft.

"It is a draft," Alison-Madueke said. "There will be some areas where the government ... may have a slightly different opinion ... (and) will put its point of view to the committee."

She said she expects the final report to be with President Goodluck Jonathan within two weeks.

MISSING BILLIONS

Ribadu's probe was among several set up following a week of nationwide strikes against a rise in fuel prices in January, which morphed into a campaign against oil corruption.

Billions of dollars of revenue was missing in unpaid debts from signature bonuses and royalties, the report found.

Nigeria LNG, a company jointly owned by the NNPC, Shell, Total and Eni had paid the country for gas at cut-down prices before exporting it to international markets, the report said.

Total and Eni declined to comment because they invest in but do not operate Nigeria LNG, the role played by Shell.

"The estimated cumulative of the deficit between value obtainable on the international market and what is currently being obtained from NLNG, over the 10 year period, amounts to approximately $29 billion," the report said.

It also said foreign oil firms had outstanding debts.

Addax, now a unit of China's state-owned Sinopec, owes Nigeria $1.5 billion in unpaid royalties, part of a $3 billion black hole of unpaid bonuses and royalties owed by oil firms.

Addax did not respond to requests for comment, but the report noted it disputes owing the signature bonuses.

Shell owes Nigeria's government 137.57 billion naira ($874 million) for gas sold from its Bonga deep offshore field, the report said, while oil majors owed $58 million between them for gas flaring penalties. They were also not adhering to newer higher fines.

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INFORMAL TRADING

It said some international oil traders who were not "on the approved master list of customers" had been sold crude oil "without a formal contract" so little could be obtained about the details of these deals, which can be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

"This logically will serve to reduce margins obtainable on sale of crude oil," the report said.

But Alison-Madueke disputed this, saying there are no informal contracts and there is "an official tender put out every year", which can be seen by the public in newspapers.

The state oil firm gets an allocation of 445,000 bpd of crude oil to refine locally but it has been selling itself this oil at cut-down prices, a practice which cost Nigeria $5 billion in potential revenue between 2002-2011, the report said.

"NNPC buys at international rates," Alison-Madueke retorted.

The report said the NNPC made 86.6 billion naira over the 10-year period by using overly generous exchange rates in its declarations to the government. There was no sign of the money.

Nigerian oil ministers between 2008-2011 handed out seven discretionary licenses but there is $183 million in signature bonuses missing from the deals, the report said. Three of these oil licenses were awarded since Alison-Madueke took up her position in 2010, according to the report.

"I have not given any discretionary awards during this administration," Alison-Madueke told Reuters, although she added that the president had the right to do so instead of using bids if he saw fit. "That is entirely up to him," she said.

Among the report's recommendations were that parts of NNPC be reorganized or scrapped, an independent review of the use of traders be set up and a transparency law be passed requiring oil companies to disclose all payments made to Nigeria.

U.S. regulators put new rules in place in August that will require U.S.-listed oil and gas companies to disclose payments they make to foreign governments like Nigeria.

(Additional reporting by Muriel Boselli in Paris, Stephen Jewkes in Milan and Emma Farge in Geneva; editing by Tim Cocks and James Jukwey)

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Politics › Re: Revealed: Diezani Sat On $14bn Oil Deal With India-Daily Trust by Gbawe: 12:37pm On Aug 23, 2015

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Is like every Dic.k and Harry have invaded the thread like members of 7th NASS who have no proper knowledge of secondary economics.

You don't make informed contribution in matters of this level with one article.

And moreover, this decision appears to have been taken by the Economic team of seasoned technocrats.

you always talk nonsense and I doubt that will ever change. You disparage others and hide behind some pretend erudition when it is obvious to all that you don't know much and are only engaging in blind defence of the GEJ government and its members because of nothing but the prejudice you are notorious for here on this forum. Man mi, say the truth and shame the devil. Ali baba (GEJ) and his forty thieves (Allison-Madueke et al) are brazen, shameless and heartless crooks. The Indian high commissioner is merely revealing operational practises Nigeria deploy in her oil sector which are counter-productive, abet corruption and the looting of Nigeria. He is saying nothing new or revolutionary and all your irrelevant talk just make you appear dishonest and not intelligent as you obviously wish to be perceived as.

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Politics › Re: Revealed: Diezani Sat On $14bn Oil Deal With India-Daily Trust by Gbawe: 12:28pm On Aug 23, 2015

samofson:
This story get as e bi o ...I don't trust the Indians let's hear the other side before we conclude. Cause we all know how Deziani and co loved doing deals so I dont see any reason why she would have not jumped at the opportunity to make more money unless the deal no favour am and or Nigeria as a whole.

Indian deals are always to their maximum benefit.

What other side of the story are you looking for? Did Ribadu not make the same claim the Indian high commissioner make in 2012 as head of the Petroleum solution-finding task force GEJ himself deceptively put together after the entire universe got on his case over the fuel subsidy riot that took Nigerian lives? did Ribadu collude with this Indian back in 2012 when he stated, as the Indian does, that Nigeria is the only major supplier of crude selling their oil through traders and intermediaries? Did Ribadu not ask GEJ to put an end to that practise which abets the looting of Nigeria's oil wealth and destroyed transparency?

Did GEJ do as Ribadu requested or did he bin the report simply because him and Allison-Madueke were the crook looting Nigeria? can you remind us what GEJ did about the Ribadu recommendations which was praised worldwide as a set of solutions which would have "sanitised" our oil sector if adopted and implemented? I simply don't know why Nigerians are averse to calling a spade a spade when such is terribly obvious and would rather blame Tom, d1*ck and Harry. instead you will always blame someone/thing else as you do here with your comment of not 'trusting' the Indian when he has said nothing new and is actually revealing 'odd' and corruption-friendly practises the PDP government has been warned, home and abroad, to move against for decades now.

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