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I agree with GEJ,enough of pointless agenda.Which goverment has ever fulfilled its agenda?So no need joining the group of failures.Just govern us well!and all will fall in place.

Saying you just want him to govern us well is very vague. May I ask what will be your criteria for good governance? Let me put it this way, What will GEJ has to do or what will he has to stop for you to believe he has governed us well. Example: For me I need him to stop fraud then, crime (boko haram is on the front burner now). As of today he is in the red (particularly with d idiotic amnesty proposal), but I pray he succeed for the good of the country

Mr small:
I wonder if you would probe your immeidate boss if u had a chance,

apart from Nuhu Ribadu, most people in Nigeria dare not probe their boss. But I also remember that while the late Yar'dua declared his asset at the begining of his short administration, GEJ refused to declare his. That suggest that he might benefitted from Alamieyeseigha's looting and also as the Gov. of Bayelsa that he couldn't afford to declare. This is definately not to say that other govs. were innocent, just to caution you from trying to paint him as a saint just because he is your kinsman and belong to the same religion with you.

Hmmm boko haram ambush the army. This is dangerous. I'm just sick and tired of all these news of arrests. What happens to prosecution? B4 you know it these criminals will be back on the street in a matter of weeks.

I tend to agree with the honorable. The N150K/N1m is just too small for our level of enlightenment about cashless transactions and especially with wave of ATM fraud we saw a few months ago (which is still ongoing in some places). Its difficult to see the women in balogun market and my Igbo brothers in several markets across the country abiding. They'd rather keep their money at home/shops which is just a recipe for disaster. I still think their should be a limit though maybe N500k for individuals and N2m for corporate bodies.

@T9ksy

T9ksy:
But this is stale news, sha.

Its common knowledge that northerners trail miserably behind their southern counterpart in education.
When Awo tried to provide free education to the northerners, the sardunna and his merry-go men opposed it vehemently. Meanwhile, Tafawa balewa on becoming our first P.M decided his 10 yr old son should go and finish his schooling in london!

My premise here is that the northern elite do not want to educate their young generations- they need them as foot soldiers to unleash on us [size=14pt]infidels [/size]whenever we seem to be getting too big for our boots. Whenever they see the need to whip us into line, they have their almajiris at their beck and call ready to obey like zombies without asking any questions. They even massacred us because of the eclipse of the moon!

They have been in the corridors of power all these years yet they have not done anything to catch up with their sounthern counterparts in the education of their youths.

It wasn't an oversight, it was/is a deliberate action by their ruling elite who sent their own kids to school in foreign lands like the muthallabs.

I wonder why you always try to weave religion into every issue.Besides, why focus on the north alone - mind you, I am a yoruba man? If I read the article well, its not just the north, the rest of the country is also shutting down but you fail to see this or is it that anything that does not condemn/portray the north (muslims) in bad light is not really important (i.e not worthy of calling attention to). See the highlighted text Below

texazzpete:
When you think of the fact that 70% of our 150 million-population is under the age of 30, then that figure of 62, 682 becomes utterly ridiculous. Assume that there is an equal distribution of citizens in each year of life, then we should be expecting to see upwards of 10 million souls registering for the NCEE; not a paltry 0.6% of that figure.
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So where are all the 9-11 year olds in both Kebbi and Yobe states? And how come Lagos alone has 26% of all the registrants?. The last time I checked, our own official figures give Lagos 6% of our total population

What this tells me is that education all over the rest of Nigeria, not just in the North, is shutting down. The potential impact of this is incredibly horrifying.

I'm kind of surprised that you guys are shocked by the list of nominees. I mean what do you expect? In my opinion names are still missing like Iyabo Obasanjo, Peter Odili, Bode George, Ibori, Ohakim etc. Don't be disappointed people, this is what you voted for so take it in good fate

dustydee:
So know one can place a finger on any achievement of GEJ in Bayelsa?Na wah for Nigerians o how did he win then?

Purely on tribal sentiments and rigging PERIOD!! Sad that my countrymen will settle for mediocrity just because the beneficiary is kinsman
As for those that say their can't/shouldn't be development in bayesla because of the terrain, I just want to ask if you guys have heard of the palms in dubai? And did you know that much of Holland - the home country of SHELL is under sea level? Is that enough reason for the Dutchs to remain underdevelped? I mean why didn't the ducth that suck out the wealth (SHELL) choose to remain under develop rather they rose to the challenge and built barrier to make their lives meaningful

playah P:
BEFORE THE RIOTS, A FRIEND OF MINE IN THE MILITARY, CALLED ME TO WARN ME ABOUT IT, CAN U IMAGINE??

Very sad. So the military had a fore knowledge and could not alert the other security agencies to nip the crime. Or could it be they had orders to look the other way?

Kobojunkie:
^^^ I am sure folks like you are not brain-dead. You ought to be more outraged that rigging even occured at all. You were promised free and fair, that there are stories that it was rigged, and that there exists the possiblity that many of the videos posted are actual videos recording the rigging of the election you just completed, should worry you more. Not whether Buhari rigged or did not rig or PDP alone rigged or CPC alone rigged.

GOSH!! You ought to be outraged. You are being swindled ---your future being sold for a couple of naira and you seem more concerned about pinning one on the other side. UNBEWEAVABLE!

My sister, Don't mind the guy, he is so blinded by religious/tribal sentiments that he does not see the danger ahead and won't even mind if Peter Odili/James Ibori/Akala etc becomes the president as long as his tribal/religious sentiments are certisfied. Sometime I feel very sorry for this country because people thinking like that.

Ikengawo:
i think the real question is will nigerians ever pay for something instead of getting mad at the government for not providing them with services they don't pay bills or taxes for like everyone else in every reasonable country in the world

You're wrong there. Nigerians are ready to pay and they have been paying for the little electricity they get. Why don't you focus your energy on the gov. that is failing on its responsibilities rather than accusing the people of not wanting to pay for services they don't get. Which reasonable country in the world do you know where people pay for what they don't get? Just name one

Eizog:
Having carefully gone through all that has been said about this Bride I want to believe that you all may be right in your own Judgement. I Believe she is one woman who is always bold enough to make sacrifices come what may in order to get results. I salute her courage and I must say this is the kind of person we want. Pls let her contact me on 08051708741. That it worked for her does not mean it will work for everybody. Dont carry a Coffin when you are coming for interview just to get sympathy. Goodluck in all things.

Hello oooo? Am I missing something? SHE's MARRIED!!!

dappssee:
[size=15pt]IF IT WAS THE GROOM THAT WENT FOR THE TEST, WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO THOSE ACCUSING HER?[/size]

Help me ask them ooo.

I dey Vex!:
At abt 3pm, a friend calls and says they are about to start. Of course, I assume she must have fastracked her reception with a view to killing two birds with one stone. Consider the traffic in PH and think of where she might be living. Her best bet was to take off to the venue.

A wedding [/b]does not show how a [b]marriage [/b]will be!!! It is just a bloody wedding for heaven's sake!!! [b]If my wife did this, I would support completely. I would rather have a 10 minute reception and give her a chance at getting that job than get annoyed with her. let us face reality. If she gets this job, all these will end

Its important to differentiate a wedding from marriage. And I'll support my wife too if I was the groom. The husband is a lucky man to have a woman who's not ready to just sit at home expecting her husband to do everything.

seanet02:
Dude always making sense!!

If only have more of people like this in top government positions in other states and at federal level. But religious and tribal sentiments no go gree

Lagos survived OBJ's starvation. Something tells me they'll survive this as well though this is different and won't be easy. Its all about leadership (good, visionary and commitment). They'll probable come out even better-off because they'll have to think outside the box and look inward. IF they do survive this, then Africa has just given birth to a new nation (Not in support of splitting Nigeria though).

In essence, what military attacks and invasion accompanied by countless loss of life could not achieve in many years, intelligence achieved with no civilian casualty in less than 10months. Since no picture of his dead body is shown this throws some shadows of doubt to the claim

Believe it when we see it. Wishing him the best anyway even though I doubt the sincerity when such huge funds are budgeted/disbursed for federal projects.

spora1:
Osama bin Laden is dead, sources told CNN Sunday night.

Congressional and administration sources say U.S. officials have the body of bin Laden, who was reportedly killed in Afghanistan. The details around his death were not immediately available.

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to address the nation shortly.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/01/bin.laden.dead/index.html?hpt=C1

We have heard this before when they came up with the news that he died of malaria or something one or two years back. I hope this is not another propaganda stunt by the Obama administration trying to win peoples' confidence that he can protect Americans after the whole mess in North Africa and middle east where a good number of America puppet gov. allies are under serious threats. But then again it will also backfire seriously and hurt his second-term bid the its not true.

Akunyili - Something not relevant to her background (more likely to be used as propaganda tool again)

Dimeji Bankole culture&tourism
Bode George - Petroleum (he was brought out of prison for something afterall)

chuks01:
GBENGA DANIEL MINISTER OF POWER AND STEEL, UNA GO HEAR WEEN FOR THIS GEJ ADMINSTRATION  , I DEY LAUGH OO

Is their any ministry like that because what we have come to recognise is the ministry of "POWER TO STEAL"

o.k how about Tony Anenih

For those who labor under the illusion that they own Mr. Jonathan, it would be wise to take a look at the “Kodak” moment when the man was proclaimed “president-elect.” They’d see a beaming Tony Anenih (yes, Mr. Fix-it himself), but there’s not a single young person in the picture. Go figure!

Source: Nigeria: The Burden of a Lie
http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/articles/4932/1/Nigeria-The-Burden-of-a-Lie/Page1.html

Iyabo Obasanjo
Being the daughter of GEJ godfather, that's more than credential

lukkie:
Even Jonathan papa, [b]Obasanjo [/b]no fit try am. Na yam?

He no dey laff again o

Nekai:
Personally I believe Obama is a great man. However, Nigeria should be careful 'courting' the U.S. during this period in time, which is being marked down in history as being characterized by a blood-thirsty lust for African oil.

very wise advice. Let those who have ears hear. The fact is that U.S only care about their interest (oil in this case). Sadly we have a leadership that really don't care if our resources are sucked dry overnight and any atrocities that may be committed as long as it translate to dollars in their private accounts.

It will still be nice to see prooves that the under-aged voters were for cpc (I'm not affirming that cpc didn't use them, I just need to see the evidence.) The fact that there were under age voters in the north is enough proof to win a court case. I hope these pictures are not what they intend to show as prove because as far as I''m concerned they prove nothing.

egift:
STATE          #REG. VOTERS             Party        No. of Votes Won      % of # of votes cast
                     AS AT FEB 7th 2001
Anambra      1,758,220                     PDP                 1,145,169                   98.96%
Enugu          1,301,185                     PDP                    802,144                    98.54%
Akwa Ibom   1,714,781                     PDP                 1,165,629                    94.58%
Imo               1,611,715                    PDP                  1,381,357                   97.98%
Ebonyi             876,249                     PDP                     480,592                    95.57%
Bayelsa           472,389                     PDP                       504,811                    99.63%
Abia              1,481,191                     PDP                  1,175,984                    98.96%
Delta             1,900,055                     PDP                  1,378,851                    98.59%
Rivers            2,419,057                     PDP                  1,817,762                    98.04%

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/nigerias-presidential-election-jonathan-set-win-aided-southern-magic-numbers

If this figures from Bayelsa is correct, then the calculation is actually 106.86%. [size=15pt]IT SAYS THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES WON IS MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS[/size]

AS FAR AS SOME PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED, THAT IS WHAT A FREE AND FARE ELECTION SHOULD LOOK LIKE

@olabukola,
Let me set the record straight as it appears your are not getting me correctly. I have only made one affirmative statement in all my posts on this topic i.e that the election was rigged. You were the one making all the clear-cut digital statements like:

One thing that baffles me is that nobody queried why we have under aged voters in the north, is it cos it did not benefit GEJ? Is that not another form of election irregularity?.

Meaning GEJ did not benefit from the under aged voter. As far as I am concerned, he could have benefited. So, if anyone is so sure that he didn't I just ask for proof that he didn't. That's not a crime is it?

Then you said:

If i cannot prove the beneficiary of the under aged voters how can you prove that the election was rigged

This was what prompted my only affirmative statement:

Secondly, their is nothing to prove in the rigging. It is a fact for which their is even video evidence

olabukola:
Do you think this sentence can win you a case in a court?(Not Nigerian kind of court) Just as you asked me for prove that the under aged voters did not vote for pdp, i will like you to prove to me that the election was actually rigged wherever you think and the only thing you can come up with is the I.Q post.

I am not trying to win any court case because I'm not a member of CPC. Mind you the statement is not the evidence. If you look objectively hard enough (even on nairaland) you find the evidence. sorry, I'm no longer in the habit of providing links (with a few exceptions though).

olabukola:
Well everybody saw the remains of the corp members, again you have to prove to me that under aged were killed as well. Does it mean that you guys don't value their(almajiris) lives thats why non of you made mention of them being killed as well.

This is the main reason I said it appears you are not getting me correctly. I didn't say any almajiri was killed. According to some reports, they were even the ones doing the killing. And I certainly value every human life irrespective of tribe or religion. Read the my last sentence of my last post

Arosa:
There is always the possibility of recurrence thus the use of the word stop. Did he not say his followers should "lynch vote riggers"?

I was not referring to the word stop. I was referring to the word "instigating" which means present continuous action.

Its a shame that people voted against their own reasoning and logic. It is obvious that pro gej knew that the president elect is incompetent (at least in area of security) yet they voted for him in-place of the candidate they know can do the job. Otherwise, why would they be asking Buhari to stop the almajiris even when he does not control any of the national security forces. Is it not a hidden acceptance incompetence and mediocrity? You guys/ladies can prove me wrong by calling on your elected CnC to use the National security outfits not only to put a lasting end to this criminal acts but also to investigate, arrest and prosecute whoever is behind the killing (EVEN BUHARI, IF HE IS FOUND GUILTY BY A COMPETENT COURT)

Imagine the American and European citizens asking Osama to call his killers to stop the attacks instead of their respective governments. Shame! Shame!! Shame!!!

olabukola:
You people are becoming reasonable now. I am not a member of any party also and i did not vote for anybody cos i no its looting looting looting as usual. If i cannot prove the beneficiary of the under aged voters how can you prove that the election was rigged. One thing is clear though, the under aged voted for somebody from the north otherwise the almajiris that killed the corpers suspected of rigging in favour of Jona could have killed them(under aged) first if they vote for Jona.

Firstly, I'm not supposed to even be talking to you since you are not patriotic enough to consider it necessary to vote on the assumption that looting will continue. Is that not part of the reasons why you should vote? Of course you silently approve of the looting that's why u didn't border to make effort to change Nigeria from the looting status quo.

Secondly, their is nothing to prove in the rigging. It is a fact for which their is even video evidence. If you thing the illogically high voters' percentage GEJ got from SS/SE is normal, then you should take an I.Q test to see if its over 1-digit.

Finally, how are you sure that the almajiris didn't kill them? Of course to people like you only southern christian corpers were killed and there were no northern (muslim/christian) victims right?

noblezone:
bros, I feel your pain, but unfortunately, that is the reality of our Nigeria. Ethnicicty and religion are playing big roles in our politics and it is because we were forcefully and wrongly amalgamated. Only a new negotaion of Nigeria will bring the change we all desire. As at this moment, the Beron man of Plateau State, is more likely to vote a corrupt and selfish fellow from Anambra State, than a good jolly fellow from Bauchi.

Now, let me ask you, do you blame him?

I have always said splitting Nigeria is not the solution to our problem and your post just proves my theory. By your post, and with reference to this topic, are you suggesting the people of southern and northern Kaduna should belong to two different countries?

proudly9ja:
Is there any proof that the underaged voters ALL voted Buhari? Didn't Jonathan get about 11 million votes from the north?
In fact, did s[b]omeone on Nairaland post pictures of underaged voting in the same polling booth where a PDP governor voted? If they were all voting Buhari, wouldn't the governor have raised alarm?[/b]

O pari. Case dismissed. Gbam

olabukola:
All i have been reading here in how GEJ rigged the election to his favour. Yes rigging is bad and we must condemn it when it happens irrespective of who benefited from it. One thing that baffles me is that nobody queried why we have under aged voters in the north, is it cos it did not benefit GEJ? Is that not another form of election irregularity?.

If we condeme Jona for rigging we should as well condemn who ever benefited from the vote of the under aged unless their votes goes to Jona as well.

I am not a member of cpc, or pdp or any of the party (though I voted for cpc). Can u prove that the pdp is not a beneficiary of the alleged under aged voter?