₦airaland Forum

Pharoh:
What is wrong in reading from the book? people do cram a lot just to come and woo the audience. My brother it doesn't matter to me if he reads from a book or a teleprompter which most world leaders do. The goal for me is actual delivery of results and putting words into actions that would yield meaningful results. Like the poster said below, debates are over rated though it is good but not compulsory in my opinion as there are better substitutes for debates.

Debates would serve the western public well where there is high literacy level and most people understand the general language. How many nigerians has access to television, can speak english or is even literate enough to understand the whole stuffs they are debating on tv. The best way of campaigning and passing your message in soceities like nigeria is to use various mediums of engagement that are very effective. Interest groups, avertisements, party meetings, nationwide campaign or just name it. There are agents also working for you to communicate with the populace in their language and level of understanding. The number of people in the informal sectors is very much greater than the number of people in the formal sector so who are you targeting with your debate?.

How many market women, mechanic, carpenter or vulcanizer will watch the debate and make sense of it. How will you reach those people with a debate if not interest groups, meeting with the leaders who will in turn pass your message to the rank and file. Debate is necessary in some societies but definitely not Nigeria because the enlightened ones you want to reach with your debate are sophisticated enough to know where to get information about your programs. You guys are just trying to make a mountain out of nothing but seriously ask yourself what is the penetration level of these debates?, what segments and amount of the population can it reach. The purpose of debate is to get the electorate so there are other effective means to that simple. It is not compulsory so you guys should just drop it and vote for those you feel deserves your vote.

Time2Think:
Fashola couldnt answer a few questions from Dosunmu

1. about the roads costing 1billion Naira per kilometer

2. the houses that sells way over 40m - 50m Naira

3. the un employment register he promised to create in 2007 - he claimed its on their website - not sure if it ever was.

4. why dont they publish the costs of their projects for others to see.

5. housing for the populace.

and a few others.

Pharoh:
Yes he is a public speaker and he has done that in various capacities, conferences and even rallies if you want to factor this election campaigning so there is not doubt about that.  He simply is not interested so why can't you guys get it, listen to the ones who wants to debate and choose who to vote for. Those that will vote for goodluck already know how and when he has communicated his plans to them. It is not by force to debate or what exactly is the issue here. What is the fuse about this debate or did MKO had a debate before the presidential election in 1993? same for shagari and the first republic elections. What is the benefit of a debate that cannot be served by other means, he has communicated with Nigerians on facebook, through his campaign and he thinks that is enough.


Being a Phd holder does not translate to a competent public speaker, you must have gone through the presentations of many lecturers and i doubt if they all performed equally. Being a good public debater does not translate to a better administrator or manager. It is one thing to perform very well at the debate and another thing to perform well when you are actually given the job to do. You guys are just trying to make a mountain out of nothing and i doubt any one of you would even manage a local government if given the job. A good strategist picks the battle he has the highest comparative advantage of winning and he is not driven by impulse or popular opinions.

Pharoh:
Thumbs up for Goodluck in avoiding this debate as it is pointless and serves no useful purpose judging from the situation on ground. Debate has never translated to actual actions, it is just an avenue to boast about what you cannot do. There are several platforms to reach out to Nigerians and the Goodluck is free to choose what he likes, it is not by force to come for a debate. The others can go ahead with the debate if that is really what they want. There are better options that can be used to communicate your programs and manifesto to the voters which is the ultimate goal and not this pointless debate.

blink182:
He did the right thing, he would have made a total joke of himself. President that called polythene bag water proof at an international meeting. I'm so glad nigerians are beginning to speak out against these good-for-nothing-english-killing-ECA depleting-idio.tic-mo.roon

rebranded:
Where is beaf, AgainstGEJ, ma_j_blige and the other aliases

they are tired of making excuses for GEJ and PDP

shevalync:
They are busy looking for the expo lol!

ladi02:
Or they have not been paid for the month of March

Lebany:
Exasperated Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate in the state, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), described the alleged demolition of his billboards by suspected PDP thugs as barbaric, politically motivated extremist and provocative.

He said such acts were meant to intimidate Kwarans who  want a clean break from the past years of alleged misrule, suppression and corruption, but made it clear that no amount approach intimidation could not hold back the drive for liberation his party is championing in the state.

“The barbarism and political extremism going on in Kwara State is at the instance of the ruling PDP and the state government. This barbarism is underscored by the recent violent actions of the thugs loyal to the party, some carrying out their heinous actions right under the protection of the state government,” Rafiu Ajakaye, media aide to Belgore, said in a statement issued in Ilorin, the state capital.
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He added: “The latest,  was the wanton destruction of all the billboards belonging to the opposition in the state capital. To underscore their barbaric acts and where they are coming from, these thugs destroyed everything and left only billboards belonging to the PDP governorship candidate, AbdulFatah Ahmed. [/size]

“The message the PDP and state government are sending to the people of Kwara is that the April poll won’t be free and fair; that the people will be prevented from exercising their constitutional right to elect their leader, and that violence will be unleashed on them if bribery and intimidation fail to quench their thirst for change. They have told anybody that the election will be a do-or-die affair. Politics, for us, is about improving the lives of the people. Belgore has made clear to his supporters that any of them caught unleashing violence on the people or doing anything illegal would be handed over to security agents. We have reported this action to all the appropriate security agencies, and we urge the provoked people of Kwara to remain calm and not take the law into their own hands.

“All the billboards in Ilorin belonging to Belgore and other opposition candidates were either defaced or uprooted by thugs being sponsored by the PDP-led state government. On Emir Road near the Belgore family house, the thugs arrived at around 12.30a.m in a convoy of eight vehicles containing arms and ammunition, shooting sporadically into the air to scare away any potential challenger of their barbarism while tearing the billboards, thus unleashing terror on the hapless people living in the area.

“These actions were repeated almost in all the key areas across the state capital, including Unity, Airport and Iyana Afon Junctions, and at the Gairi Alimi Round About, where they destroyed our billboards despite the fact that the sites were duly registered and paid for through the Kwara State Advertising and Signage Agency (KWASA). These barbaric actions only go to show that the state government and its agent provocateurs have no respect for law and order.”

But PDP specifically, accused a top ACPN stalwart in the state of being in possession of firearms.

The party accordingly urged the security agents in the state to investigate the alleged discovery of the firearms.

In a swift reaction, ACPN spokesperson, Alhaji Abdullahi Ogannija, refuted the allegation, saying no security agent visited the Senator’s house on Tuesday night.

He therefore ,urged ACPN supporters to eschew violence before, during and after the election.

PDP spokesperson, Alhaji Isiaka Danmairomo said: “Our attention has been drawn to the false alarm raised by the ACPN on the alleged violent attacks on its members and the recent destruction of billboards in some parts of Ilorin, the state capital.

“This is the second time that the party (ACPN), has done this to unleash terror on innocent citizens and yet its members would raise false alarm perhaps as a strategy to deceive unsuspecting members of the general public. Many vehicles and commercial buses carrying our members who were returning from the Presidential Campaign rally  were not only vandalized but the occupants who are our supporters were attacked with dangerous weapons and injured, many of them are still lying critically in the hospital.

“What prompted  violence by  ACPN was the large turn-out of people at the PDP rally held at the Metropolitan Square, Ilorin which in turn frightened its members who became jittery with the turn of event at the rally. However, the PDP as a responsible party would not join issues with any political party whatsoever owing to the belief that our party symbolises peace, progress and development. 

“The chairman of ACPN in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Zubair can testify to this because he was once the chairman of the state chapter of the PDP and he knew what the party stood for. Violence is alien to the PDP and its leaders and so, no stone will be left unturned to eschew thuggery because PDP is a disciplined party. The allegation of violence against it by ACPN is false and it is a calculated attempt to paint the party red.”

Both CPC and ACPN described the PDP’s denial of culpability in the alleged attacks on their members by the party’s thugs in parts of the metropolis as baseless.

In a statement, ACPN General Secretary, Abdul ganiyu Saka said: “We wish to call on the police and other law-enforcement agencies for the umpteenth time to spread their dragnets to the state capital and neighbouring villages to fish out and bring to book all the perpetrators and sponsors of the heinous crime.

“This is the only way by which our dear state can continue to enjoy peace and tranquility.

The ACPN and thousands of other law-abiding citizens, including members of other political parties in the state,                                       woke up to discover that billboards of all political parties other than those of the PDP in the state had been destroyed by the PDP thugs.

“Perhaps, it is worth mentioning that the PDP thugs stormed the political office of Dr Olusola Saraki at Olorunsogo area where they destroyed billboards and vandalised the office. Is it possible for ACPN members to vandalise the political office of our revered leader?  In continuation of their act of violence the same day, a group of PDP armed thugs stormed the premises of our leader, the Waziri of Ilorin on Ilofa road and attacked our law-abiding members.”

Corroborating his colleague, spokesperson of the CPC in the state, Alashi Obasanjo said it was obvious that PDP thugs were  behind the destruction of other billboards and posters on the said date.
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According to Obasanjo, “Billboards of the CPC, ACPN, ACN and ANPP have been utterly destroyed in areas such as airport road, Adeta Roundabout, Asa Dam Junction, Unity Road and Gambari Junction.[/size]

medjai:
This Week’s Fixtures:
05/03 Gombe vs Crown FC
05/03 Plateau vs Lobi
05/03 3SC vs Ocean
05/03 Sharks vs Heartland
05/03 Niger vs Kwara
06/03 Bukola vs Sunshine
06/03 Enyimba vs Dolphins
06/03 Rangers vs JUTH
06/03 Pillars vs Zamfara
06/03 Wolves vs Kaduna

Oso Sexy:
He has gone to dental school his first profession is a dentist. [size=18pt]However[/size] his patients are only police officers. [size=18pt]He has joined the force and works in a police hospital.[/size] Hope it makes sence now.