₦airaland Forum

Its nice how far we've come. Baba's beef with Jonathan must have to do with the fact that he can't "control" him, as we thought he would. I like how this looks like all ties have been severed with him. As for these allegations, maybe if baba had put in place effective checks during his own time and strengthened government institutions, he would not hve to worry about these things. Too bad his own government was also a failure

I wonder why people have forgotten when Jonathans government led by Okonjo was fighting against depleting the reserves. now the rainy days have come and everyone is removing the blame from themselves.

Even still, i think it is commendable that even with the economic issues, this government has been able to control inflation reasonably...if Nigerians look at other oil dependent nations they might see what I
mean.

End of story...this government has been slightly commendable.. people should accept at least the parts that are commendable and choose someone who can do better. Accusations like this are not helpful.

As noble as the idea sounds, every reasonable person should know that it is impracticable for now.

Do we currently have a national data base that identifies every poor family? If we do, what is the criteria for determining those eligible, and how do you know when and if they eventually overcome poverty?

Do we have a National record of immediate past corp members who are unemployed? And how do we know the moment they get job?

Does Nigeria have an up-to-date record of all primary school pupils, their class and graduation schedule and number of yearly intake, making allowance for dropouts and and mid session enrolment?

Is there any structure or machinery in place to curb a possible abuse, misuse, diversion, inclusion of pseudo beneficiaries and misappropriation by corrupt politicians?

Is there a possibility that a greater majority of the beneficiaries would be from a certain part of the country?

Judging from our current economic circumstances with the austerity measure in view, do we have enough resources to carry out this welfare programme, is it economically viable, is it sustainable, what happens if the next administration comes and decides we can no longer sustain it, therefore it must be scrapped?

Please provide answers to the aforementioned questions.

And if you must know, if this programme is to successful and carried out efficiently, it would require an extended period to plan. Currently, there is absolutely no structure on ground. More so, there have got to be a legislation to back it, which would require time, apparently we are in democratic dispensation. Consequently, it would take the most part of Buhari's administration for this to come to effect.

londoner:
I honestly was not aware that Nigeria can stabilize the price or crude oil in the international market..

Would you care to expain how Nigeria will set about doing this? Thanks in advance.

Bawss1:
Do not let your love for Buhari leave you in delusion, no nation or group of nations can "stabilise" oil prices. OPEC the oil clique is still very much in play yet in spite of their efforts global oil prices have fallen from >$100 to about $50. Demand from oil thirsty countries has dropped, the US has stepped up its local production by exploiting shale. There is no singular measure that OPEC or any nation for that matter can use right now to revert oil prices back to what it was before. It will only rise when demand from countries like the USA and China pick up. Thats why it is completely ridiculous that Buhari claims he can stabilise oil prices.

His comment alone speaks volumes about his ignorance about this matter and it shocking that someone who claims he is better than than the current leader can be so bold with such ignorance. It is a big shame that this is the kind of person we want to lead us to greatness after the disappointment that GEJ has been.

What is the point of replacing a dumb leader with an ignorant one?

EDIT: Re: Your post. What foreign policies are you talking about? All the countries that have been hit hard by this drop in oil prices are reeling from the pain.

joeboy03:
Sadly, implementing this plan would breed corruption, laziness and even baby boom. This would be an avenue for corrupt politicians to manufacture non existent names and even families, inflating the budget meant for the program and ultimately diverting the excess.

Among the thousands or millions of educated Nigerians, from the elite to the ordinary, politicians and non partisan, aren't they seeing beyond the surface?

We are more in need of infrastructural and economic development, therefore, resources should be rightly channelled to the aforementioned.

revolt:
what were these things that caused the volatility of oil price? How will buhari control dese variables ?

EasternLeopard:
That's the most funny thing of all


He thinks if GEJ losses, oil will keep flowing when he sends in soldiers

Unknown to him, OBJ the proud ..... did it an failed.

lekkie073:
He promised to stabilise global crude oil price.....

donmarvex:
How about the SONY hack by N. Korea according to FBI, US.

DeejayTafari:
Today was the flag off campaign in Port Harcourt for General Buhari presidential ambition..... Rivers people love their governor, how can 1 explain the standing ovation he received wen he mounted the podium to speak to the crowd. The moment his voice came over the speakers, everyone jumped from their seats nd ran onto the field to have a view of the governor nd wen he finished speaking people began to leave the staduim in throngs, nt even caring that buhari hadn't spoken. My deductions from the rally today- For Buhari to win the presidential election will be like a camel passing through a needle, its was very obvious, it didn't matter that the stadium was filled to the brim buhari still spoke to empty seats save his hausa brothers that stood by him close to the podium... Even tambuwal drew more shouts when his name was called than him.

chukwudi44:
Thank you for reminding me that he is a kidnapper,another reason not to vote for him

chukwudi44:
Continue to dream on dude.GEJ is already APGA's presidential candidate so no need hoping on any mumu deal.

What did Buhari do for the igbos during his first spell in office? Is it keeping shagari under house arrest and locking up Ekwueme and Ojukwu in jail?

How come the north in their decades of rule not deem it fit to build any international airport in the east or make any igbo man coas? You want us to join Buhari and Tinubu's private project and end up been used and dumped like Amaechi

Yomieluv:
GEJ atrocities in government in terms of corruption,inefficiency,and cluelessness on how a country should run has really made some personified looters look like a saint..

GEJ,should better be packing his luggage to go back to his village.

Even the devil is ashamed of his corrupt acts.

PvtParts:
Buhari is an embarrassment to all sane Nigerians.

This same man that has a checkered past as an incompetent and corrupt minister of Petroluem and the most despotic head of state who defended his overthrowing of a civillian elected government on the basis that it was "koworpt" and will later serve under his junior Abacha defending that regime as non corrupt is now being recycled by a party with the likes of a certificate forger, convicted money laundry with ties to drug peddling and trafficking as king maker?

This generation is cursed!

This is what is actually cursed about this Generation, allowing a man with this track record to continue piloting the affairs of Nigeria


FELLOW NIGERIANS, IS THIS THE PRESIDENT YOU DESERVE?

May the Judgment of God not befall us and our families if with our votes we deliberately return a Govt of Hunger, corruption and death to the Nigerian people. Kindly distribute through your BBM and Whatsapp contacts, enough is enough!!



November 2014, Jonathan shocked Nigerians with the news that Boko haram has taken control of 6 towns in 4 LGA’s the height of incompetence in balkanizing the Nigerian state, a week later, Nigerians were blown away by series of austerity measures handed to them for their stupidity in 2011.

The naira was devalued at the pretext of drop in oil prices but Nigerians never asked why the Naira never appreciated when the oil price was increasing?
If the foreign reserve were not stolen, Nigeria would have weathered the storm for at least 6months like we did during the global melt down of 2004 and 2008, unfortunately, the incompetence of the Jonathan administration has brought grave consequence on the Nigerian people, Inflation and high cost of energy are likely consequences.

According to Will Ross of the BBC “He said he hoped a parliamentary investigation would also find out why the country's Excess Crude Account had fallen from $11.5bn to under $2.5bn in a year - arguing that Nigeria's savings are a vital buffer against any drop in the global oil price and without this "rainy day" account, the economy is vulnerable and exposed.

October 2014; Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the Federal republic of Nigeria uses a militant Asari Dokubo for black market gun running, evident from the grounding and seizure of over $10m by the South African authorities.
September, 2014, The Nigerian Government admitted ferrying over $10m in a private jet for arms procurement, where do we draw the line between money laundering and arms procurement? I asked myself about the recent helos that was delivered by Russia recently if it was purchased in the same manner, agree with me or not, Jonathan is neck deep not just in corruption but money laundering.

August 2014: As a result of the unabated corruption in the Nigerian Military, Mutiny of July gave rise to Boko haram declaring a caliphate on Nigerian Soil, Gentlemen and Ladies, Jonathan Has once again made a history of Incompetence. Never in the history of Nigeria have we ceded territories to bandits.


July 2014: saw a president who went to sleep while neighboring West African countries battled with the Ebola virus, his negligence paid off when Patrick Sawyer brought the deadly virus to Nigeria unabated. Since August 2012, when the Ebola outbreak began, The Nigerian govt had no single emergency response plan in place.
$11m emergency fund and N480m budgeted for the control of infectious diseases in the 2013 budget never got to the Lagos state government, the Nigerian Ebola Epicenter.
Still in June, we saw the worst abuse of his Royal majesties powers when he barred APC Governors from attending a rally in Ekiti state with soldiers, meanwhile Boko Haram is still having a field day in the North.
The senate revealed to Nigerians how the president Mis appropriated over 685b kerosene subsidy fund


May 2014: [/b]left us with this shocking statement
“Jonathan, who was asked to comment on the allegations of corrupt practices leveled against some of his ministers, had said that nobody was above mistakes and that if he were to be acting based on reports on each of them, “no one will stay for more than six months in office.” [b]Mere stealing we call corruption"
Still in the same month after the corrupt tales of embezzlement and diversion of military budget, the clueless one finally offered Amnesty to a terrorist group, the first of its kind, in the world.
An Indication that the Jonathan’s administration is run by a den of thieves.

April 2014: reminded us the climax of Jonathan’s administration where he went on a jamboree while book haram held over 200 young girls, hostage,
April never ended before the Dizeani madueke’s 10billion naira scam reached a climax.

March 2014: just before the centenary celebration where Abacha of all people was a beneficiary, scores of Innocent school children were murdered in Adamawa sate.

Feb 2014: saw the illegal suspension of the CBN Gov.at a time the nation was in dire need of foreign direct investment, the Kidnap of the president’s foster father is a realistic score card on his strides on security.
January 2014, a presidential committee was set up to investigate the October scandal of stella odua who came with a guilty verdict, yet she kept her job.

December 2013: ushered the yuletide of Obasanjo’s “before it is too late”, several corruption allegations and the extremism of the Jonathan’s administration, the impunity of plundering the people’ s common wealth and the tenacity of talking drums like Abati who have earned a reputation in insulting the sensibilities of Nigerians.10 bullet proof vehicles purchased by DICON for its top brass

November 2013: the CBN Governor raised an alarm that under Jonathan’s watch, the NNPC diverted $49billion dollars, fellow Nigerians, are we not tired of condoning corruption?

October 2013: ushered a month of corruption coronation in Jonathan’s camp, where the Aviation minister coerced the NCAA to purchase 2 fairly used armored 2008 BMW to the tune of $800,000 each.

September 2013: President Jonathan took a record breaking 600 men entourage for the UN General assembly in New york

August 2013: After the billions of dollars spent in revamping the nation’s airports, skytrax world airport ranking for Africa showed Nigeria didn’t make it to top 10 in Africa neither did it make it top 100th place in the world. Whereas Ethiopia and Mauritania made it to position 9th and 8th respectively, what a shame.

July 2013: transparency international rated Nigeria as the 8th most corrupt country in the world.

June 2013: World Bank appraised him thus;

“Nevertheless, improvements in social welfare indicators have been much slower than would be expected in the context of this growth. Poverty reduction and job creation have not kept pace with population growth, implying social distress for an increasing number of Nigerians. Progress toward the fulfillment of many of the Millennium Development Goals has been slow, and the country ranked 153 out of 186 countries in the 2013 United Nations Human Development Index” the World Bank said.



May 2013: The president after wasting tax payer’s money on an entourage as long as the third mainland bridge went sleeping while his foreign affairs minister represented him in his presence during the AU summit in Addis ababa.
Just outside President Goodluck Jonathan's office sat 17 ambulances, just in case he or one of his aides fell ill. They were seldom if ever used.

No actual health-care facility nationwide had as many, and in fact a few still have none at all. But as soon as a Nigerian newspaper took a photo of the ambulances and published a story about them, they suddenly disappeared -- probably to an underground garage.

March, 2013: we witnessed the height of moral bankruptcy when Mr President granted presidential pardon to the biggest criminal in the history of our democracy, Alamesigha to prepare him for a senatorial seat.

February 2013: amidst the short fall in crude prices, the president smuggled into the 2013 budget a 2bn appropriation fund for the office of the first lady

February 2013: the office of the presidency denied vehemently that the first lady was on vacation in Germany only for them to organize a survival party with tax payer’s money. Is this the kind of leader you want to hold to his words?

In January 2013: the erst while madam due process and former minister for education challenged the charlatans of jonathans’ administration to a debate on accountability of $67b as expected, honorable cowards and pen thieves, absconded as usual


November 2012: President Jonathan approved 2.2bn naira for the construction of a banquet hall in the villa. At a time our debt profile was all time high

As commander in chief, he stood dumb while a military helicopter was used for "kabu-kabu" at oronto douglas father’s burial that error in judgment alone claimed the life of a sitting Governor. and the most brilliant NSA Nigeria has ever produced.

October 2012: blatantly refusing to appeal the ICJ’s decision on ceding bakassi, thereby throwing Millions of Bakkasi indigenes into pandemonium

refusing to cut down on foreign trips and cost of Governance, contrary to his Nationwide address of 7th Jan 2012.


October 2012: Mr president’s administration spent 1.5 billion to patch the 3rd mainland bridge, 4 months later, triple of that amount was expended again on maintenance alone, Talk about waste and incompetence

August 2012 : He said our foreign reserve is 42billion usd , is that not only on iweala's notepad?
How can you have external debt of 48bn usd and come home to deceive us that we have reserves?
How much services that 48bn plus interest annually? Nearly 25% of 48bn.


August 2012: Under his watch militants earn 10% of the Nation's revenue, $22.5m, $9m and $12.5m for tompolo, Ateke and Asari as national honors.

He twisted facts during the Independence Day speech on his fight on corruption, in contrast to what the transparency international claimed.
By august 2012, 2012 budget implementation was just 13%

over 5, ooo Nigerian lives gone, Mr president is still trading words and negotiating with boko haram, we remain grateful that a quasi state of emergency came to be, at least I cant imagine an SOE where the State Govs sit tight to control state funds while the FG fight their battle.

July 2012: its 3yrs gone and he is yet to commission from scratch a new power plant worst still fired the only human being in his cabinet who knows his onions in the power sector.

July 2012: Mr President earned a congratulatory message for implementing local content policy by importing 200 luxury brands at the cost of over 13.5 million each for a 4 day first ladies summit. While our manufacturing industries beg for patronage.

June 2012: Almost all teaching hospitals in Nigeria have no functional dialysis machine, the most sought of this equipment cost just 5m naira. Statistics has it that more than 60,000 Nigerians die yearly of a kidney related ailment, however, he jets out with his cohorts to seek medical help elsewhere.

ferma is seriously patching federal highways with a budget of over 80 billion naira, there is no coordination between, the MND, NDDC and Federal ministry of works on road maintenance, same contract is awarded over and over before the job is done.

JUNE 2012: Under his watch, the giant of oil and gas reserves is undergoing its worst energy crisis in the world.

tanker drivers alone can cripple his supply network as they wish not to talk of ordinary Niger republic coming to our rescue via imports.

In case you have not heard, Nigeria is very close to Afghanistan on security progress under Jonathan's watch.

June 2012: Education is in crisis. With adult literacy at 57 per cent, overall illiteracy at 66 per cent and more than 10 million out of the 30 million children of primary school age not in school, no serious government should be comfortable. When 40 million adults in a population of 170 million are illiterate, the country is ranked 161 out of 180 countries in the United Nations Comparative Index of Literacy 2012, and has an unemployment rate of 23.7 per cent,
it’s no longer news that only 26% of school leavers gain admission into the universities and only 5% are employed after school thanks to ASUU’s 6 months strike.

June 2012: Mr president’s economic blind men have blessed us with all time high of 37.5% inflation though his mickey mouse cbn governor is still claiming 28%, wondering what he will be claiming now that all bankers are at home, naira devalued, unemployment on the rise etc He still maintains a single digit inflation on paper, I dey laugh.


Mr president is the only Nigerian president that has not initiated a successful programme even Abacha did better with ptf while IBB with FSP and MAMSA, Mr president is still confused with ''YOU WIN''and SURE-P, with zero benefit to the Nigerian people.
on that same vein, Nigeria has the second record high job cuts within the last 2yrs, if in doubt ask the bankers and manufacturing industries.
before his ascension into power, the naira was in a sorry state of 150 to 1 dollar today, Jonathan has handed us an unstable 182 to 1 dollar

June 2012: The dana crash is a testimony that Mr president’s aviation is comatose, not even the attorney general could challenge the allegations of the dana staff in court, in a national disaster of that magnitude?
The girl could have served as a prime witness in a class action against dana
Less than 6months of inconclusive investigations, DANA air hit the Tarmac again.

Still on military, Nigeria has the most under educated junior military officers, before you ask how, Mr president is too lazy to ask him self why imo with highest national examination enrollments still have the least NDA and police academy enrollments, while borno and zamfara as educationally less privileged, have higher quota than Delta and Anambra put together in military enrollments. Nepotism and corruption at its best
Mr President is the only head of state in the world whose wife is a ministry of its own.



January 2012: Under Mr president’s watch, a 250bilion subsidy programme rose to 2 trillion naira yet no arrest, no conviction, no sack, the best miserable Nigerians could get was an AWOL attorney general after 7days of protests. Height of incompetence and corruption.

Mr President is the only president in the world whose parliament gulps 75% of the national budget as alleged by the CBN Gov. yet they still soak themselves in $625m bribery scandal.
Jonathan has not even initiated let alone fulfilling a single campaign promises except the one that he needs to surround himself with brain dead women in his cabinet.


Nigerians say thank you Sir, for your 6 wasted years of leadership.






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kendrick9:
why should they let a terrorist in there country?
#Gejtill2019

You are still with GEJ?

herald9:
This is the same person we want to give the mantle of leadership to...

A cobra may shade it's skin but will always remain a cobra...

God help open the eyes of these people who are blinded by hatred, thereby trying to give power to the devil all over again...

We shall all arise and say no to this smiling Lucifer!

To hell with a heartless,pathetic dictator

kunlenkirol:
If you are not giving your first fruit, don't mock pastors who collect it. Giving first fruit is between you and your God but don't condemn any pastor that collects it. Search the scripture and if you are convinced, give it out.

you give them money and you end up corrupting the church and you think you will go unpunished?
Do you remember the part of the Bible that said, "Prove all things and hold on to that which is right"? your inability to prove that first fruit is not money is where you are liable against God, may he show mercy to your soul..

EDLOGISTICS:
As for me..........Your payment of Tithe and Offering is dependent on ur believe and your spiritual understanding. I dont think any pastor would force you to pay any money....If GOD has blessed you and your spirit tells you to pay, .....Its for you to Obey or disobey ur own spirit...........If GOD has not blessed You and you feel you want to tie Something to GODS Blessing you, You can decide to do what you have not been doing before.

First fruit is dependent on ur belief and what you think..........If u start a new Job and you give all ur first Salary to ur Family to share( As some tradition believes) ...If u give then, what u simply doing is acting on tradition and belief..........So if u believe your first Salary is for GOD and you pay it in church...Thats between you and GOD and not anyone........After all, if you dont pay it, No pastor wil come ask them to sack you in your place of work.

My own is , do your own and leave the rest...........Why bother that one Pastor is using ur money to buy Jet......If you dont pay ur offering and Tithe anyways, GOD will still provide the Jet for Him.....So in my opinion, Your Tithe and Offering IS not tangible that you should feel its because of youR the church is existing.

clevvermind:
Is first fruits not an old testament practice under the law of moses? Are born again christians suppose to pay first fruits today? Did paul, peter, james etc collect first fruits offering or salary from their members? Why then are pastors collecting first fruits today? I need answers to this?

How do you think oyakhilome buys his shampoo?

kosby001:
According to the statutory of federal civil service,all Nigerians who are qualified and have valid certificate are entitled to a civil job upon showing their interest to such offer. I don't know maybe this aspect of the civil service act was drafted outside the shores of Nigeria by none Nigerians but the truth is that column actually exist in the act.

Tertiary institutions graduate thousands of youth every year, meaning in every calender year, Nigeria always have qualified citizen clamouring for employment. Youth after the compulsory service year take to the street, job site, blogs and other site to seek for employment. Most of this site actually publish real and ghost vacancy, which 2/3 of the applicant are never called for any interview or even get any feedback from the said vacant positions.

I have always been asking about what happened to vacant seat in the government ministries, Agencies and Departments(MDAs) in the country. what happened to the portfolio of people who died during course of service, people who are retired( even though we know that our commissions are loaded with old daddy's who aint willing to let go from the national cake).People die everyday, vacancy come up every week but this seat have always been left unoccupied. Its always annoying when we don't find answers to all this questions.

Recently, why surfing the web to search for relevant vacancies, a friend smiled and threw his appointment letter on my leg to celebrate with him that he has finally been given a job. I was very happy for him cause this day have been long overdue in his life but what shocked me most was the fact that the appointment was given secretly. No vacancy was released neither was their any news stating qualified youth to submit their credentials.

Out of curiosity, I asked him on how he managed to get the info and he replied whimsically " na leg oo, they just called me and asked me if I was interested in FRSC work. Grabbed it sharply and I did all my documentation's immediately". Hearing that, I developed a cold feet, my mind travelled far in fear that our society is perilously heading towards administrative misgovern. This jobs are never listed even in the site of civil service commission and still yet jobs are been dashed and sold out every month.

I take solace from those who took their time, sweat and resources to apply for the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense corps (NSCDC)jobs. Money were collected for the exercise ,youth were wounded and nothing have been said regarding the job since then. Even thou we know its the right of the government to provide us a gainful job, it has always been the other way around even at the availability of this jobs. I pray this 2015 will be a turning point in the lives of Nigerians and also bring forth glide tidings. Enough of this deceit and maladministration.

naijaspeak:
[size=20pt]Families of looters who help to destroy the fabrics of the Nigerian society. Thank God, our oil and gas price in the international market has fallen. At least these so called governors will not have the abundance to steal from anymore.[/size]

Symphony007:
FIRST COUPLE OF OSUN STATE