₦airaland Forum

Efcc is waiting for the guy and if this story is true, the guy should be made to face firing squad. gbam,

Did siasia ever apologise to westerhoff? Besides osaze has already made public his remorse regarding the whole affair, what else does siasia want? For him to prostrate in the middle of Abuja stadium?

@ Tee jay

I'm all for disciplining a player, but you don't try and prove a point by ostracising one of your best players even after he has apologised. Like siasia himself was not a rebel and a trouble maker in his time! All that and westerhoff still called him up and played him, so why is he being a hypocrite?
I know what osaze Did was out of order, but hey these things happen in modern day football, siasia should just be matured and let the matter die.

John Campbell is a scumbag and a very dangerous person indeed. In any other country, we would have had the citizens up in arms over his many false and inflamatory statements, sadly we have a huge population of under-educated fools stricken with the deepest of inferiority complexes; d!ckless ninnies that can't stand their ground and intellectually knock-kneed bumblers and buffoons that somehow reach the wacky conclusion that the US will bomb us for expressing our sovereign right.

Damn! Angry

Even worse than the above group, are those that feel that John Campbell, the tarry arsed Lucifer and all comers have the right to criticise Nigeria and its citizens. Who gave them that right? Surely not any right thinking Nigerian!
The weak idiots who lick every oyibo "critics" arse are so far gone in their affliction with low self esteem that they have become the veritable scion of beelzebub; a danger to themselves and the country.

Irritating.

the quote in Red above, does it ring a bell?
the last time i heard it was when Gada libya ran out of his debris rumbled home
America does anything they like and get away with it, live with it.

Another Nairaland toddler on parade . . .kiddo , you made no sense as to why Nigeria has no right to deny anyone entry into it's borders . . . you just blabbed aimlessly and you felt okay with your performance. what a shame Embarrassed Embarrassed

What is remarkable about this?
In Benin Republic next door a non political technocrat, Yayi Boni sought election as president as an independent and beat the candidates of established parties.

The problem with Nigeria is OUR STANDARDS ARE TOO LOW.

They denied a U.S citizen visa and suddenly people feel the Nigerian Government have no right to determine who she allows into her borders . .some are even calling the Federal Government names for exercising her right of sovereignty . . reminding us that Nigeria as a dump ground of the world, we should allow vile elements in the persons of Campbell to take us for a ride  . .you all need to get your head checked for feeling that Nigeria should feel intimidated just because some naughty fellow is an American . . . people inferiority complex do make them say useless things atimes . . .  A U.S citizen was denied and so the fvck what. . .abeg make we her word jare . . .

Campbell has every right to criticize things that are wrong with Nigeria; and his speaking truth to GEJ is most welcome.

But why can't his fellow American diplomats speak the truth to Yoweri Museveni who has been ruling Uganda since 1986 and now jails and tortures opposition leaders. Museveni has ruled Uganda for almost as long as Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe (1980). Is it because Museveni salvaged Uganda from the ruins which Idi Amin left in 1979 that he must remain in power for life? After all, the mere fact Gadaffi provided good infrastructure and high standards of living for Libyans is not the reason why he should remain in power for over 40 years.

Or shall we talk about the apartheid regime in Bahrain where Sunni royal family is ruling over majority Shia population? Why don't the American speak the truth to them? Or is it Saudi Arabia where women are stoned to death for adultery and flogged for immodest dressing even till tomorrow? Is Saudi Arabia a democracy?

Nigerians should indeed welcome honest, well-intentioned and helpful criticism. But with all this hypocrisy and double standards from the West, one is never sure of their real motives in criticizing African leaders.

Except for Bahrain, none of the countries mentioned above is complaining or you want to complain on their behalf? at the very least a massive protest behooves such malfeasance so y will the yanks step in?
what will be their interest in the end, perhaps Ugandian chimpmonks

Hmm! This is interesting. I think that serves him better Tongue Why should we allow a man who wants to destroy us to come around to implement his evil deeds? When he succeeds in his evil implementation he would come out and say "did i not say they will disintegrate?",  make him stay for US there jor nonsense

This is the same Nigeria that was crying like a little biotch when the U.S. placed it on a terrorism list after Mutallab failed attempt at detonating a bomb aboard a flight to the U.S.

My point is that if he was denied a visa because of his constructive criticism of Nigeria, then I don't think it is a good way to treat a former diplomat.

Many NLs and Nigerians speak as if they half 10% worth of brain in them. They jump at every opportunity to rejoice when it appears as though the Nigerian govt. is wielding some kind of power, and do not take time to think about the reasons why such power was wielded in the first place.

Walter Carrington, also a former ambassador to Nigeria, vehemently and unequivocally condemned the Abacha regime's disrespect for democracy and human rights.

According to the reasoning of NLs, had Abacha denied Walter Carrington a visa to Nigeria to help campaign for human rights, many NLs would laud the Abacha regime for wielding a Kangaroo power, even though wielding such power would be an Attempt by Abacha to silence the voice of the opposition. Similarly, the GEJ regime is trying to silence the opposition by denying a former diplomat a visa to the country, and many NLs are supporting that move because it is an exercise of Kangaroo power. It shows GEJ's disrespect for free speech and dissident views, to put it mildly. Again, a diplomat is criticizing a corrupt Nigerian regime, presumably in an attempt to save Nigerian citizens and Nigeria from these tyrants who have destroyed our country, and yet we are supporting the corrupt government while disregarding message of the speaker whose visa had been denied.

I now see that Nigerians deserve the suffering they are undergoing. My 2 cents.

Stop being pathetic. . .Nigeria is a SOVEREIGN nation and has every right to chose what's good for the protection of her integrity.If Nigeria has decided to deny anybody entry into her territory,it's left for the nigerian state to know how to manage the consequence of that action.
this is not an affair of inter-state and this guy is not coming as a diplomat but on a private visit,so there is no diplomatic privileges that would have granted him any access into Nigeria borders.he's just like any other us citizens that may be denied entry visa.

stop ranting like a kid ie if you are not one, you are only a realistic sovereign power when you have a voice in the world stage, for now, Naija is busy with corruption. All America needs is to say al quaeda is in Aso rock and the next minute jonathan is sleeping in Ogbomosho till America says otherwise.
identify your mates when you see one, America is not one of them.
don't forget, the F22 Raptor is not your everyday bird in the sky

We really do not care if the US decides to deny visa to any of our top government functionaries as they have been doing that since. In any event, I think the US needs us more than we need them because as they say, 'he that is down needs fear no fall'. If only Nigeria would stop underestimating the value and power in our natural resources, the US would think twice before taking any vindictive action against Nigeria and Nigerians.

[color=#000099]Another SSCE leaver on rampage, natural resources that the yanks are helping you explore, without them, where will you be with your "Natural resources" while they were busy innovating through research and technology you and your fathers were busy forming AREWA peoples forum and OHANEZE ndi IGBO, now you just realized you have resources. you make me laugh

as usual your belligerent and loquacious self is on the wrong end of an argument. dude it does not matter what a regime espouses, so long as it is sovereign, it has the right to deny anyone entry visa if such person have been known to castigate the country. its not an issue of right or wrong. its an issue of national security. this man can incite unrest in nigeria with his speeches. we dont need that. micheal savage an american talk show host has been barred from entering britain because his anti-britain speeches can cause unrest in britain. the british govt reserves the right to exclude him from their country even though what the guy says about britain is very true.

for you 3 fools with quotes above, I have one phrase for you " That which befell the corpers will befall you and your loved ones" Rigged elections? In your warped minds only.

Why not blame your Government for not adequately providing security for the people? 16000, and counting, is the estimated number of deaths by riot since 1999. These riots have become regular as it happens every other month, yet in all 12 years, the response of the Government remains seriously lacking and our police force still remains inadequately effective in quelling the situation. What are we paying the Government? To sit back so we can continue hating each other and deciding who to blame come every riot?

When Katrina happened in America and riots broke out, did you see people on TV blaming black people or white people? NO, they all turned to blame the Government for not providing adequate security and provisions for the people. Why can't we step out of ourselves for once to think properly as a nation
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If ordinary forumites claim that Buhari's speeches were 'inciting', shouldn't the SSS, Police and army have had similar concerns and should have been on ground to curtail any violence?

After 9/11, Americans turned to their President, the FBI and CIA for answers and explanations on how that tragedy was allowed to happen. Since then, these agencies have become more proactive. It's only in Nigeria where majority of the people are complacent SHEEP that we are all content with our Government being reactive, mere months after hundreds were slaughtered in Jos in the past few months.

Why not blame your Government for not adequately providing security for the people? 16000, and counting, is the estimated number of deaths by riot since 1999. These riots have become regular as it happens every other month, yet in all 12 years, the response of the Government remains seriously lacking and our police force still remains inadequately effective in quelling the situation. What are we paying the Government? To sit back so we can continue hating each other and deciding who to blame come every riot?

When Katrina happened in America and riots broke out, did you see people on TV blaming black people or white people? NO, they all turned to blame the Government for not providing adequate security and provisions for the people. Why can't we step out of ourselves for once to think properly as a nation
R

If ordinary forumites claim that Buhari's speeches were 'inciting', shouldn't the SSS, Police and army have had similar concerns and should have been on ground to curtail any violence?

After 9/11, Americans turned to their President, the FBI and CIA for answers and explanations on how that tragedy was allowed to happen. Since then, these agencies have become more proactive. It's only in Nigeria where majority of the people are complacent SHEEP that we are all content with our Government being reactive, mere months after hundreds were slaughtered in Jos in the past few months.

Nigerians dont pay tax, the word used should be oil money. All the same its still the national treasury that is being looted. Nigeria is making a sh,it load of money at the moment as oil prices are very high and we're producing over 2m barrels per day. 2.5m X $102, do the maths, N100m is actually change

[b]@ OP

I really do not bother much responding on nairaland because of the misconceptions Nigerian Diasporas have about Nigeria. it is one thing talking about your birth place and it is another understanding the realities on ground.
personally, i employed all sentiments in my choice of a presidential candidate unfortunately all failed me

MY RELIGION CARD

As a christian, yes i want a christian but when i look at the person of GEJ i think he falls out of the christian canopy. For a man as a Governor to steal directly (by himself) or indirectly (through his relatives) from a state which have remained in perpetual squalor is inhuman and demonic.
Before you start your argument, aside the EFCC report on his wife, can anyone please compare the account balance of GEJ as a lecturer, as a gov. then as a president,  you will be amazed that the word "STEAL" is an understatement.
furthermore, for a christian to have the unbridled temerity to bribe a man of God (SNG) is an affront to his creator and a biblical catastrophe. i guess the religion card did not fly.

MY TRIBAL CARD

GEJ is an ijaw man no doubt, i was privy to a lot of contracts awarded by his administration as a state governor ostensibly to better the life of his people unfortunately in reality, that assumption remains a mirage. I for one has visited a lot of sand filling sites, road projects etc during his administration i do not think that he has the interest of his people at heart. please do not misconstrue my assertion but in your leisure time, take a trip to bayelsa and ply those roads before you start second guessing me.
we may likely see the same prayer the SW prayed when obj assumed power and we may likely juxtapose those wishes with his score card after 8yrs. it is no longer news that most SW common Nigerians will rather gamble a CPC or an ACN but not a PDP.
I believe rational ijaws may wish to learn from it

MY REGIONAL CARD

I for one has spent an ample time in the south. I can conveniently say that the predicament of the southerners were meted to them more amongst themselves than outside, guess my regional card is questionable. take for example
Peter odili a member of PDP and a southerner as well had all it takes to bring glory to rivers state today, Amaechi is a messiah for constructing roads, schools and hospitals. only if the rivers people will have the opportunity to see how much that accrues to their govt. and juxtapose it with the deeds of their leaders.
I really don't blame them, after all, one of theirs constructed a 50mw turbine with $6bn yet trans Amadi remains in darkness till date. Hope we still rem. peter!!peter!!Peter!!!
what can I say about James Ibori? Alams,Timipriye Sylva and co. The regional card may stand a chance if someone like Donald duke was in GEJ's shoes. unfortunately, he is not.

As a realist, I have analyzed the problem of this country and i have come to the conclusion that we will be great without corruption and financial discipline. I laugh at people who always compare our level of corruption with the communist Chinese, i bet they are speaking from outside the shores of this country. believe me this country has decayed to rot.Nothing is working. A society where things are not done without interest where the word "MERIT" no longer exist.

I was recently consulted for a Govt project and a young man approached me and submitted a fascinating proposal which i promised to push forward . 2wks later he returned with smiles of hope on his face to inquire about the status of his brilliant idea, shaking my head, i told him the proposal didn't fly.
out of frustration,he persuaded to know why and i simply told him that the bank recommended by the Govt think it is not good enough.
though he left to try harder but i know that worse proposals have gotten express approvals and this young man's only crime was the fact that he walked through the front door.

Though i am convinced a lot of minors play around the politics section and Nigerians in Diaspora lack a panoramic picture of the situation in the country, i will also quickly add that a lot of youths in this country does not know where their problem lies.
sometimes I don't blame them considering the epileptic academic institution that produce them.

For all you PDP supporters, Nigerians are suffering, people are hungry, good talents are wasting, the nation needs a change. I want a Nigeria that works, I want a Nigeria that take the petitions of citizens seriously, I want a Nigeria with an independent judiciary, I want a Nigeria with an equal educational right, i believe a lot of other Nigerians share this same sentiment.

The bigger question is this; Is Jonathan the Man that will give it to Us judging by his antecedents and Romance with the cabal?
the answer is[color=#990000] NO

yes oh GEJ must win by the grace of God. Despite d fact dat many tink he has gotten to dis point jst by luck, i see the finger of God in it. A man who became the President of this great country and commander in chief without printing even one poster, a position dat many hav fought for, longed for, bribed for, and evn killed for, he got without raising a finger. His maturity and serenity evn in d midst of the turbulence n physical,verbal,emotional, n psychological battering that he recieved during the Late president(of blessed memory)'s illness, from Nigerians, The press, n those who wia sitting on power while the gentle president was lying critically ill, can be equalled to non. He didnt even breakdown, rave , rant or take laws into his hands, rather he was concerned about his senior colleague, and extraordinarily patient. Patience is a virtue that is hard to cultivate, so is long suffering. It can only be cultivated by the extreme wisdom of the wise, and GEJ has barrels full of these virtues n they are the first nided by every president

the issue is, the south do not truth the north. And the south would be silly to hand over power to the north since we have seen satellite pictures. So any one still dreaming of a northern president, should forget .

The truth is many southerner believe a southerner should remain president. And I cant tell you southerner do not care if a war break out of this.

You have to understand the northerner in power have been abusive for 40 years to the south. Even if the north use the military the south would blow all the bridge linking the south and the north together.  So it is important the north must understand that in this relation. If they want the president, it would be hard for them to get back power.

Many southerner  do not share Pastor bakare believe. I am a Yoruba and I do not agree with Bakare do or die , I will save Nigeria from break up. I am for break up of Nigeria, and so are 90% of Yoruba people. So Pastor bakare view of Nigeria is not a reflection of the Yoruba people.  Pastor is on his own view and not a view of the Yoruba people.

The issue is , there are other people also running even dele momodu, pat utomi etc.    As a Yoruba , why would I want to support bakare when I can support dele momodu and others.  as long as the north refuse to agree with the satellite pictures, many southerners believe that the south should remain in power, since the south contribute 100% of the revenue.

The 2011 budget being the first budget based on the Vision 20:2020’s First National Implementation Plan is targeted at helping Nigeria gain self sufficiency in many aspects. I shall be taking time out during the coming weeks to update you on the various ways this budget envisages that this would be done. For example, in the area of health and agriculture, the government has gone a long way to ensure that Nigeria can both feed itself and care for its population.



As part of the budgetary allocation to the health sector are funds to establish scientific research institutes that will focus on areas that directly impact health care in Nigeria such as HIV, Malaria, Cholera, Sickle Cell Anaemia and Cancer. We are committed to ensuring that the ingenuity of the Nigerian scientist is applied towards solving our greatest health care challenges knowing that because some of these diseases are peculiar to Africa, they may not be a priority to the research institutes of governmental and private pharmaceutical research industries of the West.



In the agricultural sector, the budget makes provision to continue government's investment in the sector which has as its aim to make Nigeria self sufficient in food production. The Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) will be continued and pursued with more vigour. Already, 96 billion Naira of the 200 billion Naira earmarked for that scheme has been released in 18 states. The Ministry of Transport is poised this year to revive the rail ways and is devoting focused attention to those routes that will help get cash crops from the agrarian communities to the major commercial outlets. Provision has been made to build more silos and maintain those already in existence. In fact 54.22 billion Naira is earmarked for Food Security comprising N29.46 billion for Agriculture and 24.76 billion Naira for Water Resources.



I specifically requested that the Minister of Agriculture and his team apply intelligent ideas to mechanising our agriculture and all such ideas were implemented in the budget such that water will flow in almost every agricultural community in Nigeria because as a zoologist I know that food grows were water flows



Government is also planning big for Human Capital Development of which 102.3 billion Naira has been earmarked for that purpose with 35.01 billion Naira for Education, 33.35 billion Naira for Health, 33.81 billion Naira for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) interventions. I have always been convinced that Nigeria will develop when Nigerians are developed hence government's huge investment in developing personnel



These are just a few of the plans we will be implementing this year. As I have already said above I will be taking time to tell you more about our plans for Nigeria in other sectors in the coming weeks. GEJ

The 2011 budget being the first budget based on the Vision 20:2020’s First National Implementation Plan is targeted at helping Nigeria gain self sufficiency in many aspects. I shall be taking time out during the coming weeks to update you on the various ways this budget envisages that this would be done. For example, in the area of health and agriculture, the government has gone a long way to ensure that Nigeria can both feed itself and care for its population.

As part of the budgetary allocation to the health sector are funds to establish scientific research institutes that will focus on areas that directly impact health care in Nigeria such as HIV, Malaria, Cholera, Sickle Cell Anaemia and Cancer. We are committed to ensuring that the ingenuity of the Nigerian scientist is applied towards solving our greatest health care challenges knowing that because some of these diseases are peculiar to Africa, they may not be a priority to the research institutes of governmental and private pharmaceutical research industries of the West.

Please can someone remind JONA that countries of the west has funded and are still funding the above research projects, in the case of HIV and sickle cell especially. that what an average Nigeria needs is a comprehensive health care packaged and executed by Govt hospitals, that way, the Govt can pick up a percentage of our basic health care bills.
this will attract foreign investments in drug dispensing. Why fund a research that already has existing drugs (malaria) when we can just buy or compel them to manufacture it locally? unless he is looking for an avenue to enrich his cronies

In the agricultural sector, the budget makes provision to continue government's investment in the sector which has as its aim to make Nigeria self sufficient in food production. The Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) will be continued and pursued with more vigour. Already, 96 billion Naira of the 200 billion Naira earmarked for that scheme has been released in 18 states. The Ministry of Transport is poised this year to revive the rail ways and is devoting focused attention to those routes that will help get cash crops from the agrarian communities to the major commercial outlets. Provision has been made to build more silos and maintain those already in existence. In fact 54.22 billion Naira is earmarked for Food Security comprising N29.46 billion for Agriculture and 24.76 billion Naira for Water Resources.

Is this man mental or what? CACs has been receiving funding from time immemorial without result and he is still dashing them 96billion. jonathan are you mad? the price of onions is at record height and you are still wasting funds on those your PDP allies that pocket the money.
did you check the financial books of CAC before coming up with this idea? jona is the only employer that gives promotion without appraisal.
with 133 aides and advisers you still need ministry of agriculture to come up with intelligent ideas on how to mechanize agriculture.lol and when they have none, you proceed to church as usual BINGO tell us you want to steal money we can understand.

Government is also planning big for Human Capital Development of which 102.3 billion Naira has been earmarked for that purpose with 35.01 billion Naira for Education, 33.35 billion Naira for Health, 33.81 billion Naira for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) interventions. I have always been convinced that Nigeria will develop when Nigerians are developed hence government's huge investment in developing personnel

1. fixed the petroleum brouhaha. All Our refineries are working  - checked (that affected my life, atleast, im not queuing shamelessly with gallons no more)

2. content bill passed - checked (i wonder how many of you know what it means, and it will change lives of many graduates) We have more bills to go like PIB,

3. NPF is facing a big time reshuffle and re-orientation (for the 1st time, we have a leader who took them off the check points from killing citizens, and for once, I can drive around with peace knowing some naughty person wont shoot me over N20, and this is affecting the average commuters in Nigeria positively).

4. We are almost overshooting our daily opec quota . why? because MEND and its many factions are getting checked (its difficult enough to control Nigerians, we think we are too smart, let alone an armed guy who feels hes been subjugated and needs to take what he feel is his, it will be tough fight against MEND, especially when they feel the guy on-top is one of theirs).

5. PHCN workers are been paid off. PHCN is getting privatized, and it wont be just another political movie. We handle construction works for AFC, and thats one of the company thats getting ready to buy PHCN, though PHCN wont be sold to a company linked with Charles Soludo and many ex-bankers. And did you notice the improvement in electricity supply despite the fact PHCN staff are doing their best to sabotage the privatization moves?

6. And he has increased workers wages, and maintain industrial harmony among workers.

7. For once, we have a president who is operating an "Open System". How many of you ever got your views through UMY? Or to OBJ?

8. There has been a sincere move to work on our educational systems. We need more tertiary institutions, and we have a president who strongly believes the quality of education needs to be changed. You dont change quality in 9 months! Not when you are an accidental leader who feels obligated to make a change.

What is this noise about PTF?
I am from Anambra State and we did not know if PTF existed or not? Is Anambra not part of Nigeria?

The only thing I know about Buhari was that he and his group of over zealous soldiers (like IBB and Abacha) used the gun given to them to defend our constitution to trample on the same constitution. You guys can vote for him, but the worst mistake Nigerians will make is to use their koro koro eyes to vote a tyrant into power. Once a general, always a general. A vote for Buhari is a vote for slavery.

Buhari is nothing be a gold digger. First he used gun to take over government, then next, despite the open market evil deeds of Abacha, he agreed to serve under him. Where was he when Abacha was looting? Have we forgotten so soon that he worked with the dreaded Abacha?

GEJ remains the best option in moving this complex system called Nigeria forward.

Kick GEJ out of Nigeria[/quote


So Gej don become polio abi

i feel you jare, PDP go hear am

Some Achievements of GEJ include:

no fuel scarcity

four airlines (Arik, Continental, Delta and United), with direct flights from the United States (US)

five functional international airports.

the reopening of three textile mills in Kaduna that had previously been closed including the United Nigeria Textile Mills Ltd.; which has reopened as a result of accessing funds from the N200 billion textile industry bail out funds leading to the re engagement of 2000 workers that were laid off when the company went out of business.

addition of one new Federal University in each of the six geo-politcal zones for which work has already begun. The six new federal universities did not exist last year

etc,