₦airaland Forum

anonimi:
Because you asked, attached below

Awo anaghi agba oso ehihe na nkiti (A frog does not run in the afternoon without cause).

Buhari can only reap what he sowed. No sentiments.

I rest my case.

chamboy:
Awon deluded souls

Speaking the truth is now delusional to you abi? The truth is indeed bitter. All you need to do is to tell us why the South Easterners should vote for Buhari instead of GEJ based on leadership impact on the region.

Hardheolar:
TANoids at work.. Any weapon fashioned against GMB come 2015 shall not prosper..

Every truth against Buhari is now a concorted effort by Tanoids to rubbish him abi? You can twist the truth and strive to hide it, but it will always surface.

Buhari does not even know that there are Human Beings in the South East. He thinks that South Easterners prefer to live in the forest. No thanks to THINGS FALL APART.

Buhari is not a candidate that should even be considered by any South Easterner for presidency. Shame on ROCHAS Okorocha and other EFULEFUS.

amakaeugene:
yes thats why u people are called igbos, when u have apga you would abadon urselfs and sell ur birthrite to fishermen because you don't think you people are good enough to contest for president. Sadly ur zones vote to him would not be enough he lost the most vital north and west.

You have a lot to learn about modern Nigerian politics. This is 2014, not 1960. There is no North and West. There is Nigeria and Nigeria belongs to Nigerians. Unlike the East, the North and West will be shared very well by PDP and other political parties.

Afam4eva:
I also agree with you and that is why i said that APC is no different from PDP. They know a Fashola is a better candidate but chose chose to sacrifice that on the alter of winning an election. the truth is that they're banking on Buhari's popularity. Fashola on the other hand can't win them a local government yet alone Nigeria. That's the unfortunate truth.

If Buhari and Tinubu can command so much popularity as they have demonstrated, they should have channelled their political influence and efforts towards a better candidate like Fashola. If it is impossible for them to do that and generate support from their supporters, it means that the current political dynamics is not dictated by meritocracy. Why then do you expect people from other ethnic groups, especially Igbos and South Southerners to be meritocratic in the equation and support other candidates over GEJ, no matter how badly he has performed?

If you look at it critically, you'll see that the problem is that there is a current political divide that is based on religious and ethnic affiliation. If Buhari is preferred because he is from the North and he is a Muslim, how do you then expect people from other ethnic groups and religious affiliations not to support their own?

You don't gamble with the existence of a nation. We need leaders that can prove to be better irrespective of party, religion or ethnicity. Buhari had several opportunities to prove himself, but he chose a path of sectionalism and favoritism over the common good of the nation.

FASHOLA is in APC, he should have been presented because he would have been the most worthy aspirant. The fact that he is Yoruba and a Muslim does not matter. Buhari should have thrown his weight behind him instead of presenting himself.

pring:
6 years of rule, Jonathan constructed railway on the paper which made Alh Ameachi unable to transport on the rail. 6 years of rule, economy of Nigeria became number one on the paper, which made average Nigerian to still be living under $1 per day. 6 years of rule, Jonathan created work thru promises of the mouth which made about 16 people died tragically looking for immigration job around March. 6 years of rule, a leader who swore an oath to protect his country but never did and using opposition as an excuse everytime. 6 years of rule, a leader became sixth African richest president, 6 years of rule, a leader who created more universities but ASUU were on strike for six good months! 6 years of rule, a government who promised to sanitise the whole system from corruption, but some are saying GEJ fought corruption in Agriculture and left PENSION scam, Fuel subsidy scam, Stella Oduah's Scam, Diezani's scam, Lawal Farouk scam, Oritsejafor scam, Abacha son's scam, Fayose's scam, Buruji Kashamu's Scam, Fani Kayode's scam, $20billion scam...by God's grace this man can NEVER win again.

Are you just waking up? Where were you when the military, including Buhari and OBJ raped Nigeria serially? Were you asleep or just blind? Now you want to bring back one of the serial rapists, Buhari.

7lives:
He should also remember to save some money for the rainy day, 'cause as it is his oil will eventually sell below 30 dollars I hope Tompolo understands what I mean.

Having said that, the North should remember to re-activate the Groundnut Pyramid and the West should go back to exporting cocoa for the rainy days. They will need it.

This is good.

DonaldGenes:
I don't see that as a problem?

Hehehe, you better clean your eyes to see properly. BOKO Haram is a piece of cake compared to what is coming ahead.

Musa Kwakwanso

Atiku

Buhari

The word 'Change' implies doing something differently. It means going against the status quo and taking a direction that is against the norm. In politics, it means going beyond mere change of government to re-define the political achitecture of a nation.

In Nigerian politics, the people that represent the status quo are the politicians that managed the affairs of Nigeria in the past. They defined the political system of Nigeria from the 1960s-2000s. However, this political system has proven to be everything but progressive. It is repressive, corrupt, wasteful, clueless, inept, deficient and anti-masses. Among prominent Nigerian political leaders that played major roles in shaping this retrogressive system were Olusegun Obasanjo, Shehu Shagari, Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha, Atiku Abubakar and many more.

Change, in the context of Nigerian politics entails the emergence of a political system where;

1. The masses can be heard.

2. Justice can be dispensed without political influence.

3. Political will for development can be followed by visible actions.

4. Opposition is not a prerequisite for being haunted and killed.

5. Where the excesses that represents the old political brigade can be checked.

6. Where developmental efforts is equitably spread to every nook and cranny of Nigeria without prejudice.

Political change in Nigeria entails allowing for the emergence of new crop of young politicians that can lead Nigeria with advanced knowledge of modern political dynamics at both local and international levels.

Severally, I shudder at the sight of politicians like Muhammedu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar leading a seeming push towards a new era in Nigerian politics. I shudder because their actions represent a shameless display of utter hypocrisy. These politicians belong to the old brigade in Nigerian politics. They played very big roles in the destruction of Nigeria. They perpetuated tyranny, repression and corruption in their various capacities. More still, their most ardent supporters are their cronies from the old brigade like Obasanjo and co. Their claim of representing change messes up my sense of reasoning because the paradox of the idea itself is too confusing to conceive.

I have nothing against APC as a party. However, I must say that their flagrant use of CHANGE as a slogan will lead to their defeat if any of these members of the old brigade, especially ATIKU Abubakar and Muhammedu Buhari is elected to represent them. One cannot help but wonder why APC ignore vibrant representatives of true change like Fashola, Oshiomole, Okorocha and may be Amaechi (even though I don't like him). So far, they have presented recycled PDP candidates, some of whom defected overnight to win their primaries e.g. Gemade (can you imagine!).

As of now, PDP represents change than APC. To understand what I am talking about, compare the politicians representing PDP and APC, you will see that most members of the old brigade that destroyed Nigeria from the 60s till the 2000s actually seem to find solace in APC. At the presidential level, Goodluck Jonathan represents change than Muhammadu Buhari, Kwakwanso and ATIKU Abubakar. Look at people like El Rufai, Tambuwal and co striving to represent APC as governors. These are old skool politicians that have proven that their best efforts cannot develop Nigeria.

If CHANGE is the basis upon which the masses should vote, then APC does not stand a chance against PDP.

Once again, I have written as a neutral observer.

FASHOLA was greatly limited by the fact that he enjoyed limited support from FG. He is the change we need. This is the colossus that can defeat GEJ. APC lost it when they left him out due to ethno-religious reasons. This is an ideal Presidential material.

Funny how people expect miracles from former leaders that had absolute power but could not muster even a microcosmic development for Nigeria. The same clueless goons that decapitated Nigeria are being expected to save the same nation.

If Buhari couldn't do anything better than witch hunt with absolute power, how can he perform better with shared authority? It is simple maths.

Huptin said; Nonsense so the degradation started from the 70s, i guess all the events that led to the civil war started in the 70s? You people have this terrible knack of obliterating every piece of relevant history just to absolve yourself of complicity in the rot facing the nation.
So since that 1970 no Ibo man has occupied any posiyion of power and so they cannot be blamed for anything, the duo of Shagari and Ekwueme almost ran the nation aground before the military intervened, Babangida and Ebitu Ukiwe/Augustus Aikhomu nko?
Selective amnesia is indeed a
wonderful weapon used by cowards to reject responsibilities for their failures.

So, if you can cite Ekwueme, Ukiwe and the rest as part of the governments that killed Nigeria, why the current focus on GEJ as the culprit of Nigeria's predicament? With your line of thought, one will wonder why Buhari, ATIKU, Kwakwanso, Obj, Tinubu and co are being praised as change agents when they were part and parcel of the political system that brought no development to Nigeria.

The president is the boss. He approves and disapproves. In Nigeria, he is very powerful. This presidential power was increased by the Northerners and Westerners that led Nigeria from the 1970s till the 2000s. Like the OP noted, the sudden cry about presidential despotism by these same people reeks of acute hypocrisy. When they were in power, they had the opportunity to reduce the presidential power or even single handedly update Nigeria. They did not. Now that power has shifted, they are all claiming to be messiahs.

If we must ensure change, we must not oversee a deceptive change. APC had the opportunity to pick Fashola, they ignored him instead. Now, they are propagating hypocrisy by screaming change and presenting blood suckers like ATIKU and BUHARI. Anyway, una go hear am.

The OP stated that the problem is the NIGERIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM, and he did not absolve the Igbos from the complicities that led to the degradation of Nigeria. However, we must all agree that the degradation of Nigeria started from the late 70s till the late 90s. Unfortunately, the NIGERIANS from the Western and Nothern extraction were at the helm of affairs within this period. These leaders failed to UPDATE Nigeria.

THEY FAILED TO UPDATE NIGERIA.

GEJ may be viewed as a bad leader, but he is surely more pro-developmental than all the Northern and Western leaders that led Nigeria from the 70s to the 90s. I don't mean to be TRIBALISTIC by saying the above, but that is what it is.

IF NIGERIA MUST CHANGE, WE MUST CHANGE THE SYSTEM. If change means BUHARI AND ATIKU among others, then I PREFER GEJ. Change means doing something differently. It means trying not to RECYCLE THE OLD BRIGADE THAT RUINED NIGERIA.

Change2015:
Try not to spew rubbish please. Sheriff of the pdp is widely seen to have encouraged boko Haram and yet your president still accords him full honours. Buhari believes in one Nigeria and has never been accused of the kind of stinking greed and corruption the current administration reeks of. Jonathan is useless and clueless. Even the pdp has better materials than him.

chukwumanj:
Why are you being short sighted? If you don't know anything about your presidential candidates do not open your gob

olamkas:
Do you are your 92 disciples think at all or just open mouth to say anything?

mctech:
Baseless assertions. Please argue with points and don't try destroying one of the few credible Nigerians there is.

nagoma:
He's say no to the tribalist clueless GEJ

The poster that y'all are angrily responding to has said nothing wrong. This is called freedom of speech and choice. If you can call the president "clueless", why can't Buhari be given names that are derogatory?

Arrest and lock him away or just shut up.

I wish that these APC hegemonic goons will just consider Fashola as their presidential aspirant.

Until NIGERIANS lean towards meritocracy, we ain't going no where.

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80XWguqnVCk

[size=15pt]Jonathan is worst Nigerian leader ever -- Sowore, Publisher, Sahara Reporters[/size]

This is freedom of speech. It is unprecedented in the history of Nigeria. Who dared to call IBB, OBJ, ABACHA etc bad leaders inside Nigeria whilst they were still at the helm of national affairs?

slightlyMad:
i will call your likes by that name because that is simply what you are.
how can someone who is not foolish or retar.ded call that 1914 train transformation?

There are two paths to follow in change. The Radical and Transformational Paths.

The likes of FASHOLA AND AMAECHI are trying to use a radical approach in bringing the urban rail systems into Nigeria. That path costs money and takes a very long time and discipline to achieve. It has taken Fashola over 7 years to conceive, design and try to bring up a "light" rail system. This is due to the need to establish capacity along with the trains. You don't just bring the trains and dump them on any track. Amaechi's "mono" rail project has grinded to a halt due to lack of funds and absence of capacity.

There is an evolutionary path where you start from the capacity you have and gradually upgrade to a higher capacity. That is the path that the federal government has chosen. They intend to bring the old trains back to life and gradually raise them to the speed trains that you yearn for. This one takes a longer time, but the stress on funds is felt less because income is generated to support the funding of the upgrades.

If you want to see true change, you must understand the nature of change. Patience is key in transformation. 8 years is not enough to introduce speed rails in Nigeria, except THE COUNTRY is ready to spend money like China is doing.

slightlyMad:
you need deliverance, [s]because you have eye but cannot even see.[/s]
i have attached a pix above so if you still choose to call that old train transformation

then you sure dont even plan to go places in life.

Like I told you before, you really don't need to be insolent in your comments.

The trains were not moving in the past. They are moving now. capacity needs to be built before modernization can take place. The moving trains will gradually create the capacity for an evolution to better engines to take effect.

Most of the countries with advanced rail systems graced these stages of evolution before they got to the level that they are currently in. Unfortunately, NIGERIAN rail system was never updated. By bringing the rail engines back to life, there is hope for modernization of the sector.

Lemme ask you, IF NIGERIA SUDDENLY INTRODUCES A TRAIN THAT CAN GO FROM PORTHARCOURT TO KANO IN 3 HOURS WITH THE WAY INFRASTRUCTURES ARE, WILL YOU AGREE TO TAKE A RIDE?

YOU CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK.

slightlyMad:
the fools calling this transformation sure hasnt been anywhere outside the country.

Infact, you really don't need to be outside Nigeria to see that this is transformational. The Trains are moving, and it's a matter of time before they get modernized and move faster.

...and you can make your comment without being insolent.

Nah, nobody will want to make a comment on this beautiful topic. If it is about ethnic hatred and distaste, they will swoop on the topic and start to insult themselves.

Op; it should be the way you suggested if Nigeria and NIGERIANS are serious about nation building. For now, Nigerians are busy fighting themselves and destroying the nation on the basis of ethno-religious and political fraternity. IT IS A BIG SHAME!

Are you kidding me? This is impressive. Atleast, there is a solid foundation for modernization of the rail sector. Jeeeez! You have to crawl before you walk. Good sign. Slowly, we'll get the bullet trains and catch up with the rest of the world like we are doing in the telecom sector.

chamboy:
dey would, am sure if it was illegal business. They would have not claim the building

They should do that fast and stop raising political tension.

If you break the law, you have to pay for it. If you are paying for a crime that you did not commit, seek justice.

A party as big and wealthy as APC should be able to seek for legal redress for such a political witch hunt.

If they are not seeking for justice for a perceived injustice like this, THEY MUST BE CULPABLE. This is because HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS show that they always seek for legal redress.

If they are culpable, they will pay severely. Na one chance be that.

barcanista:
Sorry we can't start now because the thread will greatly be derailed and viewers. Take your time and enjoy your hols, I am sure Tuesday won't be bad for us.

Deal then. I'll be on the watch out for your prompt.