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Politics / Re: Have The Igbos Contributed To The Decimation Of GEJ Support Across The Regions?? by Kairoseki77: 8:24pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
The simple truth... The OP is 100% correct. Igbos voted for Yar Adua, OBJ, and GEJ over Orji and Ojukwu. APGA only controls one state, and APGA is a SLAVE to PDP. It has no independence at all. A vote cast for APGA, is a vote cast for PDP. Igbos follow any government in power. Always have, and always will. If the devil became President tomorrow, Igbos would shout IBGO KWENU and name him Lucifer Azikwe Satan. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Kairoseki77: 4:24pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
If anyone on this website loves Nigeria, please put this on the Front Page https://www.nairaland.com/1569367/authority-stealing-jonathan-budgets-millions Nigerian embassies in New York, London, Washington D.C., etc have budgeted themselves millions of Naira to power generators. Nigerian embassies in several other countries have budgeted millions of Naira for maintenance of planes and trains THAT DO NOT EXIST. Even if you love Jonathan and are biased (I am looking at you Afam), no Nigerian should support this. Please do your part and help expose this corruption. If you don't help, you will have only yourself to blame. |
Politics / Re: Authority Stealing: Jonathan Budgets Millions For Non-existing Aircraft, Boats by Kairoseki77: 4:16pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
Why is this not on FP? 1 Like |
Politics / Re: GEJ Drags OBJ Before Human Rights Commission by Kairoseki77: 4:04pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
If GEJ is really training 1000 snipers, do you think the National Human Rights Commission (located in Nigeria) will say so? Do you think they want to die? |
Politics / Re: Can We Give GEJ A Break For a Minute by Kairoseki77: 3:52pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
kel4soft: Since the 2014 budget was made known to the public domain. So many slacks has been directed to the its break-down. So you are saying we should give the president a break because the State Governments are just as bad? This country will never advance as long as there are people like you who make excuses for corruption and terrible leadership. I don't blame you though, your expectations are so low that you can forgive almost anything these anuofias do to you. |
Politics / Re: Why Do Well-travelled Nigerians Defend Mediocrity At Home? by Kairoseki77: 3:44pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
Our expectations are too low. |
Politics / Re: President Jonathan & Patience During Christmas Service (Pictures) by Kairoseki77: 11:38pm On Dec 25, 2013 |
youngmonie: Who the heck picks out clothe for that boy?..plus with all that money you would think they would get him a personal trainner and make effective use of the gym in the state house. That gym must be lying fallow....waste of resources. Why go to the gym when you have a 2bn food budget? 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Trouble In Goan Paradise As Africans Beaten And Harassed by Kairoseki77: 11:11pm On Dec 25, 2013 |
Oh my god! Front Page. |
Politics / Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Kairoseki77: 11:03pm On Dec 25, 2013 |
Politics / Re: Why Obasanjo Fought Me, By Alamieyeseigha by Kairoseki77: 10:57pm On Dec 25, 2013 |
Itoroetti : We have no one to blame but ourselves. Nigeria is done. This show of shame is disgusting. |
Politics / Why Do Well-travelled Nigerians Defend Mediocrity At Home? by Kairoseki77: 10:52pm On Dec 25, 2013 |
Why Do Well-travelled Nigerians Defend Mediocrity At Home? by Okey Ndibe One of the most tragic aspects of Nigeria’s aborted promise is that too many Nigerians have now imbibed a terrible culture of low expectations. They look daily at the series of crises bedevilling the country, and they manage, somehow, to see something admirable. It is sad to encounter this attitude in Nigerians who have never travelled outside their country, and who are, therefore, blind to the dramatically higher levels of efficiency in most other countries, including some of Nigeria’s neighbours on the western hump of Africa. Lacking a reference point, these Nigerians may be forgiven for believing that the intolerable state of affairs in their country is a mirror of how things happen elsewhere in the world. But it’s always a case of sheer exasperation when one comes across well-travelled Nigerians infected with the virus of low expectations. These world-wise Nigerians have no excuse. They have been to other efficiently-run countries; they have seen other societies where institutions work fluidly and high quality services are expected and delivered; often, they function within these well-choreographed societies, helping to sustain a culture of excellence. So why do some of these “exposed” Nigerians nevertheless rush to rationalize, defend or excuse their country’s mediocrity and ghastly performance? [img]http://www.thisisafrica.me/data/thumb/abc_media_image/8000/8050/w430.68de7.jpg[/img] Visiting London last week, I was interviewed by Kayode Ogundamisi on his live political program on BEN Television, “Politricks with KO.” The interview touched on the subject of presidential performance. I asserted that President Goodluck Jonathan, like Olusegun Obasanjo before him, had failed to deliver result-oriented leadership. Soon after, two or three callers questioned my assessment. One, a resident of London, reeled off a few roads he alleged that the Jonathan administration was building. He, or another caller, reminded me that the president had set up new universities. They insisted that the president deserved praise for getting round to roads and the setting up of new universities. Another, also resident in London, sought to remind me and viewers that Mr. Obasanjo’s presidency was marked by impressive feats, among them the payment of a huge chunk of Nigeria’s external debt and the husbanding of mobile telephony. [img]http://www.thisisafrica.me/data/thumb/abc_media_image/8000/8048/w430.68de7.jpg[/img] Supporters of President Obasanjo rallied after creditor nations granted debt relief to Nigeria The sense of fervor in the two callers’ voices was sad to behold. If they had never been to a society where things work, I would have understood their misplaced advocacy. I reminded them that no serious leader today would have the temerity to list the building of roads as one of his or her achievements. The mayor of London, I argued, would be run out of the city if he ever tried to campaign on his road repair record. British citizens and residents take good roads for granted, which is as it should be. On the matter of Mr. Jonathan’s new-fangled universities, it was enough to tell my interlocutor that the government had not lived up to its obligation to fund existing universities. What, then, was the sense in creating more? Mr. Obasanjo’s payment of jumbo sums to Nigeria’s external creditors never struck me as an achievement – not when he made the payment and not in retrospect. A more visionary leader might have used all that cash to improve his country’s ghastly infrastructure. Why transfer nearly $20 billion to creditors when Nigerians have no healthcare, no electric power, no dependable network of roads, and no waste disposal system? Why hand over such princely sum when our public schools, from kindergartens to universities, are in heartrending shape? Why invest in the Paris and London Clubs when the failure to address Nigeria’s electric power woes remains a huge impediment to Nigerian businesses, hampers economic enterprise, and leaves hordes of Nigerian graduates unemployed? What was the sense in serving the interests of external creditors – many of them complicit in the mismanagement of the loans they gave – when Nigeria’s climate of insecurity gets worse by the day? In short, why hasten to pay the foreign Peter and Paul whilst neglecting the plight of the Nigerian Musa, Okoye and Adebayo? [img]http://www.thisisafrica.me/data/thumb/abc_media_image/8000/8049/w430.68de7.jpg[/img] One of the callers to BEN Television scolded me for the sin of holding a Nigerian president to the same expectations I would apply to President Barack Obama. Nigeria was not America, he stated. It was, on the face of it, a salient point; but it was also a deeply troubling point. Here’s why. Nigeria is in such dire straits that it is in more desperate need than America (or Britain, Norway, Germany) for tested, committed leaders. In other words, Nigerians need a leader with vision, energy, passion, and drive far more urgently than do Americans. And there are Nigerians who have the intellectual acumen, vision and leadership skills to stand toe to toe with the best leaders anywhere in the world. For some reason, however, the Nigerian state is rigged by and for mediocrities. [img]http://www.thisisafrica.me/data/thumb/abc_media_image/8000/8047/w430.68de7.jpg[/img] Here’s another slice of the argument. Many Nigerians are quick to contend that it’s unfair to demand American-grade performance for Nigerian public officials. But the same Nigerians are hardly ever outraged at the outlandish payments and perks enjoyed by their officials. Consider this fact: Each member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives hauls away enough cash in a year to pay Mr. Obama’s salary several times over. In fact, many local government chairmen take home enough cash to make Mr. Obama – whose salary is $440,000 a year – look, by comparison, like a chump. It baffles that some Nigerians are at peace with the lavish payments to Nigerian public office holders, from municipal officials to the president. Yet, these same Nigerians raise their hackles the moment a critic demands that our obscenely remunerated officials demonstrate a semblance of engagement. It boils down to that disease of low expectations. Given how much money Nigerian officials are paid – to say nothing of the additional sums they steal – why is it out of place to hold them to the highest levels of expectation? If they’re in the highest paid league, what’s wrong with insisting that their performance be Messi-like? [img]http://www.thisisafrica.me/data/thumb/abc_media_image/8000/8046/w430.68de7.jpg[/img] President Goodluck Jonathan’s self-assessment Nigerians who have never had the privilege of travelling to other parts of the world – and who, therefore, have never seen the fruits of true leadership – deserve our patience when they mistake the substandard roads most Nigerian governments build as evidence of sagacious leadership. As one caller to BEN Television noted, many Nigerians are so dehumanized that they praise governors for paying salaries! The greater tragedy – absolutely inexcusable – is when those who have seen the world, who ought to know better, embrace the culture of low (even no) expectations. In the end, as I tried to tell the viewers of “Politricks with KO,” Nigeria – on such indices as healthcare, education and social services – lags many countries with significantly less resources. Countries like Ghana, Uganda, Jamaica, South Africa, Botswana and the Philippines are way ahead of Nigeria where it counts. Part of the reason is this: Nigeria is cursed with “leaders” who intone that they’re “moving the nation forward.” But they neither know what “forward” means, nor how to move in its direction. Source: http://www.thisisafrica.me/opinion/detail/20110/why-do-well-travelled-nigerians-defend-mediocrity-at-home 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Why Obasanjo Fought Me, By Alamieyeseigha by Kairoseki77: 3:06am On Dec 25, 2013 |
tomakint: Good job there Alams, what a very rich letter with perspicuous analyses! Unbiased, revealing, loaded with clear tones and warnings. Jonathan, my dear President, beware [size=18pt]Nigeria is finished![/size] |
Politics / Re: Why Obasanjo Fought Me, By Alamieyeseigha by Kairoseki77: 3:05am On Dec 25, 2013 |
Please don't remind me that this thief is walking free. Please. Please. Please! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: The Politcal Transformation Of Afam4eva Yesterday And Today In His Own Words. by Kairoseki77: 10:48pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
Afam4eva: I saw this comment a few days ago and was shocked! Explain how we can EVER believe that he is an unbiased moderator? Even more "Igbotic" than the tribalists we have all over! SMH Merry Christmas! 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Kairoseki77: 6:42pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
https://www.nairaland.com/1567510/10-quotes-ameachis-speech-apc#20432166 Pictures of the rally are now posted. |
Politics / Re: 10 Quotes From Ameachi's Speech At APC Rally In Rivers by Kairoseki77: 6:39pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
Politics / Re: Mass Ethnic Cleansing In South Sudan: Do You Want War And Division? Think Again! by Kairoseki77: 5:15pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
DerideGull: The Republic of South Sudan can burn to ashes, but I do not give a ratazz. However if Nigeria must disintegrate, which has been my profound wish, Republic of Igbo land remains nonnegotiable. This does not stop it from going into confederation with people of cultural affinity Landlocked? 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Kairoseki77: 2:02pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
https://www.nairaland.com/1567510/10-quotes-ameachis-speech-apc Another potential FP. This is the most comprehensive post on the issue. I will find some pics from the rally and post them. |
Politics / 10 Quotes From Ameachi's Speech At APC Rally In Rivers by Kairoseki77: 1:49pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers is known for his frank and sometimes hilarious statements. www.nairaland.com/attachments/1482065_1fullstadium_jpga20ec36e43b570f8437ca5b00fcd0392 www.nairaland.com/attachments/1482066_2fullstadium_jpg9c1832e654812fcd696c507d491f6c6d Source: http://www.ynaija.com/gov-amaechis-10-most-incredible-quotes-at-apc-rally-in-rivers/ |
Jokes Etc / Re: Four Hot Unclad Chicks In A Jacuzzi Picture!!! by Kairoseki77: 1:40pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
This is a chicken rights violation. 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Kairoseki77: 1:12pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
Politics / Re: Amaechi Apologise To APC Leaders For Empty Stadium At The APC Rivers Launching. by Kairoseki77: 1:05pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
[size=18pt]This is a shameful lie. The stadium was full. Anyone who watched it on TV can attest to that fact. That pic was obviously taken as people were leaving. Yet you can still see thousands. Abeg, move this to the joke section.[/size] www.nairaland.com/attachments/1482065_1fullstadium_jpga20ec36e43b570f8437ca5b00fcd0392 www.nairaland.com/attachments/1482066_2fullstadium_jpg9c1832e654812fcd696c507d491f6c6d |
Politics / Re: EFCC Arrests Speaker Of Kano House Of Assembly, And 11 Others by Kairoseki77: 12:46pm On Dec 24, 2013 |
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Politics / Re: There Is Hope In Nigeria’s Future –jonathan by Kairoseki77: 3:40am On Dec 24, 2013 |
Jonathan spoke through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Martin F. Uhomoibhi OP, you are too desperate. Change the thread title. |
Politics / Re: Amaechi Gives Condition To Return To PDP by Kairoseki77: 3:35am On Dec 24, 2013 |
Ikengawo: Atiku has never joined APC. You are too desperate. IBB, OBJ, and Atiku were just VISITED by APC members two days ago. |
Politics / Re: Soyinka Warns Of Political Shipwreck As APC Leaders Court Obasanjo, Others by Kairoseki77: 11:59pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
Afam4eva: it's known fact that Soyinka hates OBJ with a passion and i'm with him on this. My only problem is that he never commented on the other characters that APC has been courting for some time now. Just a few months ago, you were saying TERRIBLE things about him. What changed? 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Reply To Obasanjo's Letter by Kairoseki77: 11:02pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
Italiano1: This exchange of letters between 2 retar.ds is not only nauseating but very embarrassing. It is very convenient for these two foo.ls to write to one another when neither of the dimwits can communicate properly in English. Hey. I need your help to steal your comment. Please write your comment without banned words, so I can steal it and put on FP. |
Politics / Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Reply To Obasanjo's Letter by Kairoseki77: 9:04pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
This exchange of letters between 2 CORRUPT thugs is not only nauseating but very embarrassing. It is very convenient for these two anuofias to write to one another when neither of the dimwits can communicate properly in English. Dr Jonathan and General Obamumu cannot teach English at nursery level, they cannot coherently express themselves in interviews or during Presidential Chats but suddenly they are grammarians when exchanging letters They hire hungry morons to write a meaningless tirade of "cow feces" and impressionable Nigerians will take such maga maga letters at face value and salivate on the rubbish in it. Nigerians are the easiest tools to rule over- very sheepish and easily controllable. They can endure all sorts of maltreatment and are generally worshipful. Nigerians deserve the leaders they have- simples! 185 Likes |
Politics / Re: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Kairoseki77: 9:03pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
https://www.nairaland.com/1565627/breaking-president-goodluck-jonathan-replies#20398470 President Goodluck Jonathan Replies Former President Obasanjo Front page. |
Politics / Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Reply To Obasanjo's Letter by Kairoseki77: 9:01pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
Your allegation that I asked half a dozen African Presidents to speak to you about my alleged ambition for 2015, is also untrue. I have never requested any African President to discuss with you on my behalf. In our discussion, I mentioned to you that four Presidents told me that they were concerned about the political situation in Nigeria and intended to talk to you about it. So far, only three of them have confirmed to me that they have had any discussion with you. If I made such a request, why would I deny it? Source: http://saharareporters.com/news-page/letter-president-goodluck-jonathan-replies-former-president-obasanjo Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/jonathans-letter-obasanjo/ 178 Likes |
Politics / Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Reply To Obasanjo's Letter by Kairoseki77: 9:00pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
It is very regrettable that in your letter, you seem to place sole responsibility for the ongoing intrigues and tensions in the PDP at my doorstep, and going on from that position, you direct all your appeals for a resolution at me. Baba, let us all be truthful to ourselves, God and posterity. At the heart of all the current troubles in our party and the larger polity is the unbridled jostling and positioning for personal or group advantage ahead of the 2015 general elections. The “bitterness, anger, mistrust, fear and deep suspicion” you wrote about all flow from this singular factor. 48 Likes |
Politics / Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Reply To Obasanjo's Letter by Kairoseki77: 9:00pm On Dec 22, 2013 |
The allegation of training snipers to assassinate political opponents is particularly incomprehensible to me. Since I started my political career as a Deputy Governor, I have never been associated with any form of political violence. I have been a President for over three years now, with a lot of challenges and opposition mainly from the high and mighty. There have certainly been cases of political assassination since the advent of our Fourth Republic, but as you well know, none of them occurred under my leadership. 101 Likes |
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