I heard the guy is celebrating his return from the USA at national arts theatre.

This why the whites do not see us as anything. Lalasticlala, ishilove I'm very serious with this thread o

For an acclaimed political leader who owing to his political office has a very critical symbol placed on him to descend to this level of sycophancy, he has generally portrayed the black race as a worthless race that see the white race as their gods.

If nothing is done in this regard, I think the white would always treat us with their colonial mentality.

So, I think there's an urgent need on the part of okorocha to issue an apology not just to imo state but the entire black race.

No local blog in the United States ever recognised the presence of this our leaders but here is okorocha celebrating a handshake with someone who enjoys the boko haram menace cos we've refused buying into their gay proposal.

I think this joke is too much to be endured

egift:










The Nairaland Career WailingWailers are all here. These sycophantic PDP Agents want Impunity and Corruption that were institutionalized by the PDP to continue. Never!

Our President is doing exactly what he was elected to do - stop impunity, clean up the system, insist on the rule of law, etc. Next is the appointment of competent Nigerians and delivering on his campaign promises.

TANoids can Wail all they want, President Buhari is here to effect the needed Change.

yea, you guys elected him to always be in the media struggling space with timaya and co while he gradually turns nigeria to daura republic.

lolaxavier:


Ha! But why
Why do you have to confirm to the whole world on a public forum like this that you have just been released from Yaba left.

Master wailer oshi!!!

it's not easy being in yaba left taking care of u so I need to prove to the whole world that God has been so kind with the much strength he gave to me for that task.

Is it because buhari is masturbating that's why they're calling him porn? Lols

lolaxavier:


Today's headline news: Another wailing wailer identified

ur mates are identifying ways to cure buhari's senility while u are identifying a wailing wailer.

Appoint ministers first let's see whether they will award contracts. Busy masturbating with unnecessary talks while boko haram is masturbating with our lives. Too much talk talk

As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The phones buzzed non-stop, my email was permanently active; my twitter account received tons of messages per second.  The worst moments were those days when there was a Boko Haram attack virtually every Sunday.

     The intrusion into my private life was total as my wife complained about her sleep being disrupted by phones that never seemed to stop ringing. Besides, whenever I was not checking or responding to the phones, I was busy online trying to find out if the APC had said something contrarian or some other fellow was up to any mischief. A media manager in the 21st century is a slave of the Breaking News, a slave particularly of the 24-hour news cycle, and a potential nervous breakdown case. Debo Adesina, my colleague at The Guardian once said I was running a “one week, one trouble schedule”. There were actually moments when trouble knocked on the door every hour, and duty required my team and I to respond to as many issues that came up.

   Top of the task list was the management of phone calls related to the principal. In my first week on the job, for example, one of my phones ran out of battery and I had taken the liberty to charge it. While it was still in the off mode, the “Control Room”: the all-powerful communications centre at the State House tried to reach me. They had only just that phone number, so I couldn’t be reached. When eventually they did, the fellow at the other end was livid.

“SA Media, where are you? We have been trying to reach you. Mr President wants to speak with you”

“Sorry, I was charging my phone.  The phone was off.”

“Sir, you can’t switch off your phone now.  Mr President must be able to reach you at any time. You must always be available.”  I was like: “really? Which kin job be dis?”

The Control Room eventually collected all my phone numbers. If I did not pick up a call on time, they called my wife. Sometimes the calls came directly from the Residence, as we referred to the President’s official quarters.

“Abati, Oga dey call you!”

If I still could not be reached, every phone that was ever connected to me would ring non-stop. Busy bodies who had just picked up the information that Abati was needed also often took it upon themselves to track me down. My wife soon got used to her being asked to produce me, or a car showing up to take me straight to the Residence. I eventually got used to it, and learnt to remain on duty round-the-clock.  In due course, President Jonathan himself would call directly. My wife used to joke that each time there was a call from him, even if I was sleeping, I would spring to my feet and without listening to what he had to say, I would start with a barrage of “Yes sirs”! Other calls that could not be joked with were calls from my own office. Something could come up that would require coverage, or there could be a breaking story, or it could be something as harmless as office gossip, except that in the corridors of power, nothing is ever harmless. Looking back now, I still can’t figure out how I survived that onslaught of the terror of the telephone.

     Of equal significance were the calls from journalists who wanted clarifications on issues of the moment, or the President’s opinion on every issue. I don’t need to remind anyone who lived in Nigeria during the period, that we had a particularly interesting time. The Jonathan government had to deal from the very first day with a desperate and hyper-negative opposition, which gained help from a crowd of naysayers who bought into their narrative. I was required to respond to issues. Bad news sells newspapers and attracts listeners/viewers. Everything had to be managed.  You knew something had happened as the phones rang, and the text messages, emails, twitter comments poured in. The media could not be ignored. Interfacing with every kind of journalist was my main task.  I learnt many lessons,  a subject for another day.  And the busy bodies didn’t make things easy.

      If in 1980, the media manager had to deal with print and broadcast journalists, today, the big task is the dilemma of the over-democratization of media practice in the age of information. The question used to be asked in Nigerian media circles: who is a journalist? Attempts were subsequently made to produce a register of professionals but that is now clearly an illusion. The media of the 21st Century is the strongest evidence we have for the triumph of democracy. Everybody is a journalist now, once you can purchase a phone or a laptop, or an ipad and you can take pictures, set up a blog, or go on instagram, linked-in, viber etc.

     All kinds of persons have earned great reputation as editors and opinion influencers on social media where you don’t have to make sense to attract followers. The new stars and celebrities are not necessarily the most educated or knowledgeable, but those who with 140 words or less, or with a picture or a borrowed quote,  can produce fast-food type public intellectualism, or can excite with a little display of the exotic -Kadarshian, Nicki Minaj style.  But I was obligated to attend to all calls. The ones who didn’t receive an answer complained about Abati not picking their calls.

     My defence was that most editors in Nigeria have correspondents in the State House. Every correspondent had access to me. There was no way I could be accused of not picking calls, and in any case, there were other channels: instagram, twitter direct message, email, and media assistants who could interface with me. But this was the main challenge: while in public office, people treat you as if you are at their mercy, they threaten to sabotage you and get you sacked, every phone call was a request with a price attached, you get clobbered; you are treated like you had committed a crime to serve your nation. Relatives and privileged kinsmen struggled with you to do the job - media management is that one assignment in which everyone is an expert even if their only claim to relevance is that they once had an uncle who was a newspaper vendor!

      The thinking that anyone who opts to serve is there to make money in that famous arena for primitive accumulation partly accounts for this. And that takes me to those phone calls from persons who solicited for financial help as if there was a tree at the Villa that produced money. Such people would never believe that government officials don’t necessarily have access to money. They wanted to be assisted: to pay school fees, to settle medical bills, to build a house, purchase a car, complete an uncompleted building, or link them up with the President. Everybody wanted a part of the national cake and they thought a phone call was all they needed.  If you offered any explanation, they reminded you that you’d be better off on the lecture circuit. Businessmen also hovered around the system like bees around nectar.   

       But what to do? “Volenti non fit injuria,” the principle says.  There were also calls from the unkind lot. “I have called you repeatedly, you did not pick my calls. I hope you know that you will leave government one day!”.  Or those who told you point blank that they were calling because you were in the position as their representative and that you owed them a living.  Or that other crowd who said, “it is our brother that has given you that opportunity, you must give us our share.”

       The Presidential election went as it did, and everything changed. Days after,  State House became Ghost House. The Residence, which used to receive visitors as early as 6 am, (regular early morning devotion attendees) became quiet. The throng of visitors stopped. The number of phone calls began to drop. By May 29, my phones had stopped ringing as they used to. They more or less became museum pieces; their silence reminding me of the four years of my life that proved so momentous. On one occasion, after a whole day of silence, I had to check if the phones were damaged! As it were, a cynical public relates to you not as a person, but as the office you occupy; the moment you leave office, the people move on; erasing every memory, they throw you into yesterday’s dustbin.  Opportunism is the driver of the public’s relationship with public officials.

      Today, the phones remain loudly silent, with the exception of calls from those friends who are not gloating, who have been offering words of commendation and support. They include childhood friends, former colleagues, elderly associates, fans, and family members. And those who want interviews with President Jonathan, both local and international - they want his reaction on every development, so many of them from every part of the planet. But he is resting and he has asked me to say he is not ready yet to say anything. It is truly, a different moment, and indeed, “no condition is permanent.” The ones who won’t give up with the stream of phone calls and text messages are those who keep pestering me with requests for financial assistance. I am made to understand that there is something called “special handshake” and that everyone who goes into government is supposed to exit with carton loads of cash. I am in no position to assist such people, because no explanation will make sense to them. Here I am, at the crossroads; I am glad to be here.  

- See more at: http://www.reubenabati.com.ng/2015-07-25-The-phones-no-longer-ring-By-Reuben-Abati.html#sthash.yfJLSt2V.t1H6QrHi.dpuf

You self is an idiot for saying that your mum has an attitude. Probably, the ashi of a wife must've worked on ur head for so long and I know that name didn't worry u so much that's why u are still contemplating on what to do

Omotayor123:
Big No...

Women should make their stand. But these days it's not like that. Most women allows their Man defines who they are and which is very wrong...


You are You And you should learn to accept who you are.

BTW
Why should a man approach a woman in the first place when he's not satisfied with her appearance et al

Ladies, be proud of who/what you are.... Thank God I am ME.
I rep myself Anywhere & Everywhere..

thank you sister, I love to see women who are always on their feet. But, don't mistake it with for rudeness towards man

nervorum:
Should a man define a woman? No.
Woman are uniquely created and destined to make impact. A woman can achieve her fullest potential.

However, a woman cannot feel complete without a man.
No matter how 'successful' the woman is, or how much she hides it. Both gender were uniquely designed to complement each other to achieve their individual divine mandate, however not just any man.

Why? Cos God made it so..' for your desire shall be to your husband'..

A woman should not be defined by a man. she can be successful without a man, but not complete without one..

could u take a step further by laying ur definition of a complete woman?

Women, God created you same way he created men.

Why would u recreate yourself by seeing that your existence relies on the definition given to your life by man? I ain't against some cultural principles that are moulded to see that the two sides of gender live peacefully without much frictions.

Owing to the fact that your sense of reasoning is built up to see that you can't reach your peak without the ladder of a man, so many life principles have been badly modified by you throwing away their values.

Okay, for instance, one of the major things that makes life cool is love. So many definitions have been given to that concept called love. But in all, we know that love is within and what inspires it should also come from with. The womenfolk would always want to get their love inspired by artificial things like cars, clothes and so many material things which a man can provide because they so believe that without a man they can hardly get those things.

Again, our sisters just sell their love to whoever that opens their mouth to promise them marriage even without knowing if the marriage would be made of hell. They just believe that it's only through marriage that a woman will get fulfilled.

In all, the nice and natural concept of love has been successfully transformed into lust.

Our women wouldn't mind bleaching off their skins despite the risk just to appear attractive to their gods (man). They spend so much time on their bodies without mind the brains because they believe that brains are meant for their men.

Yet our women cry of inequalities.

Why is gbaja being so desperate? Oh, apc can only be satisfied when the northerners relaxes like zombies while the westerners hijacks everything in a sophisticated manner?

He's not buhari that's celebrating his victory with empowerment of boko haram

gunuvi:
Blessmatua blessmatua!!!
Fire on bada bada as the heads of agbalagbasis is bembestically never made for sacrifice. May we orl wok and refuse to stunble. Mayanstikal

are u lacasera

Rexnegro:

U get sense at all ?

do u expect me to have sense by ur assessment?

You are calling him a vagabond cos he has refused to be like ur father that was stealing houses and plots of land from innocent people just to satisfy his concubines and whores during his ministerial days?

The funny thing is that our educated and certified mechanical engineers can hardly be this creative, yet we say western education is the ultimate

234GT:
All na one chance! By the way, where is Yemi Osunbade lol.
I don't expect him to have travelled to West Germany so soon.

why bringing a mere commissioner in an important issue?

M

The reason why boko haram are flexing muscle now is just to douse the suspicion on buhari over the alleged sympathetic connection that exists between them.

Had buhari rushed into eradicating the sect immediately he entered office the whole thing would've looked so obvious but with the way it is going the suspicion will come down.

Also with the recent negotiation channel that is being opened it will create a means for paying some northern youths in the name of amnesty and increase in the allocation of northern states for rebuilding of their states.

FreeGlobe:

when the time comes, come out and see if your empty head will not be smashed.

oh, you will smash my head during election period? Anyway, this was same way u threatened to make sure obiano doesn't win a single local government in that governorship election

GitmoAuditors:
I can't do that and you know!

why telling me to be careful? Lols. I will tell my nneochie to divorce u. Anyway, we are meeting this xmas

GitmoAuditors:
B.astard, did you remember the day you were decimated and you took off? Nobody is avoiding you what happened was that we found out that you are worthless and useless.

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chino Nwannem, so u are the person threatening me? Lols. Biko, clear road cos I no dey smile o

Beremx:
I am not from Anambra state,but I won't watch you gullibles treat Obiano the way you have treated Rochas.

Nonsense!!

thankGod ur gragra stops on nairaland as u can't donate one vote for obiano.

Beremx:
Obiano is now been crucified because he spoke the truth?

You see how Ndi Igbo especially those from Anambra are abusing their governor who is transforming their state?

Lord have mercy!!

oh, anything that gladdens ur heart is always the truth, right?

I've always known that this loafer of a governor that peter obi gave us in anambra is one kind of a person who thinks in that primitive way that politics isn't played with principles. His treacherous trait deceives him to the level of forgetting the fact that he who bites the finger that fed him will one day go starving.

Vividly, I could remember some time last year when ansu students embarked on a protest due to high school fees. The best response the man could give to us was that the protest was being sponsored by peter obi.

Again, when he was owing lecturers that last year instead of finding possible ways to settle off his debt, the man passed the blame to peter obi.

Okay, we all saw how the betrayer of a man was dancing all along with jonathan Goodluck during those days. Now guess what?

In the latest release this man made about the boko haram prisoners saga, the two major people this man blamed for the whole thing are Goodluck Jonathan and Peter Obi. This shows the man has left them for the person in power.

The loafer has successfully built a character of not being too trustworthy, he only follows you when things are working fine for you then whenever it turns out rough,he shows you the back instead of courage. Solidarity is a word that is yet to show in his dictionary .


The man just recently came to commission the road in my school, a major road done by obi a year before obiano emerged as governor. This what the media-friendly governor has been going around doing just to project his sycophancy.


The man has failed to pick any lesson in this apc saga. He has refused to learn that karma has a way of playing a role in politics. He thinks that with this way he is just being smart enough without knowing that one day his cards will be used against him. Any person that want to deal with him will start being careful and suspicious of him

Abeg, put gun and jazz for that their flag

I think a law should be made regulating how sex videos are being uploaded online by some bloggers. The crazy rate at which some idiots are ruin some people's life is becoming too bad. Some weeks ago someone showed me the video of some teenagers who were caught having sex in a secret place, instead, flogging this teenagers the people there forced them to continue the act while they took the video for the Internet. I'm quite sure that many of us are guilty of the sin of sex, how would those children cope when they grow up seeing themselves on the net? Can this teenagers still attain certain great heights again in life? It's hightime we started doing something cos so many lives and families are being ruined everyday

Sincerely, I love what is going on in osun now. Before the eyes of this people would be able to open other parts of the country must've been working on how to launch their first home made aircraft.

SuperSuave:
fool detected!

no be Sahara reporters teach us say the man na dogo yaro? Lmao