₦airaland Forum

greatiyk4u:
We are still not disappointed even at that cos we know Buhari's thought and wishes for the masses is that of good and not of evil.

#gbam.

And those mere thoughts, like the once acclaimed body language are all u need to be an effective leader right? Even if everything crashes, provided those thoughts are supposedly in place than he has done well abi?

How come u can so 'accurately' depict his thoughts as good and not of evil? Even the Bible you just made a parody of has the maker of that statement (God) referring to Himself and His plans, depicting subsequent action to bring to reality what He has promised.
Yet here you are purporting to know the mind and thoughts of a fellow human being! Even the devil knows not the heart of man.

sweetgala:
Proof

Proof of what? That Sharia law specifies amputation or that alcohol is banned on some states in Northern Nig while the enjoy proceeds from taxation of said item? Don't create the impression of being a simpleton now...it's glaring but don't confirm it by words please.

sweetgala:
Where did you read it as so, child marriage is not an islamic principle but one born of human design, same as the idea that children below 18 are not fit for marriage. The latter is based on scientific/health principles and nothing else and now supported as a social standard.

The young king Edward was betrothed as young as 10 years and in areas of central Europe till the mid twentieth century, it was common for girls to marry at 14-15. It was in fact a social norm, it has been argued marry was no more than 18 when Jesus was born.

The modern man sees a person below 18 getting married as inappropriate because such an individual maybnot have attained the minimum scholarly qualification of WAEC and therefore has a limit placed on them.

Hold it! Beyond health and social concerns, it is the law! That law is binding on all and not selective. The legal age for marriage is 18. We are no longer in the medieval times and this is so not Europe of the previous centuries.

Is referring to Mary supposed to lend some weight to this argument you're trying to put up? You've got to be kidding me! You just waved aside the grave health and legal implications in such cavalier manner. How shameful!

Go and update your knowledge of the Child Rights Act...the reason for placing the age of consent has nothing to do with educational achievement of WAEC or anything else. It is meant to protect children until they are of an age when they can understand and make choices. Otherwise poor underprivileged people who cannot afford basic education should not get married even above 18 because they are limited by WAEC or children who have an early start and get their O'levels as early as 14years old are fit to marry. Is that what you're trying to imply just to shy away from the fact that a laws was indeed broken as far as forcefully marrying an underage child is concerned?

sweetgala:
Some people just like to shoot their lip, you should refer to oby post today.

SLS was consulted on the issue from the start and he made a decree that the girl be returned, and left it at that with the opinion the correct action had been taken, only for this to resurface that the girl had not been handed over to the Bayelsa command , a failure of both the Kano police command and the sharia court

The person you quoted was referring to Senator Ben Bruce not Sanusi.

They promised change, promises are subject to change. QED

superstar1:
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He is the Senator or Sinator representing the girl.

He is the voice of the poor girl in Abuja.

I repeat, is he a security agent or official? Is it his primary responsibility to chase down criminals when we have security agencies set up and paid for that purpose?He has done what he will do in now in his capacity as Senator and I expect that now he is aware, he will maintain pressure until she is released.

Is the police now so ineffectual that every citizen has to approach his/her legislative representative in order to secure justice?

ApenaEde:
Y would an Emir give such a directive.
The said girl eloped wt her boyfriend & d family. were unhappy especially bcs she converted 2 Islam.
This is not uncommon all over d country, it happens everyday everywhere all d time, North or South , East or West.
All this idiots making noise should rather thank the Emirate in council for d intervention. Similar cases like this happens in East and Ss but no King intervene cos Iboz have no reasonable Kings.

Just get a life or get lost. U just needed a way to mention the tribe that makes u cower! Igbo men are too self confident and proud to stoop to the level of kidnapping an underage girl to marry her. No Igbo man worth his salt will commit his resources to marrying a female without the attendance of her family members.

U don't have the first idea about the Igbo tradition so just shut it and face front. It is the Emir or Sultan that is a reasonable king abi? Eejit!

chinuz:
The thunder wey go fire this Administration still dey queue for fuel..

Chei! This is classic! Thunder don do press up finish cum dey queue for fuel to use fire some kind zombie dem abi?

superstar1:
It seems he is more accessible on twitter than in real life.

I still cannot phantom how such an heinous crime of abducting a minor by one deranged cattle could not have been brought to his attention for 7months.

He travelled out of the country last week and not 7months ago.

Did he even need to be involved or informed before something would be done? Is he a security agent or an executive officer? The question should have be why did d police fail on their primary function? It is only recently that this became a public affair so u should in fact be commending him for immediately playing an active role.

So it is now an offence to bury the dead? Madness runs in the veins of those who support these barbaric acts.

Thank God for social media and public awareness via the press. If not for the public outcry I am sure pepole would have sat complacently as above the law. The useless IGP of Police sits there and says the release of this little girl is dependent on the intervention of the Emir! So he suddenly has no powers to investigate, secure the release of this little girl and prosecute the criminals? But when it is matters involving the SS or SE, he will part those black lips and begin to bleat like a sheep, reading the riot act for his mother and father!

If he doesn't know the importance and powers of his office he should resign immediately!

Segadem:
if he starts to prosecute them now, I very sure u ppl will be the set of ppl to say witch hunting.

Provided the proper legal procedure is followed and the principle of fair hearing with a neutral judge is adhered to fully, there is nothing like witch hunting. It becomes that when a competent court discharges a person unconditionally and the President insists that a person is guilty due to his personal conviction, it becomes witch-hunting when security agencies swoop down and arrest a person without any credible case and then seeks to detain such a person interminably eg El-Zakzaki and Colonel Hussein. It is witch-hunting when concentration is on an identifiable sect or group of people when the offence being prosecuted is a wide-spread one that is not in any way limited to the people that have been turned scapegoats for any reason.

Nobody has said there is a problem with tackling corruption, such issues only arise when the above and many other colourations are obviously identifiable in the course of prosecution. Next time, actually be sure of the mindset of the person u are referring to before attempting to paint everyone with the same brush due to preconceived lies, bias and ideas which u have accepted as your truth.

Pavore9:
Those who perpetuated this scam should be made to refund what was collected and spend some time behind bars.

Exactly! Otherwise it's very easy to come out tomorrow and claim a further 50000 ghost workers have been removed just to get some accolades. Prosecute perpetrators at least so it serves as a deterrent

Do u have full possession of the facts surrounding the boy's circumstance before deciding to blame his parents? Do u know if they are alive? Granted, there are those who reproduce far more than their available resources but in this specific case, u do not know.

Why would anyone take advantage of another especially a little kid like this just because they are in a position to render some assistance whilst probably denying the child an education and good nutrition? Unless u know the kid and his history, I think you are just a bit presumptuous..

Pidggin:
Blame his parents who keep procreating despite having no plans for the kids they are bringing into the world.

See the way they take Nigerians for fools, talking with so much complacence and every sense of entitlement. No attempt to own up to their gaffes and even pretend to be ready to work in line with expectations they raised. He is busy justifying their nonsense...

I don't blame them though, Nigeria has always been taken for a ride by the elite and the citizens now have to beg for what they are ordinarily entitled to while some others give these elite even more impetus by their blind support thereby creating the impression that all is well. Worst case scenario they will sic the security agents with trigger-happy fingers on those who dare protest.

And this is where the story ends cos before long, their Alhaji or grand patron will order their release from above and voila! they continue even more ruthlessly cos they know they are covered.

Some Nigerians on this thread are completely dead, just mere robots responding to one-way command which is, 'Defend all things Buhari/APC while attacking and pulling down all things PDP or Jonathan ie everything non-APC'! How can a sitting Governor raise an important issue like having a President who sees and hears no evil as far as his fulani tribesmen are concerned hence his deafening silence in the face of wanton killing and destruction perpetrated by this same evil fulani men and yet, some here tell him to mind his business and face his state and issues of open defecation! Can both issues even begin to be placed side-by-side?

Has Fayose said anything wrong in this matter? So he should not ask for action to be taken to preserve lives of fellow human beings as well as punish perpetrators? Those self-righteous APC twats that condemn other people, have you fully addressed your in-house problems before attacking others to justify your rice and stipends? You lot disgust me! Blood of innocents have been let for no just cause and all you can do is continue your politics of hate and tribalism? You are mistakes for human beings and maybe you should be next to have your lives snuffed out in such a harsh manner after u have been serially raped! You still wouldn't be termed innocent cos u would so deserve it!

AntiMahdi:
There is one Benue guy here that keeps screaming IPOB at any one who criticises his messiah Buhari.

I have not seen or read any of his posts since the Aguta massacre.

I know the irresponsible oaf u refer to. He typically avoids commenting on any threads with the massacre of his Benue people and other middle belt indigenes by fulani marauders. He does not usually disappear completely though like now. Maybe this last one hit too close to home but he has to remain faithful to his fulani masters so he'd rather fade...Hopefully he will be granted audience by the expatriate President and then he can explain how heavy and bitter this one is for him. Such a useless fellow, anything regarding the well being of Igbos hits him really hard so that he cannot help but type crap.

I don't know how he manages not to care about his people just so that he is not found condemning his Messiah or demanding some action be taken to protect his people.

scofieldsimba:
That's the message bro..

Female please...so that's the message 'Sis'

Corruption is not dead or gone, it is very much around and active. This time though, it is being run by those who will first scream that trillions have been stolen then involve u in the drama of searching for goats who ate yams of that amount.

While the sensation of that is ongoing, they perfect their art and actually steal enough up to that amount and keep quiet, do nothing and keep blaming others for their inability to function. When greed sets in and they pack even more,they will file amended charges in court against a chosen scapegoat then keep u entertained with d drama of media trial.

Corruption is hale and hearty only repackaged and run by those who will only make u suffer and when u cry out they refer u to d previous administrations. Ask them what they are currently doing na...story!

This kind of project calls for serious regional collaboration as well as inputs from our established private business men and women! This is the emancipation we need. It must start from within us while we press home our demands on other fronts.

God bless my homeland, the land of the rising sun!

midolian:
Have you not been criticizing Buhari?

Does she not reserve the right to do so?

sarutobie:
This is the type of woman that can intimidate a lot of (weak)men with sheer intelligence.

I am humbled sir!

tuale4u:
You are only ranting. You are living in election mode. I am living in governance mode.
I dont care about what campaign promise were. I only care about good governance. Any campaign promise that is not realistic today can go to hell.

For those who cares so much about campaign promises, you can use ur PVC in 2019 and vote what u want.

Leadership is about optimising available resources for the best of the country. Not wasting it on project in order to look good.

You are creating the impression that campaign manifestos are only meant to secure votes and such the people cannot hold those seeking electoral offices to account on the basis of promises made. Is that your idea of politics? One without honour? Just get in there and then behave as u please without regard to those whom u preside over?! You must be joking! Without campaign promises and debates how do u ascertain what a candidate has to offer? On what do you expect the electorate to hinge their choice of votes?

In fact, it is high time we start advocating for mid term analysis of any term of office within which to ascertain whether campaign manifestos are being complied with. When that is the case both party and candidate are barred from contesting next elections for that office for one term. Maybe then politicians will know that their constituents are not to be toyed with at will!

In essence, don't make impracticable promises just to win elections!

Optimising available resources for good governance...is it good governance to give a higher budget allocation to the Ministry of Information than critical areas like Agriculture? Is it good governance to allocate scarce funds to go looking for more oil in the Chad Basin which has not yielded fruit despite years and resources already committed and lost to same cause? Yet the same President is visiting all Arab countries believing he can influence their oil production and eventually oil prices? Is that the good governance u believe in?

chmeze:
Is it by force?...

Was it by force to make promises? Nigerians have been lied to one time too many by these set of people called politicians. He held himself out as different and saintly among all others. He should dare to live up to his promises and keep his word!

HiddenShadow:
Why is he telling us.?
Does he not know the road to Aso Rock where the Man he rooted for lives as President.

The man no dey too dey house na but as e put am here, last last Adesina, Shehu or Osunbade go fit read am then give am message.

tuale4u:
That is why it is campaign. They are promises. They are not binding. What of all the failed promises PDP has made for 16 years? Abeg park well. Obama promise to close Guatanamo bay in first term, he did it do. It is now he is ending his second term in 11 months time he is planning to do dat. May Buhari may fufil dis promise in 2023 just like Obama.

The day APC, Buhari and his handlers as well as supporters like u stop holding PDP which u so love to hate and other countries as a yardstick is the day we will know that you people really have good intentions otherwise u are nothing more than better riggers of an election. The more disgusting part though, is that APC exploited the ignorance of a vulnerable majority to ride into power and have now turned around to discard and deny promises without so much as a by your leave. What is the difference between both parties other than names and logos? Is it not almost the same people that didn't live up to promises under PDP as u referred to that have populated d APC?

How can u compare the closure of Guantanamo bay to a promise that touches on the basic survival of many, that may make d difference between life and death at some point? Does Guantanamo bay affect the lives and economy of Americans?

I still see an attempt to separate the party from Buhari on d premise that he didn't make the promises himself and I shake my head in wonder. So who flew d flag of the party during campaign and elections? On what platform did Sai Baba ascend into power? Who is d direct beneficiary of those promises turned lies? Who has toured 25 countries in 9 months on the strength of those lies? As he didn't utter the words personally, did he dissociate himself from those promises? Did he not by his conduct acquiesce to said promises?

Now, you say the promises were made when oil was $100/barrel and I marvel at the sheer ignorance and stupidity manifest by that statement...is that supposed to be a joke? As at campaign and election periods, oil prices were already hovering between $60-$70 and all indications pointed to further crashing of prices. Did he and his team not know or follow the trends? Were they too dull to understand the implications and tailor their words accordingly or is someone just being too much of a zombie who will rather justify the clear emotional and fundamental rape of the vulnerable members of the society?

Does Buhari really mean to focus more on agriculture and education when the Ministry of Information is awarded far more funds than these areas in his very iffy budget? When d VP has more funds for books than some higher institutions exactly how is he planning to build up education?

Finally, a man of true integrity knows his words are his bond! Failure to take cognisance of pervading realities or deliberate lies/deception cloaked as mere election promises to be discarded like dirty underwear at the earliest convenience is no excuse. He fails to honour that promise then he is no better than the next opportunistic and dirty politician only after his personal interest. That level of deception is the height of corruption and that makes nonsense of his anti-corruption stance.

This was an unrealistic promise from the get-go but GMB and crew chose to exploit hunger and illiteracy which his region accounts for the highest. On the basis of these and many more fork-tongued promises, he was voted into power by a supposed majority naturally from that same region.

He is touted as a man of integrity so he had better live up to it and give them their 5k!

I still can't understand or wrap my head around why the FG has not deemed it fit to make any statement addressing the incessant attacks by these accursed cattle rearers.

It is not clear why no specialised team of investigators and security agents have been deployed to these areas to put a stop to these senseless killings, rape and destruction of properties.

This is why state policing is absolutely important at this time but myopic and evil leaders will not bring this into being.

Most baffling is why the government is being called upon to build ranches for herdsmen...for what? Are they not business men? Or are proceeds from cattle sales rendered into federal account or our new TSA like crude oil proceeds? Do farmers and others engaged in various businesses not bear the cost of start up and maintenance? Is the FG supposed to seize lands and designate them grazing routes/ranches? Are they a more special group than others that require special treatment? Does any trader get shops freely given to ply his trade?

The role of the government us to make available incentives like low interest or interest free loans, access roads and then laws mandating all nomads to settle themselves in their states where they come from within a specified period of time or face sanctions.

How can a sane country sit back and watch cattle herded in the middle of highways with herders brandishing dangerous weapons in plain sight?

Farmers and affected communities need to get themselves armed and ready to defend their homes if these marauders will not desist!

What are his marketing targets and benchmarks?

God bless my homeland o! Iseeee!

Henovy:
The bottom line is that it has been corrected and the culprits will be punished. Do you have to blame PMB always? If he was part of it, he would rather have defended it. Instead, he was embarrased. Those guys just increase the figures of previous budgets and submit for presentation. They just copy-paste. Do you have to buy curtlery every year? Duplicating projects anyhow. Anyway heads will roll for sure.

How was this correction done? Has it been reduced? To what amount now please? I am asking these questions because expectedly, once there is a reduction from a previous position or figure, such figure must also change to reflect the correction/reduction.

On the basis of this, why is Lai Moh'd on record stating that the budget was not padded or manipulated because the total sum of 6.08 Trillion did not change? If that figure did not change them what correction was made?