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I know this is a difficult request to heed on Nairaland: but let us allow Nadanbata talk without insulting him.

If other Northerners are ghosting on this thread, this will be a good time to register and share your perspectives like Jenifa suggested.

Personally I do not care if Nigeria splits as long as we get this country restructured. I don't think we need to de-humanize ourselves in the process though.

Oya, make una look this Hausa advert, kinda nice.

I'm sure we don't get to see this a lot in the South and vice versa
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOZZrluxEZE[/flash]

@Nadabanta, invite more of your friends in here if possible, so we can get some more perspectives.

I agree poverty might be a factor, but millions are poor in the south too. People rioted in the SW when they got cheated in 1983, but they basically attacked and sometimes killed their own opposition political leaders, not foreigners.

Do you think other factors are in play aside poverty?

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@proudly9ja, great post!

@ALL, this is what I think Buhari should do: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=648895.msg8151379#msg8151379

I will support that. One of the reasons why I supported Buhari's candidacy was because I agree with most of the declared intentions in the CPC manifesto and I believed he will work to carry them out better than the other party(PDP)

There are many similar ideas in the ACN declarations also. Those ideas are important to me, more than the party. If CPC can continue to push for them in the House of Assembly and sponsor Governors and politicians who practice and fight for those thing, then I will continue to support them.

For me, we still need an alliance of ideas. Alliances shouldn't be for the purposes of winning Presidential elections alone. We need alliances in the Senate and HOA too. We can get this pro-status quo politicians out of power gradually and restructure Nigeria.

BTW, I don't mind if CPC remains a regional party as long as they are willing to stick to their ideas of good governance and national restructuring. That is one thing I'm ready to give my support to.

So if you guys are thinking of starting a group to champion those ideas, I'm ready to join as long as we articulate our plans clearly, even across parties as I believe this should not be limited to one party.  

I came from sympathising with ACN to supporting CPC. I still support ACN, it's all about the ideas. I really don't care too much about the individual and the party acronyms.

I will like to add that we can identify specific Politicians across parties, contact them, interview them or speak with them and gauge their stand on the issues we care about. If their actions and politicking are aligned with those issues, then we put our resources (idea, material, financial) behind them and their campaign.

We can be an independent NaijaPAC (political action committee) a "Think Tank" (used loosely since you need some good intellectual credentials for that) or just a group with shared values and idea about how to reform and restructure Nigeria and Nigerian politics.

We must have these fundamental ideas and beliefs discussed and agreed to before we can even proceed. The means by which they will be achieved are not as important as the fundamental ideas themselves IMO, we need to get the fundamentals right.

Example: If I believe Nigeria should have a sovereign national conference to negotiate resource control for all communities and do a referendum to vote on each details, but you believe we should not get a conference only do it through the National Assembly. Then we have something fundamental in common and we can negotiate around the approaches, as long as the fundamentals of restructuring and self determination for all is respected and agreed to.

My contributions for now. I'm ready to support those on ground whenever I'm on ground myself, as long as we have shared values

@Jarus, you are a very busy man. But can't this proposed group be integrated with your current group on the ground? do you think the issues we care about (when we finally get them well articulated ) are going to be too different?

Odunnu:
Was Goodluck the President in 1991 when I watched as a young sch gurl my classmate's house go up in flames with the entire family in the burning house and my mom and I had to walk/run on dead bodies to be secure.
Was GEJ president in 1995 when my father's cars, house and my eldest sister all got burnt in another crazy out break of riots.My daddy stil has scars frm matchete wounds he got in one of such outbursts
In 1983, my family stil tel the sordid story of maitatsine's violence!
Relax buddie, you voted right. Sacking that minister was in the rite direction. Every average Nigerian knew the northernerz would revolt,it was the duty of that office to nip it in the bud. I believe strongly that the positive change we so desire would be heralded by GEJ

Very sad story. Sorry sis.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=650737.msg8172789#msg8172789 date=1303315183]What is the plan for Oyo, though? What are the major needs there? What needs to be done to revitalize the state?[/quote]Oyo has always been a major trading center. It's historical connection to the North West part of Nigeria both as a trading market and clearing house for regional goods (commodities, craft, small manufacturing and other produce) will not stop if we can get it right.

For the Oyo area, it's geography and proximity to the North and other neighboring countries will make it a great inland port and manufacturing hub for all kinds of manufacturing needs. There are more possibilities.

It is possible.

The Irunmoles don't hate. They assimilate

Can't we all just get along?

^^ The British are a very primitive people.

They hide around in their old stone cave-like castles, bowing to their lady-king while walking backwards and Shytte. WTH!

The only thing the Brutish British have going for them is the Gold and Cash they stole from other finer, more civilized, better cultured peoples of the world. If the rest of the world was as barbaric and brutally evil as their ancestors were, all those British traditions they so loooove and can't wait to force down our TV screens would be like nameless relics excavated out of the dark depths of forgotten sea bed caves between the North Sea and the Atlantic.

In a decent world, the English and their much vaunted tradition will only attract the attention of bored underpaid archeologists and wandering gispy-like scavengers.

The English know all these, we are the ones getting fooled. But I'm not. One other thing they know is that the stuff I wrote up there is simply poor, awful, dark sarcasm and I don't hold any of those views.

Well, I don't hold most of those views. . .

I wish Prince Williams and His future Queen (whose name I can't remember right now) a very happy married life and peaceful reign.

Tradition is cool

Beaf:
anything that comes out of a split would have to be equitable, not based on a lazy top-down revenue sharing formula that breeds a scramble for the centre, corruption, laziness and backwardness.

Well said. That is the spirit.

@Gadogado, great post!

I'm not sure how the access to Port thing will work though, except we agree to a confederacy of loosely independent states, where   We share maybe just military-defense responsibilities and a common currency, it will be difficult to grant access to port for another sovereign nation to run across the country when you have no other common institutions.

But it's great to read your post, I'll read it again later. I agree with almost everything except that access to port through the Niger part.

Beaf:
You have answered what I posted from a purely emotional point of view and "seen" so many things I never said, the bolded is the biggest case in point. I didn't feel like addressing the rest, because I'm being taken totally out of context. Please re-read what I wrote again, cos there is a lot in it and it surely isn't about PDP.

You say politics is a selfish game? I say its a game of consensus, bridge building and mutual interest. Maybe we should let the argument rest.

No emotional view there bro, it might seem that way, BTW, I said politics is all about interest, not necessarily selfish-interest or selfish game. Certainly, consensus is key, having mutual interest is vital too.  Anyway, I agree we should let it rest.

Beaf:
Yes, it would be wise to wait for a fortnight or so after things have calmed down and then begin to make calls for restructuring. I don't know how GEJ will approach it, but its got to be done.

I will take back or eat all the names I called him if he can pull it off. . .

Devolve powers to the states and local administration, reduce the FG and take police powers away from the center. Do all these plus ensure fiscal federalism so states only pay taxes to the center.

Do those things plus more and only the brave will run for president. Only few will be able steal local funds and continue to get away with it. All these looters will rather open businesses.

Beaf:
I support this call entirely.

The call for a sovereign national conference to negotiate binding restructuring and True Federalim or confederacy?

I join you to support it 102%

Beaf:
To put it mildly, the SS hates Tinubu with a passion. GEJ cast aspersions on the SW political leadership, but Tinubu's response was unadulterated ethnic bigotry and kept going at it for weeks. I am not making enemies, the enmity has already been thrown at us; to make it worse, highly offensive phrases like "drunken fishermen" became a sort of ACN anthem. Dude, the die is cast.

I repeat again, calm down, politics is all about interest, except you are Goodluck Ebele Jonathan himself, we can't be sure how offended anyone is. Tinubu and all South Westerners can claim offense too. I'm sure some are still offended. Bro the history of Nigeria is longer than the last few weeks of passionate campaigning and mudslinging.

Seeing Tinubu as some sort of political hero is walking into Satans embrace with both eyes wide open. Especially in this new season when our politics is being vacuumed, hosed down and polished.

Take am easy, this is Nigeria, there are many Alibabas here and many thieves too. Every region has them in abundance, it's funny how Tinubu can now be more devilish than the people who are depositing federal money into their pockets right from CBN.  Nobody is calling Tinubu a messiah, it does not mean he can't be appreciated for his struggles. As Tuface said; Nobody holy pass.

I can promise you that you will see several governors equalling or surpassing Fashola in these new times. When that happens, what would become of SW politics?  Fashola is the only attraction to ACN within and outside the SW. Without him, there wouldn't be much to point at, but there would still be the bogeyman demanding N2billion per month and fixing his girlfriends, kids and family friends in all SW positions.

A lot of Nigerian states can't wait to see Fasholas springing up everywhere, we are all about 50 Years behind schedule in Nigeria, Fashola as well as he has done, is still nothing to beat my chest over really, that will just be inferiority complex on my part if i'm bragging about Fashola cos he's a SW Gov.

Before Fashola there were Jakandes, Bola Ige's, Ajasins and even their Cousin the great Ambrose Alli and of course Papa Awolowo himself. I'm not boasting but, I believe it's a leadership tradition that will get better as soon as Nigeria gets restructured. I'm not worried about the SW in a fair and well structured Nigeria or Nigerian confederacy.

It is in Tinubu's interest to keep SW politics insular, so he can play the "we and them" games that keep Lagos states land and money flowing in his pockets, with the populace to occupied fighting the mythical "them" that they become blind and unquestioning to the rap'e occurring under their noses.

Tinubu has done well for himself politically I agree, but it is easy to forget how he struggled against OBJ and the PDP as a lone ranger Governor, fought to generate home grown revenue, start BRT, embraced and courted the Business elites of the Lagos Central Business District so he can raise needed funds when PDP starved Lagos of funds because he refused to align with them.

I detest the corruption and I will not absolve him or anyone, but let's get some perspective too. Even the Fashola we are extolling today was a "neophyte" and totally unknown politician/technocrat when Tinubu chose him as his successor. I hate to defend Nigerian politicians but Tinubu deserves some credit. Make we take am easy.

The SW is on a wild train ride to nowhere except Tinubu is replaced with a thinker like Fashola. Is that not the same region that produced the Ajasin's, Babatope's, Jakande's, Herbert Mcaulay's etc? What are you doing with Tinubu? Even tiny Delta state ejected the much more powerful Ibori.

I don't know your prophetic credentials but you are assuming a lot about where the SW will go and the future political value of today's SW politicians, it's that season, I know, i'll leave it at that while I'm wondering about the political value of Babatope today after his alliance with the come-chop PDP crowd. Hmm

Take a look at the new political map of Nigeria, the SW should be taking its seat in the new political block that consists of Middle Belt, SE and SS. Its a powerful grouping that will only get more nourished and infinitely more powerful.

So the SW should go back to PDP just because GEJ won an election to the same Office OBJ and his military-politician friends still have control over?  you funny sha. Anyway, like I said it's early season, the bragging rights are allowed, victory just arrived, let's leave the future to time and events.

BTW, Jonathan knows where to look if he wants progressive support and alliance, some folks were fighting for the principles that might set GEJ's name in gold if implemented. They fought and died during Military rule, they fought Abacha, they've been fighting since we got this new democratic dispensation in 1999, probably since the democracy of the 50's. If Jonathan wants sincere alliances, I'm sure he will get it from them.

Let's not get stuck on Tinubu or the victory of the moment. Jonathan needs to seize the moment. I hope he has good advisers.

Basseti:
[b]The ordinary man on the streets of lagos or Onitsha might not have a problem with that proposition. [/b]However, the powers that be, due to economic and political reasons, might not let that happen.

IMO, decentralisation might be the next option if this democracy thing no work. Every region controls thier own destiny (resources, educational policies etc) and each region sends representatives to Abuja to form some sort of central government that works for some common good like defense etc.

Correct sir, that has always been my opinion.


[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=649879.msg8167157#msg8167157 date=1303250944]I agree on decentralization, but I think you disagree on how exactly it should be implemented. Understandable, since you come from Ondo and I from Ekiti  At the end of the day, these things come down to cold, hard, cash.

I disagree, to some extent. Increasing the non-oil sector of the economy reduces the influence of the FG and PDP. Growing the non-oil sector is imo KEY to weakening the powers of the FG.[/quote]Me, from Ondo State? I'm undeclared, just simply O'dua nation.

Now the finer details we disagree on can be worked out. As long as we realize the need to restructure. We can't start until we agree there's a problem to be solved.

Yes, widening the revenue base and expanding the economy will bring some changes, but don't forget that the sectionalism, "tribalism" injustice and corruption encouraged by this disjointed system will make that very difficult to achieve.

My people everybody is safe o, It's just a congratulatory reminder from Awon Iya. As long as GEJ delivers, no shakin for him.

Chrisbenogor:
I saw ACN APGA PDP and yes CPC agents shaking hands and "working together" infact I heard that the unit down the road from where I was some boys stormed it with ballot papers in their pockets ready to stuff the box and people allegedly help put it inside. So I think in Nigeria we need to separate the free from the fair and from the credible.

That notwithstanding there was a massive turnout and votes for GEJ, I realised that Buhari and the CPC made a huge mistake in not at least sending agents that would "control" the amount of votes emanating from these regions. In fact I can understand the south south but WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED IN LAGOS. *Shakes head*

This country is so divided and so polarised along religious and ethnic lines. *shakes head again*

SMH @ the bolded, not surprised though, I persoally heard it was done in 2003 from people who did it and sold their parties out becaus they believed they had no chance and the money was good.

You control the Center(money, treasury) and the message, you control the country, period. That is how it works in an unstructured, centralized environment like Nigeria.

We can't manage it. We have to solve it. I'm going to keep saying it everywhere until I get tired.


[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=649879.msg8166896#msg8166896 date=1303247992]^-- Why do we continue this path, though? What is the point of this game? Why not build a real country, a real democracy? And if that is impossible in Nigeria (as I am now starting to believe it is), why not find some solution other than Nigeria? Is splitting the country the end of the world?

First time I voted in my life was in 2008, for Obama. The library not too far from my house is where the polling booth was. PDP didn't bribe me to vote. ACN man didn't offer me N1000 for my vote. I did it because I wanted to.

What is wrong with having 10% voter turnout, but at least everyone voting their convictions, rather than because they are bribed? That is real democracy. Not a system of 30%, 60%, 85% turnout, and no real certainty how many of those voters were bought, stuffed ballots, underaged voters, etc.

All these guys on Channels TV talking about election, democracy. Even these international observers. . . they basically all have no clue what they are talking about. We don't have that in Nigeria, at all at all.[/quote]I'm sure you are gradually seeing why this country needs those deep changes. 10000000000MW of electricity may not solve our problems.

Libya has good electricity, I'm sure they have mobile phones and good electricity in Somalia too.

Until we fix the structure, We may never change this Nation.

People are letting their fears of a possible split cloud their judgement while our political leaders and business elites are scared because they might lose some power.

Ujujoan:
I finally registered last week . . .  I heard about a center in the heart of a rural community where there is practically no queue. I had to drive about 40minutes to get there and lo and behold there was no line!   

Infact the INEC workers were sleeping when I got there. They were too glad to see someone to register . . . It didn't take me up to 5minutes to complete my registration. I don't know who was happier, me or the young man who kept flirting with me! 

Anyway, I'm glad I finally registered without much hassles!   

I'm assuming you were not able to vote due to the restrictions placed on movement on election day.

I told people it was a silly, fire-brigade knee-jerk security reaction that will only dis-enfranchise many Nigerians and encourage rigging.

Ujujoan, were you able to vote?

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=649879.msg8166596#msg8166596 date=1303244938]I'm starting to think that is the best policy for sanity. Watch from afar, don't get too involved personally.  Make your money, enjoy your life, don't ask too many questions which you know have unpleasant answers. Focus instead on making your own little local bubble of the world a good place.[/quote]Some people can't do that though. They can't keep quiet, too much at stake for them, especially the very idealistic ones who believe they can actually catalyse changes and make the country better for most people.

I'm very very pessimistic in the near term, But optimistic we will get it right on the long run, if we can restructure amicably.

This is so sad.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=649879.msg8166439#msg8166439 date=1303243451](Why were there no reports of exceptionally high turnout, though? You'd figure that if 85% of all eligible voters come out to vote, it'd have been noticed or commented upon. There were no media reports of this exceptionally high turnout. . . in fact, the opposite occured. Anyway, that is another issue, we can discuss it on another thread, not this one.)

Hehe. This naija is a depressing country. Safest bet is not to get too emotionally attached to it, I guess  [/quote]But very interesting country though. and you can make mad money too 

I edited last post for some perspectives.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=649879.msg8166297#msg8166297 date=1303242168]This was quite an informative thread for me.Hehe.

I don't think we will ever have a properly functioning democracy as long people don't care abuout voting and are willing to sell their votes be mobilized.

I assume that GEJ didn't mobilize to get 85% turnout in Bayelsa, though? That was ballot stuffing, likely? Otherwise someone would have noticed the heavy traffic on the ground.[/quote]I think Ethnic sentiment did that part for him. he probably didn't need to spend too much in Bayelsa.

85% turnout in a non-compulsory voting election is very very high, but it's a small state where people probably really felt cheated out of the Nigerian largesse. I don't blame them, I blame the system.

I'm also now wondering if the PDP can ever be defeated at the presidential level. If it comes down to a game of buying votes, who can match their cash?

Absolutely no one, except you can get the "Owners of Nigeria" on your side

Owners of Nigeria = MOCs and their countries.






I posted this in October last year way before I started supporting Buhari or even ACN, it was in reply to kcjazz's post there:

kcjazz:
How can I explain it to my grandma that would make her stand up and vote without a bag of salt/rice as an incentive.

Per communication, I believe every leader must know how to project his ideas either through writing or speaking.

That is the "take away" message.^+1

Any serious student of politics will tell you that the power to inspire is chief to the success of any political leader. I do not care if you are an Angel or a Brutal dictator. Inspire or perish!

Jarus' observation is on point. Gbawe and other supporters raised very good concerns about the danger of publicly dishing out such criticisms, but IMO, if you do not have a personal access to NR, if you are not a member of his inner circle, if you have not signed an irrevocable oath of allegiance to him and his campaign,  then I see no reason why you should not publicly voice these kinds of constructive criticism.

The hope is that NR will listen or his handlers will take note and make the necessary adjustments. At the end of the day, Nuru Ribadu is a means to an end not the end itself -we want a genuine representative democracy where egalitarian laws are made, respected and enforced for all Nigerians regardless of age, class, sex or ethnicity.

I'll go slightly off-topic to present my thoughts on ACN and Ribadu;

On Ribadu's prospects; I'm just not impressed with Ribadu and all the so called progressives parading themselves around, from Ribadu to Utomi. The reason can be summed up in kcjazz's statement above.

I'm not impressed nor convinced by their grassroot organizing. I see little to no impact and safe for Buhari, their name recognition is unacceptably low and that is a major problem.

Unless Tinubu, Ribadu and all the rest of them have a secret stash of dollars somewhere to buy this election with, or a direct access to the minds of the owners of Nigeria (Big Oil), I see ACN losing the presidential Election.   As a Ribadu/ACN sympathizer, I'm saddened by the possibility of another 8 years of PDP rule.

This election will not be won online on FB and twitter. Ribadu and ACN should forget the online Youth vote nonsense they keep shouting about. Nigeria is not America and we do not have a well educated, electronically-connected, liberated youth population that will vote differently or defend their votes better than the older generation without a great deal of inspirational push.

Those who may deliver this election for ACN in the face of massive spending and rigging by PDP are NOT the FB generation. They are the Okada riding, spare part selling, we-are-gathered-on-the-street-corner-because-we-are-jobless Nigerians, they are the ones who might consider voting and guarding their votes on election day, not the "Lekki today, Yankee tomorrow" FB and Twitter types

ACN needs to put in more WORK to get them excited about this election and Ribadu needs to find a way to communicate to them better and inspire them to own this election. We are a wounded, cynical and politically apathetic people. Ribadu needs to work harder to convince us. Unfortunately, time is running out and I see little work on the ground.

The only thing that will make things a bit better for supporters like myself will be if ACN focus their attention on Governorship and National Assembly elections thereby directing scarce resources and time to those ones and further weakening the power of the United-in-Corruption Inc. -->PDP. That is a strategy I can live with, till we try again in four years.

For now, I see little to no effort and I hope I'm very wrong.


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-534774.64.html#msg6981629

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=650362.msg8164492#msg8164492 date=1303227264]Plz outlaw and the followings :

1. Polygamy.[/quote]From North to South, we will unite to oppose any attempt to outlaw this with unequalled and unrivaled vehemence

Beaf:
I don't know Sambo to be a thief, he is a very decent man; it should have been IBB, Atiku, Ciroma etc losing their lives and property.

I'm sure the people of his state know him better than we do. I cannot absolve any Nigeria gov of that.

So if the kids they failed to educate and provide employment for can burn the stolen money out of their hands once in a while, it will be great till we get a more effective, more transparent government. As long as they don't kill people, I really feel no pity for the likes of Sambo.

Beaf:
About the core-North? Nobody gives a shyte, especially anybody from the ND or SE. Wicked marginalisation and the pushing of ethnically driven politics of oppression and exploitation are things that are impossible to forgive. Revenge? No, but there will be full rectification of national structures.

We have never trusted the core-North, but they ruled us anyway. Now, they do not trust us, but we will rule them anyway. The almajiri's will be educated by every means to stop them from being ready tools of terror, empowerment would also be brought to the core-Northern down trodden. It is a war of ideas that they are fighting with stones, guess who will win? So, to hell with trust from that quarter, in a country with a proper national architecture, ethnically bigoted trust would be irrelevant.

As for the SW, you just have the worst leadership possible under Tinubu. What sort of dunce would give up the presidential race, whille they are 10 times stronger in FG representation? Tinubu is very smallminded, and its a bit of shock that he is getting any following among the educated; the best bet is to begin to push Fashola into the SW overall leadership role, cos Tinubu will make the SW underperform on the political field, with the danger of losing relevance with eyes open. Impossible? Check the recent elections. It will worsen if Tinubu isn't removed at this time and SW votes become severely fragmented and a gift to all comers.

The foolish agro with the SS is purely Tinubu's invention, what he hoped to acheive with it is anyones guess. It just shows he isn't very smart though; now he is dreaming of selecting ministers after playing bad hands.
The time for the likes of Fashola has come, and it is time for the SW to sieze the opportunity. Its also time to bury Tinubu.

Beaf calm down. Election is over, don't try to make enemies where there are none.

Tinubu is not fighting South Southeners, Edo is SS, no? even great Ogboru sef might do well to join ACN as soon as he can.

Seriously though, Tinubu is a political operator and a good one too. Nigeria is not a united country we all need to edge our bets and make sure alliances bring benefits. Fashola is a Politican and a Technocrat. I'm sure they are not dumb people. If they had the kind of money the FG/PDP had access to, their party probably would have won this election too.

Let's  now focus on the things we agree on, Restructuring, Fiscal Federalism, State Police, Education, Information Access reforms E.T.C and work together towards achieveing them.

Tinubu has his own side of the alliance story too, we were not there, it's now a matter of "He said, She said" until they provide audio and video recordings.

Coolabbie:
Dese winches & wizards don suffer. U no even allow dem gather ingredients, u don already dey blame dem.

Awon Iya Mi Osoronga no go let GEJ rest until he fulfils his promises.  

The reason is obvious: They abandoned Atiku and Buhari and they voted massively for Jonathan Goodluck.

Their support is obvious through the "Magic Numbers" and the votes he got within his enemy stronghold. That was clearly the work of Awon Iya.

The "Midnight plane flight ballots" were made possible by a special division of Awon Iya Olokiki oru

Eyin Iya mi osoronga, Apani mahagun, olokiki oru.
Awon Iya ati'fun jedo at'edo Je orooro
Osalansolo Osolosala
Awon Iya mi aringini Aringinniginni wo oja

GEJ must deliver or else !!!!  

Ase!

b0dnel:
Mr President,
It is with shock and utter disbelief I received the news that you have so far won 25 per cent in 28 states plus Federal Capital Territory. According to the 1999 constitution, a winner needs the majority of votes and at least 25 per cent of votes in 24 states of the 36 states of the federation.

So far you have won 25 per cent in 28 states, leaving your closest rival, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change with victories in only 12 states. I know you and your cronies will be celeberating and popping the proverbial champagne now but here is a word of caution from perhaps one of your worse critics.

Allow me to explain that the presidential victory of April 16th was a victory for yourself and not necessarily for the PDP, which you are a part and parcel of. This should reveal without any equivocation that the elections were not driven by issues, but sentiments about personalities, religion and ethnicity.

It is my opinion that as a nation we should grow our democracy to achieve a situation whereby persons win elections on the basis of merit and actual performance not sentiments, and certainly not with the aid of financial inducements, blackmail and violence.
I will not bore you with all the expectations Nigerians (the ones who voted for you, anyway) have-I believe you know all of these and intend to meet all of them.

Nevertheless, I intend to remind you of all the myriad of promises you made during your political campaign throughout the country. In my generosity, I have listed them for you here.

1. You Prmoised to rule for only one term (reference http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12339017)
As a man of your words or rather as you want to make us believe, PLEASE stick to this plan and pledge.
I sincerly hope we will not have political jobbers, groups like Youths Earnestly Ask for Jona, Dbanj, Lagbaja, Sunny Ade all singing for your second term bid? I sincerly hope also, you will not come out and openly deny you didnt make such promise or statements as you did about the zoning saga.

2. You promised a consitutional role for Traditional Rulers!!! I am short of words but Nigerians are waiting

3. On March 17th 2011, in Dutse the Jigawa statte capital, you promised:"If I win the election, within my four years in office, I will establish domestic airports in all the states without airports, WE ARE WAITING.

4. In Nasarawa, at the flagoff of your campaign you promised at least a university in every state including building specialist almajiri schools to shore up education in the North so as to eradicate illiteracy. The Almajiris are waiting o!

5. On February 8th in Ibadan, the day you called some people "rascals", you promised to create jobs and improve the power sector. The OYO people and indeed all Nigerians are waiting!!!

6. On Feb 9th, you were in Bauchi and you promised to intensify oil and gas exploration in the North-East as part of efforts to harness resources for economic development. Also you pledged to boost agriculture, power and water supply for wealth creation and revenue generation. Then you assured that projects such as the Mambilla hydro-electricity, Jada irrigation project and Kafin Zaki dam in Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi would be pursued to boost agriculture and industrial development. Then you promised that your administration would establish two universities in the region. The NORTH EAST PEOPLE ARE WAITING,

7 AND 8?

9. You landed in Portharcourt on Feb 12 where you made alot of promises, maybe to woo your Niger Delta people. Be that as it may, you announced that the NNPC, in partnership with the private sector, would establish a petrochemical plant in the Niger Delta (you didnt state where exactly). You promised the plant will create job opportunities for the Niger Delta youths. Then you went ahead to promise the implementation of Local Content Law and Petroleum Industry Bill. In case you cant remember when you made all these, cast your mind back to the stampede that claimed some lives (where your wife called them martyrs).

10. In Kaduna- You promised massive transformation of the agricultural sector through construction of large dams and distribution of one million metric tonnes of fertilisers for the 2011 farming season (The rains are here already, so fulfil your promises o)
You also pledged to establish Almajiri model schools to address the challenges of the Almajiris.

11. In Benue-You promised to revolutionise agriculture and establish industries in the country through a five-year plan (We need that Plan now so we can keep track, the five years have started counting already)
You also promised to complete the irrigation project in Otukpo. Then you promised that the second Niger Bridge and the Benue Bridge projects will be worked on in the next four years. I think its better to start now so by April 2015, we trust you would have completed it.

12. February 17th, you were in Plateau where you made shocked the entire country with amazing promises. First of all, you pledged to refocus on the solid mineral development of the state and make it one of the key revenue sources in Nigeria. The Plateau people are banking on you.
Mr President, You promised to build more dams and complete ongoing ones, so as to boost agricultural growth.
In addtion you promised to complete the Vom-Manchok-Jos road to boost economic links between Plateau and Kaduna states. Yoy left the state and the Plateau people have been happy ever since and now that you have won, they are waiting

13. Mr President on Feb 21, you were in Kogi. You promised among other things promised that the dredging of the River Niger and Lokoja-Abuja road dualisation would be completed very soon. THE KOGI PEOPLE AND INDEED NIGERIANS ARE HOPING AND WAITING

14. In Kwara State on Feb22, you pledged that the irrigation project in Shonga would be completed soon to boost the commercial farming activities of the New Nigeria Farmers in the area. Mr president, remember you also said the Jebba-Mokwa road and Jebba bridge would be given adequate attention to ease transportation in the area. Kwarians are waiting!

15. On February 24, Mr. President, you pledged to rehabilitate ALL ailing industries in Aba. I believe all Abians are hoping on you to provide the enabling environment to do their businesses, you must keep your promises,

16. Mr.President, on Feb 25th in Anamabra you said there is a plan to build a power station in the state, assuring that within the next four years your administration would construct and rehabilitate ALL federal roads leading to Anambra as well as the South East. You equally to provide potable water to the densely populated Onitsha and Nnewi cities and tackle erosion in the South-East. To tell you the truth, Mr. President, Anambrians are banking on you!

17. In Ebonyi state, you promised to dualise the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway in addition to establishing a secretariat for ALL Federal government's agencies and parastatals in Ebonyi. Mr. president, The people of Ebonyi has never had it so good since the creation of their state. Now, you have promised them the good life. Please keeep to your words!

18. In Niger state, you promised the more power generation. Perhaps the most important aspect of your promises is that your government would map out a five-year strategic plan for road projects. (Please we are waiting for the Plan NOW!!!!)

19. On Feb 27, you were in Asaba, the Delta state capital, which happens to be my state. On that fateful sunday, you revealed that “The NNPC is developing a new programme that will absorb about 5,000 youths, ”, Mr. President, Deltans are delighted at this REVELATIONS. While that number is a far cry from the number of unemployed youths in the state, at all at all na winch (as we say in Warri), so Deltans are waiting.

20. On March 2nd, you were in Ondo where you pronmised that roads and other basic infrastructure across the states will be developed in four years. In addition you also promised the exploitation of the vast bitumen deposits in the state for national economic development and employment generation. The Ondo people are waiting. Your Four years have started already. You must start now.

21. On the same day, March 2nd, your campaigbn train was in Ekiti state. While there, you promised that more than N50 billion federal intervention projects were ongoing in the state. You can be rest assured that the Fayemi and indeed the entire Ekiti kete are waiting for you.

22. On March 9th, in Sokoto, you promised to rehabilitate the abandoned Shagari irrigation project as well as reviving the nation’s rail system and figh the menace of desertification in the country. Sokoto people have sufffered for too long. This is your time to redeem your pledge, Mr President. The clock is ticking!!!

23.The date was March 12th 2011 and you were in Ogun state.
Remember, the day you rode to Abeokuta through rail?
Yes, That was the day you promised an improved power supply before the end of the year through the Integrated Power Project (IPP) initiative.
You also pledged to build more refineries, encourage downstream activities, resuscitate rail transportation and create jobs. In case you have forgotten, that was the day that Gbenga Daniel (your South West campaign coordinator was booed by the Ogun people).

24.On March 14th, your campaign trained moved to Kebbi where you promised to establish a federal university next year (2012). You also promised to create jobs through science and technology, tackle environmental challenges and boost health care delivery.

25.Katsina, was your port of call on March 15 where you promised to enhance the living standard of Nigerians through implementation of people-oriented programmes that would provide citizens the necessary opportunities to realise their potentials.
In my opinion, this was just mere rhetorics as you did not make any concrete promises. or did you have the premonition, you will lose in Katsina? I might just be right.

26.In Kano, you pledged to resuscitate the nation’s power sector and encourage the development of small and medium scale enterprises in the country while ensuring justice, equity and fair play in the polity.

Mr.President, Space will not allow me to list the deluge of promises in Lagos, Osun, Borno, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Imo, Taraba, Jigawa, Edo, Bayelsa and Zamfara states. If you can accomplish all your promises in the next four years, then you will go down memory lane as the best President ever. In all honesty, I wish you GoodLuck!!!


Time will tell!!!

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Beaf:
My prayer instead is that GEJ signs the FOI bill pretty sharply and makes it kick off from May 29 or thereabouts, then the corrupt would have fewer hiding places and be forced to perform. All in all though, Ogboru is an infinitely better candidate who would do wonders for the state.

Bros, just know all these Dorris and Mercy promises must one day come to pass o!

As long as he signs the real FOI bill, not the adjusted one PDP was trying to force down our throat.

hey, Bros must support Ogboru by fire by force, anyway, e be like sey you don gree already

@Topic, He needs to fire the laggard outrightly and make sure we see justice for the victims, no more mere talk.

I have no pity for those thieveing politicians who lost their houses though.

Nuhu Ribadu will never forget the people of Osun

Don2011:
you are kidding right? in this day and age you can still write this? Buari on BBC, do the hoodlums supporting him even have access to BBC? .

Ever heard of BBC Hausa Service?

Remember "Mallams" and their ubiquitous radios?

Dude, we need to learn more about our own people if we want to call ourselves a United Nigeria.