₦airaland Forum

Nothing will be done about this exposure. So sad. Nigeria is fantastically corrupt indeed.

They seem to be atraid of confronting the Bandits. There must be something they are hiding from ys.

Fellow Nigerians, a few moments ago, I met with President Muhammadu Buhari. I informed him that I wanted to succeed him as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Though it is not my life-long ambition, it has become imperative that to rescue Nigeria, we need someone to build on the achievements of President Buhari. I have looked around; I do not see anyone better suited to carry on that solemn assignment than my humble self.

As a great father of the nation, which Buhari is, he wished me well.

I took this bold step after a wide-ranging consultation with Nigerians of various ethnic, religious, and economic hues. I listened to market women and men, I sat down with the young and old, I heard from students and intellectuals, I broke bread with the unemployed and the underemployed, I accepted the counsel of traditional rulers and kingmakers across Nigeria, and more importantly, I weighed in the opinion of my wife and children. All the signals that I got were positive. Go PYO.

Unlike all those who want to rule you as their subjects, I offer myself to serve our great country, Nigeria, with utmost humility. Growing up in Lagos, I did not know that I would be where I am today – one heartbeat away from the presidency of this great country. Having been here, having seen all parts of Nigeria from a close range, having worked beside a great but humble leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for almost seven years now, having interacted with leaders at federal, state, and local government levels, I have a burning desire in me to continue with Buhari’s master-plan for Nigeria.

The masterplan may not be clear to some of you, my compatriots, but there is a masterplan coming together. The worldwide economic downturn, COVID-19 pandemic, and decades of lack of investments in Nigerian infrastructure may have blurred what President Buhari has achieved. But trust me, he has taken Nigeria to a new height. Though you may not feel it, you may not honestly say that you are better off today than you were in 2015, but believe me, in things that matter most, values and sincere leadership, our country is in a better place.

My fellow Nigerians, trust me when I say that no matter how dark it looks, we are on the right path. The temporary disruptions that we see today, the blurriness caused by the dust in the air should not blind us to the long time gains of our investments of this day. I share in your pains of this day of cultivation. Inshallah, we shall all smile soon as harvest time comes.

The Nigeria of 2015 was an active erosion site, swallowing homes, roads, and farmlands. What we have done is to channel the floodwater away from the site. Though the gullies are still collapsing and expanding at some places, fundamentally, we have plucked the remote causes. I seek the presidency to begin the next level of the project, which is to fill up the gullies, recover our once lost land and begin reconstruction. In my time as president, you will see mansions rising in our fatherland once overrun by ugly gullies.

I have looked around the field of those aspiring to be president. Though they may be honorable men and women in their own right, none of them has what it takes to complete the job that President Buhari started. This is not the time to bring in people who were not there when the corpse was buried and have them start digging from the legs.

Those of you who watched with amazement what I accomplished in those few days that President Buhari handed power to me can attest that if I get only four years to be the steward of this great nation, I will turn Nigeria into what Ronald Reagan called “a shining city on a hill.”

As we know, some people are born corrupt. Some people have corruption swimming all around them. I am clothed in a bright gown of integrity. Integrity is modest, integrity is humble and integrity never fails to accomplish and excel. I never have and will never steal from the Nigerian people. Those who steal are greedy. Period. They never change. Please do not believe them when they say they are born-again.

I am vast in the rudiments of nation-building and sustainable economic growth. When I come into my own as president, that skill set will make all the difference. It helps that more than all the pretenders in the political arena, I am hardworking, I am committed to my stated goals and I am determined to rise above all my enemies and my competitors. My vision for Nigeria is clear and simple. I want Nigeria that is great but just, prosperous but fair and progressive but united. Justice, fairness and unity are very close to my heart.

I have never cheated to be where I am in life. We are where we are as a nation because we have allowed some people to cheat and steal their ways to what we call success. I made myself what I am today by converting challenges into opportunities. That is the philosophy that I will bring to my presidency. I will deploy this philosophy to lure back our compatriots who have lost faith in the Nigerian project. They will give Nigeria a second chance when they see my sincerity of purpose.

I understand the internal factors dragging down the economy of Nigeria. I have the foreign and nationwide connections that I need to speed up the economic renaissance of our nation. When it comes to security concerns, I will take decisive actions to quell the lingering security problems across Nigeria. As someone close to the beaming youth of this nation, I know how to inspire them to deploy their restless energy into productive ventures. I have done it on tiny scales in line with my limited portfolio as vice president. As president, I will multiply my effort by 100 million folds.

Those who know me well will tell you that I am like water. I have no enemy. I will carry every part of the country along in the journey of Nigeria’s emancipation. Yes, that is what PYO stands for – total and final emancipation of Nigeria. We are all children of God, and the God that I serve does not discriminate. I firmly believe that what is good for my children must be extended to the children of the lowest citizen of our country.


I believe now is the time to reverse this current system where we leave a great majority of our people to wait for crumbs to trickle down to them from the table of the rich and mighty. When I am president, I will ensure that the least amongst us have the first choice before the mighty. Having run “TraderMoni” and school feeding programme, having worked with young entrepreneurs starting a business, I know the potential in them. I will not let that potential go to waste anymore.

I know what most of you are waiting to hear. What about my great friend and benefactor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (aka BAT)? As you all know, I have tremendous respect for Asiwaju, Jagaban Borgu. But in matters of the fate of 200 million Nigerians, we cannot afford to let emotions rule us. The situation of Nigeria today is so critical. We need a healthy, vibrant, and untainted leader to handle the situation, now that we still can.

The same goes for other aspirants from all the other political parties. We have no room to play around anymore. We have no space for people who will learn on the job. We have no patience for those carrying a truckload of toxic baggage. The urgency of our situation is palpable.

For this and other reasons, I offer myself to serve our great nation by declaring my interest in running for president. It will be the greatest honor of my life to serve you all.

May God bless you all. And may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.



https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/520663-vice-president-osinbajos-presidential-declaration-speech-by-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo.html

I see nothing wrong here, some states like Ogun already have state anthems decades ago. By the way what is wrong with a regional anthem? I think we should have that soonest.

Nemere2020:
https://dailytrust.com/how-acting-igp-usman-baba-was-appointed-buhari

Anything short of the prescription of the law is not due process. The law states that the a new IGP must have at least 4 years left to serve, this acting IGP does not have that, therefore this is not due process but something else.

Kingcalls:
Smh.... edo was ravaged by kidnappers and banditry when it was an APC state ,but it stopped when their governor turned PDP , so as benue...but its opposite in ebonyi and imo ...the moment apc took over, it became a haven for killers .... just like Northern apc states South West apc states.... looks at how peaceful cross river is now...the moment ayade joins apc , watch how killer herds men and banditry will increase with unknown gunmen on the rampage ...just watch ...Apc is an evil party

The above submission just tells me that there is a well calculated attempt to disstabilise APC states by some opposition who believe that by so doing they can capture power. No right thinking person disstabilises his domain by himself.

Why has nobody noticed that this happened during his first tenure campaign.
He wasn't President when he made this statement

tobechi74:
If marriage were compulsory, Jesus would have done so.I am not against the idea of getting married. I am only saying marriage is not for everyone. The assumption that one can only be fulfilled while married is false . Many propeller of this fallacy quote the Bible to back up their claim.


It is not good for man to be alone

It is not good for anyone to be alone . Eve was to be a companion and not a marriage partner . One can feel alone while being married . The verse only validates the fact that no one is an Ireland. We need someone to lean on . Marriage is a concept created by man to bring order in the society. No one has been arrested for choosing to remain single.


Many of us get married because we need kids. There are many orphans down there craving to get married. Go adopt them . Except off course you are searching for your own child to shower selfish love .

Everyone is meant to have children. Eli the priest was not meant to have children as that would disturb his mission on Earth so his wife womb was shut for years. Having a wife would not affect his goal. After persistent prayer, he finally had a child. He had to choose between disciplining his children or spending time in the church. He chose the later. His children became wayward.

Zaccharia was another priest who had difficulty in having a son.It was not until he was very old that he was permitted too. This tells us that those who are called to work in God institution are not meant to have children as that could affect their work .They are permitted to have a helper, a partner, a wife ,a maid etc.

This brings me to the only reason to get married .We should get married when getting married enables us to achieve our life purpose.

Jesus knew his mission on Earth .He knew it involves wandering from one place to another spreading the message. The stress of travelling with his family all the Tim would slow down his movement. He could not afford to take them to the mountain and through the sea. He knew his message would invoke the wrath of the pharasees who would happily transfer their aggression to his wife and children . Peter who was already married had to leave his wife behind to follow Jesus. His wife must have felt sad as a result. His children must have been angry with their father for being unavailable. It is better not to get married than to abandon your partner midway. one had to pace way for another.


Marriage is settling down . Those whose purpose involve moving around have no business settling down.A Catholic priest could be posted to three different countries in a year as part of missionary work. Relocating their family all the time would prove cumbersome. This is why Catholic priest do not get married. I am not condemning clergy who get married. I only ask that each should examine the nature of his calling. One who is fixed at a particular place to grow an already planted church can marry. Missionaries who go about converting people and planting churches can abstain.

The topic should be "WHY SERIOUS CHRISTIAN CLERGY MEN SHOULD NOT MARRY". You don't have to be celibate to be a serious Christian. In fact if all serious christians become celibate, Christianity would have died and faded off centuries ago .

Simplyleo:
But i thought colonel is 1 eagle and 2 stars.

Some people also refer to Lt. Colonel simply as Colonel just as anyone from Brigadier General upwards can be refered to as simply General though the full General is the 4 star General.

valentineuwakwe:
https://punchng.com/cama-not-targeted-at-religious-bodies-presidency/

There is no comparison hereunder as stated. The news is incomplete.

Nigerians always love to ignore it find their way around laws, but when the law catches onto them they begin to cry wolf

Christians generally believe that most non Christian religious myths are just village fables, because of some illogical claims contained in such myths, for example Oduduwa descending from heaven via a chain.... However, such illogical stories contained in the Bible such as the serpent speaking to Eve in Genesis 3:1-4, and Balaams ass speaking in Numbers 22:28 are accepted as fact.

If I consider such bible stories as fables, would that still qualify me as a Christian??

We are still warming up.

God bless the OP for this write up, I have met some seemingly educated chaps arguing confidently that there is no Corona Virus in Nigeria, that if there is no cure; how come people were recovering and being discharged. I just shook my head and ignored them, because I wasn't ready to argue with someone that thinks he knows it all.

I think more of this kind of write up should be put in the public place.

SeverusSnape:
But you sounded like one. Most Bubu the mumu supporters are Zombies.

Which Clear inputs are you looking for again?, go through my posts and see if there's none. By the way, Zombies don't see clear inputs, it's like pouring water in a basket.

What clear inputs have you proffered other than hatefully malign the person of the President. The Jonathan you are praising did nothing other than constituting a committee to advise him, but he was too dumb to appreciate the recommendation of the same committee that he had to relegate it to the shelves for 4 yrs before he was shown the way out.

If anybody deserves the praise here, it is Oransanye and his committee, then Bihari who got the political will to finally implement the good recommendation.

GEJ should be regretting his non implementation of several sound recommendations giving to him that he failed to implement, including the Treasury Single Account which your labelled dullard has also implemented.

If you keep on following and praising people who were surrounded with sound advice but could not appreciate and implement them, and talk down on those who have the insight to latch onto good recommendations even from their opponents and implement them, then if such people are dullards and their supporters are zombies, what would that make you and your own heroes who can not implement any of their own sound recommendations??

SeverusSnape:
Bubu the mumu is just clueless.

Trial by error government.

Achievement(s): Nothing.

They now know that this recommendation from the Jonathan Administration is the best.

At least they finally appreciated the need to implement the report, unlike Jonathan that got the report since 2011 and did not see reason to implement it until he was booted out in 2015.

The book of 1 Peter 2:13 says "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;" while Acts 5:29 says "Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."

Considering the sit at home orders of the government, and the violation of same by some pastors trying to obey the Bible that says in the book of Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." What ordinance of men are christians supposed to obey?

Contrary to the claim of 1 package per household, Lagos State has only giving a Bagco bag per CDA towards supporting communities in Agbado Oke Odo to cope with the sit at home order. We don't even know what to do with the bag given to our CDA with over 100 household. This administration should up their game. Check out the bag my CDA received yesterday 2nd April 2020.

Center of Excellence

Nice move. Let it keep going down.

TundeKorede:
Source: http://www.tundekorede.com/7-reasons-why-every-christian-must-stop-drinking-alcohol/

Your post above demonstrates your lack of knowledge of the Bible.

Before taking a position on biblical thematic issues, you need to have considered everything scripture that relates to the issue.

Concerning alcohol, I know you are already versed in scriptures that condemns excessive use, and those that excludes some class of people (Nazarenes).

However check Deuteronomy 14: 22-29, Leviticus 10:9, Numbers 6:1-20, and Luke 7:32-34.

I rest my case.

Demaduka:
Fr Kelvin Ugwu MSP,
YOU ARE TOTALLY WRONG OR MISCONCIEVED . PAYING MONEY TO A CHURCH IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM PAYING MONEY TO A PASTOR. IT IS WRONG TO SAY THAT THE MONEY YOU PAID IN THE CHURCH IS MONEY YOU PAID TO THE PASTOR. BY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, IF YOU ARE A REAL FR. AS YOUR NAME SUGGEST, IT SEEMS THAT YOU USED TO CARRY THE OFFERING GIVENG IN YOUR CHURCH SAYING THAT IT IS MONEY MEMBERS GAVE TO YOU. IS IT RIGHT OR WRONG?

IF ON THE OTHER HANDS AN INDIVIDUAL DECIDES TO PACKAGE HIS OR HER JANUARY SALARY FOR A PASTOR, WHO ARE YOU TO DECIDE IF IT IS RIGHT OR WRONG?

From the way you sound, it seems you are either a beneficiary of Tithe and First Fruits, or you are a victim of same as a result of fear or retribution for failure to comply.

Carefully go through your Bible and cite just one verse where Jesus, his Apostles, or any Bible age minister collected tithe or first fruits, or even demanded for it.

nairalee:
1) Shepherds
2) Number of wisemen not specified
3) Many gifts among which were Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
4) Not specified

All on point, but from Matthew 2: 7 and 16 we can safely say his age was about 2 years.

Wise shepherds from the East (one of my Igbo brothers will always boast that 'wise men are always from the east. LOL)

Wrong see Luke 2:6-16. Answer: Shepherds.


Three. Unknown. No where in the Bible is the number of the visitors stated. As far as I know. Very Correct✓

The wise men gave three gifts. (This s often why people think there were three wise men) See Matthew 2:11 "they presented into him gifts; gold, Frankincense, and myrrh." Three categories of gifts, but how many of each was not stated. It could have been 5 golden ornaments, 10 bottles of Frankincense, and 3 vials of myrrh. So the right answer should be 3 categories of gifts .

They gave gold, myrrh and frankincense✓

I'll leave this to other 'wise men from the east'[/quote]see Matthew 2: 7 and 16. Answer is about 2 yrs.

geokay777:
Check Matthew 2:1-11, there u'll find answer to all the questions

To get all the answers, you need to look at Luke 2: 1-16 also.

k2039:
1. Shepherds

2. Not stated

3. 3

4. About 2 years

You are on point on all but number 3. He got 3 categories of gifts: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, but we were not told how many.

1. Who visited Jesus in the manger where he was born?

2. How many wise men visited Jesus, and gave him gifts?

3. How many gifts did Jesus receive from the wise men?

4. How old was Jesus when the wise men visited?

nomenclature:
It's only when a nigerian politician losses his political position that he /she suddenly becomes an activist .joblessness

If you know anything about Shehu Danni, then you would know he has always been an activist, and that is what probably cost him his seat. Get your facts right before spewing thrash on people.

Great job

The so called Lagos primaries that produced him was a sham. Rather than the NWC delegates conducting it, the Tinubu and Aregbesola led Mandate group with the support of Oshiomole hijacked the process, gave all the cards to the mandate group supporters to distribute, and as I speak the majority of members are yet to get their cards because they support the governor who had to cry out on air before he was given his card.

Lagosians are watching, let's see how they intend to repeat the Osun manipulation in Lagos.

That's a wrong card play another one.