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Politics › Re: NAIRA: In Top 3 Worst Performing African Currencies (2014) by LRNZH(m): 11:19am On Jan 03, 2015

Beamborla:
Yet GEJ is more concerned with changing the look of our #100 note without giving attention to the value of the money (the thing even resemble old #5 note) and how he would win his second term not giving any attention to the country he wants to rule at all cost. While PDP would do anything to tarnish the image of Buhari. There is God!

Gov't of Refurbishment: 100 Naira, Trains, Warship, Fani Kayode (FFK). All refurbished by GEJ.

Politics › Re: LP To GEJ: You're A Liar! Potable Water, Economy, All Lies. by LRNZH(op): 10:54am On Jan 03, 2015

alabiyemmy:
So what proof do they show that all those are not true?

Lack of Stable Power: https://www.nairaland.com/2073802/2014-gejs-failed-scorecard-power

Naira 3rd Worst Performing African Currencies: https://www.nairaland.com/2073652/naira-top-3-worst-performing#29444869

Dead Refineries:
https://www.nairaland.com/2071837/kaduna-warri-refineries-idle-nnpc

66 Million Nigerians: No Potable Water Access http://www.punchng.com/news/66-million-nigerians-lack-access-to-potable-water-whounicef/

Insecurity- Boko Haram: Do you need evidence? Even America Knows grin

Oya get some education.

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Politics › Re: 2014: GEJ's Failed Scorecard On Power Generation by LRNZH(op): 10:36am On Jan 03, 2015

ItsMeAboki:
LEST NOT FORGET IN HIS OWN WORDS:

Gbam.

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Politics › LP To GEJ: You're A Liar! Potable Water, Economy, All Lies. by LRNZH(op): 10:33am On Jan 03, 2015*

https://punch.cdn.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/President-Goodluck-Jonathan1-360x225.jpg

The Labour Party on Friday faulted the claim by President Goodluck Jonathan in his New Year broadcast that access to potable water had improved from 57 per cent to 70 per cent.

The party described the message as full of praises for the security forces and the civilian populations that had given support to them in the fight against terrorism.

The National Secretary of LP, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, in a statement obtained by Saturday PUNCH in Abuja, also disagreed with the President that non-oil export had grown consistently by eight per cent in the last few years.

While commending the President for his “succinct, highly coherent and all encompassing message of hope to all Nigerians” because its beginning signals that a new nation is being born, the party said the President missed the point in some other instances.

Ajulo said, “At some other level, the message can also be interpreted as a subtle campaign by Mr. President. He tries to highlight the achievements of his administration, especially in the area of economy and expansion of non-oil revenue. He reels out figures of billions of dollars being committed to agriculture, youth development and small scale businesses.

“It leaves much to be desired, however, when the statistics provided are juxtaposed against the reality on ground. For instance, the claim that access to potable water has improved from 57 per cent to 70 per cent seems mere figures and nobody can really convince Nigerians of the veracity of such claim. The claim that non-oil export has grown consistently by eight per cent in the last few years would raise more questions than it poises to answer against the background of the reality of a nation groaning under the pain of falling oil prices and plummeting value of national currency.”

http://www.punchng.com/feature/power-talkback/2014-year-of-failed-promises-on-power/

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Politics › Re: 2014: GEJ's Failed Scorecard On Power Generation by LRNZH(op): 10:11am On Jan 03, 2015

decode55:
Instead of you to help in looking for your illiterate leader's certificate you're here writing this long epistle

APC people sef

So if you see GMB's originals, your current light, insecurity and hunger problems will go away abi?

As for me, we should even grant GMB executive waivers. The guy is a performer and is not corrupt. He's the most patriotic Nigerian alive today.

Look where GEJ's PhD in Zoology got us. 2900 Mw!!!.

Please focus on the issues.

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Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland 10 Years Anniversary Thread 2005—2015 by LRNZH(m): 10:00am On Jan 03, 2015

Welldone.
Let's stand for equity and freedom of expression.

Happy Anniversary Nairaland!!!

I bet the exact date is in March judging by Seun's join date. I can't believe I have been here for 9 years already.

Politics › Re: PTF: Shining In The Gloom (The Buhari Success Story) by LRNZH(op): 9:58am On Jan 03, 2015

I'm back!

What a ban. PHEW!!

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Politics › Re: 2014: GEJ's Failed Scorecard On Power Generation by LRNZH(op): 9:56am On Jan 03, 2015

HugeCock:
Young man stop lying. 80% improvement would mean we're producing about 12000MW but we still produce a mere 4000MW. U are enjoying light cos U are just a beneficiary of bad electricity distribution. SIMPLE

There you go.
They lie on easily verifiable points.

Politics › Re: Did The Military Really Deny Muhammadu Buhari's Claim? by LRNZH(m): 9:49am On Jan 03, 2015

Collynzo9:
Punch, Sahara, Premium times and the rest do that all the time.
Isn't that failed journalism?

You miss my point.

Quoting a source and stating it as that is not the issue.

But Claiming the source is the Army spokesperson is on another level Punch, Sahara Reporters, Premium Tines etc cannot match.

That's what I mean by failed journalism.

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Politics › Re: NAIRA: In Top 3 Worst Performing African Currencies (2014) by LRNZH(m): 9:44am On Jan 03, 2015

Nobleval:
Some years are like that,hoping for a better 2015.

Why only hope for what you can control?

We can control a large portion of our economy if we do the needful as stated earlier and I quote:

LRNZH:
Our once great Naira will be at the mercy of commodity markets until we diversify our economy by
1. providing stable power to drive manufacturing and small/medium scale businesses;
2.strengthen our base by refining our own fuels locally to save hard earned forex; and
3. Ensure adequate security for all and sundry to facilitate national integration and transfer of labour and ideas.
All other sectors will grow from these 3 fundamentals.
The GEJ government has failed in all 3.

Politics › Re: 2014: GEJ's Failed Scorecard On Power Generation by LRNZH(op): 9:29am On Jan 03, 2015

shyna01:
this is just sad and depressing. over $100bn is it...
.... in other news, it seems Seun and his Mods are on vacation.

I gather the unspoken rule is to send 'em a note recommending the article for FP.

Politics › Re: NAIRA: In Top 3 Worst Performing African Currencies (2014) by LRNZH(m): 9:20am On Jan 03, 2015

Fabdedon:
what about the Top 3?

1LRNZH:
The top 3 performing African currencies are
Botswanan pula
Typing....

...
Somalia shilling
Botswanan pula
Typing...

Politics › Re: Did The Military Really Deny Muhammadu Buhari's Claim? by LRNZH(m): 9:07am On Jan 03, 2015*

It is a major SNAFU on Vanguard's part.

A source in the Military became the Army spokesperson.

Failed journalism.

This is always my response to TANoids:

LRNZH:
[b]This certificate brouhaha is an attempt to refocus on frivolities. It is the most immature way to campaign in an important election judging by the pathetic state of our nation.

How many times has Buhari contested for presidency before now?

In 2011, It was under GEJ's government with Jega as umpire. They allowed him r u without an eyebrow raised.

What has changed? Buhari is now the major contender and frontrunner.
Suddenly Buhari has no certificates. Because they don't want us to look at their massive failures in Power, Refineries, Corruption and Security.
If indeed Buhari has no certificates then GEJ and Jega need to resign ASAP for their incompetence since 2011.

I bet you everyone knows Buhari went to the prestigious military academies as claimed. Disqualify him let's see how it will turn out.

Infact, an illiterate Buhari is more competent than GEJ judging by her past antecedents and performance.

If you're not current, 2015 is promised to be an issues based campaign and I plan to stick to that.

Goodluck in your "certificates will think for and govern us" quest. [/b]

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Politics › Re: 2014: GEJ's Failed Scorecard On Power Generation by LRNZH(op): 8:53am On Jan 03, 2015*

Validated:
Op, Forget power first, we are looking for Buhari certificate
Please did you see it

[b]This certificate brouhaha is an attempt to refocus on frivolities. It is the most immature way to campaign in an important election judging by the pathetic state of our nation.

How many times has Buhari contested for presidency before now?

In 2011, It was under GEJ's government with Jega as umpire. They allowed him run without an eyebrow raised.

What has changed? Buhari is now the major contender and frontrunner.
Suddenly Buhari has no certificates. Because they don't want us to look at their massive failures in Power, Refineries, Corruption and Security.
If indeed Buhari has no certificates then GEJ and Jega need to resign ASAP for their incompetence since 2011.

I bet you everyone knows Buhari went to the prestigious military academies as claimed. Disqualify him let's see how it will turn out.

Infact, an illiterate Buhari is more competent than GEJ judging by their past antecedents and performance.

If you're not current, 2015 is promised to be an issues based campaign and I plan to stick to that.

Goodluck in your "certificates will think for and govern us" quest. [/b]

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Politics › 2014: GEJ's Failed Scorecard On Power Generation by LRNZH(op): 8:39am On Jan 03, 2015

https://punch.cdn.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Cables-hanging-loosely-at-Pero-Bus-Stop-Ikeja...-on-Thursday-360x252.jpg

Last year, 2014, has become another 365 days of failed promises of the Federal Government as far as the power sector is concerned.

Even though the year was one in which Nigerians expected a rapid improvement in the power problems of the country as a result of the privatisation which was supposed to be a pivot of the reforms in the sector, it seemed the situation only took a turn for the worse.

It will be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan made a bold promise of rapid improvement in August 2010, few months after taking over from the then President, Umaru Yar’Adua, when he launched the Road Map for Power Sector Reform.

“In the medium term (up to December 2013), we can expect a modest increase in the total power generation capacity of the existing Power Holding Company of Nigeria power stations (which would bring the total to just under 4,500MW); the addition of 4,775 MW from the NIPP plants; and a substantial (3,300 MW) increase in power generation capacity from IPPs all by December 2013. As such, the medium term expectation is that 14,000 MW of power generation capacity will be available by December 2013,” a compendium of the roadmap states.

The President also said in his Transformation Agenda, “For the first time since 1960, the country has a comprehensive and realistic plan for resolving Nigeria’s electric power crisis, identifying requirements to achieve stable power supply in the entire value chain from gas to generation, to transmission and distribution.

“By the end of 2014, over 6,000MW would have been generated by Independent Power Producers such as Dangote, Lafarge, Notore, Supertek, Geometric Power, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, TotalFina, Hudson Power, Agip, Negris and Mabon Electric.”

However, instead of this, the worsening of the power situation in 2014 has been unprecedented.

According to the third quarter economic report of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria lost 350 megawatts per hour of generated electricity during the period bringing down the earlier 3250MW of electricity being generated to 2,900MW.

The estimated average electricity generation was said to have plummeted by 10.8 per cent, compared with the level attained in the second quarter of 2014.The country’s power generation fell from about 4,600MW, which was attained earlier in November, to about 3,600MW.

The decline in electricity consumption was attributed to the fall in power generation, transmission and distribution.

This record of unfulfilled promises has continued to rile consumers who feel that the government has simply not done enough.

A consumer, Mr. Sunday Umah, wrote on PUNCH’s website, “Total expenses on power sector since 1999 now stands at $154bn. This is massive and extremely higher than the £5bn pounds the UK power firm expended in 2010 to generate extra 30,000MW.

“Nigeria will never attain its goals until we have a very responsible government who will truly fight corruption and diversify our economy. If the government continues to be run in the present way, we stand no chance to survive, as we are on the way to joining the league of Zimbabweans who will carry cash in wheel barrow to purchase a loaf of bread.”

More readers who commented on PUNCH’s website on the power situation in the country, expressed the same pessimism about the government’s sincerity.

“Excuses, excuses and more excuses. If Nigeria received a penny for each of the excuses given for why things don’t work, it will have enough cash to offset the shortfall in the crude oil price slump. We are headed nowhere,” a reader, Ben, said.

http://www.punchng.com/feature/power-talkback/2014-year-of-failed-promises-on-power/

Politics › Re: NAIRA: In Top 3 Worst Performing African Currencies (2014) by LRNZH(m): 8:23am On Jan 03, 2015*

Our once great Naira will be at the mercy of commodity markets until we diversify our economy by
1. providing stable power to drive manufacturing and small/medium scale businesses;
2.strengthen our base by refining our own fuels locally to save hard earned forex; and
3. Ensure adequate security for all and sundry to facilitate national integration and transfer of labour and ideas.
All other sectors will grow from these 3 fundamentals.

The GEJ government has failed in all 3.

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Politics › Re: Igbo Coalition Threatens To Dump Jonathan Over Poor Infrastructure In S/East by LRNZH(op): 8:44am On Jan 02, 2015

Collynzo9:
They held the meeting in Enugu, yet the don't know that a train plies Enugu - Umuahia - Aba - Ph route 3 times a day?
Fake group.

Three times a day?

Wow I am familiar with railways operations in Nigeria.
These times a day is impossible.

Please Stop!

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Politics › Re: Igbo Coalition Threatens To Dump Jonathan Over Poor Infrastructure In S/East by LRNZH(op): 8:23am On Jan 02, 2015

DaGC:
The GEJ admistration built a federal university(FUPRE), a NIMASA dockyard and shipyard, a marine school (I think its the 1st of its kind in Africa sef, not sure) etc just in Delta state. Even planning an EPZ that's not been achieved because of communal ish. This na just Dela state o abi Delta state no be south south?

Don't speak of what you don't know especially on public forums.

Did you read the comment you were replying to?

The person said South East abeg.

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Politics › Re: PTF: Shining In The Gloom (The Buhari Success Story) by LRNZH(op): 8:16am On Jan 02, 2015

tit:
what you smoke keeps you in an alternate universe!
Your demi-god Buhrai's fraud in the PTF has been exposed for the world to see and yet you are hi-fiving yourselves here!
what are you celebrating?
fraud?
nepotism?
is it not remarkable Buhari imported fake and expired drugs through PTF,
then subsequently your sister Dora Akunyili started fighting against fake and expired drugs which killed millions of Nigerians!

Jesus Christ. Pretty girl why are doing this?
You do not know Dora's story. Buhari was a major part of her success story.

Please read: http://www.gongnews.net/untold-stories-of-dora-akunyilis-death-rise-to-stardom/

Her name remains Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili. She was the Zonal Secretary (South-east) of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund in 1998. She was ill and attended a Nigerian hospital where the doctors gave her what many of her family members considered to be a health scare. They said she had a growth and she needed a surgery to correct same.

Akunyili, then 44 years of age, decided to travel to the United States, first to get a second medical opinion and then undergo the prescribed surgery there. The bill for the medical trip was $17,000, including $12,000 for the surgery which the PTF under General Muhammadu Buhari paid for.

American doctors were wrong: During pre-surgery check-up in the US, the doctors told her that their Nigerian counterparts had made a wrong diagnosis and that she did not need any surgery. It was said to be a minor issue that medication would solve.

[b] She thanked the doctors and, to their surprise, said she was going to return the money meant for the surgery to PTF. She instructed the hospital to revert the funds back to the PTF. To the Americans, this was strange by standards known of Nigerians. They marveled.

Nigerian government officials under such circumstances would have devised a way of making sure such monies were not returned to the treasury but paid into their private accounts.

Dora was reported to Buhari: The hospital when they were returning the fund back to Nigeria informed the PTF, under the leadership of Major General Muhammadu Buhari, in writing, about one honest Nigerian they had found. Buhari, himself a straightforward person, was very impressed. He went on to write a letter to Akunyili commending her honesty.

NAFDAC: Then came 2001. President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to appoint a director-general for the National Agency for Drug and Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and asked for the recommendation of an honest Nigerian pharmacist. Akunyili’s name promptly came up. Someone who had heard about her PTF record recommended her. That person saw Buhari's commendation note.

There was a little problem, a Nigerian problem. Objections were raised that the minister of health, Prof. ABC Nwosu, was an Igbo from Anambra State and NAFDAC, being a powerful agency under the ministry, should not be headed by another Igbo from Anambra.

It was also argued that the market for fake and substandard products were controlled by the Igbo, with Onitsha – also in Anambra State – a major centre for the illicit business. She was going to protect “her people”, the antagonists said.

Obasanjo, stubborn to the cause, ignored the observations and appointed her. [/b] She went on to do a credible job and ended up as one of the most outstanding public officers in Nigeria’s history, celebrated locally and globally.

She had lost a sister to fake drugs, and that was perhaps the impetus she needed to go on the offensive.... .

Please let's be a bit more upright with our assertions.

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Politics › Re: PHOTOS: 10 Billion US Dollars- A Case For The Hidden PwC Audit Report. by LRNZH(op): 8:05am On Jan 02, 2015

Double Post.

Politics › Re: PHOTOS: 10 Billion US Dollars- A Case For The Hidden PwC Audit Report. by LRNZH(op): 7:52am On Jan 02, 2015

gists:
Just another point that suggest the owners and operators of nairaland are the social media superintendents of pdp.
But seriously, why are we surprised? This is just mere stealing and not corruption.
Meanwhile India, a country we both got independence from the same master in the same year launched a rocket to space at a cost of less than $4b.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487176/India-sends-rocket-Mars-1bn-year-space-programme.html

Ngwakwe is the problem. Not all the of the Administrators are biased and unintelligent.

His myopia makes him forget that whatever he suppresses will affect his unborn generation as well.

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Politics › Re: PTF: Shining In The Gloom (The Buhari Success Story) by LRNZH(op): 7:48am On Jan 02, 2015

LouisVanGaal:
LRNZH...badoleee! ...keep causing dem grief!

Brother, remember the saying- evil triumphs when good men keep quiet?

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Politics › Re: I’m Coming Up With Anti-corruption Plan — Jonathan by LRNZH(m): 7:34am On Jan 02, 2015

Chei. This man get PhD true true?

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Politics › Re: 2014: Nigeria’s Year Of Missing Girls And Irresponsible Leadership by LRNZH(op): 7:28am On Jan 02, 2015

studio14:
No girls are missing

studio14:
you don forget

No be crayfish market we dey na.

Explain with evidence what you mean by the earlier statement

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Politics › Re: PTF: Shining In The Gloom (The Buhari Success Story) by LRNZH(op): 7:25am On Jan 02, 2015

Caleb101 are you there? Do you still think otherwise?

I hope I convinced a vote for GMB 2015.

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Politics › Re: I’m Coming Up With Anti-corruption Plan — Jonathan by LRNZH(m): 7:17am On Jan 02, 2015

That's how one pathetic guy was talking with me and campaigning for GEJ and PDP.

One of his points, is that GEJ is promising to deal Boko Haram a heavy blow if reelected.

Wow! Nigerians sha. If we talk them go say na APC e rats.

So who's the President now? Why can't he start the dealing with Boko Haram right now? But he can eat Gov't money and buy jets now.

So this Ogbia man is still coming up with an anti corruption plan after 6 years? Abeg make this man dey go back Otueke or UniPort.

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Politics › Re: Igbo Coalition Threatens To Dump Jonathan Over Poor Infrastructure In S/East by LRNZH(op): 7:11am On Jan 02, 2015*

Not joining the viable alternative, the coalition of the masse- APC against the status quo, I feel is an undoing of the Igbo people at large. APGA and the the Ndi-Igbos are now taken for granted without any real political weight.

Forget GEJ's rhetorics and appearance of having Igbo names. The Second Nigeria Bridge, etc etc are political gimmicks. The contract was awarded when they started thinking bout 2015. Even at that they plan to heavily toll users for the next 25 years if ever completed.

When oil prices were high, they almost didn't do anything for any tribe or section of the country until elections got closer, missing a fret time window to perform. Now oil price is down. My of those electioneering projects will die after 2015

Deceit. Its not about the Igbo people alone. Once some big Igbo people get juicy contracts, Ohanaeze will keep quiet. Its the real masses that are complaining.

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Politics › Re: Kaduna, Warri Refineries Are Idle – NNPC, Cameroun & Cote D'Ivoire Gain by LRNZH(op): 7:01am On Jan 02, 2015

Change2015:
These APC people won't let the president rest. Is refinery his responsibility? Should he carry spanner to go and fix them, when all night he is using torchlight to search for our Chibok girls? And dont go blaming dizzyannie because they are relations. He is trying, but it is boko haram that has vandalised the refineries. His enemies are disturbing him so he cannot work.
Excuses
Excuses
Excuses

Coming soon #change

So the refineries are not the President's responsibility?

Your Nigerian citizenship needs to be withdrawn. You will do better as with the Kalahari bushmen or with the pygmies, far from the sphere of government influence.

Politics › Re: Igbo Coalition Threatens To Dump Jonathan Over Poor Infrastructure In S/East by LRNZH(op): 1:20am On Jan 02, 2015

tit:
Me too, i want to dump Jonathan except he pays my 2015 shop levy!

Hahaha is that tongue in cheek?
If that's your Dp then itsokay you know? grin

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Politics › Re: PTF: Shining In The Gloom (The Buhari Success Story) by LRNZH(op): 1:05am On Jan 02, 2015*

calebo101:
But you're quick to state always that buhari under PTF built roads. Why did he not concentrate on the conditions you aforementioned to jump start Nigeria?

When buhari was head of state, what was his policies on power generation? Why have you not tackled buhari for building roads as you assert but attack Jonathan for reviving the railways?

And the railways sector under Abacha experienced some revival? Like seriously?? You don't have to be biased you know, you can still be fair and state your case.

[b]Buhari was PTF Chairman. The position Christopher Kolade held at SURE-P before he resigned amidst allegations of missing N500 Billion. Infact, SURE-P, is modeled after PTF. Even GEJ admitted that Abacha had the most comprehensive national development plant among recent Gov'ts.

PTF's funds were from the partial subsidy removal under Abacha when he increased pump price from N3.25 to N11 per liter. PTF total working capital was around 150 Billion Naira over 4 years. That's chicken change when it comes to fixing power generation and transmission.

Buhari had orders from Abacha on what sectors to focus on. He was even made to transfer 20% of PTF allocation to the Armed Forces. He was following orders.

I'd Blame Abacha for not fixing Power and not Buhari. Same way I'll Blame GEJ but not Kolade.
GEJ will carry more blame because he had the highest oil price in history of Nigerian leaders. He also promised two working refineries to get off the hook during the Occupy Nigeria protests. Nothing to show so far. However, under Abacha they were TAMs carried out on all refineries. Abacha improved Nigeria's refining capacity. That wasn't through PTF though.

As Head of State, Buhari/Idiagbon had less than two years (Dec. 1983 - Aug. 1985) to make impact. The initial challenge was to curb hyperinflation, reduce funds misappropriation and instill discipline. And they achieved this.

Babangida's coup is one of he worst things to ever happen to Nigeria because he ruined Nigeria. We don't have enough data to judge Buhari as a president (<2 yrs is short), but I highly believe it would have been better than a lot of our past and current leadership judging by Buhari's antecedents as Federal Commissioner of Petroleum under Murtala Mohammed and PTF Chairman under Abacha.

The problem with comparing Military and Civilian Gov'ts is that the latter should be better planners because they have a known time frame. On the flip side the Military rule by decree hence can make things happen faster but they're never cognizant of the time they'll leave power except a few that handed over. Its comparing Apples to Orange in a way.
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Politics › Re: Kaduna, Warri Refineries Are Idle – NNPC, Cameroun & Cote D'Ivoire Gain by LRNZH(op): 12:41am On Jan 02, 2015

This New Years speech sounded dead to me as if the guy is foreseeing his exit...

No plans for Power, Refineries and Security.
He seemed bent on protecting his legacy. Claiming performance bogus performance when he's gone.

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