₦airaland Forum

Compared to the other senators from Enugu State, Senator Ike has done well. However, that Enugu West senatorial seat is not his birthright. Moreover, having set a standard, which I believe will compel whoever would replace him at the National Assembly to strive to do better, Ike should go and rest. By the way, in order to properly contextualize Ike's performance, his personal enrichment during his almost two decades sojourn in the National Assembly should be factored in.

ckenneths:
20 years in Senate with

a good road he has built in all the towns he represents
Bridges and culverts
Schools
Hospitals


He has worked more than most state governors.
If I start to post his project here,

May his soul rest in peace.

Despite opposition from some quarters, Dr Tedros was elected as the first non-physician and the first African DG of the WHO following endorsement by the AU. There are also speculations that China played a key role in Dr. Tedros defeat of his main challenger for the post, the UK Medic (Dr. Nabarro).

However, prior to the ongoing COVID-19 fiasco, some of the actions by Dr Tedro have been quite unsettling.

First, is the appointment of little-know Russian, Dr. Tereza Kaseava as the WHO Director of Global Tuberculosis Programme. The aforementioned fast-track appointment was made barely a few weeks after the WHO DG's attendance at a medical gathering in Russia

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30005-9/fulltext?elsca1=etoc

Shall we talk about his laughable plan to appoint Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador? Thank God the offer was eventually withdrawn after a public backlash.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/10/25/another-week-another-scandal-at-the-united-nations/

Shall we talk about the recent endorsement of the Traditional Chinese Medicine by WHO?

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06782-7

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/10/01/who-endorses-tcm-expect-deaths-to-rise/#6d7e864c6418

Folks, it seems that we have a politically compromised or incompetent WHO leadership at the moment.

thattnaijaman:
That will be fantastic.
Dr. Tedros is a china puppet. He felped spread the disease by defending Chinese propaganda.
US can only help the world to defund this organisation until the China DG is gone.

This is one of the funniest comments I have read here in a long while. You are comparing a capitalist country with a communist one? You are comparing a country with a well-defined justice system with one where the state is a law unto itself? The Chinese do not play fair, and they are unaccountable. What Africa and the rest of the developing countries are getting from China is at best, Greek gifts. China's objective in Africa is for the long-haul, long-term exploitation of the continent's abundant natural resources.

The Chinese funded infrastructures you mentioned is at what financial cost? All over Africa, is a litter of substandard infrastructures constructed at outrageous cost, leaving many of these countries with debts that they would be unable to repay. Ever. Even more bizarre is that Chinese companies import people from Mainland China to come do these construction projects. It is surprising that the tense relationship between people of the same kinship (Hong Kong/Taiwan) and Mainland China, a subtle pointer that China should be kept at an arm's length is not apparent to many people.

MERCHANDISER:
Western media has made everything non_western evil. We
need to sit down and look at it logically.
Nigeria has been struggling to fight BH for decade, US has
never shown any genuine support, infact, at a time they're
were technically supporting BH by blocking every
opportunity
to access weapons. Whereas, the same US has been
building sophisticated millitary bases all over Africa with
several billions of dollars even all over islands in Africa. In
a
continent struggling to provide as basic thing as clean
water,
road, edu, etc. In term of infrastructural development, US
hasnt built anything tangible anywhere in Africa despite her
big economy and influence.
On the other hand, China is building projects across Africa
from electricity to train to Airport, roads, scholarships to
Africans, etc even with their own money. Let's say we can't
pay and they take over them, who would still be using
those
infrastructure, Chinese? At least they brought them here, so
if we can't pay back and they take over them these things
would still be in use by Africans and improve quality of life,
just like every private business.
US/Trump that everyone is supporting call Africans all kinds
to unprintable names, visa ban, reporting weak sides of
African nations and continuously ridiculing everything we
do.
The list is long. China hasnt done any of these yet, western
media still find their ways into the hearts of Africans to
hate
Chinese. Sadly, enough some fake pastors joined this
brainwashed citizens.
Look at China, how many times have they tumbled African
govt? How many nations have China invaded in Africa?
How
many times has Chinese embassy criticize our local affairs?
Etc
New York started have underground train in 1809, that's
200yrs, they never extended such to Africa. China started
booming just 20yrs ago and they've extended everything
technology they have to us, that have improved our lives;
From phones, train, Good Airport, Naval ship, Telecom,
Roads, scholarships, etc
Africans must sitdown and think. China is not your enemy

Hi Michlins, I was actually making inquiry about wooden internal doors from Chief Spyder. Nonetheless, good job you have there.

michlins:
if it's these ones, I do them myself in Nnewi sir

Thanks, you sure know how to select good artisans for your projects. If you don't mind, what's the cost of each door? Does it go with a specific frame size?

spyder880:
The workshop is in Enugu, we are working on the doors now.

Please, where did you make these doors?

spyder880:
A sample of the internal room doors we are already making for this house........

Why wouldn't GEJ turn his back on Metuh? Metuh actually stole the money given to him for the election. He should enjoy his loot in the prison.

SalomonKane:
Well I want to believe there's a reason why GEJ turned his back on these people. Who knows if they're the ones who have him wrong advice that made him make a fool of himself during his presidency.

Metuh should take his L and cook it. His conviction and that of Orji Uzor Kalu should serve as a warning to this current set of APC members. Let them remember just like the table turned on PDP it can also turn on them.

Doing the right thing pays.

Uninformed yarn. Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist is still alive today despite the fatwa placed on him by the Iranian Supreme Leader since 1989. If the Iranians could not execute the fatwa on ordinary Salman, na trump their hand go fit reach? Noisy and chest-thumping clowns they are! Yes, the average Persian can be very smart and resourceful, but there is nothing really extraordinary about these folks. Enough of the hype!

NwaAmaikpe:




Nancy Pelosi needs to save our America from being decimated.

Trump is bragging about war but just like Winston Churchill said, "when Warsaw saw war, it was Warsaw no more".
War does no one any good and no one is ever assured of victory.
Even a giant risks having his scrotum pulled off if he decides to battle a dwarf.

Iran is called Iran because anyone whose matter they 'mean' runs away and if they survive it, tell others; "I ran".

They have now come for Trump considering the bounty on his head, he will only be able to look back and say "I ran".
Jesus was betrayed by his own disciple for much less than what is being offered.

No one in the world can guarantee the safety of a person when a fatwa is declared on them, so the earlier he calls a truce or starts running the better for him.

Communist China and Russia only care about their own global interest. In fact, Russia, which has been angling for a foothold in Middle East politics stands to benefit if Iran miscalculates in this unfolding imbroglio. Russia is presently upstaging Iran in Syria despite the fact that the Iranians had been the main backbone of the Assad regime in Syria.

marvin906:
like I said sanctions only work with countries that has something to lose..
and for the US attacking only thing I have to say is this is gonna be bloody on both sides..
buh you should be more worried about the Domino effect it will cause.
China and Russia might have no choice but to pick a side

An average Iranian is actually mad that the silly religious leaders have ruined the country. In fact, for every 10 Iranian youth you see in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and etc., 9 would gladly give one of their limbs in order to escape to the west. Iran is a good example of the dangers of mixing religion with politics.

Olominira:
It's Trump that caused that when he canceled the agreement. The worst part is that Trump did it unilaterally. The entire EU opposed it. An average Iranian would hate anything American today because at the moment, their currency is nothing due to several sanctions. Their entire economy is down. Trump even ordered UK to seize Iranian oil ship despite the fact that Iran is not part of EU, and wasn't heading to Europe. Trump needs to understand that we are all humans and his hatred towards anything non-white should be minimized.

Boy, you are allowing altercations on Nairaland, a forum of about a million people to shape your perception and characterization of a whole ethnic nationality. Jeez, there are good and bad people everywhere! Fallacious generalizations based on the few instances of misspoke or sentimental outbursts by online trolls makes mockery of the educated person's intellect. Cheers.

Firefox01:
As far as the flatheaded Jews are concerned, I'm a bigot. Deal with it. Your people are no better than me. I came to Nairaland a naive loving Yoruba boy. Your people opened my eyes. Gone are those days of my naivety. I repeat, Makinde is a bastard that will be dealt with sooner or later.

Baseless piece of history? Why not counter what I wrote with your own brand of fact. It's obvious that your level of ethnic bigotry is so deep that you can't help yourself. If you care to be educated; below, is Dr. Adedayo's web-page highlighting his aforementioned appoint as an SSA to the Enugu State Governor.

http://saandb.com/the-team/dr-festus-adedayo/

Firefox01:
Will you shut the Bleep up?! This baseless piece of history you just wrote here doesn't change the fact that Seyi is a bastard that must pay for his foolishness!

Some of you just spew hatred at of ignorance. Have you ever heard of Dr. Festus Adedayo? In 2003, he was appointed the Special Adviser on Media to the Enugu State Governor (Chimaroke Nnamani). You think there aren't any other qualified indigenous person from the state? So, suck up your bitter bile about an ordinary local government appointment.

Firefox01:
Foolishness on Seyi Makinde's part. You can be nice to any other tribe in Yoruba land but definitely not to the flatheaded Jews of Biafra. If Seyi escapes the supreme Court judgement, he'll be dealt with at the polls in 2023. Appointing an enemy over thousands of eligible sons and daughters of the soil? Spits. Removing this bastard from office is very very tantamount lest his foolishness in the name of liberalism causes nonsense in Oyo state.

Interesting statistics; Nigeria is probably the only country in the world where relative to the south, arid north is more densely populated.

Haba, una no dey tire with this chest-thumping!

franchasng:
If Muhammadu Buhari rigs this election and forcefully install himself as Nigeria's President against the will of the masses, Buhari will never complete his tenure as President, bookmark this page today

Nope, Amaechi will only become irrelevant if Buhari loses the presidential election.

Peter odili brought both Wike and Amaechi to political prominence; Wike as Obio-Akpor LGC Chairman and Amaechi as HOS Speaker.

tesppidd:
I know you are overjoyed but stop talking nonsense like someone who is overdosed on tramadol.

Odilli made Amaechi,

Amaechi made Wike.

Amaechi was speaker and became governorship candidate before Wike came on the scene.

The best thing that happened to Wike was him being sent to Abuja by Amaechi as a ministerial nominee,
where he became close to Mr and Mrs Jonathan.
That was the biggest impact on Wike's political career.

Forget all that grassroots nonsense, Patience Jonathan single handedly made Wike governor.

Stop fooling foolish people for likes.

Nnamdi Kanu is beginning to sound as an idiot, without advisers. Is this guy educated at all?

Haba, so this guy actually believes his silly online hypes.

Why is Falana speaking from both sides of his mouth? He should maintain a dignified stance.

Peter Obi never said what has been attributed to him; and it's quite disgusting that educated people cannot see through this deliberate misinformation.

Shaprara:
Fake news. I watched the program he didn’t give any figures inherited from his parents even though it’s widely known they were rich, he only he inherited next supermarket from his parents.

Obi has been okay before politics, got his first house in England before politics .

Nope, that was a smart move by Atiku; he is no match for Muoghalu and Oby. Given the absence of Buhari, the verbal attacks from the other candidates would have been directed solely at him.

lomprico:
Atiku fuckéd up big time! He played right into apc's trap. Anyway, back to daura is a must! Buhari must go!!!!!

It seems you are a civil engineer, and it is quite disheartening that you approve this poor quality construction going on here. The contractor should be using a mobile spreader to distribute the binder (cement) uniformly on the subgrade/un-compacted base. Thereafter,the cement, base material and predetermined amount of water or chemical admixture are thoroughly blended and compacted. With what is highlighted in this picture, it would be really difficult to achieve a consistent CBR strength on this base.

VictorRomanov:
It's is called soil stabilization with cement. A scarifier machine would mix the cement with the laterite to improve its strength.

It's not by how it looks. It is what it does. Only those who know, know.

Respect my foot, Ekweremadu should go and sit down jor. This dude monopolised every political opportunity in Enugu West, and yet, he is still not satisfied.

True talk, the so-called southeast PDP leaders who are against his nomination are afraid that with Peter as the VP, their usual access to the national cake would be curtailed.

Nels55:
Many Nigerians still don't understand Peter Obi, i saw this God's gift in him way back in his first term as a governor of my state.. A state which was in a very big mess with high rate of corruption in the civil service..

This man restructured Anambra state, i remembered that i was the only one that supported him in my family and among my friends.. You see my family was benefitting from the rot in the civil service so this man pouring sand in our garri brought emotions in my family and many other people of the state.

At the end, it paid.. He judiciously used the state fund for strategic development and investments which earned him Nigerian's all time best Governor.. No governor with such a state leaves over 150 million dollars for his predecessor and still no borrowing...

Stop displaying your crass ignorance about the contributions of Dr. Ekwueme to the Nigerian project. Please see the link below for an Op-Ed on Dr. Ekwueme by Thisday Newspaper columnist, Simon Kolawole, three months ago for your enlightenment.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/11/05/ekwueme-in-the-eyes-of-history/

kolawoleibukun:
Truth be told, the man lived his life and died but he is not worthy to be on a front page. These people are a waste of the effort of our colonial masters. They benefitted from the crème of the established programmes established by the system that the British gave us and yet they got to the pinnacle of (local) success and forgot about the system that bred them.
What would posterity remember him by? These men made no contributions to us. I have been hearing this man's name for ages yet I do not know what he has done for real.

There is nothing like dignity for a man. Speaking out for what you believe in and condemning evil without spitting out saliva. I still respect the likes of Dora Akunyili and Fela Kuti. Who came out against a crooked and evil system. All these men just enriched themselves and their families. What stopped this man from building a world-class hospital in his own village? He died like frozen chicken in London. These people do not know how irritating it is to dump an old weakened cadaver in an airplane.

We were taught that our ancestors moved to the village when they age and when death calls. But these old men are moving to London when they know that it is useless in the end.

Alex Ekwueme was trained in the US on scholarship. Where really are the men in Nigeria? with such power and influence we would expect these men to influence the youths positively. Ekwueme's brother is a traditional ruler in Anambra state. How? Connection.

Look at his house? See fluorescent tube without cover. Old AC with wiring swinging left to right. Misplaced priority is a common problem for wealthy men in Nigeria. They have no taste for real. Look at all those iddiots going to visit. Who will visit the families of the people murdered by Fulani hersdmen. na Only rich man dem day pay condolence visit? uzeless people.

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Hi Spyder, do you have the contact information of the architect who designed this building?

hopilo:
So the style of fighting corruption is to get those that have case and want position. If a man steal and is corrupt without disobeying the party like Akume did, all his sins are covered. But the day he makes noise and refuse to play along his closet is open to see the skeletons. This is world class corruption fight.

Yeah, according to the OP, sins are forgiven once the thief is a party loyalist. So, the APC apparatchik didn't know that the guy was super corrupt when they gave him the senatorial ticket and he was doling out funds for the presidential election. The truth is that Saraki's downfall is nemesis at work, and Nigerians are better off for it.

Saraki did not only steal from Kwarans and the Society Generale Bank; he connived with the former CBN governor to hijack Intercontinental Bank from Akingbola. Several years in jail would not be enough for his recompense. Nonetheless, the jailing of Saraki is a good opportunity for more corrupt politicians to be dealt with.

Saraki should just resign, and stop embarrassing the National Assembly.