₦airaland Forum

I have been around for close to thirty years and except probably during the Civil war, and according to history that I have read and stories I heard, I do not think Nigeria has ever had it this bad, coming from an incurable optimist that I am, this is in fact depressing, Bomb blasts that used to sound so foreign to us as something that only happens in Iraq, Afghanistan has now become almost a daily occurrence so much so, our dailies do not even consider worthy to be their screaming headlines anymore, Corrupt Persons have become bolder in their debauchery that it seems there is a silent competition to see who or what organisation can loot and plunder the most, security agencies saddled with the responsibility of protecting Nigerians appear to have become an armed political wing of the Ruling Party, Nigeria has become akin to a ship sailing directionless with a drunken Captain, rudderless and in a fiery storm. How there are ordinary Nigerians that support this administration beats me hollow, apart from Career Politicians, those that can be seen as government contractors, those that have benefitted and continue to get their daily bread from this administration, Big businessmen that policies of the government favour their businesses, on the other hand we have those who support this administration just because Mr President is their own, from the Niger Delta area that has long suffered government neglect, never mind the fact that, that the lives of the people hasn’t improved in any significant way, poverty is still rife, except some ex militants that have now become Multi Billionaires due to government patronage, environmental degradation hasn’t ceased either and so to them , it is a good thing that their son is President and he must complete his term, this is just one of the mind-set of our people who to me are a big part of the problems bedevilling this country, all sorts of the ridiculous excuses are bandied about on why the President is not performing but that those against him are making him look bad, then they point to his achievement in revitalizing the railways, rebasing the economy and that we are Africa’s largest economy and refer to the figures the likes of Mrs Okonjo - Iweala dishes out almost on a weekly basis about how millions of jobs has been created and millions more to be created due to some phantom government policies …These lies are so bold and in your face so much one begins to wonder if these government officials actually live in this same Nigeria or an alternate one, because the reality on ground is a stark contrast to the picture they have become really good artist at. To be fair to Mr Jonathan, the problems of this country precedes his Presidency, but the question is what has he done to stem the tides of maladministration, and has he done his best, maybe but it is obvious his best is not just good enough, He does not possess the capabilities to govern a complex country like Nigeria, he has shown over and over again that he has not the clout, political sagacity and maturity to deal with diverse interests, and issues a president of a country like Nigeria needs to do well with the lives of 170 million people, he with his style of leadership has further widened the divide of Nigerians along ethno religious lines more than any other leader in the history of this nation, missing funds, missing ships laden with oil, missing planes are some of the absurdities that has now become commonplace. The insurgency in the north is getting worse, part of the country are already being annexed by terrorists, insecurity in other parts of the country is not in any way abating, the Presidency has put the blame on every other imaginable entity but itself, at one time, it was the opposition party at one point, at another time, it was some northern oligarchs unhappy that president is from the south, then to the more absurd of somehow blaming foreign powers, like the non-cooperation of the Chadian government or the US refusing to sell arms to Nigeria, excuses no matter how ridiculous never seem to cease from the likes of Okupe and Mr Abati. if as the president, all you can do is to offer excuses on why we are in such a sorry state, the honourable thing to do would be to resign, but then again this is Nigeria, nobody does that, after all Mr Abba Morro is still minister of interior, months after conducting a sham, scamming thousands of unemployed graduates in a recruitment exercise where dozens lost their lives!
What his supporters would not highlight is how down right insulting it is that a Presidency that has told us now that we would have to tighten our belts due to falling oil prices continue to maintain a pricey number of ten Jets in its Presidential Fleet, for comparison, The USA has just two, Russia has three and the UK government has non, The Queen and Prime minister routinely charters British Airways on their travels, The Petroleum Minister, Mrs Allison - Maduekwe chartered two private jets for her travels and spent 10 billion naira doing so, she is still in her post, A civil servant embezzled billions of Pensioners funds, nothing has been heard on that case and I am not holding my breath, Like Mr Amaechi of Rivers said recently. President Jonathan supervises a corrupt government, under this administration, the fight against corruption has gone to sleep, in his (President Jonathan) own words, corruption does not deserve all the energy we exert on it, after all stealing is not corruption…surely, only the enemies of the Nigerian people would want this incompetent and morally bankrupt administration to continue for another four years, His disdain for the rule of law and constituted authorities is akin to what one would expect from a junta, is it his war against the media, seizing newspaper on some silly premise of looking for explosives used by terrorist, or the turning on its head simple mathematics, where 16 is greater than 19, 7 is greater than 19 and all sort of illegalities that has the imprint of the presidency written all over it, he condones because of his silence and tactic approval of all sort of shenanigans under his administration, and now that he has recruited an obviously biased Inspector General in person of a certain Mr Abba, we can only hope that we do not fall over the edge that we are dangling dangerously at , Mr Abba is already showing on whose side he is, not minding that he serves (or is supposed to) the Nigerian People and not the President. He has labelled opposition lawmakers and governors as thugs, he has made himself the prosecutor and Judge in the case of the status of the speaker, house of representatives and to make sure he earns his pay check judiciously, he has denigrated the hallowed chambers, a symbol of the sovereignty of the Nigerian people by invading in some archaic commando style the national assembly and preventing law makers from legislating on an issue brought to them by the by the president, Surely some major actors in Nigeria political scene should be subjected to some sort of Psychiatric evaluation…All these and many more could not have occurred without the knowledge of Mr Jonathan, except of course he is not in charge and admitting that would not shock anyone. Even though there are stories about impeachment proceedings against him which has been long overdue in my opinion, impeaching him at this time may lead to further crisis considering our albatross of ethnic and religious sentiments, I would prefer we just let him finish up his term and reject in its entirety, the PDP and whatever it had stood for in the past 16 years of our democracy come February 2015, so that Nigeria may know peace, development and Prosperity, surely we can manage till then, we have been at it for a longer time.
In Conclusion, I would like to quote this text from a Punch contributor on their online forum that summarises how President Jonathan has lost a lot of goodwill he enjoyed prior to the 2011 elections.
“In 2011, I voted for GEJ, because he is a good man, and his grass to grace story was an inspiration to me. But with him, I've realised that good and humble men, don't always make good leaders.
Sir, under six years of your leadership, I've witnessed a steady rise in insecurity, and impunity. Your public defence of corruption, on national TV remains a 'presidential disgrace'. Religion and ethnic diversity which used to be a source of national pride and unity has suddenly become divisive tool, which your party and administration have continued to rely on for political expediency. Petrol pump price rose to 141naira, and it took our struggle (and some deaths) to become N97. The naira continues to decline against the dollar, Okada/Keke driving is the nearest thing to employment for our numerous graduates. Yes, you “built” new universities but with the old universities requiring several months of ASUU strike to get the desired attention, besides what's the essence of churning out several more jobless graduates? Ex-militants like Dokubo, have suddenly become presidential defenders, threatening fire & brimstone, at every perceived provocation. All our public institutions are in complete state of comatose - EFCC, ICPC, NAFDAC! This country has never had it so bad, up until now!”
Mr Jonathan may in fact be a good man, or at worst a really simple man trying his best to put things right in the best way he can, but almost six years of his presidency has shown that he is just not capable to govern this country, I dare say that he is not fit to spend a day more after May 29 2015 in the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, because as President, He is a Failure. and to borrow Uncle Tunde Fagbenle closing remarks, this is saying it as it is.

In 1999, when the PDP took over from the military, the naira was about 21.89 to a dollar, after 16 years of misrule, it is now about 172 to a dollar, and some people want us to continue with the PDP, we all can't be under this curse, the time for change is now

…So I woke up this morning, feeling quite in the mood for some of my musings to be put into words, and yes, I had a dream, as a matter of fact, I have had this dream for a long while now, and the dream is to see the end of the PDP in our national polity, For 16 years, the PDP cancer has ravaged Nigeria and Nigerians, it is time to put a stop to it, and no other time is there an opening as glaring and wide as we have presently because right now, the PDP has decided to put up their worst and most ineffective candidate forward for re-election, Just imagine another four years of the Jonathan Presidency, I shudder at the thought.
Even if not for anything else but for the development of our democracy, we need this change, it cannot be a fact that the generality of Nigerians approve of the way the country has been governed for the past 16 years, the beauty of democracy is that power truly belongs to the people, ironically the slogan of the PDP but under their watch, can we really say power has been with the people, instead the Jonathan led government has harassed and abused the right and privileges the people should enjoy and abrogated to themselves all the civil, military and political power to intimidate and harass the population, They keep on reeling out economic indices that shows that the economy is now the largest in Africa and fastest growing but the reality on ground is an angry army of swelling unemployed and under employed youths, a dilapidating infrastructure, insecurity everywhere, the sovereignty of the Nation is under threat by a rag tag criminally insane group of terrorist that continue to kill and sack entire towns, now in control of several others all under the watch of this administration and yet some people still want us to continue with him , for four more years not forgetting that he has been in the saddle for the almost six years already since the passing of former President Yar adua, so tell me, is it what he and his party has been unable to achieve in six years that would magically come to fruition in the next four, Haba, these people must either believe Nigerians are a bunch of fools or we really are fools, We are not !
I do not see in all calculations how this President can win the 2015 presidential election though, (and he better not attempt to undermine the credibility of the elections, the outcome would be bad for us all) I foresee a shellacking for him and his party, going by the pattern of the 2011 elections and his incompetence (yes I said it) his disdain for the rule of Law, insane levels of corruption or is it stealing now, pervading insecurity, there couldn’t have been a better time for Nigerians to show truly who is the boss, The new party that would take over would have no choice but to respect Nigerians when they take over, Nigerians would really be the true winners when this incompetent administration is finally kicked to the curbs.

…So I woke up this morning, feeling quite in the mood for some of my musings to be put into words, and yes, I had a dream, as a matter of fact, I have had this dream for a long while now, and the dream is to see the end of the PDP in our national polity, For 16 years, the PDP cancer has ravaged Nigeria and Nigerians, it is time to put a stop to it, and no other time is there an opening as glaring and wide as we have presently because right now, the PDP has decided to put up their worst and most ineffective candidate forward for re-election, Just imagine another four years of the Jonathan Presidency, I shudder at the thought.
Even if not for anything else but for the development of our democracy, we need this change, it cannot be a fact that the generality of Nigerians approve of the way the country has been governed for the past 16 years, the beauty of democracy is that power truly belongs to the people, ironically the slogan of the PDP but under their watch, can we really say power has been with the people, instead the Jonathan led government has harassed and abused the right and privileges the people should enjoy and abrogated to themselves all the civil, military and political power to intimidate and harass the population, They keep on reeling out economic indices that shows that the economy is now the largest in Africa and fastest growing but the reality on ground is an angry army of swelling unemployed and under employed youths, a dilapidating infrastructure, insecurity everywhere, the sovereignty of the Nation is under threat by a rag tag criminally insane group of terrorist that continue to kill and sack entire towns, now in control of several others all under the watch of this administration and yet some people still want us to continue with him , for four more years not forgetting that he has been in the saddle for the almost six years already since the passing of former President Yar adua, so tell me, is it what he and his party has been unable to achieve in six years that would magically come to fruition in the next four, Haba, these people must either believe Nigerians are a bunch of fools or we really are fools, We are not !
I do not see in all calculations how this President can win the 2015 presidential election though, (and he better not attempt to undermine the credibility of the elections, the outcome would be bad for us all) I foresee a shellacking for him and his party, going by the pattern of the 2011 elections and his incompetence (yes I said it) his disdain for the rule of Law, insane levels of corruption or is it stealing now, pervading insecurity, there couldn’t have been a better time for Nigerians to show truly who is the boss, The new party that would take over would have no choice but to respect Nigerians when they take over, Nigerians would really be the true winners when this incompetent administration is finally kicked to the curbs.

@OP, it seems we saw different movies, wasn't a big fan of figurine probably because the hype was so much, it was slightly disappointing when i got to see it...but Oct 1...mehn, brilliant movie, you also have to be quite deep to see the bigger picture as it relates to the ethno religious issues that the young nation then had to deal with and that we are still dealing with, even on a larger scale these days...again, the movie was brilliant, funny, with some suspense all rolled into one...i had a nice time seeing it

Ratings 9/10

Manufacturer Association of Nigeria as the name implies is an association of Manufacturers in Nigeria and yes, it is a real organisation and not a "company" per se...an organisation would need staff so don't sweat it bro, chill and wait for what comes next, its not as if you have anything to lose right now, but when story changes to you have to pay for form or some sort of training before you get the job, that is when to just ignore and move on...Hope you'll find my advice useful....Cheers

maylisa:
Please let keep sentiment aside is only in Africa that student go to school in hijab. Visit all the strong Islamic countries you dn't see student in hijab all they do is put on a decent clothing and behave well. For instance in Saudi Arabia they don't do all this just put on an abaya (long gown) with no or little shape as long as one look decent without any part of the body expose to the view of other and you cover your hair only if you wish or by the wish of your husband. This is where Islam started and they behave a kind of western. The worst is the yoruba's that a real housa or fulani man does not see them as real Muslims, that is why a yoruba cannot lead a prayer in a mosque with housa or fulani present only in abuja a no mans land. Sorry if I offend anyone with my words forgive me because all I have written is out of experienced. PEACE

Sorry o, but this very popular saying about Northern Muslims not seeing Yoruba Muslims as real muslims is just plain silly, let them see me as they please (assuming you assertion is true) who cares how others see me, as long as Allah that we all claim to worship sees me as a true muslim, i could care less what Saudis see me as...back to topic though, i am a muslim, proudly so too, but in this case common sense should prevail, even though i would have loved these muslims girls to be able to put on their hijab when and wherever they want, one cannot fault the judge on this, she's right...and to the bigots on here, i'm sure some of y'all are close to having an orgasm already, an opportunity to continue to bash islam and muslims alike, but remember, the governor and dare i say, Majority of "Lagosians" (ibile, bibi inu ilu eko) are muslims too

ayomide02:
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was your own service about collecting money from men their by sizing them up #Just asking No offence

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Nonybb: Igbokwe is only working to earn his living from Lagos Coffer pilfered by the gang of Asiwaju's kleptomanaics. This write-up was not bore out of sheer patrotism but a partisan mined fellow working assiduously to safisfy his pay masters. We all know how corrupt and reprobate this people could be. He was a sell-out to the outside and used aptly to ridicule the collective sensibilities of Igbo Nation

Forget who he is working for or not and deal with the content of his message, igbos should really stop playing this victim mentality, the civil war ended more than forty years ago, move on folks, some of obasanjo harshest critics were from the south west, so was buhari when he was military head of state, you would hardly find the people of ghee south east doing same, one igbo man does not represent the whole tribe, stop defending them just because, the people you defend so much don't even care about you. Lastly it would do you all no good politicaly

At the risk of being tagged once again as anti-Igbo by rabid, commissioned slave traders who see Ndigbo as easy wares to be marketed to their political masters, I write this open letter to my people.

At the huge risk of being called names by my brothers and sisters, I boldly write this piece to my people. I have been called names in the past for speaking out and I may be wrong but please forgive me. I write because I know that a story that must be told never forgives silence. I write despite all odds because I know that when a writer is silent he or she is lying. I write because I want things to be done differently, because I know that the greatest part of hell will be reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of great moral crisis. I write knowing fully well that I am not the best God ever created and therefore mine cannot be the last word. Two incidents involving Mrs. Stella Oduah, who was removed as a Minister for corruption, and General Ihejirika, who just retired from the Nigerian Army necessitated this open letter.


Sacked aviation minister Stella Oduah and former COAS General Ihejirika
Mrs. Stella Oduah was removed as a Minister of Aviation for issues bordering on corruption. She was accused of financial recklessness.

When the lid was blown open, our people went to town to defend Mrs Stella Oduah. All Igbo organizations went to town with the chorus "LEAVE STELLA ODUAH ALONE". The shouts came from our people all over the world and it was loud enough and at best, deafening. When Mrs. Stella Oduah was eventually eased out by the presidency, one thought our people will learn the lesson but not Igbo. Our leaders went to town with a project to honour Mrs. Stella Oduah and others with awards in Lagos. In preparation for the ceremony one of the leaders spoke to the press. Hear him “we are honouring our own Mrs. Stella Oduah to show the world that even when Nigeria mocks our brightest and best for doing a good job at the Aviation Industry, we must tell the world that we love and celebrate our own.” She was given an instant title of Ada Igbo. As I write this, billboards are at strategic locations in Igboland, celebrating her as ADA IGBO.

Now enter General Ihejirika, the former Chief of Army Staff.

General Ihejirika just retired from the Army after serving for more than three decades. General Ihejirika is now eyeing the governorship seat in Abia State on the platform of PDP just few months after pulling out of the Nigerian Army.

But just recently an Australian peace negotiator, Stephen Davis, who was allegedly contracted by the federal government and who spent four months in Nigeria negotiating with Boko Haram to get the kidnapped Chibok girls out, told the world that the former Governor of Borno State Ali Modu Sheriff and Ihejirika have hands in sponsoring Boko Haram. The moment Stephen Davis' statement hit the Nigerian public space, hell was let loose once again. Our people went to town with the usual mantra: "LEAVE IHEJIRIKA ALONE". Almost all the Igbo organizations have issued press statements suggesting that General Ihejirika is now being persecuted for staking his life to fight Boko Haram for Nigeria. Again the noise was so loud and deafening.

According to our people Ihejirika is being persecuted because he is Igbo. Even Igbo World Assembly (IWA) in far away United States was not left out in the drama. In the social media it is Igbo and other Nigerians.

Now the questions are: do we need to defend Mrs. Stella Oduah and General Ihejirika? Are they not old enough or competent enough to defend themselves? Were our people with them when they were serving? Can we swear we know them very well to continue this noise? Do we really know the character of these persons? Why this prebendal politics? If we continue to defend our tribes only, who will then defend Nigeria? Who is working for Nigeria if I may ask? Is it not bad behaviour for Igbo to continue to defend what they know nothing about? Are we not making ourselves objects of ridicule in the eyes of other Nigerians? When we pour invectives on other Nigerians or people who are different from us are we not endangering the lives and businesses of Ndigbo scattered all over Nigerians?

Have we forgotten that our people are the most mobile in Nigeria? Do we know how other Nigerians rate us in this predictable primitive defense? Do we consider the feelings of other Nigerians? What signals are we sending out with this improper behaviour? Don’t we have men and women who will say enough is enough in this madness of defending the indefensible?

We know Igbo history, philosophy and sociology, when did it tolerate blind and unquestionable defence of someone who might have compromised his or herself while in office? When has Igbo become so ethically compromised that they do must defend even thieves from Igboland? Are these Igbo not aware that such fight, like in the case of Stella Oduah not only ridicules the Igbo but belittles them before others? What happens to the sanctimonious resolve of our fore fathers never to get involved in war of blame?

When Professor Grace Grange, IG Tafa Balogun, and Speaker Patricia Etteh, were removed for corruption, did the Yoruba resort to this kind of blackmail? What is the North saying about Ali Modu Sherrif, the former Governor of Borno State implicated in Boko Haram insurgency with Ihejirika? These are just few cases I wanted to mention for emphasis.

To the best of my knowledge I do not think our people are playing better politics in Nigeria now. I do not think the way we are going now will help us politically. I do not think other Nigerians will trust us if we continue this way. I have slim hope that other Nigerians will take serious in matters of Nigerian politics. I am not led to believe that we are getting it right, rather I think we are going the wrong way.

For emphasis, Ihejirika may be guilty or not but it is his to prove. I am not saying he is guilty for I do not know the details. He doesn’t need all the cahoots of persuaders now striving to show their support for him to do so. In every sane society, security is a complicated issue and every person within that society, even the president, is a suspect until proven otherwise. The best for Ihejirika is to step out and put a solid defence and shame his accusers. If he believes he will get the mob to extricate him, he is making a mistake and getting himself indicted by history and that is far more dangerous for him.

I suggest that Igbo should stop creating enemies for itself in Nigeria. I suggest that Igbo should rise above ethnic preoccupation to help move Nigeria forward. If we are still one Nigeria, Igbo should consider the feelings of other Nigerians. This defeatism attitude must give way to politics of ideas. This persecution complex must stop. This leadership complex must seize to exist.

Joe Igbokwe.
Lagos

Gombs: Er

[b][/b] if this not idolatory, i don't know what is

Kx: Hm, Rhapsody of Realities!

nice pun

offcuz you can , but it would only be necessary on the size of your farm, a small farm wont need all that.

Interesting...big brother Hotshots Indeed

peleson: Looters n u mentioned southerners alone? As.s.ho.le like u. U'r northern idi.ots dat destroy ds country n looted it dry r saints abi? Moro.f

You must be a Murraf**kingTribalist to have noticed that, i am yoruba and i didn't even noticed they are all from the south...i only saw looters

lomaxx: My wife earning more than me doesn't automatically translate to her being the breadwinner. I will pick all my family bills to the last naira - my wife may choose to help at her discretion. Her money is her money. If I run into shortage, I may borrow from her- pick the bills. When I'm back on my feet, I'll pay back to the last dime.

Besides, who wouldn't be proud of a woman that makes more benjamins than he does? I definitely will be. On an alternate universe, I'll see it as a challenge to hustle harder and be the man she will always be proud of. Only insecure men go about hating on their wife's better income. Only lazy men will sit at home and wait for madam to pick family bills. I'm none of those.

My humble submission.

Funny enough, this is exactly what Islam and the sharia says, her money is her money, she can't choose to help out but if she doesn't want to..she's right and there is nothing Alhaji can do about it

koastar: [b] I had some experiences which are coincidental but I really don't know if they are beyond physical

One day sometimes in 2007, I was on a field work on public health in Oshodi Lagos state and after the day's work around 4pm, decided to get some things for myself. I had N5000 with me & I was passing through the busy road, two guys approached me & wanted to rob me I challenged them & before I could help myself to escape, they became 8 in number & pushed me towards a wall. I screamed for help as one of them was busy throwing several punches on my stomach but no one was bold to come to my rescue as busy as the place was. People gathered some 10meters away watching & I realised I was alone all for myself so I started shouting "mo ti ku ooo..." (I don die ooo...). At that point, I saw a very fair middle aged woman all in white blouse & wrapper (dressed in iro & buba) like "yeye Osun" with a "shekere" (I don't know the English name) in her hands saying "oni ku ooo, wa ye..." (you won't die, you will live..). She was the only one that came close walking up & down in front of me chatting her words while shaking her "shekere". It seemed I was the only person that noticed her presence because non of my assailants did as if they saw or noticed her.
About 3yrs later around 2010, I boarded a bus from Mararaba to Wuse for N200. Because there was a bomb blast the previous day in the city, soldiers moulted a check point along AYA- Karu road which caused a lot of traffic hold-up. We spent over 3hrs moving from Mararaba to Karu where we finally met traffic stand still so, I decided to call my office that I wouldn't be coming again so, I alighted from the bus. Meanwhile, the conductor had already collected the monies & was still owing me N300 balance but since I didn't reach my destination, I asked him to take N100 out of the N500 I gave him & give me N400 balance after all, on a normal day Mararaba to Karu is N50. Instead, he removed N200 and gave me N300 balance which I rejected.
This led to an argument between us and he claimed It's my own decision not to get to the final bus stop & that he would charge his normal T- fair. When the argument became intensed, I notice a very fair woman in her middle age dressed in same white iro & buba like yeye Osun approached the conductor and asked him to give me N400 balance that is unfair for him to charge me N200 for the short distance. The conductor complied & I left the scene but after some few steps away, I remembered the coincidence of that woman so I quickly went back to the scene to check for her, but on getting there, I didn't see her but other people who were around during the argument.
Till today, I can't say if this is just coincidence or beyond physical. [/b]

Congratulations, Yeye Oshun is your guardian angel
Cheers...

Evolution at work my people, one day a 6 year old boy become NASA director and becomes a Father by the time he turns 8

I want the APC to probably lose Lagos State come 2015 ( hopefully not to the PDP) except the Lagos PDP can clean up their acts before 2015 and field a strong candidate, which i really doubt while the Presidency goes to the APC and here are my reasons. In all my years of being politically aware, I have come to realise that in terms of winning election (in a free and fair election) the candidate is much more important than the party because basically, all these political parties are the same, if Jonathan should decamp to APC today, Lai Mohammed and his cohorts would sing a different tune I bet you.
PDP led government makes it easy for anyone to desire a change of government at the federal level, where do I even start, is it the ever growing unemployment rate while a minister spent 10 billion naira on chartered Jets, probably still spending more as I type this, Fuel subsidy scam, BMW scandal. The Abba Morro/NIS deaths, endless bombings and killings, Poorer power supply, all stink to high heavens and we have a president that does not give a damn, He came on NTA to say “ordinary stealing , people would call it corruption” I really don’t know how some Nigerians can still believe in this Jonathan administration, it beats me hollow, his presidency continues to maintain 10 airplanes when even more advanced economies have 1 or 2, the UK government has no official plane for its prime minister. figures don’t lie, 41 million jobless youths, depending on the source between 65 and 75 % live below the poverty threshold, over 30 trillion naira has been estimated to have accrued to the country from 1999 till date, yet no tangible development to highlight, This PDP administration does not inspire any confidence at all, and Nigeria is in danger of once again becoming a pariah nation, all thanks to the continued retrogression that has been sustained by the PDP since the return to civilian rule returned in 1999. It is only a mad person that would continue to do something the same way and expect a different result. It’s time for change.

CHANGE!!!(funnily enough is the slogan of the APC) is also what is needed in Lagos State, Lagos is my primary constituency and I must admit that the Fashola administration has done quite well, especially considering the peculiarities of governing Lagos state, the infrastructure has been greatly improved but some of us believe it could be better without the stronghold of a certain Mr Tinubu on its affairs, Lagos is about the only state that can sustain itself in this our weird version of federalism , the exact figure it earns monthly is still shrouded in some mystery, more openness is needed in this regard as allegations continue to fly that Alpha – Beta Consults, a company that has links with Bola Tinubu continues to get a certain percentage of Lagos internally generated funds. The recent directive that state officials must get some sort of clearance before speaking on state/public matters is suspicious to say the least, what do they have to hide? Some projects embarked upon by the state government have been alleged to be grossly over inflated probably to allow for cutbacks and political patronage, the 29 billion naira Lekki – Ikoyi Link bridge readily comes to mind in this regard. The question is with all the material and human resources available to Lagos state, is this the best deal we can get? Absolutely not, we deserve better. Fashola has done well and truly deserved his second term but it time to try a new governor without the over bearing influence of Tinubu #GBAM
Also, the APC in Lagos has become too comfortable, they believe they can almost get away with any policy they deem fit, take the issue of LASU school fees increase where there was a 1500 % increase in school fees which pushed some students to fees payable by students in the state owned school from 25,000 naira to as much as 350,000 in a state where the minimum wage is 14,000 naira, and the illegal toll bridge of Lekki - Ikoyi that is not supported by any law because unlike the Lekki toll, it is not a Private- Public Partnership project, so whose pocket is the toll going to. Thankfully the government has reversed itself on the LASU issue. Tinubu is already pushing Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as the next governor as if Lagos state is his personal empire, during the run up to the 2011 elections, there was in fact some underground moves to impeach Mr Fashola because of some clash he had with you all know who, Tinubu and his pawns in the state assembly. they had to soft pedal because the governor was so popular then and the fear within the then ACN that the impeaching him could spell doom for the party as the PDP was waiting to take advantage of the situation, this is certainly a needless distraction and one man should not dictate political fortunes and misfortunes in this manner.

PS: Personally I would like another party to field Mr Jimi Agbaje for governor of Lagos State.

ChristyG: meaningless thread.why must people always look at d negative and not d positive aspects.threads like dis end up in ethnic bashing.mtcheeeeewwww.

its negative to you because u choose to see it so...

Well, Msc don almost turn to pure water these days but for the Phd holder among them (assuming this is true) Na wa for them o, Private Universities abound that would hire them nah, or at least any organisation that has to do with the academics. except they know they can't defend their Phd which in that case they would not be undervaluing them selves...all in all, this is a sad reality in Nigeria...God won't help us until we help ourselves...it all starts in 2015

...At the risk of this thread becoming a tribe bashing one, lets just share some thoughts on this...i am proudly yoruba ( awa ti aromi sa legbe legbe) but there are some aspects of the yoruba community that i consider kind of annoying ..first up

1.Greetings my people - we sabi greet too much ( including over familiarity), maybe its because i can be extremely private sometimes ( actually most times) but my people can greet on any occasion, its like there is a greeting for every possible occasion, sometimes when i'm lost in my own thoughts and i don't reply cause i didn't hear their greetings, you are labelled pompous and all sorts, You would agree that it is all to become friends and some of just are just fine with the few friends we have, we don't need more..

2.Loud and proud - Kai, yorubas are loud , its like there is a silent competition to see who can speak loudest into the phone (this one especially)... in the streets, banking halls and even offices...thankfully, i don't know of any in the bedroom but i must admit, this can also apply to other Nigerians so maybe this is not exclusively ours.

3. Respect is not always reciprocal - how can being respectful be a bad thing, well when it allows people to get away with all sorts of rubbish.. in Yorubaland, respect especially for anyone older than you is almost like sacrilege if not adhered to, but here is the annoying part, respect is earned and not demanded, this is why some folks would just do and undo and be at fault and still expect you to respect them and even apologies on top the matter, just because they were fortunate to enter this world before you, to this i say ...Hian, yoruba parents are so guilty of this. Never expect an apology from your typical yoruba father especially...forget am e no go happen, patapata na inform of bribe..)

4 Parties - Owannbe for real, the final trumpet may be mistaken as an invite to a last minute party by some of my wonderful yoruba folks, i enjoy parties but not every little thing deserves aso ebi, tent, jolorun aka jollof rice and the rest. a friend once commented that he hardly meets my mum at home on any given saturday nough said !!!

feel free to add yours. Now, lets share what you find even slightly annoying about the tribe you come from, novel thread cause my naija people are not known to be self critical of their "tribylogy" everyone seems to be under the illusion that their tribe is the best...hian



Note : for those that would reply with @OP, do not generalise, i am generally speaking ni o, so don't bother

BrAkingNews: These people always trying hard to feel important, blaming GEJ at every opportunity. Ode gbogbo. Maybe he was the one behind you being released too.

He was arrested and harassed by soldiers, dss and police armed and wearing masks, all security agencies controlled by the PDP led government headed by Mr Jonathan...so sir, who should he blame, your Father ?

duh, what should you do end the relationship obviously, cut all contacts with this sick siblings ( they need help) and pray they find help...There is no point spreading their ish around..in the interim...pray maybe, just maybe one of them is adopted ( which still doesnt make it right o....just saying)




All these apply if your story is indeed true, if not PDP must not return to Aso Rock in 2015.

its a pity some of us are so blinded by hate, and hatred for muslims that even the most atrocious war crimes is justifiable as long as the victims are muslims...People all around the world , that still posses what makes them human are protesting the fact that isreal continues to kill unharmed women and children in gaza while claiming that they are targeting hamas militants, yes Militants they are and not terrorist, a little piece of education here...Terrorism would be spreading terror right but when people are fighting for what most of us take for granted i.e a right to self determination, a right to a country of their own which has been denied them by isreal and her western allies for over 60 years, tell me how such a people would not be angry, imagine your town is encroached by some people and a mediator now tells you to let peace reign and partitions your land, after fighting as any human would, you agree but these intruders continue to steal your land, build houses, deny you to even build something as basic as an airport or sea port so that you can run your own economy..do u guys know palestinians are the only people in the world that are stateless, they do not have a country of their own, even papua new guineans know they have a country, but palestinians don't..haba, and you expect such a people to be happy and not want to blow isreal out of the sky even as they know for sure they do not have the man power to...that is what the west and isreal continue to breed ...maybe some of us need to learn a bit of history and see that isreal is the wrong party here, isreal have a right to exist and so do the palestinians, for one party to deny the other with the backings of the most of earths citizen is a crime against humanity.