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PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN IS FAST BECOMING OUR BEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
this man has a human face, a charisma that defies every stony hearts, humility personified, a meek disposition, an unassuming personality. A statesman to the core. Be sure, my president. You have my vote again and again. The north central will vote for you.
We have been wearing this shoe of religious/ ethnic strife and we know where it pinches. We understand your challenge at the moment. We in the north central have lived with this challenge for long . The north central believes that you represent an epitome of our victory over this challenge. You are the voice of the minorities long oppressed and suppressed. We will get there. Its just a matter of time. They have fed this monster to hunt you but they will end up in the belly of this monster.

This short man can be a clown sometimes ooo. When the soldiers were deployed to his state, every one of them was screaming, now they are rejoicing and showing appreciations to GEJ after abusing him and Jega...... Thereby going back to their own vomit. God bless you Mr President for putting them to shame

Sahara and lies, how can FG bring out 1billion naira for NBA election, and when did Daudu that was very hostile to the administration begin to get close to the government he was so against? Abeg make una dey check una report before una start to dey blabb for here........rubbish news and poster.

dayokanu: We all know the antics of Retardeen Jonathan in Ekiti and Bayelsa state

is it forbidden for you to appreciate good things? GEJ has done well and deserves some applause, so if you don't wish to do that, you can as well shut down you device and sleep......big ups to Mr. President.

That is a sign of a good and committed leader.GEJ you are truly the leader of our time.

GEJ has dne so well, on this last election. The 3,500 soldiers deployed Edo state was really worth it. Nice strategy, and good work our President. We believe in you, to make Nigeria a better place, I hope the enemies of this government can say positive things on this singular action or are they still blind to notice transformation in its full capacity? God bless GEJ

This is a classical case of what transformation agenda can cause. Massive revelation and probes everywhere. this is a good sign that things are getting better. What was hidden before is now being exposed to the public.

dedeike: Inspite of all the efforts of most Hired agents on this forum to confuse issues, I will always try to remain on the path of facts and truth hence my resolve to treat all the issues raised by Dino one by one.I will do this with all civility , decency and proof while expecting that the hired agents will once again resort to the laughable 40 laptop theory.
One, Dino lied when he said other Ministers were better. We all hve a dossier of these Ministers. ETETE acquired so much wealth to the extent that he was rumored to be breeding lions in his PH residence. ETIEBET became so much rich from corruption that he floated and funded a political party in pursuance of his failed presidential bid.
Two, Dino lied when he said the ministry was decentralized under Obj. We all know and heavily criticized Obj for appropriating the office of MINISTER OF PETROLUEM. OBJ WAS MINISTER OF PETROLUEM. when calls against this anomaly reached a deafening crescendo, OBJ had to create additional portfolios for Gas, oil, energy etc. These were cosmetic Ministries with no much schedule, office or even perm secs or directors.
Three, Dino also lied when he accused DIEZANI of the brazen corruption in NNPC. In all the revelations emerging from all the investigations in the oil sector,none has directly linked DIEZANI to the scandals. That is not to say that she's a saint but at least as intellectuals we must learn to speak with facts. What DINO deliberately hid from the public is that DIEZANI is the one spearheading all these revelations because of her reforms. DIEZANI appears very unpopular today because she is the one who has mustered the courage to confront the cabal that has held our oil industry prostrate. Look at her policies. 1. Withdrawal of oil subsidy upon which the cabal has corruptly enriched themselves. 2. Impose higher barriers in the template for participation of oil companies in the export crude market. 3. Formulation of the new PIB which is set to revolutionaries the industry. 4. Instigated serious probes in the oil sector like the AIG IMOUKEHEDE committee and the KPMG AUDIT thus bringing to fore the can of worms in NNPC and the subsequent major shake up. 5. Pursuing full deregulation of the downstream sector for more efficiency and transperancy. 6. Insisting on local content in the crude market.
Four, Dino lied again when he sought to heap JP MORGAN on DIEZANI's Head. We all know that JP MORGAN is an illegal account by NNPC and CBN. ordinarily, our searchlight should be concentrated at SANUSI LED CBN. But these EL RUFAI agents on Nairaland would rather prefer to confuse issues and divert our attention from their paymasters's kinsman.
In conclusion, I know that none of these El rufai and KOBOJUNKIE agents would risk joining issues with me on the facts I have raised above rather they will come up with the usual
40 man laptop propaganda. I have one advice for them. GROW UP

. Facts no dey lie.confirm bros.

Dino has always been against GEJ, and I do t even know who appointed him as executive of the NGO, how can a corrupt person lead such group? The reasons I see here are not substantial enough and I see no truth in them, cos GEJ is not in position to sack Lawan, what has the house done about it. Dino should get some rest.

Alxmyr: If this is true, Mr. President earn my respect for this.
For a man whose singular word can change the entire Benin kingdom or whatever remain of it,
to have humbled himself to the extent of sitting for a king, this is an epitome of humility.
I don't know if this picture is true, but if it is, I am very humbled by this.
THIS IS HUMILITY AT ITS PEAK.

this can not happen any where in the world, I admire GEJs humility for royalty, and people will always humble him.

Piddo: It is not yet Uhuru for Nigerians. At face value, this appears a laudable project but has anyone bothered to think how the investors will make their money back? You and I will pay for it for over many decades to come. Upon completion, the FG will ban importation of petroleum products and Nigerians will have to pay the rate dictated by the "investors" for their product. If only the FG was honest about fighting corruption, fixing the nations 4 refineries would have been best for Nigerians but now we have invited people in with billions of dollars and surely, its no charity!! Nigerians will pay dearly for it in the end.




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Oga, the essence of bringing in investors, is to stop importation and thereby reducing and controlling the price of this product.

Ibrahim mr fish: D irony is,it's u idiots dat are d hypocrate in dis issue.U guys just hate he 4 no reason,just because he is 4m d north.

my brother, let's be sincere to ourselves.

Mallam is a chief sponsor, and so therefore a terrorist. I have been saying this thing since and evidence from his tweets shows that this man has something up his sleeves.
Nigeria should do something about this man fast ooo,so because government no reach am now he was to kill nigerians and cause problems.

@Betatins, Don't always be in a haste to criticize. Take time to go thru the post and arm yourself with facts before you write. It saves you much embarrassment. From what I read, DEDEIKE did not write that Jonathan set up NEITI. Perhaps, the English you failed to grasp is that "The Fg sponsored or funded" NEITI to carry out investigations into the sector .

@Evilbrain. Your brain is indeed evil and lacking in substance. You said "...its an established fact that well over a trillion naira was stolen..." who established the fact? You? Pls be factual. Enough of these gossips.

dedeike: The above topic represents a subjective analysis of govts genuine efforts to ensure local content in our petroleum sector. This is the burden that the present Minster has come to grapple with even before her assumption of office last year. Her drive is to divest much of foreign control of oil exports thus bringing her in conflict with the IOC's. The author of the piece admitted this much in the fourth paragraph viz: " Industry sources say the number of companies selling oil increased dramatically after Jonathan's election as PART OF A STRATEGY TO BROADEN LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN OIL SECTOR.." This no doubt is a policy initiative deserving of commendation. The article now tried to discredit this good policy on account of the activities of those who engage in age long oil bunkering. It read " ... oil thieves were offering mouth watering offers $10 m discounts to take the commodity of their hands..." Now the big question is, did oil bunkering business in Nigeria start today? The answer is No. The second question then is, is the relevant govt authority in support of these bunkering and oil theft? The answer to this question is captured in the seventh paragraph viz; "...state oil company NNPC has placed a SCAM ALERT on its website warning of unsavory characters purporting to be bona Fide staff of NNPC or contractors to NNPC or purchasers of Nigerian crude oil or contractors to Nigerian govt..." does this in anyway suggest complicity by the authorities? The answer is No. The article went further to exonerate Diezani by hinting of the efforts by govt to entrench hitherto non existing processes for participation. Paragraph 10 reads thus: "... One recent step that has been taken is the creation of high barriers for entry for participation in NNPC's 2012-2013 term allocations..." The article went ahead to hint that the Fg sponsored NEITI to do an investigation of the sector( thus reinforcing GEJ's claim on media chat on Sunday that he had long before the House probe taken steps to probe the oil sector) . NEITI submitted its report in January and revealed that billions of oil revenue are being lost to theft prompting the MINISTER TO INVITE MALLAM NUHU RIBADU to oversee our oil revenue. Last Tuesday, GEJ sacked the NNPC Directors as part of govts continuous sanitisatisation of the sector. Ordinarily, these were matters that previous administrations failed to probe. Bunkering has always been good business in the history of Nigeria. But this govt is taking a bold step to handle it while ensuring that there is local content in our crude oil export sector. GEJ and Diezani deserves our maximum support.

well said. Pls educate these f.ools who don't knw jack about the sector but keep ranting for Diezani's sack

The only thing he has done wrong, is to expose the bad eggs and bring good governance to the people of Nigeria.

Somebody should tell this man to either choose between pastor work and politics. He is just being very controversial. "To bankrupt Nigeria sermon" who knows the kind of falsehood he would hve dished out to his congregation?

Who carry this foolish professor come out again? haba! Let him go and face Ghana and leave us alone. Who is he? Whose interest is he serving? Is he a Proffessor on Nigerian Studies or what? It is Ghanians that are broken hearted and battered 100 times! F.ool

olafolarin: Unlike you, i read and consult wide before commenting.
East-West Road is being seriously threatened because of paucity of funds(Just like most projects in Nigeria).
The same project started during the OBJ administration and was supposed to link Calabar to Lagos.
Contractos handling the project have openly complained to FG on lack of funding.

Greenfield Refineries was good on paper.
The one planned for Lagos is still on panning stage despite LASG's efforts.
EIA,Cost analyses and funding was done by Fashola with lagos funds still the FG is footdragging on the take-off.

MMIA has been approved for upgrade since God knws when but till today,nothing happened!!!!
Funds were allocated and looted.

Mr. Consultant, East-West road had long been abandoned due to paucity of funds dating back to Obj days. Agreed. But this administration has remobilised for its construction under the 2012 budget. So work is resuming at the road. Secondly, I must draw your attention to the construction of a sister road that the govt has been able to do within one yr: Kolo-Nembe-Brass, Benin-Ore-Sagamu stretching over 262.5 km under reconstruction by Reynolds co etc. Apapa-Oshodi with drainage works and expansions. trailer park. A dedicated bridge from Liverpool roundabout to Tin can ports, Auchi -Okene awarded to setraco, Ibadan-Ilorin dualisation, Onitsha-Owerri completion, Afikpo-Okigwe, Zaria-Funtua-Gusau covering over 101 km, Kano-Maidugri dualisation, Kaduna Byepass, Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia etc. I do not come from Abia state and do not know about the greenfield refineries though.

EPOMA: True, in Nigeria and especially this GEJ government, it is all paper talk, na so godswill built 12 billion dollar gas plant in akwa ibom in his first year.rubbish, Oyibo no go talk till the day it starts working

pessimists. What is paper talk in it? Shell is not owned by govt, mind you? So Shell owes you no obligation whatsoever to set up a gas plant. If you understand this, you will appreciate that Shell did not just come to play to the gallery in order to impress you. It is not FG's money nor the state govt's money, it is shell money and they can decide not to go ahead with the project. We seek to applaud the FG For rather creating a conducive environment for this investment to come up. The project did not just spring up on its own accord. It was a product of the recent drive of the Ministry to increase electricity tariffs in Nigeria. The strategy of govt is that since gas remains a major challenge to power supply, it will be nice to encourage private sector investments in gas. The private sector insisted that the present tariffs must be reviewed upwards so that they can recover their investments. Tariffs were increased on june1, and today SPDC has come to build power plants in IMO state.

1025: sacking is not the right thing to do when ppl steal public funds. we have law courts and jails. why is jonathan not jailing these fellow criminals and discourage intending criminals? all these are jokes. these are all planned deals. oga, una don chop enough, abeg make we compensate some other ppl who helped us during the campaigns.
it is a shame. if any man steal money, use the law against him and let him go to jail and all his loots withdrawn and no one will have the mind to steal again. though am not surprised because somebody's wife has a case of $13m money laundry when he was gov.

who told you they were sacked for stealing money? Abi you just sit down in your parlor and conjure up reasons for the sack? Pls be more factual. Don't engage in pedeststrian gist. There could be many reasons for the sack other than what you think. Competence is a key issue in this administration. If you re not capable, you will be kicked out. GEJ is placing a high premium on his reforms so he is ever ready to make changes where necessary. Secondly, your innuendo on the first lady is an outdated line which failed to avail its initial originators, so pls invent a more serious allegation.

Goodluck Jonathan doesn't want to break the country. I believe he wants Nigeria to remain as one united and indivisible country under him. But the problem lies with our Brothers from the core North. It is their present desperation to grab power at all cost that will disintegrate this country to their utmost detriment. Nothing else spells doom for the unity of this country than the activities of Boko Haram. These bombings are creating acrimony and hatred between the south and the North. This is exactly how the Tutsi/Hutsi genocide began in Rwanda but I pray we won't get to that. That is why I support David Mark's call on Northern leaders to caution their kinsmen in our collective interest.

THOSE OF US IN NORTH CENTRAL ARE BETTER WITH JONATHAN ANYDAY.

Here is a very good media for the loud mouths who have been blaming GEJ and calling him all kind of names to express themselves with their solutions of what they would have done, if they were Mr. President. That is, if their thick and destructive brains can allow them to think or make a meaningful decision. May God help you all

No be small jamb question ooo. Does this entail any time she comes for the weekend or Wat?

bola4dprec: security agents are not capable of discharged their duty despite increment of salary all is well I pity Badluck Jonathan clueless leader

What has GEJ got with this topic?

Thank God for your life, it's a strange world my people. So be grateful for each breath.

Bravo Mr. President, you have spoken well. We believe in you.

I was happy to hear the president talk about the power sector reforms, he also justified his trip to Brasil. I rate the chat very high.

On wealth creation, I salute his efforts towards initiating the YOU WIN project. On the power sector, good to attract investors but they should hurry up and ensure we have steady power supply soon. On security, I like wot he said about the sack of Azazi. There's need to change our security heirarchy when necessary. It was also good to know that he had commenced a private probe into NNPC even before the National Assembly. I can't wait to see NNPC deregulated. Generally, it wasn't a bad outing at all

Nice one President. Its our desire to make sure that all Nigerians, Boko haram inclusive, turn out good citizens and contribute to national development. But govt cannot discuss with a faceless terrorist group.