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Nice projections, no blame game, no sectionalism. Well done!

People who are not informed keep embarrassing us with their ignorance. My brother, thank you for reminding them that the is a committee on civil service and also that the president is not a king, they should go and get schooled on governance. Rabble rousers!

earthgreeners: GEJ means well indeed..Nigeria of yesteryears is far better than Nigeria of today under GEJ....Transformation in which sector?. Go say that to Amanpour....
LOL...that corrupt retardeeen

Wait wait wait! Amanpour has become the scale of measurement for the country's development? This sucks! You live here don't you? Check the post and pick the detailed facts one after the other and say they are not positive strides, prove that its all a made up story, trash the facts one after they other and then prove that GEJ is not working. Stop making a foo*l of yourself.

dederocs: thank God for your life sir Soyinka,i pray men like you are raised in our nation,its the only way to take back our nation from these political hijackers.Mr president you have once again shown how clueless you are.shameful.

Lol. Job seekers and their desperation.

Dpeacemaker101: You know why people like you don't move forward? Cause you are clouded by deceit and lies from your sponsors.

My brother, leave these confused bunch. GEJ's achievements were carefully written out for them to dispute and call all of us who see liars, what do they do? They resort to name calling, and smear campaign. Are you surprised? I am not, I once witnessed a drowning man, so I know what it's like for them. Cowards!

earthgreeners: Yes, A sick Y'aradua was way better than a retarded GEJ

A Yaradua that was not taking decisions and running government? You guys are sooooooo dumb!

iwanchop: Guy,u know u didn't read the post before posting ur comment .
Blame urself and not the people battling u.
U made a mistake ,so what?Nobody is above it o

That is the plan, no hard feelings, I am getting the desired result.

[quote author=@dlight]. This is the reason you never passed jamb.how has this affected fashola?this has to do with the presidency.[/quote]Sorry to tell you that I have an M.Sc in Epidemiology and in genetic engineering. That is two, I bet you don't know what I am talking about? F**k your jamb, most of your professors cannot thread where I do, even you(jamb product) so keep quiet and learn about psychoanalysis (what I am taking you guys through). I am seriously catching fun, knowing every antagonist needs an enemy real or perceived to function. I am that enemy you are looking for.

Lol. They are still picking on me? Eiiiyaaaaaaa! I am getting the desired and set out result, keep coming Fashola rats!

[quote author=jas_o]@Mandelaguy,
You are the highest mumu in the planet.
What gave you this devilish utterance that paves you into laughing stock?
It's very obvious that the country is being run with highest corruption; this can be access everywhere in the sphere of present regime. What else do you need to accept this fact?
I pity Nigerians! With the way things are run, is very obvious that corruption will be institutionalized, to be subsequently enact into Nigeria academy syllabus.[/quote]I don't blame you, I blame NL for allowing everybody peddle any form of lie. Enjoy your delusional analysis.

Warlord3000: @mandela guy..

U̶̲̥̅̊ be MUMU in capital letter and english comprehension is definitely F9 in ur SSCE result am sure..

If I were U̶̲̥̅̊.. I will as for a refund from my english teacher

We dey talk of Naija first lady.. Mumu dey talk about Lagos.. Olodo

You are jumping into a murky water, dis beef is between me and some people, you just counted yourself in, kudos! I thrive on controversy, welcome to my world. If I am stupid and you keep referring to me, what are you? I know you have the answer. If I see a stupid post, I pass, but when your likes see what you term stupid, you hyperventilate, thats cool with me, but like I said, I am one step ahead of the bunch of you added together.

Have you watched Alias? Everything is not what it seems, try me.

lonipeter: nawa for u o, u no even read the post befor u begin write comment.

Demdem: Foolish one. Will advise u to take to this wise counsel. u have lost it

Demdem: Foolish thing. Yet he still went ahead to justify his stupidity. What a nutcase.

I have given your useless pathetic voice an outlet....hahahahahahahaha . On a scale of 1-10, I am far more intelligent than you are, I always twist your retarded mind psychologically, sorry bro, you hit a brick wall

[quote author=Jaidey-one]you are a phool. You just shot your pay master in the leg. I'm sure U didn't even read the story. Oponu[/quote]I knew dis will bring the ACN paid hands out. You guys have been hiding, I did this to bring all of you out and expose you one after the other on all threads henceforth. No one pays me, of course the first lady is not a constitutional office, you think I care about anyone? I want to tell you that NL is not where you come and have a field day at abuses and falsehood. So, park well.

Demdem: Foolish man. Its Retardeeness house and not for the wife of fashola. read again.
The waste is from FG-FCT and not LASG.

You are more foolish, I just got you, lol! Fool. Seeing Fashola mentioned makes you see red, Olodo!

maasoap: @Manhandle or whatever you called yourself, Is it not obvious to you and other Nigerans that the presidency was protecting and shielding Maina from the long arm of the law because he was stealing and diverting the recovered pension fund to them. All in the name of 2015 PDP primary. And for the record, no one here is saying that the presidency shouldn't follow due process. But to come here and tell us that the president Jona is not shielding him only proves that you're not sincere with yourself.

I like accusations with proof, do you have any? I guess non, so STFU

Demdem: Crap, never asked u about deputy governor, another did.
My question is plain and straight forward:

List his achievements as governor. if u cant, shut the ffuck up.

Stupid swallat! You, shut the f**k up, check your tenses and watch your diction. I asked an idio*t, what's his name? To bring up where he failed as a governor and he rants. Did you not act in unison with the fo*ol dt asked about his deputy governorship?

Demdem: ok, will u deny the fact that he failed as a governor then?

You are grabbing at straws, so unfortunate. Now, it's not that he failed as deputy governor? You have jumped to governor, if I engage you, you will jump to presidency. Do I want to do this nursery school educating this morning? Mmmmmmmm........I guess not. Sorry to disappoint you, bring your facts, I will react and educate you, stop asking vague questions as it will elicit no answers from me. Ciao.

[quote author=~Bluetooth]Achebe is a bigot while Soyinka is a peacemaker.beside his books full of lies,what has he done for Nigeria ? Nothing other than spreading lies and hatred in the minds his children.[/quote]Leave Achebe and focus on the issue at hand. Check the topic, it did not say "Soyinka versus Achebe". Comment on what is been discussed or park.

The so called angel Fashola.......hehehehehehehe too bad. Where are those rabid dogs extolling his virtues? Is the first lady 's position constitutional to warrant such waste of Lagosians resources ? That is how they will kill us at the centre with unnecessary and bogus projects. Of course Soyinka is the man, his track record is impeccable, check!

idlaw2k3: The police say they cant find Maina but he drives around in a convoy. He also recently recieved the president at the airport. He still recieves salary without stepping into his office yet the presidency cannot condemm his action or dismiss him. This is serious.

were you on surveillance or have you just turned to a certified national rumour monger? Get a true life.

nuclearboy: I just find this President to be an amazing human! Now he "believes" in due process? Yet when 2 Trillion was used when the federal (signed into law) budget for subsidy, was 300billion, there was no due process and rule of law?

Why not simply sack Maina and allow the senate its day? It truly is as if once you steal billions under this government, you are above the law!

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maasoap: Of all the clean and competent people from the South South, how did we end up with this wicked and corrupt Jona? OBJ, you no do well o. You imposed a sick man and a clueless man on us.

uote author=idlaw2k3] A bunch of clueless people, that is what all of the above are. How will you sit at your homes and operate on hearsay, do you have a copy of your state civil service rules? Do you have a copy of the federal civil service rule and also a copy of the civil service act and labour documents? You jump from one post to the other running a smear campaign on a man that has done nothing to offend you. People are not just sacked or dismissed if they are not political appointees, if you are a career civil servant, there are rules and processes to follow. The Presidency is very right, they cannot sack Maina, the head of service has such duties, and mind you, the head of service cannot just sack him, a probe and disciplinary committee has to be set, he will not even be a member, they will sit, looknatvthe evidences, investigate if need be and recommend. This is democracy, even the Military convenes an orderly room trial before dismissal if found guilty. No body sacks a civil servant just like that, unless you are willing to be dragged to court and have the hunted become the hunter, follow due process and stop coming here to make fools of yourselves. Swallats!

dayokanu: Failure as usual from Retardeen

Just like he failed as Deputy Gov in Bayelsa failed as bayelsa Gov etc

How did he fail as Deputy Gov? Does your constitution empower deputy governors? Must you come on a forum like this and expose your idiocy? Smh

earthgreeners: e dey pain u say ur Oga na Failure...it's so simple

OBJ (8years) - 22.5% (Major acheivement - Telecom, NIPP initiative)

Yar'adua (3years) - 16.5% (Major acheivement - Amnesty/Fuel price stability)

GEJ (3years) - 9.2% (Major acheivement - ? )

Don't you think you are clownish giving a 9.2% for nothing? This shows how shallow you are

whizkidd: Lol. This is why it is called a democracy. There is nothing wrong with me assessing his performance and concluding that I dont see him addressing the important structural issues currently holding the country back. Structural reforms is what President round the world try to execute. I would rather have someone who deals with structural issues conclusively. I don't make decisions based on sentiment. Whoever I think is best for the country is who I'll support.

Get ur facts straight and fair is the advice

whizkidd: I think if we are objective about Jonathans performance, you wouldn't have the kind of criticism or the kind of praise on here. Nigeria has a myriad of complex, interconnected problems that cannot be solved in only a couple of years. To expect Jonathan to solve these problems in only a few years is unreasonable, but also, to come here and list the wonders he has achieved is simply an insult to the collective intelligence of Nigerians.

The truth lies somewhere in the middle. My problem with Jonathans government is the lack of decisiveness in dealing with the real problems, which are more structural than physical. What is his stance on federalism? What is his stance on federal allocations? What is he doing about the national assembly's overbloated salaries? Where is the push to make the EFCC and INEC independent? Where are the bills being debated in the national assembly? This is the real task of a President.

Any gains made without the presence of reforms will be eroded by the next government that comes in. For example, Obasanjos govt build up the federal reserves and excess crude accounts but failed to implement any mechanisms to avoid abuse. Consequently, the incoming govts eroded them with little to show for it.

So for all Jonathans praise singers, learn that without structural reforms, everything is being done in vain. And for the naysayers, lets give him time to show real progress.

Personally, I think the PDP is at a logjam. They are too stuck i their ways to reform and provide real leadership. The opposition winning would in my opinion make competence important in polity. As long as the opposition can present a credible candidate, I would support them. I would love to see Fashola become President because he has demostrated an understanding of structural reforms, is intelligent, competent, and knows how to navigate the murky waters of Nigerian politics while still delivering. If not Fashola, Obikwesili from the East shows good character/intelligence/competence, or Donald Duke from the south south. With the being said This Is Africa; the President never loses

you are not very coordinated in your approach at constructive criticism. No large party, even a small political party come with baggages(so, I won't hold a forum for PDP) but to castigate Jonathan each step of the way even when we all are seeing a sincere push for change is petty, way too petty. Nigerians are hypocritical and corrupt, ask me how? If those involved in one scam or the other were only ass images of GEJ, it would hv been concluded that he sent them, but we have seen the Elumelu's, the Farouks, and all the lights that should have shown our fathers how different our own generation is, but they failed showing how corruption has become a national problem, almost genetic. Face the issues and leave GEJ alone.

I wonder why people will not mature after months and years on nairaland. GEJ's achievements were carefully scripted for all to read and dispute. All you have as a return missile for a progressive governance of positivity is name calling. Can't you list those things you think GEJ has not done well? Are you scared that they will be dismantled one after the other? Show your mettle and stop name calling. I am pro GEJ and I am happy he has not failed me. The only thing I ever held against him was the timing of the subsidy removal, aside that , he is going to be promoted on top of the class.

Billyonaire: Why do we issue Report Card before Examinations and before the end of a session. You need to start accessing Mr. President on May 2015.

They have first term, second term and third term before promotion to the next class. By 2015, GEJ will be promoted to the next class(2nd term) based on performance. Enjoy!

Maxymilliano: Jonathan Goodluck's REPORT Card Published.

ROAD REPAIRS & CONSTRUCTIONS.

1] Benin - Sagamu road has been awarded and presently, the commuting time has been reduced from 12 hours and above to 4 hours.

2] The Lagos - Ibadan Expressway concession was decisively dealt with and immediate rehabilitative efforts were carried out by Julius Berger and RCC, which reduced the burden on commuters on that road during the Christmas holidays.

3] Abuja-Lokoja Expressway is progressing steadily

4] Kano – Maiduguri road is in progress

5] The East-West Road despite the negative reports by detractors has made significant progress with most of its concrete works and bridges nearly completed, project to be fully completed before the end of 2014.

6] Onitsha - Enugu - Port Harcourt dual carriage way a distance of 1664km is due for completion in 2013.

7] 2nd Niger Bridge – N5 Billion has been set aside for commencement of works.

RAILWAY.

**The Lagos-Jebba-Kano Rail line which has been shut down for over 20 years has commenced successful operations since December 2012

**The Abuja - Kaduna modern gauge rail line is over 35% completion.

**Ajaokuta - Warri modern garage rail line has been completed.

**A new modern gauge rail line from Lagos to Ibadan was awarded towards the end of last year.

**The Port Harcourt - Maiduguri (Eastern Rail line) completed and will start operation anytime from now.

AVIATION.

The achievements of the Jonathan administration in the aviation sector this year alone has been commendable. Since October 2011 when the administration unveiled the Aviation Road Map intended to re-position the Nigerian aviation industry, the face of the industry has changed significantly.

Upon its inception, the Jonathan administration met an aviation industry which was on the verge of collapse. The industry was, among many other shortcomings, dogged by the absence of a well articulated aviation policy, excessive bureaucracy and bad management.

One year after, the transformation is obvious in many areas especially in the area of infrastructural development. One major area this is clearly discernible is in the area of infrastructural development.

One of the key components of the aviation road map strategy was the reconstruction and re-modelling of airports and terminals, most of which were built over 30 years ago and had decayed due to passage of time.

The administration at the end of 2011 earmarked 22 airports for rehabilitation and reconstruction and by the end of October 2012, over 50 percent had been commissioned for public use with the remaining eleven to be completed in 2013.

In addition to re-modelling, government will also in early 2013 begin the construction of five new airport terminals in Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Enugu as well as six cargo terminals to be managed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Scheme.

Clearly, these are commendable achievements, which indicate an administration attuned to the needs of the people who have for long craved a turnaround in the sector. (22 Airports were earmarked for re-modeling and rehabilitation, 11 have been completed and commissioned. Five new terminals in Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Enugu as well as 6 Cargo Terminals will begin this year.)

YOUTHS UNEMPLOYMENT.

Incidence of youth unemployment has been a global challenge in the last few years with Europe having over 40 percent youth unemployment. Spain and Greece have been the worst hit with 50 percent and 82 percent youth unemployment respectively.

In Nigeria, unemployment figure is put at between 26 and 30 percent and this problem has been vigorously tackled by the Jonathan administration in the last two years. Programmes initiated to address this problem include:

a] Employment of ten thousand youths in each of the 36 states and federal capital territory in the Public Works Sector

b] Introduction of the Graduate Internship Scheme to create employment opportunities for at least 50 thousand graduates annually

c] Creation of about 2 million direct and indirect jobs through various initiatives in the Agricultural sector.

d] This year, a Young Graduate Commercial Farmers Scheme will be launched by Mr. President to absorb 780 thousand youths who will in turn employ between 4 and 5 persons to create about 4 million jobs in the first year.

INABILITY TO DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY

In the last fifty years, the Nigerian economy has suffered stagnation due to inability of successive government to diversify the economy and steer it away from the mono cultural dependence on oil to the detriment of other critical economic sectors.

Specifically, this administration has re invented the wheels of the Agricultural sector and it now accounts for 75 percent of non oil exports. The cassava component of the Agricultural transformation programme has attracted 600 Billion Naira (about 380 million dollars) into the Nigerian economy from the substitution of bread wheat flour with cassava flour. Nigeria will before the end of this year earn an additional 136 million dollars from export of cassava chips.

RICE PRODUCTION.

Nigeria is today producing 3.5 million tons of rice locally and will by 2015 meet its total local demand of 5 million tons of the staple. This will save about 300 Billion Naira in foreign exchange and create jobs for our local farmers and entrepreneurs.

MAIZE AND SORGHUM PRODUCTION.

Similarly, Nigeria produced about 10 million tons of maize in 2012 while four high yielding hybrid of sorghum were provided for farmers free of charge to revolutionize sorghum production Nationwide. The same method is being adopted to bring back the lost glory of cocoa production with a view to increasing the current production volume from 250 thousand metric tons to 500 thousand metric tons in the next two years.

COCOA PRODUCTION.

8 high yielding, early maturing hybrid cocoa seedlings are being distributed free of charge across cocoa producing states.

COTTON PRODUCTION.

Cotton farmers, especially in the Northern part of Nigeria have been provided 1,500 tons of improved seedlings and are currently cultivating 17,319 hectares of cotton.

The value chain approach for intervention in Agriculture as an alternative revenue earner is being successfully implemented by the Federal Government. The ultimate goal is to turn Nigeria from being a major importer of food to a net exporter by 2015.

ECONOMIC STABILITY

Economic stability is a necessary foundation for economic growth. This is why the Jonathan administration through the implementation of sound monetary and fiscal policies has been able to provide macroeconomic stability for the country in the last two years.

It is noteworthy that while other major economies including that of South Africa and the United States of America are being downgraded, Nigerian economy is being upgraded by global rating agencies including Fitch, S&P, JP MORGAN.

While the overall global projection for economic growth in 2013 is 3.5 to 5. 5 percent, projected growth for Nigeria has been put at 6.5 percent and above.

Nigerians rightly observe that in spite of this favorable macroeconomic indicator such as increased GDP, reduced inflation, and increase foreign reserve, the population is yet to benefit by having food on their tables.

It should however be realized that achieving macroeconomic stability is the foundation upon which other economic reforms such as the investment in power sector, infrastructure and development of skilled manpower will be built. However, government, in realization of the need to make the transition period less stressful has initiated socio-economic programmes such as the various youth empowerment, wealth creation initiatives under the SURE-P, NAPEP and other agencies.

CORRUPTION.

There is probably no better prove of a leaders commitment to a corruption free Nigeria than what this president has done in the area of exposing corrupt practices and ensuring that culprits are brought to book. The various reforms carried out in the last two years in the area of pension administration, management of the Nations ports, Oil and gas, Fertilizer management, Electoral process as well as the strengthening of institutional framework for fighting corruption is certainly the most courageous moves ever undertaken by any Nigerian President.

The sleaze uncovered in these processes are in consonance with the spirit and letters of the Freedom of Information Act which was the first bill signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan on assumption of office.

Today, the President’s foresight as contained in the bill on reform of the Criminal Justice system which he initiated is underscored by the outrage which followed a light sentence given to one of the suspects in the widely reported police pension fraud. The import of this is that the President’s work in fighting corruption only needs to be complemented by the Legislative and Judicial Arms of government to have the desired effects.

SECURITY.

No one envisaged the level of insurgency such as this administration was faced with in the last two years. It is however noteworthy that the rate at which this insurgency has been curtailed in the last twelve months is equally unsurpassed.

Due to the increased capacity of security agencies in the area of intelligence gathering, I can report to you that over 70 percent of planned insurgent attacks were foiled before actualization. These are largely unreported because they did not happen and this is a good thing.

The intelligence arm of our security agencies has deployed massive modern technology to pre-empt and destabilize these criminal elements who intended causing harm. Empirical evidence shows a gradual decline in cases of bombing and other insurgent activities.

However, government will not relent in its efforts to do even more in the coming year.

In this regard the Nigeria Police Force recently trained a total number of 18,357 personnel in counter insurgency tactics to complement the heroic work being done by members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the State Security Service and other agencies of government.

President Jonathan is deeply touched by the wanton killing of innocent citizens and destruction of properties by these criminal elements and assures Nigerians of his resolve to confront these evil groups at every opportunity.

AGRICULTURE

In realizing the prime position that the agricultural sector occupies in the economic transformation of most advanced nations and in fulfillment of his electoral promise to the Nigerian people, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration established a revolutionary agricultural programme to ensure food security, reduction of expenditure regarding foreign exchange in food import, diversification of the economy and creation of new jobs.

You will recall that prior to the advent of the administration of President Jonathan, major agricultural produce like cotton, sorghum and groundnut, which were the bedrock of the economy of Northern Nigeria were practically extinct.

Considering the fact that Nigeria imported N500 billion worth of rice in 2011, one will not be left in doubt as to the need for a radical solution, which the Agricultural component of the transformation agenda is progressively providing.

In the year under review 14 new rice mills with capacity to process 240 metric tons of rice were set up by the private sector while in addition, a sum of 1.2 billion dollars was secured by the Federal Government to install 100 large scale rice processing mills to produce 2.1 million metric tons of rice annually.

Today, Nigeria has reached an unprecedented 60 per cent sufficiency in rice production, a feat, which the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) recently described as capable of raising world rice output to a record high in the next 12 next months. By the year 2014, Nigeria’s 167 million populations will feed on rice grown and processed locally as we would have attained 100 per cent self-sufficienc y in rice production like we just did in the production of cement.

This and other initiatives of government in 2012 resulted in the creation of about two million new jobs among rural dwellers.

In 2013, the Federal Government will implement a Young Graduates Commercial Farmers Scheme, which will absorb 780,000 graduates in its first phase and provide an estimated four million jobs in the agricultural sector in the first year.

In the same vein, government will restructure and recapitalize the Nigeria
Agricultural Bank to provide loans to peasant farmers at single digit interest rates. This will be the most remarkable fund injection initiative ever undertaken by any government to empower rural peasant farmers and create wealth for rural dwellers.

Export of dried cassava chips began in July 2012 and this represented the first time that Nigeria will achieve commercial scale export of dried chips, which will earn $136 million annually in foreign exchange. Also, improved cotton seedlings, which have been provided free of charge to farmers especially in the northwest and northeast geo-political zones, will result in the resuscitation of the upstream and downstream cotton/textile sub-sector before the end of 2013.

you have done your homework very well. I am impressed that there are Nigerians who are still well informed. I nearly generated such a post on Saturday, but am happy someone else who is a progressive and focused Nigerian did. People should not be deceived by negative propaganda against a government waging ward no previous govt has dared to. GEJ is working and that is all I am concerned with. Well done.

Hmmmmmmm. Indifferent.

drnoel: These people are so sick. Are leaders are mad. What does Abuja medical city mean. Just another political stunt to impress gullible Nigerians like some of us here. I already see people giving kudos to the idea. Look, what u guys forget is that, u can't GI to Europe, see how big their hospitals (many are as big as small cities) are and say u will build such in Nigeria. In as much as its a wonderful idea but please, ask them what of national hospital abuja. Ask them what of specialist hospital abuja. These hospital lost their accreditation dome years back and still the government failed to do something about. Doctors there finish their training and can't be called doctors cos they don't have accreditation to train doctors. They continue residency but can't take the board exams to be consultants. I hear this had be ongoing for years. These hospitals don't have equipments but the government wants to spend money to build a medical city. The established hospitals are rotting away and not maintained and still our government wants to build a medical city. (Takes a deep breathe) well it happens only in Nigeria.

Your like will keep misinforming the general public, either for your lack of knowledge, half knowledge(half education is very dangerous as my late father always said) or as a result of misinformation or total disregard to truthfulness. My point is, all these hospitals scattered around the 36 states including FCT were in disrepair, decrepit and useless (these were creations of past administrations), I can give you a total run down of the history of most of these hospitals especially in the south east where I come from. Through dogged determination and the good sense of some CMD's, some of them kept afloat. Have you taken a gradual tour around recently? Criticise when you have your facts. Atleast, I can authoritatively say that no Federal hospital in the Federation is not presently getting attention. Pick one and prove me wrong. The medical city is been handled by a reputable firm, and the target is to stop outflux of money on medical issues and our brothers(medical experts) in diaspora vowed to come back and be part of this project as long as they will get the same pay they get in Europe and Americas. Always get your facts before rushing to this forum.

Prof Corruption: Mandelaguy, where have you been? Where is Pupita, MallamAbdul, Captainajama, Dollarman 101, Dpeacemaker101, Zutchy and Mekusnwa?

Been in the Caribeans and finally brazil and South Africa. I have been watching all of you , those that make sense and those that rant ignorantly. I came to the conclusion that we all want Nigeria to succeed and survive, but most of us fail to understand the difference between rational thinking and emotional talking. You can wait for the people you asked me about to answer for themselves where they have been. Till my next vacation later in the year, I full ground. Thank you for missing me ;DV ;DV