This is not Buhari speaking

It is El-Rufai speaking please.

I think this is another example of where devolution will help this country

Under a devolved system of Government the North can have what they want in their own education curriculum while the South does what it likes in the South

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I am proudly 5%. Politics should be about conviction and Buhari is proving Ndigbo right everyday!

PDP shall rise again and it will begin in the East! Just like Ekwueme once led the movement that gave birth to the PDP

It's easy to destroy

We will be judged on what we build

El-Rufai should first build replacement and relocation homes before destroying

Buhari just wanted to be President to massage his personal ego

That's why he is glob trotting as President

BRIGHTTAZ:
But why all dis madness?

Go to Sambissa forest and you will see what true madness looks like

Buhari should offer the implementation of the confab report. That's what a responsible government will do!

The destruction of APC will be lead by the east

Ridiculous attitudes like this by the North is why the likes of Nnamdi Kanu are very popular in the South East!

slowly but steady Buhari is trying to be the next Robert Mugabe

Distributing very sectional loyalist to key positions. Before Nigerians realise it, it may be too late.

This is not about PDP, it is about the future of democratic Nigeria

This man promised free education but cant even pay workers salaries?

Now thats what I call scam!

This na the person offering free education

He can't even pay workers salaries!

What a con artist!

azzima:
Didn't these losers say during the elections that buhari stole money when he was ptf chairman? ?? PDP is really having a very difficult time playing the opposition.

Was Buhari PTF chairman during this democracy?

Eden007:
Read carefully! What pdpd means is that Buhari has no case to answer in this democratic Era! That doesn't include military rule like during Abacha's tenure. Besides, why would he have a case to answer when he had no link to power for the past 16yrs of being an opposition.

Thank you my brother!

I was just reading and wondering why Nigerians struggle to understand English?

I thank you for showing that not all Nigerians are f00ls!

PDP did not say Buhari is not corrupt! They only said he can not be associated with sleaze in this democracy! I.e since 1999 because Buhari has not held any office all this while since 1999!

I think the OP is asking a good question

With this evidence we are all in trouble if Tinubu and Fashola take over control of the Presidency

udezue: The Igbos are a major group in the East and the largest in size and population. The best solution is to copy the Fulani way of treating its neighbors and burn down Bokiri if needed to teach those causing them such trouble not to mess with them. I'm sick and tired of it. I can understand if they are a minority in places like the North but not in PH where they are majority. Sometimes you have to get really nasty to gain respect and if they make Bokiri area and that market a war zone since the inhabitants have declared war on them I am sure they will be begging for peace.

lol u may just have a point

blacksta:

I am lost - Please excuse my limited fiscal knowledge

what is the use of FDI when bank executives where helping themselves to the masses deposits or running ponzi share schemes. I suspect the influx of FDI relies and depends on stable banks

In a more sane environments the whole lot including soludo would be jail.

Is Ponzi somebody name? yes or no?

In what country did the Ponzi scheme occur?

Is the Federal Reserve Chairman of that country in Jail? yes or no?

Or does the said country not qualify as your decent country with rule of law?

This is why I say you guys just throw about diatribes you have no clue about.

kenifeh:

Irrespective of the fact that i will not take sides with the Minister of Finance for his impolite use of words, I take exception to the fact that Soludo actually said Nigeria was isolated from the global financial crises. I personally responded to him in thisday, March 30, please find the link below, i encourage everyone to read this:

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/200903300087.html

I can stake my head for Soludo anytime, anyday. But, we shouldnt attack personalities and forget issues. This is fundamental. The difference between Soludo and Sanusi is that while Soludo is an academic authority, Sanusi is an ideologue. Without ideology your knowledge come to zero.

While your link proves that you responded at the time to "what you think" Soludo said. It does not actually prove that Soludo said what you think he said. Provide proof of where Soludo said Nigeria was insulated from the global crisis.

The problem is that a lot of you just throw diatribes based on half baked and un-informed conclusion!!!

Sooth yourself and believe in whatever you like. Nigeria is certainly a great Nation for it.

Now that the likes of Iweala have gone back to UN who is left to run Nigeria? Thugs!!! thugs and thugs!!!!

Every country deserves the kind of leaders they get.

Gbawe

Do you know who Soludo's likes are in serious Nations? Mervin King and Ben Bernanke.

Are they in Jail? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are still heading their various reserve banks sorting out the problem.

You guys can victimise Soludo all you like, but he still remains a Prince of Economics.

It is not a crime to want to see your country and fatherland do well, keep faith in that dream no matter the amount of obstacles put in your way. Soludo has made 2 unsuccessful attempts into politics, those in my view are simply 2 self inflicted injury to our Nation's progress by the political class.

Here is a man who goes to sleep everyday thinking only one thing, how to make the world around him a better place. And folks are here celebrating his shortcomings and enthroning medicrity.

I sorry for Nigeria.

As far as Economics go in this country, Soludo is an authority in that field.

He has a right to air his views whether he is running for anything or not.

You can call him agbero all you like but this is part of the problem. We want democracy but we don't want to hear varried opinions or ideas.

shocking!!!! It does not take a rocket scientist to understand why our country has no hope

Odunnu:

Wherever you are,just enjoy the season. Compliments of the season.

Wish u the best christmas of ur life babes.

Odunnu:

You really wish Mr luka!I'm gud mahn. Seriously preparing for the xmas. How about you?

Well I am great, thinking about xmas but not seriously preparing as I am not really traveling to anywhere lol.


staying put where I am.

Odunnu:

You wish!

How are u?

luka1981:

so you guys want to change the topic to love topic.
@mckren, if you want the babe, why not come to me, she is my ex.

funny enough I actually meant well.

But will rather quit than pass through you.

Thanks for the offer though.

@ Topic

This was always the objective of zoning. To avoid post election violence and the threat of violence in Nigeria should not be taken for granted. Nobody wants a Rwanda situation in Nigeria. I believe that if power was zoned South and it was a Northern President trying to sit tight this same threat would have been made.

Let PDP respect its zoning formula for the sake of peace.

jason12345:

[b]how can someone that wants to be the president threaten the nation he wants to rul[/b]e BASTAR.D!!! . WHEN ARE THE YORUBAS GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS HELL HOLE CALLED NIGERIA (NORTH)

You no be Itshekiri man again?

so long as she remains in apga no problem

what i dont want is 12 months down the line, Dora Akunyili is back to PDP.

chyz:

And you think its going to be any different with Atiku or another northerner?You say there is nothing wrong with VP? One thing you have to understand is that it is not about 'title' at the moment, it is about bringing infrastructure to Igboland and to get us more presence in the FG period. We are good now.this is why we've continued to miss the mark because of moves like that, the way that your thinking. It is best to play it smart and tread softly and dont let some title get you to make some dumb decision.

And you think Jonathan is best placed to bring infrastrucure to Igboland? FYI Jonathan will not selectively develop SouthEast, he is President of Nigeria and whatever decisions he takes are subject to NASS approval.

All I have seen Jonathan do is to undermine the interest of SE whenever our interest clash, but pretend to defend our interest on trivialities and as soon as Jonathan gets re-elected; forget the SouthEast because he simply does not need us anymore.

And to be honest we don't need any President to do anything for us selctively because Nothing will be achieved like that. Such policies will not make it through NASS. We simply need a President who can develop Nigeria because when Nigeria develops, South East will developed.

jason12345:

no offence, but the bold part above sounded so weak!

why do you sound so worried

If the Igbos are weak, then advantage whatever tribe you come from.

So why are you drinking panadol for another man's sickness. Stop snooping around all threads about Ndigbo and trying to impose your ideas on others.

If we are weak then please by all means allow us to wallow in our weakness.

jason12345:

yes, there are over 300 ethnic groups but most of them are sub-groups to the 3 major ethnic groups.

secondly, why are you so scared of producing a candidate of your own with charisma and courage to take nigeria by storm why do you always enjoy playing the beautiful bride role, just to be used and dumped . so, you think atiku would leave 2015 ;Dlol. or do you think the presidency would be zoned to ndigbo 2019 do you know how the political terrain would have changed do you know that by then we might not be talking about zoning . the so called zoning thing started 2003 because the north meet obj and wanted power after him. do you even know why they gave the west a pawn head president (obj)? it was to prevent the break up of this country! can you not analysis these things

This was someone claiming to be Itshekiri yesterday.

How I choose to play my politics is not your business ok? Nigeria is a complex country where post election violence could lead to the Rwanda situation. There are more Igbos in other non-Igbo parts of Nigeria and we will bear most the brunt of post election violence which is why until we mature democractically as a Nation zoning will continue to play a crucial role.

We were instrumental in crafting zoning and we will continue to honour our pledge ok? It is not weakness, it is called honour and respecting a gentleman aggreement.

This is democracy and it is not down to you to tell members of other ethnic groups how they should play their politics. We have chosen what is best for us and if you don't like it go and hang yourself.

If Buhari plotted coup because of Ekwueme, who was the Igbo man IBB was preventing from being President when he plotted his own coup?

the 1980s and 90s was simply an era when Military coups were the order of the day in Africa and power drunk and indiscipline soldiers simply refused to conform to civilian control of the military in a democracy.

So you people must stop coming up with all sorts of conjectures and state them as facts.

T9ksy:

Posted by: chyz Today at 12:41:23 AM

Thanks for the above quote. Sometimes it seems my igbo brothers are selectively amnesic!  In the 2nd republic, Ekweme was shagari's VP. The deal then was that Ekweme would succeed Shagari. This was the "carrot" they dangled in their face. However, half-way thru their 2nd term, Buhari and his goons carried out a palace coup thereby truncating the chance of Ekweme and the igbos producing their first presido. Buhari himself admitted to that much! Whilst Shagari (the deposed president) was placed on "house arrest", Ekweme, his VP was locked up in a maximum security jail!

Now the igbos are poised again to fall for the same duplicity.

At any rate, if the north do actually honour this arrangement, am sure it will be an igbo stooge of the northern caliphate that will be moved into Aso rock. Just like they did to the yorubas, with ObJoke. .

Do you honestly believe there was some kind of conspiracy between Shagari and Buhari just so that Ekwueme will not be President? You guys need to grow up.

We are no longer in the era of coups, to determine your choice of politics based on what happen at a time when the scenario was totally different is simply ridiculous. Do you honestly believe you have more right to be more angry than Ekwueme himself? do you think Ekwueme is stupid to stick to the zoning policy he helped sign?

Most of you need to learn a lot in politics. The best thing for us is to stick to the PDP zoning formula. If Atiku becomes President PDP will certainly go from strength to strength and the worst thing we will do is to jettission the PDP zoning formula that we played crucial role in crafting.

Chyz your talk about second fiddle don't make sense at all.

What fiddle are you playing at the moment? you are neither first, nor second, nor 3rd, nor 4th.

President is South South
V. President North
Senate President North Central
Speaker SouthWest.
Deputy Senate President SouthEast

So when you talk crap about playing second fiddle remember that you are playing 5th fiddle at the moment.

Ridiculous argument!!!!!!!!!

There are over 300 ethnic groups in Nigeria and whether you like it or not there are times when you certainly will not produce the President of the country. There is nothing wrong about producing the Vice President and it does not mean playing second fiddle at all ok?

Ibime:

These Govs need to stop speaking out both sides of their mouth.

You can't support GEJ and still be asking for Presidency in 2015

this is exactly what we are saying.

Power can never be zoned from SS directly to SE in 2015. It will never happen and I personally will not support such a move because that is simply recipe for confusion.

Under zoning power is moving between North and South. when it goes to North the geopolitical zones can take turns and when comes to South the geopolitical zones can also take turns.

If Jonathan stays 2011 - 2015; the next President after Jonathan will surely be a Northerner. That is the fair thing to do and that will be the move of most politicins.

I would have personally supported Jonathan even if it means SouthEast will take their turn in 2025; but the problem is Jonathan is a waste of everybody's time and hence no need to jettision PDP zoning for a vissionless man.