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Stop sounding like a broken record. --

Eko ile or whatever you call yourself, you are just plain foolish. In your previous post, you referred me to FOI, which I ended up schooling you on. Now, you are asking me to be googling internet for information that relates to government. I said it, you are silly . Government suppose to have a proper portal where information can be easily accessed, so that if it becomes a litigation, your souce of information can be tenable.

I can see you lack the mental capabilities for intellectual discourse. Good riddance to bad rubbish (eko ile).

@ eko ile

That's an indirect way of accepting your gullibility. When next you want to come to political arena, you need to know your onions, instead of ranting.

I don't join issues with people that are shallow-minded.

eko ilee: If you have any grudge with Ajimobi because he spent the state's money to build public infrastructure and better the lives of the people of his state, wait till the next election and and re install the clowns before him that did nothing for 8 years.

Furthermore, all this useless rubbish about cost is really silly because if you are really concerned about cost which is your right, common sense should tell you that NL is not the state's budget office, it's not the state's finance ministry, it's not the governor's office. There is something called the FOI so send your request to the state for any info on the project.


It's even a shame that at this point you don't have this info. It's either you are too lazy to look around the internet for it or you are really not concerned and this is just you running your mouth for nothing because the cost is not a secrete, it's N2.5 billion and this info is all over the place, even your PDP friends have this figure.

Eko ile, you are very stupid for your comment. Were you not alive when Ajimobi's wife and the speaker took the wives of the legislators to London for one hell of a training and they misused government fund ?. One lawyer from splash FM oyo state demanded to see the govt statement of account using the FOI as a tool. What did he get in return?. They replied back that Oyo state has yet to "domesticate" the FOI, claiming that its not yet effective in Oyo state. It is a subject of litigation now. You can see you are not even aware of the happenings around you.

Look through my previous posts, I criticised Akala (PDP) when he was in power. I don't care who is in power in as much as we have proper governance. It is people like you who will die over party affliation, even if the citizens are being misgoverned.

@django1

You are the "silly" one here. I can now see the people deserve their leaders. Your words lack logic. Stop disgracing yourself.

emiye: The cost is in public space, so what is your point? Are you a quantity surveyor or builder ?,

Yes, development like this is part of what he promised in his "manifesto". LOBATAN !

You people preach and form sincerity, but it is all hogwash

When you say public space, please can you point me to where that is?. Do I have to be a builder before I can demand to know how much was expended on the flyover built for the public ?. I listened to Ajimobi's manifesto and I knew what he promised which made me to cast my vote for him and I know what is happening now. Was it not this same Ajimobi that went to erect tents and organised party to open the so called "restoration bridge" along bodija axis?. Our sensibilities have been insulted enough.

In a saner environment, we would be asking how much has been expended on that flyover. Sometimes, people forget these governors are just administrators of our commonwealth. If we want to rate his performance, we should judge against what he promised in his manifesto, and not start singing praises due to the construction of a flyover!!!

Amazing how a man that votes 4 billion naira into an UNCONSTITUTIONAL office of Nigeria first lady to build first ladies building in Abuja can be claiming that he believes in due process. He who comes to equity must surely come with clean hands. SMH

The post match interview by Keshi was disgraceful. His team has been robbed off valuable points, and he was busy fiddling with apple on the screen. He was even asked by the zambian journalist if he was satisfied with the result and he said YES!!. He missed an opportunity to lambast the referee so as to send a signal to other referees in the forthcoming matches. He was laughing sheepishly , behaving like drunk in the full glare of the world. He needs to go and learn from the Mourinho of this world. Shame!!

It's a common grumble that politicians' lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the president - who lives on a ramshackle farm and gives away most of his pay.

Laundry is strung outside the house. The water comes from a well in a yard, overgrown with weeds. Only two police officers and Manuela, a three-legged dog, keep watch outside.

This is the residence of the president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, whose lifestyle clearly differs sharply from that of most other world leaders.

President Mujica has shunned the luxurious house that the Uruguayan state provides for its leaders and opted to stay at his wife's farmhouse, off a dirt road outside the capital, Montevideo.

The president and his wife work the land themselves, growing flowers.

This austere lifestyle - and the fact that Mujica donates about 90% of his monthly salary, equivalent to $12,000 (£7,500), to charity - has led him to be labelled the poorest president in the world.

"I may appear to be an eccentric old man... But this is a free choice."
"I've lived like this most of my life," he says, sitting on an old chair in his garden, using a cushion favoured by Manuela the dog.

"I can live well with what I have."

His charitable donations - which benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs - mean his salary is roughly in line with the average Uruguayan income of $775 (£485) a month.


All the president's wealth - a 1987 VW Beetle In 2010, his annual personal wealth declaration - mandatory for officials in Uruguay - was $1,800 (£1,100), the value of his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.

This year, he added half of his wife's assets - land, tractors and a house - reaching $215,000 (£135,000).

That's still only about two-thirds of Vice-President Danilo Astori's declared wealth, and a third of the figure declared by Mujica's predecessor as president, Tabare Vasquez.

Elected in 2009, Mujica spent the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Uruguayan guerrilla Tupamaros, a leftist armed group inspired by the Cuban revolution.

He was shot six times and spent 14 years in jail. Most of his detention was spent in harsh conditions and isolation, until he was freed in 1985 when Uruguay returned to democracy.

Those years in jail, Mujica says, helped shape his outlook on life.

"I'm called 'the poorest president', but I don't feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more," he says.

"This is a matter of freedom. If you don't have many possessions then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself," he says.

"I may appear to be an eccentric old man... But this is a free choice."

The Uruguayan leader made a similar point when he addressed the Rio+20 summit in June this year: "We've been talking all afternoon about sustainable development. To get the masses out of poverty.

"But what are we thinking? Do we want the model of development and consumption of the rich countries? I ask you now: what would happen to this planet if Indians would have the same proportion of cars per household than Germans? How much oxygen would we have left?

"Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet."

Mujica accuses most world leaders of having a "blind obsession to achieve growth with consumption, as if the contrary would mean the end of the world".


Mujica could have followed his predecessors into a grand official residence
But however large the gulf between the vegetarian Mujica and these other leaders, he is no more immune than they are to the ups and downs of political life.

"Many sympathise with President Mujica because of how he lives. But this does not stop him for being criticised for how the government is doing," says Ignacio Zuasnabar, a Uruguayan pollster.

The Uruguayan opposition says the country's recent economic prosperity has not resulted in better public services in health and education, and for the first time since Mujica's election in 2009 his popularity has fallen below 50%.

This year he has also been under fire because of two controversial moves. Uruguay's Congress recently passed a bill which legalised abortions for pregnancies up to 12 weeks. Unlike his predecessor, Mujica did not veto it.


Instead, he chose to stay on his wife's farm
He is also supporting a debate on the legalisation of the consumption of cannabis, in a bill that would also give the state the monopoly over its trade.

"Consumption of cannabis is not the most worrying thing, drug-dealing is the real problem," he says.

However, he doesn't have to worry too much about his popularity rating - Uruguayan law means he is not allowed to seek re-election in 2014. Also, at 77, he is likely to retire from politics altogether before long.

When he does, he will be eligible for a state pension - and unlike some other former presidents, he may not find the drop in income too hard to get used to.

Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20243493

It's a common grumble that politicians' lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the president - who lives on a ramshackle farm and gives away most of his pay.

Laundry is strung outside the house. The water comes from a well in a yard, overgrown with weeds. Only two police officers and Manuela, a three-legged dog, keep watch outside.

This is the residence of the president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, whose lifestyle clearly differs sharply from that of most other world leaders.

President Mujica has shunned the luxurious house that the Uruguayan state provides for its leaders and opted to stay at his wife's farmhouse, off a dirt road outside the capital, Montevideo.

The president and his wife work the land themselves, growing flowers.

This austere lifestyle - and the fact that Mujica donates about 90% of his monthly salary, equivalent to $12,000 (£7,500), to charity - has led him to be labelled the poorest president in the world.

"I may appear to be an eccentric old man... But this is a free choice."
"I've lived like this most of my life," he says, sitting on an old chair in his garden, using a cushion favoured by Manuela the dog.

"I can live well with what I have."

His charitable donations - which benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs - mean his salary is roughly in line with the average Uruguayan income of $775 (£485) a month.


All the president's wealth - a 1987 VW Beetle In 2010, his annual personal wealth declaration - mandatory for officials in Uruguay - was $1,800 (£1,100), the value of his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.

This year, he added half of his wife's assets - land, tractors and a house - reaching $215,000 (£135,000).

That's still only about two-thirds of Vice-President Danilo Astori's declared wealth, and a third of the figure declared by Mujica's predecessor as president, Tabare Vasquez.

Elected in 2009, Mujica spent the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Uruguayan guerrilla Tupamaros, a leftist armed group inspired by the Cuban revolution.

He was shot six times and spent 14 years in jail. Most of his detention was spent in harsh conditions and isolation, until he was freed in 1985 when Uruguay returned to democracy.

Those years in jail, Mujica says, helped shape his outlook on life.

"I'm called 'the poorest president', but I don't feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more," he says.

"This is a matter of freedom. If you don't have many possessions then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself," he says.

"I may appear to be an eccentric old man... But this is a free choice."

The Uruguayan leader made a similar point when he addressed the Rio+20 summit in June this year: "We've been talking all afternoon about sustainable development. To get the masses out of poverty.

"But what are we thinking? Do we want the model of development and consumption of the rich countries? I ask you now: what would happen to this planet if Indians would have the same proportion of cars per household than Germans? How much oxygen would we have left?

"Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet."

Mujica accuses most world leaders of having a "blind obsession to achieve growth with consumption, as if the contrary would mean the end of the world".


Mujica could have followed his predecessors into a grand official residence
But however large the gulf between the vegetarian Mujica and these other leaders, he is no more immune than they are to the ups and downs of political life.

"Many sympathise with President Mujica because of how he lives. But this does not stop him for being criticised for how the government is doing," says Ignacio Zuasnabar, a Uruguayan pollster.

The Uruguayan opposition says the country's recent economic prosperity has not resulted in better public services in health and education, and for the first time since Mujica's election in 2009 his popularity has fallen below 50%.

This year he has also been under fire because of two controversial moves. Uruguay's Congress recently passed a bill which legalised abortions for pregnancies up to 12 weeks. Unlike his predecessor, Mujica did not veto it.


Instead, he chose to stay on his wife's farm
He is also supporting a debate on the legalisation of the consumption of cannabis, in a bill that would also give the state the monopoly over its trade.

"Consumption of cannabis is not the most worrying thing, drug-dealing is the real problem," he says.

However, he doesn't have to worry too much about his popularity rating - Uruguayan law means he is not allowed to seek re-election in 2014. Also, at 77, he is likely to retire from politics altogether before long.

When he does, he will be eligible for a state pension - and unlike some other former presidents, he may not find the drop in income too hard to get used to.

Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20243493

It is really sad that some people are arguing about Ajimobi being technocrat or not while not addressing the main issue. What is the essence of being a technocrat when it is not reflecting in the governance of the state. Right questions need to be asked. The details of this deal are so scanty. At what cost is this deal to Oyo state govt ?. What are the terms of this partnership ?. Is this fund to be used budgeted for ?. If not, how will Oyo state fund her own part of the partnership ?. Must a governor make uncountable trips abroad before such a deal could be sealed ?. Let's call a spade a spade, Ajimobi has performed below expectations. All talks no actions. I hope one day, his interview prior to his election will be played to him. No major infrastructural projects. Sad!

I am from Oyo State and I am quite happy to CONGRATULATE Ondo people for putting their money where their mouth is. Thank you for shutting down Tinubu and his brigades. They hide under the umbrella of integration, whereas the real plan is to enrich Tinubu.

I disliked Akala (PDP) so much in Oyo State that we mobilized to vote for ACN. Ajimobi has totally dashed our expectation. It is sad. Ajimobi knows that he can NEVER win election again in Oyo state. I wont trade words with anyone, I know the time is fast approaching.

ONDO people, we always know you to be very forthright in the face of intimidation. You have demonstrated this so many times in your history. I am just happy you are part of the South West. You have shut the door in ACN face forever. Thanks and God bless Ondo State.

PStylish: And that's the mistake Mimiko is making.

He prefers to be the emperor of Labour Party other than a prominent stakeholder in ACN (the party of the Yorubas and Edos).

Afterall, Oshiomhole, though an ACN governor, doesn't bow to or take orders from Tinubu. He runs the Edo show independently. Can't Mimiko do the same in Ondo as an ACN governor? Only Fashola and Aregbesola can be said to be Tinubu's boys of all the ACN governors. Others are pretty independent. Infact, Amosun even seems to romance more with OBJ than Tinubu.Amosun is OBJ's boy.

Mimiko is a right man in the wrong party.

For crying out loud, why should Ondo state be the odd state in the SW and the whole federation?

LP has no presence elsewhere in the country aside Ondo state and it has an Igbo chairman.The consequence of that scenario is as follows:
1. As the sole LP state, Ondo state govt funds LP nationwide.

2. With the party having an Igbo chairman, the Igbos have been enjoying what should be the birthright of citizens like (political appointments, contracts and what have you) more than they would normally enjoy on a good day. Hence, I'm not surprised Igbos support him.

Mimiko is doing well no doubt. But can we be sure he'll keep it up or increase the pace when he eventually gets the 2nd term? Methinks he'll just relax. Nothing to care for again. He may even return to the PDP.

The reason he is "doing so well" now is because of the potent threat ACN is posing. When the threat is gone its going to be a different ball game.

Ondo state cannot afford to be the odd one out in Yorubaland. We need to return to the mainstream ASAP for the sake of today, tomorrow and the future.

Come to think of it, he's being reconstructing/repairing the Owo-Ikare-Ajowa road now for almost 2 years.Maybe he wants to use its completion as a campaign promise for 2nd term.Thats too bad.


PS: I have nothing against the Igbos before some people will come and tear me up.They are just smart opportunists.

Seun, please where is the DISLIKE button !!!!.

It will be so sad if Ondo people allow ACN to win all in the name of being integrated with the entire South West. ACN is all media hype!!. I am not a stakeholder in Ondo State as I am from Oyo State. We expected so much from ACN government here but so far it's a huge dissapointment.

They claim they provide 20,000 (O-yes)jobs, when in actual sense, the staffs are not being paid their paltry salaries. They are constructing fly-over at Mokola, when people in various places in Ibadan are being killed by flood due mainly to drainage problem, which they have failed to address so far. They are specialist in sending people on Jamboree Mission, the latest which happens to be the wife of the Legislators being sent to the UK in order to be able to assist their husbands in making Laws!!!. Oyo State is being run like a private organisation with no free hand being given to the commissioners to function. Everything is being run by the Governor and his wife.

ACN is just largely hyped in the media. Anybody is free to call me names, but I have just told you the gospel truth about happenings in Oyo state and you can come over to verify my claims. It's just so sad that we expected so much from ACN, after WE VOTED out the wasteful PDP in power but they deliver so so little.

If the people of Oyo State get half of what Mimiko has achieved in Ondo state, we will be more than satisfied.

Ondo people, shine your eyes o!!

There is no doubt,this is the beginning of the end of ACN in Oyo state. I might not be able to protest in Nigeria due to my fear of being shot but I have sent a strongly-worded mail to the UK embassy in Nigeria on this fraud. I have also encouraged many of my friends to do the same.

I also indicated the link to this nairaland page so that they can see the reactions of the people to this trip. This is the least I felt I could do in this regard for my state and I encourage others to create ways of putting pressure on these shameless politicians.

Pukkah: Who told you that she's barely literate? Where did you get your impression from? Why not find out about first before making wrong conclusions?

Meanwhile, you should know that winning elections has little or nothing to do with the number of degrees.

She can be literate but she acts and sounds illiterate.

THanks MUNEER2. You couldn't have said it better. It seems OYO State ‎is‎​ simply unlucky with her past governors of late. Akala - very reckless, Ajimobi - quite passive. I listened to the electoral promises of Ajimobi and his scorecard till date looks quite dissappointing.

Mimiko of Ondo State deserves a place among the top 5 performing governors.

The protest today was a HUGE success. Read Mark Nobel's (BBC Journalist) analysis of today's strike :


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16464922

Mark Lobel

BBC News, Lagos

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Thousands of people at a mass rally in Lagos are screaming and singing out against the fuel subsidy removal they say is totally unfair.

The protests are gathering pace - and the unions say the strike will go on indefinitely.

"Bad luck Jonathan," many of the protesters cry. They have a point.

The timing could not be worse for President Goodluck Jonathan, who said his fight against militant Islamists of Boko Haram in the north, who have recently killed dozens of Christians, is worse than the country's civil war in the 1960s.

He even suggested government officials may be secret members of the group.

It was the president who chose the timing of this fuel fight but it may be that the growing unrest in the north forces his hand in this struggle too.

He cannot afford state resources being stretched for too long while the attacks in the north continue

Lest I forget, cant the National Assembly members with their counterparts in House of Representatives sacrifice large portion of their incriminating, over bloated salaries and allowances ??.

Just a thought tho

@efisher,

Jona needs to walk his talk. Let him make amendments in the budget and resend it to the National Assembly. Otherwise, how are we going to be so certain that he will do what he promises.

Besides, the palliatives need to be broadened. Why cant our president put all these "palliatives" in place before announcing fuel subsidy removal. I strongly feel that he was saying all this because he didnt want to rescind his decision. He's not genuine with his policy.

Nigerians demand more honest palliatives!!

Jona dey fall my hands every day. All those "palliatives" were after thought - they were hurriedly packaged. Why cant this guy delay this fuel subsidy removal, and properly work on the palliatives. Then he should consult with all stakeholders before embarking on full deregulation. How much is 25% cut in BASIC SALARY of the executive arm. It's the allowances that are CRIMINAL.

How do you even expect me to believe Mr president that looks so unsure of his own speech !!

The strike must go on, I beg NLC

Akala is a prospective AGODI inmate. He cant just escape it.

He's just trying to hoodwink Ajimobi into not probing him.

Akala has missed it. He stole Ajimobi mandate for 4 years, it's pay back time!!.

Akala must be imprisoned, for being reckless with Oyo State treasury!

Congrats to oyo citizens. Akala shackle was finally broken today. It will be so nice for him to be banished to agodi prison.

The likes of Akinjide, kolapo ishola, olunloyo are now finished politically in oyo state. I'm just too happy !.

EFCC, are you set ??, Just checking you out

If u r in oyo state, be part of history now and tune your radio to 105.5. The INEC returning officer is about to announce ibadan south west result. Hopefully, d bleaching akala will be kicked out for good. Fingers crossed

We have never been dis united to get rid of a governor in oyo state. Akala is a Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I have never been terrified like dis all my life. The thought of seeing dat bleaching man, akala as d governor of oyo state seem very nauseauting. Fingers are still crossed, tho

It's sad that people are giving poster AZE undue attention he does not deserve.

Some people are relying on the result being posted here and can u blame them after staying several hours in the scorching sun to cast their votes.

Pls, let be serious with what we post here and ignore any unserious poster(s).

I'm not a politician neither am I campaigning for any party. With due respect to other political parties, it's an open secret that it's a 3-horse race in Oyo State, namely ACN, ACCORD and PDP parties.

Strangely enough, majority of Oyo state people are more interested to vote Akala out rather than vote either of the two governors in, and this applies to me too.

Either ACN Gubernatorial aspirant (Senator Abiola Ajumobi) or Accord Party Gubernatorial candidate (Former Governor Rasheed Ladoja) will be a welcome development in Oyo state but PDP bleaching aspirant, Alao Akala (aka Akalamagbo, Alakala, O ya pa governor) will be like a disaster.

Pls,  let us troop out to vote out this disastrous governor, Adebayo Alao Akala, who at the twilight of his tenure is involved in so many desperate moves to win this Governorship election come tuesday.

Let's kick him out !