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Peter Obi's only crime is the delivery of good governance to Anambrarians and the insulation of the greedy elites out of Anamra treasury.

No truer words were ever spoken. I still remember vividly the battles he faced with some prominent politicians, industrialists, contractors and thier footsoldiers, [touts] who were in control of the channels and thus the bulk of internally generated revenue from the state, when he began to introduce measures to regulate activities of motor parks and markets in the state. He came on air to name names and gave a full details of what transpired in the meetings he had with the self appointed 'market and parks leaders.' They told him pointblank to take his eyes off those areas and he refused. This was in late 2007. None of them came out to refute him, rather they resorted to using the army of jobless touts around to cause mayhem in the state.
Not to talk of the ANIDS which incoporate the framwork of his mission and vision for the state, and how he religiously kept to his pre-electoral promises to Anambra. He chose performance above politics.

Among the three top contenders, Peter Obi stands out of the park, even though I think he is too forthright, too strict {maybe because of his private sector background} to be a 'good politician',[i][/i] which is what Ngige is, hence his popularity!  Soludo {due respects to his credentials} at best is a pawn, as far as this race is concerned.

If Obi fails in this election, it is not that he lacked the means or honesty of purpose to get the job done, it is that the vultures he displaced have regrouped and are back, in which case, it will be welcome to business as usual for Anambra state.

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Let me encourage you with this personal experience:

After I graduated, I went in for the 2002 Naval Short Service intake {that was all I ever wanted to do}. I got to the final stage but was schemed out for a candidate of the then F.O.C Eastern Naval Command, {the man was involved in the Missing Ship saga and later got dismissed from service}

I then headed to Anambra. I picked up a teaching job in a secondary school whose only external examination then was the one conducted by NABTEB {National Business & Technical Educations Board} and my monthly pay then was 8k. {yes! eight thousand naira only}. This was 2003. Despite the poor pay, I threw myself at the Job as if my life depended on it. In 2004, the position of Principal became vacant and the Bishop who owns the school told me to take over, even though I was not from that part of the country, and there were many teachers there who were older and more experienced than I was. I took the challenge. The following year, 2005, we became a center for both WAEC & NECO, suddenly, a school that had 250-260 students began to record 100 students in one class alone. That was when your man began to make some reasonable savings.
While there, I got involved with the Nigerian Red Cross Society and became the Youth Adviser for my area, as well, I took time out to obtain a professional qualification in management through distant learning.

When I was to apply for the visa that brought me to the UK in 2006, all the experiences and the qualification I mentioned came in handy to give the final push in my favour. Today, that era of 8 tons a month, like the Dinos, is gone, FOREVER  

Don't let the low pay discourage you, just do what you have to do with all you've got and before you know it, things will begin to work themselves out in your favour. Above all, remain focused on God, if you believe He Lives!

It was Ray Ekpu who wrote Years back that;

'Nigerians {mostly the ruling class} have this uncanny ability to create problems where there is none, and the uncannier ability of compounding problems where they exist' italics mine

Why should a whole country be held to ransom because some leader is dead or not? Nobody is immune to death, not even leaders, so what is all this nauseating  game for? If he is gone, for God's sake, the public have a right to know the truth about those who elect to assume public offices.

When you see leaders in desperate games like this, the answer is not far fetched; they lack integrity, their hands are soiled and stink like rotten eggs. What happened to Abacha's family after his death is a scary prospect to all these thieves who masquerade as political leaders.
Shame on all our present crop of politicians, even kindergarten pupils have more sense than most of them. Times like these make me want to step out and burst ball!

Nothing against Soludo but the circumstances of his emergence as the PDP flag bearer right from the primary elections has already crippled him in a way. The same forces that are pulling the strings for him now both from within and without, will not allow him to operate freely IF he wins eventually, no matter what brilliant ideas he has. Neither is a free and fair elections guaranteed, given all the desperate forces at play in this particular election.

My heart bleeds for this state that hosted me for over four years with a bountiful mixture of her exciting complexities!

Anambra, Ogadiriununma!!

@Poster,
Just be yourself, don't let thoughts of marriage cloud other aspects of your life, think beyond marriage and live life to the full, above all, have enough love within to share, your man will find you.
If you are desperate, you make yourself prone to mistakes in relationship. My fiance just turned 30 recently and that does not affect my love one bit. I see her as a little baby to be nurtured and taken care of!

One of the two could be the reason why the fellow is holding up:

1. He has no story to tell
2. Telling about his experiences could jeopardize the 'chop points' of others in similar situation, especially if he is to give a vivid and detailed account as the title suggests.

My hunch is strongly on the second probable reason. There are so many stories to tell about the issue of illegal immigrants, but you never can tell what effect it will have on those who find themselves in this cadre.

The gentleman did very well and got a lot of decisions right and exposed so many things happening at the top level of governance, but I think he almost got himself messed up at a point. His blanket exoneration of Obasanjo, Bode George among others, so many inconclusive corruption cases, etc. makes it difficult to really place his contributions to the fight against corruption in any logical perspective.

@Poster,
From the title, I was expecting something well researched, or a first hand testimony of someone who has experienced or is experiencing life as an illegal immigrant abroad, but all you did was to draw wild conclusions and paste pictures labelled by Associated Press & Reuters .

The issue of the plight of illegal immigrant abroad touches a sore nerve that should give any reasonable person cause for concerns. But I think the summary boils down to the individual involved and what they really want. Travelling or staying abroad without the statutory requirments is a big gamble with so many bad sides and a few good sides. But even with the tales of the deprivations people go through, some people will still want to see it to believe, like Thomas in the bible.
I look forward to the day that home governments, especially in African countries will begin to take the welfare of their people very seriously.
But hey! even life itself is a big gamble.

I was gunning for Mr United Kingdom who prefers the company of his bike to his partner!
but your vote is noted!

Finally,

A Panelist sent me this just now to vote on the winner! Help us decide the winner, the contestants are;
Mr Britain
Mr USA
Mr Poland
Mr Greece &
Mr Ireland

I think it is unpatriotic for any Nigerian to hate Nigeria, simply because things are not the way they should be for no justifiable reasons, whether such a person lives in Nigeria or not. What is the prove of Love if you will only love the 'lovable'?. History is an eloquent testimony that other countries have been through even worse of cases of bad leaderships, mismanagement of resources and sheer cruelty and wickedness that we are facing, but they came out of it, stronger even! Bad leadership and politics without focus is our bane, but it will not go on indefinitely.

To be honest, there is no day that passes that I do not miss Naija; the rhythms, the warmth, the communal concerns, the hagglings in the market places, the rushes at bus stops, the jokes at newspaper stands, the laughter at beer parlours, the traditions at formal occasions like marriages, , as opposed to this cold, self centered, impersonal, so callled developed world. Close to two years now and I still see myself here as a pilgrim, a hunter in search of game, I love my country, no matter what, I think its innate.

An indirect way of trying to find out who has a lover or not

@Poster,

Still in UK?

Me thinks the OP is spot on. But let me say what he forgot to add: Most so called responsible girls here have a major attitude that just drives them down the pecking order when a naija guy is choosing whom to date. Very few naija guys will tolerate from a naija woman, the kind of life that white women subject their men to.
Its the same reason why naija guys in the UK flood naija when its time to pick a bride, its that naijaness in us that just wont stoop that low. As a bachelor, i do my own stuff, heck! I may spend the whole day in the kitchen cooking just a pot of stew and a pot of soup, but i still cook my own food - and only cos i have to do that to survive. . . It would be a totally different story if i was married today - my affair with the kitchen would all but be over.
Unfortunately, our girls change when they come over here, they forget how they woke up every morning in naija to sweep the house and clean. . . and although you'll probably have to use a hoover and washing machine to do that here, the laziness just takes over.

I was embarrassed for a naija man on the train the other day, he was screaming at the top of his voice on the phone, asking his wife to get off her lazy butt and make some food for herself. The nature of his job means he is not always at home, but his wife refuses to eat the eba or rice she used to eat at home if it is not nandos rice or kfc chicken. . . The man was speaking in yoruba so loudly that people were angry, only to start apologising for his outburst and narrating to the people around him that his wife is giving him hell when she was sorrounded by uncooked food. . . I wondered what sort of impression that would give.

Very correct and a further dimension to the issue at hand!

@saintneo,
I don't see how the highlighted is flawed , i fail to see what  a university student hopes to achieve from a relationship with a drop out who has no other ambition than to lazy around and commit crimes.

In the second highlighted portion and even the title of the post, I feel sometimes, people make mistakes because they do not know what they are walking into, if resorting to absolutes will help keep them on alert, so be it.

On the whole, this post is for me a sort of catharsis, it has helped me to relieve something i feel so passionate about. I may not even reply to the replies anymore---

@Tboy;
If it is absolute rubbish to you, why do you still ask 'how'?

I thought to bring this worrisome trend to general notice, it may be useful for one or two persons.

The rate at which vastly educated girls of African [mostly Naija] descent, lose their senses of self worth and sink into compromising relationships in the UK is worrisome. Let us make some distinctions here; apart from girls who were born here, every other marriageable girl here is either a legal or a not so legal   [my coinage] migrant. Those who belong to the later category are a different kettle of fish. That category requires special grace of God or special attributes to break into the class of the married! I am referring to those who belong to the first category. I work closely with a faith based NGO that deals with young adults and university students [counselling, career advise, job placements, etc] I noticed a lot of young and promising girls going into relationships that are patently doomed to fail. What do you say of a brilliant black university student running after a knife wielding Yob? [their euphemism for an aspiring criminal] or the one doing her MBA at the moment going out with a man who had 2 children from another woman he is not married to, but still see from time to time? She knew the relationship will not work, yet she is prepared to risk it, because there are no better options, 
These are just few of such cases. The obvious reason is that there not enough responsible bachelors around. The few who are legally entitled to be here are either pursuing their careers or are already married. Those bachelors who have no papers and are not married are either too afraid to go near the educated girls, or busy sampling white girls, leaving only a very few who are willing to settle down with the many sisters that can offer access to Red Passport.

My blunt advise to unmarried sisters coming over here ?
Try and sort out your love life before jumping on the plane, to avoid situations like this. You are free to ignore this advise though, if your faith is big enough to see you through, but this is the reality!

The guy has a way of re-inventing himself & has managed to remain relevant all this while. He was one of my idols way back in secondary school, when he used to wear that crazy punk hairstyle.

I guess he has his reason for this latest move, if the story is anything to go by.

The Blues will see RED tomorrow!! Period.

The colour combination is too distracting, I prefer the old homepage, or preferably something simpler.

I now know why some people will pull out their guns to shoot buffoons who call themselves impartial judges!
This is no football!!!!

Just heard the sad news now from a friend.
He was a rare gem, a consistent activist you can always count on. He was never afraid to take a stand, no matter how unpopular. He was passionately committed to the cause of the downtrodden. I first heard of him way back in the secondary school during a social studies class, over the years I grew to be very proud of him because his integrity was never in doubt, unlike many other activists. He, no doubt has inspired a good number of the upcoming generation that you don't have to compromise on your principles to become successful.

I am still reeling from the shock of it all but I know this: many more Ganis will surely arise in the course of time.

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My advise:

Don't even bother yourself too much looking. Get committed to, and be doing whatever you believe in. From time to time, look over your shoulders, you will see your wife following you! If this advise makes sense to you, then your search for wife material is over.

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@ otukpo
A bole?

Reminds me of a real life story way back: a high profile politician went to a university to look for fun. He parked at a safe distance and sent his foot soldiers into the fields and guess who they came back with? His kid sister who he was sponsoring. Trust politicians, he turned the story around to make it look like he acted on tip-off based on stories he had heard about the girl! poor girl got a good dressing down in the full glare of school mates!

seriously i think the president should not have involved himself in this.

Maybe,
maybe not, don't forget the professor in question is a friend of the president.