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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Employment Rate: Obasanjo Vs Jonathan Regime by nonny001(m): 2:49pm On Feb 23, 2015
You guys don't cease to amaze me.

You tend to see everything through the colored eyes of your political affiliation.

The truth is that both of them tried. The only difference is their FOCUS.

OBJ focused on creating job vacancies. GEJ is focused on building entrepreneurs.

OBJ achieved that with 2 sectors: telecom and Banking.

GEJ is also achieving his. If you've been to the corporate Affairs Commission lately, you'll understand what i mean. A lot of young people are now owning successful businesses - of cause, they'll employ other young people along the way. I know how many people ask me about how to register their businesses these days.

And if you think of it, this is the most sustainable way to go: create an environment for business to thrive - and compete healthily. As they grow, they expand and employ more people.

Ok! See what is happening in the banking industry now: they've gotten to their peak. And if you're an economy student, you'd have learned that after a business(or industry) get's to the peak, the next direction is decline - and that's why many bankers are loosing their job.

By encouraging businesses to thrive, you make it easy for new businesses (and industries) to spring up naturally.

YouWIN! was real

Sure-P tried (talk of the GIS)

What of the local content law? Many Nigerian companies (both small and big) are now thriving in the oil industries. I know a lot of them.

What of the GENCOs and DISCOs? He built training institutes for them. Why? To make sure that Nigerians man those companies. Not just now, but in the future.

So forget the media propaganda. Just focus on the opportunities. I just wish you guys knew these opportunities: you'd be spending most of your time taking advantage of them - instead of running to forums to castigate a political figure.

I think i wrote an article on it sometime ago... Let me look for it, i'm coming... ok, here it is...

http://exploreanthonyobuegbe..com/2015/01/9-smart-ways-president-jonathan-is.html
RomanceRe: Lets Toast In Our Native Language.....#just For Fun# by nonny001(m): 11:51am On Feb 23, 2015
Baby, bia ka m gbanye gi d torch.
BusinessRe: Advice Please! How To Get Quick Jobs by nonny001(op): 6:48pm On Feb 13, 2015
mattybaby:
My fellow women, the phrase " 1 shall chase a thousand & 2 shall chase 10,000" being law of marriage is not to be applied on the battle field of fighting enemies alone but also on family finances. If you're a married woman or soon to be married and you want this fulfilled in your life, then the upcoming Entrepreneur Woman training where you get trained by successful married business women is for you.
the training will hold in the following states:
Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan & Ilorin.
To participate, kindly send your details- name, contact number and preferred state to: powerfulentrepreneurs@gmail.com
Business advice is what i'm asking for - Not this.
BusinessAdvice Please! How To Get Quick Jobs by nonny001(op): 12:06pm On Feb 13, 2015
Hello ops! I need your advice.

Background Info

I'm very skilled in a lot of things.

I've been using them for medium (and long) term projects. But right now, I'm looking for a short-term project. That is, a job I'll just do and get my money sharp sharp.

Here are some of my skills...

- Banner Design
Samples...

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- Blogger.com blog design and article writing
Samples...

http://exploreanthonyobuegbe..com/

http://bum-marketing-with-article-video..com/

- Html & CSS

- Copywriting

Samples...
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- Business Strategy Development
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- Business Plan Writing

- Business Card Design
Samples...
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- Internet Research

And many more

Pleas DON'T advice me about freelance sites. I tried elance, it didn't work for me.

Thanks.
PoliticsHas President Jonathan Improved The Economy Or Not? [find Out] (part 2) by nonny001(op): 11:56am On Feb 07, 2015
Source - http://exploreanthonyobuegbe..com/2015/01/9-smart-ways-president-jonathan-is.html


[img]http://2.bp..com/-Y-SHU8HApZA/VM0k1NfowkI/AAAAAAAAAhA/vIZYWBtnX6E/s1600/GEJ%2Bon%2BEconomy.jpg[/img]

2 days ago, i posted the first part of this series. If you missed it, you can go back to it. Or better still, visit the article source. There is also a .pdf version here.

So here is the continuation...

6. His Anti-Corruption Strategy Saved Trillions For Nigeria

Many Nigerians may not know this but President Jonathan has been fighting corruption in a smart way: He has focused on blocking corruption loopholes. Where possible, he used technology.

The result?

He has saved Trillions of Naira for Nigeria. This money is part of what he’s using to build infrastructures.

You can read more here.

Sources:
Explore Anthony Obuegbe’s Mind - 7 Little-Known Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption



7. “Unemployable” Graduates (and Secondary School Leavers) Will soon be History

Most Nigerian graduates don’t have jobs. They say there is no job.

But Nigerian businesses say there is job – that they can’t find the skills they need.

So it becomes obvious: the problem is not job. The problem is skills. Graduates don’t come out with useful skills.

To make matters worse, most of these universities (and polytechnics… and colleges of educations… and secondary schools… and primary schools) are in shambles.

Decayed structures everywhere.

Laboratories not working. Hostels jampacked and smelly. Class rooms inadequate: imagine more than 300 students taking lectures in a small class room – jampacked like tinned sardine.

Even the things they learn (aka. Curriculum) has nothing to do with today’s realities – imagine a computer science student still talking about COBALT and FORTRAN when the world is talking about HTML5 and PHP.

The fact that most teachers are not properly trained makes matters worse.

As if that is not enough, many Nigerian children (and youths) are dropouts. As of 2011, 10.5Million children were out of school – mainly in the North, South-East and South-South.

To completely solve these problems, president Jonathan completely took the whole responsibilities on himself.

What does that mean?

According to the constitution, the Federal Government is responsible for only university education. The State and Local government is responsible for primary and secondary education.

But if the federal Government continues to wait for the local and state government, the problem may persist.

So how is he solving it?

He started with a plan – the “Four-Year Strategic Plan for Education”.

In that plan, he looked at what past governments did. The ones that were working, he improved. The ones that were not, he changed – or removed.

For example…

The TETFund (A.ka Tertiary Education Trust Fund).

TETFund was born from ETF (Education Trust Fund). ETF wasn’t working. So, he scraped and replaced it with TETFund.

TETFund was born to fight infrastructure decay in Government universities, polytechnics and college of education. It got N615 Billion from 2010 – 2014.

The Result?

New structures are now appearing in most government owned tertiary institutions.

He also improved UBE (for public primary and secondary schools) and review school curriculum to suit today’s realities.

To solve the problem of out-of-school children, he built 125 Almajiri schools, in the North and technical and vocational school, in the South-South and South-East – he also built 16 Girl-Model schools.

Then he trained over 1 Million primary and junior secondary school teachers and administrators.

He also rehabilitated 25 unity colleges. Out of 104, 72 now have electronic library.

Then he partnered with private business to provide 60 Million free text books for less privileged children.

The Result?

School enrollment has increased from 23 Million in 2010 to 29 Million in 2012 – and it’s still growing.

As if that is not enough, he built 12 new universities.

Why?

So that every state can have a federal university.

The best part is that budgetary allocation for education has almost tripled from N224 Billion in 2007 to N634 Billion in 2013.

[b]Sources:
State House - President Jonathan urges NESG to review 45yrs old education policy foundation
Punch - FG unfolds four-year strategic plan for education
This Day Live - Almajiris: Towards Creating Brighter Future for the Street Kids
TETFund - History of TETFund
NewsWatch Times - TETFUND: N480bn released to tertiary institutions
Daily Independent - Public tertiary institutions get TETFund’s N135b to boost infrastructures
Sardauna - [url=http://sardaunamagazine.com/index.php/job-search/item/11705-jonathan-sad-over-%E2%80%98unaccessed%E2%80%99-n65b-in-tetfund]Jonathan sad over ‘unaccessed’ N65b in TETFund[/url][/b]


8. Low Income Earning Nigerians Now Owning their Own Home

Housing is a basic human need. But in Nigeria, it’s a big problem.

Nigeria needs 17 million new homes – and additional 700,000 every year.

Affordable housing is scarce: if you’ve looked for one, you’ll understand what I mean.

To build – or buy – a new one is also very expensive. The average Nigerian cannot afford it.

To borrow from the bank is even harder. You need collateral. Repayment period is also very short.

To solve this, President Jonathan (and his team) initiated the “Nigeria Housing Finance Project.”

How does it work?


Simple! Just apply online. (New selection currently going on)

If you qualify, you can get between N2 Million to N20 Million and pay within 20 years.

On July 2014, President Jonathan launched the first batch. The target was to finance 10,000 new homes.

Then something happened…

66,402 applied and qualified. Then President Jonathan ordered that every qualified applicant get loan. So 66,402 Nigerians benefited.

Sources:
Leadership - Federal Government Launches 10,000 Mortgages For Affordable Housing Units
National Mirror - FG orders processing of 66,400 mortgage applications
This Day Live - Jonathan Boosts Housing with N50bn Mortgage Refinancing Company



9. Mining To Become The Next Big Thing

Nigerian Mining industry used to be big. It employed millions.

But when Nigeria discovered oil, the government abandoned mining. Years of neglect made the industry die.

When President Jonathan came it, he saw the industry’s potential. So he set out to revive it.

How?

He attracted more technically advanced foreign companies: mining is highly technical – Nigerians with those skills are scarce.

He used favorable policies and diplomacy to achieve this.

The Result?

A lot of big foreign companies are already setting up their machinery in Nigeria. They’ll start mining by 2015 and jobs will follow.

Sources:
Think Africa Press - Nigeria Digs Deep in a Bid to Revive its Mining Sector
Vanguard - 6 foreign firms, Dangote to begin mining gold, iron ore in 2015
Change & Revolution - South Africa To Help Develop Nigeria’s Gold Mining Industry



In Conclusion

To succeed in the 21st Century, work smart; NOT hard – and that’s what President Jonathan has done.

No wonder in Just 4 (… OK 6) years, he has achieved a lot for Nigeria.

But he’s not done yet…

He needs your help to finish the good work. Help him by helping more Nigerians see this article: Just share on Facebook or Re-Tweet.
PoliticsHas President Jonathan Improved The Economy Or Not? [find Out] (part 1) by nonny001(op): 3:57pm On Feb 05, 2015
[img]http://2.bp..com/-Y-SHU8HApZA/VM0k1NfowkI/AAAAAAAAAhA/vIZYWBtnX6E/s1600/GEJ%2Bon%2BEconomy.jpg[/img]There is one word I love so much. ECONOMY.

A lot of people use that word… and if you want to feel smart, then you should use it sometimes.

But what really is economy?

Economy is another word for “collective wealth Management”. Wealth is riches – not necessarily money.

My wealth is individual; your wealth is individual. When we join them together, they become “collective wealth”.

So the economy of a country e.g. Nigeria is how the government (and citizens) manage their collective wealth.

When a government improves the economy, he…


Increases and shares the nation’s riches in a way that (at least almost) everybody is comfortable.


And what of…

POVERTY?

It is when you can’t afford the basic things in life.

You can’t eat 3 times a day; you can’t transport yourself; you can’t buy what your mates are buying; you can’t be comfortable; you’re broke. That’s poverty.

To get out of poverty, you need to either…

1. Get a well-paying job or
2. Own a profitable business

Another way out is to depend on somebody else – bad advice.


In this Video, You'll discover...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nICFcRvPDM

The formula for National Prosperity

But where do jobs come from?

From business and government establishment. Everybody can’t work in government. No space. Even if space magically came out for everybody, it will still not work: the economy will die – that’s what economists say.

To get job for everybody, new and expanding businesses is the answer.

Accountants. Lawyers. Engineers. Factory workers. Managers. Cleaners. Scientists. Businesses need them to stay alive.

But what is the use of all these professions and skills when[i] every living business already have all they need[/i]?

That’s why graduates are jobless. The ones with Jobs get peanuts – some o, not all. It’s even worse when you’re half baked.

No wonder as of 2011, 22 million Nigerian youths had no job.

But what is the way out?

More new (or expanding) businesses = more job vacancy.

But most new Nigerian businesses die before their 5th birthday. They don’t make profit. They just try to survive. So they never grow big enough to employ others.

Why? Because doing business in Nigeria is hard and expensive. That’s why even big companies with a lot of money run to other countries.

And how can the government solve this problem? Simple! Just make business in Nigeria…

- Cheaper
- Faster (time na money)
- Easier and
- More profitable

Here are 9 ways President Jonathan has been doing it…


1. He Started With A Plan


Nobody can solve a big problem without understanding… and WITHOUT a plan – and President Jonathan knows that.

That’s why he (and his team) started by finding out the situation of things…

He re-based the economy

But what really is “re-basing?” Let me explain with a story.

Mrs. Okafor is a big business woman in aba. She has a very big factory. Her factory makes a lot of things: soaps, detergents, disinfectants etc.

Almost every year, her factory adds new products.

But here is the problem… she has lost count of the number of things her factory makes – they’re just too much.

10 years ago, she hired a personal accountant, Mr. Musa. His job is to…

1. Calculate every year-end, how much the factor makes and…
2. Count and record every 5 (or 6… or 7 years) all the goods the factory
produces. Plus calculate what percent each good adds to the company’s
profit.

Re-basing is Job #2. Here, Mr. Musa re-based Mrs. Ngozi’s Factory.

And why is this important? With re-basing, Mrs. Ngozi will know the goods to spend more time, energy and money on – which one brings the most profit.

After re-basing, President Jonathan (and his team) started planning. The plan is to industrialize Nigeria.

So in 2013, they came out with NIPR (aka. National Industrial Revolution Plan).

In 2014, they documented it (in a .pdf format) and brought it to the public.

You can download your copy here.

In that document, they plan to build giant industries in Nigeria before 2017.

America and Europe banished poverty from their land by building giant industries.

Giant industries = MILLIONS of quality Jobs.

Some of these plans have already started bringing their head from under the water.

Some popular examples are…

The “National Automobile Industry Development Plan”

Maybe you’ve heard – maybe you’ve not: many giant car companies are now building car producing factories in Nigeria. Some of them are…

- Nissan Motors
- Hyundai Motors
- Innoson Motors (the first made-in-Nigeria-by-a-Nigerian car company)
- And many more

How will this help fight poverty?

It will…

Help create and develop other industries and businesses – who will in turn, employ others.

A car has over 2,000 parts. Car building companies don’t usually produce these parts. They contract other companies (usually small and medium sized) to make them.

The car industry also needs steel, iron, glass, plastic, rubber etc. to operate.

As a result, they’ll be buying from the local industry (which President Jonathan plans to develop – according to the NIRP document).

The result? More jobs.

It will also…

Help our people (Nigerians) get advanced technology skills.

To make a car, you need advanced technology.

When these companies start producing in Nigeria, they’ll be working with Nigerians. As a result, our people will learn what they (the foreign experts) know – Nigeria will become a technologically advanced country through this.

Also…

More Nigerians will now afford brand new cars (aka. Tear Rubber) – the price will come down a lot.

Another popular one is the…

Local Content Act

In 2010, President Jonathan signed the Local Content Act.

It’s a law designed to make more Nigerians get more quality jobs in oil companies.

As a result, many Nigerian companies are already getting juicy contracts from oil companies. For example…

NigerDockNig. PLC got an off shore platform contract from Exxon Mobile.

S.C.C Limited, a Nigerian company, got a contract of N7.8 billion ($49.9 million) from Royal Dutch Shell for the manufacture of high pressure line pipes – which before that law was usually awarded to foreign companies.

The result? These companies will employ more Nigerians to do the job.

In 2015, the mining industry will be another next big one.

[b]Sources:
FMTI - Jonathan launches Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan, NEDEP
Premium Times - 30 vehicle manufacturing plants set to open in Nigeria
CNBC Africa - Nissan makes first made-in-Nigeria car
The Sun - Innoson rolls out 500 made in Nigeria cars today
Nigerian Tribune - Are these cars really made in Nigeria?
Vanguard - From Spare Parts Trader to Motor Giant: The story of Innoson
Vanguard - 6 foreign firms, Dangote to begin mining gold, iron ore in 2015[/b]


2. Shouting “UP NEPA” Will Soon Be History


“President Jonathan’s effort to make power (aka. NEPA
light) constant is where most Nigerians are already beginning
to see results. I now sleep with NEPA light almost every night”

- Anthony Obuegbe, Blogger


95% of Nigerian businesses (or more) depend on electricity (aka. Power). Some depend heavily on it; others can survive without it.

NEPA light is usually not dependable. So most businesses depend on their noisy, smoky, fuel consuming and easily spoilt generators.

But since President Jonathan intervened, NEPA light has seen great improvement.

How did he do it?

When he came in, he studied what past governments has done.

These governments have pumped in billions; yet, no visible result. No matter how much they pumped in, corruption and i-don’t-care attitude swallowed it.

So in 2013, he took NEPA (aka. Power holdings) from public officers and gave (sold) it to private companies.

Why?

If NEPA is owned by a private business, they’ll take it seriously – no man plays with his business.


He divided NEPA into 17 companies…

- 6 generation companies (GENCOs)
- 11 distribution companies (DISCOs)

…and sold it to different owners.

Then he went as far as setting up a commission, NERC (aka. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission), to protect both the consumer (Nigerians) and the companies.

Now, his major focus is increasing megawatt (Aka. The size of electric power).

Why?

So that megawatt will get so abundant that there will be no need for NEPA light to go off – and that’s why power has been improving.

The result?

Ekene (my guy) owns a small cybercafé with only 3 computers in Lagos (one server; two clients).

He does other services like typing and printing, scanning and sending, lamination etc. Every week, he spends N9,000 on fuel (filling his 30 liter keg cost N3,000 – he buys fuel 3x a week).

In a month, he spends almost N40,000 on fuel.

But since power started improving, his story has changed. As of late December last year (2014), he was still using the fuel he bought in November.

When NEPA light finally becomes constant, he will be saving N40,000 every month. Now imagine what he can do with extra N40,000.

He can…

- Improve his business
- Make his service cheaper and
- Improve his life

And he’s just one business. Now think about the thousands of similar businesses across Nigeria. How many people will it affect?

Dangote spends N250 Million daily on diesel – in just one of his cement factory.

And he’s not the only one. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of similar businesses across Nigeria.

Now imagine what will happen to the price of things in the market when power finally becomes constant and reliable.

Sources:
Nigeria Electricity Privatization Project - Background
Channels Tv - Jonathan Hands Over Certificates To PHCN Successor Companies
Reuters - Nigeria hands state power assets to private buyers
New Telegraph - Dangote spends N250m daily on diesel at Ogun cement factory
National Morror - FG targets 12,500mw of electricity by 2017


3. Railways To Make Transport Fast, Stress Free, Comfortable And Cheaper

If you’re a frequent traveler, you may have started noticing the railway lines on the road.

That is President Jonathan’s effort to ease the stress of transportation for the common man – and make business activities smoother.

When it’s finally completed, traffic hold-up will disappear.

A lot of people have lost their job – and important contracts – because of traffic hold up.

Take Lagos state for example, to drive from Amukoko to mile 2 is not supposed to take up to one hour. But most times, it takes more than 4 hours. It’s even worse in some areas.

How did he do it?

When President Jonathan (and his team) came on board, the rail sector was in a sorry state. Every infrastructure decayed. Rail activities almost stopped.

President Jonathan’s strategy has been massive rehabilitation – where possible, he went for low interest loans.

Trains have started running again in some parts of Nigeria.

In December, my cousin’s friend, Michael, traveled from Port Harcourt to Abia via train. He got to Abia within 45minutes. He paid just N150 – under air condition o.

By bus, it usually cost N650 (in December) – and takes – 2hrs (if no hold up o).

Sources:
International Railway Journal - Nigeria backs rail to boost economic growth
This Day Live - KPMG Report: $13bn High Speed Rail to Save Nigeria Road Maintenance Cost
Premium Times - Nigeria secures N80bn loan for Abuja-Kaduna train project
Vanguard - FG, CCECC sign $1.5b Lagos/Ibadan rail project
Wikipedia - Nigerian Railway Corporation



4. Thanks to YouWIN: Idea Rich Nigerians (with no Money) Can Now Own a Big Business

Many Nigerian youths have great business ideas – but no money.

They don’t have collateral to borrow from banks. And when they do, the interest rate is scary.

Some try looking for good jobs – so that they can save. But no job.

So their ideas die with them.

President Jonathan knows this. So in 2011, he brought out a solution – YouWIN.

And how does YouWIN work? Simple!

You submit your business plan. If it’s good, you get between N1 Million – N10 Million grant – you DON’T pay back.

The result?

As of 2014, 44,000 youths have won.

Adora in Enugu
lost her bank job. She applied for YouWIN and got N8.5 Million. Now she owns a big poultry.

Utibe is a web designer. He won the YouWin Competition. Now, his business has gone to the next level.

Tolulope owns a small cosmetic manufacturing business. She used to work from home and worked with plastic containers. She got N10 Million YouWIN grant. Now her business is big.

Mr. Ibrahim in Lagos is an engineer. He got N10 Million grant. Now he owns a robotic company.

And there are over 44,000 young Nigerians that got similar grants. Now think of the impact – how many more Nigerians will these businesses employ?

Sources:
The Sun - Jonathan launches $50m Venture Capital Fund, YouWin Batch 4
[Video] Nairaland – YouWinWithGEJ;testimonies From Few Of The Beneficiaries
After School Africa – How I won in the YouWIN Business Plan Competition – Interview with Utibe Etim


5. The value of Naira (to Dollar) Fell: Yet, Food Price Did Not Increase – It’s not Accident

Recently, oil price in the world fell from $115 (per barrel) to $49 – and oil is Nigeria’s major income source.

To make matters worse, America (our biggest customer) stopped buying from us.

As a result, Naira value (to dollar) fell from N168 (per dollar) to over N200. Yet, it did not affect food price – unlike before.

Why?

Because of the great changes President Jonathan made in the Agric sector.

He...

- Ended 40 year of corruption in fertilizer distribution (within 3 months) – as a result, 10 Million Nigerian farmers now get fertilizers with ease.

- Introduced paddy (dry season) rice which lead to 467,000 new jobs – and 1.1 Million tonnes of extra rice. As a result, these new farmers collectively earned N37 Billion.

- Banned rice importation to help local farmers grow – even the President (and everybody in Aso Rock) eat only made-in-Nigeria rice.

- Increase Nigeria’s rice milling company from 1 to 18.

- Worked with Nigerian based research institutes to crate faster (and higher) producing seedlings

The Result?


Agriculture became the next big thing – it became a big support for the economy.

As of 2011, Nigeria was spending N1.8 Trillion ($11 billion) yearly to import food. By 2014, the number fell to N875 billion ($5.3 Billion). As a result, food price has stopped rising the way it used to.

As if that is not enough, Agriculture is now becoming a big business: even big foreign companies want to take part.

So far, Nigeria has attracted over N1.7 Trillion worth of Investment.

We (Nigeria) are now the world largest producer of Cassava.

Sources:
The Economist – Why the oil price is falling
VOX – Why oil prices keep falling — and throwing the world into turmoil
Daily Independent – National food imports dropped by $5.3b in one year
This Day Live - 2015 Rice Importation Ban: Disregard US Report, FG Urged
National Daily - Saving Nigeria from over-dependence on imported rice
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 10:41am On Jan 15, 2015
yemivictor:
This is very weak!
People who campaigned vigorously for GEJ during the last elections have changed their minds,voluntarily, this time around.
Many Christians and Southerners are also going to cross the religious and cultural divide respectively and vote for Buhari this time.
#Rewriteyourpost
They changed their minds because of what the opposition used the media to prevent them from knowing.
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 5:27pm On Jan 14, 2015
jaybee3:
Which is cost effective during autesrity times, systems or robust policies?

You keep forgetting the same whole set of corrupt folks are going to be the ones setting up these systems.

Robust policies isn't just about jailing people, it's about encouraging whistle blowers, strenghtening our judicial systems by making sure they can't be compromised and of course allowing the law to come hard on any public officials found guilty as charged
"Unfortunately, the federal government (A.k.a the executive) has very
limited power over the judiciary (the 3rd arm of government).

Despite that, President Jonathan has continued to use “advocacy” to
push for the sanitization of the judiciary."

- Anthony Obuegbe, [url]exploreanthonyobuegbe..com[/url]
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 5:17pm On Jan 14, 2015
Akanbiedu:
Shameless human beings always claiming credit for other peoples' effort. These two, amongst others, is a result of Yar'adua's systematic approach to fighting corruption. In fact, the system approach is solely Yar'aduas idea.
Did you hear the author say "President Jonathan"? He said "The Federal Government."
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 3:52pm On Jan 14, 2015
diluminati:
i dont live in that shithole called nigeria. it is a shame to my resident country to say power is improving and it sometimes goes off. what a shame, giant of africa my .....
Well, the journey of a thousand miles starts with a step. At least now, we are close to the promised land. Thank God for our MOSES... GEJ
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 3:44pm On Jan 14, 2015
Azo:
I marvel at ur idiocy. Quoting blogs for me as sources. You can never succeed in a grduate school if you attempt one. Of all the things u claimed were achieved by GEJ, they were at what expense? Spending $1m on project of $50k?

Like the idiot saying roads have been built, i am sure you think you are in Ghana else tou must be sleep walking.
I have 2 things to say to you...

1. Look at the sources again. Most of them are from popular newspapers... not blogs.

2. Please give us a source (even if it's a blog) that supports your claim on "Spending $1m on project of $50k".
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 3:21pm On Jan 14, 2015
olassy239:
nothing on increasing our megawatt
Really? But power (A.K.A NEPA Light) has improved in your area? So how did it improve without increase in Nigeria's MegaWatts?
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 3:07pm On Jan 14, 2015
diluminati:
Please take your rumblings to the bird. What would you expect from a government that has been lieing to us on a constant basis? even lies every acknowledge are lies? propaganda by okupe, reno, abati etc? PDP rats are very good and crafty liars.
So when you hear the truth, how will you know? I believe that power (A.K.A NEPA light) his improved in your house. Or may be you've not seen the roads and the railway lines...

WAKE UP BROTHER!
PoliticsRe: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 2:08pm On Jan 14, 2015
diluminati:
[size=18pt]It looks sweet when it is written on paper. But the reality on Ground is that Nigeria is in a shithole than ever before. Nigerians are getting poorer, while the propaganda on paper only benefits the thieving elites. Is that Progression? No![/size]
When transparency international said that Nigeria was the 2nd most corrupt country in the world, did you believe them? Yes

Now they say Nigeria is the 136th most transparent country in the world and you call it impressive on paper.

Well this is what i have to tell you. No matter what you see - or hear, if you don't want to see the truth, you won't. You've blocked your heart to reality. Why? i don't know.
Politics7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by nonny001(op): 12:49pm On Jan 14, 2015
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Article Source: http://exploreanthonyobuegbe..com/2015/01/7-little-known-ways-president-jonathan.html

These days, I hear people say that president Jonathan has done “nothing” to fight corruption in Nigeria.

When I hear this, 2 things come to my mind. It’s either…

1. They don’t know the truth or…
2. They are lying


For Nigeria to “beat” 8 countries to become the 136th most transparent country in the world is not accident. It happened for a reason.

Below are 7 things the Nigerian President did to reduce corruption…

1. 40 Years Of Corruption In The Agricultural Sector Ended Within 90 Days

Before President Jonathan (and his team) came on board, this was how fertilizers and seeds were distributed to government (and farmers)…

-Fertilizer and seed suppliers will collect money from the government

-Some bagged and supplied sands; others supplied under sized bags. Seed suppliers bought grains from the market and supply as seedlings.

As a result, their supplies were useless. They collected government money and supplied fake products.

To make matters worse, distribution was another problem.

If the government gives distributors fertilizers and seeds to share to farmers for free, they’ll sell it.

So how did President Jonathan solve the problem?

Common phone. Yes! COMMON PHONE.

The federal government distributed e-wallet installed phones to farmers.

And how did these phones do the magic? Simple! Instead of getting supplies from the suppliers, the federal government pays the money directly into the farmers’ phone. The farmers buy the fertilizers themselves – after all, they know the original and fake fertilizers better – It’s their line of business.

The Result?

N50 billion Naira has been blocked from fertilizer money thieves.

Also, local farmers started producing in full capacity. As a result, Nigeria has saved more than N700 billion on food import.

Sources:
Punch - Phones Stop Corruption In Fertilizer Sector (http://www.punchng.com/business/professionals/phones-stop-corruption-in-fertilizer-sector-adeshina/)
The Nigerian Voice - President Jonathan Ended 40 Years Of Corruption In Agric. Sector (http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/161309/1/president-jonathan-ended-40-years-of-corruption-in.html)
The Sun - Nigeria Loses N776bn To Corruption In Fertilizer Sector (http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=89294)

2. President Jonathan Organized The Freest, Fairest And Most Peaceful And Credible Elections EVER

“Electoral corruption is the mother of all corruptions”
– President GoodLuck Jonathan


When President Jonathan was sworn in as the acting president in 2010, he vowed to fight electoral corruption to a stand-still.

How did he go about it?

- He enacted electoral laws and guidelines that were beyond manipulation

- He created an electoral system that is manned by qualified, competent and efficient personnel

- He conducted free, fair and credible elections

The Result?

Governorship elections were acclaimed by both local and international observers and free, fair and credible in…

- Edo state
- Ondo state
- Anambra state
- Ekiti state
- Osun state

In these 5 elections, only 1 was won by the president’s party (A.k.a the ruling party), the PDP. The major opposition the APC won in 2 states and 2 other parties APGA and LP won the other 2.

As a result, the confidence of most Nigerians in the electoral process has increased dramatically.

No wonder more Nigerians are now interested in getting the permanent voters card.

Sources:
Today's Zaman - New Nigerian Leader Jonathan Sworn In, Pledges Electoral Reform (http://www.todayszaman.com/world_new-nigerian-leader-jonathan-sworn-in-pledges-electoral-reform_209542.html)
Point Blank News - President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration’s War On Corruption (http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/press-releases/president-goodluck-jonathans-administrations-war-on-corruption/
Vanguard - Gains of electoral reformshttp://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/gains-electoral-reforms/

3. 60,000 “GHOST” Workers Exposed

Between 2007 – 2010, the federal government built a new system for paying salaries, the IPPIS system.

In 2012, President Jonathan (and his team) took it a step further. They used it to expose “ghost” workers.

By October 2014, they’ve discovered over 60,000.

For years, these fake workers has been collectively carting away N160 billion every year.

Impressively, the case has been transferred to ICPC for further investigation and prosecution.

Sources:
Leadership - FG Uncovers 60,000 Ghost Workers (http://leadership.ng/news/387811/fg-uncovers-60000-ghost-workers)


4. N1.4 Trillion Worth Of Public Sector Theft Blocked Through Import-Waiver Reforms

What’s import waiver? Simple!

It’s the tax (A.k.a import duty) that the government removes on economic boosting goods – goods that boost the economy. Eg. Raw materials, machinery and spare parts.

Before Jonathan (and his team) came in, corrupt public officers heavily abused this system. They gave and received waivers on unapproved goods. Between 2011 – 2013, over N1.4 Trillion was lost.

As a result, the importers whom the waiver was meant for hardly got it.

With the Jonathan reform in the sector, loopholes have been blocked.

Sources:
New Telegraph - Okonjo-Iweala: We Have Reformed Import Waiver System ([url]http://newtelegraphonline.com/okonjo-iweala-we-have-reformed-import-waiver-system/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newtelegraphonline%2FGKzz+%28New+Telegraph%29[/url])
Punch - Import Waivers Granted By Past Govts Lopsided –Okonjo-Iweala (http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/import-waivers-granted-by-past-govts-lopsided-okonjo-iweala/)
Nigeria Intel - Reforming the import waiver regime (http://www.nigeriaintel.com/2014/01/31/reforming-the-import-waiver-regime/)

5. Stealing Money Through Government Contract Is Now Harder Than Ever

In 2007, the federal government made a law that made it difficult for government contractors to steal money. It is called the public procurement act.

As a result, they’ve (between 2009 – 2013) blocked N558 billion from getting to contract thieves.

They even went as far as fishing out 180 contract stealing companies. The case has been forwarded to the anti-corruption agencies.

Sources:
Premium Times - Nigerian Govt. Urges States To Replicate Procurement Laws (http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/170883-nigerian-govt-urges-states-to-replicate-procurement-laws.html)

6. Ongoing Sanitization Of The Oil And Gas Sector Already Yielding Results

When President Jonathan came on board, he primarily focused on fighting corruption in 3 key areas…

- Electoral corruption
- Fertilizer distribution corruption
- Corruption in the oil and gas

So far, war on “electoral corruption” and “fertilizer distribution corruption” has recorded tremendous success.

But the oil and gas has been the hardest. Nevertheless, this is what he has achieved so far…

He exposed the biggest scam ever in Nigeria’s history.

In 2011, he told us (Nigerians) that there was huge corruption going on in the fuel subsidy sub-sector. So, he took the subsidy money and put it in places where it will yield more dividend.

Well, nobody understood him. So in January 2012, we all went on strike.

To prove his point, a probe panel was set up. What did they discover? USD6.8 Billion (N108.8 Billion) has been stolen in just 3 years.

[center]Let’s put things in perspective. What really is subsidy?

If a cup (Aka. De Rica) of garri is N300 and I pay N100 for you, then I’ve subsidized the garri – that’s garri subsidy.

What is subsidy scam?

If the garri seller sells 1 cup of garri to you and then lie to me that he sold 10 cups, that’s subsidy scam.
[/center]

The Result?

The subsidy money was used to create the sure-p programme. Below are the achievements so far…

- Used to support road construction.

As a result, 17,000km out of the 23,000 km of bad federal road completed. It’s just remaining 7,000 km and the entire federal road in Nigeria will become good.

- Support for maternal health

600 health centers (mostly in rural communities) already built – and equipped. 700 still under construction.

Consequentially, maternal death has been reduced by 60%. Half a million women now give birth under the care of trained midwives.

- Increased water access - Over 620 boreholes built nationwide.

- Supported the fight against unemployment

Sure-p has been helping in the struggle to get jobs for the 22 million unemployed Nigerian youths…

It’s been working with (and paying) 2,000 youths across the country.

3,000 graduates has gotten jobs under the “graduate internship scheme (GIS)”

5075 youths undergoing vocational training.


Furthermore…

He created and sponsored the most controversial bill in Nigeria’s history, the “Petroleum Industrial Bill (BIB)”

In 2008, the federal government created and sent the petroleum industrial bill (PIB) to the national assembly.

It is a bill that will block all the corruption loopholes – and solve every other problem – in the petroleum industry.

What happened to it? It was vehemently rejected. On 18th July 2012, President Jonathan resent the bill.

But up till now, legislation on the bill has not gone half way.

In May 2015(barely 4 months from now), this current national assembly will be dissolved. A new one will be set up and everybody will go back to square one.

Hmm… You never knew corruption could fight back? Now you do.

As if that is not enough…

He has commissioned – and never stood on the way of any – probe in almost every sector of the industry…

-Aig- Imoukhuede Presidential committee on verification and reconciliation of subsidy claims and payments

-Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force Committee

- The Dotun Suleiman committee

- The Kalu Idika Kalu committee

- The 20 Billion Naira Scam probe

- Etcetera…

Sources:
Nigerian Live TV - INCREDIBLE! Mr President and I are fighting corruption in the oil sector – Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke (https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaLiveTV/posts/502389779794311)
Vanguard - Jonathan Insists On Fuel Subsidy Removal (http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/jonathan-insists-on-fuel-subsidy-removal/)
One.org - FAQ: The Fuel Subsidy Protests In Nigeria (http://www.one.org/us/2012/02/08/faq-the-fuel-subsidy-protests-in-nigeria/)
Nigeria Politico - Fuel Subsidy $6.8 Billion Scam: Nigeria’s Biggest Corruption Scandal Ever (http://nigeriapolitico.com/fuelsubsidyscam.html)
The News - Appraising The Gains Of SURE-P (http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2014/06/24/appraising-the-gains-of-sure-p/)
African Arguments - Nigeria: Any Chance Of Progress On The Petroleum Industry Bill? (http://africanarguments.org/2014/06/19/nigeria-any-chance-of-progress-on-the-petroleum-industry-bill-by-malte-liewerscheidt/)
Mondaq - Nigeria: An Overview Of The Petroleum Industry Bill, 2012 (http://www.mondaq.com/x/289212/Oil+Gas+Electricity/An+Overview+Of+The+Petroleum+Industry+Bill+2012)
Point Blank News - President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration’s War On Corruption (http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/press-releases/president-goodluck-jonathans-administrations-war-on-corruption/)


7. EFCC Has Prosecuted 427 Cases In 3 Years

The Jonathan led federal government strengthened the EFCC and allowed them do their job. As a result, 427 cases were prosecuted between 2012 – 2014.

The Result?

Fraud in Nigeria reduced from N495 billion to N300 billion. Hence, EFCC saved the country N195 billion.

Sadly, most of the successfully concluded cases are…

- Advanced fee frauds
- Internet frauds
- Commercial cases

Cases involving top government officials have dragged on for years.

The EFCC has blamed this on the Judiciary. These officers (and politicians) frustrate the process. They manipulate the judiciary with the wealth and influence they’ve acquired.

Unfortunately, the federal government (A.k.a the executive) has very limited power over the judiciary (the 3rd arm of government).

Despite that, President Jonathan has continued to use “advocacy” to push for the sanitization of the judiciary.

When he finally succeeds, then every Nigerian – including the very high and mighty – will become truly subject to the law, irrespective of who is president.

Sources:
Vanguard - Why EFCC Can’t Convict Big Thieves – Lamorde (http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/why-efcc-cant-convict-big-thieves-lamorde/)
Daily Trust - EFCC Records 110 Convictions This Year (http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/41655-efcc-records-110-convictions-this-year)

In Conclusion

President Jonathan’s approach to fighting corruption looks radically different.

He has focused on strengthening institutions and blocking loopholes in the system.Where possible, he used technology.

Funny enough, this is how Denmark, New Zealand and Finland (the 3 most transparent countries in the world) rooted out corruption from their country.

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More Sources:
Punch - I Won’t Fight Graft By Putting People In Crates –Jonathan (http://www.punchng.com/news/i-wont-fight-graft-by-putting-people-in-crates-jonathan/)
Nigerian Tribune - Nigeria Winning War Against Corruption (http://tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/23590-nigeria-winning-war-against-corruption-presidency/23590-nigeria-winning-war-against-corruption-presidency)
This Day Live - Goodluck Jonathan’s and the Years not Wasted (http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/goodluck-jonathan-s-and-the-years-not-wasted/198233/)

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