₦airaland Forum

This is typical evidence that portrays how confused a large number of Nigerians are when placing priorities.

Jnrbayerno:
1. They are too young a party to wrest power from the biggest
party in Africa- what happened to long term planning??
How can APC not being able to wrestle power from PDP be the reason why you wouldn't vote for them but would vote the PDP instead?... I'm confused at this your first statement; you just made no sense

2. Their Governors have not performed "above the charts", they
are using the performance of defected Governors to shine-we are
not blind.
The PDP you are voting for, have their own governors performed "above the charts"?

3. The Northerners among them that made the loudest noise
about the security situation did not do anything to engage the
youths or even invest on their states with all their wealth-we
know well.
Did the PDP northerners amongst them do anything different for the youths to deserve your vote?.. The last time I checked, governor Kwankwaso was a member of PDP up till late last year.


4. Their possible presidential candidate is an old man and has
the notion that his "old way" of solving problems will apply
now-Habaaa...because it worked in the 80's doesn't mean it'l
work now.
I suppose the 'new' GEJ way of solving our main problem of corruption is very effective; that's why he deserves your vote

5. They are loud mouthed and make nasty comments-bad leadership
quality, the 21st century leader acts, not talks.
I challenge you to mention just one criticism from APC which is not true. It is no news that the actions and inactions of the present administration makes it very easy for every person to become a critic; there's hardly a lack of what to criticize in this government and since it is the PRIMARY role of the opposition in a democracy to criticize, the GEJ led government just makes the job too easy for APC

6. They sponsored Bring back our girls campaign, deceiving
Nigerians to think those in charge cared about the innocent
girls-SCAM!
Did you just call it 'deceiving Nigerians'?... did the government initially give a damn about the innocent girls when they were kidnapped?... Was it not a whole 3 weeks later after several protests and then international attention before GEJ and his team decided to speak on the issue for the first time?... By the way, it is the job of the opposition in a democracy to criticize. So there is absolutely nothing wrong if the opposition decides to take over the Bring back our girls campaign and shake the present government to carry out its constitutional responsibility.


7. They have an "old man" as youth leader, even the youths
don't have a place in their plan-na old cargoes go full
cabinet, Youths BEWARE!!!
Old man youth leader? what does the age of the youth leader have to do with the character or pedigree of their presidential candidate?... So if the PDP brings out a 25 year old youth leader and then a proven incompetent corruption loving presidential candidate, you will rather stick with the party which has a place for youths in their plans?.. You have very interesting priorities

8. They have not told us what's in their govt for women-ah!
And they want their votes...
I rest my case

What they have for women?... I see you really have a very strange set of priorities


Saw this somewhere and decided to share it...wats ur say Nairalanders

Unfortunately, the reasoning behind this piece is shared by a lot of Nigerians. We care only about irrelevant things. If a typical Nigerian should share to foreigners, the factors he/she considers before voting, most foreigners would laugh on realisation of the true reasons why we are a third world nation

@CramJones

All polls should have a time limit.

click2cbn:
Blue Rail Lines Lagos
27km
1.2 billion dollars


Abuja Light Rail
36.7km
841.64 million dollars.

I don't get it, is it the Light in Abuja case made it cheaper than Lagos considering it has a higher distance? Or Land was reclaimed in the former?

Due to the urban and built up nature of Lagos, most of the Lagos rail lines are elevated. The Lagos lines are almost like a 27km long flyover. That's not the case for the Abuja project which goes mainly on uninhabited dry lands.

This should explain the cost difference.

Caseless:
u are a bigger lunatic!

You didnt have to answer him. He simply represents the 'irredeemable zombies' and undeads which the Op talked about. Honouring him with a response wasn't necessary as it amounts to wasting courtesy on bush dogs.

Unfortunately for Nigeria, just like the Op has pointed out, there are a lot of these zombies roaming our plains; hence our backwardness.

mrborntodoit:
Are you also paid?

Which money is missing?


APC distracting nigerians since it's conception by a duo gay.

Stop forcing yourself to sound/look silly. You feigned ignorance and asked a question to which you were given an answer. You then asked for evidence and you were also shown evidence.. But you are still asking the same question and acting as if you have been blind all these while..

Please mister, there are better ways to support your preferred political candidate other than wilfully making yourself look unreceptive to obvious information.

mrborntodoit:
Nigeria isn't being run like your yahoo yahoo business .you are A confirmed paid Internet agent and you need to get your facts right. The money has always been deposited into the federation account, stop this your APC unpatriotic propaganda because you will soon be arrested and thrown into jail.

I would have expected you to just keep silent or smartly change the topic of discussion but instead you have decided to speak and ridicule yourself. Whether he's a paid party agent or not, the questions he raised are very valid and any reasonable Nigerian should be worried about such issues.

How can you keep arguing that the money is being deposited in the federation account yet the CBN governor and the finance minister both have no clue about these deposits?.... is the money invisible?

Please there are certain things that are indefensible and trying to defend such will only make you appear silly.

iamchiddy:
Thanks for your candid, objective and encouraging comments except for the pure greed part. Would you like to work for us as a Marketing/Sales Manager to handle this sensitization responsibility for us? Greed is good for business. It propels you to take certain risks in business.

Hahaha... excuse my use of the word 'Greed,' I was only joking; it's actually called 'being ambitious' and like you said, it's a very important ingredient in business.

Sorry I may not be able to help you with the sales/sensitization as I'm not into sales. However I can assure you that selling hand sanitizers in Nigeria today wouldn't be a difficult task because even though ebola is gone, the ebola scare is still fresh in our minds.

Ymodulus:
Some pictures.
Will upload few now trying to save my battery for the long day ahead.

Bear with me on the picture quality, had to over resize so the network can upload

Bros, sorry to digress but wetin una carry for dashboard?

iamchiddy:
Bad news. What becomes of all the containers of hand sanitizer my brother just imported from China? He sold 14 containers in less than one week before importing another 48 that are still at Apapa wharf. Chineke m eeeeeeeeh. Nna mehn, this is bad news!

lol... Ebola isn't the only evil that can be prevented with hand sanitizers. It is still a good hygiene practice to have hand sanitizers in offices, hospitals, schools and all other public places; this is standard practice in developed nations.

Your brother can start a sensitization and still get to sell his 48 containers (albeit at a slower rate) for the benefit of Nigerians.

But wait oo, 48 containers? that is pure greed

torhuke:
wow.... big ups Nigeria.

WHO calls Nigeria's Ebola containment feat "a piece of world-class epidemiological detective work."

GEJ TILL 2019.

Now this statement gives me butterflies in my tummy \/

Sijioke:
...
According to him, the American evangelist called him out to the stage and said;” I don’t know your name, but they say your name is Bro. Enoch, come let me pray for you.”...
Source:-http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=4709&z=12

If this really happened, then that's gross!

The only thing that's constant in life is change!

Yes Obi may have made a vow, but what's all this rubbish about a party uniting the Igbos?.. Uniting who biko?.. What sort of regional/tribal politics is that?... Is that even a healthy arrangement that can benefit the Igbos?.. What's the essence of having a regional party which bows down to PDP at every call but its key members are still being treated like outcasts by the PDP?...

Obi has just completely served his people and now intends to go on the national level. The only way to achieve this ambition is to leave his regional party and join a national party. He has simply done what he believes is best for his career and I personally don't see how this should be a problem to anyone except the person does not wish him well. I'm sure if the Ikemba were alive today he would have even given Obi his blessings to go to whichever party he desires where he can fulfil his ministerial ambition. At least he didn't leave when he was still a governor. APGA died as a party and Ojukwu was betrayed the day when Igbos en mass started worshipping Jonathan. You can't really blame Obi for that, he only had to dance to the tunes of his people.

I'm not a fan of Obi but if I must be unbiased in my judgement here, I don't think he has done anything gravely wrong by desiring to make progress in his thiefing career.

olu77:
Cute girl. Where is her brother, Subsidy abi what is that his name again?

Subsidy?..

Chaii!!... God dey oo!

This Op is just a religious fanatic and bloody hypocrite. .. what is wrong in appealing to churches to close early for a state activity?...

You say the carnival has no benefit to the state, do you know how many visitors and the amount of revenue that comes into the state because of that carnival?

You claim that the churches happily accept the directive, that is because they are smarter than you and are not irrational religious extremists.

Finally you say the man is trying God, that is absolute nonsense.. You are just an intolerant extremist. I'm sorry to say but no one shares your warped views

Dailypost's April fool publication

I'm sure this must have agitated the blood pressure of a number of people here

Who is this Ayobase trying to force it down our throats that we have improved power supply in Nigeria?

@Ayo, are you trying to say all Nigerians are blind or what?... because you have improved power in the posh estate where you stay does not mean there's improved power all over Nigeria (that's if you even truly have the improved power in your house at all)... What was the total national power generation figure in 2010 and what is the difference now?... As at July this year do you know the national output fell to below 2000mw?

Like I said earlier, if power improves, it wouldnt be arguable; cos everyone would see it, feel it and talk about it. During the short stint of Barth Nnaji, there was slight improvement in power supply and guess what? .. The whole Nigeria felt and talked about it; it was continuously on the lips of everyone across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Right now you seem to be the only one experiencing this 'marked improvement' in power supply and that makes it dubious.

Please spare us this unholy sermon, if you must campaign for your preferred candidate, there are other achievements to base your campaign on but certainly not power supply because that would be an insult to the sensibilities of nigerians. Haven't you even wondered why you appear to be the only Jonathan supporter on this thread?.. that's simply because your other colleagues are smart enough to know that 'power supply' is a no go area in this contest.

The most painful part of it all is when I remember how we all leaped in joy and wild excitement when Jona became presido.

The lesson learnt from this entire tale is that you should never gamble or give the benefit of a doubt to a prospective employee who has no single previous track record of achievement other than saying "he had no shoes"

danaiks:
Lol...sorry mahnn but it did

What did?

ayobase:
so, power hasn't improved.....do u just hate without reasons?

even a baby of 5mins old knows power has improved.

talk another thing.

Which country are we talking about?... please stop deceiving yourself because of politics. If power improves in Nigeria today, it would not be a subject of argument; it would not even need to be talked of because everyone will see and feel it.

dulaman:
this will not make front page I swear.seunnnn

Hahaha!.. such topics can never make the front page. Seun and most of his lieutenants are unapologetic PDP sympathisers

"...if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything even if I am there for the next four years.”

Very strong words!

It seems our leaders are always shameless and don't give a damn even as they eat their own words!

Odikwa risky!!!

I was just going through archives and I bumped into this piece which was an authoritative declaration by Jonathan in 2011; how time flies!!

[size=13pt]I‘ll not contest 2015 election – Jonathan[/size]
ANKARA, TURKEY — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will ensure that this year’s election is free and fair.

The President promised that if voted in for the next four years, he would ensure significant improvement in key sectors of the economy — security, power, education, road, health amongst others.

“Without security, there is no government. So it is not debatable, it is something we have to addressed and we are working towards that with vigour. But [size=13pt]if I’m voted into power within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. Four years is enough for anyone in power to make significant improvement and if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything even if I am there for the next four years.”[/size]

Jonathan said this while interacting with Nigerians mainly diplomats working in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, and the African Union, AU, in Addis-Ababa.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/i-ll-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/#sthash.r1UU47lZ.dpuf


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/i-ll-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/

Unlike crude oil which can be extracted and refined, you can extract a hippopotamus from the swamps but cannot take the swamp out of the hippopotamus - Wole Soyinka

Fayose giving the people exactly what he promised them. I hope this ends well

naijababe:
I am trying to keep an open mind about Buhari, but I am super concerned about his policies and what solutions he intends to proffer to our myriad of problems. I am admit I have not gotten around to reading some of your suggestions on dealing with NASS and our dubious executive but then aside from 'credibility' what else is Buhari bringing to the table? The man has enough baggage and swapping a thieving leader for an ignorant one is not making progress in my books. They are both going to be disasters!!! You need more than good intentions to be a good and capable leader!

Show me his policies in a format i can understand, heck! it can even be in cartoons, I will read it and draw my conclusions. Unlike many here, I lived through Buhari's regime even if I was a child. I still remember a lot of things about that regime I would not wish on Nigerians.

Just like the poster above me has said, a man leader with integrity in Nigeria has everything!

My dear, Nigeria's problem has never been a lack of ideas or a lack of brilliant and productive policies. The problem has always been greed and corruption of our leaders preventing the good policies from being implemented. Right from the IBB days, every single successive government has had progressive policies being proposed by some of the finest minds Nigeria has to offer. But attempting to implement these policies amidst the prevalent corruption is like attempting to fetch water with a basket, it never works! .. and that explains why we have the finest minds and ideas but the nation keeps retrogressing from one government to the next.

Buhari is obviously not presentable, he's not eloquent, he represents the old generation and of course, the silly 'Islamist' tag hovers over his head but there is something which everyone agrees he has which is something you hardly ever find in the Nigerian corridors of power, INTEGRITY!!!

Nigeria does not really need a president with all the ideas in this world and ideally, the presidency is just a ceremonial position. All that is needed is a sincere selection of bright minds as ministers, advisers and heads of institutions (Nigeria has an abundance of bright minds). All the presidents job should be is to ensure that his appointees are delivering on their duties and not capitalising on the opportunity to steal. THis is one area Jonathan has extensively proven himself to be lacking.

Nigeria also needs a person who can look the Nepa or NNPC cabal in the face and put them in their place, not a president who in fear of the cabal would rather deny or downplay their activities before Nigerians because he doesn't want to be thought weak (e.g. No money is missing, if money is missing america will know).

Watching a Jonathan interview and watching a Buhari interview, I cringe in embarrassment for the kind of top candidates we always produce in Nigeria. Both men appear to be clueless and ineloquent but come the 2015 elections, if all I am left to choose from is a Buhari or a Jonathan, I would definitely go with Buhari who at least has a rare quality which no Nigerian leader in both PDP or APC has ever had, INTEGRITY!

clemz88:
and so?

...I am shocked by the humility.. daz all

Unfortunately, social media is populated with enlightened people but at the end of the day, it's mainly the unenlightened folks in the villages who constitute the largest proportion of voters; these village folks can easily be bought with bags of rice, e.g. APC rice vs PDP rice, we all know which party can afford more rice.

I thought they said this man had $10million?

Is this a new way to insult GEJ?

Keenysbojan:
I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I found it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and think about this all over and over and over,and through research I found that there is no short sentence in English, like 'i was like ok'.. but some Nigerians are so terrible when it comes to the aspects of speaking or writing standard English...

A student of unilorin came to meet my big bro at home,and he said I have been trying your number since I left Lagos and I WAS LIKE OK LET ME CALL YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO CONFIRM..

immediately,I felt the 'spirit of bad English' in what he said above... since then I have been searching,I have been asking those who are highly educated and those who study English in universities.. if the use of I WAS LIKE OK is good to speak..

to nairelanders do any of you have anything to say about this topic... share your own points of view and let some 'BAD English speaker(s)' learn from you.. thanks

Yours Faithfully
k e e n y s b o j a n

First of all, I don't think there's anything wrong in using that phrase. It's just an informal way of speech.

Secondly, it's not used only in Nigeria as most people here think. It's used all over the world in English speaking countries; in fact it's far more common in the UK and US and that's where our youths are copying it from.

It's laughable how so many people on this thread have already jumped on the bandwagon and agreed it is wrong English used only by Nigerians (especially girls)