₦airaland Forum

airmark:
Diplomacy, diplomacy bro.

“Chad is alone in shouldering all the burden of the war against Boko Haram,” President Idriss Deby Itno complained last weekend. “I met the commander of the MNJTF and asked him to take over.” Boko Haram’s 11-year-old campaign has claimed tens of thousands of lives in northeast Nigeria and driven nearly two million people from their homes. Separately, in Niger, the defence ministry in Niamey said its armed forces, in a joint operation with Chad, had inflicted “heavy losses” on Boko Haram in the lake region. “Arms caches, logistical points and several boats were destroyed” and islands used as rear bases in the lake’s marshland were “bombarded from the air,” it said.

larride:
Was it not the same Naija journalist and media that were circulating the news before?

So Nigeria paid Chad embassy to lie against their own government. Wonderful.

@ bolded, Check it out.

diggz:
No be only Queen...everybody dey him dey abeg. Right now na only Baba God and family I dey greet.

diggz:
Amen o!

No be jakpa level yet o. Oba no dey go transfer, me gats chill with family till things cool down small life return to normal.

Ibime:
Trump was not the first to act anything

Democrats were slow to attack Trump on his lackadaisical attitude to the virus until he trumped them with the travel ban.

The travel ban was late, but draconian for a reason - to steal back the political argument from the democrats

larride:
You obviously don’t pay attention to enough to Trump.

Then you went to bring Fox News

Fact checking without evidence. Just calling it fake news.

larride:
LMAO.

airmark:
She gave herself brain. When she was struggling with her life, Pelosi wasn't there to save her.

It's that person alive, that will be doing democrat tango. She was lucky.

donjazet:
I was seriously hoping Trump actually caught the virus. Trump continued to downplay the seriousness of this pandemic till it became obvious. I just read an article detailing the timeline of trump's denial of the virus till it actually hit him squarely in the face. From saying he had it under perfect control to calling it a democrats hoax till it dawned on him that more than 150 thousand souls will be lost.

As for Boris who wanted herd immunity, the undertakers are getting dressed and waiting

CHINESE VIRUS FACT CHECK pic.twitter.com/qJugCylvE2

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2020

pic.twitter.com/2VsBBtXpfg

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2020

donjazet:
I was seriously hoping Trump actually caught the virus. Trump continued to downplay the seriousness of this pandemic till it became obvious. I just read an article detailing the timeline of trump's denial of the virus till it actually hit him squarely in the face. From saying he had it under perfect control to calling it a democrats hoax till it dawned on him that more than 150 thousand souls will be lost.

As for Boris who wanted herd immunity, the undertakers are getting dressed and waiting

eph12:
My office TV is always on CNN 247. Their hate for anything Trump says or do is just so obvious. They don't even try to hide it. They were almost cheering Iran to retaliate and harm USA when Trump killed that Iran guy, already analyzing how Iran could hurt and defeat USA because of Trump. I can never take those guys seriously

raumdeuter:
That is politics in America which is very similar to Nigeria, Just the way you will never see anything good in APC and Larride will never see anything good in PDP

When Obama was sworn in, The Republican leader in the house swore that their target will be to make Obama a 1 term president, the Same thing when Trump was sworn in, the Democrats were already planning to impeach him, So they kept throwing everything at him hoping one stick

If Trump says one thing, they must find a way to counter it. If he says After A its B,C,D they will counter it. Even if he says America is the greatest country in the world they will counter it
CNN almost held a mourning ceremony when Trump killed Soulemani. When the economy was booming they said it was Obamas work, Now that the economy is falling, they said it was Trump

Even when they are benefitting they will come out to play the politics, Trump will never tell anyone to take chloroquine without prescription, If you do and die dot blame Trump. One of his job as a president is to spread hope

Its now left to you to choose what matters to you individually and ignore the rest of the noise

NinjaMetahuman:
but it's okay for Trump to keep bashing them and calling them fake news?

Trump brought it upon himself when he goes about attacking any media that is not fox news.

raumdeuter:
At the end of the day everyone will still go for the Chloroquine, Its better to have chloroquine than not to at this point. If you get sucked into the CNN politics of anti Trump you might end up blaming yourself

I had mine shipped over 3weeks ago and it hasnt been delivered

Swissh:
Bia a40, is it current form in La liga or champions league

BrodaZakius:
The reason why most of us would not join Buhari praise singers is because all we've heard from him is talks and talks and talks. Buhari was supposed to be an upgrade to whatever Jonathan had been doing in the past concerning Boko Haram, but unfortunately he is not.

In fact he's even shown he is a sympathizer with the Boko Haram cause going by his actions and Inactions in the recent past. ( I don't need to even start talking about his body language while he was still in the opposition which someone posted few days ago, or the eventual release back into the system of terrorist who killed and maimed soldiers)

Now u talked about Buhari led government pushing Boko Haram so hard against the wall that they only resort to hit and run. Well, I must say some of us are really alarmed as to how a terror group that has been so incapacitated can still kill as much as 5,598 people in the space of 4 years Buhari ruled for first term. These are not 5,598 already dead people with bombs hurled at their Graves, they are healthy living people killed by boko haram terrorists.

As seen in the screenshot below, not only has Buhari been unable to technically defeat the boko haram terrorists as he claimed in the past, his administration witnessed the birth of another terror gang; The herdsmen who killed 4,068 people in Buhari's first year in office.

These are facts, figures which should make one sad, should make a responsible leader shake down his military top hierarchy and call for immediate turnaround of situation of things. This should be what even supporters of the government should be having sleepless night over, not pointing at America negotiating with Taliban (As If Taliban is on American soil killing Yankees and Trump is clueless; doesnt know what to do with his service chiefs)

airmark:
You are only saying this because probably none of your family members was deployed to fight Boko haram with wack ammunitions or none of your family members was killed by them.

Imagine the agony the children of that MOG those idiots slaughtered last time, would live with, each time they remember their father.

A General openly lamented in battlefront that they were overpowered by more sophisticated weapons used by boko haram, yet you are saying you are winning the battle.

Did you see the video of Nigerian troops welcoming and jubilating when the Chadians came to attack? I mean WELCOMING them. It means our troops were there before they came and the Chadian armies were looking at them like, 'see these idiots'. Where is our shame?

The total budget of Chad, i doubt if it's more than the amount we budget each year to fight boko haram.

Chadian president might have discovered the saboteurs that exist in our military and to go it alone as against the lies of joint whatever, some peddled to save face.

If Chad could take over boko haram territories in northern Nigeria in the past, what stopped us from taking boko haram territories in lake chad basin, as the giant of Africa, to protect Nigerians?

How many times have they reported that they have killed Shekau?

Who should we blame for the wrong intel that led to the last ambush that claimed many of our soldiers lives?

It was reported that Buhari said he didn't need Chad to take out Boko haram. Why must we need them now?

We are a country of clowns.

iamoyindamola:
He really tried by fighting godfathers, he was onean mopol.


But let's not forget he made Lagos very dirty when he privatised lawma
That alone can take every achievement he made

ornicus:
Nothing has been solved in Oshodi because what he built is not operational. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is or what it is supposed to do. I have been driving through there for the past 3 months now. I stand to be corrected, but it looks more like a suspended project than an operational one

I have been in lagos since 1999.i remeber when fashola cleared the Oshodi bridge and lit it up.

Fighting fashola, more like destroying fasholas legacy. Cutting your nose to spite your face. And doing too many projects at the same time.

How can I forget his targets for local governments, which led to a bizarre wave of impounding of cars parked in banks and eateries and regular shakedowns of drivers. I do not miss Ambode at all.

ornicus:
Ambode did not solve traffic in Oshodi. That was fashola. All ambode did in oshodi was build a giant white elephant monstrosity that adds no value whatsoever. Ambode has serious people problems, and he purged the civil service of anyone with ties to fashola. Technocrats trained abroad by lasg were summarily dismissed

His four years were a nightmare of rubbish everywhere, decaying roads and a focus on epe that has not yielded any real returns.

I live in festac, and anywhere from third gate down was a nightmare. There were issues with CCECC, over a dollar based contract in the midst of naira devaluation, and ambode just abandoned the whole thing.

Festac third gate, could be two hours before you could get in. Now they have fixed 80% of that drivers hell hole

And he was a chop alone governor. That is why they keep calling for his probe. The Lagos civil service hates him, and they want their pound of flesh. I cannot begin to imagine how ambode would have fuucked up covid 19. He would have brought in some expensive white elephant solution that works in Obodo oyibo and fails in the third world

Ibime:
SLOK looted without conscience, however his budget was low.

SLOK can loot 70% of Abia budget, it still won't match a Rivers or AkwaIbom Governor looting 20% of their budget.

OUK is famous for duping IBB in the 1990s, that's where he made his reputation as a fearless thief.

Ibime:
When you talk of civilian looters in Nigeria, Jagaban, Atiku, Odili, Jonathan and Akpabio are top 5.

raumdeuter:
That wasnt an Ajimobi policy, it was just an example

His governance, Did you live in Ibadan pre 2011 and you know the security situation of the place? Those were the days NURTW held sway, and it was a weekly thing.

raumdeuter:
This is what I saw from my google search

Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi is ready to clamp down on traders who have insisted on roadside selling rather than relocating to the neighbourhood market stalls freely allocated to them.
The governor made the pronouncement during an unscheduled visit to the neighbourhood market at the Scout Camp, Molete, Ibadan.
https://www.channelstv.com/2017/05/14/ajimobi-to-enforce-law-against-street-trading/

https://dailypost.ng/2017/05/12/ajimobi-warns-traders-street-trading/

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has explained his decision not to chase street traders off the streets of the state without making alternative arrangements for them. Makinde said his decision stemmed from his experience as a boy street trader at Yemetu, an Ibadan neighbourhood.
https://punchng.com/i-wont-be-too-proud-to-reverse-myself-makinde/
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/12/icymi-we-cant-chase-street-traders-off-the-street-without-alternative-%E2%80%95-makinde/


Look at the 2 statements.

Ajimobis statement while harsh it makes sense to me
Makinde while it doesn't make sense but will appeal to sentiments,

So you will spend 15yrs in Australia and will return to Ibadan to still see street traders. Some places in Europe and America too had street trading 40yrs ago when their leaders were growing up but it doesnt mean we should continue with the practice. That is why other places are living us behind and we are still playing to the gallery

raumdeuter:
Was that not Fashola? The Oshodi clearing

raumdeuter:
You have to ask what moves people is it not emotions or sentiments? Things like he is rude, he doesn't know how to talk matters more to people than what was actually accomplished

Things like I had no shoes, I have only 150 cows, I dey join you to fry akara for street, I dey eat corn while strolling have won elections in Nigeria

Left to many people the govt shouldn't build anything just share money. Akala in Oyo was practising what he called buje-budanu ( We will eat enough and even have to throw away) and still won.

Is it not the same people who thought asking a subject teacher to get 50% of the same exams you are preparing students for is too much to ask for

What is the business of Osun people with Ajimobi? Its like Anambra people cursing Wike

larride:
Ambode was a disaster in Lagos, he set the state backward from where Fashola left it. If not for Ambode, the blue line would have been completed by now. Sanwoolu says it will be completed by 2022. Hopefully it finally comes to reality. Even the proposed Lekki seaport is just turninoninown

I don’t know what’s wrong with Buhari that he hasn’t sent back the Special Corruption Court Bill back to NASS. The bill was rejected by the Saraki led senate. hopefully with the Lawan led senate, the bill will be passed and we can have fast trail of corruption cases.

raumdeuter:
I am from Oyo state. I have never voted in any Nigerian election in my life and IMO I think the rating of Oyo governors since 1999 are below. I think Ladoja was the best and Akala is the worst governor ever. Both were PDP governors
Ladoja (PDP)
Ajimobi (APC)
Lam (AD)
Akala (PDP)

What I have seen from Seyi simply shows he is a media governor with no concrete plan, The major problem people had with Ajimobi was his perceived arrogance and this makes people bias against him, In Nigeria, we love those who give us flowery words without any action to back it, we like people who don't tell us the truth but massage our egos later in 20yrs time we will be wondering why we are still behind Benin and Togo.

Many things people dare not do in the private sector, they believe its govt that they should do it.

1. When Ajimobi got there, Ibadan was the center of NURTW crisis, he brought it all under control and sent some of those thugs to prison. Makinde to get power, aligned with some of these thugs like Igboho, and Auxilliary Now Auxilliary is the head of Park Managers in Oyo State

2. Ajimobi banned street trading and roadside shanties used for petty trade, Makinde resumed and played to the gallery that his mother was also a street trader and street trading should resume

3. I saw on Social Media one person posting how Makinde was at night joining waste management to pack gutters, And posted "See a humble governor, he even denied himself sleep to pack gutters" Someone asked him that if there was no camera will Makinde be there tonight to pack gutters?

4. Ajimobi implemented a levy on all school students which they use to buy things like chalk and other school needs but Makinde cut it. Some of those schools don't even have chalks again and the money they used to make from the levy is gone. So they are enjoying free education but without ordinary chalk to learn

For Nigeria to develop we need some hard decisions not just words and massaging egos. I don't mind someone who talks rudely as long as he delivers. I don't mind tough actions as long as we get results

That is why a governor will spend 4yrs doing nothing but give us 1 derica of garri and rice and be voted back in because he knows how to talk or blame opposition

For example, Bisi Akande in Osun found out that an average secondary school in Osun will have 8 PE teachers, 6 CRK teachers, 8 IRK teachers but 1 Math teacher, 0 Physics and Chemistry teachers he retired many of those redundant workers employed more Science and Math teacher but lost election because of that

One governor mandated that if you are teaching a subject you should take a WAEC standard test of the subject and get 50%. Please tell me what is wrong with that policy? But he lost reelection because people frowned at it.

I asked someone if you are not competent enough, will First Bank or Zenith or MTN retain you? We see the efficiencies in some places and love it but we cannot practice the same thing

Nigeria needs to make some tough decisions now or else we are just deceiving ourselves

Most of the accolades of Seyi is that he pays Salary but Ajimobi was paying salary too promptly when he first got there, he even paid 13th-month salary before oil prices crashed
https://allafrica.com/stories/201201050872.html

He built many infrastructures too but his main issue was that he can talk anyhow and doesn't respect anyone

We all go back to Nigeria and still see the same infrastructures that we had in 1980 still there and getting worse or no improvement. The same road we plied in 1990 hasn't been improved upon yet we wonder why we don't have functioning hospitals and rails. We are wondering why we have 200 ventilators for 200m people 1 for 1million.

Imagine Nigeria is just working on a functional rail in 2020 while we have countries less than us using rail for many decades Until I see real projects on ground and not audio social media noise, I am not impressed

larride:
Lol.

You can never wake up someone who’s pretending to be asleep.