₦airaland Forum

Khd95:
Have u asked the ex president to say somtin on #dansukigate


Is congratulating a state governor more important than looted national treasury,ure just looking for opportunity to show ur frustration bout mr buhari,mtcchew


get over it abeg,2023 still far

Pls don't derail this thread. Mr President had spoken severally on Dasukigate. Didn't you watch the Media Chat? Now let's go back to the topic under discuss.

brofula:
whether they congratule him or not is not an issue. Dickson will rule and serve his people because the bayelsans have spoken their minds through the polls.

You're right to some extent but Mr. President's statement will go a long way in dousing tensions, unite Bayelsans and further enrich our democratic values.

More than 48 hours after INEC's declaration of incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Seriaki Dickson as winner of the rescheduled supplementary governorship election held on January 9, 2016, many Nigerians are yet to come to terms with the seemingly reluctance or outright refusal of the President to either congratulate the winner or perhaps, issue an official statement stating his reservation or otherwise on the exercise.

Many would recall the swift and prompt responses from the last president Goodluck Jonathan almost immediately after pronouncements of winners in any elections either at the Federal or State levels even when some of the results did not favour him or his party, the PDP.

Mr. President's muteness on the Bayelsa polls three days after completion of the exercise does not portray him as a true father of the nation and further lays credence to the generally held view of APC being a party of bad loosers. This brings to memory, Mr. President's negative dispositions and refusal to accept Presidential election results of 2003, 2007 and 2011.

Even if the President and his party hold reservation(s) about the conduct and outcome of the polls, it behoves on them in the spirit of sportsmanship, to express some level of maturity by acknowledging and accepting the facts that an election had been held, a verdict given and a winner had emerged.

No matter the perception of Nigerians towards Jonathan's presidency, the ex president would be remembered for entrenching some democratic culture and values which should serve as imitable templates in our nation's democratic journey. The culture of do-or-die politics or enmity-after-polls must be a thing of the past in Nigeria.

jaytee01:
So because It happened in previous administrations, including APC, Buhari should turn a blind eye to it.....na wa for u ooooo

Yes. If Buhari doesn't have the nerve to fight corruption within and outside his party, he should forget it. Selective prosecution is a wide gate that leads to national chaos.

Goke7:
Keep on ranting, by the time the searchlight will beam on nnpc that you have mentioned, you will curse the day Jonathan became president, its obvious you guys can't cope with myriad of revelations coming out so far, your misery have just started if you think PMB is joking, metu is already confessing despite on hunger strike, you can continue to take PMB for granted at your own peril

So funny. How long would it take for your messianic govt to unravel the "missing NNPC money"? I am surprised there are still Nairalanders yet to see the deceit in this govt.

tsdarkside:
you are not serious......you want to quote the bible because of a thief?..

i even call jonathan a two times murderer....

first he murder you by stealing the money meant for your protection..
then he murder you again because their were no protection around as your enemys came to kill you because jonathan stole the money for your protection...

so you die two times because of jonathan....

Those evil pronouncements go back to you.

Goke7:
its obvious the pdp goons are running out of ideas and getting so frustrated by the day, its like they thought PMB was joking initially but alas they can't but admit the ruggedness and doggedness of PMB to stamp out corruption.

My advise to Jonathan and the pdp is this, Jonathan can lead a delegation of his pdp goons to aso rock quietly to negotiate on how all the stolen funds should be returned, he himself should show example by returning if not all most his loot and that of his wife, with this all other pdp members home and abroad will be compelled to return theirs.

Anything short of this I bet you will not stop PMB to continue his chase and man hunt for all the looters, a word is enough for the wise.

My friend, this so-called corruption fight is nothing but a joke. Buhari"s govt can bring up allegation of $2.1billion arms fund diversion but have so far kept mute on the much trumpeted $20billion "missing NNPC money". Why has Buhari not deemed it necessary to also bring up the issue of his missing Certificate now that he's the C in C? Nigerians are no fools.

shaqhead:
The RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT as headed by WIKE can take Amaechi to court. Isnt that what Amaechi said they should do? This is our problem...even issues that is within the jurisdiction of d state we keep asking the Govt at d federal level to intervene. It is Rivers State Money not Fed Money!

Which court? The one that's constantly abused and violated by Buhari? I beg.

tsdarkside:
no..i disagree,,,..other thiefs will pay sooner or later,but if we jail the chief-thief,this will throw all looters in disarray...

You don't really understand how it works. I am concerned about what will be the fate of this govt and the country if selective justice continues. Have you ever asked why God allowed Buhari's first stint in govt as military head of state to be so short lived? I guess one of the reasons was selective persecution and God frowns at that. If Buhari can't close his eyes and go all hog, then he should forget it. God will permit both centrifugal and centripetal forces to prevail over his govt if he continues this way. REMEMBER THE FAITH OF PROPHET ELI AND HIS SONS in the bible.

tsdarkside:
we should let a thief go,because we let other thiefs go too??...

sorry,i dont agree with you...jonathans own is different...he was in charge that stealing stops...

but he did the opposite,he joined the stealers...
knowing,but incapable to do something about it,is acceptable,,,but joining to steal is absolutely not forgivable for a man in that position...

Allowing a thief to go scotfree (just because he's your party financier) while concentrating on other thieves is a crime against man and God.

OrlandoOwoh:
Security vote precedes #Dasukigate, look for something else.

So we should continue to chase after tse-tse fly and leave lice on the head? Security Votes had been a conduit pipe through which all parties had financed their elections (including Buhari's election) in the past. It must be probed too.

shaqhead:
Son, if the PDP is asking GEJ to speak up on this wanton mismanagement of our patrimony under his watch, then a thousand rant on million threads from u wont change nothing...so get ur 3D glasses and let time reveal all there is to be revealed.

You folks never seem to learn-even after all the rant, have u seen PMB cert?

Come to think of it-dd u say fight? Dnt make me laf abeg.

Chill bro..chill!

Do not take the position of some APC moles who parade themselves as PDP leaders as the position of the party's hierarchy. Those speaking against Jonathan from within PDP are the people who clandestinely worked for APC in the last election. They were PDP members during the day and APC financiers during the night. OK?

OrlandoOwoh:
One thing you've not been able to refute is that PDP is corrupt. Has there been any APC member fingered in #Dasukigate?

#Dasukigate itself is sheer political manipulation. The fund in question was not entirely meant for arms purchase as been brandied by Buhari and APC. The same "crime" PDP is been maligned is what APC celebrates at State level. Let Aregbesola, Kwankwasso, Fashola and the rest account for their respective State Security Votes.

Ebukaobi:
What do you expect from an IPOB youth who benefited from the scraps from the masters table under Jonathan.

Jonathan presided over the most corrupt government in the history of this country.

Typical pained IPOB wailer. Its only the north that voted for Buhari in their own myopic eyes. All the people in Edo, Imo, the SW, Delta and Rivers that stood in the sun to vote for Buhari are Fulanis too

Just imagine the illiteracy displayed by this IPOB apologist! You say George Bush "mismanaged" the economy of the USA, that is political and economic failure. He did not sabotage the future of his country by participating and encouraging the pillage of the commonwealth of this country.

Money meant to procure arms for the nation's troops were diverted into private pockets under the authority of your hero.

So what are you suggesting? Buhari should ignore all the billions of dollars embezzled by GEJ and his cronies? He should pretend nothing happened?

It is people like this that are destroying this nation.

Dude, Bush led the United States to economic recession while Jonathan despite his govt's shortcomings propelled Nigeria to number one economy in Africa. Despite loss of lives arising from Bush's unpopular invasion of Iraq and its associated economic costs, Obama did not deem it necessary to embark on any smear campaign neither did he demonise his predecessor. My point is that Buhari and APC do not possess any attribute to condemn or prosecute Jonathan and his aides. If Buhari is really sincere in fighting corruption, he should ask EFCC to invite Fashola, Kwankwasso and Ameachi for questioning based on petitions written against them.

Any finally, it's youths like you whose minds are tainted with wicked, selective and perverse justice as been perpetuated by Buhari that myopically think Nigeria can move forward as it's been run.

mrmetoo1:
This "probe past governors" that rolls easily out of your mouths eh, you realize if they start picking up past governors for corruption you realize it's PDP members that'll still cry the most. For every Amaechi there are about 3 Akpabios. So y'all should be careful what you wish for. Personally, I could care less who it is that goes to jail as long he's found guilty of stealing funds

Everybody MUST be probed if the nation wants to really move forward. Probing some people and leaving others would lead us nowhere. No nation excel on selective justice.

EdCure:
The OP wants corruption to fight back.
People no longer have shame.

This is one major damage that the Jonathan administration did to the psyche of Nigerian youths - especially the biafridiots.

I am not one of those youths whose psyche have been damaged. Contrary to your insinuation (and that of Wole Soyinka), it's not corruption that's fighting back but selective prosecution tendencies. Choosing to concentrate on the opposition while overlooking the atrocities of your party members will definitely attract dire consequences and that's what will befall Buhari's govt if he continues this way. The fight against corruption must be all-encompassing and holistic.

OrlandoOwoh:
EFCC is investigating the misappropriation of funds meant for the purchase of arms to Boko Haram. Was it the APC government that approved the fund? Has anybody fingered denied they got part of it? Jonathan has not yet been invited, save your tears for him.

Buhari's APC govt initiated the probe through EFCC. It was APC adminstration that sent the petition to the EFCC in the first instance. Nigerians should ask APC governors both past and present to account for all the security votes under their watch.

OrlandoOwoh:
You're confused. You shot yourself in the foot when you admitted Jonathan had sins which Buhari should over look simply because Jonathan conceded defeat. When did conceding defeat has now become a source of immunity?

The word "sin" was actually stated with "quotation" in my post. In order words, it's only in the eyes of you and APC that Jonathan's shortcomings are the sole reason why Nigeria has found itself in this current state. I repeat, there's nothing Jonathan did that hasn't been done by previous administrations including the APC govt at State level.

If erstwhile President Jonathan thinks Buhari and the leadership of APC will be magnanimous in victory and allow him to enjoy his well deserved rest after meritoriously serving the nation, he must be making an unpardonable and grave mistake. The ongoing selective and vindictive phantom arms purchase probe has really proven that Buhari and APC are not in power to serve the interest of Nigerians but solely for vendetta, name-calling and blame games

The nation is aware of how APC connived with INEC (through preplanned and lopsided distribution of PVCs that glaringly gave the north electoral advantage over other regions) to rig the election in its favour but Jonathan against all odds decided to relinquish power despite alarming reasons not to do so.

Characteristic of APC, instead of savouring its victory and concentrate on governance, it chose to perpetually humiliate Jonathan and his party. For those who care to know, there's none of the "sins" for which Jonathan and PDP are been persecuted that APC as a party has not committed both in the past and the present.

Despite the level of mismanagement under the Republican adminstration of Bush which threw United States into recession, despite wasting both human and financial resources on a needless war in Iraq, the government of Obama chose to concentrate on governance instead of using the shortcomings of its predecessor to propagate its own image. Typical of the Blackman mentality, Buhari is unearthing Jonathan "sins" to shod up his badly smeared public image.

It's on this note that many well meaning Nigerians are asking him (Jonathan) to fight back instead of always being on the defensive. He should use everything at his disposal, legal or otherwise to save his political carrier but if he doesn't, Buhari and APC are heck bent in destroying him in other to play down their ineptitude and inability to govern Nigeria.

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jmaine:
I can see you are still suffering from basic comprehension . . . .Read Oladd post again and stop embarrassing yourself . . .

Did the probe on Dasuki billions start yesterday or it has been on air for months now . . . . .

Can Jafaru still say he wasn't aware of the source to quickly as a patriotic Nigerian return it to the coffers, instead of waiting to be found out before doing the needful if even true . . . .

Good reasoning. Honestly, I have a feeling that the whole refund story was orchestrated to give Jafaru a soft landing. Buhari's comedic "corruption fight" may end up in tragedy both for him and his party.

TonyeBarcanista:
By returning the #100million, Isa Jafaru has proven that he is a man of credibility and integrity. He should be commended for his act.


The honourable thing to do for people like Falae and others is to return the monies and free their conscience.



The War Against Corruption Must Be Won

You're sounding so pathetic and ambiguous nowadays. How could refund of money simply qualify him as a "man of integrity"? I am beginning to think the word INTEGRITY has a different meaning in Nigeria. Have you ever asked yourself if Jafaru would have returned the money if there's no probe or arrest? Why did he not refund the money until now if he indeed had integrity?

Mbaka predicted likely attempt on Buhari's life but he failed to mention Iran and the Shiites specifically. Buhari wants to start a battle he can't end.

OP, that's a one million dollar question liberal-minded Nigerians had asked repeatedly. Buhari's indifferent postures towards the rots in his party has further convinced me that he's a leader that lacks conscience. Contrary to those who believe that corruption has a way of fighting back in Nigeria, it's actually Buhari's one-sided anti-corruption crusade and his many injustices that will hunt him down.

INTROVERT:
I hope local production continues regularly as this would go a long way to aid.

Even local production cannot ameliorate the situation. Nigeria's four refineries when fully revamped can only produce 10million litres of PMS per day and with daily local consumption currently standing at 40million we're left with a shortfall of 30million litres which can only be augmented through importation.
Instead of wasting money on unsustainable welfare projects, building new refineries should have been the major priority for this govt. By the time NNPC exhausts its current stock, the nation may be thrown into another round of fuel hike.

On the first day of the year, I couldn't but shed tears reading this article especially the parts that touched on the latest songs from Fashola and Ameachi award-winning labels.

What can we deduce from this? Nigeria has a long way to go. The same level of deceits orchestrated by the founding fathers are
still prevalent even among new breed of politicians who should know better. This country indeed needs divine intervention. These lying politicians have failed the nation.

nobilis:
Diversionary tactic??
To divert our minds from what??

The fund was never entirely earmarked for arms procurement
For what else was it earmarked??

Yes, to divert the attention of the masses from his apparent naivety and stack incompetence.

Two, pick your phone and google what the office of the NSA encompasses. Anything that involves protecting the LIFE of the sitting president and his govt is the NSA:s preoccupation.

enginer050:
u be igbo abi

No be only Igbo, na Daura. You better leave me alone.
Happy New Year.

I have said it many times that the Arms fund probe is just a diversionary tactic by Buhari and an attempt to give relevance to his phantom anti-corruption (witchhunt) crusade. The fund in question was never entirely earmarked for arms procurement. Nonetheless, owners of Vintage must be treated the same way Dokpesi was humiliated by Buhari, refund or not.

Which kind
question be dat? Can day be compared with night? Can light
be compared with darkness? Can a dictator be compared with a thorough Democrat? Can someone who rode to the presidency through the death of hundreds of Nigerians (including Youth Corpers) be compared with someone whose ambition did not worth the life of any Nigerian? Pls don't compare deceit with reality. Jonathan and Buhari are miles apart.

mars123:
government is wise enough to borrow for capital projects only. Buhari is not mortgaging Nigeria, instead if that budget is properly implemented, you might not know your country again. and yes it will have the ability to pay back.

Do you know the percentage of the borrowing earmarked for capital projects? Are you aware that a whopping N500billion was proposed for the so called social welfare? Imagine if that amount was injected into large scale commercial farming, do you know its likely impact on our economic diversification drive? Borrowing money to finance recurrent expenditure is not only insensitive, it can be economically suicidal.

A template has already been set in Lagos by APC's local champion (Fashola) who left a debt burden of N160billion with a borehole and website costing N300m and N78m respectively. It's only in this part of the world that a govt will borrow money to finance welfarism. Aregbesola did the same in Osun by taking loans for the so-called school feeding project and left the State "technicality" bankrupt. I haven't seen any Nigerian parents who complain of inability to feed their wards in primary schools but Buhari wants to mortgage Nigeria for the sake of 2019.