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The former minister questioned the competence of President Goodluck Jonathan.

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, said President Goodluck Jonathan by his misrule is leaving a legacy of “destruction and disaster” in Nigeria.

Speaking at a book launch in Lagos on Wednesday, Mr.
Fani-Kayode, in a speech titled ”A Date with Destiny,”
said the administration of Mr. Jonathan has plunged the
country into financial recklessness, bloodbath (apart from
during the civil war) and total misrule never before
experienced in the country.

On the planned amnesty for the violent insurgent group,
Boko Haram, the former minister said it is an “inglorious
endeavour” and an “exercise in futility” that will “set a
dangerous precedent.”

“4, 400 precious souls cut short and slaughtered like
chicken by Boko Haram in the last two years. How can
our government sleep well at night with all that innocent
blood that has flowed whilst they are at the helm of
affairs of our nation?” the former minister said.

“More innocent souls have been killed in the last 2 years
by terrorists than at any other time in the history of
Nigeria outside the civil war. How does President
Jonathan and his”today’s men” feel about winning such a
dubious and dishonourable title? Does he still regard
Boko Haram as “his siblings” who he “cannot hurt”?

“Why did the President refuse to visit the good people of
the northeast for so long despite the fact that hundreds of
people are still being slaughtered there by Boko Haram
every day?” he added.

He said the government has proved it does not “give a
damn” to the suffering of the people and the loss of lives
by not visiting the troubled region until politicians from
the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) did; and
the president’s lukewarm and delayed response to the
recent massacre of 185 people in Baga.

“He did not visit the place until the APC governors took
the initiative, did the right thing, went there boldly and
paved the way? It was only after that initiative was taken
by the opposition that our President woke up from his
deep slumber, remembered that he was the Commander
in Chief of our Armed Forces and saw fit to go to the
north-east. Why did he take so long before doing so?”

“Does the fact that it took our Government two days to
even acknowledge that the Baga massacres ever took
place and that when they finally did all they said was that
they would ”investigate it” not seem rather insensitive?
This was after the Sec. Gen. of the U.N. and numerous
other world leaders had not only condemned the
massacre but had also expressed their condolences to our
President, to the Nigerian people and to those that lost
their loved ones. Yet to the best of my knowledge not
one word of condolence or regret was offered by our
President or our Government. Since when have we
degenerated to such a point that when our people are
killed in such a brazen manner and in such large numbers
we don’t even seem to ”give a damn”? Since when have
we become a nation of sociopaths that have no feeling
and that do not value human life?” he said.

Mr. Fani-Kayode said the Jonathan administration has
refused to tackle corruption and therefore has plunged
the economy into deeper mire by its wanton display of
financial impudence.

“When will our President and his ”today’s men” answer
David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom’s, question and tell him what they did with the
100 billion USD that they made from oil sales in the last
two years? When will they answer Obi Ezekwesili’s
question about how they squandered 67 billion USD of
our foreign reserves? When will they answer the
question that Nasir El Rufai asked sometime back about
how they spent over 350 billion naira on security vote in
one year alone? When will they answer the many
questions that Pat Utomi and many other distinguished
and courageous leaders and ”yesterday’s men” have
raised about the trillions of naira that have been
supposedly spent on oil subsidy payments in the last two
years?” he asked.

“When will they implement the findings and
recommendations of the Nuhu Ribadu report on the
thievery that has gone on in the oil sector? When will
they cultivate the guts and find the courage to respond to
a call for a public debate to defend their abysmal record?

When will these ”today’s men” stop being so reckless
with our money? Why would our ”today’s man” FCT
Minister budget 5 billion for the ”rehabilitation of
prostitutes in the Abuja”? Why would he budget 7.5
billion naira for a new ”FCT city gate”? Why would he
budget 4 billion naira for some kind of building or centre
for the First Lady? Why would the Federal Government
of ”todays men” budget 1 billion naira for food in the
Villa? Are these the priorities of ”today’s men”? And all
this when Nigeria is back in foreign debt to the tune of 9
billion USD and is still borrowing, when local debt has
hit almost 50 billion USD, when 40 per cent of Nigerians
are unemployed, when graduate unemployment has hit
80 per cent, when 40 per cent of Nigerians do not have
access to good food and are described by the U.N.D.P as
being ”hungry” and when 70 per cent of Nigerians are
living below the poverty line? Is this the vision of
”today’s men?”

Sunnybobo3:
Seun, Lalasticlala, Ngwakwe please kindly move this thread to the front page for a robust debate.

Thanks.

MOG1D1:
Ride on Mr President.

Ikwokrikwo:
You don't rebuild a house that is still burning

olapluto:
GEJ has never looked comfy as a president from day 1. He has tried to act the role, but his demeanor always give him away. Cue his reactions to national and worldwide events.

MizMyColi:
I've posted a disclaimer on that.
It has nothing to do with him.

Thanks for not shooing me just yet

kolonigga:
Abi GEJ said he would use IT to fight corruption? YES, Now IT wants to be employed for use he/PDP is against it.... something is fishy my people.

God bless Jega/INEC

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SAY YES TO CARD READERS.
SAY YES TO PVCs
SAI BUHARI ALL THE WAY!!!

Obiagelli:
I bet you didn't read the article at all.

MizMyColi:




L-o-L
I wanted watching the video first.
I was about opening youtube to search for it and I got distracted again.

Other times I don't comment, it's prolly because I'm not inspired to say anything.

Since when did it become a crime to lookout for you and Madam Oby's threads bikonum
When I'm here, I prefer observing and liking posts.

Those who talk so freely here must have some form of protection

Some have opined that voting for Buhari
constitutes a movement backwards. If moving
backwards means a naira that was at at par with
the American dollar, a more stable electric
power supply, a more equitable society, a more
disciplined society when traditional values
meant something, a safer and more secured
nation and a time when corruption was less
pervasive, then may we ever continue to move
backwards, as a way of ultimately leap-frogging
back to the future!

Sunnybobo3:
NAFDAC is working now even more efficiently, thanks to Dora though.

As per Agama lizard, I do not know why people will not find legitimate businesses to do even when they have the capital. I know this guy personally and this is not his first brush with law enforcement agencies.

I pray he gets his comeuppance this time.

MzJackBaueress:
hahaahaha!! This one na sure banker.

otukpo:
Na the youth own dey wori me pass.

MzJackBaueress:
Buhari is back after treating himself of postrate cancer

Buhari is contesting for the post of the British PM

Etc

madridguy:
All I have to say.......

Sai Buhari
Sai Baba