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Olaolufred:
Barawo has signed out. Afraid of facing the fact.

Ole, there is what is called sleep.
Ever heard of that?

I don't live here on nairaland.

I'm back!

Answer my questions though. What are OBJs achievements apart from killing all this political opponents and committing incest with his son's wife?

Before you condemn IBB look at your ugly brother first and count his achievements in office. What did OBJ achieve in office? Yet he wanted to rule for ever?

All these Abiola mobs must be stopped! Nonsense.

Olaolufred:
Old Brain advocating for old rogue.

I B B devalued Naira at ( 1 USD to 0.892 Naira ) in 1985, to (1 USD to 21 Naira) when leaving in 1993. Due to his "chop make I chop policy".

I know OnlytruthLies was old enough then to be part and parcel of the corruption that devalued our money by 1,177% in 8 years.

In 2010, 1 USD is equivalent to 148.50 Naira. This also means that between the exit of evil genius in 1993 and 2010 (17years), Naira is devalued by 353.6%.

Baba Ole or Barawo. I know I am young (30+). But where is the dignity of your old age?

To hell with you and your IBB.

So your age is 30+ right? Are you a computer code?

Olaolufred:
Eyanyepere, Pele o.

I hope you are not part of the rented crowd complaining of not being paid at Eagle's Square.

Or are you the contractor who did not pay the contracted?

Arije nidi modaru. Ole.

You think by abusing people you make your case stronger against IBB? C'mon we are not all airheads you know.

Olaolufred:
Old Brain advocating for old rogue.

I B B devalued Naira at ( 1 USD to 0.892 Naira ) in 1985, to (1 USD to 21 Naira) when leaving in 1993. Due to his "chop make I chop policy".

I know OnlytruthLies was old enough then to be part and parcel of the corruption that devalued our money by 1,177% in 8 years.

In 2010, 1 USD is equivalent to 148.50 Naira. This also means that between the exit of evil genius in 1993 and 2010 (17years), Naira is devalued by 353.6%.

Baba Ole or Barawo. I know I am young (30+). But where is the dignity of your old age?

To hell with you and your IBB.

No my friend, you on the other hand is already in hell, because that is where your master Abiola is now.

This is 2010 and we are making tens of billions of dollars every month. So why is Naira at N140/$ ?
If when oil was under $20/barrel, we still had Naira at N21/$, why do we have all the money, but we can't improve Naira values?

I am NOT even sure I'm older than you.

You are just an irresponsible fool who can't reason outside the realm of a dogmatic mob.

na_so:
I struggled to come to terms with this post, not necessarily because of the content , but the author(you of all people).

I found some consolation in the thinking that since you have been one of the very strong beleivers in the disintegration of this country and consequently the emergence of a biafran state, you are simply looking out for the candidate that will hasten this process.

What if I tell you that I decided to face the truth and not allow mobs to shout me down.
Nigeria WILL NOT disintegrate under IBB. In fact that is the last thing that will happen. He kept Nigerian territory of Bakassi even under SAP and austerity measure due to low oil prices. Obasanjo gave it away with oil prices at $140/barrel. It's time people start thinking for once.

This Abiola lynch mob must be stopped.

Summarized:

Nigeria needs a man with vision, foresight and exceptional intelligence


Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos (IBB bridge)

The International Conference Centre, Abuja

National Assembly Complex

Aso Rock presidential Villa

National Directorate of Employment (NDE)

Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)

National Electoral Commission (NEC)

Relocate the federal capital to Abuja, where he developed a modern city (Basically the boldest action a Nigerian leader has ever taken)

Establishment of the National Communication Commission (NCC -laid foundation for Cell phone revolution)

He encouraged the establishment of many banks (People's Bank etc)

Supported the political development of the country, through a two-party system (Could have stopped PDP domination)

NSO was divided into three divisions, the NIA, SSS and DIA (Keeps Nigeria secure)


I will add to this list, 'cos there is so much more. And yes more people were assissinated under Obasanjo than under IBB. And Yes Obasanjo also wanted to become life president. All Nigerian presidents will always like to rule for ever. Duh?

lanre_front:
Are you for real? Or do you just believe everyone on nairaland are un-informed?

If you want to support IBB, fine, do that. But stop regaling us takes which are actualy only true from the opposite direction.


You talk about 20 dollar per barrel for oil. Do you know that thevalue of money in the 80s maybe 100 times what it was in the 90s.

IBB single handedly destroyed the value of the naira by going to take an IMF loan which the country dieg not need.

IBB laid the foundation for the terrible situation of " bribery and corruption" that Nigeria finds itself in which has become a multi headed monster that refuses to die.

What about the gulf-war oil windfall during the Iraq and US war. What about the assassination of Dele Giwa. I could go on and on.

My friend you sound like the choir! Don't just echo things without conducting independent research. Is that all he did?

Okay list OBJs achievements. List Jonathan's achievements. List Yar adua's achievements. All of them don't add up to IBB's achievements. All of them enjoyed oil prices above $70/barrel. Oil was at about $20/barrel under IBB.
Yet he built Abuja, Third Mainland Bridge, so many federal roads, set up powerful institutions of government like NIA, DMI and SSS, National Directorate of Employment, Federal Road Safety Commission, INEC (then NEC), . . .
I can't even list all of them here!  
He established the rationale for a two party system. If we had followed it, we won't have PDP stealing every elections today.
Government stopped when he left office!

I'm just recalling all of these things now because the Abiola lynch mob had dominated this discourse for far too long.
You can't even say what else IBB did wrong except June 12 and some unsubstantiated Dele Giwa murder. More people were assassinated under Obasanjo BY FAR, than under IBB.

Like I keep saying, my only problem with IBB before was this fear of staying in Office for ever, but then, which Nigerian leader had not schemed to rule for ever?

That is the point. Jonathan can even scheme to rule for ever if we let him. So IBB is no different in that regard.

Olaolufred:
Your confession in the coloured and boldened part is understandable.
(1) You can not see.
(2) So your judgement is based on hearsay enveloped with heresy.
A blind man singing a song of shame. Shio.

How old are you? If you are not old enough, how can you say I base my findings on hearsay?

I saw it all first hand. I'm just recalling it all now because Nigerians have been inundated and intimidated by the Abiola mob.

We are losing the future to Abiola! The man died as he lived. He sponsored all the coups of the 80s. God only paid him in his own coin. How can I forget?

IBB build everything we know today as Federal Government.

yemmight:
Honestly, Ken is the only Ibo politician I used to respect and if the guy is romancing IBB,  

Ken is a solid as ever. You just have to look carefully to understand what is going on. IBB remains the best in this election. The man is the only real leader we've had in about 40 years. Murtala Muhammed was another but didn't last long so we would never know. IBB designed everything we have today as Federal Government. Name it, and IBB did it!

So, Nnamani remains a true statesman.

I'm sure that many Nigerians have never REALLY thought about IBB's achievements in terms of building institutions of governance and building Nigeria as a whole, all with VERY meager resources. Nigeria was making about $12 - $15 billion annually then. Yet he built more infrastructure than Obasanjo who ruled as Nigeria made about $80 billion annually.

[size=18pt]This Abiola thing is STEALING the future of this country. The sooner this is buried with the man the better for Nigeria.[/size]

I cannot see any other candidate better than IBB in this election. The man is head and shoulder above the rest.

I'm sure that many Nigerians have never REALLY thought about IBB's achievements in terms of building institutions of governance and building Nigeria as a whole, all with VERY meager resources. Nigeria was making about $12 - $15 billion annually then. Yet he built more infrastructure than Obasanjo while Nigeria made about $80 billion annually.

[size=18pt]This Abiola thing is STEALING the future of this country. The sooner this is buried with the man the better for Nigeria.[/size]

I cannot see any candidate better than IBB in this election. The man is head and shoulder above the rest.

I just can't shake off this feeling that IBB under VERY TOUGH oil market (under $20/barrel) did what Obasanjo couldn't do in 8 years of above $80/barrel.

Nigeria was making in a year then what Nigeria makes in a month today. Yet IBB built more infrastructures then.

Just look at IBB achievements! I just can't believe it! An edifice like the THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE was build by IBB. Even everything that makes Abuja tick today was built by him.
Every institution of substance even INEC (was a remnant of his NEC). Nobody has made ANY improvements on IBB's achievements since he left office.
All institutions of the Federal government today from Federal road safety commission, to SSS to National defence college (he called it National war college), . .you name it, IBB did it!

Chei! Frankly I've never fully thought about these until now!

And he did these with oil at miserable international prices! Now imagine what he can do today with Nigeria swimming in oil money.

I just can't shake off this feeling that IBB under VERY TOUGH oil market (under $20/barrel) did what Obasanjo couldn't do in 8 years of above $80/barrel.
Just look at IBB achievements! I just can't believe it! An edifice like the THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE was build by IBB. Even everything that makes Abuja tick today was built by him.
Every institution of substance even INEC (was a remnant of his NEC). Nobody has made ANY improvements on IBB's achievements since he left office.
All institutions of the Federal government today from Federal road safety commission, to SSS to National defence college (he called it National war college), . .you name it, IBB did it!

Chei! Frankly I've never fully thought about these until now! 

And he did these with oil at miserable international prices! Now imagine what he can do today with Nigeria swimming in oil money. 

Why do you think Babangida would turn Nigeria around when some believe that since he could not do it as a military leader, where he had all the power, he cannot do it in a democracy, where he can’t act alone?


At this time, Nigeria needs a man with vision, foresight and exceptional intelligence. IBB is the man. A look at the many things he did for Nigeria, at a time the total national income for a year was smaller than what the country is earning in a month now, would explain my position. He did much to improve the infrastructural development of Nigeria. Edifices like the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos; the International Conference Centre, Abuja; construction of federal housing estates nation wide, National Assembly Complex, Abuja, Presidential Villa, Abuja, as well as many other bridges and buildings, are to his credit. In fact, he built Abuja and had the foresight to relocate the federal capital to Abuja, where he developed a modern city. His road projects are too numerous to be counted. He also did much for the economy, like creating room the GSM revolution, through the establishment of the National Communication Commission. He encouraged the establishment of many banks.

He also supported the political development of the country, through a two-party system. When we had the National Republican Convention (NRC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) everybody said that our democracy was stronger and stable. He establishment the national democratic institutes across the country. IBB strengthened security in the country, through the popular security reform he carried out. Under his reform, the NSO was divided into three divisions, the NIA, SSS and DIA. I’m sure that if IBB becomes next president of Nigeria, the issue of kidnapping, violent crimes and other vices will be a thing of the past in Nigeria.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/politics/2010/sept/15/politics-09-15-2010-003.htm

komando.:
@ bkhomo

Sorry to bust your buble but I dont believe in having comanding homos. On the other hand you the male babe is BkHomo for real.

All these so-called presidential aspirants will eventually drop out for IBB.
He remains the clear leader of the pack. The rest are pretenders

asha 80:
I hope you know that this picture is Micheal okpara square in enugu and not eagles square abuja.

Wait asha80, did you day that this picture is Enugu?
Mehn! This is bigger than I thought!

asha 80:
[size=14pt]I actually watched the declaration on AIT.Guys the attendance was quite huge make no mistake about it.[/size]

However i saw a story here on nairaland that Niger state Governor Babangida Aliyu has backed out of supporting IBB but i saw him at the eagle square giving a eulogising speech of IBB.So who carried the false story?

lol.

I saw a lot of attempts by commentators on this thread to belittle this event. I'm laughing because I know Nigeria well enough to know that this event was actually big.

In this election, I know there is only one candidate to beat -IBB.

There is something mystifying about IBB.
I will give that to him anyday. Frankly, in this coming elections, I still have not seen any contestant with more ideas about how to move Nigeria forward. This guy is something. He epitomizes courage and charisma in leadership.

He might have life presidency ambitions, but then, so does every goat that makes it to Aso rock. Can't count that against him.

He remains the one to beat!

[size=16pt]God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that he must also reap.[/size]

So says the bible.

Some of the SSS personnel are into a lot of evil. They need to acknowledge the supremacy of God on this earth, else they will see more of this type of evil. Period.

The picture.

As early as 9.00 a.m, the Eagles Square had started receiving thousands of delegates from the 36 states of the country and Abuja with several of them brandishing placards and mobile billboards’ in support of General Babangida’s 2011 bid.

Why am I not shocked about this!

[size=16pt]Shock, disbelief heralds IBB’s presidential declaration[/size]

By Kingsley Omonobi & Chris Ochayi
ABUJA—THE successful presidential declaration of General Ibrahim Babangida at the Eagles Square, and the unprecedented crowd that attended it elicited shock and disbelief among the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Some of them were said to have expressed surprise that Babangida could still mobilize so many Nigerians.

Vanguard gathered that a suggestion was made to the PDP leadership to scuttle Babangida’s presidential declaration by fixing the party’s NEC meeting for 12 noon to coincide with the timing of the declaration and to cause confusion in the IBB camp.

It was further learnt that the national leadership of the party applied wisdom and kicked against the suggestion.
As early as 9.00 a.m, the Eagles Square had started receiving thousands of delegates from the 36 states of the country and Abuja with several of them brandishing placards and mobile billboards’ in support of General Babangida’s 2011 bid.

By 11. 07 am when General Babangida eventually made his grand entry into the square, accompanied by Chairman of the occasion by former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, one of his daughters and a retinue of aides, the ovation that greeted him almost brought down the rooftop of Eagle Square.

The next 10 minutes that followed was that of celebration, dancing, with various cultural groups representing people from the North, East South and West trying to outdo each other with cultural displays and dances, all in celebration of the man IBB.

As these delegates continued to troop into the square, the question on everybody’s lip was, will the governors, National Assembly members, at least from the North show up and not allow the massive turnout be blighted with insinuations that IBB was on his own?

These questions were eventually answered with time as firstly, the Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu whom many media reports have touted to have dumped IBB for President Goodluck Jonathan, made a loud entry into the arena and climbed the podium to the ecstatic toothy smiles from former military President Babangida.

He was followed shortly by the governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Aliyu Shikafi and moments after, both governors were joined by Adamawa state governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), with a large retinue of the aides, supporters and well wishers.

A sizeable number of both former National Assembly members as well as those who are currently serving were also there.

Security arrangements which enabled a hitch-free declaration, was very tight as plain clothes security operatives and the Nigeria Police personnel applied civility in screening supporters, delegates, and the various IBB organizations that entered Eagle square to show their support.

In his speech, Chairman of the IBB campaign Organization, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, welcomed the teeming crowd on behalf of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, noting that yesterday’s event had signaled the take off of IBB’s campaign and “by the special grace of God, we shall canvass the nooks and crannies of this country. We shall carry the message of General Ibrahim Babangida”.

His words, “We have in the last 17 years, witnessed a nation that has continuously decayed. We have witnessed a country where we have 16 generations of NYSC graduands who are unemployed. We have a situation where our institutions of education have collapsed. The health system has collapsed. The security of lives and property has been abandoned”.

“The country is at the verge of total collapse. We therefore need a leader, a leader that is courageous, a leader that is a nationalist, a leader that has experience, a leader that is capable of saving Nigeria . A leader that has a proven record of performance”.

To the youths in particular, he said, “It is in your power to install the President of the federal republic of Nigeria . It is your responsibility to make sure that we abide by the rules of our party as our party has zoned the presidency in 2007 to the north. Anybody attempting to steal it, we shall resist him”.

More detail  later

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/15/shock-disbelief-heralds-ibb%E2%80%99s-presidential-declaration/

omonuan:
Bk.babe97, I won't dignify your ignorant rabble rousing.  If you think that what happened in 1966 was a conspiracy among the general Igbo population to kill those you mentioned, there is nothing I can say to you to change your mind. I can tell from your posting that you hate Igbo and that's your prerogative.  Nothing justifies the ethnic cleansing of the Igbo period. 

In 1966, Ndigbo had more to lose than any other tribe in Nigeria. Nigeria had 4 regions, Igbo controlled two. Ndigbo controlled the economy of Nigeria, the civil service and the top echelon of the military.  The idealist military hawks that struck in 1966 were purely misguided and if they had consulted the Igbo at large, they would have been dissuaded from their misadventure.  The Igbos had it made in Nigeria and would have preferred the sustenance of the status quo if they were consulted. You think we are doing better now? In 1966 were on top of the world with fastest growing economy in the east and we controlled every good thing in Nigeria.

Try as you and your ilk may, you can't kill the indomitable Igbo spirit!

Nnanne biko ignore that herb chewing goat!

You have a point about your concerns. On another thread about Ojukwu visiting Jonathan and was snubbed, I strongly suspected (if that story is true) that he went to persuade him not to run because if something starts in Nigeria today, it must involve Ndigbo because of this new chief of army staff. I particularly raised this fear on that thread.

In this election, Ndigbo should be very careful and watch our leaders for guidance. Something is brewing in Nigeria and I don't like it. But if Ihejirika is smart, he will sit it out and stand out of the way of any trouble.

See this https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-513509.128.html

Onye ara si na ya enweghi okwu maka onye a ji mma kwuru ya n'azu ruo mgbe o choro isi ya acho.

The mad man said that he has nothing to say to the man standing behind him with a machete until he looks for his head.

MetalGong4:
The above adage reminds me of Chris Ngige. . . . . That was his mantra during those days he was fighting with his godfathers.

True my brother. Very true. The onwa himself!

Nwanyi mmanya n'egbu, okwa uru di ya? Isn't a drunken woman, her husband's gain?

Okuko bere na ngige, okuko na egwu, ngige na egwu. A chicken perched on a role is dancing, the rope is also dancing.

Enyewaa nwa dibia onu, o jiri abali ga buo mgborogwu na ajo ohia! If a dibia (native doctor) is paid handsomely, he becomes emboldened enough to go on a nocturnal root hunting mission in an evil forest.

Onye a na agwo ibi, o na eto afo, udele na akpo ya oku na ajo ohia. If a patient is being treated for scrotal elephantiasis, and he suddenly starts developing a weird protruding stomach, the vultures are calling his name in the evil forest.

A na esi n'isi ahuru ama uto nsi. The smell of a fart foreshadows the probable taste of the crap.

Onye na alo onye ka ya anya na eme ya nkiri. A person eyeballing his stronger opponent is only admiring him.

Na nwoke na ibe ya ha bu n'onu! That all men are equal is a mere glib talk!

Umu nna and ndi ichie, ekele  kwa m unu ozo!

TewMuch:
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-513655.0.html

Read this thread, and guess which supporter is snitching and betraying y'all. Its like trivia, if you get it right you get a cookie

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-513655.0.html

^^

When the rumours of a Jonathan presidential run started, I was supportive of him. A part of me is still supportive of him, but I need to know that at least I supported the right guy for me. If he cannot enjoy at least 90% of support in south south, Ndigbo should not support him.

TewMuch:
ahh, your still around. Opening new threads more to your taste i see.

If you have something intelligent to say, I'm always here to listen. I don't want to support the wrong candidate in the coming elections. That remains my goal.