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The same way world oil prices has been stabilised by GMB and naira exchange rate equated to $1.

Anyways, next year's budget is but few months to come (that's if they have started to prepare it). Who will prepare it by the way, when there's no Minister of Finance and the National Planning Commission is without minister?

Even if the Igbo split their vote in last presidential election 70%APC:30%others, they will still be treated exactly like they are being treated today.

And guess what, the Igbos know that.

So, burst that theory.

PassingShot:
So, it's a crime to have a different opinion with a higher ranking Bishop who has shown to be anything but non-partisan?


Your own idea of tackling the problem. There could be different ways of finding solutions to a particular problem. It would have amounted to crass stupidity for the new government of PMB not to let Nigerians know how much rot was left behind by the last administration. Besides, the new government, in its wisdom deems it necessary to retrieve some of our looted funds before it's too late so that such monies can be used for its programs. So, what's the problem with that approach?

@PassingShot, stop sounding like a blabber. Above is difficult to follow.

Phame:
it lacks that internal structure and coherence to be read- cos it's not without prejudice and partisanship.

So you admit you didn't read it? Since it faile your precondition for to be read? I'm following your definition Sir.

So, how were you able to conclude from what I wrote that I "refused to read the article with an open heart, hence.." when u did not read it.

Define hypocrisy, sir.

TRUTHTOPOWER:
"Heros" can do no wrong "wannabes" must either "hero worship" or "keep off". well, you are right on the issue of stabbing, [b]only that we desperately need blood the stabbers took after stabbing ...lol. [/b]as for Bishop Kukah, the gospel we read in the bible is the gospel of restitution. "due process" is a fantastic judicial concept for isolated cases of criminal prosecution. But when the "due process of justice" faces overwhelming break down of law and order, you need to scape goat or hunt down the most notorious suspects. It just like a teacher entering a noisy class and grabbing a truant red handed. others will fall in line and you can initiate the process of punishing others with the "nicety of due process" If you are familiar with criminal justice that is what the court do to suspects of notorious crimes such as rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking. Corruptiob is now on the "notorious crime" list.

Admittedly, govt must attend to the bleeding citizenry with what is available. This will be done. You and I and every citizen deserve the attention of govt. Pls let your contribution reflect your education - I believe this excludes prejudice. thanks

I hear you or should I say I agree with you.

Strategy: deal with the most crucial things first. In Project Management, sequence of activities is make or mar of success.

In the context of Nigerian law, crime (including financial crime and corrupt enrichment) is never ever statute barred, i.e. no time limit to pursue, catch and prosecute a treasury looter.

Kukah never said don't punish criminals or don't prosecute those that stole public funds. He only said that making a priority to look at the immediate past administration sounds vindictive and will take a lot of focus off the real issues.

From what I know, it will also take a long time to recover and pack up the already spilled milk in a manner to make different to the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

So, two course of action, start from the beginning, where you stopped -IBB, Abacha, Obasanjo, Yaradua and Jonathan: or face your work, there is enough laws to take care of those that have stolen.

But, no. We must go after last administration. That's why it's difficult for some of us to have doubt. It's partisan (against former ruling party). As you know, two gubernatorial candidates of APC who are facing looting trials are being fielded by the party. In Kogi, the State Party Charman admitted guilt on behalf of their candidate and promised that he would return the N11bn he had stolen once elected as governor.

https://www.nairaland.com/2645171/not-return-n11billion-stolen-fund#38695511

Phame:
you refused to read the article with an open heart, hence this amorphous reply.

Pls define "amorphous". Just to be sure you are referring to my post. Thanks.

Op, pls, quickly:

1. Share the outcome of your survey to empirically buttress your assertion "The previous Administration has ruined this country."

2. Following that, provide the proof of your assertion "Sir if you know what the previous administration has cost this country, you will know buhari is a messiah." and proceed to show the linkage between cost or loss of the nation Buhari.

3. Your survey was of opinion of people right? Provide the political and ideological spread of the survey area -predominantly APC or PDP? What proportion is the dogmatic north of nigeria (home of defunct CPC?)?. Christian vs. Muslim population.

Then, I can make my submission.

Btw: giving you a little benefit of doubt in advance, your boss was practical while you had your heads buried in useless theory. He is losing revenue, just like most Nigerian businesses. So tell us what your god buhari has done to justify or compensate your bosses drop in business. Anything pls.

Yep. I validate my position. Now fire!

I'm on standby

olanie:
To you, in summary, this is all what the writer is upto ?

TIMEISWISDOM:
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Anyway my judgement from reading both Kukah's write up and that of the writer is , This writer tries to paint kukah black inorder to render his message irrelevant and not proffer in any way, a better alternative to Kukah's assertions.
I think Nigerians should do away with their believe that you are against the government whenever you see it moving in the wrong direction and critize accordingly.

If Nigeria should continue then we should put it first and not let our tribe, love for power or current person having it, sentiments or greed overshadow our sense of patriotism.

Excellent! Man must be good with Precise (pronounced preci). Be blessed for seeing through the charade and propaganda article.

Rubbish APC! Always thinking Nigerians are fools.

Fr Enwerem? Clearly an attention seeker. It doesn't take a deep look to know.

Meanwhile, if what I learnt about catholics is anything to count on, I doubt if a reverend father will publicly criticise and antagonise another reverend father, much less a higher ranking in catholic orders - a bishop. Fr. Enwerem could just as well be a fake, used by the desperate propagandists to get back at Fr Kukah.

Fr. Kukah spoke the truth. If health and wellness (of the nation) is your goal, what a bleeding Nigeria needs most is not to immediately go after those that caused the stab wound. Stop the bleeding first, ensure enough blood begins to flow well (robust economy) and then you can convincingly pursue wrong doers.

But General Buhari (GMB) choses to go after looters first, without addressing the fundamental causes of corruption - the imbalance in the structure of the country that creates the "national cake" mentality in public officers.

Kukah was blunt and bold. He asked how many wars Nigeria had won before? Against Indiscipline, against malaria or against poverty, against nepotism or against hunger. And he concluded by saying that the day GMB fashioned his administration as a pursuit of past misdeeds, was the day he lost his job, and I stand by that position.

Fr Enwerem, please find another vocation and stop envying Bishop Kukah. He's many a man more that you and more than you can ever be, fundamentally because you lack originality. You also lack character.

MrDenygerian:
Biafranqueen, what does it mean to be Biafran? What does it mean to be Igbo? To be Igbo is to stand for truth and justice. To be Igbo is to be hardworking and disciplined. To be Igbo is to be determined and focused.
Being Igbo is not all about bearing an Igbo name. Anyone who holds onto the aforementioned ideals is a friend of the Igbos...

Let me agree for a second that Nigerians are anti-Igbo. Is that the reason Igbo youths are into drug peddling? Is that the reason most of our HRH's have moved to Lagos to avoid being kidnapped? Is that enough reason for the proliferation of baby factories in the SE? Is that the reason why Seasterners only return home during Christmas? We build big mansions back home that are only occupied during the final weeks of the year.

Where does personal responsibility come in? Let's get the basics right. Then the calls for Biafra will come from sincere hearts, hearts that seek the interest of Igbos, not just the interest of their pockets.
Good morning.

MrDenygerian, I greet you. Deeje.

I like your spirit and I will like to share few ideals with you, a little debate, if you may.

First, I respect your pride in your identity, an Igbo -nwafo proper. This is because a lot of us still find it difficult to claim, identify with that identity. Some are in complete denial, changing their names, their skins, way of life etc. Some sub-tribes say the are not Igbo. May be they are not.

I agree with all you have shared, for the most part. I simply don't want us to be too hard on ourselves. Nothing is hugely wrong with our leaders, nor our society as of today. We have coped well with the aftermath of the Biafran war and it is a surprise to may that without any help (rather, suppression by officialdom), we are standing neck-to-neck with our other tribal nations, somewhat.

In particular reference to 2015 elections, the Igbos made no mistake. Take it from me. I don't believe in the popular branding of the "voting by their emotions" or some that vomit "voting by their stomach". That's rubbish. The Igbos made a loud statement in the last election. For the first time, in a long time, since after the war, the Igbos didn't co tow in a master-slave arrangement. They spoke with one voice, voted who they wanted and rejected who they didn't, and the reason for the rejection is coming to fact, as you have also acknowledged and as is clear for all to see.

It has been acknowledged that APC's victory was that Jonathan didn't get what he used to get from Igbos. We decided it, bro.

Guess what, if you repeat that election today, this morning, what you will see will not just be a repeat of the same voting pattern, but a more hard lined Igbos voting against their sworn oppressors.

We said it during campaign. Buhari is no lover of Igbos. No Fulani is. And Buhari, from all indications, is not a changed man. (can never change -too old to learn new skills!)

Now, to the point. I love the way you have kept a tab on Igbo values and I will plead that you add njepu (travel), an irreducable ingredient of Igboness that lubricates our proclivity to commerce and assimilation of new cultures and values.

Please don't advocate that Igbos travel less. And worse still, don't advocate that we all come home and live in our big mansions all year round. We don't need that. If you say, let's have our productive machineries factories, assemblies, consultancies, etc. To have their headquarters in Igboland, I support you. (Innoson has achieved that, Peace Mass transit, the largest mass transit operator has achieved that, even with his family as permanent residents in far away China.

So what have I just said?

1. Drug peddling, prostitution, baby factories and the other social vices are no more an Igbo affair than in other parts of Nigeria. May be a little more or less. Create a thriving economy that allows free enterprise and see Igbo boys making money legitimately before others even wake up. But in a country and society where they youths are without hope, what do you expect?

2. Igbo politics is maturing (once again). This is from the absolute devastation of our political structures and identity occasioned by the civil war. I predict that Igbos will become more bold and more together in their political stance in coming elections. If we are with you, we are with you.

3. I love your definition of Igboness. To be Igbo means a lot and comes with a lot. We are stubborn (resolute to a fault), we are forthright (no yeye diplomacy and double speaking), we fight and we are ready to die (for a just cause). We also love to travel,trade and exist with other cultures whose values we respect, assimilate and adapt. You will be surprised how much of Yoruba culture we have imbibed and domesticatedn despite the coldness and rivalry that the Hausa/Fulani has instigated in betwixt us, just so that the south cannot be in unity.

I'm toast if you wish to take this further (off line, if you so desire).

I greet you, ezi nwafo.

spanishkid:
They can cry to death for all I care.

Yes. I see the joy and comfort in you in using "they", since you feel it's only "them" that the issues raised concern. But you are so wrong.

Yes, speaking generally in Nigeria may be a less focused way of identifying issues, as opposed to people of the different regions pinpointing issues that affect them the most. But the issues in the article are hardly peculiar to Igbos. If the national conference which the westerners championed since the wake of current democratic dispensation in Obasanjo era becomes an exercise in futility, it is another win for the north against the entire south, not just Igbos.

The current downturn in the economy due to lack of focus, direction and policy thrust by the centre will not affect an Igbo any more than a Yoruba or itsekiri. The job losses and continually eroding employment prospects in entire Nigeria will affect all and sundry. Hunger, inflation and scarcity of essential commodity that will soon follow the archaic foreign exchange control of GMB administration will not be an only Igbo affair.

Today, the menace of cattle rearers is an issue for Yoruba as it has been for Biroms, Tivs and Igalas, and of course, Igbos. Simply because the south is afraid to insist that herding should be banned in Nigeria, all in favour of the North.

I advise that we all pick the message in the write up and seek a better society that will work for all of us, or if impossible, we find political and non-violent means to exist as separate nations

PedroJP:
How Yorubas wan ban pple's centuries - old means of survival. Yorubas should be careful as any violent act will see installation of 3 more Emirs in swest.

What is century-old means of survival that has a modern substitute?

What is century-old means of survival that is clashing with other people's means of survival?

Banning of herding in Nigeria is only a matter of time. Just watch.

Btw, our constitution protects freedom of movement of citizens, not citizens and cattle. What warped logic. Chisos! See audacity

TonyeBarcanista:
All Photographic Congress (APC)

All Photographic Confidence (APC)

Realdeals:
Which kind talk is this, voting for a thief so that he will return the money he stole? Audu Abubakar should be jailed

Chisos! APC

Which kain party be dis!

I can't stop screaming

2nd statement in less than 24hrs!
1st, I am distressed blah blah http://thenationonlineng.net/buhari-distressed-by-abuja-blasts/

2nd, now, even more bs -"this battle is not ideological". Before nko? Na now u know? Come o! is GMB hinting that it is not the faction under his control that did it?

Olodo!

What's seen in the last few days is too coordinated to be an act of a desperate dissipated force. Coinciding with independence, their message is "we are alive, well and still very lethal!"

Striking maiduguri, adamawa and multiple points in Abuja, the seat of Fed govt.

Where is our intelligence gathering!

None of these was foreseen.

FatIjeomaOkolie:
It is his business because the federal government is currently controlled by his own party and has been able to save Nigerians billions of Naira that would have ended up in private pockets on a day like this.

Despite the fact that El Rufai is a governor, he is also a Nigerian

Buhari is God sent

If you can, try look deeper.

What was spent in 2012 when he was in charge of FCT? He hid dat one. Don't worry, we are compiling all

Gov mallam El Rufai, what is your locus standi on this matter? How does this relate to the governance of Kaduna State, Mr. Governor?

When the media speculate that your ambition is to take over Osinbade's job, you all deny and take quick snapshots to decieve us.

Well, I support request to start from 1999! So that we see what the spend was when you were the driver of economic mgt team.

Propaganda is providing partial info. and half-truths.

Meanwhile I expect former Minister of Finance to release the actual figures, cos idonblvit!

What is El Rufai's locus standi on this matter? How is this an item for governance of Kaduna State, Mr. Governor?

When the media speculate that your ambition is to take over Osinbade's job, you all deny and take quick snapshots to decieve us.

Well, I support request to start from 1999! So that we see what the spend was when you were the driver of economic mgt team.

Propaganda is providing partial info. and half-truths.

Meanwhile I expect former Minister of Finance to release the actual figures, cos idonblvit!

http://www.punchng.com/opinion/viewpoint/buhari-as-god-of-small-things/

Excerpt:

"First, this administration has since its infancy, shown a proclivity for the mundane; its team of spin doctors panders to a Nigerian public that has yet to live the change bayed and fought for. A smokescreen of change –whatever one – to this over-expectant collective is quickly effected when there is a lull in the atmosphere. Second, well, these men just do not know when to stop.

Since May 29, a relentless barracking of infinitesimal moves by President Buhari, many of which are beneath his office, have been packaged as paradigm changers which has huge impact on Nigeria’s future. Thanks to the media and his bureau of spinners, the quagmire that has imperilled Nigeria’s development continues apace with outstanding advances in development-inclined countries....

For today’s celebration, we were assailed with the news of how Buhari slashed celebration budget to N70m. Paid and volunteer PR managers have noisily applauded this, brandishing it before “wailing wailers” as evidence of Buhari’s fiscal superiority over his predecessor. In 2014, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan spent N120bn on Nigeria’s Centenary. Juxtaposed, N70m is a far cry from N120bn, if truly that is the amount spent. Yet, this should not stop us from being circumspect; rightly questioning if the President should be the one to sit on Independence Day budgets. These are roles that should be subsumed within the daily run of affairs with such spending generating neither fuss nor drama.

These days, it seems any which way one turns, there is a report of the President making an order to stimulate people to do their jobs. One day, the media are reporting that in the wake of Saudi Arabia tragedy, Buhari has ordered the National Hajj Commission to account for all Nigerian pilgrims. Another day, we are told that he has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, to find the abducted former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae. Again, these are supposed to be mundane issues that should not require presidential orders. Why does any agency need to be “ordered” to do its job? What necessitated a presidential intervention in what should be a routine investigative Police job?"

Real independence day bombshell. Read entire article at Punch

TonyeBarcanista:
This ministerial list thingy is looking more like a joke..

APC just buying time. Saraki is the senate president, yes. The communication between the arms of government is not a private affair.

So announcing that he has received the list is just a face-saving move. Perhaps, he hopes that APC will begin to see him as a good party man. Nonsense.

He's only hoping that the pub holiday tomorrow will give baba time, so that by Fri hopefully he will have it.

We challenge Saraki to publish the list tomorrow.

Thot Femi A. was Femi Aribisala.

Wow!

The Tragedy of President Buhari’s Foreign Trips
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has now been to Europe to meet with the heads of governments from EU Power, he has paid homage to the US president, and has joined his fellow heads of states and government in the United Nations. Each of these trips had been a disaster and brought shame to Nigeria, the Giant of Africa.
The giant of African means that these disasters are African disasters. If for no other reasons, PMB should at least understand that he is understood to be representing Africa whenever he is abroad and should not bring shame to the continent.
Each of PMB’s missteps is blamed on other people but PMB. The blame this time is on the Nigerian Mission in New York but it is wrongly placed.
Let us review some of the disgraceful behaviors during some of these trips:
As the president-elect GMB went to 10 Downing Street to meet the British PM. We saw pictures of him standing at the gate like a pauper, pictures of the PM leaving him at the door before his car came to pick him up, etc. We still wonder what went wrong. Was his appointment properly scheduled? Why was his car and driver not waiting for him? Did he have a brief case?
PMB went to consult with EU Leaders on how to help Nigeria. He was advised to bring along a shopping list. But he did not know that the Soviet Union no longer existed; he did not know that there is no more East and West Germany and he did not know what the leader of Germany is called. He did not present a detail picture of the kind of help he sought. He came back with a basketful of promises and empty hand. He was not their equal.
European trip was a failure, but the UN trip was a disaster of incredible magnitude. He was either a no-show or a late show in very important events like the Chad Basin Initiative; he could not meet the Pope even though his country is 50% Christian and going through a religious conflict. It would have been worth his while to be seen shaking hands with the Pope. We now have to interpret this event any which way we like. Did he snub the Pope to show how a devoted Muslim he is? The fact that he did not even know the gate into the hall and was turned back at the wrong gate is beyond redemption. It made us look like a little boy that wondered into a no-go place or trying to crash the gate. And when he finally got to speaking he faced an empty chamber, the result of failing to make any impression so far on the world scene.
Who is to blame for all these? It is difficult to say. But here are some possibilities:
1.   His staff and close advisers are afraid of him. This would be a disaster and would mean that these things would continue to repeat. When advisers are playing it safe; they avoid meeting with the boss and when they must they fail to tell the boss the truth. Remember the story of a naked king on the village square. That is what happens when a leader is feared. Fear and respect are different things.
2.   He is not teachable. In other words he was properly briefed but could not understand the briefing and messed up. Not finding the right gate falls under this possibility. It is hard to imagine that neither he nor his staff knew the gate to the UN hall.
3.   The broad mistakes of his EU and UN trips would be placed squarely on not having a Foreign Minister or Foreign Minister designate. The absence of a Foreign Minister would invariably result in communication failures. Certain international issues are communicated with protocols, minister to minister, HoS to HoS or Minister to Ambassador. PMB does not have a Foreign Minister or Ambassador in US and probably did not get ALL the communications he needed.
4.   National Leaders going on a foreign trip usually have advance team proceeding them. These teams would meet with all the people the president would meet and talk about everything including any documents that would be signed. They would review the sitting arrangements, the logistics, where their cars would be packed and when. They would walk the walk (literally) to estimate time and the ability of the president to do so; security details, etc. Did PMB do these things?
5.   It is understood that at some point PMB was hungry in NY and there was no food and he was asked to fall in line for a buffet dinner. I hope that this is not true. But if it is true, we need to see heads rolling. At his age and religion, PMB cannot eat anyhow. But this reflects on the quality of his staff. The staff ought to know when he usually eats and what he usually likes to eat.
6.   Enough is enough
I do not think that this job is too much for Muhammadu Buhari. He can do it, but needs to soften himself enough so that he is approachable by his supporters. He needs the services of knowledgeable people around him. He needs to have his speeches proofed before delivering them. When I was on the workforce I learned a lesson from a colleague, one of seasoned VP’s, he told me that everything going to the president must be baby proofed. He meant that all reports must be such that the president could not make any mistakes.
I was stunned, because I thought that the president was the mister-know-it-all. I very quickly learned the truth.

Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba
Boston, Massachusetts
September 29, 2015

Dats strategic.

So that when baba fails, he will not say it is the senate dat delayed him.

Everybody clear space for Buhari let's see that thing that maketh him saviour to a section of Nigerians.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm far from being convinced. Rather, the goodwill that welcomed his election is evaporating as the day passes.

We are on wait and see

An Igbo woman can never fail you.

Quote me anywhere!

argon500:
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... A retired Nigerian diplomat told Saharareporters that President Buhari must have seen the folly in relying on unsupervised civil servants to run the affairs of state since he came to power.

The last paragraph nailed it guys. It's an own goal.

Absence of Nig ambassador to the US to provide leadership, but oga says it's all about noise-making.

Sad where we found ourselves

resty4:
D mumu instead of actively partispate in mata of lake chad we konsen bh he spend time on climate ki ni? Ds dura dullard is really brain dead.he know wetin white man de call priority?

He took a wrong gate!

See, there's no other head of state in dat room.

This one na proper side event.

He took a wrong gate, yet again!

PointB:
Hehehehe, we rejected a Zoologist, and settled for a bigoted semi-literate fulani cattle herder, and we call that CHANGE!

It's would have been very funny if it wasn't so tragic!

If only u know how much I love this. Dats the summary of our story

I need education on this please:

When has it become a crime in Nigeria to be in possession of foreign currency?

Help please.

Truth of the matter:

The Nigerian govt.of today is not able to identify official and unofficial functions, crucial and non-crucial meeting.

By claiming that a meeting convened by a legitimate arm of UN "was not one the official events of the United Nations for which President Muhammadu Buhari and his modest delegation are in New York", Bujari govt has exposed itself and it's inability to place the right level of priority on basic issues of governance and challenges facing the nation.

Link this to absolute lack of interest in economic policy for which investors are deserting Nigeria. Also link it to the aimless US diplomatic visit.

Believe me guys, we are in for a long ride

kITATITA:
Professor Ogu and the Presidency should be trusted with identifying important meetings for Nigeria to attend. Because it was convened by a UN agency doesn't make it official UN event nor should Nigeria be of compulsion to attend. A meeting to discuss funding for the resettlement of IDP has its own political coloration. It's a matter of assessing priorities.

The UN expressed disappointment, the world is displeased, even our own diplomat says it was a diplomatic blunder, and you are still defending from the comfort of your pot of amala.

Don't you know when to stop? Know there's a huge difference between loyalty to your country and loyalty to its ruler.