₦airaland Forum

I might be the only one observing this but I know that the single largest amount spent on CSR here is not up to #30m. How come CBN's heart got enlarged when it got to kano bombings?

Even when Abuja, where CBN has its headquarters was bombed, what did CBN (read Sanusi) do?

Why did CBN wait for almost two months before they could decide to commiserate with the catholic church in Madalla?

Abeg, we are no kids here!

Revisionists at work. My Father's mercedes is bigger than yours! How come you had so many people (including Gustavo Vassa) in the US and none of them bothered to write in your language?

Yet, it was a Yoruba man who started writing in your language. Biafra blah blah blah,

'Rev. Dr. Crowther began translating the Bible into the Yoruba language and compiling a Yoruba dictionary. In 1843, a grammar book which he started working on during the Niger expedition was published; and a Yoruba version of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer followed later. He also began codifying other languages. Following the British Niger Expeditions of 1854 and 1857, Crowther produced a primer for the Igbo language in 1857, another for the Nupe language in 1860, and a full grammar and vocabulary of Nupe in 1864.'

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther

Quote from Nagoma:
'displine (discipline)and patritism (patriotism)they are as good as illiterate when it comes to leadership and governance.'


Abeg, spare me the sermon! I have highlighted your own illiteracy for you.
By killing an entire industry is what you call performance abi?
What was Sanusi's pedigree before he became the Central Bank's governor? Did he single-handedly plant a bank, nurture it and made it a household name like Akingbola or Cecilia did?
He was only known as a risk management expert and we have so many of them in Nigeria. I have worked with Deloitte before, if being an expert in risk management is what it takes to be the CBN governor, then I'll recommend some of the partners.
Sanusi has not done any meaningful thing to me. He speaks\acts before he thinks and those are hardly the attributes of a good leader.
He appears too exuberant and somewhat in a hurry for vindication. Yet, the position requires a cerebral personae who weighs all available options before taking decisions.

Biafra ko, bia-bia ni?

I really detest this Bola Tinubu.
This man has arrogated so much power to himself that many have been idolising him while he is also playing god.
I don't want to wish him dead, but I'm glad that God is really showing him that He is the Omnipotent.
BTW, I am an indigene of Lagos state!

I had a feeling he was going to have a great match and he did.

He was unplayable right from the start and he justified that with series of attempts in the first half which produced a goal for him and several shots saved by Wolves' keeper.

I am very happy for him.

A slap!

Now, I know there are many mumus in the house. I will start with the buffon who asserted that Sanusi's donation was on the strenght of Kano belonging to the opposition party.
Rabiu kwankwaso was elected in 1999 under PDP as the governor of Kano State. He lost his re-election bid in 2003 to Shekarau of ANPP who had two terms till 2011.
Kwankwaso as a PDP member was a former Minister of Defence during Obasanjo's regime (after he lost his re-election bid).
He was elected in April 2011 as the governor of Kano State.

@sheyguy,
I'll tell you this, I grew up under a muslim. My grandmother (whom I adore) is a muslim. I have many muslims in my family and as friends. Though a christian, but I have never for once felt uncomfortable with their religious belief.
Sanusi is a bigot, I have seen through that man. His hatred for other religions is as profound as his hatred for other tribes. Hate him or love him, Fani Kayode said this much.

Some posers for you:

What was Sanusi's comment on the Christmas Day bombings?

Has Sanusi ever donated any sum to other bomb victims (Jos, Madalla, Maiduguri, Yobe etc.)?

Have more people not suffered in these other places than Kano (In terms of total numbers of casualties) ?.

Has Sanusi ever condemned Boko Haram in any capacity (either as a Kano Prince or as CBN governor)?.

Did Sanusi not say that Boko Haram is as a result of inequal distribution of wealth (Does that mean every other aggrieved people should resort to bombings)?

Please, stop defending this guy!

You deliberately started a thread with tribal sentiment in mind and you are already saying 'no tribal bashing'.

So,you are expecting Yorubas to respond in mild manners abi?

I have received a similar mail before but I just laughed and didn't even consider it for a second.
I really don't think Nairalanders would fall for such amateurish scams.

@Dede1
I could not have said it better!

@negro-ntns
Take heart bro. I have been on NL long enough to know that some guys are fond of fanning the ember of tribalism and coming back to shout persecution. I know some people are playing the ostrich.

My advice to everyone is if you are not comfortable with a particular thread, why not just ignore it?

Adamu Adamu- another loose canon+ boko haramist.

Of course I am not surprised. That egocentric man is just acting true to his type.
I cannot recollect CBN having a history of philanthropy.
He is from Kano, a Kano prince and heir to the throne.
What is the definition of nepotism?

I read this satirical piece on SR. I must confess that it's the best ever written by Pius Adesanmi. It's thought-provoking and captivating.

It is really saddening to know how the people in government take decisions that ultimately affect the destinies of millions through their parochial prisms.
Yet when some people attempted to rouse the consciousness of the people to the rapacious attitudes of the shenanigans in government, some mischief makers called it a tribal agitation by 'parasites' 'lazy people', 'beneficiaries of the cabal' etc.

No government has been so divisive as the incumbent. It is as if Nigerians don't matter anymore. Before you say anything, Ijaw and Niger Delta nationalities will jump up and start accusing you of destabilising their 'son's government' (We were alive when obasanjo was president, and he was not spared by his own folks).They will also be quick to remind you that there can be no Nigeria without their oil. I can only say that if their son continues to rule Nigeria like this, there will be no Nigeria in the foreseeable future.

Now, I know that GEJ's agents (advisers) are also on Nairaland. I would even bet that Abati, Reno and Oroto Douglas are Nairalanders. I suspect that Prof. Adesanmi too is part of us. Na wa ooo

Ahaaa, I forgot fork n fingers, harsh harmattan weather, motion ground (love garden)

I remember Moz 101 (though I carried it), summary dismissal, ile lodu, every attempted attempt or attempt to attempt, Prof Wale Omo ole, igi iwe eso odo, Victor mojo (Awo operator), River moremi (when there's water scarcity), e jade e jeka bura wo oo, won tun tide oo, ewa day (during Awo Hall week), afin Roger, yan yan (Vakama's trademark), Have u eaten? (the perennial loser), GP mi ti jo oo (my GP has gone down the drain), burnt offering, risky burger+ kunu @ aluta market, Dr Pepper (when Coca Cola n others were banned), oppressor, lai wowe, aro nights in Awo, parliamentary sittings with unparalleled erudition and political sagacity (maybe the National Assembly should come and learn how to debate), the powerful congress of the then 25,001 Ife students (I usually considered myself as the 25001th student lol). It's just endless.

@ dayokanu, you are right. I think he was interim leader after the lifting of the ban before elections. Were you @ New Buka with Kazo Dosumu, Kola Afuwape and I think Korede the night before the killings? I rememeber I was at Kazo's table before going to Awo Hall.

@Jarus
I dey fear too oo. Imagine Ropo Ewenla was a member of Pacesetter movement. But he was never the president of SUG.

@ kamali
Abeg, no twist history oo. Ropo Ewela was never the president of the SUG. We were in ANA (association of Nigerian authors) together. I learnt he contested but he never won. Carl was before Tony Fash. There was no SUG election after Tony Fash until Vakama's election.

@st.domain
Yes, I knew. I saw your earlier post.we were same set.

I was in OAU between 1998 and 2002. Stayed in Angola in year 1. Awo Hall all the way till graduation.
I was active in student union politics. I was a radical but a centre of the left.
Vakama (Victor Akinjo Kolade) was the president of SUG in my first year. We were told that votes from UJCM and other politically naïve students brought him to power. The embargo on Students Unionism had just been lifted after the Tony Fash debacle in 1995. It was during his term that Obasanjo visited after his release from prison in October 98. Obasanjo was asked to prostrate for his anti-students role during his military regime. But Prof. Omole the VC and Vakama saved the day. Vakama later became Special Adviser to Obasanjo on Students and Youth Matters.
Late Bola Ige also came and we were awed by his erudition. I took the name Cicero after listening to him.
Then Lanre Legacy became the next SUG president. He was a member of DSM. Legacy's words could move mountains. He was the quintessential leader. It was during Legacy's tenure that the killings took place on July 10,1999. I was staying in Awo and had barely left the Kegites coronation at Awo Cafe when the shootings started. I was at New Buka earlier on with friends and some union guys (most of whom were my firends) came to tell us that they heard some cultists were planning to attack. Unfortunately, the usual preemptive raid on suspected student cultists was unsuccessful as they were eager to return to the Kegites gyration at Awo Cafe.
It was sorrow, tears and blood the next day, as the cultists had murdered Afrika (Yemi Iwilade) the then SUG Secretary and other students. The solemn mood and the fear of possible reprisal attacks on suspected cult members led to the closure of the school. Prof. Wale Omole lost his job because some students finger.ed him as the possible sponsor of the attacks due to his anti-students stance.

Dr 3As became the next president. He was a member of the Pacesetter political movement (CLO and CDHR) and they had many senior lecturers as patrons. His term was marred by confrontations with Prof. Rogers Makanjuola whom many students had been supporting to take-over as the next Vice Chancellor. Many believed that his closeness to some lecturers who felt bitter about Prof. Makanjuola choice as VC was responsible for the confrontations.

Yinka Sotade (Burkina) was the next SUG president. He is a very close friend. We are still in touch. I contested as the Clerk of the SRC but was persuaded to step down for a friend who was later removed and later supported Charles Ubani (a fellow member of SRC from Arts constituency).
Burkina became unpopular for accepting to serve as a member of a security panel set up by FG. He was also believed to have strayed from the ideals of his political group- DSM (democratic socialists movement). I was one of his few supporters when he was ousted.

I was a secretary of the election petition committee that brought in the next SUG president- Akin Revolution of CWA. It was my final year and I had served as a member of the SRC (students' representatives council) and PRO of the Transport Committee of the Students Union.
I went back for MBA in 2006 and finished in 2008.

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Senator Sunday Ogbuoji ( Ebonyi State ) made a case for Mathias Okafor who was rejected by the committee for poor performance.
Ogbuoji argued that Okafor, who was dropped because he was not forth coming in answering questions put to him at the screening session might have be affected by stage fright.


Stage fright? For a potential representative of the president, nay Nigeria?
How will he now behave when presenting his letter of credence to the president of his host nation?
What kind of people are we putting in positions of leadership in this country?

This is one of the most sensible thread I have ever read on Nairaland. It is really an eye opener.
I have learnt so much from it even though I have always known that marriage attracts God's blessing. I just feel that our ladies are not so discerning.

Great Ife, Great Ife,
remains Great Ife
Scientific aluta with maturity
Great Ife, Great Ife!
remains Great Ife!

@ayatullah
You are a goat. Woe betide you and your unborn generation. How dare you support the uncouth attack on Wole Soyinka? You also insinuated that he is an islam hater, what is your proof?
Keep it coming! We will locate you and send you to where gays like you belong.

@zugoboss
I know but it's not proper on a forum like this. BTW, Captain Blood is not bush name but pyratical name.

No be Becomrich be dis? Lwkmd

@russelino
Captain blood? He is Prof. Wole Soyinka the last time I checked.

The list is not complete, I am the 18th member.
This Pastor Ituah Ighodalo get mouth sha!

For how long shall this continue?
I can't seem to understand the effontery of this BH guys. With all the Checkpoints and military presence in the North, especially Kano, how could they have succeeded in marching on a police station like they have been doing? It is really baffling!

@OP
Why is this in the Romance section?
Abeg moderator, take this to the appropriate place.

@OP
I hope your question has been answered. You need the token device which costs #3,000 for all third party transactions.

Una never close this thread?