[quote author=obadiah777] now he can buy one of his own caskets [/quotw


u must be very stupi.d. Ppl are gnashing their teeth, and u are here trying to be funny...May God forgive u

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I have said this before and i will repeat it here...

If you are searching for reasons why nothing is working in Nigeria, pls do not look any further...just type www.nairaland.com. You'll get the answer you need from the comments of educated youths.

It is very shameful and pathetic that supposed educated youths are celebrating that their President rang the closing bell at NYSE!!! Albeit everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, nevertheless,opinions expressed on sensitive issues can give one a glimpse about the level of societal understanding of governance.

If educated ppl display high level of ignorance about the essence of politics/governance, what can one expect from illiterates? I really believe Nigerians, especially the youths, need to be re-orientated.

Or how can one explain a situation where ppl can praise a President for ringing a bell,when under his watch:

1. The pump price of Petrol is now #97. It was #67 before he became President...Yet, nothing has changed.
2. We read about Boko Haram killings every week
3. Kidnapping is now a money spinner. Never in the history of Nigeria has there been more kidnap cases as we have now.
4. Insecurity is the order of the day. Under his watch, hitherto fortified places like UN building and Police force Hqtrs have been rubbished.
5. ASUU is still on strike....Yet, his followers keep shouting 'FRESH AIR'. Pls, what is fresh in the air when doctors have also been on strike on two occassions this year.
6. Nigeria has lost huge amounts of oil revenue because of oil thieves. Yet, GEJ's govt awarded billions of naira contract to Tompolo and other ex militants to guide oil installations. Can a lion be asked to protect a goat?
I CAN GO ON AND ON...

Rather than demand good governance from their President, many here think because GEJ rang the last bell at NYSE, he is the best President ever...What rubbish! And for those that think GEJ's trip to the US would attract FDI, i have a word for you-

Businessmen are businessmen. No matter how you cajole a businessman, he can never invest his money in an hostile country. If there's constant electricity,improved security and less corruption, no one will beg them to come!

#I love my country but hate the way many of us think.

Tinubu's APC don enter one-chance be dat. The name APC is still under litigation. What if Tinubu's APC loses the court case at the 11th hour? Wouldn't it have been safer and wiser to pick a new and risk-free name?

Anyway, I wish them luck. At least, they'll add more competitiveness to the political process. But Tinubu's APC chance in the 2015 presidential election is ZERO



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1. U said "APC DON ENTER ONE CHANCE and that it would have been wiser if they had picked a risk free name"-
There's nothing logical about this point. What do u mean by "risk free name". Is there anything like that? We all know that there was no party called APC prior to the announcement of the merger.But immediately they announced d name,a massive building was promptly bought in the heart of Abuja and some paid politicians claimed the name is theirs!
Even when some people suggested (including Aruleba of AIT) that APC should just add 'n' to their name and make it ''APCN", some unknown politicians (obviously acting the script of the ruling party) addressed a press conference the next day saying that were on the verge of applying to INEC to have the name ''APCN" approved as a party!
D truth is- even if APC choose another name tomorrow,another party wud probably lay claim to it...it all boils down to the desperate politics of frustration that PDP has been playing!

2. "What if Tinubu's APC loses the court case at the 11th hour? "
To start with, APC is not Tinubu's property...so,please stop the intentional aim of disparaging the party! Albeit he's a key stakeholder,he's not the only one....There are other big politicians like Buhari and co - it's a merger folk,not a 1 man party!
To answer your question, do you have an idea about the number of PDP cases in court? Albeit those cases are not about the name/registration of PDP as a party, but some of these cases are very critical to the party's 2015 ambition! So, will PDP stop functioning as a party because of these cases? Hell no! Any law student would tell you that facts/circumstances favour APC...since they've been able to cross the hurdle of registration,it will take the highest court of the land to overrule INEC! And of course, public policy is always paramount when the supreme court is to decide any issue. Thus, APC politicians cannot be disturbed by any case in court....that is why they have a legal team! So, don't make it sound like their registration is inchoate!
So,to throw a similar question @ u- what If any convention that PDP holds before d 2015 election is nullified by d court?

3. "they'll add more competitiveness to the political process. But APC chance in the 2015 presidential election is ZERO"
Are you sure you are a "sincere Nigerian" ? What hv the chances you've been giving to PDP since 1999 done for the country? How can you categorically say a merger of All the key opposition parties in Nigeria has Zero chance? No politician can ever say that! You can see that PDP politicians do not think like u- they know the threat they pose...that is why they did everything possible to ensure that d party is not registered!


* I am more than happy that APC has been registered. I am happy not because I am a politician, I am happy because the perennial slavery of Nigeria (at the national level) is about to come to an end).
Many that voted GEJ and not PDP have since realised that a party cannot be separated from an individual...they are one and the same! Nigeria cannot move forward if the same PDP cabal at the centre keeps winning!!! Since d PDP can boast of little it has done for d past 16 years, why allow the same party again?
Many will also argue that all politicians are the same and APC might be more worse....-this has been d tactics PDP has been using to deceive Nigerians! In d South West for instance, no one will say Agagu,Oni,Daniel,Oyinlola and Akala are better than their successors! That aside,How can an under performing party be kept in govt for 16 years! Politics should be about options...How can we claim we are a democratic state and a party will boast of ruling for 60 years!!!

Message to APC: Pls present a 'progressive' presidential candidate

.Ways ‎​t̶̲̥̅̊​o̶̲̥̅̊​ resolve de crisis in PH city. (1). Recall de Obio/Akpor Chairman and his councillors cos some sections of de rules and order of de house of Assembly were not followed. (2). Acknowledge and recognise de PDP in de state led by Felix Obuah, cos yu too came in as Gov thro de court. Yu were not elected. τ̲̅ђe supreme court brought yu in as Gov in 2007. (3) recognise Evans Bipi as de new speaker of de house of Assembly. After doing de above, then call Pro n Anti Amaechi lawmakers and ‎​♍åƙε̲̣̣̣̥ them settle immediately. I believe wen yu do d̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇̊τ̲̣̣̥ , then de kind of peace yu hv in ÿøu̶̲̥̅̊я 1st term will be available ‎​t̶̲̥̅̊​o̶̲̥̅̊​ yu again. Long live Rivers State. Long live #Team Fresh Air#. Long live Naija.


Typical Nigerian!!! Amaechi should do all that...but his critics/opponents should do nothing!

The most laughable thing in your post is your suggestion that he should "recognise Evans Bipi as de new speaker of de house of Assembly." My bro,albeit you are entitled to your view,a view like yours is bound to be taken with a pinch of salt. If you can boldly state that a governor should accept d imposition of the will of 5 people over 27 people,then I need no other evidence of your obtuseness. It's like saying he should accept what will kill him.

By your "team fresh air", its obvious you are one of the many literate knaves that regularly insult the intelligence of Nigerians through sheepish posts on social media- well, I guess you get paid for doing this! Or how can a dispassionate person make illogical suggestions like you've drawn up? I'm not against your stance neither am I against your support for anybody,because u have a right to do that...I'm just appalled by the way you've reduced common sense!

@ Op, I'm not in Support of d personality of Amaechi neither am I in support of d Presidency-they are all politicians and they know how they do their things!
Nevertheless, Amaechi's travails is about justice,equity and democracy. If the imposition of the will of the Presidency on democratically elected leaders in Rivers is allowed,it may well be the end of our democracy. If the ridiculing of d governor by the commissioner of police is not Condemned by all and sundry,we should expect more from the very desperate president in states that are not in his good books! If all that happened during OBJ's time is still happening in 'their' era of 'fresh air' ,is Nigeria not doomed?

It is in furtherance of democratic norms that I am on the side of Amaechi!
Many have been saying Amaechi should bow to the 'almighty powers of the presidency'. But may I remind them that Bola Tinubu was able to counter all the fire powers of a more 'terrifying ' president! So, if he was able to that against a more power wielding and 'on d ground' President ,why cant Amaechi do the same?
Bola Tinubu's political career began when he was able to stick to his political principles! If Amaechi shifts grounds, that will mark the end of his political career. BUT not shifting grounds is not the same thing as not meeting with the President or not dousing the tension in d state...
Not shifting grounds is NOT succumbing to the whims and caprices of a power drunk President and his wife[/color]

Hero over what, is he having crisis because he is fighting for the masses?
Is the quarrel about provision of social amenities to the Rivers people?
Did Amaechi come up with one progressive policy, which opponents are after him over?

For your info, Amaechi is your hero, not mine.
Amaechi is fighting is for his pocket, not that of the masses.

The fight is over what Amaechi should be in 2015, there are 3 options for him, VP, Senator or just another civilian.
How does the masses of Rivers state profit from Amaechi being VP in 2015 or Senator

Even if we believe he is only going to the senate in 2015, how does the Rivers masses profit from Amaechi being a Senator in 2015.

If Amaechi is clean, being out of public office in 2015 shouldn't have being a very terrible thought to him. He wasn't born into an elective office and he shouldn't die in one.

It is the aim to immune himself from future probes that is propelling his overdrive to be in an elective position at all cost after his current tenure, not the love for the masses. So he is far from being the masses' hero.

For your info, Amaechi is a Nigerian politician, none among them is a hero, majority if not all of them, are crooks.


1. So, Wike , PEJ and GEJ are fighting for the masses?

2.For your info, GEJ is your hero, not mine.

3. The fight is over PEJ's ego,Wike 's gubernatorial ambition and GEJ's presidential ambition in 2015

4.. How will the masses in Rivers benefit from GEJ's presidential ambition in 2015?

5..Even if we believe GEJ will not contest for the presidency in 2015, how have the masses benefited from his presidency thus far

6..if GEJ/ WIKE are clean, being out of public office in 2015 shouldn't have been a very terrible thought to Them.They were not born into an elective office and they shouldn't die in one.

7.It is because they want to immune themselves from future probes that is propelling their overdrive to be in elective positions at all cost after their current tenure, not the love for the masses.

For your info, GEJ/WIKE are Nigerian politicians, none among them is a hero, majority if not all of them, are crooks.

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