₦airaland Forum

If you're an AMBODE supporter just go chill your drinks because AMBODE ti de.

The legendary and mostly idiotic chest beaters have been put in their place again.

For anyone to believe PDP have any chance in hell in Lagos shows how daft they are, they just brought out hostility against themselves and made Yorubas more apprehensive and angry at them and they start feeling the effect of the words they use soon.

Imagine Igbos swearing and cursing the Oba of Lagos and the huge numbers of Igbo shops on the Island, I pity the innocent ones amongst them when BOYS BEGIN TO JE OJA AWON OMO ALE.

We told them JK is not OK but they foolishly believe ungrateful strangers have a stake in our state.

alimosho sure banker, mushin sure banker, ibeju sure banker, badagry surest banker, surulere almost there, amuwo self falling in place I guess the legendary chest beaters have stir the hornest nest.

AMBODE on a landslide already, sweeping Ikorodu, Epe and the Island.

So election won't be allowed peacefully in Yoruba and indigenous parts of Lagos.

Let's see how PDP will win,

When the bloods of the Igbos start turning the rivers and lagoons of Lagos red, it is a pity your sorry ass will be hiding in New York.

If only your parents taught you decorum and commonsense, you will know it is idiocy and stupidity to talk back at elders even if they erred not least an OBA. The fact you wake up your father's in the East with Karate kicks doesn't equate that Respect and commonsense is lost elsewhere.

The Hausa/fulanis have taught your people generational lessons that have kept your tribe in place and know when to keep quiet and not drag political relevance and authority with them in the North. The lesson here is for the Yorubas that the Hausa/Fulani treatment is the best way to treat these ungrateful and uncultured animalistic bigots and they shall surely get it either Agbaje wins or Ambode does, it really does not matter. They hold political powers the real powers of the sea and the forces of Lagos lie solely with the OLOWO EKO, THat Lagos flourish is due to the benevolent of OLOKUN and the ADIMULAS of Lagos. You will be taught the lesson of RESPECT AND WISDOM VERY SOON, AND IT IS SO VERY SOON.

The same cheatbeating and empty boast that earned your forefathers massive slaughtering and carnage in 60s is same path youre toiling today and surely you will get it.

The hospitality and accommodative nature of the Yorubas is now term cowardice but we will teach you lessons that the Operation wetie of the 60s wasn't a filmtrick.

You all on the Island and idumagbo/idumota axis will start feeling the new initiative from next week that the OLOWO EKO truly own LAGOS, If you think the title of OBA OF LAGOS is like the inconsequential and stupid AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY ward leaders you CALL IGWES AND EZES in your undeveloped and erosion ravaged villages that are not fit for human habitation then you all will know what depth of destruction Ifeanyi ubah and his co travellers have taken you.

A NEW LAGOS HAS BEEN BORN, WATCH IT UNFOLD VERY SOON

evanscheck:
The politics in Nigeria is so annoying and stupid, full of threat and sentimental religious ingredient. The evil days are coming,jonathan just bought Nigerians time....the greatest mistake buhari wud be making is if he sidelines south - south and south - east... then he wud be in for a tubulent time in office..

What do you think will happen if he decides to sideline both regions though he won't but if he does sideline people who decide to sideline themselves the heavens won't fall.

Seems you people gauge the Powers of the presidency by the cluelessness and drunkenness of jonaTAN. Bring on anything and watch the Army show you how gallant they are.

Remembered when some dull daft ignorant and Dundee PDP supporters were celebrating the fact one unknown and inconsequential no relevant e-nonentity barcanista defected to seek protection and connection, they assumed those are what matters.

APC captured 5 governors, The speaker and many relevant political jaggernauts across the federation and some lowlifers dey celebrate an unknown entity defecting to the already sinking ship.

5days and they are crying already. Na 60years dem dey go

Please they shouldnt mbok, the last person they campaign all over the federation for after they gullibly told him they have gathered 19million signatures for him lost woefully.

TAN is synonymous with FAILURE AND JonaTAN so make Uba carry his robots to Abia and Imo.

MEILYN:
What a waste of our money. Money that could have been used to better the lives of Nigerians. God really answered our prayers by making GEJ lose.

The stupid baga was more concerned about what and how Obama and the western world feel about him than bettering the lives of people he governs.

Collynzo9:
From the tone of the article, there is absoultely nothing abnormal about those contracts.
They even cited examples of other countries that have contracts with such firms.
Even APC signed a contract with one of such firms to help them co-ordinate their campaign.

Did you read and decipher what the article is all about or youre just blinded by your hatred for the APC.

Is the article about a campaign strategy or wasting Money on foreign lobbying companies to sell an unpopular government to the foreign government and media.

Was the money spent by PDP or the FG?

She heard AbdulSalam was the one who begged for pardon for JonaTAN and so quickly came to go on her knees.

See her wearing Hijab, my God thanks so much for hearing the prayers of Nigerians.

Look at them humbled and confused. The CAT HAVE COME HOME, THE RATS ARE SCATTERED AND JITTERY.

Nigeria will be great again, all stolen monies will be RETURNED to the STATE COFFER.

She heard AbdulSalam was the one who begged for pardon for JonaTAN and so quickly came to go on her knees.

See her wearing Hijab, my God thanks so much for hearing the prayers of Nigerians.

Look at them humbled and confused. The CAT HAVE COME HOME, THE RATS ARE SCATTERED AND JITTERY.

Nigeria will be great again, all stolen monies will be RETURNED to the STATE COFFER.

doctokwus:
U have spoken well and spoken my mind.There were no elections in virtually all regions in d ss and se and many want us to celebrate GEJ and INEC.
The only thing that brought GMB his win was d great determination of Nigerians and God.
Despite our party affiliations we must all stand up to condemn and demand re run elections in Rivers, delta,Akwa Ibom,anambra,abia and parts of Enugu; in their respective nass elections.
I don't for eg like d foolish alliance APGA went into with PDP and feel their loss serves them right;but one should not tolerate a situation where their candidates lost out in a wanton show of rigging.
One of d agendas buhari also to carry out is ensure elections are totally free and fair because what GEJ has given us,eventhough there has been incremental improvements, since 2007,is still being marked by massive irregularities, most especially in d ss and se.

It was an obvious rape and stealing of the mandate of the people. APGA was the biggest loser in the whole charade because they felt only the result of the PRESIDENTIAL POLL will be DOCTORED but they underestimate the desperation of the PDP rigging machinery.

APGA would have won Abia and Anambra and other parties winning in areas of their strength, it will be stupid and daft to assume Okorocha will not win one senatorial post or HoR seats in Imo and some foolish Moro.n want such a charade to stand.

With the way the PRESIDENTIAL POLL went, no soldier or police will stupidly wish to be used to intimidate or oppress the freewill of the people again knowing a new commander in chief is in town.

Watch out for massive CHANGE in the RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND.

ammyluv2002:

It is only a matter of time before you start hearing of fire disaster like this one across the country on the fear of being probed for financial impropiety.

There is so much decay in the system.

75% of the entire vote in the south south and south east will be thrown out and the Reps and Senators who benefited from the fraud will be shown the exit.

Akpabio was declared as winner with 422,000+ votes out of a total registered voters of 439,000+ people. He does not enjoy the support of the largest bloc in the zone the Abak 5 yet he was given almost 96% of votes I guess no one died, moved out of the zone and every single person voted in that particular zone. Chief Nelson Effong (Tabasco) who doesn't even have the support of his own people was declared winner too in the Eket Senatorial district,

Obiano is complaining in Anambra, Nnamani is challenging his own loss too and same stories all over the two regions.

PDP used the military to inflate and changed the result sheets in SS and SE and yet some want the rigging master to be celebrated for accepting defeat, he for no accept and wait to be GBAGBOED.

Buhari has come and evidences must be made to disappear.

There was a fire incident on Wednesday at the “E” arrival wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said in a statement.

FAAN said the incident occurred at about 1:13 p.m.

“The smoke was quickly traced to some offices at the E wing on the ground floor of the terminal by a combined team of FAAN’s electrical engineers and fire officers,” said Yakubu Dati, FAAN spokesman.

Dati said investigations has commenced to ascertain the cause of the fire.

“The Authority wishes to assure the traveling public and other airport users that there was no immediate danger to anyone as a result of the incident neither did it affect flight operations at the terminal,” he said


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/04/01/fire-at-lagos-airport/

Waiting for more revelation over wastages and other unjustified spendings embarked upon by the outgoing government.

May 29 2015 is SACROSANCT.

omenka:
Despite bringing all these guys on board to shore up the presidency's image, absolutely nothing was achieved by them.

They didn't understand that with bad ingredients, even the best cook in the world can't make you a tasty soup.

Nigerians decided since 2012 to boot out the CLUELESS government. The highlight for me was when a NAIRALANDER posted a pix of a FOWL ALONGSIDE THAT OF GEJ and asked PEOPLE choose between the two for presidency and I was overwhelmed that the Fowl had more likes than GEJ and I knew the CHANGE momentum was irreversible.

If not for their manipulation in Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Enugu, Delta, Cross-rivers et al he wont even have up to 5million votes.

#neveragain will Nigeria be ruled by a CABAL who felt they are SUPERMEN and above the LAW. Imagine what they would have done to Amaechi, Tinubu, Okorocha, Atiku and others if PDP had won.

God indeed worked in a miraculous way

A government willing and ready to spend billions of Naira to launder its image to the western world than deliver on its responsibility to its people does not deserve to be in power.

I am so happy that despite their brazen attempt at usurping the powers and desire of the people by inflating VOTES in some South South and South East states the will and desire of God prevailed in Nigeria.

There will so many revelation that Buhari himself will be forced to eat his words and will need to probe the thieving and corrupt CABAL Nigerians just booted out

The outgoing Administration was more concerned about its foreign image than delivering dividend of DEMOCRATIC governance to its People

Millions of dollars in contracts held by U.S. strategists could be in jeopardy after a historic presidential election in Nigeria that marked the first time a sitting president had been defeated.

The change in leadership, from President Goodluck Jonathan to former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, could be trouble for at least four firms with lucrative arrangements from the West African nation.

Levick, Squire Patton Boggs, Mercury and Weber Shandwick each have contracts worth a minimum of six figures per year with the Nigerian government.


“It's not unusual for governments — whether foreign governments or even U.S. state or territorial governments — to switch lobbying firms after an election because the new government wants to have its own loyal troops in the field,” said Robert Kelner, the chairman of law and lobby firm Covington & Burling’s election and political law practice.
In total, the country spent about $4.41 million on lobbying and PR last year from U.S. firms, according to a review of forms filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Foreign Agent Registration Act.

The most recent contract — inked with Levick last June — resulted in more than $1.64 million in payments during the last six months of 2014, according to filings with the DOJ.

The firm was retained, in part, to help improve Jonathan’s image and combat the notion that he was not doing enough to find and rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists.

Levick also subcontracted with Jared Genser, a human rights lawyer who has primarily represented political prisoners, to help advise the government about making “real change” in the country ahead of the important elections this month.

The firm declined to comment for this article.

Ultimately, Jonathan fell about 2 million votes short in his bid to remain leader of Africa’s most populous nation, home to roughly 180 million people. The loss was attributed to economic inequality, corruption and the growing threat of Boko Haram.

Mercury, which has worked with the Nigerian government since 2013, had been hired to “enhance bilateral diplomatic, economic, and security relations between the U.S. and Nigeria,” according to disclosure forms. Last year, the firm earned $975,165 from the contract, which includes work by former Rep. Vin Weber (R-Minn.).

It said it would arrange meetings with members of Congress and the Obama administration about Nigeria and with Nigerian officials and “business and thought leaders.”

Mercury did not respond to a request for comment.

Nigeria had been under military rule until 1999, including once by Buhari, who was both installed and ousted by coups in the country. Since moving to democracy, it has largely been run by the People's Democratic Party.

The transfer of power between Jonathan, a Christian member of the People's Democratic Party, and Buhari, a Muslim member of the All Progressives Congress, is a historic one. President Obama on Wednesday commended the two leaders for encouraging a peaceful vote and transfer of power.

Buhari has promised to root out corruption and defeat Boko Haram, which has a growing foothold in northern Nigeria.

“Your vote affirms that you believe Nigeria's future can be better than what it is today,” he said on Tuesday in his statement proclaiming victory. “You voted for change, and now change has come.”

Kenneth Gross, who leads the political law practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, said that a regime change doesn’t necessarily mean doom for firms that have contracts with Nigeria.

“If they have the appropriate connections with the U.S. government, they may well stay on,” he said, adding that a power shift “could present some new opportunities” for other firms to jump in on the action.

Weber Shandwick was contracted to do public relations work for Nigeria in the United States and the United Kingdom, including creating and maintaining a website to promote Nigeria’s Transformation Agenda. It was given a $617,000 budget for its services and subcontracted some work to another D.C. lobby firm, Cassidy & Associates.

“We have not yet had any discussion with our client in Nigeria, the National Orientation Agency, on the status of our work on their behalf,” a spokeswoman for Weber Shandwick told The Hill in an email.

Squire Patton Boggs, which boasts a deep bench of former officials, made more than $1.17 million representing the Office of National Security Advisor of Nigeria. In the past, the firm had represented the government more broadly.

The contract, signed in 2013, asked for a $3 million budget per year to “advise the [client] on security and defense issues,” according to documents. Last year, it sent letters and emails to State Department officials and Senate offices regarding bilateral relations, Boko Haram and a U.S. visit from the client.

Foreign lobbyists may choose to cut ties with countries — or vice versa — following a change in leadership, but it’s not a certainty.

For example, a 2006 coup in Thailand resulted in the country cutting loose at least one lobby firm. In 2012, during the “Arab Spring” in Egypt, the country parted ways with a group of high-powered lobbyists that had advocated on its behalf.

Called PLM Group, the coalition contained the Livingston Group, run by former Rep. Robert Livingston (R-La.); the Moffett Group, run by former Rep. Toby Moffett (D-Conn.); and the Podesta Group, owned by super-lobbyist Tony Podesta.

Media reports from the time feature Egyptian embassy claims that it fired the lobbyists, and counter-claims from the lobbyists, who said they made the choice to terminate Egypt as a client.

When India underwent a massive change in 2014, however, electing Narendra Modi as its prime minister, the government kept its key U.S. lobby firms: Podesta Group and BGR Government Affairs.

The Nigeria contracts are “up in the air,” said one lobbyist at a top firm familiar with courting foreign work, asking for anonymity. “And anybody who tells you, ‘For sure we're going to keep this' — [they] don't really know.”


http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/237823-nigerian-power-shift-leaves-k-st-contracts-in-limbo

eagle13:
wat do u know abt Duke? GEJ is a saint compared to Duke

I think the disposition of a leader determines the kind of followership he controls.

Buhari's stance against Corruption is well known and it will be damn silly for any of his ministers to go wrong.

The FEAR of RIBADU'S EFCC was the beginning of WISDOM. Do you know the name of the present head of EFCC?

internetpirate:
How do you know the chap is Igbo? Please don't make much out of a storm in a teacup!

Buhari has won...comments would come, negative or positive! Please stop stoking tribal fires, and ignore dim wits who do. Have a great day!

His stupidity is legendary on the forum but your point is noted.

I want to see him as the MINISTER OF NIGER DELTA, TO REPACKAGE AND REVOLUTIONIZE THE AMNESTY PROGRAM TO ACCOMODATE MORE ETHNIC NATAIONALITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA.

the Ijaws are not the only Ethnic Group in the Niger Delta, the itsekiris, the urhobos, the Ibibios, the Efiks, the bini, the isans and other ethnic nationalities should be brought onboard.

The NDDC need to be revamped and repositioned to be efficient.

I think Donald Duke is needed in that Ministry than Tourism.

I think Donald Duke is more brains than Culture and Tourism Ministry.

I see him as part of the core economic team.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
North cum southwest conspiracy=change
I pray d greedy nature of a yorubaman(tinubu) won't affect d "change"
Only time will tell!

If you're hurting why not try the gammalin 20 option. Tinubu is corrupt but kindly tell ne which public office he is holding.

Stella Oduah is now a SENATOR-ELECT From South East celebrated and elected by people who are supposed CORRUPTION HATERS, are you people just shameless and brainless that you LABELED others names that fit perfectly into your TRIBAL MAKE-UP.

IF Tinubu is CORRUPT, I want him to CORRPUT NIGERIA the way he CORRUPT LAGOS and made it an ENVY of other states in Nigeria.

Idiotic brainless slowpoke

We are getting our COUNTRY back from the CABAL that held us back for 16years.

The likes of Diezani Madueke, Ngozi Iweala, Orubebe, Abba Moro, Obanikoro, Jelili adesiyan, bala Mohammed are not supposed to be part of the governance of a Local Government not to talk of a country.

Thank God the Contract Bazaar of a government have been sent packing and are now history that Nigerians will never wish to remember again.

I see a great Nation coming out of the DESTRUCTION AND MISMANAGEMENT by the out-going Administration.

Can't comprehend how a tout and useless Orubebe became a Federal Minister in Nigeria.

Thank God sanity have return to the Nation.

REalignment and sourcing out Brilliant brains across the federation already starting out.

The likes of Donald Duke are intellectuals which GMB will bring onboard the SHIP of the Nation.

When your government is occupied by individuals who are integrity personified in someone like Muhammadu Buhari and Spiritually by Pastor Prof. Yemi Osinbajo then you can be sure amd certain of just one thing, GOOD QUALITY AND PURPOSE DRIVEN LEADERSHIP.

I'm so proud to be part of this CHANGE and the beginning of the COMMONSENSE REVOLUTION.