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Politics › Re: OBJ Wanted A Buhari/Okonjo-Iweala Ticket In 2011 Polls-- El Rufai. by pheesayor(m): 10:13pm On Feb 03, 2013

Wadeoye: They are hypocrites and the earlier we isolate them the better for this country. When Buhari says something, they twist the meaning - see the worthless goat saying people should protect their vote. If it were Buhari that made that statement, the goat will say incitement. See how the agents of devil twisted the innocent tweet from el rufai - no fear of God in them.

they have really taken advantage of fall off the education system, the good news is, Nigerians are getting wiser

Politics › The Delusions Of Today’s Men: Femi Fani-Kayode Replies Reuben Abati by pheesayor(op): 12:19pm On Feb 03, 2013

THE DELUSIONS OF TODAY'S MEN

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FEMI FANI-KAYODE

I read Dr. Reuben Abati's article titled 'The Hypocrisy Of Yesterday's Men'' (3rd Feb.2013) which was published in virtually every newspaper in the country with amusement. He sought to ridicule and demean those of us that served President Olusegun Obasanjo's government and that are not very impressed with the performance of his boss. The fact that we asked President Goodluck Jonathan to account for the 67 billion USD that he squandered from our foreign reserves has clearly upset him. We dared to ask about the money and so we were singled out and targetted for a tongue-lashing and a long lecture from the Presidency. Yet we remain undeterred.

This is how weak governments that have nothing to offer and something to hide always behave. They come after their perceived enemies with full force and they are petty and oversensitive. This is all the more so when they lack experienced hands and when they do not have anyone with deep insight or wisdom about the art of governance or politics within their ranks. In his response instead of answering our questions, addressing the issues or making any pertinent and sensible points about the numerous allegations against his principal, Abati chose to go on a delusional and self-serving joy ride. He simply refused to address any of our numerous concerns but instead indulged vainly in what can only be described as an utterly vulgar and distasteful form of intellectual, spiritual and psychological masturbation by telling us that he and his master were ''today's men'' who needed no lessons from the ''men of yesterday''.

The essay was nothing but the usual smear campaign and a crude attempt to intimidate which has been the hallmark of this Government whenever they are faced with even the mildest form of criticism. I will not dignify most of the insulting and childish submissions that Abati indulged in with a response other than to say that he told a shameless and pernicious lie when he wrote that as Minister of Aviation I ''shut down Port Harcourt Airport for two years'' and ''allowed grass to grow all over it''. This is false. It is a classic case of disinformation coming from a man that is obviously suffering from a very low self-esteem. It is clear that Abati, who is a journalist, has forgotten the most important tenet of his profession which is that ''facts are sacred and opinion is cheap''. Ordinarily one would have ignored his bitter rant but it is important that I set the record straight for the sake of posterity. The facts are as follows.

Port Harcourt International Airport was closed on Dec.10 2005 after the Sossolisso Air crash in which 100 people were killed. The crash affected the runway of the airport very badly and consequently the then Minister of Aviation, Professor Babalola Borishade closed it. I was redeployed from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to the Ministry of Aviation in November 2006. This was 11 months after the Sossolisso crash took place and that Port Harcourt Airport had been closed. It is clear from the foregoing that I was not the one that shut down Port Harcourt Airport. When I took over at Aviation my priority was to carry out all the necessary repairs at Port Harcourt Airport and to open it as quickly as possible. I was saddened to discover that in the previous 11 months before I got there nothing had been done and the contract to repair the runway had not even been awarded. Consequently within a month of my being appointed Minister of Aviation we set to work and awarded the contract to Julius Berger at the cost of 3 billion naira. 50 per cent of the money was paid up front and Julius Berger set to work immediately. The runway was fully completed and the airport in pristine condition before I left office on May 29th 2007 just 6 months after I awarded the contract. However despite this the airport could not be opened before we left because the runway lighting system was still in the process of being installed.

The Yar'adua government went ahead and opened the airport a few months after we left office even though the runway lights had still not been installed. The record shows that from the day that I was appointed Minister of Aviation and the time that our mandate ran out 7 months later my staff at the Ministry and Julius Berger worked night and day on the runway project at Port Harcourt International Airport in order to ensure that we finished it in record time. And this we managed to do. It was my project. I sourced the money for it, I paid for it, I forced the contractor to move fast on it and I finished it. The fact that the Yar'adua administration did not complete the lighting system and open the airport for another few months after we left office, even though the runway was ready, is for them to explain and not for me.

Even though nothing was done at that airport for 11 months before I got to Aviation, once I was appointed we swung into action immediately. I repeat that it was under my watch that work commenced, that it was rebuilt, that it was completed and that it was fully restored and after that the airport was ready to be fully utilised. Given these facts how Abati can peddle the lie that I was the one that not only closed the airport but that I also kept it shut for two years, did nothing there, caused it to remain idle and allowed ''grass to grow all over it'' honestly baffles me. I was Minister of Aviation for only 7 months and not 2 years and within those seven months, from scratch, I did all the work that needed to be done in order to make the airport functional again. I am proud of the fact that we succeeded in meeting our target and completing the job.

Abati also so asserted that I closed down ''other major airports'' whilst I was Minister of Aviation ''for the purposes of renovation''. Again this is not true. Not one of the four major airports in the country were closed down for renovation works or any other reason whilst I was Minister of Aviation. And neither, to the best of my recollection, did I close or suspend the operations of any of the smaller airports except perhaps for safety reasons. As a matter of fact the opposite was the case. I actually installed and completed the sophisticated Safe Tower Project in three of the four major airports in the country, resurrected and funded the Tracon Radar System which is operational in our country today and which gives us full radar coverage in our airspace, upgraded the facilities in many of the old smaller airports and granted permission for the establishment of new airports in places like Gombe.

Quite apart from that we not only stopped the terrible cycle of plane crashes that was prevalent at that time but there was not one aircraft that crashed under my watch and no loss of life from the air under my tenure. I am the only Minister of Aviation in the last 10 years of our country that can boast of that and yet Abati seeks to tarnish my name, stain my record and rubbish my efforts with his lies. All this and far more and Abati accuses me of ''running the aviation sector down to a state of near collapse''. For that I commit him to God's judgement. It is obvious that he is just being malicious and dishonest. I take strong objection to his specious lies, his brazen falsehood and his distortions of fact. The suggestion that I closed Port Harcourt Airport and neglected it for two years, that I closed other airports for renovations and that I ran the aviation sector down to the ground is what I would refer to as a figment of his malicious, overactive and fertile imagination. It is a glaring mendacity, a brutal assault on truth and an affront to my sensiblities. I find it utterly reprehensible and repugnant that a man that is entrusted to speak for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria can indulge in such petty lies.

Let me end this contribution by pointing out the fact that being ''yesterday's men'' does not mean that some of us cannot be ''tomorrows men'' as well. Only God knows what lies ahead for each and everyone of us. So when Abati glibly writes people off as if they will never be in power again it is a sad reflection of his lack of experience and naivety. It is God that determines our tomorrow. It is He that lifts men up, that pulls them down and, sometimes if it be His will, lifts them up again. There are countless examples of that in our history. Finally I have a few questions for President Jonathan and his ''todays men''. When will they take President Obasanjo's advice and finally do something concrete about Boko Haram and our security situation? Does the fact that at least 4000 Nigerians have been killed by these terrorists in the last two years under their watch not bother them?

How can they sleep well at night with all that innocent blood that has flowed and precious lives cut short whilst they were at the helm of affairs of our nation? More innocent souls have been killed in the last 2 years by terrorists than at any time in the history of Nigeria outside the civil war. How does President Jonathan and his ''today's men'' feel about winning such a dubious and dishonorable title? Does he still regard Boko Haram as ''his siblings'' who he ''cannot hurt''? Why has the President refused to visit the good people of the north east despite the fact that dozens of people are still being slaughtered there by Boko Haram every day? Moving to the issue of corruption and the economy when will our President and ''today's men'' answer the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron's question and tell him what they did with the 100 billion USD that they made from oil sales in the last two years?

When will they answer Obi Ezekwsile's question about how they squandered 67 billion USD of our foreign reserves? When will they answer the question that Nasir El Rufai asked sometime back about how they spent over 350 billion naira on security vote in one year alone? When will they answer the many questions that Dr. Pat Utomi and many other distinguished and courageous leaders and ''yesterday's men'' have raised about the trillions of naira that have been supposedly spent on oil subsidy payments in the last two years? When will they implement the findings and recommendations of the Nuhu Ribadu report on the thivery that has gone on in the oil sector? When will they cultivate the guts and find the courage to respond to a call for a public debate to defend their abysmal record? When will these ''today's men'' stop being so reckless with our money?

Why would our ''today's man'' FCT Minister budget 5 billion for the ''rehabilitatioin of prostitues in the Abuja''? Why would he budget 7.5 billion naira for a new ''FCT city gate''? Why would he budget 4 billion naira for a house for the First Lady? Why would the Federal Government of ''todays men'' budget 1 billion naira for food in the Villa? Are these the priorities of ''today's men and women''? And all this when Nigeria is back in foreign debt to the tune of 9 billion USD and is still borrowing, when local debt has hit almost 50 billion USD, when graduate unemployment has hit 80 per cent, when 40 per cent of Nigerians do not have access to good food and ''are hungry'' and when 70 per cent of Nigerians are living below the poverty line? Is this the vision of ''today's men and women''? If so may God deliver Nigeria.

Written By Femi Fani-Kayode

http://www.thewillnigeria.com/opinion/18592.html

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Politics › Re: OBJ Wanted A Buhari/Okonjo-Iweala Ticket In 2011 Polls-- El Rufai. by pheesayor(m): 10:22am On Feb 03, 2013

chiover: This malan just became a born again without confessing his own sins and plead for atonement !!!! He seems to be a "super joker". I remb vividly the years when he was always seen on NTA licking Papa M.A. OBJ's butt but today they bottom from which he obtain protein and sufficient energy for more than half a decade is now black in his eyes. Pls Malam El-rufia,return your looths and beg us for forgiveness so that we can believe your sir

did he loot from you?

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Politics › Re: The Hypocrisy Of Yesterday’s Men, By Reuben Abati by pheesayor(m): 7:25am On Feb 03, 2013

pro01: People like you would be the first to accuse the government of witch-hunting and 'over- heating the polity' - if and when the government decides to prosecute the likes of OBJ for corruption, or the likes of Buhari for terrorism.

There is nothing the Jonathan government can do to convince you naysayers.

Take that Buhari part back, those lies aren't working anymore. Don't you guys get tired of shameless lies?

Politics › Re: The Hypocrisy Of Yesterday’s Men, By Reuben Abati by pheesayor(m): 8:08pm On Feb 02, 2013

Elrifai comes up with issues, instead of proving him right, they attack his person, the popular is that he demolished houses and allocated lands to his family members. Others come out with facts about how the government is mismanaging the economy, instead of proving them wrong with facts they attack their person. Nigerians are wiser now, of someone attacks you with accusations, prove them wrong with figures just as Fashola does to his critics.

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Politics › Re: The Hypocrisy Of Yesterday’s Men, By Reuben Abati by pheesayor(m): 8:03pm On Feb 02, 2013

Yesterday's men aren't telling lies, tackle their issues first then you can tackle their person later. Has the government ever come out to debunk what elrufai and others say huh

Instead they keep attacking their person. Abati said in the article that Nigerians are wiser now, truly we are wiser than their antics. Who should we attack, the messenger or the message?

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Politics › Re: Buhari not too old to rule by pheesayor(op): 6:54am On Feb 01, 2013

Demdem: We will look around and see if we have REALISTIC alternatives that are READY and can defeat the killer party. If we can't, we will BEG him to change his mind and save our future generation

Politics › Re: Buhari not too old to rule by pheesayor(op): 1:31pm On Jan 27, 2013

Hardfact: What happens if Buhari refuses to run?

and I think with continued calls for him to run in 2015, he just might

Politics › Re: Buhari not too old to rule by pheesayor(op): 8:35am On Jan 27, 2013*

Hardfact: What happens if Buhari refuses to run?

we make another credible choice. This article is just for those trying to disqualify Buhari on the basis of age.

Politics › Re: Who Should Rehabilitate Federal Estates In Lagos? by pheesayor(m): 11:05am On Jan 26, 2013

I stay in festac and work in satellite, Festac has become a ghetto even though the LG chairman is trying. As the OP said, festac residents are not paying tx as they claim the federal government owns festac yet they expect the state government to come to their aid in the face of FG neglect. Satellite town is worse, under the same LG as festac. The roads there nightmares to car owners yet no one is saying much about this.

Front page please, we need people like sincere9igerian and co. On this

Politics › Buhari not too old to rule by pheesayor(op): 11:44pm On Jan 25, 2013*

Please read this interesting piece by Abigail Anaba, copied out this part

It would be a good idea then to look at the ages of the presidents of the top 5 emerging economies in the world.
1. China           Xi Jiping                                              elected Nov 2012                    Born 1953 (60)
2. India            Manmohan Singh                               elected 2004.                          Born 1932 (81)
3. Russia         Vladimir Putin                                     elected 1999-2007, 2011         Born 1952 (61)
4. Brazil           Dilma Vana Rousseff                          elected 2012                            Born 1947 (66)
5. Turkey         Dr. Abdullah Gül                                elected 2007                            Born 1950 (63)

I leave you to decide what to make of this statistic. You may also want to read up on how India’s economy is performing under the watch of the 81 year old Manmohan Singh. (Did someone once say Nigeria is similar to India in many ways?)Yet, the fact that a thriving economy like India’s is beginning to falter under an aging president does not mean that a faltering economy like Nigeria’s will not thrive under an aging leader.It therefore becomes necessary to examine some of the reasons why some persons feel a Buhari presidency may not be what Nigeria needs at this point in her history.
1. He was once military: Well Putin was ex-KGB but look how he followed up on gains Yeltsin made and set the Russian economy on the path of growth. He served two consecutive terms between 1999 and 2007 and has recently found his way back into the top seat of government.
2. He is too old: Well he was born 1942, same year as the last President of the People’s Republic of China. Let’s ignore the fact that the Chinese leader was elected in 2003, he steered China through the turbulent econoe.So let’s say this together slowly:

Age is nothing but a number (Good). Personally, I do not see any reason why the General should not contest if his party favours him. What that simply means is that he is the best they have and the one they believe can deliver. (It may also mean that intra party politics flows in his favour. Afterall Medvedev refused to contest against Putin in 2011 even though he had a right to.)But whether Buhari will win is another issue entirely.Let us not forget, if we want younger leaders with power to execute the interests on over 70% of Nigeria’s population, then younger people should be interested in getting into politics. And since intra party politics often involves several years of serving in various capacities and paying dues, entering politics at between 20 and 25 may be a little more like it if a person chooses to be a career politician.We have had leaders, social commentators, and public affairs analysts analyse our problems: we need water, light, good roads, good services, we need to kick out corruption and in recent times kick out terrorism. This song has been on auto replay for as long as I can remember. Nigeria does not need a leader to point out what is wrong. Even a child who shouts ‘up NEPA’ knows what one of our problems is.What Nigeria really needs is a leader with an action plan, a blue print of reforms that will sanitize the system and one that is borne out of wide consultations. His action plan would have a plan A, B and even C because things definitely will not look the same from inside as it looks when you are outside.We need a leader who has the courage and boldness to implement this blue print to the letter when given the opportunity but at the same time has the flexibility to adjust this blue print to suit prevailing circumstances when he gets into power.Indeed, if you cannot picture your leader in a shirt, sleeves rolled up, ready to dig out survivors from the debris of a burning plane, or eruditely defending his reforms in a room full of international reporters; if you picture him turning down a chance at presenting or defending his manifesto or stammering a response to questions about things he did in his past; if you picture him leaving behind a trail of contentious comments or only surrounding himself with sycophants willing to sing his praise, then I must confess, you haven’t found the leader yet. That is why come 2015, Nigeria may again be left with what I choose to call The 2011 Situation. We will be forced to choose between the devil we know and the devil we choose not to know.But then again, it’s our choice.

Full article http://www.thescoopng.com/abigail-anaba-gen-buhari-and-the-grey-matters/

Politics › Re: Major Economic Achievements Of Goodluck Jonathan Administration by pheesayor(m): 6:07am On Jan 25, 2013

truth4meal: seriously can we just put this "major" achievements of GEJ in variance with that of Buhari in less than two years - maybe major achievements will have a proper meaning because so far these listed "achievements" is nothing but crumbs.

buhari built a refinery

Politics › Re: British High Commission Visits Tinubu (Pics).. by pheesayor(m): 10:23am On Jan 24, 2013

naptu2: The thread title, "British High Commission Visits Tinubu" is very funny. When I read it, I had a mental image of the high commission building (with all the high commission staff in it) moving and going to see Tinubu.

Politics › The Permanent Post Biafra Trauma Blackmail By Kayode Ogundamisi by pheesayor(op): 7:50pm On Jan 23, 2013

Got this bb message from the Canary himself, Kayode Ogundamisi

PPBT (Permanent Post Biafra Trauma) is throwing the Biafra blackmail & irrational tantrum when an opinion of Ndi Igbo is raised by NON-IGBOS. It does not serve the interest and cause of the Igbo people, it is not only self defeatist but meant to blur issues; no one is holding Ndi Igbo down in Nigeria.

No law stopping a Nigerian of Igbo extraction from contesting for the highest office in the land, it is left to that candidate to build alliances, sell his or programmes to Nigerians and break barriers, Igbos are evidently thriving very well in South West Nigeria, conducting businesses un harassed and melting very well with the host community, Lagos State government was blessed with a Nigerian of Igbo extraction who rose to become State commissioner for Finance. Joe Igbokwe is also the spokesperson for ACN in Lagos state.

The more you try to raise that PPBT blackmail, the more you alienate people from open discussion about the state of the Igbo union. I certainly agree that Biafra needs to be discussed in an open and transparent manner and that the issues that brought the civil war are still in existence, but to simply shout civil war when genuine critique of a Nigerian in government of Igbo extraction is raised does not serve a good purpose. I have said my own now resort to the usual call me an ‘ANTI IGBO’
On BB 21659292 on Twitter @ogundamisi

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Politics › double post, mods pls delete by pheesayor(op): 7:27pm On Jan 23, 2013*

Earlier nairaland's server wasn't responding so it resulted in this double post pls delete. Apologies

Politics › Re: Eric Schmidt Visits Fashola in Lagos [Pictures] by pheesayor(m): 7:09pm On Jan 22, 2013

phantom: stop being a fool! why must you keep embarrasing your 'old man'.... .do you realise lagos is the entry point into naija and a 'courtesy visit' is paid to the governor as such.get your head outta your 'stuff' abeg....

I guess he's being sarcastic ni

Christianity Etc › Re: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by pheesayor(m): 6:57am On Jan 21, 2013

[quote author=Bélla3]This one wey i late what can i do to make it up to you Anonymous?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!![/quote]+1

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 10:08am On Jan 20, 2013

blackchild09: : SWIFT KEY for me that's the best

thanks, how about browser?

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 2:02pm On Jan 19, 2013

Pls which browser is best for android? Best keyboard too

Technology Market › Re: Original High Speed 8GB Flash Drives..brand New (usa)..cheap Sales>>SOLD!!! by pheesayor(m): 1:58pm On Jan 19, 2013

Still available? How much is the current price?

Politics › Re: Jonathan In Lagos. Inspects Police College. by pheesayor(m): 9:33am On Jan 19, 2013

Kamanda: That is the Problem.

Our President just cashed in on this OP to score cheap points.
For all the Kangaroos Jumping to the gallery watch out.

Our Presido if he truly cares should have sacked somebody on the Spot.
The Head of the Colledge,the Police Service Commission,Ministry of Police Affairs,IGP.
I don't expect jonathan to know about the state of the College neither do I hold him responsible for the state of the school but he has seen it for himself.Will he take action and do the needful?........Well,you all know your President..........committee....

when sinners go unpunished, others are encouraged to sin more

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Politics › Re: Jonathan In Lagos. Inspects Police College. by pheesayor(m): 9:28am On Jan 19, 2013

Quote from twitter

The evil-protector came to Lagos unannounced and people thought he came to question those who reduced the college to this level of mockery. They didn't know he came to find out if it was a lie so he can punish Channels TV. Jonathan is the shame of this country. For the 1st time, I was almost getting excited that Jonathan had acted smart...only for him to question why they allowed the filming. I've always known this. I've been to about 3 police barracks myself. They are worse than slums. I expected a query to Police authorities responsible for police welfare immediately after that visit, not an accusing finger at Channels TV!

Politics › Re: Jonathan In Lagos. Inspects Police College. by pheesayor(m): 8:14am On Jan 19, 2013

Prof Corruption: That tells it all. GEJ is too narrow minded.

Wish he would visit other police colleges

Politics › Re: Jonathan In Lagos. Inspects Police College. by pheesayor(m): 8:10am On Jan 19, 2013

Sincere 9gerian: You call those PAY-AS-YOU-GO critics "average Nigerians"? They are not average Nigerians but few persons who are PAID to criticise and those who criticise because their party or tribesman is not in power.

you're wrog here sir, unless there's evidence to prove to us. Critics should not be paid before they voice out, they say it according to the the way they see it. When you think people are hating you because of your tribe then it leads you to take wrong decisions.
Nigerians are becoming more politically concsious and if opposition takes advantage of that whose fault is it? I there is no hole in the wall, there's no how a lizard will gain entry.
I'm sorry for going off topic though, truth just had to be told

Politics › Re: GEJ Axed Justice Salami To Cover Electoral Fraud by pheesayor(op): 10:36am On Jan 17, 2013

we all knew but hearing it from the General himself confirms what many speculated, expecting GEJ boys to come defend this

Akshow: Dint we all know?

Politics › GEJ Axed Justice Salami To Cover Electoral Fraud by pheesayor(op): 9:14am On Jan 17, 2013

When Justice Ayo Salami was suspended by the NJC, many wondered why the the president was so quick to carry out the action on a Sunday shocked

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Excerpts from an interview with General Buhari revealed that it was to cover up the electoral fraud in a supposed free and fair election. He also spoke about boko haram and the attempt to frame him into being their sponsor.

Interview by ekekeeeDOTcom

Ekekeee: How do you rate the performance of the present administration led by Dr Goodluck and what would you have done differently at the helm?

GMB: There is no government to rate. The absurdity in government runs wild every day. So much corruption everywhere, and you call this a government? There is nothing to rate about this because this is not a government. We were in court after the 2011 elections where we brought in forensic experts to prove that not all who registered to vote in some parts of the country where rigging was massive voted. The president of the appeal court then Justice Ayo Salami agreed for us to bring in the experts. All of a sudden, he was removed and another person was brought in just to reverse the decision of Ayo Salami and you ask me to rate this government? What is there to rate?

Ekekeee: There is this talk of Northern leaders like yourself not speaking strongly against the Boko Haram menace. People assume this as a tacit endorsement of the terrorist sect. What’s your take on this allegation, Sir?

GMB: Dada, this is an unfair question to ask me. I have openly spoken against the activities of this dreaded sect in public more times than I can remember. Islam is a religion of peace and anyone who claims to kill in the name of Allah is not a Muslim. The same reason why I rejected the offer when it was claimed that the sect named me their chief negotiator. Some people tried to frame me up by appointing me their negotiator.

Ekekeee: Your reputation as an anti-corruption crusader precedes you. How will you fight corruption today given Nigeria’s systemic difficulties?

GMB: I agree that there is a serious systematic rise in corruption today than it was 10years ago. It may be difficult to curb but it is definitely not impossible.

Ekekeee: President Obama visited Ghana and made the statement “Africa needs Strong institutions not strong men”. You were reported to have disagreed with that statement. Why?

GMB: Only strong men can make strong institutions. If the founding fathers were not strong men, we wouldn’t have been where we are today. Ironically, other strong men got this country into what it is today and only strong men can save it. The institutions cannot be strong without the input of strong people.

Ekekeee: 2015 is around the corner. Will you contest as president again?

GMB: I said in 2011 that I wasn’t going to contest again. My party and supporters have been sending representatives. Up till today, they haven’t stopped. But what I tell them is, if the conditions are right…. but we are in the process now of reorganizing the party and perhaps, come into an alignment with other parties. Whatever the parties decide, whether my party or the new party that align and we are hoping to develop; if they give me the ticket or recommend me, I will consider it. That is the position we are now.

Ekekeee: What is the situation with the merger now? Most Nigerians await with bated breath regarding the state of the merger:

GMB: The merger with other political parties has gotten to a very good stage right now. The CPC has named a merger committee and I will be inaugurating them in Abuja later this week. ACN and ANPP will do the same and I am very positive that by March 31st 2013, we will have a good outcome and the merger will be complete.

Ekekeee: What is your message to young people out there sir?

GMB: [size=16pt]Young people must participate more in governance. Young people must demand for free and fair elections and learn more about their country[/size].

As published on ekekeeeDOTcom

http://www.ekekeee.com/i-said-in-2011-that-i-wasnt-going-to-contest-again-but-declares-buhari-in-an-exlusive-interview-with-ekekeee/

Politics › Debt For The Future: It ’ll Take Nigeria 70 Years To Pay N6.6 Trillion Debt by pheesayor(op): 9:44pm On Jan 15, 2013

Emotions ran high, Monday, as foremost Economist, Mr Henry Boyo, lamented the country’s huge debt profile estimated at N6.6 trillion, fearing that it might take about three generations to pay the debt.

Speaking at a roundtable dialogue to mark the first anniversary of Occupy Nigeria protest with the theme: “Nigeria’s fiscal and monetary crisis: The way forward,” in Lagos, Boyo said: “It will take the Federal Government a little over 70 years to be able to repay its official debt which presently stands at N6.6 trillion.”

Boyo, who disagreed with officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, over inflation rate, management of excess liquidity and other monetary policies affecting the economy, accused the CBN of not taking necessary steps to galvanise the economy.

He spoke as the apex bank countered that it was doing all within its power to regulate the economy.

Boyo listed high interest rates, depreciating naira, high rate of smuggling and capital flight, low capacity utilization, low employment and inadequate power as factors responsible for the dwindling state of the economy.

He said: “We have a total of N6.6 trillion as debt and you must know that they will be paid by our generations yet unborn. No economy can grow with these factors. All these factors I have mentioned are triggered by poor framework and responsible for the state of our economy. The CBN is also not doing anything to galvanise the economy.”

source: vanguard

Politics › Re: Subscribers Fault Jonathan’s Silence On Minanuel Estate Demolition by pheesayor(op): 6:37am On Jan 15, 2013

seunfly: It's like you don't know about the case and what is going on in Abuja. What the minister and the senator did to them is total wickedness, FCT will allocate land to developers in diffrent undeveloped locations, area without infrastructures and amenities. Imidiately government see the rapid infrastructral development in the area that is when the ministers, senators or other peaple in power will reallocate it for themselve. That is the case of airport road in Abuja. The question is why can't average citizen enjoy good infrastructure in Abuja, they alway reallocate it for themselves. GOD dey watch O!

so it is safe to say this is a clear case of oppression and wickedness, who is supposed to protect the poor and ordinary citizens?

Politics › Re: Subscribers Fault Jonathan’s Silence On Minanuel Estate Demolition by pheesayor(op): 8:50pm On Jan 14, 2013

how about those using this same act against elrufai?

2Legit2Qui: Una don see this this President finish. Make him apologise to una because una contravene the law, abi? f una no contravene the law, why dem go demolish una estate? Abi de go just wake up one day say dem wan demolish una estate without any reason?

Politics › Subscribers Fault Jonathan’s Silence On Minanuel Estate Demolition by pheesayor(op): 7:42pm On Jan 14, 2013

Three months after about 500 houses were demolished in Minanuel Estate, Airport Road, Abuja, by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, the subscribers have condemned the silence of President Goodluck Jonathan and other officials of the Federal Government on the matter.

The houses were demolished by officials of the Development Control Department of the FCTA on October 1, 2012 because the developers allegedly did not obtain necessary approvals and the land on which they were built had reportedly been allocated to some senators.

However, the Minanuel Estate Subscribers’ Union said it was a thing of regret that the Presidency had kept mute over the development, while there had not been any form of compensation for the developers and subscribers or any hope of resettlement.

The spokesperson of the union, Mr. Festus Adebayo, said in a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday that the seeming silence of the President had betrayed his avowed commitment to public-private partnership in housing provision.

Adebayo said, “We want to say it categorically clear today that if President Goodluck Jonathan is really committed to housing Nigerians, he would have ordered for a probe of what made 500 Nigerians lost their homes at a swoop from the evil bulldozer of the FCT Minister.

“The President would have ordered for our resettlement or have we committed a crime by aspiring to own a home in our country? Destroying 500 houses is like destroying a village; our hopes of home ownership have been murdered and still the government that is supposed to protect lives and property has refused to console, investigate, compensate or resettle us. We collectively reject this kind of fresh air under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan.”

The union said though the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, had recently highlighted the achievements of the administration in the area of housing, it challenged him to tell the whole world the number of Nigerians, especially in FCT, who were rendered homeless through “inhuman and illegal demolition” in 2012.

Adebayo said, “It is impossible to believe President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to public-private partnership in housing development when the investment of developers, banks, and subscribers are not protected.

“The FCTA does not demolish housing estates until when the houses have been completed and until when those who paid for the houses are preparing to take possession.”

The subscribers condemned the recent threat of the Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, to demolish another 31 housing estates, saying if carried out, the action would kill the hope of another set of subscribers.

Adebayo said, “The threat is not against the developers in FCT, but is a threat to demolish the economy of the Federal Capital Territory and indirectly demolish the economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“There is no way President Jonathan and the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development can genuinely keep their promises of making housing available for Nigerians, no matter the number of times they make the promise. The issue of Minanuel Estate demolition must be addressed, the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, must be removed, and the Development Control Department and land administration system must be repositioned.”

He called on the Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT, Smart Adeyemi, to prevail on the FCT minister to compensate the subscribers and resettle those who paid to own a home.

The subscribers’ representative also called on the international community and human rights organisations to mount pressure on the Federal Government to see to what he called the “great injustice.”

http://www.punchng.com/business/homes-property/subscribers-fault-jonathans-silence-on-minanuel-estate-demolition/

Politics › Re: Petrol Sells For N120 In Osun by pheesayor(m): 6:41pm On Jan 12, 2013

the same labour leader that sold us last year? As for subsidy removal, see this post below

pheesayor: those blaming subsidy should note that if subsidy is removed those areas will sell for close to 200. I was in the south east this time last year and liter sold for almost 200 in abia state Subsidy removal is not the answer, fighting corruption is the answer but the question is when will this start?

remove subsidy without fixing the current challenges and you will buy for above 200

titanictide: why then do we fight against fuel subsidy removal when it is sold for prices higher than the subsidized rates in most states of the federation? where r d labour leaders?

Politics › Re: LPWC Fixing Navy Town Road (pictures) by pheesayor(m): 6:36pm On Jan 12, 2013

navy town isn't what is used to be o, the roads are a big mess especially the road that leads to kirikiri. The road from the gate was being fixed but has been adandoned.

bolayei: Anyone who has been abroad will know navy town is just as good as any town in western countries, Lagos fine sha o, over population naim deface am. Nice one fashola, But please do something about ajegunle roads

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