₦airaland Forum

JuanDeDios:
Please what makes Mr Yaradua a better president than Mr Tinubu?

ThunderfireNLMO:
I believe the above among fews have silenced your criticisms.

ajebuter:
You see?

Nigerians are not people full of bile and bitterness

We just want good governance and affordability of life's basic

God bless OBJ, Yar Adua and GEJ

The rest can go and buy their blessing from lNEC and judiciary

Softmirror:
Nigerians. This same Yaradua suffered in the hands of Nigerians with all kinds of criticism when he was in office.

Others compared him to Shagari by labeling the both of them as Mediocres.

SpecialAdviser:
His father behaved like the father of all. The whole problem started when a particular COW president emerged supported by some suffericated mumu people to derial the progress of Nigeria. Since then, it's been from one issue to the other.

seunmsg:
Yar’adua contested against Buhari and Atiku to emerged as President. If he had contested and defeated a Jonathan backed by Ibo prople or a Peter Obi backed by Ibo and Christians, you guys would have hated him as much as you hated Buhari and Tinubu.

SpecialAdviser:
His father behaved like the father of all. The whole problem started when a particular COW president emerged supported by some suffericated mumu people to derial the progress of Nigeria. Since then, it's been from one issue to the other.

JustAvo:
Let's agree Nigerians have short memory. The question now is, will Nigerians say same about Tinubu's two years? Didn't Osinbajo only take charge for like six months for Nigerians to prefer him to his late boss?

My people have an adage, "Any Sunday weh go sweet, na from Saturday you go know."

Peace.

Leonardo4:
Lol you can't compare they are miles apart
1. He solved the Niger Delta militant problem Obasanjo struggled to address for 8yrs by bringing amnesty .
2. He is the only president nigetia ever had that brought down fuel price , sixty something naira per liter
3. In his tenure dollar was about 120 naira or so amd was very stable
4. The electoral reform was already in place as he agreed the system that brought him to power was flawed . He died b4 actualising that which would have suffocated election riggers
5. The 7 point agenda was actively followed with meaningful progress until his demise

givedemwotowoto:
First governor in Nigeria to publicly declare his assets, moved Katsina from debt to $50million dollar surplus, focused on education and healthcare, elected President, declared assets publicly, followed rule of law, obeyed court rulings even those that favored opposition, released Lagos funds seized by OBJ, achieved amnesty for Niger Delta militants, admitted he was elected through a flawed electoral system and started electoral reforms through justice Uwais committee, started River Niger dredging, many infrastructural projects

Nigeria didn’t become a first world country, but he started doing the right thing and people admired that.

anonimi:
If YarÁdua is not the worst rogue ever, why did he not resign and have another election instead of hanging tight to a flawed election that was annulled in the minority opinion of Onnoghen and two other SCON justices?

What happened to all the corruption under his administration when oil price was $140?
Why did he cancel all Obasanjo projects, after that one made him president with Iwuruwuru INEC election

owobokiri:
Read a lot about his father. Unfortunately, i was never around Nigeria all through his tenure. But I have never read anyone seriously talking bad about the man. That says a lot. I don't know whether this is because Nigerians have been so pulverised by their tyrannical presidents, so often that they have now lowered the bar to the minimum, or that the man was actually good. Which way, one thing that is very self evident is that until Tinubu, Nigerias presidents without any military background have proven to be more humane and people oriented in their policies when juxtaposed with the ex Generals that have messed up this democracy.

JuanDeDios:
1. I agree.
2. I agree. Fuel reduction is good for folks.
3. Nothing to do with Yaradua. Naira was always tied to oil prices. This is actually a point for Tinubu because he's the first president under whose watch we've seen signs of naira decoupling from oil. (If you don't understand this point, you can skip it).
4. I agree partially. He admitted flaws in the electoral process that brought him to power and made the right noises about electoral reforms, but not much meaningful progress was made. If there was, his successor won't have dumped it.
5. 7-point gini? It was mostly a list of talking points with any direction.

I prefer Tinubu to Yaradua though, because Tinubu understands macroeconomics. Yaradua was too clueless to see beyond his own nose, that's why he reversed the sale of the refineries and took some decisions that made Boko Haram grow into a bigger problem. I don't like Bulaba's "subsidy is gone" without a human face, but at least, it will benefit the economy in the long term.

givedemwotowoto:
Did he cancel OBJ projects out of spite? He reviewed and paused some of them, especially the ones without due process, like power sector and refineries.

bumi10:
Former Rivers State Governor and current Minister for Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi has praised the former Nigeria preident, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for his ability to complete more than 80% of his projects before leaving office.

According to Daily Post, the Minister of Transportation on Tuesday commended the immediate past administration of ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan for embarking on massive projects that have been beneficial to Nigerians.

Speaking at a Town Hall meeting in Abuja, the former Rivers State governor said his Ministry did not meet any comatose project on assumption of office. He said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration continued the projects of the previous administration because “We realised the impact of the recession.’

Amaechi noted that the Kaduna-Abuja railway was nearly 80% completed by the Jonathan’s administration. He said, “In the ministry of transportation, we did not meet anything comatose. We met an attempt to bring back our rail services.

“The Kaduna-Abuja railway was nearly 80% completed which we commissioned and commercial services have commenced.’’

more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/05/rotimi-amaechi-commends-ex-president.html

GloriousGbola:
Yardua reversed the sale of nigerias refineries

he is the root cause of the 18 billion wasted on TAM over the past decade

yardua was in poor health and he knew he was in poor health.
he could have done us all a solid by declining the position.

anonimi:
What of the 2nd Niger bridge and the railways, which Jonathan revived and built in just five years?

For three years, Yar’Adua was too busy stealing to bother, while making appropriate noise and gestures to distract attention from his reckless looting.

openmyway:
maybe we have to groom this man so hopefully in a couple of years he will become our president because true leadership quality is in their DNA.

bigpicture001:
Why do ppl like to lie that yaradua was the best...?

What did he do to mk him the best... Because he shouts rule of law rule of law..?

Ok.. maybe it's just emotional cuz he died in office.. okay, maybe that's the reason... If not gist me his achievements

Guestmale:
In as much as Yaradua tried his best in the short time he held power we will only judge him for the short period he spent on power maybe he could have been the worst if he had spent more than that, Buhari too when he came on power bailed out all the states that are insolvent that couldn't pay salaries and asked their workers to be taking a day or two days off duties, he also maintain fuel subsidies today some people see him as the worst president.

Lovestrong:
says who? Omo, I still dey jss class when my dad came home with q-link machine and new HP laptop, even his salary was increased. Powered by his administration.....

Continue to rest in peace, sir!

Equity15:
abacha also died in office, say something else. Compared to other presidents, he's up there

Softmirror:
Nigerians. This same Yaradua suffered in the hands of Nigerians with all kinds of criticism when he was in office.

Others compared him to Shagari by labeling the both of them as Mediocres.

Softmirror:
Nigerians. This same Yaradua suffered in the hands of Nigerians with all kinds of criticism when he was in office.

Others compared him to Shagari by labeling the both of them as Mediocres.

Leonardo4:
Well it's your preference if you prefere Tinubu.
4. Well I won't argue much about the 7 point agenda you are right kind of
5. Don't forget he had only 2yrs in office. Don't you think it was short to make the actual progress on the electoral reform?

Okoroawusa:
It's funny how narratives turn to myths and legends.

What was good about the presidency of Umar Musa Yar'Adua if not the fact that he died in office?

I know say na my people go full that page.