₦airaland Forum

Nice

God bless Buhari

rusher14:
This here is conviction.

This here is patriotism.

This here is my leader.

My guy I read that part countlessly and jst felt so goood about being a Nigerian.

GeneralMatch4Buhari #GMB

[b][/b] Our GDP is now valued at $510 billion and our economy rated 26th in the world. Also on the bright side, inflation has been kept at single digit for a while and our economy has grown at an average of 7%.

And you said GEJ is not working.



About corruption= let me ask, is GEJ corrupt, did he tell those in government to do what they are doing now, including those in the house.


[b][/b]Even by official figures, 33.1% of Nigerians live in extreme poverty. That’s at almost 60 million.


Blame yourself and your brothers for this figure, your people have ruled this country for more than 30years and good number of this people are from the north. I didn't see or hear any of the APC member in the house complain about the money they will be receiving at the end of their tenure, why didn't they say ah mr speaker you are corrupt, why should will be earning this much while our people die in poverty.

Talking about unemployment, did you create any when you were there?

[b][/b]I take responsibility for whatever happened under my watch

That means the blood of those that lost their lives in 2011 are on your head

As a progressive party, we must reform our political economy to unleash the pent-up ingenuity and productivity of the Nigerian people thus freeing them from the curse of poverty. We will run a private sector-led economy but maintain an active role for government through strong regulatory oversight and deliberate interventions and incentives to diversify the base of our economy, strengthen productive sectors, improve the productive capacities of our people and create jobs for our teeming youths.

In short, we will run a functional economy driven by a worldview that sees growth not as an end by itself, but as a tool to create a society that works for all, rich and poor alike. On March 28, Nigeria has a decision to make. To vote for the continuity of failure or to elect progressive change. I believe the people will choose wisely.

Fantastic

WHAT A SPEECH!

My GMB
Those that are with you are more than those against you

We know what you stand for, we know what you represent, we know what drives you, we know what motivates you. Unlike the other guy.

Sai baba all the way

SO OUR AMIABLE GENERAL SPENT A WHOLE ONE FULL WEEK WAITING TO SPILL THIS PREPARED TRASH.....




GOD HAVE MERCY UPON AFRICA....

It's a beautiful speech, tearjerker for us patriots.

*weeps* so touchy

That's a good one from the people's general

https://www.nairaland.com/2164577/prof-yemi-osinbajo-organizes-conversation#31103992

FAYOSE are u listening?

Eofclub:
Too long.

Just d way March 28 is too long....can't wait to vote for GMB

God bless the peoples general... God bless Nigeria

U weren't. Invited u forced ur way tru if not how c ome ur name wasn't included until Tuesday while programme yet to materialise has speakers already allocated to speak

None of our neighbours is helping us hammer ur boys goan and read the plan put in place, NA attack bh boys, Chad and Cameroon make sure they don't escape into their territory
Our Army now have the latest hardware at their disposal now if you doubt this give a call to shekau he will tell you the damage they have witnessed so far
U accept the fact that jonathan has developed the economy and inflation was on hold, kindly tell us how APC controlled state has improved the lives of their citizens at least they come with bowl in hand to collect national cake

U have hinted that ur corruption crusade if elected will directly be against opposition members
The likes of amechi, Tinubu will be hailed

Keep dreaming GEJ till 2019 If you cant stand it Relocate to Bujumbura

naijareferee:
SO OUR AMIABLE GENERAL SPENT A WHOLE ONE FULL WEEK WAITING TO SPILL THIS PREPARED TRASH.....




GOD HAVE MERCY UPON AFRICA....

my brother,am ashamed of the institution u are currently in or graduated from..a disgrace to. Education..just imagine shooting yourself in the leg because u intend to downgrade the general..in all his writeup,did u see any blunder there? Check the trash u. Typed!! Your president could not do what buhari did at chatam instead he went to hire paid goons to protest..i was just looking at them from a stone throw and shaking my head for them..only an hungry idiot will take such money at. The expense of their future

d general is just so on point,so smart,intelligent and well composed.
chai!naija get person like dis and yet DAT clueless dull drunker still dey rule naija?God forbid.thank God I have my PVC.

"The current administration has
created two economies in one country, a
sorry tale of two nations: one economy for a
few who have so much in their tiny island of
prosperity; and the other economy for the
many who have so little in their vast ocean
of misery." ----GMB

Devastatingly true! Excellent!

This Man is just too much..I pray he wins.

Excellent speech

ceejayclas:
"Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition" - By General Muhammadu Buhari
Chatham House, London, 26 February 2015

Permit me to start by thanking Chatham House for the invitation to talk about this important topic at this crucial time. The 2015 general election in Nigeria is generating a lot of interests within and outside the country. This is understandable. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and largest economy, is at a defining moment, a moment that has great implications beyond the democratic project and beyond the borders of my dear country.

So let me say upfront that the global interest in Nigeria’s landmark election is not misplaced at all and indeed should be commended, for this is an election that has serious import for the world. I urge the international community to continue to focus on Nigeria at this very critical moment. Given increasing global linkages, it is in our collective interests that the postponed elections should hold on the rescheduled dates, that they should be free and fair, that their outcomes should be respected by all parties, and that any form of extension, under whichever guise, is unconstitutional and would not be tolerated.

With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War, democracy became the dominant and most preferred system of government across the globe. That global transition has been aptly captured as the triumph of democracy and the ‘most pre-eminent political idea of our time.’ On a personal note, the phased end of the USSR was a turning point for me. If you will, that was my own road to Damascus experience. It convinced me that change can be brought about without firing a single shot. As you all know, I had been a military head of state in Nigeria for twenty months. We intervened because we were unhappy with the state of affairs in our country.

We wanted to arrest the drift. Driven by patriotism, influenced by the prevalence and popularity of such drastic measures all over Africa and elsewhere, we fought our way to power. But the global triumph of democracy has shown that another, and a preferable, path to change is possible. It is an important lesson I have carried with me since, and a lesson that is not lost on the African continent.

In the last two decades, democracy has grown strong roots in Africa. Elections, once so rare, are now so commonplace. As at the time I was a military head of state between 1983 and 1985, only four African countries held regular multi-party elections. But the number of electoral democracies in Africa, according to Freedom House, jumped to 10 in 1992/1993 then to 18 in 1994/1995 and to 24 in 2005/2006.

According to the New York Times, 42 of the 48 countries in Sub-Sahara Africa conducted multi-party elections between 1990 and 2002. The newspaper also reported that between 2000 and 2002, ruling parties in four African countries (Senegal, Mauritius, Ghana and Mali) peacefully handed over power to victorious opposition parties. In addition, the proportion of African countries categorized as not free by Freedom House declined from 59% in 1983 to 35% in 2003. Without doubt, Africa has been part of the current global wave of democratisation.

But the growth of democracy on the continent has been uneven. According to Freedom House, the number of electoral democracies in Africa slipped from 24 in 2007/2008 to 19 in 2011/2012; while the percentage of countries categorised as ‘not free’ increased from 35% in 2003 to 41% in 2013. Also, there have been some reversals at different times in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritania and Togo.

While we can choose to look at the glass of democracy in Africa as either half full or half empty. While you can’t have representative democracy without elections, it is equally important to look at the quality of the elections and to remember that mere elections do not democracy make. It is globally agreed that democracy is not an event, but a journey. And that the destination of that journey is democratic consolidation—that state where democracy has become so rooted and so routine and widely accepted by all actors.

With this important destination in mind, it is clear that though many African countries now hold regular elections, very few of them have consolidated the practice of democracy. It is important to also state at this point that just as with elections, a consolidated democracy cannot be an end by itself. I will argue that it is not enough to hold series of elections or even to peacefully alternate power among parties.

It is much more important that the promise of democracy goes beyond just allowing people to freely choose their leaders. It is much more important that democracy should deliver on the promise of choice, of freedoms, of security of lives and property, of transparency and accountability, of rule of law, of good governance and of shared prosperity. It is very important that the promise embedded in the concept of democracy, the promise of a better life for the generality of the people, is not delivered in the breach.

Now, let me quickly turn to Nigeria. As you all know, Nigeria’s fourth republic is in its 16th year and this general election will be the fifth in a row. This is a major sign of progress for us, given that our first republic lasted five years and three months, the second republic ended after four years and two months and the third republic was a still-birth. However, longevity is not the only reason why everyone is so interested in this election.

The major difference this time around is that for the very first time since transition to civil rule in 1999, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing its stiffest opposition so far from our party the All Progressives Congress (APC). We once had about 50 political parties, but with no real competition. Now Nigeria is transiting from a dominant party system to a competitive electoral polity, which is a major marker on the road to democratic consolidation. As you know, peaceful alternation of power through competitive elections have happened in Ghana, Senegal, Malawi and Mauritius in recent times.

The prospects of democratic consolidation in Africa will be further brightened when that eventually happens in Nigeria.

But there are other reasons why Nigerians and the whole world are intensely focussed on this year’s elections, chief of which is that the elections are holding in the shadow of huge security, economic and social uncertainties in Africa’s most populous country and largest economy.

On insecurity, there is a genuine cause for worry, both within and outside Nigeria. Apart from the civil war era, at no other time in our history has Nigeria been this insecure. Boko Haram has sadly put Nigeria on the terrorism map, killing more than 13,000 of our nationals, displacing millions internally and externally, and at a time holding on to portions of our territory the size of Belgium. What has been consistently lacking is the required leadership in our battle against insurgency.

I, as a retired general and a former head of state, have always known about our soldiers: they are capable, well trained, patriotic, brave and always ready to do their duty in the service of our country. You all can bear witness to the gallant role of our military in Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Darfur and in many other peacekeeping operations in several parts of the world. But in the matter of this insurgency, our soldiers have neither received the necessary support nor the required incentives to tackle this problem. The government has also failed in any effort towards a multi-dimensional response to this problem leading to a situation in which we have now become dependent on our neighbours coming to our rescue.

Let me assure you that if I am elected president, the world will have no cause to worry about Nigeria as it has had to recently, that Nigeria will return to its stabilising role in West Africa, and that no inch of Nigerian territory will ever be lost to the enemy because we will pay special attention to the welfare of our soldiers in and out of service, we will give them adequate and modern arms and ammunitions to work with, we will improve intelligence gathering to choke Boko Haram's financial and equipment channels, we will be tough on terrorism and tough on its root causes by initiating a comprehensive economic development plan promoting infrastructural development, job creation, agriculture and industry in the affected areas.

We will always act on time and not allow problems to irresponsibly fester, and I, General Muhammadu Buhari, will always lead from the front and return Nigeria to its leadership role in regional and international efforts to combat terrorism.

On the economy, the fall in prices of oil has brought our economic and social stress into full relief. After the rebasing exercise in April 2014, Nigeria overtook South Africa as Africa’s largest economy. Our GDP is now valued at $510 billion and our economy rated 26th in the world. Also on the bright side, inflation has been kept at single digit for a while and our economy has grown at an average of 7% for about a decade. But it is more of paper growth, a growth that, on account of mismanagement, profligacy and corruption, has not translated to human development or shared prosperity. A development economist once said three questions should be asked about a country’s development: one, what is happening to poverty? Two, what is happening to unemployment? And three, what is happening to inequality?

The answers to these questions in Nigeria show that the current administration has created two economies in one country, a sorry tale of two nations: one economy for a few who have so much in their tiny island of prosperity; and the other economy for the many who have so little in their vast ocean of misery. Even by official figures, 33.1% of Nigerians live in extreme poverty. That’s at almost 60 million, almost the population of the United Kingdom. There is also the unemployment crisis simmering beneath the surface, ready to explode at the slightest stress, with officially 23.9% of our adult population and almost 60% of our youth unemployed. We also have one of the highest rates of inequalities in the world. With all these, it is not surprising that our performance on most governance and development indicators (like Mo Ibrahim Index on African Governance and UNDP’s Human Development Index.) are unflattering. With fall in the prices of oil, which accounts for more than 70% of government revenues, and lack of savings from more than a decade of oil boom, the poor will be disproportionately impacted.

In the face of dwindling revenues, a good place to start the repositioning of Nigeria's economy is to swiftly tackle two ills that have ballooned under the present administration: waste and corruption. And in doing this, I will, if elected, lead the way, with the force of personal example.

On corruption, there will be no confusion as to where I stand. Corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed into my administration. First and foremost, we will plug the holes in the budgetary process. Revenue producing entities such as NNPC and Customs and Excise will have one set of books only. Their revenues will be publicly disclosed and regularly audited. The institutions of state dedicated to fighting corruption will be given independence and prosecutorial authority without political interference. But I must emphasise that any war waged on corruption should not be misconstrued as settling old scores or a witch-hunt. I'm running for President to lead Nigeria to prosperity and not adversity.

In reforming the economy, we will use savings that arise from blocking these leakages and the proceeds recovered from corruption to fund our party’s social investments programmes in education, health, and safety nets such as free school meals for children, emergency public works for unemployed youth and pensions for the elderly. As a progressive party, we must reform our political economy to unleash the pent-up ingenuity and productivity of the Nigerian people thus freeing them from the indignities of poverty.

We will run a private sector-led economy but maintain an active role for government through strong regulatory oversight and deliberate interventions and incentives to diversify the base of our economy, strengthen productive sectors, improve the productive capacities of our people and create jobs for our teeming youths. In short, we will run a functional economy driven by a worldview that sees growth not as an end by itself, but as a tool to create a society that works for all, rich and poor alike. On March 28, Nigeria has a decision to make. To vote for the continuity of failure or to elect progressive change. I believe the people will choose wisely.

In sum, I think that given its strategic importance, Nigeria can trigger a wave of democratic consolidation in Africa. But as a starting point we need to get this critical election right by ensuring that they go ahead and depriving those who want to scuttle it the benefit of derailing our fledgling democracy. That way, we will all see democracy and democratic consolidation as tools for solving pressing problems in a sustainable way, not as ends in themselves.

Permit me to close this discussion on a personal note. I have heard and read references to me as a former dictator in many respected British newspapers including the well regarded Economist. Let me say without sounding defensive that dictatorship goes with military rule, though some might be less dictatorial than others.

I take responsibility for whatever happened under my watch. I cannot change the past. But I can change the present and the future. So before you is a former military ruler and a converted democrat who is ready to operate under democratic norms and is subjecting himself to the rigours of democratic elections for the fourth time.

You may ask: why is he doing this? This is a question I ask myself all the time too. And here is my humble answer: because the work of making Nigeria great is not yet done, because I still believe that change is possible, this time through the ballot, and most importantly, because I still have the capacity and the passion to dream and work for a Nigeria that will be respected again in the comity of nations and that all Nigerians will be proud of.

I thank you for listening.

at least you should have posted the link to where you copied this from


http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/prospects-for-democratic-consolidation-in-africa-nigerias-transition-buharis-chattam-house-speech

I will vote buhari(APC) as president... Then vote Owan enoh(PDP) as Ikom senator. Ben ayade as governor (PDP)

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VcStunner:
you know better my dear, truth is Buhari could only rehearse the scripts which aides ofcourse took days to prepare him for, time will come wen he will have to quote those words again, or some journalist will have to remind him. The Buhari I knw has no current ambition of his own, he's an actor whose job is to interprete the greed of selected frustrated politicians. A̶̲̥̅♏ sticking with transformation. You've asked urself why the Rep members in APC have not yet moved for the slash of their jumbo bonuses if trully this is a genuine "change"? Obama sang change and d world is not disappointed yet, Tinubu sang change and we already questioning it, even you! stop decieving urself and wake up. I belong to no party and I don't even hav a PVC to start with

u dnt hv PVC nd u come here to rant about politics? Between u nd Fayose, FFK who is more dumb?

Buhari read all this script and long epistle?

I'm sure the cows and goats must be proud of their certificate less owner..

Shay! Make him go take his injection and medicine oh!
I don talk my own oh

Abegii!






Buhari tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill 2023 joor!

This is a focused leader
All hail our potential president



Sai baba

If Buhari like let him go to moon and come back we are waiting for him down home......... No bi oyibo go cast vote na wee #GEJ2015#

ajebuter:
Buhari read all this script and long epistle?

I'm sure the cows and goats must be proud of their certificate less owner..

Shay! Make him go take his injection and medicine oh!
I don talk my own oh

Meaningless trash as usual

VcStunner:
you know better my dear, truth is Buhari could only rehearse the scripts which aides ofcourse took days to prepare him for, time will come wen he will have to quote those words again, or some journalist will have to remind him. The Buhari I knw has no current ambition of his own, he's an actor whose job is to interprete the greed of selected frustrated politicians. A̶̲̥̅♏ sticking with transformation. You've asked urself why the Rep members in APC have not yet moved for the slash of their jumbo bonuses if trully this is a genuine "change"? Obama sang change and d world is not disappointed yet, Tinubu sang change and we already questioning it, even you! stop decieving urself and wake up. I belong to no party and I don't even hav a PVC to start with

Lol...but i thought he was a 'certificateless' illiterate who couldn't read, talk of reading a prepared speech,

And i also thought he couldn't speak for long due to health reasons.

Ok maybe somehow he managed to by pass that..I think Fayose and FFK can explain better,

So hw about the question and answer aspect??

Buhari has been breaking GEJites heart since time immemorial.

May Good God help you

Powerful speech.

A speech that made GEJ to visit Biu and Baga today.

In GMB we trust