₦airaland Forum

mikron:
was obasanjo a saint? Who signed out $16,000,000,000 out for power projects without building any? In ur own definition of governance that one is not corruption abi? I get angry when people like u do handpicked criticism

mmsen:
Buhari has committed his fair share of atrocities.

Who knows what Lagos would be like now if it had the metro system that Jakande had planned. Buhari put an end to that by paying the 78 million dollar penalty fee instead of allowing the project to go ahead for 120 million dollars and complete the project.

Buhari is the clown who interfered when the Jonathan administration sought to attack Boko Haram by claiming that to do so would be an 'attack on the North'.

Buhari is the man who has done nothing but campaign for Sharia law for the north, as if that was/is the biggest concern. Why did he not campaign against child-brides? Almajiris? Poor educational attainment by northern children? Poor healthcare? Fistula? Polio? He could have campaigned against any number of problems that northern Nigeria faces, real issues that have made life for people there unbearably difficult, instead he chose to hide behind religion.

Jonathan has put in place schools for northern almajiri students. Why is the Federal government having to do the job of the state officials? What have they been doing for the past 50 years that they still do not have sufficient schools for their abundant children? How are they supposed to become eligible for decent employment if they are not given the opportunity to get the qualifications necessary? Why did Buhari not campaign about this issue?

That is why I can comfortably say that Jonathan is a good man compared to Buhari. He is far from perfect but the silence on genuine matters and the ignorance that Buhari and his ilk have displayed are the core reasons why Boko Haram has become such a menace and why one half of the nation is so far behind when it comes to human development indices.

Gamesmart:
Before we go into this.

Are you saying it is Buhari's responsibility for Almajiri education?

mmsen:
My point is that Buhari could have campaigned about the plight of education in northern Nigeria - instead he chose to make noise about Sharia.

He has a warped sense of priorities.

Gamesmart:
What stupidity!

What makes you sure it is because he cared for his people he conceded defeat?

He could not have conceded defeat because he saw he lost and knew he was going to lose?

He could not have conceded defeat because he is scared of dying by a bullet from a military take over?

Yours is the fooolish comment.

walata2011:
Neglecting the south west region is one of the biggest mistake he made, and the people he related with in the south west were those with questionable character. South West stood solidly by GEJ during the 2011 election, but got little in return from his government.
You said it all, there are things he should have done differently, but this should serve as a lesson for the incoming government. Nigerians are wiser now and power of social media can not be underestimated, information moves faster.

ziqqz:
The otherwise common ability to reason is obviously beyond you, so why bother dignifying this with a response sef...

ziqqz:
This monstrous imbe.cility is exactly what breaks yo momma's heart... Check the mirror (if you have one o)

Gamesmart:
So in your attempt to show Jonathan is better than Buhari, you decided to employ some bias by picking a thing Jonathan did and then say "Oh, Buhari should have campaigned for this, not that?

When we talked about warped sense of priority, why are you not telling us that Jonathan should have been campaigning to stop corruption, rather than build almajiri schools?

Is Nigeria's priority almajiri schools or corruption?

Is Nigeria's priority almajiri schools or power?

Is Nigeria's priority almajiri schools or infrastructure?

Can you now see how warped your thinking and argument itself is?

abduljabbar4:
What has he done for the north? Apart from the billions spent on security with no effect and the almajiri schools which we don't care about what has he done? Almajiris aint even upto 10% of the people in the north

iukpe:
He was not firm. Smiles too much and never spoke out the things serious minds wanted to hear from their president in times of crisis.

drsteroid:
Jonah along with all his selfish aides destroyed what's left of this country..never in the history of this country has the muslim seen the xtians as enemies,or the hausaman seen the ibo man as his enemy...Jonathan govt looted and divided Nigeria along her different ethnic and religious divide.I can't wait 4 Buhari to start work and probe all the illegalities which had taken place during GEJ/PEJ administration since Sambo was seen as a figurehead or ghost worker.
As election drew closer,Lagos became the Federal capital territory to him,while he was busy doling out tax payers money just to lobby 4 vote..am so happy the South westerners showed him there is no trace of cluelessness in them,by showing him the way out with their PVCs..Nigeria has gone beyond sweet talking the people,its either u perform or u are thrown out through the exit door.he had close 2 six years,and couldn't make good use of it,let him enjoy his pension in otuoke..you ve succeeded in putting your name among the list of presidents of nigeria, the incorruptible general will show you what you don't know about stealing and corruption. Can't wait 4 may 29 to come. odabo jonah!!

endeedike:
responding to your comment will bring me down to your level.. have a nice night..

mikron:
@endeedike already replied u the way I would. Wasn't turai yar adua worse than patience? Who doesn't know the part she played in the affairs of this country while her husband was was dying of cancer abroad? Who doesn't know the lootings that took place that time, even the corrupt yar adua's kitchen cabinet members comprising wicked and corrupt government officials like former agric minister Abba Ruma, former attorney general aoondoaka, turai and d rest were busy preventing GEJ (then VP) from taking over as president cos of what they were looting and nobody mentioned turai here as a bad wife, but patience Jonathan. Pls leave this woman alone.

mikron:
stupid talk, what has his marriage got to do with this?

endeedike:
Stupidity is not defined geographically, nor by most of the other divisions employed to categorize. It takes residence in the hearts and minds of those who allow it to do so. Check the mirror...

Gamesmart:
What stupidity!

What makes you sure it is because he cared for his people he conceded defeat?

He could not have conceded defeat because he saw he lost and knew he was going to lose?

He could not have conceded defeat because he is scared of dying by a bullet from a military take over?

Yours is the fooolish comment.

mmsen:
The Federal government during Jonathan's tenure has built roads, replaced key railway lines and refurbished existing airports as well as building new ones.

mmsen:
The same administration built more universities in the north than any northern administration ever has. Built more schools than any northern president or governor has, ever. Education is always a priority, investing in people is the most important investment that a government can make. If you do not invest in knowledge and skills then your people will always struggle - like it or not this is why northern Nigeria is the way that it is. It is because of the lack of educational opportunities for northern children that so many end up on the street and are then prey for groups such as Boko Haram.

mmsen:
Measures were taken to rejuvenate the power infrastructure. More power is being generated, it is now for the DISCOs to do their job, those are private enterprises, not government.

The PIB is on the table, the local content bill passed, the banking sector is more stable than it has been in decades.

Because you do not understand the role of government and you have no patience to see how policy will influence economics in the long run, you fail to appreciate what the Jonathan administration has done for Nigeria. I suggest that you educate yourself on the difference between the Federal government, the state governments and the private sector.

Gamesmart:
What has Obasanjo got to do with "Is Jonathan good"?

How do you know what my opinion about Obasanjo is?

You should get angry about your fooolish assumptions.

seunfly:
You said it all except you did not include the following.
(1) The actions of his wife which has become annoying to every one.
(2) You don't fight everybody, even though they are silly and annoying just draw a line for them not to cross and let them be. He fought some people that are not threat to his ambition if they are on his side but if they crossed to the other side they are problem example is Amaechi, Kwakwaso and Bukola saraki. Tinubu will also make the same mistake if he try to fight dirty with Fayose and I know he knows that is why you won't see him in Ekiti until 2018.

Nothing to add again because you have covered all.

mikron:
u are the one with foolish assumptions here, you keep calling jonathan corrupt and paying for corruption, Did u see him doing that? I asked u was obasanjo not corrupt? U re here insulting B when A was worse as a leader, u re all here pouncing on the man because he is naturally quite and unassuming. The man had conceeded defeat why all these hate?

Curlieweed:
Johnny Boy's biggest mistake was being born into a very small ethnic group in the wrong cardinal point of the country.

CHESSBOARD:
Best ans to this ediot called itsdumbass , he should satisfy the SW because they control the press and Judiciary .,....ok let see if Buhari will satisfy the SW, now they believe they have the power lets see how satisfied they will be.... One of the best thing GEJ did was killing Godfatherism...OBJ can now Godfather GMB..

ziqqz:
Wake up! We are in a democracy where majority rules.
Go back and see how many "Likes" attached to my comment, and you may realise that my opinion echoes the minds of many more people out there.
Can't say the same for you though.

hensben:
that guy and his kind are just too foolish for my liking...can you imagine what he wrote.

endeedike:
responding to your comment will bring me down to your level.. have a nice night..