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Another one. What has happened over the past three weeks that criticism against government should suddenly come to an end. I'm sure you will say elections and change of government. But should change of government mean an end to the instruments of change??

You will say, but criticism should trail 'lack of performance' and that the new government hasn't assumed authority and that how do they know they will not perform.

Well the truth is that governance is not easy. What we bought into were a series of promised anchored in character. It is mere speculation. Many other things make for a succesful government and some are not just satisfied with the promises and are not convinced about the character. It is understandable. Only performance will shut them up but even in a structurally faulty nation as ours not everyone will be bought over by performance. I have said that many times. The nature of the Nigerian state does not support good governance.

BraniacX:
Of course you can't, why should you be able to if your comprehension is as good as that of GMB which =s <zero.

ogaprime:
So can buhari remove a corrupt governor that de state assembly is behind their governor?? Can buhari remove a corrupt senator when his constituency is behind him?? Highest buhari can remove are his ministers and federal perm secs.
I am against corruption, but its in our blood, deep down in our blood. The only way to stop corruption is to remove immunity from de constitution and attach death sentence as punishment for corrupt persons. That's why in china corrupt ministers commit suicide before they are arrested

sameer1212:
well, we hope he try his best and see how things Go. Personally, GEJ is not a bad person, but he aloud him self to be surrounded by Greedy people which they only have their own personal interest in mind.

lolaxavier:
Please take your frustration elsewhere. I don't have time for an inconsequential like you...

themilanway:
*yawns*Buhari will come good,quote me.

eleko1:
Spot on sir.Jona and his miserable PDP has done maximum damage to our dear Military.GOd bless BUHARI God bless NIG Soldiers,GOd bless NGRS. NB.Sir,help us to remove those useless,incompetence peeps like Ogar,Sulaimon,Badeh,Minimah,MBU etc comot

Truckpusher:
Though some level of truth can be found in your argument especially for a nation that wants to remain a beggar nation and the West's junkyard and finally a Government of puppets ,anything apart from these things I just mentioned is a tall dream my friend ,the US will never give you any technology,they will give you worthless aids to nibble on while they control your leadership to make policies that would surrender your sovereignty like our ancient African kings did under the continuous bombardments of their cities with canon balls .......Go figure ..smh
Go read up your history books and stop watching CNN all day.

Youpele52:
Nope, it's the other way round. The west is looking towards china that's why most American products from phones, electronics etc are actually made in China but designed in US. Do you know how many times Obama has visited china? It's far more the number times Chinese president has visited the US.

texazzpete:
Unlike Clueless Joe, good leaders are able to multi-task. Do not cling to only one deliverable. Expect 5, at a minimum!

Bawss1:
I can only conclude that you hold very naive views when it comes to alliances and international relations. Nobody enters into any alliance with any nation whether Russian, Chinese, NATO or what have you with the expectations that there will be a complete knowledge transfer, the expectations are spelt out in specific terms. What nations do is weigh if those terms best cater for their interests in the immediate, medium and long term.

Say Nigeria enters into a military agreement with the US, the agreements are stated i.e a particular type of weapons training, maintenance or supply of equipment, logistics support etc, for a stated time frame. Nigeria or any nation does not go in expecting that because they have an agreement the US will automatically make their vast arsenal available for Nigeria's use. As I have reportedly said here, it is the very nature of the agreement that is of high importance.

Consider: will it not be better to have some measure of assistance or knowledgLe from a military superpower instead of nothing at all?

kayciano:
My man u have to REASON beyond the FLOWERS occupying the obvious areas of a vegetation to know that BETTER ONES lie underneath.

The US spearheaded GEJ's exit...by.
1)DISCONTINUED oil trade b/w US and NIGERIA, so as to cripple the economy.

2)REFUSAL to sell ARMOURY to NIGERIA to curb BOKO BOYS..

3)WITHELD EBOLA antidote from NIGERIA.

4)THEY reportedly spotted CHIBOK ladies via aeronautics and refused to deliver the info to us.

5)ALL THESE started after GEJ out rightly declared WAR on homosexuals.., with US and BRITAIN declaring UNREST for GEJ ,
just wait , I have more facts..

Truckpusher:
[b]If you read through my last post you will see where I clearly stated that you have some point but your freeloading African mentality won't let you see beyond the gains of running into an alliance with a country that has the penchant for running a country from their own Government house and doing everything including sabotage and assassination to effect a regime change.

You don't need to ally with them to receive those training always pay for them and get the respect you deserve and you have hundreds of countries that are more than willing to give these training.

Once you enter into the alliance with any superpower with nothing to contribute then you should be rest assured that you're a pawn.

I hope you are aware that some countries were used as test base for some dangerous weapons they can't test in their own home soil due to the litigation that would follow because of the health implications associated with such weapons and too many scandals and the recent one that happened with the pharmaceutical company called Pfizer that carried out test on children in Kano and parted with some millions of dollars when the scandal became a public knowledge - I can bet my asss that they would have paid until they go bankrupt it that incident had happened in their own country.....

No world power is your friend , go figure..........[/b]

Decentdamsel:
I don't blame him shaa,its not easy going against d US,it only takes a very brave heart







En to tnk some African countries followed our footsteps




Doing this not only makes Nigeria dia puppet,it makes the whole Africa

bjdon:
Very well said. When the FT, which is one of the main mouthpieces for western interests comes out in praise of the role Tinubu played in defeating GEJ, then the wise ones among us, can read between the lines. My only hope is that with time people's eyes will become clear and they'll see things for what they really are. I have never seen the US so biased in an election as they were this time, turning a blind eye to all the ACP atrocities, but always quick to point an eye to the PDP ones. Well Nigerians have got their 'Change', let's see how it all unfolds

Bawss1:
You haven't provided any reasonable alternative to alliances na....oh wait, you say we should pay for the assistance or training. Hahahahaha, you must be a certified comedian. Go and offer any of these countries monetary payment for military assistance then come back and tell us well you fared.

You better stop getting ideas from Africa Magic.

dealslip:
Unfortunately every decision will affect you and me whether we like it or not. Everything US touches disintegrates instead of progressing. GEJ didn't want to plunge Nigeria into chaos like Ghadaffi and Mubarak. They are looking for Ghadffiin in Libya now but they can't find him. The democracy USA gave them is chaos and. Confusion and with no direction. Here Mr. Buhari wants to romance them

lolaxavier:
The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said his administration would restore military cooperation with the United States of America.

In an article published by the New York Times in its Tuesday edition, Buhari promised to among other things reformed the military.

The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration had cancelled the training component of its military cooperation with the US citing a lack of sincerity on the part of the Americans for its decision.

But Buhari said, “My administration would welcome the resumption of a military training agreement with the United States, which was halted during the previous administration. We must, of course, have better coordination with the military campaigns our African allies, like Chad and Niger, are waging in the struggle against Boko Haram. But, in the end, the answer to this threat must come from within Nigeria.”

Buhari also said he would deploy additional troops in the battle foul away from civilian areas in the south and the north central parts of the country.

In the article, the President-elect said, in the fight to end the Boko Haram insurgency, “We must start by deploying more troops to the front and away from civilian areas in central and southern Nigeria where for too long they have been used by successive governments to quell dissent.

“We must work closer with our neighbours in coordinating our military efforts so an offensive by one army does not see their country’s rid of Boko Haram only to push it across the border onto their neighbour’s territory.”

A member of the Buhari team, who pleaded for anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media said, “Without being told, you should know that what he is simply saying is that under his administration, the military will revert to their constitutional role of defending the nation against external aggression QED.”

It was also gathered that the military would be overhauled and professionalised while the police would be better empowered to take the leading role in internal security.

According to the New York Times article, which carried Buhari’s byline, the incoming administration will aside from using the military to deal with the terrorists’ threat, it will pay greater attention to counter-terrorism initiatives.

Buhari noted that his administration would seek to address why young people were attracted to join the sect. He identified some of the reasons to include poverty and ignorance.

[b]He said, “Indeed Boko Haram – which translates in English, roughly, as “western education is sinful” – preys on the perverted belief that the opportunities that education brings are sinful.

“If you are starving and young, and in search of answers as to why your life is so difficult, fundamentalism can be alluring. We know this for a fact because former members of Boko Haram have admitted it: They offer impressionable young people money and the promise of food, while the group’s mentors twist their minds with fanaticism.

“So, we must be ready to offer the parts of our country affected by this group an alternative. Boosting education will be a direct counter-balance to Boko Haram’s appeal.

“In particular we must educate more young girls, ensuring they will grow up to be empowered through learning to play their full part as citizens of Nigeria and pull themselves up and out of poverty. Indeed, we owe it to the schoolgirls of Chibok to provide as best an education as possible for our fellow young citizens."[/b]

He observed that Boko Haram feeds off despair, lack of hope that things can improve. The former Head-of State also argued that by attacking a school, and kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls, it sought to strike at the very place where hope for the futurewas being nurtured, and the promise of a better Nigeria.

“It is our intention to show Boko Haram that it will not succeed,” he said.

The retired army general also promised that his administration would not only defeat the sect militarily, it would ensure that it provides the very education the sect despises to help our people help themselves.

Quoting the late Nelson Mandela, Buhari said the sect would soon learn that “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/ill-restore-military-ties-with-us-buhari/

Truckpusher:
Well, continuously wait for those nations to spoon-feed you - Africa is prolly where she is today because we have leaders that believed that they can only have a self sufficient nation by sucking up to the asss of the West.

You must be a super dunce not to know that all forms of payment might not come monetarily and you do not need military alliances to secure trade deals for military hardware and training.


Like I said, go read up something and stop watching CNN all day .

FYI African magic is not a NEWS or diplomatic channel , use a better analogy whenever you want to mock your sorry asss next time.

shepherdnoble:
Hahahaha Dis man fit legalize homo una oo... Mek we dey look na...

dealslip:
Unfortunately every decision will affect you and me whether we like it or not. Everything US touches disintegrates instead of progressing. GEJ didn't want to plunge Nigeria into chaos like Ghadaffi and Mubarak. They are looking for Ghadffiin in Libya now but they find him. The democracy USA gave them is chaos and. Confusion and with no direction. Here Mr. Buhari wants to romance them

ololo12:
@ cap28, Thoth, deepsight, igbo2011- finally our suspicion of Buhari being a US puppet has been confirmed. Nigeria is finished.

iterator24:
this baba go commot our eyes for russia and china! una see wetin una don cause? you voted a puppet! chai! GEJ where are you?

Dpearlz:
Looking towards China is a better way forward for our country because they are quite advanced in technologies and are willing to share ideas and invest in countries like Nigeria without quietly demanding control over key sectors in such countries. Thesame cannot be said about uncle Sam......, thus this is not a good move for Nigeria if we want to move forward.

texazzpete:
Keep watching with your hate-filled eyes. The rest of us Patriots will look to Buhari for good governance.... Which encompasses a whole lot of things. Including security, power, respect for human rights, a strong anti-corruption campaign and a restoration of Nigerian pride.

If Buhari does not deliver, we vote out APC in 2019.

Defcon1:
@illiad has a point.
"multi tasking" has been the bane of Nigerian politicians
They always try to be the jack of all trades - so as to appear to be working - only to end up accomplishing nothing.

Do you doubt that Jonathan would have easily won if he had only annihilated boko haram and rescued the Chibok girls??

Any president that will bring about 24/7 uninterrupted power supply as his ONLY achievement will win re-election with landslide.

Forget corruption and the economy( they are both very important, l know), but people care more about what they can directly benefit from; what they can directly feel, appreciate and relate to.