₦airaland Forum

Sometimes when I read comments being made by Nigerians on social media and others around, as regards this present administration, makes me wonder if these Nigerians are just ignorant, sentimental or still bitter about the lose of their 'hero' GEJ at the last election.

Let's be realistic here.

1) This government is relatively new and few months old

2) This is a fresh administration with different policies and programmes different from the previous

3) It's also a new party taking over from another one. We always had PDP to PDP, which makes continuity (corruption, bad governance etc) very easy. Now it's PDP to APC.

4) What are the sources of revenue available to this government?

5) How much is the price of crude oil in the int'l market as at today?

6) What kind of atmosphere was handed over to Buhari? Peace or that of war?

7) What kind of economy was handed over to Buhari?

What's in the Treasury that Buhari inherited?

9) Was the nation already divided across not only party line but religious and ethnic lines?

10) Has corruption not eaten deep into the system to the extent that government workers or people would demand bribes to do what's expected of them to do? Imagine a driver that gets paid monthly for driving, still telling you to tip him in order to do his job?

11) What's the crime rate that was handed over?

Etc

If we a sincere people, we would realise that Nigeria is really sick and needs both human and divine intervention to rescue her from the dungeon.

A nation that's suffering cannot be rescued within just six months.

Let us now see how easy it was for GEJ, before he ruined Nigeria.

1) He got power from a very easy source. Obj PDP to Yar adua PDP and GEJ PDP. This implies that there were templates by OBJ that Yar adua and GEJ were to follow. It was same party and Yar adua was also rigged in.

2) In 2010, insurgency wasn't this high, hence Jonathan inherited a relatively peaceful atmosphere.

3) How much was left in the foreign reserve for Jonathan? How much was left when he relinquished power?

4) What's the level of corruption when he took over? What's the same corruption level when he left? Was EFCC not weakened under Yar adua and GEJ?

5) What about impunity?

6) How much was the price of crude oil when he took over?
7) Did he save the excess money accrued to the nation?
Did he diversify our economy?
9) insurgency how far?
10) kidnappings how far?
11) Dividing Nigerians against each other along religious and ethnic lines, how far?
12) LOOTING OF THE TREASURY, HOW FAR?
13) Malibu contract

14) Dasuki gate or Dasuki entrance

15) Diezani gate and entrance

16) lots more
THE GUY had the opportunity to save Nigeria, but rather destroyed Nigeria from 2010- 2015.

Fuel scarcity: Why didn't he fix the refineries and stopped importation?

He had 5-6 years, but failed.

Jonathan took over a better Nigeria and handed over a pseudo dead Nigeria.

Buhari took over a very sick nation in coma and you want him to resuscitate her in 7 months?

Haba.

Let's be realistic.

My humble opinion.

You can add yours if you so wish.

Wiki says

As the price of producing petroleum did not rise significantly, the price increases have coincided with a period of record profits for the oil industry.[citation needed] Between 2004 and 2007, the profits of the six supermajors - ExxonMobil, Total, Shell, BP, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips - totaled $494.8 billion.[11] Likewise, major oil-dependent countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Russia, Venezuela and Nigeria have benefited economically from surging oil prices during the 2000s.

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I had to type using my phone, hence the format and appearance

When will you people stop making stewpid excuses for this government? No one forced PMB to contest, if he knows our problems are too much for him, he should resign, we can't move forward with all these excuses

You are asking the wrong questions. Nigerians voted PMB because they felt he was better than GEJ. All PMB has to do is prove that he is better than GEJ. As of today, the 21st of December, 2015, he has failed to prove so. It is why people are clamoring for GEJ to come back.

If I were to reply your questions, this will turn into a party affair, but elections are over, PMB should justify the votes he received. Simple!!!

-Lord

The wailing Wailers have lost their sense of reasoning. They are irredeemably shallow. Wail, they will continue to wail while Nigeria becomes better.

Pidggin:
When will you people stop making stewpid excuses for this government? No one forced PMB to contest, if he knows our problems are too much for him, he should resign, we can't move forward with all these excuses.

You see?

What I just highlighted in the OP is happening again. Ignorance on display.

Jonathan rule from 2010 to 2015, he couldn't give us stable power . Buhari has ruled for 7months, he should suddenly transform Nigeria.

Interesting

Pidggin:
When will you people stop making stewpid excuses for this government? No one forced PMB to contest, if he knows our problems are too much for him, he should resign, we can't move forward with all these excuses

Those are not excuses. They are simple facts of the challenges at hand. We should appreciate those facts and not have unrealistic expectations. Rome wasn't built in a day...not even in 7 months.

He would've continued his idiotic, feel good smile while his appointees get him drunk and isolated from his own administration.

Ijaya123:
Those are not excuses. They are simple facts of the challenges at hand. We should appreciate those facts and not have unrealistic expectations. Rome wasn't built in a day...not even in 7 months.

PMB has ruled this country before, if you read History you will know that this is his pattern, you will only see negative change as long as he is leading us.

The sign of a very good week starts from monday.

You raised valid points,
GEJ might have done better. We can't be sure but one thing is certain. PMB is here now and needs our collective support.

davodyguy:
You see?

What I just highlighted in the OP is happening again. Ignorance on display.

Jonathan rule from 2010 to 2015, he couldn't give us stable power . Buhari has ruled for 7months, he should suddenly transform Nigeria.

Interesting

Could any of our previous leaders give us stable power supply? Why did you mention only Jonathan's name? Since our independence, our naira has never been devalued like this, even when fuel was selling at 35dollars/barrel during Yar aduah's regime, it was never this bad, to hell with your excuses.

Pidggin:
PMB has ruled this country before, if you read History you will know that this is his pattern, you will only see negative change as long as he is leading us.

Which history book did you read? I know the economy was in far better shape when he ruled until Babangida came and sold us to the IMF.

Were negative things not been happening in the last 16 years?

Please put sentiment aside.

Pidggin:
Could any of our previous leaders give us stable power supply? Why did you mention only Jonathan's name? Since our independence, our naira has never been devalued like this, even when fuel was selling at 35dollars/barrel during Yar aduah's regime, it was never this bad, to hell with your excuses.

Point of correction, crude oil never sold for $35 under Yar'adua. The least it was sold was $75.

I will always believe in the truth...this country will be better

Pidggin:
Could any of our previous leaders give us stable power supply? Why did you mention only Jonathan's name?

Here comes the excuse. Jonathan is trending as the immediate past president that everyone seems to be calling hero now and now Yar adua or OBJ. People are comparing Buhari with GEJ and not Yar adua.

Pidggin:
Since our independence, our naira has never been devalued like this, even when fuel was selling at 35dollars/barrel during Yar aduah's regime, it was never this bad, to hell with your excuses.

Since our independence, insurgency hasn't risen to the height it got to under GEJ and we have lost more lives second only to the civil war in the five years of GEJ

At the emphasized text. That's a lie

Prices then dropped back to $60/barrel by the early part of 2007 before rising steeply again to $92/barrel by October 2007, and $99.29/barrel for December futures in New York on November 21, 2007.[1] Throughout the first half of 2008, oil regularly reached record high prices.[2][3][4][5] Prices on June 27, 2008, touched $141.71/barrel, for August delivery in the New York Mercantile Exchange, amid Libya's threat to cut output, and OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer.[6][7] The most recent price per barrel maximum of $147.02 was reached on July 11, 2008.[8] After falling below $100 in the late summer of 2008, prices rose again in late September. On September 22, oil rose over $25 to $130 before settling again to $120.92, marking a record one-day gain of $16.37. Electronic crude oil trading was temporarily halted by NYMEX when the daily price rise limit of $10 was reached, but the limit was reset seconds later and trading resumed.[9] By October 16, prices had fallen again to below $70, and on November 6 oil closed below $60.[10] Then in 2009, prices went slightly higher, although not to the extent of the 2005-2007 crisis,

Yar adua didn't devalue course OBJ left money for him and the price didn't get to 38$ per barrel .

No excuse. GEJ was a failure

Ijaya123:
Point of correction, crude oil never sold for $35 under Yar'adua. The least it was sold was $75.

GEJ supporters are liars that are incomparable

Here's the truth about oil prices from 2007-2009 Yar adua/ GEJ

Prices then dropped back to $60/barrel by the early part of 2007 before rising steeply again to $92/barrel by October 2007, and $99.29/barrel for December futures in New York on November 21, 2007.[1] Throughout the first half of 2008, oil regularly reached record high prices.[2][3][4][5] Prices on June 27, 2008, touched $141.71/barrel, for August delivery in the New York Mercantile Exchange, amid Libya's threat to cut output, and OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer.[6][7] The most recent price per barrel maximum of $147.02 was reached on July 11, 2008.[8] After falling below $100 in the late summer of 2008, prices rose again in late September. On September 22, oil rose over $25 to $130 before settling again to $120.92, marking a record one-day gain of $16.37. Electronic crude oil trading was temporarily halted by NYMEX when the daily price rise limit of $10 was reached, but the limit was reset seconds later and trading resumed.[9] By October 16, prices had fallen again to below $70, and on November 6 oil closed below $60.[10] Then in 2009, prices went slightly higher, although not to the extent of the 2005-2007 crisis,

Nothing compares to what we have now

OP the mantra is change. Presidential race is not a beauty contest. Buhari saw the nations problems and boasted of transforming the situation. Was everything expected to remain at a stand still from when he came in till now before he can work?? Of course there must be an appreciation or depreciation and forces he can predict - the ' forseen unforseens' or 'the external environmental forces'.
Let the truth be told. He had no blue print and not even a back up plan in case of the unforseen. Development is not politics and neither is governance, ask any sound mind. Your personal plans change every day and you must adjust to it positively.
This guy is a disappointment. 7 months is a short time but not too short for multiplied death rates, uprising in every region of the country and lots more. More funny is the fact that two-thirds of the Apc are Pdp run offs who all played crucial roles in the run down of the country over the last 16 years you mention. Then you expect progress.
Oga if Jesus or Mohammed died for you and you can still lie and fornicate you think joining APC means their sins are forgiven and their mental capacity for governance is now brand new??
Please let me fry plantain and eat joor.

davodyguy:
GEJ supporters are liars that are incomparable

Here's the truth about oil prices from 2007-2009 Yar adua/ GEJ



Nothing compares to what we have now

Thank you for this. Those folks are a bunch of liars. Always twisting the truth to suit their warped sentiment.