Butterflyle0:


When you use words like SEEMS TO BE it shows you are not sure. Since you are not sure, the. Don't make assertions under such scenarios.

This is a faceless forum and based on this singular fact tour claim is thrown out the window.

Its obvious you are a wailer in pains for reasons bordering on either ethno, religious sentiments but too many Nigerians have grown beyond that point. I advice you adapt or fade away because come 2019, PMB will return and he will stay till 2023 and he will not step down even if you develop high blood pressure.

"Fade away" u mean? Now I see d attitude u carry. Why must u be rude to those who do not support ur ways of life. But u have made a mistake to have said this to me.

Shelumiel:
Your "Obodo" is not too big to manage when someone with the right track record is there .

ya but definitely not Duke

Anybody apart from buhari,plain and simple, that man is a no good,deadbeat,no-brainer president,he is going to sink the Nation. Anybody apart from buhari is a better option.

ebenholer:

"Fade away" u mean? Now I see d attitude u carry. Why must u be rude to those who do not support ur wires of life. But u have made a mistake to have said this to me.

Yes I said fade away. Your complaining and wailing here on a faceless forum cannot change the general consensus of the people of Nigeria and you can cast your one vote for the candidate of your choice while other are casted for.

I am a very Frank speaker and if you assume.me to be rude because of this then I cannot hell your mindset

excomarow:


ya but definitely not Duke

Definitely Donald Duke . If given a chance I believe he can do more . And besides, I am tired of these old men who ruled before and want to rule again ; they are outdated and should leave the stage for the younger generation.

Soooò funny and great, even on nairaland - the platform of haters and wailers - my able president buhari won the election. Thank you all for voting for PMB.

Butterflyle0:


Yes I said fade away. Your complaining and wailing here on a faceless forum cannot change the general consensus of the people of Nigeria and you can cast your one vote for the candidate of your choice while other are casted for.

I am a very Frank speaker and if you assume.me to be rude because of this then I cannot hell your mindset

Frank speaker u said, a frank speaker with a rude languages. U should have known that not everyone u can talk to in a disrespectful manner, and that courtesy ought to reming u that I have not used such conflicting and derogatory statement against u. I rest my case with u

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post=70457812:
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI..
WHY?? We will tell you the reasons too.

(Beware: Long post ALERT!
This article talking about the reasons we will vote for Buhari over and over again is ONLY for The people that support the President and some other people that are not yet decided on who to vote for.
But for wailers, lovers of corruption, children of hate, supporters of thieves and evil politicians, children of perdition that curse the President 24/7, this post is not for you, just scroll down to the next comment, so you won't develop migraine before you read it halfway.... you are WARNED!)
NOW, let's go there lovers of Nigeria........

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The corrupt people that don't want President Buhari to be President are wailing, kicking and screaming. Mournfully so. The days of their rustication from power will be extended, and they can't bear it. Doomsday is elongated, doors to freebies shut again. They are quite vocal, but much smaller in number, and the elections next year will so prove. There's still plenty where the bloody nose of 2015 came from.

Now, despite the challenges in the country (and very many of them), from Enugu to Borno, Benue to Zamfara, Oke Ogun farmlands in Oyo to Mambilla in Taraba, Plateau to Edo/Delta, virtually everywhere, why is President Buhari still the man to beat? That is the purpose of this piece.

Some of the challenges in the country are genuine. Some others are orchestrated by those the President would say are playing "irresponsible politics." For such people, they would first urinate inside the well they want to draw drinking water from. They would gladly step into power, treading on skulls and crossbones, and on the flowing blood of innumerable countrymen. Ogres! But Nigerians are wiser. They know those who are serving them, and who wish to serve more for altruistic reasons. They also know those who just want to grab power, so that the country can return to business as usual, and their snouts can be dipped in the honeypot once again.

I'll vote for President Buhari over and over, again and again, because he can be trusted. You can trust him with the resources of the country. He won't filch them. You can trust him with power. He won't misuse it. You can trust him with the well being of the land, he cares. I remember one night, I had gone to the residence to see the President. It was about 8 p.m, and there were just two of us in the waiting room. The other elderly fellow has held power at very senior levels in the country. He had even aspired for the highest office in the land. So, he knows what he's talking about.

He told me: "Look at this sprawling place. Just two of us waiting to see the President. It didn't use to be like this. Up to 3 a.m daily, the place used to be like a market, filled with men, women from within and outside the country. They would come to seal all kinds of deals on petroleum, power, transport, iron and steel, and all others. And of course, the President and his household would always have a cut. The wheeler-dealers would also have their cut. Who dares approach this President with such proposals? That is why you see so much sanity here."

A President who won't sell our collective patrimony while the rest of the country is sleeping. That's the one I want. And we all know that man.

Accountability is another reason. Under some presidents, the rich gets richer, while the poor gets prison. Not under Buhari. The resources of the country are for the people of the country. Greatest good to the greatest number of people. The last administration (we won't and can't stop talking about them, never!) sat over resources in billions of dollars. Oil prices hit $140 dollars per barrel under their watch, and stabilized at about $100-110 for a number of years. They met our foreign reserves at $62 billion. When they left, it was just $29.6, yet oil prices had hit the rooftops. What happened? Thievery. Today, with oil prices having dropped to about $30 per barrel in 2015, and now oscillating between 60 and 70 dollars per barrel, our reserves have hit $47 billion, and still growing. Prudence. Transparency. Resourcefulness. Accountability. Will I then exchange this type of government for another? That would mean willful blindness, after our sights had been amazingly restored. That would mean willful backsliding into perdition, after we had been wonderfully saved.

Still talking of accountability, you must have heard of the billions and trillions of naira that accrued to government from agencies like Customs, Federal Inland Revenue Service, NIMASA, JAMB, and many others in recent times. These agencies are not newly created. So, what happened to revenues they made in the past? Your guess is as good as mine. Will I then leave terra firma for terra incognita? God forbid! Because an accountable man is in the driver's seat, the virtue is now flowing downwards.

Elections are coming. And there's no need to fear. Why? Because the will of Nigerians will not be subverted. Never! A President once told us in this country that the coming polls would be do or die. Not with President Buhari. Fair is fair. No foul play. Under his watch, his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa and Anambra states. At the last Council of States meeting, Gov Willie Obiano publicly registered his appreciation to President Buhari, for the level playing ground he made available during the election in his state. With do or die apostles, and a certain political party in power, such would never happen. Not with their garrison mentality. All states are territories that must be conquered, willy-nilly.

APC has won gubernatorial positions under Buhari in Kogi, Ondo Edo and Ekiti states. The victories were fair and square. The party lost in Bayelsa and Anambra. This President would never manipulate victory for anyone, not even his own party. And you ask me not to trust him? I will, and no mistake.

Global respect. That is what Nigeria has today. I've accompanied President Buhari to over 30 countries in about three years. And he has been resetting the buttons, relaying the foundation of relationships with those countries. And how the leaders respect him. And they say it. Barrack Obama, the then American President said the Nigerian leader came to his job with a "reputation of integrity." At another time, while introducing our President to the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, he said:"Meet the Nigerian President, who is doing a very good job." And the latter concurred.

In Britain, when David Cameron was Prime Minister, he had made a faux pas when he named Nigeria and some other countries as being "fantastically corrupt." And who rose in defence of the Nigerian leader? The Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, who said; "but this particular President is not corrupt." And you ask me to throw away such President when he still wants another term? I'll vote for him again and again, no matter what naysayers claim.

What of the personal virtues? I sit with him, speak with him, and I know. Discipline. Simplicity. Love of country. Lack of greed. A heart for the poor and downtrodden. A realization of the ephemeralness of power, and of life itself. These are things that resonate in his speeches. They don't make them like this anymore. And then, I should prematurely jettison the one I have? Even the Heavens will hold a people who take such decision in derision.

Some people ask; where are the achievements? Well, if they are of such mindset, unfortunately they can't be helped. We don't have the authority to mix spittle with clay, put on their eyes, and direct them to go to Siloam pool, wash, and come back seeing. Once anybody decides to be willfully blind, no matter what you push in front of his eyes, he wouldn't see. If he decides to be willfully deaf, even if there are thunder peals by his ears, he won't hear. Those of us that manage the media of the President put all the activities and achievements in the public domain. They claim not to know. Good luck to them. Those who know, really know. And they are the millions who will stand by the President any day. Strides in security, agriculture, anti-corruption, infrastructure, and many others are evident. When they drive on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Aba Port Harcourt Expressway, and hear that early works on the Second Niger Bridge have reached about 45% completion, and still refuse to believe, what then can anybody still do? But thankfully, those who believe far outnumber the inveterate cynics.

They talk of the economy, and make it appear as if the heavens were falling upon them. But the economy, according to pundits, began to slow down in 2012. By 2014, it was poised for recession. Before the last administration left, Nigeria was already borrowing to pay salaries, as confirmed by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. And that was in spite of trillions earned from oil. By 2016, recession was inevitable. But for how long did it last? Just one year. Due to deft footworks,sound economic policies, transparency and accountability, we were soon out. Today, inflation rate has fallen for the 13th month running. The auguries are good for the economy, but all they want to wail about is hunger, to deceive and beguile. But Nigerians know. They know where food self-sufficiency is coming from. They know where their future and those of their children will be guaranteed. The polls would prove it next year.

When we were awash with money, what happened to infrastructure? Simply nothing. Power, roads, rail, bridges. Nothing! Now, when we are earning about 60% less than what we used to earn, those things are coming. Power was inherited at about 3,000 megawatts, with a large chunk of it not distributable. Today, power generation stands at over 7,000 megawatts, and over 5,000 MW is distributed. Rail projects will cover the national landscape within the next one year. Abandoned projects are being resuscitated nationwide. Recently, the N8.5 billion water project in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, came on stream. It was not achieved when a native of the area was President. The Lagos-Otta-Abeokuta road has been awarded. It was not done when a son of the area was in power. The dredging of Warri port for N13 billion has been awarded. Was it awarded when a native of the region was in office for six years? Nigeria is making tremendous progress, and things can only get better.

For the first time in the history of the country, stealing has become corruption. It didn't use to be so, particularly in the last epoch. No wonder the Excess Crude Account was looted dry. Foreign reserves drawn down. Federation Account, emptied. And the economy was set on an irreversible path to recession. And they say; don't talk about it. Focus on the present and the future only. How we miss Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He would have said: "I go shout o, I go shout plenty o." If we don't focus on the past, we are then liable to make the same mistakes. "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." (George Santayana).

Stolen monies are being recovered in billions of naira and dollars, and being appropriated and spent on infrastructure. Properties acquired with laundered funds are being seized. President Buhari has promised to sell them, and return the funds into public treasury. No wonder some people are running scared, and had tried earnestly to dissuade the man from going for a second term in office. But the die is cast. Let each mother warn her child. Days of reckoning will come.

A party left the country in ruins after 16 years. It is now crying that the edifice has not been rebuilt in three years. Is it not easier to destroy than to rebuild? The rebuilding of Nigeria is proceeding apace. Another term for President Buhari will take the job very far. Consolidation of the good works is good prospect, not only for us, but also our children. Things may be tough for Nigerians now, but they are like birth pangs, which begin to fade at a point. And they are fading. A woman brings forth only with pains, tears and groaning. But when she beholds her baby, all those pale into insignificance. A new dawn, new visitation is coming our way. We can see the Promised Land. Nothing should stop us from stepping into it.

 Archbishop Justin Welby, Head of the Anglican Communion Worldwide, told President Buhari in London this week: "Great statesmen are those who run for the good of their country." Spot-on. The 2019 race is not for self, but for the good of the country. Discerning Nigerians did it in 2015. In greater numbers, they are poised to do it again in 2019.
FA.

Shut up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ATIKU

DadaStephen1:
Let's sample opinions logically without abusing and insulting others.
Who's your choice and why ?
Your simple but intelligent analysis can convince others to reason along with you.

Let's see how analytical nairalanders can get.

I'm for Atiku for the simple readon that the man has been direct n very clear about how he intend to do things,no one has come out with counter economic or political reasons to contradict his views except the baseless generalise accusations of corruption without proofs as if there is any corruption free politician in nigeria.

Atiku

Butterflyle0:


Yet he was doing the Jackson Adeleke dance and embarrassing himself in aba market today.

Clear vision indeed.

Stop already. How does dancing affect his vision that he has been articulating?

post=70457812:
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI..
WHY?? We will tell you the reasons too.

(Beware: Long post ALERT!
This article talking about the reasons we will vote for Buhari over and over again is ONLY for The people that support the President and some other people that are not yet decided on who to vote for.
But for wailers, lovers of corruption, children of hate, supporters of thieves and evil politicians, children of perdition that curse the President 24/7, this post is not for you, just scroll down to the next comment, so you won't develop migraine before you read it halfway.... you are WARNED!)
NOW, let's go there lovers of Nigeria........

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The corrupt people that don't want President Buhari to be President are wailing, kicking and screaming. Mournfully so. The days of their rustication from power will be extended, and they can't bear it. Doomsday is elongated, doors to freebies shut again. They are quite vocal, but much smaller in number, and the elections next year will so prove. There's still plenty where the bloody nose of 2015 came from.

Now, despite the challenges in the country (and very many of them), from Enugu to Borno, Benue to Zamfara, Oke Ogun farmlands in Oyo to Mambilla in Taraba, Plateau to Edo/Delta, virtually everywhere, why is President Buhari still the man to beat? That is the purpose of this piece.

Some of the challenges in the country are genuine. Some others are orchestrated by those the President would say are playing "irresponsible politics." For such people, they would first urinate inside the well they want to draw drinking water from. They would gladly step into power, treading on skulls and crossbones, and on the flowing blood of innumerable countrymen. Ogres! But Nigerians are wiser. They know those who are serving them, and who wish to serve more for altruistic reasons. They also know those who just want to grab power, so that the country can return to business as usual, and their snouts can be dipped in the honeypot once again.

I'll vote for President Buhari over and over, again and again, because he can be trusted. You can trust him with the resources of the country. He won't filch them. You can trust him with power. He won't misuse it. You can trust him with the well being of the land, he cares. I remember one night, I had gone to the residence to see the President. It was about 8 p.m, and there were just two of us in the waiting room. The other elderly fellow has held power at very senior levels in the country. He had even aspired for the highest office in the land. So, he knows what he's talking about.

He told me: "Look at this sprawling place. Just two of us waiting to see the President. It didn't use to be like this. Up to 3 a.m daily, the place used to be like a market, filled with men, women from within and outside the country. They would come to seal all kinds of deals on petroleum, power, transport, iron and steel, and all others. And of course, the President and his household would always have a cut. The wheeler-dealers would also have their cut. Who dares approach this President with such proposals? That is why you see so much sanity here."

A President who won't sell our collective patrimony while the rest of the country is sleeping. That's the one I want. And we all know that man.

Accountability is another reason. Under some presidents, the rich gets richer, while the poor gets prison. Not under Buhari. The resources of the country are for the people of the country. Greatest good to the greatest number of people. The last administration (we won't and can't stop talking about them, never!) sat over resources in billions of dollars. Oil prices hit $140 dollars per barrel under their watch, and stabilized at about $100-110 for a number of years. They met our foreign reserves at $62 billion. When they left, it was just $29.6, yet oil prices had hit the rooftops. What happened? Thievery. Today, with oil prices having dropped to about $30 per barrel in 2015, and now oscillating between 60 and 70 dollars per barrel, our reserves have hit $47 billion, and still growing. Prudence. Transparency. Resourcefulness. Accountability. Will I then exchange this type of government for another? That would mean willful blindness, after our sights had been amazingly restored. That would mean willful backsliding into perdition, after we had been wonderfully saved.

Still talking of accountability, you must have heard of the billions and trillions of naira that accrued to government from agencies like Customs, Federal Inland Revenue Service, NIMASA, JAMB, and many others in recent times. These agencies are not newly created. So, what happened to revenues they made in the past? Your guess is as good as mine. Will I then leave terra firma for terra incognita? God forbid! Because an accountable man is in the driver's seat, the virtue is now flowing downwards.

Elections are coming. And there's no need to fear. Why? Because the will of Nigerians will not be subverted. Never! A President once told us in this country that the coming polls would be do or die. Not with President Buhari. Fair is fair. No foul play. Under his watch, his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa and Anambra states. At the last Council of States meeting, Gov Willie Obiano publicly registered his appreciation to President Buhari, for the level playing ground he made available during the election in his state. With do or die apostles, and a certain political party in power, such would never happen. Not with their garrison mentality. All states are territories that must be conquered, willy-nilly.

APC has won gubernatorial positions under Buhari in Kogi, Ondo Edo and Ekiti states. The victories were fair and square. The party lost in Bayelsa and Anambra. This President would never manipulate victory for anyone, not even his own party. And you ask me not to trust him? I will, and no mistake.

Global respect. That is what Nigeria has today. I've accompanied President Buhari to over 30 countries in about three years. And he has been resetting the buttons, relaying the foundation of relationships with those countries. And how the leaders respect him. And they say it. Barrack Obama, the then American President said the Nigerian leader came to his job with a "reputation of integrity." At another time, while introducing our President to the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, he said:"Meet the Nigerian President, who is doing a very good job." And the latter concurred.

In Britain, when David Cameron was Prime Minister, he had made a faux pas when he named Nigeria and some other countries as being "fantastically corrupt." And who rose in defence of the Nigerian leader? The Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, who said; "but this particular President is not corrupt." And you ask me to throw away such President when he still wants another term? I'll vote for him again and again, no matter what naysayers claim.

What of the personal virtues? I sit with him, speak with him, and I know. Discipline. Simplicity. Love of country. Lack of greed. A heart for the poor and downtrodden. A realization of the ephemeralness of power, and of life itself. These are things that resonate in his speeches. They don't make them like this anymore. And then, I should prematurely jettison the one I have? Even the Heavens will hold a people who take such decision in derision.

Some people ask; where are the achievements? Well, if they are of such mindset, unfortunately they can't be helped. We don't have the authority to mix spittle with clay, put on their eyes, and direct them to go to Siloam pool, wash, and come back seeing. Once anybody decides to be willfully blind, no matter what you push in front of his eyes, he wouldn't see. If he decides to be willfully deaf, even if there are thunder peals by his ears, he won't hear. Those of us that manage the media of the President put all the activities and achievements in the public domain. They claim not to know. Good luck to them. Those who know, really know. And they are the millions who will stand by the President any day. Strides in security, agriculture, anti-corruption, infrastructure, and many others are evident. When they drive on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Aba Port Harcourt Expressway, and hear that early works on the Second Niger Bridge have reached about 45% completion, and still refuse to believe, what then can anybody still do? But thankfully, those who believe far outnumber the inveterate cynics.

They talk of the economy, and make it appear as if the heavens were falling upon them. But the economy, according to pundits, began to slow down in 2012. By 2014, it was poised for recession. Before the last administration left, Nigeria was already borrowing to pay salaries, as confirmed by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. And that was in spite of trillions earned from oil. By 2016, recession was inevitable. But for how long did it last? Just one year. Due to deft footworks,sound economic policies, transparency and accountability, we were soon out. Today, inflation rate has fallen for the 13th month running. The auguries are good for the economy, but all they want to wail about is hunger, to deceive and beguile. But Nigerians know. They know where food self-sufficiency is coming from. They know where their future and those of their children will be guaranteed. The polls would prove it next year.

When we were awash with money, what happened to infrastructure? Simply nothing. Power, roads, rail, bridges. Nothing! Now, when we are earning about 60% less than what we used to earn, those things are coming. Power was inherited at about 3,000 megawatts, with a large chunk of it not distributable. Today, power generation stands at over 7,000 megawatts, and over 5,000 MW is distributed. Rail projects will cover the national landscape within the next one year. Abandoned projects are being resuscitated nationwide. Recently, the N8.5 billion water project in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, came on stream. It was not achieved when a native of the area was President. The Lagos-Otta-Abeokuta road has been awarded. It was not done when a son of the area was in power. The dredging of Warri port for N13 billion has been awarded. Was it awarded when a native of the region was in office for six years? Nigeria is making tremendous progress, and things can only get better.

For the first time in the history of the country, stealing has become corruption. It didn't use to be so, particularly in the last epoch. No wonder the Excess Crude Account was looted dry. Foreign reserves drawn down. Federation Account, emptied. And the economy was set on an irreversible path to recession. And they say; don't talk about it. Focus on the present and the future only. How we miss Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He would have said: "I go shout o, I go shout plenty o." If we don't focus on the past, we are then liable to make the same mistakes. "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." (George Santayana).

Stolen monies are being recovered in billions of naira and dollars, and being appropriated and spent on infrastructure. Properties acquired with laundered funds are being seized. President Buhari has promised to sell them, and return the funds into public treasury. No wonder some people are running scared, and had tried earnestly to dissuade the man from going for a second term in office. But the die is cast. Let each mother warn her child. Days of reckoning will come.

A party left the country in ruins after 16 years. It is now crying that the edifice has not been rebuilt in three years. Is it not easier to destroy than to rebuild? The rebuilding of Nigeria is proceeding apace. Another term for President Buhari will take the job very far. Consolidation of the good works is good prospect, not only for us, but also our children. Things may be tough for Nigerians now, but they are like birth pangs, which begin to fade at a point. And they are fading. A woman brings forth only with pains, tears and groaning. But when she beholds her baby, all those pale into insignificance. A new dawn, new visitation is coming our way. We can see the Promised Land. Nothing should stop us from stepping into it.

 Archbishop Justin Welby, Head of the Anglican Communion Worldwide, told President Buhari in London this week: "Great statesmen are those who run for the good of their country." Spot-on. The 2019 race is not for self, but for the good of the country. Discerning Nigerians did it in 2015. In greater numbers, they are poised to do it again in 2019.
FA.

Said Baba.

Butterflyle0:


Smh this one is clearly a blockhead

+5.2

OMOTOWO:
craze dey ur head!!na u go tell me who to vote for?

You have no business voting. It would be illegal to allow someone so stup-id like you partake in the voting exercise.

Go back into your hole since you can't comprehend anything reasonable. Nigeria is at this point because of people like you. Bunch of illiterates. if you have an iota of common sense, you would understand for some of us , its not about any political party because we belong to none but we are rather more inclined to the individuals presented to us.

I did not spend all those years in school to be ruled by some cattle rearer who has given the masses nothing but hell so far. Fight your political enemies all you want but not at the detriment of the populace.

agbonkamen:
Our next president must be endowed down there. Watch any leader that misbehaves in office has got a tiny rod ......Nigerians vote wisely

You're at Benin?

yarimo:
BUHARI till 2023

BUHARI till 2023

BUHARI till 2023

It's appalling how young people still support this administration. Despite the fact Nigeria lost over 2 million jobs and workers are owed 11 months salary and all manner of killings? If those hundreds of people killed in cold blood by herdsmen rise from the dead today, they'll curse anyone who campaigns for this administration. It's shameful. If I may ask, mention 3 things you've benefited from this administration. You want change again abi? Don't worry, you will get what you want again.

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu is the person that has all the necessary things need to be the President of this country. I believe with his experiencefrom the UN and as former Deputy CBN governor will do a great deed. A young and vibrant person, with so many blue print that will bring the country to the lime light

Are you kidding me? You can't trust this government and funny enough you lack evidence. He's been President for over 3 years now but you're short of evidences. Firstly, he attempted to sell nlng(remember?), secondly, he destabilise the economy by banning rice when we had not started producing rice(even the us won't do that). For this reason, the price went from 8k to 22k and we've still not recovered. Thirdly, he has recovered lots but salaries are being owed. All the billions of loots recovered don't reflect in the economy but reflects when he wants to rig elections(cast your mind back to elections conducted during this regime). All the loots are reserved for 2019 election rigging. He collected1billion dollar for amunitions to fight boko haram 2 weeks b4 boko haram came out in the glare of everyone to return the dapchi girls and nobody could touch them. Again, he appointed 8 dead people into his cabinet. There are herdsmen all over nigeria with plans to take over lands from Nigerians(if you watch channels news, you'd have heard adesina say it's better to leave the land For them). Again, buhari has shamed the youths on international scenes, no major construction work is going on in Nigeria. A President who promised to deal with regions in Nigeria according to the way they voted for him. Again he claims to be fighting corruption but it's partial. I wonder why people are so blind. Am not into politics but I watch my news and know whats happening and it makes me shame. During Obasanjo, we had things going pretty well in Nigeria. During yaradua, things moved forward abit. In Jonathan's regime, it was better but buhari and hos cabal fought to make Nigeria ungovernable as promised. Even though Jonathan was loose with corruption but 11 federal universities wwre built during Jonathan's era, these trains we're commissioning now started during Jonathan, major roads were constructed, fuel was 87 naira, people could eat, etc but am still wondering what this administration has achieved? With the many noise about fighting corruption, people can't eat, fuel price went up, rice, beans, dollar price went up but no salaries, no jobs, the list is endless...but let me ask you; is this the government you say can be trusted?

post=70457812:
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI..
WHY?? We will tell you the reasons too.

(Beware: Long post ALERT!
This article talking about the reasons we will vote for Buhari over and over again is ONLY for The people that support the President and some other people that are not yet decided on who to vote for.
But for wailers, lovers of corruption, children of hate, supporters of thieves and evil politicians, children of perdition that curse the President 24/7, this post is not for you, just scroll down to the next comment, so you won't develop migraine before you read it halfway.... you are WARNED!)
NOW, let's go there lovers of Nigeria........

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The corrupt people that don't want President Buhari to be President are wailing, kicking and screaming. Mournfully so. The days of their rustication from power will be extended, and they can't bear it. Doomsday is elongated, doors to freebies shut again. They are quite vocal, but much smaller in number, and the elections next year will so prove. There's still plenty where the bloody nose of 2015 came from.

Now, despite the challenges in the country (and very many of them), from Enugu to Borno, Benue to Zamfara, Oke Ogun farmlands in Oyo to Mambilla in Taraba, Plateau to Edo/Delta, virtually everywhere, why is President Buhari still the man to beat? That is the purpose of this piece.

Some of the challenges in the country are genuine. Some others are orchestrated by those the President would say are playing "irresponsible politics." For such people, they would first urinate inside the well they want to draw drinking water from. They would gladly step into power, treading on skulls and crossbones, and on the flowing blood of innumerable countrymen. Ogres! But Nigerians are wiser. They know those who are serving them, and who wish to serve more for altruistic reasons. They also know those who just want to grab power, so that the country can return to business as usual, and their snouts can be dipped in the honeypot once again.

I'll vote for President Buhari over and over, again and again, because he can be trusted. You can trust him with the resources of the country. He won't filch them. You can trust him with power. He won't misuse it. You can trust him with the well being of the land, he cares. I remember one night, I had gone to the residence to see the President. It was about 8 p.m, and there were just two of us in the waiting room. The other elderly fellow has held power at very senior levels in the country. He had even aspired for the highest office in the land. So, he knows what he's talking about.

He told me: "Look at this sprawling place. Just two of us waiting to see the President. It didn't use to be like this. Up to 3 a.m daily, the place used to be like a market, filled with men, women from within and outside the country. They would come to seal all kinds of deals on petroleum, power, transport, iron and steel, and all others. And of course, the President and his household would always have a cut. The wheeler-dealers would also have their cut. Who dares approach this President with such proposals? That is why you see so much sanity here."

A President who won't sell our collective patrimony while the rest of the country is sleeping. That's the one I want. And we all know that man.

Accountability is another reason. Under some presidents, the rich gets richer, while the poor gets prison. Not under Buhari. The resources of the country are for the people of the country. Greatest good to the greatest number of people. The last administration (we won't and can't stop talking about them, never!) sat over resources in billions of dollars. Oil prices hit $140 dollars per barrel under their watch, and stabilized at about $100-110 for a number of years. They met our foreign reserves at $62 billion. When they left, it was just $29.6, yet oil prices had hit the rooftops. What happened? Thievery. Today, with oil prices having dropped to about $30 per barrel in 2015, and now oscillating between 60 and 70 dollars per barrel, our reserves have hit $47 billion, and still growing. Prudence. Transparency. Resourcefulness. Accountability. Will I then exchange this type of government for another? That would mean willful blindness, after our sights had been amazingly restored. That would mean willful backsliding into perdition, after we had been wonderfully saved.

Still talking of accountability, you must have heard of the billions and trillions of naira that accrued to government from agencies like Customs, Federal Inland Revenue Service, NIMASA, JAMB, and many others in recent times. These agencies are not newly created. So, what happened to revenues they made in the past? Your guess is as good as mine. Will I then leave terra firma for terra incognita? God forbid! Because an accountable man is in the driver's seat, the virtue is now flowing downwards.

Elections are coming. And there's no need to fear. Why? Because the will of Nigerians will not be subverted. Never! A President once told us in this country that the coming polls would be do or die. Not with President Buhari. Fair is fair. No foul play. Under his watch, his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa and Anambra states. At the last Council of States meeting, Gov Willie Obiano publicly registered his appreciation to President Buhari, for the level playing ground he made available during the election in his state. With do or die apostles, and a certain political party in power, such would never happen. Not with their garrison mentality. All states are territories that must be conquered, willy-nilly.

APC has won gubernatorial positions under Buhari in Kogi, Ondo Edo and Ekiti states. The victories were fair and square. The party lost in Bayelsa and Anambra. This President would never manipulate victory for anyone, not even his own party. And you ask me not to trust him? I will, and no mistake.

Global respect. That is what Nigeria has today. I've accompanied President Buhari to over 30 countries in about three years. And he has been resetting the buttons, relaying the foundation of relationships with those countries. And how the leaders respect him. And they say it. Barrack Obama, the then American President said the Nigerian leader came to his job with a "reputation of integrity." At another time, while introducing our President to the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, he said:"Meet the Nigerian President, who is doing a very good job." And the latter concurred.

In Britain, when David Cameron was Prime Minister, he had made a faux pas when he named Nigeria and some other countries as being "fantastically corrupt." And who rose in defence of the Nigerian leader? The Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, who said; "but this particular President is not corrupt." And you ask me to throw away such President when he still wants another term? I'll vote for him again and again, no matter what naysayers claim.

What of the personal virtues? I sit with him, speak with him, and I know. Discipline. Simplicity. Love of country. Lack of greed. A heart for the poor and downtrodden. A realization of the ephemeralness of power, and of life itself. These are things that resonate in his speeches. They don't make them like this anymore. And then, I should prematurely jettison the one I have? Even the Heavens will hold a people who take such decision in derision.

Some people ask; where are the achievements? Well, if they are of such mindset, unfortunately they can't be helped. We don't have the authority to mix spittle with clay, put on their eyes, and direct them to go to Siloam pool, wash, and come back seeing. Once anybody decides to be willfully blind, no matter what you push in front of his eyes, he wouldn't see. If he decides to be willfully deaf, even if there are thunder peals by his ears, he won't hear. Those of us that manage the media of the President put all the activities and achievements in the public domain. They claim not to know. Good luck to them. Those who know, really know. And they are the millions who will stand by the President any day. Strides in security, agriculture, anti-corruption, infrastructure, and many others are evident. When they drive on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Aba Port Harcourt Expressway, and hear that early works on the Second Niger Bridge have reached about 45% completion, and still refuse to believe, what then can anybody still do? But thankfully, those who believe far outnumber the inveterate cynics.

They talk of the economy, and make it appear as if the heavens were falling upon them. But the economy, according to pundits, began to slow down in 2012. By 2014, it was poised for recession. Before the last administration left, Nigeria was already borrowing to pay salaries, as confirmed by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. And that was in spite of trillions earned from oil. By 2016, recession was inevitable. But for how long did it last? Just one year. Due to deft footworks,sound economic policies, transparency and accountability, we were soon out. Today, inflation rate has fallen for the 13th month running. The auguries are good for the economy, but all they want to wail about is hunger, to deceive and beguile. But Nigerians know. They know where food self-sufficiency is coming from. They know where their future and those of their children will be guaranteed. The polls would prove it next year.

When we were awash with money, what happened to infrastructure? Simply nothing. Power, roads, rail, bridges. Nothing! Now, when we are earning about 60% less than what we used to earn, those things are coming. Power was inherited at about 3,000 megawatts, with a large chunk of it not distributable. Today, power generation stands at over 7,000 megawatts, and over 5,000 MW is distributed. Rail projects will cover the national landscape within the next one year. Abandoned projects are being resuscitated nationwide. Recently, the N8.5 billion water project in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, came on stream. It was not achieved when a native of the area was President. The Lagos-Otta-Abeokuta road has been awarded. It was not done when a son of the area was in power. The dredging of Warri port for N13 billion has been awarded. Was it awarded when a native of the region was in office for six years? Nigeria is making tremendous progress, and things can only get better.

For the first time in the history of the country, stealing has become corruption. It didn't use to be so, particularly in the last epoch. No wonder the Excess Crude Account was looted dry. Foreign reserves drawn down. Federation Account, emptied. And the economy was set on an irreversible path to recession. And they say; don't talk about it. Focus on the present and the future only. How we miss Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He would have said: "I go shout o, I go shout plenty o." If we don't focus on the past, we are then liable to make the same mistakes. "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." (George Santayana).

Stolen monies are being recovered in billions of naira and dollars, and being appropriated and spent on infrastructure. Properties acquired with laundered funds are being seized. President Buhari has promised to sell them, and return the funds into public treasury. No wonder some people are running scared, and had tried earnestly to dissuade the man from going for a second term in office. But the die is cast. Let each mother warn her child. Days of reckoning will come.

A party left the country in ruins after 16 years. It is now crying that the edifice has not been rebuilt in three years. Is it not easier to destroy than to rebuild? The rebuilding of Nigeria is proceeding apace. Another term for President Buhari will take the job very far. Consolidation of the good works is good prospect, not only for us, but also our children. Things may be tough for Nigerians now, but they are like birth pangs, which begin to fade at a point. And they are fading. A woman brings forth only with pains, tears and groaning. But when she beholds her baby, all those pale into insignificance. A new dawn, new visitation is coming our way. We can see the Promised Land. Nothing should stop us from stepping into it.

 Archbishop Justin Welby, Head of the Anglican Communion Worldwide, told President Buhari in London this week: "Great statesmen are those who run for the good of their country." Spot-on. The 2019 race is not for self, but for the good of the country. Discerning Nigerians did it in 2015. In greater numbers, they are poised to do it again in 2019.
FA.

kelvd4real:


What's your definition of competency? Please educate us on his achievements as the Senate President of the 8th Senate.

Let me remind you of some of his promises when he took office:
1. Open NASS: i.e to instill transparency in the accounts and earning of the Senate.
2. Speedy passage of the budget (Which coincidentally is the number one function of NASS)
3. Work with the Federal government to bring the much-needed change to Nigerians.
4. Reduce the Senate budget

Please tell us without sentiments, which of these 4 promises was fulfilled by him.

I mean, if we say Buhari is not competent, we should aspire for a better candidate. Except it's a case of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

You have your point of views, I have mine. Stay on your lane and leave me in peace. I don't have time for nonsense. As if the APV achieved any promises or even made the country worse. Stay away from me, no time for bad energy

kelvd4real:


What's your definition of competency? Please educate us on his achievements as the Senate President of the 8th Senate.

Let me remind you of some of his promises when he took office:
1. Open NASS: i.e to instill transparency in the accounts and earning of the Senate.
2. Speedy passage of the budget (Which coincidentally is the number one function of NASS)
3. Work with the Federal government to bring the much-needed change to Nigerians.
4. Reduce the Senate budget

Please tell us without sentiments, which of these 4 promises was fulfilled by him.

I mean, if we say Buhari is not competent, we should aspire for a better candidate. Except it's a case of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

The NASS is a representative of the people and not an agency to rubber stamp budget from the executive. Speedy passage of the budget is not a function of NASS. I'm above all those una propaganda OK.

Go and find someone else that's gullible.

They asked a question, I answered. Why disrupt my answer. Why not answer yours and let peace reign.

From your reply, I'm positive you are a Buhari APC person. Good for you.

I support Saraki. Jump into the lagoon of that hurts your feelings.

All the reasons you mentioned shows you want a puppet rubber stamping Senate and that's a disaster.

The executive is useless, legislative is trying, same for judiciary. Every Nigerian knows this.

I repeat, Saraki is competent. 200% more competent than the executives including all ministers including the president and vice.

alabi484:
Fela Durotoye has got great vision for the nation

Yes! He even has full USA backing. The visionary, energetic and internationally experienced Youth that would make Nigeria great as President. But it seems majority of Nigerians have been bewitched not too use this opportunity wisely or are they simply jinxed to be slaves forever?! "Eyes wide shut to sense". When the f**ls mumushly enter finish, they'll start crying and calling on USA to come to their rescue. Bewitchment is real!

Saraki

Ok... so nobody is talking about Patience Jonathan. A woman of living manhood and continuuu continuities.

Buhari Buhari Buhari Buhari

Buhari till PDD produce a reasonable candidate
I will never vote for atiku, saraki

Butterflyle0:


Begin with this thread and see the number of endorsements PMB has gotten compared to the rest. Try and earn your claim of being a statistician.

Next time,you should say people present on that thread.

roymary:


You have no business voting. It would be illegal to allow someone so stup-id like you partake in the voting exercise.

Go back into your hole since you can't comprehend anything reasonable. Nigeria is at this point because of people like you. Bunch of illiterates. if you have an iota of common sense, you would understand for some of us , its not about any political party because we belong to none but we are rather more inclined to the individuals presented to us.

I did not spend all those years in school to be ruled by some cattle rearer who has given the masses nothing but hell so far. Fight your political enemies all you want but not at the detriment of the populace.

Since its not about political party for you then its all about ethno religious bigotry as deduced from your comment here.

You are a bitter , hateful soul and people like you have no business voting because you vote along emotional lines and not with your senses as truly sensible people often do.

Here you have been trying to force your hateful mind upon people and failing each time. I gave you an assignment to go and read so you can acquire true intelligence and common sense but I am sure you didn't bother looking at what I sent to you due to your polluted and warped hatefilled mind.

You are not the first to spend years in school . The 80% of nairalanders who have chosen PMB also spent years in school and its obvious their years spent in school yielded far better dividends than yours did.

Perhaps you also passed through school harbouring the same hatefilled antagonistic mindset which is why you are never able to see good things happening around you and only attract what you harbour in your heart.

AS A MAN THINKS IN HIS HEART, SO IS HE.

MakeNigeriaGrea:

Next time,you should say people present on that thread.

Next time you should learn how to read in addition to being an upcoming statistician. This was my comment from my post which you responded to.

Perhaps the 80% of nairalanders here who also want Buhari to continue are also APC agents

I said nairalanders HERE. Was I referring to another thread?

Butterflyle0:


Next time you should learn how to read in addition to being an upcoming statistician. This was my comment from my post which you responded to.



I said nairalanders HERE. Was I referring to another thread?

OK thanks.

I'll love to still support Buhari, but that man is too slow Walahi! Imagined the C-I-C that cannot make some hard tough decisions? Why would Yemi Osinbajo be the one to fired that silly Daura instead of PMB. That act got me annoyed bad. And that really shows how he was weak during his administration with Tunde Idiagbon. He was the Head of States then, but Tunde outshined him. So, as the Commander in Chief, he should act as one.