₦airaland Forum

Sleekfingers:
Who do you think we should vote for? Saraki, atiku, ortom, David Mark, kwamkwaso? I don't think so. I will rather stick with buhari. Since no party is producing any credible candidate.

Nukilia:
The guys you listed up there are all morally bankrupt just like our PMB. Sorry to disappoint you... A consensus candidate will pop-up soon. Fingers crossed

Hopebringer:
Your educational background is impressive to say the least and your points are delivered coherently a hall mark of excellent tutoring.

Now let me indulge you. What has been NIGERIA"s inflation rate fluctuation for the last 3 years? Let.me.soare you we have gained double digits concurrently. Now this tells you 2 things the buying power of.the people.is.drippimg and consumer.and.commodity goods are risk g in prices why?

You claimed buharin stopped importation, what polici6did he put in place to.ensure growth of.local.industries to.buffer this gap and.forestall price his in consumer.goods? None! This alone.shows his economic plan in this regard will flawed and not.well.thought out

He floated the dollar naira exchange why? Why do that in an.economy whose.local.industries are comatose ?

We do not have an environment that encourgaes local.insustries , land aquisition ofr local industries is rising yesrly no subsidy in this regard.

Power supply for.local.production is non existent , another flawed
Why increase the fuel pump.orice when you knew.yoy would still be paying subsidy infact he has paid more in the last 3 years than we did in the last 16 years under pdp why? When.every indices shows our population is.shrinkimg due to.record deaths from starvation, suicide, Mass murder and bombings ?

So.why imoose more hardship knowing by falsely increasing this fuel.oumo.price it would drive prices of all.commoditirs higher?

Why didn't he sell off the refineries to ensure we stop importation of fuel by letting international private partners buy the refineries and rebuild them so all we do is give crude in exchange for fuel there by saving coast on subsidy and.importation? Another flaw.

We lost 6 million.jons in.3 years I have lots of friends whose companies.shut down or left Nigeria entirely due to his floating of.the dollar


Nigeria has never witnessed this level of job loss in history and he comes.up.with N-powrr? How do you use such a flawed useless program to buffer job losses of this magnitude ? another flaw .

Do you understand the term investment in human capital? Buhari and his carbinet seem to not understand that Npowrr isn't this! Nor is trader Moni either ,

The so-called farming initities you highlighted shows you are a victim.of the ApC PROPAGANDA.. it is all a ruse... Where are the farms producing local rice ? Why is the roice of.rise still so high? How about garri, yams, cassava etc?

If trully there had been an agriculture boom under this government one would see the relevant depreciation in food.prices in all.markets around.the country ....but hey there is an agriculture boom.right? It's been.3 years now surely if these farmers have been doing so.well by now the food stored in their silos would be spoiling is they are hoarding it?

My dear they just launch all.these policies on paper and do nothing ...

There are no thriving local farmers , save for the few farms.owned by politicians

Fertilizers rpices are still high despite so.called subsidy.

They security is zero in Nigeria , states are bankrupt

There are.no.rela.lomg.term.poicies to mitigate economic changes which is.surprising in such a dynamic.emetging.economy.like.ours

We need a change not buhari

Osinbanjo is a better option.

CSTR1005:
If you believe that illiterate is a graduate of the university of London, then I have a bridge to sell to you.

Not only does he lack the basic intelligence required for a masters program, let alone a foreign one , his world view is like that of an ancient cave man stuck in ile-ife.

Rilwayne001:
Are you having a mental disorder?

fk002:
Criticism and opposition is allowed in politics but only if it will bring development positively


I am irredeemable Buhari supporter a TERRORIST

93Miles:


Madridsta007 with you genuine certificates what have you done for Nigeria?

Sleekfingers:
And you expect me or people from the southwest to vote for him. Wetin he don do for this country? Please tell me maybe I can change my mind

Hopebringer:
Les that 15 likes yet you were the second comment here? That says it all

OkaNaUbe:
It is from Primary 1, you went to another class. He was a Governor of Cross River State and wants to be President.

Hopebringer:
I am.nit aware.of.this nor did I follow.much of the man's rants but having said that
Does it bedevil you to.act so uncouth on a public forum?

Funny how alot of people don't.realize that the internet is the one place one.should be careful what one.says.

Be civil

DEHVEHLOP:
What's this one saying? And why am I even answering you?



So AFONJA , BROWN ROOF, CONE HEADS, ZOMBIE, EWEDU EATERS AND SO ON, AS YORUBAS ARE REFERRED TO BY IGBOS, ARE CIVIL AND COUTH ÀBÍ?




SHIORRRRRR

DEHVEHLOP:
What's this one saying? And why am I even answering you?



So AFONJA , BROWN ROOF, CONE HEADS, ZOMBIE, EWEDU EATERS AND SO ON, AS YORUBAS ARE REFERRED TO BY IGBOS, ARE CIVIL AND COUTH ÀBÍ?




SHIORRRRRR

Nukilia:
When people go through induced hardship, they tend to lose their senses of right thinking. The religious organizations which should be the seat of resistance is also massaging and brainwashing the citizens.

Babygiwa:
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has announced he will run again in the 2019 election. He has just started his work on important reforms — but that's exactly the problem, says DW's Thomas Mösch.

President Muhammadu Buhari's election victory three years ago was a moment of joy for many Nigerians. For the first time since the country's independence in 1960, Nigeria had succeeded in electing a new president to replace the incumbent. Buhari's ambitious plan was to make Nigeria safe again, to tackle corruption and take into account the interests of ordinary people.

But in the meantime, a feeling of disillusionment has risen across different parts of the country. Over and over you hear from locals that life under Buhari has become more difficult, rather than easier.
No victory against terror

On the issue of security, it first seemed like Buhari could actually turn things around. The extremist group Boko Haram occupied entire tracts of land by the end of former president Goodluck Jonathan's term in 2015. Within the course of a few months of Buhari's presidency, Boko Haram were forced to retreat to parts of the remote forest regions and the mountains. But in their central zone in the area around Lake Chad, Boko Haram continues to spread fear and terror with suicide attacks and raids. These attacks have been increasing of late.


In other parts of Nigeria, the outlook is even gloomier. In particular, the states of Taraba and Benue in the center of the country have been experiencing massacres on an almost daily basis for a few months now, with clashes mostly taking place between Muslim nomads and Christian farmers, who make up the majority of the population in these regions. Buhari's government there seems to be as helpless as Jonathan's was in his fight against Boko Haram.

Even in the immediate vicinity of Buhari's own hometown in the northwestern state of Zamfara, murderous gangs rage almost completely unchecked. Only recently did the president finally send military reinforcements to the region.
Small progress made towards tackling corruption

The second main theme which helped Buhari win the election was the struggle against corruption. Today, anti-corruption campaigners are less restricted in their operations than they were under Buhari's predecessor. But so far, Nigerians have waited in vain for court rulings. Nigeria has been languishing in the bottom third of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for years — it is currently ranked 148th out of 180 countries. Buhari may have the goodwill to solve the problem, but he lacks assertiveness over the issue.
Meanwhile, the economic balance sheet under the first three years of Buhari looks very poor. Granted, he took over in difficult times. The price of the country's most important product — oil — had dropped and Nigeria's treasury had even been looted. But Buhari has not yet offered a convincing strategy which would relax the country's dependence on oil. Fuel shortages paralyze Nigeria on a regular basis, even though Buhari himself runs the oil ministry — so the issue is a top priority. Even the notoriously poor electricity supply has barely shown any improvement. No wonder, then, that Nigeria's stock market fell following the announcement that Buhari would run for office again.
Physically and politically weak

In addition, the 75-year-old president failed to govern for several months in 2017 because he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness in London. Now, he is seeking another four years as head of state — by the end of which he would be 80 years old.
Nigeria deserves better than an old, ailing president, whose leadership style is characterized by hesitance rather than courage. In the Muslim-majority regions in northern Nigeria, Buhari still enjoys support. But he won the election in 2015 largely because he managed to convince Nigerians in the central and south-western regions of the country — including many Christians. However, the desperate security situation in the central states and ongoing poverty makes it unlikely that the people there will support Buhari for a second time. Now the opposition — that is, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) which was voted out of office four years ago — needs to produce a convincing candidate who will pose a serious threat to Buhari. So far, there appears to be no suitable candidate.
Thomas Mösch (im)

Thomas Mösch is the Head of the Hausa Service at Germany's DW

https://m.dw.com/en/opinion-four-more-years-of-buhari-nigeria-deserves-better/a-43321681

DEHVEHLOP:
What's this one saying? And why am I even answering you?

So AFONJA , BROWN ROOF, CONE HEADS, ZOMBIE, EWEDU EATERS AND SO ON, AS YORUBAS ARE REFERRED TO BY IGBOS, ARE CIVIL AND COUTH ÀBÍ?
SHIORRRRRR

Hopebringer:
Your educational background is impressive to say the least and your points are delivered coherently a hall mark of excellent tutoring.

Now let me indulge you. What has been NIGERIA"s inflation rate fluctuation for the last 3 years? Let.me.soare you we have gained double digits concurrently. Now this tells you 2 things the buying power of.the people.is.drippimg and consumer.and.commodity goods are risk g in prices why?

You claimed buharin stopped importation, what polici6did he put in place to.ensure growth of.local.industries to.buffer this gap and.forestall price his in consumer.goods? None! This alone.shows his economic plan in this regard will flawed and not.well.thought out

He floated the dollar naira exchange why? Why do that in an.economy whose.local.industries are comatose ?

We do not have an environment that encourgaes local.insustries , land aquisition ofr local industries is rising yesrly no subsidy in this regard.

Power supply for.local.production is non existent , another flawed
Why increase the fuel pump.orice when you knew.yoy would still be paying subsidy infact he has paid more in the last 3 years than we did in the last 16 years under pdp why? When.every indices shows our population is.shrinkimg due to.record deaths from starvation, suicide, Mass murder and bombings ?

So.why imoose more hardship knowing by falsely increasing this fuel.oumo.price it would drive prices of all.commoditirs higher?

Why didn't he sell off the refineries to ensure we stop importation of fuel by letting international private partners buy the refineries and rebuild them so all we do is give crude in exchange for fuel there by saving coast on subsidy and.importation? Another flaw.

We lost 6 million.jons in.3 years I have lots of friends whose companies.shut down or left Nigeria entirely due to his floating of.the dollar


Nigeria has never witnessed this level of job loss in history and he comes.up.with N-powrr? How do you use such a flawed useless program to buffer job losses of this magnitude ? another flaw .

Do you understand the term investment in human capital? Buhari and his carbinet seem to not understand that Npowrr isn't this! Nor is trader Moni either ,

The so-called farming initities you highlighted shows you are a victim.of the ApC PROPAGANDA.. it is all a ruse... Where are the farms producing local rice ? Why is the roice of.rise still so high? How about garri, yams, cassava etc?

If trully there had been an agriculture boom under this government one would see the relevant depreciation in food.prices in all.markets around.the country ....but hey there is an agriculture boom.right? It's been.3 years now surely if these farmers have been doing so.well by now the food stored in their silos would be spoiling is they are hoarding it?

My dear they just launch all.these policies on paper and do nothing ...

There are no thriving local farmers , save for the few farms.owned by politicians

Fertilizers rpices are still high despite so.called subsidy.

They security is zero in Nigeria , states are bankrupt

There are.no.rela.lomg.term.poicies to mitigate economic changes which is.surprising in such a dynamic.emetging.economy.like.ours

We need a change not buhari

Osinbanjo is a better option.

CSTR1005:
If you believe that illiterate is a graduate of the university of London, then I have a bridge to sell to you.

Not only does he lack the basic intelligence required for a masters program, let alone a foreign one , his world view is like that of an ancient cave man stuck in ile-ife.

NdiaraIGBO:
Ok brother, please tell us how you expect the FG to fund all these wonderful objectives. Please no abuse, just outline step by step how the government can achieve these while maintaining it's current obligations. I'd be very delighted to hear you.

Remember there is a reason some people live in Lekki and others live in Ajegunle.

fk002:
Criticism and opposition is allowed in politics but only if it will bring development positively


I am irredeemable Buhari supporter

NdiaraIGBO:
My brother, I am impressed by what you have collated very carefully and pasted up there. V Good, we can talk.
You have written 'ideal' stuff, our collective EXPECTATIONS
These things cannot be achieved in 25 years (let's be realistic) let alone 3 and half years.
Look bro, let nobody deceive you, the FG doesn't have unlimited resources. The FG cannot meet its salary obligations and infrastructurAl investment without borrowing - borrowing against future oil receipts. Nigeria is a very poor country and no government or political party can achieve all the wonderful things you have listed up there.
What the very smart Buhari government is doing is to cut all but essential imports, develop the agricultural sector (our largest advantage, land and people, and it is the cheapest objective with the largest possible impact on our people). That is using the limited available resources on the best possible option on the table. You asked where is the rice and the food? I believe in the North.

Buhari would be mad and worse than GEJ if he allowed us to continue with our reckless, thoughtless, prodigal, senseless importation and building fake economy (Ngozi style) and a small percentage of the population living fake lives. It will crumble anytime the oil price dips.

Buhari is a very smart man, he would wish to keep Nigerians happy, but keeping you happy at what cost?

Would you bankrupt yourself and your family just to keep a prodigal son or a spendthrift wife happy? I would rather offend them and build a solid base for the family - that's what buhari is doing and I am pleased.

One at a time ...and continuously we will get to the ideals you've listed up there.

Agricultural boom in 3 years? Haba where do you expect the money to come from?

Please bro, familiarise yourself with FG income and expenditure first, then you will realise the tight corner Nigeria is.

Please play your part, don't born children full ground like a lunatic which many Nigerians are.

QuotaSystem:
If Nigerians could withstand 16 whole years of PDP's wanton looting, destruction, poor leadership & infrastructural decay, then 4 more years of PMB's recovery, rebuilding & completion of abandoned projects is a piece of cake. Just ask the tens of thousands of N Power and TraderMoni beneficiaries.

But who does Mösch expect Nigerians to vote? Atiku? Saraki? Bafarawa? Lmao.

Even the author agreed that NONE of the present PDP aspirants is a better choice than PMB.



PDP's 16 years of FAILURE to provide basics like stable power, roads, ports, quality education etc. must never be repeated in this Nation's history.

Never again will we allow the ASUU strike & Boko Haram party lead us again.

Its Sai Baba till 2023 no shaking!

Rilwayne001:
Nigerians deserve better than Buhari indeed, but do we have any "better" On ground? Is it Atiku that's better? Is it Saraki that's better?

I would have voted Osinbajo or Fashola if they were contesting against Buhari, and I think with the hype on Kingsley Morghalu, he's likely to be a visionary leader than Buhari, but do they all stand any chance? No. Does that mean we should now hand over power to the most corrupt political party in the world (PDP) absolutely NO.

Hopebringer:
Your response is both intelligent and succinct

You have tried to explain as well as possible but we both know saying more time is needed though olausinboe would only hold water where one has witnessed some bassis of positive governance.

The people are unhappy suffering and want change

Listen is Osibanjo comes out today I will use over NOW million of my money to print tshirts for him, because I see excellence, I see proactive approach to problem solving

I see a forward thinking leader in him

Buhari is holding pastor Osinbanjo back actually

NdiaraIGBO:
Whether Nigerians like it or not a lot of time is needed to turn things around. The people should have been more vigilant and speaking up during the boom GEJ time. But everybody was busy going to Dubai and London to waste and throw away the nation's survival capital. Option 2, we replace Buhari with another GEJ type and blow the money in reserves now, we 'll 'enjoy' for 5 years and suffer for the following 30 years. The choice is ours. We are 180m , we have to be productive.
Importation is BAD BAD BAD!

Anything we cannot produce, we should not consume..,.,finish. That's basic economics.

On Osibanjo, the political reality is that VP is a powerless position and the North have consolidated their electoral power over Nigeria.
Buhari is the realistically electable best we have at the minute.

ojay2053:
we are doomed, cos growth/advancement is far from us. Oh Giant of Africa, who did this to us. Before I do say one day we gonna wake up but it’s clear we’re far from waking.

Lizilicious:
All I know is if Buhari wins 2019 presidential election, I will leave this country..


It's either he leaves or I leave...



I can't take it anymore