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johnpalmer774:
Mr Man Shut ur dirty mouth and stop Yarning Rubbish on NL , Whatever happened 30yrs ago could easily be accessed online if you care to know , an average Nigerians that love Football Passionately can tell you history of some certain Players that Played in 60s and 70s even though they were not born then just i can tell u the history of Michel Platini, Gerd Müller ,Eusébio and Johan Cruyff and i was not born when they all started playing so history is always there for you to see. The same way this people lied and made us to believed that it was Buhari that Planned the coup against Shagari in 1983 whereas history made me to understand that Buhari was never part of the Plan neither was he with the coup Plotter , The name of the head of the Coup Plotter is Brigadier Ibrahim Bako but he was killed when he was trying to arrest Shagari so it was the officers who led the coup installed Major-General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State. The history also made me to understand that Buhari was in Jos when the coup were been carried out.


WAR AGAINST INDISCIPLINE

Buhari and Idiagbon correctly identified corruption and indiscipline as the main constraints on Nigeria’s development. These twin evils have in the view of many, become a way of life for many Nigerians. For this reason, they launched a nationwide campaign called “War Against Indiscipline” (“WAI”). The WAI campaign was aimed at tackling the most anti-social Nigerian characteristics such as indiscipline, corruption, and lack of environmental sanitation. Nigerians learned and grudgingly accepted social behaviour that was the norm in other countries around the world. Queuing suddenly became all the rage in Nigeria! Buhari and Idiagbon understood that the undisciplined Nigerian psyche was not going to change by persuasion and that their WAI campaign had to backed by the threat of force. Although they had always cried out for a Government that would root out the rampant indiscipline in Nigeria, white collar workers were irked when they learned that the WAI campaign would lead to them being punished and that it would apply to them as well as the rest of “ordinary” Nigerians.

Corruption

There had been widespread allegations of corruption against many members of Shagari’s government. For this reason, military tribunals were set up to try ministers in Shagari’s administration that had been accused of embezzling public funds. These tribunals were chaired by military officers and had the power to impose massive prison sentences. The only right of appeal from the tribunals was to the SMC which was also exclusively comprised of military officers (and the Inspector-General of police). The military were effectively acting as prosecutor, judge and jury. Unsurprisingly the Nigerian Bar Association barred its member lawyers from participating in the tribunals. Undeterred, Buhari and Idiagbon pressed on with the tribunals and several prominent politicians were convicted of various corruption charges and given massive prison sentences ranging from twenty to over two hundred years. Given that most of the convicted were already over fifty years old, it was obvious that they would die in prison if they served the rest of their sentences. Among those convicted were prominent politicians such as Anthony Enahoro and Jim Nwobodo. The tribunals effectively put Nigeria’s political elite in jail.

Although the harsh sentences and nature of the tribunals were criticised, it is arguable that Nigeria needed these Nuremberg style trials in order to free itself from its corrupt past. The era of Buhari and Idiagbon was the first, and only time that Nigerian public officials were tried, and held accountable for their actions in office. The trials would have had more legitimacy if they had been held in civilian courts, presided over by civilian legal officers, and open to the public. This way Nigerians would have seen justice in action and had a chance to scrutinise the actions of their leaders who had so badly let them down and misused their resources. By virtue of their centrally regimented military training and outlook, Idiagbon and Buhari were fundamentally unable to grasp the niceties of, and the political legitimacy they could have derived from holding fair and open trials. The public fully backed their assault on the corrupt elite, if not their methods. The trials and WAI campaign also had a psychological impact on other “don’t know how he got rich” individuals in Nigeria. For the first time in Nigeria’s history it became unwise for those with ill gotten to flaunt their wealth – for fear of attracting the attention of Buhari’s anti-corruption drive.

You almost mislead me from the way you insulted your father and generation from the beginning of your comment!
I was expecting to hear that those players who played 60 years ago can play the same way today since you expect buhari of almost 40yrs ago to be the same. I have tasted democracy something you probably won't experience in your bitter, miserable, and painful life. If buhari (out of over 170m people excluding fools like u) or what he have to offer seems the best for you, dude you are a mad man which I can tell anyway from your above useless history.

bushdoc9919:
Soyinka has not been very complimentary about the opposition too....he also does not like Buhari.

Why would he!

Two useless knives at home!

The sharp one has no handle!
The one with handle is not sharp!

As much as i dislike GEJ's government, I strongly doubt if Buhari will EVER rule Nigeria again.


And to those shouting that "the change we need or want is here should please zip it"

Until an Igbo man can run or rule in Lagos State or a yoruba run or rule in imo, or either run or rule in Kano State, we are way too far from change.
Africa is still buried in darkness when it comes to politic or actual change in government.


Come to think of it, 65-75% of those shouting buhari on NL or shouting for change which could be better or worse (do I look like 4fn god) were not here or born 30+ years ago when he first ruled! Even if you were born, most of you/us were way too young to be so sure of this man. He is just too desperate for my liking!

I actually went online to see if any country's presidential candidate won after 3 trials, nna men, Buhari, e be like say you go fashi that thing till next time/world! Smh!

Op, stop lying. That's mama seun

This are the topics that should be on frontpage





Not charlyman picking mama P's nose, wtf as in 'why the front? Or wha ta f,

I have seen it

Surprise face be that? Ok oh

The only weird and madness here is how this got to front page

Oh! now we will need independent from Chad too?

Very sexy hot mess!

Spread vajai.. oh my bad

Whoever you are, stfu!

Who are they?

Blackett:
Seat. Not sit.

"Classy" Independent olodo.

Abeg take am easy, she just registered today!

For real?

And what happen?

And this made front page? Smh

What of aki and pawpaw?

oduastates:
Pdp is dead. They have nothing to sell.

This same dead party might provide you next president!

Wow! This is bad! And I don't mean forgetting his vp's name, as in wtf is he saying? As much as I hate GEJ government, this other guy is a big joke!

crownprince102:
That shows the agony in the people, who blames them?........... What they 've endured in Jonathan six year administration. Who wish to continue in cluelessness? A government that is coming up after 6 years. Though Violence isn't the best way but which way can their agony be shown since the government doesn't look their side. Majority might have not taken anything today or they have eaten all what they see and our president is eating with 4 billion naira a year. Haba... Even if you eat human being everyday, it can't sum up to that. But sha, their is Godu oooo.........
https://www.nairaland.com/2079955/superstars-look-alike-pics
BTW: I thought Jona said he had no shoes, who borrowed him this?

I doubt if GEJ is in this picture, the three men in the pic all have shoes.

Is that the new thing in naija now? I thought its only buhari that is going through this

That look like me oh!
Seriously op where u dig this pic out from?

We av ear

SeverusSnape:
In as much as igbos respect and revere their spiritual leaders, on this matter, Mbaka is on his own.

Igbo ama eze

Very sad

yuzjet:
Una don start!

Help me tell them oh! Second day of the year.
Am sure the female version is also on the way.

sukkot:
there is more to this story.

Why not tell us

Akukor!

Cool

What document/Title Does This Land Have?