₦airaland Forum

As long as Nigerians continue to steal electricity and vandalise poeer infrastructure, estimated billing will continue. Who's gonna pay for all that.

Trailblazer1:
Nigerians wanted change in government only but unfortunately everything is changing

Hahahaha. You want me to laugh.....but really this is not funny....

vivacious01:
No wonder he was so cold and quiet at the inauguration,,why the attacks? Abeg they are not necessary.

Absolutely unnecessary. We are talking about how unwarranted the media attacks on President Buhari so early in his administration is but these are the causes. When opposition is taken to such extremes. He's out of office. That should be enough consolation. When APC politicians receive the same treatment in the future hope there will be no complaints and excuses like the one Amaechi is offering on Rivers politics. It generally tends to come back many fold. Politicians on both sides of the divide should realise that the cane used in flogging tne old wife awaits tne new bride. Common sense should prevail at all times.

It has to be the sound of the exhaust so Italian takes the cake, Maserati to be specific. They engineer their exhaust systems to produce like opera. So, so artistic.

SPAGGYYY:
this are not the calibre of people that goes to war front, this people only gives strategic solutions to approach problems, the are formally trained and they will give instructions to their inferiors, abi for ur own school na VC still dey come class come lecture?

Abi oh. Let us see the pics of all heads of governments, parastatals, institutions and enterprise across the black world. They all look alike.

The good old lovey, dovey days of the APC are long gone but I just appeal to critics and opposition not to tow the line of political reprisals because it is not in our national interest and it can bacfire badly on them the way it is going for the APC and her supporters after their over-the-top opposition to the past PDP government. Politics is politics. This is not politics. It is national security and our men and women in uniform need our absolute support as they go about their patriotic duties at huge personal risk and sacrifice. We shouldn't mock them by despicable words and acts that belittle their campaigns. The PDP and her suporters should keep silent. They had a chance at leadership and did not deliver. They should cooperate with this new government in halting this scourge. It is in our common interest.

adeaks:
I know people would criticise this man but to be honest he has been saying this even while he was in power. I listened to an interview he gave on Radio Nigeria over a year ago and he made this same complaint. He was interviewed on channels Tv and he said the same thing. He even said some of the vandals were so bad that they even went deep underwater to blow up some of the pipelines, which was very hard to repair.

It is true that he can be accused of not doing enough to combat the vandals but it is easier said than done. Buhari would do well to take some nuggets of wisdom from the prof's words as he is going to face the same challenge.

Don't mind them. Instead of listening to what the man has to say, like the man who will fall off a cliff they wave his points away as if he went there to fail in the first place. When a month runs into two and two runs into six and six months run into 4 years, as usual they will be back insulting the new man at tne helm. No one wants the hardwork of rational thinking thoughtless of concerted efforts at ending the problems. All Nigerians love is rhetoric. That's why they get sold down the river time and time again.

Leonidas1:
The lion is anti-xenophobic

Hahahaha. So it will have killed the South-African instead.

bjdon:
If that's the case then it means the country is finished, regardless of who is in Aso Rock.

Well society is slightly more complex than most of us assume. I often relate leadership to the steering, the rudder because that is where the captain of the ship is found, the wheel house. It is high up the bridge, comfortable, commanding and prestigious. But steering alone cannot get you anywhere. You need power and it comes from the people. The power to change Nigeria comes from Nigerians not the Captain. And you know what the engine room is like. It is hot, noisy, smoky, uncomfortable, unheralded just like the mass existence of Nigeria but it is vital. Amidst all the cacaphony there must be hardwork, cooperation and organisation for the ship to have power. We cannot afford to pull in 170 million different directions if the ship of state is to sail successfully. It doesn't matter how good your captain is. If he doesn't have a good team around him he wouldn't win trophies, simple as that. In Nigeria leadership is grossly, grossly over-rated. The followershio is too heavy an anchor to bear in this country.

A Junaid who probably cannot win an election in his bathroom will probably decide how this country is run over the next 4 years. We have serious problems in Nigeria. Who the hell is he and where the hell did he come from? But once again, that is Nigeria for you.

bjdon:
I did not support Buhari, however I want him to succeed. If he fails all of us will feel the impact.

It is with that in mind I would like to say to the President, stand up and be the PRESIDENT You have the type of mandate hardly any elected president has had in Nigeria's history. The masses seem to be with you. Tell ALL the political groups to go to HELL. You are the President C-In-C. You have the complete and total right to appoint whomever YOU want into your govt. If these so called groups mean well then they should support your efforts. If you accept ANY nomination from an external body over somebody you would personally have selected, then you can consider your presidency doomed from the start. You have been around the Nigerian political scene since the late 70's. You have connections across the country, you have said yourself that you know the man and women of good moral conduct and sound technical competence, that you would like to bring into your govt, so what's stopping you? Make your selections and damm the consequences.

Then they will make his tenure ungovernable and there will be nothing you can do about that. They will simply make him fail. That is how
bad this country is.

Jarus:
Buhari doesn't need all these please. He should be decisive and try and to balance party wishes with personal wishes, with national interest the balancing factor.

Hahahaha. Is he a trapeze artist. What's all the balancing acts. No wonder Nigeria is a circus.

PointB:
Buhari is the President, not APC. It was him who won the election, not APC. He should stop entertaining us with excuses and get down to the business of governance. Boko Haram is overunning Maiduguri while Buhari and APC trade blames. What kind of nonsense is this from buhari one and APC?

Are you serious. But I thought the APC won the elections. Oh, well maybe I was mistaken. This country.....

I hope you guys now believe that corruption is not the biggest problem Nigeria has but that of structure. Power balancing, compromises and compensations are precursors to corruption. At the end of the day leadership in Nigeria is always weakened. We operate a jaundiced, corrosive, corruptive system by default. Even the Pope would not succeed in this conundrum.

tonychristopher:
This is madness...too much guns in the hands of civillians and i am scared..why dont we have gun laws where can can have guns to protect ourselves

What I've been saying for years. We need more guns in the hands of citizens. If you don't have laws you should have guns.

datbay:
hmmmnn,am not a fan of the new president,but don't you think your conclusion is premature?

He is right in a way. If we stop politicising everything and allow institutions to be built, a change of government will not have reversed any military gains. But government is so, so personalised that the sound of 'change', 'change' has a destabilizing effect on weak institutions including the military. The generals just sit back and wait for the 'new' C-in-C to take charge. Is that not utter nonsense. Power drops, fuel supply drops, the military drops its guard. All because of an election? Why are we so irresponsible as citizens of this country. Why can't we draw the line between politjcs and governance is the question I always ask.

If moving army high command to Maiduguri was a political decision and not an expert one, believe you me, no matter who made it, we are in for it. Obama will make policy decisions not operational ones for the United States military. The military should know its role and maintain it even if there is no government in the country. Please lets get working as a people and not wait for a messiah to solve problems for us. We are 170 million inteligent, capable people in this country. All we need is the will to bring our competencies to bear on our common problems. Buhari's capabilities are no better than the average Nigerian. He needs us to succeed. Without a willing people he will surely fail.

jemype:
gej wasnt weak. he just surrounded hiself wit greedy people. if u understand the meaning of d word "sai"buhari u will know buhari is the norths last card. last of a dying breed. he alone can bring sanity and if he cant no one else can

Silly talk of an irresponsible citizen. 'If he can't, no one else can....'. That is why Nigeria remains where it is. Is this how an Amercan, Brit or Aussie talks about himself, his people, his country. Better wake up. Nigerians can and should put an end to this tragedy, period. They should find what binds them together and sacrifice what divides them even it means their religion and ideologies. No leader can run a chariot drawn by divisive horses.

ubamfrank:
Most Gov report to office today therefore your point reportING on reporting the issue on thur or Friday doesn't make sense cos WIKE was sworn in on Friday and there was no official handover on Thursday. There were a lot activities he engaged himself on sat and Sunday, in right sense Sunday or mo day shld be the day for inspection before thinking of packing in.

As an example. Goodluck took Buhari on a tour BEFORE handover. Why couldn't Amaechi do something similar to avoid these kinds of issues. Why did they put their personalities before service.

vislabraye:
I know all politicians are the same, but truth is that Amaechi and his cronies looted government house. There are eye witnesses. On the day of the inauguration, people said they saw cars leaving government house.

And where was Oga. In Abuja. Is that how to serve a people. They always place themselves above their service. And that's why I always prefer supporting the game, not the players nor the clubs.

anibestlala:
amaechi is a funny man.one wonders whether he understood why governments set up transition committees to hand over to incoming governments.when he refused to declare what he was leaving behind in rivers state but rather shamelessly ranted how he would keep an empty treasury,what did he expect.how can we obviously believe is lame excuse.smh

Exactly. He created the perfect storm. Imagine GEJ just walking out of the Rock without symbolically handing over. Nothing will be left there theoretically.

edgeproduk:
I know it was all stage managed,the way wike was looking at the camera in one of the photos.
How can wike barr people from entering the government house and 48 hours later he start ranting...his case is like the bird that cried at night and in the morning the baby died

But like someone pointed out Amaechi perfected the storm by not handing over. When you do that you create room on both sides for this to happen. It could be Wike and his boys but it could also be Amaechi's group with or without his attention. GEJ took GMB round Aso Rock. Why couldn't Amaechi do same. What you should be worried about is what may have happened on a larger state-wide scale to government assets particularly those in the hands of transiting politicians. Heck, what if Amaechi's signature was forged and the treasury raided. Amaechi was careless, period. He wasn't there, didn't handover to spite Wike but it can and may backfire badly.

wealth123:
Amaechi was speaker and then Govenor for good 8 years in River state and you believe he will steal bedsheets and bread knife and whatever WIKE is claiming he looted. If WIKE is clueless and WIKED must you support him? This same WIKE was the minister of education when all universities were shut for almost one year. The election that brought him into Government house was manipulated and rigged. You are still typing rubbish here instead of looking for a job. I pity you and all supporters of evil because you days are numbered if you fail to repent God will deal with you as he dealt with JONATHAN who claimed to be a Christian but said STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION.

God is not a respecter of persons. REPENT OR PERISH.

Don't bring God into your politics abeg. These are issues man himself fabricates. God is impartial, apolitical and unbiased. You on the other hand clearly are. What makes you think God supports Buhari's or APC's election victory. God doesn't save countries. He saves people. Gives them laws, boundaries and formulae for running successful countries. He doesn't dwell on earth and you can't force Him into your nonsense partisan politics. Just do the right thing, but you won't.

ayusco85:
OP u flop here. Kaduna now has Brila Fm kaduna.
88.9 Brila Fm kaduna

Hmmm. And seems odd that Brilla then got a listing for Jigawa, strange.

msporche:
Do ppl still listen to radio dis days

If you have a car and move from place to place it is unavoidable.

Musaspp:
This is a worthwhile information. The veracity Is another ball-game entirely. Also, is it possible that the wristwatch could have been purchased with tax payer's money? Definitely not. The first family are just 3 days old in office.

But he has been in and out of office since the 70's and on each occassion there were always allegations.

CSTR2:
Those that know buhari should tell him and his ostentatious wife to be on their best behaviour for the next 4 years.
The opposition is not smiling.
APC taught them a few things.

I tell you. It will be like the insurgency.

dabigwalls:
Three of my friends in the car still have their mouths open. Someone from Nairaland please help them shut it.

Well they were starry eyed, failed to do their history and so believed a lot of half truths. But in the end we have a working democracy. That is all that matters to me.

pazienza:
Same Buhari that believes Abacha never stole.

By the time Buhari is through with the Nigerian treasury, nah only Change go remain.

Hahahahaha. Abeg you guys free these people oh. If they are distracted what is your gain. The APC did a lot to destabilise the country by their obtuse opposition and we are paying the price in a dis-orientated economy. I hope the PDP donot worsen the situation.

Interesting times ahead. I just love democracy.

DropShot:
He has a good reason but he shouldn't have said "it will not be business as usual". That statement is an indication that under his predecessor, civil servants were always late to office which I don't want to think it's correct.

Hahaha. You guys are just impossible. How do you cover a snuggling couple in bed with a baby blanket. Try, try and try again. Please, stop hero worship for your health and well-being. Ask yourself as a citizen. What will I do to assist my leaders attain my ideals. Period.

Hope she has left the home or else certain retribution awaits on his return.

bushdoc9919:
Excellent, sensible and great analysis.

Eventually.....we will have to stop being a resource dependent economy. Simples

Any which government hasn't said this since independence. Then you go out and buy that Samsung phone yet again.....

ki02020:
These buhari aides are on a long journey of defending and affirming the presidential decisions

That's what I've been saying. From playing Messi till the season ended on May 28th now its John Terry till 2019 then his likes will join Adeniyi and Abati on the bench of regrets.