₦airaland Forum

jorlons:
Putting a newly formed Government over the edge, is a little too much of an opposition to me.

It is for your own good even if you donot like it for whatever reason I can't understand. It was a good idea to put the Jonathan government under pressure to perform. It was good enough to change the government hopefully for good. So why is it such a bad idea all of a sudden if you don't have ulterior motives towards the government.

jorlons:
Never new Nigerians are this impatient, and to think a so called organization will tow the same line as TANoids is just so unbelievable.

Most definitely this week you all will have their assets declaration.

The APC raised the bar in partisan opposition. It is our hope that the PDP takes it to another level and puts pressure in double quick time. It is for our collective good even to your consternation.

Dollyak:
At the moment this is a fantasy talk and it isn't implementable.
There are still millions of uneducated people in the north who only care about poltical power at the expense of their own welfare. Then you have a vocal and tribalistic biafra groups who are might feel even more marginalised if you tell them none of their citizens are good enough.
These things take a gradual process, so the best thing for now is to chose the best candidates from each tribes.
I believe each tribe is more than enough to produce many excellent candidates for any position.
There are many things we all want to happen in this country(e.g peaceful coexistence between Muslim and Christian, zero corruption), but we need to prepare the platform for it.

Then the backwardness of Nigeria is not about government but the limitations of the people. What you are saying in effect is that until the average Nigerian is educated we can change government till eternity, as long as they use the same organisational formula, development will remain superficial. It is the structure afterall.

hadura29:
Nigerians

Hahaha. You want me to laugh this Sunday afternoon. Which Nigerians. The sectional, tribal or racist ones. Why do you choose to pretend this holy day.

Dollyak:
Ideally I would've agreed with you if you were talking about countries like usa. But do you honestly think we are mature enough to think about the whole country? Do you honestly think a cabinet filled with 95% northerner will not favour the north?
Please be realistic, in an ideal world the best solution is to choose the best regardless of tribe, but Nigeria doesn't do that.

So why aren't we being realistic in not expecting the best from government when we cannot give our best as a people in overlooking tribal sentiments. Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria not government. The limitations to the 'change' regime is set by the people. They removed Buhari in 85 and they will determine whether he succeeds this time around.

KingsJohnson:
This secrecy of not declaring his assets to the general public was not what we were promised nor voted for.

He should be reminded dat wen we clamoured, campaigned and voted for him, we didnt do dat in secret neither did we consult anyone for dat

Never put your trust in man. I just pity you. What you are asking for does not matter at this level of our development. Whether you accept it or not both men will corruptly enrich themselves, their families and associates. As long as they broaden and deepen democracy while elevating national consciousness and of course restructuring.

I don't expect western style probity in a 16 year old democratic journey in a 55 year old country.

hadura29:
But he didn't choose the people from otuoke and the ones he chose of what good are they? Wake up, he is an ex now, he has done his part.

Since we the citizen can decide who to rule us, we have the power to tell our leaders what we want.. I am not an ethnic/tribalistic bigot I deal with reality bros..


We need people that can work for us...

And who is the 'we'.

Nemeka:
I canpaigned for him to win......but he will lose out in the long run if he is blind to multi-ethnic composition of Nigeria

So what if the best, brightest and most suitable come from the north. Should Buhari reform or should you reform. Who or what is the hindrance to our development. Who needs to 'change', the government or the people.

Dollyak:
How predictable that most of the key positions are already being given to the northern brothers.
let's wait and see how it pans out. I wouldn't hold my breath, but I hope the most deserving gets the key jobs.

Nigeria is still very regionally biased, so we need a balance of power between north and south to maintain fairness. The north will never accept a government dominated by the Southerners, so it's only fair we do the same.

Until we re-structure your fears will continue. Nigeria has real and serious issues beyond quality of governance. Tar all the roads, provide power 24hrs, it won't solve the fundamental problems this country has. As a matter of fact there cannot be sustainable development until we tackle those fundamental issues. Most Nigerians just donot understand how this country works or why it has failed to work since independence.

An interesting four years ahead. I just love democracy. The boot is on the other foot hahaha.

If it it SARS he may have just lost his life. They regularly execute robbery suspects. In Nigeria, without protective laws it is suicide to help anyone, ANYONE, I repeat ANYONE!!!! with a gun shot wound without express police permission at the highest levels.

bushdoc9919:
With especial reference to the bolded....that is exactly what I have been saying for over a year on this forum.

Then good for you. You are a model citizen.

front247:
it is their turn na. Buhari can't speak simple good English, brainless

I said it before when GEJ was in power and I say it again. Insulting your President gets you no where. Insulting your President is like spiting your face because the President is the aggregate of the people's likeness. It is as bad as the over 'excitement' pervading the land of the people who cannot build for themselves a decent society, a people who cannot think and act to organise themselves.

I have little or no expectations of these 'leaders' in the way and manner Nigerians do so I will never take offense to the point of insulting them. It is pointless.

Homguy:
are u that bitter? I am from the East so am not saying this out of tribalism, but the dude just resumed yesterday!. If you truly typed that gibberish up there, then you are a proof nairaland is being invaded by children or thoughtless tribal bigots. It takes a lack of thought to be a bigot and post what u posted bro.

Let me take you up on this because your thinking needs elevation. Water, light, policing, immigration, fuel supply, courts, food supply, agriculture, military operations, abeg which one should stop or 'change' because leadership changes. So what is the talk of 'he just resumed yesterday' got to do with the insurgency. The insurgents don't give a damn about the swearing in, why should the army. Is Buhari going to fight Boko Haram by himself? He has an army and it will be delusional to think it is GEJ's army, now Buhari's army. It is Nigeria's army. Nothing has or will change except for political decisions. If political decisions will win the war, fine. I think not. All they will do is further damage to institutions.

It is people like you I pity. Politicising everything, undermining institutions, hoping in individuals. That is not how nations work. Leadership is important no doubt but it is the product of a functional system not at the expense of it. The United States military did not change between Bush and Obama just its mandate. Capacity is institutional, the engine. Politics, leadership is directional, the steering. Nigerians donot know the difference between the two.

bushdoc9919:
As I said once...you better pray for peace in the NE...because if it gets out of hand...it would affect all of us.....

And drop the Martian call....will you?

It is now you realise it affects all. It is now you realise the dividing line between governance and politics. It is now you know what proper role you and I have to play in certain national issues.

When I say nations are forged in the crucible of adversity, this is what I mean. When I say whoever leads this country with the aim of placating its people thereby encouraging irresponsible, unpatriotic, selfish behaviour all in the name of national cohesion thus maintaining the status quo is an enemy to this nation in the same manner a father who refuses to train his wards, this is it.

I hope GMB will tow the line of GEJ and expose the people of this country for who they are. A corrupt, hypocritical, irresponsible people wishing for things they have no intention of getting and having no capacity to actualising.

dunkem21:
I blame the clueless president; ..GEJ.

I'm afraid you are 12 hours late and if no one blamed Obasanjo and the late Yaradua for the insurgency, no one can blame GEJ. So who gets the blame. Of course GMB. He is the C-in-C (the only one responsible according to Nigerians). We will see what happens by Monday. My guess is, the goal post of blame will be shifted. Nigeria is not a nation of patriotic responsible citizens.

folabayo1:
Baba is finally there
Am so so happy

Obj cannot control baba like he did wit others cos baba belongs to no one.

Hmmm. In your wisdom is that a good thing or bad thing. Think carefully before you reply. Think very carefully.

Same Nigerians will wind her up, push and push until she is pushed off the cliff into the abyss of bad decisions then like the devils they are turn round and mock her. By 2019 all we will be hearing is, 'oh, she's such a nice lady, it is those surrounding her that are evil'. Please leave this lady alone you evil people. Let them work.

Drinkwater:
Sensitive eyes monitoring the gov't and nothing is taken for granted. I'm happy about the awareness and political sensitivity in Nigerian now, this will go a long way in helping Mr Buhari's gov't. We hope for the best but we won't defend incompetence in the name of partisan politics.

That is it. It is all about the game. Not the players or the teams. Just the game.

niggi4life:
Nice one, both APC and PDP governors will Want to work harder to prove points that they are better, by so doing the masses are going to feel their impact positively.

That should be the objective of a competitive, virile democracy not the juvenile mudslinging we oft see at Press Time.

dadexcel:
. ....................I couldn't help but respond to this; so my because kwankwaso nominated him to cover his loot and he decided to spill the beans , then he should be crucified? So because of the so called corruption ridden kwankwaso movement which is riddled with deceipt., propaganda, and lies, his deputy turned governor who has surprisingly decided to open-up to the masses should be afraid? You APC sympathisers I always amazed at your thought lines! God will deliver this country that I know pretty well!

The best days of the APC are long gone.

soe:
But this is a man who was part of the outgoing administration for goodness sake as deputy governor. How can he be accusing the outgoing governor ?

Secondly...the governor single handedly chose him as candidate despite all odds and yet this is how to repay him?

Let the deputy turned governor remember that kwankwasiya is a movement....fight him at your own peril...learn from the humility of the past ...half a word is enough.

Kwankwaso is loved by his people home n abroad for the quality of infrastructure he is leaving behind..not the money in the coffers. Money is meant to be spent for the good of the people

Leadership is never the problem. It is the people that make Nigeria what it is. You are a good citizen. Pity.

fx45:
This thread is not about Jonathan. The way you people are going, I see a situation in which 4 years on, Jonathan will still be blamed if Buhari's government fails to deliver. This is the same disgusting scenerio that has played out in my own Abia state since 2007. Anytime you ask T.A Orji supporters about what the governor has done, they'll be quick to ask you what Orji Uzor Kalu did while in office.

I sincerely hope that we havent been brought out thus far to take us back to Egypt again.

I'm afraid but that is exactly how at least the first tenure will play out. What worries me is not Buhari, (we know what he's all about) but the people. What role should they play in making the new government succeed or otherwise. No one is saying what they will do, just what Buhari will do. So after 4 years very little is accomplished simply because only one man drives everything. The others sabotage or at best do nothing.

Democracy is a game of numbers. What Nigeria will become by 2019 is what the majority of Nigerians believe it will become inspite of Buhari, and what I see quite frankly doesn't encourage me.

colossus2:
It's time you prayed for a better nigeria through this new administration and stop displaying your hatred online for a man better than your messiah

Better cheer up or it will be a long four years for you.

laurel03:
Na only God no dey fail.... But one thing I know that is certain is GMB/PYO regime will better than Jonathan by far....
stealing will reduce from tomorrow that is certain....
Corruption will not be much like PDP era...
Buhari is not perfect but better than Obj/Jonathan..

This is not what you people said before oh. You have started slipping, sliding and stuttering when you realise you...yes, you are not ready to do the change you profess, now that the fall guy GEJ is gone. Let us see who the blame will fall on from Monday.

cococandy:
oh ok. Nice lesson. I'll write that down.

I didn't know adultery is not part of the 'for better for worse' thing.

Ok so what about the kids?
And you know God hates divorce. What do you have to say about that?

My dear, it is not. It is the one thing for which God permits a divorce. I use the word 'permit' with every sense of responsibility. He doesn't 'order' or 'compels' us to. If the parties can repair the damage, so be it.

skentelelady:
60 years old man?

The woman should be in her 40s I want to guess.

What was this man thinking before he married a very young lady?

I just pity old men that think young ladies marry them for love

Last thing I will ever do. I won't allow one old man to dull me all in the name of money

There is no difference whatsoever between a sixty year old man and a forty year old woman in terms of the ageing effects on looks, physique, sexual prowess and libido. Normal women age and burn out faster than men. This woman represents a small percentile, the sexually hyper active with a malfunctioning moral compass riding on the wings of an evil spirit.

But what's with these third world press reports. If you have the facts why can't you simply name names. What is the meaning of 'a certain Jane Doe working in Generation X bank'. It is when facts are hidden that rumour prevails. May we know her please.

Just seeing this thread. Well what can I say. Obviously the best leader this country ever had. No President has advanced the course of democracy as you have. No other president has taken the country closer to 'breaking point' to test the limits of her structure and state of her union. No other President has demystified the office of the President by de-centralizing authority thereby paving way for the berthing of proper institutions.

These are the things that matter. Hopefully your acts will inspire a new order of pan-Nigerianism and the asp'rations of every man and woman from no matter what social background, tribe, creed and religion to serve humbly and leave when their time is done.

Wish you the best ahead in your life, career and with those you hold dearest. Bye.

His entire Chocolat Royal staff will know he's been selling poison for decades. Cool FM and Wazobia staff will have heard the rumour coming out of head office for years but as usual the Nigerian in us, (the reason why I say corruption is not a government agency but a Nigerian religion that can never be eradicated) has concealed, promoted, aided and abetted this crime for this long. I'm sure some of them have been at the fore front of 'change' and his radio stations have been 'critical' of government and his staff making noise all over Nairaland. People who know people and people who understand this country just smile at the drama day by day.

Anyone whose salary is paid by this company knowing what they do is an accessory . If government officials can be blamed so can members of the public because the objective is the same, some financial gain. You cannot expect leadership to get it right when followership is just as bad enmasse simply because leadership doesn't come from mars but from amongst the people.

kennygee:
I'm wondering how he will remove subsidy and reduce pump price.

Long term the price will fall. All it takes is the investment higher, unsubsidized prices attract.

shamsuRana:
Under the comatose criminal justice system,no sane adult is exempted from punishment,and no case is statute barred.

Then expect to spend the entire budget on building new prisons and keeping inmates or descend into the oblivion of selective justice. Corruption is endemic and systemic. It cannot be tackled by any government under this system.

obliks:
pls how can i also change my username? i cant see the option in the "edit profile". thanks. reply.

APC fan about to hit political turbulence? No place to hide after Monday. The time of rhetoric and gamesmanship is over.