₦airaland Forum

How much was recently spent on renovating this terminal again?

waternogetemeny:
[size=18pt]So u are an Iman? This is how Buhari started Boko Haram, mixing politics with religion...


Like i said, quietly sit ur Bottom down. Sick Buhari can only win election in Niger Republic where he originated. [/size]

The word is "Imam."

It is one thing to assert that a man cannot win elections. It is another thing entirely to wish death upon a fellow human for no just reason other than bigotry!

You have only 1 vote. Give it to who you will and allow others their choice.

It is an election not war.

Peace be upon you.

PStacks:
MESSAGE FROM MUHAMMADU BUHARI THIS
MORNING.
Good morning, my friends. As we continue our
relentless pace campaigning for #Change this
week, let’s reflect on the past few weeks -GMB
I have become seriously disturbed by the
volume of falsehood and desperation from the
opposition campaign of the PDP.
I clearly underrated the panic and lack of
integrity that leads people to tell barefaced lies,
and must confess, it continues to confound me.
I have run for office before, but I have
consistently done so without desperation or
anger, because elections are not war.
Why should candidates tell so many frantic lies
in order to win elections, if truly their purpose is
to ‘transform’ the lives of our people?
It is a tragedy to see the ruling party focus on
pettiness and lies; rumours of cancer, foreign
treatment, and certificates they know exist.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands of Nigerians died
in #Baga days ago. Our unemployment numbers
are rising.
The businesses of our enterprising youth are
being killed by lack of access to finance and poor
economic policies.
This campaign should be about those issues. It
should be about today and the future; about
securing Nigerian lives and Nigerian land.
The desperation is beyond my understanding.
#ThingsMustChange
What is this obsession with lies? What is this
obsession with pettiness? What is this obsession
with threats and attacks?
All of us, citizens and voters need to ask
ourselves – why is our President so desperate?
How can the President of this country be talking
about remembering phone numbers and coup
speeches?
How can his campaign be talking about dead ex-
leaders, jogging around the stadium and outright
lies about my health?
How can a President who has led this country for
six years be unable to run on his own record and
his achievements?
Where is his fabled calm, where is his reserve,
where is his composure? Why is he so ruffled?
Why is he so frustrated and afraid?
We should be deeply worried that a President
who called for calm during governorship
elections has now lost his cool in his own
elections.
Our President and his allies must remember
that he is not only a candidate for office; he is
the President of Nigeria.
We do not have a disinformation or propaganda
wing in our campaign. We have no need to waste
time in driving petty attacks.
We have not spoken about the President's
family, his health, his religion, his ethnic group,
or his phone number.
We are concerned only about his record – has he
secured Nigeria? Has he fought corruption? Has
he truly grown the economy so it can work?
Do our children find it easy to get jobs? Do our
sisters and brothers find it easy to set up and
sustain their businesses?
Can our president keep us safe when we travel
to any part of this country? Is your life better
today than it was six years ago?
We have only presented our record – how we
fought insurgencies, how we stabilized the Naira,
how we tackled corruption.
We have presented our vision and plans –
through our manifesto (available on http://
www.thisisbuhari.com/ ) and our town hall
meetings.
We are lucky to have in this election two people
who have led this country. I am proud to present
our record of solutions and effectiveness.
Imagine the accelerated growth we can now
achieve in a democracy –which the world has
seen to be the most effective way of governing
nations.
Let us focus on those issues, please. Elections
are not war. February 14 is not about politicians.
It is about our country.
I am appealing to you: the damage to this
country is great. The level of unemployment and
insecurity is intolerable, worsened by
corruption.
Therefore, I shall refuse to indulge the smear
campaign. I refuse to allow them take away the
focus from the issues that concern you.
We insist on a campaign of hope, change and the
future. This election is about big, important
issues. We refuse to play it small.
Join us as we continue the relentless pace of our
rallies in Minna and Kaduna today. #Change is
finally here, my friends. - GMB
#CountdownToChange #GMB15

Very matured response from the APC. We must NEVER allow the ambition of one person scuttle the strive towards nationhood and progress.

Nigeria is bigger than anyone.

waternogetemeny:
[size=18pt]U mean if Buhari dies in power so southwest can take over. U really think the North will be fooled twice to allow that or who go follow una do that wahala again?


Quietly sit ur ass down. Sick Buhari can only win election in Niger Republic where he originated.[/size]

May it be unto you as you have wished another.

Like I said, please feel free to kill yourself if Buhari wins the election next month.

waternogetemeny:
[size=18pt]Our message is clear, South says no to Born to Rule. South says no to Government being a Northern Industry that they plague the country will chronic violence becos power shifted for a tenure.


South says no to the imposing a sick leaders on Nigerians for the second time round by Tinubu and OBJ Southwest.We have had Yaradua, Muletala and Abacha die in office, say no to Buhari state funeral.


South says no corruption and yes corruption has decreased significantly under GEJ government as noted by Transperancy International(Global Institution) for the first time in Nigeria History.


GEJ must complete his tenure and tan agenda for all Nigeria and leave Office in 2019[/size]

If Buhari wins, please feel free to kill yourself or run away from the country.

Nonsense!

Is that all you can see from the advert?

How about the fact that this is a potential slight on an entire part of Nigeria capable of stirring up another upheaval with attendant loss of lives and property.

How about the senseless allusion to parochial sentiments and unnecessary provocation?

Just yesterday, someone on this forum undertook a pointless pseudo-intellectual analysis on why the North did not riot in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo debacle in france.

Since when did we become a people who not only tolerate the shedding of blood, but wish and pray for it?

I am highly disappointed in the management of The Punch Newspaper for agreeing to publish this advertorial. With its reputation as a national newspaper, I am surprised no one on the editorial board saw this advertorial for what it really is: a cheap attempt to stir up crisis in the country that could lead to a heightened security situation and ultimately lead to the cancellation of the upcoming elections.

There is no denying the fact that there are interest groups within this country and maybe outside it, who are working on a plan to truncate the elections as a face saving measure if the elections don't go the way of the powers that be.

Otherwise, why are we going into elections as if we are going into a war?

I hope the PDP distances itself from this faux pax and condemns it in all ramifications immediately.

Fain Kayode is off his meds again....

BackDatAssUp:
Obviously you don't know how the average northern Muslim thinks.

In my office I have several northern muslim colleagues. One day I got into a political debate about Buhari's credibility and prerequisite to be elected President. Obviously I was not for Buhari. The argument got out of hand and at the height of it, my colleague declared that Nigeria should divide and that if a war should break out he would track me down and kill me. I wasn't disturbed because I wasn't surprised.

In every demograph within the northern Muslim populace there is a seething anger waiting to explode.

If you think it is limited to the almajiri class then you are wrong as this cuts across every social level among them with intolerance levels peaking as you climb the social ladder.

To buttress this point above, the original Boko haram was composed of highly educated young men from prominent backgrounds. Their denouncement of western education was enough reason by those of no education at all to join the group. Most of these young men destroyed their certificates and shunned juicy job positions. A classic case of this is Abdull Mutallab who was a privileged child with good education but shunned a bright future opting for jihad.

The north is angry. Has always been angry. And has never been this angry.

Ok.

So having an argument with a couple of northerners in your office now makes you an authority on how northerners think?

Such ignorance.

The north did not riot....We thank God for that. And that's all there is to it.

By the grace of God, we shall also have peaceful elections in February and I hope Buhari wins. But even if he doesn't, hell will not let lose.

Nigeria is bigger than anyone and all those plotting or even wishing evil upon the land either before the election or after it; be they from the north, south, East or west; be they from abroad; be they politicians or voters; be they here on nairaland or elsewhere; they will not live to see that day; the evil plans or wish of their hearts shall consume they and those of their household to the tenth generation!

Those who are exploiting the ethnic and religious divides in this country for political gain shall die unexplained deaths and men shall gather to spit on their corpses in the market place!

Enough is enough with all these nonsense!!! We are heading into an election not war. There will be life after February 14, 2015. It is only those planning and wishing evil and bloodshed upon the land that will not be around to witness it.

It is either going to be Jonathan, Buhari or any of the 11 or so odd presidential candidates elected to power....anyone that can't stand the result should kill themselves.

Power belongs to God and it is his to give unto whomever he pleases.

lacasa:
Op, r u a learner?

Let's count...

- Subsidy buses : absent
- Phones 4 farmers : absent
- 2nd Niger bridge : invincibly absent
- 20Billion dollars : absent
- white bulbs : absent

Etc Etc... Infact, the list is endless


Campaign promises, vows and a fool's paradise


GEJ and His TANoids are really on a long thing and don't mean well for Nigerians.


#GMB2015

Subsidy buses might be missing.....but subsidy cars?

Richard6:
Show me atleast 3 built or even painted or renovated by your President Buhari wen he was in power!!

That is besides the point...and I am not about to get down to that level with you. The fact that you feel that a federal government's painting of a bridge should count as an achievement tells me there isn't much left to say to you.

Harry3:
It was renovated by GEJ cus other past administrations neglected it.
Any other question Mr APC reptile??

I usually do not insult anyone on nairaland. Please don't make me start with you.

If you are celebrating the painting of the median and railings of 3rd mainland on behalf of your president, what then should the man that built the bridge do?

Is it not a shame that your president is celebrating the "renovation" of a bridge while state governments are embarking on major capital projects?

Very good photos.

The 7th picture is a picture of the 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos though.

I don't think that was built by this government.

ichidodo:
[color=#1980BC] They love buhari but they don't have PVC.....GEJ for President...Capt Wada All the way. [/color]

Don't even start that Captain Wada talk here please. That is my state and we have suffered under Wada. I hope he gets kicked out of office.

Pastor Bribena Efiye...an Ijaw man?

Hmmm....I see...

Very good campaign gimmick on the part of the President.

Well played

That settles it then.

Jonathan's government has established universities.

Most of them are still under construction while some have taken off.

As the OP rightly pointed out, universities take a while to fully setup.

I pray the incoming government continues from where the outgoing government stops...and that prayer still applies even if the incumbent returns for a 2nd term because we have seen projects like these started for political reasons and abandoned midway.

stebell:
Before yu ask me proof of the hostel n de school take a close look at dis stuff.
These are concrete cubes prepared for testing in the lab. Look closely yu will see FUO meaning Federal University Otuoke.

Stebell, those slabs on the floor are dated 6/12/2014!!!

The President speaks about the "9 Universities" as if they are already preparing to hold their first convocation.

Samchelsea:
he is not the one in charge of the first implementation, the report has been sent to the national assembly for deliberation after which they'll send it to the president

Na lie!

The president said it clearly during his Lagos campaign that his government had deliberately decided to present the report to the next assembly and urged voters to vote only PDP candidates to the House of Assembly to ensure its smooth passage.

Consequence of the harmattan season.

I hope the fire service service will be able to quench the fire before it spreads.

citizenisb:
http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/26469-presidency-northern-leaders-express-concerns-over-buhari-s-health

Yet this "ill"man is hitting 3 or more locations daily on his campaign trail.

Nonsense talk.

berem:
Mr. Ochejoseph,you are actually wrong. The first violence recorded so far this year was the killing of one person and injury of some APC supporters in rivers state by PDP hooligans.

Did you forget that one?

No mind the bros. Na selective amnesia. Lol.

This is not right at all. Burning vehicles and violence will never translate to votes for your candidates.

Your vote is your power.

But from the reactions of the pro PDP crew on this thread, one is forced to suspect that this unnecessary violence is the work of 5th columnists.

If GEJ campaign paraphernalia is not getting attacked in northern states where APC governors hold fort, it is suspicious that it is happening in a PDP stronghold like Plateau, where Mr Jang, a dyed in the wool Jonathan loyalist, holds the rein of power.

Just does not add up.

A thread from December is resurrected and put on front page?

Hmmmm!!!

Derisgodooooo!!!

SenseiX:
Who watched GEJ's campaign launch today...dude gave probably his best speech ever, he was clear,bold,factual and took Buhari and APC to the cleaners without mentioning names, a friend of mine who is an APC supporter was shocked at his audacity, He spoke like he really wants to win and clearly and audibly unlike Buhari whose words I can barely hear. I like this Goodluck Jonathan.........he has my vote
GEJ till 2019
PS- That crowd was the largest i've seen so far in this campaign season. The die is cast, the Eagle has landed

This speech below is his best speech ever



Transcript of President's Jonathan's Speech at the PDP Lagos Campaign

Your Excellency, the chairman of our great party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, senior members of our party here on this great occasion, we have spent so much time here so I will not bore you with protocols.

Today, I am going to address only a segment of the Nigerian population. I am going to address the people who are voting for the first time, those of you who will attain 18 years this year.


That means I am addressing the young people. I do not want to address old people like me, because we are spent already and I will crave your indulgence Nigerian youths, those of you who are here, and those of you watching us at home, listen to what I am saying.
I am going to address political gatherings in 37 cities and I am going to dwell on three key things. I am focusing on the young people.

Whatever I say, when you go back, call your aunts or call your uncles, your father or your mother, or your cousin, that is at least 60 years old and confirm and ask them what you heard that the Presidential candidate of PDP mentioned in any of the rallies because 2015 elections is about the young people: either you vote and continue to be relevant in Nigeria’s political history or you vote for you to be irrelevant.

And I will repeat it, those of you who are voting for the first time, your decision to vote could mean you vote for a Nigerian youth to be important, to be relevant in this country or be a Nigerian person to be treated as a nonsense person and I believe all of you want to be relevant.

Of course you have seen…we have just introduced our governorship candidates and you see how many of them that is of your age bracket. Which other party will give that kind of opportunity?

I am going to dwell on three things because those who say they want to take over power from PDP have been telling a lot of lies. They have hired people from all over the world and those of you in the social media carry all forms of lies, painting all kinds of colour and giving me all kinds of face that I cannot defend.
If you listen to us in the 37 places we will address these issues, you will now know where to cast your votes. I will address you in all the places on three issues.

The first is the issue of insecurity. I am also going to address whether this administration is fighting or encouraging corruption. I am going to address the issue of weak government and unfocused government that has no plans. Yours is to listen and compare with everything that has been done before in this country and take a decision.I will not keep you here for too long because we still have the opportunity… I am going to raise just very few issues today and tomorrow I will continue in Enugu and then on and on and on.

First let me tell you about the voter’s card. First when we came in here we saw some placards, some of you complaining that we are yet to get a permanent voters card. Only yesterday, I directed that every Nigerian (of voting age) must vote. INEC must make sure and government will not allow a situation where some (eligible) Nigerians will not vote; we will not allow it. All Nigerians must vote and I mean it.

I told you that I am addressing those of you who are voting for the first time. Those of you in the age bracket of 20 to 24, if you go back, ask your uncles, before 2011 no Nigerian complained that he had no voters card. People voted themselves into office. We came and said every Nigeria vote must count and since then, the voter’s card has become relevant.
This is the party that is giving political strength to all Nigerians. Already you have been told from intelligence reports that some people are already cloning cards so that your voter’s card will no longer be relevant. Is that the kind of people you want to take over government? (Crowd shouts NO…!)


They want to take us to the old days when nobody saw voter’s cards but results were announced. They want to take us to the old days when ballot papers would be in South Africa and results would be announced. Are you going back to the old days? (Crowd shouts NO…!)

Nigeria must move forward, Nigeria is for the youths. Nigeria is not for old people like us. The young generation must redefine this country. We must take this country to where we want it to be. Nobody can push us backwards. The past is past. They have led us backward and backward.

In fact when we were young, we were told that at Independence, Nigeria, Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia and even India were all at the same level. That was what we were told when I was in the secondary school and the university. Now all those countries have left us behind and now some people want to take us backward. Do you want to go backwards? (Crowd shouts NO…!) Nigerian youths do you want to go backwards… (Crowd shouts NO…!)

Young Nigerians were doing things fantastically well, they were acting films and these very people were snubbing them, they were playing music and these very people were abusing them. But we are encouraging them and the world has accepted them. Do you want to move forward? (Crowd shouts YES…!) Do you want to go backward? (Crowd shouts NO…!)
I told you I was going to address things and I will be very brief. They talk about insecurity. That they will fight insecurity. And you will ask are our armed forces weak? Are the Nigerians in the Armed Forces weak? If we have problems what is the cause—equipment. And somebody who wakes up and tells young people of 23 years old that he wants to fight insecurity, ask him when he was the head of government did he buy one rifle for a Nigerian soldier. (Crowd shouts NO!…)

http://www.misspetitenigeriablog.com/2015/01/full-transcript-of-president-jonathans.html

cash22:
I dont know if this is the right section to post. Let mod move to the right section.

Good day all. i have done many temporary voters registration in the past. Now ive moved to a new state entirely. I tried registering for voters card but INEC official show up very late as the time i was given in office will expire.

Any day they show up, you will see long cue, you wil even see people that booked line yesterday and begin to ask if they slept over the night in the cue.

Please is there any way or any online registration platform available or database where someone can view or see if he is already registered on the INEC and to know the location of his permanent voters card?

Registration processes for civic activities in this country is poor even at the Jet digital age we are into. they make people gather in crowds making targets for the insecurity and boko haram. And they dont even process and provide it on time, from National ID, driving license, voters card, and many other documents.

As am writing this hundreds of thousands of people who are eligible to vote have not obtained there voters card. ive seen many friends who have said they didnt register, even at my work place my GM never register too. i have a lot to say on this but where can i get my registration confirmation online.

if MTN can be like say dial *909# to know ur INEC status it would be better.

You can try:

http://voters.inecnigeria.org

Dreal1247:
Gej is going to suprise people in this election. Lets be watching

Yeah...he will be the first Nigerian President to lose a re-election...will be quite surprising.

I was not planning to vote him in the next elections but Agbaje was a man I respected...he just lost that with this statement.

Shut down which economy? The same economy they could not shut down inspite of their activities during Obasanjo's tenure? At least Asari Dokubo has repeatedly boasted about how he and his fellow militants were able to ensure that crude production in the Delta was reduced to almost zero during Obasanjo's government.

Yet under Obasanjo, foreign debts were paid or written off and we had a healthy foreign reserve. Please someone help us ask President Jonathan what he has been able to do with the proceeds from an oil sector that thrived under his watch...afterall, the Delta militants have since accepted amnesty and returned to peaceful ways.

He has only recorded a mediocre performance at best; Nigeria has been burdened yet again by a debilitating debt profile and depleted foreign reserves.

Please if the South South wants to hold their oil, let them be allowed to do so. Perhaps that will force the incoming government give the necessary attention to other sectors.

The rains have stopped, the dams are dry and power supply naturally has dropped.

15 years of the PDP and billions of dollars after, Nigeria has still not been able to muster a constant 5000MW of power

How can I in good conscience vote such a party's representative back to power?

Fayose when will it then be the turn of the Southeast

Mr Agbaje just dropped several notches in my estimation with this statement.

I have a thing against politicians who try to exploit the ethnic divisions in this country for political gains...especially when you make promises about situations you can do little or nothing about.

If Agbaje was so keen on changing the plight (what plight gan sef ) of the "non indigenes" why did he not start by selecting one as a running mate?

Lagos has historically always been in the forefront of development within the south west long before the influx of non-indigenes (I am one by the way ) While there is no doubt that non-indigenes have contributed immensely to the economy of Lagos, without us, Lagos will still flourish.

Lagos is like the proverbial Oyingbo Market that continues to thrive without a care about who came to market or who didn't.

Buhari is running for President of Nigeria.

Do you really think that a chartered jet would be a challenge for the Presidential candidate of a party as large as the APC