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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

A man of 72 is actually a Septuagenarian not Octogenarian as said by Mr Ahmadu Ali.

jmaine:
Visionary party propping up a semi-literate geriatric dunce to pilot the affairs of a country of over a 100 million folks . . .

Yeye dey smell . . . .

Ahhhh....when all else fails, just revert to this nonsense allegation.

Yawns.

ogb5:
If only Obasanjo had stopped the introduction of Sharia in the North during his tenure, terrorists would not have been emboldened to trample on our rights today.

The problems we are facing today is an accumulation of years of misrule with Obasanjo alone accounting for 11 years of the misrule.

Obasanjo could not have stopped the "introduction" of Sharia in the North. Sharia has always been enshrined in the Nigerian constitution. Why that was allowed in a so-called secular country is another topic entirely but it is what it is.

What some of the northern states tried to do under Obasanjo was to implement full sharia as stipulated in the Koran which recommends the cutting of limbs and stoning to death as opposed to the modified sharia recommended by the Penal code which replaced these extreme measures with various jail terms. This was obviously a political move at the time.

Following the religious riots in Kaduna and the reprisal crisis in Aba in year 2000, the council of State met and unanimously issued a statement directing all Northern States that had adopted the "full sharia" to immediately revert to the status quo antebellum. That is why, beyond the hapless fellow who was used as a scapegoat in Zamfara, no other person suffered such a gruesome fate.

While I agree with you that the challenges today are an accumulation of years of misrule under various military and civilian regimes, claiming that Obasanjo's refusal to stop the full implementation of Sharia led to the advent of Boko Haram is an obfuscation of the facts of the matter.

Now this is funny!!!!

Monimatic:
The Catholic Church has washed its hands off the ongoing controversy over the strong criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan by Rev Father Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Ministries in Enugu, accusing him of double-speaking.

The church said it did not authorise Mbaka to speak on its behalf, insisting that it is wrong for Mbaka to endorse the president and later warn the electorate not to vote for him during the February 14 presidential poll.

The church added that it did not have an official position on whose candidate the Catholic faithful should vote for, saying that as the largest Christian group, it is illogical for it to direct members to vote for certain candidates as the voters have the prerogative to exercise their inalienable rights in such a situation.

A catholic faithful, Mr Callistus Ebue, disclosed this during an interview with LEADERSHIP last night in Enugu.

He said, “The Catholic Church did not authorise Rev Father Mbaka to speak on its behalf. There is no way the church, with millions of its members, make a pronouncement on who to vote for during the February 14 presidential election. The church does not have an official position in this regard. The decision to vote for any candidate is the prerogative right of the church faithful just like any other Nigerian.”

While some of the Catholics in Enugu argue that Mbaka might have been led by the Holy Spirit in his pronouncement over Jonathan’s re-election bid, others said that the cleric ought not to have dabbled into the murky waters of politics.

According to a Catholic knight, Sir Abuchi Anueghiagu, Mbaka was initially inspired by the Holy Spirit to endorse the re-election of Jonathan, saying, however, that whatever Mbaka pronounced during his homily at the Adoration Ministries ground on December 31, 2014, was also a function of the leading of the Holy Spirit.

According to him, as an ordained priest in charge of a parish, Christ the King Parish, and the spiritual director of Adoration Ministries, nobody is qualified to challenge any sermon he delivers from the altar.

But another knight of the Catholic Church who spoke to LEADERSHIP on condition of anonymity condemned Mbaka of speaking from both sides of his mouth.

He said that having previously blessed Jonathan on his re-election bid, he ought not to have made a volte-face. He advised priests to be cautions of their pronouncements from the altar, as whatever they say has a way of affecting their followers either negatively or positively.

The Catholic bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rev Dr Calistus Onaga, could not be reached at the time of filing this report last night.


http://leadership.ng/news/399872/catholic-church-disagrees-father-mbaka

All this kind half-baked journalists and their cut and join reports

An article titled "Catholic Church Disagrees with Father Mbaka" cites quotes from "A catholic faithful" and 2 knights and decides their opinions represents the opinion of the entire catholic church.

Cardinal Onaiyekan and Archbishop Kaigama have made the formal position of the church clear in their statements yesterday. Was Leadership Newspaper asleep at the time?

Oga Sirius, thank you for the sacrifices of you and your colleagues in the war against Boko Haram.

In this case however, I am afraid the blogger did no wrong by publishing the soldier's view which he had aired on a public medium.

Sadly, he put himself out there.

dontjealousme1:
Is dat a threat? Gen Buhari will never rule Nigeria. How can a man that heve cost many to lose their life be President? It will not happen, just wake up.

Threat ke? No o!

You were the one who stated that the President can never lose elections and the vehemence with which you made the statement made me conclude that you would do something quite drastic to or by yourself if he does lose.

that is why I said I hope Jonathan wont lose "for your sake."

dontjealousme1:
Have a little faith, GEJ cant lose in FEB 2015. It is simply not possible.

I hope for your sake he doesn't.

waternogeteneny:
Nobody arms themselves to surrender, if GEJ is not returned in Feb 2015, no more Nigeria go and ask Akpabio.

Sounds to me someone is now singing the same tune the PDP falsely accused Buhari and the APC of singing after the Pre and Post-2011 elections

You are a big joke!!!

The elections will come and go and if Jonathan loses the heavens will not fall!!!

Neither will the earth stop rotating if Buhari loses. Nigeria is bigger than either men!

Let PDP stay there and be griping about Osinbajo's "fake lifestyle" while the man is slowly but steadily introducing himself to the populace.

The man has made it clear that his exploits on the streets is a campaign strategy aimed at introducing himself to the populace and helping to push the agenda of the APC on the streets.

Let Sambo do the same instead of remaining the anonymous lackey to the President.

TeaParty:


More troubles appear to be staring the controversial Catholic Priest and Founder of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Catholic Archdiocese, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka, in the face following his statement urging Nigerians to reject President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and vote for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd ) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 14 presidential election.

Speaking to THISDAY in an exclusive interview, the Catholic Bishop of Abuja Metropolitan See, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, said given the rules of the church, Fr. Mbaka ought to be sanctioned.

This came as Onaiyekan cautioned the PDP and opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from campaigns of calumny.

He  stated that prophecies of doom  ahead of 2015 elections notwithstanding, “PDP and APC have no right to disorganise Nigeria.”

Onaiyekan,  commenting on Fr  Mbaka, said the priest went overboard in his statement insinuating that President Jonathan’s administration has been plagued with ‘bad luck’ and poor performance.

Onaiyekan distanced the Catholic Church from Mbaka’s statement,  stating that, “Mbaka will take responsibilities for his own actions. I do not believe in my mind that the way things are in Nigeria, any Catholic priest has the mandate to decide which of the political contestants should be voted for. What most of us will do is to tell people to vote according to their conscience and then, we tell the authorities to allow people to vote freely and fairly.


“I wouldn’t be surprised if most people are not happy with the statement he made. From my reactions, you should see that I do not agree with him. I don’t believe a priest should be doing that.

“But, like I said, Mbaka is a priest of his own type. If he was in my archdioceses, I will have sanctioned him long ago for the kind of things and utterances that he makes. But, he is not under my diocese; he has a Bishop to handle that if there is any need,” the Cardinal observed.


Onaiyekan, rather maintained that Mbaka had earlier made insinuations  that President Jonathan’s wife, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, will continue in office.
“I hope that people are not thinking that we are sending Mbaka to talk rubbish, how can they think that? If you want to hear anything even not official but at least, authoritative, then, you listen to the bishops. Rather than him and I don’t see any bishop talking that way.”

Meanwhile, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, said Nigerians should avoid hasty generalisation, as the statement of one Catholic priest cannot be taken to represent the voices of more than 30 million Catholics in Nigeria.

Kaigama told THISDAY that though Mbaka could not have been speaking for the Nigerian Catholic Church, Nigerians should avoid making unguided statements and hasty generalisation on national issues like the 2015 general election.

“There are more than 30 million Catholics in Nigeria, Fr Mbaka is just one Catholic, if he makes a statement, it cannot be the voices of more than 30 million Nigerian Catholics speaking.

“So Nigerians should avoid hasty generalisation. Mbaka cannot speak for the church, only the CBCN can speak for the church. Those who are complaining, should go to Fr Mbaka and find out why he is saying what he is saying,” Kaigama said.

The CBCN President informed THISDAY that it is completely out of place for a Catholic priest to be partisan.

“I tell you,  even the Canon Law forbid a priest  to engage in partisan politics,” Kaigama told THISDAY.

Asked if there would be punitive measures meted out to Mbaka, Kaigama said:  “If the law has  been abused, we will ensure that we enforce the law. In this case, it is not the Catholic church; the church did not send him to say those things.

“Mbaka belongs to a diocese, so if the Bishop finds out that he has fallen out of line, the  Bishop can call him to order,” he said.

“Mbaka is just expressing his opinion, if we want to make a political statement, we know how to do it. That we keep quiet and  we are  marginalised, does not mean we don’t have strength. With more than 30 million Catholics,  we  have the  strength,” Kaigama submitted.

The Archbishop of Jos argued that there was no public uproar when the same Mbaka assured the first lady of continuity.

Fr. Mbaka has come under intense condemnation following his sermon last week, lampooning Jonathan’s administration for poor performance.

His  comment had elicited public outcry, especially, among the teeming Catholic population in South-east and South-south parts of the country where President Jonathan has a strong support base. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/i-ll-sanction-mbaka-if-he-s-under-my-diocese-says-onaiyekan/198424/

The bolded statements above tell me what I need to know about the boldness displayed by Reverend Mbaka in his volte face

The truth is that no priest of the catholic church will speak so boldly without the support, tacit or direct, of the senior clergy.

Impossicant!!!

persius555:
Ever since Men of God either openly make remarks with political undertones or get directly involved in politics, they end up with a sour taste(pastor bakare and rev chris okotie are a witness to this). Simply put, politics and religion just dont mix, just as oil and water dont. Split PDP into two, the other half is APC.

That is the LIE we have been told so many times that we have also began to believe it.

Politics and religion don't mix so the unrighteous contest and win elections, ruling with impunity.

They walk into churches, seize the pulpit and deliver politically charged speeches during elections...but politics and religion don't mix they tell us.

No! We will no longer accept that hogwash!

customized13:
APC is trying everything they can to get to ndigbo, they need southeast if they want to win the election.

Its a pity mbaka is now a tool of political manipulation.

The PDP wasn't trying all they could to get the votes of the South East when Mrs Jonathan visited the adoration ground with senior PDP apparatchik and received at the time, the reverend gentleman's endorsement on behalf of Mr. President right?

@OP

It is a bit naive to believe a quote you saw on the PDP's fan page on Facebook.

For your information, WS never issued that speech.