Jk210: Such as? Would you mind clarifying? We're all here to learn and rub minds
I have no proof of anything but it would be easy to plant collaborators in the protesting crowd to create a particular impression. I know this is paranoid but: once deceived, twice shy.
danot1030: Seun and the clueless mod will not take this to the front page since it embarrassed pd-pig, rather they will look for a way to kill the thread. Seun you can also ban this account, since that is what you are good at doing in intimidating pd-pig opponents.
There is nothing wrong with planning for the possibility of a candidate's death due to old age or ill health. That's the main reason why we have vice presidential candidates. If Prof Osinbajo is a competent fellow (it seems so), then we need not worry about the health of General Buhari.
dominique: The Jonathans never cared about the average Nigerian. All they care about is their retention of power. Exactly last year, over 50 boys in Yobe were slain in their sleep. The President went on to celebrate an elaborate centinary event without properly addressing the issue.
This says more about the competence of their PR people and their media saviness than it says about whether they "care" about Nigerians.
Let's be frank. This is not why he travelled. If this was his reason for travelling they would have posted the info before he left. Having said that, there is no cause for concern over GMB's health. 'Worst' case scenario, Prof Osinbajo, a truly educated man, will become the acting president.
jacksparrow1207: ARE THESE THE BEST PEOPLE THEY COULD INTERVIEW? SMH ILLITERATES, IMBECIL.ES AND DRUNKARS/JUNKIES LIKE SERIOUSLY?
Vox illiterates, vox dei. The majority of Nigerian voters are illiterate or semi-literate so you can't predict the election if you don't poll illiterates.
If it's true that GEJ's administration has done much to help farmers in the north, then it's a pity that it most likely won't affect their votes at all.
When there was a flood in this country in 2012, everybody panicked. President Jonathan didn't panic. People said there was going to be food crisis.
I remember I went to him, I had all my detailed analysis done. "Mr President, people are telling you that we're gonna have food crisis. No. You didn't choose the shock, but we choose our response."
The president had that day on his desk quite a lot of people that had sent him letters asking for waivers to bring in food, to flood the country with food.
The president didn't listen to them, he called his minister of Agriculture - that's a great leader - and he said, "Can we survive? Do you think we are going to survive?" "Mr president", I said, "we're going to survive if you help us to do dry season rice. "
I gave him the plan. He took his pen. He uses green pen. And he cancelled every single one of those things on his desk, asking for waivers. He said "Akin", as he normally calls me, "go get the job done".
Today, he launched dry season farming program, the first president in the history of this country, to launch a programme for national dry season farming. So we can produce food during the main season. Food, during the dry season. All across the north of this country, he started. And that is why we've been able to boost so much food production.
Farmers, young people, that used to leave the north to come and work in Lagos or Abuja as meiguards or night guards and stuff like that, they stopped. We're creating lots of jobs. Agriculture sector alone in terms of farm jobs ... we've been able to do 3.2 million farm jobs.
You go ask people. Not on the Internet. Not on Facebook. You go ask them in Jigawa. You go Ask them in Katsina. Ask them in Sokoto. Ask them in Kano. Ask them in Bauchi, and ask them in Gombe. They'll tell you that there is no other person that has loved farmers more, supported farmers more, encouraged them more, and been there for them all the time.
He truly is the farmer's president. And he truly is the farmer's president because he loves farmers ... he supports farmers. And I believe that the farmers are going to want him back, because the farmers don't want to be naked. They want the clothing on their bodies. And they are not going to lose that to just empty promises from others.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the farmer's president, and the farmers are for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.