₦airaland Forum

Pukkah: You've hit the nail on the head.

Jonathan has proved clearly that he's not a consummate politcian. Unluckily for him, there no real politcians around him that are used to fighting in the trenches and nights of long knives. The only person that's close to that is Tony Anenih whose old and tired voice has been crowded out by the cacophonous voices of Akpabio, Wike, Tukur, etc.

Jonathan did not utilize the 'readiness' of Tinubu to work with him and he didn't press further, post 2011 election, to tip SW to his side (politically speaking).

Imagine if he had secured the political support of SW, whom some of us noted here as the bride to be courted, before the implosion in PDP. In addition, the SW has long been used to political fights and being in the opposition. You don't alienate such a region and other real politicians at the same time.

I was shocked the day Jonathan naively described SE as the pillar of his support and even more shocked as he sat through the campaign where Arthur Eze referred to APC as the party of Awolowo that killed their children.

I noted here that such statements would unite other parts of the country against him and tip over neutrals and moderates to the other side.

For some odd reason, he has also inexplicably held on to Tukur whom he should have used as gambit to bargain for his political survival.

The creation of PDP Governors forum, ostensibly to break or weaken Amaechi or the Governors, was also petty and unnecessary.

I also wonder why he's not courted Atiku, who appears to be 'floating' and whom he could use against Obasanjo.

Sometimes I ask myself why Jonathan, the President of a secular country, must go everywhere with Oritsejafor. Oritsejafor has succeeded in creating enemies for Jonathan even within christendom, let alone the other side.

The handling of the ex-militants and their explosive statements has also been very poor. Ex-militants, like Oritsejafor and co, now own private jets and even universities!

The handling of corruption cases is another sore point. Why pardon Alamieyeseigha and stubbornly hold on to Odua, Oteh while turning a blind eye to what's going on in the Oil Ministry?

All these have frittered away the massive goodwill on which Jonathan rode to power in 2011.

The heat is on and as the flurry of activities increases, I hope he won't make more mistakes in a bid to fight back for the political survival of his life.

NB: This is a political analysis and does not mean I support the ways of Nigerian politicians.

k.style:
I laffed so hard wen my bro servin in umuahia said he bought a tin of milo...went home,opened it n discovered d stuff had milo ontop but beneath wz garri...i wz lyk wtf...datz crazy....n d ish wz perfectly sealed...i duff my hat 4 my ibo dudes...God go mak una bigger...but u cnt deny d fact dat dey r 1 of d most hardwrkin folks in 9ja...u'v got 2 respect their hustle...if nt 4 aba boiz, our girls 4 no dey wear dress,dey cary louis 'vitton',chanel bags....shout out 2 dem o...nl girls dey patronise dem pas...i knw dat 4 a fact

Billygee2u: So you mean JEG would have resigned and ask the northerners,power hungers,born to rule crooks to take Aso Rock? Is it what you mean by playing his politics well?

chizel: [color=#990000][/color]fani kayode is just a bastard,honestly I hate this man to the point of wishing him death

adelaja70: Beg again? He has already done that in Abeokuta....

1oracle: Continue to dream, so now it is not election again, so those people will represent the votes of 150 million Nigerians.
Kindly add boko haram to that list

zada: A state like Kano does not nid the Igbos to invest in such project, ask most of them the Igbos who reside in kano they will neva give up kano for anything. Many hv been prosperous beyond their lands,dat they do not even have a piece of land in the east. If kano was that worst putting into consideration hw wise they say an Igbo man is, then they must be foolish still living in kano. Even in America with all the security agencies and technology bombings take place, but it doesn't stop their development. Incase, many of us don't knw kano is a state like lagos dat can stand on its own without Federal gov't subvention. Single handedly I do not see those projects as gigantic or financially lofty that kanolites can't handle, dey don't need the Igbos or any other tribe for dat matter to achieve that plan. Like the popular saying abt kano goes " there is nuftin on earth that money can buy and u can't get it from a kanolite". So we shld be more positive and constructive in our arguement!

CHIDONE: THEY MUST BE THE FRONTRUNEER INVESTOR THERE. MOST OF THEM HAVE NOT LEARNT ANYTHING

nep2ra: Years of poverty and oppression have given most Nigerians an inferiority complex. A car is a land transport vehicle not a spaceship. How many European and American actresses do this

HNosegbe: Who came up with this estimate? How was the figure arrived at? How do we know it's not inflated? Where will the funding come from? Over what time frame will this be completed? What checks are in place to prevent misappropriation? Who will supervise the use of these funds?

Most importantly, WHEN WILL NIGERIANS FEEL THE IMPACT?

More questions than answers.

aminho: dis one mean say boko boys fit invade that country on behve of niger government

aminho: dis one mean say boko boys fit invade that country on behve of niger government

Desola: "Yooba". I actually like that.

ilugunboy: This is really scary....

The grandchildren of those boys are here on NL....am sure some of them are looking at the pix over and over again...and having that weird feeling...

That can only explain the wild-animal behaviour of some of them here..

coogar: are vigilante groups more effective than the nigerian police?

KINDA2: those in your very dirty onitsha learn from yorubas too? shut up u people have the dirtiest city in the country.

bestplanb: This is not false story,the bomb shattered a man call Apase,he was the chairman of sand sellers association,they have tried to eliminate him several times but he escaped,one customer called him on fone that he need sands,unknown to him that bomb as been plantd close to his seat.You confirm from Festac police station.