₦airaland Forum

Atiku is certainly a disgrace to Nigeria

cabali:
Nigerian politics wont allow it we have loads of old men on the scene and they just wont allow it! IBB is there, buhari, damn!!

Yea but it is not in all case.
We have to come out and vote if 80% of nigerians vote for Duke they can not rig the election I assure you

Mystique:
Well, i don't know who i'm going to vote for, but i definately know who i'm not going to vote for, (and Duke is one of them),

P.S: How old is he anyways? I think he's too cute to be president!!

You don dey trip for the guy ?


LET US MAKE HIM (DONALD DUKE) OUR PRESIDENT I BET HE WILL DELIVER US FROM BACKWARDNESS!!!

Odeku:
It shouldn't matter where the president is from, we need someone that will unite us not divide us

I AGREE

How can we be talikng about those Old retired thieves when we have a capable leader like Donald Duke

Forget the map shit. We all know that the 1991 census figure was a complete sign of foolishness we call National Unity.
How can we claim to be united when the north keeps tearing on our rights. How many people really leave in that semi arid unproductive region of theirs? just forget about the map thing I know they are still planning of playing another pranks with the census again lets wait and see.

The guy is not just talking. He is not the loud mouth making IBB they are not on the same class can IBB make a speech without holding a book in his hand? But I bet Duke can do it
He will do more than what he hs said i assure you.

otokx:
This country na wa. It took just 6 legislators out of 24 to impeach a serving governor. How many people will it take to rig an election then? Answer: 1 (thank God for e-voting)

Well the matter be say the guy thief and them remove am. Any how them take remove am no really matter even if say na bloody coup.

You guys should take a paulse and give a second thought before posting any view(s) on this forum

Are you in Nigeria? Take a walk round the country and see people surffering.
Then a man is taking the money ment for his own brothers and sister into his already fat account in London and other places.
Let me ask you is that man fit to live?

toshmann:
I don't care about democracy, all I care about is good govt. if the constitution does not give us what we want, we damn the piece of paper and go about it our own way.

if democracy is protecting the thieves we call governors then let the president arrange an otta farm style democracy.

by the way, those saying the removal of dariye was unconstitutional,please go to thisday and read gani's article.

u guys don't appreciate the impact of corruption in our country. look at some of these european countries, they don't have as much money as us, yet see their land. haba!!!!!!!! if any thief is removed from office by only 1 vote i will support the impeachment.

Agreed

Beside's, (Gani) says it is constitutional.

To hell with all those who says Donald does not have the capacity to rule the country.
Is Calarbar not a state in Nigeria?
How come he was able to rule the state without any hitches and communual clatshes
Donald as far as he knows the rule of law, he is also a non nonsence taker
He has been able to silence the opposition through his great projects and programs.
All you guys need is a visit to the state, I bet you will change ur mind-set.

Well Ibb or Itt or what ever you call his name will not rule this country and sensible young men Like me are saying no to a corrupt government. Duke is all we want.!!!

Ibb may not run the PDP primary
http://odili.net/news/source/2006/nov/12/550.html

and any party that brings IBB as their Flagbearer will surely fall.

I am so surprised that Nigerians could forget so soon. Is it that this country is really cursed? at a time like this, when we think that things are really improving and we are in need of somebody to continue the fight against corruption and other mess in this country some people are still clamouring for the man who brought the ugly mess to limelight to rule again what a shame

Even the world powers had clearly moved against him that he will destroy all what Obj has built (http://odili.net/news/source/2006/nov/12/550.html)

God help Nigeria 

Duke's official Declaration speech



A GREAT FUTURE BECKONS,

TOGETHER LET US MARCH INTO IT


DONALD DUKE

ABUJA, TUESDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2006


My Dear Friends and Compatriots Nigeria, our dearly beloved country, has a date with destiny next year. Indeed in the annals of our country's history, few dates have as much potentially dramatic consequences as 2007. This is not because we shall be going to the polls to elect a new leadership to run the nation for the next four years, important as that is, It . is also significant that it will be the first time one civilian administration, after having completed 2 (two) constitutionally permissible terms in office, will be handing over to another administration democratically. But this election is particularly critical because of the enormity of the challenges that face us as a country and as a people and the promises we must keep.

In the last seven and half years, some brave efforts have been deployed to rescue the country from the decadence and despair that have been our lot in the past several decades. Indeed, instead of being viewed as a failing state, Nigeria has been restored to the status of a work-in-progress. But concerted effort still needs to be taken to consolidate that work and to strike out in new directions. In effect, we must move determinedly and at great speed to achieve what fate, our people's abilities and our resources have clearly marked us out to be: a great nation, full of hope and bright opportunities for its zestful people.

In the past seven and a half years, the people of Cross River State have given my team and I the mandate to lift them up and restore the true purpose of governance: selfless service to the people. Thus with meagre resources, we have been able to restore hope and also chart new directions in development by introducing projects in partnership with the private sector and the people that will forever change the state's economic landscape. I needn't remind you my dear friends that this mandate in Cross River will expire on the 29th of May, 2007.

But we embrace the call to higher service, to translate what we have begun in Cross River State onto the wider national stage. Some will say it is a daunting task, that the problems of Nigeria are onerous, the country too big and complicated. But where others see problems, we see great possibilities and opportunities. Where some see daunting tasks, we see great challenges to be overcome. Nigerians demand leadership, true and selfless. One with imagination, breath and vision and I can provide it. And it shall be a service of love.

It is, therefore, with a deep sense of responsibility that I today formally declare my candidacy for the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). This decision has been arrived at after consultations with key stakeholders across our nation. I do not come with preconceived notions, nor do I assume that the task of leading this nation is an easy one. Rather, I am propelled by a call to duty, by the conviction that our collective will under a committed, passionate and competent leadership will change the face of this country for ever. A leadership that will give us a country to be truly proud of and which will enable every African stand up proudly in any part of the globe.

Our nation has taken great strides under the Presidency of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. It is my desire to build and expand upon this foundation. Great nations of the world are either blessed with natural resources or with human resources. Our nation is one of the fortunate few blessed abundantly with both human and natural capital. Our goal is to leverage on this unique combination to fast-track our social and economic development. Let it be that at the end of our tenure, Nigeria would no longer be referred to as a poor, inept and struggling nation but rather as a nation that has come of its own providing vast opportunities for her people and sharing the world stage as of right.

In making this formal declaration today, it is my desire, working in tandem with the leadership of my party and all men and women of goodwill throughout the length and breadth of our nation and beyond, to focus on some key areas in need of urgent attention.

The first of this is our infrastructure. We are resolved to improve the state of our physical infrastructure, particularly roads, electricity, generation, transmission and distribution, ensuring that within a decade, every community in our land shall be on the national grid, ensuring that rail, sea and air transportation are of world class, and ensuring that our telecommunications system and the world wide web are functional and are of international standard.

Our Human Capital must be developed to be second to none in terms of skills and orientation. At the moment, our educational sector is embarrassingly at low ebb. Apart from facilities being decrepit, the quality of teaching staff is low and this must change. Nations of the world that have leapfrogged to advanced stages of development have done so mainly through universal primary and secondary education with a vocational curriculum. They have followed up with an expansion to tertiary education, particularly in Mathematics, the Pure Sciences and Engineering and a solid infrastructure base.

This thus leads to the issue of job creation. Our goal is the pursuit of happiness for all in the furtherance of our development. We must quickly expand job opportunities for our citizenry through a quick stimulation of the economy. Retooling the public sector to provide conducive policy measures, while engaging the private sector in the provision of jobs and galvanizing our people to seek self employment and consequently wealth creation. For happiness can only be attained through productivity in joyful activity.

For far too long, our economy has been dependent on petroleum. That too must change. Other sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, solid minerals, intellectual resource, information technology and tourism shall be galvanized to contribute to the national economy and the National Income.

Fellow compatriots, I cannot end this declaration without talking about the unrest in the Niger Delta that has been very troubling and is threatening to spin out of control. At the heart of this crisis are poverty, unemployment and despoliation of the environment all in the midst of plenty. There must be justice for the people and the communities in which our resources are found. And this justice lies in the appreciation of the people on whose land that we exploit, and consequently ensuring that they are benefiting from the spoils of their land. This calls for a programme of transformation of the environment and the lives of the people. We shall work with them to devise and implement such a programme. And it must be done urgently.

The justice that we seek for the Niger Delta must also be extended to people throughout our nation and this we shall deliver through good governance, governance that toils day and night to deliver on its promises. We can do it. We will do it. God helping us, we shall not fail.

We are of course aware that no serious development and progress can be made in an atmosphere of pervasive crime and insecurity. We must therefore put the question of law and order on the front burner. We will ensure that criminals - from petty felons to assassins and hired killers - are caught and dealt with in accordance with the law. To achieve this, we as a government shall conduct ourselves and abide by the rule of law and thus have the moral fibre to carry out a thorough reform of the criminal justice system including an overhaul of the police service and policing. The men and women who wear the uniform must be made proud of that uniform with a high sense of self-esteem that is led by qualified, professionally well-trained and competent personnel comparable to the best in the world. But wait a minute. When we shall have created jobs, when we shall have made our people productive, when our people would have attained happiness in a just system, even this crime would fade leaving behind in its trail a happy, contented people in a secure country.

My friends, the time has come to banish defeatism and cynicism from our polity. We are a country of can-do people. All over the world Nigerians excel in their chosen fields. We must galvanize such passions at home. Hope has come. Hope in our Fatherland. Hope in our abilities as a people. Hope in the goodness of the Nigerian people. Public office is a sacred trust. We shall work hard to earn the confidence of our citizenry in their government and in our leadership. When in 1999, I was entrusted with the governorship of my beloved Cross River State, though humbled by the enormity of the responsibility, we were undaunted. Today, the challenges we seek are loftier and more daring; but so is the courage and the spirit to match the odds. I trust the judgment of the Nigerian people. With your very kind support, we shall change Nigeria's circumstance and history by putting the people at the centre of our development. May I, therefore, my friends invite you to join me on this continuing journey of hope and redemption. We have the will and by His grace we shall find the way.

Fellow Compatriots, I offer to serve.

God bless us all as we journey to the land of our dreams.

I thank you all.


Donald

The day IBB (International ad Belle) Becomes a president in this country is the day I will lost faith and hope in this country. Obasanjo should arrest him and throw him in Jail before the nomination date

@Big B1
I am sure you are one of his beneficiaries Bet it He will not suceed.

@ Seun
When Duke took over office in Calarbar the state has just 5% rural electrification but now it has 95%. He stated recently that before his tenure ends all communities will be connected to the National grid. Now let me tell you that he (Duke) did not name electrification as one of his campaign promises in 1999 and 2003 elections. So what he says in the speech do not count but what he does. All those who used thier speech to get our votes what did they really achieve in the past seven years.


@ All
Firstly
The fact that Nigeria is bigger than Calarbar does not mean that Duke cannot be president. Honnestly it surprises me the way some folks post views on this trend. Is Calarbar not a state in Nigeria? How can he not extend the method he used to making Calarbar a state everybody (even OBJ) is proud of to sharpen the future of this country of ours.
Secondly
Calarbar gets the lowest revenue in the Niger Delta from the FG yet Duke has used this little money into making the state a tourist attraction and soon it will have the only Business resort in West Africa what else is the quality of a good governance if not management, that is making good use of your resources.
Thirdly
OF all the people clamouring for the post of the presido he is more favoured becos he (Duke) has been tested and trusted.
Fourtly
He was not indicted by any anticoruption agency for corruption practises meaning he is the only non corrupt person among the governors

So @ Odeku of all the politicians that have made thier intentions known
Who is the best choice for a presidential candidate.?

I just finished watching Duke's Declaration Men I think he is the man we need as a president

Thank you zexyworm ,

If na truth be this , then i am the happiest man on earth

Martin Lawrence Foreigner

Nkem Owoh Nigerian

@Iewa

Thank you very much

I think these governors are respecting the rule of law by stealing public funds

@mofineboy
From all I know the media is nt helping matters on this issue. they always make the story loo as if the Efcc is not trying at all. How can a body headed by a non illiterate like Ribadu trample on peoples right The mediais biased in their reports I insist

Donald Duke

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i HAVE BEEN TO UTOMI'S WEBSITE I think he is a good option But I rather choose Duke because he has been tested and trusted he should start his campaign imediately to save Nigeria from its shakles

Make them give the money to the police IG If he be wise man im no go touch am because he go be like him brother Tafa Balogun

I wonder how some folks brings out point on this topic.

Kalu's mother is wanted by the EFCC and she was hiding and refusing to show up until she was bursted there is nothing wrong about that wether it is a midnight raid or whatever. Nigeria is so corrupt and here we have a body that is trying to reduce the mes yet we are saying they should not infringe on rights what right?

They should arrest any corrupt public officer or anyone who has looted public funds wether selective or not they should go on as long as those they arrest are corrupt.

I have Observed with kin interest for a while the position of the media on the Obasanjo - Atiku feud and other related issues and I think the media takes side with Atiku and others, penting them to be saint while claiming Obasanjo is the devil. Well I can not lay my hands on some of thier articles at this moment I will be posting them gradually I need to know about what u guys think.

@ Big b1

That guy needs to be jailed. He keeps running his lips while in Abia he is done absolutely nothing for his State. This is what I call corruption. How can a thief like Kalu still have the liberty to move arround, This immunity shit stuff should be reviewed, I think its the biggest prob we have now.

For me I will blame the poverty on any community in nieria as follows

Federal government 10%


State government 40%


Local government 50%

Good morning my naighbours Bleep u


coming to America

Wetin matte if he surname na Duke?

But let me try and give u a little expo,

From what I understand people from crossriver always get English surname attached to thier names Like Liz Benson. Regina Askia and so many others but him name no be wahala, na wetin he fit do na im matter

Donald duke will surely Rescue this country if voted in as a president. We need an inteligent Young and dynamic man like him. Let those clamouring for babangida and other exgeneral stop it immediately otherwise 8 years later they will start crying again.