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Thank u Afeni I like the way u replied this post OBJ has no bad intension i am still saying it.

We should thank God and our beloved president that the debt was canceled. Because if them no cancel am we no fit do anything.
Come to think of it, all that we are today is not because of the colonial masters but because of our greed pride and foolishness.

When the white men handed over power in 1960 Nigeria was ok. In the 70s Nigeria was still one of the best countries in the world (An American and British rating was that it was to be one of the richest countries in the world by the 80's). I could remember how cost of living were those days b4 the era of Buhari and Babangida that saw bribing and corruption creeping gradually into the society. And Abacha finnally crippled the whole Economy.

Thank god we have been freed from debt we should try and build a better country.

Thanks to OBJ he has done well.

The Least Performed Governor

Guys I want us to vote on this topic for the least performed governor in the country.

Your vote and points needed.

Hey this is another good one. I hope he wins. With Duke as president and Oshiomole as governor the sky is da limit for Edo state

@ Afeni He He is one of the state governors that paid for the gs project and now Obudu enjoys constant powersupply and he has also connected most other villages arround obudu. and as for water u use electronic card to pay for water bill

Well Terorism is a global treat so I think what the American's are doing in Iraq is not bad. They should also do so with Iran and north Korea otherwise more Adolf will emmerge frm nowhere 

Afeni:
I hope Donald Duke is kidding about his plan to spend 1 billion dollars annually on Nigerian Universities. That is bad policy. With the current situation on the ground, Donal Duke should focus on free/reduced cost education to SS3. If you give hand outs to Universities, the graduates would just leave to work at British and American tech firms (see: America and Britain don't produce enough science majors) like they have been doing for decades now.

1) The priority of any sensible Presidential candidate would be to ensure that there is constant electricity in the country. (If you need to triple the current amount given to PHNC, do it! Just make sure the minister of Energy is held accountable)

2) Increase availability of safe water to all communities to reduce the amount of resources that are wasted treating easily preventable water-born illness.

3) Completion of a rail road that links Lagos to the North East and another rail road that links Port Harcort and Enugu to the North West. This would form a sort of "X" across the country and would make it easier for traders to sell their wares in all parts of the country. I will also love to get a steady supply of Yogurt from Abuja without having to take a trip from Lagos to Abuja.

4) Increase funding of police in commercial centers (they seem to have the higher crime rates) to fight crime, corruption by lower level officials and keep the peace.

5) Lastly, create an independent anti-corruption agency that would chaired by respectable people from West Africa. Also a great way to promote relations with our nations and hopefully get them to agree to building a rail road that links all western African countries.

That is all that is needed.

As much as I like social-capitalist policy, the Nigerian institions are much too young to be able to support such a system.

@ Afeni I have always followed your posting on this issue and I have liked every post you made, guy i am really having a problem with this one.

Do u know that when he (Duke) was campagning he did not mention that he was going to give good Roads, Portable water and Electricity to cross river state?

When asked in an interview by a journalist he said this is the Idea "Every Good Government must provide that.'' thats to say u dont need to campaign with that if u are a governor in a rich country like nigeria and u could not do anything to bring good Road, Water and Electryicity to ur people then u should be shoot dead
Then he said ''i always mension Tourism do u thin i can call this place a tourist center without clean water, good road and constant power?"

He has a vision He can deliver thats all is 1b$ too big to give to universities in this country? Go to Ghana and see the standards public schools has set for private schools i believe the govt can set a standard for the private industy to follow as he has done for calabar.

Believe me calabar is the fastest developing city in Nigeria go anb see 4 ur self. I have been there twise. so many new Hotels, resturants, good roads etc check the state site to see 4 urself

He is My president.

Seun:
I have told you this man is a 'socialist'. He supports government spending rather than proper privatization:Source: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=50036

If elected as president, he'll be the sort of president whose programmes will be supported by the economically illiterate masses who don't fully understand the consequences? The most dangerous kind of leader?

@Seun what's your problem with this socialist government. Sorry to Say this

Let us face this thing squarely.  With his socialists style of government he has transformed crossriver into a heaven on earth, Do u know how many tourists visit calabar in a month since 1999? the numbers are gradually increasing. Do u know how many private companies his government has signed pacts wit since 1999 that has built industries in the state.

Brother Duke is the best candidate for now he proved it with what he did with the little money he receives from the federal government.

And hey he ows nobody. reecntly, he asked that anybody that says that the state govt ows him money should step out and prove it but nobody came.
brother Duke is da man

The Cat is finally out of the bag


Donald has finally spoken about his presidential Ambitions I think he means it.

University to get 1b$ yearly WOW that means a boost to our Educational system.


Check this Out
http://odili.net/news/source/2006/jun/8/6.html

kafero:
OBJ has done too well. Think about it, 1. Debt cancellation, 2. GSM revolution, 3 Over $ 20 billion in reserve, 4.Bank consolidation, 5. Job creation , 6. Cassava initiatives, 7.National Stadium,Abuja. , 8 NAFDAC 9 . , the list is endless. Whether we like it or not OBJ is the greatest President so far( I stand to be corrected). We don't appreciate what we have until we lose it. As per 2007 I think Peter Odili Will win.

I support u my broda
make we wait make we see wetin go happen because if Atikuity or IBB International bad belle enter there naigeria go go back to square one.

nightrider:
celemel,

strabag left calabar because of a debt cross river state couldn't pay. why they eventually left Nigeria is their business, but thats why they left calabar.


Strabag took the Cross River state government to court. economic growth in calabar came as a result of Nigeria 99. Not donald duke. Do you realize that it has taken almost 3 years to dualize ndidem isang iso rd. Thats because there is no competent construction company.

mention one thing that Donald has done that has brought economic growth. except his xmas festival which i mentioned earlier.
the pineapple project did not work, at the port water was to shallow for ships to berths, when he tried to make calabar a free port.

Tell me one booming business in calabar as a result of Donald dukes reforms. Obudu cattle ranch has no major economic impact on calabar, it attracts tourists to the ranch. The northern Local governments in Cross River have been largely ignored thats why they hate him.

Mirage, channelview, le chateau, pinnacle hotels are as aresult of nigeria 99. so don't be bedazzled by good looks, great speech and xmas partying.
ciivil servants are still owed salaries. and to make it worse he has mortgaged federal government allocation to cross river state due to loan he took for tinapa.

if tinapa doesn't work, there will be a huge crisis. Don't get me wrong i believe he has vision, but delivering on the vision is my issue.

I know Most people are never always satisfied with what they see or get.

If you think Duke is not the best candidate Bring out your candidate lets compare.

That's to tell you how much Obj honours people who does the right thing Kalu. How can he receive an award because he won the African caf cup . the guy is a thief and if u look at the way the award was giving it was given to people who acheived both in sports and other aspect of governance

I have been following this issue carefully. And I saw that two people or percent of people voted agains Duke as president I want to ask that this people boldly pick up another candidate and list out thier achivements and lets compare.


Honestly Duke is the best candidate NOW,

obua:
If you guys really know what the likes of IBB did to this country, you will not even talk about him.
The likes of him have carried our country 50 years behind.
Honestly , nothing short of execution at the Bar beach will befit the likes of IBB.

I believe you

If a pastor can rule dis country probably not chris Okotie cos he is a good critic


Look as the guy take blush Oyakilomen the other day fellow man of God like am for that matter

If he fit do like that na im be say he fit close other churches only he own go dey boom .

http://www.enugu.gov.ng/tourism.html



compare this with this

www.crossriverstate.com

http://www.crossriverstate.com/govprofile.htm

http://www.crossriverstate.com/



Go to this site to see things for your self


Well on what he hes said Donald Duke is ot the Loud type


Have you ever see him showing his developmental programs on TV like Ebano he is quite good things speek for themselves

Do u know that the Obudu Cable transport is the longest in he world?

http://www.crossriverstate.com/govprofile.htm

http://www.crossriverstate.com/



Go to this site to see things for your self


Well on what he hes said Donald Duke is ot the Loud type


Have you ever see him showing his developmental programs on TV like Ebano he is quite good things speek for themselves

Do u know that the Obudu Cable transport is the longest in he world?

otokx:
How about the "To God be the glory man" at ebeano.com who succeeded in deceiving Nigerians who watch NTA that there is progress in Enugu State.

Well read this Ebano, i think at last we discovered that Ebano was deceiving the country. There is nothing hidding under the sun. for ebano to be that for so long in time was that he actually had some project going on in the state.

But talking of Master Duke I have been there I have seen things for my self, I think U need to take a visit to Obudu ranch Resort

I am happy to see that every one is in support of Duke for president exept for Seun who says he would only vote him if Okonjo and Pat are not included.
Well lets form a party and present Duke as the president.

You may be surprise he will win and the sky will be the limit for the country (Nigeria)

Duke is the man I think Nigeria needs to change country Economically. He has prooved it by transforming the old Calabar region into a paradise.

I think we should encourage and support him for he is a man of Wisdom, Handsome Intelligent and most of all he is not self minded.

Talking about socialist and all that.

Do u think Duke was able to provide such development without the private companies involved?

or if there is a private company he would drive them away cos he wants to develop the state alone?

Do u know how many companies would love to invest in the state because of the State because of the bright future it has?

We all know about the free trade zone that will soon turn the state into the Dubai of Africa.

Calabar should be Happy and pray he is still involve in running the affairs of the state after 2007.

Otherwise,

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Well I just think these guys are making a lot of sence

ogbe muciaaaaaaaaaaaa should go to hell :p :p :p :p

You all go back to that page and read Mikel signed for chelski not chelsea

IBB for president I love to see this happen.


How could smeone who lead a country into its present State now suddenly wants to become the president of the same country. If this happens then We all the international connections and good images Obj had drawn out would be in vain,

Make una talk about people when dey outside prison first .


What do u mean by private prisons hey nigeria never develop reach for that one make we talk another thing

Well I enjoyed your contributions so far and want to tell u guys that you are well on the right points. I posted this topic because of another topic that was posted on this site.

If u look at the development process in the country you will notice that mf that some states are far off better than others. Take Edo and Delta for example

Gov. James Ibori is busy commissioning different projects while his coleague in Benin is doing nothing could you Believe that as culturally and historically rich that Edo state is one the list developed in the country.

Most federal project that were to bring development to these states are highjacked and all the people hear are empty promises.

And these states that refuse to carry out meaningfull developments are the ones thier Governors are clamouring for Presidents Imagine Gov Kalu.

Well they are the ones that made democracy or OBJ's Government unproductive and its SAD.

Who Do We Blame? Federal Or State Government?

The slow pace of development in the country who do we blame? Federal or State government i need your Opinion. Thanks

My brothers for ones let us talk from inside there is no country that is economically ok like Nigeria in west Africa. The truth is that they are always talking good of Nigeria. You are talking about Ghana we still have many of them working as shoemakers even in Nigeria till date We are better than any of them. Let me tell u guys that even if we buy a Jet for all the Govenors there will still be enogh money in the country. All we need is are govt is not corrupt and also ready to fight curruption to the Last and Obj falls to that category,


Let us Leave OBJ alone He no get problem the problem of Nigeria na State governments.

What's wrong in OBJ getting a jet is it not a presidential jet is it a personal property?
If the prime minister of Briton refuse to buy a jet does that mean Nigeria should not get one.
Thats not even a problem.
Talking about Ghana selling Its presidential Jet, Its a means for the govt of Ghana to realise a money to do better things with .
Nigeria need no extra money. OBJ has even done to the stage of putting the excess a foregn account.


Wetin una want make himb (OBJ) do again ?
he go die b4 una g know say him try na human oh.