₦airaland Forum

Atouke: so whats your point in all this? If the pictures of developments in the state pains you why not just stay away from the thread or better still take pictures of what you adjudged to be the true situation of the state and post it here, or on you own thread.

Stop trolling on this thread, and let some of us who love the thread follow it.

Yeye dey smell......hian

ujoinme: What is the total allocation accurable to akwa ibom state since 2007 and what is the total cost of projects that has been executed in the state within the said period?
If you can provide an accurate answer to this question then we can have a discussion, until then, I will leave you to deal with your speculations and aspersions.

I deal with facts, when you have one or can provide fact= undeniable evidence, then we can talk.

I don't join issues with political ass-kissers.... I shouldn't be the one to give you facts that you can access on your own....
However, it will be best appreciated if you could quit fooling the general public by taking pictures of the same projects, roads at different angles....

ujoinme: has akpabio done anything in Akwa ibom state? haters like you are blinded by your political bias that you are disassociated from reality even when it stares at you.

I don't make comments based on political sentiments neither am I a politician. However, if you can't see beyond your myopic support for Akpabio and the fact that most of the projects he has completed do not commiserate with the monthly allocation he has received for the past 6-7yrs, then I am certain any politician can show off a couple of baloney projects and get people like you to hype them.

Finestprince: Pls try to write the names of the road or their location am in uyo wil luv 2 see some of this project tanks.

The roads are the same. All the poster does is to take different shots of the same road at different angles. The bridge there is the same as the one in the opening page.....
This is just sheer deception and a propaganda to make Akpabio seem like he has been working when he hasn't done much.....

sissy_ijebu: I did not have my Cs in Nigeria. I quoted her because she mentioned having no pain whatsoever which is misleading. Cs should be a no go area for a woman who can have a normal delivery. There's no way anyone is dodging that pain! I remember the pain clearly and I will not opt for Cs again if its possible. Have had 2 births, normal and Cs so I know what am saying

I'm not doubting the pain factor.....All surgical procedures carry a certain level of pain. But I m saying it depends on d doctor giving the appropriate care from admission to post-surgery. .....With a co-operative patient and a good doctor, u should be fine after a week....and then ur 6week maternity should be enjoyable. I m glad u have had 2 normal deliveries after the first c/s.....it only means u have had good care givers thus far......And I think coupled with ur previous c/s experience, that may have motivated u to have a normal delivery later.....

Ayee Idris: All those talking about a painless CS. There is NO such thing in any country in the world, advanced or otherwise. It is a major stomach surgery. You realize how many layers the doctor has to cut through to get to the baby. Didn't even know d human stomach had that many layers. Watch an operation on YouTube.There is no amount of painkillers that u would take that u won't feel the pain. I have had one. I wish never to go through the experience again. Atleast after normal delivery, u are well. For CS, to laugh, to cough is hell. I will never understand why anyone opts for elective CS.
However, if ur doctor recommends it, don't hesitate. The life of your child is worth more than a few weeks of discomfort.

My dear, c/s is a surgical procedure and we all know every surgery has an amount of pain. But a medical practitioner should not allow pain limit his patients' recovery time..... The procedure, stitching.....and after care such as Giving the patient, pain killers, as well as encouraging them to get out of bed and walk around, doing deep breathing and a little coughing can speed up the healing process......
I have seen c/s being performed and ladies subsequently discharged after 3days.....maximum 5days.....
The human body has the ability to begin repair as soon as a first minute an injury occurs...it's only we humans either as patients or healthcare practitioners that complicate things.....
It all depends on how good ur doctor is....and how good the hospital is in terms of having the right care.....

bebechuks: I hv a 6 weeks baby now nd I delivered tru c/s. My stich has closed, nd m reli healing cuz I eat fruit, I will advice u to eat fruit a lot,it will pass,its a phase, pls when can u start meeting ur husbby after c/s?

That depends on u.... compared to those that delivered vaginally, those with c/s can have a faster return to sexual activities with their spouse or partner (s). This is cos in c/s, d vagina doesnt need any healing process so it is just in its pre-pregnancy state....... The point is u can begin when u start feeling comfortable.
For vaginal delivery, a period of 3-6weeks is advisable as the abstinence period.

sissy_ijebu: Sis forget good hospital matter! Please don't come here and mislead people. No pain after CS? You be robot ni? The first 3 days after CS made me have a glimpse of what hell is like. You wan cough abi u wan sneeze abi u wan even laugh? Worse was when my little little madam dey try extract milk,every vein in my system stand attention.When you get up from bed or change position its like your heart's gone drop. Unless its life threatening please when your doctor says push you better push because Cs no be am . Its 3 years now and the experience is still fresh.

I am sorry ladies but in nigeria when u have GPs performing the job of an obstetrician, that's what you get.

First and foremost, there shouldn't be so much pain after c.s except the doctor refuses to give d proper pain control meds like either pethidine or tincture of morphine sulphate.......that helps in alleviating the pain.

Secondly, suturing should not cause u so much pain if each of the layers of the abdominal wall were sutured nicely. If u can see the stitches, then it's bad suturing cos no one does that any more.....a subcuticular stitching is what is used now......I don't see y someone complained earlier of a friend who had a hole. ..... C/s is not a contaminated procedure. It should require any hole being left if d doctor knew what he was doing.

The uterus should also be massaged before it's placed back inside the abdomen to hasten up it's contraction back to it's normal size.....

In essence....the procedure shouldn't give u that much discomfort.....u should be back to ur normal self after maximum 3days.

Visit a well qualified obstetrician. .....

Naija politicians r hypocrites......they know we know that they worship and believe in other diabolical means in order for them to win elections and here they r showing us pics of pilgrimage in Israel......

See person like Theodore orji dey form xtian when pics of him in a shrine was released and became public knowledge.......

all of them..., not one of them can raise a hand of true loyalty and believe in Jesus......


Na to d form xtian pilgrimage........

This article is poorly articulated, with the exception of a few points, the rest are pure gibberish. The main cause of sudden death amongst youths in Nigeria is the poor attitude people pay to their health.....

Dirty habits don't kill you. If anything, they strengthen ur immune system. There are people in other parts of the world that don't live a conformed lifestyle by washing their hands after using the wash rooms and all, yet they still live a stron and healthy life. If people wash their hands and keep an extremely healthy hygiene......there's no saying that such a person would not get infected through other means......
As for eating habits, Nigerians have a fairly better eating habit compared to most western and developed societies.....

From my perspective, here are my views on why nigeria had a low life expectancy

1. Paying lip service to their health - most nigerians do not know if they are hypertensive or diabetic, and even those that know.....do not manage it properly......Education is d key......People with diabetes and hypertension need adequate follow up and education on what to eat, what foods to cut down on, a daily or weekly exercise routine and compliance with their medication. This is where you need people that studied nutrition, social work the most.....That an area of job creation.

2. Accidents and trauma - the number one cause of death worldwide among teenagers, adolescents and even youths. Accidents and trauma can be inevitable but preventable. This cause is not peculiar to Nigeria alone albeit some accidents and trauma which lead to death in Nigeria could have been prevented if people did the right thing. Examples: Someone who decides to cross a very busy road instead of using a pedestrian flyover which is safer, OR a woman or man who decides to trade or sleep on the railway tracks knowing fully well that the train passes through everyday......the list goes on and on.....and in nigeria stupid things happen.

3. Cult clashes, political thuggery, etc. A nigerian student who decides to spend his time joining one fraternity or the other when his mates in china, japan, india, korea are inventing and being creative will obviously end up dying in his prime........

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON but I won't agree with ur points cos those are not the COD peculiar to the nigerian society.......

Why are nigerian governors always saying "the first of its kind in africa" whenever they want to construct a project..... Sounds uneducated....

Emmadani: EKPO

EBOD....

Emmadani: MUMU

UNAM

Seriously? What are all these trashy pictures of playgrounds and plaza being posted up here? Are u telling me that is all Akpabio spent billions of naira in building for over 6years?

if u guys don't know what true development is, try looking up on places like dubai, qatar, singapore, malaysia and what they spent their money doing.......

And please stop posting different pictures of the same road at different angles.....it's unethical for u to try to fool people to that extent.

I will give Akpabio a 4/10 for at least not siphoning the money and revenue allocated to the state but please u guys should insulting the sensitivities and intelligence of Nigerians by putting up images of playgrounds and plaza.......

Akwa ibomites are not mediocre.....

anylove100: you are the only person i want to discuss with here as these other morons have no clue what they are talking about.I have attached some pictures as a vision for akwa Ibom,dont you think the Akwa Ibom should be a Mega city?in my vision i visualize a downtown business district with skyscrapers/apartments etc in mbo and Ibeno area with a seaport and bridge from oron to calabar. basically there should be 3 superhighways running from north akwa ibom to south and 4 from east to west to makes easier access anywhere in the city within 30 minutes.uyo,oron,ikot ekpene,itu,okobo etc will all be suburbs with white picket fences.every house has to be destroyed and suburbs built from scratch in arrangement,those whose houses are destroyed will be compensated.and there has to be building code laws so that private entities will not build any mediocre architecture but follow the standard of that particular area,even an Auto workshop must be modern.so for example if you want to build a house in ikot ekpene or uruan it must be no less than 10,000square feet on nothing less than 3 acres and the fence must be low,basically all suburb/neighborhood planning must make it securable from theft or home invasion.i think such laws will be highly beneficial and aid organization.all those villages have to be destroyed,move the people all to the city apartments etc with compensation and build suburbs on the lands.every civilized society needs laws 1.if you want to be a police officer you must be built 6 feet tall,educated and mannered etc 2.it is illegal for any child to hawk ,their parents will be imprisoned 3.any teacher who spanks a student and any college proffesor who sexually harrass a female student or any cop who demands bribe will be imprisoned for 1000years 4.abolish and close down all boarding schools 4.cctv camera on highways etc,street name sign on every street.etc 5.destroy ,Ban and expell all churches and religions from the city,there is only one true religion from God and it is "love your neighbor as you love yourself,God is love,love means to be humble,forgiving,peaceable,charitable etc when you die which everyone eventually will,you go to heaven or hell,simple as that.in the city there will be only one big cathedral downtown and branches in the city suburbs,we can call it "the calabar baptist church " or "Church of God",the only doctrine will be to love your neighbor as you love yourself as christ said and nothing else.do not put offering or give anyone tithe instead give the money to the poor,no miracles welcomed, no crusades welcomed.if sick go to hospital,if you have dream,pray to God ,work hard and believe in your dreams.anyone who opposes the vision outlined above should be expelled from the city .

That's exactly what I envision. And it's not difficult to achieve such. Akwa Ibom state on it's own has a strategic location. It can play a regional role as a potential area for the business, tourism, medicine, aviation, and other sectors. It's role can span from a Niger delta/South South to a bright of biafra to central africa emerging economy. All it takes is wholesome, focused, dedicated and disciplined approach.
I agree with you with respect to majority of ur points except for the religious aspect cos Akwa Ibom people are seriously religious and they love to exercise that especially with the numerous "Channels", "Prophets", and "Prayer Houses". However, I believe like every society, religious activities can be regulated and perhaps made in such a way as not to create or infringe on another person's beliefs. But it's safe to say Akwa Ibom is predominantly a Christian state.
Another very interesting point I want to raise is to avoid the syndrome of congested capitals like every other city in Nigeria, places like Uruan and Ikot Ekpene like u rightly said should be developed into massive urban residential areas. This is not an impossible plan of action, infact this is something I have in my head and I can and believe at the appropriate time I will make the adequate real estate investment in such areas....., sometimes, waiting for the government is just going to make one lose his creativity and innovative ideas.
Like you rightly said, adequate planning, has to be put in place to make the state look exceptional. A masterplan has to be drawn.
Industrial settlements should not be mixed with residential settlements like ikot ekpene, uruan or administrative cities like uyo.
Entertainment, tourism should belong to Ibeno cos of the amazing beach view they have.
Aerotropolis as they call it......can go to Oron......


Subway systems or a well designed light rail for the state should be in place cos as such developments take place the influx of people will create huge pressure on the roads.... likewise there should be bicycle lanes on small roads, which such lanes adorned with tall trees on the sidewalks.........

While all this is in place, there should be an automated data system that provides information on every individual entering and leaving the state, residing and doing business within the state.

To tell u the truth, if there's any state that can benefit from all the Medical tourism Nigerians are going to india for it's AKS.
Or even the new crazy sensation of going to dubai for weddings, AKS can pull it off better.....
All it takes is a well supervised private sector and disciplined government.
BTW, the picture of the new hospital being constructed is ugly......Whoever designed that is simply living in the 17th century.....They are modern hospitals in the U.S, Thailand, India, being constructed with glass. When patients get there, a mere sight of the hospital gives them hope of a better health.

anylove100: all the photos shown above are unimpressive 2/10 deceitful photos,White elephant deceit to score gullible votes for a greater political ambition perhaps the governor aspires to run for presidency someday and with public knowledge of state allocation its only wise to have a little back up to show as evidence of funds expenditure, but i can get a hint of the calibre of people enchanted by such mediocrity,i empathize that such individuals know no better.
Everyone keeps talking about tourism,I want to know when Nigerian families will start building/living in beachfront mansions or picket fenced suburbs like in America and change their mentality.with cooperation and without being scared of jealous people,armed robbers and voodoo .in my opinion i think all this tourist talk is rubbish,it denotes a mental slavery and inferiority complex.why build for strangers instead of for the people?thats the black man's downfall,always trusting and hospitable to their fault instead of copying only the good from developed countries yet retaining positive aspect of their culture like the japanese do.I don't want to hear any ignorant excuses how rome or America wasnt built in a day,I am here to tell you that as soon as people landed in America they began to invent,build and develop outstanding structures(there are vintage pictures to prove that 1770 new york is still millions of times better than modern lagos.)i can show you paintings of 4thcentury italy how better it look compared to abuja.60 bloody years and this is all we can show?something that should take just 4 /5years.the time has arrived for nigerians to say enough is enough,no matter what it takes ,use indigenous companies to construct projects ,Even if they are not perfect for now in 10 years they will, But atleast we'll know we did it ourselves an all black society and be proud of it and such mentality will pass on to younger generations(i'm not saying hate other races,just saying love your race ),line the streets with trees instead of too many street lights ,cloud seeding should be done to blast the often grey clouds revealing deep blue sky instead.create building codes etc those are example of laws .create new courses in high school and teach the kids how beautiful and blessed they are by God for having a dark or brown skin (protection from sun) and teach them to have sympathy on light skin individuals ,tell them its a muted skin defect.teach them about black inventors and astronauts such as George Carver posters in classrooms to encourage and give them confidence and sense of self impossibility.distribute more images of a dark middle eastern Jesus christ,distribute more images of a happy modest black family of 3 or 4 having dinner or picnic etc fill their young brains with images of love and kindness.teach them to know that a black man like them invented the traffic light,teach them about their history such as calabar and benin kingdoms with images that portray a civilized society .teach them etiquette courses on how to live in society,not littering the place etc,refrain from spanking them .most nigerian kids only have an image of blacks as gangster rappers or basketballer,they need to know about african american inventors,physicians,scholars and astronauts 1.Astronaut Leland Melvin 2. Dr Ben Carson ,etc

.Nigerians need to know that America/Canada is a black and white contribution and development and not just whites.i hear nigerians refer to developed countries as white countries,such perception is wrong and must be changed in this generation as this breeds a sense of inferiority in nigerian kids.(continuation)In ancient times kingdoms sent spies to other kingdoms to study secrets of others yet the idiotic nigerian leaders travel to developed countries and still have no clue,how long will nigeria continue to run to white inflated companies? instead of throwing away billions to enrich foreign economies why not train nigerians,love one another. nigerians should promote a modern leisure lifestyle such as going to the beach like americans do in the Carolinas ,Virginia,florida ,california or Hawaii or U.S virgin Islands.build skating rinks at the city beaches,soccer and basketball courts and advertize on tv to younger nigerians .brainwash nigerian kids if you will to develop a habit of skating,going to the beach ,golf course and parks for family picnics ,girls should wear bikini and boys wear shorts with no shirt instead of religious sentiment wearing suite to the beach ,mentality really has to be invested in etc.all these pics look ugly and the roads will go back to its former state cos asphalt is not conducive for nigerian climate.the modern roads technology currently being built in America are built with concrete tarr which can last to even 4000 years old without a single crack. ,nigerians should not settle for less.can you believe a small remote American town or even a ghetto such as Compton or Bronx looks millions of times better than abuja yet those are ghetto according to American standard..perhaps the people who think the pics above are development havent seen any better.the entire place to me looks dirty to the eyes and low standard despite the fact these are professional photos .I have seen real life pics of ordinary people in the city on facebook.the place is far from developed and more has to be done infact everything has to be destroyed,planned and built from scratch.don't you guys know cities such as New York,London,Miami,Seattle etc are bigger than Akwa Ibom?and yet the AKS government cant develop the entire suburb of uyo which is 6 percent of akwa ibom landmass just think about it, not to talk of ITU,ORON,EKET etc.they tarr 5 long major roads only and 7 other long side streets in the entire state and call it Uncommon Transformation yet these are infrastructures that are supposed to be there in the first place,is the government doing the citizens a favour?. branch out of those major tourist roads leading to the resort or theatre and the reality on ground begins,so who is fooling who?I ask.in this day and age can you believe theres no worldclass seaport, ferry(like the ones from (SICILLY to Venice,Italy) or even a bridge from Oron to Calabar because of tribal ignorance?I rate the governor 2/10, This pics are laughable ,5 star hotel my foot,Elibrary my ass,INTERNATIONAL airport first of its kind my ass,Free Education? what a total joke its more like Free Ignorance,dont you know Albany is the capital of New York state? and Carson city is Capital of Nevada ?yet there are other cities more popular like NYC and Las vegas ,tribalism and ignorance wont allowed that in Nigeria,instead of building a seaport and skyscraper business district in Mbo and Ibeno like major cities such as Chicago,Miami etc tribalism wont allow it yet they are all one tribe ibibio,oron,efik,anang-one bloody tribe yet still tribalistic .other developed countries are closing down their old school physical libraries cos of modern internet Library and here we are celebrating mediocrity and foolishness,Nations are building modern glass homes,devicing new strategies for societal problems,and research centres but nigerians love to copy the leftover trends,they think using red bricks to build homes and Ibom connection will automatically turn it into London not knowing that different countries build according to climatic codes,why do you think all those infrastructures in nigeria are hard to maintain and decay in few years.Bad maintenance culture,sand on side of roads,poverty every corner,hypocritical religious bigots,proud and stubborn ignoramuses ,no laws and organization,child hawking etc, dusty low class scenery and you tell me uncommon transformation?you must be deluded my friends,do you know how many worldclass vacation destinations are in Mexico,Greece,croatia,Australia?do you know how many worldclass recreation destinations are in America Alone such as in Myrtle Beach,Orlando,Miami beach,Hawaii,California,U.S virgin islands?and you think they will leave all that to Ibeno,lekki or Bar beach ?dont you know the city of Toronto or Los angeles have more than 30 golf courses each for its residence,yet nigerians love to build resorts and golfcourses for strangers.its high time nigeria be developed for nigerians,only tourist potential are Crossriver national forest ,yankaree game reserve.nigerians should stop waving obudu cattle ranch flag as theres nothing unique or special about it ,do you know millions of Americans own their personal ranches like MJ did?havent you seen american mansions like will smith's sitted on 100 acres in california?yet nigerians marvel at a mediocre Akwa Ibom governors lodge.I have a dream that someday God will rain down Enlightenment and progress on Africa and all blacks and we shall be free from mental slavery and ignorance.

In any sane country people know that looks and persona matters in politics,a president,Governor or Mayor of a city must look good as they are the first impression and representation of their people.Larry Esin would have been a better governor for Akwaibom.Donald Duke would fit such profile as a president ,he would have presented a modern progressive Nigeria,he is handsome,tall,young,good speaker,intelligent,even his name sounds good and he's good performer yet the nigerian curse(Tribalism)wouldnt elect him,they went and elected the total opposite,all you see are illiterate,classless,potbellied puppets as nigerian president and governors again and again and again.theres only one city in Nigeria and that is Lagos yet Lagos is still a mess except some parts of the island which was developed by whites as capital cos of their embassies there recently has been retouched by the mayor of that city ,Abuja like lagos is only nice in areas around the embassies and foreign offices etc,the rest of nigeria is a glorified slum.there should be 5 major world class cities and one capital only instead of everyone wanting to develop their village,building little airports everywhere,why waste money for another so called INTERNATIONAL airport in akwaibom when theres already one needing refurbishing in calabar and airstrip in eket ,and another funny thing is that although the airport is in okobo oron yet they say uyo,that shows the lack of cooperation,tribalism,envy,resentment and disunity despite the fact that most calabar residence are akwa ibom anyway,why not unite instead of divide? there should be only 5 cities 1. Lagos/benin metro 2.Jos 3.Port Harcourt/aba metro 4.Kano 5.calabar/akwa ibom metropolis and everything else in between including villages should be wiped out ,move everyone to the cities,even cemeteries should be refurbished with new cross tombs and flowers .when i travel from jos city to port harcourt city on a 6 lane freeway, all i want to see is vast hilly grasslands with giraffes and palm trees and occasionally gas station etc not some dirty villages,towns and forest and random dirty people and scenery everywhere.I want to see Porthacourt city lights 8 miles away when i'm coming to the city,i want to see a welcome sign detailing the population of that city,I want to see an educated,healthy,tall and fit patrol officer on the toll, not some illiterate,skinny,red eyed officer with oversized uniform.to all those who are in awe of those pictures let me tell you guys a parable,I liken Nigeria to a house that was being flooded by an open tap and the inhabitants kept making progress scooping the water out yet the tap(the source of the flood) was still on,all of their progress was in vain.show me the projects in the photos in 7 years and I will remind you that the calabar airport and stadium,abuja stadium,benin expressway,Nigerian airways etc where once said to be first of its kind in africa.
Everything I have said is my opinion based on observation,sorry i am a perfectionist and critical and I love Justice,fairness,liberty,cooperation,unity and progress thats my political party and nothing else ,everyone has their opinion you don't have to agree with mine,thats it from me,thanks.

I agree with majority of your points. I believe most times tribalism, nepotism, and trivial politics clouds the judgement of our public office holders. I do believe the private sector, entrepreneurs can apply finesse and perfection in some of the projects they undertake.

for instance, the picture of domingo specialist hospital above isn't appealing to me. It looks like a boarding house for secondary school students that's if I am not overstating the fact. It wouldn't be difficult to have a specialist hospital constructed with glass.....looking magnificent. Glass construction may be expensive initially but it is cheaper to maintain.

in terms of promoting tourism, I believe governments and individuals need to think outside the box in terms of inventing something creative that will drive and make people fly thousands of miles to spend their cash and stay in exotic hotels. It's not just about building 5 star hotels and an entertainment center. It's thinking outside the box that has made countries like UAE, singapore, thailand, brazil, the appeal of tourists around the world...

I am a perfectionist and even though the projects above are not at par with the allocations of the state, I must say the governor should be given a 4/10 for not entirely neglecting the state unlike some of his peers.

http://noi-polls.com/index.php?s_id=3&p_id=262&p_pt=1&parent=13#.UiZJzmYpBoN


President's Job Approval Rating Reaches Peak of 57% in August 2013

Abuja, Nigeria. September 3rd, 2013 – Latest monthly governance poll result released by NOIPolls Limited has revealed that almost 6 in 10 (57%) Nigerians approve of President Goodluck Jonathan’s job performance in the month of August 2013. This current score depicts a 4-Point increase in the job approval rating of the President from July (53%) to August (57%)and also marks the highest approval rating the President has scored since January 2013. Furthermore, same as in July, the results indicated that 42% of Nigerians rated the performance of the current administration as average. However, there was a slight decline (2-point) in the proportion of Nigerians (36%) that had experienced some improvements in the power supply in August. Despite this slight decline, the President’s approval rating continued to soar, particularly in the South-East (76%), North Central (70%) and South-South (66%) regions. These were the key findings from the Governance Snap Poll conducted in the week of August 26th 2013. 

The results presented are the eighth in the monthly series of governance polls conducted by NOI Polls to gauge the opinions and perceptions of Nigerians regarding three crucial elements – the approval rating of the president, the performance of the current administration, and the situation of power supplyin the country.

Respondents to the poll were asked three specific questions. Firstly, in order to gauge the approval rating of President Goodluck Jonathan over the past 1 month (August) respondents were asked: Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of President Jonathan in the past 1 month?: The result from this question revealed that, overall, almost 6 in 10 Nigerians surveyed (57%: 14%+43%) approve of the President’s job performance over the past month, where 14% strongly approve and 43% approve. These figures clearly depict a 4-point increase in the proportion of Nigerians that approve of the President’s performance from July (53%) to August (57%); and emerged as the best rating so far in eight months. Comparatively, a total of 19% of respondents indicated disapproval of the President’s performance, with 15% indicating they disapprove and 4% strongly disapprove, while, 24% of the respondents remained neutral in rating his performance as they neither approve nor disapprove. 

Assessing the President’s performance across geo-political zones showed that the South-East  had the highest proportion of respondents that approved of the President’s performance in the past one month up from 72% in July. This is followed by the North-Central zone with 70% (26%+44%) up from 56% in July and the South-South zone with 66% (12%+54%) up from 62% in July. The highest proportion of respondents that disapproved of the President’s performance were from the North-West zone with 31% (28%+3%) down from 40% in July, followed by the North-East zone with 26% (14%+12%) down from 31% in July. The largest number of respondents that were neutral towards the president’s performance was from the South-West zone with 33% up from 26% in July. In addition, more female (60%) than male (54%) respondents approve of the President’s job performance.

A general assessment of the president’s rating in an eight months series showed that the approval rating of the President’s performance initially experienced an increase from January (50%) to February (54%),and then experienced a continuous decline from February to April (42%). Afterwards, it increased in May (44%) and was stable in June and has experienced a continuous increase in three months from June(44%) to August (57%); the highest rating so far in 2013.  

Secondly, in order to measure the performance of the current administration respondents were asked:How would you rate the performance of this current administration in the past 1 month? Overall, the majority (42%) are of the opinion that the current administration has performed averagely. In addition, while a total of 35% indicated they performed well, where 8% said they’ve performed very well and 27% said they’ve performed well; 23% rated their performance as poor, with 4% percent saying they’ve performed very poorly and 19% saying they’ve performed poorly. Furthermore, similar to the President’s approval rating, the 35% positive rating of the administration marks a 7-point increase from the 28% in July 2013.

Gauging these results across geo-political zones further revealed that the South-South zone had the highest proportion of respondents (54%) that rated the performance of the current administration as average. In addition, while the South-East zone records the highest number of respondents (49%) that rated the performance of the current administration positively, the North-East (34%) accounted for the highest number of respondents that rated their performance negatively.

Again, an assessment of the performance of the current administration in eight months revealed that the job approval rating of the current administration experienced an increase from January (22%) to February (24%) and then declined in two months consecutively till April (16%). From the month of May(21%) it again experienced a continuous increase till August (35%), which represents the highest figures in eight months.

Lastly, in order to evaluate the general situation of power in Nigeria within the past month, respondents were asked: How would you describe power in your area in the past 1 month? Findings revealed that overall, 36% (5%+31%) of Nigerians experienced an improvement in the power situation over the past month, where 5% experienced very much improvement and 31% experienced little improvement.  In addition, (27%) of the respondents were of the opinion that “it remains bad”, 21% indicated that “there’s no difference at all”, while 16% of the respondents stated that the power situation “is very bad and has gone worse”.

Analysis based on geo-political zones showed that, majority of the respondents that experienced an improvement in the power situation in August were from the South-South zone (53%). The North-Central zones with 29% represents the highest number of respondents that say “there’s no difference at all” in the power situation over the past month. In addition, the North-East zone accounted for the highest proportion of respondents (42%) that indicated power supply in their area “remains bad” while the South-West zone (26%) accounted for the most number of respondents that say “it’s very bad has gone worse”.

An overview of the power situation in eight months depicts a 2-points decline in the proportion of respondents that experienced improvement in the power situation in their area compared to July’s 38% score. Findings also revealed that January and February recorded the best power ratings with 47% and44% respectively, while March & April (31% each) recorded the lowest proportion of respondents that experienced an improvement.

In conclusion, findings from the current poll have revealed that the President’s performance rating reached its peak in eight months at 57%. This figure depicts a 4-Point increase in the approval rating of the President’s performance from July (53%) to August (57%). Also, 42% of respondents were of the opinion that the administration performed averagely. Interestingly, there was a 2-points decline in the proportion of Nigerians that had experienced improvements in power supply for the month of August(36%) compared to July (38%). However, despite the decline, the President’s job approval rating still soared; suggesting that beyond power supply, the President’s performance on other critical areas of the economy & polity may be responsible for his continued positive ratings. Perhaps media reports around heightened security & reported death of Abubakar Shekau, the strides in railway transportation & commencement of rail haulage from Lagos to Kano, as well as the formal opening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport & the maiden flight of Ethiopian Airlines, which will serve as a major economic booster, may have endeared respondents; particularly in the South-East region where the President had the highest job approval rating of 76%. 

Survey Methods

The opinion poll was conducted on August 26th to 28th 2013. It involved telephone interviews of a random nationwide sample. 1,004 randomly selected phone-owning Nigerians aged 18 years and above, representing the six geopolitical zones in the country, were interviewed. With a sample of this size, we can say with 95% confidence that the results obtained are statistically precise - within a range of plus or minus 3%. NOIPolls Limited is Nigeria’s leading opinion polling and research organisation, which works in technical partnership with the Gallup Organisation (USA), to conduct periodic opinion polls and studies on various socio-economic and political issues in Nigeria. More information is available at www.noi-polls.com

This is a very good innovation. He should get an artist or someone to finetune the design and body shape. Very innovative.

Another advise for people who are innovative is NEVER LOOK OR SEEK FOR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION OR INVESTMENT IN YOUR IDEA especially in NIGERIA. Anyone who does so will only end up wasting his time and will subsequently become frustrated.

Now what he needs to do is create a good business plan on how he intends to sell, market his product. Where and who are his market? How much returns? When he is done, he should then approach a private investor. Someone who believes in innovative ideas. To get such an investment, he needs to be willing to give up a particular share of the profit or his company if his product becomes successful in the market.

All he needs is to be smart about it. I am very certain there is a wealthy Nigerian businessman with no idea of what to do with the money he has and looking for somewhere to invest.....

I wish and pray for Goodluck to the guy. Good creative innovation.

sexymoma: Some pple here are jos like my dad, they never find anything positive in something or someone..
Always looking for the negative side of it.
To pplep criticizing this man common dunlop slippers una no fit produce.. yet you criticizing someone like this. SMH

Are you saying ur dad never sees anything positive in u?

"I will teach you a Level of Grace you do not understand" That's my favourite line so far.

From the video I watched earlier, the Pastor Biodun guy has a likable face, charismatic, smooth-talking personality so it's a 50-50. 50% chance he did it and 50% chance he didn't. It's no surprise he has staunch followers. It will take a lot and a strong-willed along with a rational mind for any of his followers to ask themselves the question - What if Pastor Biodun did it?
I believe most people are abound under the code of "Touch not my anointed......" perhaps for fear of unknown repercutions and so they might refrain from believing the MOG actually did this but on the whole let's be logical in our comments and observations.

I may not know Ese's intentions for doing this. Maybe she is right, maybe she isn't. But I want to believe she isn't doing this for any personal gains cos looking at this Pastor Biodun stands a lot to lose compared to her considering the allegations.


Only God, Ese, and Pastor Biodun know who is lying.

What's with the use of the word "self-service". It's called MASTURBATION Call it what it is. Thank God for your life OP

It appears that Senator Yerima's calendar says it's Year 200 A.D. He has failed to realise that times have changed and most countries of the world, even the arab nations which are governed by islamic laws and follow the tenets of the Holy Quran, have and never encourage underage marriage.

This is the 21st century and currently most countries are creating laws that protect the females and not harm them. Nations are creating laws that promote compulsory education for the girl child. Nations are fighting against human trafficking which affects mostly girls.

Promoting underage marriage will increase the risk of maternal mortality, povery,.......illetracy. ..., social injustice........STDs......., cancer......, amongst our girls, women. Senator Yerima should not take us back to the stone age when girls, women and children were the most vulnerable and susceptible to diseases and poverty with such practices.

Senator Yerima should not justify this despicable act by suggesting that prostitution and abortion will be curbed by underage marriage. Prostitution and abortion are vices that result from lack of moral and social values as a result of lack of employment, education.

He cannot justify this new law by saying that lack of underage marriage allows government workers to have wild sex parties. There is no basis for such a position.

Senator, Please do not take us back to the stone age. Nigeria is moving forward and whether you like it or not we can not return to practices that will put us as a nation at a disadvantage.

I pray you see the light.

God bless Nigeria.

This is barbaric. Supporting this new law and encouraging underage marriage takes us back to the stone age. The world is moving forward. Nations are creating laws that promote Education for the girl child not marriage. Nations are promoting and creating laws to protect our children especially girls and not damaging them. The Nigerian Senate should not take us backwards. We cannot move one step forward and a thousand steps backwards.

Supporting this law means we are putting our girls at risk for sexually transmitted diseases....poverty.....illetracy.....maternal mortality......social injustice..... Let us all rise in unison against this law by the likes of Senator Ahmed Yerima who should know better but chose to hide under the coat of religion to pursue their perverted sexual desires.......

SAY NO TO UNDERAGE MARRIAGE
SAY NO TO INJUSTICE TO OUR DAUGHTERS, GIRLS, WOMEN AND FUTURE MOTHERS.
SAY NO TO THESE PERVERTED SOULS
SAY NO TO TAKING NIGERIA BACKWARDS
SAY NO TO THIS BARBARIC LAW.


I .........S.E.......sign this petition.

God Bless Nigeria.

Acelifted: I am really no longer bothered about what anyone thinks about us Nigerians. We are getting used to negative stereotyping from our [b][/b]black African brothers[b]. So this is more like an exception rather than the rule.[/b]

Are they any group of people called "White Africans?"

Tolexander: If that is the case, then we need inviting isaac promise, solomon oKoronko,omatsone aluko et al

We are talking about experienced players who have been in the national team for long.....

Finally...... I don't think he really needs Yobo..... Omeruo and Oboabona are doing a good job at defending. The only problem is the attack..... Nsofor would be a good competition for Ahmed Musa.....

I am glad Keshi has put his pride aside. It's sad that it took him the confederations cup to realise that he needs experience in the team.
Kudos to him..... Welcome back Big Boys. ...... Yobo.... Osaze......Nsofor. .....Taye Taiwo.....now there's going to be a stiff competition for shirts....

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/el-rufai-and-his-accidental-discharge/151218El-Rufai and His Accidental Discharge


 Ikedi Ohakim

It is on record that since I left office, I have refused to join issues with anybody in spite of several falsehood peddled about me.  Honestly, I never wanted to react to issues raised by Mallam Nassir El-Rufai about me in his book, “The Accidental Public Servant”.  This was especially as I never took a second look at the book, on account of its poor print quality and a rather pedestrian title.But inundated with a barrage of calls from both within and outside the country, I had to reluctantly but painstakingly go through the book.  Mark Twain may have had El-Rufai in mind when he wrote: “From the moment I picked up your book until the moment I put it down, I could not stop laughing.” That was the same frame of mind I found myself in after reading El-Rufai’s “The Accidental Public Servant”.I considered it in the public interest not to allow El-Rufai get away with the falsehood he peddled about me in the book – given especially the fact that the book may find itself in the hands of generations yet unborn and who were not privy to the events of the era.  Pleasantly, those other Nigerians who, like me, were victims of El-Rufai’s “accidental discharges” have faulted aspects of the book.Again, from the reactions of these eminent Nigerians who were mentioned in one way or the other in the book, it appears Mallam never took pains to find out the truth about most of the issues outside those that concern his personal life. Simply put, most of the comments he made about people were accidental.  According to Babatunde Fashola SAN, “An accident is something that you don’t have any control of in its entirety.” For a thing to be accidental means that it was not prepared for, something or an event into which no thought was put.  True to the lead word in the title, the book is full of accidental discharges.Here, of course, El-Rufai’s allusion to me and my administration on page 448-449 of his book fits in perfectly.  Writing under the sub-title “October 2010: An Attempt at Humour Generates Unexpected Furore”, El-Rufai tried to give an account of what happened at the Leadership Newspaper’s  50th Independence Anniversary Lecture at which I was a guest speaker.  In his narrative, El-Rufai wrote about me thus: “Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim gave a long, boring, unapologetic speech in defense of his decision, a week earlier, to lock out of the Concorde Hotel, Owerri personalities like the former Vice President Ekwueme and prevent them from holding a meeting that would have resulted in a statement inimical to Jonathan’s emerging presidential aspirations.”  He continues: “This gross violation of the rights of these South-East political leaders to associate and express themselves was further repeated when security men and the police prevented them from meeting in another privately-owned hotel in Owerri.”El-Rufai then proceeded to give his verdict: “Ohakim’s conduct was not only culturally disrespectful, democratically intolerant but out rightly illegal and unconstitutional.” He further wrote of me: “He stood there justifying his act of impunity citing ‘security considerations’ as if the ever-peaceful and professional Ekwueme would be associated with anything violent or threat to security or against the public interest.”Apart from lying that Ekwueme and other Igbo leaders were prevented from holding their meeting at a privately-owned hotel, the former minister demonstrated a crass lack of grasp of the issues in the way he muddled through the matter of security which he, himself, raised.   If El-Rufai were thorough, he would have gone ahead to prove that we were wrong in “citing security considerations”.  For him to have asserted that the security reasons we gave were not cogent enough is a clear confirmation of my earlier assertion that the book was hurriedly put together without the slightest consideration for accuracy. If as a sitting governor, I cited security considerations, why did El-Rufai not give superior information to the contrary?For the avoidance of doubt, my speech at the Leadership newspaper 50th Independence Anniversary Lecture was not in defence of the Concorde Hotel security incident. The title of my lecture was: “Nigeria at 50: Looking Back, Looking Forward...” Besides, my speech could not have been “boring” because the organisers of the lecture were time specific for each speaker and I did not exceed the time allotted to me.  The summary of my speech was that Nigeria must remain as one, irrespective of our perennial challenges; that we require the size and prestige of Nigeria for any meaningful development; that those who magnify our weaknesses instead of emphasising our advantages are enemies of the nation.In other words, I tailored my speech to suit the overall theme of the anniversary lecture; not a response to issues that had to do with tribal proclivities.  The issue of South-East leaders and Concorde Hotel only came up during the question and answer session and my response was clear and unambiguous.Looking back and taking that event in its totality, it would not be out of place to state that El-Rufai must have been instrumental to planting that question in order to achieve a pre-mediated objective, namely, to blackmail the entire South-East and its leaders.  As narrated by the author himself, he sat with the crowd, having refused, he claims, to be called to the high table.We may excuse El-Rufai’s ignorance on security issues because all the public offices he had held were mere appointments that gave him little or no exposure to the management of security matters.It is important to recall that on Monday, May 7, 2007, as preparations for my swearing-in ceremony was in top gear, a mysterious explosion occurred at about 8.00am at Douglas House, the transit official residence of in-coming governors in the state. I nearly lost my three girls but for the gallantry of one police officer.  Till date, the Douglas House steward who served us breakfast that morning has not been seen.In the same vein, many Nigerians will recall that on Monday March 15, 2010, I and many other Nigerian leaders escaped death from three bomb blasts in Warri, Delta State while attending the Post-Amnesty Dialogue sponsored by the Vanguard newspapers.  When we came out of the billowing smoke and rubbles, I said to the people that a security alert duly implemented would have saved us the trauma. So, how could I, with these experiences, have succumbed to the same type of lapses in order to please anybody?May be El-Rufai would have preferred that I acted against the counsel of the security agencies so that the conference would go ahead because to him, Dr. Jonathan’s  Presidential ambition would have been truncated. If any calamity had happened, Mallam would have been the first person to rush to file necessary papers at both Local and International Courts of Justice to prosecute me for a crime against humanity and for exposing Igbo leaders to mass murder as he is currently doing in America in respect of the state of emergency as a result of terrorists attack in North-East Nigeria.Was it not James Callahan, a former British Prime Minister who said, “a leader must have the courage to act for the overall interest of the society”? A leader must not pander to sentiments or special interests in executing a decision.  Even when the result does not turn out as planned (because as Tolstoy puts it, no battle is ever won as scripted); a courageous leader admits his mistakes but asserts his good intentions and foresight.By far more repugnant is El-Rufai’s claim that the South-East leaders were to hold a meeting “that would have resulted in a statement inimical to Jonathan’s emerging presidential ambition.”  Personally, I take particular exception to that because, apart from portraying those (in fact all) South-East leaders in bad light, what El-Rufai’s  claim shows is that there was, indeed, a plot against President Jonathan in his bid to get elected as President in 2011.  If not, how did El-Rufai know that the meeting in Owerri was to lead to a statement “inimical” to Dr. Jonathan’s presidential bid?More disgusting is the linkage of the planned statement with South-East leaders.  Since he was privy to that intended “inimical” statement, was El-Rufai’s revelation not a betrayal of trust of those South-East leaders, assuming, without conceding, that there was a plan to issue such a statement? There must be a reason why Mallam decided to blackmail the South-East, an area from which President Jonathan got his biggest support for that election.I put it as bluntly as I possibly can that El-Rufai picked up the Imo issue because, as he admitted in the book, the meeting was expected to nail Dr. Jonathan.  Apparently, the realisation that the opportunity to nail Jonathan was aborted, still gives him nightmares almost two years later.  Even so, he translates his nightmares to the material world as Nigerians could attest to the fact that no day passes without El-Rufai conjuring one issue or the other as basis for attacking President Jonathan.  I am not holding brief for the President but I think that El-Rufai’s pre-occupation and penchant for running the presidency down should begin to elicit the concern and reproof of every well-meaning Nigerian.If I may ask, why does El-Rufai have such an acidic resentment for President Jonathan, the type the late Chinua Achebe described in his book, The Trouble with Nigeria, as “a flood of deadly hate”? Let me further ask, is opposition politics war? As H.J. Blackman asked, “if the prodigal son has destroyed his father’s house, can he still return?” We must moderate our language and stop the blame game to avoid setting Nigeria on fire, because we are in the most delicate and terrifying period in our history.  If we must blame, the only person to blame is the man in the mirror.It is unfortunate, malicious, and extremely ridiculous for Mallam El-Rufai to describe my conduct as “culturally disrespectful and democratically intolerant” and my lecture “boring and unapologetic”. I leave the readers to judge whose conduct is disrespectful. There is no doubt that Mallam exhibited dangerous braggadocio, vulgarity, and a clear violation of decorum because to him, I aborted an event that would have nailed President Jonathan.  Mark Twain advises us that “it is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”Again could George C. Lichtenberg have had the likes of El-Rufai in mind when he wrote: “Some people come by the name genius in the same way as an insect comes by the name centipede, not because it has hundred feet but because most people can’t count above fourteen.” Today in Nigeria, El-Rufai is among those some people would refer to as “genius”. Can Nigerians now see the calibre of “genius” we have in the likes of Nasir El-Rufai?In my considered opinion, Nassir El-Rufai’s book “The Accidental Public Servant” is nothing but a piece of random jottings from hear-say, thereafter bound together for consumption of an unsuspecting and hapless reading public.Finally and most importantly, I think the author may have meant well, ab initio; to give Nigerians a no-holds-barred account of his experience while in government.  Ordinarily, that should be welcome.  But it is a different thing, altogether, when the author, (a former minister), proceeds to write as if he was the only witness to the events of that period.  Agreed that no book is perfect, my worry is that El-Rufai wrote what he just felt about issues and people he chose to write on without appropriate introspection and research. Even though he displayed a reckless courage but paraphrasing Boaz Augusto’s Pirelli Tyre Commercial of 2006: Courage like power is nothing without control.Perhaps you will forgive me if I say that Cicero, circa 43 BC, may have had the likes of El-Rufai in mind when he wrote: “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone is writing a book.”  A lesson? Yes, of course.

@ Poster,

1. There is no research or study that says handedness is familial or inherited.
2. There is nothing wrong in a child being left-handed. There are so many articles on handedness and I would suggest that you read them up and gain more information on the topic. I don't see the need to correct a child's handedness. DO NOT INFLUENCE HIS CHOICE IN ANYWAY.

So Right now, here's the current News......
Akwa United beat Dolphins FC 1-0 ........the only goal was scored by Ukpong Ekpai in the 55th minute.......

He is currently the leading goal scorer for the 2012/2013 season with 1 goal to his chest......

Next gmae is on Thursday March 21, 2013.....
The Promise Keepers travel to Emmanuel Atongo Stadium in Markudi to play Lobi Stars........ I am rooting for a 2-0 away win......

Sincere 9gerian: Fantastic! This action will make it clear to all and sundry that the govt is irrevocably committed to transforming the power sector. Those still resisting the reforms should either join the moving train or they'll soon be crushed.

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** "Let The Glory Of Nigeria Be Restored In His (GEJ) Time"- Pastor E. Adeboye

On Friday, 14th December 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan attended the 15th Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

At that event, Pastor E. Adeboye led the mammoth crowd in attendance to pray to God for the president.
The General Overseer prayed and said “God should direct him so that the glory of Nigeria will be restored in his time”.

He added: “God, please give him the divine enablement, courage; Lord lead him (president) aright during his tenure, let the glory of Nigeria be restored"

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/echoes-of-2011-polls-jonathan-returns-to-redemption-camp-adeboye-prays-god-to-give-him-wisdom/

Less than 2months after those prayers were said, Nigeria conquered Africa in a historic African Cup win. The nation erupted in jubilation over the AFCON glory that came after 19yrs of waiting.

Does anyone still doubt the efficacy of prayers? Watch out for more fulfilment of this powerful prayer in other sectors (power sector inclusive): “God should direct him so that the glory of Nigeria will be restored in his time”

Let all patriotic Nigerians say Amen. Amen!

Amen!!!