₦airaland Forum

deletrue:
Whose tenure are you talking about? So na so una lie lie don climb reach? Out of those people you mentioned, tell me the region that has the highest number of decampees. That is to say, you are after the ''na only me to rule concept''.

Chiaka:
Chiaka:


Wike is a real gentle man!! Don't spoil him please. Lots of people like him in Rivers state unlike Ameachi, Rivers state people see Wike more likely to Manage Rivers State far better than Ameachi. Wike is very popular in Rivers State for good.


Believe what you like and leave me to mine. I have listened to Wike speak and he is a perfect gentle man fit to be a governor.
Like I said we must not think alike.

HzRF:
“

I’ve highlighted six of the most popular allegations and provided a fact-based response below:

1. The President does not care about Boko Haram victims – FALSE

The president set up a $400m Victim’s Support Fund to provide relief and shelter to victims of Boko Haram’s terrorist atrocities: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2014/08/01/africas-richest-man-aliko-dangote-tony-elumelu-others-raise-400-million-for-terror-victims/. In addition, to prevent allegations of corruption being levelled against him, he appointed the respected General Danjuma and Fola Adeola to serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the fund. In addition, representatives of Nigeria’s Christian and Muslim communities are members of the board. The board also has representative from the PDP and APC as well at the United Nations and the UK Department for International Development. That does not sound like a man who does not care about victims of terror.

2. The President did not care about the Chibok kidnappings – FALSE

People are a bit ignorant of the facts in this case. How can the president not care about the over 200 missing girls?
As widely reported in the media, here is what led to the initial confusion: The officer responsible for providing security to the Chibok area was summoned by his GOC to clarify whether any girls were missing. He told the GOC that none of the girls were missing. That information was said to have been passed to the President and that is believed led to the confusion within the Presidency about the authenticity of the missing girls' story.

As soon as it was discovered that the officer lied, he and 15 other officers were Court martialled and imprisoned for dereliction of duty and lying to their superiors. And this was widely reported in the media.

3. The President hates Northern Nigerians – FALSE

This is another very false claim. This president has built universities in every state of the North that did not have a federal university, as published here: http://www.fuotuoke.edu.ng/infos/nine-fed-universities He is building 125 (103 already completed) Almajiri schools in Northern Nigeria despite the fact that primary and secondary education is the primary responsibility of State Governments. In addition, over 50 per cent of Federal Government subsidies for farmers are concentrated in the North-West and North-East of Nigeria, and the statistics was published: http://www.fmard.gov.ng//gesreport/2013/2013-Report.htm

Should I go on? The President has appointed Northern Nigerians to important offices of the state. The Chief of Defence Staff (Alex Badeh), ADC ( Ojogbane Adegbe), National Security Adviser (Sambo Dasuki), Defence Minister (Aliyu Mohammed), Principal Private Secretary (Awwal Tukur), Foreign Affairs Minister (Aminu Wali), Minister of Justice (Mohammed Adoke) and Education Minister (Ibrahim Shekarau), among so many others, are all from Northern Nigeria.

4. Corruption has gotten worse under the President’s administration – FALSE

Transparency International which is the internationally recognised body for measuring countries corruption perceptions gave Nigeria her highest ever ranking (136 out of 174 countries) under the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

5. The Rail Transport reforms are a sham – FALSE

GEJ’s administration rehabilitated the colonial rail network which had been rendered obsolete by past governments. As a result, ordinary Nigerians can travel by rail from Lagos to Kano for 1,900 Naira as opposed to 5,000 Naira by road. It was even well reported in the international mmedia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21364541 and http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=255923

In addition, the administration has signed a contract with the Chinese Government to build a fast rail network across the country. The Kaduna to Abuja Standard rail line which is the first phase of the project has been completed. Also, the global accounting firm KPMG has ranked the fast rail project as one of the world’s top 100 infrastructure projects. There’s no way that such a feat can be viewed as a sham.

6. The President has been in office for six years – FALSE

This is one of the easiest to disprove, yet at opposition rallies across the country and on social media, the false claim has been repeated so often that it has begun to sound like the truth.

Let’s do the maths: Jonathan became president of Nigeria on 6th May, 2010, which was a day after ex-president Umaru Musa Yar’adua died after his long battle with an illness. May 2010 to March 2015 is just 4 years and 10 months – not even up to 5 years. This information is available on the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan

-Michael Ehioze-Ediae, who is a barrister and chartered insurer, writes via @nigeriasbest

Chiaka:
Wike is a real gentle man!! Don't spoil him please. Lots of people like him in Rivers state unlike Ameachi, Rivers state people see Wike more likely to Manage Rivers State far better than Ameachi. Wike is very popular in Rivers State for good.

politifact:
I have decided not to argue with anyone on this forum till march 28 but I think there are some things you ought to know about the south west,and I will explain it to you state by state . LAGOS-I have lived there all my life and I am very familiar with political events in this state since 1999 when bola tinubu became the governor .one thing about election in this state is that the oba's,OPC,afenifere or whatever name you give them don't hold any influence when it comes to election mobilization which is key to winning elections,rather,it is the local councils who are the closest to the grass roots and its been controlled by the APC. Secondly,lagos oba's will and can never campaign for GEJ as they are all in tinubu's pocket,thirdly,the APC is just too rooted in lagos,go to any newspaper stand and you will see for yourself. Fourthly,lagos state has the highest number of unemployed youth who attended the failed immigration recruitment and has an ax to grind with mr president(myself included). Fifthly,civil servants,market women,NURTW and other key interest in all in the kitty for the APC,however,mr president is only popular among the igbo residents in lagos who supports him for no other reason than ethnic sentiments. I can bet it that gen buhari will secure a landslide victory in lagos. OGUN- political analysis is about dynamism,that is,analysis should be made on the dynamics of each subject matter. There are three contending political parties in ogun state;the ruling APC,PDP and the SDP,the APC candidate,gov. Amosun is a performer and has further brightened the chances of the party even though former governor,segun osoba has decamped to the SDP but one thing I want you to know is that the yoruba's and the people of ogun state can vote different parties for different offices and also putting into consideration the fact that the APC vice presidential candidate,prof yemi osinbajo is from the state as ethnicity will play a major role. OSUN-I don't think I need to explain anything,osun is in the kitty for gen buhari. OYO- as a keen follower of the state by state campaigns of both the PDP and the APC,oyo state witnessed the largest turnout for the candidate of the APC,gen buhari who was so surprised he didn't even know what to say on the podium.I don't know how far the APC will go in the governorship election but I am telling you that GEJ will lose oyo state. ONDO- it must be noted that ondo is also a core yoruba state even though it is now under the PDP and the resentments of the GEJ administration by the yoruba's will come to play here. Furthermore,there is deep division within the PDP in this state while the opposition APC is waxing stronger on a daily basis.I have friends based in ondo state who confidently tells me governor mimiko has lost so much popularity in the state hence there is nothing he can do to save pres jonathan from losing the state. EKITI- This is the only state I think GEJ might win,gov fayose has continued his harassment of the opposition in the state and prevented them from campaigning for their candidate. Even with all his threats,gen buhari will still close in on the PDP. The yoruba's minds are made up already and this started when GEJ sidelined us in his government,we thought he only needed the votes of his kinsmen in the south-south and south-east to get re-elected,his time is up!

emiye:
Lie lie, I am not in Rivers state, but two times i have seen a live telecast of Dakuku on Channels tv , and in both cases, he campaigned for BUhari, in fact he has a very canny way of doing that " he shouts Dakuku, Dakuku and expects the crowd to shout My governor my governor, and then Buhari, Buhari, while the campaign crowd shouts My president My president" , In another one, he implored igbo voters in rivers who he learnt where planning to vote APC for gubernatorial, and PDP in presidential not to make that mistake, but vote Buhari for president.

hadura29:
if i were you, I won't respond to this guy(adventico blah blah) because from his responses, i don't think he is enlightened enough to know the power of the people in diaspora.. Thanks for the brief and straight forward point... like the germans would say. vielen danke!!

CecyAdrian:
U need say no more!!, u have been very educative in all u have said,I just can't help but love people like you with so much understanding and intelligence.

Advertico:
Sorry secretary of state is the equivalent of a foreign affairs minister. the rest of the crap u wrote well

pld4reel:
We might not have PVC but we have families in Nigeria who has PVC's and the professor has used this medium to inform the Nigerians in Diaspora what their plan is for the country and you don't wanna know the influence we have back home in Nigeria. It is a known fact that remittance from Nigerians living abroad is up to 25 billion dollars yearly and the bulk of this money goes to family members in Nigeria as support so what this implies is that most family members that gets support from from abroad are likely to heed to advice on who to vote for in the coming elections from these Nigerians Living abroad.



SO SORRY I MISQUOTED U.

Oh that's alright. Thankfully, you even re-emphasised my points. Cheers!

ilovecritics:
Change! Change!! Change!!! This has been the major slogan of the APC. Here on Nairaland, I think APC supporters are more than the PDP supporters (That's if actually there are no paid trolls and multiple account owners) and on that regard I want to ask all APC supporters one simple question;

If after March 28 and GEJ is declared winner of the Presidential elections, what will you do?

Advertico:
did any american presidential candidate come to Nigeria to campaign as part of his foreign policy?

olrotimi:
The questions I want to ask, which are not as difficult as JAMB questions are :
Do these Maryland folks have PVC?
Are they coming to vote?

nzeobi:
What chaNged btw 2011 and 2015 in the east that will cause the apathy, you are not from the zone, I wonder how you can analyses on their behalf

Zuria:

According to him, after critical analysis of the various development programmes initiated by the President Jonathan’s administration, it was clear that they surpassed all those executed by past administrations, put together.

They started their critical analysis after Atiku lost to GMB? I love politics...

OLADD:
Don't thread on a terrain you know little about. Religion is a personal experiece between God and man. Professing to be a devoted muslim or christian does not erase the posibility of committing immoralities. The Alfas who engage in rituals and idolatory, are they not armed with the basic tenets of Islam? That allegation of gay pact with the West is too weighty to be disregarded by APC and Nigerians.

OLADD:
What is the congruence of Islamisaton with gay allegation? Are you positing that there are no gays who are muslims?

OLADD:
Has anybody observed that despite series of rebuttal from APC on various issues, they have not yet responded to the allegation of Buhari's pro-Gay path with the West since almost 2 weeks ago?

nzeobi:
If GEJ gets less than 90 percent then know am wrong. You are ruling out sentiments.

Swiftboy:
its in his manifesto. He even said he'd reduce political office holders' salaries. Common dont deny it cos it. You have the app did'nt you?

nzeobi:
Did I get you say IMO ?. BeTter know the difference btw an APC state and an APC governor

Scatterboss:
You dont need to argue with them. Someone living far away Ebonyi will come here to boast on how GEJ will win the whole SW, but they will curse you when you remind them that supporters of Rochas and co will also vote for Buhari.

PDP can never win Lagos and Ogun, I dont know much about Oyo state gubernatorial. Yorubas can vote for different candidate on different levels, they did same in 2011 by voting GEJ at the Presidential and voting ACN at the state level. GNI of Ogun PDP will loose woefully just like in 2011, everyone knows he is OGD puppet and thats the problem. They all see OGD as a thief that only empowered frat men while in power, so voting for GNI is like bringing OGD back to power. As for Lasgidi, PDP will also fail woefully. Market women, civil servants, Agbero, and other hidden influence i wont talk about will work for APC. I dont know how OPC(mostly illiterate) will influence votes in Lagos and other SW states.