₦airaland Forum

spanishkid:
[s]PDP supporters are most foolish and uneducated on earth. FFK your cup would soon be full. It's like you're tired of this freedom you have now. By the time Baba, EFCC and DSS comes calling, hope you won't be crying of victimization? SAI baba might not be perfect buy he's far better compared to that man without balls called Gej. May you think this is Gej's time where anyone can do anything and get away with it. This is a military man o. He won't hesitate to give you the Kanu and Dasuki treatment.

Continue ranting. We are watching you. [/s]

texazzpete:
[s]Source?

Also note that 'improvement' isn't anything special. Even adding just one road is an improvement. The OP claims Fashola described a revolution or massive transformation in roads. Provide a transcript of fashola's speech or a video link to back up your claims.

It's a simple request. These cowardly attempts to dodge round the issue isn't helping. [/s]

texazzpete:
[s]All the talk about successes in road and yet we're not seeing the evidence on ground. In the meantime, people continue to groan about the poor state of interstate roads in the south east.

Imagine the OP babbling about power sector revolution when the last administration spent billions of dollars and yet could only move power generation to a max of 4500MW...yet they promised 10000mw by December 2012!

We should send this article writer back to adult school. [/s]

pheliciti:
[s]The writer must be insensitive to allege that 25k km was done by GEJ based on fabricated quotes. He should as a journalist be more investigative and list out the roads! If at all, none of the meagre successes of GEJ can justify the amount of theft and cluelessness of that govt. Please the writer should deal with that.
Using subsidy removal as an example, the argument now is different from those of 4 yrs ago. Now, it is glaring that with the fall in oil prices, removal of subsidy would not hurt the populace.
In the 2012 scenario, the argument was that removal would create money to fund infrastructure with the creation of SUREP. Please show us the infrastructure financed with the 50% removal (remember, subsidy was party removed) other than private constructions by the subsidy thieves and their acolytes including Thisday journalists like the writer of the editorial. Don't also forget the manner of the removal; crude was selling at record high yet those that travelled to villages were left stranded as a result of sudden pice changes[/s].

lastmanstandn:
[s]Buhari, Our National Interest and Court Orders
A step below President Buhari's present level of high-handedness only brings us back to the era of impunity that we voted Jonathan out for.
Nigerians are very forgetful of the past. Nigeria, under the watch of the Fmr President, could not successful keep terror suspects in custody because prosecutors failed to prepare a case. We had a system where court orders and injunctions stalled corruption cases and made a mockery of our fight to defeat corruption and insecurity across the country. This time, we have an executive that is willing to stretch its constitutional powers to keep Nigeria safe and recoup stolen fund, yet we're starting to paint the President as a dictator.

Kanu is a threat to our national security. In advanced societies, suspects are detained for issues as trivial as traffic offence to keep them in custody while a stronger case is put together, why must Nigeria be different? Societies with strong intelligence communities engage whatever means is takes to keep terrorists and extremists out of circulation, must ours be different? Indeed, there are global concerns with regards to ethical issues in national security and intelligence activities of nations; developing countries should not be singled out as if we are the only ones involved in such. Indeed, the primary responsibility of government is to ensure its people live neither in fear of terrorism, external aggression nor poverty and other factors that undermine their peace and safety while it also sustains the fundamental rights of its people. However, many advanced nations have passed through periods of national crisis when liberties were exchanged for greater security, the balance between both being restored after such crisis, and Nigeria is at that point right now.

Within the last 10-15 years, advanced nations have defied international charters against enhanced interrogation techniques, illegal rendition, detention without trial and all sort of measures all for the sake of national security. We have not resorted to this yet you're starting to paint us as bad. We have not rendered our terror suspects to Niger, as you did render yours to Egypt for torture, we have not built illegal detention facilities in Chad, as you've done in Cuba, Kanu has not accused our security agents of subjecting him to waterboarding as you've done to many of yours, so what is the fury about? We understand you did what was necessary for the safety of innocent people, just as President Buhari is doing the same. Nnamdi Kanu's illegal entrance into the country with equipment for the purpose of undermining our national security is enough to get us worried, and get a responsible President to act.

On the NIMASA ex-DG and Arms thieves, I doubt if there is any law in Nigeria or anywhere in the world that restrains the authorities from re-arresting a suspect on different charges after he/she has been granted bail on others. Hence, we do not have to blame the President for identifying measures within our laws to use against corrupt public office holders just to keep them from jumping bail. We had a soft-spoken, gentle-looking President whose lame duck attitude cost us $2.1 billion meant for the war on terror and drove us where we are today, but we have moved on. Now we have a stronger, more willing leader in President Buhari and the best we can do is support him to do whatever is right and just to keep us on the path of prosperity and security again.

As Nigerians we must understand that security is a collective task that requires the mutual cooperation of every citizen, and the understanding that our liberties will not be compromised as long as we remain law abiding and do not act in ways that endanger others, as Dasuki Sambo and his partners are alleged to have done to our soldiers and our countrymen up North. We need to understand that a man that literally sneaked into the country using unconventional methods can sneak out using same methods; that we lack the intelligence capability to keep tabs on all suspects, and just like in past cases, corrupt public office holders may escape justice by choosing not to return to Nigeria if they are allowed to pursue whatever medical excuses abroad and extradition is not as easy as it appears. We are protected as law-abiding citizens, and we have in President Buhari what we have always desired, a strong man with great political will to frustrate corrupt public office holders, a step below President Buhari's present level of high-handedness only brings us back to the era of impunity.

@ijigbami[/s]

ObadakiDfirst:
[s]what is wrong wiv Nigerians...... U have a president fighting for a common man like u en I yet u complaining? Do u knw how many common man rot en died in jail both d innocent en d guilt.... Come on... Dntt always b biased.... Nawa o[/s]

SegzyJoe:
To the Rule of Law apostle, most of you have been brainwashed by so many civil society groups receiving foreign funding to shout rule of law and the lawyers who depended on the rule of law to satisfy their clients looting and get paid with fat legal fees.

Do you people understand rule of law more than the Americans? Why do they have Guatamano prison? Some of you may be thinking I am illiterate on this subject just to castigate me, pls note that I am a political scientist, and I know more about rule of law than some of you. I also know that, when there is conflict of arms as some like Kanu is preaching, the first casualty is the law. There has always been a precarious balance btw law and real politic. That has always been a departure point between political scientist and the lawyers. It is the duty of the president to ensure anyone who works to liquidate Nigeria receive a just recompense. It is also his duty to ensure they didn't hide under the technicality of the law to insult our common sensibilities. By the way, the mere fact that you have bail for one offense does not make you immune to arrest on other offense, there is so much ignorance about in Nigeria. Will any civilized country allows you to come in without passport? That is a threat to national security, and for the sake of national security anybody can be held under special circumstances to protect others. By Kanu action, can you buy back this that have lost their lives? By Dasuki actions, do you know how many widow and orphans out their in the IDP Camps or soldiers that have lost their lives? Some body is now seeing doctors in London for what. Are we senseless or we are just full of hatred for a government that want to help us from our friendly and brotherly looters.

Icecream4U:
does democracy mean freedom to loot?

delishpot:
How did Kanu enter Nigeria then?

omenka:
[s]PDP supporters are gonna chew this right to its marrow- at last they've found some water shed under the scorching sun to quench their thirst.

That said, there's no budget the world over that is perfect, reason we have a Legislative arm of government to moderate the activities of the executive and vice versa.

Come what may, the proposed expenditure for cars is a no-no for me.



PS: Where is Ihejirika?? Given all the revelations we've seen in the #Dasukigate, I think it is time we invited Steven Davis to come tell us more about what he knows about Boko Haram and Ihejirika's sponsorship.[/s]

jamalsky:
Vanguard again??

arresa:
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[s]Don't address other people the way you address your family members[/s]...

Mynd44:
Somebody cannot even troll you people again?
Ordinary christmas morning trolling and you people are vibrating.
Do us a favor, gerrarahia

Proudlyngwa:
[s]Stop peddling misinformation, the incident was very unfortunate and is being investigated do not add more confusion to something already spilling over with negative emotions, until we can get actual accurate figures, let's give the dead and their families respect and not politicize this issue. [/s]

Bitterleafsoup:

NavierStokes:
As far as Dasukigate is concerned We must believe everything that comes out. After all Dasuki has proven to be an honest singer, everyone he has mentioned so far has come out to confirm receiving money (discrepancies in the amount in some cases) except MALLAM Buhari who came out with a denial. If Buhari is truly innocent let him sue Dasuki for libel.

We all agreed without asking questions when names were mentioned, and no one should come to this thread to give logical explanations why we have to question the source in Buhari's case.

oyatmicah:
must we all repeat d same mistakes over nd over again?
d news up dia did nt even tell u dat it was Buhari dat carried d gun.
lets learn nt to point blaming fingers all d time