₦airaland Forum

Infact it is a shame that some of the supporters of GEJ would come out publicly and argue as they are doing. The thrust of their argument can be summarized as follow

1. Buhari should not probe Jonathan unless he probes those before Jonathan.

What was Jonathan doing as the President of the Country. There is something called dereliction of duty, if as his supporters now claim "he ought to have done it but didn't do it". He swore to defend and uphold the constitution of the country. I personally would have thought that he upheld his oath of office but if his supporters who know him better now claim that he did not (by not investigating and prosecuting the people who stole Nigeria's commonwealth before him) then there is a serious problem.

Why was he funding EFCC, ICPC and Special Fraud Unit? I see know reason why he couldn't disband those agencies if he felt he didn't need their services.


2. Buhari should deal with Babangida, Tinubu, Obasanjo, Gowon and et al.

I want to believe that you guys have the corruption dossiers of the gentlemen mentioned above! If you do, I wonder why you didn't pressure GEJ for his necessary action in the collective interest of Nigerians. That you didn't, actually made you all accessories to the crimes after the fact, if those crimes were actually committed. That is quite unpatriotic of you guys.

It is not too late for you guys to compile same and forward it to EFCC and other relevant agencies and kindly keep us posted while at it. The suffering masses of Nigeria will be grateful to you all.

God bless Nigeria.

Unfortunately the judgement of God is the total judgement as human judgement can never be total. However, it is not a good Defence to claim that you should not be punished for crimes you committed because some other people who committed the crime before you are yet to be punished.

If that were the case, James Ibori and Henry Okah should not be in prison right now while Alamesigha enjoyed presidential pardon in spite of the shame to which he put Nigerians. On the case of these gentlemen you people didn't understand selective justice then but now you do.

Nigeria is a sad case! And to think that the people shouting selective justice here are some of the worst hit by the criminal tendencies of our leaders further underscore the dire situation we find ourselves in.

If Buhari punishes selectively let someone else coming after him come and punish selectively as long as those punished are guilty of their crimes.

A word of advice to Barcanista and friends:

1. It is very important to have a virile opposition in any democracy however being in opposition doesn't mean peddling falsehoods and half-truths especially when this is not a campaign period.

2. Note that not everybody here is APC or PDP. There are lots of people here who are independent and would align themselves at anytime with either of the party based on their perception of who will represent their interests better at any point in time. You may want to recall that lots of us voted for Jonathan in 2011 but didn't in 2015

3. You and your friends may want to examine the very reasons why Jonathan lost the last election. I will try and suggest some possible leads:

(A) there was a general perception, among the populace, that GEJ's government promoted corruption. This was fueled by the actions and inactions of his appointees and the opposition then cashed in on that perception. The lesson here is to always ride on popular sentiment. Right now you are not riding on any sentiment and you will do more damage to the interest that you represent.

(B) in the last election the several falsehoods peddled against Buhari actually swung some votes in his favor. FFK, Fayose, Former First Lady and co didn't help his matters at all. Pray how do you expect people you termed 'born trowey' to vote for your hubby.


It would appear that PDP and its followers haven't seen the folly in their last political strategy. I think they need to change that strategy and try to ride on the perceptions of the populace.

You can make your deductions from this piece, but it would not serve you well to be seen as someone who wishes the country failure by wishing its president failure. Note that you can resort to these antics in a campaign period but for crying out loud elections are over! God bless Nigeria!

skies:
What hv they done to deserve this kind of thing from you. How could you wish that the plane carryng your president crash. Are you sure that "merciful God" you prayed to crash peoples plane will not crash your own vehicle whenever you travel? You don't say such a thing please. Its OK to vent your anger but not to the extent of wishing death to our leaders. Every evil imagination against this country and its leaders shall backfire IJN.

God bless you for this piece. I believe that the Nairaland Moderators should do something about toning down the post of some posters. We can have fruitful discussions without resorting to gutter language and wishing others dead. At the end of it all, what matters to all of us is that Nigeria should be better.

Shortyy:
If he likes let him be black. Who gives a F? GEJ has nothing to hide. Who knows if the baba wouldn't give up the ghost before he even tries that. The last time i saw him in Washighton DC, He looked really pale and sick.

Those who wish other people dead rarely outlive them. It is God that gives and takes life. You can make your comments without stooping this low.

chukwudi44:
If at all D3 wanted to start his witchhunt I expected him to be smart about it!! What is the business of the DSS with the investigation of financial malfeansance? What then is the role of the EFCC? They accounts can indeed be frozen but a prima facie case of fraud must be established against him(which they have failed to so far do) before any court can grant the order freezing his accounts!!

Buhari and his advisers are indeed bunch of fools as the way the are going about this man's case smacks of real desperation!!! They should have taken their time and quietly investigated this man before moving against him.

There is a problem with the average Nigerian. I believe it is well within the rights of the DSS to investigate any malfeasance within their scope of operations. This is a mere investigation and I believe that Dasuki is presumed innocent until proven otherwise. However, we shouldn't do anything that can impede investigation. If he is found guilty at the end of the day so be it and if he turns out to be innocent Nigeria will be the better for it.

poseidon12:
What dirty job did she do? She is just being persecuted. Buhari and Daura are being petty and their behaviour is beginning to look like abuse of power.

So she wasn't being partisan when she became the mouthpiece of PDP! This is a lesson to all youths and even the present government that power is transient and ephemeral. Those who know about power use it wisely.

Arysexy:
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For d record, fayemi did not set d pace. Don't twist history either

@Arysexy, kindly set the records straight. Perhaps I have forgotten something. Who actually set the record for conceding electoral defeat in Nigeria? Such a person, regardless of tribe, is worthy of national celebration. Thanks.

eagleeye2:
Jonathan has set a trend.

Just for the records, Jonathan didn't set the pace on conceding electoral defeat; Kayode Fayemi, ex-governor of Ekiti state did. Let us not attempt to rewrite history!