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Politics › Re: We Didn’t Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 10:12pm On Nov 30, 2013
excell12go: Thanks for this Mr President. I hav always known that the 'resume or be sacked' threat cannot work. Just pay them their outstanding salaries and get the Attorney General to sign the papers. I'm tired of sitting at home.
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You better pack your bags and start heading for school. Hope you are not looking for an excuse to stay on your couch for another month? School resumes on the 4th. gerrit?
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 10:02pm On Nov 30, 2013
Sec5: Clown
Barney! grin
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus:
otokx: tempted to laugh at this joke, Nigerians to repay back loan to who na? This is not USA, they will tell you its their share of the national cake. The leaders that are looting the money nko, mention 1 that is alive that repaid back.
Shut up! You dont know Nigerians. People like you are always talking down on Nigerians like Oshiomole! All we need is the national database which will commence next year and all that will be easy to implement.
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:50pm On Nov 30, 2013
Sec5: You are propagating false rumours,beware
You are lost in time, be warned! grin
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:48pm On Nov 30, 2013
omenka: Lie from the pit of hell!!! I watched the press conference and at no point did wike make any statement that suggests he was echoing the decision of anyone but the fed govt. They have realized their tactic of using threats wouldnt work and wanna blame the goof on someone else. If jo had even lied it was from ''assoc of Pro Chancellors'' it would have sounded slightly convincing, but to say that was coming from Vice Chancellors is taking a lie to an extreme! Shame on you jonathan! And do we now assume Wike doubles as spokesman for the association?
You see how some of you make a fool of yourself? Did he say the decision was not from the FG? Always read and understand before you comment. Ignorance is a disease

“We didn’t give them ultimatum;
it was the Committee of Vice
Chancellors that took that
decision. The Supervising
Minister of Education only passed
on the decision.”
It is called due process. gerrit? Due process!
Politics › Re: We Didn’t Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:47pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]I smell painmentcheesycheesycheesy[/quote]Can you speak English please? grin
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:46pm On Nov 30, 2013
Sec5: Which of them have started lectures?
Please visit the NL education section for details. thank you!
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:44pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]what schools will open? Did ASUU lock the schools before? You ae running in cycles[/quote]The schools were closed by the school authorities after the strike commenced and they will be reopened on the 4th. Many of you are ignoramus who dont know jack. You just blab!
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:42pm On Nov 30, 2013
Prof Corruption: grin grin grin


What a clueless mediocrity!
If only you were literate, you will understand the beauty of that statement. That was a masterclass in bureaucratic understanding! The president does not need to give such commands. There is a body responsible for it. When you get to an industrial court, you will understand what the president just said! You are the clueless one obviously grin
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:39pm On Nov 30, 2013
Sec5: Insincerity is not a good quality of a reasonable leader.Mr president,sign the MOU to prove ur critics wrong for once.Tufiakwa!!
We have passed that stage. Dont you get it! Its December 4th and some schools have already opened. Some have started lectures already. Dey there dey talk trash grin
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:39pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]are you angry? Okay ooo. You never start cheesy[/quote]Angry? You overstate your importance! grin grin grin
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:38pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]Go ask Wike and his oga in Aso rock.

He knows he can't sack the lecturers, he should sign the agreement, pay the wage and stop acting drunk[/quote]He knows he cant sack the lecturers? Where did you get that from? Did he call you to tell you that or you are just spurning it from your backside as usual? grin
Politics › Re: We Didn’t Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:36pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]So he is realising he can't handle the path he towed right? Coward!!!![/quote]You are an illiterate who cannot read and comprehend. What has changed in what he said? Illiterate Tout!
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:31pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]So he is realising he can't handle the path he towed right? Coward!!!![/quote]You know you are very foolish and have no sense in your head? You behave like Oshiomole! A tout!
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:30pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=Mynd_44]Is it an insult to call a coward a coward? I have never seen a government change their words as much as this.

Sissies[/quote]You are an illiterate! What changed in what he said?
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus: 9:29pm On Nov 30, 2013
[quote author=L.M Ayedun..]Mr. President, do the needful With the agreements you had with ASUU delegates some weeks back.
Wike's threat won't/can't work, settle amicably with ASUU.[/quote]We have already passed that stage now. The schools are already resuming and any lecturer who doesnt show up will be sacked. That is what is on the table now. Good news is, many of the lecturers are going to resume because they are already pissed with the ASUU leadership. You saw that on channels TV yesterday
Education › Re: FG Didnt Give ASUU Ultimatum – Jonathan by theoctopus:
sagombugo: I laff in Egun partois! While infantile rabblerousers felt FG could in one fell swoop sack ASUU members following from the thuggish doomsday statement from WICKED WIKE( We Intend to Kill Education!)

Now the C-In-C who knows the implication of such a charlatanous statement is attempting to douse the already charged atmosphere but I hasten to ask sir Mr President,even if Pope,Ban Ki Moon,Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama( with all due respect to those personalities!) attend the meetting with ASUU,the fact that you or a senior member of your cabinet is refusing to append yr signature on the MOU so drawn then I shudder to feel that there is a likelihood of a renegation in the agreement

While I sympathise with GEJ over this ASUU brouhaha but I feel just mere 'words' won't suffice at this point! Pls sir DO THE NEEDFUL
The problem with NL is that it is filled with too many dunces. What did the president say differently? So you cant understand simple English. He is talking procedure. That is a man who knows due process and rule of law and makes his statement accordingly. Where you expecting him to talk like an illiterate Buhari. grin grin grin

He just told you procedure. That is how the information flows. Even when it is the president's directive, it doesnt have to be issued by the president. He didnt tell you that the report was wrong or that he was not in support. He told you due process and how it works. Most of you are not used to having an educated president so you always expect to hear "go and die"! grin
Health › Re: The Deplorable Conditions In Epe General Hospital by theoctopus: 5:24pm On Nov 30, 2013
Acidosis: I blame the management..

In a country where everyone is concerned about "Moni", "How much is the pay?", "Who pays the highest?", na how much be the salary"; What do you expect?

Assuming the electric fans were Nigerian 'graduates', trust me, they would have embarked on a very long & marathon strike.
But hey! Fan & Mosquitoe net na government property smiley

Lol!! Very funny nation! I only pity the innocent patients..
As for the Mgt.. They should wait for a while, Fashola is on his way to wash the nets with N50 detergent.


By the way, some of those hospital staff have private clinics & laboratories smiley
When you get there, oooh, you'll so love the neatness, maintenance and organisation smiley
Just imagine the nonsense you posted up there. You have no shame. Why not go and arrest the management then. Since fashola can do no wrong. Butt licking sycophants and Tinubu 's slaves.you people are so full of BS! disgusting
Health › Re: The Deplorable Conditions In Epe General Hospital by theoctopus: 5:19pm On Nov 30, 2013
dominique: Epe, is far from other local governments in Lagos state. That could be the reason its not getting government attention like other areas. I don't use general hospitals so I can't compare the situation there with others though I must say, its quite bad. There should be a way the ministry of health or the governor himself is notified of this.
This is the reason APC will not succeed in Nigeria. Lies, hypocrisy and brazen deceit. You people are shameless. Imagine the terrible defense you are putting up. When some of us have been shouting that fashola is a fraud and a flower planter, you sycophants have been defending him. The useless governor only attends to projects that will benefit that impostor Tinubu. He has completely neglected the masses, claiming he wants to build a Mega city. Mega Lies! Fashola is one of the worst governors is southern Nigeria. Awon ole buruku !
Education › Re: Lagos Suspends Principal Of School Where Pupils Sit On Windows by theoctopus: 10:41am On Nov 30, 2013
Desdola: I wonder if the principal would use her hard earned salary to construct the furnitures. the truth is those govt officials don't care as long as their wards are not in public schools.
They only care about propaganda and the next elections. Go to ogun state and see what that iddiot is doing there. Cheap propaganda everyday. From Ojodu to Akute, Ajuwon, Denro, down to Iju area, you only have one small health center of about 4 rooms. You have less than 5 small schools in that whole stretch. Completely abandoned area. The schools are not even fit for goats and sheep! The roads are gulleys. Now the iddiot has brought out some chinko with caterpillars that he wants to build bridge. Bridge to where? That is what they do. They grandstand and try to setup smoke screens and then go to press to say they are working.

If there is anything I can give to ACN/APC governors, it is that they are the masters of propaganda. But what they dont understand is that we live in a social media world. Everything is changing now. In the new world, everyone is a journalist. Everyone is a reporter. Information flows from the bottom up, not top to bottom. That is what happened to Oshiomole. Some people were saying they were surprised with Oshiomole. I laughed when I read those because Oshiomole has been doing this for 4 years now. He didnt start today. He has been a draconian ruler in the name of changing the state. He only just got caught on camera now.

They say they want to build mega cities so they have to chase out the poor and middle class. That means they want to build the cities for themselves. The people are the reason for development. Not the other way around. But the truth is, they are not really interested in development. It is just a guise to steal like every other politician before them. And as it stands, APC states are the most corrupt states in Nigeria because they are the only states with zero accountability. Everything is shrouded in secrecy in cult-like fashion. I strongly believe they swear diabolical oaths. But like every cult that has ever existed, they will soon meet their Waterloo and they will fight big time. Bamidele in Ekiti is a sign of the future of APC!
Politics › Re: Ogun State: A Tale Of Failed Promises (1) By Adekoya Boladale by theoctopus(op): 12:45am On Nov 30, 2013
More Pictures from Ogun Transformation... grin

Politics › Re: Ogun State: A Tale Of Failed Promises (1) By Adekoya Boladale by theoctopus(op): 12:43am On Nov 30, 2013
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Politics › Re: Ogun State: A Tale Of Failed Promises (1) By Adekoya Boladale by theoctopus(op): 12:37am On Nov 30, 2013
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Politics › Ogun State: A Tale Of Failed Promises (1) By Adekoya Boladale by theoctopus(op): 12:35am On Nov 30, 2013
By Adekoya Boladale

‘By the grace of God, when ACN is sworn-in, we would provide FREE education for all primary and secondary students and there would also be FREE medical care for pregnant women and children’- Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (2011)

For those privileged enough to witness firsthand the glorious administration of Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the Premier of the then Western Region, the memories of pure leadership and true dedication to service by the late sage is indeed impossible to wipe off. Amongst his numerous landmarks, two stands out as historical and unforgettable. While other Regional Premiers were busy placing citizens in the army and public corporations to secure and protect the relevance of their Region, Awo was looking far beyond the moment. He understands the importance of human capital development and ventured into a free education and health care policy that reshaped the status of the western region.

So you could imagine the excitement on March 2011, in the city of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State when the governorship aspirant of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) declared among other things his resolve to make free education and free health service part of his seven-point-agenda. Not that this is a unique promise bearing in mind the decades of abuse and bastardization of the term ‘free’ by all manner of politicians and political jobbers, but this time around the man in the picture sounded genuine and truthful. He wasn’t promising a total free health care but one that concerns expectant mothers and children. He was careful to list primary and secondary school students as the only eligible class for the free education policy. This was fair enough and very realistic or so we thought.

Years after that declaration in Ijebu ode, the health and education sector in Ogun state is in comatose. The people have come to realize that the promise made on that day was nothing but mere charade conceived only to deceive and manipulate the judgment of the electorates while casting their vote. The less privileged citizens who proceeded to the state medical centers in search of free health services were turned back to their dismay. Stories of primary and secondary schools declared to be free for all and sundry are better told by students who attend the state schools and parents who directly feel the burden. Even though tuition fees have been eradicated, the state government through the back door strategically formulated a new policy which requires students to pay for learning equipment such as chairs, tables and Parent Teachers Association (PTA) levies. A cummulative of these payments supersedes the initial tuition fees being paid by the students.

Away from the failed promises one would have expected the state government to ensure adequate and appropriate facilities are available in each of the sectors. The importance of modern equipment in health centres and schools cannot be over emphasised. But it seems the state government is more concerned about urban renewal other than the lives and wellbeing of the citizens.

Few weeks ago the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Ogun state chapter having been pushed to the limits cried out to the world on the putrefied state of the state owned hospitals and health centres and the non payment of 30-month salaries to doctors. Listening to the association President, my initial judgement was that he was a paid antagonist positioned to sore the integrity of the state government. But curiousity got the better part of me and so I decided to see things for myself. Going round the major health centres within the state I must confess that I am deeply ashamed to call Ogun my State of Origin. Permit me to share few of the pictures I took while going round the state owned hospitals and health centres.

If the state of the health centers is alarming then wait till you see the schools. The deplorable condition in which students and pupils are conditioned to receive lectures is unimaginable. Some of the schools are roofless while a vast majority of students are being made to sit on bare floors during lectures.

Recently the state government rolled out free textbooks and note books to students. The event was widely reported in major new and traditional media. This is a laudable venture only that the exercise came with a clause. The receiving students were mandated not to take the text books home as these were the properties of the state government; the books were only available for use during school hours while students are required to ensure names are not also written on the books. One is then left to ask, how does these students work on assignments and further readings?

It is important to appreciate the efforts of the state government on construction of roads and bridges but other key sectors of the state which include but not limited to health and education should be given priority too. If the state government can award road contract for whopping One Billion Naira per kilometre and even go further to access loans of over Two Hundred Billion Naira for bridges and expansion then nothing stops it from working excessively on the germane areas such as health and education.

Health they say is wealth, in spite of the road networks and beautiful bridges, if the common man who cannot afford the luxury of private health and educational institutions is made to fall victim of half baked education and environmental disease such as cholera then of what good will these infrastructures be?

The government must take cognisance of the fact that power is a thing held in trust, the people believed in the vision he publicised while seeking for election and so voted for him. If he decides not to live up to his promise then it is nothing short of fraud. Projects that impact directly on the lives of the people should be given priority above those that are seemingly fanciful.

http://saharareporters.com/report/ogun-state-tale-failed-promises-1-adekoya-boladale
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 7:29pm On Nov 29, 2013
naptu2: Finally! You've answered the question. The truth is, there will be those who will forgive him and there will be those who will never forgive him.

It's possible that the woman and the people of Edo could forgive him, whether he goes to see the woman or not. It's also possible that he might go and see the woman and she and the people of Edo would forgive him, whether he compensates her or not. It's also possible that he could go and see her and make her a road safety official and use the opportunity to preach about road safety and street trading and the woman and the people of Edo would forgive him, even though people on nairaland choose not to. An individual might not be happy, but that doesn't mean that he gets to choose the quality of apology that's acceptable.

My aunt lost her son in the London bombing. She has forgiven the bombers, even though others have not. The others might be angry, but they don't get to decide if she forgives or not.
You are back to your old ways again. That is why I said your question was silly. Is whether they forgive him or not the issue? What has that got to do with the iddiot governor doing the right thing? What is worse than the iddiots action is the meaningless spin some of you are making out of it. Tell your evil governor to go and do the right thing.
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 6:10pm On Nov 29, 2013
naptu2: I wonder if it's just emotions, or if you have some kind of political interest in this, but the truth is that you haven't answered my questions.

Ok, let me humour you a bit. What if he apologises to the woman and she forgives him and the people of Edo State forgive him, but nairalanders do not forgive him? What then?
The only reason I am responding to you is because I know we have engaged decently in the past, otherwise I find your questions silly, no offense.

If NL do not forgive him? He should just do the right thing, datz all! People will form their opinions. Those who will forgive, will forgive him. Those who will not, will not. When you mess up as a public officer, you live with the consequences. You dont go asking if they dont forgive you, what next? What kind of question is that? If you dont want any consequences, then you dont mess up in the first place. There are people who will never forgive him even if he buys a private jet for that woman. But the most important thing is for him to do the needful.

That purported crap apology up there is an insult to everyones intelligence
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 5:44pm On Nov 29, 2013
naptu2: Finally, you've put your emotions aside and are now thinking rationally (at least I hope so).

There's nothing silly about my question. I ask that question for a good reason.

Some people are making demands on the governor, when they are not the ones who have been wronged. One poster said that "he must give the woman 200,000" others have made other demands, so that question is, what if he apologises to the woman and she accepts his apology? What then? What happens to all the people that are making demands?
You kidding me? They were not the ones wronged? every citizen of Edo state was wronged. Every Nigerian was wrong! I told you to try and come down from your high horse sometimes and truly feel the people. Some of you are detached from reality. Whether someone say 220k or 500k is inconsequential. If the governor has enough sense, he should know what to do that will assuage peoples feelings at least to some extent. I heard the Edo PDP has already raised some funds for the woman. Can you blame them. I would do the same if I was in their shoes. Oshiomole is messing up big time
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 5:17pm On Nov 29, 2013
naptu2: You have not addressed any of the things I posted. I condemned the governor yesterday and I petitioned the supermod to put the topic on the front page. But the fact remains that the governor's comments were directed at the woman. If he apologises to her and she forgives him, what then?

You simply expressed emotions because you couldn't counter the fact that there's no correlation between the Bode George case and the Oshiomole incident.

Lastly, I couldn't care less whether you think I'm a republican party or democratic party supporter. That's your problem, not mine.
So why ask a silly question like you are mocking people for the genuine anger they feel. Most people have said already, he should go apologize to the woman. So why ask them such a silly question? You trivialize the issue like it is nothing so you get what you get
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 5:13pm On Nov 29, 2013
pascyj: The PDP slave has finally found his voice.He ruled Edo State for 11 good years,no development.The PDp cares about widows?Even the widows are laughing.The widows know Mr no progress/Ancient city from Mr Modern/Progress.Mumu,Anuofia.Go and die,Fool.
Keep it up. We need the fuel!
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 5:11pm On Nov 29, 2013
Bright De Gea: oga thats enough
What is enough? Are you ok?
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 5:09pm On Nov 29, 2013
pascyj: You arrogate too much stupidity to your self.Oshiomhole's loved by the widows and you Mr Pubic can't change that.I get ur time.Go And Die.I hope u r a widow too.Not joking,you big Fool.I'll Fight you Fire for Fire,you have no spine.Una never plenty reach.
Bring it on! Hater of the people! The "go and die congress". Shame on you!!!
Politics › Re: Oshiomhole Apologises For His Heartless Comments To A Widow by theoctopus: 5:06pm On Nov 29, 2013
naptu2: Bode George committed a crime against the state, for which he was punished. The public is upset with him because he was not remorseful and he has never accepted that he did anything wrong.

Oshiomole did not commit a crime against the state and is thus not being prosecuted by the state. He has already expressed remorse for his actions and will probably do so again. It's not the same.
This is the problem with you APC supporters (I know you will deny you are one). You think being legalistic is more important than serving people. You talk academic jargon because you think you are ruling over firewood! That will be your party's undoing. You think it is more important to sit on your high horse and lecture everyone about how you have this bloody dream of an utopian society that will be built on egg shells and where people will be riding electronic bicycles in the skies.

You have no sense off compassion for the people you rule. You talk down on them like they are your slaves. That was what has brought this on Oshiomole. This isnt new. He has been doing this for a long time. He only just got caught on tape now. That is how God works. One day for the owner.

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