₦airaland Forum

Smartgunna:
Thanks Bros
Kids with underdeveloped brains believe anything they read on the pages of newspapers. Have US threats removed Nkurunziza of Burundi from office after he illegally went for a third term? Have they removed Mugabe, Museveni, Paul kagame,Paul Biya and co? Joseph Kabila is going for a third term in Congo against the constitution, their threats haven't discouraged him either! Sudanese president has been indicted by the ICC, why have they not gone in to pick him up physically? What of Assad of Syria, is he not still in power?

The list is endless. Jonathan did the right thing by handing over, but if he had decided not to, nothing would have happened.

Gbam

kgr8mike:
You have a population of over 170 million people @ your beck and call n u r complaining and asking why u became president @ this time. This population is enough resources than $500/barrel of oil if you know how to harness it.

Think inward. Think home. Think Nigeria. Think. Think and please think and stop going from country to country as though they hold the solution to our challenges.

How many times do u see Obama move around? Think home dear president.

His vocation is vacation... Didn't you see this before you endorsed

Oh is $1 now =N=1

udemzyudex:
Lol... He never expererit


This was not what he bargain for, I guess he thought his body odour will change everything he touch

He is petrified and dazed by the complex things ..he has made true confession


Have you blames Jonathan today

NEW LAGOS TRAFFIC COURT SITTING STARTS MONDAY FEB 8

Please make sure you always obey the traffic law in Lagos state from Monday 8 Feb 2016 as it will not be business as usual for lagosians.

There will be immediate mobile production of offenders and if they can't pay the fine, EWON straight. So tell the people you know that may call you for help.

We are in new Lagos now, no more business as usual again. The mobile court will be moving around with lawyers, black Maria, cashier, police and towing vehicles.

Pass the information to your brothers, sisters, friends, uncle's, church members, colleagues, neighbours and everybody.

Please do something now. Thanks.
Above sent as received.


My take here is simple: JUST OBEY THE LAW OF THE LAND. PERIOD!

quid:
Agamefu Joe Igbokwe

Gbam

Ausbongean:
tinubu mouth piece,when ever this Igbo efulefu speak tinubu speak

It hurts that I share same state with that Joe of a man and his surname is igbokwe..such an opposite of his name

udemzyudex:
LOL... Baba sef Don buy wailing form.



For him to say this then I believe he have no plan of diversifying the economic, why bother about oil price when we have so many resources to profit from?


Gerrouthere menh

He is a wailer by proxy ..he has taken off claiming vacation

Vacation ko
Vocation ni

kilokeys:
They were so focused on fighting and fighting
No plan, no tested agenda
Buhari was in for the ego..


Shebi we are in this together

. Before the condition of Nigeria brings me down..

50 million pple go don die.. Including masses here on nl

Naso

I told them they said that I am igbo that I hate the man but I told them that I have not seen any blueprint from the kunu ducking and sipping man....they called for my head

I just laughed now they blame Jonathan ,blame ibb now they blame oil

I am been vindicated ..have you been to market lately ....the rate of inflation is terrible ..no masterplan ..the just blame blame blame

Thank lord the man has said it himself that he is awed and confused at this point in time


I am happy never trusted nor believed him


It's fun to be a wailing wailer you know

kilokeys:
Nigerians are just making me ashamed..

Did yarudua wail over OBJs incompetence?

Was OBJ the best?
We sit here and blame the past administration...
If it was that great, we wouldn't need change, would we?

Better come and work.. We know u don't have an agenda.. Just manage

We must see 1 dollar equate to 1 naira.

Leave the oil alone.
. We have agriculture, we have solid mineral resources

And most importantly we have abundant human resources..

Mtcheew.. I don vex

We must also see fuel sell 40 naira and see the lunch they promised the kids and above all we must see the 5k and 10k respectively to the jobless ones

One thing that make me glad daily is that I didn't buy those dummy they sold them ..never believed never voted

khalhokage:
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that with the quantum of problems his administration inherited, he sometimes wondered why he had to seek power at this time.

Buhari spoke in London while addressing members of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom.

Our correspondent obtained a transcript of the President’s address to the gathering on Friday.

Buhari said he wondered why oil, which used to sell for over $140 per barrel, would reduce to $30 per barrel during his time as the President.

Notwithstanding the problem, however, Buhari said he kept praying to God to be merciful to the over 170 million Nigerians who are exposed to poverty, illiteracy and other social ills.

He said, “With the problems we have in this government, I sometimes wonder. At least, this time around, I asked for it, I prayed for it, I went round the country and I asked for it. But the first time under the military, I allowed the military to take decision.

“But I say why me? Why is it that it is when they have spent all the money, when they made the country insecure that I returned?
“Why didn’t I come when the treasury was full? Oil price was over $140 per barrel and when I came, it slipped down to $30. Why me?
“I keep on praying to God to pity Nigeria and its over 170 million people who are exposed to climate change, illiteracy and poverty.”

The President, however, said his administration had succeeded in mopping up over N2.2trn as of January through the Treasury Single Account arrangement.

He said although the TSA was introduced by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, that administration could not implement it for reasons best known to its officials.

He said his administration decided to implement the arrangement when he came on board and discovered that the country was broke.
The President said, “You know the condition we are in now. I am sure with demands from home, in spite of what your effort is, you know we are really in trouble.

“We have tried to impose what we call Treasury Single Account. The reason is simple. This government did not initiate it, it was initiated by the previous government. But it was so unpopular to the bureaucracy, so the previous government for its own reasons, could not impose it.

“But when we came and we found out that we were broke, we said this is the way to do it.

“I will tell you two examples to convince you. Firstly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had more than 45 accounts. Ministry of Defence had more than 70 accounts. Tell me which Accountant-General can trace all these accounts?

“So, we imposed TSA. By the end of December, coming to January 2016, we mopped up more than N2.2trn which would have been used through bureaucratic system to raise vouchers and sign cheques so that they don’t go into the next budget.”

The President said Nigeria owed the United States and Britain a lot of appreciation for stopping the former administration from rigging the last presidential election.

He recalled that ahead of the elections, the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), urged the service chiefs and the then Inspector-General of Police to tell officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission that they could not guarantee their safety during the polls.

He said the then Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, however, gave a comprehensive report at a meeting of the National Council of State, where he said he would be able to deliver, at least, 60 per cent free and fair election.
The President said as of that time, the country had never gone beyond 45 per cent.

He said it took the intervention of US Secretary of State, John Kerry, for the last administration to conduct credible election.

He said, “Then we insisted that election must be done according to the constitution.

“At this point again, I must hasten to thank the United States for sending the Secretary of State, Kerry, to go and read the riot act to the previous government and speak to Prof. Jega, the Chairman of INEC and speak to us as opposition that the US would not tolerate any election outside the Nigerian constitution.

“They maintained the pressure from that date until after the election and the formation of the new government.

“I think Nigerians honestly should thank the US for this. The same thing with Britain, they used all their experience and their powers to make sure that the Federal Government did not rig the last election.

“We thank God, we thank these super powers and we thank technology. Why we thank technology is because of the permanent voter cards and the card readers.”

Buhari said the issue of Diaspora voting had been coming up in all the countries he had visited since the inception of his administration.

Copyright PUNCH.

Now we are done and gone ....bubu wants to throw the towel he is now blaming it on oil price


Have you blamed Jonathan today ?

Happy weekend

princejayboss:
Yeah... Very well said... I grew up respecting the traditional stool of my dad as a king and red cap cabinet but today I hurt me so much to see you kids to wear those red caps ... It hurts

It hurts to see the kids wear those red cap

But the titles behind the red cap can't be worn anyway it is achieved ..so keep respecting it bro

PentiumPro:
Hahahaha
Law School, ICAN, COREN, Medical school and all other professional bodies in Nigeria says the contrary.
Why don't you excel in Professional exams like you do in WASSCE?

Is your high blood pressure kits handy....cos the way you are going ....it a natter of time



Hmmmmmm

Raphael007:
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My friend you are so dumb and silly, i graduated from that school and I am self made. I run my own company in abuja here and I put food on more than 100 persons table and I am doing pretty well am very sure in your generation you will never amount much.

This is what I said...I never said that you can't put food on your table and you assume much .I repeat it ..,AAU is known for hooliganism

Simple ...can't you get simple comprehension..... How did you graduate Mr.Self Made ..people will just brag and brag


Funny peep....how did you graduate Oga ?

Etinosajay:
U try

Do am for ya own kids like dat, and pray they don't start school @ 11years

That's a humble advice that has been tastes and trusted

Etinosajay:
Lol, you're not serious.

How about measuring his height with a Metre rule? Or measure how big his brain is, with a basin?

I'm talking about a kid born between 2013-2016, not your ancestors

Lol

It really work....I did it for a client and if you try it..your kids education will never remain the same

Etinosajay:
Hi,

I would like parents here, as well as teachers or school administrators to share their opinion here.

What is the ideal or appropriate or "okay" age for a child (toddler) to be registered in school?

Say, Daycare, Toddler class, creche, as the case may be.

It's when a child can use his left hand to touch his right ears above the head

greatness22:
Bro, just try and visit the school to know more.

So that they will burn me or harangue me? Lie lie...I have heard enough so why should I visit ...I would prefer obudu cattle ranch . that will make me to be closer to nature

greatness22:
Its really shameful... The last i witness before i graduated was the burning of political science department...This is the school i graduated from.

Are they training arsonist and pyromaniacs in that school?

Just asking

SolexxBarry:
Bro u are correct,cultism and prostitutuon is d order of d day in AAU, but not all students tho,I'm a perfect example

Thanks for saying the truth ....you are the 15%

ikhibones:
guy shut up 4 thr..if u dnt hav anytin 2 say,jus read nd stay quiet instead saying wat u knw notin abt..

One has opined

It's a pity.....all I can say

idu1:
There heads is not correct....

Their heads are not in order

klassic:
I wonder why matured persons deliberately rely on hearsay to say rubbish. I finished from Aau, Ekpoma and I was neither a cultists nor a gigolo. Mind what you say.

Then you are the 15%



Exclusive… The plot to cut down Tinubu’s power in South West

in Politics February 5, 2016 7,189 Views

In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . .

Prominent cabinet members of President Muhammadu Buhari from the South-West have been strategising to form a well-grounded political structure aimed at wrestling the region from the strong grip of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Ripples Nigeria can exclusively report that the plot, which started before Buhari announced the ministerial list last year, has gained momentum in the last two months with at least three high profile meetings in Abuja among the actors.

Investigations revealed that those in the thick of the plot include Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Kayode Fayemi; Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu and Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun.

Fashola and Fayemi are said to be the arrowheads of the plot at the ministerial level, while Governor Ibikunle Amosun is believed to be the main mastermind.

The fear of Tinubu

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is also said to be in the scheme specifically targeted at taming Tinubu and whittling down his influence in the South West.

The plot, it was gathered, is to create a platform that will ensure Buhari’s reelection come 2019 since it has become apparent Tinubu might not be offering his support.

Sources privy to the plot, say Tinubu has become a common enemy for political heavyweights in the South West who are angry his pervasive influence in the region was becoming unbearable.

The former Lagos State governor practically determined the victory of President Buhari at the last general elections by delivering massive votes from the region despite efforts from former President Goodluck Jonathan to win in South West states.

Tinubu earlier ensured the successful formation of the APC, convincing the then G-7 Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governors to pitch their tent with the then nascent party against the ruling PDP.

Despite fears that the party will implode with the attraction of many PDP heavyweights at the presidential primary, Tinubu worked behind the scenes to ensure the emergence of Buhari, waving off the huge resources of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku.

His pivotal roles in the formation of APC led many party faithful and chieftains to adopt him as the National Leader of the party, a development that later worked against him before Buhari.

The beginning of anti-Tinubu scheme

Buhari, it was gathered, was specifically told by some APC chieftains from the North and South-West that Tinubu’s plan was to indirectly run the government for him.

The fact that the former Lagos State governor singlehandedly nominated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for Buhari further provided ammunitions for the anti-Tinubu elements to build a wedge between him and Buhari.

This is where Tinubu has an outstanding edge. He has the knack to discover leadership traits in his followers and empower them from seemingly insignificance to prominence. This was the magic that worked with Fashola and Fayemi as well as numerous others in the South West.

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This, it was learnt, was why Buhari tactically resisted attempts by Tinubu and some APC chieftains to install the National Assembly leadership through adoption of party’s candidates.

Tinubu, who was said to have received the green light from Buhari to support Senator Ahmad Lawan for the Senate Presidency and Femi Gbajamiamila for the Speakership, was shocked to realise that the Presidency had ditched him.

He was said to have backed out of the power play when he discovered that Buhari was merely painting him as the brain behind the National Assembly leadership crisis, contrary to an earlier agreement they had on the issue.

The President, investigations revealed, was sold the idea that Tinubu was trying to form a hedge around him through election of major political office holders.

A source in the know told our correspondent: “It was a simple plan that worked so well. Some people were angry Tinubu was becoming too powerful and close to Buhari, who was ready to please him, having realised he couldn’t have won the election without the Jagbaban.

“They just told Buhari that Tinubu will take over the presidency in no time since his man is the Vice President and the National Assembly leadership will also be loyal to him.

“No man will hear that and not balk. Buhari was convinced and decided to do nothing about the NASS leadership, which allowed Atiku and co to install Saraki.”

The scheme continued with the rejection of all ministerial nominees submitted by Tinubu to Buhari.

In Lagos State, it was learnt that Tinubu wanted former Commissioner, Yemi Cardoso to take the slot while Wale Edun, another of his former commissioner in Lagos was slated for the Ogun slot.

Sources close to the National Leader of the APC said he takes the battle as similar to the imbroglio in the 1950s when federal forces instigated a rift between the former Western Premier Late Samuel Akintola and Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Buhari opted for Fashola, knowing that the former governor was no longer in his godfather’s good book. The idea of making Fashola a super minister, it was gathered, was also to spite Tinubu and empower his former protégé for the coming political battles in the South West.

Amosun, according to investigations, also ganged up with Obasanjo to eliminate Edun for Ogun state slot in the ministerial slot, replacing him with Adeosun, who incidentally is a former employee of Edun in his private firm.

Obasanjo, it was learnt, convinced Buhari to hand over the powerful Finance ministry to the Ogun State nominee so that Tinubu will be fought to a standstill should the need arise to deploy resources for the South West battles.

The battle for the South West    

The South West is critical to the nation’s political structure. Whoever wins the region has always emerged President. It was gathered that the battle for the region is because of a major realignment for the 2019 presidential elections. Buhari is said to have shown interest in seeking re-election telling aides that he would require nothing less than a two term to fix the nation surgically.

Unknown to him, major actors from the region are also positioning themselves for reckoning for the same post in 2019, working on the theory that the President will be too old to convince voters in another four years.

This power-play, it was learnt, has turned the region to into a quiet war zone among political gladiators.

Under the direct command of Obasanjo and Amosun, they are said to have perfected plans to create a second force in the South West that will rubbish the structure of Tinubu.

The plot, which is planned in phases, will firstly work on anti-Tinubu sentiments in the region to destroy the support base of the former Lagos State governor.

The next move, according to sources privy to the arrangement, will be to form a parallel structure in all the six states of the region that will become more powerful and relevant by 2019.

Fashola and Fayemi are said to have keyed into the scheme because of personal grudges against Tinubu. While Fashola has not forgiven his political mentor for not allowing him install his successor, Fayemi is said to be angry that Tinubu didn’t do enough to help him win re-election in Ekiti State.

The former governors started the rebellion in the APC Progressives Forum under former President Jonathan where they battled to frustrate the emergence of John Odigie-Oyegun as National Chairman of the party.

Under the direct command of Obasanjo and Amosun, they are said to have perfected plans to create a second force in the South West that will rubbish the structure of Tinubu.

Tinubu had backed Odigie-Oyegun against Tom Ikimi, who was the candidate of the Progressive governors. They were said to have retreated to restrategise when Tinubu took them to the cleaners.

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Adeosun and Adebayo are in it because of their benefactors-Amosun/Obasanjo and Buhari respectively.

Inside the plots for a second term

The plot, it was gathered, is to create a platform that will ensure Buhari’s reelection come 2019 since it has become apparent Tinubu might not be offering his support.

They were said to have reminded the President how Tinubu fixed the election for Jonathan in 2011 and Buhari in 2015 in the region, stressing that he must be cut to size for the President to stand a chance.

Buhari is said to have bought into the idea, choosing to replace Tinubu with Obasanjo as his point man in the region with the active support of Amosun, Fashola, Fayemi and others.

This, it was gathered, was why the President offered all nominees from the region juicy ministries that might become available should federal resources become inevitable.

The political forces are said to have told the President that Tinubu has a heavy war chest with which he can prosecute any political battle in the nation, recalling how he singlehandedly started an opposition party that won the presidency in less than five years.

Tinubu, who has since maintained a tactical absence from the Presidential Villa, is said to be aware of the plot but has chosen to silently deploy his tactics.

He is more overseas these days to brainstorm and arrive at a working formula for the coming battles.

Sources close to the National Leader of the APC said he takes the battle as similar to the imbroglio in the 1950s when federal forces instigated a rift between the former Western Premier Late Samuel Akintola and Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Tinubu considers himself the modern Awolowo and Fashola as the new Akintola.

Like Akintola, Fashola is also a lawyer and orator. Tinubu, on his part, is blessed with the gift of leadership and political organisation. He has fierce loyalists and informants in almost all the institutions in the nation. Unlike Awolowo, he forgives easily and is flexible in his approach to political battles, turning old foes to political allies and assets.

The battle for the South West promises to be as interesting as it is hot. Already, a few close to the national leader have noticed that the former governors who used to be regular callers at the Boudillon, Ikoyi residence of Tinubu have kept their distance from the place since they became ministers.

Though extremely rich, Tinubu’s new political enemies are not as generous as the former Lagos State Governor. Most aides of Amosun, Fayemi and Fashola complained they were not empowered, with only the principals taking the spoils of office.

This is where Tinubu has an outstanding edge. He has the knack to discover leadership traits in his followers and empower them from seemingly insignificance to prominence. This was the magic that worked with Fashola and Fayemi as well as numerous others in the South West.

While his new-found adversaries are snobbish, Tinubu is a social success with friends across the nation and in all sectors.

As happened in the 50s resulting in the infamousWetie pogrom, the South West may be set on fire again as the scheming for 2019 gathers steam.



http://www.ripples.com.ng/exclusive-the-plot-to-cut-down-tinubus-power-in-south-west/

Philistine:
debate! u no get shame o! we are talking of brain tasking competitions u are talking of debate! smh!

Is debate not brain tasking Oga

Technically he has been on perpetual vacation ....if not ..tell me what he has achieved these few months

chigoizie7:
Lolz, guy, be serious nah.



The state of this nation is not giving me joy, the least is to make jest of it.


I heard our bubu is on 5days vacation, has he done any job to deserve a vacation? Naija I pray for thee.

And oby was busy shouting bring back our girls while the girls are busy having the best times and sexx of their lives


.misplaced priority

One thing I know is that in AAU what you get there is 85% cultism and prostitutions while 15% education


I not surprised at this news ....try engaging one of their graduates and understand what I am talking about


Ekpomski too much jhoor

Onyekwelu7:
pls can somebody help n tell dis governor dat Otu ocha dnt have light over 10 years ago.......can he help dis communities?

What happened to community efforts ...that's what we do in nnewi axis pls copy that

Anayordike:
Very commendable! But much still need to be done in terms of electricity in Anambra State as a whole. Ndi Anambra hadly enjoy power supply compare to other States . Go to Onitsha, Nnewi, Ihiala, etc it's nothings to write home about.
May be the Phcn or whatever is there nomenclature over there should be probed for corruption and blackmailing the effort of the government .

When ypu yalk and talk I would see where you come from

I am from nnewi south and Xmas time we had light through out never used gen...there is a step down station at amichi ....

why shut him up? It seems that truth is a bad thing In Naija......NAWA