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ndu_chucks: The authorities have been able to conduct free and fair elections whenever its a soecial election wherein only one state at a time is involved. They do this by displaying a very heavy millitary/police presence.

I don't believe they can replicate this winning solution in a nation-wide election situation. Current kudos are out of order.

Yomieluv: Jonathan should use his resource to contain the crisis at home in Nigeria.

Why not remove the peg in ur eyes,before removing the log in someone's eye.

This Big brother role of Nigeria in Africa should bo minimized,we have so many problems plaquing us here,rather than forming "all is well" to other nations.

take dat: Shame on all those who organised prayer sessions for her recovery while she claimed she wasn't hospitalised and Shame on Dame for telling us this bold lie after God had intervened in the process of her recovery.

MAYOWAAK: Once again, we must impress it upon compatriots who are validating the civic process by asking appropriate questions about the Presidency's handling of the first lady's health safari - and the attendant circus of her arrival - to ignore the Stockholm Syndromed paracletes of power who are all over social media trying to lay a guilt trip on conscientious Nigerians. How can you descend so low? Why ar...
en't you part of the welcome party? Why aren't you rejoicing over her recovery and return? Isn't it the human thing to do? On and on they drone with guilt tripping nonsensical questions. What they forget is the insufferable, foundational fact of a people insulted one and the repeated time by the Presidency. They forget that the Presidency had insisted - against all evidence - that the First Lady was only taking "a moment's rest" after the arduous task of organizing an African First Ladies' jamboree. So what exactly is the point when these noisemakers hound conscientious citizens for not "displaying the spirit of human kindness by wishing the first lady quick recovery"? Quick recovery from what? From a moment's rest? The owner of the head says she has no headache but AGIP social media noisemakers are accusing citizens picking the bill of the non-headache of not taking panadol on behalf of the owner of the healthy head. Speaking of recovery, where is Prof. Wole Soyinka when you need him? Soyinka once blasted Aondoakaa for speaking from "the four compass points of his mouth". Where is he when you need him to ascertain how many compass points there are in the Presidency's mouth? How can somebody arrive from Germany, deny being hospitalized in one sentence, and in the very next sentence, "thank Nigerians who prayed for her recovery"? When they make up their mind to level with the Nigerian people and tell us what really happened - and don't nobody come up with that canard that she is a private citizen and we don't deserve to know - we shall be in the position to sympathize. For now, it is an insult to ask us to sympathize with a lie.

Sam Milla: Dear Mrs Jonathan,
If you remember what Nigerians, including you and your husband went through during Yar'adua,s long stay in Saudi Arabia, you will be greatful to those who speculated that you had surgery.
Meanwhile since you did not find it worthy to tell us what you went there to do instead you concentrated on denying the little information we have,
You will still remain in Germany to those who heard that you went there on tv and have not been able to hear that you have returned due to power failure in their areas.

To me, you went to hide Nigeria's money, using hospital as cover.
More allegations will follow until we know for sure what you went there to do.
Yours faithful SM.

Toks2008: MUST WE IMPORT?

rahman137: U got it wrong all wrong, even NOI, SLS said it that deregulation will not reduce price of petrol den why all d bullshit. pls oo abeggi if den no give me subsidy wetin else dey wan give. security na me dey provide dt one, water me drill borehole, power me get generator, even road na community effort. pls o without subsidy wetin government go dey do///

cap28: i think Jonathan needs to come clean -he knows whats going on but he's hiding behind all these pathetic lies.

come clean mr president.

Puntae: Now I move a motion for a formal disbandment of and disassociation from Sahara Reporters, the news they emit are indeed dangerous to our health and are likely to make us (Nigerian) retards... In the light of this, I, my future wife and children shall distance ourselves from this plague called SAHARA REPORTERS!

emindu: THERE comes a time in the history of a people when God blesses them with a leader with a particular mandate. For the people of Abia, aptly called God’s Own State, there is every indication that the supplication of the people unto their Maker for a divine lifting of afflicted yoke caused by long period of political and economic slavery has attracted divine intervention.
The result today is a true reflection of the Biblical saying that when the righteous are on the throne, the people rejoice. For Governor Theodore Orji, under whose administration the state has seen the total paradigm shift in both governance and content of service delivery, the abundance of God’s mercy upon him and the mandate cannot be over-emphasised.
From a fluttering beginning due to known consequence of deceitful political alliance akin to the kind of marriage between the cow and the butcher, governance and service delivery in a democratic setting had a huge question mark. However, with determination and rare courage though not without pockets of adulterated opposition, the Governor was able to rescue the state from the chambers of dark forces. Then came his vow and promise to the people of the state to hold him accountable for all actions and inaction(s) of his administration. With just a year into his second term of office, Governor Orji has left no one in doubt that indeed some dark forces were the cogs on the wheels of the progress of the state.
Within the period under review, the proportion of infrastructural development in the state has witnessed a high commensurate yield which has also left few opposing scoundrels in the state with no other option than to merely haul sand to give the impression that it is fulfilling all righteousness. From the massive infrastructures being put up in the state capital city Umuahia, to the courageous tackling of the infrastructural challenges in Aba the commercial heart beat of the state and the entire East, the present administration has left no one in doubt of its mission.

Just recently, Governor Orji etched his regime’s name in gold when it took care of a perennial problem that had defied solution to previous administrations in the state in the last 20 years. The popular Ukwu-Mango leading into Ariaria which had before now turned into a forest due to its impregnable nature, has today become a beautiful thorough fare for commuters. Hate or like him, the impact of the actualised dream will for a very long time remain evergreen in the minds of the residents of the city. The glory, of course, knows its destination. The residents of Aba have never had it so good.
Under the same period, the Governor had rehabilitated the Ama-Ogbenna, Okigwe road, the Osusu- Omuma Road, which roads were in the year 2000 “politically” commissioned by the then Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. From Osusu, the story moved to Danfodio by East, to Our Lady of Lourdes, and the Old Express by Samek. The government in response to the welfare of students and staff of the Abia State Polytechnic Aba, constructed an over-head bridge to reduce the rate of vehicular accidents in front of the campus.
Coming to the state capital, the story has truly changed. People of Amaeke where burials are held only during dry seasons have heaved a sigh of great relief. The non-existing Amaeke road that could better pass as a slave-trade route has been fully rehabilitated and commissioned. It is even an unbelievable story for people of Ukome and Mbom where Nwa-bekee (local reference to development) has eventually visited. For the years that they had existed, Mbom has never seen a tarred road since creation. Same story is now told in Emede who for many decades have survived through “jump and pass” infrastructural development. Still counting, it is positive turn-around for the World-Bank-Agbama Road, Umuafai-Lodu-Ahiaeke road, Okwuta-Isieke, Okwoyi-Iyienyi as well as the Nkata-Alike Umukabia-Ohuhu road.
In the Southern Senatorial Zone, the century-old adage that there is no short route to Aro (an acronym for Arochukwu) is no longer obtainable. Under Ochendo, the long stretch Arochukwu road from Ndi-Uduma Awoke in OhafiA Local Government is now being constructed.

This is in addition to the Amaekpu-Okagwe road in same Ohafia. It is equally a historic account from Ndi Okorie Abam down to Ndi- Itu. One striking feature in Abia is that the road constructions are carried out by contractors who upon the award of the jobs get instant mobilisation. This is a sharp contrast from the reigning college manual labour roads in some neighbouring states.
As we read this, the state government is very responsive of the need to ensure that all arms of government are functioning optimally, hence the need for human and capacity building. The state workforce is patiently waiting for the completion and commissioning of the State Secretariat with a complete over-haul of the old one. This is just as the two cities of Aba and Umuahia are seeing the eloquent presence of the judiciary made manifest with the dual construction of two gigantic High Court complexes.
The health sector record is a positive statement already made, hence it would be trite to begin fresh enumeration.
It is nothing to the residents of the State that despite all the efforts of the State government, the government is still under the attack and bad press of a few. It is also quite amusing that some whiff of criticism comes from some ignorant sections outside the state. This is essentially from those who felt they should join the fray because there is a bandwagon rush.

ubandire: I have read through that report. There is nothing there to suggest that Maku apologized to the senate remorsefully.
If somebody is quoted in the press and he still stands by what he said, it cannot be an apology. The so called apology is a carricuture one that was just issued from the lips.
It was just a diplomatic apology meant to prevent unnecessary political bickering between both arms. But we all know the truth. Maku said the truth.

ubandire: When a govt is set to work, it's easy to know. Every department devises a means to flow with the vision. This tour is a remarkable initiative by a Minjster of information who is keen on transformation.

Mandelaguy: Maku spoke as a principled man,he was quoted out context which is now a regular thing in Nigeria.

diva_tosin: These senators are just a bunch of clowns. I wonder if David Mark passed secondary school Government at all.
Where on earth did they come about the idea that a resolution of parliament is binding?
It is elementary knowledge that it is only laws passed by the National Assembly that assume a force of law not resolutions.
A resolution is not enforceable. It's breach cannot even give rise to an action in court.
I'm shocked that they have used pressure to extract a cosmetic apology from Maku.
The minister of Information was damn right in his statement.

dedeike: Beyond the drama, the town hall meeting was a wonderful platform for interaction between the government and the governed. It brought home the messsage that we are in a democracy where the citizens deserve the right to know how they are governed.

Thanks to the Information Minister, Labaran Maku, Nigerians are beginning to experience new frontiers in the art of information management in a democracy.
Formerly, government used to evolve propaganda and use jingles and branding to force it down our throats via NTA/FRCN. Today, the story has changed.
We don't hear all those good people, great nation mantras again. We are not bombarded with Mamser anthems again. Those propaganda stickers are fading away.

The new minister has evolved several platforms to bridge the communication gap between the people and the Government. I recall that sometime earlier in the year, he organised a ministerial platform session wherein all ministers were called in one by one to give account of their stewardship within one year in office. It equally had members of the public in attendance to ask questions.

The new good governance tour is meant to ascertain the state of govt projects at all levels. It's beautiful that a town hall meeting is attached to it wherein the citizens can come to air their views.

garripack: [size=30pt]TO HELL WIT MR PRESIDENT HIS GOVT. HIS ASSOCIATE HIS CLIQS TO HELL WIT DEM ALL RUBBISH[/size]

Countryman93: The bad side to the road constructions is increase in rent. The Bwari road from Dutse junction has been completed down to the Nigerian Law school. Many people now rush to such places to escape the big rents in AMAC. it takes lesser time to Acess the city centre from Bwari so it's no big deal stayinng in all those satellite towns located in area councils