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I want to start this piece by heartily congratulating our amiable president, President Muhammadu Buhari on his historic inauguration. Now that God has brought us this far, we must settle for serious business without any form of excuse or delay. One of the most common commitments you made to us during your campaign days is public declaration of your assets, and it is inexcusable to begin to give any reason, no matter how logical it seems.

It is understandable you cannot eliminate corruption overnight, likewise power issue, unemployment, insecurity and most of the other challenges of Nigeria, but to begin to give excuses or reasons for not publicly declaring your assets which of course is within your immediate control may immediately send the wrong signal on your readiness to truly pursue your campaign promises and I will urge you Sir, to please do the needful without being pressed to do so. EXCESSIVE PLEA FOR PATIENCE IS ONE PLEASURE NIGERIANS LACK FOR NOW. God be with you

Finally, I took d exams yesterday all the way from Jos. Am still on my way back. Honestly, d questions are not funny atall, but by and large let's see what God will do for us.

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#princemillla

Buhari I know is a knowledgeable man, according to him he said he would start from security that "without security, Nothing can be done" .#




Well said my brother, no partiality at all. He Performs, I continue to support him, he fails, I will be in the front for his outster if possible before the expiration of his tenue but lets pray and hope he succeeds.


The point is, this Is the first time APC is clinching the federal position, whatever they do, determine how long they Stay in power. So the ball is in their court.

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#barcanista

Since when has goodluck become the measurement for APC? If the APC couldn't achive 5% of those at their respective states, how then do one expect them to deliver? You can tell those sermons to the birds. Goodluck remains the most democratic President ever despite his short-comings.#





If you say Goodluck is the most democratic president Nigeria ever had, did that translate into - food on the table of the poor Nigerian masses, jobs to battalions of Nigerian unemployed, security to the defenceless Nigerian populace, light to the Nigerian people who are groaning in despair of darkness and you may wish to add to the list. If your answer to the above is no, then I will recommend you comment objectively else you may be disapointing me personally because I have regards for your contributions on this forum honestly.

#barcanista
And they couldn't achieve any of these in any of the states they govern? Make una better deliever sha#



But you know Goodluck's level of failure is unimaginable my brother, you of all pple know better, political affiliations aside!

Looking at the APC manifesto and the expectations of Nigerians, and trying to compare it with the current economic reality of the country and the recent statements of the president- elect, it seems to me that the man does not have water tight plans on ground to address the avalanche of the Nigerian problems as he promised. As I have always said in my previous posts, Nigerians don't have the time for any form of try by error. Now, for those who also believe in this change, what are the things on ground that can point to the realization of the APC manifesto?




Manifesto

NATIONAL SECURITY

Urgently address capacity building of law enforcement agents in terms of quantity and quality as this is critical in safeguarding the sanctity of lives and property;
Establish a well-trained, adequately equipped and goals driven Serious Crime Squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide;
Begin widespread consultations to amend the Constitution to enable States and Local Governments to employ State and Community Police to address the peculiar needs of each community. This would mean setting boundaries for Federal, State and Community Police through new Criminal Justice legislation to replace the Criminal Code, the Penal Code and the Police Act.
Push for more support in the security and economic stability of the sub-region [ECOWAS] and AU as a whole and maintain a strong, close and frank relationship with West Africa, South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African countries.


CONFLICT RESOLUTION, NATIONAL UNITY, SOCIAL HARMONY

Establish a Conflict Resolution Commission to help prevent, mitigate and resolve civil conflicts within the polity;
Bring permanent peace and solution to the Niger Delta and other conflict prone areas such as Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia in order to engender national unity and social harmony;
Initiate policies to ensure that Nigerians are free to live and work in any part of the country by removing state of origin, tribe, ethnic and religious affiliations and replace those with state of residence.


JOB CREATION AND THE ECONOMY

Maintain sound macro-economic policy environment, run an efficient government and preserve the independence of the Central Bank;
Restore and strengthen financial confidence by putting in place a more robust monitoring, supervising and regulating of all financial institutions;
Make our economy one of the fastest growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually;
Embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition scheme for graduates along with the creation of Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 1 million new jobs every year, for the foreseeable future;
Integrate the informal economy into the mainstream and prioritize the full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data;
Expand domestic demand and consider undertaking associated public works programmes;
Embark on export and production diversification including investment in infrastructure; promote manufacturing through agro based industries and expand sub-regional trade through ECOWAS and AU;
Make Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy;
Balance the economy across regions by the creation of 6 new Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as champions of sub-regional competitiveness;
Put in place a N300bn regional growth fund (average of N50bn in each geo-political region) to be managed by the REDAs, encourage private sector enterprise and support to help places currently reliant on the public sector;
Amend the Constitution and the Land Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests in land along with matching grants for states to create a nationwide electronic land title register on a state by state basis;
Create additional middle-class of at least 2 million new home owners in our first year in government and 1 million annually thereafter; by enacting a national mortgage system that will lend at single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses.


AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

Modernize the sector and change Nigeria from being a country of self-subsistence farmers to that of a medium/commercial scale farming nation/producer;
Create a nationwide food inspectorate division with a view to improving nutrition and eliminating food-borne hazards;
Inject extra N30bn to the Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates for capital investment on medium and commercial scale cash crops;
Guarantee a minimum price for selected crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products as and when necessary.


INDUSTRIALIZATION

Formulate a robust industrialization policy and provide a conducive environment for a private sector led industrial base for the economy, promote entrepreneurship that would help usher in new industries, new jobs, new knowledge and utilization of information and communication technologies;
Create growth centers through the promotion of industrialization in all regions by encouraging the use of local resources.
Promote innovation by investing heavily in research, development, science and technology.
Support diversification of our economy from export of primary materials to value added goods through supporting the establishment of a solid industrial base.
Ensure that key agricultural products such as cocoa and rubber go through value addition as opposed to exporting raw materials for industries in other countries.


OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Make the industry and Nigeria one of the world leading/cutting edge centers for clean oil and gas technologists, scientists, mega structure installation, drilling, processing, production engineers supported with best services and research facilities;
Fully develop the sector’s capacity to absorb more of the nation’s new graduates in the labour market. The sector will produce more home-grown world class engineers and scientists;
Modernize the NNPC and make it the national energy champion. Consider breaking it up into more efficient, commercially driven units and strip it of its regulatory powers and enable it tap into international capital market;
Enforce the government master plan for oil companies to end flaring that pollutes the air and damages people’s health and ensure that they sell at least half of their gas production within Nigeria;
Speedily pass the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensure that local content issues are fully addressed;
Make Nigeria the world’s leading exporter of LNG through the creation of strategic partnerships.


EDUCATION

Fully implement and enforce the provisions of the Universal Basic Education Act with emphasis on gender equity in primary and secondary school enrollment whilst improving the quality and substance of our schools;
Targeting up to 15% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system;
Implement performance based education as against the current certificate based qualification;
Enhance teacher training and improve the competence of teachers along with vigorous national inspection;
Make learning experiences more meaningful for children and make education more cost-effective;
Develop and promote effective use of innovative teaching methods/materials in schools;
Ensure a greater proportion of expenditure on university education is devoted to Science and Technology with more spaces allocated to science and technology oriented courses;
Establish at least six new universities of science and technology with satellite campuses in various states;
Establish technical colleges and vocational centers in each state of the federation;
Provide more conducive environment for private sector participation in all levels of education;
Establish six centers of excellence to address the needs of special education;


HEALTHCARE

Prioritize the reduction of the infant mortality rate by 2019 to 3%; reduce maternal mortality by more than 70%; reduce HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50% and other infectious diseases by 75%; improve life expectancy by additional 10 years on average through our national healthy living program;
Increase the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000; increase national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from less than N10,000 currently);
Increase the quality of all federal government owned hospitals to world class standard within five years;
Invest in cutting edge technology such as telemedicine in all major health centers in the country through active investment and partnership programs with the private sector;
Provide free ante-natal care for pregnant women, free health care for babies and children up to school going age and for the aged and free treatment for those afflicted with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS;
Boost the local manufacture of pharmaceuticals and make non adulterated drugs readily available.


SENIOR CITIZENS, YOUTH SPORTS AND CULTURE

Ensure timely payment of retirement benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and create a poverty safety net for all aged citizens above the age of 65;
Provide the opportunities for youths to realize, harness, and develop their full potentials and to facilitate the emergence of a new generation of citizens committed to the sustenance of good governance and service to the people and the country;
Establish world class sports academy and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics;
Revive the Nigerian football league and put incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues;
Put in place measures to identify talents early and ensure their participation in local and international games to enable them become professionals;
Mandate schools and communities to create playgrounds/sports centers with needed equipment to develop skills;
Assist Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course.


WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Ensure the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution;
Guarantee that women are adequately represented in government appointments and provide greater opportunities in education, job creation and economic empowerment;
Recognize and protect women empowerment and gender equality with special emphasis on economic activities in development and in rural areas;
Promote the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the National Assembly for women.


ENVIRONMENT

Ensure compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country;
Create shelter belts in states bordering the Sahara Desert to mitigate and reverse the effects of the expanding desert;
Support and accelerate the implementation of regional water transfer initiatives across the country;
Adopt a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country;
Create teams of volunteers to plant and nurture economically viable trees in arid regions;
Restructure the Ecological Fund Office to enable it meet today’s environmental challenges;
Regulate the timber industry to ensure that double the number of trees felled are planted by the loggers;
Ensure full compliance with town-planning and environmental laws and edicts.


FOREIGN POLICY

Make regional integration a priority within ECOWAS including free trade with a view to ensuring that a common tariff and currency are achieved by 2020 under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership;
Maintain strong, close and frank relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world;
Establish a new special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners
around the world.
http://www.allprogressivescongress.org/manifesto/
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erhigason@yahoo.com

Got the invite for the CBT of NDDC taking place @ RUST, PH. Those participating lets rub minds pls.

Does Ehedioha becomes speaker between may 29th and june 6th or will Tambuwal still retain the speakership as a governor of Sokoto state between the time in question? Expert opinions pls.

I feel everybody should be free to express their concerns within the the spectrum of decorum (bacarnista) inclussive. However, deleting his old post is way off track! I also feel divergent opinion is good for the polity, so no one should be banned.

erhigason@yahoo.com

[quote author=jude33084 35 years is like 25 lol # But that is not how its suppose to be, what then happens to sincerity and morality? Something has to be done about it.

You have a friend who is 35yrs, a graduate with a 2:1 in engineering but no job. Whenever there is an opening, he is often disqualified due to age disadvantage thereby reducing his chances since most jobs are for those in their 20s. Your friend cannot reduce his age because its against his faith, but he despirately needs a job as he has a family to take care of. What will be your advise to him?

Ogboru should go and sit down! A greedy man whose interest is always selfish. He is always the first to run away, leaving all those who fought for him in total abandonment. To make a simple sacrifice, he will never agree, the same thing he did to late sen. Pius Ewerido before his death. Ogboru does not have the interest of the Urhobo nation at heart, he is only exploiting them for his narrow interest and he will never succeed! Quote me wrongly, and u head to the LAGOOOOOOOON!!!

#DUNKA post


My polling unit Tudun wada polling unit 002 Jos, Plateau State House of Assembly: APC 192. PDP 212. Invalid votes: 20.# Ok, hope the process was peaceful

The independent national electoral commission, INEC insisted on the use of card readers and also promised to ensure improvement against the hitches experienced during the presidential election of March 28. Nigerians, what is the performance rating of the card readers in your area? Sincere contributions please.

Please let us have a live update from your area.

All those on the plateau should please report situation in your area. All reports should be real and non-centimental. Here in Utan GRA, the two polling units are agog with enthusiastic voters, the mood of voters apppear a little unpredictable, could APC cause an upset on the plateau? Lets hear from you!

#chuna1985
He will fight tinubu, OBJ, Amechi, All senators , All house of rep members n all governors . I laugh, u will be very disappointed .#


You have to also understand that he can use isolation method to execute this fight. As soon as Nigerians begin to see the benefit of putting these people out of circulation, the fight will become Nigerians'. These people put together is just an infinitesimal proportion of the suffering Nigeria masses. There is nothing that can stand on the way of a revolution that is championed by the people, it i never easy, but very possible with the right leadership.

#chuna1985
Lol. I've tried so many times to explain corruption to many Nigerians n dey don't ever understand. Corruption is controlled not stopped, u can only be able to control it when a bulk of the country is working wit u.

Always remember that corruption is worldwide, and its PERMANENT#


No doubt, it is pertinent to note that for majority of the country to work with a leader, such a leader can either use persuation or cohersion which in this case he can use the two. Persuation by making the people see the need to collectively fight corruption and cohersion by full dispensation of justice in line with the law which is what has been lacking in the goodluck administration.

#chuna1985
The worse waste of time is discussing the impossible.
buhari can never fight corruption in Nigeria, MARK MY WORD#.

I believe he can with determination and commitment

#Wendyslim Nice post. The wind of change is already blowing ops. Sai buhari

This change must be felt my brother, no time!

No doubt, corruption is the bane of Nigeria's socio-economic problems, and there is no way President Buhari can succeed in this fight without having to step on some very powerful toes, APC stalwarts inclusive! As a president of the country, he must be seen to be doing justice to all and sundry. If Nigeria must be on a part of total healing, corruption must be collectively fought and to do this effectively, all hands must be on deck. I have come up with the following ways I feel corruption could be fought and justice will be seen to have been done.

1. Amnesty: Yes, amnesty! Until late president Umar Ya'Adua introduced this programme, militancy was a great national epidemic. It appeared strange at first but it became a master stroke eventually. If he begins to hound corrupt PDP leaders, he will be seen to be selective and this will not be in the nation's interest because what the PDP hawks are guilty of, the so called progressive are equally guilty of it! So, I will recommend a declaration of amnesty for corrupt past leaders. This amnesty should be on the basis of refund or plea bargain as some people may want to call it. The concerned corrupt official will be given a window of refund, that is after investigation has been carried out to ascertain how much has been looted. This way, no one will complain of victimization as it will affect all. As for those in the APC, who supported his election, this will have afforded them the opportunity to prove their sincere readiness for change. The advantage of this programme, is the fact that all those who decide to be obstinate can then be summarily dealt with according to the law without exception, because the line would have been clearly drawn.

2. Antecedent: He should work with people who have antecedent. The only reason GMB was returned as president against all the campaign of calumny by the PDP is his antecedence. Nigerians voted for a Buhari, not APC in the real sense. He should not fall for any long list of politicians. He should ensure that best Nigerians with proven records of accomplishments are given the opportunity to contribute to national development irrespective of political or religious affiliations. He must use people of proven character because no time for try by error , Nigerians mean business so he must hit the ground running if he must succeed in the fight against corruption.

3. Transparency: Government business must be seen to be transparent by all standard .For example, if any government agency is carrying out recruitment, such an exercise must be totally transparent. He can take a clue from the ongoing immigration recruitment. Yes, they may have failed in the first instant but the second exercise appears to be fair so far. First, they sent messages to all applicants to update their information and when they eventually shortlisted for the CBT, it was published state by state. If after the exams, they can equally publish the list of successful applicants according to their states and score, the process will be so transparent that acrimony will be eradicated which will in turn build confidence in government. This should be extended to all other government businesses, and he will see how fast Nigeria will grow.

4. Leadership: His Excellency, GMB must provide the needed leadership . Truth be told, what Nigerians have missed in the Goodluck presidency has been lack of leadership. People were busy doing as they pleased so Nigeria became a yo- man's land where anything goes! All Nigerians need is a leader with the right sense of judgment, detribalized and emotionally stable person who will lead from the front and Nigerians will enthusiastically follow and not a leader who will preach ' DO WHAT I SAY BUT NOT WHAT I DO'. GMB must not be seen or even perceived to be sentimental in any form; religious, political or even tribal. NIGERIA MUST BE HIS CONSTITUENCY!.

@fromnigeri Hope you're not a Jonathanian suggesting these.
I don't know how times you made such suggestions to GEJ.


check my previous post, that should defined my position

No doubt, corruption is the bane of Nigeria's socio-economic problems, and there is no way President Buhari can succeed in this fight without having to step on some very powerful toes, APC stalwarts inclusive! As a president of the country, he must be seen to be doing justice to all and sundry. If Nigeria must be on a part of total healing, corruption must be collectively fought and to do this effectively, all hands must be on deck. I have come up with the following ways I feel corruption could be fought and justice will be seen to have been done.
1. Amnesty: Yes, amnesty! Until late president Umar Ya'Adua introduced this programme, militancy was a great national epidemic. It appeared strange at first but it became a master stroke eventually. If he begins to hound corrupt PDP leaders, he will be seen to be selective and this will not be in the nation's interest because what the PDP hawks are guilty of, the so called progressive are equally guilty of it! So, I will recommend a declaration of amnesty for corrupt past leaders. This amnesty should be on the basis of refund or plea bargain as some people may want to call it. The concerned corrupt official will be given a window of refund, that is after investigation has been carried out to ascertain how much has been looted. This way, no one will complain of victimization as it will affect all. As for those in the APC, who supported his election, this will have afforded them the opportunity to prove their sincere readiness for change. The advantage of this programme, is the fact that all those who decide to be obstinate can then be summarily dealt with according to the law without exception, because the line would have been clearly drawn.
2. Antecedent: He should work with people who have antecedent. The only reason GMB was returned as president against all the campaign of calumny by the PDP is his antecedence. Nigerians voted for a Buhari, not APC in the real sense. He should not fall for any long list of politicians. He should ensure that best Nigerians with proven records of accomplishments are given the opportunity to contribute to national development irrespective of political or religious affiliations. He must use people of proven character because no time for try by error , Nigerians mean business so he must hit the ground running if he must succeed in the fight against corruption.
3. Transparency: Government business must be seen to be transparent by all standard .For example, if any government agency is carrying out recruitment, such an exercise must be totally transparent. He can take a clue from the ongoing immigration recruitment. Yes, they may have failed in the first instant but the second exercise appears to be fair so far. First, they sent messages to all applicants to update their information and when they eventually shortlisted for the CBT, it was published state by state. If after the exams, they can equally publish the list of successful applicants according to their states and score, the process will be so transparent that acrimony will be eradicated which will in turn build confidence in government. This should be extended to all other government businesses, and he will see how fast Nigeria will grow.
4. Leadership: His Excellency, GMB must provide the needed leadership . Truth be told, what Nigerians have missed in the Goodluck presidency has been lack of leadership. People were busy doing as they pleased so Nigeria became a yo- man's land where anything goes! All Nigerians need is a leader with the right sense of judgment, detribalized and emotionally stable person who will lead from the front and Nigerians will enthusiastically follow and not a leader who will preach ' DO WHAT I SAY BUT NOT WHAT I DO'. GMB must not be seen or even perceived to be sentimental in any form; religious, political or even tribal. NIGERIA MUST BE HIS CONSTITUENCY!.
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The wind of change is blowing powerfully across the country and as a true progressive, I support change in Delta. Do you support the Ibori dynasty or would you rather, join the the change wagon? Lets hear your opinion

@EverestdeBliu: you should read and understand before you comment, pls.