Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 10:28am On Jul 23, 2015 |
drnoel: I dont understand the clamour for ministers. The country is in debt and people are looking for where to spend more money. There are only a handful of ministeries that do require and deserve to have ministers the rest can do without them. Simple logic will tell you that you spend money to make money...adding this to the adverse effects of not having such as captured in the main article begs for more questions about buhari's leadership quotient and credentials... |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 10:25am On Jul 23, 2015 |
BB013: This op is very clueless
Since wen did Nigeria population rise to 178million people?
Ur monicker said y not the truth but all I could read were all lies
Op I see u wanna be just like barcanista abi
U don't want him to take d curses nd insults alone
Nice one
Now go back to sleep What's our population figure as at today?...Is population a constant?...smh |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 10:22am On Jul 23, 2015 |
omenka: I'm sure you are simply too ignorant to know there are things called gas masks out there, go get one if you can't withstand the stench, or are you too poor to afford one??
In any case, you have four long tortuous years to suffer the stench and you would be a fool not to do anything about ameliorating your misery. My immunity to your stench is too strong...No matter the extent of poverty in the land, I won't become as miserable as you who survive from APC stipends for you to rant online even against common sense and conscience... Even the gala hawker on the street has more freedom of expression compared to you...who only say what's he's instructed to say for a meagre payment... and you claim to be man enough... |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 10:15am On Jul 23, 2015 |
socialmediaman: Mr President, I would advise You to keep to your schedule and avoid critics, that's all they can offer. They will not add a "dime" input to your government, all they can do is criticize and the moment you start listening to them, that's the moment you start derailing...
Like I stated, criticism is their job, ignore them
Those who voted you will give you the support you need to succeed... It's a game, fairness is necessary for its success You see ya life...partisanship and bigotry has beclouded your mind...that even when international observers speak you still see them through your myopic lens of PDP/APC debacle... |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 10:12am On Jul 23, 2015 |
naijainfogalery: There is nothing like nonsense here most of the people judging him is based on hatred. If Buhari doesn't fulfil his campaign promises my critic is gonna be heard all over the world On the contrary, you won't even decipher failure in leadership when you see one...Opinion expressed in this article are that of international observers...And that you carry a burden of hatred does not mean you see others through same mirror...thanks |
Career › Re: Must We Fail In Order To Succeed? by Whynotthetruth(m): 10:06am On Jul 23, 2015 |
neahyo: Good morning nairalanders, i just read this book 'tough times don't last but tough people do' and i've also read and heard many successful people talk on their road to success. So many of them talked on how they failed in some aspects of their life such as academics, projects, and so on. What really baffles me is this; must we fail in order to succeed?
Personally, i have not really failed in any thing i've done, so i tend to fear how i will handle major disappointments or failure.
Your advice will be highly appreciated!
Cc whynotthetruth, jarus, lalasticlala No you mustn't fail...Experiences are unique to individuals just as their personalities are...Some succeeded without much tales or hiccups while others passed through hell to make it...Your motivation should be this; If the man from Ebonyi state could succeed in Lagos/Sokoto, and transform his fortune with little or no education... then why not you with all your education?... Difference lies in our determination to excel, willingness to venture into unfamiliar grounds, and ability to ignore the thorns while picking the roses...Being afraid of failure is the FIRST BOLD towards failure...thanks |
Career › Re: Must We Fail In Order To Succeed? by Whynotthetruth(m): 9:56am On Jul 23, 2015 |
You already have a problem by accumulating "Fear of the Unknown" and underestimating your God given abilities and innate potentials...Mistakes are part and spice of life...It makes your history rich...Don't be afraid to make one...and be quick to admit it when you do...make necessary amends and pick lessons therein to move on...Kill your fears and feed your faith...Trust in your abilities and God...Open the windows of your mind...Read more voraciously... Be Ready Always to Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn...Accept corrections readily with gratitude...Be guided by your head not your heart...thanks and God bless us all... |
Politics › Re: Help Buhari and win 10000 naira by Whynotthetruth(m): 9:45am On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 9:39am On Jul 23, 2015 |
omenka: Yes he will. And the trial is going to last at least four years before the jury comes up with its verdict.
If you are tired of sitting in the courtroom, why don't you simply walk the hell out?? Is any officer restraining you from doing so Nobody is restraining me just that your stench is too nauseating and it will be foolhardy for me to leave without getting details of the processes otherwise human factor in interpretations will distort the judgement that would be passed down to me through emissaries...So I will keep managing your type and stench |
Politics › Re: S’east Caucus Backs Dogara On Sharing Of Principal Offices by Whynotthetruth(op): 9:11am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Federal Character means Zoning cannot be ignored...except that selfishness and greed has blinded Gbajabiamila & co... |
Politics › Re: The Truth About Dasuki's Relationship With Buhari As Told By Yushau Shuaib by Whynotthetruth(m): 4:06am On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: S’east Caucus Backs Dogara On Sharing Of Principal Offices by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:54am On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 9:08am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Cc. Seun, Obinoscopy, Lalasticlala, Ishilove, ...God bless us all as you do the needful here  ... |
Politics › Re: S’east Caucus Backs Dogara On Sharing Of Principal Offices by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:52am On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 9:08am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Nemesis...Law of karma...just dealt these guys some unforgettable blow...  |
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Politics › Re: S’east Caucus Backs Dogara On Sharing Of Principal Offices by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:42am On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 9:09am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Hon. Gbajabiamila should kindly decamp to Lagos state House of Assembly to become speaker or majority leader..let's move on to another issue pls...  |
Politics › S’east Caucus Backs Dogara On Sharing Of Principal Offices by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:40am On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 9:13am On Jul 23, 2015 |
From I heanacho Nwosu, Abuja The South-East caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives yesterday frowned at claims that it is not qualified to hold principal officers’ positions. [b]The caucus in a release titled: “Response by the South-East Caucus of the House of Representatives to a statement by the so-called APC Loyalist Group,” said it is in support of the stand of the Speaker, Hon Yakubu Dogara, that the principal officers positions should be shared among the six geo-political zones. The response was anchored by Hon Austen Chukwukere (APC,Imo) . According to the lawmakers, “our attention has once again been drawn to a statement issued on July 20, 2015 by Hon Nasiru Sani Zangon-Daura, on behalf of a non-existing ‘APC Loyalist Group’ in the House of Representatives. “We are making this response because the statement referred to above has singled out the South-East Zone for special treatment and marginalization. That is why we consider it necessary, once again to restate the relevant facts and correct obvious and intentional distortion of facts and truth.” The APC South-East caucus maintains “for the avoidance of doubt, we make the following submissions and clarifications. The APC South-East Zonal Caucus aligns itself completely to the position of the Hon Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dogara Yakubu’s letter to the National Chairman of the APC on the issue of election of the principal officers of the House. The July 20 statement by the so-called Loyalist Group is full of distortions, mis-statements, deliberate mischief, exhibition of ignorance of the law, practices and precedents of the House, and in some instances outright falsehood. “The claim that South-East APC members are not qualified to hold principal officer position in the House on the basis of the provisions of Standing Rules of the House, Order 7 Rule 37 which state that ‘only members with cognate legislative experience as members of the National Assembly shall be eligible for appointment as principal officers.” has been comprehensively debunked elsewhere but bears repeating thus: “The argument that the South-East zone produced only two “new” members, who do not have cognate legislative experience and therefore not entitled to be represented in the principal officer’s cadre of the House is most inaccurate and unfortunate.[/b] http://sunnewsonline.com/new/seast-caucus-backs-dogara-on-sharing-of-principal-offices/Lalasticlala...Ishilove...Obinoscopy...Seun...mods...supermods... thanks |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:29am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Generalkorex: Leave dis man alone for once na Was he forced to contest for presidency?...When Fashola bemoaned the stress of being just a governor not to talk of president, was he deaf?...if the heat is too much, leave the kitchen  |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:24am On Jul 23, 2015 |
AbuMaryam1: Op@ I see nothing in your post but some botanical names. Be informed our president will break the jins. System cleansing first !!! What kinda of imaginary foundation and clean up Buhari and Osinbande is laying in over 39ministries demeans any form of rationality... Are those changes spiritual and intangible that even the media cannot observe and capture them ...Can you please list those system cleansing techniques or processes of buhari with respective ministries where they are obtained?...thanks |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:21am On Jul 23, 2015 |
naijainfogalery: The truth is looking at what's on ground right now, there is no standard and the level of corruption is high u need some sanity first before appointing ministers. The truth remains Nigeria will function well without ministers , ask yourself how many ministers were working during GEJ tenure may be just 5 or less the real people working at the permanent sec . ministers no over see and Advice but we all know past ministers are just politicians who knows nothing about the job, so what difference does it make? 1)I gave you a quote by an international researcher who's not PDP or APC or whatever and you still spew this statement here...sorry for you... 2)Which ministry was not functioning under Jonathan with no ministers probably? 3)What sanity is buhari putting now?...list them alongside ministries were such are obtained... 4)Are ministers supposed to be what?...Aren't they people who share in the vision and ideology of president including party politics?... 5)And what makes you think that politicians are nonentities? |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:14am On Jul 23, 2015 |
What kinda of imaginary foundation and clean up Buhari and Osinbande is laying in over 39ministries demeans any form of rationality... Are those changes spiritual and intangible that even the media cannot observe and capture them |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:08am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Whatever challenge buhari is lamenting of today, was there when he was campaigning...not having any workable blueprint handy after 12years of contesting for presidency shows ineptitude and crass nonchalance...  |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:03am On Jul 23, 2015 |
naijainfogalery: Its only a fool that will judge a student without exams . give Buhari 100 days first before you guys start crying , even companies give employees 3 months The longer ministerial posts remain vacant, the more politically vulnerable Nigeria will become. “As a worst-case scenario, Buhari might lose control over the country because other people will take the gap and move in,” says Zounmenou. |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 2:01am On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 2:26am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Campaigns are over...Using every possible opportunity to vilify Jonathan isn't an achievement...rather he should be reminded that he will be judged by the extent to which he achieves his bogus promises and not how much he was able to vilify Jonathan...He is on a timed journey...  |
Politics › Re: A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 1:58am On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 2:25am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Alhaji Dogoyaro should know that he will be judged by his actions not intentions...  |
Politics › A President Without Ministers: Can Buhari Govern Nigeria? by Whynotthetruth(op): 1:56am On Jul 23, 2015 |
“On hold” is how many Nigerians would describe how West Africa’s most-populous country of 178 million people currently feels. It’s been more than 15 weeks since President Muhammadu Buhari, 72, won the March 28 presidential elections, but he is yet to appoint ministers. In fact, he says he will not form a cabinet before September.
The government is currently kept afloat by top civil officials, who can fulfil basic administrative duties but not make the key political decisions Buhari promised Nigerians when campaigning for office. The former military leader was elected based on his pledge to end corruption in politics and the oil industry – Nigeria’s main revenue earner – and stop Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, which has killed an estimated 14,000 people since 2009. But weeks have gone by and little has happened. Big political decisions have been stalled, while a new surge of Boko Haram attacks killed more than 430 people this month alone. “At this stage, government is only functioning at about 25 per cent,” warns David Zounmenou, researcher at the African Institute for Security Studies. “Buhari needs to act quickly. He needs to assert his role.”The elation felt after Buhari’s election and inauguration on May 29 is slowly dissipating. Nigerians hoped a page would be turned in the country where corruption in politics and the economy is almost endemic. Without a cabinet “Buhari will not be able to make many necessary reforms to begin to deal with the many challenges facing his administration,” says Ernst Jan Hogendoorn, Africa deputy director of research organization International Crisis Group.
The longer ministerial posts remain vacant, the more politically vulnerable Nigeria will become. “As a worst-case scenario, Buhari might lose control over the country because other people will take the gap and move in,” says Zounmenou.The president says he is not in a hurry. “This task cannot and should not be rushed,” Buhari wrote in an op-ed published in the Washington Post on Monday, the day he met with US President Barack Obama.“Nigeria must first put new rules of conduct and good governance in place.” The delay is among other things caused by ministers of the previous government who didn’t provide handover notes as promised, Buhari had explained earlier,pointing fingers at his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Buhari also has to manage a fierce internal power struggle for the top positions in government, including the crucial economy, finance and defence portfolios, within his All Progressives Congress (APC), a coalition of what used to be the country’s three biggest opposition parties. “Buhari is trying to balance many competing interests,both within his coalition party and the different regions of Nigeria,” explains Hogendoorn. A transition committee is now carefully vetting all candidates for corruption before drawing up a shortlist. “Ministers will come when [Buhari] finishes scrubbing the floor which is littered with corruption,” presidential spokesman Garba Shehu told dpa. “There are too many leaks in the revenue system that must be plugged. He will not build on the rotten foundation [of Jonathan’s government].” The cause is noble, but analysts doubt the president will be able to reach this goal after decades of rampant corruption in Nigerian politics. “A clean record is an impossible mission. In Nigeria’s political arena, it’s extremely difficult to find someone with clean record. I would say it’s not even two per cent of politicians,” says Zounmenou of the security studies institute.
With each week going by without a fully functioning government, the pressure on Buhari to act is increasing.“I know [Nigerians] are impatient for action. I realize the world waits to see evidencenthat my administration will be different from all those that came before,” Buhari admits in the op-ed. “Yet reforming my country after so many years of abuse cannot be achieved overnight.” http://sunnewsonline.com/new/a-president-without-ministers-can-buhari-govern-nigeria/ |
Politics › Re: Buhari Treating Our Members As Criminals –PDP by Whynotthetruth(m): 1:17am On Jul 23, 2015 |
TwentySeven: Diezani - Criminal Lamido - Criminal Fayose - Criminal Bode George - Criminal
And you're now complaining?
With Buhari, stealing equals corruption...so get with the program.
#ChangeIsHere Rochas- saint Bagudu-saint Fashola-saint Amechi-saint Goje-saint Tinubu-saint Saraki-saint Wamakko-saint Atiku-saint Obj-saint Mbadinuju-saint alongside other saints in ANPC led by Abacha did NOT loot Nigeria treasury croner  |
Politics › Re: Buhari Treating Our Members As Criminals –PDP by Whynotthetruth(m): 1:12am On Jul 23, 2015 |
“If the ruling party believes that there is anyone who has served in the Federal Government and is guilty of corruption practices, they are free within the law to investigate as long as they go through due process and observe the rule of law. |
Jokes Etc › Re: Imagine What Rain Can Do To A Married Woman. by Whynotthetruth(m): 1:00am On Jul 23, 2015 |
ellechrystal: I reject d rain in Jesus name. Amen. How do you mean?...Nah your papa go chop this akara wey I dey see so?  Better loosen up and allow the ministry to progress  |
Jokes Etc › Re: Imagine What Rain Can Do To A Married Woman. by Whynotthetruth(m): 12:57am On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: The Truth About Dasuki's Relationship With Buhari As Told By Yushau Shuaib by Whynotthetruth(m): 12:55am On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: The Truth About Dasuki's Relationship With Buhari As Told By Yushau Shuaib by Whynotthetruth(m): 12:53am On Jul 23, 2015 |
SenseiX: When the erstwhile super Finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala compelled the termination of my appointment as a civil servant after serving my nation for nearly 20 years, I returned to my hobby of writing. My retirement, which I am still contesting in court, was because of a single article (Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Controversial Appointments) out of the over 200 I had written since my university days in Bayero University Kano.
Not only was I retired prematurely, many institutions and individuals in government became afraid of associating with me for fear of victimisation. I had been stigmatized as the “Rebel in Civil Service.”
Surprisingly, while many agencies of government and managements distanced themselves from me, I received massive goodwill from the media who not only stood by me but provided their platforms for my works.
Meanwhile few top public officers do secretly seek my professional advice in public relations management. There is an instance when one of the spokespersons in the Presidential Villa sought my intervention about a report on First Lady Patience Jonathan in Sahara Reporters, which was considered inaccurate. Since I am a beneficiary of media goodwill, I called Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters to correct the erroneous aspect of the said report.
“Shuaibu, you are either crazy or unserious! Why do you want to defend those that tormented and sacked you from the public service?” Sowore was serious concerned.
I took time to explain that there is a major difference between my person ‘Shuaib’ a Nigerian who has right to his personal opinion and conviction and Shuaib who now represents a PR consultancy for professional attainment and contentment. I assured him that I will continue to express myself through opinion writing while engaging in media relations for my clients. Sowore accepted to publish the Presidency’s response on Patience Goodluck Jonathan and subsequent press statements from that office.
Curiously, there were very few top functionaries who stood by me and showed support during the critical period of my life. Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser (NSA) was one of them.
It was after attending a workshop organised by The Netherlands Embassy for security agencies where I presented a paper and also published an article (Debating Government Media Relations) that I received an invitation to meet with NSA. I wrote on that first encounter too with Dasuki: (Sambo Dasuki on Security Media Relations)
During our first encounter, I was furiously criticising everything about President Jonathan and his administration. Dasuki was very attentive, probably thinking that my bitterness was informed by my sudden exit from the service.
Dasuki attempted to influence my return into the service but I was reluctant. I had decided to rather work for government but not inside government so as to enjoy my liberty of self-expression and doing what I like rather than being another subservient civil servant. I nevertheless obliged his request that I should provide him daily media content analyses that should include suggestions and recommendations. I recruited highly brilliant, young but unemployed Nigerian graduates into my team.
[b]In the course of our occasional interactions, Dasuki was always open and transparent about information. He once told me how himself and two young military officers (they are still alive) travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division on the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup which made Buhari the major beneficiary of the ouster of the elected President Shehu Shagari. He even told me how Buhari expressed his bitterness about insinuations on his stewardship in one of the public institutions. Dasuki assured the then GOC not to worry about such reckless and mischievous insinuations.
I asked why he participated in the ouster of Buhari just less than two years afterward. He simply answered that General Buhari should know whom he should blame.
Probing further, I enquired how he treated Buhari on the day of the August 1985 coup. His exact response goes thus:
“I always respect and dignify my seniors and those in positions of authority whether in service or after. Though a young officer, I was reluctant to be among those that arrested him. And I was not. I only met him afterward at Bonny Camp with Lawal Rafindadi. There is no way I could have maltreated him as being alleged in some quarters. I am glad most of the actors are still alive.”
Dasuki told me the story of how himself and some others confronted late General Sani Abacha over June 12 election which was won by Chief Mashood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO). This led to their premature retirement. The persecution that followed forced him into exile where he teamed up with opposition elements struggling for the return of democracy in Nigeria.
Apart from serving as Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) after the return of democracy, Dasuki had engaged in legitimate international businesses, mostly outside the country.
On his roles in politics, Sambo Dasuki narrated how he supported the campaign aspiration of Muhammadu Buhari for Presidential elections in 2003, 2007 and 2011. In fact, he mentioned names of individuals who were also privy to his active involvement including respected Northern elements like Adamu Adamu, Bashir Kurfi, Wada Maida, Sule Hamman and Kabir Yusuf among others.
The major shocker for me in his narratives was his campaign for Buhari to emerge the joint candidate of ACN and CPC in 2011. He disclosed how he pleaded with Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu in the presence of Bisi Akande to accept Muhammad Buhari as the joint Presidential candidate for ACN and CPC. Dasuki stated that he knelt down begging ‘Baba Bisi Akande’ who was then Chairman of ACN that “General Buhari is a man to be trusted.”
In their belief that Yorubas and South Westerners are never religious fanatics especially regarding politics, Dasuki and his group suggested that Tinubu should be a running mate to Buhari. When other elements opposed that proposition, Tinubu team therefore recommended a Buhari-Osinbajo ticket. Unfortunately, the ticket failed to stick as Pastor Tunde Bakare was eventually pushed forward by other forces.[/b]
Watch out for Part II: The Spymaster and Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism and Dasuki’s support for President Jonathan http://yashuaib.com/2015/07/sambo-dasuki-an-encounter-with-spymaster/ cc lalasticlala
On the day of the SSS invasion of Dasuki's home, Bashir Yusuf Chairman of PDM and close Buhari ally also mentioned the fact that Dasuki was a key member of the then CPC-ACN negotiations back in 2011 and he wondered why both men had fallen so spectacularly apart. All this points to one thing though, the investigation of Dasuki may border on vendetta relating to both the 1985 coup and him joining GEJ'S govt. Also this article confirms that Buhari was well aware of the plot to overthrow President Shagari back then and was always going to be the Head Of State contrary to the tales by APC fans in the run up to the March 28 elections. |
Jokes Etc › Re: Imagine What Rain Can Do To A Married Woman. by Whynotthetruth(m): 12:29am On Jul 23, 2015 |
ellechrystal: If we weren't created u won't b here to type this na.
Abi na man for USA born u?  May this kinda rain sweep you to my abode soonest...Amen  |