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Now that the elections to the Senate and House of Representatives leadership have come and gone, here are some things we can say have been learnt: 1. Buhari may be a good leader, but he is a terrible politician: This goes without saying; playing completely neutral in who becomes the senate president when your party is in the majority? In a country like Nigeria? That is gross political ignorance. Two key tactics that make a great politician are the ability to lobby, and the ability to intervene. How is it possible that while everyone was lobbying for a preferred candidate, he chose not to intervene? That smacks of political naivety. One need not go too far to see how previous presidents were overtly lobbying for their preferred candidates for legislative leadership positions. We can only hope that his nonindulgence will not come back to haunt his presidency. (Although something tells me he had a hand in the emergence of the SP and the Speaker. Take that with a tablespoon of salt though) 2. Everyone is a winner (Except Tinubu): Yes there are winners everywhere (Except Ndume, Gbajabiamila and Monguno of course). The APC unwittingly won an internal battle against the outrageously influential Tinubu, and can boast of being a party without (conspicuous) godfatherism. PDP are even bigger winners than APC; this is the first time a member of a minority party will be made a principal officer in the senate (excluding minority and deputy minority leaders) in Ekweremadu. This also shows that PDP's 16 years in power taught them a lot about hardcore politics. All they had to do was cash in on the crisis in APC, which they so deliciously did, and now they can boast of being influential in the scheme of things (at least it seems so on the surface). (Make no mistake, had APC supported Saraki, PDP would so easily have backed Lawan, and the rest would have been history). But the biggest winner in all these has to be Senator Bukola Saraki. Knowing how to lobby the right people for his personal ambition (I'm not saying it's a good thing). He has just shown how smart a politician he can be, and his overzealous ambition might actually take him places - I won't be shocked to see him running for the number 1 office come 2023, or even 2019 (Watch this space). 3. Politicians will always be politicians, and Dino Melaye is no exception: One would have expected that after all that the PDP did to this man to terminate his political career, and the respite and platform the APC gave to him, he would at least be somewhat loyal to his party. Well, that's something honest people do, and politicians are not honest. So after vilifying the PDP at any given opportunity, the first thing he did as a senator was to defy the APC (that rebounded his political career), and align with the same PDP (you would think he loves to hate) just to get in his candidate as the senate president. That speaks volumes of a man's character. I tend to find solace in this quote though "Leave politics for politicians and governance for technocrats" - PMB 2015, because politicians will always be cunning, deceitful, dishonest, unscrupulous, insincere, crafty, mendacious and Machiavellian; but that is what makes them politicians. |
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Personally, I don't even consider it a criterion in the search for a soulmate. There are other more important qualities that could make or mar a woman than to bother on "virginity". Jeez. All this talk of V especially on NL is sickening ![]() |
What's the purpose of this thread? I don't think any sane person will call Femi a "speaker-elect". Just like you used Mulikat as precedence, the party is only trying to adopt a candidate that all the APC reps should (not must) vote for, but to avoid the mistake of PDP, instead of the party hierarchy imposing a candidate, it was thrown open to the APC reps (elect). I see it as an event with good intentions. Everybody knows the conclusion of the said "primaries" is not binding! This should even be hailed as a good step towards internal democracy, and should Dogara wish not to abide, he should realize that he risks his party losing out completely, as a PDP candidate, with the help of all PDP, Labour and APGA reps (elect) could emerge as speaker. Talk about cutting your nose to spite your face... |
Why are Rivers politicians being this childish and immature? I didn't really support Wike's emergence as my Governor, but if Rivers APC want to be taken seriously on this, the probe they seek should go as far back as when he was Obalga chairman; when he was still in sync with Amaechi. Same with Wike, he should probe Amaechi's 2 terms in office and not just the last 18 months. Nigerian politicians and their petty vendetta ambitions sef! ![]() |
nawa oh |
Nice one!! Looking all gangster and shi*** ![]() |
Dude should/could have worn a suit, or at least a blazer... This kind of dressing sef ![]() |
There is a serious misconception here; that broke dudes are responsible... This is utterly silly. ![]() |
But he has been a member of HoR since 2003, yet convicted in 2007?? Something is amiss here |
bbdd:Uni-Bonn? Lol.... That he even got a reason for rejection should console him. I was rejected with no reason given... ![]() And oh, their decision is final ![]() |
pazienza:Finally, you have made sense (No pun intended). I agree with what you have said, but the problem is the oil belongs to us as well as Nigeria, it doesn't belong to us alone. Granted we deserve the lion's share, but asking for all of it is petty greed and sheer foolery. Also, we should realize the enemy is not the Fulani or the Hausa or the tiv or the Yoruba. The enemy is us. With all the funds gotten so far, the people tasked with rebuilding the ND only ended up enriching themselves. Getting 101% resource control wouldn't change that - quote me anywhere. We have NDDC and MinDA already, what's their legacy? The amnesty program should not be scrapped entirely for now (training programs have been impressive), however, the idea of paying lazy people for doing nothing should stop. If that should be done, then I and every other Niger Deltan, whether we carried arms or not are also entitled to that stipend. |
pazienza:Nigga what are you on about? In case you didn't get my analogy, the person paying the contract (tenant/GMB) can decide not to renew if he deems fit as long as there's nothing binding that a contract must be renewed. I used that to explain contract renewal, and you're making it seem like it was stated in the expiring contract that it must be renewed!!! Maybe I don't get you shaa, but are you trying to say GMB must continue amnesty "solely" because his predecessor wanted to stop it and he shouldn't be copying his predecessor? If this is what you mean, then I know there's something fundamentally wrong... P.S.: You no "Niger Delta" pass me oh! |
IceDune:As in ehhh?? If it were an African country now these hypocritical whites will start shouting ICC.... SMH |
How did Blatter win? FIFA is a joke! The biggest joke of our generation.... ![]() |
pazienza:I think you're missing the point, which is that GMB is not terminating the amnesty programme. The contract the militants signed is terminating itself. Where there would've been a (legal) problem is if he intended to breach the contract by terminating it before the said deadline. It's just like moving out of an apartment when your rent has expired. You're not obliged to renew your rent |
pazienza:Do you know how ridiculous you sound? You can as well say GMB is copying GEJ by breathing, after all, if GEJ was president, he won't be holding his breath... ![]() |
pazienza:GEJ plans? Bro it was part of the amnesty contract the militants signed, not anybody's "plan" You're hilarious ![]() |
shaggy12:It's on their website, no need to mail the schools. Just go and get a proficiency letter from your university. Gracias |
shaggy12:Try Ruhr Bochum University: Cognitive Science, OR Kiel University of AS: Information Technology, OR University of Stuttgart: Computer Science, OR University of Bielefeld: Intelligent Systems Their application process is still on (you can make WiSe2015) and you can use a proficiency letter. Good luck. |
@Crowns2, I remember there was a time you were asking about seal for authentication. Did you finally get your documents sealed or you sent them with only stamp(s) and signagture(s)? Did you apply via uni-assist? And did they accept it that way? Thanks. |
All in the name of giving hints. I should probably have kept my fingers shut to avoid unnecessary rubbish. Futurewiser:Sorry Elder, I'm very sorry. I should probably have ignored your post as I probably lack training for online regard. Perhaps you should open a school for online etiquette; I'd probably be the first to enroll. Once again, I'm very sorry. I'd probably note your handle so as to never respond to any of your posts again as the untrained person that I am. Wish you good luck in your quest for admission. Success and God bless. |
Futurewiser:I wouldn't normally reply you, but coming to a faceless forum to talk about how nobody is my mate, that shows how petty you are. And if you found anything insulting in my post, then you need to get off your self-acclaimed right of entitlement and work harder for what you want; nobody owes you the benefit of "giving you fish". You better learn how to fish for yourself. Elder indeed ![]() |
nevilbot:BLOOD OF JESUS!!!!!!!!!! |
Futurewiser:Sorry bro, I don't think anybody will do that for you. You have to find out for yourself. No spoonfeeding. Go to daad.de/en and navigate to international programs. Select all the criteria you want on the left and go through the profiles of all the programs that interest you to know which you feel fits your profile. I'm sorry but that's the best I can do. Good luck. |
francizy:Patience ![]() |
UNEMPLOYMENT; bringing out the best (worst) in people... Obiejigo, a Higher National Diploma holder from FederalThis guy get mind shaa. What an irony; trying to use fraud to work for an antifraud agency... ![]() |
People no get sense shaa. So North is North but South is SW, SE & SS? Guess daftness is the new trend. If North is North, South should be South; and South will most likely be Speaker (Iriase/Gbajagbiamila)... All this raising of dust is uncalled for. I'm ashamed of my governor for this statement. SMH |
nellyb24:Sup Nelly, I know someone from your department who had 3.00 and is currently in Freiburg. You shouldn't have too much of a problem. |
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