Nigeria @ 50: Waking Up The Sleeping Giant

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[Emmanuel]

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Criminals who kill their own should not be negotiated with. Ghaddafi has been responsible for the death of untold many in his bid to impose himself on his people. He rolled out the tanks to kill them in large numbers. What he is getting is inevitable. Is Libya his personal estate? Until we stop negotiating with those who would rather visit their people with terror rather than relinquish their hold on power, animals like Ghaddafi and his counterparts in other parts of the world including Nigeria will continue to wield evil powers. He has even indoctrinated his sons with the evil mentality to see Libya as an extension of their father's estate and leadership as their sole prerogative. They seem to have a belief that they only know what Libyans need more than Libyans themselves. Majority of Libyans say they don't want him. Na by force say im must rule them. He is a dead man and he brought death upon his household. All those in his household who do not believe in their patriarch's evil plans should leave. there is no fortress too strong against the fury of the people. This is a lesson for all leaders in the world.

you are right Davincii, let him know that we are in the revolution era all over the world, his disgrace shall be the worst ever if he refusd to handover by the people wish.

[Davincii]

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Criminals who kill their own should not be negotiated with. Ghaddafi has been responsible for the death of untold many in his bid to impose himself on his people. He rolled out the tanks to kill them in large numbers. What he is getting is inevitable. Is Libya his personal estate? Until we stop negotiating with those who would rather visit their people with terror rather than relinquish their hold on power, animals like Ghaddafi and his counterparts in other parts of the world including Nigeria will continue to wield evil powers. He has even indoctrinated his sons with the evil mentality to see Libya as an extension of their father's estate and leadership as their sole prerogative. They seem to have a belief that they only know what Libyans need more than Libyans themselves. Majority of Libyans say they don't want him. Na by force say im must rule them. He is a dead man and he brought death upon his household. All those in his household who do not believe in their patriarch's evil plans should leave. there is no fortress too strong against the fury of the people. This is a lesson for all leaders in the world.

[Davincii]

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Ah! Opari o! Now that Alao 'Amala' Akala, the Life Grand Patron of the National Association of Nigerian Bleachers (NANB) and the doyen of the Guild of Agbero Politics (GAP) which position he inherited from his father, the notorious king of Amala Politics (Lamidi Adedibu) has been bruised, battered and shown the way out of Agodi Palace, he must not be allowed to escape having a well-prepared place in Agodi Prison Yard. Every attempt he makes at some sham truce must be rebuffed and he must return every dime he stole and frittered away on bleaching creams and senseless girls.

The ACN leadership in OYO state must be ready to set the pace in probity and accountability after service especially if the service was rendered (un)meritoriously.
Post Merge: April 29, 2011, 04:32:43 PMI think the borders should be well guarded by security agents. I am very sure that the bloated bleaching maggot will try to run even before hand over date. It should be so guarded such that each time he tries to apply his "baba alawo's" formula to raise one leg up and disappear, he will only land in the dragnet. Thiefy, thiefy, jankoriko man! I think also that Kamor's governor, Gbenga Daniel should also get the same treatment.
Post Merge: April 29, 2011, 05:27:17 PMNow that the elections are over, it is time to bring some highly placed criminals to book. We must sweep our land clean with the Sword of Damocles. Does Mr. President have the courage to do the needful? We watch with bated breath.
Post Merge: April 29, 2011, 07:25:15 PMAlh. Akwe Doma must not be allowed to escape too in Nasarawa state. I trust Alh. Tanko Al-Makukura to do what is right and to recover the people's monies stolen by thieving Sarkin Yakin Keffi, Alh. Abdullahi and the bloated boffoon, Akwe Doma. That man is a sure performer and Nasarawa people should prepare for jaw-dropping performance from Al-Makura. I trust him with all my heart to deliver having worked closely with him in the past. That God-fearing man is a bomb! Nasarawa is on of the most lucky states in this dispensation.
Post Merge: April 29, 2011, 11:41:42 PMI'm so proud of Tanko Al-Makura. Nasarawa - I envy you o!

I believe their day of reckoning for Alh. Abdullahi Adamu and the bloated loaf of bread called Akwe (Failure) Doma is here. If the state presents incontrovertible evidence, and they follow up the case to a logical conclusion, those guys will surely go to jail. We all know why Dariye, Kalu and the others are yet to go to prison. Let me add that President Jonathan's manifesto item on corruption is about to be put to test. We will soon know if it was just a campaign gimmick or a real statement of real intent.

Al-Makura made his money from hard work. That was one man who has never accepted any government contract because he did not want to soil his good name. His people had pressured him to many times to be governor but he refused not wanting to be involved in the dirty game. Now, he has realized that the state needs to be salvaged urgently. that man is the highest employer of labour in Nasarawa State, apart from the state government. He made his fortunes from massive investments in real estate and in the hospitality industry. He is a well read man who had spent several years in the United States. He is highly polished and humble. In fact, you are likely going to mistaken him for someone else when he passes you by as he would greet you with a bow.

Post Merge: April 29, 2011, 11:42:55 PMHe rolls up his sleeves to join his employees at his many sites. You can't tell who Al-Makura is from the crowd unless someone points him out to you. Though he is hard of hearing, he has achieved much more than some block heads who have their hearing sense intact can ever achieve. He has an eye for details and he follows up on any project to a logical conclusion. He is not one to give you money and go to sleep. His performance at the end of his first year in office will surely be applauded by all Nigerians.

That guy is something much more than Fashola. I lack words to describe this fine gentleman.

Al-Makura is something else. That guy is quite some phenomenon on the surface of the earth. He is a stickler for marked performance and excellence.
Post Merge: April 30, 2011, 07:34:22 AMNigerians eagerly await the unveiling of the plans of President Goodluck Jonathan. We hope and pray that after the retreat, he will come out with practical and workable plans to impact the lives of the average Nigerian immediately and to provide critical infrastructure to create employment and to move commerce and industries forward by leaps and bounds.We earnestly pray with him for him not to tell us how our ancestors and past presidents ruined Nigeria. Lest I should forget, If he fails to tackle the demon of corruption and bring it down successfully, he cannot succeed. That should be one of the most critical factors for all his plans to succeed. We pray and hope he is daring enough to step on the leprous toes of ugly men who have held this nation to ransom. We wait with baited breath for the unveiling of the new focused and vision-packed Goodlkuck Ebele Jonathan when he returns from plush Obudu Cattle Ranch.

We expect him to hit the road running giving us tangible and verifiable results beyond hurriedly put up but well marketed paper plans.
Post Merge: April 30, 2011, 07:37:40 AMWe expect to see concrete plans complete with timelines, roles, deliverables and milestones and costs. Nigerians need to be able to gauge reasonably, his performance. I also hope and pray he will ensure the FOI Bill becomes law and open up his government for scrutiny.
Post Merge: April 30, 2011, 10:10:05 AMNdigbo have a right to have a shot at the presidency. But they must bring forth true Nigerians, great patriots, excellent achievers (not contractors) who rose up by dint of noticeable hard work, detribalized persons who must begin to build their influence across ethnic and religious divides and can be trusted to think Nigeria first.

He must prove beyond reasonable doubt he has what it takes to deliver beyond mere rhetorics.

[Davincii]

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There is ample evidence the President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan depleted our Excess Crude Account and our External Reserves mindlessly, recklessly and on phantom projects and not Fmr. President Umaru Yar'Dua.

This is apart from monies coming in from daily oil sales and the windfalls from the glut in the international oil market owing to crises in various oil producing states in the world.

President Jonathan was sworn in since May 6, 2010 as substantive President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria and after one whole year all he can point to as his achievement is reduction of fuel queues, non-existent improvement in the power situation when all businesses in every nook and canny of this nation even in Abuja runs on generating sets 24/7 with occasional PHCN-supplied electricity.

This is apart from all the new debts he has incurred for the nation both internally and externally.

This president has destroyed our economy more than any other president has in the history of this country.

He has not been faithful in what is little. He should never be trusted with what is much: the destiny of this nation.

As it were, Mr. President has many questions to answer. He does not deserve our trust until he does so.

As at October 2010, the Gross External Reserves stood at US33.60bn representing a 2.9% decline from the figure in September 2010. Of this amount standing to the reserve, US$28.17bn was CBN Holding, US$3.44bn was Federal government Holding and US$1.99bn to Federation Account. As it were,the reserves was hastily depleted to finance campaigns surreptitiously in December 2010 in allocations to states.

Gross External Reserves stood at US$36.55bn representing a decline of 1.5% from the value as at July, 2010. Of theis amount, the CBN Holding was US$31.88bn and the Federal Government Holding was US$1.98bn and US$2.69bn stood to the credit of the Federation Account.

That was for July 2010. In May 2010 when President Jonathan was sworn in as substantive President, the value in our Gross External Reserve stood at US$40,31bn from the month of April, 2010. At the end of May, 2010 it declined by 3.7% to US$38..82bn of which the CBN Holding was US$30.25bn, Fderal Government Holding was US$3.71bn and the Federation Account value stood at US$4.86bn.

The figure I gave are CBN figures as published in their Economic Report for those corresponding months.

I cannot find the figures for December , 2010 when the amount standing to the credit our our external reserve took an even more negative dive. When the 2011 reports are published, more rot will be revealed. this is apart from the revenues coming in. What did President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan do with our monies? What projects did he execute with the money?
Post Merge: April 12, 2011, 04:46:51 PMNext Saturday, we are not just voting. We shall be making a choice between light and darkness, between progress and backwardness, between corruption and probity, between outstanding performance and persistent excuses for failure, between true economic growth and cosmetic economic growth, between ordered development in all it's ramifications and hurriedly put together cosmetic paper development. Don't make a choice you will live to regret.

[Davincii]

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Certain aspects of the operations of NGO's are regulated by the Corporate Affairs Commission that registers them. However, the commission has failed in it's responsibilities to monitor their finances and the uses to which they put the fund. There is ample evidence that these days, some have become subtle conduit pipes for siphoning government funds and for money laundering activities. Many of them too represent the new face of 419 activities duping foreign bodies of stupendous sums of money out there.
Post Merge: April 08, 2011, 10:30:40 AMI would rather I didn't cane a child. I would rather I was a good example of habits and mannerisms I want the child to grow up to get used to. Kids learn faster from what they see. If they see you are consistent at those things you do right and that you love them, they will follow naturally and would be corrective influences to other children out there. You will hear "daddy says it's bad, don't do it" and they will tell you the reasons why it's bad in their own language.

But there are effective sanctions that can be applied - way much more effective than the cane. However, the mix of disciplinary tools used and the extent to which they may be applied will vary from home to home depending on the existing circumstances. But I still believe that a kind word, a no-nonsense stare, a strongly worded caution and an exemplary lifestyle is much more effective especially if you had built an atmosphere of love in your home and they don't see mum and dad engaging in wrestling matches to settle scores, they being the unwilling spectators.
Post Merge: April 08, 2011, 01:19:33 PMAll too often, natural resource revenues flow into government coffers and disappear for a time, only to transform magically into private jets, presidential palaces, luxury cars and, of course, the obligatory off-shore bank account. - Transparency International
Post Merge: April 08, 2011, 07:12:17 PMI think it is high time we introduced death penalty for those who abuse elective or appointive offices and swell up their accounts by graft and acts of financial impropriety. That way, government money will no longer be attractive to those who have no business occupying those offices in the first place. Same also goes for electoral thieves. We have to make their business unattractive for them.
Post Merge: April 09, 2011, 06:20:18 AMGen. Azazi should be fired. It's either that he is very incompetent or he is remotely or directly involved in the acts himself as a representative of the interests of familiar quarters. Let's call a spade a spade.

[Davincii]

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 I think the best way to discipline a child is by being a model of what you want the child to be yourself. You don't need to say too much to correct the child that way. Even just a hard stare sends the message across effectively provided they do not know you to be a 'sterling' example of the very things for which you mete out punishment to them. The rod does not have to be a horse whip. However, I have also noticed that apart from all of these, the worst form of abuse occurs when parents rather than correct their children lovingly curse them instead. Scripturally, parents hold the power of life and death over their children and curses have a way of translating into reality over teim when used against our kids. In all, the most effective way to instill discipline is to show examples and to correct in an atmosphere of love. Those forms of excessive abuses are a function of a lack of personal discipline, unbridled anger and transferred aggression (a serious psychological problem). I think the state should take these issues seriously and deal decisively with erring parents. Unfortunately though, after 50 years of nationhood, we are still battling to perfect even the fundamentals of statehood and spare no thought for the protection of future generations. This is a direct consequence of having big fools and clinically certified mad men in power. This must stop!
Post Merge: April 07, 2011, 07:30:44 PMThe latest trend is for government officials who fail to do what is right and to fulfill their mandate to court jobless NGO's that spring up over night and give them the responsibility to drum up support for their brazen failure.

When they fail, they resort to ethnic sentiments. Every idiot who mortgages the destiny of future generations through graft and absolute ineptitude resorts to these evil devices as fall back plan to escape the Sword of Damocles.

[Davincii]

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?@Camillus: what do we then do about regional integration? should we all opt out? If all the nations in the world are seeing gains in it, could it be we are just not exploring possibilities of making what we have work? How can you assess the type of minds who have handled the system in the past 40 years as you mentioned? One more question, regional democracy did work for us at one time but do you remember the quality of minds that ran the system at the time? Given the present circumstances, would a system that seemed to work in the 60's be really feasible now given the plurality of our cultures and the recent rise in the quest by various ethnic groups for self-determination due to perceived or real injustices meted out to them? Don't you think that addressing those injustices will douse tensions and strengthening the gains of our plurality with right minds in every sphere will just do the trick?
Post Merge: April 04, 2011, 01:32:39 PM@Emmanuel: It hurts me to think that we are leaving the issues that matter and seeking to divide Nigeria instead. I just can't locate this in the sphere of sound reasoning.
Post Merge: April 04, 2011, 02:31:21 PM@Femi: There are many who are ready to make the necessary sacrifice even of their lives to put things right. Institutions are not built on nothing and are not capable of self-evolution. What gives institutions life, character and from is the operators of the system. You rightly identified the solution in your submission, " I believe it's the latter for the latter can bring about the former". However, I must say that the aspect having to do with "But then how do we get the right people in a disorientated system such as Nigeria? How many well meaning people can step out and be counted for their fatherland in a society where violence, political killings and assasination is rife?" I will only ask you to study the times. Times have changed. The response of the electorate to cases of electoral fraud despite the presence of heavily armed security agents answers it all. I really do believe that if we sustain the tempo of political discourse and public advocacy programmes even after the elections,we would have a complete change of guard in 2015 elections.

@Bena: Splitting may be a solution, no doubt. but have we explored making the system work with the right hands?Nations of the world who had split previously have seen the futility in such split. now everyone is talking of regional integration owing to the many bounties that can be gained from well managed strength of numbers and diversity. I'm so surprised that Adeyinka in all his supposed exposure travelling far and wide does not know this. I'm going to post something for you to read now and you'll get my drift. do you know that you are now an ECOWAS citizen and not just a Nigerian? Please, follow the link below.

http://www.e-electionmonitor.org/index.php/neempublications/90-general/neemideas/84-neempoorqualityleaders

?@Camillus: You forgot to add that these elements you have mentioned exist nationwide and in all the regions. What is the guaranty that these same factors will not play out again in those regions?


@Camillus: what do we then do about regional integration? should we all opt out? If all the nations in the world are seeing gains in it, could it be we are just not exploring possibilities of making what we have work? How can you assess the type of minds who have handled the system in the past 40 years as you mentioned? One more question, regional democracy did work for us at one time but do you remember the quality of minds that ran the system at the time? Given the present circumstances, would a system that seemed to work in the 60's be really feasible now given the plurality of our cultures and the recent rise in the quest by various ethnic groups for self-determination due to perceived or real injustices meted out to them? Don't you think that addressing those injustices will douse tensions and strengthening the gains of our plurality with right minds in every sphere will just do the trick?

?@Aderemi: You have a point and that's why decentralization by ensuring greater devolution of powers to the federating units or states is what we should be pursuing after the elections.

@Tunde: One question please. Are systems capable of initiating themselves and assuming a assuming a life of their own? Engendered in any system is the human element. No system is complete, not even inanimate electronic systems without the human element. Human elements either strengthen the system or compromise it and make it fail.

‎@tunde: don't you think that God could have chosen to cede the earth to men who trouble him so much and decide to have his peace in heaven? He set in motion a mechanism instead to restore the system he originally intended. To think that you and I are privileged to be workers with Him to achieve this and yet we want to destroy a good thing just because we disagree? Na! We can set in motion a fast recovery process. It may mean shutting some people out permanently from the system.

@tunde: Do you remember that God had a perfect system in place until one of his angels chose to be Satan the Devil? Systems don't work on their own.

‎@tunde: don't you think that God could have chosen to cede the earth to men who trouble him so much and decide to have his peace in heaven? He set in motion a mechanism instead to restore the system he originally intended. To think that you and I are privileged to be workers with Him to achieve this and yet we want to destroy a good thing just because we disagree? Na! We can set in motion a fast recovery process. It may mean shutting some people out permanently from the system.
Post Merge: April 04, 2011, 03:02:23 PM@Tunde: Yep, you're right. But the fact that the military set this system in motion doe not in itself make it bad. System consists of sub-systems all of which though are separate but are coordinate with and there are intricate interactions between them. The presidential system of government or Federalism (which one are we really talking about now cos I've noticed we are mixing the whole thing up and discussing them like they are interchangeable) that we operate consists of several sub-systems. what we really need to look at is what is bad about the system as we practice it? Which sub-system do we need to prune out or strengthen? If you asked me, I think we should prune out corruption, ineptitude in leadership, ethnic and religious sentiments and other vices which are not part of the design but are in themselves vibrant sub-systems which bedevil the workings of the main systems and seem to rapidly assume a life of their own. We all know how and some of us who are very preachy about changing the system are some of the principal operators of these sub-systems that undermine development and true growth in all ramifications.
Post Merge: April 04, 2011, 05:05:29 PM@Tunde: Lol. From my previous posts, several things are certain. First, what are we really talking about changing? Are we talking about Federalism or Presidential system of government? Let's agree on that so we can move forward. Using it interchangeably muddles things up. Second, I have identified that systems are operated by people and people give systems character and form and also strengthen it or undermine it. Third, I have pointed out that a system consists of several sub-systems which though operate separately and may have character and form that is different from the super-system (s) but are coordinate with and have intricate inter-relationships. Fourth, I also stated that the fact that the military introduced the presidential system without engaging the people does not in itself make the presidential system bad. Fifth point is that there is great need to look at the system and it's sub-systems critically so as to identify the real issue bedeviling progress and that there are sub-systems which though were not part of the original design but have become the most vibrant systems and threaten to choke life out the original system(s) that must be pruned for us to move forward. Let me add that because systems are operated by people, it is imperative that there are operators of the crippling sub-systems whose symptoms are manifest in the form of perceived injustice, clamour for resource control and self-determination as well as ethnic and religious crises,crippled educational system, poor health infrastructure, failed banking system and so on and so forth that must also be axed and kept behind bars for the mains systems to function. Sixth, I have also pointed out that separation due to ethnic or cultural differences is not in tandem with modern day realities as the world at the moment is pursuing the gains attendant to regional integration and if there is such readiness worldwide to embrace integration could there be certain strengths we have downplayed while we over-emphasize the weaknesses? Let me end this with a hypothetical question, your body is a complex system consisting of many independent but coordinate sub-systems. If an eye were so bad and constitutes a threat to your life, would you commit suicide or fix the faulty eye (sub-system) or probably have it removed so it no longer  gives you discomfort and hamper the smooth operation of the rest of   the sub-systems? What would you really do?

[Emmanuel]

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for those who still think a change to regional democracy is what will work for us, let me just say for the umpteenth time that any attempt to change the system would be futile and counterproductive until we are truly ready to change the operators of the system. In fact, the present system may just work perfectly delivering superb results if we concentrate first on getting the right quality of minds into those critical institutions of state to man them. I repeat, until this is done, even 'heavenly democracy', if anything like that does exist, will fail us.

One more thing, it is not the system that makes laws. It is not the system that sends out things like our currency notes and voting materials we can print and secure here to other nations to print. It is the minds who operate the system that do so. Strengthening institutions will require a change of guard in terms of the quality of minds that operate them. Anything short of this is mere wishful thinking. It won't fly. This is the reason we must dump stupid sentiments and cause true change to happen.

It is not a case of not seeing anything good in Nigeria. In fact, contracting those things to be produced outside our shores only provides a conducive alibi to launder our monies abroad. Period!

Very correct  Davincii

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for those who still think a change to regional democracy is what will work for us, let me just say for the umpteenth time that any attempt to change the system would be futile and counterproductive until we are truly ready to change the operators of the system. In fact, the present system may just work perfectly delivering superb results if we concentrate first on getting the right quality of minds into those critical institutions of state to man them. I repeat, until this is done, even 'heavenly democracy', if anything like that does exist, will fail us.

One more thing, it is not the system that makes laws. It is not the system that sends out things like our currency notes and voting materials we can print and secure here to other nations to print. It is the minds who operate the system that do so. Strengthening institutions will require a change of guard in terms of the quality of minds that operate them. Anything short of this is mere wishful thinking. It won't fly. This is the reason we must dump stupid sentiments and cause true change to happen.

It is not a case of not seeing anything good in Nigeria. In fact, contracting those things to be produced outside our shores only provides a conducive alibi to launder our monies abroad. Period!

[Davincii]

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Chief James Onanefe Ibori freed. http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2011040216474861
Post Merge: April 02, 2011, 09:17:58 PM Sounds like Africa Magic movie. What has happened? Was he wrongfuly detained? Is the presidency involved in this for electoral victory? What has happened to all the resounding evidences that nailed his wife, his sister, his girlfriend, his lawyer?

Na wao o! Let's just see how they hope to get away with all of this.

 Next thing they will tell us is that since he has been in detention all this while, there is no need to pursue his prosecution any further. Next they will put in motion a multi-billion dollar machinery to engage the British government in diplomatic maneuvres to get his accomplices released from British jail houses and then tell us that the evidences were spurious and theyu ought not to have been jailed in the first place. After some years, Ibori and co will tell us that he never stole and that he was only a victim of political vendetta.

We don read this novel tire for Naija. We kow th whole plot. this is how honest about fighting corruption Mr. President is.
Post Merge: April 02, 2011, 09:19:21 PMSee why Jonathan must not be president? He will only consolidate the status quo and unleash an era of unabashed corrupt tendencies on this country.
Post Merge: April 02, 2011, 11:26:04 PMVery soon, some will be appointed to come online to defend this and they will quote copiously from spurious sources why Jonathan had to take this step. They will struggle even to their own astonishment to justify this and even sound funny to themselves.

Mr. President has not got the nerves to do what is right. We don't need this president. He's taking us backwards wayh behind from where we left off.
Post Merge: April 03, 2011, 08:08:25 AMOh God! You who are the Maker of the heavens and the earth and all that is within it. You made us for your Glory and for your pleasure. We, your children come before you today to ask that you forgive us our trespasses. For we have trampled upon your Glory as a nation. We have missed the mark. We have fallen short.

In your loving kindness, you have spared us. You chastise us allowing evil men we wrongfully chose to scourge us. Dear Lord, we have learnt our lessons. We will no longer make a mess of your Glory upon our land. Help us with your angels of war to fight these evil men and to drive them from our midst. Restore the fullness of your Glory and take to a path where we shall make good use of your superlative blessings. Guide our minds and our hands to vote rightly for a man after your heart who reflects your Glory through and through and knows your mind.

You are a God of Justice. You do not tolerate failure, corruption, lies, deceit, hatred, theft, government money sponsored sex-orgies, incompetence, mediocrity, murder, kidnap, rape, bomb planting and detonation and many more vices. Dear Lord, but these are the very industries we have given ourselves and might inadvertently bequeath to future generations. Oh God, save us from these. Open our eyes to see that you have given us more than enough in all the states of the federation and you have blessed us with abundant talents in people all over. Help us to walk in this reality so that the full potentials of this nation will be brought to fruition. Have mercy on us.

Steady our hands to do battle to rescue this nation. Our fathers and leaders have sold this nation to witches and wizards and to demons, some presenting themselves as places of genuine worship of you. They want to continue with the old order of inexplicable backwardness amidst so much that you have given. Oh God, we ask you to purge our land and to stop these lepers dead in their tracks. If they will not repent and they must continue to do the devil's (their adopted father) wishes, show them out. Clip their wings. Frustrate them. Confuse and confound them. Disgrace them. Embarrass them. Let them be exposed for the whole world to see. they have shed the blood of the innocent.Oh God arise and avenge them. We shall rise after this election to rededicate our land to you and to you alone. We will celebrate you and our children and our children's children will adore you. We give you all the glory, honour, adoration and worship. We surrender our all to you today. We exalt you!

God will save us! We must queue up behind Him by refusing to eat of the rotten blood cakes of corruption the kings offer us! We shall be victorious in The King of our land: GOD!
Post Merge: April 03, 2011, 11:35:21 AMIf the youth of this nation will not dump stupid sentiments to take back their nation from old, senile idiots who have ruined everything since independence, I bet they will be sorry they didn't in less than a year from now.

[Davincii]

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The problem of electricity is not one that is intractable. The real problem is that of clogs in the wheel of progress created by saboteurs. Unfortunately, the greatest saboteur of the whole process of revamping the power sector is the presidency. From time immemorial and until now, the electricity project has been a cash cow and a seemingly legitimate means of looting the treasury and empowering rogues.
Post Merge: March 31, 2011, 10:05:27 PMMr. President has suddenly blocked access to comment on his wall. Or is it only from people like me? I can see how people-friendly he is.

Dear Mr. President. You have had great responsibilities thrust at you so suddenly. Thank God. The task of leading a great nation like Nigeria is no child's play. It is not enough to be excited over the privileges you have had. It is even more critical that you be seen to shoulder those responsibilities competently.

 Your Excellency, in all honesty, have you ever bothered to ask yourself how well you have steered the ship of state? If you really have, then it must be obvious to you that you have lost your bearing. But you seem to have mastered the art of making excuses and doing everything to justify your failure to do what is right. You abandoned the popular will to embrace morons, thieves, professional assassins, prostitutes, charismatic liars who have your ears tickled with what you like to hear and fail to tell you the gospel truth.

You have clearly shown us you do not have the nerves, the vision, the conviction and the requisite decisiveness to tackle the problems facing the nation. You have instead exhibited a penchant for bending over backwards to seek the approval of mentally retarded men and inglorious bastards who have for long been at the corridors of power and have contributed absolutely nothing to the development of the nation but have persistently looted the treasury since independence.

You have knowingly embraced all the vile things of the earth when you had the golden chance to be God's and the people's hatchet man to cut the lepers and 'troublers' of the soul of this great nation to size. You spared Agag and crowned him your god father and his leprous hands show clearly in your highly epileptic and sickening approach to governace.

 You have also exhibited a nauseating penchant for hurriedly concocting short-sighted policies and for managing the economy like one who is groping in the dark - hardly able to find your way through. You seek the endorsement of fools and even of witches and wizards.

 These are not the deeds of a God-sent but of one who was so privileged but has been so ignorant about the demands and possibilities the privileges make possible.

Your Excellency, I do not hate you but the truth is bitter and you need to be told. Stop messing with the lives of 150 million Nigerians and the future of this great nation. The demands of state overwhelm you. You have not shown you have the capacity to handle state affairs competently.

Please, don't mind the people who are urging you to march on to embarrass yourself even more. They do not love you. They have fleeced the state's purse right under your nose and have become instant billionaires from lying to you about your virtually non-existent achievements. You must tow the path of honour by retiring to a well deserved rest. Do not let Obasanjo continue to use you to launder his stinking image. He has too much to hide and too much to loose if you are not president. He does not want you to be president because he loves you so much or because he is interested in the Niger-Delta cause. If he was, why would he send too many Niger-Deltans to an early grave several times instead of acceding to their needs or at least come up with measures to ameliorate their lamentable situation? Do not make a mess of your future. Please, leave the presidency honourably. IT will be counted to you as righteousness.

Finally, Your Excellency, You may be remembered as a man of honour if you save this nation from the brink of internecine warfare if you drop your ambition (it;s clearly not yours but Obasanjo's and Clarke's) and let peace reign in our fatherland. If you rig the elections as Obasanjo would naturally do, history will never forgive you for the pains you will bring to the lives of untold many.

Good bye, Your Excellency. I hope you will be reasonable and choose to do the right thing. Remember, God-sents don't destroy or preside over the destruction of what they were sent to salvage.

[Davincii]

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Post Merge: March 30, 2011, 11:42:43 AMThe Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said there was a need for the police personnel that would provide security at polling centres during the forthcoming elections to carry arms.

But the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force said there was no need for that as it had made adequate arrangements to make sure that all polling centres and voters were adequately secured.

This alone speaks volumes. PDP!!!!! Na wa o!

The police need no guns. The people are with the,. Hafiz Ringim must resist every attempt of the PDP to use his men against the people. Is it PDP's business to tell the police what to do? The police should search everyone approaching a polling station thouroughly and anyone found with even a pen knife or nail or any other sharp object should be arrested and whisked away instantly. If anyone comes to a polling station with any such thing, we take it the policemen have been compromised and they should be ready for the consequences.
Post Merge: March 30, 2011, 12:14:41 PMIf we all realize that madness is not one man's prerogative and that all men, even the most stupid, care capable of doing warfare, we would be very civil and decent in our undertakings with reverence for one another. He who beats the drums of war may not necessarily be the victor.

I hope those who beat the drums of war and fire the first shot will not have regrets when the war is taken to their very doorsteps. Let the gladiators be careful not to ignite what they would have no control over. even the airplanes with which they plan to run away after fomenting trouble will not fly.

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The purported endorsement of the PDP Presidential candidate by APGA was a hoax afterall organized by the party's compromised leadership without the support and consent of the followership.  All these 'arrangee' endorsements are too mant these days. Why can't Jonathan see that he is surrounded by sycophants who only mouth seeming support to get a share of the national cake over which he currently presides? He seems to be very generous in distributing it depending on the level of patronage to his own detriment. In the end, he will account for the monies and all these cameleons are very skillful in the art of fraud and will easily slip off leaving him alone to face the music. Jonathan is held hostage by criminals and he finds it hard to extricate himself from their stranglehold. It's such a pity! This is the more reason he must not be president. We do not need a stooge for president. We do not want to hear the voice of Jacob and feel the hands of Esau.

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It is high time that Nigerians developed a morbid hatred for inept governance and corruption as they have often been at the receiving end of the failings of such system. We must not in any way assist criminals in high places in perpetuating the old order of moral and financial sleaze. We can put an end to all this mess and achieve a bloodless revolutions with just  our votes! Don't waste it!
Post Merge: March 24, 2011, 07:15:57 PMRemember, when morons are voted in, you cannot remove them until after 4 wasted years! Stop them now! It's a task that must be done!
Post Merge: March 24, 2011, 07:17:16 PMIf you can't live with a frog on your laps for an hour, don't live with these frogs for four years! Don't cry later! Act now!

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Can you imagine some slumbering poachers who call themselves governors in some states are panicking so much that they forbid the use of cameras by voters. That's an obnoxious and disgusting order. There is no such law that forbids the use of cameras. We shall resist the notorious maggots. Big fools who want to cheat all their lives. Cunning man die, conning man bury am. We shall teach them what technology is all about. They won't get away with their planned rigging. Rubbish! Very useless big fools who won't grow up for once. Our nation ins in the clutches of big fools and ever-cheating morons. We 'll teach them a lesson. That's why their children can't pass simple WAEC exams. Olodo fathers for governors with olodo children. Ill-bred morons! I thought they said they were popular. Why are they scared of a people run process? That's why they want to roll out army tanks on election day to kill innocent civilians who want to protect their votes. Idiots!