I think Mr. President GEJ will perform and is trying... Let support him and also pray for him. Nigeria practices Democratic style of leadership government... This leadership style in nature is a slow government as it involves tast people oriented. Is the government of the people and by people. If nigeria is to practice true Democracy, then we should be ready for the slow government since it is slow in nature which GEJ is doing as this government want everybody to fill the impact of the government by also introducing the freedom for information bill. That's true Democracy for you!! No one leadership style is perfect in any nation. I then suggest atleast two leadership style of Government for our dear country nigeria i.e Authocratic and Democratic style joint together for the smooth running of nigeria. Though Authocratic is normally used by the millitary as it is task oriented in nature. I think, to some extent nigeria need this.

Sisi_Kill: I'm confused. . .which country did all this happen?

South Africa, cuz this is definitely not Nigeria, else we would have seen them...

Godogwu:

True. On the other hand, there is no perfect president or ruler; even Obama has a lot of haters. Thesame things applies to GEJ, just because people like you aren't seeing progress in their personal lives doesn't mean everyone's the same. People are progressing, the middle class is growing, the private sector is blossoming, the educational and health structure are also growing.....Nigeria is progressing.

please you must have not heard of the Spanish president or Japanese government please if you can find a poor person from these countries come back person why should a extremely rich country progress slow in your words (in mine there's no progression) your arrogance will victimize you you just wait

kokoetteante: I think Mr. President GEJ will perform and is trying... Let support him and also pray for him. Nigeria practices Democratic style of leadership government... This leadership style in nature is a slow government as it involves tast people oriented. Is the government of the people and by people. If nigeria is to practice true Democracy, then we should be ready for the slow government since it is slow in nature which GEJ is doing as this government want everybody to fill the impact of the government by also introducing the freedom for information bill. That's true Democracy for you!! No one leadership style is perfect in any nation. I then suggest atleast two leadership style of Government for our dear country nigeria i.e Authocratic and Democratic style joint together for the smooth running of nigeria. Though Authocratic is normally used by the millitary as it is task oriented in nature. I think, to some extent nigeria need this.

is it while you walk on dirty roads without pavements where water is hard too find and in this case of nigeria water is not free you type this you are not who you are you pray for what are you Christian you are bleak hearted and don't feel or care about the pain 80 percent of Nigerians feel and have suffered

ABU GEORGE: . Has it gotten to dis extend u now call me a fool, is never ur fault, is not new afterall maybe u're paid to post and defend d president. For ur info, for instance out of 100% nigerians 90% doesnt support his ruling yet u're here talkin has if u're tryin to support one. Nigerian is going backward and u're here talkin non sense, see pls i beg u, ur opinion is quiet different from mine, dat is naija problem becos where i'm now dat is not how d president is ruling, tell ur president to wise up,

ignore him if Jonathan wins in 2015 we will all know becuase of di cks like him he did we can now insult him then stupid cu nt

anulaxad:

ignore him if Jonathan wins in 2015 we will all know becuase of di cks like him he did we can now insult him then stupid cu nt

both of you are deceiving yourself 2011 this same nairaland poll said buhari would beat him land slid keep deceiving your self that 90% of nigerians hate him speak for your miserable self u and abu george.@ abu george I called u a fool if u don't justify how ur state and local government has solved the poverty level in ur immediate state and u couldn't and by ur last post uve accepted that ur a fool cos u can't state how ur state which collects money from the FG u criticize on your behalf has alleviated ur poverty and the people in ur state.come 2015 we would test jona popularity in the polls not on nairaland u may be new on this forum incase u don't knw before the election that saw him trashed ur weeping general nairaland gave him the same pecentage ur giving him but HE TRASHED UR WEEPIN GEN once more come 2015 if he contests he would do it again cos non of u are God u think u can seat on ur lap top in the comfort of ur home and say 90% of nigerians don like his leadership style.in the last election u didn't vote for him so he does not need ur fictitious 90% that is if u even have a voter card!some retardinhos that doneven knw the name of their local government chairman or councillor would come here and be shout about how FG don't alleviate poverty the last I checked state and local government share money with FG stop depending on the FG alone also hold ur state governors and LG excos reponsible too,like u hold jona for being responsible for all nigerias woes

hold it right there im not you what an insult upon insult me a laptop i have a full mac entertainment sytem with cpu and screen i have my 3d tv and my macbook where all of these i can use my Internet im not in poverty i worked my ass of to liVe in a big and quiet house like i do so continue take our money BEING PAYED BY OUR GOVERNMENT TO YOU BECAUSE SOME OF US WORKED HARD AND HAVE NOT STEALEN GOVERNMENT MONEY OR EVEN STOLE AT ALL
MR. IS YOUR ROAD OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE EVEN TARRED BAST ARD person DECEIVING WHO GO TO VILLAGE AND SEE YOUR PARENTS SUFFER THEN MAYBE REALITY WILL COME BACK TO YOU C U N T ISH HEAD

anulaxad: hold it right there im not you what an insult upon insult me a laptop i have a full mac entertainment sytem with cpu and screen i have my 3d tv and my macbook where all of these i can use my Internet im not in poverty i worked my ass of to liVe in a big and quiet house like i do so continue take our money BEING PAYED BY OUR GOVERNMENT TO YOU BECAUSE SOME OF US WORKED HARD AND HAVE NOT STEALEN GOVERNMENT MONEY OR EVEN STOLE AT ALL
MR. IS YOUR ROAD OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE EVEN TARRED BAST ARD person DECEIVING WHO GO TO VILLAGE AND SEE YOUR PARENTS SUFFER THEN MAYBE REALITY WILL COME BACK TO YOU C U N T ISH HEAD

look at this slowpoke boko haram u have mac ode oshi.if the road outside my house is not good am intellegent enuff to knw that the road outside my house is a local government road unlike a foolish simpleton like u who don't knw the difference between a local gov,state and FG road.honestly you abokis dun cease to amaze me. U don't even knw who is incharge of the road outside ur house yet u criticize jona ur a wasted sperm! I petty ur parent work hard to justify the mac. Cpu ur paymaster bought for u cos e be like say u neva use am before na em make u place advert for nairaland say u get mac cpu idiatta.I don't have time for slowpoke and unintelligent buffons like u who don't knw nadda go play along with ur MaC CPU ode!

your leader is in charge of your roads your houses and your management and that's what you call government leadership you illiterate is is not local government part of FG you was taught by your uneducated pros titute mother which means you had hundreds of fathers bast ard i don't blame arrogant people like you should have been a slave when africa was enslaved. CU NT YOUR USELESS AND YOU BLEAK HEARTED WHILE YOUR PEOPLE SUFFER LIKE YOUR OWN SLUT'E OF YOUR MUM

anulaxad: your leader is in charge of your roads your houses and your management and that's what you call government leadership you illiterate is is not local government part of FG you was taught by your uneducated pros titute mother which means you had hundreds of fathers bast ard i don't blame arrogant people like you should have been a slave when africa was enslaved. CU NT YOUR USELESS AND YOU BLEAK HEARTED WHILE YOUR PEOPLE SUFFER LIKE YOUR OWN SLUT'E OF YOUR MUM

illitracy is really affecting u. Blame u.u went to an almajiri school where they taught u that the local government is part of the fg.nairaland this are the example of morons who call gej names.imbeciles who can't diffrenciate between local government and federal govt i won't stoop so low to abuse ur mother cause clearly she must be regreting have a dounce for a child.

right lets make this clear Mr. overeducated illiterate local government is the state responsibility right okay now federal government is jonathans right
is it not see that's fuktarded up even to an illiterate like yourself who is in charge of the state the federal government who is the boss of the governor Jonathan wait I'm not finished who is controls of the government it could either be state or federal who is in charge your own 'goodluck' Jonathan it's not like its part of the private sector see your a typical Nigerian who thinks there always right which really makes me extremely vexed me being a successful economist can always admit when i'm wrong even if an illiterate like yourself has something to say village boy from Jonathan's town go sell your fish mr.fisherman idiot.

deletrue: Now, go through this comment! Will it be out of place or at best to describe the writer of this as absolutely abnormal. Who is he refering to now? He is neither supporting nor going against. whose side are you? Comments from dullard like this forms majority of the haters since they cannot differentiate left from right.
Dear supports, thanks so much for all your highly matured, intelligent contributions. This has in no small way inculcated some sence into majority of the idiots and senseless south west Bakares'. please, sincere9egerian, keep educating the people. By this, your place and rewards will be from heaven.

. Seems like I hit a nerve, the statement was directed @ the guilty ones and you seem to top them.you said my statement was neither here nor there yet you somehow knew what I was talking about. You responded nicely and as expected. You were angry at least, it shows you still have a conscience. There is yet hope for you my friend.

anulaxad: hold it right there im not you what an insult upon insult me a laptop i have a full mac entertainment sytem with cpu and screen i have my 3d tv and my macbook where all of these i can use my Internet im not in poverty i worked my ass of to liVe in a big and quiet house like i do so continue take our money BEING PAYED BY OUR GOVERNMENT TO YOU BECAUSE SOME OF US WORKED HARD AND HAVE NOT STEALEN GOVERNMENT MONEY OR EVEN STOLE AT ALL
MR. IS YOUR ROAD OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE EVEN TARRED BAST ARD person DECEIVING WHO GO TO VILLAGE AND SEE YOUR PARENTS SUFFER THEN MAYBE REALITY WILL COME BACK TO YOU C U N T ISH HEAD

clap for yourselve

By Dele Momodu


Your Excellency, please permit me to commiserate with you on the unfortunate and untimely death of your dearly beloved brother. I sincerely join other Nigerians in mourning what must have been a sad loss for you and your family in particular. As you travel back home to your tranquil village to pay your last respects, I pray you ponder on the free advice I’m about to offer you in good faith. Even if you’ve already returned to the gilded cage of Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, I wish to plead that you find the time to read this open letter which I would have communicated directly if I had the privilege of a private meeting with you.


Perhaps, I should quickly introduce myself as a journalist and politician. Though I have seen you a few times at functions, we have never properly met. The only time we ever shook hands was when I joined others to mourn the death of, and celebrate, your father in Otueke village of Bayelsa State when you were still Vice President. I also saw you briefly in South Africa in 2009 but did not approach your table because your bodyguards didn’t look like they would appreciate any lesser mortal disturbing your peace.

I was amazed because I had just left the official residence of President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria and did not see more than a few guards in the house. I had spent quality time with him without any other soul than my South African friend I went with. I had gone there in a rented taxi but no one had asked us to go through metal/bomb detectors; or to drop our phones with members of the secret service. I did not see any ADC, CSO, CSD or any other security aide with similar nomenclature only known to, and made in, Nigeria. I think we just love big titles.


Anyway, I saw you again when you invited Presidential candidates, of which I was one, to Aso Rock, last year to brief us on the need for peace during the elections. I doubt if you saw me, though the invitation came from your office. Most of the candidates snubbed you but I chose to attend out of respect for your person and office. I remember seeing Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, who sat close to me, and Mr John Dara and so many politicians who I believed came because it was Aso Rock but really had no roles to play. Unfortunately, that meeting was nothing but a waste of time. You came and without even shaking hands with your co-contestants delivered your homily, answered a few questions and disappeared. There were no banters or interactions with us to cement a bond of friendship even if we wanted to take over your office.


I was surprised that you or your aides could not persuade most of the candidates to attend. Yet you went ahead to host an event that was obviously doomed before it began. I can only imagine how much was charged Nigeria for such hogwash. Ghana held a similar peace conference about two weeks ago and it was a star studded event. Part of great leadership quality is the ability to attract certified enemies and convince them to rise above prejudices and pettiness. I believe you have not reached out enough. Your aides have also not helped matters by their paranoia and neurotic approach to issues. They see enemies where none exist and fire all guns blazing at shadows. That is not how to build a nation.


One more example should suffice. You went on an official visit to Ghana. I was invited by the then Nigeria High Commissioner to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, to attend the brief reception held for you at our High Commission in Accra. Again, it was impossible for most of us to have a simple handshake with you as your security aides practically treated us like common criminals unworthy of communion with the Almighty. I finally gave up.


Sir, let me say emphatically that the biggest problem with Nigerian leaders is that once they attain power, they vacate this earth and migrate to another planet far away from fellow citizens. Leaders are elected to serve the people but in Nigeria we are compelled to serve our leaders and if possible starve to death in the process. We are not allowed to ask questions about how we are led or in reality, misled. This is the reason it is difficult for most of you to know what goes on in the real world. I suggest you borrow a leaf from Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola whose style fascinates me to no end. He drives through Lagos with no disruption to the lives of the people.

He responds promptly to reasonable text messages and emails. I know you’re very busy, but take time to see how President Obama jogs down or sprints up the Air Force One. It demonstrates a man on a mission. Feel free to drive on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and see things for yourself. Go into a pub and mix with the boys like President Clinton once did in Ireland. Refrain from blocking the house of God because you are attending a church service. Sir, no evil shall befall you. You are too distant from the people you lead. Show them love and you shall reap bountiful adoration. No massive security is necessary, once you make God first and suffer not his people. Conversely total security is no security where there is no Godliness. The love and prayers of Nigerians will keep you going.


I have decided to adopt a new approach in my column. I will take it upon myself to write this open letter as regularly as necessary and proffer solutions to different issues, in the hope that you will get to read it. I will tell you what your aides will never tell you. It is up to you to carefully read what I write and take your own decision. Let it be said that we told you but did nothing about it. I would have freed myself from the burden of “siddon-look.” I’m reasonably convinced that if you know the magnitude of problems confronting Nigerians you will work harder and change your style of governance unless you’re determined to fail spectacularly like others before you. I pray this will not be your portion.


Let me state categorically that I write this letter without any malice. More importantly I expect no personal gratification other than to see change in the lives of our people. I needed to make that clear since it is now in our culture to read motives to every good intention.

I have no other reason than out of patriotic fervour. I have not been to Abuja since last year because I’m dutifully engaged at home and abroad, and really have no reason to run up and down the corridors of power like the proverbial yo-yo. Every man must determine his needs in life. I know mine and I am happy and content to manage whatever God in his infinite kindness has given to me. We all have friends and families who have nowhere to go. If Nigeria becomes the country of our dream and there is a level playground for all of us, most citizens would thrive without living like pathological beggars. You’re in a position to leave Nigeria better than you met it. Look at most of the politicians and businessmen around you today. They were the same faces you saw with your predecessors. You are their new god today because of your position. Tomorrow, when you have departed, as you surely must do, they will move on again to the next person, without any qualms.


I have studied men and women of power at home and abroad and have sympathy for their tragic flaws . My discovery is that most leaders often fail to remember that whatever has a beginning must have an end. Time also flies. And it waits for nobody. Who could have imagined PDP in power since 1999 with nothing tangible to show for all the trillions of naira spent by various administrations? Who would believe that President Olusegun Obasanjo’s two terms came and disappeared within a twinkle of an eye? Or that even you have spent two years already as President and Commander-in-Chief? The question that will later haunt you, as it is haunting others before you, for the rest of time is: what did you do with all your time in office and all the resources under your control?
I will say without any fear of contradiction that the money at your disposal right now is enough to transform Nigeria into a true giant if frugally managed. I will now go on to demonstrate what I mean.


Sir, for every one billion naira we waste on frivolous projects, the dream of a fresh thousand millionaires would have perished. If you hand me the N2.2 billion naira you are about to spend on building a new banquet suite in Aso Rock, I will instantly create 2,200 brand-new millionaire farmers from our large army of brilliant but unemployed youths. Each of them would be able to employ 10 to 20 people in production, preservation, processing and distribution. If you think I’m joking, please hand me the money and I will urgently invite applications from potential beneficiaries. I and my team pledge not to earn a kobo from the project.


If I may ask, what is wrong with the banquet suite you presently have? Is it not better to spend money on providing jobs than trying to show off to visitors that we are prosperous in the midst of wanton poverty? I’m writing this letter from Cambridge University, one of the oldest surviving institutions of learning. The buildings of most Colleges here are as ancient as history, yet there is no plan to demolish them and build new ones. The problem with us is lack of a maintenance culture. You can rehabilitate the old banquet suite with less than N100 million and turn it into an architectural masterpiece. I’m sure you won’t spend your personal money the way ours is being poured away like rain water. Do you know how old Buckingham Palace is? If it was in Nigeria, we would have demolished it many times over in order to award some horrendous contracts.


I gather you want to build a new home for the Vice President at over N6 billion. This is sinful in a nation with over 12 generations of unemployed, and unemployable, graduates. What is wrong with the current Vice President’s home, Akinola Aguda House and wherever Alhaji Atiku Abubakar once lived? It smacks of gross insensitivity to waste resources in this manner. Please, give us that N6 billion and I will give you 6,000 productive millionaire entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Imagine each of them employing 10 people within the first year or two, we would have taken more than 60,000 youths off the streets. We’ve done it several times through Goke Dokun’s creative Entrepreneur Series on television and can do it even bigger in real life. As President, I would rather do this than build a home for a family of less than 50 people.


Mr President, Nigerians are not difficult to lead. In fact, we get carried away by little mercies. I know you have your sight on contesting elections in 2015. Let me assure you that you won’t have to campaign much, or spend billions to get re-elected if you listen to me. All you have to do is demonstrate to Nigerians that you can resist those carpetbaggers who see power only in terms of enjoyment. The world is building monuments and creating new inventions everywhere but we are busy wasting ours on flights of fancy like super jets, palaces, women and champagnes. We can do a lot better because God has endowed us with all we need to be among the greatest of the world. All it takes a little bit of vision and discipline.


Sir, there is nothing you want in life that God has not given you on a platter of gold. It is time for you to reciprocate by humbling yourself like all Saints. I will tell you about them and great names in history when I write my next epistle to you. If you hearken to the voice of reason, you will etch your name in gold.


Truly, like Jesus Christ (apologies to Christians), you will ride triumphantly into your own Jerusalem.

HATERS & LIARS....... will perish as they join good Nigerians to enjoy the good dividend of GEJ's administration. The Constant electricity supply by GEJ will electricute you all in your sleeps. If you use any of the good roads/rails put in place by GEJ,s Govt may you be crushed to death the next minutes --- Amen. GEJ has refused you thieves to steal from the system, now you have formed a forum of haters to run him down. GEJ is a man after Gods heart for Nigerians and God will surely prove Himself with this Govts sincere, painful effort to uplift our sufferings. God Bless GEJ 4ever

karl max: both of you are deceiving yourself 2011 this same nairaland poll said buhari would beat him land slid keep deceiving your self that 90% of nigerians hate him speak for your miserable self u and abu george.@ abu george I called u a fool if u don't justify how ur state and local government has solved the poverty level in ur immediate state and u couldn't and by ur last post uve accepted that ur a fool cos u can't state how ur state which collects money from the FG u criticize on your behalf has alleviated ur poverty and the people in ur state.come 2015 we would test jona popularity in the polls not on nairaland u may be new on this forum incase u don't knw before the election that saw him trashed ur weeping general nairaland gave him the same pecentage ur giving him but HE TRASHED UR WEEPIN GEN once more come 2015 if he contests he would do it again cos non of u are God u think u can seat on ur lap top in the comfort of ur home and say 90% of nigerians don like his leadership style.in the last election u didn't vote for him so he does not need ur fictitious 90% that is if u even have a voter card!some retardinhos that doneven knw the name of their local government chairman or councillor would come here and be shout about how FG don't alleviate poverty the last I checked state and local government share money with FG stop depending on the FG alone also hold ur state governors and LG excos reponsible too,like u hold jona for being responsible for all nigerias woes

most of u get urself in troubles at times wit ur own mouth and hand u call me fool, do i know u or have we met before. u might be gaining and enjoyin from jonathan regime but plenty of nigerians are out there complainin bitterly about our president and here u are distracting peoples opinion.Note am not in nigerians but am more tranparent and sincere than u

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