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| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 5:59pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
There has been a tremendous turnaround in the agricultural sector of this nation since Jonathan regime. Before now farming was seen as a poor man business but today it's a different story. I don't really know the brand of mediocrity you are smoking but permit me to ask, what exactly did Jonathan do in the agricultural sector? How can a president be campaigning with SMS fertilizer distribution in 2015? are we that poor in spirit? If that sector is top notch like you claimed, why did bird flu spread through 9 states in one week? The problem I see here is that most of you are just not ambitious, Fertilizer distribution started since the days of Abacha's PTF but no government has ever talked about it, how did we descend so low? If you want to talk about Agricultural revolution, you should tell me how many Agricultural cooling houses that are attached to our cargo area in all international airports? You should tell me how many new farms have sprung up under this administration? You should tell me how many veterinary doctors were employed recently? How many irrigation projects were undertaken in the last four years? What is the percentage reduction in hunger in recent times? What is the percentage reduction in price of agricultural products in Nigeria today? How many Cargo airports were built strictly for Agricultural export? How many foreign investments did Agriculture attract in the last 4yrs? If any of the above happened, Nigeria will feel this paper agricultural revolution, it is not enough to employ an eloquent minister to be confusing Nigerians with rhetoric when a tiny fish is still selling for 5k in Ph. When I was in school, from primary to university there have been epileptic power supply in different parts of the country but today though we can't boast of 24hours power but we all know that it's "7 up". you really went to school? that is good to hear, this is what I was taught in school, I was taught that Obasanjo's NIPP has installed capacity of 15,000mw of electricity, so far, the project is almost 70% completed, the reason we are not feeling the impact of this progress is because the transmission infrastructure is very weak, and gas shortages, that is where I expected Jonathan to act on, for the past 6yrs, I am actually typing with a generator by the way, that is the only progress that needs to be made, the rest na wash!! His PIB is even proposing a DSO MODEL to curb gas shortages, imagine the insult. What of educational system in Nigeria that was almost dead, hence the trooping in of private schools all over the country. Not only is his regime building new schools but making government school teachers feel proud of the profession. In ASUU's voice  The revamping of the Nigeria railway service is a very poor decision, that money if it was used to revamp our transmission lines, will give us a minimum of 18hrs power supply, Power will have more positive impact on our lives than the so called railways. As a matter of fact, if the rails were revamped for cargo purposes, it will be more beneficial to us than the present pleasure rides. Imagine a rail line that runs from Apapa to Onitsha? that rail project will take off 40% of heavy duty trucks from our roads, saving maintenance cost on the roads, Imagine a rail line running from Lagos to Kano then Kaduna? If Jonathan managed to get power right within this 6yrs, I will personally campaign for him. You still want more? No, but thanks for asking You say he is weak, that he can't fight boko haram? Let me ask you one thing, the alright USA, that I know you are praying to be a citizen of, searched for bin laden for 10 years before they take him out, but yet his boys still dey. ISIS has been terrorising for years now, USA plus other nations has not been able to take them out and they are claiming territories. But our president has fought boko haram not to a halt now but has paralysed them seriously. I really don't know what your social circle is but the information you have is pretty wrong, it took 10yrs for the yanks to kill Osama, no doubt about that, but I doubt if they never spotted him in several places before then, those are two different things. Osama was always spotted at different locations before the final Abottabad hit, it was the ingenuity of Condoleeza rice that delayed his death, she argued that killing Osama will be counter productive, that if you do that, someone more ruthless will wear his shoes (exactly what Shekau is doing to us), she rolled out a plan that will neutralize all the Alqaeda active cells in the middle east (Arabian peninsular) and the Islamic Mahreb, that operation covered over 50 countries according to Collin Powell. The essence is that if you don't neutralize those cells, there will be serious reprisals on American interest both home and abroad. You may not understand why Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil, Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, Ahmed Ghailani, Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali and Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah. had to die before Osama bin laden. Please don't compare America with the kalo kalo we are doing at Sambisa forest, I saw the funny narrative on AIT, I couldn't believe that a gullible Nigerian will believe that gingle, guess I was wrong. ISIS in not America's war, they are just conducting air strikes with coalition forces, as I type, ISIS have lost serious territories since the air strike began. How did you paralyze Boko when they have made two attempts to take Maiduguri? when you had to cry in Paris for ordinary Chad to come to your rescue? 1 Like |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by cooljude(m): 5:59pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
jpphilips:Funny you. It is either you intentionally turn history upside down or you are totally ignorant about past events. Was it not OBJ who ceeded Bakassi to camerron, did Yaradua appeal the ruling. Yes Nigeria won in Serria leone and mind you it was a regional force (ecomog). |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by Image123(m): 6:05pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
pekeyim: i love jpphilips reply to this your post, but just to add one or more things. When you talk about patient's history, we need to also include Buhari's arguably free and fair democratic history since 2003 at least. He remains the only Nigerian who has being democratically elected consistently since 2003, 2007, 2011 and now 2015 as Presidential candidate. Obviously, we cannot argue that he is a novice to democracy. If about 3 or 4 different parties elect you democratically, it says a lot. Consider especially the recent and tense APC primaries that had major and heavy weights. i'll also add a document from Wellington where Buhari went for military course. they had these to say about him. "A SINCERE and hardworking officer who is keen to learn. Buhari is a quiet, unassuming and HONEST individual. He is not assertive. A friendly and cooperative individual, he DOES HIS BEST FOR HIS TEAM. Accepts criticism willingly." For me, that is good enough a recommendation. Obasanjo a corrupt man, looked for an honest person to put in charge of NNPC, he put Buhari. It was during his time as NNPC chairman that we had two refineries. When his fellow military men were looking for someone honest and competent to lead the nation out of the corrupt quagmire of Shagari's administration, they made Buhari head of the Supreme Military Council. Even the demonised Abacha knew and recognised Buhari's forthrightness and honesty and made him head of PTF. Buhari's honesty, integrity, intelligence, and passion for this country speak for him. Let us add that to this patient's history. He has being using every single opportunity to woo voters instead of simply dancing to the tune of PDP and detractors. He has being available for interviews, please watch the Channels interview, Politic Today. He has being answering questins on tweeter, the ongoing Town Hall MeetingS and other platforms. Go to youtube and search, you would find numerous places of Buhari talking, explaining and addressing questions and others. It is okay for him to speak for few minutes at rallies. Rally is a lot of work and many times they have to be in 2 or 3 states a day with a lot of people being given opportunities to speak and canvass. i'd rather have an action man than a talkative. Campaign ground is where you make promises and reel out manifestos. It is better we all know the things he plans to do than him making a lot of promises that he will not fulfil or remember. Listen more to him outside rallies and to his team like Osinbajo and co for more elaborate details. Buhari is answerable and has being answering questions, more questions and from more people from the Town Hall Meetings and other platforms. This supersedes a debate. Town Hall meetings are more masses friendly than debate BTW. His WASC is a non issue. He is competent and experience shows it. President Jonathan with his PhD is still struggling to prove his competence to many people, so i doubt that it is WASC that will convince you or anyone of Buhari's competence. i'm not voting because of anyone's WASC or PhD. i'm voting because of what and who they have to offer. If i lost my certificates, i would try to retrace the number, wouldn't you? About Osun and Ekiti, it wasn't really about who won or lost. The point was that there was no freedom, there was abuse of human rights, masses intimidation and disenfranchisement. All these under the present democracy. Like i said jpphilips has helped with that. To add to Shagari and research, it is unfair to history and to Buhari when we give a distorted view or incomplete view of what happened. Shagari was a man very much like President Jonathan. He was a quiet, gentle Northern Muslim. More of a 'political stooge and figure head, a character like what many in the SW view northerners(slow malla). OBJ foisted him on us, same way he did President Jonathan and late Yaradua. Unfortunately for OBJ, others hijacked GEJ and GEJ himself is proving not to be a very cooperative puppet to OBJ. Nonetheless, he shares traits with Shagari and their governments are very similar. Shagari was not a dynamic leader, but more or less weak and with nothing big to offer or making any big strides or statements. His Vice Ekweme was more active and sharp, a businessman architect. So it was more like even though Shagari didn't really steal or loot, he presided over a looting team and did nothing about it. [s]GEJ to me is an improved version, he is more involved in the looting[/s]. So even apart from Presidential status, Shagari wasn't exactly Mr Corruption, but he was so lax and pemissive that his government was the most corrupt. His government was characterized by corruption, mismanageement and oppression. The similarities are just too much. Shagari hardly made public statements when necessary too. He had his Abatis and Okupes. Nigeria went into recession due to dropping price in global crude oil. Shagari's government continued to borrow and spend big thinking oil prices will come back to normal, but the recession unfortunately continued for about 10years. During Shagari's time, foreign reserves dropped from $10billion to $1billion dollars. Foreign debts increased to $15billion. Inflation skyrocketed to 50% and then Shagari rigged and won elections again. Politicians continued buying houses abroad and fattening their Swiss accounts, but the people were suffering while politician's lives were being transformed. It was unfortunately during this time that Nigeria left our brilliant youths abroad on scholarship stranded. The Government did not pay their tuition and fees, at that time about $87million owed by the FG in U.S schools alone. You can imagine the scandal. This was what culminated in turning our brilliant minds abroad into fraudsters duping and swindling people and introducing the popular 419 tag Nigeria has. It also introduced drug-trafficking as country was hard. Do you know what the Nigerian government did? They decided to blame Ghana, no be today blame game start. They started a propaganda that eventually led to the famous Ghana-Must -Go. Because were being blamed for everything. They were the cause of Nigeria's woes and our nothing having enough job etc. So, we violently chased out Ghana(ians) from Nigeria. These situations were what brought back the military i.e Buhari administration. It is to this backdrop that the military were so severe and set on discipline and war on corruption. Unfortunately, there is no way some people will not be affected in such instances. They also had to cut down drastically on government spending and it did affect some people's jobs as the government could not cope without more and more debt. Retrenchment happens everywhere, whatever other sweet name they call it like rightsizing or downsizing. It was more a fault of Shagari government's maladministration and mismanagement. the same thing is happening today, many people are in the ministries doing nothing and being paid, and ghost workers etc. A job is supposed to be productive. So many people(sorry to say) in NSCDC office at the gate in uniforms doing NOTHING. And government will say we have employed. Is that job or wealth creation? People should be gainfully employed and well paid and motivated. Not just wishing to enter federal government job because it will give you time to do anything. Go to their offices, many of them have not resumed by 10am. Some will not even come to work and when they come, they are like one god or the other. All these are part of corruption and wastages and part of the reasons why many do not want someone like GMB. Now, when Buhari was head of state, corrupt politicians and business men were hiding their monies/loots in their bedroom and in neighbouring countries. So, you will check his account and see 50,000 naira, meanwhile he looted millions. Because of this, there was no money in circulation. Banks started folding up and the damaged economy started a new and deeper round of affliction. This was what led to Buhari changing the naira notes. When he did, people had no choice than to bring their monies out and it helped rejuvenate the economy. Also, Buhari wanted to borrow some money from IMF and they brought their usual crazy demands that put African countries in further disadvantage. At that time, the exchange rate was 1naira=$1.2 or so. IMF said if they will borrow Nigeria money, Nigeria MUST devalue the naira drastically by 60%. they were jealous our naira was stronger than dollar. They told Buhari to remove petroleum subsidy, just like NOI their trainee, they told Buhari to institute 30% raise on interest rate. All these would have triggered more inflation. And the implications will be that Nigeria will pay MORE for less. We would also export the same quantity of crude oil and get less revenue. to me, that is a crazy deal. And to Buhari and his economic team, it was also crazy. You can probably see also how hard it was at that time to engage in any MAJOR infrastructure or project. Buhari of course rejected IMF's offer and took it as an insult to the African's intelligence. Nigeria got into the black books of the U.S and the U>K and others for refusing to be puppetted/manipulated. Also, Buhari had reduced importation from UK. This was what led to Nigeria's trade by barter agreements with Brazil, Italy, France and Austria. Nigeria had gone to OPEC to allow us increase our sale of crudeoil barrels, so that we can make more revenue, but they refused(pressure from the US and co). Buhari's government sold crude oil by barter to these four countries in exchange for the things we wanted to use money to buy, money we went to IMF to borrow. IMF went mad, US and UK were not happy. We had cut them off and were having our way without borrowing. Also, we were not as reliant on UK and US as before and they respected us. i am of the opinion that they influenced the Babangida coup. Immediately Babangida got there, he did everything IMF asked Buhari to, and we all know where we went and are today. My friend GenBuhari has done further justice on this in his thread if you care for further reading. You can also verify from other sources. BTW, of note is the fact that Buhari curbed illegal oil bunkering. Chief MKO Abiola also said during his presidential debate in 1993 that the Buhari administration signed an agreement with ITT to start manufacture of technological equipment in Nigeria. That document had being submitted by ITT since 1975. IBB did not honour that agreement until his weak attempt in March 1993. These are the historical facts in a larger background. 2 Likes
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| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by pekeyim: 7:46pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
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| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by pekeyim: 7:51pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
jpphilips: Until this time we didn't have trains plying routes, that's a Legacy project to me. 2. Second Niger bridge (under construction) 3. Iweto Bridge (under construction) 4. NCDMB (Local Content ) tied with PIB. 5. 14 New Federal Universities 6. National Auto policy. (Made in Nigeria Vehicles) 7. 150 Almajiri schools 8. Zero Fuel Scarcity Other. Achievements Like Good roads, improved power Gen. n distribution, upgrade of airports, agricultural revolution. Etc. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 8:14pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
cooljude: Should I reply you? |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 8:21pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
pekeyim: If the things you wrote is what you deserve, by all means vote Jonathan next week. Before then, Do you know that Warri refinery as big as it is, was a 30months project? How long did it take Fashola to complete a semi hanging bridge in lagos? If you are impressed that Jonathan's leadership is about 2 uncompleted bridges in 6yrs, by all means, give him your vote. No point to lecture you on local content policy. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 8:40pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
jpphilips: My guy you are just blinded by your own ignorance. You just said small fish sales for 5k in ph(besides were in pH dem dey sell small fish 5k, cause I reside there), anyway let's assume it's true then you still expect farm products to be exported? President can only make good policies for business to thrive, he can never come and fish and bring to your house free of charge. On electricity, how much have the past presidents pumped into NEPA without a single outcome. This government have not even spent one quarter of Wat they have spent, and now you are giving credit to Obasanjo administration. When Obasanjo was president ASUU went on strike yearly (maybe you still dey jss then) one of them lasted for more than six months. NB the last strike was because of Wat OBJ promised and could not fulfill that caused the strike, and he wisely handled and settled the matter. Please young guys of Nigeria stop been myopic and wise up, don't let these old fools that doesn't know a single thing about administration take you for a ride. GEJ all the way. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 8:52pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
jpphilips: I nearly forgot. Is bird flu exclusive to Nigeria only. There was outbreak of bird flu in China and some European countries. So bird flu been detected in some parts of the country should not even be raised here. Foreign investments, see going many like you want a Foreigner to come and farm for you so you'll but the farm product they got from your land to you at an any price they quote for you (see how your reasoning dey). What else do you expect him to do for farmers rather than give them good seed, fertiliser and open up market opportunities nationwide for them. Abeg dey reason before you post. GEJ all the way. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by pekeyim: 10:09pm On Feb 06, 2015 |
T jpphilips: " When you mention OBJ, NIPP, New NAFDAC, EFCC, Consolidation, Privatization, PSC, UBE, GSM all come to mind, this is a government that messed up big time but still left an Iroko in its forest of achievements, when you mention Jonathan, all you hear is Sub standard trains, nothing more, is that all you deserve in 6yrs? where are Jonathan's "Iroko"? resurfacing airports that Skytrax does not agree with? or surfacing roads? or fighting with Amaechi? where is the "Iroko" of this administration? You win, and sure P? " If Nigeria had plants that could generate up to 15 000 MW by today the distribution would have been sorted. But the NIPP like other Legacy projects of the previous government didn't work. EFCC was a witch hunting body. Fraudulent Privatisation etc but this isn't about OBJ. OBJ was President for 8 years btw. GEJ has not been president for up to 6 years like you stated and there is a thread on FP as regards that. GEJ's achievements in terms of Economic growth is quite glaring, Power has improved greatly Nigerians can testify compared to previous governments. Why should govt build a new Refinery? When we are trying to privatise most of Govt "businesses" to stop the rot and decay in these areas. I cannot believe people keep comparing a "tiny" bridge in Lekki to the 2nd Niger Bridge? They are not the same. A bridge over the River Niger and a bridge on "Five Cowrie Creek" with just enough space for about 2 vehicles are not the same. Please they cannot even be compared to each other. All these things I listed and many more has informed my decision, Despite the "war in the NE" We've made so much progress. Btw Lagos Light Rail has been under construction for 6 years now. here is a link, You can go through. https://m.facebook.com/torunarigha.k.cash/posts/10200803804150430 As for me, I have decided. #GEJ has my Vote!!! 1 Like |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 9:11am On Feb 07, 2015 |
yazz09: If your Agricultural sector is so high tech and improved, why did bird flu spread through 9 states in one week? . How did the above question give rise to your response? Some of you find English so difficult. Your response should not bother on how many countries that were affected but the rate of spread. In UK it didn't go past three farms, In Nigeria it plagued 9 states I ask why? for a sector Housing Jonathan's flagship of Achievements. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 9:27am On Feb 07, 2015 |
cooljude: There is a 10yr window for the appeal, Jonathan was the president when the window closed, for a leader who has witnessed first hand the sufferings of Nigerians in Bakassi, it is only wise for him to appeal the ICJ judgement. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by Nobody: 9:37am On Feb 07, 2015 |
Stupid write up from a mad APC group.It's completely a silly piece of trash from pit of hell. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 12:38pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
jpphilips: You see how you don dey reason like grand papa wey dey leave e brain dey waka. So tell me is it the president job to go to every farm in this nation and checking all the fowl there? Is it not the responsibility of the farm owner to protect his investment by vaccinating his animals. It is people like you that wants government to come and spoon feed them that got affected by the flu. So stop whining about bird flu. And come up with something more reasonable. GEJ all the way. 1 Like |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 2:33pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
cooljude: What is dis one saying? |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 2:59pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
yazz09: Your submission lacks depth and content, when next you wish to counter a point, identify it then make verifiable counter submissions not blank statements. If you are educated, you should know the name of the president, Identify the projects and how much that was spent. After reading my submission and you write this, I feel cheated because I am not learning from you, perhaps in a bid to research out your facts, you will realize how obnoxious you sound. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 3:17pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
yazz09: I don't totally agree with you, If Jonathan really revamped the agricultural sector like you claimed, I expect the Govt Vertinary doctors to be on red alert, proactive enough to be dispatched to these farms for prompt response. Make no mistakes, the bird flu outbreak is a national emergency hence should be approached as such, If we are still at the level where the farm owners are expected to combat it on their own (just like I vaccinate trophy my favourite dog), then there is nothing new happening in that sector. I don't blame Jonathan for Bird flu, I bemoan the idea that a sector he claimed to have revamped does not have a proactive containment strategy for a national outbreak. This is common sense, it has nothing to do with being a grand pa. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 3:28pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
pekeyim: Under OBJ'S NIPP, Over 15 power plants are either completed or in the works, such efforts does not qualify as failure in my books. It is inappropriate to Juxtapose the second Niger bridge with Fashola's, however, the point of that assertion is that the second Niger bridge was a promise made to Anambrarians in 2011, I was at the head bridge on Tuesday, if the level of work I saw there is what Anambrarians feel they deserve after 4yrs, by all means, they should vote baba Joe. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by pekeyim: 3:54pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
jpphilips: Yes I understand the frustration in some quarters, not like i'm giving excuses but 4 years ago nobody planned we'll have a defence budget of N968,127 billion in 2014, or Ebola crisis in 2014? The first bridge is about 50 years old, please He's started the bridge finally and He needs support to complete it and other projects. The other guys are promising freebies Which equates to about 25 million * 5-10k a month and other stuffs that aren't feasible. We cannot lose focus now. We have to queue. Behind #GEJ and allow Him complete the transformation. Thank You. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 4:04pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
yazz09: I don't live below poverty line truth be told, it is no reason for me to ignore the sufferings of my country men. Let me give you two examples where I drew my inspiration from perhaps it will form a model that will change your mind set. In 2012 during the Subsidy removal crisis, a man aged over 70yrs protested on the streets of Lagos in the person of Wole Soyinka, I am damn sure that Soyinka wont have a problem buying PMS at 200 naira per liter, also in 2014 Oby Ezekwesili led a protest for "bring back our girls" I am certain that none of her kids was kidnapped. Learning point; Irrespective of your comfort zone, you should lend your voice to the voiceless. 3 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 4:21pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
F22RAPTOR: Not really, he deserves 4yrs to do the needful. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by cooljude(m): 6:46pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
jpphilips:Seriously, i think you are wierd. Keep to your conviction. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 4:47pm On Feb 08, 2015 |
pekeyim: Funny twist, If there was no Bokoharam, that amount budgeted for the military would have been stolen you and I know that. FG donated $11m to fight Ebola, UN later raised through the following donors. The Chinese government has so far contributed around $8.3 million (£5.2 million) to the UN's main Ebola relief fund, compared to $18.8 million (£11.7 million) from Britain and more than $200 million (£124.5 million) from the US. France has contributed $7.4 million . Since the Money was realized through the WHO, Nigeria will equally benefit from the largesse. Jide Idris the Lagos state commissioner for health raised an alarm that he did not receive the FG'S $11m so what really happened to the funds from both home and abroad? I don't want to remind you that since the Ebola alert in 2012, prof Onyebuchi chukwu the then minister for health has been budgeting over 480m naira under the budget caption, "control of infectious diseases" yet there was no single 15, 000naira infra red thermometer to attend to Patrick Sawyer on arrival at the Nigerian's biggest airport, who are you gonna blame in the face of such gross negligence, me?? The Niger bridge is old no doubt but Jonathan was not forced to make that promise in 2011. Work did not start there not until recently at the wake of electioneering, if there was any sincerity of purpose, the Pilling going on now should be done in 2011 or was there Ebola then? It is your right to be impressed by Jonathan's pettiness, however, when I compare the tremendous pace he enriched himself and cronies and the pace of service delivery to Nigerians, I feel short changed. As for APC and their sharing money nonsense, I am eagerly waiting for them, for now, they deserve a chance, thank God the voters card is now permanent to hire and fire at will. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 5:26am On Feb 09, 2015 |
GooDluck is working......... remember 1. 125 Almajiri Schools in 13 Northern States (No northern govt. ever deemed it fit to educate the so called rejects of their society till GEJ came on the scene, even Buhari) 2. 27 Special girls school 3. 12 New Federal Universities 4. 34 new NCE awarding institutions 5. 101 Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and development 6. 10 Million increase in Basic education enrollment (UBEC) 7. 75% Increase in O'Level credit pass in Math and English 8. 100 Innovation Enterprise Institutions licensed 9. 7000 lecturers sponsored for post graduate studies home and abroad 10. 51 Polytechnic laboratories rehabilitated 11. Doubled increase on Education allocation 12. 104 candidates scaled the final hurdle (First Class Graduates) for Presidential scholarship award and were asked to apply to study in any of the top 25 universities in the world approved for the scheme for their Phd. LIST OF GEJ Universities: 1] Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State. —North Central. 2] Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. ——-North Central. 3] Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State.– North East. 4] Federal University, Wakari, Taraba State. —-North East. 5] Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.-North West. 6] Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State.——-North West. 7] Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State. —South South. 8] Federal University, Ndufe-Alike, Ebonyi State.-South East. 9] Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.——-South West. 10) Federal University of Oil and Gas, Bonny, Rivers State -South South ROADS: The following roads are either reconstructed of nearing completion: 1. Apapa - Oshodi Expressway 2. Benin- Ore-Sgagamu Highway 3.Enugu-Portharcourt Dual carriage way 4. East-West Road The following roads are undergoing dualisation: 1. Kano - Maiduguri Road 2. Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja-Benin Road The following is fully done: Oweto Bridge across River Benue The Following Roads are fully done: 1. Onitsha- Owerri Road 2. Vom-Manchok Road 3. Onitsha Head Bridge- Flyover (Ojukwu Gateway) to Upper Iweka road which Gov Obi repaired and got federal refund The following roads are under construction or reconstruction: 1. Onitsha - Enugu Road 2. Lokoja - Benin Road 3. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway 4. Mokwa- Bida Road 5. Akure-Ilesha Road 6. East-West Road 7. Sokoto- Tambuwal-Jega Road 8. Enugu- Abakaliki- Cross River Road 9. Ogoja - Ikom Road 10. Vandekiya-Obudu Road He might not have started some of them but he is ensuring that work is going on (eg East-West Road) BRIDGE The second Niger bridge which previous governments played endless politics with was concessioned to Juluis Berger and early works have commenced. ELECTIONS No governorship election conducted under Jonathan administration has been cancelled or deemed fraudulent by any court of law. Elections may not be yet perfect but at least results mostly reflect the wishes of the people. No political prisoner anywhere in Nigeria under GEJ admninistration. AVIATION: 1. National Aviation Master plan and Road map was developed and is being implemented 2. Air Safety - INSTALLATION of cutting age navigational aids and Instruments Landing Systems, including runway lights and Total Radar Coverage (TRACON) 3. Airport Infrastructure - For the first time in three decades, ALL 22 federally owned airports are being remodeled and renovated 4. Cargo Airport - 16 airports close to nation's food baskets designed to transport perishables. 5. New Terminal for 5 International Airports at Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu. 6. Certification - US Category 1 Certification attained. INDUSTRIES: 1. Under GEJ, Nigeria has two automobile industries manufacturing vehicles, Innoson in Nnewi, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan in Lagos. Toyota to start assembling cars in early 2015. 2. Nigeria exports cement and rice.Prices of food have remained relatively stable for 2 years now. HOUSING: 1. Mortgage - The Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing Corporation was set up to enable 200,000 affordable mortgages within 5 years at affordable interest rate. Over 324 such housing units were recently commissioned in Enugu this July. 2. Over 61,000 housing units have been built in six geographical zones. LIFE Life expetancy under GEJ improved from 47 years in 2010 to 52 years in 2014 (UN) CORRUPTION According to the report released on December 3, 2014, Nigeria scored 27 out of out of a maximum 100 marks to clinch 136th position out of the 175 countries surveyed. This means that Nigeria has ‘improved’ by eight points against its 2013 rating as 144th out of 175 countries. A statement issued from the Berlin office of Transparency International shows that more than two- thirds or over 75 percent of the 175 countries surveyed this year scored below 50, on a scale from 0. Countries within the 0-50 range are perceived to be strikingly corrupt. RAIL TRANSPORT: Over 15 years, Rail transport had been comatose and deserted. It took GEJ less than 2 years to put it back on track and commissioned 6 New Air-condition Trains in Lagos last. 1. Lagos-Kano Rail (functional) 2. Kano-Maiduguri,under construction 3. Lagos- Portharcourt (under construction) 4. Kaduna-Abuja - Almost completed, to begin operation in first quarter of 2015 5. Lagos-Oshogbo line fully operational. 6. Port Harcourt-Aba- Umuahia -Enugu fully operational from December 2015. Intra PH rail system fully operational. 7.Rigachikun-Kaduna- Taunin Kura rail line fully operational. Under construction: 1. Abuja axis - to begin operation in Dec. 2014 3. Port- Aba-Uyo-Calabar under construction. Kano/ Dai/Jimbia an approximate distance of 354KM, Ilela/ Sokoto/Jega / Kontagora, 408km, Aba/ Ikot Ekpene/ Itu/ Uyo / Odukpani/Calabar, covering a total distance of 340km, Kano/ Nguru/ Geshua/ Damaturu/ Maiduguri/ Gamburu Ngala, covering 707 Km, Calabar/ Ikom/ Obudu/ Ogoja/ Katsina Ala/ Wukari/ Jalingo/Yola/ Maiduguri, 1669km. The last of the corridor is the rail line from Port Harcourt/ Aba/ Umuahia/ Enugu/ Lafia/ Jos/ Bauchi/ Biu/ Maidiguri, 550km POWER: Privatised PHCN and Power Generating Plants undergoing constructions in different states. 37 large dams completed nationwide, 10 dams rehabilitaed and 49 dams being built nationwide. Economy: Nigerian economy was rebased and became biggest economy in Africa, overtaking South Africa. Previous leaders didn't see the need to do this. Single digit inflation and sustained growth in economy. Nigeria's economy is the 26th largest in the world. In 2013, IMF classified Nigeria as a Middle Income Nation from the Low Income Nation it had been all the while. IMF also said that hunger has reduced in Nigeria under Jonathan from 16% to 14.1%. KPMG also listed Nigeria's interstate High Speed Rail project as one of the world’s top 100 infrastructure projects. The rail system which is currently under construction would connect all states of Nigeria to one another. Economic growth has been at a constant minimum of 6%per annum in the lsat 3 years Agriculture has grown considerably, Nigeria imports less food and produces more than enough for export. The airports now wear new looks unlike before when they looked like Oshodi bus stop of the OBJ era. Elections are now free and fair and no snatching of ballot boxes. Some horribly sentimental people would not do the needful which is to try to verify these things, they would still continue on their hateful trajectory. In all of these things that the GOD chosen has done, indeed he deserve a second tenure in the office of the presidency. Vote for the GOD chosen, President Goodluck Jonathan please feel free to share |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 5:31am On Feb 09, 2015 |
MEANWHILE.............. JONATHAN'S GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT -THEY WANT CHANGE 1. Obasanjo’s government spent $16bn for power, and only achieved to change the name of NEPA to PHCN, yet some people and Obasanjo says Jonathan’s Government id corrupt. 2. Obasanjo’s government, Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar were involved in a $180m Hallibuton bribery scam that made world news, Yet Obasanjo says Jonathan’s Government is corrupt. 3. Obasanjo’s government, Obasanjo and Atiku spent about N1tn with Siemens for the production of National ID Card, with a N34bn bribery scam. I am yet to get mine, Yet Obasanjo says Jonathan is corrupt. 4. Bola Ahmed Tinubu used Babatunde Fashola to build 1 kilometer of road for N1.2bn, while Akpabio builds same for N120m. Yet Tinubu and Fashola says Jonathan is corrupt. 5. Bola Tinubu and Fashola spent $460 million (N55 billion at 2009 exchange rate of N118/$1) of tax payer’s money in the name of Lekki-Epe Concession Company (LCC) to build a toll gate, and yet taxed Lagosians even after claiming to buy back the concession, for using the road with no records, Yet Tinubu, Fashola and Obasanjo says Jonathan is corrupt. 6. Buhari delegated all powers to Afri-Project Consortium (APC), a consulting firm owned by his Wife’s brother, which allowed his Inlaw’s firm to Initiate all projects for the PTF, Approve all projects for the PTF and Execute all projects for the PTF. APC was able to make away with N25,758,532,444 (Twenty-five billion, seven hundred and fifty-eight million, five hundred and thirty-two thousand, four hundred and fourty-four Naira). Buhari says he did not know.. Yet Buhari, Tinubu claims Jonathan is corrupt. 7. Rotimi Ameachi spent N50bn to build a 2kilometer monorail that is yet to be completed. And Ameachi, Tinubu, Buhari says Jonathan is corrupt. 8. 56,000 ghost workers were discovered any terminated, So former President called President Jonathan to leave the 56,000 ghost workers to remain in status quo, When President Jonathan ignored, Obasanjo claimed that Jonathan is corrupt. Nigeria was rated the 2nd must corrupt Nation in the world as at 1999 – 2007 when Obasanjo was president, then rated 3rd from 2007 till 2011. In 2014, Nigeria is rated 37th in the world, with a four months review that will place Nigeria at 46th. Yet Obasanjo says Jonathan is corrupt...even the PDP refugees that are now APC are saying Jonathan is corrupt...NIGERIANS judge for yourselves!!!!!! |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 10:11am On Feb 09, 2015 |
yazz09: After reading the Expose above with dates, you still feel fly making blank statements? please upgrade your mud slinging, Buhari's wife's brother without a name? PTF projects handled without a name? |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 2:34pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
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| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by jpphilips(m): 9:09am On Feb 10, 2015 |
yazz09: Be advised that nobody is asking you to vote for Buhari, but while voting Jonathan, you should be well aware of what you are getting yourself into. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by yazz09(m): 9:11pm On Feb 10, 2015 |
jpphilips: Nobody will ever tell me who to vote for, not even my pastor or my father, but I know what am getting into and what am trying not to get into. |
| Re: President Goodluck Jonathan's Stewardship In Retrospect by slimpresh(f): 10:38pm On Feb 15, 2015 |
jpphilips: Wow jphilips I must confess your wisdom and knowledge knows no bound. I salute you. Nairaland needs more people like you to educate us unlike some block heads who just sit and type GEJ till 2019 at any chance they get. With all the corruption oozing around him. 1 Like |
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