femialiu:
Who is William Reed? The so called press they claim he presides over doesn't have a website. (Do a search on google). The website that posted the news looks crappy and far from what a Washington Times will use. The popular William Reed Jr died in 1991....this one does not have records of article written before this one....well, i am not saying it is fake but the story of wendell simlin has thought me never to take things at surface level.

olapluto:
Who is William Reed (the writter)? He claims to be the president of the 'Black Press Foundation' . No info about this 'foundation' on google. The only info about this 'foundation' is this article by WT.
I honestly think this is another 'Wendel Simlinn*' orchestrated by the desperate team GEJ.
This was also an opinion piece (i.e written by members of the public and sent to the editor to consider for publishing). Could this have been written by Abati and sent in using a non existent name William Reed, and a non existent foundation called Black Press foundation?
Investigation begins!

Clerverly:
The op is fraudster! The link doesnt lead to the paid article!

PDP and desperation!!!

olapluto:
Who is William Reed (the writter)? He claims to be the president of the 'Black Press Foundation' . No info about this 'foundation' on google. The only info about this 'foundation' is this article by WT.
I honestly think this is another 'Wendel Simlinn*' orchestrated by the desperate team GEJ.
This was also an opinion piece (i.e written by members of the public and sent to the editor to consider for publishing). Could this have been written by Abati and sent in using a non existent name William Reed, and a non existent foundation called Black Press foundation?
Investigation begins!

ISpiksDaTroof:
You are smart!

There's a William Reed of the Black Press International, yet I don't see one for the Black Press Foundation.

Either way, the article seems like a paid advertorial for Jonathan and PDP.

Nctrice:
this is a true master piece, one that paints a picture of the president, his inherent intent, and the God factor that has always been there for Nigeria! That God factor that took him to Aso rock without any strong political backing is the same God factor that gave us our independent on a Plata of Gold in 1960!

So good it's coming from someone off the shores of Nigeria!

Slynonny:
In GEJ we trust.

Redoil:
you this boy and ur oloriburuku lifestyle

Mordyb:
what is the one thing they have in common i will live your conscience to answer that if you even have

Kola4uniadgog:
Nigeria has a date with destiny as
March 28 and April 11 draw near.
These are two significant dates that,
on one hand, present Nigerians
with an opportunity to strengthen
democracy through the ballot.

These dates, on the other hand, are
also beaming scaring danger
signals. No thanks to politicians
who are beating drums of war,
stumping across the country,
making campaign statements full of
fury, with little about issues of
concern to most Nigerians. As is
typical of Nigerian elections, the
tension is thick in the air, so much
so that the putrid smell of
Armageddon has enveloped the
country. Fears are palpable,
generating serious concerns among
Nigerians and within the
international community.

Nigeria has traveled this route
before, not once. There are
however reasons for genuine and
heightened concern this time. The
last few years have seen widening
cracks along the Nigeria’s well-
known fault lines of religion and
ethnicity. The security situation,
especially in the northeast, has
been a huge sore on the reputation
of the Africa’s most populous
country. The abduction of more
than 200 girls from the Borno State
community of Chibok nearly one
year ago, and the perceived lack of
enough effort from the government
of President Goodluck Jonathan to
ensure they are rescued, are
making the prospect of a peaceful
poll a tall dream.

President Jonathan has had to take
the blame for virtually everything
going wrong in Nigeria. Admittedly,
there are issues that currently feed
this perception. They include the
security situation, corruption and
poor living standards of most
Nigerians. Ordinarily, the buck
stops at the desk of the president.

The opposition seems to have
succeeded in creating the
impression that Mr. Jonathan
merely wakes up on daily basis and
does nothing. But things don’t
always seem as they look in Nigeria.

That the president has been doing
nothing would not pass the muster
of nonpartisan scrutiny. What
would be correct is that the
president has actually done little to
publicize the many things he has
been doing. In the last six years, the
government has been confronting
more fundamental issues of growth
and development with the type of
vigor and single-mindedness
uncommon in Nigeria.

The Jonathan administration would
trump any previous administration
in the effort made to tackle the
near-complete collapse of
infrastructure such as roads,
transportation and power supply.

The same can be said of
employment generation and
capacity development. Nigeria’s
economy has not only survived
major shake-ups affecting most
advanced economies, it has actually
also been growing in leaps and
bounds, emerging as Africa’s
largest.

He has perhaps taken an ingenious
route to fighting corruption. He
understands the difference
between the symptoms of
corruption and the underlying
causes. While many had expected a
frontal attack at the symptoms
through demonstrative — even if
unlawful — actions by deploying
anti-corruption forces in a frenzy of
mass arrests, media trials and
public sentencing of suspects, Mr.
Jonathan has chosen to allow the
justice system the space to work.
He hasn’t stopped at that. He is,
with the skill of a surgeon,
identifying the underlying causes of
corruption and taking them out one
after the other. This is what he did
with a fertilizer distribution scam,
which had hampered food
production and diversification
effort for decades. Perhaps, he did
not make enough noise on this, but
the result of his approach is loud
enough for the thousands of
Nigerian farmers who now have
easy access to fertilizer, completely
eliminating the meddlesome
middlemen. The action is equally
loud enough for the vested
interests to fight back and join the
now-profitable president-bashing
choir.

The security challenge is a bit more
complicated. Mr. Jonathan’s
emergence represented a paradigm
shift in the Nigerian political
arrangement. He was the first
person with no strong political
background or affiliation, and from
a minority tribe to become a
democratic president in Nigeria. He
had not benefited from any of the
important pillars of power such as
the support of a major ethnic
group. The template for success in
the Nigerian environment requires
much more than the timing of
response to a security situation,
such as the Chibok abduction saga.
It requires the willingness of the
players within the affected area to
put the safety of lives and
protection of properties of the
people ahead of their own
immediate political advantage. It is
not going to be easy trimming the
hair of someone who continues to
run. It could take time to either
catch up with him or get him to
willingly agree to the need to solve
a problem. The ability to keep calm
rather than adopt a knee-jerk and
high-handed approach in the face
of treachery and impunity is a great
asset the president is endowed
with. This, as the opposition is wont
to do, can also be mistaken for
weakness or incompetence.

Mr. Jonathan’s civilized approach to
tackling issues is built around the
need to ensure social justice, equity
and the rule of law. This should,
ordinarily, be worthy of global
acknowledgment and
commendation. But the concerted
noise from the opposition camp
and the penchant of some
international observers to rush to
judgment without taking full
account of peculiarities of an
environment are a bit deafening
and blinding to the reality on
ground.

As elections are getting closer, the
president is faced with the facts
that Nigerians are in a hurry.
They’ve waited for too long. This is a
situation that is being exploited by
opposition leaders, who have been
calling for mob actions as against
the rule of law. Mr. Jonathan has
equally shown that he understands
that Nigerians are expecting a
leader with a magic wand, who
could with a snap somewhere, turn
age-long and deeply rooted social
decay into an instant state of bliss.
But the magic wand could actually
be a possibility if current efforts are
allowed another four years to take
root, grow and bear fruits.

• William Reed is president of the
Black Press Foundation.

Source:http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/5/william-reed-goodluck-jonathan-steering-nigeria-wi/#ixzz3TkQJUpRm

felifeli:

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Look my friend, the only new president that will be sworn in is GEJ wearing a new dress. [/size][/size][size=8pt]

wonlasewonimi:


It's not God factor that took him to Aso rock, it's the stupidity of the voters.

BetaThings:

Really
Ben Murray Bruce is from off the shores of Nigeria too, isn't he?

olapluto:
Who is William Reed (the writter)? He claims to be the president of the 'Black Press Foundation' . No info about this 'foundation' on google. The only info about this 'foundation' is this article by WT.
I honestly think this is another 'Wendel Simlinn*' orchestrated by the desperate team GEJ.
This was also an opinion piece (i.e written by members of the public and sent to the editor to consider for publishing). Could this have been written by Abati and sent in using a non existent name William Reed, and a non existent foundation called Black Press foundation?
Investigation begins!

Nctrice:
off the shores of Nigeria is not by the pigmentation of one's skin!

Jesusloveyou:
picture of d madman 'williams reed' or i don't believe d fake story.

Nctrice:
read the article again! It's not a tale or a story like you put it, it's someone's opinion on current events...on the shores of Nigeria

Jesusloveyou:
d article is from abati,read it very well,mr reed were even advising us to give gej another 4yrs,wetin concern d whiteman to know what we want,even if we are dying,mr reed did not care like gej and aides always do,d write-up is very clear that is from abati.

Proffdada:
kirikiri prison clothes number 419

felifeli:


Amugbo. Do Kirikiri prisoners get sworn in as president ? Abi you grew up in Kalakuta Republic ?