squino:

@ pharoh, thank you my brother for enlightening them,
i believe all those posting against Gej are using  because i see no reason why they will pay for data to post what they are not sure of, i wonder if there was a debate before he stabilized petroleum prices to N65 under 5moths in office something Nigerians have not enjoyed  in years, i wonder if there was a debate before there was a improvement in the power sector, i wonder if there was a debate before minimum wage in Nigeria was increased to N18,000 all these in how many months?
The fact that you are a phd holder doesnt make you a good public speaker but an embodiment of knowledge which i believe. can be communicated for the needed growth and development, this man has given us in months what others have not in years which is a clear indication of what is to come not by boasting or debate as you call it, we should learn to be innovative and not copy, America and other developed Nations did not start with debates, so we should get to that bridge before crossing.

Yes he is a public speaker and he has done that in various capacities, conferences and even rallies if you want to factor this election campaigning so there is not doubt about that.  He simply is not interested so why can't you guys get it, listen to the ones who wants to debate and choose who to vote for. Those that will vote for goodluck already know how and when he has communicated his plans to them. It is not by force to debate or what exactly is the issue here. What is the fuse about this debate or did MKO had a debate before the presidential election in 1993? same for shagari and the first republic elections. What is the benefit of a debate that cannot be served by other means, he has communicated with Nigerians on facebook, through his campaign and he thinks that is enough.


Being a Phd holder does not translate to a competent public speaker, you must have gone through the presentations of many lecturers and i doubt if they all performed equally. Being a good public debater does not translate to a better administrator or manager. It is one thing to perform very well at the debate and another thing to perform well when you are actually given the job to do. You guys are just trying to make a mountain out of nothing and i doubt any one of you would even manage a local government if given the job. A good strategist picks the battle he has the highest comparative advantage of winning and he is not driven by impulse or popular opinions.

waledud:

Let me start by putting things in perspective for you. Please if u were too young to know what transpired in the polity in the 90's then you should have availed yourself of the opportunity of the internet's historical archives to assist the weakness of your memory (not an insult). The 1993 presidential debate, where Chief MKO Abiola waxed lyrical with words and inundated our consciousness with facts & figures, was adjudged one of the best & most issue-based debate we've ever had in this country. It was in that debate that Abiola educated us by reeling out some disturbing statistics of our national life & even emasculated his opponent by asking & telling him how much a cup of garri cost then. So research your facts well before you throw it into the public domain like this great forum or before you undermine the personality of such a national hero like MKO.

Back to the main issue at hand, yes being a PhD. holder may not necessarily translate to competency in public speaking but it should inform or engender a certain level of sagacity & circumspection that sure should come to the fore anytime you open your mouth to speak. Listening to GEJ talk sometimes makes me sit uncomfortably on the edge of my seat & jolt every second for fear that he definately will soon say the wrong thing, especially when on international media. If he is not committing a grammatical or pronunciation blunder then he just would undermine his academic pedigree by making a rather unpardonable submission. Honestly, I use to have a great deal of respect for him but that was before he started opening his mouth. I particularly liked his political calmness during the sit-tight era of the ailing Yar'Adua but now I know dat he didn't say nothing then because he actually has nothing to say. Immediately he got hold of power and started to talk, 'breeze begin blow & we begin see fowl yache'. Look at the knee-jeck manner in which he tried to robe his political opponents in during the Abuja independence day anniversary bomb blast & frantically tried to exculpate MEND despite the later claiming responsibility. Also, he will not be quickly forgiven for branding all the southwest opposition leaders as "rascals". That's pathetic coming from a PhD. holder as that word 'rascal' did not emanate from his head but was handed over to him by Obasanjo who was standing right there beside him, further confirming the dependence of his ideas on expo as some have rightly noted on this thread. I rest my case for now.

squino:

having competence in public speaking does not guarantee competence in leadership, what we need is an element of change not ''sweet talkers''

squino:

having competence in public speaking does not guarantee competence in leadership, what we need is an element of change not ''sweet talkers''



@squino GEJ FANS, Just listean 2 urself oh! It means alot if u and all d intellectual bigott dat re in suport of his turning down dis debate don't knw d significance den i don't blame u guyz it jz show hw u n dat ur GEJ wl continue 2 paralys dis country with ur pre-active mind and ur fake promises dat he can l8r kum out and deny it dat he neva promisd such and such tins wen votd into power. He knw he can't even try 2 atend dis debate coz he knws his oponet knws much abt d present state of our economy wch he can't explain and all his oda promises and above all he is nt a trustd leader coz he deny so many tins he said jz lyk d recent acusation of d suleja bomb blast on BUHARI wat a shame!!! Read ur saharareporter site 4 more ok,
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