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| Think! Nigeria Think! by luluosas(m): 8:43pm On Apr 13, 2011 |
THINK! NIGERIA THINK! Fellow Nigerians, time has come again to elect our president for the forth coming presidential election on April 16, 2011. Here lies the opportunity for you to either make this democracy work or not to work. Before you cast your VOTE for your preferred presidential candidate this Saturday, I want you to first reflect on the past 12 years of our democratic journey as nation. When this Fourth Republic was birth on Saturday 29th May, 1999, we were all excited and full of high expectations from the new democratic government, under General Olusegun Obasanjo as the new president. The international community celebrated our Military men for keeping to their promise of running the government for just 9 months. General Abdusalam Abubakar will forever be remembered, for the wonderful role he played in ensuring that, the Military did not hold on to power, after the sudden death of General Sanni Abacha, on Monday June 8, 1998. Let us think and reflect on this. If the Military could conduct a democratic elections from nothing within 9 months, what excuse do the elected democratic personel have, not to conduct a true FREE, FAIR and TRANSPARENT elections 12 years after? Think! Nigeria Think! The current dispensation has witness the emergence of 3 Presidents since May 1999, led by Olusegun Obasanjo, May 1999 to May 2007, on the platform of PDP. He was succeeded by Umar Musa Yar'Dua between May 2007 to May 5th, 2010, on the platform of PDP. The death in Office of President Yar'Dua on May 5th, 2010, ushered in the emergence of Goodluk Jonathan, on the platform of PDP, as the substantive President on Thursday, 6th May, 2010 till date. It has always be the affairs of PDP since 1999, based on their perceived national spread , in producing the presidents. But, it is no longer news that, the reason they have succeeded so far is the keeping quietness of the few enlightened citizens of Nigeria. The elections has always been rigged, manipulated and outright buy over with the public funds and yet, we feel comfortable. Think! Nigeria Think! Now, the present state of affairs in Nigeria, calls for a revolutionary change through the ballot box. We can no longer sit on the fence and mortgaged the future of the unborn Generation. If will fail to get it right this time, posterity will judge us forever. Think! Nigeria Think! The present Government has established 9 new Universities in order to deceive the people that, this government is a national one. My question to the graduates from the Universities is this. How many of you is today employed by the government both at State level and Federal level? The thinking of this government in establishing these schools, is to accommodate the ever increasing crave for educational advancement, which is a welcome development. But, where is the job that is created for the these youth by the time they graduate? No wonder we have increase in crime rate today. Kidnapping, armed robbery, boko haranism, Jos violence, political assassinations and more recently, bombings has taken a dangerous shape with government watching helplessly. Who will rescue from this day light disaster in the midst of plenty? God, will call on you to intervene. Think! Nigeria Think! This government of today is wasting tax payer money for the salaries of legislatures that has absented from sitting over a year ago. It is on record that, PDP members in Edo State House of Assembly, has since February 2010 refused to attend house meetings and yet, their salaries and allowance is continuing. Nigerians, what do you call this? Think! Nigeria Think! Today, Mutala Nyanko, the Governor of Adamawa State, on the platform of PDP, is wasting the State's resources on political associates, through what he termed "Special Assistant (SA)". The beneficiaries do not work, only to wait till the end of the month to collect their special packages. What you you normally hear towards month ending is, dem don pay? Nigerians, what do you call this? Think! Nigeria Think! The PDP Government does not mean well for Nigeria. All the praise singers of Jonathan today have failed to realize one thing. A snake will always give birth to a snake. Secondly, a Leopard can never changed its spotted body. If you can analyzed this, you will quickly discover that, no matter how good and promising Jonathan may appear, the environment that surrounds him will never let him do what is right. How can he stand against Obasanjo, the man who single handedly pushed him forward for the race? Think! Nigeria Think! I usually ask myself, if the people supporting Jonathan today knows what they are doing at all. Ethno-religious issues has crept into the campaign. A friend of mine asked me, why are you voting for unbeliever Buhari? I laughed why telling him that, Nigeria is a multi religious State that, both the Christians and Muslims has equal right to govern it. Think! Nigeria Think! So, as you prepare to elect your President this Saturday, please, vote your conscience. Never you sell your conscience for peanuts thereby mortgaging the future of your children. Vote wisely and guide your vote jealously, so that it will really count. Lugard Ekhator, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by efisher(m): 8:44pm On Apr 13, 2011 |
"I am optimistic that the issue of North/South dichotomy will gradually fade away; in the new Nigeria, we shall be talking about Nigeria, not ethnicity, or religion, we shall focus on the economy, infrastructural development, employment and security. This is my covenant with Nigerians; With God's help I promise I will not disappoint you". GEJ http://www.facebook.com/jonathangoodluck GEJ is the solution. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by Arosa(m): 8:53pm On Apr 13, 2011 |
Re: Think! Nigeria Think! Thinking is too hard jor, I just like to relax my brain.  |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by efisher(m): 9:22pm On Apr 13, 2011 |
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| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by enyojo(f): 9:28pm On Apr 13, 2011 |
efisher: IT IS BECOMING CLEARER THAT YOU EITHER LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE WITH THE SO-CALLED BEAF OR YOU WERE BORN BY HIS MOTHER OR SIMPLY U R THE BEAF look at the same configuration he puts as his signature. Chei!! Truth is unhidable like smoke! Thank God that the GEJ spammers cannot vote or at best they are fewer than we thought. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by Emoska(m): 9:33pm On Apr 13, 2011 |
GEJ U CAN ONLY GIVE FRESH AIR IF U CAN DO WITHOUT OBJ,GEEORGE,IBORI & CO. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by Kobojunkie: 6:00am On Apr 14, 2011 |
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| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by doctorT(m): 6:06am On Apr 14, 2011 |
Take it or leave it Buhari is the best among all the candidates we have at hand now. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by luluosas(m): 9:21am On Apr 14, 2011 |
PRINCE STEPHEN 9 hours ago in reply to Enitan Oluyemo Enitan, is it a must you sleep with your wife before she can conceive and give you child you can call your own? It kind of sound stupid this question, right? Buhari needs to be the President of Nigeria to effectively effect a change. Your call on Royal fathers to go to the senate is another funny one. You can make that change on saturday, go out and cast your vote beased on facts you have and know, You have someone who by virtue of positions he has held in this country could have stolen us blind and today live in affluence but he lives poor. In the same light, you have another person who as Governor for just 17 months, declared an asset of N293 million, he openly embraced Bode George who was released from prison barely 24 hours, sacked the chairman ICPC for investigating the CJN N6billion fraud. Your work is already cut out for you, to me the choice l will make is obvious. It is obvious because l have zero tolerance for people with itchy palm. It is obvious because l do not frolick with evil, it is obvious because l love my country and people. I will vote for Buhari/Bakare. I will never allow the sweet meaningless gingles on television showing our musicians who think themselves as role-models but cheap opportunist, sway my informed mind. If Olu Jacobs at his age allows the smell of money to direct his senses, then that is Olu Jacobs. As for D'banj, l have tried picking his brain and now know clearly why my son threw out his CD after listening to him, Daddy Showket is expired already, as a ghetto soldier then, as he called himself then, he looted the ghetto and gave the ghetto nothing. Sam Okposo the one hit boy who do not mind quenching is sex urge in the church, will not make me vote for anyone l do not want to vote for. I have asked and have been told that since women started giving birth in this world, no child has been born with shoes, l wonder why Jonathan has made is own case an issue. His going for days without food is no longer news, l have seen people, even as of today who have not had anything to eat for days and he Jonathan is the President, and nothing for a year, has been done to ameliorate the plight of those people. I am not Jonathan, l am a Patriotic Nigerian craving for a positive change in the affairs of my beloved country Nigeria and l am taking the bull by the horn to try and effect that change with my vote. I do not listen to beer parlour talks nor do l allow such to influence my good thoughts. Gingles do not and will not sway my votes, especially when they come from hungry and twisted minds. My name is PRINCE, l am a NIGERIAN and my vote goes to BUHARI/BAKARE. Culled from PRINCE STEPHEN response at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/buhari-weeps-over-nations-problems/ |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by playmode(m): 10:02am On Apr 14, 2011 |
luluosas: Great post but unfortunately it will fall on deaf ears.Nigeria can longer exist.I am currently researching how to take the Nigerian government to the international court in Europe to seek a secession of Odua republic from Nigeria just like what has happened in sudan.I have planned a couple of meetings with stake holders and i am coming home soon to start a secession campaign.My people deserve better than another 4 yrs of Jonathan. PDP is not the only reason why i am seeking a secession.The image of Nigeria and Nigerians all over the world is tarnished.We are considered to be vermin in many countries all over the world and this is predominantly because of crimes committed by our brothers of Igbo origin.Now before you jump on my neck,i am not a tribalist but i am a realist and that is the realty. Oduas all over the world are being stigmatized because of our Nigerian nationality.If we succeed in seceding ,we can at least build a fresh reputation of honesty,discipline and professionalism as Oduas.I have been studying what has been going on in Sudan and i realized that it is not that hard to secede peacefully.If we create enough awareness and we have the people's support we can make it happen.Thank GOD we only have oil in Ondo so the FG may not fight too hard to keep us around. I will post more details on NL in the near future.Please make no mistake,i do not think this will be an easy task neither do i think it can be achieved immediately.It could take a couple of years before the secession can be achieved.My first task is to develop a website/forum dedicated to the Odua republic and the secession program.This will help all concerned Oduans to interact,share ideas,make commitment to the cause and develop a constitution as well as a social development blueprint for Odua.Once the movement is strong and the awareness is everywhere,we can begin to talk to our lawyers.We have to have experienced geographers to map out Odua's boundaries and highlight our natural resources. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by switch47(m): 10:09am On Apr 14, 2011 |
I think therefore i will Vote Goodluck Jonathan as president!! |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by danteweb: 11:36am On Apr 14, 2011 |
Guys, there's this online service that lets you campaign to your Friends specially to those who may not have access to the Internet. Let's win this election men. Its obvious that Ribadu is the right guy. http://thetimeisnownigeria.com/campaigns/sms_message/new Read what really happened at the alliance talk here: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/why-acn-cpc-talks-collapsed/ |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by juman(m): 1:03pm On Apr 14, 2011 |
The post is informative. Our leaders must be determined to deliver. Determination must be their key word. There is wide spread and deep corruption in India, but still moving on. Certainly corruption MUST be reduced. But determination is important. Gov. Mutala Nyanko has NO EXCUSE, he MUST deliver. He is a person I respect. May be he is just a good talker like Olagunsoye Oyinlola. Politician of silent achiever = Non achiever. We want to see that our leaders performing. There must be things to show for their actions. Mr. Obasanjo left tens of billions in Nigeria external reserves when he left the office as the president, but we are not happy with his performance. Why? We masses need Infrastructure, job etc. So President Jonathan is for the change. He know that he MUST deliver and certainly he will deliver. Vote Jonathan/Sambo team. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by luluosas(m): 7:37pm On Apr 14, 2011 |
Desperate: Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. The above is the definition of desperate. I usually wonder, when people are saying that, Buhari is desperate, in regards to his Presidential aspirations. When Atiku was running against Jonathan, people said he was desperate but, since he lost to Jonathan in that Kangaroo primaries, we now understand who actually was desperate. It was never Atiku, but, Jonthan, that was desperate. Coming to the matter at hand, Buhari for all I care can never be said to be desperate. Reasons be that, he is comfortable with his Military Pension. If so, why is he contesting then? Simple. The level of decay and rut in the system is his primary reason for coming to contest. Remember the adage that says: Evil strive when good men keep quiet. The situation of things in Nigeria today calls for a radical change. We cannot keep pretending that all is well. All is not well at all. So, don't let anyone deceive you with their FAKE smile that, it is well. Again, Buhari cannot be said to be desperate because, he has never shown any trait of desperation in his entire life. If you doubt me, how do you explain of a former Head of State, without a single plot of land in Abuja, no oil block nor being a thriving government contractor? His seeking the presidential office is simply service to his father land. Please, never you mistake this for desperation, as he is not in government nor wanting to retain it by all means possible. As for Jonathan, he is bound to be desperate because, the man up need to fear of falling. Having said that, his desperation is traceable to 2010, when he bluntly refused the advice of his Presidential Advisory Council PAC, not to seek for the presidential position in the 2011 presidential election. This is the committee he set up to advised him on National issues and yet, he never heed their advice. What can you say of this? Again, Jonathan is bound to be desperate because, should he lose this election, he has many things to lose. As a man whose occupation now is politics, how can he align himself with the ordinary people, maybe to seek for professorial appointment from the Universities, after serving as Commander in Chief Of The Arm Forces? He can never do it hence, his desperate move to buy all the buyable with Nigeria's tax payers money. Jonathan has course to be desperate because, he does not want to be seen as a weakling during this presidential elections. This is the more reasons you see the manoeuvrings here and there. For you people saying that, Jonathan has conducted a free and fair election, in regards to last Saturday NASS elections, may I tell you that, the President State of Bayelsa, recorded the highest number of stolen boxes. Do you still call it free and fair? No. In fact, from Bayelsa to Sokoto, Jonathan waste Nigeria's money to bribe the Police, SSS, Returning Officers, Media Editors, opposition political parties and the common voters. Don't let me hear you ever say that, the elections were free and fair. Even the primary election that produced him was a buy over. If not, how do you explain the reason behind the locking up of delegates from the reach of Atiku in Abuja, before the primary elections? Nigerians, open your eyes and shine it well. Do not allow the pretentious humble looking of Jonathan to deceive and mislead you into oblivion. The future of your children should be of great concern to you. Before you cast your vote on Saturday, think deeply, if this is the Nigeria of your dream. PDP is a CANCER that must not be allow to grow further, into our National life. God bless Nigeria. Lugard Ekhator, Yola, Adamawa State. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by gernded(m): 8:43pm On Apr 14, 2011 |
PLEASE WHEN THINKING THINK GOOD AND IN GOOD THINKING GOODLUCK WILL FOLLOW YOU. GEJ IS THE SON OF THE SOIL HE IS A SIMPLE OF UNITY IGBO'S WHO SEE FAR HAVE SEEN HIM AND WELCOMED HIM. |
| Re: Think! Nigeria Think! by luluosas(m): 7:13pm On May 13, 2011 |
I thought that most Nigerians will realized that, we are suffering in the midst of plenty, but, no, they choose rather to suffer than to stand for truth. I weep for this Country. |
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