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Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by AderibigbeAAA(m): 1:03pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
EVERY society has its stock of critics and cynics. Quite often, the former are preferred to the latter because in the course of their criticism, some critics would throw in alternatives or proffer solutions to problems; while the cynics never see anything good in a situation. The past six weeks of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-entry into government may have produced a lot of cynics among Nigerians who see Buhari as running the country like a Sole Administrator because of the leadership tussle at the National Assembly. While they hurry to the conclusion that the stalemate at the National Assembly cannot be totally blamed on President Buhari, they refrain from saying what Buhari should have done in the circumstance – maybe he should have adopted the Late Bola Ige’s prescription of “sidon look” – just look on and do nothing! All the same, there is a silent revolution going on in Nigeria today. The Buhari-led Administration is still making haste slowly. But apparently, the citizenry is not being adequately informed of the goings-on in government. The ordinary Nigerian is hungry for information. He wants to know. Luckily, he is able to decipher when publicity degenerates into sloganeering. We remember Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), one- time Prime Minister of Britain, who opined that in times of war, the Ministry of Information should be re-named the Ministry of Propaganda. To Macmillan, governance is war by another name. We see here, the heavy emphasis he places on information. For the third President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without a press or a press without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” There is no suggestion here that in government, the time for performance should be squandered on sloganeering as we witnessed during the immediate past administration. In any situation, “work-work” is better than “talk-talk”. After all, hard work still remains the major antidote for success. We want to welcome Nigerians to our glorious past, where there was voluntary compliance to lawful orders. In those days, at the mention of “Wole-wole”, “Ikoiko”, or “Edokita”, people cleaned up their environment without waiting for anyone to stand by them with the headmaster’s cane. Government orders were obeyed by faith. People did not need to see government officials before they obeyed. While President Buhari is yet to speak, his body language alone is sending shivers across the land. Lately, even the electricity companies are gasping for breath, trying to stay afloat in the new order. Suddenly, those embalmed chicken and turkey meats are disappearing from our markets because the Customs Officers at the borders have woken up. The same thing is happening to all banned items. The thief catchers and the courts are waking up. “Ikoiko” is around. These are happening, not so much because the people like the administration but because they know the consequences of non-compliance. That’s leadership! And that’s what we call governance by body language. The present scenario becomes the more relevant against the backdrop that Nigeria’s problem has never been the absence of laws but the near- absence of enforcement. Evidence of this has always been in the preponderance of the same banned products on our streets and markets. The moral messages communicated by our laws are sharply contradicted by the absence of enforcement. The public sees the conducts condemned in words but also sees in the dramatic absence of enforcement that they are not condemned in deed. This is undermining of fate in the entire system and, in the long run, it breeds cynicism and indifference to the process of law, which augments tendencies towards disrespect for those who make and enforce the law. Full disclosure is not always desirable. But people want to be carried along. A situation in which our friends in Washington, DC were the ones that informed us that Buhari’s cabinet will not be in place until September, is not neat enough. It should have been the other way round. After all, charity should begin at home. Still achieving, still pursuing. The Buhari administration has terminated two obviously repugnant contracts that were entered into by the immediate-past regime of Goodluck Jonathan: the $103 million (about N21 billion) maritime security contract awarded to Global West Vessel Specialists Nigeria Limited, GWVSNL, believed to be owned by former Niger Delta Militant, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo); and the Pipeline Protection Contract awarded to the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, and Niger Delta Militant Group. The two most unconscionable contracts were terminated just a few days after Buhari’s re-entry. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has given a marching order to the Nigerian Army and Navy to take over their constitutionally-assigned responsibility of protecting the pipelines and our territorial waters. For too long, Nigerians have been opposed to the idea of outsourcing the security of our vital assets to the militants and ethnic militias. While the contracts lasted, the contractors were smiling all the way to the banks and our security agencies that had the constitutional mandates were starved of funds. Among other things, the Jonathan arrangement exposed the nation to ridicule and open embarrassment because it has no parallel anywhere in the world. Besides, Nigeria did not get value for money as more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil were constructively stolen from us on a daily basis. There is no telling whether the contractors were the same people that were colluding with international shipping companies to steal the oil. We commend the Buhari administration for doing the needful. Need we advise that the security agencies that have just got back their constitutionally-assigned responsibilities must be properly equipped to perform? From whom much is expected, much must also be given. President Buhari has started well. But nothing vitiates the need to constantly tell the people what he is doing, for even the Bible enjoins us to, at least occasionally, make a joyful noise. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/buhari-is-still-making-haste-slowly/#sthash.PQrgiUJ3.dpuf 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by igahdavid(m): 1:04pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Slow but Steady Gradually, Nigeria is taking shape and I believe with time we will surely get there I like the phrase "work work is better than talk talk" PMB's administration is more of work work (with picture evidence ![]() Though this doesn't apply to Osho Baba ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by Nobody: 1:04pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
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Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by PassingShot(m): 1:05pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Slow and steady wins the race. some critics would throw in alternatives or proffer solutions to problems; while the cynics never see anything good in a situation.The emboldened describes the typical wailers on this forum. While President Buhari is yet to speak, his body language alone is sending shivers across the land. Lately, even the electricity companies are gasping for breath, trying to stay afloat in the new order. Suddenly, those embalmed chicken and turkey meats are disappearing from our markets because the Customs Officers at the borders have woken up. The same thing is happening to all banned items. The thief catchers and the courts are waking up. “Ikoiko” is around. These are happening, not so much because the people like the administration but because they know the consequences of non-compliance. That’s leadership! And that’s what we call governance by body language.I have made threads and posts here to drum it into the ears of the wailing wailers that PMB's body language is largely responsible for the refineries now working and the improvement witnessed in electricity supply. Nigerians, especially the patriotic and unbiased ones know that PMB's body language has achieved far more than what GEJ achieved in almost six years. Read what Prof. Itsay Sagay said about GEJ and PMB in my signature. We are indeed lucky. 6 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by AderibigbeAAA(m): 1:07pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Cc: lalasticlala |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by Imortal001: 1:07pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Yes, i like the slow and steady movement than rush and crash movement.
God bless pmb!
God bless naija! 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by donbrowser(m): 1:08pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
OK oh |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by kamair237(m): 1:11pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
I don di tire ohhhh.... "haste slowly" Wat else ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by XavierBlue(m): 1:14pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
and after we'll see more selfish surfacing the internet. XavierBlue
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Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by nitt: 1:21pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
We are positive that PMB is on course. Patience is a virtue. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by osaslord500(m): 1:26pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Am no more a fan of that old cargo 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by oduastates: 1:54pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Jonathan and iweala ran Nigeria the only way a drunk fisherman would. 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by dustmalik: 2:52pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
osaslord500:No problem at all. The Lagoon is ever accommodating. It's there to accommodate you and your likes. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by chidicky: 3:14pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
We are patiently waiting. Just dat we hope by d time pmb hit d ground running der wil still b any citizen left to b govern. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by MabraO: 3:24pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Today is indeed a great day 1st of August nd I ve been reading cool topics without sentiments Since I haven't seen those wailing waillers mizmycoli, moronic barcanista, moigidi, omenkata nd their foolish followers Good piece from vanguard 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by MizMyColi(f): 3:32pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by baralatie(m): 3:38pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
don't you love this propaganda"haste slowly"
by the time every thing clear the eyes
oh well! |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by sheymoni(m): 3:57pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
I am loving this slow & steady race. I'm now enjoying close to 15 hrs supply of electricity & the Nepa people now respond to complaint almost immediately. Something we never enjoy during past administration. Baba should please keep the slowness & steadiness steadily 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by baralatie(m): 3:59pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
sheymoni:your power supply is from gej not PMB 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by Whynotthetruth(m): 4:12pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
igahdavid: Example of such work and evidence of work plz ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by sammyj: 4:16pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
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Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by ERODEDEAST(f): 4:20pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
What an Oxymoron to describe this "BLOCKED HEAD" Government. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by bokohalal(m): 4:24pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
osaslord500:You don't know what it means to be a FAN. |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by Whynotthetruth(m): 4:32pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
AderibigbeAAA: Trash and lies... 1)Why did same body language not end NASS unending crisis led by party? 2)Why did his body language not end boko haram? 3)Why did his body language not stop Europe from banning our export products? 4)Why did his body language not stop stock losses, food prices rise, etc? 5)Body language abi body odour ![]() 6)OPC and co contract expired and was NEVER terminated... 7)Name the work done and not empty rhetorics... ![]() Shameless liars 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by shigoslim(m): 4:49pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
which kind slowly and steady when hungry is killing man on the street. believe it or leave it the body language which everyone thought is working when it reach its peak it will no longer be effective . what you are telling me now is that Nigerian is now enjoying steady power and others because of the body language of bubu, but am telling you that the same body language if refuse to improve, input additional infrastructure facility to the existence one will fade and collapse suddenly. you guys that is pretending to tell your bubu to act and accept the fact that he is not making any move other than witch hunting, which will may eventually back fire on him. beside I thought you guys said PDP has destroyed Nigeria for 16years now tell me how suddenly there are increasing in power outage, the resurfacing of refinery and other, are as a result of body language. when he BUBU has not implement any law. has APC make any gigantic work to increase the existence infrastructure in our society or are they fooling their self and the masturbating followers, who came to reap another man efforts. if BUBU and APC fail to act, believing that their body language will transform Nigeria, I swear Nigeria should get ready for another stone Age in future. the way am seeing things I don't think bubu will implement any project in all our sectors, since May 29th no economy, social, political, education and science policy that will derive this nation forwards. you followers better gear up your bubu that he has little time, 2015 is almost gone remaining 3years. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by MabraO: 5:01pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Whynotthetruth: Sorry for calling u a fool It just who u re 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by Whynotthetruth(m): 5:09pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
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Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by PassingShot(m): 5:12pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Lalasticlala, Ishilove, Obinoscopy, Seun, don't you guys think this deserve to be taken to the HQ? Please do the needful because this thread is educative. |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by oloyede252(m): 5:22pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Whynotthetruth:everything is a lie except its from your boss barca...you better die before you kill yaself.. 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by emamos: 5:32pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
nitt:Aisha is a virtue 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by AderibigbeAAA(m): 6:58pm On Aug 01, 2015 |
Seun
Lalaclastilala |
Re: Buhari Is Still Making Haste Slowly - VANGARD by sheymoni(m): 2:25am On Aug 02, 2015 |
baralatie:I don't care. All I want is light 1 Like |
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