Farnsworth:


I disagree that Jonathan regime was the most corrupt, to me I followed the progress of the ministries very well, it was the most transparent government Nigeria has had, perhaps Jonathan was too trusting and naive but in all honesty he had a few good ideas but ultimately he was just incompetent and overwhelmed with the task. But the "corruption" is just propaganda, OBJ, IBB ABACHA, these were corrupt people but during Jonathan's regime you could get access to any financial information at all. The people under GEJ were likely the corrupt ones, as he delegates the jobs and money he never really, follows up. BTW, I think Nigeria deserves better presidents that all we have had so far, especially with so much intelligent Nigerians across the country.

mrborntodoit:


You already sold your useless conscience to the devil so you won't see reasons why Gej did everything possible including buying arms in cash to quench the Buharis Almajiri soldiers .

Passingshot, try get sense this 2016,his royal daftness ,Buhari doesn't need you anymore since he got to aso rock .

PassingShot:

There was no sanctions not to buy from Russia, Turkey or Ukraine and many other countries. Only US was relunctant or refused to sell us arms.

No justification for buying with cash.

mrmetoo1:


My guy no need to sugar-coat anything, Jonathan's administration was by far the most corrupt. Those guys went through the highest oil boom and what do we have to show for it?? Please just mention one thing we have to show for it. No infrastructural developments, loans were not cleared, no buoyant reserves, nothing, soldiers being sent to war without weapons. So if they weren't that corrupt, where did all the money go?

IBB "legitimized" corruption but he built, there are things today we can point to say this is IBB's work. Two significant ones, the third mainland bridge and development of Abuja. OBJ, say what you will, he cleared our debt. That helped a lot so to be in good standing with creditors for future loans and business. What he did can't be understated. I don't even want to touch on Abacha, I didn't like that guy for nothing.

What is GEJ's one lasting legacy we can talk about??

PassingShot:

There was no sanctions not to buy from Russia, Turkey or Ukraine and many other countries. Only US was relunctant or refused to sell us arms.

No justification for buying with cash.

Farnsworth:


Ebola was one

mrmetoo1:


I'm sorry are we joking here? Cos if it is a joke, it's kinda funny. GEJ can't even take credit for Ebola. If we have to give anyone credit, it's the LASG. LASG are the ones that tracked those affected, they're the ones that created the temporary treatment centers in Yaba. Even the money from the FG came in weeks late. Do you know the damage an infectious disease like Ebola could have done if they had to wait from funds from the FG?? Let's just thank God, that disease landed in a state like Lagos with an effective governor

Meritocracy:
All because its government money and cashless policy is only for poor. Can you carry your personal hard earn money carellessly

PassingShot:

There was no sanctions not to buy from Russia, Turkey or Ukraine and many other countries. Only US was relunctant or refused to sell us arms.

No justification for buying with cash.

emamos:

lalasticlala
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/us-embargo-forced-jonathan-to-buy-arms-with-raw-cash-fani-kayode/.

PassingShot:

There was no sanctions not to buy from Russia, Turkey or Ukraine and many other countries. Only US was relunctant or refused to selcash.

PassingShot:

There was no sanctions not to buy from Russia, Turkey or Ukraine and many other countries. Only US was relunctant or refused to sell us arms.

No justification for buying with cash.

MRSALT:


There is nothing difficult to understand here. No country was ready to do business with Nigeria. The only option the administration had was to buy from black market which transactions are done in cash in order to cover their track to avoid sanctions from the US. It is unfortunate that the black market purchases encourage looting anyway

WaffenSS:


This is plain rubbish. Most nations do not buy arms from the US or its NATO allies.

Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and so many others buy legitimately from Ukraine, China, Russia etc.

The Leahy Act prevents sales by the US alone, not by third parties.

GEJ hid under the supposed embargo to embezzle and launder raw cash.

Farnsworth:


well, LASG it cooperate with FG, but FG took charge all the states in Nigeria had thermometer and trained personnels at entry points not just Lagos, FG released the funds necessary, collaborated with all the international agencies to ensure Nigerian personnels across the country were taking the right procedures to ensure it was curbed. I am not joking. but if you don't like that one, what about resurrecting the dysfunctional trains system?

MRSALT:


You people are so fast to claim MR Knowall. Have you ever asked yourself if those countries you mentioned have the particular arms needed to tackle insurgency and again how do you know that other countries do not buy some of their arms in the blackmarket? You can only say what you know. GEJ took the right decision but Nigeria factor could not allow them to honestly implement them

MRSALT:


You people are so fast to claim MR Knowall. Have you ever asked yourself if those countries you mentioned have the particular arms needed to tackle insurgency and again how do you know that other countries do not buy some of their arms in the blackmarket? You can only say what you know. GEJ took the right decision but Nigeria factor could not allow them to honestly implement them

Chukabiz1961:
Did they force you to waste your time to watch it?

Demmocrats:
If the money embezzled during GEJ was used judiciously we won't be in the mess we are in right now.

PassingShot:
See a compound fool thinking he's making any sense.

How does US embargo to sell arms to Nigeria translate to buying arms with cash from other countries?

PassingShot:

There was no sanctions not to buy from Russia, Turkey or Ukraine and many other countries. Only US was relunctant or refused to sell us arms.

No justification for buying with cash.

MRSALT:


There is nothing difficult to understand here. No country was ready to do business with Nigeria. The only option the administration had was to buy from black market which transactions are done in cash in order to cover their track to avoid sanctions from the US. It is unfortunate that the black market purchases encourage looting anyway