toysleek:
Let me use this analogy.
Let's assume my husband and I both had savings of a total sum of #5million in a joint acct for rainy days, I decided to check one day and it was already depleted to #4.5million.When he couldn't tell me exactly wht he used the #500k for,i vehemently asked that he gave me my share of about #1.8million, which he did. Suddenly,all his allowances were stopped in his workplace and his net income was just too meagre to keep up with the affluent life we have been living. Thus, we became broke and he started blaming me that it was my fault we were broke. And I asked, where is your #2.7million share? Apparently, he had squandered it too. Truth is, if he had not meddled with the money at all, I wouldn't have had the audacity to ask for my share and he also would have stood his ground(AS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE)if he had the integrity.

Very clearly illustrated and simplified by you.
The wailers have refused to tell us what motivated governors to go to court over savings under GEJ. It all boils down to trust. When people were wondering why Nigerians did not pour out into the streets in demonstration against Buhari for trying to remove subsidy the way they did to GEJ, I told them that it is not the removal of the subsidy that Nigerians are against but that they feared that they could not trust GEJ as regards the integrity and honesty to judiciously use the proceeds, but could trust Buhari more on that. As a good leader rather than blame the governors for deprecating his proposal to save he should have tried to find out why they did not trust him. Once people trust a leader they hardly ever resist his suggestions even if harsh and unbearable.

aieromon:
Charles Soludo, February 2015

Please how can a reasonable, educated Nigerian associate leadership and integrity with Ebola Owu?
How can that be possible

Nigeria's Obasanjo, his Untouchables, and the $16 Billion Power Scam


More from: http://www.africaundisguised.com/newsportal/story/nigerias-obasanjo-his-untouchables-and-16-billion-power-scam


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Keep away from Obasanjo, he wasted $16 billion on power Owie tells Buhari






Senator Roland Owie has blasted ex Pres­ident Olusegun Obasanjo over his perceived posture to influence the incoming administration of President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

Reacting to a Think-tank report submitted to Buhari by a team of technocrats put together by Obasanjo, Owie described the document as needless.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Owie, who is also a former Chief Whip of the Senate, asked: ”How can Obasanjo be preparing a blueprint for Buhari? A Bini parable says, ‘how can an impotent man get medicine for his brother, who suffers weak erection?’”

Expressing disappointment at Buhari’s romance with Obasanjo, Owie said “Obasanjo will tell the world that the solutions he prescribed for fixing Nigeria were ignored.”

Continuing he said, “I just read that Obasanjo’s think-tank has submitted a blueprint to Buhari. Blue what?

“I am shocked that great Nigerians of the likes of Prof. Akin Mabogunje, Dr. Idika Kalu and Dr. Christopher Kolade were involved. That Obasanjo is linked to the blue-print, it will be a document of blackmail to Buhari very soon.

“Wonders will never end! How can Obasanjo who allegedly wasted eight years in government pursuing perceived enemies, and tried to ruin the legislative and judiciary arms of government in Nigeria; wasted $16 billion on power and not a single kilowatt of energy was produced, destroyed Aladja Steel, Itakpe Steel, Ajaokuta Steel, NITEL, just to mention a few FGN parastatals, now begin to advise Buhari?

“How can Obasanjo, whose government received, in one year, a revenue equivalent of the total revenue that IBB regime received in eight years, yet, nothing to show for it, be handing over blue-print to the in-coming administration?

More from: http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/keep-away-from-obasanjo-he-wasted-16-billion-on-power-owie-tells-buhari/

toysleek:
Let me use this analogy.
Let's assume my husband and I both had savings of a total sum of #5million in a joint acct for rainy days, I decided to check one day and it was already depleted to #4.5million.When he couldn't tell me exactly wht he used the #500k for,i vehemently asked that he gave me my share of about #1.8million, which he did. Suddenly,all his allowances were stopped in his workplace and his net income was just too meagre to keep up with the affluent life we have been living. Thus, we became broke and he started blaming me that it was my fault we were broke. And I asked, where is your #2.7million share? Apparently, he had squandered it too. Truth is, if he had not meddled with the money at all, I wouldn't have had the audacity to ask for my share and he also would have stood his ground(AS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE)if he had the integrity.

Your analogy is based on incomplete information, to put it mildly.
The JOINT Federation account is where subsidies are paid from hence the 36 state governors were pushing for its removal as far back as October 2011.
Fact!
Should you not ask yourself why the governors did not drag Jonathan to the Supreme Court if any tiny amount whatsoever was taken from the JOINT Federation account without following procedures?
Should you not be asking that question
Is that not what a RATIONAL fellow citizen should ask, instead of peddling RUMOURS and spreading PROPAGANDA with LIES ?


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charity, the say, begins at home. Jonathan's Bayelsa home is broke too, why didn't he advice the governor to save then??

Amanwulu1:
U knw sometimes I forget dat GEJ is no more in power n APC in opposition bc d ppl we hand over our nation have not stoped telling us dat GEJ has spoilt nigeria. Also d ppl who are supposed to remind dem dat they voted dem bc they're not satisfied wit GEJ are not helping d matter. Is like d name GEJ gives credibility to d present fg. Supreme court gave ruling against saving in civilian regime, what is d govt supposed to do? Show disrespect to d constitutn it swore to uphold? Nigerians don't want democracy bt unfortunately GEJ was a democrat to d limit.

People will remember you for either of two things. Your good or bad deeds. We shall not forget easily the 'yam and goat' policies of the most clueless one

winterfell007:
i was beginning to wonder. people read with their brains upside down. lack of political will didn't mean Jonathan never wanted to implement it. she meant that the forces surrounding the opposition they faced from the government of the regions. The most important thing is that NOI proposed to restart the savings and presented the propasal to her boss, GEJ who agreed to begin the process. they were vehemently opposed by the Amaechi's governors forum who went as far as getting a court injunction to stop NOI from further depositing monies into an account that is not recognized by law.

Now the question i ask is do u expect a sitting president to defy court orders? If Jonathan had stubbornly went ahead to implement the order. does that speak well of president who expects every other Nigerian to be law abiding.?

How do u think, if he went ahead to save, wouldn't we be calling him a hero, obj is praised because he had d political will to save, GEJ was too weak, he lacked it, Nigeria does not need a weak leader, despite d calls n pressure, both n Nigeria n internationally for d pmb to devalue d Naira, he has insisted he would not, y because he doesn't see a reason to, if GEJ had seen a good reason to save, or if he wanted to save, no governor can stop him, come on, he was d commander in chief of the Armed Forces for crying out loud, pple mite have hated him den, for flouting court orders, buh by now we wud b calling him a hero.......... Thts how it works bro

antispexish:
correct me if I'm wrong o , but I thought 52% of that money belong to the federal government under the control of ngozi. why did they not save that one, abi the govs forced them to spend that one too!.

This is apart from the fact that they can't tell us what they spent it on o.

The federal government INVESTED the money for reviving abandoned railways, roads, agriculture etc to generate JOBS, revenue etc in addition to paying the minimum wage increase.
Can you say what APC states used their money for

Political correctness is one of the reasons why Nigeria is where it is today. Speak the truth and stand by it.

anonimi:


The federal government INVESTED the money for reviving abandoned railways, roads, agriculture etc to generate JOBS, revenue etc in addition to paying the minimum wage increase.
Can you say what APC states used their money for

Can u also tell us wat PDP states used theirs for?.. cos d last time I checked na almost everybody Collect bailout funds including ur hero's state.

a4jasper:
Can u also tell us wat PDP states used theirs for?.. cos d last time I checked na almost everybody Collect bailout funds including ur hero's state.

So do you agree that APC has no basis whatsoever to accuse Jonathan?
Thanks.

klinro:
Political correctness is one of the reasons why Nigeria is where it is today. Speak the truth and stand by it.

What is the truth here please?
Thanks.

For the ultimate benefit of those who comment more from their bigoted sentiments than from good reasoning, please read:

1. Obasanjo left in the foreign reserves nearly $40 billion. It should have been more but for the deep seated corruption that he also ran.

2. Jonathan left in the foreign reserves $30 billion.

3. Jonathan created the Sovereign Wealth Fund to save up money from the excess crude earnings.

4. Governors insisted that the federal government cannot save on behalf of federating units. They headed to the supreme court and compelled the government to share the money instead of saving.

5. The minister of finance is an appointee of federal government. She can suggest measures to avert future economic crisis, but has no powers to compel the federating units if they fail to see reasons for saving their money.

6. We all have biases, nuances and differences. Those who comment from their reservoir of ethnic hatred without looking at the truth always catch the tiger by the tail.

Finally, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is human, like us all. She has her personal issues to contend with but some people want her to heal the personal issues they have in their own lives. However, she is too good for most of her traducers. Whenever she replies them, they keep quite (ask Oshoiomhole). It is fashionable for losers to throw tantrums up at her but it will take some generations for her critics to produce someone of her class. We still have a minister for finance. What is going on there?

Follow this link from vanguard and get the gist: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/05/sovereign-wealth-fund-govs-ask-s-court-to-abort-fgs-plan-to-withdraw-2bn/

stop fooling urselves u can blame buhari but u failed to blame poor leadership system in Nigeria that failed to save and they are giving execuses not to save , I can see ignorance of the highest order people can't reason very well again because of tribal sentiment.

anonimi:


So do you agree that APC has no basis whatsoever to accuse Jonathan?
Thanks.

Mtcheeeew....has dat answered d question above?...u political jobbers neva cease to amaze. Suddenly only fashola & Amaechi are d the 36 govs who opposed Gej? Y didn't d PDP govs who were in d majority support their own?

dadexcel:
....... .. Because obasanjo never faced the level of opposition the amaechi led governors forum meted on GEJ.....amichi was an opposition NGF chairman hence the effort at mobilizing governors against the plan of the government.......... The truth is there for every sincere Nigerian to see...... That also led to the dismemberment of the last NGF, the federal government wanted to Waterdown their influence.... Obi did not face that sort of opposition

can u hear urself ?

ok tell me wat GEJ saved from Federal Government'should share of the ECA ?

Chukzyfcb:
Like chaarles soludo said, even if the governors didn't want to save. We are forgetting that the majority of the governors under GEJ administration were under PDP. And the Head of state from PDP......so how come majority of Govenors from the same party as GEJ refuse to save No one is asking, why they would refuse to backup their "main-man" on such key policy?.....
Simply put, Lack of Leadership & Integrity is the answer!!!

God bless you.

dadexcel:
........ No, there's no double speak... Rather she has said an obvious truth which we all know except if you don't live in Nigeria.... It was the intense opposition mounted by the former got amaech
I led Nigeria governors forum (which was almost becoming a political movement,) that distracted the last administration effort. If you were around then, you will also know that it was due to their negative politics that led the GEJ administration to break the then NGF into two camps so as to water down their powers..... Truth be told

Can you now tell us what happened to the 52% share of the Federal government? Did the governors also forced GEJ to spend his own share. Pls tell us

seunmsg:
Madam Ngozi, stop this double speak for once and stand by the truth. You can't say something yesterday and start denying today. Puts lots of dent on your character and credibility.

Political correctness is one of the reasons why you failed as finance minister, you should not continue in that line now that you are out of office. Speak the truth and stand by it.

NOI didnot double speak. It is clear that Amaechi, Fashola and co did everything to sttop GEJ. Nigerians know. NOI actually referred to the system and the Govs and Nigerians who couldn't help to allow GEJ to save. She shouted, GEJ did everything but no way. GEJ isn't Obj that would use impunity

It is very clear that Amaechi, Fashola and co did everything to sttop GEJ. Nigerians know. NOI actually referred to the system and the Govs and Nigerians who couldn't help to allow GEJ to save. She shouted, GEJ did everything but no way. GEJ isn't Obj that would use impunity. Unfortunately they are the ones shouting today.

Kenobus:
NOI didnot double speak. It is clear that Amaechi, Fashola and co did everything to sttop GEJ. Nigerians know. NOI actually referred to the system and the Govs and Nigerians who couldn't help to allow GEJ to save. She shouted, GEJ did everything but no way. GEJ isn't Obj that would use impunity

And the simple question still remains, why didn't the federal government save its own share of the excess crude account? They got 52% of the money, if saving is a top priority to GEJ and NOI, they would have saved what they got. Blaming the governors who got a paltry 48% for their inability to save is the height of irresponsibility.

anonimi:


The federal government INVESTED the money for reviving abandoned railways, roads, agriculture etc to generate JOBS, revenue etc in addition to paying the minimum wage increase.
Can you say what APC states used their money for

Hahahahahahaaha, I have been following the discussion and at this point, it's safe to say you reason like a joker, why not just call the black colour in front of you BLACK!, why beat around the bush looking for a comfortable word order than black to call it?

I had to quote you because you said, FG invested the money in those areas you listed above, right? So where are the proceeds from the investment? And what are the physical evidence that the money was invested, our rails are still in shambles, roads are still a death trap, no generated job, no saved money, nothing! Please explain again

CecyAdrian:
Hahahahahahaaha, I have been following the discussion and at this point, it's safe to say you reason like a joker, why not just call the black colour in front of you BLACK!, why beat around the bush looking for a comfortable word order than black to call it?

I had to quote you because you said, FG invested the money in those areas you listed above, right? So where are the proceeds from the investment? And what are the physical evidence that the money was invested, our rails are still in shambles, roads are still a death trap, no generated job, no saved money, nothing! Please explain again

From the DILAPIDATED rot that Buhari handed over in 1985 to what Jonathan delivered by 2015 is appropriately called TRANSFORMATION, not so



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munas:


https://www.nairaland.com/2072606/new-year-train-ride-portharcourt

Its new year and guys are traveling to spend time and celebrate with family and friends.
A friend of my just sent in these picture about his journey from Port Harcourt To Enugu yesterday
in the new train.

Below are the pictures



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anonimi:


From the DILAPIDATED rot that Buhari handed over in 1985 to what Jonathan delivered by 2015 is appropriately called TRANSFORMATION, not so



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Repainted political campaign tools, where are they now??

anonimi:


From the DILAPIDATED rot that Buhari handed over in 1985 to what Jonathan delivered by 2015 is appropriately called TRANSFORMATION, not so



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Lol, and the man in the first pics and his family I know well, and know what he does for a living, so if the pictures were gotten from him, it's just another confirmation that this are political oriented photos to score some cheap points. But if you are him, I will say is O. Why have you brought your photo propaganda to Nairaland

CecyAdrian:
Repainted political campaign tools, where are they now??

Right here, in your face.

eazydon:
At my backyard in Aba. our own train over here is very real. 2 times in a day it vibrates the ground.


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anonimi:


Please how can a reasonable, educated Nigerian associate leadership and integrity with Ebola Owu?
How can that be possible

Unfortunately GEJ himself never kept this same OBJ at a distance till he had done irreparable damage to his regime's image. Imagine GEJ, in his very first post-swearing in public speech, saying "OBJ left some positive legacies which I will follow after in my regime". That was when the $16bn power sector fraud by OBJ was already making the news as disclosed by GEJ's own immediate predecessor and boss-Yaradua. I kept wondering what positive legacy GEJ saw in a man who promised to give us stable electricity within 18 months but ended up spending $16bn after 96 months (8 years) to give us stable darkness. Even the Yaradua whom OBJ directly and single handedly placed in power distanced himself from OBJ throughout his 2.5 year reign. But the GEJ whose rise to power could not be directly credited to OBJ started glorifying OBJ on assumption of office. It was at that moment I realized that GEJ was going to be very weak and naïve and that his government was going to be like that of Shagari where the head was acting as the legs.

Deadlytruth:
Unfortunately GEJ himself never kept this same OBJ at a distance till he had done irreparable damage to his regime's image. Imagine GEJ, in his very first post-swearing in public speech, saying "OBJ left some positive legacies which I will follow after in my regime". That was when the $16bn power sector fraud by OBJ was already making the news as disclosed by GEJ's own immediate predecessor and boss-Yaradua. I kept wondering what positive legacy GEJ saw in a man who promised to give us stable electricity within 18 months but ended up spending $16bn after 96 months (8 years) to give us stable darkness. Even the Yaradua whom OBJ directly and single handedly placed in power distanced himself from OBJ throughout his 2.5 year reign. But the GEJ whose rise to power could not be directly credited to OBJ started glorifying OBJ on assumption of office. It was at that moment I realized that GEJ was going to be very weak and naïve and that his government was going to be like that of Shagari where the head was acting as the legs.

As IBB said Jonathan was politically "inexperienced" but administratively very "competent".
In addition, he is an exemplary democrat, something that our fellow citizens are not ready for.
Overall, he remains the best president we ever had.

winterfell007:
i was beginning to wonder. people read with their brains upside down. lack of political will didn't mean Jonathan never wanted to implement it. she meant that the forces surrounding the opposition they faced from the government of the regions. The most important thing is that NOI proposed to restart the savings and presented the propasal to her boss, GEJ who agreed to begin the process. they were vehemently opposed by the Amaechi's governors forum who went as far as getting a court injunction to stop NOI from further depositing monies into an account that is not recognized by law.

Now the question i ask is do u expect a sitting president to defy court orders? If Jonathan had stubbornly went ahead to implement the order. does that speak well of president who expects every other Nigerian to be law abiding.?

Really?
If you wasted your school fees on other things other than getting your mind intellectually uplifted, that does not give you the right to force your idi.ocy on some of us.
How was Obasanjo able to save?
Why did the governors (who were PDP majority by the way) decide to have their own share?
What did Jonathan and NOI do with the reported 52% share the FG was entitled to?

If you and your fellow sharers and likers cannot answer these basic questions, then shut the Bleep up and let us hear.

All i see is verbal gymnastics from a so-called assistant that haven't done anything to clarify the facts which still remain that Jonathan the mor0n did not save. If he had any political will to save, the governors would not be forced to take the FG to court. Which brings me back to my first question on how Obasanjo was able to save and how he was able to achieve that. But I don't expect you and your gang of brainless twerps to get the picture, given that your tongues are on GEJs butt 24/7
The only will Jonathan had was to loot and share the contents of the coffers with his friends and militants.

deb:


People will remember you for either of two things. Your good or bad deeds. We shall not forget easily the 'yam and goat' policies of the most clueless one

if u talk gudluck it might b ok bt wen our govt will tell us gej everyday as if he was not removed 4 dem to perform thereby finding excuse in gej for every of their failings. Why dont they also give him credit 4 d few achievements so dat we'll b sure dat they're only continuing gej admstrtn n yet to start theirs.

Amanwulu1:
if u talk gudluck it might b ok bt wen our govt will tell us gej everyday as if he was not removed 4 dem to perform thereby finding excuse in gej for every of their failings. Why dont they also give him credit 4 d few achievements so dat we'll b sure dat they're only continuing gej admstrtn n yet to start theirs.

What achievements?
Please tell us.
Stop this gerrymandering and embellishing.

anonimi:

Where did you get the bold portion from?
Definitely not from my post that you quoted.
Please read again for a better understanding.
Cheers.

I think it's you who needs to read properly.
Read the first line of your post.

anonimi:

As IBB said Jonathan was politically "inexperienced" but administratively very "competent".

Or didn't Jonathan save to buy you glasses? Or are you trying to spin my words in your favor just like Mr. Assistant to NOI is trying to spin hers and failing miserably.

Eastbay:
Negroe, that is strictly your opinion.
The facts speak for themselves. It is now IBB that is the standard definition of good governance. Pretty ironic that you would fall back on the view of a person whose regime offered absolutely nothing for the country.

Where did you get the bold portion from?
Definitely not from my post that you quoted.
Please read again for a better understanding.
Cheers.