She deserves to be sacked from her job at NNPC and sent to jail for a good number of years. That will clear the cobwebs in her brains. Crazy psychopath!

Hi Ase65,

Thanks for contacting me. I have responded to your mail. I believe you have received an email from me. We can take it from there.

Best regards,

ase65:
Hello Privy,

I googled "which way Nigeria" with nairaland behind it and landed on one of your post from 2010 about Nigeria in the next five years. It's sad that we still have the decadence 10years later in 2020! It's a shame! But we can't give up hope... Seeing your post and your concern for Nigeria gave me hope that there are some people out there seeking ways to bring our country out from this dark chasm it's sinking into.

How will this people connect is still a question I'm ruminating on. But I'm sure that when this likeminds find a way to connect, there will be a positive change in Nigeria

Do respond to my email and let's rub minds!

donbabajay:
Quite interesting

Edit: This post does not try to tarnish him neither does it justify his killing.

It’s just interesting to me that he’s someone Billions of people have seen before and probably didn’t realize.

Doesn’t matter really if he’s a Banker or a porn star.

Hello @donbabajay,

Since you stated that your post was neither meant to tarnish his image nor justify his killing, would you mind including the fact that despite that porn video, he left an impactful legacy of positive communal change. In fact christianity today (a reputable christian nationwide publication) has this to say about him:


"The rest of the country knows George Floyd from several minutes of cell phone footage captured during his final hours. But in Houston’s Third Ward, they know Floyd for how he lived for decades—a mentor to a generation of young men and a “person of peace” ushering ministries into the area"

...

“The platform for us to reach that neighborhood and the hundreds of people we reached through that time and up to now was built on the backs of people like Floyd,” he told Christianity Today.


So indeed by his actions, by his legacy, he has had saintly impact! Yes I say that as a christian. You yourself, what impact have you had on your community? Can your christian, muslim or whatever community you identify with write such a glowing review of your life today? Maybe when you dig information about people, do a comprehensive check.

References for your information:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/may/george-floyd-ministry-houston-third-ward-church.html

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/june/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-evangelicals-cleanup.html

@ShyWale what did you study in Germany?

ATankado:
Muslims need to have full control of power in the entire north, and that is how it ought to be. The remaining states (Taraba, Plateau and Benue) that have christains as head will also fall to the Muslim ummah soon. It is well proven that Northern Christains don't the intellectual capacity to rule, thus the reason power must change hand. All they do is fornicate around and drink alcohol. How can sane people hand over the helm of affairs to those kind of people? It's both pathetic and disgusting. Someone that gives 10% of his earning to a private jet flying pastor while he/she languish in poverty, is not only insane, but morally bankrupt, intellectually inept, and should never be trusted with power.

God bless MURIC.

You got registered on Nairaland in October 2018 and you have been busy vomiting senseless and terrorist bullshit like an omo eran! If there is some coins left in your almajiri alms plate, borrow some more and buy yourself a brain or grow up if you have one.

MURIC should be an advocate of peace and if your types are what MURIC stands for then they have either gone to the dogs or they are the opposite of "salam" which is the islamic greeting. Is your own Islam a religion of peace or religion of war?

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@AutoReport, why should the battery be dimming if the alternator is bad?
Please enlighten me here.
My understanding is that if the car does not start, then the alternator can't do its work and one may not be sure whether it's good or not.
On the other hand, if the car starts, the battery must have had some charge stored in it (non-hybrid and non-EV cars in consideration with a 12 V battery that has been in regular use) and as such it must have been charged by the alternator. If the alternator fails to charge the battery during the most recent driving cycle then the battery must have been reasonably discharged if the stretch driven is significant.
If it's a new symptom that's just starting around the current start (or engine crank) then the engine shoukd start right?

Yankee101:



http://www.minesandsteel.gov.ng/investors/

Check on the ministry's website. You'll find all you need as downloads here.

Thank you.

Yankee101:



The third is Fayemi. I saw some of the blue prints for developing our non oil natural resources and it was impressive. The problem was he was trying to bite and chew too much at a time. But he had the ideas. I think the best way to go is pick one or two resources and develop only those to full potential. Like steel and flared gas. Then pick another resource after stabilization etc.

Hi Yankee101,

You have interesting things to say about Fayemi. Aside from generating blueprints, has any tangible actual and verifiable progress been made in developing & utilising the non-oil natural resources? Are there partnerships with private sector players? Has any progress been made in regulating/mitigating the illegal mining activities and possibly regrouping the actors into coordinated and legalised entities?

Is there a single publicly available (and freely accessible) website/database or information source about natural resources and their location, along with registered and legal entities mining in these zones? Has the process of obtaining mining licenses and permits been simplified and information about these made available? I expect these as a bare minimum from the ministry and him (as a proclaimed technocrat), the taxes and government monies funding them are meant to achieve these and much more.

Ministries like that have a great potential for creating jobs, fostering economic growth and development if only they function well.

Blueprints, as important as they are, make no changes by themselves.

When I read her "happily divorced" rant some days ago on nairaland, I just sort of felt like she is not the one that's happily relieved of the union but possibly her ex-spouse.

Regardless of who is happy (or not) to be out of the union, they should stop washing their dirty raggedy pants in public on primetime . It's getting boring.

middlebelter:
I will like to appeal to all well meaning Yorubas and other well meaning Nigerians to support this man. He is not against the Fulanis but against injustice that has been foster on a group of people through indirect colonization. If we can condemn apartheid in South Africa, it is time to redress the imposition of Fulanis as Emir on a Yoruba land on the pretense of religion.

Will the Yoruba leaders support this man? The call for correction of historical error is as valid today as in the time of our own Nelson Mandela. Will our Southern countrymen and Middlebelt support this movement for correction? It not only necessary but compulsory . We know that the killings in Middlebelt that in ongoing can result once again in a type of Ilorin Caliphate. Will the likes of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi , Sultan of Sokoto etc be happy with this call ? I doubt. Will they fight back? Most likely.

What then are our expectations. The Ooni of Ife, the Alaafin of Oyo etc must unite urgently and engage their northern colleagues as well as engage the Federal Government on the need to correct the error of the 18th century in the 21st century. The Emirs can be the king over the Fulani settlers while the Yorubas that are majority should be allowed to operate their kingship with adequate recognition as first class king in Kwara State.

Very well written!

This man did not make any hate speech in my opinion. He is indeed stating the truth! Religion should not blind people, especially we yorubas, to our identity and current socio-political realities. I hope Afenifere takes this up and that Kwara and Kogi are able to successfully assert themselves and identify with their indigenous cultures, identities and preferences rather the disgusting state of subservience to the Fulani.

While I do not support state religion in any part of Nigeria, where did these "talking-heads" put their brains when northern state governments sponsor pilgrimages to mecca? What did they say when states in the north adopted sharia law? Did they protest when the hisbah police was busy breaking beer bottles legally manufactured and transported by tax-paying companies recognized by Nigerian law? Where were they when northern governments disregard and suppress christians (even native northerners) in the north?

They should go and bury their head in shame and start by protesting the injustices they force on the nation in the name of "trying to advance islam".

NB: It's okay for anyone to want to advance his/her religious (or irreligious) thought or belief but don't come and force on people here! That's nonsense!

sanandreas:
We have our own laws here. Does Nigeria look like banana republic?

Nigeria does not need to be a banana republic for one to be able to use his&her EU drivers license in Nigeria. You need to know that your normal Nigerian drivers license gives a right to drive in EU for at least 6 months without any need for applications or notification to the authorities of the EU country you are visiting. (This is is a verified fact that I am very sure of and seen in action). The "brown paper" international drivers license issued in Nigeria (at least, in Lagos) extends your window period to one year in the EU.

So the same applies when EU persons come visiting Nigeria. It does not make Nigeria into a banana republic. It only means we honor our international agreements.

nurey:
Driving licences and vehicles. Foreign nationals are allowed in Nigeria using their foreign licences for three months and international licence for a period of one year. During this time they are expected to apply for a Nigerian driver's license. Information can be found on the Federal Road Safety Commission website

i hope you can prove the bolded to
1. police
2. Army
3. Vio
4. NSCDC
5. NCS
6. State/local road enforcement agencies

The quote above is very crucial! While the law permits youto deive with that EU license, the reality on ground is that many of the men of the police, army, VIO, NSCDC, NCS, state enforcement, and possibly some of of the FRSC (responsible for issuing the license in Nigeria) are not conversant with the law and some when they know the law are willing to ignore it in order to make an extra dime. There you might have some tough times with them if you are driving with your EU license.

Secondly and more importantly, you might do well not to announce to everyone that you just came back from EU. One never know when one meets one of those cops by day armed robbers by night officers. Apply wisdom there.

What do I suggest? Apply for the Nigerian drivers license at the FRSC and try to make it a faster route by indicating that you have already been trained in driving in EU (or apply for a conversion if there is such a thing). When you do, do not give the address you will be staying at. They will normally give you a paper that certifies that you are waiting for your license card. That paper gives you the right to drive.

This is a really great and awesome initiative! Way to go!

In my opinion, while everyone is complaining about the problem posed by fulani herdsmen allover the nation, part of the solution is replacing them and their essence in localities across the nation. If people of means will take up animal husbandry and diary and meat farming and equip the farm with staff, plenty of dogs (to aid the farmwork and its security) and licensed guns with trained security, then we are gradually solving the problem ourselves!

darknetcom:


the fg can place laws and agecies to control how they refine the oil..

anybody that breaks the laws will be highly fined and if they dont better themselves even banned..

and dont forget the western nations that will kick against the idea..they will start a media and online campaign to rubbish the idea..

they profit alot from refining our oyel and selling it back to us..

Well, for the naysayers, this is the best approach to this problem. If followed with ordinary common sense, it will lead to a lot of betterment for the local operators of the modular refineries as well as the common man as it will ultimately help to beat down the cost of products obtained through refining crude. Secondly, and equally important, it will lead to the bloom of a new national industrial cashcow - production and refining of refined products.

The challenges of safety and pollution? They are not new problems. There are existing solutions that can be bought and our engineers can also learn to innovate to make them even better.

Foreign media complaints? Let them have a "complaint party" and knock themselves out. Wetin consign Agbero with overload?

Osinbajo, push that idea and folllow it to a logical conclusion and see how fast the Naira rises and economy gets better.

Wow!
Tinubu or whichever of his men wrote this response earned my respect.
This is one of the few civil, succinct and sensible defences ever written by Nigerian politicians.
Very nicely worded response that does put the accuser in his place.
Back to the issue gangan, let me grab my popcorn and wait for Mr. Tunji's response. Chai! Interesting!

Thank u very much Ifyalways.

@ifyalways and others that are familiar with Ghana,
Please I would appreciate if you can help me answer these questions:

1. I was informed that the buses (Cross-country, abc etc) have their garages around Circle. Is it a safe area (crime-wise)?

2. What is the standard and affordable means of local transport within Accra (especially the immediate environs of "Circle"?

3. How much would be the reasonable cost of transport for a family of three or four from Circle to the international airport in Accra? And through what medium of transport (taxi or bus or what)?

4. What places/locations are worth visiting "Circle"(or the immediate environs in Accra)?

5. What are the hints you can give a Nigerian visiting Accra for the first time?

Thanks in expectation.

Is it still a country? It's, currently, just a geographical expression.

Reddit:
Haaaa!!!!

Did you watch where our dumbo Bubu asking the guy beside him the meaning of inclusive government?

Oh!! Words fail me. Nigerias behold your Daura President!

LOL.

While PMB's statement in the 1st half of his response is something that should never come out of the mouth of a president of a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural nation as Nigeria, he should also remember that the election that made him our president is probably the most publicly, openly and ethnically polarized election in the history of Nigeria. I am also glad that he caught himself and tried to mitigate the level of negativity in the statement.

However, I do hope that the first statement is not an indication of his real intentions and if they were I do hope that VP Osibanjo will preach forgiveness and fairness to him because that is very critical to his success as the president of Nigeria. He needs to know, also, that 2015 is very different from 1984. The world has changed a lot and people have a great level of unfettered access to information and info dissemination media. Regardless of how their spokesmen interpret their statements and actions or whatever paid and unpaid journalists write, just like GEJ, PMB unwittingly writes his own history, through the keypads of observant citizens, on facebook, twitter, youtube etc and his statements, actions and inaction will either seal his place in Nigeria's hall of fame or hall of shame. He has 4 yrs to chose which it will be.

By the way, I felt ashamed that my president did not understand the meaning of "inclusive governance". It's quite a shame for anyone seriously involved in politics or governance to not understand that term. I just dey wonder what those folks there (and those that see this video afterwards) will think of Nigeria's intellectuals and even GMB.

Every time things like these happen, it creates a damning indictment on the government of the state in which it happens and subsequently on the FG too.

If a state has secular police and is run by a secular constitution, why should a religious police/enforcement team (hisbah) punish legal business entities for doing their legal businesses?

If Kano wants to be run by Sharia and destroy beer bottles (not because they were smuggled or illegally manufactured but because a religion forbids it) why should the government not condemn and proscribe these kinds of actions? When Excesses like these are not checked, previous excesses are exceeded and before you know it some form of terrorism has been festered!

If a government does not see a reason to condemn some locally constituted police force, not enacted by Nigerian constitution, which assigns to herself the power to destroy the products of legally established and registered, tax-paying business entities, because of a religious belief, without recourse to the Nigerian constitution, then the same government has no reasonable moral reason to condemn the Niger-delta militants when they destroy pipelines. Abi na how?! I hope the FG will prove its mettle by condemning illegalities such as these.

And by the way, if Kano (and some other states) do not want "haram" products and lifestyles in their domain, they should remember to tell the FG to make sure that no revenue generated from "haram" products/processes isbe shared with them likewise.

Yevgeny:



With fooools like you, Nigeria is doomed

1st bolded:
If a public official refuses to declare such properties in his hand over notes and could not produce the necessary documents to prove the ownership of the property Logic dictates that it was procured by public funds and should be impounded until he can provide documents that he owns them

2nd Bolded
What do you mean by men of is caliber can afford such things? are you part of the hopeless simpletons that assume that high profile people cant steal? or are you assuming he must be rich because he was once a colonel and the NSA? How much does Nigerian colonel's earn in a month and what is the salary of the NSA?

It's interesting that some supposedly smart individuals (by their opinions) can be quick to call others fools while swallowing large scale illogicality hook, line and sinker. LOL. I do not trade insults. It's left for the folks at that kind of level of existence.

In response to the parts of your comment that applied to logic:

By law, politicians and their appointees should declare their properties. If there was some fraud or embezzlement carried out by Dasuki then it should be the EFCC dealing with him not SSS. The fact that SSS gunned for him should suggest that he was involved (or suspected to have been involved) with some national security crime or breach right? Note that Fadile's car was also taken and he was subjected to a similar treatment. Do you know for a fact that he has no alternative source of income (aside from his NSA/NA job)? I am of the opinion that he would possibly, have shares in some companies, percentages in some flourishing business, maybe a business/company of his own etc and therefore, it may not be correct to think that any increase in his personal estate must have been accrued by virtue of his position as NSA. He should have been invited, questioned, and discrepancies treated in court - that's what our constitution says. He's presumed innocent unless proven otherwise.

As for the second part of your response, (I will deal only with the part that appeals to logic in that too) in simple terms, what I am saying is that having 5 houses is not beyond a honest, hardworking and successful person. The same same applies to having 5 cars. I am stating this as a professional who's met lots of honest and successful persons (as well as the dishonest ones). Besides, any simple inquiry about the estate of the Sokoto and kano caliphates will get the uninformed acquainted with the fact that princes are rich at birth by virtue of their lineage. While I am of the opinion that a lot of high profile people steal (and in large quantities too), I am also of the opinion that when they steal, they should be subjected to the correct procedure by the correct authority and not jungle justice (or gestapo justice as the case may be). I do not know the salary scale of a colonel/NSA but I do know that at a point in time, the income (along with the perks on the package) earned by a friend of mine who was a newly commissioned officer was significantly higher than what most of my graduate friends in so called "juicy jobs" earned. Keeping it simple for you my friend, having a long, consistent, and successful career (in honesty) can lead one to significantly good wealth and if you are lucky to be rich by virtue of your lineage, then you'll have more wealth. I hope you understand now.

If he stole, let SSS leave him alone and inform the EFCC what he stole or allow the EFCC to investigate him and sort it out. If he breached security, then SSS should stop making it appear as if it was a case of fraud and they should sue him. It's simple isn't it?

nelandrewz:
Please read the bolded if you can't read the whole writeup.
6. The team also recovered twelve (12)
new vehicles, out of which five (5)
were bullet proofs. These vehicles
which are all exotic vehicles were
retrieved from SAMBO’s residence
having failed to produce evidence of
ownership. For instance, what could
he be doing with five (5) bullet proof
cars as a retired NSA?. These cars
which from all available evidence were
purchased with tax payers money,
were being kept for possible sinister
enterprise.
/

Hello OP, if you stopped for a moment and thought through the contents of this press release, logic might lead you to a conclusion that it was somewhat unprofessional or that it bore lots of similarities with a gestapo styled with hunt.

If the SSS operatives/team had no means of determining the ownership of the cars, how were they able to determine that they were paid for with tax payers money? That's a not-so-smart attempt to get the tax-paying-masses on their side in this case.

As it seems presently, there is almost no difference behind the intentions of GEJ when he hounded Sanusi (now Emir) and PMB, now hounding Dasuki (a prospective Emir). The difference in modus operandi - house search and movement restriction, however takes it a notch higher and gives PMB's administration a new low. I am sure that if Dasuki had some high profile pressman with him at the time of the operation (like Sanusi had Omoyele Sowoore of Sahara reporters with him) and the guy was tweeting and recording the proceedings and sharing on social media, the story might have been a bit different.

If there was intelligence linking Dasuki to some crime, was there evidence provided by the intelligence source? If so, arrest him and sue him. If not, did the team find anything linking Sambo Dasuki to some felony crime? If so, sue him! If there is no crime and the SSS has not already sued the ex-NSA or initiated the process, they can as well stop producing "opinion pieces" in order to tain the images of individuals and go after boko haram and their sponsors.

As for the properties and cars, any high profile prince like him can have access to much more than that. $40000 is just about 8 million Naira and that's not a lot of money for people of that caliber (even if they never stole a dime from the government). Hardworking, honest and successful people with no tie to some high profile royalty or jobs (colonel in the NA, NSA etc) have access to such and I know this for a fact.

I am neither PDP nor APC, neither do I have anything to do with the any of these persons but I was expecting more transparency and better human rights in Nigeria, going by the way the new administration of PMB has been hobnobbing with first world western nations.

Obiagelli:
Officially, Nigeria exports 2 million barrels of crude oil
daily. At the current price of 60 US dollars per barrel, that
translates into 120 million US dollars.

120 million x 365day = 43,800,000,000

43 billion dollars @ 60% ( rumoured sharing formula between Nigeria and oil companies)

That means Nigeria makes 25.8 billion dollars annually.

$25.8 billion x 200 naira = 5.1 trillion naira.


Nigeria's 2014 budget was N4.6 trillion meaning we still have about 0.5 trillion naira change.
www.channelstv.com/2014/04/09/nigerian-senate-passes-4-6-trillion-naira-2014-budget/


FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE

Nigeria generated N4.69tn Revenue in 2014

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/firs-generates-n4-69tn-revenue-in-2014/200484/

Adding N4.69 trillion (firs) + 5.1 trillion (crude oil) = 9.79 trillion.

If our budget was N4.6 trillion then we have a balance of 5.1 trillion naira that nobody accounts for.

Barcanista asked where we will find 1.8 trillion to take care of our most vulnerable citizens, this balance of 5.1 trillion will be taken away from the pockets of criminals and militants.

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EDIT.


I forgot the FG gets 52% of total income, even at that we have a balance of 0.6 trillion naira which is sufficient for the first stage of the social programs.
The APC government has said one of its major income earners is the mining industry.

This plans with financial discipline is very much achievable.

Please note that my analysis is based our major source of income ( oil and taxes), i have not touched other income earnings.

Hello OP,

Are there no costs associated with the production, transport, other logistic, marketing and other components that make up the chain from resource extraction to delivery? Is the amount stated in your postulations total income or profit (leftover after subtracting costs)? I like the fact that GMB sounds ready to tackle the corruption monster in some way but the reality as it appears is that APC seemed to have promised an unrealizable utopia.

^^^^

Dear friend nothing is "wrong" with RCCG (in the UK) just because they associate with people supportive of gay and lesbians.

First of all, God indeed loves them. Period. The bible says God loved and loves everyone ("the world" so He loves them. Simply put.

Secondly, the fact that the archbishop of canterbury is supportive of gays should not be grounds for dissociating with him. Jesus offered spiritual and mental support to "the woman by the well" right? Christianity should be less about "my church says ..." but more about "Jesus did/said ....". I believe that if the same Jesus Christ that did not snub the woman with multiplicity of boyfriends/husbands/concubines, who did not mind associating with the "evil tax collector", who was willing to heal on any day including the sabbath, met with a gay or lesbian person, he would not have snubbed or avoided him/her just because of his/her sexual orientation. He may have interacted with one but it might not have been documented (since the gospels is not a totally exhaustive chronicle of Jesus' life). Note that I am not saying that he did.

Lastly, I know some gay/lesbian persons, and as a matter of fact, some of them appear to have reasonably stable monogamous relationships. While I would not want to advertise or encourage heterosexuals to "become" homosexuals, I think it's only fair to see them as humans just like we all are.

Good thinking there!

GMB needs to realise the fact that the Nigerian constitution does not empower the president to tamper with the press and changing the law can't be a one man thing unless in a dictatorship. If he becomes the president, then he won't have (let alone exercise) the power to tamper with the press.

Outside of exerting undue and illegal influences on the government owned media organisations and arranging trumped-up charges against percieved enemy press agents, there is little else he might be able to do except going to court (like Tinubu and Diezani have just done), as things are in Nigeria.

By the way, if he wins, he should be aware that PDP or some other party will follow the APC's playbook of "smear-politics" and do exactly what the APC have been doing with JEG and PDP's public image. And that is when he will know how it feels to be in Jonathan's shoes. (No pun intended here).

Caveat: Since every aspirant can expect a win sometime and GMB's statement is predicated on his winning, my response considers the political environment immediately after his possible win. I am non-partisan.

I must confess that whoever planned APC's publicity and media did a really good job in swaying public opinion. Kudos to them for that.

The reality is that Nigeria needs change YES WE DO! but not a change championed by "wolves in sheep's clothing". I am sincerely disappointed at Buhari's certificate saga. I was one of his supporters in 2011 but never again. Today, he ceases to be a role model for me!

How can a representative of a national political party boldly and openly equate a principal's recommendation with a standard examination board's certificate? Is that the standard of education his party stands for?

Nigeria has a big challenge with corruption and the problem is not only from political leaders but the citizenry make up the biggest part of the corruption monster. If indeed GMB did not pass any standard exam that is equivalent to WASSC and he went on to become a general and still wants to rule Nigeria without meeting the full requirement as stated in the constitution, then he is a fraud and part of the corruption debris that real positive change should sweep out of Nigeria.

Why should he state that he passed English, geography health science etc (as stated in the Army records) if he never sat for the exams? Is that not fraud?

Why should he have said that all his educational certificates remain with the Secretary of the military if he has nothing equivalent to WASSC? Was he trying to outsmart 170 million persons?

Why does anyone (read Lai Mohammed and co) even think that a person that lies (or pretends) that he has a requisite qualification for a certain position or education deserves the position/education when his stated qualifications are farcical? Such persons are usually disgraced out of the position/educational institution.

Why, for heaven's sake, did APC fail to field Fashola for presidency and really project honorable change for Nigeria?

Saddening and disappointing - APC, PDP, GMB, GEJ birds of the same feather.

In my opinion, Nigeria needs the best leader she can get at this moment and if there is someone evidently better qualified than GEJ, he/she is welcome.

However, Buhari and APC's beating about the bush is so unnecessary and only serves to taint the garment of GMB.

Firstly, is it customary for the military to keep the originals of her general's certificates? If not, what occasioned the "safekeeping" of Buhari's certificates with the "secretary of the military"? If indeed the certificates are with the "Secretary of the military", what prevents GMB from going to collect them?

It is by no means an assault on the military for civilians to demand that a general undergo due process in a democratic election. It is also common knowledge that a good number of people find their way into high positions in all sorts of government establishment without the requisite qualifications so long as they know "someone high up" or demonstrate "the right attitude". We are all Nigerians and we know some of these things. Issues like these are among the "change" we seek not a "change" pioneered by another Ali Baba and some 40 (or more) thieves..

If Buhari does abracadabra with this saga, then his "honesty toga" might have as well been a mirage afterall.

I do not understand why this "asset declaration" generates so much interest. If he has "at least one million", it may mean one million and one naira or 100 billion dollars. The statement indicates nothing about the personality, or even worth, of GMB. His loyalists may get excited at it and his haters may get agitated but this "facebook declaration" will not hold water in any court case if he happens to win the election and 100 billion dollars was found in his account after 4 years.

Nigerian youths, stop making yourself into pawn for these "poli-trick-ians".

Nigerian politics keeps getting interesting! I guess the public service of "the accidental public servant" was not accidental after all.

Hmmm!

As much as I look forward to seeing a truly functional democracy and realistic opposition in Nigerian politics, APC keeps failing to get close to the mark.

How can a "democratic" party stoop that low in order to silence dissenting opinions? (While they have actually won a lot of victories through the judiciary rather than INEC).

I can imagine that a party constitution that expels dissenting members before their lawsuits (or intent to sue) see the light of day may preserve a facade of unity and oneness but it's deceptive at best. Worse still, it is an omen of negative possibilities if the set of persons behind such a constitution are given the reins of a nation's leadership.

^^ Thanks for the correction about the jet.

Accepted. So what brought the house down?