Femi should shut up.

He chose his path before elections. What has chapels and mosques done to leaders occupying the loft at the Rock?

Please let us concentrate on governance related issues.

Nigeria will be great again. We are on the path. Things may go a bit low, but we shall rise!

Excellent piece.

The intent for good governance is not enough. Government must be run with a detailed plan in place; absence of same will result to planning to fail. We may end up plugging all the loopholes and saving trillions of Naira; we however have to ensure that the trillions do not become worthless by the time we wake up from this developmental lethargy/torpor.

PMB should enact the doctrine of multi-tasking. Appoint Ministers now and let key projects progress or commence while continuing with the fight against corruption!

When I remember how vibrant SUG and Student Parliamentary were those days, I can't help but marvel.

Some students have already lived their lives complete as students. They run the SUG like elective posts under a major government.

Extreme benefits like these in the main article are reasons most of them will rather remain in SUG than graduate. Legacy, Dr 3As, Akin all come to mind.

Great Ife!

Splendid political satire.

In short, 99% of Political Office Holders under Obj and Jonathan should be jailed. Evidently, they all looted us blind.

Include Amaechi, Fashola (still my best guy though) and few other APC polithieves in the article and it will be aptly balanced. No need selecting from PDP. The central government they ran was a charade of criminals.

freeDR:
Falana might have passed
Odimegwu might have passed
But Oyinlola? What manner of corruption test could that have been?

Equally surprised. Oyinlola has no business being a Minister!

@ petrodollar3

Spot on. I am Nigerian but I agree with you!

@ FlirtyKaren,

The first ring I gave my wife when we were dating was bought for N1k up North when I was serving. She wore it until it faded.

Today she wears rings bought directly from Italy & Dubai.

It is necessarily not the substance of the ring that matters. It is the symbol exuded by the gesture that matters.

She never loved him, hence her reaction..

Dino the Zino....

Still vexing from the #NASS leadership saga.

Our politicians are very childish. There will be no sportsmen in the world if they take cue from Nigerian Politicians.

Shame!

MizMyColi:
Balanced and Non-Parochial writ.
Spot on!

Astutely written. God bless the writer!

To be a father is not only by donating the sperm.

A true father is anyone who takes responsibility for a child.

Kudos to the adoptive father!

Yes it can.

It starts from a systematic and structured approach to develop a framework to identify what the requisite sustainable amenities will make us a first world country.

It involves a cohesive approach to what the "Nigerian Vision" is. It includes studying other related countries who have broken the third world jinx; what did they do right? It involves answering the question: "What can we do to bring the world to us within a stipulated time frame".

It lies in effective Portfolio Management Strategies. You may read my article my article on the subject: https://www.nairaland.com/2515377/projectnigeria-proposed-mock-timelines-short

My 2 cents...

Chitexs250:

Inspirational.

Gracias

patmaine:




Nigerians 're too sentimental.
soundcity should go and sit down.

they keyed into psquare brand.
they had no choice but to play psquare music.
popular demand stuff. I didn't even notice they stopped playing it.


U wan tell me say if I do video give them. dem no go demand anything before dem play am. why dem no dey play airforce1 music.?

business only grow wen family and friends pay for services offered

Well, your opinion is respected...

Kudos to Soundcity for their honesty and professional response.

I concur absolutely with the reasons given; and their exclusive rights to air any video of their choice.

Sometimes, life is not always about what you must get in return. Sometimes a little sacrifice is the best form of gratitude. Sometimes your best partners are the silent ones at the backhouse who support us at no fee but we often take for granted.

My 2 cents!

Kennydoc:


No party would lose presidency and still be very strong in Nigeria or even Africa, considering the kind of politics we play, lack of real party ideologies and the ease of defections. It's expected, cos many politicians clinged to PDP solely because they were in power. If APC loses tomorrow, a worse fate would even befall them cos even as the ruling party, they are not united. PDP during it's heyday didn't have as many factions as APC does currently. Let there just be a real crack in the fabrics of APC, and see the party collapse at the national level.

Regional or state politics is a different ball game. PDP may be failing at the national level, but it is still a very potent force in the south east and south south. The Tinubu factor you mentioned only becomes applicable when considering south west APC. Tinubu doesn't have what it takes to hold APC at the national level.
Hope the turn out of things so far has shown you that APC North (CPC + ANPP) is completely different from APC South West (ACN).

I agree with most of your views. However, the APC shows that there was a concerted conscious strategy to hold the Party together for a cause, " to wrestle power from PDP", which they achieved.

PDP must in similar vein develop a strategy to reclaim the mantle in 2019. The process may start from understanding the root cause of their loss beyond chanting propaganda. Secondly, there is a need to study what APC did to win. Lastly, need to study what the electorate wants and temperament of same.

I agree with you that APC needs to check their supposed alliance before it consumes them. You may read my article below on this subject:

https://www.nairaland.com/2407522/opinion-apc-polygamous-conglomerate

Hmmm

NnamdiN:
out of which heart? Guy man knows the money is being wasted, it's like donating 10k when you know he's still gonna lose the elections. Not a wise business decision. If I were him, I'd donate at least 50k to GEJ, then spend another 20k promoting it via lindaikeji,twitter,facebook,badoo,2go etc until either Doyin, Reuben, Reno or GEJ himself sees it wouldn't that be a better investment? That money from Gideon would be used for handkerchiefs

Funny how tables turn right?

PDP's decay rate is faster than expected. The party's woes are more than that of a prodigal child. The continuous wailing by the leadership is ridiculous.

They obviously did not save anything from their loots in cash or kind for the rainy day. No cohesion. A party disorganized in less than 100 days of losing power. Shame!

I think they should study Tinubu's style of politics, take out the chaff, consolidate on the positives if they want a near rebound in 2019. Else it will be a show of disgrace. The party may end up being too broke to fund any electoral activity.

Hanging PMB's portrait concerns them alone. The party's secretariat is of no importance to Nigerians!

maxtamazin:


You are right and I guess the jab is unnecessary but the president need to balance the mood of the nation with whatever decision he's going to make......even if the guy is found not guilty, this is not the time to make such a pardon...it seems Buhari is so insensitive to the feelings of other ethnicity. .for crying out loud, Nigeria is a diverse and very volatile country. I think there are more pressing and important issue at stake.

No qualms..

Crazy world!

What else did u both do together to bond?

dougivilla:
Everything is wrong with that decision. And PMB is Commander in Chief. He cannot be separated from this decision.

The same people that cried foul over the pardon granted to some purported criminals in the past, now looking for reasons to justify reinstatement of yet another criminal. Smh.

Naija, una well done oh!

Until I read PDP's apology, i also felt something was wrong with the decision. My emotions were premised on the headlines.

The prompt pardon of political ex-convicts differs completely. If Biu had been convicted earlier and the President grants a pardon then he would have been said to have committed an act if folly. My 2 cents though.


Nb:

My mum was once wrongly accused 24 years ago. She just did not come home. She was apparently locked up for 2 weeks or more due to a fraud perpetrated by someone in her department. The trial started and lasted for four years before she was found not guilty and thereafter reinstated. It was a harrowing experience. Loads of her colleagues were quick to judge her at the time the trial was on!

ShowYourCertificate:
People do foolish things.........Buhari is one of such people.

Lol. I am not certain it is Buhari's jurisdiction to take the decision. Guess the PSC should further elucidate on the basis for acquitting the accused.

Segadem:
What may be considered as bad news to some,it is a jubilation news to others.

Na so life be!

maxtamazin:


I think sometimes you have to start using your brain...what's wrong with you people? When are going to tell Buhari the truth? This is insensitive and the wrong call at the wrong time. Not everything is about PDP.....I pray you people will wake up from your trance one day.

Guess my opinion was subtle enough. It is weakness to throw a jab at someone who has not directly provoked such.

To the subject, i agree with you that public perception may cite "insensitivity" in the reinstatement. However, if you read beyond the headlines, you will notice that there was a statutory panel of enquiry saddled with the responsibility of probing the sack. They found the accused not guilty. By law, will it be apt for the accused to remain accursed after being found innocent? If truly he had a hand in the atrocities, he would someday pay accordingly.

Buhari obviously had no influence in this. If he made any efforts to interfere with the PSC's decision he would be termed a dictator by the opposition.

bushdoc9919:


Indeed...

But letting Kabiru Sokoto get away that time....scaring a lot of people........not good.

Modified: Apologies for the double post. Looks like the computer gremlins have paid their periodic visit to my PC again.

I want to believe the PSC investigated and confirmed within human reasoning and evidences brought forward that he had no complicity in the escape of the notorious Kabiru.

It will be foolish to reinstate him if still indicted..

bushdoc9919:


Indeed...

But letting Kabiru Sokoto get away that time....scaring a lot of people........not good.

Modified: Apologies for the double post. Looks like the computer gremlins have paid their periodic visit to my PC again.

I want to believe the PSC investigated and confirmed he had no complicity in the escape of the notorious Kabiru.

It will be foolish to reinstate him if still indicted..

Bodmas06:
Translate "We have decided to pursue another strategy as the current one is ineffective" into pidgin English.

"We don provoke 2 folo anoda way, d 1 wey dey no pure reach"

@PM News

Sometimes we have to let go of emotions when the agents of the law have taken a decision adjudged to be the most suitable.

Biu was found worthy of being reinstated by the PSC panel, what can we say? If truly culpable, with time he would answer for his atrocities.

If PDP can retract on this subject, then we all should let go!

Congrats ma.

Working with you 8 years ago at FMM was a one of the best experiences I have had in my entire work life of 14 years.

You deserve it!

No wonder he has been defending the government and twisting facts in some instances.

His explanation on the new Custom Boss did not make a lot if sense to me. I am sure if he was neutral he would have posited differently.

His son Falz gets MTN endorsement; father inturn gets a Federal appointment. Congrats to the family.

Falana is an erudite lawyer!

MizMyColi:


That's a fallacy of generalization and you know it

The reason why the Grade "A" is 70% to 100% is because there must be tolerance for exceptions. Conclusions and postulations from research works and surveys are drawn from most recurring assertions from respondents and necessarily not the views of all respondents.

The penultimate poster (PassingShot) you responded to was right to generalize that "when the body is good, the whole body is good".

This is a feel-good news for all Nigerians to applaud!