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Why I Will Not Criticize President Jonathan Again.


Before you make any assumptions, nothing 'don hit my account.' My reason for not criticizing Jo boy is simple.

The 'man' Goodluck Jonathan is not in charge of himself. Focusing on criticizing him is the same as doing so for that unruly 2 year old baby. For the baby, you hold his/her minder responsible.In most cases it would be the parents.  In the case of Jo Boy, his minders change at random. For the baby, the minders most probably have the baby's interest at heart. In Jo boy's case, they certainly do not.

Jonathan's gaffes are monstrously amusing. We cannot claim we did not seeing it coming. Last year, he was told to ban the Super Chickens for not doing well in a tourney they did not prepare for. Ban he did! Hell broke loose, unban he did. In a twist of reverse fever, he unbanned the importation of furniture and other rightfully import-prohibited goods. Hell broke lose, reban he did.

He randomly pulled out a 7 year tenure out of his hat. Back into his hat he will soon put it. Same for fuel subsidy. Increases, decreases, puts soldiers on the streets, removes them, reads speech, commissions bus, YouWin then you dont win.etc. Absolutely no method to the madness.

Of course he approves every proposal that hits his desk without asking the most basic of questions. The ID card and plate number scams come to mind. 

At the moment, he is not so sure about being SURE.

Jo boy randomly babbles about how he will tackle Boko Haram, Power etc (depending on who whispers in his ears that minute). Unfortunately, random whispers are worse than leaving the man alone.

Having a zombie baby puppet as President is not always a bad thing. With a tight-knit team of great minders and controllers, he will work wonders. Nobody will care about the race, sex, religion of those truly in control because the president would be who they see. However, when you have resident-mode incompetent randoms pulling the strings, you have the Jo boy administration.

Henceforth, President Jo boy gets a pass. He who is not in charge, shall not be focused on. It is simply a waste of time. We cannot keep fighting a man for not giving what he does not have. "e no dey, e no dey".

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.- Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

How then do we move forward? I think I have an idea. My next post will answer the question.

 

PS: I've just been told gbagaun too plenty in this post. Let us deal with this once and for all. I cannot spell. And I just don't see typos. E no dey. 

 

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

Can We Please Stop Inciting More Violence

After seeing the picture from Benin City, I am temporarily coming out of hibernation to plead for caution as we circulate pictures and sensationalize stories. All it does is brings us closer to war. The sad thing about war is that all participants of war lose. (except gun runners) The luckiest of us will end up being refugees in other lands. 

Please stop spreading pictures of dead bodies and heating up the system (Linda Ikeji and BB broadcasters). Especially when it does nothing to bring the perpetrators of the violence to justice.

We can and should try to discuss and resolve issues in a calm manner no matter how difficult it may seem. No need for the insults, religious and tribal laced shots.

I have nothing to new to add to my position on fuel subsidy, Jonathan's capacity as president (the boy is simply not and has never been in charge), the escalating violence and even his acclaimed 'luck' . My view on Boko Haram remains the same: People are trying to turn a political issue into a religious and tribal one. Let us not allow them succeed.

Hopefully, Jonathan discovers his balls in a drawer somewhere and takes charge of the multi-pronged crises escalating by the day.
 
#OneNigeria.

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

The 10 Errors Gaddafi Made.

Since Gaddafi lost out and was killed, it is obvious he made several errors. I would like to point out the 10 of them that I can identify. This is in no particular order.

  1. He stayed too long in power and believed he was invisible so did not make plans for non-invisibility.
  2. He should have been a bit more humble. He mistook Acquiescence for loyalty from the 'African Leaders'. They hated/envied him quietly.
  3. He should have had a transition plan in case of emergency. He did not prepare for the Arab Spring Libyan edition.
  4. He should not have given the speech vowing to crush the insurgency. He should have just done it.
  5. He should have joined Twitter and communicated with the world directly. it would have gone a long way to dilute the western propaganda.
  6. He had too few powerful friends. Should have allied with the Russians and/or the Chinese. Not Italy!
  7. He shook hands with the West and did not look back. How could he not have learnt from Sadam???!!! DO NOT DESTROY YOUR WEAPONS! EVER!!!
  8. He should have asked Saif to play good cop and not publicly jump to his defense.
  9. He should have dispatched Saif Al Islam to prevent the UN resolution.
  10. He should have gone on exile? I do not know. I do know he kept his word fought to the bitter end and died on Libyan soil. #BraveGeneral. #ShunSir

So after Gaddafi, Mugabe remains the last African leader who puts Africa first. The so called Presidents of the other African nations are glorified District Officers representing the interests of their colonial masters.

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

Omojuwa Interview: Buhari on Fuel Subsidy.

via youtube.com

How can you say you are subsidizing Nigerian oil for Nigerians?

Filed under  //  Buhari  
Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

One Picture That Describes The Lagos L.G.A Elections

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What you see above is the sum total of the votes cast at my polling unit.  Over 1000 people registered here.

I could not vote because I could not find my voters paper.

It is a shame. Really.

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

The End Of Gaddafi. Africa's Last General.

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It is being reported that Colonel Gaddafi has been killed. He was killed by NATO.

You may accuse Gaddafi of being anything but a coward. He had the balls to stand for what he believed in.. to his death. He promised to die on Libyan soil and he did.

Take a look at all the heads of states in Africa and imagine one that would almost come close to his bravery. Hello Jo'boy!

"Strike the Shepard and the sheep will scatter"

In my opinion, the absolute worst turn has taken place with the killing of Gaddafi by NATO assisted with the 'rebels' on the ground. Now that there is not central command, we will see real chaos from the Gaddafi camp. Ask Iraqi's what happened when Saddam was taken out.

We all know that this war was totally unnecessary. If the west wanted, there would have been a peaceful resolution of the crisis and the destruction of Libya would have been prevented.

The wounds created by this 'war' will take generations to heal. Libya, oh Libya!

While this was just another movie for the west, the destabilization of Africa has just begun. We would start seeing the impact and implications of this unnecessary war.

The Libyans will rue the day they allowed foreigners take over their land. They are in a far worse situation.

Just to point out, Gaddafi was far from being an angel. He was eccentric and certainly committed many evils. Just like most leaders and governments of the world. But no foreign entity has the right to go and destabilize another nation for its selfish benefit. Had this been an internal coup, I would have had no problem with it.

But for foreign countries to decide topple a government and kill her citizens indiscriminately with the media cheering them on?

Ok Syria, you are next. 

I predicted this decade will see or very nearly see a third world war. I stand by that prediction.

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

How To Remove Fuel Subsidy Without Problems For Dummies (Nigerian Edition)

  1. Give a comprehensive speech to the nation informing them that the government plans to 'raise' $20billion over the next 2 years.
  2. Explain what SPECIFIC capital expenses the government intends to make in the next few years e.g. "We will build 3 refineries in Nigeria". "We will Construct 2400 km of 6 lane roads. 400 in each geo-political zone". "We will complete power projects that will provide additional 2000MW of electricity."
  3. Explain with proof that you have raised  30% of the money required by reducing recurrent expenditure of the government by 60%.
  4. State with proof that salaries of political office have been pegged with the civil service. Raising $2 billion in the process.
  5. Remind the populace that the capital expenditure will create economic activity in the country.
  6. State that some sacrifices have to be made by everyone.
  7. State government subsidy from fuel will be removed to raise the other 70% of the finances. And the pains will only be short term.
Anything short of that Mr. Jo' boy, will be the beginning of the end of your government.

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

Join Me In Taking This Yale Course On Political Philosophy.

Watch it on Academic Earth

via academicearth.org

One of the major negative effects of a long military rule in Nigeria is political immaturity. Parties and politicians have absolutely NO ideology, and do not want to.

Young people looking to fix NIgeria have no one to learn form therefore we have no cohesive plan and method of moving forward.

I for instance believe that democracy as practiced in the West and America (which is a land of immigrants) cannot work in a place like Nigeria and Africa at large where we have tribes dating to hundreds of years.

I am hoping by understanding the fundamentals of politics and the philosophy behind it, some of us can know how we might be able to move forward. i.e Africans creating our own version of governance.

Another good thing about having and knowing your philosophy is knowing whom to ally with. it makes things much easier.

Over one year ago I found this course on Academic earth which I hoped to read. Due to broadband restrains and other time consuming activities I did not.

Now I have a bit of good broadband (sup Mobitel?!!), I thought I would give it a go and let you know about the course too.

Please try to share it. This video above is just one of 24.

Thank you Academic Earth for making it possible to attend a Yale political course from Igboefon.

Check out other courses too thought by world class faculties.

Filed under  //  Learning   Academic Earth   Political Philosophy   Politics   Yale  
Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

Nigerians, When Did Insecurity Become Normal?

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The picture above was taken by Chxta on a normal Thursday morning.

When did it become normal for policemen carrying AK47s to litter the country? When did it become normal to have checkpoints all around the nation?

On my street and probably yours, 90% of the houses have a dedicated security man.
When did it become normal for EVERY house, both small and big to have independent security arrangements?

My dad spent years building a house but cannot move in. The father of my friend Jermaine, built a house, moved in; but is moving out back to campus after being kidnapped.
People build houses and wonder if they should paint it; before buying a car, you factor in the 'attractiveness' of the car... to thieves.
When did it become normal not to enjoy the fruits of your labour?

Foreign visitors are brought from the airport in a convoy of armed wielding policemen and sometimes soldiers.
When did it become normal to showcase our insecurity?

So when and how did things get this bad?*

*PS: Jo boy gets a pass here. Insecurity was normal before him.

Posted by Oo Nwoye 
 

"The Trouble With Nigeria". Who Wants To Read Next?

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Thanks to Gbenga Sesan, I will digest this book by this weekend. This book should be required reading for EVERY Nigerian.

There is even a chapter titled "The Igbo Problem". I am already salivating.

Who wants to be next after I am done? Lagos based people only.

Posted by Oo Nwoye