Good people must get involved in politics if Nigeria is to achieve greatness. I think I am a good person.
How can you say you are subsidizing Nigerian oil for Nigerians?
I am still trying to get the logic of people who are desperate to blame Buhari for all the violence currently enveloping the North and trying so hard to absolve Jonathan THE CURRENT president and chief security officer (CSO) of Nigeria. The irresponsible 'bigotic' article by Reuben Abati is the epitome of it all. This is not a rejoinder. Someone has done that already. This is a call for reasoning and logic.
Is Buhari responsible for the ethnic and religious crises that have plagued Nigeria for decades?
What is the role of government in securing our lives and property?
Hating Buhari, is one thing; try desperately to hinge security failure of the government (because of his ethnic and religious extraction) is another.
May God grant eternal rest to those that lost their lives in this crisis and give their friends and families the fortitude to bear the loss.
May EVERYONE involved in the ALL the crises that have ever plagued Nigeria NEVER know peace. AMEN!
This is coming quite late as I wanted to see a tabulated format of the election results. Since the journalists have failed in their responsibilities, I cannot make deeper analysis on the results.
Summary
With the exception of ANPP all the parties (PDP, CPC and ACN) did quite well. I am impressed by the labour party too.
The shocker of the election to me was the PDP sweeping Kano and Jigawa states. I was and I am still really surprised.
As a CPC supporter and an Anti PDP person, it is a bit disappointing for me but I think there are certain things that have made this happen.
The number one reason I this PDP did well and CPC could not capture enough seats is ANPP. With a sitting two term governor contesting for president, it is only expected that they make a showing.
Now it can be argued that PDP contested under the same circumstance but I would counter that by pointing out CPC and ANPP share the same base (Buhari was ANPP’s presidential candidate for the two previous elections)
I am still proud of what my General has been able to achieve within a year of single handedly forming a political party
On the failed alliance
There was a tentative agreement before the parliamentary elections which assumed that the CPC and the ACN combined would have a majority in the elections. Under that assumption CPC would have lead the Presidency and the ACN would have led the parliament.
Unfortunately, the results in Jigawa and Kano state changed that agreement.
In simple terms, ACN delivered, CPC did not.
This situation is what Tinubu is trying to take advantage of no negotiate the best deal for himself and ACN. Baring sentiments or the guarantee of the VP slot, there is nothing the CPC has to offer the ACN.
unfortunately, ACN does not have much of a choice of weather or whom to ally with; because if they do not support CPC, they get nothing. If they support PDP, they will lose quite a lot (I am not bothered by the speculated romance between Tinibu and Jo boy). If they support CPC there is the probability the combo will win and they get the VP slot.
Reading the press release of the ACN chairman, it is clear the CPC and ACN really wanted to have an alliance unfortunately the assumptions under which the draft agreement was made was shattered and there was simply not time to coble a new one together.
This post is now to long so I will write a new post about my assumption of the forthcoming presidential elections
#OneNigeria
PS: Kudos to Jega and INEC for now. I will refrain from praising INEC until the presidential elections are over.
One cannot also forget in a hurry the PTF drug revolving scheme. Under this, the PTF set up offices in hospitals across the country and supplied them with drugs. The financial consultants employed by the Fund ensured that receipts from the sales of the drugs were used to replenish the stocks in an unending cycle that banished out-of-stock anthem the Nigerian public were forced to listen to before then. And it was not easy to divert PTF drugs to the parallel market. The smallest tablet supplied had PTF logo engraved on it. Somebody attempted diverting the drugs and was caught. General Buhari took up the case personally and ensured the culprit went to jail. After that, nobody heard of diversions again.
The strategy of the PTF in procuring these drugs is worth reviewing. Over 60% of the drugs supplied to the PTF were locally produced. In fact, the PTF only imported drugs that could not be produced by the local pharmaceutical firms. The pressure on the existing pharmaceutical companies was so much that almost all these firms had to increase their capacity by expanding and employing more hands. Neimeth Pharmaceuticals, Emzor Pharmaceuticals among others can be contacted to affirm or disprove this. This policy was deliberately made to ensure that more jobs were created within the economy.
Have we all forgotten when the only only good drug's in Nigeria were PTF drugs? Our PTF Buses? PTF roads? It is understandable when you forget a wrong that was done. But unpardonable when you forget the right people did.
Please read the full article if you can.
http://kubwaexpress.com/buhari%E2%80%99s-handshake-and-handcuff/
As soccer coach Chris Udemezue used to say, [a player] cannot do in a match what he was unable to do in practice. Jonathan is not going to give Nigeria in May what he has not given since Yar’Adua died.
Another man sees reason.
There are three vital areas that we have not been able to agree on with the IMF: currency devaluation, trade liberalization and the lifting of petroleum subsidies. They do not seem to think that we are trying hard enough to meet their demands. We feel that if we implemented these three measures they would cause social upheaval in the country. But we will continue to negotiate.
My Oga Buhari has always been making sense!
I would like the supporters of other candidates to bring to my attention clips of their candidates so I can post here too.
