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[pegheneji]

Originally Posted by baotoghile

Dear All,

Pls disregard the above post. The article, dated Nov 13, occurred a week earlier than the new event-cancellation of the contract and reawarding it to Jberger & Co.

Posting this article at this time is calculated attempt by an 'anti-GEJ' member in this house, i think.

Thank you.

make GEJ himself they arrange himself well, within two weeks na new of revokation of manitoba an 'un'revokation of the contract and now this. something is terribly wrong and he is not in control. Abati confirmed d manitoba cancellation only for him to retrace himself (which i think is the best anyway) in less that 48hrs. how do you think Abati will feel after justifying the cancellation. the so called enemies are only capitalizing on the gap he is creating. even in a small office you do appear weak without you subordinate trying to dictate to you let alone an amorphous entity called Nigeria. i wish he does not create room for the so called enemies anytime soon because tortoise must they story

[pegheneji]

Originally Posted by afolabi27

...and what about being anti- GEJ? there is nothing wrong with that label

I just want a decisive president, that has the will to tackle corruption and drive reforms. chikena.

exactly my point

[pegheneji]

Originally Posted by knightofdelta

I am forced to align with Sir Nosa2. Jonathan seems to be like a silent operator. There are so many reforms he has pushed through, they are innocuous because they work quietly in the background. Many Nigerians will not understand many of these reforms and the lawbreakers (oops, lawmakers) are just signing them into law without understanding the significance since it will not affect their "choppings" in the short term.

I had a chat with a high ranking officer at the DMO today and he opened my eyes to a lot of things, of which I cannot divulge. Once again, all I need it total reformation of power and Jonathan has my vote come 2015, if he decides to run.

to me your alignment is not out of place because GEJ seems to be working but he look like the type who want to do the things everybody will clap for. Nigeria is like a sick child that need a bitter pill, if you consider how the child will feel when he takes the pill you will not give the child that pill, so real father will act. he flew a kite on remloval of subsidy recently and the miopic NLC spoke against, he immidiately said subsidy wont be removed in 2013. i can bet with anybody, this govt will not touch subsidy again because an average Nigerian want the best facilities without paying for them.

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[nosa2]

Originally Posted by pegheneji

to me your alignment is not out of place because GEJ seems to be working but he look like the type who want to do the things everybody will clap for. Nigeria is like a sick child that need a bitter pill, if you consider how the child will feel when he takes the pill you will not give the child that pill, so real father will act. he flew a kite on remloval of subsidy recently and the miopic NLC spoke against, he immidiately said subsidy wont be removed in 2013. i can bet with anybody, this govt will not touch subsidy again because an average Nigerian want the best facilities without paying for them.

GEJ is a politician oh and 2015 is just around the corner, trust me he won't do anything that'll rock the boat plus with the flooding and the tariff induced inflation that we're about to experience, it'll be unwise to remove subsidy in 2013. I can however assure you that subsidy would be history come 2019.

[solo66]

Originally Posted by nosa2

GEJ is a politician oh and 2015 is just around the corner, trust me he won't do anything that'll rock the boat plus with the flooding and the tariff induced inflation that we're about to experience, it'll be unwise to remove subsidy in 2013. I can however assure you that subsidy would be history come 2019.

90% Correct! Infact, 2016-2017 and we'll be better for it. He will not handover 'anarchy' to his successor and so 'subsidy' will be scrapped right in the middle of his term. Alternatively, 2014 if it is clear to him that 2nd term is an illusion.

[nosa2]

Originally Posted by solo66

90% Correct! Infact, 2016-2017 and we'll be better for it. He will not handover 'anarchy' to his successor and so 'subsidy' will be scrapped right in the middle of his term. Alternatively, 2014 if it is clear to him that 2nd term is an illusion.

The approval rating of this government at this stage is something most governments would envy, forget all the noise from the critics 2nd term is GEJ's to lose, this guy is just too popular. I just hope it doesn't get to his head and he seeks a third term.

[migiets]

Originally Posted by nosa2

The approval rating of this government at this stage is something most governments would envy, forget all the noise from the critics 2nd term is GEJ's to lose, this guy is just too popular. I just hope it doesn't get to his head and he seeks a third term.

Even if GEJ approval rating is 101% or even if he makes exchange rate to come down to N1 to a dollar or ECA gets to 1trillion or Reserves gets to 10 trillion or etc, as far as he still has DAM in his cabinet and has refused to sack her despite all our #Occupy, nothing for am for 2015. .

[nosa2]

Originally Posted by migiets

Even if GEJ approval rating is 101% or even if he makes exchange rate to come down to N1 to a dollar or ECA gets to 1trillion or Reserves gets to 10 trillion or etc, as far as he still has DAM in his cabinet and has refused to sack her despite all our #Occupy, nothing for am for 2015. .

How many Nigerians dey twitter as a whole, much less #OccupyOjota. Nigeria is big oh and trust me the vast majority of the rural dwellers would vote GEJ. You need to realize that farmers are doing very well right now, I mean they might not be rich but the price if their product is going up and rightfully so, so to them things are getting better and when you now add the modest improvement in electricity supply, you have an election victory

[knightofdelta]

Originally Posted by migiets

Even if GEJ approval rating is 101% or even if he makes exchange rate to come down to N1 to a dollar or ECA gets to 1trillion or Reserves gets to 10 trillion or etc, as far as he still has DAM in his cabinet and has refused to sack her despite all our #Occupy, nothing for am for 2015. .

Bros, the view of a few politicians struggling to get into power is not the view of every other Nigerian. Regardless of the achievement, some people will never hear of it. Anytime I say anything remotely positive about the Govt on Twitter, I get a reply from at least three people that it is false.

When Gallup polls revealed that Nigeria was the second most corrupt country in the world (according to perception), it set Twittersphere ablaze, you would have thought Jonathan had been kicked out of power. The following day when we got slammed by the same Gallup polls showing Jonathan to have the highest approval ratings in the world, it was a mournful mood and those same jubilators started crying foul that the FG must have paid Gallup polls.

Many people living on sentiments in Nigeria and they forget that less than 1% of Nigerians are on social networks.