"What I see is a multitude of candidates--GEJ IBB, Atiku, Buhari, Utomi, Ribadu all slugging it out in the general election. The opposition is hoping that there will be need for a run off and they can align behind one candidate. I don't agree with that strategy. I believe PDP as in Jonathan will win the general election outright if there is MORE than one opposition candidate from the list above. " -Joe Attueyi
Joe Attueyi:
I completely agree with your analysis.The multitude notwithstanding, there are two, and only two camps, in this election:
1. The Business-As-Usual Crowd:
When you get down to it, there is only one reason behind their candidacy: they have already lived in Aso Rock, and they love it. And they really want another chance to pamper themselves some more!
2. The CHANGE Candidates:
This camp candidates are, above all, animated by a desire for a better future. At the very least, these folks have PROVEN their personal integrity. They have discipline, especially in the presence of money.
There are many qualities you want in a president, but my fellow Nigerians, at this point in time, the ability to look money in the eye, and to decide that the one Family House you already own is really all you will ever need in your lifetime, is the one critical quality we need in Aso Rock. We need a leader with moral clarity. Because we must be clear about our number one problem -the root of every other evil in our nation:
WE ARE LOOTING TOO MUCH MONEY!!
Did someone say that Jonathan was some kind of 'insurance'? Insurance for what - the continuation of business as usual ???
An insurance is an arrangement that gets your back when everything else falls. Would you ever buy an insurance, knowing that your insurance company is GUARANTEED to go broke at the very moment when your house burns down?
The business-as-usual crowd have brought Nigeria to its knees, and here is the thing: with the business-as-usual crowd, the difference between one candidate and the other is non-existent. This is NOT the time for UMYA-like half-measures and pretend-solutions
Because when push gets to shove, if this election comes down to Jonathan versus Buhari, or to Jonathan versus Ribadu, I guarantee you that even IBB will support Jonathan 1000% !! Among themselves, the looters understand what is at stake! A rose will smell as good by any other name, and a looter will spend N950 Million on an 'Anniversary Parade', whether he is named IBB or Jonathan.
So my people, we must now allow the famous fear of IBB to stampede us into embracing another agent of the business-as-usual cabal. If we are prepared to have a Jonathan presidency, we should as well get comfortable with an IBB presidency, because, as far as the Nation's future is concerned, the difference between the one and the other is fiction.
What should we do?
For 2011, we MUST put all our eggs in one basket. Having a megalomanic ego is a number one requirement for contesting the Presidency, but if they truly love the nation, Buhari, Ribadu & Utomi should join forces together. Right now! It is the ONLY chance we've got! With PDP incumbency in most of the states, overthrowing the status quo is already next-to-impossible. If we go into 2011 with a splintered progressive vote, we have already failed as well.
Those who know these men should please pressure them to put objective before self and to consolidate effort. Anything less will GUARANTEE failure for all.
God Bless the Federal Republic, and if he doesn't, may the Sun rise again and soon, because our patience is already exhausted!
Dominic
HE GOLDEN JUBILEE BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Here is a breakdown of the new budget:
Joe Attueyi:
I completely agree with your analysis.The multitude notwithstanding, there are two, and only two camps, in this election:
1. The Business-As-Usual Crowd:
When you get down to it, there is only one reason behind their candidacy: they have already lived in Aso Rock, and they love it. And they really want another chance to pamper themselves some more!
2. The CHANGE Candidates:
This camp candidates are, above all, animated by a desire for a better future. At the very least, these folks have PROVEN their personal integrity. They have discipline, especially in the presence of money.
There are many qualities you want in a president, but my fellow Nigerians, at this point in time, the ability to look money in the eye, and to decide that the one Family House you already own is really all you will ever need in your lifetime, is the one critical quality we need in Aso Rock. We need a leader with moral clarity. Because we must be clear about our number one problem -the root of every other evil in our nation:
WE ARE LOOTING TOO MUCH MONEY!!
Did someone say that Jonathan was some kind of 'insurance'? Insurance for what - the continuation of business as usual ???
An insurance is an arrangement that gets your back when everything else falls. Would you ever buy an insurance, knowing that your insurance company is GUARANTEED to go broke at the very moment when your house burns down?
The business-as-usual crowd have brought Nigeria to its knees, and here is the thing: with the business-as-usual crowd, the difference between one candidate and the other is non-existent. This is NOT the time for UMYA-like half-measures and pretend-solutions
Because when push gets to shove, if this election comes down to Jonathan versus Buhari, or to Jonathan versus Ribadu, I guarantee you that even IBB will support Jonathan 1000% !! Among themselves, the looters understand what is at stake! A rose will smell as good by any other name, and a looter will spend N950 Million on an 'Anniversary Parade', whether he is named IBB or Jonathan.
So my people, we must now allow the famous fear of IBB to stampede us into embracing another agent of the business-as-usual cabal. If we are prepared to have a Jonathan presidency, we should as well get comfortable with an IBB presidency, because, as far as the Nation's future is concerned, the difference between the one and the other is fiction.
What should we do?
For 2011, we MUST put all our eggs in one basket. Having a megalomanic ego is a number one requirement for contesting the Presidency, but if they truly love the nation, Buhari, Ribadu & Utomi should join forces together. Right now! It is the ONLY chance we've got! With PDP incumbency in most of the states, overthrowing the status quo is already next-to-impossible. If we go into 2011 with a splintered progressive vote, we have already failed as well.
Those who know these men should please pressure them to put objective before self and to consolidate effort. Anything less will GUARANTEE failure for all.
God Bless the Federal Republic, and if he doesn't, may the Sun rise again and soon, because our patience is already exhausted!
Dominic
HE GOLDEN JUBILEE BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Here is a breakdown of the new budget:
- Anniversary parade - N950 million
- National Unity Torch tour - N350 million
- First Lady's package (to visit select orphanages, National Children's Parliament session, party for 1000 children) - N90 million
- Presidential banquet - N40 million
- Cultural, historical & military exhibitions - N310 million
- 'Food week' - N40 million
- Secretariat equipment, accommodation, logistics & utilities - N320 million
- 50th anniversary logo - N30 million
- Ministry of Information & Communication (adverts in local & international press) - N1.52 billion
- Guests transport & accommodations - N700 million
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (anniversary parties) - N105 million
- Party favors for foreign dignitaries - N450 million
- Variety Gala night & fireworks - N210 million
- Football friendly matches (international & local) - N200 million
- Event planners - N120 million
- Publication on Nigeria - N400 million
- Publication on Legislature - N150 million
- Publication on Judiciary - N50 million
- Golden Jubilee Plaza - N10 million
- Tower of Unity in 36 states - $540 million
- Debates, essays, conferences, lectures & colloquium - N150 million
- Concerts and carnivals - N60 million
- Masquerades, cultural events and durbar - N100 million
- 10 symbolic monuments of Nigeria's founding fathers - N80 million
- Tafawa Balewa Square memory tone - N40 million
- Security and protocol - N500 million
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