tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post2869565600646385792..comments2007-06-01T05:04:15.380-04:00OmoduduBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-44809144394202406452007-06-01T05:04:00.000-04:002007-06-01T05:04:00.000-04:00**5 stars to your blogg.<BR/>thanks for the post, Ngozi's drive has always been an inspiration to me, i continually look to her life as an inspiration in my studies.<BR/>there is still hope for we few Nigerians who want to go back home and work,on the reform that have already begun<BR/>......toyintomatotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-21134633284886764772007-06-01T03:18:00.000-04:002007-06-01T03:18:00.000-04:00I like, I like, I like...well said... I also enjoyed reading the banter above^... <BR/>Well done omodudu and ijuebuman!Nyemonitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-3377607444693027332007-05-31T11:49:00.001-04:002007-05-31T11:49:00.001-04:00@omodudu saw your response on my blog LOL.<BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed our discussion, i don't think there's a winner or loser here, we're just two people with a different view of Obj. We definitely need to highlight the positive but we also need to confront the negative. <BR/><BR/>You're spot on when you said the election was not rigged in April,it happened long before that. <BR/>Now its up to us to ensure it doesn't happen again or if it happens again to ensure the perpetrator doesn't get away with it.ijebumantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-1589456982452327722007-05-31T11:49:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:49:00.000-04:00@Omodudu,<BR/><BR/>I wholeheartedly accept your apology.<BR/><BR/>However, the context of OBJ's rule is not a monolithic subject, our perspectives of that tenure affects us in different ways.<BR/><BR/>It would be remiss of anyone supporting, opposing or indifferent to OBJ's two regimes to expect that others would share their particular appreciation of that context.<BR/><BR/>In fact, each context is an opinion, and the acceptance of that opinion is left to persuasion - you will win some, lose some and the rest will be unpersuadable.Akintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-24372072051433241392007-05-31T10:50:00.000-04:002007-05-31T10:50:00.000-04:00@Akin I take that back. I apologize for such oversight. I banish such comments to the land of never never. I am however frustrated by the inability of y fellow Nigerians to put OBJ's rule into context.Omodudutag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-51311637187121208792007-05-31T10:43:00.000-04:002007-05-31T10:43:00.000-04:00@Omodudu<BR/><BR/>I was not looking for any contrary thought about OBJ, however, she made a statement that implied OBJ had lost enthusiasm for reform after a while.<BR/><BR/>I listened to the speech to hear what she had to say, I am in fact slighted by your insinuation.Akintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-86869577193156397472007-05-31T10:39:00.000-04:002007-05-31T10:39:00.000-04:00Chei, Ijebuman smoked me there.<BR/>I did not hear any mention of finance sector there. How many times in the past have Governors fled for fear of arrest. EFCC nko, at least a shade of accountability.Omodudutag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-37510784083171770062007-05-31T10:08:00.000-04:002007-05-31T10:08:00.000-04:00I'll just like to point out here that Iweala gave that speech in March 2007 (prior to the April elections) LOL.<BR/> <BR/>There are always significant events in any regime that determines how people will remember it, Robert Mugabe (of Zimbabwe) if anyone can still remember, helped in the liberation of his country. I doubt if anyone will remember this "positive" contribution in light of what he has done to his country in the last decade or so.<BR/>For all the positive things Obj did, it doesn't change the fact that under his watch the following happened:<BR/><BR/>The unresolved murder of the Attorney General (Bola Ige)<BR/><BR/>His disdain for the rule of law, It was under Obj's regime that Chris Uba kidnapped the governor of Anambra state. His brother Andy (Obj's henchman) is now the governor of that state. Lamidi Adedibu continues to wreck havoc in Oyo state and all Obj could say is "We need his experience to win the polls"<BR/><BR/>The rot in the aviation sector (since his regime is taking credit for the GSM revolution, it might as well take credit for the rot in this sector that led to numerous plane crashes, meanwhile the families of those who died in last year's ADC crash will not get a single kobo as the airline was not insured, yet it was allowed to fly)<BR/><BR/>A privatisation policy that has seen most of the country's assets sold at ridiculous prices to his cronies. (Yar'Adua has just halted the sale of the multi billion Egbin power station for a token 280 million dollars)<BR/>The sacking of Odi<BR/>The electric power situation that is worse than when he took power 8 years ago<BR/><BR/>His attempts to serve a third term (now he is denying he ever wanted to run for a third term but back in early 2006 he attended a "rally" in support of his third term attempts http://odili.net/news/source/2006/feb/3/630.html)<BR/><BR/>Abruptly declaring public holidays to frustrate the opposition's court cases (that was a new low in naija politics) <BR/>and of course the 2007 elections, the best election Nigeria never had..<BR/><BR/><BR/>I know we've had a lot of bad rulers in naija and unfortunately that has meant our standards for measuring performance is extremely low but, and i'm quoting Yar'Adua here (for the second time in 2 days lol) from his inaugural address "we should stop justifying every shortcoming... as if to be a Nigerian is to settle for less."<BR/><BR/>eagerly awaiting exhibit B ; - )ijebumantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-76488406695748737482007-05-31T08:54:00.000-04:002007-05-31T08:54:00.000-04:00Yet to watch it....got the email too.Nillatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-59461351201265996332007-05-31T08:09:00.000-04:002007-05-31T08:09:00.000-04:00@Boso this is a first for me too. @Akin I did not notice the cynicism at all, I guess it is easy to find what one is looking for. @Refinedone that is the spirit. Thanks for coming by.Omodudutag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-8571148023126090012007-05-31T05:12:00.000-04:002007-05-31T05:12:00.000-04:00wow! This why I still have to have faith in Nigeria.<BR/>She is a brand that we should be proud of...Not just words but works to follow.<BR/><BR/>...just hearing what she had to say encourages me to HOPE (somemore)<BR/><BR/>yeah! without notes!Refinedonetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-74836853213780205852007-05-30T20:03:00.000-04:002007-05-30T20:03:00.000-04:00Gosh! Did she just make that 20 minute speech without notes?<BR/><BR/>I could not help but hear the veiled swipe at Obasanjo, however, it was one of the most positive speeches I have ever heard about Africa.<BR/><BR/>Nice job - NOI.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link.Akintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-80436239857668970772007-05-30T18:15:00.000-04:002007-05-30T18:15:00.000-04:00Just finished watching it. Well said.Bosotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-44297731368271129982007-05-30T17:58:00.000-04:002007-05-30T17:58:00.000-04:00Nice one. I've never heard the woman's voice before.<BR/><BR/>Very cool.Boso