NIGERIA HAS DECIDED

Finally! The collation of the much awaited and anticipated results of the presidential elections of Nigeria 2015 is over and we have a winner in the person of General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB), despite many troubles caused by both parties. Nigerians and the world can breathe at last. In my experience, this is one election in Nigeria that got almost everyone involved. Many friends fought verbally on facebook and twitter, unfriending themselves and so on, even family members were opposing themselves. People were glued to their radio and television sets with their pen and paper, writing out the results as it is being announced, myself included. (We didn’t need any foul play at all!)

Prior to the elections, I had no idea that to win, a candidate was required to have 25% of the votes in 2/3rds of all the states. Let’s take a look at the results for each of the state. This is for the benefit of mostly the Non-Nigerians, Nigerians in diaspora and the very few Nigerians too busy to get in contact with a radio or TV. 

*Please these results are strictly for APC (General Muhammadu Buhari – GMB) and PDP (Goodluck Ebele Jonathan – GEJ). For the results of other political parties, kindly visit a news blog or online newspaper or INEC website. Thank you.

State                              APC                             PDP

Abia                                   13394                             368303

Adamawa                         374701                           251664 

Akwa Ibom                       58411                              953304

Anambra                            17926                             660762

Bauchi                             931598                            86085

Bayelsa                              5194                               361209

Benue                                373961                             303737

Borno                               473543                              25640 

Crossriver                         28368                               414863

Delta                                    48910                              1211405

Ebonyi                                19518                               323653

Edo                                     208469                               286869

Ekiti                                    120331                              176466

Enugu                                 14157                                553003

FCT                                    146399                                157195

Gombe                              361245                                  96873

Imo                                    133253                               559185

Jigawa                                885988                               142904

Kaduna                              1127760                              484085

Kano                                  1903999                                215779

Katsina                               1345441                                  98937

Kebbi                                   567883                                 100972

Kogi                                       264851                                149987

Kwara                                  302146                                  132602

Lagos                                   792460                                  632327

Nasarawa                              236838                                 273460

Niger                                     657678                                   149222

Ogun                                      308290                                 207950

Ondo                                      299889                                   251368

Osun                                      383603                                   249929

Oyo                                         528620                                   303376

Plateau                                  429140                                    549615

Rivers                                      69238                                   1487075

Sokoto                                      671926                                   152199

Taraba                                    261326                                    310800

Yobe                                           446265                                     25526

Zamfara                                  612202                                     144833

TOTAL:                                     15424921                               12853162

The interpretation: PDP got 25% of the votes in 25 states and APC got 25% in 27 states. However, GMB had more votes than GEJ with a difference of almost 2.6 million, hence making him the winner of the 2015 presidential elections and president elect of Nigeria.

Permit me to analyze the entire campaign and electoral process till date, In my opinion, GEJ shot himself in the face. While the APC campaigned with manifesto of what they intend to do if they are elected, PDP campaigned with things they thought they have achieved. For example, you can’t come out and tell me that you have improved power by 4000megawatts or so and I don’t see light for up to 7 hours in a week. He also campaigned against APC with GMB’s past, throwing more light on GMB, portraying him as a formidable contender. The Final blow was becoming so desperate it pissed off many of his supporters. The areas that I think GEJ failed are in fighting corruption, providing power and security. I have to pay my respects to 2 important people that made this election a success;

• Firstly to Prof. Attahiru Jega for the best elections held in the history of Nigeria. Thank you, Sir, for a job well done.

• Also, kudos to you Sir, GEJ, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for conceding defeat honorably to forestall any unnecessary violence.

My elder said something that I think we should take away from these elections, “never give up”. GMB has refused to give up since 2003 and now he has made as the president of Nigeria. Congrats to GMB! Long live Nigeria! Let’s wait for the next four years. If we get an unsatisfactory result sheet from GMB, then we also vote him out.

Salut!

NIGERIANS AWAIT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS

Finally! The elections havecome and gone *phew*. Jega and the INEC (independent electoral body) are busy collating the results while Nigerians have their hearts in their throats. So far, nobody knows whih way it will swing. Especially not when Jega gets up every 1 hour, to take an almost 6 hours recess, after reading results for less than 10 states.  I wonder if he is pregnant. Anyway, so that we don't die from hypertension before the end of the collations, some very talented Nigerians decided to ease off some of the tension. Check out what they have done.

One thing is certain though, come tomorrow, there will emerge a victor. I'd love to encourage you to spread word of peace no matter the outcome. #votenotfight

Cheers......

"V" IS FOR VALENTINE NOT VOTING

Once again, we’ve gone full circle and the Valentine’s Day is upon us, just 3 days to go and all the shops are spotting decor in red (a week ago, I didn't see those decor). These days, Valentine’s Day has been converted from its original meaning to a day shared by lovers. I think the aim was initially to show an act of love to someone. Anyway, this year in Nigeria, the Valentine’s Day was almost ruined for many by the now postponed elections. Prior to the postponement of the elections, I have it in mind to write on this particular post, but with the keywords reversed (nothing spoil sha).

If the elections had taken place, valentine's day would have been in the shadows. Phew!

Last year, I wrote on Valentine’s Day jokes, since I simply didn’t want to join the multitude of people writing on love like it’s a new discovery. I went ahead to collect and publish some very funny anti-valentines photos. It was fun! So this year, I thought I would write something about how the election exercise ruined the fun day, even had a popular photo to share, (I believe I’d still share that photo and the ones that came out after the elections were postponed). So, unfortunately, the elections were postponed and I have to come up with something original, (both in writing and asin getting a gift for my better half).

Talking about my better half, last Valentine’s Day, I wasn’t married (was preparing for the wedding), so I told him it would be better to save to money spent on gifts and instead added to the wedding plans. He ageed, but went ahead to surprise me with a lovely gift. This year, I intend to outdo him, only I have no idea what to get. Women in general seem to have run out of ideas for valentine's presents, the moment men said they were no longer interested in boxers, singlets, cufflinks and ties. Haba what else is left to buy now? Lol, just kidding. But seriously, I think I have exhausted whatever options men left as a choice of gifts, (maybe not). So, I just come out and ask for your suggestions. You can leave it in the comment box below.

Also, I just can't help but share some of these election and valentine photos with you. Just something to make you laugh a bit.

Make sure to have lots of fun,  partner or not, (roasting or not).

Cheers....

INEC POSTPONES NIGERIAN'S 2015 ELECTIONS

This post may seem like it came late by many standards, but I'm not a newscaster, I'm a blogger, and as such, delivering news with speed is not my forte. Yesterday, Nigerians woke up to the bittersweet news that the elections scheduled for February 14th has been postponed to March 28th. I say it was bittersweet because, while some people were jubilating, others were frowning.

Prior to the postponement of the elections, many already speculated that it would be so. The initial reason though, was that General Muhammadu Buhari would be disqualified because of the whole school certificate fiasco, (story for another day). When the courts called off the strike, the story hit that the president had ordered them to do so, so that the PDP could sue GMB to court, thereby either disqualifying him or postponing the elections. I don’t know how true this is, but you know what they say, "there is no smoke without fire".

Two weeks later, the news came that indeed INEC (the electoral body) was been asked to postpone the elections. Of course, that was another topic for debate. Many citizens including my humble self were convinced that it would be almost impossible. We wondered as to the possible reasons that the president would have now to be calling for a postponement. We didn’t have to wait for long. The reason was simple, the military and police force said they would not be able to guarantee the security of Nigerians, if the elections were to hold come February 14th since they would be too busy fighting boko haram and overthrowing them. Prior to this declaration, we saw on the news how suddenly the sect released about 190 people, (heard they were actually Camerounians) and how the army had killed about 5000 BH  members. I’m so sorry to say this, but I took those info with a pinch of salt. My simple reason is; they didn’t show us on TV, these 190 people released, or capture of any BH members. I still think it’s all part of the campaign/election rhetorics.

This is the conclusion that I have to, after engaging in some debates and discussions;

• Why did I see on TV that while 30000 troops were sent to battle bokoharam, 75000 troops were sent to Osun state for elections. Are they trying to insinuate that one state could become more violent than the bokoharam sect because of elections? Or maybe it was a typographical error. It probably was the other way round.
• How come the Nigerian government and military can suddenly contain bokoharam, as they have promised us BH will be an issue of the past in the next 6 weeks.  If indeed this happens, then Nigerians, bear in mind that you have a very wicked man as president. Because he has allowed fellow Nigerians perish in the hands of bokoharam for 6 years for no good reason. Ehen, let me ask this question, "was the government finally able to get all the sophisticated weapons they needed to fight the BH? Abi na the same old weapons them wan use? hmmm...... *smh*.
• Another reason sited for the postponement of the elections was that INEC hadn't provided the citizens with their PVC (permanent voters card). As such marginalizing them and a certain percentage won't be able to vote. Almost, the same reason for fighting BH at this time, (to enable people in the north eastern part of the country to vote). They said they didn't want any cause to have to render the elections null and void. I just want to know at this point, if it is job of INEC to distribute these PVCs. Some states declared a couple of days as public holidays so that people could collect their cards. I can almost assure you that lots and lots of people used those days to do house chores and not to collect PVC. Also, many individuals don't even know which centres to go to for their cards.
• The only solid reason I got from my many discussions, to postpone this election was that elections shouldn't be held earlier than 90 days or later than 30 days prior to the swearing-in day. This info is in the constitution, and these political parties and INEC were either not aware of it or they decided to ignore it. Because by my calculations, the previously chosen date was invalid as it was about 2 weeks off the mark.

My people, there is a saying that "when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers". So, as these politicians continue to play their games, keep calm and wait for March 28th (God willing, it would hold), to cast your vote for your best candidate.

Cheers....

5 Reasons why Nigeria May Already be Prepared for Islamization

As the elections draw closer and closer, conversations are becoming heated with everyone trying to make the other person see reason as to why they should vote a certain candidate and not the other. Friends and family members have been torn apart because they hold different views of who to elect. There have been name calling on facebook and other forms of social media, even by those who don't know a thing about each other. Prominent among these arguments are the issues of religion, ethnicity and political party. However, I think I should point out (just for the record), that we should focus more on issues like security and corruption. These are the main reasons why many people who took to the deep blue sea (GEJ) in 2011, in hope of a rescue ship, are running straight for the devil (GMB), even for the chance of a little warmth from the freezing cold.

Right at the top of the religious arguments, is the fact that GMB would Islamize Nigeria once he gets into office. It is the strategy that many southerners and Christians have used to garner votes for the incumbent president. Severally, I have said that one thing Nigerians fear most (after starvation) is death. We would rather retain the status quo than fight for freedom. We watch and allow them take all our money and waste our resources. We say' "they can only kill the body and not the soul" in the name of Christianity, not thinking that we are losing our souls by condoning and concealing what is killing and would possibly kill many more Nigerians. 2 weeks ago, I received a message on bbm, it wrote on how GMB would islamize the country if he ever became the president of the country. The message talked about how countries like Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Sudan e.t.c. became islamized and every Christian eradicated. Being a person who doesn't just swallow everything I'm told hook, line, sinker, fisherman and boat, I decided to read up on the histories of these countries. Let us back track a bit if you please. From childhood, we have read the Bible stories, we had read about Egypt and Israel, and then we read about Jesus Christ. So from history, the Egyptian weren't Christians to start with. What we had were Jews and gentiles, maybe some pagans. Christianity spread throughout the world after Jesus Christ came. Islam came after Christianity. The difference is that while the Christians gained followers by preaching the word, the Muslims took it by force (much like what we are seeing in most parts of northern Nigeria), the same way the above named countries became islamic nations. What I see therefore, is that the Christians in Nigeria can only be islamized or wiped out by force (combat). If this is the case, then let us take a look at what has been happening in our country. These are the reasons that made me decide that we may already have been prepared for islamization.

1. In the last 6 years, starting from 2009, when that female corper was killed in Borno state, very little has been done to combat the actions of the boko haram sect. The activities of BH didn't start with GEJ'S tenure, but it certainly became worse. I have heard of many excuses from how it is an impossible task to fight terrorism to how GEJ is been sabotaged by the northern rulers. One question though, did president Barrack Obama inherit the al qeada? Yes. Did he do something about it? Yes. It's supposed to be that simple. Long story short, BH has gained more spunk in the last 6 years.
2. How often have you heard that the Nigerian army has been compromised? Frankly, it is disheartening. To think that the people we should look to for protection, are the ones selling us out. Remember the Chibok girls kidnapping and how the foreign community came to our aid? Have you ever wondered why they couldn't continue with their rescue mission? Think am. 
3. Recently, there has been rumours of soldiers from the south been sent to the north to combat BH, (in the name of the northern soldiers refused to kill their brothers) only to meet their doom, because someone somewhere slipped the information of the attack to BH. So constantly,  the lives of southern soldiers are on the line and been lost while their northern counterparts are sent to the south. If a war on islamization broke out today, which group would be defenseless? Just saying.
4. Talking about, notherners moving down south, ask Governor Adams Oshiomole to tell you the reason behind his decision to suddenly ban the use of bikes and 'keke' in Benin city. In every southern state, there have been large influx of northerners. The Mosque have also increased in number. Didn't we hear of the story where a trailer load of northeners entered an eastern state at night. Whatever their reasons are, entering any state enmass especially in the face of terrorism,  can be scary.
5. Finally, consider the geopolitical zones in Nigeria, there are 3 in the north, (north-east, north-west & north-central). In the south, there are also 3 geopolitical zones, (south-east, south-west & south-south). However, have you noticed that we are more divided in the south than in the north? Divided by these same issues of religion and ethnicity. If it ever gets to islamization, will the souťh-west stand with the south-east or will the south-south come together with the south-east? 

To summarize,

1. We are divided along geopolitical lines
2. Nigerian army is compromised 
3. The southerner armies are been killied so no protection for the citizens in the souths.
4. Large numbers of northerners trooping into the south
5. BH has gained momentum.

Before I go though, I'd like to ask you 2 simple questions. 

• Why didn't this issue of GMB islamizing the country come up in the 2011 elections? 
• Why didn't he islamize the country when he had the chance to do so as the military head of state with absolute powers to do so. He didn't sign us under OIC, and he could have.

Think deep and vot wisely......

15 PROBLEMS WITH GMB's FAKE LAB TESTS

Over the weekend, some lab results surfaced on the internet, supposedly said to belong to one of the candidates running for the position of the president, (general Muhammadu Buhari). When I saw them, my heart sank. Not out of sympathy for him or anything, (because the results are fake). But out of pity for a country that I call home. It reminded me of the reason why many good people of Nigeria leave the game of politics for those who can get their hands dirty. The reason why politics in Nigeria is viewed as a "do or die" affair. The reason why we are still in this backward movement with corruption thriving like no man's business.

Any medical doctor with half a brain, any good lab scientist, infact, any properly trained medical personnel who sees this results should know that they have been fabricated. Whether the fabrication was done by a very jobless individual as a prank, or whether it was a well plotted plan by the opposition, it makes absolutely no sense. We should focus on a better tomorrow no matter who wins the elections come February, 2015.

For the benefit of millions of the non-medical Nigerian population who wouldn't know what the interpretation of this report could mean, I have decided to analyse it. The first report is that of a kidney function test and prostate test. Let's start from the form;

1. For starters, there is no such hospital in Nigeria as "Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital",  what we have is "Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital".
2. When you are unsure but almost certain of a diagnosis, you query it. That 'query' is written in form of a question mark, before the diagnosis not after. So, it's supposed to be "?prostate cancer" not "prostate cancer??".
3. The department should have corrected a mistake like "chemical pathology report from" by now to "form". 
4. Results of kidney function tests (e/u/cr) is gotten within hours even in a very small private hospital (like the one I worked in). Unlike the 4 days indicated in this lab report. 
5. On the other hand, a psa (prostate specific antigen) result can take up to a week to get ready, but let's assume that they are extra fast in processing psa results.
6. In analysing the e/u/cr report, first the values and even SI unit of some of the parameters are wrong e.g. the SI unit for creatinine is in umol/l not mmol/l. The range of potassium is (3.5-5.0) not (30-5.6). Correct values.
7. Notice that there is no result for chloride.
8. At a potassium of 7, the patient would be dead not campaigning around the country 3 months later. 
9. A psa result is non-specific for a cancer of the prostate. Also, certain procedures elevate its values, e.g. passing a ureturethral catheter or performing a digital rectal exam before blood samples are collected. 
10. You don't suggest a diagnosis in a chemical pathology report. But, even if you want to, wouldn't you draw attention to the sinister e/u/cr, rather than a psa?

1. Again, the above report for a "histology" of a prostate biopsy belongs to an institution that is clearly not in Nigeria.  *wrong name of institution*. 
2. The is no request for this prostate biopsy, which is why I put histology in quotes in number 1. For all I know he might have requested a cytology.
3. The request is also staging the disease. You can't stage cancer of the prostate before biopsy ( before confirmation of a cancer), and definitely not by a DRE. Staging is done using bone scan, MRI, CT Scan e.t.c. 
4. The staging is also wrong. There is nothing like prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasm, it's not the cervix. The TNM method is used. Besides that "DRE" done, the person should be thinking more of stage 2 or 3, not a pre-malignant stage. Haba! 
5. Finally histology reports in Nigeria take weeks not 4 days to get reported. Unless, again, ABTH is so fast.

This is the correct ABUTH histology request form.

Please Nigerians, this is not a get in or die trying situation. The Niger-deltans are already threatening fire and brimstones should GEJ lose and the bokoharam, well, will continue their terror should it go the other way. What should other tribes who have never been given an opportunity to rule the country do then? Burn it to the ground? Please let us #votenotfight. If you kill yourself over election wahala, remember that the politicians would still be alive and well, chopping the money that you are hoping to get a pinch of. Be wise!

Cheers....

JONATHAN vs. BUHARI: HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE?

Once again, in Nigeria, the elections are around the corner and everyone who has indicated an interest is in full fledged campaign. However, for the purpose of this post, I'll be concentrating on the candidates or should I say "key candidates" running for the position of the president of the country. The incumbent president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (PDP) and from the opposition party, Muhammadu Buhari (APC). Severally, I have tried to begin writing this post only to save, close and wait for another day. The reason for my delay is simply because I don't want to come off looking like I have taken sides with one team or another. But, alas! I have to speak my mind as usual. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't find a group of Nigerians (men and women alike) discussing issues concerning the upcoming elections. It doesn't matter whether it's a live discussion or something on social media. It is the topic that has taken over the country. I have to prepare you though, this is a very lengthy post.

Now, to begin, let me just say that I don't think these two candidates are fit (or maybe the word I'm searching for is "worthy") to be running for such an office. For starters, they are both liars. Because while Goodluck Jonathan (GEJ for short) came out severally, even on CNN, to state that he wouldn't be staying in office beyond 2015, Buhari (GMB for short) cried openly on national television saying that if he wasn't given a chance back then in 2011, he would never contest again. Today, we have these same men swallowing their words without any ounce of shame. The funny thing though is that they probably think Nigerians are too dull to remember such things since we let all the corruption and suffering in the country slide.

Links: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/buhari-weeps-over-nations-problems/
        http://www.nigeriadailynews.com/latest-additions/24805-i-won%E2%80%99t-stay-in-office-beyond-2015,-jonathan-insists.html
          http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/i-ll-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/

Beyond their apparent lack of honour in keeping their words, let's take a look at what they have been able to achieve in Nigeria, since they began their political careers.

GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI:
I was still a child when GMB was the military head of state of this country, so I don't have first hand information on how his regime operated. All I know now, I have gathered from researching what the people who knew what was going on have said. Of note is this article (crimes of Buhari) written by Prof. Wole Soyinka. What I can gather from it is that GMB is a respecter of nobody, a strict dictator who does whatsoever he pleases and enslaved Nigerians for the time he was in power. Some other individuals though, have come out with their own version of the great things GMB achieved for this country. Bottomline, those articles wrote on how GMB had no problems with Christians and hoe there was no religious crisis  during his tenure. They stated how he reduced inflation rate from 23% to 4%. How the naira grew in strength. He was said not to have stolen a single naira from all the offices he has held so far. How he constructed many roads and the list goes on.

GMB hasn't helped matters much by making statements like this either.

Many Nigerians are afraid of what might happen if GMB takes over in 2015. These are some things not going for him;

• His age: believe me, that was the first thing that came to my mind when I first saw his campaign poster. Like, shouldn't there be an age limit for people allowed to contest political offices. For goodness sake! people who work in the ministerial offices are retired after 35 years of service or age 65. For me, the reason is simple, with old age, comes many diseases like hypertension and diabetes among others. Not saying he has any of these (haven't any medical report), but it's what comes to mind. Besides the post of the president is so stressful,  President Barrack Obama grew grey hair after a few years in office. Also, because of his age, he is viewed as ancient and that he isn't abreast with modernization. 
• His religion: he is considered a religious fanatic by many. There is a thin line between fanatic and extremist you know. So,  many Nigerians fear that he might Islamize the country if he comes into power. They say he might further perpetuate the insurgency especially after he said he would make the country ungovernable should GEJ win the 2011 elections.

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN:
Now, this one I know about. I was one of those who canvassed for his re-election into office in 2011. We all wanted a breath of fresh air. We saw GEJ, as Nigerian's saviour. A man with his vast wealth of knowledge (considering the other presidents before him) should definitely do better. After his 2 years in office succeeding late president Yar'adua, boko haram was gearing up for a war. I remember saying "he would tackle this insurgency effectively once he gets into office, he doesn't just want to lose the support of the northerners yet". That is exactly how majority of Nigerians felt. Since assuming office, he claims to have achieved the following;

• reduced poverty by 50%, 
• created over 1 million jobs
• stabilized power to some extent
• improved the agricultural sector
• improved our economy
• the health and academic sectors, hmmmm -???
• rural development
• stopped ebola spread
• wonderful roads e.t.c
• saved so much money from fuel subsidy removal

He has however, told us some truths about the boko haram insurgency, he can't handle them. What I have seen in the last 4 years of GEJ's administration has opened my eyes to a whole lot. 

• First, about poverty and economic stability: just last year, Nigeria was listed among one of the world's poorest countries. It was a shock to many, afterall, we are the economic giants of Africa. Yes, we are, because we spend a lot. When I visited Kenya for my honeymoon, one of the workers of the placed we stayed at thought we had to be Americans to afford it (not bragging). When we corrected him, he just said "well, it's the same thing". It is because of our "big-man" attitude. We want to ride the latest cars and wear the most expensive designer clothings hence the world sees the few affluent ones and use us to judge the majority who do not have 3 square meals in a day. 
• About creating jobs: well, I can't argue about that, but I wonder where these figures are generated. I wonder how he has created jobs by putting the residency training on hold, making even more doctors seek refuge outside the country. Where are these jobs that were created, if my elder brother who has a doctorate degree couldn't land one? He had to empower himself (no help to the government).
• On the issue of power: hmmm.... I guess it only applies to Abuja, maybe Lagos, because where I live, we go without power for days and the food in the fridge gets bad. (Further impoverishing my pockets). In my house, we now have a timetable for putting on the generator. If your generator gets bad, you better fix it before 6pm, because surely, you shall be with no light that night. Here, the youths went on attack. The funny thing about power is that it has been privatized twice in this 15 years of democratic rule. What I recently found out though is that only the distribution section of the power sector is privatized. the government is still in charge of generating power. You know something else that is funny about power? The people who bought it over, were given money by the government, I might add, to bring it to life. They started with the prepaid meters, problem is, we are charged N750 per month for service charge. So let's say you buy N2000 worth of light, you get N1250. They make sure that you don't utilize that light for a long period. Sometimes it lasts 3 months or more. You go back to buy another N2000's worth when it finally finishes and they tell you to pay service charges for all the months that have gone by. Lastly, this same power sector donated N500 million naira to GEJ's 2015 campaign. And it is said they don't have money to fix power.
• Concerning the health sector: he sacked 16000 resident doctors for going on strike, then called them back and placed an embargo on the training of more residents. Currently, johesu are on strike, since November too. I can still count the number of federal hospitals that have an MRI. I don't think anyone of them has a defibrillator (please correct me if I'm wrong). The doctors are to save lives magically (we don turn native doctors). Still on health, I wouldn't credit GEJ for forestalling the spread of ebola. If anything, he should be grateful to God for the kind of citizens he has. For what a Nigerian fears most besides hardship is death. Even the then minister of health didn't help maters much.
• Let's move on to agriculture and rural development. They say he has done so marvelously well, let me agree, but I just wonder how allocating some millions to buy cell phones for farmers would boost their yield. Then again, some months ago, some millions was allocated to buy stove for the women in the rural areas. How does that help them? Kerosene is supposed to be N50 per litre but we know it is never bought for that amount. These women are now expected to use whatever little they have to buy kerosene. hmmm....
• Did you hear of the whole fuel subsidy fiasco of January 2014 and the occupy Nigeria campaign? Well, we are yet to reap the benefits of that. I haven't seen trains or railway stations yet. Our refineries are still not functional.
• Finally, this is the most openly corrupt government I have seen since I knew a thing about politics. Take for example the fuel subsidy issue, the committee farouked (stole) it and nothing was done to them, even though there was evidence of a recording of their conversation. Alamieyeseigha after been caught and jailed for corruption, was pardoned by GEJ, now he's contesting for senate. After all the dust raised about Stella Oduah, she too is contesting one position of something. Is it the guy that stole N2.3billion naira of pension money and told to pay a fine of N750,000. Sanusi of CBN cried out that money is missing and the president only said "if $20 million dollars got stolen, the united states should know, it's their money". Who says that? The list is endless. And to cap it off, we have no security in the country. Bokoharam is ravaging the north and we can do nothing. The Chibok girls are still missing. Our soldiers are been used as errand boys by bloody civilians. We have tried to buy arms to combat this issue but I don't know how that is going. We know terrorism is never easy to combat, but show some working.

THE POLITICS OF IT ALL:

When it comes to choosing a leader, many Nigerians are naive till date. Mainly for 2 reasons maybe 3; religion, tribe and political party.

For your information, if you are killing yourself for a particular political party, whether it's PDP, APC, APGA or whatever, know that these people truly don't care about you. If you choose to vote for a party and not the individual, understand that they are all PDP or have been at one point or another. They are busy decapitating themselves and sewing their heads back on and swallowing their own vomit, so that at the end, they look like frankenstein.  

Today the "expired leadership" from CPC is their candidate

Does it matter the religion or tribe a person is? Should it matter that the yorubas ruled last now it is time for the Igbos and next the Hausas? What about all the other minority groups, the Ijaws, Binis, Igalas, Nupe, Tivs, Urhobos, Itsekiri, Isokos? Do they have nothing to offer? Can nothing good come out of Nazareth? Have the Major tribes sorted out all their inter-ethnic problems? The Igbo man doesn't think anybody from Asaba or Port-harcourt is "pure" Igbo even though they speak the same language with few variances. We are so focused in calculating which tribe should go next, we miss the point of electing good leadership.

Everyday, many Nigerians (Christians too) leave the shores of this country in search for a better future. Many of this people end up in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, e.t.c. They stay there and start up a business, whatever. Are these not Islamized countries? What are you doing there?. Please let us focus and choose wisely, our votes shouldn't be cast along tribal or religious lines and definitely not because of a political party.

Nigerians have described this election as choosing between frying pan and fire, or devil and the deep blue sea. I say it's choosing between the lesser of 2 evils. I seriously wish someone else from another party had stepped up. Just like what happened in Imo state gubernatorial elections in 2011, when the people were caught between the devil and the deep blue sea and suddenly, land or should I say a ship appeared. Some people would rather remain with the devil they know, than go with the angel they don't know. Others are willing to abandon the sea and go with the devil or should I say jump into the fire, since they have been freezing out at sea and there is no hope of a rescue ship or swimming to shore.

I believe it is time for a change in Nigeria, just not sure if I'm totally convinced that GMB is the man for the change. Shine your eyes, cast your votes wisely.