If speed depends on the number of legs, millipedes would be the fastest creatures on the planet earth and if the rate of industrial and economic developments of a country depends on the academic degrees of the people in the government, Nigeria would be the most industrialized and economically developed in the world!! Not many countries in the world has a PhD holder as their President like Nigeria. the Minister of Finance and Economic Development is a PhD holder and touted as former World Bank Guru, the Minister of Power is a Professor of electricity, the Minister of Health is a Professor of Medicine and virtually everyone in the Federal government of Nigeria is dressed up in sophisticated academic robes of various colours. Geographically viewed, the multi-ethnic Nigeria has been designed by nature to be paradise on earth simply because she is blessed with abundant mineral resources (solid and liquid), verse rain forest and savannah grass land, and a climate devoid of major natural disasters like earthquakes, typhoons or cyclones. The academic manpower and availability of raw materials to produce consumer goods for Nigerians are in abundant. Yet Nigerians are wallowing in poverty and miseries far more worse than what existed when Nigeria was a chattel of slavery otherwise known as colony.
Whenever Nigerians with heavy academic degrees in government are requested to deliver according to their qualifications, their cynical response has always been that Rome was not built in a day and Nigerians should not expect them to do in 54 years what took Europe 100 years to do!! But if it is Rome that the Nigerian Academics in government want to make of Nigeria, the prototype (model) of Rome is there for them to copy. Moreover, by virtue of their academic qualifications, which are very superior to the builders of Rome, it should not take them as long as it took the Romans to make Nigeria a new Rome of their choice. Since the intention of Nigerian academics in government is to make Nigeria a Rome on/after 100 years, one should logically expect them to adjust their consumption of materials and standard of living to that of the builders of Rome 100 years ago. The ironical part of the behaviour of Nigerian academics in government is that they consider their certificates as meal tickets through which they consume imported goods produced by foreign academics with lower qualifications than the ones being flaunted by them.
Nigeria needs a leader like Buhari with innate intelligence to get out of political, economic and industrial retrogression and not a formal PhD (Permanent head Damage) holder. Even if Buhari has no academic degree, that should not constitute a hindrance for him to become the President of Nigeria. It is noteworthy that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was the best President (1 January 2003 - 31 December 2010) and most popular politician ever in the history of Brazil. Lula da Silva had two years schooling and could read at the age of ten. He was a shoe shiner and street vendor at the age of 12. At the age of 14 he started working at a copper processing factory where he became a trade unionist in 1975 and re-elected as president of Steel Workers' Union, Sao Polo. With his immaterial education, he became President of Brazil on January 1, 2003. Secondly, we have Andrew Johnson the 17th President of the United States from 1865 - 1869. He was a tailor's apprentice and an illiterate when he got married at the age of 18 to the 16 year old Eliza Mac Cardle in 1827, a daughter of a local shoemaker. Eliza taught Andrew Johnson how to read and write. Andrew Johnson was first elected a mayor, later member of Tennessee House of Representatives and thereafter a member of the US Congress where he served for ten years from 1843 - 1853. He was Governor of Tennessee from 1853 - 1857, member of US Senate 1857-1862 and military governor of his occupied Tennessee during the civil war between 1862 and 1865. On March 4, 1865, he became vice- President to Abraham in his second term and 42 days later he became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Finally, what is the academic qualification of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, under whose leadership 48, 000 Mega Watts of electricity is being generated daily for fifty million South Africans, while Jonathan the PhD ruler of Nigeria is generating under 4,000 Mega Watts electricity for 170 million Nigerians? When Buhari was military Head of State (31 December 1983 - 27 August 1985) all Nigerian oil refineries were hundred percent functioning and a Nigerian naira exchanged at 2.2 dollars. When Jonathan took over as President in 2010, a dollar was exchanging at 140 naira and after six years in office a dollar now fetches 180 naira which means that the naira has been depreciating at the rate of 7.45 naira per annum since Jonathan the PhD holder took office. With these comparisons, those who say Buhari cannot lead Nigeria because, according to their judgment, he is an illiterate, are like those debasing fowls for not having teeth but failing to observe that the toothless fowls do eat corns and sip water better than those with teeth. Case closed.
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 00:16:13 -0700
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [africanworldforum] Wilson Iguade: Re: 'Buhari's academic records intact' - Vanguard News
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Whenever Nigerians with heavy academic degrees in government are requested to deliver according to their qualifications, their cynical response has always been that Rome was not built in a day and Nigerians should not expect them to do in 54 years what took Europe 100 years to do!! But if it is Rome that the Nigerian Academics in government want to make of Nigeria, the prototype (model) of Rome is there for them to copy. Moreover, by virtue of their academic qualifications, which are very superior to the builders of Rome, it should not take them as long as it took the Romans to make Nigeria a new Rome of their choice. Since the intention of Nigerian academics in government is to make Nigeria a Rome on/after 100 years, one should logically expect them to adjust their consumption of materials and standard of living to that of the builders of Rome 100 years ago. The ironical part of the behaviour of Nigerian academics in government is that they consider their certificates as meal tickets through which they consume imported goods produced by foreign academics with lower qualifications than the ones being flaunted by them.
Nigeria needs a leader like Buhari with innate intelligence to get out of political, economic and industrial retrogression and not a formal PhD (Permanent head Damage) holder. Even if Buhari has no academic degree, that should not constitute a hindrance for him to become the President of Nigeria. It is noteworthy that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was the best President (1 January 2003 - 31 December 2010) and most popular politician ever in the history of Brazil. Lula da Silva had two years schooling and could read at the age of ten. He was a shoe shiner and street vendor at the age of 12. At the age of 14 he started working at a copper processing factory where he became a trade unionist in 1975 and re-elected as president of Steel Workers' Union, Sao Polo. With his immaterial education, he became President of Brazil on January 1, 2003. Secondly, we have Andrew Johnson the 17th President of the United States from 1865 - 1869. He was a tailor's apprentice and an illiterate when he got married at the age of 18 to the 16 year old Eliza Mac Cardle in 1827, a daughter of a local shoemaker. Eliza taught Andrew Johnson how to read and write. Andrew Johnson was first elected a mayor, later member of Tennessee House of Representatives and thereafter a member of the US Congress where he served for ten years from 1843 - 1853. He was Governor of Tennessee from 1853 - 1857, member of US Senate 1857-1862 and military governor of his occupied Tennessee during the civil war between 1862 and 1865. On March 4, 1865, he became vice- President to Abraham in his second term and 42 days later he became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Finally, what is the academic qualification of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, under whose leadership 48, 000 Mega Watts of electricity is being generated daily for fifty million South Africans, while Jonathan the PhD ruler of Nigeria is generating under 4,000 Mega Watts electricity for 170 million Nigerians? When Buhari was military Head of State (31 December 1983 - 27 August 1985) all Nigerian oil refineries were hundred percent functioning and a Nigerian naira exchanged at 2.2 dollars. When Jonathan took over as President in 2010, a dollar was exchanging at 140 naira and after six years in office a dollar now fetches 180 naira which means that the naira has been depreciating at the rate of 7.45 naira per annum since Jonathan the PhD holder took office. With these comparisons, those who say Buhari cannot lead Nigeria because, according to their judgment, he is an illiterate, are like those debasing fowls for not having teeth but failing to observe that the toothless fowls do eat corns and sip water better than those with teeth. Case closed.
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 00:16:13 -0700
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [africanworldforum] Wilson Iguade: Re: 'Buhari's academic records intact' - Vanguard News
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Dear Prof Aluko:
Happy New Year! I trust you had a Merry Christmas.
I'm a bit puzzled at the (partisan?) rationalizations folks (including you) are making regarding General Buhari's non-compliance with INEC requirements for candidates for elective office to submit their certificates. Please reflect on and/or consider the following tit-bits:
1) In the 1960s when a certain cadet and two of his Northern Nigerian compatriots flunked their promotion exams at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria and were withdrawn from the school, the then Defense Minister, Alhaji Ribadu ordered the British Commandant to reinstate those cadets. The Commandant refused, and an incensed Minister Ribadu ordered the Commandant to leave Nigeria within 48 hours, and he did. The cadets were reinstated and went on to become Major-Generals and coup-plotters and destroyers of Nigerian fledgling democracy.
2) It is not true that cadets had to pass the GCE/WAEC to be admitted into foreign military academies--at least not for cadets from certain parts of the country in the 1960s, any way. There were very many that went on to become commissioned officers in the Nigerian Armed Forces who never had more than G-4 (Government Class Four) testimonial from their school Principals.
3) It is also not true, either, that all military officers who "passed through" local military academies in Nigeria must have passed their School Certificate before their admission. Here's why:
(a) Quite a number of serving officers today do not have their degrees from the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna because they either never completed the required course work or did not have the requisite entry qualifications in the first place, contrary to the admissions criteria. NDA became a degree-awarding tertiary institution in 1985.
(b)Participants (students) who must be army Colonels or equivalent ranks in the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Navy who pass their 48-month Strategic Studies Course at the National Defense College, Abuja at C+ or better grades (very rarely do they award B, let alone A grades) are selected to go on to the University of Ibadan for a six-months top-up course for the Master's degree in Strategic Studies. In 2013, the University of Ibadan rejected a number of these Participants/students because they did not have their School Certificate (particularly a credit pass in English) to the embarrassment of the military authorities in Abuja!
4) In July 2014, the son of a former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) in Nigeria was shipped back to Nigeria from Pakistan's National Defense Academy with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. He was in the third year of a four-year degree and commissioning course, but his hosts had had enough of his unruly behavior and they didn't want to jeopardize relations with their Nigerian counterparts by withdrawing him empty-handed (At NDA, Kaduna, you don't even get a transcript if you're withdrawn a week before graduation and commissioning!). Meanwhile, the lad's course mates were still Third-Termers (3rd Year cadets) at the Nigerian Defense Academy--and the brat insisted they must salute him because he's now an officer!. I'm not sure what became of him, but since he's already a COMMISSIONED officer, he's probably going to stay and possibly become a Rear Admiral (equv. Major-General) years from now.
From the foregoing, you can understand why I'm of the opinion that we should not sweep the issue of Maj-Gen Buhari's certificates under the rug. The fact that he has run for president on three previous occasions is irrelevant. What if no one at those times bothered to check his academic qualifications? Besides, it's ridiculous to argue that Military Board has his certificates. My guess is that even if they have the certificates, it would NOT be the originals. The onus is on Candidate Buhari and his supporters to put this matter to rest once and for all. Otherwise, it will stick harder than his Islamist and "indiscipline and corruption" public image.
Peace as always!
Okey
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Wilson Iguade <iguade@hotmail.com> wrote:
Ayo,Read yours again, you have nothing better to do with your time. Just because you are born to follow follow to the point of being a cultist does not make me so. Done with you utter foolishness.
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On Dec 30, 2014, at 8:04 PM, "'Ayo Ojutalayo' via AfricanWorldForum" <africanworldforum@googlegroups.com> wrote:"All of these nit-pickings are silly school-boy one-up-manships and njakiri. Our country is in more serious trouble than certificate verification." . . . . Bolaji AlukoWilson,You "love and respect" VC Aluko, yet you disagree with his' above? You have just confirmed why you should be ignored. If you disagree with straight-forward, obviously-sensible statement of someone you love and respect, whose statement will you ever agree with?Ayo Ojutalayo
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In as much as I love VC Aluko, and respect him a lot. I dare say that Pastor Joe's analogy is very appropriate. I bring this up NOT for the benefit of VC Aluko, but for the benefits of those that look up to him.My concern (a reasonable one) is to ensure that best practices are applied. Every elections stands alone or is independent from others, thus the rules and guidelines for that election must be adhered to, as promulgated by the agency. So, if INEC says submit fresh application and documentation, just comply - no one forces anyone to serve or hold PUBLIC office. It MUST be done with FREE will and not with an attitude of doing the citizens a favor, which was deeply suggested when Buhari refused to comply with INEC's rules. God bless, and happy new year 2015. Peace! "I"
Sent from my iPhoneJoe:There is no point bringing up my university here. The analogy is inappropriate.If I don't respond to you here, you will think that you have scored a bull's eye. If I respond, there will be more openings.So I move on.....INEC has the credentials in question from 2011. All of these nit-pickings are silly school-boy one-up-manships and njakiri. Our country is in more serious trouble than certificate veriifcations.And there you have it.Bolaji Aluko--On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 11:49 PM, 'Joe Attueyi' via AfricanWorldForum <africanworldforum@googlegroups.com> wrote:--Prof AlukoIs that what applies in your Uni?The students who passed JAMB but were unsuccessful in your post JAMB test when reapplying simply tell your admissions dept that their school certificates 'are on file'?Joe
Sent from my IphoneTo view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/africanworldforum/CAORq2DCT1aCU7EmQtYyu25mp-BcqhfrG5otwijK3yMvQQLD9aQ%40mail.gmail.com.My People:All of the people in the following table in red who ran in 2011 should be able to tell INEC that their certificates (or certifications) are "ON FILE" with INEC,since they were cleared in 2011.And there you have it. We should really move on to more important issues other than burnt or lost certificates.Bolaji Aluko
'Buhari's academic records intact'
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/buharis-academic-records-intact/#sthash.M44G9htT.dpufBy Levinus NwabughioguABUJA – Head, Media and Publicity of the Buhari Support Organization, BSO, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe last night debunked the insinuations in most quarters of the society that the academic records of his principal and presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress, General Mohammdu Buhari was in doubt.Speaking with Vanguard, Maduekwue said it was a well orchestrated strategy by Buhari's detractors to sway the minds of the public against him, assuring that they would not succeed.According to him, the opponents, he said were afraid of Buhari's candidacy hence the smeared campaign against him.He wondered how a former military Head of State and three times Presidential candidate in previous elections would suddenly be found wanting in his academic qualifications."There should be no iota of doubt about General Mohammadu Buhari's qualification. The records are there. He was not just a school prefect but a Head Boy. In the ages past, you can not enter the military school if there is any questionable mark about your school certificate or WAEC result as it were."So, that is clear. Your entry must be on acceptable pass mark before going to the military academy. Of course, the records are there both in Nigeria and outside Nigeria for anybody to cross check. We thank God we now live in the age of online."You can google everything. I mean, he couldn't have run the presidential election for three times…and each time his documentation must be assessed by INEC. But now is the first time they are coming up with that.You might also like
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