The Executive Directors of the World Bank Group selected Dr. Jim Yong Kim as President for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2012 and it ddn't come as a surprise to Mrs Okonjo-Iweala.
You know this thing is not really being decided on merit," she said before the announcement.
really i wanted her for that job so that we 'll have peace on the SUBSIDAT issue
ReplyDeleteso we are stuck with this woman now. i beg which country wants wanna be world bank prez for free....... carry go!!!!
ReplyDelete...b4 nko? what did she think was going to happen?
ReplyDeleteshe sure knew she didn't stand a chance...
Abeg let her do and rectify our "almost broke" nigeria!
mschewww!
its either i am a thick girl with no sense of humor. or that tweet wasnt nice...why did u agree linda?
ReplyDeleteU r a thick girl wit no sense of humour!
DeleteShe contested but lost so I guess its come back home 4 her 26FE95FA
ReplyDeleteBruhahaha!!! Who ever tweeted this is crazy oh!! I just pray they don't start with the fuel subsidy wahala cos it seems this world bank wahala took their time.
ReplyDeleteThis really annoyed me that America will go to such lengths to control the world. They love ruling everything. The nigerian government should fight back. We must do something.
ReplyDeleteDo something like what?
DeleteOdeh
DeleteIs this person serious? Like for real? Wtf is wrong with the right side of your brain? Nigerian govt shld fight back? This has to be the most ridiculous comment I've read on this blog....mumu...the evidence would be on the impact made by the contestants in their local economy. She made negative impact in 'small' Nigeria and she wants to make positive impact globally? Oga o....even china sef don dey turn world power owing to the way they managed their finances and enhanced productivity....nuff said.
DeleteIgnoramus!
DeleteShe's still gonna stick with us. Oga ooo. Jega should have handled the election, maybe...
ReplyDeleteBruhahaha!!! Who ever tweeted this is crazy oh!! I just pray they don't start with the fuel subsidy wahala cos it seems this world bank wahala took their time.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity. Really hoped she made it. Indeed. These things have never been decided on merit. The U.S always ever have their way on this when it's the World Bank.
ReplyDeleteHowever I do not support her resignation of her current post in Naija's FEC and head of the country's economic mgt team. For all the flak we hit her, we mustn't forget that it was thru Iweala we began to know the kind of funds getting to States and local govt. areas in the budget alloacation schemes.
Madam, just dust yourself and get back to work on the double. Well done!
I feel sorry for you...it is people like you that join the multitude to criticise your own people with senseless talk. I don't know who you are, but calling someone the biggest fool on earth is appalling and shows your level of intellect: scaringly minimal.
DeleteI may not agree with all NOI's policies, but I respect her as a person. She did not get to the top by tearing people down.
Get a life, please!!! ...actually wondering what impact you have made in your few years on earth....
Shut up you igbotic fool....na d thing wey D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ tire me for igbo pple bodi be this...they are toooooooo tribalistic. Nonsense.... On what grounds are you talking about MERIT? Dis I am the no sender D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ always talk like one kain 'wise' fool for all him yeye comments. Even the Bible says...if you are faithful in little, God will make you a ruler over much. This woman and her policies brought untold hardship on the already starved masses....since the lie lie subsidy removal, there's no day I don't meet well dressed pple seeking assistance for t.fare at the bus stop....robbery, 419 and other vices has increased, more pple have lost their jobs, coys and small bizs are folding up....pple are just trying to stay alive till this phase passes... You are a BIG FOOL mr. I am the no sender....and you av succeeded in pissing me off.
DeleteOga, no vex na, haba. I agree am Igbotic. I can't help it, that's my heritage. Supporting Iweala because she's Ibo? No way. I just feel she's good and I might be wrong and you might be right that she is incompetent.
DeleteThat shouldn't cause 2nd Naija civil war na. See the big big insults you dey give me. But I kinda loved you calling me a 'wise fool' lolllll. Can I use it? I mean in my Username here.
Abeg, free me jor. Make your own comment I make my own. You don't have to agree with me or even read me when you see my post, ok?
Unfortunately, I can't pay you back the compliment since you are anonymous in commenting.
Can't say I am surprised by this- Ngozi was far too keen and she openly showed her desperation for the job- quite unlike Jim Yong Kim who kept quiet throughout the whole process.....
ReplyDeleteShe's an ode to even think they would allow a Nigerian become president of WB. Or someone from a failed state. This is just like Kim Kardashian thinking she can be Beyonce. You are dreaming!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the bigger ODE, that is why u will remain anonymous for life, do u know most of d developing countries rooted for her n even the columbian nominee stepped down for her, you just come here and say rubbish,she didn't stand a chance against the american but it was worth trying..what have u done 4 urself? Olodo oshi
DeletePot calling kettle black...who's d bigger Ode nw?
Deletei tot there was suppose to be an election or something. next USA will come out to preach one useless democracy.u try jare Aunty Ngo
ReplyDeleteShe think say na as she dey rule naija naim dem dey take preside over world bank? *long hiss* oshi
ReplyDeleteU are as dumb as your comment
DeleteNgozi the Dreamer.
ReplyDeleteYour are a loser
Deletestupid woman you better close that your wide mouth before flies visit them.Ever since you got into your post,you have not done something productive or at least something to earn you goodwill prayers from the citizens.You have nothing good to show for the number of years you have spent in your office instead all you bring to the table is debt, confusion and distability.
ReplyDeleteSo after all the curses you received during the fuel hike and scarcity,you honestly think that you would win???
Aunty Ngozi then you are the biggest fool on earth.
I'm sure you earn more than the Governor of delta state yet you cannot help the cause of the people in need.And you feel you can progress?
Mummy you wish.You better carry your Gele and face somewhere else.
Madam confusionist.
Anonymous 4 life..olodo oshi wat have u done 4 nigeria? Atleast d world recognizes her worth...Ewu gambia
DeleteHehehehehehe....damn right! That's all I gat to say.
DeleteNa wa for Naija! Na Chinco una go choose to be the bank president?! I don't blame you. If our nigerian leaders can't stop the corruption then we don't have another choice, let citizens of other countries rule Naija! SMH
ReplyDeleteSharrap america owns 40percent of world bank did u expect a nigerian nominee to win
DeleteDo you read at all?
DeleteSee her big lips ( You know this thing is not really being decided on merit) she is just part of this country's problem. Idiot...
ReplyDeleteFoool,let's see ur picture, alleast she has brain dats something u n most of the people calling her names on here don't hv
DeleteRebecca Eyes says:I don't blame them for not taking iweala.who wants to see that stupid head gear she wears that looks like what is set to balance a clay pot from the village stream? Certainly not d world bank!if she became president I guarantee u she would remove subsidy the world over from all commodities and d world would occcupy her head! She go cause protests and speak yeye reasons y everyone should suffer but her and alison madueke.make she stay abuja they blink her frog eyes thro her joe 90 spectacles.madam I went to harvard! As if pple in america didn't go to same harvard and recession could not be avoided,.she, patience umblerra, aruma oteh of expensive food memory and allison madueke ve all failed women.mtcheew.ngozi,no more feather for ur cap.oh I mean ur water pot head gear!
ReplyDeleteWho is ur mother? What she achieved? I am very sure she is frying garri in d village dats y ur just hating#painment
DeleteNYC-1 says: What merit is she refering to? She is an educated woman and have globe-trotted the world. She ought to know better that the world was watching when her policy of oil subsidy removal destroyed many lives. All she did was to send her thoughts and prayers to the family of those who lost their lives to the savage killing of Nigerian Police. Didn't she see the video clip of innocent unarmed Nigerians being beating and killed by the police? Did she made any effort to ask Jonathan to bring those barbarians to justice?NO. Was the family of those who lost loved ones in the protest ever got any compensation from the Govt? NO. Ms. Iweala, what goes around comes around. You made the blood of your fellow citizens cheap, so you will be treated cheap in world arena. You are not qualify; remain in your country where your likes are. Shoot!!!
ReplyDeleteAmerica supported her on the removal of fuel subsidy, y didn't y'all vote for buhari or ribadu nau...toothless dogs
DeleteBecause she lost dosent make her a failure, she made her mark, the board confirmed she was the best qualified for the job and she proved she's sound. For once Nigeria is known for having sound citizens not just corruption. All you that are condenming her wetin U̶̲̥̅̊ sabi? Mstcheww.
ReplyDeleteThanks you,tell linda and her voltrons...linda achievement is blogging nau she won't understand pple with high IQ like Iweala
DeleteYou this anonymous reply mistress....you will die anonymous first. Werin Linda do you? Hater oshi...Abi is Linda not entitled to her own opinion again....ema gba mi.....you've just been abusing anyone against iweala...nyways....I no blame U̶̲̥̅̊....your problem is clearly stated in the 48 laws of power....poverty don stone you so tay..U̶̲̥̅̊ see the oppressor as your savior....smh.
DeleteClose ya chicken yansh mouth Ngo. How can you lose to Bruce Lee? Oya use that scarf wey dey sit on top ya forehead cover face jo. hisss...
ReplyDeleteMumu
Deletewe nigerians should be very much happy for having our child being called for,,,if we lose today,how about tomorrow/-/-_-///////////-?have you guys think about pope thing?we have a great men and woman,,,but pls let us all forget about s..sidy things and respect our herros,,we got all,,from swiss
ReplyDeleteThank u
DeleteHeroes? wht heroes?? NOI is surely not who u'r talking abt
DeleteLinda pls remove that tweet it's confusing. I'm shocked to see so many negative and insulting comments here. This woman is smart, intelligent and has done well not just for herself but the whole continent of Africa! Pls we should be proud of her. To even make it second to that post is a great achievement. Besides, all her kids are very successful as well. Congratulations Ma. You are my role model.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you!! I choose to reason this way. I may not agree with all her views, but I respect her for the heights she has attained through hardwork.
DeleteI just hope our generation does not get carried away by the wrong things.
Twice she has been Finance minister and Nigeria's economy is in a state of amaghi nkpa emeya!!!Your records are there for all to see. Its time we Nigerians stop looking at oversized certificates and put people who know what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteShuttup...like your mother abi?
DeleteOh shut up already u this moronic anon. Ur just screaming mother here and there,wetin ur mama sef do?! The fact is she put herself up there so we expect alot from her and if she isn't up to par we have every right to chastise her. It's routine. Good she didn't win. When she solves Naija's problem then she can go ahead and carry the world on her gele.#nuffsaid
DeleteLyk Omotola said "Failures (like anon 09:48) try 2 convince demselves dat odas (NOI) are over achievers
DeleteYeah!dis 'ur mama' cursing person is seriously annoying!even worse than d pple he/she targets.
DeleteWell the logic is simple..How can a candidate be put in such a position of which the country she comes from..all the leaders know is steal and loot money and i am sure she is not excluded...na God save them cos won ni duro wo tan
ReplyDeleteExactly! I agree with you; the election was done on merit basis.Nigerians generally are being perceived as corrupt.
DeleteWelldone Mrs. Okonjo. You are an achiever on the world front and no one can take that away from you.
ReplyDeleteAbi o....
Deletethis goes to show that Nigeria is filled with intelligent women who can stand their own anywhere in the world. Though you lost, we are proud of you.
ReplyDeleteVery proud
Deleteproud of you NOI, you have made us proud, even though you didnt win.... you have provided opportunities for others to know that there's no harm in trying. Proud of you
ReplyDeleteHe who plays d piper dictates d tune. America contributes most as a country to the world bank and you want them go give d leadership position out?She shd have known better than to aspire for that post. Man know thy self.
ReplyDeleteLinda my dear, dont promote negativity on your blog.... try and see if you can become a minister one day so u will understand that pleasing everyone is a herculean task. Even Obama has his own detractors ... lets support our own... please... She may not be perfect, her policies will not always be widely supported but this woman has paid her dues. Im proud of her for even trying.Linda please more positivity on this blog... I wish you nothing but the best
ReplyDeleteShut up M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ friend....na by havard? Charity begins at home...kindly tell me one good thing her policies have given nigerians and you will have M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ full attention. Chinese pple no show off with havard yet D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ r gradually becoming a global force.
DeleteDr iwela was very qualified for the job , but coming from a country where we pay lip service it's development . The country is in slow motion and the leaders are pretending not to know .
ReplyDeleteThere has been no justification for the subsidy removal , the Efcc and Icpc have been lame duck agencies used as a tool by government to settle scores , the perpetrators and sponsors of boko haram sect are known but faceless, no infrastructure in place , we sure did not have a chance in hell.
Please this woman should go and sit down with this her hipopotamus face that is always facing the sky...I'm glad she lost,there's absolutely nothing to be proud of here!
ReplyDeletePearlypearl!!!
My people are so ignorant!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat in the world makes you people Ngozi was going to win over USA nominee.FYI this politics at it's best.
No African won for UN secretary until they started zoning the position.
You people are either ignorant or deadly jealous. Shame!!!!!!
Naija una too get mouth. Omo men see comments. People can like †✆ yaaab. Na wa oooo!!!
ReplyDeleteI am truly disappointed to see the vile comments here, and even more disappointed to see Linda agree with the tweet. We have a woman that has a doctorate in Economics from Harvard, she has made her mark the world over yes including the United States, if she didn't abandon the U.S. and come to Nigeria, she would've gotten the position. The woman was already Managing Director of World Bank and yet you all open your vile mouths to call her a stupid woman. If she is so stupid why did the World Bank employ her in the first place? You choose a highly qualified woman in place of a medical doctor who spent his life working on immunizations to become the President of the World Bank. I bet many of you think it wise to give your financial instruments to your medical doctor to manage for you.
ReplyDeleteOk I'll try 2b coldly unbiased here.NOI has d confidence &brilliance dt is notably 9ja;howevr saying she has a phd frm harvad isnt gud enof;its certainly nt helpd us.D man chosen is a Chinko!&am sure not frm harvard!
DeleteExactly. This woman practically rules Nigeria and she hasn't done 1 good thing for us. With all her promises about the fuel subsidy. Nigerian's just like to be fooled by American certificate abi past jobs. It really doesn't count. Like serious this our leaders need to be stoned or resign peacefully. Bunch of fools
ReplyDeletewow, see abuse! at least she tried now! i think she is the first black & first woman for that matter (pls don't quote me on that, do your research) - she already made history...these things are always politics anywaz. The world bank is always headed by an American and the IMF by a European...so for her to win would have been a major shocker and she probably knew it. She may have been the most qualified because of her previous experience with the bank. I for like make she commot for Naija sha and although I disagree with some of her policies, she is definitely a smart woman. People should stop hating - pls what have you achieved ehn???
ReplyDeleteZ
Thank God,
ReplyDeleteNigerians should really learn to appreciate their own, we are talking WORLD BANK president, instead of these insults, we all should reflect, a Nigerian was even considered for the job. Please guys, let's learn to appreciate what we have, rather than being negative all the time.
ReplyDeleteNigerians, we are a nation filled with hatred and bile. A well qualified sister decided to contest for a position that ordinarily she would have won hands down but lost due to world politics and the best we could do is to insult her person.
ReplyDeleteWe should try to remove the log that is covering our eyes please; we keep blaming her for misdeeds of a bunch of criminals that has continued to mortgage our future for their personal selfishness. She had done her bit, managed to reduce our debt profile that has been tripled back since then yet nobody has questioned our 'elected officials'.
Okonjo-Iweala has tried to question the 'status-quo' of international politics; where if you are not an American or European, you cannot lead the World Bank or IMF. She has choosen to come back and give her quota to an ungrateful nation; she could have stayed back in the US and be VERY comfortable but she came back to work and be abused, cursed and maglined. At least she is doing something with her life and talent and giving back to a country she still believes in. More than I can say for most of us...
This is why people like her have refused to come out to give back to the nation; why should they put their hard fought reputations and careers at stake? We have too much bile, hate and anger in us and should channel them to the right areas or better still, make something positive out of them.
Results surely should speak louder than a pile of paper certificates..She has been Nigeria's finance for 2 terms and all people rememba her for is for oppresive anti-people policies and the subsequent fuel protests that grounded the nation for 2 weeks in January.If she is such a good economist,how come we cant see the effect of the anti-poverty projects of the World Bank?Not even one? where are the phantom buses from the 'paliative measures' she and Badluck promised? Why has looting and corruption increased under her watch..from looting of millions to BILLIONS? Pleeease Madam Okonjo-wahala is a woman of great paper achievement no doubt but has made no positive contributions to the lives of Nigerians!
ReplyDeleteTruth is she should have declined even being put out there, knowing very well she will be judged by her current State.
ReplyDeleteNieria is not doing very well, so US of A made the right decision. Nigeria needs her more than the world. Eziokwu bu ndu
QF
ReplyDeletePls accept my sympathy Iweala but u shud av known bera considerin d country u come frm. Nigeria wil go places if we can heal our land dn ourselves til dn we cn kip fantasizin. I wannabe d nxt US president,lol.
I'm sorry to say that one of the causes of this was what our Scammers have done round the world. Nigerians are associated with 419 wherever we go. That's why I hardly identify myself as a Nigerian when outside. Sorry...
ReplyDeleteDats ur funeral.Inspite of everythin wrong wit dis country,I was born here.By 9ja parent,raised in our culture.Its no news dt a lot of countries hate us.There's little we can do abt it,its wot maks us who we r.I wuld NEVER deny my country
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ReplyDeleteChoi, omo see tweet 9ja pips una de vex o!!
good God, see comments o. . .
ReplyDeleteAmerican wonder! The more you look the less you see. Obama single handedly shoved his candidate down our throats. Absolute power at work beating the rest of the world into submission. Any how I still like America atleast they use their power to advance the right cause
ReplyDeleteApril 16, 2012 11:44 PM it is very simple if she was the best candidate then she would have got the job plain and simple she was not opari!!!
ReplyDeleteApril 17, 2012 12:23 AM gbam you hit the nail at the correct point . a candidate where the country is riden of corruption you think say dem no know abi you wan make world bank money finish no way
April 17, 2012 12:21 AM thank you jare you took the world out of my mouth. twice finance minster and nigeria has nothing to show under her. it is not as if a mega hospital was built or a major road was repaired or there was 24 hour light.
i have no hating but when she was weilding that her headgear to remove oil subsidy and caused a lot of problems in naija did she think the world was not watching??? or when she was giving interviews to foreign media left right and centre did she think the world was not listening??? well she best know that what goes round eventually comes round. now i hope she can concentrate on using her skills in naija to improve....my 2 cent. linda make you post this comment oooo or else ehhh LOL hope you dey kambpe
@ Anonymous Apr 17, 2012 02:01 AM, I hate to say this, but you are obviously ignorant.
DeleteYou definitely do not understand what the job of a finance minister is all about. One of which is not to provide hospitals etc.
The only reason she did not get the position for your information is because that office by tradition always goes to the U.S President's nominee just as the head of the IMF will always come from the nominee of the EU.
If she wasn't as good why then did the Colombian step down for her and to also support her aspirations.
Jor, tread carefully in waters you've never charted, ok?
Winners dont quit, keep it on.2012 WAEC PRATICALS: AGRIC/ PHYSICS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NOW READY!!!
ReplyDeleteA FB post (by a Caucasian guy) said so will she be sending the world scam letters if she gets the role? LOL! Well, she'll have a nominee on her loaded CV now.
ReplyDeletehmmmmm
ReplyDeletelinda I'm sad and shocked at your comments that a black african (nigerian for that matter) who is super qualified lost an election to which she was more than qualified and all you have to say is "let her spread poverty elsewhere"..its a shame that you don't see the significance of her candidacy for this position ..she is not the cause of nigerias problems our past and current POLITICAL leaders are..Did u comment when she secured debt relief for nigeria please give honour when it is due thank you
ReplyDeleteCongrats Ngozi Okonjo Iweala for even being the first African Woman to ever get nominated for such a high post in the world... That said, I knew there was no way u wld be the president. Just take a look at ur country, u have served over 6years and we haven't felt ur impact. Instead, u came on air to back up s****d decisions taken by our good for nothing president by saying that 1200 buses has been bought to alleviate transportation in a country of close to 250million. U were proud to inject poverty into our economy making the poor masses suffer more than they had in the past. Of course, the rich don't bear the grunt of the subsidy removal....Mrs World Bank, u said the money that is being saved from subsidy will be re-invested into facilities to boost the standard of living and up till now, no meaningful thing has been done in the past few months, rather am sure, the money has been divided as usual...charity they say begins at home. Cordinate the Nigerian Economy make we see b4 u think of world bank. Dis no be matter of Cambridge,Oxford or Harvard degrees ooooo, this is reality now. Prove urself above the political jagoons in Nigeria, or resign to save ur international integrity instead of to being ridiculed with a crashing moronic President and Political animals....Ka chineke me eziokwu ooooo.
ReplyDeleteNa her 5 naira puff puff cheeks and that her ridiculous gele naim make am lose! LOL!!
ReplyDeleteam glad she didnt make it......NG, u should take care of problems within ur home before going to sort out that of the public.
ReplyDeleteFace of a thief who wants to be world bank Chairman...... Igwalagwala sit your ass down. you are a disgrace to the world.........Congrats to Mr Kim you will make a great leader to the world bank
ReplyDeleteI have just one question, just one question abeg...somebody should answer...IF NGOZI HAS ALL THESE QUALIFICATIONS AND ACHEIVED SO MUCH FOR HERSELF, HOW COME MAJORITY OF THE NIGERIAN MASSES ARE STILL COMPLAINING OF HARSH ECONOMY, I MEAN POVERTY?
ReplyDeleteA NA ESI NA-ULO MARA NMA PUO N'AMA (MEANING, BEAUTY STARTS FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE)
I see she has had so much paper/academic qualifications of which I remove my hat for her..(it's good to be educated)..but, can someone educate me...biko...HOW HAS NGOZI IWEALA BEING OF GOOD HELP TO THE NIGERIAN CITIZEN?
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, AM NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE OR INSULTING (if I sound rude, i beg for forgiveness)
Pls tell me how the Nigerians have benefited from her labor? What has she done for the betterment of the pple? How has she been able to put a smile on the faces of the poor...last time I checked over 75% of Nigerians are poor...I mean barely surviving.
Biko can somebody answer this question.....WHAT HAS THIS WOMAN DONE FOR NIGERIANS?
Now can that mango head that calls him self I am the no sender answer this question...and that retarded irritant anonymous mistress wey dey abuse pple mama since....stupid pple that love to suffer and smile if na their tribe person D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ cause trouble. *long hiss*
Deletepeople,dis is capitslism in action,secondly its true charity begins at home...our image abroad is a hot mess....what were u guys expecting? dat she would come out untop?very funny..sister ngo i respect u sha ur acheivements r second to none with refrence to ur career o!a word of advice though my friend is very good at tying gele i think u r in dire need of her services..
ReplyDeleteThe comments i have read here are very disturbing! I did not know that Nigerians are sooo IGNORANT and UNEDUCATED!!! this woman is one of the BEST brains in the WORLD and that is why she has held top positions in WORLD bank. She attended HARVARD and MIT many years ago, before a lot of nigerians even started schooling abroad. Even Financial times and other top American corporations endorsed her as the best candidate for the job and the ONLY reason why she lost is because she moved back to nigeria cos her father begged her to come and SERVE you UNGRATEFUL nigerians, and all you people do is INSULT her???? WHAT A SHAME!!!!
ReplyDeleteAS FOR LINDA, you have showed how primitive and uneducated you are!, pls stick to blogging if you don't know anything about ECONOMICS. NO developed country in the world has the kind of SUBSIDY we have. IWEALA wants to help Nigeria to develop and compete with other countries of the world. you nigerians support CORRUPT politicians who do not work but steal money from subsidies with their family members (e.g BOLA and WALE TINIBU) this is why Nigeria can never PROGRESS!!!
no where in this your rant like a rabid dog did I see where you mentioned any positive impact she made...all you keep talking about is her qualification....na qualification we wan chop...she was given an opportunity to put the paper work into action TWICE and she failed woefully...if she really knew what she was doing, she would have seen that the answer was not in the subsidy removal...Budget cuts of public officers expenditures backed by strict monitoring and control of funds disbursements, local investments for a diversified economy etc should have been potent factors to curb the palaver...na by Havard? There are soooo many havard alumni that have gone beyond the stage of paper work...she should step up her game and end the mediocrity.....and btw...e be like day this Linda stardom don go PLC bcos the way una take dey beef her with style is baffling....mscheew....abeg Mr. Woman, go and sit on cactus.
DeleteYou should first ask your mumu self, was there any subsidy left in the first place for them to remove? Last time I remember, IBB removed it and put the failed SAP in place. So in whose tenure was it restored? They have recycled the same lies IBB used, but this time they call theirs palliatives...smh. If she was serious about being WBP, she should have done the right thing then. I'm pretty sure it would have spoken for her in this contest.
DeleteYes linda may not know much of economics as with a lot of nigerians. We just want a country where we can work for legitimate wages or do legitimate business. Create the environment with d gazzalion finance and the MIT and Harvard tutoring! But no! 6yrs! Stil no!
DeleteLinda y would u agree to such, do u think they let her do her job efficiently and effectively, all dis govt kparapoism would not let her fulfill her assignment. if u think u are a better finance manager y don't u apply. don't speak ill about pple because dey lost, cos they will win some oda tyme...Na wa for ur own thinking sha...
ReplyDeleteIf she was serious about her job and knew she had an unfiniished business (of which she had), she wouldn't have gone for the world bank job. She has been moving in and out of 9ja and world bank without any real benefit to us save debt relief. She should stay in one place and stop taking advantage of any oppurtunitu to enhance her cv.
DeleteMany of the comments on this blog just shows the damn low level of thinking of the AFRICAN MAN! How many of you here have your name on Wikipedia. I swear for Nigeria to grow there has to be a restructuring of our thinking capabilities. It is too sad! Do you guys even read the news, you just come here and hate! NOI or GEJ is not Nigeria's problem, the problem is you and I. Subsidy was the right direction to go but knowing Nigeria and her citizens, they will always blame their problems on other people. If you read the news, you will find out that many of the nations, we want to become DO NOT HAVE SUBSIDY. Yes, they have infrastructure but I will not be wrong if some people here are the neices and nephews of governors/senators and Nigerian leaders who squander the money. I am proud of NOI and I know that if she was from asia, she could have gotten that position. Some of you here are laughing but if you search your mind, you will know that WE are denied a lot of things simply because we are from AFRICA! You, Me, all of us need to step up our game! Lets start using our minds for productive things other than hating. That is what developed nations do to become developed! Oya haters come and hate! I will be waiting for you! LIB please publish my comment!
ReplyDeleteMy dear u better get informed and stop being inform utter bullocks. ALL of the countries we r trying to emulate hav some form of subsidy e.g usa has on agriculture, uk has on health, and welfare.
DeleteWe don't get much from the govt to help us as citizens, and unless ur not affected by fuel at N140, subsidy removal isn't the way to go, especially when we r sure that the same govt that csused the problems in d first place WILL NOT appropriately apply any gains of such subsidy except into their pocket!
DeleteI admire NOI, I look up to her and wont stop doing so. And she's not the problem; the problem is Africa (and for some who do not know, the failing nation she comes from is supposed to be the giant of the continent) is never taken seriously, yet we pride ourself in so much mediocrity. Look at it this way,the US and EU member nations own 50% of the voting rights of the World Bank simply because they CONTRIBUTE. They bring the money, AFRICA borrows it and mismanages it. Ask yourself, will you entrust the bulk of your money to someone who has a history of squandering it? Little things we cannot get right; we debate electricity/corruption/unemployment/illiteracy/poverty just name the vice, we need to come to a realisation that until we start taking our selves seriously, no one will ever take us serious. We will continue to remain a “developing continent”. Yes, haters hate me for this! But you know I have said the truth. (LIB please post my comment). **dropsmic**
ReplyDeleteNgozi Okonjo - Wonder!!!!!
ReplyDeleteso she was ready to abandon the country she so loves for a second time around...and now that the world has rejected her, she will still continue as minister of finance..with her eye on the next available world bank or international position...
ReplyDeleteand you people think any kinda change is coming...
i personally knew she didnt stand a chance, her opponent grew up as an American and wasbacked by America..
besides, it's only in Nigeria thatr people would expect much from a woman thatmade a budget of #1billion for food, obviously right thinking societies are beta than that!!
Her Oga Jona was he chosen by merit??..Funny how she got stabbed in the back should ask begotten Saddam and Ghadaffi..never trust yankees,..got you to run down your own people via Subsidy removal much to your judgement and thought they would pay u back with a cushy Presidency job..Fat chance!!..hopefully you can now tune this in positively and do something worthwhile for your country instead of being a US Stooge!!..a stooge is a stooge no matter their qualifications!!
ReplyDeleteApril 17, 2012 2:58 PM make i answer the question for you NONE
ReplyDeleteApril 17, 2012 3:22 PM keep quite there my friend it is part of her job to see that infrastructure exist in naija as the finance minster. is she not the one dolling out money to all these minstry from the treasury and where is the checks and balances she is doing please let us here since you think you have knowledge nonsense.
she was 2wice finance minster and what has she achieved for naija and the poor NOTHING you moron and get that into your thick skull okay rubish!!!!
does ngozi think its 9ja politics,she didn't campaign and she wants to win i wish u guys saw d chiko's campaign on cnn while our madam was busy thinking about wrong policies dat will only benefit politicians.All u guys talking abt certificate and her experience don't know what u r talking if u do ,u will knw dat its not abt dat but ur performance.we ve not felt her positive impact in 9ja only otherwise .i wish a black person won but she didn't deserve to win.she might be brilliant but shes DULL.
ReplyDeleteApril 17, 2012 3:22 PM
ReplyDeleteyou are obviously a fool! As a finance minister what did she do if not to join the looters to loot funds from the Nigerian treasury. If Africans were not stupid what is our business with the world bank we have so much resources and wealth that we do not need the world bank support for squat. But due to our leaders corruption like “gwalagwala” we do not know our worth.
9jas obsession with paper qualification Chief Sir Barrister Doctor Phd..esq...haba!!..what has this done for the man\woman on the streets zilch..lets not even get into the ramifications of her policy in paying back thenParis Club debt..and the oil subsidy removal..very damning!!..we Nigerians are very smart..even those without Uni degrees we are just smart people and she's not going to pull the wool over our eyes..bet she be crawling back to her old job..i trust OBJ..he would never have let her smell that office again!!..hopefully she can open her eyes and realise she was nothing but canon fodder for US foreign policies..and maybe now she can help her country..
ReplyDelete@ the SAGE: So what is your response to Nigeria's problem???
ReplyDeleteSanusi Lamido gave a speech recently in America and he talked about how Nigeria will spend about 1 trillion naira on subsides this year, this money will go to a few corrupt nigerians who import fuel(some dont and forge documents), meanwhile over 70% of the popluation is in abject poverty. Isnt it better for this money to be used to provide electricity, roads, health care etc. LOOK at the bigger picture!!! once subsidy is removed private investors will come in and there will be competition and the price of fuel will go down again!! this is the same thing that happened with telecommunications in nigeria(mtn, etisilat, glo). Once there is competitions prices go down! U people should go and learn economics!! and stop abusing a woman who is doing her job well.
Investors will never come into a market that is subsidized
Can't you see? Its a vicious cycle! Its d same soln to d same old problem since IBB's time, they've just been using different names;paliatives, ptf,etf, etc.And see where we r!its that we should remove subsidy and trnsfer the wealth elsewhere; whereas from history, we've seen that we don't even need to hav subsidy in d first place and our fuel will still be very low in cost! The solution is wot they know already, face the curruption in fuel importation, repair our refineries, cut off unnecessary expenditure and work on power. But then all these need to have them look in each other's faces, so instead of doing that, they decide to take the easier route. Condemn nigerians to more poverty.
DeleteOnly a made man does d same thing over again expecting a differrent result. Sanusi may be brilliant, but he's also dull.
Besides the law of demand and supply ur using as the fulcrum of prices crashing with deregulation, is hinged on a free market system. U think that ppl who make loads of the skewed market will allow such? Hav u considered monopoly? Am sorry, but if nigerian antecedents are anything to go by, generally and especially on fuel, prices don't crash. Am telling u, we will be back to square one, d only difference is we will be paying subsidy with fuel prices at N140. Reason? Because ppl who should stem the rot are direct or inderct beneficiaries of d rot. *sighs*
DeletePlease stop blaming Okonjo Iweala for all the problems in nigeria, she is just a finance minister trying to do her job and you Nigerians keep frustrating her!!!
ReplyDeleteBlame the past leaders and government officials who fail to do their job!.. She secured debt relief for Nigeria from the paris club, that is the 1st time it has ever happened.She resigned the 1st time because she refused to collect bribe and allow them steal money for Obasanjo's 3rd term bid. This is a principled and accomplished woman. Pls tell me what other ministers are doing???
Abeg, help ♍e tell them.wђã† you said ΐƨ very true and nigerians choose τ̲̅ǿ forget that fact. Nigerians rush τ̲̅ǿ crucify her over τ̣̣ђё subsidy removal issue and forget other facts that attest τ̲̅ǿ her character.wђã† they do not realise ΐƨ that subsidy on petroleum has τ̲̅ǿ go eventually and this battle has been fought countless times and will still be fought once a new president comes. Fine, she knew, we all knew she wasn't going τ̲̅ǿ win but at least she challenged τ̣̣ђё status quo and they admitted τ̣̣ђё shortfalls in τ̣̣ђё selection process. Since our politicians won't let her do her job, she should simply go and enjoy herself abroad instead of soiling her hard earned reputation in τ̣̣ђё name of helping her fatherland.
DeleteMrs. Okonjo-Iwuala is super qualified for the position she applied for and there's no doubt about that. Having said that, Economics or working the world bank is not the only qualification needed to run the world bank. Dr. Kim has worked extensively in underdeveloped and developing world with developing ways to assist in HIV and other ailments that are retarding growth in these areas. He has volunteered a lot of time in his career helping the poor in these regions. Advocating for medications and other things for them. His pedigree in working with the least fortunate and poor ones in very poor countries make him inn my opinion the best qualified for the position. Okonjo-Iweala needs to be here and finish what she started, let her make a mark here first before venturing out. We need are here more than going to seat in Washington DC and New York and making policy decisions. Besides, all these politicians supporting are doing it for their own selfish reasons, THEY WANT HER OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE SHE'S COMBATIVE AND DOES NOT GIV ETHEM THE CHANCE TO LOOT THE TREASURY. She is on their way. Thank God she didnt go. A new Finance Minister and then what? he or she startes stealing as they've been doing? LET US ALL WAKE UP TO REALITY.
ReplyDeleteRINDA, so you mean Aunty Ngozi are ROST the
ReplyDeleteERECTION? Well, RET no NIGELIAN should
put their money in that stupid World Bank again.
SOMEONE REACTS TO THE ELECTION OF
ReplyDeleteWORLD BANK CHIEF "... So you mean
Aunty Ngozi are lost
the election? Well, let NO NIGERIAN
should put their money in that stupid
World Bank again...Let me see how the bank will have customers" GUESS WHO?