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PRESIDENT GOOD LUCK DECLARES

Democracy and leadership in Nigeria has taken a new dimension today as the president Goodluck Jonathan made a public declaration of intent to run for the 2011 presidential elections under the platform of the People's Democratic Party.  Is he the promised MESSIAH? Below is the excerpt of his public declaration: SPEECH BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN DECLARING HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE PDP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES by Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at 22:32 SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, ON THE OCCASION OF THE DECLARATION OF HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE PDP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES, TODAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2010. PROTOCOL Forty months ago my predecessor in office and I embarked on a joint ticket in the governance of our great country, Nigeria.  Sadly, he passed away on the 5th of May 2010. MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE, AMEN. With the death of President Umaru Musa Yar&

ANAM PEOPLE AND DEVELOPMENT

Development has been a word that has been accorded different meaning and interpretation amongst people of diverse backgrounds. In Economics view it entails a continuous or sustained growth where the latter involves a positive change in the level of production of goods and services in a an economy. It can be also seen as "Qualitative measure of progress in an economy . It refers to development and adoption of new technologies , transition from agriculture based to industry based economy, and general improvement in living standards ." To the ordinary man on the street it means nothing than good roads, education for all, more jobs for the unemployed, low prices of goods and raw materials, constant electricity, healthy water supply etc. To the ordinary Anamite, it is good roads to link the rural communities in the area and expose the area to merchants who would be interested in the agricultural produce of the people, electricity(even if not constant), good drinking wate