Kobojunkie:

Please!!! What will happen? What?? Roflmao!!!!

Gbawe:

No one will respect Jonathan because he has acted like a total boy-boy in the past. The damage has been done. It is now too late for guys like Lukman, Ruma, Yayale , et al to see him as anything other than an errand boy who always did as told .

proudly9ja:

People have got to realise who Rilwan Lukman is. He has been in government circles since like forever. I first heard his name as far back as 88/89 when we used to 'cram' all the ministers and governors. He was Petroleum minister then if my memory serves me right, that was under the IBB regime. He has also served as OPEC chairman for so many years and he is an old man. In his own right and prolly in his head, people like Goodluck, Turai and even President Yaradua were in 'diapers' when he was serving the country.

Ofcourse that doesn't give him the right to defy the VP but we all know Nigerians and our ego problem. He is prolly thinking ''who is Goodluck to tell him how to spend his holiday?''. It was the same Lukman who told us whether Nigerians like it or not, whether Labour likes it or not, we will have deregulation and isn't it happening?

Nothing will come our of it to be honest because the worst FG can do is to sack him. Unlikeother ministers, I am not sure Lukman cares if he is sacked or not infact the way successive governments have been hanging on to him, it seems when it comes to that ministry, he is the best the country can offer.

Epiphany:

True! Lukman seems to wield some very influential influence not just locally, but internationally too. He strikes me as someone that does not need the 'albatross' called Nigeria to survive so i cant understand why he holds on to that ministerial position. He should resign before he is sacked or embarassed.

However, i am waiting to see what Jonathan et al will do, now that he has disobeyed!

4 Play:

In the spirit of the rotational Presidency, Jonathan should resign and make way for a Northerner. There is an implicit understanding that the Presidency is to be rotated every 8 years from North to South.

MrCrackles:

[b]Rilwanu Lukman seems to be a veteran, a bit of a force that cant be pushed back easily. . . .[/b]Not sure about the rest but it will be interesting to see what Jonathan will do
Jonathan himself has so far being a bit of an effigy with no flipping idea about what is going on around him so it will be interesting. . . .

Gbawe:

No doubt he is an experienced old hand but the most important factor here is that Lukman had wanted to step down earlier , citing age and family commitment, but Yar Adua begged him to stay and midwife the deregulation excercise to a stage where someone else can take over . The latest news before Yardy became ill was that Lukman would go in January 2010. January is only a few days away. Lukman would probably be one of those privy to info about Yar Adua's real state of health . If he feels Yar Adua is not coming back anytime soon , and given the lack of continuity from one government to another, thePetroleum Minister may just not give a toss anymore.

This is another example of Yar Adua's ineptitude i.e bringing in a totally jaded and cynical pair of old hand where vigour , focus, dynamism and hunger are the required qualitied a Petroleum Minister should possess if he wants to convince Nigerians of the merits of deregulation. So far Lukman has been nonchalant and indifferent- almost as if he is bein forced to act as Minister . With his boss gone , plus the fact he never actually respected Jonathan, he might actually be throwing down the Gauntlet to Jonathan.

safeact:

Vp may not be able 2do anything,he is an acting president. [/b]It would have been silly 4him 2give out orders when he nos he is a bit handicarp 2 exercise full powers over them. Act safely 4ur life and d people around u dis xtmas.

4 Play:

In the spirit of the rotational Presidency, Jonathan should resign and make way for a Northerner. There is an implicit understanding that the Presidency is to be rotated every 8 years from North to South.