donmalcolm21:
you ve been scammed. Maga don pay

SuperModerator:

in a sane society, most of those that contributed to GEJ's campaign should have been persecuted for going against the constitution.
They should even be probed, where did they get the money from?

Mogidi:
So why is he owing salaries if he did not spend half his state's allocation fighting for VP position?

After all the money he wasted he's rewarded with driving mallams around Abuja. He hasn't paid corpers since 2012 even though past Rivers state governors always pay corpers #10,000 extra.
Tinubu played him mugu now Buhari is making mumu of him.
Being campaign manager for Buhari means spending Rivers state budget on a Fulani extremist no-hoper, what a waste.

airsaylongcon:


you just spoke my mind. sotay Buhari dey engage in Yahoo yahoo make e finance e campaign. that guy just gave N3k away shey dem go come tell am as dem take spend d money? say okay o guy ur N3k na e we use print ten posters for xyz LG. #teamGEJ joor

boujaye:


you are a big fool! i thought you know politics. Fund raising was done in America for Obama's re-election, even some groups in Nigeria did a fund raising for OBAMA. If Dangote and the likes donate N20 billion naira, is it not a chicken fee, would you probe?

Mogidi:
So why is he owing salaries if he did not spend half his state's allocation fighting for VP position?

After all the money he wasted he's rewarded with driving mallams around Abuja. He hasn't paid corpers since 2012 even though past Rivers state governors always pay corpers #10,000 extra.
Tinubu played him mugu now Buhari is making mumu of him.
Being campaign director or manager for Buhari means spending Rivers state budget on a Fulani extremist no-hoper, what a waste.

donmalcolm21:
If you are not funding APC then who is? GMB needs to tell us how he gets his campaign funds because he has just 1million in his account.

OLADD:
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The fact that GMB could only amass N1million (yes, paltry 1million naira) in his account in 29 years (1985-2014) is the greatest abberration in this world. Does it mean the general was so CLUELESS and intellectually deficient to embark on investment activities that could fetch more than N1million over such number of years? Does it mean "the people's general" is a super-failure in his cow rearing "business"? I can say it with all conviction that the ordinary mallam that goes on pastoral farming would have made over N5 billion in 29 years if not more. How can this man that seemingly failed in his personal life administer a complex country like Nigeria? The question here is not about honesty but a clear case of acute inefficiency and dearth of ideas on how to improve one's personal fortune legally. GMB does not possess any quality to lead a country of over N170million people. That's my personal observation.

Martins301:

There could be a thousand reason for that. The state may not have recieved its statutory allocation from the FG due to dwindling oil revenue. Most states are complaining about same thing.

November 2014 Allocation: FG, States, LG Councils Share N628.775 Billion

From: http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/november-2014-allocation-fg-states-lg-councils-share-n628-775-billion/

FG, States, LGs Share N568.4 Billion for Oct
15 November 2013

The federal, states and local governments in Nigeria will share the sum of N568.413bn as revenue distributable for the month of October 2013.

This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Finance, Dr Yerima Lawal Ngama, at the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja. The meeting was between the federal ministry of finance and the commissioners of finance for the 36 states of the federation.

According to the communiqué issued by the technical sub-committee of FAAC, both mineral and non-mineral revenues were below the budgeted revenue. Mineral revenue brought in N443.052bn against budgeted revenue of N465.057bn while non-mineral revenue raked in N96.501bn against an expected N158.711bn. While the gross revenue for October (N539.553bn) is N13.936bn more than last month's (September), the distributable revenue for October is N45.923bn lower than September's (N614.336bn).

Ngama said, "The distributable statutory revenue for the month is N458.901billion. no augmentation was proposed for the month. The sum of N7.617billion refunded by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is also distributed. In addition, the sum of N35.549 billion is proposed to be distributed under the SURE-P programme. The total revenue distributable for the current month (including VAT) is N568.413billion. Also, $1billion was proposed for distribution to complement shortfall in expected revenue." The $1billion is a compromise by the FG over its words in September not to augment shortfalls anymore.

Responding to the presentation, the chairman of the States Commissioners of Finance and Ebonyi State Commissioner of Finance, Mr Timothy Odaah, lamented that the statutory allocation was getting smaller and smaller. "It appears this is the worst in terms of returns. This is the least in allocations as far as this year is concerned. We are mourning the dearth of funds and this is a wakeup call for states and local governments to buoy up their internally generated revenue."

While appreciating the "magnanimity" of President Goodluck Jonathan to approve the $1billion from the excess crude account and to be shared among the federal, state and local governments, Odaah expressed disappointment with the returns made by the NNPC.

He said that the states had requested for $2bn to complement for the shortfall in revenue but got only $1billion. In September, Odaah and fellow commissioners had walked out of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) when the federal government said that the framework of the 2013 budget was no longer realistic and it won't augment shortfall in revenue. Odaah raised issues with the statutory allocations of previous months.

More from: http://allafrica.com/stories/201311150323.html

Nigerian States File Lawsuit to Stop Wealth Fund, Guardian Says
October 25, 2011

Twenty-three of Nigeria’s 36 state governors filed a suit at the Supreme Court to stop the federal government from starting a sovereign wealth fund, the Lagos- based Guardian newspaper reported, citing Solomon Awomolo, a lawyer representing the states.

The governors also want savings from crude oil exports to be transferred to the court until the suit is determined, the newspaper said.

More from: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-25/nigerian-states-file-lawsuit-to-stop-wealth-fund-guardian-says.html

anonimi:




You are very correct ...........to an extent.

The FG collects the royalties, excise duties, import duties, taxes from oil companies, importers etc on BEHALF of all the three tiers of government, not so?

Therefore the federal government being the CUSTODIAN shares the monthly allocation to the 36 states and 774 LGAs. Do you agree so far ??

Kindly note that there are NO federating units in Nigeria.
There is NONE as all the 36 states and 774 LGAs are the creation of military DICTATORS who carved out 19 states out of one region and 17 out of three regions

Moreover NONE of the 36 states actually COLLECTS its own revenue that it in turn contributes to the federal purse as a federating body such that the federal AGENT can carry out assigned duties on behalf of the federating units with FOREIGN countries.
See the difference.

It is very important that we understand these basic elements of our citizenship and "SOCIAL CONTRACT" relationship to the "STATE" at its various levels, which the advent of colonialism and military COUPISTS destroyed.

philips70:

Majority of you chose to reason from the anus only because hatred has blocked your brains. Many PDP states like Benue and the rest have been owing workers for months.

anonimi:


Thanks for confirming what many are beginning to realize =>

APC = PDP = APC

In many cases the Association of Pretending Crooks, APC is even WORSE!!!

anonimi:


The state's budget has been in the realm of N450 billion not so

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/152862-ameachi-defies-rivers-crisis-presents-n485-billion-budget-2014.html

http://www..com/ng/states-and-lgda-specific-talks/25448-rivers-state-2013-budget-breakdown-n490-32bn.html

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/rivers-budgets-n427bn-for-2012/

In 7 years plus, adjusting for years when it was much lower than N450 billion, you should have N3 trillion as a rough cumulative figure.

philips70:

Brother, face the truth and be free from condemnation. No political party in the history of this world can be as worse as the PDP. You know this in your inner mind. I personally feel God decided to pay us with PDP for a disobedience am yet to fathom.

boujaye:


you are a big fool! i thought you know politics. Fund raising was done in America for Obama's re-election, even some groups in Nigeria did a fund raising for OBAMA. If Dangote and the likes donate N20 billion naira, is it not a chicken fee, would you probe?

anonimi:


Abeg speak for yourself.
Na you sabi the disobedience wey you and others like you don commit for some imaginary god (in this instance) to be punishing you. God has given me adequate intellect like other homo sapiens. It is up to me NOT to be lazy and use it to the fullest in achieving my objectives towards uplifting my society.
QED!!!

Martins301:


There could be a thousand reason for that. The state may not have recieved its statutory allocation from the FG due to dwindling oil revenue. Most states are complaining about same thing.

Mogidi:
So why is he owing salaries if he did not spend half his state's allocation fighting for VP position?
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Xano:

It is wrong for Gov Mimiko to owe salaries of his state workers. It is also wrong for Gov Amaechi to owe salaries of his state workers for more months. With Rivers State huge FG allocation from the federation account and the huge loan which he recieved.

perfectionist:

I'm not holding brief for Governor Amaechi or the APC but it pisses me off whenever people say that states go to the Federal Government for monthly allocation. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is that BOTH the Federal Government and the state/local governments get their monthly allocations from the FEDERATION ACCOUNT which belongs to ALL the federating units. The Federation Account is NOT owned by the FG. It is not its private purse. Pls everyone should take note.

Sajio:
The Ameachi I know would have been on air if what you said was his sole reasons not to have paid Salary.... His Drowning politically as the day goes bye... Pride as they say comes first b4 fall..! (Wrong Step)

Martins301:


He said he is not using state resources. He may as well be contributing to the cause from his own pockets. Read between the lines.
*Modified
FPThings. Thanks to the mod and other well meaning Nigerians who are willing to enlighten the public on issues of national interest.

Martins301:


There could be a thousand reason for that. The state may not have recieved its statutory allocation from the FG due to dwindling oil revenue. Most states are complaining about same thing.

airsaylongcon:


you just spoke my mind. sotay Buhari dey engage in Yahoo yahoo make e finance e campaign. that guy just gave N3k away shey dem go come tell am as dem take spend d money? say okay o guy ur N3k na e we use print ten posters for xyz LG. #teamGEJ joor

femmy2010:


Nothing wrong for Power distributors(Nepa Abi what is their new names) to donate N500,000,000 towards the campaign of GEJ?
It is my N3k that I willing use in promoting a GMB presidency that is now a problem? I wish I had millions,i would have given it and be sure I would expect nothing back aside from good governance.
Guy, wake up and cast sentiment,religious and tribal sentiments aside.
You can't stop this moving train.

#TeamGMB.

airsaylongcon:


Did NEPA unwillingly contribute? Ur 3k to GMB is entirely yiur decision. but to expect good governance from GMB is to wallow in deceit. the ota farmer that ruled nigeria twice did not achieve it. the cattle rearing katsina general WILL NOT bring good governance. neither will GEJ. If u say GEJ has failed let him repeat. #teamGEJ