acenazt:
Wailers will blame Pmb and emm! What are pmb's supporters called? I think it Is Babarians yes. Babarians will blame Gej. Me i go blame Pdp sha.

989900:
Wrong direction of purpose . . . the economy (country) is dying, and you are still looking for who to blame . . . continue . . .

This is the time to put heads together and fashion a responsive solution.

Appswheel:


Hi bro, I hope you read the article? If you did, you should know its not about looking for who to blame...

Appswheel:


Hi bro, I hope you read the article? If you did, you should know its not about looking for who to blame...

I wish he channeled just 50% of the same energy and vigor into calling out the bigger evil of importation of refined petroleum products, which is actually responsible for roughly 40% of our demand for forex -- which shouldn't have ever been in the first place if all past governments did the needful.

Some things we import like generators, rechargeable lamps, some food items due to lack of storage which needs power, and many more (too much to mention), would not have been, if we had stable power.

Blame the FG, the CBN, for self-serving/skewed monetary policies that makes it impossible to borrow money at reasonable rates. How many brilliant and enterprising NLs are on the agric and science sections with ideas wasting away!

Blame the states for being nothing, but beggars and 'free riders' -- 'riding shotgun' at best.

Stop blaming the masses for the failures of government!

Appswheel:

But lack of an economic blueprint for Nigeria Pre dates the existence of PDP and APC. This is not time for blame shifting. As individuals and collectives we must address the problems that plague us as a people. For instance, what do you do as an individual? What do you contribute to the Nigeria economy. This is a question we all must ask ourselves......

Omololu007:
Ibos

989900:



Sorry, now I get your drift ( the headline and intro though).

Well, following your line of thought, you'll still have to blame all past administrations.

I posted the below on one of the Ben Bruce's 'buy naija' thread.

IkpuMmadu:
Gyan


But are some of the things John Magufuli has done already in LESS THAN A MONTH. Not in 3 or 6 years, one month. He’s shown a clear commitment to walk the talk but not to talk and talk and talk and talk more like we do here:

1. Soon after his election, Magufuli declared there would be no celebration of Independence Day on 9 December because it would be “shameful” to spend huge sums of money on the celebrations when people were dying of cholera. Instead, the day has been set as a national day of cleanliness, and the money will go toward street¬cleaning services. He has said everybody should pick up their tools and clean their backyards.

2. After his first official visit to the Muhimbili Hospital, and seeing the horrible state it was in, he ordered over 200 million shillings marked for “parliament parties” be used to pay for beds for people lying on the floor and sharing beds.

A few days later 300 beds were delivered. He dismissed the governing board and got a new team in place, and within days the broken MRI was fixed. He also pared down his inauguration party from $100,000 to $7,000 and sent the extra money to the hospital.

3. Three days into his term, Magufuli announced a ban on all foreign travel by government officials. They have been instructed to instead make regular visits to rural areas to learn and help solve problems facing everyday Tanzanians. All tasks that required officials to travel abroad would instead be done by high commissioners and ambassadors who are already in place.

4. He has restricted all first¬ and business class travel to government officials, except the president, vice¬president and prime minister.

5. There will be no more workshops and seminars in expensive hotels when there are so many ministry board rooms available.

6. He suspended the Tanzania Revenue Authority’s chief and other officials pending investigations after a visit by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa to the port of Dar es Salaam found 350 containers listed in its books were missing.

7. When he had to travel 600km to Dodoma, from Dar, to officially open parliament last week, he didn’t order a private jet – instead, he chose to drive.

8. At the National Assembly in Dodoma last week he clearly sent out the message that it will not be business as usual under his leadership.

9. He promised to cut public spending, fight corruption and enhance accountability in public service. He said it is time for Tanzanians to walk the talk.

10. Magufuli reportedly told parliamentary leaders that the people of Tanzania want him to solve their problems and not make speeches.

How I wish we could learn….By Kwame Gyan


But Yoruba messed this economy up with their indeginization decree headed by that rascal called awolowo with collaboration of hausas

But Yoruba messed this economy up with their indeginization decree headed by that rascal called awolowo with collaboration of hausas

acenazt:
ok i blame the british colonialists. They laid the foundation 4 dis madness.

Appswheel:


Ah, "blame british colonialists"? You are such an interesting character. After 56 years of Independence if we put the blame of our present condition on the colonial master, then, we are a lost people, drifting with the wind.

I dont think anyone is to blame but us, "Nigerians". For instancat are you contributing to the prosperity of Nigeria? Have you ever considered the difference you can make?

Appswheel:


Your points are well taken and reasonable too. While the government shares a large chunk of the blame as you put it, many Nigerians do not have a "productive" mind. That is my primary concern.

IkpuMmadu:
Gyan


But are some of the things John Magufuli has done already in LESS THAN A MONTH. Not in 3 or 6 years, one month. He’s shown a clear commitment to walk the talk but not to talk and talk and talk and talk more like we do here:

1. Soon after his election, Magufuli declared there would be no celebration of Independence Day on 9 December because it would be “shameful” to spend huge sums of money on the celebrations when people were dying of cholera. Instead, the day has been set as a national day of cleanliness, and the money will go toward street¬cleaning services. He has said everybody should pick up their tools and clean their backyards.

2. After his first official visit to the Muhimbili Hospital, and seeing the horrible state it was in, he ordered over 200 million shillings marked for “parliament parties” be used to pay for beds for people lying on the floor and sharing beds.

A few days later 300 beds were delivered. He dismissed the governing board and got a new team in place, and within days the broken MRI was fixed. He also pared down his inauguration party from $100,000 to $7,000 and sent the extra money to the hospital.

3. Three days into his term, Magufuli announced a ban on all foreign travel by government officials. They have been instructed to instead make regular visits to rural areas to learn and help solve problems facing everyday Tanzanians. All tasks that required officials to travel abroad would instead be done by high commissioners and ambassadors who are already in place.

4. He has restricted all first¬ and business class travel to government officials, except the president, vice¬president and prime minister.

5. There will be no more workshops and seminars in expensive hotels when there are so many ministry board rooms available.

6. He suspended the Tanzania Revenue Authority’s chief and other officials pending investigations after a visit by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa to the port of Dar es Salaam found 350 containers listed in its books were missing.

7. When he had to travel 600km to Dodoma, from Dar, to officially open parliament last week, he didn’t order a private jet – instead, he chose to drive.

8. At the National Assembly in Dodoma last week he clearly sent out the message that it will not be business as usual under his leadership.

9. He promised to cut public spending, fight corruption and enhance accountability in public service. He said it is time for Tanzanians to walk the talk.

10. Magufuli reportedly told parliamentary leaders that the people of Tanzania want him to solve their problems and not make speeches.

How I wish we could learn….By Kwame Gyan


But Yoruba messed this economy up with their indeginization decree headed by that rascal called awolowo with collaboration of hausas

ladyF:
We all have a hand in it, me inclusive.

ladyF:
We all have a hand in it, me inclusive.

ladyF:
We all have a hand in it, me inclusive.

Appswheel:
Nigeria’s over reliance on crude oil is the root cause of her present economic situation. Every Nigerian adult identify over reliance on crude has the root of Nigerians economy woes. Who is to blame for this – Successive leaders? Fmr Presidents – Jonathan, Obasanjo, Okonjo Iweala, Muritala Mohammed, all of them put together?

Are you better wired than the individuals listed above? The consistent dependence on oil by successive Nigerian government reveals that we need a mental change as a people.

I sometime wonder the cause of our mental laziness as a nation, it is definitely not from religion, as much as I know, no religion supports and encourages laziness. The Scriptures recorded that Joseph the father of Jesus was a Carpenter, he turned wood into valuable products; chairs, tables, sofas, beds, stools etc With so many adherent of the Christian and Islamic faith in Nigeria…. At no time had we had an atheist President since independence, where did we get it all wrong?

The creation account tells us how God formed the universe with the words of mouth, out of nothing. In our case He buried Gold, Lead, Tin, Columbite, Barite, Crude Oil, Iron Ore, Coal etc underneath our soil. He ensured we did not need to think about creating wonders out of nothing, given the many natural resources he blessed us with. The best we have done so far is to over rely on Crude oil.

56 years after Independence, what I see is a nation walking in the opposite direction of her promise land. It took the Israelites forty years to arrive the promise land, how long will it take Nigeria? When shall we break off from the self-slavery we have entrapped ourselves through greed, ethnicity, religious intolerance?

The best years of Nigeria is ahead, it lies in the hands of the generation that would realize what it means to “cultivate”, “till” the land, grow crops and make grains from them. A generation whose Civil service know their primary duty is not just to collect salaries but contribute meaningfully to the prosperity of the Nation. A generation that seeks no superiority in race, gender, and religion but promotes the beauty in our diversity, uphold dignity of labor and human life, pursues Justice and Fairness.

Before you complain about the deplorable state of Nigeria, think about how some of your little acts, actions and inaction have led us to our present situation. We can undo our past mistakes, we can begin a new walk in the right direction to the land of our dreams.

May the labour, sacrifices of our heroes past not be in vain. Amen