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Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Depointer1: 2:50am On Jan 08, 2012 |
The governors elected on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) met on Saturday, 7 January, 2012 at Lagos House, Marina, Lagos. The meeting deliberated on the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. Four Governors were in attendance: Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), Lagos, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, and Senator Ibikunle Amosun FCA of Ogun. Two governors, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of Edo and Senator Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo were unavoidably absent. The governors who attended the meeting resolved as follows: “That the responsibility for managing the nation’s petroleum resources is that of the Federal Government “That the pre-occupation of ACN as a party and its governors is the welfare and security of our people “Our party has already expressed its reservation about the recent policy of the Federal Government regarding fuel subsidy, particularly its sudden implementation. We fully associate ourselves with the position of our party ” In our view, the debate on the fuel subsidy is a narrow one. Subsidy is a financial and economic tool, not an end in itself. We are more concerned about the totality of the economy. For this reason, it is imperative to immediately implement the long-standing demand for fiscal federalism. “The first step in this direction is the immediate review of the lopsided revenue allocation formula. “Our commitment to the welfare of our people remains irrevocable despite the challenging global and local economic situations. We are also unwavering in our commitment to the deepening of democracy and the enhancement of peace and security in our dear country, as necessary conditions for the successful implementation of life enhancing economic policies and programmes that enjoy the support of our people, and reduce the burden on them. ” In the meantime, we enjoin our people to show restraint and eschew violence even as they exercise their constitutional rights.” http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/01/07/acn-govs-declare-position-on-subsidy/ |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Depointer1: 2:54am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Oshiomole has already been bought. We all know how he sold us to Obasanjo during his time as the NLC President. He 's already goofed this time. Its payback time. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by manny4life(m): 3:35am On Jan 08, 2012 |
As far as I'm concerned, they did not explicitly declare their position whether they were "PRO or "CON" |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 4:09am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Jobless politicians. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by jmaine: 4:17am On Jan 08, 2012 |
manny4life: [size=14pt]Thank You . . . . [/size] |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nchara: 4:31am On Jan 08, 2012 |
What did they declare here? No for, no against. See people sitting on the fence, AS USUAL. Bloody mofos |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by efisher(m): 5:09am On Jan 08, 2012 |
It has PRO written all over it but as usual, ACN being an opposition party cannot be seen supporting the ruling party! In fact, they will use it to their political advantage if they have to. Subsidy removal is a typical ACN policy. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by aljharem(m): 5:14am On Jan 08, 2012 |
SMH, just SMDH all of una are the same, ACN is not different from PDP |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nchara: 5:30am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy The op is definitely an illiterate who cannot read betwen the lines. Declare ko, didirin ni. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by afinic001(m): 6:43am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Birds of a feather! Its a shame that the truth is not told by these useless adults that called themselves governors! In times like these, u dnt express reservations! U only make ur stance known and this they have failed to do. U r either for or against. d CAN governors have shown that they too can never be trusted by their subtlety in supporting the fuel subsidy removal! May they all die in foreign hospitals due to rare diseases. Amen. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by NegroNtns(m): 7:19am On Jan 08, 2012 |
You guys should understand certain things about politicians, they speak with tact and in measured responses. To the person remarking the following quote, the governors answered their position. As far as I'm concerned, they did not explicitly declare their position whether they were "PRO or "CON" “Our party has already expressed its reservation about the recent policy of the Federal Government regarding fuel subsidy, particularly its sudden implementation. We fully associate ourselves with the position of our party I dont know how else you want their answer. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by otokx(m): 7:41am On Jan 08, 2012 |
To what end |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Akanbiedu(m): 7:59am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Depointer1: |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Beaf: 8:10am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Its really hard to understand why they bothered to hold a meeting, which some of them even boycotted. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Pharoh: 8:11am On Jan 08, 2012 |
what is the party position and fiscal federalism should be each state generating their money which they will keep and pay tax to the central government. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Beaf: 8:17am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Pharoh: They think its about doing fuckall, that their only reason for being voted in is to carry a beggars bowl to Abuja every month of the year. They are the biggest set of hypocrites on Earth. What if Nigeria had no oil? |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Pharoh: 9:21am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Beaf: If Nigeria has no oil then we have to fall back to the sectors which we have not developed but will they be sustainable to keeps us alive before we start developing?. I seriously doubt so and we will just end up like the other African countries that would be depending on aid from the western world. Our federalism is a fraud with questionable foundation, operation and structure, my friends are always surprised when i explain to them the way these European country works. They still look at it from the Nigerian context without seeing the contribution of the cities and municipalities. Each state and local government should work like an independent country but coordinate activities to make everything look like one and not this top down approach but we need a down up approach. I don't know why they are so particular about sharing the revenue without addressing how this revenues were generated in the first place. Government should not listen to them at all because they are the ones that has refused the Independence of the local government and increased revenue to these same local government as they are the closest to the people. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Gbawe: 9:34am On Jan 08, 2012 |
efisher: If I then accuse you of being personally dishonest you throw your toys out of the pram to begin making reference to the past. How on earth can you say PRO? Of course the ACN , as a political Party, must be careful not to be too scathing of the ruling Government over a very divisive policy currently tearing the nation apart but this is a firm no to subsidy removal from these Governors because we all know that the Party has issued a statement declaring it is categorically against blanket and sudden subsudy removal. I really don't know how anyone can fathom the Governors to be "PRO" or "sitting on the fence" if we know the official stance of the Party coupled with this from the article:
http://www.osundefender.org/?p=24224 ACN restates opposition to removal of fuel subsidy;Party: [b]we stand by the people.[/b] |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 9:38am On Jan 08, 2012 |
adams oshiomole stayed away.what does that tell you?edo is pdp through and through.they will always be on thesame page with their niger delta brothers at critical moments. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 9:42am On Jan 08, 2012 |
with the heavy taxation systems being implemented in lagos,any discerning person should know that if ACN were in power,they would also remove fuel subsidy. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Gbawe: 10:16am On Jan 08, 2012 |
chima12: There is no need for guessing here. The Party has outlined it's position clearly. Speak based on that and not on assumptions. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Gbawe: 10:28am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Negro_Ntns: Indeed. This is politics 101. Fuel subsidy removal is a very divisive issue and the ACN would not be a responsible Party if it is unable to speak with diplomacy at times like these. If these Governors say "We fully associate ourselves with the position of our party" what else does anyone need to read given that we all know the official position of the ACN the Party has unambiguously communicated to the public in writing? The many negative comments just show the natural and somewhat understandable inclination of folks to always want to find fault with politicians even when they have done no wrong. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 10:28am On Jan 08, 2012 |
Pharoh:The bolded is one problem about the southwest ,they just dont want true federalism,all they want is more money for the states and less for abuja. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by VoodooDoll(m): 10:42am On Jan 08, 2012 |
ACN governed states have to look after the interests of their inhabitants. Historically the subsidy amount was deducted by NNPC from Nigeria's oil revenue prior to being "shared" amongst Federal, State and Local Govt. In 2011, all the governors (PDP, ACN etc) insisted that they did not want any subsidy deductions prior to the revenue being shared. The GEJ govt for political expediency did not challenge this and did not remove the subsidy. From Oct 2011, the national revenue has been shared with Federal, State and Local Govt but Subsidy was still paid from Oct to Dec. The subsidy amount was deducted from the Federal Govt allocation. That is Federal Govt was funding what was previously deducted before being shared. So from Oct to Dec all state govs have received income which has not suffered subsidy deduction and therefore probably made 2012 budget on the basis of Oct to Dec 2011 sharing run rate. State govs are therefore reluctant to back the reinstatement of subsidies as it means their states would have less revenue. Many states have "declared" interesting projects that could be a challenge to fund, a budget is supposed to be stretched so 2012 IGR should be watched. If the PDP Fed Govt has fashioned a whip to flog its back with I do not think the ACN party owes the Fed any favours. The masses should however direct our protests at all the parties and all the levels of governance, Abuja is too big and must be shrunk. The people must regain the right to live off their own resources, sweat and hardwork and not see it siphoned by thieves at the centre. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by aurenflani: 11:02am On Jan 08, 2012 |
@ beaf - beggar's bowl to abuja? d oil as all natural resources in all states of d federation belongs to d federal govt and all of nigeria's people. Dis is irrespective of weather u like it or not. i may also add dat d oil in d nd is not being explored by d various states but by companies contracted by d fed. govt. so if states will generate their own funds they should do so minus d natural resources in their states. besides d oil wells are mostly off-shores some hundreds km away from dis tiny states. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by aljharem(m): 11:05am On Jan 08, 2012 |
chima12: it seems you are getting daf.ter as each day passes. It is better to keep a neutral stance than to use tribalism to block your thinking EDO, Delta, NC and the SW have all protested but you are so deluded to think any SS state could protest More move what has this got to do with the SW ? |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 11:09am On Jan 08, 2012 |
@ aurefiiiiiiiiii, have you taken your medication today? |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Gbawe: 11:14am On Jan 08, 2012 |
chima12: The problem is that you dont actually know what federalism is to even see that the position of the ACN and the SW is the same as yours . http://www.thefreedictionary.com/federalism Federalism a. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units. If you understand what is written above and know, applied to Nigeria, that States are federating units i.e "constituent political units" then tell me yourself , after a rethink, if this your statement makes sense: they just dont want true federalism,all they want is more money for the states and less for abuja. What is "true federalism" to you? Asking for money to travel away from the centre towards States , recognised legally as federating units, is not true federalism? You may not know it, but your obvious disdain for the SW actually led you to muddle things up to end up confusing yourelf i.e "all they want is more money for the states and less for abuja". More money for the state and less for Abuja is "true fedralism" !!!!! Sadly you don't see that because you only remain committed to trying to find fault with and pass blame on the SW. If you think of it, is this not what the SE , correctly IMO, has always asked for i.e the empowerment of States and regions at the expense of a centre made too powerful to the extent it now disenfranchises and stunts the growth and progress of the federating units (the States we all live in) most important to all of us? Indeed this discussion is vividly illustrative of why Nigeria is not making progress. We would rather base opinions on sentiments, bias, petty and enduring hatred of others instead of looking at what is best for all of us as Nigerians. How is more money for your States, and thus region, a bad thing? Is it not folks like you who tell us you will 'fly' with more autonomy for your States and region? Why do you then have a problem when the "SW" is suggesting precisely that? http://transparencyng.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4299:acn-tells-lawmakers-to-fight-for-true-federalism&catid=67:politics&Itemid=131 ACN tells lawmakers to fight for true federalism |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 11:33am On Jan 08, 2012 |
@ alh harem, you always talk like someone who has mucous in his brain,am not surprised.i take it that you are yet to contribute to this thread,just take a look at what you scribbled down and honestly tell everyone on nl that there is nothing wrong with you. |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by Nobody: 11:47am On Jan 08, 2012 |
alj harem:and who controls southwest ? Mumu |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by nku5: 12:15pm On Jan 08, 2012 |
The statement was just too political for an opposition party. They side stepped giving a direct answer by hiding under the issue of true federalism. By saying it is the federal govt responsibility to regulate the petroleum sector, they are basically saying, "its not our business". Really pathetic and useless press statement |
Re: Acn Governors Declare Position On Subsidy by seunlayi(m): 12:16pm On Jan 08, 2012 |
what do you expect? 1 Like |
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