sholatech:

Have you ever heard Jonathan criticise the NASS jumbo pay? At least Obsanjo even called them Thieves in Public. Have we witnesses Jonathan fighting corruption or looking for way to cut his own excessive luxury or those of his fat cat political contractors?but its easy for him to say the masses should suffer a little while they continue to enjoy in comfort of more funds for wastes?
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rango2011:

@LeoMax , which money,who's going to pay for subsidy,lol, its not an essential commodity, if you don't want the tshirt,you don't buy,na by force to wear #occupynigeria tshirt,jeez stick to the thread,fuel is an essential commodity, both the rich and poor enjoy.You don't subsidise tshirts, someone like you would probably buy some cheap Bottom white tshirt and carry a green marker and write #occupynigeria on it with your hands.

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oiseworld:

minimium of 4 lifes have gone now over the protest,  NLC should have opted for just a strike and no protest,  see wat we've done to our fellow nigerian



pls give this team a chance, if you don't trust or believe in the govt you voted for, then who would you trust. and remember the situation of how GEJ became the president of this country, we all said it was God that sent him, does it mean we no longer trust God's Judgement. pls let's give them a chance.

Victoradelakun:

percieve, don't be decieved, and decide.

rango2011:

@ LeoMax, jeez, u are a goodluck shoe licker, that guy doesn't know what he's doing, from day 1, when he took over from yaradua, his incompetence was glaring.Well if your a die hard goodluck fan, you can buy his tees here : www.zazzle.com/9jawear/gifts

LeoMax:

Welcome to the planet of Conspiracy theories. People like you still think Osama Bin Laden and Tupac are living in Cuba with Fidel Castro. No disrespect meant  [/b][/size][/color]

demoise:

I wonder have u ever tot about how the government runs do u know as a top govt official u dont buy gas in your tank u have allocation y cant they be prudent tell me what other benefit do the people of 9ja get from the govt i am in the US i met few nigerians that got quality education from europe free of charge but there noting like that in 9ja saudi arabians when dey study abroad they pay their tuition and give them stipend as long as they keep good gpa what we see from 9ja are politicians kid coming here to show off stolen wealth how sad govt officials go around with huge motorcade they can cut all dose what do u wanna say about 1B NAIRA FEEDING BUDGET FOR ASO ROCK cant they feed from their pay check what of $50Million allocated to first ladys office one thats not recognized by constitution LEOMAX face reality except u are a sadist or beneficiary of the policy which i dont think it ll benefit the common nigerian there are so many wrong things

LeoMax:

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LeoMax:

Once more refineries comes on board prices will fall due to competition. Have you heard of scrapping of PHCN ? Thats commendable too. VI axis has at least 18hrs electricity for the past 1 week. Trust me, we will end up spending less on PMS if electricity is steady

LeoMax:

Once more refineries comes on board prices will fall due to competition. Have you heard of scrapping of PHCN ? Thats commendable too. VI axis has at least 18hrs electricity for the past 1 week. Trust me, we will end up spending less on PMS if electricity is steady

otokx:

Ngozi lies, her family is in the USA, she is a CIA agent.

Tunmi:

I am for the removal of fuel subsidy but this woman needs a communication course. If you want to convince people, you have to put some effort into it. Actually talk to the people not at the people. Right now, Nigerians are upset because they do not trust the government.

1. The date for the removal of subsidy was in April, it got moved to the first of January
2. The buses the president promised, as inadequate as they were, went from 1600 to 1100.
3. Past experience has shown that the Nigerian government, particularly PDP, does not care about the people.
4. This administration has not been an example. You live a lavish lifestyle, about 1 Billion Naira for feeding in one year, while the people experience hardship. Haba!

It really got to a point where Nigerians could not take it any longer. And now the current administration is promising heaven and earth.

First it was that the money from the subsidy removal would be split between the three tiers of government.
Then it was that the money would be used to build three new refineries. What happened to the ones we had? Why can we not fix them?

Add onto that, the Boko Haram saga. It is really ridiculous.

The govt has to earn our trust but they either do not realize that or they choose not to realize it. They could present a timeline, with actual costs, of what this money is going to go to. Or, they could prosecute one of the many corrupt officials in Naija.

I like the protest because for once, Nigerians are no longer sitting and praying and hoping. They are actually doing something and this scares the Nigerian government. The protest is more than just for the removal of fuel subsidy. It is against wasteful spending and absolutely ignoring the will of the Nigerian populace. They are tired of the government assaulting them whenever they want, really.

igbonla:

She made sense in her response, subsidy has been a recurring decimal in our economic equation before her arrival and will continue to be until it is finally nailed down. Let's give it to her, she is good and is the kind of woman any business concern would pay millions to have on the board.

I think people should stop making reference to IMF/ World Bank and Ngozi, we are a people capable of developing and executing growth strategies without IMF et al. Decisions such as the subsidy removal are typical of a capitalist economy, the problem here is more with the execution. GEJ could have done a better job in the packaging and delivery.