my guy this is what am saying, why on earth did the house of rep, carryout the probe? The probe is supose to expose the wrong doers in that system and punish them..simple. What i will be protesting for is that the theives should be persecuted. Sweeping the report under carpet, is like playing on our intelligence. If he want to change the system, let him change, but the theives should be punished. An average nigerian will never subscribe to this your argument o, what is worth doing is worth doing well. GEJ should do what the china, british, america and even south africa's govt will do,if they find a theif. Your views logically sounds like that's of the ruling class, that blame their theiving atitude on the system, and not ready to change it, and does not want to be punished. But this time, na lie, head must roll.

Orikinla: [size=28]DEAR FELLOW NIGERIANS, DO NOT JOIN ANY MASS PROTESTS UNTIL SOYINKA'S CHILDREN AND BAKARE'S CHILDREN ARE IN FRONT WITH THE POOR MASSES MARCHING ON THE STREET AND IF THEY CANNOT GIVE YOU ANY LIFE INSURANCE, DON'T JOIN THEM. [/size]

Why do some of you talk like this i.e for the sake of it alone and without making an iota of sense? If Soyinka, Bakare and Falana are themselves leading protests, what do you want to see their children there for? The soldier only needs his General leading him by example into battle. He does not ask where the general's children are.

Lest you don't get it, these men likely have grown children who can choose to do what they want - same as you. They are free to distance themselves from what their fathers are doing same as you are not at all obligated to join any protest. Leave it at that. Remember: "better to remain silent than for people to wonder why you speak" because you are obviously making no sense.

chucky234: I often wonder how some people out here reason,they attach their moronic tribal attitude to virtually everything without been sensible.
I am from Delta state and should pass as a brother to GEJ yet I and my wife have since developed hatred for him because he has failed Nigerians including Niger Deltans (the sensible ones) with lackadaisical approach to burning issues that affects the lives of ordinary Nigerians,for a man who had no shoes we expected him to be the political MOSES that will lead us to the promise land but the reverse has been the case as the country is already doomed by GEJ.
Nigeria has an estimated population of 160 million people and that's to N160m is all that is needed to turn around the fortune of the ordinary Nigerians yet billions are being loot on a daily basis by few hundreds politicians while 159,700,000 Nigerians are suffering and dying of hunger,the world mocks us because we are people seem to have accepted our faith by sitting,watching the government and do nothing while govt officials loot wealth at will.
Now is the time to put our tribal or religious differences aside and fight in one accord to prosecute these corrupt policians who only have their family interest at heart,we can record victory if we are united in our fight.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA!

Indeed. Anyone who does not approve of planned protests should simply stay away and spare us the BS we had the last time where the ethnic jingoists foolishly and ignorantly postulated that certain ethnic groups wanted to sabotage the presidency of "their brother".

[size=14pt]This Dalover and co are evil. Chai !!!!

When Soyinka and Gani were protesting against OBJ. It was alright, Do you think Soyinka as educated as he is would fall from tribal bigotry ? Soyinka protested against OBJ they are both Yorubas.

Dalover do you stay in Nigeria ? I guess not

Look around you, people from various tribals are suffering, lack of proper drinking water is the order of the day in the Nigeria.

You shout Northern elites this Northern elites that. The northern elites have stolen the money that would last their generations 5 times over and would simply not care about anybody whether in the north or south. These elites comprises of their southern counterpart. Last week UK just arrested Ibori for stealing billions from Delta. Was that the northerners fault as well ? Maybe it is yorubas fault also.

You shout Lagos, Lagos happens to be the BEST I repeat the BEST state out of Nigeria are complaining not to talk of states like Delta.

You are wicked, do you think for one second that the suffering of an Akpenvwoghene is different from the suffering of a Musa or an Adebayo ?

In the streets of Lagos, go to Ajegunle, go to Mushin see how Emeka and Akin are coming together to find a way out from their poverty. This way might even result to robbery or killing for money rituals. Emeka and Akin are graduates BTW

You must be MAD ! To think people would trade their future for petty tribal rant displayed here on Nairaland.

While Ibori, Sheriff and Akala are in their mansion enjoying the good things of life. Ideeiots like you are using tribalism to becloud your judgement later you wonder why Nigerians would keep suffering. Well this is your answer.

Ideeiots like you would then go aboard and be full of shame to call yourself a Nigeria. What a loser for life you are and I seriously question your sanity
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I seriously doubt you are deltan (you have claimed Isoko, Urhobo now Ijaw yet you cannot write in anyone of them) but I would leave that for now.

You are no different from Beaf the Bigot

deandavid: my guy this is what am saying, why on earth did the house of rep, carryout the probe? The probe is supose to expose the wrong doers in that system and punish them..simple. What i will be protesting for is that the theives should be persecuted. Sweeping the report under carpet, is like playing on our intelligence. If he want to change the system, let him change, but the theives should be punished. An average nigerian will never subscribe to this your argument o, what is worth doing is worth doing well. GEJ should do what the china, british, america and even south africa's govt will do,if they find a theif. Your views logically sounds like that's of the ruling class, that blame their theiving atitude on the system, and not ready to change it, and does not want to be punished. But this time, na lie, head must roll.

My brother. May God continue to bless you barakAllahu feekum, Insha Allah.

God has blessed you with wisdom and I hope he would continue to bless you and your generations as you continue the good work of saying the truth. Amin

Gbawe:

Indeed. Anyone who does not approve of planned protests should simply stay away and spare us the BS we had the last time where the ethnic jingoists foolishly and ignorantly postulated that certain ethnic groups wanting to sabotage the presidency of "their brother".

Thank you !!!

Arysexy:

they only stand up when their son is not in power, where were they when OBJ was looting naija dry? Dis subsidy palaver is a rot frm OBJ regime.

am sure you are probably still a teenager so you're not privy to details of our political history.
IGNORANT BUFFOON

Arysexy:

they only stand up when their son is not in power, where were they when OBJ was looting naija dry? Dis subsidy palaver is a rot frm OBJ regime.

Where you in Nigeria when Wole Soyinka and Gani protested

Here is 2005 during OBJ era. were your fore-fathers ? Bastard

[size=18pt]Nigerian march against fuel hikes as Wole Soyinka and others take to the streets

Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 13:44 GMT[/size]

Thousands of demonstrators have marched through Nigeria's main city of Lagos in protest at a 30% rise in fuel costs after subsidies were cut last month.
It is the beginning of two weeks of peaceful protests to take place across Nigeria organised by trade unions.

At one point, the noisy and colourful gathering stretched for more than 3km through the city's streets.

Police have been ordered not to carry firearms in the first sanctioned anti-government protest in 40 years.

Nigeria is Africa's largest oil exporter, but is dependent on imports of fuel because it does not have enough refining capacity to meet its own needs.

[size=13pt]"Stop fuel importations, make our refineries work," some placards read.[/size]

Strike not ruled out

[size=13pt]The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, and Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka joined the 13km march.[/size]


The unions say price hikes affect badly all Nigerian workers
Two-thirds of Nigeria's population is still living on less than $1 a day, and the unions say the fuel price increases will badly affect all Nigerian workers.

[size=13pt]Last month, President Olusegun Obasanjo said that the government had financed more than $1bn in fuel subsidies in the past six month as a result of high prices of refined petrol on the international markets.[/size]

"Petrol is God's gift to Nigeria. Why can't Obasanjo allow us to enjoy it?" asked a 24-year-old demonstrator.

After two week, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will meet to decide if further action is needed, depending on the government's reactions.

The BBC's Sola Odunfa in Lagos says a general strike in October has not been ruled out.

Last year, the NLC called three crippling general strikes against fuel prices rises.

Under legislation passed in March, umbrella unions, such as the NLC, are not allowed to call a strike.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4244556.stm

Lagosians Rally Against Fuel Price Hike, condemning President Olusegun Obasanjo

FG commends NLC, may crash price

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the coalition of civil society groups yesterday in Lagos held the first in the series of the rallies to protest the recent hike in prices of petroleum products. The rally drew out a large crowd of protesters from all works of life.

The Federal Government has however, commended the NLC and other organisers for holding a peaceful rally to drive home their point rather than the strike option. It also gave indications of a possible downward review in the pump prices of petroleum products following noticeable drop in the cost of refined crude in the international market.

Yesterday's rally led by NLC President Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, although peaceful, was marked by an unprecedented police presence. Apart from occupying strategic locations in the metropolis as well as assigning troops to monitor the event, two police helicopters hovered around the protesters to aviod a possible break down of law and order.

Other notable Nigerians in the vanguard of the protest rally included Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, the Chairman, Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LACSCO), Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) leader, Dr. Frederick Fasheun.

Others were President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASSU), Dr Sule Kano, President, Congress of Free Trade Unions, (CFTU), Princewill Ojeh, Trade Union Congress (TCU), Peace Obiajulu, Hon. Wale Osun, Chuma Ubani and Mr. Femi Falana.



The rally which began at about 7 a.m. caused an unprecedented traffic stretching from Yaba to Ikeja, and saw a convergence of workers, traders, students, artisans, the unemployed, all carrying different placards seeking justice, improvement in the living condition of the citizenry, an end to incessant fuel prices and bad government.

The protesters marched several kilometers from the National Stadium through Yaba to Alausa, seat of the Lagos State government. Addressing the crowd, Governor Bola Tinubu expressed his maximum support for the mass protest and said the level of poverty at a period of oil boom, "constitutes the greatest threat to democratic sustainability and national security in Nigeria."

In a letter presented to Tinubu for onward transfer to President Olusegun Obasanjo, the prostesters said the rallies and protest marches which will move to Benin, Edo State tommorrow would go on until the Federal Government reversed the new fuel prices.

"The Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) wishes to once again strongly urge Mr. President to reverse the recent increases in the prices of petroleum products and to set in motion the machinery for implementing the price stabilization component of the Senator Ibrahim Mantu report," LASCO said in the letter.

The coalition stated that the responses of Nigerians across all divides have demonstrated that the recent increases in fuel prices has made life more unbearable for individual citizens, households, businesses, and communities across the country. They noted that even both chambers of the National Assembly had also alluded to the intolerable hardships caused by the fuel price increase and have rightly resolved that the Executive should revert to the old prices.

"While Nigerians were still groaning under the inflationary effects of previous fuel price hikes, the latest round has predictably unleashed even more astronomical increases. Prices of every commodity and service have risen outrageously in both urban and rural areas. But wages have remained largely static meaning that for average wage earners, life is impossible.

"Private industry and other sections of the Nigerian business community have also been unanimous in lamenting the negative impact of these and previous increases on the costs of doing business. With the rise in the cost of black oil and other fuel products, the energy cost components have made Nigerian industries and businesses uncompetitive, increasing the rate of factory and business closures across the sectors. The resulting worsening of the business and investment climate is the kernel of the recent outcry of important groups like Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) and National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA)", said the activists.

Oshiomhole charged Nigerians to be ready for a prolonged struggle towards ensuring that they are not enslaved by the spoils of what is supposed to be the nation’s wealth.

He added that the continued pauperization of the people by the present regime is a prelude to the intention of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to have a safe place to return to after the completion of her ministerial term when he could serve as a consultant to the IMF.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adewole Ajakaiye accompained by his Deputy in charge of operations, Mr. John Haruna, said police were present to ensure that the rally was not hijacked by hoodlums on the streets.

And speaking in Abuja on the rally, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Mohammed Hassan Lawal, said he was “happy that the gospel of dialogue that he has been preaching is reaping fruits”. He added that Government has and will continue to take steps that would alleviate the suffering of the people.

“ I must say here that we need to commend them because for the first time the labour movement has decided not to go on strike right away.

While reacting to attempts being made by governments across Europe and even in nearby Ghana to reduce fuel prices to cushion the effect of rising price of crude oil in the international market on their citizens, he said “this is the fundamental error we always make."

"Please compare apple with apple. Don’t compare apple with an orange. The quantum of money we saved from some of these increases. This is not money meant for anybody to go on Christmas spree. This is money meant for the provision of basic infrastructure. You are now talking of European countries.

For God sake is water or borehole an issue in England or Italy or France? Is electricity an issue in Germany or England? The issue is that we are a developing society," said the minister.

Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Dr. Oluwole Oluleye, yesterday hinted of a possible downward review in fuel prices following what he described as a noticeable drop in the cost of refined crude in the international market.

Oluleye said the agency was in no way contemplating any further increase beyond the N65 per litre of petrol, rather "with the downward movement of the prices of refined products in the international market, Nigerians could expect a reduction of pump price if the trend continues."

Oluleye who spoke to newsmen shortly after addressing participants at the 2005 annual meeting of product marketers and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Abuja, said the cost of refined products has started a downward trend from an all time high of $854 per metric ton recorded last two weeks to about $654 as at yesterday.

The PPPRA scribe described the prevailing situation in the US where gasoline prices have been on astronomical increase up to $6 per gallon of fuel as an aberration which will not be allowed to affect the Nigerian market.

The pump price of petrol price was raised to N65 a litre last month to reflect the high cost of crude oil which peaked then at $70 per barrel.

"What we are having in the oil market seems to me as an aberration, prices do not usually go up continuously for a prolonged period. I only hope we do not get to a stage where crude oil price have to crash down", he said.

He said the reason for the approval of the price adjustments was to encourage price recovery in the industry and to break the monopoly of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as the sole importer and supplier of petroleum products in the domestic market.

He expressed regret that PPPRA has failed to realize one of its cardinal objectives, which is to bring other private marketers to compete with NNPC in product import business more than one year after the introduction of deregulation.

Oluleye also noted that the effort to open up the downstream sector and to enforce transparency has been having a set back due to insufficient local refining capacity in the country.

"We have not been able to break the monopoly of NNPC, which is one of the cardinal objectives of establishing PPPRA. For us to be able to do so, the existing market environment must be made to guarantee cost recovery by operators", he said.

The PPPRA executive secretary stated that in as much as the agency is creating an atmosphere for cost recovery in the fuel supply business, it is not going to allow marketers engage in 'price grudging', that is taking advantage of the situation to exploit consumers in the local market.

Government appears to be in a difficult position defending the recent increase in fuel price in the face of formidable opposition by the organized labour.

Governments of most European countries had been chunning out measures to reduce fuel prices even in the face of the galloping world crude oil prices.

THISDAY gathered that the presidency in an effort to stave off labour crisis has been holding consultations with the various segments of the public.

President Olusegun Obasanjo was said to have approved the setting up a stabilization fund which is one of the recommendations made by the Senator Ibrahim Mantu-led Committee on fuel price increase palliative measures.

Oluleye said the Federal Government has provided its own part of the stabilisation funding, it is left for the states and the local governments to come up with their counterpart funds to make the scheme a reality".

http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=5264&z=17



Here is Wole Soyink with Adam Osho baba 2005 against OBJ before Osho was even a governor

Let me here those tribal ideeiots talk again. Wole Soyinka, you have done well for Nigeria. GOD bless you sir

Lagos as a state for all Nigerians has NEVER BEEN PARTIAL to anyone or being. Go figure

Dalover and Axrsexy and all other bigots where una dey. Abeg come back here

wole soyinka is just one out of countless yoruba men who are willing to give their lives for nigeria.falana,bakara have been to jail countless times,fela lost his mother to nigeria,beko and olikoye also suffered,almost all afenifere chieftains have made sacrifices.kayode fayemi risked his life to operate radio kudirat.GANI(SAM)

the truth is patriotic men abound in all parts of the country but the difference from the SW is that the SW celebrates this men over and above the supposed "powerful,corrupt politicians".thats why a man like tunde bakare,femi falana or soyinka commands more respect that bode george,gbenga daniel or obanikoro

I agree with the mass protest, but let us also give kudos GEJ administration for opening this subsidy scam up,
In Obasanjo and the past regime the scam was still going on put they close it up, instead they joined in milking
the country dry.

A problem discovered is half solved, we are all talking about this protest because GEJ set of a committee to probe
the subsidy, if it was the past government, they will all join the rogues and we the masses will not know what is going on.

GEL should only maintain this transparency for us to know that he is the leader we choose.

Soyinka is a leader that masses can follow and listen to,check his profile.

DaLover:

Y would someone disguise his name if he is going to say the same thing? I can understand the Okada man not seeing the bigger picture, but I honestly expect someone with access to the internet to see this..(although most NLers are to put it mildly, very daft), if you understand the depth of my last post you will see that what I am asking for is a radical approach to the way we have decided to run our lives... now tell me the difference between the fraud in the oil subsidy and the drugs subsidy by delta state? where does one start from? Is it about fighting Maduake and GEJ or correcting the system...Tell me you want to protest for resource control, states paying taxes to FG, government sticking to its core responsibilities and I am with you...but if you tell me you want to go and fight for cheaper fuel or fight someone that dared to tell us the truth, sorry..

Good that you are not ready to fight for cheaper fuel,
But will it not be good for you to ask for accountability?
Don't you think that Resource control will only be possible if each of the 159.9 million Nigerian been cheated by this system stand up to say Enough is enough?
They have always won by dividing us. That you share this opinion is their gain.
One day we will all be fed up(including you). and there will be complete and violent overhaul.
Blood will be let en-mass.
But I wish it would not be so.

Ogosoga: I agree with the mass protest, but let us also give kudos GEJ administration for opening this subsidy scam up,
In Obasanjo and the past regime the scam was still going on put they close it up, instead they joined in milking
the country dry.

A problem discovered is half solved, we are all talking about this protest because GEJ set of a committee to probe
the subsidy, if it was the past government, they will all join the rogues and we the masses will not know what is going on.

GEL should only maintain this transparency for us to know that he is the leader we choose.

Please, learn to talk with facts:
Read this report and think on it Ogosoga.

HOW DID WE SPEND THREE (3) TRILLION NAIRA IN ONE YEAR?
The report showed that the budget expenditure on subsidy for both PMS and HHK in 2006 was N261. 1b, N278.8b in 2007 and N346.7b in 2008 and N245 b for 2011.
The tables below show subsidy payments in the five years preceding 2011:

PPPRA Report To NASS-October 2011.
2006-261.1billion Naira
2007-278.9 billion Naira
2008-630.6 billion Naira
2009-421.6 billion Naira
2010-673.0 billion Naira

KPMG's Final Audit Report- May 2011.
2007-272 billion Naira
2008-688 billion Naira
2009-384 billion Naira

Obasanjo is corrupt, I never voted for him. I had mistakenly voted Jonathan.I accept responsibility for my mistake.
But despite that I do not like OBJ nor voted him, Fact said He left subsidy at 272 billion Naira.
2008 result shows some politicians had been compesated for their expenses towards 2007 election.
2009 came down to normal.
2010 shows some money is being released in preparation for 2011 election.
2011, They said we spent 1.3 trillion.But in reality, probe says it was 3 trillion Naira.
How has OBJ covered it. It happened directly under the suppervision of Jonathan. Yaradua is already dead in February 2010. 2010 records 673 billion.
Please, read read read. don't just talk senselessly.
So, I can not praise him for the wrong he started.

Olaolufred:

Good that you are not ready to fight for cheaper fuel,
But will it not be good for you to ask for accountability?
Don't you think that Resource control will only be possible if each of the 159.9 million Nigerian been cheated by this system stand up to say Enough is enough?
They have always won by dividing us. That you share this opinion is their gain.
One day we will all be fed up(including you). and there will be complete and violent overhaul.
Blood will be let en-mass.
But I wish it would not be so.

Olaoolufred, I like cheaper fuel, cheaper or free education, cheaper or free fertilizer, cheaper or free phone services, cheaper or free transport services, cheaper or free power services, guaranteed life long pension, cheaper or free health care....and all the other free things that our socialist thinking federal governments have promised to deliver because "NIGERIANS ARE POOR AND CANNOT AFFORD IT".. but see the problem over the years has created a gross amount of laziness and corruption in equal manners in all spheres of Nigerian life...

Take a look at a line I pulled out from boko al harems post below

alj harem:

"Petrol is God's gift to Nigeria. Why can't Obasanjo allow us to enjoy it?" asked a 24-year-old demonstrator.

.

Presently Nigerians are ready to tolerate corruption everywhere except where it touches their own perceived share of the national cake, this kindly of prevailing attitude is very disturbing....


Olaoolufred we have been presenting people in positions with so many opportunities for looting by adopting this strategy of living, it is lazy and killing us...Till date nobody has be able to justify to me why he feels he deserves to pay less than actual market price for fuel...

Well if touts in Lagos feel that are proceeding on street protest because of fuel price hike, I can understand this, In delta state our problems are quite different, we have been protesting by various means for the following
1-Resource control....not derivation
2-Leaner government ...achieved by removing governments hands from the various PIEs it is in.

Scandals are not new today, Halliburton, Nepa, Police equipment fund, pension fund, power projects etc....people have been arrested and whatever has happened...so why should I waste time going through that same cycle...all because some people insist that they must be lazy?

Arysexy:

they only stand up when their son is not in power, where were they when OBJ was looting naija dry? Dis subsidy palaver is a rot frm OBJ regime.

Need i remind you that majority of the people who stood against most of the policies of Obj, paticularly the issue of 3rd term, were the yorubas. People like Femi Falana,Bola Tinubu,the late Dr Beko Ransome Kuti& the afore-mentioned Wole Soyinka if my knowledge does'nt fail me,all proved a taugh nut to crack for the ex president,they all faught veheminently against his bid to bully us into submision,So if people like Mr Soyinka call's for a protest against any regime,it should be viewed as a fight for a common goal. Something tribalist's&Gej praise singer's like you find's difficult to comprehend.

Olaolufred:

Please, learn to talk with facts:
Read this report and think on it Ogosoga.

HOW DID WE SPEND THREE (3) TRILLION NAIRA IN ONE YEAR?
The report showed that the budget expenditure on subsidy for both PMS and HHK in 2006 was N261. 1b, N278.8b in 2007 and N346.7b in 2008 and N245 b for 2011.
The tables below show subsidy payments in the five years preceding 2011:

PPPRA Report To NASS-October 2011.
2006-261.1billion Naira
2007-278.9 billion Naira
2008-630.6 billion Naira
2009-421.6 billion Naira
2010-673.0 billion Naira

KPMG's Final Audit Report- May 2011.
2007-272 billion Naira
2008-688 billion Naira
2009-384 billion Naira

Obasanjo is corrupt, I never voted for him. I had mistakenly voted Jonathan.I accept responsibility for my mistake.
But despite that I do not like OBJ nor voted him, Fact said He left subsidy at 272 billion Naira.
2008 result shows some politicians had been compesated for their expenses towards 2007 election.
2009 came down to normal.
2010 shows some money is being released in preparation for 2011 election.
2011, They said we spent 1.3 trillion.But in reality, probe says it was 3 trillion Naira.
How has OBJ covered it. It happened directly under the suppervision of Jonathan. Yaradua is already dead in February 2010. 2010 records 673 billion.
Please, read read read. don't just talk senselessly.
So, I can not praise him for the wrong he started.

Could there be any relationship between the continuous fuel scarcity outside Lagos and most of southwest during the OBj era and value of subsidy at that time.

DaLover:

Olaoolufred, I like cheaper fuel, cheaper or free education, cheaper or free fertilizer, cheaper or free phone services, cheaper or free transport services, cheaper or free power services, guaranteed life long pension, cheaper or free health care....and all the other free things that our socialist thinking federal governments have promised to deliver because "NIGERIANS ARE POOR AND CANNOT AFFORD IT".. but see the problem over the years has created a gross amount of laziness and corruption in equal manners in all spheres of Nigerian life...

Take a look at a line I pulled out from boko al harems post below
.

Presently Nigerians are ready to tolerate corruption everywhere except where it touches their own perceived share of the national cake, this kindly of prevailing attitude is very disturbing....


Olaoolufred we have been presenting people in positions with so many opportunities for looting by adopting this strategy of living, it is lazy and killing us...Till date nobody has be able to justify to me why he feels he deserves to pay less than actual market price for fuel...

Well if touts in Lagos feel that are proceeding on street protest because of fuel price hike, I can understand this, In delta state our problems are quite different, we have been protesting by various means for the following
1-Resource control....not derivation
2-Leaner government ...achieved by removing governments hands from the various PIEs it is in.

Scandals are not new today, Halliburton, Nepa, Police equipment fund, pension fund, power projects etc....people have been arrested and whatever has happened...so why should I waste time going through that same cycle...all because some people insist that they must be lazy?

I really do not think Delta has any problem.
Is it not the same Delta that Idolizes Ibori?
Is it not the same delta that says" He is our son Let him do it".
If Delta really know they have problem, let them show it by action.
However, those who showed it yesterday by violence are already eating the cake of Amnesty.
I heard Tompolo is now a big time contractor for SS states. Violence pays.
That is the major message there.
But for your assertions, Deltans can fight for their own alone.
Calling Soyinka a tout is an aberation.
You know that your generations up till now is not close to the first letter of his name. You know.

Olaolufred:

I really do not think Delta has any problem.
Is it not the same Delta that Idolizes Ibori?
Is it not the same delta that says" He is our son Let him do it".
If Delta really know they have problem, let them show it by action.
However, those who showed it yesterday by violence are already eating the cake of Amnesty.
I heard Tompolo is now a big time contractor for SS states. Violence pays.
That is the major message there.
But for your assertions, Deltans can fight for their own alone.
Calling Soyinka a tout is an aberation.
You know that your generations up till now is not close to the first letter of his name. You know.

He is not from Delta, he is just another bigot on the loose

DaLover:

Could there be any relationship between the continuous fuel scarcity outside Lagos and most of southwest during the OBj era and value of subsidy at that time.

I know you are a growing young teenager or a bit more.
But in case you are matured enough to marry,
Can you approved that in order to maintain surplus beef in your home of 4,
your wife spend 500,000 Naira each month on Beef?
Good there is no scarcity, why can't you suggest we make the whole budget allocation each year to service only subsidy? just because we want it soooo surplus.
Facts you have seen or read.
You have 3 choices to make. You either accept it, reject its truth, or even try to distort it.
I can't stop you from making your choice.

Olaolufred:

I really do not think Delta has any problem.
Is it not the same Delta that Idolizes Ibori?
Is it not the same delta that says" He is our son Let him do it".
If Delta really know they have problem, let them show it by action.
However, those who showed it yesterday by violence are already eating the cake of Amnesty.
I heard Tompolo is now a big time contractor for SS states. Violence pays.
That is the major message there.
But for your assertions, Deltans can fight for their own alone.
[size=14pt]Calling Soyinka a tout is an aberation.
You know that your generations up till now is not close to the first letter of his name. You know.[/size]

Word

Please, learn to talk with facts:
Read this report and think on it Ogosoga.

HOW DID WE SPEND THREE (3) TRILLION NAIRA IN ONE YEAR?
The report showed that the budget expenditure on subsidy for both PMS and HHK in 2006 was N261. 1b, N278.8b in 2007 and N346.7b in 2008 and N245 b for 2011.
The tables below show subsidy payments in the five years preceding 2011:

PPPRA Report To NASS-October 2011.
2006-261.1billion Naira
2007-278.9 billion Naira
2008-630.6 billion Naira
2009-421.6 billion Naira
2010-673.0 billion Naira

KPMG's Final Audit Report- May 2011.
2007-272 billion Naira
2008-688 billion Naira
2009-384 billion Naira

Obasanjo is corrupt, I never voted for him. I had mistakenly voted Jonathan.I accept responsibility for my mistake.
But despite that I do not like OBJ nor voted him, Fact said He left subsidy at 272 billion Naira.
2008 result shows some politicians had been compesated for their expenses towards 2007 election.
2009 came down to normal.
2010 shows some money is being released in preparation for 2011 election.
2011, They said we spent 1.3 trillion.But in reality, probe says it was 3 trillion Naira.
How has OBJ covered it. It happened directly under the suppervision of Jonathan. Yaradua is already dead in February 2010. 2010 records 673 billion.
Please, read read read. don't just talk senselessly.
So, I can not praise him for the wrong he started.

Olaolufred: You are right to some point but I know that you would be among those that protested when GEJ removed the subsidy on 1st of January this year,
The increase in the subsidy money was due to the fact that the oil thieves learnt that their stealing is about to be blocked by this subsidy removal and all
of them came for big time thieve, remember that Gej is not the minister of petroleum, also he is not the head of NNPC na other organization involved,
and all the heads of this oil organization are involved in the scam, GEJ only have to listen to reports from the people he put in charge, and all this people
in charge connived to forge all the documents and the invoice with the authorized signature, then what do you want the poor GEJ TO DO?
Gej, after looking at the figure he decided that the best way to end this high scam is removing the subsidy but most of us revote against him, and also all the oil thieves with the money they made set out hundreds of millions to bribe their way so that GEJ will not succeeded in removing the subsidy, then most of us that were ignorant of what GEJ is facing hit the street that the man is wicked. Now he, GEJ has allowed us to see what he saw that made him took that decision of removing subsidy we are also facing him as if he is the thieve of if he is the one that send them, but we forgot to understand that this corruption in government has started for a very long time.

I want you to look at your analysis of the subsidy below
PPRA Report To NASS-October 2011.
2006-261.1billion Naira
2007-278.9 billion Naira
2008-630.6 billion Naira
2009-421.6 billion Naira
2010-673.0 billion Naira

Why is that when the subsidy went up from 278.9billiol in 2007 to 630.6billion in 2008 no body revoted it?
The answer is that the government then do not had the liver to fight the subsidy scam.
I am not saying that GEJ is the best, but he has done what none of the past government was not able to do by allowing us to know what is going on.
Now that we know about this then it is time that we can Chanel our fight against the people involved because their names and their company names were boldly mentioned.
But assuming GEJ covered it up I and you will never know what is going on,
MAY GOD HELP US .
now
what is going up because the scam rages from top till down so it can be perfectly be covered like as it has been for long.

Olaolufred:

I really do not think Delta has any problem.
Is it not the same Delta that Idolizes Ibori?
Is it not the same delta that says" He is our son Let him do it".
If Delta really know they have problem, let them show it by action.
However, those who showed it yesterday by violence are already eating the cake of Amnesty.
I heard Tompolo is now a big time contractor for SS states. Violence pays.
That is the major message there.
But for your assertions, Deltans can fight for their own alone.
Calling Soyinka a tout is an aberation.
You know that your generations up till now is not close to the first letter of his name. You know.

Delta state Idolizes Ibori? where did you hear that one? I live in warri, the heart land of delta, and there was never any sign or support for Ibori, probably his hometown of Oghara, where there were protest after his arrest..please don't say that again, the petitions that got Ibori running were written by several delta people..


Yes, violence after 30 years of several peaceful over-tunes to the powers that be..they refused to listen to the voice of reason, Violence pay when oppressors refuse peaceful measures..

So you expect Tompolo to be cast aside after putting his life on the line to bring the NDelta situation to international attention? you must be sick, Tompolo is from Gbamaturu in Egbema kingdom and if Danjuma can suddenly wake up with $500m or so in his account on account of ND oil, I don't see why Tompolo shouldn't.

Deltans have been fighting alone, but whenever the SW is affected they insist it is a national crises, When Nigerdelta militants took up arms against the FG, did the SW join? so why must Nigerdelta now join SW and Lagos in the fight for free fuel, especially when this cheap free fuel can only be gotten by depriving some nigerdeltan of his resource...it that not adding salt to injury and call us f00ls?

I did not call Soyinka a tout, I have much respect for the Guy, he has been consistent in his vision and determination since the 60s, though I differ with him in this present call.

We in delta are already to fight for a system that reduces corruption to a manageable level, that will include resolving the main injustices and lack accountabilities existing now

DaLover:

Delta state Idolizes Ibori? where did you hear that one? I live in warri, the heart land of delta, and there was never any sign or support for Ibori, probably his hometown of Oghara, where there were protest after his arrest..please don't say that again, the petitions that got Ibori running were written by several delta people..


Yes, violence after 30 years of several peaceful over-tunes to the powers that be..they refused to listen to the voice of reason, Violence pay when oppressors refuse peaceful measures..

So you expect Tompolo to be cast aside after putting his life on the line to bring the NDelta situation to international attention? you must be sick, Tompolo is from Gbamaturu in Egbema kingdom and if Danjuma can suddenly wake up with $500m or so in his account on account of ND oil, I don't see why Tompolo shouldn't.

Deltans have been fighting alone, but whenever the SW is affected they insist it is a national crises, When Nigerdelta militants took up arms against the FG, did the SW join? so why must Nigerdelta now join SW and Lagos in the fight for free fuel, especially when this cheap free fuel can only be gotten by depriving some nigerdeltan of his resource...it that not adding salt to injury and call us f00ls?

I did not call Soyinka a tout, I have much respect for the Guy, he has been consistent in his vision and determination since the 60s, though I differ with him in this present call.

We in delta are already to fight for a system that reduces corruption to a manageable level, that will include resolving the main injustices and lack accountabilities existing now

DaLover,
(1) I am not sick. I am team Member of a Team designing Gas Flare Elimination on Qua Iboe Terminal in Akwa-Ibom State.
It takes a sane mind to be in such Team.
(2) Come to support for Ibori in Delta. The fact I have was that an high court sitting in Asaba threw away the case against him.
We also saw the picture of how Deltans defended his arrest by blocking all roads in and out of Oghara.
(3) I do not condemn Violence from Tompolo and Co, I understand that is the only way they thought out they could be heard.
This hasn't erased the fact that the message it sent across is that violence pays.
(4) As for TY Danjuma, It is same corruption that Jonathan is evangelizing.
(5) As for "TOUT", DaLover should not be a liar. If it were verbal now,you can easily tag me anything you like.
Soyinka is the subject of this topic. He is demanding support. How do you separate the actor from the supporters.
If you said tout in Lagos, He is the subject of discussion.
(6) Deltans should keep foghting. Remember Goodluck has 3 more years, then it is no more "our own again".
Can you see the bigger picture?
Instead of lying on what all can read, you can apologise for blaspheming Wole.
Take care.

Ogosoga: Please, learn to talk with facts:
Read this report and think on it Ogosoga.

HOW DID WE SPEND THREE (3) TRILLION NAIRA IN ONE YEAR?
The report showed that the budget expenditure on subsidy for both PMS and HHK in 2006 was N261. 1b, N278.8b in 2007 and N346.7b in 2008 and N245 b for 2011.
The tables below show subsidy payments in the five years preceding 2011:

PPPRA Report To NASS-October 2011.
2006-261.1billion Naira
2007-278.9 billion Naira
2008-630.6 billion Naira
2009-421.6 billion Naira
2010-673.0 billion Naira

KPMG's Final Audit Report- May 2011.
2007-272 billion Naira
2008-688 billion Naira
2009-384 billion Naira

Obasanjo is corrupt, I never voted for him. I had mistakenly voted Jonathan.I accept responsibility for my mistake.
But despite that I do not like OBJ nor voted him, Fact said He left subsidy at 272 billion Naira.
2008 result shows some politicians had been compesated for their expenses towards 2007 election.
2009 came down to normal.
2010 shows some money is being released in preparation for 2011 election.
2011, They said we spent 1.3 trillion.But in reality, probe says it was 3 trillion Naira.
How has OBJ covered it. It happened directly under the suppervision of Jonathan. Yaradua is already dead in February 2010. 2010 records 673 billion.
Please, read read read. don't just talk senselessly.
So, I can not praise him for the wrong he started.

Olaolufred: You are right to some point but I know that you would be among those that protested when GEJ removed the subsidy on 1st of January this year,
The increase in the subsidy money was due to the fact that the oil thieves learnt that their stealing is about to be blocked by this subsidy removal and all
of them came for big time thieve, remember that Gej is not the minister of petroleum, also he is not the head of NNPC na other organization involved,
and all the heads of this oil organization are involved in the scam, GEJ only have to listen to reports from the people he put in charge, and all this people
in charge connived to forge all the documents and the invoice with the authorized signature, then what do you want the poor GEJ TO DO?
Gej, after looking at the figure he decided that the best way to end this high scam is removing the subsidy but most of us revote against him, and also all the oil thieves with the money they made set out hundreds of millions to bribe their way so that GEJ will not succeeded in removing the subsidy, then most of us that were ignorant of what GEJ is facing hit the street that the man is wicked. Now he, GEJ has allowed us to see what he saw that made him took that decision of removing subsidy we are also facing him as if he is the thieve of if he is the one that send them, but we forgot to understand that this corruption in government has started for a very long time.

I want you to look at your analysis of the subsidy below
PPRA Report To NASS-October 2011.
2006-261.1billion Naira
2007-278.9 billion Naira
2008-630.6 billion Naira
2009-421.6 billion Naira
2010-673.0 billion Naira

Why is that when the subsidy went up from 278.9billiol in 2007 to 630.6billion in 2008 no body revoted it?
The answer is that the government then do not had the liver to fight the subsidy scam.
I am not saying that GEJ is the best, but he has done what none of the past government was not able to do by allowing us to know what is going on.
Now that we know about this then it is time that we can Chanel our fight against the people involved because their names and their company names were boldly mentioned.
But assuming GEJ covered it up I and you will never know what is going on,
MAY GOD HELP US .
now
what is going up because the scam rages from top till down so it can be perfectly be covered like as it has been for long.

Ogosoga, I have read you on other thread still in the crusade of praising Jonathan for exposing these scams.
You are trying to say it as you see it. But sincerely only dummies will see it that way. Why must he be praised. For misjudgement? For acting Presumptously?
or for foolishly exposing himself? I do not know which.
To your Question about 278.8billion in 2007 and 630.6billion in 2008, DO YOU KNOW THAT GOODLUCK IS PRIVY TO THAT SCAM?
OBJ handed over to Yaradua on the 29th of May 2007. Budget for the year had been passed, so Yaradua/Jonathan can not do much changing figures.
2008 comes when it is now fully in their hands, Yaradua/Jonathan Manipulated figures.
Nigerians did not raise alarm because we did not know(of course, they always cover it up).
THE BIG STORY:
Jonathan exposed himself not because he wanted to do so, but because he is too low in thinking, so his men capitalized on his MUMU nature to mislead him.
But can that be an excuse? NO.
The greatest mistake he made was to allow himself to be pushed into announcing that Subsidy stuff just before the New year.
Nigerians were trapped wherever they travelled to. Politicaly, he is Inept. So the timing fueled the awareness of people on the situation.
Meanwhile, secret Infos that Goodluck was trying to cover up were out in the hand of the masses already.
If you can remember, Protests which started on 9th January, 2012 in Lagos was well supported. Govt. business completely paralysed.
Only June 12 protest could compare the unity that heralded the protest.
Why, Jonathan mobilized people agaist himself by doing the action at the very wrong time.
In summary, His political Naivety is still being demonstarted in how helpless he is looking as far as Boko Haram is concerned.
Take it or leave it, Goodluck has answer to why 278 billion change to 630 billion after himself and his boss Yaradua spent Just one year in Office.

Rossikk: The scale of the corruption is indeed breathtaking.

Bro. It is mind-boggling really.

alj harem: Dalover and Axrsexy and all other bigots where una dey. Abeg come back here

Alhaji most of them are either too young, or too lazy to read history.

. . . While some are probably lounging in Government House posting arguments to favour their benefactors. No point convincing them of something so obvious.

I'm waiting to take stock of what GEJ will achieve for those supporting his obvious incompetence come 2019. May the gods preserve us all.

Olaolufred:


Jonathan exposed himself not because he wanted to do so, but because he is too low in thinking, so his men capitalized on his MUMU nature to mislead him.

Oga mi, you have time. The whole subsidy racket thing has been done to death enough for all of us to now be experts extremely up to speed with what went on exactly.

For the ethnic bigots mentioning OBJ here, let me say that the man was a saint in regards to the fuel subsidy compared to GEJ - and this is coming from perhaps the biggest critic of OBJ on NL. Dictatorial as OBJ was the man did not start the free-for-all that saw all manners of start-up companies gaining Marketers licence. Previously, only the NNPC was authorised to issue Marketers licence and OBJ complied with this.

It was in 2009, under Yar Adua, that the 'floodgate' opened with how the FG arrogated upon itself the right to issue marketers licence. We all know this was prelude to the massive scam planned by Yar Adua and then continued admirably and stupenduously by GEJ. The reality, whether some want to feign ignorance of it, is that OBJ was happy to leave things as they were !!!!

I won't say much more other than mandate those who want to reject ignorance to go and find out how many new marketers came on board under OBJ, Yar Adua and GEJ. I would also like bigots, before dragging the SW into this to claim we did not make noise under OBJ, to note which Government supervised the disgraceful issuance of marketers licence to those with no capacity, history or expertise to operate in the fuel importation sector. After that assignment is complete, it should then be obvious why some of us keep insisting that it is those who cause the problems who are now pretending to be looking for solutions. "Transparency" my foot. What Allison-Madueke achieved alone, as adhoc 'fund-raiser' for GEJ, is the stuff legends are made of !!!! This is why, till today, she cannot be shown the door even as it is glaringly obvious she is as corrupt as they come. Nonsense !!