Nigerian Politicians Are Very Insane, They Kill Dreams – Richard Branson

The rich international businessman, Richard Branson, has lambasted the crop of leaders we have in Nigeria for their high level greed which, according to him, is killing big brands wishing to do business with the government of the country, for the growth of Nigeria’s economy.

Below is the revelations by Mr. Branson on his experience in Nigeria…

The chairman of Virgin Atlantic said: “…we have virgin’s ill-fated footsteps by setting up a new airline in Africa in conjunction with Nigerian government…the details of the doomed attempts to crack the Nigerian market in the 2000s is better imagined…we put …together a very good airline-the first airline in West Africa that was ever IOSA/IATA operational safety audit accredited but unfortunately it got tied down to the politics of the country…we led the airlines for 11 years…

“We fought daily battle against government agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who saw the government 49% as a meal to seek for all kinds of favour…watchdogs (regulatory body) that didn’t know what to do and persistently asking for bribes at any point…Nigeria people are generally nice but the politicians are very insane…that may be irony because the people make up the politicians…

“But those politicians are selfish…we did make N3billion for the federal government of Nigeria during the joint venture…realising that the government didn’t bring nothing to the table/partnership except dubious debts by the previous carrier, Nigeria Airways…The joint venture should have been the biggest African carrier by now if the partnership was allowed to grow, but the politicians KILLED it…Nigeria is a country we SHALL NEVER consider to doing business again..”

Source:

http://www.informationnigeria.org/2012/07/nigerian-politicians-are-very-insane-they-kill-dreams-richard-bransonvirgin-atlantic.html

A fact we all are too familiar with, horrible is all i can say.

The chairman of Virgin Atlantic said:
“We fought daily battle against government agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who saw the government 49% as a meal to seek for all kinds of favour…watchdogs that didn’t know what to do and persistently asking for bribes at any point…Nigeria people are generally nice but the politicians are very insane…that may be irony because the people make up the politicians…

Welcome to Nigeria, Richard.

meanwhile jona and co keep up with the BS of interested foreign investors. . .

but i cannot find the original article sha

and that english get as e be in some parts

Richard Branson has learned not to do business with the Nigerian government. Once bitten twice shy.

If police con collect 20 naira una go dey rant while dem hin oga dey still billions of naira. God punish devil.

oyb: meanwhile jona and co keep up with the BS of interested foreign investors. . .

but i cannot find the original article sha

and that english get as e be in some parts

shut up this venture was entered into and died during the tenure of that crook OBJ

Nigerian Politicians Are Very Insane, They Kill Dreams

You are very right Mr Richard

Oyibo, na so e be here o. Gvt policies here kill businesses nd groom armed robbers nd kidnappers!

Up PDP

afam4eva: Richard Branson has learned not to do business with the Nigerian government. Once bitten twice shy.

its one of the biggest barriers to any kind of investment in this country - you must get returns within the lifetime of the administration

Emulti: Oyibo, na so e be here o. Gvt policies here kill businesses nd groom armed robbers nd kidnappers!

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BOKO HARM

Now i see why Virgin Nigeria pulled out so fast.

oyb: meanwhile jona and co keep up with the BS of interested foreign investors. . .

but i cannot find the original article sha

and that english get as e be in some parts

Don't mind them. Before we type now, they will say we hate GEJ. Well, sorry O but I hate incompetence especially when combined with arrogance and generally give people who promote it a hard time.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cannot do much when half of her time is spent explaining action plans to her boss like 1-2-3 and A-B-C. He that should lead is being led.

Oh well! Enjoy Fresh Air!

Biggest dent on our image, do you know how many people listens to this guy. Why did I end up amongst this crazy people called Nigerians, God why

oyb: meanwhile jona and co keep up with the BS of interested foreign investors. . .

but i cannot find the original article sha

and that english get as e be in some parts

which one be JONA again that issue na OBJ and FANIKAYODE make una leave JONA out of it

ANWSER THIS QUESTION AND WIN A PLATE OF AMALA AND EWEDU WHICH OF THIS TWO SPOILE NIGERIA IMAGE MOST A:YAHOO YAHOO B:FEDRAL GOVRNMENT ;DANWSER THIS QUESTION AND WIN A PLATE OF AMALA AND EWEDU WHICH OF THIS TWO SPOILE NIGERIA IMAGE MOST A:YAHOO YAHOO B:FEDRAL GOVRNMENT

Nigeria is a country we SHALL NEVER consider to doing business again..

Richard, you have to be a thief to catch a thief. after all, the Indians and Chinese still consider doing business in Nigeria.

alot of people saw it coming one guy said they will soon become disvirgin nigeria

unless you are ready to do heavy settling and compromise on your standards (telcos are an example - their service could be better, but they have all the right people in their pockets - ditto for oil and gas - DPR is nothing more than a organization of money grubbing know nothing govt bureaucrats and a great place to get paid big money for doing absolutely nothing)

Excellent and precise problem definition of Nigeria.

Uncle me, me, me . The answer is pdp FG

sdiq: ANWSER THIS QUESTION AND WIN A PLATE OF AMALA AND EWEDU WHICH OF THIS TWO SPOILE NIGERIA IMAGE MOST A:YAHOO YAHOO B:FEDRAL GOVRNMENT ;DANWSER THIS QUESTION AND WIN A PLATE OF AMALA AND EWEDU WHICH OF THIS TWO SPOILE NIGERIA IMAGE MOST A:YAHOO YAHOO B:FEDRAL GOVRNMENT

Richard, you have to be a thief to catch a thief. after all, the Indians and Chinese still consider doing business in Nigeria.

yeah, but i think branson may not sleep comfortably with the idea that he is responsible for the deaths of the Dana passengers

maclatunji:

Don't mind them. Before we type now, they will say we hate GEJ. Well, sorry O but I hate incompetence especially when combined with arrogance and generally give people who promote it a hard time.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cannot do much when half of her time is spent explaining action plans to her boss like 1-2-3 and A-B-C. He that should lead is being led.

Oh well! Enjoy Fresh Air!

Point of correction that deal was done by OBJ and Fanikayode GEJ has nothing to do with it GEJ no go fit remedy wetin the past leaders don spoil for over 50 yrs na

So sorry Richard...nigerian politicians are despoiler of Virgins So sorry

maclatunji:

Don't mind them. Before we type now, they will say we hate GEJ. Well, sorry O but I hate incompetence especially when combined with arrogance and generally give people who promote it a hard time.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cannot do much when half of her time is spent explaining action plans to her boss like 1-2-3 and A-B-C. He that should lead is being led.

Oh well! Enjoy Fresh Air!

Please, do yourself a favor and stop sounding like an illiterate. It's not fashionable anymore.
The mess he's talking about actually started during the Obasanjo administration and reached its height in the Yar'Adua tenure. That was when Virgin left and the airline was renamed.
Your stup!dity just can't let you put two and two together. Always quick to blame GEJ, which I'm not exactly against. But if you don't want to sound like a knobhead, at least try verifying things before striking that keyboard like a day care child.

@Grafikki. Perhaps so you could bee the agent of change the country so desperately needs. Would you have absconded during the revolutions that fixed the West and made them the beacons of civilisation they are today?

Even the Devil himself would be very suprise at the rate of our corruption and must have learnt never to compete with Nigeria leaders.

question:
Richard, you have to be a thief to catch a thief. after all, the Indians and Chinese still consider doing business in Nigeria.

It shows your level of exposure, so India is a country Nigeria should be craving for to do business with?

Richard Branson is right but he is sounding emotional about business gone bad. The OBJ administration was marred by corruption. I will say that Richard Branson wasnt patient enough to allow another administration come in so he can table his grievances before pulling out. After all, other Airlines foreign and local Airlines are still doing business and get Return on their investments. My advice is, if you wanna do business in Nigeria, become Nigerian in your business methodologies.

The man has said it all!u either Dance to the tune of corrupt politicians or get ur a$$ kicked out! Sorry mr richard,u have actually done business with the wrong country!

gej is part of the pdp machinery so you can stop all this empty bs of it was in obj's time

the clear fact of the matter is that the current way aviation is run, the only way a company can break even is by cutting corners

hence dana etal

we have analysed to death the dubious antecedents of vulcan wetincall

the fact of the matter is that this same story plays out all over nigeria, which is why serious minded organizations give this country a wide berth

with our huge market, why have the likes of toyota not set up a factory here? yes power is an issue (bypassed by using running your factory with gas turbine generators) , but the far more pressing issue is the business environment and the culture of settling at every turn - and the uncertainty about the next administration.