Omotolu:
...you are right,but those Nigerian bred economsts are good in breeding wrong and harsh economic theories.hence Nigerians look to the US,UK for sound economic theories.

otunbakolawole:
As an economist, I favour deregulation. What we lack in Nigeria is a good refining capacity. The demand is there. Deregulate it fully and the investors will come. Subsidies are reversed taxes, subsidy has to be neutral, subsidy has to be fair. In Nigeria, it's not. The subsidy practice here in Nigeria is for the rich, not the poor. Also, subsidy create barriers, do away with it, or it will do away with us like it's currently doing.

Mynd44:

Note that I said they should be part of the think tank. There should be a balance when making policies such that we have home bred people who knows where the shoe will pinch among those making these polices.

Omotolu:
...I doubt knowing where the shoe hurt the most really count on how to formulate sound policies for the betterment of the people- a point in case is Dr. Jonathan.anyway lNigeria can try that.

modelmike7:
. . . . . . If you want to campaign for Buhari, give Jonathan the microphone !!!

modelmike7:
. . . . . . If you want to campaign for Buhari, give Jonathan the microphone !!!

Youem:

permit me to write this on FB as a quote from you.
permit me to write this on FB as a quote from you.

Mynd44:
There are too many Harvard trained economists in Nigeria who want to bring foreign economic theories which were fashioned in places that is not Nigeria. Our economic policy must be suited for us. We have to find a way to tweak then to suit Nigerian and not say because it worked in America, it will work here. That is false. If we should borrow economic policies, lets borrow from nations that have similar problems.

Our when coming up with policies, people who actually live in Nigeria, do business in Nigeria and walk the streets with Nigerians should be part of the think tank

modelmike7:
. . . . . . . Permission granted my dear brother. All we need is Change come feBUHARI 14th 2015.

Mynd44:

What makes you think he has any idea about economic policy in the first place? If he has no idea, no matter his experience, it wont amount to anything

Mynd44:

Wrong.

I support removal of subsidy but inna country like Nigeria where public officers are not know for being accountable, I suggested it was continued and the reason is simple. The subsidy is the only way the people fells like the government is doing anything reasonable for them.

When the subsidy was removed(even partially), how has the money affected the people? What has changed? What has happened to the money saved?

How has the money affected the man on the street? We were told there will be palliatives and some silly buses where are they? Have you rode one before? Do you know someone who has?

If the money saved form the partial removal was used to fix just one refinery it would have been better. What has been done with the money?

Throughout the oil boom of last year what was done with the excess funds? Did we build or fix our refineries? Did we use the money to fix our power supply or make our society more secured.

The subsidy removal will have no effect on Nigerians due to corruption so why not just leave it as it was the only way it would benefit the common man. That is economics a government should look at not some economic theory that will end up a failure

imoleay0:
Dr Goodluck Jonathan till 2019!

imoleay0:
Dr Goodluck Jonathan till 2019!

AAinEqGuinea:
As an outsider who has followed the politics of Nija way before Seun lost over 6 months worth of data in June of '14, I hope nigerians stick with the most familiar in the coming election

any positive news and organic breakthroughs that has made it outside Nigeria has come from the People itself, which is tacitly linked to CURRENT leadership that you're familiar with

Regarding Boko Haram, even the might of my native country, the U.S., has yet to figure out how to fight an ideological war. (We're still fighting in the Middle East) To say its easy or practical is to say the very least foolishly ... and if anything could have been done,it would have been executed by now by Nija's brightest I'm sure.. We know it's impossible to remove all remnants of malignant cancer---the mightiest have tried, so has GEJ

imoleay0:
Dr Goodluck Jonathan till 2019!

Mynd44:

Wrong.

I support removal of subsidy but inna country like Nigeria where public officers are not know for being accountable, I suggested it was continued and the reason is simple. The subsidy is the only way the people fells like the government is doing anything reasonable for them.

When the subsidy was removed(even goopartially), how has the money affected the people? What has changed? What has happened to the money saved?

How has the money affected the man on the street? We were told there will be palliatives and some silly buses where are they? Have you rode one before? Do you know someone who has?

If the money saved form the partial removal was used to fix just one refinery it would have been better. What has been done with the money?

Throughout the oil boom of last year what was done with the excess funds? Did we build or fix our refineries? Did we use the money to fix our power supply or make our society more secured.

The subsidy removal will have no effect on Nigerians due to corruption so why not just leave it as it was the only way it would benefit the common man. That is economics a government should look at not some economic theory that will end up a good onefailure

datribune:


Thanx & no thanx. We vote 4 change. However We wish u what u wish us. May Almighty God giv u a leader dat will govern ur native land d way GEJ has governed Nigeria.

vanunu:




I know that u are one of those who objected to subsidy removal. At times I wonder the kind of school u people went to.

Ikengawo:
[size=20pt]THE SAME FOREIGN INVESTORS THAT DESTROYED THE NIGER DELTA. WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE DEVIL IS BAD FOR ME. [/size]

Mynd44:
I am still here wondering why we have no private refineries yet or why our public refineries are not working well

elantraceey:
Jonathan is likely to lose this election must lose this election.

anonimi:


Where were you when Jonathan wanted to LIBERALISE the downstream oil sector that would have allowed investors in refineries to ULTIMATELY bring down price though enhanced COMPETITION?

Was this not what happened with the

- Telecoms
and
- Cement

sectors

kolokolobi:
There is the mention of the NNPC audit that was expected to be ready since October 2014 and till this moment the government has gone quiet on the report.
What is happening?