Ok

Foolish old fools

Only the Buhari's administration comprised of uninformed, desperate and worthless individuals in its hierarchical structure will make this kind of claim.

Buhari recruited men and women who are not better than him.

CaptainJeffry:
This isn't unexpected. The leaders we have in Nigeria now are liars and propagandists.

Dem go soon give Fanta to drink and call am poison.
Then come tell us say "Posion no fit kill am"

Has NASS passed that hate speech bill? This is an international hate speech against Thailand, and it is straight hanging walahi!

some pple can lie Ehn. chai

fulaniHERDSman:
if true, then Ogbeh must be forced to drink poison ... for lying to Nigerians

No Bros...

I think he should be tied inside rice sack and exported to Thailand..

Anything to win elections

I have nothing to say

Esejojo:
FACT CHECK: Did Audu Ogbeh Lie About the Collapse of Thailand's Rice Mills?

On Friday, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, claimed that Thailand has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of being responsible for the collapse of seven of its rice mills.

The minister quoted the Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria as saying that the federal government has “dealt” with his country.

Ogbeh said this was because Nigeria’s importation of rice has fallen by 95 percent.

Consequently, he said, unemployment rate has risen by four percent in Thailand.

“Just like two weeks ago, the ambassador of Thailand came to my office and said to me that we have really dealt with them,” he said.

“But I asked what did we do wrong and he said unemployment in Thailand was one of the lowest in the world, 1.2 percent, it has gone up to four percent because seven giant rice mills have shut down because Nigeria’s import has fallen by 95 percent on rice alone.”

TheCable fact-checked the claims made by the agriculture minister.

CLAIM ONE: COLLAPSE OF SEVEN RICE MILLS IN THAILAND

TheCable carried out an extensive research and the minister’s claim that seven rice mills collapsed in Thailand owing to Nigeria’s low patronage could not be verified.

Instead, Thailand’s export has continued to grow. According to The Nation Thailand, overall exports in January this year alone rose to 17.6 percent with an income of $20.101 billion.

Significantly, rice exports grew to 37.2 percent year-on-year — an indication that rice mills are not collapsing in Thailand. Instead, rice producers in the country may be needing more mills!

Also, the Rice Exporters Association of Thailand said rice exports reached a record high in 2017.

Charoen Laothammatas, president of the association, said they would be able to export around 9.5 million tons of rice in 2018.

The quantity of rice imported from Thailand into Nigeria is not significant enough to lead to the collapse of any mill in the country.

Information on the association’s website puts Nigeria’s import in 2017 at 23,192 metric tonnes. What Nigeria imported in 2015 and 2016 were 644,131 and 58, 260 metric tonnes respectively.

These figures are less compared to what Benin Republic has imported. The country imported 1,811,164; 1,427,098 and 805,765 metric tonnes of rice in 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively.

It is even suspected that most Benin imports end up in the Nigerian market through the land border.

CLAIM TWO: UNEMPLOYMENT IN THAILAND HAS RISEN TO FOUR PERCENT

Checks by TheCable found this claim to be false.

Trading Economics puts Thailand’s unemployment rate at 1.3 percent as at January 2018.

“The unemployment rate in Thailand inched up to 1.3 percent in January of 2018 from 1.2 percent in the same month a year earlier,” information on the website read.

“The number of unemployed went up by 26 thousand from the prior year to 475 thousand while the number of employed declined by 142 thousand to 37.07 million.

“In December 2017, the jobless rate was 1 percent. Unemployment Rate in Thailand averaged 1.45 percent from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5.73 percent in January of 2001 and a record low of 0.39 percent in November of 2012.”

CONCLUSION

The claim that seven mills collapsed in Thailand because of Nigeria’s low patronage cannot be verified. The claim that Thailand’s unemployment is at four percent is false.
Maybe the ambassador, as quoted by Ogbeh, was only speaking tongue-in-cheek to show how insignificant Nigerian market is to Thailand — but Ogbeh, eager to celebrate his achievement in office, took a private joke to the public without crosschecking.


https://www.thecable.ng/fact-check-did-ogbeh-lie-about-collapse-of-thailands-rice-mills

How can you determine if he lied or not when you were not there when the alleged conversation with the Thai ambassador took place.

The exargeration gives our government off as one not ready to improve agric but blow up figure to give a wrong impression.

E no go better for this government with their confidence in lying to the people.... Can't they speak the truth for once?

I had said it. The true story will be revealing.


This APC government officials are not ashamed of lying to the public.


Like president Buhari like his administration officials.

Who lied pass like 4 pdp share 4 apc

Government of lies and deceit

Kai. If only Audu Ogbeh knew the implications of a minister telling brazen lies. In saner climes he should have resigned by now

Esejojo:
FACT CHECK: Did Audu Ogbeh Lie About the Collapse of Thailand's Rice Mills?

On Friday, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, claimed that Thailand has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of being responsible for the collapse of seven of its rice mills.

The minister quoted the Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria as saying that the federal government has “dealt” with his country.

Ogbeh said this was because Nigeria’s importation of rice has fallen by 95 percent.

Consequently, he said, unemployment rate has risen by four percent in Thailand.

“Just like two weeks ago, the ambassador of Thailand came to my office and said to me that we have really dealt with them,” he said.

“But I asked what did we do wrong and he said unemployment in Thailand was one of the lowest in the world, 1.2 percent, it has gone up to four percent because seven giant rice mills have shut down because Nigeria’s import has fallen by 95 percent on rice alone.”

TheCable fact-checked the claims made by the agriculture minister.

CLAIM ONE: COLLAPSE OF SEVEN RICE MILLS IN THAILAND

TheCable carried out an extensive research and the minister’s claim that seven rice mills collapsed in Thailand owing to Nigeria’s low patronage could not be verified.

Instead, Thailand’s export has continued to grow. According to The Nation Thailand, overall exports in January this year alone rose to 17.6 percent with an income of $20.101 billion.

Significantly, rice exports grew to 37.2 percent year-on-year — an indication that rice mills are not collapsing in Thailand. Instead, rice producers in the country may be needing more mills!

Also, the Rice Exporters Association of Thailand said rice exports reached a record high in 2017.

Charoen Laothammatas, president of the association, said they would be able to export around 9.5 million tons of rice in 2018.

The quantity of rice imported from Thailand into Nigeria is not significant enough to lead to the collapse of any mill in the country.

Information on the association’s website puts Nigeria’s import in 2017 at 23,192 metric tonnes. What Nigeria imported in 2015 and 2016 were 644,131 and 58, 260 metric tonnes respectively.

These figures are less compared to what Benin Republic has imported. The country imported 1,811,164; 1,427,098 and 805,765 metric tonnes of rice in 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively.

It is even suspected that most Benin imports end up in the Nigerian market through the land border.

CLAIM TWO: UNEMPLOYMENT IN THAILAND HAS RISEN TO FOUR PERCENT

Checks by TheCable found this claim to be false.

Trading Economics puts Thailand’s unemployment rate at 1.3 percent as at January 2018.

“The unemployment rate in Thailand inched up to 1.3 percent in January of 2018 from 1.2 percent in the same month a year earlier,” information on the website read.

“The number of unemployed went up by 26 thousand from the prior year to 475 thousand while the number of employed declined by 142 thousand to 37.07 million.

“In December 2017, the jobless rate was 1 percent. Unemployment Rate in Thailand averaged 1.45 percent from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5.73 percent in January of 2001 and a record low of 0.39 percent in November of 2012.”

CONCLUSION

The claim that seven mills collapsed in Thailand because of Nigeria’s low patronage cannot be verified. The claim that Thailand’s unemployment is at four percent is false.
Maybe the ambassador, as quoted by Ogbeh, was only speaking tongue-in-cheek to show how insignificant Nigerian market is to Thailand — but Ogbeh, eager to celebrate his achievement in office, took a private joke to the public without crosschecking.


https://www.thecable.ng/fact-check-did-ogbeh-lie-about-collapse-of-thailands-rice-mills

lying with horrendous stupidity

Where is that knucklehead maclatunji and his pally sweetgala. Two non-entities that don't have sound mind and can't objectively analyze the truth from facts. Shame on your manhood(s). I recommend these two detach their manhood(s) and hand over to NaijaMutant who intelligently did what these two zombies couldn't do ( Intelligently analyze facts and come up with a definitive result. aka, the truth )

Chai! Nigeria have suffered under this government. Audu Ogbeh can lie for Africa. Anybody that believes this government in whatever they say is a fool for life.

Thank God for intelligent Nigerians. This government is not it at all. Thank God I have gotten my pvc ready to vote Buhari and his crooks out of power.

Chai! I cry for my country. I don't know why we voted for this kind of party with an incompetent man into power along with his crooks that are fraudster

where are Sarrki, Ngeneukwu alias Ikpunu, Madridguy, Buhari guy, yarimo nd d rest?
ur uncle Buhari's minister is a lying old man.
Very disgraceful. in a sane clime ppl resign for misinformation nd lies.

I don't blame APC Nigerians love lies, they will queuing for fuel and be telling you buhari has worked wonders

one thing I love about buhari government is that my country is producing rice for now,I don't care maybe one person lie or not buhari till 2023.Bleep PDP party

Otapipia:
Why not ask the ambassador if hr said s to Audu Ogbeh?

because Zombie followers in Naija need no fact-checking, but Thai people dont need care about Naija.
Audu Ogbe a PDP narional chairman

i will email the thailand govt

The truest picture stares you in the face at all the markets where rice is solid. My findings in Lagos is that above 90% of the rice in our markets are from 'wait for it ' THAILAND. Please people should conduct similar studies.

Otapipia:
Why not ask the ambassador if hr said s to Audu Ogbeh?

why cant Ogbeh shows us the video of d ambassador saying so to prove it.

fulaniHERDSman:
if true, then Ogbeh must be forced to drink poison ... for lying to Nigerians

lai mohammed for don die many times be dat. It is normal for dis old men to lie, after all many are waiting to celebrate their claims without proof.

chocberry:
Where is that knucklehead maclatunji and his allaby sweetgala. Two non-entities that don't have sound mind and can't objectively analyze the truth from facts. Shame on your manhood(s). I hereby recommend these two detach their manhood(s) and hand over to NaijaMutant who intelligently did what these two zombies could have done ( Intelligently analyze facts and come up with a definitive result. aka, the truth )

The pleasure is mine dear

Jeezzz !!


These guys took Audu Ogbeh to the cleaners.

I was told that Webster's Dictionary has replaced the word "lie" with the word "APC" ? Which means having an innate desire to mislead

NaijaMutant:


The pleasure is mine dear

May God bless this country with more intelligent women/ladies. Ladies with high I.Q. rock my boat anyday,anytime, I love the brilliant analysis you pulled up. And i felt ashamed for the brotherhood when i saw only diss and not an intelligent input unlike you. One is a mod, the other a mechanical engr with a fortune 500 company, yet both brains combined aint up to your thumb. I feel sorry for both pallies, the two of them are products of expired education.

So this story is a lai?