@xterra2

There is corruption in every country of the world. .
Have u actually looked at the so-called opposition politicians and states they run and how much worse they are compared to PDP?

The way to change Nigeria is to remove such corrupt things as power,NNPC and so on from GOVT control

Have u bothered to ask yourself why this has not been done for 50yrs?

Its because those ministries are so-called powerful ministries. . what does that actually mean?
It means every yr billions of Naira are budgeted in those ministries
but they can dissappear,because there is no incentive to make power plants or refineries work. . .

When last did u see any huge amount of money allocated to ministry of information and communication?
well that is because the private telecomms companies have made it redundant to do so. . .

Have u forgotten MKO and the military in ITT(International thief thief)
well thank God those things are past us now. . .

That is why anyone that willingly gives up such patronage is to be commended
It reduces corruption and inefficiency and basically lifts another critical sector of the Nigerian economy from underneath the Suffocating weight of GOVT

PS u should want Goodluck Jonathan to win the election next yr. . because there is nothing worse for a developing/emerging economy
than a stop-start application of critical reforms
New GOVTS take time to settle down. . .thats why even in countries like brazil,Japan,Russia,Indonesia.India and so on there is always angst during elections
and markets normally rally if the incumbent reformer is re-elected

hercules07:

It is capitalists like you that think of themselves without thinking of the majority that will not be able to afford this new power regime, you say it costs a certain amount to generate 1MW, is the amount the same for thermal and hydro, is it the same for Nuclear as well? You have people earning 7,500 and you are expecting them to pay over 10K a month to enjoy power, where do they get money to feed. Power will allow Industries to mushroom yes, will the Industries not be selling to people who reside in the country? People who can not afford their products because they have used all they have to pay for power?

hercules07:

I did not even see the part where he said it will be done in June 2011 meaning he expects us to vote him in, he is sadly deluded, he is indecisive, corrupt and was a product of zoning so, should go with the zoning. I will rather vote IBB ( I detest him with all of my soul) than Jonathan who clearly has no idea.

hercules07:

he should tell us that in 30 days, the blueprint will be out, in 60 days we would have done xyz, give us milestones so that we measure how effective you and your policies are, instead we get house for all by the year 2020, food for all by year 2030, heaven for all by year eternity, awon oloshi.

@paddy_lo

I get the figure from what I pay for electricity, as you can see in my post, I have already reduced my consumption, that is why I calculated for 8 Hours instead of 24 hours reducing my consumption by 66.6 percent, I am also using an inverter so I have got energy efficient bulbs as well. You say there is no efficient government anywhere, how come some countries provide their citizens good infrastructure

I have applied for and got Canadian Residency and the processing was efficient. You have said Government does not have enough money abi, but they know how to spend 10 billion naira on a 1 week activitiy, they know how to borrow billions of dollars from IMF for unnecessary expenses, countries that are poorer than Nigeria but Generate more than us got the money from the moon abi? Nigeria might not be as rich as we think it is, but, if the "little" resources we have are allocated properly and used even more efficiently, we will be able to take care of the basic needs of our people (the job of any serious government).

All these 40,000MW na story, give us 6,000MW and Nigerians will heave a sigh of relief, you dont have 6,000MW you are talking of 40,000MW by 2020 (useless vision 2020). It is capitalists like you that think of themselves without thinking of the majority that will not be able to afford this new power regime, you say it costs a certain amount to generate 1MW, is the amount the same for thermal and hydro, is it the same for Nuclear as well? You have people earning 7,500 and you are expecting them to pay over 10K a month to enjoy power, where do they get money to feed. Power will allow Industries to mushroom yes, will the Industries not be selling to people who reside in the country? People who can not afford their products because they have used all they have to pay for power?
We need the private sector in the power industry no doubt, we need them in distribution, transmission and generation, but, before they come in, we need to get a good government who will look out for the interests of the people not for the interest of their cronies as we see going on. Jonathan and his government are heavily compromised, the oil spill in the Niger Delta is worse than that of the Gulf of Mexico, yet, the Government is not doing anything about it

(it is the courts granting relief to the people there), he is colluding with the Oil companies, his Minister worked with Shell (and probably still takes instructions from there). He is using people who have personal interests to act as umpire in the Energy and Power sectors (Rilwanu Lukman too should not have been our Petroleum Minister).
I did not even see the part where he said it will be done in June 2011 meaning he expects us to vote him in, he is sadly deluded, he is indecisive, corrupt and was a product of zoning so, should go with the zoning. I will rather vote IBB ( I detest him with all of my soul) than Jonathan who clearly has no idea.

mecussey:

Every Chinese and South Africans knows that power is on demand in Nigeria; should Mr. president privatize this sector, we won't complain about power failure again but we will pay through our noses. Somebody like me would pay less because, I know how to save energy; got energy saving bulbs as low as 26watts, got LCD TV as low as 40watts, got inverter to support etc. At the end of the day, I may not use up to 2kw. Unfortunately, most of our people don't know this; some people waste energy like hell. I've been to a flat where all they use are 200watts tungsten filament bulbs in every room and toilet, I wonder.

mecussey:

Somebody like me would pay less because, I know how to save energy; got energy saving bulbs as low as 26watts, got LCD TV as low as 40watts, got inverter to support etc. At the end of the day, I may not use up to 2kw. Unfortunately, most of our people don't know this; some people waste energy like hell. I've been to a flat where all they use are 200watts tungsten filament bulbs in every room and toilet, I wonder.

Kobojunkie:

Considering all he is doing is putting in place policies to aid Private companies to take over control(he does not have to actually build power plants and the lot that past governments have tried), and his party remains a majority in the house and senate, I believe we need to hold him to the June 2011 deadline this time around.

netotse:

what new thing has he done? apart from gas, jonathan hasn't done anything new in the power sector. . .or are there policies you've heard about that i missed?

@XTERRA2

U sound like an ethnic Jingoist. . we are talking real reforms here,and u are telling me about some silly River Niger dredging that doesnt do anything but waste money

The problem with u Nigerians is u always want GOVT to do things for u. .
when everyone knows that same GOVT is mostly incompetent

The RIVER Niger Dredging by Yaradua was just a job for the boys
a lot of the companys awarded the contract to were not even competent

After the dredging is done what happens next yr?

or dont u know dredging is a yearly/continuos event?
If there is no private sector need for dredging that river,then am afraid its all a white elephant project
Ships will berth at Lagos,lekki ports,onne,PH,Warri or calabar ports

why would they travel another 2000km inland?  Huh
Tell your Northern Governors to stop stealing the money given to them

They should encourage their citizens to go to school,give the kids free lunch
discourage riots so that industries can come set up up North
and the economy up their will boom

Not some silly dredging that is laughable. .
PS Jonathan did not cancel the said dredging but nothing like facts to get in the way of your misplaced rants

@Paddy_lo
Kudos to you for holding it down on this thread. Every sentence in your post is good education for those willing to learn.
Sad thing though is that many Nigerians are by design Socialists and would find it hard to appreciate many of the things you've stated.
People don't just understand that to get the best you would have to pay for it. Nothing comes for free. If we must get adequate electricity, then we must pay for it.

All those fellas asking how the poor would pay; I have just one question for you:
How come the poor are paying happily for the privatized telecoms services been rendered by MTN, Glo , Zain and co.? ?
Gatemen, Okada Riders, Beggars, Bricklayers, Househelps and whoever you could define as poor are ever happily making calls. Infact they probably constitute the largest market for the TELCOs and that's why you have the 100naira recharge cards selling like candies.

If privatization took us from 400,000 lines to 70 million lines, from 150,000 naira per line to 200 naira per line and from 2 years wait time to instant access all in less than a decade, then Privatization is a winner. If you cannot see it, then it's because you are too slow and all I can wish for you in that case is that you find the ability to put your brain into better use.

2) Did you notice how all the automobile giants are falling over each other to open new plants in Thailand??Now the striking part is that this is all happening despite the numerous political unrest that have plagued Thailand since the coup that sacked Thaskin Shinawatra in 2006. Since then there have been 5 leaders of the country.

Thank you so much Paddy lo

being following your comments,

hope you related/analyze all these to

Mr President.

netotse:

actually GJ isn't the main problem. . .the problem is the people that benefit from the sector remaining as it is. . .the unions, contractors and senior civil servants. Paying the union off is a good idea but for someone that didn't have the balls to tell FIFA to go **** themselves, taming the power sector'll be an uphill task.

bolseas:


despite the docs at his dipossal, he still went ahead talking nonsense. i think i should tell u abt the Transmission Substation being constructed in Ganmo in Kwara State (my mum's home town). dis project was awarded to Matelec, a Libyan Coy. whn the FG failed to release funds for this project, the kwara state govt took it upon itself to complete it after getting facts from the Consultants and NDPHC hoping dat d fed govt will refund, right now kwara state has abt 100mw of electricity supply.

perhaps, if other governors completed these projects in their deifferent states, the power situation in nigeria would ve improved.