Johny Pang:

Fellow Nairalander,

Permit me to say the following already "supposedly" known facts:
1. Madam Iweahala is simply doing the bidding on her international collaborator - IMF/World bank, so don't expect anything different from her.
2. Ngozi is just helping the western / 1st world export inflation from the west to Nigeria. The west /1st world nations are known for leveraging on the chaotic conditions in the 3rd world nations. In other words, they use their instruments like IMF/World bank to unleash hardship on the 3rd world nations by using their agents like Madam Iweahala to implent their policies.
3. Take a look at all the "countries of interest" to the western world such as DRC, Angola, Nigeria, e.t.c; all are battling with one problem or the other.
4. No one can become a leader in any of these "countries of interest" without the strong support of either America, Britain or France. And when you ride on their support to get to power, they will use their agents within your country to make your government unpopular and get rid of you if you are lucky to escape death. This is the reason GEJ dances to their tune like mugu. He does not have the political will-power to challenge them or any of their institution. Any attempt to challenge them will cost him his job and if lucky, he will be alive.
5. As for Nigeria, they have a project to divide the nation and quarantine the South-south region which is their major interest. Their target is on or before 2015. To achieve this, they are using naija northern political elites who have hijacked the original course of Boko Haram to create state of anarchy in the Northern naija.
6. The greatest collaborator of CORRUPTION in naija are the western/1st world. They collabo with their agents in naija to perpetrate these wickedness at our own expense for their gains and that of their cronies. THAT'S WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO EASILY FIGHT CORRUPTION IN NAIJA. The memories of the Halliburton and Siemens scandals still linger.
7. The most painful thing is that THE SO CALLED LABOUR, HUMAN-RIGHT GROUPS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, all know these facts but everyone turn blind eyes simply because they all benefit from these Western/1st world in one way or the other.
8. If GEJ needs the purported 1.3tr naira used on fuel subsidy, he should go to naija waters and fight corrupt practices going on there.

In the light of all these, Naija should watch and pray. May the ALMIGHTY GOD deliver naija from all the demons who have held her in bondage.

^^^^^

nicely said. Hope that Bigots and others can see reason with you

madam, just resign so that ur 7th coming generations wil suffer the kind of suffering nigerians are suffering now.

How come they have stopped holding their town hall meetings na, ? We need them to come to sweet talk us into accepting these their inhuman policies as we carryout our protests. Madam prime minister, we dey wait for you o!

But is IMF a bad thing? all nations of Europe and America are doing their bidding. If you want to be in international community of economic growth you have to be like the Jones. Stop condemning IMF or the Finance minister. The finance minister is doing what she believe is good for the country.

The remover of petrol subsidy is still going on it has not stop give the government a chance to reform the economy. The next stop is corruption

expert555:

But is IMF a bad thing? all nations of Europe and America are doing their bidding. If you want to be in international community of economic growth you have to be like the Jones. Stop condemning IMF or the Finance minister. The finance minister is doing what she believe is good for the country.

Are you not tired of being a slave and a thrid world country? Are you not tired of your politicians selling everything we have to china and asia, while crippling out ability to be industrious? Soon this country will be called People's Republic of China Extension, just because of what our government officials can eat in the short run. We are too used to crumbs, even our government officials have shown that they have that daft slave mentality as well. If you give them N10m they will sell their mama. Poverty mentality. I don tire!!! Are you not afraid of being a slave in your own country again? I am tired!!!

lol - can only shake my head to this,
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Well, my wife said I should not post again. I'm out and my coming back here to post again might take months or years. Be at peace with all.

[table]Are you not tired of being a slave and a thrid world country? Are you not tired of your politicians selling everything we have to china and asia, while crippling out ability to be industrious? Soon this country will be called People's Republic of China Extension, just because of what our government officials can eat in the short run. We are too used to crumbs, even our government officials have shown that they have that daft slave mentality as well. If you give them N10m they will sell their mama. Poverty mentality. I don tire!!! Are you not afraid of being a slave in your own country again? I am tired!!![/table]

There is noting slavery about economic reforms if you talk about inefficiency of the people you elected to rule you that is a different thing for another day. If you are left the way you are you will seek.

Johny Pang:

Fellow Nairalander,

Permit me to say the following already "supposedly" known facts:
1. Madam Iweahala is simply doing the bidding on her international collaborator - IMF/World bank, so don't expect anything different from her.
2. Ngozi is just helping the western / 1st world export inflation from the west to Nigeria. The west /1st world nations are known for leveraging on the chaotic conditions in the 3rd world nations. In other words, they use their instruments like IMF/World bank to unleash hardship on the 3rd world nations by using their agents like Madam Iweahala to implent their policies.
3. Take a look at all the "countries of interest" to the western world such as DRC, Angola, Nigeria, e.t.c; all are battling with one problem or the other.
4. No one can become a leader in any of these "countries of interest" without the strong support of either America, Britain or France. And when you ride on their support to get to power, they will use their agents within your country to make your government unpopular and get rid of you if you are lucky to escape death. This is the reason GEJ dances to their tune like mugu. He does not have the political will-power to challenge them or any of their institution. Any attempt to challenge them will cost him his job and if lucky, he will be alive.
5. As for Nigeria, they have a project to divide the nation and quarantine the South-south region which is their major interest. Their target is on or before 2015. To achieve this, they are using naija northern political elites who have hijacked the original course of Boko Haram to create state of anarchy in the Northern naija.
6. The greatest collaborator of CORRUPTION in naija are the western/1st world. They collabo with their agents in naija to perpetrate these wickedness at our own expense for their gains and that of their cronies. THAT'S WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO EASILY FIGHT CORRUPTION IN NAIJA. The memories of the Halliburton and Siemens scandals still linger.
7. The most painful thing is that THE SO CALLED LABOUR, HUMAN-RIGHT GROUPS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, all know these facts but everyone turn blind eyes simply because they all benefit from these Western/1st world in one way or the other.
8. If GEJ needs the purported 1.3tr naira used on fuel subsidy, he should go to naija waters and fight corrupt practices going on there.

In the light of all these, Naija should watch and pray. May the ALMIGHTY GOD deliver naija from all the demons who have held her in bondage.

End of story!

I dont know why people are comparing fuel price in another country to that of Nigeria. They should also compare the salary structure of our executives

Govt didnt remove fuel subsidy so that we will be at the same rate with other countries, No. They did it so that they will have more money to lootwork with

talk true:

I dont know why people are comparing fuel price in another country to that of Nigeria. They should also compare the salary structure of our executives

Govt didnt remove fuel subsidy so that we will be at the same rate with other countries, No. They did it so that they will have more money to lootwork with

It beats me as well, It seems like we still have retar,ds in this country as we speak

Even after 51 years, people would still use tribalistic sentiment to talk about subsidy.

Alj harem quote

When people allow sentiments to becloud their jugbement, then they should know that they have started thinking like fishes.

The Federal government can not remove fuel subsidy when it has no guaranteed plan to refurbish existing refineries in Nigeria to start refining crude oil or build new ones, its an ill timed move that is catastrophic to the already very weak and battered Naira in the global market, although the long term effects of the policy if pursued religiously is laudable despite its non-populist support, timing is very important.

Please Compare

I hope we will all be "matured enough" to leave:

1) Tribalism
2) Party Affiliations
3) Personal hatred, out of this discuss?

Its not about where you come from (we all buy fuel), which party you support or voted for (we all pay same amount at the pump) or how much you love/hate GEJ and Iweala (we all have looters/performers that we hate/love!)

Let us all take our pen and paper and answer the following questions:

1) Do you think it would have made more sense and reduced the effect and suffering of the poor masses "if the President decides he would repair at least two Refineries first" (or even build one new one in addition), before removing the subsidy?

2) Do you think if Electricity was stable and everyone is not completely dependent on PMS (Petrol) for all our energy needs, we would feel the pinch of the removal this much? If yes, do you not think Mr. President would have shown "love and empathy for the poor masses" if he decides that he will remove subsidy when Electricity capacity reaches around 75% of requirements?

3.) If the subsidy is not benefiting the poor masses of Nigeria as the President has said, some people obviously are the beneficiaries. Is it not more honorable for the President and his economic team headed by Okonjo Iweala, to first decapitate this "beneficiaries" (others call them Cabal!) by tackling them, after which he can remove the subsidy such that the masses would benefit from such removal?

4). Knowing how fully dependent on PMS, the whole economy is (from Transport, to Electricity for small cottage firms, to household power generation, to food preservation, e.t.c) would the President and his World bank Iweala not have shown a better understanding of the Nigerian terrain, if they have decided to "phase-in" the removal at say 20%, every six months while Nigerians adjust to it and they in-turn repair our Refineries and up-grade our electricity Network?

5) if the whole idea of subsidy removal arose out of[b] the need to "procure and save money for other infrastructures we need"[/b], do you think it makes sense, when the President met 23Billion dollars in the Excess Crude Account and just before his election, he shared this money out to the Governors and himself instead of using same to build the same "infrastructure" he is now removing subsidy for? Would that not have been less painful for Nigerians? A New refinery costs 6Billion dollars!

6.) If Mr. President and his economic Team can blow-away 23Biliion dollars realized from excess crude account, why should we think he would not also "share and loot" (since we cannot identify any development/infrastructure that the money produced) whatever savings the nation makes from fuel subsidy removal? Why should/would this be different?

7) If subsidy removal is very good for our economy, as it will eliminate waste and improve efficiency? What do you then call the squandering of the 23Billion dollars that was "saved" earlier? Is that how the savings and efficiency will come about, honestly?

Would you trust your employer if he lied to you that you need a Pay-Cut because the company was broke while you later realized that he has actually just bought a house in Dubai, from company funds? Going by Mr. President's financial allocation to his own office (Groceries for Aso Rock = 1.3Billion., Dame Jonathan Office renovation = 5Billion, Senators whooping salaries, largest contingent to any foreign function, e.t.c), do you think it is fair that it is people whose total yearly income is less that 200,000 naira (or that woman selling sweets and biscuits while trying to raise two kids to University level), are the ones who should be further taxed to fund any "savings"? Why cant the stupendously rich also tighten their belt proportionately?

9.)Governance is an agreement based on TRUST between the governed and the Governors. If Mr. President told us "We would CONSULT between now and April 2012 before making a final decision on subsidy removal", only for him to announce over a 100% increase in fuel price on the first day of the year (bear in mind that a lot of people have made so many financial outlays and expenses based on the current price and many have traveled to their homeland, based on the current Transport cost). Do you think this speaks well of someone we can refer to as "father of the Nation"?. Does this kind of behavior engender trust between Nigerians and Mr. President? Can we ever believe whatever he says again?

10) They say the "Voice of man is the voice of God". A lot of Nigerians are already traumatized by the recent lost of loved ones, be it from the sectarian/religious killings that followed the election, the Bombings from Boko Haram or even avoidable deaths on our roads, hospital, generator explosions, e.t.c. By increasing fuel price by over 100%, are you Mr. President making life better for them or are you increasing their burden? Have these people not suffered enough (from your hands and that of the terrorist and other avoidable situations) or do you think they deserve more.

Let us fear God, (even if some dont believe in Him), at least let us fear our own Conscience.

Lastpage.

Johny Pang:

Fellow Nairalander,

Permit me to say the following already "supposedly" known facts:
1. Madam Iweahala is simply doing the bidding on her international collaborator - IMF/World bank, so don't expect anything different from her.
2. Ngozi is just helping the western / 1st world export inflation from the west to Nigeria. The west /1st world nations are known for leveraging on the chaotic conditions in the 3rd world nations. In other words, they use their instruments like IMF/World bank to unleash hardship on the 3rd world nations by using their agents like Madam Iweahala to implent their policies.
3. Take a look at all the "countries of interest" to the western world such as DRC, Angola, Nigeria, e.t.c; all are battling with one problem or the other.
4. No one can become a leader in any of these "countries of interest" without the strong support of either America, Britain or France. And when you ride on their support to get to power, they will use their agents within your country to make your government unpopular and get rid of you if you are lucky to escape death. This is the reason GEJ dances to their tune like mugu. He does not have the political will-power to challenge them or any of their institution. Any attempt to challenge them will cost him his job and if lucky, he will be alive.
5. As for Nigeria, they have a project to divide the nation and quarantine the South-south region which is their major interest. Their target is on or before 2015. To achieve this, they are using naija northern political elites who have hijacked the original course of Boko Haram to create state of anarchy in the Northern naija.
6. The greatest collaborator of CORRUPTION in naija are the western/1st world. They collabo with their agents in naija to perpetrate these wickedness at our own expense for their gains and that of their cronies. THAT'S WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO EASILY FIGHT CORRUPTION IN NAIJA. The memories of the Halliburton and Siemens scandals still linger.
7. The most painful thing is that THE SO CALLED LABOUR, HUMAN-RIGHT GROUPS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, all know these facts but everyone turn blind eyes simply because they all benefit from these Western/1st world in one way or the other.
8. If GEJ needs the purported 1.3tr naira used on fuel subsidy, he should go to naija waters and fight corrupt practices going on there.

In the light of all these, Naija should watch and pray. May the ALMIGHTY GOD deliver naija from all the demons who have held her in bondage.

This post says it all. You really understand the game.
I have to say it again: GEJ's hands are tied. 'Nuff said.

^^^^Everyman has the right to "UNTIE" his tied Hands afterall, we all have and bear our fathers name!
Its not a do or die affair naah, abi?

"Better to live one day and leave good imprints on the Sands of Time than to live a hundred years and be a NOBODY with Tied Hands"!

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lastpage:

^^^^Everyman has the right to "UNTIE" his tied Hands afterall, we all have and bear our fathers name!
Its not a do or die affair naah, abi?

"Better to live one day and leave good imprints on the Sands of Time than to live a hundred years and be a NOBODY with Tied Hands"!

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You can do that if you are prepared to leave power and, may be, die. This is politics at the highest level. It is a serious business characterized by clandestine moves.

GEJ is in a tight corner. It isn't as straightforward as you guys think.

Ola one:

You can do that if you are prepared to leave power and, may be, die. This is politics at the highest level. It is a serious business characterized by clandestine moves.

GEJ is in a tight corner. It isn't as straightforward as you guys think.

In that corner he can eat N9 Million in food since the protest began abi?

Nadanbata:

In that corner he can eat N9 Million in food since the protest began abi? 

Not the sort of 'corner' you had in mind. People like Soyinka know the truth but they dare not say a thing else they lose their relevance on the world stage

First, Okonjo Iweala did threaten to resign if Jonathan bowed to pressure to rescind the Fuel subsidy decision, at the hurriedly convened FEC meeting.
I have read it in at least five different online News sources. The accounts are vivid enough for anyone to know that the story was not made up.

See two below and read yourself. (and dont expect a government paper like Daily Times to carry such report! )

http://www.republicreport.com/imfworld-bank-errand-girl-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-threatens-to-resign-if-jonathan-revises-removed-oil-subsidy-reports/


http://pointblanknews.com/new/exclusive/3387-fuel-subsidy-i-will-resign-if-you-change-your-mind-iweala-tells-jonathan.html
So, lets quit harassing Alh harem who posted the heading.

What she just did on  her Twitter page is called "DAMAGE CONTROL" cause it will show they are in disarray already and that would embolden the oppositions.

Even some of his Ministers were wondering about the "timing", l guess they dont want to "go down with him" since its obvious he is on a road to perdition!
Smart guys, they learnt one thing at least, from the Arab spring!!

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With sustained protests across the country, the price will be reduced to 80/90/100 Naira.
They are very clever, albeit by half

@lastpage,
I have never been completely in support or against subsidy removal but after listening to health minister being drilled by the channels TV morning team, i began to see reason with the government. I will attempt to discuss this subsidy thing the much i can:
1. Timing:
I was one of the people who felt the timing was the only wrong thing about the susidy removal.
Now, they initially said it will be done by jan 1 and later moved it to april and all of a sudden, it was done on Jan 1. Thats looks like insensitivity but it is quite tactical!
Tactical because all the marketers should have started massive importation and hoarding of subsidized fuel they will sell post subsidy regime thereby still taking from the government and yet creating artificial scarcity that will have increased the price to what we are buying it now or even more! That means that the price increase would have started earlier with subsidy still intact!
The government outsmarted them this time even though the populace did not understand it and is not finding that amusing at all.

I will still post on all the other arguments you raised on this subsidy issue though i will appreciate if no one throws any insults cos any insult will not go unreplied.

Thank you.

Let her resign pls

[color=#990000]I never liked.trusted or have any affection for for  Jonathan at the same time I never for once imagine he was this dumb . It is said he has some kind of PhD in zoology,to me a person with a PhD even in Ogogoro drinking ought to be better than this slowpoke called Jonathan. The guy mumu pass mumu how can a person with his  head  on his neck behave as daft as jonathan. With the serious security challenges ountry all he the can think of is how to complicate issues .I also wonder if the security people are not intentionally misleading him into this foolishness.  A DSGRACE

@MARLBORO1,Why are you replying the ediot called talk true?Some maggots should be ignored.

Ngozi iweala is from ogwashi -uku in delta state . Na so ogwashi people dey behave any how like goats[quote][/quote]

@ohnyore,the problem with nairaland is that it allows low lives like you to register.Why insult a whole village because of one woman?Vent out your anger on Ngozi but to insult a whole community because of her is the height of bigotry

Ngozi Okonjo-iweala  You are heartless, dont you have children, or family, you think as you are comfortable , its how the rest of the country is, Bleep you

Johny Pang:
Fellow Nairalander,

Permit me to say the following already "supposedly" known facts:
1. Madam Iweahala is simply doing the bidding on her international collaborator - IMF/World bank, so don't expect anything different from her.
2. Ngozi is just helping the western / 1st world export inflation from the west to Nigeria. The west /1st world nations are known for leveraging on the chaotic conditions in the 3rd world nations. In other words, they use their instruments like IMF/World bank to unleash hardship on the 3rd world nations by using their agents like Madam Iweahala to implent their policies.
3. Take a look at all the "countries of interest" to the western world such as DRC, Angola, Nigeria, e.t.c; all are battling with one problem or the other.
4. No one can become a leader in any of these "countries of interest" without the strong support of either America, Britain or France. And when you ride on their support to get to power, they will use their agents within your country to make your government unpopular and get rid of you if you are lucky to escape death. This is the reason GEJ dances to their tune like mugu. He does not have the political will-power to challenge them or any of their institution. Any attempt to challenge them will cost him his job and if lucky, he will be alive.
5. As for Nigeria, they have a project to divide the nation and quarantine the South-south region which is their major interest. Their target is on or before 2015. To achieve this, they are using naija northern political elites who have hijacked the original course of Boko Haram to create state of anarchy in the Northern naija.
6. The greatest collaborator of CORRUPTION in naija are the western/1st world. They collabo with their agents in naija to perpetrate these wickedness at our own expense for their gains and that of their cronies. THAT'S WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO EASILY FIGHT CORRUPTION IN NAIJA. The memories of the Halliburton and Siemens scandals still linger.
7. The most painful thing is that THE SO CALLED LABOUR, HUMAN-RIGHT GROUPS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, all know these facts but everyone turn blind eyes simply because they all benefit from these Western/1st world in one way or the other.
8. If GEJ needs the purported 1.3tr naira used on fuel subsidy, he should go to naija waters and fight corrupt practices going on there.

In the light of all these, Naija should watch and pray. May the ALMIGHTY GOD deliver naija from all the demons who have held her in bondage. What a great post. Spot on and d greatest yet this year. Now somebody shares my mind.

People should stop comparing us with other countries. Nigeria has nothing on ground to justify this fuel subsidy removal; no electricty- people buy fuel to run generator for their businesses. Now prices will go up because of cost of high operations cost. Salaries are poor. Roads are bad. No jobs- a lot of dependants and extended dependants, when you work, you earn salary not only for your self and immediate family but for a much more extension of people. No pipe borne water. Even food and meat will be more expensive now that cost of transportating them by traders have gone up. Many countries have food and meat far more than Nigeria. It's cheaper buying used cars from neigboring countries. Nothing is cheap for the common man, things are cheaper in neigboring countries.

The devil wears wrapper