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Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by UyiIredia(m): 10:01am On Jan 06, 2012
Beaf:

QED!

Okay.

Beaf:
It is threads like this that nobody can fault and everyone can connect with.
I will personally join a protest against govt wastage and most especially, against the crinimally stratospheric wages of NASS members.

Not everyone can connect with this thread e.g GEJ and co. I doubt you would join such a protest now. I predict your action would be a complacent analysis of the issue from your computer screen.

Beaf:
Perhaps, we all need to get together and hammer out an abiding philosophy of how this country should work, then hit the streets with focus and direction to force through the necessary constitutional changes.

If the ongoing protests are well planned perhaps something to that effect might occur.

Beaf:
I don't want to demonstrate, because I am being made to sacrifice for my kids, in fact nobody should need to be told to do that; so the anti-subsidy protests are annoying to me.

Actually you should. This does not count as a reason for refusing to join the protests, besides it conflicts with your previous statement.

Beaf:
However, there are a whole heap of fundamental issues to do with our national architecture that we should all be ready to hit the streets and burn the place down for. Several of us have made loud calls about the PIB, true federalism, land use act, an equitable citizen-state contract etc but it has all fallen on dry ground.
What is wrong with Nigerians?

You should be apt enough to realize that the on-going protests especially deals with of them which I bolded.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by JamesDoe: 10:06am On Jan 06, 2012
@Sycophants

GEJ has ruled Nigeria since May 2010. That is around 21 months by my calculation - half of a 48 months term.

Since that time period he has reduced the external reserves from $47bn to $30bn- that is $17bn gone.

National debt has increased to $40bn with nothing to show for it.

Instead of GEJ to do his job and insist his appointees go after corrupt people everywhere, he gives these same corrupt people national awards. He then tells the common man to "SUCK IT!"

No, sycophants will not eat on the graves of dead Nigerian children that's why we are #occupyingNigeria
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by UyiIredia(m): 10:10am On Jan 06, 2012
Beaf:

GEJ payed his dues and acted the part to gain full power, now he has it and is weilding it. So, please lets watch and participate in the transformation of this country.

@ bolded >>> . . .  callously.

Beaf:
He might not provide every last one of our demands, but by 2015, this country would be a totally different place.

Time will tell.

Beaf:
You are right to be skeptical about rubbish like the NDDC that is little more than a cash jamboree, it is normal considering our past. But, how many Presidents can you recall that have staked their office and political career on a principle for the betterment of you and I? That is what GEJ is doing right now; if there is any reason to trust him, that is it.

It is for the same reason one can equally be skeptical of the fuel subsidy removal. Nope ! There is a clear reason to distrust him since he fast-forwarded the removal of the subsidy as against the previously agreed date of removal. His subsequent measures are reminiscent of the antes of past administrations.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Bawss1(m): 10:39am On Jan 06, 2012
Beaf:

I will tell you the biggest secret you already know. GEJ is from a minority group, yet this country was built to spit on minorities, and after the war, the SE (lets be candid about the structural deficiencies of our country).
What do you imagine a man from a minority group would need to gain power in a country like ours? Think about it and a lot of your assertions would fall to pieces.

GEJ payed his dues and acted the part to gain full power, now he has it and is weilding it. So, please lets watch and participate in the transformation of this country.
He might not provide every last one of our demands, but by 2015, this country would be a totally different place.

You are right to be skeptical about rubbish like the NDDC that is little more than a cash jamboree, it is normal considering our past. But, how many Presidents can you recall that have staked their office and political career on a principle for the betterment of you and I? That is what GEJ is doing right now; if there is any reason to trust him, that is it.

GEJ paid his dues?! What exactly are his dues? Are we to count the excesses of govt (which is part of the issue under discussion here as his dues or what?) Or is it in letting known corrupt individuals get away with their misdeeds or even rewarding them with government/political positions? That is the kind of talk that the unthinking will accept.

The way GEJ has gone about this subsidy removal it becomes clear that he considers it to be the silver bullet to solve all our problems and for that reason I am curious to see the outcome. But as I stated earlier a quick look at our history will suggest that this is a move that will fail; corruption and inefficiency remain in full swing, govt is unwilling to make any sacrifices on itself.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by ortopazz(m): 4:26pm On Jan 06, 2012
I av been seriosly thinking y avnt thz also been a proposition on d debate table?

Please how can these posts get to the Nigerian T.v screens!
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by ceejayluv(m): 4:28pm On Jan 06, 2012
They should slash 50% off, Then still remove subsidy,
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by JUO(m): 4:36pm On Jan 06, 2012
thats good write up
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by manny4life(m): 4:36pm On Jan 06, 2012
Donate 30%? How about slash their funds by three times that amount; it's not by force to serve the people, if you know you cannot serve under a $100,000/annual salary, QUIT.  angry angry angry

Powerful U.S. Senators and around the world obviously with trillion $$$ economies earn less than 1/7th of what these idiots earn, yet they do their job. As for president, who spends more than $150,000 daily on meals? Obama on few occasion goes out to diners or restaurant to have meals, I'm sure White House don't spend no amount on meals let alone Aso Rock to spend 20x or even more of what White House spends.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by ronkebp(f): 4:48pm On Jan 06, 2012
I wish the ''government'' could be reading majority of the post here on Nairaland, cosz i think that would give them a little bit of insight on how to govern the country better.

@ Poster that is a great idea, if only, and that is if only they can contribute' 30% of their salary to help the country.


They have to have wisdom in how they are governing the nation, 100% removal of subsidy, makes no freaking sense, they should have started from 40% and then climb up, how do they expect the masses to survive.?
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Akiika: 4:48pm On Jan 06, 2012
Donate 30%? what do you mean by donate? the right word is "RETURN" the overpayment, they are insanely overpaid for ineptitude and mismanagement. Why can't the same wage structure of a civil servant apply to them? assign a civil service grade level to them and pay the equivalent salary. They should only have 1 official car that should be used only for official duties. They are representing the people, they do not need any stupid police escorts. They should pay for their aides by themselves if they need one. Only the President and vice-president should be entitled minimal aides, e.t.c. We need to convene a sovereign National Conference to fix all these loopholes. These people are sucking us dry and that's why they are removing the subsidy to leave more money to squander. If fuel subsidy is the only thing an average Nigerian will benefit, let it be.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by 2mch(m): 4:50pm On Jan 06, 2012
Let leaders lead by example. They can like to start earning minimum wage. N18k per month is not too bad.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by AZeD1(m): 4:55pm On Jan 06, 2012
2mch:

Let leaders lead by example. They can like to start earning minimum wage. N18k per month is not too bad.
seconded

30% percent is too small, lets make it 80% with no official car and official quarters.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by agog: 4:58pm On Jan 06, 2012
major problem of this country is the astronomical cost of governance. Imagine an FRN senator earning more than American's president?
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by codedguy1(m): 5:03pm On Jan 06, 2012
GEJ wants us to give him 6months!!! I laff in Boko haram. We would all be dead by then!!

Saw this somewhere, 469 Nass members swallow N1.12 trillion which translates to about 25% of our budget as established by Sanusi and its ok, but 160million Nigerians enjoy N1.3trillion as petrol subsidy and the ruling class want to take that away also.

There is something fundamentally wrong with us as a country and i cant for the life of me believe people are justifying this demonic policy from GEJ for what ever reason. This is nothing short of shortsightedness mixed with wickedness. When people who cant think and analyse situations are in power this is what you get.

The issue can be tackled from the amount of crude we supply daily, how many barrels are kept for local refining and consumption, how many barrels are to be exported and how much is to be imported since we know our refining capacity is not up to it.

If we know how much crude is divided between the govt and the multinationals then we can streamline whatever is being imported, exported, refined and consumed. But this govt has chosen the cowardly option of to tally removing the subsidy.

I ask, which will bring more revenue if we sell to the whole west africa or even the international community, Crude or Refined products. My guess is the refined products, if GEJ arguement is that we are subsidizing the whole of WA through smuggling, then it is his duty to manage the borders better and stop that nonsense. Cant we build 10 refineries in this country and supply the whole of WA petrol, will that not be a better model, while making sure that smuggling is adequately tackled.

Lastly, whether we call the fight removal of subsidy or the corruption of our leaders, its the same thing, WE HAVE TO FIGHT!!!
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by kizito96(m): 5:10pm On Jan 06, 2012
How will my mother in the village benefit from that
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Arosa(m): 5:17pm On Jan 06, 2012
Akiika:

Donate 30%? what do you mean by donate? the right word is "RETURN" the overpayment, they are insanely overpaid for ineptitude and mismanagement. Why can't the same wage structure of a civil servant apply to them? assign a civil service grade level to them and pay the equivalent salary. They should only have 1 official car that should be used only for official duties. They are representing the people, they do not need any silly police escorts. They should pay for their aides by themselves if they need one. Only the President and vice-president should be entitled minimal aides, e.t.c. We need to convene a sovereign National Conference to fix all these loopholes. These people are sucking us dry and that's why they are removing the subsidy to leave more money to squander. If fuel subsidy is the only thing an average Nigerian will benefit, let it be.

well said.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by JimmyBoy1: 5:25pm On Jan 06, 2012
I have just found a new sensible person on NL , he is called Nuclearboy.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by mamatino99: 5:43pm On Jan 06, 2012
the problem we are having now in our coutry rigulaniht now is cu-st by the hausa fulani they windled all the money that was meanth for all of us away to saudi because they never believed in one nigiria.and this people are still with us in this land,tell me how things will be fine when all of them are still here with us .is not posible they should give them amnesty so that they will repatreat all that was stoling from nigeria.they are the cause of all this problems we are having now.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Konnektions146(m): 5:45pm On Jan 06, 2012
Jimmy Boy:

I have just found a new sensible person on NL , he is called Nuclearboy.


NUCLEARBOY


yu re just too good, i hail thee!!!

@ Beaf, i wait patiently to see yur post on NL after the masses had spoken.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by bebure(m): 6:06pm On Jan 06, 2012
I think the temporary 30% slash suggested by the original poster is way too generous. I see no reason why these buffoons should be taking home anything more than 10% of what they are currently paid (on a permanent basis). It doesn't make any sense that the constitution of a country dictates that someone in the federal government is entitled to N250,000,000 per quarter just by virtue of his position and at the same time dictates that the minimum is N54,000 over the same time period for the common man. That makes no sense at all.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Nobody: 6:44pm On Jan 06, 2012
Jimmy Boy:

I have just found a new sensible person on NL , he is called Nuclearboy.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by JimmyBoy1: 7:01pm On Jan 06, 2012
@ Beaf sometimes when I read your posts  I just wonder why people use their capability to serve wrong purpose, you write  well but your insincerity gives evertyhing a foul taste.  During the campaign, you were all chanting fresh air, change, fisher boy that had no shoes will show more empathy , Now such lies can not stick anymore because everybody has seen the koko.

I noticed  a change in your approach  today, you are now saying that he can not change the evils of 51 years during his tenure, that is a LIE, just make few examples and every other person will align, we call it Tone at Top in Corporate Governance parlance. What tone are we hearing from the top, N1.2B on thier kitchen alone?

You said they can not jail someone 150 years becuase this is a democratic  setting, how many years did they give to  Bernard Madoff   in US?   these people have broken   enough laws to earn them 200 years, and there  are enough laws to nail them in a democratic setting, just that your GEJ decides to look the other way.

Finally, I am of the opinion that subsidy should be removed if indeed it is the cabal that have been gulping it but we have to address the corrupt practices first and GEJ should also shed some weight, nuclearboy has made good suggestions on this already
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Akiika: 7:07pm On Jan 06, 2012
@Beaf and @Nuclearboy
I have been reading your arguements back and forth.

Beaf, you sound like an intelligent person but your opinions are mostly laced with sentiments. Take the case of US for example, all the senseless war Bush wasted money on, who is taking the hit for the economy collapse, higher unemployment e.t.c? OBAMA, because he is in charge now. Do not also forget that GEJ was the last vice-president.
Just like @nuclearboy pointed out, i don't care where and when the rot in Govt. started,, GEJ should start  fixing the freaking problem (CORRUPTION). He swore to serve the people not the so-called cabals. In the case of the BH terrorism, he openly admitted that he knows the goliaths, then he should GO AFTER THEM!. Fixing the problem is not creating untold hardship on the innocent masses. He needs to purge the system, proscecute the so called mafia, there are abundant reasons to arrest and prosecute IBB,OBJ, AbdulSalami,Atiku, the list goes on, i forgot GEJ himself. This is not the time to remove fuel subsidy, he needs to fix the cancerous corruption first. Otherwise, any money saved from the subsidy removed will be wasted as usual.
GEJ govt is irresponsible, he has no freaking idea of what he is doing.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by ARareGem(f): 7:13pm On Jan 06, 2012
How about 50% of their salaries plus no allowance?! angry
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by tlops(m): 7:26pm On Jan 06, 2012
BREAKiNGNEws: Patience Jonathan Threatens to Speak English for 1hr Live on air, if protests continue
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by cdz: 8:17pm On Jan 06, 2012
Can somebody please explain to me how the withdrawal of subsidy puts the infamous cabal out of business if the price of the commodity that the cabal deals in has more than doubled?
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by 989900: 8:56pm On Jan 06, 2012
[b]Further reasons to "trust this gov't"[/b]

David Mark earns N600 million annually, enough money to set up at least, 100 schools in his Benue State.

President Jonathan and his friends will eat N1 billion worth of food in 2012, while fuelling their cars for N1.7 billion. This amount will build at least, 50 good health care centres in the South-South.

N200 million was budgeted to water the gardens of the President in 2011. This is enough to educate 200 Nigerians through university education.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by bigdoo: 9:14pm On Jan 06, 2012
GEJ and all FEC members should cut their salaries, allowances and irrelevant travels and tours by at least 50% in the first instance.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Nadanbata: 9:33pm On Jan 06, 2012
GEJ has dug a hole for himself and the rest of PDP

1st January 2012 will go down in the history of Naija. GEJ might have done us a favour really cool cool cool
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by paragonpro: 9:55pm On Jan 06, 2012
As for me let them have 100% of their salaries, the problem is the allowances and unnecessary aids. Let the governors cut their security votes. The president's and governor's security votes can take care of the subsidy if corruption is reduced in the NNPC.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by Nobody: 10:03pm On Jan 06, 2012
@beaf- you are very inteligent, but you have to see that gej is not on the right path here.
Re: Gej And All Fec Members To Donate 30% Of Their Salary by ypzilanti: 12:10am On Jan 07, 2012
Why the 'loud silence' from Nigerian religious leaders in the face of oppression of the people by government? In South Africa they had Desmond Tutu, in USA, the reverend Martin Luther King, and Minister Malcolm X, Eastern Europe was goaded on by Pope John Paul the II to free the shackles of communism, a hindu philosopher/ teacher, Mahatma Ghandi led india. In Nigeria, they are busy acquiring property and aircraft while their "sheep" groan under the weight of corruption and bad leadership.

Personally, I believe that no true 'Man of God' would be silent in the face of the unfairness of the Nigerian society and the violation and looting of Nigerian collective wealth by a few individuals.

Remember Jesus our Lord said that on the last day some people would claim to be his followers and even done miracles in his name, but he would deny them.

Imagine a Church led movement for government accountability in Nigeria instead of the political pandering we often see that sickens me to the stomach.

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