cocolacec:
I know Peter Obi owns/ have a major share in Fidelity Bank.

Yes. Is that the reason Naira is scarce and competing against Naira in value? Don't get me started on fuel or electricity.

Xscape1993:
Another waste of time and resources. Wike is not a good calculative politician.

He has always swam against the tide, but might not survive this one. His choice exposed his greed. One good outcome is the G5 have found their square root : Ugwanyi and Ortom for PO, Makinde and Wike for BAT. Ikpeazu must play hard ball now that his governorship candidate is dead, it won't make any difference for AA though. Also, expect the north to queue behind AA based on Wike's preference. The choice will be River's people to make, it might split votes but won't be called for BAT. The game changer will be when Tony Cole clinches the seat, Wike eyes will clear.

He forget the important rule: Think (not talk) like a man of action, and act (not talk) like a man of thoughts. He has talked his way to his political doom.

Heavens1stson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwT_PWgfG5o

This man is a shameless hypocrite. He knows the hornets' nest must not be stirred, yet he's been stirring it vigorously of late. Well, so long urchins cheer him on, it's not my concern. They're too emotional to see what this man is up to

Hopium:


He is focused indeed.

Kwankwanso is unfocused, that's why he went to channels tv to speak against the demonic policy and scarcity hurting Nigerians.

Tinubu is unfocused too for first speaking against the policy and scarcity, literally telling APC (his party ooo) and Buhari to wake up.

Aisha Buhari too is unfocused.

Atiku too is unfocused. We all know mikano's selfishness no get competition; he still spoke anyhow anyhow, while sitting on the fence.

Pandora Anini was so focused on his ambition so such he didn't see or care that his obidients are suffering the fuel and cash scarcity. if they die of hunger or trek miles to reach destinations, or can't go to work; e no concern am. they're just tools to him to achieve his ambition. they don't matter.

Are you folks not confused? All you mentioned in one way or another played a part in PMB's emergence in 2015. Is it now that Nigerians started suffering under this regime that all of your idols have suddenly become advocates of the masses? Show me PO's picture or post amongst those who protested against fuel subsidy removal in 2012. He has always been talking about issues affecting the masses (check his Twitter page). I love how he has steered clear of the imbrolgio amongst enemies of our country. Nigerians know who's on their side.

Throwback:
Tinubu was the lone voice crying out in the wilderness, that the people are suffering.

But zombiedients said he is wailing.

Now zombiedients are gnashing their teeth and wailing themselves, but too proud to admit Tinubu was right.

Keep your mouth shut. If you have short memory, we don't. Suddenly, he has become an advocate of the masses? Is it today, Nigerians started suffering under this regime?
BTW, who said 'where are the cows?', why were they (EndSars protesters) there (at lekki toll gate)?. The good thing is, in a matter of days, everyone of these self-serving crooks will be paid back in their own coin.

David160:
With all this suffering New naira scarcity to fuel scarcity... Someone still wants Apc..

Like what is really wrong with people??

OP! It's because they must fulfill their destiny = Suffering.

ryloy:
Wike Aide Showcase Tinubu in Osun as LP and PDP Supporters cry foul

I just dey laff, it's a matter of days now.

jeromestarks:
This POS boy charged me N800 to give me 20k (totalling 20,800).

All is even old notes o.
Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria. Government is doing their best. Buhari is trying his best but the citizens are the major problem of this country. Haba!

I couldn't return it because I needed cash (transfer no dey work well well - network problem).
Don't even get me started on the number of people waiting at ATM. It's not easy.

How is it in your side?

The POS operator in your location is God-fearing. Over here it's 3k to withdraw 20k

timota:
When the president wanted to end the use of old #1000,#500 and #200 by January 31,he made it look as if he is trying to checkmate corrupt politicians from having naira note in their private vault,and so many sadist commended him thinking that it is the political class that will suffer,just three days down the line ,the reality is setting in and people could not buy or sell because of paucity of new notes and the politician that was taught to be the ones to bear the brunt do not join the ATM queue to withdraw the new note,in my area I have not heard of any big politician complain,its just a call from bank managers and bags of new notes are taken to their houses,so will want to ask,in your area who is bearing the brunt :the politician or the masses

The unfortunate masses, amongst whom are Urchins, Mikanos and Obidents; Ibos, Yorubas and others. Who says policies don't shape our collective future?

Biodun556:
Some Nigerian banks are owned by politicians. In some, politicians are major share holders.
For this reason, politicians can not be denied cash. They are the first to be considered by banks in this situation.

Also, it is normal for banks to give priority to customers who are richer. This is why some big men don't go to bank when ever they need cash. Banks bring cash for them at home. Tinubu bullion van is a normal thing among Nigerians who are millionaires.

Since politicians have unfettered access to the scarced new naira notes, Nigerians will be willing to queue up for politicians during election just to have the new notes.

RenaissanceGuy:
Can that still happen now, especially now that CBN intentionally printed very limited notes and every bank branch manager has to account for every tranche of new notes received, especially between now and till the end of the elections?? No.

Extending the deadline was a miscalculated venture. People where already making plans to adjust, new notes would have been in circulation in a greater measure by now. Instead, new notes are presently being hoarded because of the extension, old notes are scarce (because many have been returned). No good public transportation system for an efficient cashless policy. If there's another extension, then there will be chaos of monumental proportion.

thebosstrevor1:


But you used the alternative right?

Why aren’t people using the alternative

Lol. You still don't get it. I guess I could also transfer my bus fare to conductors right? My neighbour couldn't take her children to school today, because POS charged her 1500 to withdraw 10k she was to use for tfare for the week. I hope you know 'real cashless societies' have good public transportation system. I am certain you know what I'm talking about (metro/bus) cards etc. Like I said, we rush to copy policies without contextualising the implementation frameworks. Like BVN, NIN, and the lots. Until we build our institutions, no good policy can work.

thebosstrevor1:



So you haven't been using bank ussd or apps to send and receive money or to pay for services before.

Lol. My GTB app didn't open on the 31st. Checked to see if it needed updating, checked my network connectivity, all to no avail. It started working again this morning. Now, imagine I was trying to pay for something, no be beating I for collect yesterday if I didn't have alternatives? A whole 24hrs. They have now even seen the window to debit all kinds of charges per transaction.

thebosstrevor1:


What stops people from doing transfer?

people need to adapt to the new system.

Transfer to grocery seller? How many of them are banked? Have we really prepared for cashless policy? We're always in a hurry to copy policies but not the frameworks for implementation. This makes us mess up everything. Watch as the Lebanon situation plays out in Nigeria.

asanausana91:
stop decieving yourself. People that matters are the people that are queuing to buy fuel at 500 Naira per litre. The people that matters are the students that were forced to increase their program years by 2 years because of strike.
The people that matters are the people that are buying rice at 50 thousand naira per bag.
Will you spend 48 hours queuing for fuel yet you still vote for APC?

Leave them, let them be capping nonsense. Petrol sold at #450/ litre in some parts of Benin today. The dissatisfaction with the current scheme of things couldn't have peaked at a better time. Nobody openely talks about APC again for fear of lynching. Let them be forming political analysts, their eyes will clear on the 25th.

Winterhaven:
obidients want the best for Nigeria? Lol... Everyone is fighting for their own personal agenda..

Then how many people's 'own' personal agenda can the current political structure serve? Yearning for a country where your relatives or friends (if at all you're insulated already), don't have to queue up for fuel, or grin due to epileptic power supply needed for business, is now 'own' personal agenda? I pity some of you who don't know you've not seen a glimpse of the better days older folks have seen in this country, yet are jumping up and down thinking you're enjoying.

Arafat2022:
Yola
-I tried to get cash from several pos but couldn't.
-Petrol is N480- N500 per litre.
-At the airport new notes from pos was N1k for every N10k given.

-Arrived at Abuja Airport n paid N10k for the taxi trip to the taxi park where I took a taxi to Kaduna as the train was not back on track...literally 😁

-I got to Kaduna safely after frightening encounters with trailers n other mad taxi drivers n great big potholes which the driver would shout 'APC' after entering them.
If Nigerians mistake Vote APC Again these will be their Beginning of Fresh wahalan.

To think many still need to be convinced to try and salvaged what's left of their derailed destiny by voting right, makes you wonder the number of insane people we have in this country. Lamentations everywhere, but many are still clinging to the old guard politicians.

Newsmic:
Emefiele Has Weaponised The CBN And Is An Enemy Of Democracy - FFK

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the new monetary policy, IGBERETV reports.

The CBN in December 2022, introduced the newly redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes and has said they will cease to be legal tenders by February 10.

Taking to his Instagram page, FFK stated that Emefiele has ''weaponised the CBN and is an enemy of democracy.'' He called for the cancellation of the new Naira notes policy until after the elections.

He wrote;



https://www.instagram.com/p/CoE1qpHIquK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

There's something wrong with FFK's display of brutish tendencies in the way he's always uses subjugative words like cage, animal, whip etc when referring to humans. If this is not fetishism, it most definitely looks like Anthropomorphism. He would be a despicable abuser in real life.

Chinonye2022:
1)Obidents people are rejoicing over obj endorsement but they are blaming pdp for putting Nigerians into mess for 16years but they are praising obj
2)obidents believed that Jonathan didn't win major northern state to become president that they Same thing wil happen to Obi but they failed to understand that Jonathan contested under pdp nt Labour Party
3)obidents believed that G5 governors will stop Atiku from winning but the failed to understand that the 5 Eastern governors are nt backing Obi hypocrite
4)obidents believe that all Northern Christians will vote for Obi
5)obident believe that Obi will get 25 percent vote in katsina jigawa bauchi yobe borno Kebbi zamfara Sokoto kano gombe ekiti osun ondo kogi niger

Okay, thank God you survived another day in Nigeria. E no easy, walahi.

Penguin2:
Lol!

Oshiomole has organized a few ragtags to go burn tyres on the road in the name of protest.

When they are tired, they will go home before soldiers will meet them there.

I don’t know about fuel scarcity, but there’s no going back on the withdrawal of old Naira notes.

Ndi ala!

Check well, you're mistaking Benin for ogbomosho. As I type, major roads in Benin are blocked. They're not the HeartBeat of Nigeria for nothing. Watch as it spreads to other cities in the coming days

Lol. I used to calm some urchins down by telling them 'dem no dey tell person where Nigeria is headed'. E go soon clear for everybody eyes.

blackmantis:
Subsidy is gradually being phased out.

No sir, systemic corruption is sitting gidigba. Don't be deceived, without subsidy, pump price shouldn't be more than #500/L based on our actual consumption per day (not the inflated one by thiefs). If you buy it now at 570, then expect to by it at 1000 when subsidy is removed.

Nyamiri:
Asiwaju leads the way, Atiku has fallen in line.

Remains that 3rd class failure of philosophy to talk. I won't be surprised if he doesn't say a word. Afterall, he has never condemned those killing Ndigbo.

Asiwaju has foresight. What he saw and spoke about, others are just seeing it.

Lol. No advocacy of theirs is truly about you. The available 200BN new notes falls short of what only BAT would want to spend for this election. They're already stacking the new notes as we speak. Well, choose your queue carefully. Notes or fuel. We go wise by force

Indispensable85:
Buhari na MUGU.
I just dey laff. As I type here, bags of new currencies are already in possession of the political class. There's something I don't want to say here. Hahahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
E go hard naijaaaa aswear 🤣🤣🤣 chaiiiiiiiiiii...


If u know wetin dey play between commercial bank managers and the political class concerning this new notes, u go weep for the ordinary masses. Chaiiiiiiiiiii 🤣🤣🤣 naijaaaa..

The irony of being an ordinary Nigerian, condemned to suffer regardless of what time of day it is or season. Votes will still be bought with the new notes. Chai!

Kewtt:
He needs to step down for more serious southern candidates with track record and much needed experience to turn our economy around

If he needs to step down for BAT to win, then he's more of a challenge than you folks gave him credit for.

OkoRemi2023:




even this dummy that can't spell words correctly is talking about emotions, what did obi do in Anambra state that Nigerians should vote for him? I want to watch Obi achievement as Anambra govt not one America crabs nonsense

Lol. No need to fight. We will be all right Las Las, that's if you will be bold enough to stay and enjoy the consequences of your choice for the next 8 years. Dem no dey tell person where Nigeria is headed.

adler777:
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Well, if financial prudence is what Obi has to bring to the table, while taking account of the fact that his subordinate, Datti, doesn't have much of a record either, it's safe to say post-2023 would definitely steer Nigeria in a final direction.

Being a Yoruba man myself, I would like to see the potentials that my own people carry without being forced to live together with another tribe. If Nigeria must divide, so be it. I believe we'd be better off that way in the long run.

Either ways, may God's will for Nigeria be done. Have a nice day sir.

Oh, I would say his accountability, not prudence sets him apart. A true leader is one who believes he's holding power in trust for the people he serves, not act like demi-gods, which everyone in their government would try to emulate. That's the reason there is oil theft, vagrant abuse of power, curency racketeering today. We trust in God, but many people are staying actions till after the election. One cannot continue to suffer what the majority wished for him. It is well.

adler777:
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Well, if financial prudence is what Obi has to bring to the table, while taking account of the fact that his subordinate, Datti, doesn't have much of a record either, it's safe to say post-2023 would definitely steer Nigeria in a final direction.

Being a Yoruba man myself, I would like to see the potentials that my own people carry without being forced to live together with another tribe. If Nigeria must divide, so be it. I believe we'd be better off that way in the long run.

Either ways, may God's will for Nigeria be done. Have a nice day sir.

Oh, I would say his accountability, not prudence sets him apart. A true leader is one who believes he's holding power in trust for the people he serves, not act like demi-gods, which everyone in their government would try to emulate. That's the reason there is oil theft, vagrant abuse of power, curency racketeering today. We trust in God, but many people are staying off actions till after the election. One cannot continue to suffer what the majority wished on him. It is well.

adler777:


You make a solid point; we should approach our infrastructural development endeavours with caution, especially since most of them are financed through foreign loans and debts. Regardless, Nigeria has much need of infrastructure, most of which should have been built decades ago.

I just hope that if Obi becomes president he can 'put his money where his mouth is' by delivering on his electoral promises. APC complained for 4 years after assumption of office. Nigeria won't tolerate such from Obi oooo.

I always believe in antecedents sir. Check up the history of Nigeria between 1983 - 1985, you will find that all that PMB is doing now, is a textbook definition of who he has always been. The signs were there, we ignored them. If PO was accountable and prudent as a Governor, no doubt he will reflect these. To be fair to other candidates, we only need to check their record of service (style of governance, innovation and accountability) and then juxtapose with what Nigeria needs now. The choice of who to vote for will be as clear as day, for people that want this nation to change for the better. Like play, our generation is aging, we still haven't seen the country we hoped for. We blame leader but not the part we play in enthroning them. It's been a distasteful CIRCLE OF INTEREST, that's why the masses are still suffering today.

If a combination of PO and Datti can't make any mark, then we either change our constitution or divide peacefully. Hence, we need to try them (something new) for a change, so we can know once and for all, what Nigeria's problem is.

adler777:


To be honest, Peter Obi seems like the better option amongst the top 3 presidential candidates. But let's not forget that awards and accolades are different from actual performance in terms of adding value to the state and its citizens.

A lot of Anambra indigenes supporting him now complained bitterly while he was governor as he didn't seem to do much in terms of infrastructural development in Anambra.

Regardless, I don't think Obi is a bad candidate at all, but let's not overhype anyone please.

Balanced sentiment we should be discussing, instead of tribalism or religion. While he's not a saint, the question remains: amongst the 3 leading candidates, who can put Nigeria back on track? Recall that profligacy, leadership ineptitude and unaccountability; are the greatest bane of the Nigerian society at the moment.

Nigeria is accelerating in the wrong direction. We know the trajectory of the 3 aspiring captains, if we get it wrong we become Zimbabwe fast. By that time, tribe or affiliations won't matter, as we will all bear the brunt like we're presently doing, in part.

Universe8888:


https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2023/01/27/confusion-as-new-naira-note-shortage-takes-toll-on-nigerians/%3famp=1

Fuel scarcity/rising pump price, added to epileptic power supply needed by SMEs; these are hard times for Nigerians. If e touch you, and you're still supporting the old guards, then you're under a spell.

Tekuzukite:
We queue to collect money from ATM, we queue to collect PVC, we queue to buy fuel....nawa o

Add exchanging old naira notes for new ones from Abokis at the rate of #200 per thousand naira, may be more next week. POS charge #500 for #10k already. Nigerians will know what hit them if the light situation doesn't improve next month. Suffering and smiling citizens.

trutharena:
Lol Obiidiots will be here crying now.

When Obi was busy telling the church to vote for him and take back the country, people cautioned him then but he dosen’t listen.

While I do not share the believe of this Imam, it will be hypocritical to blame him and absolve Obi and other deluded pastors and imams that are playing on religious sentiment.

I really pity you. You didn't start with the man who opted for a MM ticket in a secular society. What most Nigerians are suffering today is a tip of the iceberg if they allow sentiments to blindfold them.