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CelebritiesRe: Pic Of Young Banky W Before He Lost His Hair…Lols by Akbee(m): 1:16pm On Mar 03, 2015
evidence of gud living
Nairaland GeneralRe: Crazy Things Nigerians Do At Social Functions-Akbee by Akbee(op): 9:49am On Mar 03, 2015
slimyem:
What kind of slave mentality is this?
There's
How is a traditional attire inappropriate at a NIGERIAN wedding.It's bad enough that we've adopted white wedding as part of our wedding culture but here's you saying we are wrong to rock our traditionals at such functions?
You must be quite high!
CelebritiesRe: Court Fixes March 30 For D’banj’s Debt Allegation by Akbee(m): 9:37am On Mar 03, 2015
okay
Nairaland GeneralRe: Crazy Things Nigerians Do At Social Functions-Akbee by Akbee(op): 7:45am On Mar 03, 2015
:::Attending social functions with food flasks and extra polythene bag
:::Quarelling over minor issues just to cause commotion
:::Nudity;,Ladies dont mind if its a church they are going or not.All they wana do is show the fashion beast in them.Some wont hesitate to occupy the front seats just to distract Rev.Mike..
There is God oh,!
Nairaland GeneralRe: Crazy Things Nigerians Do At Social Functions-Akbee by Akbee(op): 7:37am On Mar 03, 2015
LOC1:
.
And he finally heaved a sigh of relief after booking that space.
Dude is a genius.
waiter,Sumone deserves a bottle of dr pepper.
Nairaland GeneralRe: Crazy Things Nigerians Do At Social Functions-Akbee by Akbee(op): 7:13am On Mar 03, 2015
4.Inappropriate Dressing
Hmmm,okay lets say its a white wedding.Who dosnt know the appropriate dress code?.
But sum persons will still appear in traditional attires as if its a new yam festival or chieftaincy coronation.. on the other hand,don't be surprised to see some Nigerians with western attires at traditional festivals.
5.Occupying Front Rows.
A girl was totally embarrassed the other day when she forced herself on a seat specially meant for vips.The ushers didn't hesistate to show her the exit cos she started making a noise.
N/B:Seat where you should and not where you shouldn't to avoid embarrassing youself cos food go stl reach you.lol
6.Background Sounds
I guess thats the suitable term for those noise sum people make at social functions. This goes a long way to cause distraction and hinder a smooth running of the ceremony. Ladies do these alot.I wonder why they cant zip up their mouths until the programme comes to an end.
Nairaland GeneralCrazy Things Nigerians Do At Social Functions-Akbee by Akbee(op): 6:57am On Mar 03, 2015
Im not really a socialist so to say. I have only attended a few social functions and have witnessed some nasty behaviours some people put up which i don't think really look pleasing to the sight.Nigerians are sociable,thats quite obvious.however they do tend to capitalize on this.
Imagine,u throw a party for a few invited friends with your hard-earned money only for the venue to be filled up with lots of people whom you never invited.You happened to invite a friend and he eventually invited another who also thought it wise to come with two or more peeps to share in the Lord's feast..
Below are some of the crazy things i have seen people do at social functions. pls feel to add yours
1.Gate-Crashing
This is the most common scenario at every social function. It seems some Nigerians don't just know their boundaries.They dont see anything wrong in turning up at a ceremony univited.They see it as a way of life.Guys do these alot.
I have friends who find pleasure in roaming about town during weekends just to enjoy some goodies at social functions.One of them got the beatings of his life last year when he was handled by the security for gate-crashing.
2.Over-eating
This one really irritates me.Imagine,a dude can turn up at a ceremony and eat as if he is breaking a five month dry fasting.Some eat as if the world is coming to an abrupt end soon or as if they aint got a pot in their houses.
3,Lack of Table Manners
guys are more guilty of this than the ladies cos the latter would always try to go slow on it maybe to impress that handsome fellow with pink lips and a car key.im afraid sum Guys don't care whether you are staring at them or not:they just wana freestyle.The outcome of this is that alot of guys do leave the venue with oil stains on their clothed..lol
CrimePoliceman, Suspected Armed Robber Die In Gun Battle In Calabar by Akbee(op): 6:55am On Mar 02, 2015
CALABAR— An attempt by a suspect to disarm a police corporal in Calabar, weekend, ended in the death of the Policeman, while colleagues of the dead policeman also gunned down the suspect. An eye witness who gave his name as Ikechuckwu, told Vanguard that a team of policemen on patrol stopped a taxi in front of 268 Murtala Muhammed highway (8 Miles) and asked two men seated at the back of the taxi to alight but they refused.

Their refusal allegedly prompted the police to use force to bring them out and when one of the men was forced out of the cab, he tried to disarm the policeman which ended in a scuffle between the two and in the process, the gun discharged and killed the policeman on the spot.

According to Ikechuckwu, “the police van blocked the taxi and asked the two men at the back seat to alight but they refused and the police had to force them out and after they alighted, one of them tried to collect a gun from one of the policemen.

“A struggle ensued and in the process, the gun discharged and killed the policeman, and in anger, another policeman shot the man dead.” When contacted, Mr Hogan Bassey, the state Police spokesman, said the incident was a gun duel between the police and armed robbers. “Robbers fired and killed one of our men and our men fired back and killed one of the robbers,” he said.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/policeman-suspected-robber-die-in-gun-battle-in-calabar/
CelebritiesRe: ''I Regret My Gay Role With Muna Obiekwe & Tonto Dikeh In ‘dirty Secret'' - Jibo by Akbee(m): 2:53pm On Feb 28, 2015
we don hear
PoliticsRe: 'I Knew When Gov. Amaechi Was Wearing A Cloth Everyday For 3 Days' - FFK by Akbee(m): 3:52pm On Feb 23, 2015
this man toks too much
PoliticsRe: What Is The Change In This APC? Akbee by Akbee(op): 8:38am On Feb 23, 2015
dein77:
Ur last sentence said it all.
Thank goodness u av given consent to the fact that they(apc)are seeking power just to meet personal needs n not of the masses.who isnt aware of their plans?
PoliticsRe: What Is The Change In This APC? Akbee by Akbee(op): 6:18am On Feb 23, 2015
shakur4luv:
what is PDP transforming since 16years now i dnt know if u were expecting new recruit in a political party #roughface
what change did they bring while they were in pdp?is it that they have suddenly turned a new leaf cos their political careers were hitting the rocks in pdp?
#mrShark it is quiet clear that the APC is merely an association of frustrated people whoes aim is to revive their respective political careers.
PoliticsWhat Is The Change In This APC? Akbee by Akbee(op):
The APC has been consistent in
saying that the PDP has ruled Nigeria for
16 disastrous years in which corruption,
Impunity, insurgency,armed robbery and
several ills has been the order of the
day,but at a very close look at the APC, I
see Amaechi - 8yrs speaker,7yrs governor
under PDP, Atiku-8yrs Vice-president
under PDP, Akume - 8yrs governor under
PDP, Bukola Saraki - 8yrs governor; 2yrs
Senator under PDP, Timipre Sylver - 5yrs
governor under PDP, Audu Ogbe - 2yrs
National chairman of PDP, Aminu Ma sari
-
4yrs Reps speaker under PDP, Chris Ngige
- 3yrs governor under PDP, Kwankwaso -
7yrsgovernor,3yrs Defence minister under
PDP,Elrufai - 4yrs FCT minister, 2yrs BPE
chairman under PDP and to cap it all they
went to OBJ begging, a man who spent 8
of the disastrous16yrs as the maximum
ruler of Nigeria to come and lead them on
a rescue mission.He finally tore his PDP membership card and is now a bonafide member of the APC.
APC is an Association of Past Criminals rather than the postive change its members have promised to bring if given the mantle of leadership.
It is now clearer that APC is a waste basket of the PDP,where the people who created and perpetuated the "
16 Disastrous years" are now dumped.
Please Nigerians what is the change in
this
APC?.
Vote wisely!
EducationRe: Annoying Things Unilorites Go Through by Akbee(m): 9:28pm On Feb 20, 2015
bettingbad:
This guy I just stupid anyhow Chai, who born you
How can you call ilorin, Northern Nigeria
And what if folks that can afford accommodation off campus, do u think everything is straightforward. Mumu
pls don't quote me anymore if u aint got sth reasonable to post here..isnt kwara state in north western Nigeria?Where u trying to write in English or wot?ur jargon speaks volume of ur level of ignorance.
PoliticsRe: Delta Police Arrests Four For Stealing 7,365 Pvcs, Registers by Akbee(m): 7:08pm On Feb 20, 2015
I hope the authority will get to the root of the matter by exposing which political party they were working for.I dont want a situation where by the story ends here after sum**ogas at the top**wl have fill their hands with sum kolanuts..
Sum faceless party fanatics wl comment that it is either pdp or apc that shud be held responsible.
Matured minds wont point accusing fingers at any political party cos investigation has just begun.Those who wl do such shud go bak to Primary school.
EducationRe: Annoying Things Unilorites Go Through by Akbee(m):
1.This isn't the age of primitive living oga.i know ur desirous of change but it seems u av failed to realise the fact that such changes can only begin in you.What is more thrilling than the sight of people queuing up to board a bus,shop,enter a lecture venue??
U shud always learn to get there first if u dont wana waste ur precious time on one thing tru out the whole day.
2.Get another accommodation close to ur school n u wl avoid another Broda Paul's second missionary journey.
3.which university were rumours no dey?
Its inevitable bros..Come to unical and see things for urself..im afraid u wl tk what u have there in Unilorin for a mere child's play.
4.Harsh weather?this is Africa where the sun shines brilliantly.The harshness of the sun reflects in our skins.. Black is beautiful.
Northern Nigeria has the highest temperature in Nigeria cos it rarely rains there plus its closeness to the Sahara desert.U shuda gone for another school,maybe one in Asian minor or Uk.na for there u for begin complain of cold.
5.Hotel palava:Those students who spent their time waitn for the hostel portal to be opened aint serious fellows.. they had better look for accommodation else where or stand a chance of graduatn with third class.
Conclusion: It seems ur just starting higher school.(U NEVA CHI CHUM CHING.LOL.)hence ur yet to come to the knowledge that the four walls of a university is a different world from our homes n secondary schools.its expected that individual/ students seeking admission into any institution of higher learning are matured n can act independently without being shown what to do..U nd to sit up..
plan ur day wella n u wl soon adjust faster to the new environment.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 10 Reasons You Were Not Called After The Interview by Akbee(m): 6:02pm On Feb 20, 2015
clemz88:
Nigeria is so annoying .
so are the citizens too..u aint excluded. Lets stop the blame n rather blame ourselves responsible for whatso ever we r passing tru in this country.. we are desirous of change but we r yet to change the way we think n act.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 10 Reasons You Were Not Called After The Interview by Akbee(m):
Checkout this story..Commuter told 'go f***
yourself' by man who later arrived for
job interview with him.
HR executive Matt Buckland came
face-to-face with the person who
launched the foul-mouthed tirade
when he turned up at his office
hoping to land position
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pictured-commuter-told-go-f-5195672
There are a whole bunch of guys who go arround saying all sorts of bullshits without minding d fact that they wud reap the repercussions some day some time.
those unreasonable posts on ur Facebook timeline n nairaland account can hunt u one day..be wise
CelebritiesRe: Female Fan Gushes Over Iyanya (Photo) by Akbee(m): 5:45pm On Feb 20, 2015
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FamilyI Tracked Down My Biological Father But He Raped Me(A True Life Story) by Akbee(op): 5:34pm On Feb 20, 2015
An adopted woman who tracked down
her real father when she was 13 has told
how he dressed her in a wedding gown
and went on to rape her.
Then, when Hollie Davey fell pregnant with
biological dad Paul Davey’s child he
attempted to perform a home abortion on
her.
But the home operation failed, and she
went onto have the abortion in hospital.
She later had another child with him - a
boy who has since been taken into care -
but it was this pregnancy which prompted
her to leave.
Miss Davey, now 26, from Essex, told how
she was excited to trace her long-lost
father and turned up on his doorstep.
But within weeks he was raping and
abusing her, calling her “Daddy’s special
girl”. He dressed her in a wedding gown and
said he wanted them to be married.
The paedophile even forced a ring onto her
finger.
Miss Davey, who has since had three
daughters, Alayla, six, Roxanne, four and
Amelia, two, said: “I’ll never get over what
my dad did.
“He ruined my childhood.”
She struggled to cope as a teen when her
mother told her she had been adopted.
“My world crumbled,” she said.
“I couldn’t take it in. I was so angry.
“I felt like my whole life had been a lie.”
When Miss Davey learned her biological
mother had died she decided to pay a visit
to her biological father, leaving her
adopted parents.
She arrived at his home in October 2001.
“When I arrived, a man with grey hair
answered the door and asked me if he
could help,” she said.
“I told him I was his daughter and though
he looked shocked, he pulled me in for a
hug.
“He said he had been waiting for the
moment he got to meet me.”
Tragic: Hollie feels her childhood was
robbed from her
She spent the evening with her father
chatting about their lives, and he asked
her to move in with him.
“With those words I felt like I belonged and
I settled down in to dad’s spare room,"
she said.
But while she was keen to develop a
father-daughter bond, Miss Davey’s father
had other ideas.
Miss Davey said: “One day while I was
reading a magazine dad started to run his
fingers though my hair.
“Then he said, ‘You’re gorgeous, I can’t
believe you’re my daughter.’
“It made me feel uneasy.
“But I was desperate for dad to love me,
so I told myself I was just being silly.”
But his odd behaviour continued, and after
they had been living together for two
months, he suggested playing the game
which the sick sex pest called 'Mummies
and Daddies'.
Miss Davey said: “I thought it was strange
being that I was almost 14, but I didn’t
want to annoy my dad.”
Davey then handed her a wedding dress
and told he to put it on.
Miss Davey said: “I put it on and played
along with him.”
Her father then asked her to pose on the
bed so he could take some photos of her
wearing the gown.
Miss Davey said: “It felt wrong but what
could I do?”
Later that night she heard her bedroom
door creak.
“Dad said, ‘I’ll sleep here tonight so I can
be with my gorgeous daughter,’” Miss
Davey said.
“But he started touching me.
“I told him to stop it and tried to pull
away but he ignored me and carried on
touching me.”
Before long Davey was visiting his
daughter’s room every night to molest her.
Hollie Davey: Now 26, she has
managed to find happiness
She said: “He would call me his ‘special
girl’ and I would lay in bed limp, trying to
pretend it wasn’t happening.”
One morning Davey shoved his daughter in
to his car and drove her to a deserted
road to rape her.
Miss Davey said: “He told me to shut up,
tore at my clothes and held me down on
the passenger seat.
“I waited for it to be over but dad said,
‘There’s more where that came from’.
“I wondered how he could do this to me. I
thought he loved me.”
At home Davey locked his daughter in the
house and forced her to wear the wedding
dress again.
He took more photos of her, then thrust a
silver ring on her wedding ring finger and
said, ‘I want you to be my wife’.
Miss Davey said: “I wanted to throw up.
He was sick.
“I felt caged up like an animal.”
The rape continued for months, and
eventually she fell pregnant.
Desperate to end it, he forced her to down
a bottle of gin then performed a home
abortion with a knitting needle.
Miss Davey said: “I remember blood
running down my legs and it must have
panicked my dad because he took me to
hospital.
Closure: Hollie finally reported her
dad years after she escaped
“I wanted to scream at the nurses, ‘My
dad did this to me,’ but I was petrified of
the consequences.
“But if I thought this was going to scare
him in to stopping him raping me, I was
wrong.”
At 15, Miss Davey fell pregnant a second
time, but on this occasion she hid it from
her father.
She said: “Even though the baby had been
created by a monster, it was my baby.”
Then one night when her dad was asleep,
Miss Davey noticed that the front door was
unlocked and made a break for freedom.
She said: “I realised, I was finally free.”
She gave birth to a son, but social
services took him away.
Miss Davey blamed her dad and,
determined not to let him destroy any
more of her life, she started at college and
got her own flat.
She went on to have three daughters, then
one day she realised that her father was
still out there, prowling the streets and
could be abusing other children.
She said: “I realised he couldn’t get away
with this so I contacted a solicitor and
went to the police.”
She underwent DNA tests, which proved
her father was in fact her son’s dad, too.
Then, a second girl came forward to report
that she too had been abused by Miss
Davey’s father.
In July 2013 Paul Davey, then 63, from
Suffolk, appeared at Ipswich Crown
Court and pleaded not guilty to rape,
indecent assault and one attempt of
procuring a miscarriage.
He was convicted of all counts and jailed
for 16 years.
Miss Davey said: “I’ll never get over what
my dad did.
“I wish I hadn’t gone looking for him. He
ruined my childhood.
“But I’m now back in touch with my
adoptive family and am finally happy.
Source: www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-tracked-down-biological-father-5196748

EducationFG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Akbee(op): 6:51am On Feb 20, 2015
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to make university first degree the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria, according to the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau.

Shekarau said this while receiving visiting Finns ambassador to Nigeria, Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury.

The envoy had told the minister that all teachers in Finland had a minimum of Masters Degree because “teaching is a highly competitive profession due to huge interest by too many qualified people.”

Shekarau said the Federal Government would explore all measures to restore the respect, dignity and status of teachers in the country, adding that the target of the Federal Government was “to make First Degree as minimum teaching qualification.”

He said the minimum teaching qualification in Nigerian schools, since 1980, had been the National Certificate in Education.

The minister said that there were currently a number of graduates teaching in primary schools in the country.

Shekarau recalled that the country was able to get over the practice in the past where primary school leavers were engaged in teaching, saying “the level was raised to Teacher Grade III in the 1960s and later on in the early 70s, it was minimum of Grade II, this was later phased out in early 80s to minimum of NCE.”

“Gradually we will get there. We hope that a day will come when all our schools, including pre-primary will be handled by university graduates,” he added.

He said that apart from the general agenda of government to improve access to quality education, he said he was particularly concerned as the education minister to improve the quality of teachers.

“We must continuously increase the number of teachers, improve the quality of teachers, improve the condition of teacher training institutions and continuously review the curriculum of teacher education to make sure it catches up with the challenges, address that issues of teachers’ welfare and job security”, the minister stated.

Source: www.punchng.com/news/fg-to-make-degree-minimum-teaching-qualification/
Nairaland GeneralRe: 20 Things About Women Which Make Them So Women by Akbee(op): 7:57pm On Feb 18, 2015
englishmart:
pls. Am I free to dwell here?
pls do .make sure ur ticket is intact..
Nairaland GeneralRe: 20 Things About Women Which Make Them So Women by Akbee(op): 7:52pm On Feb 18, 2015
madridguy:
Waiting for more details. Complete the number please....
mehn,u were indirectly trying to book a space.
The ball is now in ur court.
Nairaland GeneralRe: 20 Things About Women Which Make Them So Women by Akbee(op): 7:47pm On Feb 18, 2015
16. There is always at least one
thing that woman doesn’t like about
her body. Usually that’s either
weight, or breast size.
Even super models who seem perfect to
anyone try to hide some imperfections
they notice about their body. Seriously,
women are so self-critical.
17. High heels create the effect of
roundish butt (it sticks out 25
percent more)
However, we all know stilettos are not
practical, they seem to have strong
advantages.

And now, a couple of facts about women
which are not scientifically proven but were
said by the wise men.I think they should not be
taken for granted.
18. ‘A woman’s mind is cleaner than
a man’s: She changes it more often.’
– Oliver Herford
19. ‘Every woman is wrong until she
cries, and then she is right –
instantly.’ – Sam Slick
20. ‘Women are made to be loved,
not understood.’ – Oscar Wilde

Credit:www.herbeauty.co/lifestyle/20-things-make-women-women/10/
Nairaland GeneralRe: 20 Things About Women Which Make Them So Women by Akbee(op): 7:41pm On Feb 18, 2015
Women speak about 20,000 words
a day while for average man this
number is 13,000 times less.
Yes. Women are that chatty. On the other
hand, if they have so much topics to
discuss – good for them!
8. Women cry about 30-64 times a
year. Men cry on average 6 to 17 times a
year.
Hormones again are the reason. 60
percent more prolactin in women’s bodies
– and we are crying rivers while men
remain calm and dry.
9. Fun fact: an average woman eats
about 2-3 kilos of lipstik (per
lifetime).
Question: Does it have to be considered
when making a diet plan?
10. The first computer programmer
was a woman Ada Lovelace (1815
-1852 )
Now, who said we are not good with
math?
11. Both cases of highest IQs
recorded (ever) belong to women.
Yup, we are that brainy. No more
women’s logic related jokes, please.
12. Why do women lack free time?
That’s the answer!
According to researches, women spend on
average120 hours a year looking in the
mirrors, over 4 years of their lives
menstruating, and approximately one year
of their lives deciding what to wear. That’s
a lot of busy time, indeed!
13. When woman dresses, she
usually puts on a blouse first. Pants
come second. For men it is vice
versa.
Science can’t explain this fact. That’s just
how things work.
14. Women prefer chocolate over
sex!
Seventy percent of women would have a
bar of chocolate instead of having sex.
Well, it’s not a secret that men need more
sex than women. While men enjoy physical
side, women enjoy the emotions they get
during intimacy. So, does it mean
chocolate gives us more emotional
pleasure! That is something for men to
think about…
15. Only 30% of women can orgasm
from intercourse. And the same
amount of women have trouble
reaching orgasm.
The reasons vary from physiological
peculiarities, lack sex education,
inexprienced partner or wrong positions.
The habit of faking orgasm instead of
talking with a partner and solving the
problem may also be the reason why
women prefer chocolate.
Nairaland General20 Things About Women Which Make Them So Women by Akbee(op): 7:33pm On Feb 18, 2015
A woman has always been a mystery for
both men and women themselves. There
are so many things which make us
different from men and special in our own
peculiar way. However, after all these
years of studying and observing women
there are thing more or less common for
our ‘race’ (or ‘kind’). Here is the list of
scientifically proven (and not proven) that
will help you (or not) understand women
better. Let’s start from physiology and
move to habits.
1. Women have a faster heartbeat
(78 beats per minute )
The rate of heartbeat depends on the size
of body in general. As women’s bodies are
smaller on average than men’s, their
hearts beat faster.
2. Women blink twice more often
than men
This is generally explained by the higher
levels of hormone Estrogen in women’s
bodies.
3. Women are better smellers…
It’s not because the better sense of smell.
Women tend to differentiate smells better
than men and detect specific smells
correctly.
4. And better listeners!
The trick is women listen with both sides
of brain while men use only left side of
brain for listening.
5. …but lousy drinkers
Women can drink the same amount of
alcohol but will have a higher alcohol level
in blood than men do. Thus, we have
lower alcohol tolerance, we are prone to
become alcohol addicts sooner than men
and suffer more from hangovers. In other
words, drinking is not women’s cup of tea.
6. Women’s life expectancy is higher
than it is for men worldwide.
This may be explained by different factors
– the rate of hormons (testosterone and
estrogen) in organism, women’s slower
metabolism, lower death rate in childhood,
better ability to adjust to the environment.
However, the longer life expectancy
doesn’t mean women are healthier than
men. It just means we can leave through
the conditions that men die from.
CelebritiesRe: Queen Nwokoye Vs Funke Akindele : Who Is Nollywood's Queen Of Comedy by Akbee(m): 1:03pm On Feb 17, 2015
Queen nwokoye
PoliticsRe: A.C.N, A.N.P.P And Others Called For Interim National Government In 2007 by Akbee(m): 8:52am On Feb 17, 2015
tension is at its peak this days
PoliticsRe: Muslim Group Attacks Gov. Fayose Over Malicious Newspaper Adverts by Akbee(m):
i really fear for our country,Nigeria in the light of the heightened political atmosphere.Its obvious that the outcome of next month general election wud turn into a mere child play what we had experienced after previous election were held n result announced unless God intervenes.
Goodluck wont let go of power..he is steadfastly enjoying the power of incumbency.
While Buhari has all wot it takes to cause a revolution if he is not given the mantle of leadership.

Let those beating the drums of war continue in their evil acts cos they will never escape the sound.
Fasoye:the prophet of doom.I hope he is not six metres away from his grave.
obj:the man who tore a piece of paper cos his political ambition was hitting the rock while he was in pdp.I wonder where he wl hid his shameful face wen Johnathan eventually wins.
PoliticsRe: Jonathan Postponed Elections To Frustrate Buhari'– New York Times by Akbee(m):
yeah that is the gospel truth.That is the power of incumbency. GEJ wont let go of of power just as Buhari wudnt do if he was in his shoe.Power is sweet but quite lethal.
Nairaland GeneralSOS To President Johnathan On Electricity-Punch by Akbee(op): 6:32am On Feb 17, 2015
Dear Mr. President,
Do forgive me for barging in on you with
this letter while you are preparing for your
election. This is the only way I am sure I
can reach you most effectively. This is not
meant to embarrass or distract you, rather
the situation warrants that I let my
President know my plight, and that of
many Nigerians. After all, Americans have
easy access to President Barack Obama.
It’s to do with electricity. But you might be
wondering why I should write you directly
on this when you have a Minister of
Power, and even a Chairman of the
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
But I am sorry to say, if they do exist,
Nigerians whom you and they swore to
serve have not felt their impact on this
matter. In any case, I have written to
them several times as well as those
written by other people, including opinions
by reputable newspapers, not leaving out
countless peaceful protests by Nigerians to
the distribution companies (discos), to the
extent that a public affairs commentator
proposed a revolution as the only solution
to this problem.
Though it might not matter any longer, I
will still go ahead to say it. I feel there are
areas that should never be privatised in
Nigeria. And one of them is the power
sector. The power sector is too critical to
be left in the hands of capitalists.
Capitalists are like doctors who sell coffins.
Electricity is the oxygen of the economy.
Unlike government, capitalists have only
three things in mind: Profit, profit, and
profit. Only competition puts them in check.
Unfortunately, the power sector as it is
today is a quasi-monopoly. Unlike the
telecoms sector, electricity consumers
cannot change their electricity suppliers.
Still, Nigerians appreciate the efforts you
have put into the power sector reforms so
far. Nigerians recognise that it will take
time to reach the desired level. But one
thing Nigerians cannot take is the injustice,
avarice and inefficiency that have
bedevilled the sector since it was
privatised.
Before the privatisation, my electricity bill
as estimated by the old Power Holding
Company of Nigeria, Abule Egba business
unit in Lagos, because I have yet to be
given a prepaid meter, used to be about
N2,300 per month. After the privatisation,
and the Ikeja Electricity Distribution
Company took over, the bill became
N6,000. After the tariff was “increased”
with the so-called MYTO II, it became
N13,000. This was given to me for three
months. And without any further increase
in tariff, that for February is now N18,000!
Our minimum wage! It is laughable, if it
were it not so grave.
There are those who have prepaid meters
in Lagos who use air-conditioning systems
and pump their water even for commercial
purposes who spend, on average, N4000
monthly. I know some people who don’t
have prepaid meters in Abuja who are
given a bill of N2,500 a month. An insider
of the IKDEC described the N18,000 bill as
“impossible.” Still, there will be a further
“increase” in tariff for private homes in a
few months’ time. Yet, there is no
improvement in power supply, particularly
since last October. As I am writing you
this, there is power outage. Last month
and up till this month, the light has been
coming and going, every 30 minutes in my
neigbourhood!
Now, even if with privatisation, the light
does not blink for one year, it is no
justification for reckless and irresponsible
bills. When the discos supply light that
lasts up to five hours at a stretch, they
want Nigerians to cheer them. Yet, the
light supply is nowhere near what the
defunct National Electric Power Authority,
or even PHCN used to supply us.
My neighbours have long lost faith in the
system. They say they can’t pay for what
they did not consume. Someone I know
has asked to be completely disconnected
until he gets a prepaid meter. He powers
himself and still has a lot of savings. But I
still pay for my bills regularly. But I get
scorned by neighbours, family and friends.
That I still pay the outrageous bills that I
do not consume even causes friction
between my spouse and I. The discos are
stretching my already thin patience!
As I said, we still run our generators as
before the privatisation. But as said, we
will save more if we depend solely on our
generators. But that will be antithetic to
your vision for the sector. We are all here
to support you and the system. But it
seems the discos are taking Nigerians for
fools. But what they fail to realise is that
by their greed, they only succeed in
discouraging those who pay their electricity
bills. But it is the discos that will lose
eventually, as Nigerians know how to beat
the system!
The problem has been identified that there
is a huge metering gap. The discos are not
keen on giving out prepaid meters because
of the huge rake-off from the estimated
billing system. Nigerians now have to pay
for their inefficiency, and feed their greed.
Even with their greed, the discos are
negligent in maintaining their distribution
equipment and upgrading their facility. In
December, I paid N10,000, into my
account. With that of many others, till
date, it has not been credited into my
account. They attribute it to a “system
error,” and are “working on it.” And they
want me to keep paying.
I am sorry, Your Excellency, but this matter
is now a campaign issue. Consider the
millions of Nigerians who are without
prepaid meters who are suffering this
injustice. A majority of Nigerians say they
have not seen the gain of the fuel price
reduction from N97 to N87. But trust me,
Nigerians will be very grateful if you
intervene in this injustice with the
estimated bill. Nigerians are a majority,
and the discos are a minority. The majority
carries the vote! And that is the vote we
promise to give you!
You listened when we said we did not
want the removal of fuel subsidy. Pray, on
behalf of those Nigerians who are being
cheated by the discos, make NERC revert
to the old electricity tariff. If the average
those who are using prepaid meter are
paying is N4,000, the estimated bill given
to those who don’t have prepaid meters
should be fixed in that range. At worst, let
those on prepaid meters pay the new
tariff, and those without prepaid meters
pay the old tariff. And the day a
consumer gets their prepaid meter, they
start paying the new tariff. And any disco
who still gives out “crazy bills” should be
sanctioned. And Nigerians are within their
rights not to pay such bills. Perhaps, that
is the only sure way of making the discos
give their customers prepaid meters, and
end the abuse.
I am also aware that you have provided
the funds for the provision of one million
prepaid meters for consumers. Nigerians
appreciate this. But one million meters will
go nowhere. And how will the meters be
distributed?
Your Excellency, we are not asking to go
back to Egypt, but while in the wilderness
enroute to the Promised Land, give us the
manna called justice!
Permit me one last wish, Sir! The discos
are using the excuse of “increased” tariff
to feed fat. They are operating an open
cheque, with their pen dripping with the
blood and sweat of hapless Nigerians.
May they be struck by constipation!

Dr. Odoemena, a medical
practitioner, wrote in from Lagos.
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