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Tinubu To Jonathan in 2012: Subsidy Removal Will Bring Hardship On The People - Pointblank News''The hardships they thrust upon the poor often bear no other purpose than to keep them poor. This is sucha time.I am not calling President Goodluck Jonathan an evil man. I do not believe he is perverse. However, the economic ideas controlling him are so misguided that they have a perverse impact. Because he is slave to wrong-headed economics, the people will become enslaved to greater misery. This crisis will bear his name and will be his legacy. The people now pay a steep tax for voting him into office. The removal of the subsidy is the “Jonathan tax.” This situation shows that ideas count more than personalitiesPeople may occupy office but how that person performs depends on the ideas that occupy his mind.''http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/tinubu-to-jonathan-in-2012-subsidy-removal-will-bring-hardship-on-the-people/========================================2015: Tinubu Calls For Immediate Removal Of Fuel SubsidyFormer governor of Lagos state, now National leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked for the immediate removal fuel subsidy.Tinubu who made the demand while speaking yesterday in Kaduna at the 10th memorial anniversary of late Dr. Bala Usman, a politician, and former lecturer with Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU, Zaria, Tinubu said that fuel subsidy came with “many demons”Tinubu said, “In a perfect world, I wish we could sanitize the subsidy regime and thus continue with it.“However, I have reached the conclusion that there are too many demons in the system for that hell to be turned into heaven.“It is better that we remove it, not for the austere purpose of saving money but to use the money more wisely that we might better save the people. Let us begin a process of a thoughtful, but decisive subsidy phase-out.“While this is occurring, we should simultaneously phase in social programs benefiting the poorest, mostvulnerable among us.“Programs such as transportation subsidies, school feeding, improved basic medical care and coverage for the poor, and potable water projects are some of the things that can be done with the same funds.“This way we can undertake this massive expenditure confident that the fruits will go to the hungry, not the already too well fed.“End the fuel subsidy. Subsidize the people instead – Subsidize the people instead!”.- See more at:http://www.thetrentonline.com/scrap-fuel-subsidy-now-tinubu/#sthash.teywq8io.dpufWhat makes subsidy right today?

Zico5:
I seriously weep for the youths of this country, many are blinded by sentiment that they fail to read the main content before jumping to conclusion. The minister was trying to explain the modu operandi that would be put in place to make NNPC more operational and effective and one of the main deal is to cut cost which may see some staff at head office moved to the subsidiaries of NNPC. This is a good development if effectively managed and maintained. Thank God Kachikwu is neither Yoruba nor Hausa. They can castigate their brother anyway they like. My own is for Nigeria to move forward and our change to be achieved

The APC led federal government is simply clueless, they should ask GEJ how he been doing it. sacking 1,100 in just a day is a very bad news for Nigerians.

God will have mercy on us.

Nigerians will praise me when i leave office... who made that comments?

just less than 8 months after leaving of, we have seen original cluelessness.

dragunov:
Now listen dog eater nobody is regretting anything except your brothers of the biafran persuasion. And you.

Going against any post on Buhari will never put food on ur table.I Stay in the northern part of the country and i know what is actually happening here. 99.9 percent of my friends and neighbors are Hausas and Northerners, stop being aggressive i have no issues with you. the time of campaign is now over, is now time to know who is actually "CLUELESS". dog is actually a nice meat to those who like to eat it, you have no power to judge me or what i eat, just as i have no power to also judge your way of life or what you eat too.

May God have mercy on his people... Nigerians has made a great mistake of their lives. some are openly regreting while some due to their their hatred for a particular region of the country decided pretend all is okey. but time shall tell! is just a matter of time.

taofeektaiwo:
Buhari and apc are not cheaters since ur pdp is favour idiot. Know that buhari is better than ur father stupid igbo

you dont need the name calling before you make a point. maybe the lawyer that was to defend the APC senator has spent most useful part of his day in the fuel station due to hardship the APC led FG has forced on the lawyer and the masses, he decided to let go of the senator. APC is actually a party without focus.

theV0ice:
Thank God o......would now praise Buhari for respecting the independence of the judiciary?

Or do you think he influenced them to favour PDP this time?

If not for the resilience of the PDP Senator the APC would have taken this one too.

warrior01:
You go ban tire na. So what happens to freedom of expression and beliefs? So Yorubas are free to aspire and promote their Odua beliefs and Hausas, Arewa but Igbos of course are to be banned to talk or aspire for their beliefs in Biafra. Highly disappointed in you Seun.

What stops you from coming up with a superior argument why they should remain in Nigeria? Why are you so scared to discuss Biafra? Must we all have the same line of thoughts or intellectual discourse? I reject being or tagged a zombie where a fellow man will dictate what I discuss.

Nice one! seun should just remain neutral and stop taking...

feelamong:
HMMM!

obviously they voted for the change that led to the crash in oil prices and the loss of jobs in the oil sectors in US, Uk, and even in China..

Mumu is good!

Somebody once promised he is going to stabilize price of crude oil, so what is now happening? it is clear sign the person has failed to do so, and the failure has also affected Oando as company. the gullible ones voted for him thinking all his promises would be made real.

doctokwus:
Another over rated ph.D holder giving another uttely repugnant defence to cover her crass incompetence and complicity in the ra pe of our national treasury.

Who is more incompetent? the one that says Abacha never stoll any money or the person that recovered the stolen money and putting them proper use to destroy the terrorists. no wonder sombody once said a fight against boko haram is fight against the north. APC is a useless political party.

Balkan:
Igbos that are billionaires today,
never worked for the government.
Never stole from the government
Never ex convict.
Never had oil block.
Never ruled nigeria.
They all struggled.
They worked hard.
Proudly Igbo!

some people thinks being in government is the only way to be rich. Chukwuma Innocent is another good example. an average igbo man is doing well in business.

Midgut:
When you are outside draught or cheese game you will see so many opportunities and chances to win, which will go to oblivion when you are playing it yourself! Sai baba chanters, how market? Pdp are not saint, but apc led fg is worst!

APC led FG is not only worst, but a disaster and a complete failure.

MrLexander:
Why focusing on bayelsa more? Why not kogi election or was that free and fair? You are hitting on bayelsa cos PDP Has a higher percentage of winning their. This man isnt serious. Cancel both kogi and bayelsa election .. .INEC IS APC.. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT..

They held Kogi Election two weeks ago and he is now complaining of malpractice since APC has failed to get Bayalsa... i only wish buhari exactly what he wished GEJ. this country is really annoying me.

permsec:
Anambra becoming one of the fastest developing states in the country.

God bless Chief willie obiano for investing in infrastructural amenities and education.

Btw, Op its Amawbia not Amaobia abi wetin you call am.

Anambara is now a small london... is very nice to behold.

Fuel scarcity:Pricesof tomatoes, pepper, others soar in Lagos marketsAt the Daleko Market, Isolo, the prices of the various brands of a 50-kilogramme bag of rice, which previously sold at N9, 500 now sells for N12,000. Traders attributed the lingering fuel scarcity, insecurity, foreign exchange restriction and lack of storage facility as reasons for the increase in the prices of food items.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/fuel-scarcityprices-of-tomatoes-pepper-others-soar-in-lagos-markets/

Nig4Greatness:
These people should stop insulting our intelligence.....why is Dickson crying rigging in an election he has won ? And if truly federal govt is involved,how can he win ?.PDP keep crying foul where there's nothing.

APC is a useless political party.

xpac01:
And the way things are going now, it's like N500 billion is going missing everyday under present administration.

it maybe a little more than that... i mean the way things are going now. like a trillion dollars is going missing everyday. i'm tempted to declear GEJ's government has the most decent since the start of the so called one Nigeria.

frenchpharaoh1:
Ikewo? Where dat one dey?

sorry. is Ekeremor. i could not hear it well. as am wstching it live on tv. thank you

ikewo local govt

APC 7918

PDP 14602

Brass local gvt.

APC 21755

PDP 6516

APC. 5382

Pdp28934
07 unit

kingdompropty:
No place for APC in a civilized SE/SS. North and a portion of SW can endure them .

yeah, true talk. work need to be done in Imo and Edo state. APC is a useless party.

madridguy:
Bunch of visionless set of people.

I dont know why the North dont want Nigeria to divide. what are your benefit in one Nigeria? or is it that you guys loved us so much that you dont want us to go?

allcomage:
THE TIME IS NOW,LET US NOT SIT ON THE FENCE,LET US JOIN FORCES WITH BIAFRA TO ACHIEVE RESOURCES CONTROL.IN THE NEXT 20YRS NIGER DELTA WILL BE LIKE A CARCASS THAT WE MAY BE GOING TO THE NORTH FOR FARMING AND THEY WILL SHOW US PEPPER.LET US GO FOR WHAT IS LEFT NOW AND MAKE MAXIMUM USE OF IT.

Yeah, the ibibios has always stood for biafra. infact, an ibibio man was the second in command to Ojukwu. mr Effiong.

nyben4eva:
Your so called oil is already a curse to you.

... and why is it giving you sleeplessness...

Time is coming that the Niger Deltan will control 100 percent of its oil.

"Legitimacy is one of the fundamental building blocks that compel government to accountability"- GEJ

NwaNimo1:
Change - I hate that word!

yeah... i will rather use the word "transform" instead of Change.

NgeneUkwenu:
Arrant nonsense!!!

You are fast losing ur popularity here. though you use to make some point when you try to defend ur President. but his cluelessness has made you powerless to a point you cant even defend him again.

say something about our Economy, Fuel scarcity and insecurity....

PassingShot:
Boko Haram is still a legacy of GEJ. In fact, everything that is currently wrong with Nigeria has GEJ written all over it. PMB is on a mission to solve the multitude of the problems left behind by the Clueless One and he will succeed even though it won't be easy.

Oya, children of hate and anger, swoop on me as usual for saying the bitter truth

You need to learn how to comment on social media. is not a must you should comment on every post.

We want 100 percent control, ownership of our oil – N/ Delta group When Boko Haram captured territory in Nigeria’s northeast last year and declared a caliphate, there were real fears for the sovereignty of Africa’s most populous nation. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/we-want-100-