₦airaland Forum

Your conclusion would have, "Dear reader, I hope I have being able to convince you not confuse you that PDP has finally told whole world that Boko Haram is PDP, PDP is Boko Haram - Late Azizi"

Your good works will always speak for you. Mr Akabuze did very well in Lagos, despite being an Igbo man. Hope my brothers from the Igbo extraction will not say anything now. Maybe Akabueze is not true Igbo man? I dey wait for comment.

obailala:
Let me tell you a short story of what happened when the oil prices began to crash, just between October 2014 and May 2015 when GEJ handed over:

(1) The Naira fell from N166/167 to N220 to $1, meanwhile oil still sold at about $65/barrel as at May 2015.
http://abokifx.com/previous-rates-2/

(2) The nation's foreign reserves dropped from ~$38.5bn to $28.7billion, that's a drop of about $10billion in 7 months, with oil still selling at about $65/barrel as at May 2015.
http://www.cenbank.org/intops/Reserve.asp

(3) Nigeria's GDP growth rate which was maintained at an average of 6-7% suddenly dropped to its lowest since 1999 of 2.3%.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/gdp-growth-annual

(4) Due to a severe cash crunch occasioned by fall in oil prices, the Nigerian government had to borrow about $2.4billion dollars early in 2015 to pay salaries. The FG could not also pay accumulated arrears of fuel subsidy since August 2014 to petroleum importers (this led to the fuel scarcity in May 2015 just before the handover and Lai Mohammed also blamed this owed fuel subsidy as the reason behind the fuel scarcity late last year)
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/nigeria-borrows-to-pay-salaries-with-cash-crunch-worsening/
http://www.channelstv.com/2015/12/21/lai-mohammed-blames-fuel-crisis-on-past-administration/

Note that all of the above happened at a time when oil still sold above $65/barrel; today oil sells for about $30/barrel

Now I do not want to imagine the kind of economic humanitarian crisis that would have enveloped Nigeria had GEJ continued in his usual manner of dipping his hands into the forex reserves; only God saved us as a nation else we would have been standing on long queues by now to receive one cup of rice daily from W.H.O or UN outlets.


Did I just hear you say continuity of those four (4) negative events I just pointed out above?
Are you aware that the FG under Buhari has not borrowed to pay salaries? It even bailed out the states
Are you aware the FG has paid off subsidy arrears owed to oil importers even since the days of GEJ?
Are you aware the FG/CBN has been able to maintain virtually the same forex reserve amount that it inherited till date?... Unlike GEJ that crashed it by $10billion in 7 months of oil price crash?
And now all these have been done when oil sells for less than half of what it was when GEJ was handing over and you think the present government is more useless?? I challenge you to tell me that these figures and indices I have written here are wrong, kindly explain to us your 'empirical' evidence.

Thank you for reminding us where we started failing. Despite these point you have enumerated they still blame PMB.

SouthernBreeze:
As if this incessant sack is the problem of Nigeria. Abeg replace dem with Northerners, that's the change your zombies/slaves sought for

Still bitter that your Guy lost the presidential election conducted almost a year ago. Please, forgive yourself for the lost battle.

In whose term does the economy starts bleeding and compounded by their reckless spending of our earned dollars during the elections. The economy would have be worse if GEJ had won.

Long over due, especially NOA DG.

waikiki:
since his administration seized power everything has just been upside down. all they have been doing is witch hunt members of past administration(pdp) and putting people in jail but not one economy boosting initiative has been undertaken by the buhari administration.

Did you vote at all. Talk less of voting for PMB. You will not see any new drive because you had wish things continue the way they were. Lootercracy.

If saraki thinks he is man enough let him grant a press conference and threaten the Government like fasoye. Then I will know that this story is true.

Alertz3:
For real? Ok. Its time to allow him some breathing space, after all drug biz originated and is still thriving in the western world. Come to think about it. Can Nigeria demand that an American citizen be deported to face trial for crime committed within our territory?

O spare us all that. If Nigeria can't demand does that mean that we should allow evil to prevail. If he thinks he is innocent let he go and clear is name.

Unfortunately, all those critics, including Prof Utomi none has proffer any solution that is people oriented to counter what we have none. I keep wondering what would have happened if this bunch of squandereds had remain power. Perhaps they would devalued the naira to cover up.

Adaure4ever:
Having a house in dubai does not automatically mean that you are corrupt.
Fayose 4 months salary as governor can fetch him a house in dubai.

It depends on the type of house. However, time shall tell.

I have said it, the best Saraki should do is to "step aside" as the senate president, at least set a good precedent to younger ones to follow. Rather he choose to ground stand and display his arrogance thinking he is brave.

I wish Nigeria well.

Achuwa1:
When will it be the turn of pmb wife AISHA BUHARI,coz its authouritative tht she partook in the sharing of the Halliburton scandal with obj

This kite will to take off, talk more of flying.

solid3:
It is sad, as long as we keep importing nonessential products like tomato purry, toothpick, matches and also keep gallivanting around, the Naira will continue to fall.

The supporter of evil and looter will not like to share your ideas. They are use to share the money.

It will take a long while before we recover from the dollar sharing that charactised last general election. As if that was not enough the current revelation on how some "intelligent" looter stuck dollars in their houses and bank will do more harm than good.

God will help PMB and Nigeria.

Mr common sense please, proffer common sense on how to deal with the issue. In addition to what you will say, always remember to tell the Gov to cut the cost of his legislators and his aides. Mr common sense, please don't forget to tell your colleague in the Senate that their Jumbo pay is no more sustainable. Halve their salaries can put a lot of Nigerians to work.

Just making common sense.

Before, you confuse others and divert the attention of many, that contract was awarded by the past administration. Secondly, the cost of the mosque was greater than the church. So, always bring all things into perspective if you wish to educate the people.

The name of the VP should not tag in the whole saga as if he was the one that awarded the contract. In as much there are content in the inquery, Hon Hambe, should not present his self aa a saint, because we have not forgotten the shenanigan he displayed during the SEC probe involving Patricia Eteh.

Hypocrites, those who claim to be fighting for rule of law and human right, but never want the rule of law to apply to them.

Judiciary look inward.

Redoil:
i hope you never tasted aisha "gellof redoil rice" i want you to swear by ngeneukwenu bia bia say you no chop from the rice cooked with aisha spittle and piss

Low level contribution, just as your Radio director. If you think you that all Igbos are in support of Nnamdi Kalu, then you are in for a shocker, because I am Igbo from Enugu state and I will never support Biafruad. Come up with another insult.

Very funny post. if Tompolo thinks he is strong and influential let him come out from his hiding.

As for Kalu, I am sure he is regretting the day he sneak into the country. Do see the frustration all over his face. One time "dilector of radio biafra is begging for freedom.

The unfortunate thing I have observed is most youth appears to have been hijacked by these corrupt elements in society. Who pretend to be "messiah" only to milk them of their collective wealth.

As for Fayose, I hand him over to God. Time shall tell.

shameseun:
The shrink cabinet as promised by GMB is fast getting obsessed.

Must you complain.

OZAOEKPE:
NYAKO IS NOW A SAINT I PITY APC, THIS CHANGE IS A SCAM

I will advice you grasp a cup of cold water and take a second look at the publication again. I am sure this time you understand better. The court as constituted never exonerate him from the alleged crime, rather they granted him his plea that he was not granted fair hearing and threw away his application to return to office.

They did things like this for GEJ before the General election, what letter happened?

Yes again and again. Even if he is contesting against ann easterner.

Corruption fighting back.

mynd1:
What?

Is he insane or what

Perhaps he is one something. Otherwise, a normal rational being will not imaging saying that.

He can tell that to the paid crowd they were able to pull together. Even the unborn child will never wish PDP to come back even if they change name. Nonesense!

I took sometime to read this piece and some points the writer highlighted. However, the writer failed to give us empirical facts to counter issues she raised. For example, if she says, that TSA amount is not up to N2.2 trillion, so what is the actual figure? Until you tell nigeria the actual figure and your source, then in my own opinion I she have committed thesame crime she accused the Govt of doing. Secondly, I am left with no choice to say she has been paid to write this nonsense.

WATCHOVER:
Instead of you to be weeping, after all his i- don't- care attitudes towards we Nigerians. You're still calling daddy. Go sleep joor

He does not care, he ordered his salaries be cut;
He does not care, he insisted that the number of minister should cut down from 42 to 24;
He does not care, he instructed the CBN to give out revenue accrued by LNG to be shared as bail out to some states;
He does care; he sign MoU with UEA and insisted that all stolen money be returned and those involved (public servant) be brought to book;

The problem with your like is that we have been enjoying the cruise of destruction for so long that we have forget what good governance is all about.

Pray that you will get to his level and do your bit to make nigeria better.

Does it rule out that Metu did not carry out some questionable character with out collective wealth. Does, it rule that some fund was transferred for personal use. The main issue is Metu knows very all is not well with his case. Let wait for 7 march for ruling.

How many are still alive at the end of the worthless protest, if a lot were killed today.

What has the Presidency got to do with Saraki going to clear his name in the court. Corruption fighting back indeed.