₦airaland Forum

Basharr1:
Politics of deceit

9PBLIVE:
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Focusmind:
Our standards are terribly low in this country. Our designers are not creative.

Sadly, our youths and citizens praises anything they see that are better than what they had seen before.

Honestly, as someone earlier pointed out, the facade is just too dull. Typical Nigeria architecture. See the surrounding landscape, no creativity.

Call a good Arab or European designers with fewer costs, they will put up a better aesthetically appealing edifice.

GidiWoodsMan:
What an ugly building! The entire Afe school is complete mess, architecturally.

This has got to be the ugliest university senate house in Africa

hakym619:
Ugly piece of crap

NoGender:
Funny enough that building looks funny.

ola33t:

This is a colossal mess.
Boring edifice and boring facades. I always wonder if this country have architects and planners.
Too much glorified poultries everywhere.

Most senate buildings are masterpieces but this looks too boring to wow anybody looking at it.

amidel:
Looks really good.
Maximum respect to Prof Afe Babalola.

CodeTemplar:
But why do schools go far impressive senate buildings?

Image123:
I've always maintained even before 2015 that PMB became president that he's not the Messiah but a better option than GEJ. I still stand by that till tomorrow. PMB is better than GEJ or Atiku. Unfortunately, there's no better person the major political parties are offering us. I'll take Osinbajo, Sowore, Oby, even Duke or Moghalu over PMB any day if they have a viable platform like APC or PDP.

Ajibel:
Keep shut anonimi. I can see your deceit

We know you here, even if they wait till next year before passage, you'll have an excuse to give and a label to call the NASS

Firefire:

‘A budget that moves domestic spending in Aso Villa from N580m to N1.7bn cannot be a budget of change’

Abuja – Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, berated the 2016 budget and called on President Muhammaduu Buhari to withdraw it and go back to the drawing board.

Abaribe while making contributions during the consideration of the budget, said the proposal was faulty on many grounds and could not be implemented at it was.

He said that predication of oil benchmark at 38 dollars per barrel when the crude oil price had fallen below 30 dollars per barrel made the budget unrealistic.

Abaribe faulted the government for increasing spending by 30 per cent based on borrowing.

“Mr President, my colleagues, this budget is indeed unique. After the budget presentation, the finance minister has never come to explain the details of the budget as it is normally done.

“It is a budget of change I agree, but it is a change in the wrong direction. I say it is a change in the wrong direction because it says that it is based on zero budgeting requiring all expenses to be fully justified.

“Mr President, a budget that increases spending up to 30 per cent based solely on borrowing, in what way are we justified? That is the question we want to ask the people who brought this budget.

“We know what is going on in the global economy: this budget is predicated on an oil benchmark of 38 dollars per barrel and I can now say that with oil being 28 dollars today, this budget is dead on arrival.

“The job of the opposition is to help the government to get its priorities right, so I want to please urge this government to withdraw this budget and go back to the drawing board,” he said.

The senator also faulted the adjustments made in the budget as well as allocation for spending in the Aso Rock Villa, saying that it was too exorbitant.

He said that the adjustments rather than reduce spending in areas where they were not necessary only spread it into different offices.

“Mr President, a budget that moves domestic spending within Aso Villa from N580 million to N1.7 billion cannot be a budget of change.

“We were told that in the revised budget there was an adjustment due to error, we agree but what has happened is that up to N7 billion were moved from buying vehicles and spread to offices.

“It also increased the spending that is due to renovations within the Villa.

“They are going to renovate the Villa with N3.9 billion: what else do you want to renovate there that Nigerians will see in the Year 2016?” he asked.

However, in his contribution, Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC Yobe North) blamed the previous administration for the lack of funds due to the embezzlement witnessed in previous governments.

He said that this was the 17th budget he would be debating as a legislator and noted that not more than 40 per cent implementation was achieved in the last 16 years.

“The proposal before us is the first budget where the executive has deemed it necessary to give ordinary Nigerians genuine hope.

“N500 billion allocated for school feeding and social SAFTEY NET is commendable.


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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/602809/

Bishop4real:
And prompt passage automatically translates to rubber stamp, Mr Comprehension himself?

Ajibel:
you prefer they delay it till next year so they won't be seen as rubber stamp abi?

Positiveminds:
This is why Nigeria is not making progress. Things are done on sentiments, in this case, based on party sentiments. The parameters on which the federal government built the budget are faulty. How do you prepare budget around presumed VAT increase of 7.5%? What is if the legislature refuses to approve such VAT increase at the end of the day?

Some party apologists will come here and spew trash, shouting hate speech. Truth is that government is directionless, clueless and fatally irresponsible.

javaguru:
they are drinking we are getting drunk

two third of that budget is going to private accounts

DedeNkem:
Calling a corrupt politician "corrupt" can be deemed a hate speech by these corrupt idiots at NASS!

DedeNkem:
This crook (TB Joshua) claimed he could "see visions" and yet couldn't see a vision where his own church building collapsed and killed hundreds of his dumb followers! M*orons still attend his church!

Nigerians are religiously stupid!

charliboy654:
Of course, in nigeria even engineers work as cashier in the bank, it's normal.

johnkay1:
Lol.... That man behind her is obviously irritated by her holy pretence

ZombieTERROR:
Shame on all those supporting this evil administration...

Shame on those who brought this affliction and calamity on the country

Nigeria is now a joke among comity of nations

YouthsPC0:
As General Mohammadu Buhari commissions the Abuja - Kaduna high speed rail project it has become imperative set the records straight not just for history and for humanity sake but most importantly to prevent the attempt by drunk and misguided paid lairs to steal from a man with vision and give the stolen property to a clueless man without direction.

Many have claimed that the Abuja -Kaduna high speed was Initially conceived by Obasanjo the claim is false .
The truth is that under Obasanjo, a consortium submitted a for a RAIL (std guage) project which included the Kaduna- Abuja rail line unfortunately despite initial high interest shown by Obasanjo, the Owu chief dumped the project in pursuit of his third term agenda which unfortunately hit the rocks thanks to Atiku ,Ken Nnamani and Ghali Umar Na'Abba.

When the same idea was submitted to Yardua/Jonathan they accepted it, Although Yardua later died Jonathan pursued it with vigor and commenced its construction and pursued it to conclusion.

Simon Kolawole former editor of Thisday and now publisher of Cable expressly confirms the fact that President Jonathan was the initiator of the project.

Source :
https://www.thecable.ng/kpmg-nigerias-high-speed-rail-world-class

Even Buhari state House website still has the records .

http://www.statehouse.gov.ng/index.php/government/78-featured/108-railway

Obasanjo had nothing to do with it!, people confuse the Abuja light rail project(intra city)whose ground breaking was performed by Obasanjo with the Abuja-Kaduna rail project .

It is imperative to note that apart of the grass clearing (tagged official ground breaking in 2007) for the intracity project Obasanjo never did anything to actualise the dream. the intracity project was originally linked to the Abuja's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014 which never happened!


See source

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja_Light_Rail




GEJ also ensured that the Abuja-Kaduna high speed rail project did not suffer like most government projects, hence when budget provisions could not meet up with counterpart funding levels SURE-P a creation of Jonathan from subsidy Savings came to the rescue

Tinubus Nation newspaper corroborates this :

http://thenationonlineng.net/sure-p-sure-of-abuja-kaduna-railway-date/


Despites starting the project from scratch ,In just 3 years(2014) Jonathan had achieved 70% completion

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312091891.html



The only project that received more attention under Jonathan apart from the Federal University/ Almajiri school project & Rice Farming was this high speed rail. project.

http://nigeriannewspapers.disnaija.com/sun/fg-commissions-n136-392b-abuja-kaduna-railway/


Unfortunately APC chieftains who are shamelessly taking selfies with the project were the ones who claimed the coaches were locomotives.


1. Amaechi Buharis Campaign Director General and current minister of transport:


Hear Amaechi in His own words:

“In fact, I think we have a problem; most people don’t believe that the railway transport is functioning in Nigeria. I didn’t even know, until I started this tour, I never knew that the railway was functioning, it was even from his (MD’s) speech that I learnt that there are some coaches or services that go to Kano or Port Harcourt or elsewhere.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/16/i-never-knew-railway-transport-still-existed-in-nigeria-amaechi/


Tolu Ogunlesi : Buharis aide on new media

Stated that the Abuja - Kaduna rail project did not exist , he even went as far as posting pictures of a open field where he claimed a taxi driver took him to to buttress his lies!
Today the young man is tweeting pictures all over the place showing Buhari commissioning a project he earlier claimed did not exist !

His handle : www.twitter.com/toluogunlesi

APC as a party claimed the transformation of the rail sector only existed in the imagination of the former president today they are taking selfies inside another mans idea

Source:

APC Campaign Faults Jonathan’s Achievement On Railway, Says ‘Transformation’ Claim Fraudulent, Product Of Over-Active Imagination

http://www.informationng.com/2015/02/apc-campaign-faults-jonathans-achievement-on-railway-says-transformation-claim-fraudulent-product-of-over-active-imagination.html

Winners:

1. Nigerians : we now have a world class rail system we can all be proud of

2. Former President Jonathan : his vision of a world class rail transport is gradually being fulfilled, and for finally giving general Buhari one thing to commission in his second year In Office

3. General Buhari : for not allowing the Demon's that made him cancel the Lagos Metro rail project in 1983 prevail this time

They said PDP destroyed Nigeria I agree with them because this rail project is part of the "destruction".


Supervising painting takes effort so if Amaechi decides to take glory for that no problems even the devil can't take that away from the Buhari administration but that was all they did supervised the paintings.
but instead of taking glory for their Sidon watch painting expedition they used the occasion to insult the Man that conceived and built the structure what a world ?

We hope that there will be something done and something to complete when. General Buhari complete his 4 year tenure as President.

May God continue to Bless Nigeria!!!!




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Nigeria Halts China Railway Firm In Its Tracks
NOV 4, 2008

China's top railway builder has encountered a glitch in a lucrative project in Nigeria, jeopardizing a large portion of the firm's future profits and prompting analysts to wonder if a closer look at the risks of its aggressive African investment strategy is in order.

The Nigerian government has temporarily suspended China Railway Construction's $8.3 billion rail project linking Nigeria's north and south. The news sent China Railway Construction shares plunging 18.5%, to 7.99 Hong Kong dollars ($1.03), in Hong Kong, the steepest drop since its initial public offering in March.

Nigeria's Transportation Ministry wants to renegotiate contract terms for the rail link, set to span 1,315 kilometers (817.1 miles) between coastal Lagos and the northern city of Kano, China Railway Construction revealed in a statement filed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange late Monday night. The government's action deals a big blow to the infrastructure firm, as the rail project represents fully 13.9% of the total value of all its contracts as of Sept. 30, according to the statement.

The Nigerian government's motives are likely both political and financial in nature, analysts say. A turnover of leaders has put major foreign contracts in the country under review and in limbo. Meanwhile, the drastic fall in oil prices has squeezed Nigeria's budget, limiting its ability to finance major infrastructure projects. The 17-month-old administration of President Umaru Yar'Adua has expressed skepticism about the terms for infrastructure and oil contracts negotiated by its predecessor and has called the 2006 contract with China Railway Construction "over inflated."

More from: https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/04/china-railway-nigeria-markets-equity-cx_twdd_1104markets03.html#31d604427f7f

Jabioro:
Otapiapia could do more damages to the useless millipedes...by the way the useless sender have this kind of power in Nigeria and we are still suffering in the hand politicians..Send it to state house..all national assembly, state assembles..See you,you be mimu

sarrki:
I know it

Sowore, Deji Adeyanju and you FFk

zangaozanga:
Bloody ipobian criminal

Mshad662:
IKECHUKWU WHY

Following the footsteps of your bloda Invictus Obi.

YorubaPrince:
Na dem as usual. They're NOT civilized and dirty as fvck!

seguno2:
Please what is good about a man whose negligence caused the death of many from building collapse?
If Nigeria was not a lawless country, where should he be if not prison

adelaja70:
I LAFF ANYTIME I READ THIS UKIWE STORY.... I KNOW MOST OF YOU WERE QUITE YOUNG THEN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED... EBITU UKIWE WAS GIVEN TOO OPTIONS... RESIGN HONOURABLY OR BE BOOTED OUT. THAT'S CALLED DEVILS ALTERNATIVE. OSINBAJO IS ELECTED BY NIGERIANS WHILE UKIWE WAS HANDPICKED BY THE MILITARY.....

Image123:
This is truth till date, though PMB is in a dilemma whether to beat the record or not.

CanadaOrBust:
That’s the worst thing he can do. It is almost like the president resigning because the media is lying against him and insulting him. How does that hurt them? How does his resigning hurt Buhari? So he resigns and tomorrow Buhari is long-term hospitalized or dies. Who lost?

CanadaOrBust:
So he reads and understands it, then what? Nothing he can do

sonature1:
U know him very well.

I think he got angry for two reasons:

His expectations were high. In 2016, I remember how he used to talk about what would become of Nigeria after Buhari's first tenure.

He got really angry when Buhari started using the DSS to attack and prosecute judges. He felt it was outright abuse of power and criticized the move heavily on Radio Continental ( now Max FM)

hisexcellency34:
Ubani used to be Buhari's number one fan. I guess he got angry when EFCC detained him and Buhari failed to intervene

sassysure:
Thank u Mr lawyer.
I had expected our so called constitutional lawyers to shed more light into this but it seems like we don't have such lawyers in Nigeria anymore or is it Buhari effect?

So the 21 days brouhaha was taken out of context?

Hmm.

I hate politicians but I'm beginning to pity the vice president. That man will soon develop high bp. He will be regretting seriously.
He made money working with tinubu, has a successful career, what again does he want if not greed?
Even as he went to aso rock, greed no gree am see road.

Those that put you there has more political powers than u.
U for quietly do what u signed for and go your way.
At least, we will still blame it to the redundant office of the vp as usual. U can never make Nigeria better.
Very impossible. As long as Nigeria is structured this way with the useless 1999 constitution backing it, no president will make naija work. U try, forces around u will spoil show for u. Ask Jonathan and late yaradua.

ziddy:
Security Stops Ribadu Gani Condemns Action
From Isa Abdulsalami, Jos

SECURITY operatives yesterday dragged the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, from the graduation ceremonies at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.

Ribadu, who had successfully completed his course at the NIPSS, was at the Unity Hall of the institute where he and other colleagues were seated, waiting to be conferred with the Members of the National Institute (mni) when the operatives pounced on him.

He was dragged out of the hall and taken to an unknown destination within the premises of the institute.

The institute's authorities said he could not participate at the ceremony on health ground but Ribadu, who returned to Abuja yesterday, has debunked this claim.

The right link: [url]http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=231108&ptitle=Security%20Stops%20Ribadu[/url]

MaiSuya:
This quote by Gani fawenhinmi over the issue, taken from the Guardian beautifully summarizes my reaction to the whole issue:

''Meanwhile, Lagos lawyer and rights crusader, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, has described as "most disheartening, absolute bizarre and unprecedentedly barbaric" the prevention of Mallam Ribadu from graduating yesterday at NIPSS, Kuru.

He said Ribadu's travails through the Yar'Adua administration shows that government has the tendencies of fascism and its profession for the rule of law "is smokescreen and hypocrisy of the worst order."   (emphasis mine)

universaltv:
Eye poping