₦airaland Forum

FrLukas:
I don't need to. I leave that to your conscience.

FrLukas:
I asked a simple question. You said Buhari doesn't eat local rice and I asked you to produce their daily menu for us. I didn't ask for a breakdown of the budget o.

FrLukas:
I do.

My moniker may look new but I've been on this forum a long time. I know you always pride yourself in being the devil's advocate. Always backing the front.

I could dig into your former posts and find where you called Nigeria a zoo, but I don't work for LAWMA.

FrLukas:
You do know that the reason he is calling Nigeria a zoo is because people like you always call Nigeria a zoo, right?

You sell your family members cheaply, you will never buy them back dearly. That is a Yoruba proverb.

FrLukas:
Since you are Aso Rock's chief chef why don't you share their meal schedule with us and let's see what they eat in Aso Rock?

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.

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

psychologygh:
what do you poor 200 million poverty capital of the world citizens want from Ghana that you always post Ghanaian news on your stupid site.Leave us alone!!!If you want to feel respected,better solve your extreme poverty and stupid divisions. Ghana's economy is growing at 8% whilst yours is crawling below 2% with your population growth rate of more than 3% being higher than your economic growth rate which is abnormal. To hell with your zoo country and leave Ghana alone.Let any stupid mod ban me for telling you not to report any Ghanaian news on your stinking forum.Poor cows living in a zoo.

b3llo:
Border closure will help our economy.

Erastuslove:
and none of them is safety conscious in a construction site?

Enyimbamercedes:
Please take her to visit your light rail project in PH as well while you are at it... and tell her the other reasons why you spend so much time in Lagos

ijekul:
As the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Rivers State Government to probe the sale of valued assets of the state and other matters continued its sitting on Friday, the technical consultant to the state on the monorail project, Arcus Gibbs revealed that  he advised former Governor Chibuike Amaechi against continuing with the project.

Managing Director of Arcus Gibbs Nig Ltd, Wiero Viguezang, however said his company gave the advice only after collecting N22.9bn from the Rivers State Government since its services were enlisted in March 1, 2010.

Viguezang spoke when he appeared before the commission to explain the role played by his company in the monorail project being probed by the commission.

While being cross-examined by counsel to the commission, Dr. Zaccheus Adangor, Viguezang, stated that the monorail project was no longer tenable considering the shortfall in the state’s revenue and the inability of its original technical and equity partners, TSI Nig Ltd, headed by the former military administrator of Rivers State, Brig-Gen Anthony Ukpo (Rtd.), to fulfil its obligations to contribute 80 per cent of its equity holdings.

He disclosed that the state owes his company N1.1bn for its services.
He also said the company had in a letter to the Rivers State through the ministry of transport, in April, made a six-point recommendation to the Rivers State on how to unbundle the monorail project in such a way that the state government can salvage some financial benefits out of the N33.9bn so far invested in the project. The monorail project was originally estimated to cost about Euros2250m.

The technical partner had in its sixth point of recommendation suggested to the Rivers State Government to unbundle the monorail project and approach the manufacturers of the mechanical components and rail tracks in Germany and exploit the possibility of reselling components at a lower price to the manufacturers.

He said the company also advised the state government to consider the option of using the monorail facilities for other commercially viable purposes, mentioning the spaces between pillars and surrounding areas of the monorail project, stressing that the area between Azikiwe Road and the UTC axis could be put into very fruitful commercial purpose.
Viguezang also told the commission that his company and the state government had planned to unveil the monorail project last April specifically to mislead the people of Rivers State into thinking that the project, which has gulped N33.9bn, was still on course.

He admitted that his company wrote a memo to the commissioner for transport to arrange the unveiling of the project essentially for media coverage since the project was “technically uncompleted”. 

According to Viguezang, “We actually wrote to the ministry of transport in January, to arrange for the governor to unveil the monorail project in April for the attention and coverage of the media based on the expectation of the people of the state.”

When asked to clarify if the unveiling was to deceive the people of Rivers State into believing that the controversial monorail project was ready, Viguezang admitted; “It was to deceive the people into believing that the monorail project was at last ready”.

The managing director, however, stressed that “apart from the media coverage and public attention that it is expected to generate, the monorail was not technically and commercially ready. Only phase 1a within phase 1 of the project was ready. So, there was no way the public would have been able to use the monorail as at April when we asked the ministry of transport to unveil the project to the media”.

Viguezang admitted that the Rivers State government enlisted services of Arcus Gibbs at the cost of N600 million from March 1, 2010 to December 1, 2010, after the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TSI collapsed because TSI could not raise revenue to fulfil the payment of its 80 per cent equity share capital.

He stated that part of its role as the technical service provider to the Rivers State government concerning the monorail project was to evaluate and assess the activities of TSI and give an independent opinion to the Rivers State government.


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/how-technical-consultants-advised-amaechi-against-monorail-project-after-collecting-n22bn/218811/

lady2sexy:
This guy should just be the next president!!!

voltron14:
Gerrout.

Name one policy, one that you have shown support for.

heysquare:
xyz

Jimi24:
Biggest economy from wasting $104/barrel oil price FOREX importing petroleum, rice, flour and Dubai goods, selling them locally without even collecting taxes. So no infrastructure. All the big economic gains limited to 5 cities and just 200 people with trickle down to just 15m. Result was militancy, Boko Haram and 101m poor people.
No wonder they booted out the guy. First time in history for an incumbent. First week of Buhari, all the ministers had run away. Let PDP try that governance style if they regain the opportunity (which they wont). Nigerians will burn down Aso Rock

dir

FG, States, LGs Share N568.4 Billion for Oct
15 NOVEMBER 2013

Also, $1billion was proposed for distribution to complement shortfall in expected revenue." The $1billion is a compromise by the FG over its words in September not to augment shortfalls anymore.

Responding to the presentation, the chairman of the States Commissioners of Finance and Ebonyi State Commissioner of Finance, Mr Timothy Odaah, lamented that the statutory allocation was getting smaller and smaller. "It appears this is the worst in terms of returns. This is the least in allocations as far as this year is concerned. We are mourning the dearth of funds and this is a wakeup call for states and local governments to buoy up their internally generated revenue."

While appreciating the "magnanimity" of President Goodluck Jonathan to approve the $1billion from the excess crude account and to be shared among the federal, state and local governments, Odaah expressed disappointment with the returns made by the NNPC.

He said that the states had requested for $2bn to complement for the shortfall in revenue but got only $1billion. In September, Odaah and fellow commissioners had walked out of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) when the federal government said that the framework of the 2013 budget was no longer realistic and it won't augment shortfall in revenue. Odaah raised issues with the statutory allocations of previous months.

More from: http://allafrica.com/stories/201311150323.html

nawtyme:
Previous Govts Initiated ‘Most Of The Things This Administration Is Doing’ – Adesina


A majority of the projects the Muhammadu Buhari administration is working on was inherited from previous administrations, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has said.

Mr Femi Adesina said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s special Independence anniversary programme on Sunday.

“Most of the things this administration is doing – 60 to 70 percent of them – were initiated by previous governments,” he said.

“That shows you that in the past a government will come and say ‘this is not our project’ And it will discard what was being done and start fresh ones.”

As a result, Mr Adesina said there are many half and quarter-completed abandoned projects.
But rather than abandon the project, he explained that the current administration will complete it.

An example is the Abuja-Kaduna rail project which the Presidential aide said was up to maybe 60 to 70 percent complete when the last administration left.

https://www.channelstv.com/2017/10/01/previous-govts-initiated-most-of-the-things-this-administration-is-doing-adesina/

simpleseyi:
This hatred and bitterness in you us the reason why you are sad, depressed and suicidal

correctguy2010:
Buhari is not different from all the useless politicians we have in this country. All politicians are mad people. Posterity shall hold them accountable. Politicians shall know no peace for all the pain they've caused. THUNDER FIRE ALL NIGERIA EVIL POLITICIANS.

Caseless:
u don come back.

eternityk:
If u have a baby
Go drown am inside

eternityk:
My state
Even though the leaders are useless
Enjoi

IamAtikulate:
Why not snap the real aerial view instead of few selected hotels.

We know how brown roof boku for there

ITbomb:
The bigger ones are leaving, you can tax these ones to death if you want

Jimi24:
NO.
Rice grows in just 4 months. There are so many unemployed youths it's a bomb
The era of slackness and cluelessness ended with Jonathan.

Vulcanheph:
Apc and their baboon with a leakin mouth can go to hell.....as much as i'd want the country to become self Sufficent anything move that the Fg takes No matter how good it is that makes the masses suffer will never get my support.

Gazzy88:
Buhari meant well for this country irrespective of your opinion about him.

ednut1:
How did kanu escape 9ja . How did his mum reach germany too. Make fg and kanu continue to deceive them selves

abluck:
Her body
Her business

Pavore9:
Most of the Governors misappropriated the funds.

voltron14:
Our state governors are the quite useless.

FG, States, LGs Share N568.4 Billion for Oct
15 NOVEMBER 2013

Also, $1billion was proposed for distribution to complement shortfall in expected revenue." The $1billion is a compromise by the FG over its words in September not to augment shortfalls anymore.

Responding to the presentation, the chairman of the States Commissioners of Finance and Ebonyi State Commissioner of Finance, Mr Timothy Odaah, lamented that the statutory allocation was getting smaller and smaller. "It appears this is the worst in terms of returns. This is the least in allocations as far as this year is concerned. We are mourning the dearth of funds and this is a wakeup call for states and local governments to buoy up their internally generated revenue."

While appreciating the "magnanimity" of President Goodluck Jonathan to approve the $1billion from the excess crude account and to be shared among the federal, state and local governments, Odaah expressed disappointment with the returns made by the NNPC.

He said that the states had requested for $2bn to complement for the shortfall in revenue but got only $1billion. In September, Odaah and fellow commissioners had walked out of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) when the federal government said that the framework of the 2013 budget was no longer realistic and it won't augment shortfall in revenue. Odaah raised issues with the statutory allocations of previous months.

More from: http://allafrica.com/stories/201311150323.html

seguno2:
Which religion is not a scam

Daviddson:
At least Buhari can now see that fuel subsidies payment is not a fraud, like he used to tell us before he became president. This man was and is still very uninformed about a lot of things.

I still have a lot of reservations about it though, one of which is: Why should the price of PMS always remain stagnant even when the price of crude oil crumbles at the international market? But whenever crude oil prices rise, the marketers approach the FG to demand for extra payment?

Who has an answer, because I really feel this is a big corruption?

Oil slump: Bring down fuel price immediately, Fashola tells FG
DECEMBER 7, 2014


Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/oil-slump-bring-fuel-price-immediately-fashola-tells-fg-2/

Asura:
Can someone explain to me why they're representatives from the north in NDDC? Or do they still have people representing the south in North east development commission?

Bacteriologist:
Even after this laudable feat, the president Trump was still cheered at and booed at during a football game on Sunday. The standards are so high in these countries that failure is not at all tolerated.

In Nigeria we have leaders that continuously shït now faces and we do nothing about them. Some of us even defend them.

Freemanbobble:
You know nothing son
You know nothing about terrorism son
Our soldiers are trying
Terrorists are like hydra. When their head is cut off then expect another head as an outgrowth from different parts of the body instantly
Which means they are a movement
You can't put an end to terrorism. You can only reduce their activities

Even if you combine all military branches and forces from different part of the world still you can defeat terrorist

Al Qaeda, al-shabhab, taliban, Hamas, Al nusra front, hizbul Mujahedeen, lakshar e-taiba, hayat tahir Al -al- sham are bigger boys
Even America dey fear to engage these boys one on one
Because those boys nor dey retreat and them nor dey surrender. Especially that Taliban

And i repeat you know nothing son

Firefire:
I am really worried about the increasing death toll...

Buhari said: “If you elect me as the President of Nigeria on February 14 (now March 28), I am assuring you that our government will chase Boko Haram out of Nigeria within two months because it is the responsibility of any reasonable government to secure the lives and property of its citizens.”

http://thenationonlineng.net/polls-campaign-promises-great-expectations/