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Chubhie:
Have gone through the thread you provided and have seen all the “Dividends of democracy” he provided. Something is eternally wrong with Nigeria don't you think so?

PassingShot:
I still find it absurd that Amode, a governor continues to represent Tinubu, a party leader.

Don't get me wrong, I know that Tinubu commands huge respect within APC and that he also made Ambode the governor, BUT it sounds so weird that the Lagos state governor has to represent him at any occasion. The govnr should be above this kind of errands which make him appear like a puppet.

Chubhie:
That GEJ performed or was sabotaged is very much open to debate. My concern is|was he gave these Men room to over blow his weakness. If GEJ performed better I see no cogent reason he was voted out.

Chubhie:
I wish to first understand your question. I'm no fan of the midget El Rufia.

omogin:
I will comment when Efcc does this to amaechi, tinubu and fashola. Until then let the mouth action of APC continue

Omotolu:
The way people steal public fund in this country is so disgusting. Yet they claim innocency with SAN protecting them.

barcanista:
Since I was born, I have never witness the kind of hypocrisy, double standard and demonisation that is currently perpetrated by Muhammadu Buhari, the APC, Alhaji Sanusi, Osinbajo and their "good governance crusaders" against the person of President Goodluck Jonathan, Allison Madekwe, and other government officials.

Alhajis Buhari and Sanusi and APC have been going about using every platform to talk about a "missing $20b", cheered by their hypocritical followers that pride themselves as good governance crusaders. They have deliberately gone blind over the fraud of CBN under Sanusi as outlined by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria report in February 2014.

Sanusi Indicted And Removed For Fraud
According to the report (see below) Sanusi was indicted for Gross Misconduct that bothers on fraud and financial recklessness among other offence. The FRCN subsequently advised Mr President to remove Lamido Sanusi from office for further investigation and probe after the explanation of Sanusi appeared more like a tale and outrightly illogical according to FRCN. The council indicates that the explanation provided by Sanusi is “a clear display of incompetence, nonchalance, fraud, wastefulness, and abuse of due process and deliberate efforts to misrepresent facts on the part of the leadership of the CBN.”

The council advised the President to exercise the powers conferred on him by Section 11(2)(f) of the CBN Act 2007 or invoke Section 11(2)(c) of the said Act “and cause the governor and the deputy governors to cease from holding office in the CBN.”


April 2014: VP-elect Yemi Osibanjo Filed Case To Stop Sanusi Probe
Rather than Sanusi to prove his innocence in court, he filed a case in Federal High Court, Lagos to STOP FRCN and Other Security Agencies from investigating and prosecuting him through three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, Dr. Kanyinsola Ajayi and Kola Awodien.
http://www.theguardianmobile.com/readNewsItem1.php?nid=24587

13 May 2014: Lagos Judge Tshoho Grants Sanusi Prayers
High Court Judge John Tshoho rather than uphold the constitutional powers of FRCN to investigate probe Sanusi, he granted the prayers of Lamido Sanusi and BARRED FRCN from further investigation or probing Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. In his own words...
“Prejudice is very pronounced in the language of that document. The language of the briefing note (transmitted by the FRCN to the presidency) conveys a sense of the defendant desperately goading the presidency to deal with the plaintiff,”
“The plaintiff submitting himself for investigation (by FRCN) is like the cockroach finding itself in the midst of fowls. Such a cockroach cannot be innocent,”.
http://www.tv360nigeria.com/?p=11923

Despite the fact the President Jonathan commissioned PWC to audit NNPC books to ascertain the veracity or otherwise of Sanusi's claim, Buhari, APC, Sanusi and their online agents that parade themselves as good governance and anticorruption apostles have been crying blue murder but refused to comment on the FRCN report nor the APC's VP elect role in shielding Sanusi for probe.

April 26, 2015: Buhari's Display of Hypocrisy
In his usual hypocrisy, General Buahri vowed to re-visit the $20b allegation but said NOTHING about the FRCN report. In his own word... “Imagine a situation where the former CBN governor who by God ‘s grace would later become the  Emir of Kano raised an  issue of missing billions of money, not in Naira but in Dollars, $20 billion.
“What happened, instead of investigating to know whether it was true that the money was missing or not, they simply found a reason to remove him. So these are the issues we are talking about…"
Contrary to the lies of Alhaji Buhari, Sanusi wasn't removed because he raised alarm, he was removed because he was indicted by FRCN. Jonathan also never kept mute, he commissioned PWC to audit the books. Buhari was also blind to talk about prosecuting Sanusi for the CBN fraud. Perhaps the Emir is as "incorruptible" as him(Buhari)

peterjero:
Meaning you will then classify me as a mumu when you've not seen me or know what I'm into.? You need to learn humility

madridguy:
Do you mean the world class hospital ?

Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.

Mogidi:
He delivered good governance hence his protégé was unsuccessful in his bid to become governor.
Amaechi is high on grade 1 Buhari urine.


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Technical Consultants Advised Amaechi Against Monorail Project After Collecting N22bn

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.


From: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/...-n22bn/218811/

peterjero:
If you read all my previous post you notice I never insulted anybody rather I was back lashing a system and also ideologies. Back to me and you if I pay tiny monies for their scholarships which school will they attend? Who will cater for the curriculum change? Who will enhance lecturers and teachers benefits so that they would be willing to teach? Who fund the real sector? Those people who you said I should Google who fund scholarship for indigent students abroad, end up in very good universities. Try to see beyond I'm not into insults because I don't know it all.

peterjero:
How do we contribute to it, all through my school life I never bribed or did expo to write waec or jamb, maybe that's why I wrote jamb 4 times and ssce 2x, how do we contribute to our education when our salaries are hinged on bailout monies and many mouth to feed. Try not to be utopian and be realistic.

Onegai:
Schooling in India isn't cheap, especially for Sciences. The pressure to graduate is so high that they have a high amount if suicides from Engineering school in India.

Nigeria should stop subsidising Universities and pour that money into primary and secondary schools and vocational and technical colleges. All the people shouting how much they paid for Fed Uni, why can't they come and shout how much they earn now or compare how much they knew when they graduated.

I studied Engineering in Nigeria, my brother studied Engineering in the US and my hubby studied Engineering in the UK and my friend studied Engineering in Ghana. Recently, 3 out of 4 of us were discussing Thermodynamics equations and expanding them and using them to look at improving our generator sets. Guess who knew the least?

Show me the Nigerian university that has a 3D printer to fabricate parts instantly or even modern functioning labs. The labs with nice equipment, students were not allowed to use them, we watched as they performed the experiments and then later I am supposed to go and get a job based on actual practical lab work I never did. How many can analyse the data given?

Have you even read an essay by a Nigerian graduate? Just browse through Nairaland for examples of what Fed Unis offer.

bushdoc9919:
Just because some Nigerians go out....does not make everything all right in our education sector.

bushdoc9919:
China is also something Nigeria is not....an Industrial society....which means that they have to have a good education system.

Also.....China's university entrance is not easy like JAMB and WAEC. Their equivalent exam is very very tough and selective.Not everyone goes to University.

Also....China being an industrial nation means that they have the GDP to pay for free education....not like Nigeria.

Finally....China's education system has been critiqued on the basis that it does not teach innovative thinking enough.

peterjero:
Reason I begged you to be open minded, would you find a Nigerian university graduate PhD holder lecturing in Harvard? My answer is a big NO. Would you find a Nigerian university graduate with a British or American post graduate degrees teaching in harvard probably yes. Nigerian education isn't well funded because we are a poor nation, as one poster rightly puts it "resource dependent nation" so the government which is our greatest problem knows, so they subsidise our fees in a lopsided manner in which the fees we pay are still not enough to produce world class students because even the basic teaching and aren't available. My brother you said what have I done? Do you think if I'm not a billionaire my contribution could be felt? Do you want my contribution to be lopsided? Please try to see that good education comes with a price. My brother go to the UK, no matter how challenged educationally a person is, education is sure because resources put down for education is humongous. On a lighter note, do you know that harvard university's resources is more than Lagos state ?

bushdoc9919:
Lots...infact hundreds of Indians, Chinese and Russians go to US universities to study....and pay the same high fees.

Plus.....China and Russia have GDP's higher than Nigeria by far....because they are industrial nations, not poor resoruce dependent nations like Nigeria.

What's your point.?

Modified.....Science students in China pay US $1,800-6,400....ie...360000-1.2million naira.

Source:http://news.at0086.com/China-Universities/The-university-fees-in-China.html

bushdoc9919:
You Nigerians better stop tolerating bad government, and looterocrats.....and demand better .....so that Nigeria becomes an industrial and developed country.....with a high GDP....which will enable us to do free education like Germany.

peterjero:
Try to Google how much they pay and compare it to ours, and please try as much as possible to be open minded and you will see why the Americans rule the world.

peterjero:
In harvard you pay up to 56,000 dollars if you convert to naira using bank rate of 199, it will give you 11,144,000 naira. However you look at it, education in nigeria is very cheap that's why we are all half baked.

bushdoc9919:
(Disclaimer....I am not catholic).

Chubhie:
That's how he landed the job. The midget rode to power cos of GEJ that lacked balls to perform even the basics of governance.

telim:
I have not being to banana Island, i dont know those that Live there and how they raise money to build mansion over there. I'm only explaining the possibility of linda generating huge revenue through ads on her website.

omosefeeguaibor:
No wonder the popular proverb that says as Poor as church rats does not thrive anymore, suffice to say that churches today is one of the richest institution in the society, and they keep getting richer

bushdoc9919:
I want to laugh at Nigerians.

N730000 is too much..because they want awoof things.

Let me tell you something....the truth of the matter is that the reason why you pay less than N50000 in federal universities is because they get funded by Government.

Private Universites on the other hand do not have that kind of funding.Meanwhile, they have to pay lecturers and staff, they have to provide facilites, they have to provide housing for staff, and they have to pay for research, and so on. Guess what....they have to do it from the fees.

And a university lecturer in Nigeria earns N400000 and above.

Tell me.....where is Augustine University going to find the money? From the skies?

Why can't you Nigerians face reality? Those federal universities you think are cheap are also bad because they are poorly funded. They cannot afford good facilties, good classrooms, and such because they cannot do much on N40000 fees. Meanwhile....the government funding is set to fall.

Nigerians....better face reality. Stop this awoof mentality. We may get better with time if you do.

nellyalph:
Google is your friend and if u find out, lemme know too

talktimi:
come and chop politicians are part of the Nigerian system but a responsible public official isn't supposed to wish his citizens death

telim:
Linda earn huge cash from ads because are blog naturally attrack quality traffics that converts alots and these make all of her advertisers to consistently place ads on her blog. An eye catchy ads on her blogs as high click true rate and high conversion, making advertisers earn huge ROI on their products and also have a list of their patronisers emails for retargeting purpose. The amount of money for an ad space depends on the quality of the traffics that visits a blog or forum and not the number of traffics. The major difference between nairaland and linda is that nairaland attracks poor traffics that do not convert alots while linda attracks quality traffics with a higher possibility of purchasing a product. These makes alot of companies to spend huge cash for placing their ads on linda, because it is profitable.

RagaMufeen:
but why amaechi is not probe by buari?

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Dollarization Of The APC Primaries: How Amaehi Vanquished Atiku #saibuhari

The blogosphere was inundated with reports of the excessive sharing of dollars at the All Progressives Congress which took place during the latter part of last week.

One APC supporter and Special Adviser to Osun Governor on Environment, BolaIlori had blown the scandal open after he saw the beginning stages of the dollarization in action.

He took to his Facebook page and scribbled, “Crazy things are happening here!!! Some of these cannot represent the change Nigeria is yearning for. Excessive dollarization by one of the aspirants to is to say the least obscene. I have been involved in political process for decades now, I have never witnessed this volume of raw dollarization of party primaries. I only read about this kind of things in PDP primaries. A question been asked by conscientious delegates is that whoever can be giving out between $2000 to $5000 to…delegates certainly does not represent the kind of change Nigerians want…those who contributed to the pauperization of Nigeria now revel in dollarization… majority of Ondo delegates are still standing with Buhari but have been reduced from 85% to 70% within 24 hours…the remaining has gone with dollars ooo.!!!!!”

One has to wonder how Buhari was able to win the primaries in this era of stomach infrastructure where dollars are like the Biblical manna that God sent down from heaven to nourish the Israelites as they made their way to the promised land.

Sources close to the APC with knowledge of the way the Primaries unfolded have revealed that it was Rivers State Governor, Amaechi who flew back to Rivers State and returned to Lagos on Thursday morning with enough dollars to make Benjamin Franklin blush.

It has been revealed that Atiku offered the delegates $5000 each, but Amaechi doubled it to $10000 a pop. Thus turning the tables in favour of General Buhari.

Since his adventure into the APC, Amaechi has gone out of his way to prove himself a party loyalist, always the first to shoki or azonto at the many events the APC holds, which he himself is usually the chief sponsor.

According to party insiders, Amaechi has overtaken Tinubu as the major financier of the party. One does not need to wonder why he is always at President Jonathan’s throat over misappropriated oil wells or other such business. Anything that diminishes from the State’s coffers will have a ripple effect on his funding budget for the APC.



Joe Francis wrote in from Port Harcourt.


http://www.theheraldng.com/dollarization-apc-primaries-amaehi-vanquished-atiku-saibuhari/