Politics › Re: Buhari Restricts Use Of Presidential Aircraft By Wife, Aides-the Nation by anonimi: 7:42am On Jul 24, 2015*. Modified: 7:59am On Jul 24, 2015 |
Stories of propaganda by the Nation again. Did the man not campaign that he would SELL the presidential jets to revive Nigeria Airways?Why the tory come change na  pendy79: General Muhammadu Buhari in UK: I Will Maintain a Modest Lifestyle as President -Buhari...Will Resuscitate Nigerian Airways...All Presidential Aircrafts Will Be Brought Under Nigerian Airways
"One of the major killer of our economy apart from corruption is Waste. Our scarce resources are being plunder away very carelessly and unnecessarily wasted. "Let megive an instance, presently, there are more than 6 aircraft in the presidential fleet.
What do you call that? "Billions of naira is budgeted every year for the maintenance of these aircraft not to talk of operational cost and other expenses. "You may want to ask what a Nigerian President is doing with so much aircraft when a Prime Minister of Britain fly around using the same public aircraft like an ordinary Briton.
"Go and check and compare with that of any developed country in the world, the office of the Nigerian President is a very expensive one inspite our high level of poverty and joblessness.
"Despite all these, you still find a Nigerian Minister spending about N10billion to charter an aircraft for just one year."Now, for me, when we come into office, all these waste will be blocked and properly channelled into our economy."We intend for instance, to bring back our National carrier, the Nigerian Airways. "We shall do this by bringing all the aircraft in the presidential fleet into the Nigerian airway and within a year increase the fleet into about 20.
What is the Difference between me and those who elected us to represent them, absolutely nothing. Why should Nigerian President not fly with other Nigerian public? "Why do I need to embark on a foreign trip as a president with a huge crowd with public funds?" Why do I need to go for foreign medical trip if we cannot make our hospital functional?" Why do we need to send our children to school abroad if we cannot developed our university to compete with the foreign ones? 
"Why, and why must our people be servants to the foreigners in the midst of plenty? I can go on and on."I came here in the UK and I chose to trek just to make sure I sent a message back home to some people who wish us dead.
This is not my struggle, it is our collective efforts to save Nigeria from those who have failed us for 16 years."-
General Muhammadu Buhari speaking in London on Saturday, February 21, 2015 www.nairaland.com/attachments/2595291_tmpdoodle1436129596118_jpeg34ccec1cca8c4094eef3df002ef0e6a5[img] https://www.nairaland.com/avatars/rfpz2aiih02arcv4l0q6myapvub3qyub1364484[/img] |
Politics › Re: Opinion!! Was President Buhari Visit To America A Flop? by anonimi: 8:42pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Opinion!! Was President Buhari Visit To America A Flop? by anonimi: 8:25pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
amaben2020: A colossal waste of money N2.2 billion WASTED on a useless trip just like that, chai we don suffer finish in the hands of these SCAMMERS.  |
Politics › Re: Opinion!! Was President Buhari Visit To America A Flop? by anonimi: 8:23pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
Reddit: See the below quote during his meeting with John Kerry the secretary of state Please can you provide the link to the trancript of Kerry's conversation with Buhari. Thanks. |
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Politics › Re: Buhari's Planned Probe Of Only Jonathan Administration And The "Far Past" by anonimi: 6:52pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Buhari's Planned Probe Of Only Jonathan Administration And The "Far Past" by anonimi: 5:16pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Police Sergeant Who Made Bullet-proof Vest Promoted By Arase by anonimi: 3:48pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
Good move. Commendable recognition. |
Politics › Re: Osinbajo Presides Over NEC Meeting At The Villa Today (Photos) by anonimi: 3:48pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
dekdek: Fool, that still didn't erase ur earlier stupidity which I corrected. What do you call a person who flogs a dead horse?a) Fool b) Sage |
Politics › Re: What Buahri Told Voice Of America(VOA) But, Never Said On CNN by anonimi: 3:43pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
Buhari1: Nigeria has been like a mansion owned by wealthy couple (APC) that have been away on a long journey leaving behind delinquent children (PDP) that decided to fling the doors open and invite all their friends including miscreants for an orgy of wild house partying and frivolics.
Well, daddy and mummy (GMB/PYO) are back. Back with Amaechi and Tinubu  scribble: https://www.karensperspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dollar_rain.jpg
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/ www.nairaland.com/attachments/2029033_failbuhari1_jpeg7ae4bc6a233e1c509b0909ac50860a14 |
Politics › Re: Osinbajo Presides Over NEC Meeting At The Villa Today (Photos) by anonimi: 3:41pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Career › Re: CCECC Construction Workers Protest Sack, Poor Wage by anonimi: 3:36pm On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 4:02pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
Light rail SCAM don pafuka again be that. Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains. AUGUST 10, 2011
The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars. 
It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.
The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.
Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.
"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."
Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.
"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."
More from: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/ www.nairaland.com/attachments/986954_227085_217133764973083_1665116_n_jpg748f7881e9a4a7029d746ce618b9e883www.nairaland.com/attachments/986970_226204_217133461639780_436735_n_jpg881704f0a82d9e191193a6cb576f8d24* In January 2013, i.e. some two years after the Toronto visit, our excellent former governor said the trains will be ready by June, i.e. five months after the unsolicited statement, based on his inspection & assessment of work done so far at the time => Lagos light rail’ll be ready in June – Fashola JANUARY 9, 2013
The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said the first phase of the state Blue Light Rail project would be completed by June this year(2013).
He expressed confidence that Lagosians would start enjoying the services of the lrail project immediately.
The first phase would run from Marina and terminated at Okokomaiko area in Ojo Local Government.
Fashola spoke during an inspection of ongoing projects in the state which took him and his cabinet members to Orile-Iganmu, Alimosho and Ejigbo areas among others to assess the level of works being done by contractors.
The governor, who inaugurated the trackwork of the blue light rail at Alaba Suru, Coker-Agunda Local Council Development Area, said the level of work on the road and those of the National Theatre and Alaba-Mile 2 rail stations, would ensure early completion
He said, “In order to finish the project, the contractor did not go on vacation during the festive period. This will ensure that the project is delivered on time for the use of Lagosians.
More from: http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-light-railll-be-ready-in-june-fashola/ https://punch.cdn.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/LIGHTRAIL-360x250.jpg* Last year, our fine-boy-no-pimples Misita ex-Gomina confessed he had already spent a whopping sum of N160 billion on the light rail that was supposed to be in use since June 2013. Depending on the exchange rate he used that could be $1 billion to $1.2 billion spent  How We Spent N160bn World Bank Loan on Light Rail Project 11 Sep 2014 . . . . He, therefore, explained that the state government already “has in place, strategies to repay the loan. The federal government was in the know of the state’s decision to take the bond and it approved it.”
He added that the truth “is that what they do not also say is that no state in Nigeria can borrow money outside, from any multilateral agencies without the approval of the federal government.
“What they did not say is that they approved it. No state can raise money by bond the way we have done without the federal government’s approval. Both SEC and NSE are all federal regulatory agencies through which we must pass. If they said okay, it means there must be something good about the debt.
More from: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-how-we-spent-n160bn-world-bank-loan-on-light-rail-project/188736/ As of today, we nor see train, even sef all the billion, billion $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ don disappear enter Toronto. We prayer be sey make dem nor turn around small time sey na bad business like the N8 billion Sunborn floating hotel  In fact Ambode now dey tell us sey na to restructure the financing and delivery will be in 18 months time. Laakulilai, we don suffer finish in the hands of these scam masters and smooth operators =>  Why I reached out to Igbo voters –Ambode, Lagos APC governorship candidate APRIL 4, 2015 . . . . When is the light rail going to be delivered, the project seems to be going on for years?
I just said it, it’s being funded by Lagos State and the Federal Government support is not there. But I believe strongly that we will create a financial restructuring that will allow us to deliver that light rail within the next 18 months.
More from: http://www.punchng.com/feature/hotseat/why-i-reached-out-to-igbo-voters-ambode-lagos-apc-governorship-candidate/ Una wey sabi financial management small go know sey the man just dey tell us sey money don finish dem must BORROW plenty $$$$$$$$$$$ loan again to have any hope whatsoever of using the trains in 18 months lohun lohun far away longest time! Can anyone reconcile the fact that the federal government approved LASG's World Bank loan for this project yet the new tenant of ALausa house dey spin us long tales of no federal support. He must think we are all baby pikins wey mama fit tell FAKE tory  |
Politics › Re: Osinbajo Presides Over NEC Meeting At The Villa Today (Photos) by anonimi: 3:34pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
Image123: Save yourself from lack of commonsense. The NEC are not taking selfies or posting on nairaland. It is media people, cameram and photographers that take photos and post them on blogs, social and news media. If they bar journalists, it is still you that will still wail like a possessed goat. Na so you like goat reach https://tatafoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/goat-2.jpg |
Politics › Re: Osinbajo Presides Over NEC Meeting At The Villa Today (Photos) by anonimi: 3:31pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Osinbajo Presides Over NEC Meeting At The Villa Today (Photos) by anonimi: 3:26pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
Image123: It's unfortunate you are ignorant that the NEconomicC is chaired by the vice President, the President doesn't attend. Your GEJ/Sambo worship didn't allow you to see clearly. Thanks for pointing that out. Bravo  So you mean Sambo was actually BUSY in these meetings without plenty paparazzi photos  |
Politics › Re: Osinbajo Presides Over NEC Meeting At The Villa Today (Photos) by anonimi: 2:54pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: APC Matters In Pictures by anonimi(op): 2:38pm On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 10:07am On Aug 06, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Achievements Of The Jonathan/Sambo Administration In Pictures by anonimi(op): 1:09pm On Jul 23, 2015*. Modified: 4:42am On Oct 03, 2020 |
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Politics › Re: Atiku Formed Dubious Coalition With Saraki And Obj Because Of 2019 - Omatseye by anonimi: 12:26pm On Jul 23, 2015 |
vhykeeytor: I no even bother to read. The name of the writer Sam Omatseye smells propaganda.
What else do u expect from a bola Tinubu's stooge? Abi Una want dem to relieve him of his job in The Nations Newspaper? That is the same Omatseye who insulted Awolowo and his family to celebrate Ojuyobo's 60th birthday a few years ago  Babasessy: Omatseye’s vituperation, attempt to destroy Awolowo family - HID •Says ‘I cannot go into bondage of exclusive association with people who clearly resent us’ Wednesday, 08 June 2011
THE matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty, Yeye Odua HID Awolowo, has described the comments made by the chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper, Mr Sam Omatseye, as a deliberate attempt to destroy and demystify the family of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
In a frontal, but an unprovoked attack on the Awolowo clan, Omatseye had written disparagingly in his column on the back page of The Nation (Monday, June 6, 2011 edition), entitled “Awo family without an Awo,” describing the wife of the sage and his children as unworthy to be called heirs to the Awolowo dynasty.
Among others, he had said, “I once wrote that this woman whom Awo once described as a jewel of inestimable value has lost value to his cause (sic). If he came back to life, he would have committed the extraordinary act of divorce after death (sic).”
He went further to castigate the sage’s children as he wrote: “The so-called real Awolowos who bear his surname cannot come up for mention. They are Awolowos but not Awoists. They stabbed their father in the back. They have committed ideological parricide…”
However, Chief (Mrs) Awolowo, in a press statement dated June 7, 2011 and which she personally signed, said that she would not have ordinarily joined issues with uninformed individuals or comment on articles written in uncouth and downright vile and violent language.
She described The Nation Editorial Board chairman and his sponsors as hypocrites that were only more catholic than the Pope or more Awoist than his (Awolowo’s) family, adding that this same set of people were actually hobnobbing with the people they called pariah when it suits them and their pockets.
“However, this piece, the latest in a long campaign of calumny against my person and family and which, if reports are to be believed, is the opening salvo of a fresh campaign apparently aimed at destroying and demystifying the Awolowo family, deserves an appropriate response,” she said.
She went further to say that the response became more pertinent, “particularly since, we are informed that such campaigns have been adopted as the preferred policy and strategy by a particular political party to consolidate its hold on its newly-acquired political power base.
“At 95, I have lived long enough to expect common civility from younger ones, assuming that they received and imbibed proper home training. Having just lost my daughter less than two months ago, I also expect that normal people would spare me the kind of vitriolic attack that was unleashed on my person and my family, particularly as such an attack was entirely unprovoked.
“It is pertinent to mention here that, for all their protestations as the true children of Awo, the top hierarchy of the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has not deemed it fit to offer me condolences on the bereavement, either by telephone, letter, or personal visit, up till now.”
She said that the attempt by Omatseye to rake up the old wounds of the tragic loss of her first son, Barrister Olusegun Awolowo (Snr) and the notion that the late Segun could possibly have not been fit to take on his father’s mantle was an attempt to situate his (Omatseye’s) sponsor “as the anointed heir of a heritage that can never be purchased.”
Stating that it was public knowledge that the late Olusegun was a graduate of the Cambridge University (UK) and was called to the bar after a brief stint at the Inner Temple (also in the UK), she said that Omatseye’s claim that the family the sage had was not his flesh and blood was short of the expectations from a top-flight journalist.
“One of the basic tenets of journalism is that facts are sacred, but comments are free. Perhaps, it should not be surprising that Omatseye failed even in this. I would like to refer him to the dedication contained in Awo’s last book, first published in 1987, The Travails of Democracy and the rule of Law.
“It is surely to the utter shame of a so-called Awoist that he exposed his absolute lack of any knowledge of Awo’s life. I would not be surprised if Omatseye was unaware, as many of his cohorts also appear to be, that I was the first person to use the broom as a party symbol when I led the party’s campaign for federal elections that were held during my husband’s incarceration,” she said.
Taking a swipe at Omatseye for failing to correctly assess Awo’s wife of 48 years, she said: “The abject insult that was heaped on my person by Omatseye, for daring to rise above partisanship and pursue the common good, has caused me the kind of pain that can only be dealt with by offering it to God, whose wheel of justice may grind slowly but is guaranteed to grind exceedingly fine.”
She also explained that the reason the Awolowo family did not attend the recent inauguration ceremonies of newly-elected political office holders across the country was due to the fact that the family was not invited. “As decent and dignified people, we know that etiquette does not permit you to attend functions to which you have not been invited.”
She, however, said that she was glad by Omatseye’s admission that all those who recently assumed governance in the South-West did so on Awo’s coat-tails, adding that the sage’s right to be honoured and celebrated for his numerous socio-economic feats should not be predicated on political party affiliation.
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Politics › Re: Atiku Formed Dubious Coalition With Saraki And Obj Because Of 2019 - Omatseye by anonimi: 11:07am On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Celebrities › Re: PHOTOS: Majek Fashek Fixes His Teeth by anonimi: 10:02am On Jul 23, 2015 |
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Celebrities › Re: PHOTOS: Majek Fashek Fixes His Teeth by anonimi: 10:00am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Needs to fix MORE than his teeth. He needs to fix his DISCIPLINE to avoid dangerous SUBSTANCES to his overall health.Love you as a fan but you need to love YOURSELF as well, Majek our dear rain maker  |
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