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Has anyone also noticed how most of the Pentecostal pastors like quoting mainly from the Old Testament
Why do they like doing that?

ballabriggs: You are dull.

Can you bring a link to where the word "disrepair" was used?

Sahara reporters says a poorly maintained road.

Has nothing to do with smoothness. If a road is smooth and lacks other components of a good road then it is still in a bad condition.

You just make me laugh with your twisting and winding now that you are caught out with DISTORTION
So in your world, a poorly maintained road is NOT a road in disrepair, abi
Could this be an act of desperation on your part as I believe you are smarter than you are making out to be on this thread?
I guess there is no point discussing further with a mischievous person.

@ ballabriggs,

Another confirmation of the LIE by Sahara Reporters on this PARTICULAR road.

asha 80: saharareporters goofed there....that road in question is as smooth as my gorimapa.

ballabriggs: So a road is smooth means it is a good road? Rubbish.

What happened to road signs, road marks and other important safety criterias which most Nigerian highways lack.

Is it that you do not understand simple English or you are simply playing dumb and trying to be mischievous

SR reported that "she died along Elele-Isiokpo road which has been in state of serious disrepair over the years..."
The poster said that is NOT true as the road is smooth.
From where did you conjure up smooth equals good
You be magician?

berem: Are you trying to say that accidents cannot happen due to bad roads or this one is different because it involves PEJ's step mother?

What kind of distortion are you trying with his post
Is it not clear that he said the PARTICULAR road on which the accident happened is very smooth unlike the LIE reported by Sahara Reporters. If you know otherwise about the situation of that PARTICULAR road, please share.

It will be interesting to know how many Nigerians are among the dead.
When I read such stories I remember a line from Bob Marley's lyrics:

In the abundance of water the FOOL is thirsty.

There are so many opportunities here if we are take a long-term approach to everything while being hardworking, smart and denounce our relations, friends, acquaintances, religious group fellow members etc in their corruption acts rather than condone them because we might get a chance through them for a share of the national cake aka Niger Delta oil.

BTW, I wonder what those calling on God are expecting- that He should come down to fix our self-inflicted mess despite creating us ALL in His image i.e. with all requisite talent and capacity

berem: God bless General Muhammadu Buhari.

He surely looks handsome and elegant on suit.

God should bless him simply because he looks handsome and elegant IN a suit
I thought his being handsome is already a blessing from God abi nor be so?
It does not matter that he was dressed in oyinbo outfit, does it?

Meanwhile it seems lost on most commentators here that Buhari was obviously out of his league among the other two people.
He looked like their ADC keenly listening for the next order to be given him to execute.

Moreover, light coloured suits and ties are a No No for serious business meetings such as this one.
Further shows how CLUELESS Buhari has always been not just on questions of socio-economic POLICIES but even on questions of style and fashion.

hercules07: I think you should just relax, compile a list of GEJ's failures, wait for 2019 (they are going to rig him in 2015) when an aboki becomes the President, then we will wait for people praising GEJ now to criticize the aboki, you can now let them have it with both barrels. The guys praising GEJ are either paid, ethnic bigots or have never seen anything better in their lives, someone was asking about the states, most of what will make the states productive is held by the FG, why not allow the states to generate, transmit and distribute its own power, in essence, let states regulate power within their domain with excess going to the national grid, the FG gets 56% of everything, where is the impact of that 56%?

I don't even know how to start responding to your post as it shows a gross misunderstanding of governance in Nigeria.
Try get some more knowledge on the highlighted issues before you post again on such matters.

Pukkah: How come fuel subsidy was removed.

Sorry but are we talking about the same Nigeria or you have another country in mind

The state governments are squandering money. The LGs have become useless and redundant. Is the President helpless?

Let me respond to you directly:

Yes, the President of Nigeria is helpless just as the President of America was helpless in preventing those in Congress shutting down the US government recently.
In case you have not noticed our 1999 constitution and presidential system is copied from the Americans who are even more sophisticated with less TRIBAL/RACIAL bickering going on and more importantly the states and LGA equivalents do not wait for HANDOUTS from their federal government to SURVIVE.

Are there no ways to nudge, persuade and use instruments of power on Governors to do what is right?

You must think this is a MILITARY Coupist, MAXIMUM ruler regime with a DICTATOR at the helm of affairs.
We the people must make our democracy work at the lowest level up. No messiah either in khaki & boots or sarong & sandals will do it for us. Experience has shown us that they are even WORSE despite all their pretensions to be otherwise.
QED!!!

[quote author=kent_Aire]If i may ask? is jonathan d govs of those mentioned states.
if thr is one thing this govs are good at, is pointing fingers to the center to divert attention frm thr bleeep ups and the media wch is just a tool in thr hands act dat way too.
jonathan has never been good with words and u can't tell me oratory equals intelligence else edo state would b most developed state in nigeria.
if u tell me jona is not handling d issue of bokoharam well, i'll ask u to tell how better he shld ve done it.
it's always easy to go with d norm or frenzy of always takin swipes at jona for every word said but look beyond surface and ask wat are d state govs doing with d monies givin to dem? my broda open ur eyes dats whr d big scam is.
eg. lekki express way, 4b/ 1km of road, portharcourt monorail etc[/quote]Thank you for your THOUGHTFUL post.
Those who wish to continue to follow the noise of the market rather than carefully understand the issues raised by the president on the need for peace in order to have accelerated (MAGIC-al) development are free to do so.
That way those who are engineering the crisis and the subsequent noise will come back to resume the simple sharing of our commonwealth aka national cake i.e. Niger Delta oil revenue in earnest.

Alagbari ohun l'oga Mugu - Na scammer/smart crook na im be oga of MUMUs.

Pukkah: 2. Fight corruption. Right now, the EFCC is fast asleep. The Commission is even unable to pay its lawyers!

The EFCC is one of the CLUELESS legacies of OBJoke, which was established by him in 2004 and used primarily to witch-hunt his political enemies.
Have you heard about the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigerian Police Force, which was established only 11 years earlier in 1993?
What is the dfifference between the EFCC's work and that of the SFU
Do you know that the Heads of EFCC are either active or retired policemen?

What OBJoke did was to build on the very flawed philosophy of the nation needs a great man rather than great INSTITUTIONS.
The glaring FAILURE of his philosophy is there for all to see after his 8 WASTED years.

A country where many don't have access to basic health care!
https://www.nairaland.com/1488425/bayelsa-community-never-health-centre

I am sure you know that LGAs are responsible for primary health care clinics.
However because the Chairmen and councillors are usually our relations & friends we do not bother to question their non-performance and sudden wealth but will be pointing at the remote federal government especially if it is not our kinsman who is president.
Do you think that is a wise thing to do
Is this the way to build our democratic institutions from the grassroots up?

Ordinarily a good initiative but the LASG should EMPLOY qualified people for REGULAR and continuous monitoring of all clinics & hospitals in the entire state not these ad-hoc shut downs, which will happen after so much havoc has been done by the quacks.

fluteman: My guy you disapointed me big time. Even if the usual ignorant peeps are spitting their usual, i expect that you should know better.

Is it only the monarchy that is hereditary? for your information, the practice in Yorubaland is that a certain family continues to bear a certain traditional title in honour of their forefathers who graced such title. The previous Iyalode held forth for the Illustrious Tinubu family, even before Bola Tinubu became known. Heck, Bola Tinubu even used the influence of the title held by his mum in honour of the Tinubu family to progress his political ambition. What follows now where the daughter holds forth is the normal evolution of the title, as long as the Oba of Lagos gives his blessing. It is not by appointment, not politics, but culture and tradition. You should seek clarifications before coming to the public to join the ignorant club

I wonder if you are a yoruba person to write the utter RUBBISH and LIES that I highlighted.

1a. Have you heard of kingMAKERS who ELECT the king from the royal families eligible after they have submitted names of candidates
1b. Did you hear the story some years back how OBJoke (as one of the kingMAKERS) chewed up the voting sheet of the five kingMAKERS of Owu Abeokuta as the voting was against his preferred candidate, who is the current king. OBJoke went all out to victimise the three kingMAKERS who voted against his preferred candidate.

2. What illustrious Tinubu family are you talking about
The one of the infamous Madam Tinubu of Lagos & Abeokuta whom Tinubu Square Lagos is named after?
FYI, she was a key slave trader and tried to continue selling her kiths & kins even after the British abolished it.
Check your history very well before you come here spitting nonsense.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu carefully chose his new name as he sold & is selling his people into slavery for a pot of porridge.

Pattey: Comments reserved until the management counters these claims. . . Fight for your rights, but be sure you're actually right. I hope this is resolved soon; Xmas is upon us

Indeed Xmas and other festive periods will be a good time for these drivers/workers to go on strike for MAXIMUM impact and pressure on government to intervene and resolve their problem.

texazzpete: Well, that's one way of looking at it.

Another one is to note that the BRT scheme has been on for over 4 years and the drivers admit in the OP that they are not used to salaries being delayed. In other words, for most of the time, their salaries have been paid promptly on the 25th of every month. I daresay this is better than what happens in many agencies and ministries of the FG's Civil Service. Not sure why Fashola is now being knocked for this by you.

That aside, I fully support their right and decision to strike to press their claims. Salaries are every worker's right...and must be paid as agreed, as at when due. This new 'senior staff' should be probed and brought to book if the allegations are correct.

What are you saying exactly- salaries should be paid when due or workers should be thankful they have now just being owed for one month unlike what you SUSPECT (but have no proof of) is happening at the multitude of federal government agencies compared to "excellent, progressive" Lagos state
It will be interesting to know how many months salary are owed by the 57 LGAs and LCDAs in Lagos state.

I already pointed out why Fashola is being called to his responsibility in my earlier post. You may want to re-read it.
Shalom.

[quote author=A-ZeD]The BRT blue buses are run by the union not the Government. Common sense ain't really common.[/quote]So Fashola is no longer the Chief Executive of Lagos STATE at whose desk the buck stops as he is ultimately solely responsible for the good, the bad and the ugly of the state he governs

Dannylux: Is strike really the remedy to Nigerian problems? this is becoming embarrassing!! Every Body in Nigeria is resorting to strike action. pitiful.

Yes!
Expect more strikes as our democracy deepens and the need to reduce the DISTORTION between the pay for those who ACTUALLY work and those who simply receive money as political office holders & jobbers is addressed.

Jarus: . Agreed. Road transporters told me to bring 70k to transport the materials, the economist in me opted for railway at 15k , although some of the items got damaged before reaching destination. . some of they brokke m

I bin think sey na only me dey do that kind continuous analysis of almost everything from a rational, economic perspective
Good to know I am not alone

Cool83: the school authority had wrtting several letters to d Govt without any respond,that building was built in 1945, there are much population in d sch without classroom,so they continue to use the classroom because they cant teach the student under tree.Govt have neglect sch in those areas

Why are we so wicked to OURSELVES
Public school building since 1945 and no rehabilitation, refurbishing or replacement since!
Na wah oh!!!

Make I also try to bookmark this thread.

Jarus: Sanitary materials (WC, cubicle, kitchen, toilet stuff etc) - bought in Lagos 250k, transported via train to Kwara 15k

The above is worth highlighting for those who might have missed this little testimony of the ongoing revival & transformation of the railways and the increased possibilities therefrom.

[quote author=Okija_juju]
Until the day we start to realize that we have a problem in this country as a people (not just the government), we can never find salvation.
[/quote]You mean that all the hours we spent for night vigil, prayer & fasting, sacrifices etc in churches, mosques & shrines amounts to nothing
Haba!

Melancholy: bro,my governor is more pragmatic to our needs than ur slowpoke governor,aiit?!

Na which state I come from to start with
Shey you be oracle-ous prophet ni abi you be winch?

jimmy4x: As sad as it seems, there s an element of truth in ds, I'm currently handling a 4-bedroom project for my mom, I'm the designer, the supervising architect, the foreman, I even buy what we need myself......the building is located in Ife.....we spent less dan 500k for d foundation and acquisition of land, a 2&half plot, I'm gonna post details at its progresses, such I wud start a thread and update it....make una give me tym.
PS....mom just completed a 3-classroom building, with staff room and office, Aluminium roofing sheet nd carpentry works, total cost isn't up to a million....

Nor worry we go give you plenty time but make you no make us wait for too long oh

I think the details and finishing of the classroom + staff room & office may be much different from that of a country home by an upwardly mobile Lagos-based guy. Nevertheless Jarus sef don give allowance for the fact that he is not on the ground to supervise the job and buy materials, which will take his time that will probably be cost him much more than the top-up of the professional service he used. The issue is that we do not take a very wide perspective of costs and opportunity lost in our personal decisions.

Generally, life is about trade-offs.
If you are professional accountant, teacher, banker, lawyer and you charge people for your professional service why will you want to use a quack (such as "draughtsman" instead of architect) to do your work or spend your own time to do something that you are not an expert in
You may be better off using that time to further develop your earning potential, which includes QUALITY rest & recreation to recharge one's CREATIVE batteries and make even more money with reduced effort i.e. increased personal productivity.

Congrats Jarus for the journey so far and sharing the progress all the way.
Why is the shop being built with the house?

I hope the parents do the right thing- SUE the state and LGA authorities for gross negligence.
It is time we make those responsible actually RESPONSIBLE. It is not just about some local official showing belated sympathy that does not serve as a deterrent to OUR public SERVANTS sleeping on duty while receiving huge allocation monthly.

Meanwhile in other news the CLUELESS governor of the state is STARTING the demolition of houses SUPPOSEDLY for planned road construction while NOT adequately focusing on the education of all residents of the state.
Maybe he plans to import Chinese technicians & people to maintain the roads IF/when finally completed.

It is a pity that we are giving this born-to-gain PDP convert to Arewa Peoples' Congress, APC the opportunity to take us for MUMUs.
Rather than ask him what he has done about the ultimatum and court case he said he will file on Tuesday we are discussing his drama king arrest by our equally dumb police men.

https://www.nairaland.com/1482395/stella-oduah-given-72-hour-ultimatum

Brimmie: Mr. Melaye said the purchase of the vehicles was done in violation of various rules and laws guiding such high-level procurement by government officials, particularly the monetiazation policy of the federal government from which the minister was not exempt.

Among the plans, he said he will be in court next Tuesday to force the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prosecute the Minister. In addition, a coalition of anti-corruption activists will picket the Aviation Ministry next week in an effort to force President Jonathan to remove her from office.

With reference to the cost of the vehicles, Mr. Melaye described them as “unconscionable,” recalling that the Speaker of the House of Representatives also purchased two Armored Mercedes Benz S-600 B7 grade armored cars a year ago for less than $800, 000.


http://saharareporters.com/news-page/nigeria’s-minister-aviation-bmw-armored-car-scandal-anti-corruption-network-gives-stella-o

This same Melaye who was the Defender-in-Chief (DiC'k ) of his "friend" ex Speaker Etteh during her scandal and is yet to fulfill his responsibility as a father to the child he had with the yoruba actress is now STAGING drama protest on someone's removal for ALLEGED over-invoicing of vehicles
He normally should have no locus standi on such matters in the public space.
What irony!
Only possible in a country where the "leader of opposition" is someone whose bank account was confiscated for drug money laundering charges.

Are we a nation of law & order or are we uncivilised bush men who resort to jungle justice at the slightest provocation

It will be counter-productive allowing the Aviation minister to be hounded out of office for the misdemeanour of over-invoicing that is yet to be fully investigated by the competent government agencies and tried in the relevant court of law. There are OTHER ADEQUATE disciplinary measures that can be meted out against her IF/WHEN she is found guilty of the alleged misdemeanour.
Having allowed Prof. Nnaji, Prof. Grange to be chased out of office in similar circumstance such must not be allowed to happen anymore. It makes it difficult to get people into public office who are ready to do more than the usual ritual of simply sharing our national cake aka Niger Delta oil revenue.

Thankfully Dr. Adesina, the Agric minister weathered the storm when the circus on alleged phone scandal broke.
Why should the target always & only be on those who are showing signs of performing their duties despite the challenging circumstances of Abuja federal civil service

solomon111: Nonsense.
America,a nation at 237 years(far,far older than Nigeria) built on the large-scale exploitation of africans and african resources,practicing capitalism,one of the worst system of govt, is not a country i want for a role model.
Capitalism,a system of govt which concentrates wealth and power in the hands of the 1% elite and let the rest of the masses delude themselves as the so-called middle-class is not a system Nigeria should emulate.
America, a country that spends more than it earns and reap from other nations sweat is a disgrace as far as am concerned.
California is the 6th largest economy in the world according to the current world economics which is skewed in america's favour,even at that,it's hopelessly BROKE.
When the creditors start calling in their debt which's only a matter of time,we will see what will become of california then.
Btw,i don't give a shitt if you're not proud of the Nigerian passport.
It's actually a common phenomenon for citizens to hate their own countries,even in the west.
And in case you don't know,many american citizens have already began dumping their american citizenships and jumping off like rats off a sinking ship.

What do you think:

How many Americans are queueing up for Nigerian (or other African countries) visas and ready to die in the desert or in the ocean just to get here?
How many Nigerians are not only ready to hold night vigils and tie koranic tiras to get a "breakthrough" to America
Do we not have many threads here on NL to that effect?
I am almost certain that we have the same disparity between Chinese and Americans seeking to go to each other's country.

Let us STOP deceiving ourselves and strive to make our country better beyond simply being contented with our INDIVIDUAL success.

BTW, having debts is not a bad thing.
And that is where CLUELESS OBJoke and Buhari got it wrong.
It is your capacity to use it well that matters.
Dangote and any other successful businessman is a debtor but not a NET debtor. Please note the difference.

omale haruna: Its not all about going to d holy land but ur stand with God. GEJ pls fight corruption its getting worst

You know not what you talk about hence you are forgiven.
Go in peace and sin no more.

Interesting thread- bookmarked.
Any chance to compare with Korean cars too, the Hyundais, Kias etc

ekhai: GEJ, WHEN YOU GET TO ISREAL COMPARE YOUR DELEGATION TO THAT OF ANY OTHER PRESIDENT, IF ANY, IN ISREAL. COONTINUE TO WASTE OUR COMMON WEALTH FOR PILGRIMAGE.

Even Mr Frown Face, General Tunde Idiagbon


[img]http://www.ilorin.info/images/tundeIdiagbon.jpg[/img]


went with his then under-aged son to Mecca despite Chief HYPOCRITE, Buhari's decree against such practice at the time.


https://www.nairaland.com/488179/remembering-tunde-idiagbon#6479335

maxsiollun: The News (Lagos)
Nigeria: Idiagbon: His Life, His Times Till he died last week

Ayodele Ojo

29 March 1999


He was in this capacity till 1 October 1979. Simultaneously, he was the Commander, 33 Brigade and member of the National Council of State. He served as director of manpower and planning, Army Headquarters from October 1979 to February 1981 and military secretary (army) 1981-1983 from where he was appointed chief of staff, supreme headquarters when the military overthrew the civilians on 31 December 1983. A lover of jazz music of Miles David and Herbie Hankock, Gen. Idiagbon was reportedly tender with his five children, products of Mrs. Biodun Idiagbon whom he married in August 1970. Because he loves his children, Ronke, an MBA student in Cardiff, Wales enjoyed a N1 million pocket money per annum. (how much was the salary and/or pension of a General to afford paying so much back then)

Kunle, one of his sons is said to be a business man who's had juicy deals at the PTF. The author of a book titled 'Strategies for Liberating Southern Africa,' he was toppled together with his boss in a palace coup on 27 August 1985 while on a pilgrimage to Mecca with his 14-year-old son.

Additional reports by Idowu Akinrosoye and Horace Ekpe

Publication Date: April 5, 1999

Copyright © 1999 The News. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).

So you can imagine how much EXCESSIVE LUGGAGE delegation they were packing to Mecca then and now if an under-aged child was also going with a "disciplined, incorruptible" General