₦airaland Forum

Jags with the subtle subs in those tweets.

Before he became President, Asiwaju was known for his visits to Europe (France & UK especially) for the holidays (whether medical holidays or rest holidays) hence I'm not surprised at his choice of the UK for his annual leave.
However, what is shocking is that at a time not less than 80% of the population are reeling from the effects of his administrations hasty, poorly planned & executed policies, PBAT wants to go on a "vacay" to the UK; while he's in the UK (a country where majority of the political class are answerable to the people, not looters of the commonwealth of the people, not living ostentatiously while the people beg for crumbs etc) enjoying himself on taxpayers' account, many more Nigerians will be plunged into economic hardships because the political class under PBAT's leadership have become too greedy, corrupt, selfish & unbothered to care about what the people are going through.

Lol. Is there anyone who still thinks Boko Haram, banditry & thé killer herdsmen menace in the north isn’t politically motivated?

Some of you just need to leave your “comfort” zones and take a minute off social media & TV analysts’ views on the security situation in Kaduna and many other states in the North.

If we’re to go by daily news reports, Kaduna is still safer than Anambra, Imo, Port Harcourt, Edo, Ondo & Osun.

If anyone should take the chunk of the blame for the woes that have befallen PDP since 2015 (and the intra-political events in the party between 2013-2015 precisely), it's Alhaji Atiku Abubakar & the group of New PDP members who pulled out from the party to support join the other "legacy" political parties that formed the APC just because the then President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan didn't abide by a purported "zoning formula".

While Atiku is touted by his praise singers as a sort of political genius, that singular move would turn out to be his biggest political miscalculation yet; if the northern political elite at the time led by Atiku had just thrown their weight behind GEJ/PDP to finish his maximum term in 2019, power would've undoubtedly rotated back to the North with political bigwigs such as the former VP standing in pole position to clinch the ticket.

However, impatience, greed, false sense of importance & blind lust for power led Atiku specifically to jilt a sure path to the Presidency: in his mind, his friend, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would've supported him over a General Muhammadu Buhari to clinch the APC presidential ticket but he was wrong!

He missed it then & has continued to miss it thereafter; a man can only reap what he sows and the betrayal Atiku & his ilk sowed in the PDP is what they're reaping today. After all the maxim of equity clearly states that “who comes into equity must come with clean hands"! Someone tell Demola Olanrewaju that his boss' hands are unclean therefore, he can't come into equity or make a claim for equity when he himself once worked in cahoots with others to deny someone the same equity and justice they now so desperately seek.

I mean, why are most Nigerian leaders very backward-thinking, Mediocre & short-sighted? For someone like Prince Dapo Abiodun who was a very successful private business owner before public office & well traveled (a multi-billionaire by most standards), how does this structure qualify as an "international cargo airport"?
while it has been certified so by the relevant authorities & bears the name already, Ogun State with it all its illustrious & industrious sons & daughters, after all these years of waiting, deserved better; just imagine Lagos State or nearby Oyo State under Engr. Seyi Makinde building an airport - whether it's cargo or passenger - in 2022 or even 2024, it'd be an architectural beauty with exquisite interiors not this one that looks like the sitting room of a young tech bro (and I say this with all due respect to the hardworking, resourceful, honest & brilliant tech minds out there).
With its meagre resources, not-so-influential status & not an industrial state, you can't compare this with what then Gov. Sule Lamido built in Dutse, Jigawa State as far back 2014 (I won't even mention the airport built by Willie Obiano or Dave Umahi in Anambra or Ebonyi States respectively).
And please, spare us the "this is a cargo airport" rhetoric; the Dutse airport was also conceived as a cargo airport ab initio. Even if we were to concede the Ogun airport is a cargo airport, it's obvious it'll operate more as a passenger airport with Valuejet being the flagship airline into & out of the facility.

Many people seem to have forgotten that Sir. (Dr) Peter Odili, ex-Rivers governor has a perpetual injunction against the EFCC, Police, ICPC and any other agents of government from arresting or investigating him for corruption allegations.

The only ex-governor of Rivers who doesn't seem to know their way around our judiciary loopholes is Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; but from Odili to Wike, those ones have figured out how to use the judiciary to their own advantage.

zoeymikey:
So, I'm a 20 year old orphan female who just graduated and studied mathematics.
The economy is really tough and feeding is really difficult and I basically feed from hands to mouth or my abusive boyfriend feeds me.
I'm not asking for financial assistance,I only need a job so that I could survive this period.
I'm really a smart girl and can work under pressure and I'm based in uyo,akwa ibom state.
Please help me, I'm really in need of a job.

Or maybe anyone can tell me a high paying skill to learn within the span of 6 months to a year so that I could be financially free.
Thank you.

20 years old and already a graduate of mathematics: that's an accomplishment especially if it's not a private institution of higher learning you attended.

Anyways, it's unfortunate you've an "abusive" boyfriend who probably uses food, money, accommodation & sex as a weapon: if you can send me a message, there's a multinational retail business at Ibom Tropicana (Market Square) I would recommend you check them to know if they're currently hiring & if not, drop your resume with them to contact you once there's an opening.

You said “Edo no be Lagos” even as the voters then kicked against Oshiomhole’s overbearing posture.
You went on a widely publicized collision course with the Benin Traditional Council led by the revered Oba of Benin then you went on to alienate & in some cases betray almost everyone who ensured you clinched PDP’s governorship ticket after your own party (APC) shut its down against you?
You refused to inaugurate majority of the State House of Assembly members for many years simply because they belonged to another party and you think that was right depriving a majority section of the state of representation?
The same godfatherism that you fought against & won with the overwhelming support of Edo people is the same godfatherism you now imposed & you expected the people to keep quiet?
I honestly don’t have any sympathies for Gov. Obaseki: he dug his own political grave with his own hands.
Congratulations to Governor-elect Monday Okpebholo & Deputy Governor-elect Dennis Idahosa aka Denco!
Barring any last minute judicial hara kiri these men will be sworn-in to office as governor & deputy governor respectively to the disappointment of Gov. Obaseki & those who can’t imagine that APC is still capable of securing a single vote in light of the current economic hardships & miss me with the rigging or INEC compromised rhetoric; if AI or OA had won, we for no hear pim!

Lol. PDP Governors resorting to self-help over an election that only INEC has the powers to declare a winner.

I don’t know much or pretend to know how well or woeful Gov. Obaseki’s performance as governor of Edo is but I lean towards your opinion that he didn’t “take care” of the political win the state. The way they were dumping the PDP Iike used tampon even days before the guber polls was a tell tale sign all wasn’t well.
Nigeria’s type of politics doesn’t always favor those who want to focus on the masses at the detriment of the political class: Ambode is an example of that school of thought.

Splashme:
As a governor, Obaseki was good. The only Nigerian governor paying #70k as minimum wage.

Edo state is in the top ten of various development indices among states in Nigeria.

However, Obaseki was brutal to political leaders. He fought many battles and created many political enemies.

Edo election 🗳 was largely peaceful with little to no reports of violence; this is a great testament to the peaceful nature of Edolites.

Yahaya Bello, Olukoyede, Ododo, Nzekwe & Ohiare are all mad!

If you thought the public drama was embarrassing & damaging enough, this “The Cable” report quoting “sources” from both camps just shot this madness through the roof!

Any sensible President would’ve immediately fired the EFCC Chairman, the IGP & ordered a combined team of spec ops from the ONSA to fish out the ex-governor with a presidential fiat to shoot-at-sight anyone who stands in their way: meanwhile, the acting IGP who would’ve been appointed immediately after firing Egbetokun would be given a presidential order to withdraw all police details to Ododo with a similar order to the DSS DG to also withdraw their personnel until Yahaya Bello is in cuffs.

Is my imagination running riot or this is too difficult a thing to do by the “almighty” FG?

Lol. Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State kicked to the curb.

Wike must either be a very good cook or Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is an idle Chief of Staff.
Either ways, Nyesom Wike is like the dirty mad woman everyone scoffs at & avoids like a plague in daytime but once its dark, some of them go in to her!

The current EFCC Chairman is a coward, fifth columnist, Anarchist, destabilizer, talkative & attention seeker. Man's giving Yahaya Bello, his supporters & detractors alike the canon fodder they need to point out the unprofessionalism in the activities of the EFCC.

For goodness sake, the former governor after months of hiding eventually presented himself to the EFCC and after waiting to be taken into custody or interrogated, he was subjected to neither and he took his leave; what happened to slapping the cuffs on him the moment he stepped on their premises or when he was about leaving? Why wait till middle of the night in a gestapo manner to forcefully abduct a suspect who had already presented himself to you after months of hiding?

If this isn't self-sabotage by the EFCC, I don't know what else to call it.

You just know what a charade this is when you figure that Gov. Ododo who has a compliment of police, DSS, Civil Defense & FRSC on his detail was spotted accompanying the fugitive Yahaya Bello earlier today & they couldn’t effect the warrant of arrest hanging over the former Kogi governor’s head.

First, this isn’t a new practice: this scam has been going on far back as OBJ’s admin but thanks to open access to Nigeria’s budget & CSOs like BudgIT, Tracka, etc these fraudulent acts are now being exposed.

Secondly, allocated doesn’t necessarily mean release of appropriation but in most cases due to the personalities involved, funding for these ludicrous projects are made available so that the people who “inserted” them in the budget in the first place, can divert the funds.

Thirdly, as far as the National Assembly is made up of crooks, criminals, polithiefcians, treasury looters and no-gooders mostly, we’ll continue to have a repeat of this nonsense every budget cycle.

Lastly, Nigerians must begin to pay more than a passing interest in the budgetary process: Appropriation bill, budget defense by MDAs, Appropriation Act and subsequently follow up with budgetary releases. Most times, we focus on the Presidency forgetting that crimes of monumental proportions are ongoing in the legislative arm (National Assembly in this instance) and in many government houses across the nation.
These guys escape with their loots because we don’t focus so much on them as much as we focus on the Presidency.

Ondo people (I mean the governorship candidates) aren't serious. Unfortunately, the voters are going to have to choose between an unserious, unprepared incumbent in Gov. Aiyedatiwa & whoever is flying the PDP flag.

oluseyiforjesus:
I keep saying it dis Edo election will be tough
Unlike Ondo dat are not ready for election
We don't even knw if we are having election or not. Present governor is not working, highest contender (PDP) are not serious

Beri beri is still a thing though.

If indeed he said “...if they do, we die...”, then by all means, him and his supporters who share the same view should prepare to die & leave innocent Edo people out of their death wish.

May the Edo gubernatorial elections be peaceful, credible & successful.

This architectural masterpiece is a beauty to behold; iconic, imposing, eye-catching, breathtaking, stunning and strategically positioned.

FAMFA Oil & Julius Berger created a wonder!

In the words of the legendary late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, 🎵All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us🎵

You hit the nail on the head. Funny thing is most of these guys now holding one political position or the other grew up around oil palm; they know the economy & huge potentials it holds yet they ignore it.
I sincerely wish Enugu state succeeds on this because if they do, in the next 3-7 years they’ll be cashing out massively from the proceeds of oil palm (CPO, PKO, PKS & its other dérivatives).

IGBOPROMISE1:
This is what i expected a state like Imo to lead on....oil palm production! But alas, they've been governed by a succession of visionless clowns in the last 13+ years....with a brief respite during the few months Ihedioha was on seat! Dr M I Okpara set up huge palm plantations in present day Imo, Rivers and i think Abia states more than 5 decades ago, and you'd have expected that by now this would have been built on and expanded by the present crop of leaders we have!

PDP Governors call Wike all manner of names in the day time then sip champagne 🍾 and laugh over several plates of nkwobi and isi ewu from his kitchen at night.
Among the governors purportedly backing Fubara, how many of them will allow their “puppet” successor to do to them what Fubara did to Wike? How many? They know how these things work and only speak out against the FCT Minister for political expediency and as a face-saving measure.
Now, whatever the agreement is/was between the former Rivers governor and his successor, it shouldn’t trump the interests and/or general well-being of the people.

If this plantation is well managed and necessary funds injected to keep procuring seedlings, inputs and carrying out maintenance when due, generations of Enugu indigenes unborn will thank God Mbah for this move.

The red gold economy is real & the pathway to generational prosperity and wealth creation. Other states in the south (SE, SS & SW) should emulate Enugu on this.

Lol. By the time these guys are done with Nigerians, rice will be the only food available because I don't seem to understand their obsession with rice.
Fuel price is too high
FG: we'll roll out 1m trucks or rice.

Food inflation isn't coming down.
FG: we just need to flood the market with more rice.

Insecurity is worse under this govt.
FG: we'll release 1million MT of rice from the national strategic grain reserves to mitigate impact of insecurity.

More Nigerians have lost purchasing power under this govt than previous ones.
FG: we'll make rice available to Nigerians at 40k/bag using NIN.

A government of rice! No one is thinking outside the box in this admin on how to revive agriculture via policies and actions that empower smallholder farmers, identify areas that have comparative advantages e.g cocoa in s/west, oil palm in s/south & s/east, maize, millet, beans, wheat, pepper, tomatoes, onions etc in the north and empower the locals with subsidised farming inputs, etc

Procurement and installation of a 75’ LG High Definition TV for N1.8m? 😂

If the contract was awarded under this dispensation, I wouldn’t have been surprised but as at the time this contract was purportedly awarded, this shouldn’t have cost more than N1.3m with logistics and profit sef.

Most of these bandits already know how to push Nigerians’ mumu button & due to the fact that nothing sells/travels faster than bad news, they’ll keep pushing out videos & audios to social media denigrating the army & the C-in-C; if dem born Turji & his likes well, they should stop terrorizing, killing & kidnapping innocent & defenseless Nigerians.
They should instead engage the Nigerian Armed Forces in a guérilla or assymetric warfare (whichever one they prefer) & see what the outcome will be; not scared of dying but you’re in constant hiding only coming out to terrorize defenseless citizens.

Lol. Nenadi Usman? God bless PDNNPLPAC.

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He is also husband to Hadiza Bala Usman, SA to the President on Policy & Coordination and Head, Central Delivery Coordination Unit.
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