₦airaland Forum

ZKOSOSO:
Na wetin Dem want naa!
U can imagine the language used in naming SW regional operation..hausa! What an insult to the yorubas...Awatse means ''let's scatter'' them outta creek...

Why not Yoruba language like the NW n NW operations?

As long as the criminals are gotten rid of, we don't Care what language the operation is named.

Shallow individual like you.

The only Salvador I know is the one in "Second chance", the Mexican soap opera.

It seems they know that not only Badagry Is sitting on crude oil but the whole creeks of Lagos and Ogun state.

The alleged amount embezzled doesn't sound true.

obailala:
A very simple explanation, but there are 3 reasons why this wouldn't be understood by most people:

1. Sentiments: Some people hate the president so much that the emotions of hate has drowned their ability to reason, discern or be objective.

2. Hunger: Hunger has reset the brains of plenty people that they have lost the ability to reason, discern or be objective. With their brains reset, they now fall victims of the mental manipulations of people within category 1 above.

3. Ignorance: A lot of people (both educated and uneducated) are just ignorant and expecting them to discern might just be a chasing of the wind. Most people fall within this category, especially the multitude of illiterate or semi-literate compatriots we have on the streets. Imagine trying to explain the link between crude prices and the cost of bread to the okadaman or the market woman on the streets? It would most likely be a wasted effort especially with 'hunger' being in the picture. You cant really blame these set of people, especially the uneducated ones. But the unfortunate part is that some in this category are well educated; a friend of mine who even studied for his masters in the UK once asked me how the bombing of pipelines would affect him seeing that he isnt working in the oil industry and doesnt have oil wells. Such is the kind of reasoning we get from even highly educated ones.
It is usually

You've said it all.

I just watch them and identify the categories they fall under.

amInigerian:
luvinhubby
It is not about if our income has gone down by 60% or not.
It is about if he is able to do anything about it.

The job description involved doing something about it (with results).
Anyone who cannot handle the demands of a job, should honourably quit.
It is not do or die.
In the interest of the rest of the country, he should resign.
Some people will mock but it will not matter.
Anyone who can do the job should take over.

I did not vote Buhari but would have voted Ibrahim Shekarau. He was a faaaaar better candidate.
Buhari is both bad for the north and bad for Nigeria.
He is making it look as if this is what northern leadership can produce.
He should resign if he cannot imbibe the right counsel from the right minds to salvage the situation.

Being realistic, how easy do you expect running a nation of 180 million people on a reduced income by 60%?

Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi Lamido and Tinubu warned of hard times ahead but I don't think many people were listening.

Even if we voted in Obama, we would still be here till we find an alternate source of foreign exchange.

Exportation and industrialization is our only way out and that doesn't happen in a few months as people expect.

Pidggin:
Is it a coincidence that the economic crisis which occurred in 1984 when Buhari was president is reoccurring again? OP, you need to resign from defending PMB's failures

Have You ever bothered to read up why the 1984 situation was similar?

micchi:
zombie op for how long will u keep deceiving ur self & fellow zombies is Nigeria not better off past 6 yrs dan now de truths is DAT buhari is incompetent, clueless & confuse

The truth is right on your nose but you don't see it.

May your ignorance not lead you to poverty....... say "Amen".

Those that their brains can't handle the information you posted will rather prefer to scream...... "Buhari"!!!...... since it's easier to do...... and they call people "Zombies".


The irony.

Eluwilussit:
You don't get it. Why is pmb looking for the same product that is no longer attractive in the North, instead of diversifying more into agriculture and some solid minerals that are readily available in the North? The way out of every recession is usually to pump cash into the economy and not to strangle it with austere policies. Make the economy bouyant and create economic activities and you will see people come to invest.

98% of current policies are anti-growth, economically.

Even with crude oil prices and our production at record low, it's still our highest source of revenue.

The money realized can be pumped into other sectors to develop them.

XXCASH:
Please go and borrow a good brain. There are several things that can be done. Nigeria is blessed with untapped resources

Stop this rubbish talk. This disappointment should be a blessing if the current admin stop whining and get to work

Nigeria is blessed with untapped resources, yes........ but do you think reviving those sectors is something that happens in 8 - 9 months?

It's takes years and billions of dollars to maximize their full potentials in order to replace the revenue lost from oil production.

Let the reality of the Nigerian situation sink in and go get ready for what more is to come...... rather than complaining.

Nobody elected will perform magic without funds.

Justcash:
Scarcity drives up prices. High unemployment rate combined with high prices increases hunger and poverty. The solution is to use government expenditure to stimulate investment in the private sector with an expectation that it will facilitate domestic consumption and make the market more attractive for more influx of private investments. This will naturally create capitalist competition and naturally drive down prices.

You don't stall importation and increase prices in the face of high unemployment rate and low investment rate. You'll simply drive your country or business into an abyss. Contrary to what people are thinking, Buhari is hoping on God to answer the prayers of the pilgrims that he subsidized Forex for.

By the way, if this government continues the way it is going, you will go to the market one day and you will not find tiles to buy either because they will be too expensive or you just won't have the money to buy them.

Until we diversify our sources of revenue to drive our economy and promote local manufacturing, there is no magician that can improve the situation overnight......... and also bear in mind that this diversification we talk about doesn't happen suddenly....... it's a process so Nigerians should get ready to face reality that there's no more free oil money to subsidize the economy any longer.

The "Made in Nigeria" tiles have forced the prices down btw.

luvinhubby:
Have you also considered that volume of cargo import into Nigeria dropped by 50% in our ports, so is buying up the dollars that drove demand price up by 100%?

Scarcity drives up prices.

Import is low because there is little amount of dollars to fund our import based lifestyle where we import everything.

Prior to the mopping up of the dollar from the system, CBN had approximately $600 million left in its coffers......... at the rate we were going, there won't be any left by now.

Smart people are already adapting.

I used to buy Spanish, chinese, Dubai tiles in the past, I go to the markets now and find out there's a sudden influx of made in Nigeria tiles.

If they had sat around blaming Buhari, they won't be where they are now.

luvinhubby:
Stale line.

Facts..... not lines.

And I expect you to give your alternate result of a nation having its income slashed by 60%.

I'm jumping on this ICT bandwagon.

Watch out for me soon.

From $120/100 per barrel at 2. 2 million bpd production rate.......... down to $28/36 per barrel at 1. 4 million bpd production rate....... in a country that crude oil makes up 90% of its income.

....... And some people think things should remain the same??

Jokers, they have no idea what the nation is going through.

noble71:
The Price of One bag of Dangote cement in abuja sells for Two thousand two hundred naira #2200 as at today. pls what is the price of Cement in your area.

I bought it on Saturday at N1650...... only to order on Monday morning and they tell me it's N2200.

I thought my supplier wanted to play a fast one on me.

The ignorance on this forum is epic.

The North has single states almost as big as the whole Southeast combined...even the south south so why won't they have more projects based on Landmass?

Even Oyo State alone is as big as 3 Southeast states combined so what's the fuss?

I'm sure the SS and SE have a higher project density than these northern states combined.

PASCHAL28:
I saw this post in Build up Nigeria with this statement.Some were thanking channels televison.The distribution of capital projects in the 2016 budget mirrors President Muhammadu Buhari's electoral victory of 2015. I actually thought he was joking about the 97%-5%, but hey, you can't argue with facts. Thank you Channels Television for this expose, but i disagree with these statements. there is no fact in what is presented here.
i have seen this post during budget presentation before. you do not need to blame buhari here. i have said it time without number,our senators from south east needed to be recalled. they do not know what they want there to do. they are frustrating this government not to make in road to south east. i have evidences. for example,Buhari included 2 Niger bridge in 2016 budget. he included enugu-onitsha road,enugu-port harcourt road. but do you know that our senators were there, the budget provisions for these projects were slashed and some even removed,none of them uttered a word. if not that buhari insisted that his original budget be returned. these figures you see here will be very low. also, on the issue of amount, we have 5 states to compare others with 6 states. this year,we have a better share to compare what was given to us in 2013,2014,2015 and 2016 budget. i am not defending buhari. i am not his spokesman. but as a player in this field,i know what i am saying. In 2013, bayelsa state has only 8 Local Govts. do you know how much they got. what was given to bayelsa state as a state is more than what was given to south east as a zone.
Also, you have to look at the projects the govt wants to execute. in the south east, we have 2nd Niger bridge,enugu-port harcourt road,enugu-onitsha road,nnewi-okigwe road,aba-itua-calabar road and the completion of dualization of owerri-port harcourt road. these are the projects they have for us in 2016 budget. most of these zones you see,it is only south east that has no rail project. the north central you see is the middle belt and they central to all parts of nigeria.most of the roads there needed to be completed so that people travelling to other parts of nigeria will have access to good roads and that is where saraki comes from. it is not buhari zone. and most of these projects were not new projects. what these government wanted to do is put in money and complete them before moving into new projects. download the budget from budget office website and see. look at that Kaduna-abuja railproject. it was not built by Buhari. but he made sure it is completed and put to use. look at enugu-onitsha road,they have done 30% work there. buhari voted 5billion for it to be completed. look at 2nd Niger bridge,there was no money for the project,but buhari voted 13 billion for it.
Also did north central gave buahri his highest vote in 2015 election,the answer is no. it is northwest and north east. even what buhari got in south east is more than south south. so there is no basis for this article. my people are not well informed. What we want as a group is that let the ones appropriated be completed and new ones set up. also in considering new projects, we want Mr President to look at the possibilities of giving us railway from aba-onitsha and from onitsha to abakiliki. Thank you all

Crap.

There are northern states that are almost as big as the whole Southeast .

Even Oyo State is as big as 3 Southeast states combined.

Bigotry on tap destroys analytical thinking.

Cool...... I'm glad Calabar isn't joining in the Millitancy fad.

fkj950ax:
Evil triumph when good men don't act.

Your good men are so evil, that the evil men are now fighting for your good. That's the ND leadership for you

Don't get me wrong I support your point.

I'm also saving this last statement of yours, it's heavy.

OjukwuWarBird:
And the oil of the SS and SE will fund the budget.

You just couldn't resist attaching SE to the SS sha.

Oya........ remove the SE sharply!!!

Also remember that Oyo State alone is as big as 3 SE states combined, not to mention those humongous northern states.

I'm sure once you analyze its from the landmass/ population/project allocation perspective, you'll find out its fair.

Let's find out those that can't process info correctly here.

jbhitler:
you know the pains the Niger deltans are passing through,but supported northeners against our demands.called us criminal for trying to survive the harsh condition created by oil companies. I weep for Niger delta.we have become a case study.let us see how many Niger deltans will be employed in Lagos oil sector.welcome to the business of blood Lagos state.may you experience double of what we have been experiencing here.may your way be rough.as a son aspires to be greater than his father,may your greatness open very uncommon challenges for you so that you can appreciate your daddy.welcome to the league of blood money.

I believe if a Niger Deltan with the right qualifications applies, he'll get employment.

It's the same with every sector in Lagos.

billyG:
Dss need 2 investigate those list.

Even if they find anything incriminating, they'll probably advice PMB to settle it outside public glare to avoid heating up the polity and nation already on edge.

The most likely implication is the use of the information as leverage to reduce the sponsors political powers and curb their further ambitions.

Jengem:
U realize dangote has a refinery


Where do u want him to get his crude oil from?

Space?

Do you think Dangote expects anyone to dash him oil?

If the Niger Delta isn't forthcoming, he'll import it from elsewhere.

NigerDeltan:
i jst admire d person shaa

If you have your share of oil money, she'll fly down just for you.

EYIBLESSN:
in 2FACE voice.... Ehnnnnnnn they want to tell us another story again oooooooooo

Instead of you to pray to also have a story to tell.

molydonry:
You see why i don't like this greedy and wicked wastelanders, they only care about theirs alone. They are back stabbers.

Because your leaders don't Care about you doesn't mean the "Wicked wastelanders" leaders shouldn't care about their people.

Don't you guys have a "house of assembly " or Senate leaders to help propose and effect laws to protect your environments?

BiafraIShere:
Wicked people, so they know that what is happening in the niger delta is unfair yet they support the oppression! Karma is viscious so they must get the same treatment they wished for others. SELFISH & WICKED PEOPLE!!!!

Look, most people are aware of the environmental degradation and neglect in the Niger Delta....... and they surely don't support it.

.......... but it's the the outrageous way some of the ND people protest all these by further destroying this same environment, bunkering, proliferation of arms, kidnapping and piracy that's putting sane people off......... makes them appear to just be common criminals hiding under the agitation to commit atrocities.

....... not to mention the NDs criminal leaders that have siphoned all the funds allocated to the region without letting it flow down to the average person there.

The problems of the Niger Delta is still found within it.

And the NDAs hostilities stopped the moment a list of alleged sponsors were released.

It might be true after all then.

I guess Biafra Herald is the newspaper left.

If I had legal access to a gun, I'll go out at night just to look for hoodlums to shoot.