₦airaland Forum

EzeUche22:


Let me show u how I am all man.

naijaking1:
While FBI and CIA are investing millions in scientific research and modern crime solving techniques, our own SSs is busy chasing juju

Mbeki:
Nigeria SSS cannot catch Ibori but some helpless marabouts doing the Shyte!

Gbawe:
I asked the same , but as usual , the question was skillfully avoided by those who craft logic-defying arguements to justify some of Jonathan's actions that seem to 'want to enforce' solutions that appears to patently ignore our intrinsically unique National situation. Like you ask "what's the hurry ?" same as Nigerians ponder over the haste to buy three Airplanes for a fleet that is already adequate !!!

Like I infered before , the money is needed desperately to counter the growing opposition to Jonathan's ambition. After the NEC of the PDP , when it met recently , refused to remove zoning outrightly from the PDP constitution , as Jonathan's camp were hoping , some folks behind project Jonathan may have confronted the stark reality that more dosh is needed for an unpopular project.

ferari90:
GEJ and Abacha have every thing in common just that Abacha is smarter

Dawgpound:
Man I love that song dude. Bringing back old skool stuff. We rocked to dis back then. Thanx.

Dawgpound:
Man I love that song dude. Bringing back old skool stuff. We rocked to dis back then. Thanx.

kcjazz:
^^^^^
Haha yeah I got it mixed up I guess, its been a long day but the idea remains the same. I would give a benefit of a doubt until the results are out. No beer for my son though, I might need his kidney someday.

wise son:
@ Beaf
I am still waiting for my answer to the 3 questions below.

1. Give me a list of the remarkable accomplishments of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in the positions which he held prior to the presidency to counter the allegation that he is an incurable mediocrity.

2. Tell me how you reconcile being a man of honesty and integrity with his willingness to serve and remain loyal to a man who was convicted and jailed for money laundering and serious financial crimes?

3. Tell me how you reconcile being a man of honesty and integrity with the readmission of same Alamieyeseigha into the fold of PDP under his watch?

Please just answer these 3 questions. I'm quite sure that is not beyond you.

kcjazz:
@Beaf
Your comments about $150m and $23b is very funny. Every government in recent memory has spent outrageous sums on the power sector yet no satisfactory results. We are reasonable to give him a benefit of doubt until we see results. Power plants are not built in one day but planes are bought in one day just call Boeing Btw $150m is not N150m, that could build a waste recycling plant in Aba

Put it this way, I would pay for my son's education but I won't pay for his beer

Last week, the Senate dissolved its Communications Committee. This followed revelations that the Committee chairman Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, had forged the signatures of committee members and security report used to clear the new candidate for EVC of NCC, Eugene Juwah. Curiously the candidate was still cleared despite the forgery! Those who hurriedly cleared Eugene Juwah to become EVC knew that he was one of those who took MTS Wireless to the mortuary; a record they don’t want interrogated! In truth, NCC is a house of absurdities! [size=14pt]ONLY IBO people have EVER been chief executives of NCC since inception in 1992: Ogbonnaya Iromantu, Emmanuel Nnnana, Mrs. Tina Nwachukwu, Ernest Ndukwe and now Juwah! The dirty manoeuvrings which led to Eugene Juwah’s emergence[/size] reached the highest levels of the presidency. One of the reasons for the desperacy is the 2011 elections. NCC is expected to funnel funds into the PDP’s campaign and Jonathan’s; it is therefore important to ensure that the “proper” candidate heads NCC. There is also the “small matter” of [size=14pt]keeping NCC under control of the “anointed” ethnic group[/size]. That was why Bashir Gwandu was not given a look-in despite his eminent qualification for the job: [size=14pt]he is not from the “owner ethnic group” of the NCC![/size]

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Gbawe:
You are speaking about yourself. The article clearly negates everything you have said in stipulating that an SWF , given the current situation of Nigeria and the specific needs that should be addressed as per logical and heirarchical placement of priorities, is not what is currently required. I then don't see how you can write as if this article, at anytime , validate anything you have written.
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monkeyleg:
@Beaf,

if you explanation is that Jonathan needs to expand the presidential fleet, then your excuse is extremely lame, and my view of your beloved president has even worsened.

Jonathan, is the only president I know who does not understand that there is a global economic squeeze, he is the only President (From a poor country), who is spending vast sums of money, when everyone esle is restructuring and cutting spending, even bigger economies (USA, UK), are implementing drastic economic policies, all in the bid to reduce spending and save money.

[size=14pt]So you explanation my boy[/size], goes to show that Oga Jonathan does not have a full grasp of the office of the President and what is required.

Again to start comparing him to someone else who spent $23b is typical of us Nigerians, we are very good at seeing some sort of good in rubbish.

Simple, Jonathan is not up to the job, so please drop this baseless sentiment and deal with facts.


Simple question, would Jonathan be sack for performance if he worked for a top private company,?my answer YES

Crude Oil:
Jonathan has not done anything worthy of my praise. Appointing Jega as Inec chariman does not mean the 2011 eleven elections wont be rigged, jega he is not better than Iwu, someone who needs 87 billion naira to conduct elections in nigeria is a scam

[size=14pt]Septa Energy to Invest $1 Billion in Domestic Gas Project[/size]
Chika Amanze-Nwachuku
21 July 2010

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Lagos — Federal Government's drive to reposition the domestic gas market for availability of adequate gas for power generation, has received a boost as leading gas developer, Septa Energy, embarks on a $1billion domestic gas project in Nigeria.

The Company's Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Scott Aitken, told THISDAY weekend in Akwa Ibom State that the company, a Nigerian subsidiary of Seven Energy Group has invested $420 million in the development of two main gas fields and construction of gas pipeline in the state for delivery of gas to Ibom Power Plant, an Independent Power Plant. He said the fields will produce about 400mscf per day that will be delivered to the domestic market.

According to him, the 60Km gas pipeline, will at the first phase deliver some 43.5mscfp/d of gas to the Ibom Power plant, adding that more gas will be supplied to the power plant as the project expands in the next couple of years.

Aitken said Seven Energy is focused on being a major player in the spirit of the Nigerian Gas Masterplan and that the company's investment plan on the on -going domestic gas project will hit $1 billion.

"The main focus of the company is to develop gas for the domestic market in Nigeria, which no company has been doing historically.

We have invested $420 million in developing those fields, and construction of pipeline to deliver gas to this Ikot Abass location as the first gas delivery point. We are expanding that next year, and the following year over the next two years to other hubs in Aba, Calabar and Port Harcourt.

So from this area, in the heart of Akwa Ibom, we will be able to supply 400mscf per day", he said.

He added: "At the first phase, the gas we are supplying will feed the power station and provide the average energy requirement of one million Nigerians, this is a significant start. And the expansion of this project over the next 18 months will increase that to other hubs in South East Nigeria, delivering gas to power the IPPs, thereby delivering the average energy needs of 10 million Nigerians".

Performing the ground breaking for the construction of the 60km-gas pipeline by Septa Energy at the weekend, President Goodluck Jonathan described it as disappointing, a situation whereby Nigeria's power generation still hovers around 3,000mw, declaring that the only way to move the sector forward is by opening it up to the private sector.

Jonathan regretted that successive administrations did not deem it necessary to open up the sector to the private sector, noting that if private sector were allowed to come in, by now, Nigeria would have been supplying power to the rest of West Africa and some other countries in Africa.

Septa Energy will be the first private indigenous company to supply gas to an IPP. The President lauded the project, saying it will also be a source of gas supply to ASCON's turbines that have been lying fallow due lack of gas.

SEVEN Energy, Nigeria's international gas developer has interests in the Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL 236 and Oil Mining Lease (OML 56). The company is technical partner in block OPL-236 with OandO plc where it has a discovered gas field, Ukana South, and eight other exploration prospects. In OML 56, the company is the technical partner with Chorus Energy, operating the Matsogo gas field and Igbolo oil field.

The company said its primary focus in both Nigeria and Canada is gas field development and seeks to scalable opportunities to leverage its international standard operating capability to monetise undeveloped resources.

monkeyleg:
@Beaf,

Ok please justify GJ spending $150M on presidential jets. Please sir clarify that for me

mbulela:
Beaf, it seems you have resumed sipping that Bayelsa water?
The only vision Jonathan has is a vision of how to perpetuate himself in power, so his wife can continue murdering the English language.
I am cynic and pessimist and do not need anyone to tell me, however, even in my most optimistic moments, i cannot see anything different from the past.
Jonathan is like his predecessors.No difference whatsoever.
The change that Nigeria needs can NEVER be attained peacefully.

doyin13:
So BigB1 is under IBB's payroll and Jonathan decided he needed a mouthpiece
on nairaland too. hence the employment of Beaf.

monkeyleg:
@Beaf,

read my post properly before you respond. In a true democracy, you will have proper opposition to check the governments excesses. Right now we dont, that is why GJ is running off spending money like a kid in a candy store. Now I did not say Buhari was better that GJ, but he represents some sort of opposition and he should be talking up. Stop letting sentiments cloud your vision and judgement. What we have in Nigeria is no government, just a bunch of cowboys taking the whole country (and that includes you), for a very cheap ride. And as usual the common man is always easily decieved.

mikeansy:
Koruji

You got it all wrong. If I was in the same city with Beaf, we will probably hang out for a beer most times together.

We disagree a lot these days, but it is never personal nor abusive.

He thinks my candidate Donald Duke is vague, too polished and not for real. i think his candidate Jonathan Lameduck is damn right clueless .

But thats where the abuse ends and I think that is how it should be.