₦airaland Forum

tactius:
I am not giving you the explanation to defend subsidy, I am giving you the reason why it should go.

It has to go because, as you said, it is a scam, and we need the money for other things like health, education and railways.

And I won't or can't answer your question, since I don't back subsidy payments, and never did since 2012.

My brother i guess we are on same page, subsidy need to go because it's been used to defraud Nigerians. We missed it when it was removed in 2011 when life was still a bit fair. Now these guy dat protested it den are paying more dan what the previous paid. This govt should come out clean but i doubt they won't because they are fraud personified.

tactius:
Here is an explanation

In 2016, fuel cost 132 naira per liter to import.

We were selling it at 87 naira per liter

And we had low. Oil. Prices. Oil was selling at. 30 dollars per barrel.. We needed it to be above 100.dollars per barrel to earn enough to meet our needs.

Buhari raised prices to 145.Subsidy ended.

But when oil prices rose, landing.costsrose to 150 and kept rising.

Government then made NNPC the sole importer of fuel, and paid them money called under recovery, aka subsidies by another name.

The 10trillion is money paid from 2006 to 2018 for subsides.

By the way, paying subsidy is bad economics. But because Bubu wants to. Keep winning, he keeps paying.

you haven't still explain the fraud behind this current subsidy payment.... why re we paying subsidy higher dan when oil when oil was above $100. It means that by the time oil is 100$ we'll be paying in hundreds of billion... all the explanation you gave there are just normal English dey told us but the real tin is they re all scam

tactius:
You haven't answered my question.

Should Buhari have stopped paying subsidies since 2015 and allowed marketers to set prices of fuel. ?

Would you have complained if fuel prices had risen?

Me, I think that Buhari decision to pay subsidies us harming our economy. But if he had stopped, prices would have gone up, but you people would have been calling it anti people .

Subsidy is there because Nigerians want it. You do want it

But he told us he stopped paying subsidy that's why pump price went up.... can you explain why pump price and subsidy payment went up same time?

Onijagidijagan:
Oduduwa is Yoruba and Yoruba only

Oduduwa has nothing to do with Benin. Also Oba oranmiyan is the first Oba of Benin not Eweka. ORANMIYAN was d first to Introduced a Yoruba title to Edo-state.

Go to Edo State any towns that are OBA by title, the natives bears Yoruba names. e. g Afemai, akoko Edo and some parts of Benin town

you were making sense till your last paragraph.... The akoko Edos don't have oba. Only Benin have that title in Edo state. Because part of Akoko Edo bear some Yoruba names don't make dem Yoruba. Go to Igbake in Edo state they also bear Igbo names.

MalcoImX:
And you forgot Omockery is a GEJ apologist. He rose to prominence as a propagandist out to tarnish the image of Buhari. Nothing good will come out of him when the issue is Buhari or the North.

Oga can you list Buhari's achievements in Kano state.... GEJ has achieved more than Buhari in the north but they keep supporting failure and backwardness because they are blind

Timekeeper:
That woman na Yoruba.. We are just hard working unlike our Igbo fellow that prefer fake drugs and smuggling.. Spoiling Nigeria na for us

why the beef bro? you claim the igbos re not hardworking yet they run all the major and international markets in Lagos..... what they don't control is just oshodi

Timekeeper:
That woman na Yoruba.. We are just hard working unlike our Igbo fellow that prefer fake drugs and smuggling.. Spoiling Nigeria na for us

why the beef bro? you claim the igbos re not hardworking yet they run all the major and international markets in Lagos..... what they don't control is just oshodi arena.

why they are busy flexing muscles and snatching ballot boxes in Rivers Boko Haram is just showing them who's the boss... it's a pity the Nigerian army has allow politicians and the Nigerian government to turn them into boys scout....

Oddsman:
Nah, Omawunmi you won't be alone. We have Simi, Asa, Teni, Niniola, Tiwa, etc.
Maybe it's the kind of music that you and Waje do that is fast fading. You better change or keep playing live band at grandpas birthdays.

we re talking of people with content you re counting Teni..... abi na MC Oluomo be the content you wan hear?

post=77006100:
That was the era of STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION !!
There was a COUNTRY!!

Only God knows how much was in those two bullion vans on election day.... Also who knows how much could make a plane collapse.

MalcoImX:
Omokri Omockery. I bet Kano wouldn't be poor were your thieving party and party men be the ones who won the elections.

And now that Atiku dollar-pipes have dried, it is to the North you'll turn your divisive politics to. We are free from you: Nigeria, by the grace of God, will never be handed back to your thieving selves. Find ye some handy work to sustain yourself cos the second outing will be hard for your types.

Oga he just listed one of GEJ achievement in Kano.... What can you list since 2015?

Denikayan:
If PDP moved at this pace His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR) is moving, we won't be complaining this much about power.

When ordinary OBJ and Atiku looted $16,000,000,000 meant for this same power we talking about today.

Slow and steady, we will get there. Disco's should STFU and get to job.

what pace are you taking about? upon all the noise have they been able to add a single megawatt? if PDP had moved in this pace we won't be were we re now

bentwood85:
Garki Area 11....24hrs light

I understand your point bro... you can't compare those areas to the satellite towns.... they make things work for themselves and keep the masses in abject poverty yet we keep singing their praises

BafanaBafana:
Progressive Nigerians are united. Only enemies of the country are groaning in pain and trying to scatter everything.

and they re telling him to unite both the progressive and the enemies.....

bentwood85:
The poor masses shouting APC & PDP upanda will suffer it... Go to places(were politicians reside) like Garki, Asokoro, Maitama and Wuse, Gwarinpa u get 24hrs power supply, but when you come to were the masses live (nyanya, mararaba, suleja, Gwagwalada, Bwari, dutse) they are in perpetual darkness with monthly crazy billing from NEPA..

even the Garki don't always ve light.... I can categorically tell you that this past week Area 3 could not boast of 8hrs power supply each day....

theoldpretender:
Basically, only one third.of people connected to the grid pay.

Government owes the discos 1 trillion naira.

Discos cannot charge market price for power thanks to the law setting them up.


So, at the end, there is a cash shortfall and money builds things

Either bills go up, every house is metered, and everyone pays, or power is going to be poor forever.

Nigerians need to wake up to the realization that power is not free of charge

we have be told that when the bill go up we'll have constant power supply but the bill went up and yet nothing changed, it's getting worse, Generation has its own problems but transmission and distribution are the major problems because of lack of infrastructures. Let them meter every house and you will see they will sit up and provide all what the people need

Raheemzee:
what of environmental students?, are we also included?

as the name goes you will be posted to the environment.... if you know you know

Nigerian government always in the news for the wrong reason.... he was in church as at Ash Wednesday. We attended same mass, why now? why this desperation?

Ejimagifty:
If i were Osibanjo, i will make sure i don't share these money in the south east. Let's see how their petty traders will cope without such loans since they love to hate APC.

As if those who received are better than those who rejected it... The more you guys keep hating on them the more they keep growing more than you guys....

sonofElElyon:
The "punishment" they are suffering is far more grievous than their perceived "sin".. They are being massacred...

What did they do when they had the opportunity to turn things around? Just like asking me to feel sorry or pity the Nigerian Army... After what they have been causing to ordinary Nigerians in different parts of the country... My dear i care no more about the army or those in Zamfara, Borno, Benue, Plateau, Yobe even Adamawa.... they choose their fate themselves.

post=76807121:
We respect your political affiliation ma'm by voting for Atiku.
Kindly RESPECT ours also.
Enjoy the rest of your day!

I do respect your political affiliation but am only saying dat you have the idea but choose to bank on who lack the idea you have

sonofElElyon:
When Jesus said carry your cross and follow me, is that what he meant Misquoting the bible like Lucifer who tempted Jesus! Obviously you have never read the parable of the good Samaritan.. And on Sunday you'll carry your bible and say you are going to church or Friday you'll go to mosque... No love, no empathy, no mercy, no forgiveness

You show love to those who re ready to be loved not those who rub your goodwill at your face.... They have the opportunity to change things for the better but they threw caution in the air and voted for who do not care about their well-being or survival so i can not continue to bother myself or sleepless night over their stupidity.... Mind you if it happens in Southern Kaduna i'll sympathize with them because they voted their choice just that it couldn't stand but to sympathize with others (including Plateau & Benue)? I rather watch zea world.....

sonofElElyon:
Which kind of angelic being uses the "F" word and doesn't care about the killing of innocent civilians by terrorist-bandits

when they were voting with sentiment did dey remember were it will lead dem? come u better face ur front n let everyone carry his own cross o

post=76807044:
May all the evil politicians and any groups supporting killings and all other heinous crimes in this nation NEVER go unpunished.
May their end be TERRIBLE.
No matter the party they are......along with their family members and supporters.
SO SHALL IT BE!!

Oga stop ranting n face the fact..... tell ur CnC to come out clean n deal with d issue decisively.... if he can deploy d army same way he deployed them to rivers for election n order dem to use same force we won't be here today.... don't come n tell me d governor is d chief security offer of his state because the governor do not control any security outfit. He can order dem y Buratai will say otherwise....

Officialgarri:
Please I want to ask a question.

Let's leave hatred and sentiment for now.

Is it possible for a governor to sponsor attacks on the people he is leading and would definitely need their votes ?

in Nigeria it's very possible because most of our elected leaders rigged themselves in so dey don't care whether you vote them or not

AZeD1:
I am not surprised. A lot of reasonable people said the new minimum wage is unrealistic but Nigerians being emotional rather than logical would not listen.

If VAT is increased, the workers would be poorer than they currently are even though they earn more.

To increase the standard of living , we need to reduce costs(cost of food, housing, et al) which would increase the purchasing power of the common man without increasing the wage bill and we need to be more productive. Anything outside this two is going in circles.

and why has the government not been thinking in dat direction

post=76804463:
We have written this more than once here since last year.....
Hope it can get to the right sources.

HOW NIGERIA CAN PAY MINIMUM WAGE COMFORTABLY..........


1. Abolish SECURITY VOTE in NIGERIA. Nigeria will pay N45,000 minimum wage comfortably.

2. a) Abolish CONSTITUENCY PROJECT FUNDS
b) Reduce number of ADVISERS to SENATE PRES(2), HOUSE SPEAKER(2), GOVs(4), PRESIDENT(5), VP(2)
c) Reduce current ALL Political Office Holders PAY CHEQUES by 51.5%, without exception
d) Do away with special remuneration to POLITICAL ADVISERS & PUBLIC SERVANTS e.g; Purchase of Private Vehicles, Houses, granting Govt paid Vacations, paying for 1st & Business Class Transportations, etc, etc...
e) Abolish payment of OVERSEAS MEDICAL BILLS for Political Office Holders.
f) Eliminate PRIVATE PRACTICE in public workforce
g) Eliminate participation of Public Workforce in Partisan Politics.
h) Institute EMPLOYMENT BY MERIT, and eliminate UNDEREMPLOYMENT.
i) Review and eliminate allocation of Govt paid POLITICAL AIDES & SUPPORT STAFF to Political Office Holders.

With (1) + (2) Nigeria would pay a minimum wage of N65,000 comfortably

3. Move Nigeria MORE to Private Sector Driven Economy
a) Privatise ALL MOST of Federal Govt PARASTATALS & reduce Federal Direct Funded AGENCIES to 68% of the present.
b) Privatise ALL of STATE Govt PARASTATALS & reduce State Direct Funded AGENCIES to 19% of the present.
c) Reduce current DIRECT LABOUR JOB participation by 49%
d) Encourage more Working Hours until Nigeria economic stabilizes
e) Discourage UNIONISM in Public Workforce

With (1) + (2) + (3), Nigeria would pay a minimum wage of N101,500 comfortably.


4) Institute DEATH PENALTY to proven THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS no matter how little, and LIFE Jail Sentences for COLLABORATORS.

With (1) + (2) + (3) & (4), Nigeria would pay a minimum wage of N203,500 comfortably.

GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

You forgot to add that we should stop supporting mediocre..... you ve d ideas but keep praising someone who's bereft of positive ideas.

space for sale.....

Yorubas should look for somewhere else to vent their frustrations. If Igbos leave their land i bet you, Lagos will be dead. They grew Lagos to it's present state.

rusher14:
What about a senator that his in the car park of the national assembly so he can connive with the opposition to achieve his own selfish and inordinate ambition?

I'm sure that's acceptable to you.

who is a criminal btw Saraki n Omo? the formal connived with the opposition to get power without breaking any law while the later led thugs to steal the national assembly mace.... you guys can keep skimming n shouting one thing is certain we re all in this together

OfficialMURIC:
We expect CAN to condemn this dastard act, as it is perpetrated by one of the followers of Jesus (pbuh). We also call on Nigeria government as a member of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to donate money and other relief materials to the affected Muslim ummah in Newzealand.

how many have you, your muric and the entire Muslim community in Nigeria condemned within Nigeria? when they strike you guys withdraw and smile now it's the other way round now you guys re shouting foul..... not in support of any senseless killings tho but it should be condemn irrespective of the divide

Ejimagift:
Only a blind person will not see that Buhari is a poor and prudent person. The only Nigerian president with no hill top mansion. Just a moderate bungalow in daura with old school chairs and curtains despite controlling the finances of the country. Buhari is the best thing to happen to the poor masses. Osinbajo remains on the few respected men of God in Nigeria.

poverty is not a virtue. How about the 1billion naira house in Asokoro? you guys should stop glorifying poverty as if it's good to be poor. Buhari is a poor man yet all his children school n re still schooling abroad.... you guys should stop believing lies