raumdeuter:
Obaseki fought against Godfather imposition only for him to impose his stooge Ighodalo and become his godfather

Oshiomole fought against Anenih godfatherism only to become a godfather to Obaseki

What this only prove is that people are hypocrites and they only turn into activists seeking public favor when the game does not favor them

There's NOTHING wrong with having a favored candidate. it happens all over the world. Obama favored Hillary Clinton over Beany Sanders, and ensured that the super delegates voted for her at the convention. That's the only way she was able to defeat Sanders.
When you've held executive position, you understand what it takes, and it would be irresponsible to not support the person you think is the most qualified candidate.
What is very WRONG, is when a former leader(Governor or President) Does not let his chosen get on with the job. That's what Obasanjo tried to do with Umaru Yar'dua, Wike tried to do with Fubra, and Oshimole tried to do with Obaseki.
If Ighodalo ends up becoming governor, and Obaseki tries to control him, he will get exactly the same treatment, he gave Oshimole, and the Edo people will support that.

Bigkoko:
On a serious note, Nigeria is under priced and have been enjoying a robust homegrown economy!

Compared to Sweden and Rwanda where I live, Nigerians are simply enjoying! Naira is useless outside Nigeria but strong in Nigeria!

You got those stuffs for less than a dollar, 5SEK or 800Rwf.

Here's the bit. 800Rwf can't get you anything reasonable in Rwanda to cook! It can't even get you a bottle of coke!

Don't even talk about Sweden, burger (Macdonald) is $9 about 90 SEK.

Nigerian useless politicians have misused the collective efforts of our hardworking citizens!

This is the reason why years of looting the treasury doesn't show effects until now!

These comparisons are flawed. You would have to take the average wage in Sweden or Rwanda, then work out that can be purchased with that average wage in those countries, then compare with what the average wage in Nigeria can buy. Only then will you get to a realistic comparison

jeromestarks:

I should not eat animal protein?
I will slap you.

You don't need to eat fish in the morning or any animal protein in the morning for that matter. Is not akara and akamu, bread and akara, beans and garri that our parents used to eat in the morning?
You actually only need animal protein once a day

Lisa290:


Lol. Mine is Akara-600 naira(6 pcs), Akamu- 100naira,milk-150naira, Sugar- 100 naira.

Balance 50 naira only. Just for my breakfast.

You are doing well going local, but to be honest you don't really need the milk (it improves the taste but is not essential) just sugar and Akamu is ok. I just saved you N150 . Now you have N200 for lunch!

All a waste of time, because even if PDP field a fowl as candidate, the fowl will defeat APC. APC have ZERO chance of winning Edo

Would akamu and akara not been cheaper?

senatordave1:


Lol,he is withdrawing at the directive of wike to destroy asue at the main polls

Dream on. Wike that can't even control Rivers wants to be kingmaker in Edo, something even Tinubu could not do. I laugh in Spanish
Edo no be Lagos
Edo no be Rivers

When we saying Obaseki will get his way, some online urchins were arguing with us.
Ogbedie-Ihama will most likely be deputy governor.

let all come forward and may the best candiate win

Totally confused govt. They should go and beg Mama Ngozi to come back. Wale Edun is a clueless local champion, who has no business on the national stage

OredoPikin:

Obaseki is doing too much
first, He denied Etsako PDP members the right to vote at the primaries by excluding them from the congress because shaibu is from there.

create a level playing feed for everyone and let the best and most popular candidate win.
there will be consequence with all these wahala he is creating
Philip shaibu is the kind of person that when he falls, he doesnt fall alone.
if he loose the primaries, he will make sure PDP dont win the main election.

with APC divided and still insisting on Idahosa, PDP about to divide, all that LP needs is to produce the rice man from Edo central and all these big actors in the 2 major parties will back him.
Obaseki need shaibu to win Edo for Asue.

If i am the rice man, this is time to start calling them together to join him
Rice man they know, Asue is new, Idahosa is just wasting time

Obaseki is a seasoned fighter. He knows he can't afford to play clean. Look at how Amode was dealt with. Look at how Fubra is currently being showed red in Rivers.
Obaseki is simply following the rules that you must hit harder than your opponents, if they pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's why he keeps winning.

What the govt should do is announce specific support for the establishment of more Cement compaines in Nigeria, via credit facilites and tax waivers. A nation of our size should have no less than 10 cement producers

This will only lead to even more demand for FX. This govt is totally confused and clueless.

What a big shame. In 2024 the rulling party can't even cconduct a simple nomination. The black man is truly cursed. We simply can't do anything right

Things are getting worse now, because people are starting to loose faith in the Niara. Business people are now transferring their profits to Dollar and Pounds, even if they don't actually need the FX. This is putting further downward pressure on the Niara. This going to get a lot worse before it gets better

PARADIZEPRIEST:
You ppl are not exporting oil as before to earn more dollars as most of naija crude oil money sadly had been stolen in last 8years waste of govt,with intense buha govtcomplicite oil theft,so stop importing nonsense into Nigeria and naira will be OK.
Stop importing nonsense e.g
STOP IMPORTING SHOE POLISH, NAIL POLISH, KITCHEN UTENCILS

STOP IMPORTING LUXURY CARS FOR GOVT PUBLIC SERVANTS,GO TO INNOSON LEASE BULLETPROOF SUVS ,

STOP BUYING STUPID FOREIGN BUILDING MATERIALS LIKE FOREIGN PAINTS AND POP

STOP IMPORTING USELESS FOREIGN FURNITURES

STOP IMPORTING NONSENSE ASHOEBE MATERIALS FROM DUBAI

STOP IMPORTING CRAZY THINGS LIKE HUMAN HAIR AND ASETHETICS
ETC
YOUR LONG THROAT FOR ALL THESE NONSENSE SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY TO STRENGTHEN THE NAIRA angry

CBN SHOULD CONTROL ALL FORM M FORTHWITH ,DONT TRUST ANY BANK WITJDOLLARS EVER AGAIN.
AND GIVE FOREX ONLY FOR NECESSITIES TO IMPORT MATERIALS AND MACHINERIES TO BOOST AGRIC FOOD PRODUCTION,FOOD STORAGE REFRIDGERATED TRUCKS,ESSENTIAL VEHICLES FOR HEALTH,LOGISTICS ,AND SECURITY VEHICLES ETC.ANY THING OUTSIDE THIS LIST IS ANTI PEOPLE WELLBEING AND ANTINAIRA.QED.

Buhari's govt had banned the importation of a lot of products to encourage local production. This govt removed the ban, which will lead to an increase in demand for FX.
The FG needs to place a very high import duty on items like artificial hair and many other non essential things that eat up FX

Na statistics we go chop

no problem for me, I am using dollars to build my house in Abuja

Ohibenemma:
A day to the Primaries! There's something he's seeing that he ain't telling us...

Meanwhile, I support Ernest AFOLABI UMAKHIHE. He's proven to be a developer, even as a civil servant; one can only wonder what he would achieve if granted Executive powers.

Otherwise, I'd likely support a candidate from another party. All in all, it is well.

The APC candidate has already been selected behind closed doors. He's been promised 'Juicy compensation' so by stepping down, he makes it look like his doing a sacrifice for the party. He will be well taken care of.

SoNature:
We should be talking about resource control by states and state policing. Those are critical at this point, not changing the system of government.

1000% agree. With the issues we are currently facing, the last thing we need is a wholesale change of the system of the govt. Also we need to remember the lessons of the first republic. The Parliamentary system of govt can be very unstable.
The Presidential system actually works, but it needs to be done properly, and that means states and LG's need to be totally fiscally independent. Every state should have resource control of their resources and can pay 'energy tax' the center. Police, power generation and rail should all be state responsibilities, while high speed rail between states will be Federal.

They need to be patient, because Peter Obi is still learning his lesson. When PO gets his certificate in 'Tinubumomics' then maybe the suffering will start to end

professor100:
Why no mosque but there's a church, when evidently, Nigeria has a high population of Muslims?

Go and build your own university with only mosque. Nobody is stopping you

mrvitalis:
This is why $1 to 1600 is not yet enough

This is why the hunger in the land is still child's play

This is why the insecurity is still baby

Things would get worse... It would get to a point people like this would be taken from there and beaten blue black...

We just not sure how much Nigerians can take

Yorubas are close to breaking point let's see what it would take to break North

Bless you
Dollar needs to get to 5000 before we even begin to get sense

I've got to say the man has a point. Nigerians don't put enough pressure on the their state governments and LGs to deliver. Everyone focuses only on the FG

Who cares, Its still their kids that will get jobs in those departments. They can locate the departments on the moon for all I care. It doesn't affect me or my family.

Watianoengineer:
For those blaming APC and president Tinubu for the hardship in the country, are you all aware that UK and Japan are currently in economic recession? Is it APC and Tinubu that is ruling both nations? Nobody should blame APC and Tinubu for the rot the PDP government of Jonathan caused. What we are suffering today is the result of the Jonathan government's recklessness. Peter Obi and his PDP gang brought Nigeria to her knees. May God help our dear president Tinubu to fix the country like he did in Lagos.

Its better to keep quiet, and let people think you are senseless, than to open your mouth and remove all doubts.

On his mandate they shall stand!

They said they will teach Peter Obi a lesson(Who is teaching who now?)

They said Muslim-Muslim ticket is a victory for Islam in Nigeria. Shey an Quran they go chop now?

Under Tinubu Nigerians will FINALLY get sense by fire by force!

The same system we had that collapsed in the 1st republic. Nonsense
We just need to have a proper federal system, with the states and LG having full fiscal autonomy and resource control. No more sharing money as monthly allocation. That will force us to move from consumption to production

Simple demand and supply. We import practically everything plus we now also source FX for school fees and healthcare. What do you expect will happen?
The governors and LG are totally useless. Not one state in the country has an industrial strategy or an end to end agriculture strategy. All they do is collect and share monthly allocation.
The party has come to an end. Every level of govt in this country needs to focus on Production and not consumption, just like the Man said during the campaign

As usual the discussions in Nigeria are filled with falsehoods.

I don't like/support Tinubu, but the truth must always be said. Tinubu did NOT remove fuel subsidy, Buhari did. The allowance for payment of fuel subsidy in the current budget was only till June. I am not saying Tinubu did not support and endorse the policy, but it was originally conceived and put in place by Buhari. Buhari knew Nigeria could not afford subsidy, but he was too much of a coward to do it while he was in office, so he set the subsidy removal to kick in when the next govt was in office so they would face the heat. Buhari was the WORST thing to ever happen to Nigeria.

So many states now have state police in all but name. It's time we took the next logical step and allowed states set up proper state police forces to compliment the National police.

The Emir is not an illiterate, so he should know perfectly well why some offices of CBN have been moved to Lagos. Nowhere in the world are all the departments of a central bank in a single location. Why do we always look to bring ethnic sentiments into everything?