₦airaland Forum

The more things CHANGE, the more they stay the SAME!!

Haha and they said mama peace was funny. These APC people are the new comedy show in town.

Many other African nations have a serious inferiority complex. In Kenya it's not allowed to where African attire in the parliament. Nigerian and proud all the way

For goodness sake, of what concern is it with the governors? I thought this was supposed to be the Nigeria of CHANGE?? The governors have more important things to do, like developing sources of IGR in order to meet their allocation shortfalls and pay salaries. They have no business in who becomes Speaker or Senate leader. What a shame that after so much hot air, the ACP are indeed just the same as the PDP, everybody just in it for their own selfish ends

I hope nobody is surprised by all this. Some of us have been trying to tell you for ages that the ACP will in fact turn out to be worse than PDP, but we were called all the names under the sun. APC is nothing more than a collection of power hungry individuals. Only a few like Buhari actually have the interest of the common man at heart. We dey watch in 3D

Nice to see the ex president looking relaxed and happy. Sir you were not perfect, truth be said your tenure was a bit of a disaster, but you were always a gentleman. Right to the end and for that you will always have my respect.

Borno state is on fire and the governor is galavanting to Germany. Chei there is God O!

ajebuter:
If you are gonna ask for the president, don't bother because he already jetted out to Bavaria in Germany to attend a summit holding there.

Never mind the recent bombing in Borno state, its all under control according to APC

By APC standard, its not a sin or biggie for the president not to have crucial staff to govern the country or have a blueprint with which to govern or a take of plan of governance

But it was morally wrong and criminally negligent when GEJ travelled during his tenure

Anyway that is their definition of change bought on the platform of propaganga and downright falsehood

I'm sure GEJ and Mama peace are dancing shoki and guzzling ogogoro in Otueke, knowing their names wouldrest henceforth

So fellow Nigerians, if we want any action on bombing in Northeast, we should wait for our world-travelling old dude to return from Germany and meanwhile, bH will be having a field day.

APC!
Onechance loaded

And of course the dullard did not even appoint a minister of defense despite the fact the nation is effectively at war. This one go interesting O

I am loving this so called 'Change'

But they still voted APC. So their Toro be that.

since he has no qulams about having things stuffed in his backside, why does not go and become a gay prostitute in Europe. Oyibo will pay him well for some backside action

Like they helped Afghanistan defeat The Taliban abi?
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia all wonderful examples of US 'assistance'. Nigerian beware.

It does not matter. Why? Because he's ACP. You see when you are a member of ACP you can't be a criminal. It's not possible. Even if you kill somebody in broad daylight you are a 'progressive' and hence can't be a convicted of anything.

Tinubu sucks lagos dry. No problem he's a progressive.

Amechi sucks rivers dry. No problem he's a progressive.

The chap in Osun can't pay salaries for months even though he's collected allocations, that na small thing, na progressive gov no shaking.

And so it goes on and on. One day soon lot's of people will wake up from their slumber to realize that, this is not the CHANGE, they thought they were getting. PDP, ACP all na thief under different name.

abiambo:
remember when buhari and idiagbon both went on pilgrimage together,,,

No I don't remember that, but even if that did happen, Iam sure the cabinet was already in place. We have no cabinet in place, if a major incident were to happen who takes charge? Please let's call facts how they are, regardless of weather you support Buhari or not, at this time, with no chief of staff, no Defense Minister, a ragging insurgency and acute fuel shortage, it's simply not right for the President and Vice to be out of the country at the sametime

Please let's try and be objective and mature in our analysis and postings. We know for a fact that people in govt and the political parties come to NL to gauge opinion.

In this case it is clearly wrong for both the President and VP to be out of the country at the same time. It's simply not done. I can only think it's a result of the fact that there is not yet a chief of staff in Aso Rock, who would normally be in charge of planning such things. All in all it's no big deal as Buhari is quite close by in Niger. it's not like he's gone to India or Brazil. What's more important is the urgent need to get the principal offers appointed quickly.

CyberWolf:
Thats not possible..He has the national interest at heart but trying to implement that is going against the party's interest. If Buhari wants to succeed, he must be ready to go against the interest of APC as a party because the party does not have the nation's interest at heart, but their own selfish interest..Buhari should choose one and the earlier the better..

Exactly Real leaders have to be ready to confront their parties. Some in the ACP are only in it for themselves. Buhari CANNOT afford to be dictated to by such people.

We are in dire straits in the country. Nothing works, insecurity is rampant, yet the same thieves and parasites continue to suck the nation dry. Only by putting the right people in charge of affairs can the nation start to move forward. If Buhari can't do that, then there's really no point to his administration. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Reference:
Then they will make his tenure ungovernable and there will be nothing you can do about that. They will simply make him fail. That is how
bad this country is.

If that's the case then it means the country is finished, regardless of who is in Aso Rock.

Briareos:
But you see bros, it is not that easy in politics. You can't damn the consequence. He doesn't need to acquire more enemies than he already has...otherwise, he will spent half of his administration fighting against enemies.


He needs to be extremely diplomatic in tackling them.

Brother, in leadership you have to set your stall. People need to know early that you can't be pushed around or it will NEVER stop. First they will insist on certain personal to be appointed. Next they will start to insist on certain policies. Before you know it the president is a mere rubber stamp to outside interests.
Shagari was a diplomat, he tried to carry everyone along. His govt failed.
GEJ was a diplomat, he tried to carry everyone along. His govt failed.

Nigeria does not a 'softly-softly' 'lets all get along' president. We need a decisive 'I am in charge' President. The power blocs in the ACP weather it's the Northern block or the SW need to understand that the President won't be pushed around. If he can't stand up to them, then I repeat his govt will be doomed.

I did not support Buhari, however I want him to succeed. If he fails all of us will feel the impact.

It is with that in mind I would like to say to the President, stand up and be the PRESIDENT You have the type of mandate hardly any elected president has had in Nigeria's history. The masses seem to be with you. Tell ALL the political groups to go to HELL. You are the President C-In-C. You have the complete and total right to appoint whomever YOU want into your govt. If these so called groups mean well then they should support your efforts. If you accept ANY nomination from an external body over somebody you would personally have selected, then you can consider your presidency doomed from the start. You have been around the Nigerian political scene since the late 70's. You have connections across the country, you have said yourself that you know the man and women of good moral conduct and sound technical competence, that you would like to bring into your govt, so what's stopping you? Make your selections and damm the consequences.

You guys have not seen anything. Do you remember when Buhari insinuated that all other leaders were corrupt? Babangida warned him to keep quiet or be exposed and he had no reply. Over the next 4 years you'll all be made wiser

No mind the jobless man. Nobody with a job in London has time for this nonsense. He must be one of those unemployed Nigerians who's trying to see if Buhari's people will give him some cash.

These are the kind of things I would expect the new govt to be discussing and analyzing as a matter of urgency. The situation is indeed grim, not only is the price of oil falling but demand for Nigeria's oil in particular is also falling. Tough measures will need to be implemented across all tiers of govt to reign back spending, but till now this is not even part of the national debate.

Nigerian Oil Hurt by Tussle Between OPEC and U.S

Once a highly desired, easy-to-refine product, Nigeria’s oil is now hard to sell


In the escalating duel between U.S. and OPEC oil production, few countries’ oil industries have been hit as hard as Nigeria, highlighting a challenge for the petroleum cartel ahead of its meeting Friday.

The West African nation has lost business in its main market in the U.S.
and struggled to gain footholds elsewhere, raising a question for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries over whether its decision to fight for market share may have left behind more vulnerable members.

Once a highly desired, easy-to-refine product, Nigeria’s oil is now hard to sell. In 2014 it fetched more than $2 a barrel more than the global benchmark, Brent crude, according to OPEC data. This year, that premium has plunged to 74 cents, on average—the lowest in a decade.

Nigerian cargoes that normally sell a month ahead of delivery have languished without buyers. In early May, at least 80 million barrels of Nigerian and Angolan crude were still seeking buyers, according to Barclays.


OPEC last year abandoned its traditional role of propping up prices through production cuts, figuring that surging American production would depress prices no matter what it did and opting to fight for market share instead. Within OPEC, Ms. Sen said, Nigeria has been the worst affected by these changes.

The state-run Nigeria National Petroleum Co. and the country’s oil ministry declined to comment.

Its plight highlights divisions within OPEC as the group’s ministers begin arriving in Vienna
this week. Venezuela, Algeria and Angola have also struggled while wealthier OPEC members such as
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait ramp up production and lock down buyers in Asia.

Nigeria’s situation also raises a red flag about the strength of a recent oil-price recovery.
After crashing from $114 a barrel to $45 from July to January, the Brent price has gone up more than 30% since, closing at about $65 on Friday.

A disconnect between the price of oil-futures’ contracts and the price paid in daily physical transactions was a precursor to the collapse last year,though analysts disagree about whether Nigeria is symbolic of the larger market.

“The Nigerian barrel is really now the swing barrel,” said Eugene Lindell, an oil market analyst at JBC Energy. “That’s on our radar and when we see West African barrels underperforming, then we’re worried about the global crude market.”

Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and ranks 13th in the world, pumping about 1.9 million barrels of oil a day. That is less than the Middle East’s biggest producers that include Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq, and about the same as Norway.

Its flagship crude oil, known as Bonny Light, is similar to American shale oil. It is generally called “light and sweet” because of its low sulfur levels
and low density, which means it will flow easily at room temperature and is more easily refined
into high-value products such as gasoline and diesel.

U.S. refineries have generally moved to buy the cheaper,easier-to-access local version rather than importing Nigerian product in recent years.
Imports of Nigerian crude oil into the U.S. have plummeted from nearly 1 million barrels a day in 2010 to less than 60,000 barrels a day in 2014,
according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Around the world, Nigeria’s barrels have had trouble competing with cheaper products from the Middle East.
It has found buyers in India and Europe, but some new and high-tech refineries in Asia prefer to run different oil grades,
leaving Nigeria in need of a new core customer base.

That has made it difficult for Nigeria’s government to balance its budget. Oil accounts for close to 90% of Nigeria’s exports and roughly 75% of
its consolidated budgetary revenue according to the World Bank. The International Monetary Fund predicts Nigeria’s oil exports will
be worth $52 billion this year, down from $88 billion in 2014.

According to Deutsche Bank, Nigeria needs oil prices at $87.90 to balance its budget, a level most oil analysts don’t see happening soon.
Stubbornly low prices prompted Nigeria to raise the issue of an emergency .OPEC meeting earlier this year, though it didn’t materialize.


It all comes at a sensitive moment for Nigeria. On Friday, Mohammadu Buhari was sworn in as president in a rare peaceful transition of power.
The country had also recently been rocked by fuel shortages, though some have blamed politics and not revenue problems for the issue.

For OPEC, Nigeria’s struggles could signal a potential problem for the group’s unity as it decides this week whether to continue its strategy of
fighting for market share—a strategy kingpin Saudi Arabia argues is working.

According to its latest public projections, the producer group expects non-OPEC production to grow by just 680,000 barrels a day this year, a
precipitous drop from 2.17 million barrels a day in 2014. That is expected to increase demand for OPEC’s oil.

But that strategy doesn’t take into account the seismic shift the oil market has undergone in the last few years that underpins the challenge
facing Nigeria’s oil sector. The producer group needs to go further, said Dolapo Oni, energy analyst at Lagos-based Ecobank Capital.

OPEC “should focus on how OPEC members can gain market share as a group,” Mr. Oni said.

Rubbish. I am a Bini man. Was it not another Bini, Lucky that ran Edo state into the ground? Would the so called Niger delta Republic not have the same crooks like Lucky, Alams, Orubebe, Odili, Ibori. ...etc. Please wake up and join to make Nigeria work

Your words filled me with so much rage.

Rage that I did not call my old parents as planned this weekend. God willing I will do so tomorrow.

Rage that I do not have the means to meet out to these savages the terror that they had shown to your old father. How dare they? Lazy inhuman sad excuses for humanity dare to hurt an old man. We watched mafia movies growing up, from The Godfather to Goodfellas, the mafia man were actually referred to as 'Man of Honor' yes it was an ironic title to bestow on violent men, but I like to think it drove home the fact that even among criminals there were codes that were not to be violated. What we have in Nigeria today is complete break down of the society. What would have happened if your family could not raise the funds? My blood boils. It boils even more with the knowledge that there is nothing that can be done. As long as the country remains in this perilous state, with all sectors of the society crumbling and rotten to the core, then nobody is safe, neither the very young nor very old, all are targets, all potential victims.
There was once a country Nigeria. Now there's is just a jungle

Yardua said that it would soon be over he failed

Goodluck said that it would be over he failed

Buhari says it will soon be over. ......?

At this rate we will be lucky if he has a cabinet in place after 100 days

The best there was. A GIANT among pygmies. They will
be singing your praises Sir long after those who overthrew you have been consigned to the dustbin of history. RIP Sir

We only have ourselves to blame. ALL of our rulers are simply reflections of us. Go anywhere in the country and you see the same decay. Go to any university,hospital,police station...etc. Are budgets not allocated for the upkeep of all these places? Please let's be honest with ourselves. We need a change of mindset. We need to stop celebrating corruption and useless people and start focusing and honesty and diligence. We need to stop the 'BIG BOY' syndrome which encourages people to seek riches by whatever means. Until the mindset of Nigerians changes, Nigeria will NEVER change regardless of who is in Aso Rock.

Maybe she wants to offer him 'something' more than money.

I laugh in Bini.

So now the US govt and her 'multinationals' are trying to select the Oil Minister. So they want somebody who will do their bidding eh. I am sure Buhari is not that dumb to allow this. Abi?

Ah, General, I seem to remember that the FG recruited quite a few mercenaries to assist in the Civil war.