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This ministry is a joke.

All Army style coordinated attack, if the timeline is followed attack increased following the death of yaradua

2002: Founded
2009: Hundreds killed when Maiduguri police stations stormed
2009: Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf captured by army, handed to police, later found dead
Sep 2010: Freed hundreds of prisoners from Maiduguri jail
Dec 2010: Bombed Jos, killing 80 people and blamed for New Year's Eve attack on Abuja barracks
2010-2011: Dozens killed in Maiduguri shootings
May 2011: Bombed several states after president's inauguration
June 2011: Police HQ bombed in Abuja
Aug 2011: UN HQ bombed in Abuja
Nov 2011: Co-ordinated bomb and gun attacks in Yobe and Borno states
Dec 2011: Multiple bomb attacks on Christmas Day kill dozens

The Presidency of GEJ is probably the most challenged Presidency in Nigeria history, even though his election was the most fair and transparent in the history of Nigeria. In other words, the concept of democracy itself in Nigeria is under attack primarily by the islamic group boko haram via violence and undue protest over subsidies.

The question now is why hasn't their been a suicide attack in the North on protesters by Boko Haram whilst innocent travelers heading back to their region could be targeted and killed?  The answer is simple, opponents of democracy and contenders to the Presidency of GEJ are both the sponsors and organizers of violent boko haram killings and boko haram subsidies protest via incitement and indoctrination.

The big idea is to destabilise Nigeria and make the country ungovernable for President Goodluck Ebele Jonanthan as promised by Presidential candidate General Buhari/Bakare. IBB has been targeted by the sect and that is no mistake as he is blamed by the Buhari camp (core North) for allowing power to slip to the South.

All the violence so far seem to be centered on Buhari and as a former Army general/head of state, he is well experienced to lead such insurgence using his military connection within the Nigeria Armed Forces. Boko Haram as an organisation has Nigeria Army written all over it, even in a recent youtube publication the boko haram chief was wearing Nigeria Army body Armour.

Reform of the armed forces and conscription should be a matter of urgency. A quota system should be put in place to end over representation of any ethnicity at all levels in the Armed Forces both on Officers and Soldiers level. Armory should be dispensed to the southern regions not just Kaduna in the North.

Pro-active, Bold, Strong and Responsible Leadership is all Nigerians are asking for and need to see from President/Commander in Chief Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. That means, no going back on Fuel Subsidies or giving in to boko haram killers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16510929

Mods, can we have dis moved to the right section.thankx https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-844056.0.html https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-844285.0.html

diluminati:
This Bliss4lyfe must be praying for this thread to dive into oblivion. He must be saying 'Oh what a fool i've become, my blind loyalty made me write this shet. I'm sory i'm a fool'

alj harem:
+ 10

What nonsense is this animal typing. U must be mad/delusional. Why do all the crazy phucks on nairaland male and female always chase me around like dogs on heat. What da Phuck? 

alj harem:
are you minding the ideeiots. People are dying and instead of asking the commisioner etc why their lives are not protected they would come on NL shout Hausa, aboki, Yoruba etc They think tribalsims would end the killing.

Bunch of fish brains

Comment on the thread if u must, but stop replying my post? 

Unacceptable, these were bread winners for their family and contributor to the Nigeria economy. WTF!!

National Assembly has a case in History to learn from or history will raise its ugly head.

Tribalist and Opportunist. Abuse of freedom of speech and treason.

Fuel Subsidy: Scarcity Hits Neighbouring Countries
« on: Today at 10:07:35 AM »
Fuel subsidy: Scarcity hits neighbouring countries
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 00:00 BILL OKONEDO & DANIEL OBI

The Republic of Benin, which shares land borders with Nigeria is witnessing a biting scarcity of petrol, days after Nigeria stopped subsidising the product. This gives credence to widespread claims that some unscrupulous Nigerian businessmen had for years been smuggling petrol meant for local consumption across the country’s borders for extra profit, even after claiming subsidy on the product from the Federal Government.

What this indicates is that the Nigerian government has inadvertently been subsidising fuel to neighbouring countries and enriching some unscrupulous local businessmen. But in the last eight days, those illicit activities have been brought under control.

Said a Nigerian who does business in Benin Republic: “Now, with the upward price adjustment in Lagos, it is no longer profitable to smuggle fuel from Lagos to Benin Republic and Benin Republic will now have to spend its own foreign exchange to import what citizens consume.”

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria had said in a television programme yesterday :The cost of petrol in Nigeria was N65 per litre and in neighbouring countries it was N190 per litre.

“In such a situation, everybody who knows he can take advantage will take advantage. In some countries, smuggling across borders attracted the death penalty and then it was changed to 20 years.

But here, you cannot do what a monarchy or totalitarian government will do. But you can deal with it through the cost. When the cost differential becomes insignificant, it becomes unprofitable to smuggle and that blocks the leakage”.

Speaking on the same programme, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister said:” The element of smuggling was because the cost here was lower than neighbouring countries. At night tankers are driving across our borders and taking our products away from our people”.

A Nigerian businessman said the neighbouring countries have been consuming Nigeria’s petrol and “we have been squandering our foreign exchange bringing in petrol, spending N1.3 trillion, only for the petrol to be smuggled across the border”, he regretted.

“There is this thing about the subsidy. Apart from it being consumed by the rich and Nigerians, all our neighbouring countries also consume our petrol. In some states near borders, petrol stations are built in the bush, some within miles of the border. They never sell fuel there. They just take their allocation of petrol and take it across the border and sell it at world market price”.

Other analysts believe that the introduction of fuel subsidy by the federal government will moderate fuel consumption and specify the actual quantity of the product consumed by Nigerians yearly.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Ben Akabueze, while addressing newsmen on the state’s N491.941 billion budget analysis, said consumption of fuel will now be reduced, compared to what was consumed in previous years.

“What we will see is that consumption will reduce because many will be forced to park their cars and take public buses. All of the petrol that was brought into this country for local consumption and had subsidy claimed on them, which later found their way out of the country, will no longer happen.

“The consumption will decrease and correspond to the amount of subsidy. What is true, however, is that because there is no more subsidy, the amount often deducted for subsidy from the federation account will now be available for the three tiers of governments. So we expect the impact of the subsidy to be positive, if properly applied.”

It is also expected that the policy will benefit the economy and the citizens, in the medium to long term as the private sector would likely invest in the downstream oil sector with a corresponding impact on the creation of jobs.

Other benefits that would be derivable from the policy, according to analysts include reduction in the pressures on foreign reserves as huge chunk of foreign reserves was used to fund fuel importation.

http://businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/news/76-hot-topic/31763-fuel-subsidy-scarcity-hits-neighbouring-countries

"Pro-subsidy Removal Rally in Anambra."

Dat money could be used to fund railway protect, build bridges or expand port harcourt metropolis. Foolish.

Wishful thinkin. Impeach a democratically elected President in a free and fair election that was  internationally recognised. U want Niger Delta Oil by fire by force. Not happening mate.

They are all doomed, becos with this smear campaign, the cabal will all end up in jail for looting Nigeria.

Tabon:
U ar just there talking nonsense. Do u think GEJ is a magician to fix all d problems of Nigeria in 6months?. Security is everybody's responsibility. He has taken a good economics decision to better the lot of Nigerians, u ar calling him all sorts of names. Do u think u luv nigeria more than GEJ? What have u contributed to Nigeria?and what do know about governance that u insult our president? He is d best Nigeria has produced. U dont know his worth,very u will appreciate him and realise that GEJ is a Hero.

+10

Only in Nigeria do cop killers walk free. Never in the UK without serious consequence.

GEJ is the man. Anybody that says different is a tribalist and opportunist. 

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=843488.msg9938974#msg9938974 date=1326251664][size=15pt]Subsidy Removal: `ENUGU – [b]Catholic priests, lawyers and civil society organisations in Nsukka, yesterday, defied ban on rallies by Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State and protested against the increase in pump price of petrol from N65 to N141 by the Federal Government.demonstrators took to the streets in trucks, tippers and horses,

Also, thousands of market women, who were unable to join their colleagues during the protest, converged at the St Theresa’s Catholic Cathedral to pray for “Nigeria in distress’’[/quote]Handful of NLC members and not southeast masses, besides Nsukka is hardly Enugu. The rest are prayer group not protesters.

Foolish Venture. Which muslims and Northerners, the ones that have already left? Why are these people daft?

[size=18pt] Boko Haram press people and on that note, i take my leave. Don't want to be amongst bloody terrorists.[/size]

^^^ Sharap, we all know Alj Harem is the author of that piece of trash. Boko haram already claimed responsibility for attacks and promise more.

The fear of the Pope is the beginning of wisdom. I sense a crusade.

Lovely group photo.

I don't think so.

Chinua Achebe on the picket line. Nothing one won't hear on nairaland. I love Achebe but remain against fuel subsidies.

[size=18pt]Those are TUC / NLC members in the east not the Easterners in mass. [/size]

Great

At least the pope is fully aware of goings in Nigeria.