₦airaland Forum

izzou:
[color=royalblue]If Sterling Bank distributes 1 million to each branch, they will only cover 258 branches.

I am quite sure they have more than that in the whole of Nigeria

CBN should just accept responsibility and stop throwing pebbles in the ocean, hoping for a hugh splash afterwards[/color]

https://www.nairaland.com/7559174/naira-redesign-icpc-busts-sterling

I don't think u understand the post by ICPC. What I deduce from the ICPC's post on Facebook is the following :

1. Sterling bank got a certain amount of new notes from CBN for distribution to all their branches in their northern region from their regional head in the northern part of the country ( The amount of money received was not stated in the post)

2. Sterling bank sent 5 million each from the total sum they received to all their branches and had 258 million retained in their vault despite their branches still needing cash.

3. The reason Why Sterling bank held back 258 million in their regional office despite their branches in that region needing more than the 5 million they got is not known to anybody.

The ICPC's press release is somehow vague and the information provided in it not really enough to take a stand as to whether Sterling bank is trying to sabotage the naira redesign policy or whether CBN is just blackmail ing sterling bank.

Itsrm:
You're right.

Decamping to APC would have been very difficult especially as his candidates for governorship and HORs had emerged by the time the fight started and he had to see to their victory.

Also, there's no way back for him at the national level but he can always maintain control of the states PDP party structure even when out of office. What will become of all of that if he decamps?

Just look at Amaechi today, he is more or less politically irrelevant in the state. No way Wike makes the same mistake.

Yeah, u are right About Amaechi's case. He joined APC and helped APC win at the national levels but couldn't help achieve same at the local level in his state.

Today he's spent from Buhari using him and moving past him with nothing really to show for it than the 7 years he used as a minister. Now he doesn't even command much respect in a state he governed for 8 years. He's practically in limbo now. He Don turn by force ELDERS STATESMAN 😄

Itsrm:
I know say you go quote me

One minute you say they must pay 5m to use stadium, the next minute they can use the stadium without paying. You later revoked the approval you gave them and then gave the approval again.

That's the hallmark of a confused person.

If I no quote u make I know wetin cause am 😄

I think Wike had a good fight from the get go, but the G-5 never really had a plan. Their association was formed out of anger and emotional urge for revenge. Wike and his guys didn't clearly define their plan and exactly how to execute them.

They had a good course to fight with how presidency was supposed to be zoned to the south but dem Mikano boys reneged and seized the structure of the party at the national despite dem Wike holding the party together since they lost 2019 elections.

The wisest decision would've been for Wike and his guys to de camp to APC but due to many personal political factors they couldn't. Wike Don too shiiit for church ; he said so much against APC that even joining APC would make him as irrelevant as Musiliu Obanikoro in Lagos APC. I think the other governors like Ortom, Ikpeazu, Makinde and Ugwanyi got a lot to contend with if they de amp to APC in their respective states ranging from their People not interested in voting APC, having a stronger opponent already in APC and some of the things they've said about the party at the national level.

Olowunl01:
Hopefully those always quick to pick on those abroad, will see that Naija matter affects us too...
Atleast you are onground to sort your folks; abroadians will have to sort someone to sort their folks. Buhari's APC is making sure everyone is touched.

It's double spending for people abroad o cos u will have to pay for the person's whole day which he will take to help u withdraw for Ur folks. If u need above 20k that means u will need the person to help u source for as many ATM cards to withdraw 20k in as many times as the number of ATM cards in the person's possession.

The ATMs "rental cost", the cost of wasting the person's whole day, and the cost of confidentiality ( Make the guy man no go dey loud am say u send Raba to just Ur immediate family members before multiple family taxtaions go hit u) will all be factored into whatever u are sending.

The economics of this thing mad gan 🤯

Donjazet2:
Omoo, e shock me too as I read am.
I was like, na my eyes dey pain me so?

🤣🤣🤣

The post go shock him sef wey make am.

Itsrm:
I don wash hand for Wike matter. The man is confused

Ẹni pé? U say wetin?

We dinnor hear u for back sir!

Nowadays ehn, if u want to take care of Ur people na to take the time, withdraw cash nd go hand them the money o.

For those abroad, sending money to Ur people's accoubt alone doesn't do it again. U have to still find something give Ur cousin or any close relative to help u go ATM withdraw and hand cash to Ur people. If u have banker friend it still doesn't count cos most bankers are not even allowed to withdraw over the counter except the daily 20k limit vide ATM.

Over the weekend I had to make time out to go hand cash to my folks. Something wey be say transfer dey sort normally before and dem go either go bank or POS to withdraw.

AnfieldFan:

Portable has campaigned for APC, PDP and now Accord party.

A true definition of a non-partisan Nigerian 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/IAqErlrv2t

— Alabi (@the_Lawrenz) February 6, 2023

This guy is all about his bag , nothing concern am with una worries 😅😅
Forget the presentation, Portable won't let anybody rip him, una d tap from his grace, una still wan cut him money😅😅

Blueraydick, your guy is doing well... ..

No time at all…. If u form ur party tomorrow and u call portable with money , my guy go enter study release record for u

It probably didn’t take him 20 minutes to record Accord party song for Shina peller . The weyrey say “ Accord party , Àtàǹpàkò (The thumb) ni logo wa" 🤣

monerozi5590:
Buhari is a leader and a good leader listens. A leader is not always the most brilliant. He thought the idea was good so he agreed to it.

E be like say i get Ur time this evening.

1. Define leadership
2. Explain who a good leader is.
3. Enumerate the qualities of a good leader
4. State the qualities of a good leader which u believe the man called Muhammadu Buhari possess .

monerozi5590:
Emifiele gave himself the work and not Buhari. Emifiele came to Buhari and told him that 3.23 million naira is in circulation and out of that amount 2.7 trillion naira is outside the banking sector. He explained and sold the idea of redesigning naira to put back some of this money into the banking sector. Buhari listen to his explanation and agreed to it.

If Buhari doesn't listen na wahala if he listens na wahala. Everything is on Emifiele.

To me, Buhari has done well so far. [/b]Insecurity and him not being proactive is where I have issues with him.

Na people like u go dey inside fuel queue dey sweat for armpit still dey blame Jonathan for fuel queue 8 years after he left the presidency

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Original Beats by Dre dem him ear[/color]

Buhari! Buhari!! Buhari!!!

Tataffo:
Chaiii,Can't imagine how people in the villages are surviving....

Somebody showed me a video of CBN agents in Kaduna assisting people in villages swap their old notes for new notes. It now appeared as If El-Rufai their governor going from one TV station to the other is crying more than the bereaved.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Your boss get money.

If he did not have money, he will not reach that office[/color]

Nothing wey go ever make me follow those guys enter their office. Any bribe money wey dem wan collect from me na road I go give dem.

Itsrm:
Na me you dey ask?

You have not been following Amotos posts?

Ellexy:
Hmmmm, if we're not careful, this nation will soon descend into chaos with the current trajectory of things. We keep saying things can't get worse yet everyday it appears to be the opposite.

Protests today in Ogun and Ondo and it soon trickle to other states and regions. Add fuel scarcity to scarcity of cash and exorbitant price of goods. This election is seriously threatened.

I'm getting feelers they will extend it. As we speak, Bubu is in a meeting with the governors. They will most likely extend it as it stands

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I thank God say that guy show up.

NNPC will tell you tomorrow that they have provided billions of litres, when the opposite is the reality.
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That is what NNPC has always done; Issue statements claiming there's availability of billions of liters yet we are all experiencing scarcity.

Itsrm:
Turns out that there's a small loophole with that law. That same law further defines who a candidate is in another subsection and by that definition, Lawan was an aspirant. The law only said candidates cannot contest for more than one elective position. Lawan was only an aspirant at the time and not a candidate.

So in summary, what the new electoral law has achieved thus far is make senior lawyers richer

Wetin Buhari come really achieve for this country ?

PendragonVII:
Exactly. You got it. I think the dapman too are just trying to be shrewd in their dealings. They’re instructed to sell at 189. Then they see one ipman on the spot willing to pay them 200. They’ll sell to him. And he’ll go to his own station and sell at 250-350.

And most times the dapman sell at the 189 they’re instructed to sell it. Nnpc don’t really care about who they sell to as long as they sell at that 189. But I think the nnpc are now trying to curb that too. But they’ll still find their way. It’s bleeped up bros. 🌚

Wahala just dey dis country

larride:
That exactly is what Machina should've challenged. The legality of the second Primary but he didnt.

But why does he need to challenge it ? If u read the minority ruling, the two justices stated the true and fair position of things. See below:

But in a dissenting decision by Justices Emmanuel Agim and Adamu Jauro, the apex court said Lawan never participated in the APC primary, as he withdrew voluntarily to participate in the presidential primary held on June 8, 2022.

Personally I feel the majority ruling is just an unfair ruling.

PendragonVII:
I think one of the cause is because the nnpc are giving more attention to the dapman(bovas and others) than Ipman. For example they sell 50trucks to dapman and 5 to ipman cos they trust the dapman to sell at 185-189 at their station. That’s why you see them bovas and some major marketers selling at the normal price. The major problem now is that some dapman after carrying fuel at the depot instead of taking it to their station to sell at 189. They’ll rather sell to some ipman at the 189 on the spot. That’s why you see them selling at 250 and above. It’s not really about crossing border and selling to neighboring countries. 🌚

If that is the case, then it appears NNPC and whoever is charged with regulation of petroleum marketing has failed in it's duty. The moment DAPMAN can can sell to IPMAN at a higher cost than the cost they bought from NNPC they have lost it cos they have allowed DAPMAN to be a wholesaler and at the same time retailer.

That explains why I will buy at NNPC filling station at N185, buy at First Royal 350, buy at Petrocam N280...etc

larride:
Yes he did. Another primary was conducted on June 9 which INEC monitored also. Before the second primary, APC NWC wrote to INEC that they had canceled the first primary that produced Machina.

Machina refused to participate in the second primary saying he won the first primary fair and square and that the NWC had no reason to cancel it. That I believe should have been the basis of his trail.

Alright.

Then what happened to the provision of the electoral law that was celebrated back then that u can only contest for one elective position and not two at once ? Is Lawan legally allowed to participate in the Presidential primary as well as the Senatorial primary election in the same election period ?

Donjazet2:
You see that video ehh, that video was practically a powerful dynamite for him, and I mean the whole thing!! Any single neutral who watches that video was immediately attracted to his candidacy. There are 2 more that practically sold him to people.

The one he did in America and the video with the radio programme, brekete family.
Those 3 videos are practically responsible for this movement you see.

That video was actually the reason I decided to pitch my tent with him and vote him in. I believe in cutting cost of governance , we are not making the money we are wasting in this country

Olowunl01:
Nope Baba Jakande was not a self centered thief or wasteful idiot like our current crop of politicians or governors.

Baba choose to put lagos before self, these lots are putting self before state - thats the key difference.

Imagine how further improved lagos or any other state would be without billions being siphoned or wasted.

Allow him to dey play. Anybody who is sincere knows that one of the major problems we have in modern day Nigeria is the high cost of governance. I watched a video in which Peter Obi talked about his early days as governor; he narrated how a large number of people always follow him to meetings in Abuja and other part of the country; a meeting which only his presence is required. Yet the state will have to pay millions in Traveling expenses, hotel accommodation and allowances for all the people that accompany him on the journey.

He saw it as wastage and decided to prune down the number of these so called aides who just exist to spend the state's funds. We have so many useless special assistants here and there, so many cars in governors, deputy governors and speaker of the house convoy...etc

We practically waste money unnecessarily in the modern day Lagos and Nigeria as a whole. I will never buy these stories politicians spin around about population growth, dwindling foreign reserve, fall in petroleum price etc just to cover their assss

chrisooblog:
Yes he did very well but don't forget to factor into the equation that during his time Nigeria was rolling in money from oil sales, stable currency, low population and support from the FG then who built a lot of infrastructure in Lagos then from Gowon to Shagari.

All these stories after "he did well" are just APC's people way of downplaying his performance.

If u want to be considering all those things u mentioned then u should also consider how modern Lagos state makes "bastard money" as IGR and juxtapose it with the development on ground

izzou:
[color=royalblue]But talking about Lagos

Why isn't Jakande eulogised like Tinubu?

I grew up reading about his inputs in the development of Lagos, but nobody talks about him like that.[/color]

It's simply because social media was not available that time.

Jakande built low cut housing estate in 16 different locations in Lagos state within 4 years he ruled. When I mean Low cost housing estate, I mean low cost housing estates.

My old man as a 32 year old man was able to take mortgage on and own one 3-bedroom flat in one of the estates.

Jakande built the Lagos state secretariat at Alausa, he established Lagos state University, he constructed the lekki-epe expressway, he built hundreds of schools, all of which he did in 4 years.

If anybody manages to achieve half of what that man did in 4years within 8 years in this modern day Era, media no go allow us hear any word again.

His misadventure with the Abacha regime also affected his reputation

GloriousGbola:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/02/07/uk-prosecutors-accuse-ekweremadu-of-attempting-to-buy-kidney-for-7000/




Ekeremadu is cooked, imho
it now remains whether he will end up as a guest of his mjestys prison or they ship him to naija
and if sophia testifies she may be implicated in this conspiracy too. she is an adult so there is no wiggle room

Ekweremadu is done for! He will most likely end up in UK jail just like Ibori.

GloriousGbola:
the tucano jets that are yet to rout boko haram.

one would have thought the moment we took delivery of those jets, lights out for BH and their camps

But.... But...They told us those military hardware have turned the tide of the battle against insurgency

izzou:
[color=royalblue]If you check GEJ, you'll still see warplanes he bought. You'll still see roads he built.

The only difference is that he gave us railways.
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Dem no allow us rest on top the railway

izzou:
[color=royalblue]The only difference between Buhari and Jonathan is just Railways

For every sin committed, Buhari surpassed and did much worse.

I know Google is there dig up stats and quotes, but you all living here know how life is. Nobody needs to tell you.
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U forgot to add Tucano jets and 2nd Niger bridge. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

larride:
One of the mistake of Machina was not contesting the June 9 primaries that produced Lawan.

Both primaries was monitored by INEC, APC claimed they canceled the first primary. School boy error from his lawyers. It was the correct decision by the SC

I'm not aware another primary was conducted. This second primary, did Lawan purchase nomination form separate for that one or what?

I thought one of the key points of the new electoral law is that u can only get nomination form and contest for one elective position.

afrodoc2:
Yobe state is probably the most APC state in the North. He doesn’t even need to spend that much.

You are not wrong tho. Yobe and Borno are states that have always voted APC time and time again.

Spy360:
This is the usual way of subversion of justice in the courts. A murderer walks away freely even when the judge knows he commited the crime.

I hope Yobe people will see Lawan for what he represents and vote him out. Power belongs to the people. Machina should decamp.

I doubt they will. Lawan just needs to spend part of the billions in his war chest and he will trounce the PDP ticket holder.