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SHINJA:
I voted for Peter Obi in 2023 but I will never vote for him again ..

He is a hypocrite, a mad man who talks anyhow ...
No wonder he got an advice from a mad man.

Talks like a woman whose husband refused to pay for the expensive shoes she likes...

Obi thinks that insulting Christians will make the Muslims fall in love with him not knowing that he just ruined his political career of becoming a president..

He Peter Obi can never say the same thing about Muslims because he knows the consequences...

The same Church that campaign for him,the same vigil he attended every night dressing like a cultist in black clothes...

Peter Obi should apologise to Christians or he will never come close to that presidential seat..

God bless the good people of Southsouth and Southwest..

VaselineCrew:
I have never seen such before

Does APC just elect presidents for their nominal titles, or to actually lead??

How can presidents hide away from people for 4 years and some are like, “he is too big to talk to you rats”.

It’s painful.

emkz:
It is only in Nigeria people start having solutions to the problems after leaving power.

Losing elections is like taking premium weed: you start hallucinating.

Aside: To the dude who lost millions due to the FG ban on Binance, ntoirrrrrr!!!

In a statement he personally signed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the last election alleged that the President Tinubu administration is undertaking a “palliative” economy, something his administration would not have done.

Atiku, who blamed the reforms of the present administration for the present malaise, said, “Unleashing reforms to determine an appropriate exchange rate, cost-reflective electricity tariff, and PMS price at one and the same time is certainly an overkill.”


The opposition leader noted that while he had advocated for subsidy removal, his administration would have gone for a gradual removal as is being done in countries like Malaysia in 2022 and Indonesia, 2022 -2023.


He said: “I’ve been inundated with inquiries of what I would have done differently if I were at the helm of affairs of our country. I am not the president, Tinubu is. The focus should be on him and not on me or any other. I believe that such inquiries distract from the critical questions of what President Bola Tinubu needs to do to save Nigerians from the excruciating pains arising from his trial-and-error economic policies.


“We would have planned better and more robustly: My journey of reforms would have benefited from more adequate preparations; more sufficient diagnostic assessment of the country’s conditions; more consultations with key stakeholders; and better ideas for the final destination.

“We would have been guided by my robust reform agenda as encapsulated in ‘My Covenant With Nigerians’, my policy document that sought to, among others, protect our fragile economy against much deeper crisis by preventing business collapse; our document had spelt out policies that were consistent and coherent.”


Atiku further said, “Unleashing reforms to determine an appropriate exchange rate, cost-reflective electricity tariff, and PMS price at one and the same time is certainly an overkill. Add CBN’s bullish money tightening spree. As importers of PMS and other petroleum products, removing subsidy on these products without a stable exchange rate would be counterproductive.

“We would have been more strategic in our response to reform fallout. We would not over-estimate the efficacy of the reform measures or underestimate the potential costs of reforms. I would recognise that reforms could sometimes fail. I would not underestimate the numerous delivery challenges, including the weaknesses of our institutions, and would work assiduously to correct the same. I would, as a responsible leader, pause, reflect, and where necessary, review implementation.


“I would have led by example. Any fiscal reform to improve liquidity and the management of our fiscal resources must first eliminate revenue leakages arising from governance, including the cost of running the government and the government procurement process. I (and members of my team) would not have lived in luxury while the citizens wallow in misery.”

The former Vice President who said his reforms would wear a human face, added, “We would have been more strategic in the design and implementation of reform fallout mitigating measures. I would not run a ‘palliative economy’ yet, we would have robust social protection programme that will offer genuine support to the poor and vulnerable and provide immediate comfort and security to enable them to navigate the stormy seas.”


Speaking on specific measures, the PDP Chieftain said, “We would have launched an Economic Stimulus Fund (ESF), with an initial investment capacity of approximately US$10 billion to support MSMEs across all economic sectors.

“Alongside the ESF, we would have launched a uniquely designed skills-to-job programme that targets all categories of youth, including graduates, early school leavers as well as the massive numbers of uneducated youth who are currently not in education, employment, or training.


“I have always advocated for the removal of subsidy on PMS because its administration has been mildly put, opaque with so much scope for arbitrariness and corruption. Mind boggling rent profit from oil subsidy accrued to the cabals in public institutions and the private sector. I would have prioritized the following:


“First, tackling corruption. Fighting corruption should have commenced with the repositioning of the NNPCL, which is a huge beneficiary of the status quo. Its commitment to reform and capacity to implement and enforce reforms is suspect. The subsidy regime has provided an avenue for rent seeking, and the NNPCL and its guardians will be threatened by reforms.

“Second, paying particular attention to Nigeria’s poor refining infrastructure. We are by far the most inefficient OPEC member country in terms of both the percentage of installed refining capacity that works and the percentage of crude refined. We would’ve commenced the privatization of all state-owned refineries and ensure that Nigeria starts to refine at least 50% of its current crude oil output. Nigeria should aspire to export 50% of that capacity to ECOWAS member states.


“Third, adopt a gradualist approach in the implementation of the subsidy reforms. Subsidies would not have been removed suddenly and completely. It is instructive that when I was Vice President, we adopted a gradualist approach and had completed phases 1 and 2 of the reform before our tenure ended. The incoming administration in 2007 abandoned the reforms, unfortunately. The majority of the countries that review or rationalize subsidy payments adopt a gradualist approach by phasing price increases or shifting from universal to targeted approach (Malaysia, 2022 and Indonesia, 2022 -2023).

“In many EU economies, complete withdrawal often takes 5 years to effect. The gradualist approach allows for adjustments, adaptation and minimizes disruptions and vulnerability.”

Max24:
What do you expect ? Reno is a politician who knows how to whine Obidients like you and he is still doing so till tomorrow. So how you rushed to quote him. Obi and his supporters are Renos toy things....

Max24:
not a drug ring leader
The joke is on you. If Tinubu were to be a drug trafficker he wouldn't have retained Buba Marwa at NDLEA. The current NDLEA is the most effective going by the number of arrests daily. Facts don't lie. Go and find out from NDLEA. Keep wailing !

Throwback:
Obi's last stronghold has collapsed.

When next he takes his politics to church and night vigils, he would be flogged like Jesus Christ flogged those who turned the temple to a trading place.

The religious warfare politician suddenly realises that Politics and Church should not be mixed together?

The hypocrisy is very ironic.

Max24:
Be deceiving yourself. You think Tinubu is Jonathan ? Keep on gaslighting more of them while you hide behind your keyboard.

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emilo2bad:
Obaseki bad behaviour
1. Fighting with oba of Benin
2. Fighting with Philip Shaibu his deputy who knows the tricks of how they won in 2020
3. Fighting Ogbeide-Ihama the most popular PDP politician in Oredo
4. Fighting PDP legacy group
and more

senatordave1:
I explained this several times before. Obaseki failed woefully and edolites voted against his candidate

emilo2bad:
I don't support political parties
I'm from Edo state, I know what happened and I supported LP during the election, Akpata is my guy
Both parties (APC and PDP) share money 10k + for votes
APC won due Obaseki bad behaviour

emilo2bad:
APC won Edo election
All these PDP experts and propagandists are doing is to discredit the election
You have evidence instead of hiding it and tender it in court, you are on TV and social media platforms sharing it for your opponent to see, it means you just seeking for sympathy
PDP lost the election due to Obaseki bad behaviour, fighting everybody including Oba of Benin

senatordave1:
APC won Edo fair

helinues:
Must it be stated? Shouldn't that be logical?

helinues:
Are you waiting for the figure or the party who swept the poll?

I have provided link of a reputable media, I still have others which validated the link I attached above.

LP failed in Abia state. You just couldn't believe it

helinues:
There are 3 political parties who participated in the Abia LG election

ZLP, LP and YPP

For LP not to win a single sit while YPP had 2 automatically made them 3rd in the election

Btw, don't start getting aggressive unnecessarily this early morning. Engage maturely