₦airaland Forum

Sannisege:
if Obi was in Malaysia or Singapore, he would have been executed for transferring states money to his private businesses. I stand with Reno on this one.

Sannisege:
I knew this list was fake immediately I noticed Gbenga Daniels and Peter Obi’s names missing there.

“The former Vice President restated that it has become obvious even to the undiscerning that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being done in a hurry purely because of the business relationship between Tinubu and Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of Hitech, the contractor that was awarded the contract for the highway project in contravention of the procurement laws. It is on record that this project is the most expensive single project ever embarked upon by the Nigerian government. The fact that it is happening at a time when Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis ever is a red flag.

“To add insult to injury, this project that is being done more than $13bn was awarded without competitive bidding. From all indications, the so-called Badagry-Sokoto highway would be awarded similarly at an enormous cost to taxpayers purely because Tinubu has put his interest ahead of the Nigerian people.


“The awarding of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway was rushed; the environmental impact assessment report was not even completed; the right of way for the 700km stretch of the highway project was not secured; it was converted from a PPP to a government-funded project within the twinkle of an eye. The N500m that was approved by the National Assembly for the project was ignored, while over N1tn was released by Tinubu’s administration without approval from the National Assembly”, the PDP chieftain said.

otherway:
Let us pray for the president asking GOD to grant him the strength and good health to finish his tenure.

I see a funny twist in Aso Rock that will rock the political terrain.

I rest my case.

GOD bless President Bola Tinubu and GOD bless the federal republic of Nigeria.

StOla:
You are not ashamed that you continue supporting a shameless liar?

“The former Vice President restated that it has become obvious even to the undiscerning that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being done in a hurry purely because of the business relationship between Tinubu and Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of Hitech, the contractor that was awarded the contract for the highway project in contravention of the procurement laws. It is on record that this project is the most expensive single project ever embarked upon by the Nigerian government. The fact that it is happening at a time when Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis ever is a red flag.

“To add insult to injury, this project that is being done more than $13bn was awarded without competitive bidding. From all indications, the so-called Badagry-Sokoto highway would be awarded similarly at an enormous cost to taxpayers purely because Tinubu has put his interest ahead of the Nigerian people.


“The awarding of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway was rushed; the environmental impact assessment report was not even completed; the right of way for the 700km stretch of the highway project was not secured; it was converted from a PPP to a government-funded project within the twinkle of an eye. The N500m that was approved by the National Assembly for the project was ignored, while over N1tn was released by Tinubu’s administration without approval from the National Assembly”, the PDP chieftain said.

StOla:
More like Peter Obi has no integrity in him.

Nostring:
kpele! Goan use Panadol for the emotional trauma 😹

Nostring:
you obviously need d medical attention more cos ordinary words that has absolutely nothing to do with you or your papa is peppering u ,and getting u worked up..kai😹

Nostring:
and e dey pepper u fr body 😹..cos I can't fathom how it's any of your business 🥲

Nostring:
Agulu lying machine threatened lawsuit ,and just one person he never see sue even after he was dared to do so...shame😹

oyebanji:
Are you not aware that Mearsk has confirmed the investment?

Tjra:
Tell me one legacy of PitObi?

Please don't mention Hero beer and drunkenness

HypocriticalObi:
Who is Peter Obi if not for the senseless and mentally deranged people following him, the same people that are killing their fellow igbos for Biafra, can do anything in their delusional state

HypocriticalObi:
No man born out of woman or evil spirit like Peter girigory Obi can stop eze-chukwu Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Igbo land in 2027, let them gather themselves together, they will be scattered like nylons, nonsense, that was how they were saying he would win yet he won and crushed Peter Obi

Black marketers sell a four-litre gallon of fuel at N6,000 or higher, depending on demand and location.

Motorists and irrigation farmers are counting their losses in Kano and neighbouring Jigawa State following weeks of fuel scarcity that led to exorbitant prices being charged by filling stations across the states.

PREMIUM TIMES correspondent monitored the situation in both states between Monday and Friday and saw residents struggling to get fuel to meet their routine needs.

While petrol sells above N1,000 per litre in some stations, motorists in long queues struggle for the product at the few stations that have it, especially the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) outlets.

At the NNPCL outlets selling the product at N620 per litre, some motorists and irrigation farmers lamented that they spent days in the queues.

In Kano, the commercial hub of Northern Nigeria, the scarcity has crippled socio-economic activities as a major route into the state, Zaria road, was on Thursday blocked by vehicles whose owners had queued at the NNPCL outlet along the route.


PREMIUM TIMES observed that some major township roads in the metropolis were deserted as people abandoned their cars due to the fuel scarcity and exorbitant prices charged by filling stations.

Some residents, including students of higher institutions and high schools, opted for trekking due to the dearth of commercial tricycles and other vehicles, with the few on the roads charging higher fares.

Black marketers were selling a four-litre gallon of petrol at N6,000 or higher on Thursday, depending on demand and location.

A motorist, Umar Ibrahim of Fagge quarters, told PREMIUM TIMES that he spent an hour at a filling station at Abdullahi Bayero Road to buy petrol at N700 per litre on Wednesday but didn’t get it.

“A few hours after I left the queue in disappointment, I learnt that the station managers sold the product at above N700 to black marketers at night. The display of N700 as the official price of the station is just a gimmick as the station managers targeted their sales at black marketers only at this time, not routine buyers like myself,” Mr Ibrahim lamented.

Another resident of Fagge quarters, Shehu Umar, told PREMIUM TIMES Friday morning that petrol was selling at N1,070 per litre at ABY filing station at IBB way in the Kano metropolis.

Mr Umar said because of the exorbitant charges, there was no queue at the station as only a few buyers went in to buy.

Another resident, who gave his name only as Scorer, said the government should sanction filing stations charging high prices, describing them as wicked Nigerians.

“The federal government should sanction those wicked Nigerians selling petrol above N1,000 because they are the ones crippling socio-economic activities in the state and making people lose,” Scorer said.

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Jigawa State, Auwalu Sani, on Thursday, told PREMIUM TIMES how he spent two days in a queue, accusing the NNPCL station managers in Dutse of giving preferential treatment to some buyers.

“I spent two days here (at the NNPC mega station in Dutse). Some people who came today got fuel but we who have been here for over two days are yet to get fuel. Some of them are government officials, others are black marketers recognised by the station managers who you cannot challenge.

“At Awajil and Kankani, filling stations are selling at above N1,000 per litre because the NNPCL outlets are not many in the town and they are selling it to people they prefer,” Mr Sani said.

The Secretary of Partnership for Inclusion of Local Governance, a non-governmental organisation, Ahmad Illalah, said the scarcity was affecting rice farming in Jigawa

“Jigawa as the largest rice producer in Nigeria is currently facing a historic poor production as a result of higher cost of petrol and its scarcity,” he wrote on Facebook.

He stated that a litre of petrol was selling for between N1,000 and N1,500 on the black market.

“In some local government areas like Guri and Kirkasamma, (in the far east of the state) the price is beyond that,” Mr Illalah said.

“The rice farmers are in dangerous condition now as a result of this crisis, many of them have started counting losses.

“If we can recall there are many complaints of the recent wheat farming, as a result of poor production due to the climate change that troubles the system.

“The worst of it is most of the farmers are farming on credit, and most of the credit is informal.

“These farmers need urgent intervention from the government in this critical situation,” Mr Illalah warned.

A farmer, Ahmadu Rufai, said he had to take his water pumping machine to the filing station before he could get fuel a day after he was supposed to wet his rice farm.

“I am supposed to wet my farm twice a week but with the current scarcity I have to abandon a portion of the farm because I cannot get enough fuel because of the price and scarcity,” Mr Rufai told PREMIUM TIMES.

The water pumps being used by farmers like Mr Rufai need petrol to be powered.


The Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kano chapter, Gana Girigire, in an interview with radio stations in Kano blamed the NNPCL for the petrol scarcity

He said it is not the fault of IPMAN, saying the organisation sent over 100 trucks to various centres to buy fuel but the commodity was not available.

The NNPCL, currently the sole importer of petrol into Nigeria, has blamed the scarcity on logistic challenges but said it has resolved the problems and the scarcity would be over soon.

Nostring:
oga open another thread this one is for the Agulu lying machine 🥱

Mbanda:
Where is reno the defender of rubbish

Nostring:
oga this thread is about the Agulu lying machine and his numerous lies, open another thread about fuel...stop trying to shift goal post

Nostring:
That's why he's the Agulu lying machine 😹

Emmabyte:
Close to one year after election this fool is yet to get something from the government, is a pity I fill his pains