₦airaland Forum

Yeah Right!!!!!

Ogbes remember this is the year 2007 and VIOLENCE has since ceased to be an acceptable means of solving problems. We may be suffering as a nation while are leaders are enjoying the perks of office but nobody's blood should be shed in the course of fighting for a better life!!!! Please remember the youths of Odi, Effurun and Ekuigbo and remember how we all cried out when Govt used maximum force on them!!!!!! Obj was busy with his dirty politics and looting else he would have again shed the blood of the militants and unfortunately the blood of many innocent. You should realise that you cannot go to war with the Govt. Don't forget we've had our share of bloodshed and strive, where were you during the civil war? Let me ask you, are you ready to carry an AK47 to kill for political reasons?……….or better still be killed?

Honestly, Angel101 and Aisha, please let’s allow ALL and SUNDRY make their contributions (right or wrong) as they are entitled to do so. I am also not in support of Iyke-D but he has a right to express his opinion. It is not enough to reduce the price by =N=5 but reverse the illegal increase and find a permanent solution eg boosting the local refining capacity in partnership with the private sector to hedge against the international prices of crude!!!

Even if the strike is political, this is good because it is for the benefit of all including the families of these our heartless leaders. I am not surprised the SSG – Amb Kingibe is threatening to invoke the no work no pay law. I have lost so much in my private business as a result of the strike and I am still in support of the action. Our leaders have simply lost touch with us. They need to be whipped back in line. I praise the guts of the Niger and Ekiti state governors who openly supported the strike.  
I wish the EFCC would take out the likes of Rasheed Gbadamosi, Afe Babalola, Obj,  Bode George and all those people who are very bad examples to the youth of the nation

POLITICAL OR NOT, WE ARE IN SUPPORT…… …LONG LIVE NIGERIA

Guys,

I think we should allow Denex to express his opinions without being hounded. We are all entitled to our opinions. Denex sorry about your setback, may the Almighty grant you strength and grace to go over the whole thing again.

I do not agree with him though and I am trying hard to recollect any NLC strike for the implementation of the IMF plan. Denex please can you remind me?

I support the strike fully even as I have lost about 1.3m in deals during this period and construction work on one of my projects has been stalled due to my inability to access cash in the bank.

A very sizeable number of Nigerians are impoverished and live way below the poverty line, how can the govt increase the pump prices of fuel at this time!!!!!!!! Why would Nigerians be made to pay for the inability of its govt to make the refineries work or even sell them off in a transparent process?

The solution to this perennial price hike is for the country to increase its LOCAL refining capacity, if we are able to refine locally, then there would be no need for subsidies as the price per litre of petrol would be way below 50 naira.

We all know that there is no alternative to the use of fuels and no cheaper modes of transport, the increase in the price of fuels and VAT would jack up prices and further draw Many Nigerians below the poverty line. I then ask what is the benefit of being crude producers when we suffer in more in a time of boom like this.

I support the strike and I plead with the Govt to revert to the old pump prices. It is too early for this govt to wage war on its citizens like the Govt of OBJ.

I know a great guy at Ebutte Metta, his name's Alh Nuru, he can be reached on 08023029517. U can call him and hook up.

, He is just an animal. I wish we could breed elephants that would rape such men through their backsides as punishment for their evil deeds.

Such beasts should be kept off the streets for life!!!!! How humiliating for the couple; the woman especially. My prayers to them that God would heal the physical and emotional wounds.

Hiit ,

Are you there?

Sorry, Autories, , why can't Obua be replied through this forum?

Are we hiding something? Some of us are interested in your response.

Bros,

Guess the only thing you need to do is to use the appropriate gear - if it is bumper to bumper stick to the highest gear (one). Don't keep your clutch pedal depresed when the traffic is at standstill; this would reduce the pressure on the hydraulic system. If your car is automatic transmission good for you, stick to your "DRIVE".

Finally, you have no issues if your car A/C is factory fitted; if it is the "home installed" it would be wise not to use it at all in bad traffic.

Wish you stress free motoring

Portune,

Your response is a bit harsh!!!!! Why would you flare up at people who are simply expressing fears and anxieties?

Remember God is the giver of life and all good things don't get arrogant if you are in any position. Remember we were all once job seekers!!!!

Guys ,I wish you good success and do hope the bank will get over the current boardroom crises soonest.

My Dear Meenacares,

An ACCA - Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales is better for you.

Gives you the international recognition, easier to pass and gives you an automatic pass to ICAN !!!

See ACCA website below

http://www.accaglobal.com/

I pray for the repose of the souls of guys who have lost their lives in the ongoing Niger Delta Agitations.


When would we, as Africans, be able to tell and accept that truth. I am not happy with the sack of Jeff because CNN has lost a damn good reporter. Let me ask one question - HOW MANY OF US CAN ACCEPT TO VISIT THE SWAMPS OF THE NIGER DELTA IN ORDER TO DO A STAGE MANAGED STORY?  It is often said in my culture that it is the man we catch stealing that we call a thief. We all have our vices and that Jeff was caught red handed doing his hanky panky does not make his Nigeria story wrong or contrived. Mr Clinton, Wolferson and so many other great men had some small foxes in their vines. I think we should not rejoice over his downfall.


I watched the story and even recorded it - tell me what part of the entire piece can we call stage managed, these guys were not carrying Dane guns or bows and arrows; the hostages were real, the hooded guys were not robots or clones. You don't need to go far into the creeks to notice  the almost non existence of infrastructure in the Niger Delta!!!!!
I travelled along Benin - Ore on Friday and spent close to 1 hr (standstill) at a bad spot just before Ore.

I find it quite upsetting when people say his story was contrived, why? My cousin who works at a flow station of and oil company besieged by the millitants last year had bullet wounds and as we speak is still undergoing therapy. From his account 15 soldiers were killed and some of them roasted alive I saw some of the pictures and they are really too gory to post on this website. I saw heavy metal twisted like rubberband. Those militants are better equipped than the Nigerian army. I just wish people would leave their locations and come over to the Niger delta to see what we are passing thru before they make comments.

As far as I am concerned Jeff has not done wrong, he has only done his job by telling the truth as it is and I do hope and pray that God grant him the grace of repentance and the grace to overcome his shame and downfall.

Wow!!!! great comments.

My Opinion -

MAN + WOMAN - Interference and societal pressure = HAPPINESS AND BLISS

Life is about what you can make out of it!!!!

Tayo,

Sorry about that. I can imagine the trauma and the stress. Keep faith and thank the Almighty your life was not involved.

Just to add to what others have said, please don't just report the case to the police but OBTAIN a police report!!!!! Don't allow them to push you away. Its important just like LanreDaMan mentioned those certs may just show up at the wrong place. Its not likely the school would issues another Certificate. They can only get you a copy and like Aproko mentioned the courts would need to certify them as true copies.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to put a small advert in one of the dailies if you can afford it.

I join you in prayers from the depths of my soul that the certs would be recovered miraculously.

warfarian:
my people, i dey tire for wetin some pipo det tlk for here self guy una dey provoke ohhhh, do you have to allow a snake to bite you first before you can be sure tha its realy a snake? lets be reasonable, thats what we said when the stupid immediate foolish president won the presidential race, pipo say the man go rule well, some no, some say make we give am chance, see wetin im turn our country, some of una wey dey tkl rubbish for here , some of una still dey sleep una mama back, sme of una never archieve anytin at 25, shey that 1 na life, i dey vess ohhh,

But the truth remains that, there is no way Yar adua can rule this country the way he wants, except if the like of Obasanjo, [i so much hate that foolish old doggg], Ali, Ojo Maduekwek, Aneni, Enahoro are all eliminated, there is no way this country can move forward, let us copy from what hapened in Ghana, if not we go dey suffer dey go, Yar Adua might a good man, with good intentions, but there NO way he can rule the way he wants, because he a messanger, some other pipo hold the key to Aso Rock, he is just a messanger, underminding the fact thst he bears the name president.

Yar Adua is the incarnation of Obasanjo, they put him there, he doesnt have any ambition of becoming the president, but they just placed him there, Obasanjo is still the president, and thats the fact take or live, i believe reasonable Nairaland users will understand were i am coming from


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Warfarian,

You strike me as a disciple of the OBASANJO school of though. I just viewed your opinions on this subject and I can see you tend toward violence and killings!!!!!!!! I believe the world has since gone beyond that ; we should actually learn to solve problems without the use of violence. (what stops us from making laws that would subject leaders to investigation and possible prosecution when they leave power?) Jungle justice would always be subject to irreversible abuse. We could lock up those guys you mentioned (Madueke, OBJ, IBB etc) for life rather than killing then for raping our dear nation. If you are truly a warfarian which I guess means Warri then you should be preaching peace.

I worked in warri during the time of the wars and unrest and I can tell you that it has taken FULL toll on the economy of that wonderful town. Same for Sapele, Ughelli etc. Violence never ever bears good fruits!! (u may not know cos probably You are either living outside wafi or well remunerated).

I am not the moderator of this forum but I believe we would stop using words like unreasonable to qualify other people's opinions. Most of the contributors in Nairaland are professionals and intellects and we must learn to respect each other's opinions.

Finally, I believe it is just to early to judge Mr Yaradua and it would be unfair to , at this time call him OBJ's stooge. We have been made to realise over the years that the office of the President in Nigeria has limitless powers and even an slowpoke cannot be controlled when he gets to that seat (E.G OBxxxxxjo).

I agree with Gnature completely that we need to improve our refining capacity.

We are all aware that our Govt at all levels cannot manage anything service or product oriented, they are only good at churning out policies. My thinking is if we can explore and refine here in Nigeria, we would have hedged out the effect of rising costs of crude in the Global markets.

We can effectively refine for local production and even export if the govt could go into Joint venture arrangements with the Exploration companies and by statute ensure they refine a certain percentage of the Crude production here in Nigeria. If this happens there would be a glut (excess supply of refined over the demand) and lead to lower or reasonable prices.

We are buying the fuel here in Ph at =N=200 a litre and you would just be lucky if it is not adulterated.

As long as we continue to import the refined products we shall continue to pay more!!!!!!

Really, I think, the bank has improved a bit in the last couple of months in terms of Customer service but the CROWDED AND CHAOTIC banking halls are still the trademark of UBA branches in Rivers and Lagos state (which I can attest to).

My own experience was also bitter a couple of months back -  I was charged (MC Fees) for a liquidated fixed deposit I paid to them by cheque!!!!!!

I pray the bank would not go down but improve despite the fact that I can never in my life bank with them . I feel for the many families who earn their livelyhood from  UBA and I just for their sakes hope that UBA would just get better.

I have forwarded this NAIRALAND link to the customer service dept and just hope they would not handle it the UBA WAY.

Really, I think, the bank has improved a bit in the last couple of months in terms of Customer service but the CROWDED AND CHAOTIC banking halls are still the trademark of UBA branches in Rivers and Lagos state (which I can attest to).

My own experience was also bitter a couple of months back -  I was charged (MC Fees) for a liquidated fixed deposit I paid to them by cheque!!!!!!

I pray the bank would not go down but improve despite the fact that I can never in my life bank with them . I feel for the many families who earn their livelyhood from  UBA and I just for their sakes hope that UBA would just get better.

I have forwarded this NAIRALAND link to the customer service dept and just hope they would not handle it the UBA WAY.

Honestly, I guess it would be an insult to call some of these governors and policy makers RETARDS!!!!! (Retards would consider that as defamation) Hope the national association of Retards would not proceed on an indefinite strike or sue us for regarding these leaders as retards. MOST RETARDS ARE BETTER THAN OUR LEADERS. I am sure retards would do better when given the same resources at the disposal of these Idiots.

These cursed people tend to run away from the problems and create bigger ones in the name of trying to solve the former. I would give a few examples;

* A Retard would make PHCN work or expand, in the case of Lagos state the Provision of an constant power through the state IPP; Our leaders have decided to impose taxes on high capacity generators and consequently push the final cost to the populace.

*A Retard would Improve the quality of existing Lagos roads and open up new ones to ease the flow of traffic while our leaders would dedicate lanes to BRT!!!!! thereby causing more chaotic traffic. BRT Buses stop work about 8pm , tell me why I would not drive to work if im employed in a bank and close by 9pm or beyond?

*A Retard would never impose nonsense MOT charges on motorists without compensating value added!!!! Our lagos state govt has done that!!!!

*Retards would ensure private public partnerships or Joint ventures to make our refineries work and make the pump prices of petroleum products affordable and cheap while our leaders would rather increase pump prices arbitrarily to cope with imports!!!!

*Retards would solve the problems with WAEC rather than duplicating it with another NECO!!!!

*Retards would not tax the use of DSTVs for personal use while the LASG has done that.

, I could go on and on to proove that truly many of our leaders are worse than RETARDS

Im therefore not suprised that the Lagos state govt would impose taxes on high capacity generators I am only suprised that they have not imposed same on the I Pass my neighbour TIGER generators!!!! or even on inverters and UPSes


I rest my case

Official,

I am a core optimist and I really can't help it!!! I look forward to a better Nigeria with Mr Yar'Adua steering the ship of the nation. He strikes me as an strong individual who like the cat is calm and calculated and would surely grab his prey.

Further, I would like us as Nigerians to be optimists and make constructive criticisms. What does a man's mien or looks have to do with leading a country like ours out of the woods?

I have not been to Katsina state but my junior brother works in a bank in that state; I Can depend on his judgement , he believes Yaradua is the man we need at this our. I worked in Bayelsa area for a couple of weeks and I can tell you of the many things Mr Goodluck has done for the people of Bayelsa.

I keep telling people around me to always remember the golden rule, (Do unto others as you want them to do unto you). Official, would you have posted this if Mr Yaradua were your brother, friend or even father?, Let us remember our African values and genuinely love our neighbours; it would have made more sense if we discussed Yaradua's action or Inaction to issues like the recent increase in the pump price of petroleum products, rather than trivial issues like his GOD given looks and mien!!!!!

God bless and good wishes for the new Nigeria under Yaradua!!

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