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Well this hasn’t been tested. I have always maintained that Atiku’s votes are party votes. The only time he contested outside PDP on his own name recognition he only got about 2m votes. It is difficult to say how much Obi’s brand has been damaged and how much support Atiku has in the north considering that this time he is the sole northerner but as I have posted before it wouldn’t shock me if Obi got more votes that Atiku.

They will both lose though. It is a matter of who comes 2nd and 3rd!

Mayflowa:
I celebrated when I resigned from one of my jobs! it was very energy sapping.

Please stop punishing me for your poor grasp of the English language. Is resigned the same as sacked? Did I refer to “resign” or “sacked” in my post? So why disturb me with your story of resigning? Are they the same?

You failed in marriage and you are celebrating? Are we going to start throwing parties for failing JAMB, getting sacked from work etc?

After decades of Celebrating mediocrity, we are now celebrating failure !
Divorce means your marriage failed…..period!

thedio:
Lol,judging Peugeot base on Naija market. Peugeot designed many beautiful modesl that are well accepted in other parts of the world

You don’t know what you are talking about.

First of all my statement was based on how Peugeot is doing around the world relative to how it fared when the 504 and 505 were sold in the 80/90s.
Secondly even though my statement was not based on Peugeot’s market share in Nigeria, it is relevant because the subject is the return of Peugeot to Nigeria.

Nigerians buy 3 types of cars, none of which Peugeot has a competitive offering. Reliable cars, SUVs and utility vehicles like hilux.

The pickup market for which Peugeot 404 made Peugeot popular has been taken over by the hilux. Good luck trying to wrestle market share from the indestructible hilux.

The 504/505 market which made Peugeot popular in Africa has been taken over by Toyota, with hyuandai and Kia as supporting acts.

In the last 4 decades that Peugeot has been struggling to get its act together, people have moved towards suvs. Peugeot does not have a compelling SUV that can compete with what is in the market. Do you even know the name of Peugeot’s SUV, have you ever seen one?

The markets where Peugeot still have a market share are largely Latin American countries and the cars that sell are small cars…Corolla and Yaris equivalent. Good luck to Peugeot trying to compete with the Corolla in Nigeria.

Peugeot does not have ANY outstanding or compelling model full stop! Since they scraped the 505, the replacements have not been able to compete. That’s the story of the gradual decline of Peugeot. Their higher end models (604/605) never sold well, they were never able to replace their bread and butter 504/505 with a competitive model and they lost the pick up market. They have nothing compelling to offer.


Dangote would be advised to team up with a good Chinese brand because the reality is western car brands are themselves struggling to compete with the Chinese and are facing a certain extinction.

Forget Peugeot. Ko le work!


Oh by the way do you knowPeugeot currently assembles cars in Nigeria and has been for some years? How many do you see on the roads? Why aren’t people buying them? Exactly!

The point here is that yes Peugeot left Bigeria because we had problems but Peugeot itself has been having problems with its model line up all this while. It’s not like the Toyotas,hyuandai & kias you see o. The roads are locally assembled. There is a reason people have not been importing Peugeots which you would have thought they would considering they were so popular and respected in Nigeria.

Go and build your own house. Nobody forced anyone to move to Lagos or rent from any landlord. If you don’t like go to your father’s house or build your own.

nairalanda1:
Dangote cannot revive the auto industry.

The only way we can get a working auto industry is if we have enough [b]small scale [/b]manufacturers making the parts that go into your typical car ...like the door handles, windows, keys, and keyholes, and so forth...in Nigeria. Anything else is just assembling car for naija.

Infact, that;s why Peugeout collapsed in Nigeria before...when PAN started, they were importing all the parts needed and assembling it in NIgeria. That was never going to be sustainable...which is wny PAN went from assembling nearly 1000 cars a day in 1981 to less than 40 a day in 1994.

Develop the industrial base that would provide the stuff needed for the cars first...then we will see a truly domestic industry

But in Nigeria, apart from an apathetic government, people tend to look down and laugh at our techincians and vocationally trained people. EVERYONE wants to work in an airconditioned office and make beeg money.

The auto industry is an industry of scale. It’s the reason why in pain willl never amount to anything.

The only way an auto industry or its suppliers survives on a small scale is via govt protection. Margins in the auto industry are so slim that you either won’t survive or your suppliers won’t survive or your products will be too expensive and uncompetitive.

Instead on focusing on an auto industry, Nigeria should focus on what in the auto value chain it has competitive advantage in terms of raw materials and focus on being a world supplier for that item. For instance, there is an Eastern European country that supplies 30% of all the allloy wheels. Nigeria can do the same for a component it can identify instead of trying to be what it is destined to fail at.

Dangote should not waste his time if his intention is to revive Peugeot. Peugeot as a brand is dead. They don’t have cars people want. The downfall of PAN due to Nigeria’s economic challenges in the 80s and 90s should not mask the fact that Peugeot would have died anyway because after the 504,505, none of their replacement models were really successful anywhere in the world.

This is precisely why Ibi can never be a leader of men!

You are advising people to abide with the results of imposed primaries and sacrifice for the greater good. But your political history is exactly the opposite. How can any of your mentees take you seriously, how can they submit themselves to your leadership when you have never practiced what you preach.

masterfactor:
We turn to China or Russia

The world has moved on from the USA. It’s only Uncle Toms and those with low self esteem that still hold them in any regard.

brain54:
Now this one is just talking too much...


Probably bad blood!

He isn’t lying.

I posted this in 2023:

casualobserver:
If by Ahmed you mean Datti, then let me tell you something I know for a fact. Datti only became Obi’s VP because no other Northern politician would touch him. Many northern politicians were warned not to even think about it. I know this for a fact. When no one would agree to be his VP, a political lightweight in Datti was chosen by Obasanjo to run with Obi.

FSBoperator:
In short, they said nothing.

exactly... let it not seem as if all the IPOB money they collected was for nothing...they got congress to release a ststement saying absolutely nothing.

this car clearly has a dubious history. most likely a vehicle involved in an accident. otherwise why would anyone spend money to put on fake AMG grill, kit, exhaust and wheels on a car that from the steering wheel is clealry not an AMG?

front number plate holder (europe spec) does not match the rear number plate holder (US spec)

if you want to dupe Nigerians by selling them damaged vehicles, pay attention to details and at least get your game right.

zoedew:
You needed to listen to him on Tv when gets interviewed. His swagger and statements suggests he is a drug addict.

I have seen him talk enough times to already suspect the man has psychological disorders. His latest episode just puts it beyond doubt for me.

What you call swagger are the utterances of an entitled buff00n without decorum who has found himself occupying positions and a platform he is clearly undeserving of.

That he was an SGF tells you everything wrong with this country.

helinues:
This Babachir no even stable politically

i think the man needs psychiatric evaluation........i am not joking!

this man is bad news whichever party he is.

We are very dull people! A federal high court had already pronounced him eligible. Some guy who claims to be educated Along with a lawyer who claims he passed the bar w ent to another federal high court over the same matter. Only a higher court can overturn the judgement of a court not a court of the same level. This case was dead ab-initio!

This does not mean he is eligible or ineligible. All it means is a a court of the same level cannot override the judgement of a similar court in the same matter. The matter can only be decided by a higher court.

Ultimately if Goodluck decides to run, the matter will be decided by the Supreme Court!

Hezzyluv:
Good for her.

But, you mentioned youngest like three times without telling us her age

Nigerian journalism at work. the other day they claimed one Nigerian was the youngest professor in the world....their intellect did not think it important to report the most vital information...his age! Thats why when they go abroad they end up as care workers.

These people have come again with their online polls.


Apart from the fact that the demographic that represent 90% of voters are not included in these polls, they forget one simple thing: no matter how bad the incumbent is, he will be re-elected if you don’t present a better alternative.

I have said it many times. Low turnout of voter is more a reflection on the opposition. It means the voters are not satisfied but are not inspired by the alternatives. Why in situations where there is hardship do voters stay at home? …..think about it!

Refinedbeing:
The only reason why we can take accept this news as true should definitely be because the U.S.A forces had hand in it.

In Nigeria we are not serious and that’s because of you politician supporters.

If that is your yardstick the. Know this: They are the biggest liars and the biggest sponsors of terrorism. The man who set your house on fire deliberately who you form an alliance with or rely on to quench the fire will make sure the fire truck he sends never has enough water.

Tinubu won the 2027 elections at 11:59:59pm May 9 2026.

The minute Atiku and Obi were locked into 2 seperate parties.

The opposition votes are now guaranteed to be split again. Even if Atiku backs out or ADC is disqualified, his supporters will not back Obi.

Galactics:
This man, just like Sowore, is a comedian.

He is actually the only cerebral and credible opposition alternative. I may not agree with all of his plans but he is the only opposition candidate that can articulate his position of every major issue. The others just criticize without offering alternative ideas. A serious country would rally behind him. Butt we are not a serious country!

Didn’t Chinedu buy form?

ADC: court case adjourned indefinitely

NDC: must conduct state congresses before they conduct national convention before they can conduct primaries. All these they must do before May 31!

Today is May 9. Wherever you are at midnight today is where you will contest. If the party you are at midnight today is disqualified, your political ambition is disqualified with it.

The OP has deleted his account. As I said this was clearly a propaganda thread aimed at disinformation. Prepare for more lies as the Obidients do what they do best….lies and gaslighting.

happney65:
Fẹmi Lanlehin was actually a former Senator of Oyo south from 2011 to 2015. Left the then ACN to Accord to contest Govornship while being senator but he didn't get the Govornship ticket and tried going back to the Senate again but he lost to Soji Akanbi

Didn't know he got an appointment under Obi

Clearly a propaganda piece.

Also Arthur Worrey was never a commissioner in Anambra talk less commissioner of lands Of all portfolios.

OP we know we are in election season and you have no achievements with which to campaign. But lie with some intelligence. Arthur Worrey is not even from Osun, he is from Lagos state and was a commissioner for Justice in Lagos state.

Lithiumite:
I was wondering too because he was director of budget & planning under tinubu as gov.

I don’t know about that. He was DG budget office under Buhari.

Ben akabueze was never commissioner in Anambra. He was commissioner for budget in Lagos under FAshola for 8 yrs.

Everybody knows this!

When I read things like this I say to myself if you can get that wrong what else is wrong?

smasher1:
Q. A in the bank must be graduate preferably chartered accountants. They detect frauds from staff and recommend staff for disciplinary actions up to sack. In many banks they must be full staff not contract staff and salary starts around half a million for starters. Banks usually employ experienced staff for this role.

1 basic common sense in the absense of extraordinary intelligence 2. Proper education 3 exposure and enlightenment. These are the issues. It is at the heart of what the CEO is saying and the absence of any of those qualities in your response is at the heart of your troubles.

If you go to ANY village with a rolls Royce and try to use it for taxi services and charge the same rate the locals pay for Okada, don’t be surprised if they refuse to enter! Despite lack of exposure and education, they have enough common sense to know something isn’t adding up here! So rather than enter and find themselves victims of some untoward activity, they would seek verification, they would ask around why are you doing taxi services with a Rolls, who has entered and come out safe, how many people etc etc. this is basic human common sense. No degree or exposure or speaking English needed. This is what the CEO is talking about that our graduates increasingly lack. What I described up there is the problem 90% of employers have with Nigerian graduates and youth in general. Basic common sense. No point in having a 1st class degree in civil engineering for example and you cannot apply are deal with situations with a logical mind. That’s the issue. The Nigerian graduate with a 1st class will enter the car and next thing he is missing and they harvested his organs.

Back to the issue:

It is on record that the starting salary for entry level developers at Moniepoint is 1m a month, with senior developers earning up to 10m a month. With your so called education, you think a billion dollar software FINtech company got there by employing N200k Software QAs to vet the work of people earning up to N10m a month? You think a company of that caliber does not know that someone earning 200k in Lagos can never be in a state to handle that level of mental complexity? Drivers earn 200k! Also as someone who claims to be educated, it never occurred to you that there are different processes in any company and that this particular QA may not be Software QA?

Having just one of the 3 attributes would have led a sound mind to say, “I need to see the detailed job description first”. His lack of logical critical thinking problem solving skills, is what you have displayed here. I can tell you without knowing who you are you don’t work in a multinational company and if you do your role is a mundane role. If you are abroad you are care assistant or warehouse worker etc. there are things you can tell about people in one sentence.

You may end up being right but it won’t matter because the process that led you to your conclusion was faulty which means your thought process cannot be trusted…this is what employers see, that is why you think you are deserving but you don’t get employed or promoted. You could not have rightly come to that conclusion without having the details of the specific role allegedly paying N200k and as I said whether deliberately or otherwise it was the crucial bit of information concealed. If this were an interview, you wouldn’t be employed, even if you were right. The right and logical conclusion was the conclusion I arrived at. We don’t have enough information about this specific role to conclude definitely that this is a software QA role.

In the same way of I had a junior staff who entered that fictional Rolls Royce, I would sack him if I got to know….even if I was the one o sent hm on an errand and he delivered….. Why? Because one day such a person will put me in trouble.

smasher1:
Q. A in the bank must be graduate preferably chartered accountants. They detect frauds from staff and recommend staff for disciplinary actions up to sack. In many banks they must be full staff not contract staff and salary starts around half a million for starters. Banks usually employ experienced staff for this role.

Again like I said, no one knows unless the detailed job description and responsibilities is known. Unfortunately he didn’t post 1-4 where it likely would have been stated instead he only posted 5-8. Whether that was deliberate or an oversight, we don’t know.

Job titles these days mean nothing! It is the job description that will tell you whether it is a graduate level role or a low level job that is targeted at low level graduates because of the collapse and in the education system.


One thing I would say is this. A company that pays it’s software developers millions per month is almost certainly not going to employ people on N200k a month to QA their work!

DeOTR:
In software engineering world, no school leaver can land a QA job. You can't even apply if you can't write automation scripts. You need to have some level of competency to be a QA engineer. These are the people that verify work done by software engineers. It's not rice and beans.
Where I work, common client experience earn at least 500k monthly. We have more staff strength than moniepoint and we serve a global client, but don't find it difficult to fill any role.

Oga is it that you have a comprehension problem? You didn’t have to quote my post and disturb my peace to more or less repeat what I said in my post.

Alphanancy:
And dude was complaining of shortage of qualified manpower and talents to fill in vacancies. If this leaked document is authentic then it's a big contradiction. You want the best global talents but your Monie is pointing elsewhere.

The salary may be commensurate with the role. The problem here is he did not list the functions of the role. QA can mean anything just like “consultant” can mean receptionist, hairdresser or sales boy/girl. Quality assurance is generally not a role for graduates. Generally abroad it would be a job for school leavers. However If it is software QA, I am 100% sure they would never offer such a salary.

Did you go to university thinking you would be applying for a quality assurance role?