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Before now,Chad and Cameroon were safe haven for them. They'd attack the NA and retreat to those places. But with the setting up of the MJTF,it means they have no where to run to as the forces made up of the 4 countries sharing borders,would be on ground to attack them from the borders should they attempt to flee towards that angle. This makes the job of the NA easier as they can now effectively contain them.

ayogabriel:
What took them this long to storm the place, they knew of there hideout all along, they had the drones, so why are they just doing all this? Lives would have been saved and properties would not have been lost. A government which is committed to protecting her people, will swing into action immediately. #something is fishy.

It's very easy to know low-lifers like you. They are always very quick to throw insults at people. They can't argue objectively without cursing like motor park touts. I won't bring my self to your level. I have spoken my mind.

donphilopus:
Waiting for the odoriferous OP to complete his foolish write-up.

Meanwhile, I want you to define 'illiteracy'. I wonder if you can stand the so-called illiterate (Buhari) in a debate/quiz.

Clueless chimp!

Buhari said: "because corruption was affecting the performance of the economy, he would tackle it headlong if elected into office.

According to him, the alleged $20bn missing crude oil proceeds, which was estimated to be equal to about N4.2tn, were nearly a year’s budget.

He said with N5m per vehicle, the amount could provide 840,000 patrol vehicles to help improve on the security of towns and villages across the country.

The APC presidential candidate also noted that the amount could provide 311,000 buses that could revolutionise the transport sector of the economy.





While I appreciate the need to tackle corruption headlong,I'm still waiting to see how this would be achieved in a democratic system of govt where the judiciary has become so currupt and irrelevant. It was in this country that a judge adjourned the case of corruption brought against a former governor,Peter Odili,to 2099. As far as I am concerned,the judiciary arm of govt,is the bedrock of corruption. If people are being sentenced adequately according to their crimes,maybe others would learn from it. The courst in Nigeria are seriously making corruption look like a normal thing.

Buhari feels 20bn dollars would buy 840,000 patrol vehicles for our security agencies;who would finance the cost of maintenance of this 840,000 vehicles? In a country where a large portion of our budget goes into recurrent expenditure,Buhari still wants to add to it? Well,I'm seriously at a loss here. As a president,I won't spend 20bn dollars buying patrol vehicles for security agencies,and still appropriating money yearly in the budget for the maintenance of the same 840,000 vehicles. That's a waste of scarce resources.

An existing plan to build a refinery in Lagos will be supported by the Federal Government, according to Buhari.

Another area of infrastructure investment that will receive attention, according to him, is road and highway construction from one end of the country to the other.

He said his administration would concentrate on roads and highways that linked the states, while state governments would be expected to connect their respective areas to the highways.

Buhari said, “Road construction alone will unlock value chain of opportunities for construction companies, builders, engineers, architects, quarry operators, cement and iron rod producers and suppliers.
“The successful opening up of Nigeria by the construction of new roads and highways will revive road transport, truck manufacture, tyre manufacture as well as engine oil and brake pad production on one hand. It will also create a demand for job for mechanics, drivers and those engaged in transport support businesses.“We expect a revival of all the interstate economies to thrive across Nigeria, providing support to travellers by way of canteens, restaurants, farm produce etc.”



The issue of building refineries,is one topic that has been argued on severally with different people having different opinions.

My take on this is a capital no. This is because of the bad attitude Nigerians display towards govt owned properties. We have 3 refineries and how many of them are working? Is govt not approving money for their regular maintenace? Why are they not working? Go round and look at most of the govt owned businesses;they are almost all in a sorry state. Govt businesses in Nigeria today,is the best way to become a billionaire. A vast % of what's being approved for these businesses,are usually siphoned into private accounts. For me,the best way to run govt business,is to privatize it partly,with govt holding at least 40% equity in these companies. When investors put in their own money,they'd make sure it works so they can recoup their investments,and make profits. Govt should also put in place favorable policies,and give incentives to investors in these companies so as to make it work. Anything other than that,will only amount to us going round in the same circle. Humans work in thse govt establishments;not angels.

Buhari said:

“The successful opening up of Nigeria by the construction of new roads and highways will revive road transport, truck manufacture, tyre manufacture as well as engine oil and brake pad production on one hand. It will also create a demand for job for mechanics, drivers and those engaged in transport support businesses.“We expect a revival of all the interstate economies to thrive across Nigeria, providing support to travellers by way of canteens, restaurants, farm produce etc.”

I'm sorry to say but this is typical nonsense. Which road transport is He planning to revive,when the no one form of transportation in Nigeria is road transport? In Lagos alone,there are alreeady too many vehicles on the road and that's why on every major road,there's always traffic. We should be thinking of how to continue with the revival of rail transport and water/sea transport. These would help us take off more vehiclesfrom the roads,and thereby reducing traffic and pressure on our roads. Water and rail transport if developed properly,can transport a large no of people at the same time,and at cheaper rates. A boat carrying 40 passengers from a jetty in Ikorodu to the Island,would be faster and cheaper than a bus carrying 20 people from Ikorodu to the Island. In essence,we should be more concerned on how to diversify our means of transportation both at inter-state and intra-state level. There's a lot of revenue that can be gotten from it.
On the other hand,what is the direct relationship of constructing new roads,and the manufacture of truck,tyres,break pads and engine oil? Does it mean if we do not construct new roads,nobody will manufacture trucks,tyres,break pads and engine oil? What kind of nonsense is this? Michelin and Dunlop were in Nigeria before;power situation forced them out due to high cost of production.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd), on Monday said if elected on February 14, he would ban the importation of basic items like rice and tomato in order to enhance local production of the products.




In response to the above,my first question is: is Buhari in Nigeria? Does He understand what's even going on in this country?

When the tarrif on importation of rice was increased under GEJ's govt to enhance local production,what happened? Smuggling became the next thing and instead of it helping to boost local production,it was affecting it as people concentrated on smuggling rice in,through our porus borders. Govt had to review the policy and reduce the tarrif while on the other hand,giving incentives to local producers to grow rice locally,and also creating silos for storage and allowing them import a certain quota,to augment local production. Nigeria hasn't gotten to the level where our local production of rice,is sufficient enough to feed the nation. An outright ban on rice importation when local production capacity isn't sufficient enough,would only lead to the increase in the cost of this good,and also encourage smuggling. I as a person do not subcribe to importation of goods and services that we can produce here but to reduce importation,the right policies has to be in place. The only way to achieve this,is to enhance the capacity of local producers and give them more incentives so that cost of production can be lowered,thereby reducing the retail cost to the final consumers. When the price of the locally produced rice becomes competitive enough and it's not longer favorable for people importing,importation will defintely drop drastically to the barest minimum and at that time,we can now effectively place a ban on it. Anything other than that,would only make us lose revenue and cause inflation on the price of this commodity.


Buhari also claims He would ban importation of tomatoes;Nigeria does not import fresh tomatoes. As a matter of fact,Nigeria doesn't consume more than 40% of tomoatoes grown in the north. A large % of these goods get rotten at the farms before the farmers are able to transport them out of the farm to the market. This was stated in an article i read and in that article,it was stated that Dangote was looking at how to establish a factory that would be converting a large proportion of these raw tomatoes,into tomato paste.

Now,if Buhari is actually talking about placing a ban on tomato paste,I agree with that. But before such can be done,we need to get companies to start manufacturing tomato paste,on a large scale. I do not know of any other Nigerian company that is currently into the production of tomato paste,apart from Chi foods. Again,placing a ban on tomato paste that you do not have companies producing on a large scale,will only lead to the astronomical rise in both raw tomatoes and processed tomatoes. It is a fact that there are people who can't afford to buy raw tomatoes sometimes,due to the cost. The ready made alternative for them is processed tomato which is popularly known as "tin tomato". Placing a ban on tin tomato when local production capacity is inadequate,will only lead to the rise in the cost of tin tomato and raw tomato itself. This would simply be determined by the laws of demand and supply. When the demand for tin tomato is higher than the available supply,price is bound to increase. And when the price increases to a certain level,some people are bound to switch to raw tomatoes which would also increase in price due to a rise in the demand of it. And the end of the day,inflation is bound to set in. In case Buhari doesn't know,He should go and find out from the market women;there's hardly any woman that makes stew without using tin tomato.

The solution to importation of rice and tomato puree(processed tomatoes),is not firstly,placing a ban on them. The effect of such would be smuggling and loss of import revenue and inflation due to the rise in the prices of these products. The solution is increasing local production capacity,to the point where price would be a driving force to the reduction of importation. If an imported puree costs 30 naira,and the locally produced one cost same or a little less,there's no reason why anybody would want to import it,as it would be cost effective to produce and sell here,than to import.

Banning products indiscriminately,would only lead to smuggling and inflation and the masses would end up suffering it.

This would be the first time I'd ever create an article on General Buhari. In as much as I believe we all have the right to vote for whoever we feel is best for Nigeria,I won't fail to speak the truth irrespective of whether it hurts anyone. The so called masses who are screaming sai Buhari,are the ones who would bear the brunt of the problems when things starts to unfold. There have been calls from several sectors for Buhari to honour at least,one presidential debate through which he'd be able to communicate his ideas to the electorates so they can see what he has in stock for us. However,he has refused to honor such and has turned down two of such debates. My motivation to write this article,arose after reading some of Buhari's plans for the economy.

If you're intelligent enough,try to read and digest the article below,and see the kind of major blunders which are capable of setting us back,that Buhari is about to embark on.




The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd), on Monday said if elected on February 14, he would ban the importation of basic items like rice and tomato in order to enhance local production of the products.

He also said his administration would focus on agriculture, mining, infrastructure and job provision at the top of its economic agenda.

Buhari, who gave a summary of how he intended to revive the economy in a meeting with the Organised Private Sector in Lagos, said his government would place emphasis on three key issues of security, tackling corruption and reviving the ailing economy.

The meeting, which had all the key members of the APC in attendance, was hosted by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.

“How can Nigeria be importing virtually everything? How can we be importing even tomatoes? If I am elected, basic items like rice and tomatoes, which we have the capacity to produce, will be banned from being imported,” Buhari said.

The APC presidential candidate said his commitment to the Nigerian people would be governed by the highest consideration for how his policies would create jobs.

He also said he would focus on the provision of infrastructure such as power and roads.
Buhari, who said he agreed with the current administration on the privatisation of the power utilities, however, said there would be a need to also privatise the transmission segment.

According to him, the privatisation of the power sector has yet to achieve the desired result because after the handing over of the assets to private investors, the hard work to connect the various parts of the power chain, supply gas, install transformers and complete substations has not been done.

He added, “Our studies show that we will require no less than 200,000 trained personnel to support the initiative to provide power and light up Nigeria.

“Apart from the inherent direct employment that this will give, the reduction in the cost of production, the savings from self-generation by Nigerians, who currently spend a lot of their income on purchase of diesel and petrol to generate their own electricity, will reduce the burden on their disposable income.”

An existing plan to build a refinery in Lagos will be supported by the Federal Government, according to Buhari.

Another area of infrastructure investment that will receive attention, according to him, is road and highway construction from one end of the country to the other.

He said his administration would concentrate on roads and highways that linked the states, while state governments would be expected to connect their respective areas to the highways.

Buhari said, “Road construction alone will unlock value chain of opportunities for construction companies, builders, engineers, architects, quarry operators, cement and iron rod producers and suppliers.
“The successful opening up of Nigeria by the construction of new roads and highways will revive road transport, truck manufacture, tyre manufacture as well as engine oil and brake pad production on one hand. It will also create a demand for job for mechanics, drivers and those engaged in transport support businesses.“We expect a revival of all the interstate economies to thrive across Nigeria, providing support to travellers by way of canteens, restaurants, farm produce etc.”

He, however, said because corruption was affecting the performance of the economy, he would tackle it headlong if elected into office.

According to him, the alleged $20bn missing crude oil proceeds, which was estimated to be equal to about N4.2tn, were nearly a year’s budget.

He said with N5m per vehicle, the amount could provide 840,000 patrol vehicles to help improve on the security of towns and villages across the country.

The APC presidential candidate also noted that the amount could provide 311,000 buses that could revolutionise the transport sector of the economy.

He said, “If the average cost of generating one megawatt of power is about $1.5m (excluding gas and distribution costs), $20bn would have brought us over 13,333MW of power. What a difference that will make in the country!
www.punchng.com/news/ill-ban-importation-of-rice-tomato-buhari/

I'd take the points one after the other.

I seriously hate it when you guys come online to talk nonsense about issues you know nothing about. GEJ never lifted the ban on used clothes. The ones you see are being smuggled in. Same goes for stuffs like tyres. I can authoritatively tell you this cos as someone who is into the automobile industry,any time we receive containers from outside the country and customs end up finding items like rice,used clothes,tyres and all that inside,they delay the containers. You have to bribe them to allow them release the containers to you cos those items are contraband. I do not partake in bringing such things into the country though. At least from what I know goes on in the ports,these items are illegal. Shippers don't even declare it on their bill of lading so as to avoid the container from being seized. I wonder where you got the false information that you are spreading around. Nigerians should please learn to be enlightened about issues before spreading them around. From the little I know about importation of rice,you have to be adequately involved in local production before you can be licensed to bring a specific amount of tonnes of rice and the quantity being imported,is to augment local production. Anybody can't just wake up and start importing rice.

olas24u:
It was OBJ policy and GEJ changed it.There was long list of items that you could not import into Nigeria including 2nd hand cloths,it was OBJ that did all that,Fruit juice were only allowed in drums and can only be repackaged in Nigeria.This is to create jobs. Bicycles and textiles were banned.GEJ disbanded it and allowed the in to win support from south east Nigeria the main importers of used clothing,textiles etc.Dont change the story .If he had continued we would have been self sufficient in fruit juice at least

Another pleasant news to start the day with. Kudos to the NA.

Good job guys. God bless the Nigerian army.

Interesting...

You can see but it's forbidden to tell. Blessed are they that see but don't tell,for theirs is the...

kagari:
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I saw what you did there

I guess the lawyers pushing this case actually went to law school to play. They obviously do not understand the terminologies used in the constitution. On the other hand,I think they're actually trying to make enough money from APC so that they can come and buy 015 range rover and porsche cayenne or panamera turbo from me.

Feels so sad seeing the faces of these fallen heros. I hope at the end,it would be worth the loss. At the heat of the insurgency sometime last year,I almost quit my auto trading business to join the army. I was fed up with the stories I was reading on NL. I was willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice in battle. However,I got demoralised and down casted when I staryed hearing of moles in the army and how most of our soldiers were dying and wasting because of the moles selling them out. It was heart breaking. The thought of fighting side by side a soldier who could sell me out,wasn't something I could come to terms with. It was at that time I decided it wasn't worth it. But my respect will always be with those who died fighting to give me a peaceful environment to do my business in. It's a huge sacrifice that I can't afford to pay for. The price tag is definitely not what I can afford. May the souls of our gallant soldiers rest in perfect peace. For those still serving and fighting on the frontlines,I pray for God's protection for you all. God bless you all.

As for those talking about how we excelled in Liberia and other peace keeping missions,it is expedient that you know that this war is nothing like what our armed forces have ever faced. It's a more difficult war when compared to those peace keeping missions they have participated in. Fighting a war where your enemies are deeply enmeshed among civilians,isn't the easiest of battles to fight.

No,you're the one who is wrong here. Question is: did it go through reading? Was it passed into law? Answer to both is yes. The governors cannot decide it is unconstitutional;it is only the court that can decide that. So on the strength of this arguement,I am right and you are wrong. So long as the court hasn't said it is illegal and unconstitutional,it stands. In law,it is not what you feel or think about a matter,that counts. It is what the courts decide,that counts. Until the court rules otherwise,it stands.

Babacele:
You are the one misinforming yourself and spreading ignorance!
1. SWF is a global phenomenon of keeping windfall,excess crude or savings in d oil n gas sector for investment purposes. it boosts a nations chances of attracting foreign investment.
2. When introducing a new policy that affects others directly, it wise to consult concerned entities. Gej didn't carry the governors'along in introducing SWF and hence they took him to court? please read the article below;



Sovereign Wealth Fund divides Governors’ ForumMay 23, 2012by Tunde Odesola, Ifeanyi Onuba; Chukwudi Akasike, Femi Makinde and Ozioma UbabukohRivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi| credits: File copyThe Nigeria Governors’ Forum is dividedover the setting up of the Sovereign Wealth Fund by the Federal Government,investigations have revealed.Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in an interview withThe Wall Street Journalon May 11 in Ethiopia, said the fund would begin operation in the next few months.The minister spoke in spite of a case at Supreme Court, where the state governments were challenging the legality of the Excess Crude Account andthe central government’s transfer of$1bn from the account to the SWF.Sources said the take-off of the SWF was being threatened by the hard stanceof states governed by opposition parties.A source said, “There is a serious problem now as regards the Sovereign Wealth Fund because the state governors have come out to reject it. So as it is now, we don’t know what the next step will be for the Federal Government.“Already, the take -off of the fund has been politicised and some of the governors especially the ones from ACN (Action Congress of Nigeria) are vehemently kicking against it. I know fora fact that a recruitment process for the management of the fund has been concluded but I don’t know what the specific next step for the take-off of the fund is.“The position of the governors is that the law setting up the SWF is inferior to the constitution and based on this, their argument is that all money accruing the to federation must be shared.”Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, an ACN governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Inforrnmation andStrategy, Mr. Sunday Akere, said the plan by the FG was executive lawlessness.He said, “Osun and 28 others states went to the Supreme Court to challenge the FG for manipulating the excessive crude fund and non remission of money due to the account.“The state demanded that the should pay to the local government councils and states all dues to them without any deduction.“What the Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Oknjo-Iweakla, is doing is inconsistent with the rule of law. Why must the FG act unilaterally on an issue before the highest court in the land?”Another ACN governor, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State objected to the planned implementation of SWF.Fayemi, who spoke with one of our correspondents through his Commissioner for Information, Mr. Funminiyi Afuye, said it was the FG’s insistence to go ahead with the commencement of the SWF despite that governors had taken the case to court showed that the FG did not believe in therule of law.He said, “It is an indication that the FG does not believe in the rule of law. The government is yet to convince Nigerians.“My governor will not support what will undermine the commonwealth of Nigerians in general and Ekiti people in particular. The governors have taken thecase to court but the Federal Government is insisting on going ahead with the implementation of fund. The governors are not in support of the sovereign wealth fund.”But the Director-General of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Mr. Asishana Okauru, said the governors were not in disagreement with the Federal Government on the SWF.The NGF is dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party governors, who are 23, compared to ACN five, the All Progressive Grand Alliance’s two; the Conference for Progressive Change, one and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, three.Okauru, who spoke in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, said though the governors had issues on the funding of the SWF, the situation had changed since then.Also, the Enugu State Government said it would not take a personal decision to support or object to the implementation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund.The state government spoke through Governor Sullivan Chime’s ChSief Press Secretary, Mr. Chukwudi Achife.He said, “Governor Chime cannot have an independent opinion whether to support or kick against the implementation of the SWF.

Honest words from a grey haired elder. I just pray and hope the youths of this generation will listen to the voice of wisdom standing at the door,and calling out to them.

Who's this swine that should have been aborted at child birth,that doesn't know how to talk and discuss in a public forum? Did I condemn or insult anyone in my comment? If you're from the gutter and you weren't raised properly like a human,must you come online and show it? On what ground would you call my opinion foolish? This is the problem with low lifers like you;once you guys have access to internet service,you immediately think it's an avenue for you to hide behind keypads and throw insults at people. If you cannot bridle your tongue and put forth your arguements in a civilized manner,then you have no need being here. You're one of the several riff-raffs who make it look like nairaland is a site for street urchins.

soe:
isnt that your own fooolish opinion? If the answers were meant to be as clear as you fooolishly put it...why then was it made an opinion poll? I tire o

But if you look at the questions asked and you look at the two candidates and you choose to be sincere and real,you'd notice people rooting for Buhari are doing so based on their preference for him, and not based on honest replies to the questions He asked,judging from both of them's antecedents.

The only question I want to ask the posters who have commented and said it's all election gimmick,is whether they read the article well and if they understand what they read. The minister said they went round all the universities 2 years ago,and came up with a bill of 1.3trn. Since govt couldn't cough out all that amount at once,they decided to break it into bits under a 5 year time frame. Meaning each year,they'd release 220bn and that 220bn was released in 2014. This means another 220bn would be released this year. If govt has already started releasing the money since last year,where then,is the election gimmick?

You just made a blunder as regards the SWF being illegal. It was actually the ECA under Obasanjo that was illegal as it had no legal back up or regulatory frame work. SWF actually has a legal back up and regullatory frame work,as it went through several readings and debate at the senate and house of reps,before it was passed into law. As a matter of fact,it was the problem arising from saving in the ECA,that led to the creation of the SWF,which after being passed into law,replaced the ECA. As at today,the ECA doesn't exist because it is constitutionally illegal. It has been replaced with SWF which has the backing of the constitution. This is one of the reasons why I always advice and admonish people to learn properly on certain topics so that they don't end up ignorantly passing the wrong information to others who might look up to them for certain things.

Babacele:
1. Amaechi n co started saving before the clueless one stopped giving them full allocation. so where is the money?
2. The SWF was illegal as there was no law or agreements setting it up. Besides federal government gets about 52% of all allocations while d remaining are shared by the states n LGs. so why can't the fed government save its share?
3.fiscal indiscipline and corruption are the hallmarks of this administration. maybe you can explain the missing $20b, $1.3trillion subsidy scam, pension funds, oduagate, 400k oil barrel being lost to bunkering daily e.t.c

Errrmm. Don't forget to buy a pack of durex condom on your way to His house for the make up sexx....

cofta:
I already tried talking to him on Facebook and he doesnt respond. He is not on whatsapp,BBM... I will try his place...Tanks for that...

Where are those shameless nairaland idiots who said this morning that our soldiers were cowards and that it's only the chadian soldiers that have been performing? They said we should see if the outcome of the BH attack today,won't expose the weakness of the Nigerian army. I guess now that our forces have given a good account of themselves,those sons and daughters of the devil can now go and bury their heads in shame. Kudos to the Nigerian army,the Nigerian airforce and the civilian JTF who defended the city of Maiduguri. God bless you all. And lastly,God bless the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. May god give you strength and wisdom to rule Nigeria for as long as He wishes. I'm so happy to hear this good news.

Yes,it says victory belongs to God. What I meant is that we'd overcome the enemies with the help of God on our side.

PvtParts:
Not really. According to the Nigerian Land Army motto which is written in Arabic: All victories are for Allah!

I've said it before and I'd still say it again;the youths of this generation are the ones who would eventually destroy this country cos of their inability to think properly and see what's going on around them.

Victory is ours in Jesus name. Nigeria will rise above these forces of darkness. My prayers are with our gallant troops as they battle hard to destroy these sons of the devil.

Victory is ours in Jesus name. Nigeria will rise above these forces of darkness. My prayers are with our gallant troops as they battle hard to destroy these sons of the devil.

The bitter truth is that most of the youths of this generation are wasted. They have the zombie and crowd mentality life style. They don't make decisions of their own accord,but follow other people because they feel the right thing is always where there is a crowd.

APC and lies are like bread and butter;they just go together.

Good one.

Whatever is worth doing,is worth doing well. If INEC needs to adjust the time table to do a better job,they should do that instead of going ahead with it now,wasting resources,and at the end giving us a flawed election.

Cool. Look at all the awards He has won,on display. Lovely.

Kudos to the Nigerian army. All those who hate to hear good news from the army,may they never get to hear good news in their lives too.

Online dating is like a lucky dip/raffle draw. You can never tell what's underneath the crown until you open it. That's why you keep seeing "try again". The more picks you make,the higher your chances of winning. So,pls try again. There are more than enough good men looking for spouses online. The fact that you met a few bad ones,doesn't mean all men are the same. As for me,I do not think I really dig online meet ups. Once in a while,I try to send pm to monikers I find exciting. Once the person doesn't respond,I move on. However,I think I have one or two people on my bbm list who I think are cool,despite the fact that I haven't met them.

irishCream:
Hello Romancelanders I want to narrate my experience with online dating.

Have always been sceptical about online dating but decided to give it a try after a one year break of dating. I opted out of my previous affair because my ex's family was against him marrying from my tribe so had to end the shiiit, and i gave myself a break since he was acting so indecisive about the whole thing. Now my experience...

I am one of the few nairaland babes that do respond to pm especially if your contribution to this forum has been matured and reasonable irrespective of the section you frequent.

So of all the pms I do have, I sieve and respond to few but so far I'm not impressed with the calibre of men searching online.

After taking risk to exchange my contact and get to meet (in chaperone oh) few of them,about 3, I found out that most men searching online has something terrible about them that makes ladies turn them down in real life that's why they run to online; it is either they are unkempt, razz or not presentable. Some can't even talk like a real man, they are either too weak or timid in real life, no class no nothing.

Forget all those edited pictures used as dp and the likes most of them in real life are dirty!!!

How can a grown up guy don't know how to clean up and look neat. I mean why must your personal hygiene be zero You're meeting someone for the first time and your mouth oozes. I mean, who does that Or is that also attributed to poverty?

I have male cousins that earn less than 50k in a month but they still look neat and presentable.

Is there someone that has experienced the same, be it with male or female?

Or am I alone in this