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@ kobojunkie, THE TRIUMPH OF FALSEHOOD OVER TRUTH IS JUST BUT TEMPORAL. When this fake prof came and was rabble rousing about Nigeria'sveconomy early in the week, little did he know that FORBES will come out with a list that will expose him. Now it's glaring that this Proffessor of economics has to go and remove the big log in his eyes before bothering about the tooth pick in our own eyes. HYPOCRITE!

]@Betathings, you sound so petty. I saw you list my username as one of those who you feel are new entrants for Gej on Nairaland. Facts don't lie. I challenge you to review my profile in Nairaland. The outcome will show the world the reason why comments from you can never be taken seriously. My history in Nairaland is rich and impeccable. I even used Nairaland to mobilize support for Kevin Pam of BigBrother revolution as far back as 2009. Check my profile. The facts speak for itself. I understand your fears. You are very insecure and cannot stand divergent views. All you want is to come here to spread falsehood and blackmail GEJ to the pleasure of your paymasters unchallenged. I hve never taken a position in this forum without supplying cogent facts in support.I join issues with anybody irrespective of age,sex,religion,and date of entry into Nairaland. I challenge you to do same, not to spy on people's Profiles.

Anybody who expects Gej to turn around the power sector in one year is totally ignorant of the challenge involved. It's easier to sit down and talk without offering any constructive solution to the problem. But my problem with most Nairalanders is that they have a phobia for objective reasoning.

For them, we must resort to name calling and pedestrian talk in discussing such a sensitive matter. I took time to mention some of the projects embarked upon by GEJ in less than one yyear in office. No one dared to come up with a refutal of those projects. The closest to reason was one that acknowledged the completion of Mambilla and Zungeru by GEJ's govt but quickly said maliciously that both do not add more than 400 mgw to the national grid. My response to him is that even if it's 2 megawatts, GEJ has added something thru completion of those projects.

I have also been waiting to hear that GEJ did not revive the abandoned NIPP projects scattered around the country. A fool in this forum shamelessly subtracted over 500 megawatt from the 4000 mgw achieved in the last one year. But even if we avail him of that figure, it's still a remarkable increase from the 1500 mgw that GEJ's govt met on ground. A lot of reforms are ongoing in the sector and private sector investments have started flowing in with the recent issuance of bulk purchase trading agreements with prospective investors.

It's only those who hve blinded themselves to truth that will not notice the present successes recorded by GEJ in power sector in the last one year. Make your inquiries. Gej has completed the construction of both Mambilla and Zungeru power plants, yet canuck says nothing is being done. Gej has also refurbished Alaoji, Utorogu, calabar, Omotosho plants in line with his revival of NIPP . Yet some haters don't see anything. JUST the other day, we saw Brasilian electric giants Electro bus sign MOU to participate in the ongoing privatization of PHCN, yet haters say nothing. Few days ago, we saw a topic in this forum whereby SHELL had gone to establish a gas plant for power stations in IMO state in line with FG's agreement with them for the upward review of tariffs. Yet haters say he's clueless. People are just hating and sounding like broken records.

If there's anything which reinforces the urgent need for the withdrawal of subsidy, it is scandals of this nature.

This represents a corruption disaster long foretold. Any wonder on why the Minjster initiated moves for the total removal of subsidy last January. Ironically, the same cabal(dominantly northerners) who feed fat on subsidy are the ones who sponsored the protests against the withdrawal and aligned with Tambuwal to convene an emergency sitting wherein a resolution was reached to set up a probe panel. He who plays the piper dictates the tune. So it therefore follows logically that if you want to dictate the tune, then you must take over the piper.

Several investigations had been instituted before the house probe. There was the Senate committe subsidy probe headed by senate committee chairman on petroleum downstream, senator magnus Abe. There was the KPMG audit. There was the AIG Imoukehde probe set up by the Minister of Finance. Yet the Speaker drafted a scion of the North, Farouk Lawan, from his duty post as Education committee chairman to begin a separate probe. True to plan, they began a TV series on tthe probe thus taking the attention off all the other probes going on quietly.

I must admit that i enjoyed the probe drama while it lasted, but what arose my curiosity was the inability of the probe panel to summon the likes of Northern oil administrators like Rilwanu lukman, who was both special advicer and Minister of petroleum in most part of the period under review and Barkindo, who was former NNPC GMD. After a long wait, the report was out to the admiration of all. But no sooner had the executive received it than the labour leader, Waheed Omar lead a solidarity vist to Tambuwal threatening fire and brimstone over the non implementation of the report by the executive arm. The opposition joined forces with his calls and soon shouts for Dieziani's sack rent the air.

Somehow I have the belief that GEJ had the information at his disposal that Farouk report lacked fairness hence his delay in implementing the report. Added to this, notable companies owned by some Northerners who participated in the subsidy regime were absent on the list. What more? The sudden delisting of Zenon and synopsis at the floor of the house and the video released by Otedola led to the irresistible conclusion that Farouk was far from credible. Now more facts are emerging on how some companies were given clean bill of health by the farouk probe in order to shield them from the real probe instituted by govt and headed by a distinguished technocrat, AIG Imuokhede

Again, the spin doctors are at work. This time trying to use the picture of our dear president, in the days of his youth, to drive home their blackmail. But it will not work. I dare anybody who has a better picture of his or her youthful days to put it up so we can draw comparisons. Till then, i hve to leave and ponder how the moderators managed to allow this topic make the front page.

El Rufai has gone full circle in his sojourn of lies. He is now in search of new tactics and strategy.

For sometime, he has been spreading hate messages and blackmail on twitter trying to deceive his gullible followers into the thinking that GEJ is incapable of leading Nigeria. In his thinking, demonising GEJ would be the easiest way to grab power in 2015. This is the height of delusions. The last time I checked, El Rufai had only 90,449 followers including my disloyal self just enough votes to make him the local government chairman of his LGA. Not done, he has crossed over to Nairaland seeking to erect his political aspirations on the bones of christain victims of Boko Haram attacks.

Again, it will not work. I beg to ask El rufai whether Kabiru sokoto, Maman Nur, Abu Quaca, shekau, Hammed Baba are all now christains? Though he may not have written this piece himself, El Rufai's resolve to rebroadcast this thrash shows how low he rates our sensibilities. but I trust Nairalanders, they hve risen to the occasion and made a caricature of this unintelligent write up. Next time, somebody should remind El Rufai that this is not his twitter handle where people's views are constricted by limitation of character space. This is Nairaland where issues are dissected and ideas cross pollinated. Welcome, Mr. El rufai. KOBOJUNKIE we know. BETATHINGS we know. What is your username?

I'm shocked that people who pride themselves as intellectuals still premiss their clamor for Diezani's sack on the FACROOK LAWAN subsidy probe Report. What else could be more ridiculous? It's akin to building a mansion on quicksand and expecting it to stand. If Farouk could be stashing money into his caps and pants, then one can imagine how many lies and fake conclusions he may have stashed into that report. As far as I'm concerned, that report is only fit to be consigned into the Chilean mines. Good enough, the Senate has continued its own subsidy probe which actually started before the House probe but was put on hold to allow Farouk/ co act out their drama. Now the drama is over, let the real probe begin.

Farouk is just a huge disgrace to lawmaking. I always knew that this his age long quest for bribes will not survive this administration.

sleek29: First, increasing local content is not the problem, what methods or processes were used to increase local content?, what are the names of the companies involved?, did they obtain their licences through due process?, who owns this companies?, politicians?, PDP politicians? businessmen?

These are the questions we should be asking government as they are accountable to us and not just blindly defending every GEJ action like some peeps in nairaland, dis number has increased drastically this past few weeks, guess GEJ has overhauled his PR or better still 'internet relations', I know you guys are just earning your pay, but try and be a lil objective in your arguments.

if you read both the article and my rejoinder thoroughly, you would hve known that we did not stop at the govt's drive for local content. I went the extra mile to refer to the article in paragraph 10 where it clearly stated that "STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CREATE HIGH BARRIERS OF ENTRY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE 2012-2013 TERM ALLOCATIONS". weappreciate that these barriers may not be error proof( as with everything in Nigeria) but it represents a bold step by the present govt to raise the bar and ward off unwanted operators pursuant to the TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

Lies. Lies. Lies. Lies. All are lies. SHOPRITE OF LIES(SAHARAREPORTERS) will never stop marketing this falsehood even when it has become glaring that Nairalanders are loosing interest in buying them. Right from the first paragraph you would notice the inconsistencies and illogic.

On one breath, they said its one Nancy Ebere Nwosu that was charged for stealling 104 m, Yet this SHOPRITE OF LIES still flaunt the case title as EFCC V Patience Jonathan. In the 3rd paragraph, this SHOPERITE OF LIES shamelessly reported that in September 2006, EFCC caught Patience Jonathan with 13.5m US dollars and charged her before Obj nominated her husband for VP. This is about the most ridiculous gist I hve heard in a long while.

I don't knw whether this SHOPRITE OF LIES think us all on nairaland to be toddlers in 2006. Which court did EFCC bring the charges against Patience Jonatnan? Was such trial initiated behind loosed doors such that there is no single picture in proof of the First lady's appearance in court? Then how did GEJ's nomination as VP which was in December 2006 used to file for a stay of the trial on the "charges brought against " patience Jonathan in September 2006. Why must people be so dumb in propagating this cheap blackmail?

GEJ had alluded to this when he said jokingly in one of his media chats that some people hve been concocting the lies that his wife was caught in Dubai in possession of millions of dollars without reasoning the impossibility of anybody to be carrying such huge amount in cash around. It's so unfortunate that SHOPRITE OF LIES is destroying whatever is left of its credibility with junk stories like this.

The above topic represents a subjective analysis of govts genuine efforts to ensure local content in our petroleum sector. This is the burden that the present Minster has come to grapple with even before her assumption of office last year. Her drive is to divest much of foreign control of oil exports thus bringing her in conflict with the IOC's.

The author of the piece admitted this much in the fourth paragraph viz: " Industry sources say the number of companies selling oil increased dramatically after Jonathan's election as PART OF A STRATEGY TO BROADEN LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN OIL SECTOR.." This no doubt is a policy initiative deserving of commendation. The article now tried to discredit this good policy on account of the activities of those who engage in age long oil bunkering. It read " ... oil thieves were offering mouth watering offers $10 m discounts to take the commodity of their hands..."

Now the big question is, did oil bunkering business in Nigeria start today? The answer is No. The second question then is, is the relevant govt authority in support of these bunkering and oil theft? The answer to this question is captured in the seventh paragraph viz; "...state oil company NNPC has placed a SCAM ALERT on its website warning of unsavory characters purporting to be bona Fide staff of NNPC or contractors to NNPC or purchasers of Nigerian crude oil or contractors to Nigerian govt..." does this in anyway suggest complicity by the authorities? The answer is No.

The article went further to exonerate Diezani by hinting of the efforts by govt to entrench hitherto non existing processes for participation. Paragraph 10 reads thus: "... One recent step that has been taken is the creation of high barriers for entry for participation in NNPC's 2012-2013 term allocations..." The article went ahead to hint that the Fg sponsored NEITI to do an investigation of the sector( thus reinforcing GEJ's claim on media chat on Sunday that he had long before the House probe taken steps to probe the oil sector) . NEITI submitted its report in January and revealed that billions of oil revenue are being lost to theft prompting the MINISTER TO INVITE MALLAM NUHU RIBADU to oversee our oil revenue.

Last Tuesday, GEJ sacked the NNPC Directors as part of govts continuous sanitisatisation of the sector. Ordinarily, these were matters that previous administrations failed to probe. Bunkering has always been good business in the history of Nigeria. But this govt is taking a bold step to handle it while ensuring that there is local content in our crude oil export sector. GEJ and Diezani deserves our maximum support.

omenka: Groundbreakin reforms indeed! No doubt, the barefaced looting of THREE THRILLION NAIRA in the ministry over which she superintends is in all ramifications a monumentally groundbreakin incident! Given countries like China, she wouldav been having a rendevouz with her ancestors since january! Stupid leaders, foolish folowers

Who told you they looted 3 trillion Naira under her watch? Farouk Lawan? Abi your instinct? If its Farouk, then you are stupid. Someone who was stashing dollars in his cap and pants like a butcher gave you a report and you're taking it to the bank. It's a pity. Nothing else could be more foolish than the calls for the implementation of Farouk Lawan's report, it just shows how biased and illogical some people can be. Tell me how can anyone say Farouk is a crook on one breadth and turn around again to insist that a report emanating from a crook should be implemented to the latter. Is that not madness? If anything, the arbitrary manner with which Farouk was tampering with that report by deleting and substituting names of companies on the floor of the house is enough proof to the fact that the report is far frm credible. If you now add to it the allegations that key govt officials from the north like Barkindo and Rilwanu lukman, who presided over the petroleum sector, were not invited to face the panel then you will now begin to appreciate that there's more to the Farouk report than meets the eye

I will join the call for Diezani's sack anyday someone comes out with a credible evidence of corruption against her apart from all these sentiments been whipped up by the cabal. This is a woman that has brought about critical and groundbreaking reforms in our energy sector. THISDAY NEWSPAPERS rated her as a superlative performer(see SUNDAY THISDAY OF May27 th 2012) and this rating is based on hard undeniable facts.

There appears to be a growing list of desperate politicians seeking to build a self conceited wall of blackmail and lies around social media. El Rufai appears to be leading the pack with his frequent tirades on twitter. Defeated Dino Melaye who turned to a pugilist in defence of ETTEHGATE follows a distant second. For comic relief, they just hired Patrick Obahiangbo. Just recently, they hve engaged the services of a disgruntled Ghanian professor. On Nairaland, they have KOBOJUNKIE as their falsehood/ Propaganda co ordinator.

canuck: Yeap! I have. Majority of them registered within the last 4-5 months too - Check their NL profiles!

We now know what it means when a clueless govt says it's into "job creation"! Simply disgusting.

it's obvious you are paid to jump frm one thread to another to distort facts and broadcast falsehood. I have noticed that severally. So many times when a serious debate will be ongoing, you will resort to diverting attention with this your new pple gist. You came short of calling me a new person in the other thread.I just laughed because I'm so sure you many never hve learnt to use a laptop when I joined Nairaland. Please tell your paymasters that Nairaland is a forum for the cross pollination of ideas by intellectuals. It's not a safe heaven for pedestrian critics. You carefully dodge issues and chase shadows, that is why somebody on the other thread labelled you a confusionist or something. Pls grow up and stop sounding like a broken record.

Ajillo: He is nothing but an adviser. I hope he wont start feeling he is the C in C or minister of defence or a defence chief.

see haters. If he doesn't visit, you will Complain. If he visits, you say he's arrogating to himself the powers of C in C. What must this govt do to impress you? Please tell me.

In Aviation, Gej's govt has done a lot in one year. There has been massive reconstruction and rehabilitation works ongoing on all major airports across the country. In Abuja, the govt has totally closed down the domestic wing for rehabilitation. At the international wing of the Nnmadi Azikiwe international Airport, rehabilition works are being carried out on all airport facilities. The car parks are being expanded to cater for the increasing vehicular traffic, the runways are also being completely renovated causing a British airways plane to overshoot its run way a fortnight ago. We discussed that much in this forum. The renovations are also ongoing in Benin, Lagos and Kano airports. The entire Enugu airport has been shut down for months for a complete overhaul of the airport

Facts don't lie. Gej has in less than one year in office, inspite of Boko haram sponsored security challenge, done so much. Let's start with roads. SOUTH EAST. completion of Onitsha-Owerri, Award of Afikpo-Okigwe, rehabilitation of Onitsha-Enugu( though work is slow) and 9 th mile express. SOUTH SOUTH- Kolo-Nembe-Brass, Benin-Ore-Sagamu covering over 262.5 km awarded to Reynolds construction co, Auchi-Okene, SOUTH WEST. Apapa- Oshodi awarded to Julius Berger, with expansion works and drainage works. Construction of a trailer park, and a dedicated bridge linking Liverpool roundabout to Tin Can ports, Dualisation of Ibadan - Ilorin. NORTH CENTRAL-Lafia- obi -Awe, Minna -Suleja, Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia. NORTH West-Dualisation of Kano-Maidugri, Kano Byepass, Kaduna eastern bye pass, Zaria -Funtua-Guasu covering over 101 km. Resurfacing of Jebba bridge, and Loko-Eweta-Karishi. In fact, a lot.

oyb: these newly minted gej noisemakers must be some of the new jobs aganaga was blathering about

if you can't make a coherent argument - spam with noise

which argument hve you made apart from chasing shadows and leaving the real issues? If Pastor Bakare were to be your pastor, would you be confident to entrust him with the task of meeting your spiritual needs in the light of his recent unguarded utterances. Can you confidently meet Bakare as your pastor to pray over any spiritual challenge that you hve? This man keeps loosing it and you guys keep pushing him on with your folly. C.A.N and other men of God have been praying for God's intervention for security. I have never seen Bakare pray for the end of Boko Haram. All he does is to use Boko haram to score cheap political points by accusing GEJ for it. What does he intend to achieve in all of this? Presidency? Never!

Sahara Reporters have come again with this Political pastor. I don't even know who to believe between SHARAREPORTERS OF LIES(SHOPRITE OF LIES) and Tunde Bakare. Police is looking for him? When and where? Is Tunde Bakare hard to find? I don't think the govt has time for Tunde Bakare. GEJ said it on Sunday that sworn critics can go ahead with verbal attacks against him.After all, it's big Business and talk is cheap.

afam4eva: Is this supposed to be good news?

No it's not good news, it's bad news. Dumb ass! Everything that govt does is bad news for you. This is how u guys have been junketing from one thread to another seeking to destroy any achievement by govt. such a good measure intended to make sure our borders are not porous is what you seek to crticise. You are an ingrate.

This depicts the age long rot in the system. The attention of the FRCN DG must be drawn to this. However, I must admit that the Minister of Information is really trying. If anything , for the first time in this country, we saw a minister of information organise a Ministerial platform for all ministers to come and render an account of their stewardship in one yea. This marks a clear departure from the old era of govt propaganda and sloganeering of GOOD PEOPLE GREAT NATION. The minister also refurbished the radio house and it's now more sanitized than before. He increased salaries and allowances of information staff to boost their morale, he set up multimedia access to govt info and facilitated the enactment of FOI.

[quote author=Beaf!]During the Media Chat the Mr. Zoology used the word "GESTATION PERIOD" to give an example of economic development. There are economic terms for this? we know he studied some aminal development stuff but this is economics. I am not saying the use of that word was incorrect, but come on..

BTW I learnt that his wife Dame was his student.[/quote]I know that these mischief makers will never allow for the purpose of this thread to be achieved. They must politicize every issue for their selfish ends. I don't know what axe they hve to grind with Jonathan. Even if they were paid to hate on GEJ on this forum, can't they be more professional and discreet about it? It's so laughable how dumb heads who may have bribed their way thru university and secured a PASS (BSC) will come here to blab about a man that holds a PHD..

These guys are just clowns. Who do they seek to deceive? Do you need an order of mandamus to access a declaration form deposited with CCB? I thought they said the President did not declare. They even had to hire one illiterate professor all the way from Ghana to come and propagate these lies without proper briefing. It's so unfortunate. The opposition is so desperate.

What issues is he even raising? None. His criticism is just baseless and out of point. He was not even properly briefed by those who hired him. He is still advertising his ignorance by insisting that President GEJ did not declare his assets. Meanwhile, even SERAP civil society group has started legal steps to obtain the assets from CCB. it's been confirmed its with CCB. I don't know whether people read News at all? But I'm patiently waiting to see the mugu that will come here to argue that GEJ did not declare his assets

This Sahara cloned Proffessor is at it again. This time rabble rousing and insulting Nigerians further. I heard this man was engaged by El rufai and Buhari to make this uninformed destructive criticism against Jonathan in another desperate attempt to rubbish the president ahead of 2015. This is totally unacceptable. Who told this fake Proffessor that our president did not declare his assets? Those who hired him to rubbish GEJ should have told him that the issue is not about declaration of assets but OPEN Declaration of assets. Even the leading opposition in the country,-ACN addressed a press conference today where they stated that the President should as a matter of principle, OPENLY declare his assets. The crux of the matter is OPEN declaration not declaration because everyone knows the President indeed declared his assets and it is presently in custody of CCB. Why is the man saying rubbish?

olafolarin: GEJ was a former VP for hw many years?
TRANSFORMATION?

By the time transformation starts,this generation will be in retirement age!!!
A complete functinal refinery was built in my city within 20 mOnths.
Its taking Jona a decade to reharse madness,when will he enter market?

My brother, if you understand the level of decay and challenges in the power sector over the years, you will give kudos to this govt for what they have done so far. I hve been following activities in the power sector for a very long time. The challenges are enormous.

It's understandable that in the course of campaigns, GEJ must have made promises to fix the power sector immediately thus raising high hopes and expectations. Now that he has been confronted with the reality on ground, he is no longer in a hurry to make hasty commitments on the timeline for power stability. The reality is that there are no quick fix solutions to ending the power crisis in Nigeria. But the beauty of this transformation agenda is that the power Minister is taking bold steps and initiatives that will (though take sometime to mature) end the power crisis permanently. When govt announced its resolve to increase tariffs, many people including my self felt it was another exploitative move by govt.

But I had a rethink when I listened to Sam Amid, the NERC boss, clarify issues on Power Track. They say they have been able to record milestones in the completion and refurbishing of most power plants under the NIPP. however, adequate supply of Gas has been a major challenge.

The present arrangement where NGC, which is gas wing of NNPC, supplies gas to PHCN is inefficient and corruption prone leading to backlog of debts stalling supply. In a bid to resolve this problem ,govt set out to privatize the distribution process and also privatize PHCN. No private company would want to invest under the present tariff regime Which is heavily subsidized by govt hence the upward review to a cost reflective price.
The new cost reflective price which took effect from June 1 will encourage the IOC's to invest in gas with a view to making profit after supply. That is why you saw this bold move by Shell in IMO state. This is the very product of the much talked about power sector reforms. More are underway.

I know the next thing will be to blame GEJ for this unfortunate fire incident. And Kobojunkie will fire a topic on the politics section of Nairaland: BREAKING NEWS: NIMASA ON FIRE WHILE PRESIDENT GEJ HEADS TO BELGIUM-Kobojunkie. Posts 253, views 622. Fake people

[quote author=Dudu_Negro]Jonathan is unsettled! Something is in the air and he doesn't want to be caught in it!!

The President of a nation besieged by terrorists should not spend this much time and with such frequency outside his own domain, particularly on admission that parts of his own nation are inaccessible to him.[/quote]Please with all due respect to you sir,the president of Nigeria never made a statement to the effect that any part of this country is inaccessible to him,do you know the implication of what you are trying to imply,it means that he and his armed forces have lost control over that part of the country,and gentleman I can authoritatively tell you that that is not the case with any part of this country.

T9ksy: Divide wetin? Nigeria? You must be having a laugh!!!

That drunken fisherman with no shoes hasn't got the ba.ll.s

The "owners of Nigeria" will not hesitate to snuff out his useless life if he so much as, dare to truncate their sustenance.

Its his turn to "chop & clean mouth" and that's exactly his utmost priority plus staying alive long enough to enjoy his loot.

characters like this remain the reason why Nairaland has not been able to hit the 1 million mark after almost 8 years of take off. I salute the management of this forum for their managerial skills, but efforts should be made to ward off insane elements so that we can earn the trust of more decent people to participate. This guy obviously escaped from lunatic asylum. It shows right from his first phrase. I will be doing him a great favor by dignifying his post with a response, so unto the next one.

As expected, Kobjunkie is no where to be found. This is good news for GEJ and NIGERIA so you don't get to see them much in this kind of thread. They thrive more in threads that have a picture of gloom for our country. Very sad. Even when he comes on board this thread, their aim will be to downplay this news by calling for Diezani's sack. i'm so sure of this, and I patiently wait.