₦airaland Forum

Pastor Kun: It is now getting very obvious to most Nigerians that GEJ is clueless and has very little to offer this country in terms of development and the all important task of fighting corruption which is perhaps the biggest problem ravaging this country today. Granted I believe GEJ has made some giant strides in the area of Power sector reforms and he seems to be making some semblance of progress on the agricultural front it is my humble opinion that he does not have what it takes to lead this nation beyond 2015. Some of us voted for him in 2011 not because we had so much faith in him but cause of lack of a better candidate. To avoid such a costly mistake we the Nigerian youth should now start searching for and promoting young, credible, dynamic and visionary leaders to replace him in 2015.

In this vein I would like to ask great nairalanders to suggest/nominate two Nigerians who they think would be the best candidates to rule Nigeria come 2015. As for me my suggestions are Donald Duke and Babatunde Fashola.

Truckpusher: it took you so long to respond with your normal 'unam abusive style' , you gay azz!!!...I guess after those bruises you got from me the other time, you're trying to avoid me like a plague, right?...Oya scram...eediot!

Foool, i have a life worth muuch more than NL. Only a morron like u will expect a response immediately on a www.
Continue with ur dreaming as long as it gives u a hard on.
Not only bruises but shits. what are u even talking about fool

Sincere 9gerian: Chei! Was it not this same ID that was POPPING CHAMPAGNE over Fashola flag off of "commencement" of laying of railway tracks 2days ago?
Why didn't you ask Fashola to lay the tracks first then he can flag off completed railway tracks, so the jubilation will be sweeter?
Hypocrisy dey smell here!

Demdem: Beacuse u praised Amaechi's rail earlier i will take u up on this lostpope?
Do u know the length of the rail track Amaechi is presently doing that has gulped billions all these years over here and still uncompleted?
Its like from Maryland to Ketu on Ikorodu road in lagos.
Does that make sense?

Demdem: Again, i salute the OBJ admin for initiating and commencing this project
Secondly, kudos to the retardeen for sustaining it.
However, am concerned that we dont have sufficient transmission capability to adequately evacuate the very little MWs we are presently generating which is very important as it will determine if Nigerians have power supply in their homes or not.
This is where i expect the retardeen to focus more on.

2) The Geregu plant was located (BY OBJ) less than eight kilometres from the existing Pipeline that takes gas to the Ajaokuta Steel plant.

J12: You must be a fool to believe that he'll fulfil all those promises under a period of two years.

Truckpusher: You're right here doing what you know how to do best, who is ur paymaster because I'll be damned if you ain't got any....if you really spend this amt of time everyday in your life cursing and abusing a man that you will never see face to face in your entire life then you must be very very jobless and you need help...pm me ,don't be shy you really do need help

Arogba: SCAMMMMM! The site of this power plant is located within 2km of Ajaokuta steel company, This project was initiated and completed by the Obj administration. The only problem with the plant was gas supply because the existing gas pipeline supplying Ajaokuta steel company was also meant to supply the power plant but after the completion of the project it was discovered that the pipeline had been vandalized since the steel company itself has never really worked.

jayriginal: Nah bro.

Arrest is not the proper word. They take strays off the streets and they sure as hell dont prosecute them. Its a joke. A sad one. Some years ago in Kwara State, a goat was arrested for stealing. As the report went, they chased a thief and he "turned into a goat". Ergo, the goat takes the rap.

Bollocks.

Maybe u are right maybe the official simply went too far however it doesnt change the fact that there is need to curtail the movement of domestic animals on our streets which is the primary aim of all these.

ocelot2006: So, when was the NIPP project initiated? Sincere Nigerian is right on this one. Obj may have initiated the project, but 8 solid years was more than enough period for his administration to achieve something tangible.

J12: That's all included in the PIB that's being frustrated by northern house of ràpes members.

ijaw citizen: O.M.G I'm just LOL'n
Look at this ghost wanting to commit sucide
Until then, Long live the Republic of Land-lock Biafra!

i have always known that the boundary of the so called biafra will be a contentious issue.

kutchs: [s]The more u write the more ur stupidity becomes more obvious.
Dont even know why noble elected to take u on but this is just to ask u to check ur dict and whatever it means to be retarded is what u are.

Case closed.[/s]

Sincere 9gerian: The propagandists can continue in their LIES but lies cannot fly in the face of TRUTH. The FACTS on this issue were laid bare by a legislative enquiry into the power sector reforms under OBJ regime. The findings from that enquiry, as reported below, SHOCKED the entire country (Apr 2010):

Noblechyk: Except dat u're not talking about power. U're jus showing ur dat u think through d anus.

Fool, my first comment u qouted, what was it talking about if not about power? are u this daft?

caesaraba: Yeah sure we all need re-orientation. Starting from the waste managers who suddenly have decided to start holding press conferences on the "arrests" of goats instead of clearing the refuse dumps and over-grown grass in the environment which serve as 'mama - puts' for stray animals and hence an incentive for owners to let their animals run free.

Josh090: They are actually doing their work, but because no one ever does his work in Nigeria it comes across wierd to actually see someone doing his.

Noblechyk: U hv jus exposed ur stupidity. Wether english word or not, many words in english dict. were borrowed. Or let's say d word retard ws authored by d world renown gramarian, DEMDEM, we stil d hv 2 shy away from d meaning u ascribe 2 it which proves me right dat nothing good comes from a retardeen but u jus foolish & ignorantly told us dat u're a retardeen.

Fool so inside ur dico, the word Retardeen exist right? u are just a morron. Ok, whats the meaning of retardeen fool? eediot, stop these rants and lets talk about power which is the reason for this thread.

I am constrained to say that the facts that pertain to the four plants established during the period and which can be verified by all, clearly show that nothing can be farther from the truth than Ngige’s assertion above. The siting of the plants namely, Papalanto (Olorunsogo), Omotosho, Geregu and Afam V were based on sound technical consideration and the prices at which the plants were procured were highly competitive by global standards and are the cheapest Nigeria has ever procured viz:

1) The Papalanto and Omotosho plants were located less than five kilometres to the existing Escravos – Lagos Gas Pipeline making the cost of connecting them to gas less than $5million each.

2) The Geregu plant was located less than eight kilometres from the existing Pipeline that takes gas to the Ajaokuta Steel plant.

3) The AfamV Plant was located within the existing Afam Power Plant and therefore did not need any special pipe laying.

4) The distance of all the four power plants from existing major transmission lines is less than two kilometres making the cost of connection to the National Grid infinitesimal.

5) The turnkey costs of all the four power plants were less than $500 per megawatt which was verified by the Due Process Office to be globally very competitive. The benchmark price used for the NIPP projects which came up later was more than $1000 per megawatt.

6) All the four plants were completed within 24 months from contractors’ mobilisation, making them the fastest of deliveries in the history of Nigeria. AfamV was commissioned within 12 months!

7) A concessionary funding programme was negotiated with the Chinese Exim Bank for the Papalanto and Omotosho power plants through which Nigerian government paid only 35 per cent of their cost for the plants to be delivered. The balance of 65 per cent will be paid over a seven year period at six per cent interest rate and two years moratorium. The idea was that after paying 35 per cent and the plant was completed within two years, the income from generated power would be used to pay up the balance of 65 per cent without recourse to the Nigerian treasury!

The facts above are all verifiable on the ground and in the books of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria. What is perhaps intriguing is that Ngige, a former State Governor, presently the Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power and who was a contractor to NEPA

http://www.punchng.com/opinion/ngige-was-wrong-on-obasanjo-power-plants/

Sincere 9gerian: Yes oh! We MUST commend OBJ for initiating and commencing the project just the same way he initiated and commenced the construction of second Niger bridge as reported below:

Bring up a thread and lets discuss Niger bridge. this is about Geregu Plant.

My friend, OBJ had 8 SOLID years to commence and COMPLETE whatever projects he thought were top priority.

8yrs is neither 8days nor 8months.

Whatever was not completed by someone who had 8yrs to PLAY WITH, was OBVIOUSLY not seen as priority. Or maybe the person had his priorities wrong.

Crap. Do u even have an idea when the NIPP projects commenced originally? I care less if u delight in criticising OBJ but it wont change the fact that under his govt and leadership, the geregu Plant was conceived and construction commenced to an advanced stage before he left.

greatgod2012: Goats are violating enviromental laws......what about other laws that are being violated by our corrupt leaders....smh.

gbosaa: No..i havent.pardon my ignorance..i hope they apply same to cattles when next they over step their boundary.

Noblechyk: U're jus confused. U praised a retardeen for sustaining a good policy. Why not visit ur dictionary & re-check d word "retardeen". When u do, u'll agree with me dat u're a retardeen.

Eediot, retardeen is not even an English word let alone going to check in a dico. u are so dumb.