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Napata77:
THAT IS NONSENSE.

IF PROJECTS ARE COMING UP EVERYWHERE, YOU PRAISE THE GOVERNMENT.

IF EVERYWHERE WAS STAGNANT YOU WOULD BLAME THE GOVERNMENT.

A private investor is putting money into a project that a future government may demolish to make way for another coastal road. Investing at his own risk, with no guarantee that the project will survive a change in government.

Gotocourt:
31 Governors na 31 individual votes

Not true, let us be gracious. 31 X 100 = 3,100 votes
They have wives and children and members of staffs.

Ghana did US$3.86 billion in 2025
Ivory Coast did $3.99 billion in 2025
Nigeria did $2.37 billion in 2025 - Exports to the United States alone surged by 554% to $142 million (Giant of Africa )

"Worship does not consist in prayers and in external devotion, but in a life of charity; and a life of charity consists in willing well and doing well to the neighbor in every act... To place worship in prayers alone is a mistake."

— Arcana Coelestia, n. 1175
"Faith separate from charity is like the light of winter... but faith joined to charity is like the light of spring, which warms and gives life to all things."

— True Christian Religion, n. 385
God does not receive prayers that ignore human suffering in front of the worshipper. Breaking the prayer to preserve a life is not an interruption of worship—it is the highest form of worship.

delpee:
The States have been empowered by law to produce and deliver electricity to the people. What are they doing?

Campaigning for Tinubu's second term

1. Temporal Wealth vs. Eternal Happiness
Divine Providence looks to eternity, while humans judge life by immediate circumstances. Wealth and status are not rewards for piety, nor are they signs of holiness—they are simply temporal conditions governed by natural laws. God’s primary goal is preparing souls for heaven, not granting physical riches. As Swedenborg writes, "The Divine Providence looks to what is eternal, and to what is temporal only so far as it accords with the eternal" (Divine Providence §214).

2. The Preservation of Free Will
Spiritual growth requires complete freedom. If God punished non-believers with poverty or rewarded prayer with riches, faith would be forced through fear or greed. By allowing people to live according to their own intellect and desires, God ensures that inner character develops freely without spiritual coercion.

3. The Law of Divine Permission
God permits worldly ambition and spiritual neglect because forcibly stopping them would destroy human free will. However, God still directs these ambitions toward useful ends: the skills and hard work of non-religious people often build businesses, advance technology, and create infrastructure that benefit society.

4. Internal vs. External Religion
Swedenborg distinguishes between external rituals and internal spiritual life. Reciting prayers and fasting mean nothing if driven by habit, pride, or fear. Conversely, someone who does not observe formal rituals but acts honestly, loves their neighbor, and lives morally out of a genuine desire for good is far closer to heaven. God measures the heart, not superficial piety.

in Jesus’s Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1–9), where a worldly manager uses shrewd natural wisdom to secure his future.

The Spiritual Meaning: In Swedenborg's theology, this parable highlights how people of the world often use their natural intellect and worldly prudence far more effectively than "children of light" use their spiritual opportunities.

The Lesson: God commends the steward’s cleverness—not his dishonesty—to teach that natural diligence and worldly capability are real skills. However, unless worldly "mammon" (possessions and natural talents) is used to serve good, useful, and heavenly ends, it remains merely external. True religion is not about passive ritualism; it requires actively applying intelligence to do genuine good in the world.

PlayerMeji:
Some people will still not like this news.

Because the news is a "WE PLAN TO DO NEWS", sensible Nigerians prefer "WE HAVE DONE NEWS".

Buhari finished his 8 years with only "WE PLAN TO DO NEWS" and then the 8 years was over with nothing achieved
in the power sector, Jonathan also did the same things, Obasanjo too. So please don't be surprised if
"WE PLAN TO DO NEWS" doesn't excite a lot of Nigerians anymore.

Cyberterror:
Peter Obi is a very desperate man but he won't enter Aso Rock

Notice that there is no rank, insignia or name on the uniform worn by the IPOB terrorist impersonating our gallant Nigerian army.

If we have 10 million people who think just like you, then Nigeria is finished...

Tenant! Well done oooooo

But if it was BAD NEWS, the headline will read
"Nigerian arrested in the US for scamming NASA of $300,000".
But notice the headline now "25-Year-Old Chinyere Ukeje Wins $300,000 NASA Prize For Mars Food System"
But because it isn't related to fraud "25 year old Chinyere Ukeje" will be used.
Use "Nigerian American, 25-Year-Old Chinyere Ukeje, Wins $300,000 NASA Prize For Mars Food System.
If it is good news, add Nigeria to your title please, it shouldn't be added exclusively for bad news.

"It is a basic truth that the Lord turns no one away, nor does He cast anyone into hell. This is done by the spirit itself."— Heaven and Hell, §545 "A person who is in evil is bound fast to hell and is actually there, too, in spirit, and after death he desires nothing more than to be where his evil is. After death, therefore, a man casts himself into hell, and not the Lord." — Heaven and Hell, §547

"God is love itself and wisdom itself, and His divine intent is that all people should go to heaven... However, because humans are created with free will, the Lord cannot force anyone into heaven against their will. Those whose inner life is governed by evil feel the light and warmth of heaven as painful, so they turn away from heaven and cast themselves into hell."

— Divine Providence, §322 / Heaven and Hell, §524

"Evil spirits rush headlong into hell... because their own nature impels them toward it. They choose to enter it because in hell they find others who share their own ruling love, and there they find the atmosphere that corresponds to their internal life."

— Secrets of Heaven (Arcana Coelestia), §10186

"Hell and Heaven are near man, yes, in him; and every man after death goes to that Hell or Heaven in which he was while in the world."

— Heaven and Hell, §311 / §499

Swedenborg's books quoted here are free to download.
https://swedenborg.netlify.app/read/

Tinubu’s Listed “Achievements” Are Not Achievements: The Difference Between Policy Changes and Actual Achievements

Before judging the list of President Tinubu’s achievements, we need to understand an important difference: a policy change is something a government decides to do; an achievement is the positive result that comes from it.

For example, if a government removes fuel subsidy, removing the subsidy is the policy change. The achievement would be what happens afterward—such as lower government borrowing, better infrastructure, lower transport costs, or improved living standards.

Therefore, simply announcing a programme, changing a policy, starting a project or giving people temporary assistance should not automatically be called an achievement. We should ask: What was the result? Did Nigerians actually benefit?

Fuel Subsidy Removal — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT)

Removing the fuel subsidy was a policy change, not an achievement by itself.

The argument for removing it was that government would save money, reduce borrowing and use the money for development. Therefore, the achievement should be measured by whether those promised benefits actually occurred.

At the same time, Nigerians experienced much higher fuel and transportation costs. So the correct assessment must look at both the savings and the costs, rather than simply calling subsidy removal an achievement.

Foreign Exchange Unification — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT)

Unifying the foreign-exchange market was a policy change, not an achievement.

The purpose was to create a more transparent FX market, attract investment and improve the availability of foreign exchange.

The result, however, included a major depreciation of the naira and increased inflationary pressure. The IMF says the reforms later improved FX-market functioning and helped rebuild external buffers.

Therefore, the achievement should be a stable and functioning foreign-exchange market, not simply the decision to change the FX system.

Record High Non-Oil Revenue — (NOT NECESSARILY AN ACHIEVEMENT)

Government collecting more naira is not automatically an achievement.

When prices and inflation rise, government can collect more money in nominal terms even though the real value of that money has not increased.

The important question is whether government has genuinely increased its real revenue relative to the size of the economy, allowing it to provide services without excessive borrowing.

Reduced Debt-Service-to-Revenue Ratio — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

A lower debt-service-to-revenue ratio is a financial indicator, not necessarily an achievement.

It becomes meaningful if Nigeria is actually reducing its debt burden and becoming less dependent on borrowing.

If government continues borrowing heavily and a large portion of government revenue still goes toward interest payments, then the underlying debt problem remains.

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway — (NOT A NEW ACHIEVEMENT)

The highway is a major infrastructure project, but the idea and planning existed before Tinubu's administration.

Therefore, it is more accurate to describe the administration's role as continuing, advancing or funding the project, rather than presenting the entire project as something newly created by Tinubu.

The real achievement will be a completed highway that reduces travel time, lowers transportation costs and increases economic activity.

Sokoto-Badagry Road — (NOT A NEW ACHIEVEMENT)

The Sokoto-Badagry corridor is also based on a much older infrastructure concept.

Reviving or advancing the project can be credited to the current administration as an action, but the achievement will ultimately be measured by whether the road is completed and delivers the expected economic benefits.

Kano-Maradi Railway — (NOT A NEW ACHIEVEMENT)

The railway project was already initiated under the previous administration.

Therefore, continuing or advancing it can be credited to the current government, but it should not be presented as though the entire project originated under Tinubu.

The actual achievement will be the completed and functioning railway.

NELFUND Student Loans — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Creating the student-loan scheme is a policy initiative.

The real achievement would be if more students can complete their education, obtain employment and improve their incomes without being trapped by unsustainable debt.

So the existence of NELFUND is an action; its measurable educational and economic results are the achievement.

3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT) — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

A target of training three million people is not the same as actually achieving three million successful careers.

The real achievement should be measured by how many people are properly trained, employed, earning income, creating businesses or participating in the technology industry.

iDICE Fund — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Creating a fund for digital and creative businesses is a government programme.

The achievement would be the number of businesses that become successful, jobs created, income generated and products or services exported.

Simply establishing the fund does not prove those results have occurred.

Local Refining — (NOT ENTIRELY A GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENT)

The Dangote Refinery is a private-sector project, not a refinery built by the Tinubu government.

Its operation during Tinubu's presidency can be part of the administration's economic environment, but it should not be presented as though the government constructed it.

The rehabilitation of government-owned refineries is more directly attributable to government. However, the real achievement is sustained, commercially viable refining at meaningful capacity.

CNG Programme — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

The CNG programme was introduced partly to deal with the transportation consequences of higher petrol prices following subsidy removal.

Therefore, launching CNG is a response/policy measure.

The achievement would be if Nigerians actually experience lower transportation costs, wider CNG availability and reduced dependence on imported petroleum products.

Increased Crude-Oil Production — (ACTUAL OUTCOME, BUT NOT THE WHOLE STORY)

This is different from simply announcing a programme because increased production is a measurable outcome.

However, the important question is whether the increase is sustained and whether it produces greater government revenue, foreign exchange and economic benefits.

Food Security Declaration — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT)

Declaring a food-security emergency does not create food security.

It is a government response to a problem.

The achievement would be seen when Nigerians have reliable access to affordable food, farmers can safely reach their farms, agricultural production increases and farmers earn sustainable incomes.

Grain Distribution — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT)

Distributing grains can help people during a crisis, but it is emergency relief, not food-security achievement.

Food security means creating conditions where people can consistently obtain enough affordable food without continually depending on government distributions.

Support for Farmers — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Giving farmers fertiliser, seeds, equipment or other assistance is an input.

The achievement would be increased agricultural production, higher farmer incomes and lower food prices.

Cash Transfers — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY THEMSELVES)

Cash transfers are a social-protection response to economic hardship.

They can be necessary, but their existence does not prove that poverty has been reduced.

The important questions are whether the right people received the money, whether the programme was properly monitored and whether it actually improved household welfare.

New Minimum Wage — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Increasing the minimum wage is a policy change.

The real achievement is whether workers' purchasing power improves after inflation is taken into account.

If wages rise but prices rise even faster, the nominal increase does not necessarily mean workers are better off.

Consumer Credit — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Providing people with access to credit does not automatically make them richer.

Credit becomes economically beneficial when it helps people buy productive assets, create businesses, increase income and generate employment.

Borrowing money simply to survive rising costs is very different from productive investment.

Enhanced Security Operations — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Deploying soldiers, police and other security resources is a government action.

The real achievement would be measurable improvements in security: fewer kidnappings, fewer killings, safer roads and markets, and farmers being able to work safely.

Direct Allocation to Local Governments — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ITSELF)

Changing how local governments receive money is a policy and legal change.

The achievement would be genuine local-government financial independence accompanied by better services, transparency and development at the local level.

Palliatives — (NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT)

Palliatives are designed to reduce the pain caused by an economic problem, it makes it worse when the government are the cause of the economic problem.

They can be necessary, but giving people temporary assistance should not be confused with solving the problem that made the assistance necessary.

The long-term achievement would be an economy where people have sufficient income and purchasing power without continually needing emergency government support.

The Simple Test

The entire list can therefore be examined using one simple formula:

Policy = What government decided to do.
Achievement = What actually improved because of it.

So instead of asking:

“How many things has Tinubu's government done?”

we should ask:

“What measurable improvements have Nigerians experienced as a result of what the government has done?”

That distinction is important because a government can take many actions without all of those actions becoming achievements.

WHAT DOES OBI AND TINUBU HAVE IN COMMON?
Answer: They are both One Term Presidents

Chucks13:
You pipu away just too extremely funny. Some country never attended that useless UNGA and heave didn't fall.

Pls tell me the usefulness of UNGA that can't stop Putin from total elimination of Ukraine?

Tell me the usefulness of UNGA that can't stop Trump from land grabbing and bullying?

Tell me the usefulness of UNGA that can't dare N. Korea leader?

The list is so long.

Grow up stop attaching nonsense applaud to rubbish toothless stunt called UNGA crap.

Double standard, if Peter Obi was president and refused to attend UNGA for 3 years because of an
FBI investigation in his past, you won't be saying this.

Lithiumite:
The problem with atiku supporters like yourself is your inability to be able to think things through properly........your 700k barrels you are quoting for Saudi Arabia,which I really doubt......Saudi produces about 7m barrels per day with a population less than a quarter of ours.

Nigeria does just 1.7m bpd and you want to take out 440 according to you for a population of over 200m people, pls do the maths,do you know how much govt will be bleeding in revenue?

Atiku should come out and tell us,how much he thinks Nigeria earns and how much his so called subsidy will cost........also there is no way you can introduce subsidy without dictating how much dangote will sell his petrol which is totally against the PIA bill......if you tamper with it,you will drive away investments in that sector,thats job losses,revenue losses,,oil theft and smuggling all in one.

Suppose Nigeria's crude is worth $80/barrel internationally.

An importer buys crude from Saudi Arabia for $80, refines it abroad, and brings the petrol into Nigeria.

Nigeria then subsidizes the imported petrol.

Old Subsidy:
Nigeria had be using public money to make imported petroleum cheaper for Nigerians even though the crude used to produce that petrol generated no Nigerian upstream oil revenue.

That's the structural difference in what Atiku is proposing

In simplified form:

OLD MODEL

🇸🇦 Saudi crude → foreign refinery → Nigeria → government subsidy → Nigerian consumer

while potentially separately:

🇳🇬 Nigerian crude → international market → oil revenue to Nigeria

The two transactions aren't automatically connected.

Now compare that with Atiku's proposed production subsidy

This is where his proposal is conceptually different.

Instead of:

Foreign crude → foreign refinery → import petrol → Nigerian government subsidizes imported petrol

the proposed model would be closer to:

Nigerian crude → Nigerian refinery → domestic petrol → production subsidy → Nigerian consumer

That creates a potentially different fiscal relationship.

Imagine Nigerian crude has a market value of $80, but the government makes eligible domestic refineries able to obtain it at an effective $68 under the subsidy mechanism.

The government is effectively supporting domestic refining by $12/barrel.

But the crude is still being processed inside Nigeria.

So you could potentially have:

Nigerian crude → Nigerian refinery → petrol

rather than:

Saudi/other foreign crude → foreign refinery → imported petrol.

And that's why the argument about the subsidy needs to distinguish what is being subsidized.

Old subsidy

Subsidize the consumption/imported product.

Atiku's stated proposal

Subsidize domestic production/input.

Those are economically different mechanisms.

And importantly, the existence of the Dangote refinery changes the situation from the historical period when Nigeria had very limited functioning refining capacity. Reuters currently reports that Dangote's refinery is a 700,000-barrel-per-day facility and has reached full capacity.

The really interesting question

Your argument can therefore be reduced to this:

Why should Nigeria subsidize petrol produced from foreign crude and refined abroad when it can instead use a production subsidy to make Nigerian crude available to Nigerian refineries at a supported price?

The issue is that the film director is not the casting director. The casting is normally handled by the casting director, and by the time filming begins, the script has already been written and approved.

The reason I believe the director said she “didn’t care” is because she had already read Omotola’s body language. What Omotola appeared to be suggesting was that the actress who had been cast for that particular role should be changed. At that stage, however, changing the actress is not simply the director’s personal decision.

What Omotola could have done instead was suggest the correct Yoruba word or pronunciation that should be used and offer to help the actress who had already been chosen learn the appropriate words. That would have addressed the language issue without challenging the casting decision.

I think the director was responding to what Omotola was implying through her body language, and that is why she said the studio “doesn’t care.” In a professional film production, especially in countries with a highly structured studio system, decisions are not usually made by one person. The script has to go through the appropriate approval process, and casting decisions are made and approved through the production structure. Once an actress has been selected for a role, another actor cannot simply be substituted because someone on set thinks another person would be better.

In more established film industries, the process is generally more structured. There are clearly defined responsibilities for the writer, producer, casting director, director, studio and actors. The director still has a lot of authority, but not every decision belongs to the director alone.

So, in my view, the main issue was not simply whether Omotola was right about the Yoruba language. She may very well have been right. The issue was how that correction was communicated and whether it appeared that she was challenging a casting decision that had already been made and approved.

The Categories of People Who Will Vote for Tinubu in 2027 Elections

Nigerians do not all vote for a politician for the same reason.

Some vote because of their tribe. Some because of religion. Some because they belong to a political party. Some believe the government is doing a good job. Others vote because they expect money, jobs, contracts, appointments, or other benefits.

Some people also support the person who is already in power because they believe staying close to government is better for them.

So, if we want to understand the people who may vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, we have to look at the different reasons people may have for supporting him.

1. The Yoruba Christian Base

Tinubu is a Muslim, but his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, is a Christian and a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

For some Yoruba Christians, this may create a special connection with the presidency.

Their thinking may be:

**"The President is Muslim, but the First Lady is a Christian and one of us."**

There can also be another reason.

Some people believe that being close to the presidency can bring opportunities, influence, appointments, and access to government.

So, for some politically connected Christians, supporting Tinubu may also mean supporting a government in which someone from their religious and ethnic community is very close to the centre of power.

This does not mean that all RCCG members will vote for Tinubu. Churches have millions of members with different political opinions.

But the connection between Tinubu, his Yoruba background, his Christian wife, and her position as an RCCG pastor could influence some voters.

For some people, the question may become:

**"Why should we move away from someone who has put one of our own so close to power?"**

2. The Ethnic Voters: "Your Tribe Is Your Tribe"

Let us be honest about Nigerian politics.

Tribe still matters.

Many Nigerians may say that they want a united Nigeria, but when elections come, some people still think about their ethnic group.

For some Yoruba voters, Tinubu being Yoruba can be a strong reason to support him.

The same thing can happen with other groups. Some Igbo voters may feel strongly about an Igbo candidate. Some Hausa/Fulani voters may feel strongly about a northern candidate.

The political tension between some Yoruba and Igbo groups, and between some Yoruba and Hausa/Fulani groups, can also influence how people think about the election.

The thinking can become very simple:

**"If we don't support our own people, who will support us?"**

This does not mean every Yoruba person will vote for Tinubu.

But ethnicity can affect how some people see political power.

Instead of asking:

**"Who has the best ideas?"**

some voters may ask:

**"Who do we want our people to have power?"**

That is why ethnicity will probably remain an important part of the 2027 election.

3. The Voters Who Want Money for Their Vote

There is another group that looks at elections differently.

They believe:

**"My vote is worth money."**

These voters may accept money, food, transportation, gifts, or other benefits from politicians.

Their thinking is:

**"Politicians need my vote. If they want it, they should give me something."**

Vote buying is not something that belongs to only one political party. It has been reported in Nigerian elections involving different parties.

We have also seen people on social media showing money they said they received during elections.

For example, there was a social-media discussion involving a young woman in Ekiti who celebrated money she said she received after selling her vote.

The important point is not whether one particular video proves widespread vote buying.

The bigger point is that some Nigerians have developed a **transactional attitude toward voting**.

They do not necessarily ask:

**"Which candidate will build the best Nigeria?"**

They ask:

**"What am I getting today for my vote?"**

Such voters may support whoever is willing and able to give them the most immediate benefit.

4. APC Members and Political Foot Soldiers

This is one of Tinubu's strongest groups.

Tinubu is not an ordinary candidate coming from outside government.

He is the sitting president and the leader of the APC government.

The APC has governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives, state lawmakers, local government leaders, ward leaders, youth groups, women's groups and thousands of party supporters across the country.

These people have already invested time and energy in the APC.

Many of them want the party to remain in power.

Why?

Because political power affects their future.

If APC remains in power, they may continue to have:

* political positions;
* influence;
* access to government officials;
* opportunities to contest elections;
* government appointments;
* contracts;
* and political connections.

So an APC foot soldier may think:

**"We worked to put this government in power. We must work to keep it there."**

This is important because elections are not won only on Facebook, TikTok, X or WhatsApp.

Someone must go from house to house.

Someone must organize the ward.

Someone must mobilize voters.

Someone must monitor polling units.

Someone must bring people out to vote.

That is what political foot soldiers do.

5. Political Appointees and Government Beneficiaries

This group is closely connected to the APC foot soldiers, but it is different.

These are people who already benefit directly from being connected to government.

They may have government appointments, contracts, political positions, businesses connected to government, or strong relationships with people in power.

For them, a Tinubu victory means **continuity**.

If Tinubu loses, they may lose their appointments, contracts, influence, or access to government.

So their thinking may be:

**"If this government stays, I remain connected to power."**

This does not necessarily mean they love Tinubu.

It means they have a personal reason to want the government to continue.

6. The "Give Tinubu More Time" Voters

Some Nigerians genuinely believe Tinubu is doing the right thing.

They know that life has become difficult.

They know that food is expensive.

They know that fuel is expensive.

They know that many businesses are struggling.

But they believe the government is making difficult changes that will eventually help the country.

Their argument is:

**"The medicine is painful, but we need to finish the treatment."**

They may believe that removing subsidies, changing the foreign-exchange system, increasing government revenue, and making other reforms will eventually produce a stronger economy.

These voters are different from people supporting Tinubu because of tribe or money.

They are supporting him because they believe his policies will eventually work.

The big question for this group is simple:

**"Will life be better by 2027?"**

If they believe the answer is yes, they may remain with Tinubu.

If they believe the answer is no, some may change their minds.

7. The "Our People Are Close to Power" Voters

Some voters care about having someone they know or identify with close to the government.

They may think:

**"Our governor is close to Tinubu."**

or:

**"Our people have appointments in Abuja."**

or:

**"Our community is getting government attention."**

For these voters, political power is about access.

Who can get a road built?

Who can get a government appointment?

Who can take a community problem to Abuja?

Who can speak directly to the people in government?

If they believe their group has better access under Tinubu, they may prefer that arrangement to continue.

8. The Anti-Obi and Anti-Opposition Voters

Some people may vote for Tinubu without being strong Tinubu supporters.

Their reason may simply be that they do not want the alternative.

For example, someone may say:

**"I don't like everything Tinubu is doing, but I don't want Peter Obi."**

Another person may say:

**"I don't trust Atiku."**

Another may believe that the opposition parties are too divided.

This type of voter is important because elections are sometimes not about choosing the candidate you love.

Sometimes it is about choosing the candidate you dislike the least.

The thinking becomes:

**"I may not love Tinubu, but I prefer him to the other candidates."**


A Tinubu voter does not necessarily have to love Tinubu.

They only have to believe that **voting for Tinubu is better for them, their family, their tribe, their religion, their community, their business, or their political interests than voting for someone else.**

And that may be one of the biggest questions of the 2027 election:

**Will Nigerians vote for the person they believe is best for Nigeria, or will they vote for the person they believe is best for themselves and their group?**

Parachoko:
Which money will Atiku use to pay for this crude oil?

After the States and LGs take their share of the money, he will now use Majority of what's left to pay for subsidy?

How will he pay Civil Servants?

How will he pay Pensioners?

How will he equip the Military?

How will he pay Contractors?

Did you even read the article, I am a Peter Obi supporter but what Atiku is proposing is what I have been crying for
years. Here is what Atiku is proposing and is actually the solution. Price of a barrel of crude oil costs approximately $105 for Brent crude and $100 for WTI crude current exchange rate is N1324 today, so petrol will come out at N1400+.
Now what Atiku will do is create a special price regime just for the local refineries (maybe $60 per barrel) which will be pegged
only for the refineries. So the refineries will get crude from the government at this price. They get the crude and refine it and
then sell to Nigerians, the refined petrol will come out at N700+. So here government gets payment for the crude oil and no subsidy
is paid to any body(Hence why Atiku said it is not an import based subsidy but a production based subsidy).
He can achieve it in 2 ways
1. Legislation is done to peg the price just like the official The pegged oil price—officially known as the budgetary oil price benchmark—is set at $64.85 per barrel for the 2026 fiscal year. Here is where you know the Tinubu government are heartless and wicked.
Understand this: the government has pegged $64.85 as their official price with any excess prices about that price going to
the excess crude account. If Tinubu wanted to reduce the pump price, all he needed to do is to officially peg the same $64.85
for the same refineries and recieve the same from the refineries. With this no single subsidy payment goes to anybody,
only trade off is that the spread ($105 - $64.85) isn't received and then sent to the useless governors to entice them to join APC
and spend for vote buying etc. Instantly Nigerians will start buying petrol cheaper.

While Peter Obi is proposing shifting to a manufacturing state instead of a consuming state, hence bringing more foreign
exchange which will naturally depend the naira against the dollar and gradually bring the naira down from N1324 to N700. This
approach can also work but will take time. Ghana President in his 1st term used this approach and was about to strengthen the cedis
by using the cocoa board to bring it $4 billion yearly , the yearly influx of $4 billion was enough to steady the cedis. Nigerian economy is bigger and will need a massive influx. Reduce the exchange rate to N700 and he can also achieve the same thing Atiku is proposing.
Only difference is that Atiku's policy will be faster and will be felt immediately.

Nigerian election is like four lions and a goat voting on what to have for dinner.

KingOfAmebo:
Here is the reason Iran must have a Nuclear Weapon, I know they already have it...

However, the only way Iran will prevent America and Israel from continues aggression is to go the North Korean way, have your own Nuclear Weapon and America will back off just like they are doing with North Korea...

Having a Nuclear Weapon is a deterrent not a threat, Mind you, the one country out of other countries with Nuclear Weapons threat is America because they are the only nation on earth that have used it twice on Japan...

The day Iran has nuclear weapon, that will be the beginning of the end of the world. Iran gets nuclear weapon then for sure Hamas and Hezbollah will also get nuclear weapon, instead of regular missile attacks on Israel it will be nuclear attacks. History is trying to repeat itself
(read how the Mongol invasion of Europe happened). Everyone not taking a threat serious until it happened.

Same thing happened to me and we decided to have the child, now looking back that was the best decision I met,
that child has been a blessing to us financially, the child came with her own blessings

Evaress:
People who commit suicide will serve punishment on the other side after they die

Not true

The man in question should be celebrating, he has hit the jackpot. He should endure his arrest and when the issue is resolved which
it would be because he paid back, he should get a lawyer to sue and collect his millions.

Richtaiwo:
The headline contradicted the content. She was every bit as incoherent as her boss. No question was repeated. He never explained why he built no school, instead, he now proudly said clearing the grass around a university was an even greater achievement than building school. At least we now understand why no school appeared in 8 years.

No one is mounting pressure on him either. He is simply addicted to the spotlight. And that "choose suffering" sermon? It rings hollow when preached by admirers of a man who deliverd poverty more than double what he inherited his watch.

Did you watch the interview?
Here is a transcript of the segment where he talked about clearing the grass.
Interviewer:
I'd like you to clarify, and probably lay to rest, the narrative that you never built a school during your time as Governor of Anambra State. Can you clarify this once and for all? Did you build any schools? If not, why?

Response:
I built more than schools.

Let's start with tertiary institutions. If you go to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, our state university, you'll find the Marian Campus. When I first got there, I literally had to clear the grass. It was a bush. We levelled the land and built it from scratch.

If you go there today, you'll see the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Agriculture, and other faculties. I built all of them from scratch.

I also built the fastest teaching hospital in this country, in Oko.

When I assumed office, the Medical and Dental Council had closed our medical faculty. They said we could not continue with the College of Nursing because there was no teaching hospital.

I said, "No. We already have students in their third year. Give me two years, and we'll build a teaching hospital for them from scratch."

And we did.

I can go on and on.

When I became governor, there was not a single accredited School of Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Laboratory Science, or Laboratory Technology in the state. None of them had accreditation from their respective professional councils.

By the time I left office, there were over ten accredited institutions. You can go there today and see the buildings.

TokoEkambi:
Why it triggered some people? Probably the Yoruba buts that supported obi and voted for him in the SW have woken up to realize that an average Igbo thinks all Yorubas support Tinubu because they all support their own tribesman obi (so they're projecting). This probably made them realize that even if they vote obi, Igbos will still consider them as opponents. So, many of them (and those that were neutral before) now realize that it's better to kuku vote for their Yoruba tribesman, since that's what Igbos believe in.

Same way, probably the Igbos that supported Tinubu and voted for him. The average Yoruba thinks all Igbos support Peter Obi becos their own tribeman Tinubu (so they are projecting). This probably made them realize too that even if they vote Tinubu, Yorubas will still consider them as opponents, so many of the Igbos that were neutral before now realize that it is better to kuku vote for their Igbo tribesman, since that's what Yorubas believe in.

chopnaira:
NDC Is An Agency Of APC - Senator Dino Melaye



source

If he truly believes in what he is saying, why didn't he and Atiku stay in PDP to help resolve the PDP crisis. They left and saw nothing wrong in them leaving!

Basic123:
To intelligent people only

After going through the write up,

Then look at Anambra,


Are you not really confused?

Is Anambra not supposed to be the model for whatever P.O is promising us..Is Anambra looking like the europe or America that humdeyin was talking about?

Thank God for the Internet which is the closest to what we have as time machine. Lets quickly check real time assessment of him as governor:

Based on important measures, Peter Obi was actually one of the better governors of his time. If he really did a bad job, then why haven’t the governors after him turned Anambra into the “Europe” you’re talking about?
The main issue is how people define “good performance.” Some people care more about big, flashy projects, while others care about real results you can measure.

Looking at the results:

Managing money: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Education: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Health: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Paying workers: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Security: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (not perfect)

During his time, the state had low debt, good savings, better school results (Anambra was among the best in WAEC), workers were paid regularly, and security improved compared to before he came in.

It’s okay if you disagree, but your opinion depends on what you personally value, and that may not show the full picture.

Ghc 588 (75,000+ naira) salary in Ghana is a sales girl position (someone with a WAEC certificate), if you are an employer here
in Ghana and you need someone with a certificate or Higher qualification like OND, etc, good luck finding someone who will accept
Ghc 588 (75,000 naira).
Nusery school teachers which is basic here (SHS school leavers take those positions) earn between Ghc 1000 - Ghc 1300 (128,000 naira - 167,000 naira). While graduates in Nigeria teaching in a primary school earn like 50,000 naira. Bro! No comparison...

Topman7:
MR MAN, KNOW THIS AND HAVE PEACE:

If you want to end terrorism in Nigeria today, there's no better foreign country on Earth than IRAN to do it for you.

IRAN is Shia Islam, and supports Hamas and Hezbollah, which are militant or terrorist groups set up to resist Israeli occupation and aggression in the middle east.

IRAN has ZERO to do with Sunni Islam terrorist groups like ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Boko Haram.

IRAN hates these groups with a passion, and recognises them as groups clandestinely formed by US/Saudi/Qatar/Bahrain and other Sunni Islam gulf countries, to serve western interests.

The job of those artificial 'terrorist groups' is to create mayhem in resource-rich countries, for the west to invade them as "saviours", or destabilise them for easier exploitation etc.

So LEARN TO DISTINGUISH these groups and their agendas, instead of your simplistic "Iran = Terrorists".

Your post doesn't make sense. Think about this statement "which are militant or terrorist groups set up to resist Israeli occupation and aggression in the middle east. " We should trust a country that supports Hamas and Hezbollah to kill innocent people because the people are different from you. I doesn't make sense. Why not trust a country that has a zero tolerance policy for terrorist. We should trust a country that killed it's own citizens who were protesting, killing them in the 30,000+. I don't understand. Call a Spade a Spade.

BreconHills:
It cannot be mandatory. Every good process must have redundancy. Which is what NASS has done. Electronic first and if not manual.

By the way, there is nothing like real time in this scenario. Real time requires electronic voting.

What are you talking about?
There are 3 processes
1. Voter Accreditation
2. Voting
3. Transmission of result
The 3rd process has nothing to do with electronic voting. Everyone is ok with manual voting, we actually don't need electronic voting.
process 1 is electronic, the BVAS machine takes care of that.
Process 3 can be real-time (after the results have been announced at the polling station, it is transmitted to the IREV immediately after process 2), the real time interpretation here is immediately after the results have been announced. That is REAL TIME not hours later when there is enough time to forge the result form and then upload the forged form to IREV ( all they need is few hours), REAL TIME puts them under pressure preventing them from having enough time to forge and upload later.

muykem:
I support electronic transmission but we need to ask ourselves some question. For example, if saboteur cut Anambra state off of Internet on election day, what happened to results there?

Voting will go ahead as planned, the results will be announced at the various polling booths, (BVAS Works Offline On Election Day, Results Can Be Transmitted Once Network Is Available — Ex-INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu) then now it is time to transmit a scanned copy of the results, (let that sink in - a scanned copy of the result), a lot of Nigerians don't understand what it happening. The BVAs machine can still trasmit the result even with no network. The scanned copy will be entered and send and will hang in the machine and when the machine enters a zone with network the result will be be transmitted. So your question what will happen to the result there, nothing will happen, everything will go on smoothly pending, the agent goes back to INEC office and automatically IREV will be recieve the scanned copy.

Here is what the senators want - the new amendment say that if transmission fails or otherwise, then a form should be filled and the filled will
be the primary source of collation (did you catch that), it means it is now at the discretion of the agent to 1. determine if the transmission will be successful or not. (scenario) - 22 local government areas are all reporting network issues while people at the polling centers are all screaming that there was network on their phones but the agent says no network on the machine, the agent is now mandated by law to use the criminal form to record the result and that the form will be the only source for collation, he doesn't have to enter the result.
BUT here is where they are putting themselves in a tight corner and might not be able to get themselves out.

IN ORDER to determine network failure, the scanned copy needs to be send on the BVAS, an attempt needs to be made, if what the INEC
chairman said is true then we have caught them, the attempt if no network is presence will still send the result. So Nigerians are missing the point here we need to work with the senate and ensure that an attempt has to be made to send first in order to determine if the transmission will fail, if an attempt is made, then everything should work.

Now we go to the next issue, IF TRANSMISSION FAILS, the form should be the primary source of collation. Now we have an issue here, we can still get the scanned result in the IREV but according to the new law, that result if different from the form can legally be ignored, so the IREV can have the correct result and the form the mutilated result, by law the mutilated result has more weigh because the agent reported transmission failure even if the attempt to test the transmission failed but eventually was sent when the machine entered network. The manipulated result will hold in court and there is nothing the opposition can do.

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