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Politics › Re: Ghanaians Comments On Buhari Planned Visit To Their Country. by diablos:
Hope d skeletal, Fulani Dulllard wit no certificate wont go and call ghana east africa embarassed
Politics › Re: Lopsided Appointments: Northern Elders Release List Of Jonathan’s Appointees by diablos: 11:47am On Sep 06, 2015
hamzeiy:
...
mumu...frustratn.wnt kill ds guy...so you think the gej list above wasnt filled with bigotry...fooli*sh magots
Deranged, diseased n disgruntled hediot! Suffering n smiling mumu. U and d Daura du.llard mst be engaging in anal sex, is why u suck on his di,ck like bee on nectar. Bas.tard!
Islam › Re: Islam Have Failed The World. by diablos: 11:30am On Sep 06, 2015
Mohammed (S.A.W) the only prophet in history with bisexual, heterosexual and homosexual tendencies wrapped underneath his garb garments n unleashed on unsuspecting women n children huh
Politics › Re: Lopsided Appointments: Northern Elders Release List Of Jonathan’s Appointees by diablos: 11:19am On Sep 06, 2015
Thats wat u get wen u vote-in a bedwetting, skeletonic, cattle rearing deranged illiterate wit no certificate to rule over sane humans in this jet age. The haggard, dying ethnic fulani bigot n his band wagon of terrorists in d north have nothing bt hate for other ethnic entities. Is y i never voted for d bloodletting islamic jihadist with an unchallenged record of soaking d babboons n d dogs in blood undecided
Christianity Etc › Re: What A Fake World! by diablos: 6:48am On Sep 06, 2015
Outcome of smoking sticks n seeds in an empty stomach during d rainy season undecided
Romance › Re: Why Do Guys Disapper After Sex? by diablos: 1:05am On Sep 06, 2015
In a planet of 6billion pple, wit 4billion being women, why shud a man wit a measly life expectancy of 50-65yrs stick to 1 miserable boring woman for life wen he can hit atleast 2000+ females in his lifetime before kicking d bucket undecided
Crime › Re: I Was Intimidated Today, I Need To Jazz-up by diablos: 10:19pm On Aug 29, 2015
Jew life no gud. Go find way belong cuz even jazz no go fit change ur chaff man status. And yes u no go fit protect ur babe talkmore ur family! angry
Celebrities › Re: (video) 4 Boys Raped A Girl They Met On Facebook by diablos: 1:27am On Feb 07, 2015
SELENAqueensy:
Hmmm.... Very disgusting video
And they even forced her to suck their dick too angry
Ladies pls beware and be very careful, this was how I was almost raped by two brothers, but mine was from badoo
Frm ur dp am nt surprised shocked
Education › Re: FUTA Students Made To Kneel Down By Lecturer (PICS) by diablos: 7:36pm On Feb 06, 2015
majomayo:
Wrong guess. Dumb poster.
Nonentities always seeking relevance in cyberspace? U have nothin 2 contribute 2 d topic so u result 2 name calling cuz obviously ure a null headed asswipe who probably dropped out of college. Better get a life u repulsive, disgruntled, epileptic bas.tard
Education › Re: FUTA Students Made To Kneel Down By Lecturer (PICS) by diablos: 12:39pm On Feb 06, 2015
Creamish:
In my Uni days, I saw a lecturer tell a couple of jambites who got the answer to his questions wrong ..to frog jump infront of the auditorium where he lectured a joint course and the students were to shout "I am an otondo" with their hands pulling their ears.... been a long time tho...but yeah it happens.

If a lecturer hates u, his team gangs up against u and ur basically done. Better u change schools if u decide to let pride prevail. undecided
Sorry...guess u went to a higher secondary school of learning, cuz in a normal university which has a stable student union n adults as students...no sane hating lecturer would even contemplate dishing out such punishment wen he knws d direct consequencies.
Education › Re: FUTA Students Made To Kneel Down By Lecturer (PICS) by diablos: 12:33pm On Feb 06, 2015
eleko1:
Sorry.dey on nairaland dey flex muscle.Not saying/supporting dis barbarian act Only if U are a victim b4,U'll knw betathem neva gang up against U b4?@ dis point,let me leave U alone.I pity U
Flex muscle on nairaland? Mtcheeew! Jst bcuz u got bullied n molested by a clueless lecturer in Ur school dont make us equal. Wat do u mean by gang up? So u would kneel down in a lecture hall for a lecturer who's survival depends on ur tuition? Or u were so timid to knw dat a lecturer violating a student in a university is against d moral code of which they signed b4 employment? Well ignorance is bliss and a coward dies a thousand deaths. Gud day 2 u
Education › Re: FUTA Students Made To Kneel Down By Lecturer (PICS) by diablos: 11:05am On Feb 06, 2015
eleko1:
I don see any shame there,U either knee down wic is 4 a moment than suffer more torture than that.When lecturers gang up against U,U'll think twice
Trash...so at 20+ years of age u will kneel down for a lecturer in a tertiary institution? Are u an adult or an ass? Dude grow up sad
Education › Re: FUTA Students Made To Kneel Down By Lecturer (PICS) by diablos:
All diz small children of nowadays dat dont even know der rights anymore, even as adults. angry A lecturer will tell u 2 kneel down in class for talking huh? In a university? huh Dats very wrong. Guess dat university dished out a lotta immature kids n cowards undecided
Politics › Re: Murtala Foundation Offers Buhari Fresh Opportunity To Debate With Jonathan by diablos: 4:55pm On Jan 30, 2015
barcanista:
This is a welcome development. I am very certain that the amiable General will accept this invitation with open arms, unlike the proposed sham/charade by AIT/NTA and allies. Sai Buhari
Open arms? Wat kinda handwriting on d wall do u really need as a sign 2 elucidate u on d truth dat buhari is a fraudulent, repulsive n unrepentant illiterate? undecided
Politics › Re: Shocked!!! The Real Buhari! Video & Photos by diablos: 1:30am On Jan 29, 2015
blackCITIZEN:
Only a child that steals from his mother's purse would be afraid when he hears his mother's calls...
PDP have stolen from Nigeria ignorantly and are now afraid to serve their warrants.
Besides those were military days, even Shagari knows his govt was corrupt.
PDP have always been known for Propaganda and cheap blackmails as they have edited and formulated so many lies as they have been doing to discredit Buhari
This video will not stop us from voting Buhari as our President come FeBUHARI 14.
And because of this video, i am going to make donation to Buhari's campaign Organization today today
Whoever that sins deserves punishment
My conscience is clear as i have stolen from Nigeria
No amount of blackmails and conspiracy can stop this divine CHANGE that is about to happen in Nigeria
President Jonathan doesn't need this to win our hearts, rather it can make us wonder how incompetent and clueless he can be
I prepare a funeral for my respect for him
SAI BUHARI
Interesting
Phones › Re: HELP!!! My Tecno Phantom A+ Camera Has Gone Whitish by diablos: 11:36am On Jan 18, 2015
wat else did u xpect 4rm Tekino grin
Politics › Re: 7 Impressive Ways President Jonathan Fought Corruption (No. 3 May WOW You) by diablos: 12:53pm On Jan 14, 2015
Trash...try harder. GEJ till febuhari 14...2015 undecided
Christianity Etc › Re: 7 Nigerian Ministers of God You Mustn't Fail To Listen To by diablos: 1:04am On Jan 13, 2015
dundayo:
...well u would have missed out ni...missing out like for real....


the list is not complete
prophet Timothy Ojotisa....u can confirm by ursef on www​.igem city.org/Pages/ radio .aspx

Don't miss out op....
Pls wat exactly am i missing out? Will it put money in my bank account?...or give me long life like methuselah?...or guarantee me heaven? huh
Phones › Re: Glo Bis Subscription Renewal On Android by diablos: 7:33am On Jan 06, 2015
maxibrainz:
for your information I change Samsung imei so it possible
See diz one, even xda developers no fit change samsung imei na u wan change am. U think samsung uses mtk chipset like ur tecno fone?
Politics › INEC Bans Use Of Govt Cash, Resources For Campaigns by diablos(op): 11:58pm On Jan 05, 2015
Candidates must not use government property during campaigns ahead of next month’s general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said.
This is part of the Code of Conduct which the parties have signed.
“All political parties shall separate party business from government business. No political party shall use state vehicles or other public resources for any electioneering campaigns or any other party business,” INEC said in its code.
This is not unconnected with the practice of candidates seeking re-election using government vehicles, aircraft and Government Houses and offices in raising funds and holding meetings.
But INEC did not list sanctions against those who run foul of the code. It also did not say how it will monitor compliance. An INEC official described it all as a moral issue. “Since the parties have signed the code of conduct documents, it is expected that that will abide,” he said.
Besides demanding notice of all rallies from parties, INEC has also banned parties from using inflammatory language or take any action which could incite violence.
The INEC chairman’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kayode Robert Idowu, said: “All the parties have subscribed to the Code of Conduct and we expect them to abide by it during the campaign and the election.”
The Code of Conduct also states:
“No political party or candidate shall during campaign resort to the use of inflammatory language, provocative actions, images or manifestation that incite violence, hatred, contempt or intimidation against another party or candidate or any person or group of persons on grounds of ethnicity or gender or for any other reason.
“Accordingly, no political party or candidate shall issue any poster, pamphlet, leaflet or other publication that contains any such incitement.
“All political parties shall take all necessary steps to coordinate their campaign activities in such a way as to avoid holding rallies, meetings, marches or demonstrations close to one another at the same time.
“Accordingly, whenever the date, venue or timing of any such activities of different political parties clash, their representatives will meet to resolve the issue amicably without resort to intimidation, force or violence.
“All parties are required to file with the commission, the details of their public rallies and meetings in any particular area.
“No political party or any person or group of persons acting in its name shall obstruct, disrupt, break up or in any way whatsoever interfere with a meeting, rally march, demonstration, or any campaign activity of another political party.
“In this regard, no party or any person or group of persons acting in its name shall try to obstruct or prevent any person from participating in the activities of another party.
“Every political party shall expressly forbid its supporters from shouting its slogan, wearing its identifying colours or other paraphernalia to the rallies and any public gathering of other political parties.
“All political parties shall instruct their members and supporters that no arms or any object that can be used to cause injury shall be brought to a political rally meeting, march, demonstration, or any other political function.
” No political party or candidate shall prevent other parties or candidates from pasting their posters or distributing their leaflets, hand bills and other publicity materials in public place.
“Furthermore, all parties and candidates shall give directives to their members and supporters not to remove, destroy the posters and other campaign materials of other parties or candidates.”

source: thenationonlineng.net/new/inec-bans-use-govt-cash-resources-campaigns/

Phones › Re: Glo Bis Subscription Renewal On Android by diablos: 9:32pm On Jan 05, 2015
coolest0:
PLEASE HOW CAN I USE BIS ON MY SAMSUNG S3?
U cant change samsung imei to use d glo bis...but maybe u can try activating glo bis on a blackberry fone n then insert d sim in ur samsung. Then change Access point name to blackberry.net
Phones › Re: Glo Bis Subscription Renewal On Android by diablos: 9:29pm On Jan 05, 2015
SweetSoup:
How does one sub the 2k for 6gb plan?
Load glo recharge of 2000 on ur fone...send comonth to 777...u will get 3072mb which is 3.72gig for 1k...send d same message to 777 again n get another 3072mb. Simple as dat
Phones › Re: Glo Bis Subscription Renewal On Android by diablos: 1:31am On Jan 05, 2015
ireneony:
why do you want to compare bis to Android subscription.
It is better using android subscription on Android phones than bis on Android phones.
Try to think with your brain and not with your skull.
When you use android subscription on an Android, the op will not be going through all these stress. He cannot even call customer care cos he is using bis on an android phone.
Please refer to d title of diz thread n tell me if its nt a glo bis related thread....ure d one using ur anus to reason cuz obviously some cells in ur brain must be dead
Phones › Re: Glo Bis Subscription Renewal On Android by diablos: 12:46am On Jan 05, 2015
ireneony:
2gb for 2k.
But when you use your line regularly, you will subscribe 2k for 4gb for two month.
I use it it works perfectly.
There is also the one of 1.5k for 2gb.
Android is the best.
Really? Wen glo bis gives 3gb for 1k n 6gb for 2k? U cant b serious
Christianity Etc › Re: 7 Nigerian Ministers of God You Mustn't Fail To Listen To by diablos: 5:28am On Jan 04, 2015
So wat happens if i dont get to hear frm dem b4 i die huh
Christianity Etc › Re: Quiz: Who Killed More People In The Bible?? God Or Satan by diablos(op): 3:56am On Jan 04, 2015
timmy2409:
Richard Dawkins:


I've said it here before, and I'll say it again. Whether he exists or not, the Christian God is worthy of neither worship nor emulation. Nigga is batshit crazy
U culdnt say more...not 2 talk of d hellfire awaiting his benevolent creation embarassed
Christianity Etc › Quiz: Who Killed More People In The Bible?? God Or Satan by diablos(op): 2:49am On Jan 04, 2015
Quiz: The Death Toll List - God vs. Satan

According to Christian tradition, God is all good, while Satan is all evil. Therefore, you would think that their actions in the Bible reflect this as well. However, take a look at this death toll tally sheet below, taken off an interesting website which tallies up the murders and atrocities by God vs. Satan. The results are shocking and seem totally contradictory to the traditional stereotype! (The murders where the number killed is mentioned in the Bible are listed by count, and the murders where the number killed is not given are listed with a "?" question mark.)

You can show this list to Christians and ask them to take the quiz below it. But so far, none of them have been willing to answer the quiz questions! When you see the quiz, you’ll know why!

Killed by God

? -- Drowned everyone in the whole world except for Noah and his family (Genesis 7)
1 -- Saltified Lot's wife (Genesis 19:26)
? -- Burned all of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah (except for "good" Lot who offered his virgin daughters to a mob of men and then slept with both of them himself later)
1 -- Slew Er, Judah's firstborn son (Genesis 38:7)
1 -- Killed Er's brother, Onan because he spilled semen on the ground so as not to conceive offspring for his brother's wife whom he was forced to marry (Genesis 38:9-10)
? -- The firstborn in all of Egypt (Exodus 12:29)
? -- Drowned the pharoah and all of his gang in the Red Sea (Exodus 14:26-28)
2 -- Nadab and Abihu for making a fire
? -- Burned some Jews for complaining
? -- Sent a plague against Jews for being greedy
11 -- Sent a plague on Jews who gave the chosen land a bad report
? -- Korah and other Jews who didn't like Moses
? -- The Lord causes the earth to open and swallow up the men and
their families because they had been rebellious (Numbers 16:27-33)
250 -- A fire from the Lord consumes 250 men (Numbers 16:35)
14,700 -- Sent a plague on Jews apparently for the hell of it (Numbers 16:49)
"many" -- Sent serpents on Jews (Numbers 21:6)
24,000 -- Plague killed Jews who followed Baal (Numbers 25:9)
? -- Philistines
50,070 -- Jews who looked in the ark of the covenant (1 Samuel 6:19)
1 -- Nabal for scorning David
1 -- Uzzah for touching the ark when trying to keep it from falling
1 -- David and Bathsheba's child
70,000 -- Sent a pestilence because David sinned (2 Samuel 24:15)
51 -- Fire from heaven consumes the prophets of Baal (2 Kings 1:10-12)
102 -- Sent fire down on Ahaziah's men
42 -- Sent bears to kill children who mocked Elisha (2 Kings 2:23-24)
? -- Sent lions to kill invaders
185,000 -- Assyrians (2 Kings 19:35)
80,000 -- Lots of bad Israelites
___________________________________________
399,933 + ? -- Total killed by God!


Killed on God's orders by his followers

? -- Jacob's sons killed every man in Shechem
3,000 -- Jews worshipping the golden calf (Exodus 32:27-29)
1 -- Man gathering wood on the Sabbath Day (Numbers 15:32-36)
? -- Canaan (Numbers 21:3)
? -- The Lord commands Moses to kill the people and expose them in broad daylight so that the Lord's anger may be turned away from Israel (Numbers 25:4)
? -- Took the city of Heshbon from the Amorites
? -- All of the people of Bashan
? -- All Midianites except for the virgin girls (Numbers 31:17-18)
? -- The Israelites destroy the men, women, and children of Sihon leaving no survivors after the Lord gave them over to them (Deuteronomy 2:33-34)
? -- The Israelites destroy the men, women, and children of Og after the Lord gave them over to them (Deuteronomy 3:6)
? -- Everyone in Jericho but Rahab, a hooker who betrayed her city (Joshua 6:21-27)
? -- Achan and his family (who had nothing to do with it) for stealing (Joshua 7:19-26)
12,000 -- Joshua utterly smites the people of Ai with the God's approval (Joshua 8:22-25)
? -- Everyone in the cities of Ai, Amalek, Makkedah, Libnath, Lachish, Egnolites,
Jarmuth, Geder, Hebronites, Debirites, Hormah, Arad, Addellam, Bethel,
Tappuah, Hepher, Apheh, Lasheron, Madon, Tasnach, Megiddo, Kedesh,
Jokneam, Dor, Goiim, Terzah, Gibeonites and all of the Amorites.
10,000 -- Canaanites of Bezek (Judges 1:4)
10,000 -- The Israelites kill the Moabites with the help of the Lord (Judges 3:29)
? -- The people of Jerusalem, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai
? -- The people of Zephath, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the king of Moab, Eglon.
? -- The army of Sisera and the men of Karkor
? -- Jephthah destroyed 20 cities
30 -- The Spirit of the Lord comes Samson and causes him to slay thirty men
(Judges 14:19)
1000 -- Under the Spirit of the Lord, Samson slays 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass (Judges 15:15)
3000 -- Samson, with the help of the Lord, pulls down the pillars of the Philistine house and causes his own death and that of 3000 other men and women (Judges 16: 27-30)
50,100 -- The men of the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 20:35, 43-48)
? -- The tribe of Jabesh-gilead
? -- The Ammonites, the Philistines and the Amelekites
331,269 -- David killed a whole bunch of people
3 -- Solomon killed a few people too
? -- All of Jeroboam's extended family
? -- All of Baasha's extended family
450 -- Prophets of Baal
793,000 -- All Jewish Baal-followers
127,000 -- Arameans slain by the Israelites with the help of the Lord (1 Kings 20:28-30)
1 -- Man who wouldn't strike a prophet
? -- Moabites
172 -- Jezebel, Ahab's sons, Joram, their priests, and their friends
142 -- Ahaziah's relatives
? -- The sacrifice of the firstborn of Israel so that the Lord might horrify them.
? -- All of Baal's followers
1 -- Athaliah for killing sons
1 -- Mattan the Baal priest
10,002 -- Edomites and two servents
? -- All of the pregnant women in Tirzah
20,000 -- Hezekiah killed a bunch of people
500,000 -- Israelites killed each other
50,000 -- Ethiopians
23,000 -- Seerites
510 -- Haman's army
75,300 -- More of the army
___________________________________________
2,017,956 + ? -- Total killed by God's followers under his orders!

So the grand total comes to:

399,933 Killed by God
+ 2,017,956 Killed by God’s followers
= 2,417,889 + ? people killed by God and his followers under his orders PLUS an unknown amount which probably number into the millions, including the whole world at the time of Noah, and over 60 whole cities!

vs.

Killed by Satan

? -- Satan killed Job's children after God gave him permission to.

Now, show that death toll list above to any Christian and ask them the following questions to shock them big time!

Q1) Who has killed more people overall, God or Satan?

Q2) Which is the bigger sinner, the average human being who's never killed
anyone, or the God of the Bible who's killed at least 2.5 million people?

Q3) Who has committed more crimes, YOU or the God of the Bible, who's killed millions of people according to the Bible? If your answer is you, then explain what crimes you’ve committed that’s worse than killing millions of people.


So far, no Christian has been willing to take this quiz!
Politics › Oil Price Crash: Mass Sacking Looms In Private, Public Sectors by diablos(op): 2:22am On Jan 04, 2015
As crude oil price continues its descent, and the economy falters, strong indications have emerged that workers in both private and public sectors are faced with mass retrenchment.

Stakeholders in both sectors, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday, painted a gloomy picture of the economy and the prospects of workers in the new year. They based their projections on recent happenings in the Nigerian and global economies.

Oil prices have been in steep decline since June 2014 as a result of slow demand growth and the United States’ oil boom, which has increased supply. The global oil benchmark, Brent, against which Nigerian oil is priced, on Tuesday, tumbled below $58 per barrel, hitting its lowest levels since May 2009.

PUNCH had exclusively reported on Tuesday that at least 70,000 civil servants in 30 ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government had yet to receive up to three months salaries.

While the Federal Government is believed to owe workers of the Ministry of Labour and Productivity salary arrears ranging from one to three months, 11 state governments could not pay December salary to workers. Three of the states – Benue, Plateau and Osun – have been reported to owe workers three months’ salary arrears.

In separate interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH, stakeholders expressed fears that companies and public institutions were planning to address the downturn in the economy with cost-cutting measures and downsizing.

On Friday, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria gave indications to this effect when it raised the alarm that companies, especially petroleum companies, had plans to retrench staff.

According to the association, non-core employees of oil firms in the country may be asked to quit their jobs, if the fall in oil prices persists till April or May.

The Media Officer, PENGASSAN, Mr. Babatunde Oke, told SUNDAY PUNCH that employers had grown weary of the slump.

“The effect might be severe if it continues till May because some employers are already complaining that they may need to shed weight, if it persists till then. Of course, it will affect contract staff, if the slump persists,” Oke added.

Similarly, the Deputy President (South), National Association of Small Medium Enterprises, Mr. Orimadegun Agboade, stated that retrenchment had already begun in some sectors.

He said, “We closed for the year earlier than usual. Ordinarily, we take a break close to Christmas. But with the way things are right now, many companies closed two weeks before the normal closing date.

“Based on recent events, federal, state and local governments still owe salaries of up to three months. It is an indication that things are not right at all. In fact, many of us are afraid of what will happen.”

Agboade stated that the current foreign exchange rate is the harbinger of the gale of retrenchments that would sweep workers out of the manufacturing sector.

“For instance, I am a manufacturer of medicine; I received a notice from my bank two weeks ago that the Federal Government had placed an embargo on all letters of credit. The implication of this is that immediately we run out of the raw materials we have now, the hope of getting more will be slim, or it won’t come on time.

“In the pharmaceutical industry, where I belong, close to 98 per cent of our raw materials are imported. A lot of companies are already cutting salaries,” Agboade added.

The NASME Deputy President further said the scale of retrenchment could be as high as 25 per cent. He warned that if things were not sorted out quickly, it could reach 50 per cent.

Similarly, the Chairman, National Association of Small Scale Industrialists, Lagos State chapter, Mr. Segun Kuti-George, said the fact that the foreign exchange rate was not in equilibrium with the naira was a sign that mass retrenchment might be closer than expected.

“We have more naira chasing fewer dollars now. Also, the monetary policy is moving from 12 per cent to 13 per cent higher interest rate. We now have a higher rate of exchange, which inherently means inflation.

“It means that prices of imported and locally-made goods will go up, which would mean lower demand and, therefore, lesser profits for companies. This may then lead to layoffs,” he explained.

The Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muda Yusuf, predicted that the year would be challenging for businesses, as the cost of production would increase, while purchasing power would decline.

He explained that businesses would have to look at all possible options for survival, including cost reduction in other areas. The process of reducing costs, according to him, may result in cutting the number of employees.

At the presentation of the 2015 budget to the National Assembly, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had announced more austerity measures. She had explained that the measures were aimed at cushioning the economic impact of the drop in oil prices.

She added that the measures would be implemented from the beginning of the second quarter of 2015 to boost the ratio of non-oil revenues to oil revenues. The Federal Government’s 2015 budget estimates of about N4.3trillion was planned with a $65 oil price benchmark.

Workers vow to resist retrenchment

Meanwhile, workers have threatened a showdown in the event of mass sacking. Officials of the organised labour who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH warned the federal and states governments against laying off workers.

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria told SUNDAY PUNCH that it had mobilised members nationwide to resist any planned retrenchment of workers by the Federal Government.

The Secretary-General of ASCSN, Mr. Alade Lawal, in an interview with one of our correspondents on Friday in Abuja, said workers should not be made to bear the burden of the country’s distressed economy.

Lawal said, “As for the issue of resorting to retrenchment as a result of the drop in the price of crude oil in the international market, labour will surely resist it.

“We have already sensitised and mobilised our members on the matter. We workers did not create the problem and we will surely not allow the ruling elite to use us as tools to be dumped because of the temporary setback in the pricing of oil.

“When the going was good, we were left unattended to. Now that the chicken has come home to roost, they, and not innocent workers, should bear the brunt.

“We are fully prepared and on red alert, waiting for signals from the two labour centres in the event of any attempt to retrench workers as part of recently introduced austerity measures.”

Also speaking, the President-General of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, who is also the President of ASCSN, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, said the TUC would ensure that any attempt to retrench worker was resisted.

He said, “TUC would resist any attempt to retrench workers; all the definitions of resistance put together would be done, including protests and strikes.

“Let’s fight corruption, let’s fight oil theft, let’s improve our Internally Generated Revenue, let’s be prudent in our expenditure, develop our infrastructure and tourism potential; those are the things that would give us money, not sacking workers.

“We shall resist any attempt to retrench workers. They can’t try retrenchment because we shall resist it out rightly.”

On his part, the General Secretary, NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, warned that the NLC would meet to take an “appropriate decision”, should any state government decide to sack workers.

He said, “Our position, as already stated, is that there are adjustments that government can make by cutting the cost of governance.

“We have already warned that they shouldn’t allow workers to be victims of the downturn in the oil price.

“We believe that the down-turn should not be used to sack workers, they should cut excess waste and the cost of governance. We have a situation where a governor has a retinue of excess aides and entourages; all these can be cut. These are areas where we feel adjustments should be made.”

Across Nigeria, state chapters of the organised labour unions also warned that retrenchment would be resisted.

In separate interviews with our correspondent in Ilorin, the Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Farouk Akanbi, and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Mr. Olumoh Kolawole, stated that workers in the state would resist any attempt by the state government to downsize.

Akanbi said, “We do not believe that it will be a good thing for any government to retrench workers. We are going to resist any retrenchment of workers because we know that the cost of governance in Nigeria is where we have problem. It is not in terms of the payment of the workers’ salaries.

“We will ensure that workers will down tool, which is one of the weapons we have if negotiations fail.”

Speaking in the same vein, Kolawole said, “Part of governance is that government will look after the welfare of the workers. I do not see any reason for retrenchment. I believe that there are many ways we can assist government to jerk up revenues. The IGR can be increased. We know where the loopholes are and we can advise government appropriately.”

The Chairman, NLC in Edo State, Mr. Emmanuel Ademokun, said in the event of any retrenchment, “We will give a 24-hour strike notice. It (retrenchment) won’t happen.”

State governments allay fears

Against the backdrop of widespread fears of mass retrenchment and threats of showdown by workers, state governments have said they would look for ways to generate more income. In Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson, who complained recently that his administration could no longer sustain the N500m monthly wage bill of 200 political aides, said he would “downsize or rightsize” political appointments.

The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Markson Fefegha, told SUNDAY PUNCH that the government’s finance team was working to arrive at a sustainable wage bill.

Fefegha said the government did not have any plan to retrench workers. Rather, he said, the government might “downsize the political class”, if the dwindling resources continued.

Similarly, the Abia State Government said it was not considering retrenchment of workers. It, however, admitted that the state was facing economic hardship.

The state has a workforce of about 21,000, in addition to its 11,000 primary and secondary school teachers, according to information from the state’s leadership of the NLC.

Abia, before the economic downturn, received a monthly allocation of between N3bn and N4bn, with a monthly wage bill of about N2.5 billion.

The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Anthony Agbazuere, told one of our correspondents in Umuahia that though the state government was feeling the impact of the drop in oil price, the sacking of workers was out of contemplation.

He, however, said government was making efforts to plug all financial leakages and shore up its internally generated revenue.

The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Philip Ntoo, also said the drop in the federal allocation had adversely affected the state’s revenue, as 90 per cent of its income depended on federation allocation.

He said the state’s economy was still stable following Governor Theodore Orji’s directive that all frivolous expenses be suspended immediately as part of measures to cushion the effect of the drop in allocation.

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