₦airaland Forum

Amitex:
I do not argue with hearsay, myopic, and loose opinionated ramblers. How do you justify your numbers you are bandying about?
A man told you that he wants to remove subsidy to eliminate corruption in the system, you took to the street with your "rocket science leaders" shouting, that there was nothing like subsidy. Even your messiah Buhari argued that subsidy was alien and a means of corruptly enriching Jonathan and his cronies. None of you were sensible enough to know that if a process is generating corruption, the best way to eliminate the corruption was to do away with the system. You accused Jonathan to have intended to cover N2,19T subsidy fraud (hearsay) by removing subsidy. How senseless can anyone be that thinks this way??

You complained that subsidy was breeding corruption, then the government decided to eliminate the source of corruption, you went to the streets to protest that the subsidy (corruption breeder) should remain. How foolish!!! Now you are swallowing your vomits. Instead of covering your faces in shame, you seek to justify your shortsightedness and political and ethnic bigotry.

Shame on you and your type. I am waiting for your lords - Bakare, Falana, Fashola, Tinubu, Soyinka to for once admit you were shortsighted. Bunch of hypocrites and Judas Iscarots. It runs in a people anyway!!!

Good, at least you are getting better...So keep this conversation civil...
Now, since you called the figures rumor......
Pls can you tell us the 2011 subsidy in Naira...Do that first.

campusflavour:
lying liers, jeg resemble person wey fit share blood abi? and he rush call buhari to avoid crisis na waha for this liersooo, go arest am na

Nooo, GEJ didn't share blood, he simply shared d money meant for weapons meant to stop Book Haram...By that ensured that the blood of our gallant Soldiers were wasted, as such Boko Haram had opportunity to shed enough blood in the North East...
You see that GEJ can't shed blood!
Sorry, GEJ also shared the loot for militants like Tompolo, Dokubo..Ex-Generals..you see!

THE FUEL PRICING DEBATE: OUR STORY I have read the various observations about the fuel pricing regime and the attendant issues generated. You have all certainly raised strong points. The most important issue of course is how to shield the poor from the worst effects of the policy. I will hopefully address that in another note. Permit me an explanation of the policy. First, the real issue is not a removal of subsidy. At $40 a barrel there isn't much of a subsidy to remove. In any event, the President is probably one of the most convinced pro-subsidy advocates. What happened is as follows: our local consumption of fuel is almost entirely imported. The NNPC exchanges crude from its joint venture share to provide about 50% of local fuel consumption. The remaining 50% is imported by major and independent marketers. These marketers up until three months ago sourced their foreign exchange from the Central Bank of Nigeria at the official rate. However, since late last year, independent marketers have brought in little or no fuel because they have been unable to get foreign exchange from the CBN. The CBN simply did not have enough. (In April, oil earnings dipped to $550 million. The amount required for fuel importation alone is about $225million!) . Meanwhile, NNPC tried to cover the 50% shortfall by dedicating more export crude for domestic consumption. Besides the short term depletion of the Federation Account, which is where the FG and States are paid from, and further cash-call debts pilling up, NNPC also lacked the capacity to distribute 100% of local consumption around the country. Previously, they were responsible for only about 50%. (Partly the reason for the lingering scarcity). We realised that we were left with only one option. This was to allow independent marketers and any Nigerian entity to source their own foreign exchange and import fuel. We expect that foreign exchange will be sourced at an average of about N285 to the dollar, (current interbank rate). They would then be restricted to selling at a price between N135 and N145 per litre. We expect that with competition, more private refineries, and NNPC refineries working at full capacity, prices will drop considerably. Our target is that by Q4 2018 we should be producing 70% of our fuel needs locally. At the moment even if all the refineries are working optimally they will produce just about 40% of our domestic fuel needs. You will notice that I have not mentioned other details of the PPRA cost template. I wanted to focus on the cost component largely responsible for the substantial rise, namely foreign exchange. This is therefore not a subsidy removal issue but a foreign exchange problem, in the face of dwindling earnings. Together, Nigeria will prevail.....Prof Yemi Osinbajo

Amitex:
Op's brain is completely brainwashed.

You are not better than a North Korean suffering and working in hard labour concentration camps and still clap and smile. Wake up, your illiteracy and hypocritical analysis does not convince the literates among us.

Go sell your foolishness to almajiris and fellow Zombies like you as seen on this image of North Koreans worshiping a picture.

Thanks for the insults, noted.
So can you now use your brain for what it is meant for: State facts and superior argument to dispute what I said....Pls do that now, because I won't subsidize your thinking faculty for you!

The tale of two subsidy removal:
Subsidy removal under Jonathan was meant to cover up 2 trillion scam;
but subsidy removal under Buhari is meant to stop scam and put things right.

Facts:
Subsidy was N673B in 2010....
Suddenly, under d Angel of Corruption in 2011,
Subsidy jumped to N2.19trillion.....How? Explain....

The next move to cover up trillions looted in his first year was "subsidy removal".....Thank God we resisted the move, at least it was not available for him to share it with Dasuki, Diazeni, Bank CEOs, Miliatary service chiefs, eligious thieves across...

That resistance led to Farouk Lawal panel....Farouk was getting too close
to the root of ds scam called subsidy through NNPC...
Then the need to use greed as a bait to halt d panel.
Otedola, a private citizen, had all money used to bribe Farouk marked, and also recorded the scene...Simple FG was involved..
So Farouk the greedy guy fell for it. But instead of picking up Farouk, the entire panel and their findings went with it...

Five years of oil boom, they can't build one refinery, yet shut down the available 3 refineries
so as to share more loot via "inflated imported figures"...
That was the real issue then...

The real issue now is obvious: We can't afford it again.
PMB is dealing with the corruption the hero instituted,
You don't have to like his face, or who has not been picked up in APC.
What you still can't deny is that those picked up have not denied it...
Just within 12 months under PMB, efcc has recovered over N600B...Yea!

Within 7 months, Kachikwu has shown us that those refineries can work, just within
7 months....
I trust PMB, I trust Kachikwu. I know they will use the money saved from this opportunity
to revive and build local refineries...
Then, there will be no need to import again, then the price will surely be cheaper...

Deal with it, if you don't like his gut, wait till 2019.
Well, if PMB messes up, I will also join you to wail against him in 2019..
But your fear is that Nigeria will eventually work under PMB without your support...

Actually, Nigeria will work effectively in the days to come under PMB despite your hatred....
#iStandWithBuhari on #SubsidyRemoval

By JJ Omojuwa:

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If Nigeria has a leadership challenge, it must conversely follow that we have a following challenge. Great leaders are scarce in Nigeria, not because of the excess demand of the following of such leaders but because the Nigerian masses have not particularly called out, in the way they ought to, for great leaders. As a people, we seem to be a lot certain about what we do not want than we are about what we do want. And those that genuinely care about this country have left those who do not care about our collective progress and prosperity to determine its reality of politics and governance.

My last three articles on this column have focused on critiquing the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and the reactions have shown a few things. There are those who just do not care, they want this administration to fail by all means. To them, praising the government for what it gets right is wrong, knocking the government to make it do better is wrong, in fact, one’s very existence is wrong all because these people feel Nigerians should have stuck with the last administration of Goodluck Jonathan. Some of us continue to be hated because we continue to be seen as partly responsibility for why the administration was deservingly voted out.

Let us take a look at Nigeria going into the elections; unprecedented years of oil boom marked with unprecedented borrowing, depleted foreign reserves, monumental corruption, Boko Haram ascendancy marked with territorial occupation of parts of Nigeria, outright failure of government. That was a government that deserved to be voted out, even if it was running against a vacuum. At least, a vacuum would run like an auto-pilot without borrowing an average of $1b/month, not to mention the now discovered dasukieing of resources.

That the administration that succeeded the above named disaster has not found its feet can never be an excuse to wish we stayed on the path of the supposed “transformation agenda” that was characterised by a weak President and bold rogues with endless power. I need not beat the issue about Buhari’s 10-month-old administration, my last piece did enough to express its shortcomings and why it is condemned to succeed if for nothing but for the trust Nigerians reposed in the President.

Do not mistake a critic of the administration like myself for one of the so-called “Wailing Wailers.” In truth, those are irrational haters of Nigeria and everyone who supported Muhammadu Buhari to become President. Haters of Nigeria because their wailing indeed has nothing to do with whatever the current government does or does not do, it has everything to do with April 1, 2015 when their so-called hero was finally shown the way out of power as Buhari was announced duly elected by then INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. Some of us have thrived through the venom of their hatred online since that day and more of it will come. Critics of the administration are different in that it does not matter who they voted or who eventually became President, they are about Nigeria’s interest and the collective prosperity of the Nigerian people.

Irrational followers of political leaders have one thing in common; they will always justify their leaders no matter what. Let the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission get a conviction against them, you should not be shocked when they come up with twisted rationalisations of why such persons should never have been tried in the first place. They are also the type to insist things are going perfectly well even when it is apparent to the President himself that things are not. They are two ends of the same coin; they could care less about Nigeria, they just do not want to have their leaders questioned. The rest of us have allowed that to thrive and now the conversation on governance and politics in Nigeria has come football-esque in the sense that you must take a side and stick to your side no matter the argument against the same. It is why football thrives, but it will be the greatest undoing against the need to question our leaders.

The rest of us can watch and have Nigeria reduced to the whims and obsessions of irrational followers who simply are about individuals or we can raise our voices and become the force that sidelines such irrational gangs so that Nigeria alone takes the centre stage of our collective interest.

We have a responsibility to keep Buhari and co on their toes. It is important to project that responsibility as citizens of Nigeria so that the clear line of separation between those who are just angry and pained about losing out of power and those who just want our country to progress will continue to be defined. If anger over an ordinary election loss has not subsided one whole year after the same, I guarantee a lot of these folks will remain angry for as long as they are out of power. They have a right to be angry, they are in their right to be pained and well in their right to let their existence be defined by a loss that was well-deserved.

We, as rational Nigerians, have our own rights too and we must not let the irrational voices of such angry mob crowd out ours. If it does, we will leave the national conversation in the House of Irrational Anger that cannot be pleased either by progress or development. We have ne0-activists who were beneficiaries of the old ways and the old guard, whose silence in the days of monumental corruption could have woken the long dead heroes of activism. We have them today preaching hypocritical common sense that would not survive even the heat of their own establishments where the ACs do not work and rats share space with cinema goers to watch foreign movies while seated, ready to munch on expensive pop corns reserved only for the rich. The new soldiers of the poor who fly private jets but would insist on their public profiles they only do economy on local airline brands. The lovers of youths who when the time came to prove their love decided to relegate the same youths to the backwaters of their celebration, only worthy of cheap drinks even in the midst of plenty to drink and eat – but only for the rich. We can do better than listen to those who insist we must buy Nigeria to grow the naira but would swim through oceans of hypocrisy so they have a book preaching such common sense printed in the United States dollars. Let us be gone with such hypocrisy. We cannot let our voices be that of people who when they got the chance replaced local content on our TV network with foreign shows long forgotten in the countries that made them. Hypocrites are free to be hypocrites, only we must be careful not to swim in the direction of their hypocrisy. We cannot allow those who kept quiet for 16 years and have now replaced the same with 10 months of loud, ignorant and persistent hypocrisy – like one with a badly bent and bruised sense of morality – define our agitations or become our voice of reason.

We can be our own voices; we should be our own voices. We should call the system to order, we should scream in the ears of our leaders but we should never let the face of our voices be projected by those who are only about the pain of losses they deserved or the joy of those who just want power and do not care about doing the right thing with it. Those whom these caps fit are free to wear them

In other news Shekau has been pretty silent for a minute now.

There is always a lesson to learn. Esp from this BH menace. The Army should set up a special Response div of 10000 men ready to deploy anytime.

Deny or accept it. The Commander in Chief has made significant gains as regards the fight on BH. The same Fight that was largely politicized.
Men and women of the Army cried that they were sent to war without weapons we called them cowards. Shebi we are seeing new info everyday.

God is my witness and @Mistahsix4 as well. Our class mate fought in Baga. He lost almost 200 men to BH.

Have you seen a body of anyone shot with an Anti Aircraft Gun You'd probably not eat or sleep for days. I hope the Army heals from this.

Same Alex Badeh said all an infantry soldier needed was a rifle. Meanwhile 3.7billion naira vanished under his watch.

I gave up when I saw a documentary and a soldier mapping terrain was using 20 leaves exercise book to draw maps in 2015.

As globalized as the world is. Nigeria was giving excuses about not being able to buy arms.

What kills me are the men and women that died for nothing. Fighting a war they were doomed to lose from the onset

Boko haram took towns in Nigeria. Hoisted flags and made propaganda videos. My peers said it was the opposition sponsoring them

Over the past 3weeks we have seen news of how the army is decimating boko haram and freeing hostages. We act numb because it's good news.

The real story of the war on Boko Haram would be told one day.

I'd speak to my classmate in the North East from time to time. And on days or weeks I don't hear from him I just assume he passed on

This same army fought in Liberia. As a stdt of NNSSABK we saw Ratings hustle to go to Liberia. Come back &buy Reg Benz. Same Army couldn’t fight BH.

We hired mercenaries from South Africa to fight. And said they were teaching our Army to use these weapons. How sophisticated can they be?

I know how disciplined the Military is. Men turned and fired at their commanding officer and you think that is normal

I am not loyal to APC or PDP. I carry a NIGERIAN PASSPORT.

The true enemies of Nigeria are the ones that would look for an avenue to add an ethnic sentiment to skirmishes around Nigeria

I learnt how to accommodate other tribes from my folks. As a kid I went to sokoto with my folks to attend the wedding of our security guard.

Northerners are Behind BH abi. Then why the Bleep do they keep overrunning Northern towns and killing Northerners

An Airforce officer was captured and beheaded by BH. They claimed he didn't belong to the Airforce

You know why I am mad. Cos I saw my classmates in the Army shipped to the North to die for a country that didn't give a poo abt them.

The true story of the complicity of the war on BH will be told one day. I pray we are all alive to hear

All of a sudden the same party people who accused the opposition of funding BH are saying their new party chairman has in rods to BH.

Military installations were overrun. BH prisoners were freed in this Nigeria

To the people in the North East. We will never know ur pain. I pray y'all heal fast and rebuild what the animals didn't totally destroy

With the shared borders with Chad did Boko haram ever take any territory in Chad. Small Chad ladies and gentlemen

Last yr d Borno Airport was reopened we acted mum. All major Highways connecting Borno dt were closed for 3yrs were opened. Stil we were mum

We heard commanders from Chad say when they liberated towns. Nigerian commanders won't pick calls to come occupy them.

3 million IDPS. With no home to return to yet we sacrifice our sensibilities on the altar of politics and tribalism

The is Govt needs to re structure the Military. We need to remove the bias btwn regular and short service officers.

Do you know what it takes to lose a barrack to boko haram. These bastards took our Tanks and repainted them. Kai

I am not trying to spin any narrative. Good news doesnt know how to hide.Under Buratai we have seen the strides the army has made against BH

Have u pple watched 13 hours? D narrative of No weapons wont hit u until u see dt movie 8 men held off over 200 insurgents cos of fire power

See how swift the army paraded men and tried them for mutiny. So they could push the narrative of cowardice.

Where are the military tribunals They have vanished in the last 8 months. Are there no more cowards in the Army? ?

They spent billions on houses and sent men to sleep on flea infested mattresses in Borno.

The best military formation might not survive an ambush. We had C.Os sending men to die for nothing.

It's like closing down that Lagos Benin Expressway or Lagos Ibadan. All major roads to Borno have bn reopened. But let's be mum

In all of this kudos to Kasim Shettima and how he has managed to keep what is left for Borno above water

This Picture of Buhari in Borno during the campaigns brought me to Tears. This shows a people who refused to be broken

We talk of the civil war. But some how hope that the People of the Northeast should be ignored because after all they are killing themselves.

Best Land Soldiers in Africa. Became rag dolls in Borno.

Same Badeh said men should be tried and killed in the Field. "FIELD COURT MARTIAL"

As a kid. Navy Captain Kayode Olofimoyin was Gov of Ogun State. The armed men that came with him to my school could overrun a small country An armed group without proper shoes were seizing tanks from our Army.

The more I tweet the more emotional I get. I pray for everyone displaced by this senseless war that they start new lives soon

Private Military contractors guard assets. PMCS NEVER LEAD INCURSIONS.

What I couldn't understand was why we couldn't buy arms. Why we needed to fly cash to S.A

We called Buhari brain dead for moving the command centre to the North East. 8 months after the chief of army staff is conducting mop ups

We barely had an Airforce. The only functional part of the Airforce was probably the PAF for obvious reasons

My brother is in the US army. He has a 4 bed room house where he is stationed. Pls stroll to ikeja cantonment and see how these pple live

Same Dasuki went to Chatham House and called these men cowards. But forgot to add he mismanaged funds meant to buy arms

It's a shame if in 2015 we don't know were to source arms.

A court order has been given for Tompolo and he is yet to turn up. But we shout human rights for Dasuki and Co

Buhari isn't the messiah. But someone needed to save us from the craziness of the last 6yrs

A motorbike battalion was formed at least to navigate terrains that are not motorable. We acted like Buratai is just their starching his uniform.

why were these weapons not available for use 8months ago. Are assault rifles airplanes that can't be delivered asap

Opening of Biu-Damboa road, Nganze, Mafa and Ngala roads is a great success by the NA, these roads have been closed for more than 3 yrs!

And d pain is d common man...That common man PMB is fighting for is still online to defend their for oppressors....you think Nigerian youths will learn but never....they even have a tag they call #istandwithCorruption

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These thought Provoking tweets by Cinderella Man are worth reading on Nigeria Military and Boko Haram. Please read through!

In other news Shekau has been pretty silent for a minute now.

There is always a lesson to learn. Esp from this BH menace. The Army should set up a special Response div of 10000 men ready to deploy anytime.

Deny or accept it. The Commander in Chief has made significant gains as regards the fight on BH. The same Fight that was largely politicized.
Men and women of the Army cried that they were sent to war without weapons we called them cowards. Shebi we are seeing new info everyday.

God is my witness and @Mistahsix4 as well. Our class mate fought in Baga. He lost almost 200 men to BH.

Have you seen a body of anyone shot with an Anti Aircraft Gun You'd probably not eat or sleep for days. I hope the Army heals from this.

Same Alex Badeh said all an infantry soldier needed was a rifle. Meanwhile 3.7billion naira vanished under his watch.

I gave up when I saw a documentary and a soldier mapping terrain was using 20 leaves exercise book to draw maps in 2015.

As globalized as the world is. Nigeria was giving excuses about not being able to buy arms.

What kills me are the men and women that died for nothing. Fighting a war they were doomed to lose from the onset

Boko haram took towns in Nigeria. Hoisted flags and made propaganda videos. My peers said it was the opposition sponsoring them

Over the past 3weeks we have seen news of how the army is decimating boko haram and freeing hostages. We act numb because it's good news.

The real story of the war on Boko Haram would be told one day.

I'd speak to my classmate in the North East from time to time. And on days or weeks I don't hear from him I just assume he passed on

This same army fought in Liberia. As a stdt of NNSSABK we saw Ratings hustle to go to Liberia. Come back &buy Reg Benz. Same Army couldn’t fight BH.

We hired mercenaries from South Africa to fight. And said they were teaching our Army to use these weapons. How sophisticated can they be?

I know how disciplined the Military is. Men turned and fired at their commanding officer and you think that is normal

I am not loyal to APC or PDP. I carry a NIGERIAN PASSPORT.

The true enemies of Nigeria are the ones that would look for an avenue to add an ethnic sentiment to skirmishes around Nigeria

I learnt how to accommodate other tribes from my folks. As a kid I went to sokoto with my folks to attend the wedding of our security guard.

Northerners are Behind BH abi. Then why the Bleep do they keep overrunning Northern towns and killing Northerners

An Airforce officer was captured and beheaded by BH. They claimed he didn't belong to the Airforce

You know why I am mad. Cos I saw my classmates in the Army shipped to the North to die for a country that didn't give a shit abt them.

The true story of the complicity of the war on BH will be told one day. I pray we are all alive to hear

All of a sudden the same party people who accused the opposition of funding BH are saying their new party chairman has in rods to BH.

Military installations were overrun. BH prisoners were freed in this Nigeria

To the people in the North East. We will never know ur pain. I pray y'all heal fast and rebuild what the animals didn't totally destroy

With the shared borders with Chad did Boko haram ever take any territory in Chad. Small Chad ladies and gentlemen

Last yr d Borno Airport was reopened we acted mum. All major Highways connecting Borno dt were closed for 3yrs were opened. Stil we were mum

We heard commanders from Chad say when they liberated towns. Nigerian commanders won't pick calls to come occupy them.

3 million IDPS. With no home to return to yet we sacrifice our sensibilities on the altar of politics and tribalism

The is Govt needs to re structure the Military. We need to remove the bias btwn regular and short service officers.

Do you know what it takes to lose a barrack to boko haram. These bastards took our Tanks and repainted them. Kai

I am not trying to spin any narrative. Good news doesnt know how to hide.Under Buratai we have seen the strides the army has made against BH

Have u pple watched 13 hours? D narrative of No weapons wont hit u until u see dt movie 8 men held off over 200 insurgents cos of fire power

See how swift the army paraded men and tried them for mutiny. So they could push the narrative of cowardice.

Where are the military tribunals They have vanished in the last 8 months. Are there no more cowards in the Army? ?

They spent billions on houses and sent men to sleep on flea infested mattresses in Borno.

The best military formation might not survive an ambush. We had C.Os sending men to die for nothing.

It's like closing down that Lagos Benin Expressway or Lagos Ibadan. All major roads to Borno have bn reopened. But let's be mum

In all of this kudos to Kasim Shettima and how he has managed to keep what is left for Borno above water

This Picture of Buhari in Borno during the campaigns brought me to Tears. This shows a people who refused to be broken

We talk of the civil war. But some how hope that the People of the Northeast should be ignored because after all they are killing themselves.

Best Land Soldiers in Africa. Became rag dolls in Borno.

Same Badeh said men should be tried and killed in the Field. "FIELD COURT MARTIAL"

As a kid. Navy Captain Kayode Olofimoyin was Gov of Ogun State. The armed men that came with him to my school could overrun a small country An armed group without proper shoes were seizing tanks from our Army.

The more I tweet the more emotional I get. I pray for everyone displaced by this senseless war that they start new lives soon

Private Military contractors guard assets. PMCS NEVER LEAD INCURSIONS.

What I couldn't understand was why we couldn't buy arms. Why we needed to fly cash to S.A

We called Buhari brain dead for moving the command centre to the North East. 8 months after the chief of army staff is conducting mop ups

We barely had an Airforce. The only functional part of the Airforce was probably the PAF for obvious reasons

My brother is in the US army. He has a 4 bed room house where he is stationed. Pls stroll to ikeja cantonment and see how these pple live

Same Dasuki went to Chatham House and called these men cowards. But forgot to add he mismanaged funds meant to buy arms

It's a shame if in 2015 we don't know were to source arms.

A court order has been given for Tompolo and he is yet to turn up. But we shout human rights for Dasuki and Co

Buhari isn't the messiah. But someone needed to save us from the craziness of the last 6yrs

A motorbike battalion was formed at least to navigate terrains that are not motorable. We acted like Buratai is just their starching his uniform.

why were these weapons not available for use 8months ago. Are assault rifles airplanes that can't be delivered asap

Opening of Biu-Damboa road, Nganze, Mafa and Ngala roads is a great success by the NA, these roads have been closed for more than 3 yrs!
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This Downward economy.. This season of scarce commodities... I remember Joseph and Pharaoh in Egypt.

Gen 41:32.. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. Indeed seven years of great plenty will come throughout all the land of Egypt; but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land. So the plenty will not be known in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe. And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.”

Yes, there shall be years of abundance (oil boom)......hey President" Pharaoh, watch it, because there also shall be years of scarcity after such abundance (oil doom).....
This is the panacea oh Mr President:
Make sure u have enough reserve from d proceeds of your years of abundance....Then the years of scarcity that must surely come, your Savings in abundance will strengthen your economy.

Pharaoh was wise enough to listen to Joseph of his generation.....
But in the days of oil boom in Nigeria for 5years of unprecedented crude oil averaged $100 per barrel, our "Josephs" only showed up in Aso Rock to get their own share. Worse still, King Pharaoh shared it for the Vultures.....

Then, I heard Joseph's voice echoing from his grave: But I warned them ahead of time. I told them what wisdom demanded...Other nations saw the signs ahead and diversified ( That gave birth to Etisalat from another oil dependent nation, tourism in UAE, Dubai etc)
But Nigeria "Pharaoh" despised wisdom. He squandered divine providence. He mortgaged the coming generation. He embraced religion, but despised Godly counsel.

Now the years of abundance is gone. Now the years of scarcity is here. But the price of "Egypt" major bread has crashed. So the value of "Egypt" currency must crash also....

Stop wailing on the new "Pharaoh" that knew not Joseph and his counsel...Today is simply the consequence of yesterday...Time to plow the ground again. Whatever needs to be done to reduce demand for $ is the major way out. And this NEW "Pharaoh" must get it right!
Taiwo Ajakaye

jayhumble:
I got a call from one of the telecom companies yesterday afternoon regarding an application I put in as far back as November last year. Anyway... Fast-forward to the interview. I woke up very early and prayed, cleanup and get set. Tho I'm a self employed software developer but who wouldn't want to work with a big telecom company or any government offer? I applied for Web Developer position and when I got there... I met about 5 other applicants; it took forever for the GM to show up since the HR teams said they can't proceed with interview without the authority of the GM. Since 8:30am when I got there... The GM didn't show up until 12:15pm...Well, I still didn't mind cuz I was enjoying the AC and free WiFi. All thanks to the front desk lady who gave me the WiFi password I was already crushing on the bae and hoping to y'knw get close once I get employed haha .... OK... Fast forward to GM arrival.
The GM checked the list of invitees and gave the HR greenlight to interview us. We were given a very technical online timed test and somehow it was just 2 out of 6 of us that made it to the interview stage cuz after the test, they told me and one other dude to wait behind while they told the other guys that they appreciate their interest blah blah blah we will call u talks (discharging them)
The HR team interviewed the last 2 standing and we both made it past the interview stage and then we were taken to the GM's office for final stage.

GM: Oh just two of you made it here...

Me & Guy: Yes sir

GM: Ok so do you have any past projects done by You? I want to see your past works on Web Development.

Guy: I didn't come along with my flash drive sir, I was hoping we would have our competency tested on company's system.

Me:.... Silent as I watch guy trying to bail himself out of the rope thrown to his neck!

GM: Oh you are not serious... You mean you never have a thought of coming along with you past projects? You wanted to convince us verbally? Oh no we don't work like that here... Go get your past project and come back next time.

(that leaves me as the last man standing meanwhile I have turned on my laptop and started digging out all the websites I built for people and all Web application jobs I ve done in the past from Java to php to ASP. Net and html css)

GM: Young man I see you are all set to present your competency. Let me see what you have to offer

Me: moved closer to his desk and showed him my works and he was quiet impressed. He called someone from the software support department to come and check me out and the dude asked me alot of questions you wouldn't know if you are not used to Web applications development just to know if I am truly who I say I am.

GM: Ok we have an on going project and I'll be glad if you can assist the software support department in executing the project cuz we don't have time.

Me: It'll be my honor sir. I have always have passion for software development and it would be a plus to exhibit my capability for this company

GM: so I'm sure you want big money for salary now

Me: I care more about skills and experience sir. Money will come anyway

GM: (he became very free and less official) We actually need 2 people but with your works so far I'm sure you can do both jobs cuz we need graphic designer and Web Developer and most of your websites comes with photoshopped graphic designs with the slides. I hope the owner of those jobs paid you well. You must be a big man ooo

Me: (Felt comfortable and lose guard my official mode thinking we were just gisting). Most of those clients don't pay me good, I didn't enjoy working for them

(Na so the man change everything for me and everything went 360 in a blink of an eye)

GM: Haha so that's how you will say someday that our company don't pay good and u don't enjoy working for us...

(Well, the rest is history...) he already had the Secretary preparing my employment papers so I can start on Monday but he halted everything and called the HR department in front of me informing them to source for a new Web Developer. The rest is history...

Lesson : Regardless how excited or confident you feel during a job interview, Do NOT EVER EVER tarnish your past employers or clients even if they made you go thru hell, just lie that you enjoyed them and wish you were still there....

Well I came back home in A very depressed mood and I thought I should help a potentially vulnerable person not to make such mistake.

I hope I feel a bit better after pouring my heart out.

Get set...They will call you back on Monday...The job is yours!

In year 2000, Pastor Tunde Bakare said " Here comes a tender plant from the side of the north, prepared before the foundation of the earth to steer Nigeria into her prophetic destiny. His two feet are deep in the blood of tyrants and in his right hand and left hand are swords of judgment and justice.

He will wipe out the emirates and the traditional institutions. He will reduce the military to the level of errand boys. In his time, the economy of Nigeria will recover faster than that of Japan.”.

Are we in the day of this tender plant?

If indeed, Faleke announced Audu's son as his deputy today, then he just shot himself..Who made him Governor, and on whose authority he will be doing that? He will just discover that he pushed himself into the same anti-party activity he was accusing Bello of, which is unfortunte.!

The only hope for Faleke to become the Gov is to prove dt INEC erred in not declaring Late Audu as d winner. I still dont see why INEC called it inconclusive.

jamace:
Note that it was Audu/Faleke ticket hence the 2 have become one. It means Faleke is equals to Audu(scientifically and politically speaking). It therefore means that Faleke can step into Audu's shoes at any time of the process, from beginning to the end.
The issue of passing through primaries does not hold in this case because by induction, Faleke has passed through the primaries with Audu hence qualified to become deputy gov and finally governor.

Sir, unfortunately, Law does not see it that way..Faleke is not the flag bearer, and can not be substituted except on One Condition: If they had been declared winner b4 d demise of d Gov elect...that is really funny.

Just my personal view of the entire scenario:
As at today, all we are saying is
just a personal opinion, including SANs, nobody can claim authority of their view
yet. Lets bring d entire scenario together and suspend Sentiment for a few
minutes.

1. As at today, no existing electoral law covers d case in Kogi, can't
blame d law for such incredible event dt finally happened.

2. The Law is clear about when d deputy can become d Governor...Only if d Flag bearer of d party
along with his deputy have been declared winner, nd d flag bearer dies....In D's
case, Late Audu was not declared....So knock out dt assumption dt Faleke has
a good case in court...Sorry, dt simple...The only case is if Faleke can insist dt INEC has no right to declare d election Inconclusive!

3. The Law is clear about when the political party can replace her candidate....Only in d event dt D Flag bearer of
the Party dies BEFORE election commences.. In dt regard, our argument for
Bello is flawed by d competent court if d case arises...So u see...

4. For your information, even though we know d candidate matters a lot about how ppu will cast their votes, again, d Law is ahead of us or behind us in D's case: The
entire votes belong to the party...Sorry Sirs and Ma, the Law is handcuffing our
logics....the votes belong to d party.

5. Now, the Law caps it up: a.The flag bearer MUST have passed through ALL d process of party primaries..... b.
supplementary is usually 14days interval, c. d Law does not recognize any NEW
primaries when election is already in process....Not as easy as ur sentiment on
this case.

6. So, as a science student, think about ur graph, and d need to get a
value at a particular point where ur graph details did not cover...What do u do?
U simply Extrapolate d graph....

The point is, if u fault APC decision on picking d next person after Audu during their party primaries, that had d highest votes in
d present circumstances of events, I am sorry for d sentiment, pls look at d
picture entirely, and imagine which option will stand in d court of Law after
now....Just think of it before u engage me pls..I'll be happy to see your little
line I missed out. Lawyers are not always smarter...at least not more than me.
.

Dear All,
Please go through this pix and save the Information there. You may need it, don't discard it. Who knows, it may help somehow...Building a better Nation!

So Lamorde still stay till November...Buhari is indeed an old trained Army General...never takes any decision in a hurry!

Dear Sir, The Senate President,
Your noble institution resumed duty since June 2015. Unlike other arms of Government, Judiciary and Executive which have not gone for one week break at a stretch, You people have been completely off duty for an average of 10weeks out of 16weeks since inception .

On Monday, 28th 2015, The National Assembly just resumed from her 6 weeks Holiday. Your resumption came at a time of urgent National issue that has to do with Ministerial list. At 4:49pm yesterday, 30th September, you acknowledged on your twitter handle that you have received #TheEnvilope that contained #TheList we have been waiting for.

Fortunately, today is public holiday as we celebrate our 55th Independence as a nation. This alone is enough to wake the sense of urgency in the house. But to my shock and amazement, you announced that the house will reconvene on Tuesday.

Sir, has the Federal Government declared Friday and Monday Public holiday? Apart from impunity, what right do you people have to declare Friday and Monday Holiday for yourselves and yet, expect Nigerians to resume back to work tomorrow.

Just before this 8th Assembly lose any relevance that remains, I don't think you are doing us any favor to call your colleagues back to duty tomorrow 2nd of October to start doing their duty for which they were "employed"

Sir, please note that Senators are not doing us any Special favor by resuming tomorrow to their duty post. That is the least litmus test of integrity and patriotism they can show. Senators are not elected to be on permanent Holiday, wake up and do your job.Stop encouraging lazyness and impunity!

Hi,
What is this noise all about Federal Character? The issue is no more about Buhari Islamising Nigeria, It's now about 'Northernising' d cabinet.

However, I expect more balaced representation from PMB, but so far, in terms of competence, #WailingWailers are dissappointed.

Check out Goodluck Jonathan Appointment and tell me how it represented Federal Character pls:

Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) – Dr. Anthony Anuforom
2. NNPC – Eng. Andrew Yakubu
3. NIMASA – Patrick Apobolokemi
4. PENCOM – Mrs. Chinelo Anohu Amazu
5. FERMA – Engr. Chukwu Amuchi
6. DPR – Mr. George Osahon
7. Bank Of Industry – Ms. Evelyn Oputu
8. Nigerian Content Dev. Agency – Mr. Ernest Nwanpa
9. Consumer Protection Agency – Mrs Dupe Atoki
10. NCC – Engr. Eugene Juwa
11. NAMA – Engr. Nnamdi Udoh
12. NCAA – Engr. Akikuotu
13. FAAN – Mr. George Uriesi
14. NCAT – Capt. Chinere Kalu
15. SEC – Ms. Aruma Otteh
16. Sovereign Wealth Fund – Uche Orji
17. NAFDAC – Dr Paul Orhil
18. FIIRO – Dr. Mrs. G. N Elemo
19. Maritime Academy Of Nigeria – Oron Joshua Okpo
20. Railway Corporation – Eng. Seyi Sijuwade
21. Nigerian Tourism Dev. Corporation – Mrs. Sally Mbanefo
22. Budget Office Of The Federation – Dr Bright Okogwu
23. NERDC – Prof Godswill Obioma
24. NEXIM – Mr R. R Orya
25. Standard Organization Of Nigeria – Dr Joseph Odumodu
26. Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation – Emeka Nkem Mba
27. Industrial Training Fund – Prof. LongmasWapmuk
28. National University Commission – Prof. Okojie
29. NESREA – Mrs. N.S Benebo
30. MDG Office – Dr. Precious Gbenio
31. Surveyor General Of The Federation – Peter Chigozie
32. Statistician General Of The Federation – Dr. Yemi Kale
33. Accountant General Of The Federation – Mr. Jonah Otunla
34. Auditor General Of The Federation – Samuel Yonongo Ukura
35. National Orientation Agency – Mike Omieri
36. News Agency Of Nigeria – Oluremi Oyo/Mr Ima Niboro
37. NEPC E/S – David I Adelugba
38. NEPZA – Mr. Olugbenga Kuye
39. BPP – Engr Emeka Ezeh
40. BPE Benjamin Ezra Dikki
41. FHA Arc. Sever Gemade
42. NOSREA Sir Peter Idabor
43. FRSC Osita Chidoka
44. National Population Commission Festus Odumegbum
45. NYSC Brig. Gen N. T Okorie Attiah
46. PPRA Stanley Reginal
47. Petroleum Equalization Fund Mrs. Adefunke Sharon Kasati
48. PTDF Dr. Wole Oluleye
49. Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Agency Dr. Sam Amadi
50. Nigeria Security Civil Defense Corpse Dr. Ade Abolurin
51. Immigration Services Mr. David Paradang
52. State Security Services Ita Ekpeyong
53. Chairman Federal Civil Service Commission Deaconess Joan O. Ayo
54. Debt Management Office Dr. Abraham Nwankwo
55. NAIC Fola Daniel
56. National Identity Card Management Agency Chris Onyemenam
57. National Intelligence Agency Ezekiel Olaniyi Oladeji
58. Nigerian Sugar Development Council
59. National Board For Technical Education Dr. Olatunde Awotokun Aworanti
60. Nigeria Defense Academy Commandant Major General C.O Onwamaegbu
61. Joint Admission And Matriculation Board Prof. Dibu Ojerinde
62. Revenue Mobilization Fiscal Allocation Engr Elias N. Mbam
63. NAPTIP Mrs Beatrice E. Jedyagba
64. National Salaries, Income Wages R.O Ebule
65. National Eye Centre, Kaduna Dr. D.O. Adejor
66. National Human Right Commission Prof. Ben Angue
67. National Agency For Control Of Hiv/Aids Prof. John Idoko
68. Boarder Community Dev. Agency Engr. Numoipre Wills
69. National Council For Arts Culture Mr. Mwaajin Malgwi
70. National Cereal Research Institute Baddegi Dr. Anthony Ochigbo
71. National Productivity Centre Dr. Paul Bidlhjoh
72. National Institute For Cultural Orientation Dr. Barclays Fubiri
73. National Institute For Advance Legal Studies Prof. Epiphany Azinge
74. Teachers Registration Council Prof. A.M. Nwokocha
75. National Centre For Agric Mechanization Engr. I.I. Azogu
76. Legal Aid Council Mr. J.S.Bob Manuel
77. Niger Delta Dev. Commission Christian Oboh
78. National Power Training Institute Engr. Ruben Okeke
79. Raw Materials Research Dev. Council Prof. A.P. Onwualu
80. National Examination Council Prof. Promise N. Okpala/Professor Monday Joshua
81. SURE-P – Gen. Martin Luther-Agwai
Chief of Defense staff – Alex Badeh
NSA – Sambo Dasuki
All CJNs- Northerners
CJ Federal high Court- Ibrahim Bukar
EFCC Head -Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
INEC Chairman – Northerner Attahiru Jega
CG Customs – Abdullahi Dikko
FRCN DG- Alhaji Ladan Salihu

Who is ds Col Ahmid Ali self? He is d new custom boss declared today...So Larmode story is not true but, I smell his days in efcc are numbered

Sorry folks, no other source has verified this news.... even other twitter handles of APC well known did not confirm it...Most likely @APCNEWSALERT is deliberately set up to give false alarm as though from APC handle.....

Not yet confirmed by other links more reliable though

I saw it on twitter handle of APC News Alert...

BREAKING NEWS! Ibrahim Lamorde, the embattled EFCC Chairman has been sacked and Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) appointed to replace him.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance said on Tuesday night that the $2 billion she was alleged to have withdrawn from Excess Crude Account without authorisation was used to pay for fuel subsidy on the instruction of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
She however said the issue was discussed at the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), a statutory body which is chaired by the Minister of State for Finance in which all the states are represented.
The former Minister however said FAAC did not approve the withdrawal.
It will be recalled that Nigerian state governors had after the inauguration of the National Economic Council about two weeks ago accused Okonjo-Iweala of spending $2 billion from the ECA, a pool of funds which belonged to the three tiers of government.
Adams Oshiomole, the governor of Edo state told journalists that there has been a depletion in the funds from $4.1 billion as at November 2014 to $2.1 billion, even when there was no authorisation for any withdrawal from the funds known to state chief executives.
The governors had subsequently set up a committee made up of four of their members to investigate the withdrawals.
“Payments made were used for paying for petroleum subsidies for the Nigerian people and were approved by Mr President,” Iweala said in a statement issued by Paul Nwaibuikwu, her media assistant.
“Therefore there is no question of mismanaging any resources here,” she added
Okonjo-Iweala also said FAAC did not approve such expenditures, but “that all these expenditures were discussed at FAAC meetings attended by Finance Commissioners from the 36 states.”

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance said on Tuesday night that the $2 billion she was alleged to have withdrawn from Excess Crude Account without authorisation was used to pay for fuel subsidy on the instruction of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
She however said the issue was discussed at the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), a statutory body which is chaired by the Minister of State for Finance in which all the states are represented.
The former Minister however said FAAC did not approve the withdrawal.
It will be recalled that Nigerian state governors had after the inauguration of the National Economic Council about two weeks ago accused Okonjo-Iweala of spending $2 billion from the ECA, a pool of funds which belonged to the three tiers of government.
Adams Oshiomole, the governor of Edo state told journalists that there has been a depletion in the funds from $4.1 billion as at November 2014 to $2.1 billion, even when there was no authorisation for any withdrawal from the funds known to state chief executives.
The governors had subsequently set up a committee made up of four of their members to investigate the withdrawals.
“Payments made were used for paying for petroleum subsidies for the Nigerian people and were approved by Mr President,” Iweala said in a statement issued by Paul Nwaibuikwu, her media assistant.
“Therefore there is no question of mismanaging any resources here,” she added
Okonjo-Iweala also said FAAC did not approve such expenditures, but “that all these expenditures were discussed at FAAC meetings attended by Finance Commissioners from the 36 states.”

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance said on Tuesday night that the $2 billion she was alleged to have withdrawn from Excess Crude Account without authorisation was used to pay for fuel subsidy on the instruction of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
She however said the issue was discussed at the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), a statutory body which is chaired by the Minister of State for Finance in which all the states are represented.
The former Minister however said FAAC did not approve the withdrawal.
It will be recalled that Nigerian state governors had after the inauguration of the National Economic Council about two weeks ago accused Okonjo-Iweala of spending $2 billion from the ECA, a pool of funds which belonged to the three tiers of government.
Adams Oshiomole, the governor of Edo state told journalists that there has been a depletion in the funds from $4.1 billion as at November 2014 to $2.1 billion, even when there was no authorisation for any withdrawal from the funds known to state chief executives.
The governors had subsequently set up a committee made up of four of their members to investigate the withdrawals.
“Payments made were used for paying for petroleum subsidies for the Nigerian people and were approved by Mr President,” Iweala said in a statement issued by Paul Nwaibuikwu, her media assistant.
“Therefore there is no question of mismanaging any resources here,” she added
Okonjo-Iweala also said FAAC did not approve such expenditures, but “that all these expenditures were discussed at FAAC meetings attended by Finance Commissioners from the 36 states.”

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance said on Tuesday night that the $2 billion she was alleged to have withdrawn from Excess Crude Account without authorisation was used to pay for fuel subsidy on the instruction of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
She however said the issue was discussed at the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), a statutory body which is chaired by the Minister of State for Finance in which all the states are represented.
The former Minister however said FAAC did not approve the withdrawal.
It will be recalled that Nigerian state governors had after the inauguration of the National Economic Council about two weeks ago accused Okonjo-Iweala of spending $2 billion from the ECA, a pool of funds which belonged to the three tiers of government.
Adams Oshiomole, the governor of Edo state told journalists that there has been a depletion in the funds from $4.1 billion as at November 2014 to $2.1 billion, even when there was no authorisation for any withdrawal from the funds known to state chief executives.
The governors had subsequently set up a committee made up of four of their members to investigate the withdrawals.
“Payments made were used for paying for petroleum subsidies for the Nigerian people and were approved by Mr President,” Iweala said in a statement issued by Paul Nwaibuikwu, her media assistant.
“Therefore there is no question of mismanaging any resources here,” she added
Okonjo-Iweala also said FAAC did not approve such expenditures, but “that all these expenditures were discussed at FAAC meetings attended by Finance Commissioners from the 36 states.”

As at 2007-2009 This was what Nigeria NASS was getting according to RAMFC

vehicle loan N8M

vehicle fuel allowance and maintenance N1.5M

domestic staff N1.5M

entertainment N6007,000

newspaper: N3003,000

yearly housing allowance N4M/senator

senator allowance N6M

reccess allowance N2002,000

Hello House,
Pls I need assistance from IT Gurus here. I have a mandate in the office to install a Proxmox Virtual Environment Machine, on which we can migrate all our physical servers into.

I have installed the Proxmox VE and it's up and running on the network. The issue now is about how to migrate other servers into this virtual envoronent.

We have a server running on Fedora 12, and it has to be moved to this virtual machine; we have other servers running on another promox VE also that need be moved to d new one.

The 1st issue is about how to back up ds servers before migrating them in other to avoid disaster. The second issue is about how to move them. Mind you, I read somewhere that I can do live migration from proxmox server to ds new proxmox server but, I need somebody that have gone through this before to be of assistance.

Hopefully waiting for the ever progressive Nigerian IT server Gurus!

Nazeeboy:
OP understand b4 trying to feed pple with lies. Saraki was telling Nigerians that the chairman of the RMAFC was in his office and they discuss matters. He was giving a hint of what every senator will now be collecting after he had met with the chairman of the RMAFC. Saraki used his verified twitter account to gave that message when the issue of #undressNASS is heating up on twitter.

U are still defending illegality. Nobody is asking for what RFMAC will fix, here. The issue on ground is that 8th NASS will get N9 Billion as allowance to start with, out of which $43 million is alleged to be wardrobe allowance for less than 600 ppu in a nation of 18K minimum wage. Is that what u are defending again? The absurdity is when the oppressed are the ones defending oppressors, It is called bewitchment!