₦airaland Forum

BluntCrazeMan:
Source:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/inec-explains-refusal-to-accept-admittance-of-documents-in-evidence/

**My Own Submissions On This Very Issue..**

Inside the LP’s PETITION,, I could clearly read where they specifically mentioned ELEVEN STATES, and then went ahead to write “AND OTHER STATES”


LP had produced the results in the mentioned 11 states,, and proceeded to continue to produce the results in some “OTHER” additional 7 States, making it a total of 18 States in all..

How can the INEC be expecting Peter Obi to tender only the STATE-LEVEL Collated Results for the States they were disputing, without him tendering all the Polling-unit Results, and all Wards Collated Results, and all the LGAs Collated Results of all the States he intended to dispute..??

How could the INEC be expecting them to present some LGAs inside any state which they are disputing, and then leave out some other LGAs,, yet they were supposed to be disputing the results in the whole of the mentioned states, and including “other states”?


For the Fact that he wrote “And Other States” inside his petition,, he is at liberty to dispute the whole if the 36 States and the FCT...
Thus, the 11 mentioned states are sacrosanct..
Any other states he added are at his choice.

Wrong position. What’s the difference between 11 states and “other states”? Tell us the difference. Is it meant to confuse the judges as regards the remit of their dispute?

Burruchaga71:
Agreed 100%.
But he lost in his state of origin Osun and Lagos State where he governed for good eight years and FCT.

So therefore he is no body in today's politics.

Imagine the headless mob talking that his president is nobody in politics?

SIRTee15:
Are u a medical doctor? if not, there's no need wasting my time on this with u.
But I will advise u to be careful about making claims u cant defend.
u can ask drlateef about his own experience, it wasnt funny.

What was not funny. I found you people crazy, denying facts of embryology. I can’t even believe bringing myself so low as to be discussing embryology with nitwits.

Agadinaagwuofe:
The bolded is not true Mr Man, court can void and also award votes at least Uzodimma case is recent. PO can be awarded the votes he claims if the court finds it authentic, and in that regards no rerun, INEC can be mandated to issue him certificate of return. I am not saying that will happen but yes it is legally possible so stop painting impossible scenerio you are not conversant and calling it FACTS

Award which votes? Do you think in all honesty that Obi was shortchanged in any state apart from Rivers? And do you think Obi will not be exposed in southeast? Someone said Tinubu did not make request to examine southeast votes. They forgot that Tinubu has a counter petition to be heard.

luskysylver:
and u that read politics and can play politics can not even win class rep position if to be elected.

Interestingly I was class rep of my class for 7 good years. And it was a popular acclamation. Obi could never match my popularity.

danijesus:
was that why he stole Obi's mandate

Obi has no mandate in the first place. He is a joker!!! He doesn’t know how to play politics.

Maryloveth:
Funny enough INEC that's suppose to be an independent body is objecting to their own signed result sheets right in court

Nigeria is not a serious country.

Have you heard why they objected? That is the first thing a sane mind will do.

Burruchaga71:
Tinubu messed with the wrong guy.
I swear..

Obi was still in school doing standard 6 when Tinubu started politics.

IamV:
We can see documents in boxes tagged Oyo, Edo, Lagos, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa and other States.

How long it's going to take today, we don't know, but it's definitely going to be an interesting ride.

So they finally paid fees to obtain CTC? Yeye people!!!

adenigga:
•Refineries’ production, input costs will raise price to current level – Kyari

•NNPCL says 1.8 billion litres petrol available, queues won’t exceed Saturday

•Reps demand relief, palliatives for Nigerians, want oil swap deal suspended

The local production of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, by Dangote Refinery, Port Harcourt Refining Company and others in Nigeria is not going to change the pump price of the commodity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said.

The NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, who disclosed this during an interview on Arise television in Abuja on Thursday, stressed that the notion that petrol prices would reduce once the country starts domestic production was false.

Kyari confirmed that the Dangote Refinery, which was inaugurated on May 22, 2023, by former President Muhammadu Buhari, would start pushing out products by the end of July and early August.

He also stated that the Port Harcourt Refinery would be delivered by the end of the year, adding that the facility was expected to further boost local production of petrol.

But Kyari declared that despite the volume of petrol being expected from these facilities, the cost of the commodity would not reduce, regardless of the fact that the product was produced locally.

“There is a notion that if the product is processed locally, prices will reduce. Let me make it clear that it is not going to change anything. If you produce locally, the refineries will also input the cost of production and other things and it will be sold at the current price.

“There will also be no subsidy when local production starts because there is no cash-to-back subsidy, this country no longer has the resources to continue with subsidy,” Kyari stated.

Fuel queues
Speaking on when the fuel queues being witnessed across the country would clear, during another interview on Channels TV, the NNPCL boss said the queues would not exceed Saturday.

“I don’t see it staying beyond another day or two, maximum. It can actually be on Saturday. We have supplies. The key trouble with the PMS system is supply, but I have supplies.

“There are over 810 million litres of PMS in depots, tanks and fuel stations across the country, so you don’t have the problem of transferring those from marine to land, you already have them on the ground,” he stated.

He validated the PMS pricing document for various states that trended on Wednesday on the internet, stating that the document was from the NNPCL.

“You have seen a document in the space out there. Every company does this. It is a marketing document. It was not a price announcing document, every company keeps this record and adjusts it appropriately on the basis of changing conditions in the market.

“So what you saw was just an internal company document that found its way into the internet. It is an NNPC document but it was not intended to be an announcement and is not an announcement, because it can change the next day,” Kyari stated.

On whether there was enough product in-country, he said, “Today I have 1.8 billion litres of PMS and that means that if we don’t do anything, I’ll have sufficient fuel for the next 30 days in my hands.

Kyari explained that the company had over 800 million litres of petrol on land, stored in filling stations, tank farms and depots, while its total stock for both marine and land stood at about 1.8 billion litres.

“But, of course, the way we supply is not this way, so we maintain this level of supply consistently. That means you will see the arrival of products every day so that you continue to maintain that level of safety.”

‘Subsidy not realistic’
Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, at the party secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, Kyari revealed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu had concluded arrangements to have one of the four refineries repaired and operating at an optimal level before the end of the year.

The NNPCL boss argued that it was no longer justifiable to continue subsidising the commodity given the high opportunity cost the Federal Government was suffering from funding it.

Kyari, who was received by the APC chairman and members of the National Working Committee at about 12.30 pm, confessed that the country could no longer sustain the expensive subsidy regime.

According to him, over 38 per cent of the total fuel distributed in the country was consumed by Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Rivers.

Kyari explained that following the hike in pump price and the resultant effect on commercial fare, the president was working out some palliative measures to ease the pains of Nigerians.

He also added that there was an ongoing process of rehabilitation to ensure one of the refineries was ready this year.

Kyari lamented that despite its N2.8tn indebtedness to the NNPCL, the Federal Government had yet to release funds for 2022 and 2023 subsidies.

He said, “There was a subsidy in 2022 but in 2023, not a single naira was provided for the purpose. And ultimately while we held back our fiscal obligations, we still have a net balance of over N2.8tn that the federation should have given back to the NNPC.

‘’For any company, when you have negative N2.8tn, there is no company in the whole of Africa that will lend to you. You cannot have receivables. The provision of subsidy is there but absolutely there is no funding for it. It means it is only on paper. It doesn’t exist.

“We can no longer bear it. If we continue, we will run into defaults and the default of NNPC is the default of Nigeria. Once NNPC goes into default and liquidity, it affects every borrowing done by the country, even the sub-nationals. Your lenders will come back to you and say your country can no longer pay.

‘’The only way you can stop this is to stop this conversation around subsidy. It is why Mr President announced that the subsidy is gone. In 24 hours, the bond market appreciated. It is nothing else other than the statement around subsidy and balancing of the apex market. These two elements are a major concern for every investor all over the world. Every partner that we have is worried about.’’

Inflation expected
Kyari acknowledged that the price increase would trigger inflation, noting that the market forces would determine what happens subsequently.

He noted, “Before today, the average subsidy level was N400bn every month. There is nothing anybody can do about it. There is this common argument that the masses will suffer. I agree that once you increase prices of this proportion, as it has happened, it will have an impact on inflation. There is no doubt about it. The market determines what happens next. Even inflation in many countries goes up when you have economic indices become difficult.

“Mr President’s target is to have seven per cent growth of GDP. You cannot have it if you have this disruption in your demands and consumption pattern. Very many of us here have at least two cars in our houses including myself. When you buy fuel of 100 litres in an SUV, you are literally subsidising three litres with N100 for all of us.

‘’Even the consumption itself is clearly skewed in locations and states where the level of economic activities are higher than the others. It is very understandable and that is why people can afford it in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kano. So over 38 per cent of the total fuel distributed in this country ends up in these places. All the other parts of the country suffer for it and you can see the relativity.’’

Kyari submitted that the price at which petrol was being sold now is the current market price of the commodity.

‘’The price you are seeing today at our stations is the current market price of the commodity and what this means is that prices in the market can go down at any time and the market will adjust itself. The beauty of this is that there will be a new entrance because oil marketing companies now will want to invest, they have been reluctant to come in because of the subsidy,’’ he stated.

With the latest development, the NNPCL chief said the market would regulate itself, adding that oil marketing companies could now import products or buy locally-produced ones and take them into the market and sell at commercial prices.

He added, ‘’You would see competition even with NNPCL, and by law, the company can’t do more than 30 per cent of the market going forward. So competition will surely come in and definitely, the market will regulate the price itself. It is an instantaneous price and in two weeks, you will see the adjustment that is happening in many jurisdictions.

‘’But ultimately, you would see changes in price downwards and that is very likely. Efficiency will come in and every lacuna in the sector will be taken out because of the new situation.

‘’The current price is not fixed and will surely change and we did it to announce various prices depending on our cost by location and by the realities around us knowing full well that the NNPCL is the single supplier of the market today and we are seeing that exit coming very quickly. There will be no monopoly and we will not continue to be the only supplier.’’

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to end subsidies on not just petrol but all petroleum products.

The House, however, urged the government to roll out palliatives and other measures to cushion the effects of the removal of the PMS subsidy on Nigerians.

These were part of the recommendations by the House Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy Regime in Nigeria, which the lawmakers considered as a Committee of the Whole and adopted in plenary on Thursday.

Chairman of the committee, Ibrahim Aliyu, had laid the report, 11 months after the task was assigned to the panel.

The committee recommended that “the Federal Government should remove subsidies on all petroleum products.”

It also recommended that “the Federal Government should immediately design measures and palliatives to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal for Nigerians, effective from this year 2023, through the provision and procurement of Compressed Natural Gas buses as an alternative transport system with cheaper fuel consumption.”

The panel also said the government should introduce intermodal, regional and national transport systems to ease the mass movement of people across the country.

In addition, the committee recommended that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission should issue stricter and most appropriate regulations as provided in the Petroleum Industry Act to ensure that Nigerians were not short-changed through profiteering.

The lawmakers equally said the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation Committee should lead a reconciliation meeting between the NNPCL, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Joint Venture Contracts and the NMDPRC on the utilisation of their crude entitlements.

The report partly read, “With the total deregulation of the sector, all the agencies involved in crude lifting/security should have a representative with the Nigeria Navy as a lead agency to physically assess and document daily crude production and lifting;

Oil swap
“The committee also recommends that the Federal Government should, as a matter of urgency, liaise with the National Assembly to fashion out critical areas of economic development, in which the additional revenue from the proposed subsidy removal will be appropriately utilised.

“A further investigation, through a forensic audit by the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation, be made to ascertain whether the N413bn borrowed from the Central Bank of Nigeria for subsidy payments was refunded after the passage and assent of the 2015 budget as earlier approved by the President and the report of the Auditor General to be submitted to the House for further legislative action.

“With the subsidy removal, the Federal Government should forthwith suspend all Direct Sales Direct Purchase (oil swap) contracts. NNPCL should act by the provision of the PIA to ensure that the country is not sub-changed in both production, lifting and sales of crude.

The committee further recommended that the Nigeria Customs Service and the Weight and Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment be equipped to ascertain the actual daily crude oil lifting from the country for proper checks and balances.

Another recommendation was that the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Act, 2007, be amended by the National Assembly to be in tune with global best practices.

The panel further recommended that the National Assembly, especially the House standing or ad hoc committees in the 10th Assembly be saddled with such responsibility to conduct “a full-scale investigation on the defaulting oil companies and MDAs that have not met the expectations of the committee to ascertain their level of involvement or otherwise and further protect the commonwealth of the country.”

The House on June 29, 2022, resolved to investigate payments for subsidy on petroleum products, especially petrol, under the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, had set up the panel whose probe covered 2017 to 2021, with the mandate to report back to the House within eight weeks for further legislative action.

The probe was based on a motion titled, ‘Need to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy Regime in Nigeria from 2017 to 2021,’ which was unanimously adopted after it was moved at plenary by a member of the House, Sergius Ogun.

In a related development, the Nigeria Labour Congress has dismissed reports that it would embark on a nationwide protest against the increase in the pump price of petrol.

In a statement on Thursday, signed by its head of information, Benson Upiah, the congress noted that it would keep the public abreast of its moves.

The union had demanded the reversal of the fuel pump price while a meeting between the labour leaders and the FG deadlocked on Wednesday.

But clarifying its position following speculations about its next move, the congress said, “In as much as we are outraged by this mindless price increase which is intended to bring untold hardship to ordinary Nigerians, we have no plan to start any action tomorrow (today).

“What we do have for now are organ meetings slated for tomorrow, Friday, June 2nd, 2023 to deliberate on the price issue. We promise to keep Nigerians informed on our next line of action after our meetings.’’

In reaction to the fuel price hike, the Edo Civil Society Organisations on Thursday blocked a section of the Benin/Lagos highway in protest against the subsidy removal.

The protest, which was held at different locations in the state, obstructed vehicular movements forcing commuters to trek long distances.

Source: https://punchng.com/Dangote-PH-refineries-others-wont-change-fuel-price-NNPCL

I don’t agree with this man. He is trying to make refineries earn excessive profits. What about the cost of shipping which is no more there? What about the exchange rate which makes it more expensive?

Parachoko:
He has no case

Especially when he was the only one who witnessed the incident. No other parties complained. He is a bloody liar. How could they manipulate BVAS. He has no video or audio evidence. Confirmed liar.

Hambivert:
One man was selected, depression ceased the nation, citizens were raging, hell was to be let loose...but another man appeared and said "peace be still, remain calm" and everywhere was calm.
It does not matter what the media reports, righteousness and justice shall prevail on this very case because we know that "Saul shall come before David" (Paul Adefarasin), but eventually, David shall come.
Even if you are not a Christian or a religious person, it is still good to read the Bible even as a literary text. It is like life's manual.

You are wasting your time. The man chosen by God has won and is installed. You can continue drawing lessons from your bible for another 8 years.

Fuckingmallam45:
In as much as I rigorously campaigned for Tinubu. About the remover of fuel subsidy, I don't support it. Of course, Subsidy removal in actual sense is good and would encourage open or competitive market. But what are the things that have been put in place, for the betterment of the people? the minimum wages is 30,000#, how can a common man cope with such a salary? Some people are earning 15,000# as salaries, inside they are going to transport, feed and so on, how can they cope? What are the alternative?, did you put the masses in consideration before making the decisions?
As a leader, the people should be your utmost priority, before any other things.

How can you put things in place when there is no money to do that? It is the money removed from subsidy that will be used to put things in place.

Saintinoo:
You see how daft you guys thinking is, how is gubernatorial and HoA elections now a parameter in measuring who won an election.

An slowpoke calling others daft. It is a strong perception of how your losing candidate is measured with regards to votes cast. Except a neophyte like you, most people know that.

UptownVibes:
Look at you who is enlightened A formal drug lord ,whose real age is unknown.Someone who allowed rigging in the election that brought him in(if you doubt this ask Wike) He spent billions of dollars to make himself president. You want want his government to be corruption free? You are a clown..

You sound like Obingo, we have a dam for you to weep your sorrow in it. We ain’t care nothing about headless mob.

ikpumbe:
Lol. The calamity has already started with you guys, shebi they are fighting at ogun state fuel station.
Oponu

Shut up and answer the prayer!!! Every educated and enlightened person in Nigeria agree thats the right thing to do. Didirin afofun like you will be gloating because of the tight measure to redress a cankerworm of many years. Saboteurs are milking Nigeria dry and boffoon like you knows not what’s happening.

UptownVibes:
So he will crush the navy and army right? You’re guys are just comedians or probably naive

Please shut up if you are ignorant!!! The nature of the leader determines what those followers will do.

ikpumbe:
Charge your phone well.
Sub more

You have 8yrs to defend calamity

Calamity in your own area, but prosperity in our own area. Say amen!!!

Tinubu is not Buhari who goes to sleep after giving orders. He follows up. He breathes down their neck. That’s the difference.

Nightwolf1:
One senator? Be like say foolishness get permanent abode in your cranium 🙆

Try get small sense before you transfer same stupidity to your kids. At least stop believing your own lies.

Oya 6 senators out of 109 senators and 34 reps out 360 members. No be juju be dat?

zubby4567:
Stupid fellows ..U should go to black market

It had crashed ftom 780 to 760 within 2 days.

Only one governor to show for Obi and less than 20 reps and 1 senator. And he wants to prove that he won general election. No be juju be dat?

tommykiwi:
Did it now reduce the price of fuel?

Shut up!!! No gains without pains.

Redoil:
Tinubu once opposed subsidy removal during GEJ administration when cost of living was relatively cheap. His party is in government for the past eight years and they didn't build any refinery. The masses will suffer it the more now his party has removed subsidy in the midst of suffering.
'
Same way when the past regime of President Goodluck Jonathan wanted to remove and rid Nigeria of this economic monster 13 years ago, but all you demons in the APC vehemently opposed him only to perpetuate the same fraudulent fuel subsidy then lied of removing it again and again. Bunch of fucktards and retards.

and as for you posting this clip carry your broom go filling station and shout emilokan and see the amount of biscuit that will fill your jerrycan

You can’t score any point here. There’s no wise economist who will tell you that subsidy must be kept for the corrupt people who benefit most from it. Only a courageous government can do what Tinubu is doing. And this is the best time to do it, when he has just entered government. So that he correct many things without fear of losing election.

Biafra or death!!! We said it!! If they lose, they will return to Biafra or death slogan. You can’t force anyone on the rest of Nigeria. The earlier they realised that the longer they live. Otherwise they will die of high blood pressure.

inoki247:
Lol una wan start again....


All this people without principle Political Prostitute....

Just like Peter Obi and Atiku. All are prostitutes, except Tinubu.

tito44:
Two idiots

Tinubu's government shall fail woefully that even urchîns and their families will gnash their teeth in agony and pains.

He who wishes evil and sorrow for Nigeria shall meet evil and sorrow.

plaindealer:
Dude is ignorant and unintelligent, he's a common troll and he'll troll you to death if you let him

Don't feed the troll.

I can see that. That’s why I stopped answering him😁😁😁

GoodCane:
Damn!

Time for nosa to cash out massively and eat from the national treasure. I'm yet to get answers concerning this question "How much are Yorubas and Tinubu's supporters buying fuel?

How much will they buy it if Peter Obi removed subsidy as he promised?

lexy2014:
which "hundreds of thousands of employees" does Dangote employ? how did you come by that figure?

In my questions I didnt ask you about Dangote so why is your response specifically about dangote? you claimed that "The private sector is owned by wealthiest, and they are the largest employers of labour". those were you exact words. is the private sector the same thing as dangote?

you said "they are the largest employers of labour". they means plural and dangote is singular. hence my question "How many employees are under the employ of these wealthiest nigerians?"

If "The private sector is owned by wealthiest, and they are the largest employers of labour", how does their linning up behind Tinubu move nigeria forward?

You are not making any sense. Go back to classroom if you don’t know how private sector drive economy and provide employment.

GeneralPula:
SMH..

You just expose yourself not to understand a damn thing here..

No be headless mob? Ignore them!!!

kekakuz:
My first daughter happens to live with her mum and i only get to see her Like once a week or less.

I have noticed that when ever she talks to me on phone, she talks like an adult. She says things only an experienced person would say.for example, she called me to buy 3 cakes for her birthday and I questioned why.

She said because the last time I bought her cake was for her 1st birthday and I have to buy for all the years I did not buy.recently, I asked her who is God and she said God is a spirit that lives in heaven and is on the water and he created everything from the the water.

Even though this sounds incoherent and funny, I don't expect such answer from a 4 years old girl.

Today, I called her to myself and ask her what of her mum and she answered "which one" I was shocked .

I proceeded to ask her how many mum does she have and she said "my mum dies long time ago and this one is her second mum" I was shocked to the bone.

So I separated her from her siblings and asked deeper questions even tho I didn't want her to feel scared. She also told me she had 2 othere siblings and called their names. Told me where she lived before and this is where I stopped.

I have always wanted to belive In Reincarnation and this is proof before my very eyes .

Guys what do you think and how do I handle this

What she told you about God may seem incoherent to you. But based on islamic teaching she is 100% correct.