₦airaland Forum

proeast:
I dont blame those that name their dogs buhari because the dullard's IQ is like that of a dog. He is busy chasing shadows while the economy continues on a free fall. What a shame!

Do the needful!

Buffer:
Power to buy and sale government properties without due process

I remember when due process was celebrated as Nigeria’s greatest progress in democracy, now we are going back to 1984 with absolute "emergency" powers

I see Tinubu hand, he can buy anything

Did you read the piece with your eyes open?

emachij89:
NOI said Nigerian govt lacked the political will to save and not just Jona! This govt she was refering to I suppose is primarily made up of the governors forum led by RCA who stormed Aso rock threatening to shut down d govt if the money from excess crude sells were not immidiately shared! Pls let's get d facts. However, reduction in oil price is not basically responsible for d suffering of Nigerians! Was is oil price that jacked up tuition fees of federal govt colleges by 400%? From N20000 to over N80000, shut up electricity tarrif by 45%? Increased bank lending rate in a time of reccession? Banned rice importation without any plan for proper local options? Etc. These are the actual things making Nigerians to suffer!

No disrespect is intended, how old are you please. A range will do.

Darchangel:
chai chai chai, bros u disappoint me big time! from the day subsidy was removed and pump price of fuel, kero and gas increased government saves 58 naira on each litre of fuel bought. now do the maths on how many litres of fuel consumed a day not to talk of months now. I only made this assumption on fuel alone. leave jona out of this!

Saving 58 naira that could have been used to subsidize a litre doesn't mean govt makes a gain of 58 naira per litre.
I know that even with quality education it's difficult to understand that when it's reported govt saves certain amount by avoiding to spend on something such as subsidy, not everyone will understand that the stmnt doesn't mean that govt has such money is a safe. It actually means govt has avoided spending needless money on subsidy.

Similarly, if it's reported a govt has lost N10mn due to security situation in a place for example, it doesn't necessarily mean that the govt lost the money to thieves or criminals. It could just be that the security situation has prevented investments that could have brought additional N10mn to the govt.

Still need further clarifications?

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moonraker:
Good, except your seeing things from one angle... What about the common man on the streets that has sought change for a long time.. pretty sure he or she doesnt hve such luxury as your clear flawed analogy has shown. Again, Nigeria isnt going to change over night, however there are policies that need to be laid down by the government to give hope to the people that elected them that things will eventually change. Frm where i am seated, i dont see that confident booster.

If you need evidence, look at your athletes at the just concluded olympics. Yet, everyone were expecting them to win Gold medals?? shior

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LoveMachine:
You don't get it. I just said he was misquoted. But even If he was misquoted then it's his job or the job of the APC to clear up the misconception. Rochas, Ngige, Umana Umana and Lai should have been front and center to correct the issue.

He gave indications that the amnesty program would end in December 2015 but after the brouhaha he extended it.
https://www.nairaland.com/2344385/niger-delta-amnesty-due-end
http://dailypost.ng/2016/02/16/buhari-extends-niger-delta-amnesty-until-december-2017/

I can understand a situation/action without condoning said situation/action. The gov't has done a poor job with relations in the SE/SS. It should not have come to this but since it has they need to do something to correct the problem. More combat isn't the solution.

I understand you and I agree the PR was woeful. Nevertheless, there can't be any justification for their senseless act.
The amnesty was due to end in 2015 and that's exactly what the president said in his speech. In that same speech, he said the FG will invest heavily on the program but in different dimension.
The amnesty signed was originally meant to end in 2015 my friend.

LoveMachine:
There have been a few faux pas by the APC gov't that have brought us here. The now misquoted and infamous 5% comment. The inaugural speech that addressed the shutdown of the amnesty program. The warrant for Tompolo's arrest and subsequent invasion of his home kingdom of Gbaramatu.

Buhari isn't a politician. He's a military man so he gives directions with the thought process that we are all on the same team. Since he thinks we are all on the same team he expects a certain level of loyalty and good faith. He has good intentions but that's not how the polity works. That's why everyone has been shouting for the need to be carried along.

I'm almost certain there is a group of politicians sponsoring the NDA. But that doesn't change the legitimacy of their beef. There are far too many coincidences to not notice but I see this new round of militancy as something that could have been avoided but greed, evil, lack of opportunity, politics of hate and fear of prison have combined to bring us to where we find ourselves.

Don't find non existing excuses for the terrorists. The president never said the amnesty program was going to be stopped in his inaugural speech. The 5% statement was deliberately quoted out of context.

No need justifying militancy and terrorism.

Love Machine:
Ibrahim zackzacky

I already condemned his detention. It's completely wrong and must be fought by civil society.

Love Machine:
Why keep him in detention when the law says a suspect should be arraigned before 72 hours?

Who is "him"?

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illuminated93:
As the saying goes, The most effective way for a man with a shallow and narrow mind to conceal his narrow mindedness is to be seen not to act . It shouldn't come as a surprise that,people who keep to themselves and who hardly share an opinion are often times respected.
I was once a supporter of buhari,but now I can see through the smokescreen. Prior to the elections,even during campaigns ,candidate buhari hardly spoke,even when he did,he was reading off a paper,and it was all about fighting corruption. I was endeared to this General because he never gave me an opportunity to assess his intellectual capacity,reason being he hardly spoke,he always kept to himself and always spoke about how the country is being looted,which in every sense is true!
The 1st scenario that provided the opportunity to assess buhari was the appointment of ministers
Nigerians can attest to the suspense that engulfed the nation as a result of buhari's delay in selecting his ministers. Buhari managed to draw the attention of every nigerian even the intellectuals to the drama of his delay in appointing ministers. Everyone believed change has indeed come,we all believed buhari was taking his time to select the best nigerians hiding under the sun,and as such,he should be commended for taking his time in scrutinizing various persons. On 29th September 2015,the 1st batch of ministerial appointments consisting of 21 names was submitted to the national assembly. Never in the history of this country has the activity of ministerial appointment generated such a drama. On 12 October 2015,2nd list was submitted to the senate.
[b]came the time for the list to be made public,we saw names like Rotimi Amaechi,Audu Ogbeh,Chris Ngige,Ibrahim Ismail Jubrin,Kayode Fayemi. I had to avoid other names so as not to feed into the narrative of the tribal bigots. These names are sure not the technocrats Nigerians were hoping for.
The case of President Buhari is a classic example on how a narrow minded individual can manage to convince the majority and even the intellectuals that he's the most gifted or among the most gifted humans available,simply by not taking any action,that way he creates a mystery around himself just by concealing his thoughts, this automatically fills the minds of his audience with suspense. We all know the effects of suspense. But the thing is,the moment such an individual is allowed to make a decision,he's easily seen for what he truly is, a man with a shallow mind. We can see Buhari for who he truly is through the decision he makes everyday or simply put, his policy somersaults as seen in his :ministerial appointments,inconsistent foreign exchange policies, mediocre decision not to investigate the budget padding scam because his guys are involved,and a few others.
If there is one thing I have come to understand about Buhari,its the fact that he wants this country to improve,but truth is,he's not the one to bring the ground breaking improvements or a positive change needed. Buhari lacks the elements and intellectual capacity to effect a long lasting positive change on this country even if he wishes to,but he has his limits.
As the saying goes,you can't give what you don't have. A man lacking in wisdom can only offer the wisdom of another wise man,will buhari take to the advice of other wise men?[/b]

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Trashy trash.

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Jirate:
How many times were you able to eat a day Before and how many now? That is what matters most not these false photos you posted here.

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Love Machine:
Buhari who want to reintroduced the War against indiscipline(WAI),that he was known for as a former military dictator is even the most indiscipline elder in Nigeria.There were some court ruling and human rights abuses level against him and his appointees that he has refused to obey.Here are the list below.
1.Nnamdi kanu.The court ruled that Nnamdi kanu be release like every other suspects pending determination of trial.Up till now,he has been kept behind bar over a trump up charges.

Dilector Kanu was granted bail on a different charge bordering on illegally entering Nigeria and belonging to a secessionist group. He was promptly re-arrested and charged for treason to which no court has granted him bail till date.

Bring your evidence Kanu was granted bail for treason offence.

2.Ibrahim El zackzacky;Though his followers attacked the coas,Buratai convoy.None of his his army was hurt,but the Shiite leader was seriously injured and detain.Several of his followers were secretly killed and buried in a mass grave by Buhari's army.Despite several call for his release by civil right group,the president has refused to release him.

I do not support the continued detention of this man but this case has not even made it to court let alone talking of bail or disobeying courts.

Na PDP's style of stealing our yams help Nigeria?

corperdonga:
When will APC face governance so that we can enjoy dividends of democracy. Bad news everywhere. I wonder the next set of lies that will line their campaign come 2019.

Relocate or renounce your citizenship.

Just an advice.

The Ineffectual Buffoon himself!

... the oil, financial and economic professionals who weighed in and spoke to the issues involved.
For Dolapo Oni, Head of Energy Research, Ecobank Capital, the move must have been informed by the need to reduce the reliance on the Niger Delta with a view to reducing the country’s vulnerability to attacks in the region. Good as it is, the ideal model, he says, should have been a concession, emphasising that NNPC could gather data and allow companies to do their own search. But, he continued, it may not be the best of times if we are dedicating the NNPC’s scarce resources to going beyond the 2D and 3D.”

Abdullahi Bukar of Uquo Gas Field Development described the renewed efforts towards exploring for oil in the Benue Trough and Chad Basin as a very good development, hoping that ”a well-thought-out policy will be put in place because anything that will increase Nigeria’s oil and gas reserves is very welcome.”

To Johnson Chukwu, CEO, Cowry Asset Management Limited, “the effort to diversify the nation’s oil and gas production is a good move, depending on the level of resources being committed to it.”

“This is one development agenda that may have economic benefits for the nation. I have been somewhat involved in my time in oil and gas exploration in Nigeria, including the Chad Basin. Let me say first, of all, that this directive is within the president’s powers and may be applauded if those who will implement it would use their best business judgment to determine what steps to take and how far to go to achieve the goal.

The above submissions were by four different professionals in the field of oil, finance and economy. They all cannot be wrong at the same time.

The meaning of diversification of the economy, despite largely referring to looking for other money-making ventures for the state, cannot exclude looking for oil in other regions with prospects for it. Lagos now has oil and Lagos citizens/residents are happy about it despite that the state can survive without oil. Having more and diverse revenue sources should not be a source of anger for anyone meaning well for Nigeria.

If the NDscAvengers and other destructive lazy militants in the Niger Delta Region were not so provocative and senseless in their destruction, perhaps looking for oil in the Chad Basin region will not be a priority of PMB.

Lastly, those who encourage and support the militants in their destructive acts lack the moral right to blame the government for looking for oil elsewhere irrespective of what it commits in that pursuit. You cannot push one to the wall and still turn around to blame him for his reaction. Things don't work like that.

GEJ was rightly named the Ineffectual Buffoon.

Abagworo:
They shall wail for 16 years.

Amen and amen!

They're terrorists in my books.

Anyone but PDP!

So, Obaseki wins it. Only people with backwardness as their portion will vote PDP in Edo state.

LoveMachine:
You've missed my point because you want to argue. Militancy and aggression from the armed forces is futile. Physical confrontation is only a lasting resolution if genocide is the goal. Any survivors will have animosity.

What needs to occur is legit development and honest negotiations.

I'm not talking about Dasukigate. Im talking about the Niger Delta that feeds the national coffers and yet suffers. I'm talking about the people who have crude in their streams but no PMS at their pumps. If they even have gas stations.

A people who have been pushed to the wall will behave in ways that the next man could never fathom. I'm praying for peace because they are not playing any games in the creeks. People come online and spout off jokes as if these guys haven't already dented our yearly revenue. It can get downright tragic if they so choose. Diplomacy is the best way forward for all.

Gov't must set pride aside and make it right. All the tough talk is useless.

If I may ask, what prompted this latest round of vandalism and terrorism?
Was there any provocation from the govt?
Were any reasonable steps employed by the militants and rebuffed by the govt before this latest madness?

Darchangel:
government doesn't subsidize anymore so we now pay thereby allowing it save more money to be channeled back to the economy. na olodo dey first go skul. Dolt!

From which money to save nah? The money Ineffectual Buffoon stole and allowed to be shared among other goats?

damola311:
your response sounds like passingshot own, like you are Same Person?..... You didn't answer my question, so they were right to share the money put you are putting blame on GEJ?..... I see

I'm PassingShot. My response perfectly answered you and even provided more.

Darchangel:
oga since then, fuel price has been increased greatly, kerosene, cooking gas, import duties, electricity tariff, tax and you still come up with lame excuses like this? i'm sure the money generated daily from these increments can be channeled and used for capital projects or injected into the economy. if this is the explanation you can come up with then you are still living in delusion. what about the wrong economic and monetary policies that is messing up the country now. if you want to sit back and live a life of blame then do so. as for me these guys came waving their witches wand and brooms, promising miracles, that's what I expect from them. Nothing less!

You're empty. All the increases you refer to are a result of govt not subsidizing those products any longer. Go get quality education.

Rapmoney:
This is one of the MOST SENSELESS analysis I have ever seen on this forum! Next pls! We have heard this countless times!!!

How was the socio-economic condition of the United States before Obama became president? If you don't know, it was a disappointment! Did he rely on the usual blame game with George Bush's administration? NO!!! When you call a technician to fix ur gadget, you don't expect him to start quarreling with the technician that worked on it before because u have paid him to fix it! It's very simple. This government, like the previous ones, is nothing but scam!!!

It took Obama more than 1.5 years to turn around USA economy he inherited. And that's an economy with functioning institutions and huge manufacturing companies. In fact USA is a producing economy and not a consuming one as our.

You no sabi book at all.

damola311:
I love your outlines.... can you please answer this question....

Did Last administration save or not?

who were those that pressurized the presidency of last administration to spend or disburse the savings?

An administration that inherited N47 bn in reserves but left it at just over N20 bn despite earning more than expected cannot be said to save anything.

The one shared was the Excess Crude Account (ECA) which was about N25 bn (?). The governors were very correct to insist on sharing it since they realized the presidency was already dipping its hands in the money without their knowledge. The money belonged to the states and the FG. The question should be "what did FG do with its own share of that money?"

Just google NOI's take on GEJ lacking the political will to save. As she put it "GEJ had zero will to save".

jamesibor:
Stay there and be deceiving yourself when America secretly paid Iran $400m and not too long ago exchanged Taliban fighters with an American hostage.

Negotiation is all about give and take. Government has no choice but to concede some grounds to them.

Some grounds like what and what?

Releasing Dasuki and Kanu?

Or discontinue the corruption cases against some of their sponsors?

globe16:
havent they already grounded the country? what did the incompetent government do?

No, they've not grounded Nigeria. If anything, they've only brought pains, sorrows and destruction to some innocent persons and communities.

TonyeBarcanista:
I am not in support of negotiating with terrorists whether NDA, Boko Haram or herdsmen.

The government must NOT concede anything irresponsible to them... let heaven fall



waiting for the October 1 independence declaration.

As long as NOTHING is conceded to them, I don't mind govt negotiating with them based on improving the Niger Delta region.

They would be stupid to think they can ground the country because of their unwholesome activities. Nigeria has survived far worse circumstances and we will survive this particular one too.

What has changed to inform this new turn of events?

Has the govt released Kanu unconditionally?

Has fg dropped charges against Tompolo and others alleged of corruption?

Has Dasuki, Akpobolokemi and others been released?

Nonsense!

Why not continue to cut your nose in order to spite your face?
You just started blowing up pipelines and oil installations without any provokation and you expect the govt to give in to your blackmailing? PMB will be a fool to do that.

Sadiq is too immature. In fact this team is not worth named the dream team.

LORDOFAFONJAS:
she has been saved, Jega laid the foundation courtesy of GEJ, this new inec ediot got no excuse to fail rather he needs to consolidate on the legacy JEGA left. Beremx has seen the light.

So Jega did very well! How come you children of hate and anger were cursing and abusing him then?

Losers!