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Trust? Nobody trusts anybody in Nigeria.

Imo, we should sell off our votes to whoever offers the better deal.

Whether we are trusted or not, the SW shall be the kingmaker in this upcoming election.

jason123:
. . . . . . . Another wasted 4 years and the continuation of the "mornachy". Do you not sense this as a way to deny igbos any political power Can you still remember the Shagari and Ekueme's* era That is why I just cannot stop laughing at people like Onlytruth. There is a saying, " Once bitten, twice shy" but I guess that does not work in their dictionary ( no offence to the igbos).

I wasn't alive during Shagari, so don't know much about that time. And honestly I don't care if Igbos get political power or not.

Anyway, if GEJ fixes power in Nigeria and stops the antagonistic attitude of the FG towards Lagos (in particular provides more money towards developing it), then I'll support him.

I dunno what GEJs problem is. Didn't he see the #s Jega pulled out?  He needs to start hunting for votes, fast. . . not saying all this "rascal" nonsense. Those rascals are likely his only path towards the presidency.

jason123:
I saw this late.

I definitely see things from Beaf's point of view. I mean, I was part of the "GEJ's supporters club" until he started disappointing me CONSTANTLY. Now, why should I support such man? Is it because he is my ethnic neighbour? or because he is going to fix Nigeria? I always take Nigeria first before anything and I have nothing to lose if GEJ becomes the president, in fact, it is the opposite   . But the thing is, my conscience does not allow me to just close my eyes and see Nigerians walk into another PDP trap.

Hrm. The PDP has changed dramatically, has it not? It has lost the SW, will likely lose the NW, NE and chunks of the NC.

I'm starting to think that the days of the old, centralist PDP are no more.

I dunno man. I'm pretty conflicted on this issue.

Anyway, what is the worst that can happen if GEJ becomes president?

Sometimes ya'll depress the hell out of me. That some dude decides to invest in Ghana => Nigeria is dying

Maybe he just found a nice opportunity there. It isn't like he has sold off all he owns in Nigeria and moved it all to Ghana, is it?

jason123:
@ Eku-bear
I am waiting . . . . . . . .

It is a good question. I don't necessarily agree that GEJ can do it. In part because he seems very gaffe prone. And practically speaking, he isn't going to get the job done unless he co-opts the SW (or NW, which seems impossible.)

I dunno man. I'm not saying I agree with Beaf. But I understand his perspective.

Eziachi:
Yoruba party usually comes with two alphabets, unlike ACN with three.

This made me laugh, for some reason You are kind of right, though.

double

What does corruption to do with lack of funds? Give me as much cash per capita as Rivers and I'll send every student in Lagos, nay, the entire SW to wonderful schools.

Issue is a lack of money.

No money => no progress

Chyz*:
Could this be a metaphor for "I'm going to make nigeria disintegrate"?

That is probably the only way to end tribalism, lol.

The Abacha years = bad times

I'm glad that they are over.

X-factoria:
Don't mind some silly pro-Tinubu posters here. I am Yoruba and I hate (note I didn't say dislike) Tinubu with a passion. How can we Yorubas even elevate a certificate forger and a drug baron to be our spokesman?? I believe GEJ was rightly referring to Tinubu when he made the "rascal" statement.

I dare to say GEJ is right about Tinubu being a rascal. The over-indulgence of the guy (Tinubu) in South West is the reason why he can open his big mouth to yarn dust as if he is speaking for all of us. Nonsense!

Tinubu is needed at this point in time. You need men like him in the jungle called Nigeria. Isn't pro or anti, just an issue of necessity.

I don't like the guy at all, but he is needed.

^--- Solar electricity is @ss expensive, dude. If they can afford to generate electricity that way, more power to them.

Me, I'd rather pay as little for electricity as possible.

Rivers is a very rich state, especially on a per capita basis. So obviously there are more resources there for development of schools.

This thread. . . hilarious!

People raise some good points. It IS going to be a concern if these leaders piss away the money, again. Doesn't make much sense to cry of gov't oppression, marginalization, etc when it is your own leaders oppressing you and stealing your cash.

This pretty much has to be a put up or shut up thing. Either those communities spend the money wisely, or they sit down and shut up.

Tinubu and Buhari if they got their act together could indeed kick out GEJ. They don't seem interested in working together, though.

^-- You only like him because you are an Ife man. He is always causing problems 

Sounds like a phenomenal bill. Money for the oil communities, reduction of gas flaring, development of natural gas, increased electricity, and more fertilizer. Is there any downside to this?

The oil producing communities in the country will get about $1.1bn (N165bn) direct dividend payment from crude oil sales as soon as the Petroleum Industry Bill is passed.


According to the Special Adviser to the President on Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah, the planned dividend payment to the oil communities is contained in the yet-to-be-passed PIB.


Egbogah, who spoke at the Nigeria Oil and Gas 2011 conference in Abuja, also reiterated that the PIB would soon be passed.


The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who also spoke at the event, said that the adoption of the PIB would ensure that Nigeria became part of the global league of countries with the most forward looking petroleum laws.


“The upstream will have a new acreage management system in place with robust gas fiscal terms, while incentives will be available for the small fields. Basically, a fair share of value will be allocated to the huge resources available in Nigeria, which will also drive significant growth of the domestic power sector,” she said.


On domestic gas supply, the minister, who was represented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, said that the Federal Government would ensure that gas supply projections, which currently indicated the attainment of 13 billion standard cubic feet per day by 2015 (with five billion scf/d into the domestic market), became a reality.


Alison-Madueke said Nigeria had very large reserves of low-cost gas and an enormous need for power generation.


She said, “Without rapid development of the power sector and gas-based industries such as fertiliser, methanol and petrochemicals, on the basis of cheap natural gas, the nation will not achieve its full economic potential.


“The PIB proposes a new comprehensive strategy to deal with these issues, which consist of the following key provisions: attractive fiscal terms for the production of gas and condensate through royalties, which are capped at 12.5 per cent, and substantial production allowances on the Nigerian hydrocarbon tax, which creates an overall government’s take of about 65 per cent.”


According to her, the bill also proposes the application of new fiscal terms to new projects that eliminate gas flaring or develop deeper gas reservoirs and “a comprehensive gas pricing framework with substantially higher domestic gas prices, linked to international market indicators that will encourage producers to rapidly increase gas production.

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201102230311431

I've never liked the Ooni.

Beaf:
I am conversant with practically all the states in Nigeria. I can tell you without flinching that we have a serious case of ghost voters up North.
Dude, you can travel for long periods and only encounter the odd hamlet (and I mean hamlet)

I believe Niger state can boast 2 or 3 million, their falsification is relatively minor. The major lies begin from Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri etc, they are all vast expanses of empty space.

The more I look at this demographic data on Nigeria, the more I become one of those "one Nigeria" guys.

Things make more sense now. . . why Murtala Muhammed wanted to secede after the counter-coup, why they shed so much blood in the North. In essence, they are vastly outnumbered. Northern Nigeria is much less populated than officially claimed.

Also explains why largely these Northern people aren't as virulently against their leaders as one would otherwise think.

Very interesting country, Nigeria.

Who here has been to Niger State? Or at least the major cities thereof?

Does it really have 4 million people in it?

Does Minna feel like a city of 300k+ people?

^-- How long til Amare's knees go out though?

They gave up a lot to get Melo, too. . .