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Honestly, there's zero perception about the plights we're going through by our leaders. As if we haven't had enough of the suffering yet they want to raise fuel price to 365 Naira. Just imagine what that will mean to the grassroots.

Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has warned that the soaring hardship in the country might result into another nationwide conflagration, worse than the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality.

He cautioned the Federal Government against increasing pump price of fuel, saying a rise in petrol price now will push more Nigerians deeper into poverty.

Abdusalami, who ruled Nigeria between 1998 and 1999, said this, yesterday, at the 19th Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: ‘2023: The Politics, Economy and Security.’

While noting that the past three months had seen an improvement in economic growth rates and inflation, Abdulsalami, however, said the impact of these numbers on the lives and wellbeing of the ordinary Nigerian is suspect.

He said unemployment and underemployment remain at record levels, adding that over 80 million Nigerians are still caught up in needless poverty.

He said: “All of these tend to have negative effects on security. In fact, Nigeria now faces a food security crisis that is compounded by COVID-19 pandemic and banditry in many states in northern Nigeria.

“These have disrupted the fragile value chains across the country and negatively impacted the ability of Nigerians to produce, process and distribute food. The result is a continuing rise in prices of food items beyond the reach of many families.

“On top of all these, fuel prices are expected to rise significantly in the coming months as announced last November. When this happens, as the government has planned, it will push many millions deeper into poverty.

“Young people and women are the demographic groups most affected by the country’s dire economic outlook. For example, estimates by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that while the national unemployment rate stood at 33 per cent by the end of 2020, unemployment for young people between ages 15 and 34 years was 10 per cent higher at 42.5 per cent.

“If not carefully managed, the frustrations of these groups could easily boil over into a national conflagration worse than what we saw months ago during the #EndSARS protests. However, these are not doomsday predictions, but a warning to which all stakeholders must pay heed.”

On insecurity, Abdulsalami, who is also the Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), stated that the situation has overstretched the country’s security forces and has led to the death of thousands.

He noted that major cause of insecurity is the proliferation of all calibre of weapons in Nigeria in particular, and in the West Africa sub-region generally.

Quoting the Global Conflict Tracker report compiled by the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations, Abdulsalami said some 350,000 persons have been killed and three million displaced directly or indirectly in the conflict in the Northeast since 2009.

As the 2023 election draws closer, the former military leader urged all politicians to watch their words and deeds carefully, and avoid saying or doing things that will further heat up the polity.

He said: “I have not seen this country in serious challenges of its existence as seen at this time. I have witnessed the Nigerian Civil War and not even that was so much a threat to our existence like we are witnessing today.

“And of course all attention is focused on the political class. The solutions to all the problems that have been highlighted particularly security and economy are problems the politicians are expected to solve.”

FORMER Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said the country needs a capable leader who will address the problems facing the nation.

Also speaking at the Daily Trust dialogue, he said: “What is important now is to identify a competent leader that can get us out of these crises.

“We have the capacity to pull this country out of her present predicament. We must do the needful and most importantly, I believe a leadership that will prioritise education is desirable.”

IN his remarks, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, urged Nigerians to be part of politics and governance, as the institutions are too important to be left for politicians alone.

“We learnt in military training that war is too important to be left to the soldiers alone. Therefore, national development is too important to be left to the politicians alone,” he said.

Abubakar, who is also President of the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), stressed that dialogue remains the best option to resolve issues.

He said: “What wars cannot resolve, dialogue can resolve it. I am an advocate of dialogue and I cannot be tired of dialogue. Without security, you can’t develop, you can’t even worship God. We cannot get tired and we must not get tired of talking peace.”

Speaking, spokesman of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said the situation in the country has shown Nigerians that the country does not need an ethnic president in 2023.

While expressing concerns over the tension in the polity in the buildup to the general elections, Baba-Ahmed said 90 per cent of Nigerian governors have no business being anywhere near power.

According to him, most of the governors don’t have the preparation, background, and competencies to govern.

“One of the worst things you can do is to create huge additional anger around the cost of living, the cost of fuel, cost of prices, pushing the citizen into more depression and you want to have elections just a few months after”, he stated.

While calling for restructuring of the country, he added: “What we really need to do is put the federal system on the table and ask what is wrong?

“What is it that makes it impossible to reduce the powers or to regulate the powers of governance, restructure the country but this is a word that is anathema to a lot of people in power today.”

For Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Nigerians must look into the possibility of selecting good leaders rather than the elections itself.

Source:

https://guardian.ng/news/prepare-for-uprising-worse-than-endsars-if-you-hike-fuel-price-abdulsalami-warns-fg/

Then both of them are mad and need a psychiatrist.

LaSenior:


When is Ghana blaming Nigeria for their loss at Afcon

My bredes end sistes in Ghana are only praying hard for Nigeria to be knocked out of the tournament.

Walelavender:
That's the end
Nigeria 2 Guinea Bissau 0

How about the suicide talk by the Guineans if they lose

Make we dey see now!

Torture2020:
besides myself? Like how?

This is football. There are more important things to think about. and you Nigerians have bigger things to think about, huh? Like Buhari removing petrol subsidy, for example

Your country man instigated the unnecessary argument. No one has time for that but if you hurt the image of my country I will confront you as a patriot.

Torture2020:
get a life, this is football. no biggie. Ghana lost to Comoros, so what? how is that your business? Or are you Ghanaian?

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Hope you're not beside yourself!

Most of them are highly ethical but as with other professionals few are randy. Majority of doctors are so busy with too much going on in their own privacy that they hardly have free time for promiscuity.

Fashion craze! Dem for kuku go out with bikini!

Swanzi:
Still exhibiting ur lack of football knowledge..
Did CAR not beat u just recently in the W/C qualifiers in Lagos
Does it mean ur are sh1t..stop masturbating on these Comoros thing because for us in ghana is the wake up call that all Ghanaians wanted to axe some executives in the fa and whole football architecture,is a win win for us,if u know u know..!!

But who has blamed u fo r our performances stop feeling so important.

Simply put, your outing in this tournament is just something else. Is that what y ou're defending all this while? Your overwhelming football knowledge kept you blind to this naked truth. That's the "oversabi" that roasted you alive in the hands of Comoros. The same "oversabi" that you displayed when your player was boasting to be far ahead of Gabon and Comoros, not knowing that you're just coming to the pitch to learn soccer. So pathetic! Even the Bafana bafana of South Africa will not disgrace us this much.

Swanzi:
You know nothing about football Goan watch hockey
Italy went to the 2002 World Cup without making it out of the round of 16 n beaten by korea but it doesn’t negate their superiority…
Ghana will always beat Nigeria anytime enough of the tears

But you should have made it to meet Nigeria perhaps in knockout stages. But you cried away disgracing even we Nigerians. You should have made it and receive proper beating from almighty Super Eagles rather than masturbating your frustration aimlessly on Nairaland. You people are still living the remote past, wake up from your slumber. We're not the cause of your downfall

Swanzi:
You know nothing about football Goan watch hockey
Italy went to the 2002 World Cup without making it out of the round of 16 n beaten by korea but it doesn’t negate their superiority…
Ghana will always beat Nigeria anytime enough of the tears

But you should have made it to meet Nigeria perhaps in knockout stages. But you cried away disgracing even we Nigerians. You should have made it and receive proper beating from almighty Super Eagles rathan masturbating your frustration aimlessly on Nairaland. You people are still living the remote past, wake up from your slumber. We're not the cause of your downfall.

Swanzi:
Dude there’s no fantasy in facts unless u have problems with statistics…
When was the last time you beat ghana even in our worse teams we will beat u

Those your Gottam beatings does not change the fact that your country is a continental disgrace in football today. Nigeria is rated better than you today. We're looking forward to meeting better competitors like Egypt, Cameroon, England... Not backwards stars that failed to shine yesterday when they were most needed.

Swanzi:
Yes,they were fighting for their $30,000.
Ghana will beat Nigeria anytime

Yes you can beat Nigeria only in fantasy; but in real life basket go full.

Swanzi:
Most Ghanaians were actually praying for this loss to trigger the needed changes since the players were to receive $30,000 each but ghana we beat Nigeria any day anytime stop wailing u are our wives

You mean your black stars that did all they could to defeat debutant Comoros and failed woefully. Black stars are no longer in their heydays. The present ones will be destroyed by our Super Eagles. We're light years ahead of you.

Swanzi:
As weak as ghana is we will beat Nigeria any day anytime u are our wife’s

You still dey talk after this shameful exit, na wa oo.

Stop making noise; play your game.

I just wonder how God will forgive the horrible sins of this generation.

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What God cannot do does not exist!

This escalating crime is caused by our over permissive law enforcement system. Someone will commit a heinous crime the next day you will see him roaming the street. Let offenders be strictly dealt with to serve as a deterrent to others who might be nursing malice toward their fellow human. Our system is too lenient; law are made everyday, no enforcement.

All I know, I will vote for any Igbo candidate that will contest if there's none then I will cast my vote for Osibanjo.

Jesus said,"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

Oysters:
nothing like a blissful marriage. the economic importance to society as a whole is unquantifiable.

Congratulations, Mrs

Your comment is worth written in gold.

Laying hands on many botched projects without achieving any meaningful one in all. Population is exploding, economy is crashing, job insecurity is rising, lives and human safety are seriously threatened, Let's face our pressing needs first.

The day an igbo man steps in there will mark the beginning of all positivities in Nigeria.

Kinzo0917:
After first half, this is how it stands

Ok

Cape Verde
0

Cameroon
1

Kinzo0917:
. THIS IS HOW THE GROUP STANDS CURRENTLY

Good job!

I can never live in such environment!

Burkina Faso v Ethiopia 1:0

Meaning they don't have relatives in the nine communities.