₦airaland Forum

Brendaniel:
It is about Tinubu, because if prices go up and down according to the leadership that came on board then how is that the fault of the people?

Ok.

Brendaniel:
Hiked and the leaders were blamed, so why should Tinubu be exempted ?

Agreed and that is why I said it wasn't about Tinubu specifically.
This happens all the time whenever there's an opportunity to do so.

Brendaniel:

People just hated Tinubu after he was sworn in and started hiking price, just like how people just loved Yaradua and started lowering price after he was sworn in?

Continue deceiving yourself

Right, and what about those periods when neither Tinubu nor Yar'Adua was president? Prices were never hiked?

The Chief of Army Staff who couldn't stop boko haram and failed in his primary responsibility of defending the territorial integrity of the country!
I wager he will soon run for office and start promising heaven and earth.

One for the history books. Brilliant way to poke a superpower in the eyes.
Billions of dollars in damages by a few hundred thousand dollars drones!

DeepSight:
Its interesting that you are silent about the contract being awarded to someone convicted of fraud in two countries and the fact that procurement processes were not followed - and I should add that the funds were not appropriated as required by law.

Those points are moot since the project is already ongoing.
The only reasonable option you have to stop it and make sure it is not completed is if you can get a court injunction based on the evidence of corruption at your disposal. That I cannot argue with.

DeepSight:
By antecedents, I refer to their corruption and guile.



The significant towns are all reachable by road currently, I dont know if you are referring to every last hamlet.

Let us assume they are corrupt like you said but there's no record of any project they started and then abandoned midway.
Therefore, there's no valid reason to believe this road will not be completed in 50 years like you said.



The significant towns are all reachable by road currently.

You should ask the people in the coastal states.

DeepSight:
It is still public by whatever measure, even if there is an alleged component of private investment. Mind you N1 Trillion of Public funds have been paid upfront - and the so-called private component will probably be a ruse, going by the antecedents of the contractor and his partner in crime, the president.




Because there are already existing roads to all of those places.

What are these antecedents? What are the projects they abandoned midway?


"Because there are already existing roads to all of those places."

This is not a valid argument at all, it is impossible to have one road connecting everywhere.

DeepSight:
The Dangote Refinery was a private project, this road is public.
The Dangote Refinery was handled by proper contractors, this road was awarded to a convict in two countries - Gilbert Chagoury, convicted in the USA and Switzerland for fraud.
The Dangote Refinery was necessary, this road is completely unnecessary.
The Dangote Refinery went through all regulatory and compliance processes, this road was awarded without reference to Public Procurement Guidelines.
The Dangote Refinery has no conflict of interest, this road is riddled in nepotistic corruption.

The road is not 100% public my friend. Get your facts right.
A road connecting several states is not necessary! By what reason sir?

Actually, the hiking has nothing to do with Tinubu. Nigerians will use any opportunity to hike prices. Returning to your base after Christmas becomes a problem because commercial drivers will increase fare.
War in Iraq and garri sellers will increase prices, this is just the way it works in Nigeria.
They didn't do it to make Tinubu look bad.

DeepSight:
Can you not do basic math? If it takes 2 years to do 4%, dont you realize that you are looking at fifty years to complete the project?

Just like some of you said the Dangote refinery will not be completed in 40 years.
This road is obviously going to be completed before the second term of the president.
The terrain is difficult but some sections are going to be faster than others.

Yes, hungry for power like many in the opposition.

IGBOPROMISE1:
You would be doing your children an even bigger favour if you can put similar energy into ensuring they live in a separate country from those you feel are not ‘good enough’ to marry from!

If your sentiment is the overwhelming sentiment of the generality of your kinsfolk, then it means they’re hypocrites and two-faced because they’re still championing ‘one Nigeria’ and sharing from the oyel and gas of others!

What has one Nigeria got to do with it? There are 250 others to choose from, what if I prefer tribe A over B or Y over I?
Is it by decree that my children must marry from a certain tribe simply because we are in the same country?

Brendaniel:
When you want to know that both Tinubu and the people supporting him are not normal, just imagine a president commissioning a bridge like 3rd mainland bridge when he has only completed 4% of the bridge

If the 4% is useful it can be commissioned. Perhaps for people who may want to jump off it out of hatred. A road and a bridge are not the same even when both require construction.

destinychildolu:
The truth is that it will be difficult for any country to use nuclear weapon now.

Absolutely.

agadez007:
My post was meant for people with grey matters upstairs
Sit this one out

There's no evidence of any grey anything in your post. Very predictable.

Rexymania:
You go soon cry for Ukraine. Just wait

Ukraine is using $600 drones to destroy $100 million aircraft. Russia is being spanked right now.
Putin bit more than he can chew this time around.

destinychildolu:
A quarter of Russia bombers all gone in a night. Russia cannot win any war against any powerful nation without nuclear

And they wouldn't dare go nuclear.

mach7:
This is escalating seriously.

There are things to be said, but I am just to tired to say it.

Russia has fought and is fighting an enemy that is very deceptive, very disingenuous, and very snakelike. That enemy is the collective west who are using Ukraine as a proxy.

I will be a realist and admit, Russia will not be able to win. Not because they don't have the ability, but because they don't have the will.

A lot of things that Ukraine has done, if 1% of it was done against the USA, nuclear bombs will have been released a long time ago.

I guess the scales are falling off gradually. We told you from the onset that this is a war Russia will not win. You all kept on shouting superpower, mother Russia, grandmother Russia.

agadez007:
I love how Yoruba always come together to defend evil done by their fellow yoruba

If it were an Igbo who made those type of post,you will see fellow Igbo attacking that person
We need to learn bigotry and tribalism from Yoruba,it comes to them naturally

We can see how they always come all out to defend Tinubu even when they know he is incompetent

Wole Soyinka who has always been very active in criticizing Presidents outside his tribe is suddenly a sucker for 30km of 750km proposed coastal road(4% of the total road)

It is evil for a Yoruba to say he will encourage his children to marry Yoruba?
How is this anything to do with you?

"If it were an Igbo who made those type of post,you will see fellow Igbo attacking that person"

Just like you did when Uju Anya tweeted a despicable statement following the death of queen Elizabeth?

I think his real problem is Wike. I don't think he was ok with Asiwaju's association with Wike.

Ebi npa Rotimi. Shameless man after spending a lifetime in government.

surgical:
you are just a blind supporter ,who can even support Satan if he were to be on earth
No value just support anything in power
How is the decision, that of a visionary, a visionary would have weighed the pro and cons of a decision and take decision in the best interest of the people but this decision is not meant to achieve anything and it will not achieve
He is just punishing Nigerians for being foolish enough to make him president
What is he going to achieve to the benefits of the people when he removed subsidy and increased all prices, which brought increased revenue to government, which is the intention anyway but
What he did with is at variance with your submission, he invested the pain of the people on austentatious spending like buying yacht, limousines, bogus airplane and pampering of the elites and othe wasteful expenditures
These will not be the focus of a visionary leader, personal agrandisment
That's why bwala said give him 30 years he won't achieve anything

Satan! The use of hyperbole and silly exaggerations is the reason why Nigerians are not taking the so called opposition seriously.
Tell us what you could have done differently, tell us what you want to do and back it up with your records either in public or private sector.
All these exaggerations aimed at tarnishing the image of the current administration is not working, seriously.

I will ensure my children marry Yoruba, anyone who doesn't like it can jump into the lagoon. What is wrong with people these days?
Did anyone make a fuss about Davido claiming to have Ibo blood?

surgical:
That decision is a reckless decision which is very callous and insensitive
Those allegations about not going to school might be true after all,
He just make decisions without proper thinking or research
He thinks power is by showing you are in charge and can do anything, I am the boss kind of thinking
Now see the results

What he did is the stuff only great leaders can do. Unpopular but absolutely necessary. This is what Nigeria needed not some lilly livered pretender who will pander to some useless populism that will keep Nigeria down for another decade or two.

The Ukrainians are incredible, very brave people.

Ezeego1:
God bless El rufai 🙏

Despite demolishing my property as FCT minister I forgive you.

I task you to make sure the coalition becomes a success.

God bless

A coalition based on lies cannot succeed. They've not been able to tell Nigerians what they can do better and support it with records of their own previous performances while in power.
Same set of people with mediocre score cards telling us they have imaginary answers to Nigeria's problems.

AMINDA:
Touché. Beyond all the false sense of magnanimity, one can easily tell that Tinubu has a very fragile ego. You can only work with him if you agree to bend the knee, wear the infinity logo cap and sing "on your mandate we shall stand". Even that is not good enough because he would throw you under the bus to preserve his own interests. Shettima and Gbajabiamila would be the next victims. This is why he cannot work with strong and highly opinionated individuals like Elrufai. He feels threatened by their strong presence.

It's not a coincidence that he changed deputies three times in 8 years as governor of Lagos, clashed with Fashola, clashed with Ambode and now attempting to clash with Sanwo-olu. The low self esteem is palpable.

The Yoruba race are labelling all their contemporary technocrats like Fashola, Osinbajo, etc. "betrayers" in favour of an Octogenarian who is fast reaching the end of his shelf-life politically. Pathetic! Kwankwaso contested against Buhari and even decamped multiple times but he still remains regarded as a leader in the North even by Buhari himself.

Yoruba race? So, the Yoruba had a meeting where they told you all these things?

AustineE1:
Tinubu removed subsidy to reduce borrowing,
and now borrow to cushion the effects of subsidy removal;what an irony.

Borrowing what exactly and when?

oyeb15:
When what a company does takes much ambiguity to define....much grammar, yet u can't figure it out.

It's more like d more you look ,the less u see.

I thought I was the only one.

AqualinaXYZ:
Commission which roads




Is he done sniffing cocaine in Aso Rock




Very useless old fool without a history

The road to your stomach was left unpaved, eeya.

Learner247:
Why is the common man still finding it difficult to afford basic needs? I asked the question to help us reason things out...

I feel that we take the easy way out when we just blame whoever is at the helms of affairs. The way we are going, we may never get any leader that we will celebrate as successful until after they leave office. Think about it, most of the challenges bedeviling us in Nigeria present opportunities to any creative mind; from food to security etc.

It just seems to be that we probably need to be more responsible.

God bless you.