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Politics › Scarcity Of Aviation Fuel Hampers Flight Operations by erunz(op): 5:45pm On Apr 25, 2016
Many flights were delayed and few others cancelled at the weekend following the inability of most airlines to receive the volume of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1, they needed for scheduled flights operations.
It was gathered that due to the paucity of the product, oil marketers resorted to rationing the product to airlines, sharing the product at the ramp, from one aircraft to another.
Airlines had positioned their aircraft, hoping the fuel would reach them as the bowsers moved between the airside of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) to the domestic terminal, known as MMA2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
An official of one major domestic carriers said that the fuel scarcity affected all the airlines’ operations as it caused delays and flight cancellations. He said the situation was beyond the control of what airline management could do.
“So we just ensure that we carry out the important flights to different destinations as we get fuel,” he said.
It was the same scenario at the international wing of the airport. Although most foreign airlines are on contract with oil marketers but more than two weeks ago, the international airlines adopted the strategy to fuel outside Nigeria and top up when they arrive in the country.
It was learnt on Friday that Arik, which at the peak of operation required about 1.2 million litres of fuel for its flights could only source about 700, 000 litres, sometimes less and this impacted on its flights for an airline that operates about 115 flights a day.
Also Dana Air delayed flights on Friday because of inadequate supply of aviation fuel, though it did not cancel any of its flights, according to a source from the airline.
There are fears however that airlines may cut back the amount of fuel needed for each aircraft to operate fully, which includes the fuel to a destination and return and extra fuel, which is referred to as endurance fuel, which is needed in case of emergency or delays due to weather, VIP movement and others.
But spokesman of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Sam Adurogboye said that attempt to cut back the volume of fuel would be akin to committing suicide.
“Let me tell you categorically that the issue of fuel is a no go area because that will be akin to committing suicide. No airline or pilot will allow it to happen; rather, what airlines do when there is no enough fuel is to cut down operations; they reduce their schedule.
“This cannot happen because the aircraft will come down, so unless the pilots agree to commit suicide; that is when they will allow such to happen. The present fuel scarcity is not peculiar to aviation; it is a general problem,” Adurogboye said.


https://www.today.ng/news/national/111857/scarcity-aviation-fuel-hampers-flight-operations#
Politics › Re: Fayose Behind Fuel Scarcity, APC Alleges by erunz(op): 10:13pm On Apr 24, 2016
MAROC:
Who's responsible for the one in Jos, Mangu, Jalingo, Ganye and my Village?
Jonathan
Politics › Re: Fayose Behind Fuel Scarcity, APC Alleges by erunz(op): 10:02pm On Apr 24, 2016
please someone should ask Ekiti APC who is responsible for the fuel scarcity in Lagos, Abuja and other parts of the country? the kind of weed these zombies smoke is really affecting them
Politics › Fayose Behind Fuel Scarcity, APC Alleges by erunz(op): 9:55pm On Apr 24, 2016
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of alleged complicity in the fuel supply crisis in the state.

In a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the party said it was in possession of “incontrovertible evidence” that the governor was allegedly contributing to the scarcity of fuel in the state to sabotage the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Accusing Fayose and his aides of mischievously disparaging the President for not doing enough to make fuel available to Nigerians while they were the actual culprits, Olatunbosun said available information confirmed that daily allocations of fuel to the state were allegedly being diverted to other states with the alleged connivance of some National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas officials.

But reacting, Fayose’s Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communication, Lere Olayinka, said the allegation was unfounded, telling the APC to be wise.

“Is it the governor that is also responsible for fuel scarcity in other states? They are only trying to seek relevance. They better face the task of bringing good governance to the people,” he added.

Olatunbosun said available records revealed that 10 trailers of fuel for Ekiti State on Fayose’s request were diverted mostly to stations outside the state.

“The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Mrs Dupe Alade, had earlier written for same allocation but her letter to NNPC was stepped down when Fayose used his office to request for the allocation of fuel to 10 filling stations, many of which do not exist in Ekiti State.

“The governor’s letter was addressed to the Area Manager at Mosimi and minuted to Ore and was processed by the Ore office of NNPC.

“The trailers were loaded on Wednesday and Thursday the 20th and 21st of April but the real fuel companies and vendors were prevented from loading until the 10 trailers demanded by the governor left the depot but were diverted to other stations outside Ekiti State,” he stated.

Olatunbosun stated that the development reportedly elicited protests and complaints from the real fuel marketers in Ekiti State, adding that this had resulted in acute shortage of fuel in the state with few stations dispensing fuel selling at prohibitive costs to the masses that Fayose claimed to be their friends.

He listed the company names in the letter of the governor to include Amsek Filling Station opposite Omolayo along Ikere road, Ado-Ekiti, that is selling above official price.

“Other stations not in existence in Ekiti State but which appeared in the governor’s letter is Royal Oil, which the letter falsely claimed to exist in Omuo-Ekiti.

“Rova Oil, also on the governor’s letter, no longer exists in Ekiti because it has since been sold and its name changed and it is now operating under NNPC. It is located in Ajilosun area of the state capital and selling above NNPC official price.

“Other non-existent stations in Ekiti but which appeared in the governor’s letter and was allocated fuel is Bisi Jay located in Ile-Oluji in Ondo State.

“The other company that received Ekiti State’s allocation is Ademur located in Osun State. This company has no station in Ekiti and it has no lifting right or permit in Ore, while Eyeowa Fuel that got allocation does not exist in Ekiti,” he explained.

He alleged that Moson Global located in Ifon, Ondo State, also received Ekiti allocation at NNPC official price but selling above official price to the public.

He challenged the governor to deny ever writing to the NNPC for fuel allocation.

“There is need for the security agencies and the Minister for Petroleum to investigate the governor’s activities at the NNPC offices both in Ore and Mosimi and the roles of NUPENG officials in this wicked unleashing of pains on Ekiti people by unpatriotic act to sabotage the Federal Government,” he added.
http://www.punchng.com/fayose-behind-fuel-scarcity-apc-alleges/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 5:51pm On Apr 20, 2016
drss:
dis gbajiamula man na real tinubu house boy. sad
well, it is audible to d blind n visible to d deaf dat karma is serving APC a delicious dish. a very special delicacy called ''reap n sow''. grin
you can say that again
Politics › Re: Caution Fayose - APC To Yoruba Monarchs by erunz(m): 11:11pm On Apr 19, 2016
Hahahhahaaa after PDP convention there will be more than 100 fayose.
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 7:05pm On Apr 19, 2016
kutchs:
If the president is interested in having the project done, why didn't he include it in the budget he presented himself to the NASS? Why was the project an after thought?
Bros God bless your hustle for this
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 5:50pm On Apr 19, 2016
obailala:
Projects meant for the south are expunged from the budget and the funds diverted to vague projects in the north. Instead of southern opposition senators to push for this injustice to be instantly reversed and the budget passed, they rather think this is the most suitable time and scenario to apply the laws of karma by fighting Buhari.... This is a bizarre case of 'Iberiberism.'
Project you claimed expunged, was never in the budget Buhari presented, the executive wants to cause confusion, which is what they've done. although the whole saga is a win-win for the south
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 5:47pm On Apr 19, 2016
SageTravels:
[size=18]Everything about karma was a hit BACK TO BACK[/size]
you can say that again
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 5:46pm On Apr 19, 2016
PFRB:
I remember how this Gbaja described the budget when Buhari presented it. Lol lol lol
budget of shame
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 4:33pm On Apr 19, 2016
BushidoBlue:
Zombies will avoid this thread like the plague.....
them no go talk again na. karma is telling on APC badly
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 4:24pm On Apr 19, 2016
fayose always have reply for slowpoke, like Gbajabiamila. I await fayose reply.
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 4:23pm On Apr 19, 2016
TANTUMERGO007:
any public officer that represents Lagos state is nothing but an azz hole, they have nothing to offer other-than behaving like a tout as directed by their master tinubu.
one bottle of big stout for you
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 4:05pm On Apr 19, 2016
this same Gbajabiamila, is accusing Fayose of economic sabotage, someone should remind me the definition of hypocrisy again.
Politics › Re: When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 3:51pm On Apr 19, 2016
Ezenwammadu:
Don't you just love karma
karma is a bitch
Politics › When Gbajabiamila And APC Lawmakers Blocked 2014 Budget by erunz(op): 3:45pm On Apr 19, 2016
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus in the House of Representatives said it is determined to push ahead with the directive given to it by the party leadership to block all legislative proposals emanating from the presidency to protest what it called impunity of the Nigeria Police in Rivers State.
The Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, who stated this on Monday, said the party caucus would meet on Tuesday morning ahead of resumption of the plenary session to study the directive and decide on how to go about complying with it.
The APC had directed its members in the two chambers of the National Assembly to block all legislative proposals, including the 2014 Budget and confirmation of the ministerial appointees and service chiefs sent by President Goodluck Jonathan, to protest the role of the police in the lingering crisis in Rivers State.
The opposition, which gave the directive during its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja on Thursday, has since come under heavy criticisms from other parties and individuals, who accused it of toying with the lives of Nigerians.
Among the parties that condemned the directive are the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and Labour Party, LP.
The APC leadership also defended its action, saying it had started to yield fruit as its member and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, attended a rally in Ogoni axis of the state unmolested, last Saturday.
Some other rallies organised in Rivers State by residents to declare support for the governor had been disrupted by the police with a serving senator allegedly shot in one of the attacks.
Ahead of the resumption of the lower chamber on Tuesday, Mr. Gbajabiamila said it would meet to study the directive and the approach to adopt, insisting that it was a patriotic directive which the Caucus would comply with.
“We see a basis for complying with the directive,” Mr. Gbajabiamila told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday night. “It is legitimate to call the government of the day to order. Those who are criticising it are PDP apologists. They don’t see what we see. We’re ready because this is a new beginning. We will see how it goes.
“I cannot tell now how we are going to do it, but we will meet to decide on how to go about it tomorrow. I mean APC Caucus will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) morning and decide what happens next. We will sit down and we will review the situation as we go along.”
The lawmaker expressed disappointment with those criticising the APC for issuing the directive to its lawmakers, describing them as “hypocrites.”
He expressed regret that some Nigerians always see the actions of the party as illegal, noting that whenever it was at the receiving end, nobody bothered to say anything.
According to him, “We have listened to those people. APGA and LP that are criticising the directive are all PDP apologists. When APC does anything people tend to see it as illegal.”
“When Lagos State funds were seized by the PDP federal government, even when the Supreme Court had ruled on it, nobody said anything. Does PDP obey court rules? The lives of 18 million people were at stake. That is hypocrisy of the highest order.
“Now, they are talking budget and how it will affect about Nigerians. You look at what is happening in Rivers State. Is the budget more important than the lives of Nigerians there? The life of one Nigerian is more important than the budget.
Mr. Gbajabiamila, who represents Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of Lagos State, said the APC Caucus was not worried about the coalition the PDP had formed with APGA and LP to frustrate its plan to carry out the directive from its leadership, saying with its numerical strength the APC would succeed.
He said, “In any case, I learnt PDP Caucus met today and formed a coalition with APGA, Labour Party, and other smaller parties. But it is simple. We are not worried at all. They (APGA and LP) are PDP apologists. That is not new. It wasn’t like they were voting for us. We’re superior in number.”
He said the APC was not worried about the commencement of the screening of the service chiefs by the Senate, as it could frustrate their confirmation on the floor of the House.
He said, “There is nothing wrong with screening because at the end of the day they will bring it to the floor for approval,” he said. “I don’t see any problem there. That is not to say we will not take the interest of the country into consideration. We will review the situation as we go along.”
Politics › Re: Ize-Iyamu Replies Oshiomhole:How Much Did Dangote Contribute To Your Campaign? by erunz(m): 9:56am On Apr 15, 2016
hrhobi1:
My broda If u dey wait or expect any nigerian court to judge these thieves then u go wait till thy kingdom come. If u like vote Ize-iyamu na ur choice.
ize iyamu is my choice,
Politics › Oshiomhole’s Aide Arraigned For Publishing A Post On FB Against The Governor by erunz(op): 8:31am On Apr 15, 2016
A Senior Special Assistant on Media to Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole, Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, has been arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate Court for allegedly publishing an article online against Oshiomole. According to The Nation, 47 year old Curtis was also arraigned for unlawful possession of firearms.
Court papers states that Curtis's article against Oshiomole was published on April 10th and had the caption,
“What is wrong with my boss, the ground breaking of Edo State own Cement industry in partnership with a private company under Government Public Private Partnership (PPP) and stakeholders, no state House members or Speaker and National Assembly members presence notice. Is Edo State now a personal business of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole?”
Ugbo pleaded not guilty to the three count charges preferred against him.
Police Prosecutor, ASP Sylvester Omor, told the Court that Curtis unlawfully had in his possession a double barrel gun which was not duly registered and so contravened section 59 (1), 249 (d) and 430 (2) of the criminal code cap. 48, vol. II laws of the defunct Bendel state of Nigeria 1976, as now applicable in Edo.
After hearing the arguments, the Magistrates’, Mrs C.A. Nwoha, granted Curtis bail in sum of N100,000 and a surety in like sum who must be have a landed property. The case was adjourned till April 26th.

www.reportnaija.com/2016/04/oshiomholes-aide-arraigned-for.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&m=1
Politics › Re: Ize-Iyamu Replies Oshiomhole:How Much Did Dangote Contribute To Your Campaign? by erunz(m): 4:44pm On Apr 14, 2016
hrhobi1:
Wetin concern me and Ameachi?? I dey yarn about the thief wey dey near me u dey yarn Ameachi.
Abeg show me the court wen prove say, e be thief
Politics › Re: Ize-Iyamu Replies Oshiomhole:How Much Did Dangote Contribute To Your Campaign? by erunz(m): 12:13pm On Apr 14, 2016
hrhobi1:
Ize-iyamu is a common criminal who ought to be in Jail. A Gangster and a political thief.
what about Ameachi
Politics › Re: Ize-Iyamu Replies Oshiomhole:How Much Did Dangote Contribute To Your Campaign? by erunz(m): 11:07am On Apr 14, 2016
elitejosef:
Shop what. Are u kiddingme
Na that Bill board be our shoprite since 2013
Crime › Fulani Herdsman Killed In Ondo by erunz(op): 9:56am On Apr 14, 2016
In what was suspected to be a reprisal attack, a Fulani herdsman identified as Dan Bako was Wednesday killed in Ilara-Mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State.
This is coming barely a week after an Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) member, Mr Ayodele Ige was killed in the farm of Chief Olu Falae in Ilado in Akure Local Government Area of the state.
The head of the Fulani herdsmen in the state, Alhaji Alli Dongo and Babangida Sodiq Kusada, the Chairman of Hausa community in Akure kingdom and the head of Arewa community in the state, said Dongo was declared missing after all efforts to trace him prove abortive.
Briefing reporters in the Officers’ Mess of the Nigerian Police Force in Akure, the state capital, Dongo and Kusada said their kinsman had been living in Ilara-Mokin for the past seven years and was preparing to relocate to his state when the incident happened.

https://www.today.ng/news/national/106008/fulani-herdsman-killed-ondo#
Politics › Re: Ize-Iyamu Replies Oshiomhole:How Much Did Dangote Contribute To Your Campaign? by erunz(m): 8:21am On Apr 14, 2016
KINGinVALHALA3:
I thought I was the only Edolite who isn't his friend.

Now I'm knowing better that his friends re the igbinedion's, Osaro Obaze, etc.
In 2 007 it was the igbinedion's and Ize iyamu, the assisted Oshiom-ole to recover back his madate from osunbor.

Politics › Re: Ize-Iyamu Replies Oshiomhole:How Much Did Dangote Contribute To Your Campaign? by erunz(m): 7:56am On Apr 14, 2016
Am from Edo, Ize iyamu is my friend, #thefutureisnow
Politics › Re: Occupy Nigeria: Nigerians To Stage A Protest Against Buhari’s Gov’t | April 14 by erunz(op): 3:58am On Apr 10, 2016
I just pray for our brothers from South west will be bold to occupy Nigeria again, but thumb up for Unilag students, for what did last week
Politics › Re: Occupy Nigeria: Nigerians To Stage A Protest Against Buhari’s Gov’t | April 14 by erunz(op): 11:40pm On Apr 09, 2016
if we don't stand and speak for ourselves, nobody will do that for us.
Politics › Re: Occupy Nigeria: Nigerians To Stage A Protest Against Buhari’s Gov’t | April 14 by erunz(op): 11:18pm On Apr 09, 2016
Wesely01:
Please youth in Nigeria come out and protest no light, no fuel , no food , no security....things have gone from bad to worst.
you are right bro
Politics › Occupy Nigeria: Nigerians To Stage A Protest Against Buhari’s Gov’t | April 14 by erunz(op): 11:10pm On Apr 09, 2016
This is to inform the general public that there will be a peaceful and peoples organized protest in the city of Port Harcourt next week, Thursday, April 14, 2016.
This protest is aimed at driving a strong citizenship position against the inability of the Federal government to address the burning perennial fuel scarcity, zero MGW/total lack of electricity amidst increased tariff, incessant/fraudulent bank charges on poor Nigerians among other serious economic matters.
In furtherance to these areas, the protest will serve as a platform to proffer a lasting solution to this untold hardship by Nigerians which has resulted in incalculable losses, shutting down of businesses, increase in crime and criminality, mass job losses, lack of any economic policy direction by the Federal government, lack of projects among others.
We believe the government has exhibited gross ineptitude and incapacity in its dealings. Thus, it has continued to play the blame game on the past Goodluck Jonathan administration as a coverup to its failures which is a betrayal of its promises to Nigerians during the campaigns and elections that brought it to power.
Thus the attitude of a travelling President in a travailing country can no longer be acceptable. Therefore we want to use this mass protest to creatively challenge and engage the government on what Nigerians want and how they want their future to be like.
Some of our major objectives are:
1. To pressure government to solve the biting petroleum and power problems without any further delays or excuses.
2. To press home the demand for a quick review and investigation of the fraudulent/incessant bank charges made against the banking public.
3. To demand for a practical/ working economic policy direction by the Federal government as a way of reviving this current economy that is almost brought to a halt.
4. To exercise citizenship rights towards ensuring that government binds itself to do the bidding of the people.
5. To put government on check and challenge it legally, lawfully, peacefully, creatively and pro-actively in its program for the masses, particularly in line with the promises it made on party platform on its way to power.
6. To drive and motivate an active and conscious citizenship participation in governance. Hence, to give the citizens a VOICE and SAY in the activities of government,
The protest which is tagged OCCUPY NIGERIA SEASON 2 will involve people from various civil society organizations including Civil Liberties organization, NANS, market women groups, student unions, Labour, Social media activists and several other professional bodies and interest groups.
SIGN:
FOR OCCUPY NIGERIA SEASON 2.
Livingstone Wechie
Co-Facilitator

www.thetrentonline.com/occupy-nigeria-2-0-angry-nigerians-staging-protest-buharis-govt-april-14-2-2/
Politics › Re: Fuel Subsidy Removal: The Turncoatism Of President Muhammadu Buhari by erunz(m): 8:55pm On Apr 07, 2016
Buhari, Apc, propaganda and hypocrisy are all the same. in the eyes of there supporters what was bad in the last administration, is okay now since their dullard Messiah is in power. though Nigerians can now see clearly, many have already start the countdown to 2019
Politics › Remembering Jonathan’s Finest Hour by erunz(op): 4:39pm On Apr 07, 2016
Last week Wednesday, 30th March, 2016 marked exactly one year when Nigeria boldly joined the league of nations with civilised democratic behaviour following the peaceful conclusion of the presidential election.
For the first time in the country’s history, the then incumbent President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, readily conceded victory to his challenger, General Muhammadu Buhari, an act that perplexed doomsayers at home and abroad.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s finest hour came on that evening of March 30, 2015, when he called General Muhammadu Buhari and conceded the most closely fought presidential election in our history. The impact of this gesture was underlined by the many intelligence reports in the West which showed that Nigeria stood in danger of bloody disintegration after the election. Matters were not helped by the truculent propaganda and sabre-rattling between the front-running incumbents, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and arch rivals, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Between March 28th when the presidential election took place and March 30th when ex-President Jonathan conceded, the entire nation was like a tense time bomb waiting to explode. But that patriotic action he took defused the tension and brought relief. It saved unquantifiable lives and property and ensured that the nation would continue to exist as one while the search for the peaceful formula for national unity and development would continue.
Opinions will continue to be divided over the stewardship of former President Jonathan for decades to come. However, no one would fault his successful transitional programme, which he permitted to reach a logical conclusion even though it did not favour him.
We remember with delight the role played by the General Abdulsalami Abubakar-led Peace Committee, which laboured to commit Jonathan and Buhari to the two peace pacts they signed in Abuja. We also commend the role played by the Professor Attahiru Jega-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which took steps to conduct almost fool-proof, technology-driven elections.
What happened on March 30, 2015, should ordinarily have become the new standard of democratic conduct for our politicians.
It is, however, a matter of regret that this has not been so. Indeed, a year later, the elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Rivers, which were marred by violence and killings and ended up inconclusively, showed a slide into reverse gear. The growing culture of losers congratulating winners has not been repeated, and the era of do-or-die democracy popularised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to be back in full swing.
We call on all stakeholders in our democracy, especially the new INEC led by Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the political practitioners, to learn from our best precedents, build on them and return Nigeria to the path of civilised democratic progression.

www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/remembering-jonathans-finest-hour/
Politics › Re: PDP Behind Fuel Scarcity - Tinubu by erunz(m): 7:56am On Apr 04, 2016
The blame game continues,
under PDP toothpicks were imported, but in this APC government we are importing grass. we can count the number of times they was fuel scarcity in the last administration, but under this hopeless government, fuel scarcity is part of their achievement.
Politics › Re: Of Hailing Hailers, Hypocrisy And The Rest Of Us (A Rejoinder) by erunz(op): 1:37pm On Apr 01, 2016
blackboy:
You got a point OP
THE WRITER SAID THE TRUTH

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