₦airaland Forum

bushdoc9919:
Fuel susbsidy removal will end all this stealing.

Want to know why?

Because at N87 our fuel sellers are not making any profit.

A businessman goes into business to make profit. Landing fees for fuel are more than N100 per liter.We import a lot of the fuel used in this country. Subsidy pays the difference. Meaning....little or no profit. Meanwhile, our fuel marketers have staff to pay, equipment to maintain and buy , and the wife's annual trip to Dubai to fund. . Hence the shenanigans......because a business man must make profit. (Unless you want to run an economy influenced by Marxist-Leninist principles).

And anyway, fuel is being sold at over N100 in many stations across the country. N87 exists only in Lag and in Abuja.(My folks bought fuel several weeks ago in Niger State at N170 per liter. DPR....won't go there).

In my opinion, fuel subsidy has to go. We are pouring money down a bottomless pit.Plus....we do not have enough money to subsidsze fuel....what with the fall in international oil prices .(The UAE and Saudi are contemplating removing subsides on fuel this year....and they have far more money saved than we do). GEJ made many mistakes....but proposing to remove fuel subsidy was not one of them(especially when SLS and NOI were in agreement....rare event, even now).PMB should remove fuel subsidy and do what GEJ tried to do....spend part of the money on mass transit projects.

Sorry Nigerians.....but either crude oil goes back up to 100 dollars per barrel or higher......or we go broke spending money on subsidies. Fellow Nigerians....tighten your seatbelts. Our time machine has taken us back to the 1980's.

Removing subsidy totally is not as straightforward as you guys think, the independent marketers will take us for a ride and fix prices as they like, not even PMB can control them, there is no subsidy on diesel but look at the way the price of diesel fluctuates, this is the reality.

The best way to go is to get the refineries working optimally and allow only NNPC import fuel to supplement if necessary which is what PMB wants to achieve but to leave us at the mercy of private marketers to import fuel and sell to us is suicidal.

The wailers are really having a field day here, its good to see you guys loose some steam and tension a little. Its also good for your health.


It all boils down to PMB body's language you know

malikisah:
my apologies then, I guess I have become hyper sensitive to the wailers!

I feel you bro, the wailers case don bad seriously

philips70:
Hypocrisy and hatred sometimes make you lose your mind and sense of reasoning. The jumbo pay for legislators were set at a time when the biggest PDP criminal of all time in the person of David Mark ably assisted by Ekweremadu held the whole nation by the jugular as senate president and deputy SP.
Interestingly this same man never stops defending this wanton rape of suffering Nigerians any time he's called upon. Precedence is a condition that's not easily erased from a system but gradually with the exemplary leadership of this president things will begin to take shape.
A cursory look at the bible might reveal PDP was one of the plagues God unleashed on Egypt when Pharaoh refused to let his people go.
Thank God for reasonable Nigerians!

chai, thank God we were delivered, the pdp we see today, may we never see them again o

malikisah:
one of Gej achievements, on what planet have yu been living . I recall that he cited ownership of many private jets as a sign of progress. Remember Kenya?

my guy I was being sarcastic o you just descended on a wrong target o abi u think say i be wailer, anyway, guess you didn't understand the point I was coming from. Thanks

anonimi:
Is there no separation of power with the 36 state governors ni?
You see now that you are the funny one joining others to sing praises and adoration of the man for using his "body lamguage " to make governors shun private jets but you talk of separation of powers on the CORRUPT salaries received by our SINators and representaTHIEVES of even his own party of saints & angels.

How do you define HYPOCRISY

You lack understanding mhen, who fixed the corrupt salaries received by your reps or senators, is it PMB? Do you really understand the system of Government we operate in this country, are you aware that saraki wants the allowances of the senators to be reduced but they opposed him? You would have said that PMB should use his body language and catch those robbers that operate during Traffic jam in Lagos cos he is fighting corruption abi?

I tire for una, anyway all this your blackmail is not working please change strategy.

PassingShot:
Honestly, PMB is redefining governance in Nigeria from what we used to know.

He has the political will which has been absent since 1999. Just imagine how many other states have cancelled sponsoring delegates for Hajj just because PMB cancelled FG's sponsorship! I am sure that decision was not as simple as it seems to arrive at.

How I just hope people realize this, we have a problem in Nigeria, we don't appreciate genuine leaders when they are in office, we only sing their praises when a bad successor emerges. For example some people now admit that a sick Yar adua was even better than a GEJ.

I just hope this will not be our lot this time around.

anonimi:
If it is true then it is good.
However would you know why Buhari's "body language" and "Integrity" has not prevented our SINators and representatTHIEVES, who are majority from APC from corruptly enriching themselves from our money?

You guys must think we are simpletons and certified, confirmed mumus, not so





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you guys are so funny o, don't you know what seperation of powers is? Buhari only has power over the Federal arm of Govt, including all the Federal agencies, the judiciary and house of assembly are independent, the states also are independent, his powers are limited to other arms of Govt. If Baba starts you guys will say he is interfering. This also why the probe of tinubu and amaechi u guys shout too is impossible by PMB since its their states' money, Do you understand now

PassingShot:
We just have to believe and support him.

The fact you have just stated is the more reason why not rushing to appoint cabinet ministers makes a lot of sense.

Had he rushed things, a lot of bad eggs would have found their way somehow into the cabinet.

As things are, many have given up hope while those that will make it must have taken a good lesson from how he's putting his feet down.

We just have to support the man.

well said, that is what those who criticize PMB fail to realize, the longer he delays the appointment of ministers, the more the bad eggs will give up, brilliant strategy from PMB, even the senate are tiring out on the ministers issue and won't fail to quickly confirm them when they have the list.

chudionu58:
Leave those boastful goats, they should be praying that PDP doesn't pay them back in their coins by blowing up gas pipes.

I don't hope so. but May be that's a way of getting political power which now makes the arena very competitive.

those who can really blow up the pipelines have made so much money that can even last as long as they live so they may not really be interested. A lot of the pdp guys who have billions in their accounts will choose to enjoy their loot in peace while the broke ones will decamp to APC, don't you think so?

Chigold101:
Apart from Ac and other things... the dams actually overflow with more water... while during the dry season the water runs down... it is because most Nigerians are naturally daft that is why APC/buharists are washing their head with lots of propaganda.

GEJ didnt stay long enough enjoy most of the things he has done

@the bolded, Oh no, the dams thing is now stale news as we use more of gas now than hydro, if you have said that the supply of gas to the plants were limited before now which GEJ tried to work on, you would have made more sense.

chudionu58:
These APC cheerleaders should all STFU!
If PDP decides to start vandalizing thousands of kilometers of gas pipelines in the ND, there is nothing Buhari can do about it and I personally wouldn't blame him cos it's difficult to police very swampy and dense terrains! Power will drop significantly as an immiediate consequence and integrity wouldn't help the situation.

Oh really? I agree with you sha, Pdp can try after all they are still the so called National and mega party of Nigeria lol.

Sincere9gerian:
What you see now is the results of the power reforms under the last administration minus the sabotaging efforts of APC.
https://www.nairaland.com/1530386/threat-make-nigeria-ungovernable-yet
https://www.nairaland.com/1579141/poor-power-supply-lagos-area
https://www.nairaland.com/1558925/threat-make-nigeria-ungovernable-vandalism

Those talking about sitting up of work force should remember that the power sector is now in private hands, and no longer in the hand of civil servants

Please try harder, when was APC formed that they were bigger than GEJ to sabotage the power sector and presently do think there are no saboteurs around Buhari too, please think again.

zendy:
Oh come on! You honestly believe that what was holding up power all this time was the relaxed attitude of people working in the power sector? You think those people are happy to be wasting money on generators like everybody else? It is in nobody's interest that Nigeria has no light. Buhari is just someone who came to power as all the money and hard work of the previous administration started to yield result. Buhari should take no credit for the hard work of others.

Trust me, this reason of yours is just too weak, the cabals don't really care about money being wasted on generators as they profit heavily from this, do you think the private hands who owns the the Gencos and discos want their licences revoked for non performance?

Please think again.

Realist2:
Things that would make me take Buhari as a man of integrity are ;
1. If he apologise to the Family of those corps members that lost their due to his desperation to rule the country.
2. If he clear the controversy surrounding his WASSC certificate.
3. Publically declare his Asset as Promised.
4. Keep all his campaign promises.
For now, that word integrity is being abused when use in connection with Buhari.

You can never be impressed by somebody you didn't vote for based on your biased mind, even if he tars Nigerian roads with Gold but let me help with some of your questions.

1. He should apologise because he was actually the one that led those who did the killing abi? even those families have moved on and are enjoying change but you are being left behind, sorry.

2. His WAEC certficate has been found after March 28 you hear, you can ask the recently sacked service chiefs to confirm.

3. Oh you want to him to declare his assets publicly, fine he can do that but if we ask all our Governors and Senators to follow suite, some of you will shout witch-hunt [many don't know this is actually the reason, its no big deal to PMB]

4. You never believed in him so what does he owe you? Promises, pls think again but he is already doing that and that's why he wants to recover all stolen monies to fulfill all of them but you guys are shouting witch-hunt.

CallPolice:
“We no longer help fly their girlfriends around as we used to.”


The Wailers will know better.

CHAI OUR MONEY REALLY SUFFER O!

The truth about the power issue is that the pdp Govt from the time of Obj initiated all the Power projects which continue thru Yar adua and GEJ, but the same pdp due to their indiscipline and corruption could not make power sector function effectively, this is what everybody knows.

Buhari is just a man who allows Govt agencies function the way they should be [e.g. EFCC, ICPC, NNPC and so on] this has been the weakeness of the pdp past Governments.

PMB deserves all the credit, only biased minds think otherwise.

Akkord4gov:
Welcome development
My only concern is that if this continues,Buhari will be forced to appoint inexperienced individuals and this may delay the development we all yearning for.Fashola is a man with ideas but he isn't a saint,Amaechi too isn't bad but he is also not a saint.There are no saint politicians in Nig.I think Buhari should be concerned about choosing the much better ones.
All d best Sai baba

is the NNPC md inexperienced?

My guy, Nigeria is blessed and loaded with tremendous human resources who still have integrity as their watchword, trust me they are there both home and abroad, our political class have been the one messing us up. I think am beginning to fall in line with the opinion that ex governors should be excluded from the ministerial list, its beginning to make sense to me. An ex governor who have been used to awarding contracts before may find it difficult to work with this Government unless he's ready to make adjustments but the question is are they?

RockMaxi:
There's no big deal flying chartered flight and operating the business only if our ways and records are clean.

and how many people's records have been clean in the last 16 years both from pdp and apc?

NgeneUkwenu:
I Think This Is The Best Time To Tie President Buhari To A Life Term Contract With A Release Clause Of 10Trillion Dollars, at least to dissuade the Western Countries From Snatching Him From Us.

This Kind Of Leader Is Rare To Find Anywhere!

Umu Wailing Wailers What Do You Think?

what you've just said look funny o but with the way baba go slow is going, if he keeps this pace for the next two years and comes up with that monthly stipend for every unemployed in Nigeria? hmm people go formulate 3rd term for Baba o and am not kidding, nobody wants to go back to the era of stealing is not corruption apart from the very few wailers!

This is another achievement of GEJ o, make una come o, na im start am lol!

Who cares anyway, they can fold up for all I care, I was so embarrassed the other day when a Briton said that he has never seen the amount of private jets he saw at MMIA at any other airport in the world when he landed in Lagos. smh

stan241:
The biafra propagandists won't see this one, they will never criticise one of "our" own and that's wrong, I'm all for biafra as an igbo man but nna we have some very bleeped up politicians down east whose only aim is to loot for themselves and their generations unborn which begets the question, what is the difference between the average politician in the east and one in the north or west?

What we operate in Nigeria is 'other tribes are corrupt but my tribe is not' little wonder you have people protesting that the likes of GEJ, Diezani , Iweala and co should go scot free while the likes of Fasola, tinubu and the likes should be in Jail.

This is one of the reasons Buhari can't declare his assets publicly cos by the time he and osinbajo does that, you can imagine by the time saraki, ekwremadu and all the Governors declare theirs, hmmm, war go shele for naja o.

awa:
Without sounding ungrateful for the so-called milestone in Power Generation in the country, fact remains we are at the peak of raining season and water level is relatively height for the hydro-power stations to operate more efficiently hence this increase.

However instead of counting our chicken before the egg hatches, APC should share encouraging concerted efforts so far made in addressing our power crisis. It is technically childish to think that integrity of PMB is the main reason for this improvement.

Let's stop praise singing to allow the President focus on the real issue. Besides if only presidential integrity is now the source of change in Nigeria then, I am afraid this nation will slump after his tenure.

The president should build institutions and not personality. I have been waiting to hear any meaningful changes made so far with re-energising or restructuring the National Orientation Agency (NOA). This is the most powerful agency we need now to re-orient Nigerians on the way forward perhaps different from business as usual.

God bless PMB
God bless Nigeria

Oga electricity now in Nigeria is more powered by gas more than hydro. The truth is the discos are scared cos their licences can be revoked. Have you wondered why they take the issue of electric bills more seriously these days. That water level reason no longer hold water rather there have been a steady supply of gas cos no one messes with PMB for now

ANONYDOTT:
i can see u a young lad... Do you know the history of Oliseh? Na dem bring mafianism enter Nigeria camp. mikel in his prime cannot even near oilseh's table in their time. It was not a matter of money... It was matter of prestige (Well until they were disbanded). NFA then could not even handle them... Remember Nigeria vs Denmark, They walked over the game just to prove a point to NFA... And still got invited to subsequent games because the players were so good the country could not do without them. After they were disbanded, the Naija performed woefully in the next world cup (02)... Could not qualify for the next and managed to make it to SA. Who is Mikel that we cannot do without... Mikel is just an egotistic lone wolf, he no get clique self, not to talk of these men that formed a soccer syndicate at their time. <Finidi, Oliseh, Uche okechukwu, Taribo et al. Let me remind that their last act of qualifying Nigeria to the World cup of 2002 was pure class. They qualified conceding only one goal and unbeaten in all 18 games leading to their disbandment (which included a Nation cup appearance where they came 3rd, knocked out in the Semis by an in formed Senegal team on penalties. Senegal went on to be the African show at that world cup) because of local football politics. Who is mikel obi?

This is why the class of 94 eagles when they become coaches of super eagles can't enforce discipline cos they were never disciplined as players be it eguavoen, keshi, siasia or oliseh. The talent those guys have then would have taken them to the quarterfinals of the 94 and 98 world cups but they are full of egos that can't be easily controlled by any coach or NFF.

Oliseh is just wasting his time I tell you, he is going to have big issues with players, watch and see

bestfutboltips:
Not after agreeing to sell only to change mind due to Ozil's signing... It's unsportsmanlike... It is not always about winning by all means.

My friend, when it involves other clubs, it not always a big deal, it is only when it is Chelsea, do you know how many players man city has outsmarted other clubs to buy with their mega bucks? Nobody sees anything wrong in that but Chelsea, pls that is why its a competition and nothing more

Dbboy:
As you may know those sycophant were misled by your lies when your govt said such land was procured for 50million naira on a 50 yr basis rather than tell us the real truth that 50million was an expression of interest, so those sycophant are indeed right if the chose to change there position.

The Lagos state govt should live to its own agreement and allow the said deal scale since there was a memorandum of understanding,anything other than that would signal the said govt as not been business friendly which Lagos govt prophesy's.

What a turn around from just because elumelu name was mentioned, tribalism will not get us anywhere in Nigeria, 'other tribes are corrupt but not my tribe'
Na wa o!

doctokwus:
Indeed. Kachikwu and this Fowler's appointments ( just confirmed by adeshina) are the best and most inspiring so far by PMB.
Fix the oil sector while bringing in a man who will exponentially increase govt revenue from all other taxable sources as oil prices plummet.Just beautiful!

Complete diversification of the economy is major policy drive of PMB, only the wailers will disagree cos they are not discerning.

appini:
Appointing a tax collector has now become an achievement for a government that does not have a policy direction after half a quarter in office. Chai !!!

Anybody that says he doesn't still know which direction PMB is going by now is only deceiving himself.

RaptorX:
Oh please what Governance and accountability are you talking about, Nigeria had been ruled for most of our independence by Northerners what have we got to show for it, even better what have the vast majority of northerners got to show for it except religious fanactism and mass poverty. In a multi ethnic nation like Nigeria every group should have a sense of belonging which includes spreading appointments around in an equitable manner not these lopsided appointments that seems to only favor one section, these guy is just a bigot promoting a northern agenda couched in nice sounding terminology to fool you people.

Have the southerners fared better too? has the Niger delta developed or moved forward when their kinsman was at the helm of affairs? so you see its either here nor there, its not an ethnic issue but the problem of accountability from either a southerner or a northerner.

What we want is a Nigeria that works irrespective of which region produces the leader, stop the hatred for PMB, if he gives you or your family member an appointment today, you will no longer hold this opinion. Things must not go your way all the time. The truth is even the zoning of appointments that pdp claim to use for 16 years did not improve or develop Nigeria at all.

missKiffy:
I guess it's just the fear of Buhari that made PHCN sit up

simple, the discos are just scared that their licences can be revoked if they do not provide services, even the blind and the deaf knows that they are all scared of PMB, even the fuel issue sef, has anyone heard any independent marketer threatening that there will be no fuel because they haven't be paid subsidy? they are even begging NNPC now for fuel.

When the head is correct, every other part of the body will fall in line

chukwudi44:
Better wait until a formal announcement is made before you start paying for celebration cow.The Daura dulla.rd has a way of disapointing the local champion of the sw

I was not in any celebration mood in the first place, just expressing the way the appointments have been coming and of course I know its not a formal announcement, thanks.

shobroy10:
the appointment this days is wat i called abrakadabra it will happen in ur very eyes and if u are hating ther is nothing u can do to stop it

my brother no be small thing o, before u wake up tommorrow morning, two appointments, no noise no shaking chai!