₦airaland Forum

ATTENTION TO ALL OUR PRESIDENTIAL AND GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS IN 2023

In case you don't know the root cause of our problems today, please take time out and read below:

As of 29/03/2022, the exchange rates were:

£1 = ₦783
$1 = ₦560
€1 = ₦670

42 years ago, precisely on 01/03/1980 the exchange rate was:
$1 = 0.78k

Are you surprised?

Well, we were far more productive in 1980 than we are today.

In 1980 the key reasons for economic growth were as follows:

1. We were a net exporter of refined petroleum products. Today we import all our refined petroleum products.

2. We rode in locally assembled cars, buses and trucks. Peugeot cars in Kaduna and Volkswagen cars in Lagos.

3. Leyland produced trucks/buses in Ibadan and ANAMCO in Enugu also produced buses and trucks.

4. Steyr in Bauchi produced our Agricultural tractors. And it was not just Assembly, we were producing many of the components:

5. Vono products in Lagos produced the vehicle seats.

6. Exide in Ibadan produced the batteries, not just for Nigeria but for the entire West Africa.

7. IsoGlass and TSG in Ibadan produced the windshields.

8. Ferrodo in Ibadan produced the brake pads and discs

9. Dunlop produced Tyres in Lagos and Mitchelin Tyres were produced in Port Harcourt. And I mean tyres produced from rubber plantations located in Ogun, Bendel and Rivers State.

10. We were listening to Radio and watching television sets assembled in Ibadan by Sanyo.

11. We were using refrigerators, freezers and Airconditioners produced by Thermocool and Debo.

12. We were putting on clothes produced from the UNTL Textile Mills in Kaduna and Chellarams in Lagos. They were Not from imported cotton but from cotton grown in Nigeria.

13. Our water was running through pipes produced by Kwalipipe in Kano and Duraplast in Lagos .

14. Our toilets were fitted with WC produced in Kano and Abeokuta.

15 We were cooking with LPG gas stored inside gas cylinders produced at the NGC factory in Ibadan.

16. Our electricity was flowing through cables produced by the Nigerian Wire and Cable, Ibadan; NOCACO in Kaduna and Kablemetal in Lagos and Port Harcourt.

17. We had Bata and Lennards Stores producing the shoes we were putting on. The shoes were not from imported leather but from locally tanned leather in Kaduna.

18. We were mainly flying our Airways, (the Nigeria Airways), to most places in the world. The Nigeria Airways was about the biggest in Africa at the time.

19. Most of the foods we ate were grown or produced in Nigeria.

We were producing all of the above and many more in 1980.

Today, we import almost everything. Isn't that alarming?

There lies the source of the terrible exchange rate we are experiencing today and everyone reading this has a critical role to play in reversing this very UGLY trend.

We have been talking about these problems and more for ages.

It is not enough for us to complain about the exchange rate or point out what others are not doing or are failing to do. The key questions are:

1. What are we producing now?
2. What role are our so- called Leaders/ Politicians of today playing?

We are forever shying away from responsibility whereas it is a stack reality and if we don't deal with it, it won't go away. In fact it will get worse.

2023: Nigeria on the match again; To our dear Politicians, if you don't have the capacity to RESET Nigeria to what it was at least back in 1980 then please stay in your house and don't waste our time. This is what we need from you.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !!!

Please share widely on all platforms for Nigerians especially youths to know the critical role to play with the fixing of Nigeria.

This is terrible.
All, in the name of making money

It would have been better for Nigerians to leave the two useless political parties and look for another party.
Nothing is different between APC and PDP.

No Nigerian politicians can be trusted.
The problem of our political leaders is not in when they are seeking for power.
Their problems started manifesting once power is given to them.
This man will not be different from other politicians.
Look for money to buy your form

Olorun loke ate baba si afefe rere.
God help Nigeria and Nigerians.

God save us from PDP and APC.
Nigerians must find a way of discarding these twin thieves of political destiny

foryourmindlol:
The skull miners should carry their yoonity begging parasite self and go back to Ogun state the capital of rituals.

Akwa Ibom/Cross Rivers are one of the coolest people on earth. For them to fight you means you're Satan.

They are the only people we will allow into Biafra (if they indicate interest of course).

The president of federal republic of biafra.

You can just try to get your house back.
Let the wayward woman be.
Look before you leap next time.

Innovation. Unique, sweet and delicious

Audacious and pompous.
In a functioning environment, where security architecture is performing well, this fellow and his radical terrorists should be wiped off.
Here in Nigeria, they tend to be too much.
Our security forces are not forthcoming.

God help you and your family.
Father and son should be able to get along properly.
Your father is entitled to your mother property, if they were legally and traditionally married.
They lives in peace and harmony with each other till death did them apart.
It's high time for you and your father to mend fence and come together.

Putin is mad. There will not be a third world war, as he is dreaming.

If and if we can see farther forward away from PDP and APC.
Sowore is a better aspirant than the big names in the traditional parties.

DamianX:
Yaribanzaz the Fulani slaves not gonna like this. Hate have consumed them that's why they are epileptic on every Igbo thread. Yoloba is a cursed trib e

Let us endure and accept everyone in everything.
Be a mature fellow.
There is nothing to gain in being an antagonistic character.
God help us

Built2last:
What you don't understand is the power of influence. Prof is well respected. Every statement he makes carry influence on his followers.

Saying we should forgive Buhari in an election year is an endorsement which will influence many who hitherto wouldn't have voted Buhari

Soyinka has not denied that he marketed Buhari in 2015 .
Buhari is the one that did not perform well.
You people should give it to Soyinka for being able to point out Buhari failure.
If Soyinka has continue to support Buhari government with all his failures, that is when we can see him as not man enough.

Called to service in the vineyard of God almighty is not a biological matter.
That God called the father does not qualified the son, who did not receive alert from heaven to carry out the mission delivered to the father.
Leke Adeboye is just not a good copy of his father in any way, apart from being his biological son.

erico2k2:
What do you say to Dumped keke

Dumped Keke? It is a problem of not much cash flow for the owners to meet up home fronts and carry out maintenance work on the keke at the same time.

Helpfromabove1:
I hope this is not a case of car in exchange for land , because many of this omo onile like better thing but they don't know that sometimes better thing can kill if it's not ur time for it

There are many dump yards around the big cities in Nigeria where all big fancy cars are being dumped by either inability of our local technicians to find solution,, too much expensive spares to fix the problem of the vehicles or inadequate cash flow for the owners.

Our society like show off too much.
Money for a range rover evoque is equivalent to money to start small scale investment on agricultural products,, small industrial lines,, small businesses that you can nurture to medium scale business.
But here, when you make 10m ,my people are already thinking of getting a car of 5m. With no plans for how to make the remaining 5m double without being dubious.
There is nothing wrong with you getting a car to move you around.
Place your priority very well, so as to be able to sustain well.

To say that this government has failed totally on security system is an understatement.
A government that is always caught napping by bandits in an area that is hotbed of terror attacks is no longer a government in control of intelligence.
First attack on Kaduna airport,, two days after, Kaduna/Abuja railway.
Two days after, another attack on the outskirts of Kaduna metropolitan city.
I think I agree with Governor Ortom, all citizens should now be armed.
Buhari and his security chiefs are epitome of failure.

Total breakdown of law in Kaduna/ Abuja axis.
What next?

Advocate500:
Rip oga,if only you guy's used your position to fight for the interests of the country, just maybe this calamity could have been averted, under your rain,the Congress did not go on strike against the insane policy of the government.

This rain of terror is not stopping soon, except the people who are in positions of authority do something extraordinary.
It is a rainfall that we don't know who will be beaten by it.
Those in any position to be able to mobilize people against the terror in the land should better come out now

God help us.
Northern Nigeria is becoming more precarious day in day out.
Terrorist group are boldly targeting airports and railway lines in the city of Kaduna. The administrative headquarter of north.
Any moment from now, the bandits will overrun Kaduna city centre.
Our society, particularly in the north is fascinating this days.
After each attack from the bandits, everyone goes about town again as if nothing spoils.
Government officials will make noise on television and go to bed.
Police will travel to the scene of the incident and nothing will be achieved
Military will also visit the community,, governors and camera men will visit.
After all these brouhaha, we wait to hear from the next attack, and everything is repeated again.

The criminal elements have so much understand what is obtainable and they are just having their field days.

Pacesetter123:
Till today, how you people think Russia who is a permanent member of UN security council and a world super power is like Mali or Burkinafaso were foreign powers can effect a regime change at will still marvels me .

I know that Russia is not a small fry in the political world.
However, Putin is just one man who is opportune to be the leader of Russia federation
No matter how strong Putin looks like, his people are more likely to be the ones that will do him inn.
It's not going to be easy for Americans or any one to effect regime change in Russia and i don't think Biden is going towards that line.
Butcher,, remove Putin from power,, all these came from Biden mouth with feelings for life of the war victims
As a human being with blood running in his vain, Biden was carried away by humanity feeling than diplomatic sentiments.
Putin is a madman who does not understand diplomatic languages.
It is not doing him any good the war going on in Ukraine.
Waste of human and material resources on both sides.

Truth be told, Putin deserves to be removed from power.
Sometimes, diplomatic moves have to be taken aside and matters address in it's real state.
Every war will end on a round table.
But a madman like Putin must be handle with tough stance.
Everything about this situation in Ukraine is as a result of one madman ambition, which I know that his country men and women are not in support.
Biden is a human being

Mad man Putin does not want his culture cancelled, but he is busy wasting people's lives in the name of unwarranted war.
Everything about Russia needed to be cancelled now.
Putin must make to bow.
Putin has come to be known as a killer
Putin must be hacked

Tinubu Tinubu Tinubu

Lord of the manor.
Lording it over your staffs as if they are slaves is a bad spirit that kills workers morale.
Aggre that some people would require maximum attention before you can make them productive, it must not be stick every time.
Carrots and steaks approach is the utmost tonic.
When necessary, be hard on your workers
But friendly atmosphere must rules all the time

I hope efcc will be able to handle every governor leaving the office this way.

Life continues. Be careful. Watch your movement with opposite sex. God help us

Hmmn. How it is playing out

There are some reasons why Tinubu should not have bring himself into the presidential contest.
He is good as a kingmaker in his life stage now.
However, ambition is the inn things .

Too outrageous.
How did you get there?
Hope you have enough to meet their demands?
After the wedding, will you not get into bankruptcy?
Think about everything before you start.
God help you