₦airaland Forum

Some have been stealing since over 20 years ago, and they are still going stronger.

Tntsi:
And some hungry youths here are being tossed up and down with a packet of garri, sugar and 4 indonmie .

No be swear dem swear for this agabado bois ni?

Watch out for them.
I don't need to read these plenty threads, but I am very sure those slaves will still come on here to defend their slave masters as though their lives depend on it.

Dialpad:
That's not a lot money.... 7.7million is less than $10k per year.

Poverty and low standard of living has made the average Nigerian think that earning as low as $1k monthly is a big deal.

Some of them left better paying opportunities to serve this country

Yeah indeed it quite small.
But if you want to sincerely answer this question, the answer is glaring already: does an average politician sacrifice anything for the good of this country?
Of course, this may be argued that they are not politicians but appointment-based. Even with that, more than half of them have houses in FCT, if not all. And of course, they are actually politicians. You mentioned poverty...who created and institutionalize/weaponize poverty in Nigeria if not the politicians? Covid 19 palliatives story still fresh.
When you hear that our political offices are too attractive, that's what it means. Nigeria is in red, there is none of them who could sacrifice nothing.

May be one in hundreds could...
I am aware of a governor who was not collecting salary but was diverting his salary to add up on pensioners in his state. So we heard, either true or not. If true, he's a rare breed.

There was a story of some particular senators in the US who after getting to Washington (Capital) from their respective states rented apartments and shared lobbies or so, which they were paying for from their personal monies. It wasn't a big news to them because they were elected to serve, not to come and become wealthy.
There is hardly a Nigerian politician who would do that.

For individuals who have possibly billions already as a result of their past milking of national cake.

To think that politicians will sacrifice for you in Nigeria is a delusion...

40+ ministers multiplied by 7.7M...

aybabz101:
I had an arguement with someone on this platform that Dangote is one of the worst things to have happened to Nigeria. Exploiting his connections with the rogue government officials to siphon the Nigerian population....his cement is another thing...

He cant compete fairly...all his other ventures especially in the food industry was a totall failure....his successfull business is the cement and sugar industry which technically are a monopolistic industries

His refinery was practically built by the Nigerian government....he was given tax rebate, free from customs duties and dollar sold to him at a very cheap rate, far below the official CBN rate....

The man is a leech and Nigeria really needs to get rid of him

You said it all.

General Shocker.
Nigerian biggest leadership error.

Really?

LIVINGICONREBOR:
Wahala no too much like this??
To think pple still dey get erections for this tinubulation. Damn!!🤔

You are a comedian in Chief
I sincerely heard the comedian voice behind your first line! Lol
Some people want to get happiness by all means even in tribulation, sorry, tinubulation

spiSeyi:
There is nothing bad in borrowing but being a bad debtor is bad. I expect NNPCL to use the proceeds they get from this investment to merge with a private investor by buying a larger share of the establishment and get 1 of Nigeria's four faultrefineriesry working

I wonder why none of them is thinking in this direction. How can a nation this big not have a working refinery?? Taking bad loan to offer temporary solutions??
I think it is true when they said that not making refinery to work is deliberate.

Temporary solution.
When will refinery work

Inherited it from who?

Did they force him to inherit it?

Engage with a property lawyer.

Dey play. How many charges against Buhari who he worked for? Did Buhari say Emefiele didn't work for him?

Jestin:
I think the people in Government are not just ready to fight corruption yet. Maybe because they are benefiting from it. The oil imports and this dollars rate is one of the biggest factors affecting the economy of this country

Exactly!
They have left the major, they are looking for the alternatives or just temporary mopped up solution.
No agenda to fix refinery whatsoever. Dangote is the monarch of Nigeria.

Taylor90:
When I look at Tinubu team members I just shake head

Hope on this man at your own expense

You said it all.
Same crop of old non performing thieves.
Almost 50 ministers in this austere economy.

Racoon:
Everything the APC ever opposed came back to hunt them real good. Imagine APC asking in 2015 that "is #215 to a $ OK? Today it is almost @ the #1k mark

Say it as it is.
They took government out of propaganda, reason they are not fitting to remain there.
All the foot soldiers I wonder if they are not experiencing same economy now.
Their voices have drowned.
What policy has government done to salvage the free fall of naira till date, with all the praises people have heaped on him as the one who tamed the Atlantic?!

Racoon:
Imagine the message Labour is taking back to the downtrodden citizens suffering from the numerous constricting policies of an irresponsibly corrupt and satanic government? This just show how callous and how these irresponsible leader are grossly disconnected from realities Nigerians are grappling with.

You nailed it.
Labour leaders already caught feelings.
Believe politicians to your own hurt.
Beside, this particular statement is chief among other lies.

taylor88:
All these strangers that are not even from Lagos

I wonder if Lagos actually have indigenes

Because I wonder why they allow these folks ruin their land

Tinubu is from Osun

Fashola is from Ekiti

Ambode is from Ondo

Faleke is from Kogi

MC Oluomo is from Kwara Kwara

Homeless criminals ruining Lagos

Take away Igbo businesses and taxes in Lagos and see how Lagos falls on its kneels

Sanwo-Olu is from Ogun.

Ikaeniyan0:
I wish the lawmakers won't change their mind. He should be used as an example to other arrogant people like him who behave like gods when they hold a position.

That's the way it should be but you see that Akpabio, he will do anything to make the one who saw to it that he emerged the Senate President happy.
Moral tendencies are at the lowest even if it exists at all, of course while the system that brought them there in the first place is so flawed

Too bad

But blinded "our mandate" folks on NL keep saying that Nigeria has ability to prosecute war.
Many of them are still tied to their parents apron. Anyone who has seen war doesn't pray for war again. Even as a winner in war, you still lose a lot. And Nigerian economy is best described as comatose

Winters23:
The Europeans partitioned Africa in the most dumb way possible. Togo was unjustly divided into two, French and British mandates. The French mandate was granted independence in 1960 while the British Togo mandate was merged with Ghana, the volta region.

Looking at Nigeria, southern Nigeria have nothing in common with northern Nigeria. The North could've been just another francophone country like Niger Republic, Chad, Benin Republic or CAR.

It's unfortunate we're stock together in this unequal strange bed fellow affair.

You are too apt and on point

negaiyke:
I Thought they said he was a Master Strategist..

Strategist don dey make substitutions even before First half starts for match

Na like this we go take finish Full-Time

Master Strategist my foot.
Appointments of rewards for helping to stand at my side.
Obasanjo who was not termed a strategist assembled more bright minds and achievers than this na my-turn appointment.

tsdarkside:
go deceive yourself and then cry later....
and again....nigeria hasnt even started general mobilization....

nigeria has plenty manpower....weapons plenty too....

Baby's talk.
Baby's babble.

What do you know about manpower and economy?
People who can lecture even your teachers are on public forums sending subtle messages to FG to never go for needless war, you and your lots are on NL rambling in the name of opinions.

Why is US not going for war against Russia leading NATO despite enough provocation from Russia? It is because US is lacking manpower and arsenal right?

Nigeria is struggling economically, then they should go headlessly into war? You think only what is needed to prosecute war is manpower?

Baby with baby's talk.

tsdarkside:
lets make something very clear....jubilatin coupits in niger and others will have consequencies for ecowas....

dont forget nigerian military that is the strongest in west africa....
go temptin nigerian military with coup is a very bad idea....

you igbos should thread very carefuly what you are wishin for....

In war, all parties involved lose.
Let's forget about Nigerian military being the strongest.
Nigerian millitary that has been overstretched? Fighting insurgency for more than a decade? With new service chiefs still adjusting?
Nigerian economy is in shambles presently; you don't fight war independent of your economy. Why didn't US go into head-to-head war with Russia despite Russia provocation to lure them in the Ukrainian war? US has not recovered economically from war campaigns in the middle east
Nigeria being the largest in the West Africa will be expected to contribute more than the smaller countries.

The war won't be Nigerien war alone, you can see collaborations and solidarity coming up for Niger.
The West want to use West Africa for the next theater of war.
War isn't fun. Ecowas should think more than twice before throwing caution to the wind.

Self-destruct mode.

Who incarcerated Kanu, who is suffering sit-at-home? Your people or above-the-law government?

AmadorSays:
Hmmm, okay. Well truth is Wike actually did work during his tenure.

Yeah!
But you know that when we don't have many standards here, where it is normal for public office holders to mismanage funds and go away with it, when eventually we see one that tries to actually carry out his responsibility and fulfil why he was put in place, even by 50%, we begin to hail and term them huge success.
In the grand scheme of things, compared to real success they are meant to be measured against, they didn't do well.
What makes some governors look performing much in Nigeria is premised on the fact that they didn't "steal" like their predecessors or borrowed more in order to look like doing more.
Governor Otti of Abia State has a great chance to be seen as very "successful" as a governor eventually. You know why? It is hard to say if any governor in Abia State since 1999 has done anything substantial.

The world is already sick, or old or both, of humans brutality.
With all that the whole world is going through economically, wars keep featuring.

War is good only when watching it in movies.

Racoon:
Happy for Prof Pate. He is a thorough bred. Kudos to Tinubu for that but he is still seating on a fraudulent electoral mandate. Thank goodness former Atiku Badaru and Gandollar didn't enter that list.

Ganduje is being positioned to become APC national chairman though. Him not being on the list is not a minus to him if he becomes the chairman.

Overall, it is padi-padi list.
Most are being rewarded for whatsoever reason.
Democracy in Nigeria is government of the incumbent for the incumbent

You think it is DSS DG?

DSS DG answers to someone in Ask Rock you forgot.
Where is the difference between Bubu and Mr. BAT with the rules of law.

Emefiele is never a saint, but why not subject him to be tried by law accordingly.
Okay, again, where is the law too? Is judiciary as well clean?

DonMarkuzi:
Who are the pawns in this game of chess.

Federal Government doesn't have that money

How would a sheep change its clothing.
Dishing out lies and then using fake news to whitewash it again.

Where did the first news come out from?