₦airaland Forum

JuanDeDios:
No, sir. Not a single one has been done. At least, not on a sustained basis. Currently, we're importing food massively (3) because we recently had a food crisis and the government is already thinking about the election in two years time. Ok, so let's say 4 has been done (but note that without addressing 1 and 2, massive imports will only kill and bury our agric sector).

But 1? Really?

2? FG subsidized fertilizer during the Jonathan era, but not so much anymore. Pesticides and machinery? Not. Ok, a few states are doing something, but even there only a few LGs are covered mostly. I farm, and I can assure you that nobody has ever subsidized anything for me. Not to the tune of N1. My friends too.

3? No way. They treat farmers and traders in Kebbi like criminals for exporting rice through the Niger border. They call them "unpatriotic" and all sorts of names and seize their trucks. EFCC, DSS, police - they all hunt farmers and traders like common criminals for the crime of exporting food! It's the say way Customs are always hunting and seizing rice at the Cotonou border (as if rice is plutonium) when our people are hungry and need food.

anonimi:
Were your idols ignorant of those problems when they promised to change things for better?

What have they changed for better since 2015? Just one single thing o?

Instead of changing things for better they made everything worse and turned us into a beggarly people.

JuanDeDios:
The issue of funds diversion if the fault of the government, not farmers. You can blame Emefiele and his cronies, not farmers. At least, not genuine farmers. The EFCC and the Police should do their jobs. Border closure was a bad idea, and I said so at the time. Just as what's going on now (massive imports) are a bad idea. Here's what government ought to do:
1. Fix the problems of the agric sector - insecurity, roads, police extortion, etc. This will reduce farm input cost.
2. Consider subsiding farm input - fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, machinery, etc. (Other countries do this, that's why their farmers are able to export cheaply and put our farmers out of business).
3. Allow export, so that farmers can earn forex (this encourages more farming and guarantees food security in the long term).
4. Allow imports, so that farmers can't hike prices and take advantage of the Nigerian consumer (this protects the little guy and keeps the farmer happy since he can still make profit because his input cost isn't too high).

The step government is taking now (allow imports without addressing agric sector problems) will make farming unprofitable. That will discourage farming and put us almost entirely at the mercy imports/importers. The long-term economic consequences won't be pretty. Forget the crashing prices of rice - that's temporary.

anonimi:
If you are not the real joke, then why is the country in need of rescue after a decade of APC change that ebilokan made possible by making his expired soldier into messiah instead of shege master

Qadaffi2idiamin:
Do you agree Nigeria is a state of chaos and needs their intervention??

Sit tight, it's gonna be an interesting ride ahead.

Typing:
Kamaru why are you panicking about the great North? Tinibu and his Yoruba supporters are panicking already. When the show never even syart

chopnaira:
https://x.com/YeleSowore/status/1926954198974779780?t=6rXU_51rA-LbWyJ86Cadiw&s=19[/quote]Soludo said this in 2022. Not new. i except Sowore to be attacked rabidly as he's not from the South East.

Agbegbaorogboye:
Is the refinery running smoothly now that "winners" are in power
Shalaye is not necessary just straight answer

Agbegbaorogboye:
Is it running smoothly now when the "winners" are in power with all their lies and propaganda?

https://www.nairaland.com/8435466/port-harcourt-refinery-didnt-produce

Port Harcourt Refinery loading today.

2: @MobilePunch how far? Stop misleading Nigerians. @MKKyari @nnpclimited @NNPCUnderKyari @gsbabatunde pic.twitter.com/lxYjwbBZhq

— Woye (@woye1) December 21, 2024

Agbegbaorogboye:
Image123 your expertise is needed here

Warrri Refinery: again @MobilePunch lied as usual.

2: Same thing they did for Port Harcourt refinery last year.

3: go and verify as @BabajideOtitoju don do his own oooo @nnpclimited pic.twitter.com/SgFNIyqpE0

— Woye (@woye1) April 30, 2025

Port Harcourt Refinery loading today.

2: @MobilePunch how far? Stop misleading Nigerians. @MKKyari @nnpclimited @NNPCUnderKyari @gsbabatunde pic.twitter.com/lxYjwbBZhq

— Woye (@woye1) December 21, 2024

naptu2:
FIRS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jo9SXITFsU?si=IreLawOqkPkrNKS2

EmptyGarden:
I had genuinely forgotten about our VP. Man has been relegated to the background…. He should engage the services of influencers to boost and restore his image.

Freebills12:
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You don't know what is going on in Benue politics. He will leave. They will deny the ticket. The governor is in serious battle with SGF. Almost all the party members are with the SGF.

JuanDeDios:
I'll say the "loosers" seem to be winning this round. Let's hope the NNPC will come up with something so the BATists can score a win soon.

I doubt it tough - the story of those refineries has been the same since the 1990's. Every government since Abacha (no exception) has spent billions on these TAMs and the refineries don't work. If they work, they produce at 20-40% capacity and quickly go back to their default state.

When I heard Tinubu had budgeted his own round of billions for his own round of TAMs, I thought 'Here we go again...' Then when I heard they had indeed started working, I thought, 'Good one. Seems Tinubu is indeed exceptional.' But now you have these stores. Shame.

Agbegbaorogboye:
Six months is now an achievement for APC
Werin dem dey give una drink for ya zombie cooven sef
And where's the product data for the 6 months

Omooba77:
Can a Country prosper despite heavy shedding of blood of innocent souls?
With the rate of killings and kidnappings, can our nation prosper. God didn't allow David to build for him due to shedding of lot of blood.

Agbegbaorogboye:
Another problem with the average APC mindset
It's all about winning
Some people have been winning before you and they didn't call you losers then
You can't take responsibility for your party's failure in governance only to fall back to your familiar cliche of loser when confronted with the debauchery that exists in your party