₦airaland Forum

ReacherSaidNoth:
How can you tell whether something is designed? When you look at mountains, the course of rivers, sand dune, waterfalls and all the magnificent physical features on our planet, what about them tells you that they are the works of a god and not just any god, the one you believe in?

Oh, so all the life you see was not designed? You just suddenly have mammals, birds, plants, heart, teeth and sperm. You must have a lot of crazy faith to believe that.

LordReed:
Why can't we be the result of natural processes? Have you seen a god making anything the way you see humans making paintings, buildings and so on?

Snake you remain as the son of one. He mentioned "set of random throw arounds", you somehow stuck to natural processes. He obviously inferred based on what things are seen, but you're shifting slyly to seeing gods. Keep deceiving yourself.

bixton:
No, I disagree.
If the President can't access himself and tell same the truth that the presidency has not done well within this one year then it is absolutely hypocritical to have stood against the GEJ government in the manner they went about it.
Within one year a good administrator should have gone beyond 45% and within the next one year he would have consolidated on the gains and forged ahead. All we have is a trial.and error approach from persons put in even critical sectors of the economy and they throw blame away from themselves.

Tinubu's First Year in Office: Has Nigeria Gained or Lost?

In President Tinubu's first year in office, he had taken decisions that have caused short-term pains but will bring long-term gains. The first is the removal of subsidy. It is a courageous decision that is bearing fruit. Fuel imports are down more than 54%, and local refining is up. Yes, it has caused shocks, but those shocks were necessary to wake us up from our reverie of almost total dependence on imports for our fuel needs. Additionally, local refining is up nearly 20%.

The Naira flotation has also brought temporary sadness and looks sure to produce permanent gladness. It is forcing Nigerians to look inwards, by making imports more expensive and is reducing the pressure on our foreign reserves.

It would be hypocritical for the opposition to criticise these two policies since all major opposition Presidential candidates, except Kwankwaso, agreed to implement subsidy removal and Naira flotation.

In infrastructure, the President has done well in completing projects begun by his predecessors, including the Abuja Metro, the Outer Southern Expressway, and the Independence and Constitution Avenue, amongst others.

His initiation and commencement of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project is commendable. Not only is it the single largest infrastructural project in Nigeria's history, it looks set to expand our GDP by making it easier, less expensive and shorter to travel around Nigeria and especially her port cities. The more effortless movement of people, goods and services will make Nigerians wealthier when the project is completed.

Additionally, the Tinubu government facilitated direct flights for a Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, to have direct flights from Nigeria to London. A significant feat that gives Nigerians a less expensive alternative and projects our nation positively.

And the commencement of the Student Loan program is a breath of fresh air to Nigerian students, though it would have made more sense for the project to fund STEM education as a priority rather than obsolete social sciences and humanities courses, like Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, Linguistics, Religious Studies, Political Science, etc, which Nigerians like to study in our hundreds of thousands, though they are irrelevant to our developmental challenges as a nation.

In security, the administration has not done poorly, and I especially commend the National Security Officer. The most notorious bandit leaders have been killed, including Boderi Isyaku, Ali Kachala and Sani Dangote. And the Abuja-Kaduna road, as well as the railway, are now safe to journey on. The Northeast is almost back to normal.

In 2023, Nigeria had a Global Terror Index Score of 8.065. This year, the score is 7.575. Our best score in over eight years. Even the international community is noticing.

In governance, we are experiencing peaceful Executive-Legislative relations, unlike Buhari's turbulent first year with the Saraki-led National Assembly.

And the government has shown a low tolerance for corruption. Within a week of her being accused, President Tinubu suspended Betta Edu and encouraged her investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Buhari would never have done that. He displayed a spectacular failure to supervise his ministers.

And when the cash for degrees scandal erupted, the administration was quick to take action by suspending all the schools and degrees involved, especially those from Benin Republic. If my memory serves me, that happened in under a week.

Obviously, Nigerians are experiencing challenging times, but nations do not succeed overnight. They do so over time, and with the policies he has put in place, I foresee a better future for Nigeria in the next year or the Tinubu administration, even though I believe that Waziri Atiku Abubakar would have made a better President and Nigeria would have gained more under him as their leader.

Reno Omokri

This is obviously not trial and error. Tinubu had all these in mind, including changing the national anthem since some years ago. Don't underestimate the president for your own sake, stop listening to wailers.

Seems like the exact spot the FG wants us to be in, for whatever reasons. This one pass me.

Rivers is suffering. This is the kind of thing that small states used to commission. That's what Rivers is now commissioning with pomp.

EmeeNaka:
The road is beautiful.
Can we do away with this black and white painting of kerbside and concrete demarcating opposite lanes?

Why? It's safer.

i dey house

Lol, this is certainly not one of Nigeria's current problems. Nothing wrong with the anthem, but it's just a distraction at the moment.
i remember when people told Buhari that making Democracy Day to be June 12 instead of May 29 was one of the solutions to Nigeria's problems. This looks like a similar foray.

kingxsamz:
Use am console yourself. The average Nigerian does not care about any these rubbish explanations.
3 years from now, you'll still cry that it's too early to judge, that he needs another four years. 🤮🤮
If by chance the duIIard happens to secure another four years and does nothing productive with it, you'll jump on the next useIess individual APC presents.
And nothing concerns me with Obi or Atiku. Don't use that one to help yourself feel better.

Nothing to console, except maybe to console you. The facts are clear, i have said it since the administration started. Any new administration needs at least two years for fair assessment. i have some optimism that Tinubu might be our best president yet. Otherwise, Nigeria might as well be on a long hopeless thing. He's building a solid foundation and i am currently happy with it. Sorry for the inconveniences. It is what it is.

The economy is not smiling, true. But that opinion on security is wrong. It's understandable that a hungry man is an angry man and an angry man is likely to do unreasonable and foolish things. It's all expected.

kingxsamz:
Where's that Image123 guy?
Come and see honest reviews from Nigerians. I Can hardly even find any positive comment on this thread. I'm sure you must have seen the other thread were they rated him with insults. And you probably spent time defending the oId fuul because na una work be that.
Come and see what people think of your useIess president called Tinibooo, not the n0nsense you APC sIaves tell yourselves so you can sleep at night.
Government of no direction with a horde of z0mble supporters.

Samuel, how are you? Doxology.
It's too early to rate the government, i think i must have mentioned that before. Nonetheless, i remain in full support of the government's decision to stop the then fuel subsidy and do something about the exchange rate. i have stated countless times that it must come with pain. This is not a theocracy or the government of Jesus Christ. Don't expect miracles or magic. It's a hard path but the right one. As for assessing the government, i would personally give it another year. If it's failing, i'll say so. And when it's time for election, if Jesus Christ tarries, i will support who i still feel is the best candidate of the choices before us then, irrespective of religion, tribe or party.
N.B Obi lamba and Atiku should eternally forget it, Tinubu remains a better choice for ME.

LordReed:
I am always amazed at how science makes breakthroughs. This is quite interesting.

You're amazed at discovery but not at the One who created what your gods are just discovering. SMH

All thanks to Lamba Obi. We've gone from 26 to 1 again.

balladin:
You just heard him confirm the schools he built from scratch. You are the one struggling to find a response here

He accepted the FACT that he didn't build any school from scratch, only renovations. The campus was not in contention. It's just one campus of many campuses of an old school. No new school built, no need running in circles.

Became number one where and when? Lamba for mrymidons. When was Anambra 26 and in what? What was the position for the 8 years that you were governor. Put in real context.

Who's this one again. We've too many thugs with data to use. What is credit kini? Imagine this creature saying he needs to address an English Nobel Laureate in yoruba alluding that Soyinka doesn't understand English but Yoruba. Myrmidons everywhere.

The labourers. "For me" party.
News has it that Datti now hallucinates about 608 airplanes, it's concerning.

Who'd blame Datti? He lacks attention and purpose in all of these. He must struggle stay politically relevant in the Labour in vain dream.

Is talking in the rain an achievement? Sore losers are asking if Tinubu should do it. Does talking in the rain or sun improve anyone's life? Nonsense

LordReed:
Na so. Dem no go wan die go heaven again. Na to stay for here dey enjoy wet in their hand fit reach. LoLz.

Even the richest Christians want to go to Heaven, or rather live eternally. No sane Christian wants to stay here on heart in the current state of earth and the body. But what do i say, your ignorance and hypocrisy consistently overreaches. It's no surprise since you can believe mumbo jumbo like big bang by faith.

A format to decamp to APC. Very funny people.

Ebeano49:
Remember: Before Peter Obi, Anambra was near bottom table in GCSE, WAEC, and JAMB. There was huge concerns about out of school boys. The trend which reversed under Obi has been sustained till date.

Give credit to whom it's due. You don't have to like the guy.

Near bottom where? Remember from where? Can you show us the data that proves this? When is BEFORE Peter Obi? Where was Anambra all the 8 years Obi was governor? Abi you no get statistics, na mouth?

erico2k2:
Until When?

2 years. That's May next year.

It's too early. There's always room for improvement though.

Hahahahahaha, Mr FOR ME Lamba.

Not completely good news IF he doesn't have competition. There has to be plans B, C, D, E and F. Make we no start dey panic if Dangote fumble.

Datti on the brinks. It's not election time. Make we go back to sleep.

Israel07:
All you doing is deflecting from the points I raised and defending Tinubu, I understand he's somewhat a Lord to you. I've had enough of your rhetorics, Bye!

What are the points you raised? As far as i do not agree with your warped view, it will be seen as deflecting. i stick with facts, not sentiments. President Tinubu is the president of Nigeria and all Nigerians, signed and approved by God and all other gods. Nothing you and your lords can do about it till 2031. It is what it is.

Israel07:
I can't take someone that wallow in delusion serious.
Fuel subsidy is back and almost double the amount of the last government, Foreign reserve was used to back the Naira too till we called Cardoso out and he admitted it. Both Naira and fuel is subsidized now so what u talking about.
I don't know how old you are, I was still a kid in 1999 to 2007, but I know about Lagos under Fashola and what he accomplished but you are seemingly attributing his accomplishments to Tinubu and that's bullshit. Same Tinubu stopped Jonathan from removing subsidy in 2012 cos of his selfish unpatriotic ambition today he's completely confused on how to go about it. Now you saying there's no other way like subsidy removal is new to Nigerians. He's removed it and put it back after completely making a mess of the whole thing. His only accomplishment so far is plunging people into poverty and starvation then taxing whatever is left on them.

i mentioned a corrupt fuel subsidy and exchange market that promotes rent seeking. Nothing is wrong with subsidy IF you can afford it. Whether it's truly back or not is not the problem. The problem is, is it affordable by the government? It makes sense for some subsidy to be paid so that the price of fuel per liter stays down and doesn't fluctuate every other week, at least till the currency ups and downs become stable. According to reports, the quantity of litres consumed is about half. That's one. The government is making like double of what they were making before, so they have more room to afford payment. That's commonsense. If i double your salary, it's easier for you to afford what you could not.
Thirdly, from the rumors, it's even a different arrangement to pay for the alleged subsidy.
As for Lagos state, like you said, you were young. Tinubu laid the foundation and the masterplan for all that Fashola 'achieved'. Apart from even the masterplan, you need money to do anything significant. Tinubu's government engineered the financial success of Lagos state. If you want to argue about that, then we should not even be talking.
Timing is key. i guess your parents stopped you from driving at some point. It gets to a time that they pray for you to drive. Decisions change. People didn't trust the GEJ administration with funds, they were wasteful to be mild. Also, they could afford to pay subsidy. They were making 'crazy' money. It's unlike a period when subsidy was choking the country with debts. Finally, GEJ had no will power or gumption to stick to a tough decision, Tinubu does. Like i said earlier on, be patient.

JuanDeDios:
Yes, you can track a PARTICULAR bill. But the suggestion that someone knows where EVERY dollar bill is is wrong. They can't do that. If they could, terrorists and drug dealers won't be using dollars.

That's correct.

JuanDeDios:
Ain't nothing classified about that. You can't track every dollar bill though. Na capping.

You can, in the sense that you want to track them. For example, they have the data of the number on the notes, and can work with the last seen(s). But that's only possible through banks, not cash to cash.

Crypotocurrency is also technology. You should not throw away the baby with the bath water, do some regulation and work well on what is within your own control. What are you doing about your banks and telecommunications? Terrorists and bandits have been carrying out bank transactions and social media shows for years.