₦airaland Forum

Acidosis:
So why is Buhari not blaming himself as he was of the government year ago?

Is Buhari on nairaland? Are you not the one blaming people for state IGR? Was Buhari blaming anyone?

anonimi:
You sef too sharp
You don sabi their APCshit wayo finish unlike their zombies who are yet to recover their broom-swept brains.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/okonjo-iweala-others-have-high-bp-over-economy/

http://www.bellanaija.com/2015/05/ngozi-okonjo-iweala-reportedly-says-managing-nigerias-economy-gives-her-high-blood-pressure/



"70 per cent of my staff have high blood pressure. This goes to show the amount of stress we go through. All three of us here (referring to herself, Minister of State, Bashir Yuguda; and Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Anastasia Daniel-Nwaobia ) have high blood pressure.

Minister of State has High BP and you are on medication. Perm Sec has and I have. The amount of stress in the ministry is unbelievable. Many times we are in the office until 1 am, looking for ways, we want to push out money to make payment. Many people don’t know this.

We now have a clinic so that people can go and check quickly up when they start having headache before someone collapses."
Those are Okonjo-Iweala's words on marble. Please think and be grateful this people are even employing.

anonimi:
Is this ADDITIONAL to the 740,00 jobs they promised to provide IMMEDIATELY on May 29, 2015



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These ones are even recruiting, we should thank God. The past administration was thinking of austerity measures, downsizing and doubling tax. We both remember that they were borrowing to pay salaries and given the PhD Okonjo-Iweala headaches. Show some gratitude.

TheHarbinger:
I didn't say this.

We are children of God, not sinners. The Holy Spirit doesn't convict or condemn people who have already been saved from condemnation

Are you Joshthefirst? The Holy Spirit will tell us if we are doing wrong. Why should He tell sinners and not tell us? The Holy Spirit does not condemn sinners BTW. He reproves.

Quakertellicus1:
The 40 million is based on an estimate that is

1.20 years old.

2.Does not take into account fuel consumption by generators....it assumes only cars use PMS in Nigeria.

3.Even if correct....that means we still have to import 23million liters daily...because our refineries can only produce 17-20 million liters of PMS daily.

P.S...I got the 70 million figure from an expert interviewed on Vision FM 95.1 in the FCT last week Friday. NNPC was saying 41 million liters by 2012...and that was based on the assumption that cars only use PMS in Nigeria.

PPS: From the Dec 2012 article i linked above...

A breakdown indicate that while 1565 trucks or 51 million litres were made available for loading on Tuesday, the figures for Wednesday stood at over 1433 trucks the equivalent of over 47 million litres. Thursday’s number was put at over 1210 trucks (over 39 million litres) while Friday and Saturday loading schedules have 1240 trucks each which translates to over 40 million litres per day.

No arguement, even if it is 100million. Note however that the official position is 40million litres per day. That is gospel truth to Kachikwu, Deizani and Okonjo-Iweala. That is the template used to prepare budgets and to pay subsidies.

Acidosis:
Yes, I'm hustling for my future but I've got no chill for hypocrites.

If it is safe to blame GEJ for Buhari's failures, why can't we blame Fayemi and Tinubu for Fayose's so called failures on IGR?

IGR for 2015? Fayemi was governor for 2015? Fayose claims to be oldest governor, he was governor during the time of Tinubu. If we follow your logic, he still takes the blame. The point been made though is that he should concentrate on bringing development and upliftment to his state, and partner effectively with others instead of making noise like a true empty barrel. He was at the Economic Summit recently but learnt nothing and made no important and strategic partnerships and networking to help his state. He has not paid his state staff since last year by the way. Yethe will keep making noise on internet and taking pictures, and pokenosing into Federal business.

skilfulsagei:
Hmmmmm. See Ekiti state

That's the ONLY South West state below 18th position. Even Osun State is above 18th position. Imagine an ant ranting at your door from time to time. That's how Fayose is to Buhari.

This is most foolish, why is he posing for pictures to deceive the gullible. This looks like a train station or waiting point. No microphone, nothing. Just pose with podium abi na lectern. Which kain business community?

Quakertellicus1:
Because we are not producing enough. We need 70million liters a day. 5 million liters from one refinery is not going to make much of a difference.

Its actually 40million not 70million, take note.

Joshthefirst:
If he does, its is from a position of counsel, and comfort, to guide me to repentance. My own conscience is enough chastisement.

And you do know there's a difference between chastise and convict right?

Why would the Holy Spirit tell sinners to repent of sin but refuse to tell believers if they sin?

TonyeBarcanista:
My position exactly! I have never seen where a minister will bring his own extra budgetary provision outside what the President submitted. Nigeria is not running parallel presidency. The Lagos-Calabar Rail project was NEVER in the budget.

Over 50billion allocated to the ministry was floating in the budget. What then is the point of a minister defending budget, why not call the person that submitted it? Why did they not say all these during the defense?

P0intBlank:
@bolded Really!? How about Rahab and the Spies?

Rahab was into prostitution as well, does that justify the act?

Aufbauh:
Gradually we are seeing the true colour of the NASS members as people who are only interested in what they will make out of the government and not what they will give.
A congregation where you have a lot of past governors and other political jobbers what do you expect. The fact that both the immediate past and present Senate Presidents were named in the Panama papers scandal is an indictment on the whole NASS.
I hope PMB and his team will play their games well to avoid the unholy set up of those greedy & self centered legislators.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KE2XYj9Id4

That's the video where Ameachi was before the House of Representative discussing the Lagos-Calabar railway. While as a matter of fact, it is not stated in the initial appropriation bill, there is an obvious over 50billion naira in the allocation to the ministry. The OP says
"Vanguard learned that although the N60 billion meant for the Calabar-Lagos rail budget was not in the original budget, the Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, successfully defended and got it included in the amended budget."

Ameachi offhand mentions the path that the projected railway will pass. People should lay aside sentiments and think of the benefits. He mentions the route as Calabar- Uyo- Aba- Portharcourt- Yenegoa- (Otuoke)- Yenegoa- Uwelli- Warri- Sapele- Benin- (Agbor- Asaba- Onitsha)- Benin- Ore- IjebuOde- Sagamu- Lagos.
Commonsense shows that it is in the amended budget, even if typo error or whatever error did not put it in the initial budget, the billions of naira gap is there. Also Ameachi talked about it so generally and certainly without any of the National assembly railway committee members countering his claims.

Let us also note the times when the budgets were signed in the past, less people say that the current administration is too slow, despite the hitches.
2005 budget signed on 13th of April. http://allafrica.com/stories/200504130552.html
2008 budget signed 15th of April. http://allafrica.com/stories/200804150685.html
2010 budget signed 22nd of April. http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/blog/jonathan-signs-2010-budget-warns-ministers/
2011 budget signed 27th of May. http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/05/27/in-pictures-president-jonathan-signs-budget-2011/
2012 budget signed 13th of April. http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/05/27/in-pictures-president-jonathan-signs-budget-2011/
2013 budget signed 26th of February. http://www.channelstv.com/2013/02/26/jonathan-signs-2013-budget-into-law/
2014 budget signed 22nd of May. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/new-2014-budget-entry-throws-senate-confusion/
2015 budget signed in may 2015 as well. So, wailers should keep this in perspective too.

cc: omenka, otokx, tit, modath, sonoflucifer, Caseless

makzeze:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxFxC8sM2Gg

Change the opening post to this link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KE2XYj9Id4

That is the correct video where Ameachi was discussing with the House of Rep committee.

Raising tax to 10% was Okonjo-Iweala's hope as she was clueless to any other solution to raise money. It is the current administration that paused its implementation, same way they stopped official devaluation.
http://dailypost.ng/2015/01/22/falling-oil-prices-federal-government-double-vat-cancel-projects/

But the truth is that the project is not in the appropriation bill, Presidency mistake. But if Ameachi talked about it during budget defense and it's been on the media for a while, and the extra money is there allocated to nothing. It makes sense to put it there instead of this shameful back and forth.

sonOfLucifer:
Brother, Jews don't celebrate Easter. The Passover isn't a Christian festival. And I do not care about Jewish history.

Jews celebrate Passover. They've been celebrating Passover every year for over 4000years. Anyone who has read Bible before and worked for church ought to know that, except devourer has started devouring your memory. It was during the Passover that Jesus was crucified, and that is when Easter is celebrated.

Estharfabian:
Praise the lord everybody!


The Bible spoke about Fornication Oga!
1 Corinthians 6:18-20 - Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.


Moreover, This same bible speaks Against Eating Pig, shell fish, rabbits and the rest.
It also tells us Not to eat land Animals that doesn't walk on fours.
It Also tells us not To adorn ourselfs with golds, blingbling and all....
1 Timothy 2:9 reads: Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper Clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments.”

so, No matter what we do, We are going to hell!

Don't be ridiculous. There is the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. It is better to keep quiet about things you do not understand or have an idea of, than to confuse others with half-truths.

sonOfLucifer:
No one knows when he was born, killed. Resurrected. We just make.things up and everybody follows. What matters is the celebration.

One would have expected you to be more knowledgeable than this, given your past history and even working in church before. The Jewish calendar is followed annually in determining the Easter period. It tallies with the celebration of Passover, a celebration they have held for over 4000years.

bloodyBLOGGER:
check the picture below

i want to believe your question has been answered already. But just in case it has not been, it is because the Jewish calendar is different from our calendar. The time of their annual Passover is the period in which Easter is celebrated.

freecocoa:
My friend, I hope you handed the thief over to the appropriate authority? Cos that's the most important thing here.

As for going to heaven or hell, stop deceiving yourself cos if there's really a hell according to biblical standards, we are all going there so don't worry, you won't be alone and it will be a very fun place, I bet people in heaven will plead to be sent to hell, when they see how much fun we will be having there.

Btw OP, this your story sounds made up.

According to Bible standards, we are not all going to hell. Hell is a place of sorrow, regret and gnashing of teeth.

Rev 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Rev 7:10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

Zenzu01:
A man entered my house running and breathing heavily, so I had to ask him what's the matter

He said he is being chased by people

I asked what did he do

He told me everything

As he was still explaining, the people approached where we were and at that time I knew I needed to take an action either to save the man or release him to them.
So I opted for an option of saving him.
When the angry mob that were chasing the man came to me and asked if I saw anybody but I told them that I didn't see anyone.


My question is did I sin by lying to them that I didn't see anyone whereas I saw and hid the thief..



Mind you if I release the man to them, they will surely kill him..
And if I die in the process, will I go to hell despite the fact I wanted to save a soul.

The end does not justify the means in God's viewpoint. You are not saved by good works, you are saved because you believe in Jesus to save you from your sins. lying is a sin, and thank God you were not caught, you could have been killed. Then, you would not be asking this question.

tit:
the useless man is still talking?
fuel scarcity that was 99% solved by Diezani when oil was high price of over 100 dollar
is what this fool and his equally useless oga - buhari cannot sove now oil is 35 dollar.

Duh, Diezani had no queues for a major part because she was paying crazy money in trillions of naira. She did not do a better job. As soon as money stopped flowing in 2015, with little money for subsidy budgetted, she ran into one of the worst fuel crises ever in this country, where banks and media houses were closing by 1pm, and networks were sending sorry text messages to customers.

cc: ajepako

TPAND:
Curbing corruption without control mechanisms is like chasing a white goose around a circle. It's not only by putting DSS and EFCC to go after looters, it's by putting the necessary checks in place to ensure people do the right thing

Over the past few weeks, most filling stations have tempered with their dispensing pumps and they give feul at a ratio of 3:1. You need to see the price at which fuel is sold in other states of the federation. It is heartbreaking.

Kaichukwu is confused, Deziani did a better job. He is in a way towing Deziani's approach to fuel supply.

Diezani had no queues for a major part because she was paying crazy money in trillions of naira. She did not do a better job. As soon as money stopped flowing in 2015, with little money for subsidy budgetted, she ran into one of the worst fuel crises ever in this country, where banks and media houses were closing by 1pm, and networks were sending sorry text messages to customers.

Grundig:
Kachikwu iis th only minister in buhari's cabinet who appears to be working.

This is a completely new terrain for him and he is tackling it quite well. . . .although he is being handicapped by his boss, the petroleum minister.

What work is he doing that others are not doing? Budget(serious money) has not been approved for any other ministry so you cannot expect much work from them apart from genral day to day ministry obligations and planning. Kachikwu by the way is directly in his field having worked with ExxonMobil as one of their main bosses in West Africa, it is not a completely new terrain for him. If he feels he is been handicapped, he can resign. Just keep quiet and allow them do their jobs.

Achuwa1:
Mr kachikwu,i don't have to blame on dis issue as minister for state for petroleum but pmb who is the minister of petroleum.
u have a family & i don't expect u to be doing pmb job as minister of petroleum while he is junketeering around the world with notn to show for it & probably he is collecting salary as a minister of petroleum.
my advise for u is simple if u want to live long on dis job & also alleviate the present petrol problem coz Nigerians can never be satisfied unless this problem of fuel scarcity is solved.
ALLOW GUYS TO GO BACK TO LOCAL REFINING FOR NOW TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESENT CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING... after u ppl must have built refineries then u ppl can scrap the local refining coz it will even create jobs for guys in niger delta.

You obviously decided to close your eyes to the free role that Kachikwu has been given to handle the sector/ministry. He is both NNPC GMD and minister for state for petroleum, answering directly to PMB and Nigerians. He is not there to do charity work, neither was he begged to do the job he's doing.

Hard way is not necessarily the only way. Our so called dull 3rd class and 2.2 students do better abroad. It's in Nigeria the lecturer will deliberately not teach and will mark students down because it was not easy during his time, or such similar archaic mindset. A good lecturer should produce good students, not students he claims refuse to graduate.

wiegraf:
The flood is as factual as the destruction of the planet krypton. And which most educated do you speak of? the overwhelming majority of top scientists and nobel laureats in the sciences wouldn't be caught dead believing these stories. you need to leave your village and explore man, before making such embarrasing claims. and no, clearly some supposed adults believe in superman (and obviously worse). abi what's the difference between superman and samson? is it that samson's weakness is barbers as opposed to meteorites?

Do you also doubt the flood? Answer the simple question plainly. i do not know about any planet krypton or its facts. Good to see you realize only kids believe in superman, and that old people believe the Bible. The only area giving you jerks is the educated part. When i refer to most educated, i was referring to the size or percentage, not necessarily to the height of education. i do not have statistics on educated people and their faiths. It is however common knowledge that universities, colleges and schools are littered with theists both as teachers and as students. in very day life, we meet successful people, CEOs, top level managers, Drs etc that are theists, whether christian or otherwise. It is with this COMMONSENSE that i repeat that most educated men believe in the Bible.
Samson was a superhuman because he was UNCOMMONly empowered by God's Holy Spirit for the deliverance of Israel. He was a miracle, just like the dividing of the Red Sea, or the disappearance of kidney problem and HIV, to the glory of God. Superman is an entertainer, for children cartoons.

sonOfLucifer:
Cute story, old man. I still keep my tooth under my pillow too.

Spare me the platitudes. You said that you were at calvary 2000years ago and that i should believe you. Or were you demon possessed when you made the statement?

Oh dear, all this was done by God for you? You must be very special, my friend.

i'm special but He did not do it because i was special.
Rom 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

All that medical college fees must have been a waste. Why study medicine when you can pray? Why build hospitals when there are churches? Let's close down hospitals and build more churches. Let's depend more on God..........

Eeyah, that's shallow. Nobody said medical college and hospitals were a waste, or that they were mutually exclusive to faith and miracles. Even some doctors will tell you boldly that God heals. i've experienced it and i dare to share.

You must have been a very horrible person, a worthless piece of shit. But thank God, he changed you and forgave you and gave you freedom.hallelujah..

Hallelujah. God can do your own too.

You've never asked, Brother.

i did not ask God before He made the provisions, i asked Him after. Can you give me a car? Can you give me twins? These are some things that my God can do and that people who need them can ask Him for.

Gombs:
Hello buddy, how's you? Guess great! Emmm, about the above, let me oblige you. Let's get going, there are at least 2 sources that tell us that Moses spent some time in Ethiopia and was required to marry their queen.

He did not consummate the relationship ever, as she was not of the covenant. This was the Ethiopian about which Aaron and Miriam complained; maybe because Moses' precedent with her (non-consummation, or at least non-continuance of the relationship) was carried on to virtuous Zipporah as well.

Zipporah was a Midianite, not an Ethiopian - the other wife was an Ethiopian.

Why did he send her away?

You know she saved moses' life by the circumcision, when God came to whoop him for not circumcising his kid.


"And it came to pass, on the way to the lodging place, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him.

Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at his feet, and she said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.'

So he let him alone. Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.' "

Now, I still don't know what she meant by the latter part sha, but... She saved Moses, and he went on to lead the Hebrews out of slavery.

However, despite her bravery and quick thinking, Moses doesn't treat Zipporah especially well or act particularly grateful.

Moses sends her and the children away before the Exodus from Egypt. Later, they reunited.

Was she divorced?

Emmm, can't say exactly (if anyone knows that much, let me know), but if the Bible said they reunited later on, and the fact that he remarried, I think it's possible she was divorced or they separated. But, here is what I think...

It's possible that Moses also did not want to take his wife and their two sons to Egypt to avoid giving Pharoah an opportunity to hold them hostage, thus interfering with any negotiating ability of Moses and Aaron, and since he'd be long in Egypt, I think it's logical too.

Joagbaje's point thus is, did the separation make moses a failure, seeing that he took another wife?

Thanks Gombs, not really interested in Jo or anyone else's point, or the primary subject of discussion. Was just caught by the Moses story. Can't say much for or against your explanation either, it is not clearly stated(in the Bible) but assumed. Thanks all the same.

[quote author=UncleSnr post=44052343][/quote]If the Chinese did, you said? If you were born some place or sometime else, you probably will have no education or access to internet? So, who does probability help. Face reality. Jesus is Lord.

vedaxcool:
I am satisfied with the policy objectives and direction, what remains is strong political will to implement many saboteurs and criminals left by the inglorious ineffectual. ... are prowling for a moment to destroy whatever achievement is made. Govt must deal decisively with them by heavy law enforcement, no compromise no negotiation with criminals just the strong arms of the law.

My main concern is the subtle disconnect between Buhari and Osinbajo. All these 'nice' plans for 2016, Buhari can feign ignorance and then the zeal to implement is not there. The 5000 thing and zero budget comes to mind.