₦airaland Forum

KINGwax007:
nice one...but how many votes did he get, compared to ojokwu? And didn't he win the election?

Let's remain within context mate. Your argument was about votes Ojukwu got from Igbo people, s let's also compare same with votes OBJ got from Yoruba people.

Ojukwu won Abia State for instance but Obj didn't win a single state in the South West and even lost his own polling unit which is in front of his gate, so stop being hypocritical my friend.

KINGwax007:
Someone opened a thread and said some ethnic groups were trying to divide Igbos by coining names such as 'Delta-igbo' and the likes...

That's funny because Igbis were never united in the first place...

Ojukwu couldn't win his constituency when he ran for senate and didn't get 0.1 percent of the whole Igbo region when he tried to run for presidency...

If I say, 'bastard Igbo' now, Shey I lie ni?

Shey Obi no be bastard so?
Tell me..

Did Obasanjo win his ward when he contested for president in 1999?

EternalTruths:
Tell us how Buhari will end.

You can send it to my email if necessary.

I want to pray about it

He will end like Egypt's Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Lalasticlala, can you help this thread gain traction? FP things.

KHAYGOLD:
How much were you paid for this propaganda?

How market?

Aufbauh:
She that allows an evil to hold sway in her reign is equally guilty of not just abating it but promoting same.

Responsibility begins already with the making of the resolution,not just with the accomplished deed,which is simply the consequence of the resolution.

If under your cover and guidance the more adept can even rake in quite successful haul and do many things that would not stand up to any moral examination, yet you claim a reputations of being capable then you're irresponsible.....simple!

NB: I don't have time to reply ignorant quotes below...some comments are beyond kids comprehension.

I agree with you. Just like Buhari is allowing the Buratais and the illegal recruitments in the CBN, FIRS, NNPC etc.

ceometromedia:
PDP new media officer, Deji Adeyeju pictured yesterday with President Buhari's son, Yusuf . Can someone tell me why Yusuf closed his nose or is any thing smelling bad?

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/09/photos-pdps-media-officer-seen-with.html

This wasn't yesterday. This picture was taken last year after the election when they met in London.

wellmax:
Please forgive me, I'm a product of rape

Oh, I now understand.

wellmax:
SO says a child with a dull brain

This is what you get when contraceptives fail.

FriendChoice:
If you still believe you're innocent that you can fool some Nigerians, then go and defend yourself in the court of Law. The Law says you're innocent until proven otherwise, so go and prove your innocency to the World.

Well, she has sued EFCC to court. Let them go and defend themselves.

mapet:
Unfortunately, your submission betrays your reasoning as embarrassing. Much more unfortunate is that you think the presidency reasons at your level of capability

Buhari: Military Offensive Against Boko Haram, Anti-north - https://www.nairaland.com/2346078/buhari-military-offensive-against-boko


STOP KILLING BOKO HARAM MEMBERS – BUHARI TELLS FG - http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/stop-killing-boko-haram-members-buhari-tells-fg/

AnanseK:
For what purpose my "intelligent" friend?

Did he not ask that Boko Haram be treated like their Niger delta brothers who were flown with presidential jets to Aso rock where they were given amnesty.

midolian:
how does this make sense to you?

If you know APC abd what they are up to, it will make sense to you.

What if it was Buhari himself testing the ground to see what people's reaction will be should he release Kabiru?

bakynes:
Guy you too lie oh! I just read her profile on Wiki she owned a community bank called Akpo community bank in PH and was just a marketing manager in imiete community bank. Community bank now Microfinance bank is what you called owning a bank something must be wrong with you. My ordinary neighbour here sef get microfinance bank. These with her perm secretary position is what made her build a 10billion naira hotel and had 31 million dollars in some of her accounts.

What is a micro finance bank? Is it not a bank?

Do you now agree that she was not "just a civil servant"?

Now, tell me, how was Aisha Buhari able to afford a £34,000 (N19M) wristwatch and a $105,000 (N44.1M) handbag?

Patience is no different from Aisha.

bakynes:
Which kind of lie be this one patience Jonathan owned a bank Hahaha!

This is why Nigerians remain ignorant and gullible. Google is your friend Mr Man.

naijafella:
Did you attend a conventional school or an outreach programme? And if indeed you attended a conventional educational institution, you just wasted a slot that was meant for a straight thinking fellow. As a lady,you need to start thinking straight and make something out of your life or else your cvnt will dearly pay for your low brain.

Bro, you are the one who needs to start thinking straight. Tit raised valid points which every Nigerian should be concerned about. Why is it that every time there is an issue about this govt, they release one movie to take our eyes off the ball?

Diezani’s case has been reported a gazillion times and EFCC has released statements and videos. Is the media the court room for trial? Diezani stole this Diezani stole that yet up till now, no case has been instituted against Diezani in any court of law in Nigeria, that should worry any right thinking Nigeria. Is this what we are going to be fed with for the remaining part of 4 years? In a few months time this administration will clock 2 years in office with nothing tangible to show for it.

If they've got evidence against Diezani, for Christ's sake, let them prosecute her in court and get her jailed while they concentrate on delivering the change they promised Nigerians which is gradually turning to chain.

smada13:
pls madam, what do you stand to gain from defending what is indefensible? You can do the maths yourself, she only worked as a civil servant up to the Permanent Secretary level, so how will she have acquired the enormous wealth on display?

Seek knowledge and stop speaking on things you do not know. Patience Jonathan owned and ran a bank as far back as 1997 when Aisha Buhari who is now using N15M wrist watch and N45M hand bag was learning her massage parlour trade.

Not holding brief for her though but just trying to let you know she was not just a civil servant.

Jarus:

If only you know the pedigree of Abubakar Abdulsalam in world diplomacy circle.

Btw, Abubakar lives at a stone throw to IBB. He could not have "escorted" Aisha that visited their neighbourhood.

That pedigree was earned by virtue of him conducting an election in 1999 and handing over to the elected civilian government despite the fact that he looted the country dry in 9 months but people in your camp have refused to cone to terms with GEJ's pedigree in international diplomacy, why?

robedu:
I graduated quite early and at 22 i already had an okay job, my education was miraculously funded with the little meaner jobs i was doing from house girl to sale's girl, typist etc.

So when i had a job, i decided to help my other siblings both younger and elder ones get qualitative education, for 4 years i work solely to pay their fees, i had no savings, so finally last year the last one standing graduated and i thought i was going to breath fresh air.

One came to stay with me, my immediate elder brother, after his NYSC he started job hunting and couldnt get any, he came to me to explain that he wants to go into photography, that he will use that to establish himself since there are no jobs coming forth, i went ahead to buy expensive photo camera, photo light, printers and all sort of photography stuff for him. weeks pass, months pass without him making any good out of the photography business, i keep on advising him and all.

But early this year when my car started having issues, i decided to change the car, when he saw that i wanted to buy a new car, he came to me to explain that the photography business is not moving, and that i should buy a car that will be accepted in Uber, so he can be driving the car for Uber transport at the weekends when i will not be using the car, initially the car i wanted to buy wasn't uber spec, i wanted to get Lexus 350 or Prius, but because of the way he pleaded with me, i decided to buy camry 2010 which was uber spec so he can use it.

After i got the car, i taught him how to drive and he started driving the car during the weekend, later he came to tell me he can be using the car in the afternoon when i am at work then he will drop me in the morning and pick me up in the evening. this was the hardest part, i couldnt bear not having a car to move around for lunch or client meetings in the afternoon, then he begged me that if i allow him use the car in the day, in 6 months he will make enough money to buy his own car and leave me alone.

So i agreed to allow him use the car in the afternoon, it was the toughest decision have made in my life, I could no longer go for lunch except with one of my colleagues, i had to hire other uber taxi for client meetings, i couldnt have my life like before, but the troubled part was the fact that my brother became arrogant, to even take me to work with my own car became so difficult, he will hurry me to do quick let him drop me else he is going to leave me at home, he doesnt come to pick me anymore from work, i remember the day i had to wait till 11.30pm in the office because the rain was falling and he said i should just find my way, life became so difficult but i was going to bear it for the next 6 months.

But unfortunately, 3 months after he didnt come home that night but that was not the first time he will sleep out so i thought it was his usual ways, i use public transport that day to work, in the office one of his friend called that he had accident and the police said i should come, i went there and the DPO told me why i had to leave my car for somene who is so irresponsible, that he was so drunk last night when he ran into another car, he could not deny that he was driving under the influence of alcohol, i had to start begging the police who refuse to listen to our plea.

He was taken to court where i was ask to bail him out with 50,000, i spend alot of money trying to bury the case, then I had to pay all sort of damages before taking the two cars (the one he hits and my own) to repair, while all of these lasted my head was banging and i was really stressed.

After all of these the car is still being fixed at the mechanic workshop, my brother has not seen anything wrong in all he has done, no sorry whatsoever, instead he came to challenge me to hurry the mechanic to finish up repairs on time so he can start work.

I was thinking that i will not give him the car anymore, but my sister was begging i let go.

What do you think i should do.

If you can afford it, buy another car and leave the camry for him, tell him you are done with helping him find his feet and let that be it.

Daily Trust is a Northern newspaper so most of the pollsters would naturally be Northerners hence the good performance by Buhari in the poll.

Attached is a poll by Nairalanders.

Change begins with Buhari

Despite the biting economic recession in the country, the Federal Government has spent the sum of N5bn on the 10-aicraft Presidential Air Fleet in the last 15 months, document obtained exclusively from the Presidency by Saturday punch has revealed.

According to the document, the Presidency put the amount of money so far released for the Presidential Air Fleet since the inception of the current administration in May 2015 till date in the region of N5bn.

The breakdown of the sum showed that N2.3bn was released for PAF by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation between May and November 2015.



That figure included releases for personnel costs, overheads and capital expenditures; out of the N5.19bn appropriated for PAF in the 2015 budget.

Of the sum, the Presidency said N99.715m was spent on aircraft maintenance, spares and subscription services.

The sum of N98.5m was also spent on operations; N165.373m on training and N85.5m on personnel medicals and overheads.

During the period, the document claimed that PAF spent N1.350bn to settle outstanding liabilities carried over from 2014 while N500m was refunded to the NSA for financial support rendered for the maintenance of the Fleet prior to release of funds.

According to findings from aviation experts, however, the Federal Government may have spent about N19.9bn on the 10-aircraft PAF in the last 15 months of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The large-size PAF inherited from the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is the second largest airline in the country, coming after Arik Air which has 23 aircraft in its fleet.

According to experts’ estimated projections of expenses made in line with the cost of running and maintaining airplanes, about $65.13m (N19.9bn), using the official exchange rate of N305.5 per dollar, may have been spent on the 10-aicraft presidential fleet between May 29, 2015 and August 29, 2016.

According to the Presidency, the PAF contains 10 aircraft. These are: Boeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-800 or AirForce One), one Gulfstream 550, one Gulfstream V (Gulfstream 500), two Falcons 7X, one Hawker Sidley 4000, two AgustaWestland AW 139 helicopters and two AgustaWestland AW 101 helicopters. Each of the two Falcon 7X jets were purchased in 2010 by the Federal Government for $51.1m, while the Gulfstream 550 costs $53.3m, a former Minister of Information, the late Pro. Dora Akunyili, had said.

The price of other aircraft in the fleets could not be ascertained. But according to Wikipedia, price.wescrawler. com and airline executives, the factory price of other aircraft in the fleet are: Boeing Business Jet, $59m; HS 4000, $22.9m; AgustaWestland 139, $12m; and AgusatWestland 101, $21m.

This brings a combined estimated value of Nigeria’s PAF to $347.4m (N106.13bn).

According to airline chief executives and industry experts, airlines spend between 15 and 20 per cent of the cost of an aircraft on its operation yearly.

They explained that averagely, a little less than one-fifth of the cost of the plane is spent every year on insurance, flight and cabin crew, maintenance, fuelling, catering and training.

Using a conservative percentage of 15 per cent, it means that about $52.11m (N15.92bn) must have been spent on the presidential fleet by May 29, 2016.

A quarter of the annual maintenance cost ($52.11 or N15.92bn) would also have been spent to maintain the 10-aircraft in the presidential fleet in three months after May 29, if the Federal Government followed experts’ recommendation on maintenance of its air fleet.

This means that between June and August this year, an additional $13.02m (N3.98bn) would have been spent in principle to maintain the 10-aicraft presidential fleet.

It means, all things being equal, between May 29, 2015 and August 29, 2016 (15 months), the Presidency would have spent $65.13m (N19.9bn) to maintain the 10-aicraft presidential fleet.

Though the amount ought to have been N12.8bn, the depreciation of the naira from 197/dollar to 305.5/dollar at the official interbank market raised the amount to N19.9bn. This indicates an increase of 45 per cent.

Aviation experts told Saturday PUNCH that depreciation in naira value had made the cost of maintaining airplanes to go up astronomically.

This, they argued, was because airline and aircraft maintenance expenses were denominated in dollars.

They therefore urged the President o reduce the size of the PAF as soon as possible.

The General Secretary, Aviation Round Table, an industry pressure group, Group Captain John Ojikutu, said Buhari needed to reduce the PAF and sell aircraft belonging to most of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

He said, “It is high time the Presidency reduced the number of aircraft in that fleet. We can’t be spending our scarce forex to maintain a large fleet of 10 aircraft.”

A few weeks after his inauguration, Buhari had reportedly ordered the immediate disposal of some of the planes in the PAF.

However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, later denied knowledge of such directive.

“The story of the order for the sale of aircraft in the Presidential Fleet, about which so much interest is being expressed, is not known to us,” Shehu had said.

Other aviation experts and Nigerians had called on the President to reduce the fleet.

A former Assistant General Secretary, Airline Operators of Nigeria, Mr. Muhammed Tukur, said the aircraft could be sold to both airline operators and private individuals who could use them for commercial purposes.

He said that this could generate more revenue and create jobs.

Nigeria happens to be one of the few countries with a large PAF.

Most major countries in Europe and Asia maintain two aircraft in their PAF. According to Wikipedia, Japan maintains only two Boeing 747-400 planes in its PAF.

Netherlands government operates only two aircraft, a Fokker 70 and Gulfstream IV to transport the Dutch Royal family and government officials such as the Prime Minister and other ministers.

The Queen of England and the UK’s Prime Ministers often go on British Airways chartered flights for long trips.

Countries like Ghana, Algeria and a host of others in Africa maintain only one aircraft in their PAF.

Reacting to the development, Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Mr. Debo Adeniran, said spending a whopping N5bn on maintenance of 10 aircraft at a time when many states “cannot pay salaries and dozens of families going hungry across most parts of the country is insensitive and a hallmark of an anti-people regime.”

While condemning the All Progressives Party-led Federal Government for engaging in the same ‘sins’ it accused the ousted Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for, Adeniran said the high level of waste on the part of the government in the face of hunger wasn’t what Nigerians yearned for while electing Buhari.

He said, “Spending that type of money on maintenance of aircraft is not the best at this time. It is profligacy, it is unnecessary and smacks of insensitivity on the part of the regime that is supposed to effect positive change in the lives of the people.

“A few days ago the Federal Government launched the ‘Change begins with me’ campaign but I disagree with the government that because it is like shifting the goalpost to Nigerians. This administration has not shown us that it has good plans. All the policies that have been implemented so far – both fiscal and monetary – are anti-people. This is not the type of government that we yearned for.

“They criticised Goodluck Jonathan of keeping a large fleet of aircraft but they are also doing the same thing. I think Buhari is alone in his anti-corruption fight because most of his cabinet members have not been able to detach themselves from the lifestyle of the past regime.

A former Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, said President Buhari administration “is as wasteful as the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.”

He also asked the President to sell some of the jets in order to minimise wastage.“They should sell off some of the jets in order to reduce wastage of our economic resources and also to demonstrate the change they are talking about,” he said.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Presidential Garba Shehu, hinted that there was a committee already deliberating on trimming the presidential fleet.

He made the revelation in a reaction to a tweet by blogger, Japheth Omojuwa, who asked why the Presidency has yet to reduce the 10 aircraft on its fleet.

“There is a government committee already in place, working to reduce the number of aircraft in the presidential fleet,” Shehu said.

http://punchng.com/fg-spends-n5bn-presidential-fleet-15-months/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Drew0:
No mind this idiot With him misleading headline.

You must be a product of a leaking condom to call me an idiot. Was Ibrahim Babangida not arrested?

joystickextend1:
That's not ibb's son na..

Did anybody say it's IBB's son?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a man identified as Ibrahim Babangida, for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, attempted theft, conspiracy and impersonation.

Also arrested with him is another suspect bearing Murtala Mohammed, along with the driver of the agency, who was identified as Nasiru Isa.

The driver, who joined the Commission about 18 months ago, is a member of a criminal syndicate that attempted to break into a sealed property by the EFCC, with the intent of carting away goods suspected to be proceeds of money laundering.

The syndicate, apart from Isa, Babangida and Mohammed, includes a mobile police officer, Corporal Aliyu Ismaila, Abubakar Jibrin, Abdulsalam Ado, Reuben Dauda, Hassan Aliyu, Sani Yusuf.

Located in the choice area of Garki, Abuja, the property is currently under investigation by the agency, and became a subject of interest, in the aftermath of findings into the N3.9 billion fraud case involving a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd). The property was also linked to the wife of the former CDS.

Investigations by EFCC operatives revealed that shortly after the property was sealed, some individuals moved about 12 bags believed to contain items linked to money laundering offence, into the property.

On August 30, operatives of the EFCC as part of monitoring activities on the sealed property, had gone to site to execute a search. However, members of the syndicate took to their heels on sighting the operatives of the anti-graft agency. A carpenter, Yakubu Muhammad, who was hired by the syndicate, was left behind and was subsequently arrested by the operatives.

The carpenter, who has been cooperating with operatives, confessed that he was not in the know of the illicit activity. He said he was only brought in by the syndicate to assist with the use of his carpentry tools to break into the property.


Investigations revealed that one of those in the know about the goods was the brain behind the scheming to steal them. The syndicate decided they would need to subdue the security man at the property, which would mean they would need to involve security personnel in the syndicate.

Subsequently, Mr. Isa was contacted. To further beef up the security aspect of the crime, he also contacted his friend, Mr. Ismaila, who came for the “operation” fully armed. In perpetrating the crime, Mr. Dauda had posed to be a senior staff with the EFCC, while Mr. Jibrin posed as an Intelligence police officer in the office of the Inspector General of Police

However, nemesis caught up with them on August 30 when they were caught in the act of breaking into the property, having successfully overpowered the security guard at the entrance.

They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/210175-efcc-arrests-babangida-others.html

She must be one of the IPODs spreading propaganda that things are hard.

Nwaoguta:
go to vanguard newspaper and read the aunthentic story there.

How do you know which one is authentic between the 2 sources and what makes you think they are one and the same person?

alexiej:
I'm sorry dear. Your next topic should be "Buhari is dead", then in the details, tell us its a Musa Buhari that lives in Bauchi because PMB doesn't hold a patent to his name too.

If any Mr Buhari is reported dead, I'll report it as such.

sweerychick:
with your misleading headline

How is it misleading. Is the person who died not known as Charlie Boy?

Nwaoguta:
so are you blind? the guys name is chigozie a.k.a chiboy not charly boy since you cannot read properly.

jamesibor:
The Nigerian Army 34 artillery has confirmed the death of a notorious cult leader Charles Ojeoru a.k.a Charlie boy.
This was after a gun battle between Army and cultists in Ohaji Egbema area of Imo State.
The Army, who described Charles Ojeoru as a cultist, said he was the gang leader of a notorious group that mainly operated In Awara, Imodube and Ogwewe communities of the oil producing Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
In a statement by the Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Imo state, Lieutenant Haruna Tagwai, he said the cultist died during a gun battle between the strike Force of 34 Artillery Brigade Obinze, and cultists in the area.
The Ohaji Egbema Local Government and the environs appear to be a regular attraction to cultists and other miscreants due to its oil rich nature.
However, the Army says a clearance operation was being carried out to cleanse the area, as well as Imo state in general.
Lieutenant Tagwai stated that some other members of the notorious gang had also sustained various degrees of injuries while some are still on the run. Nevertheless, they would not rest on their laurels until the criminals are apprehended.
He urged the general public to report to security agencies or any relevant information on sighting anyone or group of persons with gunshot wounds.
http://omojuwa.com/2016/09/nigerian-army-confirms-death-charlie-boy-imo-state/

Are you sure you read the post? Where did you see chigozie or Chi boy in the post?

Your problem may actually be worse than I estimated. You need to go see an opthalmologist.