₦airaland Forum

VoodooDoll:
There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests,   Seems the UK's concern was just that he did not pay his taxes on the concealed profit.

humblebee:
why is he compounding it? you sound like the fool here cos the same man wants the masses to sacrifice and yet he eats 90million naira worth of food monthly. give freedom to your brain and not just your fingers

whitehawk:
People I am in my office not at home. Nothing is happening hence I have the time to post on a forum like this.

This is about FIGHTING CORRUPTION.  

The Budget (Federal, State, Local) is the MASTER DOCUMENT for government's revenu and exependiture.
That is the INSTRUMENT that is used to tackle corruption AT SOURCE not the after-the-act EFFC and the Judiciary where members of the NBA make their money.

Lawyers make money from Conflicts, they represent ALL the SIDES to the Conflict for a fee !

If you are protesting because you agree with the NLC that PMS (petrol) costs N40 a litre to produce please remember that one litre of bottled water sells fro N80 a litre, beer sells for N150 to N200 a litre.

If your are outraged about the profligacy and execesses of the members of the national assembly who pay themselves about N150,000 for as tea allowance and unmentionable sums for foreign trips for Shopping, then you SHOULD BE SUPPORTING SANUSI LAMIDO AND OKONJO IWEALLA. !!!


Remember that last year Sanusi Lamido, the CBN Governor raised the alarm that 25 % of the National budget is appropriated by the National Senate and the House of Representatives. The NLC and the NBA did not support and neither DID YOU.

These CBN Governor and the Minister of Finance are fighting CORRUPTION.

People you should be supporing them.

GEJ has REPEALED the Official Secrets Act that the military and past governments had been hiding under to STEAL our money.


GEJ has started very well. He REPEALED THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT in 2010. That little known decree was the basis of Nigeria's corruption.

Since time lost until year, under the Official Secrets Act, it ILLEGAL punishable by IMPRISONMENT for anyone to ask for or to Disclose the DETAILS of ANY GOVERNMENT BUDGET !!!!.  

YES !!

By repealing the relevant parts of the Official Secrets Act, you and I can now ask for the full details of all government budgets ( Federal, State and Local). We should COMMEND GEJ !!!.

But under military rule every 1st of January, the National Budget was read to the solemn national anthem. The leaders the proceeded to spend the money as they wished.

Recall also that in 1999 that it was AFTER OBJ was sworn in as President that Gen. Abubakar gave OBJ the 1999 Constitution. Since then we have been operating a democracy with a MILITARY mindset. Every "leader" is a "commmander". Speaker Bankole locked out the ELECTED members ofHouse of Rep memebers who accus him of corruption and demanded an apology before he would PERMIT them to return.

Because of the  immunity and  impunity, Corruption became endemic.

With our access to the details of government budgets, we can see the bloat in goverment expenditure.

The Government should be RESPONSIBLE for housing or  feeding ministers, government executives or legislatures.

The NLC, the NBA and the House of Representatives are NOT ANGELS at all.

When Sanusi Lamido revealed that 25% of the National Budget was spent on the National Assembly no one supported him. Not the clergy, the NBA or the NLC. Shortly thereafter the former Speaker of the House of Reps was arrested for borrowing  from the banks and spending 40 BILLION NAIRA in additon to what was budgeted for. Sanusi fought a lone fight. He was disparaged by the House of Reps. The NBA, the NLC, Pastor Bakare and Mallam Rufai did not come to fight corruption.

The fuel subsidy has to be removed because it is the sure way to stop the Corruption in that business. The fight against Corruption must BE INSITUTIONAL AND PROCESS BASED.  The EFCC and the Judiaciary have not been effective becasue that approach is based on the PERSONALITY of the EFCC Chairman of a particular judge.

Please read Sanusi Lamido's details of how the Fuel Subsidy FRAUD is perpetrated by excutives of the petrol industry, Nigerian Customs, oil industry regulators etc. This will give an idea of the vast scope and depth of the FRAUD.

Nyntynplus:
you are very st.upid! Were did u comfirm your story? i personaly live in zaria nd i travel twice to kano witin ystdy nd 2dy deir is notin lyk atackin southernans or evn see dem traveling bk to south. So stop spreading non-sense.

ARES:
A good one on Fuel Subsidy from FELA DUROTOYE,  D best argument so far,

Since I got back into Nigeria yesterday, I have heard some preposterous arguments that the removal of the fuel subsidy will be justified by wise investments that will benefit all.

My response has been, How will a wasteful government suddenly realize the genius of prudence and making the right investment decisions sim, ply bcs there is more money available from oil subsidy removal?

Will there be less graft & bribes involved in process of issuing the road contracts or power contracts?

Have we sought to honestly find every way we can plug wastage in our leaking economy before we ask a feeble populace to carry the burden of corruption and gross ineptitude of a gluttonous few?

Have the Presidency, the State & Local Governments and the Legislature discovered how to travel without a convoy of 20 cars to the airport?

Can the occupiers of these lofty positions act in honour as Barack Obama did in 2010 when he got every member of his cabinet to take a pay cut, starting with himself?

Within his first few days as British Prime Minister, David Cameron led the austerity cuts (upon his assumption) by cutting down his convoy to 2 cars and one outrider. The Members of Parliament in Britain are now only allowed 3rd class train tickets on official travel (as opposed to their traditional first class train ticket allowances). The Mayor of London now rides a bicycle to work.
Leadership by example!!!

How come our 'leaders' in government earn so much and still spend so much furnishing the same houses and offices they furnished with our money last year?

Do you furnish your office every year? Why should the President, Governor or Senate President?

Wasteful leadership cannot make prudent investments!!!!! Q.E.D

The change we need is not just policy. Its in the quality of mind and persons at policy making positions.

That said, how will we effectively deliver sustainable desired-change? ,

ARES:
A good one on Fuel Subsidy from FELA DUROTOYE,  D best argument so far,

Since I got back into Nigeria yesterday, I have heard some preposterous arguments that the removal of the fuel subsidy will be justified by wise investments that will benefit all.

My response has been, How will a wasteful government suddenly realize the genius of prudence and making the right investment decisions sim, ply bcs there is more money available from oil subsidy removal?

Will there be less graft & bribes involved in process of issuing the road contracts or power contracts?

Have we sought to honestly find every way we can plug wastage in our leaking economy before we ask a feeble populace to carry the burden of corruption and gross ineptitude of a gluttonous few?

Have the Presidency, the State & Local Governments and the Legislature discovered how to travel without a convoy of 20 cars to the airport?

Can the occupiers of these lofty positions act in honour as Barack Obama did in 2010 when he got every member of his cabinet to take a pay cut, starting with himself?

Within his first few days as British Prime Minister, David Cameron led the austerity cuts (upon his assumption) by cutting down his convoy to 2 cars and one outrider. The Members of Parliament in Britain are now only allowed 3rd class train tickets on official travel (as opposed to their traditional first class train ticket allowances). The Mayor of London now rides a bicycle to work.
Leadership by example!!!

How come our 'leaders' in government earn so much and still spend so much furnishing the same houses and offices they furnished with our money last year?

Do you furnish your office every year? Why should the President, Governor or Senate President?

Wasteful leadership cannot make prudent investments!!!!! Q.E.D

The change we need is not just policy. Its in the quality of mind and persons at policy making positions.

That said, how will we effectively deliver sustainable desired-change? ,

Babzilla:
im a northerner, im not a nrortherner it doesnt matterand U'll never know. U sounded silly and I pointed it out. the northerners have a saying that one covers up shame with madness no need to get mad U already are. good day

Babzilla:
What an ignorant ni99a. So people protesting cant take time out to pray? And what part of the world r U from where they do jumaat prayers @ night. U think U being funny but the jokes on U dumb@$$

MAYOWAAK:
In 1976, General Muhammadu Buhari as a Minister (then Federal Commissioner) for Petroleum, doggedly fought and convinced the Military Supreme Council on the need to construct a second refinery. With his determination, diligence and discipline, that refinery was commissioned in 1978. That is the WARRI REFINERY we know today!
In 1978, as the first Group Managing Director (then Chairman) of NNPC, he pioneered the construction of Nigeria's third refinery purely as NNPC project. In 1980, that refinery was commissioned as NNPC REFINERY KADUNA.
In 1984, as a Military Head of State, he awarded the construction of the largest Refinery in Africa. Which was the fourth and the last refinery ever built in Nigeria. That Refinery was commissioned as PORT HARCOURT NEW REFINERY!
Nigerians say NO to corrupt politicians, and identify with this true and formidable STATESMAN.
MUHAMMADU BUHARI IS A COLOSSUS OF A LEADER!!!

otheloze:
With deep pain in my heart i am tempted to say that the blood of this dead people should be held upon the heads of majority of slowpoke Nigerians that voted for GEJ, and all those false pastors (GO , papa and Daddy in the lord) that for the sake of their selfish and  religious bigotry purposely manipulated their mostly gullible congregation into believing that this so Called  President was chosen by God. I pray they all reap their seed of deceit and greed using  the pulpit as a campaign medium for charlatans like GEJ.

Finally to all majority of slowpoke Nigerians i hope this is  an eye   opener (which i very much doubt) to know that you just dont take every thing from the alter hook line and sinker.