naijaoil:


And i hope this appointment is not going to be oversize for him.

I'm sure he's been in the system (NNPC) before Kachikwu. Kachikwu saw him, made him his Special Adviser and has now recommended him for the substantive position. Don't you think Kachikwu has been getting good value from him all along.

Plus the rider...that looks more like 9 people. 2-1-2-4 Formation

SeverusSnape:
Yeah!

I said it, didn't I?... Fayose is loved by his people, There is nothing any zombie, vindictive EFCC, heartless DSS, Bubu the Mumu and APC will do.

If you like protest from now till Jesus comes, You're wasting your time.

Haters...
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But unfortunately, being loved is not his job. He's supposed to be a servant of his people NOT a celebrity. He should give governance and NOT take endless praise in being loved. In fact, I forget the philosopher who warned leaders about being extremely loved by their people else they slide into an undoing comfort.

olajide8:


These idiots should just leave nigeria for us* Ha- shiites to iran

No, I beg to disagree. When the solution becomes "let them go if they wanna go", then that's recipe for failure. Insurrection is a symptom of a fragile state and must be dealt with accordingly...carrot and stick, if you like.

Unfortunately, the corruption that ate the fabric of the nation didn't spare certain institutions like the Army. Even Western states have an underlying tendency for social unrest like these but the difference is in intelligence and the control of force. Nobody will tell you no to try attacks in the West but when you do, be very sure they're coming for you.

olajide8:


These idiots should just leave nigeria for us* Ha- shiites to iran

No, I beg to disagree. When the solution becomes "let them go if they wanna go", then that's recipe for failure. Insurrection is a symptom of a fragile state and must be dealt with accordingly...carrot and stick, if you like.

Unfortunately, the corruption that ate the fabric of the nation didn't spare certain institutions like the Army. Even Western states have an underlying tendency for social unrest like these but the difference is in intelligence and the control of force. Nobody will tell you no to try attacks in the West but when you do, be very sure they're coming for you.

Gozzzy:
this ppl sef!!! How do u expect the world to take u serious? u leave buhari wey detain ur leader, dey provoke for usa and israel wey no do u anything. mtcheeewwww!!!!

Is this not the same reason Buhari's government is detaining their leader? They've had this coming long before Buhari came to government. But for his resolute stance, these are the people who would wake up one day, take hostage of the state incl. government house and declare allegiance to Palestine while technically still within Nigeria. This is a worse than BH in the pipes.

drss:
d Daura President never issued any appology to senate. it was ita enang who did it on his own volition after seeing d blunder commited by agf to d senate. ita enang who himself was a former senator knows d ramification of agf's comment on d executive, dat was why he was trying to lobby d senate n appologise ova d dumb comment of agf. buari dullard has notin to d with d appology.

Really? As in seriously? You're the Special Adviser to the President and you issue a statement on your own volition? Even the other guy who made the gaffe was just not smart in his choice of words, he must have read the body language of his boss, the AGF. He's the example of people we call loud-mouthed. The AGF must have made some passing comments suggesting what the Aide stated.

Sir, you're not of your own volition once you're appointed to government. Wonder why civil servants don't grant interviews for their opinions not to talk of a Presidential Aide.

By default, some people have just decided to go the opposite route to this administration. Whether logical, objective or not. If PMB says white is white, they'll say no it's black and if he says otherwise, then they'll say he must be a blind dullard. What business has agbero with overload? Most of these Kwarans voted APC in Governorship, Senate and Presidency. Why are some non-Kwarans now choosing to stand behind a Saraki that they would have definitely voted against if they could change their state of registration prior to the 2015 elections? Default opposition. Remember Saraki was voted in Kwara not Nigeria.

anonimi:


They are making DECORATION for the people who provide the oil wealth while they give oil blocks to their own people in far away north.
Who be mugu ?

So APC has given out oil blocks? You must think oil blocks are like boreholes that produce oil. Google is your friend in re-education.

A lot of people calling Buhari a dictator are failing to realize that in every sane government, the institutions and agencies of government have a level of independence to execute their mandate. A mandate that usually comes from existing laws and not the President's table. Because we have witnessed a lot of abuse of office and impunity in the past doesn't mean those agencies cannot be restructured to take their roles seriously, independent of the President.

If Buhari has an agenda against every opposition as they say, at least he's doing so with the use of the courts which means that the individuals have a right to defend themselves. Imagine the equivalent in the military era, where some of the people in courts today would have already been convicted, perhaps killed by now, whether truly guilty or not.

We must be mindful of the antics of political elites who, in the past, have stolen this country bare and are now playing the 'witch-hunt' or 'oppressed' or 'victim' card. At least they have a chance to prove the allegations false by hiring good lawyers and by the superiority of court arguments, whether truly guilty or not.

Finally, we need to remember that the main opposition party, the PDP, remains alive and well. So, people claiming that this dictator is against any opposition need to reconstruct their narratives.

mikkypel:


About u saying i have assimilation problem, i know the best reply for u but I'm not in the mood right now.. But can u hear what you saying or probably see what you are typing, A state as big and composed of literates like Ondo.. You will agree with me that there are CAREER DIPLOMAT, i still stand on my opinion that the president took sides here.. Some states had two nominees and some states had none.. Haba,. Its still not fair.. In government, equity should be done.. That is when you respect the Constitution

Please note that these career diplomats do not exist in isolation in the states. They must have sought and been in the employ of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Career diplomat is not equal to Professor. Even Profs don't exist in isolation as they must be in the academic system to be so called.

FemiFimile:
It is well. There is no problem, I hope the North will show same decorum as the south wen the tables are turned.


It will not be too long now. Buhari is setting a precedent that will be followed in the future.


Call GEJ names but one thing is certain, he was not a biggot. He had a Northern IG through out his Presidency.

Who appointed Arase?

Good job. Well done sir.

Propaganda or not. This must have saved the Nigerian treasury some Naira today.

tempest01:
Watch how they will soon go to sleep on this project, not knowing that there should be long term investment in human capacity and technological transfer, so that we can carry out maintenance and also update the process as time goes. Our steel industry also needs to be developed in order to provide raw materials for this transport sector.


I see some bigots praising OBJ. Im not against that, but going back 8 years to praise OBJ and leaving out the key player that was around during the most part of the project reeks of hypocrisy and bigotry.

Good initiative from OBJ, Better from GEJ for the implementation, Kudos to PMB for completing the project from the past administration.

The energy people put into trivial points of view is much more than what we need for the strategic planning to make this sustainable.

justy15:
EBONYI is the least nevertheless, the Governor is doing wonderfully well. I imagine what he could have done if he receives what Lagos received monthly. God bless EBONYI

Good comment. But remember that part of the justification for Lagos comes from VAT. Lagos contributes about 65% to 70% of VAT to the Federation Account, which is shared by all states. However, oil has created the most controversies so you find people talking about the OIL and not the VAT.

Schematics:
Does the tomato not bought by Nigerians? is it being shared like the proceeds from oil? We are ready to pay for the tomato and onions so far as they are ready to pay for the oil.

The fact is that oil producing region has been shortchanged for a very long time.

Some of you just need deep thinking to reason like normal people.

I'm only responding because of your reference to deep thinking.

While I agree that tomatoes and oil are different, my deep thinking tells me that comparing them in terms of pricing is also wrong. Oil is a natural resource like water, sand and air that nobody's effort put there in the first place. The ownership tussle over oil is simply because it is scarce and not found everywhere. Plus, the extraction of it leads to serious environmental and economic hardship for people in the area. Nobody fights over ownership of air, sand or water (at least in Nigeria) because every region has a relatively sufficient quantity and so it's not a commercial resource in Nigeria or on the international markets.

On the other hand, tomatoes do not appear naturally and so you have to grow them with some effort. This is why we have to pay for tomatoes and conversely we have to pay people in oil-producing regions (derivation) for exploring the oil.

solidman59:
is feeding pupils everyday a form of development? IMO our leaders are either short sighted or shallow minded but then they are wicked for only proposing below average strategies for development. they deliberately want Nigerians to remain in darkness only so that they can fill their dirty pockets with the peoples' money.

the day of reckoning is coming

Question 1: What is development?

We can start from there and I promise to be patient.

modath:


& it's obvious you are never getting any anytime soon. Do you think everyone is like you lots that can't look at particular issues purely on its own merit? Some are wise enough to put things in their respective perspective!!! You lots with your herd mentality of hate everything your "perceived enemies" propose no matter how great it is find it hard to be objective when it calls for it, hence your crass crappy rejoinder, who ask you!!....

Why didn't you write Omenka in full? Fear fear like you!

Not everyone thrives and exists on hate and ignorance.. mtcheww!!! Enjoy this response, back to the ignore bin like your co illogical fellows..

Thinking about how genuine 'counterpart funding' is, I can't even advise you to agree with Fayose anymore. While he appears objective, I'm sure he remembers that the World Bank and other multilateral agencies don't give you anything free until you bring your counterpart fund despite it being colored as an AID or a GRANT. Fayose knows better that counterpart funding is a valid development finance model.

DoubleDee4U:
This time Gov FAYOSE is really on point and I'm with him fully.

Counterpart funding is entrenched in development and not a scam. If only the APC states agree to it because it's an APC promise, then sooner than later PDP states will cry foul and marginalization. Development is a tough sacrifice, not a bed of roses and free gifts.

dadebayo1:
Technically you can't ask states for 40percent funding.. The excuse will now be the programme can't start because states Are not providing counterpart fund... Apccccccccccvcccc change is real.. Fayose is right on this one.. If you feel otherwise Goodluck to you only time will tell...

While I'm also tempted to agree with Fayose on this one, I suddenly remember that this same technique is used in development. When the World Bank or other multilateral agency says they are providing you X dollars, if you really check the documentation, you'll find something called 'counterpart funding'. Counterpart funding is a tested financing plan to ensure program sustainability because, by that, the beneficiaries are supposed to take ownership of the program/project rather than see it as alien to them. Ever heard of inclusiveness?

[quote author=EverestdeBliu post=46515122] That's just the simple solution; But the North will not like this,they'll fight tooth and nails to water down this simple solution. states don't have control over resources found within its territory. If a state wants to harness any resource in its region,it must first obtain licence from the federal government. The centre owns the land and resources within the boundary of Nigeria...now you see that's a huge limitation to development

No Sir, you're wrong. Here are facts:
1. True Federalism has nothing to do with regions, it's states and states only because regions are dead and simply history, so forget that;
2. In our constitution, all Land is vested in state Governors. This is why C of O is not issued by the President but by the Governors. So governors don't need any kind of license from federal to plant palm oil sir. Check out what Lagos, Rivers and Cross River started doing with rail despite it being an exclusive activity of the FG. Did the FG under GEJ stop them?;
3. It is true that some resources and activities are on the Exclusive list for central control but there are also quite a number on the concurrent list for control by either the Centre or the States. The truth is a lot of state governments have become LAZY because of oil money that comes monthly. This makes it convenient for them to shout true federalism and blame the Centre while not actually planning the harder route of beginning true federalism by raising IGR. Take Lagos for instance, it took survival (when OBJ seized huge LGA funds) for Lagos to start raising IGR and looking critically at the concurrent list for more areas to raise revenue. It was not simply a deliberate act to become independent and practice true federalism.

I hope you can see that the chants for true federalism while very valid can sometimes be a chicken and egg story.

Chosen1984:
MOST NON APC STATES HAVE ONLY ONE NOMINEE.

Including Anambra? Change your stripes!

priscaoge:
I have a dream that one day, Obama will come to Nigeria for medical treatment and also to rest

Truly it would take a long while for our medical care to become world class. In the meantime, though sadly so, we can't but procure the best kind of care for our President. It's the same reason we use their cars and other things we can't produce yet. Abi you don eva hear say Obama enter Mercedes Benz?

DeltaOil:
Let this not be another Yar'Adua oh!

They hid Yar'Adua's illness, they are hiding Buhari's

Na Wa, here comes the "Mere Commissioner"

With this level of detail, you're still talking of hiding? Hmmm

Adults debating and talking about 'sending' adult children abroad to school.

Are we foreclosing the daughter's options and a right to have her choice because of her father? If her father owned an accounting firm and she got inclined to study engineering, will she still have to work for her father? Why do the children of doctors or professors not all become doctors or professors? If their parents are successful, why don't they all simply chose the same profession and be successful.

Something bad is happening to the level of reasoning in public discourse.

idupaul:


you have spoken with keen wisdom but trust foolish Nigerians who unfortunately are the majority to come here and tell otherwise

But he's wrong even if well said. The cleanup was scheduled since Day 1 of this presidency. Plus it's at the genesis of the original movement in the Niger Delta. Ken Saro Wiwa wanted an environmental and true economic respite for his people not some cheap Amnesty payments that would keep them impoverished in the long run. These NDA are simply violent fallouts of a welfare state.

Texcoco:
Osibande has turned to abobaku.....Yeah, folks might say this exercise might is publicity scam atypical of all things APC...but you wont begrudge NDA the respect of scaring away a sitting president albeit one with a supposedly tough reputation from visiting a part of his territory?...If President is not safe here, is it the Army,Police or DSS that is safe? Let us forget about our pipelines for one minute..This scenario has unarguably cemented the reputation of NDA and IPOB.

Think differently...this may have been to avoid unnecessary massacre of innocent civilians. I can assure you that the C-in-C can decide where he goes but the aftermath, I cannot say. What's the point of attending a cleanup if you leave blood stains at the end?

deebsman1:
If this is true and so be it, then no hope again at all at all, i think i will start supporting the IPOB youths and ask/implore our brethren in Oodua land too to start same struggle towards leaving this oven/zoo called Nigeria, this will mark as the beginning of revolution.


If true, i will be very disappointed in PMB and hold no mere mortal human high again

I just pray its not true

Cos if true, that means the case have been automatically buried unless o/w

Time to weed out the corrupt elited

If true, no hope for the black man

You set your hopes too high and so they will often get dashed. If PMB were a saint, he'll be in the next world (at least, by some of our religious beliefs). Yet, he's been shown repeatedly to be a man of integrity. What that means in context, is relative and perhaps subject for another debate. My advise to you right now is to reset your expectations of the PMB administration by accepting that Nigeria has been and is currently a serious mess, in governance terms. To think that there'll be a magic wand used after which all problems would vanish is to be unrealistic, in every deep sense of the word.

I recommend you read The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck.

kenny987:


What more can he do really? You know the macabre dance of death when an animal is fighting the inevitable even as its lifeblood flows out? That's exactly what his lacklustre comment represents.

Are you guys sincere a bit at all? Will it not amount to impunity if you found out it was PMB that ordered the trial in the first place not to talk of ending it abruptly? The kind of powers you ascribe to the President (even if used by past presidents) are not constitutional...they're all infested with impunity. The President has no authority to try (or set free) at any court of competent jurisdiction. He can only request the Attorney-General to do so, for which the AG has absolute authority. The CCT trial predates the current AG and the President has come out severally to say that it's not in his place to be influencing the courts. That said, if the people who 'sponsored' prosecution against Saraki decide to drag the case out or in fact withdraw their case, how then can that be the President's business?

My interest is in moving forward and joining debates that can help build a better Nigeria. This President has shown that he can allow institutions of governance assume their roles effectively without them taking political orders from him. Now, if they indirectly pander to him by only prosecuting those not in his 'good books' but with a valid case, how should that be blamed on the President? Rather, it's evidence that we have a long way to go on the journey to effective governance. And whoever believed that Rome was built in a day, let him be deceived that PMB would clean up our rotten institutions in 4 years.

What you describe is not completely off the plate like you may think. The concept is valid and used in a strategic manner (though not as careless as you suggest). There's a limit to printing money and some people have talked about inflation on this thread. If you want to understand the fundamental concept, then read about Quantitative Easing. It's not rocket science and believe me, I'm a physicist!

In addition, another capacity that must be in place prior to the decision to print more money is the government's ability to track money supply I.e. M0, M1 and M2...as accurately as possible. Without this, there would be more chaos created.

No insane politician will try to endanger the life of the Commander-in-Chief when visiting his state. That's simply asking for a quick leveling war. The security forces protect the President better than themselves.

But a peaceful and low-key protest may still be in order.