Lucasbible:


You think you made a valid point, yes you have, but its an opinion of a man with limited knowledge. Travel the world and you will see Government's welfare programme for the citizens. In the UK, education is subsidized, even students loan are a right to every citizen whose parents cant afford. Medicare is subsidized. In most countries even housing is subsidized but in Nigeria you have nothing, even the sun has no mercy on you, yet you want the thieving government to remove subsidy. you need cheap fuel to keep your AC on in your home and in the car. Stop suffering and smiling.

Well...I can see ur travel experience is quite myopic....in as much as I agree that govt gives loans, grants and other facilities to make life easier but don't forget Nigeria also have some areas where subsidy is enjoyed....free education is enjoyed in govt schools in the southwest, highly and almost free medical care in the general hospitals, subsidized water in some parts of Lagos...As much as agree that the govt should do more so we can be at par with the western world but we are taking steps that will take us there....and we are better off a lot of African countries. For the issue of the oil subsidy it is a peculiar case with Nigeria. I have stated it in my previous post that taking off the subsidy might be tough initially but at the long run it is for the good of Nigerians when the market forces act on it....and I gave example of the telecoms when mtn, airtel, Etisalat and glo crashed prices for the common man to own a gsm now....I remembered I bought my mtn line in 2001 for 32k and bought my 3310 for 20k but today almost all SIM cards is free and vendors beg you to buy one and get one free.
I can give you another example....I remembered when prime time music with Kenny ogungbe and D1 was the only label that mattered becuz they had the industry in their kitty....but today who dey patronize them....the market is open and we have different record labels and you can still be as superstar without Kenny and D1.
I hope we can see beyond this period and break the monopoly of the oil cabals and stop all fraud coming from subsidy.

x12345678x:

Gud write up but I have to wonder, why was it so viciously opposed by d same ppl in 2012. They claimed "there is nothing like subsidy, it is a scam." am I missing something?

My only hope is that the money gotten from the subsidy will be used to better the lot of Nigerians and not embezzled like the sure p.

emmygzy:
another brainwashed APC mumu. When Jonathan removed it, you were shouting. Now you want buhari to remove it. Thunder fire all of you, including APC.

Dunce, I'm not an apc sympathizer.
I'm only talking about the way forward not going backwards to Jonathan matter...besides what did they do with sure p funds generated from the partial subsidy.....

tiwasiaife:








Spit on u past govt removed it I saw u jumping up and down on the street in the name of protest,now u think its wise to still remove what they tagged evil in the last administration. fashola was behind subsidy removal but he was the first to deny gej when it was removed. They said its a scam now its not a scam. by the way were is sure- p cos last time I checked it has be dissolved yet they claim the want to do re investment through which method?

Sorry bro...I wasnt even in the country to join the protest...
We all know the sure p was just a means by which all the money gained from the partial removal of subsidy was embezzled and looted.
I'm willing to give this govt a chance and see what will be done with the funds gained from subsidy...other than still buying fuel for 130-150 per litre and yet the marketers still collect subsidy payment for sales on 87 per litre.

Pesuzok:

I disagree, we need to tell ourselves the truth. The country is broke, crude is less than 40 dollars per barrel, we have unsold crude floating in the ocean. We paid almost 1 trillion naira for subsidy in 2015 alone, yet we still buy at 120 naira

As at this morning...it's 37 USD per barrel and by end of Jan....it might get a worse as 25 USD per barrel from the look of things....tough times ahead.
Who that is wise should stalk up food etc now...so we go still see good chop food at least.
Nigeria depends on oil and the industry is not look I good world wide at the moment....there is massive retrenchment all over the multinationals world wide and very few hiring....policies in different companies are changing so that they can survive this period....
Fayemi (minister for solid minerals) and Adudu ogbeh ( Agriculture) Adeola ( finance) needs to wake up and come up with plans that will help us diversify our oil economy because it's not looking good in the industry at d moment but we will survive and won't be hungry by the grace of God.

Papasmal:
quote author=kaypound post=41077197]Subsidy has to be removed....
The country is broke we can't sustain it..




Bros did u have access to the treasury account?


How did u know d country is broke

Oh! U listen to the lies this Apc tell right....I see,

Bt the country is not broke for the senator to get #8million car each.

U av been brainwashed

I am not a party member or affiliated to any of the parties ....I agree our senators are rogues and don't represent the interest of the masses but their pockets....but this is my argument.


What I'm saying is that the money paid to this subsidy which can't be verified and runs into billions of naira can be used for infrastructure development...
If subsidy is remove market forces will act on it....and the price will eventually fall....it might be high initially but it will eventually crash.....
Take our mobile lines for example....when mtn used charge us 50naira per min...even if u spoke for just 2sec you will be billed 50naira....but when the other service providers came into the market....e.g. glo....came in and started billing per sec....mtn and econet now airtel had to crash their prices too....As a result many tariff plans started coming up from all the different service providers in other to encourage their subscribers and keep them as customers. This is what will eventually happen to the oil sector when it is fully privatize and govt takes hands off the subsidy....After all these marketters are not honest...some don't even bring in the amount of oil they get subsidy for....some adjusts der pumps in d filling stations....They hold the country to ransome and go on strike at will...some are selling for 150 naira per litre yet they collect money for subsidy at 87 naira....If subsidy is removed you get value for your money and all dis fraud will stop or be reduced

ticker:
it is statements like this that made us to be where we are today

What I'm saying is that the money paid to this subsidy which can't be verified and runs into billions of naira can be used for infrastructure development...
If subsidy is remove market forces will act on it....and the price will eventually fall....it might be high initially but it will eventually crash.....
Take our mobile lines for example....when men used charge us 50naira per min...even if u spoke for just 2sec you will be billed 50naira....but when the other service providers came into the market....e.g. glo....came in and started billing per sec....mtn and econet now airtel had to crash their prices too....As a result many tariff plans started coming up from all the different service providers in other to encourage their subscribers and keep them as customers. This is what will eventually happen to the oil sector when it is fully privatize and govt takes hands off the subsidy....After all these marketters are not honest...some don't even bring in the amount of oil they get subsidy for....some adjusts der pumps in d filling stations....They hold the country to ransome and go on strike at will...some are selling for 150 naira per litre yet they collect money for subsidy at 87 naira....If subsidy is removed you get value for your money and all dis fraud will stop or be reduced.

Subsidy has to be removed....
The country is broke we can't sustain it..




What I'm saying is that the money paid to this subsidy which can't be verified and runs into billions of naira can be used for infrastructure development...
If subsidy is removed market forces will act on price....and the price will eventually fall....it might be high initially but it will eventually crash.....
Take our mobile lines for example....when mtn used charge us 50naira per min...even if u spoke for just 2sec you will be billed 50naira....but when the other service providers came into the market....e.g. glo....came in and started billing per sec....mtn and econet now airtel had to crash their prices too....As a result many tariff plans started coming up from all the different service providers in other to encourage their subscribers and to keep them as customers. This is what will eventually happen to the oil sector when it is fully privatize and govt takes hands off the subsidy....After all these marketters are not honest...some don't even bring in the amount of oil they get subsidy for....some adjusts der pumps in d filling stations....They hold the country to ransome and go on strike at will...some are selling for 150 naira per litre yet they collect money for subsidy at 87 naira per litre...If subsidy is removed you get value for your money and all dis fraud will stop or be reduced

Are they not fighting boko haram already.
What is the difference btw isis and BH?

Anyways I would advice if my opinion counts is that they should focus on BH and finish with them first except they have intelligence they want to share with other nations concerning isis gotten from BH suspects.

davspog2:
I hope dambazau or whoever is in charge has told the military they can't just open fire on defenceless people anyhow! And Alhaji ZakZaky should tell his people too to respect themselves and the laws of the land shekina!

Pls go and watch the video posted yesterday when they barricaded the road and the NA trying to dialogue with them.....those guys were not defenseless....They were armed with matchet, sticks and other dangerous weapons. It's on youtube

maskid:


some1 without a match in the Southwest!!! u wunt find her in the yoruba dictionary u know

just google it.

mumu

If anyone amongst all the folks u quoted responds to your quote the person na mumu just like you....

Guys pls ignore the Dunce.

Bobnotrouble:


Wow!
I'm really enjoying the fight against corruption scenes.
Aren't you?
Right now, the probes is just on the twilight of the last administration dispensation.
Can you imagine the dramatic scenarios when the probe is scoped to cover up to the daybreak of the last maladministration?

olapluto:

This is the man who claims to be terribly sick that he needs medical treatment abroad. See as him muscles strong kakaraka!

As in....I just dey look am as he stand gidigba like a stubborn boy wey no wan go school. It took close to 4-5 men to bundle him into the bus...
If I were the SSS as soon as we leave preying eyes of the camera. I go give better knock for head. The kind knock wey go make am sleep til we get home.

They Can't learn....why would you risk your life for fuel?

honeywealth75:
Muazu or no yuguda, u sha collect 100 million u are in trouble

Hahaha....dansuki na man of the year.

Ok na....sooner or later dansuki will clear the air.

Linda is still on top of her game.

Seun:
This story has to be cowpoo. I don't think you need to give most bloggers more than N200k to get them to do anything. 240 million? No way.

Ogbeni, don't dull yourself....
1.2 billion was collected for spiritual purpose..
why linda no go collect 240m? if you ask me...the money small sef compared to what them budget for spirituality.
I remember one time she asked for the advice of her readers that a lot of money was being offered to her by the political parties and she didn't know if she should go partisan.

This 8th senate assemble is the worst in the history of Nigeria's democracy. They have no direction, they are slow, selfish/self serving bunch of thieves who are full of lies and picture propaganda...

Saraki and his hench men is the worst thing that happened to Nigeria's senate. Useless lots....

There is no way Jonathan will escape this....If indeed there will be fairness and justice to the other suspects....Jonathan can't claim innocence to all that transpired with the arms deal and he kept sharing dollars to different people and groups e.g opc, afenifere, ohanize, pastors, Nans, obas etc... No wonder he kept on shouting during campaign..."Do you want to go to jail if buhari becomes president" and his wife saying she doesn't want to feed her husband in jail....He compromised Nigerians security and safety and this many people died in a war that could have ended long ago yet his zombies keep wailing saying Jonathan said no Nigerian blood is worth my ambition....if he wan worth nko...There will be no country again called Nigeria?

God dey....his protection will not leave us

Hmmm....how many people can say no 15milliin USD.
I have a lot of respect for Ribadu....
But he missed it because of his quest for power jumping from ACN-APC and then a final down turn to PDP.....ending his political career by dining with the enemies of Nigeria.
A good name still remains better than riches and power.

Lai....no go kill urself oh

legendsilver:

These issues consumed more blood.

Talking about hypocrisy from the ex president...
If after investigation is done and they are all found guilty... The should be tried for genocide and short changing the country because Jonathan's presidential ambition.

Sunnymatey:
This is one of the reasons l missed Jonathan, in his 5 yrs plus tenure, they were rear cases of politically motivated assasination. 'MY AMBITION IS NOT WORTH THE BLOOD OF ANY NIGERIAN'.

My ambition is not worth the Blood of any Nigerian but the money that should be used to procure arms for our soldiers was diverted to Jonathan election campaign and our soldiers were running for their lives when they ran out of bullets and boko haram had an open day maming, killing and kidnapping

The silly Buffoon part really cracked me up....
Baba respect yourself and forget Jonathan matter no allow small boys talk to you anyhow....

As much as a support the penalty it hasn't stopped corruption in China.
However, if it ever becomes a reality in naija.
A Samuel doe treatment should be given to looters.

Una welcome oh

I see someone is already afraid that he will be next to be picked....I wonder how much fani kayode the DG of the Jonathan hate campaign got in the loot if dopeksi got 2.1 billon.
Soon you will be called to answer your name Femi

Imagine....the man collected 2.1billion and he was still owing his employees unpaid salaries.
May sango fire him in that EFCC

Nice one...keep him as long as you want.

More power to your elbow sir....
Long live the president of Nigeria
Long live Nigeria