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Dude this message is not for the fuel marketers, they do not really care about us. Its for the incoming government. Don't you think its a cruel paradox that a country that produces fuel is also suffering becomes some marketers have refused to import this same oil

The mess in the petroleum sector in Nigeria today is of grand proportions, I wish I could say it has been an unprecedented two weeks of passion for all and sundry, but that would amount to self deceit. Nigerians have had to go through untold pains at the whims and whimsicles of our petroleum suppliers. Any slight change or appearance of instability in the petrol market and this marketers sit on their product and jack the prices up. Armtwisting helpless Nigerians and holding the whole system to ransom. I believe what affords them the ability to do this is the unity granted to them by fuel subsidy, which aims to ensure they sell fuel at a controlled price. Take for instance a petrol station selling fuel for 170 naira in the middle of the night today only to get a call from his fellow marketers and he stopped. They reopened today to join the others in selling for a whooping 300 naira per litre. As it is now the fuel marketers have done their worst, they have shown how much love they have for Nigerians. Now would be the right time to pull the plug on them and remove the subsidy. Let market forces pull down the prices with time. In the meantime one of the key goals for this incoming Government is to build at least two functional refineries in the country so that this embarrasing situation of the son of a baker crying for bread does not repeat itself. If we produce the oil we should have to suffer like this to get the oil. Fellow Nigerians over to you......
Cc: lalasticlala

poiZon:
bros i will like to chalenge u to a debate on the economy.!
first lets ask ourselves what is economy?
what makes nigerian economy tto be bleeped as being peddled by apc

You want a debate, well you are on. Economy according to any standard dictionary is the effective management of the resources of a community or system. Now let me break down the key words for you
1. Efficient: means to produce result; okonjo iweala has no result to show us with all her doctorates, her economic management is ineffective
2. Resources: money, human resources, mineral resources e.g petrol. I don't think I need to say more on this.
3. Community: in this case refers to Nigeria.
Okonjo's job as minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy is not to warn Nigeria of coming doom as some of ur fellow appologetics are claiming but to navigate the country away from or through such harm.

OGWOKOGOKWOWOGHO!!!! Tirisum with this fit kill man o

Flets:
Europe went through an economic crunch not long ago..... would it be right to say that all the finance and cordinating ministers across europe were substandard and failed.

Once a black man finds someone to blame, his brains ceases to work. Governance and economy cannot be traced to a single individual. ..... go figure.

If this were europe okonjo iweala would have resign in embarrassment long ago and this issue would not have to be discussed at all. We see public officers resign for leaving less of a mess than what okonjo has done. Am sure I saw greek officials resigning and making belated efforts with red-faced embarrasment to revert the economic crunch. Cerainly it was not during that crunch that they were receiving honorary degrees and chieftancy titles

Flets:
Nigeria is a land inhabited by frustrated illiterates.

Even dummies who have zero ideas about the workings of an economy will join in signing a petition driven by naive, tribally-laced, illiterate intentions.

The world is not as stupid as us. They understand our society better than us. Our apathy to governance cannot influence the objectivity of a prestigious institution like Yale.

This is one of our problems in Nigeria, how can u just assume the people that signed the petition are illiterate or biased. If you are not being biased yourself can you evaluate the economic situation of the country. I don't need a phd in econs to know the country is bleeped. About half of the states can not pay salaries to civil servants, federal govt can not pay salaries, no money to settle oil marketers and resolve the oil scarcity. Sir I am proud to tell you I signed that petition because am convinced the coordinating minister of Nigerias economy has Failed woefully

Pictures or adonbilivit

Pardon me if I have to take this route but beauty is still a major thing to consider for me to vote my miss nairaland.
Therefore without much ado I vote Sandrahnaub
cc: NLJega

Ogwokogokwowogho!!! Wetin man no go see from this pastors nowadays sef.

To the saTANists above me. You all forget that Oyinlola was a PDP Governor as at the time Kalejaiye was challenging him. The lawyer judge parleying is a trademark of PDP

The way omotola is thrusting her daughter out in the public space I think she's setting her up to be a celeb. Hope d kid has talent sha. We don't want a kim kardashian in Nigeria

Sad day for american rap. This dude was just up and coming.

Pant: 365 days. Bra: 2 years

eke96:
So tell me, did Buhari win APC Presidential primary election? You're primaries are fraud!

No he did not win, na you win am

Abeg who be my oga at the top wey dey enjoy all this tins, abi na oshiomole dey dis parolz too?

I only take posts like this with a pinch seing as all this so called news sites just gather a few likely names together and call it tips from an unknown source. But I must say the lineup doesn't look too bad to me. My only request for Baba is to bring back Bolaji Abdullahi as sports minister b4 amaju panick and his boy keshi ruin the super eagles. Thanks.

Osho baba, sharp guy. I can't wait for I go dye and akpororo explanation of the matter sha. When the new wife calls osho to say she's feeling Hot

10 Things Political Leaders Can Do After Leaving
Office By Bayo Adeyinka
Believe me, there's no need to steal if you're a
politician. It shows a lack of ability to think and a
deep-seated poverty mentality when politicians steal
their people blind and amass wealth that is mind-
boggling and at the same time repulsive. So I sat
down to think about 10 things that politicians
(Presidents, Governors, Ministers, Senators,
Commissioners, Special Assistants, etc) can do after
leaving office and still make an excellent living and
fantastic income. Do you have an idea? Please add
your own also.
Here are my thoughts:

1.Give paid speeches
In over 12 years, Bill Clinton has delivered over 500
paid speeches and earned an average of $195,000
per event. In 2011, he spoke at a ThisDay Newspaper
event and he was reportedly paid $700,000. He has
earned over $100m (over N20b) since leaving office
in 2001.
Hillary Clinton charges up to $200,000 per paid
speech. Even daughter Chelsea Clinton earns up to
$75,000 per speech. Our former political leaders can
develop their capacity to such an extent that they are
paid for their speeches. However, they must be
orators and must be capable of original and
intellectual thoughts. Olusegun Obasanjo and Kofi
Annan are African leaders who easily espouse this-
though it is not known if they get paid for their
speeches. I would love to see Babatunde Fashola on
a speaking tour!

2. Establish NGOs or a Foundation
Kofi Annan has a Foundation. And Obasanjo too
(never mind the Anne Marsh controversy). Kofi
Annan also set up the Global Commission on
Elections, Democracy and Security with Ernesto
Zedillo ( a former Mexican President) and Marti
Ahtisaari ( former President of Finland) on the board.
Yakubu Gowon has the Yakubu Gowon Centre which
specializes in infectious diseases control. The truth is
that these kind of Foundations and NGOs are funded
by a mix of public and private donors. For these kind
of NGOs or Foundations, just ensure you add a mix
of professionals and experts and you have an
organization that cannot be ignored.

3. Write books
Political memoirs are always best sellers. People
want to know what informed certain decisions taken
or how a particular political leader thinks. El-Rufai's
'Accidental Public Servant' and Olusegun Adeniyi's
'Power, Politics and Death' are recent books that
were widely accepted and did very well in the market.
I shelled out a handsome N25,000 just to purchase
Olusegun Obasanjo's 'My Watch'. Apart from
enriching the political discourse, they also get
handsomely paid by the publisher and receive
royalties for life. I'm seriously looking out for
Goodluck Jonathan's memoirs.

4. Be a Consultant
Consult for other leaders and organizations. Oby
Ezekwesili is a senior economic advisor for Open
Society, a group founded by billionaire George Soros,
she consults for 9 African heads of state including
Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of
Liberia. Of course, it will not be free. African
countries have similar problems and challenges and
any exceptional former leader can leverage on what
he has done right to consult for another country or
state in a similar situation. For instance, Akinwunmi
Adesina can consult for other African countries on
the Growth Enhancement Scheme of the Agricultural
Sector.

5. Set up a PR firm
That should be one of the easiest thing to do. Set up a
Public Relations firm that will leverage on the
politician's experience to support initiatives or even
lobby government on behalf of certain political
considerations.

6. Become a farmer
It should be relatively easy for any former politician
to acquire vast tracts of land for agricultural
purposes. If every politician will face farming instead
of facing the Senate as a retirement home, Nigeria
and indeed Africa will be able to feed itself.

7. Facilitate new investment vehicles using your wide
network of contacts and get rewarded with a board
position
So many investors want to come to Africa, especially
Nigeria. You can show them how. They will most
likely trust you as a former leader and will be willing
to part with some form of reward. It is absolutely
legal. Bharti Airtel, one of the leading
telecommunications companies in the world with
operations in over 20 countries has Oby Ezekwesili as
a director on its board.

8. Get a PhD.
Or additional educational qualification. Yakubu
Gowon got a PhD at the University of Warwick.
Olusegun Obasanjo is pursuing his at the National
Open University. With additional qualification, your
worth has increased and you are better placed to
assume intellectual responsibilities.

9. Become a Visiting Lecturer Offering Leadership
Studies
Anyone can pretend to be an authority in leadership
studies. Most universities will gladly grab an
opportunity to have an Institute of Leadership on
their campuses. They know the former political
juggernaut will attract political and financial
heavyweights to their campuses when such Institutes
have special seminars or programmes. And this
doesn't usually come free.

10. Brand endorsements
I once saw a Glo advert featuring David Mark, the
Senate President. I also watched another one
featuring Wole Soyinka though he's not a politician. If
a politician has immense political capital, brands may
want to leverage on the goodwill to enhance their
brand perception. Can you imagine Babatunde
Fashola endorsing a particular brand that wants to
gain market acceptance? The only downside is that if
the politician becomes enmeshed in a scandal, it can
bring the brand down. But if there's immense
political goodwill, why not?
So, any other ideas?

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The line-up looks good and believe any man whosre wardrobe has all this items will be classified as a stylish man in the Nigeria at least. But op I doubt this low budget, except na okrika you wan assemble. But if na ASOS things, forget matter.

Shameless politician.

Laye ooo, layee eee, babyyy ko joooo. Nothing go do kiss daniel in Jesus name. Emperor geezy abeg come clear the air

This is so sad, greatest uites pls what apened? cos we've not heard anything in ABH.

These 0s aint loyal. Something like this happened to my brother. Love almost ruined his life mhen. Reminds me of wale's lyric 'LOVE IS FOR OPTIMISTICS'...

Cos men can still wear suits after the wedding day. But a woman can only wear her wedding gown ones.

R

Wait for me too. I go turn millionaire with nairabet

Kaasaa
!!! Won't be surprised to see the guy doing traffic warden at oshodi by 30th of may. Impunity sucks# hello fayose!!!

That says something about law enforcement in the country. A police inspector drunk and rambling on such an historic night? End shall never wonder in Nigeria!!!

Team #GEJtill2019 how market abeg?