epondudu:

You are sensible and I can feel your passion for the betterment of all but you are saying exactly what I believe in. I believe the man for the job is Jagaban. This is politics, people should realize that we all have our beliefs, opinion, and choices not necessarily due to tribe or religious affiliation.

I understand it is your believe but based on the accusations leveled against him if they were true would he still deserve to be president ?

epondudu:

TINUBU THE JAGABAN OF BORGU.
THE 16TH PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA GOD WILLING.

and you be human being like this o' instead of coming up with a reasonable defense or an explanation you feel to hell with anyone that agrees with the accusation because una wey no believe plenty pass the ones wey believe and because you do not agree with them you are sure to coast Home to victory and he will become the president, you are satisfied with the way the country is going and you feel we are fine we should continue because you know someone or you too are benefiting from the largess from them or because you are his tribe person, you forget that if this country gets good it gets good for all of us, and if it sinks we all sink with it or some that will escape will became slaves in other countries, just see what is happening with Nigerians in Dubai, Dubai that has reasonable thieves people that try to exhibit the fear of God they are doing everything to draw the attention of the world to them, as much as their elites hide money and hoard it to themselves they still try to make the life of the common man easy, that is why the poorest Arab can employ an American, or Nigerian PHD holder as a cleaner in their house, they at least give their people some semblance of development, but what do our politicians do ? they amass money and still go there to spend it thereby increasing their GDP making them richer while the masses suffer here.

anyway keep it up We the People will surprise you someday.

Bigger MI Abaga ft Olamide and NAS

By Capt. Marvin Abe
With the Nigerian oil and gas industry facing an uncertain future – erratic oil price fluctuations and the advancement of possible, more eco-friendly sources of energy – the time for policy makers to pay attention to other sectors of the Nigerian economy is long overdue. The Maritime Industry is one of the sectors with the potential for unprecedented success in terms of revenue generation, employment opportunities and economic expansion with barely a quarter of this potential being currently harnessed.

Once upon a time, the Nigerian Maritime Industry was poised for great global economic impact; we had the largest fleet in the African waters and must have been a source of envy to other African states. But all of that changed with poor management and the emergence of successive governments; each one armed with poorly-thought out policies that crippled the industry and plunged it into a deep dark decline. This decline cut across all the government agencies in the industry.

However, a ray of hope shone through and the Maritime Industry began to witness visible changes when, about five years ago, Hadiza Bala Usman was appointed by the President as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority. Everyone held their breath, expecting the ‘same old same old’. Soon enough Ms. Usman proved everyone wrong and she did so admirably, to those of us that longed for such a positive change!

It is no secret that a lot of government-owned establishments are akin to Lagos market places where it is a free-for-all affair, or dirty roadside cafeterias rank with the lingering smell of food and characterised by a tinge of abandonment: broken windows, doors, office tables and chairs and non-existent or dilapidated office equipment. One of the first things the new NPA boss did upon the commencement of her tenure, was to sanitise the NPA headquarters building in Marina. She had the entire structure redesigned and fitted with aesthetics befitting of a respected government-owned organisation, immediately setting it apart from its sister agencies – first things first! Offices were equipped, order restored, and merit driven performance management systems introduced to improve employee and organisational capability & productivity.

This new environment birthed a sense of pride among industry experts, a sense of ownership, and rekindled the desire to perform. Following the renovation of the complex, Ms Usman’s administration immediately embarked on the most impactful Human Resource Reform in NPA history within its first 18 months: massive promotion of staff, review of salary structures in an effort to correct inherent anomalies in the organisation, better conditions of service, upward review of pensions/gratuity as well as terminal benefits for staff.

Although the ports were concessioned since 2006, no one looked at the agreement which should have been reviewed biennially. In order to ensure transparency and due process, Hadiza Bala Usman solicited the assistance of the World Bank in establishing a standard template for assessment of the performance of both the NPA and respective terminal operators which is now in place.
She has created a level playing field for all terminal operators by removing bottlenecks that hinder healthy competition in the industry. An example is the de-classification of some ports as strictly oil and gas.
For a nation’s ports to function optimally, it needs to have navigable waters, deep enough for large vessels to transit. For many years, only vessels of a limited size could come into our shores because our waters weren’t deep enough. What this meant was that shippers brought their goods in smaller vessels, which also meant that they couldn’t take advantage of economies of scale, and so shipping and landing costs to Nigeria were higher, and invariably retail costs were higher too. Ms. Usman’s administration tackled this problem head-on. The NPA commenced the dredging of the waters at the Lagos channel and ports and continually maintains them to this day, keeping them in constant depth and navigable state. While not in its direct purview, the NPA acquired 4 patrol boats for the Marine police to enhance security at the ports, and soon after, her team constructed a standard marine simulation centre – a facility where NPA pilots will undertake training which hitherto was carried out in Antwerp, Belgium thereby saving the country millions of dollars.

It may come as a surprise to non-industry experts to learn that in the last thirty years, the Nigerian Ports Authority could not boast of owning operational tugboats or pilot cutters at any of its ports – essential equipment that makeup a functional port. Under Hadiza’s leadership, the NPA acquired and commissioned 4 new tugboats for Lagos pilotage districts, thereby raising the bar to those obtainable in developed economies.

As an indirect approach to addressing the Apapa gridlock and incentivized ship calls to the Eastern ports (Delta, Calabar and Port Harcourt) her management approved a 10% rebate on ship dues to vessels calling at those ports, and further deployed tug boats, pilot cutters and initiated dredging works of those channels to ensure safety of navigation.

It is worthy of note that in this month of May 2021, a vessel belonging to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), berthed at the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne and offloaded 1,297 containers, whao!

According to the words of the Managing Director of the terminal, “It has been a pleasure to work with the Nigerian Ports Authority to realise this project. Berths 9-11 had been languishing, lying virtually unused for the last decade. Now, in partnership with NPA, we are bringing the area to life, adding capacity and competition to Onne Port. This is sorely needed as the port is currently experiencing acute congestion with respect to container traffic”.

Concerned with the advancement and expansion of the Maritime Industry, the Nigerian Ports Authority under Ms. Usman’s leadership have completed remedial dredging works at the Escravos access channel as well as the concession of Terminal B of the Warri Old Port, a project initiated at the beginning of her term. This will increase the inflow of ocean-going vessels into Delta Ports and also impact positively on the socio-economic development of the area with respect to increased trade and commerce, and employment opportunities.

For the Hadiza led administration team, revenue generation, accountability and transparency has been their key features as exemplified in the NPA being the first MDA to open its budget to the public with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with BudgIT Open Budget System Platform and Implementation of a Public Data Dissemination programme. Under this administration the tariff regime of the Authority has been published on their website for the whole world to see. A Revenue Invoice Management System aimed at improving service offering, partner relationships, creating an efficient payment method, maximizing revenue and eradicating loss associated with fraud and revenue leakage was also launched.

Let us also not forget that NPA under Hadiza’s leadership signed an MOU with FMWH for the reconstruction of the Port access road and contributed the sum of 1.829 Billion Naira to ensure it was actualized. That singular effort resolved the major bottleneck to the Apapa gridlock.

Poised to serve clients efficiently now and in the foreseeable future, Hadiza Bala Usman has achieved in five years what several others couldn’t in thirty years.

Like the balance found in all great and natural things, there has also been a human side to the NPA’s growth under her leadership. For the first time in the NPA, a commendation dinner was held in honour of retiring senior leaders (GMs and Asst. GMs) in recognition of their years in service. The Long service award was re-introduced while a merit award for deserving employees was also introduced, a crèche was also established at the Lagos Ports Complex, so nursing mothers and fathers can have their children close by, helping them focus on their work, for longer.
Following the wisdom that health is wealth, this management has renovated and equipped the Bode Thomas Sports ground, reintroduced the Nigerian Ports Sports Association Games (NIPOSA), encourages a compulsory one day fitness day exercise and has purchased ambulances for all its port locations.

There has also been recruitment of staff to replace the aging workforce. After decades of poor management, it is safe to say that the industry finally got something right for the first time, by bringing in the right person for the job.

However, following the announcement of the presidential spokesperson on the 6th of May 2021, regarding the suspension and investigation of Ms. Usman’s management of the NPA, I fear that all of the progress made so far in the Maritime Industry and the endless possibilities of what could be, are about to be derailed, yet again.

With the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), we have been offered yet another opportunity to grow economically and to reclaim our spot as the giant of Africa. But this will be achieved only through grit and by placing love for country above all else. Already, a lot of foreign companies are moving to Africa to take advantage of the emergence of this new trade deal. In positioning ourselves for this opportunity, we need to take a step back to fix our national image, and we can achieve this by portraying a nation strong on its merits, its love and respect for excellence and above all, a nation that uplifts and celebrates its successes and innovation wherever it is found.

The endless list of this management’s accomplishments is testament to hard work, service, and dedication. But even in excellence, sometimes we make mistakes, and if there is anything I know, it is that mistakes are only a proof of our humanity. No one throws away a baby alongside the bath water.

However the ongoing investigations on the person of Ms. Usman turn out, it must be said that her time so far as NPA boss has engineered numerous reforms that have brought about an increase in revenue to the economy and foreshadows a bright future for the Maritime Industry!

I have been in the industry for over thirty-five years, long enough to know that if we lose this trajectory by truncating the course which Ms. Usman has already charted, the industry is likely to suffer stagnation and serious setbacks, as few have shown this level of dedication and consistency to our beloved industry and country. We should also remember that we now live in a global village with the rest of the world bearing witness to our every move.



“I am disheartened to hear about the suspension of Nigerian Ports Authority MD, Hadiza Bala Usman, who I have known to be an accomplished leader and dedicated public servant. I urge adherence to the rule of law and fair and equal treatment as the situation evolves,” says former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in her twitter post of 15 May 2021.

In the interest of saving our maritime industry and ultimately saving our economy, key actors and policy makers should recognise the impact of their actions and decisions on the bigger picture. Sadly, most of the policy makers are not industry players and may not really understand what is at stake. We are the labourers, we face the obstacles caused by inconsistent policies that are never right, policies that continue to stifle the industry. We know what happens here, but our voices are never loud enough. So we are ignored.

https://thenationonlineng.net/sustaining-the-progress-of-the-maritime-industry-in-nigeria/

rapid101:
Oga deep down u
U know dis election was rigged in favour of buhari
Apc in kano apc got 1.sometinmillion vote
For wht
U mean there is no other party there other parties got votes but the people there wanted Buhari, just because there were a few disgruntled elements there does not mean the majority

Look at borno we already expected those number of votes from there even the observers attested to it so please keep your sentiments inside your throat
Yobe
Plz live sentiment and say d truth
It not about party am not about the party bro, I can give you my facebook account so you can see my take on party politics but its about the facts on ground

Majority of Nigerians don't want bubu my guy talk for yourself if the people around you do not want him some other people want him

A parallel govt shud be formed enjoy your parallel government but we are tired of the PDP as a party and the kind of candidates they put out
Cus our justice system is not working

U hate ambode dat is working in lagos and u love buhari dat has put dis country into recession twice lol remember that GEJ has to borrow to pay salaries in April 2015, the foundation for recession started then and this man came worked hard to bring us out of it, why do you always want to go for what has been rejected, we all knew about the ambode issues, the projects he abandoned and how Lagos started to become a nightmare though that one is a party thing but the facts are there.
Nigeria is sad
Take it or u live it

YIAGA and other observers have said what they saw you are here beating yourself either go to court or form the parallel government

lastempero:


Please I don't hate your buhari or anyone else but as someone that has been through the educational process,it will be a disservice to my certificate and knowledge gathered to support someone that cant take care of himself.

Your choice anyway we are given that freedom.

lexy2014:


Bros, its d same thing we are saying. In d end, who will pay 4d oil blocks? Is it people using nairaland or d moneybags in this country? Things are going to change& bullion vans are delivering cash to Tinubus house in broad day light. Thats change indeed

Truth be told what happened in Tinubu's house is inexcusable, but you know the truth ? let me give you an example so we can make a distinction we both bought a property of 20m and at some point I colluded with a friend and sold it to him for 5m telling you its the best I can get from the deal then later you find out that I went back to that friend and collected the balance of the 15m how would you feel about me,

Then lets reverse the case, You and another friend bought another property and when it comes to maturity you looked for a good buyer that will buy it for 25m and share the money equally which among us would you trust ? or remain friends with ?

Like I said earlier there is still pockets of corruption in this government, our democracy went wrong after Obasanjo left Power, he had a fight against corruption yeah it was one sided if yaradua who came with the cloak of integrity continued where Obj dropped it we would have been better off by now, but when he came in he reversed all the progress Obj had made started doing things to please the people at the top, Saraki was his adviser and because of Saraki's influence Ribadu was sacked because he was after Yar'adua's cronies i.e James Ibori, Peter Odili and other high level politicians they brought in Saraki's friend Mrs Waziri and the EFCC became a toothless bulldog, we have a long way to go but we have to hold firmly to a position.

We are part of the people that believe the CSOs are a plus to our electoral system and this is the analysis of YIAGA one of the CSOs that observed the elections, they had over 300 volunteers that went round the country and their verdict is on the article below.....


I know those that have decided to believe otherwise will do so.

https://watchingthevote.org/yiaga-africa-watching-the-vote-statement-on-the-2019-presidential-election-results/

lastempero:


Please what infrastructure are you talking about?

wow you asking that ? Lagos-Ibadan express road

lagos-Ibadan rail line ?

the roads in the east

2nd Niger Bridge ?

Bro do not act blind because of your hatred for Buhari

lexy2014:


Who benefits from oil block b4? Is it not d elite? As u de now, can u afford to buy an oil block? In d end its either these set of elites get back their oil blocks or another set of elites are given d oil blocks. Its still same of d same.

Regarding d mambila power project, I didn't hear any such thing. What are d other instances? Pls share. Can u substantiate what u heard? I can't c d handwriting on d wall, when there's no handwriting and no wall

The NNPC as constituted is more opened than it has been, when there were allegations against it the GMD went and explain the true state of affairs and they publish their monthly report for the public to see, yea there might be corruption still in it but its not as rife as it has been and the president promised an opened process of licensing those oil blocks so its going to people who will pay the right prices and the money will in turn get back to the federation account from which we will all benefit, if you read the first post it spoke about how they shared the blocks within themselves at a fraction of the real cost while they share the dividends to themselves, things are going to change now so we should appreciate that fact.

lastempero:


Check the voting pattern of the election you will readily agree that people that voted buhari are somehow impaired, how do you explain to people that your president has problem with comprehension.

That some people wanted a return of years of disaster and others wanted years of clear cut infrastructural development is somehow ? am honestly trying to see the rational behind the choice of PDP returning to this country as leaders in Benin I remember the days of Lucky Igbenedion how bad the roads are and now I can see the roads that have been fixed come on please do not allow sentiments becloud your judgement bro, wake up to reality we should have gone past this kind of politics yea I blame the young politicians for not presenting a viable alternative and in the absence of non then we should rather continue in the direction we are going when infrastructure is really infrastructure.

lexy2014:


Oga, u still haven't answered my question& ur article doesn't answer it. when is danjumas license expiring? Did danjuma approach buhari 4d favour of renewing his license? How did buhari stand up to obasanjo? Who are d other greedy Nigerians buhari stood up to?

Bro the article pointed out to the fact that a lot of our elite have been benefiting from oil blocks allocation and they are not happy that someone has come to stop them from that so they are up in arms against him, I cannot point to when he asked for such but we have heard stories of how OBJ wanted the Mambila power project that Buhari refused him there are other instances so you have gotta see the handwriting on the wall.

slawomir:
learnt a lot in this election

Despite the fact that we are not disturbed by heardsmen in Edo state but we wanted to help the northern people and Benue to end the killings by voting for atiku by putting our self through stress and risk to vote and defend it when it was obvious that the government of Edo is APC and the chairman of APC is oshiomohole. Still we did it and battle it for them. PDP won
We battled one APC candidate who wanted to sneak into INEC office when APC was losing in ikpoba okha
Some guys in western boys fought hard to secure ballot papers when APC thugs were destroying ballot papers and armed police men didn't do anything.

But what did we get betrayal from north and Benue
I was surprised to see the number of people who still voted for APC in Benue

Isoright!!! Anything that happened to them now is their business
We tried
I give up

If i hear any bad news from that region from now on i will just type '"enjoy your next level"

And thunder will fire anybody that says we should pray for Kaduna, zamfara,Bornu and benue

Your stupidity ehn ? what has your prayers done to those people in Borno and Kaduna ? was it not Buhari that even reduced the carnage in Bornu ? so please think well before you spew trash

theoldpretender:
1.Remove fuel subsidy and allow for total deregulation of the downstream sector.


2.Totally deregulate the power sector too.



3.Allow universities to raise and charge the fees they want to...while all education funding is directed to primary and secondary schools.



4.Ranches for cows...in the far North.

Bros you want make Nigeria burn ? some people are used to free or cheap stuff so please o the government should still have a human face if they can subsidize meaningfully they should go ahead and do so

lexy2014:


D article u shared was written in 2012& buhari became president in 2015. D article does not in anyway answer d questions I asked which are, when is danjumas license expiring? Did danjuma approach buhari to ask 4a favour 4d renewal of his license? I also asked how did buhari stand up to obasanjo?

D case of Atiku is simple. Atiku has been hopping from party to party in order to fulfill his presidential ambition. His leaving APC 4 PDP last year was for that purpose & has nothing 2do with buhari standing up to him.

If saraki wanted to enrich himself, am sure he has enough access as senate president. APC was always going to b hot 4 Saraki cos of d way he emerged as president of d senate, going against d wish of APC. So it wasn't a surprise that he left eventually.

Is this all u could come up with? Who are d "other greedy Nigerians"?

If you could not get the info on the first link check this out on his statement about not renewing oil block licenses and its a sure reason for concern for the people who own this oil blocks lots of them are cronies of this politicians and they are not happy because their source of income is going down and will be redistributed to the whole of Nigeria

http://news-af.op-mobile.opera.com/news/detail/12b994ab3afd27f077c320aedea503ab_ng?share=1&country=ng&language=en

Skeendip:


do you really believe this?
like really really, deep down in you heart, i mean when you are alone and there is no one to lie to except yourself. Do you really believe he won, free and fair?

Absolutely no one vote is bigger than the other no one gets two votes because he is more educated or enlighten, just like you feel the majority of people around you support Atiku same way the people around supported Buhari, its a lost you did not plan for but it was inevitable so just calm your nerves and wait for another time.

lexy2014:


How did he stand up to obasanjo? When is TY Danjumas license expiring? Did TY danjuma ask buhari 4d favour of renewing his license? Yes, I want more cos I was surprised that its just this two u could come up with

The sarakis, Atikus and other greedy Nigerians that wanted a share of the national cake and he refused to give them that was why they left the APC and returned to the PDP they have vilified in 2015

http://saharareporters.com/2012/04/23/danjuma%E2%80%99s-oil-wells-and-murmurings-nigerians check this out

haywire07:
Let me open the floor....

I'll like the cabinet to be reshuffled as soon as possible and a competent economic team be set up.

Secondly, every appointments made henceforth should be void of slightest feeling of nepotism. We are a country of 180million and I believe there will be at least 10 persons who can efficiently perform in a position.

Thirdly, the ban on importation of rice and other foods should stand. We must let our farmers continue to be happy. Their sweat has been feeding us as a nation.

The fight against corruption must continue. And the fight must not be lopsided.


...

Nice one bro or na sis sef I no know wetin to address you as, and in all honesty I think now that he has gotten the second term in office there should not be fear or favor for anyone regardless of party or place where the person comes from, Buhari should deal decisively with every corrupt element in this country, the effort to diversify the economy should be in top gear right now lets not look back its a season for work.

rapid101:
We re atikulated come rain come shine

Atiku shud call for a parallel govt

Majority of Nigerians don't want buhari
He shud go
He is evil

PDP majority just like it happened during the days of GEJ when 16 became greater than 19 so it shall be to PDP when 11 Million Nigerians are greater than 15 Million Nigerians lol

lexy2014:


Pls, who are d people buhari stood up to? I don't get u

Obasanjo, that was thought to own this country

TY Danjuma that is afraid of losing his oil bloc when the current license expires as Buhari has promised to make it open to all Nigerians, you want more ?

Donmedra:
Everyone ones know Atiku won, everyone even buhari supporters

unfortunately there are more Buhari supporters than there are PDP supporters go lick your wounds with all your fellow PDP apologies.

You are welcome

Franzinni:
#BUHaRIG

I just saw over 200 kids waving brooms with painted faces shouting sai buhari.... And rejoicing that their god and savior has retained the seat BY ANY MEANS! And I ask this one question

While educated forward thinking kids who have progressive parents that know the value of a well governed country are in school...

This hausa kids in nassarawa of ages between 3 and 12 are shouting sai Baba

And we wonder why boko haram never ends...

This nation is one HUGE ZOMBIE now!!!

It gets me angry when I read this type of stereotyping and sometimes being aided by other northerners, the people that voted for Buhari are not as uneducated as you make it sound, we are a people that have looked at the progress this nation has made from the days where we could not go to church or mosques in peace or we had to cancel Independence day parade because we were afraid of being attacked by terrorists, we are looking at the days when the 2nd Niger Bridge was only a drawing on a paper to days when things are being said and done, we were concerned about days where election would mean a shutdown of government, contractors would have to vacate their sites because of the lack of payment from the government to days where a leader knows that leadership is more than just an election and work continues, it is not about world back or other foreign agencies telling us what to do but we knowing what is best for our country, we want a working Nigeria, a Nigeria that is set on the path of real prosperity not prosperity on paper, our political elite are doing us more harm than good and we have someone who had the guts to stand up to them, that is why we want Buhari to continue, we are not where we want to be but we are making progress with time this too will pass, let the stage be set for real prosperity not the type we had, remember Oceanic bank had an AA+ rating from those foreigners yea ? and what happened later ? so please stop the insults and accept defeat.

slawomir:
This election was a charade

If we allow this to happen we can never get free and fair election that we have been fighting for.

We were almost close to getting it in 2015

But now we ruined everything in 2019

It is well sha

Please go and sleep and come back in 2023 which election was not free and fair ? because of the pockets of violence that the PDP planted to discredit the election did not work even the foreign observers you were expecting credit from saw the truth and they all agreed, I remember Peter Obi's statement after he has voted he said " yeah it was okay but its too early to give INEC credit" so it was premeditated that they would not give INEC the credit and the good people of Nigeria knew it, so go to court lets meet there.

dhejykeane:
cc: @lalasticlala

thanks I hope he responds

Hi all,

am writing this after trying to contact the moderators to take down a post that was done in bad light, the post was taken from a news site story twisted to fit a narrative and posted in a blog someone from Nairaland copied the one from the blog and posted it here, the person who the story is about is not happy and wants the story to be taken down because of the falsehood in it, when you get to see the original and the one here you will understand what am talking about, after reporting the post instead of Nairaland to take it down they hid it from me but other people can still see the story and I have done everything to get to the moderators but none has responded, what is the way to get the story to be taken down please I sent a mail with both links to buttress my point but am not getting any response I need help please.

Thanks

cc: @lalastical

Kingwizzy16:
Once Atiku wins all this shits will be over

lol you sounded like this thing just started now, go to your dreamland man

Am guessing this dude will claim he went to school o'

Well his own headache anyway.

LuciferProphet:
Girls are product of weak sperm.
They add no value to a family. In the end, they are shipped out to another man in exchange for material things.
A real man will make boys.

Mikel is a weakling.
Must be why he opted for a white slut to hide his shame.


*spits

JasonScoolari:
Uche Okwukwu is an astute "business man"

He knows that the Lifeless Kunù guzzling dry leaf is heading back to his 150 barren cows in Daura, so he quickly and stylishly apologise just to grab his own cheque and brown envelope to boost up his ware house at Faulks road, Aba and also stock his factory in onitsha with enough goods.


Don't be fooled.

your signature says it all keep the wishes alive until feb 16