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That I stayed all night expecting this speech is a disappointment to me. What a waste of my precious time. Not even buhari will dish out this to the people.

trutharena:
It's about time someone said it! We need to learn to accept outcomes gracefully instead of always playing the blame game. Governor Dapo Abiodun is spot on; it's time to move forward and focus on building a better future for all of us.

what do you do for a living? So the Yorubas protesting are also sore losers?

Chinkoalhaji34:
No be lie!

We need to face reality.

Losing no mean say we no go try again.

Let’s channel our energy into building a better future together instead of dwelling on past grievances. Governor Dapo Abiodun dey speak sense!

why won't he speak sense when you have refused to reason with empathy. Do you know many Nigerians earn 30,000 monthly? Yet will have to buy rice for 80,000.

You need to start seeing life from a much broader perspective and not from your ethnic microscope.

Zionmdde:
Actually
The protest isn't really necessary
We just came back from the polls last year. So why are those who voted APC protesting? You were so blinded by hatred and bigotry that you voted the worst candidate. Now you are back crying. What sort of stupidity is that?

2027 some people will still choose the worst candidate thinking they are doing some other people
It's time to stop the protest joor

what do you do for a living?

LandMann:
This is a very articulate young man from southwest.

I wonder if emkv and the other useless government propaganda zombié called helinus can articulate and confidently tell Nigerians on live TV why they need to keep supporting Tinubu the evil ruler sent to impoverish Nigerians and weaponize poverty in Nigeria all because the western lords he serves have a ton of dirt on him from his evil days.

Why not support a younger and sensible person instead of using your ill gotten wealth to force yourself on Nigerians?

Tinubu got 35% of votes. Majority of Nigerians did not vote for Tinubu. Majority of Nigerians do not like Tinubu. Whatever goodwill he has with the people is gone.

he's not just articulate but very very sound.

emkz:
(1) I managed about 1000 when I was in high school.
(2) I led a team of 8 in engineering projects nationwide, fresh out of NYSC.
(3) I also led 4 successful projects in the last ten years.
(4) I am non interested in proving anyhting to you, okay?

Various factors contribute to food inflation:

(1) Pervasive insecurity fuelled by local politicians, religious leaders and the military which forced people to abandon their homes and farmlands. You'd find such things in crude oil theft, illegal mining and quest for control of land and water resources. The idea is to collect taxes from the locals. I dont know if you were old enough during the days of Lawrence Anini in the 80s whose accomplices were in the police. If you were not old enough, you'd recall when Jonathan said Boko Haram had infiltrated his government. Now, if a president starts killing thise people, he'd quickly become unpopular as he'd be accused of ethnic cleansing. The security architecture of the country is in the hands of a certain ethnic group. If they can't deal with it, use your tongue to count your teeth.

(2) The lack of offtakers and agro-allied industries to take produce off local farmers, process them, store them and distribute them. Produce get rotten in Benue because no one buys them.

(3) Lack of connecting rail infrastructure to take produce from producing areas to consumption areas.

(4) Traders too, increasing prices even when there is no justification for it. Some of you think if the fuel price is reduced, the prices of goods and services will reduce. It shows how young many of you are. Expect more inflation just because minimum wage was increased.

The reason why I responded to you is as follows: I travelled through many states in Nigeria. You'd see large expanses of land that seem to extend to infinity. Uncultivated land. In the course of my travels globally, I see such expanses of land cultivated in many countries. There are also green houses even in countries without favourable weather. But in Nigeria, we are discussing farmers/herders crisis, grazing routes and retrogressive things. What is more, Nigeria has the best weather in the world. How many state governments have cultivated their lands? Today, many peopl's desires is political appointment. If they can't cultivate their lands, they can get people to come and do it.

Our problems are not insurmountable. People like you need to stop being myopic and start looking for solutions.

I will start with your concluding paragraph whr you called me myopic. Well, anyone quick to use such words has a lot of rethinking to do on their discerning ability.

In all of your submissions, I tried to see whr you faulted the president for any of our woes, but u shied away due to whatever primitive appendage you share together.

With all you listed as primary reasons for the hunger, pls tell us how Nigerians were fairing hitherto d coming of Tinubu. What is the price of rice before Tinubu became president? What is the inflation level before he assumed office?

You also mentioned about cultivating the vast expanse of arable land, only to blame the people for not doing that. Need I remind you that the 90bn filtered away in the name of religious tourism can actually go a long way in cultivating those lands and reducing the price of food. 3bn to each state of the federation to cultivate a particular agricultural produce favourable to their weather in a mechanised way will reduce food price drastically. The billions expended in building the VP's residence and numerous other profligacies will turn around the economic woes.

In your smart move to exonerate the govt, you avoided the very important issue of currency devaluation introduced by the govt. Electricity Tarrif increment, import duty increment, high cost of energy and fuel. Tell me anywhr in the world where a govt will introduce several difficult policies in one fell swoop.

I practically don't have business with the governors, when the head is okay, every other part of the body will align.

It's people like you that are advising the president badly. The president must rejig his policies, they are making life unlivable for the common man.

emkz:
My take on the protests.

The protesters must be allowed to express their grievances.

The police must allow them run amok.

These children must experience what we experienced in the post June 12 annullment when people were maimed, women were not spared and people were killed.

Due to the liberal nature of the president, people are riding on his goodwill. They are asking for the return of fuel subsidy, release of EndSARS protesters (some of whom looted people's businesses and burnt public infrastructure), abandonment of the constitution, electoral reforms, and some called for regime change.

Deji Adeyanju blamed the president for increasing allocation to state governors post-subsidy removal who have gone on to mismanage the allocations. They are afraid to protest against the governors who eroded public service and local government administration.

Throughout yesterday, apart from the police station that was razed in Nyanya, most of the properties that were destroyed belonged to private individuals.

More than 22 persons were reported to have died , including the suicide bomb in Borno State. While Ebun Adegboruwa, Deji Adeyanju, Inibehe Effiong and Yele Sowore were singing days of rage, they forgot they won't be able to control the mob. Deji Adeyanju tried to blame the police for instigating violence.

Very dark nuisance was one of the promoters of the protest; suddenly, he wants an end to it because they didn't expect the outcome. Arise News anchors on the morning show called for protest, their bus was destroyed by the mob in Kano. Atiku supported it, but has not issued a statement to commiserate with the families of those killed yesterday.

To the protesters and rioters:

(1) Who will cater for the families of those killed yesterday?
(2) Who will bear the cost of people's properties destroyed yesterday?
(3) Which fund will be used to rebuild the infrastructure destroyed?
(4) How will the mob leaders rein in on the mob they unleashed?

To Tinubu:

(1) You have been advised to address the nation and douse the tension. Don't do it! Only sensible people are ready to listen to you. Right now, the protest leaders and the rioters are not reasoning. Let them continue and whenever you step it, it is to restore order in a decisive way. You don't need to say a word. Just do it. Learn from Buhari.
(2) You cannot return fuel subsidy or return fuel price to 100 naira. The nation cannot afford it. Let each state government handle internal transportation at affordable rates. The easiest thing to do is to buy airconditioned buses and let them subsidize transportation. It is not FG who should take care of transportation within states.
(3) Let cargo planes start leaving states like Plateau and Taraba carrying food from there and taking them to major cities. That would be a temporary solution until rail infrastructure is improved nationwide.
(4) State governors must now agree to work with FG to tackle insecurity and strife within their states. The accusation of local politicians, religious leaders, military men and elites fuelling insecurity for business gains need to be nipped in the bud. One of the notorious terrorists accused a minister of funding them when he was governor.
(5) Do not declare a nationwide state of emergency or curfew for any reason. Let each state governor declare such in their states if needed.
(6) There are a lot of lies being peddled about your administration. There are lies that you bought a yatch. Where is the yatch? Some even claim that you bought a private presidential jet. How can a presidential jet be private? You may need to overhaul your information management team. You have the most media advisers in history and most of them are incompetent. Now is the time to look for a seasoned PR guru and let him bring his own team to manage information and public communications from the presidency. You have done a lot and that has not reached the ears of those who should know. As the saying goes, until the lion learns to tell his story, the tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
(7) Finally, stop being nice and too tolerant. You are managing a complex nation and a complex people. How do you explain children looting public property in Kano yesterday? Being nice will lead to you being messed up. Ask Jonathan. Remember a fool will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. You must rise to the occasion. Remember General Sani Abacha was an effective leader, despite his many faults. He accomplished all he did for the nation by not being nice to anyone. Any stumbling block to national development needs to be weeded out.

with this your epistle, how do you explain that a tuber of yam sells for #7000, a paint of rice #5000. With this draconian style, I doubt you can manage primary 5 pupils.

Chinkoalhaji34:
Why are we still protesting in the rain when we know the government doesn't listen?

Instead of wasting energy on protests, let’s focus on real solutions for our hardship.

The rain will stop, but our problems will remain if we don’t change our approach.

It’s high time we stop the theatrics and start demanding accountability from our leaders.

even u sef no understand wetin you dey type.

masui:
Go and check videos of Brazil protest, you will understand better.

The woman is simply passing a message.
I have pots at home but nothing to cook with it.

the guy just dey talk nonsense na. Anyone still supporting Tinubu today with this level of poverty needs beyond prayers.

sIfioksq:
What a sight to behold! A woman with an empty pot joining the protest in Ojota. This is what we call a grand show of desperation.

While some are genuinely hungry for change, others are merely hungry for attention. The empty pot is a perfect metaphor for the empty promises these protests bring.

Instead of uniting to build, we are busy parading our woes for the world to see. When will we learn that no amount of noise will fill those pots if the leaders remain deaf to our cries?

aren't you tired of deceiving yourself? Rest abeg!

Throwback:
Northern wahala. Their protest no get any leadership or structure.

The Governor said he supports the protest.

Na chair and computer monitor go feed their hunger?

lol

Throwback:
We have been paying band A since 2020. Nothing new in that NERC - DISCO arrangement.

Subsidy removal means you buy fuel at the prevailing landing cost of its importation plus profit margin of the marketers.

Or did Buhari successfully fix any government refinery throughout his 8years, to have planned subsidy removal for end of June 2023?

na only u dey pay dat Band A, not all Nigerians since 2020. What prevented Tinubu from waiting for dangote refinery to commence before any subsidy removal? Àbí na just to dish out policies without thinking through it's negative and harsh implications. Oga, Nigerians are bitterly suffering, this is the truth. Tinubu should drop some of his policies.

Throwback:
But why did the same Buhari who knew his own government had to return subsidy after initially removing it, will still later remove it and post date it to begin a month after his own regime has ended?

did Buhari tell you that removing subsidy will amount to fuel being sold for 700? There are better ways of removing subsidy without making the people suffer too much. Abi na Buhari tell Tinubu to float currency? Na Buhari also tell Tinubu to do band A?

Mitsurugi:
I believe he knew what he was getting into. He fought so hard for it. I just feel he didn't think Nigerians would rebel this fast

even if you earn 1m per month, this inflation will destabilise you. A kilo of fish 5k. Just how?

phemmie06:
If the Ibo are the protesters, then you must always respect any Ibo man you see for having that confidence to liberate you, and be your voice. Sebi you get special economy


Awon oponu

words on marble.

Throwback:
That guy is obviously ignorant of the difference between subsidy removal versus fuel price hike.

He thinks Buhari is foolish for removing subsidy then reinstating it, only to plan for its removal after his own tenure has ended?

I kept telling people this. The Buhari that left subsidy for 8yrs is not foolish, he knew why he left it. Listen to his interviews back then as president, he's always saying he doesn't want to increase the suffering of the average Nigerian. This is what Buhari keeps telling everyone. Tinubu entered, rather than hasten Dangote refinery, chose to introduce draconian policies in every facet of life. How can a bag of rice be 80,000? Even if every Nigerian earns 1m per month, this inflation is just too much.

victorDanladi:
Unfortunately all the 3 major candidates promised subsidy removal and naira floating.
Tinubu is just quite unfortunate

lame and very irrelevant excuse. Did anyone put knife on Tinubu's neck to do it? Only am remove subsidy, only am float currency, only am do band A, only am increase import duty. Fear God oo

helinues:
Abeg make we no lie, the protest is already flopped.

Upon all the online noise for like a month now. The inciters are mostly keyboard warriors

if the govt reduces the price of petrol then don't buy at the new price, keep buying at 700.

Salewa97:
These protesters just love to gather for nothing.

Instead of focusing on real issues affecting the country, they are wasting time and resources at the stadium.

If only they could channel this energy into something productive, maybe Nigeria would be a better place.

what are the real issues facing Nigeria sir?

SisterJolade:
What do you do for a living?

you sure took this out of me. I actually wanted to ask the guy too, what he does for a living? Cos I think someone who has a reasonable source of living won't be throwing invectives the way he does, let alone having the time to be on all threads.

Omoyorubatooto:
The same way Obi's stay in Anambra government house was reducing when he allowed doctors to go on strike for more than one year. Hahahaha. Go and tell your family. Sorry I forgot today is not Monday

and who cares about Obi? Life does not start and end with Obi. All you care about is defending your tribe as if everyone that speaks-up is Ibo.

Georgry:
You are making yourself public enemy number 1 yet you dey report people, i use to get angry over all the trolls you're getting from this platform but now i know you deserve it, allow people that want to protest to protest, you are not feeding anybody, before endsars protest when I was still in school then, all the boys were living in fear, you can't take your phone outside police will stop you and search everything you have on the phone, after Endsars it automatically stopped, that's one of the benefit of protest, you're starting to look unfortunate and foolish on this forum, you're a very big disgrace to the Yoruba race.

the guy doesn't speak matured actually. He thinks everything about life starts and ends with his tribe. Even if a leader is from your family, be matured and honest enough to talk to power when they fail. For him it's either Tinubu and Yoruba or nothing, forgetting that it's just a matter of time another tribe will take over power.

As at today, Tinubu has a maximum of 7yrs to rule this country, and for each passing day, his stay in Aso rock is reducing. Humility is vital in life.

No one hates Tinubu or wishes him failure, if he fails we collectively failed. All what right thinking Nigerians want is a rejig of his policies. Too many draconian policies that are making life un-livable for the people.

helinues:
You know you can be reported for spamming the forum.

Read rule 18 properly

Your power is nothing if your people cannot afford quality education
Your power is nothing if your people cannot feed
Why you keep on deceiving the people my brother my sister.

Oya go and report.

madridguy:
The hardship is affecting me too and I have voiced out, attacked Tinubu over the hardship, just few days back here I still attacked him.

sometimes we just talk without weighing the real cons of our statement. You think Lagos is what it's today because of the efforts of the Yorubas alone? Every tribe, and people in Nigeria contributed to what LAGOS is today, starting from the colonial era to independence till date. The ethnic drum you are beating will one day usher-in a leader from other tribe that will do his best to take this infrastructures out of LAGOS. Lagos is not the only opening to the sea. Time will tell.

madridguy:
If you are a Yoruba reading this, don't let anyone gas light. Their anger is the peace and development they want to scatter. They are jealous of Lagos. Don't join them or allow any miscreant to vandalize Lagos infrastructure.

Are there no people in your family, village or even community that the hardship is affecting? Are you jubilating that Nigerians are suffering? Tinubu will not be president forever. Would you say this if a president from any part of Nigeria aside Yoruba is inflicting this hardship on Nigerians?

Just like Buhari laid a bad precedence on appointing people from Hausa to almost all positions in his govt, Tinubu replicated same. Watch what another leader will do to Nigerians when Tinubu leaves office.

Tinubu will definitely handover to a Northerner or someone from another tribe, what will you do when that leader inflict much more hardship than what we are witnessing today? Nothing lasts forever.

DevilsEqual:
She is a patriot. Rest in Peace


We've been dead for billions of years before now, alive for just less than a century of years and would be gone for another billions of years

Its safe to say that we are a more of a dead being than a living being

words on marble.

successmatters:


We have been recovering from #700/$ up till #1650/$

We have been recovering from #200 fuel price up till #800 fuel prices

What a recovery.


But I am anti protest, I support the call for stopping the protests, let's give Tinubu more time to work. It's too early to protest.

give Tinubu from now till 10yrs nothing meaningful will be done. His policies from day one are masses killing and poverty inflicting. What has he done as a president to cut down the cost of governance? You can't continue to preach osterity to the people, while you dole out cash to politicians to squander. There's no money to reduce hunger and inflation, but there's money for hajj. Dat 90bn can build 10 rice plantations in Nigeria, that amount can ensure every community has a working transformer to distribute electricity. Mention one thing this govt has achieved in one Yr?

EdgeUp:
Foolishness on steroids!

The victim has now become the offender.

The owner of the house is most likely richer and now has a legitimate reason to squeeze his balls hard

Patience and diplomacy could have earned him a win in this situation.

the guy is very foolish, no amount of anger should warrant this. The owner will ask him to pay for the entire pop.

BigYash:
I can’t blame him.. The owner might have told him to do his worst.. na his worst he do so..

he wil regret his actions. Na cell him go sleep today

1Alex:
do you know how long he had been owed?

police no dey?

legitnow1:
LOOK IFEANYI UBAH IS MUCH MORE OF A BROTHER TO ME.


HE IS FROM MY CLAN DIRECT.


I MAY HAVE REACTED ANGRILY BECAUSE WE WARNED HIM.


NOTHING MORE PAINFUL THAN WHEN U GIVE A WARNING THAT IS IGNORED AND THE EVIL DAY HITS.



ONCE THEY GET MURDER U, NO AMOUNT OF CRY GO BRING U BACK.



I'M STILL WARNING ANAMBRA PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE APC IS VERY FAR FROM US.

you're not the only person from Anambra, oga caml down. Igbos are naturally known for our egalitarian lifestyle. Anyone is free to associate with whom dey seek interest in, provided dey do not impact the society negatively. Uba died because nature called him.

Throwback:
I hope those who think that legislators do not deserve a recess, are now happy that some work themselves to death?

He barely lived for 3days after the recess started.

May his soul rest in peace.

so his work(stress) at the Senate killed him?