₦airaland Forum

tunde1200:
As a staff member I prefer this mass retrenchment than monthly salary delayed.

The owner of the airline spoilt the company by himself Not anyone.

I was wondering when am I going to read a rational and sincere perspective to what led to Arik's demise, not some old regurgitated nonsense some of other posters are putting up there. It is obvious even to the blind that Arik's Management is the sole reason why the company went down. Chief Arumeni Ikhide to me just went into a business he had no capacity to run. Pray tell, how do expect an Air line that is marked with characteristics unbecoming of a sane business to survive.

As far back as 2010, Arik's services had been terrible. Delayed flights, sometimes international flight get delayed in excess of 24hrs. Arik had the habit of purposefully delaying early morning local flight till around 11 or 3.pm. I remember in 2011, I was in Benin Airport for 7hrs, waitng to board an Arik flight. If my memory serves me right the flight was supposed to be around 9, then they kept adding an hour to it till around 12. Can you imagine, that it was around 12 that an official came to address us, and what was the excuse? ".....due to operational reasons". My college wanted to beat up the official. We were scheduled for a 2pm meeting in Lagos, yet we left Benin at 3.30pm.

If you looked into the antecedents of Nigeria businesses and why they are not sustainable, the same old trend plays itself - Corruption from top-bottom, irresponsible leadership, lack of foresight(they don't know they are in a marathon and not a sprint race), negative attitude of leaders and workers....and many more

For those of you blaming the present govt/PMB for Arik's demise, your idiocy has just reached a higher octane level. Was it Buhari that plunged Arik into the level of Debt they found themselves in? Was it PMB that caused Arik's services to be so bad that passengers luggage was siezed in New York for 2 weeks (kept in the open) for Arik's debt to freight company? Was it PMB that caused Arik to default so badly on local loan that the local bank had to seek for an Amcon take-over? Some of you, your education is not only a waste, but your undoing, i.e. you would have been more manageable as crass illiterates.

Lanretoye:
how can u sack 1500 out of 2000,are the aircrafts going to fly themselves?

are the air crafts going to fly?

LockDown69:
Rubbish! so we will take it that the roads have been deliberately neglected, this shows how self-centered this government has been and don't care about the masses, because prominent and wealthy people will be plying the route now, they decided to look into repairs. Hypocrites!

Bros,

It is not good to demonstrate illiteracy, even if you have it.....
1. Why was the road repaired? Because Abuja Airport run-way had been neglected since it was built and needed a total overhaul. So the Airport had to be closed to fix it; thus the diversion to Kaduna Airport.
2. Consequently Kaduna Airport and the Kaduna-Abuja road in question are upgraded

How someone will rationalise this any other way is beyond bewilderment. I find it shocking that a man in his senses will accuse this govt of deliberately neglected the road and roads? Are you on some substance?

Segun Odegbami many years canvassed that the problem with the local league is not for want of talent......that talent are so much in abundance. One of the reasons he gave for our poor local league is the state of our football pitch. When I watched the replay of that match, I couldn't believe my eyes that I was watching a game played in Agege Stadium............If our football is well managed as a business (as it is supposed to) we will churn out fantastic players, profitable league and overall good football.

Meanwhile Bobby Clement's(Enugu Rangers) goal was also fantastic - a "premiershipesque". Some of these players needs look-in in some of the SE friendly games, Bobby Clement for me deserves a call-up

rawpadgin:

nell4: :
take this your stupid analysis and shove it in your.... stop wasting your time . this is not the time nor place for this. please take it to debating class.


meanwhile happy ash Wednesday fellow catholics

u are a disgrace to Catholic Church & Christianity @ large

real Christian don't insult people

Well, your question was presented with a tone of insult in the first place, so you also need to take some maturity-chill-pill

Catholic Folks!!! you want to "monopolise" Lent here shey? We no go allow you

PROUDLY ANGLICAN

jrusky:
Please is this the change apc promise this poor ones Please I want to ask a very god question has Nigeria got to a stage of able to plant enough rice for her citizen

I can't remember when last Nigerians has experience this its very unfortunate. You can block everything when you are still struggling to survive doing such its obvious you will crash definitely. A very sensible govt will be doing all necessary things to be done bit by bit till they achieve their aim at the long run but not in Nigeria everything is hurry and by force by power especially under this apc useless govt. Well 2019 is lading apc will be so disappointed, every blessed day apc keep adding more pains to Nigerians woes.

1. APC promised to rid the country of corruption - Smuggling = Corruption
2. A very sensible govt will not kill the market it hopes to enable, by allowing such market to be filled with smuggled rice.
3. I notice that you can't spell. Did APC inflict that on you as well?

nagoma:

ShootToKill: :
It's time for the yoruba traders to cry and lament and possibly do nakkkked pole-dancing in front of the government house. grin
After all they supported customs when they harassed SE and SSners travelling to the East with bags of rice during Christmas period.
#KarmaIsSweet.
Their fat yoruba mothers should come up the dancing stage and shake their bum-bums for us while lamenting to high heavens. grin grin grin grin

Are criminals celebrated in the SW as well?

Shey?

Nukualofa:
When some people from the SW shouted hoarse against Peter Pbi when he complained about such harrasments during the Yuletide.



Karma is a sexy bittch that will alwats give you your own f**k at the right time

If going by your account, this is what Peter Obi's complaint is about (i.e. smuggled Rice), then that makes him an irresponsible citizen......

Vickiweezy:
This ethnic difference is always the major cause if diversity amongst Nigerians. You'll learn the language just by living in Lagos, this is just a means or an excuse to limit our unity as a nation. Why not employ different language teachers or better still foreign language teachers to further broaden the knowledge of our future generations.

This is when you just talk limited information and reasoning.

1. I was in secondary school circa late 80s and early 90s. I was @ FGC later transfered to Lagos
2. I studied Igbo JSS classes 1 & 2 in Lagos
3. I studied Hausa in JSS 1 @ FGC

So tell me again how they are dividing you?

Olargee:
BIG LIES. irresponsible action by a state who does not even pay the salaries of its civil service force for more than one year. With the nation wide recession and self imposed hardhip on the state through irresponsible spending, matriculated students without the means to pay tuition within period are expelled? Excluded from state provided education? IRRESPONSIBLE AND CALLOUS GOVERNMENT. SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME

Slow down with your needless rant jare!!! Were you ever told that University education is a spoon-feeding venture? You have no business in a University if you had no line of sight to source(s) of funds for something as basic as school fees

kilokeys:
the economy is very bad... i do not think 4,000 pple owing invested in the scheme..

who knows how much that school fees is?

simply find out

greenermodels:
does anybody else notice that this is a sponsored publication from an unknown website against the students that protested against the high handedness of the school management. those guys in power should know that the economy is really bad now.

...So "high handedness" of the school's management is what is preventing the student from paying their school fees? You better wake up to reality, cos in this case nobody will plead their cases. If you want the school to be sustainable, if you want it churn out responsible and decent citizens, then a simple engagement contract (payment of school fees for learning received) should be respected.

If you know economy is really bad, then what business do you have being in school?

My father bought a 1970 "B" from a Brazilian Reverend Father who left Nigeria. We use that car so tey, we transfered it down the sibbling line. My brother used it and when he left the country passed it to my Sister, who also did same; was given to her in her early days of marriage. She returned it when her family moved abroad as well. It was briefly with my immediate senior brother, then me.....and that is where the story begins

I so rocked that "Beetle" like crazy especially during the JAMB days and early Uni days. I remember I always had a star screw-driver, sand-paper and an extra contact-set in my glove compartment.

olaezebala:
Calm down . The government perfectly created a monopoly market for the uniforms.

There is nothing good in the policy trust me.

He forced all student to use the same uniform and dashed out the first set for free to calm the tension in Idi -Seke and leaving many tailors out of JOb.
Then he made his moved, created only one suppluer for the uniform which is SAM and SARA.
Dashed SAM and SARA land to build factory for free in Abere.
The already out of market have no option but to run to sam and sara for jobs.

Perspective!

I know the history very well.

1. These so called Tailors were not "in jobs" if uniforms is what you refer to, pre-Omoluabi garment factory
2. If the uniforms the students wore before now were that decent, Osun students should have been models to other state schools.
3. I think my perspective is that Aregbesola's administration created a "Blue Ocean"; a new market space, where there was virtually no organised form of market. Many families in the past travel abroad and shop for "school uniforms" in Super & Hyper Marts. Why? simply becos uniforms have been standardised and some coys play in that market. Later some Nigerians brought this concept home. I remember when we used to buy school uniform in a place at Ikeja GRA. This coy fed/feeds like 10 top schools back then.
4. Sam & Sarah had been reputable player in the Uniform segment of the market, especially schools and corporate uniforms. They had to muscle out Chinese importers. Funnily enough, Sam & Sarah's are from Ife and had alliance to the Late Ooni (a sworn enemy to Aregbesola) yet Aregbesola partnered with them
5. Another perspective - Is it not better for the tailors to be under Sam & Sarah's wings and play in an organised market, where volumes are guaranteed? If resellers can have as low as 10% down payment, is that not a convenient entry barrier?

fotadmowmend:
Did not be decvd.... Nothing has changed these are the same set of people doing the business before and gaining from it even without govt intervention .

......how can you be so twisted? "gaining from it even without govt intervention...." yet govt has injected another N900m. Is it that you don't or can't read?

jr4u2:
I think you are the only one he owes salary. Cos as at this moment, he owes no one. You need to get your facts right before speaking so you don't sound stupid

too late......

@anonimi sounds patently stupid many at times, regurgitating old fables and out of context

Lifestone:
I am certainly not a fan of this goatee Governor, but on this one, he nailed it. Increasing the local content in government expenditure will boost the local economy with jobs, reduced poverty and entrepreneurship. Kudos to this programme.

While many are not his fan, you cannot but applaud his uncanny gusto for innovation that benefits the state. If this factory has survived the first five years and it's still waxing stronger, it tells us something Aregbesola saw 5years ago. Imagine, this space would have been taken by Chinese, who will sell substandard stuffs at exorbitant rates.

Love him or hate him, one thing is sure - Osun is no more a mere "civil servant" state

anonimi:
You obviously missed the comedy part of my post and the laughter icons in his quoted post.
Oya go and read again, stop being lazy so that your reasoning capacity does not shrink further.



https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/49/3d/e1/493de1bdcfc553bac4a392101e3e7616.jpg

Your sense of humour is low then.....

anonimi:

dgr8truth: :
I see where this is going to. PMB has not been able to pay his medical bills, that's why he has not come back. So they are looking for fund to clear his medical bills.

PYO please don't approve this policy, we don't want PMB back yet, we won't buy even if you approved it. grin grin

Truth wickedly wrapped up in comedy.
Bros, I hail oh.


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..and you two fools can only imagine that govt bonds is to "pay" for medical bills? Why is the size of your reasoning capacity shrinking by the day

shortgun:
Nigerians should be careful with this Government they have been known to be scammers and liers, they don't have any problem in making life unbearable for the poor.

Before you give them your money in the name of bond shine ur eyes well well.

Nigerians should be wary of lazy posters who can't spell......not to talk of capacity to comprehend

OBAGADAFFI:
People should understand that boud is a loan the investing public give to the government.

We should be careful with the kind of loans or government is collecting.

Govt. Bonds is one of the safest investments. Check your books

bullabong:
The FG top men and women must have already booked all and awaits to resell at a higher price to the public.

Humour me. How do you "resell" Govt Bonds?

eezeribe:
You shouldn't have quoted me cos I didn't mention your name.
That's not how it works...
In the financial market,anybody is free to subscribe for(buy) as many units of shares,bonds and Treasury bills,either from the primary market or secondary market.
You can visit the DMO (Debt management office) for clarification.
Sometimes these public offers even get over subscribed for by individuals(I hope you understand)

According to Robert Kiyosaki...
"Financial intelligence(FI) is better than intelligence quotient(IQ)

First off, be nice to the guy. He's was trying to have a decent and intelligent conversation.
Secondly, just as the guy said, Robert Kiyosaki is NOT an academic, NOR a financial authority. He's JUST a guy that sold "glittering" principle to millions of people, many of which turned out not to be sustainable. He himself declared bankruptcy (either for smarts or for failure)

megrimor:
Thunder fire empowerment

Nonsense

Why would thunder fire empowerment? Do you prefer laziness

ivandragon:
4. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/didnt-ban-importation-rice-fg/

importing rice is not illegal. I clearly stated in a previous post that dealers should do the needful.

3. so people who can search & detain cannot have an area cordoned off in the course of carrying out their duties right? OK oooo.

2. I have not disputed their right to raid at anytime of the day, what I clearly inferred was the opportunity for the traders to show evidence if any, of duties paid;

1. check no.4, & I admit my error for the link.

you keep dealing in absolutes. if the law was always applied in 'extremes in all cases' simply because the law states so, you would have chaos in the society.

anyway, let those who have proper documents do the needful...

I rest my case.

Ok. I also missed out to acknowledge that importation of Rice is banned only thru the land boarders

farouk2much:

JideAmuGiaka: :
Why are people so gullible even at this age?.

you are rygt my guy

recession at its peak

Nope! it is that "thing" under - the "tool of havoc"

grayht:

omaolowo: :
Igbo Kwenu...!

Kwesuenu

Toks2008:
I try so much to run far from married ladies..they are more promiscuous than their unmarried counterpart.

......and do you succeed in "escaping" them?

obailala:
Vanguard actually reported the story but it was a dubiuos manipulation of the reporter; the Title said one thing and the content of the report said something totally different. But of course, because Nigeria is full of daftos and dullards, the story still reigns supreme till date.

Bros,

I conveniently left Vanguard out of my list. A newspaper that reported a lie and later apologised, claiming that their source is from a WhatsApp message.....deserves no credible mention

ITbomb:
In a country that cares about its citizens, there should be a database of citizens.
What if we can connect these ones praying to any future retaliatory killings

Fantastic point! Much more what if we can connect a face captured on camera to a database via a face recognition system to see those people inciting and involved in the voilence?