₦airaland Forum

ibedun:
One day you will get it that this state belongs to one tribe and one tribe only!!!!

please spare me that,was any lagosian on the commitee that organised Ogum state celebration or someone from Ondo,am a Lagosian btw.

Is Soyinka from Lagos or Ogun state?cos I don't understand,they should have put people from other places on the committee to show the diversity of the state.

SAVEDBABA:
i have been leaving in Lagos over 14 years now....i neva jam dem before oooo....abeg were u dey see dem

seriously?they came out same time bet buses came out,they enforced the rule and made sure everyone was on line and no preaching around the bus.

Op is not from.lagos,those guys have being wearing that for over 6 years now,and they dont arrest people.

Crap,oyinbo zero based budget ko billion backed budget ni,oga you just confirm you dont deservr your pay,when they brought forward such budget proposals,you guys couldnt read it?the President and his team are equally guilty abouy this,the right thing should be done please.

Iroh88:
This is going to be interesting.

I give it to PT, most of what is captured here are totally unjustifiable, especially under the current economic realities. Some of these items have lifespans of over 10years so I just don't understand why it has become a norm for our leaders to keep proposing expenditures on these items in every budget! Take car jacks, caution triangles, and kitchen utensils for instance. I criticised Jonathan's government for this and surely find it unacceptable it is repeating itself under this government.

Kudos to our press for being steadfast in their duty. This is the sort of "opposition" we need and not one that is bent on pulling down the government at all cost, criticising in a manner that suggest an emotional breakdown.

I hope these anomalies are brought to Baba's notice. It would be VERY unfair to the good people of Nigeria, especially Baba's fervent supporters like my humble self to have the budget passed without reviewing these expenditures.

i dont want to believe PMB and Osinbanji are not aware of this disgraceful budget,we must not give up,this is the platform we used to get them in,we must not keep quiet.

sukieboy:
How much is Gold in the commodity market and whats the size of your deposit? The largest exporter of Gold is China with 450 Metric tonnes /yr. current price is $1195 per ounce. The Oba should rather invest in the human brain oil. Annual pharmaceutical earnings from India is hundred fold higher than their neighbors earning from Gold exports.

Pharmaceuticals export contributes 7.5% of Indian GDP ($2.18 trillion - four times Nigerian's) and contributed 26% of India's merchandise exports. No country have grown of these natural resources. Japan with zero natural resources has a GDP of 4.92 trillion with a population 123m over 377,944 km² land area;
major exports;

Vehicles: US$134 billion (21.4% of total exports)
Machines, engines, pumps: $117.7 billion (18.8%)
Electronic equipment: $95.6 billion (15.3%)
Medical, technical equipment: $35.7 billion (5.7%)
Iron and steel: $27.5 billion (4.4%) (without a single deposit of Iron ore)
Plastics: $22.5 billion (3.6%) with zero rubber plantation
Organic chemicals: $17.9 billion (2.9%)
Ships, boats: $11.4 billion (1.8%)
Oil: $11.4 billion (1.8%) (refined crude Oil)
Rubber: $10.3 billion (1.6%)


Rubber export opportunities
China: -US$4.9 billion (net export deficit down -12% since 2010)
United States: -$1.8 billion (down -31.7%)
Japan: -$1.4 billion (down -41.1%)
India: -$833.7 million (up 42.3%)
South Korea: -$825.4 million (down -30.2%)
Brazil: -$490.5 million (down -35.5%)
Germany: -$474.5 million (down -50.2%)
Malaysia: -$385.2 million (down -136.2%)
Spain: -$346.6 million (down -37.9%)
Turkey: -$323.9 million (down -24.2%)
Canada: -$287.2 million (down -33.2%)
France: -$254.2 million (down -43.5%)
Poland: -$252 million (down -18.3%)
Italy: -$232.1 million (down -39.1%)
Taiwan: -$223.6 million (down -39.7%)

Lets think the future

at last someone with brains came to the resque,yes human power should be encouraged and developed,but every resources has to be used to get the best.

ehissi:
False!! The construction of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line started in February 2011 and was completed in December 2014.

China Civil and Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), which is also constructing the Lagos Rail Mass Transit System in Nigeria, built the line for the Federal Government. If you don't know, ask questions abeg!!

The reconstruction of Lagos-Kano Railway Line that was moribund for many years with no single train movement for 15years but GEJ fixed it in 1year and to you folks that isn't a worthwhile project. The Port-harcourt maiduguri line that has been moribund for 30years finally gets the attention fo government and it is deemed worthy; a project that would have been completed if not for the politics of militancy/terrorism in the north!!

Its is better to say; "I don't agree with the core political ideologies of the PDP than to say that in 16years they haven't completed a single project!

That is tantamout to Selective amnesia!! Its a lie of the first Order!!

In Edo state, we can boast of federal road projects that link villages to delta state; all within the 16years of PDP!! The main stream accessed by Okiagben village for example; for the first time since independece had a road linking that road to delta state!!

Do you know what is 16years!! Government spend cash to evaluate and enumerate the impact of project attained in 4years. A professor of law - history - just sat down and evaluated 16years in the comfort of his house, chewing kolanut!!

Only an illiterate, brainwashed zombie will swallow that kind of trash and call it facts!!

am not an apc apologist or a zombie,i attack them when they are wrong especially on this year budget,i know a lot about NRC,if you said the kaduna abuja line is completed ,is any train running on it right now?i know nothing about the edo roads,the only federal road i know in that road is benin ore sagamu road and ita not complete,its good that am having a convo with a non paid party apologist,av travelled a good part of the country and the road ate pretty bad,all are dissapointment.

ehissi:
So rehabilitation of a dilapidated rail line doesn't amount to a project!!

Hmmmmmmm...........Ooooh!! Na people like una we dey wait make una contest election. So that you go fix AC on top federal highways, make everywhere cool!!

Na until you hear say government create new road/rail network before it amounts to project!!

Oya make we sitdon look the one whey Osibanjo and Buhari wan build nkwa!!!

The man said no new road rail project completed,prof him wrong,rehabilitation is not a project in the real sense,if we maintain wjat we have we wont be doing that nothing nrw was added to the line,in other climes thats routine maintainace not a project.

LaExpert:
You have successfully affirmed my point...and you have shown that APC is only ruling with propaganda.

So many projects...including roads were started and COMPLETED in the last 16 years.


Face the truth and reality and don't be biased.

oga no of the federal road project has being completed,the owerri road is suppose to get to.ph its just the same thing has the ibadan oyo road that is suppose to get to ilorin.

The ipo should be punished for not doing his job,thr ig must do something about police men like this,maybe thr IPO has commited such act before,thats why he is non chalant.

The budget is a disgrace,let all Nigerians tell the government,money for the kitchen is ridiculous,same for the clinic,what the hell are we doing with a zoo in the villa,the zoo should be moved out for the public to use.

ehissi:
Actually the thread topic never said federal roads. Besides the VP said " road and rail" abi the University you went to road no dey inside ba??

I guess you went to a state university. In any case, I guess you didn't wear your reading glasses to see the completed road projects there like the ones in the east.

In any case, the year in review was 2014 and majority of the road project are already completed; at least I know amaechi entered rail for inspection trip so I know rail projects were completed.

Try get patience dey read epistle sometimes!!

i read your epistle very well and i did not attend a state university,plus nothing wrong with that though,now back to.the topic i ignored the rail because i know more about it than you can know,not a inch of track has being added to the rail network left by the british,apart from the kaduna abuja line which is not complete yet,the kano lagoa line was "rehabilitated"not a new project lets stop celebrating mediocrity,the only new rail project is kaduna abuja line and its not completed.

LaExpert:
The topic of the thread reads 'projects.'
It is nice to know the last 5 years PDP used created more Universities than any other Government in history.


As for roads; the Lagos-Benin expressway,
Abuja-Lokoja expressway, Enugu-Abakiliki expressway,
Onitsha-Owerri were given a new look.

Its only onitsha_owerri road according to others that is completed,lagos benin is not completed neither is abuja lokoja,btw all those roads you mentioned are rehadbilitated roads not new roads.

Can someone tell the female presenter to be more professional and too loud,am yoruba she is too crass,ltv should send this people for training.

LaExpert:
Before we go to the last 16years; 14 Universities were started and completed in the last 5years of PDP's Government.

www.nairaland.com/2091081/new-federal-universities-built-gej

oga the man said federal road not universities.

ehissi:
Time for another Epistle!

I know D Vice President to be a professor of law & not history. So I can understand if somehow he demonstrates ignorance of the achievements of a party that he seems to show/teach pathological hatred for - a virtue unworthy of a child of God not to talk of someone who would have people believe he is a pastor!

Like I always say; hatred is not a requirement to disagree with a fellow neither is love a requirement to agree. I don't have to hate you to disagree with you and I don't have to like you to agree with you.

If you do well; I hail you! You no do well; I nail you!!

That said; I don't believe that Prof said this! If it was even mentioned that Jonathan didn't do a single project and complete it in his 5years as president, I won't even bother to comment sef.

But 16years will also cover men like Obasanjo and the great, late Musa Yar adua! To say that, is not only a disservice to this country, but is to mislead the future leaders who are looking up to men like him for direction and that's children, especially those who may be from the fold of his own Church - TRCCG.

I believe God will first dish him his reward here before he crosses to collect the rest on the other side.

He must learn to see his victory as God's gift that must be used to better the lives of the people of this country: he will not keep it by tearing ridiculous lies!!

Having Said that: Look below and give GEJ a clap offering on behalf of all lovers of Truth everywhere!! GEJ I hail!!

Even though Boko Haram wahala and corruption were ya major flaws; at all, at all na witchcraft!!

EDUCATION
1. 125 Almajiri Schools in 13 Northern States

2. 27 Special girls school

3. 34 new NCE awarding institutions

4. 101 Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and development

5. 10 Million increase in Basic education enrolment (UBEC)

6. 75% Increase in O'Level credit pass in Math and English

7. 100 Innovation Enterprise Institutions licensed

8. 7000 lecturers sponsored for post graduate studies home and abroad

9. 51 Polytechnic laboratories rehabilitated

10. Doubled increase on Education allocation

11. 104 candidates scaled the final hurdle (First Class Graduates) for Presidential scholarship award and were asked to apply to study in any of the top 25 universities in the world approved for the scheme for their PhD.

12. When GEJ assume power in 2010 98% of students that sat for NECO failed to make 5 credits including mathematics and English, as at 2013 70% of students that sat for NECO make 5 credits including maths and English.

13. All states of the federation without a federal university had one each during GEJ Government and they are listed below (12 New Federal Universities). Imagine Number of jobs created for both academic and non-academic staffs and percentage of awaiting students fixed into these schools (Note: 9 out of these 12 universities are in Northern Nigeria).
 Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State. —North Central.
 Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. ——-North Central.
 Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State.– North East.
 Federal University, Wakari, Taraba State. —-North East.
 Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.-North West.
 Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State.——-North West.
 Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State. —South South.
 Federal University, Ndufe-Alike, Ebonyi State.-South East.
 Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.——-South West.
 Federal University Gashua, Yobe State —-North East.
 Federal University Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi state.——-North West.
 Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State.——-North West.

TRANSPORTATION
Rail Transport:

14. Revitalisation of the railway sector resulting into annual volume of people moved by April 2014 to be 5Million against 1Million of people moved prior to GEJ government.

15. Completed the reconstruction of Lagos-Kano Railway Line that was moribund for many years with no single train movement for 15years but GEJ fixed it in 1year.

16. Kaduna Railway Line is at 85% completion

17. Improvement in rail transportation by a pilot scheme of AC fitted trains in Lagos.

18. Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line abandoned for over 30years is at about 90% completion.

19. Other rail way under construction are:
 Lagos-Kano Rail
 Kano-Maiduguri, under construction
 Lagos-Portharcourt Under construction:
 Kaduna-Abuja

 Abuja Standard Gauge Rail axis
Road Transportation

20. The following roads are getting the attention of federal government.

 Apapa - Oshodi Expressway (Undergoing Construction)

 Benin-Ore-Sagamu Highway (Completed Benin-Ore, Sagamu Ongoing)

 Enugu-Portharcourt Dual carriage way (Undergoing Construction)

 Kano - Maiduguri Road (Undergoing Dualisation)

 Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja Road (Undergoing Dualisation)

 Onitsha-Owerri Road (Completed)

 Vom-Manchok Road (Completed)

 Onitsha Head Bridge - Flyover (Ojukwu Gateway) [Completed by Gov Obi did and got federal refund]

 Onitsha - Enugu Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Lokoja - Benin Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Under Reconstruction after 30years)

 Mokwa-Bida Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Akure-Ilesha Road (Under Reconstruction)

 East-West Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Enugu- Abakaliki- Cross River Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Ogoja - Ikom Road (Under Reconstruction)

 Vandekiya-Obudu Road (Under Reconstruction)

 The Second Niger Bridge was concessioned to Juluis Berger and massive early works have commenced

 Massive construction is ongoing on Lokko-Owetto bridge across River Benue.
Air Transport/ Aviation

21. National Aviation Master plan and Road map was developed and is being implemented

22. Air Safety - INSTALLATION of cutting age navigational aids and Instruments Landing Systems, including runway lights and Total Radar Coverage (TRACON)

23. Airport Infrastructure - For the first time in three decades, ALL 22 federally owned airports are being remodelled and renovated

24. Cargo Airport - 16 airports close to nation's food baskets designed to transport perishables.

25. New Terminal for 5 International Airports at Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu.

26. Certification - US Category 1 Certification attained.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

27. Under GEJ, Nigeria has three automobile industries manufacturing vehicles already, Innoson in Nnewi, Peaugeot in Kaduna and Nissan in Lagos. Kia and Toyota are already working on their assembly Plants in Lagos while there is an indication that about 30 car manufacturing companies has signified interests.

28. Nigeria exports cement after becoming self-sufficient of our local demand (this is a feat that was not achieved for many decades).

AGRICULTURE
29. Rice production rose from 1.5Metric Ton from 2010 to 3.5Metric Tons in 2013

30. Nigeria became world leader in cassava production.

31. Nigeria food import reduced by 500Million per annum

32. 6Million farmers now assess fertilizers through the e-wallet systems and this now helps government to cut N50Billion annually from corrupt middlemen.

NATIONAL PLANNING/ DEVELOPMENT

33. GEJ government introduced the green wall initiative to tackle desertification in the Northern part of Nigeria by planting 6,720,000 trees so far in 10 northern states.

34. UN Statistics shows that life expectancy in Nigeria before GEJ government was 47yrs and the statistics present figure shows it is 52% (If government takes the blame of everything in a nation then it should also takes commendation of anything in the nation)

35. Time to clear goods in Nigerian Ports before GEJ introduced reforms is 38days as at 2009 but it has been reduced to 7days.
INFORMATION/ TECHNOLOGY

36. Established 266 public access venues for ICT in 2013.

37. Established 156 Rural IT Centres and 110 community communication centres so far.

ECONOMY

38. 3 Billion Naira grant given to Nollywood to encourage their contribution to National GDP.

39. At 7% GDP Growth, Nigeria economy is one of the fastest growing in the world and the biggest in Africa.

40. Value of stocks in the Nigerian stock exchange as at 2009 was N9.92Trillion but as at December 2013 the value of Nigerian stock is N13.23Trillion

41. As at 2013 ending the value of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria is $7Billion making Nigeria the number one recipient of foreign direct investment in Africa.

42. Nigeria became biggest economy in African overtaking South Africa.

43. Wall street journal adjudged Nigeria as No 1 destination of foreign investors in the world rating Nigeria with 29.57% of total world FDI, Argentina is 2nd while Vietnam came 3rd.

44. Inflation rate before GEJ came to power is 15% presently inflation rate is 9%

45. Volume of imported rice consumed in Nigeria cut down by almost 50% (This has made naira to circulate within the country better) and 100% of rice eaten in aso rock is made in Nigeria.

46. Non-Oil Revenue accrued to government before GEJ government stood at N843Billion but in 2013 Non-oil revenue stood at N1.34Trillion.

HOUSING/ WELFARE

47. Mortgage - The Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing Corporation was set up to enable 200,000 affordable mortgages within 5 years at affordable interest rate.

48. Over 61,000 housing units have been built in six geographical zones.

SPORTS

49. African Nations Cup (last won in 1994)

50. Fifa U-17 (Last won in 2007)

51. Word Athletic Championship 4 medals (No medal since 2000)

POWER/ ELECTRICITY
52. Privatised PHCN and Power Generating Plants undergoing constructions in different
states.

53. Power generation increased from 2,200MegaWatt to 7,000MegaWatt installed capacity and Nigeria presently generates about 4500MegaWatt.

LEADERSHIP STYLE

54. GEJ has no foreign account, no property aboard and all his kids/ wards school here in Nigeria.

55. Gender friendly government by encouraging the 35% affirmative for women in government.

 Appointed about 10 female ministers

 First Female Chief Justice of Nigeria

 Female Head of Court of Appeal

 Female Acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria

 Female DG of Nigerian Stock Exchange etc

 Removing the bar of admitting female into Nigeria Defence Academy (Now we will have female armoured tank drivers, female Para-troopers, Jumpers, and so on) - though unfortunately for those foolish gal, they are now torturing every casanova on the road!!

56. Encouragement of youth participation in government with relatively young members of executive cabinet (Average age of 50s) with young ministers like Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed who is the minister of state for foreign affairs (born 20th August 1976 and he is the youngest minister in Nigeria since return to democracy), Tamuno Danagogo who is the minister of sports



Note that these were observed in the course of a review undertaken as at November 2014!!

If Osinbanjo didn't know; shebi he would have at least asked!

At least it is on record that Rotimi amaechi, in the course of inspecting the Nigerian ports, enter one of the trains and said on National television that he wasn't aware that the rails were functioning!!

When Jonathan was to receive an award in geneva, a member of the audience raised a question that suggested an "Under-reporting " of Jonathan's perceived legacies!!

Even the handing of the Ebola crisis was underplayed by local media/opposition; at a time when Nigeria as a country was receiving kudos from Foreign media like CNN and Aljazeera and foreign countries were sending Health care professionals to see what we did right!! Local media were busy flashing issues of strike of health care professionals in the press.

APC insisted that it was Amaechi and Fashola that tackled ebola and that the credit should go to them and not Jonathan! When the Otuoke townsman, GEJ, was asked; he said the credit should go to Nigerians who united on a common front and gave themselves wholly to instrcutions from Health officials and that the victory/credit over Ebola by God's grace belonged to Nigerians!!

Common Lassa fever, they cannot curtail and quarantine; Lassa that is very curable is just killing people like chicken!!

Osinbanjo should not provoke the unprovokable!! I am sure mama peace never hia............... Na me sef wan go report am!!

am.pretty sure you can read and comprehend before.you came up with all the epistle you wrote,he said federal road project not completed in 16years non of the road project you listed are completed,so whats the point in all you wrote?

Its terrible what do they want to do with that amount,they want to build new hospital in aso rock?the NA should not approve that amount abeg.

mrDennis:
How did he turn it upside down?

his secornd coming as head of state.

Nice one bro

Love him or hate him,the dude is super talented,da grin took after 50cents,may his soul rest in peace,olamide took his legace to another level,i just watch eyan mayweather,olamide locked that thing down,if not for his issue with the mavins,that issh is dope.if not for the tantrums he pulled off that video is the best rap song this year without any doubt.

doctokwus:
The foolish,mentally challenged gov doesn't know he is playing into a well planned game by Aluko.
Aluko was expecting to even be arrested and charged for perjury and hoping for a conviction which will then annul his court testimonies and pave the way for Fayose to be arrested by the same court process,when his immunity expires,in just about 2yrs time.
It's only a foolish man like Fayose that wud rush into arranging something like this without knowing what the end game is.
If this perjury thing succeeds,as I know Aluko is prepared for, then Fayose has been trapped where his adversaries want.

the guy is not smart at all,even with his press release he has a long way to go

Who are fayose lawyers?using ekiti state government to prosecute him is a major flaw,that mean they are admitting that he was right,once fayose tenure end he will vr arrested based on this,they should av user a better way to prosecute him ,and pejury is not more than 7 months.

tbaba1234:
FG Spending on State House Clinic

We react to the story: "2016 Budget: Buhari to spend more on State House Clinic than on all federal govt-owned teaching hospitals."

This report is not simply off the mark but one that is insensitive to the government's effort to improve medical facilities at home in Nigeria.
According to the draft 2016 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, the budget for the State House Clinic is N3.8b.

Contrary to the published newspaper report, the total for health institutions as given by the Director-General, Budget Office is more than N200 billion. The 17 teaching hospitals have more than 50 percent of that allocation.

Anyone interested can check out the detailed allocations to the teaching hospitals, the federal medical centers and the specialist hospitals owned by the federal government.

It is also important to explain that the State House Clinic is not the President, or anyone's personal clinic but one which looks after government officials and many others who are not.

The increased spending on government health institutions in the current budget should be seen in the light of the administration's plan to improve medical facilities at home as a way of discouraging overseas trips in search of treatment by citizens which eat away from our foreign exchange.

Garba Shehu
SSAP (Media and Publicity)


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1703853606495390&id=1636468759900542

can he please give us the official amount being spent in the clinic?Government official should pay their medical bills just like everyone else,all this luxuries must stop,thats the change we want abeg.

mrDennis:
A man said under him , his ministry built TWO. Refineries and laid 3,500 pipelines ... You should first go and check if it's a lie or not .

If it is indeed true , then which petroleum minister has made such achievements since ?

and so freaking what?years later he came back and turned everything upside down

LRNZH:
As far as I'm concerned, we celebrate mediocrity and failure in Nigeria.

OBJ should not be getting airtime in this country. If not for 3rd term ambition, Nigeria would have been way ahead of where we are today.

If not for OBJ's selfishness,
There wouldn't have been the massive electoral rigging of 2007.
There wouldn't have been a sick Yaradua administration.
There wouldnt have been a buffon president in Goodluck Jonathan.
There wouldn't have been the need to bring in Buhari based on his anti-corruption credentials only as a means of last resort.

OBJ is the architect of modern Nigeria. Modern Nigeria is currently a failure and a shame.
That's the truth right there.

thank you jare ori e pe.

sameer1212:
Great men.

God bless OBJ

God bless PMB

God bless Me and You

God bless Nigeria

iranu God bless obj ke,shaking my head

kernel501:
WHY DO YORUBAS GET ANGRY WHEN IGBOS REFER TO LAGOS AS "NO MAN'S LAND" SINCE IT WAS DEVELOPED BY OUR COMMON WEALTH, WHILE THEY DON'T FIND IT OFFENSIVE TO REFER TO NIGER DELTA OIL AS "NIGERIAN OIL"?

LETS NOT INSULT OURSELVES, THANKS.

please no sane yoruba man will refer to nd oil as our oil,ondo and lagos have oil too,sw is at the forefront of resource control.

Well since its just a joke we can all laugh,but in yoruba land the wife's family takes care of the traditional wedding except the family are not capable.

zoneros:
Nothing wrong with the short Ijabs all right but the long ones could be accessory to terrorist attacks.

i just said that in my post,the soldiers have problem with the faceless ones.

Oga oooo....this is damning?thank God for capt koli

dannywest01:
boss they died even with the life jacket. The life jacket those idiot give to people is nothing but death jacket. Please tell people to tell people to stay away from the death trap called ferry.

oga ooo