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You are cordially invited to SNG's first townhall meeting tomorrow! [b]Theme: Endemic Corruption - The Bane of Good Governance. [/b]We're looking forward to hosting Prof. Wole Soyinka, Femi Kuti, and more! Please see our flier for more details. [NB - Seating is limited, so please arrive early.]

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GeneralGEJ:
Usual noise makers

This a typical share the money contract. OK I confess. The poster has busted us.

This is just another conduit pipe, for siphoning public funds and, ironically & crazily, they'll give NEITI, NNPC, PPRA, and all what not, a clean bill of health. The next 3 years are going to be very long and eventful.

Ttola:
whois lookup of the domain for sadaidrisco.com

It appears their website has been yanked off.It has suddenly become inaccessible.

Another Source:http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74367%3Afec-approves-n363m-for-audit-of-oil-solid-minerals-sectors&catid=1%3Anational&Itemid=559

A CLEAN-UP of the mess in the oil and gas, and solid minerals sectors has been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

The project, which will cost N363 million, will be executed by two consulting firms, which have scaled the screening of FEC. It is the first time the government has engaged consultants to look into the activities of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).          

The audit, which covers 2009 to 2011, will be completed within nine months. The government awarded the contracts to two firms - Messrs Sada Idris & Co for oil and gas industry and Messrs Haruna Yahaya for solid minerals.            

While the oil and gas industry’s audit consultancy would cost N226.613 million, the solid minerals audit consultancy contract is worth N137 million.

The cleansing of the oil and gas sector and the prosecution of Nigerians and corporate bodies topped the demand of civil rights groups during last week’s nationwide strikes, rallies, and protests against government’s removal of subsidy on petrol.            

Information Minister, Mr. Labaran Maku, told journalists at the end of the FEC meeting that the appointment of the consultants was aimed at establishing “processes and procedures, physical volumes and financial flows from the sectors, improve revenue remittances into the government’s account and enthrone competition and corporate governance.

“The industry audits will also provide relevant information and data for the government’s anti-corruption agenda. It is central to Nigeria’s compliance to the global NEITI, which the country is signatory,” he said.

Maku added that, “the audits would be carried out in major revenue generating and all revenue remitting government’s institutions in the oil and gas and solid minerals sectors from 2009 to 2011 and 2009 to 2010 in that order.

Specifically, the consultants are to carry out Nigeria’s hydrocarbon and solid mineral values.

Maku explained that the consultants “shall access the volumetric aspects of production,exports, imports, unaccounted oil and gas and solid minerals and other relevant streams.”              

Although, the activities and entities involved in the petrochemical industry or processing of crude oil and gas are not within the scope of work, Maku said such activities are required to confirm their relevant stocks, receipts and inputs to the sectors.               .

The consultants are expected to also provide the on and off the job training of the secretariat personnel, who would be involved in the assignment with a view to building capacity and enhancing efficiency for future audits.”

The minister said the Council commended President Goodluck Jonathan for “the maturity and statesmanship” he exhibited in handling the crisis arising from the removal of petrol subsidy. It also praised Nigerians for their exemplary behaviour during the protests.

Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said over N207 billion was lost by Nigeria to the strike, while inflation dropped to 10.3 per cent in December 2011

The Bureau, which gave the figures yesterday in Abuja, explained that it relied on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country in computing the data.          

It said inflation recorded a downward movement as the 2011 ended, from 10.5 per cent to 10.3 per cent, even as prices of food items increased sharply because of the festive season by 11 per cent

The mass transit scheme, initiated by the government, as part of the subsidy removal palliatives will be managed by the private sector, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Chief Olusegun Aganga, said.            

He told journalists yesterday in Abuja that the buses would be run by the private sector while the government would provide the money as interest-free loans to the operators to ensure that passengers were not exploited.            

The minister said if the transporters had gone to the banks, they would borrow the funds at 20 per cent interest rate.

He disclosed that the spare parts for the buses are available in the markets to ease the cost of maintenance by the owners.

http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74367%3Afec-approves-n363m-for-audit-of-oil-solid-minerals-sectors&catid=1%3Anational&Itemid=559

eGuerrilla:
Found it

Nigeria government orders audit of oil and gas sector

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/18/us-nigeria-oil-audit-idUSTRE80H1RX20120118

Thanks a million

MAYOWAAK:
Good luck to us all. Just go and check the website of the audit company that just secured a N364 million naira contract to probe the accounts of the oil sector and you will weep for this country. If you visit the website of the firm you will know our people in govt needs to be SHOT!Even a joker can do better. They cannot even properly spell what they do! They call themselves [b]Chartard [/b]Accountants. They also claim to belong to local and international bodies "among which include", If this doesn't make you feel like throwing up, I wonder what would. Will these guys in Abuja ever get anything right? The site is www.sadaidrisco.com.

You need to check the website and & CRY for Nigeria.

Website is www.sadaidrisco.com

You wont believe it but these are their so called partners: "Alhaji Zakari Sada, IJMB,B Sc, ACCA
Alhaji Zakari Co-founder of Sada,Idris & Co Chartered Accountants which was established in 1992. Alhaji Zakari Sada i a first class honour graduate in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and Also an Assocaited Member[ACCA] London School of Accountancy 1986. Member Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria[ICAN] 1986.

Nkem Onyekawa, HND,
Mr. Nkem Onyekawa is a Managing Partner with over 20years experience in covering Audit, Accountancy and other related engagement including supervising various World Bank Assisted Projects, and re-engineering assignment of companies in Energy, Oil and Gas Industries.
Mr Nkem Onyekawa a 1985 graduate of Accountancy Calabar state Polytechnics is also an Associated Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigiera ICAN 1987, and also an Assocaited Memeber in Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria 2001

Good luck to us all. Just go and check the website of the audit company that just secured a N364 million naira contract to probe the accounts of the oil sector and you will weep for this country. If you visit the website of the firm you will know our people in govt needs to be SHOT!Even a joker can do better. They cannot even properly spell what they do! They call themselves [b]Chartard [/b]Accountants. They also claim to belong to local and international bodies "among which include",  If this doesn't make you feel like throwing up, I wonder what would. Will these guys in Abuja ever get anything right? The site is www.sadaidrisco.com.

You need to check the website and & CRY for Nigeria.

Website is www.sadaidrisco.com

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An old IGBO farmer wrote to his son in prison. This yr I want be able to plant potatoes cos I cant dig d field, I know if you were here you would help me. The son replied- Dad, don't even think of digging the field because that is where I buried d money I stole. The Nigerian police read the letter and the next day the whole field was dug by police looking for the money but found nothing. The son wrote back, "Now U can plant your potatoes Dad; Its the best I can do from here.

In view of the state of insecurity in the nation - the gruesome, unprecedented bomb blasts in Kano, and the military occupation of Ojota - Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has decided to call off tomorrow's protest.

The safety and security of our teeming members, allies, friends, and members of the public remains our utmost concern at this time, and we cannot give occasion to the wanton and reckless among us to unleash more death and grief.

We remain a law-abiding group and we firmly believe in non-violent peaceful protests. We therefore ask all our members to go about their normal business and keep out of harm's way.

Further information will be communicated shortly. God bless and keep you all.

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Note these keywords in the statement that will be issued by Pres. GEJ in the next few hours: 'dastardly acts', 'perpetrators', 'criminal acts','we are on top of the situation', 'I have instructed the security chiefs', The National Security Adviser will commence investigation.

Note these keywords in the statement that will be issued by Pres. GEJ in the next few hours: 'dastardly acts', 'perpetrators', 'criminal acts','we are on top of the situation', 'I have instructed the security chiefs', The National Security Adviser will commence investigation' #BrokenRecord #RecurringDecimal

“Let this be a lesson to the crooks in Nigeria, For as long as they persist in their greed and corruption, there will be Nigerians wherever they go in the world waiting to welcome them with anger and disrespect.The protest must continue worldwide, including in Nigeria. Let,s shame and disgrace these nation wreckers and criminals.

, and while the "Butcher of Aso Rock' continues to terrorise and maim peaceful protesters, it might just be worth reminding him that, when he was busy fishing in his pants, in rivers of the Niger Delta and roaming the dusty streets of Otueke barefooted, some folks lost their lives and properties in the fight for the democracy he's now enjoying. Any river that alienates itself from its source, will in no time run dry. A word is enough for the wise!

For those of you condemning and criticizing Pastor Bakare,I suggest you take into consideration the immortal words of Theodore Roosevelt,the 26TH President of America which states as follows:

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has described as a “gross betrayal,” the flooding of the streets of Lagos with armed soldiers.

In a strong statement just released, he asked: “Was it part of the deal reached by the government of Goodluck Jonathan, Labour Movement and Civil Society, that soldiers would be sent to occupy Lagos and intimidate the populace?”

He described the action as a gross violation of the rights of citizens to congregate and give expression to whatever grievances bedevil their existence.

“Until [the soldiers] are removed, Nigerians as a whole should understand that the present civic action is not over and prepare to mobilize and defend their liberty,” he said, calling the summoning of armed troops to the streets to confront unarmed civilians an intolerable act of provocation that has taken underhand advantage of the willingness of the people to negotiate and give the government a breathing space.

Stressed Professor Soyinka, “Lagos is no hotbed of BOKO HARAM, nor is it the state of this very incumbent president where leaders and comrades for whom we have the deepest respect, and with whom we still share common cause, have called openly for secession of their part of the nation and called upon others to join them. Lagos is not where heavily armed vigilantes have taken over oil wells.

Clearly these forms of freedom of expression, even of the armed kind, are in order, since Goodluck Jonathan has not seen it as the duty of his office to invade such territories. The occupation of Lagos does no credit to this regime and must be reversed. The kindest that can be said of it is that it is an aberration produced by too many long hours of negotiation, resulting in an unclear and befogged mind.”

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"Today is armed forces remembrance day! "All the fallen heroes marching on parade today will forever be remembered"!!!

The NLC has just acted out the final act of the last scene of the soap opera that has played out in the last 8 days. End of the day, the people have been used by labour and posterity will not forgive them. I saw it coming.

“@lilking555: How did the FEC get N97? Diezani's age(52) + Ngozi's age(58) minus the number of years PDP has ruled Nigeria(13) = 97.”

betrani:
Try any coup 'de tat or impeachment plot against Jonathan and that would be the end of nigeria! "Don't forget u hungry scavengers and rubbers" the oil is ours! If we shut down fields u guys are doomed! We decide what happens! We should fold our Arms and watch u steal from us? Nigeria and these Ys n Hs are nothing without d milk! We go take our oil go! God punish satan!

The idea behind this outrageous policy is to create a suitable scenario for the disintegration of Nigeria, thereby giving room for the creation of an oil rich Niger-Delta country with a strong support from their master, the USA. After that, then America will reward GEJ with the presidency of the new Niger-Delta nation, afterall the Americans have already predicted that the entity called Nigeria will soon cease to exist.

‎**If politics, desire for popularity,politicians or their money are the reasons why I led civil protest against Fuel Subsidy, Let my name be removed from the book of Life.
BUT If national peace,steady and predictable progress in Nigeria is the reason why I resisted the government , then let those who rise against me be scattered and consumed!

**I was asked why I went to Ojota with my whole family, my response is this: It's evil to ask other people and their children come out to protest while you hide your own. Leadership must be transparent

**FG through their agents, said to me, You are the one asking labour to insist on #65 per litre of fuel. For that, we will investigate your early years in legal practise and expose you. And I say to them, THAT WHICH YOU WANT TO DO, DO IT QUICKLY! Go investigate, if you find anything,PUBLISH IT!

**My wife was called and told to inform me, DO NOT SLEEP AT HOME TONIGHT, we are coming for you. Odumakin also got the same text message, I got home that day,tired, ate my food and slept like a log of wood!

**Even if tomorrow never comes, I have great peace/joy that I have fought the good fight of faith,

**It will be foolish for anybody for anybody to ascribe the success of the rallies and protest in Ojota and other parts of the country to Save Nigeria Group and its allies, ONLY GOD COULD HAVE DONE THIS. There is a clear handwriting on the wall that God is at work in Nigeria.

**A Bishop sent me a text asking me to be careful of being 'contaminated' by my actions, and I replied and told him, Our high Priest,Jesus Christ can be touched with our infirmities. We must be ready to identify with the poor and depressed of the land.

Convener of Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and vice presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has expressed confidence that the mass protest against the removal of fuel subsidy will continue until the President Goodluck Jonathan government reverts N65 as price of a litre of petrol.

His confidence is anchored on the enthusiasm of Nigerians and their response to the call to resist the removal of fuel subsidy.
Bakare told Saturday Sun that the protest has taken a life of its own and therefore, would not fizzle out like other protests before it. He pointed out that the people attending the mass rally on daily basis, since last Monday, are not being paid to do so. Also, he said, musicians are not paid to perform at the rallies, adding that the SNG is not spending much to organize the rally holding daily at Ojota, Lagos.
He warned that angry Nigerians may move to the next stage of the protest, which he described as occupying Nigeria, if the government does not recant, although he did not elaborate on what this would entail.
The pastor lambasted the Jonathan administration and called for a revolution.
Excerpts:

From what we see, it appears that you have resurrected the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) to fight the removal of oil subsidy?
Well, Save Nigeria Group was never in a coma. It did not die at any time. It is an umbrella organisation with so many interest groups. There are many groups involved, such as civil society groups. But when politics began and we knew it was time for people to canvass for votes and join political parties, we did not want to create tension within the SNG family. We allowed every person to join political parties of their choice and vote for the candidates of their choice. We told those who wanted to be voted for to go for it, but not to use the platform of SNG to do that because it is not a political party.
Between the time of politics and after, we have met several times to look at various things and how to contribute under the SNG, because Nigeria is yet to be saved. So, it has never been in coma and we did not resuscitate just for fuel subsidy removal. The subsidy removal was a tipping point of the decay that has happened because of inept and corrupt leadership, in Nigeria.

What’s the position of your party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), on the fuel subsidy removal?
As a party, the CPC has spoken. The leadership has spoken and the spokesman for the party has spoken. The CPC as a party is against subsidy removal because, in real sense, subsidy is not for the purpose of subsidising cost of production but alternative cost of importation. The licences were granted for the purposes of political patronages and they know how they are sharing the money. Now that they have looted the national treasury, without paying the money into the Federation Account, they have siphoned N1. 3 billion from the proceeds of oil and shared it among the fat cats in the petroleum industry and their cronies in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Now, they want Nigerians to pay the tax back to them, so that they can have something to run the government that is broke.

President Jonathan and his ministers are saying that removal of fuel subsidy is for the good of the country…
Yoruba people say “ Aki fi ori bibe se oogun efori (You don’t cut off your head because you have headache). It is wrong to say because you want to cure headache, you have to behead the people. This, to say the least, shows that indeed and in truth fat bellies don’t remember that such a thing, as hunger, exists. If he (Jonathan) remembers where he was coming from, he will not do this to the masses of our people. However good in the long run it may be, certain things have to precede it. In the first place, Jonathan touts transformation. There is no transformation without sacrifice. Romans chapter 12 says: “I beseech you by the Mercy of God that you present your bodies and you live in sacrifice.” It defines the living sacrifice as: “Good, acceptable, perfect will of God. That you be renewed in your mind, be transformed in your mind so that transformation can really take place.”
So, there is no sacrifice on the part of the leadership; there is no self-denial of any kind and in like manner, there is no change in mindset and you are talking of transformation. This is not transformation, but electrocution of the masses of our people. Look at the fat government they have. They have 50 ministries. They have several agencies of government, apart from ministries and several political special assistants. Look at the budget itself and look at what they are spending on food. This is a prodigal and wasteful government. Let them cut down their own excesses before they ask Nigerians to come and augment what they need or what must be provided by Nigerians.
Look at the looting of the treasury. Look at the group which had been in local governments and state governments. What they have stolen, if recovered is more than what they need to augment their budget. They should leave innocent Nigerians alone and not punish them any further.

Many criticise the opposition political parties for not coming up with viable alternative programme to deregulation. What do you think?
It is not true. General Muhammadu Buhari, on the floor of the Supreme Court, after the verdict on the election was given in the CPC versus PDP case, showed a blue print on the way forward. We are not only criticising them, we are also giving them a blue print. But, are they willing to borrow ideas? The one they want to quickly fix, through 25 per cent cut in their basic salary, was one of the ideas suggested by General Buhari, who has been oil minister, governor of six states put together, known as North Eastern State. He has been head of state of this country and how many former heads of states had counselled this young man called Jonathan?

How long can the revolt or protests of labour and other interest groups last, as experience has shown that after four or five days protests fizzle out in Nigeria?
Well, you can see that the protest is having a life of its own. We don’t call it revolt but a revolution. To revolt might look like revolution because the words are not different, but when it is a revolution, some people are saying that we have had enough of this. You can just revolt and go back, but we want a holistic approach to how government is run. We want good governance in our country. We want responsible and responsive leadership. We want transparency and accountability in governance. We want to hold them by the jugular vein and ask how much do we make from oil and how much does it cost to produce refined product in our country? Why are refineries producing under capacity or below capacity? They are producing just 21 per cent of the capacity. Where is the money you spend on turnaround maintenance all this while? Why are we a nation that is producing oil when our people are being punished? Why is Venezuela not exporting one drop of oil, except refined products? We cannot do it in our nation. What are the issues? That is number one.
The people are buying into it because they know it is not just fuel subsidy; it is a whole complex issues, including lack of competence on the side of leadership, capability or capacity and the issue of ravaging corruption in our land. It is a revolution and it has just begun. It will not fizzle out. You know why? Nobody is being given a penny to come. People are bringing their water from home, their lunch from home and they are waiting there, six or seven hours everyday. We are waiting for them to drag it too far, then we would occupy the nation.

How, Sir?
You will find out. We would keep that to ourselves. We would occupy the entire nation. We will.

Do we expect, as you did the other time, that protests will take place in Lagos, Kano, and Abuja?
We have deregulated the counter move. That is why you see some in Falomo today, some in Kaduna and some in Kano. It is now deregulated. If it happens that we can move faster, you will see that you will begin to see a new face of counter-move against an oppressive government all across our land. Since we have deregulated it; it is a lot easier for it to happen simultaneously in different places all at the same time.

It’s rumoured that the government may revert to N65 per litre. If this happened, what would be your next line of action?
If it turns out to be true that he would reverse the decision, it is just one out of several items. We are going to continue and we are going to channel our energy in different directions to make demands that are legitimate, that will create accountability in governance. Government must be responsive to the people, so that they do not talk to us like bullies with power.

What is the cost of the protests so far?
It is very minimal. There are security personnel that we hired and bottles of water for those who are on stage. No musician has been paid a penny; no TV station has taken a penny from us. We just paid for the equipment and the sound system.

What of the toll on the economy and the loss of lives?
We have not reacted to the killings because we want it to be peaceful. No revenge, no resentment, no rage and no reprisal. So, you will not see anybody from our group killing anybody. People that were shot were shot by the police and thank God for the Lagos State commissioner of police; the policeman who shot the person was quickly disarmed and locked up and would face prosecution. In all, I think in different places, about 10 or more lives were lost. It is regrettable. But a government that cannot protect its citizens is not fit to be in power. President Jonathan has said that Boko Haram has ravaged his government. Nobody should trust him with the security of this country.

Are you in touch with other groups, like NLC and human rights groups?
We are in touch with them. We are talking back and forth. They are doing the sit-tight in the house and we are doing the field operation. The SNG is working in collaboration with labour and we are in touch with their leadership constantly.

Is the presidency in touch with you?
The presidency doesn’t need to be in touch with me; they just have to do what is right.

What do you expect from government right now?
Minimally, I expect reversal to N65. If there is no public debate, no public policy can have legitimacy. The people of this country are entitled to know why they should have over 100 percent increase in pump price in the name of deregulation. Aviation fuel has not been regulated for a very long time. Diesel has been deregulated for the past seven years. Has the price dropped? So, it is a lie. The government is telling the people of this country a lie. We will confront them with facts and figures in the days to come.

Hoodlums, in some cases, are hijacking peaceful protests in many parts of the country…
Not in our case. Not in Ojota. It is unfortunate that it is happening elsewhere. Hoodlums are not hijacking what we are doing at all. In fact, some of the people you call area boys volunteered to serve. They know this battle is being fought in their own interest. If they say they are hoodlums, are they from Jupiter or from Mass? Are they not Nigerians citizens deprived of educational skill development? What job have you created for them that you are calling them hoodlums? I will not curse them, but I pray that what they have done to the children of other people in this nation does not happen to their children in their own life time. The money they have stolen to build the houses they are building, these hoodlums may attack them. It is better now to engage them and give them a future than calling them hoodlums. No Nigerian citizen has any better right than other Nigerian citizen. Mr. President has only one head and one vote and we know where he came from when he was without shoes. He should not make the entire nation to be without legs.

Is that why you talked of revolution?
It is revolution of values. We are not asking for a bloody revolution to kill anybody. It is a revolution of values that ensures that government exists for the welfare and benefit of the people.

How true is the position that some muslim organisations have also joined the protest?
They have been there all along; they spoke today (Wednesday). It is not just muslim organisations; you’ve just seen bikers, professional bikers who said they want to give their resources and their time and their know how to back what they are doing.

What values are they going to add to the protest?
Well, it is not just glamour; some of them are professionals and consultants. The SNG is a knowledge industry and we are going to gather their thought so that we can further help our nation. Nobody has monopoly of wisdom. Besides, we need a lot of resources to do a lot of what we are doing. No politician or any political party in Nigeria is sponsoring us.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2012/jan/14/national-14-01-2011-05.html

Wily1Wily:
Tunder Bakare is protecting his Corrupt Yoruba Kinsmen, Wale/Adenuga/Jimo. Nigerians don't be deceived by the word of a fake Prophet. KEKERE Bakare is a Billionaire but Jesus Christ never kept Worldly riches. Bakere repent from your Sins.

Are you a zoologist?If yes,little wonder.If no,you didn't bother to read the write -up and see those names mentioned in the press release as those benefitting from the subsidy scam.

I am very concerned about the role the CBN Governor, Lamido Sanusi, is playing in the fuel subsidy debacle. I have never seen, anywhere else in the world, where a Central Bank Governor takes upon himself to act as spokesperson for government policy. Mallam Sanusi, your job description is clearly stated in the CBN Act. The CBN is not an appendage of the Ministry of Information or the Finance Ministry

Saw this on my BB messenger and decided to share it. News flash: recent medical findings suggest that children who grow up without shoes may develop a syndrome called Subsidophobia! It is a rare medical condition which may be compounded by marrying a stark illiterate. This may degenerate into egocentrism, and megalomania. Parents are adviced to make all sacrifices necessary to buy shoes for their wards

Meeting ends in a deadlock-Channels TV

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/%E2%80%9Crevolution%E2%80%9D-four-senators-attacked-protesters-ibadan

Given Nigeria’s recent fuel subsidy removal, airtime’s new competition is fuel says Afena Capital as mobile-phone operator MTN Group posted their biggest two-day decline since January 2009 following the Nigerian Government’s fuel subsidy removal. As fuel subsidies are cut, consumers face the tough choice of either buying airtime or fuel the investment firm asserts.

“People will have to choose between buying phone airtime and paying for transportation as fuel prices climb”, said Khulekani Dlamini, Head of Research at Afena Capital.

Ending the subsidy will more than double petrol prices on the official market, and prices of other goods will climb because of the higher transportation costs. Transportation affects everything,” Dlamini said.

What do you think? Do you think the fuel subsidy removal will significantly affect the purchase of airtime by Nigerian

http://www.cp-africa.com/2012/01/09/fuel-subsidy-removal-airtimes-new-competition-is-fuel-says-afena-capital/

The strike and protest continues tomorrow, pls remember to inform your neighbours we won't stop until we get our demands. The Arabs didn't stop until they sent their oppressor out.

"O ti yara gbagbe o (You have forgotten so soon)
Ileri E igba yen (Your Campaign promises) 2x
Goodluck, Ase bintin l'ogbon Ori E (You are so bereft of ideas)
Iwo ti A ro p'ogbon (And we thought you were wise) 2x

My take on today's protests:
It was the best general strike ever in our country. Peaceful, but marred by some trigger-happy policemen in Lagos and Kano.
It enjoyed nationwide support and participation, including the president's home state of Bayelsa.
The turn-out of people, in Lagos, Abuja and Kano, Ibadan was unprecedented. Never in all my years of existence have I witnessed the passionate crowd I saw today on the streets of Lagos.
I am now convinced Nigerians were not boasting that they really wanted to stage their own version of Arab Spring.
I only hope President GEJ will listen to the cries of his people and give them what they want, that is, reverse the price of petrol to N65 and then deal with the gargantuan corruption governing the whole racket and absurdity of petrol importation by Africa's largest crude oil producer.

For fear of being overthrown this week, GEJ cluelessly rushed and increased the salaries of our military and back dated it to Sept 2011, Oga Jona, your time is up. It is the people that will push you out.