₦airaland Forum

Y'all waited till the actual closure and you're just about to deliberate on this meanwhile there has been ample notice of this closure whether right or wrong. Why do our leaders wait until a situation starts to deteriorate before they think of taking action?

obailala:
I shake my head and laugh whenever I see this clever by half spinned up analogy being peddled about. He didnt pay to avoid suspicion indeed!

A president who had no problem or "fear of suspicion" when pulling off hundreds of millions of dollars illegally from the CBN to execute elections, is the same president whom some persons are now claiming deliberately did not pay a legally recognised judgement debt becasue of "fear of suspicion"?

GEJ deliberately did not pay that money, but not because of the above poorly fabricated political excuse. The reason GEJ did not pay was because GEJ wasn't stupid; for a country facing an imminent forex crisis, dwindled foreign reserves, progressively dropping oil prices/income and on the brink of possible recession, only a stupid leader would dole out $850million to ship outside the shores of his country at that time for a contract not even executed.

freeze001:
Beyond the questionable signing of the deal which, take it or leave it, Jonathan had no influence over, you can attest to the actions the GEJ government took when he became substantive president. He reviewed it, found it unsuitable for Nigeria and sought to revoke it. It went to arbitration, a negotiated sum of $850 million was arrived at early 2015. To avoid unnecessary suspicion that he'd diverted almost $1 billion for elections, he left it for his successor even after elections were over and he conceded. Is Jonathan also supposed to take responsibility for the failure of Buhari and crew to quickly take action on these issues? Is he the one that asked Buhari not to appoint intelligent ministers in good time since he is obviously too slow to read and decipher/interpret his handover notes? Was it Jonathan that asked him to foolishly remain silent without reaching out to the company until they had to go back and get a substantive judgment against Nigeria inclusive of accrued interest?

Why didn't you answer the questions asked?

maasoap:
Aye nse yin sir. And you equally have eye problem. Chronic hater

Why would Jonathan who was part of the administration that signed the contract, a man who negotiated the settlement and understood the implications of the settlement agreement transfer the liability to the incoming administration that would be naturally sceptical about the original deal and the final settlement agreement? Did that mean there was no money to settle the agreement he entered with the firm?
The same way he organised the National Conference and had final reports on his table for many months before leaving office but refuse to sign the reports for implementation. But you, his foolish followers started shouting at Buhari to implement it.

Ignorance o! National conference resolutions were mainly constitutional issues o! It's not something a president could just sign and implement! The NASS must review and pass into law for implementation and you know what our NASS can be like once it's something that will touch on their ethnic interests.

Negotiation was reached early 2015. He handed over May 2015. What stopped Buhari from further reviewing and negotiating or at least set up a payment plan that would not be too heavy on Nigeria?

He can come and claim construction of rail that he did not facilitate in any way but cannot, in the spirit of continuity, pay off existing debt abi?
All these ones he is signing and borrowing now, I hope you will call him to pay 10-20 years down the line?

ALCOHOLKILLS:
breaking/eating of kolanut should be abolished immediately, i don't see the relevance

You still haven't answered the question

ALCOHOLKILLS:
must they eat kola nut when gathered for any event

Is it your kola? Na your teeth?

Good! He should also mind erosion issues and ensure the rosdd are of good quality. Pipe borne water supply is also critical. While at it, he should still keep gathering all d dirt on Okorocha.

obembet:
Even though i hate APC and their useless Supporters.

But this is most stupid act so far. Why destroying the foundation? There is no different between wike and Hell rufai

They did and do not have approval to build there so why should they start anything? Have they no respect for the law and constituted authority?

muykem:
Why is Wike so fearful?

He's a responsible and responsive leader that chose to douse unnecessary tension unlike an idiot that asked people to shed their blood because he didn't win elections in 2011.

Instablog9ja:
Instablog9ja cannot can . Was she the first using the new passport to Dubai, they should have seen couple of it and could have done research earlier than now.

Really? You expect another country to leave its issues to research on whether Nigeria has issued a new passport? What happened to basic diplomatic communications?

See dem! Yeye! They wanted to handle it at 'high command' level so they can cook and warm the 'confession' over and over before serving the public their rotten arrangement.

Unto Robin Hood abi? Unfortunately he's not stealing from or killing the rich politicians, instead he's robbing n killing fellow struggling Nigerians who are also suffering.

Theis is an indictment of both the state n federal government. If citizens have to look up to bloody criminals for succour then it is a disaster!

[quote author= post=81454035]May God give our Darling President Muhammadu Buhari more wisdom, knowledge and understanding as he take our nation from the rust he met after 16 years of rape and looting to a better country.
So shall it be.[/quote]5 years after you're still talking of some exaggerated rot?

magzey:
You thought ? You are not even sure please read wide and understand next time.

Ta go and change your diaper! Do you even understand the nuances of the English Language?

razy75:
Feeling so sorry for Igbos at this point. My condolences

Why though? For some reason you feel it's only Igbos that would be there or in the majority? If this was in the Eastern region your statement would have made sense but in Lagos? Igbos may have a large, significant presence but certainly not more than the indigenes so what's your point?

Almaiga:
Trash.
All u see are COWARDs. If you mean Business, come and do this in Nigeria.

That has been done and dusted. You only say this because you know you have a pack of untrained imbeciles and trigger happy herdsmen as police and soldiers in this country. Without immediate victims, they shoot n kill fellow brothers in arms with elaborate cover-up schemes. No sane person will allow himself be their victim and those you hail now will be the source of your wailing tomorrow.

So he knows? I thought they said they had lifted Nigerians out of poverty?

opalu:
A Commissioner of a Megacity like Lagos CANNOT attack Investment of any kind that is aimed at activating the Lagos of our dreams.
Let him be in that position to learn the difference between being a Spokesman of a Party and being a Commissioner of a State like Lagos.

How can he learn d difference between commissioner and party spokesman when he's not a commissioner?

[quote author= post=81452194]We true igbos Love Joe Igbokwe.
Only IPOBS are condemning his appointment.
People should please confusing the true igbos to IPOBS pleaseeee!
We say that all the time.

Have you ever heard or read about any reasonable, responsible and great igbo, from businessmen to footballers, professors, musicians, actors or any celebrities both male and female, even politicians crying they are not happy with Igbokwe's appointment?
NEVER![/quote]Those 'reasonable, responsible and great igbo, from businessmen to footballers, professors, musicians, actors or any celebrities both male and female, even politicians' do not even take him into cognition as an existing organism so you can never hear anything from them about him.

He simply doesn't exist to them and that's why he keeps trying to seek attention by castigating and even denying what is supposed to be his own tribe whenever the opportunity presents itself so they can at least notice him. Unfortunately for him, it has never and will never work.

Awesome! Forests in Kano along with Sambisa are best places for herdsmen. Lush vegetation, nothing like desertification or cattle route encroachment.

See concern na! We will soon hear he has decamped to APC meaning he's ready to retire.

Deé! That interaction with constituents at Igbere is not forever na abi? When you finish travel to Spain or Germany as usual make we know how far. Idiot!

Afamed:
It's left for you to believe which ever news that romances your narration

The Nigerian embassy can only say and do what Abike and co dictate coupled of course with their ignorance so this statement comes as no surprise. However the Embassy cannot force the German authorities to arrest the IPOB members as far as they see no reason to and that has been clearly explained on Channels for dullards around to see. If you can't accept that simple fact, hug live wire under rain!

It is good that the largesse taken home by ministers is also exposed so that Nigerians can see that it is not just the Legislative arm that feeds fat on public funds. The executive is also dirty and is headed by Mr Integrity aka Buhari.

The deal was signed in January 2010 when Yaradua was still President though ill and Rilwanu Lukman was Minister for Petroleum. Adoke did not become Minister for Justice until April 2010 after GEJ became acting president. The Justice minister at the time was Michael Kaase Aondoaaka.

The $850 million was not arbitration fee but a negotiated out-of-arbitration settlement of the issue which if agreed and paid up would have been final settlement of the matter.

How do some of you run away so happily and easily with deliberate misinformation?

RockHard:
Whose administration signed the agreement? Jonathan
Whose administration breached the agreement? Jonathan
Under whose administration was the $6bn punitive judgement awarded? Jonathan

Jonathan admin breached the agreement in 2010, they were sued and judgement of $6bn was awarded against his administration for breach of contract in 2013. Why did Jonathan breach the agreement he signed to incur that punitive judgement in the first place? You are not even addressing his administration's incompetence and culpability in generating the problem to begin with, but you are quick to blame a Buhari administration that was NOT even party to any of the agreements, for not honouring a so-called negotiatied out-of-court settlement. With whose money? Nigerian taxpayers money? Which money was Jonathan gonna pay that settlement from? His wife's? Who does that? Why did Jonathan renege on the initial agreement? That's the billion dollar question. If he hadn't done that we won't even be talking about this issue.

First, note that the agreement was signed by Rilwan Lukman when Yar'adua was still President but sick. Yes, the $6 billion award was given against Nigeria in 2013. However, parties were able to negotiate a successful reduction of the sum to less than $1 million who would have been accepted by the company. Buhari and co disregarded this and decided to go back to the arbitration panel. Now, did you read to see that the government team refused to attend the arbitration proceedings? Whose responsibility is that? If they refused to go defend and perhaps get the previous award overturned if they felt they had a stronger case whose fault is that?

Now that Buhari refused to accept a negotiated settlement is this scenario better? Why were they not diligent in dealing with the issue since they wouldn't accept settlement terms?
Today Nigeria is faced with this looming loss and rather than deal with facts plus d knowledge that government is ad continuum you are calling Jonathan. Who caused the extra accumulation of interest? All the debts the Buhari administration have incurred now is it not other coming governments that will pay? I hope you will insult Buhari then too as you are attacking Jonathan now over the ineptitude of Buhari and his APC.

seunmsg:
The contract was signed by Rilwan Lukman during the period of Yar’aduas sickness. When Jonathan took over, he failed to deliver on the terms of the contract. When the company went to arbitration in UK, he didn’t put up any serious defense until $6.6billion was awarded against the country for a company that did not build a single gate house in Nigeria.

On the contrary, the Jonathan govt had secured an out-of-arbitration settlement that would have seen Nigeria pay less than $1 million. This was handed over to Buhari but rather than pay, he spitefully trashed the settlement and ordered lawyers back to the arbitral panel. The government team were not even diligent in attending the proceeding of defending the issue so this judgment was issued against Nigeria.

You know this truth but you deliberately avoid it just so you can paint GEJ bad. Continue!

No be today nyash dey back na...Naija wahala

These people need to understand that as president, Buhari is a public figure accountable to all Nigerians and so everything he does is a subject of interest, even speculation. He's not some special being to be insulated and deified!

What is the basis of comparison between Obama and Buhari? If it's to compare their work they should bring out Obama's achievements/scorecard then weigh it against Buhari's. If they're honest they'll see that Buhari is a complete minus!

These people need to understand that as president, Buhari is a public figure accountable to all Nigerians and so everything he does is a subject of interest, even speculation. He's not some special being to be insulated and deified!

They will soon ban Nigerians from peeing! In fact they should ban urine out of existence since that is always their response without taking necessary steps to address root causes of these anomalous behaviors.

Ha! Na wa o!

Hehehe..fear fear soldiers. Even if they hide in mufti, the moment they see one uni student tying camo bandana they will forget they are supposed to conceal their identity and come out in all their cowardly 'glory' to show that they can deal with civilians. Dirty criminals in uniform!