CilicMarin: Peter Obi, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria’s economy will keep “bleeding” if President Muhammadu Buhari remains in power for another four years.
Speaking in Lagos on Saturday, Obi made reference to the 2019 budget Buhari presented to the national assembly on Wednesday.
According to him, Nigeria will not survive if Buhari’s goes ahead with plans to tax “poor Nigerians,” in line with provisions of the proposed budget which is largely focused on debt servicing.
“We need to know where we are going as a nation but with Buhari at the helms of affairs, we do not know where we are going. Buhari is not in charge of this government as he does not know or care what the poor people are going through,” he said.
“Nigerians are currently the poorest people on earth, yet the Muhammadu Buhari administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still looking at taxing them the more.
“Take look at the budget presented by the President a few days ago and you will see that it does not give anyone hope instead, it tells us that we are still where we have always been.
“A quarter of the budget is meant to service debts, and that is about 60% of the budget while the President keeps telling Nigerians to tighten their belts because of the harsh times staring at us in the future.
“Does that give anyone confidence in this government? Not at all, I dare say. While presenting the budget, he said that the government is looking for ways to tax Nigerians the more. What are you taxing the poor people for?
“Does that give any one of us hope in this government? That means that if we keep them for the next four years, we are finished.”
Outlining what Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, will do to “reverse the situation” if elected to power, Obi said focus will be placed on reviving small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
He said Atiku’s administration will restore investor confidence and improve ease of doing business in the country to stimulate economic growth.
“We know the situation looks gloomy but we are not scared of going in to salvage the country. The situation with Nigeria is like an accident victim. The first thing to do in such a situation is to stop the bleeding first by applying first aid before the real treatment,” he said.
“Unless the right steps are taken to stop the bleeding, we will still be where we have been for years.
“It’s going to be difficult but we know where we are going and what we are going to do. To put the Nigerian economy back on a sound footing, we have to take a holistic look at SMEs because only then will you rescue the dwindling economy.
“We need to change the way we do things in this country if we ever hope to come out of this economic quagmire we have found ourselves in. We must change the way we do things in this country or we will continue to grope in the dark.”
Donpeak: As we approach a new dispensation in Nigeria. The message for a new system of governance is spreading like wildfire. Our artistes are finally getting aboard. Listen to the latest track from 2baba, Falz, Simi, Timi Dakolo, Pasuma Wonder, Mr P Slim case [b][/b]etc...
Gistformant: Genevieve Nnaji‘s globally acclaimed movie, ‘Lionheart’ in private screening and top Nigerian celebrities in attendance were; Peter Okoye, Phyno, Ebuka, Senator Ben-Bruce, her own parents and others.
Ekpeitut: There you have it. If Miyeitti Allah can be against Atiku it therefore means Atiku is really detribalised and even more worthy than I thought for the presidency because these Miyeitti pips are tribalistic, nepotic, infact plain evil and if you don't support their agenda they will definitely oppose you. They love Buhari because he's indifferent about their attrocities and also shielding them.
Uyiii: he's trying to say he has nothing to offer in this four years he's in service and the other four years he's campaigning for. What a dullard 9ja has for a president;
Valerie47: Ban that stupid song. That animal is encouraging pant ritualists, why should he have the effrontery to use pant as a logo, what kind of bad influence is this one? its worse enough that Victor AD song promoted all manner of illegal and evil things, now this.... Remember that you are what you listen to, that illiterate called lil kesh is trying so hard to defend his stupid song, gosh, its not good to be an illiterate, just look at his reply.
Spit on his dumb empty skull.
SEE THE YOUTHS OF TOMORROW, NO WONDER BUHARI CALL THEM LAZY NIGERIAN YOUTHS.
IamD18: Nigerians and their mentality of looking for who to blame for their barbarism and laziness.
Always looking for who to blame.
Why don't you go and use your parents for money rituals because Olamide and Lil Kesh released "Logo Benz". So that when you are caught, you'll tell people that Olamide sent you.
Or better still, go to Onitsha main market and steal, so that when caught by mobs, they will tell them Olamide sent them.
Foolish people! Dem go tell me how many of them wey don repent after listening to Sinach and Chioma Jesus.
JubrilBuhari: Hahahaha So funny, Senator Ekweremadu is confused on which of the Jubrins. If they mean Abdul Aminu Jubrin Al Sudani (the Sudanese impostor in Aso Rock) or another Jubrin.
Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi has taken to his social media page to celebrate his twin daughters, Ava and Mia as they resumed at their new school for the first time.
YomzzyDBlogger: Christmas may be few days away from now but that did not stop Super Eagles midfielder, Mikel Obi and his partner, Olga from bringing the season home early.
He took to his IG page to share a video of himself and his twin daughters, Ava and Mia decorating the Christmas tree in their home.
Kolombz: I initially thought this Davido-chioma relationship was a joke at the beginning.They have proven I and everyone who was skeptical about the longevity of their relationship wrong.People said Davido was an implacable philanderer and as a result,his relationship with chioma wouldn't stand the test of time.Some even said chioma is just part of his plan to overtake tubaba as the Abraham of our time But to the chagrin of many,Their relationship is waxing stronger day by day.It is obvious that Davido has found love.He seems to be more mature in the way he handles things than before.That is what happens when you have the right partner beside you.They impart your attitude positively. I'm really happy for them.
francescainnoce: Not a fan. But this lady must be doing something different. It’s either that or she must be patient and has endurance. All been said, she seem to be a mature lady. Not by age but by sensibility. More like she is living a life she orchestrated long ago.
[quote author=2buffagain post=72853307]Ladies and Gentlemen in Naija, I'll be 100 with you...
If you are dating someone and they are trying to migrate to USA with a non-immigrant visa, and they say they are coming back for you....chances are you are better off just freeing them and remaining friends while you face your life where you are. I bet you neither you nor them knows the challenges that will have to be faced along this road.
Not every US Visa is a migration Visa. There is schooling visa, visiting visa, etc. And visas are very restrictive about what you can and cannot do, and if you can even be allowed to apply for any other visa.
When a person has at least a green card, that is US permanent residency, and they are on a home run to US citizenship. A green card means a person has no serious limitation within the US besides voting (you can do that when you become a citizen). It is also at this GreenCard level that your trans-atlantic lover can BEGIN the process of sending for you.
But the road to a green card is long and uneasy if you didn't win a US diversity lottery.. Seeing as Nigeria is one of the countries banned from the Us Visa lottery (a program whereby people gamble to win a US greencard), no Nigerian as at some years back can get a quick GreenCard through that route. They have to go the looooong route.
There are various do-able long paths to the US greencard e.g: - Naija -> School in US -> OPT -> H1B -> Eb2/Eb3/Eb4 employment based GreenCard - Naija -> School in US (PHD) -> Lots of exploits -> extra-ordinary person Eb1 GreenCard - Naija -> Have $500k - $1M to "invest" in the US -> Eb5 Investor Greencard. The higher you spend the more the priority (tief tief agbada types love this one) - Naija -> marry a US citizen or Greencard holder -> Marriage based Greencard.
each '->' sign can mean any where from 2-10 years!
But all these things have been made longer and even sometimes down right unattainable by Trump. Now, companies that had once hired people through the H1B won't even look at you unless you have an OPT, which means you have more time to "try to get" an H1B.....which you might still kuku not get. Also, you need to basically be Elon Musk or Bill Gates before you can come in through the "Extra-ordinary person" route. If you thought you had money before, Trump wants to raise the $$$ range for investing, so the #BigAgbada will probably have to tief more.
The insults are so bad right now that in the US, Trump is trying to fight their 13th amendment so as to prevent people who visit the US to give birth from having that child become an automatic US citizen.
The only thing still left open that these rulers have been unable to touch/complicate yet is Greencard by marriage...and this is where we continue our thread from...
Your boo will mostly have to marry someone there....but it's not that simple. This process also takes SEVERAL years before they get a greencard, trigger a messy divorce, rebuild themselves, before then being able to START sending for you. However it is important to keep in mind that: - Marrying someone purely for a greencard is a scam and is thus a very serious punishable offense worthy of deportation and a ban from the US. - The safest thing, is to simply marry for real, live in the same house, etc. - Sensible marriageable people can smell a potential marriage scam from a mile away now and don't enter marriage with guys/girls who don't have papers. - Since the prime marriage prospects avoid you, You'd probably have to pay someone with a complicated life to do the marriage deal with...and these persons are usually crazy in some way...as they would have to be to collect money to marry someone they don't know. - There is also the risk of the person you are married to taking advantage, asking for more money midway and/or sometimes even cancelling your greencard application...meaning it was all for naught and you'd then have to go back home anyway in failure after all the suffer.
It's a hard long risky road, one that you in Naija may be totally ignorant of. In fact sometimes one could deduce that if the same amount of time, hussle and abuse-reception to get a greencard was spent building themselves in Naija, they probably would be farther in life themselves with more human dignity.