₦airaland Forum

Esperooke:
Olisha metuh need to still learn how to 'oppose' his way into people's heart. [b]The wound inflicted by PDP [/b]on our collective psyche for the past 16 years of their misadventures is still too fresh for them to attract our attention. Olisha Metuh had better saved his energy now till when it will be needed.

I think it is more of the successful brainwashing courtesy of APC.

citizenisb:
A lot of times we try to project the image of the benign, peace loving drunk from Otueke to cover up the complete rot his administration represented. It is just a repeat of history as most of us know that Shagari is a good man but his administration was very corrupt.

I stay in Abuja and I know that the corruption under the GEJ administration was monumental and the enormous revenue accrued to the government was wasted even much more than Abacha, Babangida and Obasanjo combined. Why are we so wicked to keep on defending his administration.

Buhari has a lot of personal flaws but if we can remember this election was a referendum on GEJ not necessarily about Buhari in the swing states of the South West and North Central.

Whether he appoints Ministers this night or next year it is a huge relief from the madness we just went through for six years.

It will take a lot for us to recover with the depleted external reserves, crash of crude prices, a possible Greek default, reduction in summer travel and GDP/ Oil use due to terrorism fears, a huge slowdown in China, 30 million barrels of stored Iranian crude about to hit the market with the removal of sanctions and two possible interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.

We are in interesting times no matter who is at the helm and the earlier we all hunker down and pray to weather the storm without terrible social unrest that will come with job losses, subsidy removal, Naira devaluation and corresponding hyperinflation adding to the Boko Haram insurgency decimating the North East and the bankruptcy of the states.

Let me give you a brief example; Buhari told the governors to negotiate longer loan tenors with the banks up to 20 years to reduce the strain and inability to pay salaries, do you know how that will affect bank profits and systemic liquidity. What will happen to their Oil and Gas loans if oil prices dip further.

May God help this country but please it is sheer wickedness to bring up the previous administrations records. In other climes they would have been shot by now.

You need your examined by experts.
I wonder what you get from perpetuating hatred and propaganda.
All your rant was just cliches no single fact to back it up while some
zombies who would rather follow bandwagon than reason for themselves
went ahead and liked your post.
Just tell me what Saraki citizenship have to do with the useless excuses
you cooked up for Buhari's apparent failures. Lacking any meaningful contribution
to this discourse , you thought throwing vitriolic outbursts at GEJ was fulfilling
for you.
Now I believe that not all "education" are equal.

Your life may be much more better if you concentrate inwards.

citizenisb:
A lot of times we try to project the image of the benign, peace loving drunk from Otueke to cover up the complete rot his administration represented. It is just a repeat of history as most of us know that Shagari is a good man but his administration was very corrupt.

I stay in Abuja and I know that the corruption under the GEJ administration was monumental and the enormous revenue accrued to the government was wasted even much more than Abacha, Babangida and Obasanjo combined. Why are we so wicked to keep on defending his administration.

Buhari has a lot of personal flaws but if we can remember this election was a referendum on GEJ not necessarily about Buhari in the swing states of the South West and North Central.

Whether he appoints Ministers this night or next year it is a huge relief from the madness we just went through for six years.

It will take a lot for us to recover with the depleted external reserves, crash of crude prices, a possible Greek default, reduction in summer travel and GDP/ Oil use due to terrorism fears, a huge slowdown in China, 30 million barrels of stored Iranian crude about to hit the market with the removal of sanctions and two possible interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.

We are in interesting times no matter who is at the helm and the earlier we all hunker down and pray to weather the storm without terrible social unrest that will come with job losses, subsidy removal, Naira devaluation and corresponding hyperinflation adding to the Boko Haram insurgency decimating the North East and the bankruptcy of the states.

Let me give you a brief example; Buhari told the governors to negotiate longer loan tenors with the banks up to 20 years to reduce the strain and inability to pay salaries, do you know how that will affect bank profits and systemic liquidity. What will happen to their Oil and Gas loans if oil prices dip further.

May God help this country but please it is sheer wickedness to bring up the previous administrations records. In other climes they would have been shot by now.

You need your examined by experts.
I wonder what you get from perpetuating hatred and propaganda.
All your rant was just cliches no single fact to back it up while some
zombies who would rather follow bandwagon than reason for themselves
went ahead and likjed your post.
Just tell me what Saraki citizenship have to do with the useless excuses
you cooked up for Buhari's apparent failures. Lacking any meaningful contribution
to this discourse , you thought throwing vitriolic outbursts at GEJ was fulfilling
for you.
Now I believe that not all "education" are equal.

Your life may be much more better if you concentrate inwards.

This is child abuse, I wonder what kind of parent allowed this to happen.
It is wrong for a child to be trained on killing at a tender age.

It doesn't matter if other countries does it , it is still wrong.
Wouldn't it be great if other countries politicians can learn decorum
from Nigeria.

I'm hoping for the day when an article titled : "development of spaceships and drones is not only happening Nigeria"

Bralama:
This website says it starts from $15k


If you can afford a helicopter, you can
probably afford a helipad. The cost of
building a lighted concrete pad large
enough for a four-seat, piston-powered
Robinson R44 starts at about $15,000,
according to Tom Schuman, vice president
of sales and marketing at FEC Heliports in
Cincinnati. However, he added, an
aluminum rooftop pad designed for a
turbine-powered executive helicopter and
equipped with snowmelt and fire-
suppression capability could run $500,000.

With the large entourage of the Nigerian president , they will need at least an helipad that
Can accommodate a 20 seated jet.
Moreover, aviation industry businesses are fond of underestimating costs in order to sucker in
unsuspecting customers.
They then unleash the dragon.

Thank god for the youth that protested , Buhari will have successfully exported Boko harm to Anambra state.

This damage control has failed on arrival, the fact that David mark has an helipad doesn't mean Buhari has to follow in his footsteps like a sheep.
#Notowastefullness.

The lives of Bornu residents is worthless to Buhari.
while Boko haram is killing unabatedly, DogoYaro is busy taking selfie and building helipad.
#heartlesspresidentever

chiefololade:
Most of the people ranting don't know the meaning of helipad

A helicopter landing pad (helipad) is a landing area or platform for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land safely.

Cost less than 5 million naira, compare it to cost of fuelling SUVs from Katsina to Daura in four years

I think you are the ignorant one here.
An average helipad cost 20 million naira , then it costs about 200 million naira to maintain annually.
Now, considering that government contracts are usually inflated five times above the true cost , is
it wise for Buhari to build such helipad ?

hasshams:
The major problem of those critisizing gmb over the proposed Helipad is Illiteracy....most of them don't even know what a Helipad is


Some only know that it. Is something that has to do with aircraft and that is all...


Some even mistake it as an airport


Here are some pics of Helipads,wash your brain...it doesn't cost much, it doesn't cost much, a helipad doesn't cost much u illiterate!!!

Dundee united how much does it cost ?
You are as ignorant as DogoYaro himself.

Nellybii:
Don't mind them
This is ignorance in action at it's best.
A helipad is not as costly as fueling a presidential convoy from Katsina to Daura. What is this noise about a less than 3m.naira structure? Haba?.TANOIDS

I guess Buhari and his entourage will magically disappear from Aso villa and land on the cellestial helipad in Daura.
No need for fuelling jet ?

If that is the case then no qualms.

edoyad:
Federal Govt built the helipad in David Mark's house ?

Don't mind the hypocrite deploying straw man to defend his god.

slimfit1:
Even me that can't afford to buy an helicopter fuel can afford to build helipad please don't make a force about it please. Anybody can build an helipad its not expensive at all. We cannot compare the Bayelsa that is always wet with Daura that is always dry and dusty common sense please and be critical in your observations. This is the only thing these thieves can use against him knowing that he is coming for them all.

You are obvious lying because if you have the 20 million naira to build an helipad, buying an helicopter fuel won't be a problem.

madridguy:
Do the needful by seeing what the Helipad look like then you will understand his point.

It is not much about how it looks like as it is the cost. It is a fact that many small drones cost more than big jets.
This is a presidential helipad for god's sake.
If the average helipad costs about 100,000 dollars(20 million naira), how much will a government contracted one costs ?

paooxide:
Seriously, can you tell me what it takes to build an helipad. .. I meant helipad not airport.

An average helipad costs about 100 thousand dollars (20 million naira) , while annual maintenance cost is about 300 million naira.
Now tell me how "frugal" and "modest" Buhari is ?

Rawani:
A Jet would no longer be needed as the President would be able to take off from the Villa and land directly in Daura.

I have tackled the issue of maintenance severally. The link you posted was for an upgrade, stop being mischevious. If you understood the article it would be clear they were referring to the overall maintenance cost of the hospital.

All you really need is a mop, a broom and some replacement lightbulbs.

One thing you have avoided in all your response is giving the cost in numbers.
Except you can back up your claim with the required costs in digits , your submission still remains a mere conjecture.
It is easy to list items and trivialize the whole issue.
Good luck believing that a structure that costs more than 2 million to build requires only a slef-operating mop for maintenance.

GodMode:
Nairaland and its anti-christian topics

Nairaland does not want to move topics on the 3 recent bombings in 3 continents to FP

Nairaland is anti-christian

Just my opinion..

What are your fears ?

Rawani:
The point is that the cost of maintenance of the helipad where it exists, is far lower than the cost of constantly fuelling the Presidential jumbo jet to fly to Katsina, and then fuelling the Presidents entire convoy to Daura from Katsina airport, and then bear the same cost for the return trip.

I repeat, a broom, mop, and replacement bulbs are all that are needed to maintain a helipad.

http://www.neaams.org/programs/helipad-maintenance/

@ the bolded , from where ?
I guess you meant from Abuja. The cost from Abuja to Katsina remains constant
since an helipad does not replace a jet. In reality, the maintenance cost of an helipad is disproportionately huge especially when the weather is unfavorable. No wonder governmen5s are shelving the plans of building one.
Checkout this article : http://www.irishtimes.com/business/helipad-upgrade-at-galway-hospital-cost-more-than-three-times-original-estimate-1.2093273

Rawani:
There's no such thing as maintenance cost of a helipad. A broom and a mop and occasional re-layering is all that will ever be needed.

A helipad is an ordinary landing pad that is easily fabricated. There is nothing electronic or scientific about it. Peep the helipad your former Senate President David Mark built on the roof of his house in his village.

If am to believe you , this helipad will be the first constructed artefact that requires no maintenance!
A structure don't have to be electronic before it requires maintenance.
From your response , I think you view an helipad as just like plastering cement on an open field.
If that is the case then it shouldn't have cost more than 100k(that is on a high side).
I expect an administration that preaches/promises frugality to lead by example , not taking to an extravagant lifestyle.

madridguy:
Maintenance of the helipad is certain bro with very low budget.

A number will be more appropriate here , some millions per year.
Then we can now compare it with alternative.

madridguy:
Do the needful by seeing what the Helipad look like then you will understand his point.

You don't need to tell me what an helipad look like because I know,
all you need to do is show me that an helipad is "build once and use for life" with
no maintenance cost whatsoever. I promise that I will delete my post if you can prove that.
Waiting...

madridguy:
Best response from a nairalander over the helipad saga.

Re: FG Builds Helipad For Buhari In Daura by Rawani: 7:48am
Building a helipad which will allow the President fly to Daura directly from the villa will be a cheaper option than using the Eagle One Presidential jet to first fly to Katsina and then moving the entire convoy by road to Daura, a trip that is repeated for his return as well.

Let's keep in mind that the soil in Otueke is loamy, in contrast to the sandy Daura soil which would raise dust when landing that could disastrously block the pilots visibility. The construction cost of a helipad is about N2 million.

This is a 'clueful' decision which is highly efficient, especially as it significantly reduces the cost of governance.

It is disheartening that you can call this a "best" response.
This response is meaningless and it is more of a distraction from the main issue.
The poster wrote "cheaper" as if he invented the word.
What he fails to understand is that maintenance of the helipad will cost more in the long run
hence his feigned ignorance of the maintenance cost.
2 million Naira may build an helipad but millions are required for hpits maintenance on the long run.

#Saynotowastefulness.

biafransoul:
I thought the Daura President Buhari said there is nothing like subsidy. So it is not even up to a month that he took over and he had already embezzled #57b. So much for the much touted change. Thieves

Please don't blame DogoYaro , he doesn't understand how subsidy or economy works
so he is bound to make ignorant statements regularly. And that's why he has interpreter-generals
and slaves whose only job is denying what he previously said.
#cluelessdullarpo

seunmsg:
This one that all of them are smiling. I hope he read the riot act to all these notorious marketers who always think they can hold the nation to ransom always. The days of impunity and daylight robbery in the name of subsidy is over. Henceforth, corruption will no longer be condone in the oil sector.

The last time I checked you are neither the president nor his vice,
so why make an empty statement devoid of power to back it up.
But it is okay if you are just being hopeful.

ahmedolawale:
So what is wrong in transferring or relocating BH to another is Anambra not part of Nigeria

I think relocating them to your house will be apt since it is also part of Nigeria.
#Irejectbokoguest

Minet16:
While this is a good manuscript, Some protocols must be observed. Its only a useless Father who would wake up by 2 am and give ice-cream to his child Because his child was crying for it. Ice-cream is good, but not by 2am. So also because Nigeria is impatient doesn't mean PMB should rush and appoint ministers at this particular time when the econmy is shaky, and you have very few folks you can trust out there. PMB is by reason of his position, a Father to the Nation, he knows what's best. Even if he doesn't, for past decades protocols have been tried by past Administrations but to no avail, so lets see where this leads. I voted GEJ in the last elections but he lost, that doesn't mean i'll diss PMB for whatever move he makes. Please for once let critisizing stop, and try to understand reasons, believe you me, NIGERIA will be great.






#@MINET16

In other words you have no mind of your own,
You only listen to the order given by your father god.
I didn't really expect this from an adult.

Good luck with your blind following.

I am not in the least surprised by this revelation as Babaonechance one chance has for several times
proven himself to be ignorant of basic governmental functions.
Why dissolve a board that doesn't exist ?
The more shocking aspect of this is the attempt by our dear Sai Dogo to pocket a whooping $3.4 billion dollar,
what kind of visitor usurps his host farm ?

heedrhez:
it pains dat at dis level ur tinkng faculty is faulty u nid to grw up n step up ur reasoning ability incase u ar nt cmfrtble with Buhari's administration u have 2 options
1.travel abroad
2. kip ur mouth shut

I will have love to ignore you because I don't think someone who
can't construct a correct sentence deserves a response , try sticking with
pidgin next time , okay on the other hand I believe you need proper schooling
on manners.

It is better you abandon your herd mentality for once and use your head.
I responded based on the facts in that article but you chose to read the headline and
attack without thinking.
If you had made effort to read you would have seen how shallow your response is.

You can either counter my point with facts or remain silent forever.
I will admonish you to free yourself from mental slavery.

bulldoza:
Ekweremadu is a rogue and a Useless goat.

This ídiot has been in power for more than 16 years with no significant achievement.

Alas, the flaatees will still defend, praise, adore and worship him. Just the way they defended that hold hag Stella Odua when she stole millions of naira to purchase cars JUST BECAUSE "NA OUR PIKIN" .
***This mediocres won't question their leaders nor old them accountable. All they enjoy doing is crying, lamenting and criticising the SW for their unfortunate situations.

Orji [worst governor to ever rule a state in Nigeria] is still been praised for his "good" work in Abia state and they even voted him in again for senatorial position.

FLATEĚS KWUENU!!

HYPOCRITES.

You need your head examined by a psychiatrist, ekweremadu is a law maker and that's all
he is neither a governor nor president so lawmakers aren't expected to build roads and hospital.
Is that clear enough ?

RickyTan:
I understand that we cannot scrap ministers entirely, but let us reduce their numbers and the cost of hiring them. Government is not a for- profit business. Nigeria's GDP per Capita is 3000.00 USD. Very weak. Why is this? Weak physical capital. And to some extent under developed human capital - poor schools, hospitals.

Growing an economy is not rocket science. But we choose to not do the needful, so we remain relatively a poor country.

I agree we need to reduce the number of ministers but that is not to say the decision
have to be delayed forever, that was my initial grouse.

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