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djustice:
Is it the case that the finances of Seun Osewa as well as those of the moderators OAM4J and Jarus will need to be investigated along with those of the Lagos State Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the LAHA, when the on-going investigation gathers full momentum?

There is an unmistakable pro-ACN, pro-Tinubu, pro-Fashola bent to the editorial activities of the moderators. Threads critical to the ACN group and their prominent members are either deleted or buried in the 5th or 6th pages of the forum, time and again. Critical comments are deleted or even moved to other forums on flimsy pretexts.

I will continue posting in here until you inevitably ban me, then we'll know for sure that Nairaland=ACN.

Meanwhile, Please restore my posts in this thread, https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-758296.0.html , which you deleted. The public deserve to know the truth. Don't hide the fact that the ACN is a party of cold-blooded murderers and thieves.

naijaking1:
This thread shows how our 2 muslim political section moderators are using the forum to push their own agenda.
The investigation of this allegation is at its infancy, the accused has not even responded, there has been no court finding or ruling; yet our supposed neutral and objective moderator digs up the news, and despite lack of investigative merit flashes it on the home page.

I used to wonder how baseless articles attacking christians, their pastors, and even methods of worship usually find their way into the political section and then the homepage.
All of a suddden, corruption and civil criminal activities are being elevated to the same political importance as the activities of Boko Haram and other violent islamic fanatics

naijaking1:
^^^
His bias is crystal clear.

naijaking1:
This is another abuse of the homepage privilages by a moderator who desparately wants to showcase a "crime" involving a christian priest

The construction of roads, infrastructure and housing is reeling again under a vicious resurgence of cement prices. Reports have it that in many parts of the country, especially the Lagos metropolis, where development of housing projects is proceeding at a frenetic pace, a bag of cement now goes for as a high as N2,800 per bag.

This obviously tops the all time high price of N2,500 per bag reported in May 2011, when newly elected President Goodluck Jonathan summoned cement manufacturers and handed them an ultimatum to crash the prices of cement within one month.

At that meeting held on Monday, May 16, 2011 at the State House, Abuja, were the President of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CMAN), Mr. Joseph Makoju, the nation’s foremost cement manufacturer and merchant, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of the BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad and the Country Manager of Lafarge Cement, Mr. Jean-Christophe Barbant. At the end of the meeting, the cement moguls addressed the media, offering to comply with the presidential directive.

On Monday, June 4, 2011, Dangote announced it was crashing the price of its own products to N1,500 per bag. Briefing cement distributors, the company’s Executive Director in charge of sales, Mr. Ekanem Etim, assured that his company would expand capacity to six million metric tonnes of cement per annum when its Ibeshe plant was inaugurated before the end of 2011.

The euphoria was contagious in the industry. The Executive Secretary of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CMAN), Mr. James Salako, just like other ecstatic citizens, praised Dangote to high heavens. The President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Mr. Tunji Bolu, pledged that his institute would set up a committee to monitor the prices of cement as a show of support for the government’s responsive gesture of driving down the prices of cement.

However, barely three months after the good news, as is usual with all things Nigerian, the situation has gotten worse than ever before because Nigerians are suddenly forced to part with more money than ever to buy this essential commodity which is central to the provision of shelter to a severely under-housed population. The installed capacity of the local cement industry is put at 15 million metric tonnes, and yet it will require at least 25 million metric tonnes to meet the booming demand and stabilise prices at an affordable level.

According to current reports, the commodity is now scarce mainly because of the old culprit and nemesis of Nigerian industrialisation: poor public power supply. It was recently reported that the national grid lost about 1,000 megawatts of electricity to low gas supply to power stations, especially the nation’s largest plant at Egbin in Lagos. Other sources simply blamed the market forces of demand and supply, whereby demand continues to outstrip supply.

A recent market survey by Vanguard Newspapers in the Ojodu Berger, Isheri and Sabo areas of Lagos State and Alagbole, Akute, Olambe, Oshere and Matogun areas of Ifo in Ogun State indicated that unit prices of cement blocks have risen from N120 to N150 for six inches blocks, while nine inches moulds now fetch N175 apiece rather than the former N135.

A lesson to be learned from the forced crashing of cement prices — an old economic lesson at that — is that it is pointless to decree or dictate the prices of commodities in a free market. During the dark days of the military, efforts to force down prices eventually resulted in empty shelves and severe scarcity of essential consumer commodities. The attempt by the President to force down prices has clearly backfired. This was because other connective measures to boost production or even importation to create equilibrium between demand and supply were not taken.

The Federal Government needs to realise that its much trumpeted “Transformation Agenda” will not move forward unless hard steps are taken to remove the many cabals, cartels and monopolies that bedevil our system. To prevent a heightening of the incidence of collapsed buildings and failed infrastructure, a lasting solution must be found to cement scarcity.

The earlier the better.

mitofag:
She is talking about implementation, not the structure of the budget itself.

GEJ's job is to come up with a budget, present the budget to the NASS, and then sign it after it is passed. He seems to have done his side of the deal.

WHat are you blaming him for again?

Dis Guy:
Amodu, Berti Vogts, Sani LULu etc did their side of the job, why do they get sacked for when Nigeria lose matches


No he hasn't, his side of the deal also includes him signing an implementable budget, recruit those that can implement the budgets and measuring performance as we go along, his side of teh deal is A through to Z not just presenting the paper with abc on it!

mitofag:
How?

Kunbee:
Shattap!!

If you want to apologise do so, don't say we all make mistakes. Meaning anyone who commits a crime should be congratulated and since "we" are human it should be excused and he shouldn't be punished or chastised. Because someone slept on your couch

And Dewunmi never said anything about you apologising except you been suspended in which the Beat fm still let you work after your suspension started.

No wonder he isn't married
Who is the "we"? I would rather not be human

OLISA ADIBUA HAS APOLOGIZED TO ME’ SAYS ASSAULT VICTIM


By Osagie Alonge and Lolade Sowoolu


Adewunmi Oyekanmi

As news of the Thursday BEAT FM incident becomes hot topic on different social media and entertainment sites, the alleged ‘victim’, Adewunmi Oyekanmi has issued an official statement (published below) decrying further spread of the matter and stating that the station’s management has things under control.

The Saturday, Septmber 10, 2011 statement coming from Adewunmi other than executives of the Lagos station further puts the radio house in an awkward position as chances that Adewunmi may have written the statement under duress isn’t ruled out.

Above is a current picture of Adewunmi still showing his swollen upper lip and red left eye as inflicted by radio OAP and TV host, Olisa Adibua – Adewunmi’s boss.

Read Adewunmi’s official statement below…

My name is Adewunmi Oyekanmi, news editor with the Beat 99.9 Fm. An incident occurred at my work place within the early hours of the 8th of Sep 2011 between myself and another member of staff which has been blown out of proportion in the media. I have been wrongfully quoted in various blogs and magazines, but this will be my first official statement and the last, so please disregard anything you might have seen, heard or read. The incident in question has been dealt with to my satisfaction by the Management of Megalectrics, operators of The Beat 99.9 Fm, in a swift and conclusive manner. The member of staff (Mr Olisa Adibua) with whom I had the altercation with, has duly apologized most sincerely and I have accepted, based on the fact that since I started working at the station, my relationship with the said party has always been cordial and friendly.

In reference to a purported conversation between myself and an undercover reporter, I’d like to state categorically that I have never had a phone conversation or granted any interview to any media or reporter. What transpired was an internal matter which was leaked into the public domain to create division within our corporate entity. I refuse to be used as a pawn or be labelled ‘the voiceless or oppressed’.

Megalectrics, the operators of the beat 99.9fm employed me in the capacity of news editor in July 2010, and ever since I have had no cause to complain about the working environment, my colleagues or superiors. We operate an open system where everyone is free to speak their minds, regardless of rank of hierarchy. Once again, I[b]’d like to reiterate that the matter has been resolved and the member of staff has apologized for the altercation we had.[/b]

In conclusion, I would like this issue to be extinguished so I can get back to my normal every day life, as the recent publications and rumors circulating have put a strain on my family and private life.I would like to thank the management and staff of Megalectrics for the swift and decisive response to the matter. I would also like to thank everyone who showed concern. I’d like to reassure you that I am okay and in good health as is confirmed by my attached photo.

These are my final words on the subject. Thank you very much and God bless


http://www.thenetng.com/2011/09/10/and-the-beat-goes-on/