₦airaland Forum

IlovePMB:
This criminal Supreme Court governor should be shown the way out by Imolites and Igbos in general. The fulani caliphate would elect sensible and hard working governors in the north but would impose imbbecile and criminal on Imo State to destroy Igbo land.

The worst is that a whole Catholic priest said Uzodimma is the messiah for imo state. I don't know if messiah now has a new definition.

How many times have you heard of herdsmen killings in Imo state? All the other states that have had recurring herdsmen killings, specifically PDP governed states in the SE, how many times did you call for removal of their governors? Of course, this one should be removed instantly because he's an APC governor.

Anyway, if political losers don't make noise, how would the world know they are losers?

Haha... Hopefully Ambode is seeing this.

But then, with the stunts Oshiobaba has been pulling since his reign as chairman, can Oshio possibly lose an election in his homestead?

techmo:




Isnt it absolute stupidity for a state with so much unemployment, zero power supply, and absolutely no infrastructure, to ware house 75 billion in a cormercial bank like diamond bank.. while bankers wont even borrow the money out to Anambra indegene but to the likes of Dangote and Rabiu of Biu groups

75billion would construct a gas pipeline from Imo gas flaring fields, build a 1000 Megawatt Thermal/gas turbine power station and give Anambra 24/7 electricity with enough to sell to other state while their industries drastically develop

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Typical black man consumer consumer consumer mentality. Consume it all, and then when a famine comes, you run to oyibos to beg for aid.

Meanwhile, did you just say N75bn can build a pipeline from Imo to Anambra and also build a 1000mw power plant?... You must really be referring to PVC pipe and I-pass-my-neighbour generators.

tevinsolt:
Security - Decentralise the Police, given the constitution makes provision for that. Establish a zero-tolerance policy in the Police Force and the Military. This approach is a strategy to eradicate the abuse of power by law enforcement on citizens. Push a bill that allows for a jury of citizens to serve as the balanced check that needed to keep the force accountable. This will reinforce the idea of a government by people in the our democracy.
Nysc - Mandatory 1 year military reserve service for all citizens. Eligible for enrollment by the age of 18 and must be completed by age 35.
Citizen database - for identification

Infrastructure - Leverage the service of the enlisted Nysc members in a Govenrment driven accelerated infrastructural development, obviously cooperation with experts. we'll create 3000 miles of roads and 1500 miles of rail line respectively every year. Increased infrastructural capacity will positively impact investments in logistics and transportation and industrilization.
I'll further deconstruct power distribution, will allow distributors to compete for customers without location restriction.

Education enormous investment in Public schools starting from Elementary all the way up to the University. We'll rennovate our schools, provide adequate supplies for the classrooms, build Federal public Libraries in every capital city.
Open up Federal Universities for international research purposes, sponsor research in Medicines, Science and Technology
Incentivize computer and information technology/science/engineering studies all across the country.

Tourism, allow ease of access for innovative ideas from local start-ups, international brands to launch their businesses. this will be another avenue for job creation creation through small businesses, and possible investment opportunities.

And finally use my execute powers to push for a decentralized federal government, and more independent states, a change to the constitution that will define clearly the rights of persons and institutions and firmly uphold those rights with the necessary checks and balance in place.

Your suggestions all look very good and well articulated; but I can't help but notice that one fantastic exaggeration which makes it all look like the typical beautiful empty promises of Nigerian politician - 3000 miles of roads and 1500 miles of railways every year!! Do you have an idea how much it would cost to do just that and how exactly are you going to raise the funds for all these? Even Britain which is 100 times richer than Nigeria cant achieve that feat in 4 years.

Kingosytex:
Well, the first step will be to reduce the number of law makers breakers in the legislature.

Those guys are practically doing nothing to earn the billions they are being paid.

I will also champion massive sensitisation and re-orientation. Virtues like truth, honesty and contentment must be inculcated in the lives of the upcoming generations because this present generation is a lost cause.

And you think you have the power to do that as a president?

Beta soup na money kill am!

Nigerians want to pay N7500 scool fees and get Harvard class universities.

Ooni:
I know Ibos are the only genuine businessmen in Nigeria.

Otedola once ceased to be a billionaire because naira fell following recession.

our brother Obj once told our sister folorunsho alakija "I made you a billionaire' which means she became a billionaire by govt favour not hardworking.

Adenuga our brother is also an IBB front

Dangote enjoys monopoly

Ibos are doing it alone almost dominating every sector through hardwork. They're gifted and must be given credit for that.

What kind of inferioriry complex ridden mentality is this?

fallout87:
This is was "ultra modern" back in 2005.

Having desk, windows, lights and a visual screen isn't something to gloat about unless you're a fifth-world environment.

For Nigerian government school standards, these schools are EXCELLENT and about the best ever seen around Nigeria.

mrvitalis:
Oga which of the product in the 22.5 billion is intended for South east

The person you quoted already answered your question explicitly but its seems that once people choose to play opposition with sentiments, objectivity becomes alien. Will the Calabar to PH rail not go through Abia state? If the Mambilla dam is built and starts producing 3500mw, will the electricity not power the SE?

I asked a question earlier, the immediate past PDP govt, despite receiving over 3 times more revenue, still borrowed over $20bn. Since you say the 2nd Niger bridge being built by this admin is too insignificant for the sheer size of loans taken, kindly point out what PDP govt did for the SE with the massive revenues and massive loans it also took.

mrvitalis:
A 1.6km bridge is the biggest project in the south east ..yet APC borrowed 22.5 billion and excluded south east and u have mouth to talk

PDP under GEJ alone also borrowed up to $20bn. What exactly did PDP use that money to do in the SE?.... Heck! Let's even forget about the SE, what exactly did PDP use the billions of dollars they borrowed (even at a time of high oil price) to do for any part of Nigeria as a whole?

Fact check: Nigeria had a total debt of $63bn as at 2015 June when APC officially took over. Unfortunately a lot of people saying APc is plunging Nigeria in debt are ignorant of this fact.

I see a lot of people singing about ApC borrowing, its almost now an anthem all over Nigeria. A lot of people singing these songs are ironically sympathetic to PDP. The real question any truly intelligent lover or patriotic Nigerian should be asking is why Nigeria had a total debt of $63bn as at 2015 when PDP handed over to ApC. If we claim APC is stupid for borrowing purely for capital projects, at least APC has an excuse that govt revenues are down (due to low oil prices). The big question is, what's the excuse of the immediate past PDP govt that also borrowed billions even at a time of substantial oil revenue? Besides the Abuja - Kaduna railway which was even completed by APC, what exactly did they use those billions of borrowed dollars for?

Enough of all these half baked criticism of APC (especially coming from individuals who are sympathetic to PDP).

kingi777:
The IPPIS doesn't have any package for payment of allowances to lecturers. Therefore, It's only the basic salaries they now earn. So how does federal government expect them to call off the strike and diligently work when they are forcefully enrolled into IPPIS and striping them of some allowances that make their salaries tangible.


BEFORE YOU CRITICISE THE LECTURERS TAKE A LOOK AT THIS;

Take home salary for lecturers after IPPIS deduction without allowances:
PhD LII is #130,000
PhD LI is #163,000 plus min. 3 years post PhD
Senior Lecturer #235,000 plus min. 6years post PhD
Professor ��‍� #345,000 plus min. 10 years post PhD
Senior Professor ��‍� #423,000....
Minimum of 3years gap with hard work. Many spend as high as 5years before they can move up the ladder of promotions.

REMEMBER
From these peanuts of a pay;
They teach a crowd for a class
They supervise multitudes
They attend conferences from their pockets
They attend seminars from this peanuts
They write and publish articles in reputable journals (enquire the cost of publishing).....etc
They undergo rigorous stress to carry out research.
They spend minimum of 4 years in BSc
They spend minimum of 2 years in MSc
They spend minimum of 3 years in PhD (in Nigeria is near impossible they even spend upto 5 years and above).

Consider their rigours, the pain, the emotional trauma, physical drain, brain drain, intellectual drain they go through just to be qualified for their job specification...

I think our Lecturers work like elephants and earn like ants, they deserve a better pay or renumeration.

In terms of welfare:
You know that 50% of your lecturers don't have good offices/furnitures.
Most lecturers lack good working environment.
Most lecturers handle/teach a crowd of students yet they still try to deliver lectures in such environment (instead of the normal 30-50 students class size).
Most Lecturers supervise projects at their expense.
You want his best yet you deny him the best.

When you compare this salary with those of other Federal Govt agencies it's very very ridiculous.
If you compare it with Universities abroad then Nigeria �� salary scale for lecturers is infinitesimally small.

Before you criticise them;
First put yourself in their shoes.
Could you have studied to PhD just to earn #130,000?
Could you have invested the better part of your life upto Prof just to earn #345,000?
Think! They may not have been the best they should yet they are among the best in the world especially if they are giving the right environment to practice.

Before you criticise ASUU/Lecturers think.
Except you are happy with the state of the university system.

NO COUNTRY CAN GROW BEYOND IT'S VALUE FOR EDUCATION.

Copied and reviewed

Without a side-by-side comparison between the old system and new system, we may never have a full grasp of what the grievances of the lectures are regarding this IPPIS thing.

The text you copied and pasted states that lectures will receive no allowances under the IPPIS scheme; why do I find this unbelievable? Even if we assume that is right, a question which really begs for answers is, were lectures getting any allowances in the old system prior to this IPPIS? If they did, were the so called allowances legal and transparent?

I hear the IPPIS system will ensure transparency in the university payroll system by blocking illegally deducted and untraceable allowances and double salaries, and will also ensure lectures pay tax (as it should be). Of course knowing how Nigerians love illegal things, many lectures wouldn't be happy with anything that blocks the usual bazaar. By all means, this version of the story sounds more credible, it's left for the lectures to prove otherwise.

The way this Pastor Iyamu fellow has been running his mouth all over the place with arrogance, he must really think he's God.

nextstep:
Oh.. I'm following constituted authority which says we should keep social distance. I have not intent on testing anybody. Wasn't there a pastor who died recently?

"Pastor Who Defied Social Distancing Dies After Contracting Covid-19, Church Says"
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/bishop-gerald-glenn-coronavirus.html

Yeah of course, my message was for those who feel they shouldn't take common sense precautions because they believe they have faith and are in God's house.

nextstep:
Very correct... in fact this is one of Jesus' earliest teachings.

"Healing is fundamental to the redemptive work of Jesus. To allow the idol of coronavirus to determine the scope of congregational worship in the house of God is an abomination of gargantuan proportions,"

Well, I suppose he can either keep his congregation safe by following guidelines, or he may soon not have a congregation.

BeautifulWoman:
This is pure travesty. Christianity is of faith and such guidelines are against the tenants of our Christian faith.

I was brought up in a godly home where my parents thought us the applications of Faith. If we believe Christ is above sickness, why then are we distancing right in his church.

If you believe you have the biggest faith, and you believe this faith over common sense, maybe you should try visiting one of the isolation centres in your state and go about hugging the patients. Then you will know what it means when Christ said "Do not put the Lord your God to the test"

Gbam! this is the kind of news we like to hear. Now it's up to the executives to do the smart thing. Canada can't insult our sovereignty by denying us landing rights in their airports, and then expect us not to reciprocate the gesture.

Imagine PDP talking about wasted years.

omonnakoda:
[s]You do not understand Forex otherwise you won't say this rubbish

What do you mean by sacrifice?
What is the Forex for if not to exchange? Foreign reserves are not government funds they belong pro rata to any person with naira in his pocket
Those holding naira do so because it promises value and that promise is redeemed when they can buy Forex with ease.
The CBN balance sheet increases in Naira when it sells dollars and vice versa

All CentralmBanks do this so how is Nigeria different. They just do it to different degree

I agree that we should not spend on subsidies but that does not mean the subsidy budget should not be spent on welfare. Arguably everything government does is welfarism whether it is funding health ,education even police is all welfarism
What is "affordable" has to be subject to some object test. What is the definition of affordable?[/s]

Trash! The CBN subsidising the cost of forex is indirectly subsidising our import hungry culture.... Go back to elementary school!

omonnakoda:
ok can you shut up now?see painment

Are you gay?

Oh wow! Now it makes sense! This speaks volumes on who you really are - a filthy fraggot running after my ass. God forbid!!

No wonder he keeps saying he's done but still lurks around in my mentions like a typical female/effeminate specie hungry for attention. #Bobrisky

Painment? Last I checked, you were the one who out of deep, resorted to throwing insults about.

omonnakoda:
I told you yesterday I have nothing To say to you but you keep regurgitating a dead conversation like a rejected lover.


This conversation ended yesterday

Lol... what a dumbass! Go back and check our conversation history and tell me who the scorned 1st wife is. Last time I checked, I wasnt having a conversation with you before you jumped in like a hungry dog gunning for an argument on issues you know nothing about.

omonnakoda:
You think you know and you know nothing

The naira is essentially a debt of the Central Bank. When they "defend" the naira as you call it they are paying or redeeming their debt by buying Naira back.
Different countries I the world adopt different intervention regimes in foreign exchange for strategic reasons. Most countries do it to different degrees Some intervene to shore up exchange rates while others exchange to do the exact opposite and are called currency manipulators.

The fact that different players e.g Japan ,the UK and China do this regularly mean than the market is not a perfect market and it is naive to believe that exchange rates reflect "value" or that flotation will determine "actual value" The reality is that there is nothing g like actual value.
The market is affected by speculative forces especially in the futures market which can produce wide swings within seconds that bear no relation to economic reality. Only the US can withstand such forces. This is equally true for information such as election results, referendum results etc. Not every economy is strong enough to subject itself to such speculative forces .

The market asks a question about currency value and the CBN responds by paying its debt from foreign reserves. Some would argue that that is the purpose of the foreign reserve ie to purchase naira whe those holding it seek redemption. We are right like China and the UK to intervene in our interests just like most of those we trade with do. How that amounts to import subsidies is very bizarre logic. The parallel market is a good guide to reality

Every state is a welfarism state to a greater or lesser degree.
What is important is that we do so within our means eg for decades we have enjoyed cheap subsidised petrol. That is welfarism.

Like I said before, the Naira is artificially stronger than it should actually be because of interventions by the govt/CBN. The very fact that the CBN sacrifices some forex to keep the exchange rate low, that's a form of subsidy.

Yes every state has large elements of welfarism, but it begins to be counter productive when you practice the level of welfarism you cannot afford. E.g. is Nigeria spending its entire govt revenue on subsidy.

omonnakoda:
It is targeted at those who can pay for them people who can afford 75 million who BY YOUR 10 MILLION definition are Rich.

Rich people don't have to live there. They can be landlords . That is a foolish question

Of course, he's resorted to insults. Very typical of empty vessels when they lack sensible things to say!

omonnakoda:
You seem to like talking for the sake of talking.

I said the Lekki property is not targeted at them .


What is your point?

And who are the Lekki properties targetted at exactly? The rich? Which rich person would go live in those block of flats that look like council flats?

Or do you mean to say the houses targetted at the poor? Which poor person can afford that?

You're actually losing me here, what exactly is your point?

omonnakoda:
Defending the naira is import subsidy? Really?
Welfare states cannot be capitalist?
Is there any country that does not subsidise one sector or the other?
What was the 2008 US bank bailout? The 2008 automotive industry bailout? The endless subsidies for the defence industry? Or the current Covid bailout

The NHS in the UK is free

Social security benefits payments in the US exceed Nigerian national budget (nearly $900 billion), ditto for the UK


What about AGRICULTURAL subsidies in the EU,USA

Wake up ,you are clearly out of your depth here

Are you by any means comparing the financial capacity of US/UK to Nigeria?

If you go back and read what I wrote again, I mentioned that Nigeria does not have the financial capacity to be a welfarist state; our attempt to be a welfarist state is the reason growth is extremely slow. A typical example is petrol subsidy; Nigeria simply doesnt have the financial capacity to keep being a welfare state by subsidising petrol, we cant be competing with civilisations like US or UK who are 10000 richer.

And yeah, just incase you didnt know, the CBN defending the Naira by pumping in cheap forex into the market every month, that is indirectly subsidizing imports. the dollar is currently N360, its only when the Naira is floated fully that we can know the actual value of the Naira.

VaalCee:
We do not run a Capitalist economy where Political will overrides and determines every other sectors? Nigeria is more of mixed economy largely delving into Socialism

Nigeria is almost a wefarist state where the govt does or is expected to do everything for the poor; almost every govt policy is aimed at the poor. That's why almost everything is subsidised; all imports are subsidised (with the CBN defending the Naira every month), fuel is subsidised, education is subsidised, health care is subsidised, electricity is subsidised etc... Fact of the matter is that we do not have requisite financial capacity and patriotism to run a welfare govt, that is why no sector works in Nigeria.

If the govt jumps the struggling middle class (that pays most of the taxes) to go pamper the poor, the imbalance will bring chaos.

omonnakoda:
by your own definition on this thread

I defined middle class as people earning typically between N1-10m per annum. By all definitions, this is even the lower midclass in Nigeria

omonnakoda:
Like I said we will have to agree to disagree, with respect you are making noise and repeating yourself with your epistle on middle class Government in Nigeria doesn't have the money to cater for anyone.

This Lekki project was not built with government money and neither targets poor or middle class it is for rich people .

That depends on your definition of 'rich'.

SultanOfAbia:
Look At The Rusty Plane They Sold Us
Something used to fight Ww2 in 1945
Africa is dumping Ground

Just look at the red circle, The rusty Panel Beating that airplane has received

The planes are brand new.

By the way, the tucanos may 'look' like 1945 planes, but they aren't; they were first produced in 2003.

omonnakoda:
We will have to agree to disagree

If you want to move to Lekki that is your choice nothing to do with government

Government exists for everyone.

The role of government should be to make policies that attract long term capital into Nigeria and articulate a housing strategy for everybody to increase the supply of housing

Why can't ALL NEIGHBOURHOODS be decent

Even in the most developed countries or cities in the world, all neighbourhoods aren't decent. And even if all neighbourhoods are made decent, some neighbourhoods will always be more decent than others, and humans will always aspire to move up to better locations.

If you want to move to Lekki a more decent house in a more decent neighbourhood, that is your choice nothing to do with government

"If the poor wants to leave their shanties and move to better homes, its their choice, nothing to do with govt." How about that?

Government exists for everyone.

Of course, not for the poor alone. Those paying the huge taxes need govt help too.

The role of government should be to make policies that attract long term capital into Nigeria and articulate a housing strategy for everybody to increase the supply of housing

Resources are limited/scarce, so prioritising is of utmost importance. Like I explained earlier, the midclass can pay for the houses and the funds can be used by govt to develop more houses.

When the govt provides decent houses for the midclass to buy, the poor also benefits because they occupy the older houses which the midclass leaves vacant. As you can see, this model readily caters for the middle and lower income earners, and also creates long term capital for govt to develop more housing.

On the other hand, if the govt ignores the middle class and jumps to cater only for the housing needs of the poor, the taxable midclass would feel cheated and disgruntled, and the government would have no capital to develop more housing. Such an imbalance would create chaos in society. This model may work only in communist nations.

Asadujames202:
Stop quoting that "thing"

Lol

heniford2:
KOB whats the name of movie

King of Boys

Nnamebuka:
Apart from the cinematography nothing else cut it for me in that movie. How would you explain that a young man has been worried over the identity of his biological father only to be presented with a likely lead but he chose to look the other way? When Andy came to Nnamdi with the confession that he is his father I expected that revelation to change the dynamics of the storyline. It's usually inherent among male species to want to know their paternal affiliation in Nigeria if not the world over. They just acted like nothing happened and went on with the movie. It could have been better if they had made Andy get in touch with Nnamdi only at the hospital after maybe repeated failed attempt to see him. And maybe that's where he'll reveal his identity to his son.

I also expected chief Mike (Bob-Manuel Udikwu) to play a prominent role being one of the major stakeholders in the occult of the original LIB. Instead his role could best be described as a waka pass. For a legendary actor like that? Haba!

I won't lie the dialogue was good. No waste of precious time in unnecessary chitchat.

I'm constantly on Mtel unlimited data plan and practically live in Netflix and prefers to watch well researched and executed movies. Movies that add to your I.Q and not all these over-hyped Nigerian movies. However when I decided to give it a shot during this lockdown except for KOB which I thoroughly enjoyed I'd practically left many half-way.

No offense but KOB didnt cut it for me, it was just another one of those typical nollywood movies shot with a nice camera, with everyone forming 'gangster', nothing more.

Regarding the Andy Okeke meeting and confession to his son, no the son didnt just look the other way, he was still thinking deeply about it just like anyone would. But obviously he dismissed it because it would typically seem like a scam that your long lost father just appears the moment you make money, only to start telling you tales of how your benevolent benefactor is a 'devil'. Nnamdi shrugged it off as the words of a deluded scammer because he didnt even believe in the whole money ritual tale (remember when he sarcastically asked Mr Nworie whether there was anything like money rituals in 2019).

Regarding Chief Mike and Omego, they weren't necessarily meant to be a part of the movie, they just made necessary 'appearances'. Just seeing their faces was enough for me.