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GamalNasser:
Because Big Pharma doesnt want you to hear about it

It's been over a month since chloroquin was announced as a possible cure, and in the last month, almost 20,000 people have died of covid-19 in the UK alone, not to mention the multitude dying in other places.

If chloroquin is truly as effective as you claim to treat this plague (i.e. 100% efficacy as you claim), do you really believe its efficacy can be suppressed so much (by big pharma or whoever) under these prevailing deaths?

aimmoney9:
It is true DAT chloroquine works pple DAT recovered in Nigeria, Senegal and d world over used it...u can confirm this online..
Most Presidents the world over don't want to tout it as a cure because they know der pple will abuse it and overdose..But it is working just take it according to pharmaceutical prescriptions..... Don't OD

Chloroquine was announced as a possible cure over a month ago. If chloroquine was really this effective, do you really think the number of people helplessly dying from this disease would still be rising all over the world?

GamalNasser:
Chloroquine has been proven to have a 100 percent efficacy against COVID

Is chloroquine really effective? How come no one seems to be hearing about it anymore?

maestroferddi:
No need splitting hairs...

One wouldn't be to naive to discount the intractable, hydra-headed problems bedevilling most public institutions in Nigetia...

However, it is trite to state that the problems ossifies beyond manageable limits when people get typecast/shoe-horned into roles for which they ill-suited.

The logic and rationality which cannot contemplate an engimeer overseeing the judicial responsibilities nor funtiom as a minister of health should be extrapolated to a sensitive sector like power.

The secret of advance societies is that they have a predilection to getting acts right.

BTW, it was never stated or implied that merely having an engineer as helmsman in the power sector will just make problems go away.

We are talking of painstakingly looking for the best brains around...

Prof Nebo proved that he was obviously incompetent in the role given to him. Dude had no clue...

Of course it pays to have people with right fitting qualifications in the right offices, but my previous comments were just to nullify the widespread simplistic notion that the power sector wasn't doing well because a lawyer held sway (instead of an engineer).

maestroferddi:
I beg to disagree.

The best improvement witnessed in the power ministry happened when the ministry was superintended by Prof. Barth Nnaji,a world-renowned professor of Mechanical Engineering.

As an engineer, I don't expect you to understand. It is probably only in Nigeria where a garrulous lawyer gets appointed to oversee power.

We saw it with Bola Ige and as if no lessons were learned, Fashola was also given the nod. Both men have proved unmitigated failures.

Let's keep appointing misfits to sensitive positions and continue expecting them to deliver different outcomes.

Las Las the blackman will continue to provide the ammunition that characterizes him as unimaginative, incompetent and mentally lazy...

I still stand firmly by my point. The issues keeping Nigeria in darkness are not technical or scientific, but rather administrative and political. The mafian cabals holding down the power sector in Nigeria needs someone with strong administrative, manipulative and political wits and clout to outplay them; it's certainly not a problem that dY/dX can solve.

If you doubt it, go and ask Prof Nebo, a professor of mechanical engineering who replaced Nnaji. Of course thinking it was a technical issue (like most Nigerians erroneously assume), Nebo took the bull by the horn but was frustrated back to back, he had to declare that "witches and wizards" were responsible for Nigeria's power woes. Or woul you say prof Nebo was a fake engineer?

To borrow the words of Fashola, "power generation is not rocket". The technicality of power generation and distribution is one of the most simple things which mankind has overcome over 100 years ago. The reason we dont have light in Nigeria isn't because electricity is rocket science, neither is it because we lack basic science knowledge on how to light up a bulb.

You mentioned that things were almost getting better when Prof Nnaji was the minister, but that even further buttresses my point. Have you asked yourself why Nnaji was removed/resigned despite that we all agree he was doing a good job?

That problem/crisis/masquerade/ that removed Prof Nnaji and reversed all his works, do you really think scientific and engineering knowledge would be the most valuable weapon or skill required to fight that problem?

Cc: VaselineCrew
@VaselineCrew, stop interpreting everything from the viewpoint of apc vs pdp politics. Our power problems predate these parties.

VaselineCrew:
Na wa, so because of politics, you are now dissing Albert Einstein Chai!

You could only wish for an Albert Einstein as your minister of power, mtcheew.

You guys have really gone through decades of mediocrity and it’s starting to show.

Politics is the only reason you cannot comprehend my point.

IlovePMB:
Fashola was actually vocal and active during the early years of Buhari's government. The whole noise about Fashola been a super hero in governance seems to have died out. What happened? Is it his failures in the power sector that has humbled him? That is the most shameful thing that can happen to you when everyone is saying that you are the best man for a job only for you to mess up the whole thing.

[s]Moral of the lesson:
If you are a lawyer, face the Judiciary
Law and Technology has nothing in common[/s]

All Buhari's appointees are square pegs in round holes. A doctor is a minister for employment. A lawyer is the minister for power and works. May be the minister for health is an accountant.

Fashola being a lawyer had nothing to do with the failure in the ministry of power. Gosh! when would Nigerians wake up from this simpleminded logic?

The power issue we have in Nigeria isn't a technical issue needing professors of engineering, it's rather an administrative and political issue requiring an astute administrator and negotiator with very strong political will and political backing. Place Albert Einstein as the minister for power in Nigeria, he would achieve absolutely nothing if he doesn't have administrative skills, if he isn't given the right political backing from oga ontop, and if he isn't given money (lots of it). What did all the other professors of engineering achieve in the ministry of power? 4000mw since 1999 after over $25billion.

sweetsell:
Everyday we are inaduated with scream. Of Peter Obi being the next best thing only fit for the presidential seat of Nigeria.

Personally, I am mystified because I knew when Peter Obi governed and I can clearly state he was never n never will be among the top 5 achiever at his time. Please note that during Peter obi reign as governor of Anambra we have the followings

Raji Fashola / Lagos
Kwakwaso / Kano
Godwill Akpabio / Akwa Ibom
Rotimi Amechi / Rivers
Chime / Enugu

Without any remorse this 5 were the outstanding governors when Peter Obi governed. If any igbo or Anambra indigene believe Peter Obi did beta they should list their criteria used and let us have healthy debate on it.

Housing
Jobs creation
Infrastructure development
Youth empowerment
Health care
Education
Security
IGR

Are but few pointers on which governance is measured. Please step forward with facts if there is any fact that Peter Obi did beta in any of these fields than any of those I listed.

In no particular order I have listed the best performing trio that did beta than Peter Obi hundreds times over and I can clearly state Peter Obi is not even in the top 5 of his class.

You need to remember that those states you mentioned are 5 times richer.

olumide4christ:
No... Moghalu spoke recently. He was interviewed on TVC News earlier this month on Economic issues in the country. He is far better than all the people mentioned above.
Unfortunately, from most of the comments on this thread so far, it shows that most Nigerians are at a loss about what they want in a leader. That's why USA, Canada, France, etc always get good leaders because the people know what they want in a leader and can easily identify it.
I said it recently that if America were to be Nigeria, Donald Trump would never have won the Republican nomination, let alone win the election, for the same reason why some people are rejecting Moghalu, Fela Durotoye, etc.

I think this thread isnt about the 'best', but rather it's about the 'best among the VOCAL critics'. Moghalu or Durotoye wouldnt pass in the category of vocal critics, cant remember when I heard their voices or names last

Oby

Tap0lane:
You are just making foolish noise, the guy is just telling you to make thread about your own thieves in igboland is that too much to ask ? Your advice on those taking solace should go more to your tribesmen that condone their state being looted by fraudulent politicians they elect n reelect who plundered their commonwealth.

You're no different from the other fellow. Like I've said repeatedly before, the brain cells of millions of Nigerian youths have been eaten away by the most foolish form of tribalism. That explains why whenever a government thief who steals our collective patrimony is caught, foolish youths like yourself turn it into a tribal fest jumping on each other while the thieving politicians laugh away at your stupidity.

By the way, you didnt have to create a new moniker to reinforce the shameless shallowness you've been spewing all over this thread.

Mace0lane:
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The same Saharareporters as the story of Ihedioha looting 180M on it website how come all of your quoting me n the OP is blind to that n not able to bring the story on NL ? If that is not bigotry pls tell me what it is.

Like seriously, what sort of compulsive foolishness is this? Is this guy even for real?

This thread is about a Lagos state speaker allegedly siphoning millions; the thead is about the Obasa guy and N17million, not Ihedioha and N187million. How can anyone be so dumb not to have noticed the title of this thread?

If what you want is Ihedioha N187million car story, are you mentally or physically disabled that you cant create a new thread for that by yourself?

The last time I checked, there's even another thread on this same forum on the Ihedioha vehicle story. Why dont you go to that thread if it makes you feel any better?

I will say it for the umpteenth time, the fact that anyone could visit a thread about a Lagos politician siphoning public funds, but the only thing his brain could think about is tribe - "Igbo politician stole money too", it just reveals how sick such a person is. You can take solace in the fact that you arent alone in this madness, there are millions of your kind all over the place with empty brains, that explains why politicians will keep looting Nigeria to shithole status till infinity.

Mace0lane:
While only a wretched cursed n forsaken soul will complain about a thief pocketing N17M because he is a Yoruba while the same lunatic will idolize a fraudster pocketing 180M because he's igbo.

Enough said.

And who is idolizing any thief here? Kindly point out where I or anyone else in this thread idolized or defended anyone?

You are the only lunatic here idolizing a thief on the alter of tribalism but you're way too deranged to even notice it.

Mace0lane:
I need to add igbo because you igbo have the biggest of criminals but you hide them. Imagine none of you can e, pose Ihedioha that bot a car for over 180M but your bigoted father is making noise about a thief that stole less than 20M


I want the masses to join hand that is why I am saying a criminal stealing 100s of millions should be condemned ahead of one stealing 10s of millions. Why people like you are okay with crucifying the smaller criminal while worshipping the bigger criminal.



Exactly according to foolish igbo pathetic logic the heartless rogue is the one stealing less than 20M while the heartful saint is the Ihedioha that stolen 180M. There is no tribalism in having a 20M thief on front page while a 180M is not even on backpage. You Igbos think every is foolish like you have deliberately chosen to be.

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The same Saharareporters as the story of Ihedioha looting 180M on it website how come all of your quoting me n the OP is blind to that n not able to bring the story on NL ? If that is not bigotry pls tell me what it is.

Like I said before, only a sick mind would see a rogue pocketing N17m in the midst of the devastating poverty in the land, but all you can think about is the tribe. In otherwords, because there are thieves from diverse tribes, so therefore thieves of your tribe shouldnt be called out regardless of whether they steal collective wealth. The fact that anybody can even remember a thing called tribe after reading a report like this is sickening.

But guess what? Nigeria is the shithole it is today, and will continue to be a forsaken shithole because there are multitudes of people with your sick mentality.

Mace0lane:
Obaza is indeed a criminal but when will you post fraudulent doing of the like of Ihedioha that bot a single car for 187 million

When will cursed n foolish Igbos learn to remove the log in your own eye before helping others.

17 divide by 187 = 11

Ihedioha as committed a fraud 11 times bigger than Obaza yet you or your bigoted father did not deem it fit to write a single alphabet about it yet you left your wretched region to be monitoring a Lagos that if it stop developing 1 trillion years from now none of your erosion raveged shithole state can meet in any sphere of development.

Upon all the money looted by Ikpeazu na only one wrap of eba with ofe nsala he was able to give. The likes of lousy mouth Abaribe, Ugwuayi Ekeweremadu Umahi n other lunatics you elected as representative are yet to give pure water. My brother you are indeed doomed with chronic hatred, irredeemable bigotry and excessive foolishness all trait of your tribesmen.

https://www.nairaland.com/5815934/n187-million-mercedes-benz-sprinter-ihedioha

Too many Nigerians are just sick in the head. The thread is talking of a heartless rogue milking money meant for development of the state; but the only thing some retardded fellows can think about is how to tribalise the report? *spits*

thundafire:
it's only Buhari dat has made dat office do powerful,wat will u say wen Abba directed Ministry of Health to get money from Ministry of Agriculture

What has the bolded got to do with the Siemens meeting? This discussion is about the Siemens meeting and the legality of the CoS being present in it. Can we stick to the topic?

Like I said before, it's only a person who has a personal dislike/prejudice against Kyari that would argue about the appropriateness of a CoS attending that power meeting.

You just proved me right by bringing up another unrelated topic to showcase Kyari's sins; you're simply trying to explain/justify your dislike for him. But the bottom line is, there was nothing wrong in the man attending that meeting as the CoS, and such isnt peculiar to Nigeria.

HIPROFILE:
Is Fashola not the minister of power? why should it be Abba kyari at that meeting concerning how to revamp power in nigeria instead of Fashola... There is more to the sit of ministers in this government Those appointed to represent certain portfolio are just there why an override minister do his jobs

The minister of power was actually in that meeting, but some dubious reporters deliberately obscured that info in most of their reports to elicit this kind of reactions from you and from Nigerians. That being said, even if the minister wasn't in attendance, there is absolutely nothing wrong or unusual if a president asks his CoS (a senior presidential aide) to attend a follow-up meeting on his behalf (remember the first meeting took place in Abj with the president in attendance)..

thundafire:
washer suppose to go it's only in Buhari regime Chief of staff wants to be involved in everything

What's washer?

Let's pause and stop lying to ourselves - personal hatred / prejudice against the man is the only reason anybody has a problem with Kyari attending that meeting. All over the world, there is absolutely nothing wrong, be it constitutionally, morally or otherwise, for a president to ask his Chief of Staff (a senior presidential aide) to accompany the minister of power and other top government representatives to a meeting with a power company. It's important we learn to define what our problem really is in Nigeria.

JasonJidenna:
Dear Abba Kyari Next of Kin,


You ended up saying nothing as usual...

Do have a lovely day in Fucktown.

I never said I was his next of kin or sympathetic with him. But your foolishness can never comprehend that. Only an idiot gets agitated and violent when you politely correct his error.

thundafire:
wherever he will be,he will curse dey day he went to Germany instead of dey Power minister or dey MD of generating power

This misinformation keeps flying about faster than corona virus. Abba Kyari went for that power meeting with the Minister of Power and other government representatives. But some reported somewhere intentionally obscured that part of the report for clearly dubious reasons.

JasonJidenna:
In your bid defend him, you sounded rather f00lish....


What are the duties of the CoS? Is he the side chick of the Minister?

Defend him?

Since when has saying the truth become a dishonourable or foolish thing?

You peddle a falsehood and I correct your error (thinking you innocently made it out of ignorance), only for you to attack me with insults?

So if I didn't try to correct your deliberate falsehood, that would have made me a better Nigerian in your eyes?

If correcting your falsehood or telling you the truth can get you so embittered and abusive, then you're obviously no different from our useless barbaric leaders that have perpetually turned Nigeria to a shithole. You have absolutely no shame and will remain the scum of the earth.

By the way, there is absolutely nothing wrong constitutionally or otherwise for the president to ask his CoS (a senior presidential aide) to accompany the minister of power and other government representatives to a meeting with a power company. May ignorance mixed with hatred not kill you before your time!

JasonJidenna:
The Economist of London are so correct....


Yes, Abba Kyari tried to clean up Nigeria financially with the mismanagement of public funds.


He went to Germany to discuss issues relating to the Nigeria Power sector, [b]when we have a healthy Minister? Tell me, is that not an avenue to "Clean up Nigeria" financially?

Anyone planning to "Clean up Nigeria" like Abba Kyari will join him soon.


He was a "good man" my left yansh.[/b]

The rate at which malicious misinformation flies around like a virus is nauseating. Kyari attended that siemens meeting with the minister for power. But someone intentionally obscurred that bit of info from public knowledge for obvious reasons (to precipitate comments like yours).

What kind of drunkard list is this? Where did the info come from?

This woman again?... Now she'll be eaten raw...

This thread had got to be a joke...

This is really a wrong time to fall ill. No access to foreign hospitals any more.

EmekaMD:
Brutai and his men have been fighting Bokoharam for many years without any traceable improvements.

Chad soldiers pushed one major offensive and Bokoharam got dismantled.
Then Brutai immediately relocated to NE.
And today Shekarau wants to surrender, something that wasn't foreseeable until now.

My verdict is..

1. Chadian army has disbanded and weakened Bokoharam, and so Shekarau is at the verge of being captured. And his capture would exposed many grey areas including the sponsors to Bokoharam. So Brutai quickly goes in to do the capturing himself and make sure all that needed to be concealed are not exposed .

2. Another option is they'd have Shekarau turn himself in and be given first class treatment and eventually released as a repentant. We've seen lots of these already.

3. Worst case scenario he'd pretend Shekarau wants to surrender, and orders his soldiers to cease fire for negotiations. This would offer Shekarau more breathing space to recuperate and reorganize again. After all Bokoharam is a business venture Brutai and the elite north would never want to lose.

If you think I'm being pessimistic wait till time proves me wrong

What I noticed from all this is that bokoharam's major strongholds and armour bases are located in Chad. That explains why the group became disorganised the moment Chad decided to wake up. It's now left for Nigeria to man its borders and make a final onslaught.

shoboy9:
This administration's ineptitude knows no bounds. First why buy A29 super tucanos from the US? It would be cheaper to get it from Embraer in Brazil and without the nonmsense restrictions the americans place on exports - like you don't get support without supporting days.
Second, there are many better aircraft for the war against BH, especially helicopter gunships, drones, surveillance and communications. Even the nonsense about buying heavy tanks is rather stupid. Are you facing enemy with armour?
Third what is the survivability of this aircraft? Is it amoured against ground fire? does it need long runways and support facilities? Can it interface with drones and communications?
Even 1 or 2 AC 130s would make more impact.
Come to think of it, Obj bought Mi35 helicopters. Where are they?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunship#Helicopter_gunships
Yeye.

Wow wow!... So much ignorance packed into one post, yet he actually starts his post by calling others inept. He even rubbished the acquisition of armoured tanks for ground battle,calling the military commanders at the battlefield stupid for going for tanks, Wow! Everybody is now a military expert in Nigeria, with deep knowlegde of ground and air combat; even more knowledgeable and experienced than serving military men at the theatre of battle.

...and then when one thinks it cant get more ridiculous, the fellow says 1 or 2 C130s would be more effective as attack aircrafts than tucanos; bros you deserve one cold bottle!

sassysure:
People don't care anymore.
Do the damn job.
We have been see if military equipment and dead body every week. I forgot that we also see forgiven nd rehabilitated boko haram members too.
Is that what we send u to do?
When America killed Osama, we just heard the news.
When Chad invaded, we just heard the news. Give us the good news instead of trying to justify where the money allocated to your ministry has gone to.

If they are not equal to the task, they should call chad for help afterall they have done the main work for them.
Mtcheew.

I thought u have changed. Seem like all of u who professed they are disappointed in the govt swallowed their words again as soon as abba kyari died.

Eeheeh.

It's a pity you do not know the difference between genuine criticism and just irrational pointless wailing and nagging; what you and many others here are doing is the latter. You wouldn't see me coming here to hail anybody but I just get irritated when I see meaningless wailing and baseless criticism born out of nothing but deep prejudice. That I say I'm disappointed in the government doesnt automatically mean I should throw away common sense and decency to join the herd mentality of fellows spewing nonsense daily in the guise of criticism... I'm sorry there's nothing honourable about such behaviour.

Nigerian military has been fighting and killing bokoharam for over 8 years now, but Chad military pulls one onslaught and all of sudden, Chad has become US marines that Nigerian army should go and beg for training?

You claim you just want them to just do their job and be quiet. But obviously with your kind of mentality, no matter what they do, no matter how well they do it, you will always pick a fault.

sassysure:
Tell them.
Wonder what the jubilation is for.
USA and other countries buy military equipment for their armies and life continues as normal cos it's the normal thing to do.
Here, they repel boko haram, they post on social media, buy toy gun, post on social media but they fail to post the egunje.
Mtcheew.
Audio military.
We don't care anymore.
Kill shakeu or capture him alive. The rest is non of our biz.

Many Nigerians are perpetually bitter, and their opinions should never really be taken seriously by any sensible person. The most difficult man to wake is the one forcefully feigning sleep!

A moment ago, the complaint was that no equipment have been procurred for the military in the last 4 years. The govt then shows some new ground and air military hardware procured, and now the wailing has instantly changed to "US procures equipment without making noise".

Again, Nigerian military has been fighting and killing bokoharam without noise for years, but then Chad suddenly kills 100 bokoharam terrorists and these same Nigerians run into a deranged frenzy carnival, hailing Chad and mocking Nigerian military.

A week later, Nigerian military decides to do what these pathetic fellows want by showing gory pictures of terrorists murdered in battle; and then the same fellows who just hailed Chadian military 2 weeks ago are cursing Nigerian military again saying they're posting battle on social media. Pathetic humans!

festacman:
If there was nothing like Chibok girls then Leah Sharibu is not in Boko Haram custody.

It's absolutely disgusting that there are still humans who believe Chibok kidnap never happened. Funny enough, Reno Omokri was a champion of this logic all over social media, he claimed that no one could have been kidnapped from Chibok, and mocked Oby for advocating for Chibok girls. Yet ironically, the moment he left the 'dining table' in Abuja and then Dapchi kidnap happened, Pastor Reno Omokri was the first to start printing T-shirts advocating for Leah Sharibu.

Chosen1984:
For me it's not about Apc or PDp.. as they all are bunch of the same feathers with the Exception of Few Indivduals who have the Fear of GOD..

As for Madam Oby, I believe she has learnt her lessons though in a Ridiculous way, Because Truth be told, she was really Used and Dumped

Having said that, Madam Oby is a good Woman, Principled and Discipline.

So in essence, the advocacy for the release of those girls championed by Oby means absolutely nothing to you? Their lives and freedom meant nothing to you political scoundrels?

Of course it's always been just about politics and personal interests. You lot are all the same, shameless hungry fellows without any iota of decency or regard for human lives. Reno has made his position in all these very clear, he is jobless, hungry and pained that he was kicked off the dining table.

Meanwhile the same Reno who mocked and who's still mocking Oby today for fighting for release of Chibok girls is the same he-goat who suddenly found it wise (or maybe financially and politically lucrative) to champion the advocacy for Leah Sharibu.