₦airaland Forum

omohayek:
You and Tope Fasua have captured exactly my thoughts on this topic. What was the point of taking out massive Chinese loans with undisclosed terms, only to run the railways built with said loans in the usual ridiculous Nigerian manner? Why not leave their management in the hands of capable private operators with substantial experience, letting them charge enough to be in a position to reinvest, and giving them the freedom to prioritize freight traffic for business over passengers, if need be? The whole thing is sheer madness.

It weakens me totally whenever I think about it. The govt just took large loans to create a massive liability and Nigerians are smiling and dancing about it. Ticket prices are arbitrarily fixed purely based on political expediency without any economic considerations.

What even baffles me most is how the system is currently running at over 70% loss every month and no one both in and out of government sees anything wrong with this anomaly. Reminds me of the song by Asa, "there is fire on the mountain but nobody seems to be on the run"

Politics is a game, a very dirty game. Now I understand why PDP almost ran crazy when the ex-CJN was deposed; APC obviously realised this judicial strategy too late but was lucky to hit only the CJN.

Blue3k2:
Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/the-unsustainable-operation-of-nigerias-rail-sectors-11.html

Reading this piece gladdens and saddens my heart; it gladdens my heart that someone has been able to comprehensively and succintly capture my exact thoughts about the Nigeria's new rail system, and it saddens my heart that instead of being a blessing for Nigeria, the new rail system has become another massive liability for government which of course like every other, will soon die a natural death and rot away. The day I knew it was over for the so called new rail system was when it was first commissioned and Amaechi considering only politics (zero economic consideration), arbitrarily fixed and announced ticket prices.

Firstly I've always argued that the train fares are damn too cheap; train services are a business all over the developed world which gives revenue to serious governments. But in Nigeria, even before it starts, the train tickets are already being subsidised 90% by government. Nigeria claims to be a capitalist society yet we run a welfarist state amidst the almost non-existent govt income. Trains which should give revenue to govt and payback govt loans spent in building them have now become government liabilities and conduit pipe of which funds have to be budgeted by govt from oil revenue to maintain them - Sickening!

In order to get the rail system to work, the government should never be allowed to come anywhere close to it's management. From the day it was commissioned, it should have been concessioned to private ventures which will operate and maintain the system. In the UK today, the rail sector is a multibillion dollar industry which is 100% managed by the private sector. Different private companies own and manage the tracks, other companies manage the stations and different companies own the trains. In the UK, trains are the most expensive mode of transport, train tickets are actually more expensive than flight tickets (even though I agree this might be absurd but it is what it is).

How can it cost N1500 to board a rickety bus through the pothole riddled, bandit filled Abuja - Kaduna road, yet it also cost the same amount to board a train which gets you there faster and in more luxury, style, comfort and safety? The Lagos Ibadan rail will soon be completed, if the govt is serious, it should never fix any price but just hand over the operation and pricing to private concessionnaires; that will be the only guarantee that the rail system will survive the next 10 years.

Odoogu:
double standard, two timed faceless beings.
who truly cares about the kind of woman you've become?

Odoogu:
I have no idea whom you are to her or whatever...
it's my opinion not yours.. if you care about her as you insinuate, kindly go to her page or better still her house and express your feelings.. you don't need to mention me.

Just like yourself, I don't know her from adam. I agree it's not my business whatever your opinion is; but just so you know, I only mentioned you cos I just couldn't contain my amazement at your unprovoked attack on a supposed stranger whom you claim to have no regard for.

qereshi:
The surprising thing is that I'd this administration is accused of anything, they will quickly remind every one that Jonathan did the same. The question then is that, it means what Jonathan did were not wrong after all, because he is being used as a standard by those same people that condemned all his actions. Na wa for my countrymen

But the reason people always bring a reference to GEJ is very simple and commonsensical isnt it?

99% of the people accusing Buhari of every single thing (both meaningful and meaningless accusations) are die hard GEJ admirers who approved of everything he did. So if they hailed GEJ or defended him for doing something, what sense does it make for the very same set of people to castigate Buhari for the exact same thing?... So the best way to effortlessly remind these set of people of their folly is to simply just remind them of how they hailed GEJ for the very same things they accuse PMB of.

Why exactly is Imo state always on the news for flimsy things?... How exactly is this supposed to be news?.... About 28 governors just got sworn in, some were new, others returning for 2nd terms, what's so special about this one from Imo?

Odoogu:
double standard, two timed faceless beings.
who truly cares about the kind of woman you've become?

If you dont care about her, there are many people who do. She isnt forcing you to care; if you dont care, why dont you simply mind your business and take a walk? Why must Nigerians (and blacks in general) always pour out their frustration and bitterness on others?

Nigerians are such bitter and hypocritical humans.. tufia! What is anyone's business or problem if the woman decides to take a sexy photoshoot?

The same Nigerians would admire, hail and adore foreigners for doing exactly the same.

Wonderful! This one tire me!...

"I don't want to be flying in those tubes with demons"

Before any sensible comment can be made on this issue, we need to first know the details of the funding source which the presidency cited as the problem.

Why always us?!

thesicilian:
I hope that's not her picture up there because no Nigerian man with sense would agree to have a long term relationship with that kind of face.

This comment is rather mean, but I must confess, after breezing through the write up of the lady and wondering what she was really all about, the moment I saw her picture, I burst in uncontrollable laughter.

Jesu!! After the bros has already collected 6th bride in celebtation?

The way some people carry this politics matter for head sef... Everything seems to be a wailing topic.

Lol.. okay let the bile pour in...

The number of people Oshiomole's face alone torments in Nigeria is alarming...

Oshiomole embarrassed!, Oshiomole disgraced! Oshiomole Kicked out or chased away! etc. etc. etc,

Hmm... It seems the number of people this man's existence torments must be too much, or maybe there's just so many people who love and wish to see others being embarrassed, hence these weird titles and comments all over the media space. I'm still struggling to understand how asking a man to relocate from the left side of a queue to the right side equates to these funny headlines.

festacman:
If Emeka Ihedioha can resist the usual wrong tendency of most Nigeian state governors to start 2nd term project project from the first day of 1st term, he will be good. Just work hard with the mindset that you were elected for 4 years rather than that you are entitled to 8 years. However, it is important to maintain grip of party structure for purpose of primaries but use performance to get the electorates on your side for purpose of re-election.

This is actually the problem with Africa and the black man generally. The kind of politics we play holds us down in the chain of stagnation; it makes us unable to think or plan for the future, unable to conceptualise ambitious long lasting projects etc.

Because of the kind of politics we play, leaders are even advised by the populace not to consider starting great projects, but rather to focus on mushroom projects which can be completed under 4 years (so the glory of commissioning goes to their names)... One day we will wake up from this sleep!

MotivateUrself:
This one is pained that he didn't make ftc .. .lol

Lala has already transferred the money to me .

And you know what ?

I don't give a Bleep about unfortunate being's!

Ftc things?... smh

MotivateUrself:
So?
Should I fry beans

Should I kill vulture and sanctify the land ? ....yeah I think so?

More suffer loading. ...... 50%

Bleep sorry I meant, suffer fully loaded 100%

But please note; I don't give a Bleep about Nigeria!

I don't give a Bleep about buhari !

I don't give a Bleep about the CJN that he appointed to do this dirty works!

I don't give a Bleep about the CJN swearing him in !

I don't give a Bleep about this our fake democracy !

I don't give a Bleep about his next forced four years!

All I give, is a tiny Bleep about why can't Boko boys just bomb eagle square and help reduce half of our problems!

Lol.. Children everywhere.. You don't give a bleep bleep bleep, yet you're the first to rush online to come talk about it?

By the way, who even asked you whether you gave any bleeps?

jayson87:
dont deviate, if your legislators are not representing you well call them back. i tackled you o buhari's sanctimonious claims of being the good guy and painting the legislators black, you saying something else. shithole your face.

I'm not deviating from anything, I'm still totally on the same subject matter. Feel free to point out the exact sentence where I deviated.

I pointed out that a recurring issue which has severally delayed budget passage in the recent past was the impasse created due to legislators cutting out chunks of funds from major projects and assigning same funds to meaningless constituency projects (like building of community school classroom block etc) which should ordinarily never be the business of the federal govt budgets. You claimed the legislators were right in doing that and even called me a fool for faulting your claims.

Oga stop allowing hatred for Buhari drain your common sense because one day, this buhari is still going to leave power and you still be left with the useless rogues in the NASS

jayson87:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/332053-firs-budgets-n160-million-for-850-drivers-uniforms-n825-million-for-refreshment.html?fbclid=IwAR0ZjTS8kwafEfMPRmeyzh0Yie-205DZKxMh31AYv9y6yQndYhcaHKzS-G0

this is why legislators are right

Once again, only a mumu man believes that 2 wrongs = Right.

That explains why your country is a shithole, your leaders steal your collective patrimony and without even soliciting for it, you jump out like a clown, defending their thievery by pointing to another set of thieves. The job of the legislators is to point out dubious figures in budgets like you highlighted above and to ensure they are either explained or removed from budget; the job of the legislators isn't to just add their own dubious figures through flimsy projects.

jayson87:
only fooools call constituency projects dubious... question and ask your legislators how the spent the funds

On the contrary, only fools and thieves dont see anything wrong with legislators taking over the job of the executive by forcefully planting mushroom projects meant to be under the purview of state and local government councils into federal budgets.

For obvious reasons, I wouldn't expect you to understand the difference between the roles and responsibilities of the 3 arms and 3 tiers of government.

jayson87:
Buhari just wants to send a budget in and the legislative to just pass it without proper scrutiny

By 'scrutiny' I guess you mean subtracting funds allocated for major economic projects and using the extracted funds to add dubious constituency projects like supply of desks in primary schools right?.. Because in the last 4 years, we've seen such recurring cases of budget padding which always led to an impasse and delayed budget approval. But I'm sure you'd naturally just support the rogues in the NASS because we all just love to hate the president.

damiloladuke:
While Onye Eze is trending on social media, a man has shared his similar experience with someone his family tried to help and allowed to live on their property for free.

In his narration, the man identified as Imoh Umoren, said while people are blaming Onye Eze Money for over-reacting, the man his family helped rented the property to other people and it took them almost 2 years before they could evict the trespassers.

Read his post:



https://lailasnews.com/onye-eze-a-man-we-helped-rented-out-our-property-man-writes/

I concur.

Na wa oo... Bobriskies plenty for this country shaa... But seriously, how can a man be seriously talking to a fellow man and not notice it's a man?

orjisblog:
Breaking News: Gov. Governor Rochas Okorocha Presents Brand New Houses, SuV Cars To Former Governors Of Imo State

Governor Okorocha present Brand New Houses, Suv Cars to Former Governors of Imo state. Evan Enwerem, De Sam Mbakwe, Achike Udenwa and Ikedi Ohakim, beneficiaries.

https://orjisblog.com.ng/2019/05/27/breaking-news-gov-governor-rochas-okorocha-presents-brand-new-houses-suv-cars-to-former-governors-of-imo-state/

More photos below...

Sometimes I just cant understand how these elite rulers think. What exactly is the sense in using tax payers money to acquire houses and cars for people who are already extremely rich?

But what Amaechi said is the truth; you cant fault the truth!

Since the formation of APC in 2013, for the love of GEJ, the Igbo nation declared APC as a leprous organisation that should never be touched, and by doing so, the Igbo nation played itself out of the political mix. Only hope to redeem that was for PDP to win 2019 but it didnt happen (except a miracle happens at the tribunal).

Since inception, APC has been nurtured purely by the SW and the North, so one doesnt need a soothsayer to know APC would most likely rotate their ticket the SW after PMB, and of course in a desperate bid to get back to power, PDP will field another northerner in 2023.

exlinklodge:
Is Rwanda Genocide Being Replicated In Nigeria By Fulanis? 6 Steps To Genocide - FFK

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has been singing this 'Fulanisation Of Nigeria' and nobody seems to listen. I personally is seeing salient reasoning in all his fears and I thank God that even some notable Nigerians are now giving credence to his ruse.

According to him, this is exactly how Rwanda genocide started and since Buhari's loyalist and those following him blindly are not good students of history, all of us cannot sit and watch what claimed more than 1 millions citizens in Rwanda replicate itself in Nigeria.

FFK have carefully outlined the 6 major steps that brought Rwanda nation to its knees and how they got to the genocide that claimed more than 1 million people. And it will interest you to know that out of the 6 steps, we have now gotten to the 5th stage in Nigeria. We need to stop this impending doom before it starts.

This is no longer APC or PDP thing anymore and I wish this stupid youths and every Nigerian should wake up and see how their future may turn out to be. Below is the 6 steps as outlined by Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode. THE ROAD TO RWANDA: 6 steps to GENOCIDE:

1. The Hutu militia iinterahamwe in Rwanda started just like the herdsmen AKA bandits in Nigeria before the genocide.

2. The Govt. of, Rwanda headed by a Hutu, tactically encouraged them same as the bandits are encouraged in Nigeria...

3. They have a radio station for easy coordination just like new Fulani radio for coordination.

4. The Hutu militias 'Interahamwe' were supported by the Burundi Hutus just like Nigeria bandits are backed by Niger, Chadian etc. Fulanis.

5.Suddenly before the genocide,guns were mopped up from the innocent civilians by the then Rwanda govt. headed by Hutus.Just like it will happen in Nigeria soon.

6.Then the signal is the sudden assassination of the Hutu Pres.,the genocide that claimed over 1 million lives began.

Out of the 6 steps to genocide we have completed 5.

Pray against this bloodshed but be prepared. Pray for peace. Pray for your family. Pray for your towns and villages. Pray for your ethnic group. Pray for your nation. Pray for West Africa. Say NO to war and genocide!

I think Obasanjo is 100% correct, and the agenda is Real and it is coming very fast: Just last week ₦100 billion was approved for Fulani herdsmen; this week Federal Government approved Fulani Herdsmen Radio. This same week Buhari gave order to annul gun license; meaning people will not have what to defend themselves.

What else do you want to hear this generation that lacks foresight? God..

More @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2019/05/is-rwanda-genocide-trying-to-be.html?m=1

N100 APPROVED FOR FULANI HERDSMEN!!!

Statements like this always have a way of watering down the value of important messages.

nicepoker101:
oga this is not a solution at all. Go inside the rural settlements and see how those herdsmen behaves then you will come back and edit this your comments. I am into agriculture. and I know all the tactics they deploy. That Radio nonsense is meaningless.

You say it is not a solution, you say it is meaningless. But the loud disturbing outcry against it on this thread and by different bodies make it seem like it isn't as meaningless as you claim; it almost makes it seem harmful. I'm curious to understand how a radio frequency to reach out to herdsmen in the forest should really be my problem.