₦airaland Forum

Pope22:
The construction of this road started with Jonathan, I have been passing the road for years when I was in UNN...the only problem is that the construction is slow which is common with anything federal govt is doing in the east..Buhari only inherited the contract and only small length is being worked on as usual. So shut UP!!!

The construction actually started with OBJ, when did you enter UNN?.. In fact i'm sure some portions may have also been done by Abacha too.

owobokiri:
You are a herdsman from sokoto

vanbonattel:
At least the people chopped some good money and will continue to chop from Ibori, patience and tompolo.

Who has ever chopped from Buhari? either in cash or kind or any achievement, who has ever benefited from baba?

There are different ways too spend money; wisely or foolishly. If N1billion is donated to a community, there are different ways it can be used:

1. WISELY: Build a standard school, a hospital, fix the roads, sink a central community borehole and electrify the community. After these, there would still be some money left to be used for education loans/grants and small business loans. If the money is spent as highlighted above, its effect will be felt for a lifetime.

2. FOOLISHLY: Call all the adults in the community and share the money equally and everyone would go home rich men and women and the leader who masterminds this gesture would be hailed a hero for life. But while everyone in the community would be extremely excited at this option, it will not be more than a year or 2 before every single trace of the money vanishes.

Unfortunately, Number 2 above is the kind of wisdom most black leaders poses which has kept Africa impoverished. Such kind of leadership is also sustained because even the most educated in society, including supposedly enlightened youths support this approach.

In the recent past for instance, Nigeria enjoyed excess oil income, but the only reason Nigeria could have been hit so badly by the current oil price crisis is because when we had plenty, we spent it foolishly. We did not invest in fixing our roads, we did not invest in building high speed rails, we did not invest in resuscitating our dead seaports, we did not aggressively fix our dead refineries or build new ones, we did not aggressively improve our power infrastructure. So the question is, what did we do with that income boom?... We had leaders sharing money to friends, we had everyone buying and flying private jets, we were the worlds largest importers of champagne, we were generally spending and spending and spending and of course, when money is being spent randomly, it doesnt matter whether it is being spent wisely or foolishly, the effect would be felt by everyone in society from the top to bottom and every economic indices would reflect progress. But the real measure of whether the money was spent well or not is only realised when the money stops coming.

The Niger Delta for instance today is a mess not because money isnt in the region, but rather because the leaders and elders prefer the money to be paid to their personal pockets to the detriment of infrastructural development which would have improved the standard of living of everyone. Of course the poverty and backwardness is sustained only because even the educated youths that should have known better still celebrate people like Ibori as God sent heroes. My had don bend for typing

Chikelue2000:
After DSS embarrassment comes upliftment for Apostle Suuleiman. My Father use d embarrassment of d wicked to uplift me to higher grounds in Jesus name, Amen

Embarrassment is a subjective thing. I don't see how Suleman's encounter with the DSS is an embarrassment. A paranoid person though might see it as such, but i doubt even the pastor sees it as an embarrassment.

fallout87:
Nonsense

Tfuly amazing how foolish some Nigerians can be. These people who are proclaiming they are your saviors took the country from 180N to 500N per dollar. Something that had never happen in the country's entire history.

Even when they were stealing and had low oil barrel prices things weren't this bad.

Yet some ignorant purely educated misguided souls will think this is everyone's fault but APC and Buhari.

What the man has simply said is that if GEJ remained on that seat under the current circumstances, the Naira would be about N2000 to $1 dollar by now (Venezuelan style). And judging from the way our reserves were speedily dropping to zero in the last months of GEJ when the oil price began to drop, the man isn't far from the truth.

Just to give you an insight, when oil prices began to drop, Nigeria's reserve dropped from $38.5bn to $28.5bn in 6 months before GEJ handed over to the new govt that came in and instantly enforced forex restrictions; meanwhile this rapid drop was happening when oil still sold above $60/bbl but the Naira still crashed from N160 to N230 despite all. You dont need to be reminded that oil price dropped to $28 last year.. While the forex restrictions may have affected business activities and chased impatient foreign investors away, it was a life saving measure cos you wouldn't want to imagine what would have happened had the reserves continued to drop at that rate down to zero; we wouldnt have been able to import even fuel and a litre would have sold for N1000. There's really no point explaining this further, I'm sure it makes no sense to you.

Okay this is good, but can someone who has actually travelled through the road recently kindly give us real life citizens updates?... It's not enough to just swallow the words off the mouth of political spokespersons. After all before the last election, some dumbos actually presented computer generated pictures of some of these roads and lied to the world that GEJ the Achiever had completed the road to international standards.

If this particular road is truly reconstructed and completed to standard, then it will be a huge shame to OBJ, Yaradua and GEJ; a lot of die-hard jonathanian buhari haters would also not be pleased with this development. Some would even say things like "GEJ awarded the contract."

omenkaLives:
I thought some people said it was it was all lies, that not even a penny was recovered from the judges.

How some people find it an honourable past time defending crooks really beats me.

Sometimes i feel Nigeria need a holistic cleansing like having a military dictator sieze power, have all these ex governors, ex ministers, directors, perm secs, deputies, senior advocates of Nigeria corruption, ex etc, rounded up and made to "disapear" just like that, then conduct an election in which he wont be contesting, and then disappear after a winner is announced.

Nigerians would live to ever be grateful to such a person.

The system is just too darn rotten. The rot surpases everything else and that is why it is nearly impossible getting any real traction in this campaign against corruption.

The only two persons we could beat our chest about as per their sincerity in my oopinion would be Ribadu and Akunyili; anything else na wash.

While this may sound like a good idea, it may be too dangerous for a society like ours cos we'd be talking of a genocide. We would never be able to 'dissappear' so many people else it would totally shift the balance of our society.

What kind of animals wear these military uniforms?

mybestlove:
Okorocha should just go and sleep. He can never climb that seat even if he sacrifices all imolites to his northern brothers.
For sure, his visit is all about lobbying should buhari be pronounced dead.
Mad idiot

Lol.. see hatred..

If I say I understand what the Op wrote, I am lying big time.

Shameless security operatives... See the number of adults fooling themselves, your madam summons you to a secondary school where her daughter attends telling you a teacher flogged her unruly daughter, and boom, they jump into action to go beat up teachers. I wish the men who did this, including their madam who called them would be sacked for this foolishness.

Hope they just discuss how to scrap the perpetual exchange rate fixing by the CBN and save us this forex crisis for good.

BlackSeptember:
This is the most stupid statement from this government.


Why can't they face it that the rise in foodstuffs is as a result of inflation today.


Another reason is the exchange rate because those foodstuff sellers will need to buy things they don't produce and also meet their other pressing needs like clothes, new house, cars, farm machines etc

Some people just prefer to throw insults even before they think. At the end of the day, after labelling the statement as stupid, you still return to say 'inflation' is the cause of the rise in food prices. So what is inflation? .. Have you suddenly forgotten that the cost of fuel for transportation is the single most powerful influencer of inflation in Nigeria?...

High exchange rate = High fuel cost = high transport cost = high cost of doing business = higher cost of final product/services = inflation

You claim 'inflation' is the cause of rising food prices but you also think the person who fingers cost of fuel/transportation (the strongest drivers of inflation in Nigeria) is making a 'most stupid statement'?

Na wa oh!

African politics na wa..

When shall these people just be called what they really are?.. ARMED ROBBERS!

More often than not, whenever workers begin to demonstrate and demonstrate over the change of their MD, there is usually something they gain corruptly from the status-quo which they dont want to lose. This reminds me of SEC staff a few years ago protesting the appointment of Arunma Oteh.

JamieNaijaBlog:
Evicted Big Brother Housemate Soma Releases Music Video

Somadina has made his first move since being evicted, and released his first music video.

What do you guys think?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Hm3xqp8T8

Dude really needed that prize money, at least to afford better videos. Song isnt bad though.

DONSMITH123:
Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Emmanuel Chukwuma, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, is not capable to rule the country due to his age.

Chukwuma suggested that anyone above 60 years of age should not be allowed to rule the country.

Buhari, who was due to return to the country and resume work on Monday, extended his vacation in the UK over health related issue.

The Archbishop while fielding questions from newsmen on the cancelled return of the president, lamented that the nation is now in a comatose.

He said, “The present government came with the view to change things, but we are now facing challenges. The president started with enthusiasm but people are now disappointed. They have to agree that they have failed.

“I don’t pray that he should die. God should spare his life. Let him come back to continue from where he stopped.”

The cleric lamented that a government that is waging war on corruption is not living up to expectations, adding that corruption is even at its height now since the people in government go abroad for medical treatment instead of strengthening the nation’s hospitals to perform optimally.

He added, “The people in government should not go for treatment abroad. It is a waste of resources and it is corruption.”

He noted that Buhari is too old to pilot the affairs of the nation and suggested that men above 60 years of age should not be allowed to be president. “Anybody over 60 should not be president.

”Buhari is too old and cannot carry on with the responsibility to lead. Let him come back and resign,’’ he said.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/07/buhari-old-rule-nigeria-archbishop-chukwuma/

This particular bishop never liked buhari for anything; the man has since stained himslef as a PDP bishop in the payroll of Ekeweremmadu. This isn't me disputing everything he says though...

This looks more like cult meeting, definitely not a typical beer parlour outing.

Meanwhile does anyone know the significance of the green cap that never leaves his head?

JamieNaijaBlog:
Somadina of BBNAIJA releases his first video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Hm3xqp8T8

The guy really needed that N25m, at least for a better video next time.

rejoice4eva:
are you making any sense at all? Why exonorating OBJ ? because he helped put this deceitful and disappointing government in power?

Are you sure you are quoting the right person?

dhardline:
Crap.... The power sector is this bad today all cause of one man... Obasanjo.

But now that you guys are in power am yet to see the 24hours light.

- OBJ spent $16 billion on the power sector
- GEJ continued from where OBJ stopped and spent a further $8billion+ on the power sector.

https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/97819/8-billion-sunk-into-power-intervention-project-ndphc.html
http://thenationonlineng.net/jonathans-dark-power/

The true definition of GEJ-zombieism is when you see the above, but still believe that OBJ and a Buhari (who hasn't even seen any money to spend and is still struggling to get loan approval) are the only ones responsible for Nigeria's darkness.

Michael Aondoaka

timidapsin:
Have you heard of the Holy Cane?
Checkout Rev father Flogging his Church Members With His Holy Cane


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chZu69dRe8M

What kind of fvckery is this?

amebo101:
The Bayelsan Senator took to his Twitter account to 'make some common sense' about the proposed 2017 budget for the country. See what he tweeted below

https://twitter.com/benmurraybruce


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Source: http://www.latestamebonaija.com/2017/02/senator-ben-bruce-criticizes-apc-2017.html

If the common Nigeria rants on the streets and online about the profligacy of government, why should someone in government also rant about the same thing online? I don't remember Senator Abaribe saying these same things online, neither did Senator Dino; they both raised it up for discussion in the chambers. Of what use is it for Ben to keep saying these things online instead of the right place?... To the best of my knowledge, it is the job of the senate to strike out these flimsy parts of the budget, but instead of doing their jobs, they would prefer adding to the mess (padding) to make sure they get their cut.

Dont these boko boys ever finish?

Nothing new here... herdsmen have been operating as armed robbers for a long time in some areas in delta and edo state axis. I have personally escaped being robbed by a gang of armed robbers who looked basically like fulani cattle rearers, but with sophisticated weapons along the benin bypass; and thos was as far back as 2009. Until real effort is made by the police or whoever is in charge to stem the tide, the activities of these non-indigenous armed robbers who dwell in the forest disguising as herders will continue to grow.

Bizibi:
your doctor,I'm monitoring your health level......I don't want you to be in ward 2.

Chaii... so you mean you've stopped taking your drugs again?... Now you've returned to your schizophrenic hallucinations. Dont you feel pity for your family?.. You really need to help them to help you by sticking to your drugs.

Now run along boy!

LushGreenz:
Anyone who believes this Ambush Journalism needs to get his cranium chiseled open. A Tinubu-owned tv network is trying to delegitimize this hearty,long overdue protest by well-meaning Nigerians who're just fed with this most corrupt administration. Buhari is just ineffectual. Period!!! And this cheap propaganda is what Tinubu's camera-wielding minions can come up with? It's pathetic!

Lol... You sure say you read the title sef?

Bizibi:
mtcheeeeew!!!!

Who is this one again?

Who be you?

luvinhubby:
Tot APC were angels and PDP are devils to you?

The last time I checked, it was the other way round; aren't you the one always preaching how PDP is made up of sacred saints while APC is filled with sorcerers and demons?

I dont remember ever labelling anybody an angel, as a matter of fact, my entire ministry on this nairaland and beyond is focused on trying to clear the veil from the eyes of your type that PDP/GEJ arent saints.