₦airaland Forum

Lol... Fayose sef! Una sure say this man na governor abi na just one of these jobless wailers on nairaland?... Is he the only person in opposition?

engineerboat:
I cannot but said that This Administration is out for the wrong thing in this country.

Earlier in the week the NAF Jet Bomb the IDP camp, a civilian community in Rann, Borno State by a Nigerian Air Force jet, causing deaths and injuries.

After the incidence the Government began to release various statements to describe the unfortunate incidence.
1. Mr Lai Mohammed said, it was accidental discharge.
2. Buhari pleads for calm, says it’s a “regrettable operational mistake”



But as soon as the Survivors began to recount their horror stories, that the Jet actually bombed the camp three times, which cannot be said to be accidental again.

Mr Lai Mohhammed swing into action to turn the news around (CHANGE THE INFORMATION); lo and behold, The minister said it was as a result of "FAULT AND FAKES EQUIPMENT WHICH JONATHAN BOUGHT FOR THE NAF, WHICH ARE VERY BAD"

The question now is
1. So Mr Lai Mohammed finally accept that Jonathan actually bought some jet.
2. When did PMB buy new Jet, and from where.
3. The NAF had come out clearly stating the cause of the said accidental bombing, why is Mr Lai Mohammed turning around The information (CHANGE)
4. NAF know that the Jet are fake as claimed by Mr Lai Mohammed and they still went ahead to use them.
4. The same Fake Jet is the ones they are taken to Gambia to smoke out Jammeh. (I hope their will be no accidental discharge in Gambia)

The accidental bombing was a result of the faulty and fake equipments the GEJ administration bought for the Airforce which is very bad.


https://twitter.com/MohammedLai/status/821741122267598853

CC: myd44, Lalasticlala

Before you proceed further, hope you know the twitter account you just posted that info from is a PARODY account?

Assuming you didn't know that, you can do well to return and modify your first post except your intention is to spread fake stories.

I was almost going to ask if the man had gone mad, not until I saw it was a fake parody twitter account.

AntiWailer:
When you are done.

tell us why Ghana sent 200 + troops and other African countries too.

dumb conspiracy theory for dumb brains.

Lol... Maybe nana Akufo of Ghana is also fulani..

The point isnt whether anyone was invited or not, the point is why such irrelevance should be celebrated as an achievement. And these are not even children celebrating these meaningless things... Must really suck being a Jonathanian these days.

PresidentAtiku:
have you found your brains yet?

Lol... sorry son, not everyone lost theirs like you. Take heart, you 'may' find it one day.

I suppose this is meant to be a remarkable achievement worthy of a smile on the faces of Jonathanian wailers?

God help us before these children run mad completely

AlfaSeltzer:
This same constitution says the president must have a school certificate.

It's not worth the paper it's written on.

There are only two recognised constitutions in the Zoo: money and AK47.

The president brought his school certificate but some people claimed it was fake and still insist he should bring a real one. Fair enough, they can keep foraging through the dustbin of history in search of certificate till 2019/2023.

Haha.. the last time I checked, at least Fayose isn't a nobody, he's got millions of fans. So if he believes himself, make him try contest against Buhari make we see.

coolscott:
What I am saying is that the suggestion that are grass and forages are not nutritious enough is so nonsensical that the only wonder is why this is not 1960, with some one-eyed educated politician fraudulent spilling gabbage to the largely blind populace.

Please, let me help you understand the grossness of the stupid idea and why it feels just too difficult for one too bear.

Firstly, the approximate nutrient content of every herb, grass or forage identified as being able to serve as food for farm animals is known and properly documented. The process for determining nutrient content is called PROXIMATE ANALYSIS.

Do you know the nutrient composition of our legumes and grasses as compared to those found elsewhere? Do you know what makes them high in nutrients and what may make then not so rich in nutrients?

If we assume some factors are affecting our grasses so they are not as nutritious as they should be, so the solution is to import the grass right?

Our rice production has not been up to par with that of many other countries worldwide and what did the fed govt do? It banned the importation of rice. It banned it because everybody knows that with improved cultural practices the rice (which we consume) will yield more.

Now our healthy grasses are doing very well and someone comes up with the lie that they are not doing well and because they are not doing well, we should allocate millions upon million to import...?

Now let me let you know that legumes are always rich in nutrients. It is in their nature to.

As for grasses, when they are young, they are very nutritious. When they grow older, they lose their nutritive value but the fiber content does increase and fiber is also good for the animals.

Grasses that grow among legumes can benefit from the legumes as the legumes provide a nice supply of nitrogen to the soil, which is good for other plants growing in the same soil.

Genetically modified plants are looked down upon in the developed world. In fact, just about all of Europe has banned THE IMPORTATION of all genetically modified agric produce, and for good reason too. Beef from cattle that got feed genetically modified plants will not be spared the contamination and categorisation as GM product because genetically modified material was involved in making it.

I know the govt and minister did not mention anything about GM grass and that is just your inclusion but it is good to make it clear that any kind of rigmarolling only brings us to the conclusion that the whole idea came from a profoundly stupid place that the rest of us still cannot identify or explain.

There are only 2 options here: Either stupidity or fraud.

To the best of my knowledge, most of the rice Nigeria plants today in the current rice revolution were imported improved hybrid rice seedlings which are flood resistant. Except I dont understand the narrative, nobody says the grasses in Nigeria aren't good enough for cows, but getting improved hybrid grass seedlings which when grown, would have more packed nutrients and can probably survive harsh drought conditions, that doesnt sound like a stupid idea as long as we are importing just for production and not consumption.

DauraDullard0:
Quit beating about the bush my friend. Did you, Obailala indulge in the said shameful behavior of politicizing sensitive issues/abusing Goodluck Jonathan or not?

First of all, I don't even call him names. Secondly, I know better than to play politics with any and everything, especially human lives.

bettercreature:
Yes that is the only solution to our problem,Most companies in Nigeria need dollar to import raw materials,they need dollars to import new machine,airline need dollars to repatriate their money,many companies are moving out because of dollar
Exchange rate is the only problem we have in Nigeria at the moment and without 24/7 availability of dollar,Nigeria will never get out of recession,Egypt is a good example

Are you suggesting we empty the reserves to end recession?... When the reserves hit zero, what then would be our fate? or you think that isn't possible?.... Before the painful restrictions on forex were imposed, do you have an idea how fast the reserves were falling?

DauraDullard0:
The most appropriate thing you have said is.... Afterall WE did it to Jona, isn't it?

By that statement, I was only exposing the foolish excuse which most people use to justify the foolishness of politicising everything. Because some slowpokes did it to GEJ, so therefore it has now become a glorious thing for some people to also be slowpokes now?... Oya carry go!

This is the reason Ibori will continue to be worshipped by his people. He put Oghara on the map before he did anything else. You can't blame GEJ though, he was president of all and not just Otuoke and he was trying to do the 'right' thing by pleasing everybody.; a move which never succeeds.

Jokerman:
I don't hate Buhari Mr man... I am only point out his failure..... Remember dat was how we blamed Jonathan for everything...

Buhari is the head of the government bro, any success or failure is ascribed to him....

Deal with it...

Okay keep passing ridiculous blames and keep politicising every damn thing. After all people did it to jona isnt it?

Jokerman:
Buhari is a failure bro, if Buhari had done things right, I think wickedness as this could have been avoided...

There is no how politics won't be played, some persons did it to the last government too....

Hatred for buhari continues to erode brain matter from so many people. Can you kindly explain what buhati has got to do with this unfortunate incident from the air force?.. Receive sense!

It is sad that the black man still blames the whites for all his woes even several decades after slavery.

The beginning of failure is when we sit down and blame others for our refusal to stand up.

Lol.. next time the points in the bill should be articulated more clearly, cos a of of boys have since lost their minds since last year's election; and the grazing bill proponents can't be trusted. In fact some of the 'lost minds' are already on this thread still throwing jabs at the woman probably without reading the report

This story stinks, Amaechi who built over 400 NEW world class primary and secondary schools across Rivers state would not have any in his local government?...

bigboss80s:
I feel like giving up
Focus man, FOCUS!!!
Keep things in perspective.
Nigeria is NOT a developed nation. We do NOT need the number of trucks they have in the U.K. If the Lagos - Maiduguri rail line is working effectively, many of the Dangote trucks would be taken off the road.
The benefit of this in the short term is we can take the pressure off our existing road network and spend more money building new and bigger roads for when we would actually need a plethora of trucks i.e. when we r actually industrialised, as opposed to spending trillions rehabilitating roads destroyed by these same trucks.
Besides where in the UK do u see heavy trucks within town? They stop on the outskirts, and smaller trucks convey their payload to the shops. Unlike in Nigeria where a truck will block the entire road just to offload a few cartons of milk to a small store.
Heavy Trucks were made for a reason. They work well in some countries. Nigeria is not one of those countries. We have proved that over and over for decades. Right now, the rail and light trucks can handle what the heavy trucks are doing.
I hope this makes sense to SOMEBODY.

The simple point being made which you have failed to realise is that even in societies which have the most robust rail network, the importance of large trucks can never still be overemphasised. Trains cannot deliver the service of trucks, trains cannot replace trucks. I live in the UK, whenever I embark on a journey, the number of trucks on the roads is mind boggling. There is a legislation which prevents most trucks from driving into cities during the day, but that doesn't mean they arent there lurking in the dark.

And yes, just like in Nigeria where trucks block the road to offload goods into stores, that also happens every single day in the UK too; there are thousands of shops (both big and small) which get deliveries several times a day. Only difference in the UK is that the road network is better, so the offloading is done in such a way that it doesnt COMPLETELY block traffic.

You say those are developed nations?... Isn't Nigeria supposed to be a developing nations?.. How do we get developed if we don't embrace industrialisation (which requires numerous trucks)?... Several people here have pointed out to you that even the most developed nations with very robust rail network (an superb roads) still need numerous trucks to get goods to the final destination but you insist on your argument that a Nigeria which doesn't even have a rail network should jettison trucks?

Your argument might have been meaningful if you were calling for the government to fix our bad road networks and also pass legislation to limit the access of trucks into cities or regulate their activities. But your outright denouncing of trucks is clearly throwing the baby away with the bath water and I'm sorry, that is absolutely pointless.

PStacks:
we all complain Nigerian roads are bad. have you taken a minute to ask yourself what is the cause of these roads going bad.. you see the roads are too burdened by these heavy duty trucks unlike cars, truck tear and wear the roads more easily and faster if you ask my opinion and talking of road safety.. these trucks at a time were asked to restrict their movement to only night travels but they will never adhere..

the truck drivers are usually very reckless too. the disadvantages far outweighs the advantages put together. capitalist only think what favors them and dams the consequences on anybody else

You want a country with a buoyant economy right?... You want an industrialized Nigeria where unemployment rate is to the barest minimum, where healthcare is superb and even free, where hunger is eliminated and where as a Nigerian, you can hold your head up high and declare your nationality anywhere you go to in the world? If you want any of that for Nigeria, then you cannot wish these FEW trucks we have away from our road.

Just for your info, the problem is not the presence of trucks, the UK for example has hundred times more trucks than Nigeria, and that's in addition to its very robust rail network. The real problem is the absence of roads.

PStacks:
If Dangote is sincere enough, i believe he should be paying more attention and interest to rail..

rail is far more cost efficient than plying trucks on our high ways..


it is gross act of irresponsibility to have federal government construct roads with hard earned tax payers money and have dangote alone ply over 10,000 trucks on road built by the government with tax payers money. Dangote is only taking liverage from the poor masses.. these truck are neusances to the roads and hazrds to the roads and in most cases reckless drivers.

Rail would do us more good in haulage instead of road, or better still, dangote can support the federal government initiative to have all federal government roads run on dualised 5 carriage xpress lanes so as to have special dedicated express lane carriers for trucks like we have in developed countries, not to hav trucks competing with vehicles on the tiny one way the government has bee able to provide how many years after independence..

that obajana road is a complete disaster, dangote is supposed to have taken responsibility for that road long before now.. the okene, lokoja road is a mad death trap, kabba-obajana road where all of dangote cements come from are no go areas.

the earlier we deal with ourselves with sincerity, the better for us as a Nation.

While trains are important, they still cannot do the job of trucks; trucks can replace trains but trains cannot replace trucks.

So what exactly is the problem here? is it that there are plenty trucks on the roads, or is the problem that a single industrialist owns most of the trucks?.. (I'm sorry but this sounds much like bad-belle).

Dangote pays his taxes to the government like everyone else and due to the enormity of his truck fleet and businesses, I'm sure he would be paying a significantly higher amount of tax than the rest of the road users. After paying his taxes to the government, should he be made again to do the job of successive inept Nigerian governments? I wouldn't think that is fair except we are suggesting he should be punished for being an over-successful industrialist.

DickTator1:
What's the purpose of this trip? Is Lying Mohammed about to capture Shekau himself, this is waste of public money.

The Chibok saga was a scam, let's all agree to move on rather than spending more money searching for phantom girls.

The biggest proof that this is scam is that none of the girls released so far is allowed near the media. Girls who're sitting waec can't speak English.


Abeg go an sleep.

The point is that daughters of men are still missing.

Lol... How is this possible?

Fake detectives everywhere.... Why would a person who owns more expensive luxury cars want to photoshop himself in front of a lincoln navigator?

bigboss80s:
I only asked a question which, by the way, u haven't answered. I don't get into fights here, but u have to be blind to not see that trucks are a big problem on our roads. Like someone pointed out, Dangote is making a wise business decision, but how does it affect Nigeria in the long run? And please don't compare Nigeria to countries like England where they have an excellent maintenance culture. Our roads cannot withstand the pressure of these trucks without regular resurfacing. If he has Nigeria's interest at heart he should be interested in getting NASS to pass bills that would allow private sector involvement in the rail sector.
Lighter trucks are needed. That much is certain. But we need a working, reliable, private-sector driven rail system even more.

Please what question did you ask?... Trucks are a big problem on our roads but we certainly cannot do without them, not now and not even in the very long term. So what I am yet to understand in your logic is how continuation of truck importation is better than Nigeria manufacturing the trucks it uses. Obviously you seem to be the only one on this thread who is opposed to Nigeria manufacturing its own trucks because you think trucks are bad for roads.

A little piece of info for you, even the most advanced nations with the best rail networks still have heavy trucks all over their roads because the use of large trucks is inevitable in any economy; trucks can replace trains but trains can't replace trucks.

If your point were to be that the government should fix our roads and build rails to ease some of the load from our roads, that would have been an understandable contribution from you, but on this note, no one seems to understand where you are driving at; are you saying Dangote should start fixing Nigerian roads first or are you saying Dangote should invest in building railways for govt?... Trucks are inevitable to Dangote's business, so are you also suggesting that Dangote continues to import the thousands of trucks he uses instead of producing them here in Nigeria?.. How exactly does importing the trucks ease the pressure on our roads?... What exactly are you all about man?

These people serious oo

bigboss80s:
Are u stupid or r u just pretending to be? These trucks are massive and put a lot of pressure on our already terrible roads which were ruined by the same kind of trucks in the first place. We need light trucks that carry smaller loads not these ones that weigh several tons

Jesus is Lord!

After the number of mentions you got with several people trying to correct your error, I actually gave you the benefit of a doubt thinking you retreated honourably after realising your error. But then you come back with this?... With insults?

@LorDBolton, Abeg come and help me see the person you were defending. He just called me 'stupid' for explaining to him that trucks are important and their functions can't be replaced by trains

Esseite:
Good opinion.. was just thinking in line with the kind of politics we play in this country..

If you go back in history.. so much has been said about rail projects and billions of dollars spent.. nothing to show..

Is it not a point of concern that the same minister that abandoned a monorail project is opting for another within a time frame of 2 years untill this adminitration gives way?.

The masses have waited for too long for jamboree projects. From my opinion, better, wider, standard road cutting across every nook and cranny would serve us better for now while we keep hoping for the rail project

This is exactly the point I was trying to make, I'm surprised you don't still get it. Amaechi did NOT abandon the monorail project, Wike did, and that is the sort of crude politics the black man plays. It's rather unfortunate that a lot of people (including yourself) think the abandonment of the project is the making of an Amaechi who is NO LONGER THE GOVERNOR.

The Calabar monorail project was started by Duke, progressed by Imoke and recently completed and commissioned by Ayade. Had Imoke sworn never to touch the monorail project when he assumed office (like Wike did), the project would have ended up abandoned like many others across the country.

While embarking on easier road projects, projects like the speed rail are ambitious projects which we MUST embark upon if we want our economy to go anywhere in the future.

bettercreature:
At the CBN rate of 305 and black market of 497,Some important sectors of the economy are still enjoying 305 rates e.g the oil importers,manufacturers,airlines and so on,if CBN removes the peg today fuel will increase to over 250 naira per litre,flight will increase and inflation will increase again.I know some people are making lot of money from the exchange rate but its far better than floating the naira in a country where almost everybody want the downfall of Naira compared to egypt where currency floating is presently working as expected
When egypt removed the peg,egyptian dollar increased to 18 per usd but within days it appreciated back to 13 per dollar compared to Nigeria where everything turned upside down within days of currency floating

Key point to note is that the Egyptian dollar first fell to 18 per USD and then it appreciated back to 13 per USD. Ours may have required more than just a few days due to our peculiarities, but the CBN quickly rushed back to pegging the value after it feared that the Naira was falling to steeply. In essence, we could not see the benefits of floating because we cancelled the floatation too quickly (before its benefits could materialise).

XXLDICK:
There's no way it will get to that amount.

It will only go to the range of the present black market rate and you know that.

It would actually go beyond the current black market rates at first, don't underestimate the greed/wickedness/dubiousness of BDC/bank operators. But the fact is that after it goes beyond a certain point (may get to N600), things would balance out and there would be a reversal.