₦airaland Forum

hopeforcharles:
In as much as I see a Point in your statement, I want you to understand that no matter the propaganda hoisted it will never work if there is no atom of truth in it,
The point where you wrote Buhari been the messiah has not been proven true except we see something that proves so. The truth is we need a serious restructuring of the country or else these will continue, don't be surprised that even if this Biafra issue is tackled another one will still rear it's head.

jpphilips:
There is no truth in Propaganda, it is fueled by ignorance and ignorance alone

Louislewis:
[size=20pt]His hosts described him as a ‘Hero of Democracy’ [/b]in Africa, a [b]nation builder and sustainer of true democratic principles and good governance. Can we everly get leader like Jonathan? Can APC members with their touting behaviour everly be a national building with their baboo and dog blood following in all their actions?[/size]

[img]http://2.bp..com/-Cy3NRSPT714/VkHgcwFekHI/AAAAAAAHRDc/XHwQ4As3fJ8/s1600/1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://1.bp..com/-htZOy4SxzUE/VkHgf1gObjI/AAAAAAAHRD0/oS2kfjamWd4/s1600/4.jpg[/img]

soludo93:
Your facts aren't correct. FFK has link to Biafra struggle that predated his party switch. PDP may leverage on the chaos but the present height of the protest was remotely instigated by bad choices of Buhari

clevadani:
Damn you are good. You've really helped me understand the situation better.
But I need to ask you, do you think this govt can deliver its campaign promises as regards the 5k allowance,free food and job creation among others? Taking into cognisance the present financial situation.

bugzbunny:
You are d brainwashed one
You hv been programmed to suffer and smile
In a country dat produces 3m barrels of oil/dy
Let's not curse each other lik kids
U hate
I hate u....
Let's support one another go our separate ways in peace

chukwudi44:
A christian candidate of Kowa party will defeat a joint PDP-APC muslim ticket in Taraba state

soludo93:
Aren't you smart or the prevailing lies in the land have consumed you. MASSOB was agitating during OBJ time. IPOB agitated during GEJ time but none of them gathered this attention. GEJ was wise to ignore their hate broadcast but the brainless dullard went on ill fated effort to jam their radio & to a ridiculous arrest of their leader. They all worked out for their favour.

clevadani:
I understand ur point. But a lot of Nigerians are getting delusioned. We need something to hold on to right now. Though its not the fault of the present govt, but it is their responsibility.

clevadani:
Honestly, I am tired of hearing stories like this. Nigerians want to start seeing convictions of culpable individuals and the recovery of stolen funds.

The National Assembly has conducted 18 legislative probes into sundry cases of crude theft, pipeline vandalisation, misappropriation, Joint Venture agreements, missing crude revenue in Nigeria’s corruption-tainted oil and gas sector from 1999-2014.

According to the outcomes of the selected major probes in the oil sector, about $15bn was lost to fraud while a whopping $6.8bn subsidy was unaccounted for. The period also witnessed the alleged missing N500bn SURE-P claims for oil subsidy for a period of time.

Also, about $16bn was unaccounted for in the power sector while about N2trillion was unremitted by the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

This information is contained in a recently released study by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS). The study made public on October 20 contains a detailed report of 82 key probes and investigative public hearings undertaken by the National Assembly since inception.

In 2000, a 14-member House Ad-hoc Committee investigated the federal government’s crude exports and refined imports amongst other oil and gas industry issues for the period of May 1999-2000. The Ibrahim Ganyama-led House Ad-hoc Committee in its findings reported that Nigeria lost $80 million crude revenue from January-August 2000 as a result of NNPC’s failure to follow the statutory empowerment of lifting 300,000 barrels per day.

The Ad-hoc committee described NNPC’s operations, record keeping, and tendering processes as “shoddy” and “fraudulent”.

“Illegal sale of petroleum products becomes a booming business as Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) continues to pay equalisation claims while NNPC continues with endless bridging, and DPR went to sleep in the exercise of monitoring,” the 2000 probe reported.

https://www.leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nass_11-300x184.jpg

In 2007, a Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigated allegations of impropriety in the handling of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba-led Committee in its report gave three controversial rulings: (a) that [former] President Olusegun Obasanjo acted outside the law but should be advised to follow due process in the future; (b) that [former] Vice President Atiku Abubakar diverted and mismanaged public funds and should be sanctioned; and (c) that certain other persons, Adamu Maina Waziri, Ahmed Vanderpuye, Hussein Jallo, Hamisu Abubakar and Otunba Johnson Fasawe, should refund money to the federal government and face prosecution.

In 2008, the House investigated former NNPC group managing director, Gaius Obaseki, over the mismanagement of funds of the Corporation. Obaseki was indicted for wasting over N2billion in less than four years on hotel accommodation.

Also in 2008, the House probed operations of the NNPC and its subsidiaries from 1999-2007. The probe uncovered “deliberate and unaccounted” increase in the daily quota of petroleum production against OPEC allocation. It also uncovered funds budgeted for Turn-Around Maintenance (TAM) of the country’s refineries were “misappropriated”.

Nigeria also lost $5.74 crude revenue as a result of NNPC’s shady deals with marketers and “manipulation of prices” of crude allocation to its refineries.

In 2011, the Senate probed oil subsidy expenditure. The Senator Magnus Abe-chaired joint committee found that the NNPC paid itself N847.94 billion even after it had been paid N844.94 billion by the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency in 2011, suggesting that the NNPC had been making double withdrawals for years from the public treasury.

In 2012, the Senate investigated the contentious Malabu Oil Field transaction. The Upper House re-opened investigation into an allegation of $1.1 billion round-tripping involving the federal government and two international oil companies – Shell and Eni (Agip) – over the sale of a contentious OPL 245 oil block. No report was submitted.

Also in 2012, a petroleum subsidy probe conducted by the Farouk Lawan-led House Adhoc committee was rocked by a bribery scandal. The probe, however, revealed that $6.8 billion oil revenue was unaccounted for.

The House in 2013 investigated the propriety of contracting the protection Nigeria’s waterways and pipelines to private firms reportedly owned by ex-militants.

In 2013, a Senate Committee that investigated a “missing” N500billion SURE-P fund reported that the NNPC could not account for the N32 removed as subsidy on each litre of petrol sold from January 2012 to September 2013.

Also in 2013, the House launched a forensic inquest into NNPC’s Joint Venture agreements with some multi-nationals. No report was submitted.

In 2014, the Senate probed allegations by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi that NNPC failed to remit $49.8 billion. At the end of the probe, the committee’s report debunked the claim. It also accused Sanusi (now Emir of Kano) of jumping to conclusions and generating falsehood allegation against NNPC.

In the same year, former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke was investigated over allegations of financial recklessness. The probe was inconclusive.

Meanwhile, apart from the numerous probes of the oil sector by the National Assembly, there were other investigative hearings into other areas of national life, some of which produced no tangible outcomes.

In 2009, the House instituted a probe into the about $16 billion allegedly spent on the power sector.

The exercise was perceived by many as one in futility at the beginning but it went ahead to expose the problems with the National Independent Power Projects (NIPPs).

Several contracts were found to have been awarded to people who did not know what to do in the first place, while millions of dollars were paid upfront for the projects. In many cases, the contractors didn’t even know the construction sites.

The Hon. Ndudi Elumelu-led House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel brought to the notice of Nigerians the true position of the NIPPs but the committee’s report was later itself mired in confusion and another panel was set up to probe the report.

Another legislative intervention by the House in the 7th Assembly, perhaps not implemented, was the probe of the indiscriminate displacement of skilled Nigerians by foreign companies based in Nigeria.

The matter was handled by the Joint Committee on Interior, Labour and Employment and Productivity in 2009. But according to the NILS study report, the joint committee’s report was not available by 2014.

President Muhammadu Buhari had last week Friday directed Federal Ministries of Works and Lands, Housing and Urban Development to urgently prepare action plan for speedy revitalisation of the nation’s vocational training centres.

A statement by the president’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said Buhari gave the directive at a meeting with the Board of Directors of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.

It said that the president was told that, because of shortage of competent construction workers and artisans in the country, construction companies were forced to bring in skilled expatriates.

The statement quoted the president as observing that the practice was very detrimental to his administration’s commitment to boost employment opportunities for young Nigerians.

“Buhari, therefore, pledged that his administration would move quickly to address the shortage of skilled construction workers in the country,” Shehu said.

Also, in 2012 the House probed the remittances by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government through its Standing Committee on Finance, chaired by Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin.

The committee in its findings uncovered a N2 trillion fraud by the executive arm of government after an investigation into the revenue generation and remittance of 60 ministries, departments and agencies of government which showed that top heads of MDAs generate revenue from their agencies’ activities running into trillions of naira but under-declared such revenue while diverting the remaining to other use.

Another issue the House looked into in 2013 – and still generating controversy today – is the status of assets seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

A public investigative hearing was organised to unravel the status of all assets seized and recovered by the anti-graft agency since its inception. This was necessitated by complaints from the public on seized assets by the commission, which led to a committee being mandated to find out the status of the seized and recovered assets.

Consequently, it was revealed that between 2003 and 2014, the EFCC confiscated over 200 mansions and large sums of money through 46 forfeiture court orders.

“These landed property, monies, and business concerns which were estimated to be worth in excess of N2 trillion, included bank accounts, shares in blue-chip companies, exotic vehicles, fuel stations, holdings, warehouses and shopping malls among others,” the then Speaker Aminu Tambuwal had stressed.

Tambuwal had lamented the lack of prudent and careful management of these assets, making them go to waste.

The committee had noted “cases of vandalism, abandonment, and waste of hitherto operating companies prior to forfeiture, lack of clarity in their use while litigation is on, coupled with the reported breach of the seal of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and attempts at unlawful and forceful repossession by those whose properties which had been confiscated.”

Olabestonic001:
Honestly, I'm Yoruba and very gainfully employed. I want out of Nigeria or at worst regional autonomy. The Biafran agitation would have been sensible if it were a thought-out one and not one that runs on sentiments and clannishness. If the Igbo's comments and position on Nairaland and Social media shows their mind, Nigeria is doomed!!!.
They are nursing a deeprooted hatred against many people courtesy of their Fathers wrong believes that they are more unique than any tribe in Nigeria. I really want them away from Yoruba's before we loose our cool. Their hatred and disdain for Yoruba's is legendary and I can bow that either they get Biafra or not, we have take note of their deep-rooted hate and will forever deal with them at arm's length.
I do not like the Hausa/Fulani's style either; they are undeveloped and want to remain so. To all my Yoruba brothers, please take the Igbo's hatred to heart because they are sworn enemies to us; they've shown it clearly. They eat in the same plate with us but are eternal enemies. We will deal with them systematically and not follow their open outbursts. We have take note of you lots and shall forever beware of you. We are strategists who waits to hit (just as the Russians) and we shall win you as we won Abacha. Go and check our history, we do not make noises about bit we give deep rooted jab (ask Abacha and GEJ ).

I'm unhappy that Yoruba's have giving room for their enemies for long and as much as we can, we shall deal ruthlessly with you guys for showing us open insults and disdain in your fights for secession.

peedeeasobie:
I will give my opinion on this "Biafra protest" going on!

What is this protest for?
Are they protesting against the continuous detention of Nnamdi Kanu or are they protesting for an independent Biafra nation?
If its the first, I really don't see anything wrong with it. Since the court has granted the said person bail and the bail conditions have been met, his detention is illegal.

But if its the second, then I have few but strong concerns...
(1) why do they want this Biafra nation?

A lot of people will say marginalization.
The question is, who is marginalizing who?
Is the Hausa marginalizing the Igbos?
Or is the Yoruba marginalizing the Igbos?
Or is Nigeria marginalizing the Igbos?

To say that the Hausa or Yoruba is marginalizing the Igbos will be an acceptance of defeat.
Why would another ethnic group/tribe marginalize the Igbo?
Could it be that they are better?
Could it be that they are more in number?
Could they be better economically?
Why are the Igbos not marginalizing them?

To say that Nigeria is marginalizing the Igbos will also raise some questions... Why?
Why would the Igbos allow the country to marginalize them?
Let me state some things here...
As I am writing this post now, there is a protest going on in Edo state against the governor because of the poor state of the roads.
How many Igbo states have protested against their governors?

T.A Orji governed Abia state for 8 good years, how many protests was organised against him? His governance was so bad that if you enter Aba, tears will come out of your eyes yet he won election for the second tenure and also to the senate! Abia almost went into extinction, yet no protest!
His son, who terrorized is member of Abia state house of Assembly! In a sane clime, that man ought to be in prison but... He is Biafra!

Rochas Okorocha, is in his second tenure, Imo state is almost a failed state, everything is in limbo, yet no single protest. Workers are owed, pensions are unpaid for months and the man is moving with private jets, no protest!

Kema Chikwe from Imo state was one time minister for aviation, check out Imo airport during and after her time. It was in a deplorable state!
Do we talk about Ojo Maduakwe, Charles Soludo, Chimaroke Nnamani, Polycap Nwite, Orji Uzor Kalu (turned Abia state to a family business), Ken Nnamani, Martin Elechi, Sam Egwu, Etc.
These men and many have at one time held very influential positions in Nigeria, what did they do for the Igbos?

What did they do with the monthly allocations they were given? What of the security bills?
How have they helped the states?
How many protests have been organised against these wicked and selfish Igbo leaders?
Go and check how rich most of these so-called leaders are? Go and find out the amount of monies they have stolen from your government.

You are fighting the wrong battle! You are fighting the wrong people. Hausas are not your problem. Yorubas are not your problem! You are your problem.
If Igbos finally gain the 'much wanted' independence, who will lead them? These same greedy leaders?

No serious nation starts out agitation for self determination like this! Unless the nation is planning to be a failed state before it even starts.

There must be a long term plan/goal!
What do the igbos want to achieve within the next 20 years? Start planning and implementing.
You cannot have majority of your youths as Okada riders and hawkers, yet you want your own nation!
Start building unity!
There must be orientations, sanitization of greed and selfish mentality.
There also must be specific and well directed educations.
There must be demand for excellent governance from leaders!

You are protesting against the wrong people!
Protest against your leaders who have kept you in abject poverty, who have amassed so much wealth to your detriment and that of your children!

bugzbunny:
Why are u cryin over wetin no concern u....
Am a xtian
Ur a muslim....
We r not same tribe
U hate me....I hate u
Why d pretence... We r doomed to fail
Biafra fixes Nigeria
Biafra is d way......

changes1:
hmm

OP`s post said GEJ pardoned him

But the munched pix said its Yar`adua.

So na who we go believe?

Anyway he was humiliated.




Meanwhile check out this link and tell us about yourself


https://www.nairaland.com/2725188/nairalanders-tell-us-yourself

pazienza:
Is that so? What then is Buhari approving if the LASG is going to finance the project strictly on their own.

The Federal Government has at last approved the construction of the $2.4 billion Lagos Red Line Rail Project after eight years of negotiation.
...
He said approving the right of way for the project had been a problem for years as the FG in the previous administration was foot-dragging in approving the right of way which belonged to the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC.
...
“It took us four and half years to get approval for the project. It took us another four years to get them to discuss the technicality of the project with us. The right of way has been approved and we are in full discussion with the bidders,” he said.
...
He said Lagos was the only state in the world to have embarked on such project without support from the FG, adding that such projects normally take around seven years to complete.

The commissioner said it took Dubai, with all its resources seven years to complete its rail project and in some places, 22 years.
http://naija247news.com/2015/11/buhari-approves-construction-of-2-4-billion-lagos-red-line-rail-project/

joeanointing:
It doesn't make any sense. Why will the Lagos State government spend 2.4 billion dollars to construct 27 kilometer rail line? It does not make any financial sense.

pazienza:
Nigerian commonwealth spent specifically to build up Lagos and Abuja, tomorrow peeps will start bragging about how their sophistication built Lagos.

Sweetguy25:
Okorocha you are a big fooooollll!!! This useless hausa man won't channel his energy into developing Imo State. Like Buhari, Like Okorocha. Two IDIOTS

Abagworo:
If the protest was really about Igbo interest we would have joined but we all know that it is a manipulation of the gullible by those who lost power in 2015 elections. Imo State suffered so much neglect under Jonathan and now that it is our turn to enjoy federal presence they want to scatter things. We no gree.

Sweetguy25:
Is this a university or a poultry farm?

chukwudi44:
Aisha Alhassan cannot become Governor until the supreme court rules so(which will never happen)

For now the only option she has is to be a minister which she will gladly take!!