₦airaland Forum

Adakintroy:
Obi need to renounce Biafra as well as all igbos and pledge his/their allegiance to the green white green. Only then can he/ they be considered in eight yrs time.

Even if Obi comes out publicly and renounces, denounces and even insults all Igbos, you will not still vote for him. So save this your tribal sentiments for your fellow tribalists.

How can there be money accruing in the ECA when Nigeria is barely selling less than 50% of its projected oil volume?

Igbojew:
First of all call your parents and entire generation senseless idiots and other abusive names.Back to the topic,you think you people can do brave Igbos that live in the North anything when crisis start,maybe you are still banking on minority trubes you murderous Fulani uses to fight proxy war against brave Igbos but this time great Igbos will decimet you coward Fulani people in your parasitic religion and guess what,other agrieved m

tribes in the Northern region you your terrorists Fulani brothers have been killing their people will take you people pound of fresh.What is happening to you Fulani people in every South East region is just a test of what will happen in doze when Jubrin the fake Buhari leave Aso Rock next year because your people will be edengered species in the whole Nigerians..................I am that Igbojew the table shaker

Just imagine the idiot thinking I'm fulani because I called out the killing of innocent people...

I repeat it loud and clear, YOU and every other person directly or indirectly supporting the murder of innocent northerners in Igboland and thereby foolishly placing the lives of Igbos in the north at risk, you are all capital IDIOTS and your days are numbered!

Igbojew:
Oga you are the one that is reasoning stupidly.Igbos said they dont need your murderous people in their region and you are here comparing hardworking Igbos in the North with your Fulani Herdsmen/Bandits that are on killing spree all over Nigeria............ I am that Igbojew the table shaker

Who is the 'Igbos' you talk about? You mean a handful of senseless idiots like yourself glorifying the murder of innocent people over your ethnic bigotry?

If northerners begin to retaliate the madness, do you realise there are 100 times more Igbos in the north, complete with properties and investments running into billions? But how can I even expect a retarded brain to factor this in when he cant even tell his right from his left? *spits*

etrouble:
He is NAD. What are Nigeriens doing in Igbo land. They can live with you in Katsina, but coming to Igbo land is passing their boundaries.

What sort of stupid reasoning is this? Do you realise there are 100 times more Igbos living in Katsina and ever across the border in Niger?

femiasaolu2014:
Efe is that you?

Th*nder fire you. Bleached goat

Lol... it's like efe snubbed this filthy prick; that clearly explains his bitterness and frustration.

But guy, on a serious note, this sort of mannerless gutter attitude cant win you even a she-goat, let alone a human. Go and work on yourself cos your attitude stinks of immaturity and foolishness.

By the way, this is a friendly advice, not an insult.

femiasaolu2014:
Yes just like your mother is mixed race too?
Oponu.

You will bleach with your hard-earned money yet will be ashamed to boldly say you are bleaching.

Abeg avoid me.

I said I do not think a person bleached cos I've always known her as light skinned, and you go beserk insulting me?

I said "I think her mum is mixed race", and it triggers you so much to the point of insulting me and even involving my mother?

Do you know me from somewhere? How old are you please and are you mentally okay? Was it necessary for you to expose your mannerlessness and stupidity over a simple and harmless comment I made?

Oga I'm not the source of your frustration; take your foolishness elsewhere!

femiasaolu2014:
Is this not Efe Irele who was a video vixen in Adekunle Gold "Sade" music video?

How she turned from dark skin to light skin is a modern day spectacle.

She's always been light skinned. I think her mum is even mixed.

These 2 seem like they already had something with each other in real life... Probably why the movie scene looked natural.

THe point he made is well noted; Nigeria's export level is abysmally small and needs massive improvement else the dollar scarcity and Naira slide will persist till the Naira becomes as worthless as used tissue.

If una like, make una dey chase the correctness or exactness of figures spoken off head.

uncleck:
This war still dey?

I wonder oo!

ivolt:
Read the headline again: Jonathan's Government Awarded $1.96bn Kano-Niger Republic Rail Line In 2013

BTW, even if Lord Lugard had designed the project himself, a smart person wouldn't consider that an excuse
for executing it.

It is funny that you think that making vague statements is the same thing as awarding a contract and applying for loans.
In your world, our current financial system will not exist.


Unfortunately, I cannot help you any further if you can't grasp the obvious difference.

In the Nigerian political context, 'making a promise to build', 'signing a contract or MOU to build', even budgeting actual funds for a project is as useless as the letter 'P' in the word 'Psychology' if the actually building/executing of the project does not take place.

Since 2015 (if not since 2013), we've been hearing about how one contract after another or MOU or whatever term they call it has been signed for the construction of the Lagos - Calabar coastal railway. If these projects have not been executed, then they dont count as anything.

I see the point you're trying to make though; you're simply trying to cherrypick who you want to criticise. Your point is duly noted.

teepain:
Exactly what it is, especially when you consider that ASUU has been on strike for several months and the economy is in a mess to the extent that the FG borrows to pay salaries as revealed by the erstwhile acting Accountant General.

I'm not an expert in governance or foreign relations so it may look like poor prioritisation to me. But apparently it's just Nigeria's foreign policy. We've always done it, and will definitely keep doing it. In the last 5 years, Nigeria has donated vehicles and cash to Benin Republic, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Niger etc. In same period, Nigeria has received donation of vehicles and cash worth 100 times more from foreign countries, so this may not be a big deal afterall.

Meanwhile regarding the comparisons with ASUU, N1.14bn will not solve the ASUU issue; even 500 times that amount wouldn't be sufficient to solve the ASUU problem.

ivolt:
Wrong comparison.


That is the exact quote. Which means no plan, study or anything os substance was done
regarding the "awarded" project.

Jonathan did nothing to further the "hope".

Buhari already applied for loans, it is China that delayed because they are not sure we can pay back.
Now, the government is aggressively looking for other sources of funding, have awarded contracts and have begun
preliminary work.
https://punchng.com/contractors-begin-preliminary-work-on-1-9bn-kano-niger-republic-rail-line/
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/12/kano-maradi-corridor-amaechi-meets-german-financing-advisory/

You can now see why the comparison makes no sense.

It's the same thing. Both promised to build, both didnt build. No need for this by fire by force criticism of 1 party over the other.

The reason both governments even thought about it was because this extension of the rail line from Katsina to Maradi has always been a part of the railway modernisation masterplan which was designed since the OBJ days. OBJ signed contracts and MOUs for this, GEJ signed contracts and MOUs, and now Buhari is doing same, but somehow the nozzle of your gun is pointed at Buhari alone cos he applied of a loan for it?

teepain:
There is a huge difference between what Obasanjo did. OBJ gave a loan to Ghanaian authorities while PMB outrightly donated for these vehicles to the Nigerien Authorities in a period that the Nigerian economy is facing a lot of challenges. It is really annoying.

Nigeria has always given money to neighbouring west African countries. Niger isnt the only one, it isnt the first and wouldnt be the last. About 2 years ago, same Nigeria also donated vehicles to Benin Republic for elections.

Not an expert in governance or foreign relations, so it may seem like misplaced priority to me. But apparently it's always just been a part of Nigeria's foreign policy.

ivolt:
Another "Jonathan made me do it" Fake news.
Nowhere in that article was a contract awarded.

The deceptive OP even added the "$1.96 billion" phantom cost for a project that was never officially considered.

If you think I am wrong, kindly provide the contract documents, the companies involved and the budgetary allocation.

Jonathan said "I will build...", Buhari said "I will build..." At the end, none of them built anything.

So how come only 1 person takes the missiles in all these?

UselessBuharist:
Shut your mouth before Buhari happen to your generation. May your generation starting from you be blessed with all the evil buhari has done to Nigeria

What has my 'asking what the vehicles are meant for' (a vital question which any smart person should ask first), got to do with politics of buhari or the gibberish you just typed up there?

The problem with most people is that emotions drown your reasoning and common sense.

Grandmeister:
Are the cars SUVs or not? Is an SUV used for Uber in this part of the world? Really??

You're beginning to sound funny?. Please provide us the link to where you got the info from that the cars are meant to be used for UBer.

Grandmeister:
I already came to the conclusion because it was mentioned that the cars are Toyota SUVs. An SUV is not made for mass transit, which means it won’t be generating incomes for the government. If it isn’t generating incomes then it is likely not a grant or a loan. Then why spend so much money that isn’t a grant or a loan on another sovereign country not in war? This is called deductive reasoning, you should try it sometimes.

Must a vehicle be for 'mass transit' or for Uber (i.e. generating income) before it can be classed as useful?

Fact is that both you and I do not know who or what the vehicles are meant for; we just read a blank paper document revealing the release of funds for 10 vehicles to be sent to Niger. Whilst we all agree that bizarre things arent unusual for this government, dont you think it's equally bizarre to just jump into conclusions on a matter you have absolutely no info about?

Iykopee:
You are equally not providing an answer to the question u raised.

Gandollaar:
Please tell us what you know.

RepoMan007:
You can start by telling us. Poverty capital of the world and you expect people not to rage before asking questions. Probably to be fuelled by our smuggled petrol. Okay o.

I'm not a government official, and neither am I a part of this government. I dont know what the vehicles are meant for; that's why I asked if there's anyone here who knows.

Apparently, just like me, no one here knows what or who the vehicles are meant for.

Grandmeister:
Because it doesn’t matter! These are Toyota SUVs not even buses, so they are likely for government and private use! Who gives another country a billion naira for cars?? It’s understandable when you give grants and loans to a neighbouring country but money for cars?? A private car that isn’t used for mass transit is a liability and not an asset, it can’t generate any income. Get it now?

So in essence you dont have the answer to my question? i.e. you do not know what the vehicles are meant for?

We both dont know what the vehicles are meant for; but do you realise what you're doing is called 'jumping into conclusions based on assumptions'?

This has to be the DUMBEST and most unnecessary in the long history of fact-checks.

What's the essence of fact-checking a statement which was made live in public with the videos all over?

What exactly are the vehicles meant for?

Curiously no one seems to have asked this and apparently no one here cares to know.

heendrix:
But boss IR night visions would only help em see clearly at Night not help them count the number of bandits within the corner, the vision would still have been a lil useless without air support

Trust me, air support would be overkill for these ragtag illiterate militia. THe only reason they could kill the soldiers was cos the soldiers were BLIND and ambushed. Imagine walking blindly into a forest saturated with the enemy waiting for you in the deep of night? THe soldiers couldn't see them, couldn't establish their positions and even thought they were just 20 - 30 enemies, when infact they were possibly over 200?

With a single thermal vision goggle, the soldiers in addition to spotting the large number of hostiles, could have also established their exact positions and taken them out with artilllery (no need to even step close to the forest). THe corrupt greedy military heirarchy are the ones responsible for the carnage in this country. If the top heirarchy reallly wants all these to end, they know what to do.

richiepolymer:
As in eh….the daft tactics employed by them is pro max!

I dont even know whether to blame the soldiers or their crude tactics. I think the real problem and the real culprits are the government and the military heirarchy that have pocketed billions but still failed to provide the most basic equipment for the troops. Troops going into ground combat without armour vests, vision goggles, vehicles and very often with limited bullets.

Hmm... Watching that documentary just got me sick.

richiepolymer:
Government hand dey inside this one very well. Our security architecture is compromised and I have every right to believe it has religious jihad motive on the part of the sponsors.
How can the army not have eyes in the sky watching that forest? I have friends that use their personal drones to monitor traffic before hitting the road, some even use it to spy their estate for security threats before leaving the house!…..the a whole Nigerian Army cannot peep into the forest using military grade drones? Haba na? They’re compromised already.
Principalities within the authority are using the left hand to supply weapons and intel to these terrorists and sacrificing the lives of our young soldiers for nothing!
Everything Obadiah Mailafia said is gradually making sense…….every damn thing he said about the plans of these people is what is playing before our eyes. Let us all shine our eyes…..

Drones are even too far; whatever happened to using simple IR night vision goggles? Imagine soldiers saying they saw torchlight in the forest and then proceeded into an ambush cos they didnt know the bandits were plenty. With the billions of dollars spent on defence, simple heat signature/thermal imaging night vision goggles which I can buy off ebay could have solved this problem. Nigeria is led by animals!

idomalord:
Something is not right.
These bandits are no match for Nigeria soldiers
Yet the inside job helps to cover them up
Sad to say,
The government is into this
Mostly on ground oof religion ( my opinion)

For so long, we have wrongly focused on religion in this country. But what I've learnt recently is that all these have absolutely nothing to do with religion. The attackers are Fulani and it's purely a tribal agenda with the Fulanis trying to take over Nigeria (their so called 'promises land') to establish it as their homestead. The armed bandits perpetrating most of these acts are Fulanis of non-Nigerian origins and most of these militants in the bushes are non-religious. The religious weapon is only being used by the Nigerian Fulani elite to brainwash and control non-Fulani northerners.

These ones are mentally retardedd.

This must be a joke, or a scam!

What exactly is the relevance of the religion of an election campaign manager and how does it affect the life of anyone?

What's even Reno's business with who an APC candidate picks as campaign manager?....

The message he passed is very clear to every discerning and unprejudiced minds. There's a large number of Nigerians playing in that and otber leagues.