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SmartPolician:
After praising this man, he suddenly withdrew that statement.

Aketi don fall our hands

From his explanation, he hasnt withdrawn anything.

powerfulguy:
https://www.nairaland.com/6581692/constitution-review-senate-should-scrapped#102265720


https://thenationonlineng.net/i-didnt-call-for-scrapping-of-senate-akeredolu/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

What kind of grammar twisting is this? We currently have a bicameral legislature consisting the Reps and Senate. You call for a unicameral system which should also be part-time. What's the difference between that suggestion and simply saying "scrap the damn senate"?

Voy:
- A Nigerian mother, Grace Egbinola, paid the school fees she was owing in 1969 which was the sum of N1 and 58 kobo
- Sharing the letter with Legit.ng, her daughter, Toyin Egbinola, said that her mother taught them the value of honesty
- The woman kept the receipt of her debt for decades before she finally paid it off in 2020


A Nigerian woman, Grace Egbinola, has demonstrated a great virtue as she fulfilled a promise she made many decades ago. In a message sent to Legit.ng by Grace's daughter, Toyin Egbinola, it was revealed that the 73-year-old woman finished from St Loius Secondary school on December 9, 1969. Ever since she got the receipt of her debt in 1975, the woman held onto it with the strong vow that she would repay it someday.

On Monday, December 14, 2020, the woman paid the debt which was the sum of N1.58k. The woman’s child said she is proud that her mum never cheated the system.

A good name is better than gold
Though the woman is not rich, the child stated that she taught her children the value of honesty.


A part of Grace's principal's letter to her reads:

“You are truly a Saint Louis trained person to be keeping a paper that was issued since 1975 and sent your son up to clear a debt that is as little as N1.58k in the year 2020 gives me hope that there are good people in this country who have not become rotting with greed.”

Toyin also said that her mum would really love it if she could reconnect with some of her old secondary school classmates.


Source: https://www.legit.ng/1417921-nigerian-woman-finally-pays-school-fees-around-n2-she-owned-1969-principal-writes-her-letter-from-kano.html

Waiting for a whooping 51 years before paying up a debt you owe, without even adding any interest or considering the time value of money?...

Omo this kain honesty get as e be abeg.

deltateam:
You people speak as if it's all easterners that are drumming for war. Some are even other ethnic groups claiming to be easterners.

Peace cannot be overemphasized. Yes everyone knows, even yorubas that Buhari is a bigot although they are often silent about it.

2023 is not too far to wait for. Let's stop this drums of war and be realistic. ESN should stop as violence breeds counter violence and insecurity. Nobody needs that.

The average Nigerian doesn't have enough money to travel out of Nigeria should Nigeria be rendered unsafe.

Let everyone sheath their swords now!

Stop lumping all Easterners together with ESN and IPOB.

Oga are you sure you know the meaning of BREAKING NEWS?

But this same woman also criticised and protested against GEJ openly; so whats the noise about?

Voting for a candidate over another doesnt make a person a party member .

A good debt is its own reward. I wonder if Dangote would agree to selling a 20% stake, but if he does, this would be the best debt the FG would incur since 1980.

COMPAQ:
I think Moghalu, Sowore, durotoye, Oby etc should form a political party and try to get elected into the senate in the first instance. And then from there, we if they provide good leadership, they can plot for one of them to go forward for president in say 2030.

Cos reality is that non of them have a chance trying to vie for the presidency from scratch. In Nigeria, the you can only win if you go under the ticket of either PDP or APC. That is the unfortunate truth. We still practice money politics for the poverty stricken populace and not intellectual politics. So intellectuals will never win on that basis alone.

Getting into the senate is a waste, a total waste of talent.

Tianamen1:
He hasn't said anything different. Where is he going to get the funds for his ambitious programs? This is the main issue he needs to state clearly. Is he going to rely on oil revenues, is he going to borrow like there is no tomorrow, is he going to raise taxation and he this is his plan, how would he structure it, or does he have other means not stated here.

Serious countries debate tax policies, social programs, changes in culture and international affairs when choosing leaders. All.

What We get here is: 'I will, I will'. We are tired, we need a politician we can stand behind because his ideas are not only good but also realistic.

But he expained most of those things during his last campaigns and I'm sure he will explain them clearly this time again, but only if we agree to listen to him.

Clearly and clearly, candidates like this represent a clear deviation from the norm. But will Nigerians vote for a difference? Most people will end up saying "all politicians are the same" and then end up voting for the same old brand.

The fact that innocent people are getting killed and the fact that many more innocent people would still be killed for absolutely nothing isnt what worries me the most. The most troubling thing about these developments is how a lot of Igbos actually support/glorify what's currently going on, thinking it's a fight against Buhari/Fulanis/apc/injustice.

Which kain report be this? Isnt the sit at home supposed to be on Monday?

Where's ESN when you need them?

Oh I forgot, they're busy doing the bidding of politicians, shooting up Owerri and chasing Hope Uzodimma/APC all around.

Sunofgod:
Foolish man

E pain this one!

HolinessForever:
Otedola bridge again.
Wicked spiritual sacrifices taking place on that bridge.
Only those with Spiritual eyes will understand.

Was about to say the same thing - Otedola bridge again!

But then, forget that spiritual crap; in a serious society, an investigation would have been done and the root cause of these accidents at that location would have been determined very easily. But in Africa, we have useless leaders and we just dont like to task our brains, so we end up with no choice than to just tag every calamity 'spiritual'.

There's nothing new here; every single Nigerian president since 1999 has done the same thing. Presidents pick their choice from the pool of Generals, and any General higher in rank than the chosen person has to retire. OBJ did it, Yaradua did it, GEJ did it and Buhari has done it. There's nothing illegal or unconstitutional about this so why is this one a special case?

luvinhubby:
You denied the report on behalf of the federal government, showed proof that it exists and you start demanding for specifics.

Okay

Oga let us not start this dilly dallying up and down like children biko. You posted the TITLE from a report of which you either didn't read, or you probably read it but just trying to feign ignorance of its content, so as to deceive the hordes of ignorant fellows on this thread. I simply asked you to go and read the contents of the report you posted and you're here complaining that I'm asking for specifics? Yes I'm asking for specifics so as to expose you.

The argument in this thread started with saying the Nigerian government is using Nigerian money to build a $2bn refinery in Niger republic. I proved that wrong, but then you shift the argument to saying the refinery being built by Nigerian govt is in Katsina. I've proven that wrong again that the katsina refinery is private owned and funded 100% privately; I didnt need to even drop any link, the link you posted by yourself highlighted that (see image below).

So Oga what exactly is your argument still about? What else are you going to churn up this time?... Must we keep going about in circles like women or children? We complain that the govt is bad but whenever we want to criticise, we only dig up outright lies and distorted info to spread? How exactly does that make us different from the useless leaders we curse? WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR NEXT ARGUMENT GOING TO BE? TUFIAKWA!

The powers that be that want to subjugate southern Kaduna would NEVER let this happen.

I actually saw this coming. The level of substandard projects by Rochas is just criminal. What kind of contractor built all these things? Why's the contractor still walking freely? Why's even the governor still walking freely?

luvinhubby:
This

Lol... They say if you want to hide something from a black man, just place it in a book. If you want to hide something from even an educated Nigerian intellectual, no need to even place it in a book, just chuck it into a short report but make the report's title vague or distorted, and voila! You will deceive millions; exactly the same strategy used to propagate the popular $1 =N1 saga.

Why dont you open the report you just posted and show us where it's written that the refinery is being built by Nigerian govt?

@Luvinhubby, why do I have a feeling you know the truth but just want an argument to sway the illiterates on this thread into further ignorance. Can you swear on your life you didnt open that report and see where it's written that the refinery is private?

owobokiri:
We're making progress. .. At last, You finally used Google.
You kept saying it is for Abuja Kaduna and Kano. But no; it's also for Niger Republic!
I want you to go back to google and read about the present stage of construction which was started recently. Where is the gas coming from? Where will the present constructions leat to?

The very first stage of construction will lift gas mainly from the Assa fields at Imo and Abia states, then go through kogi, Abuja Kaduna and Kano THEN Niger Republic! It leads straight to Niger. NOT later! The talk of later constructions is for the North Africa angle which is basically a wish, because if you understand the geopolitical consequences of such gas projects into europe, you will know that it's just an excuse to allow the construction to get into Niger..

The AKK pipeline currently being built by the Nigerian govt today for $2.8bn is strictly within Nigeria and runs from Ajaokuta to Kano, Period! It forms part of the Trans-Nigerian Gas pipeline system and as absolutely nothing to do with Niger republic. In the future yes, there's a 'plan' to build and connect this pipeline to the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline system which will take gas from Nigeria through Niger, Algeria and to Europe; but for now, it's purely a Nigerian affair. Your claim that the AKK pipeline is being built to Niger republic is outright false.

And No, I didnt need to use google to find that out cos I'm very well aware of the project. It's called the AKK (ajaokuta-kaduna-kano) pipeline, not the AKK-Niger pipeline. Abeg stop all these your ethnic hate driven arguments which is forcing you to turn logic on it's head. You can get this info from a simple Google search, haba!

Igboid:
You not a brilliant fellow.
The cost of the project went off the roofs because pipeline was going to be laid to Niger to supply the refinery with crude oil.

When common sense should dictate building the refinery in Niger Delta where crude oil would be sourced directly with no need for any pipeline cost.

You are an Hausa-Fulani man. Be proud of your heritage and stop the silly Igbo impersonation.
Your brother Rossiki started off on this forum years ago claiming Igbo too.

First of all, there's nothing I said in this thread that has anything to do with tribe, but obviously, a typical Nigerian idiot cant discuss any issue without talking tribe, so I'm not surprised at your repeated reference to Igbo this, Igbo that.... But then, since you want to talk tribe, you should know that spewing idiotic nonsense on this forum doesnt make you a better Igbo person than myself.... Idiocy isnt an Igbo virtue, idiocy is a virtue only for morons.

The refinery project is Katsina is a private refinery; its not being built by the Nigerian govt, and its being built in Katsina state Nigeria, not in Niger republic like you and some other ignorant fellows are spewing on this thread.... Yes the raw material (crude oil) for the refinery is to be piped from oil fields in Niger Republic, not from Nigerian oil fields down south. Niger has oil fields and all of this information is all over the news and on the internet, but how exactly can I even expect a tribal dumbo to know this?

And lastly, the AKK pipeline I was discussing with the other fellow on this thread is a GAS pipeline, not a crude oil pipeline. There's a difference between a crude oil pipeline and a gas pipeline. Stop disgracing yourself and family.