iammo:


Is that all... oya use your alternative username to call Lalasticlala

I know the game

iammo:




All these exergeration .. by opposition , Ipob, ellupee

I was at the market today, everywhere was filled up with people shopping

Finished shopping and went to a restaurant, prices remains the same, for same quality of food

Amala 300, meat 600, one limca , action bitters to wash it down

Couldn't even finish it


My question is why does Obi and Ipob supporters think since Tinubu entered people stop eating and living their regular life




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lexylaw40:
My question is ..Does a state high cort have
jurisdiction over a federal government institutions ??

robosky02:



For get

He will never coach Super Eagles

Stegano:

You are mistaken my brother. Pitso is the most successful coach of Mamelodi Sundowns...he won three/four successive premier league titles, Caf champions title, Caf super cup title and a number of FA cups in between. The current coach (Rulani Mokwena) has only won 1 premier league and the inaugural AFL, but no other chips. However, Mamelodi Sundowns is currently very dangerous under him. But he has to break Pitso's records first.

Heffalump:
Has he coached Bafana Bafana football club before? What were his numbers? Club football isn't as tough as national team ooh.

In the club, players are there 247, but national team, you gat to pull players from around the globe and build them for results.

Me, I no gree this one. Na see finish to me

robosky02:



There's a difference coaching a club side and
Coaching national team

Amunike or amokachi is enough

robosky02:



There's a difference coaching a club side and
Coaching national team

Amunike or amokachi is enough

ecolime:
Seems many people no sabi this guy

He was very successful as Former Al Ahly & Mamelodi Sundowns manager. He is one of the best African coaches around.

He is a great coach for our team but NFF go stain his white oo

naptu2:


Nairaland no longer allows Twitter links on home page threads

benardtotti:



You are the dumbest individual alive If you really think the mechanic doesn't know about the job. Like I said before your mental capacity to understand how business works is too low for me to engage you , enjoy your delusions while others get ahead in life by making efforts and lobbying to get jobs done .

benardtotti:



Leave him let him keep fooling himself doing comparisons that are not similar ! Anyone who has done procurement before knows that you must have a business registered that also shows that you have general services in its profile , the most important thing is to get the job done and get it done to specification.


The foolish dude was trying to shame me cos i said I lost a contract during fasholas period without even knowing the full details of how and why I lost the contract which had absolutely nothing to do with our ability to deliver .

AbuTwins:


I already did elsewhere.

So answer the questions!

3ple9iner:


Thank you.

I would like to first let you know that we are not discuss the article but discussing whether or not it is legal to give a mechanic the contract to purchase fragrance and to print.

Secondly, looking at the article the bidding process wasn't stated but I learned that the major requirement is for you to have a registered company and proof that you can deliver. In the bidding process, it might be that the perfume he put smelt nice and they liked it, it might also be that out of all the fragrance brought by bidders his was cheaper, there could have been several issues for them to choose his.

Concerning due process, I wasn't there and the article also didn't state anything about it.

I think you should state where the corruption comes in because If I tell you to buy me a blue camry car and you a carpenter bought me a blue camry car is that corruption?

Where I did my IT, a contractor supplied a product, for him to go someone had to sign that the product has been received in good shape and what was ordered was what was supplied.

Fortunately for the supplier the person around was his friend and tribes man (who has not gotten to the level of signing) he signed receiving the product (substandard) collected his share and looked away. Months later, he was in another state on DTA but people in Lagos where looking for who signed for the product, the supplier claimed the product he supply was good and there was alot of back and forth but the signature was traced to the staff

Now who is to blame here the supplier or the staff that performed duties he was not supposed to perform?


Inflation of the contract wasn't stated in the article but let me ask you a question.

The price to get a bag of pure water is 200 from the company and 250 from retailers. The government is looking for people to supply the 200 bags I as a person peg my price at 230 per bag. I got the contract go to a pure water company then tell them to sell it for 199 per bag since I am buying 200 (200*199= 39800) instead of (200*200=40,000) now my gain (200*230=46000) would you call this budget inflation? You see ehn government does not behave like normal people where you walk round the market and start pricing rather people are to bid and the best deal is chosen.

The peter obi you are calling has his own, would you tell me it is ethical for a contractor that should walk in Lagos is being paid in cash in Anambra? Has he come out with is full chest to explain the funds he invested in his business, isn't that also corruption?

The fact you added him actually shows you problem is not corruption but the state it happened is your problem because you should have used a clean person as example.


I'm sorry for replying late thank you.

benardtotti:



Like I said you are dumb and you have refused to learn ! What is the correlation between supplying brochure and fragrances and allowing your kid to be treated by a doctor? Do you need any special skill to print fliers or buy specific items to dropship. This is the last time I will respond to you as I have seen this discourse is beyond ýour mental capacity that is why you think a mechanic or even a jobless person can't successfully execute a supply contract for an agency.

benardtotti:



You are very very dumb ! Even abroad there are professional lobbyists whose job it is to get you favorable look in from government or their agencies , I'm not surprised you dont know ti repeat it here: THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG IN APPLYING OR GETTING A CONTRACT FROM GOVERNMENT, IT CAN ONLY BE A PROBLEM IF YOU DONT DELIVER WHAT YOU WERE PAID TO DO ! STOP BEING STUPID ! A lot of people got rich lobbying and doing govt jobs, but coming out to say a mechanic doesn't deserve a supply contract shows how silly you are !

AbuTwins:


What's the mechanic's name?

I live in Bariga in Lagos send me his address to confirm!

benardtotti:



Oga are you dumb or an illiterate? Someone hustled to get a contract using his registered business you are upset because others who seem more qualified didn't get it ? It is this self entitlement mentality that has kept Nigerians down, [/i]why didn't others also hustle and lobby their links in government or at least apply for the contract, [i]

This hustle and lobby mentality is the bastion of corruption in public office and I'm not surprised such comments are coming from you as you're quite clearly misguided. It's people like you who go to bribe officials or use nepotism instead of competence to compromise officials into bypassing procurement guidelines and standards to award contracts instead of professionalism.

the issue is did he get the job done or not ? Not all these trying to hang him, anybody with a registered business which also contains general services in its registered profile can supply anything ,I once almost got a contract to supply medical equipment to lagos government under fashola ,in the end they gave it to another company but my company has absolutely nothing to do with medical field or pharmacy ,we only proved that we knew what we are doing and we almost got approved.

You bid for a contract with no track record or previous experience supplying same and you expected to be awarded the contract? For supply of sensitive items like medical equipment of all things? Based on what criteria? The words of your mouth? No be JuJu be that? Any responsible government would have rejected your bid and the Fashola government rightly did so!

Finally is it not the numerous printing press that the mechanic will still use to d0 the printing so how is it a loss f0r the printers?

3ple9iner:


Thank you for your reply.


Now I as a person would go with a bricklayer to buy the tiles because it's a personal one and because that may be what I only want to buy.

The procurement agency is one of the most busy agency in of any government, they process different government procurements.

When I did my IT at an FG agency what I noticed is that you just have to show your company is registered, and you have to show you have the ability to undertake the contract. Now if the contract is you buy something, what you buy would be checked and then signed.

Sir, I am sure you are aware that even giving a bricklayer money to go get the tiles for you, he might get you substandard tiles.

3ple9iner:
There is nothing wrong with what they did.

look at this scenario
I got information that the government is looking to give contract for the purchase of table and desk for schools in Lagos state. I a barber saw it has an opportunity to make side money, I registered a company, submitted my bids with samples gotten from a nearby carpenter shop, got the contract, paid the carpenter to make the chairs, delivered it to Lagos state government and keep the profits.

Now how is this illegal?

benardtotti:


So the mechanic who pays his taxes and does legit business is not a deserving lagosian?

adrusa:


Thank you. This is the kind of lazy journalism that our hacktivists are using to try to turn people against government. It doesn't matter whether "Lati" is an area boy or mechanic, if he registers a company, bids for a contract and wins, all that is required is to find out IF HE DELIVERS. Most petty contractors who do supplies are basically middle men. The most important and relevant question is performance, not qualifications or offices.

benardtotti:



God bless you! So because he's a mechanic he can't aspire to do more and better business? Even if we assume he was used as a conduit , I can assure you that contract didn't go to any lagos politician, 13m is chicken change to politicians, it must be a civil servant that got the contract and used the mechanic to do the job, the main question is did he deliver the items ? Lasg confirmed they were supplied so he has no case .
Finally any business registered with cac and having general contractor or services in its profile is acceptable to do business with government.

AbuTwins:
Team Naysayers go feed on this like ants on sugar!

Lagos would respond soon!

Dittodat:
First, Lati doesn't have to have a printing press to get a printing contract from the govt.
I have secured contracts from the US govt to supply products that I don't produce or even have any idea of how they are made.
What's important is that , I have to source the product and deliver.
Govt contract is crazy in any part of the world. Govt money is the easiest money to make once you get into the circle. To enter na wahala
In the US, the govt will pay you 2 to 10 dollars for a bulb that anyone can buy in a store for less then 50 cent or less.
Everything govt is usually priced way up than in private businesses.
The only thing is that you must supply or provide the services for which you are being paid for.
For example, the US actually gave contracts to people to supply Covid products for millions or billions of dollars to people who have zero experience or knowledge of what is needed and some didn't even supply what they got paid for.
Some are getting prosecuted as we speak. But that doesn't mean that some didn't get away with it.
This is Investigative Journalism and we need more of it. But they cannot lie to expose another lie.
You have to be objective and truthful.

Saint99:
Is this a joke or what? When did Saudi Arabia start fixing refineries? Saudi Arabia does not fix it's own refineries. It is done by Indians, Koreans, etc. Not even ARAMCO is maintained by Saudis.

Takasufe:
Well done Sir

Caveatemptor:



Like I said,you know nothing about how government runs.
Have you ever visited the nations Borders.
Do you know that a border like Illela in Sokoto state has only one recognised official border but there are over 150 unofficial foot paths that are all roads to Niger Republic.
These foot paths run all along Nigerias borders with Niger and Chad. The officers have even been joined by police,soldiers, Navy,Immigration and DSS operatives along these footpaths and yet they cannot stop petroleum smuggling because the borders are too vast and there are too many footpaths.
These officers are working in hostile atmosphere because the border communities feel it os their birth right to engage in smuggling.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT POLICING OF THE BORDERS IS HOPELESS? IF THE NCS IS BEREFT OF IDEAS, THEY CAN SEEK TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE US AND SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER PATROLS! IF THE FG CAN CONCESSION PIPELINE MONITORING TO ND MILITANTS I SEE NO REASON WHY NCS CANT PROVIDE MONETARY INCENTIVE TO KEY FIGURES IN SUCH COMMUNITIES TO POLICE SAME. ALL THESE EXCUSES PERSIST BECAUSE PEOPLE'S JOBS IN THE CUSTOMS ARE NOT ON THE LINE AND STIFF PUNISHMENT ARE NOT METED OUT TO CORRUPT OFFICIALS AS DETERRENT. THESE THINGS YOU LISTED ABOVE ARE JUST EXCUSES.

These officers are working with poor equipment because the government has refused to provide proper equipment to man the borders which are small planes and proper communication gadgets.
The relationship with border communities is very uncordial.
Some rivers at the border run through Nigeria and Cameroon like at Ikang border station in Cross River state and government has not provided small boats to man these border Rivers.

EXCUSES.... IF WITH ALLL THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE NCS THEY ARE UNABLE TO ADDRESS THEIR EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING ISSUES THEN THEY ARE ARCHITECTS OF THE ONGOING CORRUPTION AND THEIR FAILURES TO DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES PROPERLY. IF AN EXTENSIVE WHISTLEBLOWING SYSTEM IS IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM WITH APPROPRIATE INCENTIVES FOR USEFUL INFORMATION PROVIDED AND APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS METED OUT TO ERRANT OFFICIALS RANGING FROM JOB LOSS TO LENGTHY JAIL TERMS, I AM QUITE SURE THAT OVERNIGHT CORRUPTION IN THE SERVICE WOULD BE REDUCED TO THE BAREST MINIMUM AND FOR THE FOOLHARDY WHO DARE TO PERSIST IN THEIR WRONG WAYS BECAUSE OF GREED, APPROPRIATE EXAMPLES SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF THEM. IVE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SMUGGLING RICE AND TYRES FROM CAMEROUN AND THEY ALL CONFIRM THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING THOSE ITEMS TO NIGERIA WITHOUT SETTLING NCS OFFICIALS.

There are houses at Idi Iroko Station where the front part of the house is in Nigeria while the back part of the house is in Benin Republic. Tell me how officers will police such a house?

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PETROL TANKERS. TANKERS SURELY HAVE NO BUSINESS WITH FOOTPATHS AND HALF HOUSES. THOSE ARE JUST EXCUSES TO JUSTIFY FAILURE. WHY SHOULD YOU ALLOW STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT ON BORDER LINES IF NOT TO ALLOW SMUGGLING. ALL SUCH STRUCTURES WITHIN 50KM OF THE BORDER LINES SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED PRONTO! NO EXCUSES!!!

The problem with some of you is you see a few corrupt officers working in sea ports like Apapa and Tin can Island ports who do not constitute up to 5% of the total work force and then decide to tar every officer as corrupt.

DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE CORRUPTION IN THE PORTS!!! THAT'S A TOPIC FOR ANOTHER DAY. OF COURSE NOT EVERY CUSTOMS OFFICIAL IS CORRUPT BUT YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT THE NCS IS NOT IN DESPERATE NEED OF OVERHAUL FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OVER CORRUPTION. WHEN IT COMES TO MEETING REVENUE TARGETS WE DON'T HEAR STORIES PROVIDED CORRUPTION IS ALLOWED TO PERSIST. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STOPPING OIL SMUGGLING AND THE LIKES THEN WE START HEARING CHALLENGES AND STORIES. WHO IS FOOLING WHO?.

I advise some of you if you are still within the recruitment age to apply and join so that you can fight this so called corruption from inside the service.
It is when you get inside you will realise that it is not what you think and the understand that khaki no be leather.
My last response to you and your idealism.

THIS IS NOT IDEALISM BUT REALISM. UNTIL THIS GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT FIGHTING CORRUPTION, UNTIL WE STOP THINKING CHALLENGES AND START THINKING SOLUTIONS WE ARE GOING TO KEEP HEARING ALL THESE KINDS OF EXCUSES WHY CORRUPTION CANNOT BE CONQUERED IN THE NCS.

UNTIL A CLIMATE OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CORRUPTION IN THE SERVICE IS BUILT, WE WILL KEEP HAVING OFFICIALS WHO WHINE ABOUT POOR EQUIPMENT AND WHAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO FOR THEM MEANWHILE THEY AMASS ILL GOTTEN WEALTH BY ENABLING SMUGGLING SYNDICATES AND GETTING THEIR OWN PERCENTAGE THUS DEPRIVING THE COUNTRY OF A GOOD PORTION OF ITS REVENUE

Caveatemptor:


Give evidence of this.
You can't just feel something and then in an idealistic way pass it off as a fact.
How many revenue generating organisations did you compile to come up with this theory.
Give me a source or a verified survey for this your theory.

I can give you verified facts that the government has given the customs yearly revenue targets and they have consistently surpassed these revenue targets despite government waivers for the past 30 years.

Caveatemptor:


Apparently you do not know how government works.
The propaganda going on with the ministry of Interior has taken you in. Hameed Ali did more than that during Buharis administration.
Using the press men to burnish your image is an efficient tool of propaganda.
Like I have told you earlier, if you have an issue with the Customs it is very fine. I don't object to that BUT on this issue of waivers the customs has no fault.

There is NO Customs officer that can refuse to honour a Federal government waiver signed by the Minister of Finance except that officer is tired of his job and desires to be sacked.

Once again Waivers are not issued by the Customs service but by the Federal government. Customs only implement.

Tariffs are not issued by Customs but by the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance. Customs only implement and interpret these Tariffs to raise revenue for the Federal government in a discretionary way in order to allow the populace to breathe. I assure you that if the Customs interpret the import and export Tariffs to the letter,No body will be in the import and export business.

No Customs Comptroller general can oppose the Minister of Finance who is his boss as well as the chairman of the Customs board except he wants to lose his job.

It is apparent that you are an idealist and have no idea of how government is run nor do you appear to understand that after the revenue generated by the NNPC and the oil industry the Customs service has constantly and consistently generated the second highest revenue in this country.
The records are there. These are the facts.
Good day.

Caveatemptor:


It seems you are misunderstanding what a waiver is.
Waivers on duty are not issued by the customs.
Waivers are issued by the Federal government through the Minister of Finance.
Customs only implement waivers issued by the Ministry of Finance.
It is the party in power that fraudulently issue waivers to their political associates,cronies and friends.
This is not the fault of the customs. That is why the current Comptroller general is blaming the last administration for the number of waivers issued for 8 years that made revenue due to the government to fall short.
You might have other issues with the Customs but on the issue of waivers you can't fault them!

Caveatemptor:



You need to understand somethings. The presnt Comptroller general was appointed by Tinubu and not Buhari.
He can afford to call out Buhari because he owes him no allegiance.
Do not be surprised if the same sort of waivers for a whole year are still being granted by the present minister of Finance to political cronies who helped Tinubu into power.

As a civil servant there is a limit to how you can oppose a government who appointed you into office except you want to commit job suicide. That is why every new appointee will criticise and point fingers at the appointee who preceeded him.

The previous Comptroller general Hameed Ali pointed fingers at his predecessor Dikko Inde throughout his tenure until he left the administration . The present Comptroller general Adeniyi is now pointing fingers at Ali for the waivers he granted throughout his eight year tenure.