₦airaland Forum

ba7man:
The Lagos light rail is elevated for most parts since it runs on swampy land and it's also a 2 way rail.

You'll have to calculate the cost of the pilings, the concrete footings and it's larger size to accommodate the 2 trains at the same time.

It also crosses a water body and it's complete with a super highway that runs alongside it with pedestrian bridges linking the train stations which are also elevated.

The Ethiopian Lightrail runs on land and is a normal railway line with stops alongside it.

Their specifications and topography are miles apart, hence the cost difference.

Since it's Nigeria, some inflation will be included but it's not as much as some people are trying to project.................. and which one is their own Governor doing in their own state in the first place?

Wike called the rivers monorail "Amaechi monorail". He promised not to put a finger on that project and pple are cheering him. For lots of these folks here, they prefer to do out of this world comparison pretending to be smart. Their states are littered with guiness book of world record ROUNDABOUTS. At best you see a few blank streetlights hanging hopelessly on the road.
For me, it's either the OP is mischievous or outright ignorant.

Lilimax:
All these epistle cum confession get as e be
From what i know, if a Nigeria police officer arrests a thief, the kind beating dem go give the person
will make you to confess both the one you do and the one you no do.

I believe he said more but they just decide to release what they feel will not be too much of embarrassment to the pdp. It took the IG special squad to get them down. The local police couldn't achieve that because they were shielding the thieves. Little wonder why the crime rate is so high in the Niger delta states.

What happened to all the innoson jeeps.

I can see a G-Wagon.

jmslimx:
Thief na Thief .. But no where in the world you probe campaign funds!! APC should forget they will be out of power too ... and then it will be them turn

Who told you campaign funds can't be probed.

victorD3:
Why Chelsea ??

Possible it was stolen from a fan.

All dis my Chelsea pple sef, make una dey hide una sef sometime abeg.

Something is fishy here. Let's wait abit if all parties eh accept this handover. From what I see here it the same pple who elected markafi and co that still did the handover.

MrCork:
...well our Nigerians are 419 fraudsters....is he lyin? ...NIgerians shod be ban!!(no ofeinse)

It's obvious you are an intruder. Pls allow Nigerians comment on their issues. You couldn't even use our common abbreviations correctly.
You could even be a black African yet u shade Nigerians like u are any different. Alot of you commit crimes and claim you'r Nigerians.
Pls stay away from this topic.

Jonathan sef. Wey he for just keep quiet.
Just watch how some pple will jump in here to say Jonathan actually fought curruption.
God help us all.

These commentus for this thread na offline ooo. Thread say timi and amina couldn't jive, una dey here dey squeeze boby. Konji na bastard.

These commentus for this thread na offline ooo. Thread say timi and amina couldn't jive, una dey here dey squeeze boby. Asarowa na bastard.

The questions raised by the op are very valid. Anything short of a direct answer is window dressing. NOI was consistently warning of gloomy days ahead even in the midst of oil windfall, yet pple cannot piece the lines together, they will rather start the Nigerian economy from May last year.


Watch out, they will come in their numbers to derail this beautiful and thought provoking thread.

October1960:
In developed countries there is less corruption because people get punished and have to return more than the proceeds of corruption.

In the USA many governors have gone to prison for reasons less than what government officials and politicians have done to Nigeria.

The federal govts decision is the best in this circumstance. The same western nations you mentioned were the ones that introduced plea bargain. In some cases u let a person who decides to cooperate free at the expense of the stubborn ones. There's also another angle to the Nigerian case. Some of the pple returning cash ddnt exactly steal from govt directly as it were. Some were innocenty caught in the web. If such pple decide to honourably return such money it's only proper to protect them. Except where they decide to be stubborn and foolish like olisa metuh. Metuh was not a govt official but he refused to return the money Jonathan gave to him thru the ONSA. Now look at it for a moment. The govt has taking metuh to court but not a dime has been recovered from him. The govt is wasting time and money to prosecute him for maybe a jail term at the end of the day. The govt can dangle the option of no prosecution at some other persons who will agree to stand as witnesses against metuh should They be directly involved in the stealing.
All in all its a wise decision by govt.

989900:
In an ideal world, theoretically, naming them is the perfecto.

However, 'an ideal world' rarely ever exists. We all have divergent opinions about this naming thing, and I guess those who made the decision not to name them, must have had several meetings and consultations with better info to reach the conclusion that, not naming them would be in the country's best interest. BTW, not naming them publicly does not mean their names are not in the records, nor does it offer them immunity from some other cases now, or in the future . . . some are not really flat-out guilty even, as stated in the article.

By and large, this article already stated solid points to make that decision . . . legal and all.

Bottom line is, the country needs money badly, and if this route is the fastest way to get those monies back, so be it.

We might not all agree, but I'd rather get back say $500m from a looter, than he goes to court, wastes our time and resources, and gets 5 years (roughly 3 real years) and still gets to keep the loot/or most of the loot.

Likewise, we need to remember everyone's case is different from the other. Some will see jail term no matter what, regardless of returning monies or not/publishing names or not.

Brother, I see you put in so much time and effort to try to explain to pple who have blinded their minds to reality. These same pple will fault the list of it was released in the first place. You will hear something like 'where is tinubu and Amaechi's names, witch hunt list, why should a list be released when they have not been. convicted by a court of law.
Believe me brother they know the truth but decide to sell their souls to deceit. Their hatred for buhari is legendary.
God bless pmb.
God bless FRN.

djkirkoo2:
See u, pls go to YouTube and watch the video to see whose men was chanting the occultist chants. You can't deceive me bro cuz am not a Jew man neither am I a clent

If anyone should have a second look at the video that person should be you bro. Maybe you are mistaking Biko for Amaechi. Let me tell you something about Amaechi. One of his hallmark is the use of govt recognise security operatives in getting things done. Amaechi is a staunch believer in using govt forces rightly or wrongly.

chikel2000:
Fayose is still far better than other governors. Ist he said the truth, Ekiti is broke n u knw buhari won't fund him either, telling d truth of a situation is d most noble thing to do. 2ndly he joined d strike, y? Just to make fun of them?, no. H felt dia pain n wish to identify with them. How many governors have stepped that low to identity with its people. Yes things r bad now but trust me fayose's attitude demonstrated good will

You do not need to do what you are doing here. His action is enough embarrassment to the pple of ekiti already. You must not defend him just because u belong to same party or because u do not like buhari. I am pretty sure he has accessed the bailout funds, but if he hasn't he should do so and nobody will deny him. wike just did so whats your point Realy. You see a man that is making mockery of the state you chose to look the other way.
How would u have reacted if it was aregbesola that said it.

djkirkoo2:
Who be dis? What are you saying? Who displayed cultism act on live television in Rivers state house of assembly? Mtcheeeeeew

Amaechi went to the assembly with policemen but Evans bipi was busy chanting cultist chants and was surrounded by alot of them. You shouldn't even go there make your yansh nor open.

Siberia101:
One of the areas I'll always give kudos to Amaechi... He so crushed them into smithereens. Diobu boys run na

When Amaechi pursued those Boys from Okirika that are into several nefarious activities and destroyed their shanties at waterside, GEJ's wife was angry with Amaechi.

Wike how far? Do the needful

Ike ekweremadu was in phc some days back and he said rivers state is very peaceful. Wike who started the conversation said the pple peddling falsehood about insecurity in rivers state are the disgruntled opposition.
Amaechi will be remembered for many good things, security is one of them.
Icelanders and greenlanders have traces to okrika, patients home town. This ugly movement started in the late 90s to mid 2000. They were more popular around abuloma, okuru and okrika axis during odili's govt.
This should be an eye opener to all those short sighted pple hailing the so called NDA.

I Thot they said Iran was going to run over Nigeria.
Bunch of blood thirsty idiots.

ElCount:
What are you talking about?
That was the campaign period anyone would have done thesame so as to use it as a campaign promise let's be frank about that he had barely 6months mind you the confab isn't just any project like a road contract.

Besides he can't implement it all by himself he is not a dictator like buhari, the confab will have to go thru several processes.
What national assembly are asking for accountability for love of God it was an election period.

We are criticizing buhari because he is talking about not reading it, archiving and how useless the confab was unlike GEJ who gave it attention

You just said he had 6months. What did he do with the report in 6months. What arrangements did he put in place for the implementation of the report. Are you saying he had no plans for the report befor he started the conference? You called buhari a dictator but Jonathan to you is a democrat. Meaning the dictator should singlehandedly do what the democrat can't do. Hmmmmmmm.
No matter how you look at it buhari can not be blamed brother. I and you know that the only organ of govt with the power to implement the report is the NASS. Our focus should shift to the NASS and stop chasing shadows.
Do you know that there is something in that report like more creation of states. What purpose will this recommendation serve in a scountry where we are advocating for federalism.

ElCount:
Well I know GEJ submitted it to the legislative for review

Agreed he did but two days befor he left office. More questions pls.
Why ddnt he just implement it as pple are now shouting buhari should do?
Why did he have to wait till the end of his tenure to do so even hen he knew he was not coming back 3months befor the end of his tenure?
What did the NASS do with the report and who is askingthem for accountability? And lastly, what significant recommendations in that report you think will make all the difference that couldn't have been done directly by the NASS?

Pls provide answers to the questions so we can continue our discussion. Tnx.

ElCount:
Well I know GEJ submitted it to the legislative for review

Agreed he did but two days befor he left office. More questions pls.
Why ddnt he just implement it as pple are now shouting buhari should do?
Why did he have to wait till the end of his tenure to do so even hen he knew he was not coming back 3months befor the end of his tenure?
What did the NASS do with the report and who is askingthem for accountability? And lastly, what significant recommendations in that report you think will make all the difference that couldn't have been done directly by the NASS?

ElCount:
Where did you get that time frame of "more than a year" from?
GEJ got the report in August 2014 and by may 2015 he was out

I agree with you but what effort did he make to implement the report. The truth is the president does not have the power to do so. You pple should stop blaming a man that never had anything to do with it.

KissCODE:
people like you are the reason why PMB is so sick today.
People like you are the reason why NDA, IPOB, Fulani herdsmen & other forms militancy is raising PMB‘s blood presure.
People like you are the reason why PMB might end up breaking Nigeria into multiple particules.

It is just bad that PMB does not listen to those that will tell him the present day reality.

What's in the report that the ipob is fighting for. What's in the report that NDA is clamouring for its implementation. A conference that was based on political calculations and deceit. For your info, secession was not part of the conference discussion. What's the fuse about the report Realy. Is it increase in derivation that our senators and reps can't push. Is it start police they can not defend. Pls tell me one very significant part of that report that will need only the president of this country to implement.
Btw, you need to answer this question. Why couldn't Jonathan implement it. What was his reason for not doing it. Did he make any effort to implement it. Pls tell me.

woodcook:
Are you saying every government that comes to power should reject any policy they were against before coming to power irrespective of whether such policies are in the interest of the nation?

This is not about Buhari this is about the interest of our nation which superceds that of any single individual.

It is quite sad that we are yet to learn from the fall out of unguarded uterances mented out on the past government and how such actions set a bad precedence which has been hunting this present government.

I would supposed that what a president that has a genuine interest of the masses and future of Nigeria in heart would do is either pass it to the senate to review and see if we can implement it in the first place or not rather than outright rejection.

Every successful nation trives on continuity!

In the first place the president does not have the power to implement it. So no need for this your epistle. Having said that, the NASS which is empowered to implement it should take it up. The pro conference report apologists can lobby their reps in the NASS to kick start the implementation of the report.

Abeymills:
Bubuhari is just simply a disaster

It's so easy to insult buhari but you forgot that Jonathan couldn't do it either. If the man who started had more than a year to implement it and he couldn't then what are we even wasting our time here debating it.

tomakint:
What are you saying? Mention one area or State in Niger Delta that has huge FG projects as we have in Lagos, Kaduna, Oyo, Kano, Ogun, or just want to attract trouble?

Whose fault is it that there is no HUGE FEDERAL GOVT PROJECT in the Niger delta. An ijaw man was in power for 6 active years yet he couldn't attract Jack. Even the amnesty, Niger delta ministry and nddc created by his predecessors became political settlement establishments. Your excuse is lame.

babajero:
All muslims are terrorist. All you need to do is just give them the opportunity to prove themselves. We only read about this when it happen in islamic countries, now it is happening here in nigeria and nobody will be arrested for it and nobody is talking about it. Nigeria is gradually slipping into islamic state and nobody is seem to saying anything.

We have pple in the national assembly who should be talking but ubfortunately, they seem not to know why they are there.

kenny987:
Demons n beasts in human form. This is supposed to be the one Nigeria where her life is not guaranteed because of a completely odd religion n culture she has nothing in common with. Remind me again why we should be under same name? Nonsense!

May her soul rest in peace.

let's assume the dead was a southerner that does not mean she will leave kano to her country should Nigeria fall. What is wrong is wrong even if the act was done in the east. rThe problem is not because we are under one name rather intolerance and wrong education. We do not even know if she was a northerners because we were not told. The husband would have been killed or taking to the sharia court if it had happened in Arewa Republic.
I believe we can solve our problems if we look inward.

todayboy:
According to the recommendations of the United nation report on ogoni the waters should be clean up, infrastructural develelopmen, health of the ogoni people should also be taking care of.

The Buhari clean up is vague we only hear they want to clean ogoni without any document on how they will go about it that's why the reasons below proof is a scam

No provision for the clean up in 2016 budget
Amechi said the government budget 1 billion dollars for it, where will they get the money from
Are they building the road, hospital and other social amenities in ogoni
No detailed blue print of what the clean up is all about apart from media hype
The state governor is not involve in it

To the best of my knowledge the apc government just want to extend lawma operation to ogoni land by employing jobless youth and give the contract to some apc big men to pay the boys peasant

If a apc could not fulfill any of the promises they have in their documented manisfesto how can they clean ogoni land

Your ignorance stinks.

VampireeM:
If GEJ promised to clean up ogoniland I dont know and I dont care.. I'm talking of the present where the ball-less president sent his VP and the fact Osinbanjo should get the title.

Osinbajo should get the title because he, osinbajo, ordered the clean up or for representing his boss?
Who told you the title was for "present sir" ?
Even My little niece hailed the president for matching words with action.

olokeded:
Federal government removed Governor Wike name as chief host as launching of Ogoni clean up begins

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/06/photo-gov-wike-name-removed-on-ogoni.html

Hey bro. Look at that card u posted very well, you will discover that the minister is the host, chief host and royal host. It's a simple but well drafted invite. It has nothing to do with politics brother. Stop sniffing buhari's anus cos even yours carry same shit.y stuff.

Apelex:
Implement which clean up...in this current economic situation .where is the money to do so??(1billion dollars first phase.total--5 billion)

He is dere to deceive people like you and not me..

So what stopped GEJ, who wouldn't deceive us from doing it when we had the money. Who told you the federal govt will do it sll alone. A clean up that will last for at least 25yrs should have started since 2011 when the report was first submitted. But instead we will rather blame the man who has taking the bull by the horn. I see why they say we are our own problem in the Niger delta. Something one of our own couldn't do, instead of you to be greatful to the man who has shown capacity and dedication, you are here promoting conspiracy theorist reasoning. It is obvious now that many Niger deltans are not happy that this is happening in ogoni land. They wish it was their land. It is called envy. Honestly, no better description for the kind of comments that hav greeted this clean up exercise, especially from our on supposed brothers.