₦airaland Forum

Billyonaire: For real, so you are now Comparing Benin Airport to Da Vinci Airport of over a century old ? This is classic! Since Lord Lugard, this is the best Airport any President has ever built for the Benin air travellers, am sure the people of Benin appreciate it. Come to think about it, this is just one of the many Airports that are remodeled or constructed by the GEJ's government of uncommon transformation.

Maybe I need to post you pictures of Luton Airport huh For real, you really do not know how stupid you guys come across with your attempting to defend this criminality perpetuated by the subsidy thief!

Rossikk: The airport is not yet completed for goodness sake. Use your damned brain, fool!

Why in the rush is the subsidy their busy running around commissioning uncompleted Sheds? First it was GAT in Lagos, and till date the GAT is still not fully functional

thelastPope: Can you see yourself now? See how you are wobbling from left to right? You guys are the most inconsistent idiotas and bitter hypocrites I have ever seen! See as super glue don hold your mouth? Pathetic!

Did I say you are a disgruntled element? No Oshiomhole is still a candidate Nigerians will want to see occupy the post of the President come 2015, and I know He will not be a dullard to even think of using wet paint to paint an Airport and call it progress.

Let it be known to you, we are not as stupid as your type who is hell bent on defending His kinsman for His stomach sake. That Oshiomhole commission the Airport is not a yardstick for me to conclude that such a shed is what Nigerians deserve at this stage of our nationhood. Your type have not traveled far and wide so you really do not know how stupid and ridiculous it is that such a shed will be called a modern Airport .

You better be dancing Alingo if you are deported from Nigeria.. .huh

thelastPope: Isn't it interesting that the chief celebrant, who was full of joy and smiles and praising the work to high heavens and who also commissioned it, is your best performing governor and one of your top 3 picks for presidential candidate in 2015? You have just indicted your gorvernor and party! lol!

So because Oshiomhole commissioned the project I should be smiling Oshiomhole did what any sane human being will do. When a man that has money to build a mansion decides to go build a boys quarter, whenHe ask you to help him cut tape,you do as He wishes. Does that mean you are okay with what He has done? Absolutely not!

The truth is, most of you defending the current looting by this inept FG led by GEJ will end up paying one way or the other.

thelastPope: You have sent the rabbit back into its hole! lol

These guys are too partisan. Everything to them is politics. Its just bad for our development. If the new problem is now technical hitches in our train system, then that is a good problem to have. It means we have made good progress. At least no one can claim the railways aint working again. So from here, we can put more pressure on government to improve and get it right.

One thing some ignorant folks don't know is that when you order train coaches, they are manufactured for you. They don't manufacture trains and store in warehouses like cars. So it will take time for these coaches to arrive.

This is one area I would expect Anamco to explore in the future.

Have you traveled in a decent train all your life? I bet you have not, so I won't blame you for accepting mediocrity as a standard of living. With the billions spent on that rail line, is this what Nigerians ought to get in return?

Sincere 9gerian: The contract was for the rehabilitation of the rail tracks. You should know the difference between the tracks, locomotives and coaches. The refurbishing of the coaches and locomotives is being done internally by the NRC. I'm aware they bought 25 BRAND NEW locomotives recently from General Electric but obviously thats not enough, making it inevitable that they have to still use old refurbished locomotives along some routes. The NRC is procuring more locomotives and coaches at the moment.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/port-harcourt-maiduguri-rail-line-will-be-on-track-this-year/136720/

I know that you guys will latch onto any and everything to score cheap political points but we should show some rationality at times. The Nigerian railway is just coming out from coma and even from the report above you'll see clearly that the management is battling to overcome the problem of congestion it currently faces and the complaints about poor services

Look at this disgruntled element! BRT scheme is one of the best things to have happened to Lagos. Lagosians today can travel in mass transit from A to B without spending 40hrs on a journey that should take less than 9hrs.

Shameless human being! Watch out when Lagos rolls out the trains, you would get to see what trains really should look like not the 1809 cans of wagon your drunken fisherman calls train..

They reprinted a shed with wet paint and they are jubilation Someone even had the guts to highlight the fact that the peak capacity of the Airport has been increased to 400 passengers, meaning what they call an Airport can barely handle a full load of B737 and an A330 at peak period Before some question passenger traffic on that route to warrant the full load, shouldn't someone be thinking about that Airport being able to handle diversions from Lagos Airport? Benin Airport is only 45mins from Lagos Airport, hence well placed for any emergency diversion.

Oh Nigeria, what have you done to deserve this wicked generation of rulers

.....na so na so? Oh yea Israel of black race ...has thy amadhioha abandoned thee to thy fate ....God bless Nigeria

successcertain: where are the fast train? is 6 months already and a month left to the said 7 months abi na wash?

See them here ..https://www.nairaland.com/1222446/railway-passengers-lament-undue-delays#14713665

talktimi: Why will an obviously performing Demuren be sacked just because of pressure from "aviation stakeholders" ? Who are these so called "stakeholders" ? I don't blame anybody sha, its the office of the SSG I blame for releasing this kind of crappy statement without stating the reasons why. Demuren was an important pillar in Nigeria's aviation industry and he shall sorely be missed.

It's called fresh air Mr. Talkimi After-all, your drunken fisherman approved the sack letter.. No ....

Sincere 9gerian: I must also add that delays are not unique to railways. Delays are also experienced on both air and road transportation.

Yes, they also park planes in Channels crossing, Paris, Port of Spain, Morocco and also over the Atlantic near Lagos to service the engines
GEJ is drunken..haters are

Ngwakwe: He has served out his term and has become complacent.

In what way has He become. Complacent? Do you know what it means to operate in a lawless nation without institution of governance? This man brought about so many charges that saw Nigeria skies a safe heaven in fly in again during Obasanjo cum Yar'dua era because He had the backing of the FG to bring sanity to the aviation industry.

Like I said, He should go to Ethiopia, they would value Him big time or better still go to Ghana and go help them strength their Aviation industry and help them get CAT1 status. I am sure then Nigeria will value their own .

The same way PDP was sent packing from SW and Edo State like magic, Jonathan will be surprise when the carpets underneath Him will begin to disappear come 2014. Mr Fix it knows the shadow of Oshiomhole is the beginning of wisdom. I am sure by the time He sees Oshiomhole on the ticket, He will advise the fisherman that time to relocate to Abidjan has come

wesley80: Plenty plenty talk, little little sense. We know your mouth is bigger than your head but do you mind drawing on some common sense from the pit of your stomach?
Let me guide you; Oya how was Demuren transforming our aviation sector with his "wealth of experience" b4 this sack which you're not sure what he did/didnt do to suddenly deserve?

Do you expect me to engage someone like you in a discuss? Disgruntled element. Is it not those who tell you lies and punish you with evil that you glorify in your accursed clime? Any wonder most aviation expat have gone abroad to use their knowledge to advance the course of humanity and you'll continue to perish from one plane crash to another? You guys haven't seen anything yet. You think aviation is an industry where mediocrity is worshiped?

Abagworo: People seem to mistake offshore oil with actual oil found on people's soil. The oil and gas belt is clear as day and covers the area between Aba and Warri. Owerri, Onitsha, Uyo and Benin are at the fringe.

Dude we are talking about grounds pumping oil and gas like rain falling from heaven not some kettle pot dripping low grade oil

Fresh air indeed 39hrs.. I would have flown to Toronto and back to Heathrow 4 times before some dude travel from Lagos to Kano on a mangoparkistani train .... Soon they would say its Buhari that is vandalising the train

seunfly: I don't know how true the news is, but he has been having a battle/cold war with the minister of aviation for some time now.

You mean the minister that has been using wet paint to rub the airports around the country? What does she know about Aviation?

dayokanu: Where did you get the stats and figures that Ondo state and Edo state produce more oyel than SE

Oben and Oredo alone produce more oil than the whole of SE. #Facts. Oredo has one of the biggest gas field yet untapped by NPDC. Go figure..

If true, Nigerians should better stick to thier road travels. The ex-DG should return to the US or better go to one of those African countries and help them with the wealth of experience He has in Aviation.

When you allow a mediocre take reign of rulership cowardly act becomes the trade mark of leadership.

How can INEC currently embarking on party deregistration then go on to register a faceless party? Ewww PDP is gone 2015....thier despiration can only be compared to what happened in thier dying days in Edo State.

vanunu: Have you been to Imo State before... Perhaps you don,t know that Rochas is the most prudent of all the people you mentioned.

Yes I have been to Imo state, I know much of Imo, perhaps some of you do not realise that our eyes are all over and when we speak on here we do so with conviction of what our eyes have seen not here say! No doubt Rochas is working in Imo, but He needs to prove beyond just what He is doing, He needs to demonstrate the tenacity to be able to sustain the developmental strides He has began and that can only happen when He spends long enough time as Imo governor.

Hima: I'm sorry I don't know how this work so I have a question: is the position of a president won by percentage of states that voted in his favour or percentage of people that voted in his favour? Concidering dat some states might have larger number of population than others.

It is both, you have to win a percentage of the states, and also win 2/3 majority of the votes cast.

manny4life: Your comment above is speaks volume about you. It's ok to grant a nod to Oshimole and Fashola but when it comes down to Imo, you ask "what has he done"? Some governors are not like that of others where they trumpet everything they do. Lagos and Imo have their different complexities, so for you to say he needs to first bring out IMO from ashes is not ONLY insulting but very demeaning and undermines the work (even if meager) that he has done.

You will do well to explain this in bold, who's been threatening blackmailing who?

With all seriousness, when it comes to development, you cannot place Rochas, Fashola and Oshiomhole on the same line. Perhaps after spending four years at governor of IMO state, then we can begin to talk about Him moving to the Centre.

Clearly, when it comes to prudential management, wealth creation, personnel development and human capacity building, infrastructural development, Rochas is yet to demonstrate much experience and if Nigeria is ever going to move forward, individuals who have demonstrated their capacity in these regard should be elected to President. No doubt, any sincere individual who attest to the fact that Fashola and Oshiomhole have demonstrated thus.

The mission to rescue Nigeria come 2015 is not about ethnicity, rather about having the best hands with proven positive experiences of good governance with developmental strides as her hallmark to be elected as President. Rochas in my opinion is not ripe to be elected into that position and should be encouraged to continue on the good course He has began in Imo state. I think it would do him more good if He stays that course because by the time He is done serving two terms in Imo state, He will amongst the experienced governors who will rightly be seen by Nigerianscas good for Presidency, provided He continues on the good path of infrastructural development Imo is already beginning to witness under His reign.

I know you want an Igbo man to be president, perhaps an Igbo woman, however, you need to ask yourself, which persons of Igbo extraction has the clout to win at least 4states in every region of the country in order to become president, possibly none at the moment.

As for the bolder in my post, it is a no brainner that Fashola and Oshiomhole have in their first term faced several complexities, whether political, economical in governance and were able to manage it and did so courageously.

I can't think of any Rochas has faced since becoming a governor perhaps you can give me some examples.

Ngwakwe: ^^^^^^

There is nothing like fighting corruption if it's not drived by civil right movements and the media.

Otherwise, it will look more like witch-hunting that will degenerate to tribal divide.

Secondly, the cost of governance is astronomical because of constitutional demand for minister from every state and other irresponsible demand for federal character.

I beg to disagree. Every responsible government knows that to fight corruption is to ensure that those who circumvent the law for their selfish aim face the full wrath of the law by ensuring that the judiciary have what it takes to punish those involved and this will require the executive arm of the FG through the Legislative arm block every possible loop holes these individual could exploit to get away with their acts. This Nigerians are yet to see GEJ make any attempt at doing.

As for cost of governance, GEJ had the goodwill of Nigerians to have the constitution amend if that at all is a barrier so that His government reflects the true state of the Nation, but no, He has since inception embarked on even more waste than previous governments.

How well a man fairs is only known when He is faced with challenges not when the goings are rosy! A leader is called such because of the acumen they possess in resolving challenges. GEJZ needed todo jut three things and Nigerians would forever have loved him ;
1. Fight corruption without mercy
2. Provide constant light and roads and improve on food security, health and Education. But constant light would have a serious spill over to several areas, so Nigerians would surely prefer him tackle the electricity shortage menace.
3. Reduce the cost of governance to the barest minimum

But today as we know it, GEJ has paid lips service to most of these, hence Nigerians see him as a weakling.

PointB: My candid advice to APC: Pick Rochas as your presidential candidate and pair him with a muslim from the North. Pitch it as strategy to re-unite the country. 8 years later power can go back to the North
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Any other permutation hands power back to the incumbent.

What experience has Rochas got to become the Vice President of this country? Do you even realise that the office of the Vice President and that of the SFG is the power house of the government? Rochas should remain in IMO State and show us that He truly understands government. Fashola, Oshiomhole both have demonstrated their capacity to manage complex societies and bring about positive change even in the face of threats, blackmail, and despair and have done so courageously. We need such people in the presidency. Rochas has not demonstrated much of these qualities yet and He needs to do so by bringing IMO State out of the ashes.

Lets forget Her skin colour and pay attention to the silent points She raised. She made some sense in what she said. No doubt she seems to have an I depth knowledge about the goings in Nigeria, and who knows she may also have interest in Nigeria. Not sure why she kept swearing... Can't stand white folks that use 'F' word!

seanet01: Rossik, have you taken those medications?

Abeg help me ask him oh.... I await Okupe the attack dog reply. Rowlings have merely repeated what every sane nigerian have been saying and echoing for the past three years running. The monumental corruption that now pervade the land is ticking time bomb...

Wining ticket : Buhari and Oshiomhole, Fashola for Senate President. Rochester needs to remain in IMO State for another 6years minimum and turn IMO State into the pride of South East before He can take shot at the Presidency.

Right now we need a team that can crush corruption, restore security and pursue aggressive development. I really do not care where the individuals are from but never again should Nigeria end up with a mediocre as a president!

If Buhari decides not the run, then Oshiomhole would be my first choice for the Presidency and I would Fashola for me should be Senate President. It is so sad for the first time for so long as I can remember, I can't think of any South Easterner who really possess the accuse to be a Vice President nor President. Look at Ayim, even as the SFG, there is nothing one can speak well of about his reign.

ENOUGH OF EMERGENCY PRESIDENT.... NIGERIA NEEDS A PRESIDENT OF NECESSITY....

What sort of stupid post is this again

bloggernaija: Waste of money for a government that is absolutely clueless .while there are more pressing issues like healthcare,pipe borne water ,agriculture etc. this government is busy wasting money on unviable airports.
A good administrator would have probably shut these glorified landing strips down baring in mind that most of them are not commercially viable . The government has to continue to fund these loss making airports from the already small capital vote.
There lies the difference between good manager and bad ones. While millions are nigerians are dying of hunger,the elites are eager to look for more space to park their toys.
A bloated federal government with too much money in her pocket without a clue of what to do with it.apart from Lagos ,port harcourt, ibadan,Enugu,Kano and Abuja.no other state has the critical mass of upper class and middle class people that would make any of this airports viable. Even some of the listed states have question mark on them?
I clap not. For this is just a further proof or lack of capability of the president and his team to lift the country out of its current doldrums and set it's priorities straight. Borrowing money to pay salaries at a time of high oil prices and spending money like a drunken sailor.The same thing shagari did which crashed the nigerian economy when the credit ran out.
in the past , they mortgaged your children,now they are mortgaging your country.IDIOTS.

While I note some sane points raised in your post, I beg to disagree that Benin Airport is not viable. Benin Airport due to Edo State's proximity to several state can be expanded to a regional hub. The sad reality is that we do not have a government that truly thinks rightly. It would only take redirecting of some regional flights to Benin Airport, get a good transportation link between the Airport and neighborhood states in place and that Airport and Benin City would even be more vibrant than what it is today.