₦airaland Forum

warrior101: Have you finished? Please, cram it with some walnut... If you leave acid near your child's breakfast, not only will you blame yourself for killing you child for all time, people will accuse you of the same. Dunce

Oh so you knew then people will blame you for the child's death and you also claim you will blame yourself due to negligent hence you would not put the the acid close to the child's reach right? Why then would you expect the state government with the overwhelming information at their disposal that Okada is a major contributing element to the successful operation of armed robbers in the state not do something to curtail it? Would any sane citizen of the state who is robbed by criminals on bike not also blame the government for negligence to do the right thing of banning Okada or restricting their use? Dude get some sense..will you

warrior101: Dude, Fasola's sentiment on Okada is political. And i understand why. But blaming the upcoming artist's death on Okada is abysmal and baseless...

Just go back and read that post again, you will find that Fashola never blamed Okada for the murder but merely highlighted that fact that again Okada was used by the killers of the young man. He also mentioned the medicl doctor who was killed by His assailants who rode on Okada. On the basis of His submission, it is obviously in His place to buttress his point about the legislation put in place to restrict the use of Okada and possibly the outright ban of it in the very near future.

Please go back and read that article again and ask yourself if Fashola actually blamed Okada for the death of the young man.

solomon111: how did i miss this one?
Buhahahaha!!
One thing is sure though;
you are learning fast.

You better go stick with your baseless military talks and allow folks with sane mind discuss topical political issues...

[quote author=kross_01]its easy to say that when its nt u dt is in their position. If you made any research about the area in question or its people, you wld have known that the people being displaced are traditional lagosians who wia initially relocated to this present area when the FG took over their initial settlement to build the national theatre. Now i ask u, which village do u want them to go to? Why are we overtly insensitive to the plight of others in this country? These people in question were NOT even given notice b4 there settlement were demolished.during d press conference whch SERAP or so did, a young man said his admission letter & his travel docs wia all lost there as he never knew b4 hand of the demolision.dont say its good because u were nt affected, tomorrow it might get to u.[/quote]I hope you watched the Olympics in London on your screen and you probably was shouting high heaven when Usain bolt bolted away in that final? Do you know how many people were evicted for that Olympic park to be built? Those that couldn't meet the compensation requirement were relocated soonest to much less desirable place because the government wanted to rejuvenate that part of East London using the Olympic as a trigger.

Can I ask you a simple question? Was alternative made for those evicted or not? When did the state government first serves them notice of eviction? If none, why did they not go to court to sue the government? At least Fashola has shown He. Obeys court orders. Please answer those questions....

Elueme: This tells the kind of leaders Nigerians should expect from ACN . A people who talk from both sides of their mouth while still playing saints. What a dishonorable way to get the people's sympathy but a traitor like Fashola will deny Nigerians that he never obliged to agreement when it matters most.

Yes like you guys are getting from your Delta, Abia, and Bayelsa state governors get a life and go sort out your poverty....

Fashola good governance speaks for itself and we do not need anyone to come photo it for us

warrior101: Guns don't kill people; People do...

Stupid comment! Why not leave acid close your child's breakfast box and claim Acid don't kill children? When something aids evil, any sane individual will do their best to curtail that thing and ensure it is not readily obtainable.

If evidence suggest Okada aided the easy movement of these murders, is it not obvious that the government will make every effort to let the people know thy are doing something meaningful about it?

ifyalways: How did the killers get a bike when Fashola have seized the whole bikes in lagos?

Where were Fashola boys ie KIA, lastma etc when the murderers rode from wherever to lasu gate?

I blame "toothpick" for the piece of meat stuck in my teeth.

Common sense is very rare innit? KIA, LASTMA, etc have their work cut out for them and they do not go about policing everybody. Beside, bikes are no banned in Lagos State, but are RESTRICTED from operating on major motorways. Why most of see problem with this I do not know If Fashola comes out and ban Okada completely, folks like you will cry high heaven. Beside, Fashola did not blame Okada for the murder but merely highlighted the fact that the murderers had an easy way because of their mode of transportation which makes it difficult to track them down.

seguno2: Very irresponsible statement from any governor and to think this is Fashola.
Anyone knows how much was budgeted for security by LASG in 2013
Despite raising LASU fees by 1,000% still no seciurity!
What a shame!!!

What has university tuition fees got to do with murder supposedly committed by cultist and it is being alleged the murder victim Himself is also a cultist? It is people like you that would spend N90,000 buying blackberry yet continue to spew rubbish when asked to pay tuition fees that is fair and reason compared to standards elsewhere.

Your very attempt to rubbish the man Fashola by asking the question about how much was budgeted for security shows you really do not mean well for Lagos. I won't be surprise that you are also one of those committing crime in Lagos, yet would open your mouth and spew rubbish in NL

Maxymilliano: Would it have made any difference if crime was committed with the aid of a power bike?

Was the crime committed with a power bike? No! So where is the sense in alleging when the facts on ground clearly indicated that commercial bike popular known as OKADA was used? Go ask people who live in Egbeda, Ajao, and Lekki how many times thieves have come to rob them on SUV Why can't some of you hold your peace if you have no concrete evidence to counter what the governor is saying? At least He did not come out to tell us what we aren't witnessing in Lagos already or that some people wants to bring His government down

This statement goes to show Fashola's sophistication in governance. Here in the UK and even in the US, you often see and hear politicians use an incident to promote a government piece of legislation and to drive home their message why it is highly needed. And it helps keep the issues at the fore front and people continue to discuss it and expose themselves towhat the legislation is all about. It has achieved success for most of these politicians down here and no doubt this is exactly what Fashola was trying to do.

His message about community policing by the citizen is very important. A situation where some particular people will go to the village and bring 15 people back with them to lagos to come squat in the name of doing business, hustling etc and after a few days you can't find them anymore. Yet people are wondering why crime in Lagos is suddenly on the increase. Those that live in that neighbourhood should rightly inform the police and security agencies so they keep an eye on such peeps.

This was how people from Akwa-Ibom invaded the GRA in Benin with their brothers and sisters all in the name of squatting and doing Okada business during the day and the once very peaceful GRA with its lovely greens became a zone of constant robbery!

taharqa: LOL... Where did they sell it as 'Peanuts'?? You just simply PATHETIC. When one sells a product for the prize that it was constructd, how da helll can dat product be said to be sold as 'Peanuts'?? That info was provided in d article you bliv you are criticizing. LAWD!!....I expect you wud do yr best to avoid dis questn, but at least I was hoping to Shame you into answering d questn....

Try to always use your head and not always think sentimental.... . Soon the same people who feed you with bag of rice and N10000 to steal your votes will end up selling everything to their cronies home and broad for peanuts! Ask yourself, can such a plant be sold at price? If yes, why then have we not built several of those with the billions PDP and GEJ FG have spent or looted on power projects?

dederocs: Nigerians always report cases of crime or kidnapping to the police,it will help them in their operations as they will spot out troubled spots and they will be on the kidnappers or criminals trail from there.it is dumb to just pay ransom and not report to the police,its a disservice to our nation and helps to propagate crime.the police belongs to us all,we need to come together and make our society better.

In as much as I do not support the whole ransom paying thing, is current Nigeria Police Force an institution to be trusted or a den of criminals in authority who will end up using the information provided by responsible citizens to better advance their criminality in the society. Are Nigerian Police Officers no made up of criminals mostly? How many kidnapped victims have they freed in Nigeria except the high profile ones where Police knew they would be I trouble if they fail to act?

Nigerians have come to survive on their own because we have no government that cares for her people at the moment..

Sincere 9gerian: "bring it to fruition"?

Mayb he brought it to fruition in your mind because as far I know, no train is moving yet. The last we heard was laying of tracks on SOME SECTIONS of the project site. Mind you, Fashola has spent 6 SOLID YEARS in office and before him the 'progressive' Tinubu spent 8 SOLID YEARS in office, yet no rail line, no power plant. Smh

You know Lagos light rail is not a political project, it is a project aimed at bringing succour to lagosians and given the funding constraints the lagos state government has faced, Fashola hasn't done badly at all.

GEJ would be spending nearly three years as a President by end of 2013, can you point to one 'virgin' track GEJ has laid? Has he completed any feasibility study talk less of laying a virgin track anywhere in Nigeria? All the contracts for rail modernisation were either done during Obj regime or during Yar'dua regime. Again like I have always said repeatedly, GEJ is commended for sustaining these projects but this is no where near where we should be and we have all it takes to do better, so why can't we do better? The leadership is visionless and cannot see the next level to up the development to.

Sincere 9gerian: You made this statement:

"I thought pictures shown on here few weeks ago indicated the train was packed full and passengers had no room to even breathe?"

Reconcile it with another statement of yours:

"I read that post and I knew very well that it runs twice a week. And I still stand by the figure of 537 passengers daily. Why? The train ought to operate daily (twice) from both ends and I see no reason why that is not happening. So when you workout the figures on what really should be and not the propaganda you are being sold, then you know how far behind things are"

If you knew very well that the trains travel twice per week carrying nearly 1,800 passengers per trip, why show your folly by stating:

"I thought pictures shown on here few weeks ago indicated the train was packed full and passengers had no room to even breathe?"

Or were you thinking about your imaginary 500 passengers per day when you made that blunder?

Pls reconcile those irreconcilable statements or tell us your's confused

I think you really do not know how stupid your reasoning come across when you keep talking about 1800 passengers on a rail way line over 2,000km stretch on a single trip. How many stops are on the rail route?

As for my statements, I really cannot see what you are driving at. 1800 passengers on a single trip does not come across to me as over crowded hence the reason I made reference to that thread.

Again, you keep chasing the chaff and leaving the wheat behind! I have pointed out to you how far behind things are,you are barely not concerned with that and your interest is in playing stupid politics with everything. Nigerians deserve better and the mediocre governance they are experiencing now is not what most bargained for when they wanted the military out of power.

If you and I keep singing the praises of these mediocre leaders, do you. Think you will ever see a HST in your life time in Nigeria?

Sincere 9gerian: Your hero, Fashola, inherited a railway project (passed on from Jakande to Tinubu and now Fashola), can you tell Nigerians how many passengers are being moved on that route on a daily basis? Mind you Fashola is almost in his 6th year in office.

Your foolishness knows no bound.. Fashola inherited a project conceptualised and He is able to bring it to fruition. GEJ inherited a project already delivered on a table of efficiency and you are comparing both?

If anything, when Lagos trains begin to run by end of 2014, no doubt it will dwarf the 1806 services being offered by your corruption ridden government led by your crook master GEJ.

Sincere 9gerian: So rather than follow the path of honour, you decided to SHAMELESSLY LIE as usual.

How does you comment above fit into this statement that you made in your made in your previous post "I thought pictures shown on here few weeks ago indicated the train was packed full and passengers had no room to even breathe?"

Now explain the irreconcilable statements from the same person.

I expected even LIARS to show some dignity in telling lies but it seems some persons have lost it completely.

Shame on LIARS!

You know even the devil always like to call others evil if you cannot read between the lines of my post, that is your headache. Clearly, I owe you no apology for the intent of my numbers. You are the least Oran individual to mention the word HONOUR because you are an epitome of FALSEHOOD and an agent of darkness. You cannot refute my numbers, and I owe you no apology on the basis upon which I decided to compute those numbers.

Else where, when train passengers numbers are computed, it is done per day and not the number of passengers per trips. Go figure out when they tell you Mumbai trains carried 35 million passengers yearly, or close to 3.5million daily, do you really know how those numbers are calculated

I think it is you that should be ashamed because your attempt to sensationalise the news and spew your rubbish GEJ is working propaganda has been exposed by the numbers themselves.

Sincere 9gerian: And how did you get you 537 passengers per day? I guess by dividing 30,000 by 56 (8weeks times 7)? This is what you get from people BLINDED by inexplicable HATRED. I guess you assumed from the discomfort of you abode that the train moves everyday? You'r WRONG. Mayb you didn't have the patience to read the report because you'r always in a hurry to criticise. The train moves along that route only twice a week for now (to and fro). If you do the calculation properly you'll get 30,000/16 (8weeks times 2), which amounts to 1,875 passengers per trip.

Will you apologise and take back you criticisms? Or will you shift the criticism (look for another loophole to criticise) as usual? Because if you dont criticise GEJ you'v lost your relevance on this forum I expect you to shift the criticism. When men of honour realise they'v erred, they apologise and take a walk

I read that post and I knew very well that it runs twice a week. And I still stand by the figure of 537 passengers daily. Why? The train ought to operate daily (twice) from both ends and I see no reason why that is not happening. So when you workout the figures on what really should be and not the propaganda you are being sold, then you know how far behind things are! It is the mediocre mindset that make people like you rejoice over news like this. Even with your bogus figure, it is clear that 1875 passengers per trip is a woeful failure that any management should be silent about.

There is no doubt that revival of the service is much welcome but this is not the time to shout uhuhuh.... Get back to work and start pushing minimum 100,000 passengers daily on that route.

And FYI,learn in your real life to see shortfall pointed out as challenges to overcome instead of this your attitude of seeing anyone who disagree with you as enemy or has hatred towards GEJ.

ROSSIKE: Ajaokuta Steel ‘ready for operation’
January 14, 2013

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/news/ajaokuta-steel-ready-for-operation/

The Sole Administrator of Ajaokuta Steel Company, Mr. Joseph Isah, an engineer, has said the company is in a good shape and ready for operation if funds are available.

Isah, who spoke at the weekend during an interview with reporters in Ajaokuta, said this followed the recent technical audit of the steel plant by the Ukrainians, the newly-appointed managers of the company.

He noted that over 74 per cent of steel production globally was done through the blast furnace.
Isah said the blast furnace mode of steel production adopted by the company is the best source of steel making in the world, putting to rest the obsolete nature of the technology.

Quoting from the Ukrainian technical audit report, he said: “The condition of the steel plant’s equipment and facilities is satisfactory. Mechanically, the equipment and facilities are in good condition.”

Mr. Isah stressed that with the volume and quality of steel to be produced in the plant, the only way is the blast furnace.
He urged Nigerians to disregard the insinuation that the plant cannot function.

The sole administrator said the plant was intact and debunked a claim by the people he described as ignorant of steel technology who alleged that it had been vandalised.

According to him, the workers are passionate about the plant and have worked hard to secure the equipment.
“I referred to the above because we need to educate Nigerians that the blast furnace technology of steel making adopted in Ajaokuta is still the best method through which large volumes of steel are produced in the world today,” Isah said.

He added that President Goodluck Jonathan was committed to the completion and operation of the plant, hence his directive for the speedy settlement of the arbitration against the company by the Global Infrastructural Holdings Limited (GIHL), an Indian firm.
He said when Ajaokuta Steel Company is fully operational, it wanted generate over 15,000 direct employment in addition to thousands to be employed informally.
Isah listed other benefits of the steel plant to the nation as enhancing technological growth, acquisition of technical expertise, provision of input for infrastructural development and adding value to the natural resources.

He said as part of plans to re-launch the plant’s lime light, management has concluded arrangement to engage the workforce in productive activities, preserve the equipment and generate revenue to reduce dependency on the government.

He said the management has also initiated joint venture agreements to put the completed mills into commercial operations.

If, nearly cannot kill a bird! Nigerians want to feel the effect of that factory, cheap steel for construction, etc. how much is the cost of 1/2" tie rod in Nigeria again? Sorry you have not made a point, maybe you need to post prototype pictures here too

taharqa: My frnd, SHUT yr mouth. I mean, i dont like you, yes; but still am increasingly becoming ASHAME of the DESPERATION that pushes you to criticize just about ANYTHING, regardless of hw sillly it mks you look. GOSH!!..... Imagine you now talking against Foreign investors when you were one of d persons shouting yrself out, criticizing what you thought was the buying of those DISCOs and GENCOs units by 'local, unprofessional investors', and wondering why known International investors were nt involvd. Now, you hv suddenly become the advocate for local investors?... And how wud any person read d @OP's article and say d plants were given away 'as peanuts'?? Plants that d new part owners are supposd to pay back to d Govt they money Govt paid them to build the plants in d 1st place....*smh*

Go back and read that post again, I made it very clear I am not against foreigners investing, but state owned projects should not be sold cheaply! Please, I know you are intellectually deficient but before you comment do your research properly.

It is only in Nigeria state projects are sold for peanuts! Have you asked yourself what the true worth of that power plant is? If it is this cheap why are we supposedly spending billions of dollars building new ones?

Again, I am not against the sales of state owned project to foreigners, selling them for peanuts is an injustice to Nigerians. I know your type the live of PDP bag of rice may not understand..

ROSSIKE: He's a lost case. I suggest you ignore him.

Is it you that is cutting and pasting prototype and artistic impression of phantom projects across the country as development that should be taken seriously? Is that not the height of stupidity?

taharqa: It almost seem that Every single day you open yr mouth here you increasively up the level of NONSENSE you said the previous day, in yr madt ruse to criticize. It is becoming too obvious, Dawg...

Dispute the facts and stop chasing shadows I told you before, you have grown all your life living in mediocrity so excellence is not part of your way of living you wouldn't understand why some of us can't stoop so low to your level of thinking

taharqa: GREAT..... With solid Private hands in charge of these Power plants, we wud no longa be worried about the recurring problem of breakdown of units of d plants as was usuali the case unda PHCN. Issues of Gas supplies shld also be largely a tin of d past as these Private hands wud enter into binding Gas Purchase Agreements with Gas suppliers, thereby largely ensuring constant Gas supplies. In fact d new Private Owners wud want to optimise their profits by running at full capacity, which means more stable power for Nigerians..... Good moves in d Power sector lately

You are happy to see foreigners buy state owned projects for peanuts? Whilst I am not totally against foreigners investing in this sector, I think it is really bad business for Nigerians. Have we not learnt a lesson from the cheap sale of Ajaokuta steel plant?

Chei! Aren't you ashamed to be putting figures like these online? Train services between Nigeria's two biggest commercial nerve centre in eight weeks can only boast of 30,000 passengers that's barely 537 passengers day Does that not tell you how backward PDP has dragged the nation? I thought pictures shown on here few weeks ago indicated the train was packed full and passengers had no room to even breathe? If those pictures are anything to believe, then the figures by the NRC official and by extension the OP is riddle with lies and shows why Nigeria and Nigerians can be taken barely seriously!

Bliss4Lyfe: Animals Practicing Criminality (APC) have u seen ur handwork? Now our soldiers have died because of you.

Ape Party Concession!

.... And you call yourself a Bliss

taharqa: You still hvn't answerd d questn: what d helll does 'its OBJ's Handiwork' mean? What does it entail?

Is it my fault that you are intellectually deficient and not able to comprehend

taharqa: SHUT that yr mouth there craze man. What da helll is d meaning of 'OBJ's Handiwork'?? Ra-Ra

haha, seems thats the newest vocabulary Okupe has taught you lots.....

chizel: For those of you unrepentant critics of GEJ ADMINISTRATION,more especially the back stabing and treacherous Yorubas,you all will be put to shame,GEJ will surprise you all.as far as am corncerned GEJ is the best president that has ever lead Nigeria,his transformational agenda is gradually taking roots and am very sure that by the time he completes his first four yrs in office,Nigeria electricity problem would have been solved 60% and by the time he finishes his second tenure we should be in promise land.[size=18pt]wether anybody likes it or not,GEJ will hand over to an Igbo man in 2019[/size].tinubu and his likes should burn in hell.those of you criticizing GEJ,tell me what obansanjo achieved in govt after 8yrs.GEJ,no weapon fashioned against you shall ever prosper,carry gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,we are solidly behind you

This one is drunk already.... local palm wine is sweet ohh

karl max: this same fitch upgrade nigeria economy way back in 2011 and these same acn goons said all sorts of things and now that the same fitch has upgraded lagos due to the hardwork of gej and okonjo iwala the same see no good hypocrites are praising fashola .

Oct 19 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Nigeria's Long-term foreign and local
currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB-' and 'BB' respectively with a
Stable Outlook. The agency has also affirmed Nigeria's Short-term foreign
currency IDR at 'B'. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'BB-'.

The affirmation reflects progress on a number of fronts including a tighter
fiscal stance, an improvement in electricity supply, increased agricultural
output which has helped reduce imports, and an increase in international
reserves. Nonetheless, the reinvigoration of structural reforms has yet to feed
through to a higher growth rate and weaknesses including a vulnerability to oil
price shocks, high inflation and governance challenges weigh on the rating.

The partial elimination of the petroleum subsidy in January sent a strong
message about the government's reformist intentions. Although the move did not
go as far as originally planned, it is an important step in the right direction.
Moreover, the political furore it prompted paved the way for a clean-up of the
subsidy payment system and crack down on the inefficiencies and fraud that have
been uncovered. This has brought important gains to government revenues and
international reserves, including the Excess Crude Account (ECA) which has risen
to USD8bn this year.

The reforms have yet to have a noticeable impact on GDP growth. Growth has
slowed this year, averaging 6.2% in H112, compared to an average 7.4% in
2009-2011. Fitch believes the slowdown is temporary, affected by security and
weather problems which have particularly affected agriculture. A recovery to 7%
or more should be possible next year. However, there is no sign yet that growth
is moving to a higher plain, which should happen as the reforms take hold. The
banking system is also still convalescing, with credit growth barely positive in
real terms due to high interest rates, limited lending opportunities and
improved risk management.

A redraft of the long-delayed Petroleum Investment Bill was recently submitted
to parliament. The prolonged debate of this key piece of legislation, affecting
a vital sector of Nigeria's economy, has brought major uncertainty and been
detrimental to investment. Passage of a bill that achieves the goal of a
progressive fiscal framework while encouraging investment would be credit
positive.

Significant fiscal tightening is underway. Fitch expects the general government
overall balance (including an estimate for state and local government) to move
into small surplus this year - the first since 2008. At the federal government
(FG) level, H1 figures suggest the deficit (official definition, at the
benchmark oil price) may narrow by 1.4% of GDP, although it may slightly
overshoot the budgeted level. At actual oil prices, including net flows to the
ECA, Fitch expects the FG surplus to increase. The draft 2013 budget is
consistent with further fiscal tightening and a broadly stable general
government debt ratio, which Fitch forecasts at 22% of GDP at end-2012.

The combination of a tighter fiscal stance, the reduced petroleum subsidy and a
tightening of the subsidy payment system and other FX transactions, has resulted
in a month-by-month increase in FX reserves this year of a cumulative USD9.1bn.
This goes some way towards replenishing the buffer to withstand future oil price
shocks. However, reserves still represent only 4.5 months of current external
payments, compared to almost eight in 2008. The inauguration of the Nigerian
Sovereign Investment Authority could herald a stronger mechanism for saving
above budget oil revenues. However, it is not clear when it will begin receiving
regular inflows.

[size=18pt]Nigeria's rating is constrained by long-standing structural weaknesses including
a per capita income well below both 'B' and 'BB' medians. A likely substantial
upward revision to GDP due to rebasing will not fundamentally change this
metric. Even after this, and with nominal GDP growth of up to 20% per annum for
the next two years, per capita income would remain well below the 'BB' median.
Other constraints include weak governance, a poor business climate, and
relatively high and volatile inflation.[/size]

Continuation of structural reforms that brought faster GDP growth, higher per
capita income, increased international reserves and lower inflation would be
ratings positive.

The main driver of negative rating action would be sustained lower oil prices
and an inappropriate policy response, or a reversal of reforms.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com. The ratings above
were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has been
compensated for the provision of the ratings.

Applicable criteria, 'Sovereign Rating Methodology', dated 13 August 2012, are
available on www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
Sovereign Rating Methodology

Sincere 9gerian: Good development. Progress made in Lagos is progress made by Nigeria. I commend the governor for taking steps to reduce the debt burden of the state.

The country has seen far more progress in the last 2 to 3yrs compared to the period between 1999 and 2010/2009. States in the north hardly get mentioned in terms of infrastructural and economic development but tremendous progress is taking place in non-Boko Haram infested northern states.

Therefore, our democracy is working and delivering. If we continue this way, in the next 15 to 20yrs, Nigeria would challenge world powers

I thought you said Fashola has achieved nothing Abeg go hug that your twinkle twinkle little star transformer...

taharqa: Wud you Keep yr mouth SHUT, abeg; and STOP spewing LIES in public?? Dont say what you do not know, esp in public

You know He told you the truth so why are you telling Him to keep quiet? No doubt GEJ should be commended for sustaining the reform but it is a FACT that most of the power stations coming on stream today were Obj's handiwork.

thelastPope: The mistake many critics made is that they ignorantly thought that power generation was the only problem with power so they kept making silly arguments about power generation figures. Some started talking about Nigeria needing 80000MW, blah, blah! Nigeria does not need that much power in the immediate as we don't have the industries yet but these industries will begin to spring up as soon as they feel tthe power is stable enough. So in the long term, yes, we will need more power generation. But what is more important now is that the power infrastruture is rehabilitated and the power being generated is evacuated to consumers. Transmission lines, sub stations, etc, needs to be fixed and new ones installed to ensure stable power. Hopefully, most of the work will be done this year.

Stop acting stupid! You do not decide the size of the roof of a house before you know the sizes of the rooms in it. Power generation and distribution go hand in hand. Of what use is a power transmission line if there is no power to even transmit?

Nigerians are fed up of being told the devils in the details. Just give them stable light and let them pay reasonable amount. So many have been born and lived their entire life in several countries and they never knew how the light in their house was generated and distributed. All they cared about is the charges they incur.

[size=18pt]GIVE NIGERIANS STABLE ELECTRICITY AND STOP THE NOISE![/size]