₦airaland Forum

Supremos:
Exactly. SE contractors are criminals. I pray Umahi succeed

Not only SE contractors alone

favor914:
Oblivious Mumu, cut your nose, to spite your ears? No be una dey use the road, or are people residing @ Katsina state complaining about your roads in the big heart state?

That guy mumu no b small

He talk as if nah Tinubu dey spend over 6hours on the road between benin and warri

Felimax:
Tinubu categorically told Wike the federal government is not owing Rivers State because of roads. Tell me the state that has been refunded?

You're lying about this unless you can show me a source.

If you build federal road and carry the FG along, you will be refunded except the FG told you not to fix it but you go ahead fixing it.

OyinO:
I beg to differ please. We don't store wheat as a staple food. Even rice is not our staple food but garri is our staple food which comes from cassava. And from cassava you can get cassava flour which is the only reason why wheat is important to us. because apart from the baking industry, there's no household use of wheat to make it been considered or termed a staple food. Thank you

Let me repeat myself again, Wheat is as important as rice and cassava. That's why the FG is also investing in it massively like this.

OyinO:
Begins where? When you're busy establishing herdsmen colony? How will the cattle colony exist with farm plantations? Why wheat? Is wheat our staple food?

Wheat is as important as rice and cassava

I hope this is true

If you like go forge when you're caught, tell them is because tulubu forged you also forge

Are they still fighting?

Puff Puff

wittywriter:
Where is the excess from subsidy removal? When will there be a functonal refinery to refine for nigerian consumption?
BAT & APCheats records!

No longer Dangote commissioned refinery...ok o....lolz.
December around the corner...fingers crossed.

Wittyness.

Dangote will start operation this month

wittywriter:
Where is the excess from subsidy removal? When will there be a functonal refinery to refine for nigerian consumption?
BAT & APCheats records!



Wittyness.

The Government have claim the PH refinery will start working in december.

This is the way some of you guys wasted your life away crying about Buhari from 2015-2023

The OP don start another round of foolishness again. Before you know it, 2031 don reach and you don waste 8 years of your life crying about Asiwaju on Nairaland.

He should sue him for not honouring a contract

A former governor of the old Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, speaks with AYOOLA OLASUPO about Nigeria’s independence, the aspirations of the South-East in the Nigerian state, clamour for Nnamdi Kanu’s release and the way forward for a more inclusive and progressive country

As a former governor, how would you describe the significance of Independence Day for Nigeria?

The Almighty God in heaven has an assignment for Nigerians and that was why He created Nigeria. The assignment is that Nigeria should grow into a superpower amongst nations and raise the respect and dignity of all blacks on earth. No country in the world is as blessed as Nigeria. Look at our climate; it is livable. You can stay out for long and you won’t be tired of cold or heat. Nigeria has minerals, which people that we don’t even know are mining. Look at our human resources; many talents from the different tribes. Look at the frontiers of technology all over the world, you would see our children making waves by creating novelty all over the place. God did not just give us an assignment, he prepared us to raise the dignity and respect of all blacks, but since independence what have we done? We were holding on to the coup of 1966. The present generation of people sold off to America is now saying ‘Black lives matter’. For me, it is a big shame that we can even be saying black lives matter. Which life should matter if not the blacks? Today, it is known that the black man is not inferior in physical prowess, power, gifts, intellectual gifts, or emotions. The black man is not inferior to any human variation in this world. It is a pity and people are losing hope. There is too much poverty in this part of the world. I think we should begin to rethink our lives. We should go back to the drawing board. Let’s start to think about how to make Africa shine. Look at what is happening; the United Nations is there and Russia is killing people in Ukraine. Nobody cares how many people are dying. Africans were so negative even when they were killing Muammar Gaddafi, we didn’t know it was meant to make us not to realise what we have. That is an eye-opener for all of us. We know we have messed up, so let’s go back to the beginning. Let’s go back to our values and religion.

How would you describe the standard of governance so far?

Somehow, the military which ruled Nigeria for so many decades after the coup of 1966, actually ruined Nigeria. We started with all kinds of things that were not right and they started covering it up with ethnicity and religiosity and since then we have been growing in religiosity, ethnicity and corruption. Even the government, mosque, church and the world itself are corrupt.

If all of these institutions are corrupt, what is the solution to the problem of bad governance?

At independence, we were equal to Malaysia, South Korea, Brazil, etc., but all of those countries that were behind us at independence are now miles in front of us. What should be done is to let the people who have conscience begin to think of a new Nigeria. We have complained enough and should organise and bring our ideas to help the situation. One of the greatest problems we are facing is leadership and how to select leaders has been the main problem. The solution is that the moment the government in place is interested in staying on it cannot allow free and fair elections. Democracy is said to be the government of the people, by the people and for the people and. By the people means the people choose their leaders. Now, do they choose their leaders? I think there should be a revolution, especially in Africa whereby we will begin to organise Africa as if it is one country. We should remove the control of an individual country’s electoral process. If the African Union or the Economic Community of West African States can set up a fair, well-measured and dissected electoral body, and must be seen to be clearly indifferent to people’s ambitions and conduct elections in a clean manner; they are outside the country and do not belong to any political party. They are an external force to conduct, supervise, and do everything about the elections in such a way that the government in power and the opposition have no hand in influencing the outcome of the election. In fact, the United Nations should have done that, creating a body to help. If you leave the election to individual countries and their governments, you will see failure. The meritocracy used in China is what we should also use, whereby if we as a people vote and our votes count and the people we choose are in power, we will have no reason to blame anybody. We can deal with them if they mess up and drop them in the next election or even while they are still in office. We need a revolution, a basic and fundamental change.

Aside from the national unity that still stands firmly, what other aspects has Nigeria succeeded so far?

We have succeeded in surviving without development. I don’t know in what area we have succeeded. We are making progress backwards, taking giant steps backwards. At independence, my group and I saw Nigeria exploding in economic development and we contributed to it. In the past, people had interest in promoting development, unlike today, though there are still a few who believe in the idea. We will go back to the old days and try to absorb the current generation into the ancient values of our people and not into taking drugs or engaging in cultism. we cannot ignore them because they are the leaders of tomorrow. Nigeria has the best opportunity and we want development. We want to make the black man proud. We are the largest black group on earth and we are given everything we need to shine. So, let’s choose a way to shine.

Many people and different groups have called for the restructuring of the country, do you think President Bola Tinubu should prioritise restructuring?

I really don’t want to comment in any way on the current government, but there is now an agreement on restructuring. Formerly, some parts of the North were against it because they misunderstood a point. They thought that restructuring begins and ends with resource control and that it means that money generated from crude oil will stay with the oil-bearing states. Now, restructuring has more to do with growth and development than withholding oil money from other states. We can now use whatever we have to develop every part of Nigeria. The money generated from oil, gold and others will go everywhere so that we can say that if you are producing any mineral resources, they are federally controlled and the owner of the land will be entitled to a certain percentage, while the rest of the proceeds will be shared as agreed so that every part of the country will take advantage of whatever is coming out from it.

The Igbo have always been complaining of being marginalised over the years, has the marginalisation been addressed so far?

As long as you marginalise the Igbo or treat them as badly as they are being treated today, and deny them leadership for so long, Nigeria will remain backward. The Igbo have the assignment of developing Nigeria to become an economic superpower. The Igbo have that assignment to help Nigeria. Assuming Peter Obi emerged as the president, all he has to do is to provide a level playing field where Yoruba, Hausa, Itsekiri and others will play on a level-playing field. Nothing would have made Peter Obi, (the presidential candidate of the Labour Party) favour the Igbo. Before the election, I had an agreement with all the youths in the East that in a country, a slave cannot be a president. What we are saying is that we are becoming slaves in our country of origin and I told them if Nigerians voted for Peter Obi to become the President then we are not slaves in Nigeria and they agreed. The problem we are having now is that the country voted for him but he is not the President and that is the major problem. The main point is that whatever the case is against the Igbo, for as long as they stood and trusted them to where they are today it is a shame to black men.

Ethnic groups, especially the North and the South-East, do not seem to have forgiven themselves over the 1966 coup, isn’t it time to move on?

They (the coup plotters) killed our fathers in the North, like Ahmadu Bello and the Prime Minister (Tafawa Balewa) and some military men but they did not kill Major General Aguiyi Ironsi or Michael Okpara or people from the East, so whatever you will say about it will look like an Igbo affair against the Muslims in the North. That is what it looks like. We are beginning to understand the problems. Last year or two years ago, Ohanaeze people met with the northern group. They know that so many things were misunderstood. The problems we both caused ourselves were a result of misunderstanding. They have problems with the people we have problems with. We didn’t grow up to push and reconcile but the other ones are now doing so. For the Yoruba and the Igbo, it is foolishness that is playing out there. The Yoruba and Igbo are exploiting foolishness but there is no reason for what they are doing, but how do we change it? The fact I must state is this, if you hate the Igbo for being successful, you should think again. However, the Igbo who are successful should manage their utterances. If you are proud and do not think about what the other has said, you are the one guilty. Nigeria will be liberated. The Hausa will understand the Igbo. The Yoruba and the Igbo will stop foolishness. There are many talents from many tribes that we are wasting. Nigeria is created to power the world above China, Britain, Russia, Germany, Japan, and we are going to rise above them when we reconcile and begin to do what is right.

Do you think Tinubu should release Nnamdi Kanu as an Independence gift to the S’East?


I don’t really know why Nnamdi Kanu is still with them. When we went to meet former President Muhammadu Buhari on Kanu’s issue, he gave us the impression that we succeeded and that he would release him. The court itself said Kanu should be released and now I thought that when Tinubu got into office, the first thing he would do was to release him. I understand that some Igbo people are saying he should be kept there but I don’t want to talk about that. Why is Nnamdi Kanu still there even when the court has cleared him?

The continued killing of security agents and innocent persons in the South-East has become an issue of serious concern, how can this be stopped?

I believe the release of Nnamdi Kanu will have a great impact on that. Secondly, it is a matter of attitude. The Federal Government somehow seems to have the attitude of doing things to make life impossible in that area. Where are the gunmen? Who is paying them? Those gunmen, we know them now. They were employed and paid even the one from Finland is said to be paid by some forces in the Federal Government, so in the interest of Nigeria, and not the South-East, it must be stopped. God created all of us and gave us our destinies and I think whatever happens, the fact is that it’s going to explode in economic development. On the killings mentioned, there is nothing to do except to change attitude. The Federal Government should make the development even, stop the killings and we the elders must accept failure. How could you bring up young people who become cannibals and forget your values all the way? It is time to go back to the beginning, establish our values, and educate our people through the schools, churches, unions and all manners of avenues available. Although we are old, it would have been better if one was dying and left a good thing behind.

Some are blaming Kanu for the killings happening in the South-East, particularly the recent ones in Imo State, what is your view on that?

Looking at the killings in Imo State, they are saying it is because of Kanu. But Kanu is not behind all those negative thoughts. Whatever he said in the past you have seen them manifest now in the present. He is even gifted by God, and he is the greatest problem now because holding him for another minute is causing serious problems in the East. If I am to beg my brother, my friend, Tinubu, whose journey in life God helped me to contribute to, I will tell him to please release Kanu because it is the wise and correct thing to do.

What best Independence gift do you think the President can give the S’East?

There are so many. First of all, I should expect him to announce two more ministers from the South-East and his commitment to create one more state.

63 years after, do you think the Igbo still want to secede from Nigeria to form their own country?

Well, nobody wants to be a slave in their own country. This Peter Obi experience is a very frustrating one and as I told you I reached agreement with the people who are in the group of Biafra that if Peter Obi becomes the president, we cannot call ourselves slaves and therefore we should look for Biafra inside Nigeria if restructuring is done. If there is restructuring and agreement is reached and regions are on their own, we will see things happening. There will be improvement for Arewa, Yoruba, Ijaw, Itsekiri, Igbo, etc, and for Nigeria. I believe that God in heaven may change the situation. For me, although it may be annoying to some people but one Nigeria is the best for the Igbo even with these difficulties.

Why do you think so?

It is because Nigeria has an assignment from God to earn the dignity and respect of all blacks and to be important in world affairs. Size matters. If we break up into tiny countries, we may not be able to influence things at the international level. Did anybody invite our people to go to China or Japan? No. I think it is better for every group if we can pray to God to revive our spirit for us to begin to do the right things and adopt meritocracy, and we will get better.

What can you say about the exploitation of the mineral resources in the south?

64 years ago, some people were refining crude oil into various products and we didn’t hear about bad things happening to the youths. If we had allowed that refining to continue with regulations, access to crude oil and grant standard access to the output and supply, and they are tested when they finish. If we had allowed that, we wouldn’t be importing refined oil today. It is not too late. Instead of hunting for the illegal refiners as they are called, we should recognise and legitimise our type of refinery. They should set up a group to go and check what they are doing and see how they can be improved and be supplied officially.

Don’t you think this is the role our modular refineries are meant to play?

Yes, they are modular refineries and all you need to do is to provide the technological guide to improve whatever they are doing. The government of the day should announce the legitimisation of such refineries and set up a body to go and nurture them, give them access to growth, and better technology, and let them grow. For many years I have been giving presidents a solution to our importation of refined petrol, but people are making money from subsidy, which has killed us. But we will survive.


https://punchng.com/one-nigeria-best-for-igbo-ex-gov-ezeife/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

I wander why the government didn't tell us the name of the roads the money will be spent on

The Federal Government said it would use the net proceeds of its ongoing N150 billion Sukuk issuance to fund some 53 road projects across the country.

Director General, Debt Management Office Ms. Patience Oniha disclosed this at an investors’ forum on Thursday in Abuja, saying the 53 roads cover more than 3,000km.

She said the tolls collected from the roads will be used to repay the Sukuk. Sukuk is a non-interest, asset-backed bond that is based on the principles of Islamic finance.

Oniha said the federal government remains committed to value-driven borrowing through project-focused Sukuk, which has contributed to visible road and bridge projects.


Recognizing infrastructure’s pivotal role in economic growth, she stated, “infrastructure is an enabler of economic development.”


She expressed optimism that the N150 billion Sukuk would be oversubscribed, noting that the extra funds that may be realised will be used for available projects.

She said, “The government and people involved believe in the use of Sukuk and plan to continue offering it every year. The hope is that ethical investors will invest in the Sukuk.”


She invited ethical investors to take advantage of the opportunities present in sukuk to participate in subscribing to the offer. She encouraged widespread participation, highlighting that Sukuk VI’s proceeds would fund projects across the country’s six geopolitical zones.

The DMO boss noted that banks are interested in sukuk because of “its tax-exempt status and the liquidity it affords them”.


https://punchng.com/fg-to-fund-53-road-projects-with-n150bn-sukuk-bond/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Ensa777:
How can you be an interloper with your 1m votes.O makeri sense?The real Andrew liver salt party.
Even your 1 state gov will soon be removed from office.

Kwansogbu

Did the NNPP take the APC to court? Or you don't really know what "interloper" mean

Penguin2:
Forget these guys.

They have confidence in the fact that they have captured every institution in Nigeria including the Supreme Court.

But we will let them know that no one man is big enough to hold Nigeria to ransom.

Not even military Generals could.

What can you do except to wail on social media?

Bitter People like you claimed Asiwaju will never rule Nigeria

The Supreme Court will throw all this evidence into the dustbin it belong.

This is an insult by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore on the Minister of FCT and Nigeria in general.

kcprince:
are you insinuating there will be massive increase? Or maybe you are misquoting me . Take time to read my comments . I have two likely options that will happen

NNPCL have said there will b no increase at all

TheSuperX:
Him earning $600k per annum is nothing since he's the founder and head.


The problem is that he was too greedy, he even had to divert millions of dollars for his own personal use. Africans and crookedness, this is why we don't go far like the whites.

Do you know that $600k no b #600k? For a startup that has not gain her feet, that's a lot of money.

People invested their money in his business, if people didn't invest, how would he have make the $600k per annum.

Since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, declaring that "fuel subsidy is gone", the NNPC has increased its prices at least twice.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has refuted claims that it plans to increase its pump prices for Premium Motor Spirit, commonly referred to as petrol.


The company’s management, in a statement shared Friday on X, said this was contrary to speculation.

“Dear esteemed customers, we at NNPC Retail value your patronage, and we do not have the intention to increase our PMS pump prices as widely speculated,” the statement read.


IMPORTANT NOTICE

Dear esteemed customers, we at NNPC Retail value your patronage, and we do not have the intention to increase our PMS pump prices as widely speculated. Please buy the best quality products at the most affordable prices at our NNPC Retail Stations nationwide.…


According to NNPC Limited, its retail stations sell the best quality products at the most affordable prices.


Since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, declaring that “fuel subsidy is gone“, the NNPC has increased its prices at least twice, now costing three times the cost at the time: below N200 per litre.


https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/06/nnpc-denies-alleged-plan-to-increase-petrol-pump-prices/

kcprince:
whatever they are paying is about to increase or they pass the increased cost to us. Either way.

Look at what the NNPCL is presently saying about the issue

https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/06/nnpc-denies-alleged-plan-to-increase-petrol-pump-prices/

kcprince:
whatever they are paying is about to increase or they pass the increased cost to us. Either way.

I don't believe there will be a massive increase, the FG won't want to give labour a reason to go on strike

kcprince:
The issue is not having dollar. They have to use the current exchange rate and crude oil rate to calculate landing cost. I am expecting a price increase unless fg secretly decide to go back to subsidy in order not to provoke labour union .

So you don't know FG have been paying subsidy since last month or so?

SoNature:
Black man cannot accountably manage huge money.

This is an ignorant statement.

kcprince:
It’s not as you think. All depot owners have been buying from NNPC since subsidy removal. Mobil, total, MRS etc all buy from NNPC. The current issue in the industry right now is that the cost price and the selling price is almost same thing. They expect you to buy 577 and sell 580. Thansport is not included. Maybe they want people to adjust their meter so that instead of 1 liter you will be given 80cl. As a result of this very low margin many stations are fussed to shut down. The news I was hearing last week is that NNPC does not have enough because they cannot restock cos of exchange rate . Let us see how next week plays out .

So you mean NNPCL does not also have dollars to import fuel? I don't believe this. Let's wait till next week as you claim, I will quote you by this time next week Friday.

May God Protect us till then and beyond.

The founder was earning $600,000 as salary per annum.

He run down the company himself