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Folks, you have heard from the horse's mouth.

The agenda is real.

They want to turn the whole country to Almajiri system of begging with bowls on the street to survive.

The idea is to make Nigerians so weak that they won't be able to resist tyranny. When a human being has been stripped of his dignity, the result is slavery.

The dignity of majority of Nigerians are still intact, and since the God given resilience is not allowing their agenda to materialize, Femi has to voice out unknowingly.

They won't stop. The plan to weaken people's resolve is continuing.

You will see more of their pauperization policies in the coming months.

justy15:
is a step in the right direction. PMB should rewrite His history on ajaokuta plant while he is alive or else Nigerians will not forgive him even in death, why did I say so the plant was established by the then shehu shagari government designed for completion in 1986 before he was ousted out of office through a coup de tal by PMB leaving the PLANT abandoned at 98% completion. since then successive civilian government have done one or two things to no avail, for instance obasanjo concessioned the plant to Indians who vandalized the plant taken valueble equipment to their country n enslaved our Niferians working there. that was why YARDUA when he came on board cancelled the concession agreement n the Indians went to court, a process that lingered until Jonathan became president and prevailed on the Indians to withdraw the case from court n opt for mediation and that has been ongoing till the re-emmegence of buhari who has inherited that. question is will ajaokuta plant function to full capacity under buhari? I wish it happen n he would have changed his history cos I visited the plant n tears gushed from my eye. PMB do even if that is the only wrong you. were voted back to correct, do it while you are alife. God bless Nigeria

You spoke well my friend.

But the 'canibilization' tale is neither here nor there.

Without attempting to speak for the Indians, the plant was built in the 1980s with many of the components obsolete. The Indians claimed no production could be started until the equipment are retooled. It is better we put this in mind before they bring in some other people who might probably repeat the same thing. The Mittal family is to steel what Bill Gates is to computer OS. They are one of the biggest in the industry.

Until they are able to find a good buyer, let's us continue to hold them to account on every dollar they are spending on arbitration.

The steel development in Nigeria has been mired in international politics, no thanks Buhari's deliberate stagnation of the project at the verge of completion in the 80s. Had the Shagari administration been allowed to be, the plants would have long been operating before the supremacists set their focus on Nigeria.

The conspiracy against the plant is a conspiracy to disallow the black man to ever make economic progress and be truly independent.

The conspiracy is thick and is alive. The world bank has maintained their stand on the project. It's obvious they don't mean well for us when they said we should convert it to power plant.

To worsen the whole case, Buhari and his government have been on mind games since inception. They barely even understand anything at stake.

worksmart:
Yet another mess created during Obasanjo's administration 1999-2007.

What mess are you talking about?

Obasanjo privatized the plants but Yaradua attempted to cancel it without considering the impact on the development of Nigeria.

The company that bought the entities filed an action at the arbitration court in London. And that's where it has been until the current Fayemi's attempt at getting the Indians to cede one company and hold on to the other.

Don't forget that Buhari was responsible for taking Nigeria backward for several generations with his coup of 1983. This steel complex was not an exception.

How much is Nigeria paying to the Indians for canceling the contract?

How much are we forfeiting in this latest round of Buhari cancelations?

The Global Steel bought the two investments, can the government take one from them without paying them penalties as stipulated in the contract?

Nigeria government should be transparent. How many millions of dollars is going out of Nigeria's external reserves to the Indians for CANCELING this contract?

Yes, arbitration may reduce the amount or percentage but the chances of asking the Indians to walk away with nothing because of the second company they also paid for is very slim.

Can Nigeria afford to throw money away at this time?

Look people, it is too late in the day for this kind of write up.

People like this Sobowale guy were ready to burn at the stakes for Buhari all this while that we have been shouting.

Look people, check your international news channels.

They have begun to show extreme malnutrition in Nigeria.

The kind of footage with flies swarming human beings who are too weak to drive them that they just allow them perch on their faces.

The US and other international "aid" donors are already redirecting their "benevolence" at Nigeria.

People like the Sultan of Sokoto have already shouted.

It is not a matter of later in the year or next year.

Famine, defined as severe food shortages, is already here.

People are being reported to steal food on the stove.

People are already reportedly pawning their children for food.

Nigeria is in great need of prayers.

People who vehemently and violently supported this government are secretly ruing their foolishness.

Some of them like Sobowale are trying to be smart by acting neutral.

They are acting like their senses have just been returned back to them from where they were locked.

How could anyone, who went to school, not know that Buhari should have been encouraged to vie for EFCC chairman and not for Nigerian president?

When we reminded them of the essential commodities saga that Dele is just remembering, they told us it was thing of the past.

When we asked them what Buhari has done to improve on himself since then, they sounded some incoherence.

How could anyone use complete six months of a four-year term to select an ordinary cabinet and expect any thing good from the economy?

The economy runs on a daily cycle. It doesn't wait for anyone.

After attacking the economy so viciously and pauperizing the whole country, they are set to completely bury it by directing their attacks at the banks.

How many countries in the world attack its financial institutions with billions of naira depositors funds during recession? To what end?

Sobowale should not call to arms, what Nigeria needs is prayers. He was part of the people who foisted this calamity on us, he should be mindful of the kind of remedy he is proposing.

Let there be sincere National prayers and fasting.

Fawyjanty:
This will be tragic for Nigeria if it is true because this is about our last chance to fix this country.Affairs of this country must not go back to political jobbers who has no plan for the masses.Their mission is to loot for their unborn generation.NGOs,activists,media don't sleep o!

What has Dr Junaid Mohammed said that has not been said to you people before?

Only God knows who has bewitched you people to think any fixing can be done to Nigeria without restructuring.

Where you people get your optimism about Buhari's ability to fix anything in a country where everyone (including Buhari and Junaid Mohammed themselves) is striving for his own personal interest is not clear.

Even with the country's economy already in ICU, you are still relentless in your myopic reasoning.

Instead of elevating Buhari to a deity as your only and last hope, is it not possible to apply better reasoning?

slimfit1:
Well I don't care it is up and running. If you say he cancelled everything thank God he did others it would have been killing people like water look at home lagos is now even 20 years after.

Be coherent.

'Others, water, home, killing...'

What are you trying to say?

You thank God because Buhari canceled Jakande's Metroline or what?

PapaBrowne:
I agree with you. We will be the beneficiaries in the long run. Yeah it was Sambo's idea.
I remember it clearly and that's why I stated it clearly that folks should stop attributing it to Obj.

Sambo ko, SabonGari ni.

slimfit1:
It's us who will take the credit our suffering our money to hell with Jonathan. It was even the idea of the vice president abeg he was the governor of kaduna do you don't know the fact yourself.

Kid, you lie!

Obasanjo awarded the contract.

Yaradua stalled it, for reasons best known to him. He canceled Lagos-Kano and Port Harcourt- Maiduguri out rightly.

Jonathan revived and executed it within 3 years.

We thank God that this project was already completed before Buhari took office. He would have canceled it as he is known to cancel all good things. He canceled Alhaji Lateef Jakande's Lagos Metroline project without blinking.

Railway from Lagos to Calabar to be delivered in two years?

Exactly what does that mean?

Two years (630 days) for a distance of ~574km railroad?

Can they build an approximate 1km/day railroad and it won't be substandard?

What kind of railway is that?

This is how these guys promise heaven on earth and later come to deny it.

Great!

Very great!

Dangote is needed in the steel sector after the successful completion of this projects.

He should start looking at taking over Ajaokuta and Aladja Steels.

He is a good role model.

Good.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Do you mean Fashola is now a 'ghost worker'?

Femi Fani-Kayode is a product of Cambridge University. This piece is far below his standard.

Nigeria's economy is heading for recession according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Many economic and financial experts concur with the NBS.

Scientific analyses by independent entities point to downward movement of standard of living due to poor or lack of policy formulation by Buhari.

Major credible organizations are reporting increase in abject poverty evidence in growing malnutrition cases especially in the north.

Eminent religious and traditional leaders across the country - including the Sultan of Sokoto, Olubunmi Okogie etc - have voiced out their disappointment concerning the economy.

Sudden deaths, physical and mental strains of Nigerians are reported daily in the media. What is more? Violent crimes as well as petty theft are on the increase. Families are breaking apart. Able bodied men are losing their confidence and taking a walk from their families as a result of hopelessness.

A hitherto growing, hopeful and boisterous middle-class is now shattered leading many to file applications for overseas visa as a last resort.

Polling a largely illiterate respondents on their opinion about their god's performance is the most subjective endeavor so far.

How does a poll sugestive of expectations of the distribution of N5,000 to the largely illiterate population represent the opinion of the productive population?

Even more unprofessional is the skewing of polling respondents number - sample population - in favor of the region where the subject is being worshipped.

By the time Buhari's term expires, many hitherto respected organizations and professionals would have lost their credibility.

Ha ha ha ha!!!

Abubakar Bukola MANDELA

They don't care if people die.

They declare it boldly everywhere that people MUST die for their 'dreamed Eldorado' to materialize.

That's why news of death is not important to them.

Can you see them already talking about other countries?

modath:
Scale fence? Barb wired maximum security facility? Really?

These people must think we are fools.. Naija we hail thee.. . We dey siddon look..

Give us the correct picture of things, Lady M.

Certifiedboss:
U.S has video evidence of how he grabbed room keeper in his hotel room . It's very improper to have a camera in an hotel room where guest lodge . Meaning the camera was planted. There's a big case

It's a set-up.

They took advantage of Nigerians lawmakers' penchant to travel unnecessarily.

Imagine, 10 lawmakers (adults) were HERDED like goats into a well laid out ambush by the American government.

Have you asked yourself why an adult male from Nigeria would agree to travel to America with his wife and child on a so-called sponsored seminar and the family is prevented from staying in the same hotel room with him?

Why accept to travel at all under the condition of temporary separation from your family who are on the same trip with you?

AnakinSkywalker:
Video evidence for those accused of soliciting through parking attendants, yes. This probably happened within the general hotel premises. Almost all hotels follow the principles of crime prevention and fighting through design and have cameras at good angles.

However, video evidence for the harassment in the room? Did they keep cameras in the rooms or was a lobby camera just at the perfect angle to capture the room when this all transpired?

Regardless, this is a serious matter and Nigerians shall be known internationally as Sex Offenders amongst other vices and crimes we are already tagged with. If there is anyway this matter can be handled more quietly, then let us use that avenue.

This is embarrassing and will eventually add to the inconveniences, embarrassment and disgrace that Nigerians suffer outside the shores of the country.

Video evidence of someone talking to a hotel parking attendant doesn't prove anything. But the guy is probably a secret agent with a voice recorder.

Video (or solid) evidence of a hotel maid inside the hotel room is a bug.

It's a set-up to embarrass Nigera.

End of story!

onadana:
Before s United state ambassador will commit in writing an alleged allegation. He must be in possession of credible evidence. They allowed them go free because of their immunity.

But the Americans have shown time and again that they don't care about diplomatic immunity.

They have arrested an Indian diplomat and charged her to court on false allegations before.

This story says they 'interrogated' all the 10 members on that delegation. Why were they not arrested? It means they were probably not sure of their case.

Why did they not charge these people to court to allow them defend themselves?

Above all, why did they prevent their wives from staying in their hotel rooms with them?

Did they set them up? Were the so-called evidence gotten through bugs in their rooms?

Thisday!

Do states department officials INTERROGATE?

Which interrogation method/technique did they use?

How come they 'interrogated' 10 suspects in the US since April and found 3 'guilty' in June?

How did they arrive at the guilt verdict?

Why were they not arrested in April?

Are we going to be told later that they were actually 'arrested' in April by Thisday later?

Why were these 3 men not told that they have failed the interrogation/interview out of the 10 'suspects'?

Why were they not asked to defend themselves afterwards?

Why is Thisday allowing itself to be used by the Americans?

Above all, why was the wife of one the 3 men not allowed to stay with him in his hotel room by the Americans?

Did they plan to scandalize them ab initio?

Did they bug their hotel rooms with a view to DISGRACING them with sex stories?

Did they set them up?

These are some of the questions our media should be asking their so-called 'sources' and the US officials.

The French public and media didn't buy into the American narratives in the Strauss-Kahn case hook line and sinker. They simply refused to be used by the Americans.

KahlDrogo:
**** It says the land was set aside for "sight and services" and the state government revoked it. The scheme (sight and services), done in all states of the federation, was initiated by the FG under the Jonathan for housing and recreation.

Hatred no go allow una see road.

Initiated by Jonathan in 1992?

Chuksemi:
Donald Trump said he would ban Islam. Do you really think that's possible? Even in Nigeria we have christian Law makers, most South Governors are christians, the vp is a staunch christian. We don't live in the stone age. Human rights is everywhere. And someone thinks Nigeria can be islamised?

Niger Delta millitants were accomodated, who has it helped? Does it mean we should stop trying to find solution to the problem and just let Niger Delta become a country?

When you have an issue, you face it and settle it. Not run like the east is trying to. Looking for ways to shout victimization. Now, that's childish. Nigeria is huge country with potentials, we have alot ahead of us, putting hands together to build a better nation is the best way. Not seccession. Look at Sudan.

Bro, lets try to detrabilise our lives first. Then we will move forward.

You are probably confused.

There is no where Donald Trump mentioned banning Islam. If you have any such link, please share.

What he said clearly is that America should stop accepting Muslim migrants. There are many Americans faithfully practicing Islam and he hasn't said anything about them. Mohammad Ali who recently passed was an all time American icon and he was a Muslim.

The new migrants from the middle-east (or elsewhere) who he feels have been indoctrinated are his targets - wrongly or rightly. He also spoke about building a wall against Mexicans who have the tendencies to traffic hard drugs across the borders, why didn't you say he is trying to de-Mexicanize America?

Many Nigerians rightly or wrongly expressed the sentiments of preventing people from Liberia into our country during the Ebola public health crisis partly because we felt Sawyer was a bio-terrorist.

You will be well informed if you can sit down and read up these issues.

By the way, regardless of what Trump said, Muslim migrants are being monitored/profiled more than any other people by the US government since September 11, 2001. Whether they admit it is another issue.

If we even assume that is what Trump want to do, do you think it won't be possible just because you assume it won't be possible? It won't be possible because people will resist it. There are some things Obama had tried to do which had been resisted vehemently and they have been impossible to do.

You are merely deceiving yourself if you are asking people to be detrabilized in an unfair, unbalance society. The Nigerian Constitution recognizes tribes and calls for fairness and equal treatment of all tribes to engender loyalty and sense of belonging of everyone to the federation.

How then do you suddenly want anyone to be tribeless?

If there's National Grazing Reserve Law that seizes people's land across the country for one tribe's business interest, would there be National Rice Plantation Reserve or National Cocoa Plantation Reserve across the country too? Or should we because some itinerant fishermen are committing mass murder all over the place and then enact National Fishing Reserve Law to pacify them?

And... you can't ask people not to decide their future whichever way they have chosen to. It is called right to self determination. Everyone has a right to decide which wise or foolish decision he/she wants to take.

As we speak, the British people are deciding whether to stay or leave the contraption called the European Union. You didn't say they are 'childish' did you? You haven't sermonized about big 'country potentials' to them have you?

South Sudan got their independence about 5 years ago through a referendum with over 95% of YES votes. Have you gone back to ask them whether they would vote YES again and they said no? And why are you not making reference to South Africa? Why can't you advocate they should go back to apartheid?

Human rights are not human rights just because they are everywhere as you are making yourself to assume. Human rights are fundamental because they are claimed. That's why you think they are everywhere. If you foolishly sit down and assume one paper guarantees your human rights, you are not different from an infant.

People are not allowed to get away with human rights violations because some people stand up to ensure that. It is not a mechanical process. It is a result of deliberate actions by those who devote their time and resources to that cause. If the people who are claiming their rights have been forced to keep quiet as you are doing, will you see any human rights anywhere again?

The so-called people you mentioned are they not sitting idly by and all manners of ethnic and religious laws are being proposed and passed in stages? What have been their contributions so far? What exactly has the 'staunch Christian' contributed to ensure balance and fairness in view of our religious diversity?

wolfslair:
This will never happen
But is happening ,eye ball to eye ball.
With yr help they came for the bold and out spoken
now they come for you.
Those ready to deny Christ yr season is now.


LONG LIVE k

Exactly!

They know how their 'adherents' reason.

Just mention corruption and some outrageous figures then the 'adherents' mind is set on default; calling for the stoning and crucifixion of the accused without fair hearing.

That's when you see the sahel and savanna reporters at their best.

Don't be surprised that they will accuse any opponents of this bill of stealing trillions in 'arms deal', and their 'adherents' will be the willing herds to vilify the 'looters'.

Chuksemi:
Nigeria islamised? Ok. Lol. You will believe Donald Trump can christianise America too

This is childish.

Has Donald Trump ever spoke about Christianization of America?

Didn't the Pope even say he is not 'Christian'?

Chuksemi:
There really isn't anything too bad about this bill. Maybe for now, due to distrust in the south. They should restrict implementation to North. With time, when confidence may have been restored in the South. They can have grazing reserves there. This stuff would reduce Fulani agitations and cattle rustling big time.

Yeah!

Preach on.

They said nothing is wrong too when they created Jos North LGA.

Just accommodate other people and their 'agitation' would stop.

The 'agitation' has since 'stopped' as we all can see. You know, big time.

Nawa4nl:
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God bless Pastor Bosun Emmanuel for warning us about the coming plan and we did not listen.

I am beginning to really distrust Adeboye of Redeemed, did he not tell us all to disregard Pastor Bosun Emmanuel.
Now what Pastor Bosun Emmanuel spoke about is coming to pass.

G.O Adeboye has some explaining to do.

A dog that would be lost will never hear the whistle of the hunter - as the elders say.

BudeYahooCom:
These Fulanis are relentless in their bid to take people's land in the south
They say they have the highest land mass in the north, why they are still bent on taking people's land in the south and MB with federal might beats me. Where are the southern governors and senators who have been bleating against this bill?

When you have completely taken over people's mind, they will willingly hand over their property to you.

Mentally enslaved people can't put up any form of resistance against their owners.

There's no way you can submit your mind to someone and asked him not to touch your property. He who owns your mind owns your possession.

Safari29:
do u expect them to be against a hard working government
they know what was past admin left behind and measure the present admin are taking. we are heading into right path.
they will definitely be against when there is flaws

'Hard working' with doctored budget?

Did the 'past admin' also 'left behind' fantastically doctored budget estimates?

change49gerians:
In Nigeria in less than 20 minutes, a Syrian with brown skin can make a passport. Passports can be backdated in Nigeria. I am not taking side with anyone, but I am asking, why would it take Fayose for this WASHington woman to be exposed? This Aisha should have been exposed a long time ago. And why is everyone suddenly taking sides and quickly bringing out information to prove Aisha's innocence? If I were her, I would take the challenge. visit the USA and hold a press conference to redeem her image. When one is innocent we all know, he acts calm and watch you fool yourself, then act to ridicule you publicly. Say nothing to Fayose and go to the USA. It is no longer a battle between her and Fayose. It is now her own image against the average Nigerian and the world.

The most pathetic is that the worshipers are saying emphatically that the Atiku and Dumebi Kachickwu mentioned in the same document are same with the real ones.

But they can lay down their lives to exonerate their god's spouse, even if it is to give another definition to 'middle-age'. Even if they would ridiculously claim that a middle-aged woman has a passport with 1975 as date of birth.

MalcoImX:
It is amazing how Aisha Buhari will leave her matrimonial home and perambulating with the Attahs, the Jeffersons, etc.; buying properties in the US and wiring huge sums of dollars to America. I also wonder that Aisha may not have such amount of money at the times quoted.
It's like Buhari is being misread now. Remember he divorced his first wife for simple association and seeking contracts from IBB's government, while he was in prison. Her defence that she has to feed the children and look after the house wouldn't sway to her favour. Buhari also hardly goes around with his wife, and he's been criticized for that; but that his choice and style.

He he he he he!

Won ti tun de o.

Also...

Remember his first daughter was married to a Christian man from Anambra?

Remember he is the only ex-head of state without a house in Abuja?

Remember he is the only retired public servant who rejects his pension?