₦airaland Forum

JChris01:
I will advice you do proper research.

1. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala -NOI Facilitated the Paris debt forgiveness in OBJ' tenure.
2. She enabled Nigeria to save excess crude money through the Sovereign Wealth Fund, that is in GEJ tenure (Later most Nigeria's gov -with the exception of Peter Obi, agreed that the fund be shared amomgst the 36states.
3. During the regional administration, in the Michael Okpara administration, the South East became the fastest growing regional economy in the world. Abakiliki was producing surplus rice, Port Harcourt oil palm, Enugu coal, Calabar Timber, limestone etc. Agriculture was a big deal, there was excess eggs supply in the market. just to mention a few.

4. Do your research

Go and do your own research.
It was Obasanjo that personally begged for debt forgiveness.

Okonjo iweala was part of Jonathan govt that started building another debt profile for Nigeria

Yar'adua saved over $60b in the foreign treasury but was mismanaged by okonjo iweala and Jonathan.

The wealthiest region was South West under Awolowo and Akintola, followed by Northern region. All the policies of South West copied by Zik and Okpara were poorly replicated.
Ibos have been parading the worst leaders since independence till today.

The òbí they're celebrating today was grossly incompetent when in office. Today, he is the best person in the eye of an ibo man.

AareGaa:
Those comments are from your mischievous blodas masquerading as Yoruba.

I pity you

AareGaa:
It is never enough because of
there many industries in Lagos

Abia has only markets, no single industry.

I don't believe that ABA plant generates up to 30MW because 188MW is too much for the whole of South east , not to talk of Aba

Lol. Now this is unbridled hatred...
188MW that will power 9 local government areas in Abia. Not just 1 LGA or one community.
Like I said before, congratulate them and move on. If the power stability too enter your eye, Abia state would be open to welcoming you

Liammm:
Lol. Now this is unbridled hatred...
188MW that will power 9 local government areas in Abia. Not just 1 LGA or one community.
Like I said before, congratulate them and move on. If the power stability too enter your eye, Abia state would be open to welcoming you

Nothing special about that power plant.

Just that you celebrate mediocrities alot in ibo land.

The same people were celebrating gutter and Julius Berger logo

AareGaa:
Nothing special about that power plant.

Just that you celebrate mediocrities alot in ibo land.

The same people were celebrating gutter and Julius Berger logo

no where did I even state I'm Igbo. You guys have mastered the art of deflecting from the main discourse when confronted with hard facts .
If there's nothing special in having 247 power in this Nigeria, then it tells me all I need to know about you and what course you stand for

cut long story short, Nigerian government is anti people. Anything that brings peace or breath to the common man is a no no...like it makes them loss their loot. anytime they see something progressive, dem go stop am...be careful.

naija4life247:
You are very right. APC also stopped Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar'Adua from appointing him, and APC also held Goatluck Jonathan down at GUN point to sack the man after Goatluck appointed him.

You need medical examination

now I believe this man

SoNature:
If not that APC members love politics more than their lives, these are the kinds of technocrats that should be made the power minister.

Na for APC government lawyer be power and aviation ministers. Those people don't care about development; they are just after the next election!

But why did gej remove him as minister of power

There's nothing spectacular about what he did, if you understand my expression

The main thing is fund and will power.


What stops other power minister from doing so in industrial areas of the country

buhari decided to build rail to Niger republic instead of focusing on major development issues

AareGaa:
Go and do your own research.
It was Obasanjo that personally begged for debt forgiveness.

Okonjo iweala was part of Jonathan govt that started building another debt profile for Nigeria

Yar'adua saved over $60b in the foreign treasury but was mismanaged by okonjo iweala and Jonathan.

The wealthiest region was South West under Awolowo and Akintola, followed by Northern region. All the policies of South West copied by Zik and Okpara were poorly replicated.
Ibos have been parading the worst leaders since independence till today.

The òbí they're celebrating today was grossly incompetent when in office. Today, he is the best person in the eye of an ibo man.

In one paragraph you gave Obj the credit cos he was the President, in another you blame NOI cos she was a minister, you didnt blame GEJ being the President. So presidents should take only the credit and minister take only the blame??
It was the sagacity and reputation of NOI that facilitated the debt forgiveness, using her reputation in the World bank to influence things. she resigned her position in the World bank to come serve as a Minister. the only minister to be paid in dollars she is a global figure, far beyond the squirmishes of local political lords.

As for the regions, kindly read on why the british almagamated Nigeria in the first place.
The old South East region was fully self sufficient. Oil palm, rice, rubber, coal, timber, cassava, lime stone and later crude oil.

seunmsg:
Funny enough, Barth Nnaji was minister of power during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. He was forced out of office for corruption and conflict of interest in the privation process.

Details of Mr. Nnaji’s sack could be read in the Premium Times story below;


Premium Times Nigeria


Why Power Minister, Barth Nnaji, was forced to resign.
By Ata Udo

Contrary to the impression created by the presidency that the Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji, resigned from office on his own volition, highly placed sources familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Nnaji was actually forced to resign Tuesday following a gale of allegations linking him with attempts to subvert the bidding process for the sale of Afam Power plant.

Aso Rock spokesperson, Reuben Abati, had released a statement this evening saying President Goodluck Jonathan had accepted the power minister’s resignation and wished him well in his future endeavours.

But presidency sources have told us the minister was compelled by Mr. Jonathan to resign after allegations of conflict of interest in the privatisation of the power plant was confirmed .

Reports earlier this week had linked Mr. Nnaji with direct interests in one of the firms shortlisted to bid for the 776 megawatts (MW) capacity Afam power plant, already slated for privatisation by the Federal Government.

The plant, consisting about 18 gas turbines, is considered the most viable of the power plants slated for privatization by the Federal government, particularly with the recent approval of about N500 million for its rehabilitation.

Apart from his interest in acquiring the plant, Mr Nnaji reportedly used his privileged position to influence the emergence of one of the firms in pole position to be selected winner, an effort traducers claimed reportedly earned him a gratification of a brand new Prado jeep and cash reward in excess of N89million.

Mr. Nnaji could not be reached Tuesday night to respond to these allegations but a source close to him, who asked not to be named, said “the allegations are untrue and were merely manufactured to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the minister”.

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has, since the commencement of the process of privatising the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) subsidiary firms, engaged the minister in a running battle, accusing him of pursuing a hidden selfish agenda.

NUEE General Secretary, Joe Ajaero, had, on behalf of the PHCN workers that have already been served sack letters, queried the decision to give them only 25 per cent of their entitlement for Pension and Gratuity, pointing out that the arrangement confirmed their fears that Mr. Nnaji’s reform was aimed at strangulating workers.

Prior to his appointment, Mr Nnaji was the chairman, Geometrics Power, one of the 18 private companies that were granted operational licenses by the Federal Government to undertake the generation of electricity to compliment the effort to boost the country’s available supply capacity.

It was gathered that the decision to ask Mr. Nnaji to turn in his resignation letter may have followed the confirmation by the Presidency of some of the allegations levelled against him.

President Goodluck Jonathan was said to have asked the minister to resign rather than sack him, to save his administration the monumental embarrassment such an action could generate.

Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, could not be reached for comments as he did not answer calls to his mobile telephones.


Current NLC President, Comrade Ajaero, was the National Secretary of National Electricity workers back then, when Nnaji was fired from his post. He was very critical of Nnaji’s treatment of PHCN workers back then.

naija4life247:
You are very right. APC also stopped Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar'Adua from appointing him, and APC also held Goatluck Jonathan down at GUN point to sack the man after Goatluck appointed him.

You need medical examination

Mr. Man, please what exactly is Goatluck, or are you actually telling us that you can insult your father at the slightest opportunity...please grow up

aribisala0:
Like I said same time I was a kid so was your father
To compare two things you must have facts and figures
You don't
You are making noise

You were making noise all the time

Here is business day recent editorial on geometric power project and the bad politics played by then vice president sambo because he had interest in the deal via his crony

They held on against the project till Buhari in 2020 gave a go ahead order

These are facts

I wasn't beating around the bush

djon78:
You were making noise all the time

Here is business day recent editorial on geometric power project and the bad politics played by then vice president sambo because he had interest in the deal via his crony

They held on against the project till Buhari in 2020 gave a go ahead order

These are facts

I wasn't beating around the bush

You make noise all your life

aribisala0:
You make noise all your life

You are the noise maker here

You just come online to talk what you don't have any clue about

I just decided to show you proof


Major reason a lot of things don't get done in Nigeria is because of vested interest by those at the top

Sambo fought against a good project
But God shamed him in the end

That's how God will shame all those against good thing happening in Nigeria

Kudos to former president Buhari for allowing the right thing to be done

johntolu:
Details of Mr. Nnaji’s sack could be read in the Premium Times story below;


Premium Times Nigeria


Why Power Minister, Barth Nnaji, was forced to resign.
By Ata Udo

Contrary to the impression created by the presidency that the Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji, resigned from office on his own volition, highly placed sources familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Nnaji was actually forced to resign Tuesday following a gale of allegations linking him with attempts to subvert the bidding process for the sale of Afam Power plant.

Aso Rock spokesperson, Reuben Abati, had released a statement this evening saying President Goodluck Jonathan had accepted the power minister’s resignation and wished him well in his future endeavours.

But presidency sources have told us the minister was compelled by Mr. Jonathan to resign after allegations of conflict of interest in the privatisation of the power plant was confirmed .

Reports earlier this week had linked Mr. Nnaji with direct interests in one of the firms shortlisted to bid for the 776 megawatts (MW) capacity Afam power plant, already slated for privatisation by the Federal Government.

The plant, consisting about 18 gas turbines, is considered the most viable of the power plants slated for privatization by the Federal government, particularly with the recent approval of about N500 million for its rehabilitation.

Apart from his interest in acquiring the plant, Mr Nnaji reportedly used his privileged position to influence the emergence of one of the firms in pole position to be selected winner, an effort traducers claimed reportedly earned him a gratification of a brand new Prado jeep and cash reward in excess of N89million.

Mr. Nnaji could not be reached Tuesday night to respond to these allegations but a source close to him, who asked not to be named, said “the allegations are untrue and were merely manufactured to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the minister”.

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has, since the commencement of the process of privatising the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) subsidiary firms, engaged the minister in a running battle, accusing him of pursuing a hidden selfish agenda.

NUEE General Secretary, Joe Ajaero, had, on behalf of the PHCN workers that have already been served sack letters, queried the decision to give them only 25 per cent of their entitlement for Pension and Gratuity, pointing out that the arrangement confirmed their fears that Mr. Nnaji’s reform was aimed at strangulating workers.

Prior to his appointment, Mr Nnaji was the chairman, Geometrics Power, one of the 18 private companies that were granted operational licenses by the Federal Government to undertake the generation of electricity to compliment the effort to boost the country’s available supply capacity.

It was gathered that the decision to ask Mr. Nnaji to turn in his resignation letter may have followed the confirmation by the Presidency of some of the allegations levelled against him.

President Goodluck Jonathan was said to have asked the minister to resign rather than sack him, to save his administration the monumental embarrassment such an action could generate.

Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, could not be reached for comments as he did not answer calls to his mobile telephones.


Current NLC President, Comrade Ajaero, was the National Secretary of National Electricity workers back then, when Nnaji was fired from his post. He was very critical of Nnaji’s treatment of PHCN workers back then.

So you actually think that a man who sunk 800 million Dollars in a single project is looking for gratification of 89 million Naira and a Prado Jeep?

danijesus:
Great man

Great man in did, which bank give him loan ? He stole all this from one money

Good Job

AareGaa:
Do you know Otedola has many power plants, like wise Davido's dad?

Most of you from erosion region are so ignorant and deluded.

Idiot!! You can die in your pain. Something they stole from govt and still they are killing ur grey matter with darkness. They should have built theirs from scratch!

AareGaa:
Lies!

Nothing dey Aba except markets where substandard Chinese products are sold..
No single industry

Onukwu!!!