₦airaland Forum

Tinumbu and his people love revenue regardless of how or where it comes from.

DMerciful:
Tinubu won't catch these thieves because he is equally stealing by proxy.

You raised beautiful points but you're expecting too much from Tinubu. He doesn't have the integrity, capacity, capability and energy to fix these things.

I'm sure you know this!

I am not interested in Tinubu's integrity, capacity, capability and energy for anything. Such attributes are expected from the collective. Unfortunately, a man with such attributes would be messed up by the gang of the corrupt, including those who refuse to acknowledge defeat in an election they lost.

What we need is a completely ruthless man who'd deploy extreme ruthlessness to set Nigeria aright.

With such ruthlessness, terrorists and their sponsors would be executed in secret. Those stealing our patrimony would be executed quietly.

Nigerians need to be afraid. Right now, people commit the crimes in our faces as if it is fashionable to do so.

Obasanjo was ruthless and got results in some areas. For example, if it was Obasanjo, some governors would never get away with the crimes they are committing like that one in Rivers State claiming he is the one to determine the existence of the Rivers State House of Assembly members.

With the way Nigeria is right now with brazen corruption, we need someone deadly to cut these people to size. Trying people for corruption has never worked as they find a way to ruin cases or drag them until they are ruined. Some of them bribe judges and find technicalities to make the rest of us look foolish. Look at one politician who was convicted of corruption got released due to a technicality. He is in the senate today making laws and almost became vp.

A lot is just wrong and anyone would be overwhelmed.

We had Abacha, Babangida etc. The struxture will not allow many govt to perform.

We must restructure to a true federalism or continue to sink

emkz:
I am not interested in Tinubu's integrity, capacity, capability and energy for anything. Such attributes are expected from the collective. Unfortunately, a man with such attributes would be messed up by the gang of the corrupt, including those who refuse to acknowledge defeat in an election they lost.

What we need is a completely ruthless man who'd deploy extreme ruthlessness to set Nigeria aright.

With such ruthlessness, terrorists and their sponsors would be executed in secret. Those stealing our patrimony would be executed quietly.

Nigerians need to be afraid. Right now, people commit the crimes in our faces as if it is fashionable to do so.

Obasanjo was ruthless and got results in some areas. For example, if it was Obasanjo, some governors would never get away with the crimes they are committing like that one in Rivers State claiming he is the one to determine the existence of the Rivers State House of Assembly members.

With the way Nigeria is right now with brazen corruption, we need someone deadly to cut these people to size. Trying people for corruption has never worked as they find a way to ruin cases or drag them until they are ruined. Some of them bribe judges and find technicalities to make the rest of us look foolish. Look at one politician who was convicted of corruption got released due to a technicality. He is in the senate today making laws and almost became vp.

A lot is just wrong and anyone would be overwhelmed.

emkz:
There have been some misteps in revenue drive by this administration.

As much as possible, the administration must engage stakeholders before rolling out some policies. They can leak the idea to the press to gauge public mood before rolling them out.

If they exhaust engagement, the likes of Obi and Atiku won't be able to find things to challenge and the administration won't suffer the ignominy of making reversals. Very soon, the media would chronicle the reversals.

At this time, President Tinubu does not seem to have a Chief Economic Adviser. Buhari operated without one until he set up an economic advisory body at the dying days of his administration that could not remedy the Buhari mess.

President Tinubu, you need an economic advisor now. Someone who fully understands development economics. We also need to stop the craze for FDIs and needless junketing that bring no useful results until we fix our internal issues. No one will invest in the current climate of flip flop policies.

Banks are declaring profits that we cannot seem to justify. The guy in Ministry of Steel says he needs $2billion dollars to fix Ajaokuta Steel Mill. Can't our banks or a consortium thereof declaring strange profits finance these deals and can't we find local technology to revitalize that place? If we don't have the technology, how about hiring internstional consultants to teach our engineers?

Also, why is Akpabio complaining about illegal mining and foreigners making more money than Nigeria? Its like the National Security Adviser openly complaining that security is getting worse. What are we doing there?

Can't we also get the stupendously wealthy to mine our resources for us? Why is Dangote not involved in mining? The guy in BUA, Tony Elumelu? Must we bring in foreigners to mine our resources? Does that not create a security problem?

I hear that local politicians, religious leaders and thugs connive with the foreigners to illegally steal our resources. The Chinese, Lebanese and francophone West African nationals are the worst culprits. Who has been jailed or deported?

President Tinubu, Nigeria is bleeding on all fronts. Crude oil theft is rampant. Let us find ways to plug these leakages and let government revenue get to the government and be used for public good.

I see no reason why someone stealing our crude oil or illegally mining our resources is alive. Wipe them off the face of the earth and show no sympathy, whoever they are.

Finally, it is not right to want to put more pressure on the citizens right now. The government needs to talk to itself too.

We need financial restructuring.

Who signed that law? Do they know what is 0.5%? If you transfer 100million, you have to pay 500k to FG. They are taking money from Capital not interest. Money from physical money. You don't tax physical money. You tax trade. That means when you move your money around, you end up losing millions to gov? You can do a business of 100m and not make 500k as profit. Why are people still sitting at home?

Kusu12:
Obingo should stick to his social media activities, because many issues are beyond his comprehension. Obingo is a failure in all ramifications

That's all you guys are good at. At least he's saying the mind of Nigerians. You on the other hand have zero idea what this will do to businesses and even regular folks. Rather than offer counter views na insult. Obi isn't president. Tinubu is. So grow up and face the issue at hand.

Mayflowa:
Who signed that law? Do they know what is 0.5%? If you transfer 100million, you have to pay 500k to FG. They are taking money from Capital not interest. Money from physical money. You don't tax physical money. You tax trade. That means when you move your money around, you end up losing millions to gov? You can do a business of 100m and not make 500k as profit. Why are people still sitting at home?

Banks in the US charge money for funds transfers. They call it fees.

My take is that extensive consultations be done before rolling out these things.

Like I said, we have a revenue problem. Attempts to improve the revenue standing are welcome. I only ask that some initial measures be taken to plug leakages before rolling out these long-term measures.

I also think it may be useful to capture the unbanked population first instead of scaring them away.

DMerciful:
We had Abacha, Babangida etc. The struxture will not allow many govt to perform.

We must restructure to a true federalism or continue to sink

For you to even have the discussion, you must be ruthless. IBB's major undoing was SAP and June 12. Abacha was a kleptomaniac and abused human rights. But they were effective leaders.

Remember Abacha had a hit squad.

Who was the terrorist that could hold this nation to ransom? IBB had his friends executed for threatening national security. Do the present day politicians have the balls to sign death warrants or order hits on terrorists and sponsors?

Good01:
https://saharareporters.com/2024/05/08/when-did-office-national-security-adviser-become-revenue-collector-peter-obi-queries

They cannot get their grubby and greedy fingers on all foreign remittances so they want to collect 50,000 naira per 1 million naira sent to Nigeria,,,,,,,,,,,same thing for local transactions of our hardworking and hapless traders..............APC is busy gathering the ingredients for the revolution that will wash all of dem away from power...continue!!

Gbadugbakun:
I've said this severally. The only thing keeping Tinubu in power and preventing an organic nation wide protest is tribalism and religion.

Yourbas wouldn't want to protest against their own. They'd rather suffer and starve to death. Same with the north. They're more interested in Muslims holding power than Nigeria moving forward.

So the country would keep bleeding and everyone would grumble in silence and adjust to the suffering. They won't speak out because they don't want to make their tribe or religion look bad.

If Yorubas and the North are not protesting, did they stop you from protesting?

Kaycee9242:
Soon Tinubu will start taxing mad people for roaming on the street

And na those ones go help us bite am to pieces 🤣

emkz:
Banks in the US charge money for funds transfers. They call it fees.

My take is that extensive consultations be done before rolling out these things.

Like I said, we have a revenue problem. Attempts to improve the revenue standing are welcome. I only ask that some initial measures be taken to plug leakages before rolling out these long-term measures.

I also think it may be useful to capture the unbanked population first instead of scaring them away.

I live in US. Fund transfer is free. Completely free. You have options. You can use zelle, venmo or cashapps and same day delayed bank to bank transactions with no fees. Don't say what you don't know. You only have fees for wire transfer which is normal. What you have is a monthly payment of $1 - $10 to operate an account and that is for some certain account which is fast fading off. Banks now offer you extra money say 1% for using their debit cards to buy anything. Stop providing people with misinformation! Let me attach a few examples.

Mayflowa:
I live in US. Fund transfer is free. Completely free. You have options. You can use zelle, venmo or cashapps and same day delayed bank to bank transactions with no fees. Don't say what you don't know. You only have fees for wire transfer which is normal. What you have is a monthly payment of $1 - $10 to operate an account and that is for some certain account which is fast fading off. Banks now offer you extra money say 1% for using their debit cards to buy anything. Stop providing people with misinformation!

As seen in Quora. I won't disclose how I found out about it.

Bank transfers in the US can be relatively expensive compared to some other countries for a few reasons:

Interchange fees: When money is transferred between different banks, they may charge interchange fees to cover the costs of processing the transaction. These fees can vary between banks and can add to the overall cost of the transfer.

Wire transfer fees: Wire transfers, which are one method of transferring money between banks, can be particularly expensive in the US. Banks often charge fees for both outgoing and incoming wire transfers, which can range from $20 to $30 or more per transfer. These fees can add up, especially for international transfers.

Regulatory requirements: Banks in the US are subject to various regulations designed to prevent money laundering and fraud. Compliance with these regulations can add costs to the process of transferring money, which may be passed on to consumers in the form of higher fees.

Lack of competition: The US banking system is dominated by a relatively small number of large banks, which may have less incentive to offer lower transfer fees due to limited competition. In some other countries with more competitive banking sectors, transfer fees may be lower as banks compete for customers.

Legacy systems: Some banks in the US still rely on older, legacy systems for processing payments, which can be less efficient and more costly than newer technologies used in other countries.

Different types of transfers: Different types of transfers have different costs associated with them. For example, ACH (Automated Clearing House) transfers are generally cheaper than wire transfers but can take longer to process.

Overall, a combination of factors such as interchange fees, wire transfer fees, regulatory requirements, competition, legacy systems, and the types of transfers used can contribute to the relatively higher cost of bank transfers in the US compared to some other countries.

Do you live in the US?

emkz:
There have been some misteps in revenue drive by this administration.

As much as possible, the administration must engage stakeholders before rolling out some policies. They can leak the idea to the press to gauge public mood before rolling them out.

If they exhaust engagement, the likes of Obi and Atiku won't be able to find things to challenge and the administration won't suffer the ignominy of making reversals. Very soon, the media would chronicle the reversals.

At this time, President Tinubu does not seem to have a Chief Economic Adviser. Buhari operated without one until he set up an economic advisory body at the dying days of his administration that could not remedy the Buhari mess.

President Tinubu, you need an economic advisor now. Someone who fully understands development economics. We also need to stop the craze for FDIs and needless junketing that bring no useful results until we fix our internal issues. No one will invest in the current climate of flip flop policies.

Banks are declaring profits that we cannot seem to justify. The guy in Ministry of Steel says he needs $2billion dollars to fix Ajaokuta Steel Mill. Can't our banks or a consortium thereof declaring strange profits finance these deals and can't we find local technology to revitalize that place? If we don't have the technology, how about hiring internstional consultants to teach our engineers?

Also, why is Akpabio complaining about illegal mining and foreigners making more money than Nigeria? Its like the National Security Adviser openly complaining that security is getting worse. What are we doing there?

Can't we also get the stupendously wealthy to mine our resources for us? Why is Dangote not involved in mining? The guy in BUA, Tony Elumelu? Must we bring in foreigners to mine our resources? Does that not create a security problem?

I hear that local politicians, religious leaders and thugs connive with the foreigners to illegally steal our resources. The Chinese, Lebanese and francophone West African nationals are the worst culprits. Who has been jailed or deported?

President Tinubu, Nigeria is bleeding on all fronts. Crude oil theft is rampant. Let us find ways to plug these leakages and let government revenue get to the government and be used for public good.

I see no reason why someone stealing our crude oil or illegally mining our resources is alive. Wipe them off the face of the earth and show no sympathy, whoever they are.

Finally, it is not right to want to put more pressure on the citizens right now. The government needs to talk to itself too.

We need financial restructuring.

It is not from my mouth that you will hear that Nigeria is a zooooooo!!! The abominable zoological republique indeed!

NaijaNaWaa:
This is the billion-dollar question every sensible person should be asking now!

They just want to create a slush fund for ONSA to mismanage on top of the billions of budgetary allocations it spends with zero accountability.

This fund will be bigger than the budgets of many states combined even though it is starting mid-year

ebufa:
It is not from my mouth that you will hear that Nigeria is a zooooooo!!! The abominable zoological republique indeed!

If Nigeria is a zoo, that makes you an animal?

Do you agree you are an animal?

Yes or no?

Basic123:
Reactor 😆..BITTER OBI!







..head of twitter government of REACTION.

One will think he was one good administrator when he was given opportunity to lead,packaged fraud and hypocrite!

Why blame the government for enacting a law made years ago. You cannot be blaming Tinubu for something that was deliberated and it passed the reading of both chambers and was signed by the former President.

Well cyber security is big deal and to keep a country secure from internal and external cyber threat is no joke.

Hope ONS uses the money judiciously that’s my take in this.

24kmagik:
Obi reacts to everything and that is why he's not taken seriously.

If you react to indiscretion from your wife, she won't take you serious. She'll see you as a "sissy"

Pandora is a very weak sissy

Ur leaders are introducing more hardship policy .. but Obi is ur problem in all of this economic chaos....


Sigh!!

BondRiv:
Peter Obi doesn't understand what cyber security means? Politicians like this one will always trivialize issues to deceive their gullible followers, ride on whatever current wave or sentiments to achieve their selfish interests, despite knowing the truth.

Nobody cares what it means at this point....the average man is simply tired being fleeced of all he has.....

Obviously this government has lost focus since.

emkz:
As seen in Quora. I won't disclose how I found out about it.



Do you live in the US?

I say some few banks charges on certain account like bank to bank immediate transfer. when you delay its free. But those bank also have zelle in their app that is free. Wire transfer is a different thing entirely. You don't have to do it. And all these were old practices. Mind you, these charges originated from banks for providing you services but Nigerians govt are encroaching into people money in banks to pay tax. To get those money, you have most likely paid your tax. You don't go to peoples capital . That is a greedy thief

Gboom:
If I engage the wisest among you obident on issue of governance, you will be put to shame.

I say it again, obi will benefit from the cyber levy through his bank

Eyah

Wisest among obi follow

During his campaign, Tinubu mentioned that he was once a TAXi driver.....no wonder he's driving Nigerians mad with TAXes

PeterObi4LP:
I am 1000% sure your parents and siblings are dying of starvation and you are here insulting on a man who is made for life. Get sense man.

And TINUBU you Obi slaves insult is not made for life?
😆 ...he is even the president. Your God forsaken miserable parents and wretched siblings can't lace pethief OBI the former failed Governor shoe talkless of president TINUBU own.hungary slaves kissing OBI who doesn't know about your existence ass

.honestly you OBI slaves are mad people with the way you think!

Tinupoo is a colossal idiat.. Such a big shame to nigeria.

Only one front page of a non-existent magazine to back your claim that Obi is corrupt!

Basic123:
Reactor 😆..BITTER OBI!







..head of twitter government of REACTION.

One will think he was one good administrator when he was given opportunity to lead,packaged fraud and hypocrite!

Uchek:
Only one front page of a non-existent magazine to back your claim that Obi is corrupt!

A liar can not be uncorrupt.Clear your brainwashed brain with that first!

Basic123:
😆


Good job defending your slave Master who bought you over from NNAMDI KANU URINE.

Tinubu PIG 😆

You're daft. Forget about his tribe and think about how he is trying to get you out of captivity.

emkz:
There have been some misteps in revenue drive by this administration.

As much as possible, the administration must engage stakeholders before rolling out some policies. They can leak the idea to the press to gauge public mood before rolling them out.

If they exhaust engagement, the likes of Obi and Atiku won't be able to find things to challenge and the administration won't suffer the ignominy of making reversals. Very soon, the media would chronicle the reversals.

At this time, President Tinubu does not seem to have a Chief Economic Adviser. Buhari operated without one until he set up an economic advisory body at the dying days of his administration that could not remedy the Buhari mess.

President Tinubu, you need an economic advisor now. Someone who fully understands development economics. We also need to stop the craze for FDIs and needless junketing that bring no useful results until we fix our internal issues. No one will invest in the current climate of flip flop policies.

Banks are declaring profits that we cannot seem to justify. The guy in Ministry of Steel says he needs $2billion dollars to fix Ajaokuta Steel Mill. Can't our banks or a consortium thereof declaring strange profits finance these deals and can't we find local technology to revitalize that place? If we don't have the technology, how about hiring internstional consultants to teach our engineers?

Also, why is Akpabio complaining about illegal mining and foreigners making more money than Nigeria? Its like the National Security Adviser openly complaining that security is getting worse. What are we doing there?

Can't we also get the stupendously wealthy to mine our resources for us? Why is Dangote not involved in mining? The guy in BUA, Tony Elumelu? Must we bring in foreigners to mine our resources? Does that not create a security problem?

I hear that local politicians, religious leaders and thugs connive with the foreigners to illegally steal our resources. The Chinese, Lebanese and francophone West African nationals are the worst culprits. Who has been jailed or deported?

President Tinubu, Nigeria is bleeding on all fronts. Crude oil theft is rampant. Let us find ways to plug these leakages and let government revenue get to the government and be used for public good.

I see no reason why someone stealing our crude oil or illegally mining our resources is alive. Wipe them off the face of the earth and show no sympathy, whoever they are.

Finally, it is not right to want to put more pressure on the citizens right now. The government needs to talk to itself too.

We need financial restructuring.

Your submission is too weak. This isn't a time to be making weak submissions.

Gbadugbakun:
I've said this severally. The only thing keeping Tinubu in power and preventing an organic nation wide protest is tribalism and religion.

Yourbas wouldn't want to protest against their own. They'd rather suffer and starve to death. Same with the north. They're more interested in Muslims holding power than Nigeria moving forward.
So the country would keep bleeding and everyone would grumble in silence and adjust to the suffering. They won't speak out because they don't want to make their tribe or religion look bad.

I think you are correct. We mostly talk abt zoning rather than solution-based arguments.
There is a systematic division in the system. During the last elections, it was more like war between the tribes.

Mayflowa:
Who signed that law? Do they know what is 0.5%? If you transfer 100million, you have to pay 500k to FG. They are taking money from Capital not interest. Money from physical money. You don't tax physical money. You tax trade. That means when you move your money around, you end up losing millions to gov? You can do a business of 100m and not make 500k as profit. Why are people still sitting at home?

Sharap, 50k.

Gbadugbakun:
I've said this severally. The only thing keeping Tinubu in power and preventing an organic nation wide protest is tribalism and religion.

Yourbas wouldn't want to protest against their own. They'd rather suffer and starve to death. Same with the north. They're more interested in Muslims holding power than Nigeria moving forward.

So the country would keep bleeding and everyone would grumble in silence and adjust to the suffering. They won't speak out because they don't want to make their tribe or religion look bad.

I believe that is why Ndi Igbo are 100% behind their blother Gringory Yes Daddy Obi?

Las Las, it would take long before Igbos cry in this economy. Igbos know how to adjust the price of their goods to match up with current Nigerian reality. If can't buy you leave it. Those who used to give their goods on credit to these Yoruba bandits have also wised up