₦airaland Forum

SmartyPants:
Correct. And that's what I'm doing actually. It's too soon to celebrate conclusively but we can appreciate progress especially since some are so quick to wail at the slightest retrogression.

Personally I take it as a sign that Tinubu means well and he is here to work. Whether the rest of the system will cooperate we shall see.

Not sure Tinubu means well. Too many other signs point to the reverse. The drastic increase in hardship since day one of his tenure is an issue. This, coupled with his lavish corruption and luxuries on himself and the NASS simply does not indicate a leader that means well.

marlow1962:
Imagine, after how many years of abandonment. What a shame, that's if it really working self, cus Nigeria company are know to always dish out lies to the foolish citizens.

Btw, they already told the masses that, refinery working or not working, it won't affect nor reduce the price of PMS, so it's a wasted effort if you reason it well.

it will have little or no effect to you sha, after all, you no get car, na your papa dey buy fuel for una gen, if at all una get, you still dey beg for T- fare anytime you want move, so nothing change you

Now this is the affirmation I have been waiting for because NLC has been in the forefront of the "make our refineries work" agenda.
For them to confirm it is working then we will accept that it is truly working. Refinery workers are part of NLC anyway and they all cannot be lying to the union.

Now I will say kudos to PBAT on this one.

DeepSight:
Strange Nigeria.

As soon as a private citizen opens the biggest refinery in Africa, suddenly the ancient public one starts working.

Don't mind all these clowns
A public refinery is selling obviously more inferior products more expensive than a private refinery with better products and you believe this story of the refinery is working. When they are ready they'll tell us the truth.

yarimo:
Bitter people will now claim labour leaders are bribe to say this bitterness will surely kill Alot oo chaiii

The way that APC shege has been killing off many Nigerians with hunger

madridguy:
Some people BP go go high today

All we are saying, T-Pain should crash the price of fuel as promised, if he is an omoluwabi.
Chochocho photos won't fill our tanks.
When is he going to crash the price of fuel? 19 months of empty propaganda. Is that how to hit the ground running

Deltafirstson:
Although the pump price of fuel was N197 when President Bola Tinubu took over on May 29, 2023, the product now sells for N617 per litre – less than two months after.

In his inaugural address, Tinubu announced that subsidy was gone, fulfilling a promise that all leading presidential candidates made during the campaign.

However, pump price of fuel hit N537 per litre days after Tinubu ended subsidy.

On Tuesday, the price climbed further to N617, a development that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) attributed to “market forces”.

Nigerians have been lamenting the hardship occasioned by fuel price hike. Amid the lamentation, a video where Tinubu campaigned to slash the price of fuel went into circulation.

Checks by Daily Trust affirmed the authenticity of the video uploaded on the YouTube page of Channels Television.

At his campaign rally in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on January 25, 2023, Tinubu spoke on a number of issues, but those of fuel scarcity and naira redesign made the headlines.

However, Tinubu who spoke in Yoruba language, also assured the crowd that though people were saying petrol price would hit N200, it would be reviewed downward under him.

“The great Nigerian youths, the great Nigerian students, the confident Nigerian youths. This is a revolution. This election is a revolution. They are plotting, but they will fail. They said fuel price will increase and reach N200 per litre. Go and relax, we will bring it down,” he had said in the 7th minute of the video.

King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a Fuji musician who performed at the rally, interrupted the president’s speech with chants as the crowd cheered.

On the campaign podium with the president were Vice-President Kashim Shettima; Pa Bisi Akande, interim National Chairman of the APC; Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President; Senator Gbenga Daniel; among other bigwigs of the ruling party.

Tinubu went further to say Nigerians would defy the acute fuel scarcity at the time and trek to cast their votes.

“The great Nigerian youths, the great Nigerian students, the confident Nigerian youths. This is a revolution. This election is a revolution. They are plotting, but they will fail. They said fuel price will increase and reach N200/N500 per litre. Go and relax, we will crash the prices,” he had said.

https://dailytrust.com/breaking-video-of-tinubu-campaigning-to-crash-fuel-

he had said in the 7th minute of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JH8CC_JdUA

SmartyPants:
Correct. And that's what I'm doing actually. It's too soon to celebrate conclusively but we can appreciate progress especially since some are so quick to wail at the slightest retrogression.

Personally I take it as a sign that Tinubu means well and he is here to work. Whether the rest of the system will cooperate we shall see.

What does Tinubu have to do with a refinery that was started and paid for by Buhari?
Well, maybe that at least he didn't tell them to stop the work and focus on Malta

lexy2014:
since you are not "one of those numerous illiterates on NL", am surprised you cant answer the simple questions.

how do you know that the refinery is "coming back"?

where did it go to before?

I feel sad for your parents and those around you..."refinery is back up" na wetin person dey struggle to comprehend be that o😂😂😂. Chai...you go school at all? I mean primary and secondary school.

SmartyPants:
That's true but don't deny that there is an element of people actually wanting this government to fail so that they can say "good for you, shebi we told you to vote a certain person."

If not, the naysayers would actually be happy when the government proves them wrong, after all it is for the benefit of the common man if things like these work. But nope, they are all silent and bitter because their negative talk is being confronted by workings.

We'll be happy when things improve on the streets not all these jamboree of claiming a refinery is working when the price of the product is still higher than that of the private and imported products

Nazgul:
Of what use is the refinery if we're still buying fuel over 1k per liter. Has the refinery benefitted the common in any way?

If fuel dropped to N500 I would have commended them, but since I'm still paying over 1k for it, the refinery is useless to me.

Una don begin change mouth. I thought you said it wasn't working at all?

DeepSight:
It just shows it could have been done many years ago.

It shows it has been working since 2015.
Abi APC was playing lie lie propaganda politics as usual ni? The way they played politics with the 2012 Ojota fuel deregulation protests, as Fayemi confessed

Port Harcourt, Warri refineries commence production, says NNPC

July 30, 2015

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday announced that Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have successfully restarted production after a nine-month phased rehabilitation programme.

Re-streaming of production at the two facilities followed the completion of technical repairs by in-house engineers and technicians, the NNPC said.

The Spokesperson for the corporation, Ohi Alegbe, said both plants commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after successful test-runs.

He said Port Harcourt refinery has already raised its operational capacity to about 60 per cent of its 210, 000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity, while production at Warri refinery was projected to hit 80 per cent of installed 125,000 bpd capacity.

Mr. Alegbe said the Port Harcourt Refinery was projected to boost the nation’s local refining capacity with a product yield of five (5) million litres of petrol per day, while Warri Refinery would contribute about 3.5 million litres of petrol to local refining capacity.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-interviews/187477-port-harcourt-warri-refineries-commence-production-says-nnpc.html?tztc=1

Kukutente23:
Don't mind all these clowns
A public refinery is selling obviously more inferior products more expensive than a private refinery with better products and you believe this story of the refinery is working. When they are ready they'll tell us the truth.

Yes oh.

Good morning.

How are you today. You didnt answer my question about the Council of Nicea.

DeepSight:
Yes oh.

Good morning.

How are you today. You didnt answer my question about the Council of Nicea.

I'll check my mentions

anonimi:
It shows it has been working since 2015.
Abi APC was playing lie lie propaganda politics as usual ni? The way they played politics with the 2012 Ojota fuel deregulation protests, as Fayemi confessed

The politics is like witchcraft my brother.

Omenlon:
it will have little or no effect to you sha, after all, you no get car, na your papa dey buy fuel for una gen, if at all una get, you still dey beg for T- fare anytime you want move, so nothing change you

Rubbish comment from you, I'm highly disappointed.

Alexas58:
Could this be the reason for the naira appreciation?

OF COURSE. DEFINITELY.

Look, we have a serious administration in office.

Tinubu is not here to joke.

I’ve known this man since his days as Lagos governor.

Tinubu is a highly strategic, intelligent man.

He will sort out this country, and many people abusing him today will be singing his praises in the next few years.

Kukutente23:
We'll be happy when things improve on the streets not all these jamboree of claiming a refinery is working when the price of the product is still higher than that of the private and imported products

Okay. The difference is that while people like me earnestly hope that this comes true, people like you hope it doesn't. For the same reason I gave before: so that you can claim that you were right and all others were wrong in their choice of candidate.

Yemmysworld91:
One sad reality 2023 election brought to the fore is the fact that some persons just perpetually want their country to fail. Win or lose, that shouldn't be. And we should celebrate the few wins of the so called government, even if we ain't in support of them. Shalom

Exactly. Personally i have been a critic of this government but on this one i highly commend the president for the political will to pull this off...something OBJ,GEJ and Buhari failed to achieve in their 20 years combined as presidents, only for some bingo to come barking insults at me for commending the government as if me and Tinubu get personal beef.

Kukutente23:
What does Tinubu have to do with a refinery that was started and paid for by Buhari?
Well, maybe that at least he didn't tell them to stop the work and focus on Malta

And was there any point at which you stopped and gave Buhari credit for this?

Since you surely didn't give the credit to Buhari, you can give it to his brother Tinubu, after all, as I have often heard, Tinubu put Buhari there and is therefore responsible for all the hardship Buhari brought. So also the good deeds of the Daura man. No?

Yemmysworld91:
One sad reality 2023 election brought to the fore is the fact that some persons just perpetually want their country to fail. Win or lose, that shouldn't be. And we should celebrate the few wins of the so called government, even if we ain't in support of them. Shalom

You don't have sense honestly. So criticising the government when they plan an obvious propaganda means they want the country to fail abi. Have you people forgotten how you maligned Jonathan when he wanted to remove subsidy which they was the best time to remove it. Also Labor leaders can be easily bought over, how can a refinery start being functional when the calibration has not started or has not been done to get goos quality distillate?

Kukutente23:
We'll be happy when things improve on the streets not all these jamboree of claiming a refinery is working when the price of the product is still higher than that of the private and imported products

Refinery that has not been calibrated to determine the quality of its distillate.

lexy2014:
how has that "political will of Tinubu's government to make it work by fire by force" improved the living standard of nigerians, reduced inflation, corruption, insecurity, unemployment, budget padding, impunity, wasteful government spending, cronyism and nepotism?

how has this "political will of Tinubu's government to make it work by fire by force" improved public infrastructure and government social services to the people of nigeria?

We are getting there

The Jagaban plan is to keep working and achieving great deeds so that your mind won't be at rest

You know you and your likes are scared of good things.

And that is what we are doing: do good things and make the country great so that you and your lots can be sad

DeepSight:
Not sure Tinubu means well. Too many other signs point to the reverse. [b]The drastic increase in hardship since day one of his tenure is an issue. [/b]This, coupled with his lavish corruption and luxuries on himself and the NASS simply does not indicate a leader that means well.

But when you say this it sounds like you are saying Tinubu just sat down and said let me see what I can do to make the Nigerian people suffer. Come on. Clearly, the suffering is as a result of well-intentioned policies.

I agree that he has not helped matters by being lavish but you should also understand that any effective president knows that he must get the National Assembly on his side in order to push through with reforms, and Tinubu's reforms have been bold so far. Without a supportive National Assembly things like the current Tax bill would have been dead on arrival from day one.

Is that ceiling made of wood or what ? That cannot be a refinery. It’s not possible

Tinubu2027Agend:
We are getting there

The Jagaban plan is to keep working and achieving great deeds so that your mind won't be at rest

You know you and your likes are scared of good things.

And that is what we are doing: do good things and make the country great so that you and your lots can be sad

thats not what I asked you.

how has that "political will of Tinubu's government to make it work by fire by force" improved the living standard of nigerians, reduced inflation, corruption, insecurity, unemployment, budget padding, impunity, wasteful government spending, cronyism and nepotism?

how has this "political will of Tinubu's government to make it work by fire by force" improved public infrastructure and government social services to the people of nigeria?

TUANKU:
I feel sad for your parents and those around you..."refinery is back up" na wetin person dey struggle to comprehend be that o😂😂😂. Chai...you go school at all? I mean primary and secondary school.

since you went to primary and secondary school and you are not sad for your parents and those around you and you are not "one of those numerous illiterates on NL", am surprised you cant answer the simple questions.

how do you know that the refinery is "coming back"?

where did it go to before?

TUANKU:
Good news. As a critic of this government i commend them on this one, it is a good development. I pray they extend it to Warri and Kaduna refineries as well.
Some Ekuke are barking at me for commending the government. I am not a supporter of Tinubu but that doesn't mean i won't commend him if he does something right, this same refinery OBJ, GEJ and Buhari all promised to fix it but failed so why won't i be glad it has been done? I don't have anything personal against the president. You lot can go around like headless chickens and see nothing good in the government. Once again kudos to the Tinubu led administration for making this a reality, na Nigeria refinery no be Tinubu own so if you wish to be blinded by your hate for Tinubu that's your biz but don't try to force everyone to do same. Banza!

Well written but also note that even Tinubu praised the Buhari’s government for this cos he only completed it .

SmartyPants:
And was there any point at which you stopped and gave Buhari credit for this?

Since you surely didn't give the credit to Buhari, you can give it to his brother Tinubu, after all, as I have often heard, Tinubu put Buhari there and is therefore responsible for all the hardship Buhari brought. So also the good deeds of the Daura man. No?

Tinubu did not put Buhari there. That is the biggest political fallacy I ever heard. Even Tinubu never made that claim in his Emilokan speech. He referenced Buhari's failure in previous attempts but he never said he put him there. That was the imagination of Tinubu's sycophants.

I can't give Buhari credit for what is not yet working. A working refinery is not just a question of lights on. It should have products we can see in the market. No one has come to tell us that NNPC refinery is now supplying them fuel. But like I said and is common knowledge, the repair of the refinery was initiated by Buhari and he already completed payment for this particular one. The rest of the refineries if they come on will be due to Tinubu. That said again, there is no credit to give yet for anyone with a brain

Chimaokigwe:
People who are more sensible and more educated than anyone in your lineage.

You are an unfortunate being, oloriburuku omo adanu .

yarimo:
Bitter people will now claim labour leaders are bribe to say this bitterness will surely kill Alot oo chaiii

What economic value does this add to your life

SmartyPants:
But when you say this it sounds like you are saying Tinubu just sat down and said let me see what I can do to make the Nigerian people suffer. Come on. Clearly, the suffering is as a result of well-intentioned policies.

I agree that he has not helped matters by being lavish but you should also understand that any effective president knows that he must get the National Assembly on his side in order to push through with reforms, and Tinubu's reforms have been bold so far. Without a supportive National Assembly things like the current Tax bill would have been dead on arrival from day one.

Well lets look at the instant subsidy removal on day one. Well, they claimed it was gone. How come the price went up again and again?
In fact the only place in the world where prices are increased two weeks after a nationwide protest was here.

The only place in the world where PMS prices were increased in one day by over 200 per cent was here.

Instantly you then float the naira and make everything worse.

Can you just look at the prices of groceries and foodstuff - and medicines?

Do you know how many people have died as a consequence?

Look, its not good enough to say he must have the NASS on his side and therefore bribe them. That is corruption.

As for the TAX Bill - it is not enough. The only contentious issue there is allocation of VAT.

This is a man who led protests against subsidy removal in 2012 on the streets. He didnt waste one second once inaugurated and removed it totally with four cynical words. Tell me, was that honest?

Okay, you then also remove electricity subsidies - drastically causing greater problems.

Look my brother, when Tinubu won, I actually thought it was a good thing because he is a visionary businessman. However lets admit he is not doing well.

Tell me, what is he doing with France? Is that not corruption? He has made this country the slave of the IMF and WB.

I dont think its right to say this kind of leader means well. He is out to destroy Nigeria and kill many of its people with harsh policies while he lives large.

Why did he buy a new jet? Was it necessary?
Why did he grant Chagoury a N15 Trillion contract - which was not approved by the NASS or even considered at all. It didnt go through any form of procurement rules of the BPP.

There are too many things to point to.
Its not enough to say "he means well" when people are being killed by his harsh policies.

SmartyPants:
Okay. The difference is that while people like me earnestly hope that this comes true, people like you hope it doesn't. For the same reason I gave before: so that you can claim that you were right and all others were wrong in their choice of candidate.

That's your imagination. The fact is most of you sycophants only want something you can brag with not that you really care if anything improves in Nigeria. You all were the same folks praising Buhari for rice pyramids. Now that the pyramids have been proven to be a scam, no one is hearing anything from you. Same goes for the economy crashed by Buhari. You joined Buhari to blame Jonathan and you are helping Tinubu to blame Buhari today.
So your so-called hope is not because you really care that it works but so you can brag. Don't come here acting like you're so morally up there and love this country more than anyone else