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“At that time when the controversy came up and people were saying why yacht for the President? The Navy came forward and said it was a vessel they used for Naval operations that was named Presidential yacht and not for President Tinubu, so it’s not something that was purchased for luxury but you know in politics, you can bring up anything that is sensational.”

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/09/09/not-kind-of-money-nigerian-govt-needs-abati-tackles-melaye-over-opay-moniepoint-comment/

AWONEYAN:
Abati seems more refined and balance than Rufai...he has worked in the presidency and has better understanding of governance.

Who takes Dino serious, he didn't even understand the difference between microfinance bank, commercial banks and Central Bank

Judolisco:
They'll start abusing abati now... Anybody that reasons logically na enemy

AWONEYAN:
Abati seems more refined and balance than Rufai...he has worked in the presidency and has better understanding of governance.

Who takes Dino serious, he didn't even understand the difference between microfinance bank, commercial banks and Central Bank

Then one Mr Awoneyan who knows the difference between MFBs, commercial banks and central bank, can't even recognize the very basic sarcasm in Dino's retort .

No be life una dey live for that country so o!

Edoreborn:
Thanks dino for saying d obvious.. people are going through a lot presently and some miscreants see nothing wrong in ds directionless government.. Imagine,,i was in a shop two days ago,,and some guys there were arguing about tumbulu's performance..One tattered looking guy was defending tumbulu and bragging about how his account can never go red..
At first,,i thought he was a mechanic getting big customers and all that..The next day i saw d mugu still looking tattered collecting money from drivers,,na their i know say ds country is gone...

AMINDA:
Abati is a rabid liar. Ruby Ruby, the once ferocious critic under Buhari is now a spokesman for Tinubu. Why is the so-called Naval yacht berthed somewhere between Monaco and Paris if it is for the Navy? What does he have to say about the purchase of a new jet and cadillac while Nigerians starve?

"Tinubu didn't introduce the 5% tax on fuel, he only wants to implement it" - Bulaberians

spontan:
And what kind of a reply is this??

Did he really take Dino's statement seriously??

Goshh!!!

Edoreborn:
Thanks dino for saying d obvious.. people are going through a lot presently and some miscreants see nothing wrong in ds directionless government.. Imagine,,i was in a shop two days ago,,and some guys there were arguing about tumbulu's performance..One tattered looking guy was defending tumbulu and bragging about how his account can never go red..
At first,,i thought he was a mechanic getting big customers and all that..The next day i saw d mugu still looking tattered collecting money from drivers,,na their i know say ds country is gone...

AWONEYAN:
Abati seems more refined and balance than Rufai...he has worked in the presidency and has better understanding of governance.

Who takes Dino serious, he didn't even understand the difference between microfinance bank, commercial banks and Central Bank

AMINDA:
Abati is a rabid liar. Ruby Ruby, the once ferocious critic under Buhari is now a spokesman for Tinubu. Why is the so-called Naval yacht berthed somewhere between Monaco and Paris if it is for the Navy? What does he have to say about the purchase of a new jet and cadillac while Nigerians starve?

"Tinubu didn't introduce the 5% tax on fuel, he only wants to implement it" - Bulaberians

AWONEYAN:
Abati seems more refined and balance than Rufai...he has worked in the presidency and has better understanding of governance.

Who takes Dino serious, he didn't even understand the difference between microfinance bank, commercial banks and Central Bank

TimeManager:
The Federal Government has revealed that the elimination of the petrol subsidy under President Bola Tinubu has resulted in savings of over $84 billion, which are now being channelled into the construction and rehabilitation of 40 key road projects across the country over the past two years.

This was disclosed in a policy brief released by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), titled “Two Years Later: Key Benefits of Subsidy Removal,” and made available to journalists over the weekend in Abuja.

The report, which reviewed the outcomes of the subsidy removal since May 29, 2023, noted that the policy averted a looming economic crisis.

It also enabled the Tinubu administration to clear long-standing financial liabilities, increase capital investments, and support the financial stability of state governments.

https://businessday.ng/news/article/84bn-saved-from-petrol-subsidy-now-financing-40-key-roads-report/?amp

Paramount01:
So the president should not have buy new plane even when the old once is giving him challenge?

chisomkachy:
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s first supplementary budget includes a fleet of SUVs for himself and his wife, a presidential yacht and the renovation of his villa amid a cost-of-living crisis for some of the poorest people in the world.

The proposal — which seeks additional funding beyond the annual budget approved by Tinubu’s predecessor — comes as the government asks Nigerians to persevere through pain caused in part by a raft of economic reforms ushered in by the new president. Africa’s most populous country faces rampant unemployment, soaring food prices and a plummeting currency.

Federal lawmakers approved the president’s request for extra spending on Thursday, but eliminated the provision of 5 billion naira ($6.01 million) to buy a presidential yacht. Instead, they doubled the allocation to a student loan fund to 10 billion naira, according Abubakar Bichi, chairman of an appropriations committee in the House of Representatives.

The lawmakers approved 1.5 billion-naira proposed to purchase SUVs for the office of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu — an amount larger than that allocated to many individual federal colleges. The supplementary budget also proposes almost 6 billion naira to purchase SUVs for the presidency — more than the amount initially allocated to fund a student loan program for poor families.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-02/nigeria-budgets-for-suvs-and-yachts-amid-economic-hardship

Edoreborn:
Thanks dino for saying d obvious.. people are going through a lot presently and some miscreants see nothing wrong in ds directionless government.. Imagine,,i was in a shop two days ago,,and some guys there were arguing about tumbulu's performance..One tattered looking guy was defending tumbulu and bragging about how his account can never go red..
At first,,i thought he was a mechanic getting big customers and all that..The next day i saw d mugu still looking tattered collecting money from drivers,,na their i know say ds country is gone...

IMPARTIAL:
I no know say Abati like the Jagaban. I think say he and his other brother in that Arise program are always attacking the current government.

AMINDA:
Abati is a rabid liar. Ruby Ruby, the once ferocious critic under Buhari is now a spokesman for Tinubu. Why is the so-called Naval yacht berthed somewhere between Monaco and Paris if it is for the Navy? What does he have to say about the purchase of a new jet and cadillac while Nigerians starve?

"Tinubu didn't introduce the 5% tax on fuel, he only wants to implement it" - Bulaberians

spako4:
Dino is a clown,you don't need to take this kind of people serious..He is doing the bidding of his master,Atiku.
He needs to make noise, as loud as possible to impress his master.

BarrElChapo:
So Abati doesn’t understand sarcasm or what ? This doesn’t need explanation. Everyone understands what Melaye is saying except Abati obviously.

Edoreborn:
Chief,,dino understand wella,,he was just throwing jabs and making mockery of una tumbulu..How person go dey borrow n be lying on top? No be juju be that?

erad:
Are those using it against the president taking it seriously? You'd be surprised the brain capacity of a lot of people you share the social media space with.

They don't care how ridiculous it sounds, as long as it supports their biase, they're running with it.

One of the reasons the government is to be blamed, if quality education was more accessible, we won't have to be dealing with such people at all.

OluwaBlessyn:
Why he Dey tackle Dino

The man no lie na😂😂

Imagine,he’s coming out to say OPay and moniepoint no get the kind money dey wan borrow,how OPay go get am since na loot una wan loot am

Melagros:
COMRADES, I don't understand, why Abati is defending Tinubu? Is Abati now Tinubu's spokesperson? Why has Abati started supporting tinubu lately? Is he seeking an appointment under this wicked government? These people will never tell their people/ brothers the gospel truth, I don't know why

icn121:
SDM was only being sarcastic. The statement indirectly meant that with the frequent borrowing by the government, it would degenerate to the point of going to borrow from Opay and Moniepoint.

adamkkk:
Abati doesn't understand sarcasm and metaphor.

Imagine Abati displaying his level of intelligence here. Very low grade.

Jagabanfromcali:
I still believe this Ruben Abati was a mole in GEJ administration, I have always regarded him as an anti Igbo afon nationalist since his guardian newspaper days

AWONEYAN:
Abati seems more refined and balance than Rufai...he has worked in the presidency and has better understanding of governance.

Who takes Dino serious, he didn't even understand the difference between microfinance bank, commercial banks and Central Bank

ShenTeh:
You may have your reservations on Melaye, as I do, but every reasonable Nigerian should be worried about and question the unhinged borrowing spree of the current crop of politicians.