₦airaland Forum

codemaniacs:
my family never buys food from such people..

erniok:
we are arguing about government speeding limits and you are talking about corruption so pls, sticknto the premise of the arguement. I bet you've heard about budget deficit no? I had to bring in the US to show limited spending is a global issue but you, the smarty pant, didn't pick that or deliberately chose to ignore that.

you had to bring in agro facilities for what is at the moment an individual that has a farm and yet went to a public space to spread his cassava and yet want to sound smart. Do you want me to believe he has nowhere else to do that but on the road?


Continue with your delusion.

codemaniacs:
we are talking about the man putting food on the ground..

we are NOT talking about spending limits or corruption..

where was the budget deficit when they were buying SUVs and luxury furniture for themselves..

we are not talking about U.S..

he went to a road because he does not have a flat cemented surface in his farm ( if he owns a farm ), he could have been given the cassava or even stolen the cassava...

the man does not have the knowledge and intelligence to have anywhere else to do that...

Lithiumite:
You see how copious you are in irationality, everything is seen through the lens of politics,is it only In oyo state this happens? I will take you to parts of Lagos where you will equally see poor farming households making use of what they have to put food on their table.

You could have as well helped him with some money to take his cassava to the drier that he won't have to resort to the crude method of drying it on the road.....since you don't want makinde's road to grow bad.

nairalanda1:
Yes, it is, but the fact is, in the sane developed countries, government accomplishes this with taxation, sometimes at high rates, higher if you are rich.

Not like Nigeria where a minority pay income tax to federal and state governments, and where as much as 99% of the rich and most of the informal sector workforce do not pay income tax in appreciable amount to the federal government, forcing us to rely on oil money that on a good day is not enough for 20 million people.

Also, Nigeria relies on oil, most sane countries that are developed rely on productivity..especially industrial productivity.

That's why countries like Canada and even Spain have healthcare budgets that are triple our total national budget. Doing the above things enables them to rake in billions of dollars by the hundreds. Nigeria just tries and has been trying to do free stuff, which gets us into more debt, and also which makes it even worse to raise enough money to pay for decent projects, except what the loans tell us to do.

If you vote a government that does what you want them to do, the debt would grow to 500 trillion naira in four years. Because what you want is not possible without massive borrowing. Fighting corruption which has to be done won't increase the income, it would just prevent leakages.

ultraviolet27:
All those long epistles you spewed there are just balderdash the funds they spend on buying 1 suv can build agro processing facilities in each state and even other local governments

they should do that first before taxing the peasants

it isn't a rocket science to whom much is given much is expected! you can't tax people spuriously when you haven't provided infrastructures for them

what do they(politicians) need many cars for? like they can drive more than only one vehicle at at a time?many prime ministers,presidents and head of government in foreign countries don't even have more than a car infact Scandinavian countries prime ministers rides motorcycle or bicycle to work we just love living a flamboyant,flashy lives at the expense of the poor in Nigeria

the masses knows even if they pay those humongous taxes to the government it will still be looted that's why they don't pay in that abroad that you cited her citizens sees what her government uses their taxes for that's why they aren't afraid to pay more for it.

It's because Africans don't know their rights that's why her politicians treat them anyhow many white countries politicians knows they can be recalled from their office that's why they don't loot humongously and still performs but many naija citizens no even know they fit recall their ineffective polithievians.

erniok:
No we are not as you are yet to tell the full story of the lady. Post a link so I can read up too. While I understand your angst against our wonderfully corrupt pol8ticians, that's not what I'm arguing against at the moment.

Video showing a Nigerian woman who is a truck driver living in Germany telling First Lady Remi Tinubu the true meaning of government empowerment. I think everyone needs to see this 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/w9LhQRLCN5

— CrownprinceCom2 (@CrownprinceCom2) June 28, 2026

erniok:
On the first bolded, why did you quote me to start with?

Really.?? I'm done with this new line of argument on the second bolded.

Flangelo12:
Notice:

If you are reading this from another country, please be aware this does not represent the thoughts of ths average Nigerian.

Lithiumite:
Whats wrong with that when the road is not in use.......did the govt provide him with agro processing equipment to dry and grind his cassava........this is a practice that has been in existence since I can remember and it most likely is just about the quantity the poor farmer wants to consume with his family.

TheGoodJoe:
Yes it is. It is not entitlement. There is a video of a Nigerian girl in Germany, where the government spent 22,000 Euros, to train her in driving and maintaining modern vans, and still bought a van for her?

It is not entitlement. It is the duty of the government.

TheGoodJoe:

Video showing a Nigerian woman who is a truck driver living in Germany telling First Lady Remi Tinubu the true meaning of government empowerment. I think everyone needs to see this 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/w9LhQRLCN5

— CrownprinceCom2 (@CrownprinceCom2) June 28, 2026

codemaniacs:
I quoted many comments that were defending the man for putting cassava on the road and saying it is not the government duty to provide for the citizens.

your comments say "So it's the gov responsibility to provide him with agro processing equipments right?

Nigerians with their entitlement."

I responded to this comment above..

the gov has ministries and those ministries have budgets... the funds allocated to the Agriculture ministry can be used to build agro-facilities for farmers across the country..

I am not arguing with you...

I am educating you.

your understanding is no where near it should be if you are an adult.. unless you are a gov paid keyboard warrior

even if you are a gov paid keyboard warrior you should have the understanding to acknowledge the gov bad performance...

erniok:
I should be the one educating you. Government provides for the public and not specific individuals except in rare peculiar cases. Most Nigerians thinks Government has to provide their individual needs not create the environment or stimulate the economy for that I have seen

Nigerians misbehaving because they it's their land and you are giving a kudo because you, in your house, fells he doesn't know better. How wonderful.

Government have ministries with budgets and we've read time and again how ministries in nigeria are undefunded. I ask again, have you heard of budget deficits no?

blingxx:
Atleast he’s not damaging the road nah

Change4dbeta:
I like the manner the poster address the man without being abusive or aggressive. He brought out proper reasoning.

ARISHEM:
Maybe you don't understand Yoruba. For asking for his age is abusive and rude.

erniok:
Thanks for this. First, Germany is one EU's richest country. Even countries like the US may not have this kind of offer for its citizens. My take is still that government can't do everything we want because of limited spending unless we are ready for hyperinflation by printing money.

Kalvan:
All the engineering graduates Nigeria produces in a year…


This man has a real need, and chances are there are thousands of people that have the same need.

The NL geniuses and theorists read this post, and rather than think of how they can solve this man’s problem after all the book they don read , it’s straight to bashing the government for not providing him with “agro equipment”. Clowns

tonididdy:
B4 now where did he Sundry them b4?