Aareonakakanfo:


The emboldened is an eye-opener.I love this thread,I'm always learning.As per the power issue, well...it seems we're having different opinions but I know Osogbo according to what I've heard (keyword is I've heard) has the most stable electricity supply in Nigeria

IyaIode:

With the probe into rice waivers, it's almost as if the so called increase in metric tons were actually increase in importation. Those that were given license were busy importing more than their quota while claiming increased local production.

Adesina was fantastic with policies but implementation was very poor. He was the one eyed man in Jonathan's blind administration

Aareonakakanfo:

Cc: laudate

DollyParton1:


Sorry to jump in. I heard same thing too. I have a friend who works and lives in Osogbo. She confirmed this.

Aareonakakanfo:



Well.. should we just agree both Akwa Ibom and Osogbo have the most stable electricity supply in Nigeria?

Aareonakakanfo:


The thing is none of these past governors really fit into any of the positions

Most of the appointments were based on their general performance as governors

I think foreign affairs would have made sense too due to his CV but then again the sector is not as crucial as the solid minerals sector

Looking at the appointments,very few of the guys look bright and I feel he was trying to place the bright guys in the crucial sectors

You no wan give Lai mohammed minister for solid minerals na

WIZGUY69:



I wanted to counter laudate on the statement.
electricity in osun is very stable. not just in Oshogbo.
most part of osun too.
talking about ife, Iwo And ede.
I know what ayam saying

DollyParton1:

Iwo is definitely not stable.
Shït, those people live in darkness mostly. They need a light. Someone should introduce Jesus, who is the light of the world to them.

WIZGUY69:

I wanted to counter laudate on the statement. electricity in osun is very stable. not just in Oshogbo most part of osun too. talking about ife, Iwo And ede. I know what ayam saying

DollyParton1:

Iwo is definitely not stable.
Shït, those people live in darkness mostly. They need a light. Someone should introduce Jesus, who is the light of the world to them.

WIZGUY69:
@ shymm3x

Are you calling Ambode fat boy?
lol. if he catch you.

Shymm3x:


Fayemi is definitely a brilliant mind and his CV might be the best of lot. However, I just think based on his achievements when he was in the UK and other places - he has everything to take Nigeria's foreign policy to the next level. If we're being honest with ourselves, he failed in Ekiti, hence that "stomach infrastructure" thug was able to wrestle power from APC. I guess that's why I have my doubts about him. But regardless, I'm not really bothered cos folks don't really pay attention to that sector due how dependent Nigeria is on oil.

As for Fashola, it is just natural to be scared once you take emotions out of it - and focus on his career progression/projection to the next level. The power sector isn't Lagos. With that portfolio, he'll have to fight a lot of battles and the average Nigerian will have to feel the impact in real time. That's how they'll grade him. It is basically like throwing yourself open into the court of public opinions, where folks who don't understand anything are the judges and the judgement would be based on the impact you have on their lives. And anything they perceive as failure can be a career killer. I just hope he prevails - he's a warrior for taking something as daunting as that.

Also, I like him as the works and housing minister. That's perfect. Someone just needs to rein the incumbent fat boy in Lagos in, to stop antagonising his superior. Lagos needs Fashola's ministry for a lot of concessions from the FG and they both need to work together. Hopefully, he'll extend a few things to the SW and help in the integration of the region. Nigeria also need new cities and if he can help build a few, that will be nice.

Kemi Adeosun is the star of the list. I like her appointment a lot. But folks will have to be extremely patient with her cos Iweala messed up the country's economy with her voodoo economics and magical numbers -hence the economy is in comatose. She has her work cut out by I believe she has what it takes to excel. It is a tedious job but she should make us proud.

I don't know the rest apart from Lai Mohammed. The man is a parrot and he got the right portfolio.

9jacrip:


Eku ale.

Aareonakakanfo:
Before I forget, let me officially welcome Coded01 and Dollyparton1 to the Commonwealth

Korede ati Dolapo

razid:

Well said my brother. Actually the Fayemi governorship was a misnomer. He should have left politics for the politicians. To me Fayemi is not cut out for politics. He is a technocrat per excellence and very good at policy formulation. He could have stayed in the background and allow the likes of Dele Alake, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele to run the show. I could remember when I went to Ekiti state last year for a project. All the people were complaining of was that he speaks too much English. That means his lofty ideas did not resonate with the people. And not particularly in Ekiti where the likes of Fayose has raised the stake on people-friendly governance.

I still have my reservations on that fat guy in Lag. I don't see him raising the stakes like Fashola did. And to make it worse, people are now seriously complaining about him. That is the problem when you succeed someone like Fash. Imagine the current traffic situation in Lagos and Fash still on the sit!

As per Kemi Adeosun, she has the opportunity to prove herself. Her ministry is one hell of a job at this point in time of economic woes and recession. I only pray she lives up to expectation.

9jacrip:
Not to create a debate ground for PdP and ApC folks but I still think Osun people have gotten what they wanted considering the lack of thorough thinking before casting their votes.

I'm not saying Omisore/PDP could have done better or worse but then PDP appeared to have a blue print to keep every part of the state running, they understood the engine pattern of the state and didn't alter it in anyway knowing fully well it would crash at the slightest tweak.

Under Oyinlola, salaries were paid, schools even in their high numbers functioned and a multi campus university was set up and for 4 years, hired the best hands from all over Nigeria and had folks from outside Nigeria back home to lecture and forge a standard for the school.

Aregbe has shattered eveything and I don't see the state coming back considering the debt profile and dwindling oil price which in turn continues to shrink allocations.

APC should forget Osun for the next few years and Aregbe should go ostrich once his tenure finishes. If we had a strong Afenifere, he would have been prevailed upon to set his priorities right.

That state is in a complete mess! Everyone apart from maybe Osogbo has gone back to farming to survive.

The roads he spent money on are starting to get eroded already.

I honestly don't know what Osun can do to get back on her feet except maybe other Yoruba states donate to her cause?

laudate:


I beg to disagree, oh! Adesina tried in the following areas:

1). Breaking the cartel of fertiliser-hoarding businessmen, and ensuring fertiliser got to grass-roots farmers at reduced rates;

2). Getting more people involved in agribusiness, especially packaging and processing of agricultural products;

3). Ensuring enough storage and availability of food despite the huge floods recorded across the middle belt and parts of the south-south in 2012 and 2013;

4). Ensuring improved standards of agricultural products especially the packaged flour products, and dried fishery products etc.

After he left, the fertiliser cabal seems to have come back into play, and the storage of food products has nose-dived as some of the agricultural silos are currently functioning at a lower capacity, than they did before. The problem in the agricultural sector is lack of consistency and sustainability.

zimoni:
In my own opinion, states do not have the fund to generate sufficient electricity for the populace.

What I think FG should do is to scrap the old privatization and issue licenses to IPP firms for various states.

Each IPP company should focus on a state for electricity generation, transmission and distribution.

Firms may merge to cater for a state.

FG must ensure the power firms produce stable electricity, pre-paid meter and utility cards.

Fashola would only supervise the whole process, tell me how he won't succeed if he has the support of Presidency.

Cabals will have no option than to invest into power sector and make more legit money.

The most important thing is political will. If we are willing, we can make it happen. It's not a further maths for crying out loud.

coded01:



Eka ale...

IyaIode:

Do you mean maize farmers getting fertiliser for vegetable. Bro you need to speak with farmers and not what you read on newspapers.

Aareonakakanfo:
Before I forget, let me officially welcome Coded01 and Dollyparton1 to the Commonwealth

Korede ati Dolapo

modath:


I hope people don't crucify me but I don't see Adesina as a game changer coss Agric Reform is supposed to translate into cheaper Foodstuff but I don't see any reversal in that instance.

Sharing phones to farmers !!!

Maybe it could have been higher if he wasn't taking care of that ministry but I didn't appreciate buying a basket of tomato @ 18k ..

& that waiver is completely true..

IyaIode:

Exactly what the Apc manifesto says, implementation is the key.

laudate:


No, I am talking about real-life farmers in areas like Epe, Ikorodu etc.,

I don't know about farmers getting fertilisers for vegetables.

zimoni:


Good. I never read their manifesto. I campaigned for Jonathan Ologogoro online, the Ologogoro lost to GrandPa.

I wish APC well.

Also, they need encourage investors to invest in private rail lines.

Lagos-Abuja, Lagos-Calabar, Lagos-Jos(through Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Enugu, Kogi, Benue, Plateau), Abuja-Kano, Abuja-Sokoto, Abuja-Calabar, Abuja-PHC. NorthEast is a no go area for now.

There are lots of Trillionares in this country who do not know what to do with their wealth.

Government only need to create an enabling environment, there is no need to be afraid of sabotage from cabals because most of the cabals are going to show interest and invest into the private rail lines.

Like I'd earlier said, the most important factor is the Political Will. If we are willing, everything is possible.

IyaIode:

Private public partnership is the way to go.

9jacrip:



Eku is the greeting.

There's nothing Eka ale - is ale a fruit to be plocked a material to be folded?

9jacrip:



Eku is the greeting.

There's nothing Eka ale - is ale a fruit to be plocked a material to be folded?

Shymm3x:


Even if Nigeria ever gets serious and put the right structures in place, their style of business will never be able to thrive..

The real merchants are the ones who do legit business and maximise their profits the right way.

However, when you start scamming folks - that's not business.