₦airaland Forum

When are you going to realise economy diversification is a scam?

They are counting and you are busy counting creyfish, how can you compare a responsible mature person with this INONDUS called buhari, buhari is an outright failure to this nation.

Change is a gradual process. if the election were to be repeated, BUBU will still win it. we need him now more than ever

gud riddance to rubbish..yeye dey smell

Willzkid:
The seven stages of reality-based political evolution of the APC fanatic:

1. Buhari is the messiah we need
2. Buhari may be slow, but he knows what he is doing
3. The problems of 16 years of PDP cannot be upturned overnight
4. Buhari may not be the best, but we had no choice
5. If not for Jonathan's cluelessness, who would have voted Buhari
6. Mistakes that Jonathan made that Buhari is making
7. All politicians are the same....whether APC or PDP

Africa's problem is not leadership, it is the ignorance of those who take it as a patriotic responsibility to defend cluelessness.

we had no option bro, Jonathan bleeped up. I still stand with Buhari though, 3 years togo if nothing changes i crave for another leader

iiiyyyk:
PMB has also failed in Uniting the country as one after the election. As the winner of the election, it shld have been his number one priority to bring every section of the country together with open hands.

But instead came up with divisive mathematics. 97% versus 5%.

A man who accused GEJ of being divisive went ahead to invent maths of national disunity.

No peace for the wicked.

No economy grows by catching thieves. Naira won't appreciate because you caught Dasuki or Olisa Metuh. There must be economic policies in place and there must be investor confidence in the economy.
Why is this so hard to get?

Sultanchidi:
From one clueless president to another, chai naija don suffer

Sai Baba.

banmee:
You guys just talk anyhow. An average iq is 100. Are you saying Obama is smarter than einstein? Buhari has the same IQ as that of every other Nigerian. Probably around 70.

Who are you referring to as you guys and who's talking anyhow? Next time read comments properly before quoting them.

[quote author=Deen77 post=46121010]PDP biggest mistake is Importation of petroleum products an essential commodities and Buhari is making the same mistake.

If trillion naira spend on importation and subsidies in last 5 years is put in our economy, today Nigeria will be great.

No nation can survive on importation.

Why can't we build refinery and refine locally instead of importing wasting our forex on importation of petroleum for 17 years now a country with crude?[/quote) what was your stand when Gej wanted to remove subsidy in 2012? At the op please don't rope in Gej to this clueless government, everything you listed up there are a trade mark of APC, I can only agree with you in the aspect of security, because of BH but the rest are just a signature mark of APC. The are professionals when it comes to failure.

general1970:
Who are you referring to as you guys and who's talking anyhow? Next time read comments properly before quoting them.

I did. You are implying that someone of the caliber of Einstein can only lead Nigeria. That is false. All you need is a normal, honest person. In Nigeria, that is almost impossible. It is not that obama is super smart, it is just that his mentality is not phucked up and he was bred in a normal country.

Deen77:
PDP biggest mistake is Importation of petroleum products an essential commodities and Buhari is making the same mistake.

If trillion naira spend on importation and subsidies in last 5 years is put in our economy, today Nigeria will be great.

No nation can survive on importation.

Why can't we build refinery and refine locally instead of importing wasting our forex on importation of petroleum for 17 years now a country with crude?

What do u expect when d avengers keep blowing up the pipelines that supply crude to the three refineries

banmee:
I did. You are implying that someone of the caliber of Einstein can only lead Nigeria. That is false. All you need is a normal, honest person. In Nigeria, that is almost impossible. It is not that obama is super smart, it is just that his mentality is not phucked up and he was bred in a normal country.

If you say a normal average person's IQ is 100 and Buhari is 70, what are you implying then? He's dull right? Nigeria is a vast country with different ethnic groups, culture, religion, tribal war hence she needs an intelligent leader to rule her. Buhari is honest and normal but not smart or intelligent to rule Nigeria.

Except mediocre no one will take Buhari serious to be the builder we need. His competence and understanding of governance call for questions as he tend to be a one man squad. He does not trust anyone and he cannot do it all alone. When a leader has trust problems it becomes obvious that himself lack managerial competence and cannot also be trusted.

general1970:
If you say a normal average person's IQ is 100 and Buhari is 70, what are you implying then? He's dull right? Nigeria is a vast country with different ethnic groups, culture, religion, tribal war hence she needs an intelligent leader to rule her. Buhari is honest and normal but not smart or intelligent to rule Nigeria.

I said Buhari has the average IQ of a Nigerian which is probably 70. And if Nigeria has intelligent people, the country would not be in the calamity it is today. Intelligent people know not to do the kind of things you all do.

Naija can neva be better except we seek the face of GOD

madridguy:
Buhari Pls act fast.

act what? no man can offer what he doesnt have.this president has NOTHING to offer.lol

Cope1:
All politicians are the same, they only care about themselves and their families as for the masses u r OYO

It is as simple as that.Callous thieves.

sayyid:
6. increase in the price of petrol therefore causing more hardship to the masses

and also increased the electricity tariff n yet to minimum wage increase compared to gej Dat increased minimum wage from 9800 to 18000

This is probably the first thread that will unite all sides of the wailers

Lilprincey:
When Fayose said that during buhari's reign, prices of goods and price of petrol will hike and they economy will suffer an inflation. They man never lied...

don't mind that fayose guy , he knew the end result of GEJ government would bring hardship to Nigerians ...

Deen77:
PDP biggest mistake is Importation of petroleum products an essential commodities and Buhari is making the same mistake.

If trillion naira spend on importation and subsidies in last 5 years is put in our economy, today Nigeria will be great.

No nation can survive on importation.

Why can't we build refinery and refine locally instead of importing wasting our forex on importation of petroleum for 17 years now a country with crude?

Oga.... Would any sane government import fuel if it could produce same domestically

The 60% capacity production of the 3 refineries curre ntly is testament to the investment of the Jonathan administration and not the government of body language. If this government had any clue, they would have invested in building modular refineries which take much less time to set up (3-6 months) which will take us closer to self sufficiency in producing our fuelling needs locally. That is what a serious government would do.

Ibe K means well but the guy has been speaking English without action. From the days of 86.5, we have been hearing him making promises of this and that he was doing to ensure fuel availability everywhere even to the talk of building strategic reserves. In the end what happened? After all the noise with DPR going about to enforce price on independent marketers, he eventually cut a deal with them and sold us out. Cheap emotional blackmail if you ask me. Buy at N145 if you want to see fuel. Very soon it will be buy at N200 if you want to see fuel. We are now the ones paying for the subsidy to the independent marketers and no longer the government. Even NNPC who can sell fuel much lower which would have been some comfort have been directed to tow the N145 line and maximize profit at the expense of the common man showing how anti-people this government is. And who can blame them when some troll or zombie will come here and still shout 'Sai Baba' when they are being taken to the cleaners and blame everything on past administrations?

Like seriously? Comparing a year old presidency wit dat of 5yrs? Even as I no dey support APC n Bubu, bt I won't judge wit jst a year into their administration.....GEJ our hero made some mistakes (no thanks to some people) those mistakes are still affecting us. We shud't expect d 'anticipated change' this fast....dats if there's any.

I really think this government is making efforts to diversify the economy however, the success or impact of such effort depends on several factors majorly influenced by the private sector and Nigerians at large. I think it is unfair to accuse this government of not diversifying the economy; it will take a while to achieve diversification despite the efforts.

I will also not really call his travels gallivanting, I will rather see it as efforts to improve our international relations and cooperation with several other countries and bodies. The result will gradually become noticeable.

Major importation of petroleum products are inevitable for now till we are able to establish new and standardized refineries across the nation. I observed that Dangote Group of Industries have started the building of a major refinery in Lagos, I expect other major investors, stakeholders in the economy and petroleum products companies to take a cue from such initiatives. They all seem to be comfortable with the importation, maybe because Nigerians have stakes in the foreign refineries.
I think the government is making efforts to deregulate the petroleum industry, especially downstream sector and I appreciate those efforts.

I think the major mistakes of PMB are:
The unreasonable delay in appointment of ministers.
The delay in budget appropriation hence, ineffective and poor budget implementation is expected.
Poor and inconsistent economic and fiscal policies.

I score the PMB government low on most parameters but I also think the government is willing and able to improve over time.

Best regards.

banmee:
You guys just talk anyhow. An average iq is 100. Are you saying Obama is smarter than einstein? Buhari has the same IQ as that of every other Nigerian. Probably around 70.

You lie! I disagree with you. Buhari's actions and inactions suggests a man with very low IQ. By the way, where are his certificates?

jaybee:
Jonathan's (the gallivant) election loss actually scattered and disorientated your brain beyond repairs; you need to reset to factory (default) settings asap!

Abeg it's too early for rubbish. Wetin carry election loss enter here now.

Only a fool dwells in the past...Everyone has moved on except the clueless APC government.

Jonathan was not even liked by the international community so I wonder where u say he gallivanted to...perhaps u dont know what it means to gallivant.

God revive Nigeria from the hands of 'chopticians'.

Deen77:
PDP biggest mistake is Importation of petroleum products an essential commodities and Buhari is making the same mistake.

If trillion naira spend on importation and subsidies in last 5 years is put in our economy, today Nigeria will be great.

No nation can survive on importation.

Why can't we build refinery and refine locally instead of importing wasting our forex on importation of petroleum for 17 years now a country with crude?

did PDP begin fuel importatn in Nigeria? Do research well.

Until Nigerians know for themselves that all the politicians are the same and all political parties are the same, we would keep listening to empty promises

President Muhammadu Buhari and hisparty, the All Progressives Congress (APC) came to power on the mantra of change. However, Buhari’s inability to meet up with his campaign promises has seen him repeat the same mistakes his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan made. Below are five Jonathan’s mistakes Buhari repeated in his one year in office.

1. Promises and more promises

When former president, Goodluck Jonathan won the 2011 presidential election, he promised to grow the economy, create jobs, and generate enduring happiness for Nigerians under his much publicised transformation agenda.Jonathan said he had the confidence in the ability of Nigerians to transformthis country, adding that his administration will provide a suitable environment, for productive activities to flourish in the country. However lofty as those promises were, the Jonathan administration failed to execute half of its promises. At the end, Jonathan lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari because there were too many promises he had failed to keep.Now, President Muhammadu Buhari has begun to repeat the same mistakes of the Jonathan administration, making empty promises without efforts to keep them. This has made Nigerians tag the All Progressives Congress party (APC) as All Promises Cancelled. It is certain that Nigerians have taken noteof the fact that the current administration is a serial promise breaker and this might lead to the downfall of the Buhari administration just as it did the previous.

2. Coping with incompetent ministers

After President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in, it took the president about six months to name his ministers, when some Nigerians complained, the APC urged Nigerians to be patient saying the president wanted to get his selection of ministers right. After the months spent shopping for the ‘right‘ ministers, Nigerians were shell shocked to find out that none of those on the ministerial list stood out.They were all chips of the old block.

Months after the ministers resumed duties in their respective portfolios, Nigerians are yet to feel the impact of their reign, till date, no minister in Buhari’ cabinet has stood out, at best the minister of state, petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola have stood out for all the wrong reasons.This is reminiscent of the Jonathan era where the president was accused of dealing with incompetent ministerswho were seen as clueless in the faceof challenges the country was experiencing.Like a deja vu, it appears President Buhari has also fallen into this trap of surrounding himself with incompetentmen which could spell doom for his administration.

3. Gallivanting when the country needs their president

During the previous administration, the APC accused Goodluck Jonathan displaying insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians for embarking on a campaign a day after almost 50 students were killed and about 80 injured in a suicide bombing in Potiskum, Yobe state. The party accused the president of dancing on the graves of the students as well as of all the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Since his inauguration in May last, 2015 President Buhari has visited 22 countries.On another accession, Nigerians reacted with outrage over Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to Kano to welcome former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, to the PDP a day after a carbomb killed dozens of Nigerians and injured several others in a suburb of Abuja.Jonathan’s actions were described asinsensitive, irresponsible, terrible, andwicked.However, it seems the Buhari administration is beginning to repeat the same mistakes of the previous administration by embarking on frivolous foreign trips when there is so much work to do in the country occasioned by the continuous attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, Fulani herdsmen and blackouts whichdemand immediate and focused attention.
Since his inauguration in May last year, 2015 President Buhari has visited 22 countries, some of them even for several times.
When criticised for the trips, the presidency justified the trips, saying they were necessary to bring the country back on the track of development and growth.But the average Nigerian sees the president’s foreign trips as a display of insensitivity to the plight of those who are still waiting for the elusive change.

4. Failing to protect Nigerians from rampaging herdsmen

The Boko Haram insurgency was one the death blows to the previous administration because many Nigerians lost faith in the ability of the federal government to defend its citizens from rampaging terrorists.
Muhammadu Buhari promised to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency head-on and the administration has succeeded in curbing the ability of the insurgents to launch spectacular attacks.
However, the administration’s response to the attacks by rampaging Fulani herdsmen across communities in Nigeria has been described as indifferent.Jonathan was accused of lacking the will to contain the Boko Haram insurgents because he felt the insurgency was a northern agenda to ruin his administration, likewise, Buhari has been accused by some Nigerians of lacking the political will to tackle the attacks by Fulani herdsmen because they are his kinsmen. If Buhari does not correct this perception in time, he might lose the confidence Nigerian have in him to keep them save.

5. Failure to diversify the economy

President Muhammadu Buhari promised that his administration would include fresh policies and measures to encourage the rapid diversification of the Nigerian economy away from its current over-dependence on the oil and gas sector.Nigeria’s over dependence on oil has led to the abandonment of other sectors of the economy.But currently, the Nigerian economy is under tremendous stress as a result of the steep fall in the price of crude oil which has been the mainstay of the economy.Just like Jonathan failed to do, Buhariis yet to implement a road map for the diversification of the Nigerian economy away from oil.Even though Buhari said his administration would enact new policies to diversify Nigeria’s economy from oil to other sectors such as agriculture, mining and manufacturing among others, it appears these promises may have fallen into the endless catalogue of Buhari’s unmet promises.



i agree