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Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Ekemyx(m): 7:04am On Aug 02, 2016

TonyeBarcanista:
I'm not impressed

this BASTARDS scattered DSC(delta steel company) owed company ,3500 workers and banks to the tune of 62billion naira and now going to do same to ajakuta....Buhari dont allow this please am crying...go to DSC and see first what they did...they owed workers for for 2 years and 4months without salary or pay off..they ran away one faithful night with the help of the corrupt PDP...now the Change govt has accepted them,this criminals...Please this will not happen..I will go any length ..I mean any length to foil this attempt by this Demonic Indians to turn this country to their slavery caste-system like country,it can't happen...we can't work and be treated like slave in our country.. if Buhari,APC,obasanjo(their finaciers) like,they should continue...but am willing to shout till my voice is heard somewhere in the world..Mitral,Global steel, and all the indains there are Fraudsters...this is a Warning..go to DSC and see for your self this is not a story go and SEE with your eyes..this is life..I will take channels tv there with my money because this wicked Indians can't continue.they better tear that MOU or the document....E NOR GO WORk this time..una done fail totally

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Ekemyx(m): 7:04am On Aug 02, 2016

josephine123:
GOOD ONE

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Ekemyx(m): 7:04am On Aug 02, 2016

Seened:
All I want is Nigeria producing industrial grade steel.

The eastern Europeans who built the plant avoided it like the plague. I hope this collaboration with the Indians will revive Ajaokuta.

FG, GIVE ME STEEL!

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Ekemyx(m): 7:05am On Aug 02, 2016

CliffordOrji:
Same here ..... I have lost count on the number of agreement and MoU signed for the revitalisation of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Mill since the administration of former President Obasanjo

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Ekemyx(m): 7:05am On Aug 02, 2016

notindome:
Anything short of dealing directly with the original builders of ASCL is a continuation of Fraud and in-sincerity by the FG on the Ajaokuta issue. so-called change, we hear una.

God, why always Nigeria? Gosh

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Ekemyx(m): 7:06am On Aug 02, 2016

wowmenow:
IN THE THIRD PICTURE WHY IS OSIBANJO BEGGING TO SHAKE THE WHITE MAN

THIS VICE RESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT LOOK CONFIDENT IN THEIR POST

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by aresa: 7:07am On Aug 02, 2016

TonyeBarcanista:
I'm not impressed

Not impressed, but at the same time void of any sane and rational solution as usual of course..

All mouth, empty talk...

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Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by omofowowe: 7:10am On Aug 02, 2016

oduastates:
Hopefully this will not turn out to be another failure.
You can leave oil today and build a more prosperous country on that single steel plant today.
From building whole factories, rail lines,cars,power plants and coaches to aircrafts.
You however, need a lot of intelligent people to mage such a society (something Nigeria seriously lacks)

You started well but ended your statement badly. We have a lot of intelligent people around. We just need trust of our own people.

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Vatsyayana: 7:12am On Aug 02, 2016

My friend I'm currently undergoing my NYSC at Ajaokuta Steel plant & I want to confirm to you that it is not just the original builders (TPE) that can complete & operate the plant. It is any company who has the finances & the technical know-how. The Russians have been to Ajaokuta but they can't afford to pay such huge amount to revitalise the place especially that they were being owed before they left initially.
Fayemi would have to look for a reliable investor.
But truth be told the Russians tried in their first coming. It's their second coming that scares me. Esp that it's 35 years after & they're no longer what they used to be.

BushDoctor123:
I disagree sir, from a very reliable source the original designer/builder (TPE) are very much ready too complete what they started, are you aware that they built and are still maintaining all the steel plant in India? Those cabal who are milking from the steel industry are still in govt.

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Vatsyayana: 7:16am On Aug 02, 2016

God bless you @Dondo83...

dondo83:
The only sensible post on this page...im very sure your not an ugandan

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Vatsyayana: 7:40am On Aug 02, 2016

OSir, please get your facts right. The Indian company is not the one to revitalise & operate Ajaokuta Steel company o...There was an agreement signed during Obasanjo's time that transferred beneficial ownership of the complex to them. Now that agreement has been reviewed & amended and the beneficial interest (I.e Ownership) has now reverted back to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. However in the amended agreement NIOMCO which is the sister company of ASCO was used to compensate the Indians (plus some extra amount of cash going about 250 million USD)
The government is now in search of a reliable investor who has the finances and technical know-how to operate the complex. At the moment China is a leading investor but everyone wishes the Russians return.
What we now need to do is to pray that our government chooses the right candidiate for ASCO.
NIOMCO is now owned by GHL the Indian company. They have been relegated to exploration of iron ore. And Iron Ore abounds in Nigeria. But ASCO is one of a kind in Nigeria.
It is now left to you & me to monitor the way the indians use our natural resources. Plus the fact that these past 8 years everybody has learnt their lessons!

Ekemyx:
this BASTARDS scattered DSC(delta steel company) owed company ,3500 workers and banks to the tune of 62billion naira and now going to do same to ajakuta....Buhari dont allow this please am crying...go to DSC and see first what they did...they owed workers for for 2 years and 4months without salary or pay off..they ran away one faithful night with the help of the corrupt PDP...now the Change govt has accepted them,this criminals...Please this will not happen..I will go any length ..I mean any length to foil this attempt by this Demonic Indians to turn this country to their slavery caste-system like country,it can't happen...we can't work and be treated like slave in our country.. if Buhari,APC,obasanjo(their finaciers) like,they should continue...but am willing to shout till my voice is heard somewhere in the world..Mitral,Global steel, and all the indains there are Fraudsters...this is a Warning..go to DSC and see for your self this is not a story go and SEE with your eyes..this is life..I will take channels tv there with my money because this wicked Indians can't continue.they better tear that MOU or the document....E NOR GO WORk this time..una done fail totally

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by ceejay4real(m): 7:47am On Aug 02, 2016

Seened:
All I want is Nigeria producing industrial grade steel.

The eastern Europeans who built the plant avoided it like the plague. I hope this collaboration with the Indians will revive Ajaokuta.

FG, GIVE ME STEEL!

You dey mind them? Why the collabo with the Indians? Why not the Japanese, Chinese or Americans? ( though the Yankees are not really trustworthy). Am saying this cos everyone knows Indian technology is very crude when compared to the other mentioned countries. Especially Steel technology. The Japanese are the very best! Followed by the Americans, Germany, the UK, France, Chinese in that order. Nigeria always likes to go for junk! Nonsense!

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by sharpchap: 7:56am On Aug 02, 2016

Another fake move to appear to be doing something while siphoning our money. Why don't they just tell the truth once and for all. They are just wasting our oil money there and ppl say south south should not talk.

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by jozee8: 8:14am On Aug 02, 2016

wowmenow:
IN THE THIRD PICTURE WHY IS OSIBANJO BEGGING TO SHAKE THE WHITE MAN

THIS VICE RESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT LOOK CONFIDENT IN THEIR POST

if the vp does not extend his hand to him, they no born im papa well make him go shake am u here?

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by Amoto94(m): 9:02am On Aug 02, 2016

LastProphet:
i don't see indians reviving anything, they hate to invest, only to reap. Kogi might be cursed after all

It is your head that is cursed

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by adelacuna(m): 10:48am On Aug 02, 2016*

When are we going to see the manifestation of all this MOU, so far I have lost count on the number of agreement the FG has been involved in, we need results please.

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Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by adelacuna(m): 10:54am On Aug 02, 2016

Ekemyx:
this BASTARDS scattered DSC(delta steel company) owed company ,3500 workers and banks to the tune of 62billion naira and now going to do same to ajakuta....Buhari dont allow this please am crying...go to DSC and see first what they did...they owed workers for for 2 years and 4months without salary or pay off..they ran away one faithful night with the help of the corrupt PDP...now the Change govt has accepted them,this criminals...Please this will not happen..I will go any length ..I mean any length to foil this attempt by this Demonic Indians to turn this country to their slavery caste-system like country,it can't happen...we can't work and be treated like slave in our country.. if Buhari,APC,obasanjo(their finaciers) like,they should continue...but am willing to shout till my voice is heard somewhere in the world..Mitral,Global steel, and all the indains there are Fraudsters...this is a Warning..go to DSC and see for your self this is not a story go and SEE with your eyes..this is life..I will take channels tv there with my money because this wicked Indians can't continue.they better tear that MOU or the document....E NOR GO WORk this time..una done fail totally

I think its too late for you to stop any party, and if you allegations were true am sure the FG would have done something about it. I served in warri infact I stayed around DSC and I can attest to the resources that are wasting away in that area but all I know is that before the FG will sign any document with those guys the two party would have come to a reasonable agreement for the good of Nigerians

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by iCool(m): 12:39pm On Aug 02, 2016

I remember reading this post...

https://www.nairaland.com/2904963/ajaokuta-steel-time-break-deadly

Time to break the deadly conspiracy surrounding #Ajaokuta Steel #Company Limited!!!

I have been advised to use pseudo names in publishing this piece, but that’s not my nature. I am one who bolds up to situations and thus, I shall bear my name and consequences this report might stir.

From the 14th of August 2015, the day I had an interactive and empowerment session with the black smiths of #Ebiraland; the pains in their voices daunted me. A people, whose ancestors carved a niche in ironworks way back as the 7th century suffered for want of materials to support their trade while a steel giant lay raped in their backyard by a series of unfortunate events and conspiracies.

In October, I took online to issue a petition pleading with #President #Buhari to revive ASCL; and with your support we were able to get hundreds of signatures. Since that day, I left no stone unturned to discover the happenings so as to better understand the best path forward. I have taken time to make this report as brief and as simple as possible and urge you all to take time and read.

1958 to 1979

1958 - the colonial administration conducted a feasibility study on iron ore deposits in Nigeria.
1967 – the #United #Nations #Industrial #Development #Organisation survey identified Nigeria as a potential steel market which led to the signing of a bilateral agreement between Soviet Union and Nigeria.
1971 - the Nigerian Steel Development Authority was established by Decree No.9 to bring to reality a steel plant.
1979 – during the administration of Alhaji Shehu Shagari, TyazhPromExport (TPE) a #Russian leading engineering company commenced construction works on #Ajaokuta #Steel Company Limited.

1979 to 1994

In less than 12 years, TPE transformed a wide expanse of land to contain some giant size network of machinery meant to process the exploration of steel for #Nigeria. Indeed, billions were spent and its evident in the state of the art townships , roads, bridges, power plants, air strip, port, rail that were put up in Itakpe and Ajaokuta in #Kogi state.

In 1990, as the project approached completion, TPE on monthly bases for 4 years wrote to the #Federal #Government reminders on the need to commence works on the necessary infrastructure needed to successfully operate ASCL and Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO). They are access roads to the mines and rail system from ASCL to Onne sea port in Port Harcourt. TPE also suggested the possibility of dredging river Niger which could offer a better and more convenient route of importing raw materials. This infrastructure TPE argued would benefit the public especially Northern part of Nigeria where finished steel manufactured products such as cars, parts, construction materials etc could be shipped to other states and nations once the state is fully functional as an industrial hub. The government never responded.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACIES

A lot of people talk about the international conspiracies surrounding ASCL but very few know what actually they were or are. Here;

In 1992, when the project was near completion and while the Russians (TPE) called on the government to work on needed infrastructure; powerful countries namely #France, #America, #Germany, Britain etc including the organizations like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) started reaching out to Nigerian government to terminate the project with the Russians. The Ohinoyi of Ebira land HRM Ado Ibrahim witnessed firsthand a plot by the IMF during a conference in NewYork where a team of Nigerian officials and foreign agents connived that ASCL should be completely dismantled and forgotten. To them, Nigeria did not need to have a steel plant. Nigeria could as well buy steel from them if needed for its development.

Nigerian government listened to the negative solutions without ever considering the true intentions of the so called experts from these powerful foreign countries. Russia all through stood its ground alone against France, America and co and kept on reminding Nigeria of the need to ignore the adverse opinions. Russia told Nigeria that this conspiracy was cooked by the West to stop Nigeria from achieving the economic strength strong enough to uplift not only itself but the whole of Africa. To them, Nigeria and Africa needed to be kept as a market for all junk goods from the West. This is in line with the colonial economic model brought in by the British and so, to have Nigeria turn around its economy and that of weaker nations hitherto being exploited by the super powers, and by implication, impact negatively on the extent of influence of the richer countries sent shivers at the smart future awaiting Nigeria.

Nigeria’s government was too busy focusing on ushering the 3rd Republic, June 12 saga and all. No attention was given to the Russians. TPE was no longer being paid. In 1994 TPE left Nigeria.

SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

The Dept Buy Back

Nigeria’s contract with TPE was to construct ASCL for five billion German Deutschmarks (DM) and such that the Nigerian steel authority gave TPE promissory notes guaranteeing payment to the company. When Nigerian government suspended payment and TPE left, TPE sold off these instruments to recover some of the debt owed to the company.
In October 1995, a series of secret debt buy-back transactions took place whereby the debt instruments were sold at inflated prices to Liberian companies purportedly owned by the Abachas - Parnar Shipping Corporation and Mecosta Securities .This involved the withdrawal in 1996 of $2.5 bn of public funds to settle debts owed to Russia for the construction of the Ajaokuta steel plant, but which in reality had been discounted to only $500m. Obasanjo in 1999 settled debt through OMPADEC .

http://www.un.org/en/africarenewal/subjindx/subpdfs/131nigr.pdf

SOLGAS - the first Concessionaire

In 2003, Nigeria under president Obasanjo realized the need to complete Ajaokuta and so, SolGas, an American company which specialized in petroleum was given concession. For a year and a half, Solgas zero progress raised questions as to their technical capacity to operate ASCL. Even though they claimed Senator Liyel Imoke and Gbenga Obasanjo brought in Global Steel Holdings Limited/ ISPAT to short- change it from performing. To this end, Nigeria terminated contracts with Solgas. There were no minutes recorded to document deliberations engaging or terminating with Solgas.

GLOBAL STEEL HOLDINGS LIMITED (INDIAN) - the second Concessionaire

An Indian company first operating under the name ISPAT then changed its name to Global Infrastructure Holding Limited and now #Global Steel Holdings (GSH) were helped into Nigeria by Sen. Liyle Imoke and Gbenga #Obasanjo under President Obasanjo’s tenure in August 2004. The agreement was such that company would own 60 percent of the shares of the steel mill. The Federal Government would keep 30 percent while 10 percent shares would be sold to the public. This company GSHL owned by Mr. Primod Mittal is not affiliated with ArcelorMittal, which the world’s renowned steel giant. #ArcelorMittal is owned by #Lakshmi #Mittal and a cousin to Mr. Primod Mittal.

This concession which saw the taking over of ASCL and Itakpe is termed one of the biggest scams. The plant was hugely undervalued for $300m and GSH was to pay nothing to the government but inject its funds to revive the plant with a number of conditions some of which were:

- 1. That the Federal Government should give GSHL two oil blocks.
- 2. That GSHL be allowed to be lifting crude oil from Nigeria.
- 3. That the Sapele Power Plant be given to GSHL to operate.
- 4. Concession of Delta and Warri Ports to GSHL to operate.
- 10. The supply of Natural Gas to GSHL at “competitive and reasonable tariff”.(GSHL came up with this condition after it failed to sign a Gas Supply Agreement with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company. GSHL offered to pay N5.00 per cubic meter of Gas as against the market price of N30.00). It also inserted in its conditions that “Gas price should be kept reasonable and consistent.

After all these conditions, ASCL still deteriorated as equipments of ASCL were moved to Delta steel (which GSHL took over in 2005) while some to other private owned Indian owned steel factories in Nigeria in the name of “borrowing”.

The federal government under President Yaradua realized the huge mistake Nigeria once again made and sought to terminate the contract with GSHL. The then Director General of the BPE, Ms Bolanle Onagoruwa stressed that the approval of the concession of Ajaokuta by president Obasanjo was in violation of the BPE Act.

At Senator Ahmed Lawan led Adhoc Committee, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Mohammed Musa Sada also revealed that the federal government under Obasanjo single handedly sold ASCL to GSHL and that GSHL ruined the Ajaokuta complex by stripping it of all valuable equipment and machineries. It led to the cancellation of the entire process by the federal government.

This act didn’t go too well with GSHL and they dragged Nigeria to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in London, UK and demanded Nigeria pays them $1B for termination.

In 2013, after 6 years of heated negotiations at the ICC, the Jonathan’s administration successfully took back ASCL. GSHL also lost their $1B demand.

2013 TILL DATE – INDIANS HOLD AJAOKUTA TO RANSOM

One would have assumed the drama over in 2013 but alas, the Federal Governments hands are tied on progressing with ASCL. GSHL shrewdly crafted an arbitration clause in the contract between the government and GSHL which prohibits Nigeria from dealing with anybody until all matters with GSHL are resolved. In other words, the Indians do not want Nigeerian government to proceed on completing Ajaokuta until an unreasonably selfish condition is met - they want the Nigerian government to give Itakpe Iron Ore company to them free for 25 years.

At the moment of this report, there is a modified contract containing such ridiculous terms before the minister of solid minerals in favour of the Indians. GSHL wants to tap Iron Ore from Itakpe and move to Delta Steel which was in June 2015 taken over by Premium Steel, a company set up just months before the purchase of Delta Steel . Premium Steel is owned by another powerful Indian conglomerate headed by the #Vasuwani brothers (owners of the controversial Stallion group).

Truth is that Itakpe was set up as a captive mine to ASCL. The original plan holds that iron Ore would be moved from #Itakpe to ASCL which will in turn distribute to other smaller rolling mills, Delta Steel inclusive.

If GSHL succeeds in its bid to take charge of Itakpe, ASCL will become a sad history as there will be no Ore to feed from. That means Kogi state will have no steel plant of its own ever again. So no matter that amount of pacifying information the government publishes for the public on the urgency and good intention they have towards ASCL, nothing shall be done until the arbitration is terminated.

Patriotic Nigerians must call on the Nigerian Government to immediately terminate every agreement in whatever form with GSHL. Nigeria is too big a nation to be held captive by an Indian company. TPE, a whole Russian government owned company who built the complex did not cause this much pain to Nigeria… why would a private Indian Company who has never operated any steel plant in its own country India do such a thing to us? A more worrisome question to answer is – Who’re the heavyweight Nigerians behind GSHL selling us this cheap? I don’t believe Mr. Primod Mittal would have the courage to stand alone and dare this much pandemonium; so who are the greedy Nigerians toiling with the present and future of Kogi state and Nigerians? No matter what, Nigerians must remember that the masses are always majority and the power to determine our future truly lies in our hands. Our silence and ignorance has only cost us this much.

RUSSIAN TyazhPromExport (TPE) IS BACK WITH HOPE FOR NIGERIA

The Sole Administrator of ASCL Egnr. Onobere has repeatedly said that since the Russians left in 1994, no progress has been realized on the project. The following questions kept hovering my mind :

- the moment Nigeria realized their mistake in not completing ASCL and were ready to commence completion, why were the Russians not called back to resume works? Why did we settle for SolGas and GSHL in the first and second instances?
- From the quality of work evident in Ajaokuta, is there any doubt on the expertise of TPE that questioned their invitation?
- Could it be that TPE wasn’t invited because the Russians are too straight forward and don’t engage in “smart business”?

My research led me to uncover a lot of conspiracies on how TPE is no longer interested in doing business with Nigeria and some even said TPE no longer exists. My curiosity took the better part of me and I decided to look them up the internet and initiate contacts.

...and there hasnt been much change as recomended by the post above.

Re: Osinbajo And Fayemi Sign Ajaokuta Agreement by LastProphet: 12:59pm On Aug 02, 2016

Amoto94:
It is your head that is cursed

shall see where yours will get you

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