₦airaland Forum

eziokwubundunuwa:
Fulani issues and Boko Haram has highly reduced as well as corruption. What we are experiencing in terms of economy is effects of dependence on oil and sabotage by nda which can only be solved easily through violence. IMO violence should be employed as a last option after the ongoing dialogue is exhausted. Right now if I was Buhari there is nothing extra I could do better than what is being done.

eziokwubundunuwa:
Fulani issues and Boko Haram has highly reduced as well as corruption. What we are experiencing in terms of economy is effects of dependence on oil and sabotage by nda which can only be solved easily through violence. IMO violence should be employed as a last option after the ongoing dialogue is exhausted. Right now if I was Buhari there is nothing extra I could do better than what is being done.

SuperPanther:
The Igbos are too big to be pushed under not to talk of adding the Niger Delta to it.

You cannot take the east for granted and have it smooth, never!!!!

Buhari's immaturity and arrogance has gotten us into this mess.

Many of us saw this coming but you omenka, fulanimafia and others kept cheering him on shouting the new sheriff is in town.

Buhari failed to handle the Biafra agitation well likewise the Niger Delta agitation.

Tell him to apologise for that 5% speech and after that, he should dress in Igbo & ND attires and go to the SE & SS and talk to the people, letting them know they are also Nigerians and that we can work together to make this nation great again.

Buhari should be humble for goodness sakes, this is not 1966 or 1983, this is 2016!!!

I am yet to see the sort of maturity one would have expected from Buhari to be honest.

Progressive01:
I edited my post, you may wanna review your response.

Now, what has "Fulani" got to do with anything?? If it is about appointments, let me ask, does appointing, instead of a Fulani man, an Efik, Igbo, Idoma, Kanuri, Yoruba, Ijaw, etc automatically translate into turning the tide in our economy?? When you raise issues and you bring in arguments regarding ethnicity, you just mess things up, especially on this forum.

The economy is what it is today not because of the pilots we have but because the fundamentals are in shambles!!

Cast your mind back to what it was just weeks before handover!! There was no fuel anywhere, no electricity, banks were closing by 12noon because there was no electricity. Telecoms companies were unable to sustain their activities due to issues bordering on availability of gasoline/diesel to power their generators, etc!!

All these happening when crude was still being sold @ $70pb!! Now, it is being sold at just over half that price and people expect to see miracles happen!! Brother, it isn't that simple.

When recession came calling sometime in 2006 (or thereabouts) with a crash in crude prices, Nigeria defended her currency and her economy with over $20billion. Imports was sustained and the value of the naira was hardly affected. We had over $60billion in our reserves then!

Today, we are talking about just over half that amount at the point of handover with a population increase of over 15million!! This implies that if $20billion was being used to keep the economy afloat then, we would require even more today to do same!!

Now, imagine the implication of pulling out over 20billion dollars from our current reserve about a year ago or even now, and being left with about 10-15billion in reserves!! Imagine a country that isn't credit worthy!!

Dude, these are fundamental issues that would take time to correct. People don't see these things because they are too emotional to analyse them dispassionately.

Everybody is feeling the pangs, but I foresaw this coming from day one, so did NOI herself and Sanusi. They warned that we saved for the rainy day but the admin they worked under never heeded that warning. Today, shiit has really hit the fan and everyone is pointing accusing fingers at this government. I'm afraid I won't blame her on the state of the economy- it has been a long time coming.


Ps: you still haven't suggested what you would have done differently though.

Progressive01:
I edited my post, you may wanna review your response.

Now, what has "Fulani" got to do with anything?? If it is about appointments, let me ask, does appointing, instead of a Fulani man, an Efik, Igbo, Idoma, Kanuri, Yoruba, Ijaw, etc automatically translate into turning the tide in our economy?? When you raise issues and you bring in arguments regarding ethnicity, you just mess things up, especially on this forum.

The economy is what it is today not because of the pilots we have but because the fundamentals are in shambles!!

Cast your mind back to what it was just weeks before handover!! There was no fuel anywhere, no electricity, banks were closing by 12noon because there was no electricity. Telecoms companies were unable to sustain their activities due to issues bordering on availability of gasoline/diesel to power their generators, etc!!

All these happening when crude was still being sold @ $70pb!! Now, it is being sold at just over half that price and people expect to see miracles happen!! Brother, it isn't that simple.

When recession came calling sometime in 2006 (or thereabouts) with a crash in crude prices, Nigeria defended her currency and her economy with over $20billion. Imports was sustained and the value of the naira was hardly affected. We had over $60billion in our reserves then!

Today, we are talking about just over half that amount at the point of handover with a population increase of over 15million!! This implies that if $20billion was being used to keep the economy afloat then, we would require even more today to do same!!

Now, imagine the implication of pulling out over 20billion dollars from our current reserve about a year ago or even now, and being left with about 10-15billion in reserves!! Imagine a country that isn't credit worthy!!

Dude, these are fundamental issues that would take time to correct. People don't see these things because they are too emotional to analyse them dispassionately.

Everybody is feeling the pangs, but I foresaw this coming from day one, so did NOI herself and Sanusi. They warned that we saved for the rainy day but the admin they worked under never heeded that warning. Today, shiit has really hit the fan and everyone is pointing accusing fingers at this government. I'm afraid I won't blame her on the state of the economy- it has been a long time coming.


Ps: you still haven't suggested what you would have done differently though.

Progressive01:
I edited my post, you may wanna review your response.

Now, what has "Fulani" got to do with anything?? If it is about appointments, let me ask, does appointing, instead of a Fulani man, an Efik, Igbo, Idoma, Kanuri, Yoruba, Ijaw, etc automatically translate into turning the tide in our economy?? When you raise issues and you bring in arguments regarding ethnicity, you just mess things up, especially on this forum.

The economy is what it is today not because of the pilots we have but because the fundamentals are in shambles!!

Cast your mind back to what it was just weeks before handover!! There was no fuel anywhere, no electricity, banks were closing by 12noon because there was no electricity. Telecoms companies were unable to sustain their activities due to issues bordering on availability of gasoline/diesel to power their generators, etc!!

All these happening when crude was still being sold @ [b]$70pb!! Now, it is being sold at just over half that price and people expect to see miracles happen!! Brother, it isn't that simple.[/b]

When recession came calling sometime in 2006 (or thereabouts) with a crash in crude prices, Nigeria defended her currency and her economy with over $20billion. Imports was sustained and the value of the naira was hardly affected. We had over $60billion in our reserves then!

Today, we are talking about just over half that amount at the point of handover with a population increase of over 15million!! This implies that if $20billion was being used to keep the economy afloat then, we would require even more today to do same!!

Now, imagine the implication of pulling out over 20billion dollars from our current reserve about a year ago or even now, and being left with about 10-15billion in reserves!! Imagine a country that isn't credit worthy!!

Dude, these are fundamental issues that would take time to correct. People don't see these things because they are too emotional to analyse them dispassionately.

Everybody is feeling the pangs, but I foresaw this coming from day one, so did NOI herself and Sanusi. They warned that we saved for the rainy day but the admin they worked under never heeded that warning. Today, shiit has really hit the fan and everyone is pointing accusing fingers at this government. I'm afraid I won't blame her on the state of the economy- it has been a long time coming.


Ps: you still haven't suggested what you would have done differently though.

TonyeBarcanista:
@OP I recall how passionate you were for Buhari, it is so sad that his policies and style are disappointing.

I'm also glad that you admitted that PDP is nor an option (the party must rest in peace)...

Be assured that a viable alternative is cooking and shall be unveiled in 2019...

michelz:
Op,you're on the right path to redemption,but still have a long way to go.
Ask your self this question:
If GEJ and Buhari were the only people contesting,who would I vote for?
Don't hurry to answer the question...but be sure you get the answer before 2019.

eziokwubundunuwa:
Fulani issues and Boko Haram has highly reduced as well as corruption. What we are experiencing in terms of economy is effects of dependence on oil and sabotage by nda which can only be solved easily through violence. IMO violence should be employed as a last option after the ongoing dialogue is exhausted. Right now if I was Buhari there is nothing extra I could do better than what is being done.

Sanchez01:
Just last year, I joined the many Nigerians who actually thought a dogged fourth time contestants woild be the best thing to happen should Jonathan be kicked. A year after, I have lost my voice around friends and family each time a political discourse comes up, most especially about the state of the economy.

Problems bothering on insecurity, power, state of the economy and corruption have all grown worse than it was under Goodluck Jonathan. Not like Jonathan would have been able to redeem the nation a second time though, and I would have still clearly voted against him if I had caught a glimpse of the anomalies ongoing before hand, but this time, I would have just given my vote to Kowa or Hope.

Without mincing words, Nigeria is presently on autopilot; President Buhari clearly has no idea on what should be done. The BBOG Buhari used as a tool during his campaign have been forgotten, more than ever Fulani herdsmen have been armed and fortified as they impact roads and streets with cow dung and horrible flies. The budget padding saga is still an issue to watch while daily corruption charges hover around the president and his minions.

Just a handful of the many APC faithfuls who are fast realizing that the Change we have is in reverse, it is worthy of note to clearly state that I have lost faith in the Buhari-led administration.

I sincerely hope Kowa would come out stronger with young, vibrant, intelligent and dynamic candidates in 2019.

Progressive01:
I edited my post, you may wanna review your response.

Now, what has "Fulani" got to do with anything?? If it is about appointments, let me ask, does appointing, instead of a Fulani man, an Efik, Igbo, Idoma, Kanuri, Yoruba, Ijaw, etc automatically translate into turning the tide in our economy?? When you raise issues and you bring in arguments regarding ethnicity, you just mess things up, especially on this forum.

The economy is what it is today not because of the pilots we have but because the fundamentals are in shambles!!

Cast your mind back to what it was just weeks before handover!! There was no fuel anywhere, no electricity, banks were closing by 12noon because there was no electricity. Telecoms companies were unable to sustain their activities due to issues bordering on availability of gasoline/diesel to power their generators, etc!!

All these happening when crude was still being sold @ $70pb!! Now, it is being sold at just over half that price and people expect to see miracles happen!! Brother, it isn't that simple.

When recession came calling sometime in 2006 (or thereabouts) with a crash in crude prices, Nigeria defended her currency and her economy with over $20billion. Imports was sustained and the value of the naira was hardly affected. We had over $60billion in our reserves then!

Today, we are talking about just over half that amount at the point of handover with a population increase of over 15million!! This implies that if $20billion was being used to keep the economy afloat then, we would require even more today to do same!!

Now, imagine the implication of pulling out over 20billion dollars from our current reserve about a year ago or even now, and being left with about 10-15billion in reserves!! Imagine a country that isn't credit worthy!!

Dude, these are fundamental issues that would take time to correct. People don't see these things because they are too emotional to analyse them dispassionately.

Everybody is feeling the pangs, but I foresaw this coming from day one, so did NOI herself and Sanusi. They warned that we saved for the rainy day but the admin they worked under never heeded that warning. Today, shiit has really hit the fan and everyone is pointing accusing fingers at this government. I'm afraid I won't blame her on the state of the economy- it has been a long time coming.


Ps: you still haven't suggested what you would have done differently though.

Progressive01:
Ok, let me guess, when he apologises for the "5%" talk, the economy would start turning around I suppose.

And they sound as though they know any better.

Smh.

Abeg, make una carry una tribal nonsense comot from my face this morning.

TonyeBarcanista:
@OP I recall how passionate you were for Buhari, it is so sad that his policies and style are disappointing.

I'm also glad that you admitted that PDP is nor an option (the party must rest in peace)...

Be assured that a viable alternative is cooking and shall be unveiled in 2019...

blueto:
Stop trying to brainwash and delude the young man like you did before, we all know that APC collude with some oil stateholders during that period to cause artificial fuel scarcity in order to discredit GEJ's govt and cause him to lose the election.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/177824-apc-behind-fuel-scarcity-plotting-sabotage-of-power-supply-jonathans-campaign.html

And stop altering the oil price at then in order to further delude him, the prices were lower then
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/30/oil-prices-fall-as-us-crude-stocks-hit-record-for-7th-successive-week.html
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/15/investing/oil-price-high-2015/

And we all know that Governors, especially two APC governors pressure and threatened GEJ to disburse some funds from reserves, even while he tried to make a special fund called a sovereign wealth fund, so that it would not be easy for one to take from there.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/204809-pressured-squander-18bn-excess-crude-saving-jonathan.html

So stop all these baseless and beguiling assertions of yours. only the gullible will accede to your deceptive gambits.

Progressive01:
I edited my post, you may wanna review your response.

Now, what has "Fulani" got to do with anything?? I[/b]f it is about appointments, let me ask, does appointing, instead of a Fulani man, an Efik, Igbo, Idoma, Kanuri, Yoruba, Ijaw, etc automatically translate into turning the tide in our economy?? When you raise issues and you bring in arguments regarding ethnicity, you just mess things up, especially on this forum.

The economy is what it is today not because of the pilots we have but because the fundamentals are in shambles!!

Cast your mind back to what it was just weeks before handover!! There was no fuel anywhere, no electricity, banks were closing by 12noon because there was no electricity. Telecoms companies were unable to sustain their activities due to issues bordering on availability of gasoline/diesel to power their generators, etc!!

All these happening when crude was still being sold @ [b]$70pb!! Now, it is being sold at just over half that price and people expect to see miracles happen!! Brother, it isn't that simple.

When recession came calling sometime in 2006 (or thereabouts) with a crash in crude prices, Nigeria defended her currency and her economy with over $20billion. Imports was sustained and the value of the naira was hardly affected. We had over $60billion in our reserves then!

Today, we are talking about just over half that amount at the point of handover with a population increase of over 15million!! This implies that if $20billion was being used to keep the economy afloat then, we would require even more today to do same!!

Now, imagine the implication of pulling out over 20billion dollars from our current reserve about a year ago or even now, and being left with about 10-15billion in reserves!! Imagine a country that isn't credit worthy!!

Dude, these are fundamental issues that would take time to correct. People don't see these things because they are too emotional to analyse them dispassionately.

Everybody is feeling the pangs, but I foresaw this coming from day one, so did NOI herself and Sanusi. They warned that we saved for the rainy day but the admin they worked under never heeded that warning. Today, shiit has really hit the fan and everyone is pointing accusing fingers at this government. I'm afraid I won't blame her on the state of the economy- it has been a long time coming.


Ps: you still haven't suggested what you would have done differently though.

SuperPanther:
I am with you on this one Barcanista.

Buhari will be sent back to Daura no doubt but one thing is certain, PDP is not an option.

SuperPanther:
The Igbos are too big to be pushed under not to talk of adding the Niger Delta to it.

You cannot take the east for granted and have it smooth, never!!!!

Buhari's immaturity and arrogance has gotten us into this mess.

Many of us saw this coming but you omenka, fulanimafia and others kept cheering him on shouting the new sheriff is in town.

Buhari failed to handle the Biafra agitation well likewise the Niger Delta agitation.

Tell him to apologise for that 5% speech and after that, he should dress in Igbo & ND attires and go to the SE & SS and talk to the people, letting them know they are also Nigerians and that we can work together to make this nation great again.

Buhari should be humble for goodness sakes, this is not 1966 or 1983, this is 2016!!!

I am yet to see the sort of maturity one would have expected from Buhari to be honest.

TonyeBarcanista:
@OP I recall how passionate you were for Buhari, it is so sad that his policies and style are disappointing.

I'm also glad that you admitted that PDP is nor an option (the party must rest in peace)...

Be assured that a viable alternative is cooking and shall be unveiled in 2019...

Firefire:
My friend....

fulanmafia:
[s]You must still be dreaming.

If you like, don't humble yourselves and build bridges with other regions to cure your political irrelevance, continue waiting for an apology from PMB for saying the stark truth. You can only reap where you sowed.

The current economic crisis has nothing to do with Ibos and everything to do with the condition of the economy even BEFORE handover as well as the dramatic loss in value of our major revenue earner and the activities of economic terrorists (who you support by the way).

Only a condemned hypocrite would hail the scAvengers and lament about the economy in the same breath. [/s]

Sanchez01:
. Given the chance today, I'd gladly vote Jonathan, only if he can contest under a platform that is far from PDP.

Emyogalanya:
Pls put this record straight is it that gej is not an option or that pdp is not an option i don't get it, all u guys behind buhari what will happen lets on assumption buhari is from pdp will pdp still not be an option ? What if in reverse gej enters apc will he still not be an option? Ok let me put it differently is apc about buhari alone aren't there other good options within them. Yes what about pdp ur post seem to say there is no more other options apart from gej? Be opened. [s]Is that not peter obi I'm seeing in pdp or is he just good enough for anambra state and not Nigeria.[/s] And later u come here calling ipob names for agitating abi? . Someone asked in a thread that we suggest one politician that can do well what's ur take on it? We ur thread is incomplete cos u condemned without making suggestion or proferring solutions and alternative to buhari/apc Why all this nonsense u people keep coming up with

dockokwus:
I thought u were making valid points till u made this statement.
My friend,many are agreed that up to this point PMB has failed spectacularly,but u shud not wish GEJ on any nation ,even in your nightmares.
For me,if it's btw PMB as he is presently going and GEJ, as he ever cud be,the best option shud be each region going it's own way.Either of them both now will be filled with immense pain.
A Yar'Adua wud have been the only tolerable option in a one Nigeria,but unfortunately he is dead and buried and there is no politician alive now that is similar to him in ideas,implementation and forthrightness.His only drawback was his slowpace.He meant well,was forthright, had enormous integrity and showed it;acted and implemented his carefully thought out policies well.

SuperPanther:
[s]Whether you like it or not Nigeria is so dependent on crude oil.

We need every single dollar we can get from the sales of crude oil due to the downturn in the economy.

Things would have been much better without all these destruction of oil facilities which has also affected power forcing SMEs to close down and Nigerians are lamenting.

Whether you accept it or not, the SE & SS are two sides of the same coin, you cannot fight one side without dragging the other side in.

We will build no bridges with the sons of ustaman dan fodio.

Our only prayer now is for you to discover as much crude oil as you want in the north so that everyone can say bye bye.

Keep screaming sai baba till 2019 when Nigerians will be waitibng for Buhari.

Nonsense.

fulanmafia:
Wrong. The SE is simply riding on the coat tails of the SS for relevance. Same coin my foot.

There's no doubt that Nigeria currently runs a mono economy, which is why you should either join the fight against militancy or shut your mouth about the economy.

If Buhari fails by 2019, I will be at the forefront of the campaign against him. What I will definitely do is patronize ignorance and pretend he is the source of our economic challenges today, or act like he has a magic wand to perform miracles just a year into his government.

I don't expect you to build bridges with other regions either, Ibos are politically handicapped which is why your political destiny is now stamped on the ass cheeks of the Ijaws which must continue to kiss for any relevance.

My quota for engaging ipod yoots is now exhausted so you can save your response.

Progressive01:
Ok, let me guess, when he apologises for the "5%" talk, the economy would start turning around I suppose.

And they sound as though they know any better.

Smh.

Abeg, make una carry una tribal nonsense comot from my face this morning.

globe16:
Off all the people in pdp its peter obi your mentioning? how is peter obi different from the looters in pdp.. What happened to people like sullivan chime?

PaulIdu:
You guys still don't get it nobody has lost faith in Buhari because the economy is bad we have lost faith because we have seen he lacks the wisdom and vision to lead any nation .. See an example below from my previous post


I stopped supporting Buhari not because the economy is bad or slow ..I did because I found out he lacks wisdom and vision required to steer any economy either one in boom or in a recession .. okay let me me give you an example if you are President of a Country that depends on oil from most of its revenue and Oil prices drop at a time when you haven't diversified the economy ..What would a wise president do ? 

Ans: A wise president will know that to meet up the revenue deficit from low oil price you will have to improve out put and try expand your agreed quota by any means. (Just yesterday Saudi Arabia hit is record out of 10,650,000 million barrels a day like any wise leader would)

What will a visionless president do?

Answer : He will tense up the fragile peace in the Niger delta by first revoking a proposed university of Niger delta, he would order the EFCC to start investigating ex militants for corruption, he would then order the EFCC to declare Tompolo wanted and infact give him a deadline to turn himself in (who does that) without remembering that till recently Tompolo was in charge of pipelines surveillance for year so had good upstanding of how they work.

Another instance is in a country that has an employment and productivity deficit and depend on small 4 stroke Petrol Generators to drive most of the small businesses because of poor power supply ..what does Buhari do ? He orders the minister of power to increase the electricity tarrif by 50 percent and then goes ahead to increase petrol price by almost double . A wise president would increase petrol and maintain the electricity tariff as it is till the economy improves because increase both at the same time will increase the cost production by over 100 percent thereby driving a rapid inflation..

Bro I can go on and on ..Buhari lacks good decision making abilities infact if you give him the Swedish economy today he will destroy it in a year.