₦airaland Forum

Nfora:
Your own lack of comprehension is very odious!

How on earth can you suggest that a policy to curb an economic and financial crime like corruption, is not an economic policy?

Political affiliations have diminished so many people's sense of reasoning....

What a shame!

Fighting corruption is a deterrence in saner climes. Buhari's anti corruption campaign only takes him to the opposition's camp. Pray tell. Which top country in the world got to the top by just fighting corruption neglecting policies that would attract investors? Your knowledge on this issue is just piss poor

Wiseandtrue:
Peter Obi our soon to be ex-president will not understand what you just said ooooo

Please can you use cartoon

The guy dull no be small

You are wicked

dunkem21:
Let us give Peter Obi dem a chance to tackle our economy.. There's no way this two men that have successfully run businesses in Nigeria not lead Nigera well.

We have fought corruption enough.. Let's fight hunger small.

and where did Atiku get money for his businesses sir?? Your money and my money sir. A thief will always be a thief.. thank you

beegodson:
[s]can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria. [/s]

This sounds like what a Nursery 2 pupil would say.

onubijoe:
even the corruption claimed to be fighting for is not real because of their incompetency in government




#LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain
#BetterNigeriaWithAtiku2019
#TheAtikuPlans

Has Nigeria ever work before? If it did, when?

beegodson:
can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria.

Why u dey reason like person wen get the same brain wavelength with buhari?

Peter obi is a frustrated goat. He already knows he is going nowhere.

Drnice2:
What's wrong with these so-called Elites. Keep dreaming of Igbo Presidency; they won't hand it over to you. Why can't you think, Mr Obi & his likes?
Leave the Politics for them, and see what We The Biafrans are seeing.
Jubril doesn't care what you say, besides you are only there to serve as a Puppet to Atiku.
Stand with Biafra!
Meanwhile, "Operation Jubril Remove Your Cap(Okpu)." So that fresh air can circulate your head & brain.

why "remove cap"?

He said “Nigeria in the past three
years actually came down from GDP
of 520 billion to a GDP of less than 400
million, and that was why I was worried
when people say we are doing well…
fighting corruption is not an economic
policy; it’s a disaster…”

is that summary based on the same crude oil price?

you, Mr. Peter Obi, are there, and the North is punishing eastarn palm oil industry by importing palm oil from Malaysia.

what have you done to help us?

go and hide!

Ekweremadu has been up there at senate for years; what has he done for us?

listen to that wise elder statesman, vote Buhari and use all state allocations to drive ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT in the east.

#iStandWithBuhari
#HAtifuIsCabalsChoice

“Like I always said to people, your country in 2016 had 70 something million poor people and India had 76 million poor people. Within three years India pulled 102 million people out of poverty. They have no oil. Your country pulled 12 million into poverty and we became number one, they became number two. They have no oil

Words on stone

Sirjamo:
Corrupt officials will be wary of stealing monies meant for developmental programs

That's a valid point but were there's no policy or framework d end product is still ground zero.

gaskiyamagana:
Corruption is killing our economy, whoever disputes this has poor knowledge of today Nigeria.

Bros, learn to read and comprehend fully... That was the essence of getting an education (except you lack one). In case you missed the simple message here, let me help you summarize: "You can effectively fight/check corruption, while making the economy flourish... You don't truncate a growing economy all in the name of fighting corruption".... Capish? Comprende??

lexy2014:
That's a valid point but were there's no policy or framework d end product is still ground zero.

Economic Recovery and Growth plan (ERGP) of the Buhari administration is the plan and the framework

gaskiyamagana:
I mean your heroes in corruption must have been jailed before the end of 2023 and others who are bleeding our treasury must have learnt and change for better and prosperous economy.

Buhari is a goner! You can keep screaming looters from now till February 16th it won't save him. Defeat awaits him!

Sirjamo:
Economic Recovery and Growth plan (ERGP) of the Buhari administration is the plan and the framework

That means obi was right after all. Anti corruption isn't an economic policy

Drnice2:
What's wrong with these so-called Elites. Keep dreaming of Igbo Presidency; they won't hand it over to you. Why can't you think, Mr Obi & his likes?
Leave the Politics for them, and see what We The Biafrans are seeing.
Jubril doesn't care what you say, besides you are only there to serve as a Puppet to Atiku.
Stand with Biafra!
Meanwhile, "Operation Jubril Remove Your Cap(Okpu)." So that fresh air can circulate your head & brain.

Leave Biafra and focus on making South East the hub of economic prowess just like the Bacelonians did..They have been clamouring to leave Spain but when they saw it was not forth coming , they joined hands and made that region an economic viable region...Go out and vote out the bad leaders you don't want..who does not want to listen to you..otherwise, your agitation will keep fallen on deaf ears...Be shouting Biafra and be shooting yourself on the foot...if Buhari gets back to Aso rock, kiss the agitation good bye, kiss the leadership good bye and mark my words then, no one will take you people serious again because they will say when you had your chance to get this govt out, what did you do?

Sirjamo:
This Obi with his frog voice is even more daft than I thought. China and India have been hanging their corrupt officials, that's why their economic plans are working.

How many people did your dullard hang after fighting corruption for almost 4 years? Apart from chasing his political opponents around, what did he achieve with all his corruption fight?

Ganduri:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/fighting-corruption-not-an-economic-policy-its-a-disaster-obi-tells-buhari/

Truly fighting corruption is not and should not be an economic policy...its a complete waist of time....The corruption that this govt is fighting that is lopsided? Recently Babashir....who was removed from office and who was recently accused was seen attending a function in Aso Rock, what is that man still doing walking around ? Can't EFCC begin to probe him too? And they are telling me that they are fighting corruption... Now Nigeria is the number one country on the list of the poorest country...that is too bad. Look at the figures on the write up...it speaks volume. And my worry is that the Buharists are so blinded by this so called corruption fight that they have completely forgotten about real issues affecting the nation...Job creation is a key factor in an economic policy...Human capacity building is also a key factor.... 8m people lost their jobs within 3.5 years and you say this economy is doing well? The economy is growing at 1.81% can you imagine that? I just don't understand what Buhari and Asiwaju has given those who support them... These set of people who supports this govt have completely been brainwashed... All I know is I am ATIKULATED OBIDIENTLY! Obi's analysis is so apt. Now this same Buharist will shout that Atiku is a thief o....meanwhile this same APC had a wonderful romance with this same thief in 2014, collected his thievery money , called him an ASSET and praised him...APC followers and Buharist then did not call him a thief...now they know he knows what they know, they are casting aspersions at him instead of them to campaign based on issue based..I just don't understand this APC govt...lies everywhere...They speak from both sides of their mouth and you want me to vote them....naaaaa. Kolewerk!

beegodson:
can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria.

Thanks. You just spoke my mind. Imagine fighting corruption is a disaster. Nigerians up to you. To avert disaster we must all embrace corruption!!!

If you had gone to school or if you had studied something more mentally demanding than secretarial studies, you might have known that "fighting corruption" indeed is not recognised as an economic policy.

beegodson:
can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria.

gaskiyamagana:
Corruption is killing our economy, whoever disputes this has poor knowledge of today Nigeria.

What you said is true no doubt but my worry is that the fight is lopsided ... Its only targeted at the opposition... No one in the ruling govt have been indicted by EFCC and they say they are fighting corruption.. Or you gonna say that there are no corruption in this dispensation?

Afamed:
The only Governor with one wrist watch. Lying hypocrite

Did he say its buhari's making in the OPs post? Read very well ...He said corruption is not an economic policy... Address that issue and not whether buhari is the cause of our economic woes....Do not derail the narrative.. Thanks.

omoharry:
Brilliant message from an intelligent and enlightened man. Nice one

What is brilliant in this? What do people steal? Money! What is the physical representation of any economy? Money!

beegodson:
can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria.

Read the article very well and do not derail the narrative.. Haba! A sound economist will know that what OBI said is so apt....Is it the corruption your Buhari is fighting that is lopsided? If he was also indicting his APC cronies too..then we will say he is doing it rightly but he is not! That's not fighting corruption. You check am na...don't let us be blinded.. Open your eyes and see.....And your narrative about what OBi and Atiku will do about corruption fight is so wrong...Did the write up tell you what they will do? And come to think of it...what will you do to 1. A person who allegedly steals a state wealth and used it to develop the state by creating jobs, social welfare etc and 2. A person that allegedly steals a state wealth and just stashed it abroad? These are two different persons.... Let's call a spade a spade...corruption is bad but can it be totally eradicated? No. Ask your president if he has totally eradicated it. Ghandollar is a typical example...the video is sold on the street of kano..everyone saw that o..yet he is the best governor and he was given an award...Stop removing stones from other persons eye when you have loads of these stones in your eyes...So my good friend, is this type of corruption fight and economic policy?

dunkem21:
Let us give Peter Obi dem a chance to tackle our economy.. There's no way this two men that have successfully run businesses in Nigeria not lead Nigera well.

We have fought corruption enough.. Let's fight hunger small.

I wonder where you people got the notion that running a business is the same as running a country, especially one as tumultuous and impatient as Nigeria

That's how you were all deceived that only educated people could do it, until a certain dunce with a PhD nearly sunk the country

There's no successful country where they demand youthfulness, education, or business acumen to succeed

The US is being run by a mad immoral man whose chief claim to fitness for the job was business success (despite the bankruptcies) yet the administration is chaotic, unstable, and key players are being jailed left right and center.

Macron of france is said to be young, but the country is besought by tone deaf policies that are resulting to increasingly violent protests in the face of a failing economy.


Atiku is a failing businessman who relies on our non-investigative media and paid shrills to sell the fiction of his success. The man is dining on the proceeds of his corruption while his many businesses are failing, he can barely pay his staff .

We don't need a rich, educated, business wizard; we just need a respected, respectful, strong-willed and visionary leader. But more than that we need a patient and embracing citizenry, a committed and sincere national assembly, and honest governors.

In summary, we need genuine leadership at ALL LEVELS; executive, legislative, judiciary, media, clergy, business leaders, schools.


Else we'll keep floundering.

beegodson:
can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria.

i suppose you lack comprehension capacity. what is the essence of shutting down a running business, which has people working there, generating money to the government in the name of fighting corruption? why not take over the company, either sell it or hand it over to the government while the company is still running. whats the economic sense is closing down those companies? you seize them from the corrupt individuals and shut it down. the value of those assets have gone down. and some will never come to life again. fighting corruption is not about economic wastage. you can seize those assets and still allow them running. thats how people will sense fight corruption.

Reference:
It is not an economic policy. It is not an act of government. It is a normal process of institution building. No one sets up a business with the sole purpose of preventing stealing. Have you ever heard an entrepreneur come up to reply when asked what his inspiration was in setting up an enterprise, say, "I set up Microsoft so that no one can steal my ideas"? That is silly, stupid and wild. Of course, he will put measures and systems in place to prevent theft, but it can never be his focus. We elect leaders to inspire us and assemble ideas for society's development. Yes, they should put measures in place to safe guard ideas and protect against loss but this is not the focus, that is the job of institutions.

What this government has done by usurping the functioning of institutions has made corruption even more difficult to fight as those who are corrupt have traded their freedom for government support, making those whom they hitherto dined with but who refused to join up even more vocal and intransigent. And the battle, for all intents, is lost.

At the height of the currency crunch, I said then that Nigeria would lose a pivotal opportunity to diversify the economy if it continued to subsidize the naira. Two years later, with a subsidized naira, we are poorer and more dependent than ever on oil. Guess what? The tremendous political capital the government had then, which it should have used to expend on solid but painful economic reforms, was squandered away on chasing individuals (a job for institutions). Today, the political capital is gone, and it cannot make headway on diversification, petro subsidy, or reducing the cost of government without fear of losing power.

Is this not clear enough for you about what an economic policy framework surrounds? I guarantee you, by 2023, this government will not have left a better Nigeria than it met if it does not wake up and begin to strategize. Let it go of its mandate and be busy chasing individuals around. We will see.

Over 70 per cent of the Nigerian population and 95 per cent of individuals in Nairaland cannot understand what you wrote down. To me, this is the fundamental issue facing Nigeria.

Nigeria is blessed in many ways, but for bad and clueless leadership. In your Microsoft scenario, with oil, Nigeria has already been blessed with products to sell and customers willing to buy.

Even if oil sells at 10 dollars per barrel, it should be seen as extra money given to us by God rather than our primary source of income. If any of our leaders can have this mindset, their first actions would shift from using oil/mineral revenues to develop Nigeria to equitably distributing this God-given wealth amongst our population. This simple idea would eliminate most forms of corruption present in Nigeria.

Let me explain further: oil revenues should not be used to pay the salaries of civil servants or public servants but for the building and maintenance of public goods such as primary and secondary schools, hospitals, market squares, police and firefighters stations, and roads and bridges to link people to these facilities. The extra oil money should be used for savings. This idea will hinder corruption because all spending of oil revenues will be able to be matched to physical structures purchased with such earnings.

The government must tax citizens for money to pay its civil and public servants. This is the standard practice in Democratic governance the world over. Even oil-rich Norway practices this. Taxation will make the leaders answerable to the people as the people will be more willing to demonstrate against injustices meted against them. Also, the government could not create unnecessary agencies that do nothing to benefit the people. This would be seen as a waste of valuable taxpayers' money, unlike the government's job creation policy, as it is seen today.

In medicine, a shoulder ache may indicate an impending heart Attack. Focusing on pain relievers for the shoulder does nothing to prevent a heart attack.

Buhari is fighting corruption as an uneducated illiterate and with a biased mind, focusing only on his political opponents. Despite all his noise about fighting corruption, I don't know how many people he has successfully convicted and given deserving punishment. I also don't know what he has done with all the money he has recovered so far, there is no accountability for the so called recovered money.

An intelligent and educated person should strenghten and create or modify institutions that fight corruption and block every possible loophole to make it less possible for corruption to freely take place as it is in Nigeria even up to this moment. His approach is too primitive, military and lacks modern scientific approach. Nothing has really changed on our streets, offices, armed forces, etc; corruption is still trending as ever before. I am personally not impressed with the so called fight against corruption as more money than ever before is being looted under the watch of Buhari and his fight against corruption mantra. It's a complete sham and scam as is everything that goes with his name.

beegodson:
can you just imagine the statement coming from Peter Obi?... He has just proved what he would do if elected; if he claims this is not an economic policy, then Peter and Atiku's job will be to loot monies and make corruption the theme of 2019!
Nigerians beware, these people are showing their true selves; we cannot have these type of people leading us, when a government doesn't tackle corruption which is the major problem of this country, then he wishes to take sides with corruption and leave the people in suffering.
Vote PMB who's on the side of fighting this plague "corruption", for a better Nigeria.

keep quiet if you don't have anything meaningful to say . peter made a vital point there.

baganas:
Thanks. You just spoke my mind. Imagine fighting corruption is a disaster. Nigerians up to you. To avert disaster we must all embrace corruption!!!

Is this govt not embracing corruption now? Babashir and Ghandollar as a typical case study...EFCC have not indicted them o...OK Ghandollar cos he is a sitting governor, what about Babashir? My brother leave o....Did APC not embrased ATIKU in 2014 when they said he is an asset to them and publicly praised him for helping them out? You cannit squash corruption but you can block the loopholes from where the corruption is done...you think there are no corruption in the US up till now? Corruption can be reduced but not totally squashed...and again fighting corruption should not be lopsided and that is where this govt is missing it...but most people who supports this govt don't see it that way...at all...Obi says corruption is not an economic policy... That is the plain truth..and this statement does not connote that he supports corruption or they will enshrine corruption in their tenure if they win. Let's get the narrative rightly please...

bigdoo:
Buhari is fighting corruption as an uneducated illiterate and with a biased mind, focusing only on his political opponents. Despite all his noise about fighting corruption, I don't know how many people he has successfully convicted and given deserving punishment. I also don't know what he has done with all the money he has recovered so far, there is no accountability for the so called recovered money.

An intelligent and educated person should strenghten and create or modify institutions that fight corruption and block every possible loophole to make it less possible for corruption to freely take place as it is in Nigeria even up to this moment. His approach is too primitive, military and lacks modern scientific approach. Nothing has really changed on our streets, offices, armed forces, etc; corruption is still trending as ever before. I am personally not impressed with the so called fight against corruption as more money than ever before is being looted under the watch of Buhari and his fight against corruption mantra. It's a complete sham and scam as is everything that goes with his name.

. gbam !

It is more than an economic policy you dunce.