₦airaland Forum

Peter Obi and Figures: the issue of cars on Nigerian Roads

Mr. Peter Obi is attracted to figures as bees are to honey. It is one area he does not go wrong. As the Governor, he had four different sizes of calculators on his table. It was common to see him correcting innocent errors of figures on memos submitted to him, especially those above what they should be. As for those below what they should be, he took them as part of saving money for the state.

A few months ago, he quoted the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, whereupon the Presidency accused him of bandying wrong figures. He went to the extent of quoting UBEC as his source. The controversy raged until I published the link where the UBEC boss gave that figure.

Yesterday, he said that Nigeria had 2m+ cars on the road. Some people questioned the figure, showing us the records from Bureau of Statistics. Obi was talking of number of active vehicles plying our roads and not those parked in the houses or elsewhere.

Many rich Nigerians have over 15 vehicles parked in their houses out of which they put an average of three on the road. Many vehicles are still uncleared in the wharfs, many are in the market seeking buyers. 2m+ are actively on the roads.

Peter Obi is very correct in the figure that he gave.

lmao..

Abeg stop compounding your lies, it's embarrassing...

Useless wailing thread

The zombies has still not gotten over the massive beating Obi dished out to Osinbanjo, so continue wailing.

deomelllo:
lmao..

Abeg stop compounding your lies, it's embarrassing...

You sound very disappointed. Is subsidy meant for parked cars that has not taken fuel since 2010?

DrGoodman:
You sound very disappointed. Is subsidy meant for parked cars that has not taken fuel since 2010?

You ppl should just stop it.
Its even better for you to apologise on Obi's behalf that he mixed up the figures instead of these lame excuses.
The NBS said that of the 12m vehicles , 6m are commercial.
Now, are commercial vehicles parked at home or used to make money daily?

Moreover, are you claiming ppl parked about 4m cars at home since 2010?

Minjim:
You ppl should just stop it.
Its even better for you to apologise on Obi's behalf that he mixed up the figures instead of these lame excuses.
The NBS said that of the 12m vehicles , 6m are commercial.
Now, are commercial vehicles parked at home or used to make money daily?

Moreover, are you claiming ppl parked about 4m cars at home since 2010?

If your still at the level where you believe that useless NBS, then your case is irredeemably sour.

Minjim:
You ppl should just stop it.
Its even better for you to apologise on Obi's behalf that he mixed up the figures instead of these lame excuses.
The NBS said that of the 12m vehicles , 6m are commercial.
Now, are commercial vehicles parked at home or used to make money daily?

Moreover, are you claiming ppl parked about 4m cars at home since 2010?

Subsidy is not for Business money making entity but for the common Nigerian .

How may ordinary Nigeria are actively using cars ? That warrant subsidy in Trillions ? ( I think there is high level corruption in this subsidy regime )

tochukwuifediba:
Subsidy is not for Business money making entity but for the common Nigerian .

How may ordinary Nigeria are actively using cars ? That warrant subsidy in Trillions ? ( I think there is high level corruption in this subsidy regime )

APC has been using bogus 12 millions cars figure to claim trillions in subsidy money.

Telling another lie to justify a lie is not smart at all. I think Mr Obi should just hide his face in shame until we move on from the tones of lies he almost chocked us with.

tochukwuifediba:
Subsidy is not for Business money making entity but for the common Nigerian .

How may ordinary Nigeria are actively using cars ? That warrant subsidy in Trillions ? ( I think there is high level corruption in this subsidy regime )

That , in itself , is an entirely diff. subject that deserve attention.
Sadly, Apc nor Pdp cant help us there cos they're both benefactors

DrGoodman:
APC has been using bogus 12 millions cars figure to claim trillions in subsidy money.

You ppl are shameless.

You are going to discredit a govt agency because of ur pdp and apc palava. Was Obi himself not qouting the NBS?
Was the agency established by Apc?

Minjim:
You ppl are shameless.

You are going to discredit a govt agency because of ur pdp and apc palava. Was Obi himself not qouting the NBS?
Was the agency established by Apc?

NBS is a useless propaganda tool.

GavelSlam:
Peter Obi is the SI unit of lying.

His P.A. just told 1 Obi.

I know you did not expect him winning the debate?

DrGoodman:
If your still at the level where you believe that useless NBS, then your case is irredeemably sour.

But you'll believe them when they reel out jobless figure or debts figure or inflation figure or GDP figure or recession data?

Your case is hopeless

GavelSlam:
Peter Obi is the SI unit of lying.

His P.A. just told 1 Obi.

Peter Obi himself told like 12 Obi

shukuokukobambi:
But you'll believe them when they reel out jobless figure or debts figure or inflation figure or GDP figure or recession data?

Your case is hopeless

I don't believe them at all, I just have to look at any Nigeria street to see that over 89% of Nigerians are jobless since 2015.

tochukwuifediba:
Subsidy is not for Business money making entity but for the common Nigerian .

How may ordinary Nigeria are actively using cars ? That warrant subsidy in Trillions ? ( I think there is high level corruption in this subsidy regime )

80% of Nigeria populace enter commercial vehicles, is that not subsidy for ordinary people.

Meanwhile, what is liar obi problem,
Was PDP not paying 2.5tr naira subsidies into their pocket without supplying the subsidies fuel.?

DrGoodman:
I don't believe them at all, I just have to look at any Nigeria street to see that over 89% of Nigerians are jobless since 2015.

So why was Peter Obi quoting them on stage? Were they also for APC when they were reeling out figures in the years of PDP rule?