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I am all for the elimination of subsidies throughout the productive sphere of the Nigerian economy. Subsidies by themselves promote poverty by creating mental inefficiencies and waste. When things become challenging innovation is the only way out and the lack!of innovation from blueprints to execution has been the bane of our country since independence.

Where you have half of the economy occupied by retail particularly of imported products with scant value added it all amounts to economic round tripping and a sort of pyramid scheme on its end.

But what excites me most is that the easing of subsidies on energy, petroleum and other essential goods and services that are important to the common man also means an end to the subsidy on his civic responsibilities. The time is coming to an end when he takes his franchise at the polls with levity, sells his stake in government for a morsel and basks in his tribal sentiments, religious bigotry and superiority mentality.

The average citizen, the common man will now be paying the full charge for his mistakes in bringing bad leaders to power. Cheap gas, cheap power, cheap food, cheap education, cheap medicare will no longer paper over his ignorance and sentiment. He will now be forced to 'school' himself about how democracy works and by so doing search properly for those he thinks can deliver dividends of democracy.

All good. More subsidies should be removed please..... suffering is good for the soul. It advances the upright and prospers great nations.

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Only God will judge Buhari and his co-travellers, it has gotten to the one that will benefit the masses no money for subsidy.
What has this God forsaken government of Buhari done well since 2015. There achievement range's from multiple taxation, borrowing without recourse to consequences.

Racoon:
"Subsidy is a fraud."-Buhari.Now they have looted so much that they cant sustain the fraudulent subsidy regime again abi? However, when the previous govt wants to jettison this corruption, they politicized it and protested in Ojota.Today nko?

Paul Idu, you supported GMB against GEG, man up and use your previous account and apologize for your miopic decision. All this noise doesn’t lead anywhere. You supported the Ojota protest then at least, use your real account and not creating new account to cloud your shame and hypocrisy.. Also man up and tell GEJ that he is a weakling and unfit to govern a country in 21st century if he can allow media cry to influence his decision. He is an idiot that allowed himself to be bullied with his enormous power despite the overwhelming supports he had among Nigerians. His weak attitude and disposition got us where we are today.

strangest:
I guess they left the job for him since he is used to deceiving the masses

As an opposition politician, he protested. Now as a politician in ruling party, you still want him to protest against himself while 200million Nigerians sit docile in their houses?... Nigerians go wait tire!

LadySarah:
It is still being paid even in July. The news was here this week

Would be good if you can post the link to that.

Vanzcharles:
To me it is not about protesting subsidy removal. The problem is that we were supposed to pass this stage if only the present political elites who were the antagonist then refused to blind the general masses on the importance of subsidies removal.

Now, eight years later we are now back to the same thing that they was once agitated for. We are running in circles bro.

Who no go no go know. As the time bn dey that tym present administration no sabi Weytin dey sup until now wey dem dn enter there. You don see say the mata con get as e be na

If politicians dont play politics, who will?

danngnews:
You should be asking Tinubu and Bakare weather na boil grow for their mouth that they now, find it difficult criticize the same thing they protested against during the last Jonathan's regime.

They are Nigerians just like you and I, they dont have 2 heads while you have 1 and they have a right (just like you) to decide when they want to complain, when they want to protest and when they want to just ignore, waka pass and go rest in the comfort of their homes.

The only meaningful question to be asked here is for those calling on 2012 protesters to protest today, are you people crippled? Or did those men prevent you from protesting? Abi is there anywhere it's written in any constitution that it's the very same set of people that must lead protest?

Very soon some Nigerian youths would ask 90 year old Wole Soyinka who has been protesting and inhaling tear gas under different regimes to go and lead protest while youths sit at home on BBnaija.

obailala:
As an opposition politician, he protested. Now as a politician in ruling party, you still want him to protest against himself while 200million Nigerians sit docile in their houses?... Nigerians go wait tire!

yeah, he protested with the lies that he sold to his gullible followers about subsidy.... the truth that he protested against with his lies is waiting for him to continue...

obailala:
If politicians dont play politics, who will?

It only becomes dangerous when we are blinded by bigotry and ethnic differences that deludes our reasoning on the way forward that is why political elites use that as a tool to cripple the growth of our country.

It is left for us to decide without sentiments on why Nigerians has entered into a lower level over the past few years.
No economic growth, increases in electric tariff, increase in fuel price, monopoly of economy, recession, increase in foreign debts and so on.

We should not be blinded because it is evident to any one with reasoning why the rate of naira to dollar keeps falling on daily basis. Things are not supposed to be how it is.

Politicians play politics no doubt. Politicians play us to their personal gain.

strangest:
yeah, he protested with the lies that he sold to his gullible followers about subsidy.... the truth that he protested with his lies is waiting for him to continue...

Keep waiting! In fact go to Bourdillon and drag him on his legs

obailala:
Keep waiting! In fact go to Bourdillon and drag him on his legs

His lies and shame has already dragged him down on his feet... His gullible followers are disappointed and confused

EzzyCarter:
My brother, I don dey get my papers in order. The writing on the wall has never been clearer . To the great Patriots who still believe in this country, I salute you. You'll get your reward in due time





The same subsidy they crucified Goodluck Jonathan for removing back when he was in power ? Isn't this God wonderful?

Even those way dey chop national cake don't believe in this country, talk less of us, ordinary citizens way them they over tax

EzzyCarter:
My brother, I don dey get my papers in order. The writing on the wall has never been clearer . To the great Patriots who still believe in this country, I salute you. You'll get your reward in due time





The same subsidy they crucified Goodluck Jonathan for removing back when he was in power ? Isn't this God wonderful?

we are on the same boat bro.

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Racoon:
"Subsidy is a fraud."-Buhari.Now they have looted so much that they cant sustain the fraudulent subsidy regime again abi? However, when the previous govt wants to jettison this corruption, they politicized it and protested in Ojota.Today nko?

Where is Pastor Tunde Bakare and Tam David West? Are they still in this Nigeria ?

HYPOCRITES

Vanzcharles:
Considering the mass protest by the people and agitation, in a system of democracy where all the dialogue with various bodies cane to no reasonable conclusion other than the its substainace there was no choice than to abide by the rule of the people.

That's why he is not a leaders.

Mass protest doesn't decide the democratic decision of a leaders, it might influence the decision but a true leader with honest conviction would have convince Nigerians that removing oil subsidies and investing in fixing the four oil refineries would have been the best way forward.

He should have accelerated a programme for fixing the oil refineries and gradual reducing the oil subsidies, instead oil subsidies increased under GEJ wiping out the FX reserves left by OBJ government.

GEJ kept the oil subsidies for the best part of four years after the mass protest and did nothing absolutely nothing regarding the four non-fuctional refineries...because of GEJ incompetence, we now have a tribalist Buhari in power that is as bad and even worst than GEJ.

kumulus:
Can you please show where you did advocate for this....I would appreciate it much if you do.

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Lol. You go wait tire

Once upon a time, during the GEJ era, Nigerians abroad were envious of Nigerians at home because the economy was experiencing a boom. Some regretted traveling as some of their mates at home were doing better than them. But now, the reverse is the case, those abroad thank their God for fleeing Nigeria early. They have practically written Nigeria off, save for their parents and siblings. I believe, as the world goes round, we will experience such a boom again before our time is up. I am not leaving my country for anywhere, I can only visit. We will get there. I have no regrets, even in recession, we continue to shine. Play on Nigeria.

obailala:
They are Nigerians just like you and I, they dont have 2 heads while you have 1 and they have a right (just like you) to decide when they want to complain, when they want to protest and when they want to just ignore, waka pass and go rest in the comfort of their homes.

The only meaningful question to be asked here is for those calling on 2012 protesters to protest today, are you people crippled? Or did those men prevent you from protesting? Abi is there anywhere it's written in any constitution that it's the very same set of people that must lead protest?

Very soon some Nigerian youths would ask 90 year old Wole Soyinka who has been protesting and inhaling tear gas under different regimes to go and lead protest while youths sit at home on BBnaija.

You're not serious. Have you not seen where protesters were either arrested or invited by the DSS. Without prejudice, you will agree with me that the present political atmosphere makes it look suicidal calling for any protest courtesy of the very one who championed it in 2012

Nigerians will forever remain "Religious" FOOOOOOLS.. the subsidy payments was never a sustainable approach, it was meant to cover gaps that the Northern Nigeria Petroleum Corporation failed to cover while it was it Turn-Around Maintenance (TAM) mode for over 20 years. It did not save Nigeria 1trillion, we never had 1Trillion to begin with, your Minister for Petroleum Resources is a convicted criminal in the PDP and you gullible sheeple are just looking

Apc think Nigerians are fools we will vote them out come 2023

strangest:
His lies and shame has already dragged him down on his feet... His gullible followers are disappointed and confused

But uou seem to be the one lamenting, not them?

mabea:
You're not serious. Have you not seen where protesters were either arrested or invited by the DSS. Without prejudice, you will agree with me that the present political atmosphere makes it look suicidal calling for any protest courtesy of the very one who championed it in 2012

When people protested in 2012, teargas was freely used, arrests were made and some protesters were brutalised by our uselese police. But all that didn't/couldn't happen where notable figures led the protest.

Similarly in 2020, if notable figures lead the protest, there cant be any arrests or brutal treatment. Notable figures do not only include APC figures (who for obvious reasons, we cannot reasonably expect to come and lead protests today). The big question is, all the PDP chieftains and stalwarts making noise all over the place about how 'APC protested in 2012', what exactly is stopping those PDP bigwigs from leading protests against the govt today? Obviously there can be no arrests or brutality if notable persons like GEJ, Atiku, Peter Obi, Secondus, FFK etc. come forward to lead the protest. Or are they still too fat from their loot? Or maybe a moral baggage weighs them down?

Evercurious:
Where is Pastor Tunde Bakare and Tam David West? Are they still in this Nigeria ?

HYPOCRITES

Are they the only people in Nigeria out of 200 million? Must the same set of people who have been talking and protesting since their youthful days keep being the one to talk for you forever while you sit in your house watching tv?

Those men reserve the right to talk when they feel like and also have the right to 'get tired of talking' for lazy youths who would rather sit at home and watch bbnaija.

obailala:
When people protested in 2012, teargas was freely used, arrests were made and some protesters were brutalised by our uselese police. But all that didn't/couldn't happen where notable figures led the protest.

Similarly in 2020, if notable figures lead the protest, there cant be any arrests or brutal treatment. Notable figures do not only include APC figures (who for obvious reasons, we cannot reasonably expect to come and lead protests today). The big question is, all the PDP chieftains and stalwarts making noise all over the place about how 'APC protested in 2012', what exactly is stopping those PDP bigwigs from leading protests against the govt today? Obviously there can be no arrests or brutality if notable persons like GEJ, Atiku, Peter Obi, Secondus, FFK etc. come forward to lead the protest. Or are they still too fat from their loot? Or maybe at moral baggage weighs them down?

By your argument you are implying that, the government should go on doing whatever they want while we go on protesting thereby going in circles.