₦airaland Forum

helinues:
Obidients and ridiculous figures are like 5&6.

You people would learn in a very bitter way in 2027

23 hours and 30 minutes.

helinues:
The sensitive Obidients that have been disrespecting others.

Don't worry, Nigerians are keeping you guys records

Do you people enjoy keeping nigerians in poverty and suffering? Please be honest?

helinues:
So what happened to the political elites from the region joining Apc? How about their supporters?

10 political elites joining APC while 10 million people are angry with the government in its terrible performance.

10,million against a few corrupt elites, the result is clear in democracy, game of numbers.

helinues:
I can see that you are using suffering and poverty mentality to be engaging with us. Meanwhile, we knew nothing about your predicaments

APC as a party is brutally insensitive, am not surprised about this your honest admission.

SoftSport:
Look Fayose is right, Tinubu has a solid grip on the south west, and with his network and political structure in the south east and south south being huge he has already secured the south . The reality is Obi's support is not as deep in the north as people think and Atiku's regional dominance won't be enough to outweigh Tinubu's broad appeal and strategic alliances across the country.

Political structure in the south east and south south?

I dont have time for jokes this morning.

helinues:
You guys said more than this in 2023 but eventually ended up in tears. 2027 won't be different.

Abi is it not same attitude of attacking others with contrary opinions you are expecting your candidate to win in 2027.

Just dey play dey go

You know what happened in 2023, and if it happens again in 2027, the same suffering and insecurity that pervaded the nation will continue.

We warned you it will be like this, if it happens again in 2027, do you think am the one losing?

Linzo:
Which South-South my brother?, this is my region and I'm here on the ground, so don't assume. Don't you see how Edo people descended on the Gov on the statement against Obi, that shows you that SS is not close to any failure same as South east

Those APC supporters are living on Lala land, very far away from reality

helinues:
That was in 2023. We are talking about 2027 election where allegiance have shifted.

Be realistic and stop being optimistic

No allegiance has shifted, in fact, the allegiance has become more intense. Governors are even afraid of a man coming to meet people in their states, Peter Obi will win 95% of Edo votes, that's why Monday is in serious panic. See the handwriting on the wall.

Someone up there said Edo state governor scattered things for Peter Obi?

I don't know the kind of people our schools turn out these days, people who think a single man's statement can sway the minds of millions of people who have suffered terrible government from an evil party.

helinues:
Except South East, both South West and South West are intact for president Tinubu's reelection.

Atiku's presidency in those 2 regions can never sell.

Peter Obi's presidency in those 2 regions can never sell as well as Peter Obi's supporters have scattered things for him. Edo state governor for example will do everything possible not to allow Atiku or Peter Obi to get much votes from the state

Peter Obi won the whole 3 regions of the south, forget the stats. He will win it again because many people in the 3 regions cannot be led astray, a very educated, young population. Se and Ss has always voted together since 1999. Sw even moved towards them in 2023, and they all love Obi.

Facts dont lie.

I laugh in italics

These people think that hijacking a state party structure is same as convincing the masses to vote for a bad candidate?

That can only happen in a bad country like Nigeria.

helinues:
See, you Obidients should endeavor to be making sensible comments . We are tired of you guys nonsense.

Please how is it logical for someone to stay online for ordinary 20 hours not to talk of 23 hours

Wear your thinking cap and stop disgracing yourself with nonsense like above

23 hours and 10 minutes.

helinues:
Please read and comprehend before doing your as usual nagging.

Thank you

23 hours

helinues:
Peter Obi amongnst the Nigeria politicians is just like a normal person. Nothing special. The stake in politics are your political allies which Peter Obi don't have.. The allies would be useful to negotiate deal.

But in Obi's case, apart from the junior politicians, he has no heavyweight supporting him

If Peter Obi is not the top heavy weight contender and only hope of the masses, you wouldn't be wasting more than 22 hours of your time daily just to try to defame him, and am sure you know you are not achieving anything with those negative posts. More people are loving Peter Obi as the present government are floundering.

God bless you Peter Obi

The only politician the masses of Nigeria are waiting to vote as their president. His energy, visionary nd determination will make Nigeria a prosperous country just like he prospered in everything he did in the past.

We are all waiting to vote for you Sir.

nairalanda1:
Are you sure you are a Obident. Because from the way you are talking, you sound like a communist, not a Obident. You want government to control the prices of everything in the interest of the masses because you believe businesses are ripping you off.

The reason why power is expensive in nigeria is simple. Gas is very expensive. And gas is paid for in dollars...yes even gas by NGC. Gas also forms 80% of our supply. ANd even our hydro plants need upgrades urgently.

But you are here working on an assumption that the discos and gencos are lying to ngierians so that they can make profit. Like you don't know that until 2 years ago, government was subdising electricity, and discos were losing money, and gencos were rejecting power because they knew that discos won't pay them...and the same thing exists today even with tinubulin removing subsides on band A.

At the end, power has to be deregulated, otherwise, we are going to keep on suffering no light. Yes, right now discos made 1 trillion naira. The experts say that the sector needs 15 trillion naira annually to fix power. Who is going to invest when government of apc is controlling prices, and setting prices.

(Infact, am sure you must be supporting APC...because na dem wey dey do subsidy and price control for 80% of consumers of power).

If you were asked to invest in a biscuit factory, and you invest, only to be told that the biscuit factory is making biscuits at N1000 a pack and selling them at N50 a pack because tinubu government wants nigerian kids to enjoy cheap biscuit...would you keep investing in that factory...when you know you won't see ROI.?

Not everyting is rip off and rip off. DISCOS and gencos have to pay taxes, pay salaries...and remember we are operating under tinubulin economics....and pay for the gencos and tcn's plans to improve generation and transmission.

Or maybe you want to set up a Marxist government that would charge N10 per kwh for power...and then take heavy loans from IMF secretly to pay for the resulting deficit. Maybe that's what you want to do

Speech over.

I am an Obidient, and I support private management of a country's resources, not government. I also stand against Federal government punishing the masses when state governments have a better plan.

CodeTemplarr:
It is an example. Thats to say, the state i selling less than what the originator feels is optimum for them.

I was also citing an example, there is no figures to back up any figures, the N100 you claim could actually be 15 naira spent and some corrupt persons are trying to collect N100 from us. No records anywhere. No transparency.

God bless Peter Abdulazziz Obi, the only man who knows where the pain is afflicting Nigerians and has the solution.

Tales by the moonlight, Nigeria journalism has become such a joke

CodeTemplarr:
there is no "you people" anywhere.
It is commonsense logic.

The power that has been generated at, let's say, N100, shouldnt be hijacked and auctioned of at N50 because someone is trying to impress his constituency and turn them against the FG same time.

How did you come to the N100 cost, is the whole unit costs and payments public knowledge? Or you just want people to just keep paying blindly?

adekolaelect:
It is so unfortunate any federal government policies is an Enemies of Nigerians. You raised every heavy Taxes on Nigerians and nothing is yet returned as return. You are making every policies to make politicians afloat financially at the detriment of Nigerians.

Cabals everywhere

naptu2:
1) Electricity has a cost. Electricity companies must buy gas, pay workers, buy equipmemt, maintain equipment, etc. Payments must reflect that cost otherwise the sector will collapse.

2) The Federal Government is paying subsidy to reduce the cost for users. Users pay less, but the Federal Government pays the difference so that electricity companies can afford to generate power.

3) The Federal Government cannot afford the subsidy. It has been owing electricity companies for a long time. When the companies complain or when service reduces (because the companies cannot afford to generate electricity) the Federal Government will quickly pay part of the debt.

4) Then Enugu State suddenly reduced tariff because it says that Federal Government is paying subsidy (subsidy that the FG is owing o!).

5) NERC has told Enugu that they can't determine tariff for electricity from the national grid. Enugu State Government must pay subsidy if it wants to reduce the tariff or they can build power plants and generate electricity themselves.

Whatever expenses claimed by the electricity companies that is not shared with us in details cannot be used to determine national costs which the states consumers will be mandated to pay.

You cannot tell me tou are subsidising electricity when we dont know the amount generated or paid for.

The state is right and wants to free other Nigerians.

MrPresident1:
Is a federal structure. You cannot say this.

Some States can have it cheaper, some can make it more expensive

They want a situation where some states pay more to balance out what some other states are ot paying.

SoftSport:
Say what you will, but if we’re being fair, a man who started from Government College Ibadan and made it all the way to Chicago State University , and then climbed the political ladder to become president , that’s no small feat.

Government college Ibadan ko
Agbero training school iragbiji ni

HenryWilliams:
After this..
There would be more energy theft forcing the EEDC to shed power to unproductive areas..
This in turn would lead to load shedding and more loss of power and the cycle continues.. eventually leading to the collapse of EEDC.
Other DISCOs should pay particular attention to this cos this would be replicated across the regions.
All this BAND A nonsense is just a ripoff.
Meter your customers..
Stop all this estimated billing..
That's the only way ..if not...the fate of EEDC await y'all.

Thank you prophet of doom. Your bad wishes will not come to pass. Energy theft happens more where people cannot afford to pay for the high tariff.

Softmirror:
It only shows that success in life is not all about going to school.

You are correct, it shows that success in Nigeria comes by breaking laws and buying sycophants to sing your praises.

PlasmaTV:
Lol
This is funny
So states can't make lives easier for their citizens . But if they increased the tarrifs, NERC would bury its head in the sand.

That's Nigeria for you

A place where the most wicked people who has never helped anyone in need are promoted to power through bad methods and them they sit on top of the masses and punish them.

Peter Obi is different, he has th4 interest of the masses at heart, his administration will have a human face, and help ensure that people gourmet value for what they will pay for.

And they are baring their fangs already

The national association of failed parastatals that wants nigerians to keep paying for services not rendered are going to fight visionary governors that wants to ensure their residents enjoy what they are paying for.

This administration will want to you to pay tax, and forget about everything else, o accountability, no provision of security, power, infrastructural facilities and good governance.

All they want you to do is just pay and stay quiet.

It's a funny country indeed, all of them doesn't know where their president went to school and they think they will ever find out what he has in plan for them?

When the beginning is fraudulent, the end is already doomed.

There is so much corruption in the power sector. Imagine a state that now wants to reduce the burden of payment by their residents without getting the commensurate value they are paying for but the discos will be kicking like they are chelsea strikers.

Most national parastatals are over bloated criminal enterprises sucking th4 lives of Nigerians and enriching the people in Abuja, that's why they always target to get power by all means and continue to suffer the masses.

Peter Obi will expose the corruption in Nigeria, and give people value for whatever they pay for, just like he did when he was governor.

Thank You All

From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely thank everyone for the outpouring of goodwill and birthday wishes I received worldwide. I remain deeply grateful to all who marked the day in one way or another, not to mention Nigerian youths, the Obidient family and the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, renowned for their apostolate to the poor.

As for me, while I deeply appreciate the gestures of celebration, I must once again reiterate that I do not personally celebrate birthdays. I recall vividly when I turned 50, during my time as Governor. Many institutions and individuals approached me with elaborate plans for the occasion.

One institution generously offered to build a house for me in the village. When I asked for the estimated cost, they said it would be ₦120 million. I humbly requested that the funds be redirected to build classrooms in three educational institutions at Agulu, Ekwulobia and Abatete. They obliged—and the impact was far-reaching.

Another group had budgeted ₦20 million for a lavish party. I graciously asked them to consider using the funds to purchase desktop computers for schools. Their eventual donation of 200 desktops was distributed to schools across the state, enhancing learning for many students.

In a similar spirit of redirection, another organisation—whose intention had originally been to celebrate me—ended up donating buses, which we distributed to institutions in need, including one that went to the legendary Old Rangers Association.

This has been my consistent approach over the years. On each birthday, I use the opportunity to redirect goodwill towards causes that uplift others.

As I turned 64 years old yesterday, I must confess that the current state of our nation makes the idea of personal merriment even more difficult to contemplate. The scale of suffering and deprivation among our people weighs heavily on the conscience. This is why I have once again requested that all those who wish to celebrate me should instead channel their resources towards helping the poor or supporting our struggling health and educational institutions.

On my part, I have chosen this day to renew my personal commitment to continue supporting the institutions of state in the best way I can, especially those that directly serve the people.

Providentially, I was in Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs, and my birthday coincided with this visit. I used this sacred opportunity, as I always do when I am in Nigeria, to remember you all in prayer. I especially prayed for our beloved country, Nigeria—that God may touch the hearts of our leaders, and awaken in them the realisation that public funds are meant for the public good.

May we all find strength and grace to keep striving for a more just, compassionate, and equitable society.

Thank you, once again. -PO

Frezhkid10:
What is the cost to run your generator at home for 24hrs??..
Or do you think they produce electricity differently??..it’s the same process bro…burn gas to turn an alternator!!..
And gas isn’t cheap bro..yes Nigeria has a lot of gas reserves but are we going to tap it with our bare hands..do you know the cost of a gas valve talkless of a compressor??..

Your argument is flawed bro. You should consider the economies of scale. There is no way a single user can be equated to millions of people in the consideration about cost of production.