₦airaland Forum

helinues:
It's not today the media have been concocting jargons

There is no justification for buying such expensive SUV for a poor country that claimed to be short of cash. Pls make it make sense. if i declare company revenue and claim to be poor and struggling but the company donated car worth 100m to director, wont tax officials fight me?
No reason, no justification for such huge sum for 39 SUVs.... Nigerian politicians can use Tokumbo SUV worth 20m, they wont die. When u are poor and borrowing, u cut ur coat according to ur size.
U cant be expanding tax net and still be spending like you are a rich country.

helinues:
Show us the proposal from the documents

The link to the article is there.. Punch analysed it better.

Since I read about the report that FG budgeted almost 1 trillion for their so called empowerment programme, inside it they have 15billion for 39 SUVs, I havent slept well. The reason is because we are in AI driven world, jobs have been affected, gigs online dont come as they used to. To make 1 dollar is hard. I hustle remotely and each time I am paid, VAT is deducted from my income as well. This runs into reasonable sum per year and has been going on for years.
On top of that Tinubu has captured us in his tax expansion scheme, so we will pay income tax which is brutally up to 24 percent. And he has refused to fix other things that could make life easier and reduce expenses. As an individual, you will need to sort out electricity in your house aside your office. Which means you will most likely buy expensive fuel for car, expensive fuel for generator or sleep without light at night and battle mosquito and heat. Public schools are still terrible so you may need to embrace private schools for your kids. You still need to buy bottle water for your family, the list goes on. So, nothing is done to relieve expenses for the middle class but this man is so bent on heavily taxing us.
Now, they budgeted 15billion for 39 SUV: According to a report by Punch:

https://punchng.com/fg-earmarks-nearly-n1tn-for-suvs-empowerment-amid-borrowing-pressure/#google_vignette

> "In its analysis of the 2026 Federal Government budget, Tracka said the allocation comprised N15.13bn for the procurement of 39 SUVs and N947.70bn for 2,579 empowerment projects, bringing the total to N962.83bn."
Now, the reason govt expanded tax bracket according to them, the country needs money, the country is poor. How can a country rich in gas, oil, lithium, gold, minerals, water, farmable lands, endless land, be poor? that is the story for another day. But how can a poor country be buying SUVs worth 15billion?
If I tell govt that I am poor and then buy a car worth 100m, will govt believe me? I need someone who is pro Tinubu to defend this honestly because this is too much. Must politicians drive luxury car for work? Why cant they go for Tokumbo Lexus SUV or Acura SUV, 2015 models, they dont cost more than 25. Millions of Nigerians that Tinubu capured in his expanded tax cant even buy cars worth 20 million even for the next 10 years except miracle happens. I want to ask something, between colonial masters and Nigerian politicians, who is even more evil and wicked? Do these guys understand the reality of more than 85 percent of Nigerians? Why spend so much on luxury? How can a poor country able to afford luxury and expensive cars worth more than 300m per one? Haaaaaaa, poor man dey buy luxury? Explain to me, please.
Dont forget that we are borrowing heavily too: according to same story by Punch: "The PUNCH earlier reported that the Federal Government increased its borrowing plan for 2026 to N29.20tn following an expansion in the proposed budget size..."
Please if u are borrowing like this and tax me heavily and aggressively, why spend 39billion for SUVs?

Racoon:
Those who lived on lies and propaganda will also die of lies and propaganda. Meanwhile the deadbeat zombies are cruising on high on Coloss overdrive

Increased taxation to generate revenue especially income tax is lazy man method to increase revenue, u cant tax ur self out of poverty. Nigeria has multi dimentional poverty crises and increased taxes will worsen the situation. The real reason is because wastage and corruption arent tackled and no hope to tackle them. The reality is that those who are trying to breathe will be milked dry and purchasing power wrecked, which will push them into poverty or struggling line. The govt is lazy, has no plan to fix Nigeria. More taxation cant fix Nigeria issue. It will increase revenue but the same people looting the money will contnue to loot it the more.

Lithiumite:
All the monies the church is collecting is for what or whom,how much has the church done for those very poor parishioners in terms of welfare.....your forefathers were been carted away on slaveships right under the nose of the church and the church never had any stand against it.

Church wasnt elected.. those who gave church money gave out of their own freewill. Govt is not like that. Govt took our resources by force, forced us to pay tax. So, govt is what should remain accountable, not church. Church didnt force u to give them anything

Lithiumite:
All the monies the church has been siphoning to the vatican how much has it helped the masses it is being taken from.

How many free health care centers even for tbeir members......free schools,missionary schools and church higher institutions are amongst the most expensive in this country......Ancilla hospital owned by the Catholic church is nowhere for the poor to seek health care,this one is here running his mouth like tap water,but if it were to be obi you will start lieing to your parishioners and you will be shining teeth and be praying for him lieing to those same parishioners how obi is devine because he is Catholic... ..its obvious the Catholic church is ready to go head on to turn 2027 into a religious war,yesterdayit was onaiyekan now this one........support your obi in peace but never get into what you shouldn't get into.

This does not dispute the fact, church is not elected officials. Church is not elected official. Church doesnt take control of your resources. These mosters u call politicians take over your resources, milk ur tax then budget 15billion for 39 SUVs. Pls, how can a poor country be spending such amount on SUV? what happened to tokumbo Lexus SUV since it is for mobility? How on earth does a poor country who claimed to be poor spend such on luxury? If I tell u that I am poor and spend 100m to buy a car, wont u swear for me?

Baba said we should eat hope while they buget 15billion for 39 SUVs. Nigerians are f###olissssssssssssssss people shaaa, we too mumu. Luxury is for politicians, hunger and hope na for tax payers

Emekaonline:
Were you also worried when your lamba failure was busy buying the same SUV for the Anambra traditional rulers. Or it is just wrong in your dude brain when others do the same? You guys are very shameless

You are shameless, why is it that everyone who criticised govt is supporter of Obi? At least when Obi ruled, the tax bracket didnt cover income from online earners who earned income abroad. And I was a boy when he was a governor. I am interested in what affects me now.
So, becus those in the past mis-managed fund, the current ones and the future ones should continue? Are u not the shameless one here? Your logics and reasoning are pathetic. Tibubu came for our income, and he needs to account for it. U cant be taking my online hustle and be buying luxurous SUV

Richtaiwo:
This declaration fits perfectly with the Obedient narrative, so they won't even bother looking for corn in his pocket. In fact, they will soon elevate him to the status of an angel. But how does that bring Peter Obi any closer to the seat of power?

is it really about Obi being in power? I am worried about why FG will buy 39 SUV for 15billion for mobility for empowerment programme. In a so called poor country, politicians buying luxury SUV for mobility, living like UK, US politicians. So, what stopped the FG staff from using Tokumbo Acura, Lexus SUV, 2013 models sold for less than 20m? What happened to buy assembled in Nigeria SUV worth not more than 30m? These are the issues, not if Obi should be president. Focus on the ruling regime.

Willie2015:
Destroying from where ...
Iran should have a nuclear weapon by now ..
With that Obama Nonsense deal....
Hamas.. Houthi..Hezbollah... etc will have access to dirty bombs...via Iran
All the MEast countries will be screaming to the US to get their nuclear deal now ..
The world will be dealing with proliferation of nuclear materials....
in the hands on non state actors...
Most of you reason upside down once that religion dey una head....

The only country to ever use Nuke is the US

GodHimself:
If 5% of Nigerians thought along these lines, Nigeria would get better fast.

Income Tax is theft.

Income tax is brutal theft... the govt already taken over all natural resources in the country, everything, they still charge us for agencies such as driver's license, passport, etc. Govt makes money from us, they still take VAT, levies, import duties, bank charges, why charge up to 24 percent for income tax? U take these money and instead of investing in STEM based education, healthcare, security, so we can stop using private facilities except if u are super rich, they did nothing. They rather budget and spend billions on feeding president, SUVs, houses, etc. Damn!

Richtaiwo:
Please where will you see a brand new Lexus SUV at 15m? Even Tokumbo Lexus is way more than that. The least you can get brand new 350 RX is 140m. Also, please don't tell me you are suggesting that govt officials should to be patronising foreign used vehicles for official purposes. No country ever did that.

Even the messiah of agulu land did not buy fairly used vehicles for his lawmakers. Each unit at N160m.

why should they drive brand new SUV? It is for mobility, right? They already have SUV becaus Nigerian politicians buy brand new SUV every year.
As a poor country, we shouldnt be living like US and UK. Buy Tokumbo, 2012 Lexus, Acura, u can get for less than 20m. No need for all of that when we are poor country. Or is my tax meant to fund the luxury lifestyle of politicians?

Oracleee:
Like I said, you folks confuse lived reality to your supposed bland ideas.

Offcourse, no country can survive without tax, the op categorically stated it but what are the taxes used for? Even the nelfund is a loan. Are we to conclude the taxes are majorly to substantiate to president and his families lifestyle? With the taxes, what's the fate of the common man? Are Nigerians feeling the effects of the heavy taxes positively or negatively? So far so good, what can we boast of that the taxes have achieved so far for the common man except few selected. Just name one.

Dont even mind them when they claim that no country can survive without tax, they usually think that only income tax exist. These defenders of this regime dont know that Nigerians have paid taxes since colonial era. The colonial masters brought it as a way to milk the people and fund the life of the royal family. Nigerian leaders inherited such system. We have enough lands for agriculture, enough water for water supply and even to sell water to other countries, we have enough lands to produce all the meats we need and sell to others. we have endless resources to start producing smart phones, engines, air craft, etc. The Europeans dont have these resources, so they have to rely on tax to make money to fund these projects.
We have the resources, more than enough to sell and convert to finished products. Imagine what would have happened if we had invested heavily in education, but we keep wasting money funding the lifestyles of politicians. Politicians should be the least paid in the society, they serve no good and doesnt demand mental work. It is lazy man career. Ordinary local govt chairman for Nigeria dey drive Luxury car, cant u see something is wrong? Cancellor dey drive luxury Benz, something is wrong. Our politicians have estates in other countries, these are evidences that something is wrong. A report stated that some of the most expensive estates in London, african leaders have properties there. These are what we waste money on, but these beasts want to gaslight u that u need to keep paying more taxes. It is a lie, we shouldnt even pay more than 5 percent income tax based on what we have.

Richtaiwo:
Stop typing nonsense.

What makes you think Northerners don't pay taxes? Do you personally walk into a tax office to pay yours?

Visit any market in the North and try insisting on a bank transfer or POS payment, you will be surprised. As for consumption tax, it is already embedded in the final price paid by consumers.

Petty traders exist across every region of the country, so that is hardly a regional distinction. If anything, I would argue that Northerners pay more taxes than you do because they are not very familiar with tax evasion tricks the way you are. Feel free to prove me wrong.

Even petty traders pay tax. I think most yorubas feel that tax is only income tax. They dont know that there are many form of taxes and tax is tax. Nigerians have always paid tax. What most didnt pay was income tax due to we have mainly informal sector. And for our country to have mainly informal sector, it shows how terrible the country is. Nigerians have always paid VAT, paid import taxes, levies and charges to govt since colonial era. These funds were generated and used to fund the lifestyle of politicians mainly. Can anyone tell me why FG needs 39 SUV for 15billion. Why? Mobility? So, Lexus SUV of 15m is not good enough? Why? Why should a poor country be funding politicians like we are UK or US?

muyico:
Poor analysis
No country can survive without tax
60% of Nigerian still not paying tax
Especially Northern part of Nigeria!
Most of them no use banks acct
How petty trader want pay tax?

It is a big time lie, tax is to generate money, resource rich countries dont heavy tax their citizens. Nigeria's problem is wastage, and corruption. Each Nigerian state has enough lands to even be self reliant in food production. U dont get?
We spend trillions on keeping our politicians lifestyle. That is too much. We should be spending that amount on education to build citizens who can harness our natural resources into finished goods. When we export more finished goods, our naira to dollar will strengthen. We will have more capital inflow based on real products, not raw materials.
We import 95 percent of the time which is the real issue.
Use DRC for example, the country is so rich that she can afford to provide core social services but yet, it has extremely poor people. Do u think increasing tax in DRC will fix that? Some of u dont really understand why tax came up in the first place. It is basically for state to have money.
If state can make money from their natural resources and put that money into good use, they dont need to heavy tax their citizens. U cant be taking up to 40 percent of our money as tax in a country with 80 percent poor. U are going to push the remaining 10 percent into lower struggling thresh-hold.
U cant copy Europeans in everything. No way.
U can keep VAT, u can keep company tax, but income tax shouldnt be 24 percent for god's sake. U dont get it? We provide evrything by our selves, so ur income is not even enough.
I dont know how to explain this but let me give u a break down.
Let say before I wasnt paying income tax and I was making 20m per year.
Now, I got included in the tax bracket. Okay, before let say I was spending 3.5m per year on fueling gen and repair of gen to generate electricity for my house, not business, but my house.
Okay, i spend that from my 20m per year, I have 16.5m left to cover other stuff such as private education, healthcare, feeding, etc.
Now, govt includes me into tax bracket but govt didnt fix electricty, didnt fix education. Then my tax to govt at the end of the year is 3m for instance.
So, I will remove 3m from my 20m which leavs me with 17m, right? But then govt didnt fix electricity, I still have to pay the 3.5m (infact, it must have increased due to removal of subsidy), let say I will need to spend 4.5m on fueling and generator servicing. This has left me shortened badly.
Then I will need to attend to other stuff that got increased such as school fee, water purchase, healthcare, etc.
If govt had fixed electricity, I would have saved 4.5m per year, so paying govt 3m wont hit me hard. If govt had attended to education, I would have used public school for my kids which would have saved me cost. Then water, I will not need to buy bottle water. All these will save me cost. So I will focus on feeding, re-investing my money and growing. I will be able to build house, expand and society grows. Do u understand now?
But govt made money, instead of investing in key sectors such as healthcare, electricty, education, water, security, etc. These are social services that will reduce the expenses on average citizens. But govt spent more money on SUV, feeding politicians, wasting money, inflating prices in budget, they spent money doing mass wedding, on religious activity. Arent u seeing the issue? or are u still blind?

Sheuns:
Brother, Tinubu and his so called tax policy is just aimed at milking people dry.

No light, no water, expensive fuel. We do everything for ourselves yet they want us to pay taxes on par with UK and the USA.

Pls can they tell us how much the US and UK politicians take from the taxes their people pay to fund their luxurious lifestyles as we have here.

If we speak on these things. The useless blinded supporters of these politicians will call us enemies of Nigeria.

How does it make sense to pay so much of one’s income on taxes yet there’s nothing one gains from it.

If you recall, when those guys in the senate were about purchasing new vehicles for themselves sometime in 2023, the justification one of them made is that they need SUVs because of bad roads. I was like road is bad, is it not better you fix the roads than spend billions on cars to ply bad roads? The IQ of many of those people are terribly low to the extent that what they think of is money money and money. They’re so blinded by greed that they don’t even want to leave a good legacy.

Like bro, I dont understand how Nigerians are happy with this madness. I know how hard it is for me to make one dollar online, we are paying more than 30 percent total tax, we still will have to provide everything by our selves and still sort out families around. Nigeria is hell. Dont forget, all money for our natural resources have been taken over by govt. We are practically slaves in our country. This is why many are running away even to dangerous countries.
It is too much. The money is not enough yet. Do u know that if u work online and make let say 28m, u will be paying over 5m as tax. Guy, even the money never do young man fix his problems.

Sheuns:
I know someone that pays a tax of 95,000 Naira monthly and she earns just a little above 400k.

That’s 23.4% of her monthly salary.

Now, that is income tax o, the remaining amount would be taxed via VAT across most purchases, would be taxed via bank charges and various levies.
This is too much. That same person you just talked about would most likely have parents to care for, will have to sort out electricity, water, responsible for quality education, healthcare, security, it is too much bro, it is depressing. Why arent people seeing this?
We dont need that much on income tax, it is too much, govt should cut cost and invest the money in quality STEM course with plan to start producing citizens who can build televisions, cars, airplan, missles systems, etc. We need such, that is how to make money, convert our natural resources into finished goods. These politicians dont fund universities anymore but can buy SUV for 15billion. Why not go for SUV of about 12m per one and invest the remaining money into solving electricity problem? What is wrong with these men? I want a candidate who preaches cutting cost and blocking wastage. Heavy taxation such as this shows how mentally weak the people are.

When I tell people that Nigeria's problem is not a lack of taxes, I mean it. In fact, increasing income taxes and heavily taxing businesses will cripple Nigeria. Mark my words.

Nigeria is not Europe. Nigeria is a country suffering from multidimensional poverty.

Here is the ugly reality.

To the Nigerian government, someone earning ₦20 million a year is considered rich and should be taxed aggressively. But let me break it down using myself as an example.

A young Nigerian graduates from university and, in most cases, will never see a decent-paying job. Many of the best jobs are reserved for the children, relatives, and associates of politicians. Only a tiny fraction of people outside that circle will ever earn salaries of ₦1 million per month or more.

The majority are forced into the informal sector to survive.

Ironically, the Tinubu tax reforms are targeting the informal sector, which remains the largest employer in Nigeria. This sector is made up of people who built themselves from nothing through trading, online businesses, freelancing, and other forms of hustle. In fact, much of the focus is now on internet-based income because it is easier to track. Look at crypto, freelancing, e-commerce, and other online ventures.

The people in this class rarely benefited from Nigeria.

They fought through poor electricity, terrible roads, inadequate healthcare, insecurity, expensive internet, lack of government support, and non-existent business incentives. Nobody helps you build your business. You are abandoned and expected to figure it out on your own.

It started with VAT on major technology platforms such as Meta and Google. Many young Nigerians built businesses by importing products from China and running Facebook ads to sell them. I have hustled online myself. It is lonely, stressful, unpredictable, and often exhausting.

Government claimed it was taxing Meta and other foreign companies, but those companies simply passed the cost to Nigerians. They lost nothing.

After paying import duties, levies, shipping costs, bank charges, and every other expense associated with bringing goods into the country, these entrepreneurs were now paying VAT on advertising as well.

The government generated billions from this VAT alone.

What was done with that money to improve internet access, support online businesses, encourage innovation, or make digital entrepreneurship easier?

Nothing.

As usual, the money disappeared into funding the lifestyles of politicians.

Then it did not stop there.

After paying all those charges, you are still expected to pay income tax on whatever remains. Then you pay VAT again when you spend your income. When you trace a single stream of income from start to finish, it is possible that 30–40% of its value has been consumed by one tax, levy, charge, or another.

That is excessive for a country whose citizens are overwhelmingly poor.

Let me explain why.

In Nigeria, the government does not take care of your parents when they grow old. That responsibility falls on you.

Most people earning ₦20 million annually come from struggling families. They are not starting life with inherited wealth. They are starting from scratch.

They need to furnish a home, support parents, help siblings, build a family, pay rent, and create stability.

At the same time, government support is almost non-existent.

Public primary and secondary schools are in such poor condition that most people who can afford alternatives avoid them. So you are pushed toward expensive private schools.

You must provide your own water.

You must pay for your own security.

You must find your own healthcare.

Even inside many estates, residents pay security levies because they cannot rely on the state.

I once lost a phone and went to the police. I was asked for money before they would track it.

Recently, a relative ran away with money belonging to a family friend. We reported it to the police. Again, money was demanded before they would act.

You are essentially on your own.

Europe is largely individualistic. Africa is community-driven.

If you earn a little money here, there are often several people depending on you. That reality exists because of decades of poverty and economic failure.

Heavy taxation in such an environment directly makes ordinary people poorer.

The European taxation model works because European countries generally provide strong social support systems. Citizens can access quality education, healthcare, emergency services, and welfare programs without being wealthy.

What exactly do Nigerians get in return?

According to a report by Punch:

https://punchng.com/fg-earmarks-nearly-n1tn-for-suvs-empowerment-amid-borrowing-pressure/#google_vignette

> "In its analysis of the 2026 Federal Government budget, Tracka said the allocation comprised N15.13bn for the procurement of 39 SUVs and N947.70bn for 2,579 empowerment projects, bringing the total to N962.83bn."

According to another Punch report:

https://punchng.com/my-office-allocated-n780m-not-n1bn-for-church-outreach-kalu/

> "...In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu stated that the actual allocation is N780 million..."

Then there is this report from Leadership Newspaper:

https://leadership.ng/kano-earmarks-n1-5bn-for-mass-wedding-of-1500-couples/

> "Kano State government has earmarked N1.5 billion for the sponsorship of a mass wedding involving 1,500 couples as part of efforts to support the underprivileged and discourage immorality in the state."

Now let's start with the first one.

The Federal Government wants to spend over ₦15 billion on 39 SUVs.

My question is simple:

For a country that claims to be broke...

For a country that removed fuel subsidies and justified it with the need for fiscal discipline...

For a country that borrows relentlessly...

For a country aggressively pursuing more taxation from an already struggling population...

Why are luxury SUVs a necessity?

If these vehicles are for mobility during empowerment projects, why can't officials use vehicles worth ₦15–25 million?

Why can't they use locally assembled vehicles?

Why can't they drive older Lexus SUVs?

Why must everything associated with political office be luxury?

You cannot tell citizens that the country is broke while maintaining one of the most extravagant political cultures in the world.

Are these decisions deliberate, or do the people making them genuinely not understand the consequences?

We already fund official vehicles, allowances, security details, and lifelong benefits for many politicians.

Must every vehicle also be luxury-grade?

You are spending the sweat of people who receive almost nothing in return.

I struggle to earn every dollar online.

Many Nigerians do.

We battle global competition, unstable electricity, poor infrastructure, and an unpredictable economy.

Yet the reward for our efforts is more taxation while public funds continue to be wasted.

Can government publicly account for every beneficiary of these empowerment projects?

Can it justify why such expensive vehicles are necessary?

And why does it seem politicians buy new SUVs every budget cycle?

Then there is the second story.

A member of the House of Representatives had hundreds of millions allocated to church outreach activities.

Why?

Why should taxpayer money fund religious outreach?

Do traditional worshippers receive similar allocations?

Do Muslims?

Do atheists?

Why should public funds be used this way?

Government agencies already exist to address drug abuse, rehabilitation, and social intervention.

Those agencies already receive budget allocations.

Why are responsibilities being duplicated?

People voluntarily donate to churches. Churches can raise funds from willing supporters.

Taxpayer money should not be financing religious outreach programs.

It is a misuse of public resources.

Then look at the third story.

Kano State is budgeting ₦1.5 billion for mass weddings.

In a country battling insecurity, poor education, inadequate healthcare, poor roads, weak institutions, unemployment, and economic stagnation, this is considered a priority.

Why?

Shouldn't government be investing aggressively in education?

Particularly STEM education?

Shouldn't we be producing engineers, scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs capable of transforming our natural resources into finished products?

Why is a mass wedding program taking priority over foundational development?

This is the type of initiative wealthy societies pursue after solving basic social problems.

Nigeria has not solved those problems.

Many communities still struggle with water, sanitation, healthcare, electricity, security, and quality education.

Yet billions are being allocated to weddings.

Please answer me honestly.

Are these decisions deliberate?

Or do many of our leaders genuinely lack the capacity to think strategically about development?

Because from the outside, it often feels impossible to explain.

I want politicians in this country to understand something:

I am angry.

I am exhausted.

I am deeply disappointed.

You cannot claim Nigeria lacks money while spending extravagantly on luxuries.

You cannot demand more taxes from struggling citizens while refusing to address waste and corruption.

Nigeria's biggest problem is not a lack of revenue.

It is corruption.

It is waste.

It is reckless spending.

If we drastically reduced waste and redirected resources into productive sectors, Nigeria would begin moving forward.

We need massive investments in healthcare.

We need STEM-driven education.

We need housing reforms.

We need support for small businesses and the informal sector.

We need practical policies that help people create wealth.

As someone operating in the informal sector, I know firsthand how difficult it is. Banks often refuse to lend to service-based businesses regardless of how much money flows through their accounts.

The system feels designed to frustrate productivity.

And perhaps what hurts the most is that criticism is often treated as a crime.

If someone records the terrible condition of a police barracks and posts it online, the response is often not reform.

The response is intimidation.

Instead of fixing the problem, authorities frequently target the person exposing it.

That mentality must end.

No nation develops by silencing criticism.

One day, all of this will end.

No system lasts forever.

But before that day comes, I hope our leaders change course.

Because what is happening now is unsustainable.

This level of waste, indifference, and disconnect from ordinary Nigerians is becoming unbearable.

Please, change course.

Many of us are tired.

KIDfurniture:
UCH IS dying everyday! Cos of zero funding. Politcians are their children will die painfully and slowly…

Nothing will happen to them except we learn to protest aggressively Baba. End sars made them fear. The black race is a fearful race. No wonder everyone defeated the black race.

yorosstores:
Nigerians elected President Tinubu to govern, not to satisfy the opposition's preferred media schedule. Leadership is judged by decisions and results, not the frequency of public appearances.

And one of such results is this one.. 39 SUV for 15billion. So na every year dem dey buy SUV?
Also world leaders such as Trump grant live interview almost every week.
Shame no dey catch U?

stuffs2002:
Ignorance has eaten deep in your mind

pls tell me what is ignorance here?
Hahahhahaha, I am very much interested in this, tell me what is ignrant here?

They do all these madness because we are very st#pid set of huamns. the other one in Kogi or so is doing mass wedding with state resources. How is that a priority? These guys are bloody and wicked. They wont invest in world class educational system because they know the people will become librated and know their left and right, they rather invest billions on churches and wedding and islman so the most people in the country remain poor, unwawre and they can use them to rig. Nothing can fix Nigeria except the very few who know these tactics fight to rescue the country. These men have seen dont have any human heart.
I will suffer work, stay wake at night work, go thhrough depression finding clients online to deliver my services to, if I eventually found one, the govt will take VAT and various tax from me, then use the tax to fund church programe and mass wedding, instead of investing on stuff that we can benefit from such as quality education, health care, they will waste it on stupid things that have no value to the society.

UrVillageChief:
Bro, I’m done. Have a good life!😂 I died the moment you said “war don start be say e don start”😂😂
Where do I start educating you on what the words “world war” mean? Please be teachable, my friend. The best description for what’s happening now is the “Cold War” i.e fighting wars using proxies instead of attacking each other.
You are now being ignored.

Are u okay baba? Is Russia not fighting war? What is wrong with this guy? U should be the one that should be open to to be taught.
Answer these questions;
Is Russia fighting war with Ukrain now? Yes or no.
Is the USA fighting war with Iran now? Yes or now.

Are countries involved in these wars? Yes or no?
North Korea is about to deploy 30k troops to fight for Russia. So it is still a cold war?
How many other countries have gotten involved in these wars? Over 30 directly and indirectly. How are these wars affecting countries economically and international politics? These are what make these wars global war.

stuffs2002:
Who made you the standard?

Let them live their lives the way they want.

No, it is my tax money, my sweat, my resource money in my state that fund these rubbish. So, I go stay awake, work at night, find client, pay ads, suffer write codes, them pay me, govt first will take VAT from me frpm the money, then govt take VAT for almost items I pay for using the earned money, then govt still ask me to pay income tax from the money. Then govt takes over my state resources even if found in my backyard, then share the money, then one state governor will use it to mass wed unproductive people using APC flag. U see, I HATE NIGERIA WITH ALL MY HEART!

UrVillageChief:
Dear keyboard war analyst, any war that requires these powerful countries to be fighting each other using proxies is called “Cold War”
The likelihood of them facing each other/one another is almost zero and the likelihood of them fighting one another all because of Iran (I.e world war) is zero because they all know the danger and Iran isn’t worth it because it has zero strategic benefits and this is also the reason why we can’t afford letting unstable countries have nukes at this critical period when the world should be gearing towards denuclearization.

U are trying to sound smart, lol!
Oga, war don start be sey e don start. To US and others, it maybe cold war, but is Russia fighting a war now? yes,
Is USA fighting a war now? Yes.
What makes it a global war? More countries are getting involved directly and indirectly and it is affecting global shipping, economy, busineses and money. That is what makes it global. Nigeria is not fighting but Nigeria economy is bleeding because of it. Ukrain and Russian war already dragged over 20 countries directly and indirectly involved. I never said super powers will fight them selves directly. But they are fighting wars now. US dey on war now, Russia dey on war now. Are other countries supporting them? Yes, countries are taking sides, supplying bases, weapons, drones, intels, inflation rising, businesses getting disturbed globally. That is what makes it a global war. No be until dey begin fight like holly wood movie that it becomes a global war. US and Russia may be in cold war, yes. As they fight via proxies, but Russia and US are now directly fighting wars with others, to Russia, she is at war, to the US, she is fighting war, to Russia vs America directly, they are at cold war. To the rest of the world, they are joining forces, sending money, sending weapons, offering bases, their economy at risk, businesses losing money, etc.

UrVillageChief:
Then the right description should be “cold” war and not the world war. One thing is certain, no country is risking its soldiers lives, beautiful cities and booming economy all because of some Muslims in faraway Middle East and if you think a Buddhist state would make such a big sacrifice for a highly conservative and hardline Muslim nation, then all I can do is to laugh.

Some of u can be funny.. U think war is like old generation war? These days it is fougt with AI and drones.. And countries are already getting involved. U think this war starts and ends with Iran and US? There is a strategy here to ensure the US gets involved more and more, limiting her interests in Ukrain. And russia paying back by providing Iran with intel. In Russia and Ukrain, soldiers across multiple countries are already involved, k#lled, the modern war now among super powers wont necessarily mean they bomb their cities, super powers will fight in another neutral ground. That is what is already happening.. The Ukrain war with Russia is indirectly US, EA (NATO) war vas Russia with North Korea and China. These countries will rarely fight in their home ground, but will fight, lose soldiers, lose weapons, lose money. And what makes it global war is that the effect would be felt across the globe. We are already feeling it in Nigeria with fuel price which is tied to everything we have in Nigeria.

UrVillageChief:
It’s amazing and baffling at the same time how you lots believe the WW3 will be fought all because of Iran😂😂
So you genuinely think that the Buddhist Chinese people will abandon their booming economy and beautiful cities to fight not on behalf of “better people” but some Muslim mullahs in the Middle East?
Amazing!😂

U really think WW3 will be like the previous wars? It has started already bro. North Korea is fighting with Russia vs Ukrain plus almost all European countries, US.
Israel and US with some other countries fighting Iran who gets intel from China and Russia.. WW3 has started already baba, it will be economic warfare and we are already feeling the hit here with fuel over 1300 naira. As it continues, fuel will hit 2k. That is why it is called world war becus countries will be affected directly or indirectly.

Savenigeria2023:
Iran go fight tire. Seem every nation is getting involved.

UK is on standby while Jordan and Bahrain are actively firing

Choking the strait of Hormuz will never ba a viable long term strategy. Iran is incapable of holding the entire globe hostage on energy…. It was only a matter of time before setinments tilts against Iran

I just dey laugh bro, make everyone brace up for prolong global war. It is the east Vs the west here.
China, Russia, North Korea Vs the west. Be ready as the least developed countries will face serious economic crisis like never before. You see this war, it was long overdue, and it will reset the entire global world as we know it. There is an agenda 2030

All these just to loot. Nigeria's issue is corruption, looting and wastage, none of these leaders have made efforts to close this. I trust Obi, that is the only area I am seeing him to be very efficient and his love for education and healthcare. U see, if Nigeria fixes corruption, tigthens wastage, invest in education, electricity and healthcare, give Nigeria 10 years, it will bounce back. Nigeria's biggest obstacles are corruption, wastage, lack of investment in STEM driven education, poor electriicty. U can tackle these key factors in 4 years along with decentralization of power.

3kay945:
It is pathetic!

I am tired of saying this. Many of us are just bunch of clowns in the country.

I am not in support of the president using 3 or 4 cars in his convoy though but we all that is reasonable should accept that vehicles in his convoy are too much!

Not only the convoy, just everything about those in position of power. They spend excessively yet we keep borrowing and says no money.

Did someone just compare USA convoy to Nigeria!

Who be Nigeria president compare to USA president?

My bro, Nigerian politicians know that over 90 percent of Nigerians are daft. Nothing will even happen if he uses 3 to 4 convoy. These guys spend a lot of them selves, then cry there is no money, then heavily tax me to fund their life style. Bro, I am never going to be a pathrotic Nigerian. As long as politicians keep budgeting heavily for them selves. Imagine comparing Nigerian politicians, a so called poverty capital of the world to the US whose leaders have made crazy money for the country, rich society that provide quality public services. What we have in Nigeria is few id#ots ruling over the country. Men and women who can never ever amount to anything if not for free money.
The other day, one national assembly member budgeted 750 million for church out reach in his constituency. This is what they want me to pay income tax for. After i suffered to hustle for gigs abroad, dealing with terrrible naija image, defeating many obstacles, I will then path way with up to 25 percent of my income as tax to govt only for one to use it to fund a church. Can u see how useless these men are? Govt even send people on religious pilgrimage in Saudi and Israel. So, this is what I should be funding with my sweat? I will never ever ever ever ever love Nigeria as long as these moda fukas continue to behave like this.
These muda fukas wrecked our educational system, they will rather budget billions for their cars while budgeting poorly for education o, that is what u want me to fund with my sweat as tax. They will now send their kids to countries that have good budget for education, then take picstures and rub that on our faces becus they know that over 90 percent of the citizens are daft. I dont blame them. Most of these politicians are mentally lazy, weak, have nothing to offer to the world aside the fact that they are lucky to find them selves in resource rich country with terrible electoral system that they can manipulate. I dont blame them. Look at what they did to Justice clack, I HATE NIGERIA WITH ALL MY SOUL. THE COUNTRY HAS DONE NOTHING GOOD FOR ME, SO I CANT LOVE IT. THE COUNTRY IS RULED BY WICKED SOULS WHO TAKE OUR COWARDICE FOR GRANTED. I WILL NEVER LAY MY LIFE FOR NIGERIA.

nothingspoil70:
You can not compare the security situation in Ghana with that of Nigeria. The Nigerian leader just like his American counterpart needs more protection than that of Ghana

so, who created the seecurity problem in the first place? So, presidents and politicians deserve protection but I dont deserve protection and I am expected to give up my god given resources in our lands, pay VAT, pay income tax, pay levies, pay various charges to govt? Th$nder go fire all of una supporting madness.
They sing that Nigeria is broke but spend money like rich America, make it make sense to me. These guys can compete with rich countries in spending public fund but turn around to cry of lack of fund. Like WTF! Like WTF? Them swear for for this country?

FSBoperator:
This is what I could not seen to get with the disobedient camp.

Same Gbaja that exposed the whole thing is whom they say was behind it.

Will Gbaja implicate himself by exposing the ongoing scam by writing to the police, ICPC and DSS to carry out a thorough investigation while honouring a panel setup by the National Assembly to investigate the whole thing?

This Adeyemi guy who thought he could get the Obidients on his side to deflect to Gbaja is going to regret the day he is born because he is going to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and spend a very considerable part of his life in prison .

Not a big deal, they should allow independent investigation then and to find out who k#lled the other man and why.