₦airaland Forum

Stupedinluv:
What do we need robots for?

I like that you didn't flare up when I used the word ignorance earlier. The above says volumes about what you do NOT know about this subject. I would respectfully suggest that you stop posting on this subject. If you wish to continue posting, at least brush up a bit.

Cheers.

Stupedinluv:
What is the usefulness of this poo to Nigeria?
Is this a solution to something? Cos i am lost here *rolls eyes* sigh!

Quit displaying your ignorance. "This" isn't a solution to anything, but that's not the point. Solutions come from a mindset and certain skill sets, which are on display here.

I do wish however that you guys (not you specifically now) would not waste so much energy on undignified pissing contests. I find that it's those who have the least to offer that boast the loudest about the exploits of their kinsmen. I think we should conclude henceforth that anyone trying to beat the drums of tribalism on Nairaland is an empty barrel...
* second part of my post not specific to you, Stupedinluv

mmmustapha:
you fewfools didn't bother to read but jump to conclusion. your ignorance and hatred for North have shut your eyes that you no longer reason with your brains. if you like call it Islamization of Nigeria, we won't stop.

What's happening is as obvious as it is disappointing: nepotism, pure and simple.

Unfortunately, the South is just reaping the whirlwinds of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan's winds. The appointments during his tenure were (unless my memory fails me) just as biased towards the South. Say whatever you like about Obasanjo, but history records that he was a better-than-average head hunter who did seem to follow talent wherever it led him. He did more than any other president in recent memory to give every part of the country a sense of belonging (my opinion).

Don't blame the Daura man; the North probably sees it as payback for GEJ (and to a MUCH lesser extent) OBJ.

The question is: what is the South going to do about it?

frankline5:
Una never see any thing.
I wonder how sensible people voted for buhari while knowing fully well how bigoted he is.
Shme on all zombies that were deceived with the propaganda that "bigot buhari" is a change agent.

No. Shame on the Jonathan government.

Nigerians indeed always had concerns about Buhari. It speaks volumes that the people would decide to take a chance on a man they had previously rejected THREE times, rather than continue with Jonathan.

This is one of the most hilarious things I have read all year. This gem right here is worthy of the Booker Prize:

sumborri:
Not only am I about losing my woman, one rat is missing

For what it's worth, I hope you and your boo get over it...

Between 20 and 23 hours daily. OAU Staff Quarters, Ile-Ife (Much worse in most parts of Ile-Ife town itself though).

Billyonaire:
You are a student ? If so then I understand your angle to the discussion. I own business that requires 247 electricity and for the past 2 weeks there has been no supply in this part of the country. It cost me lots of money to keep the plants working.

Sir, I am not a student.
I now see why you are so passionate about the issue. All the same, the problem is not Fashola's profession. I think I have made that point, and I think we can lay the matter to rest at this point. All the best.

Billyonaire:
Listen, one of the chief problems in this country is people thinking that hey know a lot but when we travel abroad we realize how litle we know about things. Fashola has no idea how to improve the power sector even to the level he met it. Is there electriity in your neighburhood right now ? I can bet that there i no electricity. Why we defend incomptency is what really baffles me. Fashola is a good administrator but the energy requires specialized skill set. Who says he must generate energy from gas ? There are so many alternatives yet they blame their incompetenciea on alien factors.

I doubt that the part I emphasized above applies to Fashola. It certainly does not apply to me. I am not defending anything. I am simply showing you a loophole in your argument on this issue. Please do not make a big deal out of it. I happen to be an academic in the electrical engineering-computer science spectrum, and I know a thing or two about the Nigerian power system. I never said the sector does not require technical expertise. I insist however that we have enough technically sound engineers around that all Fashola has to do is listen, and apply sound judgement.

Oh, by the way, I am currently on OAU campus, where we enjoy power supply of ~23 hours daily right now, and often ~24 hours daily. Just to show that perhaps you do not have all the facts on the issue as you might think...

Billyonaire:
Sound you mean that there js no technical guy with excellent management skill in this country. That is untrue my dear friend.

There may be, but why leave a known quantity for an unknown, when, as I have explained, the need for the electrical engineering chops is far less than most people think?

Billyonaire:
...But then, Fashola knows nothing about electrical engineering and sciences. He is a property lawyer. Why put a square peg in a round hole. Key sectors like electricity, works and health do not need career politicians. Buhari was supposed to appoint a core electrical engineer that masters in Power Generation and Distribution.

But then, Buhari himself is not well-lettered. I understand he was never able to achieve the basic First Degree. How can a man with limited education function in a digital age ? I doubt if we will ever get it right.
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Hello. I have no issues with your other arguments, but this one about Fashola and Power drew my attention because I've seen it made elsewhere.

Please get this: it does not matter that Fashola is not an engineer. At that level, management skills are far more important than technical skills. And believe me, the core problems with Power in Nigeria are *not* technical. Policy, yes; economic, yes; political, yes, yes!!

Fashola has technically sound guys to work with; all he needs is to be able to understand issues, and make the right calls. A top engineer who is also a brilliant manager is your ideal minister of power. The next best option is to throw your best manager at the problem, in the belief that he will select and lean heavily on competent advisers for technical chops. Buhari seems to think that Fashola is the best of his *known* options. I agree with him. You should too.

azundu1:
I read this thread about Ogun river in Kara drying up suddenly. I was surprise at various speculations people were making about the incident including. See the thread here https://www.nairaland.com/3174249/ogun-river-kara-turn-dry

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT RIVER.

Those green grass you see are plants that grew by the riverbed...

OP, thank you for doing something that too many Nigerians just refuse to do: think critically. One really didn't need to visit the site to guess that something like this was at work. Hint: water flowing on the other side of the bridge [From where? Obviously from underneath the mass of greens].

I scroll through the responses to your post, and -as a teacher- I'm just amazed. Corruption fights back, we know, but apparently, ignorance fights back even more viciously!

Don't mind some mental midgets o.

seniorboy1:
...Now, it is the time for election and I’m aspiring to contest for the president of the faculty students’ association. I’m not just going into politics as I was once the PRO of my departmental association....

The question is: what are your mid-term (I'd say 7-10 years) and long-term (I'd say 15-25 years) career goals, and how will getting involved in politics get you closer to achieving them?

If you can identify a direct link between politics and your goals, then go ahead. Otherwise, forget about politics and identify other activities that are more likely to help you along your career arc faster.

God2man:
Nowadays, the world is fast becoming a terrible place to live. The enemy of the soul of a man, the devil, is out to pollute, defile and contaminate the lives of the children of men.

The hairdressing salon is another deadly strategy introduced by the old serpent, Satan to possess careless women.

God2man.

Chief, this is so wrong on many levels. I share certain elements of your concerns, but your conclusions are...well, the less said about them, the better.

Even though you browbeat your wife into sharing your view, I'll bet my last dollar that you've created a well of resentment in her. Hidden resentment is easily the most underestimated destructive force in families. You can reject Brazilian hair without going as far as to ask your wife to cut her hair. If you don't need her to look good for you to find her physically attractive, that's your prerogative. But remember that she is her own person, and deserves to look good (within bounds of decency AGREED by both of you, not decreed by you o, bros) if that is what she wants.

God give you wisdom,and take a little of the paranoia from you.

Checked86:
I can not believe that somebody that said this would still come up to open a topic to abuse Nigerian youths in defence of his master. It is government job to provide jobs for its people. Buhari is not doing well. I hate it when people blame the youths for the problem they know nothing about. The company I work with advertised for job and I was surprised to see people that turned up. 78 people came for the interview while we needed 7 persons. The youths didn't start blaming government for unemployment under Buhari's regime, it has always been the tradition; and I enjoin you to absorb the heat.

It is NOT government's job to provide jobs. It is their job to provide an enabling environment within which people can be gainfully employed, true. But more importantly, it is the "job" of every individual to find how s/he can add value to society, and thereby earn a living. This could be by pushing files in a ministry, or counting bills in a bank. If those jobs are unavailable however, the sensible individual should ask himself what value he's bringing to the table. Why should anyone part with money to select him (or his services) over millions of alternatives? If he can answer that question convincingly, you have a successful entrepreneur in the making, otherwise, the fault is 100% his.

EduRegard:
...university will teach you to look for jobs but never create one/

This is untrue. Does she mean Nigerian universities, or universities generally?

mis<cough>take

rheether:
Says who? It's a lie. Stop misleading the best public.

You don't have to respond to a post if you have nothing to say. You ask "say's who"? Why don't you read the confessions of some of your peers on this same page for starters?

doctokwus:
This is ethnic rivalry taken to ridiculous heights.
What is nigeria's total oil export,is it up to $9b that just industrial starch from just one company,not even entire agric export wud fetch $9b?
Maybe they meant 9b Zimbabwe dollars!

Must you see everything through the lens of ethnicity? You're better than this (at least, I hope so).

chivic:
Most Nigerians will agree with me that among the current ministers,Fashola is one that that stands out and with him in this current cabinet, a lot of us have great optimism that at least he will deliver.
In fact, Buhari's exclusive trust and believe in him made him to attach a combination of portfolios to him,believing that once he can deliver, then his administration would receive a lot of applause. It is worth mentioning that Fashola's success can earn Buhari a return ticket.

However,the recent increase in electricity tariff is not only shocking,but heart rending.
What went wrong?who advice him?who has brainwashed our guy? is there something at the presidency that makes people with good intention to begin to think upside down? Would Fashola in his smart reasoning ability have taken this, if it has been proposed in the last administration?does it make sense at all?
How on earth will the government increase Tariff for no light?are we not already paying more than what we get?Why don't the tell us that once we start receiving light on an average of 12 hours per day,then the Tariff of that area,region or Zone will be increased.?

Something has gone wrong!If even Fashola can confidently think like this,then we need an emergency prayer.

They should deliver service first before increasing Tariff. We are currently paying more than we are getting.And yet they are forcing us to pay more again for a futuristic promise. We need to occupy Nigeria for this.

Here we go again with the histrionics. Here we go demonstrating what the "black man" in known for: inability to see the big picture.
Once something hits us where it hurts as Nigerians, we go up in arms, notwithstanding the long-term impact (positive or negative).

Let's agree that it is harsh to jerk up the tariff at this point. Let's even agree that it is a life-changing issue for many. Having agreed on that, we should still consider the long-term picture.

Do we improve service quality before increasing tariff or vice versa? I'd argue that this is a chicken-and-egg problem, and we should just have a go at the problem the easiest way possible.

For me, the problem isn't the imposition of a harsh tariff regime. The problem is the absence of clear deliverables from the power companies. The tariff should be accompanied with a compact that bounds the generation/transmission/distribution companies to achieving SPECIFIC goals. Just as there is a schedule for tariff increase, their power sector road map must be clear on indices on which to hold them accountable. Once I see that, I can support the increase in tariffs. Without that, I feel I'm being taken for a ride.

anonimi:
Please see the post I responded to below for your answer. Thanks.

Okay. Sorry then, but I do not agree with you. I take it that you equated the two cases just to make a point.
Surely, you cannot believe a case where sufficient evidence has been unearthed to initiate multiple court cases is similar to one still in the realm of hearsay?

Please get me very clear: if someone got sufficient evidence against OBJ to send him to jail, I would be quite happy. Till then however, I will take all allegations against him as just that:allegations. And even then, I will never allow my impressions of the man (positive or negative) determine my ability to discern right from wrong.

anonimi:
What EVIDENCE do YOU have to back the $2.1 billion Dasuki money?
Please share.
Thanks.
Abi you are a HYPOCRITE ni

If I may ask, what's your contention about the Dasuki money: that no $2.1 billion ever passed through his office, or that it was never misappropriated?

anonimi:
General Olusegun Obasanjo (ret'd) was civilian president for eight years after three years of being military president in the 70s not so
Kindly point us to the audited budgets of the National Assembly for 1999-2007.
You can also point us to the audited budgets and accounts of NNPC during those eight years when the hopeless man was minister for petroleum, right
It is easy to write foolish letters after you are no longer responsible to score points with your 200 million mumu fellow citizens and be sure they will praise you blabbing message versus messenger bullshit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPytmuhYDAU

And-so-what? How does that affect the severity of the points he raised?

I totally understand the exasperation of the guy to whom you were replying. It's like even the most basic cognitive processes of the Nigerian mind are modulated by myopic personal, and sectarian considerations. You're obviously smart enough to know what "ad hominem" means, and yet here you are. How can we explain that?

The guy to whom you were responding wanted to know whether the majority of Nigerians think OBJ's accusations hold water or not. Are you saying they do not? If they do - and showing as they do that the NASS is basically helping themselves to a big chunk of our pie - are you Nigerians just going to bend over and take it? That, my brother, is the question.

Democracy works when the people are vigilant to defend their rights. I think Nigerians are just more interested in scoring points.

Whether OBJ is corrupt or not, whether he embezzled $16 billion or not, that's is a discussion for another day. And getting a little evidence on your side won't hurt, you know. BTW, I don't believe you can prosecute a man with a report from AITI, so, nope, that doesn't count.

139 x 3 = 417

258 x 2 = 516


Trust me, this is the answer. I know, highly annoying, right?

69.6 == 70A

freecocoa:
I agree, that it would have been best, had Enyeama been quiet, but Oliseh did what he did to walk all over Enyeama and i'm sure that's why Enyeama reacted. The fact that a person works for you doesn't make them your slaves treat anyhow. Oliseh is too pompous.

I fear the posts on this matter are sufficient for a foreigner to realize the truth: one of our biggest problems as a country is indiscipline. I love Enyeama to death, but given the picture that is beginning to emerge, he was clearly out of line. No matter how many caps he has won, coach is coach. After all neither Mourinho nor Wenger had a distinguished career, and neither of them would take that crap, not even in their early days as coaches.

For Enyeama to say the things he is alleged to have said, and for NFF to overrule Oliseh, I shake my head for Nigeria. For so many Nigerians to castigate a coach simply doing the right thing (perhaps you would have been happier for him to stand mute while Enyeama ran roughshod over him?) just because the transgressor is a "star", you have to conclude there is something deeply wrong with us as a people.

Royal155:
ADEOLA from Ondo State, Nigeria replies to the NBC on Radio
BIAFRA!

(Cf. Daily Post 15Jul 2015)

Dear NBC,

I respond to your mail below

My name is Adeola, I am a native of Efun Alaye in Ondo state, I
have been hearing about this Radio Biafra, until I decided to...

I have nothing to say about Radio Biafra or igbos.
However, I should draw your attention to the fact that there is no town called Efun Alaya in Western Nigeria. If you want to blame a typo, then get this: the likely place being referenced is "Efon Alaaye", and it's in Ekiti State.

Please be careful not to be used at this time. Some men just want to see the world burn.

[Hiatus resumed]

razavi:
I suspect the main thrust of my post may have been glossed over.

I thought I addressed it, but to be clear, would you lay out the main thrust of your post in a sentence or two? Pardon me for saying this, but while you have marshaled the words with adroitness, I think you are getting a little off-point. I would appreciate if you would, in your own words, identify the main thrust of your write-up that I have glossed over?

Montaque:
hey bro, the last question I left for u is yet unanswered. And let me ask u again,"assuming GMB couldn't tender his school certificate,and it turns out that INEC is about making a decision to disqualify him,will you still speak in favour of his eligibility ?.Cheers

If you had read my initial posts more carefully, you wouldn't need to ask this question. I did not realize my stance appeared ambiguous (my first sentence ended with "...the law is the law". For the avoidance of doubt, if Buhari does not meet the minimum requirement to contest for the office of president, I would not speak in favor of his eligibility because he would not be eligible.

How does that change the dynamics of our discussion?

Montaque:
my dear. I can't be hoodwinked by the hype about corruption. Because we have a bigger problem than that.

You keep saying we have a bigger problem than corruption. When I asked, you offered two answers which I thought I countered. You chose not to rebut, but here you are making the same assertion again.

A necessary prerequisite to solving a problem is to have proper grasp of its dimensions and characteristics. To be competent to elect a president, we need to know what that president needs to do (and hence the best man for the job).

May I ask you once again sir, what problem is it that is bigger than corruption? And I beg you in the name of God to either accept a good argument, or put forward a superior one.

NairalandOP:
I can see you cannot answer my question concerning Buhari's statement that Abacha never stole our money.

Let me helpya with that. You want to ask: does Buhari's statement about Abacha not show that he is a corrupt person himself? My answer: I do not know why he said that, but he goofed up. Let me remind you however that over the course of a life time, we each put our shoes in our mouth on more than a few occasions. Rather than judge an individual on one statement, I believe the usual thing is to look at the totality (including multiple statements and actions). I would rather ask: are you convinced that when you factor in all their statements and actions, GEJ is more capable of fighting corruption than Buhari?

So let's move to another question: Why did Oyegun, the APC National Chairman, say that Buhari will not probe past officials? Are they saying that all past govt officials who have milked us dry will be allowed to go scot free?

You ask who's the better choice between GEJ and GMB? The answer is simple: GEJ. If it were Fashola or Oshiomhole or Okorocha or Kwakwanso, my answer might be different. But since the best APC could present is an old clueless dictator whose academic credibility is being questioned at the moment, then I have no choice than to stick with Jonathan.

As I put it earlier, you cannot clean the Augean stables without getting some shit on your hands. Oyegun could have said that simply to calm the nerves of the Atiku's, IBB's and OBJs. Three quick points:

1. Being a David to PDP's Goliath means Buhari needs the support of said past leaders
2. Assuming past leaders are indeed not probed: are you saying that drawing a line under past misdeeds means GMB suddenly becomes unable to fight corruption
3. I find it instructive that the statement was allegedly made by Oyegun. That raises to me the possibility of Buhari disavowing the promise.

Can you tell me why GEJ is a better candidate than Buhari?

NairalandOP:
You did not address my concerns at all. OKay, let us do this one after the other. Let's just start with my first concern:Why did Buhari assert that Abacha never stole?

That's an odd question to ask me. I have never even seen GMB in person, so you should understand when I say I cannot answer that question.

I think rather than trying to create a list of all the indiscretions of either candidate, we might be better served to ask the more germane question of which is a better choice. To do this logically,we have to identify the necessary attributes to be a good Nigerian president, and then try to determine (via evidence) which of them performs better per each metric.

atlwireles:
Your comments on this subject matter are enough for any parent to despair.

Come, atlwireless, no need to be coy. What exactly about my comments do you take umbrage at?