[quote author=authority2006 post=48095582]Even people who didn't believe in change now want to see change even though, they couldn't wait for 2019 to come. Lol.[/quote
Another Boko haram parcel is here for the government of round numbers. So daft that they can't even improve their blatant lies.
Two weeks ago, it was: Troops Rescue 38 Women And 42 Children -Channels Television. Another round number 38+42= 80.
Today they've received 800, 000 applications, another round number. smh
Meanwhile, Nigerians latest ringtone is the song below:-
After da election wey dem do dem do, dem do we still dey wait for da change da change, da change All the promise wey dem make Dem make, dem make E don dey be like say na fake na fake, na fake
Vatsyayana: Simple English! To diversify means to look somewhere elso. Whether internally or externally. Let's take for instance International Trade: you either diversify from importing to exporting or vice versa.
Diversifying exploration of oil from Niger-Delta to other parts of Nigeria is also diversification. Ogbeni Fayose all na diversification!
Don't you think you're are being economical with the truth? If moving exploration of oil from Niger Delta to other parts of Nigeria in your own school of thought is called diversification, then the movement of Fulani herdsmen from the north to south should also be called diversification.
You simply cannot diversify from oil to oil but u can diversify from oil to agriculture or agriculture to tourism etc etc depending on your main source of income which in our own case, it is oil. So therefore, economic diversification is when a nation has income from many different sources that are not directly related to each other.
The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has blasted president Buhari search for oil in the north saying APC led government lack basic understanding of what it means to diversify the economy.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor reiterated his fear that “Nigeria is in one chance bus”.
“The Chad Basin has been repeatedly prospected for oil by previous regimes for decades at great cost to the NNPC. No oil was ever found in viable or commercial quantities then; least of all now when the global oil market is depressed by excess production and necessitating cutbacks in exploration.”
“The Buhari regime is squandering funds Nigeria can ill-afford at this time, in chasing a fool’s gold to discover oil in the North at all costs. Monies needed to fund the budget and stimulate an economy in recession is being wasted instead in pursuit of a clearly sectional agenda.”
“Yet no one in his party, the media nor the National Assembly is willing to ask questions and challenge an increasingly autocratic government.”
“Nigeria is again being governed as if we are under a dictatorship. While the people face growing hardship and misery from a government that is no longer accountable to them.”
“I’m still thinking how a govt that saved three trillions in 3 months, which means they should be saving 12 trillions in one year, and recovered more than $100 billion (about 30 trillions) from looters, is expecting $120 billion from Dubai, including proceeds from Brutai’s $1.2 million mansion is struggling to fund common 6 trillions Naira budget.
If anything APC and Buhari told Nigerians contain 0.2% truth, by this time Nigeria will have enough money to fund 6 trillions budget for four years.”
Senate President Bukola Saraki, factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff; and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, are among 31 former governors whose alleged corruption cases investigated by the anti-graft agencies are likely to be reopened soon.
The list contains the names of Saraki, a former Governor of Kwara State; Akpabio (a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, and Sheriff (an ex-Governor of Borno State).
Other former governors include Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia); Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu); Saminu Turaki (Jigawa); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Joshua Dariye (Plateau); Ahmed Yerima (Zamfara); Gabriel Suswam (Benue); Martin Elechi (Ebonyi); Danjuma Goje (Gombe) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).
They also include Ikedi Ohakim (Imo); Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom); Achike Udenwa (Imo); Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa); Gbenga Daniel (Ogun); Jolly Nyame (Taraba); Boni Haruna (Adamawa); George Akume (Benue); Rashidi Ladoja (Oyo); Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto) and Adebayo Alao-Akala.
Others are Usman Dakingari (Kebbi); Adamu Mu’azu (Bauchi); Peter Odili (Rivers), and Lucky Igbindedion (Edo).
Part of the AGF’s letter to the ICPC, sighted by our correspondent on Monday, indicated that the cases against some of the former governors were investigated some years ago but charges were never filed against them.
The letter partly read, “It is clear that some of these governors and other politically-exposed persons have not been charged to court despite the fact that the ICPC has concluded their investigations, concerning allegations levelled against them, for one reason or the other.
“It is the position of the present administration that all ex-governors, who the ICPC had long concluded investigations into the various allegations levelled against them, should be immediately prosecuted.”
The letter also gave the Chairman of the ICPC a 14-day ultimatum to “remit the duplicate case files concerning the politically-exposed persons investigated by the ICPC over the years” to the office of the AGF.
Divinehenrich: Op. You really did a wonderful research. But you forgot to mention "IBENO BEACH" that beach is a significant tourist attraction. Akwa Ibom is really a cool state.
I've heard so much about that beach and that the best time to visit is on boxing day.
I sincerely appreciate the fact that almost everyone here regards this matter a very serious one, this alone warms my heart a little. I have read through every single comment on this thread and I appreciate everyone. I couldn't take down the names of those whose comments aligned with my aim of keeping my marriage, but I thank everyone all the same. I realised from a myriad of comments that informing my people will mean a beginning of the end for my marriage. My daughter too is a major consideration. Above all, she's carrying another 6 week pregnancy. I have therefore decided to eliminate (or maybe suspend as the case turns out) informing any of my family members. I decided to play the records to her while I added some words. I started by telling her that my love for her made me decide to talk to her and not to anyone who would possibly fuel separation in my home like her sisters have done. She was shocked because she had never heard any allegation from me towards her elder ones before. She thought I was crazy and I wanted to bring up what was not. Then I played a little while I summarised the wildest words from her sisters which I heard in other discussion. For the FIRST time, my wife couldn't deny ANYTHING as she was convinced beyond doubt that she had been finished. She cried bitterly as I talked further but did not know what to do. But what pained me further was that it was obvious she cried because she saw that I was going to turn to an emperor and ridicule and justifiably disgrace her elderly advisers, NOT really because I was betrayed.
Right there, I was looking for a particular one to play and then even heard what I didn't hear before. Her eldest sister said she had discussed with some other siblings to intensify efforts towards her job search that as soon as she gets a job, she would have to be sending money home for them to create something for her in their town so she could come settle. She cried further as she heard it too. I told her the implications of what she had done to me with her people and then left her in the room because my baby girl was disturbing me. Anytime our voices are not friendly, she interrupts and cries for attention. I took my daughter to the living room and was playing with her.
After about 1 hour, she came to the living room and fell down before me as she cried further, saying "I'm sorry". Then I asked her to state exactly what she was begging me for - her betrayal or her siblings' offence. She knows me very well, she quickly said her betrayal (even though I knew that wasn't the primary cause of her heavy heart). Then I told her I was willing to forgive her in the spirit of upholding my marital vows to her. I explained further that for the sake of our daughter and the unborn one(s), I was willing to forgive her and build a stronger home with her. She felt a little relief knowing that she was getting back into me. I then said "but from this minute, I'm in a ruthless war with anyone, I repeat, ANYONE who is determined to break my home as I now have to guard our togetherness jealously". I stated further that the only thing I would hold against her was if she ever stood in my way. Just as if a thunder just struck and killed someone dear to her, she cried loudly again saying "she had finished her life". She said she would be the one to suffer in the war I just declared and that I should just allow her to call all of them and tell them never to meddle into our affairs again. I refused to fall for that trick and held my stance that my resolve was not going to change and I walked away. Since then till this moment, she has been like a mourning widow. When it was time for food, we ate together as usual and I've been the one trying to talk now. She hasn't spoken with anyone on phone since then, although I don't know about Whatsapp or BBM chat. Now she's waiting for the next available opportunity when she could plead for her sisters again... only God knows for how long the waiting would be. Let me quickly mention that she sent me an SMS from the bedroom a while ago: I CAN SEE THE HANDWORK OF THE DEVIL IN THIS WHOLE MATTER, PLS LET'S TRY TO RESIST THE DEVIL THIS TIME SO HE CAN FLEE FROM OUR HOME. I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD DEAR".... I simply replied from the living room: "ON THE CONTRARY HONEY, I CAN SEE THE HAND OF GOD. CAN'T YOU SEE IT?"
On another note, I do not want to assume that she will not tell her sisters, although it might take a while because she knew they would rebuke her for delivering them into the hands of their 'enemy' through Call Recorder. But before she informs them, I think I'd follow someone's advice here too that I should reveal it to someone who could keep it away from my mum and sisters, which is surely my Dad - just to put someone in the know, in case I begin to smell rat poison in my food... lol. What do you think?
Since you have rejected wise counsels and chosen to be politically correct in marriage lest they say....
While you're at it, Kindly do the following:-
1)leave the recording to one trusted member of your family, for future reference.
2) Make it a duty to say hello to nairaland atleast once a week for the next 6 months so that we know you're still alive coz e bi like say na your remaining testicles u want make lala take write ur condolence register.
Be wise, follow this advice except there is something you're not telling us.
GoldenJAT: call a family meeting sharply....giv them no room 2 suspect that you are up2 something,do make sure every1 of her siblings are there ...as well as urs.. play those records for them... and divorce her.. the marriage is over already... Just tell urself d hard truth.... u married a wolf in sheep clothing... that family is a cult,prepare 2c and hear more than u can take.... ur time start's now.. I personally be following you up.. don't mind having ur number... stories like these one.. is what makes men treat even d good women with disdain. ...it breaks my heart 2 know that those that can clean ur tears are actually d ones that will make u cry blood.. u will come out stronger. the Lord is ur strength!
tushgirl: Good day all, I met a guy around February,initailly someone gave him my bbm pin so we were chatting but I wasn't into him then(because I haven't seen him then),i would always ignore him or reply sometimes....i. Began to feel something for him toward April ending so the chat and calls were regular...we started dating and the relationship was going on smoothly,we met and I fell in love immediately...my feelings for him was so strong,i told him him I felt and he told me same too.
We were suppose to meet last week but he suddenly text me and told me about a meeting he was to attend so I accused him going to see other girls and not the said meeting. I told him my mind,how I felt he is a womaniser,i said many things but I never insulted him,i later called and apologise even when I know he might have been with another girl that weekend....i have been begging this guy since Friday,he said he had heard bit he refused to ping or call me I'm not exaggerating but I get admires everyday..i have someone seeking for my hand in marriage,a very comfortable person.
Nb:This guy don't have much,but I still don't c care.
Pls talk sense into my head,insult me,i want to forget about him totally.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari and three of his ministers are currently indisposed.
Lawal disclosed this while saying the opening prayer at the beginning of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari is currently in London on a 10-day vacation during which he is scheduled to see Ear, Nose and Throat doctors in relation to what the Presidency described as his persistent ear infection.
On his arrival at the venue of the meeting, Osinbajo had asked the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to offer Islamic prayer while he asked Lawal to say the Christian prayer.
Mohammed simply asked God to grant the cabinet members wisdom as they make national decisions at the meeting.
When it was the SGF’s turn to offer prayer, he asked God to be with the President who he said was on “medical vacation.”
He then proceeded to name ministers who he said were indisposed and asked God to heal them.
Lawal started with the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Aisha Alhassan, who he said “is recuperating in US after a surgery.”
He also prayed for the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who he said “is down with back pain.”
Shortly after he concluded his prayer, the SGF was reminded that he did not mention the Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril.
Lawal quickly added Jibril’s name to his list of sick cabinet members.
He however did not disclose the nature of Jibril’s sickness.
Buhari had left Abuja for London on Monday after the Presidency confirmed that he had been battling with persistent ear infection.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had issued a statement saying, “President Buhari will take 10 days off and travel to London from Monday June 6th, to rest.
“During the holiday, the President will see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist for a persistent ear infection.
“The President was examined by his Personal Physician and an E.N.T Specialist in Abuja and was treated.
“Both Nigerian doctors recommended further evaluation purely as a precaution.”
Buhari had since written to the National Assembly intimating the lawmakers of his medical vacation.
He then informed them that Osinbajo would be performing the duties of the President according to the constitution while he is away.
MisterGrace: Who effing care about your JP cough? Lol... what is so important about it? You obviously don't know the bible too. Perhaps you are one of those that are polluting the concept of Christianity.
Shalom my a55.
THE PURPOSE OF INFORMATION IS TRANSFORMATION! If you're not continuously undergoing an internal transformation through the influx of information, then you're either getting the wrong information or not diligently applying the information that you're getting. Stop resisting the God kind of change while accepting man's kind of change such given to you by Buhari and APC! Allow God's Word to transform you into something outstanding! Go back to your first love.
MisterGrace: And to think that you are calling yourself a christian is funny. Stop deceiving yourself. You are far from being one.
Okay son, let me give you the Chocolate Milk that you truly desire if that will help you HEY HEY HEY!!! stop with the crying already...if your eyes remain cloudy from all those tears then how in the world will you be able to SEE the person that God created just for you? now here is your last piece of tissue, Ctrl+Alt+Delete that "woe is me" attitude and time to get your FOCUS back (get it?)
Emotions + Frustration=a bad decision}a bad decision is made in the mist of a weak moment,but that moment can completely alter a piece of your destiny forever}
Having said that, God will not miss you, Christians will not cry over you and the church will keep marching on because you are not the center of the universe. GROW UP, BE A MAN AND SOLDIER ON.
MisterGrace: 1. The only lady I come love all my life was deceptively snatched away by a so called effing pastor:
He came up with the 419 of seen vision that I was gonna end up as a drunkard, a smoker, a wife beater and a serial cheat (I don't even know what it feels like to cheat, I have never even now tried to smoke let alone becoming a wife beater even till now... but I am not a saint though...) To cut the story short, the pastor ended up snatching her away and eventually married her.
Your decision shows you are about to fulfill his vision
Maybe I will embrace Buddhism in the future, but for now, I am tired of Christianity as a religion and Christians in general.
Pls ignore my grammatical blunders.
Congratulation and for your information, God will not miss you and Christians will not cry over you. GROW UP.
Gamesmart: So highlight for us where you answered the question about the seriousness of the government here.
Fashola answered it but still you didn't see it.
Nasir El Rufai now answered it and you still can't see it.
Don't tell me you allow bubu to subsidize your eyes or you've allowed his body odour to becloud your sense of reasoning coz what you're looking for, u won't get it from me.
Gamesmart: What I said was you should answer the question, not to ask a question.
What do you think?
Not what Fashola thinks. Not what Obama thinks.
This is what i think.......
"If another government was in power, let us assume General Buhari was the President of Nigeria, he would not withdraw the subsidy. He will fix the problem. He will audit who is taking the money in the subsidy, who is paying what, how the money multiply three times in one year and fish out the thieves and deal with them". "So, why do you think Jonathan lacks the political will to deal with them?" "Because they financed his election. But Buhari would have sorted that out. That is the first thing to do. Now, while you are paying the subsidy, even one quarter of what you are paying is a lot. General Buhari's administration would have ensured that within 12 months all the refineries are working at full capacity. His administration would have built the fourth refinery that will bring our domestic production to the point that we don't need to import a single drop of petrol. And once we can produce our petrol from our own crude oil, at out own cost, we can sell it at any price we like. That is what Buhari's government would have done. Nigerians made a very big mistake for not electing Buhari, and they are learning every day. Many people have told me that they voted for Jonathan and they are regretting it now. There is no question of Buhari withdrawing subsidy because he has been Petroleum Minister, Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) and so on. He built three out of the four refineries we have in this country. And he built that out of patriotism to ensure that we can produce domestically. So, the question of withdrawing subsidy would not even be on the table". - Malam Nasir El-Rufai, (Vanguard Newspaper January, 08, 2012).
Gamesmart: I am still waiting for your opinion of how this proves your point about the seriousness of the government.
According to Fashola, a "serious" government will fix power problem within six months; few days from now will make it one year since this government took over, yet the problem has gone from bad to worse. So based on Fashola's principle of uninterrupted power supply, is this not an indictment on this administration that it is not a "serious" government?
Gamesmart: What you just said has no relevance to if this government is serious or not.
Before coming up with that answer, i checked your previous post and i discovered you worship this government and you don't see anything wrong with it. So that was a perfect response to a person like you as the answer captured both the government and the opposition.
Gamesmart: Why don't you answer your own question, we will like to hear what you think.
Well this is what i think................. i think politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
pendy79: it sure doesn't require ROCKET SCIENCE as Lagosians can see at the Lagos Island Maternity and all other lagos state owned public institutions on the Island and Street Lights with Traffic Lights linked up to the state powered IPPs.
the IJU water works is on IPP, LASUTH is on IPP, ALAUSA state secretariat is on IPP
I think PDP need to step aside and allow COMMONSENSE REVOLUTION take place in Nigeria.
MODIFIED. Load of uneducated, misinformed and illiterate comment on this thread.
Power generation is on the Exclusive List of the Federal Government just like Security, Military and INEC.
No state can constitutionally generate more than a certain amount of MWs except THEY WILL SEND IT TO THE NATIONAL GRID FOR OTHERS TO SHARE, so Fashola knows what he is talking about.
LAGOS WON'T STUPIDLY GENERATE POWER FOR JONATAN TO SPREAD, TINUBU TRIED WITH ENRON AND WAS BLOCKED by obasanjo and PHCN.
Rolings: Yes you remembered him saying a serious government will fix power problem in 6 months but you didn't tell us where he said it . He has clearly explained that he said so in the context of lekki Ipp and he has even challenged you to come up with an audio or video recording so what is your problem.
While he's at it, tell him that Nigerians are also waiting for him to deny advising us to swallow the hike in electricity tariff as it would lead to improved power supply but now we're virtually paying for darkness nationwide.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has denied ever saying as the then Governor of Lagos State that if given a chance, he could fix the problem of electricity in Nigeria within six months.
Fashola, who was speaking during a programme on the Nigerian Television Authority Network on Tuesday, which was monitored by our correspondent, urged those crediting the statement to him to stop peddling falsehood.
The minister challenged anyone with a recording of where he had boasted that he could provide regular electricity to Nigerians within six months to publish such, insisting that he had only promised that he could supply a community in the Lekki area of Lagos with power from an Independent Power Project in the state within six months with the permission to do so.
He said, “I have heard that I said that electricity problem will be solved in six months. I have never made the statement. Anybody who has a video of where I said this should please make it public. The point I made was when I was handing over the Lekki IPP because we had about 10 megawatts of power there.”
Mr Fashola, you may not have directly promised regular supply in six months but i remember you saying, "a serious government will fix the power problem in six months". So is this an indictment on this administration that they are not a serious government?
Buhari behaves like an imbecilic Apple seller in a market with other competitors. He sits down with other sellers with their fruits, waiting for buyers. Fortunately, a buyer turns up after hours of waiting and approached him first and went, how good is your Apple and how much will you sell them to me. Buhari jumps and tells the man, oga sir, my apples are rotten, but I am a very good man, these other sellers have very good apples but they have questionable characters. At the end the man thanks him for his stupidity and crosses over to another seller and buys apples from the man. The buyer wants Apple and not you. These foreign investors want a good and enabling stable business environment to invest not how good Buhari thinks he is. In the next three years Buhari may not be the president again, and a company building a refinery or car producing industry may not have finished. So they want a good Nigeria sold to them not a good Buhari. Buhari should learn how to sell Nigeria and not himself.
MEANWHILE....NIGERIA IS NOTHING BUT THE CITADEL OF HYPOCRISY.
This is a country where 274 girls were alleged to have been abducted from school and there was universal uproar. Placards, conferences, demonstrations etc all directed towards the wrong direction. For two years some people are still protesting and asking questions that has been answered by events over and over again. I applaud them for their doggedness even when some of us think it was misdirected and absolute waste of time. In this same country, hundreds of people were killed in the north by the military attached to the Chief of defence staff, and after some weeks there was a genocide in Agatu, where more than 500 citizens were massacred followed by more than 40 citizens slaughtered in Nimbo by Fulani herdsmen. these seemingly unprovoked killings were heralded by the killing of some IPOB peaceful protesters in the south east and other pockets of extrajudicial killings. Do you know what happened, no one talked, no one demonstrated, no one called for anyone to resign, no one occupied any place. I did not hear the labour people sing 'solidarity forever'. Now in the same country, the govt makes an economic decision, removes fuel subsidy, and people are talking about demonstration and all sorts of rubbish. Nigerians should wake up and stop following bad selfish leaders. When the fuel subsidy was removed in 2012 you were deceived to oppose it, three years down the line, you had the shame to accuse the same person that fraught to remove fuel subsidy of enriching himself and corruptly diverting money from fuel subsidy. So why were you demonstrating? And why are you about to demonstrate again? Now my question is, where do we place our values as a country? Or are we just a nation control by a zombie spirit, acting like robots remotely control from a dubious politician's pad? What informs our reactions to things? Are the things we react to and the way we react to them being controlled and dictated by the people we should reacting against?
chronique: Fuel subsidy removal: a good decision taken too late
I really don't know how I should greet my readers and in what languages I should greet them. I'm a Nigerian not vast at speaking any local language fluently,but will try and greet in English language and the little yoruba language I know.
Congrats on the subsidy removal/happy subsidy removal!(English)
Eku subsidy o!!!(Yoruba)
Now that we're done with the greetings,let's get down to business. Pls,permit me to be as vocal and rude as I want to be. It won't be forever;it will be just this once and the reason I'd like to go that way,is cos I think it's payback time and like you and I know,payback is always a bitch!
I'd love for us,to cast our minds back to january 2012 under the regime of ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan popularly known as GEJ. The PDP government at the time,had concluded that paying subsidy on petroleum products,was a collosal waste of scarce national resources,as the exercise was riddled with monumental fraud,the subsidy itself wasn't getting to the ordinary Nigerians,and that the act of subsidy payment wasn't economically sustainable due to the fact that it only created wealth for a few Nigerians. Government at that time,had decided to take the bull by the horn and do what was right. However,the opposition party at the time,the labour unions,and the oil cartel enjoying the subsidy payments,decided to twist the arms of govt behind,by sponsoring protests to kick against the policy. This protest gave birth to the popular occupy Nigeria protest. Economic activities were shut down for over a month,people couldn't even access cash via ATMs,riots and protests took place at various locations,a lot was said in the media and the whole thing was blown out of proportion. Some irate youths who took to the streets to protest and riot,never made it back home;they were gunned down by trigger happy security agents. The opposition,were very much ready to make the country boil. Government tried in futility to sell this idea to the country,as the very best decision. Some of us who knew this was the right thing to do,tried in our own little ways to educate those around us both one-on-one,and on social media. But our efforts were in futility. We were called all manner of names,maligned so badly,accused of being beneficiaries of the fraud,etc. I took a barage of insults from lots of ignorant folks,arguements became heated and I ended up deleting some friends from way-back,on my facebook. Even my ex-fiancee took part in throwing shades at me and considering we had just broken up,what a perfect opportunity it was for her. Well,since Nigeria is a land made up of mostly illiterate and ignorant folks,their voices were louder. Negotiations went back and forth and govt jettisioned the idea of a full subsidy removal. Those in power today,were the ones who vehemently opposed the removal of subsidy then. The new government has given us divergent opinions over this subsidy issue. When they were not yet in power,they said there was nothing like subsidy and it was all fraud. They got into power,said there was nothing like subsidy,agreed there was subsidy,back tracked on it,and finally agreed that there was a lot of corruption entangled in the subsidy scheme(the same thing the previous govt said in 2012),and have finally decided to stop paying subsidy. The saying that spectators are always the best players,aptly describes this present govt. Prior to the elections,they had dazzled and bamboozled their teeming supporters with the notion that they had full grasps of how the ideal Nigerian environment should function and work. One of them,a certain Professor David Tam West,had gone on air to do a ludicrous arithmetic of how petrol should be sold for not more than #40 naira per litre. Fans of the new govt had eulogized him and even tipped him to be the incoming petroleum minister. It's amusing that this same "erudite scholar" who had told Nigerians that they could buy PMS for #40 naira,can't help the present govt make that possible. According to unconfirmed statistics,Nigeria spends between $7-8 billion dollars a year on subsidy. If we take the mean of this figure for the last 4 years when subsidy should have been removed,it would give us $7.5 billion dollars a year and when you multiply that by 4,it gives you $30billion dollars in 4 years which amounts to roughly about 5trillion naira in 4 years. This figure sounds too huge to be true and in a bid to give our arguement some kind of credibility,I'd love for us to halve this figure into 2. This would leave us with a conservative figure of about 2.5 trillion naira spent on subsidy in the last 4 years. That's more than half of our previous yearly budgets. In a nutshell,about 2.5 trillion naira has gone into private pockets in the last 4 years. I read a report that stated that Nigeria had spent over 4.5 trillion naira on petrol subsidy in the last 7 years. This was an article published in 2015. It is obvious to every sane person that subsidy should have been removed a long time ago. But the insincerity on the part of politicians in power today,the gullibility of a larger percentage of the populace,and the wickedness and greed that generally permeates the Nigerian society,made this impossible.
In 2012 when subsidy should have been removed,I watched different celebrities(actors and musicians),media practitioners,politicians et al,converge at the popular Ojota garage for days,protesting this noble action. Where are the likes of Seun Kuti,Femi Kuti, KWAM 1, Ras Kimono, Pasuma Wonder, Salawa Abeni, Dede Mabiaku, Eldee, 9ice, Olamide, Ruggedman, Eedris Abdulkareem, Banky W,Ade Bantu,Desmond Elliot, Kunle Afolayan,Bimbo Akintola,Pst Tunde Bakare and others who gathered to dance at Ojoto like witches and wizards in their covens practising witchcraft in excitement? What do they have to say? Do they still want to continue the witchcraft dance at Ojota? Or will they humble themselves to admit they erred in opposing the right decision? These set of people led gullible youths to reject a sound policy,and to encourage profilgacy in the name of subsidy payments. Yes,most of these people are people I personally like in the industry,and some of them are people I have huge admiration and respect for their works. But the truth must be said;they have to tender unreserved apologies to Nigerians,most especially the ignorant youths they misled(those who joined the protest cos they looked up to them as role models).
I am not a fan of Buhari and I have never hidden that fact. Forget about all these integrity gibberish being fed us about him;there are men and women of honor with integrity other than Buhari. Nations all around the world,are looking at electing leaders with charisma and bright ideas and innovations to move their country forward,not old men who should be enjoying their retirement in peace,and acting as elder statesmen. In almost a year of Buhari being in power,we have seen how he has dragged us all back to 1983. Even kids being born today,are being forced to experience the wonders of 1983. It's a shame that in 2015,a country of a 170million Nigerians,couldn't present a better candidate other than a 73 years old leader who had ruled the nation before,to challenge the former president. Everytime I think about it,I almost weep for the youths of my generation. That being said,I won't act like a hypocrite and join in condemning the subsidy removal;I'm not that stupid. If I supported the policy under Jonathan,why shouldn't I support it under Buhari? The only painful thing is that,we're taking a decision that should have been taken when we still had life in 2012,now that we're almost dead in 2016;I hope and pray we survive it. The naira is almost useless and worthless as at today. Prices of goods and services are already too high and by the time we factor in the subsidy removal,it will further push the cost of goods and services high;how do we navigate this? As painful as it is,as daunting a task as it is,we just have to face it head long. But all in all,this is the only sensible thing I have seen this government do. It's just that it is coming at a bad time.
I read on a few social networks how people are already preparing to do an occupy Nigeria season 2. I hear labour unions are already pushing for a showdown. I'd love to appeal to all those who have this protest and economic shutdown in mind,to please desist from it. They'd only succeed in causing more hardship cos the current Nigerian president is a man that has ears but doesn't listen. If the security agencies kill 1,000 people as a result of this,it won't move him. Infact,as the security agents starts killing you guys,he'd be on the way to the airport to board the Nigerian "Airforce 1" to UK,and from there announce to the world that the Nigerians being killed,are the ones supporting corruption. You and I know that the only thing Buhari knows,is corruption. You can't ask him any question without him adding corruption to the answer. Please,do not disrupt the plans of other people. I have mouths to feed,I have debtors to settle,I have projects to execute and the economy isn't helping right now. The last thing we want is to lose everything we've worked for and invested in. This is the change you were promised;take up your cross and walk. Let's hope that the removal of subsidy would go a long way in sanitizing the oil sector,and that the subsidy funds would be channeled into more profitable ventures.
Once again,"eku subsidy"(happy subsidy).
This article was written by @RIO_BILLS
When GEJ removed subsidy in 2012 and suggested that the price of PMS will go up to N120, some people organised occupy Nigeria. Four years down the line, Buhari is repeating the very same thing with higher scourge of proposed N145 per litre and no one is talking. I am happy we have learnt the hard way to think before opposing policies. However, I have a concern here. Why must this govt tell lies to Nigerians? I have said it over and over again that you cannot remove subsidy and have official price. Petrol is not different from egusi or rice marketing. You can only have official price if you regulate the price of production and wholesale price. If you do not, then it is to whom it may concern. What subsidy does is to equalise cost and defray excesses on the part of marketers and make it feasible for them to profitably sell the commodity at the same price. If you remove subsidy, you must remove official pump price because you cannot equalise the cost with mouth. people import petrol from all over the world giving rice to differences in landing prices due to freight costs, distances etc. We must complete the truth and stop playing politics with numbers. People should be told that they are on their own. If you pull up in a garage forecourt, take a glance on the price, if what is there, or what the pump attendant tells you is the price is OK by you, fill up and go your way, if not, go to another station. This is how we buy everything in Nigeria and all over the world. Enough of politics of numbers.
AGF lacks the locus standi to instigate a chemical or biological missile into the office of the SP and DSP as these are the same persons that examined in-order to test the suitability of his appointment as the AGF; which if allow(i.e. the wishes of the AGF) to go ahead, will therefore render that exercise null and void.
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