jason123:

This why why people get angry when PDP paid agents come on NL to chat crap. These people can sell their parents to the highest bidder! No principle or conviction, they all hide under the pretense of intelligence to sway the undiscerning minds!

it is up to the people of edo to decide if they are happy been dragged into huge debts taken from banks for a fountain and a dualization of the road but fact remains this debts do exist(the government itself has not hidden the amount and even listed the banks it was taken from) and it will have to be paid .
What you need to ask was a fountain and a dualization of a overbloated 8 km road worth it when the time comes to pay and where will the funds come from.
Defaulting does not work nowadays ,if that is the solution some think to it as no new industry to make exra income has come from this excessive burrowing.
I warned Nigerians over GEJ and i am now warning against Adams.But if the people decide to re elect him then its up to them and will have to live with his legacy simple as that.
edo state already has one of the highest poverty/unemployment in the south.

gaddafe:

@op   can you swear that you don't belong to pdp?
PLS HOUSE TOMORROW IS PDP's PRIMARY ELECTION IN EDO STATE and this poster decided to rubbish the name of our comrade gov. Anyway may you die a miserable death.

Imagine him comparing Edo state to China and EU. I was actually thinking he would compare it with other states handled by Pdp. Nonsense! Arrant Rubbish!!!   

wait till the banks demand payment on the huge debt he has given the state
its actually easy to check the state debt for those who bother to find out and not bury their heads in the sand thinking creditors will forget the 50b debt.

How else can you show your bravery apart from fighting over the internet from the safety of the computer

Donbrig:

@ranlaen, you should be ready for insults for posting this rubbish against my governor. So you value the money PDP paid you to tarnish Oshiomole's image than the future of every Edo indigine? People like you are the ones PDP used in delaying our happiness for 8yrs fruitless years. PDP is a forgone issue in Edo. NEVER AGAIN.

You exchange one medicore governor in lucky for another in adams.
Its good to be governor of Edo state burrow 50 billion naira build an overbloated dual carriage way in a 8km stretch and a fountain and people are happy.Most in this state do not even remember what running water is like and the chief source of employment is been an agbero

unrattled:

hahaha!
Am sure the aim of the poster is surely being defeated hands down.
The thread is actually making Oshiomhole appear more people oriented and popular.

the aim is to make people aware of the debt he has created for the state ,to be popular in edo is not hard as long as you can shout and speak the thugs and market women way.
After all people were celebrating when lucky was first elected

oil was $9 a barrel in 90s?

upnefa:

i can c u'r a pdp man,n u shall surely fail,ingrate

Funny simply check my posts will show you i supported Buhari in last election ,unless he was a pdp candidate but thats besides the point .
Nothing wrong in pointing out how a poor state is about to inherit a huge debt  after this man is done with it.
Fact remains he has added a whooping 46b naira to the state debt with no new industry to show for it which is what is needed to pay for this debt.

I was raised to believe human life is priceless but society has shown me that is not true sadly.
Worth of a life to the government in Nigeria is actually zero naira ,they will just replace him with the 10s of millions of unemployed.

sad part is he was probably following orders even.
Poor training is not his fault but the fault of the corrupt NP that just send you out there with little training.
Good luck finding any more police officers who will dare come near a suspicious package again they will probably toss a grenade on it from now on

fm7070:

, work of a man speaks for him. majority cannot be wrong.

Majority in Nigeria are known for been wrong just look at GEJ 
Nigerians vote by tribal lines and religion.
Its called clueless masses.

50b naira debt.edo state was indebt for 4b naira when he got into office so he has kept the state in an extra 46b naira so far and counting on un needed project in one of the poorest states in the south with high unemployment and almost no industries.
So how will using all that money on a water fountain or dualization of a road pay the extra debt added ? i am sure some of the supporters here will answer that .
Over bloated pointless projects that makes a poor state more bankrupt,giving the illusion of "worthy" projects just to steal money

He has acquired more state debt then lucky ,spent over 2 years building a 8km stretch road that takes EU countries under 20-24 weeks on average to build a 5mile road.This is a flat road(ie no mountains or steep slope like in many eu countries) and was already pre existing.Average cost of building a fresh road in china is $1.3m a mile and in the EU $2-4m a mile for a dual carriageway.
Note this is for fresh roads that require total new levelling and lanscape before actual surfacing with new drainage.Airport road already existed in some form as a single carriage road .This is a road which was one of the few not to have any major potholes as compared to most other roads in benin that has totally collapsed espically in the once pride of benin GRA.
He has spent what is offically between 6-8 billion naira which is about $53m .Considering the average cost of building a road in EU with high labour cost,costly permits,slopes and a fresh road from scratch is $2-4m a mile then a 5mile which is is little over 8km should cost under  $20m at best.
Here is an article showing how the man is planning to leave the state in the total red
http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/75814/1/edo-state-who-will-save-the-heartbeat-of-the-natio.html

another white elephant.
Why is it in Nigeria we never repair or expand what we have before running to spent billions on new things .

In under 1 year this man has shown himself to be so clueless and resides over one of the most corrupt government in history as Nigeria is dragged further down the poverty line.
So the question here where are all the huge supporters he had on this forum during the election?
Is there anyone still able to justify his regime?

clinton is right .
poverty and a complete lack of education has lead nigeria to where it is.
revolution is the only thing left to kill the corruption .

they sent a single troop with what looks like very little experience and almost no protection to check out a suspected bomb?

GenBuhari:

Official rate of Naira was N21.89 = $1 through out Abacha's reign. This is verifiable by all statiscs and data.

Stop trying to defend Obasanjo's devaluation of the Naira by 500% and impoverishment of Nigerians.

Offical means jack when you could at best get a few hundred $$$ after loads of stress and only with a ticket.
Most Nigerians had to use black market which was 3-4 times that.

Ileke-IdI:

Just joking.

Turn that hate into something more passionate. Became an advocacy for Nigerian separation.

And that will end corruption and mismanagement how?
Last time i looked we have igbos,yorubas ,hausa and all sort of tribes on government looting  so i hardly think seperation will solve the corruption issue at all.
GEJ- minority niger delta
OBJ- yoruba
Deziani Alison-Madueke- again niger delta PH
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - igbo
Abacha- hausa

All are from different tribes all are corrupt and clueless.

When travelling to see friends and family around Nigeria recently i noticed how the level of poverty is so widespread and the states look barren .
for instance on a trip to the ancient city of Benin most side roads are totally broken while the government builds a dual carriage road .
Unemployment is very high and the state industry is non existant .Its not unique to edo state though just an example .
Problem is the governors just sit and wait for the yearly allocation of funds to blunder mismanage etc and then throw a small carrot out.
Well how about this make each state responsible for its own revenues period.No oil sharing money .
Let there be a grace period in which the share of oil revenues per state decrease gradually over 5 yr period and then cease.Then implement federal taxes on each state as a source of federal revenue with non oil state having the least to give it time to boost new industries.
That way states will be forced when they know there be no oil share coming up anymore to rebuild its industries.And that can only be better for nigeria as a whole.
If you look at some of the best countries to live in the world they have no oil or gas,australia ,holland,etc.
We need to make states wake up and build their industries there is not one state in nigeria not capable of a strong agriculture .There plenty of options for manufacturing ,mining list goes on.

well prior to the 1999 era of OBJ naira indeed sold for about 130-140 naira to the £.
You can argue offical rates all you wanted but try getting anything by strolling into the bank .
However OBJ government continued the same tradition of mis management and looting which is still present in GEJ.
But we need to break this cycle of corruption truth be told i don't think Nigeria can take anymore of this punishment.

what do you want when you make a thug your governor?
problem is he is exactly like 90% of the state population - thugs.
He is as bad as lucky and people are just too blind because he goes and shouts in rallies for market women and they are all too ignorant to know better.

I used other banks in past and GTB is certainly the easiest and most organised despite its high number of customers.
I spent 6 months abroad and 6 in nigeria and you can so easily move money ,check and bank online and if there any trouble phone them and get a fast answer and actual solution.

Actually like anything in life its good to know your fish.Catfish are bottom feeders which makes them pretty easy to feed.
My uncle owns a pond and stocks catfish and makes slender profit simply because he feeds them imported stuff and also makes the mistake of not cleaning the pond regularly.
You can basically feed them almost anything and yes that includes left overs but if u have to be careful to keep the pond clean and fresh water 2 times a week or so .Once a week if you got a air filter and pump but commerical ones are pretty expensive.
The size of your catfish is also very dependant on the type too,there are some catfish that grow to 50kg but those need acres of water space.

whats the pound rate in lagos please?

i like to know dollar and pound exchange rate if anyone knows please.

shows you that nigerians are easily manipulated despite their level of education.

boko haram is a symptom NOT a disease.
any lost revenue is lost to the thieves in power and would never have made it to the nation.
boko haram exist because of the numerous poverty stricken youths running around caused by many years of corruption.

firstly, nothing new .secondy,they will only attack nigeria if a president is elected or takes over that does not favour their policies.
they have GEJ in there who is perfect for them .so why should they want to bomb.nigeria was bought and paid for years ago and all its doing is performing for them as a good prostitute should.

easy - GEJ.the man about to put the final nail in the coffin.

so his only achievement in 3 years is to add a fountain and build a 2 mile stretch of road which was not even in bad shape before while 80% of other road in benin are rubbish.
ok he might not be as bad as lucky the thief but he is yet another useless and clueless governor.
to be honest to me benin city looks as poor as ever each time i visit it.
reason he appeals to people there is he speaks the tune that market women and agberos like which sadly makes up 75% of the state,even though they are as poor as ever.