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Effects of ignorance

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monkeyleg:
@rasputinn,

From news reaching us, The Thief and his deputy have been nabbed by EFCC, we are all waiting for the News to break. The game is up for Ogreedygbodigbo the Killer, wife fhuker, local armed robber, and his ugly Boy Uduaghan

This is the end of their evil clan

Someone spotted the fake ex-gov Uduaghan at the domestic wing of MMA yesterday,he came in an associated chartered aircraft.Make our security agencies shine their eyes o cos the orue fit dey arrange to borrow leg tule from area

EFCC move in fast and arrest that criminal.This is the end of the fake political kingdom of the ogreedygboririgbo of Africa;James Onanethief Ibori

Ribadu,this is your first lesson in politics 101

Kpele

@ OP,

Could you please post your real particulars;names,age,address,occupation etc,so I know one more person who does not wish Nigeria well.

You said you were just curious,but I can tell you've got issues with the composition of the squad,else why would you bother

honeric01:
I was nearly beaten to death after giving OBJ uppercut, dang i didn't even know it was his iron jaw my fist hit, menn that man don chop stone tire, but i was lucky to blow that his pot-bellied stomach, i will do it again but this time around in a mutalab style, i need a sponsor.

I'd gladly sponsor you if the target is IBB and all those lawmakers that have proposed criminal life benefits for IBB and the other idiots that ruled this country as military men.Shame on the so-called democrats that obviously don't know their right from their left

"Former President Obasanjo, then hopped into his car, a Toyota Landcruiser special utility vehicle, SUV, sandwiched between two excort vehicles with his security aides"

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/11/drama-as-man-attacks-obasanjo-at-lagos-airport/


"Obasanjo who was in a BMW 4x4 four-wheel-drive that was second in the line of about four-vehicle convoy was attacked as his vehicle was just driving out of the lounge"

http://www.thisdayonline.com/


With the ease with which the attacker was allaged to have assessed OBJ in his "car",and the fact that our journalists appear not to know what car he was driving in,I suspect it could be one of 'em keke marwa that neither have doord nor windows,hence the attacker had such easy assesss to the ex presido

^^^
Gloat on

@ ElRazur
Thanx for ur pic

For once,we have a government that wants to tackle to the perrenial problem of poor electricity generation and distribution in NJigeria,aka blackout,aka darkness due largely to massive corruption by workers of that hydra-headed monster of an agency called NEPA (never mind the PHCN name change,NEPA na still NEPA) amongst others.
The only thing I pray for is that GEJ should be elected come 2011 to finish what he's had the good sense to initiate;before then though ALL those crooks masquerading as members of electricity union should be SACKED and JAILED without benefit.

Bunch of sabotaging crooks,by the time government effects a mass sack in NEPA,what's the worst the idiots there can can do?go on strike?

To me,those bunch of incompetent bufoons have been on strike for over 50 years now.

Fellow nairalanders what's your take on the topic?are you for or against the power sector reforms?should NEPA be allowed to continue generating and distributing electricity in Nigeria?or the power sector should be liberalised like the telecom sector

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Here are some reactions to the news item above

WE’VE KNOWN THAT FOR LONG. WHILST AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY BUYS AND INSTALLS ELECTRICITY TRANSFORMERS AT THE COST OF N2.5M & N3.5M FOR LOW AND HIGH TENSION TRANSFORMERS RESPECTIVELY, IT TAKES NEPA N8M & N10M TO PROVIDE SAME SERVICES IN THE NAME OR ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT. WHY? COMPARE NNAJI’S XPERIENCE WITH COMMENTS ON PAGE 71 OF Leadership Newspaper OF TODAY, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NEGATIVE FORCES DO NOT WANT A CHANGE FOR THE GOOD IN THE POWER SECTOR.

Posted by: ROLLS , on Sunday, November 07, 2010

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Any Nepa staff or union that stands in the way of the proposed reforms should be treated as a national saboteur and should be jailed for life. I am surprised that nepa people do not know that they are the most hated Nigerians around

Posted by: Denis Ekpo , on Sunday, November 07, 2010





The so called Elecricity union of Nigeria is rubish. PRIVATIZATION must take place. The general secretary of the dead union may as well get a company and bid. YEYE secretary, dont deceive nigerians by telling us that Prof. Bath. Nnaji is planning to award the contract to his company. PHCN! your time is over. The casual workers as well are of rogues and need to be fired! Period.

Posted by: TICORICO , on Sunday, November 07, 2010
http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20101107683189

Saboteurs trying to derail power sector reforms — Nnaji

Special Adviser to the President on Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has said that some people benefiting from the rot in the power sector are fighting hard to derail the implementation of the Federal Government‘s power sector road map.



He identified the alleged saboteurs as some Power Holding Company of Nigeria workers, electrical contractors and importers of generators.



He said,” Think of it this way, the headquarters of corruption is with electricity distribution sector because you cannot have a transformer easily. For instance, the distribution companies in the last five years have not been audited. So by privatising them, you wipe out corruption there.



”Only for a period will the government be involved in the purchase of power. With time there will be a direct arrangement for purchase of power through bilateral agreement. So corruption is going to be drastically reduced there. Some people are not happy about it. Now they are fighting back to ensure that all manner of contracts don‘t go. Not to talk of those profiting from Nigerians who are using generators.”



Nnaji who spoke exclusively to SUNDAY PUNCH also said the leadership of the electricity unions fighting the Federal Government reform was doing so for selfish reasons.



He said, ”Let us look at the structure of the union. There are two units, the junior staff and the senior staff. The ones that are always at the forefront are the junior staff, the National Union of Electricity Workers. The secretary-general of the union, from what I understand, is not a worker of PHCN.



”They receive pay according to how many workers that they have. So one can only imagine that privatisation or anything that tampers with the status quo is going to be a problem for such people.”



Throwing more light on the issue, Nnaji said, ”One of the requests of the union is that the casual workers, about 10,000 of them, should be included in the workforce. So you can now relate what we are saying to that request. Government has a law about how to treat casual workers. It is actually mischief that is leading to this.”



He added, ”This government did something that has not been done in seven years. For seven years, the workers of PHCN had been owed their arrears, and this government within a short time of its life, took the decision, found money to pay the arrears. How is that not taking care of the workers? Let me also say that anybody, worker or no worker; union or no union, that is saying that the status quo should remain in this country does not mean well for this country.



”The Federal Government power plants generate approximately 2,400MW, the private sector power plants generate the rest to make up 3,500MW. So, somebody telling you that is what we should stay with and remain in darkness in Nigeria does not mean well for Nigeria after 50 years of independence. It is extreme selfishness.”



Reacting to this, the Secretary- General, National Union of Electricity Employees, Joe Ajaero, accused Nnaji of conflict of interest and selfishness.



He said in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, ”Nnaji has a private company, known as Geometric Power Limited, which can only start business if privatisation is implemented. They claim that they have exclusive rights, so they want to use privatisation to achieve their own selfish interest. The money the government paid[monetisation arrears] was owed by the same government, so why should we thank them for paying us?”



On casual workers, Ajaero said, ”PHCN is a government- owned company. It is against the labour law to keep someone for over six months without confirming their appointment. Some of them have worked for 10 years without pension, some of them are earning N10,000 a month, and they have wives and children.



”Before Nnaji was appointed in 2008, we had concluded the whole exercise. There was a verification exercise, thereafter, the employees were about to receive their letters when Nnaji came and stopped the process. It is not that they were just employed.”



President Goodluck Jonathan, had on August 26, in Lagos, unveiled the road map for the nation‘s power sector reform.



In the initiative, the country is targeting 14,000 megawatts power generation by 2013 and 40,000MW by 2020.



Nigeria currently generates an average of 3,500MW against a demand in excess of 25,000MW.



”Self-generation of electricity (from diesel and petrol generators) is conservatively estimated at a minimum of 6,000 MW i.e. more than twice the average output from the grid during 2009,” the road map stated.



Nigeria‘s average per capita energy consumption is just 129 kilowatt hours compared to 239kWh in Ghana, 491kWh in India and 12,607kWh in the United States, according to government estimates.



Brazil has 100,000 MW of grid-based generating capacity for a population of 201 million people, while South Africa also has 40,000MW of grid-based generating capacity for a population of 50 million people.



According to the road map, the Federal Government will sell 51 per cent of its stake in electricity distribution companies and thermal power stations to investors, while it will grant concession to private companies to run the three hydro- electric power stations.



However, the transmission grid would still be owned by government but managed by the private sector.



The Bureau of Public Enterprises has already invited bids for management contracts for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, but the sale of 51 per cent of government‘s stake in electricity distribution and generation companies could commence in December.



The 18 PHCN successor companies are Kainji Hydro Electric Plc, Shiroro Hydro Electric Plc, Jebba Hydro Electric Plc, Egbin Power Plc, Afam Power Plc, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc, Yola Electricity Distribution Plc , Ikeja Electricity Distribution Plc, and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc.



Others are Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc, Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc, Benin Electricity Distribution Plc, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Plc, Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc, Kano Electricity Distribution Company Plc, Sapele Power Plc and Delta Power Plc.






http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20101107683189

Ileke-IdI:
I am not forming pity for them, just saying that the journalism's choice of word is very undiplomatic and disrespectful.

If I decided to end a fight between my friend and I, and she later spreads it around that I surrendered, I'd be insulted. The most diplomatic way to report the news is to say that "Nollywood and Gollywood reconciled their differences". Not belittling the other by arrogantly suggesting it as a "war won by the superior"

Why not call a spade a spade
The numbskulls  from gully-wood or whatever they call themselves had tried,in pursuance of their new anti-Nigeria agenda to introduce a draconian fee misguidedly meant to chase Nigerian artistes away from Ghana

There's nothing disrespectful about the journalist's choice of word at all.Tell me what you find diplomatic in what the Ghanaians tried to do.
If the reasons for which you decided to end a fight with your friend are selfish,ulterior and far from altruistic,then your friend is well within their right to either agree to end or not to end the fight or spread the word that you've finally succumbed to their superior weapon against you,since you were not sincere in the first place

manmustwac:
^^you didn't win against shakter donesk

We allowed them because of Dudu

With the fabulous result Newcastle had in their last game,our boys should not allow them to try any nonsense.
We should play them with discipline and anger cos the three points are non-negotibale

[size=14pt]Come on you bloody scousers,do a bit of self redemption and get the three points off the darned chavs[/size]

[size=16pt]Where's the picture[/size]

khattab008:
1 Harry Rednapp
2 Carlo Ancelloti
3 Steve Bruce

Wow

Ileke-IdI:
And "surrender" is the best word for them to use?

So disrespectful.

Yes.Surrender is the very apt word to use.Tell me what was the rational behind that stupid brain wave decision they took that elicited the response from nollywood.Do you know any Nigerian that has tried to register a business outfit in Ghana,I'm sure by the time they tell you some anti Nigerian laws and fees newly introduced,which by the way,Nigeria's federal commerce and industries ministry as well as the CAC does not subject their people to such harrowing experiences.Infact Ileke,if you try form pity levels for those ingrates again, I go bulala you

Abeg,Amuneke is not qualified to assist Siaone joor

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I like your post jawe

dayokanu:
Cos I would include Mourinho,

In so many ways,to me Jose Mourinho has got to be the best coach in the world at present

dayokanu:
^^ Does this involve ex EPL coaches?

Cos I would include Mourinho, Benitez and Juande ramos

No.
There're enough coaches in thne EPL to name and take digs/swipes at
Or are you trying to smuggle in coaches in Germany through the back door?

[size=16pt]Suspended Reps lose N616m in six months[/size]


http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20101103411570

Now the teams are gonna play two games per week.With the penchant for the teams to travel by road and the terrible state of Nigerian roads,I foresee a chaotic situation where teams will find it impossible to make it back from their previous match venue and even the home teams will not be awarded walk over points as they themselves will be trapped on one of the numerous bad roads on their way from their own previous match

(1)Arsene Wenger
(2)Alex Ferguson
(3)David Moyes

I go with Arsene Wenger
His man management skills and technical nous are off the hinges.Plus he's the best at spotting and grooming young talents

Who is/are your preferred coach(s) in the English premier league.Adduce your reason(s) for any/all of your choice(s)

[size=16pt]It's got to be that short devil in Delta state,Emmanuel Uduaghan,yes[/size]