₦airaland Forum

Esseite:
The bolded is the reason a lot of us are rooting for peter Obi...

The same way our railway construction is the most expensive in all of Africa despite being constructed on huge loans..

Music to my ears. That was our song in 2019. Just to hrlp the hapless evobomy survive this government's recklessness and financial strangulation.

With him in government perhaps the naira will probably not be as weak as 420+ today and certainly the debt will not be anywhere near what it is today with a quarter of the budget going to service just one rail line from Lagos to Ibadan.

We said so in 2014. That nothing will change fundamentally for the better with this structure. So it will be post 2023 no matter who is elected. No amount of insecticide can rid a swamp of bugs. It's structure ensures all effort will be in futility. So is Nigeria and corruption.

Ecstasy154:
https://thenationonlineng.net/nnpc-operational-expenses-of-idle-refineries-hit-n6bn-in-october-report/

Said enough about this criminal organisation.

Exactly Mr. Obasanjo. A Constitution recognized, deliberated and agreed structure is always the best.

Proves Lagos APC was not democratic in the first place. If not the same folks will just reaffirm what they had been doing all along. But this outcry is probably because it was bent all along, thoughts we had been expressing for upwards of 4 or more political terms now. That there is simply no democracy in Lagos state.

Anyone devoid of sentiment knows this. Lagos is just a political fiefdom and it has consequences for the long term viability of any interests holding it hostage. Lagos may have made certain progress under the visionary leadership of its 'strongman' but when nature does a 'Houphet Boigny' or a 'Mobutu Seseseko' then the value of true democracy becomes apparent.

I think this is good for long term democracy in Lagos. Today Lagos is like a rich man married to five house wives and twenty spoilt children. If you understand this then carry on thinking...

hmmm

TroubleMaker47:
Pavillion hotel and suites Ayepe Ogun state

They should be called out and complaints made to the police to start an investigation into whether a blackmail racket is ongoing.They should also be flagged on all tourist brochures and travel and leisure websites to send a message to the industry that it is not acceptable. Let them research into the means by which qualitative security is provided by bigger industry players.

Izongdave:
Considering the security situations in our country, I'll support this, not withstanding that the hotel will also take full responsibility for any leak of customers privacy into the public space in the cause of doing business with them.
Not like you're doing a naked show in their room na?

There is absolutely NO CONSIDERATION for this. If you can accept this you can accept government putting monitoring devices in your homes, in your offices and anywhere you consider a private space. Because by your logic a whole lot more people comit crimes in homes, offices and other personal properties than occur in hotels.

Only a judge can permit the infringment of your privacy without your consent and this has to be because the authorities (not even private individuals) have you on surveillance for reasons of PROVEN criminality not even suspicion. Spying is not even the first tool of law enforcement. No sane society will accept that.

Privacy is at the top of the reasons hotels exist so I cannot understand stupid talk of pros and cons. If I didn't consider privacy important I might as well sleep on the streets. It is a terrible breach of trust to place recording devices, not just visual but audio recorders in guest rooms. And it borders on security of the patrons.

Buhari has failed, Buhari has failed. Everyone is wailing. But then who put him there. Are those not bigger failures. And will they not fail again in 2023 when Mr. Buhari leaves.

Democracy is like a House of Mirrors. You cannot point fingers without a reflection. If you want light you have to project it. Just one and the whole house is full of it.

SilverNorGold:
Ok... Watch how hypocritical Nairaland students notorious for padding school fees, registration fees, textbooks money, etc. will cast the first stone.

Watch how hypocritical Nairaland women, notorious for extorting their husbands will cast the first stone...

Watch how hypocritical Nairaland men, notorious for shortchanging the companies they work at, will cast the first stone. At Sheraton Hotel, where some work, they give room of 150k, pocket 130k, then lie to the management that only 20k was realized..

At Skido Pharmaceutical Company where some work, they engage in various shady practices.. Go to Lekwele forum, Asokoto blog, they illegally weylay unsuspecting advertisers, asking them to pass through them, instead of the owner/proper channel, with a promise of outrageous discounts. And then before you know it, an unknown blog gets featured!

Go to churches, all God's monies are diverted to the pastors' private pockets!

CORRUPTION EVERYWHERE! But these hypocrites are ONLY concerned about the corruption going on in government, forgetting that it's the corrupt people like them that are actually in government! Bloody hypocrites!

CAST THE FIRST STONE IF YOU CAN SWEAR WITH YOUR LIFE THAT YOU ARE NOT AS CORRUPT AS THE POLITICIANS!

BLOODY HYPOCRITES!

Nigeria must better!

Abeg let it rest. First it was PDP before 2015, then it was Saraki's fault after that. Today the culprit is the 'hypocrite'....

What is this nonsense. Why not just hit her over the head and knock her out. Must you kill.

Speaktruth88:
BS under OBJ there was a huge drive for privatisation in all sectors including power and transport where are those things today Aside from Atiku and co using us to catch cruise what can we show for it?

A lot of the programs implemented now including this were arranged by GEJ government just completed/implemented now. The idea is that Nigerians should now be able to use these infrastructure to make money they can tax to pay China back.

We’ll see how realistic that is. Let us have peace and light first

That is what I am saying. The MM2 I am passing through was built in his time and attempts werw made in the Lagos - Ibadan highway.

And I did say then on this very forum (wow, been here long) that the success of those projects will have gone a long way to inspiring other 'investors' to pick up other sectors, since we love 'copying' success.

But things went wrong, politics came in and the highway project was lost, the airport truncated (though still operates).

Today the mountainous debt should not be IF we had projected the success of the Obasanjo years and developed a culture of private sector driven development of critical infrastructure.

But a smaller government is not what the owners of Nigeria wanted. So here we are. The PWC chap is as right as rain.

Right now I am in an airport terminal built by the private sector looking out onto a concourse with a few aircraft airlines owned by the private sector. Nothing government here except Ibom Air.

All around me are billions of naira invested and expended by individuals and corporate bodies, all Nigerian.

You can just imagine if multinationals get involved. Furthermore, you can imagine if marquee global players get to drive investment in infrastructure and industry. There is no limit to the speed of development we will see because we have a potentially viable market.

Folks, the PWC chap is as right as rain. There are just no excuses. The structure of Nigeria is responsible for our under development, our poverty and these days our debilitating debt. Our structure, period.

There is just no way to make a 5ft 3in fellow a basketball legend. It just will not happen no matter every other consideration. Get a reasonable height first and the possibilities arise. So is Nigeria.

True that. Government has no business in business if it knows what it is doing and if it is clean and free of agendas.

PissfulProtester:
True

This second wave is deadly.

I never took this covid thing seriously until someone close almost died recently from it.

I just hope this man made disease won't consume many more.

That is it. The summary of the failure of citizenry. Nigerians are not responsible until it is personal. That is why we cannot form a quorum on good governance.

TAYO124:
The problem with this post is that it lacks detail, it cannot be Verified at all. It can be a lie. At least inform the public with details of Where, name of work place etc.

Oga. These things are private for many reasons mainly ti avoid creatimg oanic and aggravating losses.

You either take it or not. The risk is yours to bear. I have several close relations in the medical profession. Thank goodness they are all still here with us. But what comes through everyday is just mind numbing.

Take it from me. There are serious problems out there. A storm is coming. When the number of folks getting infected hits a critical mass, no one will be left in doubt. The government has lost control completely and they know it.

If we cannot get started with vaccination like yesterday many, many more people will be lost.

I hope pandemic deniers are satisfied. Folks of remarkably low IQ. Lost yet another fellow we knew, a medical practitioner, brilliant young chap. Dead in three days. Friends reeling from the shock.

Will this be the year when the days spent attending funerals will exceed that of work. This is a complete tragedy.

GamalNasser:
The sooner Nigeria realises that NURTW is not a labour union but actually a huge RICO crime family that specializes in extortion, racketeering , money for protection , political thuggery and Obtaining by Terror.... These where the same crimes famous criminals liken Bugzy Siegel and the Newyork mafia were committing in America but here in Nigeria it has been institutionalized and hidden under the auspice of NURTW

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True that. Nigeria is one big black society... and I don't mean skin colour but anti-social, criminal tendencies. We love doing wrong and live comfortably with vice.

Racoon:
So sad he has to go this way.When they have the power to make a sitting president sit up or impeached due to his nonchalant attitude to the widespread deteriorating insecurity, they foot dragged hence failed to do it.

They backtracked even apologising to same president for woefully failing to carry out his constitutional responsibilities.Now what they tolerated is consuming them one by one.

Honestly, I couldn't have placed this absolute truth any better.

We are now clearly seeing the terrible effects of personality cults and 'strongmanism' masquerading as democracy where you elect a leader you cannot control, direct or advise.

When such leader misses it for whatever reason, everybody suffers greatly. The Rep was at the brink of being served for their institutional failings in not able to check the Executive and drive good governance..

No tears for him.

Vardanes2:
Because when you people give them a budget that is less than what one city can spend on its police force in the USA, and you people refuse to increase taxes to proivde the funds for the police to work well, and insist on paying them salaries that can't take them home...what do you expect.

The budget for the Police is 449 billion naira...or to be serious , less than 1 billion dollars. Meanwhile New York city spends ten times that for its police.

You cannot feed a child of yours one slice of bread in the morning, and one bottle of coke at night and expect that child to score 100% in his or her school exams.

Oga, where are the taxes coming from in a country where half the population earns less than 3 dollars a day. You want to raise 10 billion dollars for just the police from that. Have you done math before?

Iamgrey5:
Falana clearly made reference to Makinde who was pleading for a third unit of mobile police force in Oyo state because of its size and population.

Somehow the Editor of the newspaper thought it will be a clever thing to make "his reference" with regards to the police the central theme of the article to promote reaction.

So what is the President's business with a mobile police squadron?
Are you serious at all or is this country some sort of monarchy run by a king.
What Falana is saying in a nutshell that issues bordering on civil insecurity are administered at the grassroots which is ideal.
That is how serious nations are run.
A squabble in Bornu, a house fire in Lagos, a cat stuck up a tree in Uyo should not be on the President's plate, simple.
If there are communal clashes between Urhobos and Itshekiris or between Ijaws and Ikwerres will it be so...
Kaduna state has been number one in non combative civil strife and loss of lives since the inception of this administration. How many times has El-Rufai 'visited', 'been summoned' or whatever to Aso Rock on account of the carnage in his state.

Exactly what the ports need and what we have been talking about for years. With a rail link and diversification of operations to other coastal locations Nigeria will be able to drive down the cost of production and trade in many ways and it will help to reinvigorate the Nigerian economy. Good one from the government.

blinking001:
This is ridiculous..even now that there's constant light?

So who do you believe?

[quote author= post=98570080]Baba all good, sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians dey hail ooooo.

Baba de Baba himself.

Handsome Bobo.

Chop Kiss Our Darling Daddy of every Nigerian both dead and Alive.



As seen somewhere on cyberspace...... [/quote]Why not commend the honest, patriotic and hardworking citizens who doggedly asked for change in the status quo as concerning the security situation and the ineffective machinery behind it first. They have helped your principal at !east save face when it is clear even to the blind that the country was and is straining at its seams.

I personally do not believe that failure of the Nigerian state in anyway can be attributed to any single individual but is systemic, structural and generic so changing them (service chiefs or whatever they are called) is not a success button but the press for it shows that the longsuffering people are unwilling to continue this tragic comedy and the sluggish response by their leaders shows their unwillingness to move the country forward.

How do you begin to commend those who have to be dragged kicking and screaming to do the right thing....anything at all. Look mister. These people are not doing us a favour by listening to the cries of those they claim to lead. It is their duty and responsibility to do the bidding of those who elected them. Once again. This is not a monarchy.

I will not praise anyone who I have to battle doggedly to make my life a farthing better. It does not set the standards for good governance now and in the future.

VirginFinder:
These PTF bastards are just bent of having us go back to lockdown.

Is locking down Lagos and Abuja not equivalent to nationwide lockdown

Despite the increase in the number of cases, the number of deaths has remained low to the glory of God.

So what's all the fuss about

They are accountable to those who elected them so stop all these nonsense. What do you expect them to do. Sit idly by and watch people drop like flies then folks like you will then criticise them for inaction. There is no nation that does not have public restrictions as a tool to combat this plague. And apart from vaccination there is no other way to combat Covid. And if we carry on nonchalantly the way we do we will certainly be the last nation to come out of this pandemic and that spells total economic catastrophe.

If Nigerians don't want restrictions then they must be Covid compliant in hygiene, sanitation, and personal protection which the majority of Nigerians are not. Government will step in to address irresponsibility.

wiseone28:
Victory for us all.

God bless the Akwa ibom daughter.

More post for Akwa ibomite coming

This is exactly what I am saying. It can be the same between Lagos and Ogun, Rivers and Bayelsa, Enugu and Ebonyi, Kano and Jigawa. There will be issues and agendas.

Dpharisee:
After they made mockery of themselves with unbridled nepotism whilst blaming Buhari for doing same at the national level.
Canada is a great country today because they look for the best brains from all corners of the world and give them opportunity to showcase their talents, Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world because it behaves like Cross River state

I disagree. There are real threats and extenuating circumstances only the locals will understand. The fact that this issue festered so long will also ensure everyone will be watching her every action which will further ensure she is held to account.

We often empower leadership in my opinion far too easily without making them uncomfortable enough to appreciate the weight of expectation and indeed realise where the power lies.

Take for instance if this present leadership at the highest levels had been subject to similar angst before eventually being elected the first and indeed second time Nigeria will not be what it is today.

The Cross-River Judiciary has been put through the wringer. They should prove their fielty by qualitative service or the naysayers will have veen proven right.

Even in the States where democracy reigns supreme the battle to appoint or elect key officials into Judicial or Governmental offices is often super keen. There will always be concerns on one side and agendas on the other. Nothing wrong there.

864 and they are looking like a trio of clerk, gardener and driver. Means there is a bigger predator up the food chain. Perhaps that 300 pound brown bear that once roamed the corridors of Government House.

Bayelsa, the sleepy state of wanton corruption where democracy is by the 'settled', and for the 'settled'.

That is why we constantly say restructure. The present structure and Constitution shields these Lords from their slaves...but the endSARS movement has shown that slaves can bite back and accountability is possible in a people centric nation, if only the structure is right.

'Graduation of fresh intakes'...?!!:*?:;*=

southniyikaye:
See, my main aim is to leave this shithole..

Nothing works in this country anymore..
Popcorn kernel went from 8k per bag to 22k per bag..
How do you sale and make money? I have to abandon the business..
Now I started gas business, gas is now sold @450 per kg due to everyday increment from wholesalers..
My outlet is close to a gas station so my customers now prefer gas station to my outlet..
Every small scale business is being frustrated due to daily increase of price and commodity..
How do we survive in a country like this?
It's not as if we gain anything from the government, no dividends of democracy at all..
We struggle to make money yet pay bogus bills..

Am tired, I swear I am really tired..

Its called inflation man. Every Central Bank in sane parts of the world eat, sleep and wake trying to tame this monster. Here we have it for a pet. Good luck to us.

Joesno:
You don't av to stop, football is fun to watch
You jst av to b a neutral fan like me, I was once a Madrid fan but seeing the sentimental emotions attach to football I had to stop being a fan of any club, I watch football for d love of it, emotion free!

Wise man. Afterall it is just a game.

One of the few projects in Nigeria that are absolutely critical. One of the few projects the Federal Government should be a major stakeholder in because of its strategic importance.

One of the few projects that is a certain game changer such that when complete will change the face of Lagos forever and make it habitable once again.

Great job.