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PoliticsInec Results Of Presidential Election: Buhari Leads by sammy187(op): 12:31am On Mar 31, 2015
INEC RESULTS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: BUHARI LEADS

PoliticsRe: Lessons Learnt From Goodluck Administration(add Yours) by sammy187: 9:56am On Mar 30, 2015
Law 47: Do Not go Past The Mark You Aimed For, In Victory Learn When To Stop

The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril. In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for, and by going too far, you make more enemies than you defeat. Do not allow success to go to your head. There is no substitute for strategy and careful planning. Set a goal, and when you reach it, stop.
PoliticsBUHARI In Comfortable Lead by sammy187(op): 4:05pm On Mar 29, 2015
"More results of yesterday’s elections will be officially released today, but preliminary figures indicate that Mr. Buhari has what one source at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) described as “a comfortable lead.”"

Source-
saharareporters.com/2015/03/29/buhari-leads-preliminary-vote-count-defeats-jonathan-aso-rock-polling-units

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, received more votes than President Goodluck Jonathan in polling units within Aso Rock Villa, an area that contains the official residence of the Nigerian president.
Results from polling units 021 and 022, located in Aso Rock, revealed that Mr. Buhari’s APC polled 265 and 348 respectively in the presidential election. Mr. Jonathan, who ran for reelection on the ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), received 293 and 302 respectively in the two polling units.

In the senatorial election, the APC scored 260 votes in polling unit 021 and 337 in unit 022 337 to beat the incumbent president’s party which received 286 and 281 in the respective polling units. The results for the House of Representatives showed that the APC also defeated the PDP in Aso Rock, garnering 255 and 334 in the two respective polling units, with the PDP receiving 254 and 241.

Mr. Buhari’s defeat of President Jonathan in Aso Rock is seen as significant, since most of the voters in the two polling units are either staff of the Presidency or their families who reside near the president.

More results of yesterday’s elections will be officially released today, but preliminary figures indicate that Mr. Buhari has what one source at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) described as “a comfortable lead.”

Voting will be concluded today in some polling units in a few states where disruptions or the late arrival of electoral materials led to postponement of elections yesterday. #‎Nigeriadecides #‎Nigeria2015

Buhari Leads In Preliminary Vote Count, Defeats Jonathan At Aso Rock Polling Units

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, received more votes than President Goodluck Jonathan in polling units within Aso Rock Villa, an area that contains the official residence of the Nigerian president.

Results from polling units 021 and 022, located in Aso Rock, revealed that Mr. Buhari’s APC polled 265 and 348 respectively in the presidential election. Mr. Jonathan, who ran for reelection on the ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), received 293 and 302 respectively in the two polling units.

In the senatorial election, the APC scored 260 votes in polling unit 021 and 337 in unit 022 337 to beat the incumbent president’s party which received 286 and 281 in the respective polling units. The results for the House of Representatives showed that the APC also defeated the PDP in Aso Rock, garnering 255 and 334 in the two respective polling units, with the PDP receiving 254 and 241.

Mr. Buhari’s defeat of President Jonathan in Aso Rock is seen as significant, since most of the voters in the two polling units are either staff of the Presidency or their families who reside near the president.

More results of yesterday’s elections will be officially released today, but preliminary figures indicate that Mr. Buhari has what one source at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) described as “a comfortable lead.”

Voting will be concluded today in some polling units in a few states where disruptions or the late arrival of electoral materials led to postponement of elections yesterday. #‎Nigeriadecides #‎Nigeria2015
PoliticsRe: #NigeriaDecides2015: Presidential/National Assembly Election Live Updates by sammy187: 7:45pm On Mar 28, 2015
Unilag Ozolua junction Lagos state
Election results Polling unit A (34VP)
House of reps
PDP- 31
APC- 91
Void-3

Senate
PDP- 38
APC- 81

Presidency
PDP- 28
APC- 92
ACP- 1


Election results Polling unit B (34)
House of reps
PDP- 30
APC- 118
Labour-1
ACD-1
Kowa-2
Void - 15

Senate
PDP- 38
APC- 114
AD-2
LP-3
Void- 9

Presidency
PDP- 32
APC- 122
ACP- 1
NCP -1
KOWA - 4
Void- 7

Total

APC-214
PDP- 60
Christianity EtcRe: What did God actually say here ???( proof ) by sammy187: 7:20pm On Mar 22, 2015
Saw this online, please what does it mean?

God is not a man, that he should lie
     - Numbers 23:19

     And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the
     Lord have deceived that prophet.
     - Ezekiel 24:9
Christianity EtcRe: Simple Question For Christians And Creationists? by sammy187: 11:04am On Mar 22, 2015
malvisguy212:
Sammy.
All what you wrote are misunderstanding of the word of God and translations,if you observe the contradiction you past,they were mixed with different translations of the bible.during the Time the king James version was translated the earlier Alexandrian manuscript has not been discovered.The reason the King James version differ from the NASV and the NIV in a number of readings is because it is translated from a different text-type than they are.
A. The King James Version was
translated from Erasmus' printed
Greek New Testament which made
use of only five Greek manuscripts
the oldest of which dated to the
1,100 A.D. These manuscripts were
examples of the Byzantine text-
type.
B. The NASV and the NIV make use of
the United Bible Societies 4th
Edition 1968 of the New Testament.
This edition of the Greek New
Testament relies more heavily on
the Alexandrian text-type while
making use of all 5,664 Greek
manuscripts.
How come it's only the bad parts of the bible that was translated wrongly?

If there were errors in translation would it cut across both good and bad parts?
Christianity EtcRe: Simple Question For Christians And Creationists? by sammy187: 12:48am On Mar 22, 2015
malvisguy212:
https://www.nairaland.com/2035915/did-god-create-evil-does
Please address this aswell, thanks.


God is not a man, that he should lie
     - Numbers 23:19

     And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the
     Lord have deceived that prophet.
     - Ezekiel 24:9

We are told to accept that Jesus existed based upon the Gospels of the Bible.

1) How many generations were there between Abraham to David?  Matthew 1:17 lists fourteen generations.  Matthew 1:2 lists thirteen generations.

2) Is Paul lying?  In Acts 20:35  Paul told people "to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Since Jesus never made such a biblical statement, isn’t Paul guilty of deception?

3) When did the leper become not a leper?  (Matthew 8:13 & 8:14)  Jesus healed the leper before visiting the house.  (Mark 1:29-30 & 1:40-42)  Jesus healed the leper after visiting Simon Peter’s house.

4) Who approached Jesus?  (Matthew 8:5-7)  The Centurion approached Jesus, beseeching help for a sick servant.  (Luke 7:3 & 7:6-7)  The Centurion did not approach Jesus.  He sent friends and elders of the Jews.

5) Was she dead or just dying?  (Matthew 9:18)  He asked for help, saying his daughter was already dead.  (Luke 8:41-42)  Jairus approached Jesus for help, because his daughter was dying.

6) Just what did Jesus instruct them to take?  (Matthew 10:10)  Jesus instructed them not to take a staff, not to wear sandals.  (Mark 6:8-9) Jesus instructed his disciples to wear sandals and take a staff on their journey.

7) When did John find out Jesus was the Messiah?  (Matthew 11:2-3)  While imprisoned. John the Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was the messiah.  (Luke 7:18-22)  While imprisoned.  John the Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was the Messiah. (John 1 :29-34,36)  John already knew Jesus was the Messiah.

cool Who made the request?  (Matthew 20:20-21)  Their mother requested that James and John, Zebedee’s children, should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom.  (Mark 10:35-37)  James and John, Zebedee’s children, requested that they should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom.

9) What animals were brought to Jesus? (Matthew 21:2-7) two of the disciples brought Jesus an ass and a colt from the village of Bethphage.  (Mark 11:2-7) They brought him only a colt.

10) When did the fig tree hear of its doom?  (Matthew 21:17-19)  Jesus cursed the fig tree after purging the temple. (Mark 11:14-15 & 20)  He cursed it before the purging.

11) When did the fig tree keel?  (Matthew 21:9) The fig tree withered immediately.  and the disciples registered surprise then and there.  (Mark 11:12-14 & 20) The morning after Jesus cursed the fig tree, the disciples noticed it had withered and expressed astonishment.

12) Was John the Baptist Elias?  "This is Elias which was to come."  Matthew 11:14 "And they asked him, what then?  Art thou Elias?  And he said I am not."  John l:21

13) Who was the father of Joseph?  Matthew 1:16 The father of Joseph was Jacob.  Luke 3 :23 The father of Joseph was Heli.  Christians shall try to LIE and tell you that one is the heritage of Mary and the other Joseph.  This is utter bullshit, the Hebrew and Greek cultures NEVER regarded the bloodline of the mother.  They were patriarchal societies which only concerned themselves with paternal lineage.

14) How many generations were there from the Babylon captivity to Christ?  Matthew 1:17  Fourteen generations, Matthew 1:12-16 Thirteen generations.

15) Matthew 2:15, 19 & 21-23 The infant Christ was taken into Egypt.  Luke 2:22 & 39 The infant Christ was NOT taken to Egypt.

16) Matthew 5:1-2 Christ preached his first sermon on the mount.  Luke 6:17 & 20 Christ preached his first sermon in the plain.

17) John was in prison when Jesus went into Galilee.  Mark 1:14  John was not in prison when Jesus went into Galilee.  John 1:43 & 3:22-24

18) What was the nationality of the woman who besought Jesus?  Matthew 15:22  "And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil."  Mark 7:26 "The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation, and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter."

19) How many blind men besought Jesus?  Matthew 20:30 Two blind men.  Luke 18:35-38 Only one blind man.

20) Where did the devil take Jesus first?  (Matthew 4:5-cool  The Devil took Jesus first to the parapet of the temple, then to a high place to view all the Kingdoms of the world.  (Luke 4:5-9)  The Devil took Jesus first to a high place to view the kingdoms, then to the parapet of the temple.

21) Can one pray in public?  (Matthew 6:5-6) Jesus condemned public prayer.  (1 Timothy 2:cool  Paul encouraged public prayer.

22) If we decide to do good works, should those works be seen?  Matthew 5:16  "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works."  1 Peter 2:12  "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that ... they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."  This contradicts: Matthew 6:1-4 "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them…that thine alms may be in secret."  Matthew 23:3-5  "Do not ye after their [Pharisees'] works ... all their works they do for to be seen of men."

23) Who did Jesus tell the Lord’s Prayer to? (Matthew 5:1, 6:9-13 & 7:28) Jesus delivered the Lord’s Prayer during the Sermon on the Mount before the multitudes. (Luke 11:1-4) He delivered it before the disciples alone, and not as part of the Sermon on the Mount.

24) When was Christ crucified?  Mark 15:25 "And it was the third hour and they crucified him."  John 19:14-15  "And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your king…Shall I crucify your king?"  John 19:14-15.

25) The two thieves reviled Christ.  (Matthew 27:44 & Mark 15:32) Only one of the thieves reviled Christ. Luke 23:39-40.

26) In 1 Corinthians 1:17 ("For Christ sent me [Paul] not to baptize but to preach the gospel"wink Paul said Jesus was wrong when he said in Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them…"  Clearly one of these people is wrong, either way, it’s a contradiction.

27) When did Satan enter Judas?  Satan entered into Judas while at the supper.  John 13:27  Satan entered Judas before the supper.  Luke 23:3-4 & 7

28) How many women came to the sepulcher?  John 20:1  Only one woman went, Mary Magdalene.  Matthew 28:1  Mary Magdalene and the "other Mary" (Jesus’ mother) went.

29) Mark 16:2 It was sunrise when the two women went to the sepulcher.  John 20:1 It was still dark (before sunrise) when Mary Magdalene went alone to the sepulcher.

30) There were two angels seen by the women at the sepulcher and they were standing up.  Luke 24:4  There was only one angel seen and he was sitting down.  Mark 28:2-5

31) How many angels were within the sepulcher?  John 20:11-12 two, Mark 16:5 one.

32) The Holy Ghost bestowed at Pentecost. Acts 1:5-8 & 2:1-4 The holy Ghost bestowed before Pentecost. John 20:22

33) Where did Jesus first appear to the eleven disciples?  In a room in Jerusalem.  Luke 24:32-37  On a mountain in Galilee.  Matthew 28:15-17

34) Where did Christ ascend from?  From Mount Olivet.  Acts 1:9-12 From Bethany. Luke 24:50-51

35) Can all sins be forgiven?  (Acts 13:39)  All sins can be forgiven.  Great, I’m happy to know God is so merciful, but wait (Mark 3:29)  Cursing or blaspheming the Holy Spirit is unforgivable.

36) The Elijah mystery: (Malachi 4:5) Elijah must return before the final days of the world.  (Matthew 11:12-14)  Jesus said that John the Baptist was Elijah.  (Matthew 17:12- 13)  Jesus insists that Elijah has already come, and everyone understood him to mean John the Baptist.  (Mark 9:13)  Jesus insists that Elijah has already come.  (John 1:21)  John the Baptist maintained that he was not Elijah.

37) Who purchased the potter’s field?  Acts 1:18  The field was purchased by Judas.  John 20:1  The potter’s field was purchased by the chief priests.

38) Paul’s attendants heard the miraculous voice and stood speechless.  Acts 9:7 Paul’s attendants did not hear the voice and were prostrate. Acts 22:9 & 26:14

39) Who bought the Sepulcher?  Jacob, Josh 24:32 Abraham, Acts 7:16

40) Was it lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death?  "The Jews answered him, we have a law, and by our law he ought to die."  John 19:7  "The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death." John 18:31

41) Has anyone ascended up to heaven?  Elijah went up to heaven: "And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven."  2 Kings 2:11 "No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man."  John 3:13

42) Is scripture inspired by God?  "all scripture is given by inspiration of God."  2 Timothy 3:16 compared to: "But I speak this by permission and not by commandment."  1 Corinthians 7:6 "But tou the rest speak I, not the Lord."  1 Corinthians 7:12 "That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord"  2 Corinthians.
Christianity EtcRe: Simple Question For Christians And Creationists? by sammy187: 12:36am On Mar 22, 2015
[quote author=johnydon22 post=31871619][/quote]Saw this online.

Christianity EtcRe: Simple Question For Christians And Creationists? by sammy187: 12:23am On Mar 22, 2015
malvisguy212:
https://www.nairaland.com/2035915/did-god-create-evil-does
Meaning 90% of the Bible translations and interpretation are wrong. Please shed more light which Bible is correct and which is incorrect?
Christianity EtcRe: Simple Question For Christians And Creationists? by sammy187: 12:06am On Mar 22, 2015
malvisguy212:
did genesis creation say God create evil?
The bible only told us that God made all the tree to grow including the two trees. Man took the fruit with his hand and ate it, infacte man knows that if he ate the fruit, he will die YET he ate it, so therefore man is responsible for all the evil that befalls him.
Did you read the link I paste?
malvisguy212:
did genesis creation say God create evil?
The bible only told us that God made all the tree to grow including the two trees. Man took the fruit with his hand and ate it, infacte man knows that if he ate the fruit, he will die YET he ate it, so therefore man is responsible for all the evil that befalls him.
Did you read the link I paste?
Isaiah 45:7
7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I, the Lord, do all these things.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: A Message For The Unemployed. by sammy187: 2:48pm On Jan 10, 2015
brilliant!!
PoliticsRe: Buhari/fashola Ticket: Opinion Of A SW Christian by sammy187: 1:06am On Oct 21, 2014
Nigeria is a Country made up of Different Tribes and Religions, no doubt every tribe wants to rule our multitribal Land whether form the SS SE SW NE NW NC. Honestly Nigeria can do better than the aspirants presented but thats another topic, back to the point. In the 2011 results CPC won in the NE NW NC PDP won in the SW SS SE APC won in OSUN. the results are as follows:

Nigerian Presidential Election Results - 2011
PDP ; 22,495,187
ACN ; 2,067,301
CPC ; 12,214,853
ANPP ; 917,012
Others ; 504,866
TOTAL; 38,199,219
reg VOTERS; 73,528,040

the excuse given in 2011 for the fall out of APC states to PDP in the south west was that the National Leader was paid, WRONG!. but for the sake of statistics if we merge ACN,CPC,ANPP the APC Aspirant would win the 2015 elections.

we vote for sentimental reasons mainly because of our past, We use past experiences to generalize and make judgements thats why a Christian would not feel comfortable with a Muslim/Muslim ticket regardless of the potentials or leadership traits of the people involved. this same notion would make the SW individual less comfortable when a Southerner goes against a Northerner thats why SW voted for PDP massively in 2011.

In a bid not to sound pro GEJ or PDP i strongly feel that what happened in 2011 would most likely repeat itself, he has the sentimental statistics, he has the incumbency factor,he has the support of international and local business owners and less not forget he controls every single barrel of crude produced.

PoliticsBan Aregbesola, Omisore From Contesting Now – AD Candidate OSUN 4014 by sammy187(op): 1:25am On Aug 05, 2014
The governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy in next Saturday’s election in Osun State, Senator Sunday Fajinmi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to disqualify the candidates of the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party for breaking electoral guidelines.

According to Fajinmi, violence and excessive spending were two of the several reasons why INEC should disqualify the APC candidate, Rauf Aregbesola, and the PDP candidate, Iyiola Omisore, from taking part in Saturday’s election.

He said, “The AD is prepared according to the guidelines of INEC. We are not breaking any law and we are not given to flamboyant style of politics because we belong to the masses. We are not like the APC and the PDP that are flaunting their wealth in a country where poverty is starring us in the face.

“The maximum that a party can spend on an election, according to INEC is N200m. How then can they justify the sharing of rice, kerosene and huge sums of money to the people of the state during an election period in order to buy their conscience?

“To me, the two parties have broken the rule of the election. We have the information that the APC and the PDP are buying voter cards from the youths with money ranging from N10,000 to N30,000. People have come to tell us this. The only way out is to vote out Aregbesola and stop the PDP from taking over Osun State.

“I am not intimidated by the noise about the APC and the PDP as likely winners of the election. We will compete fairly but those parties should be disqualified from the election. My position is that with the level of violence that both parties have brought to the state and violation of electoral guidelines, the PDP and the APC should be banned from taking part in the election.”

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CelebritiesRe: Basketmouth Under Fire For Molest Joke On Twitter by sammy187: 1:19am On Jan 06, 2014
If they cant tolerate this joke I think they shouldn't tolorate any joke atall. After this they should try banning comedy grin

Onbehalf of Akpos, disabled people, albinos, stammers, imbeciles, warri people etc the list goes on.
FamilyRe: Just Discovered I Have A 9 Year Old Daughter by sammy187: 7:08pm On Dec 27, 2013
The earlier you tell the truth the better it is for your marriage and family.
Explain how it all started, how you never heard from your ex, then tell her a friend told about the kid. Let her know that you have not done the DNA test yet and you don't think the child is yours. That way she's involved in the discovery process giving you a 50/50 chance.
CareerRe: Six Career Myths You Shouldn't Fall For by sammy187: 11:06pm On Jan 10, 2013
opinions and facts, due diligence!
PoliticsRe: Oluremi Tinubu For Governor (Lagos State) by sammy187: 10:07pm On Jan 04, 2013
Senator Mamora Olorunnimbe is the man for the job!
PoliticsRe: How PDP Can Win Lagos In 2015 by sammy187: 10:22pm On Jan 02, 2013
senator mamora is the best bet for the 2015 election.
PoliticsRe: Olorunimbe Mamora As The Next Lagos State Governor? by sammy187: 1:34am On Dec 19, 2012
senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora for Lagos state governor come 2015 , i'll gladly vote for him.
PoliticsRe: Jonathan Cautions Aides Against Attacking Obasanjo by sammy187: 9:26pm On Dec 05, 2012
@truelove.com, come back to Nigeria!!! impact changes the little way you can, you cant fight the war from a distance or safe zone, the battle field is different!
Music/RadioRe: VIDEO: D’banj – Bachelor by sammy187: 1:23am On Nov 13, 2012
D banj you too much!!!!!
Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: Velvet Slippers, The New Trend by sammy187: 12:20am On Jun 15, 2011
PoliticsRe: Phcn System Collapse Plunges Country Into Darkness by sammy187: 3:09am On Jan 04, 2011
THIS IS A SERIOUS CITUATION EVERY ONE MUST READ!!!!!!!!!!!!


The Outrageous Costs Of Phoning In Nigeria
Olu Akeredolu
November 22, 2010

The Outrageous Costs Of Phoning In Nigeria

By Olu Akeredolu

Nigerians are daily praising Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for liberalizing the phone business in Nigeria. They are thanking him because the liberalization dealt a terrible blow to the perception of some rich and highly placed people who thought the use of phone was not meant for the poor in Nigeria. To them, the poor people of this country are lesser human beings and the usage of phone is a luxury that is beyond them. It is not Nigerians that should be praising Olusegun Obasanjo for this but the phone service providers who smile to the bank all the time with the huge profit they make at the detriment of Nigerians. One should not blame those who are perpetually hailing the General. There was a time in this Country that you may need to come from may be Ipaja to Ikeja and may have to wait for three or four hours to receive a call coming from the United States or United Kingdom. You may do all the waiting without even getting the call. Today, Nigerians living abroad can call any relation in Nigeria at any time.

Obasanjo should stop beating his chest on this issue because this is 21st century world of modern technology where every Nigerian should know that it is his or her right to enjoy phone services. That every mechanic, every bricklayer, every cleaner, every farmer and every carpenter can own a phone should not make us lose our senses as to our rights. Nigeria is a country where the rich, affluent and powerful always think of themselves. That is why all of them in government are having robust cheeks while Nigerian masses are looking haggard and like skeleton and this does not bother our rulers. Many Nigerians own phones and sim cards just to receive calls and ‘flash’ so that the person at the other end will now call them. They flash you even when they want you to help or assist them. They do this because they cannot afford the cost of telephoning in Nigeria.

Those in charge of regulations are not willing to make the needed regulations that will make telephoning affordable to all Nigerians. They continue to allow the phone companies to perpetually treat Nigerians as untrusted and as people without any choice. In every decent society, when you have a good credit history, you pay less for any service being rendered or offered to you. I am not talking about the kind of credit you have when you buy phone cards and load it into your phone here. I am talking about a kind of credit rating that you will have in a country like the United States when you are not in debt and you always pay your bill as and when due. The government, private companies and agencies who want to render services to you will therefore trust you. They will reduce your prices because of your excellent or very good credit history. But that is in a country where with your social security number, they will instantly know everything about you. Even without a good credit history, you can still get a phone service with a payment of $50 and enjoy an unrestricted service for a whole month. There are some services with some restrictions but which will give you free nights Monday to Friday and all free weekends.

The phone rates and tariffs in Nigeria are just too high. No wonder that the first phone company after liberalisation covered all its costs and made a turnover within the first six months of its operations in Nigeria. This is what it initially planned to achieve in two years or more. This is taking undue advantage over Nigeria and Nigerians. When you are coming from the United States or United Kingdom, it is going to be a big struggle to be able to adjust to the Nigerian telephoning system. If you want to use phone the way you can use it in the US or UK, you will be using phone cards of about four to five thousand naira daily and that is simply outrageous. The pay as you go phone system as being generally practiced in Nigeria is a policy which classifies all Nigerians as people no one should trust. Besides this, the phone service providers will be sending adverts to your phone as if they gave the line to you free of charge. When you buy a line and continue to load it with purchased cards, it is an abuse of our contractual rights and privacy when the phone companies continue to bombard the line with their unsolicited advertisements. It is not a yahoo or a google thing. Everybody wants to undercut the other person and so, the backwardness continues. Nigeria is indeed a country of no sympathy. A phone company which has its headquarters in South Africa cannot come to Nigeria to dictate prices to us if there are no Nigerian connivers. You cannot do anything here without the rubbing of hands. But our leaders travel abroad all the time and they see how governments are run in favour of the people over there.

Nigerian leaders from now on should be using most of their time in office on how to make life bearable for ordinary Nigerians. In the US, a family plan where a phone company will give you three or four lines for less than $100 a month will allow you free nights, that is, from 9pm to 6 or 7am Monday to Friday and all weekend free use. Nigerian authorities should not accept as an overall achievement that every Nigerian has access to telephone services. They should go a step further to ensure that the services are affordable to all. Although it may be difficult to generally let Nigerians pay monthly for phone services but phone providers should be able to separate the goat from the sheep. There are Nigerians who will always honour their obligations. After all, Nitel was presenting monthly bill before. True, it has its own problem but which was occasioned by government bureaucracy and self interest of Nigerian rulers.

Private companies can make sure that subscribers pay upfront monthly and whenever they discover that a subscriber is defaulting or is likely to default in settling his bill, they can cut his line. Patronising the big umbrellas before one can make a call is an indictment on Nigerians and service providers should not be allowed to continue to take undue advantage of Nigerians. We should be entitled to free nights, that is, in some cases from 7pm to 6am or from 9pm to 6 or 7am on weekdays and all weekend free. Companies are doing this in America and are still making profits. In fact, a call to the same network anytime of the day in the US is usually free and why can’t they do that in Nigeria? There are internet phone services in the US where a subscriber would be able to call all parts of US, Europe and Canada with a bill of just $25 a month and you can talk for as long as you want. There are also service providers who will give you a bundle of Cable, Phone and Internet services and all for about $100 a month.

The phone companies see Nigeria as a virgin land where they will continue to exploit and because they enjoy maximizing their profit, they don’t want to consider reducing the costs at all. It is a dereliction of duty on the part of our leaders to always allow the foreigners and private companies to continue to cheat average Nigerians. Why must our leaders always wait till the labour congress, civil society and students march on the street before they do the right thing? The Presidency and the National Assembly must urgently consider policies and regulations that will reduce the costs of telephoning in Nigeria.


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PoliticsRe: Victory For Democracy! - Jonathan Finally Agrees To Debate by sammy187: 3:04am On Jan 04, 2011
PoliticsRe: Victory For Democracy! - Jonathan Finally Agrees To Debate by sammy187: 2:37am On Jan 04, 2011
people pls tell me the essence of having debates when two people that we definitely know are not going to transform Nigeria are involved. the fact that they say good things during the debates do not guarantee that they would be done, look at how far we have come 50 years and a lame man with good intention cannot wake up one morning and say he wants to be president and actually win. we should not be bothering our selves about all these but how we can make free and fair elections possible so we can elect people who have actually done something for the nation(not just sharing food and giving out money) before coming up from nowhere and saying he or she wants to be the head.

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