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Politics › Re: Governor Presents N71B Supplementary Budget Less Than 14 Days To End Of Tenure. by savcy(m): 1:21pm On May 17, 2023

See VP wey wan rescue Nigeria.

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Politics › Re: RENEWABLES: $1.3bn Zungeru Hydroelectric Station Ready For Commissioning by savcy(m): 1:10pm On May 16, 2023*

This is commendable. All these projects and we're stuck at 3000MW yet. I don't understand!

Autos › Re: Honda CR-V 1999 Vs KIA Cerato 2011, Which Should He Buy? (pics) by savcy(m): 1:08pm On May 16, 2023

I'm here to learn.

Politics › Re: States Paying Outgoing Govs Jumbo Pensions Owe N3tn Debt by savcy(m): 12:02am On May 16, 2023

I don't see the rationale behind serving for 8 years in complete luxury, and then being entitled to a lifetime of ridiculously humongous retirement benefits. A nation touted as the poverty capital of the world? I'll keep saying it, Nigeria isn't ready to function and operate as a country. We're a seriously joking contraption disguised as a nation, where political offices are nothing but legal platforms for wanton pillaging, whoever gets the chance. When you speak about other countries and how advanced in thought and action they've gone, you hear people say we need 150years more to mature to their current status. When we haven't even been able to think like they did 500 years ago. Jokers!

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Politics › Re: Will PDP Ever Bounce Back To Reckoning? - TonyeBarcanista by savcy(m): 6:37pm On May 13, 2023

TonyeBarcanista:
Honestly, this is a very honest and sincere analysis of the situation. But one thing I have realised is that APC is not unbeatable - and they too realised this after seeing the results of Osun State Governorship election (2022) and even the Presidential election where they could only win in 1/3 of the 36 states - losing 2/3 to the opposition. I expect them to use incumbency, advantage to strengthen their party, but I see opportunities for the opposition ahead of 2027. All the opposition needs is proper leadership, equity, fairness and justice to challenge the ruling APC.

I align with your thoughts, sir. Actually the only reason the APC is still holding sway is because the opposition(s) are naive. The APC is a fundamentally fractured party. They were literally formed by four different tectonic formations. The fault lines exist and can be exploited any day, any time. If the APC were to be in the position of the PDP in the last election, they would have won easily. How? Concession and compromise. In 2015 they had one goal, and all interested parties made compromises and the party won.

In the build up to the primaries in 2022, if Buhari were an Atiku, he would have used power of incumbency to endorse a candidate other than Tinubu. The saviour of the APC is Buhari actually. That singular decision to allow the primaries go ahead, when men like Adamu would have preferred otherwise, was the saving grace for the APC. That's the power of concession and compromise. Holding on to political power for a very lengthy period of time is contingent on one's ability to know when to distribute it. This is something PDP leaders have to learn, from Wike, to Atiku, to Ayu, etc. They are too self-centered for anything that would facilitate advancement to work. Funny thing is, even if the entire structure of the PDP is given to men like Wike, he would mess things up. If he didn't massively rig the last election, he knows he was on his way out without a predecessor. And he literally owns the entire Rivers PDP. That says a lot about the caliber of leaders in that party .

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Politics › Re: Will PDP Ever Bounce Back To Reckoning? - TonyeBarcanista by savcy(m): 1:31pm On May 13, 2023

Reading the comments thus far would just open your eyes as to why the PDP is doomed to fizzle out. In the party currently personal interests seems to still take precedence over party objectives. As much as this phenomenon is typical of anything Nigeria, the PDP probably needs more losses to realise that it doesn't have the luxury to toe this path.

Defeating the APC was very, very easy in 2023, which with a more sensible leadership the PDP would have easily won. However, this won't be the case in 2027. Because, Tinubu as party leader would be far better than anything PDP would come up with in the race to 2027. Atiku sticking around and trying to mend relationships in the party yet is a joke. He is nothing more than a relic of the disaster that 2023 was for the PDP. No serious PDP politician would take him seriously.

Forget about the brouhaha that's occasioned the choice of Senate President in the APC. If choice of national chairman didn't split that party last year, it would take a very cynical leadership style by Tinubu to shake the party. And the man is a sound negotiator. So what are the odds? They're bound to keep building. And Buhari's tenure has taught them a bitter lesson about policies and how it affects public support. They'd do a lot to change that. The PDP is the party that's not showing any signs of growth, and that should worry any one affiliated to them.

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Politics › Re: Will PDP Ever Bounce Back To Reckoning? - TonyeBarcanista by savcy(m): 3:28am On May 13, 2023*

The PDP may never rise again, because:

1) The biggest problem with the PDP at the moment is the sheer lack of leaders who are good negotiators. When you're leading powerful individuals having the right negotiation and conflict resolution skills cannot be overemphasised. That's how the APC started out, and are still together today, because, somehow, they just know how to pacify the people who matter. Atiku should have negotiated better and sought for ways to pacify Obi and the G5 immediately after the primaries. Ayu was a liability that overstayed his welcome due to Atiku's pride. Ayu was completely redundant to anything of electoral worth that happened in the last election.

2) The PDP is still living on the grand delusion that it is still the party to beat. This mentality is one of the reasons they are yet to play actual opposition politics at the scale the APC did it. I can't believe that the PDP allowed Buhari a peaceful 8years in power in spite of the monumental failings of the administration. Pre-2015, the APC leveraged the media to demonise every single GEJ policies, while pushing their narrative of how they would have done it better. The PDP is yet to paint the picture of the APC in a way that sways public opinion of the party. If GEJ's tenure witnessed a rise in inflation from 12% to 22% in a matter of 4 years, GEJ would probably have been impeached due to the massive public outcry the APC would have whipped. The political strategy employed by the PDP does not in any way reflect opposition.

3) Most PDP leaders do not care for the party any more. The last election more than showed that most politicians in the PDP just weren't interested in pouring money into the party in a way that matches pre-2015. Most just want to secure their tickets and their zones, and that's it.

4) The level of demarketing the APC did to the PDP pre-2015, is almost indelible. In fact, it would take a very, very sustained period of combined good governance and leadership by PDP elected officials to overturn the impression people have for the party. In 2014, while the PDP were using the media to perpetuate the idea the the APC was a party for extremists, the APC completely won the war of labelling by demonising them. The name PDP was so so unattractive at some point that a name change was even considered by party leaders. .

5) The PDP must do away with Atiku once and for all. He's not very popular in the North for starters. People only rally around him in votes worth due to the ineptitude experienced in the last 8 years. If Tinubu leads better (which some expect) Atiku would fizzle out of relevance. Also, he's a bad strategist. After multiple failed Presidential contests, he has quite possibly depleted his dispensable cash. At the moment, he is of no political value to the party. He has lost his chance for people to trust him.

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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 2:07pm On May 10, 2023

Lifeofease:
Today's the exam

Good luck writing. If today's SUBEB incident is an indicator of things to come, then we only have hope left in the state. Clannish recruitment is here to stay.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 10:22am On May 09, 2023

Awesomejah:
Good day all.

Please does anyone here have an idea of how the test will look like? Like possible areas and format of the questions🙏🙏🙏🙏

There's a mock exam today to help with that.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 11:37pm On May 08, 2023

For those who care.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 11:22pm On May 08, 2023

mrksquare:
Where is the designated venue for the RSSSB exam that is to be held tomorrow?

Just contacted two persons who applied for the teaching job and they are not aware that the exam will be held tomorrow.

Please log on to rssssb.org/updates. It's all there.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Rivers State Civil Service Recruitment 2023 by savcy(m): 1:01pm On May 08, 2023

Any updates?

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 12:57pm On May 08, 2023

mrksquare:
From the look of things, it is the next governor that would conduct the exam and interview.

I can agree @bolded for the Civil Service recruitment, and politicians can allocate RSCS jobs to their cronies. But this cannot happen on a large with RSSSB and RSUBEB recruitments. In fact, RSSSB exam is tomorrow, 9th. The circular has been posted. It's open to all applicants. The exam can be done with any device with internet connectivity.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 9:21am On May 08, 2023

Fihto:
For UBE

OK, sir.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 8:38pm On May 07, 2023

Fihto:
Interview on Monday(Tomorrow)

Have they sent out mails?

Politics › Re: The West Has Huge Welfare So Why Discourage Our Petrol Subsidy? by savcy(m): 11:19pm On May 04, 2023

Removing subsidy is not the problem. We actually need to take it off sooner than later. The issue is, Nigerians would rather continue with it, because the alternative isn't worth it in micro and macro economic terms. To simply ignore and downplay the immediate term impact of a removal on local prices of commodities is callous by all considerations. And with inflation hitting 23% we simply lack the luxury. Also, there's absolutely no precedence anywhere in Nigeria that guarantees that subsidy removal would instantly attract investments to the sector, and don't even mention the telecoms sector, because that was a peculiar case.

What is the volume of investments we've attracted to the DPK and AGO subsectors since they were deregulated? Taking subsidy off would be a move that's akin to attempting to cure a terminal disease with a scratch. The fundamental challenges of mismanagement of resources and failure to attract investments remain regardless, and they should constitute the bulk of our concerns and not a removal.

Yes, we don't have the funds to run the country, but what are the governments at various strata doing with all the billions flying all over the place? Wike, for instance, has so much money to go on air across several TV stations at whim, and yet, the state has the second most unemployed population. His administration has so many HCD failings that we cannot count. What would more money in a Wike's control do to the economy? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! We are not even putting to good use what we currently have to do anything worthwhile, and we are asking to put more money into the hands of these foolish leaders. NEVER!!!!

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Politics › Re: Raise Retirement Age Of Judges To 70 - NASS Asks Buhari To Assent Bill by savcy(m): 11:17am On May 03, 2023

No human being deserves to be in the civil service past 60. A seventy year old man should be focused on maintaining his/her health and not actively involved with the rigours of office wahala. Asking Judges to stay in active service past 62 is wicked.

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Politics › Re: ECOWAS Parliament Pleads For Leniency As Ekweremadu Awaits UK Court Sentence by savcy(m): 11:13am On May 03, 2023

You see why the ECOWAS sub-region is such a failed region? They're asking the UK to grant leniency to persons whose actions posed mortal danger to another human being. Gladly the UK knows the value of one life. Let them act according to law.

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Education › Re: Curriculum In Schools Outdated, Overloaded, Lacks PresentDay Development: UNESCO by savcy(m): 11:02am On May 03, 2023

For years several stakeholders have been harping about our outdated schools curriculum, and nothing has been done about it. It won't take much effort than to setup a committee of education stakeholders and intelligentia to come up with one that reflects modern needs. But, you see Nigeria? They can't do it, and probably never will, because, the quality of education or its lack thereof doesn't affect the barrels of oil we sell daily, and whose proceeds we share amongst ourselves for looting purposes. Unlike advanced economies, the quality of education doesn't directly affect the survivability of the country. If we need anything we simply import it. Nigeria goes on with or without quality education, and that's why its taking government over five decades to update a simple curriculum that's outlived its use.

Politics › Re: President Buhari Commissions 748 Housing Units In Abuja. by savcy(m): 5:19pm On May 02, 2023

Penguin2:
Having said that, how are these houses going to be allocated? Abi na man know man dem go take allocate am 🤔?

Those buildings could stay empty for 15years straight. Just like the Mile 1 Market in PH.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 3:10am On May 01, 2023

mistercute:
Is this recruitment still on?

If you are referring to submission of applications, that ended second week of April.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: River State Civil Service 2023 {rivjobs} by savcy(m): 6:35am On Apr 26, 2023

tonyangel2012:
So is it true that mails are been sent to some applicants?

I haven't heard of any. But I don't doubt it, anywho. This government can never implement employment exercise in a transparent manner. They can't.

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Travel › Re: What Common Things Surprised You In Other Countries that is lacking in Nigeria? by savcy(m): 8:34pm On Apr 25, 2023

What is the cost of rent, and flight ticket?

Politics › Re: Hunger In the Land, 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Blame Buhari by savcy(m): 7:30am On Apr 25, 2023

No be your fault at all.

Politics › Re: 2023 List Of The 10 Oil Producing States In Nigeria And What They Contribute by savcy(m): 4:02pm On Apr 22, 2023

It surprises me how no one is talking about the West's resolve to ditch fossil fuels in a matter of years. Even as early as 2030-2050. What would be our plan to mitigate the effects of this energy policy?

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Politics › Re: Bukola Saraki Redefined Politics, Governance - Comrade Salahudeen A. Lukman by savcy(m): 7:16pm On Apr 20, 2023

Wrong. He redefined his bank account with Nigeria's politics.

Politics › Re: Former INEC Boss Declares 25% Vote Needed In Abuja To Win Presidential Election by savcy(m): 10:27pm On Apr 15, 2023

humilitypays:
You are wrong, in the case between Buhari and Obasanjo, Supreme Court ruled that 25% votes is needed in Abuja.

Obi's case is watertight, it will only take a super corrupt supreme court for Tinubu to scale through.

Obi filed for Tinubu's disqualification on 3 grounds, namely:

1.) Drug case in US

2.) Shettima having double nomination as Senator ane Running mate to Tinubu.

3.) Forged educational qualifications aka perjury where Tinubu first lied that he attended a school in Lagos but ended up changing it to not attending Primary and Secondary school due to family poverty yet he claims to be the son of Alhaja Abibatu Tinubu a rich ťrader.

He then filed for INEC to delcare him winner cos he scored the highest votes if INEC count the actual votes cast with proofs.

He also filed for election cancelation because:

4.) INEC not following their own election guidelines.

5.) 25% votes in Abuja

6.) Rigging and overvoting in some PUs

@bolded, what? OK.

Politics › Re: Festus Keyamo: The States And LGAs Are Responsible For Multidimensional Poverty by savcy(m): 6:18pm On Apr 15, 2023

The states and LGs are completely useless, but poverty in the country currently is all on Buhari, due to poorly executed policies, and some out rightly nonsensical and inconsiderate. Closing of borders, devaluing the naira, raising VAT, increasing every port duty and levy imaginable, etc. This is all on President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Politics › Re: Imo Governorship Primary: Labour Party Now Open Bazaar For Delegates - Sam Amadi by savcy(m): 5:58pm On Apr 15, 2023

I will forgive the Labour Party for not strengthening its structures pre-elections, but if they fail to do so in the coming months it would be an unforgivable sin. So many now see them as the viable opposition above the PDP. They have the leverage now to solidify their base and get set for the coming elections. If they fail to put their house together soon enough, some of the guys that won on their platform may be compelled to defect. A court of competent jurisdiction has removed the chairman. The action to take is not protest, but to challenge the judgement in a higher court. They just shouldn't fail Nigerians at this crucial point of our history.

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Politics › Re: Former INEC Boss Declares 25% Vote Needed In Abuja To Win Presidential Election by savcy(m): 5:39pm On Apr 15, 2023

tunjijones:
You sound kind of reasonable.

Pls will obi be declared winner of the just concluded election if he wins the case in court or there will be a fresh election.

And if there is a fresh election btw Atiku and obi, do you think obi will win?

I am fully Obidient, but I honestly think Peter Obi has a very, very slim chance at winning his case in court. His prayers are not as potent as I expected them to be. Here are a few things I think: 1) The drug case, at best, would be thrown back to High court for deliberation and judgement. If you consider the amount of time it would take for that case to travel from the HC to the SC, it would be better to assume at the moment that it is void. (2) 25% FCT votes was decided in 2003 in the Buhari vs Obasanjo litigation. The SC stated that the FCT was to be be treated as a state in voting considerations. Obj didn't get 25% in Abuja in 2003 and was sworn in.

(3) The case of electoral malpractice is ambiguous. But, this, I think is where Obi just might get a favourable call. But it's difficult yet. Why? Any claim as to the use of the IREV to transmit results is DOA. The trick was already played in the Electoral Act (as amended). INEC, in spite of what it says in its guidelines, can choose to transmit results using any mode they prefer, and it would be lawful. Also, the Act states it pretty clear that collation would be done using the various ECs forms. And considering the courts hold INEC's position on election matters as near sacrosanct, it would be difficult to beat them on a good day. Be that as it may I am, however, hopeful, because the election was severely flawed.

I don't envisage any scenario where Tinubu is removed, honestly. At best votes may be cancelled in affected PUs, and with the margin Tinubu has, he most likely wins in that scenario, too. It is really difficult. It may take a miracle, but gladly miracles exist. We have reason to hope.

Business › Re: Nigeria’s Manufacturing PMI Index Rises By 23% In Dec 2016 – Fbnquest by savcy(m): 4:44pm On Apr 15, 2023

And then it all blew to cinder.

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