₦airaland Forum

Just like you did, I would have voted for the ruling party in last year’s general elections but I was unintentionally caught in the middle as an umpire as service to my father’s land. Why did I have to use that as a point of entry? So that you will not point to me as a “wailing wailer” or whatever you call those government critics. Having said that, I have heard and read the continuous reassurances of Mr President that he will not ‘kill the Naira” by devaluing it, but what Mr president is not telling Nigerians is that the Naira is already devalued or should I say lost it value. Wait o, may be our messiah (at least that was what we believed pre-election) is not even aware of that technically and theoretically. The CBN and the Ministry of Finance does not have to make a pronouncement pegging the Naira to a certain value as they have done so intently without intimating majority of Nigerians. What they actually did was to peg it a value and go on to sell for individuals who will sell at 60% of the value, I mean who does that!

In France last September, the president said “I do not think it is healthy for us to get the Naira devalued. The Central Bank is providing ample foreign exchange to essential services and industries. I think what the president should have said is that the ample foreign exchange services is being provided to certain individuals who are seriously profiting on the hardship of the majority. Before I forget, someone should tell the presidency that the majority they intended to protect are heavily at the receiving end of the struggle. Imagine that some individuals are getting richer and we are all paying for their wealth and making them very rich. They are buying the dollar from the CBN and making close to N200 for every dollar bought. The government have good plans and intentions even though the present issue of the 2016 budget might have put majority of us in doubt but they are good government who found themselves at a wrong point in the history of our country. They are not the one who emptied our foreign reserves and also let some thieves eat our yams when it was really booming but we thought they are prepared for that sharp decline in the financial fitness of our economy.

But let’s look at the bright side of the situation right now, it’s time to lock down the economy on the luxury importation angle and start patronizing the made in Nigeria products, lets join the crusade led by the common sense senator Ben Bruce. Replace that love for imported oats with pap (you can always add pure honey and Fulani’s Nunu), replace the Ferraris and Bentley with cars from Innoson and ANNAMCO. What I’m trying to preach here is that lets leave the luxury goods for those few individual that can afford it. I think the Federal government can actually do these from an economic angle by increasing the tax on the few items that cannot be totally banned for importation, which will definitely scare us away from these products. Almost everything we are importing into Nigeria have a very good alternative as replacement. Time to look inward as a nation and buy our own before inflation sets in.

You are so very brave. Even though freelance writing might be profitable than most jobs today, who ever wrote this must be soooo courageous. Can't even try it even though i'm a part-time freelancer

RIP to her ooo. In a country where the life expectancy rate is low. The man should have gone instead. 80 is a big number ooo

Hmm. This natcom would have been a nice place to work ooo

The will of the people have prevailed. Either you like it or no, this regime is democraticically upright

Just discovered smart and intelligent peepz to follow now

To be sincere, he doesnt look 30

Nairaland is preparing me for that dream job

May God bless this dude, you still have humanity inside of you.

Who cares! kokan aye

Good to go! Reporting to camp tomorrow! martinsbriggs, harinolar, blessedgurl, Khayleb et Al.

MartinsBriggs and Khayleb , I go land on Tuesday I wan join OBS oo.

Going to Asaya on Tuesday from Ilorin... Oluwa is definately involved.

Team Kogi #stream 1

This is huge! The number of people on this thread right now is alarming.

This ones are not boys o, but made men.

I pray I come back here soon with testimonies

Shey arm robbers fit propose to Gf during robbery, o?

Lobatan. Don't ever get high on your supply.

I know it will get to this. Saraki and PDP

As for me I believe the war isn't over with this pocket of violence everywhere this days. Kudos to the Army tho. RIP to the dead

I believe those mattresses are as old as Unilag itself.

Read all the pages and I'm moved to tears. I just wonder why a young mother like Ayolight have to go through this. May God heal light for us. Will donate my little token, and pray for her.

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mr o'xhegun

Someone know me here o. How far?