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Namaster:
The way Tinubu and his minions are SCRAMBLING helter-skelter to implement SENSIBLE policies at the prospect of a nationwide protest is a testament to how EVIL they are.

They had the means to ALLEVIATE the pain and suffering of Nigerians but they chose to do NOTHING!

Pure EVIL!

Now that the CONSEQUENCES of their evil ways is about to catch up to them, they are in PANIC mode.

Suspending import duties and taxes on essential food items is not sensible. A sensible solution is to support farmers and local manufacturers in meeting Nigeria's needs. Instead of sending soldiers to prevent the protest, send soldiers to protect local farmers.

Once the importation of food starts, it will never end. That is how the importation of PMS started; it was to cover the fixing of the refineries for a short term, and then the importers colluded with the refinery operator to keep the local refinery comatose why the share in the profit from PMS importation.

Nigeria spent $24 billion importing refined oil, a product that they can produce. The same $24 billion will build 6 x 5000 MW electric power plants, producing 30 GW of electricity, which can easily move Nigeria into industrialisation.

Once food importation starts, a self-interest group will develop to support food import at the expense of food production; then, the government has to provide limited foreign exchange for the importer. Finally, when food costs go up, the government will have to subsidise food imports.


Nigeria needs better leaders.

Thiefobi1:
And installed peter obi.

Nigerians knows it an ibo man protest.
Ibo man and tribal affiliations.

Why do you always default to Igbo or PO. Nigerians have always allowed the worst candidate to represent them. PO , Tinubu and Atiku are all terrible candidates to be president.

DevilsEqual:
Times are hard and people have the right to protest but by Aug 11, I really want to see the automatic results we're gonna get from this protest

Negotiations, renegotiations and Dialogues will go a long way but they don't want that

Make nobody come here come shout say Dem hijack protest o... when police pack all una for violence, just dey cell dey protest more

You are lost. The result should be the removal of Tinubu minority government

Philipponzaghi:
Adewole just dey talk nonsense.

Economic challenges no be Tinubu own alone, na global wahala wey dey affect everybody.

Make we no forget say this government just dey start to fix the mess wey previous administrations leave behind.

The previous administration was led by APC , the current government is APC, Mele Kyari and Olukayode Ariwoola were both appointed by Buhari, why are they still in government.

You don't need more than one year to realise that the Tinubu government is clueless.

What kind of government will implement fuel subsidy removal, floating the Naira(devaluation), and electricity subsidy removal all at once? Commonsense would state that the policy should have been gradual over a period of four years to manage the impact on the people.

BeardedMeat:
Farooq kperogi reduced Thinubu to the level of filthy rags he is, he even orphanized him even in the presence of his Agbado colony.
A whole lord of bourdillon!

Upon all the money Thinubu has been spending on the North since 1999, it still couldn't earn him a cozy place in their hearts.

This is a lesson to all men who think money can buy love. Money can only buy you the artificial love of a woman.
Thinubu is a case study.

So, Peter Obi an Igbo man is the one now touted to command a fearsome followership, I thought the yellows said igbos can never produce a politician with huge political following?
Now, their expired hero beer in Aso rock trembles at the sight of Peter Obi!

As the Aboki at my gate would usually say, such as life. 😁

Finally, the Igbos are getting it. No one in the South can win the heart and mind of the Northerners except the North, PO will face the same problem that GEJ faced.

ALTERNATEID:
Do we have governors in Nigeria at all? What exactly are they doing to help the people? How come no one ever talk about state governors who collectively collects about 48% of all revenues accruable to the Federation Account?

Governors are not the ones importing $24 billion barrel of oil, when there are refineries in the country


In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Refined Petroleum were Australia ($36.9B), Mexico ($36.8B), France ($24.7B), Nigeria ($19.7B), and Indonesia ($19.6B).


https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/refined-petroleum


Tinubu knows that the protest will remove him form power.

Ekenev2:
🤣 If I speak about this government as an Igbo man, they will come me the child of hate.

When Buhari was the president, the North saw him as a saint and didn't participate in the Endsars protest as they perceived it to be a Southern agenda to overthrow the president.

The Yorubas who protested with the Igbos, later turned on the Igbos and accused them of trying to destroy their Lagos under the guise of protest.

Fast-forward to 2024, the North are now ready to protest against Tinubu. The Yorubas are seeing it as a threat to their brother, but somehow are changing the narrative and accusing the Igbos of masterminding the planned protest. President spokesperson accusing Peter Obi, and some even said it was agenda to release Nnamdi Kanu. The Igbos are still the problem 🤣

Even when we have made it clear we don't care about the government, they still want to drag us into the conversation

You are dumb; you are conflating Yoruba people with the corrupt Yoruba political elites; it is this tribal generalisation that has become the bane of some Igbo people. The masterminds of the protest against Tinubu are Yoruba, likes of Sowere and Human Rights Activist Deji Adeyanju.

Here is a debate between a Yoruba man that supports the protest, Lawyer Deji Adeyanju and an Igbo man that has collected Tinubu agbado



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tsR9CEMPXw

komzy589:
I’m not Yoruba o, if anything at all, I’m closer to Igbos than them. I hear Ibo a bit because I schooled at UNIZIK, but this your message should be delivered to Igbos.
That ‘us against the world mentality’ is always making Igbos feel unpressed and so, tend to unknowingly unite to fight against every tribe in Nigeria, which is not even possible.
That unity is destroying the chances of a good man like Obi and it is upsetting me.
Shun tribalism because some few Yorubas are enjoying this battle and using it to turn other sensible Yorubas against Igbos.
I’ve told you guys. Ignore any tribalistic statement or action from the few idiots from the South West and they will stop using it to their advantage.
Nobody can shame you with what you’re not ashamed of.

Their behavior has destroyed PO chance of ever being president. PO has not helped himself with his underhand attack on Soyinka.

goodnessme1:
Azikiwe was a fool believing he's/can be one with those things.



Awolowo introduced tribalism to show him Nigeria can never be one.

Kukutente23:
Awolowo did not introduce tribalism. Go and read your history. Tribal politics started from the north.
But more importantly, I'm surprised at how you had no qualms throwing Azikiwe under the bus.
There's a certain group of Yoruba who usually mete same treatment to OBJ.
Seems you're cut from same cloth

Nigeria is a tribal society; that's why the founding fathers and British settled for three autonomous regions in 1957 until that stupid twit called Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (Former Head of State of Nigeria) the promulgation of the now-infamous "Decree No. 34", which abrogated the country's federal structure in exchange for a unitary one.

goodnessme1:
Who told you there's no tribalism among politicians.

Awolowo introduced tribalism into Nigeria politics.

Kukutente23:
Really?!!
What did Azikiwe introduce

How can anyone say Awo introduced tribalism in a country made up of 500 tribes?

goodnessme1, please read Chinua Achebe's 'Thinks Fall Apart' to study Okonkwo's emergence as a tribal leader after his success in fighting tribal wars.

kcprince:
If Nigerians can unite , we can hold these people to be accountable .

Let us assume NLC allowed tribalism to divide them, I can tell you they wouldn’t have even be able to negotiate 40k minimum wage.But with unity they negotiated 70k

Look at ASUU. Government succeeded in registering another academic union thereby reducing the influence of ASUU and till today they cannot get their demand.

I would like to appeal to our Yoruba brothers to take it easy with this tribalism because last last it will consume all of us while the politicians will be laughing. By the way politicians are united and have no tribalism among themselves.

ScamDemicEra:
..... you wrecked such an inspirational comment by mentioning a tribe -shows you're infected too !!!

May OLODUMARE hasten the expiry date

There is nothing inspirational about his comments, the real tribalists know themselves. That's why they had no allies during the civil war.

kcprince:
If Nigerians can unite , we can hold these people to be accountable .

Let us assume NLC allowed tribalism to divide them, I can tell you they wouldn’t have even be able to negotiate 40k minimum wage.But with unity they negotiated 70k

Look at ASUU. Government succeeded in registering another academic union thereby reducing the influence of ASUU and till today they cannot get their demand.

I would like to appeal to our Yoruba brothers to take it easy with this tribalism because last last it will consume all of us while the politicians will be laughing. By the way politicians are united and have no tribalism among themselves.

You are a tribalist for appealing to Yoruba's to take it easy. It behaviour like this that create division.

francotunsco:
I can smell saboteurs in this whole thing. The last thing the government will want to do is to allow situations that will further aggravate the masses, even as they are already preparing for a national protest. Fuel scarcity in a couple of days leading to the protest date will be tantamount to hitting a beehive with a stick.

Whoever is fanning the ember of violence and social unrest in Nigeria should please have a rethink. No one knows the probable end of a hullabaloo situation.

Biko.

If Nigeria continues with a political process that ends with presidents like GEJ, Buhari, and Tinubu, there is only one destination for that country, and that is Sudan or Somalia.

Throwback:
Why Tinubu is still keeping the current set of executives in NNPC, calls for concern from all Nigerians.

As someone opined previously, the first 2 levels of executives / senior managers in NNPC need to go to rejig that agency/company.

Since NNPC was created it never offered any services to Nigeria.

Imagine an oil company that owns oil but can make a profit from oil. I will scrap NNPC just like we scrapped the Nigeria Airways

AnyanwuSK:
1st nobody is Black African or White/Red African.
Maybe you can speak for your part(Sahel)

Off course our have been blamed for contributing to slavery. We say the truth even to our leaders/elders. You people consider it as lack or respect.

If you listen to Nnamdi Kanu you will see how he always use bitter/hard to attack Sub-Sahara- Africans, the entire Gulf of Guinea including Igbo people who are his major followers.

I am a Black Nigerians. It time we take personal responsibility for our destructive behaviour....period

AnyanwuSK:
Who are those buying their fellow humans in 21st century?

This shit can't happen in Western world.
Both the seller and buyer will be punished accordingly.

This is why I still respect the Western world.
Arabs still practice slavery openly.
They will come and use Taqiyya to tell use that Libya is not organized. Some other Arab countries have secret apps where you can sell and buy slaves.

This is why we must break away from the unitary system between the North and South. We don't share common value

When do we blame the black Africans for condoning the hideous practice.

Nigerians are returning to selling slaves to Arabs and Europeans and will then blame the Europeans and Arabs for the existence of Slavery. Greed is the fundamental downfall of Nigerians.

Ebubu2:
As a staunch Ebonyian and Dave Umahi number 0 (0 comes before 1) fan, I wholly support the infrastructural reconstruction of SE roads by Tinubu and Dave Umahi, alongside Tinubu's passage of South East Development Commission Bill into law.

Also, the supplementary bill passed into law captures the funding for port Harcourt to maiduguri railway.

This railway connects my beloved beautiful and homely Abakaliki(Ebonyi state), to Port Harcourt, Owerri, Enugu, Anambra and Aba, terminating to North East.



God bless Tinubu who will preside over Nigeria beyond 2027.

God bless Umahi and Ebonyi.

May thunder strike whoever insults Ebonyi or Abakaliki people, Amen!

Nigeria and the SE do not need another government agency that will steal; the South East Development Commission will end up like the wasteful Niger-Delta Development Commission

goodnessme1:
As expected.

Even Yoruba Muslims don't want him released.
They fear division of Nigeria more than they fear death,yet they hate Biafrans.


God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
God bless ipob members worldwide.

God bless ESN


God bless all lovers of Freedom.

I doubt the SW fear the division of Nigeria. The SE governors recently requested another South Easterner state when they should be requesting a referendum to create Biafra republic.

Mele Kyari and the head of NMDPRA CEO, Farouk Ahmed, should be sacked and investigated for corruption; the plant that they have an interest in via dummy companies is responsible for blending PMS for the Nigerian market. Nigeria exports clean fuel and import duty fuel.

The current dirty fuel saga has raised tension across major cities in Nigeria because the petrol distributed in the country contains high methanol. Recalling the tainted batch led to fuel scarcity, a consequent hike in prices, and distrust from the public.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said, “Methanol is a regular additive in petrol and is usually blended in an acceptable quantity.

It is believed that adding alcohols such as ethanol and methanol to petrol allows the fuel to combust more completely due to the presence of oxygen, which increases the combustion efficiency and reduces air pollution, as noted by a Science Direct article....Businessday

Max24:
Every sensible group knows that Tinubu has a good plan for this country and is making efforts. Only unpatriotic people think they must oppose him because he is not their kinsman.

His good planned is poverty for all. Imagine the Minister of Petroleum operating an oil industry that makes a loss. Why has Tinubu not sacked Mele Kyari and Farouk

9japride:
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You just talk as if your tribes doesn't insult the Igbos.
I don't want to comment on Wole Soyinka matter. So you think what he does lately is right? And you expect people to pat him for his political views?
Igbos are the most sincere tribe in Nigeria and they truly practice one Nigeria.
Since you all have held leadership positions, how has the country developed?
Whether Peter Obi become president or not he will still excel in his business activities.

I started my response that all Nigerians insult each other.

I am not a hypocrite; I don't play the sole victim because we are all victims in this country called Nigeria. It's mainly Igbo who think that they are the only victims of Nigeria. Millions of Nigerians in the North are living in IDP camp but Igbos are the main victim of Nigeria.

What leadership have the Yoruba held? The Yoruba didn't vote for Tinubu and OBJ, yet they are expected to be responsible for their failure;

The Igbo are the first people to claim that the first coup wasn't an Igbo coup but then blame another ethnic group for corrupt Yoruba and Northern politicians who cheat and steal their way into political power.

If you want me to accept Tinubu as a Yoruba leader who represents all Yoruba people, then be prepared to accept that the Igbo leaders of the 1966 coup and Ironsi are responsible for destroying the political structure of Nigeria with the promulgation of the now-infamous "Decree No. 34", which abrogated the country's federal structure in exchange for a unitary one. It is a fair exchange.

hough Aguiyi-Ironsi tried to dispel that notion by courting the aggrieved ethnic groups through political appointments and patronage, his failure to punish the coup plotters and the promulgation of the now-infamous "Decree No. 34", which abrogated the country's federal structure in exchange for a unitary one, crystallized the conspiracy theory.

9japride:
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Igbos are not playing victim. The hatred and oppressive tendencies towards the Igbos is very real.
After the civil war, things have not changed. There is still bitterness in the land towards the Igbos.
Igbos only insult you if you insult them. How can Igbos be the aggressors? When they travel to different part of the country to do business.
The only people causing trouble are those that come to a community and don't invest there. It's easy for them to cause trouble and run away.
But Igbos have investment, so how will they then be causing trouble?
What other Nigerians don't understand about the Igbos is that they are very vocal and at times blow their trumpets a lot.
People in our society just love a situation everyone act like mumu.
Igbos are just like Israelites, they don't take nonsense.
Anyone that says Igbos are playing victim is just being mischievous in order to make the Igbos loss guard.

I grew up with Igbo in Ebute Metta East; Igbos are constantly insulting Yoruba, Hausa and Fulani. Some of us just let it ride, but the arrogance of Igbo in their assumption that they are better than others and will be the saviours of the country is nonsense.

Nigerians know how to get back at Igbos, and that is by not supporting Igbo's interests and ambitions.

When Igbo openly insult Soyinka, because he refuses to support PO and condemn Tinubu, which is his political right to do so, remember that come 2027, PO will be looking for support from the S West, and we will not forget the insults.

004gist:
Was that all you listened in the video? Did u hear when he said he was into importion and the slow process made them about 30 to Abuja to see the then president.

Others went back and he n few others summoned corrage to speak up and the president then said he should be in charge of tharg to see that the port clears

I don't know why you are posting pictures of Abacha with Buhari. Buhari was corrupt and incompetent the same goes for Tinubu. I am not in the game that the Yoruba or Fulani are better than the Igbos or vice versa.

My statement is fact. PO worked for Abacha, a corrupt and brutal president who stole more than $5 billion. PO was vice president to the very corrupt Atiku. PO has been associated with very corrupt Nigerians, so don't expect me to support him now because the Obedient movement now claims that he is clean.

flokii:
The crude that they sold in advance during Buhari's tenure?.. the Northerners that sold off our crude oil didn't think about Dangote and his refinery or what?.

The FG won't go and scatter arrangements with other investors to please Dangote na.. they also have their obligations to fulfil or risk lawsuits like the P&ID case.

There is no oil for Dangote unless Nigeria increases its oil production to 2.5 million barrel per day

004gist:
Which of the military regime?

Ibb regime obi was just 23years.
Do u mean abacha regime?

Yes, under the Abacha regime, PO was appointed as a chairman of a task force at Lagos Port by Abacha . The ports are some of the most corrupt agencies in Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sukgSSSvQ&t=74s

9japride:
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The foundation is faulty. I have observed that the major political parties always present the worst candidates.
Though, the last election Peter Obi was the better candidate. He's no saint, but he was willing to work. All enlighten people and youths were behind him. Do you know the kind of people he will eventually attract to the country? It would have been something great. But due to the hatred for an Igbo man many voted to spite others.
Same will happen to America, they will vote because someone is their race or fall for propaganda. Then after elections they start saying it was rigged.
If Yahaya Bello and Peter Obi contense presidential election, Yahaya Bello will win massively.

Peter Obi may be the better candidate out of an inferior pool of candidates. PO says the right thing about the country's production, corruption, etc. Still, his programme would mirror Tinubu's failed programme of removing oil subsidies and floating the Naira, which has proven to be a failed policy.

Igbo needs to stop playing the victim; Nigerians hate each other. I have experienced more hatred of Igbos towards Yoruba, Fulani and Hausa. Igbo,s continue to insult Yorubas, Hausa and Fulani and then wonder. At the same time, they refuse to support an Igbo presidential candidate. You can bully people into supporting PO, especially when you insult them.

9japride:
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The worst are those who intentionally elect incompetent people into power just because of tribe and religion.
Things will get better if each region manage themselves. Just like in middle east, there are some countries that support radicalism while others don't.
Imagine joining a radical people with none radical people how will they grow?
I doubt if things will change, people are getting more wicked as the day goes.
For example, fraternity was set up in higher institutions just for socialization and to fight for student rights. But it degenerated to a deadly situation.
It seems humans rather than making effort to be good are focus on who can be more wicked. All these reflect in how things work in the country.
Our mindset needs to change.

How many people voted in Nigeria? Nigeria usually don't vote due to the poor choice of candidate Buhari(Osinbanjo) vs Atiku (Peter Obi ) was a very poor choice in 2019, and Atiku vs Peter Obi vs Tinubu was another poor choice of presidential candidate

ify2016:
Terrible! Very Terrible!! Extremely Terrible i must say!!! Still wondering rational behind Ndume suspension. Government should accommodate a constructive criticism and implement people oriented policies.

“All the loans they collect, including World Bank loans, etc, are you aware that the same World Bank staff in Nigeria takes back 40 per cent and calls it consultation fees?

“These are things you people should look into. You people should focus on where the problem is and let them leave me alone.”

That is why Nigeria should protest to end this government. All the loans that APC has taken amount to $50 billion, which means they have shared $20 billion, debt that all Nigerians have to pay back.

Dangote said that the oil cabal is worse than drug dealers.

sIfioksq:
It's great to see the FG prioritizing fuel import to stabilize the market. Local refineries can still play a crucial role in our economy. Let's hope for a balanced approach that benefits everyone involved.

Ole, how does importing fuel stabilise the market? The bribe that the Tinubu government is paying is not enough to lose your dignity and self-respect.

adamma24:
The cabals just want to frustrate this dangote guy....

He is part of the cabal. He is a major food importer and has locked down the cement market. He now needs to compete with imported refined oil. No more free lunch

Afonjah:
The Black man is cursed with a loud lifestyle.
It's why they remain eternally impoverished.

The same problem with White prisoners in the UK or have you forgotten the White prisoner having sex and filming it