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olivertwist: The same people that lead the fuel subsidy protest were the same people that fought against the cabal when GEJ was kept under Turai's bed.
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How 'forgetful' some people can be. Now, criminals like Bode George etc are the ones getting National Honours from GEJ while the true democrats are been labelled 'political terrorists. SMH. Time will tell.

Who told you that Gej gave national awards to Bode George? You are actuali d 3rd person saying dis; plz tell- when did dis happen?

I disagree to some extend wit the president on dis one. Myself and most of d persons who opposed d way d subsidy removal was handled did so cos we strongly thought d govt shld hv done certain things 1st b4 asking d rest of us to bear d consequences of d mess created by generations of same ruling elites(many of us were not even against d removal of d subsidy per say if certain steps were taken b4 d removal ). The January event was mainly many 9jarians electing to vent dier frustrations on d state of d nation and DEMANDING changes on how they were been governed going forward- channelling such frustrations tru the subsidy issue. Though on hindsight, it is very believable dat some persons tried to steer d protest away 4rm d reasons most of the protesters were doing so in order to achieve peculiary and utterly selfish gains(wot wit some of these ppl towards d end of protests calling 4 change in govt- didnt realise d significance and shenanigans of such moves then but now i know much better); still most of d protesters came out of dier personal convictions even though some persons may hv sought to hijack it. The President shld be so adviced and conc on wot he is doing currently(which are fundamental and forward thinking ); he shld also continue to pursue dose things that we demanded he did in January some of which he seems to be doing(improvements in the rails and oda alternative modes of transportation, clean up of the fuel importation scheme, prosecution of suspected subsidy thieves, reduction of demorage costs on the high sea, reduction of cost of governance, repairs of existing refinaries and improving d environment to encourage new private refiners etc) after which he shld take steps to completely remove d Subsidy, maybe some time late next yr or early 2014.....i endorse every other thing he said esp d growth of the 'political media' these days- which is a shame

[quote author=Godman_n]Zombie[/quote]And you actuali just proved his point...u guys are just completely gone; yr hatred will unfortunate kill u guys, slowly

Good...kudos to the Men in Uniform

Gbawe: Bankole is one of the PIPIP crew i.e publicly indicted but privately in power. He is busy trying to help GEJ with his SW 2015 project. Any so-called prosecution of Bankole is a charade. Same is true for OGD, Alao-Akala, Farouk et al.

I agree. All the persons you mentioned are almost certainly THIEVES, should be so treated...so do people like Tinubu and Ikufuroji( the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly).

Agreed?

The most important that ought to be done is to totally exclude ALL serving government officials from the awards if credibility is to be restored to the awards. How do you 'honour' a person just cos he attained a position in staed of what he did while in the position(which will be determined AFTER the official may have left that position).

Also, though the number of awardees were almost halved this year(from 359 last year to 145 this year- which is commendable), I feel that the number of persons ought to be reduced even further. All strata of the society should also be considered in subsequent awards as the President just directed.

Ryabcool: so in your mind, you've just posted something sensible? Ignoring the multiple grammatical blunders your post is ridden with, i'll say this: Until you're able to post like an intellectual and sensible human being, i won't bother to flex my intellectual prowess with you. [b]Your vague attempts to vindicate your points [/b]while stating oblivious and unfounded accussations and counter accussations are just as pitiable as your educational upbringing. I have no affiliation with any political party and neither have i bothered to step outside the confines of my comfortable home to go and vote for any political party in Nigeria. I am a social and political observer, i speak the truth as i see it, so you are just wasting space with your ignoramus posts. You sir, are a living contradiction.

An 'Attempt to vindicate my points'? You have got to be kidding me..I was actually accentuating my point- which is that both yourself and the poster I directed that post at are INTERNET CREATIONS of a few frustrated(did I also say Disgruntled) pips who are desperately seeking to undermine a Mandate freely given by a plurality of people through the back door; once again you GUYS DONT COUNT. One knows Real critics when one sees one....and like a said earlier: I do not apologize for that line.

HNosegbe: Sorry o, but when did primary health care become FG's responsibility? Where are the states and local governments?

Sleeping as usual(most of them though) while we are concentrating all our attention on the FG. I said sometime ago in another thread that the Governors(especially) would be laughing their azzzez out that we have completely forgotten them- the former butt of our virulent criticisms

Wallie: I still find it hard to fathom how so many people die in a single accident in Nigeria! How can 50 people just die like a bomb just went off? I highly suspect that most of the people died due to inadequate first responders and emergency care!

DO people realize that just because someone passed out and momentarily stopped breathing, the person can still be revived? Are accident victims just left at the roadside to eventually die?

I think it should be mandated that all commercial bus drivers and their conductors learn CPR. Sounds like something Fashola can pull off!

Yea. Emergency care for accident victims are usually inadequate in Nigeria. Dont know if it contributed to the high No of the dead in this case but in most accidents in Nigeria inadequate emergency care is a significant contributor to the high fatalities among the causalities(by the way, I just heard from someone who saw the accident that the No may not be that high).

Govts(FG and State) should drastically improved this; the FG ought to reactivate/provide string of emergency care centers/Trauma units along federal roads in other to provide such services and reduce the No for persons that die(or are permanently disabled) on our roads.

OYINBOGOJU: NIgeria Road will be repair by 2013 says Minister

How many More to Die before then?

Even if some of you guys will not respect yourselves, why must you not respect the dead.

Did the report say that it was bad roads that caused the accident or a terrible mistake by the trunk driver? Is the Ijebu-Ode Roundabout section of that road that bad? Plz leave the dead out of your political adventures.

...may God grant the families, friends and loved ones of those that just passed grace as they grieve. AMEN

Ryabcool: yet his vote counts when its time for elections. Smh! You have just showed the type of person you and your president are

Oh my frnd shut ya mouth. I knew exactly wot i was talking about. 'He' is just an internet creatn, just like yourself- a 'name' employd by sm few frustratd ppl whose aim is to use propaganda and halftruths to discredit a govt even when such criticism is not needful- yes those ppl who out of Hatred and/or partisanship wud shamelessly distort info consistently in order to try to achieve a predetermind aim, DO NOT COUNT(and i hv no apologise 4 dat) . All dese nonsense hv got to stop; am also a critic of d govt but only when i see dat they deserve it, and my intent even at those times is only 4 d gud of NIGERIA(not an obsessive covertousness of anoda's SEAT given to him by d majority of ppl in a largely free and fair process- 4 yr info i did not vote 4 GEJ in d last electn but i respect d choice of d majority of oda Nigerians regardless of dier reasons 4 doing so)....anyways, how long wud it take u guys to respond to d actual Substance of dat comment ie d points and questns clearly raisd; hw come u guys are beating about d bush aimlessly. Answer d damp questns or shut d hell up

@take dat. I can see dat u are still viewing dis thread; cud u plz stop bn a COWARD and respond to d comment....u will learn afta tday dat there are sm ppl u do not cross in debates, if ignorant

take dat: A wise man told me dont argue with fools cos people from a distance can tell who is who.
Advice;quit acting a fool bro.you can channel this energy of yours into other productive things like getting a good job for starters cos i know for a fact as you live off the crumbs you are being paid presently for laundrying GEJ's dirty garments.

I hv told u nicely: eida respond to d points and questns raisd in dat comment OR shut yr mouth. How is dat difficult to undastad? The respond cud be- dis and dis in yr comment is a lie Or dis is actuali wot is causing d temporary disruptns. Come on dont be a COWARD and run away, just do it

raystanley: YOU ARE A FOOL! IS THERE ANY HARDSHIP GREATER THAN THAT OF JANUARY 1st,2001

January 1st 2001? Do you know d topic dat is bn discussd Or are u sick in d head and do not know it?

take dat: You have a serious disillusional problem which makes you go all out looking for whom to vent your anger on.Rather than engage someone like you in a constructive argument,i have decided to pass cos i know you are a rabid dog.

Oh Dis is yr route to checkout?...okay, am 'sori'; i will be 'nice' hence4th. Cud u PLZ respond properly to dat comment or tk d advice i gave to u in my previous response which was- Keep yr Mouth shut if u do not know wot u re talking about

take dat: Hope you have demanded for a pay increase from GEJ cos the time you invest in defending all government policies needs to be compensated for.

Yea. This is d backrupcy of yr arguments. Is dis d best u can do, apart 4rm changing ids and going 4rm thread to thread in order to 'discredit' d govt 4 partisan reasons wit lies and half truths? Let not argue over semantics nd soundbites, i askd sm questns and made sm clear points- now, respond to it or KEEP ya mouth SHUT..I DARE u to 'correct' any of d points and be fast about

Jyde89: damn, GEJ must be paying you alot for you to have typed this load's of sh*it in his defence.

Are u silly? Note dat handle very well and try to avoid crossing it u partisan anarchists...point out one thing dat is not correct there, just one thing; point it out or SHUT yr Mouth UP

clemmonce: GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY I SHOULD LIKE JONATHAN

He does need you to like him. YOU DO NOT COUNT; and moreova there is shishi u can do only complain ignorantly on d web....when last did any of u ingrates witness fuel scarcity in Lagos and its environs? Did we all not watch and read about d massive vandalism perpetuatd by sm Nigerians in Alepo more dan a week ago; it was d main news item on Channels and even STV 4 days. Didnt we watch d attempt of d PPMC officials to repair d pipeline 2 or 3 days afta d vandalism, and how 3 of dem were killd by d vandals 4rm d village? You expect NNPC to send more workers so they can also be killd witout d requird security mop up in d surrounding villages? Meanwhile, dat pipeline is one of d main pipelines distributing more dan 10million litres of petrol thruout the west and tru Ilorin to parts of d north. They hv in d meantime increasd d distributn of fuel using trunks over longa distances, which is d best they can do in d meantime b4 they wud be able to repair d pipelines. What else do u want dem(NNPC) to do? where they d ones that told those villagers to vandalise(steal) fuel in dat largely inaccessible area at Alepo? Thisday just reportd dat 3 new ships carrying fuel just bertd in d Lagos port, adding to d stock in-country, so if NNPC can increase long distance distributn tru trunks(which is more difficult) or better still repair dat pipeline when d security agents finish dier job(i wud imagine they are doing dat right now), the situatn along dat axis ought to come back to normal. If it continues afta dat then you can complain bitterly; in d meantime, cut dem sm slack....finali i ask again, when last did u guys experience scarcity in Lagos nd environs

@JpPhilips.
The problem is when one rants while arguing, one makes a lot of terrible mistakes.

You said the ECA and the SWF are same(just woo!); you simply equated foreign reserves level to Exchange rate as though there are not other economic factors and considerations involved in determining exchange rates(do you know the Exchange rate of the Yen to the Dollar? Hope you know that China has the largest Foreign Reserves in the world); you also have no clue about the huge increase in local participation in the oil industry and amazing dismisses it as creating "underemployment"(amazing!)...Anyways, the persons you are debating with will answer those points appropriately.

Try to dismiss this plz:

Major" achievements you said.

Do you have any idea of the extent of

meticulous work been done in the

Power Sector not just in the marked

improvements in Generation,

Transmission and Distribution but

esp in the Privatization and

concessioning of the sector? Are you

aware of the effects the reforms,

which is currently in its concluding

stage(Sept/Oct this year), would

have on the nation? This admin is

midwifery the greatest

transformation in the Power Sector

in this country's history.
http://sweetcrudereports.com/2012/04/25/gas-to-power-500mmcfd-of-gas-to-be-delivered-to-nipp-soon/
https://www.nairaland.com/1034098/scramble-nigerias-power-sector-opportunities#12000803

The nation is also undergoing its most

audacious developments in the

Transportation Sector- Rails, Inland

Waterways and Seaports. On rails,

the NRC that have been moribund for

very many years have been revived,

more workers re-engaged and most of

its dilapidated facilities across

the nation repaired; all the rail

tracks in the country are been

rehabilitated(actually most of the

tracks have been rehabilitated

already and some intra- and

interstate trains services have

started running after a very long time

in deed). The Standard Guage

Itakpe-Aladja-Warri rail track is

finally completed(with additions

planned) while the Modern Abuja-

Kaduna track is on going(about 30%

completion) just as the Double track

Lagos-Ibadan Modern(which is

different from the narrow guage

Lagos-Ibadan which is already

running trains) has been awarded

about 3 months ago.
http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/31659/2012/08/04/rail_rehabilitation_are_we_waiting_godot.html
file:///C:/Users/odia/Desktop/New%20folder/Newfolder/Nigeria-Federal+Government+Raise+Power+Output+9+000MW.htm

On Inland Waterways, the dredging of

the Lower Niger which links 9 states

on its axis and provide south-north

all year round navigation which

would ensure the cheap movements of

huge amounts of goods and humans,

has been completed with some

accompanying River Ports for the

first time in the country's history;

the dredging of River Benue has also

commenced.
http://www.shipsandports.org/detaildiscource.php?id=5
http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87591:river-niger-now-a-beehive-of-commercial-activities&catid=81:maritime-watch&Itemid=591

The Seaports now work 24/7,

bureaucracy reduced and the amount of

time goods spend in the ports has

been halfed already(though not yet

up to the 48hrs target) while

Demorage costs have significantly

decreased(when was the last time you

heard of goods staying months on the

seas cos terrible congestions in the

pots and paying huge demorage).

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/stakeholders-count-gains-of-agencies-reduction-in-ports/115563/

Do you have any idea of the effects of

all theses on the economy going

forward especially as they are been

interconnected?(works on Roads need

to be accelerated though).


The most massive rehabilitation and

remodeling of airports across the

nation with about 11 of them is

ongoing; Kano International Airport

is for instance nearing completion.
http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fg-puts-basa-fund-at-n11-54bn/

Do you have any idea what kind of

work is going on in the Agriculture

Sector?
http://www.newworldnigeria.com/pdf/AdesinaLondonBOIForumfinal.pdf

....As a Nigerian am sick and tired of these lies that some of you guys are peddling about the president not doing anything. You and others who feel otherwise should not be COWARDS and respond to these claims here . I am earnestly waiting for such responses.

AGAIN GOOD LUCK

onatisi: from abati to okupe and all gej supporters on nl ,this is my honest assesment ,GEJ HAS THE WORST PR TEAM I HAVE EVER SEEN,THEY ARE SO WOEFUL I DOUBT IF THEY EVEN KNOW WHO GEJ IS.just see the way dede was dismantled and rubbished if this are the kind of ppl thatare in gej team,he wont even clinch the party ticket talkless of winning the presidential elections again.

Good. Here is sometime else for you or any of you guys to "dismantle"( Oh by the way, this "sometime" is just a section of some of he things he is DOING/HAVE DONE that interest me most at the time I wrote them; I will be updating it soon):

Major" achievements you said.

Do you have any idea of the extent of

meticulous work been done in the

Power Sector not just in the marked

improvements in Generation,

Transmission and Distribution but

esp in the Privatization and

concessioning of the sector? Are you

aware of the effects the reforms,

which is currently in its concluding

stage(Sept/Oct this year), would

have on the nation? This admin is

midwifery the greatest

transformation in the Power Sector

in this country's history.
http://sweetcrudereports.com/2012/04/25/gas-to-power-500mmcfd-of-gas-to-be-delivered-to-nipp-soon/
https://www.nairaland.com/1034098/scramble-nigerias-power-sector-opportunities#12000803

The nation is also undergoing its most

audacious developments in the

Transportation Sector- Rails, Inland

Waterways and Seaports. On rails,

the NRC that have been moribund for

very many years have been revived,

more workers re-engaged and most of

its dilapidated facilities across

the nation repaired; all the rail

tracks in the country are been

rehabilitated(actually most of the

tracks have been rehabilitated

already and some intra- and

interstate trains services have

started running after a very long time

in deed). The Standard Guage

Itakpe-Aladja-Warri rail track is

finally completed(with additions

planned) while the Modern Abuja-

Kaduna track is on going(about 30%

completion) just as the Double track

Lagos-Ibadan Modern(which is

different from the narrow guage

Lagos-Ibadan which is already

running trains) has been awarded

about 3 months ago.
http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/31659/2012/08/04/rail_rehabilitation_are_we_waiting_godot.html
file:///C:/Users/odia/Desktop/New%20folder/Newfolder/Nigeria-Federal+Government+Raise+Power+Output+9+000MW.htm

On Inland Waterways, the dredging of

the Lower Niger which links 9 states

on its axis and provide south-north

all year round navigation which

would ensure the cheap movements of

huge amounts of goods and humans,

has been completed with some

accompanying River Ports for the

first time in the country's history;

the dredging of River Benue has also

commenced.
http://www.shipsandports.org/detaildiscource.php?id=5
http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87591:river-niger-now-a-beehive-of-commercial-activities&catid=81:maritime-watch&Itemid=591

The Seaports now work 24/7,

bureaucracy reduced and the amount of

time goods spend in the ports has

been halfed already(though not yet

up to the 48hrs target) while

Demorage costs have significantly

decreased(when was the last time you

heard of goods staying months on the

seas cos terrible congestions in the

pots and paying huge demorage).

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/stakeholders-count-gains-of-agencies-reduction-in-ports/115563/

Do you have any idea of the effects of

all theses on the economy going

forward especially as they are been

interconnected?(works on Roads need

to be accelerated though).


The most massive rehabilitation and

remodeling of airports across the

nation with about 11 of them is

ongoing; Kano International Airport

is for instance nearing completion.
http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fg-puts-basa-fund-at-n11-54bn/

Do you have any idea what kind of

work is going on in the Agriculture

Sector?
http://www.newworldnigeria.com/pdf/AdesinaLondonBOIForumfinal.pdf

....As a Nigerian am sick and tired of these lies that some of you guys are peddling about the president not doing anything. You and others who feel otherwise should not be COWARDS and respond to these claims here . I am earnestly waiting for such responses.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

kcsider: The iv was supposed to inform the invitees that accomodation will not be provided. If this was not the case and accomodation not provided, then i pity for this country

It was actuali d case. An article i read ysterday said d govt had informed d awardees dat it wud no longa foot dier transportatn and accomodate bills, and dat they were only suppossd to bring just one guest along; all in a bid, as the article quotd d Perm Sec in d Office of d SSG as saying, to 'reduce the cost of governance'

manny4life: This dude gets more clueless by the minute...

hmm..dat word again? Wheneva an ignorant person find it difficult to undastad wot a far more 'intelligent' persons are saying, he calls them 'clueless'.....#irony

Good...i wud infinitely prefare a Crushing rather than a Negotiation

.

lillyboy: Jonathan lied to us that electricity bill wudnt go up in residential and rural areas...only in commercial area...Bt in my area we are paying 300% more nw...liar!and the bible says all liars shall perish...once beaten twice shy...expecting u in another election

Liar? When did he say dat electricity bill wudn't go up in residential areas..google NERC new tariff structure and look up d R1-R4 categories b4 coming on a public to shout.....congrats Paralympians and Falconets

The new lie ehn?

Hehehe...@Onitisi and @Callotti una no well, na craze dey wori una, lol

Let them pay up...u kept a Nigerian in prison perpetually against d order of a competent court, now pay up

Callotti: It is really not your fault. . .ENGLISH IS MOST-DEFINITELY YOUR 10TH Language.
MANY APOLOGIES. Like my co-workers would say. . . I CAN ONLY EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. . . BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT FOR YOU!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apology



http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Apology

Jeez! I said in Diplomacy. DIPLOMATIC language is very diff 4rm English language or any oda language 4 dat mata(in fact it is not fundamentally dependent on any spoken language). You are given me an English dictionary when we are talking about diplomacy and using it to argue with me!!...now read dat comment again; cant keep going on-and-on wit u on dis

enm: pls people plying this road should come out and comfirm this report.

Exactly! This is d only way we can effectively hold dese ppl to account, catch dem at any lies, and keep dem on thier feet instead of just criticizing aimlessly. Specific road projects hv bn given as completd, is it true?- 4 ppl who ply dose routes(i hvn't recently though)....is it also true dat d Contractors hv bn paid?all of dem?who are dem then so we wud also shine our touch on dier heads

[quote author=GARRI (x7)]Jonathan is fighting corruption....
[/quote]Yes he is(though not to the extent we demand he shld). The Transparency International recently released report states dat 9ja made d 3rd highest improvement on d scale according to businessday, cos of some improvements in processes and blocking of some financial loopholes in d system by d president and finance minister..this is wot is actuali expectd since dis admin's processes is RELATIVELY more transparent and open dan other admins, and Transparency usuali has an inverse relationship wit Corruption. Wot has increasd is the reporting(real or imagined), deep interests and monitoring of corruption cases by d public, which is very good cos we still hv a looooong way to go as a nation in dis respect(as the TI report and commonsense tell us)

Great...wish them well