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Politics › Re: Rivers Govt Replies Okonji-iweala On Missing $5B From Excess Crude Account by taharqa: 8:36pm On Nov 23, 2013
texazzpete: FG has been spending 'X naira' per litre on fuel subsidies
FG now spends '(X -32) naira' on fuel subsidies

By not spending the N32 on subsidies per litre, the FG now gets to keep N30 per litre compared to the previous years
.

Shall I recommend a good dictionary for you to check the meaning of the word 'saved'?


I have always known you were the least educated, the weakest link and the most clueless of all the paid propagandists on Nairaland. Thank you for living up to your reputation. I only hope that the likes of Sincere9igerian have been able to negotiate higher rates than yourself.

At least you remain marginally better than willywilly. That's something.
OK. So where was d FG getting d #X it was spending for the Subsidy initiali, even b4 it started 'saving' d extra #32 when it partially removed d subsidy?? The Oil marketers? Surely, according to you, it cud not have been from any of Govt's Accounts/Funds, since Govt cud not now be paying d #32 differential from one of its Accounts (ie ECA) cos it promised to 'save' that differential as SURE-P (again, according to you)? Right??
Politics › Re: Rivers Govt Replies Okonji-iweala On Missing $5B From Excess Crude Account by taharqa: 8:24pm On Nov 23, 2013
Orlando Owoh: You're as clueless as your paymaster. We're waiting for 2015 to see if he is going dodge debate to appear before that of Dbanj. He didn't even know the meaning of job security.
OLODO, answer my question: were d Oil marketers paying d FG, such that d FG cud now 'save' d extra #32 it 'has made' from d Partial removal of subsidy??... Answer d questn. Save d semantics for those who care
Politics › Re: Rivers Govt Replies Okonji-iweala On Missing $5B From Excess Crude Account by taharqa: 8:20pm On Nov 23, 2013
texazzpete: Well, first you must render an account of what you have done with the education you've received so far. I mean, I cannot believe the inanity of your response. The outstanding question YOU should be asking (as that affects all 160+ million Nigerians, not just the people of Rivers State) is why the ECA monies are being used to fund the SURE-P program.
Were you deaf when GEJ told us this scheme would utilize the funds saved from the partial removal of the fuel subsidies to carry out its activities? Why the double dipping here? Who authorized NOI to do this
?

Put aside these petty politics and pretend for once that you care about this country more than your pocket!
Another OLODO.... So the FG was receiving money from smwhere (from d Oil marketers perhaps?) that it wud then 'save' parts of it as 'partial savings' for SURE-P??..... IGNORAMUS
Politics › Re: Rivers Govt Replies Okonji-iweala On Missing $5B From Excess Crude Account by taharqa: 8:09pm On Nov 23, 2013
Orlando Owoh: Why should SURE-P be funded with ECA? What happened to the about 30 naira realized from every litre of PMS since the increase in pump price to 97 naira, that we were told would be used to fund SURE-P? Can we then say the Senate was right when it claimed the NNPC could not make it, which now stands at 500 billion, available?
OLODO, when did d FG 'realise' #30 from every litre of petrol? So yr small head think that it was d Oil marketers that were paying the Govt? ... OLODO
Education › Re: 623 Candidates Qualify For Presidential scholarship Scheme Screening by taharqa: 10:06am On Nov 23, 2013
Good.... What of prospective PhD Students? Me too wan benefit o
Business › Re: Otudeko To Establish Multibillion Naira Factories In Abia by taharqa: 11:36pm On Nov 22, 2013
Gas-processing Industrial Plant?? ... Good
Business › Re: Yem-kem Factory Burns To Ashes by taharqa: 10:29pm On Nov 22, 2013
Shee dem get Fire Insurance, ni?? If not, na die bi dat o...
Education › Re: Unijos Receives $8m World Bank Grant For Research by taharqa: 10:25pm On Nov 22, 2013
Very important Research interest- producing drugs from African plants
Politics › Re: Lagos Speaker Kuforiji Made Cash Withdrawals 57 Times, Witness Tells Court by taharqa: 12:39pm On Nov 22, 2013
nuclearboy: The man is in court! He is being tried! Investigation has been done with the full acceptance of ALL Nigerians including his own people and after police investigated, the courts are NOW investigating! Let him be found guilty first and see if anyone will say "leave him because he's yoruba"
HYPOCRITE!!
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa:
ballabriggs: I'm sure you have a brain, so use it. Did Punch argue with you diddums that waivers are not economic tools? No, what Punch argues is the abuse that characterises the waiver regime in Nigeria as it has been used to evade revenue due to the treasury. That is the crux of Punch's argument.

That Okonjo and this her foolish media aide ignored the argument that the waiver regime has been abused and is still being abused to the detriment of the treasury says a lot about them. They did not address that bit in their argument. He foolishly went on to list the advantages of waivers. Who cares about these advantages when it is being abused.
No, OLODO. Get the Punch Editorial and read. The ONLY real accusation Punch made in respect of this new Sector-wide Waiver System was actuali the #603billion Revenue lost due to the policy. The Editorial DID NOT MENTION A SINGLE CASE OF CORRUPTION OR ABUSE RELATING TO THIS NEW SYSTEM. Let me repeat: Punch did not mention A SINGLE case of corruption associated with this new System. Go and read d article again, if you hv actuali even read it, that is. The Cases or Examples of Abuses Punch gave in the Editorial were solely those from 2003-2011 ie BEFORE this new System was introduced by NOI!! How d helll do you criticize a particular System by rehearsing Examples of d abuses of d previous System, esp when the whole purpose of d new System (the very reason we all shouted at d Govt to introduce it) was to eliminate, or rather reduce, d Incidences of the Abuses of d Previous System?? How the hell does that happen if it was not a deliberately attempt to mix up stuffs in order to hookwick d many gullible people that unfortunately abode in today's Nigeria? What is it if not a Piece of Propaganda; an Hacket job to sway Weak minds?? The Editorial even went afar as giving Examples of Abuses in d EEG Scheme; a Scheme that is very diff from the new Waiver Scheme they were suppossedly criticizing! And what is worst, d Examples given were also pre-2012. Punch also conveniently 'forgot' to mention that this same EEG that has been abused all along for years was even recently suspended by this same Govt in order to try to 'clean it up', yet Punch used Examples that happened years ago under the scheme to criticize a new, diff Scheme!! Does that seem fair to you? Do you chaps even hv Consciences any more?? And to think that d Sector-based Waiver Policy has even started yielding positive results: Nigeria's Non-Oil Export for the 1st 3months of this year was almost $3billion (over #300billion), which is almost same amount d country exported for the entire year sm few years ago; similarly, Nigeria's Import bill last year reduced by over #800billion!! Sectors such as Power, Aviation, Cassava, Cement, Oil palm/Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Rice, Mining, Telecoms, sm Manufacturing, are particularly benefiting from it already. Of course, Punch also conveniently left that out..... I HATE HYPOCRISY with every thing I got. And Lies; and Halftruths; and Distortions; and utter Desperation. In fact, I spiit on yaall. Ya Guts DISGUST me. I can't even properly convey how I reali feel at times at the Shenanigans of it all.
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa: 11:09am On Nov 22, 2013
Tadon200: what's dis one saying ,it is the abuse of this waivers not misappropriation or what are you trying to say
mtchew 40 lap dogs
I thought I asked you to SHUT ya mouth UP??
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa: 10:46am On Nov 22, 2013
awodman: Looking at the years involved...did the alleged infractions occur under Okonjo's watch?
Good.... You even saw that too!! Smtimes when I look at 'these' people and their desperation, I just *smh* in jest
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa: 10:40am On Nov 22, 2013
HNosegbe: I decided to read the editorial in question for myself, and I came across an interesting part.



Paul Nwabuikwu did not address this part of the Punch editorial.
He did not address it cos that was d situation of d Individual-based Waiver Scheme that was replaced last year or so by this Admin. Did you check d dates of Egs of abuses that was given in that article: 2007-2011. Those were exactly d reason the new Sector-based Approach was introduced. People shld not deceitfully or ignorantly mix things up cos a point must be scored.... By d way, d EEG (Export Expansion Grant) Scheme is a diff policy to this Waiver policy. Are you aware that this Govt, thru d Minister for Trade and Industry, had to suspend the EEG scheme for sm time in order to 'clean it' up from d abuses it was subject to, in same way they changed d former Corruption-laden and fiscally disruptive Individual-based Waiver Scheme to d current, more robust Sector-wide one? Am not sure the EEG is even fully up and running again... Again, people shld not mix things up cos they want to score a point. That was the summary of what Punch did with that Editorial; don't repeat it here again abeg
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa: 10:27am On Nov 22, 2013
Tadon200: So they should not criticize the minister anymore ,the question raised was the misappropriation of funds through waiver ,something she was against during obansanjo era and now she is fully in support of this. i don't get it. and FYI mrs Okonjo that's what the press do ,they
look into this matters and report it,what you could have done was kindly explain to nigerians how punch was wrong rather than raise a feud with them. you are a minister not a market woman. If you can't take the criticism then resign. FINISE
'Misappropiation of Funds'?? With Waivers? Which article(s) did you read? Do you even know what Waivers mean? Plz, Keep yr Mouth SHUT, abeg. Everybody must not comment...
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa: 10:22am On Nov 22, 2013
vedaxcool: Madam learn to address the issues rather than cry persecution!
Many of you CLOWNS hv truly gone blind, no bi joke!! Did you read d OP at all? Or, you lent yr brain out temporily to another morön while reading it?... Plz, read it again. This time, with d yr brain ON. Maybe, just maybe, you wud get d 'issues'. Won't bet on it though....
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa:
take dat: and you expect me to take you seriously above the editorial team of Punch when I know your duty is always to defend all that is good and bad in Government? Isn't this how you folks always try to demonize anyone who critic the Government of GEJ? I am sure you do not have basic comprehension problems, go back to re-read the said editorial. Punch editorial is about dubious waivers and the amount Nigeria is losing to that. Are you telling me that the scheme is 100% corruption-proof? The questions NOI should answer instead of this manufactured hogwash are;

Did Nigeria lose N264billion to waivers on petroleum product imports or not?

Did Nigeria lose N603billion to import duty waivers, concessions and import substitution schemes?

Are you telling us that most of the waivers were not patronage driven? Are these allegations not of fiscal profligacy? Nigeria is losing money to some economic terrorists in and outside of government, and she is here picking up a fight with Punch without tackling the main issue.
@take dat, plz Keep SHUT and use that brain of yrs, abeg. Am very sure you are d one with d Comprehension problem this morning. Go and re-read NOI rebuttal in d OP. It is as clear as it gets. And I know you to be smart, so if you just wore off that Bias Spectacle blocking yr vision, you wud hv no problems with understanding what she wrote. For instance, she never argued that Revenue was not been lost cos of d Policy. In fact, she pointed out that d temporary Revenue lost was necessary in order to protect local industries and ensure long term Industrial development in-country. She specifically reminded us that EVERY damn country that ever developed went tru this same path we are presently taking. So still asking me if I thought there were no Revenue lost cos of d policy, is simply Sillly...... Another Sillly question was whether I thought there was no corruption in the new System. That is like asking me if I thought there is no corruption in the Customs!! For God's sake, that there are possibilities/cases of corruption with a System same as meaning that that entire System is 'corrupt and fiscally indiscipline'?? Weren't we the same Nigerians who vehemently condemned the former System where Presidents OBJ, Yar'adua and even d 1st year of GEJ, gave indiscriminate Waivers to Individuals (like Dangote, Jimoh Ibrahim, )? Didn't we say that instead of giving Waivers to only a select few with perhaps political connections and placing them at an undue advantage over other players in their sector, we rightly asked d Govt to give those waivers to everybody in a particular sector if it decides to give them at all? Didn't we say instead of giving Dangote Waivers to import cement, give industry-stimulating Waivers to EVERY player in d Cement value chain? Instead of giving Waivers to sm nameless Malaysian Cop and their Nigerian Collaborators to flood our market with cheap palm oil, give industry-stimulating Waivers (eg equipment related) to Every player in our own Palm Oil Value chain? Etc, etc? Now we hv what we asked for, yet we still display that our particularly 'famed' brand of fooolishness!! What d helll is actuali wrong with us as Nigerians? Why are we always such annoying and aimless NOISEMAKERS? ..... @take dat, you should be lucky that I hv sm regard for you, else I wud hv so descended on you HARD this morning. You shld know by now that I don't tolerate Fooolishness. Have a Nice Day
Politics › Re: APC Politicians Plan To Cover Up After RIGGING A LG Election In Edo State(video) by taharqa: 9:13am On Nov 22, 2013
Nairaland has truly gone to d Dogs. It is so painful to finali admit it to myself cos we loved this place!! The bias and partisanship of Seun and other Administrators can no longa be in doubt. And they DISGUST me... This is d 1st time I hv openly agreed and said this here. Yet again, another thread WITH DOCUMENTARY VIDEO EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL CONFESSIONS of an Electoral Malfeasance is left to rot in d Politics and wud not see d Frontpage only cos it is supposedly against d 'wrong' person. That is how an unofficial no-frontpage ban was placed on EVERY thread that talked about d very Clear FRAUD that was d LekkiEpe Expressway 'buy-back', even when the info came directly from LASG Officials. Again, they were against d 'wrong' persons. There are 2 threads currently in this Section that wud NOT see frontpage cos yet again, 'wrong' people are involved. When it is against Or even just seem against d 'correct' people, it is rush with alarity to d Frontpage without much ado..... Una weldone. Oga Seun weldone. Since you hv decided to WATCH yr forum destroyed by ya new path (whether by intent Or just carelessness/inability to supervise), sm of us wud help you move further in this new path of yrs
Politics › Re: Zamfara Govt Buys 1000 Brand New Cars For APC Party Members For 2nd Year Anniver by taharqa(op): 8:49am On Nov 22, 2013
Where d HYPOCRITES dem dey?? Almost 200 views, no talk. Abi, una don finali DUMB?... Na laugh we dey..
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa:
By d way, Punch has since been bought over by d Master Thief himself, Tinubu, and it is no surprise it must now bark to the call of its new masters. The Punch of yteryears, that Newspaper that was my personal NO 1 choice and those of so many persons, cos of its famed Sense of Balance, is long dead and buried. What is left is only a dim shadow of that wonderful past; and even that dims everyday.. Their former Editorial chair must be turning in his graves right now
Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala Slams Punch Newspaper Over ‘malicious, Defamatory’ Editorial! by taharqa:
take dat: Hogwash! NOI is incapable of ever accepting her little failings and intolerant of receiving knocks from analysts or criticism from the media. Punch's editorial was premised on the submission of the Comptroller General of Customs.


"The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, had stunned a Senate joint-committee that by September, the nation had lost N603 billion to import duty waivers, exemption of levies, concessions and import substitution schemes. Of this amount, N264 billion was lost to waivers on petroleum products import and N76 billion to manufacturers and assembly plants. Corruption and fiscal indiscipline have obviously sunk to an unacceptable level. Even more stunning was the feeble attempt by Okonjo-Iweala to defend the reckless abuse of waivers and other incentives as policies designed to help certain sectors and generate jobs."

http://www.punchng.com/editorial/jonathan-okonjo-iweala-and-waivers/


Its become a crime for challenge Okonjo and speak against the waste in the system , why? Because of her academic excellence, and academic excellence does not make one a good manager of the economy. I trust the 'Ethnic Gangs' to label Punch a Yoruba party in a bid of defend NOI.
@take dat, don't act DUMB cos you are trying hard to push a lame point across, abeg. You are usuali better than this... The quote you just gave only indicated that d Customs Boss was angry over the lost of revenue that it collects, just as NOI said in this rebuttal, not that d Scheme has made 'corruption and fiscal indiscipline to sink to abysmal levels'. That part was the lame addition of d now 'bought' Punch Editorial team, and not those of d Customs Boss. It is deceitful to pass both parts as ideas of d Customs Boss when a part of it came from Punch Board. Very deceitful. Moreova, NOI grust with d Editorial was not d criticism that some Collectible Revenues were been lost (infact, she clearly made d point about perpetual economic 'contest' between the choice of Short-term Revenue lost and Long-term Industrial development for a developing nation); her grust was with d Editorial team's blanket dismissal of d new Sector-specific Waiver approach as 'corrupt and fiscally indiscipline'... And one has got to wonder: which of d two approaches (Sector-specific Or Individual-specific) reduces or increases the chances of Corruption, Fiscal Indiscipline and Political patronage?? Its common sense; but then again, how common is sense in today's Politically-corrupt Nigeria??
Politics › Re: APC Politicians Plan To Cover Up After RIGGING A LG Election In Edo State(video) by taharqa: 9:32pm On Nov 21, 2013
I watched thel ITV 7:30 Main News here in Benin today, and the Publicity Secretary of APC in response to the video and a report by ITV , simly asked the PDP to 'proof if the Office was in Govt house'!!!

That was it.... Don't know if it was some kinda defence by the Pub Sec; but if it was, then it would be one of the Lamest I ever heard
Politics › Re: Zamfara Govt Buys 1000 Brand New Cars For APC Party Members For 2nd Year Anniver by taharqa(op):
Some leaders of the car dealers association told Daily Trust in Gusau that the state governor’s younger brother, Jafaru Yari, contacted them to supply over 1000 vehicles about 10 months ago. The supply was made under the supervision of Jafaru who has not facilitated payment till now.
“The deal looked like the governor’s brother wanted to polish and uplift our business to greater height as we were asked to supply over 1,000 cars, but it is unfortunate that Governor Yari himself told us that payment had already been made just a day after. When we pursued for the payment we found out that there was no directive on that,” an association leader told our correspondent in Gusau.
Even the money for the unbelievably Extravangant and Illegal (it is illegal to use Tax payers money to buy cars for party members in order to buy political patronage, even if those party members na 'Progressives' tongue) don grow wings, fly away.
The Brother of the 'Progressive' Gov na im do the magic. Original Government Magic grin grin grin.

Oya, all those emergency 'Anti-Corruption' Activists, here on NL or anywhere, over to yaall. Abeg, join me as we fight corruption. Yes We Can kiss. Lets make plenty Noise, Biko nu. Zamfara Government MUST RESIGN. cheesy

#onenigeria
Politics › Zamfara Govt Buys 1000 Brand New Cars For APC Party Members For 2nd Year Anniver by taharqa(op):
[size=16]Zamfara Govt Buys 1000 brand new Cars for APC Party members for 2nd Year Anniversary; Money Disappears as Car Dealers Protest-- DAILY TRUST[/size]

[b]Car dealers in Zamfara State are angry with the state government for refusing to pay for 1,000 cars it took from them and distributed to party members during the administration’s recent second anniversary celebration.

Some leaders of the car dealers association told Daily Trust in Gusau that the state governor’s younger brother, Jafaru Yari, contacted them to supply over 1000 vehicles about 10 months ago. The supply was made under the supervision of Jafaru who has not facilitated payment till now.
“The deal looked like the governor’s brother wanted to polish and uplift our business to greater height as we were asked to supply over 1,000 cars, but it is unfortunate that Governor Yari himself told us that payment had already been made just a day after. When we pursued for the payment we found out that there was no directive on that,” an association leader told our correspondent in Gusau. He further said the association had been under pressure from car dealers within and outside the country, which calls for a protest.[/b]

“Though we decided to stage a protest last Monday, a move from a certain quarter prevented it because we were convinced by that commitment that there would be payment very soon”, a leader said. Efforts to contact Jafaru Yari and government officials proved abortive.
http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/10579-zamfara-govt-owes-us-money-for-1000-anniversary-cars-dealers
Politics › Re: President Jonathan Sick, Receives Treatment In London by taharqa: 5:12pm On Nov 21, 2013
Toktee: Ur oldman too read the news,so what is his name?
What is the name of that new Drug you are using, guy??

Plz, check the composition of the Active Ingredients, and get ready to sue the 'doctor' who prescribed it for irreparable brain damage..

You may thank me later.
Politics › Re: President Jonathan Sick, Receives Treatment In London by taharqa: 4:56pm On Nov 21, 2013
Another 'News' item for the next one week for the dogs....

GSS (Get Strong Soon, Mr President).

Amen.
Politics › Re: APC Politicians Plan To Cover Up After RIGGING A LG Election In Edo State(video) by taharqa: 4:49pm On Nov 21, 2013
PhenomenonVFX: Before I joined Nairaland, I was an anti-PDP leaning "neutral" observer. But since I joined Nairaland, I have become a pro-GEJ-anti-PDP "neutral" commentator.
The kind of hypocrisy and bigotry displayed by APC goons on Nairaland and their national leaders is enough to even make any neutral person become pro-PDP. These are guys that I had high hopes for.

Please if u have blogs and stuff, share this video there. Let Nigerians see these APC crooks for what they really are. Some people still think APC will bring them paradise.
We need deliverance from the PDP but APC will be a worse experience.
Say no to APC
Say no to clowns and hypocrites.
I could be the one saying this......

Almost exactly my experience..
Politics › Re: Pictures Of The Commissioned Awka Substation by taharqa: 4:35pm On Nov 21, 2013
This is an FG's project, not that of Anambra State (strictly speaking).

And this is a Transmission substation (with Associated Transmission Lines), not a Distribution substation.

It is one of the ongoing commissioning of complted NIPP Project (Generation, Transmission, Distribution) nationwide.
NIPP commissioned 7 of of such projects in Lagos about a week ago (b4 then they were at Jos and Ibadan) http://www.zimbio.com/Nigeria+Today/articles/NzATHpLW2IG/Ndphc+Commissions+Seven+Projects+Lagos. They moved to Anambra, and I think Enugu, after that. And yesterday, they commissioned another 7 of such Projects in Kano http://naija247news.com/2013/11/20/ndphc-hands-7-injection-substations-kano-electricity-distribution-company/#sthash.LDPBXGOT.dpbs.

I read somewhere that they intend to inaugurate about 100 of such Power Projects across the nation before year end, including the EXTREMELY CRITICAL Ikot Ekpene-New Haven Enugu-Markudi-Jos 4 to 8 phase Transmission Line. Some of the 8 Remaining Power Generating Stations should also be commissioned by the President himself b4 year end.

As the MD of NPDCH/NIPP recently said: It is Commissioning Galore.
Politics › Re: APC Politicians Plan To Cover Up After RIGGING A LG Election In Edo State(video) by taharqa:
I just saw this Article on DailyIndependent right now:

Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that it has uncovered plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Adams Oshiomhole to subvert justice in its planned suit against the result of the Esan North East local government election.

The state chairman of the party,Dan Osi Orbih, who made the allegation at a press conference at the party secretariat in Benin City, disclosed that Oshiomhole’s top aides, joined by 11 State Independent Electoral Commission’s (DSIEC) ward returning officers, had on Wednesday, November 14, held a secret meeting in Government House, to hatch plot on how to scuttle the PDP’s plan to challenge outcome of the poll.

According to Orbih, the secret meeting, which allegedly held inside the office of the Senior Special Assistant (Special Duties office) to the Governor was posted on Youtube and Facebook by an aggrieved APC member, whose name he did not mention.

While announcing plans by the party to petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, Director of State Security Service (DSS) and other security agencies with the recorded proceedings, Orbih expressed dismay that “top Edo State government officials can sit and hatch such evil plans,” adding that that PDP will ensure that all those involved are brought to book.

He listed those in attendance at the meeting to include Theophelous Afuab, the SSA (Special Duties Office), the state Commissioner for Energy, Chris Ebare; the elected chairman of Esan North East council, Sam Obuh, one Douglas Usoh and 11 ward returning officers of DSIEC respectively.

But the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Louis Odion, in his reaction, dismissed the allegations, describing PDP as irritants with skills to live on denials of the new reality in Edo State.

Odion challenged members of PDP to go to the Film Sensors Board to tell the world the category of their film, either for old people, 80-year-old godfather or younger people.

He said they (PDP) had demonstrated the capacity for video recording or film making in order to launch a career in Nollywood.

According to Odion, “PDP’s skill is living in denial; I never knew they also have film skills. I am surprised they have resorted to showing phantom video purporting that the governor has some officials.

“This is yet another concoction by the PDP. Until now, one had assumed that they were only competent in living in denials, denying the new reality in Edo State. I never knew that they are also skilful in phantom film making.”

The rescheduled council poll, which was held on October 22, was won by Obuh of APC.
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/11/edo-lg-poll-pdp-accuses-apc-govt-of-plot-to-subvert-justice/
@bold3 (in red):
Just imagine the response of the Edo State/ACN Govt, through its Commissioner for Information, in the face of this astounding and highly damaging Accusation: ..'go to the Film Sensors Board to tell the world the category of their film, either for old people, 80-year-old godfather or younger people...' . That is all!! All pretenses off!!!

@bold1 (in black):
11 members of DSIEC (ie Edo State's supposedly 'Independent' Electoral body) sat with ACN party members, including the Rigged-in Esan NE LGA 'Chairman', in a meeting to plot how they can subvert justice AGAIN in the Electoral Tribunal after rigging out the Defenders anytime they approach the Tribunal. And this meeting took place in the Office of the SSA (Special Duties Office), Government House, Edo State!!!

I just dey laugh...that's the 'only' thing I can think of doing right now
Politics › Re: FG: Over One Million Litres Of Fuel Now Moved Daily By Rail by taharqa: 12:53pm On Nov 21, 2013
^^^^

I am still waiting for you to tell us how you have been 'using the railways Daily for the last 13 years'....
Politics › Re: FG: Over One Million Litres Of Fuel Now Moved Daily By Rail by taharqa: 10:04am On Nov 21, 2013
Realdeals: I actually stay close to the railway line and has been employing it as a means of transport daily for the past 13 yrs, so when i tell you about railway services in Nigeria just accept it that way.
Ok each trip consist of about 10 wagons of about 100,000L each
Reali??
Politics › Re: APC Politicians Plan To Cover Up After RIGGING A LG Election In Edo State(video) by taharqa: 9:57am On Nov 21, 2013
efe22: Hmm Oshiomole cum others APC again.Those who said this man is their messiah should have their brain checked. His noise making as usual will be released consequently. Nigeria will get there may be few years from now but will the very few sensible Nigerians employing technology to expose these evil leaders there is hope for this country. I know say na money things wen them no share well cause dis one. Nigerians deserve the kind of leaders they have.
Oshio Baba is a BIG Disappointment in this mata.

He is the one always shouting 'one man, one vote'; he is himself a victim of Election rigging and the people of Edo State (including myself) stood by him all through that struggle to retrieve his mandate- the mandate that we gave him. See what he is doing now??

I just HATE HYPOCRISY; and those people who 'practice' it DISGUST me
Politics › Re: FG: Over One Million Litres Of Fuel Now Moved Daily By Rail by taharqa: 9:41am On Nov 21, 2013
Oh!! Didn't even know that a thread on this had been opened already. @OP, you beat me to it grin


Meanwhile, just 3 days ago:


The Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar, on Friday said that the procurement of pressurised tank wagons for hauling petroleum products by rail would ease road traffic.

Umar gave the assurance in Lagos at the inauguration of 20 new pressurised tank wagons acquired by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

He said that the 40 new tank wagons acquired so far by the NRC would minimise road accidents induced by articulated vehicles carrying petroleum products.

“In February, I commissioned 20 pressurised oil tank wagons. Today, the NRC has 40 wagons in her fleet.


“The procurement of these pressurised oil tank wagons will help to ease traffic, reduce accidents and wear and tear of roads,’’ he said.

The minister said that four new locomotives and two telescopic cranes, which the Federal Government took delivery of in August, had been deployed.

He said that the government had also ordered two sets of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) coaches that could carry 549 passengers.

According him, the coaches will be delivered before the end of this year.


In his address of welcome, the Managing Director of the NRC, Mr Adeseyi Sijuwade, said that the tank wagons were manufactured by China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Companies Ltd.

Sijuwade said that the wagons, worth N650 million, attracted a 10-month-service contract, spare parts and one year supply of consumables.

The NRC boss said that the wagons procured earlier were already transporting diesel from Lagos to Ibadan, Offa, Minna, Kaduna and Kano.
http://sundiatapost.com/index.php/business/4-business/umar-inaugurates-20-tank-wagons-for-fuel-haulage

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