₦airaland Forum

desgiezd: All na politics. He has to align for business reasons.

Black Peni5: Useless Nigerian Politicians...I mean all of them.

Whether its PDP, ACN, APC, APGA, CPC, PDM or 419.

awodman: You guys should pls spare Obiagelli...Obviously Sнε doesn't know the role good storage facilities play in agriculture especially in this case where each of the 774 LGA's will host @ least one warehouse...

seanet02: . Illiteracy, stone age ignorance and astounding folly are your prime problems.
If you have gotten the least of cognitive and comprehensive abilities, you will not have throw this garbage out of your stinking mouth.

Imanuelle: Maybe we should listen to the other side of the story before concluding

dokunbam: politics of he highest order

Obiagelli: does this guy know anything about farming? Well I would comment about this in 2yrs time. I don't want to be a spoiler.

Obiagelli: does this guy know anything about farming? Well I would comment about this in 2yrs time. I don't want to be a spoiler.

talktimi: Op is confused

take dat: My good friend, some of those licenses issued were prospecting licenses(OPL) and others OML not marginal fields farmed out or those operated and divested by IOC's except the case of Atlantic Energy Drilling and NDPC. It is OPL that becomes OML. I am sure you know what it takes to be awarded a prospecting license. The discretionary allocation of those licenses in Nigeria comes in form of patronage(cronies, political associates etc).

chucky234: Hmmm seem Okupe and Abate had some sleepless nights to make sure that the writer (am sure he was hired) get everything right to avoid the usual controvasies that followed the previous speeches, I pray those clueless preposterous goons called SSA stick with the writer of this speech for subsequent public speeches.

take dat: I am definitely sure that you know this is untrue.


1) What of Iyabo Obasanjo's All Grace Energy? She got the juicy oil license in a discretional process without competitive bidding.

2) According to the Ribadu Report, 3 discretionary oil prospecting licenses were said to have been issued by Diezani with missing signature bonuses.


This administration is very far from being transparent and accountable in the case of the oil and gas sector.


A) Malabu oil controversy
B) Crude oil theft
C) Fuel subsidy scam
D) Atlantic Energy Drilling/Shell/NPDC versus Delta State host communities.
E) Lots of sweetheart oil deals to mention a few.

AMACRITY: why cant he make Nigeria conducive so that he can invite other president? See insult! Even the lowest country is inviting him.

berem: You're very correct! Jonathan is yet to have a major achievement in his government. At least something he can be remembered for. Power project was initiated by Obasanjo, the Enugu airport project was started by Yaradua, yet Jonathan is taking the glory. No single major achievement by Jonathan in the past 6 years yet he's interested in a second term? Jonathan is the worst thing to ever happen to Nigeria!

Sincere 9gerian: [b]OBJ dealt with the opposition and renegade governors with Iwuruwuru INEC.

An X-ray of the tenure of former president OBJ will reveal that a willing INEC is a very POTENT tool for decimating ANY political opponent. With INEC, OBJ removed all but one disloyal governors in the southwest in 2003. With INEC, OBJ decimated the mass movement of APGA in the southeast in 2003 elections. If not that Iwu's INEC came to the aid of OBJ, APGA would have swept PDP out of the southeast in 2003 elections. With INEC, OBJ removed every potentially powerful but disloyal governors in the north. With INEC OBJ ensured that disloyal legislators NEVER won re-election. In those days, immediately you decide to fight OBJ, you have automatically sacrificed your re-election ambition. Ken Nnamani, Pius Ayim and other legislators that stood up to challenge OBJ never bordered to seek re-election to the NASS. The consequence of opposing OBJ in those days was enormous- you'r either dealt with immediately with EFCC or in the next elections with INEC.

But the current president decided, for the overall good of the nation, to do away with fraudulent elections. Since 2010, he has insisted that elections at the national level must be free and fair. Consequently, the president lost that potent tool of using INEC to whip renegade party members and every opposition in line.

And while the president lost this potent tool, governors in their various states are still wielding enormous powers through their various state electoral commissions, that only serve to crown anointed candidates of the governors at the local govt level. The governors also control, hundred percent, the state party structure, state houses of assemblies, national assembly members and even ministers in some cases.

So in essence, while OBJ fought political opponents with BOTH hands, GEJ is doing the same fight with only ONE hand[/b].

Notwithstanding, through hardwork, use of other powers within the control of the president, dialogue and strong persuasions this president has been able to weather all the storm so far. From the 2011 PDP primary elections, 2011 general elections, internal intrigues in the PDP, etc, this president has shown that it is possible to win political battles without the help of INEC. He has shown that the president and indeed state governors can still win political battles while maintaining a truely INDEPENDENT electoral commission. He has shown, for the FIRST TIME since independence, that FREE and FAIR election is possible in Nigeria. This president is indeed a hero who should be commended.

Confusionist: Ur hairs alwys stand at attention whenever lagos is mentioned.
No wahala:

Hypertension medicines are now being subsidized!

agbameta: Ondo produces 800,000 barrels of oil per day and Dangote needs just about half of that to stay in business....

He sited his business in Ondo state for a reason


Try harder with your doomsday nonsense..

trillville: I thought gej said he will have to remove fuel subsidy completely for any serious investor build a refinery because it will not be profitable. How come dangote is building one now?
So if dangote is building one with fuel subsidies being in place why did gej have to increase the price from 65 naira to 97 naira?

Mr. President has questions to answer oh.

zaandrew: You provide some money and ANC HQ was briefly located in Nigeria. Were where the Nigerian solders, or even Nigerian trained ANC solders.

Nigeria did nothing special but act has if with out them apartheid would have carried on.

Akamu and Stew: First of all I remain yours sincerely, Festus the Corementio

Back to the matter...

This is an Empty article....

Only two "Beer Parlour Economists" were interviewed and all they could do was speculate and say a lot of beautiful nonsense.

The article is empty, devoid of facts and a calculated attempt to bring down The Most Capable Administrator South of the Sahara.

This is Chief Akamu and Stew...

I have Spoken!!

Eko Oni Baje oooo...