₦airaland Forum

awodman: Your point was that govt officials have made no effort to use any of these trains..and you mentioned Good Governance tour team as a reference..so am just showing you specificaly what the GGT team has done..remember GGT is state specific and Illorin-Offa is basically in same state..When the GGT team gets to lagos and doesn't make effort to use the train then you can go amok..

I specifically mentioned Lagos to Kano train trip so don't try to spin it the other way round.

"Has Maku and his team ever gone on a train trip(Lagos-Kano) as part of the good governance tour?"


So when is the NGGT coming to Lagos, or are they still cash-strapped, waiting for sponsors? Lol!

Goddex: And you and your APC masters are the biggest hypocrites. You ask Bamidele to wait for his turn while justifying why Ameachi can challenge Jonathan. You guys keep exposing yourselves.

Is "They are all hypocrites" a sentence difficult for you to comprehend? Please show any of my posts, where I stated that Amaechi should "challenge" Jonathan in an election! Waste of Air!

awodman: One quick correction..Maku and the good governance team rode on the train from illorin-offa...

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/residents-laud-fg-over-resumption-of-railway-services-in-kwara/126792/

so get ur facts right...

So much in a hurry to defend "Your Master". Is Lagos to Kano the same as Ilorin-Offa? Even by road, Ilorin to Offa is a journey of less than 1hr!

Maxymilliano: This dude must be a learner not to know that undemocratic proclivity of Tinubu is legendary and Imposition of candidates have always been the way in ACN, AC, and AD ever since.

Bamidele wake up!

The same undemocratic proclivity of Tinubu got him a house of rep seat, and he his also a product of imposition. Nigerian political parties are Turn by Turn Nig Ltd, Bamidele should also wait for his turn, after all, some people stepped-down for this Lagos politician turn Ekiti lawmaker! They are all hypocrites!

Do not blame them if they are unaware. The best way to convince Nigerians is for them to see President Jonathan and his ministers travel 32hours, from Lagos to Kano, and another 32 hours back to Lagos in one of those air-conditioned coaches.

You do not expect everyone to fall for it, when government officials avoid it. Has Maku and his team ever gone on a train trip(Lagos-Kano) as part of the good governance tour to showcase it as an achievement of this administration? In Nigeria, government will claim they've built world-class facilities(hospitals, schools etc), yet top government officials and their wards don't patronize them.

Awake9ja: looking at this statement once again tells me that as of that time everyone wants to be on the winning side.
what the man is saying is simple "since PDP started without true foundation(ideology) bcus of how fast everytin happened, we ought not to have another PDP like party after we have known and seen the true state of tins"

Ok! PDP started as a broad based all inclusive party, and 15years after its formation the party is yet to have an ideology. Of what good then is the party? A Party lacking in ideology but insist on ruling. It shows that the party is made of charlatans, ever-swelling cult of looters with no vision or ideas to govern. Is Ezeife not a member of the PDP? What has he done in the last 15years to change the PDP into an ideologically based party? "Chop money" and camouflage as an elder statesman. Hypocrite and a stone thrower!

APC is a replica of the PDP, but anything to challenge the monopoly of the PDP is welcome. This new arrangement would give the PDP enough to evaluate its place in the socio-political life of the people and determine whether to remain as it is, or reposition itself as the party of choice!

*APC has no ideology, it is therefore not good for Nigeria.
*PDP has no ideology, but it is not the fault of the party.


"Why beholdest thou the mote that is in they brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"

The old brigade politicians including this Merlin beard-masquerade lookalike, led us to this sorry state. These old foxes should all go into political hibernation, they are the real danger to Nigeria!

Ok!

Peter Obi is serviceable and also a man pleaser!

Joyfullyme: Umm umm ( clearing troat) Dede no vex ooo, If you were made the minister of education today what would you do to uncollapse the educational system?

I am still waiting for my appointment letter.

Joyfullyme: House of assembly suspended the LGA Ameachi is not involved,
PDP suspended Ameachi, President is not involved
Ameachi has not said he is running for VP,
P GEJ has not said he is running for president,
Ameachi said he has no problem with the president,
Obio Akpor LGA secretariait is being locked up for security reasons,
Buhari has not said he is a BH sympathizer.
I think a problem with Nairaland which i take to be a representation of Nigeria and Nigerians is that we cannot start our discussions on a foundation of truth, even when you know and i know, and you know that i know , and i know that you know that i know, we would still brazenly deny what we all know to try and justify our sentiments and bias.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!
Long Live Nairalanders !!
Forever live the truth!!
Thank You.

What happens when my truth completely contradicts your truth? Truth is not always absolute!

stebell: Yes de state assembly removed de council chaiman and his councillors. But hv ever heard about "de hand of Esau and de voice of Jacob". Ma bro let me enlighten yu a little. There is nothing de hoz of assembly does that de gov didn't sanction. Ok hv yu bothered to find out wat has happened? Why havnt de state assembly concluded their investigations three months after. Hv they even called de chairman to answer some of their questions? Ok why is it that some law makers in de assembly are saying de chairman was removed unjustly?. As for de ASUU and failures in schs, since de advent of bb, smart fones, facebook, et al, hw many of de students do read their books. So if the nation recorded failures,it's de fault of Wike rite. I rest ma case.

You can argue that "it was the hand of Esau and voice of Jacob" but it was the Rivers assembly that suspended the council members, and it is well within their constitutional authority to do so. The constitution also gives a state governor the powers to dissolve a council cabinet but he(Amaechi) did not do that.

On why the Assembly is yet to conclude its investigation, the matter is already in court and it will be inappropriate to decide or comment publicly on cases sub judice.

Your reasons for why there is a near collapse of our educational system, I should ask you of what use then is a minister of education who feed fat on public purse?

Fo0ls will absolve those whose primary responsibility(in government) is to protect the lives and properties of the citizens, only to put the blame squarely at the doorstep of private citizens who they claim are the sponsors yet have no shred of evidence to nail them.

taharqa2: YOU na...We are waiting for you to lead d way o; then we go follow..

Even if the other r€tards who quoted my post have problems with comprehension, but you?

Who will lead the revolutionary vanguard? Its a question directed at those clamoring for revolution(Egyptian experiment) in Nigeria! Check my posts on the ousting of Morsi, I was among those who opposed the rule of mob!

shagaribarau: take dat u be one of dose who bent d truth

Have you taken your medication today?

stebell: Wike is not desperate to push Amaechi out. Rather, it is Amaechi dat said he'll leave PDP if he is forced to reinstate de Obio/Akpor chairman and his councillors. It is not a crime to associate wit opposition govs. But wen dat association is to de detriment of ur house, my broda even ur fada go call yu to order. Pls note, even wen Wike is not a minister, ASUP, ASUU n de rest hv been going strike. So its not new.

The house of assembly suspended the Chairman and his councillors, yet you want the Governor to reinstate them. Isn't there something called "Separation of Powers"? How is his association with opposition governors of detriment to his "house and brother"? So you believe in those(Wike and co) feasting on GEJ's paranoia, rumor mongering and manufacturing enemies for him, when he(Amaechi) hasn't publicly declared his intention of decamping to APC or the alleged vice presidential ambition? I guess you are an advocate of "winner-take-all, take no prisoner style of politics".

So because we've always had ASUU and ASUP strikes, it must continue as part of the transformation agenda?

Why is Wike so desperate to push Amaechi out of the PDP? When did it become a crime to associate with opposition governors, after all, they are also stakeholders in the Nigerian project. What are his(Wike) achievements as the Minister of State for Education? ASUP and ASUU strikes, Mass failure in JAMB and WAEC, poor educational system? Wike is just another Rabble-rouser

anonimi: Na wa for you oh!
I ask you simple question sey make you show me where I bin talk wetin you sey I talk you come dey yarn dogo turenchi.
Can I take it that you cannot sustain your earlier statement:

You dey para o? I used your username Instead of quoting the whole post, after all, it isn't your duty to recover the loot. Except you are Ngozi's voltron!

karl max: don't mind the hypocrites state like lagos and other acn states are borrowing heavy with the name of nigeria to bankrupt nigeria.

Is it as if the FG and and other PDP state governments take loans in the name of Togo?

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the National Debt!

anonimi: Kindly point out to me where I said it was "something to rejoice over" NOW otherwise as they say in weddings keep your peace forever.

I sincerely hope it is not a problem related to limitations in English language comprehension skills.
#JustAsking.

Did I hit a nerve? Well, I should be asking you the same question because i was referring to your post on Ngozi and her report on loot recovery effort.

#I come in peace!

ckkris: Morsi made a DECREE that the Supreme Court CANNOT hear petitions against his Presidential actions. Thats why they call him Pharao. And Gen Buhari is in the same frame of mind as Gadaffi and Morsi.
As for 2015, do you realise that no one in Nigeria has a monopoly of violence? Anyway Jona will win.

You are not up to date. Morsi eventually rescinded the decree, and how come the Supreme court judges who are bastion of the former dictatorial establishment are made to look like proponents of the rule of law?

@Topic, who will lead the revolutionary vanguard in Nigeria?

@Anonimi, so recovering N14billion out of N232billion almost a year after is something to rejoice over? How many PPPRA officials have been sacked and are they facing prosecution? How come we so much cherish mediocrity in this country?

Where Is The Money?
By: Ayisha Osori on July 2, 2013 - 3:46am


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Why should a country which earns US$80bn in oil revenues each year take any loans from the World Bank?  – Twitter question

 


Seven years ago, Nigerians learnt that the administration of President Obasanjo had successfully negotiated our debt with the Paris Club.  We paid $12 billion and discharged the rest of the debt, leaving the country almost free of any foreign debt. For many, it was a great move that restored national pride and would “clear the way for greater government spending on infrastructure, health care and education” since Nigeria would no longer have to spend tens of billions annually to service the debt. Others felt that if there was any sincerity, the $12 billion would have been better spent building infrastructure and investing in services. After all, despite how greedy and unscrupulous those in positions of power are, no one has been able to roll up the 3rd Mainland Bridge and put it in their pocket.


 Four weeks ago, we heard from the minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that our external debt had climbed to $6.67 billion. The Debt Management Office (DMO) projects that, by 2015, this debt would be $16 billion, and this does not include domestic debt. According to Dr Abraham Nwankwo, the director-general of the DMO, domestic debt is currently $7.12 billion and is projected to be $8.44 billion by 2015. These revelations came within the same period when Dr Okonjo-Iweala was quoted in the media as saying, “Our economy is in danger.” This is an escalation of the 2011 warning when Dr Okonjo-Iweala, Prof Nnaji and Mr Segun Aganga said “our economy is in trouble”. Yet, during this period, Nigeria has continued to earn about $80bn a year from oil revenue alone which, according to the Ministry of Finance, accounts for 58 per cent of our revenue. Where does all this money go?

 
There are two ways to look at the question. The first is the money that government admits to having, i.e., the money accrued from oil revenue or raised by the FIRS, Customs and the sale of oil licences etc. This is the money which allegedly ends up in the annual budget. The second stream is the money which no one admits to having, e.g., the $6bn Nigeria loses every year to crude oil theft, the $9.8bn in unpaid taxes NEITI says oil companies are owing, the government assets sold to insiders quietly under the table or the $23-27m from the sale of Nigerian assets in the US.


It is general knowledge that less than 30 per cent of our annual budget is actually invested in improving goods, services and infrastructure – the bulk of the money is spent on maintaining government. But what is less certain due to opaque budget regulation and disclosure is how much of this paltry allocation to capital expenditure is spent as it should. According to the Center for Social Justice, only 11.9 per cent of the quarterly released capital budget was implemented in 2012. This means if N100 was allocated to capital, only N11.90 was spent with no detail on where the balance of N88.10 went. Allegedly ministries, departments and agencies spend the last few weeks of the year in a mad rush to spend budget allocations because “the money will go back”. Go back where? Do these last-minute projects really count towards the capital investment or does the money provided in the budget end up with the second stream of Nigerian revenue which evaporates and is never accounted for?


Look around you. What are the glaring obvious results of the “increased investment in infrastructure and services” that was promised as a result of paying off the Paris Club debt? What can account for where the money has gone? What monuments to infrastructure development has the federal government built in the last seven years? Do we have a single world-class airport in Nigeria? Has any state, despite the billions in debt, managed to build a light or inter-city rail system?


Apart from worrying about our rising debt which cannot be linked to meaningful improvement in the lives of Nigerians, we must be concerned about whom we owe. Most of our current external debt is held by the World Bank -- the same World Bank which said in May 2013 that the economic rating of Nigeria had improved from a low-income country to a medium-income one. Why was it important to move our rating? Because our “improved” rating gives Nigeria the dubious privilege of borrowing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Yet, a month later, the same World Bank blasted the Jonathan administration for the increasing number of Nigerians living in poverty. According to the Nigeria Economic Report, it is a puzzle why “a decade of rapid GDP growth by official statistics…did not bring stronger welfare and employment benefits to the population”. Which is it? Is Nigeria now a medium-income country or a country where the majority are wallowing in poverty? And this is the same World Bank that will eventually tell our inheritors – our undereducated and unskilled children and grandchildren – to restructure their economy in order to pay back these loans, even though they won’t know where the money went.


We know the answer to the question even if those in power want to pretend otherwise. The answers lie in the luxury cars and grandiose mansions scattered around our cities and the most backward small towns which count for state capitals. Where is the money? is answered in the enviable position Nigeria holds as the second largest champagne market in the world and a leading consumer of private jets. It is answered by the exorbitant salaries and benefits of our elected and appointed officials and the steady displays of vulgarity of those in power with weddings and birthdays in Dubai.

 
As our oil revenue drops from decreased production, crude oil theft and declining need for our oil, this question will become increasingly important. As the population of Nigeria continues to rise faster than the development of its resources and services, and unrest and dissatisfaction increase, the demands for answers to this question will become louder. And as the next general elections approach, Nigerians must require those who contest to not only throw light on this issue but provide us with clear solutions on how we can address this problem and turn things around for Nigerians.

http://leadership.ng/news/020713/where-money

What is Amaechi hiding? A clear conscience is a sure card!



Is Rivers State PDP now the chief priest of probity and accountability in government? How come they haven't gone to court to challenge the perpetual injunction granted to Odili restraining EFCC from investigation his 8years of corruption and outright looting? Double standard, witch-hunt?

Elueme: Can't believe this is coming from an ACN apologist. Painfully, I chose to honour you with this reply. Maybe you have a selective amnesia, by drawing your attention to the bolded... You are now pained that someone is mastering your parrot( Lier Moha- Mad) in his uncouth game. Too bad!

Me ACN apologist? If that is how you tag anyone against the PDP, no qualms! We know those who sing to politicians for supper! So you are now on Okeke's train? Thought you were only beholden to Maku! God punish the lying trio of Maku, Okeke and Lie and their corporate tools!

Sincere 9gerian: See outpouring of love for GEJ by the good yoruba people. Whao! This further confirms that ACN internet rats are on their own

You should appreciate the opposition governor who mobilized those people. We are no longer moved by praise-singing crowds. Need a show of support? Just rent a crowd! There are professional crowd renters sprouting everywhere in the country.

I commend GEJ. Starting the project isn't as important as finishing it in good/due time.

The Uwais report should be fully implemented before calling for the scrap of state electoral commissions. The FG and the ruling party cannot have monopoly over INEC and expect something different from state governments.

awodman: What do you mean by hypocrisy of PDP?...its on record that PDP is the only party that conducts primary for its aspirants...just remind of when ACN has conducted primaries?...is it in choosing Akeredolu,in choosing Ajimobi,in choosing Amosun or even in choosing Fashola??...as a Nigerian you should condem whatever is wrong...

Oh, slow memory? A certain Dickson was imposed, sham primaries, and what of INEC's report on PDP 2012 National Convention indicting the party? All Patriotic and fair-minded Nigerians(Not hypocritical PDP/APC officials) should publicly denounce the near-absence of internal democracy among political parties.

awodman: Sometimes your hypocrisy is naeusating..on one hand you condem Anenih's proposal which has not even gotten into effect and here you are applauding your Master for doing exactly same thing...For our democracy to move forward internal party democracy is very essential..let's call a spade a spade...

How have I applauded "your master"? You're angry because I exposed the hypocrisy of PDP? I am not in support of internal autocracy in political parties, but PDP should first put its own house in order before poking its nose into another party's affair! You can always try to ignore my comments if or when nauseated, Nairaland is a market place of ideas and diverse opinions! Back Off!