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 Politics / Without Buhari, We Would Be Refugees By Now – Segun Oni by tinziemaine(m): 10:47am On Sep 30, 2016 |
Engr. Segun Oni, former governor of Ekiti State and
now Deputy national chairman (South) of the All
Progressives Congress APC, in this interview, he
speaks on the current economic recession among
other issues. Some Nigerians have accused the APC of not knowing what to do with the economy. How true is this? Well, the public is right to expect that we would do magic, but the right thing is, there is no magic way out of the problems on ground for Nigeria. The economy was trumatized by a government whose only agenda was to win another round. Therefore, everything that they could put into trying to win a second round even bastardising the economy were done, and we are all here now. Fortunately for them, I would say they are not there any longer. The reality on ground is that if the previous Government were in power, by now, Nigeria would have virtually packed up; may be many of us would be refugees by now. So, it is very easy not to remember where we are coming from. Yes, we were elected to do the impossible, we will do our best. I just want to plead that people should give us more realistic expectations. This economy must work, we must get Nigeria back, but it is not as quick as most people would imagine or just by a touch of the hand. So, people are entitled to their expectations, we as a government, we will do our best to ensure that the end would justify this cause. We were not elected to run Nigeria for one or two years; we were elected to run Nigeria for four years and before we get to an appreciable length of time I am sure and confident that we would begin to see very obvious changes. Nigerians are worried about some obvious inconsistencies in your economic policies. Are you not worried? There is a difference between extension workers and teachers; teachers would teach in schools and extension workers would work to promote agricultural output. You see, this would tell you that there is active thinking, and there is an active programme to get people involved. I think what we just need to see is a breakthrough that people would begin to see. Yes, it has started, it is always like this when you are so overwhelmed and are trying to make changes. Impact on people Yes, we want to bring in teachers, yes we want to bring in extension workers, yes we want to do some other things that would impact on people very quickly. It is not confusion; it is that we want to do all these, and we will do all those, but it is not going to happen in a twincle of an eye. Nigerians should still expect that we will do what we promised we would do. Some of us are still very confident that we will do it. If we have doubts, our confidence level would not be what it is now; it won’t be this high. What is your take on the claim that the APC lacks experts to manage the economy and hence the current challenges? Experts to manage the economy? There are experts; there is an economic management team headed by the vice president, and I want to tell you that, yes he is a lawyer, but if there is anything this vice president cannot do about the economy, no other vice president in the history of Nigeria would have made any attempt. Even an economist? You see, we should not quickly forget where people are coming from; yes, this is a lawyer, he is a professor of no mean rating, who has done a lot of consultancy work for the World Bank, the African Union (AU) and so on and he has a team that he is heading, it is not a one man team. I know within there, the economic adviser, is a guy that all of us had known when we were at school as one of the best brains we can find on the terrain, which also had a good career in the foreign service. Look, things would work and I am confident things would work, but yes we are overwhelmed by the high expectations of people right now. It is normal, but if anybody says because we don’t have people to manage the economy, which team could have managed the economy as it is now better than we are doing? Is it the team that destroyed it? That brought it down? Look, Nigerians don’t seem to also complain when they were buying dollars as if it was going out of fashion; the legal tender during electioneering and campaign was dollars. If you were eyeing other people’s currencies at that height, you were making useless your currency, how do you think you will make an overnight recovery? It is not easy. Nigeria is lucky because only very few countries in the world have gone through the kind of experience we went through, and they would still be talking the way we are talking. Yes, the situation is very bad, but we would get out of it. The government claims to have succeeded in technically defeating Boko Haram, but some bandits seem to have taken over, attacking communities. Can you respond to this? This personally worries me because these gunmen, who suddenly became so notorious invading villages and so on are people that have always been around. But my guess is that many of these are sponsored by people who have so much money and want to create instability. I believe that many of these have political motives and people who just wanted to trouble the government of the day, who don’t want peace because they believe peace would not be what they would want to see. Political motives I don’t think the security situation is as terrible as it used to, no, it is not. Therefore, as far as security is concerned I would say that we have earned the pass-mark, but we can do better How would you react to the comments of the president that the Niger Delta militants would get the same treatment as Boko Haram insurgent? I think it is a warning. You know at times a father would also warn his child not to cross the line so that he would not be hard on such a child. I think it is a warning. And that warning, let us also see it in good style, let us try and calm nerves down because the president is the president of everybody and it is in his interest and our interest that things must run normal and I believe that such warning, such body language and so on would also have a way of encouraging people, who genuinely want to see peace to go after it. You seem so confident in the ability of your party to deliver on its campaign promises. Can you set a timeframe within, which you think these set objectives can be delivered? I am not a soothsayer and I don’t like to say what I do not have control over, but I know that things would get better. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/without-buhari-refugees-now-segun-oni/ Cc:lalasticlala Cc:Berlynn Cc:HERSLEY Cc:zinachidi Cc:LordScent Cc:LadyF |
| Politics / Re: The Truth About The Biafran Struggle Among The Igbos by tinziemaine(m): 8:06am On Sep 30, 2016 |
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| Business / Re: Naira In Free Fall, Plunges To 480/dollar by tinziemaine(m): 8:05am On Sep 30, 2016 |
Festus commentus,wow we are falling down down and down into our oil well. |
| Politics / How We Can Come Out Of Recession – Tinubu, Atiku, Chike-obi by tinziemaine(m): 6:21am On Sep 30, 2016 |
Recession: FORMER Lagos State Governor and National Leader, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that the economic recession the country is going through requires sacrifice from all Nigerians to see the country through. Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers’ investiture of its President, Mr. Oluwaseyi Emmanuel Abe, on Wednesday night in Lagos, he said Nigeria is blessed with both human and natural resources, which it can properly harness to come out of the recession. The APC leader also spoke on the significance of electricity in driving economic development, recalling how Lagos State invested in private power project during his time as governor. Also speaking at the event, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, said the country should rely on taxes and not oil, arguing that Nigeria’s biggest problem is addiction to oil revenues. He decried the belief that the country is doomed “unless oil flows and oil money fills the Federation Account for our tiers of government to share.” At the investiture, former AMCON CEO, Mustapha Chike-Obi, spoke on the theme “Nigeria’s Economy: Growth, The Only Imperative.” In his presentation, Chike-Obi urged the country to borrow to finance specific capital projects, saying the fact that borrowing was misused in the past does not mean borrowing as an economic option is wrong. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/can-come-recession-tinubu-atiku-chike-obi/ Cc:lalasticlala Cc:Berlynn Cc: HERSLEY Cc: zinachidi Cc: LordScent |
| Politics / Edo Election: Buhari Has Fulfilled His Promise For Free & Fair Election- Amaechi by tinziemaine(m): 8:25pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
Edo election: Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, says outcome of Edo poll is a fulfilment of President Muhammadu Buhari`s promise of ensuring free, fair and credible elections in the country. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/edo-election-buhari-fulfilled-promise-free-fair-election-says-amaechi/ 2 Likes
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| Politics / Re: Lagos Treaty Of Cession... The Genesis Of British Colonization.. by tinziemaine(m): 8:08pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
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| Politics / Re: Buhari Names Six INEC And Five NPC Commissioners by tinziemaine(m): 8:07pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
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| Politics / Re: Prince Arthur Eze's Mopol Terrorise Enugu State Waste Management Officials by tinziemaine(m): 8:05pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
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| Politics / We’ll Unleash Full Potentials Of Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector – Buhari by tinziemaine(m): 7:35pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) that his administration will eradicate bottlenecks and create an environment that can boost manufacturing. The President stated this at the 44 Annual General Meeting of MAN in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the need to boost manufacturing has become imperative in view of the fact that the “manufacturing sector is well positioned to be a major driver of Nigeria’s economic growth’’. He maintained that government was focused on implementing necessary policies and strategies aimed at unleashing the full potentials of manufacturing in Nigeria. According to him, his administration will rely heavily on the association’s ideas and inputs at all stages of formulation and implementation of new industrial policies. “The manufacturing sector is well positioned to be a major driver of Nigeria’s economic growth because of our immense natural resources and the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians. “Government is therefore focused on implementing necessary policies and strategies aimed at unleashing the full potentials of manufacturing in Nigeria. “We will rely heavily on your ideas and inputs at all stages of formulation and implementation of new industrial policies. “For our part, we will remove bottlenecks and create a more business friendly environment. “Our strategic plan to boost manufacturing activities in the country is supported by the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) and the National Enterprises Development Programme (NEDEP). “These programmes, present a clear road map towards an industrialised Nigerian economy.’’ Buhari stated that his administration is convinced that the key to the nation’s economic diversification and subsequent survival lies in the agriculture and manufacturing sector. He said that a strong manufacturing sector would create more jobs and wealth for the citizens, adding that it would usher in sustainable economic prosperity “because we will produce what we consume as a nation and generate foreign exchange by exporting any surplus’’. The President said that his administration was working on improving the patronage of locally made goods, bridging the gap between skills required by industry and those provided by the educational institutions and access to finance for the Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs). He added that the Federal Government recognised that MAN and other members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) were key stakeholders in the journey. He said, “we will continue our engagement with you.’’ The President stated that he was inspired by the association’s commitment to a great Nigeria. He, therefore, urged them to join hands with government in making the ongoing efforts by government to revive the nation’s economy a success. He also urged them to ensure that the outcome of their deliberations would be to the benefit of all Nigerians, adding: “I look forward to receiving a communiqué of the deliberations from this meeting. “As events unfold in the coming months, many of you will be called upon to play critical roles in the implementation of this administration’s agenda. “I implore you to avail us your wealth of experience so that together we can uplift our nation’s economy and social well-being.’’ In his remarks, the President of MAN, Dr Frank Jacobs, commended the government for its new forex policy of allocating 60 per cent of all available foreign exchange to the manufacturing sector for the importation of raw materials and machinery. He also praised the Buhari-led administration for the efforts it is making towards improving infrastructure across the country. Jacobs also saluted the government’s efforts to end insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country. He said the efforts were yielding fruitful results. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/well-unleash-full-potentials-nigerias-manufacturing-sector-buhari/ Cc:lalasticlala Cc:Berlynn Cc: HERSLEY Cc: zinachidi Cc: LordScent 1 Like 1 Share |
| Politics / Re: Nigeria’s Recession Not As Bad As Painted —
APBN by tinziemaine(m): 10:18am On Sep 29, 2016 |
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| Politics / Ambode, Obiano, Ugwuanyi, Tinubu, Others For World Igbo Day In Lagos by tinziemaine(m): 9:47am On Sep 29, 2016 |
LAGOS—The governor of Lagos State Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is expected to host World Igbo Day in Lagos, and the governors from Anambra and Enugu states, including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are some of the top dignitaries expected at the event, taking place in Lagos as the celebration kicks off in Enugu today. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/ambode-obiano-ugwuanyi-tinubu-others-world-igbo-day-lagos/ 2 Shares
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| Politics / I Didn’t Visit Edo On Election Day- El-rufai by tinziemaine(m): 6:35pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has
refuted allegations by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu,
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in
the Edo State governorship election, that he (El-
Rufai) visited the state today, during the ongoing
elections. Recall that Ize-Iyamu had alleged that El-Rufai and his Lagos State counterpart, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode were in the state on Wednesday. But, the Lagos State Government swiftly debunked the allegation, saying Ambode was overseas, and could not have been in Edo State. A statement by the Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on (Media and Publicity), Samuel Aruwan, on Wednesday, said: “Malam Nasir El-Rufai did not visit Edo State today, Wednesday, 28 September 2016. Contrary to the fiction peddled by one of the candidates who made the accusation on live television. Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has kindly rubbished the lie and made clear that Malam Nasir El-Rufai is nowhere near the state. “This clarification is made only to affirm a material fact. But it is important to stress that the laws of this country do not prevent any citizen from being in any part of the country. While movement may be restricted on election days, that is not the same thing as construing the presence of any citizen in a state holding elections as illegal, unusual or irregular. “A specious attempt, similar to that made by a candidate in Edo today, was made by chieftains of a political party during the last governorship election in Anambra State. During the Anambra elections, security agents tried to cast a Nigerian as alien simply for being in another state during an election, restricted Malam El-Rufai to his hotel room. “Malam El-Rufai challenged this violation of his right in court. And a court ruled in his favour. Those who are seeking power should be careful not to be violating constitutional rights in that quest. And they should not say what they do not know to be true.” www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/i-didnt-visit-edo-on-election-day-el-rufai/ Cc:lalasticlala Cc:Berlynn Cc: HERSLEY Cc: zinachidi Cc: LordScent |
| Phones / Re: Blackberry To Stop Production Of Phones by tinziemaine(m): 6:15pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
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| Phones / Blackberry To Stop Production Of Phones by tinziemaine(m): 6:06pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
BlackBerry announced Wednesday it would halt in-house production of smartphones, marking the end of an era for the once-dominant Canadian tech firm. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/blackberry-stop-production-phones/ 1 Share
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| Politics / Ize-iyamu Lied, Ambode Not In Edo- LASG by tinziemaine(m): 5:38pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday dismissed allegations made by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu alleging that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and his Kaduna State counterpart, Mallam Nasir El Rufai were in Edo State for the election. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/ize-iyamu-lied-ambode-not-in-edo-lasg/
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| Politics / Re: Nigeria Situation Report Right Now by tinziemaine(m): 5:23pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
I SMELL WAR EVERYWHERE NEXT YEAR |
| Politics / Nigeria Situation Report Right Now by tinziemaine(m): 4:57pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
#The Yorubas are
murmuring.
#The Igbos are complaining.
#The
Hausas are Dying in hunger.
#Nigerians are crying.
#Fayose is still talking hard and tough.
#Kayode is
still brave to speak the truth.
#Amechi is hiding.
#Ngige is in exile.
#Rochas has received ghost slap.
#Lai Mohammed is dumb.
#Fashola is sleeping.
#Amaechi is fighting Buhari's aides.
#APC is dying.
#Tinubu is disappointed.
#Buhari is confused.
#The
economy is dead.
#Our Ministers are amateur.
#Dollar has travelled far from naira.
#Investors are
running away.
#Companies are folding up.
#Avengers are bombing pipelines.
#Boko-Haram are
bombing people.
#Herdsmen are killing innocent
farmers.
#Buhari is plagiarizing here and there.
#Hausas no longer say 'Sai baba, but 'Kai baba Egwu
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| Crime / Re: Thief Glued To Pillar In Akwa Ibom While Trying To Steal From A Site (photos) by tinziemaine(m): 9:28am On Sep 28, 2016 |
I smell #RETREAT_FOR_THE_THIEF 2 Likes |
| Crime / Thief Glued To Pillar In Akwa Ibom While Trying To Steal From A Site (photos) by tinziemaine(m): 9:11am On Sep 28, 2016 |
End time for a thief as African juju got him stuck to a building material while attempting to steal from a construction site in Esuk Oro in Akwa Ibom state. According to a Facebook user, Dominic Esifa; END OF THE ROAD https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1411128292248039&id=100000526453281&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1411128292248039%3Atl_objid.1411128292248039%3Athid.100000526453281%3A306061129499414%3A2%3A0%3A1475305199%3A-3702276560450647747&__tn__=C 1 Share
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| Politics / Court Freezes Imo State Accounts by tinziemaine(m): 3:12pm On Sep 27, 2016 |
The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, has ordered
the freezing of all the accounts of Imo State
Government and the confiscation of all monies
domiciled in them. The appellate court equally ordered that the confiscated monies should be used to offset the sum of N1 billion owed E. F. Network Nigeria Limited and Mr. Gideon Egbuchulam. Justice It’s G. Mbaba handed down the orders while delivering judgment in an appeal filed by the Governor of Imo State, the Attorney General of Imo State, the Environmental Transformation Committee and the Ministry of Petroleum and Environment, Imo State. The appeal was sequel to the earlier judgments delivered by Hon. Justice Maryann Anenih of Maitama High Court, Abuja, and Hon. Justice Ijeoma Agugua, in suit numbers FCT/HC/ M/9257/2016 and HU/538/2011, respectively. The appellants had prayed the Appeal Court to set aside the earlier judgments, which delivered judgment in favour of the contracting firm and Mr. Egbuchulam. As at the time of going to press, no government official was prepared to comment on the judgment. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09courtfreezes-accounts-imo-state-accounts/ |
| Politics / Buhari Approves New Federal Appointments by tinziemaine(m): 1:53pm On Sep 27, 2016 |
President Buhari has approved new appointments in 13 Federal Government agencies as follows: 1. Industrial Training Fund (ITF) - Director-General - Mr. Joseph Ari 2. National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) - Director-General - Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) 3. Nigerian Content Monitoring Board - Executive Secretary - Engineer Simbi Kesiye Wabote 4. Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) - Director-General - Aboloma Osita Anthony 5. Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) - Director- General - Mamman Amadu 6. Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) - Executive Secretary - Barrister Sharon Ikeazor 7. New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) - National Coordinator/CEO - Princess Akodundo Gloria 8. Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) - Executive Secretary - Alhaji Ahmed Bobboi 9. Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority - Managing Director - Umana Okon Umana 10. National Commission for Refugees, Migrant and Internally Displaced Persons - Federal Commissioner- Sa’adiya Faruq 11. Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) - Chairman - Engineer Usman Abubakar 12. Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)- Executive Secretary - Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau 13. Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)- Executive Secretary - Yewande Sadiku www.vibesngistsblog.com/2016/09/buhari-approves-new-federal-appointments.html?m=1 Cc:lalasticlala Cc:Berlynn Cc: HERSLEY Cc: zinachidi Cc: LordScent
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| Politics / Re: Imo Adults To Pay N3,000 Development Levy - Rochas Okorocha by tinziemaine(m): 8:53am On Sep 27, 2016 |
Brooklynsouth:THIS TASK IS LIKE WHERE NEPA HAS NOT BROUGHT LIGHT IN A PLACE FOR LIKE 4 YEARS AND THEY WENT TO THAT AREA TO CUT WIRES...I smell MASS BURIAL 105 Likes 4 Shares |
| Politics / Re: Fayose Inspecting Ikere Ekiti Road Dualisation Project (photos) by tinziemaine(m): 8:48am On Sep 27, 2016 |
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| Politics / Re: Imo Adults To Pay N3,000 Development Levy - Rochas Okorocha by tinziemaine(m): 8:42am On Sep 27, 2016 |
I SITE FRAUD,PLEASE EFCC COME OH 63 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics / Imo Adults To Pay N3,000 Development Levy - Rochas Okorocha by tinziemaine(m): 8:20am On Sep 27, 2016 |
Citing the need to replicate development in all 637 www.vibesngistsblog.com/2016/09/all-imo-adults-to-pay-n3000-development.html?m=1 1 Like
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| Car Talk / Re: Share Your First Car Bashing Experience. by tinziemaine(m): 7:40am On Sep 26, 2016 |
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| Romance / Re: Lady Dumps Her Boyfriend Who Bullied Her Online by tinziemaine(m): 7:31am On Sep 26, 2016 |
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| Education / Re: Gudu, Sokoto Has No Secondary School In Nigeria (picture) by tinziemaine(m): 8:28pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
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| Religion / Re: My Favourite Bible Passage: The Palm Tree by tinziemaine(m): 8:12pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
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| Nairaland / General / Re: "Pls Piss Here, Ogun Needs It": As Seen Today In Ogun State (photos) by tinziemaine(m): 7:59pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
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| Family / Re: My Uncle Slapped His Wife For Denying Him Sex Because Today Sunday!! by tinziemaine(m): 7:54pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
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| Family / Re: My Uncle Slapped His Wife For Denying Him Sex Because Today Sunday!! by tinziemaine(m): 7:53pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
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