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Bishop Oyedepo spent N650million for a standard and very quality road construction.... did you know that our FG, state governments, senators etc will pay over N20billion for the same road project with a substandard construction that will see the road developing potholes within four years?

Put that N20billion in the hands of Bishop Oyedepo to construct us roads just in the South West alone, he will give Nigerians 10 different high quality constructed roads in the shortest period of time.

Give Bishop Oyedepo a $1billion to build us world class international airport, I can guaranty Nigerians that he will bring us four Narita International Airport in Tokyo into Nigeria, but give that same $1billion to Tinubu, Fashola, Rotimi Ameachi, Ibori, Buhari, Ambode, Rochas, Shettima, Ganduje, the entire past and current Northern governors and 96% of Nigerian politicians in and out of both state and federal government, they will build us just one airport that will not measure up standard airport.

Only if you know the damage and underdevelopment that over-inflated contracts is causing us as a nation...

Nigeria is completely doomed until we do away with these bunch of criminal politicians.

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Dedetwo:
Bros, I thank you very much for this revelation via a yari.ba peep too. When I wrote long time ago on this forum that Ogundipe managed to run aboard NNS Nigeria commended by Nelson Soroh and boarded a ship to London without his feet touching ground again, the ill-informed Yari.ba peeps hauled insults at me.

Uncle Dede you have been a fantastic contributor on this platform and virtually all what you said as regards the checkered history of Nigeria back then on this platform concerning the pre and post civil war politics have all been verified by me from different sources. I remembered back then your stance on Ogundipe during those heated moments with Katz, only truth etc

Okoroawusa:
Wow... Very interesting piece of history. I know some people won't read this to the end before commenting n it will be quite a shame. I need to warn you that the headline has nothing to do with the body. It's just a ploy by the Op to attract traffic to the write up n possibly draw attention to the book it was called from.


Mynd44 could you do something about the headline?.... Thank you.

Stop sounding controversial as usual and read the piece with an open mind. The heading is in line with the contents

AtikuNetwork:
Summarize it biko.

A Certain Adebayo is a snake because he betrayed his fellow Yoruba friend, Ogundipe into the hands of the Supremacist Hausa Fulani in the rank and file of the army.

helinues:
Inconsistent but winning back to back...?

When we are already making moves to make it tripple.

Na person Wey dem beat go surely feel the pains.. So we understand...

I truly sympathize with you because you seems to be making light banter in the face of a serious situation.

During the discussions, I got up to go to the gents. On my way through the long corridors, I came across Adebayo in a side room, hunched over a telephone on a low stool. He was whispering into the handset and I caught snippets of the conversation.

“I shall be loyal to you Sir. Yes I suggest I go and takeover at Ibadan, until we know what has happened to Fajuyi.”

More whisperings and then I caught the words “through Badagry to Ibadan, to evade any ambush.”

He concluded the conversation by saying, “Yes Sir, I will do so tomorrow morning.” I froze in my steps. “Ah ah! Bob! Who are you talking to? I hope it was not the junior officer you had mentioned earlier you were saying ‘yes Sir’ to?”

Adebayo tried to make light of the situation by saying “He was saying ‘Yes Sir’ to me too from the other end.”

I was very disappointed that a matter we were treating confidentially should be blown open. We had all been warned by the elders to keep the findings secret so that government’s arrangement were not derailed.

I was very upset, and I expressed my disappointment in no uncertain terms. I called Adebayo’s cousin’s attention to what, to my mind, was an irresponsible action.

I however did not mention it to Ogundipe who I know would have taken an extremely dim view of Adebayo’s action.

That was the last I saw of Adebayo, until we heard he had been appointed Governor of the Western Region.

The meeting with Ironsi he had come back home for never took place, but Adebayo had got himself a new position of power all the same.

The following afternoon, I was in the sitting room, going through the newspapers, and trying to glean whatever information I could from the various reports, when an army jeep roared into our compound.

I looked up from my paper to see an army officer standing before me. His epaulets indicated he was a Captain.

Fingering the revolver in his belt, he respectfully asked for Ogundipe. “I have been sent to deliver a message to Brigadier Ogundipe who we understand is staying here.” I was astounded.

No one, apart from Adebayo knew Ogundipe was here. I tried as much as possible to look unruffled. “Oh yes, he is here alright, but only left five minutes ago for Lagos.” When he asked when I expected him back, I said I didn’t know. “It may be late as we had only finished our lunch before he left.”

The Captain looked around the room suspiciously, and his gaze returned to fix on me. “Please Sir, let him know that his presence is required at a meeting holding in the Lion Building in Lagos.

It is crucial that he attend.” I nodded, before returning to scan the papers before me, as the Captain went out to his waiting jeep.

All the time I was talking, Ogundipe was in our guest room next door. As soon as the Captain left, he emerged very agitated. “Olu, you have killed me. You let them know that I am here! How could you do that?”

“If they were not aware you were here, why did they send the Captain all this way to deliver a message to you? Someone must have leaked it. If I said you weren’t here, they would have been suspicious. The three other armed soldiers waiting in the jeep would have searched the whole premises.

If they found you hiding, that would have been a more dangerous situation.”

He became calmer when he heard my reasoning. It was however clear that his life was in danger. We decided he needed to form an escape plan. He went back in the room and emerged minutes later in his disguise. He told me he was leaving, and would get in touch as soon as possible.

He didn’t say where he was going so as not to endanger me.
Four hours passed before I heard from him. He rang me and gave me an Ikeja area telephone number where I could get him in an emergency. A few minutes after he gave me the number, I tried to call him, to test the authenticity of the number. After the number rang for about 30 seconds the call was answered by a male voice who asked me to identify myself.

On telling him my name, he said Ogundipe would ring back immediately. It took twenty minutes before Ogundipe finally called back. The phone link to him was about five people long. He told me not to worry. He was fine. He would get in touch with me soon. And before he dropped the phone, I asked if he had got in touch with the people in Lion Building as requested but he said he would do so in due course.

We lived through another eighteen hours with no broadcast forthcoming from the new Head of State and no news of the previous Head of State. At about six o’clock the next evening, as I was getting ready to go back to the office to clear my tray, as was my usual habit, Ogundipe arrived in a taxi.

“Olu, I need a favour, I need you to give me a lift into Lagos.” I was at first reluctant. Here was a wanted man. I began to fear for my own life as well. If he was found with me, I would not be safe either. But I did not have a choice. This was a friend in need, someone I loved, pleading with me.

We got in together, and drove through Apongbon towards Marina and the General Post Office, where my office was. The State House was a stone’s throw away from my office but I already said I would not be willing to drive that far, as it woud be under heavy guard.

It was already getting dark and as we drove towards the old Secretariat, he asked me to slow down.

He motioned to a green light moving up and down in sequence. “Can you see that flashing light? Drop me there.” I could just about make out the Navy Jetty.

We pulled in, and even before the car came to complete stop, Ogundipe had already opened the door.

Shadows appeared at the side of the car and I saw two Naval Officers saluting swiftly as they helped Ogundipe out of the car. “Olu,” he said, “Thank you. You are a good friend. I will get in touch as soon as we reach our destination.”

Further along, sitting on the rocks by the jetty, I could make out Mrs. Ogundipe and two of their young children. The fear made their greetings come out in whispers. I wished them all the best of luck and promised that I would remember them in my prayers. It was a real sad parting.

The following morning, the long-awaited announcement to the nation by Lieutenant Colonel Yakubu Gowon was broadcast. He requested everyone to get on their work peacefully, as everything was under control.

I got a telephone call from Brigadier Ogundipe about ten days after he left the shores of Nigeria. He was speaking from Las Palmas. They had been taken to board the M.V. Aureol the night I dropped them off and the ship set sail the following day at noon.

It was only when they were safely out of the way that the Head of State could make his announcement.

Ogundipe told me they were having a two week holiday in Las Palmas, after which he had been asked to assume duty as the Nigerian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom.

Imagine the shock of other fellow travellers from Nigeria, when Brigadier Ogundipe, the most senior army officer in Nigeria finally emerged from his cabin in Las Palmas.

Many had thought he had been murdered along with Aguyi Ironsi and Fajuyi.
Ogundipe told me that he had been asked to attend the meeting at Lion Building so that he would voluntarily relinquish power to Gowon who was junior to him. As long as Ogundipe was around. Gowon could not assume leadership.

All along, we never knew that this was what was causing the delay in the proclamation of the Head of State.

The 72 hour delay was essential for all key participants to be reconciled, before peace could be restored. My life had taken many strange twists and turns, but never had I imagined that I would be giving shelter to someone who was Head-of-State in waiting!

Months later, I was a guest at the Nigerian High Commission in London, and thereafter, I would visit the Ogundipes whenever I had the opportunity, on my trips to the UK

There were often other interesting visitors, and I remember this is where I first met and became friends with Chief Olopade, who was to marry a cousin of mine, Yewande Daniel. We would spend many hours discussing the political situation in Nigeria, with all the fascinating twists and turns.’


Theophilus Oluwole Akindele, ‘Memoir of Mixed Blessings’, The Book Company Limited, 2009, pp.129-140

HOW YORUBA'S HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SELLING THEIR BIRTH RIGHT TO THE NOTHERNERS FROM THE PAST.
The story I come abt in d recent time thus;

After all some people are not Saints as we made to believed!*

‘I became a regular visitor at the State House in Marina, where we would sit and talk about the state of the country. Over the next six months, The Head of State will often drive himself to my residence in Surulere, in disguise and under coverages of darkness.

He would spend the night with us and leave before dawn the following morning. Ogundipe who was Ironsi’s deputy, would also visit regularly and my wife and I would visit him at his house, Number 6, Second Avenue in Ikoyi.

He sent his two children to stay with us whenever there was any sign of unrest. Ironsi also did the same thing.

We returned to work, although things were still very tense. I remember everyone being very careful about what they said, not knowing who was on whose side.

During one of my official visits to a Telecommunications firm in the UK, I ran into Colonel Adeyinka Adebayo. He told me that he was attending a course in London, and he mentioned he was eager to return to Nigeria to help re-build the nation, but that he was not in Ironsi’s good books.

He knew Ironsi and I were quite close and asked if I could put in a good word on his behalf. I promised to do this, although I said it was hard for a civilian to influence an army man, no matter how close they were.

The day after I returned to Nigeria, Ironsi came round to our house. After settling him down with our usual drink. I mentioned my meeting Adebayo. Ironsi was unusually silent.

When he replied, he said scoffingly, “I hope Bob means what he is saying. These are trying times and it would be dangerous to toy with our actions!” he stopped abruptly, leaving me unsure of what he really meant. For the rest of the evening, we didn’t return to talk about Adebayo’s request, and I thought Ironsi had dismissed it completely.

However, a week after this discussion took place, Ironsi rang me and asked if I could go to London with him. “Your Excellency,” I said, “I have no assignment in the UK for now, so I will need an official request passed through the Secretary to the Military Government. The High Commission in London will also need to be informed, as they will be providing the travel documents.”

“Theo,” the Head of State said humorously, “I haven’t forgotten all the red tape involved in any civil service request. I will ensure it all follows the correct channels.”

With all the approvals in place, I left for London two days later.

As I boarded, I found Abdul Atta was also on the flight. He had been transferred to the Ministry of Finance, so we hadn’t had an in-depth conversation for a long time. We had time to catch up on the flight. When we arrived in London, we parted company, and I was met by the High Commission staff and taken to the Royal Lancaster Hotel.

I settled into my room and was just freshening up when the phone rang. I picked up the extension in the bathroom and a familiar voice crackled down the line. “Hello Akin. Welcome to London. I am sure you don’t know who it is.” I couldn’t guess so he quickly put me out of my misery.

“It is C.P!”

C.P. Leventis was an old friend of mine, and he has been living in Nigeria for over 20 years and had recently relocated to London.

Abdul whom I later learnt was also staying at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, let the cat out of the bag when C.P. paid him a visit. “Are you free for dinner at my house tonight? Abdul will be coming as well.” As I hadn’t planned anything, I said I would be delighted.

When I arrived at the Leventis’ home, Abdul Atta was already there. We were the only guests joining the C.P. and his family. The food as always, was lavish, and we had just started on the second course when the door-bell rang. C.P. picked up the phone beside him and after ascertaining who it was, he pressed the buzzer to let the guest in. “A surprise for you,” he said to Abdul and I.

When the door was opened, we were indeed surprised to see Adeyinka Adebayo come in. C.P. invited him to join us at table. He was surprised to see me, and after exchanging pleasantries with everyone, I said in Yoruba, “Iwo naa ni oga ran mi wa ri.” “It is you the boss asked me to come and see.”

He couldn’t hide his surprise. I said we would talk later, and we got back to enjoying the dinner.
Adebayo decided to join me on the drive back to the hotel, but as Atta was also in the official car provided by our embassy, we couldn’t talk then.

We went up to my room after we bid Atta good night, and I was able to tell Adebayo that Ironsi had asked for him to come to Nigeria for consultation. His reaction to this message was odd. He explained his coolness by saying if the Head of State wanted him, I should not have been the one sent to deliver an official message of that nature.

It should have been channelled through the High Commissioner, he said. “Yes, you are right, but don’t be too hasty to write the message off. Don’t forget I was the one you appealed to for intervention. Ironsi must have thought it would have more meaning to send me to you.

But there is no need to rush into a decision. Let’s wait to see what will happen tomorrow.” And that was how we left it that evening.

At about 10am the following morning, Adebayo called to say he had just got back from the Nigeria High Commission at Northumberland Avenue, upset that there hadn’t been any message for him. This confirmed his doubt. I was sorry that there hadn’t been any official word but tried to reassure him that my message was valid.

At about 2pm, Adebayo called again, this time in an upbeat mood. The High Commissioner just called him that he was wanted in Nigeria for consultation. He was on his way to the High Commission to collect his travelling papers. I was delighted at the news and said we would meet in Nigeria.

But when he heard I was leaving the following day, he said he would try to get a seat on my flight.

We met at Gatwick the following morning, and travelled on British Caledonia.

We spent most of the flight talking about the political situation in Nigeria. “What if you are told to start work right away?” I asked Adebayo. “I wouldn’t be able to,” he said. “You know my wife and children are still in London. I still need to go back and sort all those things out.”

As fate would have it, his time in Nigeria ended up being much longer than he planned.

The car which came to collect me from the airport took both of us, first to my house at Surulere, and then on to the State House.

Ironsi was in the garden when we arrived, taking an evening stroll. He would often spend time there in the early evening, thinking through the problems of the country. Ironsi had been Head of State for barely six months, but rumours were already circulating that a counter coup was being planned as a revenge to the first coup which had seen the death of the Sardauna of Sokoto and others.

Ironsi was planning a trip to Ibadan the following day to try to make peace with the rank and file in the armed forces.

He seemed pleased to see us. After exchanging the usual pleasantries, he turned to Adebayo.

“I would like to see you tomorrow, at about this time.” Then he turned to me “Theo, please I would like you to be here too.” I promised I would be. We shook hands and we left him to finish off his walk. I then dropped Adebayo at his cousin’s house in Ribadu Street, South West Ikoyi, where he planned to stay whilst he was in Lagos.

His cousin Adedokun Adeyemi, was also a friend of mine, and he was the architect who designed my house in Surulere so we had become quite friendly.
Early the next morning, July 29 1966, I was woken up with a start, by a phone call.

There were rumours that there had been a coup, this time in Ibadan, but we were unable to verify these stories. Ogundipe took a taxi to my house in Surulere late that evening, wearing a T-shirt and shorts. According to his narration of events, he said he couldn’t contact Ironsi who had gone to Ibadan the night before.

Ogundipe had then decided to send a group of officers to secure Ikeja airport, so that the Head of State could land safely. The soldiers were ambushed between Oshodi and Ikeja and were totally annihilated.

He then asked for another formation to be sent, and decided to change the route, so that the same fate would not befall them. Ogundipe said he was astounded when a Private shouted out, “We won’t go!” he quickly realised that a mutiny was simmering.

Showing no signs of the turmoil he was inwardly experiencing, he said he calmly asked them to await further instructions whilst he went inside to consult others.

He then went inside the State House and got out of his army uniform. Now suitably disguised in khaki shorts and a T-shirt, the Chief of Staff, the highest ranking army officer, ran through the grounds at the back of the State House, scaled the wall, and ran along the Marina, looking for a taxi, that will take him to safety.

I had been called by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Adetokunbo Ademola early that morning and asked to attend a meeting. As Director of Communications, and with many close friends in the army, my assistance and opinion was often sought at such times.

The atmosphere in the house on the First Avenue was tense. When I arrived, the Chief Justice was sitting in a group with Chief Okunowo and three others, discussing the events of the past two days. Twenty-four hours after the coup, there was still no word on the whereabouts of the Head of State.
Ogundipe who was staying with me, agreed to come along.

I also rang Adebayo and invited him to join us. There were rumours and whispers, but no concrete information, and we left at dusk, no clearer about the political turmoil that had engulfed the nation. We were asked to reconvene at 5pm the next day.

We all turned up the next day, with the exception of Ogundipe. Before I left home, he had given his apologies, without elaborating, but I deduced from their conversation before, that his decision not to attend had something to do with Adebayo.

From my observations, a certain amount of distrust seemed to exist among soldiers, and these two were no exceptions. Soldiers would however never discuss these sentiments with civilians.

As we sat there, the Chief Justice decided to ring a very good friend of his, Ibrahim Kashim, former Governor of the Nothern Region. If anyone would know what was really going on, he would.

During their conversation, the Chief Justice suggested they should install the second in command Brigadier Ogundipe in an acting capacity, until things became clearer. Kashim was however against this suggestion. If Ogundipe had the nerves of a soldier, Kashim said, he should have assumed authority immediately. “Well,” said the Chief Justice, “I don’t think it is too late for him to put things right.”

He was taken aback when Kashim replied, “It is already too late. Our man is in Ikeja, and he will be talking to the nation soon.”

The Chief Justice turned to me. “Akindele, can you check whether this is true? Who is the person already planted in Ikeja? We need the information immediately.”

He knew that as the Head of Communications, news reached me earlier in times of emergency.

The meeting came to an abrupt end at about 6.15pm. I returned home weighed down with the rumours and the task that had now been given to me. Ogundipe was still in my house, and I narrated the day’s events to him. I could see the hurt in his eyes, when I told him what Kashim had said.

He recognised that there was a perception that he had failed the nation by not taking up the post as Acting Head of State.

He however believed that he was doing the right thing by waiting for definitive news of Ironsi, before he stepped in. Ogundipe was known as a peace-loving person, never seeking to use the downfall of others to his own advantage.

I left him pondering these things to carry out the assignment I had been given.
A technician who was responsible for the maintenance of telecommunications equipment for the military base at Ikeja came up with the information we needed.

He told me there had been a huge surge in the activities at the Ikeja base in the last 48 hours. The telephone had not stopped ringing and the person most sought after was someone called ‘Jack’.

He mentioned hearing the voices of one or two Europeans, but the rest were mostly Hausa-speaking. Another name he said he heard frequently was ‘Yakubu’.

At the meeting the next day, I mentioned what I had found out. Adebayo immediately recognised the names. He said they were the names of a junior officer who had just returned from a course abroad.

He was called Yakubu Gowon.

After hearing that, everyone was relieved. The suspense would soon be lifted, and we could return to a normal and peaceful life.

At the end of the meeting, I went back to Architect Adeyemi’s house with Adebayo. Adeyemi and a few others were already having a lively debate and we joined them, whilst partaking in this delicious small chops provided by Mrs. Toun Adeyemi.

Bedwyr:
Good article...

Just want to add some points

1.Saying that Nigeria is not a rich nation is rejected by most Nigerians because it gives our leaders past and present an excuse for bad performance (Note...I have made the same argument that the OP has made, but people will accuse me of being a government agent).

Yes, we should not excuse bad leadership, but at the same time we should not pretend that things are better than they really are.

2.Also, many Nigerians believe that we should be a 'welfare state', an idea brokered by people like Awolowo, and company, without any idea as to how we should fund the welfare state (For example, it has been a fact since 1990 that we don't have enough money to spend on fuel subsidy, but most Nigerians consider this a lie).

3.Finally, many Nigerians think that our economy should be run on the principle of

a) We export raw materials
b) We import finished goods and sell them.

The fact is, because exporting raw materials does not rely on light and water being regular....we don't have light and water flowing regularly...and as a result, we cannot go industrial...which means zero prosperity.

Meanwhile, South Africa and Egypt have industries (and Egypt has an over- vibrant tourisim sector..after all everyone must see the Pyramids once in our lifetimes....and the Egyptians charge an entry fee!)...which earns them lots of money.

God bless you bro. What always catch my attention is the mystery of our Cocoa poverty and pound foolish but penny wise. How do you explain that Switzerland and Belgium make hundreds of millions of dollars monthly selling by products of cocoa (like Milo beverage drinks and chocolate bars etc respectively) only for you to realize that we only make tens of millions of dollars annually selling the raw cocoa itself to these countries like confused blokes when nothing stops us from having our own Milo beverage drinks and chocolate bars.

Nigeria has a smaller national budget than Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and South Africa. All these countries have fewer citizens, yet significantly more money to spend on them. While Nigeria’s 2019 budget amounts to $29 billion, South Africa, with a population almost 4 times smaller, will spend $130 billion. Egypt has a $90 billion budget with 100 million people.

Elsewhere, countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam have larger budgets than Nigeria. No one considers these nations “rich”. Yet, among Nigerians, there persists a stubborn myth that Nigeria is a wealthy country. Who planted this idea and why does it survive?
It started with Nigeria’s 1950s pro-independence leaders who needed to mobilize popular opinion against colonialism to push the British out. So, they regularly emphasized Nigeria possessed abundant economic resources being carted away by the British. “Help us drive them out and we will use these vast resources to transform your lives”, was their essential message.

Many Nigerians believed these often exaggerated claims of abundant wealth awaiting distribution and duly mobilized for independence. By 1960, then Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe was constructing national pride on the idea that thanks to her resources and population size, Nigeria was already an “African power.” And this was before crude-oil exports really took off in the mid-1960s. By the 1970s, General Yakubu Gowon was telling Nigerians their country’s problem was not money, but “how to spend it”.
Whatever Gowon’s intentions, his words were interpreted by many Nigerians to mean theirs was a rich country, period. Over 20 years later, during my secondary school days, we would often recall Gowon’s famous statement. Anytime someone brought it up, we would all laugh with some delight. It made us feel like part of an exclusive members-only club; the club of rich nations. Sorry, no poor countries allowed.
It also gave us a sense of hope and relief because it meant that all the problems we observed around us – no water, no light, new slums everyday – these were all easily solvable. Nigeria had the money to make all these disappear fast. The minute an honest government took over, it would be farewell problems, hello prosperity. There is great comfort in believing solutions to your problems are within arm’s reach. That all it takes is for X to happen. That’s why demagogues and charlatans will always have followers.

The first time someone challenged my belief I was from a rich country I became agitated. It was a girlfriend of mine who wasn’t Nigerian, one of those annoying types who know things they have no business knowing. I mentioned Nigeria was rich. “No, it isn’t. I checked. It has a smaller economy than some countries with just 5-10 million people like Sweden or Norway and a lower GDP per capita than the likes of Albania, Guatemala or Mongolia which are all considered poor countries,” she retorted. I struggled to contain my anger. What kind of rubbish was this girl telling me? That my entire national self-concept was wrong? Impossible!

I think many Nigerians are still psychologically reluctant to accept Nigeria’s true position in the global pecking order today. Our sense of national self is largely built around the notion that we are a country very rich in natural and human resources, just one good government away from greatness. Some optic illusions further render this belief hard to shake.
In every state, there are a few dozen people (usually involved in politics) who possess such visibly stupendous wealth, we can be forgiven for assuming there is a lot more where that came from. Thing is, there isn’t. If you shared Nigeria’s 8.83 trillion naira national budget equally among Nigerians, each citizen would receive a paltry 45,000 naira or so; hardly enough to keep you in Panadol for the year.

Of course, states have budgets too, but even Lagos, by far Nigeria’s richest city, has a modest 852 billion naira ($2.4 billion) to spend on 15 to 20 million residents this year. For comparison, Johannesburg has double that budget for fewer than 5 million people. And it still struggles to provide basic social services. What we have in Nigeria is a few hundred people looting and squandering such a disproportionate amount of Nigeria’s modest resources that an illusion of plenty is sustained among the populace.

Another factor fuelling this “there is money in Nigeria” belief is that many people pretend to have more of it than they actually do. My friend who runs a crèche in one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in Lagos says she has lost count of the number of parents who drive the most expensive Range Rovers yet struggle to pay their children’s nursery fees on time. Of course, aspirational Nigerians don’t live above their means just because, they do so in response to societal pressure for them to prove they are “somebodies”; worth talking business to, hanging out with and treating respectfully. Raise your hand if you have ever pretended to have more money than you really do so as to be treated respectfully somewhere in Nigeria (my hand is raised high).

But the end result is that when you combine the authentic and visible wealth of a few hundred Nigerians living off the state with the lifestyles of all those trying hard to appear rich, the rest of society can be forgiven for believing there must be a lot of money in Nigeria.
This is bad because it encourages many intelligent people to focus not on thinking of how to create wealth, but on how to corner their own “share” of this fabulous national cake. Either by getting into government or by winning a government contract and then behaving as though the pockets of the state are bottomless.

Another consequence of this illusion is that it diminishes the sense of urgency required to tackle the existential threats Nigeria faces, ranging from mass poverty and unemployment to uncontrolled population growth and growing insecurity. At the back of many minds seems to be the implicit assumption one needn’t worry too much. Things will sort themselves out. There is money in Nigeria.

But Nigeria is not rich. And with its rapidly-expanding population leading to ever scarcer resources, *only a furious national focus on wealth-creation can save the country.* The Nigerian state, currently viewed by many as a fat cash-cow, is actually a very skinny cow in desperate need of some serious grass in order to stay alive. Else, one day, it will simply stop breathing.

GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!!

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Land: Everything You Should Know About Plot Sizes and Measurements

Property, Real Estate, Real Estate Advice!

In a country like Nigeria, the major measurements of lands are Hectares, Acres, Feet, and Meters. As a new or existing investor in real estate, the ability to master these types of measurements will help make informed decisions about the size and measurements of land you should know.

According to Land division in Nigeria, the desired plot for house construction is 100 x 50ft. A hectare is a land measuring 328ft x 328ft or 100m x 100m which is about two and a half acres of Land. Acre is a rectangular plot of land with 4,046sqm or 43,560 square ft.

A Plot of land is a marked out piece of land for the purpose of farming or building. The word “plot” is an arbitrary term used to describe a land division carved out for property development.

The size of a plot can vary based on economic or societal development such as human migrations, environmental disaster, land scarcity and the availability of lands meant for development.

1. Square Metres (SQM)

This is often the most popular land measurement everyone is familiar with in Nigeria. A Land is measured by the square meter from 1sqm and above. A plot of land according to some real estate developers could either be 600sqm or 648sqm. However, a real estate developer can decide to use 450sqm as a residential plot and 648sqm as a commercial plot. Using square meters has become the new trend in major real estate developments across the country.

600 square meter/648 square meter = 1 Plot of Land
450 square meter = half & quarter plot or residential 1 plot.
300 square meter = Half plot.

2. Plot

A popular term in the real estate industry is 60 by 120 which equally means a plot of land. According to Nigeria’s land divisions, the appropriate plot for house construction is 100 x 50ft which can conveniently accommodate a standard living house.

100 x 50ft = 1 plot.
120 x 60ft = 1 plot.
600sqm or 648sqm or 667sqm = 1 plot.

3. Acre

Acre is another popular unit of land measurement in Nigeria. An Acre of land is a rectangular shaped 6 plots of land combined together.

6 plots of land = 1 Acre.
100 x 50ft in 6 places = 1 Acre.
600sqm x 6 = 3600sqm (1 Acre).

4. Hectare

This is not a common unit of land measurement in Nigeria due to its complexity, however a hectare of land measures about 2.5 acres totaling 328 x 328ft (100m x 100m). It is the least used land measurement even within real estate developers across Nigeria.

100m x 100m = 1 Hectare
328ft x 328ft = 1 Hectare
2 acres and half = 1 Hectare
15 plots = 1 Hectare
600sqm x 15 = 9000sqm (1 hectare)

Whether you are investing in real estate for commercial or residential purposes, having a fair understanding of land measurement is a good preparation towards making the right decision in your real estate investment. However, the ability to master the land measurement as it should be is not too easy, hence hiring a real estate agent to work with remains the best decision.

Birdeyeview:
Great danes height are always known to be tall and lanky, but this is quite amazing for 7'6...
i have a bulmastiff & 2 lasso's, and i must tell it takes alot of funds and needed care to train them.

I love your pets collection wao. Bull mastiffs and Lassos are great breeds truly. You are protected!

Freddy The 7-Foot Great Dane Is The Tallest Dog In The World!

November 26, 2019

Meet Freddy the Great Dane! This big boy has officially taken the title of the world’s tallest dog, and as a result, has recently received a Guinness World Records certificate to seal the deal.

Claire Stoneman, Freddy’s owner, always knew that Freddy was going to be taller than other Great Danes, but she had no idea that he would end up growing to be the tallest dog in the world! And like all pet moms, she’s incredibly proud of Freddy and loves him so much, happily accommodating his large stature.

Since he’s an astonishing 7 feet and 6 inches, Claire knows that Freddy could easily – but without meaning to – frighten the other dogs in her neighborhood. And that is why she makes the sacrifice to take Freddy for his walks very, very early in the morning when no one else is up.

But as large as he is, Freddy is actually a gentle giant who loves napping and chewing on the couch, plus snacking on his favorite dog-food. Freddy is also a devoted brother to his sister, Fleur. Claire often posts photos and videos of the brother and sister duo on their dedicated Instagram page. (Instagram/freddygreatdane)
Freddy and Fleur cost Claire thousands of dollars every year to keep them happy and healthy, but for her, it’s a pleasure because they’re her babies. And the three of them make such a wonderful family!

https://www.cesarsway.com/freddy-the-7-foot-great-dane-is-the-tallest-dog-in-the-world/

chily11:
Ahhhhh money is good my people. - General Buhari (2019)

You really balance the punk for him head

adem30:
How market?

Did your eyes suddenly missed this part of the post? The only option available for Buhari is RIGGING

candidtalk:
Noisemaker. See your life? Look how badly you got it wrong because of hatred of PMB and APC. That is how a man fails at life i.e letting emotions, such as hate and bad belle, rule his life and head rather than common sense and logic. OP is no doubt a clever guy but, beyond that, he is a pragmatist who saw what obtained as a precursor to what is likely to happen.

Today it would be him employed to be CEO of an important company while same Company will hand you a broom since cleaner job is all they can offer you given your limited critical thinking ability and emotional mindset leading to compromised intellect and reasoning.

Did your eyes suddenly missed this part of the post? The only option available for Buhari is RIGGING

nisai:
Lol Oga see as u change face now now for small joke haha someone cannot play with u again....... Ikwere I guess but never a Yoruba.

Ikwerre indeed

nisai:
Sure and am proud. You should be proud of being Igbo too, great people.

......and I told you that I am Igbo?

nisai:
Yes thanks and greet enugu peeps for me.

I will, greet Sokoto folks for me too.

nisai:
Kedu

Odinma

Dedetwo:
Aguyi-Ironsi suspended the constitution and dissolved parliament. He then abolished the regional confederated form of government and pursued unitary like policies favored by the NCNC, having apparently been influenced by some NCNC political philosophy.

Ironsi did not abolish regional government rather he promulgated decree 34 which is unification of federal civil service. If he abolished regional government, why did he appoint regional governors? The regional government was abolished by Gowon who replaced it with state government.


[color=#] Ironsi fatally did not bring the failed plotters to trial as required by then-military law and as advised by most northern and western officers, rather, coup plotters were maintained in the military on full pay and some were even promoted while apparently awaiting trial..[/color]

You have written like a person who shuns the use of research apparatus. The 1963 Nigerian constitution and military code of conduct never stipulated that coup plotters have to be shot. The heaviest term was mere imprisonment after the Military Judge-advocate has determined their culpability. However before the military judge could have his/her hand on the case, the case should be made by the armed forces panel constituted by the GOC. In this case Ironsi had appointed a three-man panel that consisted of Gowon, Bala Usman and MD Yusuf. Be mindful that the panel was made up by people from the northern region of Nigeria. Instead of these goons to find the facts and proceed to the process of court-marshal, they were busy planning a counter-coup. Again it was goofy Obasanjo and fellow goons that introduced the killing of coup plotters in Nigeria after the deletion of Murtala Muhammed in 1975. It was very ironical that when the goofy Obasanjo was implicated in coup, he cried river.

Back to our business, Awo was released in August 4 1966, just 6 days to the counter coup that killed Ironsi. How in the world will Ojukwu have control over the eastern region when Gowon even hold power over Nigeria including the Eastern region up till 1967 when he proclaimed division of state into twelve.


The decision to release Awolowo was made by the supreme military council under Ironsi not Gowon. By the way, Ironsi was killed in the countercoup of July 29, 1966.

[color=#990000]The counter-coup led to the installation of Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon as Supreme Commander of the Nigerian Armed Forces.[/color]

Gowon never agreed to being a member of the coup. In addition, coup of July 29, 1966 was not a total success because there was a military commander that did not recognize Gowon's imposition as leader of Nigeria. The military commander insisted on the correct military parlance where the chief of staff supreme military HQ, who for intents and practical purposes was 2ic (second in command) to Ironsi to be head of state in absensce of Ironsi. The impasse in the Nigeria leadership led to reconciliation talks in Aburi, Ghana.

You are a rare breed and pure class on mastery of.your history. Big Uncle Dede2 you are a real political and historical juggernaut. Never tired of reading from you sir

This is not nationalistic in view just the Edo State chapter sponsored by Obaseki playing the spoiler here. We want something more nationalistic before we start taking them serious.

IdioticNLmods:
So you know God? With all the weed u smoke, being a deadbeat dad and all the tiwa savages you have been fucking up and down. Ok

I don die oooo

A very rich and expository topic of yesteryears

Unfortunately till date, this topic is still relevant?

ifyalways:
Python pillow simply means I slept on a python thinking it was pillow.

As for your other question, perhaps you should ask any Nnewi guy around you if they use salt to "remove" python from their homes.

@Ify your submissions here was a real mystery. I mean how would a head rest on a ball python and not suffocate that python.

Supreme Court Judgement, Can Nigeria Continue Like This?

It is said that the Supreme Court is not final because it is infallible, but that it is infallible because it is final. While I believe that only God is infallible everywhere, and only Nigerians are infallible in our democracy, I must accept that the judicial route I chose to take, as a democrat, has come to a conclusion.

Whether justice was done, is left to the Nigerian people to decide. As a democrat, I fought a good fight for the Nigerian people. I will keep on fighting for Nigeria and for democracy, and also for justice.

I thank all Nigerians who have stayed the course since the commencement of trial in the petition on the February 23 presidential election.

The judgement is part of democratic challenges we must face as a nation.

The Nigerian judiciary, just like every estate of our realm, has been sabotaged and undermined by an overreaching and dictatorial cabal, who have undone almost all the democratic progress the Peoples Democratic Party and its administrations nurtured for sixteen years, up until 2015.

Can Nigeria continue like this? Recently, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, averred that Nigeria had rolled back the democratic gains she made in 2015. When democracy is rolled back, the economy, the society and the judiciary will not be far behind. Today, the nail has been put on the coffin and the gains we collectively made since 1999 are evaporating, and a requiem is at hand.

In a democracy, you need a strong judiciary, a free press and an impartial electoral umpire. Nigeria has none of those three elements as at today.

One man, one woman, one youth, one vote, should be the only way to make gains in a democracy. And when that is thwarted, the clock starts to tick.

Two and a half millennia ago, Sophocles said “If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: “Thou shalt not ration justice.” Nigeria will do well to observe this warning.

To those who think they have broken my spirit, I am sorry to disappoint you. I am too focused on Nigeria to think about myself. I gave up that luxury twenty years ago. The question is not if I am broken. The question is if Nigeria is whole?

This is not a time for too many words. It will suffice for me to remind Nigeria of this - we are an independent nation and we are the architects of our fate. If we do not build a free Nigeria, we may end up destroying her, and God forbid that that should be the case.

I was a democrat, I am a democrat, and I will always continue to be a democrat. May God bless Nigeria.

Atiku Abubakar

femi4:
Detailed ...good job, quite educative

You are welcome

[quote author=Longcucumber post=83577989][/quote] this just got me in stitches

STEP BY STEP HOW ISIS LEADER Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi DIED IN THE US OPERATION.
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How the raid unfolded

The covert operation started around 5 p.m. on Saturday evening as eight helicopters carrying teams of elite US troops, including Delta Force operators, flew exactly one hour and ten minutes over "very, very dangerous territory" towards the compound, according to Trump. Numerous other US aircraft and ships were also involved in the mission.

Some of the US forces originated from various locations inside Iraq, according to a US official.

"We flew very, very low and very, very fast. It was a very dangerous part of the mission. Getting in and getting out, too. Equal. We wanted an identical -- we took an identical route," Trump told reporters on Sunday while providing a detailed account of the secret mission.

While in transit, the helicopters were met with local gunfire. US aircraft returned fire and eliminated the threat, Trump said.
After arriving at the compound, US troops breached a wall to avoid a booby trapped entrance and that's when "all hell broke loose," the President added.

While clearing the compound, US forces killed a "large number" of ISIS fighters during a gun battle without suffering casualties, according to Trump.

At least two ISIS fighters were captured and 11 children were taken into custody. Two of Baghdadi's wives were killed during the operation and their suicide vests remained unexploded.
Ultimately Baghdadi, who was also wearing a suicide vest, took refuge in a "dead end" tunnel with three children.
"He reached the end of the tunnel, as our dogs chased him down. He ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. His body was mutilated by the blast. The tunnel had caved in on it in addition," Trump said.

DNA tests that positively confirmed Baghdadi's identity began "about 15 minutes after he was killed" and US teams on the ground "brought body parts back," sources told CNN.
The President also said US forces obtained "highly sensitive material and information from the raid, much having to do with ISIS -- origins, future plans, things that we very much want."
"The raid was successful. We pulled our troops out. We had two minor casualties, two minor injuries, to our soldiers but a very successful, flawless raid," Esper told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday.

How Baghdadi was found
While the military operation took place over the course of just two hours Saturday night, Baghdadi had been under surveillance for a couple of weeks, Trump told reporters, adding that two to three planned missions were scrapped before the successful one was launched.

The CIA ultimately located Baghdadi and shared that intelligence with the Department of Defense, sources told CNN.

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were notified about Baghdadi's possible location "earlier in the week" and told Thursday that there was a high probability he was in the compound.

That is when the President ordered military commanders to begin drawing up specific options, which were presented on Friday, according to Pence.

"We knew a little bit about where he was going, where he was heading. We had very good information that he was going to another location. He didn't go. Two or three efforts were canceled because he decided to change his mind, constantly changing his mind. And finally we saw that he was here, held up here," Trump said.

"This was one where we knew he was there, and you can never be 100% sure because you're basing it on technology more than anything else. But we thought he was there and then we got a confirmation," he added.

In an interview with ABC on Sunday, Esper also offered additional details related to the decision-making timeline.
"Well the stars started lining up some time ago and in the past couple of weeks -- week or so, the operational forces, which would -- which were one of several options available to the President, started rehearsing and practicing and doing what they would have to do on the objective," he said.

"And it wasn't until Thursday and then Friday the President chose his option and gave us the green light to proceed as we did yesterday," Esper added.

But the decision to move forward with the mission was not made until Saturday morning when the White House received actionable intelligence, Pence said.
White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Sunday that the US military operation was named after American Kayla Mueller who was held hostage by ISIS and killed in 2015.

Trump gives the green light
Drama unfolded behind the scenes in the hours leading up to the raid as US military and intelligence officials scrambled to prepare before President, Pence, Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and other military officials gathered in the Situation Room around 5 p.m. Saturday, moments before the helicopters lifted off.

From there, Trump said he watched the raid unfold in real time, a moment that was documented in an image released by the White House on Sunday showing Trump surrounded by top military officials.

While the operation appears to have been led by the Pentagon, CIA director Gina Haspel and acting Director of National Intelligence Joe Maguire were also heavily involved throughout the process and were well aware of events as they unfolded on Saturday despite not being present in the Situation Room at the time of the raid, CNN has been told.

An ODNI spokesperson said Maguire was "fully aware and engaged in the planning. For the operation itself, he was out of town due to a pre-arranged engagement but watched with the CENTCOM commander."

Haspel would have been monitoring from CIA headquarters and in touch with the Situation Room, similar to how former CIA Director Leon Panetta was positioned during the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011.

The President thanked both Maguire and Haspel by name while answering questions from reporters on Sunday.
US officials kept details related to the mission close to the vest prior to the raid and didn't notify key congressional Democrats that it was taking place.

The only hint that something may have occurred came in the form of a cryptic tweet from Trump at 9:23 p.m. on Saturday when most of Washington was focused on the baseball World Series taking place a few miles from the White House, saying: "Something big has just happened."

Trump said Sunday that the some foreign nations, including Russia and Turkey, were notified ahead of time that the US was launching an operation but were not told the details of the mission itself or who the target was.

"Russia treated us great. They opened up. We had a fly over certain Russia areas, Russia-held areas. Russia was great. Iraq was excellent. We really had great cooperation," the President told reporters Sunday.

CNN

ziegurf:
...this too educative, please can I have any contact/address of this NAJEK INT'L SERV. LTD ASAP

THANKS

Private chat me first

LATEST COST OF CLEARING VEHICLES IN NIGERIA.

Ever since I sent a DM of our company's flyer (as an advert) to some people here; informing them of what I do, just in case they need my services or come across any client in need of clearing and forwarding services (they can link me up with). Many people here have slided into my DM asking a variety of questions on how to buy cars online and ship them to Nigeria and how much it will cost them to get vehicles/cars cleared from the Nigerian port.
After much pressure in my inbox and today being Sunday, as I was advised to be the only day set aside for company's advertisement, I have decided to post here and explain in details about the Freight Forwarding Business that I do and how we do clear cars or bring out imported vehicles from the Nigerian ports. Also, how to calculate duty using exchange rates and other values to get the total cost of clearing cars in Nigeria particularly, your preferred car or vehicle, with the use of Nigeria Customs Tarrif Book.

Yes. I'm into Clearing and Forwarding business, which I have being doing for some years now.
We also clear containers (40ft or 20ft) and cars (of any types) at any of the Nigerian Ports and the company NAJEK INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED which I work for, is a Custom Licensed Clearing and Forwarding Company.
Now, I’ve had a lot of people wanting me to teach them or show them using the Nigerian Custom tarrif chart, how to calculate Customs duty for cars, but I never had the time to respond. And this month, I’ve decided to create time for that.

So, I’ll be doing that now; showing you how the custom duties are calculated and how to calculate the total cost of clearing cars in Nigeria.
I’ll be taking this a bit further by showing you a practical example, of how to calculate the total cost of clearing some of these cars after every other charges like shipping company charges, terminal charges and agency fee or clearing charges must have been added.
Clearing your imported cars through the ports, airport, seaport, and boarder does not come cheap, you have to pay the clearance fees to.

1. The Nigeria Custom(NCS)
2. The carrier of your car to the port i.e the shipping company or the airline.
3. The terminal where it was offloaded.
4. Clearing charges or Agent fee.

Furthermore, whether a private individual or a commercial entity, import duty and taxes are paid while shipping goods into Nigeria. The Nigeria Customs will receive duty for the imported car, these duties vary by the size, capacity and the year of manufacture of the car. Importantly, the mode in which the imported goods are valued is by CIF(Cost, Insurance, and Freight), which signifies that the import duty and taxes due are estimated on the entire shipping value. This entire shipping value includes the value of the imported goods, the charge of freight, and the cost of Insurance.
Used vehicles will pay 35% duty while newer cars from 2016 will attract levy charge of 35%, duty 35% which totals 70%.

The Carrier of your car e.g shipping company will receive their shipping charges. These shipping charges vary only by the weight and size of your vehicle. Trucks, SUVs attract higher shipping charges. All these amounts to the total cost of clearing cars in Nigeria.
Clearing Agent fee can be negotiated depending on the type and year of the car you intend to clear from the port. Hence, this clearing agents fee includes handling charges, it can include delivery charge depending on your agreement with your clearing agent.
In addition, the customs duty and the terminal and shipping charges are receipted. Always request your receipt from your clearing Agent. If you need a Clearing Agent in Nigeria, hire us at NAJEK INT'L SERV. LTD. now for the best prices of clearing your vehicles and Containerized sea cargo goods.

To know how to calculate customs duty for cars, using the Nigeria customs tariff book or Nigeria customs valuation for any type of cars, there are values to be considered:

1. The dollar value of your car:
2. The Exchange rate (which is currently 326 for Custom standard and is subject to change at intervals):
3. The percentage of duty to be paid (usually 35% duty for vehicles):
4. The 1.28 trigger, to get the total amount due to be paid to the Nigeria customs:
5. Shipping and terminal charges: 
6. Agency fee or clearing charges:

Furthermore, here comes the breakdown;

1. Find the Dollar value of your car.
First of all, these values are generated by the Nigeria customs, it is a generated fixed cost price of the car you intend to clear. This values seldom change or do not change at all. If any change occurs in coming times, trust us, we will give you updated value always.

2. Multiply it, the Dollar value by the current exchange rate used by customs. (which is currently 326, *{Nigeria Customs Tarrif book}* and is subject to change at intervals):
While this exchange rate is subject to change at intervals, (depending on the strength of # Naira) we will keep you informed of any change in exchange rate thus, affecting the cost of clearing cars in Nigeria.

3. Then, multiply it by the percentage of duty to be paid (usually 35% duty for vehicles):
In addition, these are fixed values for cars and vehicles, other industrial vehicles may attract lower CET.
You can know more about this info here https://www.customs.gov.ng/hscode/resulthscode.php?TYPE=KEY&HSCODE=8703
Most noteworthy, the first step should give you the duty of your vehicle, this is called Surface duty.
Hence,to get the total duty which includes VAT, here’s where the 1.28 trigger comes in.

4. Multiply the total surface duty by 1.28 trigger, to get the total amount due to be paid to the Nigeria customs:
Hence, the 1.28 trigger is a shortcode that helps us calculate other values of the total duty. values like, VAT….
Furthermore, points 1 to 4 will give you the total duty value of your car due to be paid to the Nigeria Customs at any designated banks in Nigeria.
In addition, you may want to know the total cost of clearing your vehicle.
Points 5 and 6 below will give you the total cost of clearing a car in Nigeria

5. Add it up with Shipping and terminal charges:
Shipping and terminal charges vary. Cars, SUVs, and Trucks approximated cost is #50,000, #60,000, #70,000 respectively.

6. Add the Agency/Agent fee or clearing charges which is negotiable, depending on the clearing Agency you are dealing with. (#100,000 to #150,000 for older cars and higher charge for newer cars).

Be rest assured that NAJEK INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED will give you best prices for the cost of clearing cars and other container cargo, as we are cost-effective and want to make you happy.
Latest cost of clearing vehicles in Nigeria. Clearing of imported cars varies from year to year.

For Example:

Cost of clearing Toyota Corolla car (2010 model).

1. Value in US Dollars = $2,794 (Two thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Four Dollars).*(Nigeria Custom Valuation Office)*

2. Rate of Exchange = 326 *(Nigeria Custom Tarrif Book)*

3. Rate of Duty = 35% *(Nigeria Custom Tarrif Book)*
Therefore, Surface duty 
= 35% of  (2,794 x 326)naira = 0.35 x #910,844 
~ = #318,7954.(surface duty)

4. Total duty (Surface duty x 1.28, i.e #318,795 x 1.28) = #408,057
This amount #408,057, happens to be the total duty you will pay to customs through designated banks in Nigeria.

5. Shipping and Terminal Charges = #60,000

6. Clearing Charges = #100,000
Therefore, total cost of clearing Toyota Corolla(2010) is
#408,057 + #60,000 + #100,000
= #568,057

Note: All costs are subject to negotiations at Nigeria Custom valuation for each vehicle and this may not be 100% accurate. This should serve as a guide for you to have an idea how much the cost of clearing cars in Nigeria is. Hence, when you hire a clearing agent, the clearing Agent will apply for customs valuation to get the correct value charge for your vehicle.

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Wiseandtrue:
That's why I said leave your comfort zone!!!

Who told you that there's no hike or there won't be hike in transportation come December

For your information, for instance, during the GEJ era, from my place to Oshodi is N100, N150 max but now it's from N250 upwards imagine what festive period will look like!!!

Go to the market, before the arrival of your all knowing president, N50kg is N8000 but now it's N20,000 upwards

So I ask once again, how's all these policies in favour of the masses

Stop feeding these ones with words of knowledge they are not wired to believe it.