₦airaland Forum

Lucifer66:
Religion is a fraud.
I simply can't tell which one is dumber.
The Christians or muslims

TruthHurts1:
While this story may seem improbable, I've come to realise over the years that anything is possible in Nigerian politics, particularly where a large sum of money is involved.

As for those deluded Warri/Itsekiri and Edo people who have been sold a lie about sharing common cultural ties with Yorubas, I hope this opens your eyes.

Yorubas are a confused lot who have deceived themselves into believing that they are Arabs who came from Mecca. I actually once asked an Arab Professor of History and Antiquities whether or not in the history of Mecca there was ever a group of black Arabs called "Yorubas" and he laughed and said it was all nonsense because the only blacks in Arabia at that time would have been castrated slaves.

brosiye99:
Good day all.
The outcome of the thursday seminar with PTAD was not favourable at all. After all assurances to NITEL/MTEL Reps( Halita, Mashi and all), in previous meetings, PTAD has now said they can’t go ahead to start Nitel/mtel verifications because of the outstanding issues and legal cases brought about by the Oluti group and other such groups that are talking about 20 years pension buy out and what not.

PTAD categorically said until there is unity and harmonization of positions by all contending groups, they will not do nitel/mtel verification. PTAD said their mandate is to pay pension for life and not to negotiate bulk payment pension buy out. We are back to another delay again. I personally feel so pained. Seems 2017 has been wasted. The verification would have started this October but now all hopes are dashed until a common ground is found. Other agencies such as New Nigerian newspapers, Nigerian re insurance etc are being verified as we speak.

As I heard, Halita, Mashi group who are for life pension were told by PTAD to harmonise positions with all these groups but halita particularly said she will not meet with them because they feel angered that these groups have spoiled chances and brought further delays. A neutral team of negotiators made up of other former middle to senior staff is being constituted so as to meet with these 20 year groups which I understand is not only Oluti but many other groups too. These groups keep sending letters, petitions to PTAD so PTAD is also being careful. Even after the seminar, they submitted documents to PTAD and only God knows what they are saying again.

Someone here should please advise the 20 year pension agitators and campaigners that if government is to do the 20 year pension buy out, it will cost over 190 billion naira. In this Buhari regime, that is impossible for government to bring out now so they better stop dreaming about it. They should not compare Nigeria Airways own situation to Nitel. Nigeria Airways was a special case because the Minister of aviation is from katsina state, a former Nigeria airways pilot and is very close to the President Buhari, so “man know man” has worked for them. Besides, 35 billion naira for 4,000 pensioners will be easier for government to pay than nearly 200 billion naira for NITEL/MTEL pensioners that exceeds 20,000.

They should not also compare nitel/mtel to NEPA who were paid 20 years pension buy out. It was possible for NEPA to get 20 years because at the time of being privatized, they learnt from NITEL case and negotiated well. Also, they had the power to shut down the NEPA infrastructure and go on strike and bring total darkness if government did not listen to them because electricity is a critical and strategic asset. They were negotiating from a strong position and they knew it. That is why the Jonathan government had to pay them about 350 billion naira pension buy out and also because Nigeria was also booming with high crude prices so it was easy to pay them.

For NITEL/MTEL, we don’t have that advantage and strong bargaining position as nitel is not even existing as a going concern now and at year 2006, NITEL was in a weak position in the telecoms industry as GSM operators had crowded NITEL/MTEL out, so even the then government would not have still given 20 years because nitel was no longer a strategic national asset.

Just recently, government had to raise a foreign sukuk bond of 100 billion naira for the Ministry of works to fix bad roads and construct new ones all over Nigeria. That tells you government income is not in a good shape, so is it this government that will bring 200 billion naira at once to pay 20 year pension to nitel? Just one agency? It will never happen even in the next 5 years. Government will prefer to spend that kind of sum on infrastructure than on pension for a single agency. But for life pension, I understand it will amount to a little over 8 billion naira yearly for NITEL/MTEL Pensioners. Government can comfortably do it and in fact, will be happy to do that and that is PTAD’s position.

It is so sad what is happening. Many ex nitel /mtel staff I know are dying every day and suffering untold hardship, in hospitals, can’t feed well and some people are not being understanding. Let us hope these groups can understand and agree to harmonise to life pension.

WE MUST TELL OURSELVES THE TRUTH; THERE IS NO WAY 20 YEARS PENSION BUY-OUT WILL WORK IN THIS BUHARI REGIME OR THE NEXT GOVERNMENT EVEN IF GOVERNMENT REVENUE AND INCOME INCREASES. IF THESE GROUPS KEEP INSISTING ON 20 YEARS, THEN I ADVISE EVERYONE HERE TO JUST FORGET THIS PENSION THING AS A WHOLE AND MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS.
BETTER NOT TO HAVE ANY EXPECTATION THAN TO HAVE HOPE THAT WILL CONTINUALLY BE DASHED ALWAYS.

I also hope there is nothing fishy on the part of PTAD sha.

Sorry for my long epistle.

internationalman:
Though he's in his late 40s, he sure knows how to care 4 himself..

The look is not too far from 34

But 34 is far behind the bone.

Happy Birthday, Balloteli's brother In-law

landmark86:
My nigga @ primary school
More years bro

behulasupu:
This prophetess woman marrying an occultic king na wah for her oo

stefanweeks:
Mugu

Keep your generation quiet for life

stefanweeks:
Like I said

Keep quiet

stefanweeks:
Keep quiet

stefanweeks:
Ori gbogbo generation e ti baje

sojayy:
Chaaiii ! Ken sarowiwa comes to mind........naija don upgrade pass this level since....... ibb i sight u

stefanweeks:
I am sure even your amala infested brain knows where i am referring to

Shakushaku1:
ok. Iwe iroying House. But that place is historic. They should have used the old secretariat.


Iwe iroyin?

stefanweeks:
No mans land

oshe11:
I honestly blame the Ibos for what is happening to them regarding the VP Slot......


Almost 98% of Hausas living outside Northern states(except for Muslim dominated SW states) normally go back to their state of Origin to register for their PVCs but 70% or more Ibos living outside their SE would register outside SE increasing the voting power of those states(lagos for example)



This has actually made SE not politically relevant, So I'd advice the Ibos to go back to their state of origin in SE and transfer their PVC to the state


#My2Cents

RevenGeMission:
hahahahaha, Your father's land will be given to them , especially if it's on a government reserve , kee yasef

RevenGeMission:
Those old idiots , association of their pocket interest fools claiming to represent Yoruba interest are nothing both money mongers


I am Yoruba , They do not represent me and I am definitely not against ranching


So many Yoruba investors have at least 10 cows with these herders and those multiply each year or so , Not only fulani will benefit from grazing areas

landmark86:
1. Atiku will claim all the vote in the North East
2. Atiku and PMB will both share the vote in North West equally
3. Atiku will have the larger vote in the Middle belt
4. Buhari will have the larger vote in the South West
5. Atiku can only lead Buhari with more vote if only he can pick his running mate either from South South or South East (South East preferable).

By this Atiku will emerge the winner come 2019 or else PMB keeping ruling till 2023.


My opinion

odogwu125:
Lagos is not igbo. Its nomansland. You have your oba, we have our ezendigbo simple

youngest85:
Ordained as a scammer

BigGuyMan01:
Ordained as a Fraudster

Gracist:
Let him reschedule the interview with the Multinational, maybe to next month or so and see if he would be granted.

LaCruzz:
That's your business

Mariangeles:
If Cristiano Ronaldo does not win, then it's daylight robbery .

LaCruzz:
Cr7 or nobody

LesbianBoy:
If CR7 don't win tonight I will stop watching football

Nightmareo07:
Check ur date again..

PrecisionFx:
And wilder finally floored him permanently.

Meanwhile AJ has been fleeing from fighting Luiz Ortiz

Nightmareo07:
Wilder avoid fighting povetkin?
Pls stop being a clown bro