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franchasng:
Today I am a good mood after listening to God's words as preached by my great Pastor who happens to be a wonderful Yoruba man.


For those that don't usually attend Church on Sundays and on special weekly activities, please try and be attending because the word of God is life, it rekindles your spirit and awakens the giant in you and propels you to greatness if you back it up with actions and faith.


Now back to the topic; how Tinubu should have handled the fuel subsidy removal for a better Nigeria.



Being a diehard Obidient and an Apostle of God-sent leader to rescue Nigeria from leadership quagmire, Mr Peter Obi, I want to give out just a single tip out of the many of how Tinubu should have handled the removal of fuel subsidy and Nigeria wouldn't have been in a disaster it is in today as a nation.


Before I reveal this tip, sometimes I wonder if Tinubu does not have smart thinking economic experts that should have guided him or was it that Tinubu refused to listen to good counsels just to feel like Jagaban that his followers call him that always mislead him by making his head swell.



Removing fuel subsidy at one go wasn't so smart but removing the whole fuel subsidy at once and taking the money saved from the removal of fuel subsidy to share with state Governors was a very terrible mistake from Tinubu. I suspect he did it to win state Governors to his side ahead of a second tenure contest.


If this method was wrong, how then should Tinubu have done it?


Tinubu should have removed the subsidy and then take out 30% and share with the crooked state Governors and used the remaining 70% to remit into our foreign reserve which would have helped Nigerian Naira currency to gain value agains the dollar and other foreign currencies, with this, inflation would have stayed low and petrol price per liter would have remained around 750 Naira per liter.


How you may ask?


If Tinubu had used the money saved from fuel subsidy removal to build up our foreign reserve, Naira would have gained value and stayed at $1 = NGN680 at most, and with this exchange rate, petrol pump price per liter in Nigeria will be around NGN750 to NGN800 at most.


With this, inflation would have remained low in Nigeria and Nigeria's economy wouldn't have been this damaged.




He can still make a u-turn, if you are close to him, share this idea with him.


I am sharing this information because of my love for God and because of the poor Nigerian masses

Stop thinking like a primary school pupil and get educated in the governance of your country.

Nigeria is a Federation with 3 tiers of government that is FG, State government and LG.

Consequently, each tiers of government is constitutionally entitled to a percentage of the revenue generated.

Your proposal is exactly what Okonjo Iweala adviced the Jonathan government to do during his tenure and was vehemently resisted by the state governor where it ended at the SC in favour of the State governor.

AlbertNewton:
I honestly don't see how forming his own party will make any significant difference to the votes he will get. Perhaps you can tell me how that would increase his support base.

As for Obi choosing Kwankwaso as his running mate, that is clearly a strategic political move. The reason he chose Kwankwaso is not because their ideals and visions align perfectly, but because Kwankwaso is regarded as a political heavyweight in the North, someone who can give Obi the Northern votes that is absolutely needed to win a presidential election in Nigeria. The decisions you make as a politician don't always have to be based on principle.

As a matter of fact, that's an example of political strategies I expect you guys will advise Obi on. For instance, people from different regions of the country should he form alliance with that can guarantee more votes ? Who should he use as campaign managers ? What strategies should they use for campaign? That's how politics is played all over the world.

You don't seem to understand how politics work in Nigeria and don't seem to have idea about criteria needed for a presidential candidate to have support beyond his ethnic enclave.

Genuinely many of you seeking immediate gratification for Obi are not doing him any favour. Electorate in other region will consider many factors before voting your candidate one of which is consistency which Obi lack. Moving within 3 parties in 3 years is a turn off for the electorate who are sitting on the fence.

Obi utterances on National issue such as negotiating with terrorist are turn off to many who are looking for alternative candidates.

Obi has lost his major backers since 2023 while the Obidient have further deplete his potential supporter.

Rather than focus on 2027 which remains a mirage, Obi should quickly restrategise and focus on building a formidable party with clear manifesto.

He must do away with his tribal Obidients who abuse everyone who is not a supporter of Obi.

Tell Obi to go and form his party. Nurture it and create a clear manifesto that will resonate with the public.
The greatest oxymoron of politics happened when Obi a beer factory builder chooses to contest with a fanatical Sharia imposed beer destroyer person.

That's single act negate the angelic posture Obi has been trying to push to the public.

Peter Obi and Obidients will rather negotiate with the terrorist.

Kanwulia:
This will be commendable. But it has come to late and at a heavy price on loss of Nigerian lives.

But Tinubu MUST GO!!!!

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Remove SS from your permutation and be alright

DLSReigns:
Whether he wants or not, he will be asked the hard questions and as a presidential Material, you won't be expecting him to shy away from answering. Would you?

Go and learn the art of public speaking. That's one of criteria of becoming a good politician

Who are Peter Obi advicers. There are things a presidential candidate must not dabble into while seeking political office.

Peter Obi is proving Nigerians who think he is mediocre right.

Who are Peter Obi advicers. There are things a presidential candidate must not dabble into while seeking political office.

Peter Obi is proving Nigerians who think he is a mediocre right.

LagosOrigin:
That's a good president material if you ask me

Going to the people who elected you to know what they really want you to do for them and doing it the right way .


A good leader will be closer to the people

Peter Obi is spot-on on this one.


Tinubu went to Jos and instead of meeting the people, he stopped at Jos airport and ran away like a thief in the night ..

Keep shut, what the visiting of the past president done differently.

You are not different from Peter Obi who speak recklessly without thinking

Validated:
Tinubu has no pathway to reelection.
With Obi and Kwankwaso combo
SE is gone
SS is no go area
Lagos is not guaranteed
Abuja is gone
NC is gone
Oyo is gone
NW will be shared by OK and AA
NE is gone to Atiku
Tinubu's only hope is in Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo. Even at that Ebimpawa will reduce that by 50%.
Electronic transmission will place Tinubu on the same pedestal with the like of Sowore and Donald Duke

I like the way you tag the entire SW as Ebinpawa region including the Yoruba Obidients that stiuck their head to vote the ungrateful lot.

Every Nigerian is an enemy but still want the enemy to vote your fake repackaged fraud.

Your vote for Obi on election day will look like item ordered from Temu.

You go count am e no go finish

A4alpha:
LOOOLZ
Agbado brain washed man claiming Obidient
Take note
Obidient is resilience
Obidient is a progressive determinant spirit
Obidient cannot be broken
Obidient is not a person
Obidient is a spirit

This line of thought is Made-in-China. Obidient is a spirits. Airborne spirit for that matter

dgr8truth:
State police is not a guarantee of a crime-free society. Crime exists in countries with highly decentralized policing systems just as it exists in countries with centralized policing systems. The effectiveness of law enforcement depends less on who controls the police and more on the quality of institutions, accountability mechanisms, intelligence gathering, training, funding, and the rule of law.

While proponents of state police argue that it will bring security closer to the people and improve local intelligence, there are legitimate concerns about the potential for abuse. In a political environment where democratic institutions are still evolving, placing armed security structures directly under the control of state governments may create opportunities for political intimidation, suppression of opposition voices, election manipulation, and abuse of power.

The fundamental issue facing Nigeria's policing system is not merely its centralized structure but its lack of operational independence. A police force that is truly professional and independent should be loyal to the constitution and the law, not to politicians at any level of government. Whether the police are controlled from Abuja or from state capitals, political interference will continue to undermine effectiveness if institutional safeguards are weak.

What Nigeria urgently needs is a framework that guarantees the actual independence of the police. This should include transparent appointment processes, secure tenure for senior officers, independent oversight bodies, protection from political pressure, improved welfare for personnel, and strict accountability mechanisms for misconduct. Such reforms would allow law enforcement agencies to act professionally without fear or favor.

Security is ultimately a function of strong institutions rather than the level of government that controls them. Creating state police without first addressing the issues of accountability, professionalism, and political interference risks decentralizing the existing problems rather than solving them. The goal should not simply be to create more police forces, but to build security institutions that are independent, competent, accountable, and trusted by the citizens they serve.

A truly independent police force, backed by strong laws and oversight mechanisms, is more likely to deliver lasting security than merely transferring control from the federal government to the states.

Is it not better your governor abuse the power than leave it in the hands of killer bandit and terrorist?

In this case, the governors are the lesser evil

franchasng:
Kenneth Okonkwo's anger with Peter Obi are:


1.) That Peter Obi won 2023 Presidential election and that instead of Peter Obi to be brave and fearless to challenge his stolen mandate physically by encouraging the angry and waiting Obidient Movements to shutdown Nigeria with protests against any odds, that Peter Obi cowardly went to court controlled by Buhari and APC hoping to get justice. This was his main anger with Peter Obi.

He concluded that Peter Obi was a coward that can never become Nigeria's President with his civilized and calm way of approach to Nigerian politics.


He expected Peter Obi to lead a protest demanding that INEC denounce the earlier declaration of Tinubu as the the winner.


2.) He was angry that Peter Obi wasn't dishing out money to him during the 2023 campaign, he actually spent some of his own personal money to book flights and pay for hotel accommodation, Peter Obi made it clear that he just wants to render service to Nigeria and not to grab power to start making money and living large like Nigerian politicians do, and therefore he is not going to squander his own money trying to serve Nigeria to build a better Nigeria for all Nigerians. That he does not believe in money politics, that politics should be like a volunteer work and not a moneybag takes it all affair.




3.) He is angry with Peter Obi leaving the ADC coalition which he saw as his shortest cut to get to Presidency under Atiku. He knew Peter Obi leaving have reduced ADC's chances and he feel so frustrated about it and ready to do anything to stop Peter Obi so that Atiku can emerge winner in 2027.



I am speaking as an insider that is somehow close to Obi and was a bit close to Kenneth Okonkwo. If he ever reads this comment, he might know me, but I dont care, Kenneth Okonkwo have used his own hand to destroy himself, even Atiku will never trust him just
as Tinubu doesnt trust Reno Omockery and Funny Femi Kayode

Name 2 company own by Peter Obi apart. from NEXT, let me know if you are truly close to him

KobolanderSegun:
Me. I just dey laugh at people who mock Peter Obi from moving from Party to Party. I'm laughing because people call him effeminate because he refused to sit in the party and solve the issues of the party

Peter Obi has proven to be so advanced simple minds cannot understand him.

We who have advanced minds understand him easily.

RULE OF LAW

Peter Obi does not own the party he joins so he has absolutely no control over the party. Should he hijack the party ? Should he split the party into factions ?

No this is a modern man and not a thief or a thug. The best thing to do is walk away.

FINDING A SUITABLE PARTY

If you cannot find a party that meets your taste what should you do ? Turn the party upside down to meet your tastes ?

If you go to Mama put and you don't like the food should you start bringing your own spices to cook the food everyone will eat ? Or should you find another Mama put that Meets your standards ?

I hope I have finally broken it down for you.

Truly, Obi is a political bachelor who doesn't have kitchen not to talk of having foodstuff to cook, he is a hungry bachelor who move from one canteen to another.

This is getting serious, I dodge million bullet Obidients WI be firing at Kenneth Okonkwo right left and centre

Validated:
Eneke Nti'aba said "Since men have learnt to shoot without missing their mark, I have learnt to fly without perching on a twig", Prof. Chinua Achebe's, Things Fall Apart.

In the history of Nigeria elections, never has INEC fixed presidential elections in January, a whole 122 days before inauguration. Obviously, the January 16, 2027 day is planned purposely to defranchise Igbos of the South-east, who usually travel for Christmas and New Year, with many returning to base in late January. It is no gainsaying that between December 20th to January 20th, States like Lagos is practically empty as Igbos will be in the East. So, for INEC to plan presidential elections on January 16, 2027 is a sinister plot to defranchise Igbos and other Southerners.

This is where the Chinua Achebe's proverbial Eneke proverb comes to play.

Since INEC and APC have planned to defranchise Igbos in 2027 presidentialelections, Igbos should also plan to scuttle their plans. Let everyone begin planning to travel for Easter. Afterall, elections period are even very volatile.

"Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by Providence to perform "

You are not making sense with this post. Are you saying it's not necessary to elect good leaders in your region? Why is it a must that you must vote in other people region while leaving your region to be occupied by leaders who are sharing wheelbarrow as empowerment

zeuss:
Obviously you are more concerned with bigotry to pay any attention to murdered, kidnapped, displaced Yoruba and even the ongoing imminent invasion of Yoruba territory by bandits ....iti a shame that a grown conscience and humanity can take a back sit for bigotry .


Shameful measuring evil as excuse to ignore evil.

Why must you make it a Yoruba issue, was there no killing in other parts of the country over the years? Why are you being selective in your criticism, there are killings in SE, NC, NW, NE and SS, why do you make Oyo abduction different from the one happening in other region?

geoworldedu:
Here are my campaign promises

1. Corrupt government officials must be killed as soon as they are found out.

2. Overhauling of the armed forces is imminent. Thorough investigations must the made to discover armies and navies working with terrorists. They must be killed as soon as we are convinced that they are working with terrorists. When terrorists are far reduced, food will be cheap again in the market and my people will be able to eat there square meals again.

3. Salaries of the armed forces must be reviewed. They must earn better salaries that will help them not to be enticed with offers from terrorists.

4. Politician salaries must be reduced drastically and everyone must show workings or else face firing squads.

5. Mortgaging must be made available to common men.

6. Prioritising getting electricity to every nook and corner. Trillions of money embezzled by politicians is what is sabotaging this achievement. But when all these embezzlers are killed, it will serve as deterrent to others.

7. I will allow the Book Of Universal History made available by Otem to be well known all over the country. This will relegated religion to the background. Religion brings terrorism. With the removal or reduction of religion, terrorism will be almost eradicated. Humanism will reign supreme over the nation and people will want to the the right things always.

That's my 7-point agenda. All existing roads will be well maintained for at least four years. If all these things can be achieved in 4 years, then road issue will be solved after.

Mind you, all these things will only bring back the country to the better life we live during Buhari era. Then the next president will take over for the next four years to bring it to the kind of life we live during Jonathan Era. It will take like 16 years to bring it to the kind of life we live during Obasanjo era.

I must commend you for you civil response and taking your time to list your points without insult, digression and unnecessary tantrum.

Though I agree that majority of Nigerians will accept your radical approach to killing the corrupt people, but the international human right will label you a dictator and you can end up in Hague if the scale of the killing is high.

In order words, your proposal tends to change democracy which we practice because can't just kill corrupt people without enacting a law to back it up. Will the corrupt legislator pass your law when they know they will be the first target when such bill is passed?

I agree 💯 that public servant emolument should be revived downwards but it will take and agency of government that derives it's power from NASS legislation to effect that. The Nass will just dump your proposed bill in the shelf for 10 years without debating it.

On the bringing Nigeria back to Jonathan era, that's another era where we had Chibok abduction, Yanyan pack bombing, Utako Thisday office bombing, Madalla St Theresa bombing, suicide bombing in Kaduna, Borno etc. That was same period when FG and state government couldn't pay salaries without recourse to borrowing.

These are facts from Okonjo Iweala the Coordinating Minister of the economy.

Nigeria is a complex entity designed to fail, it will only take a genuine and total restructuring before it can get better, cosmetic policies are what has brought us to this pathetic plight we find ourselves. At this point, Nigeria need a new constitution, that is the turning point from the abysmal trend the country is taking .

Thank you for your mature response.

It's not yet a time to jubilate,the FG should hasten the amendment bill that will give birth to state police.

Nigerians are yearning for a change, Nigeria is a Federation similar to what obtained in US. Establish state police so I can hold my state government responsible for any security breaches. Tinubu must complete the restructuring so Nigerians will truly understand what a Federation should look like where healthy competition will replace unnecessary rivalry and blame game

geoworldedu:
Myself.

Good, now tell us what you will do in 3years to stop the insecurity. I might change my mind and start rooting for you if you give a convincing points

geoworldedu:
Whoever spoke against Tinubu to you must be an Igbo. Omorr, what kind of mentality is this? Mind you, I am neither Yoruba nor igbo but I can speak and teach Yoruba perfectly and I can't speak Igbo at all. I can marry a Yoruba woman, eat yoruba food and stay in Yoruba land. But I can't support failure like Tinubu. I am not a tribal bigot. If you do nonsense, I will call you out. That's who I am.

Tell us your candidate who will make Nigeria a paradise, it's not today we are seeing armchair critics, for the fact that many of you can't see the real intention about the current waves of insecurity show there's nothing upstairs

Validated:
Please, leave these cornfused Tinubu's supporters. Do you ever see them attack Atiku or Sowore? They know who will defeat Tinubu, hence their job is to write about Obi.
[b]Instead of wasting time replying them, use the time to sensitize more voters. [/b]We want to overwhelm them at the polls such that rigging becomes impractical.

@ the bolded is what is required of a genuine opposition. Opposition should be intentional and not a waterleaf whose movement is subject to the waves of the .sea.

Nigerians want to know if your candidate is going to return the fuel subsidy so that Nigerians will buy fuel at 300naira/ litre.

Nigeria want to know if your candidate will bring back official rate of fx, where there will be 2 different rates of 400/USD and black market of 1370/USD.

Nigerians want to know how your candidate will permanently stop school abduction, kidnapping and land grabbing by the Fulani Jihadist.

Anything short of that is gaslighting and a disingenuous way of manipulating the electorate into buying into your overpriced candidate.

Validated:
Please, leave these cornfused Tinubu's supporters. Do you ever see them attack Atiku or Sowore? They know who will defeat Tinubu, hence their job is to write about Obi.
[b]Instead of wasting time replying them, use the time to sensitize more voters. [/b]We want to overwhelm them at the polls such that rigging becomes impractical.

@ the bolded is what is required of a genuine opposition. Opposition should be intentional and not

When you want to read a book titled the Oxymoron of Politics in Nigeria just turn to NDC party.

Obi produces Beer
Kwankwaso destroys beer
Obi want Christian to take back their country
Kwankwaso want sharia law be the tenets of governance

Let's see how strange fellows will agree to pursue their common goal

zoghys:
You seems to be missing the point of his comment., you don't need a better educated, well connected and well exposed person to see that this administration is a monumental failure and has no plan in the first place. Governance is meant for all irrespective of who you know or don't, and if an administration can't solve it's citizens problems or even leave it where it met it, then that's failure. Forget all that drama by those professional actors, most will eventually not vote for him, despite all the dancing and show of support.

When you talk of "this administration" make it clear, are you referring to the FG, SG, or LG, because each government gets its own share of allocation.

If therea hardship in your home doesn't means everyone is experiencing hardship,

givedemwotowoto:
Maybe you'll understand what was written there in 10 years, that's how backwards the mindsets of your kind we're dealing with in this country are.

Tinubu should vacate sit for your candidate. Just listen to how childish that sound. Are you sure you are not a toddler playing with phone?

Validated:
I am an advocate of state police quite alright, however that will not solve the problem. State police just like the different security outfits cannot be everywhere. Moreover, states that are struggling to pay teachers will be overwhelmed by the additional burden.

We need to empower Nigerians who can afford it to own guns without restrictions.
Not just pump action, but AK 47 and other assault rifles. Once these terrorists know that we have guns in every community, this nonsense will stop.

Farmers should bear arms, vigilante should bear arms. Businesses and security men school be armed. Schools should be guarded like banks.

To curtail abuse, indesciminate use of such arms should be punishable by life jail.
Peace can only be sustained when two or more parties see themselves as equals.

Them never give you gun, see the aggressive manner you and your brother and projecting your candidate, if gun is allowed, na to line everyone who doesn't support your candidate for immediate execution

Zionmdde:
Sometimes you guys should try a little to disappoint those who think you can't support tinubu and have sense at the same time

The government of ashoebi is shameless.

Why are you crying because you see some people rooting for the president, who stop you from doing same for the candidate you support. What sort of backward mindset is driving people like you.

izombie:
4 The person you quoted, you know am before? How do you know those actors are better than him?. What he said is right. Good market sells itself. No need for rallies to tell people tinubu is working. It should be clear that tinubu is working

It's not today that people started campaigning for Politicians, why get worked up on something that doesn't consign you. Allow people exercise their fundamental human right,

Why did Atiku delete his post on the innocent Deborah that was killed for blasphemy by Atiku Muslim fanatics?