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newbie2018:
in order words you are clearly saying apc would rig the elections?

Do they have a choice? Or you actually think Ekiti voters are falling over themselves in the stampede to go vote for APC/Fayemi?

babyfaceafrica:
Nigeria will be great

.......when hell freezes over!

Hehehehehe

Don't panic...don't panic! We're still banking on INEC and the police to do the needful tomorrow! We shouldn't let the little matter of being hated and having no support on ground in Ekiti dampen our spirits! After all, since when did getting majority votes translate to 'winning' elections in Nigeria?

slimthugchimee2:
For that kind hill you nodey fear

It's like you don't know our people!

They are quite prepared to build mansion on the moon if given half a chance! Many of the green-belts and forest reserves the colonials left behind have been built on in the name of 'development'!

These bloody, two-faced Igbo haters are at it again! See them all over the thread like they care!

These are the same scum that will cheer on a bigot president that declares he will not treat a region that gave him 5% the same with those that gave him 80% or more! These are the same haters that will be feeling funky when almost 5 months into the new administration, the president still wouldn't deem it fit to appoint anyone from the SE region! These are the same schmucks that will rejoice when loans are taken and near fuc'kall reaches the SE by way of projects! When you ask them why they're besides themselves with joy over all this wickedness, they'll remind you that you gave Buhari only 5% and hence deserve nothing....that next time, don't put all your eggs in one basket! You'd be there scratching your head at their warped logic, knowing that this wasn't the type of democracy you were taught in school!

On many occasions, Igbos on here like myself have carpeted our useless elite (both those in the states and Abuja), and what you see happening with AIIA is the result of the uselessness of our elite as well as the handwork and scheming of the evil, Igbo hating bastards in Abuja and other regions! We should shoulder the most blame because in this supposed enlightened period we're in, no one can take you for a ride, exploit you and take you for granted unless you give them the chance!

Senator Oduah actually did something at AIIA; a airport which hadn't seen any refurbishment since it was first built in the early 70s. Though one still has to question the quality of work she delivered with regards to refurbishing the old terminal and the runway! I believe she could have carried on and done more for the airport if she hadn't been hounded out of office by the same haters who are now mocking us and asking what she did while she was minister!

If you're looking for any Igbo to blame for this then look no further than Osita Chidoka, who spent about a year as Aviation minister, yet one can't point to anything he did at the airport!

wink2015:
The North is using our exploitative federalism to deprive the Niger Delta region of its resources and then concentrate the bulk of development in Abuja and the surrounding northern states.

But I blame President Goodluck Jonathan for failing to complete the EAST WEST ROAD that stretch from Warri-Ughelli-Bayelsa-Rivers state.

Jonathan had the opportunity to complete the project but he was high on CODEINE and TRAMADOL and he forgot the needs of his people.

6 YEARS WAS EVEN TOO MUCH TO DEVELOP THE OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITY OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION AND ALSO SPREAD THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO OTHER PARTS OF NIGERIA.

BUT EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN LACK WISDOM AND CLEARCUT VISION. JONATHAN WAS A VERY WEAK LEADER AND IJAW LEADER, DR. EDWIN CLERK CONFIRMED THIS FACTS.

THE BEST WAY FOR NIGERIA IS TO GET THIS COUNTRY RESTRUCTURED SO THAT STATES CAN USE THAT OWN MONEY TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN AREA AND THEN PAY TAXES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

The current federal structure does not promote fiscal federalism and resource country.

Most Northern states governors are just sitting idle while waiting for federal allocation.

The military imposed federalism must stop.

I think that part of GEJs problem (which Buhari doesn't seem to have) is that he was a bit scared to concentrate resources in his region so others wouldn't say he's being parochial and nepotistic! More so when he had an eye on the 2015 elections!

kestolove95:
Why is amechi not smelling?

Dunno....could be the perfume he's wearing!

They're talking like all the previous census were anything but fraudulent! Why wasting more billions on something that would be rigged to favour the north? They should forget it!

babyfaceafrica:
I am.less concerned about whether the president holds a chat or not...I want action!!...who presidential chat help?.. will it reduce poverty and the killings?..will it reduce the price of rice and garri in the market?.. why do we just like shows and feferity like this?..is BBN not enough?...bubu should get up and make naija better. make I no forget
.where is the light and time to watch the chat sef?

I don't know why you guys like giving this Buhari an easy ride!? So speaking directly to Nigerians, takings questions from them and being asked to explain his actions and inactions...all this is unimportant to you? All you care is that 'bubu should get up and make naija better'?

Truly, a people so dumb, docile, parochial and primitive like you Nigerians are deserve a Buhari for president!

limeta:
The Director-General of NBC, Malam Ishaq Modibbo Kawu,





they every where and heading every thing

Thought i was the only one that noticed it! This is all what control of the presidency is to these people....grab all the juicy and critical positions for the core muslim north (specifically Fulani), while the rest of us are left to scramble for the leftovers!

Watch NTA network news, and you'd be forgiven for thinking we're all not subjects of the caliphate! 8 times out of 10, any gov't appointee being interviewed who heads a federal parastatal or establishment is a core northern muslim! Yet, they claim to be educationally disadvantaged!

horsepower101:
I need to get a lot of people's input about this idea.

Spyder880 and Investnow2013 are two individuals have been at the forefront of various developments in Igboland and they always contribute pictures here on Nairaland and dedicate their busy time to it.

What if we all donate money in a secure and transparent manner to buy high quality camera drones for them to update us on more quality pictures.

Like if you agree

Share if you disagree

Quote if you have other ideas

Yeah, but i'd prefer it's a young unemployed graduate rather than wealthy Spyder and Investnow.

We can find one for each state....people who live in the city/state concerned.

And like Mr Scaramanga said to Nik-Nak...Spyder, you have surpassed yourself!

Did you use a drone to capture those pics?

Looking at them, one can't help but well up with pride at the doggedness, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of Ndigbo! All what you see there is the effort of no one else but Igbos....unlike what is obtainable in most other cosmopolitan cities in Nigeria where 'one Nigeria' and federal effort has helped them drive development! And this is even more commendable given how we started off with just £20 and how the political-economy of Nigeria since the late 60s has been tilted against us!

Nice one!

GoTV:
The worst president we ever had is Jonathan. The looting under his watch was second to none. God bless Nigeria

Weak!

Decline:
You're are pure sophisticated slowpoke!!
Shiomole stole 40b naira is the current chairman of APC
Tinubu milked and has been milking Lagos state in hundreds of billions he's in APC
Amaechi render Rivers state koboless by amassing billions of dollars he's in APC
Fashola built a website with 70million he's in APC
Yosuf Buhari who has never earn a penny bought a power bike of more than 80m
Feyemi was indicted of billions he stole from ekiti but he was made a flag bearer in APC
Please one saint in APC? Bastard
Another time you're writing try to rubbish the two criminal parties not only one, PDP era is even better than today evil party call APC.

If we go by their 'logic' that PDP stole all that (never mind the fact that the lines dividing APC and PDP are blurred almost to the level of invisibility), then one has to ask: now that APC the party of saints, and Buhari the man of integrity have been in the saddle and been calling the shots for more than three years, shouldn't corruption have been reduced to its barest minimum by now; by now shouldn't we have entered a new era of prosperity and happiness; since all the loopholes have been plugged, shouldn't the economic fortunes of Nigerians be much better than they were during the 'wasteful and corruption-ridden' time of the much vilified GEJ?

No one should bring up the lame excuse of oyel prices being higher during the GEJ years, as the purported savings Buhari and his mob have made from phighting quarruption should have compensated for the shortfall....not to mention the fact that oyel prices have appreciated these past two years, and hence predictions the budgets were based on were met! If they (APC) wanna argue that production levels have not met expectations, then tough.....they can go and beg GEJ to give them the magic formula he used during his time in office!

Ziggylady:
APC has depreciated to ground zero indeed....Same thing was replicated from all APC states especially in the SW...Bringing touts and urchins to fill up the stadium..all to give a false impression of APC's popularity.

ÀPC is nothing but a disgrace

After looking at the likes of Buhari, Oshiomole, Amaechi, Hell-Rufai and Tinubu....you look all these desperadoes finish, and you think they're actually bothered by the little issue of 'disgrace'?

To them, the end justifies the means.....'disgrace' doesn't come into it!

GoTV:
They don't want biafra again, it's Atiku they want. Smh

How e take concern you? Why taking panadol for another person headache?

They say they want Biafra via a referendum...you vex, send fulani army for them! Ok, they lick their wounds and say as you hold gun for their head make dem kukuma join una play Naija politics for now.....still you dey vex! With you it's like they're damned if they want out and damned if they want in! Haba!!!

Or is your problem the fact that those deciding to play the game you've forced them to play are rooting for Atiku instead of your god Buhari?

Well in defence of poor Ngige, it does take a non yoruba a second or so to figure out their Fayoses from the Fayemis! I also have the same problem differentiating my Shekaus from my Shekaraus!

So let's cut the poor guy some slack!

hammer6F:
ARE U GOING TO FORCE ONITSHA OUT OF ANAMBRA?

DO U HAVE SENSE AT ALL?

U THINK ONITSHA WILL AGREE TO THAT?

YES ONITSHA ARE ANIOMA BECOS, THEY WERE THE ONCE THAT CROSSED OVER IN THE FIRST PLACE OR ANIOMA CROSSED OVER TO ONITSHA, WHICH EVER.

POINT IS ONITSHA HAVE CHILDREN IN OTHER PARTS OF ANAMBRA AND ARE FULLY ANAMBRIANS.

SEE THE OBI OF ONITSHA FOR EXAMPLE.

I think you're wrong on this score!

Onitsha and Asaba (Anioma) are siblings and have a cultural affinity and brotherhood that existed long before Eastern Region, East Central State, Old-Anambra and present day Anambra were created! Surely that takes precedence over any political creation!

If Anioma State is created, i'll support Onitsha becoming part of it!

Even my own town (Ndoni in Rivers State) also has cultural affinity to these places as well. Most of the older generation from my place were born, schooled and grew up in Onitsha or Asaba!

hammer6F:
HOW NDIIGBO ALLOWED ANIOMA TO BE ADDED TO WESTERN REGION IN THE FIRST PLACE I WILL NEVER KNOW.

NNAMDI AZIKIWE WAS NOT POLITICALLY SAVVY.

Brilliant post of the day!

Even though Anioma was already included in the Western Region before Ziks' time, i doubt he and the likes of Dennis Osadebey made any effort to exert their influence over the British colonial masters of the time to include Anioma with their kith and kin in the then Eastern Region!

This is why i say Zik was a bit too naive and his blinkered 'one Nigeria' stance didn't allow him to protect the interests of his people the way the likes of Awo and the Sadauna did for theirs!

Bane2020:
I just have a simple task for you, cause I don't have the strength to entertain senseless arguments with a faceless troll on the internet... the task is quite simple. At your leisure time, take a trip to Delta state... Delta North to be precise in Anioma territory, go to the middle of a busy road or place in any part of Anioma (try Asaba if you have the gall), stand in the middle of a busy crowd and shout "Anioma is not Igboland, and Anioma are not Igbo" three times while recording yourself for evidence of course...the point is, if you somehow manage to avoid been beaten to a coma or at worst lynched, then pm your account number after your escapade and I'll send you #500k right away for all your troubles(you can quote me on this wager) .. I stay in the USA, so some dollars sent to you won't be a problem for me.

As an Anioma son I feel personally insulted at your audacious insinuations, like many Anioma's out there... But you are very lucky this is the internet where any mo. ron can say anything from the safety of his decrepit abode, yet you are not completely safe cause I have computer geeks in Nigeria that can easily hack your ip address and find out where you stay, just be careful about tripping nerves on sensitive issues like this.

Hehehehehe

Bros, you may just as well have suggested he goes to the market place in Daura and screams over a loudspeaker that Buhari is a clueless, cow-fuc'king retar'd not deserving of governing a kindergarten never mind an entire country!

ChiefAzubuike1:
One of the most useless strikers in Nigeria's history. Not in anyway better than emenike , obinna nsofor and uche.

What of Yekini? Or you're just out to look for trouble this morning?

Seeing as nobody on here is reading for exam, i wonder who the OP expects to read all that!

engineerboat:
Don't twit facts.


They where there to complain of daily harrasment by DSS and police

Threats to live by APc thugs

I just knew the story wasn't as they were telling it.

These APC knobheads are quite adept at spinning any story to make Fayose look like the demon with horns, while Fayemi and Buhari come out smelling of roses, with a fake halo hovering over their heads!

chiedu7:
The Cowardice shown by the Zoo is overwhelming!

U sent an Army after an unarmed man, thats' the height of cowardice !






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYEJNLV89bg

The people you're responding to don't know shame! Hence their love for their demon leader Buhari, and his unorthodox/extra-judicial ways!

Sarkin:
See them...
Terrorists of goodness and progress.
I don't know why they are still outside.
They are meant to be in jail with the keys thrown in the ocean.
The jobless lazy aggressive supreme leader is still hiding in a well in GHana.

I trust the Ghanian authorities to fish the criminal element out.

Interesting!

Can you tell us how you knew he's on Ghana?

spyder880:
A bigger hostel of about 80 self contained rooms..........

Spyder, you know who supplies security for the students living in these off-campus facilities? I'm hoping the students (especially the girls) are secured properly!

I've never been a fan of this off-campus arrangement. Besides being unsafe, all that 'freedom' and 'independence' for people so young can be a bit distracting and even a bit corrupting!

At UNN, i vividly remember that most of the bad-boys that didn't live in lecturers BQs lived in these off-campus accommodations!

I had a feeling it would be him!

OlujobaSamuel:
it might not be the case, probably they paid through credit facility.
My major issue is with Rivers and Ogun, so the two cant generate enough igr to fund the state for just a month

They probably have a over-bloated civil service and recurrent expenditure.

In Ogun State, the Ibikunle Amosun-led administration has yet to pay the June salary of its workforce.

This one of Ogun surprised me the most! I thought they now have a high IGR intake, so what's the problem?

onuebonyi:
Some states’ inability to meet vital financial obligations without allocation from the Federal Government is becoming clearer by the day following the deadlock in the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. As at today, not less than 14 states currently owe workers’ salaries for June, following delay in disbursement of funds from the centre.

The situation has also been made worse by poor internal revenue generation (IGR) mechanism and over-bloated civil service structure put in place by some of the governors.

New Telegraph’s survey across states revealed that while a few are up to date in salary payment from their IGR and possible surplus from federal allocation, some others resort to short-term loan facilities from banks to meet same obligation.

A FAAC source confirmed this to one of our correspondents, saying that states that managed to pay June salary to civil service workers under the current circumstance did so with bank loans. According to the source, “Few states paid while the deadlock persists.

They took loans from banks. I don’t have the number of states, but I spoke with the Chairman of Commissioners for Finance Forum, Mr. Mahmoud Yunusa, on phone yesterday and he told me states that paid did so with facility from banks.

“Banks will readily lend funds to any state that approaches them for loan knowing that over N600 billion is being awaited from FAAC.” The current development is reaffirmation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s position in May that without monthly allocations from FAAC, it would be difficult for most states of the federation to survive. Some of the states currently plunged into this dilemma include Ondo, Ogun, Taraba, Kwara, Abia, Borno, Osun, Imo, Rivers, Oyo, Ekiti, Kogi, Benue, and Nasarawa.

The matter has also been made worse by recent spat between the state governors and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over allegation that the state-owned oil firm failed to remit full amount to the entire joint venture proceeds from the sale of crude oil to the Federation Account for five years.

While reacting to the situation, some top officials of the affected states, who spoke with New Telegraph, blamed the situation on delay in the disbursement of allocation by FAAC. In Ondo State, for instance, the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Yemi Olowolabi, confirmed the development, saying that the June salaries was being delayed due to non-receipt of allocation from the federation account.

The amount accruing to the state government from the federation account is between N4.8 billion and N5 billion on monthly basis, and the amount paid as salary to civil servants at the state level is N4.8 billion while workers at local governments get N2.8 billion. In Taraba State, a senior civil servant in the state’s Ministry of Finance attributed the delay to the deadlock at the last FAAC meeting. He put the salary and pension bills of the state at N2.1 billion monthly.

Also in Kwara, which has a wage of bill of about N2.4 billion monthly, Senior Special Assistant (Media and Communication) to Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed, Dr. Muiden Akorede, said government was exploring alternative means to ensure payment while expressing hope that the delay from FAAC would be handled without much delay. “The government is exploring alternative funds for payment of salaries pending the release of allocation in the interest of workers’ welfare.

Meanwhile, we are hopeful that the FAAC issue will be resolved soon,” he said. In Abia State, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Obinna Oriaku, also attributed the delay to non-disbursement of allocation from the federation account.

According to the commissioner, who put the state’s monthly wage bill at about N2.3 billion, “the state government has not paid June salary because of the face-off between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the NNPC. “The problem is not peculiar to Abia. It’s all over the federation, including the Federal Government. Even the Federal Government has not paid.” In Ogun State, the Ibikunle Amosun-led administration has yet to pay the June salary of its workforce.

Although the state had always paid salaries as and when due, the current delay may not be unconnected with the disagreement between state governors and NNPC over remittances to the Federation Account. Many civil and public servants who spoke with our correspondent in Abeodence kuta said the state government has not paid them for last month. They cited the logjam over federal allocation to states as reason given by the authorities.

The state’s monthly wage bill is reportedly in the region of N9 billion, consisting of state and local government salaries and allowances as well as subventions to state-owned tertiary institutions. In Borno, the Chairman of the state’s chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Titus Ali Abana, blamed the nonpayment on the FAAC quandary.

Osun State, with a wage bill of N3.5 billion, has also not paid its workers for June. When contacted, Secretary, NLC, Osun State chapter, Mr. Rufus Adeyemi, said the delay in receipt of federal allocation was having negative effects on workers in the state. Adeyemi said: “We implore all those involved in the imbroglio to resolve it.

Nothing should affect our salary. We really hope this matter is resolved soonest.” The situation is the same in Imo State. Speaking to New Telegraph, the Chairman of Imo State chapter of NLC, Comrade Austin Chilakpu, categorically stated that no civil servant in the state had been paid salary for the month of June.

He said: “The excuse we got was that the Accountant General has been going to FAAC meetings, but the state has not received any fund yet due to the FAAC stalemate.” The state has a monthly wage bill in the neighbourhood of N2.5 billion.

The non-disbursement of allocation has also affected River State, which is known for not owing workers. A source put the state’s monthly wage bill close to N7 billion, including pension. On his part, the Commissioner for Information, Oyo State, Mr. Toye Arulogun, said even the May salary had not been paid owing to the delay in the release of federal allocation.

His words: “As you are aware, the Oyo State Government deploys 110% of its federal allocation to the payment of salaries in line with its agreement with labour. The FAAC impasse is obviously the cause of the delay of the payment of May salary.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi has approved the payment of May salaries and it will be disbursed immediately the government gets the funds to make up the total.” Oyo State’s wage bill is currently about N4.5 billion.

On the part of Ekiti, the Commissioner for Finance, Chief Niyi Ojo, said the state had not received federal allocation to offset the state’s monthly wage bill, which stands at N1.7 billion, noting the figure would move up to N2.4 billion if cooperative deductions, gratuities, pensions and sundry allowances were added.

In Kogi State, Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Idris Asiru, said the Yahaya Bello administration was putting machinery in motion to create more revenue sources that will free the state on over dependant on federal allocation.

According to him, the state will soon get to the stage of other states that pay salaries without dependence on federal allocation. In Benue, Governor Samuel Ortom, who currently owes workers over 10 months salaries, is also a victim of the current federation allocation deadlock.

Apart from the current dilemma facing all the states, the governor had said that the increasing wage bill of the state, which now stands at over N7.8 billion was responsible for his inability to pay salaries. The Nasarawa State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Abdullahi Adeka, also blamed the delay on non-receipt of funds from FAAC.

However, while the affected states are keeping their fingers crossed until the matter is resolved at the federal level, some other states with strong IGR base have long paid June salaries and moved ahead. States in this region are Cross River, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Kano, Kaduna, Zamfara, and Sokoto. Others are Bauchi, Adamawa, Enugu, Niger, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Plateau, Ebonyi, Yobe, Katsina, Jigawa, Anambra, Gombe and Kebbi.


https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/07/faac-crisis-14-governors-cant-pay-salaries/

I trust Imo and Abia to represent the South East when a negative developmental issue is being discussed!

Inspite of the seemingly good job Rochas is said to be doing with Owerri, Imos' economic and academic indices have degenerated these past 7-plus years he's been governor! The case of Abia is that the citizens are just annoyingly docile and easily led....this has led to them having the worst type of leadership in the entire South East since 1999!