CSTRR:
The problem is not the party, the problem is the leader.

Roads and Bridges should be the barest minimum for any decent leader.

It doesn't take much to give contracts to China.
And it is a shame on past Leaders that Buhari has best them in that regards.

The real test of governance is changing Nigeria from being the poorest country on Earth, improving living standards and taming insecurity.

Do we honestly believe buhari has the capacity to do that?

Did we have good security before Buhari? Did we not have frequent ethnic and religious riots under the past leaders with death in thousands? The only difference now is awareness level and eady delivery of news content.
Coupled with mutating insurgency, and emerging threats which are fall out of climate change, serious economic challenges mostly due to past bad choices, global recession and pandemic. Only shows our current structure and security architecture are unable to cope with the current trends.

jaytee01:
Sharrap dere!

Which low oil prices? Your criminal principals have borrowed more money than GEJ and others sold crude oil. And the criminals even sold oil plus.
APC have looted so much money that even the � devil is shocked. And they are planning even now to extend the frontiers of their criminal enterprise through the most fraudulent scheme in Nigerian history..... the so called Social Investment Programme......read feeding ghosts during lockdowns, tradermonie, sharing 5k to vulnerable ghosts to cushion the effect of fuel price increase etc!

And this one too follow them go school oh

vedaxcool:
See as Lagos is setting their future. Yet one urchin from a failed state will open his gutter of mouth to advise them on how to run their state better.

Very soon they will say one tribe is preventing them from having seaport. But they will not stop electing bigots and kerosene governors

Quality20:
but why wasn't d dam built in Nsukka or any other biafran town

Red mud cannot power hydro turbines

wonder233:
Regime apologist. So now all of a sudden, the oil earnings isn't the actual figures, but it was when the previous regime was in power. Bunch of re*tards.

try to engage common sense for once

Cognitivereason:
Technically Nigeria now spends nearly $40bn..
If u convert the recent N17 trillion budget to dollar using the new I&E exchange rate (435 per dollar) u get around $39bn..

About $12bn out of that is loan for infrastructure which Nigerians say they don't want

Xman12345goat:
Nigeria produces an average of 1.08 million barrels of oil a day. Multiply it by $60 and you will see that Nigeria makes more than the figure above

Do the maths and supply your results

lexy2014:


How has Nigeria spent it's $30b?

$30bn is 41cents daily for each Nigerian, about 205 naira.
Now what can you achieve with 205 naira daily?
If not much, how do you expect politician to help you spend it to deliver world class healthcare, education and infrastructure for all?

JAMO84:
For proper context:



South Africa, 55 million people, annual budget - $50b



Nigeria, 200 million people, annual budget, $30b




While the money quoted up there might be much for Ghana, it's actually a chicken feed for NIGERIA.


DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH MY INFORMATION

South African budget is over $130bn a year, can't be $50bn

BrandSpurNG:


https://brandspurng.com/2022/01/06/nigerias-crude-oil-earnings-have-reached-n12-4-trillion-in-11-months/

Very wrong and unprofessional report. The FG did not earn 12.4 trillion from crude oil sales. The figures bandied in this report is the gross value of crude oil sold from our daily production.

The International Oil companies will take out production cost which is about $20 per barrel out of $54 average price in January, then their finance cost, profit margin etc. The 924bn sales in January might not net the FG more than 300bn at the end.

Iykoto86:
zJust say it.the fulanis are the ones dragging us back.na so i see am sha.

Fulani made Aba dirty or asked ND people to waste NDDC funds?

Tianamen1:


Correct me if I am wrong, is your point that Nigeria cannot afford to provide quality basic education since our government’s revenue is so small and yet our population size is so high.

You need to understand that Nigeria is amongst the most unequal countries on Earth.

When our younger politicians like Sowore start campaigning on raising taxation on our rich to provide basic services for our masses, then we can start having hope of any form of development.

Politics around the world is focused on taxation and the use of revenues. In Nigeria it is based on pie in the sky promises of development.

Davido I just bought another house in Banana Island. How much tax is he going to pay. The vast majority of Nigerians will assume I am envying Davido, but the fact is that a lot of things that go into building a house are imported and these things put pressure on the Naira which in turn raises the price of everything from electricity to fuel for everyday Nigerians.

Should he not pay a tax since his actions indirectly affect all other Nigerians?

Good you're making the right connections from those figures. Majority of educated Nigerians still struggle with making right deductions from facts and figures. They start fighting as if that alone will change reality

And you made the right conclusions about the level of inequality in Nigeria is high because a large number of rich Nigerians who actually control 80% of the wealth by pareto principle escape tax.
You're also right many will think you are just beefing Davido. That's how our thinking is wired.

When we talk of tax majority start complaining if taxing the poor when in reality they control mere 20%..

Effective tax system will benefit the poor most as it will reduce inequality.

Tianamen1:


Do these advanced countries have higher tax to GDP rates that are progressive in nature(think Elon Musk)?
Do these advanced countries try to have free quality basic education for all their citizens as quality basic education provides workers for entrepreneurs?

Our problems are simple but because of personal greed, may not be solved for another century

Revenue of countries & Population
South Africa - $130b. 54m
Egypt. $100b. 100m
Algeria. $78b. 44m
Nigeria. $30b. 206m
USA $4,000b 320m

Look carefully at the figure and see why we are so poor. I doubt our total $30bn income can provide firefighting services alone to USA. We buy fire trucks and equipment from them. It's obvious there is no magic we can do to have firefigting services like them not to talk of police, healthcare etc .

If USA was the one having only $30bn revenue today and doing wonders or if we have $4,000bn and could not do anything with it. Note upon this huge income in USA some Americans are still homeless or lack healthcare.

Even if we have South Africa $130bn we can't find it as easy as them due to our population

Mrquote:

First you called them unknown Gun men, then you go behind amd called them ESN. Ok Now ESN was going after the killer heardsmen which your security forces never cared to do something about. Then they start killing the ESN what do you expected them to do let the security force kill them just likebthat for protecting their communities. But ask yourself this why is it that is only in IMO that the Killing is happening more Anabra own was because of the election but IMO own they there was no reason. Even heardsmen were not killing people in IMO start as they did in other state but IMO state was taking the hit more. Have you asked yourself that question.

See ipob illogicality, so Police/DSS was killing armed ESN according to you, then ESN did not retaliate at all. But police/DSS then started killing themselves, prison officers and opening jails for prisoner escape just to make ipob look bad. While your people hail the so-called uknown gunmen (policemen/DSS according to you) anytime they kill policemen and ibos you call saboteur.

Only Igbos can wrap their heads around this nonsense logic.

God1000:
Corruption has dealt us a heavy blow in this country, Nigeria is the only country that retrogresses every year, no progress since 1960.

I don't know when this ugly circle will end.

Be deceiving yourself and others, will a state like Adamawa that had a gross revenue (IGR + Federal allocation + loans) of 50bn ($120m) in 2020 build a city like that?
That whole money cannot even build one of those highrises you see in that picture not to talk of the elevated 5 lane road.
And they must pay civil servants salaries , pensions,fix potholes, grade rural roads, fund primary healthcare,

When you probe deeper into the cause of the noise, you notice most of it reduce to the fact that some people believe the presidency is their turn and they are been denied.

There is nothing else most of those who want a new republic are going through that is not being experienced by the masses in other parts of the country

Chuksmonika:
igbo not bio, i don't know why you dumb peeps can't get that into your empty skull

Azikiwe referred to his people as Ibo, who are you?
Is Zik also a numbskull?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epsS7vJYRQw

Mrquote:

Unknown Gun men and you are still pointing to IPOB, is that not foolishness.

You really think people buy this your fraudulent unknown gunmen bullcrap? Everything about you people is fake and fraud. Ordinary insurgency you can't even own it with your full chest. You must tell lies and use fraud. Even dirty Shekau owned his own fight with full chest. Dokubo and Tompolo too were not playing hide and seek.

How come your ESN you claim is protecting SE has not clashed or caught any of the gunmen terrorizing your region? They can't because they are one and the same thing.

What is impossible from people shouting the president is a clone, it's Sudani, but are today shouting it's Buhari without telling us when the change happened. You are trained to deceive, lie and belive any kind of nonsense

IGBOSON1:


Will you zip it! Mazi Kanu brought awareness and appreciation for ones self-worth! It’s the evil Buhari gov’t that ‘brought sorrow to the south-east’! We wouldn’t be here today if we had a functioning, fair and listening gov’t!

By the time you wipe out 50% of your population and destroy 70% of your properties you would have become 100% aware of everything with plenty self worth.
Continue......

Kingscee:


You sounds so stupid and illiterate, you're pointing and accusing someone without been tried in the court of law, who is an IPOB members and how do you differentiate between IPOB members and criminals? Be wise my friend

You point at and accuse people before they can be tried and convicted or freed, not the other way round.

You need that wisdom more

AntiBeEmCe:
This govt, starring that ol0sho finance minister is causing all-time high inflation by taxing everything, save for breathing.

People are dying due to high cost of living in Nigeria since this govt took over.

They add taxes to flour, making bread that used to be very affordable, less affordable.

They did same with cooking gas, now people are reverting to less modern ways of using fire to cook.

You subscribe data, it won't last cos everytime you turn on and off ur network, they're minusing VAT.

You receive money in ur bank account, they're minusing VAT. You send, same thing. USSD codes are no longer left out. Every single transaction you carry out, they are minusing one thing or the other

Importation fees are now so high since this maladministration began. You buy things online and by the time you want to check out...you see stupid exorbitant tax rates and shipping fees that is often times higher than the items you purchased. During the last regime, it wasn't like this.

Still, they have borrowed the most loans since almagamation. All the taxes they collect, is nowhere to be found.

This country was cvrsed with this abomination called govt.
Tufiakwa!

This one even said LPG price increase because of mere 7.5% VAT but we see prices going up 300%. Smart people know the world production cost has gone up, but dumb people must have their say.
Shippers have increased prices worldwide impacting global prices of goods, but to dumb Nigerian it's only because of local taxes.

Something that cost 100 will now cost 107:50 considering VAT but when it now cost 250 dumb will be shouting it's tax. If you stop VAT will the price go back to 100?

FarahAideed:
VAT means Value Added Tax ...Can the FG tell us what Value is being added to digital service that we need to be taxed for after being taxed to even come online ? What is the the Value Added ?

We already pay tax to even come online in the first place , it's not like we are using some new Value the Buhari govt enabled for us to attract me Value Added Tax..the people that need to be VATTED are the bandits because they are the only people Buhari has created extra Value for since he came

See dumb post

logicalman:
You know the truth and decided to embrace falsehood. All the notable south east politicians backed Obasanjo at the convention people like Oji Uzo Kalu ,Chiba Okadigbo, Jim Nwaobodo,General Ike Nwachukwu,Dr Tim Menakaya,Fort Nwankwo etc.Today you are tell me that Igbos never supported making Yoruba man president.

We already have Ayo Adebanjo , Afenifere and co are supporting ibo president, that is something for you. Manage it

logicalman:


When my father with other Igbos were having meetings for actualization of Yoruba president in 1998/ 1999 ,fought together with NEDECO so the Yorubas will not be cheated out Don't be too Desperate to put the south in your pocket because it won't work.Obasanjo a Yoruba man govern for 8yrs today you have denied and have label him an Igbo. Osibanjo has been vice president for 6yrs and by grace of God he will compete his 8 years.
If Southerners unity is not for rotation of power among the 3 political regions of the south so that each component will have the sense of belonging and equity count south south and south east out.

Did 90% of your people not vote to replace Osinbajo with Peter Obi in 2019 but you failed by providence.

Now you are mischievously counting Osinbajo for SW like you lot stood by him or supported him to do his two terms peacefully.

That fair contest you are afraid of will happen between SW and other serious region, not some sissie region afraid to compete against there own shadow

Sebastine1994:
I hate buhari but hiß talk make sense 100%>

When you dash governor's power without accountability, they will do and undo. State police works in America because the citizens are politically active.

State police is not the answer to our problem, but citizens speaking with one voice and we would get whatever we want in life. Trust me.

If all boys decide to speak with one voice we would end government manipulation.

State police is still the better option, you can't buy local knowledge and commitment to the community with the tiny salary.

vanbonattel:
So, killings and Ethnic cleansing under a lopsided police and army is the best?

Under the present circumstances, 95% of the police commissioners are fulani people. The IGP is a fulani man. Over 60% of the DPO and DCO are all fulani. And the fulani is just less than 4% of Nigeria population.

When the northerners start their killing spree in the south, they always have all the police and army protection they need because their brothers will protect and urge them on. This leads to immediate casualties and arrest of anyone that is not a northerner.

There can never be enforcement of anti grazing laws in the south because the police command structure is controlled by the same fulani that owns the cows.

There is much crime in the south because Adamus and Abduls that doesn't know anything about the terrain are in control of police formations and criminals will be running amok knowing that the Adamus knows motjing about the terrain they operate. They are just bribe collecting robots intent on checkpoint profits.

State police will help the locals who are the real stakeholders to police their domain in the way they want, nobody can do anyhow because we know his address. Police brutality will be reduced to the minimum because there will not be any Northern policeman who will shoot innocent people and get an automatic transfer back to Jigawa state where he continues him crimes.

Why telling lies that police is 95% Fulani?

The same inferiority complex you carried when Obasanjo and Jonathan were president. If your perception under the duo remains till today then you should know your life will remain one of servitude and second class citizen as nothing can be done.

When Jonathan needed to harass Amaechi when he was Rivers governor he knew how to deploy the full force of the Fulani police force but forgot what to do to protect Benue and Plateau Taraba.

Let politicians and ethnic jingoist be using your head and messing up wity your mind with all these false statements

michlins:
Releasing Nnamdi Kanu this year is a must. We're few months from electioneering campaigns and he will play a vital role.

However a very long and tight noose will be on his neck before that happens.

I'm not a prophet but this I have seen

The elders should have presented him to the govt when he was a fugitive from the law, then this type deal can be caught.

You don't wait until he's captured and be forming elders demanding his release. They all kept quiet when he was on the run, hence they lacked any credibility to ask for his release

CaptainAyub:
Just like una consider interest of Nigerians before releasing captured boko haram terrorists

We already know Kanu is a terrorist under arrest. Just like Shekau would not ne released if caught, only Kanus boys in ESN may be considered for amnesty

TheDemola:


https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/04/malami-speaks-on-what-buharill-consider-before-granting-nnamdi-kanus-release/

The Igbo leaders didn't ask for more power plants, distribution projects, new university or technical college, or reopening of Enugu coal mine, lead and zinc deposit development.
They're only interested in release of a troublemaker causing distruption in peoples lives. Is he their errand boy?

Devil1Messenger:

And yet u guys couldn't allow the same Jonathan to complete his 8years rather u joined hand with d north to remove him after 4years. U people go bitter tire. Make d story first be truth na there una go see massive campaign for Jonathan. Any thing to pay u guys for betraying the entire South in 2015 it's welcome.
Una go learn una lesson say betraying people nor good. I have delivered d message

Betray your own and let's see the result

oyichi:
Payback time for timubu

SE completely out of the equation

They are now offering them party chairman

joey150:


1. We already have a basic regional gas supply pipelines. Besides, it wouldn't take more than a year or two to lay gas pipelines to the site of the power stations if the government was indeed serious to solve gas shortages to power plants.

2. Nigeria isn't run in the best interest of Nigerians. This part is very self explanatory.

3. It's easier to show off rail lines than power plants whose construction will probably outlive your tenure.

The Nigerian government isn't built to serve the Nigerian people. It is simply an organised criminal agency established to embezzle petrodollars, hoodwink its citizens, take out humongous loans and pay salaries to an ineffective and bloated civil service.

You want to design and lay thousands of kilometer pipelines in a year, is this meant to be a joke or what?

Even to negotiate the financing alone will take several months or over a year. Or you think the money is spent like you take money from your wallet to pay for Ice cream.