flokii: The jet is not PBAT's personal property, he'll leave it for the next president after 8yrs when he completes his tenure.. wailers should shut da fvck ip.
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
Make you guys dey use your common sense now.... It takes Tinubu one single day to remove fuel subsidy... But it has become a rocket science to fix Porthacourt Refinery and other refineries... Even with a functional Dangote Refinery on ground... Its a tug of war for Dangote to get Crude oil.... Dangote has to call the FG and other players out... Simple solution and yet not done ... Who else are you going to blame ? Tinubu of course
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.
The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.
Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?
And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?
Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.
Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.
You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.
trash u have spewed....use ur sense and hope u don't complain at nothing until ur ancestor and his bought cronies leave aso rock, truth is truth nothing else
And that 40% will bring down the price of petrol to 200 naira per litre?
Tinubu is really a disaster.
Clearly you don't know what subsidy removal means. You just voted blindly for a candidate that promised to remove subsisdy without knowing what it means
I was quite disappointed with the lack of communication with the horde of presidential aides. At a point, I had to lobby here for Bayo Onanuga, and he was appointed within a month. I am not taking credit for that, but to tell you that I made efforts on my own to fill up the lacuna in information management. I am also not Bayo Onanuga.
The issue is that when there is no communication, there is a vacuum and people fill up those vacuums with what they like.
I am independent and was not commissioned by anyone. I am also not known to those in power. Maybe they read what I write sometimes.
The former candidate you mentioned did say he'd remove subsidy immediately. Check the following videos:
Yes I saw your pasted links however this media is just one day event at channels on 8 Jan 2023.
At previous media briefs , he had said he will phase it out completely, note the word PHASE..
Look am not here to defend this man he said he will immediately? No problem! But can we both agree that PBAT didn't take his time well even during his electioneering to actually sit down with consultants and draw up possible scenarios and aftereffects that may occur if removed immediately... because if he did he wouldn't have to start MONTHS later start coming up with various scatter gun approach to mitigate the aftereffects...
Look lets just agree to disagree that PBAT erred majorly on this front...our hope is that he will still get things right but so far his body language isn't saying so...let's call a Spade a spade , so that people up top can consistently sit up and continue looking for ways to move this nation foward..let's stop gaslighting them with hope, patience and whatever sentiments that might suit our taste!
As for communication! My man ...you see eh that word COMMUNICATION is very powerful...do you know how much stress PBAT will save himself by just coming out on TV and addressing issues daily or at the very least be transparent about issues ...
We all know that we're still paying fuel subsidy...so why as recent as the August protest PBAT live broadcast, he still had to say we won't go back to it!!! LMAO! Like how many ppl does he think he fooling? Definitely not me and am sure not you!
Stop ranting aimlessly. Your writeups are always toxic in delivery and without intellect.
Always emphasize that 'the other candidates ' who spoke of removal of subsidy, didn't say they would follow TINUBUs useless economic policy of strangulation.
In Peter Obis case he said removal will be implemented immediately refineries and other modular refineries are working. So stop, highlighting what suits your shallow writeups.
Peter Obi also said that local refineries will buy crude in Naira. This is to cushion the useless $ fiasco that is prevalent now.
Also, your pushing the blame to Governors is pathetic, because they DONT form POLICY FRAMEWORK for the Country. They do that for their individual states.
TINUBU is the PRESIDENT and the POLICY of Floating Naira ad foolish unscripted removal of subsidy is his IDEA.
I was quite disappointed with the lack of communication with the horde of presidential aides. At a point, I had to lobby here for Bayo Onanuga, and he was appointed within a month. I am not taking credit for that, but to tell you that I made efforts on my own to fill up the lacuna in information management. I am also not Bayo Onanuga.
The issue is that when there is no communication, there is a vacuum and people fill up those vacuums with what they like.
I am independent and was not commissioned by anyone. I am also not known to those in power. Maybe they read what I write sometimes.
The former candidate you mentioned did say he'd remove subsidy immediately. Check the following videos:
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.
The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.
Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?
And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?
Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.
Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.
You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.
But hunger and hardship in the country is of greater security concern to the government than acquiring a new jet.
There are heads of states that don't travel as frequent as Tinubu and yet their countries are doing well.
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.
The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.
Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?
And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?
Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.
Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.
You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.
Although you might be right in some "sentences & also" tried to be fair in your assertion but then you also went roque while addressing past governors not being able to accomplish " Well,I might I agree with your logic over some governors whom has become an emperor in their respective state by holding their mases to Ransome while denying them their constitutional rights......but also, it's sole responsibility of the federal to coordinate & regulate economy for federal while carrying out their functions as stipulated by law.thank you for the enlightenment but always differentiate between " economy is sole responsibility of the federal where they" alone can be heard responsible thereafter.
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.
The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.
Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?
And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?
Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.
Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.
You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.
I am not Bayo Onanuga, neither do I work in the presidency. I don't know anyone in the presidency either.
I am sorry you feel the country is messed up. I also do not gloss over the pain everyone is going through.
It is also painful to see that the leaders are living la Vida loca while the led are suffering.
My submission is that everyone must do their bit and everyone must he held accountable. That we put all the blame on one person while ignoring the other subheads diverts attention from those who have responsibilities to cater for their states. Remember the Oyo State governor said FG cannot dictate to him on the issue of LG autonomy. That is acceptable when money is involved, but not acceptable when other matters like taking care of the electorate is involved.
Ozuor If u want us to blame our governors, let Tinubu declare true federalism and hand over all structures to states to control while he acts as ceremonial presidential to checkmate the governors As long as that is not done, Tinubu takes all the blames just like other presidents
Yes I saw your pasted links however this media is just one day event at channels on 8 Jan 2023.
At previous media briefs , he had said he will phase it out completely, note the word PHASE..
Look am not here to defend this man he said he will immediately? No problem! But can we both agree that PBAT didn't take his time well even during his electioneering to actually sit down with consultants and draw up possible scenarios and aftereffects that may occur if removed immediately... because if he did he wouldn't have to start MONTHS later start coming up with various scatter gun approach to mitigate the aftereffects...
Look lets just agree to disagree that PBAT erred majorly on this front...our hope is that he will still get things right but so far his body language isn't saying so...let's call a Spade a spade , so that people up top can consistently sit up and continue looking for ways to move this nation foward..let's stop gaslighting them with hope, patience and whatever sentiments that might suit our taste!
As for communication! My man ...you see eh that word COMMUNICATION is very powerful...do you know how much stress PBAT will save himself by just coming out on TV and addressing issues daily or at the very least be transparent about issues ...
We all know that we're still paying fuel subsidy...so why as recent as the August protest PBAT live broadcast, he still had to say we won't go back to it!!! LMAO! Like how many ppl does he think he fooling? Definitely not me and am sure not you!
If anyone else was elected, he'd have faced the same challenge. Buhari tried to remove subsidy in phases, but he failed woefully. So he took the drastic action of not providing for it in the budget and kept quiet. Fuel price never increased. Tinubu probably excitedly announced it and sent shock waves across board. Do you wonder why fuel price did not increase despite Buhari removing the subsidy and only spiked when Tinubu announced it?
The power of communication. What if he had kept quiet about it as his aides advised him to?
The indication is that we are dealing with a complex country and many fat cats who want the status quo. The biggest issue here is NNPC. The subsidy claims by NNPC is opaque and NNPC keeps paying subsidy...to whom? The same organization that imports fuel? NNPC could not tell us how much fuel was consumed daily. When they came up with a number, no one believed it, including NNPC. To fix Nigeria, NNPC needs to be made a truly Nigerian-owned company. The way NNPC collects loans, what have they done with them? How can 4 refineries collapse at once and cannot be fixed? Who is sabotaging Dangote's own?
This same problems extend to the power sector and all other sectors.
As for communication, the president did talk to the nation, but how many people are ready to listen? Remember when he spoke during the August riots, it didn't stop the riots. I think himself, the 36 state governors and all elected officials must roll up their sleeves and get to work. Let the work do the talking. Imagine the statement that can be made if people see 1,000 buses to ease transportation. Imagine the statement that would be made if cooking gas is so cheap. Imagine the statement that would be made when water supply is addressed in states.
When we were young, we used to carry seats from our houses with our names inscribed on them to sit in school. Imagine our joy when lorries brought desks to our school and we carried our chairs on our heads back home.
Just to sum up; there was never a time Nigeria was an eldorado. Pick up newspapers from the 80s. The problems then have not left us. During the Abacha years, before many of the young ones were born, there was Abacha stove. There was a time people prepared meals with saw dust. There was a time people used charcoal iron. Many of us studied without electricity as generator was a luxury.
I'd say nothing has changed except that the present generation are complaining and rightfully so. What we, the semi-OG, are trying to do is refocus the narrative so they hold everybody to account.
If anyone else was elected, he'd have faced the same challenge. Buhari tried to remove subsidy in phases, but he failed woefully. So he took the drastic action of not providing for it in the budget and kept quiet. Fuel price never increased. Tinubu probably excitedly announced it and sent shock waves across board. Do you wonder why fuel price did not increase despite Buhari removing the subsidy and only spiked when Tinubu announced it?
The power of communication. What if he had kept quiet about it as his aides advised him to?
The indication is that we are dealing with a complex country and many fat cats who want the status quo. The biggest issue here is NNPC. The subsidy claims by NNPC is opaque and NNPC keeps paying subsidy...to whom? The same organization that imports fuel? NNPC could not tell us how much fuel was consumed daily. When they came up with a number, no one believed it, including NNPC. To fix Nigeria, NNPC needs to be made a truly Nigerian-owned company. The way NNPC collects loans, what have they done with them? How can 4 refineries collapse at once and cannot be fixed? Who is sabotaging Dangote's own?
This same problem extend to the power sector and all other sectors.
As for communication, the president did talk to the nation, but how many people are ready to listen? Remember when he spoke during the August riots, it didn't stop the riots. I think himself, the 36 state governors and all elected officials must roll up their sleeves and get to work. Let the work do the talking. Imagine the statement that can be made if people see 1,000 buses to ease transportation. Imagine the statement that would be made if cooking gas is so cheap. Imagine the statement that would be made when water supply is addressed in states.
When we were young, we used to carry seats from our houses with our names inscribed on them to sit in school. Imagine our joy when lorries brought desks to our school and we carried our chairs on our heads back home.
Just to sum up; there was never a time Nigeria was an eldorado. Pick up newspapers from the 80s. The problems then have not left us. During the Abacha years, before many of the young ones were born, there was Abacha stove. There was a time people prepared meals with saw dust. There was a time people used charcoal iron. Many of us studied without electricity.
I'd say nothing has changed except that the present generation are complaining and rightfully so. What we, the semi-OG, are trying to do is refocus the narrative so they hold everybody to account.
The president needs a well-oiled jet no matter what. HE IS THE 1 CITIZEN, HIS SAFETY IS A PRIORITY. iF HIS PLANE CRASHED DUE TO ENGINE FAULT you will be the first to blame the presidency of incompetence.
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
After reading my submissions, make the effort to understand.
It is tasking to keep explaining things to your kind when my submissions are so simple for a child to follow. Did I say don't blame the president?
I am saying include the governors and leaders at all levels as Nigeria is a federal system and not a unitary system.
How hard is that to comprehend?
It will make sense to post a screenshot of you blaming the governors during GEJ and Buhari regime.
For us to ascertain that, you've been pushing for this campaign of blaming governors and not just a new routine or an awakening call for governors time to receive blames.
I believe in what you said but why are you starting now?
joseph1832: Hmm I now believe the way most Nigerian president handle this country, is the way many Nigerians handle their homes, which is, they live above their means. Borrowing and lending is their way of life, they live from hand to mouth.
You have said it all. Living beyond our means is what has brought Nigeria to this level. You need to compare the life style of our leaders borrowing all these funds to that of the whites they are borrowing from. You will never believe our leaders are the ones borrowing. They live lavishly, but keep on telling the poor masses to endure. Quite unfortunate.
I am not Bayo Onanuga, neither do I work in the presidency. I don't know anyone in the presidency either.
I am sorry you feel the country is messed up. I also do not gloss over the pain everyone is going through.
It is also painful to see that the leaders are living la Vida loca while the led are suffering.
My submission is that everyone must do their bit and everyone must he held accountable. That we put all the blame on one person while ignoring the other subheads diverts attention from those who have responsibilities to cater for their states. Remember the Oyo State governor said FG cannot dictate to him on the issue of LG autonomy. That is acceptable when money is involved, but not acceptable when other matters like taking care of the electorate is involved.
am not Bayo Onanuga, neither do I work in the presidency. I don't know anyone in the presidency either. Since ur admissions are true and clear,u don't know anybody or know how govt is runned ,managed or mismanaged, I implore u to keep off from making ignorant assertions or deceitful remarks based on ignorance, tribal sentiments, unpatriotic ...
[quote author=emkz post=131595216]While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Mr. Onanuga want us to blame state governors for devaluation of naira, increasing electricity hyke, inflation of consumer commodities goods and increasing taxes and interest rate. Just simply because of 30k monthly stipend, you selfishly choose your family and friend to continue suffering in the hand of this incompetant and clueless leaders, and still you don't want us to blame and critisize them.
When The president of the most populuce black nation chattered a plan,obi and his nuisances was laughing at him,but if na their moronic clown obi now,them go use their gabbage mouth applaud am!
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.
The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.
Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?
And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?
Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.
Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.
You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.
It will make sense to post a screenshot of you blaming the governors during GEJ and Buhari regime.
For us to ascertain that, you've been pushing for this campaign of blaming governors and not just a new routine or an awakening call for governors time to receive blames.
I believe in what you said but why are you starting now?
I have always admonished governors to work for their people. I was not on Nairaland during GEJ's tenure, and I supported GEJ then before supporting Buhari. Here is when I admonished the Edo governor in 2020.
emkz: Congratulations on winning. I am one of those who never saw your victory coming and was concerned that if you had lost, your career would be gone, but it must be said that in the build up to the campaign, you were more decorous, statemanly and quiet, while Ize-Iyamu, Oshiomole and Captain Hosa started talking too much as if you were already defeated and September 19th was just a formality. I am glad Oshiomole's wings have been clipped the same way he attempted to clip the will of the Edo people by saying that in 2016, he marketed a bad product by demarketing a good product but in 2020, he wants to demarket his 2016 good product by marketing his 2016 bad product.
Where is the integrity?
Your victory does not make you a political juggernaut, but is a step towards one. Your problem for now is not Bola Tinubu but the people of Edo State. You don't have to look over your shoulder anymore because you don't owe anyone anything but those who voted for you.
emkz: While it seems criticisms of the president are apt, certain facts must be cleared.
Presidential transportation worldwide is a serious security matter. In our case, air transport of the president is handled by the Nigerian Airforce. If the airforce says a jet is unfit to fly the president because it might have stayed in service longer than specified, hence a potential aviation threat, it is only fair that we listen to them. We do not need to like them.
Those suggesting that the president must fly commercial or use his personal vehicles (like Deji Adeyanju) are not aware of the potential security threats. A Nigerian head of state was assassinated in broad daylight in his official car, while another one was murdered for not taking their security serious.
The aircraft here does not belong to Tinubu. It belongs to the Federal Government. Once Tinubu leaves power, he won't take the jet with him. So those accusing Tinubu of purchasing a private jet for himself are being ludicrous.
Yesterday, Charly Boy lied that the president's official car, Cardilac Escalade is worth almost 1 billion naira. A simple internet search showed that the vehicle is about 250 million naira. Still expensive, why did Charly Boy have to lie? When Buhari exited power, he didn't leave with the Maybach. The vehicle was not his. The Cardilac does not belong to Tinubu. DSS handles his ground transportation. Why not question DSS for proposing that vehicle?
And for those who are just realizing, the Cardilac Escalade SUV had been in use since last year and sighted several times in the convoy, how come they are just seeing it? The vice president is driven in one of such vehicles. How come they have not seen it?
Anyway, Kenneth Okonkwo says people are dying of hunger and there is no fuel or electricity. It is not Tinubu's job to cultivate arable land nationwide. It is not Tinubu's job to provide buses to transport people within states. These are things state governors can easily undertake on their own, and even local governments. We have seen the Niger State governor buy such buses. Once the burden of transportation is removed, the issue of fuel price would not bother so many.
The fact is that the president is being blamed for policies, but all presidential candidates agreed that subsidy on petrol needed to be removed. Even the messianic pontiff said he'd remove it on day 1. Suddenly, Tinubu is being condemned for taking the decision to save us from economic doom. It didn't make sense that we were borrowing to pay subsidies. Also, the removal of the parallel trade of fx was to tackle the fx fraud that drained our resources.
This meant that increased allocation could be used for developmental purposes in the states. What do the state governors do instead? We find them doing Hajj subsidies and Ramadan feeding, purchasing vehicles for traditional rulers, buying wheelbarrows to turn their unemployed youth to mai-barrow in the markets, and stacking funds for elections they are not sure of living to partake in.
Dear governors, learn one basic thing: from what happened in Kano during the August riots, when people take to the streets, they'd target governors first and they can only move up the ladder once they have brought you down.
You still have time to work for your people and address the basic problems of food security and transportation within your state. We shall criticize the president for the things we must criticize him on.
dear defense counsel apparently your excuses and defense are watery, Oga most of those acquisition are not "NEEDED"
Nigeria has 6 presidential jets, @least two are certified to be okay Nig. airforce and considering the financial state of the Nig. economy why can't Tinubu manage two good jets ?? Tinubu told Nigerians no money where did they get money to buy the jet that was not appropriated in the budget. Bro there is no sense in acquiring jet & a beast that Nigerians don't NEED ... Buhari used sophiscated cars if Tinubu can reject them definitely his successor will toll that line .. so the whole idea of buying for Nigeria is tantamount to misplaced priority
A president that opened his decietful mouth to tell Nigerians to sacrifice and cut there coat according to there size should not be seen living a life of opulence
There is tew much mess on the ground you expect a serious president to roll up his sleeves and ensure things are stabilized before crying for cars, i want iphone, i want that, a fii bii omo oju ori ola rì
Now that the shameless old man have squeeze Nigerians to get everything he wants, can he @least do what Nigerians want for real, and not propaganda wise
But we never blamed the governors during Jonathan, Obasanjo or Buhari, why are you asking us to do so now?
They are even asking us to blame LG chairmen. As if they are the ones who make policies that affect the national economy. All because their god Tinubu is in office
