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Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by krak101(m): 2:33pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Sunnymatey:... When I learnt this thing about recalling elected public servants I never believed that clause existed in Nigerian politics. Surprisingly since independence no one has ever been recalled. 8 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Montaque(m): 2:35pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
tuale4u: just to state few things. If we can confirm that the original budget doesnt include expenditures for Lagos_calabar rail line, u cant, infact the senators cannot add a project not captured, they can remove, downsize or pass it. but cannot add a new project in it. in this case, I will blame the ss senators for not raising the issue at plenary so that the executives will consider it and include it in a subsequent or supplementary budget. happy sunday 1 Like |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by francotunsco: 2:37pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Akpabio was busy learning and playing legislative politriks; Ben Bruce was busy making 'common sense' and the rest, i dont even know them. 11 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by krak101(m): 2:38pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
tuale4u:OP I single-handedly bestow on you the title of " COMMON SENSE NAIRALANDER". Common sense no really common 9 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by seye005(m): 2:38pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Stop thinking with your anus denko: 14 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by screamng: 2:38pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Must everything be some kind of regional marginalization issue with Nigerians? |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Newbiee: 2:39pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
A fierce battle is going on in Nigeria today between the Agents of Change and the Agents for the maintenance of status quo. It is one of the worst battles I have witnessed ever in Nigeria in recent times. It is a fierce battle for the soul of Nigeria between those who want their original country back and those who want to keep Nigeria as the conquered territory to be pillaged and milked with reckless abandon. It is a war between truth and falsehood, a war between darkness and light, the war between reason and unreason, and war between the brains and the brainless. I saw this dangerous war coming even before last year’s Presidential elections when it became obvious that PDP is gone. I alerted APC leaders to be prepared for it. I did not know then whether they took notice of my warnings. It took the bizarre, the most outrageous, and the most treacherous betrayal inside the hallowed chamber of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Senator Saraki and his gang for APC leaders to pay attention. Today the resultant effect of this betrayal is telling a big story in all nooks and crannies of Nigeria, laying ambush on this government’s monumental fight against corruption. PDP leaders, Senators, Lawyers, Judges, Petroleum Product Marketers, Civil Servants, Electricity workers, etc. are hitting from all corners to circumvent government efforts to take back Nigeria. In far away Panama, a consortium of lawyers using their law firm Mossack Fonseca founded Ramon Fonseca, have been able to generate 11.5 million papers that linked government officials and looters across the world who siphoned money to Tax Haven in Virgin Island. This leak, the biggest ever in recent history has led to the resignation of the Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson. In Nigeria, one of the persons mentioned in the criminal deal is the present President of the Senate of Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki. While the Mossack Fonseca lawyers worked tirelessly for years to do this great work for humanity, Nigerian lawyers, 90 of them are following the same Saraki to Code of Conduct Tribunal to render court process nugatory. Their professional colleagues in other climes are helping their countries to stop corruption but not these Charge and Bail lawyers here. They are neck deep into corruption and proceeds of corruption. They are worse than infidels. The lawyers have been very busy searching for their birds of identical plumage in judges whether in High Court, Appeal Courts or Supreme Court to help truncate Saraki’s case. The corrupt Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are not left out in this show of shame. From 81 right from the onset, the number of Senators following Saraki to CCT has reduced to 12 as at yesterday. Even with the heavy and weighty evidence before CCT, these woeful and useless Senators are still chasing shadows, making a mockery of themselves and people they represent. But the bigger they come, the harder they fall. In the oil industry, the marketers and subsidy fraudsters are holding sway, gripping Nigeria by the throat and ready to squeeze without caring a hoot. In the power sector, the looters and their agents are working round the clock to reduce power generation to zero megawatts. If they are not pulling down transmission towers, they are busy blowing up gas supply to the power stations. I see this as an attack on the corporate existence of Nigeria as a political entity. I see this as a threat to national unity and cohesion. I see these attacks from all corners as acts of treason. Now I do not think President Buhari and his cabinet need to offer any more excuses. I do not think it is necessary now. What is needed is a concrete and practical solution. President Buhari needs to use the enormous power of the presidency to do the needful. The economic saboteurs are so powerful so rich, well connected and potentially dangerous to set the people against the President if President Buhari still treats them with kid gloves. These people must be identified, crushed and defeated. Nigerians voted for President Buhari to fight corruption, stop the drift in Nigeria, restore hope and build a new Nigeria. I know that the President is doing his best, and I also know he can do more. President Buhari must not fail. If he fails, Nigeria may not recover again. We must kill corruption or corruption will kill Nigeria. APC leaders must move now to help their President to succeed. This is not the time for blame games, this is not the time to point accusing fingers, this is not the time to look the other way. This is the time for collective responsibility and concrete action. Let us fire on all cylinders now that we have a budget. Let Nigeria become a huge construction site. Let the power sector work. Let petrol flow endlessly for now. Let us secure Nigeria. I know that the change but let it start now to manifest. No further, no excuses again. 22 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Newbiee: 2:40pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
A fierce battle is going on in Nigeria today between the Agents of Change and the Agents for the maintenance of status quo. It is one of the worst battles I have witnessed ever in Nigeria in recent times. It is a fierce battle for the soul of Nigeria between those who want their original country back and those who want to keep Nigeria as the conquered territory to be pillaged and milked with reckless abandon. It is a war between truth and falsehood, a war between darkness and light, the war between reason and unreason, and war between the brains and the brainless. I saw this dangerous war coming even before last year’s Presidential elections when it became obvious that PDP is gone. I alerted APC leaders to be prepared for it. I did not know then whether they took notice of my warnings. It took the bizarre, the most outrageous, and the most treacherous betrayal inside the hallowed chamber of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Senator Saraki and his gang for APC leaders to pay attention. Today the resultant effect of this betrayal is telling a big story in all nooks and crannies of Nigeria, laying ambush on this government’s monumental fight against corruption. PDP leaders, Senators, Lawyers, Judges, Petroleum Product Marketers, Civil Servants, Electricity workers, etc. are hitting from all corners to circumvent government efforts to take back Nigeria. In far away Panama, a consortium of lawyers using their law firm Mossack Fonseca founded Ramon Fonseca, have been able to generate 11.5 million papers that linked government officials and looters across the world who siphoned money to Tax Haven in Virgin Island. This leak, the biggest ever in recent history has led to the resignation of the Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson. In Nigeria, one of the persons mentioned in the criminal deal is the present President of the Senate of Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki. While the Mossack Fonseca lawyers worked tirelessly for years to do this great work for humanity, Nigerian lawyers, 90 of them are following the same Saraki to Code of Conduct Tribunal to render court process nugatory. Their professional colleagues in other climes are helping their countries to stop corruption but not these Charge and Bail lawyers here. They are neck deep into corruption and proceeds of corruption. They are worse than infidels. The lawyers have been very busy searching for their birds of identical plumage in judges whether in High Court, Appeal Courts or Supreme Court to help truncate Saraki’s case. The corrupt Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are not left out in this show of shame. From 81 right from the onset, the number of Senators following Saraki to CCT has reduced to 12 as at yesterday. Even with the heavy and weighty evidence before CCT, these woeful and useless Senators are still chasing shadows, making a mockery of themselves and people they represent. But the bigger they come, the harder they fall. In the oil industry, the marketers and subsidy fraudsters are holding sway, gripping Nigeria by the throat and ready to squeeze without caring a hoot. In the power sector, the looters and their agents are working round the clock to reduce power generation to zero megawatts. If they are not pulling down transmission towers, they are busy blowing up gas supply to the power stations. I see this as an attack on the corporate existence of Nigeria as a political entity. I see this as a threat to national unity and cohesion. I see these attacks from all corners as acts of treason. Now I do not think President Buhari and his cabinet need to offer any more excuses. I do not think it is necessary now. What is needed is a concrete and practical solution. President Buhari needs to use the enormous power of the presidency to do the needful. The economic saboteurs are so powerful so rich, well connected and potentially dangerous to set the people against the President if President Buhari still treats them with kid gloves. These people must be identified, crushed and defeated. Nigerians voted for President Buhari to fight corruption, stop the drift in Nigeria, restore hope and build a new Nigeria. I know that the President is doing his best, and I also know he can do more. President Buhari must not fail. If he fails, Nigeria may not recover again. We must kill corruption or corruption will kill Nigeria. APC leaders must move now to help their President to succeed. This is not the time for blame games, this is not the time to point accusing fingers, this is not the time to look the other way. This is the time for collective responsibility and concrete action. Let us fire on all cylinders now that we have a budget. Let Nigeria become a huge construction site. Let the power sector work. Let petrol flow endlessly for now. Let us secure Nigeria. I know that the change but let it start now to manifest. No further excuses again. 5 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Demainman1: 2:40pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Most Nigerian youths are plain stupid and ignorant. How can anyone belief this lie. APC has really hypnotized you all. 99% don't even know the content of the padded budget yet they are here being critics. If I lie show me where Lagos-calabar rail is in the budget 4 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by obailala(m): 2:41pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Who are these dumbos who keep asking if the project was originally in the budget?... What kind of silly question is that?.... If the Lagos-Calabar rail project wasn't in the budget, so how could something which wasn't in the budget be 'removed' from the budget? So why is it news if it wasnt ever in the budget? 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Reference(m): 2:41pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
There is not enough information to warrant a comment at this point. What I do know is that there is something called a supplementary budget. A single rail line and hospital drugs cannot and should not be the reason why the entire economy is endangered by this lack of inertia. Anyway it is getting late in the year to commence meaningful civil engineering projects due to the inclement weather approaching. I just cannot see the wisdom in all this. If on the other hand the the PDP is that strong to want to thwart, delay, discredit and damage the reputation of the government through an APC majority in the House then its too bad. That is not the way to play politics. It is very dangerous. 2 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by gigabyte13: 2:42pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
They were busy following sarathief to CCT shouting " NA OUR OYEL" and witch hunting. After which, they will come back home and tell there people that " THE NORTH IS OUR PROBLEM" 7 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Btruth: 2:42pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
bettercreature:ok then. Let them continue hating. What I think is we should all come together for the upliftment of this country. |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by DrHighchief(m): 2:43pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
HopeAtHand:Who suffers @ d end of the day, the Niger Delta people. The politicians personal interest overides the interest of the great/entire Niger Delta people. God Bless Nigeria. 2 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by bluecircle470: 2:45pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Corruption don make dem sleep. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Nobody: 2:45pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
What a shame!!!! I have said it times without number, our politicians are out for their poket and nothing more. 3 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by adconline(m): 2:45pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
tuale4u: So how come you didn't post SW senators's pics? Aren't they supposed to fight for their region? I Forgot- they are all APC, so Lagos is in middle belt?? 2 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by JustCalMeDBoss(m): 2:46pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Only a fool would have any hope on that budget even the Lagos light rail is said to cos 456bn Naira http://m.guardian.ng/news/lagos-metro-rail-transit-to-cost-n456bn-says-md-infrastructure-bank/ not to talk of Lagos to calabar this too much zombies in this country |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by emorse(m): 2:51pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Demainman1: One simple question. Let us assume the project was never in the budget proposal as you say. Is is too much for the SS and SE senators to raise the issue during plenary? 8 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Nobody: 2:51pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
does anything I say here have effect on the budget?,I should reserve my strength to cook Sunday rice,BTW, why is rice a compulsory food on Sundays in this country? |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by emorse(m): 2:55pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
JustCalMeDBoss: I'll have you know that the project was supposed to be in collaboration with the Chinese govt. The proposed amount was only to kick start. 3 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by igwegeorgiano(m): 2:56pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
common senseless senators 2 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by anonimi: 2:56pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
They were busy fighting over their illegitimate, bogus salary and allowances despite a miserable N18,000 minimum wage for workers in the same government. www.nairaland.com/attachments/2528508_political20catoon_jpeg388939f5abe0d6aa488640afd36eb164 www.nairaland.com/attachments/2525077_nationalassebly_jpeg71d66f931a1a7ec6df0b899a793ef6b6 www.nairaland.com/attachments/2943664_wage_jpeg1488711c5349aed5f79f2e121e58b278 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by emorse(m): 2:56pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
cekhoe:Cook my own join abeg. |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by francisbiz: 2:58pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
HopeAtHand:Are you a sadist? Tomorrow you will commit suicide, because Amaechi will dance with Wike's wife in the burial of ... |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by gretblue: 2:59pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
ogba20:Hold your Senators/ Leaders responsible not the Northerns. 5 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Etizz: 3:01pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Niger Delta senators are so daft.... They are very annoying.... They are after their own luxury.... They really don't know or wanna know what's happening over here.... Seriously, those ID!0TS are the problem of the South.... Wish I can change the world..... 4 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by gretblue: 3:03pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
emorse:Ignore him.He will come to this forum again when the implementation of the budget begins with their usual noise of marginalization. 3 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by IQnoCommon(m): 3:04pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
Someone should ask Mr common sense or tweet at him 3 Likes |
Re: Where Were Niger-Delta Senators & Reps When Lagos Calabar Rail Was Removed? by Nobody: 3:04pm On Apr 10, 2016 |
emorse:sure,only you must wash your own plate and spoon |
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