LRNZH:


Your argument is terribly flawed on many levels my friend.
How comparable are the solid minerals and petroleum sector that you will justify the squandering of the opportunity the ND had to elevate itself from poverty under GEJ from almighty oil money?

Even if the North were to squander it's resources (from solid minerals or agriculture, which is not the case anyway), is that why the ND should squandering it's oil money? Can two wrongs be justified?
Only Tompolo, Diezani, Dasuki, Obanikoro etc gained from GEJs tenure.

Bayelsa is a shame to GEJ's legace of being in government since 1999.

Anticorruption:


the op and his lot are those set of people who carry their useless propaganda pix all over the net to make this dead govt seem like its working, a govt that is so confused that they dont even know what they are doing. and he expects someone to come here and debate with him, debate about what?
a failed Government or an illiterate President who is learning on the job, thats if he is learning at all

989900B:


Imagine, between all those lots and DSP too -- not one refinery!!!

LRNZH:


You know, The Igbos have a proverb: "Onwu egbuchughi ji e jiri chu aja, e mesie o pue ome" meaning "if the yam used in sacrifice does not die prematurely, it will eventually germinate".

Years of misrule have not killed resilient Nigerians, it is not your myopic worldview that will. The commissioned pipeline is the right step in the right direction. The Minister of State for Petroleum has come out thrice now to promise that fuel scarcity will ease from May. Based on his confidence and this development, there is a solution in sight.

I don't know what your intellectual capacity is but none of you can proffer any alternative solution. GEJ did not help the country, let another man try his hands at it and he should be given ample time to prove himself. In other words, stop being a premature wailer.

Anticorruption:


As usual you will call anyone who does not worship your olodo god a wailer,
they are bombing pipelines and you are building more pipelines without addressing the issue that causes it.
as for your Minister he has set so many dates for the end of fuel scarcity that he cant be taken serious anymore. its only under this govt that i have been hearing the number of tankers sent to each state daily.
the same minister told us he needs 500m$ to fix refineries after they had already told us body language fixed them.

this same govt till date has not told sensible Nigerians what they achieved in China. But your just a paid poster who will come online to claim intellectual for your zombie fans.

and next time when you mention years of misrule add your demi god to the list

Anticorruption:


As usual you will call anyone who does not worship your olodo god a wailer,
they are bombing pipelines and you are building more pipelines without addressing the issue that causes it.
as for your Minister he has set so many dates for the end of fuel scarcity that he cant be taken serious anymore. its only under this govt that i have been hearing the number of tankers sent to each state daily.
the same minister told us he needs 500m$ to fix refineries after they had already told us body language fixed them.

this same govt till date has not told sensible Nigerians what they achieved in China. But your just a paid poster who will come online to claim intellectual for your zombie fans.

and next time when you mention years of misrule add your demi god to the list

LRNZH:


[b]The reason as to why I don't take the likes of you seriously is that you are very good at spotting the 'problems'. Not a single solution can you proffer like I stated earlier.

For a government that is facing a significant shortage of income, they have tried to focus on solving Nigerian problems.
Take a look:

Buhari: Poor Income (oil price of course)-- War on BH is fully on with adequate ammunition and combatants welfare -- Still fixing refineries -- Jury is still out on savings

GEJ: Largest Income (oil price and no militancy) --- Boko Haram overran Nigerian territories -- Refineries were moribund, crude swap in place --- Increased debt

OBJ: Decent Income ---- Boko haram was being managed bt militancy a problem --- Refoneries were moribund ---Saved lots of money

It is already obvious that the dark days are behind us. Like I said, it is easy to point out the problem , but getting the proper context / offering alternatives is where you guys fall short[/b]

rozayx5:


when i say you know nothing about Nigeria, you still keep making noise here.
Do you know that Nigeria's refineries are outdated?
Do you know voting new funds to fix them are a waste of time?
the Government is facing significant shortage of income why is your President blowing scarce resources junketing?
have you read what the Tanzanian President and that of Rwanda are doing without a kobo from oil and what real change sounds like?

your paid to give excuses for this govt and in your mind you think you sound smart when your actually a village champion paid to sing praises to a blind leader

I am sorry to bust your bubble but I do not consider you to be at the level of someone I can hold an engaging debate with. It will be an unnecessary waste of my time. You should know that by now from our past histories. Remember when you claimed that Buhari cannot afford to chatter a private jet for half a days trip? You lost me since then.

LRNZH:


I am sorry to bust your bubble but I do not consider you to be at the level of someone I can hold an engaging debate with. It will be an unnecessary waste of my time. You should know that by now from our past histories. Remember when you claimed that Buhari cannot afford to chatter a private jet for half a days trip? You lost me since then.

greatiyk4u:
I believe completely in this Government of change, what of you?

SeverusSnape:
The petroleum minister is a dullard. He should resign.

Nigerians are suffering on the queues and they are here lying to themselves.

Propagandists

asuustrike2009:

I don't because as it stands this government lacks direction. Instead of broadcasting every effort they make, they should work more and talkless. I wouldn't be surprised if the minister's effort will be frustrated

LRNZH:


[b]You're just waking up abi? Instead of raising the relevant question you start by insulting the president. Is that how to engage in a civil debate?

To your question, Nigeria has the option to either keep relying in crude swap which will clear the fuel queues but is hurting the country significantly. The current scarcity is because the FG cannot afford to keep playing the old game (you know what the crude price is) of accomodating rent seekers.

Things are readjusting. Dr. Kachikwu has promised by the end of May or so, there will be respite and this is coming from projects to get the refineries in proper function. The FG is more long term focused now. It takes political will and vision to achieve those.

My only gripe with the FG is the price fixing in the the downstream sector. They could have totally removed subsidy and let marketers do their thing with market forces determining prices of petroleum products. With that said, we don't see what they see.

I believe that with the 3 refineries fully functional by next month and reliable crude supply lines , full deregulation will follow suite. This is what successive last governments have been unable to achieve.
[/b]

asuustrike2009:


Oil marketers would suck us dry if they are given the opportunity to sell at their prices

asuustrike2009:


Oil marketers would suck us dry if they are given the opportunity to sell at their prices

NonFarmPayrol:


i am surprised to see a human being defending this current govt, people like the op deserve to be flogged at a fuel station and thrown into a bottom less pit, you suffer offline only to come online and see people praising rubbish

asuustrike2009:


Oil marketers would suck us dry if they are given the opportunity to sell at their prices

LRNZH:


Your argument is terribly flawed on many levels my friend.
How comparable are the solid minerals and petroleum sector that you will justify the squandering of the opportunity the ND had to elevate itself from poverty under GEJ from almighty oil money?

Even if the North were to squander it's resources (from solid minerals or agriculture, which is not the case anyway), is that why the ND should squander it's oil money? Can two wrongs be justified?
Only Tompolo, Diezani, Dasuki, Obanikoro etc gained from GEJs tenure.

Bayelsa is a shame to GEJ's legacy of being in government since 1999.

LRNZH:


[b]You're just waking up abi? Instead of raising the relevant question you start by insulting the president. Is that how to engage in a civil debate?

To your question, Nigeria has the option to either keep relying in crude swap which will clear the fuel queues but is hurting the country significantly. The current scarcity is because the FG cannot afford to keep playing the old game (you know what the crude price is) of accomodating rent seekers.

Things are readjusting. Dr. Kachikwu has promised by the end of May or so, there will be respite and this is coming from projects to get the refineries in proper function. The FG is more long term focused now. It takes political will and vision to achieve those.

My only gripe with the FG is the price fixing in the the downstream sector. They could have totally removed subsidy and let marketers do their thing with market forces determining prices of petroleum products. With that said, we don't see what they see.

I believe that with the 3 refineries fully functional by next month and reliable crude supply lines , full deregulation will follow suite. This is what successive last governments have been unable to achieve.
[/b]

GenBuhari:
I agree with most of what you have said.
But allowing marketers to set their fuel prices would encourage them to create artificial scarcity.

Strict enforcement of fixed prices is the way to go.

caleb404:


We thought the same thing for years on the telecommunications sector that we relied on NITEL for decades. Same myopic arguments abounded then.

Government should hands off refineries. Privatise the sector and regulate it. Let genuine business men handle this in a market of perfect competition regulated by the government. It will be tough initially like when MTN rolled out services and we bought sim card for 40k +. With time it's down to free sim, as more competitors entered the fray.

But I don't expect the president to reason as such... and his zombies online. Their almajiri dreams must be actualized. Everyone must does on top oil money. We dey watch.

LRNZH:


[b]The problems with price fixing are many. The main one is that the price of the raw material for fuels (crude oil), is not static. Without a static crude price, the FG will have to keep changing the fixed price to allow for enough profit margins by the marketers. Otherwise, it will pay the marketers the difference between the fixed price and their total carrying costs (i.e. subsidy).

It is a business and no one will run is/her business at a loss. If you recall, the prices were fixed when oil price was sub $30 around January. Today at close to $45 per barrel of oil, the 86.7 per litter for petrol has to be subsidised to a certain extent otherwise no marketer is ready to import fuel.

Maybe price fixing can work in the short term until we improve our local refining capacity through revamping our existing refineries and when private ones come on stream. It is not a long term solution to the downstream sector in Nigeria. With adequate local refining capacity, no marketer can jack up the price and remain in business for long because there will be competing fuel sellers trying to undercut each other.[/b]

EmeritusMbaM:
Dirty kids throwing insult everywhere without any meaningful contribution to the thread. You wish your country evil and still complain, only God knows how some ediotic mo.ron here sleep at night. Gosh

EmeritusMbaM:
Dirty kids throwing insult everywhere without any meaningful contribution to the thread. You wish your country evil and still complain, only God knows how some ediotic mo.ron here sleep at night. Gosh

rozayx5:


[s]when i say you know nothing about Nigeria, you still keep making noise here.
Do you know that Nigeria's refineries are outdated?
Do you know voting new funds to fix them are a waste of time?
the Government is facing significant shortage of income why is your President blowing scarce resources junketing?
have you read what the Tanzanian President and that of Rwanda are doing without a kobo from oil and what real change sounds like?
and please when did Buhari start fixing the refineries? cause your minister is shouting up and down that he needs more money?
your paid to give excuses for this govt and in your mind you think you sound smart when your actually a village champion paid to sing praises to a blind leader[/s]

MarysMeal:



There is one called severussnape here, he always pray for the down fall of his country.

LRNZH:


Buhari: Poor Income (oil price of course)-- War on BH is fully on with adequate ammunition and combatants welfare -- Still fixing refineries -- Jury is still out on savings

ASL33:
Just thinking, pls when did the arms bought by GEJ became adequate? I could remember Lai Mohamed telling us that GEJ did not buy any arms and after some months he told us again that GEJ bought some but they are inferior arms and here you are calling the inferior arms adequate. It's people like you and Lai Mohamed that make people doubt this government sometimes. Ibe told us last month that the petrol scarcity will ease by May, Apc big guns came after him and he retracted and hastily gave the 7th of April date. Today is worth and we are still in the deep poo. Now he has given us the previous date and you are here hailing him but you are one of those that called him many unprintable names last month for speaking like a technocrat he is.

MarysMeal:



There is one called severussnape here, he always pray for the down fall of his country.