knightsTempler:
Oga Ben Bruce has paid is dues, for business to last for 35 years no be moi moi thing, even people that can't manage a corner shop or barbers shop are always quick to criticising, this is a family business that has passed through the thick and thin of the economy of Nigeria, people that lived in Lagos in the 80's will know little or more about Silverbird, from Domino Supermarket, their father handed over to Ben Bruce and his siblings and he was able to expand the business and involve every members of the family, they later move to beauty pageant, I saw a 1983 document about Ben Bruce with Prof. Walter Ofonagoro when Ofonagoro was the DG of NT A when he was doing one of the beauty pageant show, u can see the zeal in Ben Bruce. There is hardly any businessman that is not owning, if you know the story Donald Trump how he was owning 99 banks in the early 90's to the middle 90's and how he bounced back. Ben Bruce produced Agbani Darego, he has been able to make people especially the youths, look at the rhythm unplugged they organise every year, he took some of our entertainers out of the street by giving them the platform to be seen and heard, see thousands of people he is employing they will feel their families, pay tax, pay school fees and they go to the market, you can see the multiplying effect to the economy. How many of our rulers do the youths sincerely respect. I call him father of entertainment in Africa. He will bounce back, this is a passing phase.

#copied.

CyerSeries:
Clowns everywhere.. So you just wasted your time writing this thrash to defend dangote and spite those defending BMB? You all are the same.. Shameless sycophants!!!

OLADD:



The president himself had sown the seed of sentiment and suspicion in his so-called anti-corruption crusade by overlooking the alleged corrupt acts of his party members, hence it's completely illogical to bash those people that see Bruce's travail as witch hunt. Let the anti corruption war be holistic and the hue about witch hunt would die naturally.

7Alexander:

So, what exactly are you saying?

godwin120alex:
D writer of dis article doesn't ve sense cos he ought to know that Nigerians don't reason well that was why d believed APC propaganda. Whatever is happening to Nigerian youths is caused by APc

bluaero:
Ask yourself these simple questions:

1. Why did Buhari say from outside the country on May 29th say that he was gonna name people who returned loots, but suddenly developed cold feet due to legal bla bla bla, but chose to freeze the opposition's account (who is a sitting governor with supposed immunity) without condering the same legal balderdash.

2. How come apart from Saraki (who went against the wish of APC powers that be) no other APC politician's account has been "frozen" or has even been in EFCC custody even if its just for 2 hours

3. How come every one who is being vigorously hunted by EFCC, DSS et al are either those who oppose his government, those who offended him in the past or those who are not in his party?

OP before you talk about the mental slavery of others, assess you own mental condition

You went to school (or still in school) to get an upgraded thinking faculty. Try to use the brain once in a while abeg

knightsTempler:
Oga Ben Bruce has paid is dues, for business to last for 35 years no be moi moi thing, even people that can't manage a corner shop or barbers shop are always quick to criticising, this is a family business that has passed through the thick and thin of the economy of Nigeria, people that lived in Lagos in the 80's will know little or more about Silverbird, from Domino Supermarket, their father handed over to Ben Bruce and his siblings and he was able to expand the business and involve every members of the family, they later move to beauty pageant, I saw a 1983 document about Ben Bruce with Prof. Walter Ofonagoro when Ofonagoro was the DG of NT A when he was doing one of the beauty pageant show, u can see the zeal in Ben Bruce. There is hardly any businessman that is not owning, if you know the story Donald Trump how he was owning 99 banks in the early 90's to the middle 90's and how he bounced back. Ben Bruce produced Agbani Darego, he has been able to make people especially the youths, look at the rhythm unplugged they organise every year, he took some of our entertainers out of the street by giving them the platform to be seen and heard, see thousands of people he is employing they will feel their families, pay tax, pay school fees and they go to the market, you can see the multiplying effect to the economy. How many of our rulers do the youths sincerely respect. I call him father of entertainment in Africa. He will bounce back, this is a passing phase.

#copied.

obailala:
“Because of a mere N11 billion debt, AMCON/Buhari and APC want to take over Silverbird”
“Buhari is simply going after his political enemies to silence them”
“The takeover of Silverbird is purely political witch-hunt”
“Is Ben Bruce the only person who owes money in Nigeria?”
“Dangote owes N209 billion but Bruce owes only N11 billion, yet Dangote is walking free”
"In fact, Buhari is a tyrant, Buhari is a dictator, a Hilter, a devil, a destroyer, we want freedom, bla bla bla…."

These are the sort cringe inducing statements spewed into cyberspace since yesterday by ‘the usual suspects,’ most of whom are supposed to be the so called leaders of tomorrow. 99% of the people spewing these thing have no clue what it means to service a loan, neither do they have a clue how AMCON operates.

They have also intentionally turned a blind eye or are just plainly ignorant of the fact that Ben Bruce is not the first person to have his business possessed; a mere application of the Common Sense which Mr Bruce has been trying hard to impart on these folks should have told them that bad loans have nothing to do with Buhari or APC or PDP or religion or region.

Just last month, AMCON possessed the business of Alhaji Sani Dangote (Bulk Pack Services Ltd) for bad loans; Sani Dangote is the younger brother of Alhaji Aliko Dangote. We did not hear this senseless cry of Buhari Buhari Buhari!!
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/26/amcon-takes-over-sani-dangotes-asset/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/debt-recovery-amcon-takes-dangotes-bulk-pack-services-ltd/

Just 3-4 days ago, this same AMCON also repossessed properties of Mr Jimoh Ibrahim due to a defaulted N50 billion loan, they even went further to freeze his accounts. We also did not hear any shouts of Buhari!
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/n50bn-debt-amcon-takes-jimoh-ibrahims-firms-freezes-bank-accounts/

Many other takeovers have been undertaken by AMCON in recent times from Bacita Sugar to G. Cappa to Bi-Courtney to Aero to Arik etc, most of these bad loans were bought by AMCON when they took over failed banks. All these happened under Yaradua, GEJ and then Buhari and never for once have we ever heard of people accusing the president for these, but now we have the Buhari hate factor.

It is sad to note how the reasoning of Nigerian youths have been so degraded; everything these days is viewed as witch-hunt, assault, attack, oppression and marginalisation even when glaring evidence proves otherwise. A lot of our folks need to emancipate themselves from this mental slavery.

knightsTempler:


Let me put in perspective for you, I'm saying the very government that is ordering banks not to fire people, the very government that has been unable to do a single thing, citing economic downturn is expecting a private business not to also feel the heat of the economy and owe. OK. Government that has free oil flowing from Niger Delta plus loans from all over the globe is owing and failing in many responsibilities, yet BEN BRUCE, an INVESTOR and ENTREPRENEUR that should be valued and caressed like a lover. A Ben Bruce who is keeping 1000 people and their family members, from starvation; a Ben Bruce that does not owe gate man a penny is the one the Federal Government feels they should sacrifice on the altar of politics.

Governments are giving bailout to businesses, but Ben Bruce must pay his debts even with the country in recession.

I no blame anybody

Name any business name you knew in the 70's that is still alive till now. Is it Leventis? Kingsway? Lennards? Bata? Silverbird is growing since the seventies and who is that that dares to question LEGACY?

tundexijim:


Pls receive sense...could dasukigate be in anyway traced to any APC member..most of those PDP accused are either involve in dasukigate or madueke fund which I'm very sure cannot be traced to any APC member..if u claim amaechi and others made away with their respective state funds and so they need to be charged for that.Is there any PDP gov or ex-gov presently bin charged for diverting state fund..

maxtamazin:


Same old delusioned illetrate Nigerian youth. Take youself out of the Buhari, politics and shit. Think about it....what do Nigerian need now? Small businesses ......right? So why the fu**ck will any sensible goverment close one single private firm in Nigeria at the present climate? Yes, he is owing (nobody know the details and again loan and business work hard in hand) but that doesn't mean closing it up especially not at this moment.

We need all the indigenous business to stay open no matter what. Foreign companies are running away because of forex saga, i don't give a shi..t about AMCON or your senseless rambling, the victims here are the workers who will loose thier source of livelihood.

bluaero:


Jafaru Isa is an APC chieftain and close associate of Buhari that received about N170 million from Dasuki. Guess what? He said he was not embarrassed by the EFCC Google is your friend check it out. Mr zombie you should make use of your brain sometimes, even if it's once a week

NOETHNICITY:
Obailala, u and I see tins clearly insame light! I never knew Nigerians re this unintelligent! Little wonder Okonjo Iweala, addressing employment problem some years ago, declared that Nigerians re simply unemployable. Her reason was that most unemployed Nigerians can't deliver. In plain words majority of Nigerians are dull.
Its sooooo sad for a pple whose faculty is sooo low that they believe almost anything without putting their brains to task! If for example Fowl-ose, the president of ipod, 2moro comes out to say, 'APC or Buhari is responsible for infertility amongst men of SE,' don't be surprised that pple will believe him.
That's jus how low intelligence has sunk in Nigeria.
Sadly, these yoots re the so-called 'leaders of tomoro'.
Once again may God reward u for taking soooo much of ur time educating Nigerians on simple tins they shud know!
Lalasticlala this is a very educating, informing and enlightening thread pls help push this to front page so our pple can learn.

godwin120alex:
D writer of dis article doesn't ve sense cos he ought to know that Nigerians don't reason well that was why d believed APC propaganda. Whatever is happening to Nigerian youths is caused by APc

godwin120alex:
D writer of dis article doesn't ve sense cos he ought to know that Nigerians don't reason well that was why d believed APC propaganda. Whatever is happening to Nigerian youths is caused by APc

obailala:
Just to cure your ignorance, that the business was possessed by AMCON does not mean the business has been closed or workers sacked. The business is still functional as we speak nobody gets to lose his/her job.

With that settled, here are some questions for you;
1. What does the case of a businessman vs bank have to do with politics or Buhari?
2. Are you suggesting that bank debtors shouldn't pay their debts any more because they employ people?
3. Or are you suggesting that the FG bails out a private business?

Bailing out a private business isn't a bad idea especially when it employs a lot of people, but are you aware that AMCON initially buying over this bad debt from Union bank is already a case of FG bailing out this private business?... how many times should government bailout a single private business?...

maxtamazin:

[s]
Same old delusioned illetrate Nigerian youth. Take youself out of the Buhari, politics and shit. Think about it....what do Nigerian need now? Small businesses ......right? So why the fu**ck will any sensible goverment close one single private firm in Nigeria at the present climate? Yes, he is owing (nobody know the details and again loan and business work hard in hand) but that doesn't mean closing it up especially not at this moment.

We need all the indigenous business to stay open no matter what. Foreign companies are running away because of forex saga, i don't give a shi..t about AMCON or your senseless rambling, the victims here are the workers who will loose thier source of livelihood[/s].

NOETHNICITY:
Obailala, u and I see tins clearly insame light! I never knew Nigerians re this unintelligent! Little wonder Okonjo Iweala, addressing employment problem some years ago, declared that Nigerians re simply unemployable. Her reason was that most unemployed Nigerians can't deliver. In plain words majority of Nigerians are dull.
Its sooooo sad for a pple whose faculty is sooo low that they believe almost anything without putting their brains to task! If for example Fowl-ose, the president of ipod, 2moro comes out to say, 'APC or Buhari is responsible for infertility amongst men of SE,' don't be surprised that pple will believe him.
That's jus how low intelligence has sunk in Nigeria.
Sadly, these yoots re the so-called 'leaders of tomoro'.
Once again may God reward u for taking soooo much of ur time educating Nigerians on simple tins they shud know!
Lalasticlala this is a very educating, informing and enlightening thread pls help push this to front page so our pple can learn.

Harwoyeez:
May God save our youths from blighted reasoning

stefan388:
Who is this riff raff crying and the same time boiling like soup cooked with all amount of sweetners (ingredients) yet could not produce normal taste. Do you know that you are exactly like salty water without any usefulness? Please note today that it is your turn to eat the strongest and most bitter borne. Continue to eat it while it lasts.
As wise as you claim to be, you do not know that your Buhari started badly? When you clap, dance and sing praises of dumbest dunce like Buhari, you should also expect that he will be carried way and before you know it, everywhere will be damaged. Am sure you are now enjoying your government abi?

NOETHNICITY:
Obailala, u and I see tins clearly insame light! I never knew Nigerians re this unintelligent! Little wonder Okonjo Iweala, addressing employment problem some years ago, declared that Nigerians re simply unemployable. Her reason was that most unemployed Nigerians can't deliver. In plain words majority of Nigerians are dull.
Its sooooo sad for a pple whose faculty is sooo low that they believe almost anything without putting their brains to task! If for example Fowl-ose, the president of ipod, 2moro comes out to say, 'APC or Buhari is responsible for infertility amongst men of SE,' don't be surprised that pple will believe him.
That's jus how low intelligence has sunk in Nigeria.
Sadly, these yoots re the so-called 'leaders of tomoro'.
Once again may God reward u for taking soooo much of ur time educating Nigerians on simple tins they shud know!
Lalasticlala this is a very educating, informing and enlightening thread pls help push this to front page so our pple can learn.

Zico5:
Imagine, how do you want them to reason when their hero and mentor are common looters and criminal/tout. The sanity of these youth needs to be checked so as to know if they can easily fit into our society or to be re-orientated or reformed. Many of them need help.

Zoharariel:
The “witch-hunt” cries could only be coming from the land of the rising moon.

Ben Bruce is the dumbest mofo on Earth. I wouldn't even sign-up on twitter if I were owing banks 1Billion Naira, let alone, 11Billion.

Now, I guess he must have realized how vacuously s.tupid he & his common sense campaign have been.