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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by kennydotkom(m): 11:13am On Sep 23, 2016

funnynation:
This one pass common sense! He's on point.. Outstanding statement..

I dey do evangelism last week with my
church members and my pastor, one
Prostitute waved at me
from the other side of the road & shouted
"Customer" are you coming in the evening
today? I just fainted!

U funny guy.

*Nairaland official comedian* *Irep042* *AbjFinestMC* *CFR*

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by bashydemy1: 11:13am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
Just as how they indicted PEJ of graft because she has some amounts of money in her account, even without identifying how she illegitimately sourced the money, not even an invitation for questionings on how she sourced the funds. Buhari has turned EFCC to a laughing stock.

Sometimes when i read comment like this i just laugh and ask myself if some people think... How did she come about $15m? Obama have been US president for 8yrs them no born am well to declare $15.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Nobody: 11:14am On Sep 23, 2016

Melonny:
[b][/b] " if people are afraid, they will not invest; fear will not be a policy to grow the economy"--
I thought he was a businessman? I see why he's failing now.. Only ' risk averse' investors will not invest because they are afraid... The big boys in the business will assess the risk and demand more required return. so Sir Ben, anti- corruption policies does not affect investors confidence.

yeye dey smell, you obviously have never done buissiness before, will you invest in a country where they decide to freeze your funds, is that not what they did to the airlines and they abandoned Nigeria.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by GoodofNaija: 11:15am On Sep 23, 2016

hamilton62:

how can a self acclaimed sane man make this comment?
Before you invest won't you save for a while, then carrying out the study on and about the portfolio?
No wonder, you aren't an investor and never understand the SSS's of economy and investments.

For this your comment, you deserve to be flogged too. angry

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by bashydemy1: 11:15am On Sep 23, 2016

Love Machine:
I have not seen one apc member that is arrested and detain like pmb and efcc are doing to non apc politicians.
Buhari witch-hunting is like in 1984 where some people with huge amount of money were allowed to go while some were arrested and detain without trial.

Can you name any APC member who are part of GEJ Led Federal Government that are in Buhari Govt.

Can you name one APC member that have been named or mention by Dasuki the ATM.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Apoztl3(m): 11:17am On Sep 23, 2016

GoodofNaija:
The twitter senator is gradually coming out in defence of his gang of thieves.

How can a sane human say investors are running away from an anticorruption friendly environment. Is that common sense

If you are an investor, would you carry your money to an unsafe corruption loving environment, where your funds/investments can be stolen without been curbed

This guy needs to be flogged I swear

Has any investor ever come to say that his money was looted in previous administrations.
Try apply a bit of common sense when you make submissions

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by funnynation(m): 11:18am On Sep 23, 2016

thanks.....

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by alt3r3g0: 11:22am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
For you to indict someone in the first place of looting funds, then you ought to provide substantiations to concretize your allegations and leave the defendant to make confutations.

This was about Dudafa before PEJ voluntarily barged inside the case.

You mentioned she was not invited for questioning and yet have people threatening to blow nnpc if she is invited.

What do you guys really want?

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by bashydemy1: 11:24am On Sep 23, 2016

Justiyke4u:
I know some people will come and want to stone him to death but in a way he made sense especially the part he said something about being afraid in your own country

Why will you be afraid your own country if you make your money legally..

Why will foreign investors will be afraid if they are not into any shady deal? Are people not investing in China? Will you compare the fight against corruption of Nigeria to that of China?

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by ebenco2000: 11:24am On Sep 23, 2016

I am sure Ben Bruce knows what is called money laundering, abroad if there is a cash deposit in your account over a particular amount, you must be able to explain it because only drug pushers, criminals and people involved in shady businesses carry cash around, now back to his friend that deposited 50Million in his account, 50 Million what? cash or cheque or transfer? how many legitimate business men can get 50 million cash to be paid into their account, that is why government encourages epayment, with that, monies can be traced but with cash which in most cases in Nigeria is gotten through corruption, it cant be traced so let EFCC do their work. I run a business and get paid with large sums definitely not cash and I have not been invited by EFCC before because the payments can be traced. let us stop behaving like illiterates because some politicians are trying to push their own personal agenda. Okonjo Iweala said it that we are in the position we are today because Jonathan government did not have political will to save, if we had saved, government would have drawn on it now. Nigeria case is like that of the israelites when Moses led them out of suffering in Egypt and got to the Red Sea, many of them started abusing him that he should have left them with their suffering in Egypt. I hope and pray that we will all have the patience to see that anti corruption war is the only way to the promise land.We are all used to the corruption money circulating which is to the detriment of the development of this country, corrupt rich people have taken over the country while they send their kids abroad they use the poverty ravaging us to divide us by dashing money out to make poor people support their selfish ambitions. Ben Bruce is not different either, he should tell us how he made his millions, was he not a civil servant at one time too?

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by maj007(m): 11:25am On Sep 23, 2016

Justiyke4u:
I know some people will come and want to stone him to death but in a way he made sense especially the part he said something about being afraid in your own country

No, he is not making any sense. On the contrary, genuine foreign investors want security for their funds from fraudulent activities of the locals. This can only happen in an atmosphere less infested with corruption. Apart from a few indian, chineses, lebanesse, etc who prey on the corrupt practices in the country to deliver substandard services and produts, there should not be any fear for any investor to do business in any corruption free environment.

Also, there has always been a Law that stipulates flagging of banking transactions that exceed certain amounts in both local and foreign currency. Notice of this is always pasted in every bank.

If EFCC is just waking up to act on flagged transactions, i believe that is a good thing for us. Theft of public fund and fraud in private sector will be drastically reduced.

Any legitimately acquired wealth must have a source that can be proven with ease. Money don't just get conjured out of nowhere. Even ritualists have shrine for their money rain (IF THEY ARE CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO SHOW).

MR. COMMON SENSE should go and settle with AMCON first before coming to educate us here. Borrowing and not paying back is also part of corruption that we are talking about.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by vickylincon(m): 11:26am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
Very silly, so you mean EFCC should go about interpallating and apprehending individuals because they have some amount of money for investment and other purposes with baseless graft criminations?

No wonder people like this voted in the certificateless cattle rearer.

guess your bank never told you about the anti prohibition bill

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by WorldRichest: 11:26am On Sep 23, 2016

Please Mr Ben Bruce, have you paid back the millions of naira belonging to poor masses which you collected from the bank but have refused to repay? When you finish paying your debt, then I can listen to your gibberish. How will local investors get loan from the banks when a megalomaniac like you is owing several millions?

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by bashydemy1: 11:27am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
Very silly, so you mean EFCC should go about interpallating and apprehending individuals because they have some amount of money for investment and other purposes with baseless graft criminations?

No wonder people like this voted in the certificateless cattle rearer.

Oh.. this is the face of corruption? So someone can deposit #1 billion and should not be ask how he come about the money?

#50million is alot of money and someone depositing that need to be asked where he get the money.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Melonny(m): 11:28am On Sep 23, 2016

ehie:
yeye dey smell, you obviously have never done buissiness before, will you invest in a country where they decide to freeze your funds, is that not what they did to the airlines and they abandoned Nigeria.

let me assume you have a business in Nigeria and/or done a lot of deals(business). Now, tell me the challenges caused by the anti-corruption measures that you've faced as a business owner in this present time?
Please, Google why the airline companies are pulling out of Nigeria.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by GoodofNaija: 11:28am On Sep 23, 2016

Apoztl3:

Has any investor ever come to say that his money was looted in previous administrations.
Try apply a bit of common sense when you make submissions

Who are the so called investors in your previous administration

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Nobody: 11:28am On Sep 23, 2016

bashydemy1:

Can you name any APC member who are part of GEJ Led Federal Government that are in Buhari Govt.

Can you name one APC member that have been named or mention by Dasuki the ATM.

Oh!so to you it is only the politicians who collected money from dasuki that are corrupt?
What about Aisha Halliburton buhari?
What about ex gov fashola's 130 million naira inflated borehole and #78m website?
What about ex gov fayemi #1.2b bedroom renovation scam?
What about amaechi liquidation of river state assets to sponsor buhari's presidential campaign?
The list is endless.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by charloski(m): 11:29am On Sep 23, 2016

Buhari was handed over:
– $30billion in our Foreign Reserves,
– $2.5billion Sovereign Wealth Fund,
– $1.4billion in the ECA,
– $4.65b back taxes from NLNG.
– Buhari met an approved budget of N4.5trillion

Buhari received within a year:
– $2.7billion collected by Inland Revenue in his first 8 months.
– $2.1billion world bank loan.
– $850million Grants from UK, USA and Europe.
– 1.5trn saved from fuel subsidy removal
– Excluding crude oil sales, Joint Venture profits, Royalties, Income from Customs, NIMMSA, NPA, NACHO ……
– 3trilion on STA
not to include the “recovered” looted funds.

More than a year has passed:
1] Not a kilometer of road constructed,
~~2] Not a watt of Electricity generated,~~
3] Not a Ward added to any Hospital in Nigeria.
4] Not a job space created, except the CBN job he shared with his cronies.
5] Not a grain of corn or tomato seed was provided to farmers. [Fertilizer subsidy taken away and handed back to ex-military men] 6] 41 foreign companies mostly in service industry have left Nigeria
7] 4.3 Million jobs lost in 10months – National Bureau of Statistics.
8] Food scarcity last experienced in Nigeria between 1983 to 1985 returned back.
9] War on Corruption turned into war against his perceived enemies. Convictions by EFCC were cases meticulously started by previous govt(s). Buhari wins cases only on the pages of Newspapers.
10] Nigeria dropped from No.1 Investment destination in Africa to No.27 before South Sudan.
11] African Biggest economy shrink from a GDP of about 7% to -0.36%, the fastest decline in the world since record began.
12] No.3 fastest growing economy in the world to No.83 in 365days.

And I wonder why the president keeps giving the impression that the country is broke. The problem is not lack of funds, but lack of qualified individuals in the govt.

All this and people are still shouting that he's working..... I hate to say this.... "Zombies everywhere"

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Nobody: 11:29am On Sep 23, 2016

alt3r3g0:

This was about Dudafa before PEJ voluntarily barged inside the case.

You mentioned she was not invited for questioning and yet have people threatening to blow nnpc if she is invited.

What do you guys really want?

They threatened to blow up nnpc if PEJ is Arrested, not invited for questionings there are differences between the two! Stop these spurious talks.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by uwem18: 11:32am On Sep 23, 2016

sarrki:
Mr Ben
I admire your courage contributing to national issues
The local investors you are referring to are looters that
Have looted us dry
We need them to refund back the money to us
If this is what you mean
Then No way

Do you mean everybody doing big business in Nigeria are looters?

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by lordyugo: 11:32am On Sep 23, 2016

Mynd44:

And after the friend was picked up and questioned was he released and allowed to go his way?

The EFCC has it in their statutes to question transactions above a certain amount. So what's so wrong there?

in a sane society u investigate the paper trail before u bring in for questioning otherwise u end up jeopardizing ur investigation which is really common wit efcc

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by MYSTERYPRINCE(m): 11:32am On Sep 23, 2016

GoodofNaija:
The twitter senator is gradually coming out in defence of his gang of thieves.

How can a sane human say investors are running away from an anticorruption friendly environment. Is that common sense

If you are an investor, would you carry your money to an unsafe corruption loving environment, where your funds/investments can be stolen without been curbed

This guy needs to be flogged I swear

GUY U USELESS.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by obailala(m): 11:33am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
it seems you didn't really grasp my comment. I'm not against EFCC investigations, I'm just against apprehending people in such conditions. Like the news indicating that PEJ will be apprehended by EFCC, instead of inviting her for questions or making litigation.

You seem to forget that such news isn't coming from EFCC but from random people on social media. I don't remember seeing any statement by efcc that they intend to 'apprehend' patience jonathan, they wouldn't even be able to do that. The most they can do is freeze the account and call her for questioning, 'some animals are certainly more equal than others.'

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by uwem18: 11:35am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
Very silly, so you mean EFCC should go about interpallating and apprehending individuals because they have some amount of money for investment and other purposes with baseless graft criminations?

No wonder people like this voted in the certificateless cattle rearer.

We don't need to abuse people just because they air their opinion.

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Ikigia: 11:40am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
What dry are you talking about?? how gullible to accede to the deceptive assertions of the govt that Nigeria is broke. For your information: Buhari’s 1 Year + In Office.

Buhari was handed over:
– $30billion in our Foreign Reserves,
– $2.5billion Sovereign Wealth Fund,
– $1.4billion in the ECA,
– $4.65b back taxes from NLNG.
– Buhari met an approved budget of N4.5trillion

Buhari received within a year:
– $2.7billion collected by Inland Revenue in his first 8 months.
– $2.1billion world bank loan.
– $850million Grants from UK, USA and Europe.
– 1.5trn saved from fuel subsidy removal
– Excluding crude oil sales, Joint Venture profits, Royalties, Income from Customs, NIMMSA, NPA, NACHO ……
– 3trilion on STA
not to include the “recovered” looted funds.

More than a year has passed:
1] Not a kilometer of road constructed,
~~2] Not a watt of Electricity generated,~~
3] Not a Ward added to any Hospital in Nigeria.
4] Not a job space created, except the CBN job he shared with his cronies.
5] Not a grain of corn or tomato seed was provided to farmers. [Fertilizer subsidy taken away and handed back to ex-military men] 6] 41 foreign companies mostly in service industry have left Nigeria
7] 4.3 Million jobs lost in 10months – National Bureau of Statistics.
8] Food scarcity last experienced in Nigeria between 1983 to 1985 returned back.
9] War on Corruption turned into war against his perceived enemies. Convictions by EFCC were cases meticulously started by previous govt(s). Buhari wins cases only on the pages of Newspapers.
10] Nigeria dropped from No.1 Investment destination in Africa to No.27 before South Sudan.
11] African Biggest economy shrink from a GDP of about 7% to -0.36%, the fastest decline in the world since record began.
12] No.3 fastest growing economy in the world to No.83 in 365days.

And I wonder why the president keeps giving the impression that the country is broke. The problem is not lack of funds, but lack of qualified individuals in the govt.

Little wonders GEJ's admin had to borrow to pay workers' salaries.
Bro, ain't friend with this PMB's admin aswell with many obvious reasons, but don't just qoute "virtual" records that was made available on internet, with no positive effect on ordinary Nigerians. GEJ's admin did very little to what I expected from him for the masses. Good day.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by bashydemy1: 11:43am On Sep 23, 2016

Love Machine:
Oh!so to you it is only the politicians who collected money from dasuki that are corrupt?
What about Aisha Halliburton buhari?
What about ex gov fashola's 130 million naira inflated borehole and #78m website?
What about ex gov fayemi #1.2b bedroom renovation scam?
What about amaechi liquidation of river state assets to sponsor buhari's presidential campaign?
The list is endless.

I swear stewpidity if truly a disease,

What about Aisha Haliburton? Even your Fayose they raise the issue have since silent on it when he know he is only lying about it.. Even US ambassador have clear the issue. But because you cannot think with your brain or research you just believe any news you read..Typical of a robot.

What did Fashola do? You and your likes believe believe and follow any useless rumor.? I SMH.. Well mind you that a state case and it's the state Govt that will probe him. Also any link to back up your claim?

OMG i swear will die of ignorant, If you cannot get a source to proof that Fayemi spent #1.2billion of bedroom renovation then God will punish you with your lies..

Now Ameachi? do you know Wike set up panel to investigate Ameachi? YES

Did the panel indict him? NO

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191333-go-to-court-if-you-have-any-case-of-corruption-against-me-amaechi-tells-governor-wike.html

http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/01/rivers-state-wike-told-us-to-nail-amaechi-says-panel-member/

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Topiipii(m): 11:44am On Sep 23, 2016

“Money is a coward; it only goes to places where there is peace and tranquillity.

I hope he'll be kind enough to say this to his brothers in the S/S

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by AntiWailer: 11:48am On Sep 23, 2016

blueto:
Very silly, so you mean EFCC should go about interpallating and apprehending individuals because they have some amount of money for investment and other purposes with baseless graft criminations?

No wonder people like this voted in the certificateless cattle rearer.

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by AntiWailer: 11:50am On Sep 23, 2016

There is Anti Money Laudering Law.

Pasted in all banks since only God knows when.

There are transactions that the bank must report to NFIU and EFCC has the right to follow up and ask questions.

There is nothing odd about it.

China Kills corrupt people and people are still investing there.

Ben Bruce should stop playing with gullible people's mind.

Why will you be afraid to live in your country when you act within the law.

So ANTI money laundering law should be suspended becasue your friend want to deposit 50Million

Thief.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by greatermax77(m): 12:02pm On Sep 23, 2016

Sarcasm aside,
The president is doing a pretty good job.
There is massive creation of jobs,
The doller bows at the mention of naira.
Our economy is still the largest growing economy in Africa.
All members of the ruling party are saints.
The first lady funds her official travel with personal funds.
Nigerians afford more than three square meal a day.
People that said our president copied Obama speech are crazy, it was Obama that copied his speech.
Did I forget any thing?

Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by IDnoble1: 12:03pm On Sep 23, 2016

GoodofNaija:
The twitter senator is gradually coming out in defence of his gang of thieves.

How can a sane human say investors are running away from an anticorruption friendly environment. Is that common sense

If you are an investor, would you carry your money to an unsafe corruption loving environment, where your funds/investments can be stolen without been curbed

This guy needs to be flogged I swear

The same thing came to my mind when I watched it on Channels TV. is there sense in that, if you have legitimate source of capital and legal business, why the fear. Only the thieves will be scared of investing.

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Re: Buhari’s Anti-graft War Scaring Away Investors – Ben Bruce by Nobody: 12:03pm On Sep 23, 2016

obailala:
You seem to forget that such news isn't coming from EFCC but from random people on social media.

Random people on social media? are you alright?? http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/prosecute-patience-jonathan-now-serap-tells-fg/

I don't remember seeing any statement by efcc that they intend to 'apprehend' patience jonathan, they wouldn't even be able to do that. The most they can do is freeze the account and call her for questioning,

What about the plans to forfeit the funds into the TSA without inviting her for questioning in order to ascertain whether it was legitimately or illegitimately sourced?? http://punchng.com/efcc-wants-patience-jonathan-forfeit-15m/

'some animals are certainly more equal than others.'

I think that quote is only for “animals”, because I'm a god, Psalm 82:6.

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