zenmaster:

Oil drilling will cause pollution, hurricanes and tornadoes plus earthquakes

To blazes with crude oil

omohayek:

Yours is the first sensible comment on this thread! The unanimous condemnation in all the others only goes to show that El-Rufai was telling the truth: Nigerians have become so addicted to (and dependent on) "free" oil money that they can't even conceive of another way of life other than scrambling by any and every means to maximize their share of the fixed "national cake" derived from oil rents. How much oil, gas, gold or other mineral resources do the likes of Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland or Austria have? Can anyone say they are worse off than resource rich countries like Congo, Nigeria or even South Africa?

The parasitical mindset which oil money has bred in Nigerians is at the root of so many of the country's problems, but the allure of eating without working is so strong that most Nigerians can't even see the problem.

Headlaw:
This is just the bitter truth. I'm living in the oil city of Port Harcourt. I have seen deeply into the oil sector, what is solely keeping all of us here in Port Harcourt is oil. Take away oil and Nigeria economy will collapse. Nigerians are lacking in creativity thinking. I'm looking forward in having my family abroad because the future of this country is heading to the rock. People that are seeing the future has started planning.

fk001:


We don't care what other people think about us.


What is wrong in what he said? he only state the obvious.



We are lazy because of oil

SlayQueenSlayer:


Then let's go our separate ways so that you can have a nation without oil.

obailala:
Just taking a look at the comments on the first page, it is obvious that prejudice against Rufai has completely twisted the brains of too many people. Rufai has simply stated the gospel truth about how oil wealth has killed the thinking faculty and left Nigeria as a lazy undeveloping nation since 1959.

Ugosample:


You guys are so right.

Wealth without work or innovation have ruined resource rich third world countries

Look at the Nigerian society, the allure for free money is just irresistible, e.g. MMM, unbridled sports betting, extortion in the road, etc

It's a shame tho

sarrki:
When generation fro your axis have milked and still milking it

When you yourself have been a beneficiary

People like you makes me believe what some people say about your type up North

fk001:


Who is holding you back?

obailala:
Just taking a look at the comments on the first page, it is obvious that prejudice against Rufai has completely twisted the brains of too many people. Rufai has simply stated the gospel truth about how oil wealth has killed the thinking faculty and left Nigeria as a lazy undeveloping nation since 1959.

paschu:
Really

So why do you guys cry blue murder and mobilise soldiers whenever militants decide to hslt oil production?



So hypocritical!

obailala:
Just taking a look at the comments on the first page, it is obvious that prejudice against Rufai has completely twisted the brains of too many people. Rufai has simply stated the gospel truth about how oil wealth has killed the thinking faculty and left Nigeria as a lazy undeveloping nation since 1959.

SlayQueenSlayer:


The visionless people who believe that Nigeria's unity is not negotiable.

Ugosample:


What is so hypocritical about the truth ?

Nigeria hooked on oil is the biggest problem of Nigeria, and to the Niger Delta too.

It's the resource curse, or Dutch Disease if you may.

Do a little research on these terms, you need it

TheGoodJoe:


Please tell me the gospel truth and that thing El-Rufai said. Look at Doha for instance. Is that not Oil Money? Are you not hearing o Arab companies owning refineries even in America to sell refined Crude instead of raw Crude? Is that not the power of Oil Money? These countries are expanding their companies chains to Europe even. For instance, Manchester City and PSG. Those are now Arab companies.

Our problem is having crooks as leaders and people supporting their deceits. Crude is a blessing. If we have the right leaders and channel the resources, we can change this country in a few years.

Unfortunately, we have people who reason like El-Rufai running Nigeria.

Amoto94:
No wonder Nairaland is rated as a forum with users with least IQ, El-Rufai made a sensible comment instead of some people to critically look at it from the prism of objectivity they didn't but hurl abusive words at him and the people he represents.

With this mindset we still have a longway to go in this part of the world.

fk001:



You people should channel your anger to your lawmakers, they are the only people that can set you free.

Ugosample:


There is a reason why the Dubai you mentioned diversified into the services sector, precisely the Tourism and other sectors, and that is because primary resource dependency is a recipe for disaster.

And Dubai as an emirate makes more mibet from the services sector than oil


But you are right about the wicked leaders part.

We got vision less people in Africa, our own is to eat everything today and let tomorrow take care of itself

shame

Headlaw:
This is just the bitter truth. I'm living in the oil city of Port Harcourt. I have seen deeply into the oil sector, what is solely keeping all of us here in Port Harcourt is oil. Take away oil and Nigeria economy will collapse. Nigerians are lacking in creativity thinking. I'm looking forward in having my family abroad because the future of this country is heading to the rock. People that are seeing the future has started planning.

sarrki:



http://thenationonlineng.net/pray-nigeria-oil-dries-says-el-rufai/

TheGoodJoe:


Stop collecting allocations. Simple solution to your state's problem.

sarrki:



http://thenationonlineng.net/pray-nigeria-oil-dries-says-el-rufai/