when i was six, armed robbers came to rob us at night. my dad instinctively went into self-defense mode with a cutlass before he even realized they had guns.
luckily, my great grandmother was sitted in the sitting when they released rounds at my dad, but in the blink of an eye she raised her hand up and the bullets turned to groundnuts and she caught them, and immediately disarmed the robbers and turned their guns to bananas and we all ate it as our night food
One Month Discount on Petrol: From Reactive Policies to Flawed Outcomes!
The announcement by the APC led Federal Government offering a 30-day discount on price of petrol to relieve the acute hardship and hunger caused Nigerians by its unplanned removal of subsidy can only be described as another very reactive and confused approach to governance that is now the culture of the Tinubu Government.
I had delayed in reacting to the announcement just to give the benefit of doubt and watch the outcome of the policy. Now, having assessed the outcomes, the policy is a substitution of political optics for sound policy.
As Nigerians will recall, President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, most carelessly removed fuel subsidy without any consultation or proper assessment of the negative impacts of such policies on our economy particularly on the livelihood of ordinary Nigerians.
Moreover, the careless removal of fuel subsidy was followed by other very badly sequenced policies such as the floating of the naira and tax reforms, all implemented in a very disorganized, incompetent and insensitive manner in addition to using three budgets at the same time with the attendant lack of transparency and accountability. Collectively, these policies stoked inflation in all sectors, pushing in most cases unbearable price hikes across board which placed severe shocks and other adverse consequences on Nigerians.
Expectedly, the outcomes are what they are- increasing multi-dimensional poverty, skyrocketing costs of goods and services, shrinking opportunities, exit of many businesses, mounting unemployment, disturbing insecurity, widening inequality, forced migration of our youths and general decline in the well-being of Nigerians.
Most unfortunately, rather than engage in detailed and published regulatory impact assessment of their reactive policies, the President Bola Tinubu’s led government has again demonstrated their well-known incompetence and insensitivity to governance.
With a detailed and published regulatory impact assessment of policies, a competent government would have pursued robust and sincere engagements and consultations with key stakeholders and ordinary Nigerians to recraft and implement inclusive and sustainable socio-economic growth strategies and policies.
What really does the President Bola Tinubu led government want to achieve with a one-month discount of less than 5% on fuel cost. Will it reduce poverty, unemployment, insecurity, and inequality? Will it increase productivity and exports? Is it a test to ascertain if subsidy should be restored? Is it another political gambit in the face of threats of electoral loss in the 2027 election? Too many questions, no answer!
War isn’t Hollywood, ask @CENTCOM they have first hand experience with Iran. The whole American military will not want to have anything to do with China not even a shouting match!!
China, for whatever reason, will not even allow itself to fight a physical war with the US.
It will turn into Japan.
Geography is the US's best weapon.
Nigerian airlines that have ceased operations since the APC came into power:
Dana Air: 2024
Med-View Airline: 2019
Kabo Air: 2017
Azman Air: 2024
First Nation Airways: 2018
The Nigerian aviation sector is in the gutters.
Adams Oshiomole to Peter Obi: "...We got all our allocations from Federal Government in Naira as governor, where did you get the Dollars you said you saved for Anambra State?... You said the DG of Debt Management office organize an event for you because you didn't borrow, you lied..." - Senator
@apantakuss2@BigFortunne You haven’t seen the tweets but your first reaction was to call your family stupid and delusional. Doesn’t speak well of your upbringing and education, you can do better but I guess you’re over 40. So the fooling is forever!!
Don’t allow former Obidient who are angry that Peter moved to NDC deceive you.
Obidient is one family and we follow our leader which is Peter Obi.
Stand your ground, and protect your votes!
The Obidient movement is bigger than anybody even Peter Obi himself.
Stop overrating yourself because of the popularity you've gained through the movement.
We didn't follow Obi because of anyone's recommendation. We simply did our research, carried our cross & followed him.
The $31 billion wig industry was not built by accident. The West criminalised Black hair, sold Black women chemical relaxers that cause cancer, and then profited again when the damage forced them to buy wigs. Schools in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa still shave girls' heads. Nollywood still links natural hair to poverty and wigs to success. Over 12,000 lawsuits later, the truth is out. Wear what you want, but know the economy behind the choice.
@IdrisZekeriJnr I am seeing videos of you diligently speaking the mind of Peter Obi.
I can’t seem to find those here.
Please let’s amplify the work Zekeri is doing.
No noise. No drama.
Just facts and substance.
Now this is a strong message to the Ghana government that the imperialist are coming, they will come with everything they have because a captured Ghana is a big blow to West Africa as whole, the citizens too must be very careful in the coming days, they will come at us soon.
Moment some Nigerian police officers seized a man’s earrings for no reason but didn’t know they were being recorded💔
Policeman: Why did you use earrings? It’s a crime to do so, you’re not a woman. Go there and meet my Oga
*Man Proceeds to meet the superior*
Superior police man: Are you a woman ? Are you a musician? Are you a footballer? Remove those earrings and put it in my hands
What the hel is wrong with Nigerian police ??is this not abuse of power and theft ? 💔💔💔
Someone’s showing you she’s no fit for a job and you’re still pushing her, this person has no business being police. This is why the NPF is rotten, a lot of unfit and unprofessional people pushed through the cracks just because someone wants them to or for whatever reason!