@aonanuga1956 Now that your reckless and baseless accusations have been shown for what it is, I hope you have the presence of mind to apologise to VDM, and chase those who seek to deceive with same energy. Apologies would not be accepted.
TRUTH. WILL. OUT. Nothing less.
@flyairpeace just so you know, my Air Peace miles suddenly disappeared. I then got an email stating they have been redeemed. Look internally. some staff think they need it more than the owners. I don't even know why I bother. This is probably a new milking funnel.
The Federal Government must come clean with Nigerians.
The quiet appointment of Xpress Payments Solutions Limited as a new TSA collecting agent is not an administrative decision, it is a dangerous resurrection of the Alpha Beta revenue cartel that dominated Lagos State during and after the Tinubu years. That model created a private toll gate around public revenue and funnelled state funds into the hands of a politically connected monopoly.
What we are witnessing now is the attempt to nationalise that same template, moving Nigeria from a republic to a private holding company controlled by a small circle of vested interests.
To introduce such a policy in the middle of a national tragedy, while Nigerians are mourning loved ones lost to the deepening insecurity crisis, is not only insensitive, it is a deliberate act of governance by stealth. When a nation is grieving, leadership should show empathy and focus on securing lives, not on expanding private revenue pipelines.
This latest move raises fundamental questions:
Why was this appointment rushed and smuggled into the public space without consultation, stakeholder engagement, or National Assembly oversight?
What value does Xpress Payments add that existing TSA channels do not already provide?
Who truly benefits from this? Nigeria or an entrenched political network?
This is not reform. This is state capture masquerading as digital innovation.
Let me be clear:
Nigeria does not need more middlemen between citizens and their government revenue. What we need is greater transparency, stronger institutions, and a tax system free from political capture.
I therefore call for the following:
1. Immediate suspension of the Xpress Payments appointment pending a public inquiry;
2. Full disclosure of the contractual terms, beneficiaries, fee structures, and selection criteria;
3. A comprehensive audit of TSA operations to prevent the creeping privatisation of revenue collection;
4. A legal framework, not executive shortcuts, that prohibits the insertion of private proxies into core government revenue systems;
5. A national security priority shift, recognising that a country under assault cannot afford economic governance conducted in the shadows.
Nigeriaโs revenues are not political spoils. They are the lifeblood of our national survival, especially at a time when insecurity is tearing communities apart.
The government must abandon this Lagos-style revenue cartelisation and return to the path of transparency, constitutionalism, and public accountability. -AA
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Don't get it twisted - the US Democratic party and the UK Labour/Liberal Democrats parties have a lot in common than you may think.
Keep your eyes peelled. Do not snooze.
#CharlieKirk
@JuliaHB1 I find it extremely confusing when supposedly intelligent humans decide to remove their God-given brains and bin it. Same fanatics would be the first to blame govt if a crime is reported to be committed by the illegal migrant. If you do this, pls allow yourself to be ashamed.
@durblino@daflexar "Just have money"...Proper Nigerian thinking, I am sorry. The fact he did this does not mean he "has money". It simply means he chooses to be generous from the much he worked hard to keep. There is a huge difference.
Angela Rayner is the typical hypocrite we all imagine. But so is @UKLabour's top echelon, too. Would Ms Rayner now agree to return the discount and profit she made during the purchase and sale of her council property in 2007? If yes, great. If no, shame!
The UK #LabourGovt is angling to ruin the economy. And then, blame it on #Brexit.
@UKLabour remains the party of wrong decisions and broken promises.
Shame.