“COASTAL road has now become LAND road….what of the N15trillion earmarked for that road?
𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺... 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘰𝘩, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦….”
— Human rights lawyer - Femi Falana charges Nigerians to defend their votes.
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there is no lagos-calabar coastal road, that road is not going to cross lagos.
You don’t wake up overnight and do Lagos-Calabar coastal road with no ESIA “Environmental and Social Impact Assessment” —— @ChidiOdinkalu
Mind you, this interview was 3month ago.
According to the Federal Government, the discount will be obtainable at NNPC Retail petrol stations, which are estimated to be about 900 stations. With the total number of petrol stations in Nigeria estimated at about 24,000, it means that the discount will be applicable in less than 4% of our petrol stations with priority to public transport operators. Using our population of about 243 million people implies one NNPC Retail petrol station to about 243,000 Nigerians assuming that the stations are evenly distributed across Nigeria which is not the case. Imagine 243,000 Nigerians struggling for a N66.00/per litre discount in each of the NNPC petrol stations. This is certainly not how to govern a richly blessed and endowed nation!
While I prepare to provide a more detailed explanation on my current stand on subsidy and a policy roadmap on fair, transparent and affordable pricing of petroleum products, let me state that research on our current revenue and revenue potential in a productive Nigeria under an incorrupt, transparent and competent government which my leadership will enthrone affirms my position that subsidy should be restored to Nigerians not only on petrol but also in agriculture, health, education and infrastructure.
But, beyond subsidy, it is important that we have a leadership that is focused on policies that drastically reduce the cost of living through welfare-enhancing pricing policy and honest administration of same.
It is clear that President Tinubu’s October 1 policy announcement is neither of that. It is plain political optics masked as policy. Nigerians are tired of those gimmicks. It is time for real change.
A new Nigeria is POssible. Nigeria will be OK! -PO
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!
EXCLUSIVE: From Obasanjo to Tinubu, we break down 27 years of petrol price increases in Nigeria, including a nearly 600% jump.
And here’s the shocker: ₦1,000 once bought 50 litres of petrol. Today, it can’t even buy ONE! How did we get here? Watch the breakdown, then share your thoughts in the comments.
#Petrol #NNPC #APC #Fuel #Nigeria #ParallelFacts
Igbo Kwenu!
As promised, the Igbo translation is done. VO artist from @chukaobi.
Send it to your brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and friends!
All translations will be dropped on WhatsApp:
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Former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu Penkele tells Nigerians, especially Oyo State, to reject APC at both state and national levels, admitting that APC has wrecked Nigeria. 😂 Even their own people are sounding the alarm!
I spent Sunday evening with His Excellency, @PeterObi and other NDC Lagos Candidates hosted by the incredible members of the Obidient Movement Lagos.
One thing is clear: We share one mission: to build a country and city that work for the people who live here every day.
I remain grateful for the vision and leadership of our presidential candidate. I appreciate all those who show up with conviction and all those who worked behind the scenes to make the evening possible.
The work continues and together, we move.
FD
Ó ti yá.
Hausa translation is in with a real human voice. VO artist facilitated by @chukaobi
Here's a link to the post on WhatsApp. Share with every Northerner you know:
https://t.co/B50hnORAwB
This wasn't particularly easy to do. All of the efforts go to waste if it doesn't reach the Arewa community.
Other languages are in the works. 🚀
Do not trust anybody. Verify every claim.
Our founder, Martin Uwakwe, on @channelstv Morning Brief:
Brazil lets parties and IT experts test its election system before election day.
@inecnigeria can do the same, and no change to the law is needed.
#NigeriaDecides2027#INEC #Mundx
The SDP Presidential Candidate Prince Adebayo Adewole continues to shred APC Presidential candidate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC during meeting in Oyo State.
“Bola Ahmed Tinubu, let me you just something that will make you understand. Tinubu doesn’t want to be your president, he doesn’t care. He doesn’t like the job of a president. Tinubu doesn’t want to stay in Aso Rock and sign papers, he doesn’t want to talk you. He doesn’t want to supervise the ministers. Tinubu’s is only around because he wants to pack money, that is why he is not struggling for anything. He doesn’t even like the job of a president, and he doesn’t like to talk like a president or behave like a president. He is only there because he wants to pack money. Tinubu’s business plan before was - I will be sponsoring people to office and make profit out of it. After a while he realized, look, this people am sponsoring, there is not enough money is coming back, let me go do things by myself. But to listen to you, give you education and healthcare, if you die, Tinubu doesn’t care. He will make money from your funeral. Tinubu himself will tell you he is not good. What we need to do is to ask ourselves - if you the one president and he is thief, you have the second president and he is a thief and you have the third president and he is a thief, then something is wrong with you. why are you always choosing a thieves? This time around, we are in danger. I want you to understand that Tinubu is not a mistake, Tinubu is punishment for the kind of politics we have decided to do. I am saying that any country that allow that kind of character to climb, climb, climb and reach the top, something is wrong with that country and we must end it now”.
Adebayo Adewole
SDP Presidential Candidate.