#1: This message from Nigeria’s attorney general is not sound; he ought to have said this without mentioning any name. He was wrong; being a Nigerian and living abroad does not stop one from participating in native nation’s democracy.
“Any Nigerian who lives abroad, funding the campaign of Peter Obi shall be arrested. It is against our electoral laws”
~ Abubakar Malami SAN
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“One thing Nigerians who based abroad failed to understand is that they cannot stay there and detect to us how to govern our country. Someone will seat in United States of America and be telling us what to do and what not to do as if we don’t know what we are doing in this country.
“If you violate the electoral law, you will face the penalty squarely and we will do everything within our power to prosecute both you and the candidate you are funding his campaign.
“We’ve received a signal that some individuals, mostly Nigerians living abroad have taken it upon themselves to fund the campaign of Mr Peter Obi who’s the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming Presidential election.
“What these individuals failed to understand is that Nigeria is a democratic nation governed by democratic rules and regulations. It is against the electoral act for those living abroad to sponsor any candidate in an election. Those involved should desist from such act or have us to contend with. We will resist it by all means. Such fund cannot enter Nigeria. Although we have put measures on ground to apprehend those who will get themselves involved in such an act.”
~ Abubakar Malami SAN
#3: Customs comptroller-general, Hameed Ali on NNPC
The Nigeria Customs Serviceon Thursday questioned the National Petroleum Company Limited’s claim that the country consumes 60 million litres of petrol daily. The Customs comptroller-general, Hameed Ali, during a session with the House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance on Thursday, said if the company puts daily consumption of petrol at 60 million litres, why does it allow 98 million litres to be lifted daily.
“I remember that last year we spoke about this. Unfortunately, this year, we are talking about subsidy again. The over N11 trillion we are going to take as debt, more than half of it is going for subsidy. The issue is not about the smuggling of petroleum products. I have always argued this with NNPC,” Mr Ali said.
“If we are consuming 60 million litres of PMS per day, by their own computation, why would you allow the release of 98 million litres per day? If you know this is our consumption, why would you allow that release?” he asked.
“Scientifically, you cannot tell me that if I fill my tank today, or tomorrow, I will fill the same tank with the same quantity of fuel. If I am operating a fuel station today and I go to Minna depot, lift petrol and take it to Kaduna, I may get to Kaduna in the evening and offload that fuel. There is no way I would have sold off that petrol immediately to warrant another load. So, how did you get to 60 million litres per day?
“That computation, to me, is not believable, because scientifically you cannot tell me that if I fill my tank today, tomorrow I will fill my tank with the same quantity of fuel. And if I’m running a petrol station today, if I go to Minna depot and lift, and I’m taking to Kaduna, I may reach Kaduna in the evening and offload that product; there’s no way I could have sold that petrol immediately to warrant another load.”
Mr Ali also opposed claims that the smuggling of petroleum contributes to the huge amounts being paid for subsidy.
“So, how did you get to 60 million litres per day? That is my question. The issue of smuggling, if you release 98 million litres in actuality and 60 million litres are used, the balance should be 38 million litres. How many trucks will carry 38 million litres every day? Which road are they following and where are they carrying this thing to?”
The deputy chairman of the House committee, Saidu Abdullahi, said the payment of subsidy has constituted a drain on the economy.
“As a government, we have not done well. We owe it to the people of this country to do what is right for this country. We are talking about over N6 trillion going for subsidy payment that almost doesn’t exist,” he said.
“You talk about 38 million litres which amount to about 500 trucks leaving our shores on a daily basis. We have an investment in NIGCOMSAT. Has there been any time that our satellite captured images of trucks leaving our shore?
“I think it is very clear that what is required is the political will to put a halt to this.
“We talk about insecurity. This is the real course of it. The money that is supposed to go into the provision of social amenities is going into private pockets. I think there is a need to work together to put a halt to this,” he said. (source)
#3: “Nigeria losing 95% oil production at Bonny terminal to theft “
“What is most difficult to manage today is the issue of crude oil theft, it is real and it is happening,” Mr Kyari told a session of state house briefing in Abuja.
“Are we helpless? No, we are not helpless and our efforts are paying off.
“As we speak now, what you see on the screen is a typical site where crude oil is stolen and processed in illegal refineries. And this is so common around the pipeline that I can tell you in one line just less than 200 kilometres we had 295 illegal connections and you see the data,” he said. – Mele Kyari, NNPC (source)
Three statements and why Nigeria must build an integrated monitoring and control center for our oil and gas sector’ Saudi Arabia has a playbook here.
1. “Any Nigerian who lives abroad, funding the campaign of Peter Obi shall be arrested. It is against our electoral laws” ~ Abubakar Malami SAN
– this statement by AGF is unfit for his office. He could have made his statement without mentioning any candidate’s name. Then president Buhari/Osinbajo duo was supported by Nigerians living abroad.
2. Nigeria has daily consumption of petrol at 60 million litres, why does it allow 98 million litres to be lifted daily. – Customs comptroller-general, Hameed Ali
– this voodoo has to be reconciled
3. Nigeria losing 95% oil production at Bonny terminal to theft – NNPC
– declare state of emergency on this oil theft
video credit: CBS
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“One thing Nigerians who based abroad failed to understand is that they cannot stay there and detect to us how to govern our country. Someone will seat in United States of America and be telling us what to do and what not to do as if we don’t know what we are doing in this country.” So, the all knowing AGF wrote this grammar? It is finished!
Who has debased Buhari government more than Malami? Magically, in his small mindedness he can prosecute a presidential candidate for receiving donations from Nigerians in the diaspora, how exactly is he going to do it? Is the CBN no longer crying for remittances? Except the funny Malami will block all inflows into Nigeria, else the money will still enter, and still move accordingly. Malami is incapable of winning such a case in the law court, he’s not even smart by half.
As always, the bunch holding sway only know how to major in minor, and minor in major. We are waiting for the joker to start filing cases, let’s really see how powerful he is.
People whose academic credentials remain questionable are given offices that are way above their intellect, now see the quality of thinking we are getting from the AGF.
One of those misfortunes Buhari brought upon Nigerians…