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Jul 22, 2020 3 tweets 1 min read Read on X
The fact Nigeria did not say #PAGMI is resource control.

Does not mean it's not resource control.

The artisanal miners in Zamfara are locals not outsiders.

PAGMI legalises their operations and helps them scale operations.

It's a full scale resource control.
My region has been fighting for resource control for 30 years

I can smell that shit from afar.

People died in this struggle, so you can't gaslight me with lyrical gymnastics.

The people who will benefit from it are the locals who were the Artisanal Miners.
I fully support PAGMI.

It's a welcome Initiative to boost jobs and skills of the pilot states.

PAGMI would also bring a decentralized investment to small holder miners.

It's a win-win for the states..

And one giant leap for total Resource Control.

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Sep 22, 2020
If you are a young Nigerian, please make the effort to understand the Nigerian economy..

Read about other systems, read monetary policy in other countries.

Read about how they tackle trade and investment.

Don't let Nigeria fail you, know when you're being fucked with.
Read about inflation..

Read what triggers inflation, read about trade, read the factors that make trade possible..

I can't stress this enough, READ THE FACTORS THAT MAKE TRADE POSSIBLE.

I have given up on the older generation, economic policy is Abracadabra to them.
CBN's recent FX directives is going to push inflation.

As long as the borders are closed and we don't address local production factors..

You will get poorer.

I have seen 40+ suit and tie defend it today, don't be unfortunate like them abeg.
Read 4 tweets
Sep 20, 2020
Next time you wonder why Trump is popular in Nigeria.

One ex U.S president refused to sell weapons to Nigeria and supported the Daura feudalist..

While another imposed VISA bans on Nigerian Politicians a week before an election.

We no hear pim about violence in Edo..
I don't like Trump for my personal reasons.

But you lot that paint Nigerian Trump supporters as stupid need to face reality..

And I hope you are taking lessons, one visa ban and people could vote in peace.
We need Electoral reform bill Sha.

We can't wait for Trump to direct common sense in Nigerian democracy.

Secondly, Trump needs to come for their international bank account.

Don't just visa ban them, ban their access to US Dollar..
Read 5 tweets
Sep 15, 2020
Food inflation at 16% already and expected to rise as we approach December.

Nigeria lost 25% of rice harvests this year alone.

Meanwhile Borders and still closed and bread bakers are threatening to strike.

Playing politics with food is a war crime and people will die.
Nigerians spend 60% of income on food.

With food inflation rising above 15%, it's obvious Nigerians are spending over 60% of their income on food.

Nigeria has a median age of 17.9, we have already seen what bandits can do.

The result of this sabotage will be violence.
APC spent last weekend talking about Buhari's Nation building.

If you have 8 years to rule and you leave the country much poorer than you found it.

You have failed..

If the hunger is 100% man made, you are a war criminal...

I am tired, we haven't see the worst.
Read 4 tweets
Jul 24, 2020
Over 15 hours since the NEDC corruption.

And NEDC is not trending on Twitter..

Ogbeni Dipo suddenly won't tweet about NEDC and blame people in Borno.

The rest of you suddenly remember it's a Nigerian problem..eyahh

The safest place in Nigeria is your village
If you're an ethnic minority..

Nigerians will hold you to standards they don't even hold themselves.

God forbid your politicians fuck up..

That's when Nigerians will blame you for Super Eagles losing to Sweden in 2002 World Cup..

I dey observe, well done Nigeria..
I don't like playing tribal politics..but I don't care.

You lot from the SW APC don't know the implication of PAGMI.

Rotimi Amaechi is now calling himself an " Igbo Man".

Your region walked itself into political irrelevance and you decided to burn the bridge.

Well done
Read 4 tweets
Jul 18, 2020
Food inflation for the month of June was 15.18%

Nigerians are not earning more

by the end of 2020, 7 million Nigerians will fall under poverty

This nonsense we pretend Poverty is not the biggest threat to Nigerians will end us

Obviously we haven't learnt from Bandit attacks
The Nigerian govt cannot obviously draw a straight line between Poverty and Violence.

That's why even after Border Closure has made our food inflation worse.

We decide to ban maize imports, we are not working on increasing yields..

Just ban and impoverish your population.
Productivity reduces poverty

But productivity influenced by Import substitution ( border closure) is a waste of time when your people are poor

It will lead to inflation as supply drops

Not everyone will adapt, some will turn to violence

And we will pretend to be shocked..
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Jul 9, 2020
Last week, Bloomberg and Guardian talked about pollution in the Niger Delta

It was Niger Deltans who are sick and tired about pollution killing our babies that made it possible

Nobody calls out corruption of Niger Delta politicians like Niger Deltans

It's why you know about it
Is the Nigeria taking our resources?

I mean Buhari has refused to sign a Petroleum Industry Bill that would have brought billions in FDI to industralize my region.

Meanwhile a an elephant project to send gas to the North has been approved.

Make we dey watch
I have been attacked and insulted by my own Akwa Ibom twitter ..

Why?

I call out Godswill Akpabio's corruption.

Now he is a NDDC chief, you think we don't know?

You think we are stupid for calling for NDDC to be scrapped?
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