by Jaye Gaskia Again although the ruling PDP has demonstrated that it is incapable of solving this problem, where is the alternative program of the APC to address this problem and ensure self sufficiency in domestic refining capacity? What will the APC do in this regard over the next 4 years? Now that the... Read More

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Jaye Gaskia: Nigeria’s ruling class at its wits’ end

by Jaye Gaskia This ruling class is incapable of tackling the existential crisis facing us, it is time for us to sack this ruling class, It is time for us to take our destiny into our own hands and Take Back Nigeria. A few days ago, at the peak of the abduction saga of... Read More

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May 10, 2014

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Jaye Gaskia: But how shameless can the ruling class be?

by Jaye Gaskia If this is thus true, then it follows that the real perpetrators and perpetuators of these forms of violent criminality are members of the ruling class. Our nation is in state of paralyzing distress as we are pushed further and further to the edge of a cataclysmic precipice, by the bungling incompetence of... Read More

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April 15, 2014

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Opinion: Insecurity and indecisiveness – The swift race to self destruction

by Jaye Gaskia Here lies the bane of our problem, the continued pretence in high places that the situation will blow over of its own accord; combined with a mindset that accepts mass murder and routine massacres of even children, as appropriate collateral damage not only by perpetrators of violence, but also by the state... Read More

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March 12, 2014

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Opinion: I am not going to the National Conference because of N12 million

by Jaye Gaskia Now let us get back to the spurious issue of N12 million bribe or payment. Since the June 12 struggles of the 90s through to the January Uprising of 2012 I have been involved at the highest levels in our struggles; I could not be bribed then, I will not be bribed... Read More

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March 4, 2014

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Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now

by Jaye Gaskia And whereas Lugard may have made a mistake in the course of promoting the selfish interests of British colonialism 100 years ago in 1914; the real challenge, the real problem lies with the gluttonously selfish ruling class, whose collective misadventures in ruling over us has combined to convert the selfish act of... Read More

February 24, 2014

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Opinion: We must set the agenda for 2015 elections

by Jaye Gaskia Furthermore, what is the difference between the parties of the ruling class? If there was ever any doubt about the sameness of the opposition APC with the ruling PDP, surely its merger with the New PDP ought to dispel any remaining doubts? As the 2015 general elections approach, and before it, the... Read More

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February 24, 2014

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Opinion: First they go after Amaechi, now they suspend Sanusi… who’s next?

by Jaye Gaskia Then they went for the jugular of the CBN, and ‘suspended’ the CBN Governor, but we wouldn’t do anything, because Sanusi is a rabble rouser and we do not like him in anycase; When the news of the suspension of Sanusi, the CBN governor started trickling in, what came to my mind... Read More

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January 28, 2014

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Opinion: A failed ruling class and the litany of impunity

by Jaye Gaskia The Nigerian ruling class has historically not been a stranger to impunity in governance; nevertheless, past generations of this ruling class will cringe in their graves at the level of the impunity of their heirs, the current class of Vagabonds In Power [VIPs]. Sometimes when pummelled by the storms of our vicarious... Read More

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December 13, 2013

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Opinion: The NNPC is simply a metaphor for impunity, something has to be done

by Jaye Gaskia What is the annual budget of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture [Less than N90bn] for example? What is the annual budget of Ekiti, or Osun, or Taraba, or Cross River states for example? Less than N120bn! Yet by some calculations, we lost N5.2tn to corruption and leakages in just 2 years [June... Read More

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October 28, 2013

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Opinion: It is our turn to steal

by Jaye Gaskia And when they make excuses about Oduah not being the first or only one involved in impunity; then let us respond by emphasising the fact that although it may be convenient for thieves and treasury looters to justify their pillage by claiming that they are stealing on behalf of their respective ethnic... Read More

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October 23, 2013

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Opinion: A National Conference by the people

by Jaye Gaskia Sovereignty belongs to the people, and not to any of the institutions of governance or state to which they might have under certain circumstances delegated exercise of that sovereignty! It is important in order to avoid misrepresentation, to once again express and canvass one’s view on the ongoing National dialogue or... Read More

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September 20, 2013

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Opinion: The National Assembly is a symbol of waste

by Jaye Gaskia With nearly N1tn investment on constituency development over ten years, and about 17 such projects per LGA, why has poverty rate grown from 54% in 2004 to 70% in 2012? Why did unemployment rate increase from 8% in 1999 to 24% in 2011? Why did the Housing Deficit skyrocket from less than... Read More

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September 10, 2013

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Jaye Gaskia: Betrayal by a few in the Niger Delta

by Jaye Gaskia For starters, never in the entire history of the Niger Delta has the region’s environment been subjected to this level, scope and intensity of environmental degradation! We are speaking of a daily oil spill rate of well over 30,000 barrels per day, consistently over a period of more than 3 years! Given... Read More

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September 2, 2013

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Opinion: The rot in education hinders Nigeria’s economic progress

by Jaye Gaskia When a nation’s workforce is untrained, unskilled, and or has no opportunities to or lacks access to qualitative retraining and skills development, then such a nation’s economy will either fail to grow or slide into a decline relative to the economy of others where the reverse is the case. Let us begin... Read More

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August 31, 2013

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Opinion: Corruption and impunity of Nigerian leaders – Resistance makes the difference

by Jaye Gaskia And on top of this, the chair of the NNPC board who is also the Minister of Petroleum resources is sitting firm in office! No one has taken responsibility! No one thinks they owe us an explanation much less retributive punishment; NO ONE GIVES A DAMN! Where people have struggled ceaselessly for... Read More

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August 19, 2013

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Opinion: Crude oil theft, organised crime and the Niger-Delta environment

by Jaye Gaskia In 2009 and 2010, the figures claimed ranged 100,000 barrels per day to 200,000 barrels per day of crude oil. By 2012 this figure had risen to between 200,000 barrels per day and 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil; and now the figure given for 2013 is 400,000 barrels per day... Read More

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June 10, 2013

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Opinion: 2015 – The change we really require

by Jaye Gaskia With this scale of corruption and treasury looting, it is little wonder that in the midst of this grinding poverty and crushing conditions of doing business…. Many of us want change, in fact perhaps the overwhelming majority of us desire to have such a decisive and impactful change in our polity, in... Read More

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Jaye Gaskia: But how shameless can the ruling class be?

Opinion: Insecurity and indecisiveness – The swift race to self destruction

Opinion: I am not going to the National Conference because of N12 million

Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now

Opinion: We must set the agenda for 2015 elections

Opinion: First they go after Amaechi, now they suspend Sanusi… who’s next?

Opinion: A failed ruling class and the litany of impunity

Opinion: The NNPC is simply a metaphor for impunity, something has to be done

Opinion: It is our turn to steal

Opinion: A National Conference by the people

Opinion: The National Assembly is a symbol of waste

Jaye Gaskia: Betrayal by a few in the Niger Delta

Opinion: The rot in education hinders Nigeria’s economic progress

Opinion: Corruption and impunity of Nigerian leaders – Resistance makes the difference

Opinion: Crude oil theft, organised crime and the Niger-Delta environment

Opinion: 2015 – The change we really require

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