“I Pray Nigeria Oil Dries Up So We Can Begin To Use Our Brains” – El Rufai

Date: 10-09-2017 6:14 pm (6 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
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Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he is praying for Nigeria’s oil to dry up. He said the wealth accruing from it was a major hindrance to innovation.

El-Rufai stated this while speaking in Ibadan on Saturday, at the 2017 Town Hall Meeting/Founder’s Day celebration, in memory of renowned economist, Professior Ojetunji Aboyade.

The Governor explained that when the oil wells dry up, the government and people will become serious about developing the country.

“Because Nigeria gets easy money from oil, the nation has lost its thinking initiative on how to develop other sources of revenue and diversify the economy.

“We get easy money, we do not collect taxes and our taxes are six per cent of Gross Domestic Product; that is an average of 21per cent. We stop respecting the intellectuals that we have in our universities because we get easy money.

“This is very sad, I wish the oil will dry up so that we can begin to use our brains because we have stopped using our brains and we have stopped respecting intellects because of easy money,” El-Rufai said.


Posted: at 10-09-2017 06:14 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- crocatum at 10-09-2017 07:25 PM (6 years ago)
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no need for that, as all the major consumers of nigeria oil will soon replace fossil cars with other alternatives
Posted: at 10-09-2017 07:25 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- pricklong at 10-09-2017 07:34 PM (6 years ago)
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I  JOIN YOU IN THAT PRAYER
Posted: at 10-09-2017 07:34 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- BusyHorse at 10-09-2017 07:38 PM (6 years ago)
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WEYTIN CONCERN MONKEY WITH HIV TEST,
SHIIT HAPPENS.
Huh?
Posted: at 10-09-2017 07:38 PM (6 years ago) | Upcoming
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- sandra78 at 10-09-2017 07:44 PM (6 years ago)
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Pray that you northerners will have common senses and find other source of survival and let the southern Nigeria alone....Thats the correct prayer you are supposed to pray....animal
Posted: at 10-09-2017 07:44 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- mjyabah2 at 10-09-2017 09:22 PM (6 years ago)
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No, that is not what we need; we need to sweep the house like Ghana J. Rawlings did. All of them (polithiefians) that put Nigeria in these tumultuous predicaments need to be given capital punishment. They stole money that was provided for all the citizens by Almighty God/Allah and never remembered the pain it could cause the common people. We still need the oil as our blessing from God/Allah, to help us rebuild the nation(s) turn apart by unconscionable actions of people called to serve the people. The soon to be created regional authorities still need some benefits from the oil and gas to jump-start their self-determination. 
Posted: at 10-09-2017 09:22 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- kaposky at 10-09-2017 09:36 PM (6 years ago)
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DOES NIGERIA HAVE OIL, FOOLISH FULANI ANIMAL
Posted: at 10-09-2017 09:36 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- benosky4 at 10-09-2017 09:41 PM (6 years ago)
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Foolishness, instead of praying that leaders like you get their priorities right.

Posted: at 10-09-2017 09:41 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- tegonwa at 10-09-2017 11:24 PM (6 years ago)
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This A Very Wicked Prayer.Haba!So Hopeless!Nawaa O!
Posted: at 10-09-2017 11:24 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Floyd29 at 11-09-2017 01:21 AM (6 years ago)
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After you don chop ur own oil money finish, you dey pray make e dry. Thunder fire you.
Posted: at 11-09-2017 01:21 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ejikeiyo at 11-09-2017 02:08 AM (6 years ago)
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WASTED GENERATION
Posted: at 11-09-2017 02:08 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Deprince3 at 11-09-2017 05:57 AM (6 years ago)
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I NO BLAME YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE GOTTEN YOUR OWN SHARE OF THE OIL, THE MOST SENSELESS PEOPLE I SEE IN NIGERIA ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT CALLED THEMSELVES NIGER DELTA.
Posted: at 11-09-2017 05:57 AM (6 years ago) | Upcoming
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- ruthie at 11-09-2017 12:35 PM (6 years ago)
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IF THAT DONT HAPPEN..WE WONT BE SERIOUS OF DIVERSIFYING
Posted: at 11-09-2017 12:35 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- yawa_don_gas at 16-09-2017 04:13 AM (6 years ago)
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Please please hold on, why e be say everywhere I take even when I wan hide yawa dey there?
Why why?
Na yawa life, yawa goes on
Posted: at 16-09-2017 04:13 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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