63rd Independence: Nigeria's Position Today Has Been Self-Inflicted - Robert Clarke SAN
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This man is a double edged sword. He is part of our problems
You're absolutely right. This man is part of our problem. People that benefit from politics can never be trusted to give objective and credible opinion. I wonder why Arise TV keep featuring this man when he's part of the problem?
Because he's not a one - way traffic man like peter obi supporters
@@thomasassim-ita1787I wonder why arise tv news can't bring whoever they want because your selfish interests 😂😂
@@oluwaisinvolved1566 you must be insane to insult me for voicing my opinion, fool
This man is innocent and honest. The System OBJ and Abdul Salami created in the name of subsidy is the problem.
Sound analysis from Pa Robert Clark. Epitomised wisdom
Published 22nd January 2012
Why LABOUR PARTY boycotted Jonathan’s meeting on fuel subsidy removal-Nwayanwu (LP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN)
National Chairman of Labour Party, LP, Dan Nwanyanwu, speaks on why his party did not support removal of subsidy on petrol. He also laments that corruption in government is worse today than ever before
You shunned the meeting called by President Goodluck Jonathan with chairmen of political parties to discuss oil subsidy removal. Was your action based on the decision of the Labour Party or it was a personal decision?
First of all, we were invited to the meeting but since the agenda was to discuss the issue of the security of the nation and removal of oil subsidy, the president’s intention was to persuade or he attempted to seek the support of political parties for removal of fuel subsidy, there was no point going there. Our party’s position has been very clear; we are against the removal of fuel subsidy.
We knew ab nitio that it is one decision that will not fly.
This is predicated on the fact that Labour Party, as is a mass based organisation, as a political party that is representing truly the people of Nigeria. It will be irresponsible of the party to endorse the removal of petroleum subsidy.
But we must make this point clear: We gave alternative even as we are opposed to the removal. We do not want to accept that Nigerians are not in a position to run refineries effectively. We do not want to accept that government has no business in business. We should ask ourselves, how are they doing it in Saudi Arabia? How are they doing it in Qatar? How are they doing it in Vienna? How is Ghana that just joined the oil producing countries doing it?
The truth of the matter is that this so -called subsidy has been based on importation. As they are doing their calculation, even before the vessel arrives in Nigeria, they have already calculated all manner of things.
Things like what?
For instance, they have already calculated that there would be 10 days of demurrage; there will be this, there will be that. It is purely based on government’s inefficiency. Why can’t we get our refineries to perform optimally.
Labour Party believes that we need at least four oil refineries in Nigeria. Last year, the Federal Government spent about N240bn on subsidy. As at September 2011, it has spent N1.3trn without the approval of the National Assembly. That N1.3trn, if I go by what the managing director of NNPC told the Senate, is more that the cost of building standard refineries, at least four.
That will make government be in a position to refine all our domestic needs and then sell to our neighbouring countries. So, it is a question of throwing away money that would have given us four refineries that would have complemented the three we have to get seven refineries.
If we do that, there will not be a need for subsidy again.
What does Labour Party believe in within the context of this subsidy issue in simple terms?
LP believes that Nigeria should not buy petrol at more than N35 per litre. This is supposed to be a God-given resource but we cannot name one thing Nigerians are enjoying from successive administrations in the country. Petrol subsidy is the only one left and they’ve taken it away.
That is why we are opposed to it; we will continue to be opposed to it. We can never be persuaded or convinced to accept it because it is against the people, it is anti-Nigerian; it is unpatriotic for anybody to accept that fuel subsidy should be removed. It is to bury the people of Nigeria finally.
I think this is a booboo trap set for President Jonathan. We drew his attention to it; they are trying to force IMF pills down the throat of Nigerians. Mr. President must realise that whether we like it or not when this whole system is destroyed alongside the people of Nigeria, I mean their economic capacity, it is his administration that would be mentioned, not those who initiated the nefarious policies and got him to accept them.
Would it not have been better if you had attended the meeting to reaffirm LP’s position?
We have our own way of doing things; we endorsed Jonathan. It was the most critical and significant endorsement he got before the election. And that sealed victory for him, even those who had not made up their minds on him had to do so immediately LP endorsed him. It was so because we have integrity, we have credibility.
We discussed a lot of things with President Jonathan; we told him that time had come for us to build more rail tracks from Lagos to Abuja, Abuja to Sokoto, Abuja to Kano, Adamawa, Owerri etc. That we should have light rails within cities to ease the suffering of Nigerians.
If we have Abuja to Lagos for four hours, most people will have no business going to the airport, people can from any part of the country come to Abuja and return to their place of residence the same day. This is possible. We talked about education, revitalising our industries, Niger Delta, welfare of Nigerians. Those were the issues we took up with him one after the other. And we all agreed.
The issue of removal of fuel subsidy was not there. If he had introduced it during the electioneering, I bet you Nigerians wouldn’t have voted for him. This is a policy that only those in government today are singing. We have been told that the people are less than 20 and it is true because the Senate has released the names.
All they are trying to do now is to increase the number to 50 or 100. Those that are outside now want to come in. All this noise about removal of subsidy is to increase the number of those that will share from the trillion every year.
We have seen all the increases in prices of petroleum products in the past three, four administrations. Nigerians have been worse for it. There has been nothing to show for it. The only time we saw something good coming from petroleum proceeds was during the PTF era managed by Buhari. Till tomorrow, if you go to universities you see what PTF did, so also some of our roads.
What is the problem because government is saying that savings from the subsidy would be…?
(Cuts in) Nigerians have no trust that the revenue that will accrue from the subsidy removal will be managed as government is claiming, so this is a deadly pill that the people of this country have refused to swallow. I advise Mr. President to drop it and use the plan B which is building more refineries and running them effectively.
Before, they said it was not possible to run a national carrier. I became very happy with the minister of aviation when I read that it is doable. I said in my mind,’ thank you madam, I have been an advocate of Nigeria having its own carrier because that is a good source of revenue.
We should run it professionally like a business. Why is Arik making money? Why has Aero not gone down? Why is ChanChangi still flying? Why is Dana progressing? Yet they will say that government cannot run one. Ethiopia has no mineral resource; the only strong source of revenue is through Ethiopian Airline which comes to Nigeria.
Yet somebody will sit down in the ministry and tell us that Nigeria has no business running a national carrier. If I had my way I’ll tell FG that I need N10bn and with that I will run an effective airline and return the money to government in five years. There are people in this country that can run it professionally.
Those in government don’t look for free ticket in British Airways or Lufthansa, they pay up front yet they would want a free ticket in our own national carrier. We have to change; the time has come for us to go past all this confusion and claims, that nothing works in Nigeria. We have people that can effectively run this country
Problems of Nigeria can be solved if these three issues are addressed. That is deep insight from the elder statesman. I hope those in government can tackle these issues.
1. Absence of functional local government as an instrument of governance
2. Need for independent candidacy for elections instead of through membership of a political party
3. Amend the 1999 constitution
Our elderly statesman is criss-crossing and dilly dallying and very unfaithful.
People put blame on 1999 constitution. The question is have we practiced what is in it ?The answer is NO. This constitution is not perfect but good enough to make Nigeria a better country if adhered to by politicians, Judiciary and Law enforcement agencies. People build country constitution alone will not do it
Well said, SAN. It’s a pity:(
Even Tinubu fought against the removal of the subsidy during Jonathan regime.
The labour party fought against the removal of fuel subsidy under Jonathan
22nd January 2012
Why LABOUR PARTY boycotted Jonathan’s meeting on fuel subsidy removal-Nwayanwu (LP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN)
National Chairman of Labour Party, LP, Dan Nwanyanwu, speaks on why his party did not support removal of subsidy on petrol. He also laments that corruption in government is worse today than ever before
You shunned the meeting called by President Goodluck Jonathan with chairmen of political parties to discuss oil subsidy removal. Was your action based on the decision of the Labour Party or it was a personal decision?
First of all, we were invited to the meeting but since the agenda was to discuss the issue of the security of the nation and removal of oil subsidy, the president’s intention was to persuade or he attempted to seek the support of political parties for removal of fuel subsidy, there was no point going there. Our party’s position has been very clear; we are against the removal of fuel subsidy.
We knew ab nitio that it is one decision that will not fly.
This is predicated on the fact that Labour Party, as is a mass based organisation, as a political party that is representing truly the people of Nigeria. It will be irresponsible of the party to endorse the removal of petroleum subsidy.
But we must make this point clear: We gave alternative even as we are opposed to the removal. We do not want to accept that Nigerians are not in a position to run refineries effectively. We do not want to accept that government has no business in business. We should ask ourselves, how are they doing it in Saudi Arabia? How are they doing it in Qatar? How are they doing it in Vienna? How is Ghana that just joined the oil producing countries doing it?
The truth of the matter is that this so -called subsidy has been based on importation. As they are doing their calculation, even before the vessel arrives in Nigeria, they have already calculated all manner of things.
Things like what?
For instance, they have already calculated that there would be 10 days of demurrage; there will be this, there will be that. It is purely based on government’s inefficiency. Why can’t we get our refineries to perform optimally.
Labour Party believes that we need at least four oil refineries in Nigeria. Last year, the Federal Government spent about N240bn on subsidy. As at September 2011, it has spent N1.3trn without the approval of the National Assembly. That N1.3trn, if I go by what the managing director of NNPC told the Senate, is more that the cost of building standard refineries, at least four.
That will make government be in a position to refine all our domestic needs and then sell to our neighbouring countries. So, it is a question of throwing away money that would have given us four refineries that would have complemented the three we have to get seven refineries.
If we do that, there will not be a need for subsidy again.
What does Labour Party believe in within the context of this subsidy issue in simple terms?
LP believes that Nigeria should not buy petrol at more than N35 per litre. This is supposed to be a God-given resource but we cannot name one thing Nigerians are enjoying from successive administrations in the country. Petrol subsidy is the only one left and they’ve taken it away.
That is why we are opposed to it; we will continue to be opposed to it. We can never be persuaded or convinced to accept it because it is against the people, it is anti-Nigerian; it is unpatriotic for anybody to accept that fuel subsidy should be removed. It is to bury the people of Nigeria finally.
I think this is a booboo trap set for President Jonathan. We drew his attention to it; they are trying to force IMF pills down the throat of Nigerians. Mr. President must realise that whether we like it or not when this whole system is destroyed alongside the people of Nigeria, I mean their economic capacity, it is his administration that would be mentioned, not those who initiated the nefarious policies and got him to accept them.
Would it not have been better if you had attended the meeting to reaffirm LP’s position?
We have our own way of doing things; we endorsed Jonathan. It was the most critical and significant endorsement he got before the election. And that sealed victory for him, even those who had not made up their minds on him had to do so immediately LP endorsed him. It was so because we have integrity, we have credibility.
We discussed a lot of things with President Jonathan; we told him that time had come for us to build more rail tracks from Lagos to Abuja, Abuja to Sokoto, Abuja to Kano, Adamawa, Owerri etc. That we should have light rails within cities to ease the suffering of Nigerians.
If we have Abuja to Lagos for four hours, most people will have no business going to the airport, people can from any part of the country come to Abuja and return to their place of residence the same day. This is possible. We talked about education, revitalising our industries, Niger Delta, welfare of Nigerians. Those were the issues we took up with him one after the other. And we all agreed.
The issue of removal of fuel subsidy was not there. If he had introduced it during the electioneering, I bet you Nigerians wouldn’t have voted for him. This is a policy that only those in government today are singing. We have been told that the people are less than 20 and it is true because the Senate has released the names.
All they are trying to do now is to increase the number to 50 or 100. Those that are outside now want to come in. All this noise about removal of subsidy is to increase the number of those that will share from the trillion every year.
We have seen all the increases in prices of petroleum products in the past three, four administrations. Nigerians have been worse for it. There has been nothing to show for it. The only time we saw something good coming from petroleum proceeds was during the PTF era managed by Buhari. Till tomorrow, if you go to universities you see what PTF did, so also some of our roads.
What is the problem because government is saying that savings from the subsidy would be…?
(Cuts in) Nigerians have no trust that the revenue that will accrue from the subsidy removal will be managed as government is claiming, so this is a deadly pill that the people of this country have refused to swallow. I advise Mr. President to drop it and use the plan B which is building more refineries and running them effectively.
Before, they said it was not possible to run a national carrier. I became very happy with the minister of aviation when I read that it is doable. I said in my mind,’ thank you madam, I have been an advocate of Nigeria having its own carrier because that is a good source of revenue.
We should run it professionally like a business. Why is Arik making money? Why has Aero not gone down? Why is ChanChangi still flying? Why is Dana progressing? Yet they will say that government cannot run one. Ethiopia has no mineral resource; the only strong source of revenue is through Ethiopian Airline which comes to Nigeria.
Yet somebody will sit down in the ministry and tell us that Nigeria has no business running a national carrier. If I had my way I’ll tell FG that I need N10bn and with that I will run an effective airline and return the money to government in five years. There are people in this country that can run it professionally.
Those in government don’t look for free ticket in British Airways or Lufthansa, they pay up front yet they would want a free ticket in our own national carrier. We have to change; the time has come for us to go past all this confusion and claims, that nothing works in Nigeria. We have people that can effectively run this country
Misinformated Olodo
Jonathan should have removed subsidies, leadership is about making tough decisions, Jonathan was interested in the election of 2015 instead of combating corruption and removing oil subsidies.
I agree with you Baba. Yahoo ni gbogbo wa. We're all crooks.
Only truth makes free 🎉❤
This is deep .God bless you sir
TINUBU should henceforth stop answering the CSU Female Student name. He should start using his normal name of YEKINI SANGODELE AMODA. He should also step down as his time in office has expired following the Ruling from Chicago Court.
People like you believe buhari is jubril from Sudan, so many will not be surprised with your reasonings even when the CSU release Tinubu admission letter reading Mr. Tinubu but you won't know because of bitterness as if, if your candidate win it will be giving you free things. Lazy thinker
I guess you're among the people that voted for the party that lost the election..loser 😂😂
@@hakeemoladunjoye3482you are the one who is a lazy thinker. The name you mentioned here Tinubu was a woman but your bigotry will not allow you to say it. Tinubu is a criminal and all of you knew it that his original names are not Tinubu. You're stupid to call someone lazy. Yorubas are certificate forgers.
Pray to your God as much as you want, there will be absolutely no changes to Nigeria.
Start with putting man of integrity as the leader so he leads by example and slowly start the little changes.
Clean the presidency, senate, and judiciary of corruption. Then get the constitution amended...
Change will be forced to start. Corruption is deeply embedded in the nigerian society that citizens think its a way of life.
We must start with the basics like standing in line, and not offering bribes or receiving it... then we may start seeing changes
I doff my hat. Brilliance and eloquence
The double speaking Clark. He is one of those lawyers who believe they can impose their jaundiced reasoning on others just because they are lawyers.
You exactly stated what i was thinking as i was listening to him speak. He is a double standard man.
I want to thank the elder state-man for saying it as it is.
The problems of Nigeria
God will continue to bless you sir 🙏
My own personal opinion about Nigeria problems revolves around "ethnicity", Nigerians needs to know that we are not one people, but we are one nation, and our constitutions needs to be review on the basis of the region and languages so that we can promote cultural value, trade and living among ourselves.
I agree with your statement 1000%. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇳🇬
NYSC did it and failed
We are not one ppl
Nigeria's problem isn't around "ethnicity" it is around GREEED and CORRUPT minds. Even if Nigeria is divided into Biafra and Oduduwa republics, the same level of corruption will continue within those countries. We need true Pan Africans to be leaders, ppl who want the growth of Nigeria and Africa as a whole and not just the growth of their pockets.
Ethnicity, religion and tribalistic tendencies is the major problems of Nigeria and elders like pa Clark here who knows exactly what APC and tinubu did in 25th Feb election but still support it
Very brilliant man
Papa may God almighty add more years for your lives for telling the demon Nigeria government the truth
Third-force can only change 1999 constitution. Surprising to hear this from the great senior Advocate of Nigerian today because he have been defending Tinubu APC electoral tribunal Judgement indirectly.
Very interesting 👌
Chief Clark has always validated the entrenched positions of the Nigerian ruling class, especially the judiciary.
Good bless Pa Clarke
Hard to be on the fence these days. Chief Clarke has put himself in the crosshair of those on the losing side.
Wow this is how old age should be
Old people should not be afraid to speak the truth
Kudos to this baba
You called this the truth. ? Damn Yoruba people
Wàláítàlàì I believe we need Uncle Jerry
Sir, not all are crooks!!
This man is a yesterday man.
Because he didn't support peter obi and atiku's propaganda 😂😂
How
It is expedient for anybody who wants to contest a political office to belong to a political party. Nigerian political system should also recognize independent candidates. Nigerian politics should be for service and not for monetary gains.
Tinubu is a typical example of those politicians you are referring to Sir. He can’t defend anything about himself, wealth, education, age etc. Original gba ju e.
According to what the gentleman is saying, why are we mentioning GOD names to lies and to kept our citizens in darkness bcs hearing God's name its weaking Nigerias bcs for them is God first even must of the time calling God's to kept citizens in darkness. They forget we were enslaved in the name of God and those who enslaved us was praised in the name of God. Let's wake up and think.
Someone says one thing today and another tomorrow. Please listen to his previous commentaries and juxtapose
Baba came to give AsleepTv and headless mob gbasgbos.
To me, I think all is suffering 😢😮!!
Controversial SAN
As how?
He was very controversial about last election
I lost my respect for so called elder statesman for not standing by the truth and condemning 1999 constitution.
Yes the constitution is bad but the judges are making things worse as if they don’t belong here.
But it amazes me when his likes speaks from two sides of their mouths.
@@hannymuhammedemetem5790Because he is a northerner, his views are never national but parochial as always.
Senior advocate of criminals.
😂😂😂😂
Chief Clark is neither here nor there with his comments.
Beneficiary of abandoned houses during the wsr speaking from all parts of his mouth..pa go rest
This is one of the most confusing words spoken by an old man. So we all should continue praying for Nigerian elected officials to do what we voted them to do. Ever since I was born everyone both individually, churches, non-Christians, Muslims, in fact, everyone has been praying that people should do their job to move this nation forward. And Nigeria my country goes bad every day. And here an elder-state man telling us to continue praying. Well, he said it all, every election in Nigeria is their harvest time.
You are dull and you are sentimental
Power is taken by force, it's not given or through prayers alone.
Let us call British Government and plead with them to come and continue from where they stopped in 1960. No need to keep deceiving ourselves, we can’t lead ourselves.
If confused was a person
The problems WITH Nigeria💭🧐😇🤩
This elder?
This man dey conflict himself
Sound conversation
This man is corrupt and controversial as tinubu.
He spoke the truth
He was controversial in some previous interviews. He is a friend of Amoda Ogunlere a.k.a. Ahmed Tinubu
Clark is quite old and this has affected his faculty. Pls tv houses should allow him rest in retirement....
A younger person will disagree with you and you will say he is not wise and abuse him, an old man will disagree with you and you will say he is too old and can't reason well.
I guess you don't know, but you are your own problem as a people..
Lot of loopholes in his statements even though he spoke well. Tnx Baba.
What can we say….making some very good points; yet believe Obi was a Northern CAN, sectional, Tribal and evangelical candidate!!!
Indeed, The problems OF Nigeria‼️
Everyone is guilty in this case because we all want to be rich at all cost via short course
I agree with you sir
For the first time an elder stateman agrees with the third force...
Speaking from both sides of the mouth at such an old age and interviewers are too weak to defend those accused falsely or at least create some balance.
Baba yio ke kadun.Lagbara awon ti oloun gbe ile aye fun
This man should go to rest his one of problem l have listened to some of his interviews his in the wrong side
I don't know why we keep talking about prayer...what has prayer don... lets hold the so called leaders to ransome...
Third force or a revolution.
Ogogoro no good!
Speaking from both sides of his mouth!
He is referring to military intervention as the 3rd force to enable a constitutional conference and subsequent new constitution
This man and his type are the problem with Nigeria. I feel sorry for him because he lacks totally the capacity to tell himself the truth even in his old age. Sorry for you, Sir.
Clark is confused. His children should not let him skip taking his medication again
Because I didn't support your IPOB candidate peter obi 😂😂
Let this man not deceive you; from his name you will think he is from Southern Nigeria, far from it. His father is an Englishman and his mother is Fulani. When you get this you will understand his tribalism and sectionalism but would come on a national tv to fool people that he is a nationalist.
"Today, there's no rigging in the Nigerian election" is what is sound conversation? Una mumu too much! This old man that speaks from both sides of the mouth! What more is more rigging than promising to transmit results live but failing to do so!
Not everyone supports your messaiah Obi
You are a very keen watcher of events. You are excellent in describing this man. He is one of those lawyers who believe they can impose their jaundiced reasoning on others just because they are lawyers.
He speaks from both side of the mouth like your papa
Children of perdition will always condemn the wise counsel of an elderly man like Pa Clark
Buhari destroyed Nigeria.
Another crook that helped destroy Nigeria giving thier nonesense 2 kobo opinion
Pa. Edwin Clarke talks some TRUTH to power this time !
Nigerians should listen to this interview, over and over !! Kudos to him .
This man has become a shameless double talker. He has lost all credibility!