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FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL: RUSTY ACTORS STORM NATIONAL THEATRE FOR JONATHAN’S LARGESSE.

Recall that weeks back,we served you a report on how top Nollywood stakeholders gathered at Eko Hotel and Suites,Victoria Island,Lagos state on December 30,2011 to partake from the “Ghana-must-go” load of Naira notes remitted to the industry by President Goodluck Jonathan to help encourage the actors to support the fuel subsidy removal.

On that day,each Nollywood personality who received text messages from the organizing committee and had their names on the long list of members that got N200,000)(Two Hundred Thousand Naira) as their share.But it seemed that cash was not enough to get them campaigning for removal of subsidy,so on Sunday,January,9, 2012 these top film makers.including all the once upon a time actors streamed to the National Theatre,Iganmu Lagos to continue with the allocation of the millions forwarded to them by President Jonathan through his representative,this time,Information Minister,Labaran Maku.

As gathered by reliable sources,at late hours of Saturday and early hours of Sunday,test messages were circulated among these stakeholders and the numerous out of work actors to come out en mass to National Theatre for what they tagged,”Nollywood Communique on Fuel Subsidy Removal”.

These actors,including Chief Chika Okpala a.k.a Chief Zebrudaya who traveled all the way from Enugu State gathered to get their personal share from this National Cake.

It was yet another day of great merriment with food and drinks as everybody who received the test message went home with white envelops filled with N100 notes of N100,000(One hundred Thousand Naira).

According to our source,individuals who got the freebies at Eko Hotel few weeks back,equally stormed the National Theatre for more and indeed they went home with white envelopes too.

FINALLY, THE CABALS ARE EXPOSED!

Oando Oil, CONOIL, African Petroleum and MRS Oil are among the powerful players in the petroleum sector that have shared over N3.655 trillion between 2006 and September2011 in pursuit of importation of refined petroleum products. This was revealed today in Abuja by the Nigerian Senate joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Appropriation and Finance.

Senator Magnus Ibe, the chairman of the committee, also disclosed that some 100 companies in the downstream sector and in construction, shared over N1.426 trillion between January and August 2011 alone.
Oando Oil is owned by Wale Tinubu, Mike Adenuga owns CONOIL, while MRS Oil is run by Aliko
Dangote's brother, Sayyu Dantata. Other key players named today include Pinaccle Construction Ltd, as well as Integrated Oil and Gas, which is owned by a former Minister of the Interior,Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho.

The full list as read out by Senator Abe, is as follows:

1. Oando Nigerian Plc. – N228.506 billion
2. MRS –N224.818 billion
3. Pinnacle Construction-N300 billion
4. Enak Oil & Gas –N19.684 billion
5. CONOIl – N37.960 billion
6. Bovas & Co. Nig. Ltd. – N5.685 billion,
7. Obat N85 billion and AP; N104.5billion.
8. Folawiyo Oil - N113.3 billion
9. IPMAN Investment Limited- N10.9billion
10. ACON - N24.1billion
11. Atio Oil-N64.4billion
12. AMP- N11.4billion
13. Honeywell-N12.2billion
14. Emac Oil- N19.2billion
15. D.Jones Oil-N14.8billion;
16. Capital Oil - N22.4 billion
17. AZ Oil- N18.613billion
18. Eterna oil- N5.57 billion
19. Dozil oil- N3.375 billion
20. Fort oil-N8.582 billion.
21. Integrated Oil and Gas- N30.777 billion!

THESE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE CABAL. THEY ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE PRESIDENT.

*THEY ARE BEING GIVEN NATIONAL AWARD

*THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC TEAM.

Source: Olorisupergal

FINANCE MINISTER, NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, RESPONDS TO TWEETS ABOUT HER

People are abusing her on twitter...and she finally responded. I hope these people don't divide Nigeria.

NATIONWIDE STRIKE COMMENCES... LAGOS ROADS EMPTY

The only people on the roads now are peaceful protesters. If you must go out, please put leaves on your car, it's a sign of solidarity. #OccupyNigeria

NOLLYWOOD DIVIDED OVER FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL

Nollywood practitioners seem divided over the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The division came to the fore on Tuesday after aggrieved stakeholders under the aegis of the Association of Nollywood Core Producers(ANCOP) addressed the press, while disowning the earlier position allegedly taken by the Segun Arinze-led faction of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), as they resolved to throw their weight behind the government on the removal of the controversial fuel subsidy.

Arinze’s faction of AGN organised a “Nollywood Roundtable on Deregulation” held on Friday, December 30, at Eko Hotel and Suites to drum support for the federal goverment regarding the removing of the fuel subsidy.

But reacting to the ugly development at a press conference on Tuesday, in Lagos, president of ANCOP, Mr Alex Eyengho condemned the action of the Arinze’s faction of AGN, stating categorically that their position did not in any way represent the collective opinion of the entire Nollywood practitioners.

According to him, the fuel subsidy removal is anti-masses as there is no way the industry would pitch its tent against the Nigerian masses in favour of the government of the day.

His words, “after painstaking consultations by ANCOP with various stakeholders in Nollywood on this disgraceful act of Segun Arinze and co, and as a result of the abrupt removal of the fuel subsidy by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, it was resolved, and we hereby state categorically that the Nigerian movie industry popularly called Nollywood, rejects in its entirety the fuel subsidy removal by President Jonathan.

The act is anti-masses and there is no way Nollywood would pitch its tent against the Nigerian masses in favour of a wicked cabal who have resolved to further pauperize the Nigerian masses.”

“We align ourselves absolutely with the position of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and all other progressives on this matter. We shall mobilize for, and key into legitimate protests organized by the nation’s labour movement in days and weeks ahead.

We use this opportunity to call on all Nollywood stakeholders across the country to identify with the organized labour in their respective states. It is clear that the fuel subsidy removal is indeed injurious to citizens of this country and the country itself. Nollywood can never, ever, ever endorse this pain-inducing policy of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan targeted at the Nigerian masses with a view to further impoverishing them.”

Also, sultry actress Genevieve Nnaji who happened to be one of the recent beneficiaries of National Honours by the present government has expressed worries over the fuel subsidy removal, stating that “I still can’t help but feel that fuel subsidy removal is the right move at the wrong time.”

SOME PEOPLE HAVE DUPED PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN OF HIS BELOVED COUNTRY - SHAN GEORGE

On comments by celebs, Nollywood actress cum movie producer Shan George has a message to all us concerning the current situation of Nigeria.

She says:

“I think some people may have duped Goodluck Jonathan of his beloved country. Please dear Nigerians, let’s help him get it back, instead of killing each other.

What do you think?

GENEVIEVE THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND PRESIDENT JONATHAN ON FUEL SUBSIDY, SAYS THE MOVE IS RIGHT

There is tension everywhere, public outcry rent the air, protests in key cities of Nigeria are fast rising up. This is the situation Nigeria presently find herself since the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Jonathan on January 1, 2012.

The Nollywood fraternity has been under serious attack lately from the public owning to the fact that they sang support for the present government during the electioneering campaign era.

One of the recent beneficiaries of National Honours by the present government, Genevieve Nnaji, has opened up on her view on the removal of fuel subsidy by President Jonathan.

Throwing her weight behind President Jonathan, the sultry actress stated, "I still can't help but feel [that] it [fuel subsidy removal] is the right move at the wrong time. There is tension and unease [everywhere]."

When asked if she would join other Nigerians in protest, this make-believe queen with an MFR National honours said, "I own quite a few things that consume a whole lot of fuel, so, yes. I am a concerned citizen.

"Someone tried to explain the positive impact the removal [of fuel subsidy] would bring to the economy, just like GSM did. I could see the point but I don't think a proper explaination was given to the public,' this mother of one concluded.

FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL: NATIONWIDE STRIKE BEGINS MONDAY JAN 9TH

The two main labour unions - Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union of Nigeria (TUC), declared in a statement yesterday that workers will begin an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday January 9th, if Government does not reverse its sudden decision to remove fuel subsidy.

Get ready people; stock up on food, and do all the things you need to do to be comfortable when this strike commences. I hear it will be like nothing we've seen in the past. God help us all!