Below is the revelations by Mr. Branson on his experience in Nigeria...
The chairman of Virgin Atlantic said: "...we have virgin's ill-fated footsteps by setting up a new airline in Africa in conjunction with Nigerian government...the details of the doomed attempts to crack the Nigerian market in the 2000s is better imagined...we put ...together a very good airline-the first airline in West Africa that was ever IOSA/IATA operational safety audit accredited but unfortunately it got tied down to the politics of the country...we led the airlines for 11 years...
"We fought daily battle against government agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who saw the government 49% as a meal to seek for all kinds of favour...watchdogs (regulatory body) that didn't know what to do and persistently asking for bribes at any point...Nigeria people are generally nice but the politicians are very insane...that may be irony because the people make up the politicians...
"But those politicians are selfish...we did make N3billion for the federal government of Nigeria during the joint venture...realising that the government didn't bring nothing to the table/partnership except dubious debts by the previous carrier, Nigeria Airways...The joint venture should have been the biggest African carrier by now if the partnership was allowed to grow, but the politicians KILLED it...Nigeria is a country we SHALL NEVER consider to doing business again..''
Olufamous.com is thus asking:
Is any Nigerian surprised that reputable companies (that don't give bribe) are moving out of Nigeria to other countries where the leaders are more patriotic and do not earn millions every month while the masses earn N18,000 as minimum wage?
"We fought daily battle against government agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who saw the government 49% as a meal to seek for all kinds of favour...watchdogs (regulatory body) that didn't know what to do and persistently asking for bribes at any point...Nigeria people are generally nice but the politicians are very insane...that may be irony because the people make up the politicians...
"But those politicians are selfish...we did make N3billion for the federal government of Nigeria during the joint venture...realising that the government didn't bring nothing to the table/partnership except dubious debts by the previous carrier, Nigeria Airways...The joint venture should have been the biggest African carrier by now if the partnership was allowed to grow, but the politicians KILLED it...Nigeria is a country we SHALL NEVER consider to doing business again..''
Olufamous.com is thus asking:
Is any Nigerian surprised that reputable companies (that don't give bribe) are moving out of Nigeria to other countries where the leaders are more patriotic and do not earn millions every month while the masses earn N18,000 as minimum wage?
Nigerian politicians will never learn their lessons until the masses rise up against them and give them the treatment they deserve!!
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VERY VERY UNFORTUNATE THE SITUATION OF MY DEAR COUNTRY
ReplyDeleteNo matter the great ideas you have if u cant pay bribe to people in the Presidency u wont even be allowed to see Jonathan. A Pastor once exposed them on National Television. OI
ReplyDeleteThis a serious loss to Nigeria! All d profits taxes and scarce jobs all gone cos of greed and corruption by Nigeria politicians!
ReplyDeleteOlu, your question is quite appropriate and very correct. Who wants to give their profits as bribes?
ReplyDeleteThis is NOT new.It has been going on for ever.This is why we need revolution to wipe out these corrupt thief and rogue from government activity.No good reputable foreign company want to do business in Nigeria because of these corrupt bastard.We should thank Mr Richard Brandson for pulling out and exposed these bastard.Its a shame.The world is laughing at us.
ReplyDeleteWhat a country , real devil is in the heart of our leaders both past and present but the problem of Nigerian including youths is that we are mere cowards and we seems to be comptempted with our situation , Until we are ready to rise on our feet to stop this madness from our crazy, greedy and selfish leaders we shall continue to wallop in abject poverty ,,There must be a revolution, we have to take our destiny in our hand,,,God will never come down to help us ...Nothing good will ever come easy to us from our stubborn and hardhearted leaders we have too take it by force ....This is the only country we belong , we just have to get things right in which ever way ...God Save and Bless Nigeria..
ReplyDeleteMy guy na true you talk o!! Na only God go save Nigeria
ReplyDeleteBecause RICHARD BRADSON expoosed them now , the next thing they will do is to frustrate the man out of the business in nigeria , instead for them to see to where things went wrong , stupid poeple, God will pull down ur pharaohites kingdom one day , and set us we isreallites free and take us to promise land without all you corrupt leaders , as you will all end up in red sea soon ..
ReplyDeleteOlufamous,
ReplyDeleteAlways put the original source of this article or all articles except the ones you conducted the interview. This will ensure more credibility of your online forum.
Or is this forum just an ''amebo'' - gossip forum alone?
Yes its true,must give credit where this news lifted from...
DeleteProf. Pat Utomi also lifted this news from Olu Famous's site including the introduction that Olu wrote so y can't u people also go and tell Pat Uto to give Olu credit?
DeleteNa bad belle dey worry una...
How does Olu Famous telling us what Branson said about Nigeria affected the source of d entire interview? Or did Branson deny d statement? Some of u just like to attack good people. Amara
ReplyDeleteI feel heavy pain in my heart when i hear or see the way the greedy politicians are ruining this country.some of us are battle ready for a revolution that will consume them all.
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