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Tuesday 13 March 2012

FG to spend N5b on image laundering

Jijiwa
The Federal government has announced its resolve to portray the country in better light to countries abroad by deploying N5billion worth of digital transmission equipment into some foreign countries.

This the government hope will enhance better dissemination of information about the country to citizens of other countries and Nigerians beyond the shores of the country, thereby laundering the nation's image.

Oh yeah? Continue reading...




This decision was made known by the Director General of VON, Alhaji Abubakar Jijiwa, who said
The project is made up of 250 kilo watts of three digital transmission equipments that will be deployed in Nigeria and some countries for better coverage and reporting of the country. The listed the countries to which the equipment will deployed to include France, Finland, Poland, and the Americas".
He said the awareness programme will include road shows. The image of the country has been haplessly at the mercies of foreign media for so long.

Source: Daily Times

39 comments:

LILSPICER said...

ALL NA WASH DE MONEY NA PRIVATE POCKET WEN NAIJA NO FIT GET LITE LMAOF HHHEE GUDLUCK SECOND TENURE NA WASH TOOO

KUNLE ODEYEMI said...

Another N5billion naira gone.....just like that !!!!! Waste of money, full stop. Use it to create gainful employment in Nigeria for the millions of jobless young people in Nigeria. ! Why not pour the money into the health sector instead of seeking to manipulate the way we are perceived !? Do good thngs for your citizens and you dont need to spend a kobo on image laundering !!!
GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT, PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING.

MakeMeSmile said...

WTH...my guess is they've lost focus & now deviced a method do embezzling funds. Can't get my head around what they wanna do. Pathetic

Alicia says... said...

DUMB!!! why cant Nigeria just get its house in order and then you wont have to worry about how you're being seen outside? I swear its as if illiterates are running the country.

Anonymous said...

It's time the oduduwa nation rise to the occasion and dump these Northern and Eastern fat fcuks who continue to tarnish our image and drag us behind. A ki du ori olori ki awodi gbe teni lo.
--Gbenga

Anonymous said...

This gbenga iv been hearing about you from other commenters and damn u have issues lol. Everything isnt tribal you know, our country is in chaos we need to work together not fight and point fingers at tribes. Remain small you self go start your own boko haram on LIB. And, no im not igbo im very yoruba.

Anonymous said...

I don't know why these "wise" ideas never sit well with me. If they at e trying to do something great, whynisnthebentire info not made available to the public. That's always my problem with Nigeria, everything is hush hush so we won't know what to query them for. I'm sure we won't hear of this ever again, or not for ages. Very sad , this doesn't change the Verage Nigerian from being the same person that they are.

BLOGLORD said...

they have started looting again with an umbrella name of "image laundering"
5billion! ok now!

Anonymous said...

You're obviously an ethnic bigot, a little more stupid than most goats. Why would you point at the north or the fast and present the wept as saints? Why not just call them criminals?

Anonymous said...

its either this was not reported properly or this is one of the big scams...

lets hope its the former.

Luffi's Memoirs said...

Daylight robbery without masks....

DRE said...

Why are these so called leaders doing this country like this. Money that is supposed to be used to generate employment for unemployed Nigerian youth. Whether you like it or not, that money is also gone like others. I laff in spanish for this country.

Amaka's Notepad said...

So the digital transmission equipments will MAKE UP the story it will disseminate? No be wetin dey happen the equipment for transmit? ABi them go still doctor the transmission?

Road shows for image laundering? CLUELESS administration

***Can u all LIB readers do me a favour and totally ignore Gbenga and his irresposnible, uncouth and uncalled for remarks? He is just a helpless attention freak***

Atobatele said...

What people see with their eyes speaks louder & clearer than N100 billion worth of "image laundering digital equipment". Citizens & foreigners are being killed daily by terrorists, infrastructure on ground is grossly inadequate and near collapse and the best our genius of a government can come up with is cosmetic surgery. Misplaced priorities driven by stake holders greed, remains a strong foundation for corruption in this country. Image is a reflection of ur being, it's garbage in garbage out. No matter how expensive a mirror is' it will never make an ugly person beautiful. Let the country improve itself, it's image will automatically be laundered by it's own progress. Goodwill can never be bought. Clueless Jonathan

Anonymous said...

As if ke? Illiterate is too good a word for them. Mtchew. Ijeoma

the white enchantress said...

jonathaaannnn eeeeee abeg use dat money build small manufacturing factories to create jobs or help sustain d refineries and textile industries we have. u don't need to deploy images abi machines to other countries thereby also encouraging their economy....wait o, dis sounds like Allison n okonji's ideas....abi na patience advise you.....dis president is just an ignoramus am sorry to say this.he is yet to give us concrete reason behind the subsidy removal after finding out it was al a hoax.... the only way to transform this view of Nigerians in the eyes of the world is create more jobs no matter how much the salary is, then you and ur cohorts should stop laundering money..yes you Jonathan u also launder money but u will b exposed when you are out of the office......yeye

Anonymous said...

God will punish this people , instead of them to repair our roads, improve health facilities, electricity , provide jobs e.t.c. They are busy siphoning money into their pockets. All in the name of image laundering. We've missed it totally in this country. *angry*

Anonymous said...

That money wud go a long way in improving Nigeria itself if put in d health or education sector. Then word of mouth would spread the good news of Naija. Whats the use of spending so much on the media and then the foreigners come here and are disappointed?

Anonymous said...

@Gbenga...a yoruba fat fcuk ruled for 8 yrs...we r still yet to recover form that...if tribalism gets u this sensitive, u cld seek asylum in Sudan!

Anonymous said...

what you guys should really be wondering is why this government does not fear or respect us. such brazen thievery!!!

Anonymous said...

gbenga so you have been sleeping or what you are back again with your foolishness instead of you to comment on the post you are hear yaning nonsense mschew!!!

cressidachic said...

SERIOUSLY!!!N5BILLION THAT CAN BE USED FOR WAYYYYYY MORE IMPORTANT THINGS???THIS GOVERNMENT IS INDEED CLUELESS!

Anonymous said...

NAWAAAAAAAAAA OOOOOOOO!! N5bn for image ni? when youths are unemployed and security is a serious joke? our health system alone can kill a very healthy person. why are these peeps like this naaa?

ONE DAY POOR MAN NO GO SEE FOOD CHOP, E GO CHOP BIG MAN!! Nonsense pple, na their children and siblings dey kill our image gan for there!
as for GBENGA, sorry for u, be doing omo yoruba while others are enjoying, slacker with no swag!!

BLOGLORD said...

5 Billion on image laundering? why spend such huge amount on deception?
nothing is working in Nigeria yet u are pumping money into being seen in a positive light? Foreigners get into Nigeria and right there at the airport, there is no light, passengers wait for hours before being able to collect their luggages. why not channel this money into making things work i.e boost security, fix d roads, ensure good power supply n create employment for the youths.
if all of these is in place i doubt the need for this "image laundering scheme"

its obvious the subsidy probe has cut short their stealing thus this is another device mechanism for continuous looting.

too bad! SHAME TO Federal Govt Of Nigeria! SHAME to Jonathan!

Anonymous said...

yo!!! its your boy Jo!! you know your president. i know Nigerians are suffering(i used to have no shoes you know), and the 5 billion will go a long way in creating employment,healthcare and blah blah blah and if invested properly will improve the economy. But you see me and my senators really need to upgrade on our cars, our kids need to be in the best schools abroad ,our underaged girlfriends will need something sometin to spend in school ....etc.
i know Nigerians understand this and that is why they continue to honor us the elite(who used to have no shoes by the way) and reserve the best seat for us in church and allow us to take the first reading in the sermon.
I assure you of equitable distribution of funds;3 billion will be shared among the presidency and senate and 1 billion to the house of reps and 1 billion to the contractors(who will spend 50,000 Naira on the project)....
Long live Nigeria,Boko Haram and peace in the middle east

Anonymous said...

We need Jobs plsssss

Anonymous said...

another waste from oga jona siddon dey look 5 billion kei GEJ really does not know what his priorities are what a shame

Anonymous said...

As a Nigerian in Diaspora, with all the tech available we already are inundated with news, what we need is for Nigeria to clean up its act, provide basic amenities, start with water and light, good infrastructure and that will bring in the foreign investors and tourist needed. You cant market something you havent got!

Yemmi said...

N5b on image laundering??? Make dem bring the image (assuming we still have one), my washaman will launder it better with borehole water and sunlight soap for far less than that. Awon oloshi!!

Anonymous said...

LINDA IKEJI, LINDA IKEJI! LINDA IKEJI!

I BEG U STOP POSTING GBENGA'S TRIBALISTIC COMMENTS, IT IS SO NOT GOOD...WHY DO U KEEP DOING THIS? BECAUSE U WANT HITS ON UR BLOG? PPLE LOVE U ALREADY AND WILL PROBABLY ALWAYS DO, BUT U NEED TO STOP.

WHEN IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE PPLE, LIKE DEATH, KILLINGS, MARITAL ISSUES ARISES, THIS GBENGA WILL ALWAYS TYPE SOMETHING TRIBALISTIC AND U WILL JOLLY WELL POST IT!

UR READERS ARE TIRED, INCLUDING THE YORUBAS TOO. WE ARE ALL ONE...WHY ARE U LINDA IKEJI AIDING AND ABETTING TRIBALISM?

WHY ARE U DOING THIS LINDA OR ARE U THE ONE PRETENDING TO BE GBENGA?

WE DON'T NEED THIS ANYMORE, IT IS ALMOST ANNOYING AND JUST INCASE U DON'T KNOW, OTHER BLOGS ARE COMING OUT TOO THAT WILL COMPETE WITH U...U REALLY NEED TO STOP PLEASE.

LINDA IKEJI, I BEG U, USE UR BLOG TO PROMOTE PEACE, NOT TRIBAL WAR. DO SOMETHING RIGHT. I REALLY BEG U. (HOPE U WILL POST THIS COMMENT)

ADAEZE O.

Anonymous said...

Idiots ..Do something good and it will speak for itself ,,,don't try to buy peoples mind through showing them beautiful pitures.. those white people are not Idiots. They even know us better lol

Anonymous said...

Nonsense: know what? when there is hope of job for every Nigerian and young graduate that is the brand,When the west can settle down in the north and worship without the fear of boko haram that is the brand
Wen we see a poly bag on the street without stampede that is the brand, when our women delivers with 99% of safety that is the brand, when we are sick and can access medical attention that is the brand, when there are good roads, good rail system that is the brand, when our young industries are protected from being killed by importation nah d brand, when we notice strange movement & we can report to the police without fear nah d brand e. t. c. then we go travel to other countries and respect go dey for us. BUT N5BILLION ANOTHER PROBE WAITING TO BE SEEN IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS

007 said...

I once saw an adverton Nigeria on the the Red bus in London. I must saw i was appaulled by the rubbish. Do you know how many people 5billion would feed? Retards

Anonymous said...

image lundering my foot nonsense

MY TURN said...

must we always spend money anyhow in this country?pikin shit govt go spend money, president cough govt go spend money.And na billion billion never in millions.God will punish all this people o.

Omar Omar said...

Corruption. Personal enrichment.
How many times are they going to spend money on this image laundering?
Why not take the right steps to educate, employ and empower the people. What image are they laundering? Government officials ongoing corrupt practices?
Anyway, all na lie. National cake for belle wey no dey full once again.

Anonymous said...

That's more money for some pple's pocket.
Pls divert the money to correct the ills in the power sector, our economy will improve and so will d image

Anonymous said...

is it not the Nigeria where 2 foreigners were killed and several others kidnapped. haba

Anonymous said...

image laundering or money laundering???

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