You will find that the satellite was not insured.China made all that money for its coffers and some Nigerians benefitted from that rip off.Whats wrong with Nigerians,They have the brains but not the integrity, Perry Fisher,MD

I could not agree more with Hon Abiodun Akinlade that the lost of the N40 Billion Satellite is not just a threat to Nigerian national security but a national disgrace. The quick make Launching was for show and tell by the Obasanjo administration therefore succinct measures were not put in place to avoid this colossal to the nation.

What manner of education are Nigerians getting? Just for utilitarian purposes instead of Research and Development? I challenge the Nigerian government to eschew pride and regroup the crop of the Biafran Scientist that performed wonders during the civil war. It belittles the Nigerian Intelligentsias to go to China to do what they did to us. All we need is to assembly Nigerian Scientists languishing in domicile exile with their brain power to come home and accept the challenge. Think of how our soccer players are doing well overseas because they are demand and in the same vain we can tap into other areas and develop them to serve our nation without hiring those who are only interested in the oil money.

We need to put our house together first by providing security, amenities, and degree of freedom for them to do their job without sustained harassment. Also learn to respect them without trying to impose a life style that is not what they are use to after having lived in their adopted countries for their greater part of their lives. We have the potentials but what we lack in a “Country at heart management” style to synergize the skills of these crop of Nigerians.

I hope that the Hon Chair of the committee of Science and Tech. would follow through with the goals of his probe without just making it another kind of Ms. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello probe, a probe to no where.

THIS IS NO JOKE TO THIS BLACK AMERICAN!!! UNCLE TONY WHITESIDE WE WILL FINANCE 70 PERCENT OF THE NEXT SATELLITE. NOT OPEN TO BIDS, WILL BE BUILT BY USA. HOW MANY THINGS CHINA BUILT THAT DID WORK?? DO IT MAKE SENSE TO PAY FOR A SATELLITE , GIT IT CONSTRUCTED, AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE CONTROL IT?? IF YOU WANT TO LEASE ONE THEN WHY BUILT ONE?? WE WILL HELP YOU BUILT ANOTHER, YOU HAVE TO PLACE 35% OF THE COSTS INTO AN ESCROW ACCOUNT. WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. THE CONTROL STATION WILL BE WHERE IT BELONG IN NIGERIA!!!!

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As at now this matter is going on steadily and I hope it will not crash suddenly or become an endless monkey game.The media, all progressive organizations and individual patriots must come together to put pressure on both House of Representatives and Senate until someone or group of people are held responsible.There is no valid technical reasons whatsoever that can justify either missing or damaged satellite without prior warning or signal. Thank you. Adamson Ade. Ifesanya(Engr.)