Could not agree with you more there Wombie, I tell you.
I mean let's get real. For months and months now nearly everyone one in this forum has had a go at Felix for traveling from one State capital to the next, spouting all the good the DRC are doing to bring on the next wave of renewable resources. Cleaning up corruption and lubricating the way for an easy business culture with the West. So the memes get piled onto him for being just a lot of hot air.
We've had the Blah Blah Blah meme. Frank's TALK - ACTION = SHIT equation and so many more. But somehow, once again after and little hand-me-round from Nigel at the latest Shitshow everyone comes backs saying, 'Yep, all good fellas. I'm happy".
How?!! How does this even happen? The irony... no the hypocrisy of it just leaves me agog.
Because really all Nigel has been doing is travelling from state capital to the next, spouting all the good thing that are going to happen, including the ML, which as you said Wombie, he's been saying that for what seems like an eternity. Years.
So if TALK minus ACTION really does equal SHIT then we've got shit. None of it is material and I've said this before, even with ML in hand I'll be keeping the champagne on ice until the caterers at Manono are cooking. Because you can bet your bottom dollar some other corrupt nonce is gonna try and pull swifty after it lands.
I agree Talk - ACTION = SHIT
But does anyone here honestly believe that Nigel & BOD are doing jack shit?
When you step back from the hysteria and noise of social media, slow it down a little and take an objective look at the happenings, things really aren't as ominous or out of control as the trolls, detractors and shorters (boatman) would have us believe. They want us to 'panic', an let's be honest in what situation is panicking ever helpful, they want us at the boards throats, at each others throats, it makes their job easier. Cut all the shit out and go over everything to date with a clear mindset.
We have dotted i's and crossed t's in all our business dealings to date, we know this via all previous announcements. Nigel and the crew are hardly novices in Africa, they would have had to have known owning the LARGEST known lithium deposit in the world was going to bring some of the worst scum out of the sewers. We have the best lawyers available. These people have no doubt given their opinion on our situation, and via the announcements to date it seems (via anns) their standing is - 75% is ours we negotiate for 15% and we work in the background on ML, Collab agreement, SEZ, finance, EPC agreement, 15%. This is a good sign IMO, nobody has stated we should back down in anyway i.e pay of Cong our case is weak, the announcements to date have clearly shown great confidence in the legality of our position on our holdings.
Our strategy has obviously been to keep quiet so the corrupt twats don't know what to expect or when its coming, an to be honest when we are up against Klaus, Cong, MOP, Mupande and more pigs with snouts in the trough, that seems a wise move.
Everyone has had a go at Felix for travelling and I still believe he should spend more time in country sorting out the shit. He needs more people he can trust in vital positions in my eyes, but I'm not exactly Abraham Lincoln so what would I know.
We have a Board that has experience working in Africa, we have the best lawyers behind us, best advisor, a DRC president in Felix that wants change, and 75% so far of the largest hard rock deposit known. This is black and white, the corruption needs time to sort out. Is the ML coming, without a doubt, when NFI
The whole everyone had pitchforks out and pineapples, nobody was actually ready to force feed a suppository pineapple (although Tommy Richardsons brother had a glint in his eye last night). It was more a metaphor for the growing frustration that is only to be reasonably expected from shareholders in a somewhat of a information vacuum, at least that's my take on it. Same with the Rants, I love em, lets me know people are human and once someone's had a pop they feel better and in a strange way I feel a little better knowing they needed to get it out. The jokes an banter too have been good for morale so to speak as it has been tough in the silence (while the pigs squeal).
TBH now I'm a little annoyed I missed out on a hand me-round