This is a sign of progress. Bayelsans are now on the lead to break away from the neocolonialist agenda of the british. Am expecting to see a bold seconder from another state.... I see fashola smiling to these...

Whatever will happen should hasten up. Nigeria is not a country, it is a mesh of anything goes.

Abeg, I believe that Gov Dickson should be more concerned with putting the necessary infastructures in place in the state and not making headline news from unnecessary ceremonies. People want good roads, free education, good health care system, etc. Dickson should get Bayelsa's priority right.

Pukkah:

Lawyers will argue back and forth and confuse everybody at the end of the day. Let's keep it simple. A federating unit (in this case, Bayelsa) wants to assert its sovereignty which does not run contrary to that of another federating unit.

The people of Bayelsa want their own seal and anthem without discarding the Nigerian anthem and flag, how does that amount to separation? Why are people looking for trouble where there is none?

By the way, how come the federating units in the first republic all had their flags and seals?

If Nigeria must remain as one, true federalism (political and fiscal) is the answer. Let the centre (federal goverment) be as weak and unattractive as possible and only be in charge of common issues [/b]like external defence, immigration, customs, central banking, foreign affairs, federal policing, possibly supreme court, etc. The federating units (states or regions) [b]should control their resources and contribute like 10-12% to the centre for the running of these common issues.

The federal government exists because the states exist and not the other way round.

Let this monthly 'begging' visits to Abuja in the name of lazily sharing federal allocations stop. Let each state/region work hard for its money. Let any state/region that wants to leave be free to leave. Let each state be free to practice Sharia if it wants. People should be free to have what they want if it is the wish of the majority. This is the essence of democracy.

Let's demystify all these things.

unfortunately many people have gotten so use to the 'rent' structure we are running.

Da infamous: eeemmmmh how about ogonis,are they out from Nigeria finally?? i want to see ogoni currency it might be stronger than naira no doubt....

Their currency go make sense die soludo shld apply 4 their CBN governoship as he Iڪ currently unemployed

There is nothing wrong with the flag. The yeye lawyer should talk on the raging Boko Haram problems in their region and the way forward

The way i understood it, the UN mandated, some time ago, that indigenous people around the world had some right to self determination. This was somewhat symbolic and was as a recognition of the political struggles of indigenous tribes such as the Yanomani Indians fighting to protect their way of life from multinationals and the destruction of the rain forest. It was in this spirit and a bit of cheek that Bayeslsa governors /activist declared that they were going the mark the Indigenous Peoples' Day (or something like that) yearly by hoisting this flag. So why are people trying to draw some sort of parallel here with secessionist Biafra?

Moukafoam: moukafoam remains the best.

True talk jare make we leave matter for mathew

The same SSS that accused The Osun State Governor of seceding over the " Osun Anthem" is now keeping mum on this Bayelsa Flag.
Nigerian SSS, an eye-service and a complete partisan security agency.
AND WHERE ARE THOSE EDUCATED ILLITERATES ON NAIRALAND SPEWING RUBBISH AGAINST AREGBESOLA THAT TIME?

People are beginning to think that those threatening our unity are the real people behind the ‘real boko Haram’ - which attack mosques and churches, kill Christian and Moslems. Not those being accused by elder Clark.”

Mallam na mallam whether lawyer, SAN or cattle ♏ãn

So τ̲̣̣̥н̣̣̣̝̇̇̇i§̤̥̈̊ hausa guys are still decieving themselves about boko Haram
WonderFul

Nonsense! Why didn't they ask Fashola the meaning of Lagos state's coat of arm and the popular Lagos anthem slogan "eko oni baje"?

hammedkola: Where is the flag?

View the Bayelsa State Flag and flags of other states of Nigeria on this thread. https://www.nairaland.com/1012053/bayelsa-adopts-own-flag-coat

Oh so noooow the consitution matters? When the north established sharia law,which they still have today, they were obeying the law abi? Hypocrites! Bayelsa carry go.

olugbemi4u: I think the wave of disintergration has started under the leadership of President Jonathan because of inability to do the thing as d right.nIGERIA IS IN SHAMBLE AND WOOBLE

y are u guys so afraid to stay on your own.HABA!!!

Madness. Can they tell us their stand on Boko Haram. Make dem no make me start flying my biafra flag from tonight

students will also form their own flag.............Nigeria has already finish...so let's jst destroy all dis leaders and divide in peace...

Unfortunate the way many Northerners have decided to make governance difficult for the current dispensation. Any time they come out to complain about this and that, they end up shooting themselves in the foot.

Where were they when some states decided to adopt the Shariah law?

There's nothing to what Bayelsa State has decided to do and they know it. I'd rather wait to see the President's action when Bayelsa step up the ante (if indeed they have disintegration plans). Whatever happens, the people will be better off in a true federal system or in independent and sovereign entities. Nigeria as it is cannot work.

1999 constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria
Schedule. Second schedule,part 1: Exclusive legislative list.
1. Accounts of the Government of the Federation, and of offices, courts, and authorities thereof, including audit of those accounts.

2. Arms, ammunition and explosives.

3. Aviation, including airports, safety of aircraft and carriage of passengers and goods by air.

4. Awards of national titles of honour, decorations and other dignities.

5. Bankruptcy and insolvency

6. Banks, banking, bills of exchange and promissory notes.

7. Borrowing of moneys within or outside Nigeria for the purposes of the Federation or of any State.

8. Census, including the establishment and maintenance of machinery for continuous and universal registration of births and deaths throughout Nigeria.

9. Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens.

10. Commercial and industrial monopolies, combines and trusts.

11. Construction, alteration and maintenance of such roads as may be declared by the National Assembly to be Federal trunk roads.

12. Control of capital issues.

13. Copyright

14. Creation of States

15. Currency, coinage and legal tender

16. Customs and excise duties

17. Defence

18. Deportation of persons who are not citizens of Nigeria

19. Designation of securities in which trust funds may be invested.

20. Diplomatic, consular and trade representation.

21. Drugs and poisons.

22. Election to the offices of President and Vice-President or Governor and Deputy Governor and any other office to which a person may be elected under this Constitution, excluding election to a local government council or any office in such council.

23. Evidence

24. Exchange control

25. Export duties

26. External affairs

27. Extradition

28. Fingerprints identification and criminal records.

29. Fishing and fisheries other than fishing and fisheries in rivers, lakes, waterways, ponds and other inland waters within Nigeria.

30. Immigration into and emigration from Nigeria

31. Implementation of treaties relating to matters on this list

32. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of bodies corporate, other than co-operative societies, local government councils and bodies corporate established directly by any Law enacted by a House of Assembly of a State.

33. Insurance.

34. Labour, including trade unions, industrial relations; conditions, safety and welfare of labour; industrial disputes; prescribing a national minimum wage for the Federation or any part thereof; and industrial arbitration.

35. Legal proceedings between Governments of States or between the Government of the Federation and Government of any State or any other authority or person.

36. Maritime shipping and navigation, including -
(a) shipping and navigation on tidal waters;
(b) shipping and navigation on the River Niger and its affluents and on any such other inland waterway as may be designated by the National Assembly to be an international waterway or to be an inter-State waterway;
(c) lighthouses, lightships, beacons and other provisions for the safety of shipping and navigation;
(d) such ports as may be declared by the National Assembly to be Federal ports (including the constitution and powers of port authorities for Federal ports).

37. Meteorology

38. Military (Army, Navy and Air Force) including any other branch of the armed forces of the Federation.

39. Mines and minerals, including oil fields, oil mining, geological surveys and natural gas.

40. National parks being such areas in a State as may, with the consent of the Government of that State, be designated by the National Assembly as national parks.

41. Nuclear energy

42. Passports and visas

43. Patents, trade marks, trade or business names, industrial designs and merchandise marks.

44. Pensions, gratuities and other-like benefit payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other public funds of the Federation.

45. Police and other government security services established by law.

46. Posts, telegraphs and telephones

47. Powers of the National Assembly, and the privileges and immunities of its members

48. Prisons

49. Professional occupations as may be designated by the National Assembly.

50. Public debt of the Federation

51. Public holidays.

52. Public relations of the Federation

53. Public service of the Federation including the settlement of disputes between the Federation and officers of such service.

54. Quarantine

55. Railways

56. Regulations of political parties

57. Service and execution in a State of the civil and criminal processes, judgements, decrees, orders and other decisions of any court of law outside Nigeria or any court of law in Nigeria other than a court of law established by the House of Assembly of that State.

58. Stamp duties

59. Taxation of incomes, profits and capital gains, except as otherwise prescribed by this Constitution.

60. The establishment and regulation of authorities for the Federation or any part thereof -
(a) To promote and enforce the observance of the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles contained in this Constitution;
(b) To identify, collect, preserve or generally look after ancient and historical monuments and records and archaeological sites and remains declared by the National Assembly to be of national significance or national importance;
(c) to administer museums and libraries other than museums and libraries established by the Government of a state;
(d) To regulate tourist traffic; and
(e) To prescribe minimum standards of education at all levels.

61. The formation, annulment and dissolution of marriages other than marriages under Islamic law and Customary law including matrimonial causes relating thereto.

62. Trade and commerce, and in particular -
(a) trade and commerce between Nigeria and other countries including import of commodities into and export of commodities from Nigeria, and trade and commerce between the states;
(b) establishment of a purchasing authority with power to acquire for export or sale in world markets such agricultural produce as may be designated by the National Assembly;
(c) inspection of produce to be exported from Nigeria and the enforcement of grades and standards of quality in respect of produce so inspected;
(d) establishment of a body to prescribe and enforce standards of goods and commodities offered for sale;
(e) control of the prices of goods and commodities designated by the National Assembly as essential goods or commodities; and
(f) registration of business names.

63. Traffic on Federal trunk roads.

64. Water from such sources as may be declared by the National Assembly to be sources affecting more than one state

65. Weights and measures.

66. Wireless, broadcasting and television other than broadcasting and television provided by the Government of a state; allocation of wave-lengths for wireless, broadcasting and television transmission.

67. Any other matter with respect to which the National Assembly has power to make laws in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

68. Any matter incidental or supplementary to any matter mentioned elsewhere in this list.

1999 constitution federal Republic of Nigeria.
Chapter 1, part 1, subsection 2. (1) Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

(2) Nigeria shall be a Federation consisting of States and a Federal Capital Territory

Lacasa mnd wat is say o if u dnt av anytin 2 say jst kip quet n stp insoltin our presidnt o

1999 constitution Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Chapter 1,part 1, subsection 1.
(1) This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

(2) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall not be governed, nor shall any persons or group of persons take control of the Government of Nigeria or any part thereof, except in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

(3) If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.

Lacasa mnd wat is say o if u dnt av anytin 2 say jst kip quet n stp insoltin our presidnt o.wat is rong wit bayelsa gtin their own flag

From the other thread.

johnie: The laws of the federation recognises that states could have their own flags:



Flags And Coat Of Arms Act, Chapter 148, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990

Section 4


(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, if in any public place in Nigeria the National Flag is to be exhibited or flown for any purpose, it shall not be exhibited with or be flown on the same staff or cross bar with the flag of any State, or the flag of any Commonwealth or foreign country; and the National Flag or any other flag when exhibited or flown shall not appear in a defaced or tattered condition; but the National Flag shall not be deemed to be defaced by reason only of the fact that it is embodied in or forms part of a State flag.

(2) Where the flag of any State is flown in the State to which it relates or elsewhere than in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, it shall not be necessary for the National Flag to be flown at the same time; but if the flag of a State and the National Flag are to be flown at the same time in a public place in that State or elsewhere in Nigeria, the National Flag of at least the same size as the State flag shall fly above that of any State flag.

https://www.nairaland.com/1012053/bayelsa-adopts-own-flag-coat/1

gboss4sure: Madness. Can they tell us their stand on Boko Haram. Make dem no make me start flying my biafra flag from tonight

u well at all?

[size=14pt]State-owned Flag, Coat of Arms and Anthem Law[/size]


In line with the vision of the founding fathers of our dearly beloved state and given this administration’s stand on Ijaw mobilization, Ijaw integration and the need to promote Ijaw fundamental interest, which clearly is not subordinate to any other interests, the government of Bayelsa State has given its approval to have a state-owned emblem to mark and strengthen our sense of identity as a state.

The decision was taken at the end of the 7th meeting of the State Executive Council held on Monday 6th, August 2012. Accordingly, the State Executive Council has approved a flag, state anthem and Coat of Arms for Bayelsa State which will reflect the colours and symbols of the Ijaw nation and it will be put to use as soon as His Excellency, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, gives his accent to the law which has just been passed by the State House of Assembly.

This decision also underscores government’s belief that this state, like any other state, is where the Ijaws, the fourth largest ethnic nationality, has as its home. Bayelsa is home to all Ijaws both at home and abroad. The emblem therefore will help serve as a unifying force and rallying point for all our people. It says a lot about the preservation of our culture, our essential values as a people and as a race. These are the qualities that distinguished us and makes us who we are – proud, great people of the Ijaw Nation; irrepressible in spirit, a people that are second to none in this country. There is therefore need to project our culture and uniqueness as a people. There is the need to preserve our proud values and pass them on as part of our heritage.

Hence, once the law is accented to, the emblems will be officially unveiled to the public. The point must however be made clear that the step taken by our government to announce the proposed launch of a state owned flag, anthem and coat of arm is not in any way different from what other states in the federation have done. It is common knowledge that virtually all the states in the southwestern region such as Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ogun and Ekiti State - have since launched theirs. The most recent was the North Central state of Kwara.

In the South-South, Cross River and Rivers State are the only two states in the region that has embraced this noble concept. In the case of Rivers, it was done since the 1970s. We believe that Bayelsa State, being the only state that can be considered as the home state of the Ijaw race, deserves even much more to blaze this trail than any other state in the federation, given its uniqueness. This much is true because of the emphasis we place on the propagation of the Ijaw ideals and what we stand for as a people, the Ijaw ideology.

More importantly, as a government, we view the decision to launch the state-own emblem, as critical to our development and it matches our drive to project Bayelsa State as a world-class tourist destination, the new frontier for eco-tourism and an investment haven.

The emblem that is soon to be launched represents a unique form of branding for our dear state and we believe it holds the key to our collective abilities as Bayelsans and Izons to stand for what we believe in, if we must make tangible progress going forward.

http://www.bayelsa.gov.ng/home/news/latest-news/536-state-owned-flag-coat-of-arms-and-anthem-law

godswill4m:

u well at all?

hmmmm, But i well Pass u.

Methinks mahmood Yahaya's problem really is the fear that the north, without oil money, is just Niger republic in disguise.

Nigeria is neva a Nation! Check the map very well what the lord as seperated(northern ‎​And southern protectorate) let no man(lugard) join it together ,who ever is afraid of break up -is a BOKO deriving pleasure in inflicting pain on fellow human being(not fellow nigeria again)....niger delta here I come...Urhobo I represent

Noisy rabble. What is the President supposed to do about this?
I am not his fan but we must remain sensible.

ocelot2006:

The nation's unity is very much intact.

no worry
my people say sit down look
na dog name
it will luk lik film trick in ur eyes

asha 80: unfortunately many people have gotten so use to the 'rent' structure we are running.

true talk
no more
no less
how I wishhhhhhh
hmmm

curtain: This is a sign of progress. Bayelsans are now on the lead to break away from the neocolonialist agenda of the british. Am expecting to see a bold seconder from another state.... I see fashola smiling to these...

Would breaking. Away help improve life of the common bayelsan?

Most of the restiveness in the ND is cused by corrupt governors. Bayelsa should focus on developing the state first. Gov Dick is only interested in making himself richer. Bayelsans be wise!!!