sholatem:
I wonder why Ben Bruce is talking " common sense" all of a sudden,why d silence before d era of Buhari? God will definitely save us from this gullible leaders :
Unfortunately he wil be using 1 chap guy to get all his ideas,probably paying d guy peanut salary,yet presenting himself as Mr know it all,

olumide81:
So it took you decades to realise this......the days of STV when ur business depends on state govt patronage before its survival it never occured to you that they were 'adults'.....stop talking the talk Mr talking sense.

dearpreye:


How can this nation move forward with people like you in it? No way. When shall we look beyond the messenger and focus on the truth?

Nigeria has two options. Either to continue deceiving itself by running a primitive parasitic system of government OR go back to true federalism/regionalism.

We've said it for years that running a unitary style of government in a multicultural society is a recipe for disaster and underdevelopment.

Insanity is doing the same things over and over while expecting different results.

kosplateau:

So why won't Nigeria go back to it? Why the delay? See, Nigerians see regionalism and resource control as a secessionist attempt. But who benefits as it is now, wouldn't want any form of accountability and sense of proportion.

People kicking against having few kids are getting their hopes from someone's wealth, if not, we don't have to debate on it.

Hunger doesn't pity anyone.

Meanwhile, I shld have a peaceful right to secession. Continuation of marriage must not be enforced.

olumide81:
So it took you decades to realise this......the days of STV when ur business depends on state govt patronage before its survival it never occured to you that they were 'adults'.....stop talking the talk Mr talking sense.

dearpreye:


How can this nation move forward with people like you in it? No way. When shall we look beyond the messenger and focus on the truth?

Nigeria has two options. Either to continue deceiving itself by running a primitive parasitic system of government OR go back to true federalism/regionalism.

We've said it for years that running a unitary style of government in a multicultural society is a recipe for disaster and underdevelopment.

Insanity is doing the same things over and over while expecting different results.

olumide81:
So it took you decades to realise this......the days of STV when ur business depends on state govt patronage before its survival it never occured to you that they were 'adults'.....stop talking the talk Mr talking sense.

koboko69:


Yes ooo. After he hanged your mother's leg on the window

olumide81:
So it took you decades to realise this......the days of STV when ur business depends on state govt patronage before its survival it never occured to you that they were 'adults'.....stop talking the talk Mr talking sense.

ayinde2ade:
wat is he sayin'?....

enigma2007:


I do not have an issue with regionalism because if you study the history of Nigeria well, notable progress and growth were achieved during that era despite the fact that oil (i assume that oil was the point of contention between the people that want resource control or what not) was already discovered in 1956 at Oloibiri. So, oil was available back then but each region was developing its own resources or means of making their economic more viable thereby contributing to the overall growth of the country. Fast-forward some years, the country is so heavily dependent on Oil and that is not the way forward in this current economic climate.

On the secession bit, would there be a peaceful secession? It didn't work in the past and it sets the entity called Nigeria back and personally i belong to that "generation that believes things should be repaired when broken rather than throwing it away" - My humble opinion.

lustychima:
Sorry man if I don't agree wit u on dis one,......he is a senator, for crying out loud......he should present it as a bill not on tweeter

sagewonders:
I think he is right.

''Even America would collapse if her Govs depend on a monthly meeting in DC to share oil money. Nigeria should share work money not oil money.''

https://twitter.com/benmurraybruce/status/671561973323030529

bjdon:


Good points.

I honestly believe that if we are able to go back to a functional regional model, with more power in the regions, that will blunt all secessionist talk to a very large degree. However if we keep this present system, then I can only see the agitation growing over time, as new generations will simply not accept to continue living in a country where nothing seems to work.

Bugatie:


So your point is....?

mazzi:
Regionalism is the answer

macfarland:
lol... Abeg no provoke Hausa Fulani please

udemzy101:


Now that TonyeBarcanista will call you a social media senator for saying the truth as if you're the only man in the Senate....



Tell them sir... Rubbish

mazzi:
Regionalism is the answer

TonyeBarcanista:

Stop quoting me whenever you want to be silly. Thanks!


For the last time, his job is to sponsor a bill on the floor of the Senate. He wasn't elected to be a Senator of the Twitter Republic of Nigeria...

mindtricks:


Wonder why you may not have recalled how he bared his mind during GEJ's time when we were protesting fuel price hike over subsidy.
I noticed him as far back as then, speaking passionately how he felt things could be done better.

olumide81:
So it took you decades to realise this......the days of STV when ur business depends on state govt patronage before its survival it never occured to you that they were 'adults'.....stop talking the talk Mr talking sense.

redsconsult:
this guy is an hypocrite and coward. always remain silent in the senate chambers but come to twitter to spew jargons and rubbish as if he can do better.