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State Of The Nations In Nigeria by HassanBBest: 4:38pm On Sep 14, 2016 |
STATE OF THE NATION..
I have been following closely the activities
of this gov't and whenever I have the
opportunity, I try to find out the opinions of
people as regards the performance of this
government.
I just realized that the hardship faced by
many Nigerians is simply as a result of the
fact that almost everyone of us benefited
from the cycle of corruption.
The bricklayer, plumber, laborers, tiler are
all complaining because building
construction has slowed down massively
cause the thieves no longer have money to
spend on real estate.
The car dealers are grumbling because their
cars are begging for buyers. Thieves can no
longer spend wastefully.
The private school owners are shouting
because parents can no longer pay
outrageous sums and are withdrawing their
wards.
I was shocked when I learn that in a
popular private University in Abuja, parents
are writing undertaking at the account
section for their children to be allowed to
write exams... and it goes on and on.
The fact is, a lot of people are returning to
what someone referred to as ''default
mode''.
We mostly have been living above our REAL
MEANS.
We have been staying in houses that
ordinarily our incomes can't afford.
Our children going to schools we can't
afford. Driving cars we ordinarily can't
maintain.
We have been living a FAKE LIFE all along.
Now the reality is before us and we don't
want to accept it.
This shows how morally bankrupt we are.
You can't eat your Cake and have it. Take
Note..."GOD HELP AND BLESS NIGERIA"
You got billions from bank without
collateral using your political influence. You
put half into your business and spent the
other half on exotic cars, jewelleries' etc.
Your business employs 100 people
normally. You get illegal waivers and
concessions to import raw materials at rock
bottom prices, you get over-inflated
contract to supply gov't some goods your
company produce....in short your company
is kept afloat by corruption.
Now the new SHERIFF in town says:
no more ridiculous waivers,
no more inflated contracts, no more bank
loans without collateral, in fact its time you
or your company pay off the billions of debt
owed.....
AMCON takes over your company, staff are
laid off......And you go on air and say the
new sheriff is killing business and causing
unemployment..
The truth is....you and your company were
never in business, you were only feeding off
the system.
Too many companies and banks are funded
by corruption. Remove corruption from the
system and they collapse.......and we end up
blaming the person that removes
corruption for the collapse of the corruptly
run fake company.
Its like our system and corruption are so
interwoven and inseparable that removing
one will kill the other.
Maybe we should tolerate and learn to live
with corruption so that Nigeria can survive?
***COPIED
Recession: What recession? If you think
Nigeria is broke, then you are living in
another planet. Now, please read the
information below and tell me why
Nigerians crying of hardship are
comfortable with the bold looting of their
collective wealth by the politicians.
#RevolutionLoading
A SELF DECEIVING COUNTRY CALLED
NIGERIA
Twenty-one senators currently receiving
pensions from government as ex-governors
and deputy governors.
The current senators who once served as
governors are Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Rabiu
Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, Kabiru Gaya of
Kano, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom,
Theodore Orji of Abia, Abdullahi Adamu of
Nasarawa, Sam Egwu of Ebonyi, Shaaba
Lafiagi of Kwara, Joshua Dariye of Plateau
Jonah Jang of Plateau, Aliyu Magatakarda
Wamakko of Sokoto, Ahmed Sani Yarima of
Zamfara, Danjuma Goje of Gombe, Bukar
Abba Ibrahim of Yobe, Adamu Aliero of
Kebbi, George Akume of Benue and Isiaka
Adeleke of Osun.
The former deputy governors in the Senate
are Ms Biodun Olujimi of Ekiti and Enyinaya
Harcourt Abaribe of Abia. Danladi Abubakar
Sani served as the acting governor of Taraba
state.
Many former governors are also in Buhari's
Cabinet as Ministers. This includes: Ngige,
Fayemi, Amaechi and Fashola (SAN).).
In Akwa Ibom State, the law provides that
ex governors and deputy governors receive
pension equivalent to the salaries of the
incumbent. The package also includes a
new official car and a utility vehicle every
four years; one personal aide; a cook,
chauffeurs and security guards for the
governor at a sum not exceeding N5 million
per month and N2.5 million for his deputy
governor.
In Rivers, the law provides 100 percent of
annual basic salaries for the ex-governor
and deputy, one residential house for the
former governor “anywhere of his choice in
Nigeria”; one residential house anywhere in
Rivers for the deputy, three cars for the ex-
governor every four years and two cars for
the deputy every four years.
It is alledged that in Lagos, a former
governor will get two houses, one in Lagos
and another in Abuja, estimated at N500
million in Lagos and N700 million in Abuja.
He also receives six new cars to be replaced
every three years; a furniture allowance of
300 percent of annual salary to be paid
every two years, and a N30 million pension
annually for life.
This is the reality for all the 21 ex govenors
and deputy governors who are currently
serving as senators. This same is also true of
ex governors who are now serving as
Ministers.
NOW I ASK:
How many years did these guys serve their
states as governors and deputy governors?
Is it more than 8years? Is that a reason to
be entitled to pensions for life? Even if they
are entitled to pension for life, must it be so
outrageous?
As if that is not enough: HOW on earth can
any public servant with conscience collect
salaries and allowances as a senator or
minister, and still have the audacity to claim
pensions equivalent to the salaries of a
serving governor in Nigeria?
IT ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE......
Once you are elected a senator or
appointed a minister, you must forfeit any
pension accruing to you from government
at any level until you vacate office. This
should also apply to senators collecting
military pensions like former Senate
President David Mark.
Yet these senators are in the Senate that is
inviting the current finance minister to
discuss the recession of Nigeria's economy.
A senator pockets approximately 30 million
naira monthly as salary and allowances. Our
"honourables" are not interested to make
laws that could restructure our country into
economically autonomous federating
States/Regions to save the country from
sectional agitations that is threatening to
destroy Nigeria.The sad and hopeless
situation is that the rest of Nigerians are
busy arguing based on party, ethnic and
affiliations while these enemies of state
continue to rape us.
Do you know that it costs tax payers 290m
Naira yearly to maintain each member of
our National Assembly in a country where
nothing works & 80% of population earn
below 300 Naira a day ? A working day
earning of a senator is more than a yearly
income of a doctor; it's more than the
salary of 42 Army generals or 48 professors
or 70 commissioners of police or more than
twice the pay of the US President or 9times
the salary of US congressmen.
Please say NO to looting of Nigeria in the
name of democracy by sending this text to
at least 5 others.
I think the country must have a referendum
on salaries of senators. This must happen
very quickly.
If the government can't we the masses
must do something. This is too much now,
abi? # Mallam Hassan Hammed 1 Like 1 Share |
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