You have surely heard the phrase "strike while the iron is hot". In Nigeria's case that would be "make a lot of noise about striking the iron while it is hot", then do nothing anyway.

At wits end to get promises fulfilled, this is a "register" of Nigeria's unfinished tasks/promises. This list and the status of each task/promise would be updated from time to time:

1. Modify the constitution to address succession loophole during President and Governor absences.
Status:
March 2010 -  Passed by National Assembly; Yet to be passed by State Assemblies

2. 6000MW by December 2009
Status:
January 2010 - Sorry we failed; generation actually declined; newest argument is that new plants are being completed.
March 2010: US assisting IPPs to generate 10,000 MW by 2011

3. Electoral Reform
Status:
March 2010 - Edited report being argued at National Assembly; Changes being considered not clear

4. Resolve Jos Crisis
Status:
March 2010 - Several  committees and rounds of violence since 2008; Army &  police keeping watch - hopefully; Underlying causes unresolved

5. Working Refineries
Status:
March 2010 - Big ado about PIB; not passed; refineries on today, down tomorrow; petrol queues all over;

6. Fighting terrorism
Status:
March 2010 - Airport scanners being installed; security agency alert following "Nigerian Taliban" intention to widen fight; asking US to reconsider watch list; not sure what the National Assembly is doing

7. Niger Delta Amnestry Deal
Status:
March 2010 - Started out well; militant weapons collected; rest of deal on hold due to president's absence; recently revived by Ag. President; couple of attacks by militants

8. Deliver Credible 2011 Polls
Status:
March 2010: Except for PDP no party has its national acts together;IBB claims he is consulting;Buhari and others are forming a new party;Atiku seems to be returning to PDP too;Still the same old faces;Iwu must go protest by NLC;Counter Iwu must stay moves looking for 15 million signatures;Iwu's current tenure expires in June;National Assembly seems to be thinking about tinkering with the structure of INEC;No real preparations apparent with less than one year to elections;

9. Conclude High Profile National Embarrassment Corruption Cases
Status:
March 2010: Procastinating on the Halliburton Case - US says Nigeria has enough evidence (US Ambassador to Nigeria, Washington D.C, 04.09.2010 - ThisDay); Ibori has gone into hiding, while his investigators were attacked by gunmen; Bank Manager Cases before EFCC - involves more than 1/2 trillion Naira;

10. Infrastructure
Status:
April 2010: To finish East-West Highway by 2012 (Punch April 19 2010: The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, dropped the hint during the two-day inspection of the level of work done on the four sections of the road on Friday and Saturday.  In the next two years, by the grace of God, the road should be competed for the people of Niger Delta and Nigerians for use.)

6. Fighting terrorism
Status:
March 2010 - Airport scanners being installed; security agency alert following "Nigerian Taliban" intention to widen fight; asking US to reconsider watch list; not sure what the National Assembly is doing

7. Niger Delta Amnestry Deal
Status:
March 2010 - Started out well; militant weapons collected; rest of deal on hold due to president's absence; recently revived by Ag. President; couple of attacks by militants

naijamini:

You have surely heard the phrase "strike while the iron is hot". In Nigeria's case that would be "make a lot of noise about striking the iron while it is hot", then do nothing anyway.

At wits end to get promises fulfilled, this is a "register" of Nigeria's unfinished tasks/promises. This list and the status of each task/promise would be updated from time to time:

1. Modify the constitution to address succession loophole during President and Governor absences.
Status:
March 2010 -  Passed by National Assembly; Yet to be passed by State Assemblies

2. 6000MW by December 2009
Status:
January 2010 - Sorry we failed; generation actually declined; newest argument is that new plants are being completed.
March 2010: US assisting IPPs to generate 10,000 MW by 2011

3. Electoral Reform
Status:
March 2010 - Edited report being argued at National Assembly; Changes being considered not clear

4. Resolve Jos Crisis
Status:
March 2010 - Several  committees and rounds of violence since 2008; Army &  police keeping watch - hopefully; Underlying causes unresolved

5. Working Refineries
Status:
March 2010 - Big ado about PIB; not passed; refineries on today, down tomorrow; petrol queues all over;

6. Fighting terrorism
Status:
March 2010 - Airport scanners being installed; security agency alert following "Nigerian Taliban" intention to widen fight; asking US to reconsider watch list; not sure what the National Assembly is doing; US cancels 14-country watch list to be replaced by more target checks for every one coming to the US

I believe I read somewhere that 3 Scanners have finally been installed in Lagos Airport. Do not quote me please.

6. Fighting terrorism
Status:
March 2010 - 2 3-D Airport scanners installed in Lagos, others to be installed in Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt; security agency alert following "Nigerian Taliban" intention to widen fight; not sure what the National Assembly is doing; US cancels 14-country watch list to be replaced by intelligence-based checks for everyone coming to the US


@kobojunkie

Many thanks.

Kobojunkie:

I believe I read somewhere that 3 Scanners have finally been installed in Lagos Airport. Do not quote me please.

great thread! i'll be checking regularly.

8. Deliver Credible 2011 Polls
Status:
March 2010: Except for PDP no party has its national acts together;IBB claims he is consulting;Buhari and others are forming a new party;Atiku seems to be returning to PDP too;Still the same old faces;Iwu must go protest by NLC;Counter Iwu must stay moves looking for 15 million signatures;Iwu's current tenure expires in June;National Assembly seems to be thinking about tinkering with the structure of INEC;No real preparations apparent with less than one year to elections;

Update:
2. 6000MW by December 2009
Status:
January 2010 - Sorry we failed; generation actually declined; newest argument is that new plants are being completed.
March 2010: US assisting IPPs to generate 10,000 MW by 2011; Ag. President assumes head of power ministry - dissolves rural electrification agency to be replaced by PHCN subsidiary distribution companies, to ensure amnestry progamme is progressing to ensure uninterrupted gas flow;

New Addition:

9. Conclude High Profile National Embarrassment Corruption Cases
Status:
March 2010: Procastinating on the Halliburton Case - US says Nigeria has enough evidence (US Ambassador to Nigeria, Washington D.C, 04.09.2010 - ThisDay); Ibori has gone into hiding, while his investigators were attacked by gunmen; Bank Manager Cases before EFCC - involves more than 1/2 trillion Naira;

Update

9. Conclude High Profile National Embarrassment Corruption Cases
Status:
March 2010: Procastinating on the Halliburton Case - US says Nigeria has enough evidence (US Ambassador to Nigeria, Washington D.C, 04.09.2010 - ThisDay); Ibori has gone into hiding, while his investigators were attacked by gunmen; Bank Manager Cases before EFCC - involves more than 1/2 trillion Naira;
April 12 2010: Nigerian Tribune reports 8 individuals to stand trial on the Haliburton case: [url]http://www.nigeriaanew.org/forum/index.php/topic,1236.0.html[/url]

Update

8. Deliver Credible 2011 Polls
Status:
March 2010: Except for PDP no party has its national acts together;IBB claims he is consulting;Buhari and others are forming a new party;Atiku seems to be returning to PDP too;Still the same old faces;Iwu must go protest by NLC;Counter Iwu must stay moves looking for 15 million signatures;Iwu's current tenure expires in June;National Assembly seems to be thinking about tinkering with the structure of INEC;No real preparations apparent with less than one year to elections;

April 13th 2010: Ag. President promises an overhaul of INEC - hints that the Chairman and other INEC commissioners are on the way out due to tenure expiration.

@poster

2 thumbs up!

New Addition

10. Infrastructure
Status:
April 2010: To finish East-West Highway by 2012 (Punch April 19 2010: The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, dropped the hint during the two-day inspection of the level of work done on the four sections of the road on Friday and Saturday.  In the next two years, by the grace of God, the road should be competed for the people of Niger Delta and Nigerians for use.)