When I see youths celebrating the victory of the 2019 presidential elections, I laugh. Some of them say baba will now take Nigeria to the NEXT LEVEL.

I ask how was the first level? Did employment increase? Did security improve? Did poverty reduce? So Next Level of what are you expecting? Does a country develop by magic or as a result of consistent effort towards development?

With over 9 million jobs lost and unemployment which rose to 23% in the first tenure, add that to the number of graduates that will be coming out in the next four years.

As the unemployment rate increases, it's normal to see an increase in crime. The president has started traveling all over the world again as he did in the last 4 years with no result. Our refineries could not attract a single investor in the past four years.

The truth is that the system that produced all these leaders that left this country in this state can never bring development. It's a fake-life system that borrows to impress the people you borrow from. Imagine borrowing 10 years of your salary to buy the kind of car your boss is driving. You come to work with the same expensive luxury car your boss drives, while you have use your 10 years salary to buy it. Now every month 98% of your salary is taken and that 2 percent can't even take care of your needs . You have a nice car, but you are broke as hell.

That's the Nigerian picture. Our government spends a lot on itself to look good, they even earn more and look better than those countries they go to borrow from. But the people are so poor and hungry.

It's obvious that the problem of this Nation is the constitution and structure of this Nation.

A situation where whoever wins will determine the faith of all the regions. If he is incompetent, the entire nation suffers for it.
Those that enjoy this structure the most is the North because if you find yourself in the seat of power, you drive the entire nation and its resources. As a result of this, creativity and productivity is destroyed, because everyone looks up to the center.

The North also is the major voice against a restructured Nigeria, not necessarily because of oil wealth, but because of what they will become of themselves in isolation.

Let's assume the country is restructured and the oil revenue is still shared the same way. They still won't want it because the condition they put their people over the years to stay in power will hinder their progress. They might end up wasting all their resources to tackle extremism that they created, so it's better it becomes a national problem gulping the nation's resources than a regional problem gulping the regions resources.

Restructuring is not so much a difficult thing, but will provide solutions to many problems of this Nation.

Imagine we had someone like Kingsley moghalu as the president of SE Nigeria. The oil revenue for the SE region is forwarded to the SE government. The entire region will sit and discuss how much the senators governors and those in government will earn in a bid to fast track the development of the region. Drastically cut the cost of governance to make the best use of resources for development.

Each region will borrow based on its viability with a limitation on amount.

The role of the federal government will be supervision to ensure that no Nigerian is treated unjustly by the policies of any region. That the police or security agencies in any region does not discriminate against any Nigerian.

Bulk of the money goes to regional government and not shared by individuals in Abuja.

The regions will now take over the federal roads and fix them. Not a situation where road projects have to be lobbied for at the federal level.

Every region will set criteria for the minimum requirement for selecting those who represent them.

These sharing formula for the oil wealth is done in a way that in the next 10-15 years, total resource control will be implemented.

This gives every region enough time to develop their resources before the oil wealth is channeled totally to the oil producing regions.

Once this foundation is laid, accelerated growth begins to take place.

But the North is afraid that by the end of the 10 or 15 years, when the oil fund must have seized, they still might not be ready to stop being breastfed. They might still be battling bandits and terrorists with their own share.

So rather than face their fears and address it today, they prefer that it becomes a national problem.

Imagine if the billions spent fighting the insurgents created in the North was shared to each region to be shared among SMEs, or invested in infrastructure, unemployment would have been reduced.

So those shouting Next Level, better wake up from that dream and face reality.

Though Restructuring is the best option for Nigeria but am afraid on the long run some regions might suffer and it will lead to excessive migration

Kingseex1:
Though Restructuring is the best option for Nigeria but am afraid on the long run some regions might suffer and it will lead to excessive migration

Regions that suffer are those that refuse to manage the resources given to them well. Migration is not bad or a problem, we are all Nigerians. You can travel to any part of Nigeria that you feel you can achieve your dreams. Some regions will have more jobs than the unemployed available. After all countries like canada etc are still looking for people to migrate and work.

We can't change the current method of operation in this system. But if every region is told to go and meet and discuss and come out with a development and people focused constitution for their region, then every regional government will start off with a good and clean constitution.

Every constitution will have the right of every Nigerian as a foundation.

How the president will be produced will be captured. How much governors and presidents earn is clearly stated.

How contracts are awarded will be there. A computerized system that enables everyone access to the spending of government will be implemented for transparency. Tax, lending rate etc will all be captured in the constitution.

Kingseex1:
Though Restructuring is the best option for Nigeria but am afraid on the long run some regions might suffer and it will lead to excessive migration

d only that will suffer is d north

Imagine we had someone like Kingsley moghalu as the president of SE Nigeria.

If South-East cannot elect him as a Governor, there's no way in hell, he can be President of South-East. Charity begins at home. So let us stop imagining what cannot be.

We are not holding people who will are electing at the local or state responsible for what they are receiving now. Is now when more money comes in, we'll hold them responsible.

I'm not against more money to the state or region but what are they doing with what they have now?

luvmijeje:


If South-East cannot elect him as a Governor, there's no way in hell, he can be President of South-East. Charity begins at home. So let us stop imagining what cannot be.

We are not holding people who will are electing at the local or state responsible for what they are receiving now. Is now when more money comes in, we'll hold them responsible.

I'm not against more money to the state or region but what are they doing with what they have now?

The constitution protects the corrupt . Governors finish looting the state, join the ruling party and move to the Senate to make laws that protect them.

So each region will have to hold meetings with everyone from the states to the communities . The aim of a restructured system will be discussed and understood. This will form the constitution for the regions and a system will be in place to function independently of who is the president. And the best way to do this will be a computerized system that clearly shows inflow and out flow.

Enable people to bid for contracts online and the systems automatically shortlist the winners based on.programmed criteria.

The same is done with employment etc. The only way regions and countries in Africa can make progress is to have computers make the decisions.

That way ethnicity or religion will have no role in operation of government. This will create millions of jobs in the IT industry.

When the Devil saw how great Nigeria would be in future and how impact it would make around the world...... - he compelled Lord Lugard to merge North with South in 1914.

Now that's how the devil operates.
Simply make an evil witch to marry a nice guy....!

The rest na history of destruction..

mekaboy:


The constitution protects the corrupt . Governors finish looting the state, join the ruling party and move to the Senate to make laws that protect them.

So each region will have to hold meetings with everyone from the states to the communities . The aim of a restructured system will be discussed and understood. This will form the constitution for the regions and a system will be in place to function independently of who is the president. And the best way to do this will be a computerized system that clearly shows inflow and out flow.

Enable people to bid for contracts online and the systems automatically shortlist the winners based on.programmed criteria.

The same is done with employment etc. The only way regions and countries in Africa can make progress is to have computers make the decisions.

That way ethnicity or religion will have no role in operation of government. This will create millions of jobs in the IT industry.

I've heard you but I also want you to hear me. Do you agree that a regional government is bigger than a state government. If the citizens cannot hold a state government accountable, how are they going to hold a regional government accountable? The same politicians that we elect as a state representative will be the people that will represent us at the regional level. There is no altruistic politician. There will always be laws to protect themselves.

I love this current system. It is when politicians are losing out, they will all be shouting restructure.

This is an intelligent piece

luvmijeje:


I've heard you but I also want you to hear me. Do you agree that a regional government is bigger than a state government. If the citizens cannot hold a state government accountable, how are they going to hold a regional government accountable? The same politicians that we elect as a state representative will be the people that will represent us at the regional level. There is no altruistic politician. There will always be laws to protect themselves.

I love this current system. It is when politicians are losing out, they will all be shouting restructure.

That's the beauty of the restructuring. The constitution we have today, you and I had no input.


But that of the region, even the person in the most rural part of states will have a say.

Every region will decide what it's primary goal is. Is it to continue to enrich politicians or to be focused on development and employment creation.

This decision will determine who earns what and how much of allocation is spent on what.

If the decision is to continue to enrich politicians at the expense of development, then they can increase spending on the government of that region.

If it is for development, then it will reflect on how much office holders earn.

Like I said, when every inflow and outflow is computerized, transparency Will improve.

A region could decide to outsource the anti corruption fight to another country.

When there is a trace of corruption in spending, it will be captured in the system. The public complains and an external body investigates, and prosecute whoever is involved. So no matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to influence the outcome of the investigation. The integrity of the countries handling the anti-corruption cases is at stake .


The politicians are not losing out in this system, it the people that are . Wether they win or not, their children are fine.

That rochas did not get to senate, does not mean his children will ever be poor.

Tinubu has not been in government since, but he gets richer than those who are.

Atiku lost elections, will his children become unemployed?

The over 9 million jobs lost in 4 years, are they politicians children?

The out of school children are they politicians children?

You don't need any region to help you get restructuring, the day we all stop this pdp vs apc mentality is the day we get restructuring.

No Nigeria political system (quota mediocrity) would work until the states and lga find what fits their pattern separately


Firstly we need to be united and solve the issues per state since it's political, the people should have a coded state party or more than one new parties with defined manifestos of either pro-left or pro-right attributes (it shouldn't be bogus jargons everyone must know what it represents) the parties during campaigns should also have defined projects it guarantees to give it's citizens after they "must" have gone to the areas concerned to survey their needs.

When parties have a pin-point manifesto with the infrastructures to focus on highlighted, you can choose to vote against your townsmen becos he promised to repair your road while some others may go for the party focused on education.


Every community must be touched and priorities different, people won't vote on sentiment but priority and when candidate fails to do them they are instantly kicked out. The party should be only around a state so as to kill off these nationalist and quota virus at Federal, it is saver to play local politics because it's one family.


When this keeps happening at state, lga soon the scene would be saturated with only the right people, and bills passed in HOA would be pro people, many changed etc in no time that state has distant itself from Nigeria halfway, it becomes easy to negotiate more pull out from fg because the state is serious.

The political appointees would not dare misbehave or do anti-party because the people decide and no division and sentiment to strive on except performance, no dumb rotation of power because I can get infrastructures whichever government comes in, comminioners appointment would be the best technocrats not politicians.








With this at least every southern state can half their restructuring, they can then decide if they want to merge parties in regions.

mekaboy:


That's the beauty of the restructuring. The constitution we have today, you and I had no input.


But that of the region, even the person in the most rural part of states will have a say.

Every region will decide what it's primary goal is. Is it to continue to enrich politicians or to be focused on development and employment creation.

This decision will determine who earns what and how much of allocation is spent on what.

If the decision is to continue to enrich politicians at the expense of development, then they can increase spending on the government of that region.

If it is for development, then it will reflect on how much office holders earn.

Like I said, when every inflow and outflow is computerized, transparency Will improve.

A region could decide to outsource the anti corruption fight to another country.

When there is a trace of corruption in spending, it will be captured in the system. The public complains and an external body investigates, and prosecute whoever is involved. So no matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to influence the outcome of the investigation. The integrity of the countries handling the anti-corruption cases is at stake .


The politicians are not looking out in this system, it the people that are . Wether they win or not, their children are fine.

Oga, under a regional government, there is no way you and I will have a say in a change of constitution directly. We'll still have to elect politicians who will fight for a change or enactment of law. And we all ready have them at the local and state assemblies.

The problem is that you are focusing on the failure at the center and refused to see the merit and the opportunities at the state and local level. I'll rather fight for more autonomy of the state than regional government.

luvmijeje:


Oga, under a regional government, there is no way you and I will have a say in a change of constitution directly. We'll still have to elect politicians who will fight for a change or enactment of law. And we all ready have them at the local and state assemblies.

The problem is that you are focusing on the failure at the center and refused to see the merit and the opportunities at the state and local level. I'll rather fight for more autonomy of the state than regional government.

There is no merit at the states. There is no governor that leaves office that is less than 10 billion naira richer.

The people will decide the framework for their constitution. If they say it I fully development constitution. Then a governor will not earn more than 500k monthly. The influence of of the governor on state funds are limited. Spending become transparent, corruption fight is outsourced.

When this is agreed it makes the framework for the constitution.Just like the national conference held under GEJ, all that was needed was to make it law.

Then those representing the people make it law. Remember there is no Abuja, you live with the people. When u mess up, you can't escape the people.

mekaboy:


There is no merit at the states. There is no governor that leaves office that is less than 10 billion naira richer.

The people will decide the framework for their constitution. If they say it I fully development constitution. Then a governor will not earn more than 500k monthly. The influence of of the governor on state funds are limited. Spending become transparent, corruption fight is outsourced. When this is agreed it makes the framework for the constitution. Then those representing the people make it law. Remember there is no Abuja, you live with the people. When u mess up, you can't escape the people.

But do you know the laws that guides a Governor is not the federal constitution but the state constitution. Who are the people making the state law? The people you and I choose to represent us at the state assembly. They live within us. They are my tribesmen. They speak my language.

But during the last gubernatorial election was anybody interested in that race?

Waste of time, the poor fight each other while the rich protect themselves. I stopped feeling sorry for nigerians the day a child was beaten to blood for stealing bread but failed to dish out the same treatment to politicians stealing our commonwealth.

luvmijeje:


But do you know the laws that guides a Governor is not the federal constitution but the state constitution. Who are the people making the state law? The people you and I choose to represent us at the state assembly. They live within us. They are my tribesmen. They speak my language.

But during the last gubernatorial election was anybody interested in that race?

The immunity the governors enjoy is it state or federal?

Confab was held to address these issues at the federal level but failed. Something similar will be done in the regions. What ever is agreed forms the frame for the constitution. It will be computerized and the international community will witness it being implemented.

Anyone still talking about restructuring is wasting his or her time, the North will never let it happen. Restructuring will take away the current system that allows the North to politically and economically dominate Southern Nigeria

In other to restructure Nigeria, the constitution must be changed, to change the constitution, one must get a two third majority(67%) votes in the national assembly. Just the NW has as much reps as the SE and SS combined. The core North (NW&NE) have more reps than the entire south.

With the core North controlling 40% of the national assembly, even if one managed to get all the votes of the SW/SS/SE/NC, they still will not get enough votes to change the constitution. The core North will not entertain the notion of restructuring

So the only choice to the SW/SE/SS is the same choice Ojukwu faced in 1967.

Accept "one Nigeria" and the will of the North or seek your independence and freedom

So the SW/SE/SW should choose which these two choices they want and stop dreaming of restructuring Nigeria, it's never going to happen

gidgiddy:
Anyone still talking about restructuring is wasting his or her time, the North will never let it happen. Restructuring will take away the current system that allows the North to politically and economically dominate Southern Nigeria

In other to restructure Nigeria, the constitution must be changed, to change the constitution, one must get a two third majority(67%) votes in the national assembly. Just the NW has as much reps as the SE and SS combined. The core North (NW&NE) have more reps than the entire south.

With the core North controlling 40% of the national assembly, even if one managed to get all the votes of the SW/SS/SE/NC, they still will not get enough votes to change the constitution. The core North will not entertain the notion of restructuring

So the only choice to the SW/SE/SS is the same choice Ojukwu faced in 1967.

Accept "one Nigeria" and the will of the North or seek your independence and freedom

So the SW/SE/SW should choose which these two choices they want and stop dreaming of restructuring Nigeria, it's never going to happen

Both you and Mekus both make salient points! I for one am ready to give ‘one Nigeria’ the benefit of the doubt and have another throw of the dice (ie, going along with Mekus suggestions), but the pragmatist and realist in me suggests the core muslim north wouldn’t let this happen, and this is where i’m forced to buy into your own thesis!

This is one of the most brilliant write up I’ve ever read here. Thanks so much op.

luvmijeje:


But do you know the laws that guides a Governor is not the federal constitution but the state constitution. Who are the people making the state law? The people you and I choose to represent us at the state assembly. They live within us. They are my tribesmen. They speak my language.

But during the last gubernatorial election was anybody interested in that race?

There's no state constitution....
It's the same nonsense nigerian constitution that guides the governors....
Of course that constitution gives too much power to the elites n the centre....
There's nothing you and I can do....
State assemblies cannot move a motion to determine how their states can be governed...
If it's not in the constitution, it's useless....
That's why extra local government created by states governor isn't recognised anywhere....

op,
you went to create one useless thread, when your terrorist porn.star leader were given mouth action by his akuna akuna wife.
and your president is about to take over from Paul biya.
and idiotic pigs will soon Port with thief atiku to Cameroon.

buhariguy:
op,
you went to create one useless thread, when your terrorist porn.star leader were given mouth action by his akuna akuna wife.
and your president is about to take over from Paul biya.
and idiotic pigs will soon Port with thief atiku to Cameroon.

This thread is not for dunces

Pharaoh was afraid of Israel till he perished in the Red Sea. God of Isaac has overcome the satanic Spirit of Ishmael. Jesus Christ is The Lord.

mekaboy:


The immunity the governors enjoy is it state or federal?

Confab was held to address these issues at the federal level but failed. Something similar will be done in the regions. What ever is agreed forms the frame for the constitution. It will be computerized and the international community will witness it being implemented.

It's immunity from prosecution and the agencies that' are charge with it are under the exclusive list of the Federal government. So those agencies are bounded by federal constitution. The state government get his power from the state constitution. So what do you think the state assembly do?

SIRTee15:


There's no state constitution....
It's the same nonsense nigerian constitution that guides the governors....
Of course that constitution gives too much power to the elites n the centre....
There's nothing you and I can do....
State assemblies cannot move a motion to determine how their states can be governed...
If it's not in the constitution, it's useless....
That's why extra local government created by states governor isn't recognised anywhere....

So what's the work of the state assembly? The National Orientation Agency is not doing what it's meant to do.

Xander85:


Both you and Mekus both make salient points! I for one am ready to give ‘one Nigeria’ the benefit of the doubt and have another throw of the dice (ie, going along with Mekus suggestions), but the pragmatist and realist in me suggests the core muslim north wouldn’t let this happen, and this is where i’m forced to buy into your own thesis!

By 2023, Nigerians especially the South will wish they took restructuring seriously.

buhariguy:
op,
you went to create one useless thread, when your terrorist porn.star leader were given mouth action by his akuna akuna wife.
and your president is about to take over from Paul biya.
and idiotic pigs will soon Port with thief atiku to Cameroon.

I was enjoying this thread, till I got to your post, please if you can't contribute intellectually, keep mute.

luvmijeje:


So what's the work of the state assembly? The National Orientation Agency is not doing what it's meant to do.

I don't know if u trying to be funny or what....
The laws that establish the state assemblies and state executives are clearly spelt in the Nigerian constitution....
The function of these state assemblies and the state executives are clearly spelt out in the Nigerian constitution....
The above institutions are not governed by any imaginary state constitutions.....
Any law, act or bill passed by state assemblies that is beyond the stipulated power vested upon them by the Nigerian constitution is as good as lame duck...
That is why Lagos state till date has officially 20 local governments, irrespective of what Tinubu or Lagos state assemblies has written down as official gazette in Alausa....
If u have a copy of any state constitution u've been mentioning, then paste it here....
Lets see how much power state assemblies has got but lies redundant....

Efewestern:


I was enjoying this thread, till I got to your post, please if you can't contribute intellectually, keep mute.

enjoying rubbish,
what stop your ineffectual buffoon not to restructure for 6yrs.

i was not interested in the thread, i only wanted to call out op.

Since senator Abaribe is talking about restructuring, can we discuss the posibility?