gboss4sure: Right from day 1 of Nigeria, the problem has been the North and the solution is to give them their own country or divide the nation cause as long as the North with the mentality is still in Nigeria there won't be peace.

Or GEJ should select one part of the north that is the most violent and nuke them, then others will go and rest.

ANTITRIBALISM: The major problem in Nigeria is TRIBALISM and the only solution is to say No Tribalism, Delete Tribalism, Against Tribalism, Wipe Tribalism, Avoid Tribalism, Hate Tribalism, Erase Tribalism, Ignore Tribalism, Flush Tribalism, Reject Tribalism, Resist Tribalism, Sweep Tribalism, Terminate Tribalism, Condemn Tribalism, Oppose Tribalism, Fight Tribalism, Kill Tribalism and Bury Tribalism.

dasparrow:


I am not going to start listing any problems or solutions because anyone who grew up in Nigeria or temporarily lived there for an extended period of time knows the problem with Nigeria. I also want to believe that the average Nigerian knows what needs to be done to rectify the problems we face as a nation. Several nairalanders have in several threads listed and offered solutions over the years. If the ruling elite does not want to take any advice because they are benefitting from the current corrupt system of things, then there is nothing anyone can do other than maybe split up the country.

Gbawe:
@OP

There is no need for a list.

The main problem of Nigeria is our retrogressive federal structure that encourages everyone to loot profligately , once "na our turn", and discourages/erodes the notion of national pride.

I think, in this day and age, there are vast advantages to our unity and togertherness we should not throw away frivolously because Nigerians, first and foremost, are given to always seeking solutions that prevent us from clashing with our leaders to demand what we all know will surely bring the change we want.

The PDP , through the actions of its politicians who are the most powerful and influential in the land, has caused all Nigeria's problems since 1999. It is uselesss, for example, expecting a potent PIB quickly under a pro-elite and anti-people senate President such as David Mark. It is inane expecting aggressive and brave reforms under gradualists like Yar Adua and GEJ who never aspired to be President let alone know what to do with the position. It is reduntant expecting to see a Nigeria that works for everyone under OBJ - the ultimate opportunist given to an oligarchic style that enriches and empowers a few stupendously with majority of Nigerians settling for mere 'tokens'.

What Nigerians must try to do is come together to support the emergence of a brave and equitable President who will be an enabler of progress rather than a stumbling block to development as we have had for the past 13 years under the PDP.

Under such a President, especially if he puts a genuinely transformational team together, we will see or can demand things that will vastly accelerate the progress of Nigeria, stimulate growth and encourage healthy competition through States and region taking advantage of a truly level playing field. Under such a team, the federal government, for once, can be an enabler of progress instead of the destroyer of development it has been for the past 13 years.

Issues that will aid development will include:

Constitution amendment to tackle the many issues PDP Governments currently pretend the constitution prevents them from tackling e.g GEJ's pathetic announcement that "leaner Government not possible" because of constitutional provisions. Man makes the law and not the other way round. A reforming President will know that man must not be held captive by amendable laws.

A look at sincere and brave reform of the Police force to improve security. We all know inward flow of Investments, tourism et al suffer when security is poor. We need leaders who will place the security of Nigeria as a non-negotiable priority instead of those, first and foremost, driven by the notion of keeping our NPF as it is so they gain a force they can always control and use partisanly. This idea, simplistically, will benefit many public organisations because it is about making institutions stronger and thus ensuring they deliver as orignally concieved.

Genuine privatisation of the Power sector with an uncompromised committment to dealing with anyone who constitutes their own personal interest into a stumbling block against that of a Nation in an age adequate electricity is virtually taken for granted worldwide.

A sincere reform of our oil and gas sector that will first involve leaders looking at the sector as a way to vastly and aggressively improve the fortunes of Nigeria instead of a method of stupendous personal self-aggrandizement. Sincerity of leadership, for example, would have seen the PIB emerge long ago to be serving Nigeria's interest as we speak instead of the reality we all accept feebly.

A comprehensive overhaul of the education sector is in order too. Nothing predisposes a nation to failure more than a poorly educated adult population unable to think critically, troubleshoot and provide solutions plus challenge misrule unanimously and effectively.

There are many others and I will add more later.

joeyfire:
The problems are legion but the solutions are few.

Solution 1: Spring Cleaning of the political class and senior govt officials. Weed out, flowers remain
how
Soluion 2: Restructure the present so called federal structure
how
Solution 3: rigorously and thoroughly re-orient the ppl of his country. Massive orientation programmes should move into action or else the naija mindset will never change and in twenty years we'll be back to square one
how
Solution 4: Ban all secret societies and tthroughly eradicate them off the face of this nation

ortopazz:
Many of us deeply feel for the Nigerian chaos buh can do nothing, after observing and despite calls to believe that there's seriously no silver lining at naija's own tunnel, I believe we've got potentials and we can make it!

Buh problems with the Nigerian case is we've defied logic, rather than growing from a stage to another we move progressively retrogressively, i mean it's a cause to worry! About!!

So what do u think can savage our situation, list the problems and possible solutions


at least this thread wil be a remembrance of my buffday! 4eva!

Blue3k:
I have an easy solution for electrity. Simply decentralize power industry and let investors provide power. Let states set up their own grids outside of national grid if they choose to. Copy the United States model in grid but with a few improvememts with smart grid technology.

USA is actually 3 separate grids that power country. We can do same or more. Maybe Northern Grid, Western Grid, eastern grid. Certen grid in south south can handle there own grid.

Change laws making it illegal for states not to distribute power to citezens directly.

Let explore other options to power country effienctly. Our first priority is to get power and industrialize. Our sources include biomass, coal, gas, hydro, solar etc. Let's let private power providers work that out.

Distribution need to be improved because transmission loss is 35%. Only way to fix this is massive investment.

Engineers need to lead operations of grid.

Someone here said maybe section of country should focus on easily available stuff. Example easter do Coal and natural gas, North does Hydro, solar and gas, Western does gas and what ever else supplemented.

We're a countryof 170 million people generating less 5k electricity. This only supplies us 10hrs power max. Our population expected to grow and we have yet to truly industrialize. We need focus on cheap, clean power over expensive environmentalism. CO2 isn't worst thing in world.


Links to understand topics.
http://energy.gov/articles/top-9-things-you-didnt-know-about-americas-power-grid

http://smooth981.fm/why-we-cant-distribute-electricity-to-lagos-residents-fashola/

http://m.energy.siemens.com/us/en/energy-topics/publications/power-engineering-guide/index.htm

kjhova:
@bluetooth, wow! Dats very deep! Lol. How do we treat GEJ's eff up by d way? Shoot him?