Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves

Very correct

I am not sure where you get that I FORGET THAT FACT at all!!! Unless you can show me the exact lines where you read that from.

That is no excuse for the FEW who claim to CARE to sit back and DEMAND others not complain or SPEAK OUT against what is happening. I just mentioned fighting and YOU IMMEDIATELY assumed guns and bombs. Yet you probably live in a country where EVERY SINGLE DAY someone is in the courts FIGHTING to put in place some sort of legislature to better the people in that community.

That the majority seem aloof/corrupt/care free is NO REASON why YOU and others like you out there should continue thinking it is someone else’s place to DO FOR YOU.

Cos you expect these thugs to change once they got into POWER. How can?
Their first objective is to recoup the money they spent putting em in power in the first place and it's a bit rich expecting these immoral men to change all of a sudden.


Let everyone carry out their roles in Nigeria.
The citizens have a big part to play. They should stop voting for corrupt politicians and then expect them to care for them.


I laugh in SWAHILI.
Nigerians will take care of themselves.

One of the biggest problem we have as a nation is that we like to believe OTHERS are out there doing it and so it is no worry for us to get involved.
 Only sometime ago, I decided to do some research of my own into whether people were actually complaining but it was just the case that the government did not care at all. In a town of about 500,000 people, over a period of about 8 years, only 500 complaints had come in and of the 500, less than 1/3 actually got any follow up from the complainants.

I was at the local post office inquiring as to the where about of my package. I was told that it was probably missing. I proceeded to demand I file a complaint reporting both the clerk and the office to whomever I could. I asked for a form and was surprised the clerk had no idea what I was asking for or why.  She asked if it was the case that I wanted to see her supervisor, to which I replied “No, he is probably in on it. I want an official form I can fill out and send to the right office or head office so they can look into the practices at your center”.  I was there about 2 hours. The manager came in, first attempted to shout me down but I would not budge as I demanded either my package be given me or a form to file. Long story short, the package MAGICALLY appeared about more than 2 and half hours.  I did not get a form but it made me realize that all this time, it was not as if people had actually been filing anything as I had always thought.





I don’t believe what we need is a NEW BATCH OF POTENTIAL THIEVES in there. I believe what we need is a RE-ORIENTIATION OF POWER. What we need is POWER moved to the people where it belongs.

Somewhere in Lagos Nigeria

If you have read any of my previous posts up till this one, you would understand that I am of the mind that it is the DUTY of the people to FIX the situation. I, however, do not agree with getting NEW people in there. For one, we have GOTTEN so many new people in their over the years, only for them to turn around and stab us right where it hurts. I am NOT WILLING to put my trust in anyone, not even your dear Fashola.  However, I will trust more in a system that we, the people can push to have in place; a system that will ensure that all those who choose to move AGAINST the people will not only be removed from office immediately but be punished severely by the system (law). What do I mean? I mean regardless of who is voted in, if he/she is found wanting or with dirty hands, he/she will be punished to the full extent of the law and made an example for those to come later.

My point is not about just getting new people in there and it is not about
putting our trust in individuals and in no way did I say Fashola was a perfect
man. Nope. I believe when we put the "right" people in there, we will be in
a better position to pull their ears.

I personally know how well Governors like Fashola and Chime of Enugu have
listened to people immediately complaints come in because they are the
right people.

Not getting the right people in there and then come later to file complaints
I believe will not work as well as getting it right from the onset.

Imagine a local government chaiman aspirant, giving you N1,000 vote for
him and you do that even when you know he is a thief, what moral justification
do you have to call him to order when he is in office.

This is an area I guess we cannot agree on and that is fine with me.

ose!, Sauron

  you nw wot i came to discover @ sauron,Akinlabi and , on d otherside-Kobo, lol!

   most of us dont understnad the true concept of leadership,  i heard it from my pastor dis morning

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, "Leadership aint about the title neither is it tied to the fact dat you have people under
you but discovering your purpose/place and CREATING SOLUTIONS AT ANY LEVEL you find yourself den you know you are born to lead"

like sauron sed, the people shld complain but at the same time understand our place by providing solution at any level
we find ourselves , its called building the nation, i wish i cld get dat POEm we did in secondary school, Building the nation and Mending the wall
you shld read it kobo, i ll look for the authors.


i read somewia above wia yu concurred dat naija pple shld die in abject poverty but continue to complain and not betta dia lot by extention bettering d nations lot


the U.S you guys rever so well, if during dia time of depression, pple like Henry Ford decided to wiat for Govt enabled

environment, America wont be wot it is today, he wont be inspiration to mega superstars dat followed, if pple like Micheal Jackson
waited for enabling environment, he wont be the kind of inspiration he wields today,






and by the way


you guys that talk about TAX, OW much TAX do you guys pay hia in naija dat una dey complain?
no be TAX fashola say make una com pay wey most of una dey carry nose sey waiting dey happen?
and dats even at a point wia TAX recoupment framework has not being tightened and peculiarised to meet the changing(dynamic is d word)
corrupt and thieving mentality of the average Nigerian

yet yu guys complain as if no, the tax you pay is equivalent to kind they pay in UK or the US

find some new excuse to hoist on jo!

You're missing the point. I just mentioned Fashola as an example ans it is not
about worshiping anyone. No one said he is God. Be anlytical and dont play to
the gallery

Come to think of it. What is wrong with applauding when a leader does well. I've
never been to Malaysia but I know leaders are applauded in the UK and US

I have been to a host of other countries, including Malaysia, the UK and US, and many nations in Africa.
What I find is, in those developed nations, you don't see newspaper adverts or articles, billboards, TV and radio programs extolling the greatness of public servants, governors, presidents, and what have you. Where you see stuff like that is mostly in poorly developed nations, mostly in Africa, and I've seen something like that in Jordan as well. You also see that in a lot of authoritarian/autocratic climes, where they basically force the 'leader' into the psyche of the people.
Even the charismatic Obama has gotten his fair share of bashing at home. People need performing public servants, not political superstars, in Nigeria, where not much is working.
 Not yet time for backslapping and other nonsense we read about everywhere.

Good that your pastor has HIS way of defining the word for himself  then!



It’s funny that you did that in Secondary school, and long after, you are still requesting solutions and implementing next to NIL. Another Problem is when given a solution, you still ask for more without even working to implement those you have previously been given. So I am sorry, I am not here for PRETENTIOUS games to make SELF feel good in anyway.



I NEVER said anything about waiting so that is all you. If You have not figured out by now that SPEAKING OUT and COMPLAINING about your situation to the right authorities is AKIN to FIGHTING for your right which has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with WAITING for it to be thrown in your lap then I can’t help you.
 Yes, I believe people who are UNWILLING to fight for their own RIGHTS ought to hang themselves because their DNA is not what is needed.

If you feel you would like to be a Henry Ford, then go for it but sorry, DO NOT GO AROUND IMPOSING That dream on others thinking it somehow makes you better than they in some way as CITIZENS. CITIZENS are called to do one MAJOR thing and that is ensure that the government THEY HIRED IS ALWAYS Working for them. Anything else is just INDIVIDUAL choice and has NOTHING to do with  the COUNTRY.

a)   On the contrary, I completely understand what you mean when YOU say getting INVOLVED, and I am saying I am not for that at all.  I am not for blaming one side and taking sides with the other. I am not for claiming the PDP or any other party is the problem and voting AC or some other one that sprouts tomorrow is the best way. I am not for making myself believe the solution lies in the hands of one or more NEWCOMERS or OLDTIMERS who have yet to get their time at the wheel. I am not for investing my time and effort into making any single person a politician all in hopes that once he wins, he will fix things. I am not for all that and will support no such thing.

In a democracy, which is government by the people for the people, people, again have their INDIVIDUAL ideas of RIGHT PEOPLE and so, it is never going to be the case that we all have the same RIGHT PEOPLE in mind. There are those of us out there who will not vote a Fashola or a Chime  again. Those have their reasons and apparently their RIGHT PEOPLE isn’t Yours.
 
b)    I didn’t assume that YOU believed ALL Nigerians vote that way, I simply stated that we ought to stop making these references considering IT DOES NOT change anything. TAKING BRIBE does not kill my sence of right and wrong. That is a choice I make over and over and can unmake even at the polls. @Sauron offered up the same example earlier, in fact he claimed that was one of the major reasons why we continue to have the problems with electing officials but I disagree because in my heart of hearts, I truly believe that even those who accept bribe do so believing that those they vote for are the RIGHT PEOPLE for them. Collecting the bribe is likely just icing on their cake.

c)   We don’t need moral Justification to make complaints. It is OUR DUTY to do so, we can tackle our conscience on the side. If I vote a person into office, whether I accepted bribe from that person or not, and the person REFUSES to deliver, I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO COMPLAIN.  We just saw something similar happen yesterday in America, in States where democrats and even Obama won. The people SPOKE and the whole world noticed considering theses are states that were known to be democratic, now voting against those they voted for in anger. 

We need to be more proactive and it so happens that we do not need to do much else but our civil DUTY as citizens to get things rolling.

Let me try another example to help you with this.  Remember the last elections in Zimbabwe and how many Zimbabweans went out killing their own kind for supposed RIGHT people? Do you remember what happened in Kenya more than a year ago? Are you sure those who CHOSE to do the unthinkable for their RIGHT PEOPLE candidate did not do it because they truly believed they were doing it for the RIGHT CAUSE?

You think those in Nigeria who go out lynching others do not believe deep down that choosing the devil they know (THEIR RIGHT PEOPLE) is better than choosing the angel they do not know?

If you had been here over 2 years ago, and discussed with people who believed Yar adua, were there RIGHT PEOPLE, you would understand what I mean here. There are people who believe what you call BRIBE is OK and that those they collect the bribes from are their RIGHT PEOPLE. 


We are dealing with a democracy here where you CANNOT overturn the WILL of the people; If the people want the thiefs in for another term, you have to honor their wish no matter what you feel. However, if you have a SYSTEM that is strong enough to prosecute even those VOTED in by the people, you have POWER.

We can try to explain it all away but the reality is these folks will ALWAYS be there for us to deal with and the sooner we realize that WE CANNOT CHANGE PEOPLE but we can WORK AROUND THEM, the better for all those who at least have the GUTS to stand up and FIGHT to have a better life for themselves and their families.

Actually, you are ASSUMING that your mantra or whatever we can call it that you claim you learnt from watching Indians APPLIES to everyone. NO, it does not. Not everyone believes that should be the case. Sometimes it is JUST OK to criticize without proposing a SOLUTION. I would even say a LOT of TIMES it is just OK to point out the problem and leave the SOLUTION PROFFERRING to those who actually have a CLUE what may be the solution.


I am assuming you lived through the Abacha period in Nigeria’s history, when SPEAKING OUT was condemned and many grew up believing it was wrong to SPEAK OUT about government in any way. People who did were reported to have disappeared just like that; many in society lived in fear of who might be next. Now, we have a country and an avenue to vent (internet) and you don’t want people to VENT? If they do not have the solution or any solution, you would rather they KEEP IT IN and maybe have it blow them up instead? Come on!!! I am sure you are human enough to know that sometimes it is best to LET IT ALL OUT. Even doctors prescribe that as possible cure for stress and frustration.

If you do not enjoy reading VENT-POSTS, then Don’t. If you are one of those who believe that fixing Nigeria has to do with speaking positive at all times, here is news flash for you. Nigeria is about the most religious country on the planet today and so many POSITIVE prayers have been sent up on behalf of that country; we pray at most every function and every avenue we can, yet all that POSITIVE ENERGY has yet to yield much, and I believe we all know why. Does attacking others for not buying into the POSITIVE phooey, make us better Nigerians than they are? NO, it does not.

I say rather than going around to TELL PEOPLE what to do and try to CAJOLE them into thinking as you do, why not SHOW THEM instead that your way is better? When I say SHOW, I mean SHOW THEM WITH ACTIONS from your end that YIELD DESIRABLE results.

ROSSIKE, EXCELLENT POST!!!'about time someone tell these idiots!

Nigeria has been losing an estimated $190.650 billion annually due to the non-registration of crude oil lifting vessels under an international practice called free-flagging. Experts in the industry have said that for rapid and strategic development of the industry and boost in the Nigerian economy, in line with global trends, the country should adopt the registration of Nigerian free-flagged vessels which attracts some fees.
In a memorandum submitted to the House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), it is estimated that there are over half a million vessels involved in crude oil lifting globally and it costs a shipping company between $1,500 and $3,000 to register its vessels for services in the free-flag areas.
Nigeria is yet to join the free-flag zone and has therefore not benefited from this money spinning sector of the petroleum industry.
The memorandum co-authored by two oil firms - Messrs MO Energy Limited and Petro Star Nigeria Limited - revealed that the Federal Government could generate a minimum of $75 million annually from registration of flags alone which are then hoisted on the ocean-going vessels.
Mr. Jeff Okoli, who presented the memorandum on behalf of the group, said besides the flag registration, the free-flagging had other multiplier effects on the economy because of its potential of generating employment opportunities and creating wealth for Nigerians.
“Other areas of value added activities include monthly supply of about 3,000 litres of prima and 5,000 litres of marine finishing coat per vessel on board monthly, paints, manpower for each vessel, under the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) regulation, to which flag states must ensure compliance. This would also generate millions of dollars and high volume of jobs for Nigeria and her citizens.
“Apart from the financial and job analysis of the benefits accruable to the government and people of Nigeria, it would also lead to the development of Nigeria’s shipping tanker fleet, associated transfer of technology, control of the mechanics of sea transportation and capacity development,” the memorandum said.
According to Okoli, these would ensure better awareness of market trends and afford Nigeria the strategic advantage of controlling the direction of its oil trade. It would also enhance national, regional and international strategic considerations; freight supply would also be assured in emergencies such as international or regional conflicts, blockades or sabotage.
He said countries such as United States, Britain, Iran and Iraq are good examples where vessel-flagging opportunities have paid off.
In order to actualise this area of business, the group said, the Federal Government should ensure through policy mechanism or legislation, that cargo owners give preference to Nigerian flagged vessels to load cargo abroad.
Okoli said by adopting the policy, government would be encouraging ship owners to take up Nigerian flags, reduce demurrage and discourage foreign domination of the crude oil lifting business.