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Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by EternalTruths: 3:48pm On Jan 02, 2018
Jabioro:
Re read my comment it has unique emblement..

Before I quoted you, I read your comment.

Now answer those questions I asked you so that you can know where you stand.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Ikechuob: 3:49pm On Jan 02, 2018
Divide the shithole
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by gonkin(m): 3:56pm On Jan 02, 2018
Separate the north from the south. The country is too big for one man to rule. If i ruled Nigeria

1. No fraud or 419 would be allowed
so yahoo is a serious offence
2. Exchange rate must drop
to as low as the time of abacha
3.The power sector must be stable and each apartment must have at least 20hrs of electricity per day
4. Gas flaring will be brought down to minimal
5. ALL NIGERIANS WOULD HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
6. AN AGE LIMIT WOULD BE SET FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN RULE THE COUNTRY. MAXIMUM WOULD BE 60 YEARS
7. Minimum of 6 refineries per state.
8.The police sector would be rehabilitated and the citizens would have a hotline to report corrupt officers as long as there is evidence and can defend the evidence.
9. Prisoners would be monitored closely and those that gain freedom would have a record.
10. There would be a help line like 911 very compulsory.
11. All graduates would be registered to a database and no graduate would be unemployed for more than a year to prevent them from becoming fraudsters.
12. No more extra charge for card debits. Only fixed monthly charge of N35.
13. Drones would patrol the sky.
14. All Company cars that go short distance should be electric cars to reduce carbon emissions

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Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by EternalTruths: 3:58pm On Jan 02, 2018
lot14:
Will fix 1.electricity and build new refineries..key to a healthy economy... 2. change or amend the constitution to suit current political issues.. 3. Health insurance and Agriculture improvement
Where will you get the money from.?
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by sweetTai(m): 4:01pm On Jan 02, 2018
I will immediately begin a push for a new constitution where the states in the federation has more power than the central Government. I will decentralize power to the states and allow the states to manage and control their own affairs and resources. I will allow the federal Government to focus on National defense, education and interstate highways. the number of the cabinet ministers and parastatals will be drastically reduced and most eliminated. Nigeria is not that ripe or rich enough for Bicameral legislation, so I will push for that to be gone also.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Geist(m): 4:44pm On Jan 02, 2018
DeepSight:


The Unitary Government that peacefully allowed a Scottish referendum on Independence abi?
The Unitary Government that fields different football teams for England, Scotland and Wales in international competitions abi?

Please the scenario is very different from this country where the discussion on any independence referendum alone is already seen as treason. . . .
Who are those discussing the referendum that were seen as treason?
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by MightyHand(m): 4:45pm On Jan 02, 2018
c733d:


If these elites control even your leaders as you put it,why would they allow you to divide the country?

Even if you divide the country,these elites wouldn't regroup in these new found countries?

Does this mean you are done for and have no way out of this seeming rat race?

Dividing Nigeria is much easier, bcs some group are set for division.."Breakingdown is easier than Buildingup".
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by NovusHomo(m): 4:48pm On Jan 02, 2018
divinehand2003:


More like dictatorship

No, more like genocide. Remember a certain Adolf Hitler?
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by emmanuelpopson(m): 4:50pm On Jan 02, 2018
Jabioro:
Re read my comment it has unique emblement..


what happens to Nigeria when the oil refuse to flow? won't we go back to status quo?..mind you.. by year 2050..most western world will not use fossil fuel as a means of energy anymore... you can imagine just world oil price crashing and we lamenting big time...
we can't afford to be in this mess all these years and we can't try other system of govt.. no way...what do you want our coming generation to say... that is my utmost concern come few years now..we will have austerity measures on our self. ...
I believe I have given my own quota to tg discussion and I will do such when call upon lead to lead my people.

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Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Jabioro: 5:08pm On Jan 02, 2018
emmanuelpopson:


what happens to Nigeria when the oil refuse to flow? won't we go back to status quo?..mind you.. by year 2050..most western world will not use fossil fuel as a means of energy anymore... you can imagine just world oil price crashing and we lamenting big time...
we can't afford to be in this mess all these years and we can't try other system of govt.. no way...what do you want our coming generation to say... that is my utmost concern come few years now..we will have austerity measures on our self. ...
I believe I have given my own quota to tg discussion and I will do such when call upon lead to lead my people.
You seems nt to understood my pragmatic stance..where l said some fingers would be chop off to pave way...read again it has a tiny line of wholesome..
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by trilobite: 5:09pm On Jan 02, 2018
ConsensusGroup:


Are you aware that the United Kingdom is made up of four countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) but is one nation?

And that each have their ethnic languages and cultures and dislike towards the others?

What is so special about Nigeria that you think we need individual ethnic solutions?


one word : LITERACY
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by coldfire(m): 5:14pm On Jan 02, 2018
The Nigerian challenge is simply put, that of "the individually satisfying but net counterproductive pursuit of non-collective/noninclusive success".

To reverse the vicious cycle is counterintuitive but also simple if the challenge is well understood:

"A government that guarantees and meaningfully deploys all its supportive and protective resources behind any and all socially responsible enterprises will manifest the promise of the country (while holding each one accountable for their social contracts)".

Outcomes: employment, inclusiveness, ethnicity transcendence, meritocracy, brotherly love. With these, mass prosperity is inevitable.

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Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Nobody: 5:25pm On Jan 02, 2018
DeepSight:


The Unitary Government that peacefully allowed a Scottish referendum on Independence abi?
The Unitary Government that fields different football teams for England, Scotland and Wales in international competitions abi?

Please the scenario is very different from this country where the discussion on any independence referendum alone is already seen as treason. . . .
I understand the point you're trying to make but using Britain is a bad example. They only get their own teams in football because they invented it, and each 'province' had already formed their own association before FIFA came along.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/06/why_does_the_united_kingdom_get_to_have_four_national_soccer_teams.html

In the Olympics, they still compete as Team GB.

As for the referendum, it has nothing to do with devolution of powers. The central government in the UK still has the final say. Knowing this, the Scots pursued their agenda by getting voted into office and then pushing until they got enough influence for the referendum to be held. That's what reasonable 'Biafran freedom fighters' should be doing.

I myself am for devolution of powers, but I also feel Buhari is right in that the system isn't what's exactly wrong with us, but the process. Corruption at every level. If Nigeria is restructured, these problems won't magically disappear. We have to correct our process first. Get involved in politics from the lowest levels of government. Then, we can deliberate after that if restructuring is still necessary.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Mariangeles(f): 5:40pm On Jan 02, 2018
EternalTruths:



Which money will you use to achieve all these things.?

Don't mention SS/SE oil & gas because if you do, the Resource Control / True Federalism won't stand.
The topic is: How would you fix Nigeria if you were the president... so this talk about SS/SE...aren't they part of Nigeria?
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by b03liberty(m): 6:02pm On Jan 02, 2018
A constitution amendments that will mandatory every senator and house member to relocate back to their constituency. Let them be coming to Abuja once in a week for sitting .
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by adisa786: 6:07pm On Jan 02, 2018
1. Reduce wastage by prioritizing budget with items most beneficial to the masses and shunning unbudgeted expenditure.
2. Ensure 90% budget implementation with monthly review of revenue and adequate funding of all sectors.
3. Address the nation and push a bill to reduce salaries and allowances of executive and legislative arms by 50%.
4. Increase minimum wage and ensure compliance from all state government.
5. Stop joint allocation of state and local governments. Use all executive and administrative powers to stop the illegality with state govt charged to court given overwhelming evidence of fraudulent practices on joint allocation.
6.Set good examples in the use of government resources with the executive and first family and refuse extravagant expenditure of the legislative.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by pinkyruledworld(m): 6:35pm On Jan 02, 2018
ELECTRICITY
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by hontimmy(m): 6:35pm On Jan 02, 2018
Nigeria stupid structure can only be reset by a Military government, scrap the constitution, jail all corrupt politicians and individuals, public execution of looter who have no remorse, true federalism
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by adisa786: 6:38pm On Jan 02, 2018
7. Review privatisation of power sector, provide for increased generation of power and enforce strict regulation on minimum generation of power and distribution by relevant companies and agencies on monthly /quarterly basis.
8. Encourage indigenous companies on production of prepaid meter. Budget, fund and procure prepaid meters for free distribution to households throughout the nation.
9.Procure a bulldozer, grader and 2 tractors each for all the 774 LGA with funds from ECA.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by waldigit: 6:41pm On Jan 02, 2018
1.I will declare state of emergency in the following key sectors of the economy namely :education, power, agriculture, research and development,transportation and health. This shall imply suspending local contents in management and administration in these key sectors. I will contract international organised sectors as care takers with a contract to create new structure in these areas within two years.
2. I will as a matter of urgency set up a standardized National Identity System Programme capturing identification data based on biometric authentication authentication system that I will in conjunction with best hand in and outside the country design. With this I shall save billions of naira spent on politicized census and elections. Also I intend to technically tackle corruption and crime with this system and created data bank for research planning and development.
3.I will create massive agriculture centres in six geopolitical zones, I which shall comprise two sections namely voluntary and compulsory. I shall partner with Isrealis, CRIN and other local research institutes on ways to engage youth volunteers who want to transform the national economy via enterprenuers joint ventures. The compulsory section shall be for criminals, hudlooms, and others sentenced persons who are not gainfully employed and skilled as at the time of arrest. They will go through a rehabilitation programme via training in agricultural entrepreneurship. With this I intend to reduce unemployment to between 5-10 percent.

4. I will set up commission to empower the citizenry to exercise constitutional obligation of peoples power such power to recall erring senators and representatives. Same goes with power to engage Judicial Commission against erring Judge. And Public Complaint Commission against members of the executive. These process shall be automated to facilitate it's accessibility to all.

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Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Freiburger(m): 6:47pm On Jan 02, 2018
Introduce the word "corruption'' as a subject, to the school syllabus. Right from the kindergarten level.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Nobody: 6:57pm On Jan 02, 2018
Wow!
This mods try
I wrote in this topic some months ago and it didn't even smell front page.....now this guy get it.

Well I ain't annoyed. Am happy the response so far is good but truth is, they will do worse when they get there.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Dsov2016: 7:20pm On Jan 02, 2018
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Where will the money come from to develop Nigeria.?

If it comes from SS/SE oil & gas, how then will you achieve Restructuring/True Federalism which has Resource Control as one if it's pillars.?

This is the dilemma of every leader

1) Decentralize Nigeria and lose the control over SS/SE oil & gas

2) Stick to the Status Quo and Keep Nigeria forever in the state of potentiality until oil & gas loses value and we become like poor Ghana.

that why I said I would encourage a robust tax regime if 1 , if 2 it opens up a broad range of fund esp from some of the northern states and plateau in mining esp iron ore, columbite, some uranium, tungsten e.t.c but this would require a very heavy turn around in our mining sector, that sector is worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually but its left in the hands of very few individuals. if keeping status quo do not forget that gas is there.

but I thought that every state owns the oil well located both inland and within a few feet of land and that's why they can demand royalty from oil coys through the FG. anyway I support restructuring but not in the way everyone is going about it. left to me I would choose UK system of only fg and LGA. I believe the states are the problem in nigeria. those governors are money guzzlers
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Dsov2016: 7:37pm On Jan 02, 2018
divinehand2003:



I like your views. The only problem you might face is with the present 1999 military constitution which has empowered some disgruntled elements to truncate the plans of the president. Why not go for a better constitution instead?

Yes, but those same disgruntled elements would block such a move. look at the way they are gradually locking the common man out of the democracy( eg Dino's recall, saraki's trial, and even sale of parties form) even if the new constitution passes they would manipulate it to the point that it would be worse than the previous one. do you think they would go for a constitution that backs the FIRS to seize any Ill begotten wealth or a law that backs free education or a law that makes it possible for the gov to ask for the source of wealth or a law that allows for the suspension of immunity once misdeeds can be proven. such laws will eliminate the powers of sacred cows. Do you know that only a few of the security agents meant to guard us are in reality guarding us. most of them guard the so called big wigs, their family and worst of all their empty houses. funny thing is if the big wigs/politicians do their job right there really will be no need for their guards.
Truth of the matter is we have to look at a party system that would favor us either the USA virtual two party system with independent candidates or the semi European style of Israel(but with multi party, multi ideological - because a political party is just a big boys club if it has no clear ideological goal) or the Chinese communist system or others to numerous to mention
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by suremanpatriot: 7:38pm On Jan 02, 2018
Is simple,retire all the ministers, just bring German engineers to electrify Nigeria ,build affordable houses, and build industries to process our natural resources for export and earn billions of foreign exchange.
Is just lik hiring foreign coach to qualify for world cup. Black man is too self centered and greedy to use resources for common good,rather he just corner to self and expect no body to challenge him.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by Dsov2016: 7:40pm On Jan 02, 2018
waldigit:
1.I will declare state of emergency in the following key sectors of the economy namely :education, power, agriculture, research and development,transportation and health. This shall imply suspending local contents in management and administration in these key sectors. I will contract international organised sectors as care takers with a contract to create new structure in these areas within two years.
2. I will as a matter of urgency set up a standardized National Identity System Programme capturing identification data based on biometric authentication authentication system that I will in conjunction with best hand in and outside the country design. With this I shall save billions of naira spent on politicized census and elections. Also I intend to technically tackle corruption and crime with this system and created data bank for research planning and development.
3.I will create massive agriculture centres in six geopolitical zones, I which shall comprise two sections namely voluntary and compulsory. I shall partner with Isrealis, CRIN and other local research institutes on ways to engage youth volunteers who want to transform the national economy via enterprenuers joint ventures. The compulsory section shall be for criminals, hudlooms, and others sentenced persons who are not gainfully employed and skilled as at the time of arrest. They will go through a rehabilitation programme via training in agricultural entrepreneurship. With this I intend to reduce unemployment to between 5-10 percent.

4. I will set up commission to empower the citizenry to exercise constitutional obligation of peoples power such power to recall erring senators and representatives. Same goes with power to engage Judicial Commission against erring Judge. And Public Complaint Commission against members of the executive. These process shall be automated to facilitate it's accessibility to all.



really love point 2. one of the major problem in and out of the country is identity. I remember a story of some criminals who were deported and they said they were Nigerians. it was when they came to Nigeria they discovered these guys were Liberians and gambians

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Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by donvicky2007: 7:48pm On Jan 02, 2018
Applying the Chinese Method, any one accused or cut in corrupt practices will be executed with immediate effect, including organizations, politicians occupying one political office or another. Restructure and equip police with other armed forces. Execute all power and petrol cabals, repair the refineries, Ajeokuta steel company. Change the 1999 constitution, all corrupt lecturers of universities will undergoes firing squad. Any strike without purpose, the union leader will undergo long term jail. Reposition our health systems. for any political appointment your children must attend Nigeria universities up to post graduate level. Cancelled medical trip for all govt workers, political appointees and politicians. Increase minimum wages. drastically reduced politicians wages. Reverse the sales of all disco companies. revamp Nigerian airways. Boost the agricultural sectors. Introduced war against indiscipline in the society, kidnapping and cultism is capital punishment (death sentence ). resource control most come into play. Support the manufacturing sector. Build new power stations with a minimum of 10000 MW each (SOLAR NORTH; HYDRO SOUTH; COAL EAST; THERMAL SOUTH )
Our currency shall be double digit for the highest denomination i.e. removing double zeros from our fiat money. All traffic offenders shall pay fine + jail term (short term). All those that cause environmental pollution will go to short term jail.

Nigerians need an iron fist to rule them.
NIGERIA SHALL BE GREAT AGAIN.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by victorioushands: 8:03pm On Jan 02, 2018
EternalTruths:


My brother, ibedun has a point.

Nigeria is too complicated to govern because of the diverse ethnic groups and their lack of self confident outside SS/SE oil & gas.

Therefore, I will advice that you work with members of your ethnic group to build a system that can survive & thrive outside the money coming from Abuja.

That is the mistake, Tinubu is making using Lagos wealth.

Everyone has a point but I am telling you what I can do by keeping to my word and leaning on my God to keep me sane. There is nothing so so big about Nigeria that it cannot be led well, and the issue of ethnic clashes are only fuelled but these same useless politicians. The same plan I have can be utilized in ethnic or tribal setting. I tell you, it's no as difficult as they make it seem.
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by MIKOLOWISKA: 8:36pm On Jan 02, 2018
ibedun:


How long will this take you? And how do you bring all the differenceS and divergent views together? AbI you think you can just bark orders from Aso Rock and expect all 180m Nigerians and 300 tribes to just agree with you?
actually the president can once budget is passed
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by MIKOLOWISKA: 8:36pm On Jan 02, 2018
Flets:
Nigeria 's solution is simple..... Even the political elites know this. Just restructure the country back to the federation the British handed over to us.

In simple words.... State governors should stop going to Abuja monthly for allocations. Every region should dig deep and develop at its pace.
who is stopping them now? Laziness that's who.stop blaming structure
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by MIKOLOWISKA: 8:38pm On Jan 02, 2018
olawalepopoola:
Enu dun rofo. Do you think governance is easy as you think? All of una go get there go chop your own of the national cake and enrich your family at the expense of poor masses. Your constituency no go even enjoy una.
speak for yourself. Not everyone is hungry and selfish as you
Re: How Would You Fix Nigeria If You Were The President? by MIKOLOWISKA: 8:40pm On Jan 02, 2018
EternalTruths:


My brother, ibedun has a point.

Nigeria is too complicated to govern because of the diverse ethnic groups and their lack of self confident outside SS/SE oil & gas.
If it's so complicated how come you explained it one sentence
Fix the economy and no one will worry about oil money


Therefore, I will advice that you work with members of your ethnic group to build a system that can survive & thrive outside the money coming from Abuja.

That is the mistake, Tinubu is making using Lagos wealth.
how is investing a mistake

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