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Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by Nobody: 9:17am On Aug 20, 2013 |
The immediate past Vice-President of the World Bank (Africa) and former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has confirmed the widely held belief that the federal legislature is a drain on the country’s national purse, stating that the National Assembly has between 2005 and 2013 received over N1 trillion. Thisday |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by Nobody: 9:26am On Aug 20, 2013 |
She said: " Since 2005, the National Assembly has been allocated over N1 trillion...things will improve through part time legislators, as it will also filter the number of people who will go into the National Assembly. You must have means of livelihood and you don't need to depend on public funds. We need to learn more on the good and bad side of it. But, we cannot rule out the possibility." Words on marble. |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by slimfit1(m): 9:32am On Aug 20, 2013 |
It's only going to get worse, this president is living the life of a person that was deprived of shoes. |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by deeobserver209(m): 10:05am On Aug 20, 2013 |
The problem facing this country did not start today, eight or nine years ago. Nigeria's developmental challenges and problems have been there since 1970s few years after the civil war. The developmental approach adopted by the federal government during the oil boom was the biggest and most costliest mistake ever made by the government. The idea of big government providing everything is a negative stone age syndrome that has afflicted this country since independence. Economic Centralization is the major reason why Nigeria's infrastructural and human development is terrible. China of all countries, who used to be constodians of Centralization of everything during the 1940s through the 60s eventually knew Centralization will not enable them compete with the west. That's why they embarked on a total system change everyone thought they will never do. They reduced the developmental power of the central government. They adopted a free market Economy and decentralized their infrastructural development. Right now Chinese local administrations are responsible for providing most of the country's infrastructures. The local administration run their own economies. That ushered in a rapid economic transformation that was termed the 'Great Leap Forward'. Today China is financing the United States federal debts. Until Nigeria practice true federalism and decentralize governance at all levels and most importantly diversify the economy, We will be running a vicious circle. Size of government need to be reduced to curb wastage of funds. |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by Nobody: 11:18am On Aug 20, 2013 |
Trend started during Thief Obasanjo's rule |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by Nobody: 11:26am On Aug 20, 2013 |
GenBuhari: Trend started during Thief Obasanjo's ruleAbi o! Infact, it started when PDP came into power in 1999.Inasmuch as i agree with Ezekwesili, she's not in the position to tell us.she's also part of the system that has almost destroyed this country. |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by donguutti: 11:40am On Aug 20, 2013 |
1 trillion in 8 years.that is insane.how many bills have those bastards passed.i believe they should all be shot,PDP,ACN,ANPP,APGA,CPC legistlators. SHOOT THEM ALL |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by Built2last: 11:54am On Aug 20, 2013 |
This is why i say that APC is not the solution to Nigeria's complex problems but the citizenry. From 1999 till date we have always had proponents of this opposition parties in national assembly and non of them have come out to challenge the excessive spending going on in the national assembly. APC have nothing less than 35 senators and about 100 members of the house of rep. how far have they gone in challenging all the accusations levelled against them. Mind you, i am not a PDP supporter. The reality is just that APC is an old wine in a new bottle...Time will tell 4 Likes |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by takedat(m): 12:18pm On Aug 20, 2013 |
The National Assembly is a bottomless pit of corruption and misappropriation. |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by takedat(m): 12:51pm On Aug 20, 2013 |
Built2last: This is why i say that APC is not the solution to Nigeria's complex problems but the citizenry. From 1999 till date we have always had proponents of this opposition parties in national assembly and non of them have come out to challenge the excessive spending going on in the national assembly. APC have nothing less than 35 senators and about 100 members of the house of rep. how far have they gone in challenging all the accusations levelled against them. Mind you, i am not a PDP supporter. The reality is just that APC is an old wine in a new bottle...Time will tellVery typical. Instead of condemning the National Assembly as a whole, you preferred to blame the minority even when you know that the majority rules in a democracy. Politicians irrespective of political affiliation are the same because Politics is all about interest. If we are to apportion any blame, it should be directed to the citizenry who have remained perpetual spectators, docile and apolitical in the sociopolitical arena. The politicians get away with the rapacious plunder of our collective wealth because they know that Nigerians are to too weak to protest nor revolt. After the completion of their terms, we will still reelect them to another term of fraud and folly. Your state of indifference encouraged all manners of usurpers and pretenders to navigate the ship of the State. |
Re: Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulped Over N1trillion In Eight Years by Built2last: 1:09pm On Aug 20, 2013 |
take dat: Very typical. Instead of condemning the National Assembly as a whole, you preferred to blame the minority even when you know that the majority rules in a democracy. Politicians irrespective of political affiliation are the same because Politics is all about interest. We all know that NASS is sick as a whole. lets say my response is predicated on the latest remarks ferried by the media to the masses that the Messiah is here in the group called APC. I am just reminding people that PDP, APC are all one and the same. One is just in power and the other wants to collect it. |
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