Constitution amendment by national assembly which may likely favour Yar'adua to vie for third term is becoming popular, even though the first term is yet to achieve any meaningful development.

Why are our leaders unpredictable and always selfish and greedy do we really need third term when our PHCN, Roads, Education, etc are still in a mess? 

Please nairalanders should we still put our hope on Yar'adua or begin to look somewhere again for our Messiah?  Please comment.

This is madness in the making, to know that someone who didnt even win an election, and has a pending case in court, doesnt know if you would win the next on is already looking forward to a third term?, Now u see why people re loosing hope in Nigeria!, You see why the militants wont arms down! and why Nigerians will always look for a way to travel out of the country even if it means a death sentence.

TRue Nigerians, let us all join in support of this ammendment. We know he is the true messiah. Let us give him all the time he needs.

you know what, i cannot agree more.
Yaradull definitely deserves 2nd and third term in office
The man has perform better than expectation.

Education - F9
Energy - F9
Commerce & Infrastructure - F9
Tourism - F9
Management of Mineral Resources - F9
Financial - C- (Based on leadership of soludo)
Planning - F9

Vote for Yaradua come 2011

operation destroy Ribadu - A1

courage89:

you know what, i cannot agree more.
Yaradull definitely deserves 2nd and third term in office
The man has perform better than expectation.

Education - F9
Energy - F9
Commerce & Infrastructure - F9
Tourism - F9
Management of Mineral Resources - F9
Financial - C- (Based on leadership of soludo)
Planning - F9

Vote for Yaradua come 2011

I agree with you that he has failed but if someone fail WAEC he's expected to write again until he passes it so since Yaradull has failed, let him 'rewrite' , that's let him go for second term and probably third term if he fails second term.

No be only third term but fourth term, fifth term, sixth term even life president.Nonsense

as the first educated president in nigeria, his actions will soon complement that of his fellow educated elite (Professor Iwu) and go a long way in exposing the irrelevance of education in nigeria and to nigerians.
the man yar adua has more opositions than his father(obj) in his third term agenda. he has the constitutionof nigeria to fight, the masses to fight, his health and the Almighty God to fight.
his options will not be different from IBB who had to step aside, abacha who had to die trying, obj who had to select and impose a mediocre on us.

In the past it was on record that IBB brought corruption and made it legal in Naija. Yaradua has beaten his corruption record with what he is doin' to Ribadu, corruption has finally come to stay in Nigeria. Why should baba-go-slow order that Ribadu be issued his certificate when he wouldnt order that he be reinstated?, or seek a probe for reason of his demotion. Since when did the AGF start monitoring what an officer in the police should wear and what he shouldnt?
I m sure the men in the barracks are watching and are equally divided into multiple division over this issue of corruption and injustics, This is how the military are invited into politics, go thro' the records of Nigeria coups,
Even if Ribadu aired in one way or the other, a panel should have been set up and he should have been made to answer for reasons why he didnt probe OBJ and others. All those he went after had questions to answer, this guy brought back the image of Nigeria international by way of showing that all Nigerians arent corrupt and the the mix of the corrupt ones are hell bent and determined hardworking people.
Promotion in any office of govt should be based on performance and not age and yrs of service. Ageless yrs of service is what made the Nigerian Police a useless force fond of killing innocent citizens and runing away from the crime they should fight.
If the nigerian police could kill an innocent citizen (BAYO) and cover it up by burning up his vehicle and claiming accident it tell you that what we have isnt a force but a vigilant group trying to protect life and properties by killing life and stealing properties. There is no perfect crime! and even though we dont have a State-of-the-art forensic lab to analize microscopic evidences there are evidences visible to a blind man that wouldnt require the analysis of a forensic expert.

Can't you people see that the creator of this thread is just kidding around ? Why are you people taking this thread seriously ?

How can a man that is always in the hospital and hasn't even finished his first term be thinking of third term

Rulers after rulers that's what Nigerians have been getting for years. But, sincerely speaking do we really deserve a Leader

Yes, we deserve a leader like Yar Adua. We need to give me more time . VOTE Yar Adua 2011 and 2015 !!!!

Hissinnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg,

if yar adua want our support we would support him for third term if yar adua support our petition below into the constitution to have our province with listed below and 7 state created. I can vow to this that we would give all our support to him to have third term, if he want and he as to cancel the census. take my word for it. I keep my word. i give yar adua my word infront of the whole world.







see a copy and make your voice be heard. it goes to the senate of nigeria.


Sign this Petition with your name by sending your email to Nigeriamail@hotmail.com

Petition to the national assembly to create new 7 state and creation of a Western Niger Province.

We the undersigned ask member of the national assembly to create new 7 state created from Western Niger Area of Nigeria and also create a Western Niger Province. In case this wish is not granted, we hereby wish the national assembly to hand over our area and land to the Republic of Benin.

The 7 new states are
1. Coastal from Delta state
2. Benin State from Edo state
3. Oyan state from Kwara state
4. Akure state from Ondo state
5. Ijebu state from Ogun state
6. Ibadan state from Osun and Oyo state
7. Oke Ogun from Oyo state


While the new Western Niger province would consist of the present west kogi state, Kwara, Ondo, ekiti, oyo, lagos ,ogun, osun, Edo and delta state.

And with a total number of 16 states including the new states, they are Ekiti, osun, lagos, oyo, ibadan , oke ogun, ondo, akure,kwara , oyan, kogi, edo, benin, delta, coastal and ogun state.

We want our capital to be located in a new undeveloped site which would be change by our people within the first 6 month. And to have a temporary capital in Ile Ife.

We want total control of our province.
Western Niger Province shall have autonomous status.
The following of Delta, Edo, Benin and coastal state shall have the right to leave the province based on seccession criteral providered below.
Western Niger Province has its own separate Constitution, in addition to the Federal Government Constitution.
Western Niger Province has its own separate Coat of Arms and Motto, from the Federal State or Government.
The Provincial Governments has Residual Power, i.e., where any matter was not allocated to the Provinces or the Federal Government, it automatically became a matter for Provincial jurisdiction.
The power and right of a Western Niger Province to raise funds by way of tax on persons, matters, services and materials within its territory.
The Province Government would be empowered to make grants to the federal Government of 40% collected from mineral including oil.
The exclusive right to the control of the police force.
The exclusive right to the control over all taxes.
The exclusive right to the ownership of airport and seaport.
The exclusive right to the control of education.
The exclusive right to the control of all form of health care issue.
The exclusive right to the control of the railway, air services, telecommunication, telegraphs, electricity and local mining in its territory.
The exclusive right to the ownership and control of resources, both natural and created within its territory. And remitting of 40% to the federal goverment.
The right to customs duties on goods destined for its territory and excise duties on goods manufactured in its territory.
There shall be a Central Agency for all Provinces which will be responsible for the federal matters and other matters delegated to it by a Province.
The composition and responsibility of the Central Agency shall be defined by the Order-in-Council establishing the constitutional arrangement. The Agency shall be a non-political body.
All revenue shall be levied and collected by the Provincial Government including customs revenue at the port of discharge by the Central Agency and paid to its treasury. The administration of the Customs shall be so organised as to assure that goods consigned to the Province are separately cleared and charged to duty.
The Western Niger Province shall have a separate Public Service!
Western Niger Province shall have the right to conduct its own census.
The Western Niger Province shall have a senate, with three representative from each state. And have the highest level in a tie issue.
The new Western Niger Province governement shall composed of the Controller Governor of Western Niger Province, each state governors and provincial commissioners( members of the provincial house of assembly) .
Provincial house of assembly shall consist of member representing each state.
The Provincial Houses shall consist of 301 members based on population of each state and shall be reviewed every 10 years.
local government shall now to be called county.
Each County shall have a Mayor.
Western Niger Province shall have a vice president for the federation.
The election of the Controller Governor shall be based on the political party with the highest number of delegate to the provincial house of assembly. And shall first be elected to the provincial house of assembly from his/her county.
The Controller Governor shall appoint a Deputy Controller Governor.
The Provincial Houses shall consist of 301 members based on population.
The Provincial Houses are competent to legislate for their own Provinces. They shall consider bills affecting their Provinces, and make recommendations and pass resolutions for their own Provinces.
There shall be three form of government in the Western Niger Province Provincial, state and county.
Each state shall be ruled by a governors.
The Provincial Houses shall draw a map of each state and county with the recommendation of the Provincial Conference as the working documents.
The following of Delta, Edo, Benin and coastal state shall have the right to leave the province by 2/3 majority vote of citizen of the state and simple majority of the Provincial house of assembly or 2/3 majority of the total Provincial house of assembly from the 4 states stated in a congress.
The position Attorney-General, accountant general and auditor General of province shall be elected.
The Provincial Houses election shall be direct secret voting.
The Provincial Houses shall retain both Executive , residual and overall powers, but since the Central Legislature and Executive will themselves be made up of representatives of the Provinceal Legislatures and since the policy of greater Provinceal autonomy is so widely accepted, we do not fear that there will be any desire at the Centre unnecessarily to interfere with purely Provinceal legislation or administration".
It is important to observe once more that anything outside these two lists was exclusively a matter for Provincial jurisdiction. Other features indicative of the autonomous status of the Provinces included:
Western Niger Province has the right for a separate Provincial Judiciaries.
The Provincial Houses has the power of the Provinces to establish, not only High Courts, but also Provincial Courts of Appeal.
The Province has their own separate electoral commissions for state, county, house of representative, state of house assembly elections. However, the Chairman of the Provicial Electoral Commission shall be appointed by the Provicial assembly from a selection of 5 names.
The Provicial Revenue Allocation system to state shall be strictly based on derivation including taxes and all form of revenue.
The Province shall have complete legislative and executive autonomy with respect to all matters except the following: police, external affairs, customs, militia and West African research institutions.
The Province house shall have The right to all mines and minerals . This right include been the owner of all minerals attaching to the land in the province and 200 nautical miles off its coastal waters. Western Niger Province have the right to leave the federation. The right would be accentuated by the provision in our laws laying down that entire property in and control of all minerals and mineral oils in, under or upon any lands in Provinces and of all rivers, streams and water-courses throughout Nigeria, was and should be vested in the Provincial house.
The Province house shall hold the right, among other things, to legislate on mines and minerals, including oilfields, oil mining, geological surveys and natural gas as provided in the Constitution. The Constitution of the province, for example, provides for a fair distribution of revenue obtained from mining royalties and rents between the states in so far as such revenue is in respect of minerals obtained from inland.

. All of the excise duty from beer , tobacco should be similarly distributed to Provinces in proportion to consumption. Half the net proceeds of export duties should go to the Province of the export origin
The tax on personal income shall be collected by the Province in which the tax payers resided. The whole of the proceeds from the mining royalties should go to the Province from which the mineral was extracted.
The Province should receive the various fees for licences relating to Province subjects as well as Provinciall court fees and fines. And all of the net proceeds of import duties including tobacco and petrol should be shared out among the states Governments .
The province Government shall be empowered to make grants licences to banks, telecommunication, education institution and others.
The Provincial Legislatures respectively should be competent to create new posts, the abolition of vacant posts and the alteration of the salaries, allowances or conditions service, but it must not affect officers already on the service.
The Control Governor and the Governors of the Province and states were in-charge of recruitment and promotion of civil servants and had the power to appoint members of the Public Service Commission.
The Control Governor and Governors had the power to appoint Judges. The Province Supreme Court had the power to hear appeals from Provincial High Courts, appeals for the Province Supreme Court .

Tonim , there isnt a no smoke without a fire, this was how OBJ started. Yaradua is following same steps even tho he knows he wont live till then. And this is how the north keeps fooling other regions with rotational presidency! Yaradua can not be a man of himself until an election is held and he is actually voted in by the people, there are people who knows his secrets like IBORI, who can spoil things for him. Yaradua's wife isnt help him at all, she makes him see reasons why he needs to compromise with the devil. We thot Nigerian women were different especially with the Nafdac lady, but look at what Etteh the hair dress turned speaker did, look at what Iyabo is doing, and Farida the new Efcc chairman is doing.
Na naija we dey, we go see where woman go pass rule that country!!!!!! If na Nafdac woman dem one take blind our eyes we go see!

I hope say na joke be dis o. Just when i am thinking that even though Yar'adua is not doing much, things will get better in future as per the future elected public officers, dis one come dey commot.

If he tries it, or if the assembly people try anything, all of them go die o + their families too. Hmm, i don curse my own now, make all of una follow me curse them, should they try any such thing of 3rd term etc etc.

Its like you people don't get it. Yar'audua needs one term to correct the misakes of the previous administration, another term to lay the foundation for his

own programmes and then a third term - which he seems to be seeking - to implement the programmes!

I thought he was currently in his first term which is a failure. Why third when the first is not over? I don't get, first he was incapable due to sickness, then he died, arose from the dead, now he is aiming for a third term when the first is not over. Let's be like America, at the most two terms, then vamoos

he has not finished the first and should not even think of a second based on health ground.

it is a pity