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What a diseducated Nigerian. God will surely punish IBB!

Akposy: Mods, FP please!!!!

And then what?

Let's get practical.

To solve a problem, it first needs to be identified and I have identified the greatest problem facing Nigeria now as the psychology of the Nigerian citizen. This has been caused by the very many sick conditions which have subsisted and also evolved over decades, but chiefly: the normalization of corruption, and the lack of a national identity.

Thus if I get into a position to lead the country, the focus of my actions would be on those 2 areas in order to positively change the distorted psychology of the Nigerian citizen (which is the greatest problem) over the medium term.

1. Enforce death as punishment for corrupt activities in government and the civil service.
Reason: As things are in Nigeria now, only the real fear of death can get people to think twice before stealing.

2. All past political office holders to declare and forfeit their assests to the government. They shall be given back what is reasonable for their needs and wants and the rest shall be converted to public use. Failure to comply would be punishable by death.
Reason: So many lives have been destroyed due to their greed and restitution is necessary to make progress.

3. Place an embargo on all foreign travel for current political office holders and government employees for whatever reason - medical, education or tourism. Failure to comply would be punishable by death.
Reason: If you want to work in a government, you should be happy to remain in that country.

4. Bring ALL political office wages to par with what obtains in the state civil service.
Reason: To reduce the material attraction to political office - we want people to get into government because of what they can give, not what they can get.

5. Organize a sovereign national conference which will form the basis for a new Nigerian constitution.
Reason: If you don't know why then you're reading the wrong topic.

There's so much more that would need to be done but the above 5 are a good start and would be considered priority.

Elejo confirmed the once cordial relationship to our correspondent. ‘For the jobs I did for him months ago, he is still owing me the sum of N150,000 and so I do not understand why he is being hostile to me.’

And the photographer still does not understand why? Lol

https://www.nairaland.com/1530885/video-audio-how-pres-j.f

Front page perhaps?

Her moronic aides have just told us she has an Escalade too

*read through this thread and I wished I could cry for my country*

The answers you seek are right there in the post. You would need to explain what you're unaware of exactly to help us to help you further.

Or can someone who understands please help this dude out?

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It's right there in the article, as a matter of fact, it's in the last 2 lines of the post and is quoted below for good measure.

chatom143: You have to stop, you have to retrace your steps. Think, young Nigerian, think!

Do you know what to do now?

Even the Word of God refers to the ant as wise and refers lazy people to study their ways - Proverbs 6.6

Lovexme: The celebrated guys are at the back, while the unimportant few are paraded at the fore.
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AMAZING!!

Reflects how these 'leaders' reason: Selfishly, without regard for those they're to serve.

Lovexme: The celebrated guys are at the back, while the unimportant few are paraded at the fore.
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AMAZING!!

It simply tells you how the government reasons: selfishly, and without regard for those it's suposed to serve.

[quote author=nutty_hnic]Must our Governement SHare MONEY? They always create an avenue for corruption.....There are better ways to honour this people than just sharing money like fu..cking m..oro..ons!![/quote]The way we glorify money is one of the problems we have as a people. It originates from the government with the oil revenue allocations or 'sharing' to the states and is replicated between the FG and Ministries, States and LGs, Oil companies and host communities, Politicians and the electorate and so on - we do gift sharing at parties too! We've succeeded in creating a material-sharing culture such that it's almost impossible to convince the regular Nigerian that's its immoral to give a ₦2m reward to minors.

Even at that, I can almost bet that some/all of that money would get lost in transfer between the government and the intended recipients.

orgasticdance: I get ur point. But even in a utopian world only few will eventually graduate to the elite level. Darwinism at play. We all cant win. Many entrants, few are chosen . Call it what u want. It's just what it is. its not a naija thing. Only few of the under 21 in the english team will eventually break into the senior national team. Where i part company is on the naija factor because we lack a basic welfare system (that respects and supports past contributors as the eagles are currenty doing now) ; many of the current crop of eagles who don't make it "will" end up broke dead and useless like the great yekini

I'm glad you get the point and I agree that our government's lack of respect for it's citizens has gradually translated into the many problems we're faced with as a people.

However do we need to look at any other country before we know what to do in this case? It's quite simple - keep these boys as a team for as long as possible. There's nothing wrong if our football authorities aspire to raise a world cup winning team from these boys. I mean, they could start a project to win Nigeria the world cup in say 2022, and use this team of champions to achieve that goal. Yes, a few may fall out along the way but more would remain as the core of the future team, and new comers would learn from them. Let's even try it and see, and learn lessons from it if it fails.

Unfortunately planning ahead for things like that is not a quality of visionless leadership which would rather throw money at them now and worry about the future after it has arrived.

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unmask: why are you giving 15, 16 and 17 year olds 2million?.......at this growing stage u should support their careers by probably enrolling them in renowned football academies and getting them to develop further

This is the most sensible comment so far on this thread. The native Nigerian foolishness makes us believe monetary reward is the ultimate. What's more important is these boys' long term careers and that is what the govt should be protecting/insuring now. Unfortunately it is alien to our irresponsible governments to think that way.

Going by what's happened to eaglets of previous years, chances are high that these boys won't get government support for their careers, even for the medium-term (lets see how many of them graduate into the flying eagles).

Who even knows if/when they'll actually get this money? Or how much trouble they would have to go through to get it? Or if they'll even get it in full?

Happy birthday, all the best. Cheers man!

A disgruntled computer programmer quit his job after complaining to bosses that he was being paid too much.

While common complaints from unhappy employees usually stem from wages being too low, IT worker Sandeep Jia quit his £450-a-month job for the opposite reason.

‘I was getting depressed, and in the end I decided to solve the problem by leaving and looking for a different job,’ he explained.

The 32-year-old repeatedly asked for his pay to be cut as his wealth made him feel ‘guilty’ when others in Bangalore, India, lived in poverty.

But when his request for a lower wage was repeatedly ignored by bosses he decided to hand in his resignation.

Psychologists believe the feeling of guilt is a growing problem in the country where there is such a huge disparity in wealth.

More than 844million people in India live below the poverty line, according to the World Health Organisation, around 80 per cent of the country’s population.

Source: Metro

Promhize: Ok, now go fill ur application form.

For a graduate trainee job?

sharp man: What sort of graduates are we producing in Nigeria? No wonder most of them are unemployable.

In the current situation where job seekers are so much more than the jobs available you would expect job candidates to understand that it's only normal for employers to create more levels of screening.

Promhize: Why does his opinion pain u so much, dullard? I think u are the dull one for rushing to conclusion and calling someone names on inconsequential issues.

Actually, not. It appears you're the dull one here as you can't recognise truth even when it's staring you right in the face.

Happy birthday, all the best!

tensor777: Well you don't have any point whatsoever and you know it. None of the issues you mentioned can be solved by signing petitions so don't even use that strawman argument.
1)ASUU strike. This is a long-running industrIal dispute between lecturers and the FGN. Both sides are aware of the causes and consequences of strike action. It certainly cannot be solved by mere signatures on reams of paper.
2)Underage marriage. Yes what do you want me to do about that. Has the matter not been discussed in the national assembly.Are those legislators not fully aware of the civil rights issues/cultural factors involved.
3)Legislators salaries. I expect you to do better than this and provide verified facts and figures not rumours

That's the Nigerian's apathy highlighted right there.

The same old sickening story