Aliko Dangote: The richest man in Africa believes there are three major problems facing this Country. They are:

Unemployment: Speaking on unemployment, Dangote said: “It is a great and pervasive problem in Nigeria. But the point must be made that it is not peculiarly a Nigerian problem. All over the world, there are growing issues of unemployment. And what we are saying is that the in-coming government can achieve a remarkable success in this regard if it declares an emergency on unemployment and tackle it decisively. You know the organised private sector will or should play a key role in this. And that is why we are concerned.”

Increased power generation: The businessman called on Buhari’s administration to revisit the ongoing privatisation programme in the energy sector with a view to growing the energy capacity of the country.

Corruption: He further lamented the extent of damage corruption has done to Nigerian economy, describing it as a “big cankerworm that has really eaten deep into the fabric of our nation.” “The malaise of corruption is a threat to the survival of the Nigeria economy, no doubt. We must all therefore rise in unison to tackle the menace both in the public and private sector of the economy. The Buhari-led government can show a lot of strength on this issue by showing direction, by demonstrating commitment to ridding every sector of the economy of this malaise.

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo.

The current Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria believes Nigeria is suffering from two ailments which if tackled will position Nigeria for greatness. They are: Religion and Ethnicity.

He said leaders in various facets of the country play politics with everything, including religion and tribe.

The vice president noted that Nigeria has for long been divided along religious and ethnic lines.

“A nation that is divided against itself is like a kingdom divided against itself, which the Bible says, shall remain desolate,” Mr. Osinbajo, a pastor and law professor, stated.

Lets now hear you:

So many theories cum mysteries as it regards Nigeria's problems and how to move the country to the promise land. Can we on this thread carefully identify these problems and possible/practical ways around them.

corruption and bad governance!!!....
















And laziness.. Like those notherners wey dey beg moni 4 middle of road..some dey normal even dey use ipad sef!

BADLEADERSHIPBADLEADERSHIP!!

In order of importance 1 Unemployment 2 Morale Collapse 3 Religious and Ethnic Bigotry

BUHARI !!

1. The structure of the country. we need to practice true federalism/regionalism to stimulate competition amongst the regions instead of this present rent system.

2. Corruption of our leaders and citizens as a whole. This is a major problem, everyone seem to have this idea that they can achieve success or survival by being corrupt wherever they find themselves and it now frustrate those that are actually not corrupt and want to do the rights things everytime.

sebali:
In order of importance
1 Unemployment
2 Morale Collapse
3 Religious and Ethnic Bigotry

Bros you made sense buh i think you should add....

4. Rights infringement

5. Poverty ( low standards of living)

6. Misappropriation of public funds

7. Godfatherism

8. Infant and maternal mortality.

Bad leadership

All of Nigeria's problem can be traced to one root cause and that is

Bad leadership - exterminate all the crooks.

Terrible infrastructure is also another big challenge and it is product of bad leadership - fix Electricity for example and watch things fall in place

Meanwhile:

I will give you a free VPS (USA IP) account that will last for one year. Just quote me to get in touch.

Corruption
Power/energy
Dishonest leaders
Unfriendly economic policies.

benedictnsi:



Bros you made sense buh i think you should add....

4. Rights infringement

5. Poverty ( low standards of living)

6. Misappropriation of public funds

7. Godfatherism

8. Infant and maternal mortality.

I beliv d 3 i mentioned summarizes all except right infringement.
Lemme explain..... Unemployment leads to poverty wish inturn leads to slavery of d mind, and willingness to do anything 4 moni(including political thugery)..... Unemployment wish is d main cause of poverty prevents d poor from getting proper education and exposure thus keeping his/her foolish and a ready made tool 4 d elites(political class)............. Morale Collapse; d average Nigeria does not see cheating, bribing, embezzlement as something dat is wrong but he/she sees it as a smart tin to do and wud malign anyone who tries 2 be just............ On d oda hand godfatherism is only possible because 1. d unemployed poor man needs scrubs from d table of d godfather, 2. d morale drained mind wud be loyal to anybody just 4 his/her selfish interest 3. Tribalism /religious fanatism leads 2 blind followership(Godfatherism) and finally maternal and infact motality is just a symptom and not part of d problem

We keep saying bad leadership, ironically we voted them in (at least civilian administrations) abi?

Sebali, what is the way forward "in ur opinion"

makazona:
We keep saying bad leadership, ironically we voted them in (at least civilian administrations) abi?

Sebali, what is the way forward "in ur opinion"

The way forward :
1. Starts with u and me..... We shud play our part... Be as honest as u can, dont support wrong 4 any reason, ensure u cast ur vote and wen u finally become someone of importance, dese traits wud help u help odas as ur influence wud help turn many around.
2. We need 2 gt more vocal political and socially.... It wud help cure d society of certain vices case study Ese Oruru....
3. Invest in Nigeria..... Dis wud boost d economy wish wud reduce poverty and ignorance and produce more resistive citizens dat can stand up 4 demselves cos dey can afford their basic needs
5. Teach ur children d importance of self sacrifice and integrity..... If we all tutor our children dis way we wud have a beta generation... dats hw sweden did it.
6. Don't support righteousness only with ur lips... Let ur actions speak 4 u... Example if d a yahoo boy buys a vehicle dont celebrate with him neither shud u berate ur child who has not bought a car doing a proper job... Dont go out 2 welc a corrupt politician 4 any reason.

sebali:


The way forward :
1. Starts with u and me..... We shud play our part... Be as honest as u can, dont support wrong 4 any reason, ensure u cast ur vote and wen u finally become someone of importance, dese traits wud help u help odas as ur influence wud help turn many around.
2. We need 2 gt more vocal political and socially.... It wud help cure d society of certain vices case study Ese Oruru....
3. Invest in Nigeria..... Dis wud boost d economy wish wud reduce poverty and ignorance and produce more resistive citizens dat can stand up 4 demselves cos dey can afford their basic needs
5. Teach ur children d importance of self sacrifice and integrity..... If we all tutor our children dis way we wud have a beta generation... dats hw sweden did it.
6. Don't support righteousness only with ur lips... Let ur actions speak 4 u... Example if d a yahoo boy buys a vehicle dont celebrate with him neither shud u berate ur child who has not bought a car doing a proper job... Dont go out 2 welc a corrupt politician 4 any reason.

Well, u made valid points here. And I agree with you completely.

Do u also know that meritocracy has since vanished from our system.

I hereby call on lalasticlala to give this thread the deserved exposure.

Its well

Religion:
When you believe your ancestors were Adam and Eve, pray that your wives give birth like the daughters of Zion, bind and cast enemies of darkness while your church runs on generator, then hope that at the end, Jesus will come and rapture you..


My brother.. The only future you can give your children is Bible. The Chinese memorize programs and produce Techno, Nigerian kids memorize Bible verse and produce Tekno..

How can you compete on the world stage when your
Monday is Youth meeting
Tuesday Bible Study
Wednesday Choir Practice
Thursday Prayer Meeting
Friday Night vigil
Saturday Choir Practice.
Sunday - 5 services....
And you wonder why our Engineers become Pastors...

hypocrite running from our major problem which is restructuring the system of gov

sonOfLucifer:
Religion:
When you believe your ancestors were Adam and Eve, pray that your wives give birth like the daughters of Zion, bind and cast enemies of darkness while your church runs on generator, then hope that at the end, Jesus will come and rapture you..


My brother.. The only future you can give your children is Bible. The Chinese memorize programs and produce Techno, Nigerian kids memorize Bible verse and produce Tekno..

How can you compete on the world stage when your
Monday is Youth meeting
Tuesday Bible Study
Wednesday Choir Practice
Thursday Prayer Meeting
Friday Night vigil
Saturday Choir Practice.
Sunday - 5 services....
And you wonder why our Engineers become Pastors...

And how have you helped the world

right now we are not religiously or ethnicly divided. We are people-politician divided. Our problem now is saraki and minions of beasts in senate. they need to get out of there.

sebali:


The way forward :
1. Starts with u and me..... We shud play our part... Be as honest as u can, dont support wrong 4 any reason, ensure u cast ur vote and wen u finally become someone of importance, dese traits wud help u help odas as ur influence wud help turn many around.
2. We need 2 gt more vocal political and socially.... It wud help cure d society of certain vices case study Ese Oruru....
3. Invest in Nigeria..... Dis wud boost d economy wish wud reduce poverty and ignorance and produce more resistive citizens dat can stand up 4 demselves cos dey can afford their basic needs
5. Teach ur children d importance of self sacrifice and integrity..... If we all tutor our children dis way we wud have a beta generation... dats hw sweden did it.
6. Don't support righteousness only with ur lips... Let ur actions speak 4 u... Example if d a yahoo boy buys a vehicle dont celebrate with him neither shud u berate ur child who has not bought a car doing a proper job... Dont go out 2 welc a corrupt politician 4 any reason.

we need a neutral power that overwrites all public offices. i rekon hands of the youth. by youth i mean between the ages of 18-30.

.... biafran!

enlightenedmind:


we need a neutral power that overwrites all public offices. i rekon hands of the youth. by youth i mean between the ages of 18-30.

Wish youth.... The average Nigerian youth sees leadership as a way out of poverty and wud likely offer no service bt enjoy power

tooco:
hypocrite running from our major problem which is restructuring the system of gov

True Federalism is needed no doubt bt without a change in attitude, true Federalism wud still not yield its full fruit

sonOfLucifer:
Religion:
When you believe your ancestors were Adam and Eve, pray that your wives give birth like the daughters of Zion, bind and cast enemies of darkness while your church runs on generator, then hope that at the end, Jesus will come and rapture you..


My brother.. The only future you can give your children is Bible. The Chinese memorize programs and produce Techno, Nigerian kids memorize Bible verse and produce Tekno..

How can you compete on the world stage when your
Monday is Youth meeting
Tuesday Bible Study
Wednesday Choir Practice
Thursday Prayer Meeting
Friday Night vigil
Saturday Choir Practice.
Sunday - 5 services....
And you wonder why our Engineers become Pastors...

U 4got 2 add Islamic feudalism and fanaticism

Nigerians are the ones holding the nation back.

Just reading through comments in this section reveals how ignorant a lot of the followership are.

They'll protect their oppressors at all cost. Some even lay down their lives for them.

sebali:


True Federalism is needed no doubt bt without a change in attitude, true Federalism wud still not yield its full fruit

more excuses? its no longer corruption,bad leadership its now change of attitude? smh

makazona:
Aliko Dangote: The richest man in Africa believes there are three major problems facing this Country. They are:

Unemployment: Speaking on unemployment, Dangote said: “It is a great and pervasive problem in Nigeria. But the point must be made that it is not peculiarly a Nigerian problem. All over the world, there are growing issues of unemployment. And what we are saying is that the in-coming government can achieve a remarkable success in this regard if it declares an emergency on unemployment and tackle it decisively. You know the organised private sector will or should play a key role in this. And that is why we are concerned.”

Increased power generation: The businessman called on Buhari’s administration to revisit the ongoing privatisation programme in the energy sector with a view to growing the energy capacity of the country.

Corruption: He further lamented the extent of damage corruption has done to Nigerian economy, describing it as a “big cankerworm that has really eaten deep into the fabric of our nation.” “The malaise of corruption is a threat to the survival of the Nigeria economy, no doubt. We must all therefore rise in unison to tackle the menace both in the public and private sector of the economy. The Buhari-led government can show a lot of strength on this issue by showing direction, by demonstrating commitment to ridding every sector of the economy of this malaise.

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo.

The current Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria believes Nigeria is suffering from two ailments which if tackled will position Nigeria for greatness. They are: Religion and Ethnicity.

He said leaders in various facets of the country play politics with everything, including religion and tribe.

The vice president noted that Nigeria has for long been divided along religious and ethnic lines.

“A nation that is divided against itself is like a kingdom divided against itself, which the Bible says, shall remain desolate,” Mr. Osinbajo, a pastor and law professor, stated.

Lets now hear you:

So many theories cum mysteries as it regards Nigeria's problems and how to move the country to the promise land. Can we on this thread carefully identify these problems and possible/practical ways around them.

ignorance. all we need is for 100 million farmers to form cooperative and contribute 1,1 naira daily to buy tractor,or build mega farms and factories and voila, increased GDP, per capita income etc

Buhari is the commander in Chief of Fulani herdsmen,
El rufia is a little devil/sadist who drives joy in making the poor cry.
All these Top apc members secure juicy appointments for their kids in CBN and NNPC while the jobless Sai Buhari chanting Zombie youths wallow in poverty.
As usual the Zombies are free to quote me.

mikolo80:
ignorance. all we need is for 100 million farmers to form cooperative and contribute 1,1 naira daily to buy tractor,or build mega farms and factories and voila, increased GDP, per capita income etc

Wow.i hv alws seen Agriculture as a way out.Honestly.

Of course , Nigeria's selfish, corrupt, grossly inept and diabolically fetish political class is d damn country's problem. Its a no-brainer. May God save us from them.

We have many major issues in Nigeria: reliance on oil revenue rather than taxes, an over bloated government, that is both civil service and public service have too many staff who contribute nothing to the system but consumption.

A democratic government's goal should be to benefit majority of its people and not a small group of its people. Government can choose to use its income either on recurrent expenditure (paying staff) which will lead to increased spending on consumer goods which are mostly imported or on capital expenditure (building infrastructure such as power plants, refineries, telecommunications, etc), that will in turn spur foreign direct investments into a country. Obviously, Nigeria partakes in the former.

Because the government doesn't improve the lives of the majority of its citizens, it has no right to demand higher taxes from its citizens. Citizens reason that if their collective oil wealth is used only for a chosen few, why should they contribute more money for this chosen group who do nothing beneficial. This creates a cyclical problem of government lacking funds for development and forces the government to seek funding from the private sector (mostly stolen money or money derived from one sharp practice or the other). The private sector then provides mediocre services at exorbitant prices to the citizens further worsening the citizen's lives.

SOLUTION
government must conduct thorough analysis of each of its MDAs to ascertain whether an MDA should remain operational. In MDAs deemed fit for survival, government must conduct analysis on each worker and each role, to ascertain job functions for each worker and to set measurable achievements for each role.
This will lead to mass layoff in the civil service. Government will have to pay large sums of money to its sacked staff, and would also increase unemployment in the short run. On the positive end, government will be able to build infrastructure such as power plants, roads and bridges, and irrigation systems, spurring private sector growth, thus massively reducing unemployment in the long term. Government will also be able to justify increases in taxes and the citizens will feel obligated to pay such taxes. Currently, Nigeria has the lowest VAT rate in the west African region.


In the 70's, My father got a lecturing job and was given a three bedroom flat at the youthful age of 25. such a situation is unimaginable today. We complain about poor roads and bad electricity, yet things are not getting any better by the day. Maybe 25 years from now, we would look back at this period as the glorious days. I truly hope we get things right but I seriously have my doubts that we will.

PS.
This is not a capitalism vs socialism argument, this is an argument for common sense.

Bring back regionalism ......