Lmao! How in the world did they recognise them to be the so called 'togo's boys'?

Do the soldiers have facial recognition scanners and software's in their brains abi John Togo's boys is written on their foreheads?

IHEJIRIKAisBOKO:
Point of correction
It was not the ''Arewa Soldiers'' that created this system of governance that we now practise. It was an ibo Soldier - Aguyi Ironsi, the first military Head of state of Nigeria who abolished the regional system of government we had in the 1st republic. Ironsi concentrated power to the center under the Unification Decree 34 of 1966, the ''Arewa Soldiers'' came much later and they further cemented what Ironsi initally created

The Arewa soldiers who were the loudest opposition to Aguiyi Ironsi's unitary government structure killed him, and though had the chance to reverse the decree, did nothing about it. Infact, they corrupted it, and perfected a corrupt carricature of the decree. Get your facts right aswell.

repogirl:
Lmao! How in the world did they recognise them to be the so called 'togo's boys'?

Do the soldiers have facial recognition scanners and software's in their brains abi John Togo's boys is written on their foreheads?

good question!


And den ur close enuf to see and recognise som1,..but u cudt shoot the person point blank,when u caught him in the very act of sabotage??


Story story,..

Go and arrest innocent fishermen relaxing with keg of palmwine watching Euro after hectic fishing outing...

We know libyan fulinis in khaki are clueless

mightyhazell:
good question!


And den ur close enuf to see and recognise som1,..but u cudt shoot the person point blank,when u caught him in the very act of sabotage??


Story story,..

lol! Only zombies believe such magnificent lies.

Why do you start blowing up oil pipes when the land is already contaminated with oil?

Does vandalism create development ?

Does vandalism create jobs ?

dnawah:
Them no see the ones way dey alive catch,na the one way don die na him them d accuse."him boys"

Just because he can't come out and defend them.

maxzzo1:

Army saw them and recognized them as John Togo's boyz Hmmmm hw am i sure that dis Army pple are not involved Or else hw did dey know dat dey are Togo's boyz

I wonder oh....may b something like. "John Togo's boys" was written boldly on d speed boat.... these guys are even funnier than I thought

amakenny:
Instead of chase for militants, restructure Nigeria politically and watch the militants go home voluntarily;

no to this rigged political structure and increased absolute power of the central govt created by only Arewa soldiers.

Niger delta militants VS Creation of Arewa soldiers .... Phase two: when does it end? Where does it lead Nigeria to?

Simple!!!!

Unfortunately the supporters of this administration especially in this forum will disagree with you.

Fortunately APC party chieftains like Ambode and Atiku have called for restructuring of Nigeria.

Oga sir, tell that to the gods. You claime your people are peace loving people and the blow up pipelines, pollute your waters through their activites and hold the FG and nation spell bound and you so called irresponsible leaders grant the miscreants safe haven by means of shelter.
I trust my president PMB he cannot be arm twisted the full weight of the Nigerian Army would be meted out on the perpetrators.
So the earlier this people seek the olive branch the better.
Tompolo would be brought to justice as his other cohorts and collaborators, rather than the community castigating him on the fraud that he is thy are shielding him.
What a pity

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Are you telling me one of this so Togo's guy is not on nairaland¿ Why won't they restrategize.

Must our security operatives brings their plan to the media¿. Let them learn by applying codes of the game for once.

#Nollywood

Someone should tell that Chief that Nigeria Maritime University was not the only university established in the Niger Delta by President Good luck Jonathan. There is Federal University, Otuoke. Abi Bayelsa is no longer part of Niger Delta?

ki02020:

I coment my reserve for you

Better!

If the military recognises the boys, then they must have been doing the bunkering business together for many years.

IHEJIRIKAisBOKO:
Point of correction
It was not the ''Arewa Soldiers'' that created this system of governance that we now practise. It was an ibo Soldier - Aguyi Ironsi, the first military Head of state of Nigeria who abolished the regional system of government we had in the 1st republic. Ironsi concentrated power to the center under the Unification Decree 34 of 1966, the ''Arewa Soldiers'' came much later and they further cemented what Ironsi initally created

Get your facts right. It wasn't Aguiyi Ironsi that altered the sharing formula rather subsequent government did. The worst was Obasanjo's military regime.

The problem Nigeria is having now is the system where Peter is robbed to pay Paul which wasn't Aguiyi's policy.

HOW CRUDE OIL TAXES WERE SHARED FROM 1958 - Kalu Aja.

Well before the independence of Nigeria, as at 1958 this was how crude oil taxes were shared…

1958:
1. Oil Producing States retained 67.4% of Mining Rents and Royalties
2. Federal Government got 20% of Mining Rents and Royalties
3. Non-oil states got 12.6%

So the crude oil and gas was owned by the oil producing states, that how the British left it.

In 1970, General Yakubu Gowan passed decree No 13, this was how crude oil taxes were now to be shared.

1970
1. Oil Producing States retained 45% of Mining Rents and Royalties
2. Federal Government got 55% of Mining Rents and Royalties
3. Non-oil states got 0%

So in the military’s wisdom, the non-oil states did not deserve to get any share of oil revenues. Oil was only for the oil producing states and the Federal Government.

Then 1975, General Murtala Muhammed introduced decree 6, this is how crude oil taxes were shared

1975
1. Oil Producing States retained 20% of Mining Rents and Royalties
2. Federal Government got 80% of Mining Rents and Royalties
3. Non-oil states got 0%

Again the military decided the oil producing states should “manage” 20%. of oil revenues non-oil states got zero…

In 1976, Gen Obasanjo created a technical commission called the Aboyade Technical Commission, this was the result

1976
1. Oil Producing States got 0% of Mining Rents and Royalties
2. Federal Government got 100% of Mining Rents and Royalties
3. Non-oil states got 0%

Obasanjo, also introduced the Consolidated Revenue fund aka FAAC, thus, the oil taxes were centrally pooled, then shared to all states.

This was the important junction in Nigeria fiscal federalism, this was when crude oil was federalized, taken from the states, managed by the federal government then shared back to the states. In essence, crude oil was no longer based on derivation but on metrics like equality, fiscal efficiency and absorptive capacity…

In 1979, President Shehu Shagari set up the Okigbo Commission, to review the sharing of oil revenues. The Commission agreed to retain the Obasanjo 0% allocation to oil producing state and continue with FAAC but they tweaked the sharing formula in FAAC…. they came up with 1979

[center]Equality of States 50%
Population 40%,
Land mass 10% [/center]
So here we see population of states and land mass introduced

in just 9 years, the oil producing states saw their share of crude oil taxes go from 67.4% to zero. It took until the year 2000 for the implementation of 13% back to the oil producing states.
So in summary, its 67% to 0% to 13%.

Oil revenues were in essence transferred from the states to the federal government by decree, even today, if Exxon Mobil pays VAT on operations in an oil producing state, that VAT is shared by the federal government to all states of the federation. Oil is a federal baby….

What is the effect? Well massive inefficiency in the oil and gas sector.
It’s fair to say the FGN has mismanaged the oil industry, NNPC is essentially broke…can’t manage its assets to return a profit

We still flare gas, i.e. we legally “burn” money, The FGN has taken the oil wells but can’t pay Joint Venture cash calls...the FGN can’t clean the oil spills, they can’t even pass a PIB...

So why hold the oil? If they can’t manage it? Well because the FGN has built a massive bureaucracy funded by crude oil, the FGN pays for primary education and primary health care, then also funds religious pilgrimages and football.

These powers the FGN has given to itself outside the constitution have been made possible because the FGN has grabbed a hold of the oil wealth of the nation. for instance primary schools are the function of the Local Governments and the Constitution recognizes that and allocates money to them, but the revenues for the local governments are paid to the states….via a "joint" account.

Right now, we have a problem, there is no more oil and salaries must be paid, salaries that had been paid by crude oil.
The Federal Government enjoyed a monopoly on telecoms in Nigeria, the result was that a phone became a luxury, only for the rich, in 2001, the FGN left the business of communication, became a regulator and tax recipient, and today everyone has a phone, I mean everyone…

What is the fascination in crude oil that the FGN still wants to own it? if the Federal Government can hand over Telecoms, regulate and tax the telecoms companies...why not do the same for crude oil? Before 2001, the FGN funded NITEL, today the GSM companies fund the FGN.

Thing have to change. Nigeria can’t say its practicing a federal system of governance without fiscal federalism, that will be like driving a car without wheels.

So what should we do? It’s a no brainier, give the oil back to the people, Tax the oil business....simple

1. The FGN has to get out of business, and set itself as a regulator of business and recipient of business taxes, the gains are obvious, its costs are reduced, and its revenues go up.

2. Give the oil and non-oil assets back to the states and local governments, let states retain the proceeds of exports from their states. In essence if cocoa is exported, the state or origin of that cocoa get a share of the Company income tax by derivation

This is not just a call for resource control, it’s a call for responsibility allocation, as long as the FGN is responsible for collecting 95% of taxes and Local Government are paid their allocation via states, we can’t really expect and demand much.

“To him who little is given…little is expected” It’s our problem, we can fix it...
By: Kalu Aja"

www.freedomafric.com/home/how-crude-oil-taxes-were-shared-from-1958-kalu-aja-t3182.html

naturallysimple:
They should use ds window to ask for more from FG, though i doubt its a solution sha, because ppl in d ss ar very lazy since 1968 after oloibori. They are not serious just want to disturb pmb administration, daz all but i employ dem to give pmb nd peace chance. Still Regional Government will help us truly. Awolowo neva depend on petroleum to build ss, infact money generated from sw nd north is use for petrol installation. All region should control their region and all will b resolve though i doubt peace in ND becos creek boys will still want to manage it demselve nd will neva allow their Govt. but still oda region will avoid unneccesary insult nd laziness.

I proclaim you the most unbiased Nairalander.