CORRUPTION IS NOT NIGERIA'S PROBLEM

"In 1976, Niger state split from Sokoto;

In 1991, Kebbi state split from Sokoto;

In 1996, Zamfara state was split from Sokoto.

Niger State consists of twenty-five (25) Local Government Areas; Kebbi State consists of twenty-one (21) Local Government Areas; Zamfara State consists of fourteen (14) Local Government Areas; and Sokoto State consists of twenty-three (23) Local Government Areas.

Sokoto, a single state prior to 1976, was divided three times between 1976 and 1996 into four (4) states. These four (4), states have between them 83 Local Governments.

Do note that Lagos state and Sokoto state were the same in 1976 in terms of number of local governments. However, while the Lagos state remains just a state with its original 20 local governments, Sokoto state had been split three times into four (4) states with 83 local governments from its original 20 local governments.

It will interest nobody if Sokoto State is divided into 100 states tomorrow and funded by the income generated from the area only. We are, nevertheless, concerned that, it is the revenues generated from the Yoruba South-West Region that is funding economic growth and development in states like Sokoto and all other Northern states.

The same thing highlighted as above in sokoto happened with kano and jigawa states.
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Kano had the same 20 LGAs as Lagos until 1991 when IBB created jigawa state and today there are 44 LGAs in kano and 27 in Jigawa. Lagos remains 20. Former kano state: 71.

They also claim kano has a population larger then Lagos state even though million are in Jigawa.

They've created all these LGAs to chop federal allocation money: the basis for revenue sharing is number of LGAs & POPULATION. The 1953 census by the British was skewed in favour of the North.

The 1963 census was so violently disputed that it was discarded and restarted all over again. SL Akintola helped the NPC to cover up the nonsensical figure that was finally adopted in exchange for PM.
Nigeria has never had a proper census figure. No need to mention IBB's census: final figures were farcical. GEJ was about to solve the census problem but his appointee as chair of population commission, Festus Odimegwu was hounded out by the governor of Kano and other interest groups.

Let's not even get started on how Ilorin and Kaaba both Yoruba speaking areas till tomorrow were forced into becoming emirates when there used to be an Oba.

Buhari says looters of national resources are to be arraigned shortly. Mr Buhari is just fooling the gullible Yoruba Youths. The looted resources belong to the Yoruba's and the Niger Delta's people and not the whole of Nigeria. He recognizes the fundamental cause of corruption in Nigeria is the unitary constitution of the country. He knows that Hausa/Fulani have looted the resources of the Yoruba's and Niger Delta's people since the suspension of regional government in 1966. But he is running about with lies and propaganda, grandstanding about curbing corruption in Nigeria.

Before Mr Buhari's second coming, we have had Babangida (8yrs); Shonekan (3mth), Abacha (5yrs); Abdulsalam (1yr); Obasanjo (8yrs); Yar'Adua (3yrs); and Jonathan (5yrs), yet corruption hasn't been abated. Why? The section below, which is a portion of the constitution of Nigeria, encourages corruption. Buhari knows this, but he is unwilling to change it because it favours the North:

C - Public Revenue

"162. (1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called "the Federation Account" into which shall be paid all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

(2) The President, upon the receipt of advice from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, shall table before the National Assembly proposals for revenue allocation from the Federation Account, and in determining the formula, the National Assembly shall take into account, the allocation principles, especially those of population, equality of States, internal revenue generation, land mass, terrain as well as population density;"

The past leaders of Nigeria, including Mr Buhari, who were from the North and who divided Sokoto state, a single state prior to 1976, into four (4) states by 1991 and with 83 local governments from merely 20 local governments in 1976, are the looters of Yoruba's and Niger Delta's resources and they are the people who must be prosecuted.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that Buhari, who represented the Northern's interests was against Obasanjo's National ID Card scheme in 2003. The card could have curbed corruption and fake population census figures. Today, he is grandstanding about curbing corruption by arresting individuals, without addressing the fundamental causes of corruption. Anyone who believes corrupt Buhari will curb corruption must be crazy. Nigeria's problem isn't corruption. But the unitary system in a multi-ethnic society.

As horrible as Tinubu has become, he will protect and safeguard the interests and welfare of the Yoruba people as Yoruba Regional Premier than 100 Buharis.

God is not crazy. He couldn't have possibly allowed Babangida; Shonekan; Abacha; Abdulsalam; Obasanjo; Yar'Adua; and Jonathan, with none of them able to curb corruption, if indeed our problem is corruption. Nigeria is not just sustainable under a unitary system.

The most corrupt country on earth is the United States. The country still works because it has a sustainable political system. There is nothing like the feeding bottle monthly allocation we have in Nigeria in the United States. The Americans don't have a centralized Police System or Armed Forces. Each state in the United States is in charge of its police, armed forces and other functions.

The United Kingdom is more corrupt than Nigeria, yet the country works. It works because of its enduring political system. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, together called themselves the United Kingdom, yet, they go by different football teams, different police systems, different education policies, different currency designs, different healthcare systems, even with different regimental armed forces.

The demographics of the US Population is often along racial grouping. That of the United Kingdom is based on ethnicity. But in Nigeria, the people are so fake they don't want to openly associate anything with their ethnicity. They named their administrative divisions ridiculous names including South-West, South-South, South-East, North-Central, North-East and North-West geopolitical zones. They are so scared of their own identities, including Yoruba, Ibo, Ijaw, Hausa/Fulani and Kanuri.

Ghana administrative divisions are given such names as Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.

In South Africa, the administrative divisions are named after the ethnic groups within the country such as the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape.

Nigeria's problem is not corruption. The current unitary system is the cause of our problem. Nigeria must be restructured along regional autonomy or be divided along its natural boundaries.

Mr. Buhari must stop insulting our collective intelligence with his stale chrous of corruption, corruption and corruption."

NOTE : Corruption in Nigeria is the Over Centralized Unitary Nigerian State

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is not only those that can not see that are blind

OP, Good you are not the author of what you posted. Nevertheless, kudos to you for not disappointing in your role as the purveyor of tribalistic sermons. One issue did stand out, though:
NOTE : Corruption in Nigeria is the Over Centralized Unitary Nigerian State
I agree with the author on this but I am surprised he didn't mentioned the leader who led Nigeria to the path of Unitary Nigerian State.

docadams:
OP, Good you are not the author of what you posted. Nevertheless, kudos to you for not disappointing in your role as the purveyor of tribalistic sermons. One issue did stand out, though:
NOTE : Corruption in Nigeria is the Over Centralized Unitary Nigerian State
I agree with the author on this but I am surprised he didn't mentioned the leader who led Nigeria to the path of Unitary Nigerian State.

For the mere fact that you are still lurking in one dark corner waiting for the author to mention the particular leader that led Nigeria to the path of Unitary System is a testament to your chronic attitude of getting at even with the tribe of that particular leader you are waiting for the author to point at........now you can see your tribalistic tendencies taking a better part of you while erroneously accusing me the OP.

Ratello:


For the mere fact that you are still lurking in one dark corner waiting for the author to mention the particular leader that led Nigeria to the path of Unitary System is a testament to your chronic attitude of getting at even with the tribe of that particular leader you are waiting for the author to point at........now you can see your tribalistic tendencies taking a better part of you while erroneously accusing me the OP.

I refrained from asking you that question given that you are just a poster boy but by this reply of yours it appears you know who the infidel who imposed unitary government on us. The article laid blames on all other tribes except yours. It blames politicians from all major tribes except yours... And you call me a tribalist.
I am only interested in the infidel who plunged this nation into a unitary governance. Let's know the apostate.

We don't know our problem

Our problem starts with the poor leaders we've had since democracy. I'm not just saying Presidents but leaders of the Legislative arm and the Judiciary as well.

Nigeria has not even solved its problems when some countries are already moving forward, we are stuck behind with loads of BS that are self inflicted.

We need to be realistic.

The same brain God gave whites, he gave us, so brothers use your head. When the time comes to make a decision, make the right one.