GenBuhari:

I have a confession to make:

I do not know anything about how government in Nigeria works

Can some one explain to me in simple terms about the various chambers government, ther numbers and how they work?

aisha2:

The Federal governement is run by the Executive and Legislative arm (Senate and house of Reps) 109 members of Senate, 3 from each state and 382 in the House of Reps, each state presents 6 candidates. They make laws and pass wjile the Executive implelments, any policy, appointments and spending by the President has to be approved by them
The state Government is run by the Executive and State house of assembly, they pass the budget, and approve all appointments too
The Local government is made up of the same structure, Chairman and councilors , same duties

In summary, the system was copied from the American Federal system (Poorly copied).
This system does great harm to Nigeria in the sense that there are too many elected and appointed people doing the same things.
There are senators & reps (Fed level), members (State level), Councillors (LG level) all doing WHAT Legislators doing the same thing: LEGISLOOTING!

enyojo:

In summary, the system was copied from the American Federal system (Poorly copied).
This system does great harm to Nigeria in the sense that there are too many elected and appointed people doing the same things.
There are senators & reps (Fed level), members (State level), Councillors (LG level) all doing WHAT Legislators doing the same thing: LEGISLOOTING!

danjohn:

Folks this election is going to be interesting.  The reason why is because the result of the national assembly election will not be a reflection of the result in the Presidential election.  In the SW, SS, and SE ACN will perform better in the national assembly election than they will in the Presidential election.  Also, PDP, ACN, and ANPP will perform better in the NW, NC, and NE in the National Assembly election than they will in the Presidential.  Since Buhari is not on the ballot in this election, the CPC may experience a set back in this April 2nd election because many of their candidates have little name recognition and are underfunded.  They are relying on Buhari's coat tails but he is not on the ballot this Saturday.  Jonathan was very strategic in making sure that the election was not on the same day.  If it was on the same day, people in the NW, and NE would vote Buhari from top to bottom. 

This election will test whether the people of the NW and NE have adopted CPC as their party or if it is only Buhari they want.  I am saying this so that folks can control their expectations.  After Saturday's elections, many people may want to day that the Presidential election will be between PDP and ACN.  However, the dynamics of the Presidential elections will be much different from this one.  So my message to the major players are as follows:

ACN:  Do not get too excited when the results come in.  Ribadu will not perform as well on April 9th.
PDP:  The same goes to you too, although SW will be better on April 9th than it will be on April 2nd.
CPC:  Do not dwell on Saturday's results.  April 9th is when CPC's electoral strength will be truly tested.

strangleyo:

People please go out and vote.

Not necessarily true. Running a country is not an easy feat. If it was simple every country in the world would look like pre-Quake Japan.

GenBuhari:

Thanks

Just to be clear,

The senate is the Executive arm
What does the executive arm do exactly?


And the House of Reps is the legislative arm
Do Reps pass bills and then pass to  senate for final approval?

The National Assembly is? both houses together I imagine?

enyojo:

[size=18pt]Weldone Head Boy!
How about the fact that a President has a Minister of Education, a Minister of state for education, a Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Education, A Special Assistant on Education etc.

The same goes for media, communication, Works, and all others.

To worsen it , the same aplies at the State levels and Local Govt levels.

The end result is that the Cost of running government far out weighs the task of governing itself. That is where the issue of Overhead and Underhead costs emanate from.
Who suffers? The masses because their money is heavily paid to these jobless appointees and since the positions are so juicy, anyone can kill to get there.

PAT UTOMI PROMISED TO 'SHUT DOWN ABUJA' BY SLASHING THE PAYS TO UNPRODUCTIVE APPOINTEES. THAT WAS THE GREATEST WORDS I HEARD IN 2011 DEBATES,  BUT HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER SAYING THAT.[/size]

aisha2:

Good analysis. So how are you voting this Saturday?

danjohn:

Folks this election is going to be interesting. The reason why is because the result of the national assembly election will not be a reflection of the result in the Presidential election. In the SW, SS, and SE ACN will perform better in the national assembly election than they will in the Presidential election. Also, PDP, ACN, and ANPP will perform better in the NW, NC, and NE in the National Assembly election than they will in the Presidential. Since Buhari is not on the ballot in this election, the CPC may experience a set back in this April 2nd election because many of their candidates have little name recognition and are underfunded. They are relying on Buhari's coat tails but he is not on the ballot this Saturday. Jonathan was very strategic in making sure that the election was not on the same day. If it was on the same day, people in the NW, and NE would vote Buhari from top to bottom.

This election will test whether the people of the NW and NE have adopted CPC as their party or if it is only Buhari they want. I am saying this so that folks can control their expectations. After Saturday's elections, many people may want to day that the Presidential election will be between PDP and ACN. However, the dynamics of the Presidential elections will be much different from this one. So my message to the major players are as follows:

ACN: Do not get too excited when the results come in. Ribadu will not perform as well on April 9th.
PDP: The same goes to you too, although SW will be better on April 9th than it will be on April 2nd.
CPC: Do not dwell on Saturday's results. April 9th is when CPC's electoral strength will be truly tested.

enyojo:

[size=13pt]Weldone Head Boy!
How about the fact that a President has a Minister of Education, a Minister of state for education, a Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Education, A Special Assistant on Education etc.

The same goes for media, communication, Works, and all others.

To worsen it , the same aplies at the State levels and Local Govt levels.

The end result is that the Cost of running government far out weighs the task of governing itself. That is where the issue of Overhead and Underhead costs emanate from.
Who suffers? The masses because their money is heavily paid to these jobless appointees and since the positions are so juicy, anyone can kill to get there.

PAT UTOMI PROMISED TO 'SHUT DOWN ABUJA' BY SLASHING THE PAYS TO UNPRODUCTIVE APPOINTEES. THAT WAS THE GREATEST WORDS I HEARD IN 2011 DEBATES, BUT HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER SAYING THAT.[/size]

Weldone Head Boy!
How about the fact that a President has a Minister of Education, a Minister of state for education, a Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Education, A Special Assistant on Education etc.

The same goes for media, communication, Works, and all others.

To worsen it , the same aplies at the State levels and Local Govt levels.

The end result is that the Cost of running government far out weighs the task of governing itself. That is where the issue of Overhead and Underhead costs emanate from.
Who suffers? The masses because their money is heavily paid to these jobless appointees and since the positions are so juicy, anyone can kill to get there.

PAT UTOMI PROMISED TO 'SHUT DOWN ABUJA' BY SLASHING THE PAYS TO UNPRODUCTIVE APPOINTEES. THAT WAS THE GREATEST WORDS I HEARD IN 2011 DEBATES, BUT HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER SAYING THAT.

he NW, the PDP will win all the senatorial seats in  jigawa,kaduna,zamfara,kebbi,sokoto but may face problems little problems in katsina,kano. In the NE the PDP will also win well with an average of 2 senators/state even though yobe & borno are ANPP,the PDP has an over-bearing presence there and PDP is saying it will be able 2 stem the boko haram if voted in. In the NC, it will also be a field day 4 the PDP with pple like kure,akwashiki,aminu,saraki,ohize,smart etc but the real battle lies in benue btw the PDP & ACN, mark is bound 2 defeat onoja due 2 his laudable achievement in benue south, PDP's barnabas gemade is bound 2 beat ACN's akaagerger who is viewed as a political paper weigth but ACN's akume has an upper hand over PDP's terver who was his erstwhile god-son, also in kwara its btw oloyes ACPN & bukolas PDP, in the SW the ACN will most likely win all 3 seats, in ogun,the PDP will win atleast 2(iyabo,bajomo) seats if nt 3, leavin the PPN & ACN 2 very little, the PPN seems 2 be drawing all the attention away 4rm the ACN in ogun, if u ask me, the whole thing is OBJ's set up, in oyo, the PDP will pick all 3 seats as other candidates in other parties are less than formidable, in ondo, the ACN is docile and the battle 4 senate is btw LP & PDP, the PDP will win ondo south with agagu, bode olajumoke(PDP) is likely 2 win but the real problem is if gbenga ogunniya(PDP) will be a 2 contend with the overbearing presence of the LP in his district, moreso mimiko has 2 show that he's in control of the state, in osun, its btw ACN & PDP,while PDP has heavy weights like Oyinlola & omisore, the ACN is trying 2 make sure that omisore does nt return 2 d senate, as he's a ranking member and a chairman of a grade A comitee, and is tipped 2 become the nxt senate president if its zoned 2 the SW by the PDP, in ekiti the race is a show of mite as the ACN has 2 tell the world that it's in control, although the PDP is nt ruling, the ekiti pple are grateful 4 the fed uni given 2 them by the PDP govt. In the SS, the PDP will pick all the seats in a/ibom,c/river,delta,rivers,bayelsa but has the ACN 2 contend with in edo as the battle of supremacy bty oshiomhole and anenih is in the air, ehigie uzamere of the ACN will have 2 contend with daisy danjuma of the PDP who he defeated in 2007 at the PDP primaries. In the SE, comes the battle that all nigerians are waiting 4, it's btw Akunyili(APGA) & ngige(ACN), The battle is said 2 have great repercursion 4 the political relevance of ngige in anambra, as akunyili has an upper hand due 2 her party(APGA) and popularity where as pple think ngige is about 2 sell them out 2 d yorubas due 2 his party(ACN) affiliation, in anambra north, the candidate 2 beat is joy emordi(APGA) who will slug it out with PDP's magery okadigbo, in the south, PDP's Andy uba is dubbed 2 take the seat as the APGA candidate is less formidable, in imo, PDP is dubbed 2 pick up 2 seats but has a problem in imo west where udenwa is ACN's candidate, but PDP's hope uzodinma is hinging on udenwa's  lack of performance as governor, the PDP will coast 2 victory in ebonyi but will have some problems in enugu north where the PDC is presentin 4mr gov chimaroke & in abia(north) where the PPA is presenting 4mr gov kalu 2 contend with his erstwhile god-son chukwumerije(PDP) who he made senator, the candidates of the ACN recieved a major blow after tinubu made a controversial statement in abia in a rally where he said he had seen no development, immediately, the PDP media machinery in abia made a propaganda of it, linking tinubu & ACN candidates 2 Awo who had at one time escaped lynching in aba for making a statement about second-hand clothes.in the FCT, the contest is said 2 be won by anyone who won the PDP ticket in the primaries as most if not all opposition members from ANPP & CPC have decamped 2 the PDP sayin that only the PDP can deliver, kayode ajulo of the LP is less than formidable as he's does nt have grassroot support and the yoruba's dont have a strong presence in the FCT and the igbos are goin 2 kick against his ambition. All in all, the PDP will constitute the an overwhelming majority leaving the ACN,CPC&ANPP the minority role.