pinkrex:

[size=14pt]You dont need ten years to transform a state if you are judiciously using the available funds for its purpose. It only takes a non corrupt mind to do justice[/size]

Twy you have said it all. Children are brought up to give unquestioning respect to elders and chieftains, even siblings who may only be 5 years older. Age and position suddenly become  tools for possible manipulation and oppression.

You dont need ten years to transform a state if you are judiciously using the available funds for its purpose. It only takes a non corrupt mind to do justice

KnowAll:


The Governor Akwa Ibom State has opened the eyes of a lot of Nigerians to the con, some of his colleagues deploy in other to jettison genuine development and agitation all in the name of guaranteeing the Governor's fixed deducted amount monthly. The Governor of Akwa Ibom State went as far as saying he was prepared to pay N50,000 Naira to the lowest paid worker in his state. It shows the level of greed permeating within confines of this gentlemen's club, many of these selfish men are Governors for self aggrandizement. They are the one killing the country.

pinkrex:

Think outside the box before you pass on comments. When the yearly budget is passed, they is always a percentage allocation to all regions according to population indices and other variable factors. The Governors have target or plan of how to develop the geographical location they are assigned to govern. They also generate income internally to boost their budget, so I think the Governors with good and focal administrative skills would have more than available to transform every state. Fashola's first tenure was a dedicated one, so you could see the rapid changes. Apart from Akpabio that towed through that line of governance, no other governor in Nigeria did but we could see the clear difference in transformation of the states i have mentioned.



You dont need ten years to transform a state if you are judiciously using the available funds for its purpose. It only takes a non corrupt mind to do justice

ekt_bear:

Can you please name a single nation or region anywhere in the world that had massive poverty in year 1 and eliminated it by year 10? This to me seems impossible.

Regarding bolded, are you saying that the primary reason the state hasn't eliminated poverty is because of Oshiomhole's corruption?

I think we should be a bit more realistic.

Kobojunkie:

ROFL!!!

ehie: Nigerians in general celebrate mediocrity, and i see it all around me not even in governance in the individuals i meet on a daily basis.
My two kobo on this is that you should seek to excel and continually improve yourself,strive to be better in terms of intellect and self awareness and not in terms of materialism and avarice.
We believe in conformity,the herd mentality it is pathetic, they believe in everything the newspaper tells them and are not curious,they font talk to themselves,ask themselves questions,look for solutions instead assign blame because it is much easier to be a critic than an achiever, Nigeria is a very medicore nation,success is actually having money in the bank,being a lawyer or a doctor a politician or a pastor.

creativity and innovation is not encouraged,brain stimulation is not encouraged,how many companies ask their staff to brain storm,make presentations?How many young people are encouraged to take creative risks,how many politicians.presidents can talk to the people in mind blowing oratory and not read a dull laborious speech in papaer not eve with a teleprompter.
Yes we are medicore

$tunna:

if all else fails, wait for god; try nothing, wait for god; misuse what god gave ya then wait for god; refuse to be informed n wait for god; wallow in corruption then wait for god; elevate mediocrity to your most important institutions and when the results come, sigh and wait for god; do RUNZ and when the consequence come knocking on your door, wait for god,

Kobojunkie:

Mediocrity is reason why we feel it is our place to manufacture EXCUSES for why our politicians ought not to be expected to do MORE with the resources available to them. Considering many are aware of the parable of the ten talents, it is amazing how the same would quickly cook up excuses for why we should not expect so much from our Governor's and politicians because of one reason or another.

$tunna:

THAT IS AN ALREADY SETTLED ISSUE AND IF NIGERIA FAILED IT WILL BE THE REASON AND NIGERIA ELEVATES MEDIOCRITY AND ABSURDNESS!!!

Read the thread about the most popular phones in nigeria and the one that asked if naija men are intimidated by women who drive, and notice the comments of some people! The one talks about the differences between iphone 3GS and 4 and claimed that iphone 3GS belongs to the museum: another one person , i believe is sexkills he calls himself talks about some cars women would drive that would make him worship 'em because them cars were not cars at all but machines!!!!

contextually there maybe nothing wrong with any of the above except that this is a snap short of the nigerian brain, negarians are not fascinated by those who make such tech marvels of phones or cars or the science behind them but by the people who owns those phones and cars!!
nigerians worship the made rather than the maker and this applies to their relationship with god and its the reason for the wickedness and the lawlessness too!!

now, over here, no matter what car a person drives, u ask them two questions mostly - what is your educational background and where do u work and you can then immediately estimate if they can afford the car they are driving or not before you are impressed, but not so in naija O, it appears!! show up in a car u neither have the education or the job to afford and people clap and bow, it is unreal!!
i come to NL and read sexkills talk about his used BMW of $18,000 from 2007 as if he has an audience with jah when he is driving it and i stepped out from my house here in the TDot and i see kids ways younger than him drives a 2012 versions n bigger models than he has without a peep and as regular people and im baffled!!

oh well, im sure thinking people here get my point, in advanced societies we stress about how to be counted by the products we design make and export to the rest of the world while nigeria insist on being recognised by its ability to consume!!!!

a relative said a computer that was sent to them was outdated and when asked what the specs where, she did not know and she has a university degree! her father says they do not use any tv that is not silver anymore in nigeria [/b]when the new SHARP AQUOS TV i just bought for myself then is all black and cost just over N300,000 and
im never sure weather to be just irritated or dismayed when i hear stuff like that

[b]so the relevant topic should be how to curb this out of control trend of the cultivation and elevation of mediocrity in nigeria as you can see everywhere u look in all facets of nigerian society and life,

mtcheeeew

ekt_bear:

Looks like the question I posed will never be answered.

This is how I know when people are just doing the usual senseless grumbling and complaining they are inclined to do or if there is actually a real problem.

Kobojunkie bealink=topic=744295.msg9013845#msg9013845 date=1314370164:

Let me restate my question, so that we don't dance around like this forever.

What concretely should Jonathan [/b]do with the funds available to him that he currently isn't doing?

If he is not stealing any money, then are we arguing that [b]Nigeria [/b]hasn't been transformed simply because he is spending the money unwisely? If so, then what would you do differently from him?

How would you eliminate poverty, or "transform [the] [b]Country?"