₦airaland Forum

kernniejay:
You are right, the impatient Nigerians want a short-cut, a kind of get rich quick syndrome that is charactarized of money ritualists and fraudsters. The hunger is so bad that they cant wait for the baker to finish baking before they bring the dough out of the oven and consume raw flour. They forget that to destroy is fast but to repair takes time. The business tycoons and stakeholders know better about economics and what will be the long-term dividends of these policies if left to thrive, which far outweigh the immediate gratification that the poor masses are seeking.

Development is ultimately about PEOPLE…

If the PEOPLE who elected you to SERVE them starve to death in the short-term…
That some elite stakeholders/foreigners supposedly “know better about economics” is IRRELEVANT.

Economics has NEVER been one-size-fits-all…
Rather, intelligent economic policies are BESPOKE to fit the PECULIAR circumstances of the population.
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helinues:
How many parties do you attend in a month, for the party goers, average of 4 times. You will buy cloth, sew it, probably buy new shoe, gift the celebrant something, spray them money when they are dancing all because of plate of rice with chicken and 5 bottles of beer.

Do the maths, cloth 20k( level dey but on average), new shoe 5k, gifts 5-10k, spraying of money 5k. Let's say N35k.

Please how much are they selling food at restaurants abi na how much beer cost for bars that you are wasting your hard earned money on partying?

Don't get me wrong, partying is part of social life but it shouldn't be a hobby cos it's expensive. That money could have done something meaningful than wasting it on hours event .

How about the preparation for the party, imagination of who would be at the venue and how to relate, infact, you might even meet those who have been looking for you for long as some people have now turned begging to a professional job.

It doesn't worth it

“Partying” (as you term it) is a vital component of the national ECONOMY…

Those tailors, caterers, organizers, DJs, logistics, security, etc., are all SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES…
They employ people, and use their earnings to pay for housing, healthcare, education, etc., further deepening the ECONOMY!

And at the end of the day, a GOOD TIME is usually had by all and sundry!
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adverttrading:
If they really have a case against him, let them charge him to court. You can't just detain someone on orders from above.

Forget this sham about “democracy”…
When we cannot even conduct credible elections.

Nigeria has become a POLICE STATE…
Accordingly, the SECRET POLICE has assumed control.
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buttlover:
That man really killed many poor souls. How can decisions be made without checking the risk to common man. Both the closing of borders and subsidy removal directly and disastrously affect the common man. The palliative we haven't seen. AFRICA IS CURSED FOREVER.

So it was Emefiele who closed the border? And even removed subsidies?
We should go and console the Dul-lard in Daura for being snookered by Emefiele!
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kernniejay:
Good.
Business tycoons, world leaders, directors of industries, financial experts, global figures and stakeholders around the world are appreciating Bola Tinubu for his pragmatism since he became President while children of hate down here at home have not seen anything good about his decisions so far because they have been blinded by their hatred.

It’s a shame he was actually elected to SERVE NIGERIANS (including the “children of hate”)…
Not “business tycoons, world leaders, directors of industries, financial experts, global figures and stakeholders around the world”!
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senatordave1:
The last judgments relating to election irregularities in 2019 emphasized unit by unit evidences. it remains so until set aside. if the supreme court can still give eminince to bvas and voters result,does that not tell you that they are interested in unit based evidence

No, it most certainly does NOT…
The new Electoral Act is entirely NEW law.

It is not governed by jurisprudence in respect of the old REPEALED law…
Instead, an entirely new body of jurisprudence will be developed around it.

You seem to forget that NASS members are politicians…
Their SPECIFIC intent in the new law is to overcome the “mischiefs” of the old law.
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seunmsg:
Funny enough, they are the ones making all the noise about Federal character but they want to prove they won a national election by calling witnesses from only south east and south south. Not even a single witness from the SW, NC, NE and NW. God forbid this kind of nepotistic character becomes the president of Nigeria. The rest of the country go see proper shege.

Kdon2:
And them dey loud pass to shout marginalization or federal character

They “loud pass” for federal character because (unlike in court proceedings)…
The NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION specifically MANDATES federal character in federal appointments.

They “loud pass” for federal character because Pres Tinubu has made 33 federal appointments thus far…
And of those 33 appointments, 14 are from his own ethnic group (while the next largest group has 2 appointees).
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senatordave1:
Not true. the only amendments on the new law is bvas and electronic accreditation,transmission,who can sue a candidate,those that can contest,pre election and post election matters.no change on evidence.
In adeleke vs oyetola the supreme court ruled based on the new electoral act.it clearly defines primay evidence as polling unit based,that is evidence emanating from the units.abything outside is secondary

The Oyetola decision said NOTHING about physical presence at the PU or collation center…
And btw, unlike the current PET petitions, it was a case of alleged “over voting”, so NOT relevant here.
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senatordave1:
The supreme court severally has stated that evidence must be proven unit by unit...see buhari vs yaradua 2007,atiku vs buhari 2019

The Supreme Court has NEVER ruled on the new Electoral Law…
The new law was SPECIFICALLY enacted to address “mischiefs” of the old law.
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senatordave1:
Election law states that you must have been physically present at the units or collation to have witnessed the irregularities

It most certainly does NOT state so…
Sections 130-140 (Part VII) governs petitions, and there’s NO such requirement of physical presence.

Meanwhile, it does not even make sense…
Why would anyone have to physically be at a polling unit or collation center to log into iRev to verify results?!
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tunde1200:
So no other tribe to testify.
Leave hate and embrace peace to move forward

Hopefully, you’re standing in front of a MIRROR…

Again, not all the listed witnesses are from the same ethnic group (or “tribe”)..
After all, Peter Obi also subpoenaed Mahmoud Yakubu to testify at the hearings.

Nonetheless, a witness’s ethnicity (or “tribe”) is legally IRRELEVANT…
The ONLY thing relevant about a witness is that whether testify TRUTHFULLY.
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tunde1200:
Why all are igbos?

They’re NOT all Ibos…
But even if they are, why not?!

Witnesses are NOT ethnic advocates…
They merely testify to FACTS within their knowledge/expertise.
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seunmsg:
Well, make out of this whatever you like.

What does it matter where witnesses come from so long as they testify TRUTHFULLY?!
After all, Peter Obi also subpoenaed the INEC Mahmoud Yakubu, a so-called “core” NORTHERNER, to appear as a witness.

It’s obvious a lot of the comments emanate from stark IGNORANCE of the legal process…
But witnesses are called (including subpoenaed/ordered) to testify as to pertinent FACTS within their knowledge or expertise.

If anyone in NY or London could log into iRev and uploads are blurred or numbers are canceled/re-written…
Why do they have to be an INDIGENE of Rivers State, Lagos State, etc., to testify as to what is FACTUALLY VISIBLE?!
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SangoOlukosoOba:
The greatest!

Nairalanders will not kill person…
Landing in France in now a great accomplishment!
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lexy2014:
why should it matter what states they come from?

lexy2014:
why should any of these things matter?

Not just because it is a CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE…
And there are capable and deserving Nigerians in EVERY region.

But, more crucially, because DIVERSITY is important asset…
DIVERSE ancestry, backgrounds, worldviews, etc., is invaluable.
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spiralwedge:
It’s funny how ob!d!0ts are no more looking for their manh00d hehhehehehe, they now pick holes everywhere.

We have 250 tribe/etnic groups in Nigeria, but ob!d!0ts always think everything is about their tribe - one tribe o.

Exactly bro! Tinubu shows he understands there are 250 ethnic groups by giving 14 out of 33 appointments to one group…oh wait!
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LivingSage:
PBAT's appointment so far has been fair contrary to the naysayers.

seunmsg:
Government of national unity and competence. Everyone is represented irrespective of how they voted.

MightyHand:
Why are the children of hate crying bitterly about equity, even when they got the fair share of the appointment... Oh Jehovah heal these people, we pray thee🙏🙏

kingthreat:
Lets give it to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for not being a nepotist like Buhari.

President Tinubu has made some COMMENDABLE policy strides thus far…
But the primordial ethnic bias in his appointments thus far is CONDEMNABLE!

He clearly has adopted his predecessor’s “5% vs 95%” philosophy…
Albeit he (unlike Buhari) is just clever enough not to actually verbalize it.

Reality of “federal character” is that Ibos are the 3d largest ethnic group…
And yet the President has made 33 prominent appointments thus far, and only 2 are Ibo.

By contrast, of the 33 (22 yesterday, 7 Special Advisers, acting CBN Gov, SFG, COS, DCOS)…
14 has been from the President’s own ethnic group, which is at best only slightly larger than the Ibos.

Personally, I have routinely argued for merit over “federal character”…
But no one can RATIONALLY contend that there is a lack of meritorious Ibos.

Just as worrying is the continued lack of “national character” in Nigerian public life…
Accordingly, of the 33 appointees, only a mere 4 are WOMEN (51% of the Nigerian population). SMH
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PS: Meanwhile, I now await my temporary NL ban (or timeout)…
Which seems to follow any comments I make critical of President Tinubu.
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Peacemaker5128:
Mark Essien was a collation officer for Labour Party at just concluded presidential election
https://twitter.com/me_uko/status/1670867423551946764

Peacemaker5128:
Mark Essien is actually right

plaindealer:
They call them fascists for a reason.

Dude Essien, you’re free to state your opinion…
Just as others are equally free to state their own opinion of your opinion!

Funny how some don’t understand basic PUBLIC discourse…
The PUBLIC you address has the unfettered RIGHT to respond/comment.
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Nemere2020:
https://gazettengr.com/too-much-alcohol-consumption-causes-liver-disease-atikus-aide-tells-wike/
Previous thread:
https://www.nairaland.com/7732793/poisoned-nyesom-wike-video#123877061

“Reduce his alcoholic intake….” Ether!!
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donbachi:
Wike will put call on his behalf

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Racoon:
https://www.thecable.ng/yari-its-unfair-to-have-leaders-of-all-three-arms-of-government-from-the-south/amp

DUMMY! When the 3 arms were headed by Buhari, Lawan and Tanko, where were you?!
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nairalandkachy1:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/605624-you-can-win-next-time-lp-reps-member-asks-peter-obi-others-to-support-tinubu.html

Dude, while your worldview seems LIMITED to “winning” (and losing)…
People who really “put Nigeria first” do so by fighting for JUSTICE (eg, Tinubu when he fought for MKO’s mandate)!

While we await the courts to decide what JUSTICE is in this case…
However it ultimately turns out, Nigeria will be better off for it (instead of just leaving the question of legitimacy unresolved).
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The Godfather….Naija version
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Machinegun91:
I believe those ugly things also has brothers at home.

Animals

Their brothers are probably MORE ugly…
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LadyExcellency:
Yar'dua was the worst President. Nigeria was just stagnant and unproductive.

The problems of Nigeria worsen with the return of Refineries from Dangote after privatisation.

Kpom! He deserved the original “Baba Go Slow” appellation….
Personally, I called him “Baba Do Nada” as, apart from the Amnesty program, he did FVCK-ALL!
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So we will still have a “hajj commission” (or its Christian equivalent)?!
In these days of liberalization one would think government would hands-off non-essential bodies such as Hajj and pilgrimage commissions.

Anyway, hopefully this “hajj commission” (and its Christian counterpart) will no longer continue to access forex dollars at a subsidized rate..
If you want to go to pilgrimage (even for some who cannot or do not send their kids to school), my tax naira shouldn’t be subsidizing you.
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mukthar2000:
Awon weree omo, that is why they would never have responsible husband to settled down with .

Given as they have to primarily choose from Nigerian men…
The notion of a “responsible husband” is mostly a pipe dream!
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shineeye1:
Barbaric IDIOOOOTTs of the stone age. The black military is an evil cult of oppression. Wickedness to fellow humans is their pastime. Some day it will come to a forced halt, when the people discover themselves. You become a beast to humanity simply because of a uniform you hang on your shoulders which was sewn by tax payers fund?! What will become of you when people discover themselves , strip you of that coloured cloth and dehumanize you beyond your wildest imagination?

Exactly! It was the “black military” that perpetrated torture from Vietnam to Abu Ghraib in Iraq…oh wait!
Nothing more pitiful that SELF-HATING LOW SELF-ESTEEMED AND RACIST drivel being spewed on a public forum!
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Bigmouth3:
A whole man with dick typing this shit

Nothing justifies brutality…
But he’s definitely RIGHT though!

Seemingly nothing gives CRUDE Nigerian street men a hard-on as a woman in uniform…
If I had a Naira each some Agbero or Street Trader made an inappropriate remark towards a uniformed female, I’d be a billionaire!
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Bvlgari:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypqz8QaCXs

Female soldiers caught on camera assaulting boy over an undisclosed issue

If this is not Nollywood-type made-up BS…

Knowing Nigerian men and their sexist ways and culture…
It’s likely he made an inappropriate sexist remark (not that it justifies brutality).

PS: Btw, is it just me….
Or does he look SE and the soldiers SW?! LMAO!
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TERMlNATOR:
I found out that she was cheating on me with MTN and Airtel.
They send her text every sunday.

Good one…
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Olowoshako:
She save my name with her cousin.

Only morbidly INSECURE persons check their partner’s phone…
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