₦airaland Forum

Living4christ:
I laugh at ur ignotance!

Before laughing at that statement, you might want to take a look at the US Patriot Act.

Or you might just use Google to research it.

AtlanticBreeze:
so once you are automatically accused by APC's security outfits EFCC and DSS you are automatically guilty... Smh at the zombies on Nigeria cyberspace

It is sad that you do not understand the difference between "accused" and "guilty", as if you did, you wouldn't reply with the above to my statement.

drss:
buari is not fighting corruption at all, just same old witch hunt against enemies.

Thankfully you identified them as enemies: ENEMIES OF THE NATION!

In which capacity is Dasuki expected to speak to Nigerians? As an elected official or an appointed official?

In which country do you see an accused speaking to the nation? Dasuki has lawyers, and he can surely well speak to anybody (personal or media) through them. Or have you heard that he has been denied access to his lawyers?

princejenks:
do you really want me to answer this warped illustration you are giving here? Why not look at it this way,nigeria is a going concern i.e a business that was handed to another to manage with the assets and liabilities clearly stated at the beginning but just under six months,the new manager depletes the assets,increases the liabilities with more debts and puts the entire business in jeopardy by engaging in a needless fight with its suppliers and other business partners(private sector) through its new policies that makes them unable to fulfil their commitment to it while concentrating all its efforts on retrieving bad debts. If you understand this,you would know how much trouble we are in.

You are clearly living in a different world than Nigeria.
Tell me, which of Nigeria's assets were depleted? Oil, Rice, Cement, Cassava or Manufacturing?

Which liabilities were increased? When your preferred person achieved the onerous tag of being the only leader that couldn't save a single dollar ($1) in the 5 years of oil boom, but went ahead to borrow and still loot.

Your brand of insight is worse than that of a man hawking gala on the streets of Lagos.

snailspeed:
There is no such money for arms deal. It isnt whether the money belongs to government or not. What they did was to calculate all the money that passed through the NSA's office for his tenure and come out to say it is money for arms. It was a well crafted lie (though not so well crafted for those who ask simple questions). The only money that was recommended for arms was the $300 million returned Abacha loot which NOI clearly explained. The rest are just lies and propaganda

What of the $1Bln Approved by the Senate for buying arms? Was that also part of the Security Vote of the NSA?

By the way, when did the NSA become the Head of an Executive arm that the office was now entitled to Security Votes?

You are just trying to be clever by half, nothing more.

princejenks:
like seriously? The economy is in doldrums with naira exchanging for 300 naira to the dollar,businessmen groaning under the forex policy of the cbn and many jobs on the line with the unemployment problem still unsolved and made more complicated. Lets call a spade what it is,this govt has left nigeria worse than it met it six months ago.

Hmmm, sometimes people need to look at the facts before they write this kind of stuff.

Let me give you an illustration.
Your father produces 1,000 tubers of yam and price of yam is $100, so he makes a revenue of $100,000. He then retires.
You, his son, now produces 1,500 tubers of yam BUT price of yam is now $30 to make a revenue of $45,000.

Would you believe it if your Uncle says you have left your family worse than your father did? Do answer truthfully!

AngryNigerian:
You only know where you have gotten to (or where you are heading to & the distance you have covered) if you recall where you are coming from...

Get some lecture treats on leadership. Check what FRSC (& even NSCDC) was like pre-2007! Recall the driving culture pre-2007! Then google 'Chidoka's achievements in FRSC'...then (if you have a dictionary) check for the meaning of 'antecedent'...

Your time starts now!

Sorry, I can't help you education.

Smartsyn:
he instilled discipline in the institution, computerised the system so that all levy imposed on erring motorist gets to the appropriate quarters, he embarked on intensive drivers reorientation on the use of seatbelts and ensuring that all the necessary equipments needed in a car in case of emergencies are there. He tried to change the plate numbers so that every motorists will ve he's unique number and can be identified with it. He made the process of obtaining a drivers' license transperent and hitchfree... These are the little I can tell for now. Thank you.

Bros, not sure if what you are alluding to is correct, and should be termed as achievements. Well, to me, he was a failure.

a) Instilled discipline: Like Really? The FRSC that was as corrupt as anything. One could even get a fake Driver's license right at the FRSC office.
b) Computerised the System: Payment of fines by ATM is NOT a computerisation of FRSC system. The receipt was still being written by hand!
c) Driver re-orientation: Bros, make we just leave this out. At what park? Seat-belts advocacy has been a core delivery of FRSC since inception.
d) Emergencies Equipment in Vehicles: I agree he did a lot of sensitization of this main requirement, it however ended up being a means to raise business for colleagues as FRSC was even trying to say which kits motorists should buy.
e) Plate Number Change: The biggest scam of the last administration, second only to the Job scam. enough said.

So for me, I am not sure his antecedents sets him apart from the normal pack of people that underwhelm in office.

Smartsyn:
Judging by his antecedent at FRSC, I think he will do a better job than the other two sycophants running with him.

Meanwhile his name has never and is not likely to come up in the dasukigate, that's a plus.

Just for my education, Please what are his antecedents and what exactly was achieved under him by FRSC.

Please be kind to help me out.

adaweezy:
Dude am a lawyer and i get tired when people quote precedence without backing up their motions/opinions with decided cases and statutes ? The Supreme Court will not add to the definition of elected because of Falekes's Candidacy.
If we are to follow the decided case of Darius ishiaku, INEC, PDP vs the APC & Aisha Jummai; Faleke is a goner simply because the Court of Appeal decided that a candidate who never contested in a primary cannot challenge the election of Party's Candidate as he has no locus standi has an interested party.

Dude, you are a lawyer but not a bright one. The crux of the Taraba elections does not affect Faleke and the Kogi elections. Not sure how you can be a lawyer and be using a Court of Appeal decision to override the Supreme Court judgments/precedence. Shows the kind of lawyer that you are.

I'd implore you to do more research to improve your understanding of law. BTW, saying "I am a lawyer" means nothing as it does not validate your position. Note: Every decision of a court, implies one lawyer (the one that lost) was told he misinterpreted the law. So saying "I be lawyer" means nothing as you can be yarning dust!

plaetton:
Sad.

The national IQ in this country has been soooo dumbed down that pulpit pim.ps and clowns bestride and parade our landscapes as leaders of THOUGHT.

Here today, we have another celebrated clown and fool pontificating on issues he barely understands.

There must be something that intoxicates m.orons in this country.

Just look at this clown, one of Nigerian's foremost RAPACIOUS Churchtian elites, a man ,who in his own domain, is accountable to no one,leaving the cozy confines of his Bullshyte Mountain in Ogba, to mount a public forum pretending to be understand economics and statecraft.

He is so arrogant that he blissfully forgets that a crime has to be first commited, discovered and investigated before someone is arrested for it.
This id.iot is obviously yet to understand and inculcate the principals of a democratic society and the rule of law.

Who gives these clowns the media space to insult our collective intelligence ?

When will we learn in this country that clowns are best suited for the circus and entertainment?

Lol. I really enjoyed reading from a clown like you, I am greatly entertained! SMH.

adaweezy:
Was audu elected?
You cannot add to the already existing Nigerian laws on the guise of favouring ones beliefs and inclination.
The late Abubakar Audu was not declared elected by INEC hence the legal corrigidum generated by the failure of the constitution to stipulate provisions on when a candidate dies while leading an Electoral process.

So S181(1) of the constitution does not apply.
Nb: elected is key

Well, the definition of that elected would be determined by the Supreme Court IF Faleke pursues his case up to that level. At believe me, he clearly has a case based on the previous Supreme Court rulings. Let me highlight the basis for you:

1. The Constitution of Nigeria, Section 181 is clear, if both the Governor & Deputy cannot enjoy the spoils of an election, a NEW ELECTION must be done.
2. The SC had previously held that in line with Section 181, ONLY a Deputy Governor candidate can inherit the votes of another candidate.
3. The SC has also previously held that a vote in an election is JOINTLY owned by The Governor, The Deputy and The Party. It averse that the only one transferable is from the Governor to the Deputy.
4. The SC has also previously held that a Supplementary Election is not a new election with a new date, BUT it is deemed to have taken place on the date of the main election.

Therefore if the Supplementary Election held on the main election date, then only Faleke can inherit those votes and no one else. This is even more so as no one on the Main election date voted for Bello in any guise.

Clearly, Faleke going by the judicial precedence of the SC, will surely be declared the valid Governor of Kogi State IF Faleke takes his case to the Supreme Court.

adaweezy:
What part of the constitution?

Section 181.
(1) If a person duly elected as Governor dies before taking and subscribing the Oath of Allegiance and oath of office, or is unable for any reason whatsoever to be sworn in, the person elected with him as Deputy governor shall be sworn in as Governor and he shall nominate a new Deputy-Governor who shall be appointed by the Governor with the approval of a simple majority of the House of Assembly of the State.

Joavid:
Prove what?


INEC declared the election inconclusive. - and that's fact cos some LGA's had not voted then.

Conclusive and inconclusive, all na grammer!

Was Audu sworn in before his death? No

Faleke should return to Lagos.

You can debate the grammar all you want, the thing I mentioned is there for you to check. One doesn't have to be sworn in before his post can be inherited by the Deputy.

If the wins an election but dies before being sworn in, the Deputy would automatically inherit the position and would be sworn in. Read Section 181.1 of the Nigerian Constitution.

NobleAngell:
Mohd Audu, your popcy mentioned in his will that u become the heir to his throne abi?


Mr Faleke I think you need to chill. The constitution states that you become the governor IF YOUR LATE RUNNING MATE WAS DUELY SWORN IN AS THE GOVERNOR. But that isn't the case for you. So dear come back next year you never know, you just might get lucky.


Quote me and lose a tooth. Yes!

Unfortunately, your assertion is quite wrong! Audu doesn't have to be sworn in for Faleke to take over the Governorship seat.

The constitution recognises Faleke as the Governor-elect IF he (Faleke) can prove that the elections was conclusive as the the date of the initial election.

IyaIode:
The railway market at yaba should be next followed by ladipo market.


If the traders were not given notice of demolision, they should sue the state government

When (and IF) they sue the government, what precisely will be the basis? That they have a C of O for the place, or that the place is a designated market in the Town Planning code or that they would say that is the area they have colonised since?

One must have a CLAIM to a land before he/she can sue a govt, and that claim must be backed by a document issued by the govt. So my guy, there is no case to take to court!

nattyhero:
Not so fast speak on what you know and if u don't know take pains to find out, that project was started by the Omehia administration, the bridge was abandoned by Amaechi after a while his anger was that the contractor was an Omehia guy, why don't u ask urself why it took 8 good years for that small bridge to be completed? And why didn't he complete the akpajo axis? What was rivers state allocations for those good oil boom days? I live in Woji and I know Wike is doing great, as we speak a road Amaechi abandoned for 8 years Wike is working on it. If Amaechi needed the glory for the Woji bridge he should have completed it in 8 years, abeg carry ur broom Comot for road

Clearly you are yarning DUST!

That road is not a single bridge, that road has 3 different bridges on it. Note that the road starts at Okujagu roundabout on Peter Odili, a bridge links it to Woji and then proceeds to the right to 2 sectional bridges that links it to Akpajo from where it then links the Eleme Road section of East West Road.

Omehia awarded nothing of the sort! Please no dey try spread falsehood.

Leopantro:
I had to go back to re - read again to get the full story
1. He triaged the patients. A number of patients presented to him. Out of the first set, he isolated two patients in critical condition that were beyond his capability to care for them and immediately started the protocol for referal.
2. He knew his limit and contacted a senior doctor as well as called for assistance which he got.

The error was the order demanding he should not treat or else, as the first in call he had shown the proper initiative as a doctor to care for patients.
By the way, there were two sets of patients brought in. Why should preferences be given to only one patient out of the 10 brought in?

After identifying the one that was WITHIN his capabilities, WHAT DID HE DO FOR HER?

Leopantro:
But you are wrong. I am a doctor and I work in the Nigerian system. Let me give you a story.
Some time ago I delivered a pre-term baby that is a baby born at 24 weeks . Immediately after birth the baby stopped breathing. The hospital I worked with didn't have oxygen and the two incubators where in use. I used my own oxygen cylinder on the baby and did ambubagged that is cardiac massage in the baby for it to breath normally. We entered my car and rushed to LASUTH. We were told no bed space and were referred to LUTH. We drove to LUTH, parked at the car park and walked over a 7 minutes to the pediatric ward where we were told they had no free incubator and had no electricity supply. We were referred to a private hospital in Surulere where the consultant was not around. We decided to go back to our hospital to continue care for the baby. Please note that all this time I was doing cardiac massage on this baby while someone else drove. On our way back to the hospital, the oxygen finished, the baby turned blue and died. We got back to the hospital and the husband beat me up for not saving the baby. This happened 4 years ago ; till date I have not received a dime for what I did. This is what happens everyday.

Bros, are you saying you carry your own personal Oxygen bottle around at work? Haba!

Samakus:
Guys, give the OP a break. He did what he should do at that time. Some of these unemployed people don't know that once you are employed, you answer and indeed adhere to the whims and caprices of your manager.You don't go against your seniors. Who does that? Let alone a House officer that is more or less a 'houseboy' in the medical profession in Nigeria. Don't blame him, blame his wicked senior that gave him an order when he could have been considerate. If I were in his shoes, I will do the same and I will feel no remorse about it. Shikena!

You are a clown! If the girl was his relative, would he follow the directive or would he do all he could to save the relative's life!

I blame him! He made a decision not to attend to the victims but was making phone calls!

cosmatika:
Did u read everything at all? I'm a house officer, d lowest in d medical ladder. Can't tek some decisions wtout my snrs. Its a govt hospt & nt my father's

Since it is a government hospital, then it is a PUBLIC institution and therefore the government pronouncement, by even the Inspector General of Police as recent as 3 months back that ALL Accident victims, even gun shot wounds should be treated should have guided you!

As a Doc in a government hospital, your loyalty should have been to the federation. You actually erred!

You claim to superiors is a smokescreen! If it was a private hospital now, i for say, but this is a GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL!! Haba! You failed your profession.

And this same people will join the masses to complain that the Naira is getting weaker against the dollar!

Imagine how much of dollars this people and their guests will require.
Imagine the amount of businesses in Nigeria that could have benefited if this wedding would have taken place in Nigeria.
Imagine the dollars in-flow into the country from guests from outside the country if this wedding took place in Nigeria.

The people of Nigeria, we do need to start looking beyond just the surface, we all contribute to the woes of the country.

Tequilah:
Eeyah! You like going round in circles, sha... It is amazing how different people can read the exact same article, and see different things in it.

Has anyone disputed the fact that this exercise the govt is about to carry out has to do with the harmonisation of data? No! Nobody has a problem with that, least of all me!

The only area of concern to me, was their need to now issue unique identification numbers after the exercise. That was what aroused my interest, and I made my contributions in that regard. Is that an offence?

A few people responded to those comments, and I clarified issues which they did not feel comfortable with. That is what this kind of thread is meant for. You are the one that still keeps finding fault with my responses, despite all I have stated here.

There was no place, where I criticised the harmonisation of the databases. All I took an exception to, was the issuance of new unique identification numbers. Why does that upset you so much? Are you saying it should have been swept under the carpet?

The unique identifier to be issued can be:
1. The National Identification Number.
2. The Format for the National Drivers License
3. A new numbering/identifier format.

Once you harmonise, which thankfully you agree is laudable, you can either choose an existing primary key or develop a new one based on harmonised needs. However, NOTHING in that write-up states that they were going to issue a new one. That is the part you have failed to comprehend.

Tequilah:
Guy, e be like say I go borrow you my contact lens, make you take am take read this thing again. Can't you see where the OP cited the Vanguard article? Go back to this part, where the unique identification number was mentioned:

Did the govt official say anything about using an old or already existing identification number to achieve their purpose? Did they also say it would NOT be a new number, or that it would be derived from the conventions adopted by the National Identity Management System? Guy, check am well, o! Look elsewhere for someone to argue with!

Comprehension is your problem!

Tequilah:
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. You should educate yourself properly before jumping to conclusions. You read the first paragraph, but didn't read the last one.

Obviously you omitted this part where he said: "......all the agencies that are in charge of capturing biometrics are expected to aggregate all the data bases and subsequently give every Nigerian and legally resident persons a unique identification.
The director general said such unique identification number would allow every person to have a single identity and can be easily traced.
“The number will also make it easy for government to reach the citizen with certain benefits that would soon be provided.
“Through the identification number, everyone will get his/her own share’’, Aziz added.

Go back and read it very well, as everyone can now see that you are the one with a thick skull. As for being a consultant, it seems to upset you, that I am one. Why?? I have never worked for govt, and neither do I intend to do so, now or in the nearest future. There is enough work in my field to keep me happy. And no, I don't need to be paid to make my contributions in this thread. I have already made them, but you refused to see them because they didn't fit into your mindset.

My previous comment in that last post was meant to be sarcastic, but I guess you could not discern it. Enjoy!

Bros, stop gallivanting and just learn to read! The statement said "All Nigerians will have a unique identification" , nowhere does it say that "Unique Identification" would be a NEW number or that it wont be derived from the conventions adopted by the National Identity Management System.

Also, even if the process leads to a completely new set of codes for uniquely identifying Nigerians, the main objective would have been achieved, which is to put a stop to multiple registrations (biometric, or not) and adopt a single identifier.
Why it is taking you this very long to comprehend this is truly baffling.

NavierStokes:
Mr man did you read where they said the refineries would be able to refine heavy crude, or do we start importing venezuelan orinoco grade crude to feed our refineries.
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well, they should save whatever amount and invest in the warri and port harcourt refineries that are designed to refine the BLCO.

Any knowledgeable person, the Guardian reporter and editors aren't, would by just a simple Google search, have learnt that Kaduna Refinery was DESIGNED from Day-One to refine heavy crude! So anyone making a sensational headline out of this over 20 year old information is a dunce!

sanky346:
I am suprised Wike just said he is going to the Supreme Court. Is the Court of Appeal not the last place for gubernatorial cases or has the electoral act being recently ammended?

Yes it has! The Electoral Act 2010 now takes the Gubernatorial Elections matter to Supreme Court.

How this can be Breaking News in December 2015 when from the pictures Buhari visited the hospital in January 2015 is amazing! So very amazing!

Obviously someone is being mischievous. 12-01-2015 is 12th January 2015 as London Bridge hospital is in UK and they use DD-MM-YY, this should not be confused with a US institution where 12-01-2015 would mean 1st December 2015.

This is pure mischief!

Gaborone:
It's so sad.

The other day too, an Aunt of mine was complaining of being stressed out, and I suggested she took a day or two off her leave days to rest. She didn't waste time in saying 'No, this is not the time for taking leave'
The fear of losing jobs is real. When companies are not making as much, downsizing begins, and that's what's happening right now.

Someone was giving me an Economic 101 lecture the other day, and he was like it takes a period of about 6 months for the result of mass retrenchment to start showing. That right now, the I million or so Nigerians who have lost their jobs of recent would still be spending as much as they did while they had jobs, because of the savings which they have kept. But months from now, when their savings have run out, and they haven't found new jobs, they would begin to put their scale of preference in order, and cut down costs. When this happens, they would begin to consume less, and as a result, this would affect 'consumer' companies, because people are not buying as much. When people don't buy as much, company profit drops. When Company profits drop, more people are retrenched and investors would find nothing appealing in the country... and the ripple effect will continue.

I don't know... but at the end of the day, I pray for wisdom for those in government, because when they lack direction, the people suffer.

Did that same guy disclose to you how in Economics 101 the length of time that PREVIOUS. Actions or Inactions lead to companies presently sacking those people?

Did he by any chance inform you of any basis under Economics 101, that an economic performance should be Positive when you lose 50% of your revenue?

It amazes me how people can see companies carrying out cost saving measures due to reduced revenues but choose to expect the government not to tighten spending and recover any misappropriated funds. Either those people aren't being sincere or they simply choose to be ostriches.

EbolaParasite:
Please explain how you expect her to convert the naira she was paid.
- Banks won't accept dollar deposits so how is she expected to fund her domiciliary in order to transfer to her account abroad?
-Assuming she leaves the money in naira in a naira account, how do you expect her to be able to use the money abroad when daily withdrawal limit is $200 and monthy total limit is $1000. You expect her to be withdrawing 200 bucks every 5 days for one million years? Also, the banks will charge close to 8 dollars in fees on every 200 dollars

Let me help you, she puts the money into her account here in Naija. Then she can do any/all of the following:

1. Apply to transfer Personal Money via the Form A
2. Apply to use the money to pay her childrenn's school fees via Form A
3. Change the money via parallel market AND DECLARE it at the airport.

Hope you now understand that there were options available to her.