₦airaland Forum

ypzilanti: So we should not complain about the president if he signs contracts and does not follow up to ensure the performance of the contracts?

No. I already said this in that regards:

You do well as you dey point out the problems with federal highways. Three Gbosas to you!!!

Abi dat wan nor do you

What I am emphasising is that ALL the political office holders at ALL levels are non-performers or mediocre at best. They are that way because we are largely easy and thankful for small measures while we wait for OUR OWN TURN for which our pastors, imams and priests fleece us of the small change we have while giving us MOSTLY false hope.

You expect a PDP led senate and house to berate the President?

NORMALLY not. But if the representative or Senator knows he will lose the next elections because he has not ensured that the people's concerns are properly addressed then he will get the President to do what needs to be done.
BTW, not all the NASS members are from PDP. Or are they

The politicians are just taking advantage of an ethnically divided and uneducated population. But it will all come to a head one day...you cannot graduate over 300,000 youths a year from the universities without any jobs and not expect some problem from the situation. It always happens like this: The governing class will be so out of touch with the people's suffering that when the revolution starts, they will be caught unawares.

You are quite correct in your analysis and that is approximately what happened in Western Europe some 500-250 years ago, Eastern Europe some 30 years ago and currently going on in the Middle East. It will soon happen in black Africa.
But it does not have to be that way with us as we have the system to effect gradual change for everyone's benefit.
France had a revolution but Britain did not. Morroco has avoided the bloody Arab Spring so far with the King quickly releasing more power to the people through the electoral process.
Those of us who CLAIM to be educated and understand these things should take it upon ourselves to explain to others and build the critical mass for the needed evolution i.e. revolution without the R.

^^^
and Buhari's CPC did not rig with under-aged voters, padded voters' register in areas under their control
Every party rigs where it has almost exclusive control- true in Nigeria as it is true in America.
Google US 2000 presidential elections and Florida rigging.

ypzilanti: The roads from PH-Enugu is a mess. Lagos-Ibadan is a mess. East-West road is virtually abandoned. Akwa-Ibom-Calabar is dilapidated. Benin-Ore is forever being reconstructed, but never ever completed. The populace plys the road and curses the government. They use APAPA OSHODI road and curse the government. Even the road from Murtala Mohammed airport into Lagos is a joke. Car park at the airport is being constructed for over 4 years now...it has been abandoned. I could go on forever.

You do well as you dey point out the problems with federal highways. Three Gbosas to you!!!
How many state roads are tarred and well maintained where PDP is not in control?
How many LG roads are maintained and new ones established as part of town planning activities regularly in non-PDP areas?
How many open drainages aka gutters are constructed, cleared and sanitised by LGAs to avoid flooding during the rainy season in areas controlled by ACN, CPC, ANPP and APGA?

The President just signs contracts. He does not follow up or monitor anything. He does not sack under performing ministers. Instead the only performing minister in his cabinet was removed. When asked to declare his assets publicly to gain some moral ground, he said he does not give a damn. Everyday Nigerians are reading of trillions of Naira stolen, but no one is going to jail for the crimes.

Why can't the immediate beneficiaries i.e. the affected citizens in the area concerned by the project petition their NASS [size=13pt]Representatives and Senators[/size] to bring the matter to the attention of their colleagues in the NASS and the President.
What are the loafers representing you in Abuja paid the humonguous amount supposed to be doing? Bleep around in Abuja while you slave away and complain about jona this, Jona that?

For those in doubt of the minority Fulani's great understanding of political power game in Nigeria, they should study Buhari's image laundering campaign.
This is a man who is regarded somewhat as Mr. Integrity although there is ample evidence that he is just as corrupt as any other military dictator and maximum ruler. In addition he is a religious bigot who also believes that the Fulanis, who arrived last in the geographical entity known today as Nigeria, are the owners of the country and should always rule the other indigenous ethnic groups.

Buhari is a blood thirsty murderer who has no qualms killing defenceless people:

By the time Muhammed got to Ikeja, Captain Martin Adamu, Lts. Nathan, Nassarawa, Muhammadu Buhari, Alfred Gom, Longboem and a bunch of NCOs were already in control of the battalion, having [size=13pt]executed[/size] several Igbo soldiers and officers (including Major B Nnamani, one of the company commanders) and arrested many others by cordoning off the quartermaster section of the barracks or grabbing soldiers as they came out for morning PT.The battalion commander, Lt. Col. Henry Igboba, narrowly escaped a dragnet deployed around his house by Lt. Longboem and got away.
Muhammed reportedly gave orders to stop the killing, and focus instead on securing the perimeter as well as approach roads and taking measures to ensure the eventual success of their activities.

http://www.omoigui.com/files/military_counterrebellion_july_1966.pdf (Page 37)

The Muhammed referred to above is late General Murtala Muhammed who was the leader of the July 1966 coup and another war criminal for the Asaba massacre in the 1967-1970 civil war.

The same Buhari executed three drug dealers based on a decree that was not in effect at the time the crime was committed.
So if the Boko Haram sympathiser calls for mayhem and killings because he lost the 2011 election it is in conformity with his murderous habits.

The opposition should not only be at the federal executive level aka the Presidency.
What opposition is there in the South West states?
Who is scrutinising and keeping the ACN governors on their toes?
Ditto for other states where APGA, ANPP and CPC are in charge as well as LGAs.

caseless: Oh my God! I'm not advocating for any half-baked guy like the one u voted for in the last election. Com'on, are doubting all the attributes i outlined are seen among nigerians? So u think everybody in this country is like any half-baked guy leading the country or holding any public office? Do have a rethink....bro are u saying most of our leader got to their various positions by popular votes? Do u think our votes count?

Yes. Our votes count when we actually go out to vote.
We cannot sit on our buttocks and keep complaining while touts and thugs do the voting on our behalf.
Did you have preferred candidates in the last elections?
How many candidates did you campaign for in the last elections?
How much did you contribute to any candidate's elections?
If you did not and the candidate used his money and/or that of a godfather to whom should he have allegiance?
Did you volunteer for any of the candidate's campaign?
As we make our beds so we have to lie on them!!!

Yeah, no doubt those so called leaders were once part of us , but there is an outright disconnection once they are voted to a particular position between them and the people that voted them in...who do we blame for that? There is a wide gap between us and our leaders, so we can never get it right until that gap is bridged. If those leaders got there by election and not by selection, we wldn't have been where we are today.... They dont get there by our votes, so they don't care about us.....u knw this....bro.

If we decide not to ACTIVELY participate in the political process and only a few of us show up just to vote then we can only expect that the leaders will not be very accountable to us and remain disconnected until the next voting season. QED.
When we are ready to take part actively from the LG Councillorship level upwards we will start to see changes and less need to be second class citizens in places where we are not welcome.

femliany: Atleast America is better than Nigeria where Oligarchy is taken to mean Democracy

America also has its fair share, maybe even worse than Nigeria in some cases:

* Bush, father & son became president in one generation while another Bush son was governor of Florida and maybe president sometime soon.
* Clinton, husband president with wife as Secretary of State (i.e Foreign Affairs Minister) and most probably president in 2016.
* Kennedy family- president, senator, congressmen
etc, etc.

caseless: thank u for this wonderful question. You see, nigerians are naturally patriotic and generous towards nigeria, if not for the distortion caused to that aspect of our lives by poor leadership we've suffered from over the year.what nigerians need is not much; give them constant power supply,good roads and water...and u'd shocked at the kind of return u will see them giving back to this country. Nigerians are modest, thankful,easy to guide, happy, religious, patriotic,enterpreneur,hustlers,brilliant ,etc,

Your post is PATHETIC to say the least but it shows why we are so backward as a group/society/country.
In short what you are saying is that it is easy for any half-baked Hassan, Nnamdi or Tunde to rule us rough shod once he has a little courage and can bury his concsience very deep. Have you heard that Nigeria is the best places to become rich quick and easily

I think this is all u need in a population of a country to get the best frm them...but poor leadership have prevented us from taking advantage of these attributes u find among nigerians.so, we can move forward when we get our leadership right.

The above must be a joke, right
The leadership is not drawn from Nigerians as in they are imported?
They are not voted for by Nigerians?
They are not family members of Nigerians, former school-mates of other Nigerians, church/mosque/shrine goers with other Nigerians ?

Continue shifting the blame on some leaders that you think are remote. Hope you know that the LG Councillor in your area is also a leader just as the State House of Assembly member representing your constituency. . . assuming you know them!

Sirniyeh: I believe in God. Who is jesus? Is jesus have grace more than i do? Explore your real self and know that you are a god.

For those who are interested, please note and reflect on the following passages from the Bible.
Those who want to continue patronising the charlattans in cassocks aka pastors, imams, priests etc can continue to do so.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

Mark 10:18

20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

John 4: 20-23

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

James 2:26

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

James 5: 16b-18

The James who wrote the above scriptures was the blood brother of Jesus.
We all have our innate spirituality to exercise and grow it just as anyone can develop his other innate abilities - physical (muscles/beauty etc), mental, sensory etc.
BTW, China and India are not Christian countries and have made stupendous improvement in the lives of their people generally while Nigeria drowns in incompetence and more incompetence.

ARareGem: You spoke my mind, ghettodreamz.

Deny it, refuse to accept it, disbelieve it, cover it up with lies! But no matter what you do, no matter who you are or where you are, your heart tells you the truth. That God exists, He is real, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us all as a sacrifice. There is nothing more easier than accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, letting the HolySpirit dwell in you and connecting to God your Father.

All you need is Faith.

That is my testimony.

What exactly is your testimony in the above post

surveyProf: • There are about 14 wards in your LGA. Councillors earn about [size=13pt]N232,000 every month[/size] in salary and allowances. Supervising Counsellors earn more.

Could this amount be correct
How many NLers make this amount monthly after working hard at a job or doing legit business
Why not put our skills, knowledge and strenght to the benefit of our people, at the LG level of governance, for a higher pay

Just as a reminder on the functions of LGAs with Councillors being part of the legislative arm at that level. Supervisory Councillors are like Ministers/Commissioners.

The local government is the third tier of the administrative structure in Nigeria. There are 774 local government areas (LGAs) in the country. The functions of Local Governments, as spelt out in the Constitution, are as follows:

a. Consideration and making of recommendations to the State commission on economic planning or any similar body on economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the area of authority of the Council and of the State are affected;

b. Collection of rates, and radio and television licenses;

c. Establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;

d. Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;

e. Establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, motor parks and public conveniences;

f. Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, drains and other public highways, parks, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;

g. Naming of roads 'and streets and numbering of houses;

h. Provision and maintenance Of public conveniences and refuse disposal;

i. Registration of births, deaths and marriages;

j. Assessment of privately-owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a Stale; and,

k. Control and regulation of:

i. out-door advertising and hoarding,

ii. movement and keeping of pets of all descriptions,

iii. shops and kiosks, .

iv. restaurants and other places for sale of food to the public, and

v. laundries.

The local government councils also workhand- in-hand with State governments on issues such as:

a. the provision and maintenance of primary education;

b. the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of minerals, and

c. the provision and maintenance of health services.

Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council. The Council comprises & Chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors.

The Chairman is normally elected, but can, under special circumstances, also be appointed. He/she supervises the activities of the local government and presides over all meetings of the Council.

All members are enjoined by law to meet, as far as practicable, the aspirations of the people who elect them. Committees, focusing on specific issues, play very important roles in the day-to-day business of the Counoils. They assist the Councils in decision-making and are usually required to report their discussions to the Councils.

A Local Government Council is the pivot of socio-economic planning and development in its area of authority. Being also the tier of government [size=13pt]closest to the people, it is considered a most important facilitator of economic and social development at the grassroots.[/size]

Read more: http://www..com/ng/states-and-lgda-specific-talks/6640-nigeria-local-government-functions-and-structure.html#ixzz2Ch4e4gv2

Does anyone remember that Mr. Barrack Hussein Obama, POTUS, started out as a Community Organiser in his ADOPTED hometown of Chicago

Why not start as a LG Councillor and build your political capital plus goodwill while learning how to work the system without over-compromising yourself on the way up

Where is the "Contact Us" button for Nairaland located

akintun: D truth is dat fashola is not immune to criticism. Afam has a right to critize him becos he stays in Lagos. In d developed world even d best are analyzed and critized. I wonder wen someone expresses a diff opinion , d next thing is to start abusing d person . We have to change our ways in dis country.

Abeg tell the ACN/ Fashola sycophants here!

My take on fashola is dat he has tried considering d limited resources available.

He has tried considering what his predecessors EXCLUDING Alhaji Lateef Jakande have done with the resources available to them. Also considering what his fellow governors have done with resources available to them in this new dispensation.
Babatunde Raji Fashola has NOT tried considering what Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande aka Baba Kekere did in just over four years (1979-1983) implementing the four cardinal programmes of UPN with much lesser money and NO BORROWING.
Even when you adjust for population, Jakande had less annual budget per Lagosian than what Fashola has.
Does anyone remember the Metro line that had already started to be constructed before Ayatollah Brouari bin Landen came and cancelled the contract?
Or the free education with textbooks, that even Fashola benefitted from as a student in Birch Freeman
Or the many low income housing estates that were so priced that Lagos state goivernment civil servants could be proud owners
Or the ferry service from Mile 2 to Marina and other routes
Etc, etc, etc ati bebe lo!

[size=15pt]The ACN propaganda people DARE NOT compare their darling "exemplary" governor with The Action Governor- LKJ![/size]

Gbawe: Let me give you an example. On my street, I am happy to tell everyone how I love my beautiful wife and bright kids. I am entirely happy with them. I focus on talk about my family, and never compare them to others, because , healthily and correctly, I only have eyes for them. My neigbhour, instead of doing same, always focuses on going around saying he does not understand my praise for my family considering his wife is pretty too and his kids are bright as well. Would a balanced person not wonder why he cannot just simply promote his own family rather than focus always on talking about his family in relation to mine? Does that not clearly demonstrate inferiority complex and innate feelings of inadequacy? I just don't get you guys. Why are you always driven to compare? Why not just enjoy what you have if you are genuinely content with it?

How do you know your wife is beautiful and your kids bright if you do not [size=13pt]compare[/size] her with other women and the kids to other kids' performance.
Nothing is ABSOLUTE. The amount 1 only has meaning because there is 0, 2, 3 etc.
Hope you understand

chief batiatus: Thank you for the intelligent assessment of democracy. Just to add to your point. Unfortunately in a democracy, the vote of a well-reasoned profeesor is the same as that of a thoughtless garage tout so in community of 2 touts and 1 professor, the touts win and rule which is exactly what we have in nigeria now. Have u not observed that most of your former school mates who never sat down to read their book are the current rulers? So is it a wonder that our country is going nowhere?

The prof and others like him must be very lazy and not so passionate about their ideas to be able to convince and win over the two touts. QED.
That is not the fault of the system but of the humans.
Why do you think a tout cannot reason as much the same way as a professor can on ordinary societal issues that concerns everyone alike

@OP,

Just want to say I like the way you are FACTUALLY dissing the low lifers who are pouring their self-hate venom on your thread.
It is obviously true that a people get the leaders they deserve. Clueless Nigerians being led by the less clueless among us.
Thanks again for a beautiful thread and the responses so far.

Most of us complaining seem to have forgotten the saying:

Necessity is the mother of invention

Smart people should now be identifying vacant plots in built up areas that they can fence, put a gate and hire security guards to charge people for parking there at different rates- hourly, daily, weekly etc. The business can the evolve into better, modern parking space and other related real estate ventures.
They however need to be sure that this VERY GOOD policy will be maintained FOREVER.

It is not government business to be doing business. PERIOD!

I just realised this late LG chairman was from Ogun state yet was political office holder in Lagos state.
When will the Igbos in Lagos organise themselves to win elections in Lagos as it was in the 1st republic?

Kx: This latest Fash law/pronouncement will have serious implications.
Lots of peeps in Lag please them selves in buying cars even while they are tenants with no parking space availed them by their landlords. Where will they park their cars now?

Plenty options:

A- Sell car if you have no parking space and use public transport and/or taxis plus private car hire services.
B- Move to a house that has parking space.
C- Pay for the nearest commercial parking space to your residence.
D- Get the hell out of Lagos and return to your village or home town where you can have all the parking space you want for your biggest car. LOL.

tpia1: interesting write up, but not all nigerian elections are what the op described.


its unfortunate thats the impression a lot of people have today.

Maybe not all but one can reasonably say most.
The ones that are peaceful means there is not much at stake i.e. no MEANINGFUL contest against the local ruling party and/or turnout is low.

larrymoore: The governor needs to understand dt no adequate hs ever been made in respect to car parkin in lagos, so sudden restriction will make us go crazy wit him or does he expect us to park in our bedroom?

Parking your car inside your bedroom is one option. LOL!
Another option is buying just as many cars as your parking space allows!!
Yet another is to find a private, commercial place to park your car and pay daily, weekly, monthly or even yearly!!!

So you see you get am for plenty options.

BTW, is this for all of Lagos state or just for some parts of the urban metropolis
I also think this is better handled by the LGAs & LCDAs

This is coming too late.
It should have been done as soon as MEND and Boko Haram started using car bombs. Allowing indiscriminate parked cars for a long period makes it easy for terrorist attacks using car bombs!
Anyway better late than never.

Born 2be Rich: Kudos guy...U try no be small....

Governor of Enugu and ABia should be ashamed of themselves>>>>

Uyo fine oh....

Not only the governors. What about the LG chairmen and councillors with all the roadside bush and grass that needs cutting every now and then by a couple of unemployed people in the surrounding areas and villages.
Yet we go dey cry unemployment, which leads to kidnapping, armed robbery and other crimes that may affect the irresponsible public servants who did not use their opportunity to perform.

General Garicks: Dont let me expose facts to you as an insider in the financial sector. When the imprest and excess crude accounts of local governments were still operational, you needed to see money in those accounts. If he was chairman then and leaves office not making more than N800m, then he wasnt corrupt.

And these LG chairmen and councillors do NOTHING while we the citizens keep crying FGN this, FGN that. GEJ is clueless this, GEJ is clueless that.

Meanwhile the [size=13pt]public servants closest to us are getting a free pass and stealing us blind due to our most clueless negligence to expect performance from them.[/size]
Just as a reminder on what the LGs are supposed to do:

The local government is the third tier of the administrative structure in Nigeria. There are 774 local government areas (LGAs) in the country. The functions of Local Governments, as spelt out in the Constitution, are as follows:

a. Consideration and making of recommendations to the State commission on economic planning or any similar body on economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the area of authority of the Council and of the State are affected;

b. Collection of rates, and radio and television licenses;

c. Establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;

d. Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;

e. Establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, motor parks and public conveniences;

f. Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, drains and other public highways, parks, open spaces, or such pub- lic facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;

g. Naming of roads 'and streets and numbering of houses;

h. Provision and maintenance Of public conveniences and refuse disposal;

i. Registration of births, deaths and marriages;

j. Assessment of privately-owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a Stale; and,

k. Control and regulation of:

i. out-door advertising and hoarding,

ii. movement and keeping of pets of ail descriptions,

iii. shops and kiosks, .

iv. restaurants and other places for sale of food to the public, and

v. laundries.

The local government councils also workhand- in-hand with State governments on issues such as:

a. the provision and maintenance of primary education;

b. the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of minerals, and

c the provision and maintenance of health services.

Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council. The Council com- prises & Chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors.

The Chairman is normally elected, but can, under special circumstances, also be appointed. He/she supervises the activities of the local government and presides over all meetings of the Council.

All members are enjoined by law to meet, as far as practicable, the aspirations of the people who elect them. Committees, focusing on specific issues, play very important roles in the day-to-day business of the Counols. They assist the Councils in decision-making and are usually required to report their discussions to the Councils.

A Local Government Council is the pivot of socio-economic planning and development in its area of authority. Being also the tier of government closest to the people, it is considered a most impor- tant facilitator of economic and social development at the grassroots

Read more: http://www..com/ng/states-and-lgda-specific-talks/6640-nigeria-local-government-functions-and-structure.html#ixzz2Ch4e4gv2

TroGunn: Try this simpler, logical story: "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom". Eccl 9:5,6,10 (NIV).

Thanks for the above quote.

Maxymilliano: The failures of Local government areas in Nigeria in making feasible impacts at the grassroot is as a result of our collective weakness as Nigerians. We all got our attention fixated on the government at the Federal level without bothering to find out what is happening at the Local government levels.

Thanks for the above. Yet we call Jonathan clueless when indeed the 160 million of us citizens are the most clueless hence we do not know who our LG officials are and what they should do.
Hereunder is an extract of their constitutional role:

The local government is the third tier of the administrative structure in Nigeria. There are 774 local government areas (LGAs) in the country. The functions of Local Governments, as spelt out in the Constitution, are as follows:

a. Consideration and making of recommendations to the State commission on economic planning or any similar body on economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the area of authority of the Council and of the State are affected;

b. Collection of rates, and radio and television licenses;

c. Establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;

d. Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;

e. Establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, motor parks and public conveniences;

f. Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, drains and other public highways, parks, open spaces, or such pub- lic facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;

g. Naming of roads 'and streets and numbering of houses;

h. Provision and maintenance Of public conveniences and refuse disposal;

i. Registration of births, deaths and marriages;

j. Assessment of privately-owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a Stale; and,

k. Control and regulation of:

i. out-door advertising and hoarding,

ii. movement and keeping of pets of ail descriptions,

iii. shops and kiosks, .

iv. restaurants and other places for sale of food to the public, and

v. laundries.

The local government councils also workhand- in-hand with State governments on issues such as:

a. the provision and maintenance of primary education;

b. the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of minerals, and

c the provision and maintenance of health services.

Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council. The Council com- prises & Chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors.

The Chairman is normally elected, but can, under special circumstances, also be appointed. He/she supervises the activities of the local government and presides over all meetings of the Council.

All members are enjoined by law to meet, as far as practicable, the aspirations of the people who elect them. Committees, focusing on specific issues, play very important roles in the day-to-day business of the Counols. They assist the Councils in decision-making and are usually required to report their discussions to the Councils.

A Local Government Council is the pivot of socio-economic planning and development in its area of authority. Being also the tier of government closest to the people, it is considered a most impor- tant facilitator of economic and social development at the grassroots

Read more: http://www..com/ng/states-and-lgda-specific-talks/6640-nigeria-local-government-functions-and-structure.html#ixzz2Ch4e4gv2

Maxymilliano: Sir, how do you think the north will resolve its economic problem if the onshore/offshore doesn’t work out?

Even if the onshore/offshore works out, it is not going to be enough to solve the economic crisis of the north. Before this oil came into existence, the north had been successfully taking care of the economic activities of this country with farming. Farming has been in Nigeria before independence and 15 years later. If we had continued with that trade in the north, I believe we would not have cared if there was petroleum or not; it wouldn’t have bothered us one bit.

http://www.naijapundit.com/news/north-sustained-nigeria-economically-before-oil-was-discovered-ango-abdullahi

Please, how old is this Ango Abdullahi He may be suffering from senility or something similar.
How can he open his mouth and say that the north was "successfully taking care of the economic activities of this country with farming" as if there are no revenue records.
The fact is that each region had its marketing boards collecting its agro-allied revenue and sending a pre-determined percentage to the federal government for its functions BEFORE Nzeogwu's 1st coup of Jan. 1966 and Aguiyi-Ironsi's unitary government.

BTW, what is Ango Abdullahi and his nomadic brothers, who arrived only a few centuries ago in Nigeria, waiting for to continue with the agric trade so they won't care for Niger Delta's oil wealth anymore
I repeat, what are they waiting for

And I thought their leader. Uthman dan Fodio's slogan was:

Conscience, nurtured by Truth

which is also The Guardian newspaper's motto.

Black man with our love to copy things upside down and focus on the shine, shine things to the detriment of the foundation work.
How many primary and secondary schools as well as vocational centres did the Catholic, Baptist, Anglican/CMS etc establish for so many decades in Nigeria with millions of school leavers at subsidised rates including several scholarships

And we wonder why we have PhD drivers in Dangote! Where there is no long term robust planning that takes into consideration the different layers for global success, that is the result.

NB: This does not in any way take away from the kind gesture of TB Joshua. However he can do much better as explained above!!!

double post.

The bus supply project looks good on the face of it, except the cost:

The Oyo State Government has approved arrangements for the procurement of 100 mass transit buses to ease transportation problem in the state at the cost of N1,744,800,000.

That translates to some 17,448,000 for each bus i.e. USD 110,000 at about N160 to USD1. I expect the state government will get a much better rate as this is a government transaction. Meanwhile a similar bus supplied from Dubai costs USD 80,000 fully loaded, luxurious version.
All the talk about one year expatriate should be part of the after sales service for spending USD 11million.
Moreover, why not buy the chassis and have Oyo state residents trained to build adapted body frame thereon for easy maintenance and longevity?
That will be a more strategic approach.