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I am sorry but this is not the answer to our problems. In current day Nigeria not a single state has running pipe borne water. If you don't have a bore hole na you know. Just think about that, not one state has been able to provide WATER. Now if you divide the country tomorrow is it not the same people that have been governors and senators from these states, that will now become the leaders of Arewa, Biafra, Odua...? Our problems are wickedness, selfishness and lack of compassion. These traits are in way too many people in the country, and if you divide you will simply have the same traits in the new breakaway nations. Imagine a Biaffra with Orji Kalu as president or an Odua with Tinubu as president. Would it not be the same corruption that would manifest there? We need a change of mindset and a proper rule based order to progress |
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That's how they lunched Vision 2020, years ago, saying Nigeria would be in the top 20 by 2020. Here we are in 2024, closer to the bottom 20. Waste of space nation. We should just beg UK to come and recolonise us for 100 years |
Govt can sign any agreement it wants. In a democracy power flows from the PEOPLE. If we the PEOPLE say NO to LGB nonsense, then that's the end of the matter. Nigerians need to learn how to mobilize and use the power they have. Kenya have show a taste of how it's done |
story story. The cabals will NEVER allow it. Even Dangote refinery they are trying everything to frustrate. When you understand that this nation is help captive by some truly demonic people, who are only interested in feeding fat and care NOTHING about the development of the nation, then and only then, will so many strange things that happen in Nigeria start to make sense. |
Bloody hypocrites. If they are really serious then they should agree that all VAT generated from Alcohol production and sales, should be deducted from the total that is shred among all the states. Why should a state that bans alchold be getting VAT that consists of alcohol procceds? |
DomPerignon:Every Niara you parents used to educate you was money well spent! Bless you I keep telling Igbo people that just because people in an area answer Igbo names, that does not mean they are Igbo, it just means that they originated from the Igbo nation, but have since settled in new areas and formed new traditions and identities. In Belgium the Wallonia region speak French and have French names, yet if you dare call a Walloon a French men, he will rain curses on you. Same with Switzerland which has French, German and Italian speaking parts. All of those people will tell you they are Swiss, not French, German or Italian. Ethnic groups in Nigeria have been internally migrating for centuries. There's no doubt that the Agbor people would have migrated from the area that's now the SE of Nigeria, but over the centuries, they have developed their own identity. They are totally free to define their own destiny and not be railroaded into any 'Greater Igbo' nation |
it is simple, if the Traditional Rules respect themselves and stay out of politics nobody will trouble them. It's when they get involved in politics that the matter becomes an issue |
Too many people in the south don't understand politics. The southern governors forum is nothing to do with the individual performance of the southern governors, it's about ensuring that the vital interests of the south are protected at the national level |
You will not find portable drinking water in any of the cities in their states. None of the states have well defined and maintained road networks None of the states has a state hospital that can perform cancer screening. Forum my backside, they are all a bunch of useless good for nothing looters. Same applies for their collogues up north. |
BigkokoRep:I don't like Tinubu and will never support him, but simply can't deny he's a political gladiator. The man has won all his battles, sometimes against great odds. Now with the full power of federal might, and the willingness to deploy it it will be very hard to unseat him in 2027 |
slivertongue:Sorry but the numbers don't lie. PO CAN'T get enough votes in a 3 way race to get to Aso Rock. FACT |
If we were a serious nation firms like Dangote refinery would be designated 'Strategic national enterprise' and be entitled to full govt support across their entire production flow |
figment232:It would be nice, but I deal in REALITY. As bad as Tinubu's admin might be, the vast majority of the North would still vote for a Muslim-Muslim ticket again in 2027 rather than vote for Atiku. This is just a fact. PO needs to rebuild the North-SE alliance that used to exisist and the only way to do that is to accept the VP slot to a powerful Northerner in 2027. Guys, politics is a game of numbers and strategy. If anyone can show me how PO wins in 2027, I'll be happy to reconsider my position, but as far as I can see, he's go NO REALISTIC path to Aso rock, based on the votting patterns and ethno-religous considerations. |
Ucheagbo83:Stop being EMOTIONAL With a divided southern vote the only way Tinibu can be defeated is with northern votes. FACT. The north will be kingmakers in 2027 FACT. If PO does not unite with Atiku(or any other prominent Norhtern candiate) then the North will simply vote for their candiate, the SE will vote PO and Tinubu (with the aid of Yakubu) will win by default again.FACT |
Omookunnimi:In politics there's no perm friend and no perm enemy. I would actually call that politics 101. Did Tinubu not inuslt Buhari in the past? Did El Rufai not insult Buhari in the past? Politics is a game of numbers and the only thing that matters is getting those numbers in order to win. Everything else is for kids. On this score I will always respect Tinubu. I don't support him, but I totally respect him as a political genius. PO could learn a lot from him |
ShallongeV:I am not being sentimental at all, I am being REALISTIC. Tinubu is president today, becasue he realised the Yoruba could not do it on their own and so went into aliance with Buhari and allowed Buhair to rule for 8 years. I like PO, I really do, he's got the right ideas for how to grow our economy, but the fact reamins he does NOT have the votes to get him to Aso Rock. Not sentiments, just FACTS. Nobody has ever made it to Aso rock while loosing both the SW, NW and NE. Nobody. it's simply not possible. PO votting block is SE part of SS and part of NC. Not enough to get him to Aso rock. Not sentiments, FACTS. He either goes into ailiance with Atiku in 2027 or they both split the vote again and Tinubu is re-elected. Fact |
The North are loading. The only question is if PO wil do deal to run as Atiku's VP. I know many people will object to this, but if you put sentiments aside, it's the only game in town in 2027. No prominant northerner will run as PO's running mate, and only an alliance of the North and SE can unseat Tinubu. |
Jeon:Its clear that the hard slaps Ogbemudia and Murtala gave the Biafarans at Asaba has been forgotten. Maybe its time for the next slap |
Edo no be Rivers! We don't tolerate nonsense in Edo state, you can't be in PDP and yet be openly supporting APC candidate. That nonsense may work in Rivers but never in Edo state. Our eye to red for all that! |
Very well done and congratulations. This is the type of mindset that is needed much more in Nigeria. Able bodied and intelligent will be spending hours upon hours complaining online, rather than going about ways to try and mitigate problems. Don't even get me started on the totally useless state and LG's. Imagine if those 2 tiers of government support primary crop production, the prices of many everyday crops would crash in a few months. |
Mr Lawal, please speak to your colleagues in Edo, Delta and the SE states to get some advice. In those states when bandits are captured, they do not go to any court. The matter ends there and there. |
The levels of stupidity shown by our policy makers is truly amazing. Raising interest rates only works on inflation in developed nations where people and companies do a lot of spending on credit. The inflation in Nigeria is NOT due to people over spending on credit, it's due to the currency being devalued and the the fact that the economy is import dependent. The only way inflation will come down is when importation is curtailed. The govt should by now have declared states of emergency in many sectors. For example why is everything not being done to ensure to that Dangote gets all the crude stock he needs to roll our refined PMS? That on it's own will be major game changer as it will bring down the price of PMS in the same way the price of deiseal has come down. in the same way govt should do everything possible to support the roll out of CNG especially in lorries and trailers while also ramping up the ability to deliver cargo across the nation by rail. These are the key things that need to be done in Nigeria to curb inflation, not raising interest rates sky high, which simply destroys small and medium scale business. |
We are becoming like Americans and British who have no respect for anyone who does not agree with us politically. I profoundly disagree with Tinubu on many things, and I strongly believe his administration lacks even the most basic of human compassion. Having said that I can only which him well from his fall and pray he has a full recovery. Human decency demands that. Let's learn to go back to the days of civil politics and not lower ourselves to the level of our opponents. |
BeeBeeOoh:Gentleman, Scholar, Diplomat Only a cursed country like Nigeria would vote out such a man in favour of brainless Buhari. |
Haha, that na courier from your village nau. He came to remind of village meeting this weekend ![]() |
The midget will go to court to get an order barring EFCC from investigating him. EFCC will appeal, on and on it will go, while the settlement is negotiated behind the scenes, Yahaya Bello style |
Rather than working around it, why not plant tomatoes? People should look to solve problem. If Tomatoes are expensive, go and plant! |
It all depends on various factors as many have already said. Are you single, married no kids, married with kids? Where would you live in UK/Nigeria? 500k in Benin, Asaba, Kaduna, Kano....is quite different from 500k 8n Lagos, Abuja, PH. Same thing in UK 2k on London is not the same as 2k in Sheffield. Bottom line no straight forward answer. |
I agree, we supposed to be practicing the Federal system. States and LG's are supposed to be autonomus. The FG can't declare what a state should pay as minumum wage, anymore than it can declare what a state or LG should collect in tax. Let each state set it's own minimum wage for it's workers. That will also encourage internal competion between the states as people will then ask, "if Edo can pay 70k, why can't Delta/Rivers/Kaduna/Kanao/Akwa ibom./Anambra/Lagos..... do the same or more?" |
Very interesting. it's definitly true in the following countries italy France UK USA Nigeria |
Where Edo leads, others follow! |