₦airaland Forum

I just have one question. How much of Nigeria's income is stolen annually? Maybe when we determine that amount and we can prevent this theft considerably, we will be able to determine whether Buhari's administration will have enough funds for its social welfare programs.

One thing I know though, social welfare for the unemployed and aged is not a concept that is unheard of around the world. If some other countries can do it, then maybe we can find a system that will work for us. Besides, the more jobs you are able to create, the less welfare you will pay.

Rather than go on about how Buhari will fail, I will rather wait to judge his first year in office.

Even if I became his superior, maybe in finances or by running a bigger organisation, he would still be my boss. I won't employ him because I don't pray that his business would collapse. He's like a friend and a brother. In truth, we'd most likely be having some major business collaborations.

edwife:
See this United o,they never reach anywhere dey celebrate like dey won cup,CHOI

It's a derby my dear. Even if nothing is at stake, a derby win is always precious.

Meanwhile, many predicted doom for United over the last few sets of fixtures because of the top 6 teams we were facing. We've defeated 3 now. 2 to go.

aieromon:
Their fada

Mata makes it 3-1

https://giant.gfycat.com/RecentDamagedAfricanhornbill.gif

Even Baba sef dey feel am. Lol

Ah! Woju o. Citeh woju o.

cyberguy72:
OFFSIDE GOAL.MATA WAZ OFF

Take whistle go blow am. Abi name flag you want?

Ah! Shoki. Mukina follow me dance now. Edwife feel free to join in.

edwife:
half time

YAYA toure i am waiting for your goal

May you wait till next season. Amen.

Abeg, wetin dey happen for here wey make crowd gather? Bad belle people don assemble abi? Una prayer nor go answer.

GGMU!

hush15:
You are wrong brother. Buhari is President Elect. He can pacify his people and resolve by other subtle means instead of this voilence happening. He still has influence and the president to be.

When Jonathan lost, he averted violence by influencing his members right which is by doing what's honorable as an outgoing president.

Fayose may not be all that but he doesn't deserve all these.

Bro, it seems you've not been following the events in Ekiti. Fayose is the one instigating the violence so as to prevent his impeachment. Don't tell me you don't know that.

hush15:
So what does President Elect means o...I bet you don't know what outgoin president means too.

He was told to speak with his Party Members moreover, how herculean is that that he needs to be president or handed over to before he can do something...

Its you that should wake your brain up and stand up for what's right for once in your life...

So, in a democracy of states that make a federation, a President can just call elected state legislators to order because he is Lord of the Manor abi?

omenka:
In fact, by these recent publications of theirs, including that trash from Aribisala on how Jega won the election for GMB, PDP are the ones instigating trouble across the country. What do they want Buhari to do in the case of Ekiti, prevent the law makers from carrying out their constitutional duties??

Lest they forget, Jonathan remains the president. It is still his responsibility ensuring Nigerians are safe.

They are simply finding it hard getting over the defeat they suffered in the last election. I'm sure this ogre was one of those who were pressurising Jonathan not to concede defeat.

Aha, OGRE! Kilode? Fear God small now haba.

RaeMystix:
Can't believe I slept throughout the time this game was been played.

My dear, nor be only you o. But as I come wake up now see scores, my belle just dey sweet me. United all the way.

olamidarsenal:
if u loose n ko?

At least Liverpool will still be 5 points behind us. Na to go pray make Spurs and Southampton lose remain now. Oluwa o! Awon omo ogun o!

As a Manchester United fan, I don't even feel sorry for the scousers. The result pay me die.

todayboy:
i will use the 5000 naira the general will pay me to treat myself

Oh, you're unemployed?

I stumbled across this on Facebook. It was written by a certain Ebuka Ikeoyibo. I'm not posting it here so that we can tear ourselves down and go on endless tribal rants. I'm posting it here so we can reflect on some of the points he raised. Please let's ponder on it objectively and see how all tongues and tribes in this nation can integrate seamlessly and get ahead of prejudices and hurts of the past. Some of which we were never even a part of.


One of the closest Igbo man to the President Elect is Dr Chris Ngige Onwa, a Senator who was defeated in the Senatorial Election.

See how bad Igbos are at strategizing? They couldn't override a pathological hatred for General Buhari to make a hedge bet and return this man to the Senate, to enhance his chances at Senate President, in case General Buhari wins, which he did.

Instead folks played tribal and religious politics to the tilt as drunken sailors, and failed the man and the chance to make history as Senate President.
That's what happens when emotions trips common sense and folks succumb to hustlers like Peter Obi and Arthur Eze, hustlers after their own interests instead of the masses they pretend to serve.
I urged caution, I pleaded that we were making a huge mistake to hitch our wagon on Jonathan who wasn't going to win. And predictably he lost, so also our chance in the new administration.

I hate to gloat. But maybe, maybe, only maybe he gets a good ministerial appointment, but nothing beats being Senate President.
Igbos are very bad at politics.

Fifty years after independence, we are yet to produce a president when others have taken multiple turns. Our answer? Blame others! If you only Hausas didn't do this or Yorubas didn't do that, perhaps the god of politics will bless our lot. And sadly it won't stop until we learn to coexist with others instead of our 'better than thou' attitude when dealing with the Hausas and Yorubas. We are not better than anyone, these folks we thumb our noses at, are God's creatures like us.

We don't like the Hausas and we don't like the Yorubas, yet we populate their States in search for our livelihood.

Our politics should mirror our economic aspirations, not the other way around. There is no wisdom in living in the North, earning a living, yet despise the Northerners. That's being ungrateful. The gods of politics don't like that.

How long can this collective amnesia insulate us from meaningfully seating at the table, making contributions to Nigeria's political evolution?
How long can this foolishness go on?
How long?
There is a miserable silence across the land today, because we are realizing that we were sold off for pennies by pimps who parade as Igbo leaders.
Where are they?
Anyone home?

lomprico:
He did not, he kept saying election was rigged n his supporters are angry.

Hate in your heart will only consume you bro. Even Mandela forgave those who imprisoned him and Jesus forgave those who killed him.

Dignitygab:
Happy right Remember what happened in the 80s
Out of the country...coz nufin of such can rule me...one wђo cannot spell the word change that they're singing

Good bye sir. You won't be missed.

Just for laughs.

uzolexis:
Look what a Nigerian that supposedly has a brain posted on twitter

Don't mind him. He is a goat.

missclasssy:
He is handsome but very unromantic....
Of all places to propose, why a polling unit ?

Does she look like she is complaining?

As voting commences after accreditation, my desire for this elections is to have a close contest at the end of the day. I want to see an election where the word "LANDSLIDE" will not be applicable. I want to see an election where whatever party (PDP or APC) or candidate (GEJ or GMB) that wins knows that it was a close call. That should hopefully put them all on their toes over the next four years. That way they'll know that if they don't perform they just might lose their position in 2019. This election isn't about voting in a "messiah" to bring about transformation or change. It's about showing the politicians that we are the ones with the real power to transform/change their political ambitions into reality through our votes. 2015 may not bring in your preferred candidate, but this could be the turning point in our democracy. The power must return to the people.

boriswole:
Shouldnt the Police be the ones to provide him with security in the first place?

It seems you are the only one who has stopped to think before commenting here.

The Police says gunshots were fired from Amaechi's convoy. Question is by who? Are the security detail on a Governors convoy no longer made up of Policemen again? Or do Governors in Nigeria now provide their own security?

Secondly, isn't a Governor supposed to be the Chief security officer of the state? So, how come the Police PRO is talking about the Governor who he is supposed to work with (under his CP) in such a manner. Or is it that once you are in the opposition, your privileges as a Governor is taken away?


This is why we need true federalism in this country.

Segadem:
I don't understand what the problem is, Nigeria is playing no single TV air the match,is this the way to support our own?





Even nairaland is not left out.

Playing on home soil for that matter o! Not in a foreign land. And the yeye AIT is advertising that they will show the friendly against SA in Jo'Burg on Sunday. The one in their backyard dem nor gree show.

Hero10001:
May the gods increase your insight.
That means, he shoulda acted fast!!
Fast is an attitude though, I think jona was slow due to the bureaucratic nature of democracy and the fact that boko moles are in his cabinet
Big Thanks for the contribution bro.


I'm sure you got your cerfifcates stacked on?!

You're not like that follow follow i.diot that's got no knowlege about his environment

Hero10001:
Thanks for the long epistle my brother, we're all tired but we failed to realize that we are running a Democracy form of government whereby the power is shared between the three arms government, being the c in c doesn't give you the absolute power.
We tends to criticise jona for every shortcomings of the government, from agriculture to drugs smuggling, some even criticise him for their inability to fvck their wives?! Isn't that ridiculous?! ! when he's got officers in the necessary quarters to tackle problems and you call that fairness?

What are the Judiciary and Legislative arms doing??!

He's just a man, he's no angel.
We need to change our thinking first cos we cannot solve problems with the same mentality we have when we created them.
Even if Obama was the Nigerian president and hes surrounded with this kinda officers, he would failed.

God bless Nigeria!

I'm one of those who right from 1999 believed that democracy is a slow process and isn't the quick fix Nigerians thought it would be. I also believed that it would take time for Nigerians to understand the process having been so militarized. We are still evolving 16 years on. Let's say we are teenagers in this process. But we are not the toddlers we were between 1999-2003.

I totally agree with you that the C-in-C doesn't have absolute power. I also agree that other arms of government must play their part. However, some of the people who have created the biggest problems for the President are people he chose by himself (at least on face level). Chief being his media and publicity team. They have been terrible in managing the President's image. Some of the ministers have ended up making the President look bad. The Special Advisers are obviously not offering good advice. Otherwise the President wouldn't have reacted slowly to many pressing national issues. The question is why does he still keep this people around him?

As far as dealing with the legislators are concerned, the keyword is "lobbying". How many bills were pushed from the President's desk to the legislature? How many were passed successfully? What is the implementation rate of the budget as supervised by serving ministers? These and many more are questions which only the Presidency can answer.

Yes, the President is one man. but he must be responsible for the performance of his team. At least let it be glaring to all that they did their bit and the legislature or judiciary created the bottle necks.

Hero10001:
I have given you the link to the figures, its left to you to learn or to remain gullible.
My problem with you is that; must you lie to drive home a point? Why not say the truth or keep your peace?

I'm still amused at your idiocy cos you seem to know nothing about Government and History.

Let me help you a bit, now answer this; What would you have done to avert those deaths if you were the president of Nigeria??

I know your response will be stupid but think hard before you reply..

Er, not trying to get involved in the war of words going on between you and NewNigeriaMind o! I just want to answer the question you asked.

What would I have done? The very same thing that the Presidency has empowered the military to do in the last 6 weeks since the elections got postponed from it's earlier date. Only that I would have done it earlier. Much, much earlier. Like much, much, much, much earlier.

WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?

The truth is, with all the tension and drama surrounding this election, I doubt if there is any Judge in the land who would be willing to push the button or light the fuse to what is essentially a ticking time bomb.

PDP should just let this go to the polls and let Nigerians decide by their votes who they want: GEJ or GMB.

Some folks here didn't even check the attached picture before commenting. That CCTV camera is outside the hostel, not inside. It's okay to have cameras outside the surroundings of the hostel but definitely not in the rooms. I doubt that RCCG would go that far.

agb2011:
I am saying this probably because I attend MFM.

I think she wants to do it for a fetish purpose. if she wants to inspect you and u have nothing to hide UnCloth in her presence but please do not bathe with her. there are so many spiritual implications of bathing.

Don't let her steal your virtue.
Like I said, I attend MFM

Hhm, FIRE!!!

Chai! Your mother in-law na NAFDAC official? Or may be na SON. Don't worry, let her do her inspection. Afterwards, she fit give you NAFDAC number or ISO certification.

Samiceman:
You are right, not in our hands but with their present form and if we play our part anything is possible. Arsenal could pose a threat to our success but they are allergic to the EPL

Arsenal and EPL champions haven't been used in the same sentence since 18BC.