kel4soft: I am presently at Port Harcourt Airport. This is a an embarrassment to everything the FG claims is doing for Niger Delta. Can you imagine, canopies are now reception halls. I have to stand for two hours for no just reason.

Shame on FG!

My friend . Did u go to the terminal under construction? You waited in the temporary accommodation made of canopies and you came here to expose your ignorance.

Orikinla it seams you have choosen to bi ignorant from your post.
I will implore u to stop listening to road side gist, and make serious attempts to understand what governance is about .

Prof Corruption: Q12. Now that you’ve said all these things, how can we eradicate corruption in Nigeria?

Answer: Aside from the structural flaws, the single most challenging issue facing Nigeria is corruption. It has eaten so deeply into every facet of Nigerian life that it undermines what would otherwise have been beneficial initiatives. Can corruption be effectively tackled without first undertaking the task of restructuring? My answer would be no, because the synergy needed to push for a clean society is difficult to gather in a structurally weak country like Nigeria. The reason why Mr. Andy Ubah and his group will destroy government properties in Awka and nothing could be done is because of the prevailing structure that places the center over the region. People in each state or region can handle their renegades but not when the federal might is behind the renegades.

But what could be done while we await the inevitable restructuring of Nigeria?

First, why are we so corrupt? We are corrupt because we have a poor and lawless country where there is no freedom of information and whose leaders/citizens - who have no shame - are overloaded with exaggerated sense of importance. Those are dangerous combinations. They have guaranteed corruption in all societies where such propensities exist. It is the same in Bangladesh. It is the same in Mexico. It is the same in Haiti. And it is the same in Kenya.

Anyone living in the West can attest to the fact that without the enforcement of law and order, these western societies would, in a short time, deteriorate into corrupt societies. The primary task of lawmakers and law enforcement agencies is to stay one step ahead of the lawbreakers. It is a perpetual battle that every generation redefines. In the case of Nigeria, the ball was dropped soon after independence, as men became gods and civil service became self-service.

What we have in Nigeria is power without accountability, action without consequences and citizens without a say. Everyone, it seems, is either already corrupt or is searching for a chance to be corrupt. The few who are not yet corrupt are busy fighting off the pressure to be corrupt. Those who are rich by means of corruption have nothing to fear and those who are poor because of corruption have nothing to love. In a society where corruption thrives, the dream of a fair and just society can never be attained. And with that dies the hope of a prosperous society for all.

It is, therefore, in the interest of all Nigerians that corruption is eradicated. Corruption does harm to everyone of us. It is indirectly responsible for a great percentage of all unnatural deaths of Nigerians. When a corrupt politician connives with a corrupt contractor to award and execute a frivolous road contract and people die in accidents due to poor roads, it is an indirect result of corruption. When a corrupt businessman connives with a corrupt hospital administrator and supplies adulterated medications to hospitals and patients die in doctors’ care, it is an indirect result of corruption. When a policeman confuses bribery with bonus, frees a criminal and the criminal kills an innocent man, it is an indirect result of corruption.

Tackling corruption will require a three-way act – prosecution, prevention and education. So far, none of these is happening in Nigeria at the level it should. Prosecution of corrupt practices must be swift, severe and steady. It must proceed with a thorough investigation. It must be across the board. It must be carried out by competent individuals. Prevention of corruption entails the reduction of opportunities for corruption in existing procedures and practices of government departments and private organizations. Education of the citizenry must integrate the importance of ethics in civic and business life.

Without leaders who uphold higher standard of integrity, the task is hard to begin. The tendency for blackmail is great when leaders are themselves stained by the oil of corruption. In such situation, emphasis should be built around public institutions. An efficient public complaint structure should be established as an avenue to initiate actions. Civil servants must have firm and independent-minded monitors. With citizens’ rights enthroned, accountable democratic institutions could be built from down to up.

process of making bids, awarding contracts and procurements must be made public. If the Ministry of Works, for instance, says that it spent 400 billion Naira in road constructions in the last year, the public should know how the bidding was done, who won the contract and why. Also, the public should know who supervised the job, who approved the job completion, and who should follow up with the maintenance. Nobody should need to invoke the Freedom of Information Act before they find out how much elected officials and civil servants make.

To build a clean society we have to start by creating an open one. Any Nigerian should be able to know the assets of our public officials. Public servants who declared marginal assets when they went into office and came out with mega wealth should be probed and the source of their newly found wealth exposed. The same should go for public officials who throw money around. We should be able to demand and receive information on what each public official costs us and where the money goes. Those found wanting in their handling of public funds must be punished severely and should be made to pay restitution. As we close up loopholes to embezzlement, we have to teach our children social contract and the beauty of abiding by it.
Eradicating corruption in Nigeria may sound like an oxymoron now but, if we really mean it, we can make it happen.

http://saharareporters.com/column/stella-oduah-frequently-asked-questions-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo

When I began reading this piece, and the structure of the country was mentioned! I became excited! I actually wanted to see your opinions on how the present structure of the country enhances corruption and how modifying the structure to something else will greatly reduce the losses we suffer from corruption, but you disappointed me.

Prof Corruption:

1. Fani Kayode is actually under prosecution for allegations of misappropriation of funds. He's a known critic of both Stella oduah and Jonathan administration. So, it should be very easy, in fact easier than easy, to get materials (if any) to prosecute him to a logical conclusion. But it seems he's the one fighting for the prosecution to quickly conclude this exercise.

2. How does that help Stella Oduah? Ask Stella to tell NASS she's not the only thief in Nigeria and see if she'll receive a standing ovation.


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fani-kayode-opposes-keyamo-s-application-to-transfer-case/153031/

Now, do you want to blame Fani Kayode for the glaring incompetence of Jonathan administration to successfully prosecute him?




Did the Yoruba and indeed other Nigerians ask Jonathan to appoint an incompetent fool as Nnaji's replacement? Blame GEJ for that.

Prof, I would like to know if the press crucified FFK b4 he went to court?, did his case involving a much larger value, I believe , attract so much attention?
I don't think so

shymexx:

If you think she was picked-on by the opposing group, why not fight back by picking on one of their own. Rather than crying everywhere trying to defend the indefensible? Honestly, you lot look ridiculously weak for a big ethnic group with the way you whine about everything group.

Even obnoxious street gangs don't cry about whenever one of their own is attacked. Complaining would make them look weak. Hence why they always re-group and fight about when they can hit a target. That's the most simplistic analogy that I can find.

I think you are confusing issues,
The OP did not pronounce her innocent or guilty, but is wondering why she has been crucified by the media already....

Fortunately the media is controlled by the SW in this country, the OP did a good job of letting readers know that the issues relating to Stella are multidimensional and not black and white corruption...

Right now the modus operandi of the SW media is to go for your jugular whenever you cross Yoruba interest!
If you choose to remain under the radar, avoid stepping of Yoruba toes, the media will let you be, at best one or two minor reports about corruption issues and the case will be forgotten. This way even when she is replaced by the next Igbo minister, he/she will not overstep boundaries set by the Yoruba interest groups

The OP said it very clearly, all corruption cases have to be treated equally, the emphasis of this post is to open eyes to the underlying currents and help people make better decisions.

The above strategy amounts to intimidation and actually tears the society apart

ndu_chucks: Though I detect some hypocrisy on this thread, we must nonetheless call a spade a spade.

@Sam_Ikenna, what happened to you? I would have sworn that your position would be similar to that of the South-East and South-South Professionals Forum. At the rate you are going you will soon fall my hand o.

If indeed he was erasing like that before, then his eyes are open now...

The youths need to go to Lagos to beg for the jobs?
Can't wait for these constitutional conference to come sha

bloggernaija: Edo state may be grouped under the niger delta geographically but their mentality ,history, core values and culture is very different.
Look at the sort of people who were brought in to attend a strategic conference.
They are not different from the legions of political thugs ,touts,area boy and street urchins you see everyday on TV .
The itshekiris and binis have already made their submissions in AKURE .
Oil block sharing is the least of their problems.

If binis and itshekiris made their submission in Akure, why did the committee go to Benin? as usual you always try to bring down the Nigerdeltan whose only crime is sustaining your country...hell fire awaits your ungrateful soul

viviane: This statement just doesn't add up.

Obviously, they re paid protesters who knows nothing apart from making money at all cost.

Tribalism is really eating this country to death. Plainly, this woman has erred and any move to reprimand her is justifiable.

So, because she's an ibo woman, she should do whatever she likes with people's money?

Haba! What were they thinking?

To all those supporting her evil deeds, may God do to your life spans the way she did, is doing and will do to the public funds in her care

Can you confirm that she is guilty? The press has already confirmed her guilty because she is seen as a visible threat...that's all...

I once said during the Ribadu years that selective corruption fighting can only be temporal in nature,

I don't know if Stella is guilty or not, but I know that the press is very biased in its handling of issue of corruption in this country...
Clearly the main targets of the SW press drive against corruption appear to be those who

1-Attempt to redress/address long standing systems the Yorubas and Hausas have put in place (Alison Maduake, Ihejerika, Stella Oduah) or
2-Those who attempt to create infrastructural development outside of the SW (Akpabio, Stella...etc)

While it is true that non of these people is a saint...The biased way and the force with which the SW press goes against these people leaves much to be desired...in a country where people from the SE and SS already feel cheated, the artitude of the press is not helpful...

Its little wonder that the armored cars controversy is generating a lot more noise than the lekki toll gate issue or the pension fund scans.....

If the press is really serious about corruption. let them start by focusing on the issues that brought the aviation sector to the dilapidated state it was before Stella got there...

Delafruita: some people just cant shield their ignorance.am certain you and almost every other person dt commented on this thread didnt even finish reading the write-up.his criticism isnt from a religious standpoint,rather it is from a political viewpoint.which is why he began by saying a journey to isreal isnt a cardinal principle in christianty as is mecca to muslims.the crux of the matter is that since nigeria claims to recognize palestine,a jamboree to isreal is like saying one thing and doing another.no nigerian president or head of state has visited isreal for obvious reasons and same applies to almost every nation that recognizes palestine.if pilgrimage to isreal were to be a cumpulsion on christians,it would have been a different thing but it isnt so by visiting isreal,our president has negated our policy on palestine.its simple as that which is why Gumi described Jonathan as a bad politician

Firstly pilgrimage out of compulsion or pilgrimage out of personal desire, it's still pilgrimage and the president as a person has a right to pilgrimage to any place of his desires,

Secondly, Nigeria did not support the palestines because they were Muslims, but as a nation, so the issue of GEJ offending Muslims should take a far back seat.

Fortunately the minister of transport who announced this news is not from SS or SE, so even though this news is going to upset some set of people...their efforts to dig up dirt about him might not be too successful.

Any news about infrastructure development in SS and SE readily invites the media controlled by this same section of the country to start looking and nosing for dirt on that politician, clearly politicians from the SE and SS are being judged by a different set standards...

Imagin Stella trying to challenge the dominance of MMiA airport, maybe she all would have been silent if she didn't have the effrontery to do such

taharqa: SR is again been Sillly and mischievous. The Chief Judge of any state (Or, any Head of Court for that mata) CANNOT administratively withdraw a case. Only d Prosecuting Party can do that. The Chief Judge may simply be reassigning d cases, maybe to even fasten up d cases that hv been crawling in courts for upwards of 10 yrs in sm cases...... By d way, d GEJ Govt just a few days ago removed d nation from d Watchlist of d Financial Action Task Force (FATC), a long process that was painstaking and extensive, and one that hv radicali improved transperancy in d Financial transactions (both Private and Govt) in Nigeria. By d way, for such a huge event, to my knowledge SR hv not even considered reporting d feat. #heightofhypocrisy

Even after mentioning this logical statement, people choose to ignore and still believe the story?
Why cant someone from the Nigerdellta rule this country?
Well, I have nothing else to say to the south west press sha...

We in the nigerdelta are hoping for this constitutional conference for our salvation from the grip of parasitic ingrates

as always the fundamentals of the issue have to do with resource sharing?
why else does he think the south and the north would be against each other?

A lot of people come to this forum to say they dont give a hoot about oil, but their actions show that it has become like blood to them,
How can we move from this parasitic relationship to a more symbiotic one....I wonder....

plaindealer:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201210210615.html?viewall=1

Gimmick project with empty and worthless silos..

Fresh air ko rotten air ni....


What a thoughtless and misguided adventure..

shiorrrrr

Bros suffery suffery, no bi like that...
If there are no grains this year, then probably in subsequent years...thats exactly why they are being privatized/concessioned,..

Mekusnwa: This same president is building new silos.
This same president is building new rice mills.
This same president is building and commissioning new power plants.
This same president is building new airports and remodelling existing ones.
This same president is building back our railways to life.
This same president is building the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Benin-Ore, Kano-Maidugri, East-west, etc
This same president is building a new 2nd Niger Bridge.
This same president is building new federal universities.
This same president is building new Almajiri schools.

for someone who is clueless to achieve all this, it then means that all the previous leaders summed up together may be less than clueless, all these have been achieved in 2 years...wow....
Recently a certain leader of an opposition party, that was once governor of a certain popular state had to go for medical treatment abroad.
With all the noise this man makes, you would have thought that medical facilities in a state he and his stooge have ruled for the past 14years would have world class medical facilities that could treat him, apparently he actually has nothing to offer.

tomakint: When he came onboard he met 13 Silo complexes he made it 33 by adding 20 more now the storage has moved from 311,000metric tonnes to 1.3million metric tonnes just within 2 years one wonders how many past administrations gave us the 13 silo complexes and how come Jonathan gave additional 20 and this is the same man they called all sorts of derogatory names Jonathan may eventually be the BEST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. FACT: HE HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Tomakint,
that is not all, in addition to creating infrastructure...he is putting in place policies and programs that will ensure that the infrastructure in place is sustained.....people tend to think that the main challenge is building, for me the main challenge is usually sustaining what has been built, so that more infrastructure can be added incrementally.
GEJ is doing very great here, without much noise and fanfare....kudos to a great visionary, also kudos to a performing minister of agric...what out for this man

enigma_otr:
With this, y'all should know this poster lacks basic knowledge.
He's practically suggesting that only 10% of Nigerians should have access to education, while the rest become nuisants.
Education is not only beneficial to an individual privately, but also externally. You become useful to yourself and the society and that's why a responsible government must not put education at stake to profit makers- only few people will have access to it.
Whoever posted the texts quoted above, I pray you'll never get to lead at any level of government in this country. You're a waste to this generation for this particular post.

Dear enigma,
By selecting just a small part of my write up, you have already betrayed your mischievous intent.
First and foremost, a university is not a place for basic education, a secondary school leaver should be educated, you actually learn a trade in the university, hence if the trade you want to specialise in is not found in the four walls of a university, then you don't need to attend a university.

Secondly I wrote some thing for those who desire to attend university but cannot afford it, you ignored it, just to write this rubbish.
From your own analysis, everyone must attend university, weather needed or not. Experience has show that govt cannot run the universities efficiently, hence my suggestion.

emmatok:

Guy cool down, wasn't Tompolo thesame militant being hunted by the Nigerian government?
Are saying there us no other qualified ND or Nigerian to do that job.
If a Northerner becomes the president after GEJ will you be happy if Boko-Haram leaders get national defence contract.

Right now as we speak, oil money is being used to pay sharia police in Kano and some other sharia states, despite the fact that oil money is also used to fund normal Nigerian police in those states, news papers will not say the cost, newspapers will not say who is supplying the recruitment, equipment etc...
All focus is on 9ja delta...

No single explanation on what has been achieved with 87% received so far?

gratiaoe: Afenifere, our problem is corruption not Revenue Formula.

We need to create a system that reduces corruption, from that stand point, I see a faulty system as a more fundamental problem than corruption

I am surprised that afenifere is still talking about revenue sharing at this stage....I thought they should be talking about revenue contribution and taxation of the states at these stage in our lives.

I am also surprised that this esteem Yoruba group is talking about derivation instead of taxation resulting from resource control....these Yorubas are something else sha

debbleopto:

Haha I see the corruption right there in your brain. I know you can connive with some thieves to rob your uncle / Auntie. This is Niger Delta fresh (polluted) air. Guns rule Nigeria. sister Okonjo Iweala said there is not enough money for ASUU since we have use most of the money to settle ND militants. This is the true meaning of amnesty. peaceful protesters - imprison them. Militancy protesters - give them bogus contract and pay all the money before the project start.

Exactly what is your problem? So because there is an agitation for resource control, all business men from 9ja delta should suspend their efforts to make money, all militants who dropped their weapons should not transact business with government, I really don't understand where this type of reasoning is coming from....which to you prefer, tompolo as a militant or businessman?

There were several militant who we're persuaded to drop their weapons, and they have ventured into different fields of endeavour, so what stops one or two of them from becoming rich on nigerdelta money...

As regards ASUU, my take is that the FG can no longer carry the responsibility for educating everybody, all universities should be privatised, FG through the minister of education should ensure that the universities meet minimum standards. The FG has no business running universities! people should be prepared to pay for what they want! for those who are university materials but cannot afford it, their communities should either finance them directly to the university of their choice or be able to guarantee loans for them at the very least.
As long as the FG keeps promising to run the universities that it doesn't have the capability, managerial or financially, the standards will keep dropping, and govt will not be able to concentrate on its core responsibility of policy formulation and regulatory enforcement.

ijaw citizen: Good work DaLover, you should know I truely adore you & I'm your number One fan, no homo.


@ Others.
It seems from the replies here that majority of the parasites have concluded that the hosts on whom the parasites feed should not call the shots. What a shame!

All good parasites either from the north or the west must start behaving like their eastern counterparts if they wanna continue being fed by understanding the etiquette of being a parasite:

When the host says jump, the good parasite says "how
high"?.

Thanks Ijaw citizen, we need to stop the negative propaganda against the nigerdelta, all hands need to be on deck.

Afam4eva: I think Professor Ben Nwabueze is just using his ailment as an excuse. I think the reason why he opted out is because he feels he was sorta demoted. How can the president appoint a certain Senator Okurunmi to head such a commitee that prof Nwabueze is a member? It's similar to what happened in 1979 when Obasanjo setup a similar commitee and asked the last professor Rotimi Williams to head when Awolowo was a member of the same commitee and Awolowo also opted out.

Your wrong, I think Ben nwabueze refuse to honour the call because he is older than Jonathan , the president. How can the president who is his junior make him a member of such a small committee,

Afam, you are wiser than this, please

This is very funny, first JP Phillips and now manny4life, well we will be waiting to see the breakdown of the money that the Nigerian FG earns...I will be surprised if it isn't in the range of 80%

eddiebruk:

Thank you for this piece of information, now let me ask you a simple question.

How many percent are N-Deltans currently receiving...? and what has been achieved thus far...? for development and possible progress, there has to be a form of foundation laying, in the case of the N-Delta, there is no foundation, and so development in these areas are still not guaranteed if they get %50, because it is only when they are worthy of using the present percent they are receiving, that the country can applaud their effort and so put the proposed increase into consideration (Dubai proved worthy of the little they are receiving and invested into other ventures), increasing the returns of the N-Delta by %50 is only going to benefit those that are stealing what they are already receiving. Until N-Delta see beyond oil, there will always be stagnant development. You cannot clear a forest without clearing the path that will lead you to the forest.

You use what you have to get what you want, we have oil, and we want development, if we do not have the oil, then we cannot control our development....
Let me ask one question...since you think the leaders and not the structure is the problem, what do you suggest should be the solution?
Clearly you do not understand how systems and structures affect human behaviours, and from these I can say u r running a one man business.

What we are saying is that if the people are empowered, with their wealth, they can determine their true leaders and subsequently their development....
Presently, the average 9ja delta man on the street pays no interest in the leadership, because he is not a stakeholder, his taxes don't run the government, the governors and the leaders receive their money from elsewhere, with absolutely no input from the masses....how do u expect the system to be.....

As someone said earlier, leaders in nigeria everywhere are corrupted by the free oil reign, unfortunately some SW media have exaggerated the developments the lagos, made it seam to seam as if it happening all over the SW and sold you the lie that you are a backward person.
The onus now is on you to think larger than those wanting to deceive you, and feed you with enuf negative propaganda that you actually feel resource control will be negative for you and your people....

Initially they stated with saying that niger deltas were not educated enuf to get good jobs, that was used for many years to deny us opportunities, next they located all the oil hQs in lagos, conduit all staffing recruitments from lagos, now you are being told by the same people that resource control will not work because your people don't have leaders.....you really need to wake up, because u will get carried away with this level of brainwashing

eddiebruk:


It is not done that way, at least not while Nigeria is still together, if you N-Deltans wants to claim ownership of your oil, then stand by your ground and Legally step out away from Nigeria after the expiry of the Amalgamation that brought the whole regions together as a single Nigeria, if N-Delta has been using the little they have been receiving in setting up other Avenues that would generate more returns even more than the supposed oil, there wouldn't be any need for this fight/misunderstanding in the first place, but because the money are being squandered and misused by your leaders, it becomes valueless without any good thing coming out of it thereby making every N-Deltans thinks that they are not getting enough as they should be getting.

My friend will you stop repeating this rubbish, haven't you been getting what I have been saying since we started arguing?
Nigerdeltans should leave the oil for others to develop and concentrate on other things, what kind of reasoning is this?

Have you asked why the rest of nigeria have not used the 87% they are getting to develop and concentrate on other things?
If you are really a niger deltas, I am really sorry....

Paying politicians from the center will not work, it is not the same as communities working the oil field, generating wealth and paying tax...
I am surprised that you are still blind to my logic, if the communities work the fields, export the oil and get money, they will pay tax, like any other business, FG can also collect its tax from there...what exactly is your problem here?

If the. FG had seized all arable cocoa land in SW and licences international cocoa companies to farm the lands while the SW farmers sit down and wait for compensation how do you think it would have turned out, especially when a set of people constitute themselves into leadership to collect this compensation on their behalf.

People have brainwashed you to believed that oil resource is different from arable land Resouces and you have believed them....wake up, wake up my friend.

There are corrupt politicians everywhere, the best way to reduce the corruption is to remove the notion of a free pot of money falling from the center...
When a govt is run solely on taxes, the onus is on the government to improve the business environment, else his taxes for sustenance will dry up.

Note, I have never said that states should mine the oil, I mean land owners and communities...get it clearly

Do u know that at independence, all regions collected tax from their workers and paid 50% to the center! no state pulled out, so why must Nigerdelta pull out because they are insisting on reverting back to the original status of the country?

Sam xiu lee: am with you on true fiscal federalism,all the talk on Gej national dialogue won't work,but can you guys enlighten us on the non oil revenue that is more than oil receipts?

Sam you may have to wait a very long while, because there is no such answer to your question, 80% of the money the FG spends right now is based on oil sales, granted GEJ may have increased taxation revenue drive and oil theft in the ND may be have some impact, but the figure will not be far from 80%..

If 2million barrels a day @ $100 per barrel for over 2 years has dropped from 80% to 54% then the revenues of the FG should have increase astronomically.

Sloan:

LOL...see whopping! The same guy was in an argument about how the whole of Nigeria depends only on the oil in the ND and refuses to listen to any rational arguments. It doesn't matter if you add bold and italics to your capitalized posts (SHOUTING), he is programmed not to reason from basic facts since the retardeenic government propaganda and agenda has already gotten into him.

Personally, I would like the ND to keep 50% and more but I want something bigger - complete fiscal federalism and control of the resources by the people. This is the only way to be free! All the oil money into a corrupt ND thieving elites and leaders will not stop them from migrating to the SW because no one likes to live in a hell hole! You get a bigger share of your oil money, we can also keep the proceeds from our natural resources, agricultural output, taxes and port revenue! The port is a natural resource, just like our lands and everything on it! This is the way to go. We will be more than happy to let the ND and ibos keep any natural resources they own but we will also keep ours, continually develop our lands and charge a premium in taxies and levies for anyone who is not from our regions too. You cannot collect your 50% or whatever over there and come to any part of the SW to leech and live on our resources for free or pittance! We will be adequately compensated and we can continue to make our lands attractive for people to live and visit!

I really don't understand why you are angry because I am demanding that each part of the country brings something to the table, it's good that you have called the nigerdelta a hell hole, thankfully all SW politicians are saints......

In your rush to support manny4life, you forgot to ask some key questions.....
If oil has reduced from 80% to 54% has the budget accruing to the country increased?
Is it because of reduction in oil sales or increase in non oil revenues?
If it's because of increase in non oil revenue, the budget should actually be increasing,
Hole your tribalist if head has heard the edo state governor and other shouting about short fall in allocations recently.


In any case weather the oil revenue drops to 5% everyone should be given a free opportunity to exploit their resources! we will manage our currupt leaders our way.
We will not interfere in how you manage your saintly leaders..hypocrite!

Sloan:

I guessed it - you have been exposed to a higher level of knowledge and thinking. I think like in most cases, you can see anything and analyze better when you are looking from outside into it. Most Nigerians who are in Nigeria, have never lived outside (not just visiting) cannot usually see it. Good one though!

My friend stop decieving the young man into a wrong path, he is suffering from inferriority complex of being told his people are not capable over so many years...do not worsen his plight

eddiebruk:

They have been the major producers of Farm produce and livestock, and because they are not being encouraged because of this whole Oil Drama their efforts are not being encouraged thus far.

Eddiebruk, you claim to be from warri, u should know that the governors of the northern states dont have the zeal to create the condusive environment for corruption because there is the monthly free oil allocation...

check this, when nigeria moved from regions paying 50%taxes to shering oil monthly...the country began to decline