Kayceenaz: Twenty-one years after democracy's birth, reasonable is it to expect Africa's most populous nation to have somewhat attained adulthood. Unfortunately, she is stuck in the breastfeeding phase, often wailing for motherly attention which developed countries won't provide. Using David Cameron's popular word, history shows every nation is prone to be "fantastically" selfish. Since our socio-political and economical salvation need to largely come from within, Nigeria's system remains fashioned not to midwife it. Nigeria is not working due to poor quality politics, hence the numerous instabilities and have-nots outnumbering the haves.
Some cerebral, distinguished, well-meaning Nigerians have argued at different times, on different fora, restructuring is the antidote to where we are. No doubt, this would be helpful, as it promises to make the 6 geo-political zones, 36 states more responsible, innovative and productive. But this is not enough! Even when restructuring happens, a lethal cancer is bound to fester, if not treated decisively. Alien to a democratic setting, politics in this clime is controlled by oligarchs, few persons, rather than the people--this order must be upset soonest! They comprise politicians, government officials, wealthy businessmen who work day and night to ensure our political and economic institutions, government policies, bills favor them to the letter, mostly at majority of Nigerians' expense. For instance, inclusion of Nigeria's sovereignty in China loan agreements, House of Representatives investigates this, who benefits most?
Furthermore, political structures in diverse states are literally in their hands. Uncontrolled greed frequently sets in, nudging them to divert millions/billions of naira to their pockets with impunity. Magically, the legislature and judiciary transform from watchdogs to toothless dogs, these oligarchs induce and hold them on the jugular. The honey is too sweet, so carrying this tradition over to a restructured Nigeria is almost inevitable. Today, tens of millions of Nigerians look on powerlessly, despondently, because they can't entirely determine who becomes president, governor, senator, representative, chairman, councillor via the ballot box. Those few men and women know this, invisibly incite violence during elections to perfect their subterfuge and do not care. Poverty, tacky education and health standards, terrorism, continue unabated.
However, to change this narrative, power must return to the masses. In such cases, power is either demanded or taken, not given. Votes of those fishermen in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, should count in deciding who governs them and would strictly regulate oil companies that smear their waters. Those homeless families in Borno should be able to elect a grand commander-in-chief of Nigeria's armed forces (GCFR) who would appoint more competent service chiefs to make them feel safe again, and so on. This new dawn would usher in leaders who are more accountable to the people than politicians and risk getting either impeached, recalled or losing reelection when they falter.
Finally, for Nigeria to work, INEC, EFCC, ICPC, national and state assemblies, CCB, CAC, CBN, to mention a few, must become much less susceptible and much more formidable to checkmate selfishness of these few persons bent on feathering their nests, even at the cost of welfare of over a hundred million Nigerians now and posterity.
Are democrats smuggling in weapons from China for their Antifa and Black Lives Matter soldiers?
Honeywell is an American company with better quality masks but Gov. Newsome who is Nancy Pelosi's nephew insist on buying from China 2. Seems Trump got Russia to stop supplying China with military equipments.
1. According to this man, Trump is the bodyguard of America and as the bullets fly you don't ask your bodyguard to take it easy or watch what he says in the face of life and death situation.
Y'all need to see the video. 2. Trump meets the sheriffs 3. Democrats don't want Biden to debate Trump 4. Boston bomber's death penalty overturned
1. Another Democrat charged for embezzlement 2. This moderate can't believe the hate from liberals. 3. Joe Biden is sniffing another child. 4. Tweeter can't keep some QAnons away.
1. Bill Gates said people have no choice 2. The deepstate is meeting on how to get people vaccinated. 3. This reporter's elderly parents took Hydroxy chloroquine and survived. 4. The mark of the beast came early
They have tried everything for 4 years, nothing worked.
Investigation and lawsuits are better that assasination attempts.
I wish them all the luck they need.
The whole thing especially covid19 will end on November 3.
feedthenation: Manhattan D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests
The Manhattan district attorney’s office suggested on Monday that it has been investigating President Trump and his company for possible bank and insurance fraud, a significantly broader inquiry than the prosecutors have acknowledged in the past.
The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new federal court filing arguing Mr. Trump should have to comply with its subpoena seeking eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns. Mr. Trump has asked a judge to declare the subpoena invalid.
The prosecutors did not directly identify the focus of their inquiry but said that “undisputed” news reports last year about Mr. Trump’s business practices make it clear that the office had a legal basis for the subpoena.
The reports, including investigations into the president’s wealth and an article on the congressional testimony of his former lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen, said that the president may have illegally inflated his net worth and the value of his properties to lenders and insurers. Lawyers for Mr. Trump have said he did nothing wrong.
Kushner's was a political target who went to prison for campaign donations which anyone can fall in if you don't know the nitty gritty of it or don't belong with deepstate.
At least 50% of the Congress and Senate have violated campaign donations and paid fines.
Obama did the same and only paid fines and Chris Christie himself was closed to going to jail for a real crime.
Jared Kushner's parents are hardworking billionaires who have no record of committing crimes like the people you defend, anyone can over pay into campaign contributions.
The Trump foundation story is nonsense!
Even if it's true, moving money from foundation into campaign was only possible because he paid for his own campaign and the money from the foundation is from his pocket too. The swamp lord just wanted to drag him for everything.
We are talking about daylight robbery the people you support carry out not something that could have been an error, blown out of proportion or outright lies made up by Russia collusion liars.
feedthenation: Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner's dad is a convicted felon
The deepstate have warned and threatened all of them, so we need to really applaud those who put everything on the line to save America like our very own sister dr. Stella Emmanuel and others all over the world.
I know there will be some funds earmarked for these heroes to help them when the criminals are long settled in the Gitmo. I know Trump will see to that, dr. Stella Emmanuel and others like her are prisoners of war and Trump knows how deepstate destroys people they can't control.
OLAADEGBU: Give It To The People: Frontline Physician Fired Over Viral Video Touting COVID Treatment
basilico: So their businesses should not make money? They should give away their businesses and depend on govt wages? Congress critters engage in insider trading. Like some Rep and Dems were briefed on how the economy needed to be shut down, some of them immediately sold their stocks in companies industries that would obviuosly be affected by lockdown eg aviation and hospitality. Many others like Pelosi have made tons of money by having inside knowledge of companies that would benefit via passage of bills. For instance now Tiktok shares if they were listed would not be a good idea to invest in. If congress/senate decided to ban Toyota from US , congress critters holding on to those stocks would sell before the ban became public. That is illegal. But Trump family business should not be profitable.
Look at how many swamp creatures get book deals, paid upfront before the book is even published. A guy like Comey was paid millions for a book hat most likely sold at a loss. Or Obama with his 65m $ netflix deal, with Susan Rice on the board of netflix coupled his passage of net neutrality bill (reversed by Trump) that obviously favoured netflix.
Google helped Clinton steal 2.7 million votes in 2016 and trying to steal 15 million in November but Ted Cruz is working to make sure it doesn't happen.
I would have taken a second look at that if it wasn't coming from fake news media that is in propaganda business.
Democrats activists have lied 99% of the time and are only still in business because of people like you who don't know any better.
Trump organization is now being run by his kids in addition to their own private businesses.
Ivanka Trump alone once sold one of her businesses for over $100 million before her father even ran for office.
Jared Kushner's parents are billionaires.
These are real hard work and sweat self-made billionaires and not I-never-chop bastadds like Obamas and Clintons who have never work for anything but stole everything they have today. Clinton even stole a hundred years old items belonging to former American president and some furniture from the white house and had to pay a fine. The are lowlifes people compare to the Trumps. The world has really gone to the dogs.
In case you don't know, white house is a downgrade for Trump if not that he wanted to fix this broken country.
Obamas and Clintons went into the white house with less than $800,000 and $500,000 each and came out multi-millionaires, while Trump has lost over $2 billion since he's been in office.
feedthenation: The Trumps' are America's patriots indeed by earning millions!
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36 million in outside income last year, new disclosures show
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36.2 million as they served in the White House last year, reporting a boost in income from some companies they own that hold residential and commercial properties, new disclosures released Friday show.
President Trump’s daughter and her husband, who serve as top advisers to him, reported a minimum combined income that was at least $7 million higher than in 2018, when they reported making at least $29 million, according to their personal financial disclosures, which they are required to file annually.
Covid19 was made to crash American economy, so democrats are are happy with their inflated GOP drop. The actual number is by 9% and not their fake number.
Trump is working to kill the central bank like Andrew Jackson did the second feds.
America is not alone, other countries are worse off.