₦airaland Forum

It's irrelevant who campaigned for or against Mr Jonathan. The populace were no longer willing to support him.

What I can't bear to think of is the idea of another 8 year rule by a Fulani man after Buhari.

The implications for people in the South, including those unborn is simply too serious.

Next president:

1. Remove fuel subsidy even if it means doing so gradually over a period of say, 18 months.
2. Offer every assistance necessary to facilitate the timely completion of Dangote's refinery (this is key)

1 & 2 will help to stabilise government finances and strengthen the Naira

3. Fight and bring insecurity under tangible control
4. Where international trade agreements permit, significantly increase import duty on non-essential/luxury items and foods
5. Double down on policies that will help us to produce more of what we eat and use
6. Strengthen the justice system to ensure its independence and promote laws to impose heavy sanctions on corrupt judges.
7. Appoint a competent Central Bank Governor and ensure the bank is independent
8. Appoint competent Ministers

Do these, and the President is 50% on his way to succeeding.

Don't do 1,2 & 3, the President will probably end up being impeached as the country's challenges will simply be too much for many to cope with.

People like this always seek to gain credibility by cleverly having their photos taken with unsuspecting VIPs at events where any number of people are jostling to have photos taken with these VIPs.

Don't be surprised if Obasanjo didn't even know who the guy was.

It seems the bill is suspiciously timed for campaign period when southern citizens will be distracted.

Also perfectly timed for the last leg of the President's term in office.

On top of all these, many Southerners still want Atiku, another Northerner, to rule them for another 8yrs. Are these Southerners slaves

Is voting PDP more important to you than sending yourself and offsprings into slavery?

Aether:
This one is comparing tax to GDP ratio with other countries.
Why didn't he compare per capita GDP?
If the citizens had a higher standard of living, there'll be grounds for them to stand, all I see is just a greedy set of inhuman elements.

You want the infrastructure and amenities of America and Europe, yet you think paying tax is evil.

How do you think these more developed countries attained their current level - predominantly by everyone paying their taxes.

Wake up. Development is not free.

Nigeria has some of the cheapest data and call rates in the world.

We also have one of the lowest tax to GDP ratio's in the world.

I think I pay N6k for 50G of data per month, half of which I can't exhaust. A 5% tax will increase the cost to N6,300. I think that's fine.

He's lucky.

Scotland is a woke nation.

He'll probably be out within 3 - 4 years.

Despite Scotland having the worst drug addiction record in the whole of Europe, the UK has some of the most laughable sentencing tariffs.

In Scotland, they will even pamper him.

Originalsly:
No Police will enter your car with you inside. Even a simple stop and search ... you have to get out. If you are to be arrested ... you're put in a Police car .... and they drive your car to the station.

I'm not sure police in Western Europe will drive your car if you're arrested. Thy will probably call a tow vehicle.

If they drive your car, that would be because the police as an institution has necessary insurance or they have the resources to pay for any damage to the vehicle while it is in their control.

Nigerian police neither have such insurance nor the resources to promptly compensate in the event of an accident. So they'd let you drive while they sit next to you.

You can't compare Nigerian police to their Western European counterparts.

To the the commenter above, you can't subject Nigerian police to the method of foreign police that you claim to have seen on you tube.

The police in Europe or America have more operational options in this sort of situation. They can radio for support & within minutes, additional police personnel will arrive at the scene, with a tow vehicle not far behind.

Nigerian police simply don't have these options.

They could have arrested this musician, take him to the station in their own car, and left his car at the scene until the next day. However, this could result in serious traffic in the morning. Worse still, the car could be stolen overnight, resulting in multi million naira liability for the police.

If they arrest the guy, and drive his car to the station themselves, you people will call them unprofessional and oppressive. Also, what happens if there's an accident while the police are driving his car?

So, really, the police is left to take the less-than-ideal but reasonable option of mandating the guy to drive them in his car to the station where he can be properly 'processed.'

Nigerian law doesn't forbid the police from proceeding in this manner.

selopay:
This is 70k people ooo and our ppl in nigeria will be shouting 1millon march 100m march yet them go dey like sec school assembly students...

But who dey count this ppl self

In Nigeria, a crowd of this size will easily be tagged N5 million people.

I'm always interested to see how few personal assets many Americans have. All the cheating lady's so called assets can fit in 2 cardboard boxes.

When I used to watch the program 'Cheaters', I was always fascinated when the cheated person chucks out the cheater's property, it's usually no more than 2 pairs of jeans and a few tops. The so-called property can fit into 2 or 3 shoprite bags

Cherrybae:
The guy no get mind. He truly loves Bella

That's not love.

Outside of the house, the relationship will be volatile, and potentially physical. They are both temperament.

With the guy always demanding respect, he'll be a volcano to be around.

Also, whether or not the girl wins, she's likely to be quite successful outside the house. The guy? Less likely. For someone that demands respect, he won't be able to cope, and the girl will quickly dump him.

He needs the girl more than she needs him.

Last week I read here that this same boy from the UK had an argument with an housemate, claiming the housemate 'disrespected' him.

Now I'm reading again that the same guy accused a lady of, wait for it...'disrespecting' him by dancing with other men.

One thing I've noticed is people who demand, at every turn, to be respected are usually narcissists, hot tempered, easily trigerred, and a nightmare to associate with.

If you're a lady reading this, and your boyfriend uses the word 'disrespect' often, watch out. You'll always be walking on eggshells around him. He will most likely beat you up someday.

Voter's will decide.

No be small thing o.

If LP can't even hold a meeting, what chance PDP or APC.

APC will be hoping for a strong Labour party performance in every SE, and SS state.

In fact, APC will benefit a lot if Wike supports Obi.

Anything that depresses PDP vote is a plus for APC.

Well, he lost at the primary. His own party representatives didn't want him.

That's democracy.

If EFCC knows nothing about the attack, why did it need to get so personal by referring to the lady as a 'self-styled actress', and then in another sentence, as an 'upcoming actress'.

What is the relevance of her occupation to the question of whether your officers attacked her.

Brainmytool:
Am i the only one noticing that there is no notable project construction ongoing in the South East and South South.

That is why I smh when I read here that this or that SE or SS states are locked down for Atiku.

After, 8years of Buhari, Southerners are still fighting for another Northerner to be President, making it a potential 16 continuos years of Northern presidency.

They'll tell you it doesn't matter where the president comes from. Of course, it matters.

Vote for a Southern presidential candidate. After 8 years, it goes back to the North. That's how it should be.

You are not a slave. Wike is right on this one.

As a Christian, there's absolutely nothing wrong in what Tinubu said.

The pettiness of some of this social media Christians is pitiable.

So, it is blasphemous for a Moslem to reference the bible.

Some of you are no different from bolo haram and other extremists.

Mr Wike, you need to get serious with your job.

AllDModsAreMaad:
Or the guy already have record of what Tinubu promised him and things he said which may be implicating.

Tinubu has not said anything about their meeting.

Compare that to Dino Melaye's strenuous denial of any London agreement for the PDP Chairman to resign.

I think Wike's statement today is mostly targeted at PDP.

The 'house boy' comment is targeted at Atiku. Wike made the same statement a few months ago when insisting that the presidency must come to the South, insinuating that Southerners are not slaves to Northerners. It's difficult to think of any scenario in which Wike will enthusiastically support Atiku. Though anything can happen in Nigerian politics.

As for dismantling APC structure in his state, that's more likely about his fight against Amaechi.

For the presidential election, I actually think Tinubu making a deal with Makinde is more important than with Wike. Getting 70% of the votes in Oyo is more realistic than getting 35% of the votes in Rivers even with Wike on side.

In a best case scenario, a Wike support is not likely to deliver more than an extra 100,000 votes to APC. Is that really worth the price Wike will demand from APC.

Having a passion for Engineering is not a reason to get a degree in the field.

As someone said above, except for a few countries, Engineers salary tend to be on the low side. Many simply can't find a suitable job. The situation in Nigeria is even worse.

Mathematics or Physics may be a better option if you get good grades to proceed abroad for Masters in another field.

Otherwise, medicine, nursing, IT etc are better options for science students. You can take these skills abroad more easily.

I suspect the meeting with Atiku was inconclusive. If Wike is 100% back supporting Atiku, the Atiku camp will have flooded the media with positive news leak overnight.

Wike doesn't need to say yes to Atiku in a hurry.

Also, in politics, once you show your hands, as Wike & Atiku have done to each other over the past months, it is difficult to rebuild trust.

Wike will know that any deal he strikes with Atiku now, Atiku will jettison if he wins. Atiku and many powerful people in PDP will deal with Wike if PDP wins, whether or not Wike supports Atiku.

Fasola was on Channels the other day supporting Tinubu.

Akinwunmi is head of a trans continental bank. Why would he publicly get involved in Nigerian politics, and he's probably PDP.

As for Osinbajo, campaign has not started.

Aiel123:
I got an eye on Sokoto, Kebbi, Adamawa, Bauchi,Oyo, Ogun, Plateau, Kaduna and Cross River (guber election oo)
I call them battleground states

Tinubu will not want Oyo to be a battle ground. He will do a deal with Makinde. I won't be surprised if Makinde's has also cut a deal with Tinubu in London, alongside Wike.

Makinde that refused to meet Atiku when he visited Ibadan during the primaries is unlikely to be an enthusiastic campaigner for Atiku. Tinubu will sacrifice the APC governorship in Oyo in return for Makinde's direct or indirect support for him.

Tinubu is a deal maker. He won't miss the opportunity to wreck Atiku's chances in Oyo.

OnionBandit:
mumu Yeebowhtic opinion

No need to abuse someone over their personal views.

Please let's all calm down.

UARBIAFRAODUA:
Shey na shetima be the presidential aspirant ni...omo Tinubu just dey use Nigeria play chess game.

It was a strategic choice by Tinubu. Shettima needed a positive light shone on him following the Muslim Muslim palaver.

Yesterday's event will have gone some way to project him to many Southerners as an intellectual who will be a fitting Vice. His profile needs to be burnished in the South.

As for Tinubu himself, campaign doesn't start officially until September (2 weeks time I think). When the time comes, we'll start hearing more from him.

Shettima's performance during the press session after the candidates speeches was impressive.

His performance overshadowed and bettered that of Obi who was seated next to him.

I think Obi was taken aback by Shettima's poignancy and brilliance.

Shettima has all of Nigeria's statistics on the back of his palm. And unlike Obi, his statistics tend to be correct.

Atiku's camp must be concerned that Ayu may resign and Wike might still not enthusiastically support Atiku's campaign.

I just don't see Wike pushing the Atiku kart like you'd expect a PDP Governor to do.

You are not in a position to determine who is or who is not a Bishop. Not even CAN has that power or authority - you do not need permission from CAN or any organisation to call yourself a Bishop.

So, why attack a man going about his lawful activities.

Across the country, we see posters of Churches with pictures of individuals calling themselves a Bishop. Nobody challenges them because it is not against any law.

If you are a plumber, and you also run a Church even if it is in your backyard and call yourself a Bishop, it is between your, your church members and God. It is not for supporters of a certain candidate to create an unending national drama out of this.

The ongoing intimidation, aggression, and threats against people who hold a different political opinion as you, is a recipe for carnage. It must stop.