₦airaland Forum

ERockson:
They will all perish with their lies. This is their stupid ways of fighting for SE 2023 presidency

The same way EFCC was used to jailed Orji Uzo Kalu because of 2023 which the allegation never being denied by those it associated with instead many newspaper company was paid not to publish the news.

continue campaigning for your own paymaster too. We all know the worst politician we have so far in Nigeria is hypocrite. I have decided not to take those one serious who promised the masses haven and earth but they all turn to be one of the worst ever, people like . Buhari, Oshiomole , Rochas etc.

please go visit Southern Kadunna parents who lost there love one they are also human being.

Don't ever open this guy useless video, he like vomiting lies and had nothing in his video.

Amotolongbo:
if Amechi is given the presidential ticket, will the ndigbo be satisfied?

leave Igbos alone, you are not the one to choose for Igbos.

bjdon:
The plan us Amachi/ El Rufai in 2023. The north would see that as given the Igbo the presidency. Many Igbos would claim Amachi is not igbo. Would be interesting to see if Kanu and his ilk would deny Amachi is Igbo while also claiming Rivers as part of Biafra.

stop talking rubbish no Igbo has ever denied that ikweres in River state are not Igbo. The only people saying ikweres are not Igbos are non ikweres or non Igbos just like you. Ikweres are just like Nsukka or Abakilaki .

Orji Kalu/El rufia Odua people won't like this.I

IkwerrePikin:
Foolish talk.

foolish talk because so called ikweres man don't know state Ijaws belong. Be proud of your brown republic and leave ikweres people to be.

IkwerrePikin:
There is different between NDDC states and Niger Delta.

Crude oil was first discovered in the Niger delta that is why the commission is named Niger delta development commission.

I expect govt to renamed it to Oil Producing State Development Commission as other states outside the Niger delta region now have crude oil.

Can you be bold enough to tell Nigeria your tribe and stop hidden under I'm ikwerespiken why we all know you from Ibadan. So call ikweres man that don't know the state Ijaws belong.

stop writing rubbish Niger-delta we know in Nigeria are made up of 9 state except you have your own Niger-delta. Don't know why you guys from some part of Nigeria like to twist history to suit your narrative? beside Anioma and Ikweres is not a tribe, is like calling Nsukka or Abakilaki a tribe.

because of you bbe girl my vote will now go to praise.

Sammy07:
Ignorant

I don't think you read what you posted there. Aguyi Ironsi created 4 provinces. Northern provinces, Eastern, Western and mid-west provinces. He never abolish resources control of those province. kindly read to understand what is the bone of contention here.

kingzizzy:
A lot of people like talking nonsense even when the evidence is before them. Decree 34 only unified the civil service. It did not tamper with the structure of Nigeria or the revenue sharing formular

So if Gowon came along and decided to abolish the 4 Region, create states, take away resource control and change the revenu sharing formular, why then call Ironsi? Did Gowon come to make things worse or better?

People should start using their heads and stop accepting the age old lies the Lagos/Ibadan under the bridge media have been dishing out for years

Decree 34 has been shown to you here. Point out where Ironsi took away resource control or abolished the Regions or cancelled fiscal federation

If you cant, close your mouth and use your data for something better

You have said it all.

Pimpmaride:
Thank u.. They will deny it.. Always

This one don't seem to amaze me

Sammy07:
Oga keep shut
if Aguyi didn't Issue the decree.
Gowon won't even know or remember that we need to spit the regions into states.

Are you saying that Gowon is an illiterate, was Gowon not alive when a regional government was created by Tafawa Balerwa/Zik .

Pimpmaride:
From history, unitary govt was introduced by Ironsi


No denial

introducing Unitary government by Aguyi Johnson Ironsi does not mean he take away the right of any region to control there resources. Ironsi never abolish regional government but Gowon did, are you myopic that you can't dig out information with your phone online.

ERockson:
Nothing igbo cannot deny, They denied first Coup, They denied Aguiyi Irosi decreed Unitary government even when everything is clear and on record.

I don't seem to understand what you mean that they denied first coup and unitary government are you myopic that you can't dig out information with your phone online . Igbo never denied any coup but only denied that is not an Igbo coup as it involves officers from across the country including Yoruba. Unitary government was not what current generation of you portray it to be , Aguyi Johnson Ironsi never abolish resources control but Gowon did that is the bone of contention here.

Is clear Gowon was the architect of this Nigeria suffering from Abuja mafians .

Nigeria: Gowon's 1969 Decree Took Away Rights of oil producing state


By Omon-Julius Onabu
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has lamented the 1969 introduction of the oil decree by the military government of General Yakubu Gowon, which took away the rights of the oil procuring states to the benefits but vested same in the then Federal Military Government.

He said it was particularly painful that the Federal Government removed the rights and benefits accruing from oil and gas exploration and production whereas the oil producing communities and the states were left to bear the burden of devastated environment, pollution and other negative consequences of oil and gas exploitation

https://allafrica.com/stories/201301280738.html

kingzizzy:
The unification decree did not tamper with resource control, it did not change the revenue allocation formular, it did not remove fiscal federalism, it recognised the 4 Region's

So how did this decree introduce unitary rule?

The only thing this decree did was unify the public service workers

I found no reason for criticizing since resource control was not tampered.

for those who like to twist the history to suit there narrative this is a food for thought.

Aside appointment of military governors of provincial group by National military government and resources control. I see no different from this our present constitution.

The Unification Decree: No. 34 of 1966


Decree No. 34

[24th May 1966]



THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT hereby decrees as follows:

Subject to the provisions of this Decree, Nigeria shall on 24th May 1966 (in this decree referred to as ‘the appointed day’) cease to be a Federation and shall accordingly as from that day be a Republic, by the name of the Republic of Nigeria, consisting of the whole of the territory which immediately before that day was comprised in the Federation.
2.

As from the appointed day—

the Federal Military Government and the Federal Executive Council shall be known respectively as the National Military Government and The Executive Council;
the Federal territory shall be known as the Capital territory;
the provinces, including Kaduna capital territory, in schedule 1 of this Decree which immediately before the appointed day were respectively comprised in Northern Nigeria, Eastern Nigeria, Western Nigeria and Mid-Western Nigeria shall be known respectively as the Northern group of Provinces, the Eastern group of Provinces, the Western group of Provinces and the Mid-Western group of Provinces;
for the purpose of administration each group of provinces shall subject to the authority of the Head of the National Military Government, be under the general direction and control of a Military Governor appointed by the Head of the National Military Government;
Act No. 20 of 1963 (that is to say the Constitution of the Federation) may be cited as the Constitution of the Republic.
Without prejudice to section 8 of this Decree, the person who immediately before the appointed day holds the office of Military Governor of a Region shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Head of the National Military Government as Military Governor of the corresponding group of provinces with effect from that day.
The National Military Government may either conditionally or unconditionally delegate to a Military Governor of a group of provinces power to make laws by edict for peace, order and good government with respect to any matter specified in the delegation in relation to that group of provinces.
Subject to this and any other Decree, a Military Governor of a group of provinces may exercise by way of edict or, as the case may be, by regulation, order, or instrument the powers and functions vested in the Executive Council of the Government of a former Region, or of the Governor, Premier, or Minister (except in relation to criminal prosecutions) of a government of a former Region under any existing law with respect to that group of provinces; and accordingly sections 3 (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7) and section 4 (6) of the Constitution (Suspension and Modification) Decree 1966 (in this Decree referred to as the ‘principal Decree’) shall cease to have effect.
Subsection (4) shall be without prejudice to section 8 of this Decree, and the repeal by that subsection of any provision of the principal Decree shall not affect the operation of that provision in relation to any time before the appointed day.
Any Edict made by the Military Governor of a Region which is in force immediately before the appointed day shall, as from that day, have effect as a Decree applying only to the group of provinces which corresponds to that region; and references to a Decree shall be construed accordingly.
In this subsection ‘Edict’ includes a decree made as mentioned in section 4 (6) of the principal Decree.

Notwithstanding section 1 of this Decree, on and after the appointed day—
the provisions of the constitution of each former Region which are not for the time being suspended shall, in relation to the corresponding group of provinces, have effect as modified by the combined operation of the principal Decree, as amended, and this Decree; and
the constitution of each former Region may be cited as the Constitution of the Northern, Eastern, Western or Mid-Western group of Provinces, as the case may be, and references to the constitution of a group of provinces shall be construed accordingly.
3. 1. As from the appointed day all offices in the service of the Republic in a civil capacity shall be offices in a single service to be known as the National Public Service; and accordingly all persons who immediately before that day are members of the public service of the Federation or of the public service of a Region shall on that day become members of the National Public Service:

Provided that this subsection shall not apply to the office of the Attorney-General of the Republic or of a group of Provinces.

2. As from the appointed day—

a. the Public Service Commission established under section 146 of the Constitution of the Republic shall be known as the National Public Service Commission, and references in that section and elsewhere to the Public Service Commission of the Federation shall be amended accordingly;

b. all Regional Public Service Commissions established under the appropriate provisions of the Constitutions of the Regions shall be known as the Provincial Public Service Commissions, and be known as the Provincial Public Service Commissions created under the Constitutions of the Regions shall be construed accordingly.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution of the Republic or of a group of Provinces, the members of the Public Service Commission of the Federation and of the Regions who, immediately before the appointed day hold office, shall continue in office until the appointments expire or are sooner revoked, and fresh appointments are made.

4.1 Subject to the provisions of this section, power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in the National Public Service (including power to make appointments on promotion and to confirm appointments) and to dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices shall, as from the appointed day, vest in the National Public Service Commission.

2. The National Public Service Commission may, with the approval of the Head of the National Military Government, either conditionally or unconditionally delegate any of its powers under subsection (1) above to any person or authority in Nigeria.

3. Subject to subsections (4) and (6) below, all the powers of the National Public Service Commission under subsection (1) above in respect of any office in the National Public Service carrying an initial salary not exceeding £2,292, shall be treated as having been delegated to the appropriate Provincial Public Service Commission.

4. Any delegation effected under subsection (2) above (including any delegation which in accordance with subsection (3) above or subsection (6) below is to be treated as having been effected under subsection (2) above) may be varied or revoked by the National Public Service Commission with the approval of the Head of the National Military Government.

5. Subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to any of the following offices—

a. the office of any judge of the Supreme Court, the High Court of Lagos, the High Court of a group of provinces or the Sharia Court of Appeal;

b. the office of economic adviser to the republic;

c. except for the purpose of making appointments thereto, the office of the Director of Audit of the Republic and the office of the Director of Audit of a group of provinces;

d. the office of Magistrate and Justice of Peace;

e. any office in the Nigeria Police Force;

f. any office to which section 148 of the Constitution of the Republic applies.

6. Without prejudice to subsection (4) above or to section 8 of this Decree, any delegation effected under section 147 of the Constitution of the Federation, or under the corresponding section of the constitution of a Region, which is in force immediately before the appointed day shall, as from that day be deemed to have been appointed day shall, as from that day, be deemed to have been duly effected by the National Public Service Commission under subsection (2) above.

7. The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 5 of this decree.

5.1. Power to appoint persons to hold or act in the office of permanent secretary to any department of government of the Republic or any other office of equivalent rank in the National Public Service, and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall, as from the appointed day, vest in the Supreme Military Council.

2. Before appointing any person by virtue of this section, the Supreme Military Council shall consult the National Public Service Commission.

3. Subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to any of the offices mentioned in section 4 (5) of this Decree.

6. As from the appointed day the members of the Police Service Commission shall be appointed by the Head of the National Military Government; and accordingly in the entry in Schedule 2 of the principal Decree relating to section 109 of the Constitution of the Republic, for the words ‘Federal Executive Council’ in both places where they occur, there shall, as from the appointed day, be substituted the words ‘Head of the National Military Government’.

7. 1. As from the appointed day, the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic mentioned in Schedule 2 of this Decree shall be suspended.

2. As from the appointed day—

a. the provisions of the constitution of each group of provinces which are men-

tioned in Schedule 3 of this Decree shall be suspended; and

b. Schedule 4 of the principal Decree shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in Schedule 4 of this Decree.

8. 1. As from the appointed day the principal Decree, as amended, shall have effect with

such modifications (whether by way of addition, alteration or omission) as may be

necessary to bring it, and through it—

a. the unsuspended provisions of the Constitution of the Republic and of the constitution of each group of provinces; and

b. all existing law within the meaning of subsection (1) of section 12 of the principal Decree, so far as in force immediately before the appointed day; and

c. all other law which would be existing law within the meaning of the said subsection (1) if the references in that subsection to 16th January 1966 were references to the appointed day; into conformity with this Decree.

2. Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, section 13 of the

principal Decree (which makes provision for the saving of existing offices, appointments, etc.) shall, with such modifications as may be necessary in consequence of this Decree, have effect in relation to the appointed day in like manner as it has effect in relation to 16th January 1966.

3. Nothing in this Decree shall affect the validity of anything done before the appointed day.

9. In this Decree, and in any other law—

‘enactment’ includes any provision of a Decree;

‘group of provinces’ means the Northern Group of Provinces, the Eastern Group of Provinces, the Western Group of Provinces or the Mid-Western Group of Provinces;

‘the Military Governor’, in relation to a group of provinces, means the Military Governor of that Group of Provinces;

‘the Northern Group of Provinces’, the Eastern Group of Provinces’, the Western Group of Provinces and the ‘Mid-Western Group of Provinces’ have the respective meanings assigned in section 2 (1) © of this Decree.

10. Every Decree made on or after the appointed day shall apply throughout Nigeria except in so far as the contrary intention appears therein.


Source: The Constitution (Suspension and Modification) (No. 5) Decree 1966, Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette no. 51, vol. 53, 24 May 1966, A153.


Courtesy Nowa Omoigui

https://dawodu.com/decree34.htm

majamajic:
Op hope u don barb ?

Try barb before going the protest

Atleast if is only to barb me I got no problem about that but shooting live bullet is the worst part of it.

I said yesterday that this Sowore is not serious, how on earth can someone organised revolution protests for one day in a year. We do ourmumu done do protests for more than a week.

I have being waiting for organisers of our revolutionNow to tell us where are we gathering today but I didn't hear any news, please Sowore and Organiser no country in the world achieve changes in one day protests. Tomorrow is also coming please can you kindly call our great comrade to gather ones again, we can't back down until this Government is brought down.

Long over do, now is for Igbo presidency or Biafra, restructure can wait after Igboman become president since Nigeria are not sincere about restructure we can do it for them . I will soon join the race .

And whose judge, the one that only sentence poor man and drive jeeps buy by corrupt politician.

what do you expect when you have a Yahoo VP.