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nairaland & any pastor sex scandal topics are like 5&6.

BiafraBushBoy:
It should be Old Dumb man...

What is cool to you may not be cool to me...

It is called Choice!!

You just shot yourself in the foot. what is cool to EFE and his fans may not be cool to Marvis !& Ehis.

Now:
Former Minister of Aviation Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan still had so much to offer Nigeria. This is even as the former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for peace and unity stressing that without peace, Nigeria would not develop. They made the calls when Jonathan hosted a delegation of former ministers still in the Peoples Democratic Party and served between 1999 and 2015. Fani Kayode described the former president as a great leader who had encouraged many Nigerians. “You still have so much to offer this country. The future is great for us, for PDP and this country,” he said Speaking earlier, Jonathan called on Nigerians to pray and work toward the nation’s unity, as Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. The immediate past president said that no nation’s economy could grow where there was no peace. “We should always use this period to know that the unity of the country is paramount. “We cannot develop as a nation, no matter how people demonstrate, and no president can do magic, if there is tension in the land. “This is because, immediately there is sense of insecurity in any country, investors will go back and when investors go back, of course, the economy will dwindle. “What improves the economy is confidence and what makes investors to have confidence is peace. “Nobody wants to invest where there is no peace, except those that invest in arms and ammunition. “We should all pray and work toward that peace, that is the only way we can grow our economy,” Jonathan said. He also commended the former ministers for forming the forum and for finding time to celebrate Sallah with his family. The former president said that he was elated for seeing the former ministers coming together under a unique platform. “We should begin to reduce the cleavages and fault lines and form a political body that will look at things with national interest,“ Jonathan said. He, however, congratulated all Muslim brothers and sisters in the country for the successful completion of Ramadan fast and the Sallah celebration. In his remarks, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, the chairman of the forum, said that the delegation comprises former ministers from 1999 to 2015. Turaki said that the visit was to avail them the opportunity to share with Jonathan issues of national interest. “Nigerians are beginning to appreciate the efforts you made in moving this country forward. “Nigerians are still getting more aware of the enormous sacrifice you made to ensure that Nigeria remained together as one indivisible and indissoluble nation,“ he said.

Then:
Permit me to begin this contribution with the words of Senator Femi Okurounmu who is the Chairman of the President’s Advisory Committee on the National Conference. In the February 12 edition of the National Mirror Newspaper, he said the following about President Goodluck Jonathan-
“Jonathan has betrayed the goodwill of the Yoruba. The man doesn’t seem to have a clue about anything.
First, he has no clue about governance- it appears as if he does not even have any slightest idea of what he wants to do. He never thought of becoming President and what he would do as President. He was just talking of transformation and I don’t even think he knows the meaning of transformation. The man is just being pushed around everywhere and to anywhere.
The only thing he understands is that he wants to make money and he is making a lot of it. And because he wants to make money, he cannot tell people not to make money when they are making their own. So a lot of people around him are making money and he cannot do anything.”
This is quite an indictment and more so since these words were spoken only seven months ago. Okurounmu is a man of honour. Anyone that knows anything about the struggle for the emancipation of the nationalities, restructuring and self-determination in Nigeria can testify to the fact that he is not only a much-loved and deeply courageous man but he is also one of those that has dedicated his entire life and distinguished political career to the noble cause of creating a new Nigeria where regional autonomy is established and where power is devolved from the centre. One wonders what made this distinguished elderstatesman change his mind, put his reputation on the line and accept to chair a committee that was set up by the very same man that he dismissed with such contempt only a few months ago. Yet the truth is that people do change their minds about others from time to time and I am prepared to give Okurounmu the benefit of the doubt for doing so.
Yet in this matter we must be candid. The truth must be told and that truth is as follows. If any serious-minded person thinks that a ”national conference” that is not ”sovereign” and whose recommendations are subject to the will and caprices of the President and the National Assembly can make any difference in our country or bring any meaningful change then they are living in cuckoo land. Besides which nothing good can come from Jonathan and his PDP. The whole thing is an attempt to divert attention from their own shortcomings and dwindling fortunes and to divide the ranks of the opposition.

For the last 20 years some of us have been calling for a national conference but we have always insisted that the resolutions of that conference must be ”sovereign” and binding on all, that it must comprise of representatives from every nationality in the country (no matter how big or small) and that it must have, as it’s first item on the agenda, whether Nigeria should remain as one and, if so, under what terms.
Anything short of this is fake. It is nothing more than a palliative. It is a ”made in China” copy of the original. If you take the ”sovereign” out of the ”national conference” it is like taking the ham out of a ham sandwich. All you will have left is a talk shop whose recommendations will eventually be tossed into the dustbin by both the Federal Government and the National Assembly.
The almighty Federal Government of Nigeria is not about to give up its awesome authority and ability to control literally everything and everyone in our country by allowing devolution of power from the centre, resource control, autonomy for the regions, derivation as a principle for revenue allocation, the right of every nationality to self-determination and to secede from the federation, the confirmation of the secularity of the state, the confirmation of the rights of all religious, gender and ethnic minorities and all the other wholesome, progressive ideals that the true believers hold so dear.
The PDP is simply incapable of delivering all these things and no PDP President, least of all one like Jonathan, would ever make such concessions. The PDP is a party of wily old dinosaurs and conservatives. When the time for a real conference comes it will not be by government fiat but as a consequence of a series of unpleasant, unforeseeable and violent events that will compel us all to come to our senses, to come to the table and to once and for all sort out our differences or just go our separate ways. That is the bitter truth. It will never be given to us on a plater.
Today there are many within the corridors of power that have made their positions clear and that have left no-one in any doubt about where they stand on this issue. One of them is Senator David Mark our amiable Senate President who recently said ””I’ll crush the bid to add ‘sovereign’ to the National Conference”. Many of us may disagree with Mark on this but at least he has the courage of his convictions and he is not one of those that relishes in double- speak and subterfuge. He has told us that he wants a conference but that he doesn’t want it to be ‘sovereign’. Good for him. My only prayer is that the Senate President himself doesn’t get ”crushed” in the process of trying to resist the ”sovereign” in the conference because when it’s time comes no force on earth can successfully resist the people’s will, the forceful struggle for freedom and the right to self-determination.
Permit me to end this contribution with the words of another man who was painfully honest about his intentions right from the start and who also had the courage of his convictions. In 2001, when pressed on the issue of the virtues of convening a sovereign national conference, President Olusegun Obasanjo said ”I cannot surrender the sovereignty that was given to me by the Nigerian people”. Many of us found Obasanjo’s position on this issue unacceptable and downright repugnant.
Yet one thing that we could not take from him was that he did not offer what he was not prepared to give. He went on to convene a national conference in 2005 but, like Jonathan’s one today, it was not sovereign and consequently it had little relevance or meaning. Many of us lampooned Obasanjo for outrightly rejecting the idea of a sovereign national conference at the time and on March 18th 2001, I wrote the following words in a scathing essay for the Comet Newspaper (which later transmuted into The Nation) titled ”President Olusegun Obasanjo, The National Question And The Imperatives Of A Sovereign National Conference”. I wrote-
”As a direct consequence of the gradual degeneration of the Nigerian state, the passionate campaign and vigorous agitation for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) is once again steadily gathering momentum. For even though we have a “democratically” elected government in power today, the fact remains that the “National Question” is yet to be answered. And until we have searched our souls and settled some outstanding fundamental issues that still exist among our various nationalities, until the brutal role of internal colonialism has been completely and irrevocably shattered, Nigeria cannot possibly prosper and neither can she achieve her full potentials. This is because there can be little doubt that the many problems that this country faces cannot be solved simply by the establishment of democracy, the provision of good government and the equitable distribution of ministerial portfolios.
“There is far more to it than that and anyone that seriously believes otherwise must have been living on another planet for the last 41 (forty-one) years. And with all due respect to President Obasanjo’s efforts, it is painfully obvious that a sovereign national conference remains the only permanent solution to the myriad of complex problems in this country. For example, when did we as a people ever agree to stay together as one? And even if we ever did what were the terms of our union? Did the people of the south ever agree to become perpetual slaves to the Fulani ruling class and their military collaborators? And even though we have a southerner in power today, what happens in 2007 after Obasanjo goes? Or can he remain there forever? Will the hegemonic forces, at that point, not insist on taking the Presidency back to the core conservative north? And in the event of this happening will we not have come back to square one? And in any case when did the south ever agree to assume the role of a wealthy yet submissive and timid wife that has been systematically and consistently cheated, raped and sodomised by a domineering and arrogant northern husband?”
Harsh words indeed but those days called for harsh words and extreme measures. Needless to say I wrote the essay one year before I met Obasanjo and after 8 years of being radicalised by the annulment of the June 12th 1993 election of Chief MKO Abiola, five years of self-imposed exile in Ghana and 6 years of watching my people, the Yoruba people of south-western Nigeria, being persecuted, tormented, butchered, jailed, tortured, driven into exile and humiliated by General Sani Abacha and his military junta. All that had a profound effect on me. These were the words of a man at war and to all intents and purposes we are still at war in this country because nothing has really changed. The cry for a sovereign national conference is as legitimate today as it has ever been and until we have one Nigeria can never know peace.
Those that have been seduced by Jonathan’s promise and charm offensive in this matter will soon learn that he is simply deceiving them. It is a poisoned chalice. At the end of the day their greatest expectations, hopes and aspirations will be dashed and frustrated and they will be made to look like utter fools. A man that does not have the passion, strength and conviction to crush Boko Haram cannot possibly muster the necessary wherewithal or cultivate the strength of character to liberate the numerous ethnic nationalities that make up our country from the bondage, tyranny and oppression of an all- powerful centre. Some have said that the national conference is ”Jonathan’s gift to Nigeria”. I strongly urge those that honestly believe that to remember the words of the Trojans- ”beware of the Greeks, especially when they bring gifts”.
*** Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, writes a weekly column for PREMIUM TIMES, every Thursday.

Okoroawusa:
react ke,na d same boat dem dey.if na another person he would ve been reacting like chemical since yesterday.

He has reacted, but this time he didn't attack the messenger, only the message.

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A wise man once said " Twitter & instagram houses the dumbest set of idiots in Nigeria".

Why on Earth would I promote that awful song by EFE.
Who has heard UNCLE SURU?

That song is miles ahead of All the songs of EFE put together thanks to ADEKUNLE GOLD AND SIMI .

Very stupid & overzealous fans.

PS: That wise old man is me.

Nigerians & their twisted version of democracy.

Jlow2:
the same yoruba that betrayed ur brother GEJ

Voting in another candidate is betrayal?

Chris Brown totally needs rehab. I'm your biggest fan, but your lifestyle is too bad for me.

For the first time ever, FFK attacks the message & not the messenger. Such cowardice.

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Very stupid things trend on the internet these days.
The girl's brain has probably been banged out.

www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/wrong-woman-claim-equality-man-marriage-lilian-larkai/
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cc mynd44

not a single speck of love for the apostle from the posters above me

www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/planning-budgeting-fantasically-corrupt-countries/
cc lalasticlala cc mynd44

By Obadiah Mailafia


FORMER British Prime Minister David Cameron
infamously described ours as “a fantastically
corrupt country”. This is what you get when
England is ruled by immature Eton boys. But we
have to concede that when it comes to budgeting,
our parliament has often let us down.

One of the most influential works in social science
in the seventies and eighties was the book by
Naomi Caiden and Aaron Wildavsky, Planning and
Budgeting in Poor Countries (Wiley & Sons 1974).

Their message was that rational planning and
budgeting in low-income countries is technically
impossible due to unrelenting popular demands
and pressures, in a global business environment
of commodity price volatility and unpredictable
public finances. They argued therefore that long-
term planning should be jettisoned in favour of
what they termed “continuous budgeting”.

In the context of the Cold War, developing
countries swallowed their message hook, line
and sinker. Through the structural adjustment
programmes that we were coerced into
implementing by the Bretton Woods institutions,
we in Nigeria threw away the baby with the
bathwater. Few know that economic planning in
Nigeria was quite successful. Anyone in doubt
should read the works of the doyen of Nigerian
economics Pius Okigbo.

Paradoxically, the countries that bought the new
heresy sank deeper and deeper into the mire
while those who ignored them — South Korea,
Singapore and Malaysia — prospered. The
eminent American economist Wolfgang Stolper
was one of the architects of our first National
Development Plan 1962-1968. Stolper, who kept
a meticulous diary, noted that our country had far
better prospects than Singapore, Malaysia and
India. He was apparently incredibly impressed by
first-generation public servants such as Simeon
Adebo, Ali Akilu, Pius Okigbo and Ojetunji
Aboyade (“what Aboyade did not know in
industrial economics was not worth knowing”).

Like many Nigerian intellectuals of my generation,
I became irritable whenever foreigners criticised
us or tried to force their ill-thought economic
nostrums down our throat. I now believe that your
enemy can be your greatest helper. Your duty is
to listen politely. Whenever the IMF visitation
were in Beijing, I’m told the mandarins would
entertain them lavishly. And whenever it was time
for them to peddle their heresies the Chinese
would feign perplexity. They have had statehood
for more than two millenniums and they know
that the best way to defeat an enemy is without
firing a single shot – by mind and soul-force.

Obafemi Awolowo termed it “mental magnitude”.
Today, China has overtaken America in GDP,
although it’s in everybody’s interest to pretend
that this is not the case. Wise leaders would do
well to imbibe the royal counsels of ancient
Africa: “Talk softly and carry a big stick”.
We should go back to the traditions of rigorous
economic planning, taking on board the lessons of
world economics and the imperatives of global
national competitiveness. Planning will help us to
better allocate resources on a more rational,
long-term basis while imposing discipline on the
budgetary process, fostering nation building and
mass mobilisation. The youths of this country,
with their incredible energy and creativity, are a
nuclear force waiting to be unleashed for national
transformation.

Although we celebrated the recent finalisation of
the 2017 Appropriation Bill, it is regrettable that
we could only manage to do so in mid-June.
From November last year when the estimates
were submitted to parliament to May this year,
the entire process was overtaken by unseemly
drama akin to a seedy downmarket Nollywood
film. Year-in-year out, we are faced with the
same intrigues and loud howls about ‘budget
padding’. Over breakfast last week, I engaged in
a lively conversation with my old friend Bright
Okogu, former Director-General of the Budget
and currently Executive Director at the African
Development Bank. He painted a rather sorry
picture of the greed and grand larceny that
underpins the appropriation process.

The National Assembly is expected to be the
spring and fountain of our democracy. I fear that
they have exhausted their moral capital in the
eyes of the Nigerian people. When the executive
submitted a proposal of N7.3 trillion, they upped it
to N7.4 trillion. In assenting to the final figures,
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was astonished
that several line items were smuggled into the
final document. He has promised that they will be
revisited.

Some would have noted the little matter of the
kerfuffle between the National Assembly and the
executive, where the former reaffirmed their
constitutional right to maim the budget anyhow
they like, quoting Section 81 and other relevant
chapters of the 1999 constitution. That kind of
spat is, in itself, a recipe for confusion. It
certainly will not promote good public financial
administration. These problems will continue to
dog our budgeting system unless prudence and
wisdom are made to prevail.

We need to understand that there is the letter of
the law on the one hand, and the spirit of the law,
on the other. Where they don’t agree, or
application of the literal rule may have perverse
effects, most civilised nations would be inclined to
err on the side of the spirit of the laws.

There is also the imperative of good form. Most
civilised democracies follow the general principle
that the executive does the estimates and
executes the budget while the legislature focuses
on appropriation and oversight. Although
parliament has powers to decrease the budget, it
would be considered rather odd in most
democracies for them to increase the quantum.
To ensure balance, parliaments in the mature
democracies give the Chairmanship of the
Appropriation Committee to the opposition. It is
also considered rather bad form for legislators to
determine their own budget and emoluments in
the blatantly self-interested game-theoretic
manner that obtains in Nigeria. Not to mention the
judicial point that it is patently criminal to engage
in budget padding for the purpose of appropriating
funds that will go into private pockets or to
contractors to whom they have undeclared
business interests.

Going forward, we may need the Supreme Court
to undertake judicial review of the entire
budgetary process in order to demarcate clear
lines of responsibility between the executive and
parliament to ensure administrative order and
timely appropriation for the common good,
welfare and happiness of all Nigerians.

Why has FFK not reacted to Nnamdi Kanu's statement about GEJ sef?

CC Lalasticlala CC MYND44

Former Minister of Aviation Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan still had so much to offer Nigeria.
This is even as the former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for peace and unity stressing that without peace, Nigeria would not develop.
They made the calls when Jonathan hosted a delegation of former ministers still in the Peoples Democratic Party and served between 1999 and 2015.
Fani Kayode described the former president as a great leader who had encouraged many Nigerians.
“You still have so much to offer this country. The future is great for us, for PDP and this country,” he said
Speaking earlier, Jonathan called on Nigerians to pray and work toward the nation’s unity, as Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Fitr.
The immediate past president said that no nation’s economy could grow where there was no peace.
“We should always use this period to know that the unity of the country is paramount.
“We cannot develop as a nation, no matter how people demonstrate, and no president can do magic, if there is tension in the land.
“This is because, immediately there is sense of insecurity in any country, investors will go back and when investors go back, of course, the economy will dwindle.
“What improves the economy is confidence and what makes investors to have confidence is peace.
“Nobody wants to invest where there is no peace, except those that invest in arms and ammunition.
“We should all pray and work toward that peace, that is the only way we can grow our economy,” Jonathan said.
He also commended the former ministers for forming the forum and for finding time to celebrate Sallah with his family.
The former president said that he was elated for seeing the former ministers coming together under a unique platform.
“We should begin to reduce the cleavages and fault lines and form a political body that will look at things with national interest,“ Jonathan said.
He, however, congratulated all Muslim brothers and sisters in the country for the successful completion of Ramadan fast and the Sallah celebration.
In his remarks, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, the chairman of the forum, said that the delegation comprises former ministers from 1999 to 2015.
Turaki said that the visit was to avail them the opportunity to share with Jonathan issues of national interest.
“Nigerians are beginning to appreciate the efforts you made in moving this country forward.
“Nigerians are still getting more aware of the enormous sacrifice you made to ensure that Nigeria remained together as one indivisible and indissoluble nation,“ he said.
www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/jonathan-still-much-offer-nigeria-fani-kayode/

chocodaviva:
God will be looking at all d baby mamas like
"Na u dey do urslf cos u designed to be somebody wife , with dignity, reskect and valued"
Congratulations anyway

LOL. Most of the girls who shade this babymamas would also open their legs for these celebrities.
HypHOEcrites everywhere.

Another set of twins in the making, hopefully.

Thanks for the fake news.

I don't need to be atheist to doubt this.

whitebeard:
Nothing disgust me. I simply mind my business.

Not even when someone farts in a public bus?
If you can tolerate that, you can tolerate anything.