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They differentiate you from a Monkey, try shave it all off, and you'll realise your Monkeyly' potentials/ part. ![]() ![]() |
Congratulations. Unfortunately, there cant be 2 winners. It was fun all the way. |
2) Corruption is only prevalent if there is an enabling environment. Nigeria as an environment is a democracy meaning the leader is bounded by the constitution. How do you think getting rid of a corrupt leader but not cleansing a corrupt system will help get us to the promise land. By obeying the principles of Rule of law. Which says, no one is above the law, equality. From there, things will be in the right way they should be. Because, as a corrupt leader, you know if are caught doing the wrong thing, they will treat your case just like any ordinary Nigerian. This will guide your conducts, and before you know it, Nigeria will be cleansed. So, after getting rid of corrupt leaders, the next set to take their place will be guided by principles of Rule of Law. No immunity for them! The President is just as equal as my houseboy! |
Caracta: That means, you think it's appropriate for a "good" leader to die because there are corrupt ones who are too stubborn to change their ways. Now look at it this way, if every "good" leader was killed by the corrupt ones, that means in the long run, only corrupt leaders would remain. Right?Not at all, with eloquent and persuasive use of words, you could change these people. Even Jesus had to make such sarcrifice. This is not to say Jesus lacked Eloquency or was not charismatic enough. But, I think these people will determine your decision. |
Caracta: @Emmyk, what do you think defines a leader? If you were the leader of a group and all the other members were involved in corruption, thereby endangering your life and that of your family, how would you maintain your stand and still work effectively with them?A leader makes sacrifices. He is humble. Knows the act of relation. And he leads by example. All members of my group being corrupt? I will put all my abilities to persuade them, letting them know reasons why we need to be selfless in our services. If that does not work, If I lose my life, my work lives on.It is a legacy. Leadership is all about sacrifices. |
Caracta: Interesting...I must say.An incorruptible leader has an humble background. His past is easily accessible; no past crime record(s). So, to link it with Education sector of Nigeria, i will say our education sector needs proper funding and recruiting of competent/certified hands. Not just appointment by leaders playing politics. These will surely boost the morale of students. As they will try emulate them. |
chynazom: And if we have followers that refuse to have questionable character, who will be available for the leader to pick?? We decide to dance to their tunes and continue the trend of things.The only reason a leader will be looking for followers with questionable character, is to aid him (the leader) in his corrupt acts. That simple. Trace the line down, these people are fathers and mothers, they surely have families. In a nutshell, they are leaders. |
chynazom: Isn't there a clear distinction between a leader and a follower??Of course. But we have Leaders at all levels. More than just political leaders . |
Contact scam issues, if government officials do not benefit from it, It would have been easy to prosecute offenders |
chynazom: Birds of the same feather flock together they say. These people appointed into the positions are definitely average Nigerians like you and I.Why will a leader appoint someone with questionable character as a Judge? To make the 'work' faster, I bet. |
chynazom: Who are the people handling these projects? Are they not contractors just like you and I(qualified ones definitely)? When Government disburses funds to take care of these projects and some persons decide to pocket the funds, do we still blame the Government?Are these people not leaders in their own class that we the masses look up to for safety? Of course they are. These people sure have families, let me inform you that they are leaders in their houses. Is this act worth emulating by the children? |
As regards bad roads in Nigeria, if you keep blaming the followers don't you think the leaders will only continue in their acts? Trust me, they will be assured we the followers are confused individuals. |
chynazom: So, if the leaders refuse to do the right thing we continue in our own wrong doings? We sit back and wait for them to take the first step while we go ahead in our little acts of corruption... I doubt how nice an idea this is.Due to process needs to be followed to punish offenders but our anti-graft agencies are indirectly controlled by the government and also, you cannot punish a leader until he vacates the glorious seat. |
Chynazom, I thinking you should be puncturing my points, as I am the second speaker. Thanks. |
Quote from Chynazom " Let me ask this: have you ever imagined the kind of damage is done when some parents give their wards money to pay for special centres when they are about taking external exams like SSCE? If this 900 out of 1000 students taking the exams are supported by their own parents to engage in cheating, believe me a seed has already been sown in the hearts of these 900. They are made to believe that there is nothing actually wrong in cheating sometimes, this seed geminates and carried into the University and even further into life after school." I am sure you are conversant with the popular saying that "It's condition that made crayfish Bend". This is exactly the picture of what we have here. Though I quite agree with you on this, but look at the teachers in Nigerian institute, majority of them are mare educated illiterates. Was it not on live TV the other day, that Governor of Edo state was asking a woman to read her very own credential, but she could not. Now, take a picture of that "teacher", into classroom, What can she offer the students? Nothing! Her head is empty equally!. So, it is this kind of condition that happens, which leads to all the exam runz, like you said above. |
Fynestboi: he is there already please we can start nw.Ope oo ![]() |
boay: KSU second speaker where are you?I'm the second speaker. The first speaker will be here in a while. ![]() |
Good day Mr. Chairman, erudite judges, the coordinators, accurate time keeper, distinguished audience. I am Emmanuel by name, representing Kogi State University, Anyigba in this debate on the topic which says; Corruption; A societal evil crippling our country Nigeria; our leaders take most blame rather than the followers. I will go straight to the business of the day. The global corruption watchdog, Transparency International, has ranked Nigeria as the 35th most corrupt nation in the world. The Corruption Perception Index December, 2012 released on Wednesday revealed that Nigeria scored 27 out of a maximum 100 marks to clinch the 139th position out of the 176 countries surveyed for the report. But then, what is corruption? Going by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) By Microsoft Encarta, Corruption is wrongdoing by those in a special position of trust. The term is commonly applied to self-benefiting conduct by public officials and others dedicated to public service. Corruption is a vice that is prevalent in Nigeria. The leaders are like a building’s foundation, while the followers are the structure of the house. We all have a part to play in fighting corruption. Our leaders in the legislative, executive and the judiciary arms contribute largely to this. One of which is: authorities habitually divert contracts to ‘their’companies; these companies do not even exist, and loot public funds to their private pocket. John YakubuYusufu of the Police Pension Office whose case was recently decided converted #1,364,285,419.95 to his personal use; all he could get was a six year jail term with an option of 750,000 naira fine. The legislative house constitutes so many numbers of committees which does not ensure that actual government spending is in line with that which was initially approved by the parliament. Who is to be blame for this? Civil societies have been advocating for an Independent Judiciary to tackle corruption but most times it fell to the deaf ear of those in the realm of power. As it is practiced in Nigeria, section 231and 271 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria; the president and the governor of the 36 states wield enormous power to appoint the Chief Justice and judges in the 36 states respectively. How then can justice be done to corrupt officials when our legal system is still largely dependent on our executive? A situation whereby the government uses anti graft agency mainly to trail opposition is an evil. Like cases ought to be treated alike “I’m of the ruling party so immunity covers me against prosecution” shouldn’t be the case. Not only that, what about the freedom of information bill in Nigeria? What else is halting it from becoming an act? Corruption! If it passes to an act, it will not go down well with our leaders, be it at the Federal, state or local government ward. According to Jeremy Bentham “the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people should be the aim of a leader” Stella Oduah recently procured two bullet proof vehicles valued at 225milllion naira. How does these cars procurement benefit the masses? President Jonathan, in a media chats, as part of itineraries to mark the Nigeria’s 53rd independence anniversary. He vaguely opined that Nigeria’s problem is not corruption. This tells you how our leader sees corruption. A Nigerian political leader, Obafemi Awolowo raised a salient issue when he said, since independence, our governments have been a matter of few holding the cow for the strongest and most cunning to milk, under those circumstances everybody runs over everybody to make good at the expense of others. Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, said some months back, “Even though the last one decade has witnessed an increase in our economic growth rate to an average of seven per cent per annum, regrettably, this has not resulted in poverty reduction. The poor governance or its more virulent manifestation; public corruption, is of course the fundamental reason for Nigeria’s poor economic performance despite our globally acknowledged economic potentials to have become not just one of the largest economies of the world, but in fact, one of the most prosperous of those countries. There is no better saying of the governance failure in our nation than the relatively unchanged structure of the economy of Nigeria since our independence; and it is the rapid change of the structure of an economy that determines the level of economic growth, development and prosperity that would happen. In our case, it has remained relatively unchanged. It is the same story of quite a whole number of the African countries.” There is a proverb in Yoruba which says “esin waju ni ti eyin nwo sare”. This literarily means a horse runs and is guided by the one ahead of it. It is not like the leaders are to be blame 100% but I can guarantee you, if they do the right thing, the followers will as well. Thank You. REFERENCES Wikiquote http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corruption_in_Nigeria EFCC official facebook page http://www.thisdaylive.com /articles/ezekwesili- poor-governance-corruption- bane-of-nigeria-s-devt /162390/ http://dailyindependentnig.c om/2013/10/stella-oduah- as-jonathans-example/Punch - Nigeria is 35th most corrupt nation –TI Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved |
chynazom: Yes Sir!! We are aroundI can see you are green already. I'm shaking. ![]() |
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you remind of a gurl that I... *singing* Good late Morning, once again ![]() |
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andyibu3: Do what you want man, it's just a little pet peeve and i usually keep those to myself.I should be telling you that. ![]() |
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andyibu3: "Catching fun"...Yeah right. I see you're one of those "men". And i only used the NL posts because they are readily available examples. I've seen men "in real life" who will utilise a vehicle's side mirror to fix their "hair and make-up". It's cringeworthy. I only do it when it's needed, young man. ![]() I tell you what, You have seen alotta things. ![]()
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BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, OLA AJAYI, DAYO JOHNSON, GBENGA OLARINOYE & DAPO AKINREFON Suggestions that Yoruba elders will intervene in the feud between former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and his daughter, Iyabo, were yesterday ruled out as prominent leaders from the South-West said they would not mediate. In ruling themselves out from brokering an end to the face-off between father and daughter, the elders affirmed that it was a family feud which was best left to insiders. However, Second Republic Senator and Yoruba leader, Senator Ayo Fasanmi called on the National Assembly to probe the issues raised against Obasanjo by his daughter. Among other Yoruba leaders who commented on the feud yesterday were Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti; Afenifere stalwart, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; Second Republic Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), and one time leader of the Alliance for Democracy, Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa. Group supports Iyabo Also yesterday, support came the way of Senator Iyabo Obasanjo from a group, Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria, FEHN, which said that the former senator and first daughter should not be castigated based on the fact that she knows her father more than many other commentators. The feud between father and daughter came to public knowledge upon an open letter to Obasanjo from Iyabo exclusively published by Vanguard last Wednesday. In the letter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo described her father as a liar, wife beater, manipulator, two-faced hypocrite, who orchestrated a third term plot in office despite denials to the contrary. It’s their problem- Fasoranti Speaking on the squabble, leader of the Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere, Chief Fasoranti, yesterday, said the group has no business in the family matter that is tearing Obasanjo's family apart. He said: "I do not think we will like to intervene in it because it is between the father and the daughter. They know themselves. "If it was done in bad taste, that is their problem. It shows how they relate with themselves at home. We have no business mediating in their private matter. "Let them settle their quarrel themselves. No Yoruba leader would interfere in the Obasanjo/daughter quarrel. It is their family matter and it has nothing to do with Nigeria. "There are other pressing national matters to attend to than the Obasanjo/daughter crisis. So, there is nothing we as elders can say or do." It’s for NASS-Fasanmi Another Yoruba elder, Senator Ayo Fasanmi who described the rift between the former President and his daughter as a very sensitive issue, said he would not support Yoruba elders dabbling into the matter. Speaking on telephone in Osogbo yesterday, Fasanmi said Senator Iyabo Obasanjo's letter to her father was very indicting. He said the cross fire between the father and his daughter was a matter that cannot be swept under the carpet, but should be thoroughly investigated by prominent leaders in the country, including members of the National Assembly. He said: "The National Assembly should as a matter of urgency set up a panel comprising prominent members of the assembly to investigate all the weighty allegations made by Iyabo Obasanjo in the interest of the nation. "There must not be a cover up in the matter. It bothers on morality and integrity of Obasanjo and Nigerians deserve the right to know the truth of the matter as a leader in his (Obasanjo) own right." Fasanmi also urged Nigerians not to blame Iyabo Obasanjo, saying "Obasanjo wrote an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan recently. "If he has the right to do so, I believe Iyabo also has the right to write to her father and advise him on the right thing to do." However, he stated that he would not support Yoruba elders intervening in the current impasse between Obasanjo and his daughter, saying that it was strictly a family and an internal affair, which needs to be handled at the family level. A family matter- Adebanjo Also, Afenifere stalwart, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who spoke with Vanguard on the telephone, said it was a family matter which needs no outsider intervention. Adebanjo said: "What are you intervening in a family matter for? The girl is saying what she is experiencing with her father, what do you want to dispute there? "I believe it is purely a family matter. Another thing is that, as far as I am concerned, it shows how unfortunate Nigeria has been to have had the type of person that has ruled us for 10 years." Olu Falae, Akinjide, Akinfenwa On his part, former Minister of Finance, Chief Olu Falae said: "Well, it is a family matter between a father and daughter. "As far as I am aware, there is no room for anyone getting involved in a family matter. It is a pure family matter which we know nothing about." When Vanguard called Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), and asked if Yoruba elders should intervene, the former Minister of Justice said emphatic 'No' without giving further explanation. Also, Chief Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, another respected Yoruba leader simply said it is a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, affair and would not want to say anything about it. He said: "It is the internal crisis of PDP. Let them settle it as a family problem." However, a chieftain of the PDP, Senator Lekan Balogun said although he and Chief Obasanjo were not best of friends, he felt the crisis between father and daughter should not be allowed to aggravate. He said: "We will do our best. I will try and talk to Iyabo first and then her father. We cannot sit down and watch the issue to degenerate. "It is only Chief Obasanjo and I who are not best of friends but I will call Iyabo." 'Obasanjo’s letter to Jonathan worse’ Meanwhile, as reactions continued to trail Senator Iyabo Obasanjo's letter to her father, Chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria, FEHN, Mr. Allen Onyema, said Iyabo should not be castigated because "she knows her father more than anyone else." Onyema, who said that Obasanjo's 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan last week was capable of whipping up sentiments that can lead to civil war, added that Nigerians do not need Iyabo's letter to know that Obasanjo "has nothing to offer Nigeria now than instability." Onyema said: "The man was playing with treason. Imagine an old man trying to whip up sentiments that can lead to war. "Obasanjo's public letter to President Jonathan is absurd because he did worse things when he was President." Source http://emmykola..com/2013/12/obasanjoiyabo-feud-why-we-wont.html
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Nonsense! I even thought it's men in real life the OP is referring to, not some Nairalanders catching fun. I see you are obsessed with 9ja men who are obsessed with looks. ![]() |
Deiok: see our autogenerian calling me grandpapa.For your mind. ![]() |
Heya. And the Op deactivates his account. |
weazley: facebook is dead,How did you know? ![]() |
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